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After an outstanding season last year, the
Mercury Bay Senior A rugby team and their
supporters are looking forward to the 2016
Thames Valley Rugby Union competition
thats kicking off this Saturday, 2 April.
Eight teams - in addition to Mercury Bay
are Tairua,
Bythere
Stephan
BosmanThames, Waihi, Paeroa,
Hauraki North, the Te Aroha Cobras and
Waihou - will each play 14 games this year
over two rounds to determine who will go
through to the semi-finals. The final is
scheduled for Saturday 30 July in Thames.
Dwayne Mansell, coach of the Mercury
Bay team, says theyre ready for the season
ahead. Were a relatively new team. A few
of last years stars have moved to the
Waikato or overseas, but fortunately some
very good players have moved into or
returned to the Mercury Bay area. A few
players who suffered from injuries last year
are also fit to play again
The players are very
motivated.
They are keen to train and they kept their
fitness levels up during the off-season last
year. At every one of our trainings since the
beginning of January weve had more than
23 players turning up.
The team has played two pre-season games
this year. The first was an away game
against Tokoroa, which they lost 22-24. The
other was at home against Mahurangi, which
Mercury Bay won 19-12. I was very
pleased with the way both games went, says
Dwayne.
We could try out various
combinations and played some structured
rugby.
Dwayne is cautious to predict how the
team
will fare this season. Having drawn
last
years final can put a lot of pressure on
us,
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The Mercury Bay Senior A rugby team is ready for the Thames Valley Rugby
Union competition thats kicking off this weekend.
Attending last Thursday evenings training of the Mercury Bay Senior Arugby squad. From left to right - team
contenders Connor McVerry, Mitchell Main, Zarric Auriom and Jared Hill and coach Dwayne Mansell.
but were going to take things game by game.
Weve had a huge amount of local support
last year and one goal certainly is not to
disappoint our supporters. Well focus on
winning one game at a time and then start
thinking about the next one.
The team will this year again be captained
by experienced front rower Kieran Ramage.
The manager is Ted McVerry and former
team member Trent Hill will help
Dwayne with
the coaching. Local businesses New World

Whitianga, Frankies Sports Bar and Grill and
The Whitianga Hotel have also been secured
as major team sponsors. Their names will be
displayed on the teams jerseys and warm
up shirts. The team has a number of other
sponsors too, Dwyane says. We appreciate
every businesss support and will endeavour
to give as much exposure to the sponsors as
we possibly can.
The final draw for this years Thames Valley

Rugby Union Senior A competition will be
made available later this week. Dwayne says
its quite possible that Mercury Bay will play
a home game this Saturday. Details of the
game, as soon as it becomes available, will
be posted on the Mercury Bay Rugby and
Sports Clubs Facebook
page, The
Informers Facebook page and
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Gospel choir and Young Guitarist

Award features of Mercury Bay
Music Festival
The organisers of the Mercury Bay Music
Festival have announced that they have joined
forces with Crossroad Encounter Fellowship in
Whitianga to present a gospel music concert
on the Sunday morning of the festival weekend
(5 June).
Anita Prime and Dennis Acraman of
Crossroad Church came to us with the idea of
putting together a gospel music concert on the
weekend of the festival, says Len Salt, a
member of the Music Festival organising team.
We thought it was a great idea. Gospel music
has played an essential part in the development
of many genres that we hear today in popular
music, from blues and jazz to R and B and
soul music.
Dennis is the new Crossroad pastor, with
Anita
providing the creative energy and
expertise. She has an impressive pedigree as
an international performer, teacher, composer
and arranger of both her original music and
traditional genres.
Anita
has
put
thecall
out
for
anybodyinterested to participate in a gospel
choir performance to come along on Saturday
afternoons. Well start
rehearsals this
Saturday 2 April, says Anita.
All the
rehearsals will take place at Crossroad Church
between 2:00pm and 4:00pm every Saturday.
Were keen to see people of all ages and
abilities come along.
Well have some musicians forming a band
to back the choir. The music will be based
around the roots of gospel, how it began with
tunes that were created on the slave plantations
of America and that went on to influence
popular music on almost every level right
through until the present day.
Len says that while the Mercury Bay Music

Festival is a secular event, by the nature of the
people and community involved, there is
going to be a diverse range of people and
faiths represented. We have a number of
artists performing who are Christians and we
dont hesitate to acknowledge the important
part that our churches and their congregations
play in our community at almost every level,
says Len. Without the support of our local
churches, many of the best musicians in our
community would struggle to find places to
rehearse. There is an unfailing spirit of
generosity there that deserves to be
recognised. Another key event happening as
part of the Music Festival is the Young
Guitarist Award. This is an essential part of
our programme to
nurture young Kiwi talent, says Len.
Young guitarists will be competing for the
top prize, which is a trip to Saratoga Springs in
New York, spending
four days
the Tommy
finger-style
guitarists
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world.
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name and has became famous for his high
energy solo concerts in his much played and
battered Maton acoustic guitar.
This will be the experience of a lifetime for
the young person who wins the prize, says
Len. Places in the Tommy Emmanuel camp
for 2016 are now sold out, so its a highly
sought-after prize. We managed to get one
ticket and we want to find the best young
guitarist we can, somebody who will get a real
benefit from the experience.
Some of the members of the Mercury Bay Music Festival organising team.
Back, from left to right - Suzanne Hansen, Sharyn Morcom and Caren
Squire.
ability,
Competitors can enter from anywhere
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Zealand, but they must be in Whitianga on 4
and 5 June.
Theres an entry fee of $50, which entitles
the participants to a two hour workshop at the
Mercury Bay Music Festival with a selection
of top guitarists, Len says. From
the
workshop a shortlist will be chosen to perform
in the Sunday night festival concert in the
Whitianga Town Hall on 5 June. The judges
will be looking for skills in a number of
different areas, including technical
music theory knowledge, original composition

and the ability to play with other musicians.
The winner will be announced at the end of
the concert.
The finalists will also have opportunities to
perform at other times during the festival
programme.
More information about the Young Guitarist
Award is available on the festival website at
www.mercurybaymusicfestival.co.nz/youngguitarist-award.
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Issue 682 - 30 March

2016
A fantastic
Easter egg
hunt
The Fun Zone annual Easter egg hunt that took place on Easter Sunday morning was a
resounding success. There were about 450 egg hunters and all up just under 1,000 people,
says Fun Zone owner Sandy Gaskell. We raised just shy of $3,000 for a new Year 4 - 6
playground for Mercury Bay Area School. Thats $1,200 more than what we raised last
year!
In addition to the Easter egg hunt, there were a bouncy castle for the kids, a sausage sizzle
and fun activities like sack races young and old could participate in.
A highlight was the auctioning off of a rugby ball signed by World Cup winning All Black
captain Richie McCaw. Well-known Mercury Bay Junior Rugby coach Garth Scott assumed
the role of auctioneer and did a stellar job convincing Greg Brown from Tauranga to pay
$200 for the ball. Greg (pictured at the hunt with his daughters - from left to right - Gabby,
Alice and Jenna) said afterwards he has a rugby mad friend in Auckland suffering from
muscular dystrophy and he would like to donate the ball to him.
From all angles a fantastic event. Well done to Sandy and her husband Eric.
The hunt was sponsored by New World Whitianga, The Warehouse Whitianga and The
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Vivienne Cory-Wrights stunning shot of Paku (pictured) was the winner of a photo competition run by
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We had such an incredible selection of entries. There were any number of gorgeous photos that could
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The centre committee was given the task of choosing the three top contenders, which were put on
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everyone was talking about it. In the end, just one vote separated first and second place, Rowena
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Vivs image is now in the hands of freight company DX Mail who will turn it into a $2 international
stamp, which will be sold both individually and in strips. The back of the strip of stamps will also have
some information about Paku and the town of Tairua and 15 per cent of all sales will go to the
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It is hoped that some of the other photos submitted may be able to be used for other projects. We
suddenly have this absolutely amazing, unique collection of images of our town. We will be talking to
the owners about some other ideas. One of the things we are already looking at is a postcard, said
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On behalf of the committee, I would like to sincerely thank all those talented people who entered the
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Jen Walker grew up in Mercury Bay and
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Somewhat homesick after five years across
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dont really have any hospitality experience,
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to Dah about ideas
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A few weeks ago the three arrived in
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Another very
successful Pet
Rock Day
More than 80 people attended the Pet Rock Day of Kuaotunu Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten that was held
at the Kuaotunu Reserve on Easter Sunday. As is customary, the rock entries were innovative and of a
very high standard across all age groups.
We raised more than $1,400 in the auction of the rocks, says kindergarten manager Ursula Gaebler.
Harcourts estate agent Rob Ball was the auctioneer. Every year he does the auction for us, hes
fantastic. He just has an ability to convince people to keep on bidding. I want to say a big thank you to
all the people who bought rocks at the auction. We appreciate your support very much.
A number of professional artists support the event every year with pieces of rock art they donate to be
auctioned off. This year was no different. Artist Claire Eliots contribution always achieves in
excess of
$150. This year her rock, which she called Slice of Paradise, fetched $220.
The first Pet Rock Day was held 12 years ago and was the brainchild of Kuaotunu local Paul Reilly. It
makes the event quite possibly one of the longest running annual events in Mercury Bay.
In the photo on the left is Milan Evans, winner of the two to five year old age group with his prize and
his rock creation of an eagle in his hands. The photo on the right is of is Claire Eliots work Slice of
Paradise.

