MAY 2021
THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT Kamo has always been a busy, bustling place.
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Kiwis aren’t great at putting money away for a rainy day. While some of us do manage to save money for the good things in life such as holidays or weddings, planning for funerals is often not even considered, and yet it’s the certain life event we’ll all face. As funeral experts we see first-hand the difficulty families faces when it comes to honouring a loved one - funeral options, choices and costs can be daunting. If we could only give you one piece of expert advice, it would be to take the pressure off your family by pre-planning your funeral. Plan today and get on with living your life to the full. You may have had a conversation with your loved ones about your wishes, but those dinner chats years ago might not come to mind when it matters most - and what if the children each have a different recollection of that chat? It happens more often than you think. Pre-planning allows you to be involved in the choices about your final farewell. From decisions such as cremation or burial, to the form of service or the music you would prefer, you can record your preferences as a guide for your family. We would like to see more families concentrating on celebrating a life and positively grieving the loss, rather than worrying about the details of funeral planning. Alongside pre-planning, we encourage people to pre-pay their funeral. As well as taking the financial strain off your loved ones, there are strong fiscal reasons for putting aside funds in a pre-paid funeral plan.
When thinking about the cost of a funeral, many people say they aren’t worried as they presume the proceeds of selling their house will cover it, however there are two reasons this isn’t such a great plan. Firstly, the settlement of an estate and subsequent sale of a property can take many, many months. Can those you love afford to pay for the funeral while they wait for your house funds to come through? Secondly, many of us spend our latter years in a retirement village or residential care facility rather than in our own home. The funds from the sale of the family home can get eaten up by the cost of that care, leaving uncertainty about what amount would be left to fund a funeral. Alternatively, if you pre-pay your funeral, and if the need later arose for long-term residential care in a rest home or hospital, the value of that pre paid funeral, up to $10,000, is excluded from the Government’s financial means assessment for the residential care subsidy.
In basic terms, this means up to $10,000 that you might otherwise have been forced to spend on subsidising your care, can be set aside for your funeral so your family have one less thing to worry about when the time comes. Which way would you rather spend your $10,000? The FDANZ Funeral Trust is run by professional managers who responsibly invest your money. You can pay either in a lump sum or by instalments chosen by you. In addition, any excess funds will be returned to your estate. The person most able to help you to work through the options is your FDANZ funeral director. They can help you consider all aspects of your pre arrangement. Regardless of the type of funeral people plan, it is important to plan a funeral that allows those who are grieving the ability to say goodbye to their loved ones. A meaningful funeral farewell helps positive grieving.
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CONTENTS The same but different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Studio 412 Hair Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Big on supporting local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wide range & positive experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Look forward to seeing everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 It’s fantastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Discover a new hobby, meet new people . . . . . . . . . . 11
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The Same But Different Kamo has always been a busy, bustling place. Named after Te Kamo, a prominent Maori ancestor, Kamo was established as a busy mining town that became a Town District in 1884. At that time, it had a population of 410, slightly smaller than Whangarei. Now the Kamo community boasts a population of around 10,000. While a lot has changed in the suburb, a lot is still the same. The mines may have closed but there are still clues to Kamo’s history around the township. Nods to the suburbs’ coal mining past can be found in various murals around the village, including on the side of one of the many takeaway shops, and on the brick wall beside the reserve on Boswell Street. Just up the road from these murals is another clue to Kamo’s past. The aptly named ‘Coalies’ is one of two bars in the area. The other is the historic Kamo Hotel, a place where weary travellers still rest overnight.
In recent years, more murals have popped up around Kamo in an effort to beautify the suburb and to make it an attractive destination for retailers and visitors. One prominent artwork, done in the traditional black and white Kamo Rugby colours, depicts arguably the most famous ‘Kamo Kid’, All Black Ian Jones. Jones, or as he is nicknamed ‘Kamo’, grew up on Fisher Terrace, just walking distance from his high school and the Kamo Rugby Club.
