Toshowcasesomeofthewonderful thingshappeninginTePukerelatingto foodresilience,aKids’KaiTrailisbeing
organisedforApril5.HostedbyTePuke KaiResiliencegroupandColab,thetrail willallowchildrenlikeAlylahBarbarich-
Pryde–picturedwithherseedball–to learnaboutfoodsecurityaswellasenjoy arangeofhands-onactivities.Thetrail
beginswithaComvita-hostedeventat HarvestChurch.Findoutmoreaboutthe eventonpage5. Photo/StuartWhitaker
“Cutsthroughbranches
Notallorchidsarelargeplants withbigshowyflowers.Anditis thesmallervarietiesthatarethe domainofgrowerandenthusiast WilmaFitzgibbons.
Fitzgibbonsisalong-standing memberoftheBayofPlentyOrchid Societywhichisholdingitsannual showinTePukeonApril4-5.
“Mostpeoplethinkofcymbidiums asorchids,whichtheyare,butthere arelotsofotherstooandIgofor miniatureones,”Fitzgibbonssaid.
Hercollectionismadeupofmainly, butnotonly,tinyspecies.“I’mknown forsmallones.Forsomeyouneeda magnifyingglass,buttheyarecute–wellIthinktheyarecute,somepeople won’tagree,buttheyhavecharacter, theyreallydo.”
Fitzgibbonsusedtohavemorelarger orchidsbuthascutdownbecause theyarenowtoobigforherto handle.Shesaidtheattractionofthe plantsistheirshapeandthechallenge ofkeepingthemalive,somethingshe seemedtomanagewithease.
Sheoftenhasasurpluswhichshe sellsatthesociety’sshow.
Manyhavebeengrownfromyoung plantsimportedintoNewZealandin flasks,withgrowingthemonanother challengefortheorchidgrower.
Fitzgibbonswasfirstintroducedto orchidswhenaworkfriendgaveher sixdifferentones.
“Mygrandmotherwasintoflowers,
soIsupposeIpickeditupfromher.”
Shewasinitiallygrowingcymbidiumsand cattleya.“Mymother’sneighbourswere goingtoa[BOPOrchidSociety]meeting andaskedmeifIwantedtogoandI’ve beengoingeversince.”
Thatwasin1979.“Theyareagoodgroup ofpeople.”
Whenthesocietystarteditsshow,it selectedanautumndateastherewereno othersatthetimeofyear.
Two-dayshow
Itprovedtobeagoodmoveandtheshow quicklybecamepopular.
FitzgibbonsisalsoaregularattheNew ZealandOrchidSocietyconferences,first
attendingin1985.“Youmeetpeople,talkto them,swaporscroungewhateveryoucan.”
Shealsogrowstillandsiaandother bromeliads,andsaidtheairplantsgrow wellwithorchids.
Thisyear’sshowwillfollowatriedand testedformula,runningacrosstwodays andfeaturingsalestables,growersfrom AucklandandNapier,displaysandsales ofotherplants,suchashoyas,andpots. Societymemberswillbeavailabletooffer adviceongrowingandmaintaining healthyorchids.
Theshowisopen10am-4pmonApril 4and10am-3pmonApril5atTePuke MemorialHall.Entryis$3foradults.
Thedaymightnothave gonesowellforlocalhopes NathanFogdenandMike Gibbons,buttheBayof PlentyroundoftheNew Zealand4x4Trialon RangiuruRdonMarch23 wasahugesuccess.
Theseriescomprisesonedayeventswheredriversand co-driversnegotiateanumber ofhazards.Eacheventhas overallpointsandclasswinners FogdenandGibbonsarechasing theirfifthtitleinthesport’s second-tierCClass,butafter adisappointingstarttothe season,neededawininSunday’s penultimateroundofthesixroundseries.
Littleerrors
Instead,itwasWhakatāne’s ShayneTowersandco-driver TonyHadlandwhowonthe
class,finishingfourthoverall.
“Wehadareallygoodday,we justmadeacoupleoflittleerrors butnothingthatwastoocostly,” saidFogden.
“Butyou’vegottotakeyour hatoffto[TowersandHadland] –theywerebattlingissueswith thetruckalldayandtheygot itbackon,andtheresultthey needed,socongratstothem.
“Thatwillmakeitpretty difficultforustowintheNew Zealandtitlenow.”
Inthepremierandmost popularDClass,itwasJarred BiggsandFletcheCrawford whotookthehonoursmakingit back-to-backwinsintheseries.
TheChrisGifford/Sam Thomsencombinationwas second,andnationalchampion ScottBiggs,withco-driverPhilip Walton,inthird.
