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The Vision for Northland from Editor Craig Cooper

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The Vision for Northland and from Craig Cooper and Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai

The Kauri Coast is an Untapped Northland Gem

Page 4 Te Puna Kokiri and the NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland and their Vision for Northland

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Page 22 Kawakawa Takes Pride in its Town

Page 24 Moerewa-the Little Town with a Big Heart

In Remembrance of the 28th Maori Battalion

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Kaiwaka –The Gateway to the North

A Word from Mangonui

Page 10 Mangawhai- The Golden Days at Big Bay

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Project ‘Kaikohe Pride’

Page 29 The Adventure Begins at Kaitaia

Page 30 Awanui Back in the Day

Waipu Tells its Story

Page 13 The Ruakaka Surf Lifesaving Club saves lives

Page 14 Maungatapere boasts the Packard and Pioneer Museum

Page 16 The Town Basin ‘Sense of Place’

Page 17 The Town Basin Heritage Trail

Page 18 Whangarei Celebrates 50 Years

ifty years ago this month, the Northern Advocate contemplated the future of Northland.

The occasion - Whangarei had become a city.

It was 1964, and the un-named author of an Advocate editorial concluded their musings with the observation .... ‘‘in football terms, the ball is at our feet, let’s kick it’’.

So it is a delightful coincidence that in the same week that we celebrate Whangarei’s 50 year milestone, that we are also looking at another milestone - one year to go before the FIA U20 World Cup matches in Northland.

In recent years, Northland has proved it can host international events such as the rugby world cup, which led to our success in bidding for the FIFA event.

In fact, the region’s Paint It Red campaign was considered by RWC boss Martin Snedden to be one of the most successful regional support campaigns of the 2011 event.

The manner in which we embraced the event, the sport, the games and our manuhiri (visitors) meant the Northland Sports Stadium was filled to capacity on two occasions, with the region experiencing the downstream effects that these big events bring.

Our ability to continue to host these events in the future will only be further enhanced, as we expand on accommodation facilities and continue to develop the region’s event and tourism potential.

The debate will continue around proposals such as the Hundertwasser Art Centre, but putting that aside, what has become noticeable in recent years is the development that, sure, visitors and tourists will love, but first and foremost, it enhances our living environment. Because as the locals that provide the bread and butter element of our local economy, we should not be shy of reminding those in charge of the region’s ratepayer funded purse strings that it is us that matters most.

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Craig Cooper, Editor Northern Advocate

So what does the future hold for us? It is genuinely exciting - Northland is a vibrant place to live, work and play, as they say.

Ultra Fast Broadband? We’re leading the way.

If plans for a pan-Pacific high fibre optic cable come to fruition, it’s arrival (it will literally come ashore in Northland) will herald a new technological age in not just New Zealand, but this region.

Data technology and all that surrounds it has huge potential to become mainstays of our economy just as agriculture is now.

If I consider that someone is going to possibly read this in 50 years, what would I say in conclusion?.

In 1964, we were encouraged to ‘‘kick it’’.

I’d like to think in 50 years we’ll be ticking of multiple goals ‘‘scored’’ on the way to Northland become a world class, vibrant economic and social environment first and foremost for us.

As well as the visitors who continue to come to our region and marvel at how we do things ‘‘The Northland way’’.

Vision for Whangarei - Mayor Mai W hangarei City recently celebrated 50 years since achieving city status.

This was a great opportunity to review how far we have come as a city and district in that time.

From being a relatively small borough with correspondingly modest amenities in 1964, we have blossomed into a significant civic centre with state of the art facilities and a growing sense of itself and its place in the region and country.

Whangarei District Council wants to keep that ball rolling. Its overarching vision for the district is to create a vibrant, attractive and thriving Whangarei by developing sustainable lifestyles based around a unique environment that is the envy of New Zealand and recognised world wide.

Given our bountiful and beautiful natural resources, that is an achievable aim, but one that requires sound future planning and strategic investment.

We recognise that our greatest wealth lies in our environment, culture, people, business and the arts. It is these we must nurture and grow if we are to reach and then expand our potential.

Over the coming decades, Council is committed to that. We will be directing resources towards conserving and creating access to our stunning environment,

developing a rich banquet of leisure and social opportunities for our people, and showcasing our wonderful arts’ scene and distinct tikanga to the country and the world.

These attract visitors to our region, and visitors bring their dollars. As they arrive here to enjoy the treasures of our district, they enrich our community in every way.

We will also be placing significant emphasis on generating a world class economy and business environment. By promoting Whangarei as a great place to live, play, work and invest, we aim to show businesses the real benefits of establishing themselves here, where they have a ready and skilled workforce and are close to the biggest city in the country without the costs and complexities involved in doing business in Auckland.

This vision and these actions are all about developing a strong ‘sense of place’ in Whangarei. That’s the things we and our visitors identify with, and which create rewarding lives here and the feeling of being in a home we love.

Council will take every opportunity to foster these, and also to encourage the three principles so close to our hearts whanaungatanga (looking after ourselves and our loved ones), manaakitanga (looking

Sheryl Mai, Mayor of Whangarei

after our home and guests) and kaitiakitanga (looking after our environment).

As we grow our sense of place, and action our principles, we help create a Whangarei

that, in another 50 years’ time, will be known throughout the world and be the envy of it.

‘Whangarei: Love it Here!’ We sure do.

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“The Vision for Northland from our Business Leaders: Whanau are our economy”

By Jim Wilson, Manager, Maori Business Facilitation Service, Te Puni Kokiri

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ack in 2010, economic experts valued the Ma¯ori economic asset base at $36.9 billion – with $20 billion generated by privately-owned Ma¯ori business enterprises.

With the weight of our future economic success anchored firmly

by Ma¯ori-owned businesses – and the whanau controlling them – we all have an obligation to ensure they succeed.

The Ma¯ori population in Tai Tokerau is young and growing.

By 2021 Ma¯ori are projected to represent more than a third of the Northland population and make up a larger proportion of the workforce. So there’s an increasing responsibility to ensure Ma¯ori are equipped with the right skills and education to participate in and drive economic growth.

Economic self-determination is achieved when whanau are well-educated and skilled, are participating meaningfully in the labour market, and have access to quality ongoing training that increases income levels.

The aspirations and capabilities of whanau are key to realising the economic potential of Ma¯ori as this is where the human capability of today and tomorrow is sourced.

Because when Ma¯ori succeed – we all benefit.

Maori-owned enterprises need people with the right technical and business skills to innovate, maintain competitiveness and attract new capital. The Ma¯ori Business Facilitation Service works alongside business owners to provide advice and guidance, coaching, problem solving and

help to access resources to maintain good economic health.

The service helps to build capability and sustainability of Ma¯ori in business.

Further to this, Te Puni Kokiri is guided by the work of the Ma¯ori Economic Development panel that recently produced a strategy to help whanau “provide the food you need with your own hands”.

The “He kai kei aku ringa” report provides a blueprint for a productive, innovative, and exportorientated Ma¯ori economy that will support better paying jobs and higher living standards. Its six goals require the support of public and private partnerships, government and whanau so that together we can advance the interests of the true assets in our economy – its people.

Jim Wilson (Ngati Kuri) has a private sector background spanning 25 years in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) roles with Lion Nathan and Heinz Watties along with being an owner operator of his own successful distribution business before joining Te Puni Kokiri 13 years ago as an Account Manager with the Ma¯ ori Business Facilitation Service (MBFS). Together with a private sector business mentors business mentors and dedicated Account Managers (including Liz Makene in Tai Tokerau, and Martin Mariassouce who serves Te Arawa through to Te Tai Tokerau as Commercial Development Manager), Jim now leads MBFS to help Maoriowned small business owners nationwide achieve sustainable commercial success.

Jim Wilson, Manager, Maori Business Facilitation Service, Te Puni Kokiri

Vision for Northland - the NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland N Z Chambers of Commerce aspires for Northland to be a region that has a high wage, high growth economy. An economically and culturally vibrant region accompanied by a city which is front of mind for national businesses wishing to relocate and supported by a network of smaller economically sustainable and equally vibrant business communities within Northland’s smaller urban centres. If this aspiration can be achieved then this can underpin a whole range of social well-beings and ensure that Northland youth have employment and our household incomes at least match of not better other regions.

Transformational rather than incremental change is needed if we are to develop a high wage, high growth economy. It will require strong and courageous leadership from within local government and a truly business friendly environment. This change can be facilitated and enabled by local government but also requires private sector to assist, invest and develop. Business growth

requires sufficient rewards to justify the risk and part of the enabling process should be reducing the risk exposure that will in turn encourage private sector investment.

Within this environment special focus and support from private and public sector is required to ensure Northland iwi can participate in the commercial environment, and develop the same level of productivity and capability as some of their southern counterparts.

Making it easier for all businesses to do business helps create a district that attracts more productive business and inward investment. Business-friendly can be defined as the explicit attempts by local governments, their partners (including central government) and private sector organisations to reduce the regulatory and non-regulatory barriers, costs, risks and uncertainties in all forms of commercial activity to stimulate and support local business growth, local business retention,

and the attraction of new business to the local area.

To enable and facilitate this growth requires a culture within all Northland organisations – public and private - that recognises the role private sector plays in growing our economy, the risk the private sector takes and the risk to future growth when organisational culture unduly inhibits their endeavours.

Accompanied by the commitment from the private sector there needs to be an assurance from Council that they intend to create a business friendly environment and this intention is clearly articulated to all levels of their organisation along with the appropriate mechanisms in place to monitor, review and remedy and conflicts that inhibit private sector development without fear of prejudice. This does not necessarily require additional investment to achieve but rather a reinforcement and adherence to existing best practices.

