The Patea & Waverley Press - February 2021

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FEBRUARY 2021

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Roger Rei Memorial Prize List 2021

Men plus 8 to 11 F Broderick Men 12 to 20 M Taikato Men 21 to 36 W Newbold Lucky Draw $150-00 D Hayward Visiting players congratulated Patea Golf Club for a well-run and organized tournament and also congratulated Patea Golf Club on the condition of the course.

A very good field of 146 players participated in the 20th Roger Rei Memorial golf tournament played on a well-groomed Patea Links on Saturday 23rd January 2021. A strong westerly wind prevailed and some light showers passed quickly by. Players from Raglan in the north down to Rangiroa in the South Island took part in the tournament. Good tournaments do not happen without the help of many sponsors.

The Patea Golf Club thanks all the following sponsors who supported this tournament: Malonegolf, Noel McColl Construction, Universal Motors, NQS Earthmoving Ltd, Nikau & Ihoka Rei, Kim Workz, Hawera Auto Court, Hawera Welding Contractors, Revital Fertilisers, Vetfarm, Silver Fern Farms Waitotara, First National Mills & Gibbon, Obertech Group, Patea Tyre Centre, Ben Thomas Panel Beating, McCarthy & Hunger, Callie’s Cut & Dried, Tasman The New Year got off to a great start with good attendance as most were eager to get back Toyota, BDO Chartered Accountants Wanganui Motors, J & B Murdock Contracting, DR (Jack Gray Ltd), Westpac Bank, Mobile Smiles Patea, Four Square, ANZ Bank, InvoCare, Thomson into it. Weather wise it has been pretty good and not too much of a hinderince, a few hot days O’Neill & Co, Rabobank, Patea Electrical, Hunts Farm Services, Hooper Engineering, Selwyn and a few windy ones - it all adds to the challenge.

The new green was mowed and sprayed. It will be great when it is up and running but Metcalfe Real Estate, T White Electrical, Houghton’s Plumbing Heating & Gas Services, Alister there will be alot of working bees before that happens, still most are eagerly waiting for the Love.

The winner of the Roger Rei Taonga for 2021 was Ethan Jones from Manaia scoring a two completion.

During the month there were 12 Hole in Ones and 6 jump shots successfully executed, under par round of 71. Close behind on scoring par rounds of 73 were Sam Jones, Brian much to the delight of those who managed them. On the 27th quite a few members travelled Martilletti, Fletcher Broderick and Kerry Otene.

Another highlight from this year’s tournament was a hole in one on the 10th hole scored by to Tasman club in New Plymouth; more on that event next month.

Upcoming Events Benjamin Walsh. Congratulation’s Ben. The tournament prize table was valued at over $5000-00 and more than 40 tournament Saturday 13th February: RSA Handicap Doubles. It will be a two life system with partners drawn on the day. 10am start BYO lunch. prizes were presented. Results were: Wednesday 24th February: Hawera Club to us. 10am start, we will be providing morning tea Best Gross Total Field E Jones 71 and lunch.

Best Nett Ladies Total Field E Gibbs 73 on countback Wednesday 3rd March: us to visit Wanganui Club more details on that later.

Best Nett Men Total Field G Anderson 70 Club Contacts: Chris How 346 5420, Marie Hawken 346 5929, Rae Wilson 346 6149.

Men’s Div (1) First Nett B Martilletti 73 Men’s Div (2) R Whanau 72 Men’s Div (3) G Hastie 71 Ladies B Hill 73 Past Player/Non Golfers J Skittrupp 73 Men’s Div (1) First Gross F Broderick 73 Men’s Div (2) K Cameron 84 Men’s Div (3) N Edgcombe 90 Summer Cup Ladies First Gross A Braithwaite 84 Two rounds of the summer cup have been played and Jeff Bright is leading with a two Men’s Div (1) First Stableford K Murrell 35 round total of 136. Second on 143 is Steve Honeyfield and third on 147 is Ray Finlay.

Men’s Div (2) R Bourke 37 Flying Nine Men’s Div (3) H Gibbs 38 Ladies L Podmore 37 Due to very poor weather on Thursday nights only 8 rounds of twilight golf have been played and there have been very few scores over 20 points.

Past Players/Non-Golfers 2nd Nett S Rio 74 Garnett Family Trophy Men’s Div (1) 2nd Nett B Walsh 75 Men’s Div (2) M Jones 72 This was a mixed foursome’s competition played over 18 holes on net with seven pairs participating. The competition was very close and on countback Verna Bourke and Gerald Men’s Div (3) A Bennett 73 Rutten were the winners scoring a net 73. Runners up also on net 73 were Gareth and Steve Ladies M Bunker 75 Hughes. Third on net 76 were Win Finlay and Jeff Bright. Members enjoyed a delicious Men’s Div (1) 2nd Gross K Otene 73 afternoon tea after prize-giving.

Men’s Div (2) 2nd Stableford R Lane 37 Men’s Div (3) W Sanson 35 New Member Promotion Ladies G Hughes 34 It is good to see some new members joining the club on the special promotion the golf club is running. You can join the Patea Golf Club for only $75. If you want an application form just Men’s Div (1) 3rd Nett M McDonald 75 ask at the clubhouse for a nomination form. What else can you do in this covid world? Make Men’s Div (2) M Hurley 73 2021 a sporting year and play golf.

Men’s Div (3) N Tua 74 Business House Golf Ladies L Tipu 74 Past Players/Non-Golfers Tama Rio 74 Sixteen teams have entered this competition to be played over the next six weeks. There will be nightly cash prizes, aggregate cash prizes and nightly sponsor’s prizes to be won.

Men’s Div (1) 3rd Gross S Jones 73 Men’s Handicap Pennants Men’s Div (2)3rd Stableford G Watt 36 This competition starts on the 14th February and it would be good to have a few more Ladies 3rd Stableford K Honeyfield 33 committed players entering this competition.

Men’s Div (1) 4th Nett J Malone 76 Coming Events Men’s Div (2) F Murrell 74 Sunday 7th February Opening Day Canadian Foursomes (Plate please) Ladies C Davidson 77 Men’s handicap pennants at Pungarehu Accuracy 1st Green M McDonald, 7th Green K Honeyfield, 10th Green B Walsh , 15th Green Sunday 14th February Saturday 20th February Oakes Memorial Round One J Johnstone Sunday 21st February Men’s Handicap Pennants at Stratford Longest Drives Saturday 27th February Oakes Memorial Round Two Ladies 0 to 18 A Braithwaite Sunday 28th February Men’s Handicap Pennants at Kaitake Ladies 19 to 40 E Wilson

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A Christian Word The Bible: this book is outstanding in so many ways, first it is the only ‘religious’ book with a history, a lot of archeological evidence is confirmed by the Old Testament time and again, it is a very accurate and detailed book.

Not only is it accurate with history but more so with God’s prophecies through His prophets. There are two prophecy worth mentioning beside the 300+ just in the old testament alone and they are first – the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus and the second is His return here upon earth.

