A Surprise Visitor to Opunake Beach Among Recent Visitors to This Time of Year

Vol. 27 No 17, September 13, 2018 www.opunakecoastalnews.co.nz

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A young Leopard seal made its way to Opunake Beach last week and left as unobtrusively as it came in. A surprise visitor to Opunake Beach Among recent visitors to this time of year. Unless the of some seals hanging with their mums for about a on a leash. Please don’t feed Opunake Beach was a young animal was injured it was around for much longer. month before heading off on them. leopard seal which was not their policy to intervene, “Leopard seals primarily their own.” The seal had gone back to found there on Wednesday she was told. inhabit the Antarctic He expressed a note of sea by nightfall. morning last week. Sue says the seal may have icepack but some animals, caution for anybody coming been weaned from its mother particularly the younger near one of these animals. A population estimate in Opunake Beach Camp and come ashore to take a ones, tend to disperse “Leopard seals are 1977 put the total number New police offi cer a lessee Shelley Harkness said rest from swimming. through the southern ocean predators with large teeth. at 222,000-440,000 familiar face page 7. she came across the seal at in autumn and winter. They may be aggressive and worldwide. about 7.30am while doing DOC senior ranger Callum Sometimes they visit the they will defend themselves It is unknown how many her rounds.` Lilley said leopard seals Sub Antarctic Islands and if they feel threatened. individuals visit or inhabit “I would call it an infant as occasionally visit Taranaki southern parts of New New Zealand waters. opposed to a baby,” she said. and a young leopard seal Zealand, but we also appear They can seriously This was the fi rst time was seen at Ohawe Beach to be seeing them more injure dogs or people. We Leopard seals are protected she had seen a leopard seal last month. frequently around most of recommend people staying under the Wildlife Act 1953 come on to the beach so she New Zealand. “ at least 20 metres away and and the Marine Mammals contacted DOC who told “They often hang around “This is likely a juvenile, keeping dogs under control Protection Act 1978. her it was a natural thing for a few days to a couple of they are a metre long or 30kg for seals to come ashore weeks but there are reports when fi rst born. They stay Lamb’s

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Surely winds swirling and causing bin, but I was altogether too OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 10am TO 3.30pm recreationally fi shed/ dived if you feel they are doing havoc in our cul-de-sac, for slow. my whole life I tend to something illegal you will the last couple of weeks Plastic bottles, bubble support any movement that is talk to a fi shery offi cer? In I’ve elected not to put my wrap, real estate pamphlets pro sustainability of a fi shery fact the tracking system is roadside bins out for the and tins danced over the or area, but I have to say the also used as a safety feature rubbish collection. fence, fl ew down the article “Crayfish Wars?” and by turning it off they Not so for other embankment to fi nally hit HARDINGS made me a little embarrassed are compromising their own households, which saw the river, which tracks its FUNERAL SERVICES LTD to be lumped in the same safety while at sea. Then 17 REGENT ST HAWERA their bins topple, spill and way to the ocean. category as the author. This you, the author of the article spread. But hey, it’s all good. It Our professional attention to detail article was so glaringly say, “The Arrow claims to The mass mess, driven will eventually end up on biased it had no credibility. have had some floats cut & empathy is our hallmark by a sou’eastly, tumbled some beach further down or You state that the CRA9 area off. Neither of our clubs towards the end of the cul- up the coast depending on extends from Bruce Bay to encourage this practice de-sac, swept down my the tides...” Kaipara and that you want the but...” As soon as you use drive and became tangled PHONE 06 278 8633 commercial fi shers to spread that word “but,” everything SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES FOR 3 GENERATIONS around plants, trees and Not Bothered? their take and not hammer you said before it becomes fences. Heather Jensen “our coast.” What is the total invalid. This ultimately I captured a fair amount Opunake number of cray boats that smacks of a NIMBY fi sh in CRA9? And what is witch hunt. Please provide the percentage of those that actual facts and figures A great bus service actually fi sh in Taranaki? 1 instead of assumptions Pickering Motors is a name part time or full time all percent? 70 percent? We have and suggestions that are that’s been synonymous do an extremely great nowhere the same amount of designed to make the public with Opunake for 80 years job as they endure some pressure here in Taranaki as suspicious. You will have and rightly so.. extremely stupid motorists, CRA2 and it appears you are a much more legitimate As one of the many people as some don’t know their simply scaremongering by argument by doing so. who use the connector bus right hands from their left suggesting as much. I have Embarrassed associate. service every so often, they hands while sometimes followed the interactions The story in last week’s deserve their new buses. If forgetting to indicate, plus about this boat on Facebook issue had been supplied it wasn’t for this wonderful all those huge trucks, with and the threats and name- by the Opunake Boat bus service I wouldn’t be logs, milk tankers etc., even calling coming from us toward and Underwater Club. able to visit my auntie at the road works, yet they all still the fisher are mortifying. Unfortunately in the Annie Brydon Rest Home. carry on doing their jobs as You display the tracks of paste up process the last I must really thank this per usual. the boat and suggest that paragraph which included brilliant and wonderful bus So to our Taranaki because they have now turned the attribution to the club service. Regional Council, please this off they will no doubt was left off. We apologise There are many people don’t take this excellent be delving into “sensitive for the error. who don’t have any transport bus service off the road, as themselves, so they have it does a wonderful service Pity about the Iceberg caught this bus service to between Opunake and new Dearest Opunake. I was disappointed to see visit towns like Inglewood, Plymouth, plus one meets Thanks again for the you are still plagued by that Stratford, Eltham and some wonderful people on great weekend visit. The hideous iceberg. I hope it Hawera then return to New this wonderful bus service. mountain looked beautiful, thaws before my next visit. Plymouth on the same day the Anderson’s pies were Yours truly, and vice versa. Tom Stephens hot and the new gallery is A friend and regular Their bus drivers, whether New Plymouth fantastic. visitor Supporting James Langton More Opunake & Coastal News’ out Wow. What is it going to Do they pick and choose New Plymouth Papers are also available at take for the Opunake Sports who they have on their The Challenge Spotswood The Sunshine Dairy, and Recreation Trust to honours board? Both James petrol station at Spotswood. Hawera realise that James Langton and his wife have done a lot The Health Shop on the deserves to have his photo of good work for and within ground fl oor at Centre City. Inglewood Book Centre, 31 on the Honours Board the Opunake town and area. Westside Grille,Tukapa Rata Street alongside the rest of these I am supporting James Street, Westown. sports people. seeking legal advice, which Registered office: 23 Napier Street, PO Box 74, Opunake The Normanby Dairy It seems the board had I believe should go to a Phone: Office (06) 761-7016, A/h (06) 761-8206 Waitara Swetes Dairy, Manaia offered a space in their lower court hearing over this Outside the North Taranaki sporting cabinet, which to For advertising, email: [email protected] issue. Should he win, the For editorial, email: [email protected] Community House Trust, 67 Pastimes in Opunake me is absolutely ludicrous. Trust will be forced to have For accounts, email: [email protected] McLean Street. My question is why on his photo alongside the other Stratford The Rahotu Pub earth can’t James have his top sports people. www.opunakecoastalnews.co.nz Perera’s Paper Power, 234A photo alongside those other This issue has cropped up Editor: Bernice McKellar Broadway, Stratford Farm Source, Pungarehu sports people? Did the rest once again, and like I said Journalists/Sales: Rolland McKellar, Bryan Kirk of them go through the same before, the Trust committee Hawera Tim’s Barbershop, Moturoa scenario James is going should either change their Advertising/Production: Vanessa Smith Outside First National on the through right now? I can minds or resign, otherwise Production/IT: Shane Butler corner of Victoria and High Okato Takeaways bet my bottom dollar they this issue will go on forever. Streets, Hawera. all didn’t. Delivery: Thursday, fortnightly Has any other coastal boxer Tom Stephens Registered as a newspaper. had the same impressive CV New Plymouth Member of the Community Newspapers Association of New HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON James has? Of course not. Zealand WITH YOUR AB PLATFORMS? Anyone seeking work The Opunake and Coastal News is At the suggestion of a run such a column. distributed free to every home and We’re here to help! regular advertiser, the Anyone seeking work business within the rural area Opunake & Coastal News is invited to submit their bounded in the north by the New AB Platforms / Vet Races is considering starting a details to the paper. Plymouth city border, extending east Work Wanted column in the Your skills, experience, to Egmont Village, and around to the classifi ed section of the paper availability etc, is a edge of Stratford, south to the which will be free. suggestion but this will be Hawera city border and inland to This is partly to fi ll a gap in up to the person. Kaponga and through Eltham. Email us at coastalwelders@ xtra.co.nz WAREA the media. Another newspaper used to Editor OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 NEWS AND VIEWS 3 EDITORIAL LLettersetters toto thethe EEditorditor Forgotten victor remembered 150 years on It was a battle that sent a prophet, seen as being as shivers through the New signifi cant as Te Whiti and Zealand government. Tohu. On September 7 1868 “He was probably like one Titokowaru and his of those all-round sportsmen 70 followers routed a you see today who are 360-strong government good at everything,” says force at Te Ngutu-o-te-manu Wharehoka. near Okaiawa. Among the Pakeha fallen European settlement in at Te Ngutu-o-te-manu much of South Taranaki was the Polish adventurer became untenable. There Gustavus von Tempsky who was talk that perhaps the had achieved fame as leader settlement of Wanganui of the Forest Rangers while might have to be evacuated. fighting the Maori in the There were fears that Waikato. Titokowaru could link up “Von Tempsky was quite with Te Kooti on the East a swashbuckling gentleman Coast and the Maori King and had a bit of panache movement to the north. about him in the fi eld,” said Perhaps the Northland tribes John. “After that battle, who had last fought the Titokowaru would not allow pakeha back in the 1840s any desecration of the body might even join in. In short, of Von Tempsky, and then the entire North Island could he cremated him. Such was be shaky for European the extent of respect he had settlement. for him as a fi ghter.” Titokowaru won another The talk was part of a victory at Moturoa near week-long commemoration Waverley and then for of events to mark the 150th reasons which still remain anniversary of the battle unclear gave up the fi ght, From left. Wharehoka Wano, John Hooker, Amanda Bublitz (Ngati Tupaea).at Hawera Library Plus of Te Ngutu-o-te-manu as and the once vanquished I didn’t know in a formal A census in the 1850s listed well as other 19th century set off in pursuit of their sense about what happened him as a preacher in the confl icts in South Taranaki. still undefeated opponent. in our backyard.” Patea area. Unable to find him, they The battle site has since He had fought the Pakeha eventually let him be, and become a much visited at Sentry Hill where he Titokowaru eventually reserve and picnic area. lost an eye, but a year after SEND US YOUR SPORTS STORIES made peace with the pakeha. John, who grew up in nearby British troops had brought He died in 1888. Okaiawa and Wharehoka their scorched earth policy AND PHOTOS! In the years since a say that as children they to South Taranaki he was collective amnesia appears to would go there for their advocating peace and have settled over the names annual school picnic proclaimed 1867 as the OPUNAKE & COASTAL Titokowaru and Te Ngutu- without being aware of the Year of the Lamb. o-te-manu. Histories of New battle that had taken place “When it looked as though Zealand have referred to the many years before. less successful Te Kooti on John said Kui the East Coast, but not to Tewharemamaku Te Titokowaru. Kaho who had raised his NEWS On September 6, the day grandfather, and died in Promote your business or event before the commemoration 1957 could recall as an in our area, call us on: of that battle at Te Ngutu- eight year-old being carried o-te-manu, John Hooker and away from the battle on her Ph/Fax: 06 761 7016 - 23 Napier Street, Opunake Wharehoka Wano were at mother’s back. Hawera Library Plus giving Despite his military or e-mail us: [email protected] a talk on Titokowaru and his successes, John and place in history. Wharehoka described “Why did our historians Titokowaru as someone not want to talk about him? who for most of his life was Why did our government a man of peace. peace was going to be not want to talk about him?” Born in the early 1820s, unsustainable, he changed said Wharehoka.”I loved he had been baptised by his strategy,” said John. history at school. I knew all missionary John Skevington After the fighting was about the Victorian era, the who had seen his potential over, he ended his days origins of World War I and and sent him to Auckland at Parihaka. As well as a the American Civil War, but to be a Methodist preacher. military leader he was also

