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Maungaturoto Matters
Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town ‘Gettin’ on with it!’ Issue 113 May 2011

153 Hurndall St Maungaturoto

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MAUNGATUROTO
PUBLIC LIBRARY INCORPORATED
BOOKS OF THE MONTH FOR MAY
2011
LESLEY PEARCE - “Belle”

This novel is a story about a woman whose courage and

determination never ceases despite the down falls. Lesley
Pearse is one of the UK’s best-selling authors and this
novel proves how deserving this title is.

JOANNA TROLLOPE – “Daughters-

“Daughters-in-
in-Law”

This novel tells of a theme which is as old as time – “Time

to let go those grown up and married children”.

NON-
NON-FICTION – (Just arrived and sure to be
popular) -
JOHN KIRWIN – “All Blacks Don’t Cry”
NIGEL LATTA – “Politically Correct Guide to
Teenagers”

BOOKMARKS are now available with library informa-

tion - e.g. library opening times – help yourself to one next
time you are in the library.

(Reviewed by Sheryl Logan)

AGM
Maungaturoto Swimming Club
9th May 2011
6pm
Maungaturoto Country Club
Please phone Tina on 09 431 8180 for more
information or for apologies.

See you there

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A Bright Future for This Wonderful Town of Ours.

Introducing: The Realtown Maungaturoto Residents’ Association

Wednesday the 13th of April 2011 saw the amalgamation of Maungaturoto’s Business
Association and Real Town Maungaturoto to form a new group named the Real Town
Maungaturoto Residents’ Association. The choice of name for this group was made to
encompass the inclusive vision of the group; an Association for ALL residents of
Maungaturoto.

The Maungaturoto Residents Association will assume the goals and roles of both Real Town Maun-
gaturoto and the Maungaturoto Business Association.

As a resident of Maungaturoto you are automatically a member of the Residents’ Association and
welcome at all meetings. It was decided that because this is a community Residents’ Association
no fees will currently be charged to members.

Often at times it can feel that groups within our community are working in competition with each
other, pulling in different directions. A lot of the strength of the Residents’ Association will be drawn
from the ability of groups and individuals to work cohesively and supportively, sharing resources
and information to ensure success for all. It is the intention that all community groups have
representation within the Residents’ Association. All residents and community groups are invited to
be a part of and share their ideas and visions for their town.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday the 10 May 7.30pm at the Maungaturoto Country Club.
On the agenda for the next meeting will be a review of the vision of the Residents’ Association and
to discuss the organisational structure of this exciting new group. Any members of the community
are encouraged to come along and see what is on the agenda or to add to it. If you love Maunga-
turoto and want to be involved in it’s future then this is the time to come along and have a look.

If you want further information or want to be involved in any way, please contact the Maungaturoto
Residents’ Association president Mike Forbes on 4319 055 or mdforbes@xtra.co.nz

Come on Maungaturoto - get behind this exciting new initiative and be a part of something great.
We all love this town and even if you want to be involved in the smallest part, let someone on the
committee know or come along to a meeting – there is no pressure to be a committee member, just
input, involvement and participation are vital.

The Maungaturoto Residents’ Association Committee:

President : Mike Forbes

Secretary: N. Alcock
Vice President-
President- D. Alcock
Treasurer-
Treasurer- TBA
Committee Members A.Squires-
A.Squires- Tantrum
B.Milligan
J.King
R.Tovine
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vacancies.
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ANGLICANS TO BUILD NEW Maungaturoto Garden Club

