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otakitoday.com HARATUA MAY 2021 Ngā Kōrero o Ōtaki Tasman Rd land ‘blank canvas’ By Ian Carson An ecological turnaround is on the cards for the 175 hectares of farmland along Tasman Road. An iwi Church of England trust board recently said it was taking its dairy herds off the farms, recognising that dairying was a major polluter. That decision reflected its commitment to the environment and to future generations. The Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board (OPTB) has managed dairy farming operations in Ōtaki for 100 years. It will soon have no dairy cows on the land known simply as “North Farm” and “South Farm” on either side of the road leading from the township to the beach. It currently has beef cattle on the South Farm and a breeding dairy herd on North Farm. The dairy animals will be transferred to another OPTB farm at Manakau. The decision to exit dairying has led to speculation in the community about future use of the land, including the possibility of housing. “That’s possible, but there are plenty of other sites in Ōtaki that could be used for housing,” says OPTB chair Rachael Selby. “That’s not to say it won’t happen – the land is really a blank canvas.” The board has already discussed its strategic plan with Raukawa trustees, and another hui is planned for June to receive feedback. With some OPEN TO IDEAS: Ōtaki and Porirua Trust Board chair Rachael Selby at the fenceline of Te Wānanga of Raukawa and the “North Farm” on Tasman Road. She members representing the Church of England, says the trust is open to ideas about future use of the farmland. Photo Ian Carson the board will also be presenting to the vestry. Rachael says she would like to hear everyone’s collaboration with Greater Regional farming practices on whenua owned by the Diocesan Trusts Board, four representing the ideas. Council. It focuses on enhancing the habitat OPTB will be reduced. Raukawa Marae Trustees, and one representing “We invite anyone in Ōtaki who has an idea to for spawning inanga (whitebait). The board “We expect the iwi and the community will the Ministry of Education. let us know. Nothing is off the table.” is enthusiastic about the project, seeing it as a recognise the growing acceptance of the need Its core business is land-based asset However, given the board’s clear desire positive opportunity for restoration on the farm for all land owners to take meaningful steps to management (including dairy farming, land as kaitiaki to enhance and protect the land, and the stream. restore the environment for future generations,” leases and rental properties). The income projects such as a wetland park and stream The strategic plan reinforces acommitment to Troy says. generated is applied to its scholarship funds for restoration are likely to find favour. kaitiakitanga (guardianship), reflecting a growing The board is a registered charitable post-primary education to members up to the age A restoration proposal for the lower Waitohu appreciation of how the land should be protected organisation created under the Ōtaki and of 20 who whakapapa to the iwi confederation Stream has already been supported by the and activities not harm the environment. Porirua Trusts Act 1943. of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Atiawa ki board. It was presented to the board by local Board general manager Troy Hobson says It has 10 members who are appointed by the Whakarongotai, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. ecologist Caleb Royal in February and is a the negative environmental effects of current Governor-General, five of whom represent the n Email your ideas to [email protected] MY SWEETHEART Our new seasons ROSES will be arriving soon. Nothing beats the ROSE for flowers and fragrance,

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And in each of Government” to fix all of society’s ills as they ŌTAKI COMMUNITY BOARD The next at this early stage of the Labour these sectors it is only central see them. They consider central government to meeting of the Ōtaki Community Board is at administration. government with the power that it be the arbiter and “fixer” of such complaints as 7pm on Tuesday, June 15 in the Gertrude At issue will be centralisation holds legislatively and through the unfairness, poverty, housing and renting woes, Atmore Lounge (attached to the Memorial public purse that could enforce anti-social behaviours, and over-costly consumer Hall). The public is welcome. 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By Ian Carson He left it where it was in case someone was When a removal truck pulled up in her street searching in the area, but began his own online in Tauranga, Marilyn Greenfield knew she search in his lunch break for missing cats. was losing a neighbour, but never dreamed One social media post caught his eye – the her beloved moggie would be lost, too. one by Marilyn – especially as the cat looked On that wet day in mid-April, Lilly, a three- like the one he had found. Phil left a message on year-old cat Marilyn had kept by her side since it the post and didn’t have to wait long before he was a kitten, jumped out of the rain and into the got a reply. truck headed for Ōtaki. “Marilyn got in touch and I texted her a “The truck was pulled up right outside my photo. She said she thought it was her Lilly. I front door,” Marilyn said from her Tauranga asked if she wanted me to bury Lilly or bring her home. “It was a very wet day and although very to her, because she didn’t have any transport.” timid, she obviously decided to jump on board Marilyn wanted to see Lilly, so Phil gently – a stowaway from Tauranga to Ōtaki.” placed the cat on some kawakawa leaves in a box It was only when the removers arrived in and took her to the motel. Kirk Street, Ōtaki, that they realised they had a “It was her alright. Marilyn was really upset. It surprise passenger. Frightened by her ordeal and wasn’t the outcome she obviously wanted, but at unfamiliar surroundings, Lilly ran for it. least we’d found her cat and she got some kind Meantime, Marilyn had been hunting for of closure.” Lilly when she got a call from the now-moved Marilyn said a local woman came with a towel neighbours who had recognised the cat as it and stayed with her until another came with a scampered into the wilderness. plastic box and masking tape so she could return Marilyn tried desperately to get to Ōtaki, but LOST: Lilly, the much-loved cat that stowed away on a removal truck from Tauranga. to Tauranga with Lilly. no one was able to help by driving her down. “Both of them gave me the comfort I so badly She posted on a Kāpiti lost animals Facebook have seen her or think that you have, please “But I had to do something. I was all alone in needed in my time of grief.” page with photos of her “lost precious puss”: contact me [phone number].” a place I had never visited before.” While she was distraught at losing her friend “Please have you seen this wee girl? She The frantic and at times tearful hunt was Meantime, Phil Cowan had been working, and companion, she was full of praise for the probably won’t come when you call so if you see initially from her home in Tauranga, wondering as he often does, on the banks of the Ōtaki people of Ōtaki who had helped her. her, do get in touch. where poor Lilly might be, and then for three River. On the morning of Wednesday, May 5, “I have been blown away by the way people “I would really love to take her home with me. days in early May from the Littel Ōtaki motel in he noticed something strange on the bank near in Ōtaki rallied around giving support, helping She has been out in your area far too long now, Dunstan Street. Chrystalls Bend, several hundred metres east of search and now Lilly has passed, their kind will be very scared and frightened. Sadly she “Each day I walked and walked in the the Ōtaki River bridge. words have been amazing. hopped into a truck bound for Kirk Street from mornings, calling her name, then again in the “I took a closer look and saw that it was a dead “Ōtaki has some wonderful and kind people.” Tauranga. afternoon till I could go no further,” she told cat,” Phil says. “My first inclination was to bury Lilly is now buried in Marilyn’s back yard next “She is very timid with the majority of her Ōtaki Today. “I had a feeling on the second day it, but I thought someone would be missing it, to a new rose bought by Marilyn’s daughter-in-law. three years having lived in a rural setting. If you that I would never find her, call it what you will. and it could be a child’s pet. The name of the rose? Loving Memory. Thank you, !

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BY APPOINTMENT ONLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY This offer is valid until 30/06/21 This offer is valid until 30/06/21 PITOPITO KŌRERO/News I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 6 Creative thinking at Whakaaro Factory A business established by young entrepreneur Ani-Oriwia Adds “We want to provide another in 2013 is taking the world of pathway for employment indigenous design and digital for our whānau, support communication by storm, using their craft as a way to enable our rangatahi to grow in their clients to tell stories from a our industry and explore uniquely Māori perspective. opportunities to work The company, Whakaaro Factory, recently moved into a new eco- with like-minded Māori friendly building on Katea Street in entrepreneurs here Riverbank Park, which houses Ani in Ōtaki.” and her team of Māori born-and- bred creatives. The team includes 10 Ani-Oriwia Adds employees and six contractors. The business started for Ani with a digital online CV, which she needed after graduating from Film School. She majored in documentary important, Ani wanted the business directing, which was creative, but to be accessible to local people, for certainly not in the field of design. employment and services, as well as Clearly a leader, Ani attributes government agencies and many other much of her skills to the elders of her organisations. iwi – Ngāti Tukorehe, Te Atiawa and CREATIVES: Some of the Whakaaro Factory team, from left Fiona Wilson, Noti Henare, Ani-Oriwia Adds, Te Rangiapia Ani wants Whakaaro Factory to Muaūpoko – and her parents: Dad Wehipeihana, Georgia Gifford, Isabella Parkinson, Te Ihiroa Oranga Whenua and Seth Stewart. Absent: Aretha Ngawaka, continue to grow the opportunities Peter Adds based in Wellington and Hape Ki Tūarangi Cook-Porter and Maddison Southey. that her iwi, hapu, marae, Māori Mum Fiona Wilson at Ōtaki Beach. that te ao Māori is protected and clients (Māori and non-Māori) Ani has brought the business from enterprises, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, “Many of my elders have been enhanced throughout all business understand the beauty of the Māori her home office to the new premises kura kaupapa and whānau have been fighting for our culture to be seen and operations. Ani says she is committed culture. in Ōtaki for several reasons. doing for many years. appreciated over many generations,” to delivering services with a te ao Ani believes there are many The first is that her iwi, hapu “We want to provide another Ani says. “I was inspired by that Māori lens first, then applies the opportunities to enhance other and whānau are here, this is home; pathway for employment for our and naturally grew up with those creative skills and experiences that aspects of Māori culture that just secondly Ōtaki is what Ani describes whānau, support our rangatahi to attributes and values.” have been learned to-date to bridge need to be communicated differently as a progressive Māori hub creating grow in our industry and explore She’s taken those same virtues into gaps that exist in society. in this day and age, to work out the the perfect fit for Whakaaro opportunities to work with like- Whakaaro Factory where the team of Another goal for the team at best way to showcase the deeper Factory’s business model and values; minded Māori entrepreneurs here in creatives and business experts ensure Whakaaro Factory is to help its essence of the culture. and lastly and by no means less Ōtaki,” she says.