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Jones wasn’t the only Fisher Terrace kid that grew up to represent New Zealand. Olympic Equestrian rider Blyth Tait, international cricketer Bryan Young, New Zealand table tennis representative Angela Brackenbridge and New Zealand Hockey player Brian Maunsell all grew up in the area. While Kamo has produced some Kiwi icons, it’s community vibe means locals can become famous in Kamo. One of these characters can be found at Kamo Four Square. The store has become a great place for locals to stock up on essentials, and one man locals are likely to have met there is the store manager Josh Morunga. Easily recognised with his beard, Morunga has worked at Four Square for 12 years and he says Kamo is a tight knit community. “The township is tight, the store owners all know each other and we all look out for each other. We help each other out and share around our customers,” Morunga says. Another easily recognisable local who is highly involved in the community is Brad Flower. He has lived in Kamo since 1978 and
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has held positions on the Kamo High School, Hurupaki School and Kamo Soccer Boards and thinks despite its growth, Kamo still feels like a small community with a diverse and caring nature. “Kamo continues to have a village feeling about it even as the population has expanded over time. Kamo has great schools, great businesses and a plethora of options for extracurricular activities like sports clubs, Scouts and Mahjong to name a few,” Flower says. The suburb of Kamo is bustling and busy with activity all throughout the week. Schools
in close proximity to the village have long been a part of the Kamo scene and contribute to the hustle and bustle during the weekdays. Like back in the mining days, stores trade food, goods and services and the streets are always busy with people and vehicles. While Kamo has seen it’s fair share of changes and growth over it’s time, from a busy mining town, to Whangarei’s busy northern suburb, much remains the same. It is still a great place to trade, shop, hang out and be a local.
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Studio 412 Hair Design and Shampoo Shop is situated in Kamo Village Whangarei. Our salon specialises in delivering the best experience for our clientele, tailoring the latest fashions, cutting techniques and product knowledge to enhance the personal experience for each client - every client, every time.
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Northland Refinishers is a locally owned car painting business that was founded over 7 years ago by Stacey Nicholson. Stacey started out as an apprentice 24 years ago at Cottrel and Ross and later moved on to Tony Gordons where he was the foreman of auto refinishing. In May of 2013 his 8 year old son went to Starship Hospital in a coma and it was at this time when he was driving back to work in Whangarei that he decided he never wanted to choose between work and family ever again. Shortly after, his son thankfully recovered and Northland Refinishers was born. Since then Stacey has been proudly growing his business and his family - with two teenagers attending Kamo High School and a Toddler in daycare he has his hands full! In fact business became so busy that one of his oldest friends from high school, Sharn
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Doel offered to do an apprenticeship and jump on board to learn the trade!! With his partner Rachel manning the front desk and his mate by his side Northland Refinishers truly is what you would call a family owned and operated business. Northland Refinishers is big on supporting local and gives back to the community whenever possible. Other than basing his business on good old fashioned family values - there is nothing old fashioned about this shop or his work. With state of the art mix, colour matching and curing technology and the newest high performance paint booth in Whangarei, Stacey does anything from minor touch ups to full restorations providing results with excellent durability, colour match and finish. Open from 8am to 4.30pm Monday through Friday - feel free to drop in with any questions - Just ask for Stacey!!
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WIDE RANGE & POSITIVE EXPERIENCE Locals, Peter & Mechele Aben recently purchased Bin Inn Kamo and are loving it. Their son Jayden manages the shop with the fantastic team of Jane, Kate and Pam (who are also locals), while Mechele mainly focuses on bookwork, and Pete carries on trucking for Fonterra. The shop is situated in the centre of Kamo with parking behind for its valued customers. Bin Inn provides a wide range of wholefoods and endeavor to make shopping in store, a positive experience. Along with bulk items, they also stock Pepper and Me, Mexican, Dutch, Oriental, Gluten free, Keto, bamboo products, vegan, pet food, fresh coffee beans which customers can grind for themselves instore or take home, a peanut butter machine which grinds 100% peanuts so it has no additives, lactation products, oils, cleaners, lollies, organic, preserving products, Grinning Gecko cheese, health and beauty products, fresh eggs, Bella Vacca milk, cookbooks, home
brew supplies and so much more. Kate is their wonderful baker who bakes fresh cookies, cakes and loaves every day. They are also starting to make gluten free products with their gluten free shortbread proving to be very popular. They embrace a Reduce, Reuse, Refill policy and are continually looking for ways they can not only provide great quality products but also care for the environment. Bring your own containers which are tare weighted and fill them up to take home with a 5% discount, or buy in store then reuse. They try to minimise the number of plastic bags used and have paper bags and Bin Inn Jute Bags for your convenience. They also support Bin Inn loyalty cards. If you haven’t been in lately, pop in and have a look around, and don’t hesitate to ask the friendly staff any questions. We are open 8am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am till 1pm on Saturdays, or contact us on 09 4354494.
