Jo Lambert, left, Athalie Bensemann, Ang Lash, Sandra MacRae and Bern Friend head the team in the engine room at the Whataroa Golf clubhouse where they have provided after-match refreshments for the past nine Woodham Shield rugby games. The Woodham Shield is contested every between between teams from Ross, Hari Hari, Whataroa, and Franz-Fox-Haast Combined. Since the Whataroa Hotel closed its doors the whole community has rallied to provide delicious, homemade fare to feed the players and supporters that pile into the clubrooms for an after-match function and prizegiving. With a domestic stove, a pie warmer, a microwave oven in the tiny kitchen, and a recent bar licence at the tother end of the room, the women manage to satisfy the thirst and appetite of well over 100 for the duration of the party that has been known to go on into the small hours.
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“Though you don't need to be an Olympic athlete to complete the Old Ghost Road, you must be well prepared and have appropriate experience as this trail can be technically challenging. You need to be fit, but also competent in the remote outdoors. When the weather lets loose you need to know what you're doing,” says Rossiter.
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The Old Ghost Road is typically ridden by cyclists who are looking for a challenge and an experience that allows them to completely unplug and refresh. The trail is 85km of 'grade four' (out of six) mountainbiking set in the naturally beautiful, rugged, and remote environment that can only be found on the West Coast.
Wilderness Trail. They're multi-day outdoor adventures, with breath-taking scenery, and historic origins – and these features are what make them unique to the Coast. For an all-age cycling experience, the West Coast Wilderness Trail guarantees some of the smoothest and most accessible cycle trail riding in New Zealand. The four-daylong, 133km adventure (though you can dip in for a day or even just a few hours) boasts incredible scenery and a 'grade two' rating, which means riders aged five to 95 can enjoy the journey. One day you might find yourself in ancient forests, the next cycling alongside historic gold mining settlements, as the trail's foundations were laid by gold miners over 150 years ago.
“Every trail is made to provide you a phenomenal experience all year round, but summer can be busy. Nip over in spring and you'll beat the crowds.“
Jackie Gurden, from the West Coast Wilderness Trail Cycle Trust, says that beyond the accessibility of the track, the views are what people are most delighted by. “You'll pinch yourself with every new vista. There's a bit of everything on the trail: lake and ocean views, rainforest and bush, historic towns, and wetlands. The scenery will blow you away.”
Recent surveys of visitors to the Old Ghost Road reveal that 71.4% had decided to tackle the trail to escape the daily pressures of life, a motivation that has been increasing significantly in the last few years. Other motivations that also scored highly are exercise, relaxation, experiencing the natural environment, and spending time with friends or family.
If the Wilderness Trail or the Old Ghost Road don't quench your thirst, the Coast has plenty of other cycling trails to offer including the Paparoa and Heaphy tracks, both of which were recently named by Lonely Planet in the top 12 most 'Epic Hikes' in Australia and New Zealand. All four of these trails can be walked and cycled, although the Heaphy Track is only open to cyclists from May 1 until November 30. Seasoned cyclist and renowned outdoorsmen Dave Ritchie says that no matter the trail you pick, the West Coast is guaranteed to offer you the experience of a life-time.“There are incredible trails that criss-cross through friendly and vibrant communities, where you'll meet 'the true Coaster'. They're equipped with huts and amenities, and they'll take you off the beaten track to rugged and unreal places. You're not going to find trails like them anywhere else.” No matter the weather, Dave says that the West Coast's trails are made for the ride.
Coast cycleway use soars
Phil Rossiter, chairman of the MokihinuiLyell Backcountry Trust, the organisation that constructed and operates the Old Ghost Road, explains that increasingly people are cycling the trail to unplug and escape life's daily pressures, despite the physical and mental challenge that the track can present.
“More than ever before people are saying that escaping the grind is one of their chief motivations for getting on the trail. Lots of people are coming to escape the stresses brought by Covid by immersing themselves in the natural environment and generating some endorphins in the process.”
According to Nga Haerenga New Zealand Cycle Trail's latest evaluation report, people are taking to the West Coast's cycling trails more than ever before, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and its impacts on international and domestic traveller activity.
“If you're in for a true blue mountain biking experience you visit the Old Ghost Road. If you're in for an easier ride, you'll take the beautifully designed Wilderness Trail.
The West Coast has trails for all levels of experience, from the remote and challenging Old Ghost Road to the more relaxed and serene
The Mahinapua Creek section of the West Coast Wilderness Trail. PICTURE: Development West Coast
Compared with the year ending February 2020, the last year saw a 21% increase in cyclists on the Old Ghost Road and a 29% increase of cyclists on the West Coast WildernessOperatorsTrail.inthe region say it's a growing trend with more people choosing cycling holidays as a way to unwind.
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The new Gloriavale documentary made its debut at the Regent Theatre in Greymouth last week to a sold out crowd. Pictured are Clem and Sharon Ready, legal investigator Janina Kitchen, Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust manager Liz Gregory and local farmer Marcus Tuck. PICTURE: Kathryn Tuck Erin Hagedorn from Victoria's in Greymouth with fresh daffodils, part of the Mackay Street retailer's window display for Daffodil Day lastPICTURE:week. Viv Logie A splash of yellow
The existing information boards and artefacts around the current toilets have been removed and stored during the construction phase. The information panels and artefacts will be reinstalled once the new toilets are in place. Ms Trigg says: “The historic flair of the Broadway has turned into a drawcard attracting visitors from close and far to Reefton. We wanted the new toilets to fit into the historic feeling and enhance the unique flair of Reefton's main street.”
