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There’s something in the water...
Let’s make a song and dance about it.
DEVASTATING MUD SLIDE... Miracle couple, shaken but not stirred. DARK SKIES OVER WHAKATANE...
Best to keep them that way.
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his month’s LOOK has something for everyone.
We out the truth about local water quality, meanwhile back in the garden we welcome some of the so called ‘nasties’ who actually do good work. There’s an exciting salt water fishing report that is sure to tempt you to go after those ‘kingies’. ‘Shaken but not stirred’ is a dramatic and terrifying story about a couple’s first night in their new home.
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I know this family personally and am amazed by their stoic faith in the face of such a disaster. Check out this month’s local identity in ‘Under the Spotlight’ and find out on page four why dark is better for a uniquely situated Whakatane organisation. Aunt Maggie, that mysterious lady who has been blessed with the wisdom of King Solomon and a keen sense of humour, once again gives her unique perspective on your problems. LOOK’s Property section is bigger than ever, featuring properties to suit every purse. LOOK is available from selected newsagents, service stations and the Whakatane i-SITE. We welcome your comments and feedback by email to editor@lookmagazine.co.nz. Finally at the time of writing February 22nd the whole of NZ has been shocked and stunned by news of Christchurch’s second major and most devastating earthquake. LOOK magazine management and contributors offer our deepest sympathy to those that have lost loved ones in what has been described as New Zealand’s darkest hour, in recent times. South Islanders are a stoic breed; they have needed to be in the face of recent devastating tragedies. This latest horrific event will try them yet again. There will be better times we can be sure of that but for now all we can do as we watch from a distance is support our fellow countrymen through our prayers, messages of encouragement and by giving generously to appeals.
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‘There’s something in the water’ Water, water everywhere but would you want to drink it...
Dear Aunt Maggie, I was adopted at birth and altho’ I’ve had a good life I still feel something is missing. I would like to find out about my birth parents but am hesitant to approach my Mum & Dad. I don’t want to offend them as I really feel lucky to have been loved and given a good home.
It was as I was crouching behind the boat that I saw a small crack running from the bolts in the outboard mounting bracket across the transom. Does this suggest stress on the engine mounts and would this be a serious issue that I need to have addressed immediately or can it wait until the end of summer?
94 year old with leanings to the left...
Shelley
“Distressed Dave”
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Dear Shelley,
Dear “Distressed Dave”,
How wonderful you’ve had a loving environment with people who wanted you. Don’t feel guilty about wanting information about your biological parents. You could start on the website www.cyf.govt.nz.
I always thought a fishwife was a nagging woman but obviously it’s a woman left on her own so much she has to find other interests.
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‘Dark skies over Whakatane’
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‘In the spotlight’
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‘Ancient Ruins’
Let’s keep it that way...
Local identity tells all...
‘Antarctica’ Not always an icy reception...
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‘Shaken but not stirred’ Faith in the face of disaster...
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‘Gardening’
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‘Look DIY’
Gardening guru digs up some useful info...
Nail down the problems, hammers home the answers...
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Your adoptive parents have probably wondered why you hadn’t asked them sooner. Not all adopted children are interested in finding out. Some meetings have turned out satisfactorily, many have been upset by rejection or what they have discovered. Do tell your Mum & Dad what you are going to do, they may have information they have kept from you for good reason or felt you weren’t interested. Just be prepared for whatever comes your way. Hopefully it will bring you closer to the only family you have known, and you can face the future with confidence
Maggie. Dear Aunt Maggie I left for work in my car the other morning, as I normally do, but just 10 minutes down the road I realised that I’d left my cell-phone at home. I turned around and went home to retrieve it and parked the car on the road. As I walked up the driveway I saw the unmistakable silhouette of my wife in our bedroom window in the arms of another man. I immediately ducked down behind the boat parked in the driveway to avoid being seen by them.
For goodness sake get the boat fixed. The cost will reduce the settlement amount when she divorces you for her preferred attention giving partner. If you don’t get the transom fixed you could drown and she’ll get everything you’ve got- plus the insurance on the boat.
Maggie. For advice on your family problem, write to Aunt Maggie. Use a nom-de-plume, senders details are absolutely confidential. Email Aunt Maggie at maggie@lookmagazine.co.nz
look Opinion Contamination cleanup Sullivans Lake
Tittle Tattle At Last…
The pink palace people have said they will do something about the build-up of contaminated silt on the Eastern side of Sullivans Lake. Let’s hope they also sort out the leaking pooh pipes that are plaguing some houses.
Dog on a lily pad... Sounds like the title of a Monet painting. A Sullivan’s Lake resident lost her little terrier. She looked everywhere to no avail, then suddenly spied the pooch sitting on a mat of lily pads in the middle of the lake.
Horrors... but thankfully the said lake is quite
There’s something in the water ‘The other day we were at home doing the dishes when someone rang us up and told us there was a water restriction in place.’ Abraham Larsen writes.
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hey had phoned us because they knew we wouldn’t be listening to the radio to hear the bulletins being read out every few minutes. When I finally tuned in, I heard that the water had a high level of silt and was unsafe for drinking, ‘What is new?’ I thought. No offence to the hard working people at the Whakatane Water Treatment Plant, but the water in this town has tasted like dirt for a long time. At first I thought it was the house I was living in – possibly old pipes filled with rust and who knows what else? But after moving into a house with a water filter I realise that, nope, it was just the water supply. I’m a reasonable person – I don’t mind paying my taxes or rates – sure, I’d like to pay less of them – but I realise that you have to feed the monkey. By paying my share, we get to have streetlights, library books
and kerb-side recycling. But every time I get my water bill I’m fit to be tied. The return of investment on that invoice is somewhere in the order of zero – minus one thousand. What exactly am I paying for again? Substandard water, that tastes like four variations of crap, dirt and general gunk? Sure, I understand that from time to time we have freak occurrences like flooding that produces a large amount of silt. We also have high tides that mean high levels of salt water are coming up to the water intake. It was understandable the first time, the second time I became a bit more concerned. It’ll happen again.
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Now, from what I understand, a water intake further up the river is in the council’s longterm plans. Let’s hope that they actually remember to get around to this. I’ll be at the Council’s front desk furious with pitchfork in hand if it happens again. They say that a water filter would help. I believe that water filters are invaluable for getting rid of the ‘nasties’ and whatever else is floating around in the water, but it doesn’t make a difference to the taste. Here’s what I don’t understand; Auckland’s tap water tastes great and who knows what gets dumped into the Waikato River before they get it? How does that happen? Why doesn’t our water, this essential life force, live up to our expectations? It
just doesn’t make sense. Putting taste aside, we also have Fluoride in the mix. Apparently the Council is looking into the issue of fluoridation in a few months. I’ll be interested to see what they come up with; I’m hoping they remove it like Opotiki and Kawerau have. I wonder if any of the councilors have read the unbelievable articles on the Internet about Fluoride and mind control. Apparently Fluoride, if ingested long enough, makes you apathetic and docile and less likely to resist. Maybe that’s my problem; I need to drink more water so I’ll just submit to this assault on my taste buds. We pay exorbitant rate bills for so-called first class amenities and end up at Rex Morpeth park filling up water containers from a water tanker like a World Vision advert. How is that right?
shallow, allowing the lady to roll up her trousers and wade thigh deep to retrieve her little lily loiterer. Unfortunately the lady, although delighted that her dog was saved, developed nasty looking spotty things on her legs. No real surprise, the once clean lake needs some attention.
Horses for courses…
Dave put money on a horse called ‘Total Confusion’ at last month’s funtastic Te Teko Race meeting. At least we think he did, it did not win… or did it.
Who stole my bus... A man was seen
sprinting up the middle of the Strand chasing the Auckland to Gisborne bus. Apparantly his luggage was still on board. He had disembarked temporarily to buy a map at the i-SITE. Map acquired…bus gone!!
No taxi on Sunday… leaves elderly lady
in the lurch. She arrived by bus, wanted to get home and would have still been at the bus stop on Monday if it had not been for friendly lady offering her a lift.
Tidy recyclables not helping…
If you separate your recyclables into individual plastic bags, you may not be helping. People are still putting their paper and cardboard out for recycling in plastic bags. With the new co-mingled collection [all recyclables in the same bin] residents don’t realise it’s actually counter-productive.
Ireland, that once very wealthy country is
frantically leaning on their traditional food main stay, the common potato. Following their huge financial success over the last decade they, like Greece, have sunk into recession. Rumour has it that the two countries are joining forces and will survive by eating greasy chips.
We were astonished to read in a local
newspaper report that following a smash and grab raid on a local shop the police have found the brick and are checking the finger prints. They can do that? Was the word ‘brick’ a misprint?
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SPOTLIGHT ON Trish Marsden 1. NICKNAME AS A CHILD: Millie
2. I WAS BORN IN: Auckland…
AND GREW UP IN: Australia
3. BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Camping with my family 4. WORST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Camping with my family 5. FAVOURITE PASTIME: Performing on stage
6. PET HATE: Boring people; I can
handle anything but I hate boring people.
7. BEST BARGAIN BUY: our latest car although why my husband insists on telling everyone that we only paid $5,000 for it is a mystery to me!