Tony Collins, CEO Chambers of Commerce Northland.

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We Shall Remember Them No infantry battalion had a more distinguished record, or saw more fighting, or, alas, had such heavy casualties as the Maori Battalion – Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg He mihi rangatira te¯nei ki a koutou. Te¯nei te karanga o ma¯tou, nga mokopuna o nga¯ hoia o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu¯, e pa¯ ana ki te haerenga ki te takahanga waewae o o¯ ma¯tou tu¯puna.

He mihi, he mihi Chiefly greetings from the Leadership Academy of A Company. This is our call to you, from the descendants of the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion, the descendants who wish to retrace the steps of their ancestors.

Greetings, greetings.

The Leadership Academy of A Company was established in 2010 to pay tribute to the men of the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion. The Academy is a place for our young men to reclaim their identity as Ma¯ori, in education and leadership. The cadets of the Leadership Academy of A Company are all mokopuna (descendants) of the great men of the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion.

From 13 – 26 May 2014 the Academy visited Italy to retrace the footsteps of the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion who fought in Italy during WWII. This was a milestone event for our cadets who will further come to appreciate the heavy price paid by the men of the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion.

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Attending the 70th Commemoration of the Battle of Cassino; Establishing a cultural exchange with a secondary school in Cassino; A formal meeting with officials of the City of Florence to acknowledge the Shared Memory Agreement signed by the 28 (Ma¯ori) Battalion in 2010; A meeting with the Scoula Media (middle school) in Florence to acknowledge their students placing of poppies on soldiers graves every ANZAC Day; Visiting a number of Commonwealth cemeteries where our soldiers lie.

It is hoped that each cadet has learned of the experiences soldiers of the 28 (Maori) Battalion experienced for themselves and be strengthened in the knowledge of who they are and where they come from so they will take pride in this knowledge and that they will make a positive contribution to society.

The Academy raised over $98,000.00 towards the tour through raffles, events, the generous sponsorship from Iwi, local businesses and the wider community as well as whanau contribution. We were humbled by the support offered for the 32 Cadets and Staff who attended this inaugural hikoi.

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KUA TAWHITI KE¯ TO HAERENGA MAI KIA KORE E HAERE TONU ¯ MAHI KIA KORE E MAHI NUI TONU HE TINO NUI RAWA OU YOU HAVE COME TOO FAR NOT TO GO FURTHER YOU HAVE DONE TOO MUCH NOT TO DO MORE –Ta Himi Henare

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SHARED MEMORY AGREEMENT, FIRENZE We will present a taonga to the city of Firenze (Florence) in support of a Shared Memories Agreement signed by the city and 28th Maori Battalion veterans.

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He ho¯nore he koro¯ria ki te Matua-nui-i-te-Rangi Na¯na nei ng mea katoa o te whenua me te rangi i hanga Me whakanui i tana tama anake a Hehu Karaiti to¯ ta¯tou kaiwhakaora Me te wairua tapu e whakatu¯pato nei i te kino me te hara i waenganui i a ta¯tou Ka huri ake nga¯ mihi ki te kaitiaki i te ha¯hi Katorika a Popa Francis Me mihi ake ki te Ka¯wana Whakahaere me nga¯ ta¯ngata whenua o Italy Te¯na¯ koutou e manaaki nei i a ma¯tou Ara¯, e manaaki nei i o ma¯tou karangaranga maha e okioki mutunga nei i to koutou whenua I mate mai i te Pakanga Tuarua o Te Ao (1939-1945) Me tuku poroporoaki aroha mutungakore ki a koutou o te Rua Tekau Ma¯ Waru Na¯ koutou i pukeru te hoariri, ko koutou i hinga i te mura o te ahi Te¯nei koutou kua riro i te Tu-ao-Rangi, i turiai a ka haere oti atu Ko koutou nga¯ aweawe o te whare tapu o te Atua Ka mahue mai ma¯tou nga¯ aweawe o te whenua E tutuehu atu nei E tangi atu nei Taukiri ee te mamae Ka huri – Telly Warren, Chair, He Puna Marama Trust

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Ca rving e r u t u F g A Stron Youth l a c o L r Fo Te Warihi Hetaraki of Ngatiwai is a modest man and not eager to list the many ways his cultural knowledge, particularly that of traditional carving, is accessed by a wide range of Northland groups and organisations.

But that knowledge, and his strong vision of passing it on to local youth is highly valued and respected across the rohe and further afield.

That means Te Warihi often has to be in many different places, but when visiting him in the carving shed adjacent to Lower Dent Street in Whangarei, it’s easy to see he’s never happier that when bringing raw totara logs to beautiful new life while carving Pou tahuka, Pou tokomanawa, and Pou tuarongo, the structural Te Warihi Hetaraki and decorative components of traditional Maori meeting houses. Some of his completed work in the shed is destined for a meeting house on Great Barrier Island, and two of his Pou will soon be standing on Motu Matakohe (Limestone Island).

Te Warihi, and the carving shed where he works are a magnet for those keen to learn the art of traditional

Proposal to establish a Maori Cultural Centre in Whangarei.

carving and the whakapapa represented in its authentic expression. Some of those studying with him are young people from the Leadership Academy of A Company, headquartered just a few hundred metres away in Lower Dent Street. Te Warihi says his day is made when he sees the awakening signs of cultural re-connection in their faces.

“I love it when those young faces light up, you can clearly see that they have recognised that the work being done here, and the possibility that they can learn and participate in it, is meaningful to them in a very special way.”

The young people from the Academy weren’t present on the day we visited the carving shed. They were on the journey of their lives, travelling to Italy to see for themselves the place where so many of their grandfathers and other whanau fort and died in the Allied war effort to defeat the Axis forces. The Maori Battalion added further mana to its proud reputation as fierce and resourceful soldiers in March 1944 during the series of bloody battles for the Italian town of Cassino. The German commanders had committed their best Panzer and other elite forces to defend the town and block the allies’ drive to access the road to Rome. Monte Cassino was a rocky peak above the town a-topped by an ancient monastery – the allies reluctantly decided they had to bomb the peak to deny the German forces its strategic value as an elevated site for directing fire onto the kiwis and other attacking forces. However, the resulting rubble provided perfect cover for the defending forces, with tank and machine-gun emplacements guarding every metre of the ground leading into the town and its streets beyond.

That was the challenge eventually overcome by Maori Battalion soldiers and other kiwi and allied troops. The local Rangatahi were present for the moving ceremony marking the 70th Annivesary of those battles and very

hard-won victory.

Te Warihi learned to carve at the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua, now named Te Puia, and says learning traditional crafts such as carving not only builds cultural confidence in his students, but also strengthens their efforts to succeed in their wider academic goals.

“Two students in particular have shown real promise over the last two years, and one of them may well continue in carving throughout his life. But both of them have the ability to go out and succeed in whatever field they choose, and one of them is following a science path where the future is limitless - but they both see what they learn here through carving as an important part of their cultural development and a very strong connection to their whakapapa.”

The carving shed where Te Warihi works is leased from the District Council, and is the first step in a proposal to establish a Maori Cultural Centre in Whangarei. The Hihiaua Cultural Centre Trust has submitted plans for the new Centre to the WDC’s 2014-2015 Draft Annual Plan. Support to enable the development of the Cultural Centre’s scoping study and plans to the present stage has also been received from Te Papa Tongarewa, Te Puni Kokiri, and New Zealand Lotteries.

The Council has expressed a wish for a waka for the city, and a place to store it, so the Centre’s trustees have incorporated a proposed waka shelter in their plans and located it beside the carving shed and the Waiarohia Stream which will facilitate launching. The need for Whangarei to have its own waka, and a place to store, display and launch it was highlighted during planning for the opening of the bridge Te Matou o Pohe across the Hatea River last year.

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Ka whangaia ka tupu ka puawai The vision is nutured it grows it blossoms • Te Whare Whiri Toi • Gallery Mural by Theresa Reihana • Kua takoto te manuka ki runga o Roma Marae

Whiria te tangata, ka puta he oranga Whiria nga mahi toi, ka puta he tino rangatiratanga By weaving people promotes wellbeing By weaving the arts, promotes excellence.

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Te Whare Whiri Toi Gallery is a marae based community gallery at Roma marae, Ahipara. It is a Charitable Trust with its own management structure.

The journey began in 2005 with a small group of women meeting regularly to learn the art of kete making, from a carport. This grew along with interest from the wider community, larger numbers and there was shift to the Roma marae.

The gallery was opened Dec 2009 to service the vision of busy hands.

The programme has developed into monthly wanaanga, interest and growth have escalated where many have completed weaving courses offered by North Tec, participated with a roopu who have whariki wananga at various marae, participated in research and regional exhibitions throughout the country. Recently at the 7th National Indigenous Artist Conference held at Kohewhata marae Kaikohe, three were invited to take part. It was a magnificent experience

Gallery Mural

by Theresa Reihana

to be part of 150 artists [from various disciplines] living onsite for 12 days. There were 50 overseas artists. Our biggest challenge yet, is in the planning stages and that is to host the 2015 National Weavers conference, here at Roma marae.

We envisage 200 weavers from throughout the motu. It is a challenge because our distance from the main centers and our economical situation; however with planning, passion and vision we will succumb any barriers.

Toi Tangata

Collaborative piece by Te Hemoata Henare, Elaine Tepania, Mereana Leituvae and Pare Nathan

This was painted by Theresa Reihana a renowned Maori artist, in the Far North. It depicts the story about our community in Ahipara.

From left to right represents, the PAST, the PRESENT and the FUTURE, this is signified by the presence of 3 native birds.