Plans for the new public toilets at Broadway, Reefton.
Kanoa shown the value of infrastructure funding in Hokitika
Buller-based architect Carrynne Scarlet worked with pre-fabricated toilet manufacturer Permaloo on the historic inspired design of the new toilet block. The toilets will feature modern fixtures and fittings that are durable, easy to clean, and offer wheelchair access on the inside.MsTrigg says: “Offering easy to maintain, modern and disability friendly toilet facilities at this popular stop-off location to visitors and locals, was a key requirement developing the design with our architect and the manufacturer.”
The cost for the project totals $400,000, with $200,000 paid out of MBIE's Tourism Infrastructure Funding, which council secured at no cost to ratepayers. The remaining $200,000 is funded by council. Other contractors involved in the project are Rosco Contractors Ltd, All About Sewer, Avant Build Cost Solutions Ltd, Electronet Services, and Westport Hire.
ROBERT Pigou the chief executive of the regional development fund Kanoa, visited Westland on August 16 to view some of the key projects funded by MBIE for the benefit of the Westland community. His programme included visiting the Hokitika Airport terminal extension, which received $1.2 million of investment, Butlers landfill, Hokitika Swimming Pool and the Carnegie Building. The visit to Butlers landfill was of particular interest to the MBIE team, as it is one of the few projects of its type that MBIE have funded. $3.3 million was granted to complete remediation of the Fox Glacier landfill site and the clean-up of the river basin following the landfill breach during severe flooding in early 2019. Over 16,000 tonnes of mixed waste material was transported to the existing Butlers site at Hokitika and additionally a new 1ha waste cell was constructed that will address the region's landfill requirements for the next 15 years.
Mr Pigou then visited Hokitika Swimming Pool to look at the completed phase one of the swimming pool, which was part of a successful $3m funding bid. The visit finished at the Carnegie Building, which is nearing its final stages of completion for the earthquake strengthening works. Westland District Council chief executive Simon Bastion said: “I am delighted that Mr Pigou came to Westland to look at the good work council is doing on behalf of the community. The money provided by MBIE has been instrumental in helping council to deliver significant infrastructure investment and improvements for the community. This visit allowed us to show the ministry how beneficial it is to districts with small ratepayer bases to receive funding to carry out projects that might otherwise be unaffordable. This is especially so with the work to remediate the Fox Glacier landfill that affected the environment so severely.“
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“We are excited to see construction starting and look forward to the result,” Ms Trigg says.
Westland District Council operations manager Erle Bencich, left, with Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment representatives Warren Gilbertson and Robert Pigou at the expanded Butler's landfill, near Hokitika. PICTURE:
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New public toilets for Reefton
Preparations began last week to replace the old public toilets at Broadway in Reefton with a modern purpose-designed toilet block. The current public toilets are closed for the next 14 weeks. During this time two porta-loos will be available for the public. These will be located approximately 60m further east from the current location, on State highway 7 towards Blacks Point. Site preparations are planned to be completed at the end of September. Through October, the new toilets will be delivered and installed.Buller District Council's acting group manager community services Krissy Trigg says: “We aim to have the new toilets up and running on November 14 ready for the summer traffic.”
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Carl Horn got an unexpected birthday present a GoPro Hero 9 It was the prize in a draw for West Coast motorcyclists who have completed a Ride Forever course and was part of a promotion organised by West Coast Drive Safe to encourage riders to upskill “The GoPro arrived a few days after my birthday, so I see it as a birthday gift,” said a delighted Carl Carl started his riding career on a scooter and recalls spending a wonderful summer in 1963 exploring Norway on his next bike a BSA 250cc 2 stroke motorbike Like many riders, life got in the way of riding, and it wasn’t until he moved to Nelson and subsequently Westport that he got back into it He now rides a Suzuki SV650, a long way from the original BSA scooter he started out on Navigating corners is one of the aspects of riding Carl loves the most and there are plenty of those within easy reach of his home in Westport Whether it ’s heading up the Buller Gorge or south toward Greymouth, there are lots of twists and turns to be managed “Getting the right speed and the right line is one of the real challenges (and pleasures) of riding around here,” says Carl Crash and injury data show that corners are one of the most common places that motorcyclists come to grief, sometimes with tragic consequences, so how to approach and navigate a corner is a major focus of Ride Forever courses
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Can I use my KiwiSaver and the Kāinga Ora Home Start Grant when I purchase a property?
There is also a house price cap, on the West Coast this is $400,000 for an existing property and $500,000 for a new home or build. This is only a brief overview of both of these options available to assist with home ownership, more information can be found from the Kāinga Ora website, discussing with your bank or by contacting a lawyer.
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If you do decide to replace your vehicle you may end up with some unexpected tax consequences. The Clean Car Programme was recently enacted where ‘polluting’ vehicles, including utes, have a fee charged when they are first registered. Because of this and time delays with importing items into the country, we have seen the value of second-hand utes stay stable and, in some cases, increase in value. If the value of a trade in is more than the book value of the vehicle traded in, this results in depreciation recovery income, which is taxable income.