8. MOST EMBARRASSING INCIDENT: I was a nurse in
Greenlane. John Kirwan came to visit a
patient that I was looking after. I didn’t know who he was and had to ask his name. All the other nurses thought that was a crack up. This was in the 80s so he was more famous than God apparently, and I was I geeky 20 year old so it was all the more embarrassing.
9. FAVOURITE FILM:
So many to choose from, but if I had
to have just one it would be PRIDE AND PREJUDICE – the latest version with Matthew MacFadyen and Keira Knightley. Although it’s a close call between that, and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
10. FAVOURITE BOOK:
I should say something like To Kill a Mocking Bird which I do love but really I’d have to say it would be the Harry Potter series. They are the only books I’ve read more than once.
11. FAVOURITE MUSIC:
Musical Theatre – geeky now I’m a 45 year old I don’t care!
12. LEAST FAVOURITE CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, although it’s a close call between him and the Teletubbies.
13. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET:
Peter Jackson because he is such a visionary and I love his movies – ok maybe not all but certainly his later ones (from Frighteners onwards). And I think he’d be easy to talk to because you couldn’t be intimidated by him. Not because he’s not amazing cause he is but he seems to have this real relaxed kiwi bloke attitude. I’m sure that’s not what he’s like at work though!
14. PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT: I don’t cook and I love poetry 15. IF I DID NOT DO MY CURRENT JOB I WOULD MOST LIKE TO:
Be a ‘foley’ or sound editor for one of Peter Jackson’s movies.
16. THREE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IF MAROONED ON A DESERT ISLAND:
Crunchie ice creams, a DVD player with an endless supply of movies and my family.
17. WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT ‘THE BAY’:
If good things happen it will happen here. If bad things happen this is where you will want to be – and these are the people you will want to be with.
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Chardonnay stop in the Karangahake Gorge New Zealand wines are world class. We take a break in the Karangahake Gorge and try a regional vintage that is a tribute to the area...
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n a beautiful summer afternoon a stop in the Karangahake Gorge seemed a good idea while enroute to Ohope. The Ohinemuri Estate Winery seemed a nice stop as I hadn’t heard of this boutique winery and always keen to try something new. Horst and Wendy Hillerich bought their Karangahake property in 1989, with the intention of establishing their own boutique winery and restaurant. Horst who is from Germany came to New Zealand in 1987 for a holiday. Falling in love with the country and then Wendy in 1988, he forwent his return ticket and stayed. Horst trained in the Rheingau, a premium wine growing region as well as other parts of Germany and Switzerland and implemented these skills in winemaking in their garage. In 1990 they opened their tasting room and in 1993 the winery was built. Words like malolactic fermentation and lees stirring make my mouth water and keen to try whatever is on offer. The last decade has seen wine makers pulling out Chardonnay grapes and putting in the pervasively popular Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. Why one might ask have people gone off the tasty oak flavours of the Chardonnay? The majority of
Chardonnay is so Sauvignon-esque that only the most discerning could taste the difference. It was thus a pleasure to see the 2007 Patuhu Reserve Chardonnay on offer at Ohinemuri. The ripe grapes were sourced from Tony Armstrong’s Lake Road Vineyard. The juice had equal parts fermented in French Barriques and stainless steel. A further four months lees ageing has added a mealy structure to an array of stone fruit flavours. Partial malolactic fermentation has given softness to the elegant palate. Eight months of Oak maturation has enhanced the complexity with almond and hazelnut flavours - all in all a taste sensation. Of course there is the Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and a tasty Gewürztraminer, that belies, the vintner’s German heritage. The one red, Taniwha, also did not disappoint. Ohinemuri Estate bottle 8000 bottles per year and it is sold exclusively through their website or at their cellar door. Ohinemuri also boasts a restaurant in what had previously been the horse stables. The fare is creative and looks tasty. Due to the lateness of the day we had the breads and dips with delicious homemade pressed olive oil and garlic butter. The courtyard is idyllic and made a most enjoyable stop off. We will definitely be back for more.
Hours 10am to 5pm Summer · Daily Rest of Year Wednesday to Sunday Moresby Street · Karangahake Gorge · Telephone 07 8628874 · www.ohinemuri.co.nz
Dark Skies Over Whakatane – Let’s Keep Them That Way! What New Zealand needs to succeed as a tourist destination is to have a point of difference. Keen sky gazer’s are passionate about an often-overlooked NZ asset… our dark skies.
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o attract visitors, a public observatory needs to be close to a town or city. Here in the Eastern Bay of Plenty we are fortunate in having our own, Whakatane based, hill top location but there is something else that makes us unique. Throughout the country a number of public observatories, with modern telescopes, are open to tourists and locals on a regular basis. Yet many of these observation sites are falling victim to unnecessary light spillage from street-lights which send light upwards. Increasingly these days, poorly-designed street lighting detracts from ideal star gazing conditions. New Zealand’s night sky is unique in the world and not surprisingly it is the sunniest places like Blenheim and our own even sunnier Whakatane that present the best viewing opportunities. Most of the global
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our weather. Explanations of what is in the universe – galaxies, stars, planets, our own sun, and more spacerelated topics, with amazing photographs to illustrate the articles. Links to other astronomical websites are also a feature.
population misses out on such a great asset. To attract overseas tourists who want to view the starry skies above New Zealand, it makes sense to ensure those views are as free as possible from unnecessary light pollution. Fortunately, as yet, night street-lighting in Whakatane does not harm the view from our local observatory,
Frequently being updated, the website is building a media section of dvd’s and audio material. There is also an illustrated history of Whakatane Astronomical Society, now 50 years old and moving from strength to strength.
For those who have not found it yet, the observatory is at the top of Hurinui Avenue, which is signposted off Hillcrest Road near the top of the hill coming up from the town. Whakatane Observatory opens to the public every Tuesday and Friday evening from just after sunset – provided the skies are clear. Their website, www.skyofplenty.com , includes a quite reliable weather forecast so interested people can check to see what viewing will be like up to nine days in advance.
As to be expected from a website of an astronomical organization, there is much more information than simply predicting
Even if you feel it will be a while before you find time to attend a public night at the observatory, checking out the website is a must. You might even add it to your list of favourites to refer back to. I did.
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Ancient ruins, before and after Back from your holidays and everyone is terrified you are going to bore them with photos. ‘Would you like to come to dinner’, you ask, ‘we are going to show our holiday snaps’. It is an excellent way of discovering your true friends; they will probably tell you to get knotted or that they would rather watch a Three-toed Sloth run the ten thousand metres.
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cquaintances on the other hand, will tell you they would love to see your photos and then cancel at the last minute with a pathetic excuse like, ‘Sorry we are not going to make it, George has developed dengue fever.’ They invariably sign off with...‘perhaps another time’.
Peggy is not the only one of my English Aunties who made it into their nineties. Gertie and Phyll lived to a ripe old age, Auntie Phyll still driving her car by her 94th birthday. It is truly amazing she survived as long as she did when you consider the one major imperfection in her otherwise excellent driving skills. She could only make left hand turns; a defect that would result in disaster for you and I but not so for my innovative Aunt. She had the business of driving to the village for her milk and newspaper perfectly planned and flawlessly executed. Left out her driveway, left into the village, left after the shop on to the link road, left onto the main Ashford to Canterbury highway, left onto her
a Land Less Traveled
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ooking for somewhere new and exciting to visit? Antarctica, a land of extremes and contrasts holds the title of coldest, driest, windiest and highest elevation on earth. The Antarctic ice sheet covers an area of almost 14 million square km and contains 30 million cubic km of ice. That’s approximately 61% of all fresh water on the earth. Despite this desolation, the Antarctic region is home to huge colonies of penguins, sea lions, elephant seals, endangered wandering albatross and 126 species of birds, some who breed exclusively in this region. This unique and irreplaceable location offers an experience of a lifetime to intrepid travelers.
How sad to be robbed of the opportunity to demonstrate ones prowess with the digital camera. Who would not want to see a bunch of out of focus, obscure people whose legs or heads have been amputated by the skill of the amateur camera man? Then there are the Churches, Cathedrals and ancient ruins that are loaded by the zillion into your pc under the unimaginative heading of ‘My holiday Pics’ and left to serve no other purpose than to assist the slowing of your internet access. Speaking of ancient ruins, someone asked me if I visited some on my recent trip to merry England. Truth is, I actually went specifically to meet some ancient ruins, it was dear Auntie Peggy’s ninetieth birthday. She is the last of the ancient ones, not a complete ruin, in fact in very fine fettle. Her children, nephews and nieces made sure the dear old thing had a birthday to remember, although she probably will not remember it. She gave me a big hug, said how nice it was to see me after all these years and who was I anyway! She looks like she will probably make the century, and get a birthday card from the king, William.