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There are a great load of bull sales on at his time of year and the conditions were perfect for viewing at the Burmeister Bull Sale on Monday at Warea with the NZ Farmers Livestock team. Check our ads for upcoming sales. Council comes to the party The issue of how a new vacant lot owned by the Fire and Emergency NZ group manager Phillippa boundary fence should be South Taranaki District volunteer support officer Wilson says it had been an paid for appears to have been Council. John Nicholls told the issue of timing. resolved. “I understand it was Egmont Plains Community “The Council were The fence which runs built in 1986 when the Board last week. “There working withcall the Opunake 027 605 8437 along the northern end of ﬁ re station was built, and has been no maintenance Volunteer Fire Brigade to the Opunake Fire Station I understand it was built and I understand the fence have the31 fence King replaced Str in eet - Opunake pecialist utdoor borders an access way and by brigade members,” is falling down.” the 2017/18 year, however ervices “The fence is not secure Fire Emergency New for the station. I couldn’t Zealand (FENZ) deferred call 027 605 8437 put my hand on heart and the work to the new ﬁ nancial say it’s dangerous for our year. Unfortunately the 31 King Street - Opunake people, but it’s beyond Council’s budgets had repair.” already been set and did not A brigade member include monies set aside for Brian Vincent had agreed the fence (which we didn’t to organise workers to know about at the time). dismantle the fence. Consequently, the Council pecialist utdoor ervices Dave’s available for all farm maintenance John said the cost of repair Property Manager needed include digging and all landscaping work. would be $6000 and he had to seek special approval to approached the Council spend unbudgeted money.” 3.5 ton Digger Hire, Landscaping, Now about sharing this between After the Community Demolition Work - Total Section Maintenance Shop them, and initially Atheyvailable board to meeting sought Tree Maintenance - Firewood had shown some interest, approval for $2952.13 to although they were now pecialist utdoor ervices Online BUY & replaceSELL the fence. Lawnmowing - Waterblasting - House Painting saying there was nothing “Because it was for the Removal of Greenwaster/Inorganic OPEN - Mon-Fri: 172 Devon Street East currently in the budget to Fire Brigade this has been 8.30am - 5pm New Plymouth SCRAP METAL 25 year experienced independent contractor call 027 605 8437 Sat: 10am -12pm Ph: 06 757 4380 make this happen. granted,” Phillipa said. Taranaki owned South TaranakiFree Pickup District of deadJohn whiteware, Nicholls says barbecues, this has 31 King Street - Opunake Council corporatetrampolines, services mowers been etc. “a great Cash outcome.” paid for all Contact: DAVE 027 605 8437 non ferrous & steel. If you have trouble, ring SOS on the double * All section maintenance * Firewood for sale * Chimney sweep services * Light engineering Contact: Dave & Maree Collins call 027 605 8437 027 605 8437 31 King Street - Opunake 31 King St OPUNAKE pecialist utdoor ervices include 3.5 ton Digger Hire, Landscaping, Demolition Work - Total Section Maintenance Tree Maintenance - Firewood Lawnmowing - Waterblasting - House Painting Removal of Greenwaster/Inorganic 25 year experienced independent contractor Taranaki owned Contact: DAVE 027 605 8437 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 NEWS AND VIEWS 5

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Corbin Mills (left) holding his trophy on the awards night with proud employer Brian Hill. Our next issue is due out Apprentice wins regional award September 27 Corbin Mills who works was active in voluntary work work and he says he’s on boys from local families,” for Okato based Brian in the rural community. “learning all the time”. he says as he knows the Phone us on 06 761 7016 Hill Building has headed The judging was a rigorous During his apprenticeship families. off candidates from process admits Corbin who BCITO would visit him on As part of his prize as Taranaki Whanganui and said they initially had to site every three months to a regional winner Corbin Manawatu to take out the submit a job they were ensure he’s getting an all received a trophy and a Top Apprentice award in working on along with round education in building. certificate, $2000 in cash, carpentry in the Central references from his employer Now promoted to project a two week outward bound Region. He was presented and his training advisor. Then manager, Corbin is involved course and a range of tools. with the award at a special they had to take part in a two in organising work teams, Corbin will go on to Early Childhood Education Centre awards ceremony held at hour practical at Whanganui material and contractors. compete in the New Zealand We are now taking Enrolments for 2018. Palmerston North. which involved making a “It’s a challenge,” he says Top Apprentice Award in Don’t delay as we have limited spaces. Corbin, 22, said he was toy box. and enjoys the fact that he’s Auckland in November. Please ring Gloria: 06 752 4289 or 027 463 4644 very surprised to hear his With the contestants now learning all the time. We’ll keep you posted. 2502 Surf Highway 45, RD37, Okato name read out and hadn’t whittled down to the top ten Corbin, whose parents SESSION TIMES 8.30AM - 3PM prepared an acceptance in the region, next they had are dairy farmers at Warea, speech. Indeed when they to do a written submission first came to Brian Hill read out the place getters on their work history before for work experience while in reverse order and his being interviewed by a panel still at high school via the name hadn’t come up he of judges which included a Gateway programme. He was was relieved and said to member of the Master Builders subsequently taken on as an himself “Oh sweet, I won’t Association and the Building apprentice. be getting a prize.” LoremConstruction ipsum Industry Brian Hill who has had his His proud employer Training Organisation own building business since Brian Hill who was at the (BCITO). Finally there was 1987 which, with his wife *New homes *Bridges awards ceremony said he an onsite interview testing Linda, he runs from Hempton *Alterations *Pre-cast silage pits was “thrilled” and “very his understanding of building, Road, Okato says he’s always *Rotary cowsheds *Hay barns & implement sheds honoured” that Corbin took building materials and had apprentices and believes *Herringbone dairy sheds out the top prize. building codes. it’s important that builders *Concrete races Corbin’s reliability and Corbin who has now take on apprentices in order *Concrete driveways *Repair work enthusiasm have been a completed his apprenticeship to secure trained people constant during Corbin’s says he enjoys particularly in the building industry. We are a licensed building practitioner and Master Builders member. four year apprenticeship, “the range of things that “There’s a shortage of skilled Experienced in the design and consent process. commented Brian who we do” which includes new tradespeople” he says. added that he also had houses, cowsheds, alterations Over the years has trained “excellent communication and rural buildings. around 15-20 apprentices “a skills” and “excellent time Recently they’ve been lot of whom approached me,” management”. As well he engaged in a lot of residential says Brian. “We prefer to take L OPUNAKE LAWYERS Thomson O’Neil & Co. A Our Opunake Office is attended by: Robert England on Wednesday & Fridays W for buying and selling houses, farms & businesses; Trusts, Wills and Estates. Y Mark Utting on Thursdays for buying and selling houses, farms & businesses; E Trusts, Wills, Estates and refinancing matters. R FOR ALL YOUR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 30 TASMAN ST, OPUNAKE (06)(06) 278 4786 S PH: 761 8823 6 OPUNAKE FIRE SERVICE Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS New equipment for Opunake Brigade since our last posting. waterproof. The brigade for lifting heavy objects, While this is a good sign as is extremely appreciative and as the name suggests it shows that our community of the donations from the require compressed air to are keeping themselves safe, community that have allowed inflate them. With all this this doesn’t mean the brigade us to buy this equipment. new equipment coming on hasn’t been busy. We also now have a Thermal board the brigade members The Opunake brigade has Imaging Camera (TIC). have been busy learning recently purchased, with This is some of the latest how to operate all this new funds donated to it from the technology provided by Fire equipment. local community, a new set and Emergency New Zealand If you would like to be part of battery powered scene to brigades to assist them of the team that operates all lights. These replace an old with identifying hot spots in this equipment contact your set of lights that required the ceilings or behind walls etc local fi re brigade, they would use of a portable generator that can’t normally be seen be pleased to have you on to provide the power source. by the naked eye. In heavily Our new Thermal board. The advantage of these smoked logged buildings it Imaging Camera. One of most common lights is they are extremely helps crews fi nd the seat of Opunake crews were causes of fires in portable so can be used a fi re. This saves our crew’s provided with a new set of residential properties in almost anywhere. They can time and also reduces the airbags to replace the existing NZ is unattended cooking. be extended to provide light amount of damage done. ones which have passed their Remember “Keep Looking over a wide area and are On Monday night the use by date. Airbags are used When You’re Cooking.” Extra bus to meet demand for popular service The new set of battery powered scene lights. The winter blast that we damper on the Opunake have all been experiencing Brigade’s call outs with no lately seems to have put a calls having been received FARRIER Ph: Robin 027 6322 720

PH: 06 278 6224 - 220 South Rd, Hawera Connector drivers Noeline Davis-Naniseni, Daphne Phillips-Maher and Tracey Jury welcome the arrival of the new bus. A brand-new bus has entered a smoother ride, electronic predictions. Initially we relatives in Base Hospital. service as the Hāwera-New destination board and closed- thought we’d need a 19-seater “People’s ability to access Plymouth Connector, making circuit TV. And its exterior - now we’re well over double health services is a priority four return trips each weekday signwriting leaves no one in that, and with an extra bus for us and the Connector Vehicle Signage with extensions from and to any doubt about the region to cater for morning and bus plays an important role Opunake on the ﬁ rst and ﬁ nal it serves. afternoon peaks.” in enabling this,” says Steve Building Signage trips respectively. The Connector is operated The Connector is particularly Chapman of the TDHB. Logo Design by Pickering Motors Ltd popular with WITT students, The Taranaki Regional Digital Printing As well as more seats (for under contract to the Taranaki as it allows them to attend Council-administered 45 passengers, up from the Regional Council. classes without the expense public transport network Stone Guard Bonnet Protection current 41), the new vehicle “We’re delighted Pickerings and disruption of having also includes New Plymouth Honours Boards has more locker space (for have invested in a new to move to New Plymouth. Citylink commuter and For all your signage needs prams, pushchairs and even vehicle for what has proved Under an arrangement with school bus services, and once- bikes), easier boarding, to be an important addition to WITT, its students travel for a-week Southlink services seats with extra leg room, the region’s public transport free if they have appropriate serving smaller communities air suspension at the rear for network,” says the Council’s ID. in South Taranaki. Transport Services Manager, The service is also used by The Council also administers Chris Clarke. “Since the the Taranaki District Health Total Mobility, a scheme Connector service started Board to bring people to offering fare subsidies for in 2014, passenger numbers New Plymouth for outpatient those unable to use public Looking for change? have consistently exceeded appointments or to visit transport. Time to move on? Call me to discuss your options. Houses Alterations Decks PPhh 0606 762762 80238023 Bathrooms IIanan CrCrawfawforord Kitchens MMobob 02720272 207207 701701 Roofing Fences Blair Burnett MASSEY FERGUSON Concrete Rural & Lifestyle Consultant Cowsheds 021 190 7728 Farm Buildings [email protected]