• adopting security best practice – maintaining and updating antivirus applications, keep passwords secure, understanding data storage best practice.Onthe other hand, those looking to work in the growing digital sector itself will need to possess more advanced skills pertaining to specific areas of digital business. These include, but are no means limited to:
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On the other side of the Clean Car Programme, new electric and hybrid vehicles are eligible for a discount of up to $7,500 +GST (if they cost less than $80,000) but they are often more expensive to buy than their petrol counterparts. The saving comes from their running costs, which are less than petrol Obviouslyvehicles.ifyour business needs to use a ute, to transport equipment or goods, you aren’t going to swap to a Nissan Leaf. Hybrid versions of the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux are expected on the market next Purchasingyear.anew vehicle is a big investment decision, so we recommend getting as much information as possible before committing yourself.
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Mr Cleine highlights that consumer spending in Buller has been impacted by the high inflation in New Zealand reaching levels not seen in over 30 years.“National inflation of 7.3% for the year to June 2022 is higher than the increase in consumer spending in Buller with 4.0% pa, meaning that the high inflation out weighted consumer spending.”
The report states that total tourism expenditure in the Buller district felt by 10.4% in the last year, however the district is still sitting above prepandemic levels. Mr Cleine says: “This reflects how the district has done well to grow its share of the domestic market, which is now smoothening the impact of the recent slowdown in domestic travel.” The number of non-residential consents softened by 12.7% since June 2021, however this places Buller still significantly above the district's long-term average. Residential consents are up by 47.9% compared with the same 12-month period a year Elevatedbefore.global dairy prices may also help boost Buller's economy with an expected dairy payout $24 million higher than last season's. Mr Cleine says: “It is great to see that our economic indicators are looking positive in these difficult times on such a wide spectrum ranging from tourism, to construction and agriculture. There is still a large amount of construction work to be done, with an additional 11 residential dwellings consented in just this quarter, but we are aware that we are heading towards the tail end of the flood recovery work.”
Granity senior firefighter Kevin Fastier, left, chief fire officer Murray Watson, operational support Margaret Harris with resident Gilbert Hardaker after having his smoke alarms checked during the rollout.
“The response was very positive. Most residents knew we were coming due to the advertising we had done and they were very happy to have us carry out the checks.” As a result of the campaign, 100 new smoke alarms, donated by Fire and Emergency were installed.“Themain purpose of the exercise was to focus on checking existing alarms and to see they were installed and positioned correctly. Our main message was the importance of working smoke alarms in homes which gives people the best opportunity to get out safely in a fire.
The Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor publishes regularly reports about local economies for the quarters ending March, June, September, and December.
Buller keeps going BULLER district's strong economic performance continues, despite the difficult economic climate for the quarter ending June 2022, according to a report released last week. The Buller district's GDP grew 4.9% in the past year, however fell sharply in the June quarter. West Coast region overall led New Zealand in economic growth with a GDP increase of 4.2% in the year but experienced the same sharp dip over the three months ending June. Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine says this is great news in challenging times for Buller and the West Coast.
Mr Smith said another rollout was not planned for his area.
“New Zealand’s successful lockdown/ elimination strategy, which gave us time to get most of the country vaccinated, has meant we didn’t experience a wave of mortality that happened in other parts of the world, and our health system was not immediately overwhelmed. On the whole, I think the West Coast has done pretty well, and there are still opportunities to look after the more vulnerable people in our community by getting vaccinated.”
“There is nothing more frustrating than trying to get somewhere quickly and we can't find it nor get up the driveway!
“We also passed on the message to always keep an eye on what is being cooked. We know that house fires often start in the kitchen.”
Mr Smith also said that the home visits also gave the opportunity to discuss other important fire and emergency safety messages.
WHILE it is possible up to half of all West Coasters have already caught Covid-19, vaccinations, including Covid-19 boosters, are still available across the region. West Coast Covid-19 Vaccination Programme clinical lead Sophie Carey says the number of people who have had Covid-19 are a bit of an inexact science. Not all people infected with Covid-19 get symptoms, and not all people that have a positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) record the result. Through to August 22 the Coast had recorded 9913 recovered Covid-19 cases, but Sophie thinks the real number is likely to be twice that. People can get Covid more than once (because of the new variants and waning immunity) and the evidence is that each subsequent infection increases the risk of complications, hospitalisation and Long Covid. She says some people assume that if they have had the virus, they no longer need to get vaccinated. “Plus, there’s vaccination fatigue –people have other priorities in their lives at the moment. Our community is definitely feeling less urgent to come and have the second booster dose,” Sophie says. “We have a tool that’s the best we’ve got in terms of protecting individuals, particularly the most vulnerable, to help keep them out of hospital. It’s never too late to be vaccinated, people can change their minds and we have to be open and be available for that.
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Mr Smith said it has been interesting that crew members had met people who had already experienced house fires. “They clearly knew how intimidating a fire really is and they all had many working smoke alarms already installed. They had clearly listened to the messages.”MrSmith said the exercise had also provided a great opportunity to talk to potential recruits.