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road and left into her driveway. Not surprisingly, she eventually left us but not before reaching her ninety seventh birthday. This gift of longevity has a lot to do with those cold English winters. Think about it, a grape vine requires a good frost in the winter; a chilling before bud burst kills all the bugs and prepares the fruit for the growing period. All being well you achieve an excellent vintage. It is exactly the same scenario with my aged Aunts. They received a good chilling every winter and all lived to their mid nineties. You can forget all your pills and potions, fish oil and face lifts, the secret to long life is to live in a very cold climate or jump in the freezer for a short chilling at least twice a day. Anyway just to prove that I actually did meet the UK cousins and to show off my holiday pics, here they are, all in a line. It’s a before and after photograph, the first taken over sixty years ago, I’m the one with the teddy, fifth from the left. We had a re-run from youngest to oldest, 62 to 73 years, described as well chilled, some a bit over ripe, but all in all an excellent vintage.
Although James Cook was the first recorded explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773, he was not the first to see Antarctica’s landmass. That acclaim went to Russian Fabian van Bellinshausen fifty years later. Cook’s accounts of the large seal and whale populations however, helped influence further exploration of the Southern ocean from sealers searching for the mammals’ valued skins. In the 19th century, over one thousand sealing ships travelled to the Antarctic regions and its shoreline. In the early 20th century, reaching the South Pole became a top priority for explorers. The first expeditions to actually declare the South pole as their primary purpose were led by Robert F. Scott in 1902, and Irishman Ernest Shackleton in 1908. Neither reached their desired destination, but Shackleton came frustratingly close, just 97 miles from the Pole before terminating his crusade. Norwegian Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911.
The Antarctic is more accessible these days with research ships, icebreakers, luxury expedition cruise ships and large cruise ships (no landing). There are many options to choose from depending on your budget and travel time available. The options range from smaller basic vessels to larger luxurious ships with all the bells and whistles.
One of the top ships servicing this region is the Orion, arguably the most sophisticated vessel in its class. Constructed by the worldleading Cassens Shipyard in Emden, Germany and launched in November 2003, Orion boasts a host of advanced design features including technology that sets new standards in sustainable marine environmental practices. Orion is the epitome of elegance. No expense has been spared when it comes to the quality of fittings and furnishings, and the range and calibre of onboard recreational facilities are nothing short of five star. Orion’s luxurious appointments mean she is more mega yacht than cruise ship. The ship carries up to 104 guests, all cared for in five star comfort by a crew of 75. The Antarctic is an adventure of a lifetime and perfect for those looking to experience a less traveled road.
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Shaken but not stirred Surgeons, doctors, nurses and psychiatrists have fought to bring wholeness to his body, on occasions even rescuing him from the very brink of death. As with thousands of kidney disease sufferers, Mike is kept alive by being hooked up to a dialysis machine for forty two hours over every two week period. We talk about the man, his life and his faith. He has undergone three kidney transplant operations, one of which functioned well for seven years, all eventually failed, he blames no one. Mike knows there are many he should thank. To the families whose personal loss made it possible for him to receive new kidneys, mere words seem inadequate. He will never meet them or know what circumstances led to their agreeing to a loved one’s donation. What Mike does know is that there is someone who sees these things and shares their anguish
them huddled on top, in the middle of a sea of wet mushy mud. Mike’s Dad had been helping them with the shift. He was asleep in his camper van parked beside the house in front of a double garage. The garage was completely demolished, the wreckage pushing the campervan down the driveway. To put it bluntly and literally it is a miracle they were not all killed. At the time of writing, the home has been condemned and is in danger of being completely flattened by huge boulders that balance precariously on the hillside. The distraught but philosophical owners have been told that it is unlikely they will be allowed to build there again.
We all know that bad things happen to good people and vice-versa; no one can tell when their time is up or what is going to happen tomorrow. What we can do is live life to the full, ‘Carpe Diem’ or ‘seize the day.’ Mike and his wife Maree, helped by their strong faith are doing just that, although following this latest disaster they will be wondering just what God has in mind for them. Their move to a place in the country was like a dream come true. They certainly had a lot of help with the big shift, including the moving and setting up of a very heavy and delicate dialysis machine. Friday night they had their first sleep in their new home. Mike was excited that they were not too far from town, his wife could still get to work and he and his son could continue their computer business. He was dreaming of the peace and quiet of the countryside, a few woolies, some cattle and
mature trees hit the dwelling, wiping out the entire rear of the house in seconds. Fifty yards away, the fast moving wall of mud took out Mike’s new office, burying all his expensive gear including laptops and hard drives. The couple’s son had planned to sleep in the office that night but thankfully changed his mind. maybe a porker or two, it was all part of the dream. At 5.30 am on Saturday morning while it was still dark, the dream was frighteningly shattered. A massive mud slide rumbled down the hill behind the house. Tonnes of mud, huge boulders and
Mike and Maree awoke to the roar of the moving hillside. Mud quickly filled the ensuite on one side of their bedroom and the walk-in wardrobe on the other, bursting into the bedroom each side of their double bed, which was like an island with
Mike and Maree, through the generosity of others, were able to find temporary accommodation, hopefully a permanent situation has now been acquired. They are shaken but not stirred in their faith and are putting their future in God’s hands. To most folk this all sounds a little naïve but consider this… In his twenties Mike was told he would never father children and could expect just ten more years of life; if he was lucky. They produced two sons and a daughter and at the latest count, three grandkids. He celebrated his fiftieth birthday a couple of years ago. We wish you well Mike and Maree, you are an inspiration to us all.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE Take advantage of the last of summer’s warmer nights and get picked up for dinner (and dropped home) in the tuk tuk or drive in and get a free after dinner tuk tuk ride to The Heads & back.
What! You haven’t been to Javaman yet? It’s time to soak up the friendly, trendy Javaman atmosphere and discover why this Strand cafe’ is the talk of the town. It’s a great lunchtime experience, take a break you know you deserve it.
A ride in the tuk tuk is the perfect compliment to your Whakatane Thai dining experience
Give your special partner a surprise breakfast in Javaman’s sunny courtyard, or let the friendly staff plan the menu for a romantic picnic. The Masterchefs of Whakatane’s cafe scene are eager for you to experience their innovative and mouth-watering fare. We now cater for and specialise in pre-booked night time private functions, wedding dinners and for a memorable evening dining experience with a group of friends or business associates (minimum 25 people) you can choose from three or four setmenus or a delicious buffet. All you have to do is talk to the experts. Let Javaman take the hassle out of all your catering needs.
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Free Range Cook
The Best of Annabel Langbein
by Annabel Langbein
The new edition of The Best of Annabel Langbein - Great Food for Busy Lives contains more than 100 additional pages of recipes and is the essential kitchen handbook for modern living. Annabel is renowned for her down-toearth, no fuss, delicious recipes that are quick and easy to make. The 600-plus recipes in this book are accessible and innovative and will inspire cooks of all abilities with the confidence to make them. The book covers everything from breakfast and brunch, appetizers, soups and salads to desserts, baking and preserves. Things can sometimes go wrong in the kitchen but Annabel’s down-to-earth approach draws on a lifetime of cooking skills to demystify the processes and inspire confidence in her readers. Annabel Langbein feels that ‘Cooking at home connects us with friends and family, nature and our own creativity’, I for one agree and love this book!
The Free Range Cook is the companion cookbook to Annabel Langbein’s successful TV series. This book shares the secrets to cooking great food in a simple, natural way. Photographed in and around Annabel’s lakeside cabin in NZ’s Southern Alps, the Free Range Cook is much more than a recipe book. Alongside the photographs of fresh, seasonal dishes, gorgeous images transport the reader into Annabel’s country life - where she cooks on a simple double gas burner and chops wood to fuel an outdoor bread oven. Thanks to Annabel’s clever cooking tricks and techniques, home cooks are offered the chance to recreate restaurant-style dishes they might once have thought were too difficult or time consuming. The Free Range Cook (308 pages) is the only hard cover cookbook that I can think of that has had to go to reprint 4 times having sold out nationwide. Free Range Cook is a great gift idea, even if just for the breathtaking images of New Zealand.
Speights Ale House Southern Man Cookbook by Speight’s Brewery Looking for a great gift for that blokey bloke in your life? Look no further, the Southern Man Cookbook is the answer. This is a masculine, hardy high-quality cookbook - a collection of simple tasty fare done the southern way and meant to be enjoyed across the country. It features commentary from rugby legends, beer matching from the head Speight’s brewer and recipes for home-cooking inspired by Speight’s Ale house chefs. The hearty food includes everything from Mrs McConnell’s Venison pies to Wild Hare Stew and of course there are plenty of recipes for the ladies because ‘the Southern Man is always a gentleman. If the lady wants salad, the lady gets salad – with chicken and bacon, mind.’ The book features stunning southern landscapes and some great yarns that will be sure to appeal to the Southern Man (and woman!) - profiles of some iconic southern men, material on the Coast to Coast, the NZ Sevens and NPC, beer profiles, the words of the Southern Man song and the Southern Man identification chart. There is also a good dose of down-to-earth humour in the laconic Southern Man style as epitomized in the Speight’s ad campaigns… . Good on ya mate!