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Merry tmas Chris OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE COPS 7 Bryce is back and know the area quite well,” intimidation, violence or A familiar face is back at says Bryce. “It’s easier when family harm. We have zero the Opunake Police Station. you know the people. There’s tolerance towards these Senior Constable Bryce a more relaxed lifestyle behaviours and we encourage Allison who was based at here with the surf and the people to contact us and Opunake from 2003-6 is mountain,” says Bryce. “It’s report anything suspicious or back in town, meaning that different to working in a city unusual.” the Opunake Station is once environment where it’s quite more fully staffed. busy and hectic, compared He sees the station now to here where you get kids being back to having three “This is a great place and waving from cars and tanker police ofﬁ cers as being good a great spot so I decided to drivers waving.” for the people of Opunake come back here,” he said. When asked about Away from work he enjoys In between he was in frustrations of his job he says sport and is a keen cyclist. He Tokoroa for seven years and people not reporting crime. is also a keen darts followers Rotorua for four. “If people don’t report, we and has recently been selected After leaving school he don’t know what’s happening, for the New Zealand Police worked as a glazier for 12 whether it’s thefts, burglaries, Darts team. years before deciding to join the police. “I have family in the police and there’s different GGIBSONIBSON PLUMBERSPLUMBERS opportunities coming up in policing,” he says. LIMITED He began his 20 year-long police career at Counties- Manukau, before serving Suppliers and installers of in Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and is now back to Taranaki gas heating ie: underfloor, again. heaters and water, solid “I have been here before Senior Constable Bryce Allison back in Opunake. fuel fires, radiators etc, all your roofing requirements It’s good to be back plus all your plumbing and Kia ora Opunake, this we will be out and about Some of you may be our community we can target drainage needs. My name is Bryce Allison. more and the station will be aware of the phrase “Safer the correct areas in order to I am a Senior Constable open during the week should Communities Together”. prevent further incidents IHAIA ROAD, OPUNAKE Ph: 06 761 8757 Office: 06 761 8159 Mobile: 027 457 164 now stationed in Opunake. I you need to pop in. This is because the Police It is coming up to cannabis email: [email protected] transferred here last month. Remember if the matter is need the support of their growing season soon so there Some of you may remember urgent where there is a risk communities. You are the will be people attempting to me from my previous to persons or property please eyes and ears of the Police. grow cannabis at home, on time working in Hawera phone 111. You will reach So that we can keep our farms and in bush areas. They Specialists in and Opunake. I worked in our Central Communications community safe and the may be buying such things as Hawera for two and a half Call Centre and they will be communities throughout bags of potting mix and plant on farm years and in Opunake for able to dispatch a unit. This is Taranaki, I ask you to please fertilizer. Please keep a look installations four years from 2003 -2006. by far the best way to reach report anything unusual or out for these people. For the past 10 years I us in an emergency. suspicious to the Police. Phone the Police if you have and repairs have worked in Tokoroa After driving around for the Please report family any information on drug use and Rotorua which is part of last few weeks I see lot of harm incidents (domestic in your communities. If you ..... make the connection the Bay of Plenty policing damage to the grass berms violence), thefts of vehicles, are concerned about anything district. I have chosen to and plenty of tyre marks left thefts from vehicle, in your communities then return to Opunake as I enjoy on the road from persons burglaries dangerous you can report anonymously working in South Taranaki. I doing burnouts. Remember driving, drug cultivation to Crime Stoppers on 0800 also met some great people in it’s not if you’re caught, but and selling, assaults and 555 111. For quality advice and service my previous time working in when. When you are caught any gang activity. Criminals Take care and I will see you Opunake. your car will be impounded thrive on the community’s out and about. There is now a full for 28 days and you could fear not to report things due Nga mihi, Ph:E: [email protected] 0800 200 210 complement of Police staff lose your licence for six to fear of reprisal. If we Bryce Allison in Opunake. Hopefully with months. know what’s happening in Senior Constable New Plymouth - Inglewood - Okato Opunake Ph: 06 756 7529 A dance for Taranaki Well known Coastal Taranaki artist recently painted Wonderwoman- a dance for Taranaki. The background is late afternoon, early summer and Graham says he painted it for a friend.

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8 FROM THE BEEHIVE Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Energy transition needs Training promises benefi t for customers ABLOCKED DRAIN !!? innovation not blanket bans Taanknk emptying Last week’s Productivity That short-sighted decision Energy Minister Megan “Septic T wide” Commission report on how to doesn’t take into account Woods has told us we have South Taranaki transition to a low-emissions the contribution natural gas to stop using gas if we want economy makes a key makes in reducing emissions to achieve a low-emissions recommendation that appears as a substitute for fuels such economy, but this report is lost on the Government – as coal, heavily used in Asia, saying that is not the case. technological advances will and the huge contribution New Zealand produces be critical to success. gas plays in the world’s food fertiliser at Kapuni and production. we use fertiliser in all our The report underlines how It is estimated that without agricultural sectors - CCS existing energy sources such nitrogen fertiliser, produced could be the technology as hydrocarbons have an JONATHAN YOUNG MP FOR mainly from natural gas, that allows us to continue important place in both the NEW PLYMOUTH world food production would to produce and use nitrogen transition process and beyond be 40 - 60 per cent lower. fertiliser. through the adoption of dioxide to a supercritical It’s naïve to think the global CCS is not a solution in all technologies such as carbon state, where it behaves like a agricultural system can cases – it is hard to capture capture and storage (CCS). liquid that can be sequestered function without nitrogen the carbon from a tail pipe TARANAKI DRAINCLEANING LTD Similar technology is in geological formations deep fertiliser. – but in the case of big Sid Wilson Owner/Operator already in use at sites in underground. The Commission sources of emissions like urea Novafloe/Culvert/Shed to Pond/Domestic Taranaki and CCS offers It is technology that is within recommends new legislation production at Kapuni, CCS P.O. Box 149, Hawera 4610 even greater opportunities for reach today but instead of be prepared to regulate CCS may be needed to allow the 027 7411792 New Zealand. Carbon capture innovating, this Government activities and the emissions world to continue to enjoy the 6900669AA involves isolating, purifying chose to ban new offshore trading scheme be amended quality of life we do today. and compressing carbon exploration for oil and gas. to allow CCS to earn credits. It is notable the Commission’s comments don’t mention the We can help with: e throws you le n lif mon Government’s ban on new Administration he s c offshore exploration as a al Accounts W l. recommendation to reduce .. Reception emissions. Bans stifle Policies innovation, rather than Procedures encourage it. 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Authorised by Jonathan available to fill in as a Temp while your PROOF Young MP, Corner of Liardet staff are on leave. Johnathan Young at a recent meeting for Opunake residents over the age of 65 with and Gill St, New Plymouth Opunake Lakeside Lions President Rachel Norgate. Let’s talk, phone ARETHA LEMON Mob: 021 729 471 Transport investment for Taranaki [email protected] The Transport minister has to the previous three yearly New Plymouth, as well as over the last few years. announced a $302 million 2015/18 NLTP, and a 50% $117 million for local roads,” The NLTP also includes transport investment for per cent increase from said Phil Twyford. more funding going to the Taranaki to deliver a safer, 2012/15. Investment through the regions and an increase in better connected and more “Safety is a top priority NLTP will contribute to a land investment for sustainable resilient transport system. for the Government. $64 transport system for Taranaki and active travel modes JONATHAN The NZ Transport Agency million will be invested in that will be safer and easier such as walking, cycling and has published details of programmes and projects for people to use, supporting public transport. the planned investment in in Taranaki that will save the safe movement of freight Ms Perry said: “Our regions YOUNG Taranaki’s transport system lives. This will include and keeping communities experience some signifi cant over the next three years revamping intersections to connected. road safety issues, and a MP FOR NEW PLYMOUTH as part of a $16.9 billion stop collisions, installing Meanwhile, Brake, the road large proportion of deaths investment in New Zealand’s median barriers in high-risk safety charity is welcoming and serious injuries occur on transport system set out in areas, and increasing road the announcement of a $4.3 our open roads, so increased the 2018/21 National Land policing. billion investment in road investment in these areas is Transport Programme “The significant $171 safety programmes as part of greatly needed. We’re also (NLTP). million investment in the 2018-21 National Land pleased to see an increase The NLTP comprises state highways refl ects the Transport Programme. in investment for walking, $12.9b from the National Government’s continued cycling and public transport.” Land Transport Fund, commitment to this vital Caroline Perry, Brake’s However, Brake also generated through fuel part of our transport system. NZ director said: “We’re noted the challenges ahead excise, road user charges, We’re supporting signifi cant pleased to see this increase in addressing road safety and and other revenue sources; improvements to SH3, in investment for road safety. reducing deaths and injuries. $3.4b from local government, including progressing the People are being killed and “This investment is a good generated through rates and Mt Messenger Bypass to seriously injured on our roads start over the next three years, Auckland’s Regional Fuel improve the safety, resilience every day. Investment in but we’re going to need more Tax; and $547m in other and reliability of this key proven safety features, and investment in the long-term Crown investments. transport route. more roads policing and if we are to increasingly P 06 759 1363 “To help keep the region enforcement will help to save and signifi cantly reduce the E [email protected] Phil Twyford said the moving, $11 million is lives. The consequences of trauma on our roads, and W www.jonathan.young.co.nz $302 million investment being invested in public crashes are horrifi c, and we ensure a lasting reduction in @MPjonathanyoung planned for Taranaki over transport and walking and urgently need to reverse the deaths and serious injuries Authorised by Jonathan Young MP • Corner of Gill & Liardet Street • NP the next three years marks cycling projects, including increase in deaths and injuries for all road users”, Ms Perry a 26% increase compared funding for cycleways in on our roads that we’ve seen added. OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 POLITICS 9 Training promises benefi t for customers The fabrics need not upholstery fabrics. necessarily. be curtains. The sale includes free They can range from bean curtain making on certain bags and curtains through to fabrics and designs.

