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October 2020 Meet Victor How the man from a little village in the Photo credit: Rosie Moyes Photo credit: UK ended up in a little village in NZ The Editor... I do love that my editorial space is getting Check your Smoke Alarms smaller each month. It means there is a lot We hope that you are enjoying the light- of content to fit in. It’s a juggling act for me er days that bring with them the promise balancing the budget to put the publication of Summer. September and October are together and a jigsaw for Charlie when she great months for change as we shake off our Winter hibernations. It’s also when we lays-up the pages. I would like to give a shout see a major change with Daylight Saving out to Charlie for the TOP job she does. coming into effect, which of course is syn- It requires a great deal of skill and creativity onymous with changing the batteries in to put something together that looks effortless. your smoke alarms. Kaitake Community Board Ngā mihi, Tracey Did you know that a house fire can kill you in less than three minutes? That’s pretty fast, on help updating Corbett Park and Sports Facilities right! Working smoke alarms are definitely your best early detection. Don’t forget that The Ōākura Post you can’t smell when you are asleep so it’s The Ōākura Post is a free monthly even more important to have a working Greetings to all. This month’s column ment of the sports ground lights is also part can disturb the light beam. Dust and spi- of the project. publication, delivered each month smoke alarm to wake you up in time to get has a sports and recreation theme - by Doug Hislop ders are two other common culprits. to all homes in Ōākura village. yourself and others out of the house. please read on! Corbett Park is our only public sports field. It is Don’t assume your smoke alarms are work- Often, if your alarm is placed near ventila- in constant use and caters for a wide range of As our community grows we see a constant The folks mentioned have moved on and Su- Editor & Advertising: Tracey Lusk ing. Press the button to check, yes it’s noisy tion in your home, be it an open window, sporting activities. To that end, the setting up increase in the number of residents regularly san Eagar and another committee now hold 06 752 7875 / 027 636 8060 to check but if you do this every month heat pump or a home ventilation system, of a management group of all the local sport- involved in sport and recreation. Every activity the reins and are doing the hard yards. That [email protected] and change the batteries every six months you may find that it goes off for no appar- ing stakeholders who use the park is important. individuals participate in has its unique charac- same ongoing process happens in all our local you’ll be sure to sleep more soundly know- ent reason. The air movement created by It ensures all can be involved in its stewardship [email protected] teristics that appeal to one’s interests, abilities, clubs and organisations and its worth can be ing your alarms are ready to save you. these units can blow dust into your alarms and maximise its potential for all. We certainly Charlie Robertson expectations and enjoyment. We also know seen in the achievments of all our top young Design/Layout: and set them off. If this is the case the best need everyone on board with us over the next Got an alarm that goes off all the time for that there is a mix of social factors that influ- sports people and our wonderful community Story Writer: Suki Bishop thing to do is find a new position in the few months, so if you are asked for your sup- no apparent reason? We hear this a lot. ence which pursuits folk decide to participate facilities built up over the years. room for it. port in some way please put your hand up. Proof Reader: Elayne Kessler The most common smoke alarm people in. Sport is, and always has been, good for Spiders on the other hand are amoral Consequently there has been an uninterrupt- have in their bedrooms and living areas community health and well-being in folks. We are also working with Council staff to devel- ed stream of superb athletes coming out of are photoelectric smoke alarms. The way invertebrates and likely do it for a joke. op a designated area for all our younger resi- www.theoakurapost.co.nz Here in Ōākura our sporting history has a very our community. There is little doubt that sup- these work is that there is a beam of light Best defense there is to make sure you dents whose passion is mountain biking. The long tail indeed. Mostly that is due to the portive parents, a progressive school, sensible in the alarm, and if a smoke particle dis- vacuum the smoke alarms to remove any project is progressing, although rather slowly Founded in Ōākura, New Zealand steady stream of committed volunteers pre- club structures, and willing volunteer coaches, turbs this beam of light it refracts the light unwanted guests. as we work through all the various rules and 1st June 2020 pared to help out in clubs, on sidelines, on the managers and fundraisers all add to this very onto a sensor that triggers the alarm. Enjoy those long evenings! regulations that have to be followed when set- beach, with fundraising and so on. Many, not successful recipe. It epitomises what ‘commu- Issue: No. 05 ting up something on Council land. The kids However it’s not just smoke particles that The crew from the Big Red Truck all, do it for their kids. Just one example is the nity’ is about and something we must all work have been involved with developing the con- Ōākura Junior Sports Club. hard to retain. As we become more popular cept plans and what they have come up with as a lifestyle proposition and more folk move Like many good ideas, the concept of the looks pretty special. Let’s hope it all comes to- here we can’t allow our values and lifestyle to Ōākura Junior Sports Club was hatched at gether as the long summer evenings eventuate be diluted or compromised. Butlers Reef Hotel in 1999. Phil Thompson and now that daylight saving has kicked in. Jodie Temata provided the initial impetus and Now to the theme of this column. The Kaita- Well, that’s it for this issue. they were soon joined by other interested and ke Rugby Club went into recess some years Ka kite anō au i a kotou. enthusiastic folk. ago and the clubrooms now need some ten- The next meeting of the Kaitake Community Phil took on the leadership role of Chair and der loving care. The club committee has very Board will be held at the Ōmata School hall at the other members of that inaugural commit- generously offered to donate the clubrooms 5pm on Monday 16 November. tee were Jude Nagel, Pat and Paul Coxhead, to the community and the KCB is currently Pauline Shannon, Lynne Hepworth, Denise working closely with different groups to set (752 7324 or [email protected]) Howe, Wendy Askew, Mike Hareb, Mark Powell up a governance structure to manage this on behalf of Paul Coxhead, Paul Veric, and Dom Squatriti. Now, here we are a couple important community asset and obtain fund- Graham Chard and Amanda Clinton-Gohdes, of decades on and the club is still going strong. ing for repairs and maintenance. The replace- who is the Councillor Rep. on the KCB 2 The Ōākura Post - October 2020 The Ōākura Post - October 2020 3 he Ōākura Arts Trails takes place this year on the week- ends of the 31st October and Travelling during the Pandemic T7th November 2020. Some artists will be open during the week days too n 11th March my lovely Mum died in the UK, suddenly and The Evans so look out for the orange and blue family very unexpectedly. I was desper- flags. Artists will have their studios catching up Oate to get back to the UK, but the timing open from 10am to 4pm. It is a great over online could not have been worse. Day by day, dinner way of seeing and supporting local hour by hour the borders were closing. It art in Ōākura. was rapidly becoming clear that we had a Our web page has just been updated by Hall global pandemic steamrolling towards us of Design and has all you need to know about here in NZ and that it had already taken the trail with maps and printable brochures. hold in the UK. I had to give up on trying Our brochures are also available at the notice- to get back to the UK at that point. board next to the chemist in the village. The I think my Mum timed it just how she wanted. opening night for the trail is at the Okurukuru She never liked a fuss, would never tell you if Winery on Wednesday 28th October. she was unwell and having just six people social This year we have new artists Rose Petterson, distancing at her funeral would have been the Lizzy McNaught, Brian Clark and Ross Bennett. humble way she would have wanted to exit.