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Volume 2 No 03
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Dargaville Weather Forecast From The Met Service
Fire Benefit Concert
Fiji Flood Appeal
Dargaville
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Following the disastrous fire in Dargaville a couple of weeks ago, the Kaipara District Council is
hosting a benefit concert, on Friday 30 January 2009 at the Dargaville Town Hall commencing at
7.30pm. Bar facilities are available and a host of great artists are performing. A door charge of
$10.00 will apply. A free bus ride is available for out of town folk wishing to attend. The bus will
start in Maungaturoto then pick up in Paparoa and Ruawai on the way through. Contact Gary,
from Paparoa Rental and Travel (09) 431 7124 to book your seat. For more information contact
Heidi Drayer at the Kaipara District Council. 0800 727 059 or in town, (09) 439 7059.
The Northland Fijian Community are organising a two week Flood Appeal starting on Monday
19 th January and running for two weeks till Monday 2 Feb to assist families in Fiji affected by the
recent flooding. They are asking for donations of clothes, blankets, bed linen, towels, books, non
perishable food, kitchen cookware, children’s toys and other goods that can be used to replace
items lost by villagers in this flooding.
All goods collected will be sent to the Fijian Red Cross who will arrange distribution to those in
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need. The local coordinator in Dargaville is Joseph Prakash, phone (09) 439 6958 or 027 733 7408. Call Joseph to arrange a time
to drop off all your unwanted goods at 8 McKay Crescent to help our Pacific Island neighbours in their time of need. Please note that
Joseph and Maria have young children so call between 9.00 am and 4.00pm if possible.
Anyone who has some spare time can also contact Joseph and help with sorting the donated goods before they are shipped.
Dargaville Vintage Machinery Club Needs A Hand!
The Dargaville Vintage Machinery Club is hoping to get the roof on their new display area on the weekend of January 30th and 31st. If
you are able to help with this, please phone: (09) 439 5495 or e-mail: lynmer@xtra.co.nz. There will be a BBQ & Drinks afterwards!
This Week In New Zealand – Some News Items That Caught Our Eye!
President Obama
This week has seen the inauguration of President Barack Obama as the 44 th President of the United States of America. This is
certainly a historic occasion with America electing its first African American president. Watching the ceremony on TV and listening
to his powerful inauguration address, we are lead to hope that a new era in American politics is about to unfold for the benefit of the
entire world. History will be the best judge that of course.
Vodafone
You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzky
Apparently Vodafone recently told a customer that he must have “accidentally” made a call to his wife and she must have
“accidentally” answered the call. He picked up his wife from work at 16.30 and the call was apparently made at 16.27 so they were
sitting beside each other when a calll was made for 91min 19sec call costing $80.36. Several times he contacted Vodafone but “the
system was down” (how often do you get that response from Vodaphone) - so they couldn’t help, but they assured him that their
billing system does not make mistakes. It is worth noting that if you ring 7777 instead of 777 you will also be charged for a call to
customer service, but of course the Vodafone system doesn’t make mistakes. Computers are always correct!
Yellow Tree House
Have you seen that ad for the Yellow Tree House on TV? Go to the website and guess what. There does not appear to be any
information on where the restaurant actually is, how you get there, or how you get in touch. And
people spend money on Yellow Pages advertising?
Capital Blackout Baffles Transpower?
Transpower officials cannot guarantee a power cut that paralysed most of central Wellington during
the morning rush hour on Wednesday 21 January won’t happen again, and apparently don’t know
what caused it. That is scary. “Once upon a time” we had people employed by the power companies
who knew the network and were able to diagnose and repair faults. Now of course in our “contractor/
consultant” age we only have people who can do a little bit and nothing else. If this is the state of
our electricity network, surely it is time for the new Government to take a hard look at what is going
on and why power prices keep rising. We don’t seem to be getting value for money do we? Perhaps
we should even consider bringing back the old “apprenticeship’ scheme which was submerged by
“academia” many years ago as universities and polytechnics fought to outdo each other for funding.
