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KAIPARA LIFESTYLER
NOVEMBER 5 - 2013
Disability no barrier to getting together by Colin Patterson
A social group for Kaipara people with disabilities kicked off on Friday night sponsored by Dargaville’s Greenways Trust. Greenways’ community facilitator Jenny Blair-Casey says Fabshack was set up following a recent hui at the Dargaville Town Hall. Representatives from The Cube, an Auckland-based organisation that works with young people with disabilities outlined its programmes. She says people agreed something similar was needed in Dargaville. Fabshack is likely to start with 30 to 40 people meeting every fortnight. Ms Blair-Casey says it will fill a gap. “Transport issues are huge. People in wheelchairs feel very isolated.”
A steering group has come up with ideas for activities. They include dances, mini golf, pool nights, going to the Kai Iwi Lakes and riding quad bikes. However, these activities will cost money, so fundraising is also planned. Greenways are holding a garage sale on December 5 and 6. Ms Blair-Casey says anyone with surplus goods that are in a saleable condition are most welcome to donate them. Donations can be left at the Greenways office, 16 Edward Street, Dargaville. For more information about Fabshack call the Greenways office on 09 439 8955.
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Bus key to tourism? by Paul Campbell
“If we had a beach bus running from Pouto to Dargaville, we could really boost tourism numbers for Kaipara and on into the north.” Veteran skipper Terry Somers and his wife Gay have just completed their annual cruise series out of Pahi, taking passengers on a four — hour sea tour of historic sites, winding river-ways, past ancient kauri, and a wide variety of birdlife. “It’s been great cruising and we will be back next year,” he said. “But there is a limited number of customers connecting to Pahi, so if we had a beach bus operating up the Gay and Terry Somers aboard the Kewpie Too west coast from Poutu to Dargaville, we would bring big tourist and on to the forest and the Hokianga numbers up from Helensville, where we beyond,” said Terry. tap into the Auckland market.” The couple add that meeting travellers The Somers operate the Kewpie and local passengers is the great bonus Too and have been plying the Kaipara of their business. for more than two decades. The “We had a trip out of Pahi at the vessel is equipped with an extensive weekend, where it turned out many of shore landing gangway and can land the passengers were actually related, passengers surely and safely on remote but did not realise it until they were Pouto Beach. all aboard and off to visit old family “There was a bus operating some locations,” said Gay. “Every cruise means a new experience years back, but there’s nothing now. If that was back in business, there’d be a and meeting new and interesting people. steady stream of tourists flowing north We will be back here next Labour along the west coast, to Dargaville, Weekend for more.”
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