HIKURANGI
BULLETIN
MARCH 2015
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Mon & Fri 9.30 am - 3.00 pm
Tues & Thurs
9.30 am - 12 noon
Closed All Day Wednesday.
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Bulletin Deadline
15th of each month
Email: [email protected]
Website: Visit www.hikurangi.co.nz
“If I had a flower for every time you made
me smile and laugh I’d have a garden to
walk in forever”
Hikurangi RSA and Districts
HIKURANGI BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
*ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
*WEDNESDAY APRIL 8TH. *STARTS 7PM
*VENUE MINERS REST CAFÉ
*CONTACT TOD
Whangarei District Council
Public Meeting to discuss the
10 Year Long Term Plan
Poppy Day Friday April 17th
Poppies will be available around Hikurangi on this day.
ANZAC DAY APRIL 25th
As this year’s ANZAC Day is the 100th Anniversary of
World War 1, we here at Hikurangi have at last got a
fitting Memorial Stone to the World War 1 heroes at the
Hikurangi Primary School. The Parade will commence at
the Hikurangi War Memorial Hall at 10.15am and march
to the school where the service will take place. If wet
the service will be held in the Memorial Hall.
Alan Riceman Hikurangi RSA President.
HEALTHY HIKURANGI TRUST UPDATE
On Tuesday March 31st
At 7.00 pm
In the Hikurangi War Memorial Hall
All Welcome to come along and discuss
your IDEAS for Hikurangi.
Supper Provided
Bruce Vendt
Rural Delivery
Daily Service
To the City
Come and join us at Waro Lake for a day of fun and laughter
starting at 10.00 am on Sunday 29th March.
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Bring your bikes, trikes, skateboards, scooters and kites.
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Waka Ama, remote controlled yacht demonstrations on the lake
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sausage sizzle and lots of great activities
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fun-run-walk at 1.00 pm.
Help us turn our streets into neighbourhoods.
A community project by Hikurangi Mountain Lions , Hikurangi Masonic
Lodge, Hikurangi Friendship House and Healthy Hikurangi Trust
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Hikurangi Volunteer Fire Brigade
Hi Hikurangi. We are moving.
By the time you read this we should be in our new (temporary)
fire station. Next month is the start of a new fire station for
Hikurangi, demolishing the current building and rebuilding a
new station on the same site. The construction time of the
building is approximately 9 months. During this time we will
be working out of the pallet factory, we will have no siren, we
will be relying on pager and text messages. We will still be
operating as normal.
At the 100yr centennial we hope to unveil a new station to the
community. The rebuild can be considered as a 100th birthday
present from the fire service.
With cyclone Pam upon us hopefully everyone had prepared
for what might come of this. Despite this the restricted fire
season is still in place.
The restricted fire season in the Whangarei area
means PERMITS ARE REQUIRED for fires. It
is all because Conditions are very dry at the moment. There are some exceptions, but they come
with Strict Conditions. Commercially constructed BBQs, incinerators, and cooking fires such as
hangi and spits are exempt but with the following strict conditions:
An adult must be present at all mes.
You must have a pressurized water supply.
The ﬁre needs to be PUT out as soon as
you are done, not le to burn out.
There needs to be a 10 metre clear area
around the ﬁre.
The ﬁre can be no bigger than 2 metres by
2 metres.
And remember a fire officer can order ANY fire
put out if considered dangerous whether You
have a permit or not.
Persons can be held liable for any Costs incurred
by the fire service coming to your fire.
For more information on the fire ban please visit
havingafire.org.nz. Permits can only be obtained
from Forest Protection Services in South End
Ave on 430-7707. Please don’t contact any brigade members to issue a permit. We are not authorized to grant rights for fires.
The Ambulance service are busy as we are, which is why you
may see us first instead of the ambulance you first called for.
As many of you go on day trips and outings be safe on the
road, take care, be considerate of your fellow drivers and
when tired please rest. Better to take a half hour break than for
us to come call on you in our big red truck.