CHURCH
The Anglican congregation at Church of Christ the King on On Wednesday, 20 April members drove to Mangawhai to
Molesworth Drive, in Mangawhai Village, opposite the visit three lovely and different gardens.
Play Centre, have received the authority of the Bishop of
Auckland , The Rt Rev’d Ross Bay, to proceed with the ‘Honey Lea’ has a path zig-zagging through a northfacing
building of a new Worship Centre. hillside planted with masses of mature shrubs and fruit
trees, like guava and fig, which Jill Parsons uses to make
The present building used for worship, was originally the delicious jams members enjoyed with her home-made
Mangawhai School, and in 1956 was bought and moved scones.
to its present site, and named the Chapel of Christ the
King. After many years of faithful service, the building is Rhonda Smith’s beautifully landscaped grounds produced
no longer adequate for the present congregation and its outlooks onto ponds, tropical groves, avenues of majestic
ministry to the wider community, and lacks the facilities trees and out towards the harbour.
required and expected in today’s world.
The Dowson’s surprising garden and orchard included
The new Worship Centre will be built alongside the present immaculately trimmed hedges, topiary, modelled waterfuls
chapel, and will have an octagonal worship space capable and an amazing coloured-bottle sculpture that rose to roof
of seating one hundred people. height!

An extension hall will be divided from the worship space by On 18 May meet at Centennial Hall at 1.0pm. Best
folding doors, which will allow the hall to be used for many Bloom, Vege and Fruit competitions and Decorative
different community functions. The doors can be folded Theme is ‘Autumn’
back to allow the hall to become part of the worship space
for larger functions, services and funerals. The hall will be
serviced by a modern well equipped kitchen which can
provide for a wide variety of functions.

The rest of the building will include toilets, storage space GARDEN NOTES
and an office. The building has been designed by Dave
Stewart a local draughtsman, and it is hoped that local
FOR MAY 2011
builders will be engaged to build it.

Tenders for its building are now being sought and its
hoped that the building will be up and functioning in a few
May will probably have a hint of winter about it and
months. hopefully the weed growth will have slowed some-
what. This is the month to prepare your soil for
The Vicar of the church Rodney Dunlop, who also has re- spring and summer planting.
sponsibility for the Anglican churches in Mangaturoto,
Kaiwaka, Hakaru and Paparoa, says that he and the Plant evergreen trees and shrubs. Also plant citrus
congregation are very excited about the new building and trees. Prepare new planting beds for rose trees and
about the new opportunities it will give to the Church to shrubs and work in plenty of compost. Prune back
reach out in service to the wider community. shrubs that have finished flowering.
“ We hope it’s a place where people will want to gather and
meet and we will certainly look forward to using it to serve Harvest feijoas as they fall. Guavas will also be rip-
this community “ he said . ening and can be picked.

A portion of the money required to build the new centre
will come from a bequest left to the Diocese of Auckland
by a former parishioner and Mangawhai resident, Ms Ray
Coulter, who requested that it be specifically used to assist
in building a new centre.
Gifts and donations from other parishioners and the wider
community, will provide the rest of the finances required.
Camellias, proteas and leucodendrons will be flower-
ing to give colour to the garden.
Plant cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and broad beans.
Also garlic can be planted this month. It is a good
time to plant new strawberry plants as well.
(Garden hints from Maungaturoto Garden Club)
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INVITES YOU
TO ATTEND
EVERY TUESDAY
10AM
AT THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
MAUNGATUROTO

0-5 YRS MUSIC & MOVEMENT

FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA

CONTACT ELAINE 431-8317

Or RUTH 431-8491

supported by
Maungaturoto Congregational Church
($2 donation per family please)
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Maungaturoto Branch
P O Box 142,
Maungaturoto 0547.

“Lest We Forget”

April / May 2011 Past and Future Events

Greetings to Everyone
The RSA would like to thank Garnett’s Tyre Service for their generous donation for our roof fund.

Remember, you do not have to be a Service Person to join the RSA. Anybody can join as an Associate.
Our opening nights are Friday & Saturday from 5 pm onwards.

We have a very good selection of menu choices for dining in. We would love to see you there

Regards to all

Terry McCook
President

Mid Winter Xmas Dinner

Will be held on Saturday the 11th June commencing at 5PM for pre-dinner chats and drinks with
Traditional Xmas Dinner starting at 7PM We have the “Urban Country “ band playing from 8PM
till closing Cost will be $30.00 per head for entry and the meal or $10.00 per head without the meal.

