The Patea & Waverley Press July 2019

Patea & Waverley Press Te Karere o Patea me Te Wairoaiti

JULY 2019

Circulating in Patea, Waverley, Waitotara and surrounding districts

Another successful Pink Ribbon Lunch at Abbotsford

Abbotsford & District Maternity Home Services INC committee would like to say a big thank you to all the beautiful ladies for supporting this valuable cause & coming to our Pink Ribbon Lunch held on Sunday 9th June 2019 at our historical old maternity home in Waverley. The Pink Ribbon fundraisers are raising money for breast cancer research and patient support. To put a monetary value on this, $80.00 will fund a specialist breast care nurse for 2 hours. Our specialist nurses are amazing, and there is nothing they do not know - this funding is crucial for patient care, and much continued research to find a cure. To make an event like this happen there are some important people who helped us out. Thank you to Waverley Four Square for their generous donation towards the bubbles we were

able to drink on the day, Harrison's Hire Centre (Wanganui) for supplying all the glassware, Country Deli Waverley for the delicious food, Mr & Mrs Weeks from our local nursery for the beautiful potted flower, Godderidges Pharmacy for donating a spot prize, Waverley Motors for their donation of spot prizes, decorations & raffle items and Ferris Building & Joinery Waitotara for their donation of spot prizes and raffle items. An extra special thank you to the Abbotsford Committee for planning, set up and preparation for today. Abbotsford Maternity Home is a building rich in history for this town and surrounding districts. It was gifted to the Waverley Community to take care of, and these types of events help to keep the 'Old Girl' in use and remaining strong. For $5 per year you can become a 'Friend of Abbotsford', or even become a committee member with us. You are all invited to our AGM and mulled wine evening on 2nd August 2019 at 5:30pm. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for more details. Thank you so much from The Breast Cancer Foundation, and from the Abbotsford Committee we hope everyone enjoyed this event as much as we did.

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2 - July 2019

SAINT PATRICKS & FRANCIS de SALES PARISH

COMMUNITY MINISTRY

A Partnership between the Presbyterian, Methodist and Anglican Churches in Southern Taranaki

Parish Mission Statement

“In the Spirit of Christian Community to coordinate the life of the Parish for the involvement of all.” St Patrick’s 29 Egmont St, Patea Parish Sec: Linda Towers Ph: 06 273 8241 Fax: 06 273 8242 email: stpatspatea@xtra.co.nz

Regional Dean - Southern Taranaki: Ven. Trevor Harrison. Ph 278 8667. Email: southdean@taranakianglican.org.nz

CONTACT NUMBERS:

St Luke’s Patea - John Hill 06 273 8969, John Hughes 06 273 8353 St George’s, Patea - Rev. Karen Cook 06 273 8581, Howard Anderson 06 273 6004, Rev. Tipene Anaru 021 0882 5947 Church of the Good Shepherd, Waverley - Roy Hotter 06 346 5445 Op shop: Tues, Wed, Fri 10am-12.30pm. Ph Judi 273 8929.

The Anglican Parish of Patea: Services at St Georges

Sunday Service 10am. On a fifth Sunday of the month we move around the various congregations in our cluster. Please check church notice board. Prayer Service - Friday 9.30am

St Francis de Sales Brassey St, Waverley

2019 Mass Timetable

Weekday Masses Wed 3 July, 9.30am. St Francis de Sales, Wav Wed 10 July, 9.30am. St Patrick's Patea Wed 17 July, 9.30am. St Francis de Sales, Wav Wed 24 July, 9.30am. St Patrick's Patea Wed 31 July, 9.30am. St Francis de Sales, Wav Sunday Mass Times: Sunday 7 July, 9.30am. St Patrick's, Patea Sunday 14 July, 9.30am, St Francis de Sales, Wav Sunday 21 July, 9.30am. St Patrick’s, Patea Sunday 28 July, 9.30am. St Francis de Sales, Wav

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I was deeply touched and impressed by a member of parliament who was more than prepared to go in the opposite direction to most of his contemporaries. This man’s name is Alfred Ngaro, National MP for Te Atatu, who has spoken out against how Government’s reforms. They’re doing what pleases the masses? Following their new ideas of abortion, euthanasia, legalise marijuana, mostly what this present government thinks they can, admittedly with a lot of kiwi support. But this man Alfred Ngaro stands opposed to these things. Why? Because his conscience won’t allow him a good night’s sleep? Most likely, but more than that, he is alarmed at the total disregard for human decency just running amok in society. We have to stop and take stock of what we are allowing, the ongoing consequences are always going to follow these ideas. He won’t be too popular with the majority, but there comes a time when we have to stop running with the hounds and consider what values that are left. I went to a couple of ANZAC parades and I wondered during the ceremonies what those valiant men and women who gave their lives so valiantly for us to be where we are today would think. We have freedom to make plans, where to work, where to acknowledge and how to praise God. If they were to see the chaos that’s ensuring today, I wonder what their response would be? These old family values like children obeying their parents, obeying the Police and laws of society, not pinching anything that’s not nailed down, having sensible Govt policies of old, i.e. homes, health, education, care for the elderly, sick etc, all been chucked out the window for what? Something better cause we gotta move on? Yeah right! We’re kinda sliding downhill very fast and unless a brave man like Alfred Ngaro stands against all this chaos, tries to help us reconsider these choices that seem ok, we are doomed! We’re toast! What’s this world gonna be like in 10 years? At the speed we’re going like dem brakes are gonna work! There was another man, just over 2,000 years ago, who was born of a virgin, was crucified, died and rose from the dead, and who lived for 33 years – Jesus Christ. He made a difference than and still does today, and nothing has changed! He spoke directly and honestly to the masses of the day back then and told them plainly “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is Eternal life through Christ Jesus”. We are sinning big time today by all these decisions the Govt is making, we need to join with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Alfred Ngaro and everybody whose conscience has not been seared and make it known we do not agree with these laws made already and the ones being implemented. If we aimlessly wonder along with the majority we are as guilty as them by our silence., At the end of the day its your head that rests on the pillow, I hope it’s a contented sleep. Jesus made a huge difference in His day, against the majority, against sin! We cannot throw all this away for something that is only going to cause more problems, because it will. Why? They are not Gods, they are predominantly evil-based, not life giving! Me, I’m more than willing to stand beside my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, beside men of the calibre of Alfred Ngaro who represent justice and fairness and life, not afraid to speak out against modern thinking that causes suffering. You have to make choices, that’s what life commands, but they have to be what your conscience says. The best choice you can make first of all, is to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, because He is the only saviour of the world! Every other decisions will be in line with God’s and therefor we will be at peace with ourself and others. Jesus Christ said He has come so that we may have life – let’s enjoy it.

Come Lord Jesus - Ted Reeves, Patea

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July 2019 - 3

Local News BEREAVEMENTS

Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Ewen Duthie Hooper, and Desmond Partridge.

BIRTHDAYS

Pat Millar celebrated her 91st birthday with family and friends with a lovely dinner at the Kakaramea Hotel on the Sunday evening, with plenty of birthday wishes. Sylvia Ansley celebrated her 90th birthday with cake at a celebration held on the 8th of June. The event was held as an afternoon tea at the Masonic Court Retirement Village where she has been living for the last 2.5 years. The party was attended by family members from both Verry and Ansley clans, with friends from the Masonic. Syd (seated) is with her brother Donald, younger sister Elaine and older sister Marjory, all of whom lived in Patea until they left to pursue travel and career plans.

Locals Graduate from Building Maintenance Course The Waverley building maintenance course was run in Waverley for the first time in many years, through Land Based Training (Whanganui). It was a 26 week free course which had a slow start but a great ending . Tutored by Cris Morrison a local handyman, 14 students signed up with 5 withdrawing for personal reasons. The 9 that remained were made up of one male and eight females. They gained skills in the building industry which included basic DIY building and carpentry, basic plumbing, window glazing and ground maintenance, earning NZCA Level 2 qualifications. On Thursday the 29th of May the first intake had their Graduation which was shared by family and friends; a great time was had by all and we wish them all the very best for their future. A big congratulations to all my past students. Some of the projects that they were part of, thanks to community for onsite job training, were building 3 decks, 1 bathroom renovation, 1 complete house renovation, a wood shed, garden shed, garage extension, and a 22 metre wooden fence plus a lot of in-class projects like picnic tables and a heap of paper work. So if you want to be a part of the next intake, which starts 1st July, get in touch today. We have had the opportunity to relocate to Hawera area as we feel that there is a growing concern for this industry and, although Waverley served us well, it is time to spread our wings for new students.

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4 - July 2019

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School wide Inquiry Our inquiry focus for Term Two is Sustainability. We are learning how we can all be guardians of our planet and take action to make sure we are having a positive impact on our environment. The whole senior school started with an amazing race, and now we have moved onto learning how our actions can impact our waterways. The junior school watched flowers change colours to match their water source. Now the school has started looking at the water cycle and seeing where we have a large influence. Maths in Kōwhai and Tawa In Kowhai and Tawa Hubs we support giving students the power of choice in their maths learning to encourage their motivation, engagement and differences. Every Monday our hub members collect a “must do/can do” activity sheet for the week that then allows them a range of options and challenges to work through at their own pace.

A Special Thank You We would like to extend a very big thank you to Farm Source, Waverley and Doug & Gillian Hooper. Farm Source auctioned off shelving from their old store and wanted the money raised to go back into our community. So, thanks to the generosity of Doug & Gillian Hooper and Farm Source the school has been donated $500.

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July 2019 - 5

Book Fair

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St George’s Anglican Church is having a Book Sale on July 12, 13 and 14. We have far too many books and we must get rid of them, so we will be having a sale. The price will be $3 to fill a bag with books. You must remember to bring a bag to fill. Opening hours: Friday 12 July 11am-4pm Saturday 13 July 11am-4pm Sunday 14 July 11am-4pm So please, come and buy from the hundreds of books on sale.

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Pātea Community Board Meeting Notes from the Pātea Community Board meeting on Wednesday 29 May 2019, 4pm, provided by the Board Members. The third meeting for the year was held at the at the, Waitōtara & District Hall, 12 Kaipo Street, Waitōtara. Present were: Pātea Community Board members; Ruth, Olivia, Dianne and Jacq, Robert Northcott (Pātea Councillor), Claire Symes (Community Development Manager), Deputy Mayor Phil Nixon, Fiona Greenhill (Community Services Manager) & several members of the public.

