Kaipara Lifestyler, August 29th 2023

Mangawhai joined at last

Champion for community health acknowledged

A school of heroes Rally of Dargaville planned

u by Andy Bryenton

Perhaps the biggest sporting event ever to be hosted in Dargaville has been proposed, with plans afoot to host a 60-team motor rally.

National award for helping youth

Event chairperson and successful rally driver Marty Roestenburg says that his team is preparing detailed safety, traffic management and road closure plans. If approved, this event would see hundreds of racers and even more fans come to town, a major boost for the economy.

Rally organisers will put this event on the international calendar, attracting competitors from all over New Zealand and beyond. They have planned a threestage loop on gravel roads north of the

town, which would be fully restored after racing.

“Our kaupapa is to run a safe and successful event that creates opportunities and benefits for residents, communities and iwi. We want people to have fun and we want to leave your whenua better than we found it,” says Mr Roestenburg. “We want to do this in partnership with the residents, the business community, local iwi, and everyone, to make it a totally positive experience.”

Planning for this event has been in the works for the past 18 months, including the placement of the rally’s service park just off Dargaville’s main street. With an estimated 60 teams driving top-spec rally cars, that means 480 mechanics, drivers, navigators and strategists alone. Then there’s the media, camera crews and an army of fans.

If all goes according to plan, this major sporting event will take place in March 2024. ¢

Karakia and hīmene (hymns) at dawn marked the blessing and opening of Mangawhai’s new shared path …

Poutō local Joesephine Nathan has been presented a carved taonga by Sport Northland honouring her …

Melanie Russell works with young people at Dargaville High School, helping them navigate the sometimes difficult …

p Selwyn Park School students and staff took a stand for cancer research and support by having a sports and heroes dress-up day. The mufti day was to raise funds for Daffodil Day. Students gathered in an assembly with staff to donate by putting it on an artistically crafted daffodil. The acting principal, Todd Warmington, spoke to the children in theme with the day, encouraging them by saying they are heroes and will also be in the future.

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We will be welcoming back Shane Jones from NZ First to raise funds towards the Dargaville Vintage Machinery Club.

When: September 6th, 2023 at 6pm

Where: Northern Wairoa Golf Club

Address: 819 Baylys Coast Road, Baylys Beach, Dargaville

Grab your tickets online for a fully catered dinner and after-dinner speaking engagement - $50 per head. Go to linimentclub.org.nz to book in for an entertaining evening supporting your local heritage machinery club.

p Dargaville Primary School pupils treated their parents and caregivers to a parade last Friday, each student dressed for the occasion. It was part of the school’s annual Book Week to celebrate and encourage literacy for youth. The children strutted their chosen characters in the school quad to music and performed dances for the audience.

Victory for local club

 Young midfielder Finn Sloan was man of the match amid a twoto-one victory for the Northern Wairoa Football Club, as the men in red took on Kamo FC in front of a home crowd. Daniel McKinstry and Dylan Hines both found the net, ably aided by the defensive work of keeper Aidan Watson and the ‘stone wall’ put up by Matt Bradley. This win put NWFC up to second on the league table, with just one match to go in the season.

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of Halloween Horrors. The chills and frights were all in good fun, as a horde of

ghouls, imps, witches, mummies and vampires gathered to dance and socialise last week. Zombie Konrad Philips (pictured) welcomed

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Mangawhai joined at last

u by Andy Bryenton

Karakia and hīmene (hymns) at dawn marked the blessing and opening of Mangawhai’s new shared path causeway, a significant link between the two parts of this coastal town.

Dignitaries, councillors and well-wishers gathered at the Mangawhai Museum before heading out to the wide new wooden pathway spanning the estuary between Mangawhai Central and the Mangawhai Community Park area. Numerous references to the stingray have been worked into this structure, including a large in-ground etching by local artist Joe Paikea.

After acknowledging the valued cultural input of Te Uri O Hau and thanking local minister Colin Chitty for enacting appropriate blessings alongside kaumātua, Mayor Craig Jepson went on to praise the designers, builders and funding providers who made the shared path possible.

“It is with great pleasure that I have the honour of cutting the ribbon this morning. This is a project which has been years in the making, born out of public demand and requests to council,” said Mayor Jepson. He also noted the welcome presence of former mayor Dr Jason Smith, who presided over the project’s instigation.

Stage is set for arts extravaganza

u by Andy Bryenton

The massive marquees are up, the artworks are created, the music is written and the stage is set, for this weekend’s triumphant return of the Dargaville Wearable Arts.

“Everyone who has contributed, whether they are the artists themselves, our dancers, musicians, models, performers, choreographers, technical team or simply just wellwishers, has our sincere thanks. Now it’s time to invite the public to experience a spectacular show,” says event organiser John Pickworth.

“Over the years, we have used many adjectives to express satisfaction. Hence I can say that this walkway is cool, choice, primo, awesome and the bee’s knees,” Mr Jepson said.

“The dollars spent here are your tax dollars, not your rates dollars. Therefore, I also acknowledge a special debt of gratitude to Shane Jones, who delivered $2.4 million worth of Provincial Growth Fund funding to begin this project.”

Project lead Tim Manning informed those assembled that 2,600 planks, 1,100 joists and 4,800 balusters were affixed by hand to construct this new Mangawhai landmark.

Work began last week on erecting the double marquee, which will house the wearable arts event, at Dargaville’s Pioneer Park rugby grounds. With enough room for a giant catwalk and 300 spectators, the canvas structure housing the show is new, and was purpose-built with extra capacity just for the wearable arts.

As the show approaches, audio and visual equipment to help match Brian Baker’s musical score to the live digital video mapping and animation of AwhiWorld’s Kim Newall will also be put in place.

“This is the single biggest artistic event Dargaville has ever hosted, and having it under canvas in this specially built marquee makes it feel all the more special,” says John.

There are still some tickets left. If you don’t want to miss out on the fun of this visual and creative spectacular, visit iticket.co.nz, call 050 848 4253, or buy direct from the offices of the Kaipara Lifestyler at 107 River Road, Dargaville. ¢

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p John Pickworth surveys the construction of the wearable arts marquee; pictured is just one-third of one of two huge structures

p Mayor Craig Jepson cuts the ribbon, opening a causeway bridge which allows pedestrian access from the village to the heads in Mangawhai

Poutō secondary school students’ transport issues

One of the biggest issues facing our community is trying to educate our high-school children. A generational problem in a marginalised community that the Ministry of Education has turned its back on.

Our whānau out here are forced to drive up to 500 kilometres return a week to get our children to the high school bus stop. Parents are forced to go without to afford gas. Children are forced to leave the area, and many families often have no means, so children don’t go to school. Truancy rates are high, through no fault of the child or the parent, and many give up and drop out of school.

Without education comes continued poverty cycles. Those that work on farms have up to two hours of driving a day, and during calving and lambing, it is often impossible. The road out to Poutō Point is harrowing and takes its toll on family cars. Many can’t afford to fix the problems, which exasperates the woes. The situation is cruel, revolting and a dirty little secret that the Ministry of Education refuses to address.

I have written away to members of parliament and Willow-Jean Prime, who has taken on the issue. I managed to get all the principals in Dargaville to sign paperwork for the ministry supporting a bus out here.

Sadly, follow-up phone calls months later see the Ministry of Education still ‘collecting data’, as they have for generations, while a lack of education completely enhanced by lack of transportation to get to school entraps many into continuous generational poverty cycles. Nobody seems to care about the education of our children. No one wants anything fancy. Even a cheap Bongo van would do, and parents could take turns driving, but sadly, no help is offered. Priority of education from successive governments is just sickening lip service if you live in Poutō.