We are making available a courtesy Coach which will pick up and drop off within a 15 KM radius of the
clubrooms. This will cost $10 per head for the return trip .Timings of this coach to be prearranged.

So lock the date into your Social Calendar and join us as our guest for a fun night Dinner ticket will be lim-
ited so we would appreciate you contacting either Noel (09-4318962), Terry (09-4318547) or Robin (09-
4316606) to reserve a place. Formal tickets will go on sale shortly Expressions of interest to any of the
above committee members appreciated

LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO DINE ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT?

YES WE ARE OPEN FROM 5PM ONWARDS
We have an extensive range of scrumptious meals to suit all tastes available from 6pm until 9pm
No Booking Necessary

MEMBERS, VISITORS AND MEMBERS GUESTS WELCOME

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THE CRUISER BAR

AND GRILL
Main Road Paparoa
Open Wednesday to Sunday
Five til late
Inside and outside seating
Friendly Service and affordable meals
Fully licensed
Available for private functions
Phone 09 431 6918
Sample Menu
Steak
Seafood
Burgers
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Fencing Contractors
Conventional
Rural and Residential
Post and Rail

ALAN SWINDLEHURST Stockyards

Retaining Walls
Livestock Agent for
Elders. Drilling attachment
Repairs
To contact Alan please phone
Prompt and reliable service
(09) 4317 081
or Ring for a quote
Mobile 027 493 2844
Phone or Txt
Ed — 027 497 1714

SUBDIVISIONS
FARM SURVEYS
TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS
LOCATING LOST BOUNDARY PEGS

CALL KEN ON 09-4318705

OR 021-1612344

KEN URQUHART BSurv (Otago) – YOUR LOCAL

REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR

Every journey of a
thousand miles begins
with one step
- Chinese Proverb
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
_________________________________

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Maungaturoto
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Phone Jenny on 09 431-2826

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News from the Otamatea Repertory Theatre.

“Annie”
The next major production for 2011 will be “Annie” and will be on stage from July 29th to August
21st.
Auditions have been held and a full cast is about to start work on rehearsals.

Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The origi-
nal Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the
Alvin Theatre in New York. It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as na-
tional tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and
"It's the Hard-Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers.

M*A*S*H

ORT would like to thank all those people who supported the production of M*A*S*H. The show
was a great success in as much that there were a number of new cast and crew members at
ORT. This is what makes it so good when everybody gets together and creates a show and fin-
ished with fond memories of their time preparing and presenting the show.
We look forward to anybody that would like to try or “have a go”. Just contact anybody at ORT
for further information.

50th Anniversary
ORT will be celebrating 50 years of theatre in October 2011. This is an important milestone in
the performing arts in the region and many people over the years have contributed to the ongo-
ing success of the theatre.
We would like to ensure that everyone who has been involved in any way over the years has an
opportunity to participate. If you know of anyone who would like to be involved but may have
moved out of the area, please advise them that we would love to hear from them.
Dennise Brownlie and Brian Dent have presented a plan for the weekend and there have al-
ready been interest from “out of towners” about what is going to happen. More on this later!
Please contact a committee member for further information or contact the theatre.

DON’T FORGET

The working bees will continue on Saturday mornings from 9.00 am for about three hours. See
you all then, even for a cup of coffee. Next one is planned for April 30th.

We have an extensive wardrobe and the costumes are available for hire at attractive rates for
any occasion, please contact Frances Yardley on 431 8737, or contact a committee member.
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Maungaturoto P.T.A. News Ngā mihi ki te Kura o Paparoa. Kāore he

mutunga ki ngā mihi ki a koe e Whaea Geraldine
Parents and children continue to work hard on the mō tō mahi whakaritenga, whakahaere mō te
school’s vegetable patch planting seeds. Tina is able noho marae ki Waihaua. The Paparoa School
to plant to order. Cabbage trees are still for sale - $1 invited the kōhanga reo to their marae stay with
each approx 30cm tall. Phone Tina on 431 8180 to Tinopai School at Waihaua Marae in Arapaoa.
order. There we learnt haka, poi and raranga.

