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Volume 3 No 1 

The Kaipara Konnection 

An Alternative View of Things 

Dargaville Mangawhai 

02 March 2013 

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Weather Forecast 

Here is an 8 day forecast from Weather Online. 

For Updates and Other Regions Go To 

Met Service: http://www.metservice.co.nz/public/localWeather/dargaville.html 

NZ Weather Online: http://www.weatheronline.co.nz/NewZealand/Dargaville.htm

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The first edition of this newsletter (originally 

called Dargaville Online) was published on the 

29 th February 2008 (a leap year). You can read 

it and all other editions by clicking here. 

In that time we have exposed, insulted, 

upset, informed, and questioned people and 

events in our community here in the Kaipara 

– and beyond as well. In turn we have been 

challenged, threatened, insulted, thanked, 

and widely read by more than 3500 people 

each week across the globe. It is reported by 

insiders that the last Mayor of the District was 

well know for mumbling about the editorials 

and exposes that we have published on his 

councils performance. We are not flavour of 

the year with other local weekly newspapers as 

we can get out “special editions” as required 

when major events occur. That is the advantage of Internet publications over print media. 

We also publish advance notice of events that are going to happen in and around the District totally free of charge. 

Please let us know about your events well in advance so we can help you promote them. 

If you have any thoughts, suggestions, criticisms, or just want to sound off – then send a letter to the editor. We publish 

all letters received, usually without any editing, as long as they do not contain illegal content or images. 

A big thank you to all who read this newsletter and contribute thoughts, ideas, cartoons and jokes every week. While 

you may not always get an acknowledgement we do our best to entertain. 

John MacDonald 

Editor 

Some Interesting Feedback 

The comments in last weeks newsletter about the performance of the Kaipara District Council Commissioners certainly 

provoked a reaction. Thank you Clive Boonham for the suggestion in your blog Kaipara Concerns dated 24 Feb 2013 

(A View From The West) that this newsletter is a barometer of thinking on the West Coast. Not sure if the comment 

is accurate but it is nice to get noticed and acknowledged. Like your blog, this newsletter is the work of mostly one 

individual who expresses his opinions for others to think about. 

Living in Dargaville can be a very challenging experience for anyone who is a “investigative thinker”. Full of mostly

We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. 

-- Lyndon B. Johnson 

ageing, totally apathetic, change resistant residents, whose only aim in life seems to be to generate another reason 

to in-fight within the Community Group(s) that they belong to, and slang off anyone who dares to challenge the status 

quo, the rest of the world outside of the town boundaries may as well not exist. So the rates here went up a “little bit” 

from last year in a questionably legal manner. So what? The Dargaville swimming pool is a white elephant built solely 

as a Neil Tiller/Jack McKercher memorial. So what? The major public groups and businesses who are supposed to be 

promoting Dargaville as a visitor destination are really busy running tiny, loss making village fairs. So what? Dargaville is 

loosing businesses at an alarming rate. So what? Long serving community organisations are closing for lack of support. 

So what? There are almost no jobs available for the young people in Dargaville. So what? Dargaville as a town is drab 

and unkempt. So what? The Kaipara District Council has a long history of incompetence and corruption in it’s dealings 

with Dargavillians. So what? Kaipara Rates are forecast to go up 200% if the 2013 -3014 LTP is adopted. So what? Who 

cares? There are a few of us who do care but are left outside for trying to alter what was done here 25 years ago. New 

residents? Humbug! Oh Dargaville, Oh Dargaville - when will you awaken again? 

So it was the most unusual “mutterings of discontent” about the conduct of the Commissioners rumbling around town 

that promoted last week’s editorial. In spite of all the touch feely bureaucratic speak that is coming out of the mouths 

of the Commissioners about how well they are doing, it is the lack of any real “action” that has finally aroused the 

“complacent populace” in Dargaville. People across the District are finally starting to demand answers to questions, 

correction of past wrongs (not legalising the illegal by a sleigh of hand through parliamentary bills), the calling to account 

of wrong doers, and tangible evidence that the money being spent from ratepayer money on the Commissioners 

contracts is being well spent. The population of the District is more than 19,000 according to the most current statistics.

