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Issue 168July 2014
Former Kaipara Col legestudent Billie Haresnape, who is afew months away from graduatingas a paramedic, says the team isnow concentrating on specificendurance training, which willinclude them becoming the firstsurf boat to row across LakeTaupo in early December.
Surfboat racing is normallyheld over short courses of around1km to 1.5km, although theMuriwai Muzzies did win the 28kmWaikato River Race last October,as well as a 16km race on thePuhoi River.
Dur ing the season theycompete every weekend fromDecember to March, racingaround the North Island.
They have the gongs to proveit - the Muzzies are the currentnational champions, after beingrunners up in 2013. They alsowon the Auckland Championshipthis year, and the New ZealandSurfboat Series title, which isawarded based on resu l tsthroughout the season. Billie saysthe team’s worst finish all seasonwas a fourth place.
Billie has been active in surf life savingsince she was in Year 10 at college, andstarted racing with the rowing team in 2011.She was heavily into Dragon Boat racingwhile at school, representing Kaipara Collegewith team-mate Ashley Timoko in Malaysia,and was also a member of the school’s firstWakaAma team.
Billie says one of the highlights of thethree-week trip to Turkey will be picking up asoldier in their boat 10km from shore, androwing him intoANZAC Cove.
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They are also going to donate their boatand oars to one of the Turkish surf life savingclubs.
Now the Muriwai Muzzies are franticallytrying to raise the $65,000 they need for thejourney - they have already raised $10,000 ofthat. They clean the Muriwai SLSC roomseach week, but need sponsorship anddonations to boost trip funds.
Anyone able to help the team reachGallipoli can phone Billie on 021 294 8688 oremail her at: [email protected].
Locals girls to race around Gallipoli Peninsulato mark ANZAC 100th
A team of mostly local girls will representNew Zealand in a 53km race around theGallipoli Peninsula in Turkey inApril next yearto mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZAClandings.
The ‘Muriwai Muzzies’, representing theMuriwai Surf Life Saving Club, will compete inthe under-23 women’s division of the Gallipoli100 Surfboat Race.
One of only two teams from New Zealandcurrently entered - the other is from RedBeach SLSC - they will compete againstteams from Australia, France, Britain, andTurkey over two days,April 23 and 24.
The race will begin at Eceabat in theDardanelles, starting with an 8km leg,followed by a 12km and two 9km stages. Thesecond day will have two stages, of 5km and10km, finishing at Ariburnu, the promontorybetweenANZAC Cove and North Beach.
The team will consist of Sara Eivers,Andrea Gerrard, Billie Haresnape, GracieMonteith, Ashley Timoko and Emma Wilson,along with coach Chris Deacon. Fellow teammember Alice Rowland won’t be competingwith the team in Turkey.
Three hail from Helensville, one fromWaimauku, one from Piha and one fromHenderson. � From left, Muriwai Muzzies team members Ashley Timoko,
Alice Rowland, Andrea Gerrard and Billie Haresnape
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Firstly, my apologies. Last month I promised to bring you more detailed coverage of thenew housing development to go in at the bottom of Rautawhiri Road, opposite the park.However, because the matter is currently undergoing resource consent approval, so many ofthe details are up in the air it didn’t make sense to do that article just yet.
Hopefully consents will be issued before our next deadline, and we’ll be able to give youan in-depth look at the development in ourAugust issue.
Residential development has always been a thorny issue for Helensville.On the one hand, the town needs more people if it is to grow and prosper. More people will
lead to increased income for local businesses, which in turn leads to more employmentopportunities. To all those people who complain about the things Helensville lacks in terms ofshops and services, a bigger population will make those more likely to happen.
But then many of the people who live here do so because of the ‘small town’ vibe and thecountry feel - things which could be lost as the town grows. It’s a balancing act. Grow andimprove but lose character, or stay the same and risk stagnation.
I’d be interested to know what our readers think of residential development in Helensville.If you’ve got something to say - write to us at PO Box 59, Helensville 0800.
And so to this month ... reading this issue, you could be forgiven for thinking I’m a boatingfanatic (I’m not!). We have three articles that revolve around boats, although they are all verydifferent stories.
On the front page we meet the surfboat team that’s going to represent New Zealand nextyear in a race around the Gallipoli Peninsula to mark the centenary of the ANZAC landingsthere. The team is mostly local kids who have grown up to take on big things - isn’t that great?
