CC August 2013 - Aotearoa People's...

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Community Contact is compiled from the contribu�ons of the people of South Westland. Ar�cles, items,

news, recipes, stories, etc. from everyone are most welcome. All personal opinions should be signed and

publica�on is at the discre�on of the Community Contact team. The views expressed in Community Contact

are not necessarily the views of the CC board. Send your ar�cles or adverts to your contact or e-mail to

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Ross Ramblings

Cherry trees: The diligent cherry tree pruners are out and about in Ross during this wintry weather. More volunteers are

always welcome, and will get to enjoy high quality cu?ng gear – contact Karen Mayhew 7554224 for details.

Ross playgroup: Playgroup has finished its Thursday gym sessions in the hall – the kids have loved the enormous swings

and the balance beam, so this will be con�nued at some point. In the mean�me the playgroup is having monthly music

sessions with the wonderful Sally Richardson – these are free, with the next session on Monday 12 August at playgroup

from around 10.30am. Visitors are welcome. Preschoolers can also sign up for poCery classes with local poCer Arini. These

will start in late August and anyone interested should contact Kristen Marken on 7554254.

Submissions on the Dra� Annual Plan: You will be aware that the Council required the approval of the majority of Ross

Residents to release enough Endowment Land Funds to repair the Pool. Volunteers from the Community have gone door

knocking to collect the signatures of all those in favour of this money being used for this purpose. Also, we asked for your

support of the Ross Community Society submission in its en�rety. This submission contains several other points that

various groups in Ross have sought clarifica�on or a response from Council on, some of them have been wai�ng for this

for several years now, so an opportune �me (when all the villagers are being asked to have input) to demonstrate to

Council that we are all ge?ng a bit weary of the wai�ng. Every home in Ross was visited prior to submissions closing. At

the �me of wri�ng this, we had had only two people refuse to sign. One said this went against his religious beliefs. With

those two excep�ons, every other person approached has been happy to sign a submission. We had 180 plus signed

submissions to go to Council, also some on-line ones going to Council too. What a fantas�c response. Well Done everyone

one of you for helping us send such a clear message to our Council. A huge thank you to everyone for your support and

thanks too to those people who did the door knocking. Cheers. “You done good!”

Celebra�on of Older Folk: Recently, we held the first of what is hoped to be a regular event, A celebra�on of the Older

Folk in Ross. The feedback indicates that this aKernoon was a resounding success. It gave all those present a chance to

have a chat and a good catch up with old friends they may not have seen for some �me. At this �me the next event will

likely be late November early Dec, so keep an eye out for this no�ce. Once again, a special thanks to the Ross School

pupils for the lovely Play. Some of the cast had to fill in at very short no�ce, due to unexpected absences. What a great job

all the children did too. Also, to the ladies who helped in the kitchen and with the cleaning up – a big thanks to you, to

Eileen and her exercises- thank you, to the local Policeman who joined us a very short no�ce, thank you and once again,

welcome to Ross, to Veller for her fantas�c playing. Many a foot was tapping to your lovely music. And finally, a thank you

to all who made the effort to aCend. You made our day.

Ross AUGUST 2013

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Hari Hari AUGUST 2013

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HARI HARI WOMEN INSTITUTE

WELCOME to Hari Hari from the Women Ins�tute

We will be HOLDING OUR BRITHDAY OF 82 YEARS AT THE TEA ROOMS WITH A LIGHT LUNCH and meet us with this so-

cial hour of your day

At PUKEKO TEAROOMS HARI HARI ON 28TH

OF AUGUST

FROM 12.30 TO1.30

DAFFODIL DAY 30 TH OF AUGUST

Hari Hari women Ins�tute will been having a cake stall from 10/to 1 o’clock outside

Pukeko tea rooms

All dona�ons are welcome also cooking, jams, pickles. All money to the cancer society is spent

on the coast .

