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CONTENTS

Editor’s note 2

Residents Association update 3

150 Up newsletter 5

Otamatea Community Services—bullying 5

Getting to know your camera 7

Focus on Linking Hands 7

Otamatea avenue of trees 9

Otamatea High School 11

Around the groups and clubs: Otamatea Grey

Power, Maungaturoto Garden Club, Playcentre,

RSA 13

A tribute to Mavis Smith 17

An achievement to be proud of 17

This month’s filler: pea salad 17

Garden notes 19

Books of the month 19

Wordplay 19

The golden years 21

The Teddy Bears’ Picnic 21

Clips from the past 23

Maungaturoto Country Club 25

Squash news 25

Snippets 27

Comment is Free! 27

What’s on in April 28

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Issue 134 April 2013

MAUNGATUROTO — An appealing place to live, work and visit, which has heart, purpose and prosperity

Circulated to 800 homes and businesses in the Maungaturoto area

Horse Treks with Rae

Roadley — page 23

Teddy Bears’ Picnic —

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Editor’s Note You’ll hopefully have noticed the new logo and

banner on the front page, and will like them. This

is all part of our attempt to make the Matters look

more attractive and be a really interesting read.

But it’s also intended to get a standard design

both for the Matters and for the town’s new web-

site. This can be found at www.maungaturoto

matters.co.nz — and provides one of the best

ways of keeping up with what’s going on in town.

We post copies of the Matters there, so if you’re

looking for an old copy, or want to send a copy to

someone else, that’s a good place to go. If you’re

Facebook savvy, then you can also join the Maun-

gaturoto Facebook Group. That way, you’ll get all

the hot news, including dates of working bees

and information on the beautification project.

On that subject, it’s been pleasing to see a spurt

of progress in the beautification work over the

last month. As an occasional contributor, I can

vouch that it’s a fun way of spending half a day.

At the last working bee, I had the delightful com-

pany of Jenna and Grace, who played mud-pies

with me as we built concrete and cement rocks in

front of St John. I‘ll especially remember the

comment from one of them, as she stamped

down the gravel: “I’m the chief tantrum thrower.”

Sounds familiar!

This isn’t the only work going on to improve the

town at present. It’s a pleasure, for example, to

see that the car park in front of 4 Square has been

resealed, which greatly enhances that end of

town. As Albie points out, though, on page 4,

there are still some black spots around that we

need to work on to get everything looking good

for the 150th. So let’s not rest on our laurels just

yet.

Last month also saw the demise of the avenue of

trees along SH12. This seems to have been a

long-running saga, and on page 9 Dave Orford

explains why, in the end, they had to go. But like

some other recent developments in town, the

issue raises an important point. While have lots of

hard-working committees looking after our inter-

ests, we don’t always hear about things until after

they’ve happened. This inevitably tends to make

some people grumpy, and deter others from get-

ting involved. A good way of avoiding this is to

use the Matters to let people know what’s going

on. So this is a plea to all the groups and commit-

tees out there: please, use these pages to tell the

community about things that might affect them,

or that they might want to know.

Cheers, DavidCheers, DavidCheers, DavidCheers, David

Maungaturoto Matters.

Issue 134, April 2013

Maungaturoto Matters is a free monthly publication, produced for the community by the Maungaturoto Residents Association.

Editor: David Briggs

Editorial Assistant: Gail Barnett

Editorial Board: Daniel Alcock; Terri Donaldson; Alison Cadman-Smith

Printed by Progressive Paparoa, High Street, Paparoa

Contributions and feedback from members of the Com-munity are actively encouraged.

Note: the Editor reserves full right to abridge or amend copy for editorial purposes.

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T he Maungaturoto Residents Association has

been extremely busy lately, as our reports

make clear. We are always looking for new members

or participants in the activities we are involved in. To

keep abreast of the activities of the Residents Asso-

ciation you can:

● join the Maungaturoto facebook group,

● visit www.maungaturotomatters.co.nz, or

● email [email protected] and request

meeting minutes from Nyree.

Children’s Day

An enjoyable Children's Day, organised by the Resi-

dents Association and hosted by the Maungaturoto

Primary School, was held on Sunday 3rd March.

Thank you to the following groups and companies

who made the day possible for our Tamariki: Epic

Kids, Small Poppies, Maungaturoto Playcentre, Ota-

matea Community Services, Maungaturoto 4

Square, Scouts, Maungaturoto Primary School PTA,

Sport Northland and St John Youth Cadets.

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

As the advert on the back page will remind you, the

first annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic will be on April 13th

at 9:30am — 12:30 pm at Maungaturoto Primary; if

it’s too wet it will transfer to the Centennial Hall.

This amazing day will feature: a scavenger hunt for

under 5's, games run by the Paparoa Golf Club,

stalls run by local playcentres and the Maunga-

turoto Primary School PTA, a parents’ spot prize,

several "Teddy" spot prizes, donate or adopt a

teddy (left over teddies to be donated to various

local organisations) and a raffle with ten prizes in-

cluding a variety of books, teddies by Tania and

prizes from Ourlittlegems. Tickets for the raffle are

available from 100% Fergus Appliances, Sugarbelles

and the Maungaturoto Market on 5th April. The pic-

nic will also have a quiet room for breastfeeding

mothers.

Town Beautification

Work on the beautification project has continued,

and March saw great progress around the Public

Toilets, Playground and St John. Keep an eye out

on the notice boards in town and on Facebook for

upcoming opportunities to get involved.

Project Sk8t

Another exciting new project has also started, at the

instigation of local teenager Isaiah Ratima. This

aims to develop the skatepark located at the Coun-

try Club. It has enthusiastically been supported by

members of the Residents Association, and inevita-

bly has already gained great benefits from the in-

volvement of the incredible Richard Moore, who has

put a lot of time and effort into helping Isaiah and

his friends. This project really needs lots of old bro-

ken up concrete, so if you have some to donate

please drop it down at the skate park or let us know.