In politics, absurdity is not a handicap. 

-- Napoleon Bonaparte 

Why is the Chief Commissioner so proud that a few more than 300 turned up to listen to his road show? Surely that 

should be a warning that his back pat speak is not generating the support that he needs to get Kaipara back on track. 

After so many years of lies, deceit, and public exclusion from local government, people want visible action – not hollow 

words. 

One can only wonder how much longer it will be before citizens and ratepayers can stand before a competent leader 

and say ‘Ecce Homo” Not looking good at the moment John. 

News Flash 

Kaipara ratepayers want Council bankrupted 

The High Court is being asked to overturn decisions made by Kaipara Council, in what 

ratepayers say is an effort to keep the region alive. Mangawhai’s Resdients and Ratepayers 

Association has instructed lawyers to take action against the Council. They want the Court to 

stop the Council making decisions which raise revenue, hoping to push it into bankruptcy. 

Read the full article here or here 

The Dargaville Riverside Markets 

A great turn out of vendors this week with several new offerings. The smell of hamburgers emanating from the pork 

truck, fresh fruit and vegetables, colourful t shirts, home made jams and pickles, plants, cheese, confectionary, bread, 

herbal remedies, and honey stalls made for a tantalising inducement to spend some money. Debra has even put up 

some new flags to add that little bit of glamour to the gathering. Live entertainment was provided – and all for free. 

Make sure that you put Thursday afternoon in your dairy and pop down to the markets between 2.00pm and 5.30pm. 

Very few vendors have EFTPOS so put some real money in your pockets/purse before you arrive. A very cosmopolitan 

event for a very small town. 

So what’s going to happen there next week? You’ll never, never know if you never, never go. 

Home Made Pickles Alison Robertson Shopping Sally & The Pork Truck 

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The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional 

takes a little longer. -- Henry Kissinger 

What Others Are Saying 

Make sure that you click on the following links and read the latest postings. 

From Kaipara Citizens and Ratepayers Association 

www.kcra.org.nz 

From KaiparaConcerns – A Must Read This Week. 

http://www.kaiparaconcerns.co.nz/ 

From Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association 

http://mangawhairatepayers.ning.com/ 

Northland Events Calendars 

To see what is happening around Northland, you can visit: 

Hokianga http://www.hokiangatourism.org.nz/news.html 

Kauri Coast http://kauricoast.co.nz/Events.cfm 

Mangawhai http://www.mangawhai.co.nz/Events.cfm 

Northland http://www.northlandnz.com/events.php

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. 

-- Mahatma Gandhi 

Letters to the Editor. 

If you have a complaint about something we publish, a brickbat or bouquet, or some general 

comments that you want to share - this is the place to do it. Please ensure that we receive your 

letters no later than the Thursday morning before publication. As with other news media, we don’t 

publish or respond to letters that have no real name, address, and contact phone number. If you 

don’t want your name to appear please tell us. All letters are published in full as received. Please 

keep them to no more than 250 words if possible. Thanks! 

Dear John 

I am a 22 year Kaipara District ratepayer who has had a long proffessional career 

in international business , as a High Court appointed statutory manager, and 

also a receiver manager. I offer the following solution to the management of the Kaipara District Councils 

financial and community crisis. The Commissioners have as a cornerstone of their terms of appointment the task of 

developing in good faith community relationships. They have failed to do so. 

a. Firstly the Commissioners must come to the Kaipara Community and negotiate 

a Memorandum of Understanding. 