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Its Easier than You Think by Jo Seagar
This is the second collection of recipes from Jo’s cook school. The emphasis is on great food - breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, baking and treats. The book has sumptuous photographs of the many creations. Jo’s straight-forward and well-written recipes and cook school tips encourage you to get your apron on. Jo’s maxim is ‘minimum effort for maximum impact’ and this book is another excellent example of this philosophy. It’s a great book for cooks at every level of experience - from beginner cooks to experienced cooks who’d like some new inspiration. Like Jo Seagar: The Cook School Recipes, this book is a great collection of exciting deadeasy recipes, guaranteeing success and praise for the cook. It includes lots of tricks for presentation so the food looks very cafe style.
Edmonds Illustrated Cookbook II The Edmonds Illustrated Cookbook II follows on from the enormously popular Edmonds Illustrated Cookbook, which was published in 1998 and has sold over 60,000 copies, proving its huge appeal to the New Zealand cooking public. This new cookbook offers an inspiring collection of over 200 carefully tested recipes, each photographed in stunning full colour. It brings together the very best of the Edmonds heritage while introducing new recipes suited to the changing New Zealand lifestyle The baking section, at the heart of the Edmonds tradition, features cakes, biscuits, slices, muffins, loaves and tartlets. Some recipes, such as Chocolate Brownie Biscuits, are variations on old favourites, and many, such as Cinnamon Pecan Cake and Expresso Biscuits with Fudge Fillings, are temptingly new. Sections on Finger Foods, Light Meals and Salads, Main Meals, Desserts and Preserves provide an enormous range of recipes that are tasty and simple to prepare. The Edmonds Illustrated Cookbook II, like its predecessor, is inspirational and invaluable to all New Zealanders who love food and love to cook.
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Trinity Roots, certainly worthy of attention It’s probably cheating; doing a review of songs you already know and love. But when I saw Music Is Choice by Trinity Roots on the wall at My Music, I couldn’t help myself.
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rinity Roots are an incredible New Zealand band comprised of three musicians, Warren Maxwell, Rio Hemopo and Riki Gooch all from different stretches of Aotearoa. They released two critically-acclaimed albums around the time Katchafire, Fat Freddy’s Drop, and Kora were starting to become popular. They are well known for injecting spirituality and culture into their music. The same can be said of Music Is Choice, a CD & DVD package with a bonus DVD, that includes recordings of their final concert in Wellington Town Hall in 2005, they have since reunited. From the packaging, visual treatments and the live recording, Music Is Choice is a true representation of the band. Starting off with the dreamy ‘Aotearoa’, the CD runs through Trinity Roots’ hits and, in some cases, gives them a new slant. I found that it was hard to just put the CD on and listen to it in the background; you keep finding yourself drawn into what is being played. It’s definitely one to invest some time in. ‘Two by Two’ and ‘Home, Land & Sea’ make you stop in your tracks. The vocal harmonies between Maxwell and Hemopo at times take on an old Negro spiritual feel, especially in the trudging ‘Just Like You’. Their voices work so well together, they almost meld into one.
Top Ten NZ Singles 1. Born This Way Lady Gaga 2. S & M Rihanna 3. Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris 4. ETA Katy Perry 5. Who’s That Girl? Guy Sebastian feat. Eve 6. What The Hell Avril Lavigne 7. F**kin’ Perfect Pink
Lady Gaga 8. Do It Like A Dude Jessie J 9. Blow David Guetta feat. Rihanna 10. Rocketeer Ke$ha
Top Ten The accompanying DVD includes a really insightful documentary on the band (which I recommend watching before listening to the CD), a few music videos and a few other treats. If you’re a fan of Trinity Roots, you will love this CD. To hear the boys playing their last gig together and having a blast while they’re at it is a treat. If you are late to the Trinity Roots party and you’re in the market for lush harmonies, the cream of New Zealand musicians (including Ned Ngatae) playing their ass’s off to a crowd that is absolutely loving every minute of it – Music Is Choice, a real slice of New Zealand history, is for you. CD kindly supplied by My Music, The Strand, Whakatane.
Country Singles 1. Someone Else Calling You Baby Luke Bryan 2. Who Are You When I’m Not Looking Blake Shelton 3. Voices Chris Young 4. Somewhere With You Kenny Chesney 5. This Is Country Music Brad Paisley
6. Don’t You Wanna Stay Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson 7. Back To December Taylor Swift 8. Let Me Down Easy Billy Currington 9. Put You In A Song Keith Urban 10. Hello World Lady Antebellum
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Healthy Options Summer is winding to a close and everyone is back from holiday mode. Don’t forget to focus on keeping healthy. Here are a few tips to help keep you on track. Cholesterol. A survey by the Society for Women’s Health Research revealed that less than a third of American women know their numbers. Cholesterol should be checked every five years, starting at age 20. You’re in the clear if your total number is under 200 mg/dL, with an LDL (that’s the bad kind) of less than 100 mg/dL and an HDL (that’s the good kind) of 50 mg/DL or more. A healthy diet with lots of fibre can help cholesterol. Fish oils are also good for cholesterol lowering Omega 3’s.
• Homeopathy has been widely practised and researched for over 200 years in many countries. • Homeopathy has enjoyed patronage of the British Royal Family for 4 generations. • In India alone, there are over 150,000 homeopathic MDs The word Homeopathy derives from the Greek language, homoios - similar and pathos disease. Homeopathy means similar to disease which is pointing to the main healing law of Homeopathy, the Law of Similars.
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BUT GIVE THESE A REST, WILL YA? Artificial sweeteners. Five hundred times as sweet as sugar and zero calories? Sounds pretty good, but studies show that those of us who use them are more likely to be overweight than not. The reason: The sweet taste tricks your body into thinking it’s about to get a rush of caloric energy; when it doesn’t arrive, you crave even more food. So use regular sugar, drink lots of water and take a walk and your body will love you for it.
A Fascinating Journey of Discovery
Homeopathy is a natural healing method based on ancient laws of healing. To give you a quick impression of its importance, here are some facts:
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Ditching Facebook. In one of many studies linking social ties to better health, an Ohio State University survey found that participants who ID’d themselves as lonely had higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that increases the risk of heart disease. Conversely, having a strong social network improves immune function, protects heart health, and wards off depression and anxiety. You do the math. Cocktails are on us.
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GO AHEAD — SWALLOW A multivitamin. While surveys show that up to 80 percent of people think they eat well, only 1 percent actually meet minimum standards for a balanced diet. One reason is vegetables left too long and/or overcooked. Best to choose a multivitamin that contains at least 100 percent of the daily value of vitamins A, C, and E and folic acid.
DO THIS NOT THAT Drink coffee, tea, and red wine between meals, not during them. These beverages all contain tannins, which compromise your body’s ability to absorb iron from food.
The homeopathic principle has been described in ancient scripture. Around 400 AD the Greek “father of medicine” Hippocrates stated that disease is eliminated by remedies that can produce similar symptoms. Also German physician Paracelsus came to the same conclusion in the early 1500s. It was however, the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) who spent his lifetime integrating this important insight into the system of Homeopathy. For almost 90 years he studied, worked and researched long days to find and describe this true healing method. Hahnemann was recognized as one of Germany’s best doctors - until he started to openly question the medical practice of those times. It hadn’t gone unnoticed that many patients suffered and even died of the strong side effects of the poisonous medicines. Mercury, arsenic and blood-letting were common practice that Hahnemann no longer could reconcile with his conscience. After a few years he stopped practicing medicine. In his biography he wrote: My sense of duty would not easily allow me to treat the unknown pathological state of my suffering
brethren with these unknown medicines. The thought of becoming in this way a murderer or malefactor towards the life of my fellow human beings was most terrible to me, so terrible and disturbing that I wholly gave up my practice in the first years of my married life and occupied myself solely with chemistry and writing. In the following years, being proficient in 8 languages, Hahnemann made a living through writing and translating medical literature. This is when he made his first important discovery. While translating William Cullen’s A Treatise on the Materia Medica, Hahnemann found the statement that cinchona, the bark of a Peruvian tree which was effective in treating malaria, also could produce malaria symptoms. He found this was very strange and decided to test the medicine on himself. So he took repeated doses of the malaria medicine and to his great surprise he developed typical malaria symptoms. He repeated the test several times and had collegues test the medicine on themselves as well. Noting that the drug induced malaria-like symptoms in himself and his colleagues, he concluded that it would do so in any healthy individual. This led him to postulate a healing principle: “that which can produce a set of symptoms in a healthy individual, can treat a sick individual who is manifesting a similar set of symptoms”. Homeopathy was born! It was the start of many years of intense experimenting and research which resulted in a whole range of medical publications and his most important work “The Organon of the Healing Art”. Seeing the possibility of true healing, Hahnemann started to treat patients again, now using the homeopathic principle.