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The very social Whitianga Wheelers Sunday cycling group decided to have a break away from their
leisurely and regular 12km ride around town recently and take on a section of the slightly more
demanding Hauraki Rail Trail.
From small beginnings the group has slowly built in numbers over the past year with its number one
aim of encouraging those wanting to give cycling a go in a safe, friendly and non-competitive
environment. Its all very social, you dont have to own a flash bike or have cycled on a regular basis
in the past. In fact, the coffee and friendly chatter at the end of the ride often takes longer than the
ride itself. We want people to go away having had an enjoyable experience and keen to return, says
organiser of the rides, Bryan Layton.
The idea of riding a section of the Hauraki Trail was initially put forward by members of the group who
had no past experience in trail riding, but wanted to give it a go in the company of old campaigners
like Bryan and designated leader for the day Tony Remnant.
Tonys wife Carol kindly offered her services to drive the hired shuttle van and cycle trailer from the
drop- off point in Paeroa to the finish in Thames to make the transport logistics a lot easier.
Along the way an enjoyable break at the Cheese Barn in Matatoki allowed for refuelling and a recharge
of batteries before the final leg through to Thames was undertaken. That was followed by drinks and
fish and chips at the Thames waterfront caf kiosk.
Pictured are members of the group in Paeroa just before they embarked on the 33km ride to
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hearing solutions, including
communication strategies,
assistive technology and advise
on hearing aid funding.
Next Clinics: 5 Apr,3 May

Whitianga Social Services,
2 Cook Drive, Whitianga
Book a free appointment today:
07 927 6323
trishe@lifeunlimted.net.nz
www.lifeunlimited.net.nz

2016
Cancer
support for
Whitianga
Sadly, 60 New Zealanders every day hear the run the Cancer Societys nurse-led support
words, You have cancer. This diagnosis can programmes. In April the Cancer Society will
cause tremendous uncertainty and upheaval
hold a two-day Living Well programme in
for the person with diagnosed with the
Whitianga (see the sidebar).
disease, their friends and loved ones.
Liaison nurses can also refer clients to
The Cancer Society of New Zealand knows other
Cancer Society and community
how a cancer diagnosis can affect every
services,
health care professionals and
aspect of a persons life.
support groups and provide advocacy to
The Society receives no direct government clients resolve any difficulties or anxieties
By Maria Low - Cancer Society Communications Manager
During
her visits to Whitianga,
funding, so relies wholly on donations,
about
their treatment.
Penny
meets
regularly with the Mercury Bay
fundraising and bequests in order to provide
Cancer
Support
Group - a group of local
free services to those with cancer and their
volunteers
who
have either personally
families, deliver cancer prevention and
experienced
cancer
or have supported others
health promotion programmes and fund vital
through
their
cancer
journey.
research in the field.
The
Mercury
Bay
Cancer Support Group
Were here to help people get through this
provides
practical
and
emotional support to
time. If you and your family want to talk,
people
living
with
cancer
as well as their
we are here to listen. No one should face
families
in
order
to
assist
them
to maintain
cancer alone, says Waikato/Bay of Plenty
the
best
possible
quality
of
life during
Cancer Society liaison nurse Penny Parsons.
treatment.
This
is
an
incredible
group of
Cancer Society liaison nurses are very
people
who
do
so
much
for
others
in their
experienced, with specialised knowledge
community
who
have
cancer
and
are
and skills in supporting people with cancer
facing
difficult
in the community. Following a diagnosis, the
times, says Penny.
liaison nurses provide telephone, email and
Like many others cancer support groups,
home-based support for clients and their
the Mercury Bay group is independent, but
families.
affiliated to the Cancer Society and they fill
Although based in Hamilton, Penny
a very real need, helping to ensure that
frequently travels to Thames, Coromandel
people with cancer feel supported no matter
Town and Whitianga to visit clients and
where they live.
Living well with

cancer
Paeroas Lorraine Wilson says shed encourage anyone in Whitianga who has cancer or is
supporting someone with cancer to register for the Cancer Societys Living Well programme at the
Mercury Bay Boating Club on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April.
Lorraine attended Living Well in Paeroa in 2014, two years after being diagnosed with a form of
ovarian cancer.
Living Well offers practical ways of living well, building knowledge, self-confidence and self-help
skills wherever someone is at in their cancer journey.
When you first get told you have cancer its overwhelming and like a foggy maze - you dont
know where to go or who to ask or what to expect. Youre still in shock and the whole thing is a
nightmare. Living Well is invaluable, there is so much great information from the liaison nurse and
guest speakers, but it really helps to know there are other, everyday people out there going
through the same thing as you, says Lorraine.
Topics include understanding cancer, managing the side-effects of cancer treatment, nutrition,
relaxation and stress management, looking after yourself and communication.
Living Well is a free programme suitable for anyone with any type and stage of cancer. A carer,
spouse partner, family member or friend is also welcome to attend.
For more information and to register for the Living Well programme, please contact Penny Parsons
(pictured), the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society liaison nurse for the Whitianga area, on
telephone
(07) 838 2027 or email pennyparsons@cancersociety.org.nz.

2016
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9
Board
Talk
Police
With Sergeant Andrew
Morrison
Report
With the Mercury Bay Area School Board of

Trustees
This year is the year for the Board of
Trustees parent representative elections. Do
you have a passion for helping to manage
Mercury Bay Area School alongside five
other community members? Being a trustee
is a rewarding experience and it is a good
way to gain an in- depth knowledge of how
your school works and what it takes to run.
As a member of the board you will help
plan for the future - build new buildings,
construct new playgrounds, improve existing
technology and assist to employ new staff, as
well as manage the here and now. These are
just a snippet of the things you could be
involved in.
I have been on the BOT for around six
years and in that time I have seen a big shift
in the culture of the school and the positive
direction that it is heading in.
We have currently a very focused board,
who all have a small part to play in a wide
range of areas. I am a member of the student

welfare committee, which convenes when
there is intervention required for a student.
We meet with the student and their family to
discuss the issue and usually come to a
positive outcome in the students schooling.
There are many other sub-committees to
belong to - finance, property, staffing and the
occasional impromptu one that pops up for a
specific reason.
This year there will be an election for four
members of the Board. If you are
interested in any way please come and talk
with one of the existing members - Phillip
Morcom, Darren Walker, Stacey Rolton, Dan
Asquith, Sandi Lowe or myself - and think
seriously about putting your name forward.
We would love to work alongside you!
Sandra Johnston
Parent Representative
Busine
ss
owner
Learne
r
focuss
ed
Numbe
r
crunch
er
Team
Enquir i
ng
mind
Creat i
ve
thinke
r
play
er
If you can
share your
skills you
can be
a trustee
Monday 21 March to Monday 28 March

