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Despite a long period of delays for anyone driving into Whangarei last autumn while construction teams rebuilt the stretch of State Highway One along the Ruakaka straights, some big potholes appeared in sections of this eight month old road surface during the heavy rainfall experienced in the two big storms of last month. A section alongside Flyger Road and another on the northern approach to the Ruakaka roundabout were the worst affected. The potholes have been patched up

travelling this route need to be watchful and ready for a bumpy ride. Councillor Phil Halse, whose farm lies alongside this stretch of highway and who ,as a former Chairman of the Whangarei District Council’s works committee, has some experience in road maintenance said, “Over the last summer we experienced a long dry autumn that should have been ideal for road construction and road repairs. There is something drastically wrong when roads cut up as quickly as they did during the wet over three weeks.“In lots of ways I believe we need better overseeing of the construction and a lot more accountability of NZTA contractors.“ I was truly amazed at the size of potholes that were created overnight on most passing lanes and closing them down only created more troubles. I feel for the motorists who had damage done to their tyres and vehicles, but I must praise the mighty efforts of the repair crews who did their upmost to patch up potholes as quickly as they could in very unpleasant weather.”The transport agency’s Regional Journey Manager, Jacqui Hori-Hoult said in reply, “The maintenance programme for the state highway network in Northland follows well established practices to ensure that the work is completed to a high standard. Those practices applied to previous work on SH1 in the Ruakaka area.”

the construction needs to be to a log higher standard. Ms.Hori–Hoult said, “Northland was affected by two extreme weather events during July. The amount of rain we had is no friend of any road and it caused a huge

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Margaret Hicks is not the only person with an opinion living in Ruakaka. However, if you listen to the National Radio and if you watched the TV1 news last Saturday night (2 August) you might think this was the case. No matter what the topic under discussion, whether it be the Queensland Fruit Fly, the collapse of a road in the Marsden City subdivision, the Patuharakeke claim on the Mighty River Power Marsden power station land, Margaret B. Hicks is the expert voicing her opinion over the microphone. On Saturday night on TV1 it was racehorses training on Ruakaka Beach. The introduction to this mis-informed item stated that Ruakaka residents are “trying desperately” to have racehorses banned from the beach. Earlier this year I attended a public meeting in the Ruakaka Recreation Centre on making the beach in front of the Ruakaka Village a safer place for children to play. The big meeting room upstairs at the rec. centre was full with some people standing at the back. Only two of all those present, Mrs. Hicks and David Lourie, voiced opposition to the racehorses. Other people said they liked watching horses on the beach and in their experiences the riders were always considerate, keeping clear of children playing and people relaxing on the sand and not using that stretch of beach at all during busy summer periods. When it came to a show of hands only the two individuals named above raised theirs against the racehorse trainers. The racehorse industry provides approximately 50 jobs for local people. It also brings colour and vibrancy to our lives. I enjoy going down to the racetrack on race days and watching the stewards in their red livery and the prancing racehorses. Last year the Auckland Derby winner, Habibi was trained in the Logan stable on Ruakaka beach. With drought affecting most of the rest of the country, the beach gave her a training advantage. Racehorse owners send their horses to Ruakaka because of the beach.

Donna and Dean Logan have worked for 27 years building their business and their reputation as trainers. They are experts at what they do. We should celebrate them and the contribution they make to our community. The Whangarei District Council allows racehorse training on a stretch of beach in front of the Ruakaka village from daylight until 9.30am each morning. The trainers have a concession from the Department of Conservation to cross the sand dunes at a designated access point. As far as I am aware the trainers keep to these restrictions. Horses galloping on the wet sand possibly do damage some of the biota living underneath and disturb oyster catchers and other seabirds that might be resting there but so do people walking, running and exercising their dogs. Are we about to close the beach to everyone?

public safety and environmental protection before you threaten the livelihood of 50 local families and to destroy a local industry that has taken so much dedicated effort to build. I have not seen any evidence

Hoof prints on the beach are a problem for walkers claims Mr. Lourie. In all the years horses have been training on Ruakaka beach has anyone every broken an ankle by falling into a hoof print? Any damage horses might do is minimal compared to the damage that vehicles wreak by driving over the dunes and up and down the wet sand. There is strong support for a ban on vehicles between the Ruakaka river mouth and the northern limit of the Ruakaka village. It seems ridiculous to me that this vehicle free zone has not been put into place yet, but here is one reason why this hasn’t happened. Some people are intent on complicating the situation and driving a wedge between people in the Ruakaka community by bringing up this racehorse non-issue.

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The Whangarei District Council is planning to cut back the opening hours at each of its eight rubbish transfer stations but wants to hear from transfer station users about the days and times they would like the station to remain open. Andrew Carvell, the WDC’s Waste and Drainage Manager, said the council is looking to save $200,000 from the costs of running its rural transfer stations by customizing the operating hours to suit the needs of the various communities.Currently the Uretiti station is open seven days a week from 7.30am to 5pm a total of 66.9 hours a week. The aim is to reduce these hours to around 29 hours per week. The Uretiti station has an average of 46 customers a day and (in terms of visitors) is the second busiest of the stations behind Hikurangi, which gets an average of 61 customers each day. However, Uretiti collects the highest volume of rubbish – on average 4 tonnes a day, where Hikurangi gets 3 tonnes. “Even so, there are large spells when no one is visiting even these busiest stations, so we would like to work with the community to ensure they are staffed during the highest-use periods.