Road Resurfacing Notice

We have been informed that Opus have decided to

move their intended start date for SH12 road resur-

facing from Monday 25th March until after the Easter

Weekend. They are now planning to start work on

Monday 8th April. If you would like to see plans of

what they are doing check the noticeboards outside

Tony's and the 4 Square.

Next meeting

The next Residents Association Meeting is on

Wednesday the 3rd of April at the Centennial Hall.

Please come along and take part.

Residents Association Update From Nyree Alcock

DO YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BULLYING?

Bullying is repeated, deliberate and harmful

behaviour towards others.

Bullying can be prevented, especially when

the community works together.

You are invited to a community meeting at: St John Hall

Wednesday 17 April at 7.25pm

Facilitated by Otamatea Community Services

A panel will be available for interactive ques-

tions, comments and ideas, and to lay the

groundwork for a local response to bullying

that will keep our youngsters safe.

Otamatea Grey PowerOtamatea Grey Power

Meets last Wednesday of every month at

the Anglican Church Hall

Next meeting: April 24th, 1.30 pm

Come along to listen to an interesting talk

promoting the welfare and well-being of all citizens in the 50 plus age group

All over-50s welcome

Come along for information, tea and intelligent discussion

For information contact Henry Daniel

Tel: 09 431 8141 Email: [email protected]


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CARPET &

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Phone/Fax (09) 431-8888

Mobile (027) 283-8039

Wanted: Galvanised Pipe to help build the Memorial Wall

We require 50 x 1500 mm lengths of ¾ inch galvanized water pipe

If you have anything suitable that you can donate, please contact Noel at

[email protected] or 09 431 8962

OTAMATEA COMMUNITY SERVICES

Bullying — the hidden scourge

E xcerpt from a teenager’s diary, ‘The coffin is up

front. Some of us from her class wrote messages

on it with felt-tips. They’re not the same messages

posted in Facebook last week, like, “why don’t you

drop off the planet, loser!’

Some of the girls are crying. Yeah, right! Last week

those same girls were threatening her with texts. She

doesn’t have to read any more stink texts.

I hate those girls, but I am like scared, they’ll pick on

me now….’

Our kids are being bullied! I recently read an article

in the paper – a young teenage girl had committed

suicide. She couldn’t cope with the bullying at

school any more. What a tragic waste of life! I have

often met teenagers at the community house, com-

ing for counselling because they can’t cope with the

bullying at school. I have talked with many parents

who are at a loss as to how to help their youngster

grapple with the issue of peer rejection and bullying.

At Otamatea Community Services we are being pro-

active in providing a forum where concerned par-

ents can meet. We are looking forward to your

questions, comments and ideas on how to keep our

teenagers safe. If you are a student being bullied

please come and share your story, we really want to

hear from you. To give you further opportunity to

raise your concerns, a public meeting will be held at

St John Hall on Wednesday 17th April, at 7.25 pm,

followed by supper. Denise and the team

150 Up Newsletter

C ongratulations Maungaturoto! Most of us are

clearly taking a pride in our township and the

surrounding areas. If we keep this up, the place will

look like a million dollars come November.

One black spot, unfortunately, is the area on Bicker-

staffe Road that people are using as a dumping area

for tree prunings and other vegetation. Also some

people are dumping odd lots of household rubbish

along the edge of the mangroves. Shells may not be

so bad, but rotten sheep offal and fish waste leave a

pretty bad smell and do not look at all good!

The latest news on the resource consent is that it

should be through by the end of the month!!! This

will probably make it very difficult to obtain funding

in time to complete all the projects before the 150th

anniversary. We have set ourselves a plan to work

through in stages as money raised locally become

available. At worst, there may not be a wharf for the

celebrations but trust us we WILL get one.

Once the consent is through, we will be looking for

those planks and donations people have promised.

Remember a plank costs $200 but we won't refuse

any donations.

The official programme and costs are nearly final-

ised and will be circulated as soon as possible, as

well as an accommodation guide within a twenty

kilometer range of Maungaturoto.

Now, here is a request from out of left field. Fifty

years ago the worst traffic accident ever in the his-

tory of New Zealand occurred on the Brynderwyn

Hills. Fifteen people died that day and many others

were injured when a bus returning south from Wai-

tangi celebrations the day before left the road.

There is a lady writing a book on the event and she

would like to get in touch with any doctors and

nurses who were working at Whangarei Hospital at

that time. If you were one of them, or know some-

one who was, please contact Albie and he will put

you in touch with her. Albie can be reached on 09

431 8148 or by emailing [email protected].

Albie Paton



I SO numbers To get a good exposure/photo — one that isn’t

too light or too dark — the correct amount of

light needs to be captured by the camera. When

moving away from automatic settings you will en-

counter different options that will influence the ex-

posure. For point and shoots, the main option avail-

able is changing the ISO: bigger cameras have more

options but we’ll start with the basics.

‘ISO’ is a term from the days of film: it means

‘sensitivity to light’. It is measured in numbers, rang-

ing through 100, 200, 400, 800, to 1600+. Generally,

the higher the number the more sensitive the cam-

era is to light, and the lower the number the less

sensitive it is. By changing the sensitivity of the cam-

era, you can work in different lighting situations, if

it's a bright day you need less sensitivity — e.g. ISO

100; if it’s dark, you need more, such as ISO 1600.

This option can be found under the menu or settings

function. Look it up in your manual or just investi-

gate until you find it. Once found, play around: pick

a still subject and take multiple pictures using the

different ISO numbers, taking note of how each

change influences the photo/exposure. If the image

is too dark, you can increase your ISO number. To

correct an image that is too bright, you can decrease

the ISO number.

Last week we noted that a higher quality photo en-

ables a larger possible print size. The ISO you pick

can influence this as well. Essentially, the higher the

ISO number the more ‘noise’ that will occur in the

image. Noise is unsightly, much like pixilation, and it

becomes more apparent with larger prints. Noise

looks like random spots of multiple colours in large

areas that should be a single colour. It’s often often

found in photos of the sky at sunset. So to avoid

noise, try to use the lowest ISO number possible be-

fore the image is too dark.

