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July 4 2012

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Paparoa plans celebrations  by Paul Campbell

Paparoa — the village in the valley — is rapidly gearing up to celebrate it’s founding families on the 150th anniversary of their arrival with the Albertlanders in the northern Kaipara The anniversary will be marked over three days at Labour Weekend and this month a casting call goes out for players in a memorial musical play that will be a highlight of the event.

The festivities cover from October 18 to 21, with the first being the stage production of Allen Adair, based on the novel written about early Paparoa and surrounding areas by author Jane Mander (1877–1949) .

“This has been scripted and produced especially for this celebration,” said organising committee treasurer, George Skelton.

“The Otamatea Repertory Theatre has allowed us the use of it’s theatre in Maungaturoto for a season of four shows over our celebratory weekend and talented local Peter Flower is directing.”

Casting for Allen Adair will be held at the Paparoa Hall on Sunday July 29.

Formal registration for the 150th anniversary activities will be held on Friday, October 19 and celebrations continue at 9.00am on Saturday with the re-enactment of the early settlers arriving by watercraft at Pahi, followed by a grand parade in Paparoa.

“This promises to be a major event with over 30 floats participating. Floats include Battensby’s Bullock team, brass and pipe bands, early period dress, vintage cars and machinery, hunt horses and more. The parade leads to the Paparoa Showground where there will be enactments and displays of early sports played in Paparoa over the past 150 years. That evening there’ll be a Bush Dance at the Paparoa Hall, and we are encouraging period (1860–1899) costumes to be worn.”

The initial settlement of Paparoa and surrounding areas, including Matakohe, began at Pahi, where settlers encamped for month while land grants were finalised.

“We encourage people to register and book early as some activities are limited because of seating requirements and/ or OSH rules,” said Mr Skelton.

Contact Skelton’s Paparoa Drapery (09 431 7306).

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Te Roroa Learning Assistance (TLA) have moved into new premises on the corner of Gladstone and Normanby streets in Dargaville …

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Ruawai Primary School recently celebrated a Wacky Hair Day with all the donations going towards the Northland Emergency Services Trust. …

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 In the first act of Paparoa’s 150th anniversary, a memorial flagpole was raised by the local RSA at The Landing

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Te Roroa Learning Assistance (TLA) have moved into new premises on the corner of Gladstone and Normanby streets in Dargaville TLA provides educational services including reading, writing, numeracy, Te Reo, study skills, computer literacy and skills for life.

The building, complete with new classrooms and artwork supplied by staff and students, allows for centralised tuition.

“We previously held classes at the Dargaville Town Hall, Big River FM, Pono Lodge and our Victoria Street premises but now we have brought all classes together under one roof,” says manager and founder, Janet Te Rore.

“We have been renovating the building since we moved in January.

We have built new classrooms within the open-plan space and repainted the interior and exterior, with plans for further exterior development.”

A blessing for the new location was conducted by Te Roroa member, Reverend Daniel Ambler of Waimamaku along with Janet Te Rore and board member, Errol Hutchins.

Arts for St John

Taniwha Shield 2012 update

 Maungaturoto St John Cadets have given a big boost to the St. John Appeal Week. With leaders Jodie Hosford and Nyree Alcock they held an art auction in the town’s Centennial Hall which raised $2750. The total raised in the town is expected to increase as other donations are counted up.  Otamatea-Rodney Taniwha team ready for action

The Otamatea-Rodney squad of 22 boys, supporters and team management are in the full swing of things for the Taniwha Shield Primary Schools’ rugby tournament.

We continue to work on our rugby skills and concentrating on basic rugby with communication on and off the field, keeping it simple and getting the job done,” said team manager, Catherine Stewart.

“The boys have been preparing mentally for the challenges that lie ahead of them and will have Geoff Pearson from Rock Up Adventures giving our team expert advice on team building. We would like to thank the community for their overwhelming response to supporting our team. The management is proud of the focus and commitment the boys have shown. Follow the boy’s progress throughout the tournament with regular updates on our Facebook page.”

A successful auction was held, auctioning off the kitset picnic tables, donated by Carters, Mangawhai and Warkworth, and one erected by the squad as a team building exercise. The auctions were won by Des and Alex Bickers, with a big thank you for their continued support. Also auctioned was a Waipoua Lodge cooking course, which was hotly contested and after frantic bidding was won by Ellecees Café.

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Ratepayers ‘fear the worst’ “The situation in the Kaipara is getting worse by the minute.”

That’s the reaction of Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers chair, Bruce Rogan, after more than 40 Mangawhai residents travelled to pack the public gallery at last week’s meeting of the Kaipara District Council.

“We did that because we were seriously alarmed that council might pass a quick and dark resolution on the Long Term Plan, and we didn’t want to risk this slipping through,” he added.

Under the proposed LTP, some Mangawhai ratepayers face doubling and tripling rates following the cost blowout of the Mangawhai wastewater scheme.

“Having attended and seen the council in action, we don’t have any good feelings about where we are,” he said.

“Maybe we’ve managed to establish more lateral dealings with the council but it seems council is not open to the possibility that the huge debt we have is anyone but Mangawhai’s debt.”

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Review Team begins work The Review Team appointed by the government to look into the affairs of the Kaipara District Council and its $80 million debt is “off to a start,” says chair, Greg Gent, as its terms of reference have been outlined.

“We are not here to fulfil the role of councillors,” Mr Gent added. “We will be making observations and reporting back to the Minister of Local Government.”

The government was asked to assist council against a background of proposed rate increases, as well as the validity of some council rates assessed in previous years.

The overall objectives of the review are identify current and future governance and financial management challenges the council should address,

and the options for, and implications of, meeting those challenges.

The Review Team will also look at the council’s communication, engagement and relationships with ratepayers and key stakeholders, its asset management planning practices, the adequacy of financial management and the underlying drivers of the proposed rate increase in the draft 2012/22 long-term plan — especially those not related to the Mangawhai scheme.

The Review Team will not inquire into matters the Auditor-General is inquiring into in relation to the Mangawahi scheme or consider whether or not the council should merge with, or alter its boundaries with, adjoining local authorities.

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Mangawahi ratepayers want to see the council’s $80 million debt spread across the entire district.

“As it is, the situation could lead to the economic and social collapse of the eastern part of the Kaipara. They have to spread the debt.”

He said “some councillors“ were “hopelessly wedded to not upsetting their particular voters. We are nowhere near resolving our problems and the situation is getting worse by the minute, with interest rates continuing. I would love to be proved wrong though.”

Cr Johnathon Larsen told the meeting that an additional $7.8 million in wastewater charges had been deemed illegal, while council CEO, Steve Ruru, said consultation with the community on rating irregtularities would be continuing until the end of the month.

Due to the delay in adopting the LTP, the council has set an interim rate, with notices being sent out this month for payment for the first instalment of the 2012/13 financial year of 20 per cent of last year’s rates demand.