This memorandum will ring fence the illegally collected rates 2004 to 2013 a value 

that I estimate is $24 Million for 36 months. The community will agree to take no action against 

the KDC for 36 Months to recover the illegally collected rates. The KDC will 

agree to cancel the proposed retrospective Local Bill to validate these illegally 

collected rates. 

b. Bank Loans 

The Banks ie BNZ ANZ Westpac will negotiate a moratorium for 36 months where the 

banks will agree to not charge interest on the loans for the moratorium period 

and agree to NOT taking any precipative action for 36 months ie agree not to appoint 

a receiver or liquidator 

c. The Commissioners then take legal action against all who have created this financial 

crisis including all mayors, all councillors, all employees to recover the maximum possible 

from them 

d. The rate income will be used to maximise the capital repayments to the banks. 

This is a brief statement to develope a SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT a financial 

procedure used to solve the KDC scenario. 

I discussed this with Greg Gent in July 2012. I did not know that Mr Greg Gent 

was the Northern Area Director for the BNZ. 

Yours Faithfully 

Graham Mackenzie 


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I don’t have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman 

who’d be mad at me for saying that. -- Mitch Hedberg 

To all who have grand children, own kids , and think they’re smart try this. I’ve just read an interesting article (weekend 

Herald Feb 23rd 2013) Look it up. It shows some shocking figures of the inability of kids today to assimilate simple 

arithmetic. 

Try the attachment yourself 

The article goes on – Questions which stumped NZ kids 

Q A ship has 218 passengers and 191 crews. How many people on board? 

International average 73 % New Zealand 52 % 

Q 752 cars in a car park in six even rows. How many cars in each row? 

International average 39% New Zealand Average 8 % 

FL Computers. 

Complete as many of the 

tables reading from left 

to right in sixty seconds 

(That’s ONE minute ! ) 

Perfect score of course 

is 64 

If you scored sixty or 

more congratulations. 

Over forty Good. Thirty is 

seen by most parents to 

be OK for nine year olds. 

Nine year olds in Fairburn 

school averaged SEVEN 

!!! In multiplication and 

FIVE in division . God 

help us . 

These are horrible results and whatever any one might say against rote table learning to my mind they don’t know 



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I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car’s headlights and 

tell you exactly which way it’s coming. -- Mitch Hedberg 

what they’re talking about. I’ve just turned 80 years of age. I’m no mathematician but I scored 64 in 51 seconds without 

sweating. The car and the ship problems I presume were done mentally and when I went to school were just part of the 

days work. 

My conclusion? Today’s teachers are against rote times-tables because they just don’t know them !! Back to basics !!!!! 

Ralph Williams 

To The Editor: 

Very refreshing to see editorial opinion emanating from west of SH1 that confirms the worst fears held out east about 

the commissioners, their skills, their motives and their goals. 

I attended recently the Field days event, and was astonished at how many people stopped by the Ratepayers booth 

there to vent their spleen about KDC and the commissioners. 

Add to this the fact that the booth itself was buried deep inside that bastion of commissioner support, Farmers of New 

Zealand, and you can begin to gauge the true level of anger and frustration among the people there. 

Robertson is reported to have said that the level of anger and grief is such that things will have to be fixed before 

anyone moves forward. The level of anger and grief would scale back rapidly if there was the very slightest trace of 

evidence that he was going to act on his own advice. 

What the commission says--- LISTEN UP PEOPLE!!! Is “Just give us time to fit you serfs up with every cent of the 

crippling debt that has been illegally incurred, and we’ll bust our backsides to look for the culprits, just as soon as we 

have packed our bags and left town forever”. You ought to take them seriously. 

They are like a man asking his paramour for sexual favours right now in exchange for a promise to take the garbage out 

next Thursday. 

Ian Leighton has done some sterling work and has found that the rates increase in 2012-13 was not 19 odd % overall, 

but more like THIRTY. So they LIED to you about that, but you’re rich and you pay by direct debit, so what the hell, 

who cares, Rates are rates, and there’s no point getting upset about them, even if they are illegal, unsustainable, 

unjustifiable, and wrong. Life’s not perfect, and why make a fuss? 