On a personal level, the community is so wonderful, and unlike many, we are all very closely bonded due to our remote nature. People share out here and help out and borrow things.

Julie Cotton

Response from Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime

I know how important this bus route is to families and the wider community to allow our young people to travel to school. I am advised that the ministry has now received the approximately 500 student records across Dargaville High School and St Joseph’s Catholic School and is working to complete the assessment of that data.

This assessment will assist in the design and implementation of the route

extension as it will allow them to fully understand capacity requirements and where the extended route should travel. The next steps will include working with the transport service provider on the process of how to implement the proposed route and undertaking the relevant health and safety assessments, etc. I have been asked to be kept updated as the ministry works through all these details.

Willow-Jean Prime — MP for Northland

Response from Northland candidate Grant McCallum

One of my motivations for becoming the National Candidate for Northland was to contribute to improving educational outcomes for Northlanders. It has been a long term focus for me as demonstrated by my time as chair of the Otamatea High School Board of Trustees in the early 2000s.

The situation highlighted with secondary students on the Poutō Peninsular definitely requires further discussion. It’s important for there to be as few barriers to education as possible, especially in isolated areas in rural New Zealand. I’ve spoken to National’s

future Minister of Education, Erica Stanford, and I have told her that before Christmas, I’d like her to come to Northland and talk to our schools and communities. If she has the privilege of being the Education Minister in the next government, she’s made a commitment to visit Northland and sit down with me, should I be privileged enough to be the MP for Northland, and our principals, to talk about the issues and what can be done.

Grant McCallum — National Party candidate for Northland

Surf lifesavers chase championship

u by Andy Bryenton

Baylys Beach surf lifesavers are on the path to victory in IRB rescue boat competitions around the country, with a major event early in 2024 in their sights.

The local lifesavers have pitched into under-19s IRB rescue boat challenges in 2023, with their first big event taking place at Ruakāka in March. The BP-sponsored national IRB champs in Waihi came in April, with Baylys Beach contenders narrowly missing out on a place in the semis.

The 90 Mile Challenge is coming up this weekend, but the focus is on next year’s big east coast competition, the North Island Championships in 2024.

“Most of the team are volunteer lifeguards at Baylys during the summer and have fundraised for the equipment they need for competing,” says Sam Simons, who is helping the Baylys Beach team reach their goal.

“They compete against some wellresourced and experienced clubs and have held their own in competition but need some serious funding to put towards new gear and boats.”

The teams from Baylys Beach will also need to cover their accommodation and travel to the champs, which will take place

Champion for community health acknowledged

u by Amy Fifita

Poutō local Joesephine Nathan has been presented a carved taonga by Sport Northland honouring her volunteer service towards fitness and recreation.

“I received a beautiful kauri carving and a fuel voucher from Sport Northland,” Josephine said.

“This award is the first time I have been acknowledged for my service to the community. It is nice to be acknowledged and be gifted a taonga.”

Joesephine has a heart for health and her community. She enjoys bringing families together to encourage them to engage in physical activity and fundraising for various causes.

in the waters of Waipū Cove next March. Following this, there’s the ultimate goal of scoring a podium finish at the New Zealand-wide national competition, to be held once again in Waihi, in the Bay of Plenty.

These young athletes are not just competing for glory but also sharpening up the skills they put to use protecting and rescuing beachgoers should they get in trouble. If you can assist with fundraising or have an idea that could help the team, please contact Kylie Douglas on 021 544 255 or Samantha Simons on 027 539 4415. ¢

To help her community, she organises the Wāhine Tāne Tū Kaha event and the Poutō Lighthouse Challenge to encourage families to stay healthy and fit. All money raised at the PLC is donated directly to the Cancer Society Northland.

“One event is sponsored by me, and my mum sponsors the other. Poutō School gets a portion of the money from the Tū Kaha event and back to the competitors. I love to be able to give back to whānau. The day is a fun way for whānau to give it a go — it is not a powerlifting event.

After the next events, they will be every second year because it is difficult to get sponsors annually. The Tū Kaha

event is set to commence on Saturday, November 11 at 9am, and next year’s Poutō Lighthouse Challenge on Saturday, January 27 2024. ¢

p Joesephine Nathan collected her Sport Northland Volunteer Award recently, acknowledging her diligent efforts in her fun fitness events

p Baylys Beach surf lifesavers are powering ahead in the under-19s IRB rescue boat competition series but need local help to get them to the championships

Council report card — Pera Paniora Young netballers triumph

Have you managed to achieve, or make progress, on your election promises?

I made one promise and one promise only and that was to: ‘fiercely advocate for the things that matter to the Māori ward in Kaipara, including the environment, people and affordable housing’. I believe that when it comes to our people, I have been a fierce advocate, and shown leadership in some of the most challenging times. I have personally witnessed the immense support from our community. It has humbled me, but more importantly, it has driven me to be staunch, fearless and unwavering in this role. I have found that this role is not just about making decisions around the governing table but also using my position to leverage opportunities for our people and the district as a whole. What have been the obstacles to achieving change?

The biggest obstacle I have faced in this role is the continued takahia on the mana and tikanga of Māori. It has meant that the lofty ideals I had when I came into the role have had to go on the back burner for the time being, but as Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish said in her speech to the council following the Hikoi: “Ngāti Whātua have been here since time immemorial, and we will be here long after the current council is gone.”

In terms of the mahi before the council, we have surprisingly been able to agree on

several key issues for the district that will hopefully have a positive impact on our constituents. I’m of the philosophy that in a role such as this that requires decisions with long-term consequences, if you are not making mokopuna decisions, then step aside, you’re not right for the role. How do you plan to deliver good value for your constituents in council, going forward?

The most important decisions are made at full council meetings, and the briefings are an opportunity to gain deep insight and understanding into the decisions that are yet to be made. To also ask questions and get a feel for other councillors’ thoughts. I make it a habit to attend every single one of these; I come prepared and ready to ask the hard questions of council staff if need be. I’m not afraid to push the limits for my constituents and the community as a whole. The fact that I am elected from the Māori ward, where there are dissenting views of its authenticity in a democratic environment, is not lost on me.

If I can leave one legacy for my time as the first Māori ward councillor, it will be that I worked just as hard as the other councillors, attended all meetings, came prepared and engaged in robust debate. That way, hopefully, others will see that there is value to the Māori ward, not just for Māori constituents but for the wider community as a whole. ¢

u by Andy Bryenton

Dargaville year 9 and 10 netball team Peanuts — Kahurangi may have chosen a diminutive name, but their results this season have been huge, with a recent victory in the Northland Secondary School Tournament.

“They were jumping for joy — it was overwhelming,” says coach Sal Eliu.

“What began as a programme to build confidence and good values on the court has turned into great success for this team. It took a while, but they have made massive progress. It all started with them choosing their own positive values for the team and sticking with them all season.”

That season is ongoing, with tournaments in Whangārei and Dargaville still to be finalised. In the Northland Secondary Schools Tournament, Sal’s team faced Whangārei Girls High School in the semi-final, winning narrowly by 19 points to 17. In the final, they had to contend with a very motivated Otamatea team, who they held to a 17 points to 15 win, rallying in the second half to come from behind and claim the trophy.