2016
GENERAL
A pretty quiet week, but please dont get
complacent. Excellent to see no domestic
incidents reported this week and a
reminder to take some time out if you are
arguing
around in circles with your
partner.
Four bicycles stolen from around town
this week and a burglary reported in Cooks
Beach. Please secure your valuables and
make it as hard as possible for criminals to
steal your stuff.
Alot of found property still being
reported in our area. Please take care and
hold on to your stuff, but if you do lose
something
valuable, let us know as
someone may have handed it in.
ARRESTS
No arrests this week.
OCCURRENCES
No domestic incidents attended this
week. On the 23rd a mountain bike was
stolen from beside a garden shed at a
Springbok Avenue address, while on the
26th two
bicycles were stolen from a garage at a

Cook Drive address.
Also on the 26th a specialised Roubaix
bicycle was stolen from a vehicle roof rack
on Joan Gaskell Drive.
A garage was burgled at an Oyster Drive,
Cooks Beach address on the 26th, with an
8hp Yamaha outboard motor, petrol and
fishing gear stolen.
TRAFFIC
No drunk drivers apprehended this week.
On the 22nd a moments inattention by a
driver heading into town from Matarangi
resulted in a moderate crash when she
turned into the path of another driver,
Thankfully
one was injured.
thinking
the wayno
was clear.
Please concentrate when driving.
Another pleasing result related to only
three seatbelt offences detected this week
with an operation in place to target people
not wearing their seatbelts just prior to
Easter.
YOUR
RETURNING
OFFICER IS:
Kat heri ne Neilson-Jones
Mercury Bay Area School
20 S out h H i ghw ay
Whi t ianga
07 8665916,
neil sonjonesk@mbas. ac.
nz
Becoming a school trustee could be one

of the most rewarding roles you have.
Learn more at
www.trustee-election.co.nz
Being
a school trustee is an important role that needs people with a range of skills and
experiences, who believe in making a positive difference to our childrens learning.
Step forward and nominate yourself or someone you know by lling out a nomination
form available from your school.
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10

2016
Southern Coromandel
pest control 2015
f
,
extensive pest control operation to reducepossum
over 25,500 hectares in the southern Coromandel.
The
Department
of
Conservation
monitored
possums in the southern
Coromandel in November
2014 and
found numbers
were at damaging levels.
To preserve
the
special
values
found
in
the
Coromandel, the blocks of
Kauaeranga/Kapowai,
Whenuakite
and Mataora
were all treated aerially
with cereal baits containing
A
pre-feedpesticide
of non-toxicsodium
cereal
the
pellets
was
sown
aerially
by
fluoroacetate (1080).
helicopter
in
early
September 2015, followed a
week
later
by
aerial
application of 1080 cereal
pellets.
Results of the pest control
operation Post-operation
monitoring has now been
completed
in
the
three treatment
blocks which made up the
southern Coromandel pest
control operation. The
monitoring results show
that possum, andwhere
relevant, rat
control,
has
been
achieved with outstanding
results.
Kauaeranga/Kapowai
Results:
The operation in this area
had a target to reduce the
amount of possums caught,
to two or less possums per
every 100 traps set over one
night.
Post-operation
monitoring
was completed
by
a
contractor
in
November 2015 and the final
result
was one possum
caught in 200 traps set over
Archeys frog (left) and Hochstetters frog
three nights.
(right) both found in Coromandel Forest Park.
Photographer: Dick Veitch
numbers
present. Warning signs were

recently
removed,
means
which
norm al area
activities
in
can
the resume.
now
Pepper, a Coromandel North Island Brown kiwi will benefit from pest management.
Photographer: Project Kiwi Trust
This
is
a
signifi cant
reduction in
pests as
independent pre-operation
monitoring
produced
a
result of 90 possums caught
in 200 traps set over three
nights. The success of this
operation will benefit the
whole forest community in
this part of the Coromandel
Range.
Whenuakite Results:
Possums
and
rats
were
targeted in the conservation
and private land
which
make up Whenuakite. Postoperation monitoring found a
result of no possums caught
in 140 traps set over three
consecutive
nights.
In
addition,
100
tracking
tunnels were
set for one
night and no rats were
detected. This success will
ensure
the considerable
biodiversity gains made in
this valuable ecological
management
unit,
since
pest
management
commenced in 2000,
will
continue to grow.
monitoring was completed

by the
same contactor in
October and no
possums
were caught in 100 traps set
over three nights. This is a
very where
successful
for
bush,
largeoutcome
canop
this block
of was
scale
collapse
y
occurring.
Important information:
Carcass
monitoring
commenced on Monday 14
September 2015. Carcass
monitoring determines when
pesticide residue is no
longer
Thank you:
to thank
DOC
would
community
for
the
their
like
support,
input
and
feedback into the operation.
Land owners, our iwi
partners,
contractors,
communities, clubs and
agencies have helped us
achieve the
successful
outcome
of this pest
control operation. This, in
turn,
should
greatly
contribute to the collective
success in managing the
ongoing problem of pests on
the Coromandel Peninsula.
For contact:
more information
Or
Visit the following websites:
Nicholas
www.doc.govt.nz /1080
Hamon
www.doc.govt.nz/battleforour
Department of
birds
Conservation
Hauraki Office
Thames
T: 07 867 9180
E:
nhamon@doc.govt.nz
or
Flocks of kereru seen in paddocks surrounded by Whenuakite bush
Mataora Results:
Prior
to
the
operation,
monitoring
was completed
by by: an
independent
Produced
Department
of
contractor
and 25 possums
Conservation
were
caught in 100 traps
Hauraki Office
three consecutive
POset
Box over
343
Thames
nights. Post-operation
March 2016
2016
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11
Martinus Sarangapanys
Home Away from Home
Artist Martinus Sarangapany lives and works
in Hahei attracted by the prospect of a job
on the water and life at the beach, he has
been a guide for Cathedral Cove Kayak
Tours for nine years now. It appears that the
place has gotten into his blood.
I came for the job, but its become
home weve got a little family here, its a
great place to live, says Martinus. But its
not only the people and place that have
managed to seep into his soul, the history of
the area has done so as well, influencing
both his day job and his art.
In the role of guide Martinus has learned
the local history, especially the story of Hei,
to enhance the kayaking experience for his
guests, giving them a sense of time and space
and of the rich heritage of Mercury Bay.
Martinus was joint recipient of the Peoples
Choice Award at this years Mercury Bay
Art Escape Open Studio Tour launch in early
March for his work Home Away From
Home. Its a striking pencil and graphite
drawing measuring (2,440 x 1,290mm). It
is an historical piece, says Martinus. It
depicts Hei, who back in 1350 pointed
towards Motueka Island saying that it looked
like the curve of his nose (Te Kuraetanga O
Taku Ihu).
The entire bay encompassing the island
and
beyond was given the name Te
Whanganui A Hei (The Great Bay of Hei).
The name refers
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12
to this being Heis home away from home, as

it is for many of us who live in this area.
It is especially true for Martinus who lived
in many places, attending different schools,
but always engaged with art. After leaving
school he went on to study for a qualification
in visual arts at Northland Polytechnic and
has also done a stint with Te Kowhai Print
Trust in Whangarei as an artist in residence,
working on his own art as well as teaching
printmaking.
We held a public event to produce very
large prints using a steam roller people
were stoked to be there making really big
prints it was good fun, Martinus says.
Martinus draws on life experience,
snippets of conversations, fragments from
dreams and his own vivid imagination for
inspiration for his work, which he describes
as surrealistic. It is obvious from Home
Away from Home that he can turn his hand
to the use of Maori symbolism and imagery,
whilst his own whakapapa comes from
Dutch and Indian roots his work is indeed
a meeting of interwoven cultures and ideas.
Martinuss message to other artists is to be
true to yourself and what inspires you and
not to worry about the commercial side of
being an artist. It is clear from his work that
he lives this philosophy and that he has
created a beautiful lifestyle in Hahei, his
Home Away from Home.
Artist Martinus Sarangapany next to Home Away from Home, his graphite
and pencil drawing that was joint winner of the Artists Choice Award at the launch
of this years Mercury Bay Art Escape Open Studio Tour.