Talking of ‘big things’, on page 4 we’ve got coverage of an historic boat about to undergo alengthy and ambitious rebuild by a local man. Finally, on page 14, we take a look at thesuperbly crafted skiff a South Head man has had built locally - a stunning endorsement of thequality of work available in this little town.
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Helensville Library has a selection ofspecial events planned for the July schoolholiday, as well as several Matariki-themeddays throughout the month.
The holiday programme for five to eight-year-olds kicks off on Monday, July 7 with‘Wonderfully Wild Weather’, an explorationthrough stories and activities of what makesthe weather so wild.
At ‘Weird Science’ on Wednesday, July 9children will learn about some wild and weirdscience experiments they can do in theirkitchen using ingredients found around thehome.
‘Wild Egg-centrica’ on Monday, July 14will “egg-splore” the world of eggs throughstories and science “egg-speriments”.
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on Wednesday, July 16. A volunteer with theMataia Restoration Project will talk aboutkiwi and the restoration project with a funshow and tell. Suitable for children aged fiveand over, and adults are welcome. Toreserve a place phone 420 8163 or email:[email protected].
Helensville Library will hold a specialMatariki storytime on Monday, July 21 to helpcelebrate Matariki's message of growth andthe importance of whanau with stories,songs and craft.
There will also be Matariki-themed‘Wriggle & Rhyme’sessions on WednesdaysJuly 2 and 23, for under-twos to celebratewhanau and growing.
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Kaipara College’s Special Educationdepartment is holding a silent auction toraise funds for a class trip to Wellington inSeptember.
The auction will run from 9.30am until6pm on Wednesday, July 23 in the collegehall.
Special Education department headDene Calvert says the auction will be “justlike Trade Me,only better! Nopostage costs,n o d r i v i n gacross town top ick up yourpurchases.”
A t t h eauct ion eachi t e m w i l l b edisplayed with abidding sheeta n d a s t a r tprice. Buyersf i rst register,t h e n s i m p l yplace their bid.They can seeDene to set upan auto-bid ifthey want toh a v e h i g h e rb i d s p l a c e dlater in the day.
“Bidders will have to wait until 6pm forthe close of bidding to find out how they havegot on, unless they make us a ‘buy now’ offerwe can’t refuse,” says Dene. There is norequirement for bidders to stay until 6pmhowever, as they will be phoned the next dayif they have been successful.
Goods on offer will include furniture,appliances, toys, clothing, books, art works,and even a surf board and wetsuits. Theitems for auction have been donated orsourced by the 14 students going on the trip.It’s the third time the school has held anauction like this, and previous ones raisedabout $2000. The auction will also feature acafe.
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department was set up about 16 years ago,and currently has about 20 students.
“They are all very much a part of thewider school community,” says Dene, “buttend to learn better in a small classenvironment with a bit of extra support.”
During the Wellington trip in September,the students will visit Te Papa, the WetaWorkshops and the Beehive, and will attend
the opening night of the World of WearableArts Festival.
It will be the department’s third overnighttrip. Two years ago they went to the GoldCoast for a week, and last year spent timeexploring the Otago region.
Four staff and adults will accompany the14 students.
“I find that it is really good for thestudents,” says Dene. “They help with theorganising and fundraising, and some haveto overcome quite big fears when they fly forthe first time or go away without a familymember for the first time.
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An historic North Island commercial boatwith a long association with Helensville isabout to start undergoing what ownerRichard Downer believes will be a 10-yearrestoration project.
When finished, she will be a “bach onwater” says Richard, who runs the PC Zonecomputer business from his Fordyce Roadhome.
The Lady Eva was built by Bailey & Lowof Auckland, and launched at SulphurBeach, Northcote in December 1913. Shewas registered as a 'trading launch' for
Captain W R 'Skipper' Patterson ofWhangarei, and spent much of her lifeshuttling goods such as motor spirits,fertiliser and roading aggregate around thetop half of the North Island.
Designed with a shallow draft to allowaccess over the bars and into the rivers ofNorthland, she was able to reach some ofthe more remote, small ports the NorthernLine steamers couldn’t service - whichmeant the Lady Eva also doubled as apassenger ship.
Licensed to carry 144 passengers, oldphotos show her heading to the WhangareiHeads on picnic cruises
In 1917 she took part in an unsuccessful
search for Count von Lucknow, known as'the German raider', who had escaped fromMotuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf. VonLucknow was finally caught at the KermadecIslands by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The Lady Eva grew a reputation as aversatile coastal tug, during the 1930stowing thousands of tonnes of kauri logsfrom Tairua, Whitianga, Whangapoa, GreatBarrier Island and as far south as Gisborne,toAuckland.