“We couldn’t have done it without our sponsors, Countdown, Ngāti

Whātua, Douglas Logging and CKW Event Management,” says Sal. “They have been a great help, and continue to be. Next up is the culmination of the Dargaville tournament, where Peanuts is currently in the top spot. Then the playoffs for the Whangārei championship.”

Sal says that the girls have put in a lot of hard work to get where they are today and that this is made even more astonishing because it’s just their first year to compete in the Northland Secondary Schools Tournament and his second as coach. ¢

p A first place victory in the region’s biggest school netball tournament has rewarded the hard work of coach Sal Eiu’s team

National award for helping youth New resource management takes effect

u by Andy Bryenton

Melanie Russell works with young people at Dargaville High School, helping them navigate the sometimes difficult adolescent and teenage years with advice and advocacy.

The role, supported by the 24-7 YouthWork organisation, sees Melanie engage with students outside the structure of the conventional faculty, offering support, good counsel and a listening ear.

“I’m not part of the teaching staff, so I’m a bit easier to talk to,” says Melanie “We’re friendly professionals, those in this calling, and we’re here to advocate for young people’s wellbeing. You build relationships and let the kids know they have someone to talk to who’s listening, who understands their situation.”

Melanie is dedicated to her work, which she says would be all but impossible without the help of her five local assistants. She’s one of more than 200 24-7 youth workers nationwide, and this month, at the organisation’s major meeting and hui, she was named Youth Worker of the Year.

‘She was chosen by her peers, leaders and an expert panel as an incredible youth worker with outstanding character, skills and wisdom,’ reads the inscription on Melanie’s award presented by YouthWork national director Aimee Visser.

“It was a surprise. There were eight names on the short list, and when I heard mine, I was in shock. This is a major honour.”

Melanie’s win has helped forge bonds with other schools and has been invited to organise a Stand Up for Standing Out day at Dargaville Intermediate School next month. Her wish is that more 24-7 youth workers like her come through training and take their place in schools across the north.

u by Paul Campbell

The nation’s transition to a new resource management system came into effect last week, with the Northland Regional Council welcoming new acts designed to eventually replace the Resource Management Act (RMA).

The changes that have been questioned by farm advocacy groups are the passing of the Spatial Planning Act and Natural and Built Environment Act in effect from Thursday, August 24.

The laws have been designed by the government to one day work in tandem with a Climate Change Adaptation Act, and together, the three acts are intended to eventually replace the RMA.

NRC chair Tui Shortland says the changes will also result in more involvement for Māori, requiring everyone exercising powers and performing functions and duties under the act to “give effect” to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi. It includes providing for a minimum of two Māori appointed members on regional planning committees out of a minimum committee membership of six.

The changes, which commence from day one, include amendments to penalties, time periods, abatement notice provisions and excessive noise orders. The NBA also addresses

contaminated land management differently from the RMA, with a shift to the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and the NBA includes changes to aquaculture management. ¢

p Dargaville High School deputy principal Takiri Pumipi with Youth Worker of the Year Melanie Russell and 24-7 YouthWork director Aimee Visser

Better consent process discussed Local voices for national election

u by Andy Bryenton

Resource and Building consents came under scrutiny as the Kaipara District Council discussed calls to make the process less expensive and faster.

Councillor Ron Manderson summed up the mood around the table with a comment on how the consenting process acts as a ‘gatekeeper’ to growth.

“The simpler this can be, the more growth will be promoted,” he said.

KDC’s consents spokesperson Lloyd Barton outlined the challenges and opportunities afforded by a projected future increase in applications.

These were itemised for councillors and the mayor in an infographic, listing a potential 800 new lots in the already-approved Mangawhai Central development, 160 villas at a forthcoming Metlifecare location in Mangawhai, and hundreds more lots at proposed subdivisions at Black Swamp Road, Frecklington Farms and The Rise.

In Dargaville, two major Private Plan Changes were itemised; the council anticipates 348 lots at Moonlight Heights and 475 at the Dargaville racecourse development.

“We are actively looking at promoting growth in the Paparoas, the Maungatūrotos and the Dargavilles of our district, particularly where there

is a housing shortage,” said Mayor Craig Jepson.

“There is a definitive movement of people from Auckland wanting to change their lifestyle, and Kaipara is certainly the place to be. We’re going to see growth even through recessionary periods.”

Preparing for this, the LTP contains proposals to support a lower cost for building consent applications, the possibility of remote or virtual inspections to speed up the process, and additional staff and upskilling to tackle the demand. ¢

u by Andy Bryenton

Dargaville will host a debate between election hopefuls vying for the Northland seat in parliament, featuring some major political figures next month.

Hosted by Kaipara Grey Power, the panel debate will take the same format as others previously held by the elder-advocacy organisation.

“The speakers will have six minutes to give an address to the public, and then, after all have had their say, they’ll answer questions from the floor on election issues,” says Kaipara Grey Power secretary and event co-organiser Ken Cashin.

“We are doing this so that the public can see their candidates in person and hear their policies in their own words.”

The panel is invitational, with representatives from all major parties contacted and asked to contribute. At the time of print, five Northland hopefuls have confirmed their attendance. This list includes some important political names and titles.

These include incumbent and Minister of Conservation Willow-Jean Prime, former Northland MP and Provincial Growth Fund exponent Shane Jones,

former Northland MP and DemocracyNZ party leader Matt King, ACT party farming spokesperson Mark Cameron, and National Party candidate and former Kauri Museum board chair Grant McCallum.

On Friday, September 15, at 1pm, these contenders for the Northland seat will address the crowd at a free, open meeting hosted at the Dargaville Methodist Church hall. The organisers invite all citizens to come and engage with the democratic process directly. ¢

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p Councillor Ron Manderson has called for simplicity in consenting to boost growth across the district

p Five major political voices have been assured they can speak directly to the public at Grey Power’s forthcoming panel debate, says Ken Cashin

Fire brigades seek volunteers

Paul Campbell

Ruawai Fire Brigade is on the lookout for new members to fill the ranks, with chief fire officer Kevin Evans also joining counterparts in Dargaville, Te Kōpuru, Maungatūroto and Mangawhai in seeking to boost firefighting numbers across Kaipara.

Ruawai needs to replace stalwarts like firefighter Dennis Sheehan, who “has an exemplary commitment to the brigade and the community, with decades of service where each year he would have attended the most fire call-outs of all our members,” says Kevin.

“Although he has started slowing up a bit now, he is 71 years old, and his attendance has dropped to around 90%. It’s not bad considering we average around 160 call-outs a year.”

Dennis told Lifestyler: “I’m 71 years old and want to retire, and you can help me. I have been with the Ruawai brigade for 24 years as a firefighter and first responder, and I have loved it. However, time is catching up with me. You may not think you can do it but you will not, if you don’t try it. So please come along and help me step back from frontline duty.”

Kevin says the brigade could do with another four recruits to fill the ranks. “If you are 16-plus, live within five minutes of the station and can pass the medical and police clearance, we would welcome you to join. We train every second and fourth Monday of the month at 7pm. We provide all the gear and uniform and cover your wages and mileage when you go away on courses. All we require is a little bit of your time and commitment a few hours a week.” ¢

“I am in my second year of medical school to become a doctor,” said medical student volunteer Brooklyn Wilson.

“All of my family is from Dargaville, and I was born there. I have lived on both coasts. I grew up in Ruawai and moved to Mangawhai in my teenage years.

“As part of the trip, we are going to Ruawai College and Rodney College, the schools I went to, and I have cousins at Otamatea High School. I am very excited to go back to where I came from and plant seeds.”