2016
AUCTION
AUCTION
22 APRIL
2016
UNLESSSOLDPRIOR
Auction
Auction
(unless sold
prior)
Thursday 28 April 2016
1pm - 71 Albert Street,
Whitianga
View
harcourts.co.nz/21009
Friday 22 April 2016

2pm, 71 Albert Street,
Whitianga
View
harcourts.co.nz/wi21008
Auction (10pt)
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
Saturday XMonth 11.15am,

on site View Wednesday
6.00 6.30pm
harcourts.co.nz/XXXXXXXX
Larsen Realty LtdMREINZ Licensed Agent

REAA 2008
7 Meadow
Drive
Seriously for sale by Auction! Ticking lots of
boxes here. 842m2 site, 3 bdrooms, 2 car
garaging, close to beach. Opportunity herethis could be yours!
20 Waitotara
Way
North facing
Brick beauty
In Waterways location
4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 x living areas,
2 x garaging
Marie Osborn
M 027 433 4027 P 07 866 4981
REAA 2008
1118 Purangi Road

Ferry Landing magic.
Superb water views walkway to Front Beach close by.
Generous decks to maximise views.
3A Sarah
Avenue
Private north facing

home
4 Seascape
Avenue
9 Pipi
Dune
Big high stud modern
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home
boat shed In good

neighbourhood
Low maintenance
3 bedroom, single
garaging. Close to boat
For Sale $349,000
ramp and school
View
Marie Osborn
M 027 433 4027 P 07 866 4981
Garaging with extra

garage/mancave at back
For Sale $499,000
View
Noelene Bellingham
M 027 280 8477 P 07 866 4981
Close to the beach

For Sale $286,000
View
Rob Ball
M 021 0238 9767 P 07 866 4981
Larsen Realty Ltd MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008

REAA 2008

REAA 2008

REAA 2008
20B Crows Nest

Apartment
128B Cook
Drive
14B Cooks
Lookout
garage Handy to town,
4 bedroom, 2 bathroom
home
With views to Whitianga.
10 Hawk Hill Crescent, Cooks

Beach
beach and pools

For Sale $345,000
View
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
For Sale $490,000

View
Noelene Bellingham
M 0272 808 477 P 07 866 4981
3 bedroom, 2bathroom
Open plan living
For Sale $499,000
View
Marie Osborn
M 027 433 4027 P 07 866 4981
Larsen Realty Ltd MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008

REAA 2008

REAA 2008

REAA 2008
119 Fagans
Lane
575 Mill Creek

Road
1779 The 309
20 Thompson
Place
For Sale $739,000

View
harcourts.co.nz/ID# wi21002
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
Quality apartment
Sea views
2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, complete furniture
package
Holiday here and/or rent out!
For Sale $299,000
View
Peter MacGregor
M 027 224 7332 P 07 866 4981
Exclusive private lane

Approx 20ha. Lovely building site with
views to rural, Whitianga and sea to the
north.
For Sale $469,000
View
Wayne Anderson
M 021 963 354 P 07 866 4981
Larsen Realty Ltd MREINZ Licensed Agent
REAA 2008
harcourts.co
.nz

2016
2 bedroom
Easy care unit with
Road
10
acre bush block with a home and
Approx 28 ha (70 acres).

Sprawling rustic shed
Spring water supply
Fenced boundary
income. Two dwellings plus a

studio.
For Sale $579,000 +GST( if any)

View
harcourts.co.nz/wi 21000
Katrina Carlyon
M 021 724 200 P 07 866 4981
REAA 2008
Approx 10 mins to town.

For Sale $765,000
View Wednesday 6.00
6.30pm
Bronee Stanfield
M 0272 929 742 P 07 866
4981
Harcourts Whitianga
71 Albert Street P 07 866
4981
Larsen Realty LtdMREINZ Licensed

Agent REAA 2008
Cooks Beach home with a lot

to offer
Views and privacy

Only 3 minutes walk to Opito
Bay sands
Reserves on two sides
Lots of space
For Sale $875,000

View
Noelene Bellingham
M 0272 808 477 P 07 866 4981
Larsen Realty LtdMREINZ Licensed Agent REAA
2008
Harcourts Tairua
238 Main Road P 07 864
7822
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The end of Daylight Saving time to take stock

By Deli
Connell
This Sunday 3 April the clocks will go back
at 3:00am becoming 2:00am making
those early mornings a lot easier to deal with.
The old serotonin levels will get a boost as
the daylight hits the back of our retinae
again for a while at least. The result? A
greater sense of wellbeing than weve been
experiencing lately and less reliance on
multiple cups of coffee to get going. On the
other hand, the evenings will begin to draw
in and after work walks and swims will
rapidly become a thing of the past.
Its a time for taking stock. Keen gardeners
are harvesting the last of summers bounty,
pulling out plants past their best and eyeing
the garden centres for their winter
inspiration. We begin to look inwards too
those living spaces where we will be
spending more time over the colder months.
Perhaps digging out those warm throws,
dusting off the crockpot and soup tureen and
splashing out on a couple of new cushions
for watching movies
(and rugby).
Looking inwards should include our
bodies, taking stock and assessing the shape
were in to combat inevitable winter ills and
chills. Heres a few of the best tips picked up
from both conventional and complementary
medicine Wash your hands. A timely reminder to
big and small that this is the simplest thing
you can do to prevent the transmission of
germs after the loo, before you eat, after a
good sneeze after touching all those door
handles at work or school...
Drink plenty of water. Its way easier when
its warm weather so how about herbal teas
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14
(no sugar), lemon and honey or a jug of

water in the fridge with citrus peel and/or
mint to make it more palatable?
Get seven or eight hours sleep every night.
Recent research suggests that women need a
little more than men. Good sleep helps your
immune system, reduces stress and can help
with maintaining a healthy weight.
Use herbs and spices. Turmeric has had
some good press lately add to that ginger,
garlic, cayenne, black pepper and all spice. I
feel a curry coming on! All of these are said
to have immune boosting qualities, along
with many other benefits.
Avoid antibiotics. Dont ask for/insist on
antibiotics your Doctor will only prescribe
them when they are absolutely necessary to
fight a bacterial infection and then you must
take the whole course as you are meant to.
Many winter sicknesses will not be helped
by antibiotics, but do seek your Doctors
advice on what other measures you can take
to alleviate your symptoms.
Get some sun. And fresh air for that matter.
Morning or afternoon sun (not midday) on
your skin for 30 minutes can help your body
to produce Vitamin D which helps your
immunity youll find Vitamin D in oily
fish too.
Up the Vitamin C. Its an oldie but goody
eat citrus, kiwifruit, tomatoes, berries,
capsicum and potatoes. Yes, spuds!
Eat a balanced seasonal diet with whole
foods. Source whats in season as locally as
you can then you know it doesnt have
additives, hasnt been canned or frozen
and hasnt travelled far to your plate. Go for

colourful fruit and vegetables - eat the
rainbow if you can and throw in some good
quality lean protein. Introduce nuts and good
fats like avocado and oily fish for variety and
their health-giving properties.
Exercise. Its a no-brainer keeps you in
shape, helps you sleep better and therefore
boosts your immune system. Youll be
stronger, ready for next summer and, because
of the happy hormones you create while
exercising - called endorphins - mentally a
much happier person even a walk on the

beach has benefits!
Have fun. Its tempting to stay in and shut
out the world, but socialising is important for
relaxation, mental health and your immune
system! Laughter really is the best medicine.
Dont worry too much about the longer
evenings coming to an end this weekend,
Daylight Saving starts again on Sunday 25
September yes, reason to smile, its less
than six months away!
Less than six months and its Daylight Saving

again. And with that spectacular Mercury Bay
sunsets.

