FEBRUARY 2016 Come to the 140th Show! 6-7 February The Paparoa A&P Show is now in its 140th year. Generations of North Kaipara people have kept the Show alive and well over all these years, maintaining its A fun heritage of connecting people to rural activities. This is a time of rejuvenation family for the Show with many new ideas and new approaches. We believe that day out this will mean more visitors, competitors and exhibitors. ! 'Jersey' Champion Cup presentation, 1958 Children in particular benefit from our Show with fun attractions and exposure to crafts, photography, baking & preserves, rural things that they may have photography, a children’s section, a never experienced before and home brew competition, and a special many adults get similar benefits. class sponsored by Zephyr Oyster Farms jumping & dressage, pedigree cattle & for an artwork depicting an event that The Show is a must for tourists to get dairy goats, wood-chopping & shearing, celebrates life in the Kaipara with a a taste of Kiwiana. It is usually sunny alpaca, team roping and bull riding. prize of $250. and hot and we will have plenty for you Market stalls and trade sites offer an Gates open at 9am with gate prizes for to eat and drink. Have a picnic on the extensive range of interesting things to 1 in 3 of the earliest paying adult visitors. Showground, sample the unique Taste view and buy. Stalls provide stuff for the There's free parking, good facilities of Kaipara. Relax and enjoy live music brain, the stomach and the pocket. Many from the Red Arrows Dixie Jazz Band. including St Johns Ambulance and home-made products, information on EFTPOS. Entrance fee is only $10 for There are plenty of side shows – fun for conservation and other 'green' matters, all the family. adults and $5 each for the first two and food & drinks. children. Extra children are free as are Our regular events are always exciting The huge indoor section in the hall has all children under five. Check out our and interesting – equestrian show- exhibits of flowers, vegetables, arts and Show at www.paparoashow.org.nz Just imagine ... If there were no volunteers. How different would things be? How would Paparoa look? How would it feel? Who would nurture and nourish our community and its facilities, assets, and events? Keep Paparoa Beautiful Toy Library County Depot Trust Paparoa Library Progressive Paparoa Inc Otamatea Harbour Care Fire Force Paparoa Bush Walkway Paparoa Retirement Village A&P Show Paparoa Hall Medical Society Press Gang Pahi Regatta School PTA Paparoa Website Wearable Arts Gala Lions Plunket Youth & Whanau Focus Mainly Music Playcentre Paparoa Sport Music Makers White Rock Gallery Sports Pavilion Coastguard KPB volunteers Farmer's Market Arty Farties The Kauri Museum Candi & Myron Plantweed ... just didn't know when to stop Untold numbers of unpaid volunteers spend untold hours contributing their time and energy to the work done by these organisations, for the benefit of everyone. In some cases just a very precious few people manage to keep things afloat. These people, many of whom contribute to multiple groups, have been doing this work for decades and are not getting any younger - some now in their 60s and 70s. Your community needs you! Can you step up? Do you have a passion for any of these initiatives? We stopped counting when we got to 30. Undoubtedly we've forgotten more of our unsung heroes ... and if so, we're sorry. PP 2 PP www.paparoa.org.nz Paparoa Press PP Our Restricted Apology to deepest fire season Prizewinners ... The restricted fire Owing to an unintentional error, sympathy season is still in we omitted two Otamatea High place as, despite School 2015 Junior Prizewinners The Paparoa Press, on recent rain, the hills from last month's report. Our behalf of the wider Paparoa are still very dry. apologies to: community, wish to extend This means you cannot light Abigail Mason our deepest sympathy to any fire in the open without Year 10 - Excellence in Science, the family of the child who a permit within Kaipara and Endeavour in Business Studies died as a result of a road Whangarei Districts until Catherine Mason-Veale accident in Maungaturoto further notice. Permits are Year 9 - Excellence in English, on 22nd January. simple to apply for online at 2nd for the year in English PP havingafire.org.nz or ph Forest Well done to you both! And Protection Services 430 7707. we're sorry for this error. PP Keith the TV Guy Pahi Regatta Coastguard - Boating Safety Code Freeview digital TV As we go to print, the annual Anniversary Weekend Pahi 16 TV and Regatta hasn't