NOVEMBER 2020
PLEASE NOTE!!! FRIENDSHIP HOUSE HOURS CLOSED MONDAY & WEDNESDAY OPEN TUESDAY & THURSDAY 9.30 -12 NOON FRIDAY 9.30am -3.00pm Phone F/H 4338452 or Linda 4338062
BULLETIN DEADLINE MON DECEMBER 7th
HIKURANGI CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th 2020 Market Stalls, Stage Entertainment, DJ Dan Kapa Haka and Whangarei Pipe Band
PARADE STARTS AT 12 NOON To register market stall contact Linda at Friendship House 433 8452 or email friendship@hikurangi.co.nz To pre-register entertainment contact Sharlene 021 616 755 or email admin@hikurangi.co.nz To register float email Arlene@tiaho.org.nz
PLASTERERS & PAINTERS PHONE: MIKE CARSON 0210463562 HIKURANGI GOLF CLUB
HERMAN TIMBER LTD ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED HERE IN HIKURANGI DECKING, FENCING, POST & RAILS, LANDSCRAPING, SHELVING, FENCE BATTENS, TREE STAKES, RETAINING WALLS. ROUGH SAWN OR MACHINED TREATED OR UNTREATED
Phone 4338555 or Email: noelherman@xtra.co.nz
The Annual Mens’ Pairs Event was held on the weekend of 7-8 November in mainly fine weather except for some late rain on both days. The Tournament is played over 54 holes, 27 per day with first prize going to the pairing with the lowest combined net. This year’s winners are Shayne Lipsham and Ethan Baillie. Runners up Shaun O’Shea and Sean Doel. Second Runners up Gary Lynch and Graeme Attwood. Our main sponsor this year was Graeme O’Donnell from Northland Underground Drilling and also Gary Webb Painters. Thanks to them our prize list extended well down through the field and all the players had a great weekend of golf, most of them saying they will be back next year. A very well run, enjoyable, competitive, but fun event. Don’t forget twilight golf on Thursday afternoons from 4pm. Meals available, all welcome. Also summer subscriptions. A great way to spend the long summer evenings outdoors. Ph: Blue on 09 433 7453
POLICE SAY THEY ARE COMMITED TO HIKURANGI On Friday 6th November at 10.00 am members of the community along with local business interests, residents and ratepayers representatives from Oakura and Whananaki, met to discuss the future of having a dedicated Police presence in Hikurangi. Rob Huys, the Rural Response Manager for Whangarei/ Kaipara addressed the meeting and advised those present Northland Police are committed to providing an excellent service to the Hikurangi community and are currently in the process of selecting two new members to fill current vacancies. The selection process will take approximately 2 months and the new members are expected to be on deck towards the end of this year or, failing that early in the New Year. The new members will be expected to live in or near Hikurangi. We look forward to arranging a get together to welcome the new members into the community once everything is in place. In the meantime, temporary coverage arrangements remain in place and in addition to this further support will be provided by Whangarei Police as and when required. There will be an opportunity in future to attend quarterly if the community wants.
Rob Huys Rural Response Manager
Hikurangi War Memorial Hall available for hire Large Hall with Supper Room and Extra Large Kitchen. Hireage for Social, Birthdays Weddings etc.
To enquire please contact Friendship House on Phone 4338452 during open hours or email us at friendship@hikurangi.co.nz
KEEP LEARNING:
Are things changing too fast? Does the world seem too complicated ? Well , don’t let yourself be brushed aside. Fight the tendency to be left behind. Stay in touch. Keep up. Make the effort to learn new technologies. Ask someone - your children or grandchildren - to teach you how to work cellphones, or DVD’s or computers. You’ll probably be surprised how simple it is - and you’ll get a sneaky thrill at mastering something new.
