December 2015 & January 2016
Community Contact
wishes you a very ROSS Lynley Hargraves merry Christmas and ph. 03 755 4227
a happy New Year! HARI HARI Nick or Karyn at SWAS [email protected] Thank you for reading ph. 03 753 3160
Community Contact this WHATAROA year. If you’ve enjoyed it, Karla Maisey [email protected] please consider making a ph. 03 753 4028
dona on. OKARITO Paula Sheridan [email protected] ph. 03 753 4223
FRANZ JOSEF Helen Lash [email protected]
FOX GLACIER Marlayna Liebert [email protected] 0212478894
SOUTH Brenda Monk [email protected] Home ph. 03 751 0892 Work ph. 03 751 0837
HAAST Liz Hawker Community Contact is compiled from the contribu ons of the people of South Westland. Ar cles, items, [email protected] news, recipes, stories, etc. from everyone are most welcome. All personal opinions should be signed and ph. 03 750 0845 publica on is at the discre on of the Community Contact team. The views expressed in Community Contact are not necessarily the views of the CC board. Send your ar cles or adverts to your contact or e-mail to [email protected] by 15TH January to be included in the February issue. NEWSLETTER COMPILER ADVERTISING RATES Lisa Reinhardt [email protected] Full Page $150.00 1/2 Page $80.00 ph. 03 751 0170 1/4 Page $40.00 1/8 Page $20.00 Address: Brenda Monk - Lake Paringa Post Centre, South Westland 7834 We prefer online banking payments directly into the Bank Account: 1 Community Contact 12 3166 0042300 02 with your name & what the deposit is for. Please do not send cash. Fox Glacier DECEMBER ‘15 & JANUARY ‘16
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4 Haast DECEMBER ‘15 & JANUARY ‘16 Haast Happenings November potatoes and kumara. So tasty. This was followed by two pavlovas, then drinks and a very nice cake. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Since the last meal there have been several birthdays in September, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Roy Hutcheson on the 17th,Claire Hutcheson on the 23rd, and Gaynor Brown on the 29th. Then in October there was Di Solomon on the 11th,and Bill Kay/Smith on the 13th. Our next meal will be on the 18th November in the Haast Hall, where Colleen Anderson We celebrated the The rain held off at the speeches and ribbon cu ng has kindly donated some pork for us to enjoy. fi ieth anniversary of The Housie evenings have been going really well, with opening the last sec on of State Highway 6 between Haast good a endances. In the 4th week, the winners were Dave and Paringa on the weekend 6-8 November. There was a Varcoe,and Molly Bowen. In the 5th week it was Bruce great turn out from those involved in the making of the road. Horrell and Craig Flynn. The 6th week saw Robert Afan and It was a chance for many to catch up on the past and present. Ken Hall winning. The 7th week was Steve McFarlane and There was a meet and greet on Friday evening with speeches, Colleen Anderson.Colleen was kind enough to share hers with then a re-enactment of the opening at the Knights Point everybody. The 8th week saw Kerry McWhinney and Henry viewing area. An addi onal plaque was added to the Pomana get the goodies. The 9th week we had Archie Cowan memorial and a ribbon cut. and Logan and Min enjoy the cakes, then last week(10th) Bloxhams took the first two, and Gaynor Brown the third. There is only one week to go for Housie, and we will be dressing this next lot up with a few extras seeing as how it is the end of the season ,so tell your friends, and come along.