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Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to OTAKI MONTESSORI PRE-SCHOOL Haruatai Park, 200 Mill Rd, Otaki.- 06 364 7500 • www.otakimontessori.co.nz Kia ora koutou, kaitiakitanga of our community. This way they can help to take the warm weather is ending and at Otaki Montessori we are responsibility for feeding our soil, helping to grow things, and thinking about clearing things out of our gardens, harvesting helping nurture our surroundings. The rhythm of the year and any last tomatoes, feijoas and strawberries and getting ready the seasons guides us. to gather leaves, prepare beds for more planting or resting Which brings us to Matariki. We will celebrate with an evening over the cooler months. in July, to gather, learn, play and have fun. See you there. Being so close to the trees in beautiful Haruatai Park, we PS: We have a raffle running at the moment. A fabulous load gather leaves which we pop in bags. These of old man pine, $5/ticket or 5/$20. Pop in and see us. magically turn into compost over the next year. We offer morning sessions from 9am–12pm (a great option The hardest thing to do is wait. Our worms are for the little ones), a full day session from 9am–2.30pm, and kept busy too, helping to turn our food waste into 30hrs free ECE hours. Get in touch on 06 364 7500 or email more compost so next growing season should be us at [email protected] to arrange a visit. a good one too. Otaki Montessori offers a unique choice of preschool We encourage our tamariki to see themselves as education. PITOPITO KŌRERO/News I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 7 Twelve buildings ‘earthquake prone’

Twelve buildings in the Ōtaki A national system for managing district are among 22 on the Kāpiti earthquake-prone buildings in New Coast that have been listed in Zealand came into effect in 2017. an updated national earthquake Councils were tasked then with building register. determining which buildings in their Three of the 12 are owned by districts were earthquake prone using Kāpiti Coast District Council: the a set methodology. Ōtaki Museum building, the beach A building, or part of a building, pavilion and the Memorial Hall. In is technically considered earthquake 2018 the council agreed to remediate prone “if it will have its ultimate all its higher use buildings within capacity exceeded in a moderate eight years – the museum building earthquake, and if it were to collapse, and the beach pavilion were to be would be likely to cause harm to looked at later. people or property”. Earthquake- The other nine buildings in Ōtaki prone buildings aren’t automatically are owned privately, or owned classified as dangerous buildings through a trust or other entity (see under the Building Act, but must list below right). None of them is have a notice on the outside to alert COVID JAB: Ocean View Residential Care resident Mae Carson, 97, holds visiting dog Lizzie as she receives her considered to require urgent action. visitors to the risk. Covid-19 vaccination from Ōtaki Medical Centre nurse manager Karenanne Thomas. The owners have 15 years (until Earthquake-prone Ōtaki buildings: 2033/34) to provide further seismic Covid jabs for rest home residents assessment evidence or to undertake • Beach Pavilion, Marine Parade remediation work. • Memorial Hall, Main St Ocean View residents were some of the first in the town to receive Covid-19 vaccinations when Ōtaki KCDC completed its assessment • Ōtaki Museum, Main St Medical Centre nurse manager Karenanne Thomas and nurse Mahara Haitana visited the rest home of buildings in November 2018 and • All Saints’ Church, Te Rauparaha St residents on May 4. at the time identified 28 buildings • Senior Citizens Hall, Rangatira St All but one of the residents agreed to the vaccinations. A second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be given after of concern on the Kāpiti Coast. The • 1 Main St (Asian Takeaways) three weeks. owners had 12 months to provide • 14 and 16 Titoki St Those happy to receive the vaccine included Ocean View’s oldest resident, Mae Carson, who will be 98 later this evidence to the contrary, before a • 84 Aotaki St month. A former nurse herself, she said she was confident it was “the right thing to do”. formal notice was issued under the • 9 Rimu St Ōtaki Medical Centre said the roll-out of vaccines for the general population in Ōtaki would be the same as for Building Act. As of April 2021, that • Te Horo Hall, School Rd the rest of New Zealand. They had no word as to when that would happen. number had come down to 22, with • 3-11 Te Horo Beach Rd 12 in Ōtaki. • 701 SH1, Te Horo (Makahuri)

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IN BRIEF Road probe at closed Blue Bluff House prices top $600,000 Detailed investigative work to reinstate Ōtaki’s median house price topped access to Ōtaki Forks after a road closure last $600,000 for the first time in April. year has kicked off. Homes.co.nz had the median at $605,000, Ōtaki Gorge Road has been closed at Blue a rise of 33.3 percent in the past year, Bluff, about 12km from SH1, since September 24.4 percent in the past six months and when the road slumped towards the river after 12.2 percent in the past three months. In heavy rain. The road has deteriorated since and January last year, the median house price is closed to both vehicles and walkers. was $445,000. KCDC access and transport manager Glen Twenty-one calls for brigade O’Connor says the council is moving from a Ōtaki’s volunteer fire brigade had 21 monitoring phase to active investigation with call-outs in April. There were five each for the aim of reopening access. motor vehicle accidents and private fire “When the under slip was discovered in alarms; three for property fires; two each September our initial plan was to let nature take for medical emergencies, “special services” its course and then see what we were dealing NO GO: Cracks and slumping at Blue Bluff have closed the road. Photo supplied (domestic flooding and a helicopter with,” he says. “The road has moved and cracks landing), and to assist the Levin brigade; have continued to grow, however full failure of what we need to do to reopen the road. It will the road can be reopened. and one each for rubbish, grass and scrub the slip has not occurred. The slumped material tell us where the extent of the under slip is and “We will keep updating the public as fires, and “good intent”. remains a significant hazard.” where solid ground is located. This will be key plans develop,” Mr O’Connor says. “This is a No Māori wards The specialised geotechnical investigation information for our design process.” significant piece of work and at this stage there Kāpiti councillors confirmed on May includes test pits, core holes and installation of The on-site investigative work is scheduled is no timeframe for when reopening could 7 their October 2020 resolution not to equipment to monitor ground water levels. to be finished later this month. This leads onto occur.” n establish a Māori ward before the 2022 “This work will give us further information for developing options and a viable design for how kapiticoast.govt.nz/otaki-gorge-road for more information. local body elections. Mayor K Gurunathan said the council had a 25-year history of being guided by its iwi partners, Te Expressway work continues apace Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai Charitable At Taylors Road, the northernmost end of In the section south of the Ōtaki River, Everything is going to plan on the shared Trust, Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki and Ngāti Toa the Peka Peka to Ōtaki expressway project, work is on track to complete the remaining walking and cycling path between Te Kowhai Rangatira, as Kāpiti district mana whenua. construction of a temporary 500-metre earthworks, carriageway drainage and ITS and Te Hāpua roads at the southern section of “Our iwi partners confirmed that while section of SH1 continues to the east of the (intelligent transport system) installation by late the project. That section of pathway should be Māori ward representation on council is expressway alignment. This is on track to be May. This means expressway pavement work open for use in June/July. important to them, their current priority completed and opened to traffic in late May can begin in this area soon after. Construction of wetlands adjacent the is to strengthen their existing partnership or early June. All beams for the expressway’s Bridge 9 at expressway just north of Te Hāpua Road is with council,” the mayor said. He said they Works have progressed with lanes between Makahuri (formerly Marycrest) are expected to well under way. These works are timed to allow were keen to continue discussions about a bridges 2, bridge 4 and bridge 5 in differing be in place about mid-June. Bridge 9 is the final planting through the ideal late winter and early Māori ward over the next triennium. stages of completion before asphalting works. structure to be built on the project. spring. THE SOAP BOX KLEEN-AWAY 2.3 litre bottle and refill only $40 Ōtaki Community Board Grants • Moss, mould, lichen Applications now open and algae remover. Grants support groups or individuals who contribute to and • Non-toxic, non-bleach. develop community, cultural or sports activities within the • Covers 700 square District. The closing date for applications is 5pm, 2 June 2021. metres. The Ōtaki Community Board administers three grants: • Easy to use. Community Grant Sporting Activity Grant EQUIVALENT TO Building & Resource Consent Grant WELL-KNOWN BRANDS AT A FRACTION Visit: kapiticoast.govt.nz/otaki-grants OF THE PRICE!

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SOAPBOX FACTORY Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm OPEN LEVEL 1 Friday 9am-3pm KUPU POROPOROAKI/Obituary I Haratua May 2021 whārangi 9 Billie remembered as much-loved teacher Phyllis Margaret (Billie) Tennant (nee before she was born in July 1922, she family friends Uncle Sid and Aunty At one stage, there were more than second husband, Bob Tennant, Billie Gunning, formerly Gordon) was affectionately known as Billie, Edie Bishop, who had asked if they 90 children in her new entrant class – was a member of the Wellington 14.07.1922 - 08.04.2021 and Billie she remained all her life. could “borrow” one of the Gunning unbelievable by today’s standards. Caravan Club, and enjoyed attending She attended Shannon Primary daughters to keep them company and Billie loved all of the children she caravan rallies. Phyllis Gunning was born and grew School and help out on the farm. After a happy taught, and they loved her. Years later, Billie and Bob (both widowed) up in Shannon as the fourth of Girls’ High. Then year away attending Morrinsville people would rush up to her in the married in 1984 and enjoyed a loving eight children. she went to the High, Billie returned home to street and throw their arms around marriage of nearly 37 years. Many late Her father wanted Morrinsville complete her schooling at the new her, hug her and say: “Mrs Gordon, nights and early mornings were spent a boy and planned home of Horowhenua College in Levin. do you remember me? You were my ballroom dancing followed by supper to call him great In 1942 Billie entered Wellington first teacher.” and sing-alongs with Bob playing the William, Teachers Training College, taking About 1968 she applied to teach electric organ. so even extra courses at Victoria University to at the new Waitohu School. Arthur Billie enjoyed her retirement complement her teaching qualification. Manz was headmaster. What a travelling around New Zealand, and At teachers college she met lifelong wonderful man he was, both as a overseas to Japan with Mike, and to friends Anne Staples (nee Denton), headmaster and as a friend. When Singapore and Thailand with Bob. Margaret Atkins, and Jean Ransom, Billie finally mentioned retiring, she Billie and Bob were foundation among others. After graduating from had many parents begging her to stay members of the Levin Probus Club. teachers college, Billie worked at on so their younger children could She was passionate about learning Russell Street School in Palmerston also have her as their first teacher. and took every opportunity to learn North, then taught at Ōtaki School for Often, the Gordon children would something new. Soon after their many years. She must have taught half come home to find Billie helping marriage, Billie and Bob moved to of Ōtaki to read and write. immigrant families with writing Levin, and about 15 years ago to a Billie met her first husband, Nook letters to government departments, at villa at Summerset Village in Levin. Gordon, when he returned to Ōtaki no charge of course. Nook would help Family and friendship mattered most after the Second World War. They anyone who needed it by repairing of all to Billie. She and Bob enjoyed married in February 1947, and in homes and glasshouses. spending time and keeping in touch March 1949 they had their first child, At school, too, immigrant parents with their combined family of six Kerry, then Michael in December would seek Billie out if they had any children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great- Billie Tennant, 1950, and Jennifer in January 1953. problems they wished to discuss. grandchildren (another on the way). known in her The post-war baby boom meant the They knew they would find a kind Billie always said she didn’t want to teaching days at headmaster of Ōtaki School begged and sympathetic ear, someone who live to 100. But she cut it pretty close, Ōtaki and Waitohu her to return to teaching when took them seriously, treated them being only three months off 99 when schools as simply “Mrs Gordon”. Jennifer was aged only 4. It was a big with respect, and made every effort she died on April 8, 2021. The family no-no for children under 5 to come to understand their halting English. feel very lucky to have had her for so to school, but the teacher shortage Many firm family friendships long – clear thinking and full of love was so dire that he told Billie: “If you developed as a result. and humour until the end. don’t mention it, we won’t.” With Nook, and later with her Source: Mike Gordon