out a form available at the transfer stations, at Council service centres or on the Council website. The consultation period will close on 20 August. Fees charged at the Transfer stations bring in $380,000 per year. The eight stations cost $1.54 million annually to operate leaving a net cost to the ratepayer of

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Northport’s new work boat built with local expertise

He may have done the honours for a few new aeroplanes but Sir John Goulter. Chairman of the Northland Port Corporation, said, “I don’t think I have ever done this before” as he poured a bottle of champagne over the new Northport work boat at

the Marsden Cove Marina on Thursday afternoon, 31 July. The new boat named Manaia for the mountain, which overlooked the proceedings from across the harbour was built in Whangarei’s Black Dog Cats boat building workshop. She was two years in the making. Luke Seuren, director and designer of Black Dog Cats, thanked the port company for the opportunity to build the vessel and said it meant a “big step up” for the workshop, which had previously only built smaller, vessels.

“It puts us in a different league,” he said. He thanked the individual boat builders, draftsmen, electrical engineers and technicians who had been part of the project. Most were present at the cere-mony giving just the faintest nod or smile as their contribution was acknowledged. Jon Moore, the CEO of Northport, said he was very pleased that the boat could be built locally and Sir John commented that the Port Company board had questioned every decision and quote and the local tradesmen had earned the work on their own merits. Paraire Pirihi of Patuharakeke assisted by his wife Heidi carried out the blessing. Omie Wassell, also of Patuhakakeke, who is an employee of Northport, took the prayer. Northport is contracted to maintain navigational aids throughout Whangarei Harbour and Bream Bay and the new boat will be used for this work.

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bridge who took out the safety rail on one side of the bridge a few weeks ago. The bridge safety rail is still under repair at the moment.The Waipu to Waipu Cove Cycle and Walkway Trust is trying to raise $134,200 to build a pedestrian and cy-cle bridge over the Waionehu river, (next to MSP and ITM). Surely it would make more sense to replace the one way bridge with a dual lane bridge with a footpath each side for cyclists and pedestrians to use, just like the new bridge at Langs beach.At the moment, pedestrians and cyclists take their chances using the one way bridges, an accident wait-ing to happen.With over $3,000,000 collected in rates every year form Waipu and the surrounding area, its about time the Whangarei District Council spent some on the local bridges

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through Waipu and along Cove Rd. to Mangawhai because of a slip on the southern side of the highway over the Brynderwyn Hills.

“It was pretty bad. Trucks would be following so close behind and not expecting you to make a turn.”

noise went on all night long. However, when things went back to normal on Friday 25 July she found she missed the sound of the trucks of cars on Cove Rd. below her house.

believes some drivers used the Waipu/Mangawhai route, which is a bit shorter for travelling in both directions.“There were quite a few close calls.”Ann’s family business Lawsons’ Cartage made the decision not to send trucks south while the detour was in place. “We lost money over it but we decided not to add to the congestion on the road.” Bevan Bradburn branch manager for Toll Carriers in Whangarei said having the

made the situation a lot safer for his drivers. The previous week when a slip south

Mangakahia Rd. “We were very concerned around the safety of our drivers. “Keeping a truck and trailer on the right side of the road on those narrow winding roads is not easy, ” said Mr. Bradburn. “With big truck units travelling in both directions at once it was very dangerous.

the road for a day until this was sorted out.”Toll’s trucks make between 15 to 20 trips a day between Whangarei and Auckland, 11 of these trips are at night. Despite the 15 kilometres extra distance on the Oakleigh/Paparoa route, Toll’s trucks kept to the designated north and south bound diversions. Even the driver who takes goods on a daily basis to Mangawhai made his return trip to Whangarei via the Paparoa/ Oakleigh Roads.

Sleepless nights for Cove Rd. residents while diversion was in place

Close calls as some northbound drivers ignored instruction to take the Paparoa and Oakleigh roads route

Mr. Bradburn is aware, however that not all trucking companies stuck to this and he has a report from one driver of a “near miss” on Cove Rd. when the Toll truck travelling South met another truck heading northwards

The detours added an extra 45 minutes travelling times between Whangarei and

Mr. Bradburn said, “When you have to meet a truck in Auckland that is heading down to Wellington, you have to be down there at a certain time.”He said from his company’s perspective he would like to see more money spent on the main road rather then improvements to the detour roads.He thinks in the past three years there are only three instances when a diversion through Waipu has been put in place and it would be better for Toll if the regular SH1 travelling route were upgraded. “Look at all the money being spent in the Auckland region on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway extension. We could do with a bit more money spent on the roads in the north.”He said trucks on Northland roads suffer a lot more wear and tear than do trucks travelling roads in other parts of the country. “Its not just the smaller vehicles that get damaged by the poor roads. When trucks are out there doing big mileages they suffer a lot of damage too.”

