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| Hibiscusmatters 3 December 2014 20 CoastChristmas Santa Claus was the star of the show, but the community also came out to play. Above from top, the busy bees of Zero to Five Home-based Childcare, Orewa Girl Guides. Photos, Jannette Thompson and Andrew Peddie. Santa welcomed to Orewa Beach The colour and vibrancy of Orewa’s annual Santa Parade was in part due to the increasing multicultural make up of the local community. Among the liveliest performances at the parade on November 22 were those from Bolliwood Indian Restaurant, whose dancing won it Best Commercial Float, and the brass instruments and drums of the Chinese marching band, Falun Dafa, which won Best Team Float. Creativity was in evidence in every float, but the cleverly constructed artistry of Estuary Arts Centre’s Wearable Arts garments, all made of recycled materials by local artist Jolitta Webb, earned it the title of Most Creative. Estuary Arts manager Kim Boyd wore a spectacular monkey man mask, made as part of her Special Effects Diploma two years ago, wowing the crowd as she quietly sweltered inside. An estimated crowd of 8000–9000 lined the route from Alice Ave along Hibiscus Coast Highway to the Orewa Reserve carpark. Nearly 90 different groups, representing local businesses, community groups and bands, took part in the parade. Organiser Destination Orewa Beach operations manager Hellen Wilkins says they were especially pleased with the lengths that local businesses went to in creating their festive floats. The floats were judged by Orewa New World owner/operator Catherine Versalko-West. The other prize-winners were Hibiscus Rodders for best non- commercial float and Kingsway Primary for best school float. There will be some changes next year, but the plan to dovetail the end of the parade with a new Carols event (HM November 5) has been dropped. Hellen says this is largely due to logistics. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS CHRISTMAS BUY local – GIVE local Support local businesses and help local families this Christmas It’s that time of the year again! Buy a gift voucher of any denomination over $10 from any local store and drop it in to a collection box OR, post it to: BUY LOCAL – GIVE LOCAL Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, 18 Tamariki Plaza, Cammish Lane, Orewa, 0931 Vouchers need to be in by December 10. Hibiscus Matters, Orewa Beds R Us, The Silverdale Centre Flooring Xtra, Silverdale Eddie Law, Whangaparaoa Manly Care Chemist, Manly Pak ‘n’ Save • Hoyts • The Plaza • Hair Designers • New World • The Warehouse • Manly Care Chemist • Paper Plus Readers – this is what you do: Vouchers can be left at: Customers of the following businesses have so far donated: All vouchers collected will be given to Hibiscus Coast Community House and Orewa Baptist Church for distribution to families in need.

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Santa Claus was the star of the show, but the community also came out to play. Above from top, the busy bees of Zero to Five Home-based Childcare, Orewa Girl Guides. Photos, Jannette Thompson and Andrew Peddie.

Santa welcomed to Orewa BeachThe colour and vibrancy of Orewa’s annual Santa Parade was in part due to the increasing multicultural make up of the local community.Among the liveliest performances at the parade on November 22 were those from Bolliwood Indian Restaurant, whose dancing won it Best Commercial Float, and the brass instruments and drums of the Chinese marching band, Falun Dafa, which won Best Team Float.Creativity was in evidence in every float, but the cleverly constructed artistry of Estuary Arts Centre’s Wearable Arts garments, all made of recycled materials by local artist Jolitta Webb, earned it the title of Most Creative. Estuary Arts manager Kim Boyd wore a spectacular monkey man mask, made as part of her Special Effects Diploma two years ago, wowing the crowd as she quietly sweltered inside.An estimated crowd of 8000–9000 lined the route from Alice Ave along Hibiscus Coast Highway to the Orewa Reserve carpark. Nearly 90 different groups, representing local businesses, community groups and bands, took part in the parade.Organiser Destination Orewa Beach operations manager Hellen Wilkins

says they were especially pleased with the lengths that local businesses went to in creating their festive floats.The floats were judged by Orewa New World owner/operator Catherine

Versalko-West. The other prize-winners were Hibiscus Rodders for best non-commercial float and Kingsway Primary for best school float.There will be some changes next year,

but the plan to dovetail the end of the parade with a new Carols event (HM November 5) has been dropped.Hellen says this is largely due to logistics.

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Buy a gift voucher of any denomination over $10 from any local store and drop it in to a collection box OR, post it to: BUY LOCAL – GIVE LOCAL Hibiscus Matters, Unit G, 18 Tamariki Plaza, Cammish Lane, Orewa, 0931Vouchers need to be in by December 10.

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Customers of the following businesses have so far donated:

All vouchers collected will be given to Hibiscus Coast Community House and Orewa Baptist Church for distribution to families in need.