With the brigade’s 100th Anniversary of service to the Hikurangi Community coming up we want to hold an event to mark
this occasion. We are currently in the planning stage and are
looking for fundraising ideas. As we work on a few ideas keep
an eye out for events you might be keen on.
We will also be hosting two BBQs outside Mitre 10 Mega on
the 21st March and we are hoping for a good day, also again
on the 18th April so if you are around Mitre 10 come and see
us.
Fire Brigade cont: With a few more ideas in the planning
stage we invite you to keep an eye out. We will keep you up to
date with events and dates so you know when and where.
February had a quiet start to the month with our 1st call coming on the 16th having 3 in 3 hrs that night. For the last month
we had 12 calls: 16th Feb MVA Towai, 16th Feb Smoke showing Waiotu Block Rd, 16th Feb Rubbish Fire Whananaki North
Rd, 18th Feb Rubbish fire Hikurangi, 20th Feb MVA Helena
Bay, 22nd Feb Grass Fire Whananaki North Rd, 24th MVA
Kauri, 5th Mar Tractor Fire Maromaku, 6th Mar, MVA Whakapara, 8th Mar Trees on fire Vinegar Hill, 8th Scrub fire Kauri, 8th Bush fire Whananaki North Rd.
That’s all for this month
OS Bain
Hikurangi Golf
Congratulations to John Jordan on winning the Men’s
Group 1 Division at the Northland Seniors Golf Association 4 Day Tournament. The event was played at the Mt
Denby Course from the 2nd/5th March. Well done John.
In Club Competitions Phil Mete beat Paul Priestley in the
final of the Birchall Cup while Greg Merea
beat long time Top Dog partner Graeme
Attwood to win the Fisher Cup.
The 2nd round of Men’s Pennants was
held at the Hikurangi course on March 1st
in perfect conditions with the home side
picking up 6½ points out of a possible 9.
This included a final hole win to No 1
player Paul Allen after a great round of
69. With 4 rounds to go the team is back in the running
to repeat the historic victory of 2003.
Club Days:
Tuesdays
9am 18 Hole Ladies
10am 9 Hole Ladies
Wednesdays & Sundays 9am Mixed Haggle
For more information on Subscriptions and
club details phone 4338590 or 4338055.
Paulee Crowther
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Computer Repairs
09 435 5353
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HIKURANGI PANELBEATERS
For Free Quote Contact Snow Buckton
Ph/Fax: 09 4338498 A/H: 09 4354301
Mobile 0274 979930
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HIKURANGI BADMINTON CLUB
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH 2015
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10AM
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HIKURANGI WAR MEMORIAL
KING STREET, HIKURANGI
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ENQUIRIES: ROBYN ON 4338718
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ALL WELCOME.
HALL
SUSY BRETHERTON - WDC COUNCILLOR
Hi All. Very soon we will be putting the Draft Long Term
Plan out for submissions. Please go onto the WDC website there are some interesting and perhaps concerning items in
there. Make your submissions. It is the best way to get anything heard and helps us as your Council representatives, to
make your case that much easier.
NEW COFFEE DATES - put them in your Diary incase you want to pop along and have a chat. They
are at Miner’s Rest Café at 10 am on these Saturdays
- April 4th, May 23rd.
As always you can phone or email me anytime on
021 414465 or [email protected].
Susy Bretherton
WDC Councillor Hikurangi/Coastal
If you have any stories you would like to share
with the rest of the community about social
activities-interesting or humorous people or
events please email Friendship House or drop it
into us by the 15th of each month.
Thanks.
Hikurangi Community Library
Library Hours:
Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm.
Photocopying and Internet.
Phone 4338773
HIKURANGI MARKET DAY
APRIL 11th
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
EITHER WITH A STALL/CAR BOOT SALE
OR CALL IN AND SEE WHAT IS ON SALE.
IF INTERESTED CALL IN AND SEE TOD AT
LOVELY BUBBLY.