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Saltwater fishing report with John Baker T
he skip jack tuna are quite close to shore at Omaio, they appear to be enjoying the warm water temperatures (22deg) and are fairly easy to spot when the sea is that nice blue colour. Further down the coast toward the mighty Motu we encountered more of them, again quite close in. They looked to be after an easy feed of small, whitebait type juvenile bait fish. There also seemed to be good numbers of Kowhai in that Motu area, it’s good to see those tell tale work-ups. Awesome Kingies and fair sized Snapper can be found out at White, some of the Snapper around the four kilo mark but most averaging three kilo. The king fish are an amazing experience, live bait to tempt them and when they do hit that line, look out, it’s with the power of a freight train. We landed some nice specimens in the 32kilo range. If Terakihi is your preference we found them in abundance, from Kohi Point and down to Omaio. We trolled back home that day, a lot of fun and good sport with the ever catchable Kowhai never far from our lures. February storms created huge swells;
we have to watch for that mean southeasterly, it can be pretty tough, especially around White Island where many a ‘fisho’ has received a good hiding. When it hits, you had best be at home, or at least
further down the coast where the water is a little friendlier. Talking about White Island, it would be hard to find a more unique diving venue, weather permitting of course. Although there are fish and crays aplenty around the volcanic island, we find many divers are happy to take photos in some of the clearest water they have ever experienced. John Baker of Baker Marine specialises in fishing and overnight diving expeditions. Contact Ph. 0800 494 0324
Trout fishing report Good news at last for river anglers.
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he weather has settled down and at long last the fish are re-appearing in pools that up until recently had looked devoid of fish.
Out on the lakes all reports indicate slow to medium action with spells of hot action in between these periods------jigging is the go and of course fly fishing over the weed banks on such lakes as Aniwhenua and Matahina is producing pleasing results. Proven patterns are small olive wooly buggars and damsel nymphs.
All rivers in our area are fishing reasonably well and the Dry-fly action is in full swing. I’ve had plenty of success with both Cicada and Lacewing imitations and whilst the Lacewing patterns are damned hard to see it’s really necessary to stick at it with these as the fish are particularly fussy at this period of the year.
Writing this column toward the end of February I consider it to be prime fishing time. So grab that rod and enjoy Lake and river; If this current spell of weather continues fishing will remain HOT.
Graham Pyatt
When using a large dry, tie an unweighted nymph about a metre below thus giving yourself two chances of success. The evening rises haven’t been massive but certainly good enough to make fishing an hour before dusk, well worthwhile.
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Have fun and may the rise be with you.
Graham Pyatt, Bay of Plenty’s experienced trout man can be contacted for guiding on 07 315 5531
Blame it on the Aussies? Mass Marsupial Destruction
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ossums are running rampant in New Zealand with numbers estimated as high as 60 million according to Landcare Research - that’s almost 14 per person! Possums wreak havoc on native flora and fauna eating around 15,000 - tonnes of leaves, berries and fruit every night. Possums are not native to New Zealand. The first possums were introduced in 1837 from Australia, to start a fur industry. In Australia they are up against, bush fires, dingoes and less palatable vegetation, not so in New Zealand, hence the rapid increase. Since the
1940’s the Department of Conservation (DoC) has spent millions trying to eradicate this pest, today it is $130 million annually – with 90% wastage of animals that could be used to generate a $100 million in fur/meat revenue. The most successful method has been aerial dropping of carrots laced with sodium fluoroacetate poison, known as 1080. While the target species is killed, so are deer and birds. Another drawback is that you can’t export the meat due to the use of deadly 1080.
look Sport Possums, pest or potential profit? Look explores a very viable revenue stream for this furry, much maligned creature. Export opportunities abound, Textiles New Zealand chief executive Elizabeth Tennet said there was the potential to increase the annual harvest from 1.7 million animals to more than 3 million - a move that would double the industry’s annual revenue to $200 million. The industry is currently worth about $100 million annually and employs 1150 people. Since possums look like they are here to stay, shouldn’t kiwis make a viable industry out of it. Possums are everywhere, just get out at night
with your flashlight and look for their beady red eyes in the trees. They are relatively easy to catch/shoot, and trappers can get $100 per KG. The meat, which is lean, high in protein, vitamins and antioxidants is currently only used for pet food. One local company WildeNZ a subsidiary of Dawson Furs, Whakatane, buys possum meat and has created a range of pet food called ‘possyum’. They also sell to another local company Addiction, who export the meat for pet food.
The pelts are used to make expensive and sought after possum products mainly for the tourist industry. Value added products such as the possum/merino blends are warm as well as light weight. Basically Bush and Dawson Furs lobby the Government to curb the use of 1080 as well as promote the possum fur industry. Together they buy about 80% of the furs harvested nationwide. Possums carry bovine tuberculosis that infects deer and livestock, with a potentially
detrimental effect to NZ’s export market. It is essential that better control be implemented. In the 2009 budget, DoC was forced to shave $54 million from its spending over the next four years, meaning planned possum control on 23,000ha of land would not go ahead. With unemployment approaching 7% what better way to naturally reduce one pesky problem and provide a lucrative cashflow. So get down to Hunting and Fishing, grab your guns and traps and have a go. Help the environment and make some dosh while you are at it.
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Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out which letters are represented by the other numbers. As you get the letters, write them into the main grid and the reference grid. Decoder uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.
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ACROSS 1 Request forcefully 3 Wound crust 7 Passport endorsement 8 Short-sightedness 10 Expressionless 13 Trade ban 16 Not acclaimed 17 Excessive fervour 18 Relieve 19 Stock food
DOWN 1 Prima donna 2 Deluded 4 Manage 5 Muscular 6 Night suit 9 Resolute 11 Bodily shape 12 Tallied 14 Egyptian goddess of fertility 15 Make indistinct
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Insert the missing letters to complete 10 words, five across the grid and five down. More than one solution may be possible.
How many words of three or more letters can you make, using each letter only once? Plurals are allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word. SCRIBBLE SPACE
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Home looking a bit tired? A coat of paint can make a world of difference.
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hinking of selling your house or just want to spruce up the look? Spending a little time and money painting and decorating your home can be very worthwhile, the effects can be amazing! Painting and decorating may not put much value on your property but it will make it far more saleable and enjoyable to live in. Part of the fun of painting a room is selecting just the right color of paint. But with so many colors to choose from, where do you start? Ultimately, colour choice comes down to personal taste but here are a few considerations to keep in mind. Collect swatches of fabric and cut out pictures from magazines that appeal to you. Start a `design board` and if possible, attach all your collected pieces to this so that you can compare colours and textures when they sit next to each other. Perhaps you have a painting that you’re adamant on hanging on the wall or a piece of furniture that will serve as your starting point.
Remember, nature conditions us to expect • The darkest value at our feet • The medium value at eye level • The lightest value above us
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Generally... • Red, orange and yellow are considered `warm` colours and warm colours can make a space appear smaller (and sometimes smaller is desirable). • Time seems to pass more quickly in warm spaces. Red is often used for kitchens/ dining rooms as it stimulates appetite. • Blue, green and violet are considered `cool` colours and cool colours make the space feel larger. • White, grey or colourless spaces are poor choices where people are to gather and interact. • Complementary/contrasting colours contract space. • Similar colours expand space • For a subtle movement from room to room, use the same colour white paint for all the ceilings and the trim throughout. The colored walls will give character to each space but the consistent white will let the rooms relate. Types of paints can be water or oil based. The use of either depends on the surface to be painted. The water based paints, such as acrylics, can be applied with a minimum of
irritant vapors, but lay mostly on the surface and don’t penetrate or adhere as well as the oil based paints. Oil based paint uses a hydrocarbon based solvent that produces very nasty vapors during application, but dries slower and penetrates better than acrylics. This has always been a major selling point of oil; however, with modern acrylic retardants the penetration of water based paint can be greatly improved. If your wall has been painted with an oil based don’t paint a water
based paint over it … It won’t stick. When in doubt use an undercoat suitable for both surfaces. There are many paint brands available; Resene, British Paints and Dulux to name a few. All are manufactured to high standards and suitable for the home DIY project. So get your brushes out, be creative and make your home a beautiful place to be.
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There’s nothing Kaye enjoys more than encouraging new gardeners to give it a go. Her column will feature all sorts of helpful tips for beginners and existing gardening enthusiasts.