- the fantail [piwaiwaka] an omen for death to some from the past - the tui who beckons the past into the present - and the shinning cuckoo [pipiwharauroa] who heralds springtime, new beginnings, the future.

It is from the ngahere [bush], to the papakainga [Ahipara] and to the moana [90 mile beach].

We see it as from the Tradition, to the Present, the learning phase and on to the Contemporary discovery.

In the wharekura are the three baskets of knowledge. Woven by: - red and white kete korari by Riria Smith - black and white kete kiekie by Florrie Berghan - and a kete pingao.

The 7th Gathering of International Indigenous Visual Artists at Kohewhata Marae, Kaikohe in January saw the working and coming together of several art disciplines, under the mantle of Te Atinga (Contemporary Maori Visual Arts) Committee of Toi M ori and Te Taitokerau M ori Artist collective.

Te Whare Whiri Toi weavers Pare Nathan and Elaine Tepania collaborated with Te Hemoata Henare and Mereana Leituvae to weave a wall hanging “Toi Tangata”.This piece made from Korari (flax) and commercial dyes was a result of a successful hui of visual artists at Kokiri Putahi and a reflection of whakawhanaungatanga amongst our creative peers.

Kua takoto te manuka ki runga o Roma Marae

Riria Smith and Florrie Berghan have both past on and were renowned weavers throughout the country. As weavers, we aspire to their finesse and matauranga.

The kowhaiwhai pattern depicts the ara Wairua [spiritual pathway] travelling from the Past, passing through the nearby Herekino gorge, past Roma marae, down to Te Oneroa a Tohe (90 Mile Beach) continuing North up the beach, as the spirit heads up to Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) and continues on into the afterlife or spiritual world.

Matariki is depicted by the seven stars, in the past.

Rangimarie- Waka Huia

Th taonga was received at the 2013 National This Weavers conference in Kawerau. It carries the We spiritual mauri of all weavers, and is held for spi two years, by the hosts of the following National conference. Te Whare Whiri Toi are proud to con announce we will be hosting the next National ann Weavers Hui here at Roma Marae, AhiparaWe Labour Weekend 2015. A contingent of TWWT Lab weavers attended the last hui in Kawerau, we here they received the mauri for the next hui presented in this beautiful waka huia, Rangimarie representing love and peace.

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Kaiwaka – The Gateway to the North T he name ‘Kaiwaka’ doesn’t come from its literal translation of ‘food canoe’, but from a cloud formation called Kaiwaka which has never been observed anywhere else in Kaipara. “When the cloud Kaiwaka appears against a clear sky it foretells the passing of a person of high rank.”

Kaiwaka is located over tidal rivers of the Kaipara Harbour, with Mangawhai Harbour to the east - one of the narrowest parts of the country. It was once a portage - a route for carrying canoe and other water craft overland - used by Maori before the Europeans arrived, and by the early settlers to get from one coast to the other without having to go all the way around North Cape.

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The area saw much traffic in the days of sea transport, with ships arriving in both harbours and their goods and passengers needing to be further transported to their destinations.

In 1825 the battle of Te Ika-a-Ranganui, the last and most fierce battle of the inter-tribal musket wars, was fought on this portage, the site now about 3km along Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road from the modern township.

These days the traffic has not quietened, though its form has changed dramatically. The town lies largely along State Highway One, the major route between Auckland and all points north.

Some days, especially the one before a holiday weekend, it seems as if half of Auckland’s population is heading north through Kaiwaka - and then south again at the end of the break. Other days it’s merely that every item of trade between the north and the big city to our south is passing through on the way to its market.

Unless you are taking the ‘road less travelled’, you will come to Kaiwaka on your road journey north from the city and further south.

There is much to see and do in Kaiwaka and the surrounding area, whatever your preferences and budget …

Take a moment to admire the Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall when you stop there to use the local toilets and let the children let off some steam in the playground

outside. Built in the early 1950s by the local community, ownership was in the hands of the local council until just recently when it was handed back to community ownership, and it has been undergoing major renovations and refits to bring it in to the 21st century since then. Movies are shown at the hall, check out the posters in the window for times and dates.

Just behind Jaques Four Square on Gibbons Road is the Kaiwaka Sports Association’s complex. Want a sport?

You will find it here. Fields for rugby and soccer, courts for tennis, netball, basketball, badminton, squash, a well-stocked fitness centre, and the Pavilion with its spacious lounge and bar areas fully equipped for catering events.

The shops in the town, have historically served the locals and those with the traditional farming activities – dairy, sheep and beef, but now increased numbers of lifestyle blocks and more intensive horticulture, offer a wide variety of goods, some aimed at the passing travellers, others more at the locals. Get yourself a farm bike at either Kaiwaka Motorcycles or Kaiwaka Suzuki. Start a new project, or find what you need to finish an existing one at the Apple Basket Patchwork Shop. Find a new outfit for that special occasion at Buy The Way. Get a great cup of coffee and some lunch at Bianca’s Café, Mormor’s, Gateway North Motel & Café, La Nonna Italian Bakery, or at the fabulous Café Eutopia when

its renovations are completed soon, or a delicious lunch or dinner at the Spice Lounge Indian restaurant. Cheese, organics, and delicatessen items can be found at the Kaiwaka Cheese Shop. Find a secondhand book to read at the sale table in Kaiwaka Library, or at the St John’s Op Shop - along with a wealth of other treasures!

Kaiwaka, like all New Zealand towns, has its own history, and not just the war over the portage as previously mentioned.

Heading north, as you come over the brow of Tunnel Hill (Pukenui) where the 1912 Railway Tunnel is situated (at the south end of the town), looking west you can see a spectacular view of our 'mountain' Pukekaroro, standing a proud 300 metres tall. It is an excellent example of regenerating kauri forests, having been logged intensively more than 100 years ago as described in Jane Mander’s 1920 book “The Story of a New Zealand River” - a "not to miss" read if you want to get to know the area.

Just under 1.5km away to the northeast is Baldrock, or Pukepohutu, another volcanic remnant 238m high, a bare plug of stone visible on top of the old bare cone. The two make a magnificent sight together as you travel around the district.

Ancient kauri can be seen at the Benton Leslie Kauri Reserve, just a five-minute walk from Settlement Road.

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The Golden Days At Big Bay - Mangawhai T he years either side of the Second World War have been called the golden age of baching. It certainly felt that way for Waiuku-born Nola Smith who spent all

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her childhood summers at the family bach at Big Bay on the Awhitu peninsula. It is not so much the bach she lovingly recalls, but the community – a safe, homely environment that provided a strong sense of identity and a warm feeling of belonging.

Nola, who still co-owns a bach at Big Bay, hates the thought of this vibrant part of New Zealand’s social history slipping away unrecorded, for little seems to have been written about the details of the bach life of that era. So, with the help of her tape recorder, note book and husband Nigel, she set out nearly a decade ago to track down over 20 of her friends and summer-time neighbours from the past.

The result, “Baching at the Bay” has just been published.

Just building those baches was an achievement for it was a time of modest budgets and restricted availability of building materials. Derelict homesteads, and even chicken coops, were cannibalised and carted to the bay. Exarmy huts were plentiful, however, and provided a starter bach for lots of people, as did the redundant bus that was threeyear-old Nola’s first baching experience at Big Bay in the mid-1940s.

As for domestic conveniences – forget them. Food storage in a hot summer was especially tricky but drainage pipes set into the hillside, or sometimes vertically into the ground, provided a partial solution. Meat safes attached to the walls, or hanging under the trees where they would catch the breeze, were another.

And who needs bathrooms and showers when there’s a great big harbour out

there, or a tin tub where you performed the time-honoured ritual – wash up as far as possible, then down as far as possible, and then wash possible.

The mention of long-drops, or worse, brings a story from almost everyone.

Going to the dunny was always good for a practical joke or two – firecrackers under the back wall as folk sat in quiet contemplation, rocks thrown onto the ancient iron roofs showering the occupants with rust, kids poking long stalks of wiwi grass through the cracks in the walls to tickle their siblings. For others it was sometimes a scary experience, especially at night with possums and weta lurking all around. “I was always scared something would bite my bum,” remembers one bacher of her childhood holidays. This certainly happened to one adult who promptly built one of the earlier indoor toilets.

This is also a tale of an abundant harbour.

Snapper were huge and plentiful back then – Baching at the Bay provides ample photographic evidence. And flounder! Nola’s cousin Judy once cooked 80 in succession at a bible class camp – which put her off fish for life. It would be cruel to mention the scallops in too much detail – let’s just say they were gathered by the sackful but with scant regard for the safety precautions we’d think necessary today. With much more sea food being caught than could be consumed (and with no freezers) the surplus was just given away. New arrivals at the bay might get a knock on the bach door and someone they had never met would give them a snapper – or three.

There was the occasional shark out there too! These were mainly relatively harmless school sharks but some whopping Mako were landed at Big Bay back then. Local boat owners – Fred Vickery with the Callie and Cliff Jones with his Bonita – often took dozens of their neighbours fishing, or over to Cornwallis, the nearest source of ice cream – just for the fun of it, at no cost.

For kids there was the freedom to roam and adventure that is now, sadly, much more restricted. Off they went in the morning – exploring along the bay and on the wharf, messing about on the harbour, or catching minnows with bits of a spider’s web on the end of a reed (amazingly it worked) – and then returning for meals on the sound of a parental whistle.

Sometimes makeshift “warfare” broke out between rival gangs of kids from the opposite ends of the bay, complete with mud pie hand-grenades and well-planned pincer movements – but then there was possibly a sing-along and pipi roasting around a bonfire in the evening.