From the book of Genesis, the Psalms, Isaiah, Zechariah and numerous other old testament prophets, all when combined prophesized exactly this – Jesus, born of a virgin in Bethlehem, shortly after this King Herod would kill all baby boys under two years of age in Bethlehem, Mary & Joseph would flee to Egypt until Herod died, Jesus healed the blind, the lepper, the cripple, He will be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, He would be crucified, be buried in a tomb and would rise again from the dead 3 days later! All these prophecies came true, there is more, but space for it here is limited. His lineage to be born a man as well as being God is clearly detailed in Mathew chapter 1.

The second prophecy is yet to happen, happen it will and very soon! His return here to earth. People may have thought in the old testament days that something that was going to happen in 1000 years’ time may have caused a ‘yea right’ attitude, how wrong they were! Therefor the second prophecy is going to happen; it too was mentioned in the old testament and a lot in the new testament, to warn us to be ready, not to be trying to be good or cleaning up the state of the whole world to resemble something more humane. No! Jesus has already paid in full all your sins, so all that is left is for you to take a step of faith and confess your sins to Jesus and repent, not a big ask at all to guarantee that when Jesus does come back, you need not fear any retribution for all your sins! Prophecies about Jesus are nearly all completed … soon He will return. Then will you run to Him or from Him? Come Lord Jesus Ted Reeves, Patea

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Patea RSA Centennial Celebrations The Patea RSA is busily preparing for their centennial celebrations that are being held on 6th March 2021 at the Patea Domain. Entry to the event will be via Egmont Street.

The event will be attended by 40 people from the Historical Re-enactment Society with a WW2 based theme. They will have displays of tents and other memorabilia and will be dressed in appropriate uniforms for the day. They will have both active and static displays.

The Military Vehicle Society will be on site with a display of vehicles including a couple of tanks. The local Fire Brigade will be in attendance with their vintage fire engine and memorabilia as well. The Air Force will be making an appearance, details of this are still being arranged. There will be a fly over (providing the weather is compliant) of a ¾ replica Spitfire.

Stalls will be on site selling food and drinks.

The day will end with a formal commemoration at the Cenotaph. Guest speaker will be W01 Wiremu Moffitt, Sergeant Major of the NZ Army, who is an ex Patea lad.

Many thanks must go to the TSB Community Trust for their donation towards this event.

Due to the lay out of the Domain it is not possible to charge for entry, but a donation box will be at the Patea RSA display and all donations will be very much appreciated.

The programme for the day is as follows but this is subject to change once the RNZAF details are confirmed.

9.00am Entry open to the public.

10.30am Active display of fire power 1.00pm Active display with mock battle.

2.30pm March to cenotaph, including a parade of military vehicles.

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The day will conclude with a dinner at the rugby clubrooms but numbers are strictly limited and tickets have sold out.

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Notes from the meeting on Wednesday 27 January 2021 4pm, provided by the Board Members.

The first meeting for the year was held at the Waitotara War Memorial Hall.

Present were: Pātea Community Board members; Jacq, Dianne, Maria, Jo, Rob Northcott (Pātea Ward Councillor), Phil Nixon (Mayor), Janine Maruera (Community Development Officer), Sara Dymond (PA), Liam Dagg (Group Manager Environmental Services), Brian Rook (Pātea Ward Councillor) and 15 members of the public.

Open Forum: - Melva Tucker spoke on behalf of the Pātea Pae Pae committee members, who were also in attendance. She thanked the Council for their support of this important festival over the years and spoke to their application for funding for this year’s event on 6 February. Their funding was granted, and Mayor Phil congratulated them on their hard work to make The Pae Pae in the Park the success it is every year.

- David Pearce spoke of the Nukumaru Station Rd extension project, that has still not started.

It is a major concern with another winter loaming and the fragility of the current road. Silver Fern Works are relying on this project to secure their access for freight etc. He asked why it hadn’t started considering it was granted money as a shovel ready project in July. Mayor Phil replied with the current status, which is that it is to begin very soon. David also reported that roaming stock continue to be a problem on the roads at Ngamatapouri.

- Laurie Mildenhall asked for a reason why it is taking so long for the leaching hole on the base of the Waka to be repaired. The figures have been painted so well, but the hole that was cut in the base to repair the concrete is still there. Liam Dagg will follow up on this. Laurie also wanted to know why holes left in the footpaths at Pātea by Chorus contractors were filled in, but not finished to a standard as they were before the work was done. The footpath on the corner of Hadfield street is uneven and sunken in, and there is also a lot of spray paint marks left on the footpaths by Chorus. Rob urged anyone affected by these holes in footpaths to phone it through to the Council on 0800 111 323. Laurie would also like to see a seat re installed at the Whale Bone Sculpture. And Laurie asked why the showers at the Pātea Pools had no showerhead or mixer – Rob answered that they were continually vandalised so have not been replaced in recent years. Laurie also spoke of the unsafe use of four-wheeler bikes on the Pātea Beach. Members of the public added to this and reported on an incident where a man on a four-wheeler took the Life Buoy from the stand at Mana Bay and tied it to their four-wheeler and towed a child round the sand on it. Rob said this kind of irresponsible behaviour needs to be reported to the Police on *555. Without anyone reporting it, nothing will be done to stop it. Mayor Phil was appalled at this incident and pointed out that that Life Buoy could save a life one day, but not if it is destroyed like this.

- Tina Fisher asked for assistance to get more play equipment for the Manchester St playground.

Rob advised her to make a plan of what they want and work with Janine to arrange funding for it.

- Joan MacBeth and Tom Matiaha spoke on behalf of the Patea RSA in regard to their Centennial celebrations on Saturday 6 March. They are requesting funding from the Community Bd for the cost of the road closure on the day, this was granted. There will be a large public event at the Domain, with Battle re-enactments, military displays, and food stalls.

- Maria Ferris spoke of the state of the gardens at each end of Waverley. A year ago Sally Newland spoke about these neglected gardens at a Community Board meeting, and still no progress has been made. Sally had tended the gardens in the past, but Maria would like the Council to do these gardens, as they are the gateway from the south.

- Dianne Lance spoke of the problem of speeding traffic at Waverley Beach, on Coleman Ave in particular. It goes from 100km to 30km in a very short space and there are a large number of children along that road. Jo Peacock added to this by telling of the 4 wheelers that are using the walkway between the toilet and the playground and there have been several near misses with children on the walkway. Signage is required stating that bikes are not allowed on the walkway and once again, incidents need to be reported to the Council.

- Brian Rook asked who was responsible for the over-grown and dead scrubs at the entrance to Waitotara. Maria found reference to an old enquiry about this and stated that it was a combination of NZTA and the Council. No plans from Council to tidy this area in the near future. David Pearce then offered to provide staff and truck to tidy the area up. Brian will help him with this.

- Vicki Koubaridis asked for an update on the ‘Innovative Streets from Waka Kotahi’ project for Waverley is progressing. Mayor Phil reported that the speed humps have put a hold on the start date, they will have to be made of asphalt, as the removable plastic ones were not going to be suitable.

End of Open Forum.

Minutes from last meeting were discussed and confirmed. Matters arising: - Pātea Beach Lookout directional sign project, Janine reported that hui with Ngapari and Hemi last week went well and there will be a site visit with them next week. Rob has a meeting with Jim Pearson at Tilt on 4 Feb which Janine will also attend to discuss the proposed information sign Tilt want to erect.