Want to do something special

for Mothers Day? Then check out

the Lollipop Portraits advert on

page 9!

Getting to know your camera… by Sarah Cobb

L inking Hands Health Shuttle Service is a free

community service for all people in our district.

This month’s interview with Don McGuff, Linking

Hands driver, is the second in our series featuring

administrators, drivers and clients.

Q. What drew you to Linking Hands?

A. I was doing nothing. After working as an Air

New Zealand aircraft engineer for 36 years I’d

moved to Paparoa with my wife, Rosemary, and

worked for some time as a volunteer fireman. The

fire service work was becoming too physically de-

manding, and I wanted something worthwhile to do.

One day about four years ago, I brought some furni-

ture to the old Linking Hands office, and got talking

with Jayne and Maureen. They asked me if I’d be a

driver and I agreed. I drive one day a week, and can

be called out on other days if needed, and Rose-

mary helps in the office.

Q. What do you enjoy about the work?

A. I get to meet a lot of people, and have a good

chat with them: a trip to hospital gives plenty of

time for that. I’ve learned about the area, especially

about the history of Maungaturoto and Paparoa.

Some clients don’t like to talk, and that’s OK too.

I’ve got to know the area pretty well, though there

have been some mistakes: for example taking some-

one to Settlement Road off the Paparoa-Oakleigh

Road instead of the one at Kaiwaka.

I used to get involved in the maintenance of the

vehicles, but now I mainly give advice about it. I do

regular checks and note repairs that have to be

done on the vehicles, or give them a look-over be-

fore a warranty test. I’m an engineer – it’s my way.

Q. What skills does it take to be a driver?

A. I like driving – I can do it and I enjoy it. I’d enjoy it

more if we had better vehicles. They are getting old

and it’s hard to keep them going. I’d say to some-

one who was thinking of joining: ‘Don’t hesitate. You

just need to be an average driver, nothing special.’

You have to appreciate that getting elderly people

in and out can take a bit of time and ingenuity.

I sometimes worry about bringing people home

from hospital: will they be alright? It’s good,

though, when you get someone home; they can be

so thankful. Thanks are enough, but some people

just take the service for granted. We don’t ask for

money, the service is free, but if everyone who could

afford it, gave a little, it would help.

FOCUS ON LINKING HANDS By Ann Briggs

Work with St John

We still need Ambulance Officers If you can help, please contact Stephen Rosser

Operations Team Manager

09 431 8403 or 021 231 6836


STEPHEN M JAQUES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

123 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto

Phone: (09) 431 8733

Fax: (09) 431 8736

Email: [email protected] Website: www.smjca.co.nz

FARRIER Frans Jansen

Quiet and Reliable

Phone 09 431 8592

Mobile 026 227 1776

Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Grown on the Kaipara

Available from:

Sunshine Organics

Paparoa Farmers Market (next dates April 6th and 20th)

Maungaturoto Market (April 5th)

or from 46B Merril Rd, Paparoa

Phone 09 431 7572

Come and join a small class (no more than 4) in a tranquil, rural setting, and get your hands into

cheese-creation! In a custom built boutique cheese room we will concentrate on making one type of

cheese to begin, and then finish with mascarpone and a batch of fresh butter – and you get to take all

your hard work home.

Cheese Courses will be 4-5 hours maximum. You will start at 10.30 am with fresh brewed coffee and an

introduction to the cheese making process. Then it’s aprons on and you will make a feta cheese from

start to finish.

Course Dates are: Saturday 20th April and Saturday 18th May 2013

BUT if you have small groups of 2, 3 or 4 we can do dates to suit

FOR FULL DETAILS: Please contact Jas on 022 678 1474 or [email protected]

and check out Fromage at Franklin on Facebook

Fromage at Franklin introduces Hands on Cheese Making

Turning Milk into Cheese its Magic

141 Hurndall Street,

Maungaturoto

Tel 09 431 8987

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CAR SEAT RENTAL SCHEMES

Plunket Rooms, Hurndall St, Maungaturoto

Infant, Child & Booster Seats —long or short term hire.

We also have for purchase child harnesses, locking clips and ext.

strapsFor rental details Ph Karlene Storey

(09) 431 8890

COFFEE/PLAYGROUP

If anyone is interested in having coffee

mornings again, please contact Justine

Westlake on 431 8831

LINKING HANDS INC Maungaturoto Mangawhai Ruakaka

‘Meeting the needs of the community’

Linking Hands

HEALTH SHUTTLE SERVICES

Maungaturoto Phone/fax 09 431 8969

Mangawhai 09 4314121

Ruakaka 09 431 8969

www.linkinghands.co.nz

Head office: Maungaturoto

Monday to Friday, 10am—4pm

Closed public holidays

Members of the RSA

OPEN

FRI & SAT

From 5pm

Fine food at the right priceSnooker & pool

Function room availableYour favourite bottled beers

Quality winesMeals served from 6pm, Fri & Sat

PH: 09-431 8313

New members welcome

OTAMATEA AVENUE OF TREES

There has been some concern expressed within the Maunga-

turoto Community regarding the felling of some of ‘The Ave-

nue of Trees.’

As chairman of the committee (now comprising three per-

sons) that has managed the trees over recent years, I con-

sider it necessary to clarify the situation.

Northpower’s concern of late is risks posed to their power

lines by trees growing beneath. We’ve had formal ‘cut or

trim’ notices and they have often trimmed them at no cost to

our committee. Our members have also trimmed quite ex-

tensively with various helpers.

In mid 2012 we had more serious discussion on-site with

Northpower and were offered two alternatives: to trim the

trees again or to fell some of them. Both options were at no

cost to our committee, but it was made clear that this would

be the last time Northpower carried out any work free of

charge.