Hari Hari Women Ins�tute

Anne Simpson 7533151 OR Marie Cunniffe 7533078

Our next mee�ng is @Wednesday 18th September at Marie Cunniffe @7oclock

WinterCoalSupplies20 kg bags $10

Available from South Westland Lions

Phone: Neville Adamson 7533355

John Clarkson 7533393

Andy Dobson 7534086

Licensed Building Practitioner

New Homes, Additions, Renovations,

Concrete Work, Gib Stopping, Tiling

and Finishing Work a Specialty

Phone: 751 0170 Cell: 0272 751017

Email: [email protected]

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Permanent &

Casual

Commercial &

Household

HARI HARI TO

FOX GLACIER

(03) 753 4151

South

Westland

Rubbish

We now offer 2 new services:

AREA DISTRIBUTORS OF MORRIS OILS – For a complete range

of oil and grease, all freight FREE to our depot

CONCRETE CUTTING AND BREAKING – Asphalt/concrete road

saw, power saw cuCer, Electric saw plus a range of electric

breakers including the large rock/concrete demoli�on breaker

fiCed to our Hyundai 160 Excavator

BLACKS bolts/nuts/washers – high tensile grade; grinding and

cu?ng discs

Now with eKpos for Franz Hire and Renton Hardware

• Machinery hire

• Contrac�ng

• Site works

• Farm drainage

• Landscaping

• Track work

Excavator is now available in Fox

Glacier

Ian: 027 695 6988 Kathy: 0274 741 306

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Whataroa AUGUST 2013

Woodham Shield 2013Woodham Shield 2013Woodham Shield 2013Woodham Shield 2013

� Cranio Sacral Therapy � Reiki Healing � Reflexology � Nails

� Deep Tissue Massage � Ear Candling � Kera�n Hair treatments

Kaurijem Healing & Nails

Situated at Tetaho Deer Park B&B, SH6, Whataroa Contact 021-154-1967

EYELASH EXTENSIONS ARE HERE—BOOK NOW

This year’s draw:

Aug 4: Whataroa vs Ross; Aug 11: winner vs FFH; Aug 18: winner vs Hari Hari

Good luck to all teams and players—All supporters welcome

South Westland Lions

BATTERY RUNBATTERY RUNBATTERY RUNBATTERY RUN

2nd weekend in August

WHATAROA HOODIES

FOR SALE

$55 each Great quality hoodies

RSA Quiz Night raises $$$

Locals turned out for the annual quiz night to exercise their

general knowledge, & cranial muscles whilst raising dollars for

the restora�on of the Whataroa RSA Clubrooms. Ques�ons

varied from sports, music, movies & general knowledge of

current affairs.

“It was great to see locals suppor�ng us by ways of baking &

dona�ons each year for auc�on” says Mel Burdon, RSA

Secretary. “The restora�on is coming along nicely from all the

community support we receive.”

Mel & her partner Mike Myles did a great job of pu?ng the

ques�ons together and presen�ng a entertaining night.

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Okarito AUGUST 2013

Okarito

While the rest of the country has been ge?ng pounded by appalling weather of 27 different types, there have been

some stunning days here in the Centre-Of-The-Universe (otherwise known as Okarito). The photo above was kindly

supplied by Richard from Okarito Nature Tours. Actually I stole it off their Facebook page but I'm sure they won't

mind sharing in Community Contact.

It's been preCy quiet here in O-Town at the moment. I may have to resort to making stuff up for the next edi�on.

However, something did actually happen here this month: the South Westland Crea�ve Fibre Group hosted a week-

end retreat here recently for like minded people from as far afield as Hoki�ka. It was well aCended, with lots of

new ideas shared and new friendships made.

For anyone interested in Fibre or other craK: the South Westland Crea�ve Fibre Group hold a craK day once a

month on the 3rd Wednesday. It is shared between Okarito, Whataroa and Hari Hari. They have a shared lunch,

and while most craK centres around spinning, kni?ng and croche�ng, they welcome new members and other craK.

This month it will be held at Raewyn's house, Okarito, ph 03 7534 212 for more informa�on.

Righto, signing off now…have to go hide in the bushes and eavesdrop for some salacious gossip for next month’s

edi�on!