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Thinking about selling? Peter Heald Natalie Malloy Talk to Pete or Natalie doublewinkel real estate ltd MREINZ 027 536 5616 022 302 2660 getting you more, that’s our job! licensed agent [email protected] [email protected] RĀ O NGĀ HŌIA/ANZAC DAY I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 10 A new frontline 106 years after Gallipoli battle The following is edited from an address by retired community hall, or go to the pictures, play or lieutenant-colonel and historian Chris Pugsley, to watch sport, and gather in a restaurant or café. the Waikanae Anzac Day commemorations on Overseas countries are fighting wave after wave April 25. of Covid-19 attacks. It’s hard to believe that we My wife and I live in paradise at Waikanae are part of that war. The critical battle is on our Beach in a lucky country that does not borders. To keep it out and if it breaks into our appreciate how lucky we are. I have just come community to track it down and isolate it before back from where everyone is it can spread. Just like in the first and second putting poppies on their letterboxes just like world wars no one knows how long this will take. we did last year when we were in lockdown. Who is fighting this battle? We talk about I remember standing at the bottom of our Team New Zealand but who is doing the really drive with our neighbours each at their own dangerous work? They are the frontline fighters: entrances, all listening to the Dawn Service on nurses, doctors, medical orderlies, ambulance the radio and then, when it was over, walking drivers, testing staff, customs and security down to the beach and wondering what it would workers, the staff and workers at the managed have been like on that original Anzac Day. isolation and Quarantine hotels, the dock and We are here to remember all those New port workers, the aircraft and airport staff, the Zealanders who died or were injured and hurt in bus drivers and cleaners, the waiters and the war and think about the impact this had on their kitchen staff, the Defence personnel, police and families and our country. health staff. The day was chosen because on April 25, Unlike the young soldiers of the First World 1915, about 3000 New Zealanders landed on War, most front line staff today are in the job the Gallipoli Peninsula of Turkey as part of the they were doing when Covid struck. They didn’t Anzac Corps. By December that number had ask to be in the front line in this fight. And grown to 16,000-17,000 of whom 2779 were unlike us they do not enjoy the same freedom killed or died from wounds or from sickness and that we do. There ‘s no margin for error and disease. At least another 5000 were wounded. many of these jobs are on minimum pay. Most of the dead have no known grave. How is the rest of Team New Zealand doing? Last year I was going to Turkey for the Dawn Well life is very good at Level 1. We don’t have Service on the beach at Anzac Cove and then to worry about our flatmates wanting us to leave give an addresses at the New Zealand service on because we’re working in an MIQ facility or a Chunuk Bair. Covid-19 stopped that. Chunuk mother working as a cleaner worrying about the Bair was the first major battle fought by New risk to her family or how her children are being Zealanders in the First World War and by the ignored by their friends. war’s end in 1918 more than 100,000 New All we must do is wear masks on public Zealanders had gone to war – about 20,000 died. transport and sign in when we go out and visit Imagine the impact on New Zealand families shops or the mall or the pictures. But do we? over that four years with on average of 100 New Does freedom mean doing what we like? WAR DEAD: The cenotaph in Ōtaki on Anzac Day this year, inscribed with the names of the town’s war Zealanders killed and 270 wounded every week? dead. Photo Ian Carson Soldiers coming back from past wars spoke I have been to Gallipoli many times. It is a very of the New Zealand public at home not really emotional landscape. Today it looks very much After all this was a war that was going to be or wounded. War destroys, and everyone who understanding what they had been through. The like to did when New Zealanders landed in 1915. over by Christmas and it was going to be a goes to war bears scars – some mental and front line staff today fighting for our lives might A bit like going over the Hill Road great adventure. They were going with their unseen. feel the same way about us. with steep cliffs falling down to the sea. mates and in some cases their elder brothers. On April 25, 1916, Anzac Day services were Anzac Day is a reminder that with freedom The New Zealand Memorial stands on They went as the Wellingtons, , held throughout New Zealand for the first time, comes individual responsibility. The men who Chunuk Bair, a stony hilltop. The New Canterburys, and Otagos, representing every more than a century ago. So, what has that got fought and died on Chunuk Bair did so because Zealanders captured it on August 8, 1915, and small town and district throughout New to do with us today? they were part of a team representing New held it against attack after attack for two days. Zealand. Often on Anzac Day it’s said that the soldiers Zealand. For them there was no option. There are 852 names on the New Zealand More than 1000 New Zealanders died in fought for our freedom. I was never sure if I Today we’re all part of our national team. But memorial to the missing, and only 10 named these August battles. In some cases, they were knew what that meant. Today I think I do. the true battle is being fought by a tiny percentage graves in the cemetery, eight of them New reported missing, and it was months before it New Zealand is in the middle of a world-wide of front line workers. They need our support. We Zealanders. The youngest two New Zealanders was declared that they were dead. war. Yet we are one of the few countries that are asked to do very little but are we doing it? were both 17-years-old. They lied about how old Families dreaded the arrival of a telegram can have a community service like this. We live That’s a question for each of us to answer. they were to go away to war. saying that a son or husband was killed, missing normal lives with the freedom to meet in this Lest We Forget.

Arts Trail dates set for 2021 The dates for the 21st Kāpiti Arts Trail have been locked in for the first two weekends of November, the 6th and 7th, and the 13th and 14th. If you’re an artist working in any medium and you’re considering participating, Kāpiti Coast District Council Tasman Rd water upgrade in the pipeline wants to hear from you. It’s a Kāpiti Coast District Council is installing a new network’s resilience. Rangiuru Road, for 200m. great opportunity to increase water main along a 1.6-kilometre section of The new water main will be installed in four 4. Under the car parks on the south side of Main exposure, meet new customers Tasman Road and Main Street, from the water stages: Street from Rangiuru Road to Matene Street, for and be part of the vibrant arts treatment plant in the west to Matene Street. 1. In the northern road berm from the water about 120m. scene in Kāpiti. Work is to begin this month, and is expected to treatment plant, for 650 metres. Traffic management will be in place during the n Email [email protected] to take about 12 weeks, through to August. 2. Under the eastbound road lane of Tasman Road work. Work will be from Monday to Friday 7.30am- get your name on the mailing list for The planned upgrade will increase the capacity to the roundabout near Te Wānanga o Ōtaki, for 6pm, and Saturday 8am-4pm. Works are subject to notifications, and look for “Kāpiti Arts Trail” at kapiticoast.govt.nz of the water network serving central and eastern 600m. change, and might be rescheduled because of bad Ōtaki, replace aging pipes and improve the 3. In the centre of the road from the roundabout to weather or other unexpected events. RĀ O NGĀ HŌIA/ANZAC DAY I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 11 Kilt special to piper Phil Piper Phil Cowan wore a special kilt at Ōtaki’s Dawn Service. He always wears it in memory of Philip Guthrie, who was a piper in the Australian Navy during the Second World War. Phil met the Australian as a youngster through his bagpipe tutor, Captain Doug Thoresen, a veteran of the Vietnam War. Doug served in the New Zealand Army then the Australian Army as head bagpipe tutor. About 15 years ago Philip Guthrie got bone cancer and gifted the younger Phil the kilt that he had obtained during MARCH MOMENT: A lighter moment for marchers as they passed the Family Hotel on the way the RSA – an unwitting the war. He also gave Phil a truck driver headed into Matene Street and was confronted by the parade. He hastily backed up. Photos Ian Carson car, which is now in a private ANZACS REMEMBERED: Ōtaki residents, Toyota car collection in Europe. service and former service personnel, and “On Anzac Day I think of my guests turned out in good numbers on April father back home in Australia 25 to reignite the spirit of Anzac Day after the who was a national serviceman, his brother, uncle John, who Covid disruptions of 2020. Guest speaker did various tours of Vietnam, was Tim Costley (see below). The Ōtaki and and my grandfather, who was Districts Memorial RSA also organised a a combat medic during the morning service at Waikanae, and a Sunset Vietnam War,” Phil says. “My Retreat at the Ōtaki Services Cemetery. grandfather was involved in a Manakau also had a good turnout to its own conflict where the truck he was Dawn Service. in ran over a young boy who LEFT: The Ōtaki Cubs and Scouts were well had run into the path of the represented in the dawn parade. truck and opened fire on them. Photos Ian Carson Grandad never drove again.”

