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Maungaturoto Matters
Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town ‘Gettin’ on with it!’ Issue 108 November 2010

Strong Turnout at the Otamatea Calf & Lamb Day

Otamatea High School Students taking
part in the Otamatea Calf and Lamb Day
on October 22nd had a pleasant surprise
when Prime Minister John Key took time
out from his busy schedule to get to know
some of the students participating with
calves and lambs.

Key later addressed guests at the National

Party Luncheon held inside the Country
Club.

The event was held down at the

Maungaturoto Country Club and was
organised by Terri Donaldson.
Year 7 Student Opal Little getting to know PM
John Key

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November 16th,December 21st

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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
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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 Ph. 431 8696, a name on our waiting
list will ensure you are advised of
vacancies.

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Thai Beef Salad red pepper, red onion and mint leaves with all
(Recipe Beef & Lamb New Zealand) the salad ingredients. Add the noodles and
Ingredients dressing and arrange on a large serving plat-
ter.
Beef To serve
Slice the beef across the grain into thin slices
500g Quality Mark rump steak, or 2 thick-cut and arrange on top of the salad. Sprinkling
sirloin or Scotch fillet steaks with chopped honey roasted peanuts if wished
Easy thai dressing before serving.
¼ C sweet chilli sauce
¼ C favourite vinaigrette
grated rind and juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon
1 Tbsp Thai fish sauce, optional
2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
Thai rice noodle salad
250 g egg or rice noodles
½ telegraph cucumber, halved and sliced
3-4 spring onions, trimmed and shredded
1 red pepper, finely sliced
1 small red onion, peeled and finely sliced
¼ C fresh mint leaves
Method
Steak
Trim the steak of excess fat and season with
salt, pepper and a little oil. Pre-heat a grill or
frying pan until very hot.
Add the steak and cook over a moderately
high heat until beads of moisture appear on
the top of the steak. Turn and cook for the
same time on the other side. This will cook
the steak to medium-rare. Allow an extra 5
minutes of total cooking time for medium. Set
aside, covered to rest while preparing the
salad.
Dressing
Into screw-topped jar put the sweet chilli
sauce, vinaigrette, lime or lemon rind and
juice, fish sauce and coriander and shake well
to combine.
Salad
Cook the egg noodles in rapidly boiling salted
water for 10 minutes or until tender. If using
rice noodles soak only in boiling water for 8-
10 minutes. Drain noodles well and cut into
shorter lengths.
Toss together the cucumber, spring onions,
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CHRISTIAN COMMENT generously bestowed upon us.

Rodney O Dunlop,
Well, our votes are in and have all been counted. The results
will be welcomed by some and a shock to others. Some who Anglican Church, Maungaturoto.
were confident they would retain their positions have lost them
and others have been rocketed to new responsibilities. It’s called
democracy. We have all had an opportunity to take part in
choosing our community’s leadership, and have been part of a
system many in the world can only dream about. I heard re-
cently of a woman in Burma, who is serving a 65 year jail sen- ATTENTION ALL
tence, for criticising the government! We all need to value the
freedom and opportunities we have. Shame on those who sim- MAUNGATUROTO BUSINESS & COMMUNITY
ply couldn’t be bothered to vote or to inform themselves of the
issues involved, but our grateful thanks to all who put their ASSOCIATION and
names forward for election and offered themselves to serve their
community, whether successful or not. REAL TOWN MAUNGATUROTO
But this of course is just the beginning. The new mayors and
Combined AGM
council members have a difficult and highly complex few
months ahead of them. The responsibilities they have under-
taken are daunting. All have put themselves into a vulnerable Wednesday November 10 2010. 7.30pm
position, because they know that they cannot please everyone in
the community and whatever decisions are made, there are The Country Club, Bickerstaffe Road
bound to be individuals or a group somewhere, who will verbal-
ise their discontent and abuse.
It has been decided to hold the AGMs of these
From a Christian perspective I believe I must always be thankful Associations on the same night as it is time to look
to God for the blessings of living in this part of the world with at combining the two. There are a lot of cross-over
all the benefits and blessings we enjoy. It’s easy to criticise and
find fault, but we only have to listen to the television news or
activities between the two committees so it makes
travel overseas to be reminded just how fortunate we are. I must a lot of sense to have one body to promote and
be especially thankful to those willing to take on the heavy bur- oversee Maungaturoto, work with Council and any
den of governing our towns and districts, and for the hours they other bodies working within the community.
will spend researching and discussing issues, in order to find
solutions to very difficult questions, and trying to use the re-
sources available in the best and fairest way. The town needs new inspiration to carry it forward
into the future, to make it a better place for all.
My New Testament tells me, that through our electoral system, it
is God who in fact appoints those who hold office in the land, We are looking at renaming as well.
and I now have the responsibility to support and encourage these
‘servants of God’, in every way possible. At times of course,
they will need to be challenged about policies and decisions they Please come to the meeting and put forward your
make, and reminded of the wider issues if they appear to have ideas. Remember we have strength if we can get
forgotten them. But as a Christian I am called to pray for our the numbers and the backing of the community.
leaders and ask for them, the wisdom of God, so that they can
fulfil their tasks responsibly and ‘with love.’ How else can I ex-
pect them to make the right decisions? I also need to respect
them by curbing the tendency to criticise and abuse them in my
conversations with others, particularly when I do not have all the
relevant facts. Such conversation can be like a poison, causing
unjust evaluations and discontent. St James warns us that our
tongue can act like a fire which can cause a forest to burn out of
control, so we need to guard what we speak and how we share “You get the best out of others
our views.