GEE VEE ELECTRICAL WHANGAREI LTD
Industrial-Commercial-Farm Domestic
Grant Voullaire
69 Lauries Dr
R D 1, Kamo
Mobile: 021 498 248
Phone: 435 4054
Fax:
435 4054
Email: [email protected]
J.C. GODFREY
PLUMBER
drainlayer
and digger work
DAVID CARSE BUILDER LTD
Alterations, Extensions, Decks etc
All sorts of work done to a
High Standard
of workmanship by a
Certified Licensed Tradesman.
Phone David 433 7493
ABACUS
FOR UPHOLSTERY
& CANVAS WORK
39 HEREKINO ST.
WHANGAREI
ph 4338 858 or
027 4976632
Qualified Drainlayer on Staff
GREG AND
SHERYL
MEARA
HIKURANGI BOWLS.
Club members have been busy playing in Centre fixtures
and Regional events of late and it is congratulations to:
Hiria Rata – 2nd placing in the Centre First Year Singles.
Hiria also won our Club first year competition.
Kairi Walters was the runner up at Club level.
Well done to you both.
Kelvin Bint, Savanna Lauder, Noelene James – Winners
of the Centre 1-10 Year Competition. Don Cameron, who
was in the runner up team in the same event.
Betty Mitchell, who won the Regional Singles championship and will now represent Region 1 in the NZ Final to
be held in Tauranga next month.
Manu Timoti & Betty Mitchell who won the Regional
Pairs Championship and will represent Region 1 in the
NZ final to be held in Tauranga South.
Well done to Manu & Don (mixed pairs) and Anne Bateman, Betty Mitchell, Noelen James & Maureen Rahui
(fours) who were runner up in their events. Also to our
women’s interclub team who represented Northland in
the Regional finals and finished in a close third position,
just two point from the winners.
The next big Tournament at the Club is the Annual
Men’s Open Triples Tournament to be held Saturday &
Sunday 18/19 April. This event is sponsored by the Hikurangi Hotel, Guyco Timbers & Steve Taylor Tyres and we
thank them sincerely for their continued support.
Merv Myocevich & Bill Cole were our Club representatives in the Grants Regional Corner to Corner competition. Well done to Merv who got runner up in the event
and won himself a new bowling bag.
Friday nights the club is open from 4pm and you are
welcome to join us for a social evening, social bowls and
light refreshments.
Gwen
Hikurangi Friendship House
We do photocopying, faxing, laminating, make a cup of
tea if wanted. Look after the Hikurangi Hall for the
Whangarei District Council. We are also the Residents
and Ratepayers Association for the council too.
We put the Monthly Hikurangi Bulletin
Newsletter together.
The Hikurangi Community Library is also under the
umbrella of our Trust. We are a general information
centre, if we can help we will.
So call in and have a chat with us at anytime,
you are most welcome.
Linda and Lynn are very friendly to talk too..
The Hikurangi Senior Citizens Club
Our Club days will now be held on the 2nd
Wednesday of each month, which will be April
8th at 1.00pm in the Hikurangi Christian Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and
join us, you are most welcome to come and
bring some ideas as well.
We have a shared afternoon tea, see you there.
Ph Linda 4338062 our Club President.
FreeFree-View
Frank
Free toto-Air specialist
021 804 982
HIKURANGI RED CROSS
THANK YOU
Everyone for the drop offs and
shopping with us.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Phone 4338 702
MINER’S REST CAFÉ & PIZZERIA
47a King Street, Hikurangi
Fresh Home Cooking - Mussel Fritters
Pizza and other Yummy Treats
Come meet us all and have a great coffee,
Yummy Food, and also check out our
Antique Shop next door.
Open 7 Days: Mon - Wed 7.00am to 4.00pm
Thurs & Fri 7.00am to 9.00pm
Sat 9am to 9.00pm, Sun 9am to 4.00pm
Pizza’s Thur, Fri & Sat 12noon last order 8.30pm
For Group Bookings or PrePre-orders Ph 4338 344
Never a Truer Word
Another year has passed
And we’re all a little older.
Last summer felt hotter
And winter seems much colder.
There was a time not long ago
When life was quite a blast.
Now I fully understand
About ‘Living in the Past’.
We used to go to weddings,
Football games and lunches.
Now we go to funeral homes
And after-funeral brunches.