- Roaming Dogs and dog attacks are continuing to be a problem in all towns. Rob reported a Waverley resident who lost several sheep in a dog attack, the dog then ended up in the Waverley Pool area, all swimmers in the pool had to evacuate the area. Residents are taking matters into their own hands at times as they feel that they are not getting support required from Council, and other residents are feeling like they can’t safely leave their homes on foot. Rob gets a lot of calls about this issue and always advises them to log a call with the Council call centre. Liam reported that there has been an increase of calls logged at the Council about roaming dogs and dog attacks.

- Basketball hoop at Aotea Park Waverley. Janine reported that we met with the manufacturer of the new hoop a couple of weeks ago to decide on where it would be placed. The young Waverley resident who requested this hoop - Robert Carrick, was also there and Phil Waite. It will be installed very soon.

- Dianne and Jo attended the Waverley Library ‘Summer Blast Reading Programme’ prizegiving on 27 Jan. They congratulated the Library staff for organising such a good holiday programme for over 300 South Taranaki children. As Mayor Phil added, while everyone else is on holiday, our Library staff are working hard. Jacq will attend the Patea one on 29 Jan. Full minutes of this and all Council meetings can be found on the South Taranaki District Council Website, under the heading ‘Our Council’ then go to ‘Mayor & Elected members’ then ‘Community Board - Pātea’ or view them at Pātea or Waverley LibraryPlus.

Your Community Board Members are: Jacq Dwyer (Chair) Dianne Lance (Deputy Chair), Jo

February 2021 - 5 Peacock, Maria Ferris, Robert Northcott (Pātea Councillor) The meeting times & venues for this year are: Wednesday 10 March, 4pm, Ngamatapouri Hall, 4325 Waitotara Valley Road, Ngamatapouri Wednesday 21 April, 4pm, Hunter Shaw Building, Pātea Wednesday 2 June, 4pm, Kakaramea Hall Wednesday 14 July, 4pm, Hunter Shaw Building, Pātea Wednesday 25 August, 4pm, Alton Coronation Hall Wednesday 6 October, 4pm, Waverley Community Centre Wednesday 17 November, 4pm, Hunter Shaw Building, Pātea

Shop South Taranaki Local South Taranaki businesses have a new place to be discovered and grow their sales with the launch of a Shop South Taranaki website www.shopsouthtaranaki.co.nz The new website, an initiative led by the South Taranaki District Council (STDC) and developed in collaboration with the District’s business associations, is designed to create an online marketplace to help businesses attract new customers and boost their bottom line.

South Taranaki Mayor Phil Nixon says it’s a perfect time to support local businesses.

“One of the things that really stood out this year is the support our communities have shown towards the shop local movement. This new marketplace is exciting because it showcases our wonderful range of businesses to potential customers anywhere in the world. People will be impressed when they discover how much is happening here,” he says.

STDC business development manager Scott Willson is looking forward to growing the online marketplace. “We have 120 businesses on board already and would love to see as many as possible join and benefit from this. It’s free to be involved, easy to create a listing and there is a category to suit every type of business. I’m happy to help anyone who needs a hand getting started,” says Willson. “The aim is to give businesses of all types and sizes a professional online presence, which is increasingly important.”

Customers can browse twelve categories and choose to view listings from throughout the District or within each of the seven towns. “With such great variety all in one spot, I’d like Shop South Taranaki to become the place customers visit first when they are looking for local products and services,” Willson added.

Craig Dingle, of Dreamtime Surf in Ōpunakē, is one of the business owners excited by the opportunity. “More and more people are researching destinations and making purchases online. We are pleased to have our business showcased on Shop South Taranaki, it’s a great Council initiative” he says.

Each participating business receives a fully editable webpage including their logo, an image, information about the business, opening hours and contact details. Businesses can drive traffic to their existing websites and social media pages or upgrade their listings to run a complete online store within the marketplace.

Any business or community service based in South Taranaki can join the Shop South Taranaki marketplace by creating a free listing at shopsouthtaranaki.co.nz.

Abbotsford Waverley We have had another great year at Abbotsford, thanks for everyone’s support to make this possible.

We have been extremely lucky to receive grants from McBroom Estate for a new wheel chair and TSB for operational costs to run the home. Thanks to Letitia and Karley for your help in making this happen.

We have Leo Brown the Podiatrist coming every month, community patrol using a room as their base and standby running daily from 9.30-11.30. The district nurses use the rooms when needed. In December we were lucky enough to have Aleasha Agar start a weekly clinic of sport/therapeutical body Massage and this continues this year.

Easy living had a successful visit in September and are due back in March along with St. John’s medical alarms, please feel free to come along and see the wonderful products they have to help assist you around the home.

Great to see word getting out about our equipment to hire such as wheelchairs, crutches and shower stools to name a few.

Beaver Trees came in August and cleaned up the Smith Street side trees, which has been long over due. Special mention to John Wilson for cleaning up the side garden & Chris Amon and Chris koubaridis for taking the rubbish away.

Thanks to Cath Koubaridis and her team of helpers for keeping the gardens up to scratch and for spending endless hours at Abbotsford making sure the spraying is done and things are looking wonderful. We appreciate all the hours our volunteers put in.

A huge thank you to the Catholic Church for coming to our rescue and donating a fridge for use in the kitchen. It’s great to be able to work in with other community groups.

Please remember these rooms are available for anyone to hire, they are great for meetings, mini conferences & various clinics.

Here’s to another great year with more events and gatherings. We are always on the lookout for new committe members and ideas to utilise the building are always welcome.

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Happy New Year and welcome back to our children and whanau at Maxwell and Districts Kindergarten, we return from our relaxing Christmas break with family and friends ready for an exciting year ahead!

We continue to be thankful for our small place in the world and our community here at Maxwell, Kai Iwi, Waitotara, Waverley and surrounding districts as we continue to see many of our friends and family around the world in various states of lockdown and restricted living.

Let’s hope this year is full of solutions and movement forward for us all.

The children have been enjoying the warm weather getting amongst the water play, slip ‘n’ slide and sprinkler on our new grass area of our outdoor playground. As well as seeing friends again, meeting new ones and enjoying many construction and art projects together.

Toward the end of last year we had an Art Auction at Kindergarten, raising money for a large mural on our outdoor fence and shed and fence cut outs to see and pat Rainey, our neighbouring miniature pony, as well construction of a ‘bug hotel’.

Thank you to all our families that donated items to Auction, bid on their child’s art creations and brought our raffles around that time. We managed to raise a great amount for these projects to be completed! Final tally to come. Your ongoing support and generosity for our projects greatly benefit the children and our environment upgrade.

This month we look forward to welcoming new our children and their whanau to our community and we farewell many of our older children as they start different schools around the area.

There are also spaces available still on most days here at Maxwell Kindergarten, we would love to hear from you or show you round if you are thinking of enrolling your child, we would love to hear from you. Give us a call 06 342 3802 or pop in any time Session is on to have a look around and meet us all.