In other matters, a motion from Cr Johnathon Larsen that the mayor and deputy and councillors refund their after tax salaries for the remainder of term of office was rejected, as was his suggestion that council save money by bringing their own lunches, instead of council paying $19,000 a year for meeting catering.

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This is a series of regular articles keeping you informed of happenings on our harbour today, and from bygone days — truly the ‘Jewel of the Kaipara’.

Navigating nightmares  by Brian Eastwood

To someone in 2012 who can read the message from beacons and lights, the Kaipara Harbour is an open book. It was not always so easy.

Imagine the thoughts of a skipper approaching the Heads in 1843. His instructions read, ‘Ships must place themselves to the southward of the entrance, observing a black patch on South Head (which is a body of sand), bear east six or eight miles at which time you will be in the middle of three black patches on North Head. In this position you will be at the entrance of the middle channel’. They could have added ‘and good luck’.

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away and it was difficult to quickly advise ship’s captains.

In 1869 a settlers’ meeting in Aratapu was told that out of all buoys and beacons provided a few years before, all had gone except one and the landmarks were almost all wiped out. Government had voted money to place more buoys but it had never happened.

Harbourmaster Stanaway told the meeting that every ship over 50 tons paid pilotage and insurance doubled because of the dangerous harbour navigation. Government was petitioned to ‘take steps to remedy the problem because of the state of the bar, the lack of buoys and the always shifting sands’.

Six years later the harbourmaster reported 113 vessels amounting to 11,415 tons entering the harbour. He was still asking the Marine Department for attention to the requirements of buoys and beacons.

It was a mess made worse by the pilot station being out of place on South Head. When the wind blew from the westerly quarter the pilot was unable to reach the waiting ships. Several dangerous sandbanks were not marked because there were no buoys, although  The Sail Point beacon light on the north end of Clarks Bay they had asked for seven. cost £31 to build. This photo was taken about 1947 On the north side in 1873 almost half a million tons of have been taken for a number of timber were coming down from Northern years, nor buoys placed on Tory Shoal’.

Wairoa ports each month. Ten acres of But over the years lobbying carried land was bought from Pouto people for on with Member of Parliament John the new station on the north side, the Stallworthy, Captain Pearce and others title was completed in the Land keeping it up. Eventually there were Court but it was another eleven years beacons on the Helensville side, before Pouto lighthouse beam shone out Otamatea, Pouto, Beacon Point, Dog to sea.

Point, Sail Point at Clarks Bay, Hukatere When the famous Huia nearly came and at other places around the Harbour. to grief on Tory Shoal in 1897 the Most of them are still there. insurance company started inquiries. A In 1904 men from around Kaipara newspaper noted, ‘Much dissatisfaction led by Dargaville’s E.A. Harding, met in prevails among shipmasters frequenting Helensville to discuss the formation of Kaipara at the apathy and indifference a Kaipara Harbour Board as the answer of the Marine Department to the safety to Kaipara’s problems although it never of shipping. came to anything.

The beacons erected for guidance over That idea was floated again recently, the bar are misleading, no soundings but that is another story.

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Unicycling in Italy

Helicopter a highlight

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Sam La Hood and Chris Huriwai both tried unicycling for a bit of fun and are now heading to Italy this month to take part in the 16th Unicycle Convention and Championship

 Ruawai Primary School recently celebrated a Wacky Hair Day with all the donations going towards the Northland Emergency Services Trust.

The highlight of the day was a visit from Helimed 2; the two pilots, Elton Haakma and Russell Proctor, along with the

 Sam La Hood and Chris Huriwai on their unicycles

Chris, who is defending his world men’s title at the championship, bought his first unicycle on an impulse.

“I just happened to spot one for sale and bought it out of the blue. I spent the next two weeks learning how to ride it,“ says Chris.

“A unicycling course is similar to a skateboarding track. When you’re competing you have to demonstrate skills with tricks and grinds, keep control of the bike and impress the judges at the same time.”

Sam, who was recently awarded Australasian female street champion at the championships in Melbourne, learnt to ride on a whim.

“I first learnt to unicyle at a Circus Kumarani Festival but I didn’t ride again until I read about Chris winning the world champs and sent him a facebook message,” explains Sam. Chris has been mentoring Sam since they met two years ago and they are already looking forward to the world championships in Canada in 2014.

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“The kindergarten children joined us and everyone enjoyed a tour through the helicopter and fire truck and we were proud to present the pilots with a total donation of $3,368.50,” said Ruawai Primary principal, Rob Posthumus.

Young leader recognised At a recent ceremony held at the Otamatea High School, year-eight student Eve McCallum was presented with the Sir Peter Blake Young Leader Award The Sir Peter Blake Trust, in association with Westpac, recognises one student in every primary and intermediate school who have shown promising leadership in their schools and communities.

“Eve was awarded for her leadership skills, enthusiastic attitude and hard work. She is a keen participant in school activities, including the philosophy group. She also represents the school in equestrian events,” says Otamatea High principal, Haydn Hutchins.

Along with her Young Leader Award medal and certificate, Eve was also presented with a Sir Peter Blake book.

“I’m pretty excited. It’s given me more self-confidence and a real boost,” says Eve.

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by Graeme Ramsey Kaipara District representative, Northland Regional Council

Assets the Regional Council holds All three of the Northland Territorial Local Authorities have debt. The Far North District Council has debt of $1,925 per person, Whangarei $1,800 and Kaipara infamously has $4,142 as its’ debt mountain.

However, the Northland Regional Council has no debt. Not only that but it holds $123.5 million dollars worth of assets.

Many of these assets were inherited in the amalgamation of local bodies and authorities and harbour boards in 1989. At that stage port assets across NZ were transferred to Regional Councils. In Northland this included a considerable amount of land in the Whangarei central business district leased to local businesses.

NRC has also invested money in commercial property in Whangarei. NRC owns its own buildings plus a supermarket and office buildings. For Councillors outside of Whangarei there are concerns of geographical equity. Decisions on investments to date have been Whangareicentric.

All together $48million of property sits in the NRC investment portfolio.

The largest single investment of the NRC is the port at Marsden Point. The NRC holds $42 million of port shares and over $10

million has been spent securing the land necessary for a railway link. That the rail line to Northland is threatened with closure is therefore of particular concern.

The remainder of NRC assets are made up of cash ($6.5 million) and stocks and bonds ($17.6 million).

In the new long term plan council has agreed to phase out the ongoing subsidy of rates from its investments over a ten-year period. Council instead see the need to use assets to invest in economic development in the North. Worryingly there is no consensus in the council as to what that means or how to achieve it.

Council has also indicated it would like to divest itself of leasehold land ownership.

It has been argued that it hampers the development of Whangarei as businesses are reluctant to invest in developing land they do not own but only lease.

The big question is what will become of the assets held by NRC assets and how will they be used in the future.

At a time when changes to local government are coming, how decisions on these assets will be made in the future remains unknown. In any discussion of amalgamation what will happen to these assets must be made clear. They belong to us all.

Ruawai Aussie Tour, 32 years on Ruawai JMB Rugby will celebrate 32 years of playing annually against Australia with Beecroft Rugby Club from Sydney arriving on Thursday, July 5.

