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Storm damage at Waipu Cove

Last week’s storms did considerable damage at Waipu Cove where the bank in front of the surf club and the Waipu Cove Reserve camp ground was severely eroded and sand placed in position to form a sand dune to protect the surf club and camping ground was washed away. The wooden walkway down to the beach alongside the surf club was undermined with most of its support posts left hanging in mid air while another walkway 50 metres to the south was completely washed out. Rubble from a former surf club building, which was washed into the sea in the

1960s and buried under a clay cap, was left exposed. James Alexander said he stood on the beach for ten minutes on Saturday afternoon watching the waves crashing into the bank. He said, “ I saw large chunks of bank fall away in front me, it was like watching icebergs fall.”Trevor Vaile said foam churned up by the heavy seas blew across the road at Waipu Cove and at Langs beach. Two hundred and fifty cubic metres of sand had

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Structure plans are not like soap powder

The new Ruakaka Structure Plan proposal should go before the Whangaiei District Council next month says the consultant who is working on it. . Planner Lee Joffe who worked on the Ruakaka structure plan of 2000 has now been employed by the developer Oliver Scott to work on its upgrade. Mr Scott is seeking a change to the district plan to build a new town centre at the southern side of McEwan Rd. in One Tree Point and, as this would be a significant variation on the current Ruakaka Structure Plan, he agreed to fund initial work on the development of a new structure plan. Phoned by the Bream Bay News and asked to describe some of the changes the new plan would make Mr. Joffe said, “ It’s taking the next step. It’s looking at what the area would look like in the long term.” Asked if he could be a bit more specific Mr. Joffe said, “My client and myself have invested too much money and time to give you this information for you to put things out of context just to sell newspapers.” In reply to a question about when this proposed new structure plan would be available for public perusal, he said he expected it to be put before the Whangarei District Council in a month’s time and the council would then make a decision about whether it should go through the process of formally adopting this plan which would involve public consultation. Alternatively Mr. Scott could apply for a private plan change and Mr. Joffe’s work could be used to support this application. Asked about the contrast between the way the Ruakaka Structure Plan is being developed and the way the

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The older I get the less sure I feel about most things. I have learned that even situations that might seem straightforward often turn out to be quite complex and problematic. Oh for the conviction and enthusiasm of youth! I am astonished by someone who can dream up a city on what at present is some peat farmland alongside a back road in One Tree Point and then confidently go ahead and spend large amounts of money on what to me, watching from the outside, seems like a wild pipe dream. How old is this guy?What amazes me even more is that the Chief Executive Officer of the Whangarei District Council, who is a bit older than 20, is convinced enough about Oliver Scott’s ideas that he spent three days in Sydney with him looking at a model of what this could look like.Mr. Scott talks about the wonderful opportunity he has here to build a city on a blank canvas. Can I suggest that his overlooking of some of the detail already on this canvas could be his undoing. There is, for example, soil structure, which I believe on the southern side of McEwan Rd. where he proposes this future city, comprises a very think layer of peat, the removal and disposal of which from another of Mr.Scott’s developments further up One Tree Point Rd. is already causing problems. The Northland Regional Council has received complaints of peat discolouring waterways. So far its inspectors have found that the contractors excavating vast amounts of peat from the two big industrial developments between One Tree Point Rd. and the Port Marsden Highway have stayed within their resource consent conditions. Peat spread over a piece of public land at Tiki Place in the Ruakaka village has caused an outcry from locals who claim that it will destroy the free draining nature of this area which was set aside to become sports playing fields. There is also the matter of an existing structure plan which makes provision for a small shopping centre at One Tree Point and a larger town centre at Ruakaka and the fact a number of people, the ratepayers of the Whangarei District being some of these (see the letter to this edition of the Bream Bay News by Ken Orr – Page 4), have invested in the future of this town centre. Mr. Scott and his consultant Lee Joffe like to bandy the word community about. The town centre Mr. Scott would build will be much more community focused and incorporate community facilities for the 40,000 strong community which they predict will be living here in 20 or 30 or 50 years time. They talk like this, while completely overlooking the fact that there is already a community living in One Tree Point and Ruakaka who they have yet to consult on their grand plan for its future.

Not such a blank canvas

OTP pontoon breaks up again Photo by Bob Smith

The pontoon alongside the new One Tree Point broke up for the third time since it was installed in the storm on Saturday July 26. The various sections were retrieved by council staff and now wait a decision by council management as to whether they will be repaired. Steve Pallant of the Whangarei District Council’s parks department said the pontoon is made up of sections and in heavy seas the metal joints holding these together break.

A section of the pontoon floats past Manaina View Rd.

Don Ewen, who looks after roads in Bream Bay for the Whangarei District Council wants people to understand that all the damage to tarseal by high levels of ground water cannot be repaired properly until we get some dry weather.“That’s the most frustrating thing at the moment. There is so much seal damage and while it keeps raining we can’t do much about it ”, he said. Don says that the heavy rain experienced over the past few weeks has caused some slips and lots of minor damage to roads in Bream Bay. He has asked for an engineer to look at a bridge near the intersection of Shoemaker Rd. and Mountfield Rd. Waipu. Don said he considers the bridge is safe but may need some rocks to replace material that was scoured out in the floods. In Helmsdale Rd, Waipu the road surface has slumped in several places. “That is very unstable land up there. There are caves and all sorts of things. In heavy rain we get all sorts of problems on that road. For the moment though we are have remetaled and I think we are on top of things there.”

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Mark Simpson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Whangarei Distrct Council traveled to Austraila with the developer Oliver Scott recently (June 25 – June 27) to look at a development called the Rouse Hill Town Centre in West Sydney. Mr. Scott said he invited Mr. Simpson to view the Rouse Hill development as it is being used as a model for other town centres. “It is not a big block shaped shopping centre but much more community based with indoor and outdoor areas. I thought it was in the interests of the CEO to see something like that and he agreed.” Mr. Scott said the trip was “all part of the big picture for the long term development of the One Tree Point area. More than 40 thousand people will be living here in 20 -30 years time and you can’t do that without a town centre and the social facilities, which will be developed along side of it.” “It’s a big opportunity. You don’t often get the

opportunity to develop things from scratch. It’s a blank canvas.” Mr. Simpson, commented through the WDC’s public relations person Ford Watson, that the Rouse Hill Town Centre has been described as a ‘fried egg’ development, with retail areas being the yolk and car parking forming the white of the egg. He said that Bream Bay is going to develop into an area with a population of 40,000, and Council wants world-leading practice in the formation of a town centre. “Council wants to see a community built there, not just a sea of houses as has occurred at Papamoa. The development, all up, will be in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars and Council wants it done as intelligently as possible.”Mr. Watson said the Whangarei District Council paid for Mr. Simpson’s airfares and accommodation, with the total cost less than $1000.

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just been placed on the beach in readiness for a dune planting by Waipu Primary School children when the storm hit. This sand along with an additional 500 cubic metres, which had been placed in front of the surf club in September 2006 and planted with pingao and spinifex, has now been almost completely washed out. The Waipu Cove Reserve Board spent $20,000 on this exercise $5000 of which it hopes to be reimbursed for by the Northland Regional Council. The sand was donated at cost by John Keith of Enviro Sands in Ruakaka.Rick Stolwerk, who with André La Bonté was one of the architects of the dune recreation project, said the problem is really that the surf club and the clay bank and flat kikuyu lawn in front of the camping ground should not really be where they are.“It’s all fill which has been placed on top of a very active zone. Further up the beach at Uretiti the sand dunes are constantly retreating and advancing.”“People get upset about this but we are really very lucky to have the surf club remain there for the length of time it has.” He said the sand, which was placed in front of it protected the surf club from being undermined by the first big storm. “It was just really unlucky to get two big storms in a row.”The recreated sand dune had survived many easterly storms in the nearly two years it remained in place but the south east angle of the first storm on Saturday 26 July washed it all away. Rick said a hard wall structure would not be effective in protecting the bank, as the force of the waves is not abated against a solid surface as it is as waves wash over a dune. André is on route to America and could not be reached for comment. Richard Gunson, of the Waipu Cove Reserve Camp said, “Some people are saying we should be building a solid rock wall here. It might come to that. It’s sad but we can’t just continue to replace the sand. It’s too

expensive. What I would like to do is get 100 people down here with wheel barrows to bring all the sand back.”He said sand from Waipu Cove ends up further north along the beach. Last week Richard arranged for contractor Geoff McDonald to bring machinery to the cove to cut back the undermined section of the cliff and to form a narrow dune in front in a bid to protect the bank from the next storm. If this remains in place for long enough, the Waipu Primary School children will now plant 1000 spinifex plants intended for the dune extension, here. Phoning from Florida, USA where he is visiting family André said he was very sorry to learn about

Storm damage at Waipu Cove

“A rare opportunity to work on a blank canvas” says develop-er Oliver Scott about his plans for a new town centre at One Tree Point.

the destruction of the dune restoration. “It is particulary sad because some many people helped with that project.”Really we didn’t have enough sand. We should have put in double the amount but we just didn’t have the money at the time. He said if a reconstructed dune didn’t work to hold the bank and surfclub in place the next step could be a rock wa;; with a geo-tech base as sand would get washed out from underneath. “It won’t look as good as a dune but it might be the only solution.”


LETTERS

Oliver Scott’s proposed “Town Centre” is of such a scale that a far larger local population in Ruakaka, Waipu and Mata will be required to allow for it to develop and to support it once built. The Whangarei District Council has forecast a population of 9,000 in Ruakaka by 2017. The refinery, port and the new industries that will service or use these facilities are anticipated to drive this population growth. This also assumes that the rail link is built to provide bulk transport. So far this population has been slow to arrive. Growth to a population of 30,000 to 40,000, which is towards the size of Whangarei now, may well be another 50 years away. This is the population that Oliver Scott’s “Town Centre” is targeted to cater for.Oliver Scott’s proposed development will have a dramatic impact on the Ruakaka Town Centre, Waipu and any shops that may develop in One Tree Point in the mean time.Lee Joffe will release details of Oliver Scott’s plan when it is appropriate. It is interesting that Mr Joffe designed the current district plan layout for the Whangarei District Council in 2000. He now proposes a different layout to the benefit of his Auckland based client who bought a farm zoned countryside in the 2000 plan. Mr Joffe now proposes this area for retail and residential use to increase the value of his client’s land. This design will create two shopping areas approximately 3 Km apart with the new shops further away from the existing Ruakaka residential areas.Mangawhai is an example of an area where shopping is split between Mangawhai Heads and the Mangawhai Township. This split does not work at all well for the community that these two centres serve. I am sure Mangawhai residents would prefer the savings and superior product range that one supermarket would give them over two smaller Four Square format stores. Other services are split between Mangawhai Township and the Heads, which is not convenient for the community. They are left driving between the two shopping areas for various services. The previous Whangarei County Council, with considerable foresight bought the Sime farm bounded by Sime Road, Marsden Point Road and Peter Snell Road in the 1960s and zoned this land for the shopping centre. The Kindergarten, Creche, Recreation Centre, Council Service Centre, Police, College, Tavern and Petrol Station are all located alongside the shopping centre to create a Town Centre. This co location of services has increased the value of the Council owned land adjoining the Town Centre enormously, to the benefit of the ratepayers. The Town Centre has now purchased further land between the Town Centre and the Tavern from the Whangarei District Council to expand the shopping centre. The Council has now allocated a contribution towards building a new library and Council Service Centre at the Ruakaka Town Centre. The Ruakaka Town Centre was established on the front corner of the Sime block. More Whangarei District Council owned land adjoining the Ruakaka Town Centre (the balance of the Sime farm) is available to expand the shopping centre further and at current market rates would release a further $20 million dollars to the Council and ratepayers when sold. This money can be used by the Council to provide infrastructure such as sewerage, recreation facilities and foreshore protection work that Ruakaka will need as it grows. Many other worthy projects could benefit from the