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Peter Couper retires from museum board In all the excitement of the Powhiri welcoming the Patuharakeke from Takahiwai to the triennial public meeting of the Waipu Centennial Trust as one of their elders joined our board, we omitted to give due acknowledgement to Peter Couper on his retirement from the Board of Trustees.Over the last 15 plus years Peter has guided us though a transition from a totally voluntary small museum, effectively run by only Ann Pickets and

managed, “Best Little Museum in N Z” , twice the size it was when he joined and with plans for fur-ther expansion. The Trust now has responsibility for the museum, complete with one of the best craft shops around,

David D Craig Waipu Museum Patron

I have written to the Whangarei district council about the horses on Ruakaka Beach and I for one are in agreeance with the racing fraternity about using this small piece of beach 2kms long from 6am-9am. The Ruakaka Beach is a long stretch of white sand, that even at the height of the summer when the camping grounds are full you can still walk along and not meet another living sole. Surely we can share a piece of the beach.We are called a Community and this is what Commu-nities do “Live together”Margaret Hicks seems to be always commenting on the negative in Ruakaka – How about getting involved in more “positive” happenings in this community. The

Ruakaka Kindy have an idea of planting fruit trees in the area. They would probably be very happy to have help with this worthwhile idea. There are a number of organisations in the Ruakaka area that distribute food parcels to families that are in need and could do with more help.I must add that the Ruakaka Shopping centre looks great now and we have lost that depressing red brick that surrounded the centre. The Centre looks alive and welcoming.

Always commenting on the negative

Susan ForsythOne Tree Point

a genealogy department with over 70,000 record-ed descendants of the original Cape Breton settlers, the original church manse at the north end of The Glebe, and management responsibility for further

community and visitors.Peter Couper contributed greatly to the controlled development of all of the above and leaves us in a sound position to continue with the next stage of expansion of the Museum and establishment of a common village area complete with walking trail etc., for all to enjoy.

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Ruakaka Residents and Ratepayer Association’s Re-store our Ruakaka Estuary - RORE Project has wrapped up for 2014. Our Mangrove Control Resource Consent debars us from working in the Wild Life Reserve from 31 July to 1 April for bird breeding reasons. We accom-plished about 90% of our work – despite objections from two or three of our local ‘eco-warriors’ who had no real effects on our activiteis.The Consents last until 2032. Next season, we will have about one day of chainsaw work and cut material removal work on the northern shore plus seedling con-trol work using weedeater/ brushcutters, etc., through-out our whole area of work.Volunteers, over 100 of them, contributed approxi-mately 1500 hours of work and we owe them a huge vote of thanks. Much of the work was very arduous and carried out in very unpleasant, muddy conditions. Some of the early work adjacent to Ruakaka Holiday camp was akin to working in a stinking, sulphurous. foetid hell hole – an area that was once consisted of pristine white sand.The high degree of voluntary support demonstrated the extremely high level of public support the proj-

ect engendered. We are most grateful to all of those (especially our long term elderly residents) who have expressed to us, their appreciation of the results of our efforts.Concerns are expressed about the effects of our activ-ities on the banded rail habitat. According to Collins Handguide to the Birds of New Zealand “they are sel-dom seen, secretive and nocturnal but adaptable to hu-man settlement”. We ask the following questions.

before the large scale invasion of mangroves into our estuary which has only taken place since the 1960’s?

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Members of the congregation of the Bream Bay Anglican church were surprised when a billboard for the new Northland based political party Focus appeared on the road verge in front of St. Peters Anglican Church in Nova Scotia Rd., Waipu. Steve Goldthorpe, a representative of the

Focus party asked to remove its sign

Waipu Church, wrote to Christy Gordon, Focus party secretary, whose name appeared on the billboard as the person who had authorized it asking that the billboard be removed before a service on Sunday 27 July. When the billboard remained Steve covered it with a taupaulin for the duration of the service. In the letter to Ms. Gordon he said, the placement of the billboard was in

“The positioning of the billboard gives the impression that it has been placed there with the approval of the Church, which is not the case.”Jim Rintoul a spokesperson for the Focus Party said last Tuesday he had arranged for the billboard to be taken down.“We gave instructions for a billboard to be put up in Waipu but we didn’t say that it should be put in front of the church. We didn’t mean to cause any offence.”

amount of damage like slips and potholes to state highways and local roads alike. “There was little in the way good weather between the two storms to complete comprehensive repairs. Since then, however, calmer weather has meant that our contractors have been busy making repairs to ensure highways remain safe for all road users. On SH1, repairs from Whangarei to SH15A are being undertaken at night to keep any disruption to drivers to a minimum. Night work also allows our

time. These repairs will be completed this week. She said, “At the end of winter when weather conditions are settled and more suitable for our maintenance work, the Transport Agency’s is planning more comprehensive work in the Flygers and Ruakaka area. “The Transport Agency is aware of the importance of these routes for both people and freight, and of the need to maintain them to the best possible condition.”

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Between 31 May and the 21 June Marsden Play Centre, McEwen Road, Ruakaka was broken into twice and extensively damaged. The offenders poured paint around, broke children’s toys and generally vandalised the play centre. Some of the toys can’t be repaired. If anyone has information that may identify the criminals respon-sible please contact Mark Stuart on 4327719.

The triennial meeting of the Waipu Centennial Trust Board was held on Monday night 28 July.The Trust Board is the governing body of the Waipu Museum. It was an historic occasion as it included a welcome to the people of Patuharakeke who were accom-

The museum’s manager Patsy Montgomery said,” This ‘drawing together’ has been given impetus by the World War One research the Museum has been doing and in particular, Hannah Edge who has been the Museum’s liaison person with Patuhar-akeke.”Following on from a powhiri, Peter Couper led the actual triennial meeting and gave

Peter has been acting chairman due to the absence of Rod McKay who has been away with health issues. Rod intends to remain on the board. Under Rod’s continued leadership, the Museum has had a very busy and vibrant three years involved with numerous events and activities, which Peter outlined in his report.This was followed by the election of board members. There were a number of peo-ple wishing to stand for election to the board and several existing members who expressed a desire to remain.Peter decided that all people nominated would be accepted because the constitution

