Maungaturoto Matters Page 13

more about what we are doing.

LINKING HANDS INC
My regards Maureen Davis
Hello and welcome to 2010 that sounds like a TV
program doesn’t it. Linking hands are kicking off
the New Year with a bang, we have new projects
underway plus all our other services are ongoing MAUNGATUROTO GARDEN CLUB
as usual.
Let me start by telling you of our new office ex-
On 9 December, Garden Club members at-
tensions.
tended our Christmas lunch at Naja Café and
We have taken over the lease on the whole build-
Garden Centre in Mangawhai and enjoyed a deli-
ing; we are very excited about this and have
cious choice of dishes.
plans underway to bring you some new services,
more on that next issue, in the meantime…
Naja Garden Vouchers were raffled and won by
We are extending our internet service by another
Bernice Flower and Carol Hunter. To finish the
computer plus and get this…plus we will have a
day members admired the Naja garden nursery.
coffee machine in house for you to partake of…if
you want…for a small donation of course.
Our first meeting for the 2010 year is at Naira
Plans are underway to buy another people
Vaney’s home on 17 February at 11.00 a.m. for a
mover and hopefully by the time this comes out
picnic and games and also featuring a decorative
you will see us driving around in a new health
theme competition of Nosegays and posies.
shuttle vehicle. We are opening our boundaries
Bring your lunch.
to take in Waipu and are running our original old
shuttle from Mangawhai which is where it will be
based.

We are able to purchase another vehicle from the GARDEN NOTES FOR
community donations we received from last years FEBRUARY 2010
generous funding and will let you know the cost
as soon as we acquire the vehicle…it isn’t new
but will be comfortable and safe and seat 7 peo-
ple, plus it will look very flash with new sign writ- The main concern this month will be moisture
ing on it. – plenty of water will be needed for your gar-
den.
This has been part of the long term plan that we
share with the Kaipara Community Health Trust, All those vegetables will be producing so
their hope was that we share it around and that is
watch out for summer insects. Thrips are a
exactly what we are doing.
particular menace.
Weight watchers…we have added this to our
new health commitment and have discussed with Lightly prune roses and dead head to encour-
the Waipu group of weight watchers to bring a age more flowers. Also disbud chrysanthe-
group across on Thursday mornings at 9.30am. mums. February is the main month to plant
We will transport you across to waipu and return
bulbs.
you as part of our better health promotion. This
will be free to access but you will have to pay
WW their weekly fee which we are trying to nego- Fruit harvest begins this month. Keep the
tiate a group discount at this time. If you are in- trees well watered to swell the fruit size.
terested please phone us, the first trip across to
Waipu will start on the Thursday 4th Feb. Ph 09 Grape vines need to be trimmed before final
4318969 for more info.
harvest and covering with a net to prevent the
So there you are enough to be going on with I birds from eating all those grapes.
think, so give us a call or pop in and find out
(Garden hints from Maungaturoto Garden Club)
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Mobile Accounting
Solutions
Registered Tax Agent

Invoicing, Gst Returns, Paye,

Budgets, Financials to Tax returns.
We come to you and we
don’t charge Chartered
Accountant prices.
Ph 09 4318 617 or Mob 021 431861
E-mail maccts@slingshot.co.nz

KAIPARA PLUMBING LTD

ΚΑΙΠΑΡ Α ΠΛΥΜΒΙΝΓ ΛΤ∆

Graham Slatter
CALL IN TO SEE US FOR ALL PLUMBER DRAINLAYER
YOUR SURVEY & SUBDIVISION
INQUIRIES Master Plumber
OR
PHONE US ANY DAY AT Registered Drainlayer
431 8750
OR
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BY 3 ton digger & truck for hire
CONTACTING KATHY AT THE
OFFICE
FIRST WEDNESDAY IN THE
MONTH IS OUR VISITING DAY
5 View Road,
Maungaturoto
HOBSON CHAMBERS Ph (09) 431 8750
143 HURNDALL ST Mob (021) 723 284
Phone 025 2445430
027 244 5430
MAUNGATUROTO A/Hrs Ph. 431 8451
Fax. 431 8561
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CLASSIC POWER BOAT CLUB THANK YOU TO THE VET CENTRE