value within the Sime block and this will minimise ratepayer contribution (rates) to infrastructure.Oliver Scott’s proposal shifts the commercial zoning and capital benefit of this zoning to his farmland and his company. The risk is that the Sime block will become unsaleable (worthless) if the Oliver Scott’s development receives the zoning that Lee Joffe is applying for. This leaves the Council and ratepayers without the money to provide the infrastructure Ruakaka needs. Retaining the current District Plan zoning would seem to work best for the Whangarei District Council and their ratepayers.The Whangarei District Council is very forward thinking with their approach to the District Plan. Zoning requires leadership from the Council to act in the best interest of the community and ensure that fragmentation does not occur, as the community will be the loser. Local Councillors Philip Halse and Shelley Deeming have done an excellent job in supporting and facilitating the Council sale of additional land to the Ruakaka Town Centre to allow for the shopping centre to expand and meet the growing community’s needs. Further adjoining land is available when it is required in the future.I suggest that the scale of Oliver Scott’s proposal is not required at this time or in the foreseeable future. It will only fragment Ruakaka shopping and services and leave the community with a Mangawhai shopping situation. It will also deprive the Council and ratepayers of the benefit of the value of the Sime farm. It is uncertain that Ruakaka will ever grow to require a commercial zone of the size Oliver Scott is proposing.Perhaps a solution is to earmark Oliver Scott’s land as future retail should Ruakaka ever grow to a population of 30,000. Ruakaka currently has a population of approximately 3000. There is no rush and the Council must protect their ratepayer investment in the Sime farm.I suggest the Ruakaka community needs to be actively involved in this proposal. We do not want Ruakaka fragmented today in the pursuit of a layout that may never eventuate. The district plan should be driven by vision, common sense and at a pace that is achievable. There is no rush to zone areas of land that may not be required in the next decades to the loss of today’s ratepayers and community.

The community will be the loser if we end up with two shopping centres 3km apart at Ruakaka and OTP

Ken OrrOf the Ruakaka Town Centre

The commercial and residential expansion in Ruakaka and One Tree Point is certainly exciting for the area, potentially offering a variety of employment opportuni-ties and enticing families to the area. Such growth puts demand on the existing infrastructure, transport andeducational services. The latter is probably the most worrying. Several national reviews have identified the shortages in teaching staff, and a move to close small community based schools in exchange for larger cen-tralized educational facilities.At a time when there seems to be a greater focus on the Values within our society, it is then very surprising that a small family oriented school, based on Christian Val-ues is on the verge of closure.For the past twenty years, this school has provided valu-able life skills to the young Christians in our society. With the role now having dropped below the minimum number (15), it is a matter of weeks or months before the doors will close, probably for ever.This uncertainty has also driven the sole teacher to seek employment elsewhere.The School is situated on the grounds of Life Point Church on One Tree Point Road. The Marsden Campus of Kamo Christian College offers education for 5-13 year olds. Kamo Christian College rents facilities from

the church to deliver educational services to the stu-dents. It doesn’t take one long to notice the difference at this school. It is very refreshing to see the open respect between teacher and students and between the studentsthemselves.One of the compelling attributes of this school has been the family environment in which the children have been educated. An environment in which, the older children look after their younger school mates.It would be mild to say that the children are pretty up-set at the prospect of their school closing. The parents are frantically exploring their options. The reality is, to provide a similar type of education we will have to ship the children to schools based around the Whangarei are, Kamo, CRS, and Pompelier.I am somewhat amazed that the current school cannot attract the numbers it requires to keep the doors open. Although based on the church grounds, the school is independent.I don’t want to make a political argument, because I be-lieve it goes far beyond that. I believe we have become conditioned to accepting what we are given. A shrug of the shoulders and “Oh well”. Well I for one have had enough of this. My partner and I, and I hope some of the other parents will be exploring our options for either keeping this school open, or relocat-ing to a new site locally where we hope to grow a bigger school with some core principles.If you believe there is a place for “Values” based schools in the community we would like to hear from you. In the first instance please contact: Michele mobile: 021 180 5529 or email [email protected]

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In response to Gary Barnsley’s letter 24 July 08, we are not the owners of Cove Cottages & Camping, but we do have an interest in the sign along with all the other signs that have been removed from private property on State Highway one.He stated that those signs come under the provisions of the District Plan rules, so we reiterate that the Whanga-rei District Council are apparently not following their own provisions to be fair to everyone, i.e. the same rules applied in the same way to all businesses without per-ceptions of bias or favouritism. Waipu Cove Reserve Camp and Ruakaka Doc Camp are thriving businesses on public land and contribute nothing to the infrastruc-ture, yet their signs are permitted by WDC. We view this as discrimination against businesses that do contribute.When the blitz on signs surfaced in 2006 inquiries were made to Transit NZ about signs on private land, their re-sponse was that they have no lawful authority to remove signs that are visible from the State Highway which are located on private property. Mr Barnsley stated in his response that the enforcement action is a direct result of complaint to WDC from Transit NZ.We wish to state catergorically that the complaint came from M J Mansell (under the guise of Highway Safety Group) in a letter dated 28 Feb 06 to WDC providing photographs of all the signs and names related to the signs on private land from the Bryn to Kioreroa Rd.(It’s on the Web).Front page Northern Advocate 24 July 08: Mayor Stan Semenoff launched a broadside against M J Mansell (under the guise of Integrity Action Whangarei) calling them whingers, whiners, wafflers, wasters and wind-bags. What a pity WDC didn’t recognise that in 2006, maybe all the signs would still be there!!Rest assured Waipu, the Piper is safe but while we have people in Council with no perception as to what the Tourist is looking for with regard to information, it will be detrimental to Waipu. R E & C O VossWaipi

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Ruakaka Fire fighters were welcomed to the July storm at 11.44am on Saturday 26th July with the first call out to a sliding glass door blown in at a One Tree Point resi-dence. Within minutes, another call to a roof lifting in the same neighbourhood, then a window blown in at Ruakaka. Trees across road and basements flooding became familiar calls before long, and 6 hours and 15 call outs later, as suddenly as the calls started rolling in, the siren cooled down, the wind disappeared, and a steady gentle rain was the only hint of the last afternoons storm.The Ruakaka Brigade management had worked to revolve crews to allow time for changing to dry clothes, hot food and drink, and the chance to check out their own homes and families.As often happens, we have great difficulty explaining to home owners that at the peak of stormy weather, sometimes it is just too dangerous to send our firefighters up onto roofs, and they just have to batten down and wait until the winds have abated before getting up and doing whatever securing is required. Station Officer Colin Turner stated our firefighters will, and want to go and do everything asked of them, but “lives” have to be given top priority (fire fighters and the public), with “property” obviously close behind. Our sympathy goes out to those who were left with the “wait until the wind has dropped” message.. Our fire brigade wives and mothers had churns of tea and coffee constantly brewing and heaps of hot food there ready as each crew came in from a job, fortifying them for their next call out.Such is the life and excitement of a volunteer fire fighter. If the idea of taking on the life of a volley firefighter appeals to you, contact your local fire station on their train-ing night and enquire further.

Story by Station Officer Jeff D’AthPhotos by Rob Beeston

The Waipu Fire Brigade had four call outs. These were: to a tree, which had fallen on a house in Ferry Rd. Fire Chief Trevor Vaile said he understands there was no serious damage as the trees outer branches rather than its main trunk landed on the house. A roof lifting from a house in Cove Rd., a chimney blown over in a house in the Brae and some doors blown off a shed at Uretiti. A garage alongside a house on the hill south of Cove Rd. blew over and a big windown was blown in at the home of Sheila and Mac Gordon in Doctors Hill Rd. but the Fire Brigade wasn’t called out to these incidents.

Waipu Brigade called to just 4 incidents

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Flooding in Albany Rd. Sections of five residential property owners in Albany Road , at Marsden Bay flooded when heavy rain fell in the storm of the weekend 26 and 27 July. Jeanette Carter who lives in this street said as far as she knows no houses got flooded although the storm water rose as high as the front steps into some homes and flooded the road. She said the storm water drain keeps getting blocked since a beach restoration took place there 2 years ago and the end of the pipe keeps getting blocked with sand. She said Council contractors come down and clear the pipe from time to time and contractors working for Hoppers Development Ltd. at Marsden Cove have also cleared the pipe but it needs to be extended beyond the end of the sand dunes to stop the blockages reoccurring. Mrs. Carter also said the drain is too high in the ground in some places and storm water doesn’t easily drain away. “It’s all hollows and humps on the council land the pipe runs over. The humps need to be pushed into the hollows.”Whangarei District Council Parks Manager Paul McDonald was asked to comment on this situation but had not replied to an emailed question at the time this issue of The Bream Bay News was sent to press.