-tion.Following the election process, a brief meeting of the new board was held and Ken Couper was elected Chairperson, Jean Tafa - Deputy Chairperson, Kit Singleton, -

David Craig will continue as Patron.Patsy said, “With so many willing and interested helpers we look forward to another vibrant three years ahead with a small expansion programme planned and on - going research into the Bream Bay and Waipu participants in the Great War.”Peter Couper announced his intention to resign from the Board at the meeting.Peter joined the Board and became involved in the planning of the sesquicentennial around the year 1999. He helped to organize the writing and publication of the his-tory ‘Pride of the Lion’ and worked on the planning of events and celebrations of the 150 - year celebrations in 2003. Following this, he remained an active member of the museum board, functioning as

behind the scenes organizing of the Grand Pageant.

which are available from the museum. Patsy said, “The Museum is indebted to his support and direction and is relieved to know he is happy to remain available for advice. Waipu as a community owes a great deal to the vast amount of community service given by Peter over the years.”

Triennial meeting of the Waipu Centennial Trust Board

when Samuel Marsden preached at Oihi Bay in the Bay of Islands to a predominant-ly Maori audience. His words were translated by the Nga Puhi chief Ruataha, who had learned to speak the English language while working on whaling ships. To mark this 200 year anniversary, during the month of August the Waipu Presby-terian Church congregation will learn about the last 200 years of Christianity in New Zealand at its regular Sunday service from 10.15am. All interested people are welcome to attend.

Waipu Presbyterian Church celebrates 200 years of the Christian Faith in New Zealand

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The Flybusters 200m relay is a new event and Bream Bay’s A team of Paul Lin-ton, Ruby-Lee Beckham, Kieran Swords and Conor Swords won it comprehen-sively in a time of 2.04.79 with Bay of Islands A coming in second in 2.07.41. Bream Bay B – Nicholas Garner, Ocean Shadbolt, Emma Wickham and Dylan Sims – took third place.Nine swimming clubs from around Northland plus Parnell club from Auckland

-ming Club New Season Meet, with 128 swimmers in the Bay of Islands College pool in Kawakawa.

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Vandals cause extensive damage at Marsden Play Centre

By Warren Daniel

and made appointments to the many liaison committees that the association is represented on. The president, Secretary and Treasurer remain as before – re-spectively Peter Hope, Warren Daniel and Bruce Cann.

-tocols for the operation of their butane tanks.As usual we discussed a wide ranging list of topics including –

Resource Consent Application work. Some WDC staff questioning the need for the work. We are stressing that the ramp would be far more widely used if it was safe to do so.

place to allow racehorses to be ridden on Ruakaka Beach south of Marsden Vil-lage. We do not believe that the opinions as expressed on TV by 6 persons (one

great majority of Ruakaka residents and ratepayers. The Racing Club makes a very positive contribution to Ruakaka – provides employment, publicity, gener-ates visitor numbers and helps provide economic stimulus.

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Pain is the body’s signal that something is wrong. You may feel pain because of injury, disease, stress and/or being upset. This means it is not just a physical phenomenon but has emotional and psychological aspects as well. Our response to pain, and our ability to put up with it, depends on a number of factors. These include how bad the pain is, what we know about why the pain exists, how long we think we will have to put up with it, what medicines we know can help and what our past experiences are with pain relief treatments.

the pain. If it is headache, pain from physical injury such as muscle strain, or pe-riod pain, then treatment can be straight forward. “We have various kinds of pain relief medicines available” say Self Care pharmacists.“But because they work in different ways, and because some people can have problems with some products, it is important to talk with us to establish what is best for you. Our role is to ensure you receive the most appropriate medicine, and to help avoid problems, such as reaction to a pain medicine or interaction with other medicines you take.”The range of pain relief medicines available from Self Care pharmacies includes:Paracetamol, which is useful for mild-to-moderate pain (e.g. headache, backache, period pain, toothache, sprains and strains). It works in the brain to reduce pain, and helps lower body temperature in fevers. It is the most suitable pain reliever for children, and specially-formulated liquid medicines are available for them. Give only the exact dose indicated on the label. For each dose, adults should not take more than 2 tablets, and no more than 8 tablets in a 24 hour period. Doses for children should not continue beyond 24 hours unless advised by the pharmacist or doctor. The Children’s Pain & Fever fact card has more information about treating children’s pain.

-terfering with the body’s production of certain chemicals (prostaglandins) respon-

-ditions (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis and gout). For sprain and strain injuries, in the

-pression, Elevation (and Diagnosis) (RICED) are the best ways to ‘kick-start’ the healing process, with paracetamol for the pain. NSAIDs may be suitable after that. Aspirin should not be given to children under twelve years of age. People with asthma or allergic conditions or stomach problems should check with their doctors or pharmacists before taking NSAIDs.Codeine is usually reserved for stronger pain not controlled by paracetamol or NSAIDs. Codeine is available as pharmacist only medicines when combined with other pain-relief medicines (e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen or another NSAID), or with cough and cold medicines. Codeine can cause nausea, drowsiness, and skin rashes in some people and regular use of codeine, for longer than 3 days at a time, can cause constipation. There are some important things to consider when taking medicines for pain. Al-ways follow the instructions on the packet. Taking more than the recommended dose can lead to serious problems. “As pharmacists, we know how effective dif-ferent pain relievers are in the management of different types of pain. Customers

conditions. However,” advise Self Care pharmacists, “if we believe the underly-ing condition resulting in the pain is of a more serious nature, or long-term pain relief is needed, we will encourage you to see your doctor.” “In addition, because pain relievers often are combined with other medicines for dif-ferent conditions, we advise people to check the ingredient lists when buying medi-cines, so they don’t double-up and risk harm. Women who are pregnant or breast-feed-ing need to check with their doctors, or with us, about pain medicines that are safe to take. See the Self Care Pain Relief fact card for additional information.”

