Moa Mail 21 January 2015 The Inglewood Development Trust Issue 133 OPEN 7.30am to 8pm Every Day Specials End 25 January 2015 Fresh NZ Mince $9.99 kg Tui Beer 15 Pack $19.99 Just Juice 2.4/2.8L $3.99 Walk Amongst The Kiwi (Zaneta Ewashko) Summer is a perfect time to get out and enjoy some of the beautiful walks we have in our area. The Asplundh 2015 Guided Walks series is underway and on Sunday 25 January you can participate in a walk at the Purangi Kiwi Project Otuhane Scenic Reserve. The Purangi Kiwi Project is managed by the East Taranaki Environment Trust which was founded 10 years ago by a group of local landowners who saw the opportunity to undertake kiwi conservation in our community. The private QEII covenanted reserve has grown to be home to more than 500 pair of kiwi with new chicks being added every year. This is a prime opportunity to walk with the Stratford Tramping Club through this forest rich in biodiversity. You can learn more about the area and the project that has become a national stronghold for the future of the North Island Western Brown Kiwi. To participate: Sunday 25 January, 8.00 am - 2.00 pm. Meet at the Inglewood Railway Station car park for car pooling. The grade of the walk is a good surface but quite a climb. Please wear good boots or shoes, bring warm clothes, raincoats, lunch, drink, snack, sunscreen, hat, camera and any medical requirements. The public walk series is brought to you by NPDC, DOC and TRC. Above: Karen Schumacher (Chair of ETET) holds Maru, one of the kiwi that makes its home in the Purangi reserve Welcome to 2015. Hasn’t the weather come to the party in the last few weeks? It has been mainly fine weather since Christmas and now we could do with a few showers to keep everything going. I am sure that the farmers will be looking for a bit of rain to avoid the pastures drying out altogether. The old saying ‘you can’t have too much of a good thing’ isn’t really true is it? Too much sunshine and the grass dries out; too much rain and then mud and floods start to cause problems. The problem is that we have to manage with what weather we get, as there is nothing we can do about it. Does anyone make New Year’s resolutions anymore? If you did, have you kept to them so far or are they just memories? I make the same resolution each year but it is so easy that I enjoy keeping it year after year. The art in setting any sort of resolution or goal is to make it achievable in a time- frame. If you set unrealistic goals then you will never get the satisfaction of getting a good result, and if you set too easy a target, then you get there without much effort and haven’t really achieved anything. A goal should be set so that it stretches you either mentally or physically, but it can be reached with a bit of effort. When you get to that goal, then you can feel really proud of what you have done and it was all worthwhile. Food for thought, eh? Editor’s Comments Page 2 Moa Mail McGillie/Pumpkin Books: $15.00 Ratapiko School and History 125 Years $20.00 TET Stadium Cards: $30.00 Printing / Photocopying (Stapling / Colour): Up to A3 Local Artists Gift Cards: $4.00 Fun Ho! Toys / Souvenirs AA Guides/Brochures/Cards Available at: Inglewood Information Centre / Fun Ho! Toys / Moa Mail 7567030 (25 Rata Street) Moa Mail is a free fortnightly publication delivered to all households in the Inglewood District. Printed by The Inglewood Development Trust. Office 25 Rata Street (Inglewood Information Centre) Circulation 2750 The Moa Mail can be viewed on the web at www.inglewood.co.nz and on Face Book News and Advertising Contacts: Paper Editor/Office Richard Jordan Phone 06 7567030 Fax 06 7567864 Email [email protected] Office Hours Daily 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Points and views expressed are not necessarily the views of The Inglewood Development Trust As we start 2015 I look back to my youth (yes it was a good number of years ago), I can’t remember giving a great deal of thought as to what I would be doing or what the world would look like in forty or fifty years time. That I think was as much to do with the ignorance of youth as it was to do with the pace of life back then, it was just much simpler, there was change but it was slower and there was time to contemplate. Now and for some time already change has occurred at a increasingly rapid rate. Not necessarily a bad thing but certainly requiring more and quicker thinking. Expectations are higher now but self reliance is lower with plenty of us now expecting ‘someone’ should be providing it for us. Richard Jordan Editor Shade-by the River Page 3 Issue 133 Bowling Notes (Up Shot) TAI CHI/CHI GONG CLASSES Inglewood Town Hall 7 to 8.30pm Starts 27 th January 2015 10 week term - $90 Beginners welcome Phone Judi 7566907 or 0272682601 Or email [email protected] Karate Classes restart Monday 2 Feb 6.00 pm Inglewood Primary School Hall Adults and Children 10+ Welcome Sensei Les Crowe 3rd Dan Enquiries 7567608 or 0272 006438 Another