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Bruce Larsen, one of Waipu’s Northpine timber mill’s three directors, brought members of the Waipu Residents and Ratepayers Association up to speed ondevelopments at the mill at the group’s AGM held on Wednesday.Mr. Larsen told the group, construction of the first stage of the project a large drying shed, is almost complete and the foundations for the kilns are in place.The shed is built to a modular design, which will allow expansion at a later date to double its current size and it has a concrete slab wall as a sound barrier on its western side.The kilns have just arrived in the country and the foundations for the boiler are being built. He said it is a bit scary at the moment as the company is spending $3.5million on the new drying facilities while, because of the slump in building, “the market is shrinking by the day.” But Mr. Larsen said having timber drying facilities will allow the company into the dry timber frame market. He explained that 70% of pine used in New Zealand is for dry frame construction and this needs to be kiln dried. The company is also planning to export its kiln dried product, and so take advantage of its proximity to the port at Marsden Point. Because of the economic downturn, just one kiln may be commissioned initially and/or Northpine may take in timber to dry on contract for other mills. On a brighter note, the timber supply chain Carters recently made an approach “out of the blue” to Northpine inviting it to become the secondary supplier (behind Carter Holt) for all its outlets in Northland.“If this comes together it will be a huge opportunity for us”, said Mr. Larsen. “I am nervous as hell about the next two months but optimistic that after that we will come through.” Under its resource consents Northpine is required to form a community liaison group to assist the Northland Regional Council in the supervision and monitoring of

the air discharge consent.“We haven’t done this yet because there has been nothing happening but we will get on to this some time soon”, he told the meeting.Northpine obtained resource consents for the new boiler and up to four kilns back in 2004. Its application was opposed by the Waipu Residents and Ratepayers Association.Last year Northpine purchased a mill in Silverdale. The owner of this mill was ready to retire and the Northpine directors wanted access to the Auckland market. The mill also had a drying kiln. The purchase of the Silverdale Mill delayed construction of a new boiler and kilns at the Waipu Mill.In the meantime, Northpine’s sponsorship of Waipu rugby and, more recently, its $12,000 donation to keep the primary school gifted student programme going, along with its reputation as a good employer has gone a long way to shift attitudes in Waipu. A proposal to have the land the mill sits on rezoned from Business 4 (Heavy Industrial) to Business 2 (Light Industrial and Commercial) received submissions in opposition (many of these from Northpine staff) and was overruled by the Whangarei District Council’s Environmental Services Committee which has recommended to the hearings committee that this land remain as Business 4. A hearing date to consider the recommended plan changes in relation to the Waipu Structure Plan awaits the completion of a hearings report by consultant planners Xplan.Rosemary Neave asked about a buffer zone between the business four zone where the mill is situated and the residential zone on the eastern edge of Waipu township. Mr. Larsen said he had bought a residential parcel of land alongside the mill, which could under the WDC district plan rules have eight houses built on it. “That’s my solution to this for the moment. I am using my residential land to create a bit of a buffer.He said, “If we survive this little project”, he would be building his own family home here. “I will be the first to know if things get noisy.”Steve Goldthorpe asked if there would be sufficient sawdust to keep the boiler running.Bruce Larsen said he hoped so as along with dry shavings from the mill’s planer, it was a free fuel source. However, there is a fall back position in the resource consents which allows coal to be used in the boiler. Rosemary Neave asked if coal is more likely to be used to fuel the boiler if the new drying facilities are used for timber from other mills. Mr. Larsen said Northpine would also offer the service of planing the timber from other mills to help keep the supply of shavings up to the level needed.He said more and more cellulose fuelled burners are being installed and sawdust is now a sought after commodity. However, he is more worried about the noise nuisance than about the air quality issue. “I am pretty confident we can keep within our resource consents in terms of emissions. We have to. But mills are noisy. That’s why we have put the drying shed in between the kilns and the residential area. He told the meeting there were four main reasons why Northpine was set up in Waipu. 1.“We wanted to have a mill in Northland where the best quality radiata pine is grown.” Northland pine is grown at low altitude and in warm temperatures and therefore has a relative high density. He later explained to the Bream Bay News- “The mean annual temperature has a significant impact as the trees keepgrowing through winter thus creating a larger late wood band (the dark part)of the growth ring. This means each growth ring has more late wood, which has

An update on the Waipu Timber MillBruce Larsen, one of the mill’s directors was guest speaker at the Waipu Residents and Ratepayers AGM

Bruce Larsen chats with Councillor Shelley Deeming at Northpine’s nine year cel-ebration and rebranding launch held last month at the Waipu RSA.

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thicker cell walls and therefore density. There is also an influenceassociated with latitude and altitude. Both these probably affect the latewood bands as well. Also for some reason trees up here tend to have thickercell walls than those from further south.2.There was an existing mill here. It had closed down but all the essential equipment was still intact which allowed the company to have an immediate cash flow. 3. Because of the mill’s history there was a good foundation labour force already here. 4. The town of Waipu has the infrastructure in terms of trades people such as engineers and electricians, whose expertise is needed to keep the plant running.Since Northpine was formed nine years ago to run the Waipu mill most of the old plant has been replaced and the number of people employed there has risen from 20 to 34. Once the new drying facility is fully operational this is expected to rise to approximately 45. The mill boasts the highest conversion rate of logs into timber of any mill in New Zealand. Mr. Larsen explained this was largely due to the expertise of another of the business partners - Keith Reay. “Keith has a mathematics and economics background. Saw milling is about geometry – how many squares can you get out of a circle. Most mills focus on production rather than on recovering the maximum amount of timber from a log.” Mr. Larsen said all three Northpine directors had come from Carter Holt (the third partner is Richard Wilson) but saw definite advantages in operating as a small independently owned company. “You can look the customer in the eye and work out what’s happening. We can be more flexible and efficient.”

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Term 2 has started well. The college issued its half year reports on Friday 1st of August. A copy was also emailed to all parents who had a current email address. Reading the reports gives a good indication of how the school is going. The reports show that there are a group of outstanding students in all ways, a large group of students who are doing very well in all subjects, a group who is doing well in more than half of their subjects and a very small group who are not achieving. The challenge for the college and parents is to help lift up the students from one group to the next. We hope all parents have taken advantage of the Report Day on Wednesday 6th of August to discuss how this can happen. All Heads of Departments have analysed the achievement data of their subject areas and are working on how it can be improved. We will keep you all posted on the outcomes.

Over ninety entries were received for the Bream bay College Science Fair. All students who entered a board are to be congratulated on their efforts. The calibre of the entries was high again this year.

Bream Bay College s̓ sister school Higashi Senior High School from Osaka city in Japan visited the College from the 22nd to 29th of July. The link between the two schools is very strong. We will be looking to send a group of year 10 to 13 students to Japan in 2009 to visit the school. The cost will be approximately $3500. Details will be given to students shortly. The trip is an experience of a lifetime.

Peace Week is from the 4th to 8th of August. The college wishes its students to be aware of those around them and their needs. Peace week is an ideal opportunity to focus on the many cultures of the world and the confl icts of the past in such a way that the students gain greater understanding of difference, develop their tolerance and act in a way that we can all be proud of. This topic would make a very good dinner table discussion.

Planning for 2009 has started in earnest. All students in year 8 to 12 will have received Option Choice sheets. The Future Planning Night is on Tuesday 12th of August from 7pm in the Auditorium. The fi rst half hour will be a chance to learn about the Junior Diploma. There will be some Careers ̓information for 15 minutes and then students and parents will be able to talk to Heads of Department about the subjects that they are considering for 2009.

Northland s̓ Mathex competition will be held at Bream Bay College on the 15th of August. This is the second time that Bream Bay College has hosted this truly amazing event. Mr Hooper has added a new competition for Primary schools to the start of the programme. We can expect over 1000 Mathematicians participating in this event.

Buildings update: The tender for the Performing Arts Block will have been let at the time of you reading this article. The 11 classroom upgrade in the Library block is within budget and should start shortly. The sealing of the Whare car park will happen as soon as the weather allows. The Caretaker s̓ shed extension is nearly fi nished and the main car park has had wooden fences added to its perimeter so that the front chains are no longer required. Special thanks to Rick Stolwerk, Stuart

Abercrombie for organising this and making it happen on behalf of the PTA.

ERO will visit the College from Monday 18th of August to Thursday 21st of August. As a result the College has decided to move the Te Tuinga concert from the Wednesday 20th to the Friday 22nd August. There will be an 11am matinee session for the 3 local primary schools and a 7pm evening performance for the students/parents/community. The reason for the change is that we did not want to have a large number of students out of class while ERO are doing class visits.

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Each newsletter we will be publishing several websites which you may fi nd useful to improve learning at home.http://www.nzamt.org.nz/sites/cms/New Zealand Maths Week, now a national institution, is from Monday 11th August to Friday 15th August. Keep an eye on the above website for further updates. There are daily updates, competitions, puzzles and fun for the whole family. www.studyit.org.nzSeniors students should always be focussed towards doing well in the end of year NZQA exams. A good website to help revision with plenty of other good links.

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I have recently had several parents and students ask “what is the purpose of the Maths Homework books in Years 9 to 12, when the teachers are not regularly setting homework from them?” Regular homework from these books would not be fair to all students as we make the purchasing of homework books voluntary. Regular homework should be set by the Maths teachers from different sources. The homework books should be used as a supplement to the classroom learning, and are particularly useful when revising for tests and in the case of the Year 9 s̓ and 10 s̓ for the End of Year exam mid way through Term 4.The use of the homework books is largely the student s̓ responsibility. Weʼve encouraged the students this year to do something about their learning if they do not feel completely happy with the classroom learning. Specifi cally here is how it could work with the Maths Homework books. Ask your child at the end of the week what have they been learning about in Maths. You will quickly be able to gauge their levels of understanding. If they still feel they could learn more then that is when the homework books become useful. Find a page of examples in the homework book related to that learning. Much of the time, simple practice with parental support, works wonders.Obviously, at any time, myself and my colleagues are available to provide extra help with your child s̓ Maths learning. Great offer….!!!For Years 11, 12 and 13 the Maths Study Passes are now available to order. These are wonderful revision pamphlets which fold out to a full colour sheet summarising all the key aspects of the course. Additionally this year, full colour booklets of ALL the previous NCEA Exam questions, with solutions, is available. Revising from past exam papers is very useful, especially now that NCEA has been around for several years and the style of questions fi rmly established. If you go to their website you will fi nd out more information

www.studypass.co.nzYou will also notice the price for the Study Pass and Exam Revision Guide together is $27.90. However, if you order through school it will cost $18. If your child would like one please pay into the offi ce as usual, saying the $18 is for a Maths Study Pass.

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August

1 Reports issued with interview appointment sheets Yr 7&8 Peace Week Training4-8 Peace Week6 Parent/Student Report Day – 10am-6pm – School closed for

tuition8 Mufti Day11 Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week12 Future Planning night – Auditorium 7pm- Junior Diploma/Option Choice evening15 Mathex – All welcome Principal and Deans to Waipu Primary with Head Prefects18-21 Education Review Offi ce visit19 BOT Meeting, 7pm22 Te Tuinga Matinee performance 11am 22 Te Tuinga evening performance 7pm26 Principal and Deans to One Tree Point Primary with Head

Prefects26-29 Yr 7&8 Camp to Shakespear Lodge 27 PTA Meeting, 7.30pm 28 Principal and Deans to Ruakaka Primary with Head Prefects

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The group of Japanese students visiting from our sister school ʻHigashi Senior High ̓enjoyed the camaraderie of their host families, experiencing new tastes in food and the rural experience of the ʻBushwackers Farm ̓visit during their short stay in Ruakaka.

David Lee, HOD Science, marking the Science Fair entries which proved to be of a very high calibre this year.


Waipu Structure Plan was formed with broad community consultation right from the outset, Mr. Joffe said he had worked on hundreds of structure plans and they were all different. “It’s not a formula. If you want a formula go and buy a packet of soap powder.” When it was put to him that perhaps the very individual nature of the Ruakaka and One Tree Point area is being missed by the narrowness of the consultation being conducted on its new structure plan, Mr Joffe said he had consulted with 100s of land owners as well as the Regional Council, OnTrack, the Refinery the Port, the Department of Conservation and others. “These are the big players involved in what’s going down” Asked if those land owners consulted included householders and if residents who had chosen to live their lives in Ruakaka or One Tree Point didn’t have a stake in the new plan and a right to be consulted on it, Mr. Joffe said these people came under the category of the general public and it is the council’s job to consult with them. On the subject of what Mr. Scott has planned for his land on his McEwan Rd. land,., Mr Joffe said it is “a multi faceted town centre as opposed to just a collection of shops.”To the suggestion that other people might have differing views about where the Ruakaka/ One Tree Point town centre should be, Mr. Joffe said Ken Orr of the Ruakaka Town Centre was one of the people he has been in consultation with. “The Ruakaka centre isn’t a town centre. If you want to know the difference go and have a look at Whangarei and compare it to the Ruakaka centre.” Asked if Mr. Scott’s proposal is for a town the size of Whangarei alongside McEwan Rd., Mr. Joffe said he didn’t want to be that specific.

