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Maungaturoto Matters
Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town ‘Gettin’ on with it!’ Issue 90 April 2009

Kaipara Cyclists Lead the Way in Northland

Peddle power is the in thing in Kaipara, or per- adding he wants to lift Kaipara’s cycling profile
haps it was the chance to go riding with the Dis- still further in next year’s event. “But I think I’ll
trict’s Mayor. get in a bit of practice first.”
Whatever the reason, in the recent Mayoral Mayor Tiller thanks Sport Northland and the
Challenge Kaipara proved itself the Northland sponsors for making the event possible and eve-
region’s most cycle-conscious district and ped- ryone who turned out to ensure its success.
dled its way to 6th place among 24 districts with
The Northland challenges were organised by
populations between 11,000 and 58,000.
Sport Northland whose Mangawhai co-ordinator
The challenge is a national Bike Wise promotion Bridget Sampson says there have been moves
which encourages people to take a short ride to form cycling groups in her area as a result of
with their Mayors. Celebrities taking part attract the ride.
extra points and the district population is fac-
tored into the score. On 21 February 2009, 58
riders followed Mayor Neil Tiller on a two kilome-
tre cruise in Dargaville and another 80 took part
in a similar ride at Mangawhai in the afternoon.
This gained Kaipara 302 points and sixth place
behind winner Central Hawkes Bay’s 507 points.
Kaipara was well ahead of eleventh placed Far
North District which scored 186 points and also
beat the 250 points which placed Whangarei fifth
in the over 58,000 category.
Mayor Tiller described the result as “a typical ex-
ample of Kaipara punching above its weight.”
“I hadn’t ridden a bike for 20 years and it was a
bit of a challenge but I really enjoyed it,” he said,

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Maungaturoto
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2009 Bus Trips to Whangarei
Shopping Appointments etc.
Leave 9.00am and return approx. 3.30 – 4.00pm
as required.
For information on 2009 trips
Please phone 431 8059
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Retirement Units For Sale and Rent

Maungaturoto Matters
Maungaturoto Matters is a free monthly publication,
produced and published by the Maungaturoto
Business & Community Association for the
Maungaturoto Community.
Letters to the Editor cannot be accepted due to
space limitations. Contributions and feed back from
members of the Community are actively encouraged.
Read the full copy on line at
http://arealnewzealandtown.blogspot.com/
Deadlines:
Advertising 15th of each month no exceptions
Editorial (articles) 20th of each month
The Community Trust wishes to advise, that
vacancies occur from time to time in both the
2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, situated
within the village in Riverview place,
Maungaturoto.
If you, or you have family interested in this
retirement option, please contact Rest Home
Manager Debbie Ph. 431 8696, a name on our
waiting list will ensure you are advised of
vacancies.

Editor: Elizabeth (Liz) Clark

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Maungaturoto Wastewater Precious the chicken