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Open Forum Bryan Rook had 3 issues to discuss, Nukumaru Station Rd extension, Wastewater upgrade at Waiinu Beach and Camp Ground drainage. STDC update on Nukumaru Station Rd is that construction is planned to start in October if things go to plan. Waste water tanks are being made off site and will be installed in October. Work on Camp Ground drainage will be done when the new road is built, dirt from it will be used to sort this out. There are 84 permanent residents at Waiiui Beach, so outcomes to these three issues are eagerly awaited. Robert Northcott updated us on the Yarrow’s Stadium strengthening and upgrade. He spoke at the submission hearing 2 weeks ago with Ross Dunlop against the increase in Rates for those living south of Hawera. The council agreed with the need to repair the stadium but not the $22m for extra work in the preferred option. The increase will be $58 per household per year, $850,000 out of South Taranaki each year for 7 years. We feel the Stadium should have the bear minimum done to it to make it usable, not an elaborate upgrade. STDC was disappointed with TRC’s decision but we did our best to represent those in our most southern ward through the submission process. Maria Ferris asked if the Council was going to complete the re-zoning of rural and urban zones in Waverley that was started in 2015. Phil Nixon said yes, it is intended to complete this soon. Dave Welsh wants to get the small playground next to the Waitōtara Hall upgraded. Allan Caple from Pātea Community Patrol reported that Pātea has no major issues at the moment, apart from rubbish bins at the Beach. They need to be emptied on a Monday, as they are filled up in the weekend, and often aren’t emptied until late in the week, by which time the rubbish is overflowing. They have also caught a car ‘flytipping’ (emptying household rubbish on a street) this has been reported to STDC. He also wanted to know more about the ‘STDC Community surveillance fund’. Fiona told him it is for maintenance of street security cameras. Robert got info back on why the local junior rugby league team were ineligible for transport costs from SportNZ rural travel fund to travel to Wellington to play a curtain raiser for a warriors game A reply was given that because it wasn’t a local or regular game then it did not meet their criteria. He is looking at other options for them. Ian Wards informed us that he won’t be standing for re-election as Councilor in September, after 24 years in the role. Robert thanked him on our behalf for his years of service to our community. General Business The public meeting was held for residents of Ngmatapouri at the last community board meeting in April, it concerned wandering stock on the valley road. Residents expressed frustration and concern that the offending farmer was not worried about the problem and the council staff are also frustrated, prosecution is pending. The Council have undertaking a Town Planning exercise in Pātea, Waverley and other small towns asking the communities for suggestions on what they would like to see in their towns eg landscaping, streetscape and street furniture, to name a few. The meetings in Pātea and Waverley were very well attended and productive. We will get designs back from the planners in July. The Drinking Fountain has been installed outside the Waverley Library. The Patea one will go in when the new Library garden is done. Both Libraries have been busy and running many activities for the community. $1000 was allocated in the Community Board Discretionary fund for a portable sound system for Waverley. Pedal Power Pictures went well on 23 May in the Dimocks Carpark, Hawera. Volunteers Day in at Aotea Utanganui on Wednesday 19 June. Full minutes of this and all Council meetings can be found on the South Taranaki District Council Website, under the heading ‘Council’ then go to ‘Meetings’ or view them at Pātea or Waverley Library. Your Community Board Members are: Ruth Mackay (Chair) Olivia McQuillan (Deputy) Dianne Lance, & Jacq Dwyer. Robert Northcott (Pātea Councillor) The meeting times & venues for this year are: Wednesday 10 July, 4pm, Pātea Old Folks Hall, Egmont Street Wednesday 21 August, 4pm, Pātea Old Folks Hall, Egmont Street Elections: Saturday 12 October, no PCB meeting

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6 - July 2019

Te Ramanui receives major grant from TSB Community Trust

Te Ramanui o Ruapūtahanga, South Taranaki’s new Library, Culture and Arts Centre, has received a $2.8 million grant from the TSB Community Trust. South Taranaki Mayor, Ross Dunlop, was absolutely thrilled with the TSB Community Trust’s decision. “The Trust’s grant is a huge boost and means that we can move forward on this project with great confidence. The Trust has once again demonstrated its commitment to and investment in the district by supporting projects that will make a real difference in South Taranaki,” says Mayor Dunlop. “The Te Ramanui o Ruapūtahanga project is to create a new vibrancy in Hāwera providing enhanced community services, creating economic stimulus and improving connectivity for both the South Taranaki community and for visitors to the district,” says Maria Ramsay, Chief Executive TSB Community Trust. “It also aligns well to our strategy by increasing access to opportunities, enhanced tamariki and whanau wellbeing and increased capability.” South Taranaki District Council’s (STDC) Chief Executive Waid Crockett, says the $8 million facility, to be located on the corner of High and Regent Streets, is the key anchor project in the Hawera town centre redevelopment . “At 1605m2 the building combines a number of facilities onto one site, including a bigger library, meeting rooms, public toilets, an art gallery and heritage exhibition space, i-SITE visitor centre and café,” says Mr Crockett. “Te Ramanui will provide people with a wide-range of services, information, cultural and educational resources right in the heart of Hāwera, bringing more foot traffic, visitors and vibrancy to the town centre.” The building, designed by architects Warren and Mahoney, takes environmental sustainability into account wherever possible, which helps keep ongoing operational costs to a minimum. “Te Ramanui o Ruapūtahanga means the beacon or signal fire of Ruapūtahanga, a famous Taranaki Māori ancestress. Ruapūtahanga would light the beacon as a signal for Iwi to meet so they could talk, share ideas and knowledge. We think the name, which was gifted by Ngati Ruanui, perfectly symbolises the new centre’s purpose as a place for the community to meet in order to share information and gain knowledge,” he says. “Te Ramanui will not only be a community and visitor hub, it will be a catalyst for driving change and increasing investment. We believe it will completely transform the town centre.” Mr Crockett says the Council is contributing $4.8 million towards the facility, with the remaining $3.2 million being sought from external funding. “The Council’s contribution is being loan-funded. Earnings from the Council’s Long Term Investment Fund (LTIF) will be used to repay the loan over a number of years so there is no impact on rates to fund this development. Thanks to the TSB Community Trust’s support we are now well on our way to meeting our external funding target,” he says. To date the site for the new centre has been purchased and detailed designs are being developed. Construction is planned to begin in late 2019 - early 2020 to be complete by July 2021.

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Ian Church’s Final Book

It’s been almost 45 years since Ian Church arrived in Patea as a young teacher at our High School and stayed for 9 years. His connection to our town has never waned and he devoted years of research to uncovering the stories of our past. In 2013 Ian died at the age of 71. In the weeks before he died, he finished his 30th book; ‘Salutary Punishment’ the tragic story of the Pakakohi Maori Prisoners, from the Patea district, that were sent to Otago in 1869. And then 11 years later the Parihaka Maori, that suffered the same sad fate. The narrative of this time is a sad scar on our landscape and Ian has told the story as it was. It was his final wish to have this book published. Knowing he would not live to see this, he left the task with his sister Pat Greer. She approached us at Patea Historical Society almost 2 years ago and the finished result is something we know Ian would be pleased with. If you wish to order a copy of ‘Salutary Punishment’ for $35, contact Jacq on 027 241 5595 or jacq@dwyer.co.nz

July 2019 - 7

The New To Patea Guy

Some of you may have heard of me already through social media, I am the guy that made the word “chick” popular again. For those that don't know me my name is Grant Keinzley and I have recently moved to Patea. A quick run down of my life; After high school in Auckland I was an artist; an oil painter. In 2002 I went to China for a holiday and was caught outside when a typhoon (a tropical storm) hit. That night more than 800 people died because of that storm. So I decided to stay in China and founded a typhoon rescue organisation that upon my leaving to return to NZ was providing rescue support for over 100 million people each storm season. In 2014 and one year back in NZ I was involved in politics, I was the Internet MANA candidate for Taranaki-King Country, then later executive of the party's board, and retired from politics as party president at the beginning of 2017. Since then I have written 8 books (a Sci-Fi series) currently being viewed for movie options and wanting to jump out of the fast lane I came to Patea a few months back to relax and enjoy life. So what is the point of this article? Well simply put I have something to introduce to you all, something that I think is very cool. I am currently working on a project of my own creation, and one that I believe will add prosperity to Patea and the surrounding region. The project is an online magazine but it is so much more than just that. While I was in China I owned an I.T company that supported the typhoon organisation financially. We made computers that sold in Europe, we wrote our own software, and we were involved in the development of home robots that assist the elderly and the disabled. Using my then gained skills and coming to see Patea as a town that people simply drive through but myself knowing that Patea is quite a rocking little town, I decided to get off my very cute butt so to speak and contribute. “Don't think about it, just do it!” cried the little voice inside my head. MyNet.nz is where you can find the project and if you are already familiar with popular social media platforms then you'll quickly recognise the layout. The way it works is simple; every post made is telling a story about the region, every song and video that is uploaded is introducing the region's culture, and every comment made is part of the voice of the region. MyNet works on the premise that it is indeed an online magazine, but by taking advantage of the social media layout the system lets the residents be the magazine's editors and allows them to tell the region's story how they want it to be told. Some may be asking How is this going to benefit us? When someone, anyone, everyone types “Patea” into a search engine like Google, Yahoo or Bing they will see what is happening right now in real time....“Yo peeps party at my place”, or “reminder; music festival starts tomorrow”, or “fish and chip shop special of the day is....”, or “market day is starting in 10 minutes, come along”. This type of instant media will certainly get a few of those passing cars to stop, and better still for all the big events that happen in the region, this service will mean less time spent on marketing and result in more visitors coming. To conclude; what it means is added prosperity for the region at zero cost to the ratepayers. So as to not exclude Waverley and other neighbouring towns I have made it so that on the sign up form these residents can join the website too, enjoy all of the same privileges, and be listed as “Friend of Patea”, “Family in Patea”, or “Visitor to Patea”. So here is the website's address: www.mynet.nz I, and all of the other members, look forward to seeing you there :) GrantK (the new to Patea guy)

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President Mrs Rose Cowley welcomed 8 members to our June meeting, business discussed. Our guest speaker, Andrew Niederberger a social worker with the organisation STAND. He works with children aged 5 to 13 years and their families and hopes he can help them make better choices with strategies. He also used to take children to the Health Camp that was in Otaki before it closed. Competition results, June: Bloom – 1st Noeline Kerrisk Cluster – 1st B Dwyer, 2nd Noeline Kerrisk, Shrub – 1st Noeline Kerrisk, 2nd Angie McGregor Handcraft – 1st Rose Cowley (1/2 apron) Cooking – 1st Rose Cowley (Banana Bread) Secretary: C Dalziel

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8 - July 2019

Whenuakura School - ‘Growing Personal Excellence’ Term two is coming to an end and we are officially half way through the school year. Time flies when you’re learning and having fun! As we said in our last article, we have been busy gathering, analysing, interpreting, and using information about students' progress and achievement to plan for the rest of the school year. It is a time to reflect as teachers on the effectiveness of our teaching practice and celebrate the accelerated progress of our learners at Whenuakura School. We would like to welcome our new learners Kyvarn and Jack Kelsen and Vienna Hollingsworth. Thank you to those who have supported our fundraising efforts especially at our recent quiz night. We appreciate our community sponsors and everyone who attended and worked on the night to make it successful.

