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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
[email protected] by 15TH June to be included in the July issue.
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Bruce Bay JUNE 2014
Jacobs River School Reunion-Waitangi Day Weekend 2015
A reunion for ex-pupils, teachers and anyone associated with the Jacobs River School will be held over
Waitangi Day weekend, 6-8 February 2015, at the school, Bruce Bay Hall and the marae. Keep an eye
out for more details over the next few months. Contact Helen Rasmussen 03 750 0030 or the
Makaawhio office 03 755 7885 for more informa�on.
Are you an organized person with an
interest in community events?
If you are then the Bruce Bay Community Hall
would love to hear from you.
We are looking for expressions of interest for
someone to take on the role of Event
Coordinator to oversee the organisa�on of the
Bruce Bay Sports Day and Ball on the Sunday of
Labour Weekend.
You would get lots of help from the Bruce Bay
Hall Commi>ee but we need the right person to
help us make this year’s event the best one
ever.
Remunera�on will be by way of an Honorarium
and reimbursement of expenses.
If you would like any further informa�on and for
copies of the Posi�on Descrip�on please contact
Carol Sco> Secretary Ph 037510898 email
[email protected] or Jacqui Low email
[email protected] or Ph 03 751 0095
Applica�ons close 15th June
The Bruce Bay Hall Commi>ee is looking for
expressions of interest to paint the
interior of the Bruce Bay Hall.
If you’re interested in supplying us with a
quote, please contact Jacqui Low by June 15
for the details.
Ph 03 751 0095
email [email protected]
There is a defibrillator at the Bruce Bay Hall now.
It will be based at the hall, but will some�mes be
at the Marae. Should this be the case, a note will
be leI in its usual place.
The people in the permanently inhabited houses
opposite the hall can assist with access and loca-
�on of the defibrillator.
FREE TO GIVE AWAY
Large, modern dining table. Black
veneer. Eight matching chairs.
Contact 03 751 0170
Winter treat: Alice’s Rich and Moist Chocolate
Cake
1 cup flour 2 cups of sugar
1 cup cocoa 4 eggs separated
1.5 tsp baking powder 1 cup milk
100g bu>er
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven at 160 degrees
Cream bu>er & sugar. Add egg yolks one at a �me, then vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients alterna�ng with milk. Beat egg
white un�l soI peaks form. Fold in cake mixture.
Bake un�l dry when inser�ng a knife in the middle. (well over an hour!!!)
Ice with bu>er and chocolate chips (melt about 150g of bu>er with 200g of chocolate chips)
Enjoy!!!!
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Franz Josef Police Report
There was recently a report of someone damaging the post/courier box/mussel buoy near the Okarito turnoff. If
anyone saw something near this area about the 6th May that was suspicious let us know.
I have recently come across 4 cars where the registra�on had lapsed as it had not been put on hold or renewed for
over 1 year. I have these number plates at the sta�on now as it is illegal to leave them a>ached to a vehicle. I also
know of 3 other cars being driven around town that should not have the number plates a>ached. I will be visi�ng
these addresses soon to upliI the plates. Vehicles should not be driven on the road unless they are warranted and
registered, plain and simple, if you con�nue to drive you will be stopped and �cketed and I will write the vehicle off
the road.
We s�ll seem to be gePng a lot of seizure warrants coming through for unpaid fines. If you think you may have fines
that are not being paid ring the courts and get a payment plan in place. The number is 0800 4 FINES, which is pre>y
easy to remember. $10 a week is be>er than having your car of flat screen TV seized and auc�oned off for a frac�on of
what you paid for it.
I was asked about the new rules in place for agricultural vehicles being used on the road. The NZTA has an Agricultural
vehicles guide on their website that covers most of the rules and regula�ons. I am trying to get my hands on the paper
version that is released as a booklet. It covers things such as what vehicles need to be registered and which ones need
licensing and warrant of fitness inspec�ons. With tractors and farm machinery gePng larger there is a good possibility
it may need over dimension warning panels or oversize signs. All agricultural vehicles registered now must have an
amber beacon that is visible for at least 100 metres in front and behind the vehicle. If you have any queries give us a
call and we will a>empt to find an answer.
We have also had issues recently with spot lighters and poachers especially south of Fox Township. Again we will be
targe�ng these offenders and recommending revoca�on of firearms licences. There are a few offenders who con�nue
to act in a dangerous, inconsiderate manner that give everyone else a bad name. In 2013 I revoked 5 firearms licences
and sent 4 firearms for destruc�on. There are consequences for ac�ons and people need to understand this.