2016
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The Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade has
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We had a man decide to get rid of a wasp
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it at midnight. Sounds funny, but the
potential for disaster was very high and
neighbours were rightly concerned.
We were called to back up Coromandel
three times, but weren't required. We had a
rubbish fire upsetting neighbours. We were
also called to glass on SH 25 and had two
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With all the rain we had, we were called to
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The increase in motor vehicle accidents is of

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The Church Op-Shop, at St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, Owen Street, Whitianga. Open
Thursday to
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Justice of the Peace
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Fire Station intersection, Whitianga. Phone Paul on 021 605 230 for more information.
Social Cycling Group
Meet every Sunday at 9:00am at Taylors Mistake, Whitianga. Short 45 minute cycle and coffee. Phone Bryan on 022
155 8944 for more information.
Whitianga Movers and Losers (the Old WWs)
Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm at St Peters Anglican Church, Dundas St, Whitianga. $2 donation (to cover cost of
room rent). We promote a slow, steady weight loss based on eating well, nourishing foods and moving more towards maintaining our our ideal weight and optimal health. New members always welcome.
Mercury Bay Community Choir
Meets every Monday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the Mercury Bay Area School music room. Non-auditioned. New
members welcome. Contact Kate Nielsen on telephone 866 2573 or (027) 270 9058 for more information.
SeniorNet Whitianga Incorporated
Classes held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at various times. We give older adults an opportunity to demistify their
computers and to learn more about new communications and information technology. Contact Lorna Russell on 866
4215 for more information or to join.
Whitianga Toastmasters
Meet Tuesdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the Whitianga Art Centre, School Road, Whitianga. Competent Leadership listening, critical thinking, giving feedback, time management, motivating people, mentoring and team building.
Phone Merle on 866 0240 or (021) 0241 9368 for more information.
Scottish Country Dancing
Every Monday 7:00pm - 9:00pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. Phone Anthea on 866 4516 for more information.
St John Cadets
Meet every Monday from 6:30pm - 7:30pm at the St John Ambulance Station, Cook Drive, Whitianga. Phone
Beth on
(07) 869 5294 or (021) 241 9757 for more information.
Mercury Bay Table Tennis
Every Tuesday 9:30am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Town Hall. All welcome. Phone Pat or Neville on 867 1447 for
more information.
Mercury Bay Badminton
Every Wednesday 9:30am - 11:00am at the Whitianga Town Hall. All welcome. Phone Diane on 027 246 1915 for
more information.
Whitianga Senior Citizens Club
Meet Mondays in the Whitianga Town Hall, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Bowls, scrabble, card games, housie etc. Afternoon
tea, 55 plus age group. Phone Lance Hayson (president) on 866 5817 for more information.
Operation Cover-Up
Meet the last Wednesday of every month at Whitianga Social Services from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. An initiative knitting
clothing for Missions without Borders in the Ukraine and Moldova. Phone Brenda on 866 5814 for more
information.
Whitianga Toy Library
Isabella Street (off Coghill St), Open Wednesday 2:30pm - 4:00pm and Friday 10:00am - 11:30am. New members
welcome.
Whitianga Art Group
Meet every Thursday and Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm, at the Art Centre in School Road, Whitianga. New members
welcome. Phone Rose on 022 139 2968 or Maryanne on 866 4099 for more information.
Mercury Bay Indoor Bowling Club
Every Thursday evening at 6:45pm in the Whitianga Town Hall. New members always welcome. Phone Alan on 866
4024 or Doreen on 866 5237 for more info or just come along.
Kuaotunu Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Pumpkin and Harvest Festival
Saturday 2 April from 2:00pm - 8:00pm at Cemetery Road, Kuaotunu. Music, games and food. Giant pumpkin weighin at 2:30pm, prize-giving at 4:30pm. Phone 866 0094 for more information.
Cancer Societys Living Well Programme
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April from 10:00am - 2:30pm at the Mercury Bay Boating Club, Buffalo Beach Road,
Whitianga. A free programme for anyone with cancer, as well as their whanau and carers. For more information or to
register phone or email Penny Parsons on telephone (0800) 22 7744 or email pennyparsons@cancersociety.org.nz.
Taiko Drumming Workshop
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April at the Mercury Bay Area School Drama Room. Saturday from 11:00am (16 plus) and
3:00pm (children). Sunday from 11:30am (16 plus) and 10:00am (children) The second of three weekend workshops.
More information from Judy Evans, email evansj@mbas.ac.nz or telephone (027) 282 4636 (after hours). A Creative
Mercury Bay initiative.
A Taste of Matarangi
Saturday 9 April from 10:00am - 4:30pm at the Village Green, Matarangi. Stalls and live entertainment. Tickets $15
adult, $5 child, $30 family - available from www.atasteofmatarangi.co.nz, the Whitianga i-SITE and Richardsons Real
Estate Matarangi.
Church Services
Mercury Bay Co-Operating Parish
St Andrews by the Sea Community Church, 9:30am every Sunday worship service and kids friendly Bible sessions,
Albert Street, Whitianga.
Anglican Services
St Peter the Fisherman, 9:30am Sunday services. All are welcome, Dundas Street, Whitianga.
Crossroad Encounter Fellowship
10:00am every Sunday, cnr Joan Gaskell Drive and Cook Drive, Whitianga.
St Patricks Catholic Church
Weekend Mass Saturday 5:30pm and Sunday 8.30am, Monday - Friday 9:00am (except Tuesday no Mass,
Wednesday 12:00 noon). Tairua Sunday 10:30am, Tuesday 9:00am, tel 866 2189.
Whitianga Baptist Church
10:00am every Sunday, childrens programme, 112 Cook Drive, Whitianga, tel 866 4027.
C3 Whitianga
10:00am every Sunday, childrens programme, 23 Coghill Street, Whitianga,
email info@c3whitianga.org.nz.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
The Mercury Bay Informer -Meet on Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am at the Whitianga Social Services
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building, 2 Cook Drive, Whitianga. Childrens programme. Phone 021 277
Welcome to
our world
Noel Hewlett and his wife Nicola first arrived
in Whitianga 34 years ago. They came from
Auckland and bought the local supermarket.
There was only one supermarket at the time,
and it didnt have a fancy scan-it-yourself
system, where you can go in, get your shopping
and leave again without speaking to anyone.
It was a very personal business, where you
knew the customers and they knew you.
The locals wondered who this flash bloke
from the Big Smoke was with his tie and a
name tag on his shirt and they started a
sweepstake on the wall of the hotel. It asked
the question, How long will the Hewletts
last? Bets were placed on when they would
pack up and move out of town.
The sweepstake was taken down two years
later. The Hewletts themselves were the
ultimate winners, along with the town itself,
which has had the benefit of their contribution
to the community for more than thirty years.
Not only are the Hewletts still here, but Noel
is launching a fresh idea for welcoming new
people coming to Mercury Bay. Id like to try
and extend the hand of friendship, to let people
know right from the start that we welcome
their contributions, their ideas and the skills
they might have brought with them.
Noel says that Whitianga has been good to
him and Nicola and they have made some
great friends over the years. We got a chuckle
out of the sweepstake, because although we
had come from Auckland, Im originally from
Otorohanga. Living in a small town again was
almost like going home. We were here to stay.
He says they also tried to make a positive
difference to the way things work. Within four
years of arriving here I was president of
the
Business Association. We got involved in

church as well as the service clubs and with
three young children the school was an
important part of the mix. I also became a
member of the Community Board and then
later-on a district councillor.
That was more than 16 years ago and now
Noels new initiative, which he is launching
through the Social Committee of the Whitianga
Lions Club, is a group called Welcome to
Our World.
Noel says that one of the reasons for setting
up the group is that Whitianga is a relatively
isolated community and for some people that
isolation can end up leaving them feeling alone
and without any connections to the people in
the Mercury Bay area. The other key reason is
that we are open to new ideas, to positive
change and to inviting the energy and new
skill sets that people are capable of bringing
with them.
We want to hear from you about why
you
came to Whitianga.
A steering committee has been set up in
conjunction with the Lioness Club of Mercury
Bay to organise a welcome get together for
newcomers to the area.
Noel says that its not about them telling
newcomers how it is in Mercury Bay and
laying down a set of rules. The new group
will be very informal. We have prepared a
welcome leaflet with a bunch of things that
people can enjoy in the area, but thats about
as formal as it gets.
We just want people to feel welcome and
to
take in what the area has to offer.
Everybody is welcome to attend the first
get-together at the Monkey House theatre in
Coghill Street, Whitianga on Sunday 10 April
at 5:00pm.
Noel and Nicola Hewlett, Whitianga locals for 34 years. Noel is launching through
the Whitianga Lions Club a new initiative welcoming people to Mercury
Bay.
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2016
The annual Town Garage Sale

- have we got a deal for you!
By Deli
Connell
Is it the thrill of the chase that one-off

chance of finding a jewel in the dust? Or is
it practicality beckoning you to set up a house
or flat? Or are you, perhaps, the workshoppy type looking for that one bit that
will complete the drill set, the go-kart project,
fix up the old girl (car, I mean)? Or is it just
the lure of ferreting through someone elses
stuff?
Why is other peoples stuff way more

interesting and exciting than our own? Im
sure there will be a psychologists report
somewhere to attest to that and perhaps
explain it.
Conversely is it time to purge? Do you
need to let go of that stuff youve been hanging
on to for months/years in the hope that one
day it might come in handy?
Mercury Bay Area School students Ella and Cody Scott at their familys garage
sale during Queens Birthday Weekend last year.