What Anzac Day means to me I Spoke to you in Whispers By Tim Costley, Commanding Officer, dangerous circumstances. Kiwis are exceptional Flying Training Wing, RNZAF Ohakea at this, and I’m proud to have served with the Not all tragedy in war is suffered by people. The poem below describes the sorrow of losing a hen I stand at dawn each Anzac Day, very best of them. beloved horse in the mud and mayhem of Flanders Fields during the First World War. dressed in uniform and wearing Each Anzac Day I remember those of my The image is by staff cartoonist Jared Carson, acknowledging the paintingGoodbye, Old Man, by myW medals, it’s hard to avoid two distinct friends who have lost their lives while serving in Alan Livingstone MacLeod. emotions: the sense of loss of good friends our armed forces. Many lost their lives in New Zealand having already served overseas; one who were serving their country, and the awe I SPOKE TO YOU IN WHISPERS was killed in Afghanistan. It is in the stillness of our earliest veterans. By Neil Andrew Hornby I can’t avoid the thought that my service will of the dawn, with just the faintest flicker of never compare with that of my grandfathers’ early light, that I take a moment to remember I spoke to you in whispers generation. them: the flying together, the laughing together, As shells made the ground beneath us quake Our modern Defence Force still operates the conversations late at night in conflict We both trembled in that crater zones around the world. Always missed, never in combat zones around the world. For us, A toxic muddy bloody lake conflict is not the aim, conflict is simply the forgotten. environment in which we are called to serve and But for all my service it still seems wrong to I spoke to you and pulled your ears to act in our fight for peace. It is those darkest me that I now have more medals than either of To try and quell your fearful eye places that need the light the most, and we must my grandfathers. As bullets whizzed through the raindrops Grandpa was in the Air Force, flying low-level be willing to be the force for good that takes the And we watched the men around us die light to those places, even in the most trying and reconnaissance missions over Burma. He was mostly an air bomber, but he never dropped a I spoke to you in stable tones bomb, instead taking photographs of Japanese A quiet tranquil voice targets. Grandad was a gunner in Africa and At least I volunteered to fight Italy. He returned from the war to work in a You didn’t get to make the choice garage, fixing rather than destroying. They both survived the war, yet so many did not. I spoke to you of old times By comparison, I’ve served on peace-keeping Perhaps you went before the plough missions in the Solomon Islands and East And pulled the haycart from the meadow Timor. Even my months in Afghanistan and the Far from where we’re dying now I spoke to you of promises semi-regular rocket attacks pale in comparison to what my grandparents did. The threat of I spoke to you of grooming If from this maelstrom I survive danger seems far more present in their service Of when the ploughman made you shine By pen and prose and poetry than mine. And yet here I am. I will never feel I Not the shrapnel wounds and bleeding flanks I’ll keep your sacrifice alive have served or sacrificed in the way they did. Mane filled with mud and wire and grime I spoke to you of legacy Instead, each Anzac Day I stand in awe of what so many of my grandparents’ generation I spoke to you of courage For when this hellish time is through did. Not in awe of the acts of war but of their As gas filled the Flanders air All those who hauled or charged or carried service, their sacrifice, their suffering. Watched you struggle in the mud Will be regarded heroes too I’m proud to have played my part, and I’ll Harness acting like a snare I spoke to you in dulcet tones continue to serve as long as I’m able, but I will I spoke to you of peaceful fields Your eye told me you understood always be in awe of the service and sacrifice of those who went before me, whether 106 years Grazing beneath a setting sun As I squeezed my trigger to bring you peace ago or six. Time to rest your torn and tired body The only way I could AT DAWN: Tim Costley speaking at Ōtaki’s Dawn Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou. We will Your working day is done And I spoke to you in whispers. . . . Service on Anzac Day. Photo Ian Carson remember them. UPTOWN ŌTAKI I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whikawhārangi page 12 Live outdoor music back with Purebread mix Live local music is back in Ōtaki with Purebread NZ’s May Music “What better way to spend an afternoon enjoying local and Month at the Memorial Gardens next to the Civic Theatre. national musical talent in the perfect surroundings of Memorial From 10.30am-4pm on Saturday, May 29, the free community Gardens, with a selection of outstanding music performed by the event will begin with Just Press Play, a DJ who will continue district`s best musicians,” says event organiser Chris Craddock. throughout the day. “Bring yourself and the family, a picnic basket and a blanket, Talented young singer/songwriter Peyton Morete will perform come early and enjoy five hours of live rock, blues, soul, R&B and from 11am. jazz.” Local Kāpiti-based Latin American jazz ensemble Brasso (at There’s also free children’s entertainment with a bouncy castle right) are on from 12 noon through to 1.30pm. Their musical set and free sausage sizzle. includes originals and popular covers with a jazz twist. If the weather is bad, the event will move to the nearby Taking the stage at 1.30pm will be Latino artist Fernando Telegraph Hotel. The Tele will be the venue for a similar evening Fena, a Kāpiti musical identity. Fernando is of Chilean descent, event, with live guest bands playing back-to-back hourly through bringing an exciting South American exuberance to the stage stage. They’re a four-piece band with a “mellow rocky mix” the night. – as a trio on this occasion. He will perform originals and playing originals and covers. The well-known band has performed The day closes at 11pm in The Tele with Bush Faced Munkeyz contemporary jazz standards. at many Purebread festivals. They’re invited back due to popular entertaining. 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AWARDS: Joseph Te Wiata receives his award from guest speaker Tim Costley, above. Above right, Michael and Heather Fagg after Michael received a special award for services to Rotary. Photos Ian Carson Rotary honours special efforts in 2020 The efforts of Joseph Te Wiata at New World the role of the supermarket’s “doorman.” He as a store and as a community to have someone both do a lot at their local school, spending time Ōtaki as he calmly helped shoppers during last organised the line of shoppers, ensured physical like Joseph helping us through Covid.” organising the fair and give of themselves to our year’s Covid-19 lockdown were recognised distancing, sanitised the trolleys and ensured Roger and Sarah Beech-Pooley – New World community generally.” at the Rotary Clubs of Kāpiti/Horowhenua’s the measures were understood by customers. owner Steven Cole’s “right-hand man” and Michael Fagg had been for three years annual Pride of Workmanship awards. “New World considered that Joseph went food and health safety manager respectively – assistant governor of the Rotary clubs in the Joseph was one of five district recipients of above and beyond the requirements and received awards (though not present to accept Kāpiti and Horowhenua region. His special the awards at Ōtaki Golf Club on April 29, approached the role with enthusiasm, kindness them) for what Steven said was going above and award recognised his positive contribution, which also included Roger and Sarah Beech- and a friendly disposition,” the citation said. beyond what’s expected of them. commitment and leadership. Pooley of New World. Ōtaki’s Michael Fagg “Having someone of Joseph’s Mana and “They have great skill and understanding His wife, Heather, was included in the received a special award for his many years of personality on the front door during Covid took of our business and both give 110 percent to recognition as she had worked tirelessly behind service to Rotary. the stress out of shopping for our customers. the store in supporting my team all the time,” the scenes with Michael. The citation from New World said that during “This was important to us as we were worried Steven said. “On top of that they both give a The awards honour people in the workforce the 2020 lockdown, the Body & Soul gym that enough without having the shopping experience lot to the community they are in. Roger was a who sometimes get overlooked but provide Joseph owns had to be closed, so he took on being too stressful . . . We were very lucky both Scout leader for many years in Ōtaki and they exceptional service or commitment at work.

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GURU’S VIEW: K GURUNATHAN Ōtaki a twin joined at the hips with Kāpiti and Horowhenua At the last council meeting we of commuter rail services from and further to Palmerston North. In short, our submission to signed off a twin submission that Waikanae to Ōtaki. Levin has been identified as a growth GWRC states our concern for public signal Otaki’s status as a conjoined Things started changing just over centre, along with Ōtaki. Of note is transport options for Ōtaki, seeking twin, joined at the hips with two years ago when regional planners that the Horowhenua mayor also sits extending electric rail to Ōtaki, more Horowhenua to the north and looking at transport infrastructure with mayors on the buses including extending services Kāpiti to the south. and the economies of scale, evolved new joint committee that will make to Te Horo, and, with Otaki’s growth the Wellington Regional Growth decisions on the framework. For the first time since the local projections, a plan to establish Ōtaki Strategy. Transport infrastructure is Also worth noting is the Growth government amalgamation of 1989, (and potentially Te Horo) as a Rapid In recent years we’ve been the backbone of spatial planning. Framework defining Peka Peka and Te KCDC sent not only our normal Transit Stop. advocating for a better deal for Ōtaki, The first step to this was the Horo as “study areas”. This definition Long-term Plan submission to The submission to Horizons which was cut off from the rest of surgical move when we agreed to finally gives these communities an Greater Wellington Regional Council reiterated Greater Otaki’s Crown Kāpiti by very poor public transport graft Horowhenua into the exclusive opportunity to seek changes to the (GWRC), but also Horizons Regional and the overlapping public service Wellington Regional Land Transport Operative District Plan. services and economic links to the Council. jurisdictions that pulled Ōtaki’s Committee. This inclusion of I take the opportunity again in north, noted the Wellington Growth It was coming-of-age and citizens north. Horowhenua strategically linked the my Ōtaki Today column to urge the Framework population projections recognition by my council that Many of Ōtaki’s residents look larger Horizons Regional Council into community boards of Waikanae and into Horowhenua and the enabling Ōtaki holds a special place in the north for Crown services such as the Wellington region. Ōtaki to initiate some leadership to need for a coordinated plan for high relationship between the Wellington healthcare, education/training, Regional councils have public review the local community outcome quality public transport between region and the projected growth employment, legal services, and transport responsibilities. The plans with the aim of leveraging these Horizons and Wellington regions. along the region’s western corridor. employment opportunities. Council’s Wellington Regional Growth “study areas” for a plan change. This We asked both regional councils for It’s a growth potential undermined by advocacy was for Crown and Framework was now able to evolve is the best chance of keeping the better cross-border planning. a public rail transport corridor that regional council investment in public along the projected transport potential of a Peka Peka interchange n Guru is the Kāpiti Coast mayor and an Ōtaki petered-out in Waikanae. transport, especially the extension infrastructure north into Horowhenua alive. resident