Brooklyn says her upbringing offers value and a niche to the healthcare industry, and she wants to eventually work in rural medicine.

Among the 14 students in the programme is Jess McRae. “I am currently in my last year of studying paramedicine at AUT in Manukau,” volunteer Jess McRae said.

“I grew up in Whangārei and went to a rural school for three years for

years six, seven and eight. It was a great time, and I loved going to a rural school, but I wished there were more opportunities for people and programmes to come through and show us more career paths.

“During high school, I was unsure of what career path I wanted to pursue, which is one of my main reasons for doing this initiative.” ¢

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Hauora Taiwhenua has organised 14 medical student volunteers to travel around Northland schools in September to inspire rural youth to pursue a healthcare profession.

p From left: Station officer Lance Panoho, qualified firefighter Jo Forsythe, firefighter Dennis Sheehan, and recruit firefighter Ben Watkins after an electrical switchboard fire at Ruawai Challenge service station last week

p Jess McRae is studying paramedicine at AUT in Manukau and touring Northland schools to inspire students to consider healthcare as a career

Don’t be a noisy neighbour!

We’ve noticed an increase in concerns from our communities about excessive noise from neighbours. Our noise control officers are responding to these concerns as they are reported.

There are some things you can do to keep your neighbours happy, and to prevent a knock on your door from one of our officers.

• If you intend to host a party or carry out noisy activity, give your neighbours a heads up.

• Correctly install your building and vehicle alarms and get them regularly serviced (and try not to forget your alarm pin).

• Do any noisy yard work at reasonable times during daylight hours - keep your mower or weed eater in the shed until after the neighbours are up if you can!

• If you’re doing land development or construction works, keep to the restrictions noted in your resource consent.

If we’re contacted about your noise, our noise control officers will observe whether excessive noise is coming from your address. If this is the case, they will focus first on educating you on the rules and issue you with an Abatement Notice. This is essentially a warning that if you don’t keep it down, we’ll seize the noisy equipment.   If excessive noise continues, the officer will seize your equipment and it will be securely stored (not at a Council office). You’ll be provided information on how to get your seized equipment back by the Council noise control officer.  You can read more information about noise control, including how to get confiscated equipment back, on our website at kaipara.govt.nz/noise-control

If noise from your neighbour is impacting you, try talking to them in first instance. If that doesn’t work, you can give us a call on 0800 105 890 to make a complaint.

Devich Road bridge

Council staff and contractors have been working on solutions to repair or replace Devich Road bridge, which was damaged in the 24 February extreme weather event. Three out of the four retaining walls of the bridge suffered major structural damage, leaving the road at the approaches to the bridge at a risk of collapse. In its current condition it is extremely unsafe and remains closed to traffic and pedestrians.

Recent geotechnical ground investigations completed in the last week of July and early August have shown that the current bridge is repairable. This is good news, but we will need to undertake further site assessments to finalise the strengthening work. We are already in discussion with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to receive a higher subsidy for this repair to ease the burden on ratepayers.

We anticipate mahi to repair the bridge will be finished before the end of this year. We will update you once we have a confirmed programme of works.

Rural travel fund closing soon

Applications for the Rural Travel Fund close at 4.30pm on 31 August 2023. Approximately $10,000 is available to subsidise travel for rural junior sports teams participating in local competitions.

Find out more and apply for your share at kaipara.govt.nz/funding

Don’t

forget to register your dog

Dog registrations now open for the coming year. Make sure your furry friend is up to date by 31 August to avoid a penalty. Register online at kaipara.govt.nz/dog-registrations or at a Kaipara District Council service centre.

Kaipara Libraries new digital platform

Kaipara Libraries’ new digital platform, Hoopla, offers movies, tv shows, music and graphic novels. Don’t have enough WIFI to stream videos? Use the free library WIFI to download content to watch at home. This platform is free for Kaipara Libraries members. Join online today at kaipara.kotui.org.nz and head to you closest Kaipara Library to get your library card. Call 0800 532 542 or email library@kaipara.govt.nz

Kaipara Libraries are located in Dargaville, Kaiwaka, Mangawhai, Maungaturoto, and Paparoa.

Each month, Dargaville Library encourages visitors to try new phrases in te reo Māori.

Phrases for Here o Pipiri August

• Ata Mārie - Good morning

• Ahi ahi mārie - Good afternoon

Who are you going to call?

Locally grown bananas banish the winter blues

u by Andy Bryenton

Northland grower co-operative Kotare Subtropicals is branching out and bringing New Zealand-grown tropical fruit to a supermarket near you, say founders Geoff Mansell and Roslyn Norrie.

To give locals an alternative to foodmile-heavy and fumigated imported fruit, there’s now the choice to put sprayfree, sustainably grown bananas from just up the road in your trolley instead. Customers can expect other delights, such as New Zealand-grown pineapples and papayas, to be the next crops coming on stream soon.

“What are the main advantages of purchasing locally grown fruit?” said Geoff and Roslyn. “All the imported bananas you’ll find on the supermarket shelf are of the Cavendish variety, picked green for shipping and artificially ripened when they arrive here. Banana growers in New Zealand produce many other different varieties, with the potential to offer shoppers a wider range of flavours and choice.”

Some bananas have citrus flavours; others are more creamy-tasting. Since bananas grow a little slower in New Zealand than in the tropics, they have time to develop unique and subtle subtropical flavours and a firm-to-the-bite texture. They can be harvested and transported to market over a much shorter time frame,

ripen naturally, have a longer shelf life, and their often smaller size makes them convenient for lunch boxes.

Local growers are taking advantage of subtropical Northland climes to stock supermarket shelves nearby. Te Waerenga Farms is part of a Kaianuku Whenua

Māori Organic Co-operative, is a Kotare Subtropicals site operator, and provides a supply of Lady Finger and locally grown Cavendish bananas to Kerikeri New World. Whangārei Pak ’n’ Save has been selling Kotare Subtropicals’ New Zealand-grown bananas since mid-2020.

If you are interested in growing bananas commercially, and curious about how and where to sell them, Geoff and Roslyn are conducting two meetings in Northland in September. The first will be in Mangawhai at the Mangawhai Domain Hall, 75 Moir Street, Mangawhai, from 7.30pm–8.30pm on Friday, September 8 2023.

To pre-register, RSVP by sending your contact details, including name, mobile number and email address, to Roslyn, roslynnorrie@gmail.com or Geoff, kotarefarm@yahoo.co.nz.

Keen to grow your own bananas? Visit kotaresubtropicals.co.nz. Additionally, Geoff and Roslyn provide two-hour classes on banana growing each year through the Community Education Whangārei programme via CEW. Visit cew.ac.nz if you

are interested in learning more. The next class is on Saturday, September 16, from 9am–11am.

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Have you checked?

u by Amy Fifita

As we near the end of the winter weather, now is an opportune time to get your phone book out to call through the clean-up team for your property.

Planning ahead gives you a clear idea and timeline of when everything will be done; first, you need to complete your initial checklist.

Fences

Have you checked your boundary line and fences recently? This task is important. You don’t want your livestock to wander onto the neighbouring property or worse on to the road where they can cause an accident. Walk the line and check your battens and wires. Take the opportunity to have a look at your gates, too. Do they open and shut properly? Are they hung correctly? Unless you have the knowhow to do it yourself, call in your local and trusted fencer to secure your boundaries.