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Mangawhai - Our Story HISTORY OF MANGAWHAI The history of the Mangawhai community is closely bound to its harbour. Arrival by sea, shipwrecks, attempts to enter the harbour, shipbuilding, the building of a wharf, efforts to make the harbour safer for boats and shipping, began in 1860 and continue today Mangawhai Harbour and its surrounding catchment area is a unique and magical place. This is an area with a rich Maori and early European settlement history and, more recently, a story of a struggle to maintain and restore a harbour.

MAORI HERITAGE Maori saw the area as one of strategic importance – the close proximity of the Mangawhai Harbour to the Kaipara Harbour enabled portage from coast to coast. The rich volcanic soils of the Tara grew kumara. The sea and the foreshore provided prolific shellfish and seafood.

The population was decimated during intertribal warfare in the 1820’s. The area has many old pa sites and middens identified in archaeological surveys. The local iwi - Te Uri O Hau - have begun a

consultation process with the Society to develop a display for the new museum.

EUROPEAN INFLUENCE Early European settlement depended significantly on the harbour as a point of access for the first settler farmers who included the military – soldiers who chose to be discharged in New Zealand.

Albertlanders, who settled further to the west on the Kaipara, used Mangawhai as a place of entry and Nova Scotians also were among the early arrivals.

Transport by sea was the only viable means of travel and even after World War 1 and the extension of the railway from Wellsford north to Kaiwaka, the state of the road between Mangawhai and Kaiwaka meant that a steamer service for the transport of passengers and goods was still significant until the late 1930’s.

The wharf was an important resource and centre for the community until the decline in shipping during World War 2.

The entrance to the harbour has been a significant local concern since the first breakwater was established in 1863.

Timber, gum digging, farming and shipbuilding were sources of income

for the growing community pre-1900.

Some early farming families conserved pockets of bush in clearing the land, others planted to stop encroaching sand and awareness of the need to preserve the beautiful environment grew in the community.

The years 1900-1950 saw growing development of farming with the establishment of a dairy factory at Hakaru, but much farming was still at a subsistence level until the 1950’s.

Commercial fishing has been a continuing occupation. Experimental planting of tung oil trees and tobacco feature in the district’s history, and more recently lifestyle blocks have grown avocados, olives and grapes.

In recent times the harbour has attracted development to the area, drawing residents and holidaymakers who delight in the swimming, fishing, boating and beautiful coastal and dune scenery.

The typical Mangawhai beach holiday of the past is a story that the Society wishes to tell through the new Museum. Of significance was the number of farming families from surrounding districts who

holidayed each year on the harbour’s edge.

The community has worked hard to battle nature and bureaucracy to reopen a closed harbour entrance, to stop sand mining and challenge thinking about the place of mangroves within the harbour.

The story of the harbour restoration is a recent and ongoing part of Mangawhai’s story that will also feature in the new Museum. One of our members, Beverly Ross, has recently published a very good book on this subject, called "They Dared The Impossible". A copy is available from the local library.

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One of their strongest passions however has been to improve the vision care of our children. The sense of vision is the most important way our kids learn and so good comfortable eye sight is essential.

Further more it is a well documented but poorly understood fact that the vision

testing provided by the government through the vision and hearing nurses is woefully inadequate at identifying a child’s visual status.

So what did they do? For the last few year they offered a free eye exam to any child in the local area! Totally at their own expense there is no government fund at work here. That offer has now come to an end as fewer and fewer parents were taking advantage of it. However by working with the local schools they now provide a voucher system that teachers can give to any child they feel may benefit from an eye examination. This voucher gives that child a free eye exam

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Waipu - Our view

By Lachie McLean and Patsy Montgomery

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ne of Northland’s most iconic views is the one you see when you come over the crest of the Brynderwyn hills.

After the narrow bush clad climb one is astounded by the grand scale of it all - the north and south arms of Bream Head and Bream Tail reaching out to embrace the wide panorama of sea and sky, and the Hen and Chicken Islands – with sail rock trailing at the south eastern end of the bay.

When Northlanders reach the town of Waipu, most will agree that this is the moment that they know they have passed

through a magic, Tolkein-like gateway into their homeland territory!

Waipu’s hills are rife with the shadowy reminders of a pre European past – old Pa sites and middens abound – Captain Cook reported numerous fires in the night, but its European history is more recent and more easily accessed through the photography, written records, and genealogical database that is housed in the local museum. The township of Waipu was settled in the 1850s by almost 1000 Scottish highlanders, who, evicted from their Highland homelands and led by the Reverend Norman McLeod,

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had done a 30 year stint building a farming community in Nova Scotia. The international potato Famine of the late 1840s along with a challenging climate, persuaded them to uproot and sail to the other side of the earth in search of a better way of life.

The values of those early settlers still provide the foundations of the modern day Waipu which is why people love to come and live here. They find friendliness warmth and acceptance - and a kind of egalitarianism acknowledged to be an integral part of Highland Scots culture, where cooperation, community and family were highly prized.

Over the past 160 years the community has been subject to continual change. In the 1940s most of the local population would have been of ‘Nova Scotian’ descent and almost all would have been related to one another. It was largely a community of family farms with a handful of shops that served the surrounding area. A trucking firm and a timber company were virtually the only other forms of employment.

By the 1960s when the refinery was built a new wave of people started to arrive in the district. By the 1990s Waipu was affected by one of the great changes in New Zealand’s social and economic life – the decline of the small family farm. Since then the community has become more varied and more urbanized.

Life style blocks have proliferated, mainly on hills where once farmers struggled to make a living. The main street, still called ‘The Centre’, always had a variety of shops and eating places.

Today’s main street boasts a proliferation of eateries of multiple ethnicities, real estate agents, and of course the famous Pizza Barn in the old post office building, on land once owned by the Reverend McLeod himself. Goodness knows what he would think today, on discovering a

brewery was about to be launched on his former property and what’s more with his name attached to every bottle!

The place has a great buzz and the true heart of the community is to be discovered in the many clubs and organizations that abound. The longest running of these, and perhaps the most famous, is the Waipu Caledonian Society which stages Highland Games every New Year’s Day. It has one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country, a flourishing golf club on the sand hills, a Christmas parade that attracts hundreds, a school gala day at Easter that attracts thousands.

There are Wearable Art events, galleries, a great library, and a ‘state of the art’ Museum with over 70 volunteers to help run it. Recently, a collaborative group has raised an enormous amount of money to build a ‘Celtic Barn’ in the Caledonian Park to facilitate the large events which this highly self reliant community has a reputation for putting together!

Geographically, Waipu is no longer a ‘far off’ rural community. The distance to Auckland has shrunk and people commute daily to Whangarei. The wider employment options made available by this accessibility have increased the range and types of people who now live in the district.

To many, Waipu’s greatest assets are the wonderful beaches and spectacular coastline which greeted the Nova Scotian settlers all those years ago and have provided generations of visitors with lifetime memories of wonderful Summer holidays.

Our wish for the future of Waipu is that, despite all the changes that will happen in the years to come, we will hold fast to the ‘old ways’ of the Highlanders - treasuring a sense of community, maintaining a good sense of humour, and being proud of one another.

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Ruakaka Beach and the Ruakaka Surf Life Saving Club T HE Ruakaka Surf Lifesaving Club has been a lifesaver for the Ahrens family who have spent every weekend, for several summers, learning to save lives in the company of a group that has become like an extended family.

The Ahrens family joined the Surf Club nine years ago when Maysha, their eldest child, was 8 and Alesha, the youngest of four, was 5. ``My husband Pete was coaching and I was supporting,’’ Tania said.

Pete died suddenly at the end of 2009.

There was no warning and no explanation.

Tania kept up the family’s dairy farm in Matakohe with 280 cows, taking kids to netball and rugby, and became more involved with surf club. ``Surf club has probably been a saviour as well,’’ Tania said. ``It has kept us really busy, particularly this last year while I’ve been club captain. There is a lot of paper work in addition to setting up patrols and looking after the lifeguards.’’

Not just club captain, though, Tania also qualified as a lifeguard three years ago. ``I was a swimmer as a young person and I love the ocean so it wasn’t too difficult.

The first stage was theory and then I had to complete the 400m swim in under 9 minutes,’’ she said.

Tania most often has to retrieve people who get blown offshore at Uretiti on floating devices without oars or life jackets.

Club president, Andrew Forsythe, also chief scientist of aquaculture and biotechnology at Niwa, said he enjoys watching Tania morph between mum and the boss. ``The kids really listen up,’’ he said. There are a lot of kids too-up to 120 4-14-year-olds on the beach at club days.

Ruakaka is no longer one of the smallest clubs in Northern district, having increased from 225 to about 350 members recently.

Tania said it was now the sixth largest club in the country.

All four of her children have now moved through the junior surf programme to qualified lifeguards and Tania has seen this training help in other aspects of their lives. ``Maysha really pushed the volunteer aspect when going for prefect at Whangarei Girls’ and when she applied to university and Joel moved from the middle to the top of the group when interviewing for the air force. They wanted to know all about him giving up his weekends, being part of a team, driving inflatable rescue boats and going on special camps.’’

She said the children particularly like being ``thrown out’’ of helicopters and then picked up in the sea when training.

They also like the friends they make and the added dimension to their own family relationship working as a team away from home.

There are about 120 paid lifeguard positions in Northern Region and Maysha, Tania’s eldest, has completed the rigorous programme to become one of them this year. Tania said that as they become more qualified, they may move from three weeks paid work to 16 weeks over summer at beaches such as Piha and Muriwai.

In addition to surf club, and parenting, Tania helps at the local primary school and is on a couple of committees doing lots of book work. She enjoys it, sometimes. ``It’s satisfying when it’s done.’’