Another example of “if it aint broke don’t fix it?
Coast Along With Brent on Sunday.
3 - 6pm on Today FM 106.7

Discovering Our Region
Pouto Peninsular
Much of Pouto - over 600 ha - is covered by sand dunes,
which are one of the largest unmodified dune systems
in New Zealand. Many of the dunes rise over 100 m
above sea level, and the highest reaches 214 m. There
are also both permanent and temporary wetlands, and
more than 20 freshwater lakes and swamps. The interior
is planted in exotic forests. Several threatened plants,
birds, invertebrates and a freshwater fish are found on the
peninsula.
Shipwrecks
There have been 113 recorded shipwrecks on the coast
of Pouto (with unofficial estimates going as high as 150),
because the low-lying peninsula makes the north head
of the Kaipara Harbour treacherous, and there are a lack of landmarks on the peninsula from which to take bearings. Tradition
recounts that Rongomai, the captain of the waka Māhuhu, drowned when his canoe capsised near the entrance to Kaipara Harbour
in the early days of Māori settlement of New Zealand. The first shipwreck in recorded history was of the Aurora, a 550-ton barque, in
1840,and the most recent was the yacht Aosky in 1994.
History
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Victor Hugo
Māori habitation of Pouto goes back to ancient times and in recent years relics have been found of a civilisation thought to pre-date
Māori settlement of the area.
In the late 17th century, or early 18th, Ngāti Whātua occupied the Pouto Peninsula as part of their move southwards. In 1820, during
the Musket Wars, Ngā Puhi laid siege to Ngāti Whātua’s Tauhara pa near Pouto, but were unable to capture it. A truce was agreed, to
be cemented by the marriage of a Ngā Puhi chief to the daughter of a Ngāti Whātua chief. During the festivities, Ngā Puhi and their
allies suddenly turned on their hosts and massacred them.
In 1874, a customs house and pilot station were built at Pouto. A signal mast was erected in the sandhills at North Head in 1876, 5-6
miles west of the station. The following year, a telegraph system was set up between the two. A lighthouse was built at North Head in
1884. The customs office was shifted to Te Kopura in 1903. The lighthouse was automated in 1947, and closed in the mid 1950s. The
structure still exists and was renovated in 1982-84.
Gum-diggers operated on the peninsula from the 1870s and lasting into the 1930s, although kauri trees no longer grew there. Dairy
farming was established in the early 20th century. Sand from Pouto was used to build dams in the Waitakere Ranges, and was also
barged around the Kaipara Harbour. The southern part of the peninsula was slow to be developed, with the road only reaching to
Taingaehe in 1930, and extending another 35 km to Pouto itself in 1931. Until then, contact with the rest of the world was by steamer.
The road wasn’t metalled until the 1940s.
Today the road remains unsealed from the Kelly’s Bay turn off so care needs to be taken when travelling along it. There are no shops
after Te Kopuru so make sure you take plenty of food and drink with you when you go there.
Don’t drive onto the beach at Pouto unless you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle and also ensure that you check out the tide times before
leaving. The tide comes in quite quickly and many unwary explorers have been caught out on the rising tide!
Swing With Stuart Every Other
Saturday. 2 - 4 pm on Today FM 106.7

Matariki
Last year Dargaville was the only Northland town, which did nothing to celebrate the Maori New
Year. A group of Dargaville people are getting together to ensure that this year we do have a
number of events that recognise this important time.
Matariki is a small but distinctive star cluster whose appearance in the northeastern pre-dawn
sky in late May, early June marks the start of a new phase of life. Although there are tribal
differences regarding the timing, celebrations most often begin at the next new moon after
Matariki has risen. This usually occurs during the month of June. In ancient times Matariki
arrived at the end of the harvest and was therefore a time of plenty for the people. Matariki can
be translated in two ways – Mata Riki (Tiny eyes) and Mata Ariki (Eyes of God). Either way the
eyes are thought to watch over the land and its people. This year (2009) the new moon rises on
the 24 th June.