We were also lucky to be part of the ceremony in

Pukearenga Te Kōhanga Reo which the school’s new kapahaka piupiu were
Ngā mihi o te wā ki a koutou katoa. blessed and presented to the public.

Ehara au i te toa takitahi. He toa takitini kē. Our kaupapa ako over the last two weeks was
The Annual General Meeting is scheduled for about food and manaakitanga, where food
Monday 09th May at 1pm. As a whānau run kō- comes from, in particular the māra kai, also im-
hanga reo it is impossible for the centre to run portant tikanga whether on the marae, kōhanga
without the whānau and community taking on or in the home. We will be looking at safety in
roles on the executive. the kitchen also. Next term we will be focusing
on safety and survival and tuakana teina relation-
If you would like to run for Chairperson, ships.
Secretary, Treasurer, Property Manager or
Health and Safety Officer please ensure that you
are at the AGM and you have contacted the
kōhanga office to get a description of the role
that you are interested in. If you have skills that
lend well to these positions, please put forward
nominations so that we fill these roles with com-
petent and passionate people keen to continue
improving our kōhanga.

Please bring a plate for a kaitahi

Another busy month has passed and we were

lucky enough to surpass our goal of $1000 raised
to help towards the Christchurch Earthquake
Relief efforts.

We would like to acknowledge the generous do-

nations from the kōhanga whānau, Te Ataarangi
students and Paparoa businesses that were
made towards the kōhanga reo silent auction in
which we raised $1500. Nā tō rourou, nā tōku
rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
Whaea Nēhi, Matua Rendo and tamariki at Te
Ka mau te wehi te roopu kapahaka o Otamatea, Taikoerau Festival
arā, Ngā uri o ngā waka. The kōhanga reo was
lucky enough to attend the dress rehearsal and
performance of the Otamatea Kapahaka Group The greatest gift ever given to each
at the Taitokerau Festival. The children were ab- generation are the children of the next
solutely captivated and the boys are still mimick-
ing the haka and refusing to wear t-shirts so they
can perform the haka properly. - Anon.
Anō te pai, anō te āhua reka o te noho tahi o te
tuakana me te teina i raro i te whakaaro kōtahi.
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Maungaturoto

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· Tablecloths, Cutlery and Crockery
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For Bookings and enquiries phone
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Playcentre news JOTTINGS FROM THE OTAMATEA