Ruawai currently hold the Trans-Tasman Challenge Cup, but it will be up for grabs again two days later.

“It is a full on programme, with Beecroft arriving on Thursday afternoon, with the players billeted out to local JMB families.

On Friday morning both teams will have a practise, then in the afternoon we will head out for some fun on the farm and finish

with a climb up Tokatoka Peak,” said tour secretary, Sam Panoho.

“Saturday is game day with the Under 10’s playing first at 2.00pm, followed by the main game at 3.00pm for the Under 11’s, with dinner and speeches afterward.”

The Ruawai Aussie Tour originated when the Gatehouse and Alexander families attended a rugby match in Sydney.

They met up with members of the Beecroft Club who wanted to bring a team out to New Zealand and the first game took place in 1980.

Tangiteroria bull sale At 83, Bill Lambeth is still actively involved in the Arahou Hereford stud and is set to host the stud’s 25th annual bull sale

 Bill Lambeth

The sale to be held Wednesday, July 11, will offer 25 two-year old bulls and five in-calf three-year old heifers. Bulls are sold to both beef and dairy farmers.

Bill has been breeding Herefords on the 850-acre farm at Tangiteroria since 1971.

“I like the breed because they’re nice and quiet and I enjoy the look of them. They also do well, you don’t have to pamper them,” says Bill Lambeth.

Running alongside the Hereford herd is a pure-bred Romney flock of 600 ewes.

“With farming you’re your own boss and there’s something about country life that I like,” adds Bill.

Bill has an appreciation for the natural environment and has developed three QE11 covenants.

“When I was a bit younger I would get up early before sunrise and go out to the bush to listen to the birds.

Bill is an active member of the Dargaville Aero Club and tries to fly at least once a week.

“I love flying — the views, and just being up there.”

Bill’s son Wayne, along with his wife Gaynor, now oversee the day to day operations on the farm. They are also keen hunters with Northland Hunt and host a hunt at Arahou every May.

Working together

 Despite the cold weather, Selwyn Park Primary students eagerly participated in a combination of water and land based activities at the Sir Peter Blake marine education resource centre at Long Bay, Auckland.

 The boys from Ruawai are ready to defend New Zealand’s rugby reputation in a epic trans-Tasman clash

The Sir Peter Blake Experience is a three-day programme of team and confidence building activities including sailing, abseiling, raft building, tree climbing, surf survival skills and archery. Deputy principal, Glenys McEvoy said that the school were grateful to the trust for providing the children with the opportunity to attend.

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An influx of authors The Northland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors is inviting Dargaville and Kaipara writers to join them for the monthly NZSA meeting at 1pm on Saturday, July 21at the Commercial Hotel, followed by a workshop. They encourage all to a writing workshop from 2pm.

Costs are $10 for the meeting and workshop (includes afternoon tea). There are additional costs if you would like to join them for lunch at midday ($12) or dinner in the evening ($22).

If you are a budding or mature writer and would like to know more about these activities please contact Kathy on 09 407 3136 or Maureen on 09 439 4368.

WHAT’S HAPPENING? Kai Iwi Lakes Fishing Competition It’s that time of year again to test your trout fishing skills on the Kai Iwi Lakes. The competition starts at 7am, Saturday, July 7 and ends 12 noon, Sunday, July 8. Prize categories include troll/spin/bait — men and women, fly — men and women, as well as children’s categories, mystery weight prize and heaviest trout overall. All anglers must hold a current licence.

Camping grounds are open and B&Bs are available near the lakes.

Tickets at Northland Fish & Game, McCoy & Thomas Dargaville, Nolas Sports Dargaville or online http://northland.fishandgame.org.nz

Dargaville Museum holiday programme Test your knowledge with the school holiday quiz as part of the activities on offer every day at the Dargaville Museum, Harding Park. Children free entry with a paying adult, open every day. Contact Raewyn Sills 09 439 7555.

Kauri Museum story time The Kauri Museum will feature Miss Strict from July 2 to 6 where children learn about pioneering life and 19th century classrooms. Listen to a New Zealand children’s book being read, from July 9 to 13, in support of the pop-up book display, and view Matariki kites on display until July 30. Contact Kauri Museum Ph 09 431 7417.

Texas Swing Party Head along to the Aratapu Tavern, July 6, for the winter version of the Texas Swing Party. Starting at 7pm the party, as befits the season, will include a warm welcoming atmosphere with a roaring open fire and food and drink at reasonable prices. Ph Aratapu Tavern 439 5923.

Riverside Produce Markets Stalls brimming with fresh fruit, homebaked breads and cheeses, fish, vegetables, eggs, bacon, sauces and chutneys, as well as plants, flowers and herbs are just some of the goodies on offer at the Ad Focus carpark, Kapia Street, every Thursday 2.30pm–5.30pm. Contact Debra van Leeuwerden, Ph 09 439 8824.

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A natural choice for health Tracey Morgan grew up with natural medicine — the folk remedies and cures from nature which many of us will remember from our parents and grandparents Her father, a hard-working farmer, was a devotee of this earthy approach to aches, pains and ills, and Tracey learned early on that it worked well!

After six years of study, incorporating both a Bachelor of Health Science degree and an Advanced Diploma in Herbal Medicine, Tracey has brought her skill and knowledge to Dargaville in order to promote better health and greater enjoyment of life in the Kaipara, through her new practice — A Natural Approach. “Most of all, I want to make Naturopathy, Homeopathy and natural medicine affordable for people. Sometimes remedies from nature carry big city prices, but I want to make them accessible to everyone.”

Part of Tracey’s natural pharmacopeia is the wide range of natural medicines extracted from native plants — remedies used by the Maori people for years before Europeans arrived on these shores.

Early settlers often sought out this kind of treatment as opposed to the fairly rough-and-ready surgery as practiced by ship’s doctors!

Nowadays natural medicine is a scientifically accepted branch of treatment, with a very holistic approach which focusses on the patient, not the symptoms of the illness at hand. Tracey offers a spectrum of preventative and curative treatments from her brand new Dargaville practice, from homeopathy and herbal medicines through reflexology and massage.

Most of all, she offers advice — the kind of

advice which only a qualified health professional can give. If you have winter ills, chills, aches and pains stop by and have a chat with her — you may find that A Natural Approach is just what you need.

ORT goes on the road Otamatea Repertory Theatre is taking the theatre ‘on the road again’ with an evening of four one-act plays to be performed in Dargaville ‘ORT on Tour’ at the Dargaville Little Theatre, on Friday July 6, offers something for everyone with four award-winning featured plays.

The classic English short story The Open Window by Saki, has been given an original adaptation for the stage

by David Sims who both directs and stars in the play.

Time Flies, a comedy by David Ives, about two mayflies, is directed by Guy Smith — his directorial debut for ORT. The Play is written and directed by theatre stalwart, Peter Flower and is a murder mystery with a twist.