The replacement gang, courtesy of Carter the Darter, are going to fit you up with a much, much bigger increase on top 

of that- and some of the perennial victims out there who grew up thinking that most people wearing expensive shirts and 

ties are not crooks, have fallen for it, because on the surface, Robertson seems and sounds like somebody’s uncle. 

If this commission gets away with what they are intending (and when asked what they were intending they looked down 

at the floor like someone who has been caught stealing from the orphans’ jar) Kaipara goes down like a deer in the 

headlights. Greg Gent (another Carter the Darter man) threatened us all with Armageddon last August- we now know 

he was actually referring to the anguish that would be caused at the BNZ (an house he has affection for though he has 

never actually boarded there) if the council folded. Well Armageddon is on its way people, but the apocalypse is coming 

for YOU, not the government and the banks, unless you get off your couch and do something- such as cancelling the 

direct debit to KDC that is going to bankrupt you. 

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Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will 

teach you to keep your mouth shut. -- Ernest Hemingway 

The Lord helps those who help themselves and Robertson Winder Dale and Booth are absolutely committed to doing 

the Lord’s work by helping themselves to all your money, and when that’s gone they’ll come after your assets- read their 

letters and their speeches, and for once, believe what you read. 

Bruce Rogan in a purely personal capacity as an aggrieved ratepayer. 

Rural Support Trust active again in Northland’s drought 

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has classified Northland’s 2013 drought as a medium-scale adverse event, 

triggering assistance measures delivered through the Rural Support Trust. 

Declaration as a medium-scale adverse event means that extra government funding will be available to co-ordinate 

support. These include advisory services for drought management, co-ordination of relief efforts, some community 

events, recovery facilitators, labour assistance and limited Rural Assistance Payments for those who qualify through the 

Ministry of Social Development. 

“Farmers can also contact IRD if they need help or flexibility with making tax payments,” Mr Guy said. 

The Rural Support Trust activated the Northland Adverse Events Committee several weeks ago to monitor the 

worsening situation. Members include representatives of local and central government, rural support groups, the 

agricultural and horticultural industries, animal welfare organisations and the financial sector. 

The role of the committee is to provide communication and coordination. It has four subcommittees which work with the 

community to address specific drought-related issues. 

· Extension/Advice Subcommittee – members aim to keep Northlanders informed about drought developments and 

provide drought management tips for farmers and horticulturists. 

· Financial Subcommittee – members include Northland financial professionals who work to help the rural 

community rise to the various financial challenges droughts create. 

· NRC – providing additional information and services which enable the Rural Support Trust to deliver assistance 

packages. 

· Welfare Subcommittee – Coordinate social meetings, encourage local networks and provide coordination of 

community events. 

One-on-one help is delivered through Agricultural Recovery Facilitators (ARFs) who are experienced semi-retired 

farmers who are able to discuss the farm situation and well-being of farmers in depth. They are able to facilitate 

assistance from professional counsellors, financiers and farm management advisors including working to coordinate 

welfare assistance that may be available. 

All of Northland now has soil moisture deficits over 100mm, which means prolonged and repeated rainfall is needed to 

recharge the soil and get autumn pasture growth moving. 

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Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

If you don’t know where you’re going, 

any road will take you there. -- George Harrison, 

Metservice and NIWA believe there is little chance of useful rain until the middle of March at the earliest. 

For the west coast, rainfall since October has been well below average, and especially dry in January and February. At 

Dargaville the soil moisture deficit is nearing the permanent wilting point (150mm). 

Some eastern regions received short falls of rain in late December and again in early February but the benefits have 

long since dried up. 

Dairy farms throughout the province report daily milk production 20% below this time last year and many have dried off a 

portion of the herd or turned to once-a-day milking. 

Spot supply of palm kernel supplementary feed is getting tight and the cost to farmers is increasing. 

Beef cattle and sheep farms have been forced to destock to deal with the drought, but livestock prices are well down. 

Orchards fear irrigation restrictions and report a lack of effectiveness of irrigation. 