Plumbing

p Walk your boundary fence to make sure it is secure, and check your gates to prepare for summer

Next on the list are water and sewage filters. Have a licensed serviceperson change the water filters for your tank. Doing that will keep your water clean from bugs and have you and your family drinking healthy water.

Your septic tank could do with a servicing. Your septic filter needs to be cleared once a year, so if you haven’t done that recently, now’s the time to call the septic tank specialists.

Driveways

Hopefully, with the worst of the wet washout weather finished for the

season, you can think about putting gravel down on your driveway. Get some gravel delivered to your door and apply it as necessary.

Gutters

Roofing specialists can check and clear your gutters for you. They might also have options to deter leaves and debris from falling in, making it easier for you next time around.

Consider getting a drain unblocking professional to check and clear the drains on your property and by your driveway. It will save you the hassle of having to hike through water in a downpour.

Waterblasting

Prepare for summer entertaining by enlisting the help of a water-blasting crew to wash and treat your deck and house. It will make the surface safe to walk on and look bright for the summer. ¢

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An equestrian adventure

u by Amy Fifita

Poutō School is putting on The Great Poutō Peninsula Horse Trek on November 18, an overnight experience, to help raise funds for a new playground.

“My husband and I moved here about one year ago from Te Korowai o Te Tonga,” said organiser Julie Cotton.

“We had a sheep and beef farm there, and I was a newspaper columnist. We were running from the supercity and bought the historic Poutō Forest Farm. Our farm is smaller than our one in Auckland, and I love the Māori culture and the remoteness of the area.

“Poutō School has 11 students and is doing this fundraiser to raise funds for a playground. Steve Nathan came up with the idea.”

The trek is a fully guided tour of the area and includes an overnight stay at a local camping spot. Lunch and dinner are provided.

“Poutō is a special place out here, with beautiful lakes — it is absolute paradise. The trek is a wind-your-clock-back affair, and people will have access to places that most people don’t know about. We don’t

want to lose the intimacy of the event, so there are limited tickets.”

There are 100 tickets available for the fundraising event, each costing $260. For further information, contact Julie on 021 427 205 or email admin@oceanique. co.nz.

“The community here still has the oldfashioned country values where people pop in unannounced for a tea or coffee and children have freedom.” ¢

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p Julie Cotton (back, second from left) is organising the Poutō School fundraiser that will go towards a new playground for its students

From rally to road

u by Andy Bryenton

Rally driving truly tests the mettle of a car’s engineering, and it’s no surprise that some of the technologies born in the crucible of this tough sport have improved the power, handling and safety of the cars we drive every day. to spin up a turbo impeller was a rally technology trick.

Take the turbocharger, for example. Initially, this device was designed to help fighting aircraft fly higher and faster. It was in the world of rally racing that it found its automotive niche. Big-tack cars had used superchargers for years as an alternative way to pump oxygen into the engine, but using the exhaust

Developed for the fire-breathing monster cars of Group B, modern turbos initially gave huge power boosts with horrible lag. Later refinements have turned the terrifying turbos of those early years into devices that are now just as apt to save fuel and get the most from small engines.

Another rallying refinement is the use of a differential for the rear wheels of a car. If you powered the whole rear axle, both wheels would always turn at the same rate, and your car would tend to only go in a straight line. Every corner would mean a big skid. Early race cars had a chain drive, which went only to one of the back wheels, but this was a stopgap measure at best.

The idea of a differential gearing system allowing both rear wheels to travel at different speeds when cornering was adopted early on in racing, and it was made even better for modern rallying. On tight and twisty tracks, mechanics fit a short differential that promotes cornering at the expense of speed. On tracks with big straights and jumps, it’s better to have a long diff to promote flat-out velocity. Tuning the differential for racing has led

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p Advancements made on the special stages of the World Rally Championship have flowed through to make our daily drivers more comfortable and efficient

to automakers knowing more about safe cornering and better handling on the road.

Perhaps the biggest innovation from rally racing to come to the road is fourwheel drive. Initially a system for army trucks, this ubiquitous technology is now found in cars as small as Suzuki’s tiny Jimny and as big as the six-wheeldrive Mercedes G-Class special. Audi’s GT Quattro blitzed the rally world with

4x4 tech in the 1980s, followed by a duel for supremacy through the 1990s by Mitsubishi’s EVO series and the flying Subarus of the WRX lineage.

From these advancements to brakes with less fade, laughter, stronger materials, better suspension set-ups, safer designs to protect passengers, and aerodynamics and tyres for grip, rallying has made road driving better for us all.

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A six-decade victory

u by Amy Fifita

August marks a significant anniversary for Honda, the month it branched off from motorcycles and first began selling cars.

It’s 60 years since Honda’s first vehicle went on sale, a T360, which was the start of the journey for the motor company that continues to be one of Japan’s ‘Big Three’.

In June 1963, Honda showcased the T360 before it was sent to the dealerships. It was a rear-wheel drive pickup truck with a massive H on the bonnet with the founder’s name scrawled across the middle in silver, surrounded by a block of red.

The vehicle had a 30hp engine, making it capable of reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour. Following the dawning of the company’s automobile debut, it produced its inaugural sports car, the Honda S500, which went into production in October 1963.

August also marks the end of a great engineering mind when founder Sōichirō Honda succumbed to liver failure in 1991 at 84 years old. His fascination for engines started at a young age. He went on to be a mechanic’s apprentice, which led to his curiosity about how they were put together. Eventually, he became the mastermind behind a successful motorcycle manufacturing company before branching off to car production.

Days after his death, race car driver Ayrton Senna dedicated his Hungarian

Grand Prix victory to the late founder of the Honda Motor Company.

At Honda’s passing, two honours were given. He was bestowed shō san-mi (senior third rank), the Japanese court ranking acknowledging distinguished achievements. He was granted the Grand

Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, a first-class ranking for his contribution to his field of expertise. He was also awarded the Golden Pheasant Award by the Scout Association of Japan in 1991. Today, Honda’s legacy lives on in its latest range of motorcycles and automobiles.

p Sōichirō Honda had a fascination for cars and engines from a young age and grew up to be a leading figure in the auto industry

A colourful commitment to the cause

u by Andy Bryenton

Daffodil Day was acknowledged with fundraising ideas and community spirit as Kaipara came together to support the fight against cancer.

p Ruawai College’s prefect team donned yellow garb to host a bake sale of their own, with sweet treats raising money for the New Zealand Cancer Society

p Family Link got into the spirit of the day with a yellow theme as well, following a tradition of observing Daffodil Day each year; like many local groups, they will donate directly to the appeal

p Buzzy Bees early childhood education centre wore yellow with pride. Educators talked to the children about the meaning of the day and organised craft activities with daffodils as the inspiration

p ANZ Bank staff sizzled up a storm on the barbecue, alongside a large bake sale on Dargaville’s main street

p A brand new feature window at the Dargaville Sewing and Curtain Centre was a perfect spot to decorate in daffodil yellow for the cause

WHAT’S ON?

August

Build your Creative Confidence Workshop Series – Approaching A Gallery — Thursday 31st August, 10am–noon. Register by emailing kiaora@ creativenorthland.com.

September

Dargaville Wearable Arts – Down the Rabbit Hole Opening Show 8pm on 1st September, Matinee 2pm on 2nd September, Awards Show 8pm on 2nd September. Pioneer Rugby Park. Book your tickets today at www.iticket.co.nz or phone 0508 484 253.

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West Coast Pouto Pig Hunt — 7th, 8th & 9th September. Support the Northern Wairoa Boating Club, $50 tickets. For enquiries and out of town ticket sales contact 027 2727 968. Tickets available from Hunting & Fishing or Nolas Sports, Dargaville.