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Structure plans are not like soap powder Continued from Page 1.

Work on the first stage of the upgrade on the Waipu wastewater plant is under way with contractors relocating drainage basins to the east. These will replace soakage holes on the western side from where wastewater has been surfacing or daylighting. As the dunes are deeper on the eastern side, it is expected they will be able to better absorb the extra wastewater. This relocation work should double the capacity of the plant to 500 cubic metres of wastewater a day. Alistair Greenwood, the Whangarei District Council engineer in charge of this project, said he expects the resource consent application for the second and third stages of the upgrade to be ready to present to the Northland Regional Council this week. These are an upgrade of the treatment plant itself and an additional disposal field along a paper road in sand dunes south of the plant. This additional work will again double the capacity of the plant giving it the ability to treat 1000 cubic metres of wastewater a day. However, Mr. Greenwood said while he is preparing a tender for a design for the plant upgrade and is hopeful this work can be carried out this financial year, current flows which are at 250 – 300 cubic metres a day do not justify building the additional disposal field at the moment. He explained that while the resource consents for this work will be applied for, the new drainage field may not be built for several more years and said the current slump in the real estate market means demands for more capacity at the plant are not as high as was predicted.

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Remember early in 2007 being invited to make a submission on the Waipu Structure Plan and earlier this year on the Waipu Cove Langs Beach Structure Plan. What has been happening to these plans since then?Paul Waanders the Whangarei District Council’s said their progress has been held up by a shortage of planning staff at the WDC. The Waipu Structure Plan is now with the consultancy firm Xplan, which is preparing a report on, proposed plan changes to go before hearing commissioners. Asked when the hearing is likely to be Mr. Waanders said he has been caught out too many times in the past to give a firm date. “The hearing will be held when the hearing report is ready.”The Waipu Structure Plan has previously been worked on by two WDC planners who have subsequently left for other employment and by Mr. Waanders himself. The Waipu Residents and Ratepayers Association kicked the ball off when it put forward its own set of proposals for the plan upgrade in December 2006. Jonathon Gibbard the first WDC planner to work on this held public meetings and the WRRA organised a public workshop where people could write down their thoughts on various issues relating to the plan. This plan has gone through a public notification and formal submission process. The Waipu Cove/Langs Beach Structure Plan proposal has been through “an informal submission process” the results of which are with Beca Consultants who are writing a report on this for the council’s environmental services committee focus group meeting set down for 17 November this year.

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Calling for a public walking track between Waipu Cove and Ding Bay By Alan McKenzie

Alan Mckenzie has been working for a number of years towards the reestablishment of a public walking track between Waipu Cove and Langs Beach. Alan is a retired surgeon who owns a property alongside the proposed track. where he lives with his wife Margery. Alan and Margery have covenanted their land under the QE2 Trust

The coastal rock formation, unique to the North Island [similar to Punakaiki of the South Island], is layered limestone, almost marble and very resistant to erosion.

If the reserve taken is of 20m or less then there is no compensation paid to the landownerThe Resource Management Act of 1991 reinforces these concepts. It is reported that early settlers to the Waipu area from Scotland and later Nova Scotia regularly walked the coastline between Waipu and Langs beach. Some elderly residents recall, walking along this coastal margin before and after Cove Road was put through. The sealing of Cove Road and the development of housing along the coast have significantly reduced the use of this access.There is, however a well defined and used coastal track through the tall grass for the first kilometer or so south from Waipu Cove giving access first to a small beach in front of WDC land. It continues south in front of a number of private properties with fences defining their seaward boundary. The track is then less well defined because the land is grazed, but has fences

of Councils and surveyors. Nor, it seems are these acts monitored adequately. Land taken for such purposes is vested in the Territorial Authority (district council), but may be transferred to the Crown or the Council of the region by agreement.

down to the rocks with stiles allowing safe access. The odd survey peg can be identified. The coastal rock formations, pohutukawa trees etc. and the views are stunning. A section of native coastal bush gives variety and then according to the maps, there should be easy access to the designated Access Strip, allowing exit to Cove Road. However some recently placed survey pegs [2002-3] indicate only a very narrow strip for the public to traverse some very steep coastal terrain to reach an Access Strip - a 10m wide track which exits to Cove Road, opposite Waterman Drive. This currently has a black fence across this exit but a small section has the railings removed to allow entry and egress. Former residents have planted a number of native trees here, rimu, kauri and others, which now reach a mature 20 plus metre height. The coastal track, defined and ill defined, is for the able, and unfortunately, not for the disabled, due solely to the irregular terrain. It is, in parts, steeply sloping and boggy in the winter and there are some large rocks to negotiate. It should be noted, at this time and stage, that for 95% of this section of coast south of Waipu Cove to the designated exit strip, the Whangarei District Council maps, Lands and Survey and Cadastral maps have the Esplanade Reserve in agreement with the reserve width on the ground. There is a serious discrepancy in front of just the last three sections with a very narrow reserve according to the survey pegs in the ground while all the maps show a standard width of 20m.Fortunately two of these allotments have not been developed, but the private development of the last section has significant encroachment on to public designated land. The WDC has been informed in detail of these anomalies. The WDC has also received a

New Zealanders who have come from the UK or other European countries have had experience of the Riparian Rights Law where land owners with boundaries adjoining rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and marine coastal shores are able to regard the water margin as their property and could issue a trespass notice or claim a poaching offence. Boundaries were usually down the middle of the stream or river for example. Access could be obtained on occasion with permission or by payment. Early New Zealand followed this concept in its formative years.New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world where a Queen’s Chain was established early in its legislation, emphasizing the egalitarian attitude of the majority of the early settlers. The Queens Chain was established in 1892 to allow public access to rivers lakes etc. and coastal margins. The Chain was 20.1168m wide, a generous piece of public land. Provisions were made to remove riparian rights, where they existed, when the allotment was sold and subdivided. More recently the designation of this marginal land has changed and is now Esplanade Reserve, but the concepts and dimensions have remained essentially the same. The standard width is defined as 20 meters, and variations of width can occur for geological, conservational and various well defined practical reasons: e.g. unstable land Under the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974 or section 116 of the Public Works Act1981 when private land is subdivided “ an esplanade reserve shall be created through the subdivision of private land taken for one or more purpose. that is for the protection of conservation values and provision of public access or recreational use (when it is compatible with conservation values). The Reserves Act 1977 is more specific. Here conservation values` can be – because of the presence of indigenous flora and fauna or natural scenic, historic, cultural, archeological, biological, geological, scientific and educational values! Further, it aims to protect esplanade land with these values from unnecessary subdivision and development. These are high ideals, which are not always in the minds

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submission asking it to set aside finance to redefine the boundaries of the Esplanade Reserve and Access Strip and to reestablish reasonable public access. The Reserves and Parks Department of the WDC have indicated that permission has been given, to design a track, with coloured posts etc to give plain direction to those who wish to walk, picnic or fish etc along the coast without trespassing onto private property. Our Two Councilors have been requested to put an abatement order on the two cleared sections to halt any further development of the land until the boundaries in dispute have been corrected. Coming from the other direction, at the northern end of Ding Bay there is a set of steps leading to a steep, slippery track on the Esplanade Reserve. Once at the top a well used track skirts around a fence and gate labeled Private and leads directly to the rocks. The 20m are grazed and the fences do not have stiles. Then dense bush, a fence and steep rocky terrain, at the present time prevent any satisfactory access further north to the exit strip. Landowners of the most southern section, near Ding Bay, were personally approached some years ago to gauge their views of a proposed re- establishing of access along the coast in front of their properties. There were, and are, only two or three that are permanent residences. The almost unanimous response was opposed to such access on the grounds of privacy, rubbish and burglary. Opportunist and `professional` burglars enter and exit by the easy route of the road. You can’t carry a microwave along this difficult terrain. There is wide interest in the general public of Waipu to re - establish access from Waipu Cove to Langs Beach, for scenic purposes and potential tourist use. The Waipu Residents & Ratepayers, Waipu Lions Club, the Bream Bay Section of the Forest & Bird Society, The Bream Bay Coastal. Care Trust, many individuals, including some of the coastal landowners, as well as two walking groups from Ruakaka, have all expressed active interest. Two council staff and one Councilor have taken the opportunity to walk and see for themselves. Those who have walked the passable portions are impressed with the scenery and the potential. The Whangarei District Coastal Walkway as described in the 2003 structural plan by the consultants Beca Associates suggests a link up with the planned National

Cape Reinga to Bluff walkway. A walkway is a much more formal structure than a track. As such, it is expensive and could, in this coastal situation, detract from the purpose of the exercise to allow access to the natural unspoiled features of the coast. Most of the coastal landowners are strongly opposed to such a walkway.The coastline has some original native coastal bush and a sole self planted kauri. Two landowners have covenanted their land to prevent subdivision and de-forestation in perpetuity under the QE II Open Spaces Trust. The coastal rock formation, unique to the North Island [similar to Punakaiki of the South Island], is layered limestone, almost marble, and very resistant to erosion. There are intrusions of basalt.If the current survey pegs of the narrowed portion of the `esplanade reserve ` are correct then all the maps are wrong. If the maps are altered they would not comply with the legislation. The RMA would require an adequate explanation.If the maps are correct then the pegs are incorrectly placed. The landowners who bought the land in good faith could perhaps have a claim against the WDC or the surveyors who made the mistake. Those who have built or landscaped or removed pegs on the ̀ esplanade reserve` should be required to remove or demolish such and/or allow reasonable access over their perceived private coastal boundary.Monitoring of the Statutes and By-laws for the protection of the Public and pursuing the public interests is the reason councils are elected. Many of us look forward to the re-establishment of this walking track to provide access (albeit for those who are fit and able) to this magnificent piece of New Zealand coastline.

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Rural homes still being targeted byburglarsBurglars continue to target homes in rural Bream Bay. Two homes on Sandford Rd., Ruakaka were broken into at around 2pm on the 28th July. Jewellery and electronic items were taken. A vehicle seen leaving the area at the time was described as a dark coloured Japanese car with ‘boy racer’ features such as a loud exhaust and having been lowered. Meanwhile Police are also still looking for a grey coloured Mercedes car, which they suspect has been used in burglaries in the wider rural Whangarei area over the last 6 weeks. Police say the number plates of this vehicle appear to have been swapped several times. Another vehicle to watch out for is a ‘maroon coloured station wagon that could be either a Mitsubishi or Subaru which police suspect was used to help commit a burglary in Mangapai over the weekend of 26 and 27 July. Sergeant Ken Andrews, the officer in charge at the Bream Bay Station, asks rural Bream Bay residents to be particulary observant and to keep an eye on their neighbours’ properties. He said, “Offenders in these rural areas generally have to use a vehicle. If you notice any suspicious vehicles in your neighbourhood please do not hesitate to call Police on 111.”