Many vintage and veteran cars travelled south to join the celebra on Haast Allstars On the 21st of October we were invited to Neroli Nolan’s lovely home for our monthly All Stars meal. With 11 people present it was nice to have Heleen back with us, and both our Prime nurses present as well. This was our first gathering since we had lost June Johnston, and it was also here that Ian Rendall had had his last ou ng. So we all observed a short silence for both of them. A er that it was into the wonderful meal that Neroli had prepared for us. Thank you so much Neroli for all your me and effort and the lovely food. We had a beau ful meal of grilled chicken pieces accompanied by a tasty yoghurt dressing, a ended by four choices of salad, with cubed baked
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Hi, my name is Paul a er school finishes for the year. Gurney and I’ve been From me to me I’ll place an entry in this community paper given the privilege of le ng you know what’s been happening Police wise down taking over from Snr here. Constable Rob Manera at Haast and live in this great part of It appears the roads are busy here during the day with traffic New Zealand. and are only going to get busier this summer. I’ve been Rob has re red a er 28 years in the Police. 18 years of those advised to expect a lot more tourists and New Zealand sta oned at Haast. It will take me awhile to achieve the vast travellers. Accordingly I’ve been asked by my bosses to be on local knowledge that Rob has and work out how he had this the road as much as possible. sta on running. Keep le as best you can. I’ve a ended two crashes here in Over the last week I’ve met a lot of you and I am slowly the last week. Both for crossing the centreline and colliding se ling in. with oncoming traffic. Some of you may remember me from being sta oned at Take it easy on the road. You can’t predict what’s coming Franz Josef between 2007 and 2012. Since then I’ve had afew round the corner. years on the Chatham Islands and more recently in Greymouth. Constable Paul Gurney My partner Rachel and two girls Rata and Miro, will join me Haast Police
Bruce Bay DECEMBER ’15 & JANUARY ‘16
2015 Bruce Bay Sports Day & Ball A er some rain in the morning, this year’s labour weekend Sunday turned out a beau ful day for the annual Bruce Bay Sports Day. The wood chopping event had a record field and everyone had a fantas c me. The Gatsby-themed ball at night was a huge success. The Queenstown-based band Mojo enjoyed the night as much as the ball-goers did, and are keen to return next year. Everyone looked stunning in their 1920s ou its! Amongst other projects, the proceeds from the day are going towards the upgrade of our community hall. At the moment, we are replacing ro en weatherboards and windows in prepara on for a repaint of the hall’ s exterior. Thank you to everyone who came! See you again next year.
6 Bruce Bay DECEMBER ’15 & JANUARY ‘16 2015 Bruce Bay Sports Day Raffle Results & Sponsors
Whitebait Raffle Results: Raffle Number Winner 1st 8kgs John McLaren Grocery hamper 153 Sue McCallum 2nd 4kgs Bill Caldwell Salmon Farm Hamper 11 Lisa Brady 3rd 2kgs Wallace Whanau Lamb 77 Reina 4th 1kg A Wilson st 5th 1kg Kat Neiman Hoki ka family package 1 16 K Radburn nd 6th 1kg Worrick 2 21 Matson All winners have been no fied Eco Ra ing Voucher 29 Brodie H Winner of Pole Height (11.455 m) – Ian Childrens Raffle 25 Adrienne Terry Leighton (11.608m) Franz Package 89 Anne Manera Winner of Guess number of Jellybeans Haast Package 33 Alex and May (1185) – Grace Rhodes (1200) Winner of Guess the number of Jaffas Christmas Hamper 7 Deb and Steve (233) – Clem Swinburn (237) Work & Leisure Package 80 Sox Thank you to all everyone who donated Home & Living 11 Anna Liddell money, goods and their valuable me to make our day such a success. Coffee Maker 56 Beth Sco Alpine Glacier Motel Jane (Jacobs River) Aotea Electric John Pfeifer Panelbea ng Asure Aspiring Court Motel Johnston Motors Haast Barry Rochford King Tiger Franz Josef Coffee & Equipment Kiwi Centre Hoki ka Dave and Diane Lindsay Thank you Lake Matheson Café Dean Caldwell Ltd McMullan Timber ITM Deb Condon and Steve Monk to our Mel and Rieke Macdonald Dispatch & Garlick Mitre 10 Wanaka Ecora ing Adventures Sponsors 2015 New World Hoki ka Electronet Okarito Nature Tours Ellerys Hoki ka PGG Wrightson Eunice Sullivan & Maggie Williams Phil and Sandra Robson Farmlands Whataroa Pinegrove Motels Fiordland Souvenirs Pipis Pizza Fox Glacier Guiding Regent Theatre Hoki ka Fox Store Rob Coers and Carol Daley Franz Guides Russell & Lorene Allison Full of Beans Café Franz Josef Salmon Farm Café Glacier Hot Pools Shining Star Motels Glynis Condon Stumpers Graham and Brenda Monk Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio Greenstone Helicopters The Landing Bar and Restaurant Grey Valley Couriers The Last Kitchen Haast River Safari Tom Williams Contrac ng Hann Construc on Treetop Walk Hoki ka Hard Antler WC Wildlife Centre Hoki ka Glass West Coast Scrap & Steel Ltd Ian Leighton Westroads 7 James Print Franz Josef DECEMBER ‘15 & JANUARY ‘16