Dargaville Club Jam Night — 8th September, 5pm–9pm. Lots of fun, great music, bar and food available.

Dargaville Club Jam Night — 22nd September, 5pm–9pm. Lots of fun, great music, bar and food available.

Grand Opening Tika Pono Toi Gallery and Studio Saturday 23rd September at 10am, 3 Poto Street, Dargaville.

Ao Te Po Exhibition — Mark and Generites artwork, Tika Pono Toi Gallery and Studio. 23–30 September 2023, 10am–3pm, 3 Poto Street, Dargaville.

October

Grayson Masefield and The Aotango Quintet — 2 October, Dargaville’s Methodist Church Hall.

3 Lakes Trail Run — 14 October 2023 at Taharoa Domain, Kai Iwi Lakes, Sport Northland Event, Do the half marathon, 14k or 5k. For more info and to register go to 3lakes.nz.

Markets

Kaihu Hall Market — 3rd Saturday each month 10am–noon. Phone Robin 09 439 4878.

Monthly Market — 1st Saturday of each month, 8am–noon at the Kaipara Community Centre, Hokianga Road (opposite the Town Hall).

Paparoa Artisan Market — 4th Sunday monthly 11am–3pm. Paparoa Memorial Hall.

Paparoa Farmers’ Market — Every Saturday 9am –12pm. Genuine local produce, vegetables, seafood, olive oils, meats, patisserie, plants and more. Village green, Paparoa.

Te Kopuru Market — 2nd Saturday of each month, 8am–12pm at Coronation Hall. Stall holders ring Rachel on 021 133 7560.

Clubs/Organisations

57 Squadron (Dargaville) Air Training Corps — Mondays 6pm–8pm at the Dargaville Aero Club. For boys and girls aged 13–18 years Phone Gordon 021 262 0547.

Alcoholics Anonymous — Dargaville AA meetings held at The Lighthouse Church, cnr Normanby & Parore Sts. Use Parore St entrance. Monday 4.30pm & Thursday 7.30pm Contact Bernie 027 212 2148, Ladies 020 4082 1373, Murray 09 439 5248.

Alzheimer’s ‘Carer’ Support Group — Contact Maxine on 022 691 6068.

Anger Management Group — Thursdays 6pm–7.30pm 1/12 Kapia Street, Dargaville. Helena 021 564 618 or 09 601 4153.

Badminton — Wednesday evenings 7pm–9pm at the Dargaville High School Gym. Phone 021 439 157. Baylys & Beyond Gardeners — All welcome, 2nd Monday of each month, Garden ramble, shared lunch, trading table phone 021 063 3444.

Dargaville Aero Club — Learn to fly, free of tuition charges, Gyrocopter, Texan, Stork. Contact Peter 022 025 0235 for further info.

Dargaville Bowling Club Tuesday Bowls — Names by 9.30am, start 10am, finish 2.30pm. Contact Ray King 09 439 5509.

Dargaville Contract Bridge Club — Tuesdays 12.45pm and Thursdays 6.45pm at the Kiosk, Memorial Park, Logan St, Dargaville. dargavillebridge@gmail.com or phone Peter 09 439 2437 or 022 405 6439.

Dargaville Floral Art Club — Meets on the 3rd

Wednesday of the month at 1pm at The Lighthouse Church, Cnr Normanby & Parore Sts, Dargaville. Enquiries to Dawn Donald 09 439 5413.

Dargaville Friendship Club for seniors — meets 2nd Tuesday of month at 10am at the Kiosk, Memorial Park, Logan Street. For info phone Brian 09 439 5959.

Dargaville Tabletop Wargames and RPGs – the Warrior’s Lodge — Interested in games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, or other strategy games with models? Thursdays 6.30pm, upstairs, Hokianga Road above the cinema. Learn to 3d print, paint, play and design.

Dargaville Girls Brigade — For girls 5–15 years.

Thursdays after school — 3.30–5pm held at The Lighthouse Church. Contact Pauline Taylor 021 263 7446 or 09 439 7505.

Dargaville Mainly Music — Interactive music and movement for preschoolers and their carers.

Wednesdays 10am Baptist church, Victoria St, during term time. Contact Rebecca 021 969 626.

Dargaville Menz Shed — is open Tuesday and Thursday each week from 10am to 3pm and Saturday mornings from 10am to noon. New members are welcome. For more info phone Paul 027 459 3098 or Brian 09 439 6175.

Dargaville Museum — Open every day except Christmas Day and Anzac morning. Hours 9am–4pm April to October, 9am–5pm October to April. Volunteers, visitor hosts and members welcome. Phone 09 439 7555.

Dargaville Scout Group — For boys and girls aged 5–99 years at 23 Onslow St. All info on door or phone Johnnita 027 296 5889.

Dargaville Women’s Group — New members are welcome to join our social group. Held every third Tuesday of the month 10am @ The Methodist Church, corner of Awakino and Normanby. Morning tea & guest speakers. For further info contact Michelle: 09 439 2930.

Grandparents raising grandchildren — First Tuesday of every month except during school holidays. Noon at Whanau focus, Victoria St, Dargaville (next to bakehouse). Contact Sandy dargaville@grg.org.nz or 021 044 6214.

Hikuwai O Kaipara Waka Ama Club — Meet at the NW Boating Club 5pm Mondays and Thursdays from 5pm for Awa training.

Justices of the Peace — available every Thursday from 12–1pm at the Whanau Focus offices, 61 Victoria Street, Dargaville.

Kaihu Valley Music Club — 3rd Sunday of the Month at Kaihu Hall on Woods Road. 1pm–4pm. Enquires to John or May 09 439 0827.

Kaipara Cycling — Calendar of Rides — Thursdays 3.15pm–5.15pm Junior Rides 10 years and older; 5.30pm–7pm Women’s Rides; 5.30pm–7pm Adult Rides. Meet at Time To, Normanby Street. If you are riding the Kauri Coast Mountain Bike Park or you want to join the Kaipara Cycling Club go to join.hivepass. co.nz or email kaiparacycling@gmail.com.

Kaipara Heritage Machinery Club — Open and operating Wednesday and Saturday. New members

and volunteers welcome. Something to interest both men and women, come and get involved. Phone 021 106 3635 or 09 439 4614.

Kumarani Creative Centre – Creative Dance! — 5pm Thursdays, 15 Onslow Street. For all ages and abilities, fun and inclusive. Koha.

Kumarani Productions — Tuesdays Circus Kids 5–10 years at 3.45pm–4.45pm, Youth Circus 10–18 years at 5pm–6.30pm and Dargaville Fire and Circus Jam 6.30pm–8pm. 15 Onslow St. Through school terms only. Koha.

Lions Club of Ruawai — Meets 3rd Thursday of the month (social night) and 1st Thursday of the month (business meeting). For more info contact 09 439 2029 or 09 439 2557.

Lions Dargaville — Meeting 2nd Wednesday of the month in Lions Den, Hokianga Road. Contact John for more information 09 439 5937.

Mt Wesley Angels — Meets 2nd Sunday of the month at Old Mt Wesley Cemetery to preserve, record and care for this historic cemetery. Wear suitable footwear, bring water, gardening gloves and a friend.

Narcotics Anonymous — Tuesdays 1pm–2pm. 1/12 Kapia Street, Dargaville.

Northern Wairoa Country Music Club — 1st Sunday of the month at the Scout Hall, 23 Onslow Street 1–4pm. Enquiries to Bruce 09 439 5513.

