KAIPARA LIFESTYLER June 5 - 2018
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Protecting the forest
Hot sauces turn up heat
u by Ayla Miller
u by Ayla Miller
Work to upgrade the popular walking spot known as the Nikau Grove pathway in Maungaturoto is under way and efforts to protect the resident Kauri trees are being made.
The heat was on at the recent Chilli Chompers Global Hot Sauce Awards, which saw two Kaipara-based chilli sauce brands set taste buds alight for the people’s choice awards.
p From left: Rotary Maungaturoto and Districts president Alex Tetzner, Stella Clyde, Serge Tetzner, Tim Magill and Eileen Parsons are part of the team working hard to give the Nikau Grove a new lease of life
Wild West Worcester Sauce came away with first place for their Wild West Worcester Hot Chilli Blacksauce in the online poll whilst Anthropic Dreams Limited — BloodShot Pure of Kaiwaka came third after Pastar Inferno chilli garlic sauce from the Philippines. “I think there is a big chilli culture in New Zealand. “From the votes it seemed like there was a lot of comradery and people were really backing each other in the people’s choice awards. It was really nice to see that,” said organiser, p Wild West Worcester sauce creator Katie Le Noel and Darren Hackett. her granddaughter Billie Peita were very excited to learn they had won the people’s choice award at the Chilli The inaugural competition Chompers Global Hot Sauce Awards was part of the New Zealand Hot Sauce Festival held in Auckland it for four months and says the recently, and the New Zealand sauces results and support they received was were up against 100 different sauces ‘overwhelming’. from Italy, Australia, the United States, “I felt so proud because we are from United Kingdom and the Philippines. Kaiwaka and to be recognised for our Katie Le Noel of Wild West said: efforts was so cool.” ¢ “We are feeling very thankful and grateful for the love and support we get from our WWW fans.” Read the newspaper online Mathew Innes of the BloodShot kaiparalifestyler.co.nz Pure sauce has only been making
The pathway, a Rotary project from about 25 years ago, is being cleared by a team of eight Maungaturoto Rotarians and two Duke of Edinburgh students from Otamatea High School. “We hope the grove will continue to provide a beautiful place to walk with children amongst native trees and birds,” said Rotarian, Stella Clyde. The team have been spreading gravel on the wet and muddy areas and plan on making a boardwalk by the Kauri trees to minimise the spread of Kauri Dieback disease. They will also build a
small wooden bridge over the stream. “While it is a clearly defined pathway, it does tend to get overgrown. We are very fortunate to have such scenic areas that we can access within our township, and it is great that we have young people in our community who are willing to help with the upgrades. “Gravel was donated by Atlas Quarries, which was a very generous help and Barn Builders have donated timber for the boardwalk.” The grove is situated on public land on Whaka Street next to the Presbyterian Church. ¢
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We are celebrating. Exports of New Zealand forest products will top $6 billion for the first time this year. About half the value comes from shipments of sawn timber, paper and other processing. Unlike the dairy industry, which exports nearly all it produces, for forestry, we use a lot in New Zealand. Most of our homes are made from wood. The billion trees which the government wants to see planted over the next ten years – plus genetic and technology gains – will see an even greater role for forestry in our economy for decades into the future. LOVE OUR FORESTS
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