She was also involved in many rescueand salvage operations.
Over the yearss h e h a s h a d an u m b e r o fsuperstructure andengine changes,most notably in the1950s when she wasconverted from asingle engine to twinV8 motors.
Taken over byParry Bros in the1960s, one of the lastlong jobs she did wastowing the formerGreenpeace vesselRainbow Warrior toher f ina l res t ingplace off Matauri Bayin Northland.
In 1992 Bob andBronwyn Alexandero f H e l e n s v i l l epurchased the Lady
Eva from Moore Marine, sailing her aroundNorth Cape to her new home mooring on theKaipara River.
At 19m (62 feet) in length and weighing inat 25 tonnes without engines, Richard isaware the 101-year-old craft is no smallproject to have taken on.
“It’s a big boat and whilst its got a bit ofhistory, it will be a lot of work,” he says. “Thehull is sound, that’s the main thing.”
He says he will stick with the original styleof the boat, though points out that with all thechanges over the years, there is no definitive‘look’ for the Lady Eva.
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The first year will be spent getting theLady Eva under cover and sanding andpriming her triple-planked kauri hull toprevent it from further deterioration.
Richard has no experience with boatbuilding and says he will learn on the job. Hehas had Lady Eva looked at by professional
classic boat builder and restorer PeterBrookes of Waimauku, who told him the boatappears to be sound and well built, andsuggested what Richard should do firstbefore getting on to the “bling” bits.
As a former mechanic, Richard says hewill be at home when it comes to setting upthe engines and wiring.
Richard has been a member of theKaipara Cruising and Sportfishing Club forabout four years, and a member of the localCoast Guard even longer.
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Helensville Museum will hold its annual Children's Heritage Day on Sunday, October 5 tocoincide with theAuckland Heritage Festival. More activities are planned for this year’s event,including games such as toss the horseshoe, sack races, a treasure quiz, and both oldfashioned peg dolls and sand saucers to make. A colouring competition will be sent out tolocal schools in September, with prizes awarded on the day.
The event will run from 11am to 3pm at the museum with entry by gold coin. Organisershope to have musicians, a kapa haka group and a Morris dancing demonstration. Otherdemonstrations will include traditional and heritage crafts, wood turning in the barn, plus netmaking and mending. Mock trials will be held in the courthouse, and there will be story tellingsessions of old fashioned stories in Hedley House.
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The Helensville Lions Club is calling onthe local community to help out with plantingalongside its just-completed Kaipara RiverWalkway extension.
C l u b m e m b e r s a r e h o l d i n g a‘Community Planting Day’ on Saturday, July12 from 9am.
Volunteers should a startssemble at theof the new walkway section obetween the ldPos t Off i ce and u i ld ingBNZ b s inCommercial Road, and are asked to bring aspade or a shovel. Volunteers are welcometo make a family event and the Lions willit ,provide a sausage sizzle and l ightrefreshments.
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Around 2000 native plants will beplanted along the new 200m section of thewalkway, which has been built to celebrateHelensville Lions Club’s 50th anniversary.
“It’s a great way to let the community takeownership of the project,” says Dennis, whoalong with four or five other Lions hasworked over the past year to bring the newwalkway section to completion.
That work involved clearing large
amounts of weeds and overgrowth, formingthe path, fencing the boundary, buildingrailings, and constructing a large retainingwall and two sets of steps.
Local firms Gavin Spillane AtlasandConcrete donated materials towards theproject, and Mark Auvae Contractorsinstalled the pathway boxing.
Helensville Lions gave $10,000 towardsthe project as their 50th anniversary gift tothe community, and Auckland Council co-partner in the projected , stumping up$30,000 .through the Rodney Local Board
The extension means the walkway nowcontinues on from its previous finish at CreekLane before climbing two large staircases tofinish at the small reserve between the oldPost Office and BNZ buildings. If financesallow, the Lions and Council hope to alsolandscape the reserve.
An official opening is expected to be heldlater in the year.
The original Kaipara Riversections of theWalkway w buil by local volunteerere t sunder the auspices of the HelensvilleRiverside Heritage Trust over a number ofyears completed in. The first stage was2004, and the second two years later.Community planting days for those stagesdrew a strong response from locals.