Fantasticsupport
Runeveryotheryearon thePowdrellfamilyfarm,
Bupahasandiscontinuingtowork withresidentsatitsTePukeCare Homewhowillhavetomovedueto thefacility’sredevelopment.
Lastweek,BupaVillagesandAgeCare announceda$17millionredevelopment forthecarehome.Atthetimeofthe announcementtherewere70residents livingatthehome.
TePukeRetirementVillageandCare HomegeneralmanagerTraceyAlderton saidbecausetheredevelopmentwilltake atleast18months,resthomeresidents havebeenencouragedtoseeanymoveas beingpermanent.
“Wewantthemtosettlewellwherever theyare.However,neversaynever,[and] ifin18monthsthereisaroomavailable andcircumstancesalignsotheycanand wouldliketocomeback,wewouldlove tohavethem.”
Themajorityofresidentshaveeither movedorhaveplanstomovetoanew home.Somearestayinglocal,severalhave selectedotherBupalocationsintheregion
andsomeresidentshaveeventakenthe opportunitytomovefurtherafieldtobe closertofamily,Aldertonsaid.
“Wedeliberatelygaveourresidentsas muchnoticeaspossible,sotherewasno pressuretofindanewhomeandthey couldgoonwaitlistsoncetheyselected wheretheywantedtogo.Staffareworking closelywithfamiliesandtheDHBto findalternativeoptionsandsupporting residentsmoveinanywaythatisrequired.
“Myresidentsandstaffhavebeen amazing.It’sbeensadtoseepeople leave,andwe’veallfeltit,buteveryone understandsthatitisnecessary,because thebuildinghassimplyreachedtheend ofitsusefulness.”
Bupa’sdirectorofpropertyRichard StephensonsaidtheinvestmentinBupa TePukestrengthensBupa’spresencein thecommunityandprovidesitsresidents withamodernandcomfortablehomethat matchesthehighstandardofcaredelivered byBupa’speople.
“WehavestrongrootsinTePukeandare committedtocontinueprovidingcareand
FogdensaidSunday’seventhad fantasticsupportfromthelocal communityaswellaslocal businessesandnamingsponsor BFGoodrichTires.
“Andthecrowdwasthe biggestwehaveeverhadup there.”
Hesaidfoodvendorsalsohad afantasticday.
HostedbytheBayofPlenty FourWheelDriveclub,asmall teamthatworksveryhardto stagetheevent,withmany ofthemputtinginahuge amountofworkinthelead-up andthenbeingon-siteuntil lastonSundaystartingwith theclean-up.“That’sallinthe backgroundthatnobodysees,” saidFogden.
Adonationwillbemadeto WaipunaHospicefrommoney raisedbySunday’sevent. Thefinalroundoftheseries willbeatManawaheon April12.
retirementservicestothelocalcommunity witha$17millioninvestmentinthesite,” saidStephenson.
“Theredevelopmentwillmodernisethe facility,providinganew,higherstandard ofaccommodationnotcurrentlyavailable inTePuke.”
Thefirstphaseoftheprojectwillfocus onamajoroverhaulofthehospital-level carefacilitywithBupaplanningtodeliver 36newpremiumcarerooms.Thenew ‘swingrooms’willbeabletoprovideboth resthomeandhospital-levelcarethat meansresidentswillnolongerneedto movewhentheircareneedschange.
Alongsidethecarehomeredevelopment, Bupawillbuild11newvillasonthesite oftheoldmotelandcreateanupgraded villagecommonareatoenhancetheoverall experienceforresidents.
Aldertonsaidtheresultoftheprojectwill beacontemporaryvillageandcarehome thatofferscurrentandnewresidentsa greatplacetoliveandbecaredforherein theheartofTePuke.
“Thecurrentresthomecommunity residesintheoldmotel,butitwasnever intendedtobeanagedcarefacility,” Aldertonsaid.
“Duetostructurallimitationsand theageofthebuilding,we’vemadethe toughdecisiontodemolishthebuilding andfocusallourcareofferingintoone building.
“It’ssadtoseetheoldmotelgo,butthe realityisthatwhileithadperformedwell uptonow,inthelongtermit’snotof astandardwewantforourcurrentand futureresidents.”
MostFlavoursofPlenty festivaleventsareaimed atadults–butone definitelyisn’t.
TePukeKaiResiliencegroup andColabarehostingaKidsKai TrailonApril5.
Colabco-ordinatorChris Johnstonesaidtheideawasto showcasesomeofthethings happeninginTePukerelatingto foodresilienceandfoodsecurity.