An ongoing trimming programme is not practicable, as they

grow almost twice as fast after trimming. Northpower’s Pub-

lic Notice, Tree Safety Regulation to Keep Trees Away From

Power Lines, clearly outlines the regulations about trees near

power lines.

Our view has always been that all care and attention should

be the responsibility of the committee and not the land own-

ers.

I would like to say that over the years we have enjoyed a very

co-operative and good relationship with the land owners.

Also Northpower has been very good to deal with. They ap-

preciate what this avenue of trees means to our community

— but they must work with The Electricity (Hazards from

Trees) Regulations 2003. Their ultimate responsibility is to

maintain their power distribution network.

Northpower has offered to contribute to more plantings at

other suitable locations. This is something that the Maunga-

turoto Community could look at in the future.

David Orford


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Call Tony on 09 431 6555

Competitive rates

Servicing Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto,

Paparoa and Ruawai

Phone: 09 431 6595

Email:[email protected]

Phone: 09 431 6595

Email:[email protected]

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Certifying Plumber

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Phone: 027 244 5430

After hours: 09 431 8451

Fax: 09 431 8561

Email: [email protected]

PLANNING A NEW

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Phone/Fax: 094312888

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Otamatea High School Te Kura Tuarua O Otamatea

Relay for Life

S tudents, staff, parents and Board of Trustees members sup-

ported the Cancer Relay for Life at the Otaika Sports Ground

on March 16-17th. There were over 40 Otamatea people involved

in what was an excellent event. It was very gratifying to see so

many supporting such a good cause. We were all a little tired and

stiff the next week, but lack of sleep, lots of laughs and working

together for a common cause helps build a great spirit between

students, staff and parents.

It was good to see the school leaders in action; they are to be

commended for taking a strong leadership role for this event.

Experiences like this will help students to realise our school vision

of becoming ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders’. Many achieved the targets

that they set themselves. More would have done so, but unfortu-

nately the rain (which we so desperately need) meant the event

finished early on Sunday, so it did not run the full 24 hours. Every-

body did really well, but I will make special mention of Simone

Sidwell who completed over 180 laps (over 70km!). It is wonderful

to see young people selflessly supporting their community.

Roy Fletcher, Acting Principal

Special Olympics Athletics

O n Wednesday 13th March Wuzz Phil-

lips and I took our group of six stu-

dents to participate in the Athletics Day at

Millennium Stadium, North Shore. Our stu-

dents were successful in receiving ribbons

ranging from 1st to 5th place in the field and

track events.

Georgia May and Marion were very excited

to introduce themselves to New Zealand’s

Valerie Adams, the reigning Olympic, World

and Commonwealth shot-put champion,

and have their photo taken with her!

A fun day was had by all,

both competing and

watching others partici-

pate in singing and danc-

ing to the music. The

weather was amazing, as

was the students’ behav-

iour and participation in

the events!

Year 13 Biology Trip

O n Thursday 7th March, the Y13 Accelerate Biology

Class was invited to attend an educational session at

the Liggins

Institute of

Medicine on

the Univer-

sity of Auck-

land Cam-

pus. The day

involved our

group carry-

ing out sev-

eral biomedical activities, including Polymerase Chain Reac-

tion and gel electrophoresis of a DNA sample. We also dis-

cussed factors which affect the expression of physical traits

based on our genes and our environment. Afterwards, with

time to kill, we took the Wainui van up Mt Eden and One

Tree Hill, finished off with a stop at the infamous Carl’s Jr

where we indulged in 2000 calorie burgers. The trip was a

very rewarding experience, and it is highly recommended to

anyone who gets the opportunity to attend in the future.

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AROUND THE GROUPS AND CLUBS

T he drought affects us even at Playcentre, so

water-play this summer has been kept to a

minimum. But this hasn’t stopped us going on the

Nikau Grove bushwalk, playing Old School Games or

watching big brothers/sisters at the school swim-

ming carnival.

Our highlight, though, was visiting the Fire Station.

It’s good for the kids to learn about this while they

are young, and we hope they might want to be in-

volved in this important part of our community

when they get older. Our huge thanks to Eric and

Paddy - and for the ride in the fire truck back to

centre!

New to join our centre, we welcome Ruby and Louie

with mum Jodi, as well as Kacei with mum Kelie.

Upcoming events/activities include:

Friday 5th April – Term Trip to Serendipity, Whan-

garei and lunch at McDonalds.

Saturday 13th April – Teddy Bears Picnic.

We would love to have new children and parents

join, so come and see what Playcentre is about. We

also appreciate empty printer toner cartridges for

recycling. You can drop them off at Playcentre dur-

ing our session times or at 100% Fergus Appliances.

June Bolton

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

April 2013

Anzac Day 25th April

On Anzac Day, there will be the usual dawn service

at 6.00 am at the Maungaturoto Centennial Hall.

This will be followed by breakfast at the RSA club-

rooms. An Anzac Day brunch will also be available

from 11 am. See you there!

Terry McCook. President

Maungaturoto Memorial RSA

Women's section

AGM

RSA Clubrooms, Saturday April 6th 10.30 am

All welcome

PAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUBPAPAROA GOLF CLUB Golden Stairs Rd, Maungaturoto

Club days Sundays 10am,

Casual fees $5,

Call club captain Craig Fergus

09 4318 350

Come and see us at the Maungaturoto Market

Otamatea Grey Power

P ublic Meeting times will now commence at

1.30 pm. Committee meetings will not be held

as frequently and will be at a separate time.

The committee of Grey Power would like to state

how pleased we have been with our discussions

with the Maungaturoto Volunteer Fire Brigade over

the sounding of the alarm and its effect on resi-

dents in the Retirement Village. The Fire Chief and

his deputy have been very willing to listen to all the

views and have been so friendly during all the dis-

cussions.

The Brigade monitored all its calls over the four-

month period since our discussions began and they

showed a really interesting pattern, with the great-

est number of call-outs being during the day.