Chess Success at the Wanganui Chess Tournament

Another great success for our school - Wanganui Chess Team Champions! Our other placings include: 2nd place Individual Rookie - Devin Millar 3rd place Individual Rookie - Lorcan Honeyfield Congratulations also to those who achieved merit, credit, excellence and distinction awards. Each student enjoyed their games and it was a great day of strategic and analytical thinking. Thank you Kelly Crawford for coaching.

Dedicated Team - NZEI Breakfast

We are very lucky to have such a skilled and passionate team of support staff. Thank you for all you do. It was lovely to celebrate with you at the NZEI Breakfast. The photo is just missing Jean, Ange, John & Lynne and Marky.

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We encourage you to come and see us if you are looking to enrol your child in school. We are happy to show you around and discuss our learning programmes. Individualised transition dates can be organised.

Community Minded - Quiz Night

What a great Quiz Night we had on Friday 7th June. The support from our community is amazing, so thank you to all those who organised and entered teams. We would also like to thank our sponsors who donated so generously towards the evening; E C Dallisons & Sons, Ferris Building & Joinery, Bianca Mitchell Art, Andrew & Alison Hurley, Pak N Save, Yarrows Bakery, Silver Fern Farms, Honey Holdalls (Soni Kenealy). We would also like to acknowledge and thank our Year 6 Impact team who rose to the occasion showing great leadership and initiative.

Engaged Learners - Celebrating Puanga

Ko Puanga te pae ārahi i ngā tohu o te tau hou i te pae ururangi' – 'Puanga leads the celestial signs to herald the New Year.’ Part of celebrating Puanga included incorporating it into our maths and art. Maths sessions included: Statistics and financial literacy to prepare for hangi Geometry learning with Whai - Traditional string games Moon phases and calendar learning Reading maps and tracing the journey Maui made from Hawaiki

July 2019 - 9 Inquiring Minds

Our Impact Team joined forces with Venture Taranaki to work on the Taranaki 2050 roadmap. This plans out where we are now, what our vision for Taranaki in 2050 is, and it starts to design some of the steps along the way to help get us there. Taranaki is an awesome place to live, work, play and create. Thank you for involving our young leaders Venture Taranaki!

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10 - July 2019

Maxwell and Districts Kindergarten These past few weeks we have been enthusiastically preparing for our Matariki celebrations with our whanau and friends. We created a stage inside where we all stood and practiced our list of songs each day including our national anthem in Maori and English, ‘The Kiwi bird’, E Rima and the popular ‘Poi E’. The children were often heard singing the songs as they played in the sandpit or swinging on the swings outside and many practiced at home every night in preparation. The days before, the children brought a vegetable each and we harvested our Kindergarten vege garden to include in our vegetable soup to share. The children showed great independence, turn-taking skills and mahi tahi as they peeled and cut the vegetables. On Wednesday night we all gathered, the children performed their songs on stage, shared our soup and our kai everyone had brought and got a chance to remember our loved ones that had passed. Each family wrote on a yellow star everything they loved about their child that we hung on our stage backdrop, celebrating their uniqueness and honouring them. It was so special to see so many of our families gather and celebrate with us all! We are enjoying learning more about Matariki, the stars, the Maori New Year and the star Puanga that can be seen in the sky from the Waverley district this time of year. Hari hou tau! Happy Maori New Year! Arohanui, Michaela, Annie and Katherine

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July 2019 -11

Kia Ora Koutou Everyone, We’ve had a great start to Term 2 with awesome learning opportunities for our students; rocket making, netball with sport Wanganui, baking ANZAC biscuits, Autumn writing and much more. We wish a warm welcome to our 8 new students and their families who have started at our school this term - Makayla, Leo, Kaylib, Torana, Shelby, Caprice, Shaquaila and Vincent. Thank you very much to all the parents who came to our Learning Conversations. We continue to encourage healthy lunches, please keep chippies and sweet food to Fridays only. Miss Collier, Mr White and I will be celebrating Support Staff day on 24th May. Our wonderful Support Staff are an integral part of our school. A big thank you to Gillian (admin and Teacher aide), Sara (Teacher aide), Caretaker Phil, Manju (Cleaner) and Don (Van driver)- the time and effort you put into Waitotara school doesn’t go unnoticed, we are really grateful for all you do. Polly Devane, Acting Principal

Awards Principal’s award - Shelby Adlam. For always trying his hardest in every subject. Senior Class award - Maddie B. For using amazing descriptive language in creative writing. Junior Class award - Harper Ferris. For being focussed in class at all times. Virtue award - Determination. Honor Parsons - for showing increasing determination in all her school work.

An Interview with... Name: Lachlan Age: 7 Favourites: Colours: Orange Book: LolliPop The Old Car TV Show/Movie: The Lego Movie I like Waitotara School because I love writing and it is fun at Waitotara School. An Interview with... Name: Harper Age: 5 Favourites: Colours: Purple Book: The Owl Diaries TV Show/Movie: Sing I like Waitotara School because I ride my bike and play on the monkey bars. Thank you TSB Community Trust We have been lucky enough to gain a $1800.00 grant from the TSB Trust. These funds are for Numeracy and Literacy.

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12 - July 2019

Over the last month we have been very busy, the following is an insight of some of the events and kaupapa our tamariki have been involved in:

We have been focusing on edible herbs this term and are almost ready to plant in our garden. We have a project using pallets underway and they are loving learning how to use a handsaw, weed the garden and what each herb is. They have learnt to identify a selection of herbs and we did an exercise where they got a leaf from each plant and had to say what it looked like, felt like, smelt like (some have an amazing aroma when the leaf is rubbed) and taste like. Some interesting results.

Kapahaka

Our tamariki have been practicing hard in our weekly sessions with Matua Mike. He has been introducing some new waiata over the term and makes learning accessible and fun for all. A session may include kapahaka, mau rākau, waiata, karakia, and a variety of games to give the tamariki exposure to a variety of opportunities while incorporating Te Reo Māori me ōna tikanga.

Enviroschools

We are an Enviroschool and currently working on some projects both inside and outside. The tamariki are loving the hands on mahi and are really interested, and getting some authentic learning, which is teaching lifelong habits and sustainable practices.

Bernie learning to use the handsaw. Hamuera sawing the pallet in half

Lemon Balm, Pineapple Sage and Marjoram

Sport - Hākinakina Netball

Our netballers are well into the season and we have seen a huge change in their skills they are coming back to school with. Ka rawe tamariki ma.

Rugby League:

We have quite a few tamariki that are involved in rugby league, playing for the Patea Warriors, Junior Rugby League. There progress has been awesome. A huge mihi to all the coaches, whānau and supporters that have been following then each week and helping behind the scenes. In the holidays they will be travelling down to Wellington and participating in training sessions with the Warriors and some will be playing in the curtain raiser for The Warriors game. Congratulations to all the tamariki that have been selected for the upcoming NSW (North South West) tournament. Some of our students were selected to play in this tournament and we have students representing in the Under 7s, Under 9s and Under 11s, ka mau te wehi!

Digital Fluency & Technology • • • •

Our tamariki have been programming Blue Bots and being encouraged to use the correct terminology. This has been a great tool for reading and writing directions, problem solving, mathematics and kōrero. Setting up our Minecraft Education Practicing using some of the Google applications Using some of our online learning applications

Programming the Blue Bots

July 2019 - 13

Whaea Brianne and the tamariki practicing

Patea Library Visits

We have also been attending a weekly session at Patea Library Plus with Matua Ricky and enjoying learning about our local sites, books and using some of the technology like Quiver & Quiver Masks where the students colour the picture and then the app makes it come alive. Colouring our Quiver pictures

Learning some history of our waka. Colouring our Quiver Mask pictures.

Manuhiri

We also had the pleasure of a visit from John who is part of the Helberg Society. The children got to participate in activities adapted/ing for those with a disability. This made us more aware of how lucky we are to be able to walk and have our eyesight. Great to see all tamariki fully immersed and participating in all the challenges. Bernie and Eli experiencing what it is like to have no eyesight.

Don’t forget to check out our website and Facebook page for what else is happening in our school. For more detailed information check out our school website: http://www.stjoespatea.school.nz You can also find us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/St-Josephs-School-Patea God bless you all, Saint Joseph’s School - Patea

14 - July 2019

McBroom 2019 funding round – Cancellation notice

The TDHB Trust allocates funding on behalf of the McBroom Estate for health and disability benefits for the Waverley and Patea communities. The TDHB Trust regrets to advise that funding will not be distributed in 2019. This is due to the funding not being received by the required date for the planned allocation meeting. We have been advised that there are maintenance expenses that are currently being incurred by the Estate. Any funding received later in 2019 will be added to next year’s application round. We apologise for this late notice.