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Instead, the decision has been made, in conjunction with Orewa Surf Club, to hold the parade on the same weekend in November, but with a later afternoon start, and bring back The You Can Help Festival, which was not held this year.She says the late afternoon parade followed by a twilight You Can Help (Music) festival will have less impact on business revenue and provide a cooler time of day for spectators to watch the parade.

The Hibiscus Matters team entered a float in the Orewa New World Santa Parade for the first time this year. Recycling and reusing was a priority and included buying baskets from the local Hospice shop and returning them afterwards, as well as making clothing items, umbrellas and accessories from old issues of the newspaper. Staff and their families very much enjoyed being part of the day and received a wonderful welcome from the spectators.

Santa parade continued...

Winning performances: Winning floats included, clockwise from top, Estuary Arts Centre, the Falun Dafa Marching Band and Bollywood Restaurant. Photos, Jannette Thompson and Andrew Peddie. More photos, www.localmatters.co.nz

Hibiscus Matters’ coverage of the Parade includes aerial images taken by Craig Powell with his quadcopter. For this footage, and many more photos, visit www.localmatters.co.nz

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The traditional welcome given to Santa Claus in Gulf Harbour, Carols on the Canal, was first held in 1995.The event is an opportunity for the community to gather for picnics, drinks and Christmas carol singing around the canal – this year the singing will be accompanied by the North Shore Brass Academy Band and a choir from Whangaparaoa Primary School.

A professional sound system is set up in the band rotunda. The highlight of the evening for the children is the appearance of Santa Claus who cruises down the canal in a RIB, courtesy of Coastguard Hibiscus at around 6.45pm.There will be a gold coin collection for Coastguard Hibiscus, a food truck, and the local restaurants will be open.

The Hibiscus Coast Singers’ annual Christmas Concert has been held in Whangaparaoa for 24 years, each time with a different festive repertoire to celebrate the seasonHibiscus Coast Singers president, Bob Overend, says that this year the concert, entitled Christmas in Song and Story, includes exciting arrangements of old and new carols interspersed with poetry and prose.“The spoken words and the music aim to bring the Christmas story alive and relate it to the world of today, such as Mary’s baby being born in a roadman’s shack in backblocks New Zealand, or references to the cruelty of modern-day Herods,” Mr Overend says.A feature of the programme is New Zealand composer David Hamilton’s suite written in 2012, which sets to music six poems by New Zealand writers and others.

Several carols will feature the talents of two young soloists, Alexander Garvey from the Hibiscus Coast and Jan-Maree Baughan from the North Shore. Both are members of the NZ Opera Chorus.The Singers are also delighted that Barry Golding, a local resident with extensive musical experience, will accompany the choir and soloists on the organ of St Stephen’s Church. Well-known harpist, Robyn Allen-Goudge, a member of the choir, will also accompany some pieces.The concert is on at St Stephen’s Church, 3 Stanmore Bay Rd, on Saturday, December 6 at 7.30pm and Sunday, December 7 at 2.30pm. A collection will be taken for Hibiscus Hospice.Tickets are $20 from choir members, Orewa Menswear or phone 424 5711.

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Garden giftsIn NZ we are so lucky to be able to celebrate Christmas in a season that has an abundance of fresh produce.This year we are aiming to make the gift giving as stress free as possible. Making your own gifts from what you have in the garden can be quite simple. But be conscious of the fact that some projects can be very time consuming. So if you are not the DIY kind of person, then maybe look to your local markets or boutique local stores for unique gifts.Here are couple of ideas that we love and that worked for us: y Create a pizza herb planter. Load it with basil, oregano and parsley. For a simple idea you could even include a recipe card with a pizza dough recipe and your favourite topping combinations – this one is great for kids to make or receive.

y Upcycle a planter. Use an old crate, tea cups or pots, baking tins or whatever container takes your fancy and either sow with vegetable and/or herb seedlings or make a DIY kit by adding a selection of seedlings, soil, a trowel and some gardening gloves.

y For the kitchen. One of the simplest ideas is making your own herb oil. You can buy or recycle an eye-catching bottle, fill it with Extra Virgin Olive Oil (or any other mild flavoured oil), pop in a sprig of rosemary, a garlic glove or two and even a chilli. Add a nice gift tag and a card along with a couple of ideas for how the oil can be used.

We use herb oil as a dressing – simply combine ¼ cup oil, 1–2 lemons or limes, juiced, and salt and pepper to taste. This is simply delicious drizzled over your favourite salad. Flavoured vinegar also works as an alternative to oil – use either white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Vinegar with fresh raspberries is a fabulous combination. We like to use these vinegars in salad dressings as they impart a fabulous flavour.So whether you want to give something practical for the home, a treat for the kitchen, or to complement a delicious dinner, there is a present from the garden that will suit anyone of any age.