HIKURANGI HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Hikurangi Library would like some updated magazines, so if anyone has any available please drop them off to the library they would be very much appreciated. Thanks. Align Yoga with Anet: Tuesdays Whakapara Hall 6-7-15pm. Cost $15/casual. (10 cards available) Please bring own mat & blanket. For more information please phone Anet 021727051 Whangarei Mobile Library Bus
If you are a Whangarei Library Member you can use this bus when it comes out to our Library on a Thursday afternoon. Even if you are one of our own library members you can still come and use the bus as well. Your books are processed with us and can be picked up the next day.
Our next bus due will be on November 19th @ 1.15pm.
Tai-Chi Wednesday @1.30pm in the Hikurangi Hall. Costs $4.00 per session. Please contact Linda on 4338062 for more information. Church Services In Hikurangi Hikurangi Village Church: Meet Sundays at 10am, in the Hikurangi War Memorial hall. Last Sun of month is a Shared Lunch. Ph Andrew 4337463 or 0273529197. Anglican Church Services: Contact Betty 4338808. Hikurangi Catholic Church: Valley Rd Sundays 8 am Mass 1st Sun & Liturgy 2nd, 3rd & 4th 10 am Ph Minnie 4338481 Hikurangi Christian Fellowship: Sundays 10am or contact 4338654 and please leave a message.
Justice of the Peace: Shayn Rouse Ph 433 8471
JP and Marriage Celebrant: Paul O’Dea 0275348374 SERVICES AVAILABLE AT HIKURANGI FRIENDSHIP HOUSE LAMINATING: per sheet A5 @ $2.50 A4 @ $3.50 COLOUR COPYING: per sheet A4 @ $1.50 A3 @ 3.00 EMAILS: Standard fee to send and receive $2.00 Attachments @ 20c per page SCANNING available too
The area around our village, still called by many the “Hikurangi Swamp”, was once one of the biggest wetlands in New Zealand. Most of it is drained today and transformed into farmland. But as we have experienced this year again, it still floods. On the 27th of November an art exhibition about the Hikurangi Swamp opens at the Whangarei Art Museum called wetland. Loaned objects from the Hikurangi Museum will be part of it. Starting in December is another exhibition about farming in the swamp at the Jack Morgan Museum in Hukerenui (www.jackmorganmuseum.org.nz). These exhibitions will run for a few months. You are of course also invited to visit our museum in Hikurangi to find out more about this fascinating place you are living in. We are open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10-11.30am or by appointment, if you are not able to visit us during these hours. Send us an email to hikurangi.museum@gmail.com or visit us on Facebook “Hikurangi Historical Museum”.
Hikurangi Village Church Transport: The Village Church runs a van for the week of pension payments to Whangarei for shopping. It leaves Hikurangi at 10am on a Thursday. Please either phone or text Theresa to book a place on 021 243 6889.
Also someone is available to take locals to appointments etc in Whangarei when necessary. Phone or text Stuart on 027 457 5247. The Hikurangi Library will be closed over a period in summer to update stock and install a new digital cataloguing and check-out service from Tuesday 15th December to Sunday 31st January. You are able to have books checked out over this time by arrangement, and books can still be returned to the after hours return box. Please talk to Sharlene (021616755) or one of the library volunteers if you wish to take books out prior to the closure commencing. Funny Stories: If anyone has any of these that would be suitable for the Hikurangi Bulletin please call into Friendship House with them or email us at friendship@hikurangi.co.nz. They would be very much appreciated. Thanks Linda (Editor).
Children’s Lighthouse & Playgroup 20 George Street Hikurangi Playgroup is Open
PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES
Tues 9am - 12 noon Music Session Thurs 9am - 12 noon Mums & Bubs Thurs 10am - 2pm Pre-paid childcare Service, limited numbers.
Or you can call in for a cup of tea and a chat.
Contact Sharlene on 021616755
TYPING SERVICES: BINDING SERVICES Ask us about our rates.
Hikurangi Community Notices.