Police have received a complaint from a teenage girl, who said she was grabbed from behind by a man while she walked along Karawai St., in the Ruakaka village, near the Taotaki Walkway at around 2.55pm on Thursday 31July. The girl described her attacker as between 25-35 years of age, of stocky build, medium height, wearing a black sweatshirt, black beannie, and black sunglasses. She was dragged for a short distance before being released when she ran off. If anyone has any information on this they should contact the Ruakaka Police Ph 432 7719, urgently.

A 59 year old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grevious bodily harm after a shooting incident in Maungaturoto at about 9.30pm on Wednesday 30 July . The man is alleged to have shot another man in the leg with a shotgun, in the victim’s own home. The victim is in a stable condition in hospital. The two men, both residents of Maungaturoto, were known to each other and the incident is thought to be related to a domestic dispute. Police enquiries are continuing. The offender has been remanded in custody to next appear in the Whangarei District Court on the 4th August.

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The Ruakaka Patchwork Club now meets every second Thursday 10am to 2 pm at the Marsden Yacht Club, One Tree Point Road. New members will be made very welcome. Bring your lunch with you. The group caters for beginners to experienced sewers. If you can’t bring your sewing machine bring along hand sewing or knit-ting.Over the past few weeks some of the members have been making wonderful modern handbags. At present, group member Raewyn is assisting five members of the group who are making a shattered nine patch quilt. Under her expert tutelage five very dif-ferent quilts are taking shape.The next four meetings will be 7 & 21 August, 4 & 18 September.For further information contact Anne McNamara ph 4327003

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Our meeting was held on the 17th July, a surprisingly mild day, and we had a good turnout of members and visitors and a lovely display of competition entries. Our guest speaker this month was Jan Thomson from Northpower who gave us an inter-esting, fun and extremely delicious demonstration of preparing food with a mini-mum amount of fuss and power outlay. Raffle Winners: Robyn Papich, Pam Ivory, Jeanette Carter. Competition Winners: Small Bloom - Judy Fraser, Large Bloom - Glenn Hoare, Stem - Marilyn Bennett, Cluster - Val Preston, Rose - Maureen Donaldson, Mini Rose - Glenn Hoare, Flower of the month - Jeanette Carter, Shrub - Glenn Hoare, Orchid - Barbara Reynolds, Crucifix Orchid - Rosanne Tunstall, Fruit - Judy Fraser, Vegetable - Jeanette Carter, Decorative - Jean Dyer.Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 21st August and will be our “Daffodil Day Afternoon Tea” where a delicious afternoon tea can be enjoyed for a gold coin donation, all proceeds going to The Cancer Society. Our guest speaker will be a member of the Whangarei Floral Art Society who will give us a demonstration.The venue for the meeting is the Ruakaka Hall, Cnr SH 1 & Sandford Rd, Ruakaka at 1 pm, entries in by 12.45 pm please. The flower of the month is “Any Spring Bulb” and the decorative theme is “Blossoms of Spring”New members and visitors are always welcome. Regrettably meetings are not suit-able for children.For more information ring Maureen Donaldson 09 432 0586 or Barbara Turner 09 433 0389

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Bream Bay gets a second full time ambulance officer Niki Emerson is Bream Bay’s new full time ambulance officer. Niki and Barbara Lock, the station manager, work four days on and four day off shifts so, with the help of St. John volunteers, the station is now fully staffed every day of the week. In addition ten new volunteer recruits have almost finished their basic training and will soon be able to take their place as crew members on the ambulance. Nights, particularly Sunday nights, remain a problem however. When no crew is available the station is stood down and, if an ambulance is needed, it has to come from Whangarei, which can take up to 30 minutes. Last month the Bream Bay station was stood down three times. Niki was born in the UK and first became involved in this kind of work in Australia where she had a job in emergency services at a mine site. She has been with the New Zealand St John ambulance service for five years, starting as a volunteer in Kerikeri and then volunteering at the Kaikohe station, after her partner gained a full time job there. More recently, she has been employed on a casual basis by St. John, filling in for absent staff at stations throughout Northland.In her experience working at nearly all the stations

in Northland, the Bream Bay Station is the friendliest. Niki has completed her final examinations and just has a final interview and to get a little bit more time in her log book before becoming a fully - fledged paramedic.

Niki Emerson, Bream Bay’s new full time ambulance officer

OBITUARY A long time Bream Bay resident, Matija Pivac died on Saturday 26 July in her Camellia Ave Home in Ruakaka surrounded by her family, just short of her 95th birthday, which would have occurred in September. Mrs. Pivac came to New Zealand from what was then Yugoslavia (now Croatia) in 1938 to live with a sister Marija Antonovich who was already married and farming in Ruakaka. She met and married Jack Pivac a gum digger, also from Yugoslavia, and the couple purchased a farm in Waipu. They had three children, Dick (who still farms on the property purchased by his parents), Kenny who died in a diving accident in 1977 and a daughter Esta - now Esta Yovich of Ruakaka. Mrs. Pivac was a keen gardener and kept hens and grew vegetables to supplement the family income. In her 90s she continued to plant garlic every year and to give her friends and family instructions on how to grow it. “She was known as the garlic queen”, said Esta. After the death of her husband in 1975 she joined the local spinners and weavers group and became something of a celebrity there as she could spin wool using just a hand spindle. She won prizes and trophies for the needlework she had learned as a child. She was the oldest parishioner of the Ruakaka Catholic Church and enjoyed meeting with other Yugoslav

immigrants and speaking with them in the language of her birthplace. As well as her two surviving children, Matija had 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Her funeral mass was held at St. Francis Xavier Church in Whangarei on Friday, 1 August.

Matija Pivac September 1913 - July 2008

Matija Pivac - a picture taken for a Bream Bay News interview with Mrs. Pivac in June 2004.


AUGUST EVENTS

Nordic Walking Starter 16/17August5 hour Nordic walking course over 2 daysWhen::16/17 August 2 - 4.30pm Where: Waipu Cove Beach. Cost: $50For more Info go to: www.NordicWalkingNZ.co.nzBookings essential. Ph. Barbara 09 4320386 or [email protected] - AN EXHIBITION OF WAIPU ARTISTSArtform Gallery 16-30 AugustContact: Sue Matthews 09 432 0404INTRODUCTION TO PILATES - a six week courseWith Barbara FaustWhen: Tuesday 19 August 6.30pm(and then every Tuesday for 6 weeks)Where: Presbyterian Church HallCost: $72Bookings essential: 09 4320386 (Barbara) For more Info about pilates: www.nordicwalkingnz.co.nz/pilates.htmBOGWOOD PRODUCTIONS - WINTER SEASON OF ONE ACT PLAYS - THE HOUSE TRAP 24 and 31 August. Bogwood Productions’ 2008 Winter@Waipu season is sure to delight all those who enjoyed 2006’s Lost in Space and 2007’s Lost for Words.The House Trap again features three short dramas loosely linked by theme and designed to induce hysterical laughter. Two of the UK’s finest con-temporary dramatists , Alan Ayckbourn and Michael Frayn , are featured , along with another popular Brit, David Tristram.Mother Figure by Ayckbourn , will be directed by Huw TurnerWhat’s For Pudding, by Tristram, will see the directing debut of Lila Lush-er , another Bogwood regularThe Messenger’s Assistant , will be directed by Alison Turner.Where: Artform Restaurant - 3 course meal and 3 one act plays, a great night out. When: 6pm Sunday 24 August and Sunday 31 AugustCost: $50 includes theatre and mealBookings: bookings at Artform 09 4320280 daytime

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THE GREAT WAIPU WHEELBARROW RACE was called off last weekend because of forecast heavy rain but has been rescheduled for Satur-day 25 October (Labour weekend) at midday in the Caledonain Park, Con-tact Steve Jones 432 7159

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Carol King of Uretiti has written andillustrated a book for children about a little stray kitten who got lucky.

Carol with Tabatha the latest stray kitten she has given a home to. Sam retains some of his wild ways and although he is friends with Carol, he doesn’t like strangers and would not pose for a picture. Carol is holding a

painting of her other three cats which was used as one of the illustrations in her book.

Waipu artist Carol King’s five year old granddaughter Hayley kept asking her to tell over and over again the story of Lucky Sam, one of the five cats resident at Carol and her husband Mike’s Uretiti home, so Carol decided to write and illustrate a book on the subject.She came up with the idea several years ago but she finally began work on the illustrations in February this year. “It was hard going. There were a lot of rejects. Some of the pictures were too scary. They would give the poor children nightmares.”“Sam being a black cat was hard to paint. All the photographs I took of him came out completely black with just his eyes showing. I had to very quickly learn how to paint black fur. She ended up with 26 drawings and paintings for the book. Carol, whose Highland cattle picture adorns the front cover of the Bream Bay local telephone directory, began painting just four years ago. “I had wanted to paint for a long time but I had both my parents living with us before they died and I never had the time.”She has always loved animals and she found she had a talent for drawing and painting them. Being a novice writer she called on the help of children’s

writer Sue Welford to edit her work. Eight years ago Sam turned up as a little black kitten eating bread and crackers she had thrown out on the lawn to the birds. Sam’s mother had been abandoned at the Uretiti camping ground and was run over and killed trying to cross State Highway 1, leaving her kittens to fend for themselves. Two kittens were also killed on the road but Sam was lucky and made it across to the other side and, eventually, after some adventures, into Carol’s garden. Carol has left the road deaths out of her book as she felt this would be too horrible for children to read about but she does talk about how hungry and frightened the abandoned mother cat was and how difficult it was for her to fend for herself and her kittens. She wants the book to make people think about the consequences of abandoning their pets and will give $1 for every book sold to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the SPCA). Carol has published and is marketing the book herself. Anyone who would like to buy a copy can phone her - 432 0232 or email [email protected]. She also plans to sell copies at the Waipu Saturday Markets in September.

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SPORT

Ruakaka Indoor Bowls

Junior Anglers vying for top honours

Congratulations to the Northland Squad on their recent success at the Na-tional U15s Tournament held at Puketewhero Park, Rotorua. Northland un-defeated, proved too good for the rest of the competi-tion with their dominance ranging over speed, skill, defensive power and kick-ing prowess. Seven boys from Ruakaka were in the Northland Squad: Errol Lee (Captain), Troy Agar, Cruz Gray, Arap-eta Mua, Jahroam Turanga, Jordan Marriner and Jaylin Tupaea. After the tournament games 12 players from the Northland squad were selected to trial in the Pos-sibles vs Probables game. Five of those players were from Ruakaka. Troy Agar, Jordan Marriner, Jaylin Tu-paea, Cruz Gray and Errol

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Takahiwai player named captain of the national under 15 league team

Lee as captain of the Probables team. Once this game was over and the selectors had a final chance to look at the players the final selection was made with Northland having eight players make the NZ U15s National Rugby League Team. Kaitaia Legends: Axel Rawiri, Garrod Irvine, Moerewa Tigers: Rocky Beckham, Angus Murray, Hikurangi Stags: Luke Tuimavave – Named Best Forward of the Tournament Takahiwai Warriors: Jaylin Tupaea, Troy Agar and Errol Lee who was also named as Captain of the National side and winner of the prestigious Stacey Jones Cup – Outstanding Player of the Tournament. The Northland squad still have games to play this year and one of those will be against the Auckland U15s squad which is scheduled for 27th September here in Whangarei.