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Kaipara Medical Centrehas a new vaccine fridgethanks to funds raisedthrough the Auckland Prisongolf tournament held atSouth Head Golf Club inMay.
T h e t o u r n a m e n t ,organised by correctionsofficer Joseph Docherty,raised more than $7000.
Kaipara Medical Centrewas presented with a chequefor $3650 which went towardt h e n e w E n g l i s h -m a n u f a c t u r e d R o l l e xv a c c i n e f r i d g e , w h i c hreplaces a 10-year-old unit atthe medical centre.
The tournament alsoraised another $3426 for youngsterMadeline Henchelwood, who is battling withleukemia. That money is expected to gotowards a family holiday to Disneyland.Thiswas the first time Auckland Prison, based atParemoremo, had held a charity golftournament, and Joseph says following itshuge success it will now be an annual event.
Kaipara Medical Centre was chosen as arecipient of the funds raised because anumber of the Auckland Prison officers live
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The winter ills seem to be coming earlier each year, and we saw thenumbers of people unwell and needing our care rise in the last month.
Now would seem a good time to raise again how our ‘duty clinic’ works.Due to the often large numbers of people that are acutely unwell and needto be seen the same day, and the high number of emergency cases wesee, we created the duty clinic.
This runs each morning with two nurses and one doctor seeing thesepatients. This clinic runs with no appointment times, and assesses peopleas they arrive, so wait times for this clinic vary depending on how busy it isor what type of emergencies are being seen based on clinical priority.
This allows the other doctors to see their regular, booked, non-urgentappointments (hopefully) on time. We can therefore provide a service whereby anyone whoneeds to be seen urgently the same day can be, and not affect the wait times for those withpre-booked appointments - however, with the proviso that there may be a variable wait to beseen, and it may not be the patient’s usual GP they see in the duty clinic. No system is perfect,and your patience during these busy months is always appreciated by our staff.
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After more than two decades servinglocals, Helensville SeniorNet has closed itsdoors for the last time.
N o - o n e s t e p p e d f o r w a r d a t t h eorganisation’s annual meeting in May to takeover the reins, so the decision was taken to
shut up shop says manager Jennie Williams.“Sadly with my resignation we have lost
this valuable resource in Helensville,” saysJennie.
“No-one came forward at the AGM totake over my position or thatof the secretary/treasurer,who had to resign due to illhealth.
“ S o a f t e r i n - d e p t hdiscussions with in thecommittee and currentmembers we decided toclose the doors.”
SeniorNet kept runninglast month until the threecurrent members finishedtheir lessons, with the RataStreet premises final lyvacated on June 30.
The good news is thatseniors wanting tuition oncomputers will still be able toreceive it, albeit privately.
“All is not lost as far astutoring goes,” says Jennie.“Two of my tutors along with myself are goingto keep ourselves available for privatetutoring at very reasonable rates.”
People wanting computer tutoring canleave their contact details with the CAB inCommercial Road, or contact the tutorsdirectly: Stephanie, phone 021 131 0860;Sue, phone 021 233 4072; or Jennie, phone
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Jennie joined the teamin 1999 to learn the basicsof computers so she couldwork at the CAB. In 2001she went back to help outwith tutoring and never left,taking over as manager in2003 when Bi l l Smithmoved into a rest home inParakai.
S e n i o r N e t i s a ninternational communityt ra in ing ne twork tha tsupports and motivatespeople aged 50+ to enjoyand use technology in theireveryday lives.
The local branch hadbattled constantly over
recent years to find enough tutors andpeople to help run the organisation. Fundsfrom the Lotteries Board helped coverrunning costs while the small fees whichclients paid went toward course materials.As well as computer basics, clients couldlearn popular programmes such as Word,Excel, Powerpoint and Picasa.
� Jennie Williams
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For the first time in many years the tiny,historic Kaukapakapa ibrary will open to thelpublic on Sunday, July 20.
What’s more, it is going to reopenregularly, on the third Sunday of each monthfrom 10am to 1pm in conjunction with theKaukapakapa illage arket.v m
The Kaukapakapa ibrary wasl originallyestablished by Morris Henley in his home in1865. It was subsequently moved when thecollection use,became too big for his ho andeventually around 1908 moved to the, , inpurpose built room- which was relocated in1999 to its present site next to theK a u k a p a k a p aWar MemorialHall.
I believedt isto be one of thesmallest librarybuildings in NewZ and isealandr a t e d a s‘ h i s t o r i c a l l ysignificant .’ Thelast books wereissued from thelibrary around1996, and it hasonly been useds i n c e f o rmeetings.