Badminton (Social): Wed 9 - 12noon @ Hik Memorial hall and 6.30 - 9.00 pm @ Hik School Gym. $2 per session. Rackets available. Contact Robyn 433 8718. Children’s Lighthouse Playgroup: George St. Tues & Thurs 9.30 am – 12.30pm. Contact Sharlene 021 616 755 Fire Brigade: Training Monday Nights at 6.30pm in the Fire Station. More Volunteers needed. Freemasons Lodge No 140: Meetings 7.30pm, 1st Friday each month. Contact Ivan Berryman 4335847 or Steve 435 5601. Friendship House Trust: meets every 4th Tues of the month at 7.00 pm held in the Hikurangi Hall. All welcome. Phone 433 8452 for more information. Healthy Hikurangi: This is gone into recess until spring. Ph Neil 433 8537 Hikurangi Business Association: Meet 2nd Wed of each month, 7.00pm Hikurangi Bowling Club. All Welcome. Hikurangi Golf Club: Ph Blue on 4337453 Hikurangi Hall: For Hire. Ph 433 8452 Hikurangi Older Forum: Meet every 3rd Thurs in the Union Parish Church Hall. Contact Irene 433 8505 for info. Jack Morgan Museum, Hukerenui: Open 10am-4pm daily. Justice of the Peace: Shayn Rouse Ph 433 8471 JP and Marriage Celebrant: Paul O’Dea 0275348374 Kindergarten: 5 Park St, Phone 433 8535 Library Hours: Mon to Fri 10 am - 4 pm. Ph 433 8773. Lions: Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month. Contact Colin 435 0717 Museum: Hours are: Tues, Thurs, Sat 10am-11.30 am, or by appointment. Contact number 433 8062 Email: hikurangi.museum@gmail.com. Museum Committee: Meet in the Museum every 3rd Sat of the month at 9.30 am. Phone Linda 433 8062 Plunket: Home visits and Clinic appointments every Tuesday & Friday Phone Ann 027 675 3408 Revive Hikurangi: This has gone into recess over winter. Starts again in September. Ph Neil 433 8537 Eureka Taekwondo: Self Defence for all age groups. Hik Sch Hall, Tues & Thurs 6pm -7pm. Please just turn up on those nights for more information. Thanks. Tai Chi: Held in the Hikurangi Hall @ 1.30pm every Wednesday. Please Ph Linda on 4338062 for more info. Transfer Station (Hik) Summer Hours: After Labour Weekend open from Mon-Fri 8am-1pm, Sat-Sun 8am-5pm. Whakapara Pony Club: Amber 433 9788 or 021 165 4553 Whakapara Women’s Institute: Contact Marie 433 9900. Whangarei District Council: Phone 430 4200. Yoga: Marua Hall. Thursday 6pm $8. Allison 09 434 4330 Any changes to these notices please let us know. We are not responsible for information that is wrong if people do not let us know of any changes.
The opinions expressed in this Bulletin are the writers, and are not necessarily shared by the Bulletin Editors.
HIKURANGI TAKEAWAYS 59 King St PHONE 4338 448
CHINESE, FISH & CHIPS, FAMILY MEALS, BUFFET BAR FROM 5pm Mon 4pm - 8.30pm, Tues - Sun 11am - 9pm OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS
The Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church Valley Rd Hikurangi The Traditional Latin Mass is celebrated once a month here in Hikurangi. Next Mass will be on
Sunday November 22nd 2020 Confession: 4.00 pm. Mass Time: 5.00 pm. If more information needed contact Minnie Milina 4338481
RAINFALL OCTOBER 2020 HUKERENUI
70 mils
HIKURANGI
68 mils
MARUA
100 mils
We would like thank the following people who give us these Rain Results each month. Hukerenui: Lillian Reid, Hikurangi Linda Vanstone and Marua Rob Roest
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PLEASE NOTE! We are a community library and not part of the Whangarei Library network. Books borrowed from Whangarei or Kamo Libraries, must be returned to those branches. Books obtained from the Library Bus can be returned back to the bus when it comes out to the Library. Overdue Whangarei books are subject to fines. If borrowed through Hikurangi and not returned in time, we will have to invoice you for the price of the book. LEMON BLONDIES INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ cups flour 1 ½ cups sugar 250g butter 4 eggs 2 tablespoons lemon rind ¼ cup lemon juice Icing sugar or Greek yoghurt to serve METHOD: Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Beat flour, half of the sugar and butter together until well combined. In a separate bowl whisk eggs, lemon juice, lemon rind and the remaining sugar together. Then pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and beat on a medium speed until smooth (don’t panic if it looks curdled, it will come together with mixing). Pour the mixture into a lined oven 20cm x 30cm tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and just firm to touch. Allow to cool before removing from tin, serve with a dusting of icing sugar or Greek yoghurt and enjoy!