2016
Whatever your motivation and/or budget

have we got a deal for you! The annual
Informer Whitianga Town Garage Sale is
happening again on Queens Birthday Weekend
this year (Saturday 4 to Monday 6 June). Its a
tradition now in its 8th year with the $15
registration fee being donated to a charity
chosen by the Mercury Bay Area School
primary school student leaders each year.
We promote the garage sale widely and print
a map of all the sales in our issue before
Queens Birthday Weekend. When you register,
you need to tell us the times and days you wish
to hold your sale, which may be any or all of
the Saturday, Sunday and Monday its totally
up to you.
Last year 45 garage sales were registered
and, like pirates armed with a treasure map, a
steady procession of cars and people did the
rounds around Whitianga to grab
their
bargains.
Garage or yard sales are a long-standing
tradition, weve learned. There is debate on
when the first ones were held, but it seems the
practice is attributed to the dockside as early as
the 1500s. Ships plying regular trading routes
would offload unclaimed and excess cargo and
sell these at the docks at a greatly discounted
rate.
The word romage is, in fact, a nautical
term describing the way cargo is packed into
the hold. Over time this has evolved/morphed
and has become synonymous with the term
rummage which, being a completely separate
word in its own right, means to search
unsystematically
and untidily.
A couple of centuries later or so, such sales
moved to community centres like churches and
town halls and really began to take off. Today
theyre in our own garage or front yard or out
of the back of our car boot and are also a
feature of school galas.
There are some well-publicised incidents of
real treasure being found at garage sales
like the $5 sketch sold at a yard sale in the US,
which turned out to be an Andy Warhol
original worth in excess of $2 million!
My personal favourite is the very uninspiring
ceramic bowl (looked like something youd
pick up ten of on sale at Briscoes) that a family
in New York bought for $3. It turned out it
was a 1,000 year old Chinese bowl valued at
$2.2 million. I have to admit this doesnt
happen very often you can but dream.
So start sorting now. The rule of thumb is if
you havent used it in a year or its not of great
sentimental value, then let it go. And they tell
us its great therapy to have a clear out!
Dont forget to email us or pop into our
office in Whitianga in the next six weeks to
register your sale. Well be printing reminders,
so we can all look forward to a good
rummage!
This year the Informer Town Garage Sale
will coincide with the inaugural Mercury Bay
Music Festival which, it is anticipated, will
bring lots of extra folks to town. There should
be a real buzz in Whitianga this Queens
Birthday Weekend.
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info@theinformer.co.nz to reach us by 6:00pm Monday each week. The weekly prize is one
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winner must please claim his/her prize from Hurry 4 Curry directly.
Striped marlin are known as a highly migratory species, essentially meaning they travel large
distances, usually reliant somewhat on currents as they follow their food.
We never really know what is going to turn up, but in a pattern that seems to be similar up north, our
catch records show that 66 per cent of striped marlin reported caught at our club this year weighed
90kg or less, compared with 45 per cent last year and 37 per cent the year before.
Fish reported to weigh between 90 and 110kg made up just 13 per cent of the catch, half of last years
26 per cent and the year before it was 34 per cent of the total catch.
The number of fish caught that were reported to weigh 110kg or more has remained reasonably static
for the last three years.
With access to more data, no doubt the reasons for the significant increase in smaller fish caught will
be debated in the future, but for now we are pleased to be having such a bumper
season with more than two thirds of the striped marlin caught by our club
members being tagged and released to fight again.
In the photo is Maria Edwards with an outstanding 170kg striped marlin she
caught during our trailer boat tournament three weeks ago.
Tight
lines,
Alan
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Ella Tomkins achieves in

Southland and again at
home
By Len
Salt
One of the bonuses of what we get to do here
at the Informer is being able to follow the
progress of talented young people through
the stages of their sporting, academic and
artistic achievements. This is exciting stuff,
especially when the names of school students
start appearing in the results of national
competitions.
Ella Tomkins is one Mercury Bay Area
School student whose name has consistently
been at the top of the school swimming
sports results. Through the summer she
trains three times a week at the Mercury Bay
Community Pool and usually competes in
the Mercury Bay Swimming Clubs race
nights on Wednesdays. In winter she travels
to Thames twice a week to train in their
covered pool. She is also a member of the
Thames Valley Swim Academy.
Recently Ella was picked to represent
Waikato in two relays in in the 15 year old
age group in the Swimming New Zealand
Division 2 Nationals held in Invercargill
from 9 to 12 March. The 4 x 50m freestyle
relay team she was part of won bronze and
her 4 x 50m medley team came first equal in
the final.
Ella also qualified for four individual
events in the Division 2 Nationals in the 15
year old age group and made it through to
three of the finals. She went on to achieve

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a fourth place in the 100m butterfly, a fifth

place in the 50m butterfly and a sixth place
in the 50m freestyle. In her fourth event, the
100m freestyle, she qualified 9th which put
her in first reserve position for the final in
that event.
Ella was very close to picking up a medal
in an individual event in Invercargill, but
coming home with a bronze and joint gold
from the team relays was a significant
achievement and certainly puts her on the
right path for future competitions.
As if that wasnt enough, Ella and her
mother, Gilly, whos also her coach, arrived
home after an exhausting week in Southland
on Monday 14 March, just in time for Ella to
represent Mercury Bay Area School the
following day at the Thames Valley Schools
Triathlon competition in Cooks Beach. Ella
left all competition in her tracks and won the
15 year old age group convincingly.
Gilly says that both she and Ellas father
Graham are incredibly proud of their
daughter. Hopefully Ellas achievements
will show that swimmers from a summer only
club can compete on the national stage.
Talking to Ella about her goals in the
swimming pool, she says that last year she
wanted to qualify for the Division 2
Nationals in the 14 year old age group. This
year she
wanted to make the finals at the Division 2

Nationals in the 15 year old age group in
some of the individual events. She has
achieved these goals.
Next year, as a 16 year old, she wants to
win medals at the Division 2 Nationals or,
even better, qualify for the New Zealand Age
Group Championships (the top New Zealand