A t t h eopening Sundaym e m b e r s o fs o m e o f t h eo r i g i n a lp i o n e e r i n gfamilies of Kaukapakapa will be in the libraryto share the history of the library and toanswer questions here will be a. T alsodisplay of old photos of the area and library.
Many of the Kaukapakapa library bookswere gifted by local families with inscriptionsdating as far back as the 1860's. he libraryTbooks are a historical resource that isvaluable to the area and local community,and as such will not be available for loan tothe public can be read and. However, theyenjoyed in the library.
With permission from the hall committeeand Rodney Local Board chair BrendaSteele, Sarah Legg and a friend unpacked
the books that were still in boxes from the1999 move, removing old paperbacks fromthe shelves to make room for the morehistoric old books.
“There is some renovation work neededon the building itself which we haverequested,” says Sarah.
“We are now waiting for help fromAuckland Council library services tocomplete sorting the books and hopefullyeventually catalogue those remaining in thelibrary.
“It would not be our intention to re-openas a working library, but more as a museum
with the intention of keeping the books forthe enjoyment of the local community. Byopening it once a month for readings,exhibitions etc at least the public get to seewhat is in there and the building gets someuse,” she says.
From August onwards a series ofexhibitions, children's book readings andbook signings will be held in the library onmarket mornings.
Anyone interested in having anexhibition or holding a book reading or, whow , should could like more information ontactSarah ph 0274 831 542 or email, [email protected].
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Once again stories of a local familyproved a winner at the Historical Society'swinter lecture series.
72 people crowded into the FatherSakey Centre at the Catholic Church inKowhai Street seated last month to hearNoelene Lawson, granddaughter of Jamesand Sarah Hunter, talk about the family.Members of the family still live in the area.
Noelene's illustrated story was very wellreceived. Her auntAudrey, the last of the JasHunter family, was able to be present andadded some funny stories and comments tothe narrative.
Many memories were stirred for theaudience, which put the question time afterthe talk to good use.
Patron Doris Jenkins was presented witha 94th birthday greeting and flowers.
The third and final lecture of the 2014series will be held in the Father SakeyCentre on Sunday, July 20 at 2 pm, with well-known Taupaki author Wayne Ryburntalking about timber milling on the Kaipara.
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Amoore passed away recently, Jan on April 16and Ian just a few weeks later on his 77thbirthday, May 27.
Ian was born in Wellington, although hisfamily had links with Taranaki. He waseducated in Wellington, and moved toAustralia for vet training.
Jan and Ian had met as teenagers throughthe Khandallah Presbyterian Bible Class, andmarried in Wellington after Ian qualified as aveterinarian. They lived in Taranaki andW anganui before coming to the then KaiparahVet Service in Helensville in 1970.
The Amoores had three sons, Michael,
Richard and David.Ian's work at the Kaipara Vet Service
covered the usual range, but he travelledquite long distances to treat larger animals.In 1980 the family moved from the KaiparaVet Service in McLeod Street to a propertyon State Highway 16 just south ofHelensville at Ohirangi,where Ian set up in privatepractice.
He had an affinity withd e e r a n d w a s h i g h l yregarded by the local deerf a r m e r s , b e i n g q u i t einnovative in his approachto the treatment of theiranimals. As well as workingwith Kaipara deer famershe was involved nationallyand internationally in a practical andadvisory role, travelling as far afield asIndonesia, Malaysia and Canada.
Ian was involved in community affairs.H e h a d b e e n A s s i s t a n t D i s t r i c tCommissioner of Scouts before coming toHelensville. In Helensville he belonged to
the Presbyterian Church, the Lions Club andthe Historical Society. He was a dedicatedLion, holding various offices, includingpresident in 1971-72, and was laterpresented with a Melvin Jones FellowshipAward, a prestigious honour in the Lionsmovement.
Ian served on theH e l e n s v i l l e B o r o u g hCouncil over two terms,elected in a by-election in1973 and serving until1977.
He became involvedwith the Historical Societyfirst as a volunteer from theLions Club, and joined upwith the Society's 'SummerWine' team as an active
maintenance man. With his practical skillsand his interest in administration andmanagement he played a key role in theHistorical Society, working closely with FredHendon and his team over the shift of themuseum to the River Reserve. Hesideserved as president from 2002 to 2007, andremained on the committee until he and Janmoved to Pinesong Retirement Village inGreen Bay in 2010.