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Gallery Patea: Promoting Art Locally

Our winter hours are 11am until 4pm on Wednesday to Sunday. In July the exhibition of wearable art by Mayhla Howells, an award winning Auckland based artist is continuing to fascinate visitors to the Gallery where three of her pieces made from upcycled plastics are on display. Mayhla is looking to move southwards, so we can anticipate seeing more of her amazing and intricate work. Also on display for the first time in the Gallery is work by a new young artist Laura Buchanan, working under ‘Lulu’ recently moved to Waiinu. With her new kiln in place she looks to increase her production, and is open to running pottery classes. Jeremy Sanger’s colourful drawings of dragons and their riders with the stories and ecological message that are behind their creation continue to cause visitors to stop and read. The times for the children’s workshop’s which are held on the first Sunday of every month are from 1.30pm until 3pm. Places are limited because of space, so please enquire at the Gallery. These are popular. The Art Group continues quietly on alternate Tuesdays from 12 midday until 4pm. The next meeting day is on the 9th July. Please register your interest at the Gallery during open hours for the Children’s Workshop, Stone Carving workshop or Art Group. Stone Carving workshops will be held as and when there are sufficient numbers. Because the Gallery is non-profit organisation manned by volunteers, extra assistance to keep the Gallery open more days is our goal. If you have some time and wish to help, even for one day a month, it would be most appreciated. Full training will be given. Finally the piano has been moved to its final location across the road under the 4 Square veranda and has been enjoyed by many, many people since. The artists within the Gallery did enjoy creating the outside beauty and now we are hearing so much local talent bringing out the beauty from inside the instrument.

Gallery Patea is now in its third year, Bronwyn Wattrus and Gabrielle Belz set up the nonprofit gallery to support the arts locally by providing a space where artists can show and sell their work. If you know someone making art please let them know. We acknowledge support from the Lysaght Trust given in December 2018.

July 2019 - 15

Kakaramea School: Together We Achieve What’s been happening at Kakaramea School:

It’s been a whirlwind Term 2 at Kakaramea School, with our Year 6 Leadership Camp, Bhana Cup practices, and lots of great learning inside the classrooms.

A huge congratulations to;

Bernie Vanner for passing her Speech and Drama exams with Honours Plus. Bela Baldwin for being selected for the Junior South Taranaki Indoor Bowls rep team. Lucy Honeyfield for being selected for the Under 10’s Taranaki Soccer team.

Above: Can you spot the chameleon? Kingston Raimona making the most of the winter sunshine during a lunchtime game of hideand-seek.

Our environmental team getting their hands dirty planting native trees in our school garden sustainability in practice!

Buddy classes Kauri and Koru investigating our school rubbish. What are we putting in our bins? What will happen to it next? An olfactory and visually stimulating afternoon.

Soup extraordinaire Erin Gibb showing our New Entrant/Year One class how to whip up a wholesome meal from the garden.

Right & below: Art and simile writing by Mason Knight, Taine Murdoch and George McCollKlaassen.

We love our support staff at Kakaramea School, thank you for all you do. Your passion and enthusiasm for supporting our tamariki is invaluable! Here is the dream team at the NZEI Support Staff breakfast last month.

STEP UP 4 SCHOOL

Term 3 dates for our Step Up 4 School Programme for 4 year olds. When: Thursday 8th August Week 3 Term 3 Thursday 22nd August Week 5 Term 3 Thursday 5th September Week 7 Term 3 Thursday 19th September Week 9 Term 3 Venue: Room Koru, Kakaramea School Bring mum or dad along! We cannot wait to see you.

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16 - July 2019

Patea Area School Principal's address

Term one has been huge! I’m not sure who has done more learning this term, me as the new Principal or the students doing so many amazing things in the classroom. One of the highlights of the year so far for me has been the naming of our school leaders. Back in March we named the Senior Prefects, then in April we named our Middle School and Junior School Prefects. Our full list of Prefects is as follows: Year 5-6: Madison Powell, Hana Forbes, Miley Davidson, Maearna-Haleigh Leatherby, Year 7-8: Karleigh Moir, Jake Gibb, Hannah Honeyfield, Tuck Kahukuranui. Year 9-10: Dante MoorePotini, Te Pouwhare Parkinson, Misaydeze EruWerehi, Te Rauhui Gawler, Misty-Haze Waihape. Year 11-13: Kaena Anderson, Heremea Eru, Rashuvit Lal, Te Anahera MarakiTamatea, Tasiah Marino, Jenneva Millar, Charlotte Stark, Kahurangi Whakatutu, Fernatiwhai Windelev-Wilson. For many of our leaders the ANZAC services held in Patea, Waverley and Alton marked the start of their duties as Prefects. We were all humbled by the stories of bravery and sacrifice made by our service men and women. We look to them as examples of what leadership and being a good person can look like. In other news, we have two building projects that have been in the works for some time. Firstly, the junior school playground was installed over the holidays. The year 1-6’s have waited patiently and will have a great time swinging and climbing on it. Secondly, our new artificial turf has been installed behind the Gym. The TSB community trust have made this project possible with a very generous grant. This is the first time they have funded a project in Patea and we are extremely excited to be working with them. The multipurpose turf will be used for basketball, tennis, netball, hockey and will allow the students at Patea Area School greater access to sporting activities. Stage two of this project is getting it fenced, which we hope to have completed before the end of the term. Our Term two inquiry “HIStory is HERstory” focuses on the role of Women in our society and aims to raise awareness of gender inequality. As with all our inquiry topics, we hope to challenge and engage our learning in something that is relevant, interesting and engaging. This topic will be celebrated with a SHOWCASE on July the 2nd in the Hall. The SHOWCASE will involve Art, Music, Drama and Dance. All year levels in our school will be involved and we know that the community will come out and support the great learning our students have been involved in. More information will become avalible closer to the performance date. Finally I would like to announce the appointment of our New Deputy Principal Raveena Lal. I know that the new look SLT team will work together to inspire and support the students of Patea Area School to succeed and reach their goals. I would also like to thank the current team for all their efforts. The school and I are very fortunate to have such a passionate and dedicated team behind them. Congratulations to Whaea Raveena, who will Nga Mihi, be our new Deputy Principal starting term 3. James Davidson

HISstory HERstory

As part of this terms inquiry topic “History is Herstory” I have asked our female teachers some questions that will help us to get to know them better as well as challenging us. This month we hear from Ingrid Frengley-Vaipuna who has taken on our Senior Literacy Classes. What do you love about teaching at Patea Area School? I love teaching at Patea Area School because I love the energy and honesty that the students bring. I also get a big thrill from seeing students learning and achieving. How are we making our school more equitable for girls? PAS is equitable for girls in that ALL learners are encouraged to follow their interests, recognise and enhance their strengths and become the best version of themselves. Girls are able to do anything the boys can do. What would be one piece of advice you would give the stronge young women at Patea Area School? Stand up tall. Aim high. Learn. Be brave, caring and independent. Stay healthy. Eat well. Meditate. Leave town, at least for a while. Explore the world. Be confident in Te Ao Maori. Fall in love but don’t become a mother until you really, really want to and the man wants to be a father. Appreciate the people who love you: be grateful.

Taranaki 2050 Creative Challenge

PAS Students attended the Low Emissions Future Design Thinking Workshop in Stratford, in April. This was part of the Taranaki 2050 Creative Challenge which was an opportunity for students to contribute to the discussion on how our region might transition to a lowemissions economy. Our students were able to express what they love about their region, what they want to see preserved into the future, what they think Taranaki should be like in the year 2050, and how they think we can get there while achieving the low-emissions goals New Zealand has set. Our students that participated in this day were Rashuvit Lal, Kahurangi Whakatutu, Kaena Anderson and Tasiah Marino.

July 2019 - 17 Rippa Rugby

The winning Year 5-6 Rippa Rugby team won 6 out of 6 games at the recent tournament held at Hawera Intermediate. Great speed and teamwork helped them rise to the top of their division. It looks like we might have some future All Blacks and Black Ferns in our midst.

San Francisco Trip

Daemon Ratima and Te Anahera MarakiTamatea will be traveling to San Francisco in August with 2Nuicode to visit Stanford Uni & Silicon Valley. This is a great opportunity and we know they will gain a lot from the experience. 2Nuicode is an innovative program set up by Ngati Ruanui, designed to create lasting opportunities for Maori in the ICT sector.

Rotokare

Learning all about predators with educator Ash at Rotokare Scenic Reserve in session on different kinds of predators and how they decimate the environment. Activities included making tracking tunnels, chew cards, reading tracking tunnel prints, seeing traps of different kinds, and playing a predator murder mystery game.

Mother's Day

Happy Mothers Day Some of the messages from students along with something the students made on the half day course for the mums and special caregivers in our community.