MEETING
To the ladies from the Vet Centre, ‘thank you
for your effort to clear our neighbourhood of
To All Boaties: Remember when boat racing was feral cats.’ All the early morning, and after hours
relatively simple. Get out on the water, race at evenings you spent setting cages, and checking
them each day is greatly appreciated. You have
speeds of 50-60mph and sometimes more if you served our community in a very practical man-
were lucky to have a hydroplane. Costs were ner, and we thank you.
minimal and it was a fun family orientated week- Gratefully,
end with tall tales of how close the racing was
Elizabeth Ludlam
and if the track was a little longer I could have
passed you. Not many helmets, life jackets and
OSH in those days. To All Boaties : Interested in
forming a club for Classic Power-
Just some of the clubs that were around 40 boats. All information and ideas
years ago in Northland, included Kaitaia, Bay of welcome. Contact Julie or Steve
Islands, Otamatea, Whangarei and Horeke. Any-
09 439 1559 or email
classicboats@slingshot.co.nz
one out there remember these, we would love to
hear from you .

A few like minded people are looking to start a

Classic Powerboat Club in the Northland area
with plans to expand further afield. There is in-
Paparoa Tai Chi
terest from as far away as South Island but we Classes are underway for 2010.
Now is a good time for you to begin!
plan to organise our own backyard first with a
12.30-2.00 p.m. Paparoa War Memorial Hall
few fun days over the year with a chance to get 7.00-8.00p.m. 5 Hook Road
your boats out on the water for a spurt.
For more information contact Shirley, 4316408

Anyone interested in more information and get-

ting into the race game at ground level we are
having a meeting to discuss our options and
making this idea a reality. Time to stop the talk-
ing and get doing. All information and ideas wel-
come.
Contact Julie or Steve on 09 439 1559 or 0274
854 788 or email classicboats@slingshot.co.nz
for more details.
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HOMEBUILDERS VACANCY So from the staff and residents – thank you all for
your gifts, visits and kind thoughts. We hope
2010 treats you well.
We have a part-time vacancy for
someone with Counselling or Social
Work qualifications to join our team as MAUNGATUROTO TOUCH RUGBY
a Family Support Worker.
RECOMMENCING ON
This is a new position and is for 12
hours per week. THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2010

You would need to have your own
transport and be willing to travel
around the Otamatea area visiting our
client Families.
A mileage allowance is paid.
If you are interested please email
Denise Manager
Homebuild@ xtra.co.nz
with your CV for a copy of the Job
Description.
JUNIORS START TIME: 3.30 PM
SENIORS START TIME: 4.30 PM
ADULTS START TIME 6.30 PM
Enquiries Phone Linda 431 9133
PAPAROA FARMERS MARKET
Dates for February: are 13 and 27
We will have celebrated our 3rd birthday at the end
of
January - going well and filling a real need in the com-
munity. We have regular patrons from Mangaturoto
and even Kaiwaka, as well as Ruawai and Tinopai.

REST HOME NEWS The honey stall returns in February; the icecream is
going well as is the flounder & mussels, the Long Flat
Well Christmas is over and everyone else is back Bacon company and the vegetables stalls are
at work. increasing in variety and quantity. There are also
At the Rest Home we are here 24 hours a day lovely plants from Harold & Lena Sweet and the
seven days a week so for us holidays have a dif- Brownlie pickles and sauces are always much in
ferent feel. A lot of the staff take holidays later in
demand. We have had a popular baking stall since
the year and work through the Christmas break before Christmas also.
because Christmas is a lot of fun at the Rest
Home. The visitor numbers go up by a huge - Loraine Rowlands
amount during the holiday break and the resi-
dents get special pleasure not only from visits by
relatives from all corners of the world but visits
from the people of Maungaturoto who come in to
wish us well even though they do not know any- PAINTER
one at the Rest Home. EXTERIOR, INTERIOR, ROOFS, OUTBUILDINGS
The Friends of the Rest Home gave the kitchen a AND FENCES
MOULD, MOSS & LICHEN SPRAYED ON REQUIRED
lovely knife set which our cooks are very thankful SURFACES—ALSO ON PATHS, DRIVEWAYS AND
for, they also gave every resident a present so I COBBLED AREAS.
would like to thank Friends of the Rest Home WATERBLASTING
who work along behind the scenes all year REFERENCES AVAILABLE
round. FOR EXPERIENCED OLD FASHIONED CARE AND
QUALITY WORKMANSHIP
Another thing we were grateful for this Christmas PHONE DAVE
was the many gifts that came in for staff and resi- 09 431 7333
dents; these included ham and Christmas cakes OR
as well as chocolates, wine and other treats. 027 4903 522
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