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‘Swimming in nostalgia’ u by Ayla Miller
A century and more of local government memories were the centrepiece of a gathering of past councillors and staff of the Hobson County and Dargaville Borough Councils in Dargaville last weekend.
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“We are just swimming in nostalgia,” said David Stevenson who was town clerk for one year in 1962. The event saw 109 people travel from around the country to reminisce about times gone by over lunch and speeches at the Lighthouse Function Centre in Harding Park. “Six of us got together a year ago to organise it and thought it would be a nice thing to do as we are all getting older,” said long serving office administrator Charlane White. The Hobson County Council was formed in 1876, Dargaville Borough Council in 1908 and Otamatea County in 1887. In 1977 Hobson County and Dargaville Borough began to share services. Past Hobson County Council member and deputy chairman Bill Simpkin and his wife Veronica were pleased to have the chance to catch up with old friends as it had been 44 years since Bill left the council in 1971 just before the amalgamation. Also in attendance was Murray Gimblett who had travelled with his wife from Wellington. He worked as a registered engineer and as chief executive when the councils were sharing joint services. The Hobson County encompassed the area outside Dargaville down to Pouto and up to Waipoua Forest and is now part of the Kaipara District Council. “There are quite a few past staff still living in the area and there were
p Past Dargaville Borough Councillor Don Elliott, Dargaville Borough office admin Margaret Tier, and Hobson County and Dargaville Borough joint staff Trevor Donald, Charlane White, Alison Black and Sue Wood
some we hadn’t seen for many years,” Charlane said. “One man came up to me to give me a hug saying ‘I haven’t seen you in 43 years. There were lots of people recognising one another and that made it well worth the effort.” Attendees got the chance to pore over old photos and catch up
with past colleagues and she said people were even asking when the next reunion was. The councils were amalgamated along with Otamatea in 1989 and Charlane stayed on to work for the newly formed Kaipara District Council, retiring after 45 years of service at the beginning of this year.
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