As well as marking the start of a new year, Matariki also signals other new beginnings. Traditionally, Matariki was the time to plant
trees, prepare the land for planting crops and renew associations with family (whānau). The New Year is also a good time to reflect
on your place in the world, to re-awaken old skills or try out new one, and to set new goals. Kite flying is also an important part of
celebrating Matariki. As the program is developed, Dargaville Online will keep you up to date with the events that are being planned.
Historic Aircraft
De Havilland DH89 Rapide/Dominie
Wit is educated insolence.”
- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
A total of 14 (5 impressed) of these aircraft were operated by the RNZAF during World War 2. The prototype first flew on 17 April 1934
and 205 were built for owners all around the world before the outbreak of World War II. Originally designated the “Dragon Six” it was
first marketed as “Dragon Rapide” although was later just called a “Rapide”. With the fitting of improved trailing edge flaps from 1936
they were re-designated DH.89As. The DH.89 proved a very durable aircraft despite its relatively primitive plywood construction and
many were still flying in the early 2000s. Several Rapides are still operational in the UK and several suppliers still offer pleasure flights
in them. 2 Rapides are still airworthy in New Zealand.
Initially operated by Union Airways, New Zealand’s first major airline, and subsequently by New Zealand National Airways Corporation
(NZNAC) these historic aircraft flew to many of the minor grass strips that were the early airfields in New Zealand.
A DH89 Over Dunedin in the 1930’s Wings Over Wanaka DH89 in NAC Colours
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In any contest between power and patience,
bet on patience.” W.B. Prescott
Find out more about these historic aircraft by going to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dh89
And also: http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/rapide.html
JAYMAC Computing “Geek Speek!”
Nasty worm wriggles into millions of computers
San Francisco, Jan 20; Agence France-Presse
Security specialists say “Conficker” or “Downadup” could be a test of new criminal software. A nasty worm has wriggled into millions
of computers and continues to spread, leaving security experts wondering whether the attack is a harbinger of evil deeds to come. US
software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as “Conficker” or “Downadup” had infected more than nine million
computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a rate of one million machines daily.
The malicious software had yet to do any noticeable damage, prompting debate as to whether it is impotent, waiting to detonate, or
a test run by cybercriminals intent on profiting from the weakness in the future. “This is enormous; possibly the biggest virus we have
ever seen,” said software security specialist David Perry of Trend Micro.
“I think the bad guys are field testing a new technology. If Conficker proves to work well, they could go out and sell malware (malicious
software) to people. There is a huge market for selling criminal malware.” The worm, a self-replicating program, takes advantage of
networks or computers that haven’t kept up to date with security patches for Windows RPC Server Service.
It can infect machines from the internet or by hiding on USB memory sticks carrying data from one computer to another. Once in a
computer it digs deep, setting up defences that make it hard to extract. Malware could be triggered to steal data or turn control of
infected computers over to hackers amassing “zombie” machines into “botnet” armies.
“Here we are with a big, big outbreak and they keep revamping their methodology to increase the size of it,” Perry said. “They could be
growing this huge botnet to slice it up and sell it on the criminal market.” Microsoft says it is aware of the Conficker “worm family” and
has modified its free Malicious Software Removal Tool to detect and get rid of infections.
The US software giant also advises people to stay current on anti-virus tools and Windows updates, and to protect computers and files
with strong passwords.A troubling aspect of Conficker is that it harnesses computing power of a botnet to crack passwords.
Repeated “guesses” at passwords by a botnet have caused some computer users to be locked out of files or machines that
automatically disable access after certain numbers of failed tries. “Downadup uses brute force from the infected network of botnets to
break the password of the machine being attacked,” Perry said. “That is something never seen before and I find it disturbing.”
Perry urges people to harden passwords by mixing in numbers, punctuation marks, and upper-case letters. Doing so makes it millions
of times harder for passwords to be deduced, according to Perry. “This is necessary in a world where malware hacks passwords,”
Perry said. “Go get a notebook, keep it next to your computer and record your passwords in it. No hacker in the world can hack the
written page locked away in your office.”