Pain Relief Advice from Your Self Care Pharmacist

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A new organization entitled Ruakaka Dog Rescue has been set up with the aim of rescuing stray and uncared for dogs and puppies in the Ruakaka area.

friend Sacha Bee, and has already taken on a litter of puppies. “We are here to support, educate and help dog owners in Ruakaka”, said Jackie. Jackie is in touch with dog rescue organisations in Auckland and works with these

She wants to hear from people who can foster dogs while she searches for suitable permanent homes and also asks for donations to the bank account: 060365 0009 438 00 at the National Bank with the reference RDR to help with food costs and vet fees. Ruakaka Dog Rescue also has a facebook page and is listed on the Give a Little donation site. The SPCA runs a free monthly clinic at the Bream Bay Community Trust but Jackie said there is a three -month waiting list to get dogs neutered through this service. She is grateful for assistance from: the Bream Bay Butcher, the Waipu Vet Centre and Scavengers for this work but asks that more local businesses get behind the effort.“This is a community problem, “ she says.“We have to break the cycle of pups being born, left unvaccinated and not neutered and going on to have more pups.” Jackie and her very friendly Rottweiler bitch Lulu are members of BARK NZ,

to interact safely with dogs. The pair travels to Auckland once a week for BARK training sessions and Lulu has visited several Whangarei rest homes. Jackie would like to get the BARK programme up and running in Bream Bay’s schools.

Ruakaka Dog Rescue aims to stop the cycle of unwanted dogs and puppies

7 August 2014 Bream Bay News

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A convoy of old trucks will be visiting Ruakaka next month as part of a 16-day tour of the North Island. On Friday 12 September, the Northern Classic Commercial Trucks North Island tour will leave Whangarei at 9am for a visit to the Marsden Point

Between 80 and 100 classic commercial trucks will take part in the tour.

around 9.30 while their drivers and passengers take a coach tour of the plant. Members of the public are invited to come down to take a look.

Marsden Truck Wash in Kepa Rd. whose owners the Newey family are offering free truck washes for the touring trucks.

Keith Newey, will be taking part in the tour with his immaculately restored 1989 Mack Truck. The truck has quite a story behind it. It was purchased

owned. He named it Mack Dundee because “the movie Crocodile Dundee was a big thing at the time.” He used it to haul bulk cement from the Portland Golden Bay cement works around the North Island. In 1995 with 990,000 kilometres on its odometer, he traded it in for a new Mack and went on to own ten more big trucks in his career. In 2011 Keith’s son Ian who with his wife Shelley is the director of Neweys Transport, was searching trucks for

Over 80 old trucks will stop off at Ruakaka on North Island Tour

Without telling Keith, Ian purchased the old truck and had it restored to its former glory. He sourced a gearbox

been re-upholstered, the motor gleams and the exterior painted with the original Golden Bay Cement yellow and white colours. What did Keith say when Ian presented him with Mack Dundee, restored to its former glory?“I think I cried”, said Keith. “He was wearing dark glasses so we couldn’t tell”, said his wife Carolyn who had been in on the secret.”

sale on the internet when he came across a photograph of his Dad’s old Mack sitting in a paddock in Foxton. It had changed colour, had a different motor and gearbox but the sign Mack Dundee was still displayed on the top of its bonnet.

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Ships expected at Marsden Point

ETA Tuesday 3 August at 12 noon. ETD Wednesday 6 August at

ports. Southern Star ETA Tuesday 5 August at 6.30pm. ETD Friday 8 August at

5pm. Loading woodchip for the port of Kawanoe, Japan. Global Bay ETA Wednesday 6 August at 11pm. ETD Friday 8 August at

8pm. Loading logs for China. Atlantic Reefer ETA Friday 8 August at 5am. ETD Saturday 9 August at

5pm. Loading kiwifruit and departing for Tauranga. ETA Friday 8 August at 2pm. ETD Sunday 10 August at 2am.

ETA Sunday 10 August at 4am. ETD Monday 11 August at 9pm. Loading logs for China. Chengtu ETA Sunday 10 August at 11pm. ETD Tuesday 12 Augsut at 5am.

Loading LVL and departing for Tauranga. Ocean Flower ETA Monday 11 August at 4pm. ETD Wednesday 13 August

at 9pm. Loading logs for China. Sharp ETA Monday 11 August at 10pm. ETD Thursday 14 August at 11pm.

Loading logs for India. Ngankin ETA Wednesday 13 August at 2pm. ETD Friday 15 August at 7am.

Loading LVL and departing for Napier. ETA Saturday 16 August. ETD Saturday 16 August. Loading

kiwifruit and departing for Tauranga. Elvira Bulker ETA Sunday 17 August ETD Wednesday 20 August Loading

logs for China.

WALL HANGINGS BY RITA LLEWELLYN on the Ruakaka Library until August 31.

WAIPU BOUTIQUE SUNDAY MARKET Next on Sunday 10 August from 9am -1pm. In the Coronation Hall, Waipu

RUAKAKA RACES Next race meetings: Wednesday 13 August and Sat-urday 30 August.