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Mr Cleine says: “We can see the distorting impact of the flood events reflected in the deep drop in house sales. Clearly Buller is not alone considering that country wide, house sales in the three months to June fell at the fastest rate since October 2010, excluding the lockdown months inBullermid-2020.”andthe West Coast region recorded a solid increase in house values being the highest in New Zealand. Buller is leading the West Coast districts with 37.8%, adding to the region's overall growth of 33.7%. The average increase in house value in New Zealand was 9.6% over the last 12 months. Mr Cleine says to put the good news in context. “The increase in house prices is a growth but a substantial slowdown from the fast and steep growth recorded in late 2021. In these two years, house values especially in Buller skyrocketed, causing ordinary houses to be sold for extraordinaryExpectationsprices.”remain for rising interest rates, and high inflation to challenge economic growth for the remainder of 2022. Mr Cleine says that the impact of these difficulties will not bypass the district. “The report clearly outlines that the New Zealand economy has been impacted by high inflation, lower consumer confidence, rising interest rates, and ongoing staff and supply chain issues over the last quarter. These external factors will impact our district but we have so far sailed relatively smoothly through the rough last quarter. Our district has done well over the last couple of years and is in a good position to brace what the remainder of 2022 brings.”
The number of vaccinated school children aged five to 11 are still on the low side: 45.2% have received the first vaccine and 23.2% are fully vaccinated. Most West Coast schools have had cases of the virus, and some are now experiencing a second wave of“Theinfections.Covid-19 vaccination is not a silver bullet. But we know that it can prevent those most at risk of becoming seriously unwell, being hospitalised from the virus.
PICTURE: Rose O'Connor n by Rose O'Connor in Westport
“The science supports getting boosted six months after the previous vaccination, which makes sense because we know that immunity wanes over time. And we’re suggesting for people that have had Covid-19 that they give their bodies three months to recover fully before getting any Covid-19 vaccination.”
“We met people who had been thinking of joining and this hopefully gave them the encouragement they needed. Like most brigades on the Coast, we can always do with more operational crew. It is a big commitment, but it's also very rewarding.”
“We are hoping people can maintain their own smoke alarms now. We do intend to get to the houses we missed at some stage.”
Fire and Emergency New Zealand was considering doing rollouts in other areas of the Coast following the success of the Granity brigade one.
The percentage of people on the Coast who have had a first dose sits at 92.3%, and 91% for the second dose. The first booster coverage is currently 72.6%, and 2603 second booster doses have been given on the Coast to date. In cases where Whole Genome Sequencing has been carried out on the Coast, the majority of the results have been the Omicron BA.5 subvariant. The vaccination programme saw a peak about three weeks after the second boosters were made available, and since then, clinic staffing numbers have been reduced to match a reduction in demand.
“We were joined by some career fire staff based in Greymouth, Seddonville Rural Fire Force members and volunteers from the Waimangaroa brigade.”MrSmith said there were over 400 properties in the area and 250 had been visited.
He said it was essential that properties were well numbered and easy to locate, as well as driveways actually being accessible to emergency vehicles like fire engines as well as ambulances.
“As firefighters, we want to know that people are already safely out before we even leave the station. That way, we can work to protect the property without the added pressure of getting people out first. “Smoke alarms are cheap, easy to install and effective in saving lives.”
“Achieving 4.9% growth, compared with an average of 0.9% in New Zealand, is very encouraging. Our district and the West Coast region continue to perform well above the national trend. However, the sharp decline shows that we are not immune to the difficult climate that has taken its toll on the economy over the June quarter 2022.”
Vaccinations still available and helpful against Covid-19
Buller recorded a sharp drop of 50.4% in house sales in the last year, compared to a year earlier. Matching this trend, house sales on the West Coast fell steeply by 38.4% in the year to June 2022. This decline fits the national trend of fewer houses changing hands in New Zealand (down 26%).
rew members from the Granity Volunteer Fire Brigade were recently joined by other West Coast fire staff to visit homes and carry out smoke alarm inspections. Senior firefighter and spokesman Grant Smith said the rollout involved 16 members in teams of two, visiting properties in the brigade's 'turnout area' spanning from Karamea Bluff in the north to Jones Creek in the south.
“We’re now looking at moving Covid vaccinations from an emergency workforce into primary healthcare. You can get your Covid-19 vaccinations at Buller Medical and Coast Medical in Westport, at our Te Nikau Hospital campus Community Services building and Olsens in Greymouth, and at the Westland Medical Centre and Westland Pharmacy in Hokitika.”
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On the street
Pauline Adams Hokitika
Do you still take notice of them?
John Hibbs Greymouth
Do red and orange alerts for heavy rain make you anxious?
“Not me. I don't take much notice, but come whitebait season I will.”