Maura Flower makes her writing and directorial debut with Coupon Fiesta — a light-hearted look at life behind a Four Square store — and based on experiences in Paparoa’s general store of yesteryear. Coupon Fiesta has qualified to compete at the New Zealand Theatre Federation Regional final in Whakatane in August.

Ort president Peter Flower says: “I was involved with ORT in the 1970s and 1980s when it was common for us to tour and it is exciting to be on the move again.” The theatre hopes to use the proceeds from ORT on Tour to offset some of the costs of travelling to the competition.

“ORT is also busy rehearsing the musical Oliver for an eight show season in late July. Many of the members of ORT on Tour are heavily involved in the production of ‘Oliver’.

If you haven’t been to a production at ORT, or haven’t been in a while, this would be a fun way to get to know your local theatre,” added Peter.

Tickets are $20 adult and $10 student and are on

sale at The Noise Co and Lynley’s Lingerie in Dargaville, and online at www.ort.org.nz

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Gidday, me again. Tha Boss isint happy. He juss gotta notiss froma kouncil that he gotta pay me rego fee. Normilly he duzzint bat an eyelid eh? But thiss time, he opind tha kouncil notiss wile he was watching tha news ona wise-screen Tv ina woolshed.

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Wot he wuz talkin’ about wus somethin’ happenin in that place called Pommee land.

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Anway, tha next day Boss wuz tellin’ Sharlene about it, an wen he wenta tha pub, she showed me tha newspapa so I could getta real picture.”Anyway Billy, it’s good practiss for the rite spellin’.”

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Boss)there’s a proposal to log every web visit, email, phone call or text message made by its citizens.”

(She then rekined a Boss didint like this won littil bit.) She went on: “If passed, the legislation known as the Big Brother Bill would allow British authorities to track what citizens do online, over the phone and through the post, with all data being kept for up to a year.”

Woo. I didint lika soun’ of that meeself. I herd a Boss ona fone to ‘is mates a few times an’ I don’t reckin he’s wanta rozzers or govmint nowin about them towyrowers they got atta beach las’ weekind. An’ probly not that synicate wiv’ tha bookie ata pub. Or tha cashies Boss gets fer tha odd mutton. Then Sharlene went on: “The information could be monitored in real time — but the government has been quick to point out that it’s only after the bad guys.”

Yeah rite, I thort. Thass wot they always say. Remember me mate tha huntaway wot was alligidly caught killin’ a chook once. They stuk him ina pound an’ win he got sicka that, he jumped a fince an’ got kilt. Wuzzin’y evin gilty ina firs’ place eh? Lika Boss sez – Ya don’t trust tha buggas, Dog.” Sharlene carried on: “Unless you are a criminal, then you’ve nothing to worry about from this new law.”

Well, Boss got home froma pub, and rekins ‘is mates all agrees wiv him.

“It’s okay fer you ta get tagged bya kouncil Dog. If yer git lost, or sumpin’ we kin track yer down. But tha guvmint betta think a duzzin times before followin’ tha Poms ideas.

Firs it wuzz dogs, thena bloody NAIT tags on alla stock — now they wanna track us hoomins. Nex’ thing yer knows we gotta have kolla an a lead, eh Sharlene?

But Sharlene jus’ tole him ta sit down fer tea.

“Hava feed ana sleep, deah. It’ll all seem betta termorra.”

I spose a Boss mite wurry eh? Afta all, I duzzin’t mind being rejistered, I got nothin’ ta hide, eh!

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Some of them keep your machinery moving despite the weather and the mud. Some have the supplies you need to keep production high, or the business working though winter. Others have those little essentials which make life that bit more enjoyable.

What we have done, for your convenience, is gather together a group of the top Farmlands Card partners in the region, along with some top winter specials. At this time of year, with the milking season over and calving already underway on some farms it’s good to know that the Farmlands Card makes accessing vital services as easy as possible!

On this list you’ll find a great bunch of local businesses who know that farming is the basis of our economy. Together with Farmlands they’re helping make this sometimes demanding, always rewarding job that little bit easier for the people of the Kaipara – and by supporting them you can be sure that you’re giving a little back to your region.

For a list of all Farmlands Card partners, or if you’d like to apply for your own Farmlands Card visit www.farmlands. co.nz and click on the ‘Farmlands Card’ tab at the top of the page.

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This forward-thinking company has branched out to bring the benefits of its co-operative power to numerous other retailers as well, through the Farmlands Card. With one of these handy little pieces of plastic in their wallet, those who work the land are able to choose their favourite retailers and service providers, paying for everything they need with a single account.

More popular than credit cards and more versatile as well, the Farmlands Card is also all about growing local businesses in communities which serve the agricultural sector. Many towns are clear in their support, with bright orange signs outside of nearly every shop displaying their Farmlands-friendly status.

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After growing up at Pakiri Beach I spent time living and travelling around the UK and Australia. I also lived in Ireland for 18 months and my family and I travel back to Ireland every couple of years. We love having a stopover somewhere different on each trip we take, so ask me about stopovers on the way to the UK and Europe. Next month we will be stopping in Dubai on our way home from Ireland.

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My family and I have lived in the Rodney district for the past nine years. I have travelled and lived in Europe, the UK and Australia and dream of doing a lot more.

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Make the ‘slow season’ maintenance season Modern agricultural equipment is more complex and more of an investment than ever, with new machinery totalling tens of millions of dollars sold at the recent National Field Days alone In more simple times items like a big hefty iron plough were stunningly low maintenance, but today’s computerised, hydraulic-powered and vastly more efficient machines need a little more TLC.

Just ask the team at the Kaipara Agri Centre, where there’s a constant turnaround of rural machinery this time of year. Leanne, Graeme and John can all attest that the so-called ‘slow season’ of

winter has more and more become the ‘maintenance season’ — and that this is a smart move.

“We’ve been seeing kumara harvesters, water carts, bale feeders, rakes — and of course tractors,” says Leanne, pointing to a huge green kumara sorting machine in their Dargaville workshop.

“The consensus out there is that if you don’t get it done now (servicing), then there’s a chance that your equipment will break down during the harvest, or when you least expect it to.”

“Even simple upkeep tasks like an oil change and lube are more important than ever with modern equipment. Things cost more these days, and farmers need to get more out of them to make farming profitable.”

A huge part of the technical revolution on the farm last century was the adoption of hydraulic technology. These days the range of hydraulic machines employed

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in farming is staggering, and they need their own special kind of maintenance, checking hoses, seals and filters regularly.

The Kaipara Agri Centre has kept up with technology, with the tools and skills to fix all manner of powered, diesel and hydraulic equipment. But the days of ‘number eight wire and duct tape’ repairs on the farm have been brought to an end by the complexity and relative power of today’s machines.

“A good example is calving, and the need for bale feeders. They’re going to be very important in the next couple of weeks, and we’ve seen a lot in for parts and servicing,” says Leanne.

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Bigger, not necessarily better  by Ian Walker

The current government is currently in the process of changing the local government legislation, keen to reorganise local government with emphasis on amalgamation because they believe it will reduce waste, improve both decision-making, and create greater economies of scale. Many ratepayers disgruntled with their local council are in full support of this approach The right of centre politics believing larger provides greater efficiencies while left of centre believe greater power delivers effective decision-making.