March is make or break time in the garden Gardening guru Kaye Blaker chats about this month’s dos and don’ts and checks out the good buys in the Garden Centre at Whakatane Mitre 10
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have harvested kilograms of tomatoes and frozen heaps. Eaten cherry tomatoes like lollies and made gallons of garlicky pasta sauce. But the ones I have been patiently waiting for are my Beef-steak tomatoes which are ripening now. Visualising slabs of sun-warmed tomato on fresh homemade bread, I practically skipped to the garden to harvest my lunch. Just when your hard labour has finally turned into delicious summer food, you find you have to contend with some ‘nasties’ you weren’t expecting. Blight, mildew on your courgettes, armies of bugs chomping through your broccoli, strawberry runners covering everything like there is no tomorrow, and rampant pumpkin vines doing their best to make your garden look like a jungle. Just like in February, it’s time to take control. Snip off those strawberry runners and plant them somewhere – they are your replacement plants for next year. Put the hose on the ground to avoid watering the leaves of your courgettes (they’ll be finished soon anyway.) Try to ignore the untidy pumpkins for a bit longer – they will reward you with many meals. Wait for the vine to shrivel and die and the pumpkin hard to the touch. Leave a bit of
a stalk so they don’t rot and store them in a dry place for winter. Make sure there is a finger space between them for air circulation. And don’t worry your winter garden will have fewer bugs. Autumn wind will dry out your garden surface quickly, keep up the mulching. Composted soil retains moisture, so make a special effort to keep your heap in good shape, it will start to slow down a bit when the weather cools. You have a bit of time before then to boost it with all the old tired vege plants you are currently pulling out. Having fruited themselves to death, they will do one last dash for the finish line and breakdown into lovely nutrients for next season. Balance it up with lots of brown things like leaves, twigs, even branches and don’t forget your food scraps, egg shells and any windfall fruit that is no good for preserving. Check out Mitre 10 Garden Centre and get planting those Leeks, Onions, Broad Beans, brassicas and root crops, they all love the cooler weather. When you are moaning about the time and energy gardening takes, just remember, you are only doing about 10% of the work. There is an army of insect’s working day and night: worms are keeping the soil aerated and leaving nutritious castings behind, ladybirds and praying mantis are chomping through the bad
bugs. There are bees and hoverflies pollinating the flowers that will become fruit and veges for your table. Not to mention the sun and rain and even the moon doing their thing. There are birds eating bugs, if not in your garden, then in the air before they even get to your plot. The least you can do is to give them a helping hand in return. Put out water for the birds. Avoid using sprays that kill all the bugs, not just the bad ones. Water well when the rain is scarce; shade your lettuces when the sun is working overtime. Work with nature instead of against it. Galileo said “the sun, with all those plants revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” So persevere. You have powerful help! beetles, which are a real curse at this time of year, is simply to squash and drop them. The smell they emit will warn their mates to stay away. Planting flowers in your vege garden will encourage those insects that eat the eggs of the white butterfly. Slugs and snails hide in weeds during the day so that’s a good reason to keep weeding. A healthy well-fed garden will attract fewer pests and diseases so don’t give up! Now you will be harvesting all those yummy things that can be turned into jam and chutney. It’s a good way to use up your surplus, but I actually plant extra with preserves in mind because they tart up winter vegetables making them more attractive to the fussier members of the family.
Make this month’s gardening easier with these items from Mitre10 Compost 4 for $20 Pots for your strawberry runners Organic sprays: Kiwicare’s ‘No Caterpillars’ and Wally’s ‘Neem Oil’ Lots of winter vegetable plants Yummy blueberry bushes to add to your food garden Everything you need for growing bulbs – bulb mix, bulb food and a wide range of Iris, Hyacinth, Daffodils, Ranunculus, Anemone and Freesia bulbs. Check out the irresistible ‘Garden Mum’ Chrysanthemums
Tips Water the ground, not the leaves Leave pumpkins to dry on the vines Pot up your strawberry runners Keep mulching and feeding your plants Plant winter veges now
Whoever said “enjoy the fruits of your labour” must have been a gardener.
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he world financial problems, of which New Zealand was a part, took everyone by surprise after the giddy heights of a brilliantly, buoyant property market. A distant memory lingers of properties selling before the real estate agents had time to erect their signs. Definitely a different property market today but it’s worth remembering, everything sells eventually. Given that January is usually a slow month, real estate wise, there was hope that things would pick up into the New Year. This has happened to some extent with recent new vendors realistically pricing their properties and some of the smaller towns
drawing buyer response. Country wide, real estate companies are experiencing relatively low numbers of new listings. This situation has traditionally resulted in more buyers vying for fewer properties. However this does not seem to be happening. No doubt low rural and residential sales statistics are the result of buyers seeing the same properties lingering on the real estate pages week after week. Buyers are watching and waiting for the worm to turn, when this will happen is anyone’s guess. Let’s take a look at NZ property listing statistics over the last few years…
A total of 26,097 new listings came onto the market in the combined months of December 2007 and January 2008; a year later as the market abruptly slowed the number had fallen to 19,313. For the same period in 2009/2010 there had been a degree of pick up, to 20,621. This year over the same period the total is 17,224. People imagine that one day all real estate transactions will be solely through the internet. With browser visits to every real estate web site in NZ totaling over two million this January, a lift of 25% from last year, this sounds feasible. However the truth is, a thousand hits or even two thousand web views on a particular property, ‘do not a sale
make.’ The internet is just one of many marketing tools offered to vendors by their chosen agent. You cannot beat the emotional and practical experience of walking a farm, inspecting commercial premises and physically viewing a home. If you are selling, remember the three P’s … Price, Presentation and Promotion. It’s still a great time to buy and if you are seriously looking, make sure you are not one of those people who look back with regret, saying, ‘My goodness, do you remember back in March 2011, we should have bought then.’ You may well be waiting for the worm to turn but it is worth remembering that the early bird may catch that worm and beat you to it.
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Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)
~ Sunny BeAch BAch ~
~ OceAn & hARBOuR ViewS ~
~ when SPAce cOuntS ~
Open sunny and all furnished for you to just move in and enjoy. Perfect for delightful family holidays or this might be the place you can call home. 2 double bedrooms and open plan living. your own private legal beach access on the title of this property. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1750
uniquely different chalet - home or holiday home. completely refurbished. Sunny, north facing with BiG ocean views. A few steps to the beach and harbour. Lock up and leave. you will love what’s on offer here. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1691
comfortable 3 bedroom home, 2 bathrooms, study, large garage plus double workshop. Room for the motor home or boat. Located close to the ocean and harbour. Just waiting for you! www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1731
283b Pohutukawa Ave, Ohope
$365,000 284 Ocean Road, Ohope
$575,000 165 harbour Road, Ohope
$475,000
~ SectiOnS ~ OHOPE $199,000 $227,000 $265,000 $269,000 SOLD $290,000 $298,000 $300,000 $425,000 $549,000 ~ when quALity cOuntS ~ want the wOw factor? this is the property for yOu! Modern and $550,000 desirable with special features, this classy home is available now for MATATA $145,000 purchase. Separate lounge, family dining, amazing kitchen. 4 bedrooms and stunning bathrooms. its all here! COASTLANDS www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1732 $255,000 51 waterways Drive, Ohope $898,000 WHAKATANE $100,000 $135,000 $149,000 $189,000 $200,000 $250,000 $260,000 OHIWA $329,000 $450,000 WAIOTAHI $140,000 $185,000 $210,000 ~ LOOk At Me nOw! ~ $230,000+gst Vendors want a lifestyle change. 4 bedrooms, 2 living areas and $230,000+gst 2 bathrooms, space galore. A private pool area and place for $450,000 teenagers to retreat. there are so many options here you need to view to appreciate what’s on offer! Fantastic triple garage. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1761
18 eruini Street, Ohope
$849,000
910a Wainui Road 6 Sharkbay Close 9 Sharkbay Close 2 Waterford Ave 41 Harbour Road 1 Waterford Ave 154 Pohutukawa Ave 242 Pohutukawa Ave 10 Pohutukawa Ave 282 Ocean Road 131 Otarawairere Road
6460m² 507m² 574m² 412m² 745m² 452m² 1000m² 1075m² 424m² 706m² 1500m²
OBR1503 OBR1645 OBR1659 OBR1615 OBR1727 OBR1576 OBR1028 OBR1286 OBR1210 OBR1754 OBR1632
18 Clem Elliott Drive
1009m²
OBR1722
8 Anchorage Grove
733m²
OBR1696
16 The Fairway 6 Brabant Street 6 The Green 14 The Fairway 9 Crestwood Rise 8 Toi Street 2a Kupe Street
972m² 486m² 649m² 717m² 1841m² 782m² 588m²
OBR1639 OBR1746 OBR1587 OBR1553 OBR1415 OBR1641 OBR1560
115 Ohiwa Harbour 122a Ohiwa Loop Rd
3090m² 9885m²
OBR1165 OBR1669
22 Arakotipu Bvld 7 Te Karaka Key Lot 95 Te Karaka Key Lot 8 Pearata Ridge Lot 12 Pearata Ridge 17 Waiotahi Drifts
781m² 731m² 898m² 906m² 323m² 920m²
OBR1512 OBR1480 OBR1342 OBR1233 OBR1233 OBR1189
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~ tOP SPOt weSt enD ~ if you want the comforts of a low maintenance lifestyle with gorgeous views then this is the perfect beach property for you. this freehold townhouse features 2 double bedrooms, open plan living, internal garage or maybe as a rumpus room for extra guests. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1753
61b west end, Ohope
$510,000
~ GRAnt ROAD ~ nicely set in its manicured grounds this renovated 3 bedroom home with its sundecks and privacy is without a doubt a sort after property in a popular street. www.ohopebeachrealty.com id OBR1697
46 Grant Road, Opotiki
$270,000
~ yOunG FAMiLy tO RetiReeS ~
~ tRenDy OhOPe BeAch hOMe ~
~ PRiceD tO SeLL - itS cute ~
with 3 double bedrooms – master with ensuite and walk in wardrobe, it even has a study as well. easy living, single level, permanent materials. Fenced and landscaped section. Good garaging and all this just a short walk to the beach or harbour. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1694
More than meets the eye, split level 4 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Open plan living, Designer kitchen, Double garage and parking for a boat. easy care site and sunny decks. Adjacent to the beach. Great lock up and leave or holiday rental. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1664
Don’t miss this great beach Bach. Delightful 3 bedroom home with private courtyard gardens and so handy to the beach. Single garage. call now to view! www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBR1657
19 Manuera Place, Ohope
$435,000 358 Ocean Road, Ohope
Liz Williams AREINZ
Natalie Hands
Jennie Power
Lesley Cooper
021 777 495 312 4166
027 273 0007 07 315 4061
027 491 8725 308 6036
021 911 147 312 6179
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$649,000 neg 9a turnbull Place, Ohope
Rema Hinds
Neal Berry
027 453 5033 307 2080
027 212 1236 07 315 8545
WHAkATANE SALES
$370,000
Taniko-Fay Charteris
PROPERTy MANAgER OPOTIkI SALES
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MREINZ,