Debbie Cooksley holding Maurice Kain fabrics from their Scandi collection. Last week Debbie Cooksley fabrics, colour schemes and “I think it’s given me Debbie. and Alysha Trethewey anything to do with custom- confidence to sell a good She says they have a from Sinclairs Colour made curtains. product, and given me a beautiful range which is Plus in Opunake were in Now they are eager to share deeper understanding and being constantly updated. Christchurch for two days what they’ve learned with knowledge of fabrics, “We can do custom-made intensive training on curtains anyone coming into Sinclair knowing what to recommend tracks, shutters, venetian and blinds. Colour Plus’ curtain and to people in terms of warmth blinds, and we can pre- They attended a seminar run blind sale from September and room by room selection measure for people in their by Colour Plus which covered 11. of what to put where,” says own homes.” Cost of power leaves many in the cold Consumer NZ say the signifi cant increases in power prompt payment discounts bill, and 8 percent took out a Electricity Price Review’s costs since 1990. Residential or were forced to change to loan to pay their bill. initial report backs up prices had risen 79 percent, a pre-pay meter,” she said. The impact of rising their research showing while commercial prices Consumers on pre-pay prices can also be seen in rising power prices are had dropped 24 percent. meters pay for power in disconnections for non- leaving many households Ms Wilson said the rapid rise advance and incur fees payment of bills. Last struggling to pay their bills.. in residential prices had had a each time they top up. year, 25,317 people had Consumer NZ head of major impact on low-income Consumer NZ’s survey their power disconnected research Jessica Wilson said consumers. research shows close to one in because of unpaid bills, access to affordable power “While the number of fi ve consumers experienced up from 19,106 in 2015. was a basic consumer right, electricity retailers had fi nancial diffi culties paying Ms Wilson said the Electricity but the electricity system increased, households fi nding for power in the past year. Price Review’s fi nal report, wasn’t delivering this. it difficult to meet costs It also found 14 percent in May 2019, needed to The Electricity Price often had limited choice of were charged overdue fees, recommend changes to Review’s report showed retailer. They also paid more 13 percent borrowed from ensure consumers could consumers had faced because they missed out on family or friends to pay their get power at a fair price. LOVE YOUR HEARING

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This project is a joint Council chose the smaller venture between the centres as they would be less South Taranaki District likely to have private parties Council, Stratford District installing chargers - like the Council, Chargenet, which installations by PakNSave supplies the chargers and The Warehouse in and the Government’s Hawera, says Carolyn. Low Emission Vehicles Six sites were seriously Contestable Fund provided considered for the charger by EECA., says South in Opunake. The site needed Taranaki District Council to have easy access to senior roading engineer shops and public toilets for Carolyn Copeland. the travelling public. The In early 2017 Council Napier Street location had decided to apply for funding the beneﬁ t of not only being to install rapid chargers to the least costly of the sites, encourage EVs to travel but the parking bays could throughout the region be easily reconﬁ gured. In Opunake’s new charging station. with a charger on SH 45 October, two parking bays in Opunake, and chargers change to 120 minute-

Opunake’s new electric charging station. restricted electric vehicles the amount of time it takes the vehicle can accept Leaf(40kWh) with an EPA charging parking only, but to charge.,” says Carolyn. (which alters the amount of range of 243km would two car parks will be added “Virtually all EV owners time to fi ll the battery) and take 40 minutes to rapid Cabinet Making, Glass Supplies & in the same street block to charge overnight at home, how far the EV can travel, charge. A 2018 Hyundai make up for it. as this is the cheapest and determined by the size of Kona(64kWh) with a WLTP Custom Joinery Solutions The parking restrictions most convenient option. the battery, effi ciency of the range of 480km would take for electric vehicle chargers Generally rapid chargers, driver and car. In general the 50 minutes to rapid charge Donald & Ian Murray had gone out for public like we have installed, are more recent cars have bigger from 0% to 80%. A 2018 consultation in February only used for long regional or batteries for more range and Kia Niro EV(64kWh) with 06 764 8616 027 242 8379 and were adopted by Council national journeys. Currently faster charging availability. a WLTP range of 480km in April 2018 for addition the national EV Fleet size is would take 45 minutes, 136 High Street, Eltham to the Parking and Traffi c 9646 with 123 registered in A 2015 Nissan Leaf and a 2018 Kia Niro EV [email protected] Control Bylaw. Taranaki.” (24kWh) with an EPA range (39kWh) with a WLTP www.elthambuildingsuppliers.co.nz “Electric vehicles can She says there are a lot of of 135km would take 30 range of 240km would take vary widely in the amount differences between vehicles minutes to rapid charge from 40 minutes to rapid charge of distance travelled and in terms of how much charge 0 to 80%. A 2018 Nissan to 80%. POWERLINE FAULTS Incentives needed to achieve EV uptake goals Most electric vehicle position to know what stops the manufacturers, dealers across the lower emitting AND SERVICING owners think that increased others from switching” said and purchasers to buy vehicles like hybrids and From a fuse or broken insulator replaced fi nancial incentives will be Professor Emeritus Henrik electric vehicles.” electric vehicles. to a complete powerline rebuild needed if New Zealand is to Moller from the University So far New Zealand has “It’s just another form of Call: achieve its long-term goals of Otago’s Centre for built its EV fl eet mainly by the polluter pays principle. TOP OF THE LINE for low emission transport., Sustainability. Professor importing second hand cars Feebates could be set to be according to a recent survey. Moller is a co-founder of from Japan and UK, the only fi scally neutral, so the tax ELECTRICITY SERVICES Three quarters (79%) of Flip the Fleet, a citizen readily available sources of payer is not subsidising the 542 EV owners who science collaboration of EV left-hand drive EVs. New uptake. Instead, those Greg Lewis: 027 453 0326 participated in the latest owners from across New Zealanders have thereby choosing bigger and less Justin Robinson: 027 445 9162 Flip the Fleet survey either Zealand. indirectly benefi tted from fuel-effi cient cars are ‘strongly agree’ or ‘agree’ “We are constantly fi elding subsidies paid to the original subsidising others that Powerline Servicing Specialists that fi nancial incentives will questions about costs and owners by the Japanese and choose low emission Free line inspections be needed if more than half the practicality of EVs. The UK governments. vehicles” said Moller. of new vehicle registrations higher cost of buying an EV “Reliance on second-hand Other proposed Free advice | Free quotes are to be electric by 2025. puts many people off, even EVs means we get the new interventions included “EV owners are in a good though their running costs EV technology late and the a revision of the Fringe are a lot lower than for a manufacturer’s warranty is Benefi t Tax rules, higher combustion vehicle of about voided when it is exported depreciation rates for tax CONSTRUCTION the same size and power”. from its country of origin.” write-offs of EVs, removal FORKLIFTS “Finding a way to subsidise “We are soon going to of GST on new EVs, reduced EQUIPMENT the initial purchase and have to pay our own way or even free electricity at further reduce EV running by subsidising purchase of off-peak times, low interest costs would be a game new EVs for sale in New loans for buying EVs, RENTAL changer in New Zealand” Zealand if we are to secure lower insurance costs, more says Moller. an adequate supply of the stringent Warrant of Fitness SERVICE According to the survey, latest high quality EVs with checks for emissions, and subsidisation of new EVs full manufacturers support,” increasing road user charges PARTS is the main way that New says Moller. on the higher emitting Zealand can secure enough The most favoured vehicles. NEW & USED SALES supply of high quality of EVs fi nancial intervention “Some of our members to meet rapidly escalating suggested by the EV owners think this survey put the AGENTS FOR NILFISK FLOORCARE PRODUCTS demand. was a system of ‘feebates’ cart before the horse” said “There will be huge where highly emitting Moller. “A rethink of the scramble for the EVs around combustion vehicles are government’s current EV 31 Hurlstone Drive, New Plymouth the world in the coming penalised by having to pay target, to have 64,000 EVs Shaun McKay - Sales Specialist decade, so our relatively higher registration fees. registered by 2021, is needed small market is unlikely to This additional fee is then Continued page 11 compete unless we subsidise transferred and distributed OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 NEWS 11 Supermarket is part of the community Murray Gray is proud of addition freezer storage the fact that he runs a locally space, along with new retail owned supermarket where freezers and meat cabinets profi ts stay in the local on order now. They have also community. His business installed a large generator, has therefore been able so that if the store is without to support a wide range power they can keep running of organisations in town, for two and a half days on a including the Surf Club, diesel tank without having football, rugby league, to top up. The generator has bowling and swimming already been put to good use, clubs along with the High allowing the supermarket to School rugby program. stay open when the coast He took over Opunake was hammered by former Four Square 45 fi ve years cyclone Gita earlier this ago. He and his partner have year. bought a house in Opunake In January plastic bags and they have no plans of will be gone. From then on moving. “We are looking to customers will need to bring stay around for a while yet,” their own bags with them he says. or carry their groceries out When the post offi ce closed themselves. New regulations he took over the BNZ ATM and compliance costs have and the lotto franchise so prompted other changes. He these services could remain has bought an adjoining shop in Opunake. So far they have which is being converted sold a number of second into a new bakery and division Lotto winning butchery preparation room. tickets, and are still waiting “It will give us a bit more to have their fi rst ever First elbow room,” he says. Division winner. He is looking to widen the He has a message for Opunake Four Square 45 owner Murray Gray. range of groceries available anybody who may feel and would like to see more tempted by the lure of The store is open every day Originally from Upper in the Four Square trading of changes, not all of which parking available in town. cheaper out-of-town from 7am-9pm and employs Hutt, his experience group. he says maybe immediately He says he is always open groceries in the likes of New 15 people. These include a with Foodstuffs, which “It was a rundown dairy apparent to customers. to hearing from customers Plymouth or Hawera. sous chef running the bakery encompasses Four Square, in Hawke’s Bay and we These include installing new about any ideas they may “I would like people to and their own qualifi ed New World and Pak’n Save, breathed life into it and Till Systems, LED lighting, have for the supermarket. compare their dockets. They butcher, Debbie Summers, began in their IT department. converted it into a fully would fi nd the difference one of the fi rst female This gave him a familiarity fl edged supermarket,” he is not as big as they are butchers in New Zealand. with all their supermarkets in said. expecting,” he says.” If you The meat prices are very the Wellington region which After four years there throw in the $25 it’s going ELECTRICAL competitive says Murray extended from Wellington he was looking for a new OPUNAKE to cost in petrol in pretty and they can do special north to Taranaki and challenge. He knew Gerard much every modern car, and cuts if people want them. Hawke’s Bay. and Tina Kennedy who had • All Cowshed Wiring excluding the wear and tear And only A-grade produce He decided he wanted Four Square 45 in Opunake, on your vehicle, you will is good enough for the fruit his own supermarket so he and was looking at buying • Farm Control Systems fi nd the grocery bill is pretty and vegetable department he bought what was at the time their store, but a delay in • Domestic Wiring similar.” says. the fourth worst trading store selling his Hawkes Bay store Electrical Inspections and having to take a year’s • Incentives needed to achieve EV uptake goals break in Wellington for cancer treatment meant this No job too big or too small Continued from page 10. New Zealand’s zero carbon cost benefi t analysis can opportunity had to be put on Wiring the Coast - 20 years experience economy ambitions and follow to identify how much hold. fi rst.” meet our international public money is needed to Since coming to Opunake “We don’t know what that obligations for combating maximise the benefi ts for he has brought in a number Ph: Craig on 027 207 7775 target was based on, nor climate change.” all New Zealanders and our whether it will be enough “Once a meaningful target environment.” to put us on track to deliver is established, a thorough Planning Services Value Farm Sheds Contact Cam to discuss your project Ph: 06 759 5040 | [email protected] | www.btw.nz

