Number 329 DECEMBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020 Published at 47 Wickliffe Tce “Thank You” “Thank You” To our loyal To all West Harbour advertisers residents for your support over the last To our dependable 30 years Distribution Team To our creative story To Anne from and article DigiArt and Design contributors “Seasons Greetings Everyone ... Wishing You a Safe & Enjoyable Christmas Season” from The Rothesay News Committee Jetty Takes Shape The Boiler Point fishing jetty will be open any day now. Situated at the end of the Boiler Point Walking Track, the T-shaped timber and steel jetty is being build by Port Otago for the community’s use. A massive 250-tonne Titan crane was brought down from Christchurch (there was not a big enough crane in Otago) to lift the jetty’s four sections into place. The largest This Issue section was the top of the T, at 17m long, 3.5m wide and weighing in at 8 tonnes. Rural Skip Days The jetty sections were build by Dunedin firm Action Engineering and transported down to February 2020 Pg. 6 Port Chalmers by truck. The final tasks in the project involved laying the timber decking, seating and lighting, then tidying up the path from the carpark to the jetty. Then its final Open and Shut Pg.7 check-offs and time for the public to enjoy the jetty firsthand. Ferry Timetable Pg.8 There is 55m of fishing frontage and the structure sits alongside the shipping channel so anglers can fish into 13.5m deep water. The public can expect some impressive catches. 10 Questions Pg.12 with ... Duncan Once officially open, the jetty is accessible at all times, except in extreme winds when the Waitati Festival Pg.13 Boiler Point Walkway is shut for safety reasons. and more ... Dusting Off Pg.16 Brigid Feely The Rothesay News 2 Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Real Estate on The Port Line Harbour Physio—Farewell Kelly, Hello Krystal First of all I would like to thank all of the loyal Rothesay readers that have been following my column over the last few years. This has been a great platform to educate locals about what physiotherapy can do for them. I am moving back to Methven (where I grew up) and my last day will be December 12. I have really enjoyed my time in Port Chalmers, this community means so much to me. From a small clinic in the front room at our house in 2012 then moving to Harbour Health in 2015, growing this business has been such a rewarding experience. I will be back to visit regularly and I have found a fabulous physiotherapist to take over the business and this column. The contact details will remain the same. Krystal is excited to take over running Harbour Physio from December 16. Krystal initially graduated from the University of Otago in 2011 and will bring a wealth of experience to the Practice. She has spent time working in a variety of settings including Kalgoorlie in remote Western Australia, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty and a Sports Rehabilitation clinic in Dunedin. Krystal is passionate about helping people return to their functional goals and assist in keeping them active. She has a strong manual therapy background, and has experience in Dry Needling, Sports Taping, Clinical Pilates and Exercise Rehabilitation. Krystal is originally from Dunedin with strong family ties to Port Chalmers. This has included herself rowing for the Port Chalmers United Rowing club whilst at High School and University. Krystal is looking forward to meeting more of the community members in Port. If you have a question you would like answered in the next column please contact me at: [email protected], 027 631 0476 or www.facebook.com/harbourphysio. Kelly Olsen Dec 2019-Jan 2020 The Rothesay News 3 Purakanui School Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua We have been weaving a number of learning areas Kia ora koutou into our topic work. The children have been In October, an Outdoor Education Group, the Waikouiti demonstrating some very adept skills with their Walkers, Geneology group, and a church group have spent google and publishing work. The older children are time on the island. Dunedin North Intermediate School collating and editing and have put together a student students enjoyed an overnight stay on the island, learning newsletter. about the islands history, bird surveys and planting native We have had some interesting play-based learning trees. sessions with a large train set. Great to see the On our Open Day in October, visitors enjoyed the island collaborative efforts with building tracks and getting bush walk and history, and some helped plant natives, and the trains up and running. release seedlings. Thanks to everyone for supporting our recent fair. Over the winter, Port Otago’s CEO, Kevin Winders, donated Tim Cook engineers and materials for major repairs to the island’s jetty, which is owned by the QIKT Community charity. With Thurs Night the jetty reports now completed, we can now publicly say a Pizza night big “thank you” to Port Otago! Buy 1 get another half price (same Our next Community Open Days are on Saturday 26 OPEN: or lesser price) January and Saturday 29 February. See the website Mon-Wed Dine in [email protected] or facebook page for details. 