,OCALLY/WNED AND/PERATED KEVIN JORDAN The W.O.F. 0HONE -OBILE  WAIROA WARRANT OF FITNESS CENTRE s#HIMNEY#LEANERSs s#ARPET#LEANERSs 38 Freyberg Street, Wairoa s0EST%RADICATORSs Phone 838 6368 s'ENERAL#LEANERSs Hours: 8 am - 4.30 pm Price $1 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1st Best All-Round Independent Gifted Sands well-supported P 2 Community Newspaper Farming P 7 2009 and 2010 What’s on where P 8 - NZCNA Circulation under 7500 Sport Ps 14, 15, 16, 17 PPageage 1155 His services to angling land the catch of a lifetime WALTER Rofe, a life member of the Wairoa and District He has achieved a strong representation for Wairoa anglersanglers Angling CClublub and the Friends of Te Urewera National Park andand hunters on the council, ensuring that fisheries in WairoaWairoa hhasas been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for his andand Waikaremoana are well resourced, and that ggameame birbirdd services to conservation and anangling.gling. hunters have been heard throughthrough council processes. MMrr Rofe has been an advocate for anglersanglers and ggameame bird “I’ve“I’ve guardedguarded and the lake very closely while onon hhuntersunters in the Wairoa and East Coast regionregion for many years, council,”council,” he saidsaid.. but his love of fishingfishing started 55 years agoago when he was a MrMr Rofe said beingbeing on the Fish & GGameame Council has nonott bus driver for Ruakituri SSchool.chool. alwaysalways been easy as when makmakinging decdecisionsisions they had ttoo MMrr Rofe would watch his friend Para Bennett,Bennett, a teacher at take into account the wide picture, while he also tried to looklook the school fish and one dadayy he lent Mr Rofe a rodrod.. afterafter ththee WWairoaairoa DiDistrict.strict. “It was a steel rod which had been ggiveniven to him by a friend Due to hishis diligencediligence Lake WaikaremoanaWaikaremoana iiss posspossiblyibly ththee from EnEngland.gland. It was made from a steel tank aerial, and I onlyonly lake in which does not allow the use ofof caucaughtght my first ever fish with that rod,” he recalled. downdown riggersriggers or lead lines and the Ruakituri River is one ofof FFromrom that moment Mr Rofe was hooked on fishinfishingg and the onlyonly riversrivers where spinnersspinners can not be used. most days after work he would ggoo to the Ruakituri River for “In manmanyy places the river is accessible from the road ssoo a fish, to the dismay of his wife MarMargaret.garet. itit could ververyy easileasilyy be fished out. “It’s a wonder we weren’t divorced straistraightght away. “It’s“It’s the odd victory you have over the bigbig ggunsuns at RotoruRotoruaa ““II would ggetet home ffromrom work and then ggoo straistraightght to the whichwhich are the highlights,”highlights,” he sasaid.id. rivriverer forfor a fish.fish. Due to these victories, Mr Rofe believes the fishingfishing inin “She was certainly a fishinfishingg widow,” he said. Wairoa is better now than it was 55 years ago.ago. MMrr Rofe said that without the support of his wife he would He has been a member of the Anglers’Anglers nnotot have been able to achieveachieve what he had, particularlyparticularly hishis ClubClub since 1957, serving on the committee for 20 yearyears,s role as a councillor for Fish & GGameame on the Eastern Region nine as president and has been a committee member ofof ththee CCouncil.ouncil. Friends ofof Te Urewera National Park fforor many years. He is a He served as a councillor for Fish & GameGame on the Eastern lifelife member ofof both committeescommittees.. Region CCouncilouncil for 15 years, from 1994 to 2009. Continued on page 3 Rain issues WET weather hampered holiday ‰ Walter Rofe has been awarded a Queen’s plans and activities with flooding Service Medal for services to conservation and in parts of the district. angling, and says he could not have done this A moist northeasterly low in the without the support of his wife Margaret. weekend caused flooding at Mahia, closing roads, causing surface flooding and bringing down trees. The deluge of rain in Mahia brought the Kopuawhara Stream up, flooding paddocks and closing CELEBRATINGG Kaiwaitau Road on Sunday. The flooding left logs blocking motorists’ access adding to the NEW YEAR problems experienced on the peninsula. The heavy rain on Saturday through to midnight BACKYARD Sunday also caused a slip at Tunanui Road. There was surface flooding on RESOLUTIONS!S! Mahanga Road and the Nuhaka River Road was closed for a time MAKE YOUR GARDEN TOP OF THE LIST THIS on Sunday. 