junior swimming competition, a step up
from the Division 2 Nationals).
We have little doubt that Ella will achieve
her goals for next year. For us, here at The
Informer, its a bonus to follow her progress
in the swimming pool.
Mercury Bay Area School star swimmer Ella Tomkins in the swimming
pool.
Photo by Marie Relph.
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reach us by 6:00pm Monday each week. The winner will be drawn in July 2016 and will be
notified by phone. No correspondence will be entered into once the winner has been notified.
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Three yachts started in the Mayor Island Race of the Mercury Bay Boating Club on Easter
Friday morning. The conditions were virtually no wind and, with a heavy fog, no visibility.
The yacht JJ (skippered by Mike Phear) reached Mayor Island first in a time of 12 hours 30
minutes. Pterodactyl (Carl Reinsfield) took 13 hours and Kahurangi (Stue Crockart) took 15
hours 45 minutes.
Thats a long day at the office. Congratulations to the skippers and their crews for the
effort.
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your entry to The Mercury Bay Informer, 14 Monk St, Whitianga or PO Box 426, Whitianga or
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his/her prize from Espy Cafe directly before the Wednesday of the week following the issue in
which he/she was announced the winner.
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have done so correctly, the words will read the same both across and down the grid. British English
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Sport Results
TAIRUA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
John Mooney Cup - Monday 21 March
Four mats were required and some good games were
on show.
Winners - Ray Bruce, Ron Annan and Bronwyn
Williamson. Runners-Up - Joan Smith, John Boon, Beryl
Burrows and Jan Spinley.
Chocolate Fish Award - Sandra Morris, Carol Thompson
and Frank Gosling.
Rafes were won by - Terry Hefferan, Peter Carverhill,
Sandra Morris, Johnny Morrison, Georgie Matchett,
Beryl Burrows, David Wilkinson and Shirley Pedersen.
MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Thursday 24 March
A very enjoyable club night with 23 players.
Winners - Jim Hargreaves, Merle Ward and Wayne
Fisher. Runners-Up - Norm Strong, Pat Fisher, Maree
Denney and Judith Nicol.
Good Sports - John Taberner, Max Nicol, Glynne Jackson
and Dot Codyre.
HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB
Paku Pairs - Tuesday 22 March
North/South - 1 Robyn Waters and Doreen Harris 57.64,
2 Chris Rendle and Bev Dickie 54.51, 3 Robyn Hogg and
Anne Knowles 51.74.
East/West - 1 Annette Cox and Ernie Pitchfork
57.94,
2 Myra Hoogwerf and Annette Cummings 56.75, 3 Peter
Hogg and Peter France 3rd, 53.57.
MERCURY BAY CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB
Handicap Pairs Round 4 - Wednesday 23 March
North/South - 1 Robyn and Pete Hogg 55.08, 2 Laura
Scaglia and Giorgio Allemano 52.02, 3 Jenny Layton and
Sue Gill 49.48,
East/West - 1 Vivienne Leigh and Kate Palmano 60.32,
2 Ian Peden and Martin Lewis 56.31, 3 Val Lewis and
Faye Smith 55.02.
MERCURY BAY CLUB SNOOKER
Wednesday 23 March
Best of three frames.
A bigger field with eight players. No problem for Brian
Codyre to overcome the opposition with three straight
wins after a hard fought final against Peter Challis (two
wins).
Also with two wins were Evan Hayward and Warren

Bellingham.
Highest Break - Wayne Bellingham 18.
We farewelled Kevan Taylor who is heading back to his
second home in Vancouver, Canada. He will return to
Whitianga in December.
MERCURY BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Handicap Match Play Round 2 - Saturday 26 March
Those players not involved in the match play took part in
a stableford scramble.
The winner was Micky Henderson with 44 points,
shooting 75 off a 12 handicap. Jon Heaphy from
Whitford Park, Auckland shot a par round off a five
handicap for 41 points. Third was Mister Canada Cup,
Bruce Massie, with 39, followed by Kevan Miles on 38
and Michael Shilton (Hukanui), Bob Haase and Trevor
Butler (Onewhero), all with 37 points. Paul Carson, a
four handicapper from Manukau, Auckland had the only
two to win six balls and also won the Nearest the Pin for
the Senior Divison. The Junior Division was won by
Jeffrey Dixon. Longest Drive Senior - Roger Booth,
Junior - Paul Lupton.
MERCURY BAY TENNIS CLUB
Mens Singles Championship - Tuesday 22 March
Brett Candelaria def Kerry Healion 9-0.
WHITIANGA PIG HUNTERS CLUB
Annual Prize-Giving - Sunday 20 March
Senior Results - Heaviest Boar - 1 Harley Hanning
73.2kg, 2 Tom Boyd 71.5kg, 3 Tom and Thomas Boyd
70.35kg, Biggest Tusks - 1 Peter and Damon Macdonald,
Pete Ngarimu and Clark Taylor 18 2/8, 2 Lloyd
McQueen, Jessie Lockhart and Jacinta O'Donahue 18,
3 Equal Jesse Mathers and Adam Novis 17 2/8,
Average Weight - Jason Hayward 47.8kg, Aggregate
Weight - Luke Findlay, Lady Hunter - Jessie Lockhart
and Jacinta O'Donahue 51.8kg, Goat Shield - Shaydon
Richards.
Junior Results - Heaviest Boar - 1 Leroy Sloane 77.8kg,
2 and 3 Carter and Caitlyn Hodge 67.4kg and 67.3kg,
Biggest Tusks - 1 Aria and Riley-Jean Macdonald and
Tia Ngarimu 18 2/8, 2 Reo and Stella McQueen, Louie
and Samantha Morgan and Stormi-Lee Whitford 18, 3
Caitlyn and Carter Hodge 16 6/8, Lindsay Arnold Under
14 Up and Coming Trophy - Trinity McQueen, Annual
Young Hunter - Leroy Sloane.
The Mercury Bay Tennis Club mens singles championship finalists for 2016,
Kerry Healion (left) and Brett Candelaria.
Harley Hanning, winner of the Heaviest Boar prize at the annual prizegiving of the Whitianga Pig Hunters Club.
HOUSE WASHING
Call Drew for a free quote
The Expert with the time tested and guaranteed method of removing mould,
lichen, moss and stains. In fact any exterior surface that needs a clean, Drew can
deal to with a harmless but totally effective wash. And remember a pre-paint
wash will extend the life of your paint job and make painting easier.
Buildings. Boats. Fences. Wood. Concrete. Metal.

Call Drew Edwards - The Chemwash Man
Mobile: 0274 375 578 a/h 07 867 8493
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2016
Classifieds and Public Notices

SITUATIONS VACANT
Duty Manager for The Pour House, Hahei, The Coromandel

Wanted - A Manager with Passion for Great Hospitality!
MEAT PACKER
We have an exciting opportunity for someone with great
customer service to join our Butchery Team as a Meat
Packer.
The successful applicant will work well with others and be
able to exceed our customers expectations daily.
Along with this, must be able to work unsupervised.
Experience preferred, but not essential.
To apply for this opportunity, please call into the store for
an application
form or email stacey.rolton@foodstuffs.co.nz.
PUBLIC NOTICES
Applications close 8th April 2016.
WHITIANGA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB
Easter Raffle Results
Drawn 26 March 2016.
1st Prize Yellow Clubs No D40 Tom Costello
2nd Prize Yellow Clubs No D91 Roly Chaney
3rd Prize Orange Clubs No D98 Yvonne Peachey
Thank you to all who supported us
and to New World Whitianga for
allowing us to use their foyer.
MERCURY BAY
RUGBY & SPORTS CLUB
Calling all interested players
for the Senior B team.
Training Tuesday and
Thursday 6:30pm at
Lyon Park, Whitianga.
Just turn up. First game Saturday
9 April.
Phone Donutt
(coach) on
(027) 648 6550 for
RnR EVENTS
more information.
Invite Charities, Trusts and Not for Prot groups that would like to
apply to be the beneciary of the 2016 Whitianga Charity Ball to please contact
rnrevents@hotmail.com for an application
form. RnR Events supports groups
fundraising for projects that benet the
community.
Applications close on Wednesday 6th of
April.
The Charity Ball will be held in Whitianga
in October - date to be conrmed.
The New Zealand beer industry has changed tremendously over the last ve
years with the craft beer scene going crazy. At The Pour House we have one
simple aim... to serve the best NZ beers (ours and others) with simple,
high quality food in our unique bar and garden in Hahei at the start of the
beautiful Cathedral Cove Walk.
We are looking for that special someone who has a passion for managing our
business like your own. Being multi-lingual will be an advantage.
If you have a positive, fun personality, love hospitality and think that you can offer
us what we need, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will offer you a good rate of pay with relevant bonuses, opportunities
to provide input, ongoing training and a dynamic place to work.
If you want to be part of The Pour House family in one of the coolest little bars in
the Coromandel, then contact us now.
Email your CV to us at: hello@thepourhouse.nz.
Or contact Karen via email for a detailed job description.
ACCOMMODATION WANTED
HEAD CHEF REQUIRED
For busy restaurant.
Please call Marlene on
(027) 659 8111.
2-3 BDRM HOUSE, long term rental,