“TheFlavoursofPlenty eventsweretargetedtoadults, sowethoughtwewoulddo somethingdifferentandtarget tamariki,becauseit’sthemwho wethinkweneedtoeducate aboutfoodsecurity.”
Peoplefromthekairesilience groupwillbeonhandto supportthetrailthatwillbegin withaComvita-hostedeventat HarvestChurch.
Hands-on
Withhands-on,practical demonstrations,beekeeper NoelaniWaterswillexplorethe magicofbeesandwhatmakes thesepollinatorssoimportant, howpollinationworks,whatit’s
likeinsideabeehiveandhow peoplecanhelpbeessurvive. Aimedatchildrenfromage5 to12,itispossibletoregister justforthisportionofthetrail. Therewillalsobeseedsharing bypeoplefromtheGardento Tableinitiativeandinformation onGardentoTable’sworkin schools.
Fromthere,thetrailtakesinTe PukeCommunityGardenthen headstoGigglesTePukeEarly LearningCentre.
Maarakai
Forthepastthreeyears,the centrehasdevelopedamaara kai(foodgarden)thatincludes vegetablebedswithawide rangeofplantsandakiwifruit vine,providinganoutdoor classroomforchildrenatthe earlylearningcentre. Childrenlearnabout sustainablepracticesfor growing,harvestingand cooking.Thegardenisa resourcenotjustforthechildren andteachersatthecentre,but forthewholecommunityand isavenueforworkshopsand thesourceoffreshfruitand vegetablesthatissharedwith whānauandthroughvarious
patakakaiwiththecommunity. Childrenonthetrailwillbeable totrytastytreats,plantvegetables, createseedballstotakehomeand learnaboutediblewildweeds fromLinda-MaryBarrett.Centre ownerShonaUa-Marshsaidbeing involvedinthekaitrailwasjust partofGigglessharingwhatthey dotopromotekairesiliencewith thewidercommunity.
Sincetheinitiativebeganshesaid therehadbeenabiggrowthin
Applicationsarenowbeinginvited forfundsraisedbyTePukeBaptist Church’sOcktoberfestGala,a communityfundraisingeventheld eachspring.
Specifically,applicationsareinvitedfrom groupsthatworkwithand/orhost/caterfor youthwithinthegreaterTePukearea.
Asinglepersoncannotbeapprovedfor financialsupportifitisforthemselves;but
theycanapplyiftheyarepartofabigger group(threeormore)andtheyareapplying onbehalfofthegroup.
Financialrequestsmayinclude,butarenot limitedto,contributionstowardsparticipant/ eventfees,equipment,buildingmaintenance orsimilar
Financialrequestsmaynotincludedirect wagesorreimbursements
Toapply,emailadmin@tpbc.org.nz.The closingdateforapplicationsis5pm,April15.
familieswithchildrenatthecentre growingtheirownproduce.
Manybringtheirexcessfruitand vegtothecentre’spatakakaiand otherexcessproduceisusedto makechutneysandpreserves. “Childrenarelearningthe cultureofsharingandof maanakitangaandwhakawhenua tanga,ofsharing,community spiritandkindness,”said
Ua-Marsh.Afterthevisitto Giggles,thoseonthetrailwill headtotheirfinaldestination, TheDailyCafé,wheretherewill beapizzapartywithpizzamade usingsomeofthefreshproduce collectedalongthewayanda chancetolearnmoreaboutfood forestswithKrisEdgington. Formoreinformation,check outtheFlavoursofPlenty website.
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TePukeCountryMusicClub’sannualawardsare amongthemostpopularinNewZealand.
Buttheclubneedsmoneytohosttheawardsandon Sunday,March30,itisholdingafundraisingconcert.
ConvenerGeoffMuttonsaidovertheyearsthere hadbeensomeincredibletalentattheawardandhe wasgratefultothosewhohadagreedtoperformatthe fundraisingconcert.
AmongthemareJonFletcherandhisdaughters,of Waipukurau.JonhaswonanawardatTePukeandis excitedtoreturntoTePuke.Alsoattheconcertwillbe upcomingjuniorAmarahCameron,ofGisborne,andan entertaining4-year-oldfromRotorua,IsabellaFlavell. MaraeaTePou,ofHamilton,whotookouttheoverall awardlastyear,isalsoonthebill.
“Thereareotherverytalentedsingerscomingfrom Tokoroa,AucklandandTaurangaandthebacking bandfortheconcertisaverytalented mixofmusicians,”Muttonsaid.
Theconcertwillstartat2pmatTePukeCitizens RSAwheretherestaurantwillbeopenfrom1pm. Ticketsare$10.
Gisborne’sAmarah Cameronwillperform atTePukeMusicClub’s fundraisingconcert.
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