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If anyone sees me deep in thought it may be because we recently received our police i-pads and i-phones and I am s�ll

ge?ng to grips with the new technology. These are fantas�c devices which allow us to spend more �me out of the sta�on

amongst the friendly communi�es we live in. It also allows us to check cars and their drivers easily to make sure

everything is up to date, so be warned. We are being directed to carry out more road policing so expect to see us out on

the roads more oKen stopping vehicles, any�me and anywhere.

Many of you may have seen a white Holden car that has been modified slightly in a paddock just north of Franz Josef.

These modifica�ons were carried out to enable emergency services easier access to the occupants at the �me. It is very

disappoin�ng to see a vehicle that had recently failed a warrant for tyres and brakes, and s�ll had unsafe tyres on it being

driven by a local driver that was over the alcohol limit on our roads. The young male driver was badly injured, but both

him and his passenger were extremely lucky to be alive. If his passenger had received any more significant injuries he

could be looking at up to 5 years imprisonment, and if the crash had killed someone it would be 10 years imprisonment

with a $20 000 fine for both. Before you drink and drive think ‘is it worth it?’ then walk away.

Again I was thankful we have the well trained medical staff including rural nurses, St John volunteers and Fire officers who

always perform amazingly under pressure. They work so well together in a professional, controlled manner even at 3:30

am on a very frosty morning.

We also had another crash where a driver had lost control on the stock bank of the Waiho. Again the occupants were very

lucky no one was injured. Be aware that there are many different charges, and police can use many different tools to

secure evidence for prosecu�on including but not limited to security footage, witness statements and scene mapping

when an incident has occurred resul�ng in serious injuries or death.

We have also had some reports of theKs including the reported theK of a wallet from a dorm room in a backpackers. This

was quickly followed by a shopliKing incident where the offender was iden�fied and dealt with by police. We also had an

incident where an offender found credit card details and used them to purchase items online. This should come as a

�mely reminder to people to be aware of where they leave personal details. Credit cards can so easily be used to purchase

things online so ensure they are secure. Also ensure you have a good PIN number that is not wriCen down anywhere,

especially on the back of the card.

Also during the month we had to talk to a person who had been trespassed from a hotel aKer they went back into the

hotel. If you are not sure if a trespass order has finished give us a call at the sta�on as it usually only takes a couple of

minutes to check and can save a trip to appear in the Greymouth court.

Over the last month we have had numerous firearms files and some revoca�on of firearms licence files to deal with, also a

report of an overdue hunter who done the right thing and stayed in a hut un�l the river went down, and to finish off there

was a couple of cannabis related incidents.

Remember to stay cool and don't act the fool.

Whataroa, Franz Josef and Fox Police News

*Need a painter?

*Need a Gib Stopper?

Kevin Hansen Painters

Whataroa 0275 753405

[email protected]

Kids! Kids! Kids! Kids! ...and all other ...and all other ...and all other ...and all other

keen hunters! keen hunters! keen hunters! keen hunters!

I have hidden a little

mouse somewhere in

Community Contact! Can

you find it?

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Franz Josef AUGUST 2013

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Inland Revenue

Inland Revenue will be continuing to visit

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier throughout

the winter months on the following dates:

Franz Josef : 7th May, 2nd July and 3rd

September, Medical Centre

Fox Glacier: 11th June, 6th August and 1st

October, Fire Station Hall

Appointments can be made by ringing 03 906

0317 or 03 906 0307. If there are no

appointments booked we may not attend.

For all your electrical and

heat pump needs.

• Servicing of heat pumps

• Freeview TV

• Installing heat pumps

• General electrical work

• Fujitsu accredited Installer

DAVE DELORE

027 291 6699

Email: [email protected]

GLACIER

CONCRETE

For all your concrete

needs in Westland

Call Tim Gibb on 0211584043 to

discuss your requirements.

Driveways, dairy sheds, lime bins,

foundations, pole sheds, animals

shelters, standoff areas, farm race

ways etc.

Now might be the time to add a concrete

patio or pathway.