QUIZ NIGHT ONE TREE POINT PRIMARY PTA Quiz Night. Friday 15

MARSDEN COVE MARKET in the marquee. Next on Sunday 17 August from 8.30am to 1pm.

CLASSIC COMMERCIAL TRUCK TOUR 80 - 100 big old trucks.

WHAT’S ON IN BREAM BAY

Everyday First Aid Course

If someone you know had an accident at

anywhere in you community – could you help??Everyday First Aid is a 4 hour course designed for anyone wanting to learn basic First Aid skills and CPR, Do you need to brush up on past First Aid courses???The next Everyday First Aid Course is scheduled at: St. John Bream Bay Ambu-lance Station, 4 Tamingi Street, RuakakaSaturday 13th September 9am – 1pm

Please register by phoning 432 7311The course fee of $40.00 is payable on the day

A quilted wall-hanging depicting daffodils brightens the entrance to the Ruakaka

in the library proper, is by Rita Llewellyn. The display will remain at the library until the end of August.

“Friends of my daughter and son – in - law were moving overseas and gave me a small parcel of pieces of fabric and a couple of books on quilting. “I love colour and have always been a sewer. It’s an amazing way to use pieces of material that would otherwise end up in the bin. It became a passion.” Five years ago, however Rita became very ill. She thinks it began with a rogue virus. She found herself unable to walk or to use her hands and was diagnosed with palindromic rheumatoid arthritis. “I am much better now but still not back to how I was. I don’t do big quilts anymore. I just stick to wall hangings.”During her recovery, while she was still unable to sew, Rita took lessons in painting. An exhibition of her paintings was held at the library last year. “Now I am torn between these two passions”, says Rita.

fabric, her sewing machine, canvasses, her easel and paints. “I am going to have to put some of the fabric on Trade Me. Even if I were to live to be 150 years of age I wouldn’t be able to use it all,” Rita said. “There is so much to do. I have so many ideas.”She has given many of her quilts and wall hangings away. “Bits and pieces have gone all over the place.”She recently gifted a quilt to a great granddaughter in America. Her brother and his wife in Wales have another and friends in Ireland have a wall hanging of irises. The wall hangings at the library are some of her favourites. Rita has been in New Zealand since 1964 and says she is a Kiwi now but a quilted red Welsh dragon is a link to her birthplace. She has made several versions of this design to give to family members. An abstract piece called “Stepping stones” celebrates the colours of rocks in water,

rocks. It has sparkling scales. “You need to see this one in the sunshine. It shines just like a light”, Rita says. The daffodil hanging at the entrance took a long time to make.She hasn’t counted but thinks there must be at least a 1,000 pieces of fabric in the piece. The Ruakaka Library Committee is keen to talk to local artists who might like to show their work on the library walls. There is also a table where items can be put on display and Essie Leech, the library committee’s chairwoman, said there is also a possibility of live demonstrations by craftspeople being staged. Anyone interested can ring the library - 432 8406 or Essie - 432 8684. Library hours are: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm and Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm.

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The Otamatea School Ball

The Waipu male choir has got off to a strong start with 20 singers turning up to an initial meeting. Rehearsals began last Wednesday in the Presbyte-rian Church Hall last week with Richard Hancock as music director and Jan Pirihi, accompanist. The choir’s instigator Robert Webb said to begin

songs in four - part male voice harmony. The next rehearsal is scheduled for August 13. Robert’s contact phone number is 432 7191.

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A muddy good day

The Mud Run team would like to thank spon-sors – Highland Property Services, ITM, Bruce Mann Excavations, Pizza Barn, Madly Indi-an Restaurant, Your Vet, Waipu Real Estate, Northpine, Waipu Pharmacy, Waipu Hammer Hardware, Thirsty Liquor, Waipu Four square, Hellers Sausages, Bluebird, Golden Crumpets, Coca Cola, Platinum Homes, NZ Safety Nets, and Millbrook Quarry. Special recognition anl thanks to the Waipu Surf Lifesaving, Waipu Fire Brigade, St Johns’ Ambulance, Waipu Lions and the 25 volunteer marshals who provided encouragement and guidance/warnings as competitors rushed or staggered passed in various states of muddiness! Without these people taking time out of their busy schedules and giving up a Saturday morn-ing, the Mud Run would not exist.

A hundred people paid thirty dollars each for the priv-ilege of getting cold, wet and muddy at the second Waipu Mud Run, held on a farm in South Rd. on Sat-urday July 26. Mercifully the wind and rain of the two July storms was over and a pale winter sun shone on the competitors, spectators and support crew. Could this be an answer to farming woes in Northland’s wet winters? - A way to turn the weather into something

Questions are being asked, it seems, about where all that money went to, so the organisers have provid-ed a break-down. The cost of running the event, in-cluding providing a toilet and shower, was $1878. A coffee shout for all the volunteer marshals cost $112. The Waipu Surf Lifesaving Club and the Waipu Fire Brigade, both of which helped out on the course were each given $200 donations,the St Johns Ambulance got $150 and the Waipu Lions - $100. Finally $40 went to pay the piper, whose presence was needed to stamp this as yet another uniquely Waipu occasion. The balance

course.

second, or third placings. The answer to this say the organisers is simple: “Too much hassle!”“To make the experience fun and do-able for all, there

pursuits. However, opting for some of these alterna-tives does not necessarily mean it will take the com-petitor the same amount of time or effort that would be needed to do the water course, plus at any point a runner could take a short cut or miss an obstacle com-pletely. Therefore monitoring who did what and when in order to ensure a fair outcome, i.e. a placing, falls into the too-hard-basket.”The team also wants to make it clear that they do not come under any umbrella but are simply a few indi-viduals who, “in a moment of madness, thought it a great idea to have a go at organizing a reasonably priced community event.” The Mud Run team comprises: Juanita McGoldrick, Richard Wilson and Sue Mathews with help from Sharon Caroll.