Unfortunately, few analyse and identify the problems within local government and fewer still determine with any real clarity what the appropriate role and function of local government should be. Even determination of ‘local’ and its importance in our community is rarely considered.

Few understand that the evidence from amalgamation around the world is bigger is usually more bureaucratic and expensive.

Predicted savings never materialise but the loss of local decision-making certainly does.

There are problems in the efficient and effective delivery of local government services but we really do need to determine the real cause.

Given the nature of communities today, new and innovative thinking is required.

Our modern communities are more complex, fluid, and diverse but we seem intent on imposing nineteenth century philosophy of monopolistic and rigid centralised control.

No single organisation can perform effectively and efficiently all the tasks demanded of local government whatever their size. And the evidence from around

the world suggests that large centralised organisations are less able to respond to local needs and generally operate much higher cost structures.

In fact many of the world’s largest and most successful urban areas have numerous local government units. For example, the Paris area has more than 1,300 municipal governments and the Tokyo area has more than 225. This means that internationally it is a given that councils may undertake activities or make certain choices to reflect their different communities. Local democracy is valued.

Why would we sacrifice the benefits of greater ratepayer and resident participation to create a larger government that costs more, provides services that are less likely to meet local preferences, and ultimately deliver a less than satisfactory result. If local government is inherently an expression of local democracy then the debate should be about better provision and delivery of service whilst maintaining strong local democracy.

Not about size of structure.

So we should not rush to assume that bigger local government is going to give us a cheaper and more effective service.

In New Zealand local communities and therefore local democracy has already limited participation in the determination

 Ian Walker

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• Full workshop service for all makes of tractors and implements.

• PTO drive shaft repairs.

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Silver Edition

Get your copy now from these Kaipara retail stores:

Mangawhai Books & Gifts, Wood St, Mangawhai Dreams, Maungaturoto Village Café & Gift Shop, Paparoa Muddy Waters Gallery, Dargaville or online at www.echopublishing.co.nz

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Gold Card Directory Jo’s Home Cookery

BAYLYS BEACH

KAIWAKA

138 Victoria Street .......................... 09 439 5435

Kim’s Hair at Baylys

4 Ocean View Terrace ...................... 09 439 6759

Kaipara Lifestyler

107 River Road ............................... 09 439 6933

DARGAVILLE

Kaiwaka Cheese Shop State Highway 1 .............................. 09 431 2195 MAUNGATUROTO

A Natural Approach

Lyndsey Bargh Physiotherapy

AD Focus

McCoy & Thomas Sports Hunting & Fishing NZ

Cnr Totara Street ............................. 09 439 8824

92 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 8520

Ahlayz Restaurant & Fresh Fish

McKay’s 100% Electrical

95 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 8212

87 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 8305

ATS Property Maintenance

Newman Engineering (2004) Ltd

23 Awakino Road ............................ 09 439 8628

14-16 Beach Road .......................... 09 439 5065

MANGAWHAI

B R Vincent Ltd

NZ Ventures Ltd T/A Computer Worx

Carters Mangawhai

52 Beach Road ............................... 09 439 6395

122 Victoria Street .......................... 021 413 565

Moir Street ..................................... 09 431 4060

BNZ Bank

Parkview Motel

WARKWORTH

69 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 3171

36 Carrington Street ........................ 09 439 8339

Davison Electrical Contractors

Randall Architecture Ltd

15 Hokianga Road........................... 09 439 7184

25 Clyde Street ............................... 09 439 0099

WELLSFORD

Dargaville Sewing & Curtain Centre

Roy’s V8 Shop

59 Normanby Street ........................ 09 439 8540

9 Liverpool Street............................ 09 439 5813

New Dimensions Hair Studio

Elfhood Naturals (Thyme For You)

Ray White Jean Johnson Realty

138 Victoria Street .......................... 09 439 5697

6 Pouto Street ................................ 09 439 7575

Health Options

The Meat Co.

Teens & Tweens

Horacane Roofing Ltd

Window & Door Services Ltd

Wright Design

32 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 0646

116 Victoria Street .......................... 09 439 4379 500 Aranga Station Road, RD9..... 021 0828 5868

18 Huia Crescent ............................ 09 439 1656

Dreams

154 Hurndall Street......................... 09 431 9199

Kaipara Flooring

32 Hurndall Street........................... 09 946 9886

Maungaturoto Butchery

158 Hurndall Street......................... 09 431 8061

Bogue Real Estate

14 Queen Street ............................. 09 425 7959

63 Victoria Street ............................ 09 439 8647 32 Gladstone Street ........................ 09 439 6458

161 Rodney Street .......................... 09 423 8096

Peppers Café

171 Rodney Street .......................... 09 423 7549 173 Rodney Street .......................... 09 423 8569 72 Spindler Road ............................ 09 423 8092

Gold Card Offers Open Mon–Fri 7–5.30pm Sat 8–1pm

63 Victoria Street Phone: 09 439 8647

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For all your local goodies, pantry essentials, special treats including salamis and , accompaniments, preserves and jams,chocolates, gourmet oils, wines, liqueurs and over 50 different New Zealand and European style to choose from.

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ph : 09 431 2195

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A new name for local butchers Electrifying new business With sixty years of experience between them providing quality meat and poultry, the team at The Meat Company know how to sell the sizzle as well as the steak!

Their bold new signage in Dargaville’s main street may have confused some who are used to shopping under the banner of the Export Meat Warehouse, but the name change is part of a bold new push to bring better prices and even more variety to the butchery trade.

Under the bright red and yellow sign you’ll find Trevor Dunbar and his dedicated team, purveyors of everything you need to make a hearty meal. As well as fresh cuts of beef, pork, lamb and poultry you’ll also find frozen foods, veges, chips and all the trimmings to complete your barbecue, your steak dinner or your Sunday roast.

It’s Trevor’s policy to buy local produce wherever possible, meaning that what you get is guaranteed fresh and tasty.

The Meat Company even make their own corned silverside and pickled pork

Jo’S

Home Cookery For a taste of home

o Chowder a Roasts > Salads w Sweets 7 Kumara Cake u Caffe L’affare Coffee 3 Homemade Pies

Senior CitizenS

$12 roast meal

6pm–7pm Monday & tuesday only

Meals delivered only on Monday & Tuesday between 3.30pm-4pm* *Special conditions apply

Book n ow for

Midwour Christinter m Banqu as et 2 1st July 6.30pm

For a taste of home cooking call today Open 7 Days – 11am–3.30pm, 6pm onwards

138 Victoria St, Dargaville • 09 439 5435

TOP SHOP Lunchbar

Sue BakeS and PRePaReS daRgaviLLe’S yuMMieSt: Savory Pies Sausage Rolls Fresh Baps Cakes & Slices Sandwiches dessert Pies d

Wide range of fillings and flavours available Ready to go MeaLS inCLude: Battered Fish & Lasangne Chips Chicken Fettucine Spring rolls Macaroni Cheese

hot and ccold drinks, and confectionary available h

Top food – lunchbar prices

to a time-honoured recipe — just how it should be.