We used to have hangovers,
From parties that were gay.
Now we suffer body aches
And wile the night away.
School Holidays
Term 1 Ends Thursday April 2nd.
Term 2 Starts Monday April 20th
Daylight Savings Finishes
Sunday April 5th
So don’t forget to put your clocks back!
Easter Weekend
Friday April 3rd to Monday 6th
Be Safe and Drive Carefully.
Only The Irish
We used to go out dining,
And couldn’t get our fill.
Now we ask for doggie bags,
Come home and take a pill.
We used to often travel
To places near and far.
Now we get sore asses
From riding in the car.
Three Irishmen, Paddy, Sean and Seamus were stumbling home from the pub late one night and found themselves on the road which led past the old graveyard.
“Come have a look over here,” says Paddy, “It’s Michael
O’Grady’s grave, God bless his soul. He lived to the ripe
old age of 87”. “That’s nothing,” says Sean. “Here’s one
named Patrick O’Toole, it says here that he was 95
when he died.” Then Seamus yells out, “Good God,
here’s a fella that got to be 145!” “What was his name?”
asks Paddy. Seamus stumbles around a bit, awkwardly
lights a match to see what else is written on the stone
marker, and exclaims, “Miles, from Dublin.”
We used to go to nightclubs
And drink a little booze.
Now we stay home at night
And watch the evening news.
That, my friend is how life is,
And now my tale is told.
So, enjoy each day and live it up…
Before you’re too damned old!
A couple had been married for 45 years and had raised a brood
of 11 children and was blessed with 22 grandchildren. When
asked the secret for staying together all that time, the wife
replies, “Many years ago we made a promise to each other: the
first one to pack up and leave has to take all the kids”.
HIKURANGI TRANSFER STATION
NEW HOURS FROM MONDAY FEB 16TH
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
7.30am to 1.30pm.
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Is your life living up to your expectations?
Do you want to change your behaviours, habits
or attitude?
Do you want more confidence?
Can you image a better future for yourself,
but can’t get there?
Why not call me and lets talk?
Arpi 021 1739536
Village Church
Hi Hikurangi, I hope all is well at your place. If you
would like a lovely meal we have started up our Community Dinners again and everyone is welcome. It’s all
free but you may give a koha if you like.
6pm Thursdays (but not during school holidays).
For those who are interested in our Evening of Hope
night, everything went very well. Lots of people
healed, God is good. Exodus 15:26 says “I am the Lord
who healed you”.
If you would like to have your children learn the Bible
we have Sunday School at 10am every Sunday. Your
children are very welcome.
We will be running a School Holiday
Programme in April, it will be the last week
of the holidays 13th-17th, 9.30am-2.30pm.
Contact the centre for more info 4338003.
Have a good month.
God Bless.
Pastor Andrew
P.S. Those who went, had a great time at the Raft
Race on Saturday March 14th. But very disappointing
that only 2 rafts entered. We had kayak racing and
the Miners Rest Café not only supplied the winning raft
but also some good prizes. Thank you Terry and crew
and those who helped on the day.
Stuart.
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HAVE A GO AT CROQUET
Kensington Club 41 Mill Road
Thursday and/or Saturday @ 9.15am-12.00
Only Flat Soled Shoes Required
Phone Lynn 4338 509
or just come along and have some fun.
HERMAN TIMBER LTD
Hikurangi Community Notices.
ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED
HERE IN HIKURANGI
Badminton Club: Wed Morn in the Hik Hall 9-12noon cost
$2.00. Seniors: 6.30-9.00 pm Hik Sch Gym Robyn 4338718.
Businessman’s Association: Meet 2nd Wed of each month,
7.00pm at the Miners Rest Cafe in King St. All Welcome.
Children’s Lighthouse Playgroup: George St Open Mon,
Tues & Wed 9.00 am– 1pm. All welcome.
Ph/Text
022 167 4965 email: [email protected]
Educare: 18a Park St Brand new childcare centre for children
aged 3mths - 5years. Ph 4337980.