Xmas has passed, New Year is upon us. We trust everybody enjoyed the festive season sporting success within Moa Territory this year. This has continued with Karla Wilson and Kerri McIvor winning the bronze medallion for their third placing at the NZ secondary schools bowls pairs championships in Auckland, well done young ladies. Final tournament for 2014, the hogget, was played indoors due to inclement weather. Cards were order of the day, a complicated scoring system sorely testing the mathematical prowess of some members. Winners of the day Don Gyde, John Mackie, Colin Busby and Jill Forbes. The spruce up around the greens continues, the front wall road frontage has been painted, at times a contentious issue, but now completed enhances our presentation. Our sun shades still await completion, we trust they will be in place for the TSB open which begins 19 January. As well as our green being used for competition, Inglewood has eight sides vying for success. The Friday 2nd January, mixed Fours Tournament saw a full green of sixteen teams. It was won by Paul Digby’s Stratford/ Avon team, runners up Walshie’s Fiztroy side. In the ‘Over Eighties’ tournament, taking part were sixteen teams, fifty six bowlers right in the prime of their careers, 4200 plus accumulated years. The over eighties enjoyed their day in the sun. Les Moratti, with three ladies up front prevailed to be winners of day. One of those ladies was the oldest competing on the green, being ninety two years young, her other pastimes include swimming and ten pin bowling, so age is no barrier. As a club we farewelled Gary, Bert and Beryl. With the new year under way, we look to see you on or around the greens. Above: John Mackie lets a bowl go Below: A lot of experience on show in the Over Eighties teams Page 4 Moa Mail Girl Guides (Christine Miller) Mike Self For Whangamomona Republic Presidency This week end, Saturday 24 January is Whangamomona Republic Day so head out and vote Mike Self for President. Every two years to celebrate their independence the people of the Republic of Whangamomona hold a Republic Day. This celebration is full on family day with activities to suit everyone. Passports are essential for entry into the republic and can be purchased at the border. Buses can be caught from Stratford or take your car on the old coach trail from Inglewood via Tarata. GirlGuiding in Inglewood and Lepperton finished 2014 strongly with the girls taking part in many varied activities. Pippins learnt Tie Dying, had fun with music, visited Lake Briar and visited Brooklands Zoo. Brownies have helped at the Foodbank garden and went on a 'trip' around the 5 Guiding World Homes (learning 5 things about each country). Guides visited the Foodbank centre and the Fire Station plus learning to cook outdoors on gas. Rangers had a fun Woozle night and have meet with 3 local women in very different occupations who explained their work to the girls. As a district we took part in the Inglewood Christmas parade with most of the girls being dressed in International uniforms and holding the flag of their country. Inglewood Brownies, which meet on Mondays 3.30-5.00 pm are looking for a person to become a leader - if you have a passion for young people and would like to join GilrGuiding please ring Christine on 7568813 Page 5 Issue 133 Rotary Charity Car Show Coming (Jim Shepherd) Crop Swap (Jayne Bright) The Inglewood Rotary Club is presenting its 20 th Annual Classic Car Show on Sunday 1st February in the grounds of Inglewood High School. The show opens at 11.00 am and will finish around 3.00 pm. In recent years there has been upwards of two hundred vehicles of all shapes, sizes and vintages including classic motorcycles. This year the Military Vehicles Club promises a special display. Since its invention well over a century ago there has been something about the sight, sound, and feel of the automobile that stirs the imagination, whether it’s the clatter of the single cylinder shining brass era car or the heavy thumping of big blocks. Something fuels the addiction of vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles and enthusiasts in us all. You will be glad you went, there is something for everyone. You don’t have to be a petrol head. Do you have an abundance of zucchinis? Do they appear as if by magic overnight? What to do with the abundance? Bring them along to Crop Swap and swap for other fruit, veges, home baking, home crafts or other abundant surprises that will be filling the tables at the next Crop Swap. The swapping is starting promptly at 10.30 am and not much is left on the tables by 11.00 am. Come along at 10 ish to add your crop to swap to the tables giving you time to stroll around and look at the veggies, eggs, home crafts, baking, recipes, flowers, plants, seedlings, seeds, garden magazines and much more that other crop swappers have brought along to swap. The next swap will be Saturday 31 January (Waitoriki Hall). Gold coin donation is appreciated towards