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Others had Bob Murch who had been been sold earlier in the week organising Daffodil Day when the Lions had gone in Hawera shifted to New around Hawera selling them Plymouth. to local businesses. The brothers are pleased In the years since the Lions with this year’s crop, with have been growing daffodils some having been ready to for Daffodil Day at sites pick as early as late July. in Te Roti and Ohangai. “The daffodils have been Three years ago another site From left Normanby Lions David McNair, Trevor Smith, Edgar Smith and Tony Madgwick handing daffodil to tall this year,” says Trevor. at Nowell’s Lake east of Julia Ord. Fewer houses available for sale in Taranaki August 2018 has been a region’s average asking price sitting at $1,019,094. * Manawatu-Wanganui up including Taranaki, all of 433 listings, Central North month of record highs and price was $431,690 (0.7 per While Central Otago- 3.7 per cent to $370,597, which registered all-time Island down 18.6 per cent to record lows since realestate. cent higher when compared Lakes led the charge with Wairarapa up 6.6 per cent to lows in the number of homes 336 listings, Taranaki fell by co.nz started collecting to the previous month). The a signifi cant lift in asking $520,127 and Wellington up available for sale since 2007 8.1 per cent to 533 listings, data more than 11 years number of new listings fell prices, there were 10 other 1.7 per cent to $639,553. when realestate.co.nz started Manawatu-Wanganui saw ago, says realestate.co.nz by 8.1 per cent to 533. regions which recorded Nelson & Bay’s asking collecting data. a 28.2 per cent decrease to spokesperson Vanessa Of the 8,739 new property record highs in asking prices prices increased 4.4 per cent Nationally, total stock 649 total listings and the Taylor. listings across the country last month. These regions to $650,293, Marlborough levels in August stood at Wairapara dropped 7.6 per Real-time statistics from during August, almost registered more modest was up 4.6 per cent to 21,207 which is down 1.6 cent to 204 listings. realestate.co.nz show half (4,343) were located gains and were equally $520,852, Canterbury up per cent on August 2017. Marlborough registered nearly two thirds (11) of in either the Auckland or balanced across the North 1.6 per cent to $507,992 and “While this seems on the a drop of 4.0 per cent to the country’s 19 regions hit Canterbury regions. and South Islands. Otago was up 6.6 per cent to face of it a modest decline, 245 listings, West Coast record high average asking The increase in property Northland registered a 1.8 $401,499. for the regions with all-time decreased to 16.1 per cent prices in August, while half asking prices was led by the per cent increase in asking A fall in housing stock stock lows there’s not a lot of to 482 listings, Otago fell by of the regions (9) registered Central Otago/Lakes District price to $635,112, Central levels nationally has led options and homes are being 17.9 per cent to 430 listings all-time lows in the number which tipped over the one- North Island up 4.5 per cent to a tightening of options. snapped up,” says Vanessa. and fi nally the Southland of houses listed for sale. million-dollar milestone, to $488,420, Hawke’s Bay This particularly impacts Coromandel registered region fell by 23.6 per cent In August, the Taranaki with the average asking up 3.7 per cent to $521,138, home buyers in nine regions, a 9.2 per cent decrease to with 403 listings. Access free-for-all grates with farmers Common courtesy and fuss with current laws that “But under the Employment employers willing to take a family’s home, seems to be recipe for friction, but it can sound workplace and enable union representatives Relations Amendment punt on a job applicant with a fl avour of the moment. be dangerous when staff are biosecurity safety practice is to enter a farm or any other Bill, union representatives a chequered work history or Whether it’s Fish & Game fl at tack with machinery and thrown out the window with workplace to talk to workers can just bowl into a busy limited qualifi cations. people taking a weekend animals.” proposed new employment after liaising with the owner shearing or milking shed “It’s the access without off from running down our The Bill also removes the laws reported back to or manager about a suitable when they feel like it, with notice or permission clauses sector to access waterways, 90-day trial arrangements Parliament this week, time,” Feds employment no need to give notice or which will really grate with visitors to the high country for businesses employing Federated Farmers says. spokesman Chris Lewis seek permission. 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Maoris are lucky systems to ensure the coun- mentum reaching the 5% they got saved by the Eng- cil is representative of the required to force a referen- lish, and these never-ending population it represents. All dum. settlements are just one long councils must do it.” Eighty three percent of gravy train for the Maori Andrew Judd had previ- those who voted in the ref- elite while the rest just want ously served two terms as a erendum rejected a Maori social welfare handouts. We councillor on the New Plym- ward with only 17% in fa- need to move on from the outh District Council when, vour. (Maori make up 15% past – we’re all one now, in 2013, he decided to stand of Taranaki’s population). anyway. for mayor with the campaign The result mirrored other Do you know who said this slogan ‘Let’s bring honesty councils who had been sub- to me? I said this to me. My back to local politics’. He ject to the same referenda. name is Andrew Judd and won easily beating his clos- Andrew Judd served just I’m a recovering racist. est rival by 9201 votes. one term as mayor preferring Thus begins the chapter en- It was a heady start for the to not stand again. titled The things I used to say new mayor but it wasn’t Andrew Judd with a copy of the book Urgent Writing which has a chapter devoted to He continues to advocate by former New Plymouth long before he faced an un- his crusade. for the representation of mayor Andrew Judd in The expected challenge. Maori in local body level Journal of Urgent Writing When he tried to fulfi l the feated by one vote. starting to experience the view. This comes up every drawing analogies with na- recently published through legal local government re- The result was controver- Maori world,” says Andrew. 6 years. tional politics where Maori Massey University Press. quirement to do a govern- sial with Andrew personally “The lovely inclusive people One of the fi rst decisions have Maori seats which The former local body pol- ment representative review receiving fl ak from the pub- with whom I was engaging, to be made was to decide guarantee representation at itician was invited to submit acting on new reforms for lic for taking such an idea particularly in a Maori envi- whether to have a Maori a national level. The ben- an article to the book which local government intended to the Council in the fi rst ronment, were not at all the ward. Such a Maori ward, efi ts of Maori wards and the is about the issues that face to improve its effi ciency place councillors not sup- stereotypes that had indoc- once established, would councils legal obligations to us today. All the contribu- which gave mayors a greater porting the motion arguing trinated my mind and my much like happens with the Maori are comply with the tions in the book are by New ability to lead councils, he that supporting non-elected unconscious sense of self.” Maori Parliamentary seats, Local Electoral Act 2001 Zealanders. did not receive his council’s positions was undemocratic. He also began to observe the mean candidates were voted and are ‘Treaty based’ he Andrew Judd who rose to full support. He presented He also though received sup- emotion and pain caused by for. insists. national prominence when the option of iwi participa- port. past government’s actions to By just one vote the New The chapter on how one he proposed introducing tion on standing committees The experience clearly had Maori, “actions that had real Plymouth District Council man attempted to give what Maori wards during his term which would have increased a big impact on him. consequences to this day.” decided to support a Maori he deemed as fair represen- as mayor said it was diffi cult Maori engagement and input For the fi rst time running Previously he says he would ward being established for tation of its people and the to condense his journey into in council decisions “for the parallel to his council work have argued “get over it… the 2016 election s. He refl ak and support he received just 5000 words. betterment of all in the com- Andrew says he began to we’re all one…we need to calls as he called the result, for taking such a stand is He laughs and says he’d munity” for debate by the engage in Maori in ways move on.” one of the councillors re- well worth reading. got to 6000 words before he full council. The motion to he formally hadn’t. Prior to A few days after the vote signed on the spot to ap- was even elected. include Maori on council becoming mayor he’d never the policy for council rep- plause from the public gal- The book Urgent Writing Andrew Judd’s chapter in standing committees was de- set foot in a marae. “I was resentation was due for re- lery. is available online for $39 PEPANZ welcomes Productivity Commission report The Petroleum Exploration gas for the electricity system gas will grow 45% by 2040 and Production Association could see ‘greatly increasing to become potentially the of New Zealand (PEPANZ) wholesale electricity prices’. world’s largest single energy has welcomed the Productiv- “However, we disagree source. ity Commission’s report into that the move to a low emis- “We support the inclusion a low emissions economy, sions economy will require of agriculture in the ETS, the but say the focus needs to be a complete shift away from need to plant many more new on lowering net emissions oil and gas. 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OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 FARMING 17 OBITUARY Alfred William NZ FARMERS LIVESTOCK For all your Henry Lovell Livestock requirements A fortnight after Malcolm with all the sale catalogues Servicing the Coast Muggeridge’s passing, the . His office was more like a Taranaki Purebred Jersey library, as he had catalogues Club has lost another of of sales held in New Zealand Contact its members. Alf Lovell of carefully retained going Tim Hurley - 027 445 1167 Tongaporotu died on August back to the 1920s. 27 aged 92. Alf farmed his Alf was a very Bryan Goodin - 027 531 8511 DerwinJersey stud on the knowledgeable man when Hutiwai Rd, Tongaporotu it came to Jersey history for most of his life. It wasn’t and I always found him the easiest to farm as it got interesting to talk to because flooded many times. of his knowledge of the A past patron of the Jersey cow. Taranaki Purebred Jersey Alf’s Derwin Stud had a Club, he rarely missed a fine herd of Jerseys enhanced meeting and would voice by the use of sires such as For all your livestock his opinion whenever he Tarnhowe Fairy Kingdom, had something on his mind, Ferdon Harvest Luther and requirements and which was always respected the home-bred sire Derwin by his peers. Revel’s Freman. purchases of Service Bulls in Alf and Olive would spend Living halfway between hours whitebaiting on the paddocks and at auctions Taranaki and Waikato he Tongaporotu river. Earn Farm Source Reward Dollars when purchasing Service Bulls was a regular visitor to A & P shows. In 1993 he received I will finish with something CONTACT: SHELDON KEECH the Distinguished Members Alf said. Award from the NZ “I am very grateful for 027 222 7920 Purebred Jersey Society for Alf Lovell my choice of following the his services. At his dispersal Jersey breed. It led me to a sale in 1993 his top cows Derwin Bright Joy VHC was always at the top in his better way of life where I 33rd ANNUAL fetched $4000 and went to which won champion Jersey area for protein, which Alf made many fine friendships breeders thoughout New Cow at the 1999 Taranaki A was proud of. along the journey.” UNRESERVED Zealand. Many breeders & P Show. His house was chocker- Rest in Peace Alf. Our purchased his Derwin cattle. Garry and Kath Rowlands filled with Jersey sympathies to Alf’s family. I purchased Derwin Lu’s showed Derwin Lu’s memorabilia. I don’t know BULL SALE Letty VHCCP. She had two Ruth VHC at the Egmont how his wife Olive put up Allan Jenkins. On account Washer & Co outstanding daughters that Centennial A & P Show in were both prize winners, 1983 and won second prize Allan Glen Royal Leila VHC for the four year-olds in a ‘the bull shop’ (a 5000 litre cow, 350kg class of 25. These are a few Cnr Koru & Main Roads, Oakura fat) and Allan Glen Revel’s of the success stories of BULL SALE Thursday, 27th September, 2018 Letty VHC(203kg fat). Derwin cattle in other studs. The late Malcolm Alf Lovell had cow 10.30am Muggeridge purchased families that traced back Offering 400 Service Bulls Derwin Greek Locket (the to the legendary Jenny, the On account Washer & Co dam of the noted prize first Jersey cow to arrive in Order of Sale 10.30am winner, Truday Cam’s Taranaki, back in 1876. 37 x 2 & 3yr Hereford Bulls Lovely VHC) as well as Alf’s Derwin Jersey stud ‘the bull shop’ 28 x 2yr Murray Grey Bulls Cnr Koru & Main Roads, Oakura 60 x 2yr Ayrshire Bulls Tuesday, 18th September, 2018 19 x 2yr LIC contracted High BW Friesians (11.15) 13 x 2yr LIC contracted High BW Kiwi Cross Bulls 11.00am 10 x 1yr Hereford Bulls ‘the bull Offering 180 Service Bulls