Our sessions run from 8.45am- 2.45pm Mon – Fri. Contact email: maxwell@ wmkindergartens.org.nz. Teachers are here most days until 4.15pm.

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Whenuakura School ‘Growing Personal Excellence’

Happy New Year to our wonderful community! We hope you have had a fantastic festive season with your family and friends. We look forward to starting school with our ‘Whenuakura Way’ learning workshops on Wednesday 3rd February with normal classes beginning on Tuesday 9th February.

2020 finished just as it had started - full of learning and making the most of every possible opportunity. It is with great pleasure that in this edition of the Waverley & Patea Press, we share with you our prizegiving results.

Our Maize is in and we would like to thank Waverley Harvesting. This is an excellent fundraiser for us and we really appreciate it. Our popular and terrifying fright nights are back on Friday 26th & Saturday 27th February, and then for a second weekend - Friday 5th and Saturday 6th March. Each Saturday we will also run a soft scare for those who would like to check out the scenes without the frights! We hope to see you over the two weekends.

Information on how to book will be promoted soon.

A warm welcome to all of our new families this year. We look forward to working with you on your learning journey!

Prizegiving 2020 Trophies Mainfreight Avid Reader Award - Georgie Williams Scott and Katrina Ponting Memorial Sports Trophy - Thomas Crawford & Wesley Smith Charlotte and Jonathan White – Senior Sports Cup - Aidan Honeyfield Obadiah Painters and Decorators Ltd Visual Art Trophy - Kyvarn Kelsen Wills and Meyer Cup – Music and Art - Sofia Mitchell Past Pupils Achievement in Maths Cup - Lexie Harrison Principal’s Cup for Literacy - Lexie Harrison Mitchell Family Cup - Core Values - Sophie Crawford Judge Coe Trophy - Adeezia Wiki-Thomson Mr and Mrs A Wilson Citizenship Cup and Rotary Award - Kyvarn Kelsen Kiihfuss Family Dux Cup - Lexie Harrison Prizegiving 2020 Certificates Year 1 Excellence in numeracy & literacy Emmy Newland Diligence - consistent effort & attitude Eric Vaughan Personal excellence in progress Dylan Cook Year 2 Excellence in numeracy & literacy Quentin Smith Diligence - consistent effort & attitude Hannah Crawford Personal excellence in progress Georgie Williams Year 3 Excellence in numeracy & literacy Lachlan Cook Diligence - consistent effort & attitude Lachlan Cook Personal excellence in progress Angus Newland Year 4 Excellence in numeracy & literacy Aidan Honeyfield Diligence - consistent effort & attitude Izzy Hargrave, Millie Harrison Personal excellence in progress Comien Honeyfield, Pippa Honeyfield Year 5 Diligence - consistent effort & attitude Adeezia Wiki-Thomson Personal excellence in progress Crisharna Hollingsworth

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10 - February 2021

Whanganui Summer Programme Bus trip to Patea We had the fifth annual Whanganui Summer Programme bus trip on Monday 18 January.

Patea Historical Society hosted a full bus of 50 people (led by David Scoullar) to some of the sites in our area. We started the day at Aotea Utanganui (big thanks to Luana and Amber for opening early) Then we went to the old Powerhouse circ 1902 on the coast off Powerhouse Road. Then up to the Patea Dam/Lake Rotorangi for lunch, a walk and a fun and informative talk from Suz Cowley, (caretaker). Then headed back to Alton Coronation Hall for afternoon tea and a cuppa served up by Molly Cole. Last stop was to Jim Baker's farm to have a look at the 32 new ‘Tilt Energy’ Windmills. A very big thank you to Karen Pratt for being the photographer on the day.

Here’s a bit of information about the Patea Power Station: The Patea Power Station was the first Council owned electrical plant in New Zealand when it opened on Saturday 19 April 1902. Other towns around New Zealand had started privately owned schemes, although Kakaramea farmer James Ball offered a ten-year term loan of the whole amount of the project of £2500 at 4.5%, which was gratefully accepted by the Patea Borough Council. Lighting Patea by electricity was first minuted at a Council meeting in July 1882, but the idea didn’t take momentum until 6 November 1899.

The Power Station is situated north of the town, on the cliff at the end of Powerhouse Road. Water was derived from the Kaikura Stream on the Honeyfield farm, and a dam was constructed to conserve the supply. It was connected to Payne’s Flour Mill Dam, behind the Kakaramea Dairy Factory, which the Council bought for extra water storage at the time the scheme was being constructed. The Mill was leased to Mr Buckthought, a Foxton flax miller, until the end of 1905 after which it was used to control the flow of water to the hydro. The architect for the building was Climie and Fairhall, Hawera. Builder William M Aitchison of Patea, with Turnbull and Jones supplying the required machinery for the Electric Lighting Works for Patea. Locker & Dickson of Patea commenced the concrete work and building of the dam of about four acres in extent in September 1901. The internationally renowned Captain Alban J. Roberts was the first engineer. He resigned in 1904 and went on to invent remotely operated robots and machines.

There is a good fall for the water, which drove a Brown-Bouverie generator and Escher Weiss turbine. The current was led into the town, where it is transformed at various places to 100 volts. In 1906 there were 100 consumers of electricity. The pill box on the cliff side housed the generator plant, and the tower was the surge chamber to allow the flow of water to the turbine to be turned off.

In his article in The Daily News, on 19 July 2003, David Bruce gives details of the Power plant; Transmission to Patea, a distance of three miles, was by a single-phase line at a voltage of 3,000 volts, distribution at 110 volts single phase. The station was at first for lighting only from dusk until about midnight and in the winter starting at 6.30am for 2 hours. But later the plant was run on Monday afternoons to enable housewives to do ironing. Consumers had the choice of either being charged by meters or per installed point, with the former option being preferred.

In 1918 a 65-horsepower suction gas motor was installed in York Street as part of the town water reticulation scheme. This supplied electricity to operate the pumps but could not be synchronised with the hydro, although the hydropower could be used to operate the pumps.

This motor could supply the needs of the town when for any reason the hydro was closed down. The concrete building that housed this machine is still standing on York Street.

Disaster struck on Tuesday 26 November 1920, when the dam walls broke. The attendants’ hut, above the powerhouse, was swept into the sea along with its two occupants, Mr Mitchell and Mr McDonald. They were fortunate to miraculously survive. The powerhouse and machinery was largely undamaged, but the Council decided to rebuild it. Around this time water rights had been obtained to the Mangaroa Stream and work was in hand to add this water supply to the system. The idea was dropped when the decision was made to build a new powerhouse and install higher-powered machinery. Charles F Pulley, the contractor who had just finished the sea wall at Patea, was hired to demolish the old plant, cut a new terrace nearly 5m lower on the cliff, construct the new concrete Powerhouse and install the new plant.

The tunnel, on an angle through the cliff for the engineers to access the building from the flat paddock above, was also built by Charles Pulley at this time; a big improvement from the ladders down the cliff. A new cottage for the electrical engineer was also constructed. The dam burst could have been disastrous for a town by now dependent on its electric light. Fortunately, the backup power of a suction engine for the town's sewage system, enabled the supply to resume while the dam was rebuilt. The sides of the dam were also built up higher. Power supply was extended to Kakaramea at this time. Alton and other outlying districts didn’t connect to electricity till 1933. In 1923 the Powerplant made a profit of £4.