Hello everyone, it’s time for a bit of an update from
GREY POWER MARCH MEETING
me (Bridget) and all of us at the Maungaturoto Play- The March meeting of the Otamatea Grey Power
centre.
was held on the 30th in the Anglican Church Hall. It
was well attended.
Term 1 has just come to an end (finishing off with an
Easter egg hunt on the last day) and it is now the
Mr Jack Kerr, the Northern Zone Director attended to
school holidays. Playcentre will re-open when Term 2
assist in the discussion of the voting on the remits for
starts on Monday 2nd May. the AGM in Hamilton in May.
This term we’ve had a lot of fun as usual. Lots of Mr Kerr gave a general run down on the Candidates,
painting this term. Also a bush walk and ice creams
as being ‘new’ we did not know many of them.
afterwards. All the other usual activities have been
enjoyed, the large sand pit, swings and slides, play-
Mr Kerr also promised to arrange that we receive
dough etc.
copies of the ‘discount books’ that Whangarei use.
These give details of the businesses in the Whanga-
The highlight of the term though must be our bus trip rei area that give discounts to Grey Power members.
to Leigh in March. The weather was still nice and
warm back then! We enjoyed a ride on a glass bot- The Trading Table was quite busy, with fresh vegeta-
tomed boat at the Goat Island Marine Reserve. It was bles and preserves. Bring along any goods or pro-
a great way for everyone to get a good look at the duce that you would like to sell.
fish! Some took the opportunity to enjoy a dip in the
water afterwards, while others just enjoyed their pic- With so much business relating to the Federation
nics down on the beach. Also while we were at Leigh AGM it did not leave much time for mingling and chat-
we had a look around NZ’s only Reptile Park, where ting but we had a lovely afternoon tea, provided by
we saw lizards, tuatara and turtles up close, and - not committee members.
quite so up close - alligators! All in all a very good day Thank you to the members who provided this.
was had by all.
Our next meeting will be 27th April. The speaker we
Help us to fundraise - we now recycle have planned for the May meeting will give an oppo-
ink/toner cartridges! site view to the arguments about Crest’s placing of
the turbines in the Kaipara.
Please help Playcentre continue to raise funds! You The May meeting will be on the 25th at 2pm.
can now bring in your used ink/toner cartridges to We will continue to have our meetings on the last
Playcentre and we can dispose of them for you. In Wednesday of the month in the Church Hall at 2pm.
the process Playcentre will receive a small payment
which will go towards our funds. Thanks,
Joan.
On the topic of fund raising, many thanks to all those
folk who purchased Cadbury chocolates from us this
term! We raised quite a bit of money, which will go
towards getting our play house back in operation.
Sadly it was vandalised a few months ago so the kids
have been unable to play in it. It won’t be long now
and they will have a nice play house to use once
again.

We have lots of great toys and activities for children

between the ages of 0-6 years, and we welcome new
families at any time. If you’d like to come along to see
if Playcentre is the place for your child(ren) you are
welcome to visit us, the first 3 sessions are free (term
fees are now only $20 for a single child, $25 for 2 or
more children). We are open on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday for general morning sessions from 9.15 to
12.15, pop in to visit us or call for more information on
431 8517.
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Friday.
HOMEBUILDERS
MAUNGATUROTO/PAPAROA Blessings from Denise
And the Team

A big thank you to all those who have bought pro-

duce into the community house for us to give away MAUNGATUROTO CHRIST-
over the last weeks. We have had Silver Beet,
Pears, Apples, Fejoas Eggs, Cucumbers and Toma- MAS DAY PARTY
toes to give to families who are struggling. Many
families have been blessed to receive goods they As you all might have read earlier this year a few of
simply cannot afford, so thanks again to all who have us have got together and are organising a Christmas
donated to the day community luncheon.
community.
This will be open to EVERYONE who would like to
Last month I said I would like to introduce you to our come , but we are in the planning stages now and
two counsellors. Some of you will have met Bron- require a great team of helpers, we need people who
wyn, unfortunately Bronwyn’s husband was posted to are able to help on or before Xmas day, we need a
Rotorua after she had only been with us for six variety of skills and talents so if you would like to be
months. So our two new counsellors are Pauline involved in this amazing event give me a call to regis-
from Waipu and Sandy from Auckland. ter your interest.

Pauline has worked in many different areas over the I would also like expressions of interest from people
years including, Elder Care, as a Hospital Technician who would like to attend , be it individuals or families,
and teaching Arts and Crafts, which she is teaching just so we can start getting an idea of how many peo-
at the Community House on Thursday mornings dur- ple we will need to cater for.
ing term time. I look forward to hearing from you all soon
Terri Donaldson.
Counselling seemed to be the most natural progres- 4318 599
sion for her to work with people in another dimension
and she has been a practioner of the Psycohsynthe-
sis counselling process for some years. Pauline is
now working with us using a variety of counselling
skills.

Her belief is “that in all of us is an inherent ability to

find our own resources to manage our own lives”.
Sometimes a little help from outside is all that is
needed.

Sandy has also joined our team in the last few

weeks. She brings with her a life journey with experi-
ence and training in Domestic Violence, Facilitation of
groups for Teenagers, and has worked with Teen
Violence. Sandy has been a Foster Care Parent, and
School counsellor, she has worked in the area of
Separation, Disability and Grief. Sandy also works in
the areas of Anxiety and Depression. Sandy has faith
and energy using these with her skills to support peo-
ple to grow in the direction they need for them.