On a much happier note the Franz Josef Badminton club are organising a disco to help raise funds that will help go
towards the up and coming young members of the club. I am assis�ng with this and am trying to locate a disco ball or
coloured flashing lights. I have looked and the patrol vehicle will not fit through the doors into the hall. This disco is for
primary school kids and this invite goes out to kids in all parts of Westland. The date is set down for Friday the 13th of
June 2014 and will be fancy dress. More details will be sent to a school near to you closer to the date.
Remember to stay safe out there, Bill Parker
Licensed Building Practitioner
New Homes, Additions, Renovations,
Concrete Work, Gib Stopping, Tiling
and Finishing Work a Specialty
Phone: 751 0170 Cell: 0272 751017
Email: [email protected]
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Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue will be continuing to visit
Franz Josef and Fox Glacier throughout
the WINTER on the following dates:
Franz Josef : 1 July and 2 September, 1pm-
3pm, St Johns rooms
Fox Glacier: 17 June and 19 August, 11am-
1pm, Fire Station
We will resume our monthly visits in October
Appointments can be made by ringing Juliette
on 03 906 0317 or Tina on 03 906 0307.
GLACIER
CONCRETE
For all your concrete
needs in Westland
Call Tim Gibb on 0211584043 to
discuss your requirements.
Driveways, dairy sheds, lime bins,
foundations, pole sheds, animals
shelters, standoff areas, farm race
ways etc.
Now might be the time to add a concrete
patio or pathway.
Glacier Contracting can also provide
gravel , sand, large stones for soak holes
etc and can do your site preparation
work. Call Tim for a free no
obligation quote. Email
For all your electrical
and heat pump needs.
• Servicing of heat pumps
• Freeview TV
• Installing heat pumps
• General electrical work
• Fujitsu accredited Installer
DAVE DELORE
027 291 6699
Email: [email protected]
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Whataroa JUNE 2014
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Whataroa JUNE 2014
LOST!
ALUMINIUM STEP LADDER DURING THE WIND
CIVIL EMERGENCY BORROWED & LEFT
OUTSIDE HANSENS CORNER WHATAROA ON
GRASS VERGE TO BE RECOLLECTED. HAS
‘GORDON KELLY’ ENGRAVED & PAINTED ON IT
IN MULTIPLE PLACES Have waited for it to be
returned, could the ‘UPLIFTER’ Please return
to either Gordon 0275314907, Adrian, Dougal
Phelan Or leave @ Whataroa shop veranda
anonymously. Or if anyone knows where
about, it is, please advise. The boys are having
to pay for its replacement. Thank you
Easter Storm Damage
We would like to sincerely thank all the
wonderful people who helped and
supported us during our �me of need when
cyclone Ita hit the area. We are most
grateful to Daimon O’Donahue and his
team who were on the job swiIly and
saved our building from more extensive
damage. We appreciate the work, phone
calls and support from each and everyone
of you. By the �me this note goes out we
should have been in touch with you all.
Shirley and Ken Arnold
White Heron Sanctuary Tours.
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Fox Glacier JUNE 2014
FOX GLACIER NEWS
THANK YOU to those who put so much �me and energy into making this year’s “Fox Big Day Out” such a fun day.
There were record entry numbers in all the run/walk and biking races and then the awesome mud run showed just how fit
the kids are, running lap aIer lap, as well as how compe��ve some of the adults can get!!
So well done to those of you who did a lot or a li>le, and of course to all who came along and enjoyed the fun community
day that it is.
CONGRATULATIONS to Marius Bron, Jonathan Ha>rell, Richard Bo>omley and Sam Innes, who were awarded the NZSAR
Gold Award for Opera�onal Ac�vity.
Back in March 2013, a woman named
Sabine fell while climbing with her
partner on Glacier Peak in the Fox
Neve. She ended up in a crevasse with
a broken arm and ankle, and so her
partner went to get help. The Fox/
Franz ACR team were called and
undertook a rescue that required a
high level of flying skill by Sam, and
then for Marius, Jono and Richard to
reach Sabine and stay with her during
the night in extreme condi�ons that
included poor visibility, cold, al�tude,
and all in steep glacial terrain. She was
flown out by helicopter the next
morning when the weather cleared.
The team chose to carry out the
opera�on at a calculated personal risk.
If they had not done so, Sabine would not likely have survived the night.
Farewell to Kate, Emily and Tom Hodges, who leI us back at the start of May, and headed to Hanmer Springs. We hope
Hanmer treats you well and that you have fond and fun memories of Fox Glacier. But yes you s�ll will have seen Andy out
mowing those lawns as he divides his �me between Fox and Hanmer. Happy travelling Andy!!