Merv Johnson Hokitika
Please
ACROSS 1. Frail (4) 7. Top-up (9) 8. Whimpers (4) 9. Pig (4) 10. Secret look (4) 11. Eye infection (4) 14. Inventiveness (10) 16. Record (10) 19. Tree (4) 22. Man (4) 24. Kind (4) 25. Dressed (4) 26. Estranged (9) 27. Daring (4) DOWN 1. Insects (5) 2. Monastery (5) 3. Prior to (6) 4. Wine (6) 5. Break (4) 6. Claim (9) 12. Doorstep (9) 13. Reverberation (4) 15. Refurbish (4) 17. Real (6) 18. Smart (6) 20. Snow house (5) 21. Finished (5) 23. Appeal (4) Last week’s answer QUICK PUZZLE NO. 20799 Across - 7, Compensation. 8, Psalms. 9, Oafish. 10, African. 12, Wrong. 15, Sleep. 16, Bandits. 18, Accrue. 20, Roamed. 22, Unauthorized. Down - 1, Boastful. 2, Opal. 3, Unusual. 4, Baron. 5, Pilfered. 6, Onus. 11, Icecream. 13, Nattered. 14, Warrior. 17, Hefty. 19, Chum. 21, Asia. CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 20799 Across - 7, Short measure. 8, Rev-eal. 9, Col-l-a-r. 10, Bobbing. 12, Beams. 15, Annu(a)L. 16, Screens. 18, S-l-ight. 20, Men-ace. 22, Block letters. Down - 1, Shoehorn. 2, (yo)Ur-ge(ese). 3, A-MB-ling. 4, Patch. 5, Bull’s-eye. 6, V-era. 11, Bludgeon (double gn, anag.). 13, Man-i-cur-e. 14, Scam-per (rev.). 17, Stake (anag.). 19, Lobs. 21, Note (anag.). CRYPTICCrossword No. 20800 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
“It's very important to follow the lights. It makes me think of the people living in the low-lying areas.”
“Not horrifically but I do a little as my kids all get anxious.”
calendar have been cancelled
AUGUST 31 Cyber Safety evening, Regent Theatre, Greymouth, 7pm SEPTEMBER 1 West Coast Wilderness Trail annual forum, Hokitika RSA 1 Run Nation Film Festival, Regent Theatre, Hokitika, 7pm, to 9pm 2 Farewell to Fog Festival, Reefton, from 3.30pm 2 Coppermine Junction, The Last Resort, Karamea, 7.30pm 2 Westport Garden Club Spring Show, Carters Beach Hall, 2.30pm until 6pm for exhibitors 2 Barrytown School quiz night, Barrytown Hall, from 7pm 3 Westport Garden Club, Spring Show, Carters Beach Hall, 10am to 4pm 3 MS West Coast Craft and Gift Fair 3 Coppermine Junction, Barrytown Hall, 8pm to 10.30pm 5 Yoga Chakra Workshop, Greenstone Retreat, Kumara, 7pm 6 Woodstock Domain Board annual meeting 7.30pm 6 Out and Proud, Ally training workshop, Westland District Library, Hokitika, midday to 3pm 8 Monthly tune-up, Greenstone Retreat, Kumara, 6.30pm to 8.30pm 10 Conservation Fair and Planting Day, Carters Beach Domain, 10am to 3pm 12 Yoga Chakra Workshop Greenstone Retreat, Kumara, 7pm 13 Across the Great Divide, Donovan's Store, 7.30pm 14 Across the Great Divide, Old Lodge Theatre, Hokitika, 7.30pm 15 Across the Great Divide, Reefton Workingmen's Club, 7.30pm 16 Across the Great Divide, Denniston Dog, Westport, 8pm 17 Camerons Community Market Day, Bill Maher Hall, Camerons, 9am 17 Women's Institute, Anne Stewart Rosebowl, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Greymouth 17 Coastal Collison, Hotel Lake Brunner, 9pm 17 Bikers Burger brunch, Hokitika Industrial Park 9.30 to 11.30am 18 Life Education Polar Plunge, Karoro Domain, 11am 21 Greymouth Art Group meet, Holy Trinty Church Hall, 7pm 22 The Boss, Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show, NBS Theatre, Westport, 7.30pm to 10.30pm 24 Opening of Reefton Distilling new distillery, Reefton, 2pm to 3pm 26 Yoga Chakra Workshop Greenstone Retreat, Kumara, 7pm 30 Youth disco, Regent Theatre, Greymouth, 6pm to 7.30pm OCTOBER 1 GDYT Spring Market, Regent Theatre, Greymouth 1 Fox Glacier Country Car Show, Franz Josef Top 10 Holiday Park, 10am to 2.30pm, followed by cruise to Lake Matheson 5-9 Greymouth Festival of Dance, Regent Theatre, Greymouth 6-8 Greymouth's Bookarama, old gym, Greymouth High School 8 Haast Whitebait Festival 8-9 Meccano display, Greymouth High School hall, 10am to 5pm 8-9 Lake Brunner Classic Boat Get-together 9 Kumara Boot Sale, Kumara Sportsground, 10am to 2pm 9 Bathurst Fun Day, Greenstone Park Speedway, Cobden 15 Greenstone Park Speedway, open day 19 Greymouth Art Group meet, Holy Trinity Church Hall, 7pm 22 Greymouth Swimming Club, proposed reunion 22 Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races 22 Labour Day market and band, Greymouth Town Square, midday to 4pm 22 Westport Whitebait Festival 23 The Wilderness Trail, women's duathlon 28-29 West Coast basketball 75th jubilee
Greymouth Star
“I don't really get excited by them. We can actually take the rain on the West Coast.”