Sandy has come to us to work 2 days a week she will

be available on Thursdays and Fridays.

As you can see these two lovely ladies have come to

us with a wealth of knowledge and experience, their
counselling is fully funded and so do feel free to call
431 9080 for an appointment or call into the
Community House between 9am and 3pm Monday to
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MAUNGATUROTO PANELBEATERS
HURNDALL STREET

EXCELLENT SERVICE

CONTACT: Terry

Phone Bus: 431 8545

After Hours: 431 8547
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Forget the coffee! There’s a possum in

Get up there - look in the dunny - no possum? Dog how-
my dunny! ever was on the scent sniffing around knocking over gar-
den forks and pots to try to figure out where RMS was hid-
ing. So I shoved my cattle stick into the bits and pieces.
Next thing out flies RMS with grey fur sticking right out, the
well sharpened claws out for a rumble in the jungle type
conflict - before it sprinted straight up into the rafter.

There it sat, hissing, the grey fur now standing out in verti-
cal formation. It sure didn't appreciate the hard shove from
the cattle stick in its face. By now, dog was trying to nab
the RMS. One more shove in the furry face had the thing
dropping and dog onto it.

Dog ended RMS there and then - much to my mother's

relief. One less TB carrying pest on the farm, one less eat-
ing our trees and our wildlife. I hate possums - dog just
thinks they're dinner.
Now where's that coffee I forgot about.