18 - July 2019

St Patricks Catholic Church; 60 years since the 3rd Church was built in Patea, 1958 We noticed a couple of weeks ago that 60 years have passed since the current Catholic Church was built and opened in Patea. This mid-century Linear Modernism concrete building was a much talked about piece of architecture when it appeared on the landscape. The dedication day on 21 December 1958 was a huge and long anticipated event. Archbishop Peter McKeefry did the official honours, assisted by Patea born Bishop Delargey, with our own parish priest Father John Rohan. Over a century earlier, before the township began, a French Catholic Priest walked into the area and meet with Maori that lived there. This man was Father Jean Étienne Pezant, who had arrived in Akoroa from France in 1840. When the Marists moved to the diocese of Wellington in 1850, Father Pezant moved with them. In February 1852 he became the first parish priest in Whanganui, with oversight of the Taranaki area, and continued to do missionary work among the coastal tribes between the Rangitikei and Patea rivers, usually on foot. He was a fluent speaker of te reo, but the Pai Marire movement and land wars ended his mission work in this region, he moved to the South Island in 1868. From the 1850s until the early1880’s there was a band of French Priests that covered vast areas of remote country, working with Maori and the few white settlers there at that time. The names of these Priest’s from France that spent time in Patea are on the list at the end of this story, but the dates are fluid, as they came and went as the need arose. They would have performed baptisms, marriages and funerals in Patea and visited the sick and those in remote settlements of this sparsely populated land. Father Maurice Tresallet was another French Priest that spent time in Patea. On his arrival in New Zealand he spoke only French, but soon became fluent in the Māori language. A story I found in the Wairapapa Daily Times, tells of a memoire of a pioneering lady that met Fr Tresallet as a young priest, when he stopped at her home in Turakina on his way north. She tried to tell him he could stay the night, but he couldn’t understand a word of English, and kept bowing and walking towards the door. It wasn’t until her husband came home and had the idea to ask the priest in Maori to stay the night. “The latter was overjoyed when he found there was a language which they both understood, and in it they conversed during a long evening”. In 1866 the Nelson Examiner tells of Father Tresallet attending to a man’s final rites in Nelson before he was executed. These pioneering Priests had an amazing aptitude for survival and fortitude in a country far away from their own. In 1865 French born; Father Louis Rolland took charge of the parish from White Cliffs to Kai Iwi. He was a military chaplain with the 18th Royal Irish Regiment as well as parish priest and ministered at the military encampment at Patea. He rode a chestnut coloured horse which he later sold to William Sergeant, a Grenadier of the 65th Regiment, and it was from then on known as ‘the Priest’ Fr Rolland was a plucky, unpretentious ‘man of the cloth’. This account of Fr Rolland written by Major Von Tempsky after the first battle at Te Ngutu o te Manu on 21 August 1868 gives an insight to his character. (Von Tempsky was killed at 3 weeks later on 7 Sept at the second battle) “On that grey and rainy morning in 1868” wrote Major Von Tempsky, " when the snoring waters of the Waingongoro were muttering of flood and fury to come, when our three hundred mustered silently in column on the parade ground, one man made his appearance, who at once drew all eyes upon him with silent wonder. His garb was most peculiar; scant but long skirts shrouded his nether garments, and an old waterproof sheet hung loosely over his shoulders. Weapons he had none, but there was a warlike cock in the position of his broadbrimmed old felt, and a self confidence in the attitude in which he leaned on his walking stick, that said ' Here stands a man without fear.' Who is it? Look underneath the flap of his clerical hat, and the frank, good humoured, brave countenance of Father Rolland will meet you. There he was lightly arrayed for the march of which no one could say what the ending would be. With a good humoured smile he answered my question as to 'what on earth brought him there’. He said that in holding evening service he had told his flock that he would accompany them on the morrow and there he was! True, there stood, 'a good Shepherd." Through the rapid river, waist deep, along the weary forest track, across ominous looking clearings, where, at any moment a volley from an ambuscade could have swept our ranks, Father Rolland marched cheerfully and manfully, ever ready with a kind word, a playful sentence to any man who passed him. And when at last in the clearings of Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu the storm of bullets burst upon us he did not wait in the rear for men to be brought to him but- ran with the rest of us forward against the enemy's position. As soon as any man dropped, he was by his side, he did not ask ' are you a Catholic?' or ' are you a Protestant?' but kneeling prayed for his ' last words.' Thrice noble conduct in a century of utilitarian tendencies. What Catholic on that expedition could have felt fear when he saw Father Rolland by his side, smiling at death a living personation, a fulfilment of many a text preached? what Catholic could have but felt proud of being a Catholic on that day on Father Rolland's account?" Father Rolland had great admiration for the troops and was with them wherever there was likelihood of fighting. He knew no fear. More than once his hat was riddled with bullets, but he would continue his ministrations with the same determination. He is recorded on the Normanby Land Wars Memorial. His contemporaries often tried to get that old bullet riddled hat, contending that the Church of Taranaki had a right to it. “I am no saint” the old priest would reply “and I intend to leave no relics behind me”. In 1869 Fr Rolland bought a farm at Koru Road, south of New Plymouth, where he founded a Catholic boys’ school and a monastery for widower and single soldiers. Unfortunately, his transfer to Reefton in 1872 meant the closure of the school. The monastery was also abandoned. However, several single men continued to live there for some years, it was then bought by the Mace family and later burnt down. When Fr Rolland died in Reefton at the age of 68 in 1903, he was given a full Military funeral. Father Jean Lampila was known to Maori he lived amongst as Hone Rapira. Before he came to New Zealand in 1841, he was a Sergeant in the French army. He was based up the Whanganui River in the 1850’s helping local Maori build Flour Mills. On 4 May 1864 he was ‘in the thick of battle’ at the Battle of Moutoa Island. It is reported in the Wanganui Chronicle the following day that his companion on the battlefield; Brother Fredleau was killed that day. Brother Fredleau was a carpenter from France and had been building Flour Mills with the Priest’s and Maori. In the 1870’s Fr Lampila was in charge of New Plymouth parish and came to Patea when needed. He returned to France in 1888 and died there 9 years later. The first Catholic Church in Patea was built in about 1870 due to the efforts of Father Rolland and the efficacious Catholic businessman Mr Felix McGuire. Felix had been in the

military and then set up a General Store in Patea in the late 1860’s. His store burnt down in 1877, he moved to Hawera soon after and set up a Brewery on the corner of High and Cameron Streets and was elected Mayor of Hawera in 1881. Felix McGuire later spent 11 years in Parliament as MP for Egmont, while living in Okaiawa. Felix McGuire was a firm believer in setting up infrastructure to give the town a sense of place, so a Catholic Chapel for the new township of Patea was essential. The Church is referred to as the 'Carlyle Catholic Chapel'. The Anglican’s built their first St Georges Church around the same time. The Methodist and Presbyterian Churches were built a few years later. In 1844 a Wesleyan mission house was established near Wai o turi Marae, it was abandoned in 1848. In June 1875 a fierce west coast storm caused major damage to the Catholic Chapel, blowing it off its foundations. It was repaired in time for the visit of Bishop Francis Redwood in September 1875. The Patea Mail 22 Sept 1875 tells of the plans Patea Catholic’s made for this memorial trip; every detail was thought of to impress Bishop Redwood. Father Eugene Pertuis was parish priest of the region in early 1875. The Patea Mail reports in May 1877: “A little way above it, on a hill, are three places of worship, alongside each other. There is one for the Church of England, of which the Rev. Mr Dasent is the pastor; the Wesleyan Church, of which Rev. Mr Law is the minister; and the Roman Catholic Chapel in which the Rev. Father Pertuis celebrates mass. It is said that there is but one road to Heaven, and the Carlyle people follow this precept with regard to their churches, for all go in the same direction, and the separation only takes place on arriving at the doors of their respective religious edifices, to meet again when the devotions are over.” Father Pertuis was very musical with a good singing voice, he liked to accompany the singing at Benediction by playing his Concertina. He also had a bent for mending timepieces of any description and also door locks. At that time, of course, there were few watchmakers or locksmiths in Taranaki, so his services even in this regard were often sought. He died in 1906 and is buried at Kaori Cemetery. Fr John Ryan looked after the parish for a few months from 1879. On the 4 May 1879 he made the papers when, from the pulpit at Patea, he denounced and defamed Mr Charles Quin of misappropriating Church funds. This went to court but was eventually thrown out. Rev Dean Michael Grogan from Dungamon in Ireland was appointed to the charge of the district in 1880, which then included the whole of the coast from Whanganui to New Plymouth. He remained here for four years, and during that time he paid off £760 of debt, built two churches and a presbytery, enlarged the church at Hawera, and secured land in six different districts for future church purposes. It was during Fr Grogan’s time that the second Catholic Church in Patea was built, replacing the old Chapel. The new building was built along traditional Gothic styles, 50ft long by 30ft wide. It had a choir loft above the front entrance which looked down on the altar. A small Presbytery was also built next door, where the Nuns Convent was later built in 1969. The Church was named St Patrick’s, and was opened by Bishop Redwood on December 18, 1881. This was built at a cost of £1400 and the adjoining Presbytery cost £250. It was designed by Wellington architect, Thomas Turnbull and built by James O'Dea. Fr Grogan went to Napier Parish in 1884, where he died in 1912 at the age of 69. Fr A D Mulvihill replaced Fr Grogan, he stayed for 7 years before he was transferred to Australia. All the priests that administered in Patea up until this time did not live here. For almost 40 years they were in charge of a huge catchment, often from New Plymouth to Whanganui. The records of Baptism’s, Marriages and Funerals during that time have been lost with the passing of time. Records in the possession of St Patricks Parish now, begin in 1891. The earliest Catholic Burial recorded in the Sexton’s Ledger in the Patea Cemetery is of a baby; Mary Gahan, who died at 2 weeks old on 13 of May 1876. She is one of the 8 graves on top of the hill. She was the only child of a Mary and James Gahan. Four month old David George Bourke is also on the hill, he’s the 2nd Catholic burial, he died at 4 months old on 1 January 1878. The first Catholic burial in the lower area of the cemetery is 56 year old Michael Foley on 5 Sept 1878, Fr Pertuis was the officiating priest that day. There would have Catholic burials before then, but a special area was not set aside until then. The first permanent Priest that lived in Patea was Father Thomas McKenna in 1891. In 1892 Fr McKenna had two fine rooms added onto the Presbytery with a bay window installed in the new Parlour. He also had the sandhills removed from behind the Church and a lawn laid. Fr McKenna was born in Kilkenny Ireland and arrived in NZ soon after his brother Fr John McKenna in 1888 at the age of 24. After a few years in Masterton he went to Patea to set it up as an independent parish in 1891 When Pahiatua was established as a separate parish in 1894, Thomas returned as its first priest. Fr John and Fr Thomas McKenna were both able administrators and outstanding pastoral priests who together laid the foundation of the Catholic Church in Wairarapa. Both John and Thomas McKenna were famous throughout Wairarapa as enthusiastic sportsmen and able athletes. They represented Wairarapa at rugby, playing under their mother's maiden name; ‘Wallace’. Fr Thomas was made a Dean after his time in Patea. He was buried at Paihiatua when he died in 1923. During the time of Fr McGrath, the Sisters of St Josephs arrived in Patea and the St Joseph Convent School was established on Suffolk St in 1904 with a roll of 72 children. The first Nuns were Sister’s Catherine, Angela, Margaret Mary, Elizabeth and Sister Peter. A house was built for them next to the School, it was demolished in 1970 when the new Nun’s residence was built. Many students have passed through its doors since. Two students that have gone on to the ‘worlds stage’ are ‘Soprano’ Lynne Cantlon and Reginald Delargey who became Cardinal of the NZ Catholic Church in 1976. His father, Archibald, was Manager of the BNZ Bank in Patea in the 1920’s and his mother Kathleen sadly died at the age of 45 and is buried in the Patea Cemetery. The family moved away not long after, but her husband Archibald was buried beside her when he died 30 years later. Cardinal Delargey died in Auckland on 29 January 1979. After an impressive funeral, which was televised live, he was buried in the priests’ plot in Karori cemetery, Wellington. Fundraising Bazaars and Tug-a-War competitions were all part of the activities to raise money for the new Catholic Presbytery under the guidance of Father Duffy. In 1919 the new Presbytery was built on a new site on the Surrey St side of the Church. Sadly, Father Duffy didn’t get to enjoy his new home for long, as he died at the end of 1920 at the age of 44. His Obituary in the Patea Mail on 27 November 1920 tells of the high regard he was held in Patea. He is buried in the Patea Cemetery next to Fr McGrath.