This of course applies not only to those at council level, but to

when you give the best of yourself.”
yourself.”
every club and organisation in our local communities. We have
a wealth of talented and willing people who serve on school
Harvey S. Firestone
boards, in sports clubs and community support services. Many
are desperate for the kind of support we can give them, and for
the prayerful encouragement they deserve. Let’s not neglect to
pray for them and to be thankful for the blessings God has so
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PLAYCENTRE NEWS playing together with their parents and the other adults, engaged in a
wide range of learning experiences. To ensure the quality of sessions
there is a common commitment to:

Hi all, Kia ora * learning through play

This month (November) I thought I would give more of a general over- * birth to school age
view on Playcentre.*
* mixed ages sessions
About Playcentre
* family involvement
* The whanau/family is the fundamental unit in the community and is
to be valued, promoted and supported as the most important setting for There are many sophisticated aspects that serve the single aim of the
the nurture and education of children Playcentre organisation, which is for parents to cooperate together to
provide a quality early childhood experience for their children.
* Children have the opportunity to reach their full potential when
whanau/family understand their development and take part in their The three simple rules in Playcentre are:
learning experiences
• respect the play of others
* An early childhood education service, run co-operatively by mem-
ber families, provides a positive early childhood education option rele- • respect property
vant to the New Zealand setting • respect the rights of others

* Parents, with appropriate training and support, can expand their

skills and make a positive, professional contribution to high quality
early childhood education services
* High quality early childhood education experiences for our chil-
dren, with the active involvement of whanau/parents, are an essential
and valuable investment in the future of our children
Playcentre has three purposes:
* Running Early Childhood Education Centres. It provides an early
childhood education option for whanau/families through the operation
of Playcentres which offer a safe and secure learning environment for
children from birth to 6 years; which emphasise child initiated play and
the importance of whanau/families as first and most important educa-
tors of their children; and which are run co-operatively by whanau/
parents as an extension to the whanau/family setting.
* Providing Adult Education to Parents. It provides a participatory pro-
gramme of education for whanau/parents that emphasises self-help and
personal development. It covers areas such as child development, play
and learning, parenting skills, planning and delivering early childhood
education programmes, group and facilitation skills and management
skills. Courses are offered in a flexible manner that acknowledges fam-
ily commitments and obligations, and includes both formal and infor-
mal education opportunities.
• Educational Publications. It provides publications and resources
primarily to enable Playcentre members to enhance their parenting
skills and train towards gaining their early childhood care and
education qualifications. In addition such resources are available
for other individuals or organisations, particularly those involved
in the field of early childhood education.
Playcentre views children as people who are strong and capable,
who learn through play and who are competent to make their own
choices about how and where to play (Free choice play).
At Playcentre, children are in charge and it is an important aspect
of the Playcentre philosophy that children experience a sense of per-
sonal power.
We believe that a long-term consequence of this philosophy is that
children grow up as adults who can make their own decisions, direct
their own lives and maintain positive relationships with others.
Sessions:
• Are half day
• Are run by parents, and the responsibility for supervision may
rest on the shoulders of one person (a supervisor), or a team of
parents (team supervision), or all parents (group supervision)
depending on the region.
• The ratio of adults to children ranges from 1:5 to 1:3.
• Each centre offers a wide range of basic play areas at every ses-
sion.
• Each session will have children from birth to school age playing
together with their parents and the other adults.
• Children choose where and how they play and the role of the
adults is to support and extend the play, the ideas and the thinking.
If this sounds like the environment for you and your child(ren), please
come along and check out our centre. We run sessions on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9.15 to 12.15.

Parents are the first and best educators of children, Playcentre seeks to
* Text from the Playcentre website.
support parents and whanau as they and their children learn and grow
together.

Sessions

A typical Playcentre session will have children from birth to school age
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