LETTERS LOCAL LENS: JAMES COOTES TO THE EDITOR Additional financial support proposed Dear editor: I lived and worked in Ōtaki and Te Horo for many years. Previously I wrote about our Long- values resulting in higher rates increases term Plan (LTP) and the proposed “7.8 for Ōtaki and Te Horo residents, I have Then I moved on, and thought of Ōtaki as a poor and sleepy percent average” rates increase, and it proposed an additional $50,000 be added backwater. I was wrong! With your paper I have rediscovered came as no surprise that many are upset, to our rates remission budget. This extra a place with rich history, a thriving community, and a even disgusted, at the proposed increase. funding would support an additional 167 community of people with great heart and spirit. Thank you, I’ve heard repeatedly that the increase households and go some way to addressing and your contributors, for Ōtaki Today, with its information in Ōtaki and Te Horo is much higher, with the issue of affordability. and insight. many that I’ve spoken to having increases in I can imagine people saying just spend New Reader (name supplied) the 20 percent-plus range. One lady I spoke model they both get “rated” the same. less! However, even if we did nothing extra Waikanae to has a proposed 25 percent increase (an This is one of the reasons why we have – zero, nada, not one thing – the average Waikanae readers can pick up copies of Ōtaki Today from its additional $500 a year). As a pensioner on a support packages for those who might rates increase would still be 6.2 percent and news stand at Olive Grove Café, Mahara Place. – Editor fixed income she was understandably upset struggle financially. We offer a range of rates some of the projects we are proposing, such Dear editor, at such a huge increase. remissions (or postponements) and specific as the $6.7 million water upgrade for Ōtaki I read with interest your articles in Ōtaki Today’s April issue So why the jump in rates for Ōtaki and Te details can be found on the KCDC website and Te Horo, are essential. regarding the Ministry of Health’s comment on the Covid-19 Horo? It’s simple, although not comforting. by searching “Help with your rates”. But As I’ve said previously, the current pandemic in relation to a newssheet that was delivered to Property prices in Ōtaki and Te Horo have there are three that are commonly referred system is broken. It’s not something I or some Ōtaki households. I have not seen the newssheet risen sharply over the last year. Council’s to. One is the Rates Rebate Scheme run any other elected member can “fix”. What mentioned, but the fact that the Ministry of Health was eager rating tools are a blunt instrument for by the Department of Internal Affairs. The is needed is a complete overhaul of local to dispel “misinformation” speaks volumes about today’s apportioning charges. It can’t differentiate council supports the scheme by processing government. So it’s reassuring to see that political climate. between a pensioner or low-income family applications. The second is our council- Minister Nanaia Mahuta has proposed a We see disturbing trends all around us by leftist factions, living in a modest home that’s increased funded Rates Remission, and the third is review of local government that includes lobby groups, the Government and its media lackeys keen significantly in value, and a couple on a our Water Rate Remission for vulnerable “funding and financing”. It’s sorely needed to protect their reality from potentially harmful opinions higher income in a similar value home. households relating to high water use. and well overdue! – Covid being merely one of the things being targeted. Under the land value/capital value rating Because of the sharp increase in property n James is Ōtaki Ward Councillor When differing opinions are labelled “misinformation”, “disinformation” or “conspiracy theories” and silenced, ŌTAKI OUTLOOK: CHRIS PAPPS our society becomes much the poorer for it. When our government decides to bring in new laws about what we may We all want pet projects, but no rates hike say, write or hear under the proposed new “Hate Speech Sometimes these columns are really hard of people making submissions on how the Laws” we are one step away from “the thought police”, to write because not a lot is happening council should be spending more money totalitarianism and tyranny. In line with this Winston on the community board front. on all sorts of pet projects. How these are to Peters hurried to sign New Zealand on to the UN Global The future for all of us these days is be funded is an open question. Compact, whose Article 33 aims to “promote independent uncertain. In Ōtaki it seems house prices just keep and objective reporting” by “sensitising” and “educating” The council is in the middle of its annual on rising, but the Reserve Bank and the reporters on terminology and appropriate messages. Put and long-term planning cycles. There are real estate industry are warning the end simply this means that our media will no longer promote a great many opportunities for you all to might be in sight. How you feel about that open debate or differing opinions and becomes instead a contribute to a range of consultations. The council has sent us all a note saying depends on whether you’re a buyer or a government funded “Ministry of Propaganda”. Wāka Kotāhi NZTA is in the process the average rates increase will be about 7.8 seller, or someone who is trying to look at Does the “Ministry policy on Covid misinformation” of asking for your ideas on the form the percent. “Ouch!” you say, and you’re right. what to do in the near future. article signal the beginning of the end for Ōtaki Today? Or current State Highway 1 will take once the How can they justify that? As someone who gained a Gold Card will it dare to publish information from other sources, with expressway is completed. They’re holding Well, the usual whipping boy is the cost late last year, I’m looking at my future very the headline “A different viewpoint on Covid” instead of meetings. Make your views known. of Covid-19 and the other is to blame the seriously. I hope my health will hold out “misinformation” and letting readers decide for themselves? Your community board has made Government for passing on costs to local and that I’ll continue to be able to do the Ms S L English submissions and put proposals to the government, and that’s right, too. things I want and like to do for a good few Ōtaki council on various things. But we know I find it interesting, and somewhat years yet. I like my house. I like my big Ōtaki Today will continue to publish informed and accurate almost everything we want for Ōtaki will illogical, that while no one wants to pay section and the fruit trees I’ve planted. information from reliable sources, as well as expert opinion from cost money and there really isn’t any to increased rates, when it comes to the But we all need to be realistic. its regular contributors. – Editor spare. annual and long-term plans there are a lot n Chris is chair of the Ōtaki Commuity Board HUATAU/Comment I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 17 The internet, Doug Hollings and the Ritz Milk Bar etting older has a strange way of (more websites, activity and users), there’s an Gsubconsciously convincing one that escalating decline in web diversity. we’re still in our youth. It’s only when feeling Long term and extensive university studies the strain of tying shoelaces or getting down in Australia show a dramatic consolidation of to sit on the floor that we are reminded we’re attention towards a shrinking (but increasingly no longer in our prime. dominant) group of online organisations. For Then there are the youthful memories that example, links spread around a host of content tell us that things MEDIA & COMMUNITY generating websites is in relative decline, while are no longer more links are going to platforms such as what they used YouTube. to be. Who So while there’s still growth in the functions, can remember features and applications offered on the web, the queuing at Doug number of entities providing these functions is Hollings’ Civic shrinking. Theatre, opposite This increasingly centralised control and the snazzily decreasing diversity can only signal bad news. named Ritz Milk After all, any ecosystem eventually suffers Bar, on a Saturday through a lack of diversity. Much like any FRASER CARSON afternoon to buy infrastructure that relies on connectivity and a movie ticket recall a time before email, social media and at last breaking the shackles of tyrannical interdependence, moves towards a monoculture and a generous bag of aniseed balls for a mere smartphones took over the world. But its corporate media control. It certainly looked that eventually causes a withering on the vine. And one-and-thrippence (about 13 cents)? lifespan is little more than a generation. way for the first decade when the internet was because the internet is so integral to all that On the other hand, I don’t recall seeing While the first long-distance networking open season for millions of community-building we do in communities, business and social stagecoaches pull into the Telegraph Hotel between computers was accomplished in a initiatives and small start-ups taking on the interactions, this has massive implications for stables or the sight of the original Māori market 1969 experiment by research teams at UCLA world. society as a whole. gardeners tilling the soil on the Waitohu plateau. and Stanford, it wasn’t until computer scientists But inevitably, the algorithmic search Remembering a world before the internet But then, nor can I remember a time when there Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn invented the controls of self-appointed tech corporations does seem much harder than recalling a cheap were no cars or telephones, but I do recall my internet communication protocols in 1980 that moved in to occupy the space left by the movie ticket and bag of aniseed balls. It is first mobile phone, appropriated called a brick. the internet took its first basic spin. previously dominant press barons. just as impossible to think of a future without Fast forward a few years and today’s youth, In the early days, internet pioneers such as Fast forward to 2021 and the internet barons the internet, so it should be in every citizen’s of a certain age, have no recollection – or Tim Berners-Lee proclaimed it as the dawn are the richest businesses on the planet with interests to recall its original promise and comprehension – of a world without the of a new age of media democratisation and massive control of the infrastructure. That’s reassert our rightful control. internet, social media and all its associated super-charged information sharing. In his certainly not all bad news but we are seeing technology. mind the internet should remain open, free how that amount of concentrated power is not n Fraser is a former member of the XŌtaki College Alumni Trust and Perhaps it’s a fair indication of the internet’s and responsible, just as people should treat and always to the benefit of citizens. is the founding partner of Flightdec.com. Flightdec’s kaupapa is to challenge the status quo of the internet to give access to more reliable massively transformational powers that, I respect any community. One of the more interesting trends is and valuable citizen generated content, and to improve connectivity suspect, most people of every age struggle to The story, back then, was one of the internet that while the internet continues to expand and collaboration.