In 1927 a Ruston Hornby Diesel Electric engine was installed, which could be run in parallel with the hydro or separately when required. The Patea Mail reports on 12 Aug 1927 of the Mayor Mr Peter PS Finlayson and several Patea Borough Councillors visiting the Powerhouse.

They were very impressed with the cleanliness and order of the buildings and machinery. Mr Roy Kinnaird was the electrical engineer at that time and it is thought he was living on site in the cottage that was rebuilt after the 1920 wash-out. His wife provided afternoon tea for the tour party that day. She was presumably living there too, and I’m sure she provided a neat and cosy atmosphere in that remote cottage for all who visited. By the late 1940s or early 1950s no one lived on the job and the cottage was probably demolished.

At the meeting of the Council on 8 July 1952 the engineer reported that the hydro generator had burned out. He recommended that no further repairs be carried out. At the meeting on 13 January 1959 it was reported that the Borough Power enterprise had been sold to the South Taranaki Electric Power Board for £15,000. It ceased generating power, was stripped of most of its machinery and abandoned to the elements.

This article from the Hawera Normanby Star on the 30 October 1920 tells of the Accident at the Powerhouse:

PATEA EMPLOYEES' THRILLING EXPERIENCE. The story told by the two young men who had such a narrow escape from death on Tuesday evening when the dam burst at the Borough Council's hydro-

electric works is a thrilling one (reports the Press). It appears that the young fellows had just sat down to tea, when they suddenly became aware of a large volume of water pouring over the roof and sides of the whare in which they were sitting. Mitchell says that he had a plate on his knee at the time, and to his horror and amazement he found the building commencing to rock, and gradually slip towards the edge of the cliff and into the sea. He rushed to the window and endeavoured to escape through it, but at that moment the whare must have been carried over the cliff for the next thing he remembered is that he was lying on the sand with the waves dashing over him. At that time he had on a pair of pants and a shirt. As he was sucked out to sea the pants became entangled around his feet, making swimming impossible. Fortunately, the next wave flashed him ashore, where he lay for some time unconscious. McDonald, his companion, who had toppled over the cliff in the whare, and had been badly shaken and bruised, managed to scramble out, and on seeing Mitchell's apparently lifeless form, dragged it above high water. Mitchell at this time was clad only in a shirt. Shortly after he regained consciousness. The sides of the cliff are perpendicular, but an active person can scramble up under ordinary circumstances. The two young lads, however, were badly battered about, and both had lost the use of an arm apiece. They had, consequently, to remain on the small sandy inlet in the drenching rain, with the waves from time to time dashing over them. After some two and a half hours in this predicament they began to lose hope, and fully anticipated being washed out to sea and drowned, when suddenly they heard a shout, and looking up saw Mr Bason at the top of the cliff. He immediately told them to hang on whilst he went for a ladder, which, after a short hunt, he found. It was too short, however, so with the aid of some telephone wire he managed to fasten a couple of poles to it and let himself down the cliff. On reaching the bottom he found he had to wade across a gigantic hole, nearly six feet deep, which the water from the bursting dam had made, before he could reach the two stranded youths. Not without some difficulty he managed to get first one and then tie other across the water hole and up the cliff. On arrival at. the top he lit a fire, and after seeing that the young fellows had got some warmth into their bodies he went to the nearest house; which is about a mile away, where he obtained assistance and some warm clothing, and brought the injured men into town. On arrival at the hospital it was at once seen that Mitchell's arm was dislocated, whilst McDonald's arm was so swollen that it was impossible to say whether it was broken or not.

However, Mitchell was soon attended to, his shirt first of all having to be cut off his swollen limb before the latter was pulled into place, an operation which, by the way, was performed without the aid of chloroform. McDonald had his wounds dressed, and was detained at the hospital, but Mitchell was allowed to proceed to his home.

Both look upon their escape from death as little short of miraculous, for the narrow strip of beach on to which the whare toppled from its foundation in the side of the cliff is only a few feet square, and is under water at high tide, the waves dashing with great violence against the cliff sides.

Jacq Dwyer President of Patea Historical Society

Patea Power Station c2010 Suz Cowley (Caretaker at Lake Rotorangi Campsite) talking to tour group at the Patea Dam.

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12 - February 2021

Welcome to Patea Kindergarten 2021!

As the new year has arrived, we feel it is the perfect time to share with the community a part of our vision, philosophy and the learning environment we provide for the children.

Our centre whakatauki is “HE TAONGA TE TAMATI” – “THE CHILD IS OUR TREASURE” .

We work together to provide an environment that reflects bi/multi-culturalism, learning about ourselves, our heritage and our community. Each child’s strengths and qualities are respected and whanau aspirations for their child recognised and woven into their learning and development. We encourage whānau to share and contribute to their child’s learning journey with us at a level that is comfortable for them. It is important to us that all whanau establish a sense of belonging here and that this is “their place”.

The Kindergarten has an open-door policy, with all whānau and visitors being welcome at any time. There is always a coffee or tea available and room for children to have a play and explore our environment even if they are not on our waiting list yet. Children can be put on our waiting list at the age of 2yrs. That does not mean they will be able to start straight away, as they will gain a place on our rolls according to age. Older children will be given the opportunity to start before younger children.

The Kindergarten has 4 fully qualified and registered teachers and we also have the privilege of having team members who are fluent in Te Reo. We are extremely well resourced and provide a programme that is suited to children aged 2- 6 years old. We provide 5 sessions a week, Monday to Friday, 8.30 am – 1.30 pm. We offer 25 hours of free ECE (Early Childhood Education).

Our programme is guided by our Curriculum Te Whāriki, which we are happy to share with adults. Within this document there are five areas: Belonging, Well Being, Communication, Contribution and Exploration, all wonderful ways to support our tamariki as they learn through play, extending on their skills and ability.

We have a team who are dedicated to responding to the needs of individual children, supporting and encouraging them as they explore our environment, learn and develop new skills. We focus strongly on building respectful relationships and this is done through role modelling, encouraging children to negotiate and providing language that will support them as they communicate their thoughts and feelings with others. This empowers and enables children to make themselves heard, gaining a positive skill set to guide them, not only at kindergarten but in life. Verbal communication is one of our focus areas as we have observed that excess use of technology does not always have a positive effect on language development so we are very active in encouraging and supporting our children to use appropriate words to express themselves.

We are proud of our beautiful outdoor environment, which reflects a part of where we belong. Over the past years we have worked together to provide lots of natural resources and have replaced the majority of our plastics with wooden alternatives. The outdoor area is huge, offering many areas to explore. Learning through play is the best way for children between the ages of 0-7 to learn and it is interesting to note that Primary Schools are now introducing this teaching style into their programmes.

So, this is a small account of what is happening at 4 Derby Street.

Please feel welcome at any time to drop in for a visit. You don’t have to be a child to enjoy being in our environment. We would love to see grandparents, aunties, uncles, kaumatua join our kindergarten community, maybe read a story to the children, share knowledge of our town or just have a cup of tea or coffee while the children enjoy playing and learning.