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THEFT DAMPENS FIREWORKS DISPLAY What an awesome night we had at the Guy Fawkes display on Friday night even the rain did not dampen our spirits as once again our community came together. However, after a long night full of fun, one of our volunteers was advised that someone had decided while we were all there enjoying the fun with you, that some people in our society had decided to break into our vehicles which were left at the station while we manned our fire appliances. This last incident had to be carried out by someone with a vehicle as the items removed were to heavy for one person to carry alone. I need you all to realise that without the good people who volunteer their time and energy to help protect those things you hold most dear we as a community would suffer as we waited for help to come from another suburb. That could add at the very least another 20 minutes before you see help arrive. Our Fire fighters give their time freely to do the job we as a community expect of them in all types of weather and all times of the day and night. Often leaving family at home in those special family times or when weather means they should be at home with the family protecting them. This is not the first-time people have broken into our vehicles or tried too. It is soul destroying for all our volunteers to come back tired and hungry after a callout to find this has happened. What this means is that we will now be taking further steps with the police and be under no allusion that should you be caught there will be consequences which will include a visit from the police. If you know anything about the Guy Fawkes night incident, I would ask that you call the local police station and advise them of any information you have. By in large our wider community do a great job in supporting us and we thank you all for everything you do for us. Please help us weed out those people who do this sort of thing and give Hikurangi a bad name. This has been a hard year for all of us and our fire fighters have still turned out to all our needs even with the threat of Covid 19. Let’s help protect what they cherish while they help you in a time of need. Lastly it is not long now till our Community Christmas parade and yes we will be there in support of our awesome community, lets show the rest of Whangarei how much fun we can put on for.
All your help is always appreciated Chief Fire Officer Trevor Gallagher
Please Note!! Tai-Chi will finish on December 9th 2020 and return on February 3rd 2021 but if this is different I will let everyone know. Thanks Linda.
HIKURANGI VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE
Hi Hikurangi We have now finished the new signage in front of the station. This is our employer board, this is to acknowledge employers of our members and the sacrifice they too make to our community. In the last month we held our Honours night, These are service awards for contributions to the community in the fire brigade. 3x 3 yr certificates 1x 5 yr silver medal 7x 2 yr silver bars 3x 2 yr gold bars 1 long service good conduct medal (14yrs) 1 long service good conduct medal with clasp (28yrs) All totalling 202 years of service to the Hikurangi Community. Congratulations to all those members who received honours. Its coming up to the end of the year which obviously means the Christmas parade is nearly upon us we hope to see you there, it also means that Christmas Eve lolly run is not far away, planning is underway for this, we will keep you all up to date with the plan. Ever thought about becoming a firefighter? 23rd Jan from 10am – 2pm we will be holding an open day. This is for anyone interested in joining. There will be all sorts to try, from firefighting gear, Breathing Apparatus, Running out a fire hose and playing with water. We will have something for the kids. Come down see what its about give it ago and check out all the gear More details will be made available via Facebook and possibly a letter box drop. Check out fireandemergency.nz for tips on staying safe Need help or advice you can contact us on Facebook, Hikurangi Volunteer Fire Brigade We have had 9 Calls this month 22/10/2020
Hika 641
Fire in Area Kauri
23/10/2020
Hika 641
Motor Vehicle accident Whakapara
24/10/2020
Hika 6411 Forrest Fire Tutukaka
26/10/2020
Hika 6411 Fire in Landfill Portland
28/10/2020
Hika 641, Power Lines Down on Rubbish 6429 Truck
30/10/2020
Hika 641
3/11/2020
Hika 641, Motor Vehicle Accident Kauri 6429
6/11/2020
Hika 641
Until Next month OS Bain
Medical Hikurangi
Firefighters Vehicles Damaged outside Fire Station
There is great need for a sarcasm font. To Much Rest - If I won’t stop resting, I will soon start rusting. Male Mosquitoes do not bite. Lead by example. Cats will not walk on aluminum foil. Was learning cursive really necessary? The SENILITY PRAYER: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference If love is blind why is lingerie so popular? If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? What’s brown and sticky?