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Maungatapere boasts the T here is in the centre of Northland a huge giant which has been slowly but surely waking to a new dawn.

People from across the globe are making their way to the small township of Maungatapere; drawn by appeal of the Packard & Pioneer Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of Packard automobiles.

Packard was a highly soughtafter American luxury automobile brand that was manufactured between 1899 and 1958, and is often referred to as the Rolls-Royce of American cars. The museum is a treasure, right here in the heart of Northland.

The Museum’s unique automotive and engineering collection was amassed by the late Graeme Craw, who was intrigued and fascinated by the tough conditions of early colonial New Zealand. Craw recognized that the Packard automobile was one of the few cars made during that time

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that could hold up to severities of New Zealand’s difficult roads.

In addition to the exclusive stockpile of Packards, the museum also features stationary engines, earthmovers, military vehicles, 65 vintage motorcycles, vintage trucks, early buses and lorries, traction engines, tractors, fire engines, earth moving equipment, important aircraft engines, horse-drawn wagons and gigs, even an 0-4-0 steam loco from 1873, plus heaps more.

This collection encompasses almost anything that moves wheeled or not!

With help from the community, sponsors and over 35 dedicated and passionate volunteers, the museum is now open to the public (see the end of the article about opening times). The collection has, since re-opening, brought literally thousands of visitors to Northland, injecting funds into the local economy and a benefit to the surrounding communities. Thanks to a focussed and careful advertising campaign, groups from all over NZ and

overseas visitors come to visit the once closed collection. Car clubs and other interest groups from all over NZ make the pilgrimage to see what has been known for years as Northland’s best kept secret (some say New Zealand’s best kept secret).

And not only car clubs, many groups which have no connection to car clubs such as gardening clubs, rest homes, over 60s groups and Rotary Clubs all make the pilgrimage to see what’s behind those walls. Other community groups and schools are now going out of their way to see our collection and the museum has started to partner with some of them in an effort to raise funding. With about 300 vehicles, there’s a lot to see.

Without the funds of long established museums, the collection will become more interactive as time moves on.

For many of the youngsters who visit, the museum provides a tangible link to the past, where they can see and feel the artefacts their ancestors used and marvel at the objects which have stood the test of time.

In their first year, the museum had 700-800 visitors, and this year they have surpassed that number in just six months. The recent visit of a Packard club from Australia was a highlight and looking at their Facebook page and website, enthusiasts around the world are great at talking to each other, sharing pictures and swapping stories. As a result, the museum expects the number of international callers to increase.

THE TOWN BASIN. The Packard and Pioneer museum also has an exhibition in the Town Basin, Whangarei, where there are 17 vehicles (including 5 motorbikes), open daily from 10am until 4pm except Mondays, admission $5. This display is a taster for the main collection at Maungatapere. Run by volunteers, it adds to the diversity of small galleries and museums in the area, with regular visits by car clubs to the Town Basin before heading out to Maungatapere.

THE MAIN COLLECTION, CENTRE OF MAUNGATAPERE. No need to book. Viewing the main museum is on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday ONLY on those days at 2pm for a guided tour, adults $15, children up to 14 years $10, under 5’s free (its huge and run by volunteers – so please allow at least 2 hours – comfortable shoes and camera are recommended).

NOTE: Winter times may vary from the times shown here. The main museum is open EVERY Saturday throughout the year at 2 pm for the tour. We will open specially for groups. Please call if in doubt The Packard and Pioneer Museum 09-4380219, 027-4435060, ah 09-4350230 see whats happening at the museum and like us on FB https://www.facebook.com/ PioneerAndPackardMuseum www.packardandpioneer.co.nz

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I find it really rewarding to watch someone learn and grow as a person.

It’s great because there is something new every day in my job and I learn too. It is a wonderful feeling to arrive at work and be met with a lovely smile and a welcome. The rewards simply outweigh anything else.

Rachel, one of the staff at IDEA Vocational Services says,

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The vocational side of IDEA is all about getting people into the community and into jobs. It has been a challenge to educate the community about the people we support. My motivation is watching the growth of the people we support and the pride they have in themselves and their community. I enjoy every aspect of my job.

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In talking to people who work in IDEA Services the common themes of making a difference in people’s lives, helping someone have a better life, helping someone do the things they want to do.

These individuals strive to help people they support to achieve their goals. IDEA Services workers focus on supporting people with intellectual disabilities to live, learn, work and enjoy life as part of their community.

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My passion is around communication.

I feel strongly about assisting people who have lived in their own rather locked in world to communicate in their own way.

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The support providers have a passion for putting other people first and a desire to see other people achieve their dreams. Every day in Northland a dedicated team of staff support people with intellectual disabilities at home, at work and in their community.

Elsie who coordinates a residence and works alongside fellow staff explains why she is committed to her work.

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IDEA Services is a people place. It is about people getting support and people providing support.

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My inspiration and passion for my work is driven by the reward of trust and happiness we see in the people we support when there is improvement in the quality of their lives. When things improve in such positive ways it is very humbling and brings a greater appreciation of the things in life that can so easily be taken for granted.

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Working in this organisation are people who came to their roles for a variety of reasons and who put so much of themselves into their roles. Our focus is on supporting people with intellectual disabilities to live, learn, work and enjoy life as part of the community.IDEA Services offers residential services of several types including residential homes, flats and a Supported Independent Living option. Vocational Services and Supported Employment also provide very important services and support for individuals to create the lives they want.

Lexine, who has worked as a Community Support Worker in residential services, managed a house, and is now a Community Support Manager, explains her reasons for doing the work she does.

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he Town Basin revitalisation project provides a key ‘sense of place’ focus for central Whangarei. This means a place that attracts and retains people, and enriches the environment.

As the birthplace of Whangarei and the ‘jewel in its crown’, the Town Basin offers a vital, picturesque and functional central point. Yet for many decades it has lacked the attention it deserves.

Travellers passed through it without stopping on the way to retail and commercial areas, or bypassed it altogether as they drove the ring routes around and beyond the central city.

In the early 1990s the need was seen to re-establish a connection between the city centre and harbour and draw visitors into the Whangarei CBD rather than have them pass through the city on the way to the Bay of Islands. A revitalised Town Basin was seen as the perfect draw card, having all the natural attributes of a ‘sense of place’ city feature.

For at least 800 years, the Town Basin has featured prominently on the itinerary of anyone travelling through the region.

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From the 1850s to the 1950s it was an important commercial hub, and the area is of immense cultural significance to both Maori and the settlers who came after them.

With the Hatea River running through it and bush-clad Mt Parihaka standing over it, the Town Basin is readily identifiable for the people of Whangarei as the place they belong. In its central city position, the community can gather and recreate here with ease. It is the place where residents, travellers and boat owners converge.

The Town Basin is the place where we get a sense of who and what we are, and it adequately sums up why we live here.

It is an important part of our history and our future, and in the present provides a turning point for Whangarei. This place now ushers a new era in the life of our city and its people.

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The Heritage Trail – celebrating our history T those as the basis for the panels. It has been a privilege to be part of this latest development in its history.”

Taipari Munro was engaged by Council to write the Mäori stories for the panels on the Town Basin Heritage Trail. A rangatira of Te Uriroroi and Te Parawhau hapu from Poroti in the Mangakahia Valley, he also has strong tribal affiliations to all the hapü of Whangarei Terenga Paraoa and the wider Whangarei District.

He worked with a committee of local tribal representatives who discussed, debated, challenged and cross-checked his work to ensure everyone was satisfied with how the stories were being told. He also sourced information from many archival sources, including the Whangarei Museum, Whangarei Library’s Northland Room, Tai Tokerau Maori Land Court, Council’s Archive Library, New Zealand Archives, Land Information New Zealand, Pam Carson and Elizabeth Fuge of the Reyburn House Northland Society.

The Heritage Trail work was important to Taipari as a way of sharing the Mäori stories of Whangarei with visitors and locals.

He sees the Heritage Trail as a way for Whangarei people to take ownership of their histories and develop a sense of pride in their place and who they are.

“They also help stamp Maori identity on the Whangarei landscape where this has not always been visible in the past.”

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Eight laser-etched steel panels line the walkway between the Hatea River and the new Sculpture Trail, an area of contoured hills with a path curving through them.

Walking from the Town Basin towards the Wave and Waka millennium sculpture at the end of Hihiaua Peninsula, the panels offer a chronological history of the Town Basin and surrounds, beginning in January 1815 and tracking through to the opening of the Wave and Waka sculpture in 2006.

Walking back towards the Town Basin the panels tell the history and stories of locations around the Whangarei starting with the wider Whangarei Harbour, Whangarei Te Renga Paraoa, and drawing closer in to the Town Basin itself, Te Ahipupurangi-A-Ihenga.

The post-colonial panels were compiled by historian Mim Ringer who researched early writings and drew her material from dozens of historical sources.

Mim has lived in the District since 1977, and clocked up a creditable 30 years working with the Whangarei Museum and as a researcher. She previously researched the information for the historical bronze plaques in the Cameron Street Mall, so was well qualified for the Town Basin job.

It took her two months to research and construct the information for the panels.

Accuracy was important, so she looked to historical sources for the facts as recorded in documents by early settlers.

“The Town Basin has played such an important role in the evolving of Whangarei City, and much has happened there,” Mim says. “I read the diaries of early missionaries and an early surveyor general to get original accounts and trawled through early newspapers and documents from Lands and Survey and Lands and Deeds.

“The challenge was to find the most significant events and changes and use

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Whangarei City Celebrates 50 Years W hangarei City is 50 years this year.

On 21 May 1964, Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson officially declared the Borough of Whangarei to have achieved ‘city status’, meaning its population had passed 20,000.