Along with the new name has come a new initiative to help out local clubs and sporting teams, providing them with funding for their equipment, trips and costs. Trevor wants to help make raising money for these worthy causes easy, so if you’re a coach, captain or club member please stop by and see him for more information.

With winter menus calling for hot stews, succulent roasts and sizzling steaks it’s a great time to visit your local butcher in any case. Trevor and his team will always be on hand with advice, tips, recipes and of course great prices to make every meal a feast!

You can tell it’s midwinter by the smell of hot traditional fare bubbling in slow cookers or gently roasting in ovens all over the Kaipara and with midwinter comes a yearly tradition or two.

Jo’s Home Cookery are rightly famous for their midwinter Xmas banquet, and this year the yuletide feast is set for July 21. Book now to reserve a table! Two other big dates on the calendar in July are the 4th and the 14th — national days of pride and patriotism for the USA and France respectively.

For a taste of the American southwest — both in terms of mouthwatering cuisine and great music — come along to the Aratapu Tavern’s Texas Swing Party on the 6th — a night of dancing, dining and good times with FREE entry!

Real Town Pizza are running hot with variations on the popular Italian treat flying out the door. Nothing beats a piping hot pizza on a cold night — these are some of the best and tastiest around — forget the big foreign chain stores and try the real thing! Similarly, you can’t go wrong with a hot breakfast pie or roll from the Top Shop in Dargaville — still some of the most authentic home-made pies around and a cabinet bursting with choice and flavour await you.

Perhaps most importantly, there’s a huge day of fun, music and food planned at the Maungaturoto Hotel this weekend — come down on the 8th (that’s Sunday) for a traditional hangi, a pint or two and a look around this restored and revitalised colonial tavern full of history. Their new restaurant menu is unmissable and great value!

Brr......Mmmm

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ARATAPU TAVERN

SWING PARTY Friday 6 July 7.30pm

featuring: The

Northern Swing Seven

“Come and dance the night away” free entry and affordable meals Full menu, bar snacks and courtesy van available Follow us on Facebook • Doors Open 11:00am

Phone 09 439 5923 • www.aratapu.com

Maungaturoto Hotel

114 Jervois Street | 09 439 5802 Open from 7am, Monday to Friday

Kaipara

If your hot water cylinder needs repairing, your fridge is doing a freeze or the dishwasher has given up the ghost, then a new business in town is your answer.

Electrotrade has been operating out of Whangarei servicing the Northland area since  The team at Electrotrade 2007, however, director Cam Mari said they have experienced offer both in-home and workshop-based a growing demand for work in the repairs. The business will be based in Kaipara region. the Stringers Betta Electrical premises “We have been approached by in Victoria Street. appliance suppliers to do repair work “Although based in Dargaville, the in the area for some time and we team will also service the wider Kaipara feel now is the right time to expand area from Waipoua to the Brynderwyn, the business. We see Dargaville as a including Ruawai, Maungaturoto and stable town in the recession,” says Paparoa.”

Mr Mari.

The five person team are qualified in Electrotrade are authorised service appliance servicing and air conditioning, agents for most household brands. and are fully registered with the Electrical They also stock a range of parts and Workers Registration Board.

In the 4 Square Building, Maungaturoto

and PIZZA

(Formerly Real Town Roasts)

Monday - Friday from 9am • Saturday from 4pm

• DELICIOUS HOT HOMEMADE PIES • Pizzas with a full range of favourites and Gourmet Pizza • Pastas Call Corina and the team Phone 09 431 9002

GRAND RE-OPENING 8th July 2012

Live Irish Band T Prizes T Traditional Hangi T Great food (all new lounge bar menu)

** Live music Saturday 7th July ** ** Irish band Sunday 8th July from 3pm ** See THe THe HoTeL HoTeL reSTored reST re STored ST ored To To ITS dayS dayS of GLory GLory In In TIme TIme for m maunGaTuroTo’S aunG aun Ga aT Turo uroT To’ o’SS 150th anniversary! a nniversary!

Fun for everyone

35 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto • Phone 09 431 8006

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ENGINEERING (2002) LTD PH/FAX 09 439 7392 MOB 027 414 1250 PUKEKO ST DARGAVILLE 0310 batythomas@xtra.co.nz • All general engineering requirements • Suppliers of Waikato Milking Systems • Lowara Pumps • Hi Tech Effluent Systems

Phone 09 439 5902

Mobile 027 484 1823 • Fax 09 439 1320

CHICKEN FERTILISER & LIME A natural, cost effective all year round N.P.K fertiliser for pasture, maize crops, market gardens & small blocks.

We supply, cart & spread.

Also: • Lime • Wood shavings • Metal • Sand

Phone: 021 724 327 (Neil) or 021 270 6828 (Bruce)

Office: 09 299 64 86 www.bennettfertilisers.co.nz

“BEST RATES GUARANTEED! FIND A BETTER RATE LOCALLY AND WE’LL BEAT IT BY 5%”

Dargaville

Self Storage

subject to unit availability

• Household Items • Boats and Vehicles • Surplus Stock • Documents • Retail Storage • 24 hr, 7 day access • Very suitable as trade Phone base for a Small Business

09 439 3075

51 Beach Road, Dargaville • www.dargavillestorage.co.nz

Farrand & Mason Ltd. GENERAL & PRECISION ENGINEERS

Phone: 439 7335 Normanby Street Dargaville

C H A I N S AW S & M OW E R S

Pick Up & Delivery Service Available Conditions apply

Best under pressure

TRACTOR & MACHINERY REPAIRS HYDRAULIC

HOSES & FITTINGS

MOBILE SERVICE

34 Beach Rd, daRgaville

Ph 09 439 6544

Lyn’s Cake Creations

Lo ca L D e a L e r s f o r :

• New Housing • Commercial • Alterations • Additions

Les Ph: 0274 972 929 A/H: 09 439 7524

Locally owned and operated • Floor restoration • New floors sanded and coated

• Prepwork • Concrete grinding

love your smile 30 Hokianga Road Dargaville | Ph 09 439 8170 email: hokiangaroad@lumino.co.nz | lumino.co.nz

FREECALL 0800 66 77 47

Make Your Life easier! use our services now!

Northland Laser Drainage Ltd

www.newmanengineering.co.nz

MARGARET & JOHN BISHOP

Gluten Intolerance testers.

Heart and blood pressure aid.

Kinoki Detox Food Patches.