A stick….
I would like to share an experience with you now that the festive season is over, about drinking and driving. As well you know some of us have been lucky not to have brushes with the authorities on our way home from various social occasions. A few weeks ago I was out at our Christmas social with all my work mates and after having a few too many beers I topped it off with a margarita. Not a good idea, knowing full well I was at least slightly over the limit, I did something I’ve never done before - I took a taxi home. Sure enough I passed a police road block but because I was a taxi he waved it through. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise as I have never driven a taxi before!!!!! A man goes to the doctor and says, “I have this problem with gas, but it really doesn't bother me too much. They never smell and are always silent. As a matter of fact, I’ve farted at least ten times since I’ve been here in your office. You didn’t know because they don’t smell and are silent. On this the Doctor says, “I see your problem, take these pills and come back and see me next week.” The next week the man goes back. “Doctor”, he says, “I don’t know what on earth you gave me, but now my farts-although still silent-stink terribly”. “The Doctor says, “Good! Now that we’ve cleared up your sinuses, let’s work on your hearing….”
These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, ‘For fast relief.’ My memory’s not as sharp as it used to be.. also, my memory’s not as sharp as it used to be.
It’s scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker
Doctor, doctor, I think I’m a newspaper. Take these pills they’ll improve your circulation. Doctor, doctor, my brother thinks he’s an orange. Tell him to come and see me. It’s ok he’s here in my pocket. Optician: How did your eyesight get so bad? Patient: I was reading a book about how to avoid eye strain. What do you add thirteen patients to thirteen patients? Twenty sicks.
Patient: How much to have three teeth out? Dentist: Ninety pounds. Patient: Forget it - I’ll pick a fight on my way home. Doctor, doctor, I feel like a tub of margarine. Well spread yourself out on the couch. Doctor, doctor, skin trouble has given me a broken arm. How’s that? It was a banana skin. Doctor, doctor, you’ve broken you ar in three places. How? I’ve only been in one place.
Now, I think you’re supposed to share this with 5 or 6, maybe 10 others. Oh heck, give it to a bunch of your friends if you can remember who they are! Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, “How old was your husband?” “98”, she replied: “Two years older than me” “So your 96,” the undertaker commented. She responded, “Hardly worth going home, is it?” Definition of “OLD” I very quietly confided to my best friend that I was having an affair, she turned to me and asked, “Are you having it catered?” And that, my friend, is the sad definition of “OLD”.
An amazing 2 letter English word. A reminder that one word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition. UP Read until the end ..... you'll laugh. This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v]. It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UPto the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car. At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is
spe-
cial And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, the earth soaks it UP. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is UP! Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night? U P! Did that one crack you UP? Don't screw UP. Send this on to everyone you look UP in your address book . . .. or not . . . it's UP to you. Now I'll shut UP!