Fay Collins Westport
NOVEMBER 5 Greenstone Park Speedway race meeting 5 West Coast Sports Awards, Regent Theatre, Greymouth 6 Kumara Boot Sale, Kumara Sportsground, 10am to 2pm 11 Lake Brunner School, twilight gala, 5pm to 8pm 11 Greenstone Park Speedway race meeting 12 Ride the Wilderness, Ross, from 8am 16 Greymouth Art Group meet, Holy Trinity Church Hall, 7pm 18 Jodi Vaughan and Brendan Dugan 40th Anniversary Concert, Regent Theatre, Hokitika, 8pm to 10.30pm 19 Cancer Society, The Journey Car Rally 19 Greenstone Park Speedway race meeting 22 A Celtic Christmas, Regent Theatre, Greymouth, 7.30pm 23 Dancing Queen, a tribute to Abba, NBS Theatre, Westport 24 Dancing Queen, a tribute to Abba, Regent Theatre, Greymouth 24 A Celtic Christmas, NBS Theatre, Westport, 7.30pm 26-27 The Extravaganza Fair Summer Tour, Karoro Domain, Greymouth, from 9am 26-27 Ashton Family Circus and Dylan Daisy's Magic Show, Karoro Domain, Greymouth, from 9am DECEMBER 1-4 True West Adventure Race, Franz Josef 2-4 The Hits Christmas Carnival 2-4 Runanga Club 75th jubilee 4 Kumara Boot Sale, Kumara Sportsground, 10am to 2pm 10 South Island modified title meeting, Greenstone Park Speedway 2023 JANUARY 14 WOW sprint cars, Greenstone Park Speedway 28 Greenstone Park Speedway race meeting FEBRUARY 4-6 Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club, 80th anniversary. 5 Kumara Boot Sale, Kumara Sportsground, 10am to 2pm 11 Buller Gorge marathon 11 Greenstone Park Speedway, race meeting 25 Greenstone Park Speedway, race meeting MARCH 4 Greenstone Park Speedway, race meeting 5 Kumara Boot Sale, Kumara Sportsground, 10am to 2pm 11 Wildfoods Festival, Cass Square, Hokitika 18 Greenstone Park Speedway, race meeting APRIL 1 King of the Coast, Greenstone Park Speedway, Cobden 2 Greenstone Park Speedway, race meeting 2 Junk2Funk Wearable art competition, Hokitika 28-29 Taiko Festival, Punakaiki EASY
“I do take notice of them. It's nice to be updated.”
“I'm fortunate to I live in a property that's high and dry. However, you can see a lot of anxiety on the community.”
Don Monk Greymouth
14 Wednesday, August 31, 2022The West Coast Messenger DIRECTORY – Est 1997 –Reaching over 15,000 West Coast households and businesses every Wednesday Editor: PAUL MADGWICK Email: editor@greystar.co.nz Reporters • Westland, Greymouth 03 769 7913 ext news@greystar.co.nz946 • Hokitika JANNA SHERMAN 03 755 8421 | jannas@greystar.co.nz Westport, Buller, Karamea ROSE O’CONNOR 021 185 9660 | buller@greystar.co.nz Reefton CLAIRE WARD 021 250 1104 | reefton@greystar.co.nz Advertising MIKE WILSON • Sales 03 769 7927 | mikew@greystar.co.nz Deadline: 12 Noon, Friday Fax: 03 768 6205 Address: PO Box 3, 3 Werita Street Greymouth 7840 Printed and published by the Greymouth Evening Star Company Ltd Coast Calendar
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ACROSS 1. Cut, we’re told, that’s the fashion (4). 7, As forecast, the drink ran out (9). 8. She brought back the convict I caught (4). 9. Miss a coin from your foreign collection (4). 10. Give us a song at the piano! (4). 11. Put it back with the British pounds in the drawer (4). 14. Do, in a moment, become unfaithful (10). 16. Are they unpopular with crooks handling rackets? (4,6). 19. “Nonsense! Flip a coin,” the drunk said (4). 22. Try spelling “nuts” backwards! (4). 24. “Spasms” goes in (4). 25. Not all swindlers are not straight (4). 26. Display, and about time, where the food is kept (9). 27. Stops and aims (4). DOWN 1. Is it not sure to prevail (5). 2. Going to the doctor, off-colour, is a bore (5). 3. Having the key, can go back to get a drink (6). 4. Try hard to get transport on Sunday (6). 5. Bark, “Break!” (4). 6. The servents fell the rain-trees (9). 12. I am not altogether unbiased (9). 13. Said the song was English when it wasn’t? (4). 15. Try, though upset at the time (4). 17. A bad tip will cause hurt feelings (6). 18. Plough back the profits (6). 20. Taken aback by the first refusal from the greengrocer (5). 21. Doesn’t want to be seen at the furrier’s? (5). 23. Bragged about how one played the trumpet? (4).