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18 FARMING Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS BW shifts refl ect increase in value of fat In what is the most for fat-based milk products signifi cant change to global due to the strong infl uence of dairy trade in the last 20 Jersey genes in the national years, milk fat will earn dairy herd. There is high genetic farmers more than protein in variation in the trait in New the 2018/19 season. Zealand dairy cattle which “Fat has been a low value enables farmers to respond milk component but has quickly to market signals. seen a steady rise in recent Dr Thorrold says the shift seasons due to consumer- in consumer demand for fat driven market value,” and the consequent change DairyNZ Strategy and in BW are big changes for Investment Leader Dr Bruce dairy farmers. Thorrold says. “That’s a “The milk price values we welcome change for New use in BW lag behind the Zealand dairy farmers who market price because we are set to receive a strong look to smooth out short 2018/19 milk price, buoyed term changes – for breeding by the value of milk fat.” the national herd we need a Milk price and the relative long-term view. If current value of fat and protein are fat prices are maintained, the biggest factors in the then the shift in favour of Breeding Worth (BW) of high fat bulls will continue dairy cattle. next year. “The changes in fat price “Breeding high BW cows have produced large shifts and Holstein Friesian),” Dr relatively unchanged (-$4 Evaluation (NZAEL), a of breeding dairy cows that is vital for farm profi t, so in BW both between and Thorrold says. and -$3 BW). Within breeds, wholly-owned subsidiary of will be the most effi cient given these shifts in BW all within breeds. Of the top “On average, Jersey bulls individual bulls will shift up DairyNZ, administers a BW converters of feed into profi t farmers need to be thinking 200 bulls by BW in 2019 are increasing by $23 BW or down by as much as $40 index, which is used to rank for farmers. about their breed choice (BW2019), 70% are Jersey, while Holstein-Friesian BW relative to their breed cows and bulls according NZAEL has recently as well as individual bulls. 5% Holstein-Friesian and decrease by $28 BW. Cross- average shift.” to their ability to meet the fi nalised the economic Farmers can be confi dent 25% Cross-Bred (Jersey bred and Ayrshire bulls are New Zealand Animal national breeding objective factors that will be used to that BW is identifying the calculate BW from February most profi table genetics 2019. for New Zealand grazing “Due to the sizeable shift systems, whether they are World Wide Sires recognizes the in fat and protein value, looking for the best bull PREGNANCIES importance of Sire Conception Rate (SCR) BW2019 is being published team or best bull within a and the impact it can have on our customers’ early for all sires enrolled breed.” AND FERTILITY breeding programs. with NZAEL. This will give Dairy farmers will need to We deliver industry-leading fertility farmers insights into which think about their breeding DRIVE PROFITABILITY with the highest average SCR; and bulls can add the most value choices to ensure they have more active sires over +1.0, +2.0 to their breeding programme a herd capable of producing ON FARM. and +3.0 SCR than any other in a market where fat is a milk with higher fat content global AI company. high value component. The to get the best returns. Many calves that are born in spring farmers use semen from bull 2019 will have the BW2019 teams selected by breeding values,” Dr Thorrold says. companies to help them The economic values for fat breed the next generation of and protein are calculated by milking cows. The breeding partitioning the milksolids companies are aware of price into a value for fat and these changes and are using protein, and then accounting them to help select the bulls for the cost of producing they use in their teams. each component. The value DairyNZ is encouraging of fat relative to protein has farmers to talk with their been increasing for the past breeding company to see three seasons and this trend if the product they have is forecast to continue. ordered is still meeting their New Zealand is uniquely needs. positioned to take full Continued page 19 advantage of strong demand NZ FARMERS LIVESTOCK

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FOR MORE DETAILS contact your local NZFLL agent Tim Hurley - 027 445 1167 Bryan Goodin - 027 531 8511 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 FARMING 19 Overhaul for Young Farmer contest New Zealand’s longest- running agricultural contest OPUNAKE & COASTAL the FMG Young Farmer of the Year is set to undergo a major overhaul. NEWS The revamp is designed to LIKE ONE OF OUR PHOTOS? entice more women to enter Did you know that photos that are published the iconic contest and to in our paper are available to purchase? help showcase the country’s Call in and see us today. food story. Ph/Fax: 06 761 7016 - 23 Napier Street, Opunake As part of the signifi cant or e-mail us: [email protected] changes, the TeenAg Prices from: competition will be Postcard size $7 - Medium size $10 - A4 size $18 rebranded the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year. “We’ve just celebrated our 50th anniversary, which is an amazing achievement,” SERVICE BULL said Hinds dairy farmer and REQUIREMENTS, NZ Young Farmers Contest Board member Cole Groves. 2018 Young Farmer of the Year Logan Wallace. AUCTIONS & PADDOCK “However, if we don’t make some major changes innovation,” said Cole. forgotten. There is a huge news. Learning the skills SALES now, this contest won’t Awards for the highest- amount of public pressure required to operate and Contact: be relevant in another 50 scoring competitor in each on the primary industries at use technology to its full years.” of the fi ve challenges – from the moment. We’re all food potential is vital for the The changes are outlined agri-business to agri-skills - producers and showcasing future of our industry,” said in a new strategy unveiled are being scrapped. what we do is vital,” said Matthew. “But the practical this month. They’ll be replaced with Cole. modules are a highlight for “There will still be a new awards assessing The two competitions many TeenAg members, so NZ FARMERS LIVESTOCK strong practical side to the contestants’ skills designed to get school it’s important there’s a good contest, but our modules and knowledge across students excited about mix between them and the and challenges need to innovation, food, people, opportunities in the agri-food theoretical challenges.” Yard your Cull Cows with utilise technology more,” environment and technology. sector are also changing. TeenAg competitors will said Dannevirke banker and “We’re hoping the changes The TeenAg competition still compete in teams of NZFL for competitive prices. NZ Young Farmers Contest encourage more women to will be renamed the FMG two. The changes will start Board chair Rebecca give the contest a go,” said Junior Young Farmer of the rolling out at regional fi nals Any surplus beef stock Brown. Cole. Year. across the country early “In future contestants “We want to expand “When this was suggested next year. The 2019 FMG making top money! might have to use GPS contestants’ knowledge to the Contest Board we Young Farmer of the Year technology to mark out and beyond just fencing and thought, why has this not Grand Final is being held in Tim Hurley - 027 445 1167 erect a fence around riparian identifying different types of been done before?” said Hawke’s Bay in July. Bryan Goodin - 027 531 8511 planting.” fertiliser.” Cole. Brad Markham. Contest organisers are The NZ Young Farmers “The AgriKidsNZ and keen to tap into innovation Contest Board hopes the TeenAg competitors idolise and technology being used much-needed strategy will the FMG Young Farmer of and developed by sponsors. instil some passion in the the Year contestants.” “We’d like to inject hard-working volunteers “Having AgriKidsNZ, the a bit of excitement and who organise the contest. FMG Junior Young Farmer unpredictability into the “This gives us a clear of the Year and FMG Young contest through the use of direction, which I think Farmer of the Year all part of has been lacking until now. the same event will help lift The changes won’t happen the prestige of the students’ BW shifts overnight at regional level, contests,” said Cole. refl ect increase but we’ve set the ball Napier Boys’ High School rolling,” said Rebecca. student Matthew Halford in value of fat The contest will also was named the TeenAg continued from page 18 be used to better tell New Competitor of the Year in Michelle Burgess, a Zealand’s paddock to plate July. He’s stoked with the member of the NZAEL food story. changes. farmer advisory panel, and “I think that can often get “This is awesome for whom genetics have been a lifetime passion, has welcomed the news, saying she and her husband Bill are stoked that the value of fat has saved New Zealand’s milk price. “Not so long ago we had a few hard years with very low payouts, and what’s also improved is the positivity around fat-based products as consumers become better educated on healthy eating. “As we see the current value of fat and protein fl ow through into BW, it reiterates our goal to breed cows that produce high amounts of both fat and protein. Bill and I like to select bulls that we believe will be profi table in any given year, and I am certain that such bulls EFFLUENT & WATER exist in all the breeds and crosses. The 2019 BW will help us identify which bulls 021 289 5999 ANTON and cows will increase our milk payouts now and in the www.flexitanksnz.com future.” 20 SPORTS Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Local news, Local people, local businesses, local The man with the perfect scores In Smallbore rifl e shooting, coach. The job of the wind January 26 and fi nishing (not scopes). Competitors sport, local arts and the perfect score is 100.10 coaches is to watch the wind February 10 alongside the from Australia, UK, USA, events. and it isn’t a score that fl ags down the range and National Champs. Shooters Germany, Sth Africa, Japan is achieved very often – are connected by head set will compete each day at and Kenya as well as all Delivered free around sometimes shooters only to communicate with each different range lengths. The over New Zealand will be ever score it once in their other and it is Pauls job to grand fi nale is the World competing in Trentham for the mountain every shooting career. Paul fi re the perfect shot when the Palma team champs match various trophies, including fortnight. Tidswell scored his fourth wind is deemed ‘optimum’. which is shot over two the Ballinger Belt which is on Friday night at the In 2019 the World days. The distances are 800, the oldest sporting trophy in Eltham Smallbore Rifl e Champs are being held 900, and 1000 yards. The New Zealand. Club. He uses the smallbore in New Zealand at the shooters use .308 calibre in the winter to train for his Trentham range, starting rifl es with aperature sights Clare Bramley. fullbore shooting which is a summer sport. Paul has been shooting for about nine years and in those few years has achieved a lot, including being selected to represent the North Island in smallbore and New Zealand in fullbore. 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Paul Tidswell with his smallbore riﬂ e and perfect 100.10 card Taranaki Indoor Bowls The Open umpires Pairs tournament was played at the Kapuni Hall on Wednesday September 5. After four rounds Karl Hughes (skip) and Andrea Berry( lead) had won four games and Paul Midgley (skip) and Jane Augustine (lead) had also won four games. Karl and Andrea won more ends so they were the tournament winners.

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Taranaki Indoor Bowls Welcome to the fi rst Club coach Casey on three off the downstairs wall at becoming a lifeguard, get update for your local Surf chilly Sundays. in August. We hope that in touch with us. Lifesaving Club. We are Our lifeguards are busy whoever did it, realises that We have a working bee on pleased to be able to keep over the winter training we are all volunteers here Sunday October 14, starting you, our community up to in fi rst aid, patrol captain to help our community and at 10am. This is where we date with what’s happening. course, IRB (infl atable don’t appreciate having to spring clean our clubrooms. rescue boat) maintenance spend hours scrubbing walls. Many hands make light Over the winter we have and of course getting the Coming up… work. been busy with some board beach clubrooms all sorted Our rookie lifeguards Junior SLS (Surf training for our junior club out for the coming summer attend a camp from October Lifesaving) Open Day is members. These dedicated season. Unfortunately, 6-10 to achieve their October 28 at 10am. This is youngsters were out we had to spend time and lifeguard award. If you are a growing area of our club – upskilling with our Junior money removing graffi ti rookie age and keen to look over 100 kids attended last 22 CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS

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Please come and meet us and find out how we may be able to help you. SUNDAYS Opunake Country Music Club: Second Sunday of each month at the Opunake Town Hall, 1-4pm. All welcome MONDAYS Tainui Day Centre - St Barnabas Church Hall, 141 Tasman Street Opunake: Each Monday 10 am - 12:230 pm. Information call Jenny 7618080 or Glenys 6558025 Opunake Friendship Club: Meeting last Monday of each month in Opunake Town Hall at 1.30pm. All welcome. Opunake Business Association: Usually meet on the 1st Monday of each month. TUESDAYS Club Hotel Pool: Tuesday Nights. New players welcome. WEDNESDAYS Lisa Keen Audiology at Coastal Care, Opunake: Wednesdays 9am - 5pm, for an appointment call 027 591 4222 - 0800 555 676 Schnitzel Night: Every Wednesday at the Stony River Hotel, Okato Club Hotel Texas Holdem Poker: Wednesday and Thursday Nights at the Club Hotel. Opunake Embroiders Guild: Meet 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, 10.30am-3pm at the Opunake Business Centre, Napier St, Opunake. Just come along or phone Sheryl 06 761 8769. THURSDAYS Club Hotel Texas Holdem Poker: Wednesday and Thursday Nights at the Club Hotel. Coastal Young Farmers: Meet 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm at the Okato Bowling The VCAs (Volunteer Assistant Chaplains) pictured in this photo are only 60% of our Club. enthusiastic and fully dedicated team. Taranaki Country Music Hall of Fame, Manaia: Running every Thursday night from 7.30pm, 11 Surf Highway, South Road, Manaia. While hospital medical your time. And, oops, of chaplaincy statistics not Egmont Euchre Club: Meets every Thursday 1pm at the Opunake Bowling Club staff look after how you course there’s the traditional only indicate our support to FRIDAYS are, we look after who you sausage sizzle. Any other patients, but staff, whanau, Eltham Business Association Friday Markets: 8am to 1pm, Carpark of Touch Point, High are. The New Plymouth “outside the envelope” ways assisting in educational Street, Eltham. Hospital Chaplaincy is to contribute financially are activities, funerals, room WEEKENDS planning an Awareness and most welcome. blessings, worship services The Historic Cape Light & Musuem:Open 11am – 3pm weekends, Bayly Road, Warea. Fundraiser Campaign. We There are 31 trained VCAs and referrals. We need your FRIDAYS JULY THROUGH AUGUST need your community’s (Volunteers Chaplain help for this very worthy NZ Farmers Livestock Calf Sales at Stratford. Refer advert for details help to be able to continue Assistants) in the New community cause. I trust that SATURDAY AUGUST 25 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 this valuable service in the Plymouth Hospital and 3 this chance to help others Fireworks 2018 Exhibition - an exhibition of fashion and fibre art: At Percy Thomson hospitals of Taranaki. This in Hawera Hospital who will be a blessing to you. Gallery, Miranda St, Stratford. Refer advert for details. year the fundraising effort each day assist our Lead We’ll get back to you and MONDAY AUGUST 27 TO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21 will be a hands on grassroots Chaplain, Joe Gray, to let you know our successful Texture and Form - an exhibition of pottery and fibre art:At The Village Gallery Eltham. one so get ready to “dig fulfill the ongoing pastoral results in The Opunake and Artists: Kathryn Gates, Barbara Nicholls, Janette Theobald and Maree Liddington. Refer deep” for Chaplaincy. Some needs of so many patients. Coastal News and New advert for details. future programmes can It is a huge job for any one Plymouth papers. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 involve support initiatives person and our team efforts You can drop off items the Legends of Conservation Mountain Adventure Race: At Dawson Falls, Road End. Refer for hospital staff, Family to provide 24/7 cover needs day before on Friday at St. advert for contact details.MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Violence, and Youth your community support to Andrews or before the sale Megaw Family Annual On Farm Service Bull Sale: At 190 Foreman rd, Tikorangi. 12pm Suicide prevention. let people know that they starts at 9:00 a.m. on the start. See advert for details. On Saturday, September 22 matter and we’re there for Saturday. If you have any Dr Libby - The Hormone Factor: In New Plymouth. Refer advert and website for booking. from 10:00-2:00 pm there is them. queries feel free to contact TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 a BIG PLANT SALE at St. Base hospital is part of Bob (021-171-9099) or The Bull Shop Bull Sale: At the Bull Shop, Cnr Koru & Main Roads, Oakura. 11am start. Andrews Church on Liardet the ICHC (Interchurch Joe Gray (027-455-6090). See advert for details. St. in New Plymouth. There Hospital Chaplaincy) which What’s the most important Cold Creek Community Water Scheme AGM: At Te Kiri Hall, 7.30pm. Refer advert. will also be a stall in the is cross denominational. thing, people, people, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Hawera Markets. So get your It’s not about religion or people. 22nd Mangaotea Farm Bull Sale: At Mangaotea Rd, Tariki. 12pm start. See advert for plants ready now! Besides denominations; chaplaincy details. your green thumbs, we need work is an inclusive caring Taranaki Hospital SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22 those famous coastal baked effort for all patients and Chaplaincy Big Plant Sale: Taranaki Hospital Fundraiser at St Andrews Church, Liardet St, NP. From goodies, things to raffle families, often in a time of a 10am to 2pm. Refer article in What’s On. and auction, cookbooks major health crisis or the loss SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 in good condition or just of a loved one. Our annual Te Kahui o Taranaki Trust AGM: 10am at Toroanui Marae, Parihaka Pa. Refer advert for details. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Pennylane 25th Annual Bull Sale: At 1167 Croydon Rd, Midhurst, 11.30am start. Refer advert for details. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 St Marys Diocesan School Open Day: At 61 Broadway, Stratford. 10am-2pm. Refer advert SEPTEMBER ENTERTAINMENT AT THE for details. GOOD HOME, NEW PLYMOUTH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 The Bull Shop 33rd Annual Unreserved Bull Sale: At the Bull Shop, Cnr Koru & Main Roads, Oakura. 10.30am start. See advert for details. Friday August 31 - Dj Hazza from 10pm. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29 Saturday September 1 - Soul Rebel (from 9pm) followed The Warratahs ‘Drivin’ Wheel’ 30th Anniversay Tour Show: At the Eltham Town Hall. by Dj Ash (from 12am). Doors open 6.30pm. Brought to you by the Friends of the Eltham Town Hall. Refer advert Friday September 7 - BB from 10pm. for details. Saturday September 8 - Ash & Aidan/Dj Ash from TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 10pm. Stanley Bro’s Complete Herd Disposal Coastal Herd Sale: At Main Sth Rd, Opunake. Friday September 14 - Dj Hazza from 10pm. Starts at 11am. Refer advert. FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 Saturday September 15 - Day Breakers from 10pm. Everybodys Theatre NZ Film Festival 2018: At Everybodys Theatre. Refer article. Friday September 21 - Ash & Aidan/Dj Ash from 10pm. SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 Saturday September 22 - BB from 10pm. Opunake Business Association Market Day: In the Opunake CBD from 9am to 1pm. Friday September 28 - Dj Hazza from 10pm. Refer advert and article. Saturday September 29 - Soul Rebel (from 9pm) SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11 followed by Dj Hazza (from 12am). The Great Opunake Yarn Bomb 2018: In the Opunake CBD. 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In 2017, we are all human and we all BULL SALE 45 motorcyclists lost their make mistakes – safety is life on the road and 7,372 improved if we expect and Monday 24th September 2018 - 11.30am motorcyclists received accept that,” Mr Venn says. Under Cover 1167 Croydon Road, Midhurst treatment and support from Carey Griffi ths of the Birthday Celebrations ACC. The total cost of those Institute of Advanced 40 years of Pennylane Stud Breeding motorcycle-related claims Motorists says riders need amounted to $94 million, but to accept that drivers don’t HEREFORD - ANGUS - JERSEY - the real cost is to the rider, often see them for a variety their families and friends. of reasons, many of which BELTED GALLOWAY September is Motorcycle are unintentional. • FREE CREDIT – UNTIL 20th DECEMBER 2018 Awareness Month, an “We can blame other (Extra special payment terms available if needed by contacting Collins Family prior to sale.) initiative to help all road drivers or hope that one day • FREE GRAZING - UNTIL 1 DECEMBER 2018 users be aware of how they do see us, or we can they can help to keep take the initiative to take • FERTILITY GUARANTEED motorcyclists safe. The advantage of any training • FREE CARTAGE NORTH ISLAND WIDE symbol of this awareness opportunity we can. This Protect your herd campaign is a bright yellow riding right throughout the twice at intersections. means improving our skills All bulls born, reared & grazed in Taranaki helmet, which helps create warmer months. The good “It’s about being aware of hazard prediction and and fully Nait compliant All bulls TB & visibility and reminds all news is that riders who of that you might not see awareness, and riding in BVD Tested Negative - June 2018, road users that ‘Bikes Are complete a Ride Forever motorcyclists at a fi rst a way that maximises our BVD vaccinated Back!’ course are 27% less likely glance. Looking twice can chances of being seen. The campaign message - to submit a claim with ACC make all the difference,” Mr While we can’t control the Come along and enjoy the COLLINS FAMILY hospitality whether you ride or drive, when compared to riders who Keilty says. actions of others, training everyone plays a part in haven’t completed a course. 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Theatre, Chairperson. dispersal This year the Films are: The Film Festival runs Piano, A Little Chaos, from Friday October Once were Warriors, Whale 26-Sunday November 4 with outstanding Closed Coastal Herd Rider, Love Birds, Second a family fun spooky house Hand Wedding, Came a Hot on Halloween October 31. main south road, opunake d/N 42305 Friday, Gardening with Soul Watch this space for and a new release movie Great NZ movies at this further information about 2nd october 11:00am Born Racer; Scott Dixon. year’s Film Festival. these events. on a/c stanley Bros 220 High Capacity In milk Cows This closed herd has been in the Stanley family for 80 years with 45 years of using AB. Bred for capacity & type, the best production being 530kg/ms/cow. Currently producing better than 2.2 ms/cow/day. BW 90 PW 98 Rel 92% SCC currently 80,000, Blanket Dry Cow for the last 20yrs, C10 & EBL free. 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and receive a and be home with family studies are complemented life. Anglican Character. during the weekends. They by co-curricular choices Our points of difference Your daughter will fl ourish discount might also be eligible for as varied as Environment from larger schools include in our unique environment Ministry of Education Committee, Kapa Haka and small class sizes, passionate where she will leave us as Boarding Bursaries and Young Writers Group as teachers and high academic a confi dent, independent qualify for travel subsidies. well as traditional whole expectations grounded in our young woman, willing to Our outstanding NCEA school sports and music St Mary’s Diocesan values contribute back to society. results show that our girls events. Leadership and of respect, responsibility, excel across our broad range service opportunities are key perseverance, service, and St Mary’s Diocesan School of subjects. Their academic components of our school care, and refl ect the Special St Mary’s Diocesan, Stratford CoastalCare responds to Blood An integrated Anglican Year 9 - Year 13 Boarding and Day School for girls in the heart of Taranaki Drive request

Nurturing Exceptional CoastalCare have Any eligible person at least 80 people they can responded to a public who is keen can contact book this in. request to run a blood drive. CoastalCare and put their Contact CoastalCare by Young Women They can hold one in name on the prospective list. phone on 06 761 8488, by Opunake at the end of Check out their facebook email at info@coastalcare. 2019 Year 9 Scholarships November if they can get 80 page for updates. co.nz or by messaging them eligible donors. Once Coastal Care have from their facebook page. Applications close 2 Nov 2018. Enquiries to our school office. Earthquake -prone priority buildings policy