8.30am - 3pm or takeaway You can also visit at any time, or stay on the island in Thurs & Fri 8.30am - late St.Martin Lodge by arrangement. Sat 9am - late If you’d like to get involved, arrange a visit or stay on the Sun 9am - 8.30pm island, contact Dries van den Broek, Keeper, on 478 0874. West Harbour Weekly Exercise Classes Pam’s Poem Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers. Falls prevention Oh, my goodness, where has the programme for Men and year gone? Women, simple leg exercises. Port Chalmers The days just flew by, all with a Town Hall on Wednesdays at laugh and a song. 10:00am, only $3 per class. —————————————————————————— Been on bus trips, to movies and out to sea. Yoga @ Port Chalmers Lots going on here, and good Town Hall. Monday night sights to see. at 6 - 7.30pm with Kathy $7, for information phone 021 084 14215, Remember ... [email protected] It’s no-stress holiday time, so Yoga4Life Wednesday at without further ado, 10.00am with Lisa. Bring a I wish you all good tidings and a yoga mat and a blanket. [email protected] 027 437 0779. Merry Christmas too! —————–————–——————————--- Pamela Mae Steady as you Go - Falls prevention programme for Men and Women. Wednesday 1.30pm at McCurdy - Grimman Hall, The Rothesay News Driver St Long Beach $3. For February 2020 Issue Info call Patsy 482 2518 or Ruth 482 2283. COPY DEADLINE ————————————————————— Pilates with Hayley Davey. is 12 January for the Thursday Morning 9.30 - February 2020 issue. 10.30am @ the Rolfe Room Please make sure you have your across from the library. For activities and events with dates, more information contact times, location and any other Hayley Davey, 021 183 5352 information, [email protected] in by the deadline. __________________________ Forward your stories, recipes, Tai Chi - Fridays @ 10am, photos, news and upcoming events, Port Chalmers Town Hall, or if you have not received the Chalmers Lounge $3. Any Rothesay News to: April 2015 4 The Rothesay News Dec 2019-Jan 2020 Port Chalmers Rowing Club Halo Project Shift to TrapNZ Over the past couple of months, the Halo Eleven women from the Port Chalmers United Rowing Club competed at the New Zealand Masters Project Team has been switching its online data Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, 14 and 15 management system from the Halo Portal to TrapNZ September. The club punched well above its weight, (https://trap.nz/). th gaining 4 most points overall, out of 33 clubs. After assessing TrapNZ we believe it offers a range of The women’s novice quad attracted a large field, with significant benefits over our old portal system. TrapNZ is Michelle Simpson, Jo Kidston, Judit Varadi and Judith widely used across New Zealand and has an intuitive Turner winning gold and giving coach Ray Sinclair a interface, so we’re hoping for a smooth transition. birthday surprise. The quad split into doubles with We’re currently encouraging all trappers who are still using Varadi and Turner exerting their dominance early and leading the field to half way, when a couple of crabs the old Halo Portal to please go to the TrapNZ website and saw them drop back to second and they were unable register an account (it’s very easy to do!). The Halo Project to regain the lead, with Simpson and Kidston taking Team is here to help with the transition and our aim is to third. have all existing Portal users switched to TrapNZ before The singles races saw Faye Forgie win the H (70-74), the Christmas break. Jan Brosnahan cruised to second in the F (60 64), - Please contact us if you need assistance registering on or while Robyn Cameron and Imogen Coxhead had a using TrapNZ and we will be happy to help. tussle in the E (55-59) with Cameron taking the spoils. Ali Howlett won the D single (50-54), and took second Halo Project Shift of Office in the younger B and C divisions. Over the next couple of months, the Halo Project office will The D quad combination of be moving from Beach St in Port Chalmers into town. We Ali Howlett, Bridget McArthur, Tanja Prenol and Robyn will be joining the other Predator Free Dunedin delivery Cameron were second in the competitive D quad.