Upgrade: March 2009 My poultry breeding programme has a long way to go if
Earthworks involved in the Maungaturoto Wastewater this summer’s progeny, one chicken of unknown sex, is
Treatment Plant upgrade have been completed and anything to go by.
the liner for the storage pond was due to arrive during
When Mrs Apricot went clucky I left her in the hen pen and
the last week of March.
soon she had a stash of a dozen eggs at which point the
The plant is progressing toward an April start up. farmer and I moved her to the predator-proof chicken pen.
Once online, the new membrane filtration plant will be Finally I heard cheep, cheep cheep. Mrs Apricot had pro-
tested and its performance closely monitored for sev- duced one very tiny cream chicken. I left her on the re-
eral months. This will ensure it is operating reliably to maining eggs, but it soon became apparent none would
hatch.
a high standard before Kaipara District Council takes
I planned to give the chick a name starting with E; given
over the ownership and operation. the mortality rate of poultry, I’m working through the alpha-
Monitoring will include the ability of the new plant to bet.
remove pathogens from the wastewater. This is done Then the farmer checked out the chicken. “Oh, isn’t she a
by measuring the number of faecal coliforms per 100 tiddler,” he gushed in a most unfarmerlike fashion. “Let’s
call her Precious.” So we called her Precious and continue
millilitres (Fc/100 millilitres) of the water being dis-
to refer to it as her despite not having a clue about its sex.
charged into the Wairau River. It is expected that, Once again I failed to predetermine the sex of the eggs.
once online, the new system will discharge less than Apparently rounded eggs with a rounded air bubble pro-
200 Fc/100 millilitres into the river. This is a signifi- duce females and slender, pointy eggs with a slender,
cant improvement on the old treatment system which pointy air bubble produce males.
could discharge between 30,000 and 70,000 Fc/100 A plan is in place. Next season before any hens go clucky,
millilitres. I will keep eggs out of the fridge so they stay fertile. Late at
night I’ll hold each one in front of a torch and determine
The upgrade of the treatment plant is a significant which have long, narrow air bubbles. Charles Edmondson
step in improving the water quality of the Wairau of Dargaville told me these produce males and, therefore,
River which drains into the Kaipara Harbour. The they will be poached, boiled, fried and scrambled. The oth-
plant is situated behind Maungaturoto Country Club. ers will go underneath a hen in one hit so they mature at
the same time. A gradual incubation rate is, I fear, why
Mrs A produced one chicken.
Maungaturoto Primary School I did attempt to sex Precious by checking her pin feathers.
They looked pointy - a sign of a chap chook - but I had
nothing with which to compare them.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) My taming programme went haywire as well. Nervous is a
more apt name for this teeny chicky. I figured if I delivered
Annual General Meeting food by hand Precious would become tame, but she al-
to be held ways squeaked piteously and hid.
Tuesday April 7th, 2009 Last summer I tamed Mrs Blackie’s eight chickens by this
method; clearly chickens are more confident when they
Teacher's Room from 7:30PM have siblings.
Now mother and baby wander around the garden with
Mesdames Blackie, Crooked Comb, Ditzy and Whitey Es-
All welcome! quire but, as they keep to themselves, my fears that Pre-
Call Daniel before 8 pm on 431 8251 for further info cious is male have returned.
They eat separately and Whitey’s exceptional dining man-
ners - he stands aside while the hens eat - seem lacking
when it comes to Precious.
FRIENDS OF THE REST HOME
If a jury was deciding on the sex of Precious, I estimate 10
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT FOR OUR jurors would have concluded she’s male and the two hold
outs who are waiting for further evidence of tail feathers will
ANNUAL RAFFLE. soon join the others to announce an unpopular verdict.
WITH YOUR HELP WE BUY LINEN,
KITCHEWARE ETC FOR THE HOME
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RAFFLE RESULTS
1ST DRAW KAREN IHAKA
2ND DRAW JOH HOGGARD
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INVITES YOU
TO ATTEND
EVERY TUESDAY
10AM
AT THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
MAUNGATUROTO

0-5 YRS MUSIC & MOVEMENT

FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA

CONTACT ELAINE 431-8317

Or RUTH 431-8491

supported by
Maungaturoto Congregational Church
($2 donation per family please)
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HOMEBUILDERS Linking Hands Inc.