1 9 Po h u t u ka w a Av e, O h o p e B e a c h
Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)
www.open2view.co.nz id # N238633
~ SPaciouS Brick Family Home... ~
~ Holiday at Home... ~
~ executive Home... ~
With space for all the family this is the home you should view. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 offices, a separate spa room too! Plus a family room, separate dining and a lounge complete with the ambiance of an open fire. Set amidst mature trees and gardens. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1728
Near new 3 bedroom home. ideal for permanent living or lock up and leave. up to the minute decor. Generous north facing decks on a compact section. Beach access over the road. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1706
this was the Waterford estate show home built by “d. Scheidegger” and you can see the quality throughout. light, bright and airy open plan living with spacious entertainers lounge. 4 bedrooms, separate office, 2 living areas. views to the ocean too. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1741
41 Pouwhare Street, Whakatane
$625,000 240 Pohutukawa ave, ohope
$475,000 4 Waterford ave, ohope
$775,000
www.open2view.co.nz id # N238631
~ PeNtHouSe SeriouSly For Sale ~
~ 1930’S BacH WitH StuNNiNG Sea vieWS ~
~ veNdor Will look at all reaSoNaBle oFFerS ~
enjoy expansive harbour and ocean views from this luxury penthouse. 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms + office/day room. large balcony areas. onsite facilities include, 2 swimming pools, spa pools, lap pool, gym, sauna & tennis court. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1154
originally 2 bedrooms, this classic bach has been converted into 1 very large bedroom. Wooden floors throughout. large deck. Single garage has potential for conversion into sleep out, plus a carport, plenty of room for the boat 759m² (more or less). What’s this bach worth to you? New cv $490,000
vendor would like it Sold to move onto the next project. come and enjoy this brand new modern townhouse, 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and open plan living with great entertaining areas. magnificent views of the harbour and hinterland. a must to view. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1724
Penthouse, ohope Beach resort
oNly $750,000 88 Pohutukawa ave, ohope offers around $450,000 247 Harbour road, ohope
$775,000
~ JuSt StePS to tHe BeacH ~
~ a toP quality Home ~
~ WaimaNa ~
Positioned to enjoy the seaside setting, with beach access and at the end of a private road. this comfortable home offers: 3 bedrooms, office, large rumpus/bedroom, 2 bathrooms, open plan stylish kitchen/dining opening to deck, double garage and parking for the boat, top location, easy beach access. offering a sandy beach location for your family. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1762
immaculate elegant brick home. Perfect for retirees, offering extra wide doorways. Single level, low maintenance garden, campervan/ boat parking. 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, internal double garage and office/workshop. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1748
a well maintained tidy 3 bedroom country home, large section, close to shops and a local school is hard to find at this price. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1755
5 esplanade rise, coastlands
$565,000 23 Beach Street, Whakatane
$549,000 50 Hodge road, Waimana
$127,000
~ Welcome to oHoPe ~
~ veNdorS Have relocated ~
~ tHe BacH ~
modern, contemporary and stylish perfect for family living. the living is elevated to make the most of the harbour views and this home is designed particularly for sun and the views. Ground level family room with Bi-fold doors to enjoy outside living. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1747
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lovely rimu features, 2 living areas, Space for everyone, Wrap around decks, Great views of the ocean. this property is located in a peaceful surroundings and so close to the cBd. vendors would like this property Sold www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1713
this bach oozes nostalgia of past summers. Heaps of lawn here to erect the tents and bring the boat. 2 bedrooms, open plan living with polished floors. access to the beach. Full site in a terrific location, build a new home in the future. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBr1726
2 Sanctuary ave, ohope
$659,000 112 otarawairere road, ohope
Liz Williams AREINZ
Natalie Hands
Jennie Power
Lesley Cooper
021 777 495 312 4166
027 273 0007 07 315 4061
027 491 8725 308 6036
021 911 147 312 6179
$829,000 225 Pohutukawa ave, ohope
Taniko-Fay Charteris
Rema Hinds
Neal Berry
027 453 5033 307 2080
027 212 1236 07 315 8545
WHAkATANE SALES
$650,000
PROPERTy MANAgER OPOTIkI SALES
0274 879 708 07 315 5828
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MREINZ,
1 9 Po h u t u ka w a Av e, O h o p e B e a c h
Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)
www.open2view.co.nz id # n239920
~ CountRy ChaRm so Close to toWn ~
ohoPe oCean VIeWs anD BeautIFul sunsets
enjoy the english garden ambience of this delightful weatherboard a charming lockwood home where the main living areas open to home. sunny and light throughout with touches of timber the main a spacious outdoor deck you will be in awe with the ocean views house has a very special ensuited main bedroom. Be enchanted from Whale and White Island any way beyond down to the east with the separate cottage which is fully selfcatering. Cape. this comfortable home offers: 4 bedrooms, 2 with ensuites, www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1763 family bathroom, Double garaging. all on 980m² (more or less)
300 Paroa Road, Whakatane
$315,000 3 Kowhai street, ohope
~ sought aFteR loCatIon ~ 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. master bedroom with ensuite and walk in wardrobe. open plan living with indoor-outdoor flow. enjoy peace & quiet with “hush” glass windows. minutes from town in sought after hillcrest www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1674
$625,000 116 hillcrest Road, Whakatane
$425,000
a home that stanDs out FRom the CRoWD!
~ BeautIFul anD ImmaCulate ~
~ ohoPe haRBouRsIDe RetReat... ~
4 bedroom home with all the extras, office, heat pump/ air-condition unit, and a gas fire for winter warmth and ambiance. spacious living and a formal area too. huge decks complete with an outdoor fire and shade sail. elevated above “the crowds”. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1717
• on the most elite properties on Burke Road • you will be impressed beautiful expansive living • amazing views over ohiwa and ohope Beach • an exquisite home on 6.1ha • 15 minutes to town • Private harbour access www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1684
hardly used since new this stylish first floor 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with open plan living, features views of ohiwa harbour and ohope Beach. swimming pools, spa pools, sauna, tennis court, gym and on site management. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1743
30 harbour Road, ohope
$685,000
apt h1C, ohope Beach Resort
$399,000
~ ohoPe BeaCh holIDay PaD ~
~ WantIng youR oFFeR ~
FamIly FRIenDly haRBouR sIDe suBDIVIsIon
Central location, close to beach, recreations reserves and Chartered Club. great holiday pad with one bedroom in “bach” plus an extra bedroom and partially completed bathroom in a newly built double garage. sunny north facing section. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1739
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and office. 3 levels, elevation to enjoy the views the ocean. Courtyard garden and decks covered by shade. Just walk across to the beach. new carpet throughout. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1591
Well designed kitchen, while the living area has adjoining decks. Room to expand your living in the future. 3 generous bedrooms, master bedroom with ensuite. good sized double garage and room to park the boat as well. Views of the harbour. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1672
271b Pohutukawa ave, ohope
$325,000 124a Pohutukawa ave, ohope
$649,000 16 Rangitukehu street, ohope
$515,000
~ ConVenIent loCatIon - easy lIVIng ~
~ PoPulaR moKoRua ~
~ ohoPe only $289,000 - thIs WIll sell! ~
Restyled BRICK plastered home. 3 bedrooms, master bedroom with ensuite. large family bathroom with spa bath. low maintenance grounds. Fully fenced. a great lock up and leave property. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1514
3 bedrooms plus office. Redecorated open plan kitchen/living. outdoor entertaining area, easy care grounds. single garage internal access. Popular mokorua only 5 minutes drive to CBD www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1686
2 double bedrooms. sunny and private fully fenced section. With a new roof & heat pump. live in it, rent it out, holiday in it, It’s your choice. so take the opportunity & make your move. www.ohopebeachrealty.com oBR1707
137 James street, Whakatane
$375,000 34 mokorua grove, Whakatane
Liz Williams AREINZ
Natalie Hands
Jennie Power
Lesley Cooper
021 777 495 312 4166
027 273 0007 07 315 4061
027 491 8725 308 6036
021 911 147 312 6179
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$369,000 211c harbour Road, ohope
Rema Hinds
Neal Berry
027 453 5033 307 2080
027 212 1236 07 315 8545
WHAkATANE SALES
$289,000
Taniko-Fay Charteris
PROPERTy MANAgER OPOTIkI SALES
0274 879 708 07 315 5828
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MREINZ,
1 9 Po h u t u ka w a Av e, O h o p e B e a c h
Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)
~ OceAn PAlms – Perfect living – OhOPe ~
~ cOAstlAnDs BeAchfrOnt ~
~ BeAUtifUl BricK AnD tile hOme ~
Designed for easy living. Beautiful designer kitchen. fantastic open 4 bedrooms plus office. elevated living and decks. Wander down to plan living, opening to excellent outside living areas. 3 bedrooms the pristine “coastlands” beach. Uninterrupted views to Whale and and 2 bathrooms. internal lift and air-conditioner. All the furniture White islands. Beachfront position, often sought, rarely available. plus a BmW Z3 2002 may be negotiated with the sale. selling below new cv www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBr1749 www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBr1619
4/120 Pohutukawa Ave, Ohope
$659,000 13 captains cove, coastlands
stunning! newly refurbished. flat elevated position. Bush aspects that you’ll love. 4 bedrooms 2 spacious tiled bathrooms. newly re-carpeted. lush easy care gardens with mature trees creating outside ambiance of shade to enjoy. All well fenced and paved. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBr1719
$850,000 4 crestwood rise, Whakatane
$569,000
~ venDOrs WAnting tO live At OhOPe ~
~ hArBOUr living At its Best ~
~ venDOr WAnts tO mOve On ~
WOUlD cOnsiDer A trADe! modern 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Kitchen and family room opening out to the pool area. A separate lounge/dining room. Double garage plus a separate 2 car garage with workshop. situated on 15 acres, bringing in a income. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBr1760
this property has it all, double glazing, provision for a lift and only 2 years old. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan living. great indoor/outdoor flow with 2 decks to capture the sun, with stunning elevated views of the harbour. You need to view this property. www.ohopebeachrealty.com OBr1738
ideal for those seeking a lifestyle change with 2 character cottages (3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). 14400m². A large deck for outdoor living which links both cottages, avocado trees and other fruit trees, Double garage, shed, 15-20mins from Ohope www.ohopebeachrealty.com id OBr1703
48 soldiers road, Whakatane
$975,000 + gst on land 289 harbour road, Ohope
$795,000 446 Waiotahi valley, Waiotahi
$359,000
www.open2view.com # n240995
www.open2view.com # n140704
~ A tOP QUAlitY BeAch hOme ~
~ OhOPe BeAch resOrt ~
looking to relocate and shift to the beach. Wanting a quality beach holiday home or permanent residence, you can retire after a fun filled day to exclusive Waiotahi Beach subdivision. save yourself the stress and effort of building and buy this gorgeous hallmark home.