School news...
The kid’s first day back was one of school photos and windy, wet weather as well as slightly smaller class numbers. Emily,
out of the senior room, and Tom and Hayden out of the junior room, bringing the role down to 24.
Fond farewell to Sue Moore, who is leaving to travel around NZ with family and friends. You will be missed! Have a great
holiday Sue!
Welcome to Sarah Hickson who will take over from Sue as the new teacher aide in room 2.
A reminder that the school library is also the community library, and has a range of books on loan from the Hoki�ka library,
so feel free to get in there and make use of this resource.
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Fox Glacier JUNE 2014
In Other News...
Social Netball is well under way and being played on Thursday nights @ the Franz hall, so if there is anyone else
keen to get in and have a good run around then get hold of Beth (0272067741)
Start thinking about where you can find the heaviest possum that you can enter into the very pres�gious possum
weigh- in day held at the DOC centre in Fox on the 8th
June.
If possums aren’t your thing then bring a weed and take home a na�ve!
Greetings good people of Fox Glacier
On 11th November 2013 Karol London sent out an e-mail via the C.D.O.’s regarding a push to have the West Coast Wilderness Trail extended to the Glacier Townships. A public meeting was held in Whataroa on the 29th January 2014. Approx. 30 people attended this meeting including Tanya Winter and Peter Anderson from W.D.C., Paul Deveraux from Opus and Jim Little from Tourism West Coast. At this meeting a Steering Group was formed with a representative from townships along the proposed route to push this project forward. We also have a representative from Opus, DOC and Ngai Tahu. At the moment the only township we do not have a representative from is Fox Glacier. This is a plea from the Steering Group for someone from Fox Glacier to come on board and help with the planning of this worthwhile project. Someone who has good knowledge of the surrounding area between Franz and Fox and who knows of any old pack tracks, cattle tracks or tramways etc. would be a great benefit. But anyone enthusiastic about this project would be great. The benefit of extending the Cycle Trail to the Glacier townships cannot be underestimated, all one needs do is read the stories of the successes in areas like Central Otago, the Hauraki Plains and closer to home, the opening of The Heaphy Track to cyclists in winter. And with The Old Ghost Road and the West Coast Wilderness Trail to be opening in their entirety in the near future we see this project as an added activity for visitors to the Coast as well as for locals. The idea is to follow the coast line as closely as possible and to utilise any current tracks/roads where possible and/or resurrect old tracks. If you are interested in coming on board then please contact me (address below) or Karol London at [email protected] Cheers Gerard Oudemans Wilderness Trail South [email protected] c/- Holly Homestead B&B Franz Josef Glacier (03) 7520299
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IAN HARTSHORNE CONTRACTING
Machinery Hire (with or without operator)
Small equipment hire: Concrete cuPng and breaking,
Weed-eaters, lawn mower, compactors, water
blasters,
and much more.
Site works/Contrac?ng
Farm drainage
Landscaping
Track work
New gravel screen for all your landscaping material.
Area distributor of MORRIS OILS, BLACKS bolts/nuts/washers
NEW STORAGE SHEDS TO RENT
Ask us for an obliga�on FREE quote
Ian: 027 695 6988
Kathy: 0274 741 306
Dave Waters: 027 6956989
Franz Hire 14 Donovan Drive ph 752-0244
To Rent
Now only two
leI!
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Franz Josef JUNE 2014
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Haast JUNE 2014
Haast Community Library
Open Saturdays 1pm – 4pm
at the Hall in the Haast town-
ship.
Books are issued out on a three weekly basis,
And we are lucky enough to get 100 books
changed over every 3 months
from the Hoki�ka Library.
Haast Playgroup
Monday 10:30am to 12:30pm
Wednesday 11:30am to 1:30pm pre-school
for the big kids with Karyn
Thursday 10:30am
Wear your high visibility vests when on the road.
Worst times to see you are early morning and late evening. Be seen!!!
Haast Happenings
On Friday 8 May the school was lucky to be involved in the release of a kiwi chick into the
sanctuary on the Arawhata River. On a lovely sunny day we went down to the release
point. The chick is fi>ed with a transmi>er and will be tracked on its journey within the
sanctuary.
The children sang a chant to welcome the kiwi
to its new home. They also enjoyed mee�ng
Poppy, the kiwi dog.
This month 15 Haast Allstars went to the Cray
Pot for lunch. Meg put on a wonderful meal which was up to her usual high
standard. Thank you Meg for your generosity and support that you have given
the Allstars over the years. We would also like to thank Sheri Wright for her
help making our trip to the Bay so enjoyable.