MAUNGATUROTO/PAPAROA
Hello to you all and welcome to April.
After sweltering through the first weeks of the year The main news this month is that Linking Hands Of-
we are now being hit by something of a cold fice has shifted.
snap……A taste of things to come? We are now at 131 Hurndall Street, just down the
I’m sure there’s plenty of good weather to come, but road and still accessible for you all. We have the
have you noticed how dark it is in the mornings. same ph number and the same faces you are used
Daylight savings is round the corner followed by to.
those lovely mellow autumn months. We were not planning to move but unfortunately the
landlords increased our rent.
Thank you to thank all those who contributed to our Being a non-profit group we could not justify this in-
cupboards for the Food Bank. Every donation, crease to our funders and to you the community, as
whether fresh produce or tins, is a helpful addition to you contribute with donations which help with admini-
our supplies. stration costs such as rent, phone and power. We
Over the past weeks we have received many re- share the building with The Professionals and look
quests for Food Parcels. The recession, in the form forward to a good working relationship with them.
of redundancy, has impacted some in this community The new office will be up and running by the time this
and made finances very difficult. Usually it takes paper hits the road.
about six weeks for people to get any form of help, I must tell you about a new initiative which is in the
except that provided by family, and friends. Thank planning stages. Jayne had approached the Council
you for being friends! to suggest we have a disability car parking space for
the shuttle outside our previous office in Gorge Rd.
Gail Blythen has decided to resign from her position It was dangerous loading people when the shuttle
as our PACE Worker. We are sorry to see her go; was double parked but often it could not be parked
Gail has bought her own special flavour and wisdom elsewhere.
to the role and has had a special place in our team. Maungaturoto does not have even one disability
We will miss her and wish her well in her future en- parking space…can you believe that…. Although we
deavors. have no problems parking the shuttle outside our
new office, we asked for this to be considered as
The ladies on our Family Support Team are always there is a need, in particular in the shopping area,
available to help people in this community. They near the chemist, med clinic area.
have many years of experience and are a compas- This is now in the hands of the Council.
sionate team. We now cover from Mangawhai to It’s a new financial year and a new location but all
Ruawai and every where in between and can often the services remain the same.
be of service to those who are struggling with life’s We will still have our internet service, ( no coffee re-
difficulties and disappointments. member) and are still be there for you to pop in and
say hi, along with our health information and health
GOLDEN OLDIES shuttle service plus we have more storage for those
st
The next Golden Oldies Lunch will be on April 1 bits and pieces we collect.
, (we really will do lunch, no April Fools here) in the Our Fab outing is continuing and our sub committee
‘Footsteps’ Room behind the Anglican Church. is working at getting schools involved. Don’t forget, if
Lunch is always on the First Wednesday of each you know a family you think deserves a great day out
month at 10.30 starting with morning tea. on us, give us a call 09 4318969.
We are delighted with the fun and pleasure being Aqua aerobics is going strong but will break for the
derived from the Activities Mornings. Bowls has fast school holidays. Give us a call if you are interested
become a favorite. Next time we are looking at in joining and we’ll look at our lists.
rounds of Bingo, (this will not involve gambling) small Last but not least...once again thanks to the commu-
prizes will be provided by Homebuilders. This is on nity for your wonderful support throughout the past
15th April 10.30am (third Wednesday of each year, we look forward to an even better one for 2009.
month, you could mark this on your calendar We would love to buy a second vehicle and are
too.) We hope to see you there. looking to see if we can find funding for a small car to
dash about in. Jayne and I feel very positive about
Have a great month the future of Linking Hands and, who knows, today
Blessings from Denise and Maungaturoto...tomorrow the world…haha.
the Team at Homebuilders Have a great April.
My regards Maureen Davis.
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To contact Alan please phone
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STEPHEN M JAQUES
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_________________________________

123 Hurndall Street

Maungaturoto
_______________________________________
Phone: (09) 431 8733
Fax: (09) 431 8736

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You Can Hire … CLEANING SERVICES
Concrete Mixer (Electric)
Phone Jenny on 09 431-2826
Concrete Power Float
Plate Compactor Let’s take the hassle out of your busy life.
These are the services we offer.
Waterblaster Cleaning on weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Hydraulic Log Splitter or those one off jobs.
Rented & Holiday Homes.
Post Hole Borer Windows& ceilings
Scrub Cutters Ovens Domestic Cleaning
Weed Trimmers
Chainsaws
Lawnmowers
Trailer WELDING & REPAIR WORK
Generator Panel Steel
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MAUNGATUROTO GARDEN CLUB GARDEN NOTES