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Thepublic arereminded of the danger thattoxic baits and possum carcasses pose,par ticularly to children and dogs DO NOTTOUCH OR EATBAITS must be kept under strictsuper vision in the controlarea must be kept under strictcontrol at all times and not have access to,orbetaken into,the controlarea, as they arepar ticularly susceptible to harmfromcontactwith toxic baits and poisoned carcasses.The risk thatpoisoned carcasses pose to dogs mayextend downstream of the controlarea. warning signs will be installed at main public entr ypoints and the public arereminded
thatitisanoffencetoremove this warning signage.Please followthe instructions on the signs •Game animals should not be sold or taken foreating from within or adjacenttothis area until it is declared clear of pesticides If yoususpec tpoisoning •Contactyour local hospital,ordial 111 •National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON -0800 764 766 •Inthe case of adomestic animal being poisoned,contactalocal veterinarian Forfur ther information please contac t Operation Controller Otira- Taipo Vector Free Marlborough Limited PO Box5171, Springlands,Blenheim 7241 Free Phone: 0508 548 008 E-mail: communications@vectorfree.co.nz Website: www.vectorfree.co.nz OSPRI helps protectand enhancethe reputation of New Zealand’s primar yindustries and currently runs the TBfree and National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT )programmes NOTICE OF POISON OPERATION Vector ControlSer vices (VCS) advises thata ground-based possum controloperation will take placetocontrol possum numbers and to preventthe spread of bovine TB from August 31, 2022 to November 30, 2022. Hari Hari Area: Controlareaextends from Duffers Creek through to Mt Hercules and from the foot hills through to the mouths of the Wanganui and Poerua Rivers including: Duffers Creek ,Lake Ianthe,Wanganui River valley from the mouth upstream to Tribute Creek ,Poerua Riverfromthe mouth upstream to the gorge Whataroa River, true rightbank in the Saltwater Forest. POISONS USED MAYBE: •Cyanide Pastedyedgreen •1080 Cereal Pellets dyed green Thepublic arewarned not to remove carcasses or baits. Whereaccess is required,landowners will be approached forwritten permission forpreferred controlmethods on their proper ty. General warning: •Don’t touch baits/bait stations •Donot touch carcasses •Keep pets under super vision. Do not let dogs eatcarcasses •Don’t leave children unattended •Followadviceonwarning signs If yoususpec tpoisoning: •Contac tyour local hospital,ordial 111 •National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON 0800 764 766 •Inthe case of adomestic animal being poisoned,contac talocal veterinarian Contac tfor fur ther information: Vector ControlSer vices 388 Main South Road,Paroa Phone (03) 768 9674 Maps can be viewed on our West Coast Regional Council Websiteunder Biosecurity. PUBLIC PUBLICNOTICES NOTICES WEST COAST AMATEUR SPORTSTRUST FUNDING Applications forsponsorship funding,are now open. TheWest Coast Amateur Spor ts Trust assists individual amateur spor ts people on the West Coast,who have been recognised by their spor ts body as having potential to reach representativelevel,topar ticipate in training and/or competition thatwill help them towardsreaching agoal in line with the Trust ’s objec tives Forfur ther information or to obtain acopyof the application form please e-mail: office.wcamateurspor tstrust@gmail.com or refertothe West Coast Amateur Spor ts Trust Facebook page Closing date is September 30, 2022 WANTED TO BUY GOLD NUGGETS, alluvial gold wanted. Private cash buyer. Please phone or text 021 368 468 or 0800 368 468. WANTED TO BUY Basically Bush Wanted Possum Skins, Green or Dr y Good Prices Phone: 027 289 2808 Phone: 027 441 4257 FOR SALE HOLDEN Trax 2016, excellent condition. All the bells and whistles. Or swap for acabin cruiser, value $15,000. Phone 768 0543. THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900 Advertise in your community paper THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900 WANTED TO RENT COUNTRY COTTAGE REQUIRED Single 63 year old male Fit and able to work One older dog Phone 021 148 9502 Advertise in your communityweeklypaper THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900 PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES AGM Are youamember of an ethnic community, migrant or refugee living on the coast? Do you want to volunteerand participate in the work done by theMulticulturalCouncil Te Tai Poutini West Coast? If you want toknowmore, come to ourAGM.Ifyou wish to be acommittee member,nominationforms are available from Radha. MulticulturalCouncil, Te Tai oPoutini WestCoast Saturday 3rdSeptember At CoRe, 38 Albert Street, Greymouth 11am-2pm Lunch willbe provided. All welcome Contact:Radha at radha@newcoasters.co.nzor ph:027 2806995 2510360 03 769 7929 |design@jamesprint.co.nz |jamesprint.co.nz 141 -147 Mack ay Street,Greymouth HIG HQ UA LIT Y DE SIGN AT LO WC OST PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES 92 Lake KaniereRd P: 080000 65 69 E: egibb@xtra.co.nz Kumho, Goodride &secondhand tyres, fittedand balanced Delkor Batteries supplied &fitted Hokitika Storage Units 2438505 THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900 THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900
Commencementdate Subjecttofavourable weather,control is nowplanned to commence from Friday, August 26, 2022, with the aerial application of non-toxic cereal pre-feed pellets.This will be followedapproximately 7-10 days laterbythe aerial application of bait containing biodegradable sodium fluoroacetate (1080). Allworkisweather dependent, and commencement maybelater than indicated. In the eventofanextended delay, fur ther notices will be placed to advise the public.
•Toxic bait -Cereal-based pellet,approximately 20mm long, cinnamon- lured and dyed green with atoxic loading of 0.15% Sodium fluoroacetate (1080). Note, hand-laid 1080 maybeused forsupplemental ground-based controlinareas unsuited foraerial application.