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Need to get to a The Covid ‘infodemic’ – critical medical appointment? analysis of data required Are you needing transport he Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to an was not statistically significant. You shouldn’t take a non- to your health related appointments T“infodemic’ of false or misleading information. The significant result and make it a headline. in Palmerston North and Levin? problem has become so serious that the World Health People often focus on scientific results without taking Organisation (WHO) has even declared it to be a threat into account the methodological soundness of the data. On The St John Otaki Health Shuttle service to global health. social media, people have talked about studies that found can help. Bookings need to be made at What I want to discuss is not the conspiracy theories that hydroxychloroquine could reduce Covid symptoms. But least 24 hours before your appointment. it is all a “plandemic”, or that 5G causes there was little talk about the small sample sizes, HEALTH SCIENCE This does not include weekends. Covid-19. Only a few people go down those or that those studies contained confounds that rabbit holes. What I want to talk about is a provided alternative explanations for the results Health Shuttles are provided far more common source of misinformation (limitations that were often described in the as a community service, and any that arises when people misunderstand and studies themselves). donation you make assists us to keep the misreport scientific studies due to inadequate When larger, and methodologically stronger, service running. critical analysis. studies were run, clinically useful effects were not Especially in the echo chamber of social found. To make a booking or enquire about this media it’s easy for this misinformation to be Talking about scientific results without talking service, please call 0800 589 630 Opt 2 widely shared without being challenged. about the quality and trustworthiness of those between 8.30am and 3pm In the health sciences we’re primarily results easily leads to misinformation. DR STEVE HUMPHRIES Monday to Friday. interested in causal relationships (what And the quality of scientific results can leave makes us healthy, or unhealthy) but the a lot to be desired. Academic researchers are research data are often only correlational. For example, a under immense pressure to “publish or perish”, their career We would welcome more volunteer drivers study reported that lower levels of vitamin D were associated advancement depends on publication output. This can lead to one or two days a week. (correlated) with Covid mortality. Before you know it people rushed papers of inferior quality (for example, small sample are talking about a simple cure for Covid being ignored by sizes) so they don’t get scooped. Or the “salami slicing” of Big Pharma, and so down another rabbit hole we go. research to maximise the number of publications, rather than HELPLINES AND LOCAL MENTAL But what are the full causal implications of the study? The producing one high-quality paper. people in the study with lower vitamin D levels were also And for both researchers and academic publishers, nothing HEALTH SERVICES older, and age itself is a major risk factor for Covid mortality. succeeds like success – everyone wants positive outcomes, People with low vitamin D levels often have a poorer diet null results not so much. The hunt for positive outcomes can It’s OK to seek help. Never hesitate if you’re worried in general – is this the larger problem? And correcting a lead to questionable research practices (QRPs). For example, about you or someone else. dietary deficiency (always a good idea) is not the same as a researcher investigating a new treatment might analyse If someone has attempted suicide or you’re worried about their supplementing an already adequate diet (normally a bad multiple outcomes in the search for any effect. But with immediate safety: idea). It’s the fallacy of believing that more of something each analysis the possibility of a false positive result (due to • Call your local mental health crisis assessment team 0800 745 477 or good must be better. chance, or a methodological flaw within the study) increases. take them to the emergency dept (ED) of your nearest hospital The extent to which vitamin D can lower Covid mortality On getting a positive, though quite possibly false, outcome • If they are in immediate physical danger to themselves or others, call will be answered with clinical trials, not correlational studies. the researcher might then rewrite the study introduction 111 Correlational data always require careful interpretation and to make it look like that was the predicted effect they were • Stay with them until support arrives qualification, something that often doesn’t happen when looking for all along (presenting exploratory research as • Remove any obvious means of suicide they might use (eg ropes, people share information. confirmatory research). pills, guns, car keys, knives) Even worse is making unqualified clinical assertions based Researchers might go “data dredging” and slice-and-dice • Try to stay calm, take deep breaths on the results of in vitro studies (for example studies showing the data every which way to get a positive result. If they • Let them know you care ivermectin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication). But inhibiting don’t get a result for the entire sample, what they often do • Keep them talking: listen and ask questions without judging viral replication in a petri dish is not that difficult. The trick is is reanalyse using just the male subjects, and then just the • Make sure you are safe. to inhibit replication in a person without harming the person female subjects. Or just older subjects, or subjects with For more information, talk to your local doctor, medical centre, hauora, – and to assess that we need clinical trials. certain pre-existing conditions. Researchers can be very community mental health team, school counsellor or counselling Scientific results are based on samples, so sampling error creative when it comes to thinking up additional analyses. service. If you don’t get the help you need, keep trying. must always be considered. 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In the health sciences it is not • Depression Helpline 0800 111 757 or free text 4202 - to talk to a scientific results outside of the scientific community are often uncommon that a quarter or more of published results can’t trained counsellor about how you are feeling or to ask any questions not as prudent. be replicated (repeated in another study). And replication is • Healthline 0800 611 116 - for advice from trained registered nurses To illustrate, a recent conspiracy newsletter distributed the foundation of science, it’s our assurance that a result is • www.depression.org.nz throughout New Zealand had a headline: “Vitamin C Cuts valid and trustworthy. For children and young people COVID Deaths by Two-Thirds”. It quoted an outcome from The good news is that every year science generates an • Youthline 0800 376 633, free text 234, email [email protected] a placebo-controlled trial of critical care hospital patients. It enormous amount of accurate and useful information. or webchat at youthline.co.nz (webchat avail 7-11pm) – for young certainly appeared impressive. But the result was based on a But identifying that information requires careful analysis people and their parents, whānau and friends very small sample (four people died in the Vitamin C group of complex methodological issues. As the World Health • What’s Up 0800 942 8787 (0800 WHATSUP) or webchat at www. and 10 died in the placebo group) and that group difference Organisation has declared, getting it wrong is a threat to whatsup.co.nz from 5-10pm for ages 5-18. • Kidsline 0800 543 754 (0800 KIDSLINE) – up to 18 yrs. could simply happen by chance: we could randomly assign global health. More options: Covid patients to two groups, then do absolutely nothing to n Health scientist Dr Steve Humphries is a director at Hebe Botanicals in Ōtaki. www.mentalhealth.org.nz either group, and still get the group difference reported. He was previously a lecturer at Massey University and director of the Health As the study authors themselves reported, the result Science Programme. HAUORA/Health I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 19 Preventative healthcare key to better outcomes t the expensive of sounding like just with a side of fun. It doesn’t have to be high another crisis alarmist, our society is intensity, sweat dripping off your face, make you underA threat from a new type of epidemic. want to be sick levels of insanity. Leave that for This epidemic is a slow, creeping thing that the hardcore. threatens to overwhelm our health system. When my clients talk to me about what the It’s an epidemic made possible through poor hardest thing was that they faced before they lifestyle choices and processed food. started doing regular exercise sessions, they This is the diabesity epidemic and during the always say: “Just getting started.” coming decade it will overwhelm our hospitals Which is true. Whether it’s picking up the and GP practices. phone to make the call or going to the exercise Diabesity is the combination of diabetes session. That’s the only part that was hard, and obesity, because these two because once they get going through conditions go hand in hand. I’ve GETTING FIT the series of movements I make them written at length in this column do, they feel much better. about the harsh realities of this In fact, they say they feel great lifestyle-based disease and how it’s afterwards. going to cost the country billions Now back to our impending in the future to treat the growing doom, the diabesity epidemic. number of adults (aged 16 and Regular exercise and healthier over) who are overweight, obese or nutritional choices mean that you worse. They will all develop type 2 can avoid becoming a statistic in the diabetes and then will die early due future. It’s a lifestyle change that will to complications and co-morbidity DANIEL DUXFIELD alter your life for the better. You’ll be because they were overweight and stronger as you get older, you’ll be had diabetes. fitter for your lifestyle and you’ll be able to enjoy The answer to this problem is a lifestyle your life because your joints have the mobility change. It’s not a hard decision to make. It’s the they should have. “would I like to live to nice old age” question. This can be achieved with as little as one HAVE FUN: Fitness can be fun – getting started is the hard part. Image Harry McDowall, Pixabay The answer is simple. “Yes.” It’s about exercise proper session a week in the gym and a more and better nutritional choices. active lifestyle, or small adaptations to your life. example their parents set for them. And do it for the hard-working medical There, I’ve done it. I’ve solved the looming I hear “stand-up desks’ are a thing now. The biggest thing for me is to have the joint professionals who don’t need the extra work this diabesity epidemic in a few short sentences. Or If everybody took this approach, you will be mobility and strength that I have now at age 43 new epidemic will bring them. have I? healthier, the neighbours will be healthier and when I am age 83. The problem people have with these types of the community will be healthier. Then there will If you want that, too, then you’re going to n Daniel is an exercise professional who operates DuxFit lifestyle decisions is that they think exercise is be no impending crisis for the health system. have get in shape. But not just for yourself. Do Functional Fitness from a private Ōtaki studio. Contact hard. And it is, but it doesn’t have to be. 