Another Use For That Old Computer!
Got an old computer sitting in the corner or garage? Why not use it to protect yourself against the many internet viruses and malware
that abound in cyberspace as discussed above.
Did you know that there is a growing group of people who don’t have to worry about these nasties anymore? These folk are not using
Microsoft Windows as an operating system.
While Microsoft regularly issues security fixes and patches designed to seal up gaping holes in its software and although this helps
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protect users, the hackers are always a step-ahead. What’s more, if you miss just one of those updates, you might as well hang a
great big “hack me” sign on your computer because as soon as you connect such a PC to the Net it becomes vulnerable to attack.
Windows is a fine operating system that makes it easy to use your PC - but it’s sheer popularity is what invites so much unwanted
intention from those hell-bent on stealing your money or data.
The solution is so simple. Drag out that old PC and use it as your “internet” PC. This option provides you with almost 100% safe online
web surfing, email and all the other things you do while on the web. None of the worms that infest Windows-based PCs will be able
to run on such a machine and your sensitive information will be much safer. Even though that old PC will be less powerful than your
new one and even though it probably has less memory and hard-drive space -- it’ll probably run every bit as fast as your flash new
one when decked out with Linux. That’s because most of the Linux implementations are much “leaner and meaner” than Microsoft’s
bloated operating system.
Ubuntu Linux being open source software is free. There’s no cost associated with downloading or using it and some of the latest
versions are every bit as easy as Windows to install and use.
You will still need to connect your “flash PC” to the Internet for updates so that might mean a little bit of inexpensive “jiggery pokery” to
make this task simple but it is well worth the effort. Contact JAYMAX Computing for more information about this and let us do the job
for you if you don’t want to tackle it yourself!
Some Great Recipes
With the weather heating up, and lots more ahead no one wants to spend hours cooking! This week we have selected some “easy
peasy” recipes that can be quickly prepared but provide a wholesome meal for all the family/
Greek Beef Pita Pockets
Serves 8 as a snack or 4 as a main
A tasty yet easy to prepare Greek style snack or lunch that’s ideal for weekend meals!
Ingredients
If you can count your money, you don’t have a
billion dollars.” J. Paul Getty (1892-1976)
600g box Wattie’s Original Steakhouse Burgers
1 each finely sliced green and red pepper
2 tomatoes
1 finely sliced Lebanese cucumber or 1/2 telegraph
1/2 finely sliced red onion
250g pottle Tzatziki Dip
4 large pita pockets
2 tbsp chopped parsley
700g bag Wattie’s Crunchy Potato Wedges
Method
1. Grill 8-12 Wattie’s Original Steakhouse Burgers under a hot grill for 5-6 minutes on each side. Alternatively barbecue. When cooked
slice thinly.
2. Mix together the sliced peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and the sliced beef burgers with half the Tzatziki Dip.
3. Warm the pita halves either in the microwave, oven or on the barbecue and fill with the salad mixture. Top with the remaining dip
and chopped parsley to garnish.
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Asian Beef Kebabs
Serves 4-6
Too easy! Marinated beef on skewers and a choice of tasty peanut or yoghurt chilli dipping sauces. On second thought, why choose
one when you can have both?
Ingredients
500-750g rump steak or scotch fillet steak
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp minced chilli
2 tbsp Sweet Soy Sauce (kecap manis)
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
Peanut Dip
1/2 cup ETA Peanut Butter
2 tbsp Sweet Soy Sauce (kecap manis)
1/2 cup hot water
Yoghurt Chilli Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup non fat plain yoghurt
1/4 cup Wattie’s Asian Chilli Sauce
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
Method
1. Cut the beef steak into large 3cm cubes and place in a snap lock bag with the garlic, ginger, chilli and Wattie’s Asian Sweet Soy and
Oyster Sauces. Seal the bag and toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 1 day.