Jan had a very successful career ineducation, first as a classroom teacher, thenmoving to an administrative and advisoryrole in the provision of special and assistedlearning for primary school pupils in theSouth Kaipara district. She was highlyrespected and appreciated for her warm andcaring personality and support of pupils,parents and teachers.
Through Jan's hobby of needlework sheproduced some beautiful and delicatehandwork and she met regularly with otherlocal craft people.
Gardening was a passion for both Janand Ian, and they built a beautiful andproductive garden-orchard at Ohirangi.Fishing and boating was the main form ofrecreation for the Amoore family and theirfriends over the years.
They enjoyed the short retirement theyhad at Pinesong, where they wereneighbours with friends Brenda and EricPerrett, also formerly of Helensville.
- Wynne HaySmith
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A writing competition focussing onWaitoki School and district memories isbeing held as part of the school's 90thcelebrations, to be held at the school onSaturday, July 26.
The competition calls for memories of
Waitoki in poetry, fiction or non-fiction.Sponsored prizes will be awarded in threelevels - primary students, secondary/tertiarystudents, and adults.
After starting as a one roomed school in1924, the school has now expanded to acomprehensive primary school with very upto date facilities including a new hall/librarycomplex and heated swimming pool. Thegrowth and changes which have taken placein the school and the district are expected toprovide a rich range of memories to berecorded.
Competition entries can be posted ordelivered to Waitoki School by Wednesday,July 16, (1119 Kahikatea Flats Road, R D 1Kaukapakapa). Winners will be announcedduing the celebration day.
The celebration will start at 11am in theSchool Hall with shared memories and photodisplays. People are asked to bring food for ashared lunch at 12.30pm. A variety concertfeaturing all-age local talent will take place inthe hall at 2pm. Tickets for the concert areavailable at the school, from the HelensvilleMuseum, or may be purchased on the day.Prices are $15 for adults, $12 concession forseniors, senior students or disabled, andprimary school age free.
Enquiries to Daphne Stevens, phone 09426 6383 or Wynne HaySmith phone 09 4278199 or contact the Helensville HistoricalSociety, phone 420 7881 or email:[email protected].
Waitoki writing competition
The Helensville A&P Show wants to hearfrom any locals who have pigs, chickens,ducks or pigeons they would be interested indisplaying at the next show, to be held onSaturday, February 28 next year.
Contact show manager Carol ineAnderson on 420 7572, or email her at:[email protected].
Meanwhile, competitors in the indoorsections at next year’s HelensvilleA&P Showcan look forward to some expanded classesto enter. The adult art section will grow toinclude sculpture and printmaking/mixedmedia. Also new will be a poetry competition,and a writing section for children. Asewing/dress-making class will return after anumber of years’absence.
“We’re trying to capture the resurgence indomestic arts and crafts, and home baking,as well as try and better showcase the hugepool of local talent and creativity,” saysCaroline.
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Long-serving Kaipara Dairy Company (KDC) secretary and Helensville resident for 52years, Rod Moyle died on May 26 at Craigweil Rest Home Parakai.at
Rod, his wife Iris and their family came to Helensville in 1962 when Rod joined theKaipara Dairy Company as secretary - a position he held for 22 years. e was born inHDargaville in 1926, one of three brothers, Rob, Colin and Dean. Their parents were schoolteachers and moved round a good deal.a
R Heod began training as an accountant, then went farming for four years. joined his firstdairy company in Opotoki, and completed his accountancy qualifications during his four anda half years there.
Rod and Iris married at Mt Eden, Auckland in 1955. Their first two children, Lloyd andJanet were born in Opotoki. served short terms at Alberland, then Moerewa in the north,Hewhere their second daughter, Sharon was born. They returned to the Bay of Plenty, to theEdgecumbe Dairy Company for another short term before moving to Helensville in 1962.
At the KDC in Helensville Rod worked with two very innovative managers, GeorgeMcWhirter and Ken Burnett. During his time there
the KDC gained the contractto supply frozen cream to theNorth American market, andalso branched out to manyother traditional and non-traditional dairy companyproducts, including yoghurts,b a k i n g p r o d u c t s a n deventually margarine. TheKDC also went into a venturewith an overseas financier,Kaipara Edible Oils Refinery.Rod was not keen on thatalliance, which unfortunatelyfor local investors was notsuccessful.
Rod retired from the KDCin 1984, not long before itceased operations, and tookup an active retirement.