Northern Wairoa Genealogy Society — Learn how to trace your family history or understand DNA at the Research Rooms, Dargaville Museum, 4th Sunday of each month, 12.30–2pm. Phone Sue 021 608 606.

Northern Wairoa Indoor Bowls Assn — Starts at 7pm Mondays at Anglican Church Hall, Tuesdays at Ruawai-Tokatoka Hall, Wednesdays at Dalmatian Hall. For more info contact Warren Younger 027 478 5102 or evenings 09 439 6155.

NZ 60s Up Movement — Dargaville Social Meetings held at the Lighthouse Function Centre on 1st Tuesday of the month. Contact President Margaret Pinny 09 439 4560.

Paparoa Box Fit — $10. Stretching/cardio/boxing.

Paparoa Memorial Hall, every Wednesday 6–7pm. Paparoa Dance to Music — $5. Stretching/balance/ resistance bands/Zumba, Paparoa Memorial Hall, every Tuesday 10.30–11.30am.

Paparoa Kids Fun Class — $5. Learning/music/ dodge ball/limbo, Paparoa Memorial Hall, every Friday 3–4pm.

Peggy Purls in our Community — Every 3rd Wednesday 10.30am at Dargaville Sewing and Curtain Centre, 59 Normanby St. Ring Charlene 09 439 6120. Petanque — social play. Mondays 9.15 till 11.30, $2, fun exercise, beginners welcome, all equipment supplied at Sportsville. Judy 09 439 7920.

Pono Lodge Yoga — Pono Lodge, 41 Hokianga Road, Dargaville. Mondays: Hatha Flow 5.30pm, Yin 7pm. Tuesdays: Body Focus 9.30am. For more info contact Anisha 021 301 860 or see our Facebook page Dargaville Yoga.

Practising Presence — Mondays 6–7pm Coronation Hall, Te Kopuru. Led moving and sitting meditations. Remaining in the present moment is the key to inner

peace but it takes practice! Exchange: $10 or what you can afford. Maureen 021 0231 8008. www. bringbalance.co.nz.

Recovery Support Group — Mondays 6.30pm– 9pm. 1/12 Kapia Street, Dargaville. Chrissy 09 601 4153 or 021 564 618.

Rotary Club of Dargaville — meet weekly at 11.30–1pm at the Lions Centre in Hokianga Road. New members always welcome, men and women. If you want to join a Service Club with nearly 85 years to Dargaville. Phone Brian 09 439 6175.

RSA Women’s Section — Social meeting held at the Clubrooms, 4th Monday of the month with guest speakers and afternoon tea. Contact President Noeline Wright 027 733 7396.

Ruawai Gardening Club — Meetings or other activities held on 3rd Thursday of every month, Feb to Nov at the Ruawai Bowling Club, 10am start. New members welcome. Phone Merele 09 439 2335. Stepping Out Leisure Marching Team — Tuesday 4pm–5pm at the Yugoslav Hall, 20 Normanby St. Contact Sharon 027 439 5634 or 09 439 5634 for more details.

Stitches and Craft — 5 Cranley St, Dargaville. 10am–4pm Tuesday and Friday Contact Lois 027 473 0598 for further details.

Strength & Conditioning — Baylys Beach Community Centre, Mondays and Fridays. Small class groups. 9am–10am, $10 per session. If you’re 50+ and want to improve your movement as you age, this is the class for you. With some commitment you can gain strength as you condition your body for aging. Call Tony 022 311 8447.

Te Kopuru Community Library — access through St Peters Hall. Open Tue 2.45pm–4pm, Wed 10am–noon and Sunday 3pm–4pm. Books for all ages, and jigsaw puzzles, DVDs, CDs and magazines available. All welcome.

Wednesday Crafts — Every Wednesday 10am. Morning tea and lunch will be served. Variety of crafts. The Kiosk at Memorial Park. All welcome. $8 per session. Contact Judy 027 316 3940.

CHART

GALLERY IS RELOCATING TO A NEW ADDRESS

PUZZLE TIME

ACROSS 1 Heap (5)

4 Appear unafraid despite one’s feelings (4,1,4,5)

11 Bed cover

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ACROSS: 1 Asked, 4 Protects, 9 Depict, 14 Stare, 15 On pins and needles, 17 Troll, 18 Oaf, 19 Chutney, 20 Leakproof, 21 Beaver, 24 Telephoto, 25 Iodine, 26 Bronze, 29 Scandalous, 31 Ham, 32 Sailor, 33 Mind, 35 Urn, 37 Tuba, 39 Go-between, 40 Ownership, 41 Elfin, 42 Gendarme, 47 Tempered, 51 Alias, 55 Ornaments, 56 Trademark, 58 Gift, 59 Duo, 60 Mute, 61 Ignite, 62 Lot, 63 Extraneous, 66 Repast, 67 Zircon, 69 Regrouped, 72 Vortex, 73 Fault-find, 75 Barrier, 77 Lei, 80 Cable, 81 Beat about the bush, 82 Smash, 83 Broker, 84 Estrange, 85 Slide.

Fill

DOWN: 2 Synthetic, 3 Edict, 5 Rung, 6 Tangelo, 7 Cheek to cheek, 8 Solar, 9 Discord, 10 Pity, 11 Cooper, 12 Major, 13 Perfume, 14 Slavery, 16 Smell danger, 22 Aplomb, 23 Andiron, 24 Tankard, 25 Immune, 27 Neither, 28 Bounce, 30 Site, 32 Snuff, 34 Duped, 36 Wrap, 38 Use, 42 Groom, 43 Non-stop, 44 Arms, 45 Manage, 46 Wilde, 48 Make a splash, 49 Egghead, 50 Elf, 51 Aspirin, 52 Stolen, 53 Matter of fact, 54 Here, 57 Author, 64 Undressed, 65 Ostrich, 66 Recluse, 68 Chamber, 70 Gondola, 71 Member, 72 Vicar, 74 Lease, 76 Rebel, 78 Deck, 79 Stag.

Insert the missing letters to complete ten words — five across the grid and five down. More than one solution may be possible.

FOR SALE

CARAVAN EWOF (and marine). Call your local inspector today at A+ Electrical Inspections and Security on 021 240 6764.

PLYWOOD V-GROOVE, Interior 9 & 12mm. Scooters

Plywood 09 438 6565.

SUZUKI ESCUDO Vitara/Grand Vitara — car parts, WOF parts, 4x4 parts etc. Good parts, good prices. Phone Derek 09 439 7573.

TOP SOIL, top quality, $85 per m³ onto your trailer, or truck deliveries available for larger orders. Phone 021 132 4107 or 09 439 5141.

ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION

WHEN THE Cat’s Away, Kaipara’s boarding cattery, 027 443 6140.

FENCING

FENCING, ALL types of fencing, pool, stockyards, post & rail, boundary plus… call Jeff 027 476 5458.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE

FIREWOOD — dry hot mix $110/m³, delivered free to Dargaville & surrounding areas. Phone or txt Henry 021 734 906.

FOR RENT

FEMALE BOARDER wanted to share 3 bedroom house with another female. Must be working, clean, tidy and honest. Cost includes your room, ensuite and power. $290 pw. Please phone 021 139 5930.