After discussion with some of the home-owning

residents in the village they also decided, as did the

Brigade, that the siren must stay. The Brigade are

happy to review the situation in twelve months

time. We couldn't ask for more! They are dedicated

volunteers, and co-operative members as well.

Joan Hoggard

Maungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden ClubMaungaturoto Garden Club March MeetingMarch MeetingMarch MeetingMarch Meeting

On 23rd March, members had the pleasure of at-

tending the Otamatea Repertory Theatre’s “Dirty

Weekends”, a Roger Hall comedy seemingly all

about gardening, with music by Philip Norman.

Astonishing talent made all four seasons of this

somewhat zany play shine, and had club members

both chuckling at the absurdities, and engrossed in

the sympathetic depiction, of New Zealanders’ hob-

bies and relationships.

Next month, we will meet at 11.30 am on Thursday,

18th April at Marg Paton’s home (note the change

of venue) for a meeting, picnic and games. Please

bring a plate. There will be the usual competitions:

‘decorative’ is Decorative Hat.

Erica Champness


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OPENING HOURS

Tues: 2.00 pm – 8.00 pm Wed: 11.00 am – 8.00pm

Thu–Sat: 11.00 am – 8.30 pm Sun: 11.00 am – 7.30 pm

Phone orders welcome

A message to our customers

As some of our customers have pointed out, there were a couple of mistakes in our pull-out menu in the last edition of the Matters: apologies for that and thank you for your understanding. Also a big thank you to all

who have provided newspapers: it’s a great help to have stocks of them – so please keep them coming.

Over the Easter weekend, we’ll be open on Monday from 12 to 7.30 pm as usual.

The next big news is that the Duck is getting a face lift. New flooring is being laid in the kitchen and the front floors will be re-waxed during Monday 8th April - Wednesday 10th April. We will be closed Monday/Tuesday

that week and reopen around 5 pm Wednesday 10th. Apologies for any inconvenience.

The first anniversary of our ownership is also fast approaching - May 1st to be exact. To celebrate, we will offer

several specials that week: they’ll be advertised in store nearer the time.


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A TRIBUTE TO MAVIS SMITHA TRIBUTE TO MAVIS SMITHA TRIBUTE TO MAVIS SMITHA TRIBUTE TO MAVIS SMITH

Mavis Smith died recently, aged 102. A few interest-

ing facts of history were woven throughout Mavis’

life.

She was born in the first year of King George V’s

reign – 1910. She was about 15 months old when

the Titanic sank, four years old when WW1 broke

out, and nineteen when the Great Depression

started. When she was 29, WW2 began, and at 40

the Korean War. She was just 50 when New Zealand

television was first broadcast — then began the

hippy era. In her sixties, the first man landed on the

moon.

Mavis wrote the following poems.

I am so tired, I know I need rest

I will go to the place I love the best

I know there is room for one or two more

Grandpa — he said, ’Keep always an open door.’

I will sit on the lawn just under a tree

midst scent of the flowers

and a soft sea breeze.

It’s quiet and still,

no sound but the sea.

Dear Moggy

“Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

“I’ve been through the house, to see if it’s clean.”

“What saw you there?”

“I saw an old lady sitting in tears”

“I’ll go back to see if she cheers.”

“I slept on her bed the whole of the night

When she awakened, I cuddled up tight.”

My new friend – Lady Kitty, Kitty Cat, Cat Black Vel-

vet.

Compiled by Frances Yardley

Ingredients

100g black olives

1 large red capsicum

5cm fresh ginger

3 cloves of garlic

A bag of frozen peas (baby peas for preference)

about 650-750g, whatever size the bag is!

100g candied peel

4 tablespoons lemon juice

175 ml olive oil

2 heaped teaspoons paprika

1 bunch of mint and parsley

Instructions

Finely chop the olives, capsicum, ginger and garlic.

Put all the ingredients except the mint and parsley

in a large saucepan and cook gently for about 15

minutes, stirring gently from time to time.

When the salad has cooled down add the finely

chopped mint and parsley with some salt and pep-

per.

Eat at room temperature.

Enjoy—and don’t forget to submit your favourite (or

unusual) recipe!

This Month’s Filler: Pea Salad

An achievement to celebrateAn achievement to celebrateAn achievement to celebrateAn achievement to celebrate From Megan Smith

My husband, Dirk Smyth, graduated from the Auck-

land University (Whangerei Campus) on Friday 22nd

March with a Master of Educational Leadership with

First Class Honours. This is the highest grade possi-

ble in this course and Dirk was the top graduate at

the ceremony on Friday.

Dirk has been studying part time for several years,

completing a BA in maths and a first class honours

degree in maths before being granted his full aca-

demic) year’s study leave in 2012. Last year he was

on study leave, completing his dissertaion and two

Masters level papers. His dissertation was written on

the National Standards policy in NZ schools for

which he received an A+ grade, and, as a result of

the quality of his dissertation, he has been asked to

co-author (along with his supervisor) two academic

papers based on his work.

He also received two awards from the University of

Auckland for coming top in the two Masters papers

he completed last year (Educational Policy and De-

veloping Professional Expertise).

This is a huge achievement for Dirk and I’m pleased

and proud to celebrate his success with the Kaipara

community. He asked to transfer his graduation

ceremony from the Auckland campus to the Whan-

garei campus. This is because

he wanted to help lift the

profile of the Whangarei

campus and also to show

support for his supervisor,

Georgina Stewart, who is

based there.

Dirk is a well-loved teacher

and a member of the Senior

Leadership team at Otamatea

High School in Maunga-

turoto.


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MAUNGATUROTO PUBLIC LIBRARY INC

BOOKS OF THE MONTH

F iction

Tracy Chevalier: The Last Runaway

A young English Quaker girl travels to

North America in 1850 and finds when she

joins a Quaker family through marriage that

she has to hold fast to her beliefs when be-

coming involved with wanting to help slaves

escape from their owners. A moving story of

a young girl trapped between duty and con-

science.