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‰ Linda-Anne Martin and Bruce Kenyon admire the work on display at the ‰ Gifted Sands organisers Desna Whaanga-Schollum and her mum Mere Gifted Sands exhibition. Whaanga are all smiles having put on another top quality art exhibition. Gifted Sands reveals art treasures GIFTED Sands was as popular as ever attributed to the article in the December Exhibiting artists range from kuia who with people queuing before the doors 29 edition of the Wairoa Star. The have a traditional harakeke background opened on its first day. article showcased artist Alby Gray who to emerging artists working in clay Mahia’s annual art exhibition, which exhibited work at Gifted Sands. and cast glass. Others work in stone, showcases the work of Rongomaiwahine “People were telling us they had seen pounamu, pingao, kiekie, watercolours, artists, was held during the last week of the article and had to come along and acrylics, Number 8 wire and driftwood, December. take a look,” she said. pastels, photography, textiles, silver and Organiser and artist Desna Whaanga- This year 24 artists exhibited, four of paua shell, feathers and fibre. Schollum said when they first opened whom were new to the event. Ms Whaanga said the exhibition went the doors on the first day the venue, “We’ve got a core group of artists who smoothly and having worked together Mokotahi Hall, was packed. exhibit and on occasion someone new now for 12 years, the team behind it had Organiser and artist Mere Whaanga moves to the area and hears about the got the setting up and taking down of said approximately 900 people attended exhibition or has relatives who exhibit,” the exhibition down to a fine art. the exhibition and the sales were similar said Ms Whaanga-Schollum. “It was just enjoyable,” said Ms to last year. There were approximately 140 works Whaanga. There were also several inquiries for exhibited, which is on a par with recent “There were so many repeat buyers commissioned work. years. and supporters who keep coming back “The regular artists are proving Having been held for 12 years Ms and are now bringing their family with popular,” she said. Whaanga-Schollum said the exhibition them,” she said. Ms Whaanga said the second day had grown a lot since its inception as This year Ms Whaanga-Schollum is seemed busier than the first which she had the quality of the art. hoping to hold art workshops throughout the year, although this is dependent on sourcing the funding. “For many, Gifted Sands is the only time the artists get together with other artists. “These workshops would provide a chance for artists to get together, learn new techniques from each other E and take a new direction in their FRE work.” ‰ ABOVE: Gifted Sands artist Joan We off er free Ropiha stands proudly with her artwork. ‰ RIGHT: Wairoa artist quality and professional Jessie Christie Smith exhibited a variety of pieces including a taaniko WHANAU/FAMILY purse, bell and belt, red raku clay, pounamu jewellery, korowai, piupiu HEALTH SERVICES and a headband set for a doll. for all members of our community ‰ BELOW: There was - Care and Support with - School Based Nursing a variety of artwork on display at the Gifted Sands Pregnancy - Dental Health Promotion exhibition which sisters - Well Child/Tamariki Ora - Care and Needs for our Elderly Libby and Rosa Campbell - Disability Support - Injury Prevention enjoyed looking at. - B4 School Health Checks - Parenting Support * HEALTHY * SAFE * ACTIVE * SMOKE FREE KAHUNGUNU HIKOI WHENUA PROGRAMME Our services are available to all members of our community

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