Waitoriki Hall funds and cuppa is included. Contact Jayne on 7566192 if you have questions or ideas. Page 6 Moa Mail Folk Trio ‘Other Roads’ Performing At Puritawa When Other Roads first performed around the North Island in 2014, it was as complete unknowns – this time it will be different! One of the UK’s finest contemporary folk trios will be performing at Puritawa on Thursday 5 February, and this will be your one chance to hear them in Taranaki. ‘Other Roads’ appeared in New Zealand very briefly last year, and stunned every audience with their songs and humour. Their performance at Auckland Folk Festival's invitational concert brought demands from the entire campsite that they should return as headline guests. As the word spread, subsequent concerts in Hamilton, Palmerston North and Wellington completely sold out. Gregor Borland, Pete Abbott and Dave Walmisley draw upon their diverse backgrounds in Scotland, England and Africa to create an exciting and original sound. These talented multi- instrumentalists incorporate fiddle, bouzouki, guitars, mandolin and even harmonica with some extremely fine harmony singing. They perform an eclectic mix of older and original compositions, ranging from soft ballads to foot-stomping Celtic fiddle tunes and choruses. Their expert musicianship and infectious enthusiasm, laced with humour, are guaranteed to entertain. The band was formed and grew out of the former John Wright Band, following John’s sudden death in 2008. They have since developed their own unique identity, combining many new self-penned and carefully chosen songs from other writers, from the most touching ballads to foot-stomping fiddle sets, and wonderful 3-part harmony singing. The concerts always have an emphasis on 'entertainment'… lots of humour coupled with high-class musicianship… always a winning formula. Pete Abbott is a highly regarded and respected songwriter and guitarist, and an exceptional singer; Gregor Borland a championship-winning fiddle virtuoso who teaches at fiddle camps and workshops from America to New Zealand… and a great bass player too; Dave Walmisley plays guitar, bouzouki and mandolin, is also a songwriter, and his wonderful on-stage humour has made him a very popular member of the band since his introduction. Now with 5 albums already to their name, tours established in the UK, Germany, Holland, Spain and Denmark, we can expect ‘Other Roads’ to continue delighting audiences near and far for many years to come. FIREWOOD FOR SALE Pine Firewood $50 Cube (Cash) Phone - 7624892 ($20 pp) Gardening Clues (With Sue From Hammer) Page 7 Issue 133 Casual Gardener Wanted Phone 7567612 Welcome back to Garden Clues, hope you all had a wonderful break, and the weather has certainly played its part. Probably one of the finest holidays periods for some considerable time, if you have been home, I’m sure you will have had some great opportunities to work around your garden. If you were like my family, I had to make the most of being home with extra hands to help in the garden. Pruning is always very necessary, if you let things get out of hand, a small job can turn into one massive job. This may be why a single comment of “let’s trim that branch” turns out to be a massive tree pruning/chopping exercise. What starts out with one chainsaw and one branch, suddenly turned into 3 chainsaws, 4 neighbours and 8 truckloads of branches being carted away. Give a man a chainsaw, and then see what can be achieved! Maybe the best advice is keep things trimmed little and often, and you won’t be left with unsightly tree stumps in your front garden…ok so looking for a good stump grinder. You should be eating your produce out of the garden by now, potatoes, beans, radishes, lettuces and spring onions. Keep planting salad seedlings, sow more beans, potatoes, carrots, spinach, silverbeet, in fact most things can be planted. Refresh your pots with new annuals or potted colour for instant effect, they may be suffering from a lack of water, and now water restrictions are in, please take note of the local bylaws. Have a great week, and good gardening! Rainfall for December 2014 (Mary Boekman) Total rainfall for December 2014: 167 mm No of rain days for December 2014: 14 Rainfall for December 2013: 199.9 mm No rain days for December 2013: 17 Total rainfall for the year 2014: 2255.25 mm Total rainfall for 2013: 2373.4 mm Total rain days for 2014: 222 Inglewood Fire Brigade Firewood For Sale (Fundraiser) $65 Cubic Metre Dry Pine Free Delivery Inglewood Town Inquire costs other areas Ph 0800 895107 (orders and details) Page 8 Moa Mail OPEN 7.30am to 8pm Everyday 06 7567404 Next Week’s Specials (Start 26 January End 01 February) Pacific Beauty Apples $3.49 kg Telegraph Cucumbers $1.29 ea Golden Belle Peaches $5.49 kg Inglewood Fun Run/Walk Left: Marlene Austin and Jan Crofskey were overseeing the prizes Above: Gloria Moffitt and Geoff Old checking participants numbers as they finished Below: The crowd relaxing at the end of the run