Isolde Martyn: Mistress to the Crown

A historical tale of a fascinating woman with

a surprisingly modern determination to live

life on her own terms. Set in the reign of Ed-

ward IV.

Other recent acquisitions

We have many more new books by popular

authors:

Jodie Picoult: The Storyteller

Cathy Kelly: The Honey Queen

Lesley Pearse: Forgive Me

Fiona McCallum: Beyond Wattle Creek

Tony Parsons: Back to the Pilliga

James Patterson: Merry Christmas Alex

Cross

And don’t forget to check out the Dargaville

Book Exchange which occurred in late March

– books on the shelves are fiction, non-fiction

and junior fiction and non-fiction.

Reviews by Sheryl Logan

Garden NotesGarden NotesGarden NotesGarden Notes From Maungaturoto Garden Club From Maungaturoto Garden Club From Maungaturoto Garden Club From Maungaturoto Garden Club

A pril is the month for a tidy up of summer annu-

als and perennials. It is getting late but there is

still a chance to plant daffodils, jonquils and other

spring flowering bulbs. Also rose cuttings will root

well this month. Plant cuttings of evergreen and de-

ciduous trees and shrubs.

Lift late crops of potatoes. Store pumpkins and in-

spect occasionally for decay. Plant spinach and winter

growing varieties of lettuces.

Apart from late varieties of apples, most pip and

stone-fruit have been harvested. Gather fruit as it

matures and pick up diseased fruit.

Prepare ground for strawberries and plant in rich free

draining soils with plenty of compost.

How to tackle the energy crisis and How to tackle the energy crisis and How to tackle the energy crisis and How to tackle the energy crisis and

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of comfortof comfortof comfortof comfort A workshop by solar engineer

Eric Jansseune

of the Positive Energy House, Kaiwaka

6th April 10 am

Reservation essential

For information or to book, please

email [email protected] or phone

09 431 2408 or 021 022 31 700

WORDPLAY The Mini Crossword Using only the following letters,

A D E L P R

complete the crossword so that it contains six

5-letter words, reading from left-to-right and

top-to-bottom. Note: each letter can be used

as many times as you like, but you can only use

any word once!

Who are they?

The letters in the three phrases below can be re-arranged into the names of three of our regular advertisers. Who are they?

1. SCAR NORTHBOUND CAT

2. EVIL ALCOHOL PIE

3. HUMAN KILLS GLAD BIRD

Piggy in the middle Find a word that fits the spaces below to make two new words or phrases—one to the left and one to the right:

C A R T _______ C H A I R

P U L L _______ B E A R

C A R E ______ H O L D E R

O F F _____ O W E D

Answers on Page 27

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Contact Elaine 09 431 8317 Or Ruth 09 4318491

supported by Maungaturoto Congregational Church ($2 donation per family please)

OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH OTA YOUTH

come sun, rain or snow (well you never know!)

at The Garage(next to the Congregational Church)

Every Saturday

7pm - 10pm

For more info check out

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or phone Rochelle Sunley on 09 431 8170

MaungaturotoMaungaturotoMaungaturotoMaungaturoto Chiropractic ClinicChiropractic ClinicChiropractic ClinicChiropractic Clinic3 Gorge Road3 Gorge Road3 Gorge Road3 Gorge Road

will be closed from Wednesday 17th April and

reopen on Monday 29th April as Dr. Macaulay will

be attending a seminar.

The phone number 09 431 801909 431 801909 431 801909 431 8019 will be manned

during this time, so patients may phone for

appointments.

The golden yearsThe golden yearsThe golden yearsThe golden years

Submitted by Gail Barnett

Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel, I des-

perately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was

looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A

quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.

Suddenly I realised that I must have left them in the

car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My hus-

band has scolded me many times for leaving the

keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the

best place not to lose them. His theory is that the

car will be stolen.

As I burst through the door, I came to a terrifying

conclusion. His theory was right. The parking lot was

empty.

I immediately called the police. I gave them my lo-

cation, confessed that I had left my keys in the car,

and that it had been stolen.

Then I made the most difficult call of all. "Honey," I

stammered; I always call him ‘honey’ in times like

these. "I left my keys in the car, and it has been sto-

len."

There was a period of silence. I thought the call had

been dropped, but then I heard his voice.

He barked, "I dropped you off!"

Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said,

"Well, come and get me."

He retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this police-

man I have not stolen your car."

Yep, it's the golden years.

The Teddy Bears’ PicnicThe Teddy Bears’ PicnicThe Teddy Bears’ PicnicThe Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Grant Freires

Way back in ‘78-’79, I meet a stunning blonde girl

who had just come back from New York. Every

weekend she would take me to new places: Happen-

ing, the "in" crowd etc. This particular Friday, she said

we were off to ‘The Teddy Bears Picnic’.

Well, now my mind is definitely in the gutter, hor-

mones racing.

The Teddy Bears’ Picnic was started by an alderman

of Cremorne, North Sydney and was held at the lo-

cal church chapel

Bring along your Xmas hamper and bottle of wine,

kids, teddy bears — this was a family affair. Old time

movies were run — black and white stuff such as the

Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin. And when half

time came around, an opera singer walked the

aisles, giving us his twisted version of the classics

while the projectionist changed reels.

I was in heaven: lots of fun with about 300 people

attending.

Well, this was the start of what has now become a

word-wide event — though with a slightly different

format.

It took me a while to realise: I was her teddy bear.

But I loved every minute of it.

See the advert for Maungaturoto’s own Teddy Bears’

Picnic on the back page.



Retirement Units For Sale and Rent

The Community Trust advises that

vacancies occur from time to time in the

2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in 2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, in Riverview Place, MaungaturotoRiverview Place, MaungaturotoRiverview Place, MaungaturotoRiverview Place, Maungaturoto....

If you, or anyone in your family, are interested in this retirement option, please contact:

Rest Home Manager Ph. 09 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 09 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 09 431 8696. Rest Home Manager Ph. 09 431 8696.