Cooks Beach/Ferry Landing area,
professional couple, very tidy and
reliable. Ph: 027 226 6480
ARTISTS SPACE WANTED
HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
HOLIDAY/SHORT TERM
ACCOMMODATION
Prime location in Whitianga.
Close to beach and shops.
Phone Rob on (0274) 926 773.
TOY LIBRARY
WHITIANGA TOY LIBRARY
Isabella Street (off Coghill St)
Open Wednesday 2:30pm - 4:00pm
and Friday 10:00am - 11:30am.
New members welcome.
~Toys for Hire~
SPACE WANTED
Do you have an unused
garage or sleepout which
would be suitable for an
artists studio?
Minimum 10m, good
light, no dust,
electricity.
Whitianga or Hahei
area. Required 4-6
FOR
HIRE
months.
Please call
021 $100
254 on site.
HUGE BOUNCY
CASTLE,
5167.
FREE BBQ and playground facilities.
Ph: 866 0038, www.combatzone.co.nz.
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
Several sizes available in
Central Whitianga.
Phone 027 477 0132.
WHITIANGA TOY LIBRARY

Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 13 April 2016
7:00pm
Whitianga Social Services
Community Rooms, 2 Cook Drive.
All members encouraged to attend.
WORK WANTED
HOUSE WASHING
Detergent Soft Wash,
Roof Clean/Treatment,
Window Cleaning.
Phone Russell Short
on 866 2097
or 0273 602 937.
MIKES MOWING
$25 empty sections,
fortnightly or monthly
mowing.
Free edge spraying. Free
quotes.
Phone Mike or Deb
866 4678 or 027 320
1703.
WORK WANTED
DAVES DRAINAGE
Drainlaying
Public & Private
1.8 Ton Digger Hire
30 Years Experience
Free Quotes or Advice
Call Dave 027 727 0 3 4 8
davesdrainage@xtra.co.nz
Tricky Trees
Pruning
Felling
Stump grinding
Firewood
Call Chris
2016
Hedge maintenance
Crown reductions
Difficult removals
Chip w aste to mulch
021 240 9909

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FOR SALE
HOME BREW SUPPLIES

Join our discount club.
Mercury Bay Pharmacy
POLES, Do you need S.E.D H5 poles

for retaining or house foundations?
Timber and poles all lengths available.
Oriental trellis made to order.
MB Timber & Fencing Supplies
225 South Highway. Ph: (07) 866 2457
TO LET
FIREWOOD
PINE - almost dry $80
CYPRESS - almost dry $90
CYPRESS - dry $110
Free delivery WhitiMatarangi minimum
order 2m
Phone Chris 021 240 9909
SMALL COTTAGE AVAILABLE FOR LONG-TERM RENTAL

Suit single person or quiet couple.
Five minute walk to town, plenty of storage, private backyard, $230 per
week.
Email
cottagerental16@gmail.com.
3 BDRM HOME, double garage, long term, references required, $300 a week,
3 weeks bond. Ph: 0274 751 528
STORAGE SHEDS Whitianga Total Storage opposite Carters. Ph: 0800 944
660
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT &

HOMES FOR RENT
FOR SALE
Mobility Scooter,
excellent condition, $900
ono.
Electric wheel chair,
excellent condition, $900
ono.
For further
information, please
contact Peter Weeks
(07) 864 8381.
Our expertise in property management will

ensure your investment property is well
looked after. You can just sit back and relax.
We also offer a selection of quality
rental homes for tenants.
We welcome your enquiry at7 The
Esplanade (by the wharf).
Robyn Turner 866 0098 or 027 550
0120
robyn.turner@bayleys.co.nz
Licensed under the
REAA2008
FIREWOOD
Dry pine, shed stored, $90.00 m,
free delivery Whitianga,
Kuaotunu, Matarangi, Opito.
Phone Max on
(07) 867 1361 or (0274) 958 033.
BOAT FOR SALE

BOAT FOR SALE
Carol-ANN II at Marina,
D22. Owner deceased.
As is offers.
Phone 027 497 2735.
BOATS WANTED
WE NEED YOUR BOAT NOW!!!

Quality late model trailer boats
needed for sale on behalf!
We have buyers waiting!
Call the team at Whitianga
Marine Centre today on
867 1182
or come in to
233 South Highway,
Whitianga.
CHURCH SERVICES
ANGLICAN
SERVICES
St. Peter the Fisherman

Dundas Street, Whitianga
Sunday Service: 9:30am
MOTORHOME FOR SALE
ALL WELCOME
Enquiries Ph 869 5577
www.anglicanchurchwhitianga.
co.nz
CATTERIES
KRISTINS
BOARDING CATTERY
Vet nurse, warm, clean,
secure, outdoor run.
Phone 866 4724.
COURIER
SERVICE
VEHICLES FOR SALE

2003 MERCEDES C180, Kompressor Sports, immaculate, $9,899, 149,300km,
serviced regularly, 2 owners. Ph: 866 0422
HEALTH SERVICE
NATUROPATH
MEDICAL HERBALIST
Registered
Take out the guess work,
trust your health professional
Leanne Halliwell
0274 588 626 or 07 866
5899
READINGS
PSYCHIC READINGS
SPIRITUAL
HEALING
Text Verna 027 320 0079
vernacarrspiritualhealing.com
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ST
ANDREWS
BY THE SEA
Presbyterian/M
ethodist
Community
Church
(opposite the
Z Service Station,
Whitianga) Sunday
The Mercury
Bay Informer Worship 9:30am
Come,
www.theinformer.co.nz
12 Toyota RAV4, auto, 4WD, 2.4l, red, 19,900
BBQ connection $75,000
08 Mitsubishi Fuso 4 Berth Motorhome, 3.9lt turbo 07 Suzuki Swift Glxh, NZ new, 5 spd, 57kms
$9,900 diesel, 190kms, 5 spd, self-contained, solar panel, 06 Nissan Pulsar Q, H/B, 1.8, 5spd, t/bar,
alloys $6,900 05 Toyota Corolla S/W, 1.8, Auto, 47,000kms $10,900
19 Campbell Street, Whitianga

www.coastalautos.co.nz
2016
Matarangi Fire
Force fishing
competition the
best yet
According to Stuart Arnold, chief fire officer of the Matarangi Volunteer Rural Fire Force, their
annual fishing competition that was held on Easter Saturday was the best yet. The
competition is the fire forces biggest fundraiser every year.
We had 54 boats participating this year. We also had 18 kids fishing from the wharf. More
than 150 people attended the the fish auction after the competition and they were keen to
bid. On top of that, our raffle - a two stroke five horse power Mercury engine, inflatable life
jackets, a cooler bag, a few litres of oil, a safety pack and a cutting board, all sponsored by
Mercury Marine - was very well supported.
All the prizes we handed out at the prize-giving were sponsored. The competition would
never be such a success without the support we get from the Mercury Bay business
community and business owners from further afield who have a connection with Matarangi.
Overall were very pleased with how the competition went this year.
Pictured is Stuart with Kate Rogerson, the winner of the kids
competition.

2016
Good performance
by Mercury Bay
equestrian teams
On Wednesday last week three Mercury Bay equestrian teams participated in the Thames
Valley show jumping competition in Thames. The riders and their horses performed
exceptionally well with Kelly Evanson placing third overall on points in Ring 1 and the
Ring 1 team coming second overall.
In the individual events, the team members achieved as follows
- 50cm - Olivia Brown-Douglas 4th and Sage Mayo 8th.
60cm - Kelly Evanson 2nd and Sage Mayo 6th.
70cm - Kelly Evanson 4th, Olivia Brown-Douglas 5th and Sage Mayo
6th. 80cm - Renee Hazelton 8th and Baylee Wooldridge 10th.
90cm - Renee Hazelton 8th and Baylee Wooldridge 10th.
1m - Baylee Wooldridge 9th.
Tip and Out - Alana Howat 4th (Ring 1 team) and Amelia Lockhart and Renee Hazelton
2nd equal (Ring 2 team).
Pictured are the team members, from left to right - Amelia Lockhart and Miss Bubbles,
Renee Hazelton and Wildfire Warrior, Baylee Wooldridge and Cooper, Hannah Trebes
and River, Jazlyn Sloane and DJ, Sage Mayo and Mystic River, Olivia Brown-Douglas and
Brydie, Alana Howat and Beauty and Kelly Evanson and Cha-Cha. Photo by Shannon
Gregory.
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