Rod and Iris had alwaysbeen involved with localchurches, firstly the Methodist Church, and more latterly theChristian Life Centre in Commercial Road (which is in the formerMethodist church building). With his knowledge of accountancy Rodwas called on to help with church finances and he also acted asauditor for a number of local associations and trusts, and in hisretirement he several private clients.kept
Rod was a Justice of the Peace in Helensville for 41 years, from1971-2012 the longest serving JP in the district. His induction-ceremony in 1971 was held in the old courthouse. Rod served oneterm on the Helensville Borough Council, from 1974-77.
Also in his retirement, Rod travelled with Noel Smith around thedistrict, delivery timber products for Oikoumene.
His hobby of beekeeping kept him busy with hives at Mt Rex,Warkworth and on the North Shore. His honey was much in demand,and Iris still gets asked if any is available. His son-in-law andgrandson have now taken up this hobby. Rod also played bowls andgolf.
Rod was appreciated as an honest, sincere citizen and ready toshare his talents as an accountant and auditor for localorganisations. He is survived by his wife Iris, son and two daughtersand their families.
- Wynne HaySmith
Helensville’s Book Stop second hand book store has comeunstopped - it’s moved from its home of the last five years inside theArt Stop Cafe to a new spot inside the Video Ezy store at the otherend of Commercial Road.
After owning Video Ezy for a year, Jo Ogilvy was finding she was“hard pushed for time” to manage both businesses with them in twodifferent locations. So she has packed up the books and installedthem into a newly set up section at the back of the video shop.
“They should complement each other quite nicely" says Jo,adding: "the video shop is open 72 hours per week, so there is plentyof opportunity to pick up a good book."
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The Helensville Outdoor Pursuit Group plans to end the year witha bus trip to Waitomo Caves – and is looking for more locals to comealong.
Those going can choose from either an 'extremist' trip or a moreleisurely option, with only four places still free for the former but 24places available for the leisure tour. The trip is on Sunday, December7, with t ing the bus will leave Parakai at 6am and arriv back a 4pm.
“One of the wives of a member suggested something not sodaring so that her and others could come along too and enjoy the day.We thought it was a super idea and rolled with it,” says club eventorganiser Jana Mills.
The 'extreme' option features three hours of climbing, black watertubing, leaping over cascading waterfalls and floating down anunderground river lined with glow worm . It costs $154.15 persperson, including the bus trip. he more leisurely option costsT$129.70 per person and tours through Ruakuri Cave and theWaitomo Glow Worm Caves.
For more information phone Jana on mobile 021 509 990 or afterhours on 420 9953, or visit the club's Facebook page – 'HelensvilleOutdoor Pursuit Club'.
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After several years of hard work, Nancy Head stepped down assecretary of the St John Local Area Committee at its annual meetingheld in June.
She was replaced by Liane Otto, a practice manager at theKumeu Village Medical Centre.
The committee also has a new chairman - Paul Sheehan, whoworks at RD1 in Helensville. Paul's wife Peggy is manager of the StJohn Op shop in Helenville and represents the shop and itsvolunteers on the committee. John Issott remains as treasurer.
“[Nancy] almost single handedly ran both the committee andthen taking on the Op Shop from its inception nearly two years ago,”says John. “The success of the op shop will be Nancy's legacy.”
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beautifully crafted new rowing boat showsthe sort of workmanship available inHelensville.
Gary intended to build the 17-foot skiffhimself, and in fact made a small start on theproject. But he soon realised othercommitments wouldn’t leave him enoughtime, so he passed the job on to MarcoScuderi at MCN Shipwrights in Helensville.
While Marco works predominantly onrestoration and repair of classic wood boats,he was happy to take on the task of buildingGary’s boat from scratch.
“The quality is absolutely first class,”says Gary. “It’s great for Helensville having aguy like Marco here, employing people anddoing first class work.”
The skiff was designed by CanadianPaul Gartside. The hull has been built out ofthin red cedar strips and fibreglassed insideand out for light weight. All the trim is nativetimber, either kauri or totara - the kaurisourced from the old Wellesley Street policestation inAuckland.
All up the boat only weighs about 65kg,light enough for one person to handle.
Designed for one or two rowers, Garysays the skiff will be perfect for use on theKaipara Harbour, and he is also keen to rowi t as fa r up theKaipara River aspossible.
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It’s very peaceful, and there are lots of nooksand crannies to explore on the Kaipara,” hesays.