The group also plan a trip on the
Trans Alpine Train to Christchurch which will be on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of July
2014. They will have two nights in Christchurch and one night in Greymouth.
On the way home they are going to have lunch at the Tree Tops Restaurant.
Rural Broadband Upgrade
Our community is awai�ng the comple�on of the new faster broadband
network for our community. A receiving tower is up at Haast School and there
are a whole series of these to be installed in the community. This is a large
project that has taken a long �me to get off the ground.
There have been some concerns raised regarding emissions form the tower but
there is very li>le radia�on from it. The new tower will likely be a small point to
point radio system which will have a very direc�onal antenna to concentrate
the transmi>ed radio waves to a narrow beam to use minimal power and to get best signal to the distant receiver. You could
liken this to a torch where the light bulb reflector concentrates the light into a beam and not much of that energy escapes
from the concentrated beam. When this new tower receives the radio beam from the distant end of the radio path quite a
bit of the energy has been lost in transmission so the received radio
waves are quite low in power and probably no more harmful than
those picked up by a household FM radio .
For more informa�on regarding the project you can follow this link
The Ministry’s website has informa�on at this link
h>p://minedu.moe.govt.nz/NZEduca�on/Educa�onPolicies/
Schools/PropertyToolBox/StateSchools/DayToDayManagement/
CellTowersOnSchoolSites.aspx
and the Ministry for the Environment has info at this link
h>p://www.mfe.govt.nz/publica�ons/rma/radio-freq-guidelines-
dec00.html
The view north from the top of our new 20metre broadband tower
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Okarito JUNE 2014
*Need a painter?
*Need a Gib Stopper?
Kevin Hansen Painters
Whataroa 0275 753405
Permanent &
Casual
Commercial &
Household
HARI HARI TO
FOX GLACIER
(03) 753 4151
South
Westland
Rubbish
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Hari Hari JUNE 2014
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Hari Hari JUNE 2014
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Hari Hari JUNE 2014
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Ross JUNE 2014
Live in Ross?
Got the goss?
A rare and unprecendented opportunity has arisen to take over the very
special job of compiling the Ross Ramblings for Community Contact. If you
are interested, ring up Annie Hughes (7554147) or Lynley Hargreaves
(7554227) with your full CV or best knock knock joke.
Ross Ramblings
Close to one hundred people have already purchased trees for the plan�ngs planned to commemorate fallen Ross
soldiers. Stories about the soldiers are also star�ng to come in, and these may form the basis of a future book. A recently
found booklet apparently lists 140 conscripts from Ross for World War One, and this informa�on is also being put to good
use.
More trees are likely to be purchased between now and the expected August community plan�ng day, so along with this
year's oak tree plan�ngs and the planned future Chinese garden we in Ross can look forward to beau�ful and historic
park-like area to explore in future years.
If you'd like to purchase a tree to remember a local soldier get in touch with Biddy Manera at WRENIS (the Westland
Regional Environment Network) on 7554193. The loca�on for each individual tree will be noted with GPS, so families
know where their tree is. The Ross Community Society has put in $1000 of beau�fica�on funds to help the project along.
The lake area is also providing a great circuit for the approximately two hundred children expected to take part in the
Ross Interschool Cross Country in late May. It's a true cross country course, with a creek crossing at the Jones Creek
diversion into the lake, and plenty of finishing mud and water provided courtesy of the Fire Brigade. The outcome of the
event is not known by this correspondent at the �me of wri�ng, but Ross students have been training hard under the iron
thumb of local constable Jon Woodward. Senior students at the school have also been improving their mental and
physical toughness with a morning CACTUS programme led by polymath and bus driver extraordinaire Wayne Jones. Go
Ross!
Ross School students are also busy learning about ancient Egypt – with the seniors doing Egyp�an maths – for a school
musical produc�on which will be on at the end of Term 2. The school already has live music lined up to accompany the
songs with the talented Kristen Marken on piano and Trevor Listor on banjo. Keep an eye out for more details next
month, it should be great entertainment.
Fundraising for next year's summer ac�vi�es in the pool con�nues with the good folks running housie nights. There's
some great baking up for grabs whenever this is on – you can go along to the Empire Hotel in June on the nights of Friday
the 6th and Friday the 20th.
Indoor ac�vites are s�ll con�nuing for young and old alike. Remember:
-fitness sessions at the gym 5.30 Tuesday and 11am Friday lead by Eileen Jones.