On Wednesday 18 March, members and visitors met and FOR MARCH 2009
traveled by bus to a garden at Parua Bay which 13 years
ago was an acre and quarter of bare steep land. There is Most fruit varieties will have been harvested and this
now a house and a huge delightful garden developed with is the month to prune those trees if weather is still
many hours of work put in by the owners, Sandy and dry.
Brian. Paths have been cut into the steep banks to make
easy access around the many varieties of trees and
Strawberries can be planted this month - put new
shrubs. While being treated to Sandy’s delicious morning
tea we could sit and admire the beautiful view of the bay.
plants in rich free-draining soils and give them plenty
of compost and fertilizer.
We next visited the Parua Bay Art Gallery and admired
the art and gorgeous jewellery. This is the month for a tidy up of summer annuals
and perennials. Also the last chance to plant daffo-
Our last stop was to Marian’s amazing labyrinth. This is dils, jonquils and other spring flowering bulbs. Also
built of bricks laid on the ground in a circle of connecting rose cuttings will root well this month.
paths to make a multi-dimensional cosmic symbol, the
theme of which was developed from an ancient people Add fresh potting mix to your container plants.
around 1000BC. Before we walked the labyrinth which is
quarter of a mile in length, Marian explained in detail the
Lift late crops of potatoes and kumara. Store pump-
concept of it with many books on the subject for us to
view. kins. Plant spinach and winter growing varieties of
lettuces.
Next month’s meeting will be on 15 April for a local safari
of members’ gardens. Meet at the Ambulance Station at (Garden hints from Maungaturoto Garden Club)
10.30 a.m. and bring lunch.
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MAUNGATUROTO REST HOME NEWS

PLAYCENTRE NEWS
Hello to you all from all of us at the Rest Home.
It has been a lovely summer for us. The residents
Kia ora, Hi everyone,
have been able to get out and about on the scooter
thanks to our band of Rest Home helpers and we
Sand, sea and surf – we experienced it all during our
have enjoyed other outings to the cafe or to visit peo-
visit to Waipu Cove on Friday the 27th of February.
ple.
Despite storm warnings for the weekend, our morning
Our new Registered nurse, Tenille, is settling in well.
was cloudy, calm, warm – perfect for digging, splash-
On Fridays she works a full day and together with
ing, chasing seagulls, picnicking, relaxing. We could
Wendy they do some interesting recreation mornings.
have stayed all day.
We have also joined the library so we can get books
and tapes for the residents.
The slippery waterslide was used during the next
On a more serious note: The staff and I are very
session with great enthusiasm. Children took turns
aware that some Rest Homes have got bad publicity
sliding down – fast, slow, or touched the sprinkling
lately. Many of us have older parents and can under-
water and watched the action.
stand that this is very worrying for the elderly and
their families. We came up with the idea of an open
Our sandpit has been tidied up. Graham Slatter do-
day at the Rest Home, but then decided it would be
nated the use of his digger to remove sand from the
better to give an open invitation to the public to visit at
pit, Kieran Slater gave his time to operate the digger
any time between 8.30 and 4.30 on week days to
and Mike Donald also provided some digging power.
have a look around.
We really appreciate your help guys. This resulted in
Either Debbie the manager, Tenille the Registered
a waterfilled sandpit site (it rained that weekend) and
nurse or Wendy the senior staff member would be
a lovely pile of sand on the concrete play area. Our
happy to show you around and answer any questions
children were thrilled with the new play opportunities
you may have about the services we provide. I hope
this presented. Then BJ Marshall donated his time to
that if you are interested in the Rest Home or the rent-
construct the new walls of the sandpit. Thanks BJ,
als and own-your-owns, you will take this opportunity.
the new pit looks perfect. This week we plan to return
From all of the staff and residents, have a great April
the sand to the pit before it is carted away to make
and hopefully we will see some of you in at the Rest
roads and other important creations over the rest of
Home.
the playcentre grounds.

Sheepworld was the location of our Wednesday trip

this term. By all accounts it was a very entertaining
morning. We now have experienced lamb feeders
and also a shearer in our midst.

Playdough was our contribution to the Childrens Day

organised by our local Plunket. We were pleased to
see our table was popular and the site of many inter-
esting creations. Also that the bags of playdough all
found homes. Thank you to Plunket for a fun filled
morning.

We have an Easter raffle which will be drawn April 3rd

at Playcentre. 1st and 2nd prize are an Easter Hamper
and 3rd a Large Easter Egg. Tickets are $2.00 each
and can be obtained from any member of Maunga-
turoto Playcentre. Thank you for your support.

Our sessions are on Wednesdays and Fridays 9.30 –

12.00. They are for 0 – 6 year olds and their caregiv-
ers. Come along for 3 free sessions and see what
Playcentre has to offer you.

Phone 4318517 during session hours, Jacqui on 027

285 1409 or Helen 4318221.
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