yet happened. Know Before You Go 9 Radio/Music - 5 simple rules to stay safe: channels are We have our fingers crossed currently being for great weather, great racing, transmitted. Before you go boating on our seas, lakes and rivers, and a safe and fun time for get familiar with New Zealand’s Boating Safety Code. Satellite dishes, everyone. decoders, cable To those of our readers who 1. Life Jackets Take them – Wear them. Boats, especially etc., supplied those under 6m in length, can and installed. attended, we trust a grand time was enjoyed by all. sink very quickly. Wearing a life jacket increases your survival 09 431 7143 We will do our best to bring time in the water. or 021 239 4251 you pics and a report in next month's Press. PP 2. Skipper Responsibility The skipper is responsible for the safety of everyone on board and for the safe operation of the boat. Stay within the limits of your vessel and your experience. 3. Communications Take two separate waterproof ways of communicating so we can help you if you get into difficulties. 4. Marine Weather New Zealand’s weather can be highly unpredictable. Check the local marine weather forecast before you go and expect both weather and sea state changes. 5. Avoid Alcohol Safe boating and alcohol do not mix. Things can change quickly on the water. You need to stay alert and aware. Register now! Birt & Currie Otamatea (& M'gto District) Surveyors Ltd High School 50-year re- union, planned for the Local Phone weekend of 15-16 April, is in 09 280-9591 danger of NOT proceeding due to a lack of registrations Timely, confirmed as at this date. friendly & Contact OHS and / or register online ASAP if you personal are interested. Spread the service word around family, ex- [email protected] classmates and teachers - www.landsurveyors.co.nz now! PP PO Box 120 Paparoa 0543 Paparoa Press www.paparoa.org.nz PP 3 Your Library Your Fire Force KPB needs you! needs you! needs you! Sat 20 Feb - TokaToka Tavern A local, grass roots music & Paparoa Paparoa Volunteer Keep Paparoa Beautiful art festival featuring some of Community Library Rural Fire Force most of our precious few Northland’s finest performers, is urgently looking for more needs more volunteers - young KPB-ers are now in their 70's, plus international guest Canadian volunteers to man the issues or old - female or male ... and have been KPB-ing for singer/songwriter MarinaMarina. desk. Would you like to help? We Want You! decades! Are you able to help? Circus zone, art space, stalls & displays. Camping available Paparoa Community Library A recent medical call was This group - keeps Paparoa nearby, courtesy van to get you serves a large area - Ruawai, attended by four awesome beautiful! They plant, they home safe. noon-midnight Tinopai, Matakohe, Ararua, firemen who had a combined weed, they tidy-up. They as well as Paparoa and its age of 266 years! ... and no remove old/damaged plants & surrounding area. It is run walking sticks! If they can do trees and plant new ones. entirely by volunteers and due it, so can you!! They look after: The Village to an increase in membership Green, The Landing, and the is getting a lot busier. The Deputy Chief has two PAINTER children, a full-time job working riverbank in-between. The Dave Stephenson If you love books and meeting long hours. He doesn't go to Paparoa Hall garden, & the people, and have basic every callout, and that's ok. recently established Libary/ computer skills, it's a very White Rock Gallery garden. For all your interesting way to spend an It's about making a difference Trees planted on the old afternoon. After initial training where you can. People have Refuse Tip site in Pahi Road are painting it could involve as little as one lives - that's why we need more monitored for weed infestation half-day a month and you of you - to spread the load! and damage following storms. requirements would be warmly welcomed. If you're able to join the They're also involved in caring We're supported by Dargaville Paparoa VRFF, we meet on the for Paparoa's Bush Walkway No job too small Library staff and get book 1st & 3rd Monday each month, and trapping of possums, rats loans from them and other at 6.30pm at the station on and stoats. All this - and more! 09 431 6623 organisations. If you think this Depot Rd in Paparoa. Or just 027 490 3522 come in for a look & a chat. If you can help, please ph could be for you please contact Janice 09 946 9990. Faith 431 6324, Sue 431 6986 Any questions, call Cohan or or call into the Library on a Yvonne 431 6668, or Gerard Friday morning and see Jenny. 431 6089.