The Opunake Business Association is proud to be hosting the South YOUR PERSONAL INVITATION TO OUR Taranaki District Council’s public meeting to make a presentation and answer OPEN DAY questions around the new Wednesday 26 September - 10am to 2pm policy they are required to have for Earthquake prone Meet our School Principal, Mrs Fiona Green. priority buildings. This is the business community’s Have a personal tour of our school and boarding house facilities. chance to have any questions answered. Any submissions Have you made your decision for secondary education? must be made by September It is not too late for 2019 – there are still boarding and day student 24. placements available. It is never too early for expressions of The public Meeting will interest for enrolments 2020 and beyond. be at 5.30pm on September 19 at CoastalCare’s meeting rooms. Refreshments 61 Broadway North, Stratford Ph 06 765 5333 o [email protected] provided. OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Thursday, September 13, 2018 WHAT’S ON 27 Opunake Business Association Market Day 2018 Once again the Opunake busy with lots of visitors to If you are part of a club or Business Association is town. There will be loads of community organisation that coordinating their Annual activities to attract people wants to raise funds, then Market day. to the day, such as, The call into Pastimes and see It will take place on Great Opunake Yarn Bomb, Rosie or email pastimes@ Saturday 27 October 9am- two Garden Festivals, The xtra.co.nz Keep up to date 1pm in the main street of Taranaki National Art with information by liking Opunake. Awards and the NZ Film the Opunake Facebook page This is a Market Day Festival at Everybody’s as well. with a difference. It is Theatre. Save the date and the primarily for schools, early Visitors will also be able to pennies to show your support childhood centres, sports travel to Dawson Falls and for local community groups clubs and teams, community the renowned Cape Egmont and organisations- Saturday organisations, churches, Lighthouse. October 27. marae etc to fundraise. It costs $10 for a stall and there are loads of ways that OPUNAKE groups can raise funds. Think outside the square- BUSINESS Gumboot Throw, Lucky ASSOCIATION Dips, Fudge and Cake Stall, The Affordables will be playing at Everywsbody’s Theatre this Sunday at 1pm. Rafﬂ es, Produce and Plants, Face Painting, Steak and Opunake Business Association Onion Sandwiches. The Affordables fundraising All food stalls are to be Market Day registered with the STDC. This can be done either Saturday October 27, 9am-1pm for CoastalCare online or at Opunake Library A great fundraiser for all groups. Dave Ritchie Smith and Together they are - The This is a fundraiser for Plus. $10 per stall. Andy Bassett have both Affordables. They will Coastal Care Opunake to The Opunake Business had very successful Album keep your feet tapping and help them get an emergency Association is looking Contact Rosie at Pastimes: launches this year and are your heart singing with an generator - $10 tickets. forward to this year’s Market [email protected] ready to get it out there. Acoustic Folk set. Day. They hope it will be

CoastalCare Opunake - MOVIES - BOUTIQUE THEATRE – HIRE Haumaru ki Tai Health and Community Centre For information email: [email protected] or check facebook- Everybody’s Theatre Delivering essential community health and social Check out our website at www.everybodystheatre.co.nz – Phone 027 3837926 SEPTEMBER 2018 services now and into the future.... Lollies, Popcorn, Ice-creams, Chocolate bars, Adults $10, Students 4-16yrs $8, Under 4 free DID YOU KNOW? Coffee & Tea For Sale No Eft-Pos Senior Citizens $8. ID required for all R movies Some of the regular services we THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME LUIS AND THE ALIENS currently have running are: Action,Comedy|1hr 57mins|R16: Adventure, Animated,Comedy| 1hr CoastalCare offers for hire, quiet, Violence, offensive language and 36mins| PG private, well-appointed room's for nudity An 11-year-old boy makes friends with COASTAL PRINTERS Audrey and Morgan are best friends who three lovable aliens who crash their ship meetings, training opportunities and unwittingly become entangled in an into his house. In return for Louis's help Wednesday and Friday 9am - 5pm international conspiracy when one of the using the home-shopping network, they social gatherings. This will seat up women discovers the boyfriend who save him from boarding school and head TAYLOR DENTAL PRACTICE off on an adventure together. to 60 people or it has the flexibility dumped her was actually a spy. Wed th Offering full dental services every th th Sat 29 Sep 1pm to be divided into two smaller 26 Sep 1pm|Fri 28 Sep 7pm Thursday from hygiene treatments to BLACKKKLANSMAN FUNNY COW **Arthouse** rooms. The facilities include a dentures Drama, Crime, True Story| 2hrs Drama, Comedy|1hr 43mins| R16: lounge area & kitchenette for self LISA KEEN - AUDIOLOGY 15mins|R13: Violence, Language & Domestic Violence, Sexual Material & service of coffees and tea Sexual References Offensive language. Every Wednesday It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth An aspiring female comedian standing up to is the first African-American detective to the sexist Northern England club circuit., ill- BUDGET ADVICE serve in the Colorado Springs Police treatment by men is something our heroine Permanently residing in the By appointment Department. Determined to make a is grimly used to, from childhood beatings to building are: name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets an abusive husband. A film about the power TARANAKI PODIATRY out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate of laughter and how to transform pain into OPUNAKE PHARMACY, and expose the Ku Klux Klan. humour. Every 2nd Wednesday st rd th th th OPUNAKE MEDICAL CENTRE, Fri 21 Sep 7pm|Sun 23 Sep 7pm| Sat 29 Sep 7pm Wed 26 Sep 7pm|Sun 30 Sep 7pm MIHI’S PLACE THE WIFE MARY SHELLEY ST. JOHNS AMBULANCE, Every 4th Thursday Drama|1hr 40mins| M Drama, Historical| 2hrs |PG PLUNKET, After spending forty years sacrificing her Mary Shelley, her step sister, and the poet NP PHYSIOTHERAPY dreams for her husband Joe and his Percy leave London to travel, drink, and HEALTH BOARD SERVICES, Tues and Fridays 12.30-5.00pm career, fed-up wife Joan decides to end shag their way around Europe, with the trio COASTAL PRINTERS their relationship. Interweaving the story ending up at Lord Byron's Swiss holiday COUNSELLING of the couple's youthful passion with a mansion. There, the reading of ghost stories Various providers and specialties including, portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years turns into a challenge for the group to each relationships, drugs, alcohol, quit smoking, later--a lifetime's shared compromises, write one themselves and thus Frankenstein CONTACT: secrets, betrayals, and mutual love. is born. ARETHA LEMON or change support, family violence and anger Sun 16th Sep 7pm Wed 19th Sep 1pm ELAINE SPENCER, management OVERBOARD SPITFIRE Facility Managers on 06 761 8488 DAIRY NZ Comedy, Romance| 1hr 52mins |M Documentary|1hr 39mins|TBC once a month course Kate is a single mother of three who's They say she was beautiful. A dream. But hired to clean a luxury yacht that for all her good looks, she was also a killer. belongs to Leonardo -- a selfish, Spitfire is an epic, sweeping tale of Mexican playboy. After firing Kate, determination, vision and courage. It is the Leonardo falls off the boat and wakes up story of an aeroplane that was forged in with no memory of who he is. To get competition, shaped as the war clouds payback, Kate shows up at the hospital gathered, and refined in the white heat of and pretends that they're married. combat – going on to become the most Fri 14th Sep 7pm|Wed 19th Sep 7pm famous fighter plane ever made. th Sat 22nd Sep 7pm Sat 15 Sep 7pm Wed Fri Sat Sun 14 15 Show Dogs 1pm 16 Overboard 7pm Spitfire 7pm The Wife 7pm 19 21 22 23 Mary Shelley 1pm BlackkKlansman 7pm Hotel Transylvania 3 1pm BlackkKlansman 7pm Overboard 7pm Overboard 7pm 26 !!ARTHOUSE!! 28 29 30 The Spy Who Dumped Me 1pm The Spy Who Dumped Me Luis and the Aliens 1pm Funny Cow 7pm Funny Cow 7pm 7pm BlackkKlansman 7pm

28 WHAT’S ON Thursday, September 13, 2018 OPUNAKE & COASTAL NEWS Dr Libby embarks on National Tour of New Zealand How Hormones affect our the master switch of your “The amount of time, focus author and published emotions, ageing and beauty hormonal world and money spent on trying internationally including in Acclaimed nutritional • How to go about to sort out exterior problems UK, US, Canada, France, biochemist, 11 times rectifying a hormonal that are actually created Germany, Russia and Italy. best-selling author and imbalance naturally from inside processes gone A respected global speaker, international speaker, Dr • How emotions impact awry is astronomical,” says Dr Libby’s expertise in Libby different hormones and vice Dr Libby. nutritional biochemistry has Weaver has announced versa This book is for women led her to share the stage her 2018 national tour, The • Ways to support hormonal who are feel they have with Marianne Williamson, Hormone Factor, which will imbalances that contribute to mask their perceived Sir Richard Branson, Tony see her visit 16 to PMS, painful periods, ‘fl aws’, who are looking to Robbins and Dr Oz. centres across New Zealand irregular periods, food get a deeper perspective on Dr Libby is regularly called following the release of her cravings, acne and PCOS beauty and who feel inspired on as an authoritative fi gure latest book, The Beauty Dr Libby will be speaking to help our next generation in the health and wellness Guide. The 12th title from in: Hamilton – 22 August. of women live from a place industry and has been one of New Zealand’s most Christchurch – 23 August. of knowing their true beauty. featured in numerous media popular authors will be Dr. Libby will be in New Plymouth September 17. New Plymouth – 17 The Beauty Guide can publications including The available from August 22. September. Palmerston be purchased from www. Times, The Huffi ngton Post, Hormones play a powerful “My aim is to help • How to spot the hormone North – 18 September. drlibby.com and leading Sydney Morning Herald, role in how we feel and how women identify the signs disrupting substances in Hawkes Bay – 19 booksellers from August 22. the Australian Women’s our bodies function, says Dr of hormonal imbalance and your beauty products September. Whangarei – 24 RRP $39.95. Weekly and appears Libby. They offer insight as to how • Steps you and your partner September. Tauranga – 25 Dr Libby Weaver (PhD) is regularly on breakfast radio infl uence everything from hormones impact our can take to cultivate great September. Auckland – one of Australasia’s leading and television. With a natural how we grow, sleep and beauty, the way we age, fertility and preconception 26 September. Auckland nutritional biochemists, ability to break even the most age, whether we store fat our emotions and how we care – 1 October. Invercargill an author, a speaker and complex of concepts into or burn it, the quality of our perceive ourselves. I will • How the pill works and its – 2 October. Dunedin – founder of the plant-based layman’s terms, Dr Libby’s skin, our blood pressure, also share practical effects on the body 3 October. Oamaru – 4 supplement range, Bio health messages embrace immune system and appetite solutions on how to best • How to reduce the impact October. Wellington – 8 Blends. her unique three-pillared regulation—even our brain support our bodies and of the stress of modern day October. Nelson – 9 October. Armed with an abundance approach that explore chemicals. the various biochemical living on your hormonal Blenheim – 10 October. of knowledge, scientifi c the interplay between “Our bodies rely on pathways that govern the balance Ashburton – 16 October. research and a true desire nutrition, emotions and the the delicate balance and way we look and feel,” says • What to do if you’re Christchurch – 17 October. to help people regain their biochemistry of the body. seamless communication Dr Libby. experiencing thyroid energy and vitality, Dr Libby It’s no surprise that when of over 50 different During her inspiring two- imbalances such as The Beauty Guide empowers and inspires it comes to achieving and hormones. Each have their hour live event, Dr Libby hypothyroidism Drawing on 20 years of people to take charge of their maintaining ultimate health own remarkable abilities to will explain: • How stress hormones experience working with health and happiness through and wellbeing, Hollywood cause havoc or harmony to • Why women experience impact sex hormones during women, The Beauty Guide her books, live events and stars, Deborra-lee Furness our inner and outer world, hot fl ushes and insomnia each life stage offers beauty insight, nutritional support range. and Hugh Jackman, describe depending on whether they with menopause • The role hormones play in solutions and wisdom that Having sold over 350,000 her as a “one stop shop in are in or out of balance, and • The nutrients your adrenal fatigue will help to transform the books across New Zealand achieving and maintaining being produced in optimal hormones need to offer you • How to tap into your own way you see and feel about and Australia, she is an ultimate health and quantities.” great hair, skin and nails hormonal intelligence and yourself at any age. eleven-times bestselling wellbeing.”

NEW PLYMOUTH MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

Join Dr Libby for an evening of education and inspiration as she teaches you how to balance your hormones TICKETS naturally — yes your own $39.95 body can do this. Suitable for women of all ages and stages (incl teens).