- Mad Bush Farm

Mid morning....nice hot day. Still a coffee is always re-
quired around 10.30 am in the morning or so. Then the
crunch of car tyres on the driveway = visitor = my mother MAUNGATUROTO SQUASH CLUB REPORT
getting out of her car with her pyjamas still on. The reason 2011
- her dunny door was open. The old dunny which is now a
garden shed that holds my mother's pots and garden tools. Squash season has begun with our business house com-
The thunder box still there but covered up. Still - it's a petition, congrats to the winners and everyone who was
dunny. involved, as usual great fun was had by all.
We have had the AGM for the year , the committee is as
As with all long since disused dunnies, sooner or later, it follows
becomes the perfect place for the habitation of nocturnal Patron - Ted Mooney
furry creatures known by the initials R.M.S or Rotten Mar- Terri Donaldson -Chairperson / junior administrator/ public-
supial Sods. Also referred to by normal people as ity officer
Australian Brush-tailed Possum. Colin Storey - Vice Chairman
Tracey James - Secretary / junior coach
I made her a cup of tea of course, while she told me about Ken Finlayson - treasurer / maintenance/coach
what was sitting above the old dunny door, grey fur stick- Bryce Lupton- Men’s Club captain /junior coach
ing out in all directions glaring coldly back at the human Mel Coates - Women’s club captain
being still blinking away the night's sleep to commence Tina Holst - Statistician
with diurnal activities - like having breakfast. Breakfast Denise Guy
time is not supposed to be interrupted by the spotting of Karla Shadbolt - maintenance
dunny doors mysteriously being left open when the day Ashley Cullen
before it was closed. Greg Holst - junior coach/maintenance
Shay Hawkin
So there we are, with me forgetting completely about the Mirna Manuell
coffee, in discussion about how we would deal with said The official season has now begun, it is good to once
RMS in my mother's dunny. She offered to put out the trap. again see many new faces, our club seems to be growing
That would be fine, but the thing would only cause damage at a steady rate which is awesome. We have our annual
to the trees and garden, before its greed got the better of it tournament coming up on the weekend of May the
and it ended up in the trap stone cold dead in the morning. 13/14/15th come on down to the club and watch a game or
Pulling out stiff RMS out of a Timms Trap is at times a mis- to, perhaps even enjoy a meal or a drink at the club .
sion to extract the thing. A few hard shakes is what it usu- Our junior program will once again be starting at the begin-
ally takes to yank them out of there. ning of term 2 on Tuesday afternoons, due to a slight de-
crease in coaching staff we will be limiting numbers , we
A trap is one solution - but, I had a much better, and more will also have a level of ability that players must be at be-
instant solution to dealing with the hairy pest in my fore we will coach them, grading day will be on Tuesday
mother's dunny. Outside looking on, was of course the 31st at 4pm, all players will need to wear correct clothing
Village Idiot dog Simon. He loves to hunt possums...and (t-shirt and shorts/skirt) and clean non marking shoes.
everything else he can find unfortunately. But..he was the If you are interested in playing or want any information re-
best solution for the hairy sod in the dunny. So my mother garding squash just give me a call or go to the Maunga-
went back up to her place locked up her cats while yours turoto squash face book page.
truly put the lead on the dog and walked up the hill in the Terri Donaldson
wake of her departure. 4318 599
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Maungaturoto Community ran hard at the defensive line and were superior
at the set pieces.
Charitable Trust
Otamatea were pinned in their own half for
much of the first forty minutes with only fleeting
Update on Site Development for additional OYO
forays into their opponent’s red zone, coming
Units
away empty-handed each time.
Over the past 2 months site work has progressed
The pressure had to give. Wellsford
on the area adjacent to the existing retirement
eventually wore down the defence to score
village on Riverview place and behind the new
three tries before the break to take a command-
Anglican vicarage that was recently constructed
ing lead 0-22.
at 132 Hurndall Street.
It could be argued that the locals were in fact
Local contractor Barry Underwood and his team
dominating Wellsford in the rucks and mauls,
have stripped the site of unwanted debris and
which was an encouraging sign, but the lack of
foliage, to enable the reformation of the sloping
field position and possession, coupled with the
site to a compacted platform to enable the con-
weaknesses in the scrums and lineouts would
struction of up to 6 Oyo units. The engineering
prove to be the overriding factors.
process required a substantial retaining wall to be
constructed.
Wellsford seemed to go up a gear in the sec-
ond half. They cleared the rucks more efficiently,
The approach road through the village will also
which prevented Ota from disrupting their ball
be upgraded with more parking spaces
and they used their straight-running forwards to
gain momentum.
Any one interested in viewing the planned
development may request a copy of plans from
The Hawks battled on and began to get a little
the Rest home OR CONTACT Craig Garnet
more possession, which resulted in two or three
4318185 or Don McKay 4318308
back line moves of substance, but still no real
threat to Wellsford. Finally, in a rare push inside
The units will built as and when positive demand
the visitor’s 22, the Hawks found some continuity
is evident, A block of 2 at a time, those persons
and centre Lincoln Phillips muscled his way over,
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But it was all too little too late as Wellsford
quotes and costs are known, the consent process
added 29 points in the second forty including a
is currently being assessed by KDC
brace to former Otamatea player Cole Campbell.
Two tries in the final three minutes blew the score
Hawks Starved of Possession out, perhaps somewhat unfairly for the Hawks, to
7-51.
It was difficult to find a parking space at Kaiwaka
Sports on Thursday night, 21 April. That can only The Bs welcomed back some old heads who
mean one thing – local derby! added some venom, but lacked the lung ca-
pacity to compete for the full eighty. Wellsford
Four weeks into their return to Premier rugby, were ahead 0-10 at half time, but sped the
the Twinkle Tow n Tyre Otamatea Hawks were game up in the second half to outstrip Ota-
keen to produce a good performance in front a matea 0-53.
jovial home crowd that was making full use of the
new covered deck and seating. Saturday April 30 – Hawks vs Western Sharks at
Maungaturoto, 12:30 and 2:15pm.
Wellsford, boasting a number of former Ota-
matea players, aimed to spoil the party and they
soon began to assert their dominance. They
kicked intelligently, finding space and forcing the
Hawks’ back-three to scramble. Their forwards
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