Poetry & Song Lyric Competition Slip Closes Lions Bush Walkway
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AUGUST 2020 Slip closes Lions Bush Walkway ... Recent extreme wet and stormy weather which followed the long dry has caused a Poetry & Song very large slip on the Paparoa Lions Bush Walkway. The slip has taken out the full width of the track, along with the large pine tree which previously has helped to stabilise the Lyric river bank. As a result, the walkway is now closed until it can be realigned. Competition EBB AND FLOW OF THE KAIPARA The Kauri Museum is excited to be part of NATIONAL POETRY DAY on 21 August. We invite you get involved in this year’s ‘Poetry and Song Lyric Competitions’. Writing poems and songs was a favourite pastime of many early settlers and those isolated out in the bush, so get your pens out and start writing! There are prizes to be won in both adult and school student sections. The theme for both events is ‘EBB AND FLOW OF THE KAIPARA.’ Open mic performances will be held at The Kauri Museum, 5 Church Road, Matakohe. The pine tree taking the track with it into the river on the Paparoa Lions Bush Walkway ENTRIES: The adult section is open to ages Meanwhile, over the coming weeks carrying short lengths of timber etc. by 18 years and over. OPEN for contractors will begin building boardwalk hand for the last few metres. The Lions entries NOW until 8 August. You over kauri roots near the Pahi Road end Club would like to hear from people in will be expected to read/perform of the track. This also will mean closure the community who would be willing to your work at the Open Mic Night while construction work is carried out. help with this task (many hands make on 21 August. In order for construction of the boardwalk light work!) to proceed with the funds available, Anyone interested, please contact SCHOOL STUDENT’S SECTION Paparoa Lions have taken on the task of any Lion or PPI member for more Open to ages 5-17, in three delivering the materials to the site. Part information. categories. Entries open of this delivery process is going to involve Jim Rowlands 021 444 370. 21 August, close 10 September, leading to performance (optional) 25 September. For full details and entry forms, Paparoa Sports and Recreation Association visit the ‘What’s On’ page on our Community Dinner website kaurimuseum.com Paparoa Sports Pavilion Saturday 29 August 2020 from 6.30pm. inside We offer a special welcome to new residents of our community to come and meet with others. • Regional Development Fund ........ 2 • Lions News ................................... 4 Delicious meal, light entertainment and good • The Kauri Museum ....................... 5 company. • I've Been Thinking ........................ 8 Adults $20.00, Gold Card holders $17.00, Children $10.00 (up to age 16) or • Gardening .................................. 11 Family $50.00 (2 adults & 2 children) • Mary Stevens & Ruatuna ........... 12 Bookings through Libby Jones [email protected] 021 2080093 or • Rotary News ............................... 13 Jane Bailey 4316 148. • Letters From the Old PO............. 15 • Tides ........................................... 19 BYO drinks Book early to avoid disappointment! • What's On .................................. 19 2 PP www.paparoa.org.nz Paparoa Press PP Council Mark says ... I’m speechless! Just as we were recovering from the shock of a $100 million contribution to restoring the health of the Kaipara Harbour through a variety of restoration projects we then found out on the 14th of July that three worthy community enterprises had received a substantial boost to their finances as announced by Regional Development Minister Hon Shane Jones. I can pick out a couple of residents to these sites, and Then it was the turn of themes to these grants: they all good for local businesses which The Kauri Museum. I was have a focus on the future, they will eventually have another chairman of its board for all arose from a groundswell 29 households to be their a brief time, so I have an of local community effort and customers. Congratulations to appreciation of its operational local identity. Graham Taylor and his team’s needs as well as the A group of Paparoa people selfless efforts in getting this importance of it adapting to could see that there was a across the line. meet future needs with more lack of opportunity for locals It is predicted that our of a focus on an educational who are getting on in years population will include function. From my time on to be able to remain in their a greater proportion of the board, one of the things I community close to the older people in future. The learned was what it meant to amenities which Paparoa itself