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Trial looks at turning food waste into compost Seeing household food and garden waste “Reducing waste is a community-wide effort Participating retailers include Commonsense as a rich resource worth saving rather than and this programme offers easy options that Organics Kāpiti, Harrisons Gardenworld, putting in the rubbish bin is the aim of a new protect and even nourish our environment,” Mitre 10 Mega Kāpiti, Ōtaki Hydroponics, and council waste minimisation trial. Jakie says. “There are so many benefits to home Placemakers Kāpiti. The 12-month trial includes free workshops composting, but we’ve found that many people If home composting doesn’t suit, the and discount vouchers that can be redeemed are unsure of how to begin, or which system to voucher can be redeemed through one of the towards a home composting system, or a food use. Composting your food and garden waste is participating service providers offering food or or garden waste collection service, encouraging an easy and cheap way to create rich fertiliser for garden waste collection at the kerbside – Low residents to compost more. your garden.” Cost Bins and Pae Cycle in Paekākāriki. Food and garden waste makes up half of The trial has begun with free workshops The trial is paid for by the Ministry for the what is in our rubbish bins and ends up rotting across the district in May covering the three Environment’s Waste Levy Fund, not through in landfills, producing methane, a potent main composting methods, so people can learn rates, and its effectiveness will be evaluated after greenhouse gas. Councillor and sustainable waste which system will suit their household best. a year. Kāpiti Coast District Council is committed management portfolio holder Jackie Elliott Residents who attend the workshop or to making a 30 percent reduction by 2026 in says the 12-month “Love your compost” trial complete an online survey will be offered a $40 n will equip residents with the information and To find out more, visit the council’s website for information the district’s waste to landfill. Decreasing the discount voucher to go towards the purchase of on workshops, terms and conditions of the voucher, and how amount of organic waste going to the landfill tools they need to reduce organic waste in their a home composting system from a participating each of the home composting systems work: will make significant progress towards that goal. rubbish bin. retailer: a worm farm, Bokashi bin or compost bin. kapiticoast.govt.nz/love-your-compost Ōtaki Today, Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 21 HUATAU/Comment One year on, a steep learning curve but enjoying it ust over a year ago our country was servant, working from home and managing the As well as this, I’ve been having constructive ill if they get the virus. This is a balanced plan remembering Anzac day in lockdown schooling of my children. formal and informal meetings with mana that prioritises reducing the chance of future byJ standing at dawn in our driveways, and Now forward a year, I’ve recently celebrated whenua, the Minister of Transport, local outbreaks while protecting our elders, those the Government had just released an initial the six-month anniversary of being a new MP. mayors, the aero club, and the Templeton with underlying health conditions and those THE ELECTORATE $12.1 billion It’s been a steep learning curve, but I’ve been group in relation to Kāpiti Airport. Despite who live in locations where we know outbreaks economic thoroughly enjoying it. various views, it’s really heartening to see that have occurred. response I’m very grateful for the support I’ve been all stakeholder groups agree on one thing: the To date more than 233,000 doses have been package, provided by my past and present colleagues, mana whenua be given the ability to assert their administered. including the such as the last Labour MP for Ōtaki, Darren vision for this space first. I will keep you posted Our sequencing plan provides certainty to the wage subsidy Hughes. as discussions progress. more than two million Kiwis who can expect to and extra Recently I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Our Covid vaccination plan is simple – first start being vaccinated during the initial stages of support for our with the Ōtaki-Kāpiti Principals Association. protect those most at risk of picking up the our roll-out over the next 3-4 months. health system. We were able to share our priorities for virus in their workplace, reducing the risk of For information on the vaccine roll-out please Back then education in our rohe, and talk about what future outbreaks and lockdowns, and then visit covid19.govt.nz. n TERISA NGOBI, MP I was a public they’re seeing day-to-day in our community. protecting those most at risk of getting seriously Terisa is the Labour MP for the Ōtaki electorate An illuminating trip to the dentist “I am truly responsible for my actions and outcomes and own had. She took responsibility for my experience at the surgery and everything that takes place in my work and life. I am accountable for for my care. my results and I know that for things to change, I must change first.” – This type of service and demonstration of ownership doesn’t ActionCOACH #2 Point of Culture happen automatically. You must foster an environment where all Insurance and Mortgage Advisers s a business owner or executive, you have likely heard of employees operate with the same mindset. How do you begin to the word ownership. It has various definitions, and the plant the seeds of ownership in your organisation? actualA concept and behaviour often never really permeate an Initially, the behaviour that you want must be demonstrated by organisation. you. Your clarity, transparency, and commitment to owning your Let me share a personal experience that I believe demonstrates victories and your failures is the first step. The tone is ALWAYS ownership. set at the top, so own that reality! I went to the dentist recently. I am petrified of the dentist, so Other ways to instil a sense of ownership throughout your organisation includes: making the appointment and showing up was a YOUR BUSINESS feat in itself. I was greeted by a staff member and • Share your vision instead of just taking me to the chair or leaving • Involve your employees in goal setting me to panic, she demonstrated a tremendous • Be clear on the “whys” amount of ownership. She explained procedures, • Give your employees the freedom to choose introduced the hygienist and dentist, and walked “how” they achieve the goals • First home buyer mortgages • Debt consolidation me through the treatment process. • Delegate authority, not just tasks. Trust your • Mortgage refinancing • All Insurance covers During my extensive appointment that team to execute • Investment property lending • Honest and friendly same woman checked in, brought me water • Encourage problem solving, critical thinking • Local knowledge/local people • Free services (unprompted), explained the billing processes, and risk-taking • Ensure there is clear accountability and insurance coverage and generally made sure I was CHRIS WHELAN 153 Main Highway, Ōtaki comfortable. At the end of the appointment she consequences (opposite New World Supermarket) assisted in checking out and making another appointment, and • Seek feedback and celebrate ownership behaviour. walked me to my car. As a leader, you must have a passion for your job. You should When I got home, I had a personalised email from her ensuring be teaching, sharing knowledge, and making sure that your team’s 06 364-6123 I was satisfied with my visit and encouraging me to give them any work experience and environment are positive and productive. 0800 367 467 feedback to make future visits even better. A day later I got a call “Great leaders are values-driven. They identify with, share, live from her checking to see if I needed anything and if I was feeling and lead by core values, whether they are the firm’s or their own” Please call (Reh, 2019). OK. for the best insurance During my visit I saw other staff doing the same thing with It was clear to me that the owner of the dentist office has and mortgage advice other patients. Wow! Let me tell you, I never expected this type instilled a great sense of ownership in the practice. Every aspect of service at a dentist. Not only have I gone back, I have also of the customer and employee experience was exemplary and referred at least five people to that dentist. cultivated a positive and energised workplace. Truly inspiring! n If you think you could benefit, and make your business roar in 2021, call Chris on The ownership demonstrated by this employee made the 0222 332 669 or email www.inprogroup.co.nz experience completely different from the negative expectations I [email protected] Former PM to chair Takutai panel Former prime minister and Waikanae resident Jim Bolger has been appointed as chair of the Community Assessment Panel set up to support Takutai Kāpiti, the council’s community-led coastal adaption project. “As a Kāpiti Coast local I am pleased to chair the panel that will recommend coastal adaptation options for council’s consideration,” Mr Bolger says. “The aim is to protect our coastal neighbours and ratepayers’ dollars from the inevitable cost of responding to climate change and rising sea levels. “No one is suggesting that there are easy solutions, but they must be developed as the tide will come whether we are ready or not.” Ōtaki Today, Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 22 HĪTŌRIA/History Life as a ward in Ida’s orphanage up the Gorge n my previous article in February, I wrote regularly froze and the two boys would be sent Ithat my column would be used to highlight to walk almost a kilometre along the frosty Desks were placed in the bush the lives of the women who lived up the road in their bare feet to fill two billy-cans each for the students to do their Gorge in days past. That first article was from a tiny stream. They each had only had one lessons on fine days. The desks about Ida Corrigan, who ran the post office, pair of shoes, which were to be worn only on a school and an orphanage in the Gorge in Sundays and other special occasions. were positioned in such a way the1940s. School was fun. The “orphans” were joined by that each had a view over the When that article was published I received children from surrounding farms, including the river. Sometimes a pig or a a call from a man in his 80s who lives in Levin. three Shields children who arrived each day on Robert (Bob) White’s story was a white horse with no saddle. deer would venture upon them, DI BUCHAN too good to ignore. It turns out The two girls, aged about 12 followed by much yelling from he was one of the children who and 10, sat in front and the the children to scare them off. lived in Ida’s orphanage. little brother hung onto his Bob arrived at the orphanage sister at the back. School hours ran from 9am until in late 1939 when he was just 6. Desks were placed in the 1pm, followed by lunch then At the time he had no idea why bush for the students to do playing in the bush for the rest of he was there, assuming it was their lessons on fine days. The something to do with the war desks were positioned in such the day. There was no electricity that had just begun. He didn’t a way that each had a view at the house so all the cooking know it was an orphanage until over the river. Sometimes a and water heating was done on he read my article. This left him pig or a deer would venture even more confused because his upon them, followed by much a wood-fired stove. Twice a week parents and two siblings all lived yelling from the children to the children were washed in a at home. scare them off. tin bath with, according to Bob, On reflection he thinks it was Otaki School hours ran from 9am because he was always running until 1pm, followed by lunch barely enough water to cover away from school and his busy Museum then playing in the bush for the bottom. Bob White, aged about 6-7, at Ida Corrigan’s parents found him too much of a nuisance. the rest of the day. orphanage in Ōtaki Gorge. Photo supplied Whatever the reason, young Bob arrived at Ida’s There was no electricity at the house so all the thought it hugely exciting. with his little suitcase and ration book and there cooking and water heating was done on a wood- Ida was Catholic and while living in the Gorge On leaving the Gorge the Corrigans and the he stayed for nearly three years. fired stove. Twice a week the children were she would drive to Ōtaki on Saturdays with the three children stayed at a friend’s farm near He didn’t mind being there. He found Ida washed in a tin bath with, according to Bob, children to arrange the flowers at St Mary’s in Mackays Crossing until a house could be found strict but kind, and her husband Harold was like barely enough water to cover the bottom. Convent Road. The children were put to work for them in Paekākāriki. Bob found life there a loving father figure. Harold had a Vauxhall car A vivid memory is the supply line beside polishing the woodwork and silverware. interesting because, being wartime, hundreds of and worked in Wellington. Every Monday he the house to across the river. This was the way Two of Bob’s strongest memories are of an American soldiers were based at the crossing. set off for the city, returning on Friday nights. farmers sent their mail, shopping orders and earthquake, and a fire that reduced the house Ida got a job working at a takeaway on the main At the weekends he took the children for walks farm products across to Ida and how supplies to cinders. Both happened in 1942 and resulted road. It was an old railway carriage converted in the bush and fishing for the huge eels that were sent to the farms. It consisted of a cable in Ida and Harold leaving the Gorge. The into a hotdog stand. The American’s stopping inhabited the river. with a box in the middle. The cable was wound earthquake opened up huge cracks in the road. by on their way to and from the train ensured Ida was left to manage on her own during the manually to either side using a huge wheel on Bob recalls the children sitting on the edge with it received plenty of customers. Ida took the week so she expected the children to help with each side of the river. When not in use the their legs dangling into the cracks until Ida told children with her when she did her shift as there the many chores. According to Bob there were stores box hung in the middle above the river, them the earth could close up again and snap was no one else to look after them. only three children at the orphanage – two boys except when the river was in flood (and Bob their legs off! and a girl – and they were housed in a sleep-out remembers some huge floods at that time). The house fire was at night and Bob thinks Thank you, Bob, for taking the time to share your at the back of the main house. Then the box was hauled up and stored in a shed it was caused by a candle or lantern left in the memories. My next article will be about another He remembers the water supply was from on the riverbank to prevent it being washed laundry. He and the other two wards watched intrepid woman who lived up the Gorge in days a dam above the house. In winter the pipes away. the blaze from their dormitory window and past. OLD SCHOOL PHOTOS Waitohu School: Room 4, 1977 This group of Waitohu School students is from 1977. Can you identify them? Many of us who went to Ōtaki School from the late 1950s on remember our first teacher, Mrs Gordon, with huge fondness. She was beloved by many, and we were surely so lucky to have had such a great start to school with this wonderful teacher who was empathetic, kind and loving to the new five-year-olds in her care. RIP Mrs Gordon. (see obituary page 9) - Debbi Carson Thanks to Mike Gordon for providing this photo.