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Mid-winter cheer at the Waipu Golf Club

After a long standing association with the Waipu Club, local farmer Warren McLean has put his hand up to sponsor the club’s Mid Winter Cheer event for the next three years.

-ter Christmas Cheer on Saturday 19th July.Although the course is playing well, the conditions were challenging with some

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Results:Men’s Div 1. Best Gross -Tony Simpson 79, R/Up Gross - Lee Newman 80, Best Net - Kevin Mitchell 72, Runner Up Net - Greg Shanaghan 74, Best Stableford - Wayne Crawford 35, 1st R/Up Stableford - Graham Matthews 34

Mens Div 2. Best Gross - Samuel Howard 87, R/U Gross - Mike van Blommenstein 91, Best Net - Brent Cooper 74, Runner Up Net - Max Cullen 76, Best Stableford Ian Carroll - 32, 1st R/Up Stableford - Ngapo Henare 32. Ladies Division Best Gross - Karen McNeill 86, R/U Gross - Jo Taylor 91, Best Net - Jill Norcott 82, Runner Up Net - Raewyn Nash 83, Best Stableford - Wendy Legarth, 1st R/Up Stableford - Christine Berridge. 9 Hole Best Stableford - Beryl Willcox, Closest to the Pin Mens Div 1- Paul Jenkins (drawn), Closest to the Pin Mens Div 2 - Ian Carroll, Closest to the Pin Ladies - Raewyn Nash (drawn), Longest Drive Men - Nathan Anderson, Longest Drive Ladies - Karen McNeil.

Big win puts Bream Bay United Under 17s back in the running for series title

Waipu Indoor BowlsChampionship Triples Tournament July 23. Win-ners: Mary Farrell, Dorothy Whyte, Roy Voss. Run-

Ruakaka Indoor BowlsJune 24 Maungakaramea Ruakaka Shield Chal-lenge 1st M. Lamb, G. Walker, M. Kell, L. Walker2nd D. Greenfield, M. Stephenson, A. McLachlan, R. Finlayson Cons R. Carey, R. Roberts M. Ben-nett, D. Puckett1 July 1st R. Carey, R. Ivory, D. Puckett, 2nd M. Bennett, G. Puckett, 3rd P. Ivory, M. Philip, Cons A. McLachlan R. Roberts15 July Open tournament. 1st C. Anderson, M. Bennett, M. Philip, 2nd C. McKegg, D. Green-field, R. Finlayson, 3rd G. Wooding, J. Barnes, R. MacKenzie22 July Championship Singles Winner J. Green-field Runner up R. Carey

The goals just kept coming in Bream Bay United Under 17s team’s game against Marist, played at the Bream Bay Recreation Centre grounds on Sat-urday 2 August.

Youth competition with in terms of game wins but trailing by seven in goal difference. A 13 to 1 win against Marist put Bream Bay in front. However, while Bream Bay has played all its competition matches, the Rebels still have one game left to go, and this against another Kamo team. Bream Bay, at present, holds a four goal lead with the coach, manager and team members all waiting anx-iously on the result of the upcoming Kamo vs Kamo match. Bream Bay’s goals were scored by: Kieran Swords 5, Kyle Levell 4, Corey West 2, Sam Ahern 1 and Cameron Mooney 1.

Phone the BREAM BAY NEWS - 432 0209or email:[email protected] if you know of something interesting going on in Bream Bay.

Photo By Geoff Spencer

7 August 2014

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

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

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MANUFACTURER with over 40 years ex-perience in the building industry is offering a design drafting service for domestic housing, sleepouts and sheds. Plans formulated in co-sultation with clients, with working drawings completed & submitted to council for process-ing. Extensive prac-tical experience, able to identify and resolve problems. Please ring Mike Lean on 09 431 2260 or 021 431 196.

CARPET LAYING, Re-stretching and Repairs, 20 yrs exp, reliable service. PH Dean Ireson 436 2633 or 027 667 0183.

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Ruakaka (A Brief History)

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Stimulate the body to treat itself!

www.handsonhealth.co.nzContact Alice Grant

09 432 1710

FOR HIRE

tractors, entrance by

MACROCARPA FIREWOOD

Delivery availablePh Russell 432 0344

027 475 5555

VEGETATION RUB-BISH & RECYCLING REMOVAL Free job inspection. Can’t cope or simply having a cleanup?Phone or text friendly Bow 022 075 1979.