Arthritis, flexibility and sleep aid with Infinity health/sports bands.

www.yourhealthnaturally.co.nz Dargaville Local Rep Zane Gaylor 021 270 8216

Neil Carter Trading as

Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth) All Services & Maintenance Available

PO Box 1174, Whangarei Ph 09 434 7741 Mobile 027 273 6865

1279 S/H 14, MAUNGATAPERE

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Established over 60 years your local funeral director Male and Female staff available to discuss all funeral arrangements Pre-paid and pre-arranged funeral options 199 Kamo Road • Whangarei • 437 5799 • Tollfree 0800 667 747

Ph 09 439 5065 Dargaville

and other leading companies

Greg Brownie

Ph 09 431 8545 After hours 09 431 8547

Newman Engineering (2004) LTD

Representing

Floor Sanding

Maungaturoto Autopainters (McCook Ltd) For all your paint and panel repairs

31 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto

Poto St PO Box 300 Dargaville New Zealand

439 6880

8 Portland Street Dargaville

New patients welcome!

• Pipe & Steel Supplies • LTNZ Approved Workshop • General, Agricultural & Structural Engineering • Mobile Welding Services • General Repairs & Maintenance • 2 Ton Gantry Crane • Plate Roller, Profile Cutter & Press Brake • de-CRAP-it®, Landplane®, Serious Incinerator® • Field Rollers, Water Carts • Kumara Gear

021 985 108 09 439 8651 09 439 6500 09 439 7425 stuart_sterling@amp.co.nz

phone: 09

Specialists in Skin Health Skin Rejuvenation Permanent Hair Reduction Anti-aging Treatments All aspects of beauty therapy

Les Sweeney Builders

www.lynscakecreations.com

Mobile: Phone: Fax: Res: Email:

www.esthetica.co.nz

Phone 027 439 7565 or 439 7564

09 439 0751

QFE Adviser

web:

3 Parore St, Dargaville • Ph 09 439 8881

Phone Lyn

Stuart Sterling

relax revise renew

Quality workmanship guaranteed

Cakes for all occasions no job too big or too small

CERTUS Financial Group

Greg Newman Ph 09 439 0853 Mobile 027 258 9931 Email newman.horne@igrin.co.nz

Landscape Services & Sculpture on Commission

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For medical appointments and shopping trips

Bookings

09 439 6306 Proudly Servicing Dargaville

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Kaipara Lifestyler Classifieds

Phone 09 439 6933

Closing date for classified advertising for the 11 July 2012 edition is 10am, Monday 9 July 2012.

See our terms and conditions online at www.kaiparalifestyler.co.nz Flatmate Wanted FLATMATE REQUIRED, Dargaville area, $100.00pw + shared expenses. Suit mature, tidy person with job, Phone 021 125 4391 or 09 439 5041 A/H.

½ PRICE Beds — Beds & More Outlet Store, Ruawai.

Clearance lines, seconds, deleted models. Dozens of beds at ½ price or less. 22 Freyberg Road, Ruawai. Phone 09 439 2243. Open Monday — Friday 8am — 4pm.

WHITEWARE UNUSED washing machines, dryers and fridge/freezers. Free pickup/removal Dargaville area. Also quality repairs, Phone 09 459 7592, or 09 439 8873.

½ PRICE Beds — Beds & More Outlet Store, Ruawai.

Clearance lines, seconds, deleted models. Dozens of beds at ½ price or less. 22 Freyberg Road, Ruawai. Phone 09 439 2243. Open Monday — Friday 8am — 4pm.

BACK 2 WOOD Demolition. For your renovation needs. Servicing Northland — Auckland. Specialising in Windows, Doors & Ranchsliders. Also Kitchens, Vanities, Roofing & More. www.back2wood.co.nz Phone 09 408 7163 or 0800 109 877.

BORDER COLLIE puppies, full breed, B/W male & females $400.00 each. 2x Red males $500.00 each.

Ready 21st July, wormed & vaccinated. Phone Rowie 09 431 6033 Paparoa.

BRAKE PADS. Large range in stock. Auto One Dargaville 09 439 8219.

BROWN SHAVER CHICKENS, guaranteed females.

In store now at Whangarei Pet & Aquarium Centre.

14 Maunu Road, Phone 09 438 1627.

CAR BATERIES. Is yours sounding tired? See Auto One Dargaville 09 439 8219.

JUMP STARTS. For that emergency start. Auto One Dargaville 09 439 8219.

OIL AND FILTER DEAL. 4Ltr 15W/40. $39.95 Auto One Dargaville 09 439 8219.

WIPER BLADES $19.95 pair, plus free Screen Wash.

Auto One Dargaville 09 439 8219.

bright leaf

bark Mulch In BULK ™

PLUMBING FITTINGS

Full range of Plumbing fittings available in store.

Trade/Retail welcome

 09 439 6123

Plumbing and Heating Centre 102 Jervois Street, Dargaville

excellent moisture retention & weed suppression

Ph berNie 09 439 6785

LIFESTYLER

Kaipara

Classified Advertising Call

0800 466 793

Situations Vacant ANOTHER POSITION is now ready to be filled. If you are over 20years old, have a great friendly outgoing personality, full retail experience and great computer skills, enjoy working evenings & weekends in a sole charge position & very flexible to extra shifts then please send your CV & Covering letter to: The Manager, Blockbuster, 3 Poto Street, Dargaville, Applications close Monday 16 July 2012.

Property Maintenance ALL BUILDING maintenance & repairs. Roofing, windows, kitchens & bathrooms. Fences & decks etc. Phone Owen 09 439 1872 or 027 441 6253.

ATS PROPERTY Maintenance & Repair. Fences & Repairs • Kitchen/Bathroom Fitouts • Waterblasting• Flooring Repairs • Decks • Windows & Latches • Plus much more. No job too small. Phone/fax 09 439 8628.

Cell 027 455 7750.

MAINTANE – Property Maintenance and Repair to painting, building, fences, and much much more.

Refs if required. Ph Jay T on 021 0292 9095 or 09 439 4618.

OFFAL HOLES 750 dia x 5.5m deep with concrete lid with lift out hatch $385.00 Phone Wals Holes 09 437 3936 or 021 932 225.

WATER TANK Vacuum clean, Full tank OK, Waste no more than 1000 litres. $250.00 for up to 25,000 litre tank. Also full pump out and scrub and leaks fixed.

Phone Wals 09 437 3936 or 021 932 225.

Wanted

Nurseries and Plants FRUIT & FARM Trees, Grown in the North for the North. Adams Nurseries, Connell Rd, Waipu, Ph: 09 432 0121.

WHOLESALE PRICES direct to the public. Native and coastal tolerant plants are available from Babylon Coast Gardens Ltd now. Make the most of the planting season and purchase in bulk. Great discounts for purchases of 50 plants or more. Open Saturdays 10am to 4pm and at other times by prior arrangement.

Located at 1246 Babylon Coast Road, Dargaville.

Phone 09 439 4223.

Public Notices

Public Notices

FAIRY ENCOUNTERS. Currently researching stories and information of recent encounters with mysterious forest dwellers in Northland. Information on a confidential basis is required by author and researcher Gary Cook for a documentary soon to be filmed in Northland.

If you have a story to share, either of a personal encounter, or a story you have heard, please contact me either by email: gary@secretland.co.nz or phone on 027 4437 515. Confidentiality assured.