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Look forward to seeing everyone
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he Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary team has been very busy working with local contractors to complete the massive project of new build, remedial works and renovation to get the facility open again. We cannot wait to be able to share the beautiful big cats with the community once again. If you had the opportunity to visit Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the past, I’m sure you will be very happy with the work that has been done.
KAMO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Te Kura Takawaenga o Kamo
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amo Intermediate Intermed edia ed iate ia te School Sch choo ooll (T oo (Tee Kura Ku Tewanagna o Kamo) currently has a roll of 710 students. We pride ourselves on providing a rich curriculum specifically for young adolescents. Students thrive in a variety of learning styles which includes a choice of character classes. Currently we offer a Boys Only Class, Thinkers Plus (for our divergent thinkers), Sports Classes, Bilingual Classes and our purpose built Collaborative Space. Next year we are looking at introducing an Environment/ Agricultural class context. Additionally our students experience the various specialist areas of The Arts (Visual Art, Music and Dance/Drama) and Technology (Food,
Students taking part in last week’s Mighty Walk raising almost $40,000 Students about to compete in the Northland Literature Quiz in Kerikeri
Textiles, Biotechnology, Robotics, Maker Space). During the first term of the year Kamo Intermediate met a number of regional successes in that we won Agrikids, E-Pro 8 (engineering competition) and the regional Literature Quiz. We will represent Te Tai Tokerau at the National Competitions for Agrikids and the Literature Quiz later this term. More recently we won a fully funded trip for a class to spend two days
in Wellington with a focus on parliament and how it operates. Our students are exceptionally excited to be meeting the Prime Minister in late June. We have recently committed to delivering the curriculum through six concepts over the two years the students are with us. The first concept for 2021 was Turangaewaewae (My Place of Belonging). Students attended Camp in Waitangi and each class visited the Treaty Grounds, Te Ruapekapeka and completed the heritage trail in Russell. We are now moving into our second concept of
the year, Change, where the main curriculum focus will be Science with other areas infused throughout. Our school vision; Together, Building Tomorrow - He mahi tahi mo apopo, is a focus for us each day and we thrive on providing rich and engaging learning experiences for all students. We have extension and support groups, Kapa Haka, interest groups and our well known Enrichment Team cater for those students requiring that little extra bit of support with every day learning and behaviour. Our Graduate Profile provides capabilities (Having a
Winners of the E-Pro 8 (Engineering) competition
Sense of Belonging, High Expectations, Showing Curiosity, Leading a Healthy and Well Balanced Lifestyle and being Respectful) where students and staff work towards being the best they can be in these areas. Y8 students have the opportunity to earn a Principal’s Stripe by providing evidence of achievement for each of these capabilities and having a one/one discussion with the principal. Providing a safe environment, a rich and challenging curriculum with engaging activities for all and focussing on relationships makes Kamo Intermediate a school we are very proud of.