July 2019 - 19 Fr Daniel McLaughlin was a Curate (Assistant Priest) for Fr Duffy during WWI. He was born in Whenuakura in 1891, the son of Hugh and Mary McLaughlin and baptized at St Patrick Church Patea. The family moved to a farm at Rawhitiroa a few years later. During his time as a priest in Patea Father McLaughlin’s brother Lance Corporal John Joseph McLaughlin was killed in action in France. Fr McLaughlin went on to become Parish Priest for Marton and then Stratford, where he died and is buried in 1935. The Hibernian Society was formed in Patea under the guidance of Fr Michael Broughton in September 1934. The first 11 members were initiated by the Provincial President; Bernard McCarthy (Lawyer) Hawera. It was a fellowship group and most Parish’s had a Hibernian Society, they would meet with other groups on a regular basis. Its purpose was to act as a Sick and Funeral Benefit, to a Life and Fire Insurance Soc, as well as a very successful Credit Union and a Permanent Building Society. Mary Boyle was Secretary/Treasurer from 1942 until she died in 2001. Fr John Rohan was the longest serving Parish Priest – 36 years. He arrived in Patea in 1936, at the age of 36. Three years before WWII was declared and Patea was a boom town with a very strong Catholic congregation. A couple of years after he arrived my Great Aunt Suzie Dwyer started work as his Housekeeper. She was meant to stay only a few weeks until he found someone permanent, but almost 30 years later she was still there when Fr Rohan retired to Taupo in 1971. Sadly he died a year later at the age of 73. He was returned to his beloved parish of Patea and buried at the Patea Cemetery. Fr Rohan was a well-respected man; always seen at community events of all descriptions. Sunday afternoons were often spent playing euchre at the Crawford home at Whenuakura. He was a regular at Circus’s and sporting events at Patea. Boxing Day Athletics at the Domain he could be found holding the Finish-Line Ribbon with Gordon Scown. They would walk into the middle of the track after each race, still holding the ribbon, to discuss who the place-getters should be. It was during Fr Rohan’s time in Patea that the present Church was built. The last couple to get married in the old wooden St Patrick’s Church were Johnny and Noeline Kerrisk on 16 February 1957. The church was then rolled to one side of the section and continued to be used for Sunday services and more weddings, funerals etc until the new one was finished. The old church was intended to be used as a Hall, but a huge storm in May 1958 caused major structural damage and it was demolished when the new Church was opened. The first couple to be married in the new Church were Hendrik and Rona Schrader on 7 Feb 1959 The statue of St Patrick that was in an alcove high up at the front of the old wooden Church was still sitting under the Pohutakawa’s between the Church and the Presbytery in the 1980’s. It had been set on a concrete plinth that some well-meaning parishioners had poured into a mould, then sat the statue in it. When they checked on it after having a cup of tea, the statue had sunken into the concrete and was set in it up to its knees. It was a slightly sad end for a statue that watched over the town for 77 years. Vin Bloor won the tender to build the existing church and began the task in 1957. Vin was a WWII returned soldier and built among other things, the Matapu War Memorial Hall. He was to run into financial strife during the huge project of the new Catholic Church. He gave up building on a full-time basis at the completion of St Patrick’s Church and bought the Hurleyville Store and the small dairy farm attached to it, with his wife Mavis. But he did do an amazing job of the light and airy concrete constructed Church. It is approximately 490m² in size and the cost is thought to be £30,000. It was opened dept free, to the credit of Fr Rohan, who spent years canvasing the district for pledges from parishioners On Sunday 21 December 1958, the newly built Church was officially opened to great fanfare. Pews which had been bought by various Catholic families were packed tight with the congregation in their Sunday best. Aunty Suzie had given the job of keeping the copper stoked and the water boiling in the washhouse behind the Presbytery, to her nephews, the Dwyer boys; Danny, Keiran, Kevin and Brian. A hot cup of tea for everyone was vital. There were also cigars were lined up for the Priests and Bishops on a table nearby…this temptation proved too much for these curious youngsters, and they each lit a cigar to pass the time keeping the water boiling on that hot summers day. It’s been almost 170 years since Father Pezant first walked into Patea as the first Catholic Priest. The town has seen many changes, people have come and gone, leaving their mark in many different ways. The last resident Catholic Priest left in 2013. The Parish is now administered by visiting Priests and certain parishioners oversee and control funerals, baptisms etc when required. The circle of change has come a full circle…like so often happens in life and the stories in between are as always…fascinating. Jacq Dwyer, President of Patea Historical Society

Catholic Priests of Patea

1852 Father Jean Étienne Pezant 1863 Father Maurice Tressallet 1865 Father John Baptiste Louis Rolland 1874 Father Jean Lampila 1875 Father Eugene Pertuis 1879 Father John Ryan 1880-1884 Father Michael Grogan 1884-1891 Father A D Mulvihill 1891-1894 Father Thomas McKenna 1894-1895 Father Patrick Joseph Power 1895-1899 Father Golden 1899-1906 Father William McGrath 1901-1902 Father W Johnson (curate) 1906-1920 Father Edward Duffy 1916-1918 Father Daniel McLaughlin (curate) 1920-1922 Father Thomas Cahill 1922-1927 Father Edward Phelan 1923-1925 Father P Masterton (curate) 1927-1928 Father Edward Lynch 1928-1930 Father Nicholas Moore 1929-1932 Father C Harnett 1930-1933 Father Richard Hegarty 1932-1934 Father John Joseph Garrahy 1934-1936 Father Michael Broughton 1936-1971 Father John Rohan Curates during Fr Rohan’s time: Father Owen Dolan Father J F Kelly Father J Roy Father W Walsh Father R J Fitzgibbon Father C Stapleton Father H Costello 1971-1975 Father James McNeill 1975-1981 Father John McLaughlin 1981-1989 Father John Dykes 1990-1997 Father P J Cumiskey 1997-2004 Father Steve Hancey 2004-2009 Father Anthony Ford 2009-2013 Father Bill Casey

Right: Rev J Rolland. Below left: St Patrick’s Church Patea under construction 1958. The old Church stands behind it. Below right: Father Rohan at the Hawera A&P Show with Thomas Crawford

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How would you like to see Waverley grow Did you know the Waverley Chamber of Commerce is a group that belongs to the town businesses and local residents both rural and urban. It’s up to everyone in our community to have their say on what they would like this town to do for them now and in the future. Waverley can give you something to look forward to but we need people in the community to give us feedback. How are we best to keep our great little town alive and inviting for locals, visitors and others relocating in the area. Think about the new development of businesses throughout the past few years, new buildings, renovated buildings, refurbishment of iconic landmarks and upgraded recreational facilities to name a few. It would be great if we can keep the town improving. We are having drinks and nibbles on Wednesday 24 July from 5.30 pm to 7.00pm at the Waverley Bowling Club. We encourage anyone that has a vision and is passionate about this community to attend, come and have your say. Please contact Vicki Koubaridis 027 686 7790 or Cheryl Rook 027 537 5560 for further information.

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MAG FENCING

Patea Golf Club Ladies V Men

Only a small number of players turned up to play so it was decided to play a drawn partners competition on Stableford. 1st equal were Barbara Hill and Nick Williams with 74 stableford points and Carolyn Davidson and Jeff Bright also 74 stableford points. A delicious pot luck tea was enjoyed that evening by members and their families.

4 Way Interclub at Dannevirke

On Friday 31st May a group of 18 golfers and 3 non golfers left to travel to Dannevirke to play in the 4 way inter club competition. We had a lunch stop at Bulls and then a refreshment stop at Ashurst before travelling onto Dannevirke. The Friday night get together of all the teams was at the Merrrylees Hotel where some of our team were staying. It was good to catch up with our golfing friends from the other sister clubs. We enjoyed a delicious buffet meal. On Saturday winter struck with a vengeance so it was just going to be survival of the fittist or most cunning players. It was very cold and windy. The experienced golfers had the best scores for Patea that day. Chad Chadwick scored 36 points followed by Bull Kahukaka 35 points followed by Nathan Cameron 30 points and then Joby Stella 29 points. Best ladies scores were Win Finlay 32 points followed by Lani Tipu 27 points and Carolyn 23 points. After an evening meal at the golf club we went back to the Merrylees for some more socializing. On Sunday conditions were not much better. It was very cold but at least the rain stayed away and the scoring of the Patea players did improve which was good because this was trophy day and we did not want to come back with the dreaded Pissed On Trophy again. Chad Chadwick and Robert Bourke both score 39 points followed by Joby Stella on 37 points and Nathan Cameron on 33 points. Kathy Faiers scored 34 points followed by Carolyn Davidson 32 points and Lani Tipu 31 points. The fining sessions were held for misdemeanors performed over the weekend and there were many good stories told and plenty of laughter. The day prizes were presented and then it came to the presentation of the overall aggregate prizes. First prize in the aggregate prizes was the Friendship trophy and to our surprise Patea were the winners with a 32.8 aggregate score. Rarangi won the Taranaki trophy for second placing with a 31.8 aggregate score. Third placing went to Weedons with a 31.2 aggregate winning the Chambers pot and the host club Dannevirke with an aggregate score of less than 30 won the dreaded Pissed On trophy. I do not think that the host club has ever won the bottom trophy so history was made. After our evening meal at the golf club it was back to the Merrylees were a live band played and it was a good evening. On Monday we travelled back to Marton were the stayers played some more golf while the drunkards slept the day away. Jeff Bright had the best score with 34 points. Everyone enjoyed the weekend and thanks to Nick for being our safe driver.