Errol Lee, captain of the national under 15 league team and winner of the Stacey Jones Cup for the most outstanding player at the U 15s national tour-nament

Meets Ruakaka Hall SH1 Tuesdays. Names in Draw by 7:15pm, Plays commences 7:30pm. Subscription $15 Mat Fee $1 per night, New members most welcomeEnquiries Ph Pamela 432-8587 or Marilyn 432-837222/7/08 - Singles Winner - Pamela Ivory. Rs/up - Rex Roberts. Cons - RichardIvory.

CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLES,JULY 16. Winners: Doreen Greenfield, Jim Green-field, Dawn Leader.. Runners-Up: Peter Schultz, George Mutch, Dorothy Whyte.DOMESTIC TOURNAMENT, JULY 23. Winners: Barrie Worrell, Dawn Leader.. Runners-Up: Peter Schultz, Mary Farrell. Cons: Charles Bonthron, Mark Tierne

Waipu Boat & Fishing Club Junior Anglers Rhys Whitaker and Fraser Coutts will be vying for top honours for Junior Angler at WBFC Annual Prize giving due to be held in the clubrooms on Saturda Fraser’s striped Marlin was a remarkable catch for a junior. This would be the first Marlin weighed in by a junior member of WBFC. His Dad Gary still in disbelief commenting “most anglers wait in the chair for years and years for a strike, Fraser waited just 15 minutes.” Equal to the task, Rhys Whitaker, another junior angler has accumulated points throughout the year. His most significant catch an 8kg snapper caught ‘in close’ on a pretty average rod. Guest speaker on prize giving night will be Tank Barker one of NZ’s best Charter skippers. Tank is based in Houhora and regularly does trips to the Three Kings Is-land. There will be also two $500 lucky cash draw, a sheep on the spit for dinner and cash bar. All existing and intending members most welcome.New Zealand RecordOther significant catches include the Ladies section Robyn Bridgers, Mahi Mahi, Robin has claimed a NZ record for her 13.9kg Mahi Mahi caught on 15kg line. (Congratulations Robyn).AGMRecently we held the AGM, thank you to all those that attended and continue to work for the club, some contact numbers for your members are below;Commodore: Colin Grounsell - 4320937, Secretary: Steve Worthington - 4320905Treasurer: Cliff Bailey - 4321383, Weighmaster: Darrell Were - 4320026Commodore Colin Grounsell was pleased to nominate Ash Russell as a Life Mem-ber, with unanimous support from the members. Ash has contributed many hours organising and running competitions, promoting the club and contributing to our community. Well done and thanks mate to Ash.Subs are now due, $40 family membership payable at Waipu Lotto or WBFC, Box 52, Waipu.

Ruakaka Trainers Lead Trainers Premiership

Horses trained by the Donna Logan, Dean Logan and Chris Gibbs partnership took both 1st and 2nd place in Saturday’s Seventh race of the day, the Split Bar & Res-taurant 2100m which had a stake of $20,000.No 6 Adorn. ridden by Kate Hercock won, while a horse called.StabintheDark was second. The favourite Sand Hawk – trained by Jenny & Bob Vance of Ardmore came in third. Adorn is owned by the Tait family of Whangarei, (Mrs Tait, Blyth Tait and the estate of the late Bob Tait) and it was Mrs (Glenise) Tait’s birthday on Saturday - so a nice celebration for them. Adorn is a six year-old mare and this was her 5th win. With the first two race meetings of the new racing season having been held at Ruaka-ka on Friday and Saturday,1 and 2 August, – local trainers Donna and Dean Logan and Chris Gibbs take the early lead in the national trainer’s premiership. They had 3 wins, 4 seconds and 2 third placings in the 16 races held at Ruakaka. Dick Stevenson from Waipu holds 6th place due to his win on Saturday with Billy Con.With Canterbury Racing Club’s scheduled race meeting for Saturday having been abandoned due to the weather, and a Hawke’s Bay meeting being postponed from Thursday until Monday 4th – Ruakaka provided the only galloping action in the country over the weekend; again showing the benefits of the sand based track at Ruakaka for winter racing. The on-course attendance at Ruakaka was down on previous meetings due to the poor weather conditions, but off-course betting was significantly up due to the can-cellation of the Canterbury meet. The next race meeting for the Whangarei Racing Club is on Wednesday 27th Au-gus.


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OTP Pony Club & Bream Bay – Kaipara Pony Club

This years Bream Bay Classic golf tournament was held on Saturday 5 July in cold wet conditions with a bitter wind blowing. The weather was so bad sixty players ended up having to go out first thing on Sunday morning to complete the 2nd round.. On Sunday conditions improved, the temperature rose to a nice 14 degrees, the sun shone and just a cool breeze made for a nice day of golf. Leading the field after the 1st round was Dale Clarke (Sherwood Park) with a 69, closely followed by James Brownlee (Gulf Harbour) and Ben Wallace (Auckland). on 70. The 2nd round saw Ben with a 72 plus his 70 from the 1st round take the lead with James on 145 second and Dale on 146.The third round after 45 holes – Ben was leading the field with a –2 James and Ro-sco Valentine (Remuera) +3 and Dale +4. The final winner Ben Wallace with a 217 gross from Dale Clarke with 219, Rosco Valentine on 222.Our local man Tony Mayo (greenkeeper) was 7th with a total of 226.

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Bream Bay Classic 2008

Presenting the trophy at the Bream Bay Classic from left: Greg Shanahan, Waipu Gold Club Vice Captain, Doug Callandder - Captain, Ben Wallace - tournament win-ner, Terry McMahon - tournament organiser and Tony Lawson - Club President. After 12 years of running the Bream Bay Classic, Mr. McMahon has decided to step down.

The weather was kind for the sponsored Vita Glass, BigTomato and Accredited Trades Tournament held on Thursday 24 July which drew a field of 87.. There were two Divisions with the first division gross being won by Annette Mitchell (Northland) With Gloria Frische (Whangarei) runner up. Nett – Judith Jay (Penin-sula) with a nett score of 36 1st Runner up Jan Dobbs (Northland) 37, 2nd Runner up Christine Raines (Waipu) 38, Stableford – Wendy Legarth (Waipu) - 16 points1st Runner up Cherri Grant (Peninsula) - 15 points, 2nd Runner up Roz Banberry (Waipu) - 15 points2nd Division Gross Marie Walker (Sherwood Park) 51, Runner up Robin Goffin (Northland) 56, Nett - Ann Whetton (Ngunguru) 35, 1st Runner up Flo Halse (Waipu) 382nd Runner up Terene Campbell (Northland) 38, Stableford – Barbara Martin (Waipu) 18 points, 1st Runner up Silvia Clark (Warkworth) 16 points, 2nd Runner up Colleen Hooper (Whangarei) 14 pointsMen - Gross - Dallas Campbell (Northland) 48 points Nett - Geoff Sadler (Northland) 39 points

Up-coming Events / Rallies / MeetingsAUGUST:Fri 1 Whangarei RacesSat 2 Whangarei RacesSun 3 Combined Training Series, OTP grounds, starting 10.30 amMon 4 OTP meeting Camellia Ave Church, starting 7.00 pmSun 10 Showjumping Training Day, OTP grounds, starting 10.30 amSun 17 Combined Training Series, OTP grounds, starting 10.30 amSat 23 Showjumping Training Day, OTP grounds, starting 10.30 amSun 24 OTP Rally, OTP grounds, starting 10.30 am

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7 August 2008

BEST VALUED KITSETS IN NZVALUED KITSETS IN NZVAK90 3 BEDROOM KITSET $52,405AK101 4 BEDROOM KITSET $56,255

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Experienced Tradesman

*Commercial Floors *Cowsheds *Driveways*Implement Sheds *Garages *House Floors

*Exposed Aggregate

Phone

Lyn Wright021 627 409 or 432 7031a/h

• All types of excavations undertaken

• Household water delivery

Ph 021 745 643email:[email protected].

Cullen & Associates Limited T/A

Subdivision Developments - Earthworks - Cartage

Phone 09 431 5125 Office - Fax09 431 4125Mobile 027 495 6939 - Email [email protected]

FREE QUOTES

botanicalconceptsltdLANDSCAPE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, CONSULTANCY

Landscape Design Service, from Courtyard to Lifestyle block, Water features, Hard and soft scaping, Turfwork

Rod Mitchelldiploma in horticulture

mob 021 432 732 - ph 09 432 8320PO Box 178, Ruakaka

“Cre at ing Gardens to Admire and Inspire”

Fuel Injection

Motorcycles

Alternators / Starters

Wiring

Agricultural Machinery

CommercialOver 38 years experience

Mob: 0274 942 635

Ph: (09) 432 0373Mountfield Rd, Waipu.

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WAIPU PLANTS & LANDSCAPESThe Centre, Waipu (Next to Waipu Petrol Station)

OPEN: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday or by pre-appointment

WHOLESALE PLANTS -Good price, Good quality.

LANDSCAPING SERVICE AVAILABLE

Weekly Specials • Punnets from $1Jacqui would appreciate donations of empty

punnets for recycling.

Jacqui White 027 5505 374 or 432 8255

MOVED NEED AN ELECTRICIAN

Underground power supplyBuilders temporary power

supply boxesGarden and Landscape LightingWater Pump FaultsHousing and Commercial Wiring

Covering The Bream Bay Area Ph A/H 09 4321668

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CONCRETEMANGAWAI • RUAKAKA • WAIPU • WHANGAREI

•Footings and foundations•Floor slabs, driveways, retaining walls

Call Sahjo Construction Ltd09 431 4631 or 0275 231 974

Install a Water-heating heat pump and have a ready supply of hot water for a 1/3 the cost.

More reliable than Solar Heating, and lowest CO2 emissions.

Ph Dave for obligation free quote.4320200. 0274 904481. Registered Plumber

HOMEOWNERSDo you want to save 2/3 on

your water heating Bill?