Kamo Intermediate School | Hailes Road, Kamo, Whangarei | Phone: +64 9 435 0343 | kisadmin@kamoint.school.nz
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The entry is much the same with a few changes in the office building. You then leave this, walk down the path and following our map and footprints visit Timba, Themba, Sabie, Sibili and Thabo who have fantastic new build enclosures. The loop then takes you to Mandla and then past the block of renovation where you will see Shikira, Abdullah, Savannah and at present Cleo and Shanti. The lovely bridge walk over the creek sees Indira, Shumba and Zamba. This is also where Cleo and Shanti will eventually move to. Crossing path, we are now once again at the new build enclosures. This sees Cora and Jabu who will be looking for you as the walk continues to the pride, Laduma, Amafu and Imvula. The next stage sees the building of an undercover area to enjoy a coffee and some food with the backdrop of lions not very far away. This will eventually see us providing you with a very different venue for your event, whether it is a work meeting or team building or a birthday party or wedding. The initial ticketing will be on-line so we can control the numbers to look after these beautiful animals who haven’t seen groups of
people for a number of years. The prices and options for tours will be announced as soon as we have a confirmed opening date. While there will not be “animal experiences” like there once was, we can basically guarantee that you will enjoy the sight of the amazing lions, tigers, cheetah and of course the leopard in our care. Dale and Janette thank all the contractors, suppliers and our fantastic staff for their hard work and effort so far. It’s also an opportunity to thank the generous stock donors who support us with donated livestock for feed. We look forward to seeing everyone at opening.
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IT’S FANTASTIC By Donna Russell
Bringing business to the clients is behind Tim Seutter’s decision to open a Kamo branch of his yoga studio The Loft Studio. His studio is among several new businesses which have opened recently in the busy northern suburb of Whangarei. Tim, who is originally from Canada and who as well as running his yoga business also works as a Whangarei firefighter, says opening the Kamo branch came from client demand. “We’ve had our studio in Commerce St for almost five years and a lot of people were coming along who lived in the Kamo area. For various reasons some were finding it hard to get downtown and convinced me that a branch in the north of the city would be a good idea,’’ he says. It’s a move that has already proved popular, with a range of different types of yoga sessions
to cater for all needs as well as two wellness rooms where he plans to offer massage treatments and an infrared sauna. With two branches, he has doubled his staff to 10. “It’s fantastic to have found good quality teachers that I know can run great classes. When I first started up I was running 11 or 12 classes a week as well as working as a firefighter. “Now there are a lot of options.’’ Tim says yoga is growing in popularity as people seek to find balance in their frantic lives and especially with the uncertain times of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s 45 minutes or an hour of me time, which is good for body and mind,’’ he says. “It’s an opportunity to ground yourself and slow everything down, especially if you are struggling with a racing mind,’’ he says. Tim says everyone is trying to cope with unprecedented uncertainty and often juggling pressures at home and at work. “Like everything, you can look at lockdown in two ways. Some people did not like it and others
admitted they enjoyed the chance to stop for a bit. Both responses are all right.’’ Tim says while many people enjoy attending yoga classes for the camaraderie, he has started an online subscription channel, Yogafire.tv, for people to be able to take part at home. “This was especially helpful during lockdown.” He says the new Kamo branch, opposite the Kamo Library at 438 Kamo Road, is now part of a vibrant town centre. “The shops are starting to fill up along the street. “Along with our business, there’s the Little Hair Nation hair salon and Loaded Nutrition and Raw Cakes food store which have recently moved here. These are all businesses taking a stab at expanding business in the area despite the pandemic. “We’re all just trying our best,’’ he says. “We’ve had a great response so far and people are really embracing the push to support local businesses.”
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Discover a
new hobby, meet new people Did you know that there is an adult community education programme available at Kamo High School? What are you interested in learning? Do you want to learn how to cook or how to sew? Would you like to learn a new language or how to improve your photography skills? Community Education Whangarei (CEW) offers short courses for busy people covering a wide range of topics including languages, cooking, writing, photography, sewing, upholstery, art, crafts, weaving, yoga, health and personal development. To suit people’s busy lifestyles both evening classes and weekend workshops are available. People are now more than ever looking at learning some basic life skills with an increased demand for cooking and sewing classes. In fact, the sewing class has never been more popular with sewing making a real comeback.
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Part of the popularity is due to people reacting to the negative impact that disposable ‘fast fashion’ has on the environment with many people now looking at upcycling their clothes, making something new from something old. Sewing your own garments also means the garment fits ‘you’ and that you are not trying to fit yourself into standard sized items. Sewing isn’t difficult as you can start with something
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