Glacier Contracting can also provide

gravel , sand, large stones for soak holes

etc and can do your site preparation

work. Call Tim for a free no

obligation quote. Email

[email protected]

Bruce Bay Hall Board

AGM to be held at the

Bruce Bay Hall

27th August 2013 at

7.00pm

Followed by

Bruce Bay Community Hall

Inc meeting

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Planet Watching

West Coast beaches are great places for evening planet watching. Actually, anywhere on the Coast is a great place for evening planet watching, but the Big Sky sensation you get from a dark beach on a clear winter night is as good as anything the McKenzie Country has to offer.

Learning how to recognise the five bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Mercury – is the easiest way to start learning your way around the night sky, and one of the most rewarding. Together with the Moon and the Sun, the planets always lie on the ecliptic: the line in the heavens which marks the plane of our own Solar System. The star patterns along this line have had special status ever since our species first gazed at the stars, and were long ago divided into twelve constellations to match the 12 months of the lunar year. All but one is an animal or person, and collectively they became known as the “circle of animals”, or zodiac, from the same Greek word that gives us zoo and zoology.

Some of the zodiacal constellations are faint and obscure, but many are bright, and several – Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Scorpius, Sagittarius – are instantly recognisable. So the trick for aspiring star watchers is to start with the planets, use them to locate the brighter zodiacal constellations, and then fill in the gaps between these and other familiar constellations like Orion and the Southern Cross. Piece by piece, each new constellation you learn gives you the key to another part of the sky.

Several spectacular alignments of planets will be visible over the next few months. Bright Venus is already prominent in the western sky shortly after sunset, and will continue to brighten during August as it rises ever higher into the evening sky. On a moonless night, in a fully dark sky, Venus is bright enough to read a newspaper headline.

Saturn is also well-placed for early evening viewing during August, appearing high in the northern sky as a bright, slightly cream-coloured object standing well apart from its whiter and more star-like neighbours. It is currently in Virgo, but has been hovering near the border with Libra for several months and will finally move into Libra in September. During this period it will gradually descend to the west, closing in on Venus for a spectacular rendezvous in mid-September. But more about that next month.

Martin Unwin

Hannah’s Clearing

[email protected]

Did You Know?

Libra – the Balance – is the only zodiacal constellation representing a non-living object. It has long been associated with truth and justice, although in biblical times the Sun was in Libra at the autumnal equinox, and the name may also reflect the balance between sum-mer and winter.

The Babylonians saw Libra as part of the next zodiacal constellation, Scorpius, regarding it as the scorpion’s claws. This association survives in the splendid names still given to the two brightest stars in Libra: Zubenelgenubi (the southern claw), and Zubeneschamali (the northern claw).

Astronomy AUGUST 2013

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Haast Happenings

The Haast Allstars Group got their kni?ng needles out for the students at Haast School. Every child now has a pair of

handkniCed slippers to keep them warm in the classroom. The children are enjoying wearing the colourful slippers. The

kniCers even responded to requests for colours! They are lucky to have our

older people thinking of them.

SO………THANK YOU to our caring community from us all at Haast.

A team of parents disassembled the swings at the now closed Jacobs River

School. Their community generously agreed to have the swings moved to

Haast School for the children to enjoy. We will be having a working bee at the

end of July to reassemble and install the swings at the school.

The Haast School thanks the Jacobs River community for their generosity. The

children of the Haast community will gain a lot of enjoyment from the giK.

12 June 2013 Wyber’s

Haast Community Allstars

What a lovely change we had for our ou�ng this month. We all were invited to go

to the Whakapohai to the Wybers for Dinner.

Yodie and Barry spoilt us with a great spread of roast muCon, roast vegetables,

carrots, peas mint sauce and lots of gravy. For pudding we had apple crumble

custard and ice cream. A cuppa was had

aKer and with our tea and coffee we

enjoyed a delicious Date slice made by

Yodie.

Later the treats con�nued with Barry giving rides in his Model A. What a thrill it was

to go for a ride in such an old vehicle. Just before we leK Barry showed us his Eel’s

which he has been feeding next to his house. It was amazing how large and tame

they were. No one was game to go in the water to see how tame they were though.