This group of Ōtaki College students were off to a sporting event in 1963. Back row, from left: Kathleen Hollings, Nancy Sage, Jackie Peter, Renae Osbourne, Paula Jones. Front row: Janice Cole, Kathryn Jenkins, unknown, Carol Peter, unknown, Helen Page, Lyn Dawson. If you know the unknowns please let us know.

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That got them thinking about how KEEP ŌTAKI BEAUTIFUL Margaret Bayston/Lloyd Chapman many laps of Waitohu’s playing field that LIONS CLUB OF ŌTAKI Phil Shaw 027 259 1636 would be (each lap is 290m so it’s just over MORRIS CAR CLUB Chris Torr 323 7753 10,000 laps!). ŌTAKI BRIDGE CLUB Tim Horner 364-5240 Classes competed with each other for the ŌTAKI COMMUNITY PATROL Errol Maffey 027 230 8836 most number of laps run by the students. ŌTAKI & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS Vaevae 027 447 7864 “The kids loved it,” Kylie says. “It was a big ŌTAKI FLORAL ART & GARDEN CLUB Macha Miller 364 6605 number but they found that if they all worked ŌTAKI FOODBANK 43 Main St, Lucy Tahere 364 0051 together they could achieve a big goal.” ŌTAKI HERITAGE BANK MUSEUM TRUST 364 6886 When the mark was achieved, parents were ŌTAKI HISTORICAL SOCIETY Sarah Maclean 364 2497 asked to donate a coin that would go towards ŌTAKI MENZSHED 022 406 9439 [email protected] Te Araroa Trail’s maintenance. ŌTAKI PLAYERS SOCIETY Roger Thorpe 364 8848 or 021 259 2683 On April 14 the pupils gathered in ŌTAKI POTTERY CLUB Rod Graham 027 445 7545 the school hall, with everyone getting an ŌTAKI PROMOTIONS GROUP Cam Butler 021 703095 opportunity to place coins on a New Zealand ŌTAKI AND DISTRICT RSA, 9 Raukawa St 364 6221 map the children had created themselves ŌTAKI SPINNERS & KNITTERS’ GROUP, Barbara Austin 364 8381 that showed where the trail ran through the ŌTAKI STROKE SUPPORT GROUP Marian Jones 364-5028 country. ŌTAKI WOMEN’S NETWORK GROUP Carol Ward 027 235 6151 During the session in the hall, Te Araroa ŌTAKI WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CLUB/SUNDAY MARKETS trust executive director Mark Weatherall Kerrie Fox 027 340 0305 looked on through a video link from ŌTAKI WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Rema Clark [email protected] . He also answered a series of RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE Jamie 027 444 9995/Drew 021 288 7021 questions students were able to ask through ROTARY CLUB OF OTAKI Michael Fagg 021 294 3039 the video link. ROTARY HALL HIRE Pete Heald 027 536 5616 Te Araroa is a continuous 3006km (about TIMEBANK Suzanne Fahey 021 1275 074 1600km in the and 1400km TOASTMASTERS OF WAIKANAE Graham 04 905 6236 in the South Island) national walking track, TRANSITION TOWN OTAKI Jamie Bull 364 0550 described as the ultimate Kiwi experience. WAITOHU STREAM CARE GROUP Lynda Angus 020 459 6321 At an average of 25km a day, the trail takes CHILDREN 120 days – about four months – to walk. COIN TRAIL: Waitohu School pupils (from left) Paige Metcalfe, Emily Delaney and ŌTAKI TOY LIBRARY 027 621 8855 Saturday 10.30am-noon Hikers sometimes take months to walk the Bailey King place their coins on a map of New Zealand showing the Te Araroa Trail Memorial Hall, Main St. whole trail, or a few hours or days to walk a from Cape Reinga to Bluff. The school raised $194 for the trail. Photo Ian Carson KIDZOWN OSCAR 0800 543 9696 local segment. LITTLE GIGGLERS PLAYGROUP Baptist Church Hall, Te Manuao Rd. Locally, the most significant and spectacular rivers, lakes and valleys. New Zealand’s mighty tectonic plates 10am-12noon Friday each fortnight. Denise 027 276 0983 part of the trail is the Paekākāriki Escarpment track, which – known as the rim of fire – make it one of the world’s most MAINLY MUSIC Hadfield Hall, Te Rauparaha St. 021 189 6510 skirts the Paekākāriki hill overlooking the highway and out to diverse long walks. ŌTAKI KINDERGARTEN 68a Waerenga Rd. 364 8553 Kāpiti Island. 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For other masses see ŌTAKI ATHLETIC CLUB Kerry Bevan 027 405 6635 0800 611 116 ŌTAKI BOATING CLUB Trevor Hosking 021 642 766 otakiandlevincatholicparish.nz St John Health Shuttle 0800 589 630 ŌTAKI BOWLING CLUB Paul Selby 927 9015 Ōtaki Anglican Rev Simon and Rev Jessica Falconer. 06 364-7099. P-pull walk-in Drug advice and support, Birthright ŌTAKI CANOE CLUB Jane Bertelsen 364 5302 All Saints Church, 47 Te Rauparaha St, every other Sunday at 10am, Centre, every 2nd Thursday 6-8pm. ŌTAKI DANCE GROUP Barbara Francis 364 7383 Sunday evenings 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Every alternate Sunday 10am ŌTAKI GOLF CLUB 364 8260 at St Margaret’s Church, School Rd, Te Horo. For Hadfield Hall COMMUNITY ŌTAKI GYMNASTICS CLUB Nancy 027 778 6902 bookings, email [email protected] ŌTAKI POLICE ŌTAKI INDOOR BOWLING Jane Selby-Paterson 927 9015 06 364-7366, corner Iti and Matene streets. ŌTAKI MASTERS SWIMMING CLUB Sonia Coom 04 292 7676 Ōtaki Baptistcnr State Highway 1 and Te Manuao Rd. 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TĀKARO/Sport I Ōtaki Today, Haratua May 2021 whārangi 27 Awards for special surf life-savers The Ōtaki Surf Life Saving Club presented its annual awards at an evening supper and ceremony at the Marine Parade clubrooms on Sunday, May 2. Three special awards were presented: a club service award to Graeme Lundie, and distinguished service awards to Liam Grattan and Adrian Jull. Graeme and his family joined the club more than 10 years ago and all have been actively involved in club activities. Graeme has been a refreshed lifeguard since qualifying in 2012, and a patrol captain for seven years. He has been on the committee for seven years, the past four as chairperson. He also represents the Ōtaki club at regional chair meetings. Graeme has been to the fore leading the committee as it grapples with health and safety and other Surf Life Saving New Zealand regulations that arise from time to time. Liam joined in 2002 and has been a refreshed lifeguard for the past 19 years. Last year he received a club service award as well as a regional service award for his dedication to the club. Liam has been club captain during the past season, but has spent several years involved with IRBs (inflatable rescue boats) as IRB officer, instructor and coach. Liam has also been a junior surf coach and team manager, and has been a Life Guard Association instructor. He’s also the unofficial “pin-up boy” as he’s seen posing with Ōtaki New World owner Steven Cole on the sign attached to the clubrooms. Adrian joined the club in 1991. All his family went through the RECIPIENTS: Back row from left: Ella Kingi, Sterling Maxwell, Paul Carlyon and Martyn Yaxley. Middle row: Kendall Maxwell, Macy Carlyon, Fintan McHugo, Charlotte Findlay, Mia King, Ruby Hawkins, Fraser Martin, Jakey Charlton and Ray Lenaghan. Front row: Preston Maxwell, nippers programme and became lifeguards. He received a club Olivia Sherlock, Isla Yaxley, Mackenzie Sherlock, Jake Hawkins and Liam Grattan. Photo supplied service award in 2010 and a district service award in 2002. Adrian has spent 18 years on the committee, and for five years Most Improved Boy U14 – Fintan Mchugo Most Improved Girl 10 years or Under – Indy-rose Headley in the late 90s was junior surf co-ordinator and team manager. Most Improved Girl U14 – Mia King Most Improved Boy 12 years or Under – Christian He has been chair of the Kāpiti Trust, which generously Outstanding attitude and commitment – Charlotte Findlay Lang-Gerrard supports many of the club’s activities, such as a recent raft trip, Most Successful Junior Competitor – Preston Maxwell Most Improved Girl 12 years or Under - Mckenzie Sherlock and junior surf lifesaving. Best U14 Board Paddler – Kendall Maxwell Most Improved Boy U14 – Jakey Charlton and Fraser Martin Adrian is appreciated for the wisdom and experience he brings Best U14 Swimmer – Preston Maxwell Most Improved Girl U14 years – Ruby Hawkins to the committee. HIGHLY COMMENDED Other awards were: Most Improved Boy 10 years or Under – Jake Hawkins CLUB AWARDS Rookie of the Year – Macy Carlyon Craig Family Trophy for Most Improved U16 member – Osca GOT A GOOD Perkins Progress Award – Ray Lenaghan SPORTS McMurchie Family Trophy for Most Patrol Hours – Shea STORY? Lenaghan Pat McGreal Trophy for Volunteer of the Year – Paul Carlyon Call us on U19 Lifeguard of the Year – Shea Lenaghan 06 364-6543 Surfman’s Award for Lifeguard of the Year – Marty Yaxley SENIOR AWARDS Email Best Senior Swimmer – Logan Philip [email protected] Best Senior Board Paddler – Ruby Hikuroa Best Senior Ski Paddler – Ella Kingi and Sterling Maxwell or Wood Recycling Centre JUNIOR AWARDS Go to Zero Waste Ōtaki has a wood recycling centre open otakitoday.com Most Improved Boy 10 years or Under – Harrison Roper for drop-off and sales! Most Improved Girl 10 years or Under – Olivia Sherlock and click the Most Improved Boy 12 years or Under – Jacob Grindrod Contact link Find their site next to the transfer station at 1 Riverbank Rd, Most Improved Girl 12 years or Under – Isla Yaxley turn left before you reach the transfer station's kiosk. Ōtaki River entrance tides May 12 – June 20 Open every Wednesday morning 9.30am-10.30am. metservice.com/marine-surf/tides/otaki-river-entrance Plus the last Sunday of every month, 9.30am - 12pm. Please note: The actual timing of high and low tide might differ from that provided here by Land Information NZ. Times are extrapolated from the nearest primary port for this location, so please take care. You can drop-off wood for free and buy wood suitable for house HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH or garden projects, up-cycling or firewood. Cash sales only. WED 12 MAY - 03:40 09:39 15:57 22:04 TUE 01 JUN 01:42 08:06 14:17 20:22 -

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