Robyn, Ireen, Christie, Jodi, Alva and Emma Patea Kindergarten - 4 Derby Street, Patea. Open Monday - Friday 8.30am – 1.30pm Taking enrolments now for children aged 2- 6 years of age.

Our beautiful outdoor environment

Gardening Children playing outside

Playing in the sandpit

February 2021 - 13

Next Generation Real Estate New Listing

FOR SALE

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62 Victoria Street, Patea

FOR SALE

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This home has been relocated to the site and has a new iron roof, exterior painted, water and power being connected, windows will be glazed, some gibbing needed. 2 bedrooms and open plan living with original kitchen and bathroom. Opportunity to upgrade kitchen and bathroom areas. Remaining is a carport and house truck, live on site while completing.

Anne Robertson

021 400 801

Kelly Baldwin

022 186 4539

36 Bear Street, Waverley

FOR SALE

This flat lovely 1019m2 section is now for sale and would make the perfect place to downsize, park up and unwind from day to day bustle. Mostly fenced the purchaser would need to finish the last stretch of fencing and put in the gate. With water to the property all ready there are so many options - build your tiny home, relocate one or park up the motorhome for future development.

10 Wilson Street, Waverley

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Buyer Enquiry Over

Set on 1253 m2 of land this 1950s roughcast church house has great bones and a lot of space with three bedrooms plus office or smaller 4th bedroom, two living areas, a large separate dining room and bigger solid timber kitchen as well as the bonus of two bathrooms. The house is fully fenced with another plot of land at the rear for further development.

Kelly Baldwin

For Sale

022 186 4539

Anne Robertson

Kelly Baldwin Kelly Baldwin

Anne Robertson

186 4539 022022 186 4539 kelly@fntaranaki.co.nz kelly@fntaranaki.co.nz

021 400 801 anne@fntaranaki.co.nz

021 400 801

New Listing

15 Cambridge Street, Patea, Patea

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For Sale

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16 Gloag Street, Waverley

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For Sale

This home consists of 3 bedrooms and sunroom, kitchen dining area nd separate lounge with log fire. The home is insulated ceiling and underfloor. The roof is approximately 5 years old. It is in need of exterior painting and some freshen up needed. There is a single garage, shed next to the house with power and a couple of garden sheds.

Set on a 1/4 acre section with a secure backyard this tidy bungalow offers 3 double bedrooms plus enclosed front porch, separate lounge, heated by a log fire, large kitchen and dining room. Good sized laundry and bathroom. Insulated ceiling and underfloor plus a second toilet. Room for the family to spread out.

Kelly Baldwin

Anne Robertson

022 186 4539

Anne Robertson

021 400 801

021 400 801

www.fntaranaki.co.nz

Kelly Baldwin

022 186 4539

14 - February 2021

Waverley Racing Club – AGM Tuesday 9th February 2021 6pm, Kiwi Lounge Waverley Race Course

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MICKEY BEATSON 027 204 2578

Ph 06 346 5649 Waverley or 027 659 1946

Phone 06 278 4786 Patea, Waverley, Waitotara PATEA STANDBY

Waipipi Wind Farm Access Closure Temporary closure of the informal access routes through the Waipipi Wind Farm site to the Tasman Sea and the Whenuakura River will take effect from 14 October 2019. Access through the site is closed due to the health and safety risks associated with the construction activities.

All non-construction related traffic will not be permitted on the site for the duration of the 18 month construction period.

For medical and non-medical appointments book transport by ringing 273 8329 9am-12 noon weekdays. Emergencies only 273 8661, 273 8325 and 273 8665.

Kindly sponsored by Patea Pharmacy.

WAVERLEY STANDBY To book cars for a medical reason only Phone 346 5021 9am-11.30 Monday to Friday AFTER HOURS 346 5050 or 346 5149 Try to book appointments in advance.

St Luke’s OP SHOP

behind Patea Pharmacy - something for everyone Open Tuesday 10am-12 noon Wednesday 10am-12 noon Friday 10am-12 noon Donations of clothes and household goods appreciated

L&J Devane Contracting

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February 2021 - 15

Patea & WaverleyPress The Patea & Waverley Press is printed by Beacon Print EDITORS: Tony & Cath Sheard p: 06 273 8600 after hours & weekends only m: Cath 021 247 8193 e: cathsheard@xtra.co.nz Patea & Waverley Press is published on the first working day of each month and is the only paper sent exclusively to every household in Patea, Waverley, Waitotara & surrounding districts.

DEADLINES - shown on the front cover each month late copy may not be published

WAVERLEY SERVICES Patea Health Centre: ph Patea 273 8088, Freephone 0508 472 832 Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm An answerphone outside these hours will give you the Doctor on call and emergency service directions.

Dental services -Victoria Dental (Waverley): 45 Gloag St, Waverley. Phone 346 5491 opening hours Wednesday 9.00am - 3.30pm Thursday 9.00am - 4.30pm Plunket The Plunket nurse attends a Waverley clinic every 2nd Wednesday of month & Patea clinic every Friday. Also available for home visits; for appointments phone Waverley 06 346 5095 & leave a message for Plunket Nurse Alice and Plunket Kaiawhina Shellay or Patea 06 273 8329. The Patea Clinic is in the Health Centre.

Waverley LibraryPlus Monday to Friday Saturday

9am-12.30pm, 1pm-5pm 9.30am-noon

Abbotsford Health Centre Waverley - 3465021 Standby 9.30-11.30 Daily Leo Brown Podiatrist Monthly District Health Nurse Daily Medical Equipment Hire Eg Wheel,Chairs Crutches etc Meeting Room Hire All by Appointment only

Taranaki’s only registered Monumental Mason WHERE YOU GO FOR HEADSTONES 33 High St, Hawera 06 278 5518 209 Coronation Ave, New Plymouth 06 759 9975 Exceeding the standard since 1914

WAVERLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Pensioner Meals 1st Wednesday of each month at noon.

Donation if you can afford it. Two course meal. Open to all pensioners. If new people would like to come then please ring Carolyn Anso 06 273 8443.

Op-shop at back of the church opening Wed, Thurs and Friday from 10am - 1pm. Donations readily accepted.

Our family working for your family for over 100 years.

462 Somme Parade, Wanganui opposite the cemetery.

Tel (06) 343 8708

Email: info@anderson-memorials.co.nz Showrooms on Feilding and Palmerston North

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Weekly Calendar It is the responsibility of the organisations below to advise any deletions, additions or alterations to this service.