Patea Cup

Another qualifying round was played on the 15th June Ray Finlay had the best score with a nett 67. Second was Gareth Hughes with a nett 71.

Black & White Cup

This 18-hole nett Competiton was played on the 22nd June and three players were tied on a nett 71. They were Jeff Bright, Phil Cassidy and Roger Edgecombe. Roger won on countback. Moody Mugs Seven pairs have entered this fourball competition which is played over the winter months. Matches played so far have been very close but the current holders Nick Williams and Warren Sanson still have 2 lives left.

Melbourne Cup

Members if you want to be in the sweepstake for the Melbourne Cup please enter your names on the sheet provided in the bar.

Upcoming Events

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MGHTY MIX TARANAKI SHEEPDOG TRIAL SHOWRING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Patea Old Folks Hall, Thursday 25th July 7.30pm Following the A.G.M. Don Gallagher, Chairman of the New Zealand Fencible Historical Society will present the Livingston Baker Memorial Address.

Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July 2019 TSB Stadium, Egmont A & P Showgrounds, Hawera 7.30am start each day and continues until 6pm. Top 14 finalists in run off for Championship Finals after 11am on Sunday Public welcome – free entry Refreshments are available on site. For more information please contact: President Ian Smith 027 474 9235 or Entries Secretary Brenda O’Leary 027 292 2173. Facebook: Taranaki Indoor Sheep Dog Trials Might Mix.

Patea standby AGM 12th July, 10am. Standby Rooms, Patea LibraryPlus, 120 Egmont St, Patea

Patea Community Market Next Market 14th July, 9am to 1pm. Butcher's end of town. Stall fees (which are donated around our community) $5. Contact Cris 027 485 6174

Paepae in the Park AGM Wednesday 17th July 4pm at Patea LibraryPlus, Egmont St, Patea. Agenda: Nominations/Elections for Chairperson, Secretary & Treasurer. New committee members wanted. Contact: paepaeinthepark@gmail.com Secretary 06 928 5196

Waverley Bowling Club Annual General Meeting & Prize Giving

Followed by supper.

PATEA RSA PUBLIC GENERAL MEETING To be held at Patea Old Folks Rooms Tuesday 9th July 2019 at 7.00pm Agenda: Membership drive and general business SAVE OUR RSA

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GELLI PRINT CLASSES

7-9pm Wed 21 August & 2nd night to be set Introduction to Gelli Printing. Quick and easy; no experience needed. Make your own printed papers. $15 per night, all materials supplied. Waverley Community Centre, Chester St, Waverley To book email: cathsheard@xtra.co.nz or txt 021 247 8193

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Where? Waverley Bowling Club club rooms When? Sunday 14th July 2019 Prize giving: 2pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to follow.

Honey Manuka Seedlings, Flaxes, Karo, Tenuifolium, Pohutukawa, Dodonaea (Ake Ake), Lemonwood

At the conclusion of the AGM afternoon tea will be served. Members and intending members most welcome. Members a small plate please.

WILLOW GARDENS NURSERY 45 Fookes St, Waverley

Waverley Primary School BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ ELECTION Declaration of Parent & Staff Election Results Amon, Karley 54 Bradnock, Cameron 49 Ellis, Rita 43 Koubaridis, Chris 44 Lance, Sophie 36 Manley, Dionne 15 Titley, Natalie 10 Invalid Votes 0 I hereby declare the following duly elected: Karley Amon Cameron Bradnock Rita Ellis Chris Koubaridis Sophie Lance Declaration of Staff Election Results At the close of nominations, as there was only one valid nomination received. I hereby declare Teana McKechnie duly elected. Signed: Irene Reece, Returning Officer

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MIDWEST HELICOPTERS For all your helicopter needs Spraying / Lifting / Bucket / Scenic Flights / Flights into bush

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PATEA STANDBY For medical and non-medical appointments book transport by ringing 273 8329 9am-12 noon weekdays. Emergencies only 273 8661, 273 8325 and 273 8665. Kindly sponsored by Patea Pharmacy.

WAVERLEY STANDBY To book cars for a medical reason only Phone 346 5021 9am-11.30am daily. AFTER HOURS 346 5050 or 346 5149 Try to book appointments a day or so before.

St Luke’s OP SHOP

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Phone 06 278 4786 Patea, Waverley, Waitotara

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Patea & WaverleyPress The Patea & Waverley Press is printed by Beacon Print EDITORS: Tony & Cath Sheard p: 06 273 8600 m: Tony 021 247 8194, m: Cath 021 247 8193 e: cathsheard@xtra.co.nz Patea & Waverley Press is published on the first working day of each month and is the only paper sent exclusively to every household in Patea, Waverley, Waitotara & surrounding districts. DEADLINES - late copy may not be published

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WAVERLEY SERVICES Patea Health Centre: ph Patea 273 8088, Freephone 0508 472 832 Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm An answerphone outside these hours will give you the Doctor on call and emergency service directions. Dental services -Victoria Dental (Waverley): 45 Gloag St, Waverley. Phone 346 5491 opening hours Wednesday 9.00am - 3.30pm Thursday 9.00am - 4.30pm Plunket The Plunket nurse attends a Waverley clinic every 2nd Wednesday of month & Patea clinic every Friday. Also available for home visits; for appointments phone Waverley 06 346 5095 & leave a message for Plunket Nurse Alice and Plunket Kaiawhina Shellay or Patea 06 273 8329. The Patea Clinic is in the Health Centre. Waverley LibraryPlus Monday to Friday Saturday

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Abbotsford Health Centre Waverley - 3465021 Standby 9.30-11.30 Daily Leo Brown Podiatrist Monthly District Health Nurse Daily Medical Equipment Hire Eg Wheel,Chairs Crutches etc Meeting Room Hire All by Appointment only

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Pensioner Meals 1st Wednesday of each month at noon. Donation if you can afford it. Two course meal. Open to all pensioners. If new people would like to come then please ring Christine Standen 06 346 5661. Mainly Music each Tuesday at 10 am at church during school terms. Op-shop at back of the church opening Wed, Thurs and Friday from 9.30 am till around mid-day. Donations readily accepted.

Weekly Calendar It is the responsibility of the organisations below to advise any deletions, additions or alterations to this service. TUESDAY Waverley Bowling Club, names in by 1.15pm for 1.30pm start WEDNESDAY Walking Group St Stephen’s Hall 9am THURSDAY Waverley United Indoor Bowls, 7.15pm SATURDAY Waverley Bowling Club 1.30pm

Tide Table

KAKARAMEA Rainfall recorded by Kevin Ford, Spence Rd. Rainfall for May 2019 - 109mm over 9 days Rainfall for May 2018 - 208mm Average for May - 113mm over 49 years Total for 2019 - 504mm WAITOTARA Rainfall recorded by Marie Hawken, Waitotara Rainfall for May 2019 - 101.25mm in 11 days Rainfall for May 2018 - 147mm in 19 days Total for 2019 430mm WAVERLEY Rainfall recorded by Stu Buckman, Waverley Rainfall for May 2019 - 114mm in 13 days Rainfall for May 2018 - 197mm in 21 days Rainfall for May 2017 - 150mm in 16 days

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Councillors & Justices of the Peace

Times are adjusted for daylight saving when necessary

Patea Ward Councillors Robert Northcott, ph 027 242 6130 Ian Wards, ph 278 4626 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (alphabetical order) Mrs Barbara Dallison JP Mrs M Dunlop JP Jacq Dwyer Mrs M Dwyer JP Mr S Kershaw JP V M Kershaw Mr J A Ngarewa JP Mr Mark Nicholas Mrs Margaret Prince JP Mrs H Rei JP Mr R L Symes JP Mr D J Towers JP Mrs S Walkinton JP

Herengawe Rd, Waverley. 346 5379 16 Egmont St, Patea. 027 484 9339 611 Hursthouse Road, Kakaramea. 2734494 10 Dale St, Alton. 273 8564 3 Elizabeth St, Patea. 273 8043 11 Leicester St, Patea 027 431 5053 7a Hadfield St, Patea. 273 8659 354 Garsed Road, Kakaramea. 027 474 0678 5a Fookes St, Waverley. 346 6008 4 Norfolk St, Patea. 273 8482 Manutahi Rd, RD2, Patea. 273 4246 23 Egmont St, Patea. 273 8625 Parahaki Rd, Waverley. 346 5548

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CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS