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The Christmas tree is obviously the biggest festive decoration in most homes, but there are also many ways in which you can tuck a small reminder of the holiday season into other areas of your home. Here are some ideas and tips from Tania Betterton, owner of Poppy Design in The Plaza, Whangaparaoa: y Cookie cutters or terrariums make great ornaments, tied with red ribbon.

y A collection of traditional toys, such as race cars, small teddy bears along with the little packets of presents you can buy from any $2 store can be combined to make a lovely traditional children’s Christmas feature in the centre of a table or on a shelf.

y Vases, dishes, candlesticks and silver serving dishes filled with baubles is another simple, yet effective, Christmas display.

y Using a cluster of different sized candlesticks, place a bauble on the top of each one.

y If you don’t want to pay for Christmas lights, hanging sparkling ornaments from the tree, which reflect light from the room, is just as effective.

y Take the lid off a jar (mason jar) and blutac a mini tree or small reindeer onto the inside of the lid, fill the jar with Snowonder (a powder you add water to and it puffs up like snow), place the lid back on turn upside down and put on a shelf or mantle. For summer add sand, shells and a mini Santa in togs.

y Fill a mason jar up with hot chocolate powder, marshmallows on top and cover with brown hessian, put some sticks like reindeer ears sticking out the top,and paint a big red nose and eyes on the jar. This makes a lovely gift for Christmas guests to take home.

y Event calenders can be made from toilet paper rolls – remove all the paper, squash the roll flat lengthways,

Why not lift the centrepiece off the table, giving more room for the table settings? Photographed at Poppy Design.

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then fold in both ends half on half, wrap around a Christmas ribbon with a little charm or number, then pop open one end and fill with candy or a little present; pop the end closed and hide in the tree or around the room for the children to find.

Centres of attentionFor your Christmas table centrepiece, try using a hurricane lantern, add a small Christmas wreath and candle or fairy lights. Wrapping a Poinsettia garland around the lantern turns your lantern from an everyday to a Christmas feature. Candles used in centrepieces should give off a subtle smell, be scentless, or blend with the aromas of Christmas so as to not overpower your food. Battery operated candles are another option and available in gold, silver, red and white. And if you want to use your Christmas table for the feast, how about elevating your centrepiece? Try using a thick branch that has plenty of branchlets on it. Paint it white, dry and dip in glitter, paint it black or leave it natural, hanging crystal tree decorations and coloured baubles from it at various lengths. Then hang the branch from your ceiling over the table with nylon or pretty ribbon. Hang glass t-light jars (with t-lights in them) from the branches and you have a wonderful Christmas chandelier centre piece.

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Farmers and Hospice NZ have formed a partnership that will see 27 hospices throughout the country benefit in a range of ways.The central fundraising activity that Farmers will be working on with hospices is the Tree of Remembrance Christmas campaign, with a tree put in place last week at Farmers in Whangaparaoa.Hibiscus Hospice Remembrance Trees, which appear two weeks before Christmas in shopping centres around the Coast, offer locals the opportunity to honour and remember loved ones. As well as the tree in Farmers, Whangaparaoa, there will be a tree at New World Orewa and in The Plaza.Customers can make a donation and receive a remembrance card, then write their message on the card and hang on the dedicated tree.This is an opportunity to remember someone special this Christmas and also support hospice services so that they can remain free of charge.Farmers is also selling a Christmas compilation CD, $15, with $10 of

Where’s Santa?Those photos of the children seated on Santa’s knee, sometimes smiling, sometimes crying, are kept for a lifetime. Here’s where to find him on the Coast:The Plaza, Whangaparaoa. Santa arrives at The Plaza on Saturday December 13 at 11am and will be there every day until Christmas Eve – he will also be at the Twilight Market on Friday, December 19.Snowplanet, Silverdale. Santa will arrive at Snowplanet by helicopter on Saturday, November 22 at 11am. Family entertainment including face painting, sweet stalls and more are on offer, then Santa will be available in the magic castle for photos around 11:30am. He is available for photos every day from November 22 to Christmas Eve.Orewa town centre. Santa will be out and about in Orewa town centre on: December 6, 11.30am–12.30pm; December 13, 12pm to 1pm; December 20, noon to 1pm and 2pm–3pm; December 22, 3.30pm–5.30pm; December 23, 11.30am–12.30pm and 2pm–3pm; December 24, 11.30am–12.30pm and 2pm–3pm.

Farmers Whangaparaoa manager Madeline Turrall places the first remembrance card on the Hospice tree in her store.

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every purchase going to the local Hospice.All funds raised will remain within the community, supporting Hibiscus Hospice’s free palliative care services.Hospice volunteers and staff will also offer a gift-wrapping service in return for a donation at the Plaza and Paper Plus Orewa from December 15–24. Both organisations supply the paper and other materials as their donation so that Hospice can retain all of the money received.

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