2. Thread onto 6 bamboo skewers and barbecue over a moderately high heat for about 6-8 minutes until the meat is well browned but
still moist.
3. Serve with salad accompanied with one or both sauces.
Peanut Dip
1. Mix the ETA Peanut Butter, Wattie’s Asian Sweet Soy Sauce and hot water.
Yoghurt Chilli Dipping Sauce
1. Mix the yoghurt, Wattie’s Asian Chilli Sauce and mint together.
Peach Smoothie and Banana Smoothie
Makes 2 servings each.
This is a smoothie of substance! Made with Watties 99% Fat Free Vanilla Creamed Rice it’s a meal in itself – ideal when you haven’t
time to eat, but need the energy.
Ingredients
Life punishes those who come too late
Mikhail Gorbachev
Peach Smoothie
220g can Wattie’s 99% Fat Free Vanilla Creamed Rice
410g can Wattie’s Peach Slices in Light Syrup
grated rind and juice of 1 orange
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1/2 - 1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup Biloba and Peach Yoghurt Naturalea Herbal Ginkgo, Biloba and Peach Yoghurt
2 Tbsp honey
Banana Smoothie
220g can Wattie’s 99% Fat Free Vanilla Creamed Rice
1 peeled and sliced banana, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup Naturalea Herbal Ginkgo, Biloba and Peach Yoghurt
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp optional wheatgerm or ground almonds (optional)
Method
Peach Smoothie
1. Put the Wattie’s 99.5% Fat Free Vanilla Creamed Rice and Wattie’s Peach Slices in Light Syrup, into a food processor or blender
with the orange rind and juice, milk, Naturalea Herbal Ginkgo, Biloba and Peach Yoghurt and honey and process until smooth. Serve
immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge. Use within 2 days.
Banana Smoothie
1. Put the Wattie’s 99.5% Fat Free Vanilla Creamed Rice into a food processor or blender with the banana, milk, Naturalea Herbal
Ginkgo, Biloba and Peach Yoghurt, honey and wheatgerm and process until smooth. Serve immediately or store in an airtight
container in the fridge
For more great recipes like this go to http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/
Musical Notes –
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Charles Caleb Colton
Re- live the music from the 60’s as played on the Lever Brothers Hit Parade! See this weeks chart by going to http://todayfm.
dargaville.biz/ftp/lever.html
If you enjoy this music you can hear the songs for “this weeks” charts and more, every Saturday night
from 8.00pm on Today FM 106.7. “Rock” with John as he brings back the memories.
Going Flying Soon? Here Are Some Airline Announcements And WOOPS Photos
United Flight Attendant announced, ‘People, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!
On landing, the stewardess said, ‘Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it’s
something we’d like to have. ‘
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane’
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which
required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a ‘Thanks for flying our airline.’ He
said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart
comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, ‘Sir, do you mind if I ask you a
question?’ ‘Why, no, Ma’am,’ said the pilot. ‘What is it?’ The little old lady said, ‘Did we land, or were we shot down?’
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: ‘Whoa, big fella, WHOA!’
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Love doesn’t make the world go round. It just makes the
ride worthwhile. Franklin P. Adams
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, ‘Please take
care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.’
Another flight attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing: ‘We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces
us to the terminal.’
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the
Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to
Amarillo . Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left of our airplane to the gate!’
‘Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them
with our compliments.’
‘As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight
attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses......except for that gentleman over there.’
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City. The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, ‘That
was quite a bump, and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the airline’s fault, it wasn’t the pilot’s fault, it wasn’t
the flight attendant’s fault, it was the asphalt.’
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on with, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until
Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and
the warning bells are silenced, we’ll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.’
Part of a flight attendant’s arrival announcement: ‘We’d like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the
insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of US Airways.’
Heard on a Southwest Airline flight - ‘Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing
and if you can light ‘em, you can smoke ‘em.’
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport . After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over
the intercom, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los
Angeles . The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH,
MY GOD!’ Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so
sorry i f I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should
see the front of my pants!’ A passenger in Coach yelled, ‘That’s nothing. You should see the back of mine!’