-Dance lessons at Ross Playgroup for 4-6 year olds on Thursday aIernoons 2.00pm-3.00pm cos�ng $5 a session. Contact
Lisa Morgan on 7554072 for more informa�on.
-Melody Makers for preschoolers at playgroup with Sally Richardson once a month on Mondays
-gymnas�cs sessions for preschoolers may also start at the hall on Mondays – contact Lisa Morgan on 7554072 if
interested.
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Astronomy JUNE 2014
Planet Watching
June night skies con�nue to be dominated by four of the five bright planets. Jupiter remains big and bright in
the evening sky, although is now falling rapidly towards the Sun and will be difficult to see by month end,
sePng only 85 minutes aIer sunset. On June 1st
it will be joined by a thin crescent moon, 5° to its upper leI.
Mars con�nues to be a prominent object in the evening sky throughout June, shining red and bright in the
northern sky. It dims a li>le as the month advances, but will remain brighter than any star in the immediate
vicinity and will be easy to recognise. Early on the evening of June 8 the Moon will lie about 3.5° to its right.
Further to the east, Saturn is less splashy than its red inner cousin, but will will be a prominent object
throughout the evening. It is now more or less in the middle of Libra, and by the end of June will lie almost
directly between Libra’s two brightest stars, the splendidly named Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali.
Venus, in the morning sky, will rise just over 3 hours before the Sun on June 1st
dropping to 2 hours before it
on the 30th
. It will thus appear steadily lower as the month progresses, but will remain easily the most
prominent object to the northeast in the dawn sky.
The austral winter sols�ce occurs on June 21st
, with the Sun furthest north at 10.52 p.m. In South Westland
this makes for dark mornings: for those of us in Haast, the winter Sun does not rise un�l 8:20 a.m., 25
minutes later than in Wellington and 45 minutes later than Auckland. The morning darkness con�nues
throughout July: not un�l 1 August does the Sun rise before 8 a.m.
June is also the month of Matariki, the Māori (and in fact Polynesian) New Year. Like Easter, Matariki is a
movable feast, its exact date in any one year depending on the vagaries of the lunar calendar. Its �ming also
varies among iwi: for some tribes, the dawn rising of Puanga (Rigel in Orion) signals the start of the New
Year. This year Matariki is unusually late, beginning on June 28th
with the rising of the first New Moon aIer
Matariki (the star cluster known in western culture as the Pleiades) first becomes visible in the dawn sky.
Irrespec�ve of the precise date, an event well worth watching for occurs three mornings before this year’s
Matariki begins. On June 25th
, look to the east at around 7 a.m., when the pre-dawn sky will s�ll be almost
completely dark. There, strung out in an almost horizontal line, will be Matariki itself (at far right; see the
graphic below), followed by Venus, the crescent Moon, the bright red star Taumata-kuku (Aldebaran), and –
almost due east – the three stars of Tau-toro (Orion’s belt). To my mind, spectacular chance alignments like
this are among the finest naked-eye sights in the sky.
Mar�n Unwin Hannah’s Clearing [email protected]
Matari-
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CHURCH SERVICES—June 2014
Catholic 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th
Hari Hari 9am 5pm Sat 9am 5pm Sat
Whataroa 10.30am M.Tea
after
9am 10.30am 5pm Sat 9am
Franz Josef 5pm 5pm
Fox Glacier 11am 9.30am 11am
Haast 5pm
South Westland Catholic Parish: Contact Fr. Michael Mahoney, 0210333746 or 037534140
Note: This mass is the normal parish schedule. It is wise to check that a mass has not been changed for some special reason.
Anglican 1st 8th 13th 22nd
Ross
Hari Hari 9.30am 9.30am
Whataroa 11.15am
Franz Josef 3pm
Jacobs Riv-
er
Haast 6pm
Anglican Contact: Rev’d Vivien Harber (03) 755 5125
Ross 10.30am 10.30am
West Coast Rural Support—
Dianne Milne 0800 787 254
Lifeline – West Coast Toll Free 0800 353 353
Kidsline – 4pm – 6pm every school day
0800 543 754
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) (03) 7534005
HEALTHLINE – FREE 24 HR
HEALTH ADVICE 0800 611 116
SUPPORT, HELP, ADVICE?
West Coast contact numbers are:-
Westland Victim Support – ask for
Victim Support (03) 755 8088
Arthritis Foundation (03) 768 7254
Women’s Refuge (9am – 3pm)
(03) 7898025 AH 0800 208 339
Child Support Agency – queries re
child support 0800 221 221
Disability Information Service
0800 100 946