Lawn Mowing & Property Maintenance

Free Quotes

• Hedges/Tree Trimming

• Weed Spraying • Gutter Cleaning

• Gardening • Rubbish Removal

• WINZ Quotes

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PARADISE QUARRY STONEMASONSSpecialists in stunning stone for landscape

Suppliers & installers of northland’s own schist for all your stonemasonry & landscaping Requirements

(09) 432 2722 or GEOFF (021) 972 139www.paradisequarry.com

Wortelboer Motors Ltd

: 09 432 7430: 09 432 7408: 021 031 8087

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Wednesday 10 August 2005

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TRENCHINGBream Bay Cable & Pipe Trenching

Tractor Chain Trencher with Front End Loader & Blade

Trenching up to 1200mm deep & 150mm - 200mm wideTrenching for Power, Telephone, Water Pipes & Drainage Coil

PHONE DARREN KITE 021 610522

Manufacturers of Kitchenand Bathroom Fittings

and Commercial JoineryCall for your Free Quote today

Colin GavinPh.438 4026 or 0800 Pat Gavin

DESMOENGINEERINGPHONE/FAX (O9) 432 0977 MOBILE 025 276 3501

MOTORCYCLE REPAIRSLIGHT ENGINEERINGREPAIRS & SERVICING TO ALL MAKES & TYPESQUADS & 2 WHEELERSRIDE ON MOWERS, PICKUP & DELIVERY

7 August 2008

Wednesday 13 August 2008

BREAM BAYBUTCHERY

HIGH TIDES Marsden PointSponsored by Bream Bay Butchery

Boutique ButcheryCome in and check out the

great choice of cuts

We do Homekills

Thu 7 August 11.31 2.8 11.48Fri 8 August 12.19 2.7 --.-- Sat 9 August 12.32 2.7 1.09 Sun 10 August 1.18 2.6 2.01 Mon 11 August 2.07 2.5 2.55 Tue 12 August 2.58 2.5 3.49 Wed 13 August 3.52 2.5 4.43 Thu 14 August 4.45 2.6 5.33 Fri 15 August 5.37 2.6 6.20 Sat 16 August 6.26 2.7 7.03 Sun 17 August 7.12 2.8 7.45 Mon 18 August 7.57 2.8 8.25 Tue 19 August 8.41 3.0 9.06 Wed 20 August 9.26 3.0 9.47 Thu 21 August 10.11 3.1 10.29 Fri 22 August 10.58 3.0 11.15

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Karl HansenRegistered Drainlayer

Ph. 09 432 7877 Fax 09 432 7876Mob 027 432 7877

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Domestic • Commercial • Rural • Septic Systems • Water Mains • Digger & Truck Hire

DAMIAN RABONE, trading as

WoodzzKitchens Ltd.Quality Kitchens

Sandford Rd. - PO Box 71, Ruakaka

Factory ph - 432 8666. Fax - 432 8661 After hrs - 432 1408. Mbl - 021 721 535

Melteca • Formica • Stainless Steel • Granite Tops • Vanities

Shop Fittings • Paint Finishes

Your Local Balustrade Specialist

Jason HammondRegal Plus Joinery Ltd.

www.superiorbalustrade.co.nz

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Ph. 027 275 1281 or A/H 433 0422

Denis & Kerstin CrumPO Box 139, Ruakaka Ph./Fax: 433 0322

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Kelvin & Karen Platt

1916 State Highway 1, PO Box 12, KaiwakaPh: 09 431 2123, 027 687 8526 • Email: [email protected]

Post copy to: Bream Bay News, RD 2, WaipuEmail: [email protected] leave it at: The Thistle of Waipu, Bream Bay Office Services in the Ruakaka Towncentre or The Oakleigh Service Station.

LOW COST DRIVEWAYS & SURFACING NEEDS

Concrete or asphalt beyond your budget … We have the next best solution for a

fraction of the price.Call for a quote, you’ll be pleased you did!

Paradise Quarry Contractors

Geoff (021) 972 139 or (09) 432 2722

Engineering

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ANIMALS

FOR SALEBATTERY TIRED. Geoff Spencer Auto Elec-trical. Bosch battery Agent. Free test, best prices, can deliver. Ph. 432 0373 or Mob. 0274 942 635.

FOR SALE

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SERVICESOFFERED

Waipu Boarding Cattery

Excellent care and accommodation

Ph Sue 432 0394

Phone Mark Draper09 432 0655 or 0274 707 607

��WATER TANK CLEANING

No need to empty your tank

• Vacuum or full scrub

NICK EVANSOSTEOPATH

For AppointmentPhone Ruawai09 439 2620

HEALTH & FITNESS

NORTHERN CLEANING & VALET Regular, spring or rental cleaning.Ruakaka area. Phone Lorraine on 0275 770 226 or 09 432 7782.

MACROCARPA & REDWOOD

Sleepers & postsSlab & dimentional timber

Long Lengths availableCan Deliver

Firewood - Mac gum & Ti tree

Ph Russell 432-0344 or 027-4755555

VIDEOS FOR HIREGood selection.

We now have DVDs in stock

Waipu Tyre Specialists. Open 7 days. Ph: 432- 0429

CARAVANSHuge range

Big shower models from $110pw

Ph. 09 431 5543or 025 27 33370

L.T.DIGGER Dry Hire 3 tonne digger. Blade/3 buck-ets. $30 per hour+GST+ins. Ph. 0274789188 or (09)432 0285

FOR HIRE

DAVNIC HIRE House excavations, driveways, section clearing, truck hire, D20 bulldozer hire. Ph: 432 7667Mbl 021 437 501

Contemporary Balustrades Ltd.

Aluminium and glass balustrades, gates & pool fencing.Peter Connolly

Ph: 09 437 5705Mob: 021 740 177

FOR RENT

BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

PLANTS. huge range of native plants at Al-ter-Natives Wholesale Nursery.571 Ormiston Road (near the caves)Mon – Fri 9am -4pm, Sat 9am – 2pmwww.alter-natives.co.nzph 4321 333

EFFLUENT FIELD PLANTING.

We can mulch, supply plants and plant them.Alter-Natives Wholesale Nursery571 Ormiston Road (near the caves)Mon – Fri 9am -4pm, Sat 9am – 2pmwww.alter-natives.co.nzph 4321 333


The deadline for all copy is 4pm on Wednesday 13 August

Ginny Hall - Cowley Dip. Class. Aroma. , Adv. Thrpt Massage

Aromatherapy Massage:

Ph 432 1721 or 021 2616906

Relaxing and Therapeutic SessionsGift Vouchers, Essential Oils + Blends

Evening and Weekend Appts also Available.

DIESEL OIL 20 Litre from $117.80, Hydrau-lic 46 x 20L from $98.50. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd15 Kepa Road RuakakaPH: 09 433 0077GIB BOARD, Gib Com-pounds etc. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd, 15 Kepa Road Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077 PIPE STORMWATER,90mm $45, 100mm $59.50. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd15 Kepa Road Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077 PLYWOOD, H/WOOD Un-treated2400x1200x9mm $33.60 Bream Bay Mer-chants Ltd 15 Kepa Road Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077 MARLEY SPOUTING & PIPING. Bream Bay Mer-chants Ltd. 15 Kepa Road Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077 FENCE RAILS H3.2 75 X 50 X 4.8 $10.80. 100 x 50 x 4.8 $12.60. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd. 15 Kepa Road Ruakaka . PH: 09 433 0077 FENCE POSTS H4 75 x 100 x 2.4 $10.00. H4 100 x 100 x 2.4 $13.30. H4 100 X 100 X 3M $16.60. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd15 Kepa Road Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077

COMPOST Good quality compost, small & large volumes.

MPL Landscape Supplies

Mangawhai Heads Rd Ph 09 431 5445

RECYCLING CAGES & Skip Bins for Hire. 3m3, 5m3,

6m3. MPL Recycling. Mangawhai Heads Rd.

Ph 431 5445.

HORSE COVER AND gear repairs and industrial sewing requirments; can-vas, leather, pvc, straps, small tarps, tents and zips etc. Ph 432 0732

WINDOW CLEANING Domestic and commercial. Promt reliable service. Phone Dave 433 0035, or Mobile 027 276 6420

HERBALIFEIndependent Distributor

Jeanne Muir.Products forSports Energy, Weightloss& other Health problems & Nourifusion Skin Care

ph 4328902 or 0800 147739 or go towww.energizenz.com

CEMENT, MESH, Re-inforcing Bar. Bream Bay Merchants Ltd, 15 Kepa Road Ruakaka .PH: 09 433 0077

TRANQUILITY BASE TIMETABLE

“Nurturing the peaceful place inside us all”

Yoga – SatyanandaBraemar Lane, WaipuWed 6pm – 7.30pm

Yoga & Pilates – “Body Balance”Rec Centre, Ruakaka

Tue 6pm – 7pmWed 10am – 11am New Class 8 Aug

Braemar Lane, WaipuFri 10am – 11am

Tai Chi – Sun StyleBraemar Lane, Waipu

Thu 10am – 11 am

Enquiries to Trudy Ryan 432 1386

PUBLIC NOTICES

1 BEDROOM S.C flat over-looking Waipu Cove. Suit single person or prof. couple. No smoking or pets. Power & water by owner. $180per week. Ph: 0274 928 535

RENOTIFICATION OF PLAN CHANGERESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

NOTICE OF PRIVATELYREQUESTED PLAN CHANGE OF

THE WHANGAREI DISTRICT PLANUNDER CLAUSE 26 OF SCHEDULE 1

Due to the lot specific nature of the application thesite description referred to in the notice of 15 July2008 has to be amended as set out below:

Plan Change 2008/81

APPLICANT: LAKESIDE BUSINESS PARKTRUST DEVELOPMENT

COUNCIL REFS: Plan Change 2008/81

SITE: The land subject to the plan changecomprises approximately 37.7ha of relativelyundeveloped land located east of Marsden PointRoad, which is currently zoned as Business 4Environment. The land is legally described as;Part Lot 5 DP 55607, Part Lot 6 DP 55607, Lot 4DP 55607, Lot 3 DP 350513, Lot 3 DP 55607 andLot 7 DP 55607.

Making a Submission

If you wish to make a submission on the abovePlan Change you may do so by sending a writtensubmission to the Whangarei District Council,Policy and Monitoring Division, Private Bag9023, Whangarei (Fax: 09 438 7632), or on ourwebsite http://www.wdc.govt.nz/submissionsThe closing date for submissions has beenextended to 26 August 2008. Submission formsare available from the Whangarei District Council’sCustomer Services counter at Forum North, RustAvenue, Whangarei and also at the Hikurangi andRuakaka Service Centres. The submission mustbe dated, signed by you, and include the followinginformation:

1. Your name, postal address, telephone numberand fax number, email address (if applicable);

2. Details of the Plan Change in respect of whichyou are making the submission, includinglocation;

3. Whether you support or oppose the PlanChange;

4. Your submission, with reasons;5. The decision you wish the council to make;6. Whether you wish to be heard in support of

your submission; and7. If you would consider making a joint

presentation at a council hearing with otherswho have lodged similar submissions to yourown.

M P SimpsonCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

29 July 2008

WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCILBENJI’S WATERBLAST-ING SERVICES Houshold, Driveways and Footpaths, Cowsheds and Buildings Etc. Petrol powered waterblaster. Call today for fast efficient service, Covering Bream Bay Area. Call Ben: 021 043 4589

3 BEDROOM house for rent in Ruakaka, fenced section, car port and shed, just redecorated, walk to beach. $270 per week, ref-erences required, Phone 09 432 7023 or 0274 595 006

Circuit Training, a great top-to-toe workout, 7-8pm on Fridays at the Coronation Hall, Waipu.