Council records actually show 1 October 1964 as the date set for the official proclamation, to allow time to organise a startling 60 commemorative events.

However, for some reason the ceremony didn’t occur until over a month later,

perhaps because that date was the only diary space for the most significant dignitary attending, then Prime Minister Keith Holyoake, or because communication wasn’t quite as instant as it is now and such things took longer to arrange.

The formal declaration took place in Laurie Hall Park, followed by a civic dinner in the Town Hall and a performance of the historical play, ‘Pageant of the Years’, written by three Whangarei citizens: Florence Keene, W.R. Vallance and Eric Blow.

GOLDEN BIRTHDAY: City Mayor Sheryl Mai celebrates Whangarei becoming a city 50 years ago. PHOTO/JOHN STONE

An intense week of ‘City Celebrations’ followed, including parades, flower shows, balls and even a Miss Whangarei City competition. A year of commemorative tournaments, carnivals, exhibitions and shows followed that.

Our immediate golden anniversary celebrations took the form of a small ceremony in the Council Chambers, and a much bigger community event is planned for early November, possibly linking with another event already planned for that time.

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Redline Farm Machinery R edline Farm Machinery in Dargaville is in the heart of one of the chief regions in the country for cultivating kumara, known by many locals as the Kumara Capital of New Zealand.

Redline Farm Machinery is the local dealer for Case IH tractors, Kuhn Machinery, Kubota tractors and lawn machinery. It was formed in 2007 after C B Norwood Distributors Ltd purchased Dave Boyt Farm Machinery in Whangarei, Kaikohe and Wellsford.

Established since 1948, C B Norwood Distributors Ltd have grown to be one of the most well-known names in New Zealand agriculture and today, supply 1 in every 3 tractors sold in New Zealand.

C B Norwood Distributors Ltd has their head Office in Palmerston North and directly employ over 330 staff while their independent dealer partners employ a further 400 people. Out of the directly employed 330 staff members, 9 of those employees operate from Redline Farm Machinery in Dargaville. The team is directed and strongly led by Branch/Sales Manager John Moolenschot while Aftersales Manager Mark Hansen ensures Service and Parts run smoothly and customers are happy. The only all-female Parts department in Northland, Queenie Hobson and Vanessa Ledingham provide friendly and efficient parts service with a smile. Branch Administrator

Priscilla Neho is the glue that holds everything together and Matt Hall, Foreman Workshop is structured and organised in scheduling the Service team which consists of Glen Stevenson (aka experienced troublemaker), Piyal Fernando (aka World famous chef‌in Redline) and our apprentice Colin Hall, who studies part-time at North Tec. The Redline team agree that the friendly, laid-back pace, with people that are real and traffic lights non-existent are what makes the area inviting and special. Most of the staff at Redline enjoy what most Northlanders enjoy, fishing, diving, hunting, sports, camping and time with family and friends.

The Kaipara is one big outdoor playground that enables these activities to be enjoyed. For example we have Northland’s Shining Jewel, Kai Iwi Lakes, one of New Zealand’s best holiday spots, whether it be sailing, swimming, camping, skiing, walking tracks or relaxing on the beach, it’s all there to enjoy.

Tane Mahuta ‘God of the Forrest’ the largest Kauri tree in New Zealand, a majestic sight to witness.

Kaipara’s Ripiro beach 107kms long, making it New Zealand’s longest driveable beach and enjoyed by motorbikes, blo-karts, fisherman, surfers and anyone that enjoys the natural rawness and beauty of the West Coast. By area, the Kaipara Harbour is one of the largest harbours in

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All Maxxum CVT tractors are equipped with standard Power Boost, which provides additional engine power of up to 20hp to maintain working speeds in tough crop conditions or on inclines, and to provide more power for roading or for mobile hydraulics or PTO applications. Maxxum CVT tractors also feature increased hydraulic capacity for more responsive implement and steering control CVT will also be available as an option on Magnum 235, 260, 290, 315 and 340.

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The Kauri Coast “Stay a while and we will look after you.� This is the warm welcome you can expect on the Kauri Coast. he Kauri Coast is an untapped Northland gem located between the Waipoua Forest and the Brynderwyn hills. It forms part of The Twin Coast Highway which extends through to the Hokianga in the north and across to the Bay of Islands.

The area boasts a long history of Maori settlement – of the iwi Ngapuhi, and Ngati Whatua with its hapu, Te Uri o Hau. Among the earliest European settlers were missionaries, traders, farmers, timber millers, and gum-diggers, and later arrivals include migrants from the UK, South Africa, Asia and The Pacific.

Two important museums tell the stories of the district; The Kauri Museum at Matakohe with a focus on the kauri gum and timber trades, and Dargaville Museum which showcases the Dalmatian gum-diggers, Maori, pioneers, and the local maritime history including artifacts from the many shipwrecks along the coast and at the notorious Kaipara harbour entrance.

Historically, the Northern Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour both played important roles in the area’s development in providing access for sailing ships carrying kauri logs, flax, and kauri gum for the export market.

Today Dargaville on the banks of the river, is the “Heart of the Kauri Coast�. It boasts a friendly, rural, small town atmosphere and is the perfect stopping-off place for travellers and day visitors. Shops and businesses service the surrounding farming area.

Although dairy farms and forestry blocks predominate, the Kauri Coast is now wellknown as the country’s kumara capital and a

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Towns and settlements including Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Matakohe, Ruawai Te Kopuru, Pouto and Kaihu all developed alongside Dargaville and are important centres in their own right.

The Kauri Coast is an area of outstanding scenic attractions, all easily accessible to locals and visitors alike.

The Kaipara Harbour with its many inlets, bays and small settlements is the largest harbour in the Southern Hemisphere, and a fisherman’s and bird-watcher’s paradise.

Ripiro Beach is New Zealand’s longest driveable beach running from the historic lighthouse at Pouto Point to the imposing Maunganui Bluff much bordered by colourful sandstone cliffs. There are several beach access points including the lively village of Baylys Beach. Ripiro is ideal for swimming, surfing, surf-casting, sandyachting, kite-surfing, and hang-gliding.

A picnic dinner with friends to watch the sun set, is an unforgettable experience.

Inland from the Bluff are the exceptionally popular Kai Iwi Lakes, perfect for water sports, camping and walking.

Heading north, the Twin Coast Highway passes through the world-renowned Waipoua Forest which gives the Kauri Coast its name while nearby is the smaller Trounson Kauri Park – a mainland island where conservation values are paramount.

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Local peaks, TokaToka, Maungarahu, Tutamoe and Maunganui Bluff are all great climbs with views to justify the effort.

The towns and settlements of the Kauri Coast boast a wide range of cafes and eateries catering for all tastes. There is also provision for numerous activites both cultural and physical; from a state-of-theart movie theatre, a repertory theatre plus a little theatre for live shows, to many walking tracks - some created by local volunteers.

Also Northland’s only 50 metre swimming pool, recently opened and much used skateboard park and an 18-hole golf course

overlooking the Tasman Sea. Tucked away throughout are artists and crafts people, often exhibiting from their own studios or from co-operative retail outlets.

Located throughout the Kauri Coast are many interesting places to stay, from highend lodges, to camping grounds situated near beaches, rivers, lakes and harbour, plus bed and breakfast accommodation, campervan parks, ‘backpackers’ and historic hotels.

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Aman Sabarwal came to NZ in 2009, working with a lot of different companies and then settling with the petrol station Z. He trained staff for 24 stores. Teaching customer service and health and safety.

Then he took the opportunity to run the two Crazy Clearance stores in Kerikeri and Kawakawa. He moved to Northland in December last year. "Honestly I am loving this place. Feeling like I belong. I don't feel different here. People treat me like another Northlander." When asked Aman what he does for fun, he replied "At the moment I am waiting to watch TV, my son is always watching Peppa Pig." I'm sure many of us can relate to that sentiment!". You can catch Aman in the recently opened "Crazy Clearance" store where Turtons Cycles once was, Monday to Saturday.

Welcome Phillipa Vincent, aka "Pip" Pip lives between Kawakawa and Opua and has almost every farm animal you can think of, and geckos. A family venture is breeding tropical fish and gold fish. They are the only seller of these fish north of Whangarei.

She has a substantial organic garden and orchard and lives a holistic healthy lifestyle. She promotes holistic healing for people and animals and has opened a store in Kawakawa. Pip is a remedial therapist, fitness and sports instructor and has had a long history of competitive sport and body building.

Pip says "I love to help people feel better and be the best they can. In my newly opened store in Kawakawa - the shop with the purple doors (where the garden centre was a long time ago) I am providing remedial massage and selling healing crystals". Making Kawakawa the only place in Northland that has crystals for sale. "Welcome Pip, and thank you for giving people another reason to come to Kawakawa".

The Kawakawa Business and Community Association would like to raise awareness about what it happening in their community. The association is made up of volunteer business operators, property owners and community members. It has assisted many developments around the town. They find out what the community wants or needs, by listening and keeping up with good things and bad things happening around the community. In the past year chairperson Richard Duley has been a driving force behind meetings with the Council regarding the swimming pool and meetings with Police over the reduction in services at the Kawakawa Police Station. Something he had to use his valuable time doing recently, is first aid to some of the broken Pohutukawa trees. What do people think when they take to these trees? Breaking them in half! Ripping off branches! Putting rubbish in them! These trees add great character to our town and provide flowers around Christmas time. The association asks all of you to look after them, and as the tree can’t protect itself please take action and stop them from being damaged. If you have a Pohutukawa tree outside your shop please water it.