Farmers and orchardists who are feeling the pressure and are unable to see a way out are urged to get in touch with the 

Northland Rural Support Trust without delay. 

The Northland Rural Support Trust can be reached on 0800 787 254 through its coordinator Julie Jonker. 

Ends 

Hugh Stringleman, 

Farmwrite Partnership 

P.O.Box 87, Maungatapere 

Ph 09 434 7626, 0274 744 003 

New Books In the Dargaville Library 

LARGE PRINT 

Trail of Blood – Lisa Black 

All the Colours of Darkness – Peter Robinson 

Bending Toward the Sun – A Mother and Daughter Memoir – Leslie Gilbert-Lurie 

The Gift – Cecilia Ahern 

Keeping Faith – Jodie Picoult 

Voyagers of the Taitanic – Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From – Richard 

Davenport-Hines 

Bel Canto – Ann Patchett 

FICTION 

The Mill River Recluse – Darcie Chan 

Gun Machine – Warren Ellis 

The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion 


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Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. 

-- Herbert Hoover 

Dying Fall – Elly Griffiths 

The Sacrificial Man – Ruth Dugdall 

The Killing II – David Hewson 

Keep Up To Date With Events at the Library Phone 09) 439 3150 or visit their web page 

http://www.kaipara.govt.nz/library.php 

Community Notices 

Girls’ Brigade 

You are invited to our GB 

Let’s Go Banana’s Afternoon 

Help us make the longest banana split. 

Thursday, 7th March, 3-5pm 

GB is for all girls 5-18yrs weekly 

More info. Ring Pauline 4397507 

RUAWAI LIONS CLUB ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION 

SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2013 

VENUE: Kaipara Kumara Forecourt (Main Road) 

VIEWING OF GOODS: 9.30 am 

AUCTION STARTS: 10.00 am 

Sponsors’ products for auction - includes farming items 

Antiques, furniture, electrical appliances, bric-a-brac etc 

Food and refreshments available 

Trading table 9am 

Contact: Jim and Dorothy Simpson 09 4392557 

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Never spend your money before you have it. 

-- Thomas Jefferson 

Dargaville Arthritis Day 

Information and Group Clinics 

Tuesday 5 th March 

10.30 – 11.30 Ease your Pain 

Understand your pain and ease your distress. Practical information. 

12.00 – 1.00 Out with Gout 

Prevent serious damage from Gout and stop getting Gout pain. 

Gout is preventable and not just about shellfish and alcohol. 

1.30 – 2.30 Osteoarthritis 

What is happening to your joints? Information about what you can do to 

minimize pain, keep strong and active. 

Venue: Te Ha Oranga 

Dargaville Hospital 

77 Awakino Rd 

Dargaville 

Presenter: Georgina Greville, Registered Nurse, Arthritis Educator 

Cost: Donations welcomed with thanks 

For administration purposes it helps us if you register: 0800 663 463 

If you have any enquiries about this or your arthritis you can contact 

georgina.greville@arthritis.org.nz 

or freephone 0800 663 463

Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. 

-- Janis Joplin 

Computer Tips and Tricks 

Features to Look for When Buying a PC 

Buying a PC or laptop can be a difficult process unless you know exactly what you are looking for. There are so many 

different brands and specifics like amount of memory, hard drive size, and the type of CPU. 

A buyer will usually get what he or she pays for. Be cautious if the price of the computer is suspiciously low and make 

sure it is up to date. The computer can have low memory, an older type of CPU, or not enough space on the hard drive. 

Below are some key features to look for when finding the right PC or laptop for you. 

The Type of CPU - The CPU, Central Processing Unit, is the like the brain of the computer. It does all the calculations 

and is needed to run applications and software. The speed of the computer is affected by the type of CPU and its speed. 

CPUs are being innovated so doing some research on the newer ones out there is a good idea. The two well known 

manufacturers are AMD and Intel. 