H e s a y s i n t e r m s o f d e s i g ncharacteristics the skiff is similar to a minisurfboat. It can be fitted with a cedar mastand sail, although with no provision for acentreboard that is for downwind use only. Avery “slippery’ design, Gary says one heaveon the oars should propel the craft 10m ormore.
As far as he is aware, it’s the first boat ofits kind built anywhere in the world.
When called on Gary,Helensville Newshe was busy making the oars, which he haslaminated up from cedar and then shaped.He was putting the finishing touches on thehand grips before encasing the shafts incarbon fibre sleeves for strength. He alsohad to finish building a beach trailer for theboat.
An accountant by trade, Gary has buildboats himself in the past, starting with acanoe as a teenager. He was hoping to havehis new craft in the water within a couple ofmonths, and says his wife Linda andchildren are keen to go out in it.
He says he would love to see morelocals with this type of boat, and thinks itwould be great if races could be held.
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“ ,” says owner Corrina Clark.This far exceeded our expectations“ c ,” she says. “We were overwhelmed by the ommunity's support Itjust goes to show how our community isawesome .”
It was the first time Black Pete’s had held a Pink Ribbon event, butCorrina says it will likely become an annual event.
“It was the staff's idea,” she says. “We as a team had been talkingabout the amount of people in the area that [breast cancer] affects.”
The 70 people attending were treated to a feast of bacon, bakedbeans, hash browns, mini eggs benedict, grilled tomatoes,mushrooms, cereal, yoghurt, fresh fruit, tea and coffee.
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A&PAGMThe Helensville A&P Association’s
annual meeting is on Wednesday, July 7,7.30pm at the main showground building.For more information phone 09 420 7572 oremail: [email protected].
HELENSVILLEAGLOWThe next Helensville Aglow meeting is at
7.30pm on Friday, July 11 in the HelensvilleWar Memorial Hall. The guest speaker willbe Julie Calvert, director of Healing RoomsNew Zealand, who will speak about healingrooms. Enquiries to M. Gray, phone 4204346.
KAUKAPAKAPAMARKETThe next Kaukapakapa village market is
on Sunday, July 20 from 9am to 1pm. Alongwith the stalls there will be live music fromAletta Johnson and the group Gribblehirstfrom 10am to 12pm. For more information or
August 2014 deadline: Tuesday, 22nd July 2014ISSUE DUE OUT TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th 2014ISSUE DUE OUT TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th 2014
Phone 420 8177
Quality auto service and
repair at country prices
Quality auto service and
repair at country prices
WOFs - Brakes - Suspension
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(Formerly Parakai Motordrome)
Full Mobile Service
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Specialists in Auto Electrical & Air ConditioningServicing Vehicles, Heavy Machinery,
Farm Equipment & Marine
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Mob 021 689 700
to book a stall phone Sarah on 0274 831 542or email [email protected].
TRIVIAL PURSUITSThe Helensville & District Historical
Society will hold its annual Trivial Pursuitsevening on Friday, August 1, starting 7pm inthe Helensville War Memorial Hall. There willbe prizes and raffles to add to the fun. Entrycosts $10 per person, and teams can bookedwith Lynn at the museum on 420 7881. Bringyour own drinks and nibbles; tea and coffeewill be provided.
SOUTH KAIPARAU3AThe next meeting of South Kaipara U3A
is at 1pm , 4 theon Friday July at St JohnAmbulance Rooms 7 Rata Street ,,Helensville peaker Mary. The main s will beJane Boland from he Hearing HouseT , whowill talk about c i p -ochlear mplants in reschool hildren preceded by ac . That will beshort talk from Claire Willis of Vintage House,Kumeu. titled Unexpected Treasures‘ ’. Entryis by g donation, andold coin afternoon teawill be supplied. Contact , phone 09Jenny827 8861 enny -o r ema i l he r a t : [email protected].
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Issue , 20168 July 14
Book fair raised $6000The Lions Club’s autumn book fair raised
almost $6000.The funds raised will be used for local
organisations or members of the communitywho are in need of assistance.
Books left over from the sale are being re-sorted, with damaged or unsaleable onesgoing to the Helensville Recycle Centre,while novels in less than prime condition willbe donated to a mission in the Pacific islands.The remainder will be sold at the Lions’ bookstall at the Kaukapakapa Market and at otherevents run by the Lions Club of Helensville.
Now a twice-yearly event, the next bookfair - billed as the Christmas Book Fair - willbe held in the last weekend of November,Saturday 29 and Sunday 30.
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