We were able to provide these trees

Kawakawa Business Association meetings Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month, venue and times vary, contact Richard Duley Ph 09 404 0043 to confirm. You are welcome to come and see what happens at the meetings, make suggestions.

Alternatively, you can write to the association at PO Box 66, Kawakawa.

You are most welcome to become a member of the association as well.

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Kawakawa is made up of residents that live in surrounding rural areas as well as the town. It is far reaching including Pakaraka, Orauta down to Motatau and through Towai. Then through Taumarere, Karetu and Waikare - some people as far as Oakura and Ngunguru even travel to Kawakawa for their prescriptions, vehicle servicing, farm supplies or hair cuts.

Bay of Islands Hospital, Bay of Islands Community Pool and Bay of Islands Vintage Railway link Kawakawa to an even wider population. With volunteers working on the train living in Kerikeri, Kaitaia, Kaikohe and Opua.

Swimming competitions held at the pool bring visitors from all over to participate in events.

The Bay of Islands Hospital provides primary and secondary care to the people of the Bay of Islands and the Mid North. The 27 bed hospital provides comprehensive medical and pediatric services with all the supporting services and also provides a substantial community health service.

The Kawakawa Memorial Library Museum has records of past residents and events.

Noma Shepherd says, “People come in here looking for records of their family because it says they were born in Kawakawa, even though they were born in Towai or surrounding districts.

Sometimes I find myself looking at all sorts of things just to find somebody’s ancestors”.

thanks to the generosity of local businesses and the local community board. Teresa Nicholson, the staff and students from Rangi Marie, the special needs unit at Okaihau College have done an amazing job of mosaic and painting the pots to tell the stories of our town. We treasure these pots, so help us keep them in their original condition and unaltered.

There are more things that the Business Association could be doing. "We would love your help."

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SAVE YOUR BREATH FOR NEXT YEAR! Puff 'n' Pull Carnival will take place in 2015.

In 2013, the Carnival was a great event, seeing people from all over Northland come together for a day of fitness, good fun and great community spirit. Frank Leadley as originator of the Puff 'n' Pull concept state.

“It is a lot of work for our willing volunteers, and perhaps the time has come for a change in how we carry out the event and how it is promoted,”. “And it may well be that we need to look at having it run on a semi-professional basis, as there is no doubt it has the potential to become a nationally recognised event.

The school and community teams will be disappointed at not being able to compete in pulling a vintage steam engine up and down the middle of a state highway. And we are losing a great way to promote the Railway and the Mid North community, and raise funds for the Vintage Railway in the process,” he added.

It is likely to be held next year. the association will assist as it always does. But the Puff 'n' Pull Committee needs some people to step forward to help it run. In previous years it was made up with members from Sport Northland, Bay of Islands Vintage

Railway, Bay of Islands Rotary, Kawakawa Business & Community Association and staff from Kawakawa and Karetu Schools. Contact Frank Leadley at frankleadley@xtra.co.nz or Kelly 027 241 3736 kelly.a.stratford@gmail. com and be a part of this fantastic event.

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A KAWAKAWA GOOD SORT Pictured below is Noma Shepherd receiving a Hundertwasser inspired cake presented by Whangarei Cake Decorators Guild.

Noma was nominated by Daniel Stratford for her involvement with the Country Women’s Institute, Kawakawa Memorial Library Museum and the Hundertwasser Park Trust.

She also helps with the community newsletter.

She doesn’t let drama get to her. She quietly does things behind the scenes and just doesn’t make a fuss. She is pictured with other good sorts, her daughter Gaylene Gray and Mrs Fraser.

Projects is the Kawakawa Hundertwasser Centre and she is asking if anyone has old glass bricks, decorative tiles, wine bottles please bring them in to the Kawakawa Museum that can be reused in the building reflecting the philosophies of Hundertwasser.

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Moerewa Our Little Town with a Big Heart OVERVIEW Yep, this little town of ours, has been through some major changes over the last 20 years "Yep we might have had a few challenges over the years, but we have got a great community spirit and an awesome little town."

We have families that have lived here all of their lives and are proud of where they come from. Yep, some of the younger folk had to leave the area in order to find work and to be able to make a decent living but they know where home is. So, it’s not so amazing when they come home after 15 to 20 years to a relaxed life style, with beautiful country side and awesome beaches not far away. You just never know how much home is missed until it is not on your doorstep.

Moerewa is a busy little township with a large number of locals putting huge amounts of time and effort in restoration, rebuilding, beautifying and removing so called negative vibes. "Get to know the families,and you will see the heart and soul of this vibrant town.

So, with that in mind, let us tell you what is happening in this little town of ours:

LOCAL COURSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY Moerewa Motors works closely with NorthTec and Joe Tipene has owned and operated his business for 13 years in Moerewa, and in the last 3 years has committed part of his time and

energy to running an Automotive Engineering Level 2/3 Course. The course is 34 weeks with 16 people in attendance from Monday through to Wednesday. All the participants are local (within the Bay of Islands) and otherwise unemployed. Joe has employed at least 1 female every year and every year they top the class. Awesome ladies!!

Ngatihine Forestry/Kiwi Forestry/North Tec — Tutor Jason Hape has 30 years experience in the forestry industry and currently tutor to 16 locals (within the Bay of Islands) and again otherwise unemployed. Up to 80% of students move into employment within the local forestry industry. The course covers a variety of topics including Occupational Health and Safety and Basic of Being Prepared for Work.

NorthTec tutor, Varron Armstrong facilitates the Foundation Construction Level 1/2 Course.

This is the first year Varron has been able to secure this course in Moerewa with 18 students he says with absolute pride and joy.

The majority of students are unemployed with 80% from Moerewa and 20% within the Bay of Islands. Varron has already utilized the practical side of his course by helping beautify Moerewa, assisting with the Otiria Marae rebuild.

SPORTS CLUBS We have a number of successful sports clubs in the area, Moerewa Rugby Club won the Bay competition last year, Moerewa Rugby League always makes at least the play off every year, Otiria Rugby Club

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We value the individual and collective passion of people We value truth, integrity & unity We value relationships We value being Maori We value cultural diversity We value people

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with a large number of JMB teams is also rebuilding their Senior team. Netball is also prominent and attached to these clubs.

Netballers in the area are currently playing out of Kerikeri, Kaikohe and Whangarei competitions. Guess who was playing off in finals last year, Moerewa Rugby and Netball teams and Otiria Rubgy and Netball teams out of Kerikeri. Well done all.

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KOHANGA’S/EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Did you know there is over 100 children/ tamariki enrolled in just this little town? Boy, do they go on mean trips.

GENERATIONS MOEREWA Who are they? A newly formed group of locals that have set about getting things happening. Their chairperson, David Bristow, seems to be able to gather the local troupes into work/mahi mode.

None of these things are possible if you don’t have the support. We have found that local business support is tremendous if the cause is right. All the businesses with advertisements in Moerewa have fully supported the tidy up.

We have just touched on a few “happening things” in Moerewa and there are many more that will hopefully, be seen rather than written about.

ONGOING TIDY UP ABOUT TOWN Things are happening at all the local Marae, whanau need your support!

STREET WARZ What is it? It’s a well organised fun Easter weekend for whanau and friends, local and

Local business people in conjunction with local families/whanau have been prominent of late in having a general clean up about town. Many of the shops have already been repainted with many other projects in mind.

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TeRito Marae Just starting their long awaited rebuild and renovation with Master builder Mita Tipene at the helm.

Otiria Marae They are well into their renovation.

Matawaia Marae They are currently fundraising to upgrade/ renovate with a time line to start between June to September 2014.

It has been a longstanding wish of locals to resurrect netball in Moerewa. However, the current Netball Pavilion has been condemned. Is there anybody in Northland that has a building that may be suitable for a netball pavilion? If you do please contact either Pania Cooper Ph: 021367121 or Jonette Chapman Ph: 09 4041344. Any assistance would be awesome. As is always the case, we are low on funds but high on energy, commitment, and heart.

overseas, where streets within Moerewa compete in sporting/kapa haka events to determine “The Top Dog Streets”. It is very much about community, children/tamariki, enjoyment, pride, bringing whanau from far and wide, participation and of course HOME. Another pat on the back to all organizers!

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,EIVI 1EM ;IPGSQI XS he Kaikohe Business Community and other community organisations have seen and been involved with town improvements, and recognise the need to continue this positive change, and actively be involved with “Project Kaikohe Pride.” We aiming to fix the appearance of our town, and the attitude and pride

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of the entire community, with the ultimate vision to enhance Kaikohe as a destination.

PROJECTS CURRENTLY ON THE GO Kaikohe has a great opportunity on its doorstep. The Pou Henega Tai - Twin Coast cycle trail passes through the town. Working with the

A carving in the rock at Ngawha Springs

Far North District Council, we have successfully implemented cycle lanes, with plans of additional lanes and infrastructure and locally designed cycle signage, with the purpose of a becoming a cycle friendly town - another very exciting journey that we are about to embark on. Kaikohe’s history, culture and tradition will

be told in forms of carved artworks throughout the town, a carved archway, pou-pou and funky seats with a contemporary Maori flavor - all locally made, with recreated recycled timber from the Kaikohe Hotel. Each component will be created by our community for our community. Each of the majestic pieces will tell a story of the past and give hope for the future, transform the minds and manners of all that live here and those that pass through.

Kaikohe has Completed Stage 1 installing surveillance cameras throughout the CBD and ready to move into stage 2. They are proving very valuable, and worth every fundraised dollar invested.

Along with the Kaikohe Community Watch Facebook page, the community is reaching positive outcomes and leading the way for other communities. Making our town and community a safe environment for locals and travelers alike is a high priority.