And finally a great pilot saying: Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory!
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Join The Dots and Colour In This Picture!
Something For The Kids!
More like this at http://www.free-coloring-pages.com/connect-dots.html
Dont Feel Guilty. Print This Page Out!

For Our Visitors
THE WOODTURNERS KAURI
GALLERY AND WORKING STUDIO
4 Murdoch Street on S.H.12
Dargaville Kauri Coast Northland New
Zealand.
Phone: 09 439 4975
Fax 09 439 4976
E-Mail: kauri4u@xtra.co.nz
DARGAVILLE
CAMPERVAN PARK
AND CABINS
PHONE: (09) 439 8479
E-MAIL: info@dargavilleaccommodation.co.nz
OPEN DAILY
Summer - 9.00am - 5.00pm
Winter - 9.00AM - 4.00PM
(Closed Christmas Day)
Email: darg.museum@xtra.co.nz
www.dargavillemuseum.co.nz
Dargaville - Heart of the Kauri Coast!

Clubs and Organisations
Learn To Speak Te Reo Māori
Fee Free Courses In Dargaville
Commencing in 2009
For Everyone
Contact Dargaville Online
For Enrolment Forms
dargavilleonline@yahoo.co.nz
Skydome Observers Inc
Monthly observing sessions
on the night sky
28 Seaview Road,
Baylys Beach Dargaville
For membership details call:
439-1856 (Deborah) or
439-8519 (Graham)
grahaml.jones@gmail.com
1st Dargaville Girls Brigade
Membership Enquiries Contact
Pauline Taylor
(09) 439 7507
Meets Thursdays
Dargaville Baptist Community Church
Website: www.girlsbrigade.org.nz
Dargaville Multiple Sclerosis
Support Group
Meet at the C.M.A on the
3rd Monday of Every Second Month.
For More Information Please Contact
Glennis Paxton
Phone: (09) 4398479
E-Mail: rayglen@xtra.co.nz
Pono Lodge No 203
Meets 3rd Wednesday Every Month
(Except January)
Hokianga Road. Dargaville
Visiting Brethren Welcome
Secretary Phone: (09) 439 5413
E-Mail: t.donald@xtra.co.nz
The Dargaville and Districts
Orchid Society Club
Meets Every Second Wednesday 1.00pm
Northern Wairoa Boating Clubhouse
Totara Street. Dargaville
Secretary: Alan Peden
Phone: (09) 439 7535
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Clubs and Organisations
Air Training Corps
No 57 (Dargarville)
Squadron
Parades Monday Nights
Dargaville Aero Club Hoanga Road
Contact the local Squadron by
phone (09) 439 5904
Barbara Gillatt. (Training Officer)
Rotary Club
Of Dargaville
Meets Wednesdays 11.45am
Pono Lodge
Hokianga Road Dargaville
Contact Roger Schick
Ph: (09) 439 7224
Is Your Club Missing From Here?
Tell Us And We Will List You Free!
Dargaville Lions
Meets 2nd Wed Each Month
Lions Hall
Hokianga Street
Dargaville
Contact: Warren Osbaldiston
Ph: (09) 439 7773
Northern Wairoa
Country Women’s
Club Inc
The club will be celebrating it’s 50th birthday
on the 1st and 2nd May, 2009, in Dargaville.
All ex-members and officer holders who would like to
register are welcome to enquire to:
Dawn Donald, (09) 439 5413,
or write to P.O. Box 48, Dargaville 0340,
or email t_donald@xtra.co.nz
Help Put The Roof On New Display Area
30 & 31 Jan 2009
Harding Park. Dargaville
BBQ & Drinks Afterwards
If You Can Help Then
Phone: (09) 439 5495 or
E-Mail: lynmer@xtra.co.nz
Rotary Club
Of Northern Wairoa
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday 6.00pm
Memorial Park Kiosk Logan Street
Dargaville
Contact Bill Fitness
Ph: (09) 439 7108
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