Vector Free Marlborough Limited (VFML) wishes to fur ther advise the public of its intention to aerially apply the toxin Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) to par ts of the Westland,South Westland Alps and Westcoast Divide TMA’sfor the purpose of controlling possums.The Otira– Taipo operation is being carried out on behalf of OSPRI as par tofits TBfree New Zealand programme,which aims to eradicate bovine tuberculosis from wildlifevectors thatpose arisk to farmed cattle herds in downstream areas Persistentheavy snowand unfavourable weather over recent weeks have delayedthe planned commencementofthis operation. However, these prohibitiveconditions arebeginning to recede and VFML is again assessing favourable weather oppor tunities in order to commencethe operation.
CLASSIFIEDSWednesday, August 31, 2022 PHONE 03 769 7900
2022 OTIRA- TAIPO POSSUM CONTROL OPERATION UPDATE
Bait Description •Pre -feed -Non-toxic cereal-based pellet,approximately 16mm long and cinnamon-lured.Prefeed forthis operation will be dyed green as par tofasuiteofmeasures to minimise risk to kea.
Description of Area TheO tira– Taipo permission area takes in approximately 30,930 hec tares of the Otiraand Taipo catchments.The boundar yofthe permission area extends from the SH73 bridge over Big Wainihinihi RivertoAickens corner near the confluenceofthe Otiraand Taramak au rivers,then follows Aicken Ridge upstream towardGoatPass at the head of the Deception Valley.FromGoatPass it extends west along the snowline of the SouthernAlps,crosses SH73 at the summit of Ar thur ’s Pass and continues west into the headwaters of the Taipo catchment. From the Taipo catchmentitfollows the Campbell Range in anor therly direction, thencealong Razorback Ridge to Big Wainihinhi River. Most land in the permission area is administered by the Depar tmentofConser vation but several small trac ts of land held by various privateand institutional owners arealso included.State Highway73(OtiraHighway) and the settlementofO tiraVillage areboth excluded from the operation. A detailed map maybeobtained from VFML as per contactdetails below.
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Operation date: August 25, 2022 to October 19, 2022 (approximate).
dogs Whereaccess is required,landowners will be approached forwritten permission foracceptable controlmethods on their proper ty. General warning: •Donot touch poison baits,bait stations or traps •Donot touch poisoned possum carcasses •Keep pets under super vision; do not let dogs eatpoisoned carcasses •Donot leave children unattended •Followthe adviceonthe poison warning signage If yoususpec tpoisoning: •Contactyour local hospital,ordial 111 •National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON -0800 764 766 •Inthe eventofadomestic animal being poisoned,contactalocal veterinarian Contac tfor fur ther information: Vector ControlSer vices 388 Main South Road Paroa, Greymouth Phone: 0508 141 268 Maps can be viewed on our West Coast Regional Council Websiteunder Biosecurity. ENGINEERING SUPPLIES WESTLANDSEW •Proud TradeZone partner •Caltex oil/lubricant suppliers •Over 20 years experience!!! •Proud local supporters •Caliper promotional deals every month!!! •Trade accounts available •All yourengineering suppliesinone location •AND MUCHMORE!!! 10 Boundary Street, Greymouth Phone (03)768-5720 OPEN AN ACCOUNT ONTHE SAMEDAY! GM457980-S COMMUNITY NOTICES TROUBLED by someone else’s drinking? Maybe Al-Anon Family Group can help you. We are friends and family members of problem drinkers. Phone 0508 425 266 or visit: www. al-anon.org.nz for free anonymous support and local meetings. SITUATIONS VACANT MOTEL CLEANERS REQUIRED Oncall, causal Immediate start Must be available weekend and throughtout school holidays Phone 768 4666 CLASSIFIEDS 03 769 7900 TANK CLEANING SERVICE Phone Andrew 027 3456 469 www.mr tank.co.nz THE MESSENGER Phone 03 769 7900 THE MESSENGER Phone 03 7697900 WHEELCHAIRS and Scooters. New and secondhand. Contact Gerald and Christine on 021 183 1177 or 021 100 8160. MEANWHILE On The Sunny North Shore Allan has the Oleo-Mac GS650 chainsaw! 3/8' Chain, 20" bar and 65cc. Only $1449 at Westland Lawnmower Services, SALES and SERVICE, Newcastle Street, Cobden Runanga Natural Health Clinic Dayna Davis RCHom Classic al Homeopath Phone (03) 264 5195 forinquiries and appointments ‘Restoring Health Naturally’ FOR all your garage door requirements please call Paul /Bowman at West Coast Garage Door Services. Phone 027 275 3398. Advertise in your weekly community paper THE MESSENGER Phone 769 7900 CLASSIFIEDSWednesday, August 31, 2022 PHONE 03 769 7900
POSSUM CONTROL: GREY VALLEY NORTH POISON WARNING Vector ControlSer vices (VCS) advise thataground based possum control operation will be tak ing placetokeep possum numbers under controltoprevent spread of bovine tuberculosis.This operation will be conductedasapar tofthe TBfree New Zealand programme Areas covered: Grey ValleyNor th From the Ik amatua plains at Waipuna and including the bush pasturemarginand surrounding farmland on both sides of the Grey Riverand extending to the topofthe Maimai Valley This operation includes farmland,bush and bush pastureuptoTawhai, including the slab creek area. This operation also includes approximately 350 hectares around Waiuta and up
Feratoxpellets Allpoison baits will be dyed green
Thepublic is warned nottoenterthese areas and not to remove carcasses or baits.Baits are dangerous to people and
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