A name on our waiting list will ensure you are advised of vacancies.

"The earth is but one country and mankind is

its citizens"

Weekly introductory meetings, Sunday 11.00 am.

For details phone or text:

Ginny 02102 947469 or 9469866

Interfaith prayers shared for the unification and brotherhood of mankind.

Wednesdays 9.00 am.

Phone for details: 02102 947469 / 09 4319159

The extract below is from the Daily Southern Cross of 14

th April 1870 (Volume XXVI, issue 3945), and

gives an interesting overview of the way our region (and some of its gum-diggers) were seen — and the promises it offered — at that time.

The article has been taken from the collection of digitised historical documents available from Papers

Past — an archive which contains some 2 million pages from New Zealand newspapers and periodi -cals, covering the period 1835 to 1945. The full ar-chive is at at http://aperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast.

Note: This article replaces copyrighted material in the original Maungaturoto Matters, written by Rae Roadley.

CLIPS FROM THE PAST


We now have 21 house plans for you to choose from on our website!

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For local builders with a proven reputation, call Hayden or Sheneé today

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Maungaturoto Country Club

PO Box 81 Bickerstaffe Rd Maungaturoto 0547.

T 09 431 8326 F 09 431 8324

www.thecountryclub.co.nz

SPORTS - SOCIAL - CONFERENCE CENTRE

Children’s Room - Movies Thursday and Friday - 7pm - big-screen TV.

Senior Rugby - Hawks Home Games Saturday 6 and 26th April - Come and support your team.

JMB Rugby - Fridays from April 12 Bar and café open from 6pm.

Winter Bowls - Wednesdays from April 17 Great way to learn whether bowls is the sport for you. Phone the

Club to learn more.

Gypsy Travellers - Market at the Club Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 April. See advertisement on back page

International Rally of Whangarei -

Please help. 18/19 May on Kaipara roads - volunteers needed for this community

fundraiser. Contact Karen Smales: 4316 829.

Why don’t you come to the Club? Meet people, learn about your community, play sport, have fun.

Affiliated clubs: Repertory theatre, bowls, squash, motocross,

rugby, equestrian.

Non-members - please come along and learn more.

Having a party, wedding, meeting, seminar, conference or dinner?

Have it at the club.

Sports bar, function lounge and meeting room.

Phone 431 8326 or the Secretary 431 8266

Open for drinks and dining - Thursday and Friday - from 6 pm.

Warkworth/Wellsford

Budget Advisory

Services

Phone 09 423 7123

Free help and advice

for all areas of personal

finance

Community Walkway Enter opposite Otamatea High School and ramble across

farmland and through native bush.

ANGLICAN OP

SHOP Opening hours

Monday 10 am - 1 pm

Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm

Friday 11 am - 3 pm

Note: we will be closed for two

weeks from Monday April 8th for

our change over to winter stock

and a general tidy up.

We will and reopen on Monday April 22nd

Maungaturoto

Playcentre

Mondays and Fridays Mondays and Fridays Mondays and Fridays Mondays and Fridays

9.15am 9.15am 9.15am 9.15am –––– 12.15pm 12.15pm 12.15pm 12.15pm

Term cost is $20 for 1 child over 2 yrs or $25 for 2 or more children over 2 yrs. Under 2s

are free.

Your first 3 visits are free!Your first 3 visits are free!Your first 3 visits are free!Your first 3 visits are free!

Phone: 09 431 8517

Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto

(Beside the Primary School)

We’ve had a fantastic first week of business house

squash to kick start the 2013 season….. Lots of new

faces at the club and eager teams setting the pace.

The Allsorts and Cat dog are currently leading the

field. Our club season will start at the conclusion of

business house. If you keen on giving squash a go,

then this is a really great time to get in touch: we’re

always willing to organise a trial run, whether you

are new to the sport or returning feel free to come

along. For enquiries contact: Mel Coates on 09 431

8720.

Junior squash will begin on 18th March. We have 33

juniors, and coach Jarred Gravatt will be here in term

two. A big thank you to Pub Charities for support

towards this junior coaching. For enquiries contact

Tina Holst on 09 431 8180 or [email protected].

Squash News


� Tree & Shelter Belt Removal

� Pruning & Thinning

� Deadwood Removal

� Storm Damage

� Stump Grinding

� Residential, Commercial & Rural

� Mulch for Sale

� Insured & Qualified Arborist

� Free written quotes

TC ROOFING TC ROOFING TC ROOFING TC ROOFING

MAUNGATUROTOMAUNGATUROTOMAUNGATUROTOMAUNGATUROTO

► 1.8 Digger (3 Buckets)

► Hole Boring Kit: 200, 400, 600mm

► Tractor for Rotary Hoeing & Mulching

Phone: TOM CUMBER

09 431 8562 or 027 431 8564

MIKE MOYLE BUILDERS LTD

New Housing

Alterations

Farm Buildings

Concrete work

Mobile 021 566 076; Phone/Fax 09 431 6338

Clothing Alterations and RepairsDress Making ― Dress design

IllustratorPortraiture ― Fine Art

Phone: Phone: Phone: Phone:

09 431 202709 431 202709 431 202709 431 2027

Mobile: Mobile: Mobile: Mobile:

027 444 835027 444 835027 444 835027 444 835

Winsome Designs

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Pensioners: womenPensioners: womenPensioners: womenPensioners: women $20 $20 $20 $20

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� Semi-permanents� Crazy colours

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Open Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm (8pm Tuesdays)

Call in or phone Katrina on 09 431 9120

Next to Well Kneaded Massage

Also offeringAlso offeringAlso offeringAlso offering:

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SNIPPETS

ANSWERS to WORDPLAY (page 19)

Mini Crossword:

Note: there may be other solutions to this!

Who are they: 1. Huband Contractors; 2. Chapel

Olive Oil 3. DK Marshall Building

Piggy in the middle: 1. Wheel; 2. Over; 3. Free; 4.

End

Help!!!