Thank you so much Yodie and Barry it was a privilege to be invited to your home and

partake in consumma�on of such wonderful spread.

Our computer course has been going well and everyone has progressed to be able

to use word documents, search on Google and are able to save and find

documents. We are taking a few weeks off during the school holidays but will be

resuming our Wednesday sessions aKer the school returns.

We have finished kni?ng our slippers for the school kids and hope this will keep

their feet warm on these cold days. Thank you to those that helped knit and also

those who supplied the wool.

Next month we will be having our get together at the Haast Hall on Wednesday

17th July. Everyone is welcome to come at 11 am for a pre dinner talk and to do

some kni?ng.

See you all there.

Haast AUGUST 2013

Wear your high visibility vests

when on the road.

Worst times to see you are

early morning and late evening.

Be seen!!!

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You are invited to Seminars with Sister Patricia Stevenson who has been invited to lead us into new thoughts of community and personal awareness. THURSDAY 22 August 1-3pm Greymouth Uniting Church Community theme FRIDAY 23 August 6-9pm St Andrew’s Church Hall, Hokitika shared meal from 6pm. Community theme SATURDAY 24th August 10am -3pm StAndrew’s Church Hall, Hokitika, with a shared lunch. Two sessions Personal theme, -prayer, discipleship SUNDAY 25 August Patricia will be part of the 9.30 service at St Andrew’s Church. Everyone is warmly invited to attend. *Costs $2 per session or $10 for all sessions. *Please bring some food to share if you are coming on Friday or Saturday nights. *If you are from further afield and may need hospitality on Friday night, please phone Jan on 755 6119 and she will try to organise this.

Haast Community Library

Open Saturdays 1pm – 4pm

at the Hall in the Haast township.

Books are issued out on a three weekly basis,

And we are lucky enough to get 100 books

changed over every 3 months

from the Hoki�ka Library.

Don’t forget to return your books on

�me

Haast Playgroup

Monday 10:30am to 12:30pm Wednesday 11:30am to 1:30pm pre-school for the big kids with Karyn

Thursday 10:30am

Church Notice

Book of the month:

The Hangman’s Daughter series by Oliver

Pötzsch

Bavaria in the 1660s: A series of mysterious

murders shocks a small town. Jakob Kuisl, the

town’s hangman, decides to get to the boCom

of the mystery with the help of friends.

This book and its sequels are a great read on

these cold winter nights!

Did you par�cularly enjoy a book

lately? Please share it with us!

Email the �tle, author, and a brief

descrip�on to your local contact or to

[email protected]

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Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (Inc)

Westland Car-Seat Rental Scheme

“Baby Seats” - “Toddler Seats”

Phone Anne 03 755 4039

CHURCH SERVICES—August 2013

Catholic 4th 11th 18th 25th

Hari Hari 9am 6pm Sat. 9am

Whataroa 10.30am 9am 10.30am 5pm Sat.

Franz Josef 5pm 5pm

Fox Glacier 11am 9.30am

Haast 5pm

South Westland Catholic Parish: Contact Fr. Michael Mahoney, 0210333746 or 037534140

Note: This mass is the normal parish schedule. It is wise to check that a mass has not been changed for some special reason.

Anglican No services Vivien on leave

Ross

Hari Hari

Whataroa

Franz Josef

Jacobs River

Haast

Anglican Contact: Rev’d Vivien Harber (03) 755 5125

Lifeline – West Coast Toll Free 0800 353 353

Kidsline – 4pm – 6pm every school day

0800 543 754

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) (03) 7534005

HEALTHLINE – FREE 24 HR

HEALTH ADVICE 0800 611 116

SUPPORT, HELP, ADVICE?

West Coast contact numbers are:-

Westland Victim Support – ask for

Victim Support (03) 755 8088

Arthritis Foundation (03) 768 7254

Women’s Refuge (9am – 3pm)

(03) 7898025 AH 0800 208 339

Child Support Agency – queries re

child support 0800 221 221

Disability Information Service

0800 100 946

West Coast Rural Support—

Dianne Milne 0800 787 254

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