Maungaturoto Community be part of a community-based has to offer, as well as those Charitable Trust recognised organisation. While its reach wishing to take on an acre or this, and for several years is international, it owes its two close by. The upshot was has been working on getting origins and its very existence the establishment of Paparoa a dementia unit added to to the community it sits Community Charitable Trust, its existing rest home in within. The $3 million grant which is creating a 29 lot Maungaturoto. Their creative will enable a range of projects development consisting of and dedicated fundraising to be completed including a retirement-sized lots and small efforts up until now have ‘virtual’ forest experience, a lifestyle blocks. Their courage meant that construction has research centre and a science and persistence has paid started but now the $1.8 and discovery centre, as well off with a grant of $750,000 million government grant as upgrading the café. This is a which will enable the essential means that completion is great tribute to the board and 021 636 912 civil works to be completed. assured. This is such a worthy its General Manager Dr Tracey [email protected] This will be good for the new scheme, and the project so Wedge. I’m already looking well run that the only surprise forward to taking a walk in the to me is that the funding had virtual forest. not been forthcoming sooner. As Bruce Springsteen sang: I doff my hat to you and your “… we are all travelling in the team, Don McKay MNZM. footsteps of those who’ve Well done. gone before…” The Kauri I hope you, the reader can Museum documents part of see the link from the Paparoa that journey. Te Rata Family Farm lifestyle village and the Let’s be proud of those people dementia unit. in our midst who have made these things happen. The message is that we value our older people and want to Mark Vincent make sure that they will be Otamatea Ward Councillor able to remain as part of their 021 0829 8037 community. At the same time, both these enterprises will generate economic activity Shop Local Free Range Eggs and provide employment. Support Local Free delivery to your door PAPAROA SHOP & BREW Home Brew Supplies Great Gift Ideas $18 per tray (30 eggs) Old Fashioned Lollies Wed-Fri....... 10am-4pm Discounts for regular or large orders Sat.............. 9am-3pm Order at - www.familyfarm.co.nz Sun ............ 10am-2pm Meet the new owners Naadi & Brian text - 020 40260766 1994 Paparoa Valley Rd ... 021 02188828 email - [email protected] Paparoa Press www.paparoa.org.nz PP 3 Are there kiwi in Paparoa? Not that long ago, male Northland brown kiwi calls would have $100 Million been heard every night around Paparoa, calling out for mates, The recent government running around Paparoa’s bush looking for a tasty worm in the $100 million funding deep forest litter before burrowing away in toi toi or a hollow announcement to help log before daylight. restore Kaipara Moana, through a cross-regional In 2020 the state of our 'Kiwi Coast', is working hard programme expected to national bird isn’t so rosy to create pest free areas create 300 jobs, has been with Northland populations for kiwi to return and they welcomed by Kaipara Uri reduced by 90% in the last will, like the kaka which and councils. The ‘Kaipara century and an average adult visit every winter. Kiwi Moana Remediation’ kiwi life span reduced from populations such as those in funding was announced 65 to 14 years. The dream of the Bryderwyns are known by Prime Minister Jacinda having Northland brown kiwi to migrate, looking for new Ardern on 5 July. back in our region is not lost. places to call home. A kiwi photographed in the An estimated 200 new Pest Free Peninsulas, part of It’s our job to make sure Whangarei Kauri Mountain area jobs will be directly that when generated on farms with they do We have started to monitor fencing, water reticulation return, we for kiwi in our area with Kiwi of streams and wetlands, treat them Listening Devices (KLDs), preparing and planting as a treasure largely around the Pahi and land, weeding and hill and make Te Pahi River area. The project country stabilisation. sure we will run over the next five Another 100 jobs will be keep our years and it's the first stage of required in the rural sector bush free of our kiwi recovery plan. for nurseries, fencing pests, keep manufacture, and farm our cats If you think you've heard advisory services. in at night or seen kiwi, or any other The programme’s partners and dogs unique native birds in our plan to work closely area, please email Shaun at Sean Holland (centre) and DOC personel using the on a leash with landowners, sector Kiwi Listening Device, or KLD in the bush.