The Kaikohe Business Association has been fortunate to receive support and funding from a pub charity grant to bring many of these great pride projects to a reality and we owe them a thousand thanks.

The Kaikohe Business Association in conjunction with the Kaikohe Hokianga community board, is in the process of creating a long term development plan

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which will enhance the growing vibrancy of our town. A series of Workshops, which will invite the community to bring forward ideas and encourage involvement, will be scheduled for mid-June, dates and venues will be advised.

THE IDEA BEHIND THE WORKSHOP “We need to become a united and strong community to all share the vision” This will ensure that everyone is working together to achieve the same overall result.

Project Kaikohe Pride - the beautification, street vision and appeal - will be mapped out and allocated to the various stages of growth, revitalising our town and public spaces through a partnership. We know that people want to live in a place that is unique and that they feel connected to, this gives the community a sense of ownership.

If you are passionate about the town, and want to see spaces developed that suit you and your community - you’re invited to participate.

The great thing about the workshops is that it recognises everyone has a part to play when it comes to creating the plan. It is not just the act of building or fixing up a space, but rather the whole process, capitalising on

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local community assets, inspiration, and potential.

Being open to the need for change, and having the flexibility to create that change, will build on the Community’s Pride.

Contact the Kaikohe Business Association through www.kaikohe.co.nz should you require information or comments to learn more about Project Kaikohe Pride, and be part of this exciting initiative.

PROUD TO BE “KAIKOHE” OUR HOME TOWN Please contact: Business association Chairman: Steve Sangster on 09) 4011099

Once upon in History A Hub of the north we use to be Moving now with the times Our visions changed with simple lines The past will always stay the same And the Heart of NGAPUHI will remain Pioneer Village a must to see Ngawha springs a place to be, “a true natural remedy” On a Wednesday, the Kaikohe Sale A farmer’s life, a tourist trail There’s more than the eye does see.

We are proud of our town KAIKOHE Margaret Coupe’s grand Mosaic’s Hone Tuwhare the famous Maori Poet Both World Wide Yet completely under utilised Hone Heke, Monument hill If Looks could “Kill” Keep in mind the goods that come The cycle trail, I site station and campervan association Encouraging promoting all success We want to be better than the rest A destination, a place to go We need your help to make this so.

Working together as one big team Is the way for a future, as it seems WE all want the same result -A happy home A place to live, laugh and grow Its up to you to think this thru What it is, that you want to do Kaikohe plans to strive ahead We would love to have you, on side instead An Unusual sound As our community comes around Taking Pride it’s all in you Make a stand and say it loud Kaikohe’s my home and I am proud Welcome welcome “cycle and see” Tourists, locals, you and me.

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A Word from Mangonui Artist - Karen Vernon I believe we are most affected by the sense of sight. What we take in visually affects us mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Therefore, it is of great importance that we look upon art which will nourish and uplift us, stimulate our imagination and creativity.

My journey into the art world began in 1993 with attending an American Folk Art class in Auckland, shortly after moving to Coopers Beach I became a student of Jane Sprott and attended her classes for three years. It was at this point I developed a passion for art and began trying other mediums, but staying within the realms of more traditional realistic painting.

A new doorway appeared in my life in 1996 when I joined the Centre for Creative Studies in Kerikeri.

My new art class 'ABSTRACT' with Mike Nettman has seen Mike as not only as my teacher, but also my mentor.

Mike has taken me on a journey of self discovery and taught me to paint from deep within myself.

My art doesn’t stand on words, what is on my canvas I sometimes can’t explain away with clever talk, it is not an intellectual process, my paintings are intuitive and painted under the tutelage of a benign spirit.

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riginally the place now known as Mangonui was called Paraki, but after a most successful shark-fishing expedition soon after he arrived, Moehuri, chief of the Ruakaramea canoe, renamed it.

On this occasion Moehuri, his son Tukiata, and a number of his men set off down the harbour in their canoes. When they reached the harbour mouth, they experienced a quiver of excitement, for there in front of them they could see not one, but several sharks cruising along.

From a vantage point in his canoe, Moehuri began unobtrusively to round them up and guide them towards the shore.

Suddenly he saw an exceptionally large fin cutting through the water. "He mango nui He mango nui!" (A big shark, a big shark!) he shouted to Tukiata. "I'll round him up and you catch him." With great care they worked the huge fish

towards the inner harbour, where with some alluring bait, Tukiata persuaded the shark to swim into a couple of specially prepared nooses.

Then began the real battle between the men and the fish, and the foaming waters bore witness to the brave fight for freedom made by the captive. This incident was the origin of the saying: "Na Moehuri i rahui nga mango, Na Tukiata i hi." By Moehuri the shark was rounded up, and by Tukiata it was caught.

After a tremendous struggle, Tukiata and his men hauled the great fish ashore at the site of the present Post Office. Here it was cut up into poroporo or small pieces so that everyone could have a share of the prize. Because of this incident Moehuri named the spot Te Poroporo, while the harbour and it environs he called Mangonui after the big shark they had captured there.

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mobile ‘Caravan Store’, a butchery, a bakery and a farm. Both Jack and Charlie worked extremely hard, and those they employed learned to ‘run’ like they did. After the death of Jack in 1943, Charlie took over Hutley’s General Store. Frank and Peggy Dean operated a grocery shop from 1946 for thirty six years. They were highly respected and valued members of the community.

In the early days children walked to school or rode on horseback, up to thirty horses grazed in the school paddock. Ma Jones, a leading Maori personality and mother of 17, ferried her family across the river each day in a small boat to save them a long walk around the river to get to school. Children learned to swim in the river and they changed back into their clothes behind lupins on the river bank. As the roll increased, more class rooms were added and fundraising ensured a swimming pool was established on the school grounds in 1945. The locals were excellent at fundraising, they worked together to build a Catholic Church in 1927, only to build it again after it was destroyed by fire years later. They supported Queen Carnivals and sporting activities. George Burgoyne was one of the most passionate workers as they fundraised to build a community centre.

Awanui Rugby Club has been a strong and prominent club since 1906. Awanui produced many notable players, Peter Jones, Walter Cooper, Ned Erceg, Percy Erceg, Ross Foy, Mike Burgoyne, Dennis Panther and E J Thompson to name a few.

Over the years the dynamics have changed, the Dairy Factory closed as did the two wharves. A new bridge was built and the river diverted. The old wharf has become a silty back water. When the diversion was planned, an under pass was designed to allow water to flow through.

Sadly this did not eventuate and now Awanui lives with the result. The area would be so attractive if a lock system was built, to keep the water at high tide.

Much of the infrastructure that supported jobs have gone, to be replaced with new.

The Four Square, Ninety Mile Motors and two busy dairies serve the district well. A honey factory opened and we have Pete and Joanie at the Big River Cafe who really do make the Best Pies in the North.

Engineering and building companies are thriving as are market gardens, and dairy farming is still very important. Awanui is a good place to live with great people and a strong community spirit.

Each year the town celebrates ‘Awanui Day’, a festival of street stalls, games, events and a Museum open for the day. It’s a time for young to play, old to reflect and all in-between to enjoy. This year it is to be held on Saturday 1st November. See you there!

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wanui lies at the junction of two main highways, where State Highway 10 merges with State Highway 1. It was a vibrant, busy town during the early settlement of the district. The locals shared a great community spirit, they felt they had everything they needed. The Dairy Factory was the major employer, along with Frankham’s and the Northern Steamship Company wharves. Each week up to seven coastal steamers came up the river to unload goods from Auckland, and return laden with gum and butter.

As one approached Awanui from Kaitaia, first there was the Parish Dance Hall, where weddings, twenty firsts and many a knees up were held. There were four garages, Tommy Gardiner’s (later Chappie Herring’s) Jack Hodgson’s and Ron Vazey’s. Ron also ran a taxi service. He sold to a brilliant mechanic, Tony Spalding. On Monday nights the garage doubled as the badminton court. It has been sold several times, and the name changed to Ninety Mile Motors.

For the last 32 years it has been owned by Peter and Judith Matthews. At the north end of the town there was a garage run by George Hutley. Later it was taken over by Ivan Gaelic also a very talented man. Every brand of petrol obtainable in New Zealand was available in Awanui.

From 1923 Joseph and Andrew Dragicevich ran a General Store at the top end of the street. Very innovative for the time, made of brick and plaster, it stood apart from the temporary buildings made of timber and corrugated iron. They sold provisions to hundreds of gum diggers, tools, horse gear, rope, crockery, linen, hardware and grocery lines. Walter and Mrs Ivka Erceg took over in the 1950s.

Across the road, legendary Jack Hutley ran a general store selling everything from a needle to an anchor. Further down the street Jack’s daughter Rose and husband Ron Vazey took over Evans Store. Built in 1885, it became known as Vazey’s. I remember going in there in the early 1960s.

It was a child’s delight to feast your eyes on all the exciting novelties. The sloping wooden floor, creaked as you walked in.

Ena Jones was behind the counter, she was such a honey and worked there for years.

Yelavich’s and Divich’s ran dairies and billiard rooms. Stipan and Perina Yelavich also ran a popular boarding house from 1941-1969. There were two barber shops, Drago Yelavich and Jim Nankivell’s. Wilfred Thompson ran a picture theatre, very popular on Saturday nights especially when screening a cowboy movie. Frank Martinac was the projectionist, and Ethel Brown ran the milk bar out the front.

George Fleming was the publican of Awanui Hotel from 1913 until 1958.

George and his wife Nora served through two world wars and the great depression.

Awanui was a popular hotel with a good kitchen and long serving, loyal staff. Tony and Walter Grbic ran a bakery making award winning bread. Charlie Hutley, son of Jack, was a colourful character. He had a

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