TUESDAY Waverley Bowling Club, names in by 1.15pm for 1.30pm start WEDNESDAY Walking Group St Stephen’s Hall 9am SATURDAY Waverley Bowling Club 1.30pm

Rainfall

KAKARAMEA Rainfall recorded by Kevin Ford, Spence Rd. Rainfall for Dec 2020 - 153.5mm in 10 days Rainfall for Dec 2019 - 199mm Average for Dec - 109mm over 50 years Total for 2020 - 1411mm WAITOTARA Rainfall recorded by Marie Hawken, Waitotara Rainfall Dec 2020 - 110mm in 8 days Rainfall Dec 2019 - 142.25mm in 10 days Total for 2020 - 1080.5mm WAVERLEY Rainfall recorded by Stu Buckman, Waverley Rainfall Dec 2020 - 135mm in 11 days Rainfall Dec 2019 - 166mm in 10 days Rainfall Dec 2018 - 163mm in 15 days Rainfall to date 1351mm Proudly sponsored by

0800 LAND AGENT 027 474 0678

FEBRUARY 2021 Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

am 1.28 2.11 2.56 3.46 4.43 5.49 7.06 8.24 9.30 10.24 11.09 11.50 12.28 12.51 1.26 2.00 2.34 3.11 3.53 4.44 5.50 7.08 8.22 9.19 10.05 10.46 11.25 12.05

pm 1.48 2.32 3.20 4.13 5.14 6.23 7.38 8.52 9.55 10.47 11.33 12.14 1.04 1.38 2.12 2.48 3.28 4.13 5.09 6.15 7.27 8.36 9.34 10.17 11.04 11.46 12.26

Tide Table

Mark Nicholas

Licensed REAA2008 #20054103

High water at Patea / Waverley

Councillors & Justices of the Peace

Times are adjusted for daylight saving when necessary

Patea Ward Councillors Robert Northcott, ph 027 242 6130 Brian Rook, ph 027 942 2757 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (alphabetical order) Mrs Barbara Dallison JP Mrs M Dunlop JP Jacq Dwyer JP Mrs M Dwyer JP Mr S Kershaw JP V M Kershaw JP Mr J A Ngarewa JP Mr Mark Nicholas JP Mrs Margaret Prince JP Mrs H Rei JP Mr R L Symes JP Mr D J Towers JP

Herengawe Rd, Waverley. 346 5379 16 Egmont St, Patea. 027 484 9339 611 Hursthouse Road, Kakaramea. 2734494 10 Dale St, Alton. 273 8564 3 Elizabeth St, Patea. 273 8043 11 Leicester St, Patea 027 431 5053 7a Hadfield St, Patea. 273 8659 935 Ball Road, Hurleyville. 027 474 0678 5a Fookes St, Waverley. 346 6008 4 Norfolk St, Patea. 273 8482 Manutahi Rd, RD2, Patea. 273 4246 23 Egmont St, Patea. 273 8625

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CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS

ABBOTSFORD HEALTH CENTRE WAVERLEY Community owned. To enquire about our health services ph 346 5021 9-11.30am. Room available.

ALCOHOLICS ANONOMOUS Patea AA Steps and Promises Meeting every Wednesday 7.30pm, Youth Trust Hall, 31 Cambridge St, Patea.

Contact: Murray 027 647 7341 ALZHEIMERS Taranaki Inc (supporting anyone affected by dementia). Shirley McGlinchey 06 278 8519.

ALTON & DISTRICTS YOUNG FARMERS Contact: S Werder, ph 027 357 5589, K Hughes 021 102 8545 ALTON & DISTRICTS PLAYGROUP Tessa Tate, ph 273 4416, Erin Gibb, ph 022 020 8029.

Sessions: Thursday 9.30-12.00 ALTON SCOUTS Keas / Cubs Monday night 6- 7pm. Gareth Read, ph 273 6033 ALTON CORONATION HALL Chairman: Harvey Gibbs, ph 273 4142 Secretary: Jacq Dwyer, ph 273 4494 ALTON OLYMPIC WRESTLING CLUB Contact: Thomas Werder ph 273 4473 Club night – Friday 5.30pm BORDER RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB President: Guy Lennox, ph 346 5585 Secretary: Brittany Lupton Waverley Clubrooms, ph 346 5263 CARLYLE W.I President: Rose Cowley, ph 273 8014 Secretary: Carole Dalziel FEDERATED FARMERS Dave Hopkins, Station Rd, RD17. Ph 346 5802 HEALTH CONSUMER SERVICE If you have any concerns about any Health Service received, phone 0800 801 482.

KAKARAMEA HALL SOCIETY Chairperson: Alistar Cole, ph 273 8777 Secretary: Marie Dwyer, ph 273 8564 LIFELINE TARANAKI 24 hour phone counselling service, tollfree 06 758 6333 MARRIAGE CELEBRANT Cris Morrison, covering South Taranaki and Waverley, ph 027 485 6174 MAXWELL & DISTRICTS KINDERGARTEN Phone 342 3802, Open 5 days a week maxwell@yourkindergarten.co.nz Teachers:Katherine Walker, Annie Wilkes and Michaela Luoni MANUTAHI HALL Sec/Tres: Rachel McDonald 027 359 4263 PAEPAE IN THE PARK INCORPORATED: Chairperson Melva Tucker 022 092 5019. Sec: Gillian Rio. Stalls - Gloria Tui 0273 559 938 paepaeinthepark@gmail.com PARIROA PA LADIES COMMITTEE Treasurer: Huia Davis, ph 273 8675 PATEA & DISTRICTS BOATING CLUB INC Contact: Harley Ogle, ph 272 8010 PATEA BOARDRIDERS & SURF CLUB Secretary: L Niu, ph 273 8801 PATEA BOWLING CLUB INC Ph 273 8393. President: Joe Bourke, ph 273 8414, 273 8415 PATEA CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Margaret Needham 027 331 7844 PATEA COMMUNITY PATROL CPNZ Coordinator - Allan Caple 027 277 2624 PATEA FEDERATED FARMERS Secretary: Tim Honeyfield, ph 273 8411 PATEA KINDERGARTEN Pres: Marichen Honeyfield 021 0811 3558, Sec: Liz Cook 027 244 7811, Treas: Conna Smith 022 155 2517.

PATEA & WAVERLEY GARDENING CLUB Convenors: Susan Gunn 273 8135, M Prince 346 6008, C Rook 06 346 7070 PATEA GOLF CLUB Secretary: Ev Gibbs ph 027 537 3708 Club Captain: R Finlay 273 8335 Ladies Club Captain: Ev Gibbs PATEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY President: Jacq Dwyer, ph 273 4494 Secretary: Jim Baker, ph 278 4344 PATEA HORSE GROUP President: Tina DeJager-Rich, ph 027 6711370 Secretary: Sharon Besley, ph 027 276 1886 Treasurer: Claire Dawson, ph 027 676 5168 PATEA LIONS CLUB

Pres: Kay Wallace, ph 273 8661. Sec: Linda Reid, ph 273 8334.

Meets 2nd Monday of month, Red Rock Cafe.

PATEA MAORI CLUB INC Secretary: ph 273 8339. Club practices every Monday night PATEA BRANCH CARLYLE PONY CLUB Contact: Sue Cole, ph 273 8777 PATEA OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION HALL Contact: Dora Baker 027 201 9687 or email: 1kiwiexplorer@ gmail.com PATEA PRIDE SPORTS CLUB President/Chairperson Tina Rio, 06 273 8693 Treasurer Stacey Marino, staceymm31@gmail.com PATEA RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB President: Kevin Tutauha, Old Main Rd, Patea PATEA RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB INC. Chairman: David Collins, ph 06 273 4468 Club Captain/contact: Todd Wollett, ph 06 273 8282 or 0276 712 912. Secretary: Bronwyn Murdoch, ph 06 273 8483 Patea Clubrooms, ph 06 273 8747 PATEA R.S.A President: Tom Matiaha. Vice President: John Freer Secretary/Treasurer: Joan MacBeth, PO Box 68, Patea.