8 9 Ross DECEMBER ‘15 & JANUARY ‘16 Ross Ramblings available at S ff long dresses and and flowery hats mixed with lycra and the Ross helmets at the Ross Gold Rush 150 Celebra on on Labour shop if weekend. The town celebrated both cycling wonders of today anyone and gold discoveries of yesteryear. The community worked from hard to pull everything together, the weather was great and further the fireworks spectacular. south wants Large numbers of cyclists ba led a bit of a headwind on the a copy – a Saturday to make it to the West Coast Wilderness Trail great way opening in Ross, where they were greeted with sunshine, to get speeches and high tea sandwiches. numbers for On the people that Sunday you can't so costumes easily find were out in the West Coast phone book. in force Playgroup will have its always fantas c Christmas Party on for the Sunday Dec 20th at the Ross Swimming Pool. The me will be parade announced soon, but there will be a barbecue lunch and Fire along Engine rides. If the usual Santa makes an appearance the with a grown ups can have fun seeing who is on to him – despite a dis nc ve accent, neighbouring children and grandchildren s ll haven't worked out the game. If you're coming along please bring a plate and a small labelled gi for your children for Santa's sack. beau fully maintained horse drawn carriage, pony trap, and The Ross Pool complex is almost always warm enough inside fire engine. There was the band, dancing girls, miners and to make you want to jump in the water. And the water is bonnet and cap wearing school children. Kids also got ge ng warmer too. It was 24 degrees the other day and only tradi onal games to play: three-legged races and tug-o-war. ge ng ho er, so enjoy the summer by ge ng in a few laps. Another well a ended event was a recent community Contact Bev Manera 7554011 for your key. mee ng on the fight to keep a policeman in Ross. About 100 people
a ended the mee ng at the Ross Hall on Tuesday 10 November. The decision on whether to replace the last Ross policeman has not yet been made, and you can have your say s ll in the first week of December by contac ng the inspector who carried out the review: jeff[email protected]. The school children having been busy this week wri ng le ers about why they think there should be a policeman in Ross. Buglaries and car accidents seem to feature high on the reasons there. The kids are right – there was a run of fuel the s a er the last policeman le town. The school and playgroup teams have been doing a lot of fundraising lately, and the school has produced a new copy 10 of the indespensible Ross phone book. These ought to be Licensed Building Practitioner New Homes, Additions, Renovations, Concrete Work, Gib Stopping, Tiling and Finishing Work a Specialty Phone: 751 0170 Cell: 0272 751017 Email: [email protected]
GLACIER “Penguin Encounters” CONCRETE An evening with Craig Po on For all your concrete needs in Westland Tales and photographs from his encounters with Call Tim Gibb penguins around the Southern Hemisphere on 0211584043 to discuss your 7pm, Friday 27th November, Hoki ka Regent requirements. Theatre Driveways, dairy sheds, lime bins, Fundraiser for the West Coast Penguin Trust foundations, pole sheds, animals Tickets $20 ($10 under 16) including shelters, standoff areas, farm race complimentary nibbles and a glass of wine or ways etc. beer Now might be the time to add a concrete To book or for more details, see patio or pathway. www.hoki karegent.com Glacier Contracting can also provide gravel , sand, large stones for soak holes etc and can do your site preparation work. Call Tim for a free no obligation quote. Email [email protected]
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15 Ian, Kathy, Dave and the We will be closed team would like to wish through the Christmas all our customers through break but can s ll be 2015 a very Merry contacted via phone or Christmas and a healthy email. New Year. Best wishes to you and your families – be safe.