ABBOTSFORD HEALTH CENTRE WAVERLEY Community owned. To enquire about our health services ph 346 5021 9-11.30am. Room available. ALCOHOLICS ANONOMOUS Patea AA Steps and Promises Meeting every Wednesday 7.30pm, Youth Trust Hall, 31 Cambridge St, Patea. Contact: Murray 027 647 7341 ALTON BOWLING CLUB President Eamon Hussey, ph 273 4276. Secretary: Richard Dwyer, ph 273 4048. ALZHEIMERS Taranaki Inc (supporting anyone affected by dementia). Shirley McGlinchey 06 278 8519. ALTON & DISTRICTS YOUNG FARMERS Contact: S Werder, ph 027 357 5589, K Hughes 021 102 8545 ALTON & DISTRICTS PLAYGROUP Tessa Tate, ph 273 4416, Erin Gibb, ph 022 020 8029. Sessions: Thursday 9.30-12.00 ALTON SCOUTS Keas / Cubs Monday night 6- 7pm. Gareth Read, ph 273 6033 ALTON MENS BOWLING CLUB Secretary: Ross Symes, ph 273 4246 ALTON CORONATION HALL Chairman: Harvey Gibbs, ph 273 4142 Secretary: Jacq Dwyer, ph 273 4494 ALTON OLYMPIC WRESTLING CLUB Contact: Graham Campbell, ph 273 4295 Club night – Friday 5.30pm BORDER RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB President: Guy Lennox, ph 346 5585 Secretary: Brittany Lupton Waverley Clubrooms, ph 346 5263 CARLYLE W.I President: Rose Cowley, ph 273 8014 Secretary: Carole Dalziel FEDERATED FARMERS Dave Hopkins, Station Rd, RD17. Ph 346 5802 HEALTH CONSUMER SERVICE If you have any concerns about any Health Service received, phone 0800 801 482. KAKARAMEA HALL SOCIETY Chairperson: Sue England, ph 273 4406 Secretary: Marie Dwyer, ph 273 8564 LIFELINE TARANAKI 24 hour phone counselling service, tollfree 06 758 6333 MAXWELL & DISTRICTS KINDERGARTEN Phone 342 3802, Open 5 days a week maxwell@yourkindergarten.co.nz Teachers:Katherine Walker, Annie Wilkes and Michaela Luoni MANUTAHI HALL Chairperson: Emma Wards 027 768 2955 Sec/Tres: Rachel McDonald 027 359 4263 OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION Hall Bookings: Noeline Kerrisk, ph 273 8217 Secretary: Ruth Mackay, 273 8162. Meets Tuesdays 1pm PAEPAE IN THE PARK INCORPORATED: Chairperson Christine Windle 0273 947 227 Stalls - Gloria Tui 0273 559 938 paepaeinthepark@gmail.com PARIROA PA LADIES COMMITTEE Treasurer: Huia Davis, ph 273 8675 PATEA & DISTRICTS BOATING CLUB INC Contact: Harley Ogle, ph 272 8010 PATEA BOARDRIDERS & SURF CLUB Secretary: L Niu, ph 273 8801 PATEA BOWLING CLUB INC Ph 273 8393. President: Joe Bourke, ph 273 8414, 273 8415 PATEA CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Margaret Needham 027 331 7844 PATEA COMMUNITY PATROL CPNZ Coordinator - Allan Caple 027 277 2624 PATEA FEDERATED FARMERS Secretary: Tim Honeyfield, ph 273 8411 PATEA KINDERGARTEN Pres: Marichen Honeyfield 021 0811 3558, Sec: Liz Cook 027 244 7811, Treas: Conna Smith 022 155 2517. PATEA & WAVERLEY GARDENING CLUB Convenors: Susan Gunn 273 8135, Karen Phillips 273 8397 M Prince 346 6008, C Rook 346 6366 PATEA GOLF CLUB Secretary: Moya Dunlop, ph 027 484 9339 Club Captain: R Finlay, ph 273 8335 Club Captain: Gareth Hughes PATEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY President: Jacq Dwyer, ph 273 4494

Secretary: Jim Baker, ph 278 4344 PATEA HORSE GROUP President: Tina DeJager-Rich, ph 027 6711370 Secretary: Sharon Besley, ph 027 276 1886 Treasurer: Claire Dawson, ph 027 676 5168 PATEA LIONS CLUB Pres: Kay Wallace, ph 273 8661. Sec: Linda Reid, ph 273 8334. Meets 2nd Monday of month, Red Rock Cafe. PATEA MAORI CLUB INC Secretary: ph 273 8339. Club practices every Monday night PATEA BRANCH CARLYLE PONY CLUB Contact: Sue Cole, ph 273 8777 PATEA PRIDE SPORTS CLUB President/Chairperson Tina Rio, 06 273 8693 Treasurer Stacey Marino, staceymm31@gmail.com PATEA RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB President: Kevin Tutauha, Old Main Rd, Patea PATEA RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB INC. Chairman: David Collins, ph 06 273 4468 Club Captain/contact: Todd Wollett, ph 06 273 8282 or 0276 712 912. Secretary: Bronwyn Murdoch, ph 06 273 8483 Patea Clubrooms, ph 06 273 8747 PATEA R.S.A President: Tom Matiaha. Vice President: John Freer Secretary/Treasurer: Joan MacBeth, PO Box 68, Patea. PATEA SQUASH CLUB President: Noel Perrett, ph 027 785 6279 Secretary: Ainslie Alexander, 027 334 4831 Club nights Fridays, 6pm Club Captain: Jenny Kerslake, ph 06 273 8465 PATEA STANDBY ASSN INC Po Box 28, Patea. Ph 273 8329 9am-noon After hours 273 8661, 273 8325 and 273 8665 after midday PATEA SURFCASTERS CLUB INC Club Captain / Weigh Master: Nigel Austen, ph 344 8184 PATEA TAE KWONDO Training Mon, Wed 6-7.30pm, ex-Primary School Hall Contact: Bruce 273 8779 PATEA TENNIS CLUB President: Maria Schrider, ph 273 4063 Secretary: Alva Honeyfield PATEA WALKING GROUP Contact: D Newell, ph 273 8498 PATEA WAVERLEY WAITOTARA VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE Sec/Treas: Heather Huston, ph 278 1339 PATEA YOUTH TRUST Chairperson: Tairoa Neho. Secretary: Laura Kanara. POLICE – WAVERLEY Ph 346 7010 REACHOUT SUPPORT GROUP S Phillips, M Clark 273 8399 RNZ PLUNKET SOC. INC BALL RD SUB BRANCH Pres: Kate Murdoch, ph 273 4474 Sec / Treas: Irene Fowler, ph 273 4400 RNZ PLUNKET SOC. INC PATEA SUB BRANCH Pres: O Northcott, 273 8344. Vice Pres: S Mackay, 273 8185 Treasurer: R Nesbit, 273 8990, Secretary: J Gullery, 273 8669 SOUTH TARANAKI COASTGUARD Reachable Channel 83 VHF President: Gary Darnell 027 531 5565 Vice President: Gareth Read 029 770 1874 SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST President: Rosanne Oakes, Patea. SOUTH TARANAKI TIMEBANK PATEA & WAVERLEY Coordinator: Joanne Peacock, 021 400 735 Email: Joanne.sttimebank@gmail.com TANEROA WAKA AMA PATEA / PATEA WAKA AMA 191 Egmont St, Patea. Brian: 027 3899 270. Debbie: 027 3633 595 TARANAKI CARRIAGE DRIVERS (members NZ Carriage Driving Society) Fun informal club promoting sport of carriage driving. President: Colleen Rebay, ph 346 5815 TURI INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Pres: Raymond Finlay, ph 273 8335. Secretary: Doris Brunton, ph 278 3004, paddybrunton@gmail.com WAITOTARA HALL Contacts Dave & Gail Welch, ph 06 346 5906 WAIOTURI MARAE TRUST Chairman: Archie Hurunui, 278 7177 Secretary: Narlene Ioane, ph 273 8151 WAITOTARA-PATEA SURFCASTER'S CLUB President: Alan Hone, ph 027 452 8989

Club Captain: Gavin Coveny, ph 027 393 4496 WAVERLEY A&P ASSOC Sec/Treas: Brittany Lupton, ph 021 253 1480, PO Box 52 WAVERLEY ADULT RIDING CLUB Michelle Watkins, ph 346 6226. WAVERLEY BOWLING CLUB President: Wayne Berry, ph 346 5488 Treasurer: Pam Hurndell, ph 346 5622 WAVEREY BRANCH CARLYLE PONY CLUB Secretary: Janene Pope, ph 346 6416. WAVERLEY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Margaret Needham, ph 027 331 7844 WAVERLEY CEMETERY BOARD PO Box 96, Waverley. Ph 346 7070 WAVERLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President: c/- Brian Rook, 10 Okiwa Terrace, Waiinu Beach, RD 18, Wanganui 5488 WAVERLEY COMMUNITY PATROL CPNZ Coordinator - Doug Rosewarne, ph 021 109 0473 WAVERLEY COMMUNITY WEBSITE www.waverleyway.co.nz WAVERLEY CROQUET CLUB Chris How 346 5420, Marie Hawken 346 5929, Dianne Kennedy 346 5406, Rae Wilson 346 6149 WAVERLEY FIRE SERVICE A D Hickford, ph 346 5393. Hussey St, Wav. WAVERLEY GOLF Clubhouse, Box 76, ph 346 5672 Sec/treas: Jacqui Hooper, ph 346 5632 Club Captain: Warren Pope, ph 346 6416 Ladies Club Captain: Jacqui Boon, ph 346 5365 WAVERLEY GUN CLUB R Smith and T & C Symes, ph 346 5664. WAVERLEY LIONS CLUB President: Grant Gulliver, ph 06 346 5657 Secretary: L Zimmerman, ph 346 5384. PO Box 145, Wav. WAVERLEY MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Meets 2nd Monday of the month 1pm. WAVERLEY OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC ACOUSTIC Cindy & Cliff Burgess, 06 346 6424. Meet 1st Sat of month, Feb-Dec, 1pm at Baptist Church WAVERLEY PLAYCENTRE President: Megan How 027 384 8177 or 06 346 5225. Vice Pres Tashie Hoffman 027 758 3937. Sec; Sophie Lance 027 663 3664 Hours Wed, Fri 9-12 WAVERLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Principal - Kerri McColl Chairperson - Belinda Price WAVERLEY RACING CLUB President: Sam Lennox, ph 346 5365 Secretary: Justine Alexander, ph 027 232 7763 WAVERLEY SPINNING & WEAVING Nell Hone, ph 346 5660 WAVERLEY SWIMMING CLUB Kylie Manson, ph 346 6220 WAVERLEY STANDBY Secretary: Chris How, ph 346 5420 WAVERLEY TENNIS CLUB President: Shane Alexander, ph 346 5150 WAVERLEY UNITED INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Club Captain: Colleen Smith, ph 06 346 5997 Secretary: Dale Mitchell, ph 06 346 5488 WAVERLEY WAITOTARA RSA President: Brian Rook Secretary: Irene Avison WAVERLEY-WAITOTARA SHEEP DOG TRIAL CLUB President: Denis Smith, ph 06 346 5997 Secretary: Brenda Simson, ph 346 5124 WAVERLEY W.I President: M Huff, ph 346 5570 Secretary/Treasurer: Lyn Smailes WHENUAKURA HALL SOCIETY President: Trish Williams, ph 273 8351 Secretary: Claire Honeyfield, ph 273 8028 WHENUAKURA PLAYGROUP Contact: Kate Williams, ph 273 8371 Sessions: Wednesday 9.00-noon WANGANUI YOUNG FARMERS CLUB Samantha Bills, bills.sk@gmail.com, ph 027 675 8768 WHENUAKURA HALL SOCIETY President: Trish Williams, phone 273 8351 WHENUAKURA PLAYGROUP President: Kate Williams, phone 273 8371