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Community Contact is compiled from the contribu�ons of the people of South Westland. Ar�cles, items,
news, recipes, stories, etc. from everyone are most welcome. All personal opinions should be signed and
publica�on is at the discre�on of the Community Contact team. The views expressed in Community Contact
are not necessarily the views of the CC board. Send your ar�cles or adverts to your contact or e-mail to
Worst times to see you are early morning and late evening. Be seen!!!
Haast Happenings February
February has brought many tourists to South Westland and our accommoda�on is full to burs�ng. The wonderful weather,
coupled with an open path through the Haast Pass, means that we have many visitors in our region.
It was unusual to see so much snow on the hills for the first week of February but the weather has warmed again.
The children have seCled back into school aDer exci�ng holidays. They were able to show friends and family their art
exhibi�on at the Haast Visitor Centre during the holidays.
In 2014 Haast School developed a rela�onship with the children of Inver School in Ireland. We exchanged leCers and also
made art works.
The exhibi�on Between Places showed the art of the Irish children and
the children of Haast. The Haast children made prints of their houses
and then
transformed into
sculptures. The
exhibi�on opened
in mid-December
and will close at
the end of
February.
Rachel Norton from the Department of Conserva�on, spoke at the opening.
Penguin News
The West Coast Penguin Trust will be visi�ng Haast on 6th March and, aDer catching up with Haast school children, will present
illustrated talks at the Heartland World Heritage Hotel at 7.00pm.
Following an introduc�on to the Trust and its work, the focus of the presenta�on will be Fiordland crested penguins and the two
research projects that started during the recent breeding season, both sponsored and encouraged by local businessman, Geoff
Robson.
The first, being undertaken by the Trust with support from DOC’s
community conserva�on fund, is to establish which, if any, predators are
contribu�ng to the decline of our precious Fiordland crested penguins, or
tawaki. In 2013, the threat status of these penguins was raised to
Na�onally Endangered, the second highest level below Na�onally Cri�cal,
and above that of our local kiwi, the Haast tokoeka, (Na�onally Vulnerable).
Penguin scien�sts from Otago University, Thomas MaCern and Ursula
Ellenberg, have been looking at the foraging ecology of the penguins during
the recent breeding season. Their findings have added a lot to the fairly
sparse knowledge of tawaki, which are one of the rarest penguins in the
world.
Both projects used cameras, the first using mo�on sensors and the second
�me lapse and each has generated vast amounts of data that is being
reviewed. Updates on both projects and videos from Thomas will be presented during the evening, to which all are welcome. Refreshments will be supplied, courtesy of the Heartland World Heritage Hotel and the Trust invites you to come along.
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Fox Glacier MARCH 2015
Permanent &
Casual
Commercial &
Household
HARI HARI TO
FOX GLACIER
(03) 753 4151
South
Westland
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FOX GLACIER NEWS
Here we are, into March already, as the year slips by at an
alarming rate!! Last month delivered some cracker hot sunny
days and then just to remind us of where we live, it threw in a
few good cold, snowy, and even wet, days... Good ol Fox
weather J
First up- correc+ng the wrong!!... In last month’s issue, I said
it was Bailey who was off to boarding school when in fact it
was Josef!! Sorry about that Josef and I do hope you, Josef,
are seCling in well and geKng the hang of life away from
home. Dont ya just hate it when people mix you up with your
brothers! J
Put It on Your calendar –
* FOX BIG DAY OUT! - Saturday 4th
April (Easter Saturday)The
day when our community and surrounding towns get
together for a fun, energe�c, duck racing, filled day. See the
aCached poster for more details.
*SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS – Thursday 5th
March. Fox
are once again hos�ng the inter-schools swimming sports.
Aside from the swimming, there will also be a bar-b-q put on
by the school. Anyone in the community is welcome to swing
by and support the kids swimming, as well as purchasing
some fine bbq cuisine.
Big Thank You, from the “Central Finance South Island
Charity Cycle Ride” Mid Feb, 25 riders rode 1125kms from
Picton to Bluff. Their goal is to raise awareness about the
impact depression and suicide has on family, friends and
communi�es. They arrived here in Fox aDer a huge day riding
from Hoki�ka. Thanks to Lisa Bron who managed to get some
helpers on board and come up with a much appreciated,
great looking dinner/dessert and breakfast. The group then
headed to Haast, with full bellies, and very grateful for the
excellent Fox hospitality they received.
Farewell – Julian Tovey has decided its �me to move on, and
is working in a partnership with DOC at Whakapapa. Julian
has been a very ac�ve member of the community taking on
the role of Fox INC chairperson and a valued member of the
SAR team.
Mark Le Livre has also headed off on worldly adventures.
Thanks Mark for being a great supporter of community
events and being involved in the FFH Woodham shield team
(Current Shield Holders J)
What-ever happened to the long drop?? How did it come to
be that the best long drop in town, had a fatally looong
drop!!??? It was either to be doomed to a shameful
dismantling, or go out in style by hurtling itself over that
edge. I guess we’ll never really know the truth of
that last long drop that the long drop took but the fact of the
ma&er is, is that its now taking the long way out! RIP
long drop. You can NEVER be replaced.
Marlayna our CDO, is taking over Fox’s input for the
Community Contact. So bye from me, it’s been fun. J Fiona.
I would just like to thank everyone that got involved with the
Jacob's river school reunion. It was great to see everyone
pitching in and helping out.
The weekend was a success as everyone seemed to enjoy the
relaxed feel of the weekend. I would personally like to thank
the local Runanga for supplying us with the school facili�es to
use and also for puKng on a great spread at the Marae the
hangi was a highlight of the weekend. Also I'd like to thank the
Monk boys for supplying the spit roasted muCon on the
Saturday which was also a hit with the crowd.
All in all I think everything ran preCy smoothly and everyone
had a great �me, we had a fairly good turnout from a wide
range, people came all the way from the eastern states of
Australia, as far north as Kaitaia and as far south as Bluff. There
were some speeches on the Saturday evening which added a
bit of humour to the night. Ray Perkins, a teacher from the late
50's, had a fairly good sense of humour, opening his speech
with "I learnt a lot of things while living in South Westland ...
most of them illegal of course". And you could imagine the
whole hall erupted with laughter the hilarity con�nued when
another ex-teacher from the mid 70's Graham Smith who
announced that his son that was born while he was teaching
here has grown up now and has a striking resemblance to
Graham Monk.
So as you can see there were plenty of laughs to be had over
the weekend. I'd also like to thank TK for the entertainment
which he took on very short no�ce. And also last but not least
I’d like to thank my mum for doing a great job researching
history of the school and organising a lot of the food and prep.
O yea and I may as well give myself a pat on the back as well.
If anyone would like some reunion glasses as a memento I am
going to make another order as we sold out. If you would like