this is a very stylish complex designed with you in mind. Just choose which designer apartment you wish to live or holiday in. 3 swimming pools, a tennis court and two spa pools. if you are the energetic type, try the gym then dash into the sauna. You will enjoy all this complex has to offer. it is situated between Ocean road and harbour road with some of the apartments having views each way. You can choose from the first floor at $359,000 or right up to the penthouses at $750,000 and $850,000 - 3 bedrooms and office, very spacious living and huge decks to take in those amazing views of harbour and the ocean. A lifestyle choice for those that call this home and a very easy way to live. liz Williams AreinZ 021 777 495 or A/h 07 312 4166
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms Beautiful stone feature fireplace fully fenced
2 lounges Dream designer kitchen with granite bench Double garage internal access Plenty of parking
Unique in design, with sun drenched open plan living, easy flow to north facing deck where you can indulge in your catch of the day sumptuous barbeques whilst taking in the sea views and gorgeous sunsets. motivated vendors - selling below cv and will consider swap. take this opportunity now and enjoy a happy retirement. neal Berry 027 2121 236 or Jennie Power 0274 918 725
26 Waiotahi Drifts, Waiotahi
$595,000
307-309 harbour road, Ohope
Liz Williams AREINZ
Natalie Hands
Jennie Power
Lesley Cooper
021 777 495 312 4166
027 273 0007 07 315 4061
027 491 8725 308 6036
021 911 147 312 6179
from $359,000
Taniko-Fay Charteris
Rema Hinds
Neal Berry
027 453 5033 307 2080
027 212 1236 07 315 8545
WHAkATANE SALES
PROPERTy MANAgER OPOTIkI SALES
0274 879 708 07 315 5828
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Sponsored by The Best trekking horses in the Bay. Affordable family fun.
WHAKATANE 3rd March ‘The Te Kooti Trail’ a silent film made in our locality in 1927, featuring local people. Accompanied by international organist Chris Hainsworth, the film will be screened at the Little Theatre, Whakatane. Tickets are available from ‘The Good Life’. Tales of the sea from great story teller 10.30am- 11am, Whakatane Library. Contact Jade 073087095
4th March. Ladi6 ‘Like Water’ Tour with Julien Dyne at The Commercial Hotel. Tickets $39 on sale now at The Comm. A great night out.
5th March ‘Inter Council Sports Tournament 2011’ Held at Rex Morpeth Park. This is the first time Whakatane has hosted the tournament. Go along and cheer for our local players. Ohope Craft Market. At the usual venue, Ohope Hall, Bluett Road. Produce, food, clothing, crafts, books and much, much more. 8am till 1pm. ‘Experience Matata Festival’ The main road will be closed and the street will come alive! Craft and food stalls, classic planes, helicopter rides, vintage and classic cars....A great day out for all the family. ‘Wharf to Wharf Kayak trip’ across Ohiwa Harbour. (details and bookings phone Kenny at KG Kayaks 073i54005)Learn the fascinating history of the district through this guided tour. Meet at 93 Kutarere Wharf Road 8.30am cost $70 or $40 if you supply your own Kayak.
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6th March The Local Market at Port Ohope, 10am – 2pm. Just head down toward the Port Ohope Store. Over 20 stalls with tempting fruit, veg, furniture, garden sculptures and more. Farmers Market EVERY SUNDAY 9am – 12.30pm at Mitchell Park, Pyne Street. This has become one of the favourite things to do on Sunday mornings. Locally made, grown and produced goods. Great music and coffee. Under 14’s Surf Competition 12noon – 3pm Krazyfish Surf Shop, West End Longboard Riders & Eastbay Reap present, exciting competition, BBQ & Beach clean up. Contact Janie @ 07 3084098
7th March Pins to Patches “Stitching Room” is available, 10am - 2pm Every Monday at no charge. Bring along your sewing project and sew without interruption. Sewing tables and irons provided. Bookings essential. Ph 3089900.
9th – 12th March Whakatane Charity Fishing Tournament Daily and Overall prizes for heaviest Snapper, Kahawai, Crayfish, Kingfish, Tarakihi, Gurnard, and Trevally. This year the tournament is supporting ‘EBOP Riding for Disabled’.
12th – 13th March Whakatane Veteran Tennis Tournament Tennis veterans over 35 years old from all over New Zealand vie for honours at the Whakatane Tennis Club on Goulstone Road.
13th March Underwood & Wilkins Charity Trail Rides
Matata School fundraiser. Round 3 of the series. A non-competative family day. Go up Mimiha Road, which is off the Matata Straights, between Whakatane and Te Puke, and follow arrows.
5th and 6th March
16th March
13th March
Antipodes Trio. Whakatane Music Society’s First Concert . 7.30pm at St George & St John Church, Domain Road, Whakatane.
19th – 20th March KartSport Eastern BoP 2011 Series 3rd round of the JKs Engines 2011 Top Half Series at the Kartzone Raceway in Edgecumbe. It is the first time in the clubs history, that a major event will be hosted by the club. Up to 120 Karts and crews.
26th March Rangitaiki River Festival and Marathon The event centre is at the Thornton Domain at the mouth of the Rangitaiki River. Waka Ama race, Kayak racing, fishing competitions and so much more. This festival will be uniquely Bay of Plenty with sunshine, local food and friendly hospitality. Contact Bill Clark 07 322 8401 for marathon details.
31st March Peace Park Market. From 8am to 1pm right next to Whakatane Museum in Boon Street. Arts, crafts, gifts and produce.
KAWERAU 3rd March Kawerau Craft Market 8am to 1pm Food, plants, gifts, something for all the family. Make this a regular activity, it is on the 1st Sunday of every month .
‘Eastern Bay of Plenty Dog Obedience Competition’ At Prideaux Park. All day events, come and watch the pooches do their stuff. Gravity Sports BMX & Skate Board Competition 8.30am – 3.30pm. The local Gravity sports club will be holding a BMX and skate board competition at the Skate Park and BMX track in Kawerau.
19th March Tarawera Ultramarathon. 7am – 5pm. The run starts at The Redwoods in Rotorua and skirts around lakes Tikitapu (Blue Lake), Okareka, Okataina and Tarawera before following the Tarawera River all the way to the finish in Kawerau. Along the way you’ll pass through Redwood forest, native bush, open farmland.
OPOTIKI 18th – 19th March 16th Opotiki Charity Concert This exciting annual event at Opotiki College supports Opotiki’s St John’s and Volunteer Coastguard. Performances at 12.30 and 7pm on 18th cost $25 Adults, $20 Children and Senior Citizens. Sunday’s Finale at 7pm, $30. The concert features award winning, singer-songwriter Joni Harms, winner of 2002 Entertainer of the year. Also Australian Jim Haynes, singer, poet, author and comedian and many more. A great line-up of quality entertainers.
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