16 Be part of the Global Climate March bursts and there will be support vehicles December ‘15 right here on the West Coast!! accompanying us. Carpooling from Buller is being arranged for those Remember to bring water, food, sunscreen and 1 Franz Josef Community who are interested. sunhats. Council Mee ng Sunday 29th November 8am Greymouth Dogs, horses, cycles and pushchairs all welcome! District Council Fountain to Hoki ka Beach For more informa on look for: 2 (Revell St entrance) at 4pm where there will WestCoast People's Hikoi on Facebook www.peoplesclimatemarch.org.nz 3 be a rally. Or ring/text Nicola on 0221557561 Walk as far as you like but we recommend 5km 4
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CHURCH SERVICES—December 2015 14
6th 13th 20th 27th Christmas Catholic 15
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9am 6pm Sat. 9am 9am Hari Hari 17 25th Whataroa 10.30am 9am 10.30am 9am 7pm 18 M. tea after 24th Franz Josef 5pm 5pm 5pm 19 24th Fox Glacier 11am 11am 6pm 20 24th Haast 5pm 10.30am 25th 21
Reconciliation: Harihari 23rd 3pm; Whataroa 23rd 5pm; 22 Franz Josef 23rd, 7pm; Fox Glacier 23rd 4pm; Haast, before mass 25th South Westland Catholic Parish: Contact Fr. Michael Mahoney, 0210333746 or 23 037534140 Note: This mass is the normal parish schedule. It is wise to check that a mass has not been 24 Christmas Eve changed for some special reason . 6th 13th 16th 23rd 24th/25th Anglican 25 Christmas Day Ross 26 Boxing Day Hari Hari Combined 10.30am service 1.30pm 25th 27 Whataroa 11.15am 4pm 28 Boxing Day holiday Franz Josef 3pm 9.30pm 24th 29 Jacobs 30 River Haast 6pm 31 New Year’s Eve 17 Anglican Contact: Rev’d Vivien Harber (03) 755 5125 CHURCH SERVICES—January 2016 January ‘16
Catholic 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st 1 Brenda Monk’s birthday
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Whataroa 10.30am 9am 10.30am 9am 9am 4 Franz Josef 5pm 5pm 5 Fox Glacier 11am 11am 11am Haast 5pm 6
South Westland Catholic Parish: Contact Fr. Michael Mahoney, 0210333746 or 7 037534140 Note: This mass is the normal parish schedule. It is wise to check that a mass has not been changed for some special reason . 8 Anglican 3rd 10th 13th 24th 9 Ross 10 Hari Hari Combined 9.30am service 1.30pm 11 Whataroa 11.15am 12 Franz Josef 3pm 13 Jacobs 14 River Haast 6pm 15
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18 SUPPORT, HELP, ADVICE? South Westland Area Prac ce West Coast contact numbers are: Providing Healthcare from Hari Hari to Haast 19 Westland Victim Support – ask for Victim Support For all appointments, enquiries, and repeat 20 (03) 755 8088 prescrip ons please phone the Prac ce Arthritis Foundation (03) 768 7254 Recep onist (based at Franz Josef): 21 Women’s Refuge (9am – 3pm) (03) 7898025 0800 SW Health / 0800 79 432584 22 AH 0800 208 339 For urgent a er hours care please phone your Child Support Agency – queries re child support local clinic to obtain the correct phone 23 0800 221 221 number for the person on call (this may change daily) 24 Disability Information Service 0800 100 946 Hari Hari: 03 753 3008 West Coast Rural Support— 25 Whataroa: 03 756 1080 Dianne Milne 0800 787 254 Franz Josef: 03 752 0700 Lifeline – West Coast Toll Free 0800 353 353 26 Fox Glacier: 03 751 0836 Kidsline – 4pm – 6pm every school day Haast: 03 750 0800 27 0800 543 754 Please note that the individual clinic phones may not be AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) (03) 7520200 a ended daily 28 Poison helpline 0800 POISON 0800 764766 FOR EMERGENCIES DIAL 111 29 HEALTHLINE – FREE 24 HR 30 HEALTH ADVICE 0800 611 116 31 18