FREE & CONFIDENTIAL NW Family Budgeting Service.

Advice & complete money management if required.

Call at 5 Portland Street or Phone 09 439 8592.

PROUD DAISY keeps on rolling, rolling, roll it on the river WITH DAISY! Phone Sue Taylor 09 439 4975 email: kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz.

Read the paper online www.kaiparalifestyler.co.nz

Work Wanted SAND BLASTING. Rust never sleeps. Blast, prime, topcoat for structural steel, barns, cowsheds, tanks, machinery, chassis, swimming pools.

Western Blast ‘n’ Paint. Phone 09 439 6330.

Pinaki Sand & Clean Fill 09 439 1505 027 614 6309

GAS FITTERS Certified gas fitters available for all your gas installations and maintenance requirements.

Service agents for Bosch & Rinnai Califonts.

PENSIONER UNITS TO BUY Two bedroom Units in the Hokianga Rd Masonic Village, Dargaville available to buy under a license to occupy. Great value, sunny units. Purchase price under $100,000. Weekly levy $85.00.

Suitable for independent, active, over 60’s.

Masons and non-Masons very welcome.

For an application form or more information, visit www.northlandmasonictrust.co.nz or call Chris Mason (09) 438 3109.

PROPOSED TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, the Kaipara District Council hereby gives notice that that the 2012 Rally of the North has made an application to have the following road temporarily closed on the days and at the times below for the holding of the 2012 Rally of the North.

Saturday 13 October 2012 9.00 am to 1.30 pm Waimatenui East Road from the Kaipara District/Whangarei District boundary to Kaikohe Road Kaikohe Road from Waimatenui East Road to the bridge at the Kaipara District/ Whangarei District boundary

Any objections to this proposal should be in the hands of the Kaipara District Council by 5.00pm on Monday 30 July 2012.

102 Jervois St, Dargaville

Plumbing and Heating Centre 0800 326 123

Ruawai Homekills Full service slaughtering & processing of Beef, Sheep, Pigs, Deer, Goats

All Beef aged Salami ~ Bacon ~ Ham ~ Sausages Hamburger Patties Traditional Manuka wood smoked Bacon, Ham & Salami Over 25 years experience For prompt & professional service contact Wayne or Annette

Courses offered for the next intake: Monday and Tuesday

• Cooking on a Budget • Computing for home and business

9am – 2.30pm for 10 weeks starts 17th July

• Financial Literacy • Pre-employment Skills – Open Polytechnic

Phone: (09) 439 1001 | Freephone: 0800 555 635 | Email: te.roroa.la@xtra.co.nz

Phone 09 439 2020 • Cell 021 401 934 ruawaihomekills@gmail.com Information Packs Available Covering the Kaipara and Whangarei Regions

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For Sale ½ PRICE Beds — Beds & More Outlet Store, Ruawai.

Clearance lines, seconds, deleted models. Dozens of beds at ½ price or less. 22 Freyberg Road, Ruawai. Phone 09 439 2243. Open Monday — Friday 8am — 4pm.

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On rOad & Off rOad – we prOmise service * value * Quality

Gas & Tyre SERV ICES

0800 788 288

148 Victoria Street Dargaville

sales@gasandtyre.co.nz Agents for

Roper & Jones 73 Jervois Street

108 Hokianga Road

OPEN HOME

OPEN HOME

149B Hokianga Road

89 Whakahara Road

72 Jellicoe Rd – Ruawai

42 Parore Street

love

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stuff

54 Jervois Street

REDUCED

Two bedroom home. Modern Fabulous 2 bedroom kitchen. Easycare section. townhouse. Huge living areas, Insulation underfloor & ceiling. conservatory. Modern kitchen, Friday 6th 12.00–12.30 handy location. $163,000 Friday 6th 11.00–11.30 Ref 3068 $229,000 Ref 3070 RacHael de VRieS 021 943 900

Waihue Road

24 Ranfurly Street

We put you first

6673 State Highway 12

3 bdrm character home. Near Spacious 4 bedroom home. new kitchen. Recently painted 2 living areas. Double internal inside & out. Lovely character garage. Private 1098 section features. Close to Town. with rural views. $175,000 $270,000 Ref 2982 Ref 3058 RacHael de VRieS 021 943 900

Ovens Road – Matakohe

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Judd Road – Maungaturoto

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3 bdrm 1930’s bungalow. Lots Triple bay garage for the boat of original features. Updated or camper. Great location. bathroom. Covered deck.

Walking distance to Town.

Lovely private garden. $260,000 $215,000 Ref 3086 Ref 3089 MicHelle TOMlinSOn 027 339 5937

75 Jellicoe Rd – Ruawai

Tangowahine Settlement

NEW LISTING

5 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms.

Spacious modern home.

Large living on 4 levels.

4 bdrm & 2 bathrooms. Great 3.5acres (approx). Landscaped indoor outdoor flow. Lots gardens with big bbq area. of Garaging. On 7.6 acres Close to Town. minutes to Dargaville. $550,000 Ref HL2020 $495,000 Ref HL2031 RacHael de VRieS 021 943 900

432 Matakohe West Road

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338a Wairere Road – Paparoa

Nestled on the town fringes, near new 3 bedroom brick and tile Signature home on approx 3 acres. Great rural views. Handy to schools, shops, cafes and park. Approx 1.5hrs to Auckland and 45 mins to Whangarei. $398,000 Ref 1313 SHeila BOOn 027 498 5651

coastal – Baylys Beach

SOLE

Well presented Milestone family home, low maintenance, spacious living in and out. North-facing with pleasant rural views.

Few minutes on tarseal to kauri museum for cafes. Central for fishing boat options on the Kaipara. Call Rhoda to view. $339,000 PRICED TO SELL Ref 1315 RHOda MORRiSOn 0274 800 691 / 09 431 6912

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Tucked privately up in the hills, this sunny sheltered 4455m2 spot is here to enjoy as your weekend retreat or just stay forever.

Olive trees had their first harvest and a proud one at that! Space to build your house, overgrown tennis court, stunning native bush. Yes, there is power and phone to the rustic hideaway too! $155,000 Ref 1318 RHOda MORRiSOn 0274 800 691 / 09 431 6912

110 Victoria Street, Dargaville

Fully fenced section with single 3 double bdrms + rumpus. garage. Tidy 3 dble bedroom Huge barn/garage/workshop. home. New carpet & paint 8½ acres(approx). throughout. Modern Kitchen Own river access. plus dishwasher. $339,000 $156,000 Ref 3092 Ref HL2027 cRaig cleMenT 021 461 668

113.5 ha property, currently leased out. Run-off, combination contour. Right on cliff top Baylys Beach. Present usage is grazing.

For more information call Gary $550,000 +GST IF aNy Ref 1307 gaRY MORRiS 021 902 087

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14 km form town on seal. Approx 19 acres. Excellent water supply. Large calf rearing shed. 3 Bay Implement shed. Modern 5 bedroom home. 2 living areas, ensuite etc. $460,000 Ref HL1978 JOHn POWell 021 439 555

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