PHONE 09 439 6933

TREE SERVICES

TREE REMOVAL, pruning, chipping & stump grinding. Qualified & Insured. Phone Scott 0800

NURSERIES & PLANTS

LANDSCAPING AND shelter trees, shrubs, grasses, flaxes and many more. Pittosporum Karo from $1, 400mm+ high. 55 West Coast Road, Te Kopuru, 09 439 5556, 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

1 STOP Window & Door Repairs — Seals, Latches, Stays, Wheels, Hinges, Locks, Glass & Glazing. Phone 027 275 0918 or 09 439 6458 — Kevin Sowter or visit my website: www.windowanddoors.co.nz — Window & Door Services Ltd.

LAWN MOWING, local available to take on more lawns. Phone Jackson 022 543 2792.

SECURITY

SECURE YOUR Home — Security Doors, Grills, Locks, Bolts, Stays, Latches — Supplied and installed. Phone 027 275 0918 or 09 439 6458 — Kevin Sowter or visit my website: www.windowanddoors.co.nz — Window & Door Services Ltd.

CLASSIFIEDS

SITUATIONS VACANT

FREE BOARD in lieu of helping with housework while 60+ male cares for his 64yr young female friend with progressive supranuclear palsy. Power, SKY/TV all included. Phone: 022 307 0013, Ruawai.

TE PUNA O Te Reo O Tākiwira Te Kōhanga Reo: Vacancy for Kaiako. 40 hours per week. Preferably to start 2024. Paperwork to be done by end of December 2023 for pay band and salary. All enquiries to whanau@k01a005. kohanga.ac.nz or call 09 439 0545

TRUCK DRIVER WANTED

PHONE 09 439 6933

Closing date for classified advertising for the September 5 2023 edition is Monday, September 4 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES

ACOUSTIC MUSIC Blackboard Concert — First Thursday of the month — 7–9.30pm, next is 7th September 2023, Kaipara Community Centre, Hokianga Road, Dargaville.

$2 entry, $2 raffle. Performers and audience welcome.

Phone Allan 09 439 6933 or 021 439 697. An enjoyable night to be part of, sit back and be entertained by some great local talent.

DARGAVILLE HEALING rooms 7pm Tuesdays. No charge & no appointment necessary. Lion of Judah Building, River Road. All Welcome. Check us out on Facebook.

COASTGUARD NORTH KAIPARA

AGM

Kaipara Community Health Trust

HEALTH SHUTTLE

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public notice

(Section 127, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012)

Three Furlongs Bar Limited of Kaiwaka, has made application to the Kaipara District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an On and Off license in respect of the premises situated at 1942 State Highway 1, Kaiwaka, Kaipara District known as Three Furlongs Bar & Grill

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Hotel with across the bar Off license

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are:

ON License Monday to Sunday 8am to 1am.

OFF License Monday to Sunday 9am to 10pm.

DEATH NOTICES

NICHOLS, Zelda Jean

Zelda passed away peacefully at Gracedale retirement village Auckland, in her 91st year.

Dearly loved wife of the late Harry. Much loved mother and mother in law of Jan and Grant, Keith and Joanne, Mark and Raewyn, and Lynley. Proud and loving Grandmother to Matthew, Caitlin, Brayden, Sarah, Lewis, Hannah, Jackson, and Ella. Much loved Aunt to all her nieces and nephews. Now at rest. At Zelda’s request a private family service will be held. Special thanks to the staff of Gracedale for their loving care of Zelda.

Requirements:

• Class 4 License (class 5 an advantage but not essential)

• WTR License (an advantage)

• Pre-employment drug testing

• References required

This is a casual position with the possibility of a permanent position within our company for the right person.

We are looking for a person to join our Roading Contracting team. Must be fit and reliable as you will be working on various roads/state highways with our patching crew Dargaville based.

Please email current CV to admin@harrisoncontracting.co.nz or phone (09) 439 4788

LABOURER/ROLLER

We are looking for a person to join our Roading Contracting team.

Must be fit and reliable as you will be working on various roads/state highways with our patching crew.

Requirements:

• Pre-employment drug testing

• WTR license (an advantage)

• Full car license

• References required

This is a Casual Position with the possibility of a Permanent Position within our company for the right person.

Dargaville based.

Please email current CV to: admin@harrisoncontracting.co.nz Phone (09) 439 4788

Lifestyler Dargaville

We have a great opportunity available for a hardworking, outgoing person to join our District team in Kauri Coast in a permanent, full-time capacity.

As a Ranger Community you will be part of a highly motivated team. The primary function of the role is helping to manage land use by those who are working or wish to work on public conservation land throughout the Kauri Coast District. You can expect to do a variety of work, primarily in the office, although at times you will be required to be in the field.

Part of the role includes engagement with the community to grow conservation through community groups, conservation events, education initiatives and Jobs for Nature support.

For more information about the Department visit doc.govt.nz

Wednesday 6 September 2023 7.00pm at the Otamatea Aero Club All Welcome Ph. 09 439 5955

Need transport to a health appointment?

For enquiries phone Te Ha Oranga 439 3013

MAUNGATUROTO PUBLIC LIBRARY

AGM

Wednesday 30 August 2023 1.30pm, at the Library, Hurndall Street. Public welcome

SPORTSVILLE AGM

Wednesday 25th October 2023, 6.00pm Sportsville, Robin Branch Room, Dargaville ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND!

Public notice

(Section 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012)

Hendo Supermarket Limited of Mangawhai, has made application to the Kaipara District Licensing Committee for the renewal of an off license in respect of the premises situated at 83 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai known as New World Mangawhai

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is Supermarket

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the Kaipara District Licensing Committee at Unit 5, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai or 32 Hokianga Road, Dargaville.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the first publication of this public notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. The first was published on 22 August 2023.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the Kaipara District Licensing Committee at 32 Hokianga Road, Dargaville or Unit 5, The Hub, 6 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the first publication of this public notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, Private Bag 1001, Dargaville 0340.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice.

The first was published on 22 August 2023.

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Public Notification or Private Plan Change 84 Mangawhai Hills

Limited To The Kaipara District Council District Plan 2013

Council has received a Private Plan Change request (PPC84) from Mangawhai Hills Limited. The purpose of the plan change is to rezone the location to a Residential Zone. The key features of the plan change are:

• Rezone 218.3ha of land between Tara Road, Cove Road, Moir Road, and Old Waipu Road in Mangawhai.

• The creation of a Mangawhai Development Area with core provisions, that to protect ecological features, promote high-quality urban design, provide open space and connectivity; and

• Any necessary consequential amendments to the Kaipara District Plan Maps. All information relating to PPC84 can be viewed online on the Kaipara District Council website, www.kaipara.govt.nz/mangawhaihills or at our offices in Dargaville and Mangawhai during business hours from Tuesday 29 August 2023.

Any person can make submissions on the proposal, including Council. If any person making a submission can gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if directly affected by an effect of the proposal that directly affects the environment and does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission on this application, by completing the PPC84 Submission Form (Form 5 or similar). You can access the form on the Kaipara District Council website from 29 August 2023.

Submissions are to be made in writing and must be received by 5.00pm, Tuesday 26 September 2023.

At the close of submissions, Council will prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and give public notice of the submissions received. There will then be an opportunity to make further submissions in support of, or in opposition to the submissions received. A hearing of submissions will be held if submitters wish to be heard, and a decision will be issues including a public notice within two years of PPC84 being notified.

Please quote “Private Plan Change 84 — Mangawhai Hills Ltd” when writing or calling about this proposal and direct any correspondence or queries to 0800 727 059 or via email to planchanges@kaipara.govt.nz.

Authorised by Jason Marris, CE