From Otamatea St John Trash

and Treasure Because Albie is busy with 150th celebra-

tions, we need one or two people from the

community who can help with collection

and delivery of items prior to and during our

annual sale running from September 30th to

October 4th.

If you can help, please call Eileen on

021 142 0357 or email me at:

[email protected].

Thank you for considering this request.

First National Region One Award Winner

Congratulations go to local real estate agent,

Rhoda Morrison, who has been awarded the Top

Sales Consultant – Rural for 2012. This is the third

consecutive year Rhoda has received this award at

First National’s annual awards evening for Region

One (Auckland/Northland).

She also achieved 8th place in the Top 10 Sales Con-

sultants for the region and collected a Diamond

Achiever award in recognition of outstanding real

estate performance. Rhoda

says, “2012 was a very busy

year, being involved with prop-

erties from residential/lifestyle

to larger farmland”. Rhoda

achieved 32 confirmed sales in

2012 and already has 8 con-

firmed sales so far in 2013.

P A R E D

E I R

D E L T A

A E P

L A D L E

COMMENT IS FREE! Child friendly!

The biggest mistake I ever made was explaining to a

small child that the loud, shrill noise was a burglar

alarm. A few days later, at 4.30 am an alarm woke

me, or was it the child screaming in fear? There was

a burglar under the bed!

No burglar there! No – we both checked. The toilet?

– No.

The dog was going mental, and still the alarm was

going! The same alarm started again at 8 am. This

time we were both much braver. We held hands and

looked out the window – no fleeing burglars! No

chasing police cars! When you are little it’s much

easier to deal with burglars in the daylight.

The next alarm was 11.30 pm. Again I am coping

with a frightened child, and a barking dog!

A suggestion to those whose homes are so valiantly

protected – on behalf of the little people of Maun-

gaturoto: please contact Toyworld, and set your

system up with child-friendly music, such as ‘Mary

Had a Little Lamb.’ Then we will only have to cope

with our own irritation at your alarm invading our

peace, and won’t have to deal with the effects they

have on our children, not to mention the dog!

Since submitting my last article, I have noted these

events. 7.55 pm, 5.45 pm, 11.30 pm, 4.30 am, 8.00

am, 8.15 pm – average length of intrusion 10 min-

utes. Bring on ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’: it will be

over much quicker.

Until next edition, ‘The Maungi Observer.’

Name and address supplied

DANCE WORKSHOPS+PARTY @

KAIWAKA HALL

Coming soon: fun, social and healthy dancing at

the renovated Kaiwaka Hall

5th April, 8 pm Dance of Life, $10,

13th April, 8 pm – ‘Latin Fun’

Salsa for singles & couples + worldshake party at

9:30 ($5 class, $10 class+party)

Email [email protected] or phone

09 431 2408 or 021 296 8794


What’s On In April….What’s On In April….What’s On In April….What’s On In April…. Wed 3rd: Maungaturoto Residents Association

meeting, Centennial Hall, 19.30 (see page 3)

Fri 5th: Maungaturoto Market, Centennial Hall,

16.00-20.00 (see advert left)

Fri 5th: Dance workshop: Dance of Life, Kaiwaka

Hall, 20.00 (see page 27)

Sat 6th: Otamatea Hawks rugby, Country Club

(see page 25)

Sat 6th: Reducing your energy bills, Positive

Energy House, Kaiwaka, 10.00 (see page 19)

Sat 6th—Sun 7th: Gypsy Travellers Fair, Country

Club, 09.00-17.00 (see advert below)

Sat 6th: RSA Women’s Section AGM, RSA Club-

rooms, 10.20 (see page 13)

Sat 13th: Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Primary School,

09.30-12.30 (see advert left)

Sat 13th: Haydn’s Creation, Mahurangi College,

19.30 (see advert below left)

Sat 13th: Dance class/party: Latin fun, Kaiwaka

Hall, class 20.00, party 21.30 (see page 27)

Wed 17th: Bullying—public meeting; St John

Hall, 19.25 (see page 5)

Thu 18th: Garden Club meeting, Marg Paton’s

house, 11.30 (see page 13)

Wed 24th: Otamatea Grey Power public meet-

ing, Anglican Church Hall, 13.30 (see page 3)

Thu 25th: Anzac Day

Sat 27th: Otamatea Hawks rugby, Country Club

(see page 25)

MAUNGATUROTO

MARKET

Friday April 5th, 4pm – 8pm

Maungaturoto Centennial Hall

Fresh produce, including locally grown eggs $3 dozen

Plants, jewellery, mosaics, seafood , flowers,

sewing, knitting and material, funky clothing,

olive oil, cosmetics, lingerie, crafts, honey,

sausage sizzle

Business suite with Franklin cheese, the Maungaturoto Residents Association and all

the local projects, quilt restoration etc

Delicious afternoon tea

…and much, much more

Come along, and remember to bring your eco shopping bags for all your purchases.

Maungaturoto Residents Association

presents

The 1st Annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Maungaturoto & Paparoa Playcentre stalls • PTA stall • Mobile Coffee Van • Face Painting • Bubble Machine

• Free Storytime (every ½ hour from 9.30) • Free Under-5 teddy bear games • Free Golf Games

Adopt or Donate a Teddy

Raffle drawn 12 noon (tickets from Playcentre, 100% Fergus

Appliances Maungaturoto, or on-site on the day)

13th April 2013

Maungaturoto

Primary

School*

9.30- 12.30

Bring

your

picnic

and your teddy!

* In the Maungaturoto Centennial Hall if the weather is bad!

Haydn’s Creation Presented by the combined choirs of

The Edgecumbe Choir, Kowhai Singers and

Pohutukawa Singers

Conducted by Peter Canwell

Saturday 13th April at 7.30 pmSaturday 13th April at 7.30 pmSaturday 13th April at 7.30 pmSaturday 13th April at 7.30 pm

Mahurangi College Hall, Warkworth

Tickets $20 at door or phone 09 425 4684

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