PATEA SQUASH CLUB President: Noel Perrett, ph 027 785 6279 Secretary: Ainslie Alexander, 027 334 4831 Club nights Fridays, 6pm Club Captain: Jenny Kerslake, ph 06 273 8465 PATEA STANDBY ASSN INC Po Box 28, Patea. Ph 273 8329 9am-noon After hours 273 8661, 273 8325 and 273 8665 after midday PATEA SURFCASTERS CLUB INC Club Captain / Weigh Master: Nigel Austen, ph 344 8184 PATEA TAE KWONDO Training Mon, Wed 6-7.30pm, ex-Primary School Hall Contact: Bruce 273 8779 PATEA TENNIS CLUB President: Maria Schrider, ph 273 4063 Secretary: Alva Honeyfield PATEA WALKING GROUP Contact: D Newell, ph 273 8498 PATEA WAVERLEY WAITOTARA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE Sec/Treas: Heather Huston, ph 278 1339 PATEA YOUTH TRUST Chairperson: Tairoa Neho. Secretary: Laura Kanara.

POLICE – WAVERLEY Ph 346 7010 REACHOUT SUPPORT GROUP S Phillips, M Clark 273 8399 RNZ PLUNKET SOC. INC BALL RD SUB BRANCH Pres: Kate Murdoch, ph 273 4474 Sec / Treas: Irene Fowler, ph 273 4400 RNZ PLUNKET SOC. INC PATEA SUB BRANCH Pres: O Northcott, 273 8344. Vice Pres: S Mackay, 273 8185 Treasurer: R Nesbit, 273 8990, Secretary: J Gullery, 273 8669 SOUTH TARANAKI COASTGUARD Reachable Channel 83 VHF President: Gary Darnell 027 531 5565 Vice President: Gareth Read 029 770 1874 SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST President: Rosanne Oakes, Patea.

TANEROA WAKA AMA PATEA / PATEA WAKA AMA Brian: 027 3899 270. Debbie: 027 3633 595 TARANAKI CARRIAGE DRIVERS (members NZ Carriage Driving Society) Fun informal club promoting sport of carriage driving. President: Colleen Rebay, ph 346 5815 TARANAKI TIMEBANK - LOWER SOUTH (Pātea / Waverley / Waitotara) Coordinator: Joanne Peacock Ph: 021 400 735. Email: ttb.lowersouth@gmail.com Website: Taranaki.timebanks.org TURI INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Pres: Raymond Finlay, ph 273 8335. Secretary: Doris Brunton, ph 278 3004, paddybrunton@gmail.com WAITOTARA HALL Contacts Dave & Gail Welch, ph 06 346 5906 WAIOTURI MARAE TRUST Chairman: Archie Hurunui, 278 7177 Secretary: Narlene Ioane, ph 273 8151 WAITOTARA-PATEA SURFCASTER'S CLUB President: Alan Hone, ph 027 452 8989 Club Captain: Gavin Coveny, ph 027 393 4496 WAVERLEY A&P ASSOC Sec: Janene Pope ph.027 453 5196, email waverleyshow@

outlook.com WAVERLEY ADULT RIDING CLUB Michelle Watkins, ph 346 6226.

WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB President: Michael Eddington, ph 027 887 1239 Treasurer: Pam Hurndell, ph 346 5622 WAVERLEY BRANCH CARLYLE PONY CLUB President Amanda McAree, ph 027 208 9066 Secr/Treas June Lupton, ph 021 465 260 WAVERLEY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Margaret Needham, ph 027 331 7844 WAVERLEY CEMETERY BOARD PO Box 96, Waverley. Ph 346 7070 WAVERLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President: c/- Brian Rook, 10 Okiwa Terrace, Waiinu Beach, RD 18, Wanganui 5488 WAVERLEY COMMUNITY PATROL CPNZ Coordinator - Doug Rosewarne, ph 021 109 0473 WAVERLEY COMMUNITY WEBSITE www.waverleyway.co.nz WAVERLEY CROQUET CLUB Chris How 346 5420, Marie Hawken 346 5929, Sheryl Jones 027 319 2595, Rae Wilson 346 6149 WAVERLEY FIRE SERVICE A D Hickford, ph 346 5393. Hussey St, Wav. WAVERLEY GOLF Clubhouse, Box 76, ph 346 5672 Sec/treas: Jacqui Hooper, ph 346 5632, 021 055 0631 Club Captain: John Boon, 027 284 0764 Ladies Club Captain: Jacqui Boon, ph 027 608 1736 WAVERLEY GUN CLUB R Smith and T & C Symes, ph 346 5664.

WAVERLEY LIONS CLUB President: Gordon Kennedy, ph 027 603 6600.

Sec: Michael Eddington, ph 027 887 1238. PO Box 145, Wav. WAVERLEY MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Meets 2nd Monday of the month 1pm.

WAVERLEY OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC ACOUSTIC Cindy & Cliff Burgess, 06 346 6424.

Meet 1st Sat of month, Feb-Dec, 1pm at Baptist Church WAVERLEY PLAYCENTRE President: Lynda Hooper 022 466 7782 or 06 346 6482. Vice Pres Sophie Lance 027 663 3664. Hours Wed, Fri 9-12 WAVERLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Principal - Tim Marriott. Chairperson - Sophie Lance School ph 346 5087 WAVERLEY RACING CLUB President: Harvey Wilson, ph 027 892 5486 Secretary: Justine Alexander, ph 027 232 7763 WAVERLEY SPINNING & WEAVING Nell Hone, ph 346 5660 WAVERLEY SWIMMING CLUB Kylie Manson, ph 346 6220 WAVERLEY STANDBY Secretary: Chris How, ph 346 5420 WAVERLEY TENNIS CLUB President: Shane Alexander, ph 346 5150 WAVERLEY UNITED INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Club Captain: Colleen Smith, ph 06 346 5997 Secretary: Dale Mitchell, ph 06 346 5488 WAVERLEY WAITOTARA RSA President: Brian Rook Secretary: Irene Avison WAVERLEY-WAITOTARA SHEEP DOG TRIAL CLUB President: Tony Hewton, ph 346 5262 or 027 688 8415 Secretary: Brenda Simson, ph 346 5124 WAVERLEY W.I Secretary/Treasurer: Lyn Smailes WHENUAKURA HALL SOCIETY President: Trish Williams, ph 273 8351 Secretary: Claire Honeyfield, ph 273 8028 WHENUAKURA PLAYGROUP Contact: Kate Williams, ph 273 8371 Sessions: Wednesday 9.00-noon WANGANUI YOUNG FARMERS CLUB Samantha Bills, bills.sk@gmail.com, ph 027 675 8768 WHENUAKURA HALL SOCIETY President: Trish Williams, phone 273 8351 WHENUAKURA PLAYGROUP President: Kate Williams, phone 273 8371