Fire Brigade: Training Mondays 6.30 pm at Station, Alfred St
Come along volunteers needed.
Freemasons Lodge No 140: Meetings 7.30pm 1st Fridays
each month Contact Graham 4351139 or Steve 4355601.
Friendship House Trust: meets every 4th Tues of the month
at 4.30 pm in the library. All welcome.
Healthy Hikurangi Sewing Classes: Held in the old
Hikurangi Service Centre. Ph Helen 4338922
Hika Fit: Mon-Fri 5pm Hik School Fields, Ph 0211503107.
Hikurangi Golf Club: Ph 4338590 or 4338055.
Hikurangi Indoor Bowls: Monday Nights over Winter.
Ph Alan 4338517 for more info. Starting on April 13th
Healthy Hikurangi: Meet 2nd Wed at 6.30pm in the old
BNZ building (Hikurangi Service Centre) . Ph Neil 4338537
Hikurangi Hall: For Hire. Ph 4338452
Jack Morgan Museum, Hukerenui: Open 10am-4pm daily.
Kindergarten: 5 Park St, Phone 433 8535
Library Hours: Mon to Fri 10 am - 4 pm. Ph 4338773.
Lions: Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month. Contact
Lindsay 435 6355 or John 433 8987
DECKING, FENCING, POST & RAILS,
LANDSCRAPING, SHELVING,
FENCE BATTENS, TREE STAKES,
RETAINING WALLS. ROUGH SAWN
OR MACHINED TREATED OR UNTREATED
Phone 4338555, Fax 4338666.
Or email: [email protected]
Market Day/Carboot Sale:
THE HIKURANGI HOTEL
“A Place Where Old Friends Meet,
And New Friends Are Made”
Friday April 3rd
We will be CLOSED ALL DAY
(GOOD FRIDAY)
Our Friday night Band will now be moved to
Thursday Night April 2nd.
ANZAC DAY opening will be at 1pm
(Saturday April 25th)
All Alcohol must now be purchased by
10pm Every Night,
so please remember to be in before then.
(New Laws)
Sat APRIL 11th
Contact Tod 021 027 95480 for more information.
Mainly Music: 2A George St Friday 10.00-11.00 am,
0-5 yrs $2 per family per session. Ph Andrew 4338003
Museum: Hours are: Tues, Thurs, Sat 10am-11.30 am, & by
appointment. Contact numbers 4338062, 4338757.
Museum Committee: meet in the Museum every 3rd Sat of
the month at 9.30 am. Ph Linda 4338062
Plunket: Home visits every Tuesday pm & Thursday.
Clinic Tuesday 9.30 am-12.00 pm Ph Jenny 021 778 126
Red Cross Shop: Phone 4338702. Volunteers Needed
Senior Citizens: Union Parish Church Hall, 2nd Wednesday
of the month at 1.00 pm. All welcome. Ph Linda 4338062
Eureka Taekwondo: Self Defence for all age groups.
Hik Sch Hall, Tues & Thurs 6pm-7pm. Russell 4337032.
Tai Chi: Hik Hall, Wednesdays 1.30 pm
Tornado’s Youth Group: Contact Andrew Gurney 4337463
New Transfer Station Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 7.30 to
1.30pm, Sat and Sun 12noon to 5.00pm.
Whakapara Pony Club: Amber 4339788 or 021 165 4553
Whakapara Women’s Institute: Contact Marie 4339900.
Whangarei District Council: Phone 430 4200.
Yoga for Everyone: Classes $5. Wed 6-7pm Hik Hall.
Church Services In Hikurangi
Hikurangi Village Church 2a George St, Sundays at
10am. Last Sun of mth Shared Lunch. Ph 4338003.
LAMINATING
Friendship House now does this
for A4 paper size
@ $2 a sheet.
Anglican Church Services Ph Betty 4338808.
Hikurangi Catholic Church Valley Rd Sundays 8am,
Mass 1st & 3rd Sun 10am & Liturgy 2nd & 4th 8 am
Ph Minnie 4338481
Hikurangi Christian Fellowship Sundays 10am or contact 4338654 and please leave message.