STEEL FENCE POSTS, 1650mm x 7 Hole @ $6.90 incl. Bream Bay Merchants BuildLink. Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ru-akaka PH: 09 433 0077FENCE WIRE HT 2.5mm 25kg WireMark @ $88.30 Incl GST Bream Bay Merchants BuildLink Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ruakaka PH: 09 433 0077FARM GATES Light Barred 3.66m $128.70, 4.25m $152.75 Bream Bay Merchants Build-Link. Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ruakaka. PH: 09 433 0077GENERATOR 3100w Elec Start. 4 Stroke GT3000ES $595.00 + GST. Bream Bay Mer-chants BuildLink. Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ruaka-ka. PH: 09 433 0077CHECK OUT OUR S P E C I A L S . w w w .breambaymerchan t s .co.nz. Bream Bay Mer-chants BuildLink. Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ruaka-ka PH: 09 433 0077

FARMLANDS CARD accepted at Bream Bay Merchants BuildLink. Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ru-akaka . PH: 09 433 0077PLUMBING SUP-PLIES. Bream Bay Mer-chants BuildLink Cnr Sime & Kepa Rd Ruaka-ka. PH: 09 433 0077

HOUSE FOR RENT. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garages. Ruakaka Ridge. Sea views. Quiet and pri-vate. No pets. $350pw. Ph. 021 932 285.

Waipu Community Toy Library Toys, books DVDs and puzzles for pre school children

Main street of WaipuNext door to the Hair Dresser

New Opening hours:Friday 9.30am - 12 noon.Saturday Mornings 8am - 10am.

BACHCARE IS RECRUITING IN RUAKAKA! Join NZ’s leading holiday home management compa-ny. Receive excellent training / support. Enjoy meet-ing people, have great attention to detail, and a clean-ing extraordinaire? Contact [email protected]

SITUATIONS VACANT

TAIZE SINGING WORKSHOP Saturday 16th Au-gust, 2pm - 8pm. Near Kaiwaka, in a beautiful setting with Kaipara Harbour views. See www.singforjoy.org.nz for more information and to register. Or contact 021 2377678

WORKSHOP

LAND FOR SALE 10 acre block, Oneriri Pen-insula, near Kaiwaka. See Trade Me, property ID BDV356 $199,000

LAND FOR SALE

WAIPU COVE RESERVE BOARD

AGMSun 24 August 11am

To be held at Waipu Cove Surf Life Saving Club

Agenda available on www.waipucovereserve.co.nz

7 August 2014

PUBLIC NOTICES

Presbyterian Waipu

Assembly of God

Anglican

Catholic -

Lifepoint

BREAM BAY SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES

WAIPU PUBLIC CORONATION

HALLBooks and goods

required for BricaBrac shopOpen Mon - Sat

Mornings from 10.30am

Bream Bay Medical Centre Ltd New Patients Welcome!

Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5pm Saturdays: 9am - 12pm

Dr John Chapman, Dr Sue Hancock, Dr Karin Hiemstra, Dr Saj Din

Bream Bay

9am - 12noon.

- 432 7197

Monday 1 September The Bream Bay Community Trust offers:

and relevant support services.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Bream Bay223 Marsden Point Road, Ruakaka

Miracles happen today

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

Experience His Healing Presence.

POWER HOUSE Monthly Friday at 7pm.

MEN OF INTEGRITY Tuesday at 7pm

WOMEN OF DESTINY Tuesday at 10am

SUNDAY SERVICE & KIDZ CHURCHat 10am

Phone 432 7197

MARSDEN COVE MARKET

fruit and vegetablesentertainment for the children

preserves jams pickles oils coffee and food. AT THE MARINA

3rd Sunday of each month9am to 1pm

a fun family daycontact Don 09 4314118

new stallholders welcomefree stalls for community groups

Supporting Your Community. Next Market 20 July

The Bream Bay College PTAWould like to thank the following for their dona-

Bay Secondary Schools reunion:

KAIWAKA KNITTING GROUP NEEDS YARN FOR WHANGAREI HOSPITAL.

We are running out of yarn to knit. Do you have wool, synthetic, cotton or any yarn

tucked away that you will never use and could give to us?

We are a small group who meet every second Tuesday of the month at 10am

at the Apple Basket shop in Kaiwaka.We knit various items for the children in Ward 2 and the elderly in Ward 15 at Whangarei

Hospital. Although we have had generous amounts of yarn

already we need more in any quantities Should you be able to help

please phone Gale 09 431 4827 or leave donations at the Apple Basket

or Absolute Concrete both are on SH1 at Kaiwaka.

MARSDEN BAY GARDEN CLUB.

The next meeting will be held onThursday 21st August at 1 pm

in the Ruakaka hall,Cnr Sanford Rd and SH1 Ruakaka.

Flower of the month - any Spring BulbDecorative class - Table Arrangement

with Candle.Guest Speaker - Betty Boswell,

‘All bout Camellias”All entries in by 12.30 pm.

Daffodil Day gold coin collection.

Enquiries: Noeline 4328303 or Alex 4328068

Visitors and new members welcome

BREAM BAY COASTAL CARE WORKING BEE

On Sunday 10 August From 9am to 11am At the entrance to the Uretiti campground.

We have 1,000 trees to mulch at the Uretiti Living Legends project.

Bring shovels, buckets and, if you

wheel barrows. Wear sturdy shoes.

BREAM BAY COLLEGE

WORKING BEE

On Sunday 17 August9am start


URETITI HIDEAWAY An opportunity exists to improve value and acquire a property in this very desirable area. Close to Uretiti Beach for horse or beach lovers and only 5 mins to Waipu and all its amenities. On

Roger King 027 755 5001 or a/h (09) 432 1381 Ref:WPU10411

CUTE AND COMPACT $359,000

bdrm home captures all day sun from

to the Marina and the beach. Great

of room for the boat.Judy Guy 027 221 5623 a/h (09) 432 0486 Ref:WPU10403

LICENCED REALESTATE COMPANY (REAA 2008)

NEW LIS

TING

17 Marsden Point Road, Ruakaka | Phone 432 7396 | [email protected]

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