Get fit for summer. 432 0760.

Karate for 5 -11 yr olds, 4-4.30 on Wednesdays at the

Coronation Hall, Waipu. Come along and give it a

try. $3. 432 0760

TREE REMOVALSpecialise in the felling

and limbing of trees. Free Quote.

PH 432 0449021 0539196

HEALTH & FITNESS

Saturday Morning Medical Clinics

9.00am - 12.00 middaySaturday Morning Clinics to 30th August

Date Medical CentrePh.

Number

Sat 9 August Waipu Medical Centre(Waipu Town Centre) 432 1190

Sat 16 August Bream Bay Medical Centre(Ruakaka Town Centre) 432 8060

Sat 23 August Waipu Medical Centre(Waipu Town Centre) 432 1190

Sat 30 August Ruakaka Medical Centre(Ruakaka Town Centre) 432 7211


PUBLIC NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICES

Presbyterian Waipu Camellia Ave, Ruakaka: 8.45am The Centre, Waipu: 10am Prayer Service: 7pm Assembly of God 223 Marsden Pt. Rd, Ruakaka, 10am. Anglican St Paul’s, Ruakaka (except 5th Sunday) 9am St Peter’s ,Waipu, 10am.St Nicholas Seafarers’ Mission, 5th Sun-day of the month at 9amCatholic Holy Family Church, Ruakaka,10.30am. MassLifepoint. 300 One Tree Point Rd, 10.30am.Christian Renewal Fellowship. Ruakaka Memorial Hall, Sanford Rd. 10am. Zeal Youth Church, 7pm.Equip Chruch. Family service with chid-ren’s programme. One Tree Point Primary School at 10am.

BREAM BAY SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES

Bream BayASSEMBLY OF GOD223 Marsden Point Road, Ruakaka

Finding Jesus...life’s greatest discovery

YOU ARE WELCOME!Pastors: Ken & Christine Hubbard Tel: 432 7855

MEN ABLAZE - Men’s Group • Ladies OVERCOMERS group IGNITE YOUTH.

Encounter GOD in worship and experience His Healing Presence.

SUNDAY SERVICE 10am & KIDZ CHURCHPOWER HOUSE FRIDAY NITE @ 7PM

Waipu/Ruakaka Toy Library

Crossroads buildlng, The Centre, Waipu

Fridays 9.30am - 1.30pmBaby toys, ride-ons, educational, videos, puzzles and more.

All Welcome

Ph: Julie Malone 432 0388or Dianne McInnes 432 0328

WAIPU MAINLY MUSICNow amalgamated with

RuakakaA time for dance and

music for preschoolersWaipu Presbyterian

Church HallWednesdays 10am

followed by morning tea and chat. All Welcome

Sharon Smith 432 1050Mbl. 021 779 003

WAIPU PUBLIC CORONATION HALL

Books and goods required for

BricaBrac shopOpen Mon - Sat

Mormings

Costs $2.20 for up to 15 words and 20c for each ad-ditional word. Boxed, approx 2cm adverts cost $10. Phone or fax your advert through on 432-0209 email to: [email protected] Post to: Bream Bay News, RD 2 Waipu or leave it with payment at The Thistle in Waipu or at Bream Bay Office Services in the Ruakaka Town Centre

Classified Advertising

RestoringFamilies

Get Resources Here

walkingwithgod.com

Local people readTHE BREAM BAY NEWSIt is an effectiveplace to advertise.

Child Cancer FoundationGARAGE SALESaturday 23rd August

1 Prion Place, One Tree Point

8am - 1pmGreat range of Items

Available.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR NEW RESOURCE CONSENTSThe following applications for resource consents have been received by the Northland Regional Council and are hereby publicly

notifi ed pursuant to Section 93(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

APPLICANT: North Holdings Limited

ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: C/O Cook Costello Limited, 2 Norfolk Street, Whangarei 0110

LOCATION: PT LOT 1 DP 36288 SECS 10 42 55-57 60 PT 1 11 54 BLK VII RUAKAKA SD, Port Marsden

Highway, Ruakaka

ACTIVITY: To construct and operate a nine hectare wetland to receive treated stormwater from the

Northgate industrial subdivision and up to an average of 3,000 cubic metres per day of

treated wastewater from an upgraded WDC Ruakaka wastewater treatment facility.

TYPE OF CONSENT: (01) Discharge Permit: To discharge treated stormwater and wastewater from a

constructed wetland into “Drain K” within the catchment of the Ruakaka River.

(02) Discharge Permit: To discharge contaminants to land via seepage from the base of

the constructed wetland.

(03) Discharge Permit: To discharge contaminants to air (primarily odour) from a

sewage treatment facility.

(04) Land Use Consent: To carry out approximately 30,000 cubic metres of earthworks

associated with the construction of the wetland.

(05) Water Permit: To divert stormwater associated with land disturbance activities.

(06) Discharge Permit: To discharge stormwater to land and water during land

disturbance activities.

APPLICATION NO: CON200820384 (01 – 06)

CONTACT PERSON: Stuart Savill, telephone 09 438 4639

Any person may make a submission on the application in writing. If you wish to make a submission you may do so by

delivering or sending a written submission to the Northland Regional Council at 36 Water Street, Whangarei (Private

Bag 9021, Whangarei), or by email to [email protected], for receipt no later than 2 September 2008.

Any submission shall state (a) the reason for making the submission, the decision that the person wishes the Council to

make, and the general nature of any conditions sought; (b) whether or not the person making the submission wishes

to be heard. A submission may state whether it is in support of, in opposition to, or neutral regarding the application.

A person who makes a submission shall serve a copy of it on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable after

serving the submission on the Council.

The above-mentioned applications and accompanying information may be viewed at the Northland Regional

Council’s offi ce at:

36 Water Street, Whangarei.•

D L Roke

Consents Manager

Otamatea High School Proposed Enrolment Scheme

The Board of Trustees of Otamatea High School is in the process of implementing an enrolment scheme as directed by the Ministry of Education Under section 11H(1) of the Education Act 1989.

All students who live within the home zone shall be entitled to enrol at the school.

The proposed zone is:

All students who live within the home zone described in general terms below shall be entitled to enrol at the school. A more precise definition of the scheme, including a map, can be found on the school website www.otamatea.school.nz, the school newsletter or can be accessed at the school office. Home Zone – Year 7-13All roads east of Ararua Road (not included), south of Cassidy Road (not included). All areas south of Millbrook Road and Finlayson Brook Road (included) and both sides of Glenmohr Road. Pebblebrook Road, all areas west of Pebblebrook Road and Browns Road (included). Areas west of Settlement Road and north of Otiora Road (included). Oneriri, Batley, Pahi and Petley Road Peninsula are included.Home Zone – Year 9-13This is the same as the home zone for Years 7-13 except that it is extended to include all of the Mangawhai area north of the Mangawhai Estuary and continues north to the bottom end of Bream Tail Road. This zone includes Wallbank Way, Devich, Lawrence and Valley Roads.

All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads and all no exit roads off included sides of boundary roads are included in the zone unless otherwise stated.

Members of the community are invited to make comment regarding this proposed enrolment scheme in writing to: The Board of Trustees, Otamatea High School, P O Box 64, Maungaturoto 0581, closing 4pm Friday 5th September, 2008.

A1 Coastal Realty Limited, MREINZ, 261 One Tree Point Road, RuakakaPh (09) 432 7091 • Fax (09) 432-7129 Email: [email protected]

MANGAWHAI HEADS - OWNERS ALREADY RELOCATED Owner keen to consider all offers. This is a great chance to invest, one back from the beach in a quiet cul de sac within easy walking distance to Heads shops. Spacious 4 brm home with new kitchen and bathroom, new paint and carpet. Donʼt delay, make an offer!!www.A1coastal.co.nz Ref# FMW10011

Contact Lynda Peni: Ph 0800 749 234 A/H 09 432 7153 Mob 021 280 3719

WAIPU OWNERS READY TO GO4 brm home with separate lounge and dinning room. New colour steel roof. Freshly painted on the exterior. This is your opportunity to add your own fl air to the interior. Close to school and shops in a very sought after area. $429,000 reduced price!!!www.A1coastal.co.nz Ref# FBB10113Open Home Sat 1-2pm.15 St Marys Rd, WaipuContact Sharon Smith: Ph 0800 749 234 A/H 09 432 1050 Mob 021 779 003

HAGLERS WELCOME LA POINTE ESTATESelling way under GV of $190,000. This is a fl at site of 529m2 and is a short pitch from the course in an exclusive and sought after subdivision. Demands inspection. www.A1coastal.co.nz Ref# FBB10109

Contact Paul Major: Ph 0800 749 234 A/H 09 437 6610 Mob 021 749 234

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT– BREAM BAY AND MANGAWHAILet your beach home make money for you. There are good tenants waiting to rent properties in the Bream Bay and Mangawhai areas. Let us give your property an appraisal for Mangawhai.

Call Lorraine 027 475 130 or for Bream Bay call Bob 021 432 715.Contact First National 0800 749 234

HOT WINTER DEALS!!!

Open Home

OFFERS

Price reduced

Bream Bay News 24 July 2008

www.bbrealty.co.nz

PRIME LAND – ONE TREE POINTExtremely rare 10450m2 block of land comprising peat/loam soil in prime area. Tidy and new fully permitted living accommodation.Would suit horticulture, nursery or horses.Keen vendor asking $455,000 + GSTView on www.bbrealty.co.nz#5390ROS MACKEN 432 8662 or 027 276 1490

EXCLUSIVE HOME CLOSE TO TOWNExtremely Private 221m2, 3 bedroom home with ensuite. Internal access from the large double garage set on 2473m2 of beautifully landscaped grounds. Great indoor/outdoor fl ow, impressive large kitchen and attractive bay window. Make an offer and move on in.www.bbrealty.co.nz # 5571Judy Guy 027 221 5623 - a/h (09) 4320 486

RIDGESIDE COTTAGE - NEW LISTINGSea, island & river views from cute 1brm cottage on 812m2.Potential + great investment opportunity. Fantastic buying at $340,000

Janice Cocking a/h 433 0449 or (021) 541 543

KUAHA WAIPU $495,000Well appointed. Near new 3brm, 2 bathroom, rumpus, sea and rural views on 2000m2 section in quality subdivision. So handy to the river, sea and Waipu township.

Angus McCulloch 0274 931 774 a/h (09) 432 0541

WHISPERING WATERS IN WAIPUTake your pick of these fully serviced sections, located in a quiet street bounding onto the Waihoihoi River.SUPERB sites requiring $20,000 deposit and balance on title issue approx 18 months.Judy Guy 027 221 5623 a/h (09) 4320 486Graeme Denize 027 568 7767 a/h 09 4321 466

DARE TO COMPAREThis home offers subshine, a great location, 3 good bedrooms, a living that opens to courtyards, excellent garaging & parking. At $330,000 itʼs a winner! View on www.bbrealty.co.nz #5349Alan Sheddan a/h 432 1252 or (021) 810 319

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Alex McLennan Ph/Fx 09 4322251or 021 727 700

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