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I can’t understand it. I can’t even understand the people 

who can understand it. -- Queen Juliana 

How Much Memory the PC Has - The CPU uses RAM, short for Random Access Memory, to store data that it is 

processing and enough memory is vital to the computer for it to run quickly. If a computer runs out of memory space 

then it has to temporarily store stuff to the hard drive which takes a longer time to write and retrieve. An average 

computer will function well with around 4GB of RAM. Gaming computers require a lot more memory though, to process 

all the high definition graphics. 

The Size of the Hard Drive - The hard drive is used to store things like pictures, videos, and documents. This is where 

you will keep all the stuff you save so choose wisely based on how much you will need. Around 300GB is plenty of room 

for the average user. 

Don’t Let Dust Kill You’re PC 

Not only do you need to keep you’re hard drive organized, the physical maintenance of the PC is also important. After a 

while, a computer can gather a descent amount of dust around the hardware if it is regularly used. This dust needs to be 

removed to prevent damage to the components. 

A little bit of dust is okay but not a lot of it. The clutter of dust can prevent certain components from functioning properly. 

This problem can be easily solved by vacuuming the computer regularly or using compressed air to blow the dust out. 

You can get a can of condensed air in stores like Office Depot. When you do vacuum your computer, make sure not to 

touch any of the hardware unless you know what you are doing. Condensed air is more efficient and will make sure to 

remove any of the resistant dust on the hardware. After all of this, your computer will be able to breathe a lot easier. 

Delete a File Without Sending it to the Recycle Bin 

If you want to delete something and you know for sure that you won’t need it anymore than why send it to the recycle bin 

and then go delete it again later. If you let your recycle bin build up with stuff, later on you might not know what needs to 

be deleted and what was maybe sent there on accident. Here’s the shortcut. 

1. Hold down Shift on your keyboard. 

2. Right-click the item you want to delete and click delete. 

*You will be asked if you want to delete the item instead of send it to the recycle bin. 

15 Windows 7 Features You May Not Have Found 

Windows 7 has a lot of cool new features compared to Windows XP. These include the search bar in the start menu, 

desktop gadgets, desktop slideshow, live taskbar previews, and more. 

1. DESKTOP SLIDESHOW 

Tired of having to manually change the background and never have time to do it. With this new feature you can choose 

multiply images and set a time for them to change so you don’t have to worry about it. 

2. WINDOWS MANAGEMENT MOUSE GESTURES 

You can maximize, tile, or minimize windows just by doing certain mouse jesters like shaking a window back and forth 


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Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can. 

 

 

 

-- Danny Kaye 

or dragging a window to a certain side of a screen. Example: Shaking a window back and forth will minimize any other 

windows behind it. 

3. DESKTOP GADGETS 

This add-on gives you the selection of many different gadgets to put on your desktop like a clock, weather, sticky note, 

etc. This is a built in feature so you don’t have to download special software. 

4. LIVE TASKBAR PREVIEWS 

In Windows 7 you can hover over an item in the taskbar and it will give you a preview of the window. 

5. ACTION CENTER 

The Action Center gives you the control of all windows messages. This feature keeps all your windows messages neatly 

controlled. 

6. PINNING 

You can pin programs that you like to the taskbar for easy access and arrange them any way you want. 

7. JUMP LIST 

With the jump list you can access the items you mostly visit by right clicking an item in the taskbar. 

8. BETTER SEARCH 

Now you can search right from the start menu. You instantly see results as you type in the search box. Find your files 

with ease. 

9.PROBLEM STEP RECORDER 

 

 

Windows 7 comes with a built in recorder that you can 

use to capture your steps. 

10. SLEEP AND RESUME 

Windows 7 is design to resume from sleep and reconnect to your network more quickly. 

11. WINDOWS TOUCH 

Has full support for touch screens 

.12. HOMEGOUP 

Allows users to easily and quickly create connections between computers an shared files. It’s also password protected 

so you get to decide who sees your files and what files they see. 

13. SNIPPING TOOL 

You can capture the whole screen or snip an section. This feature offers rectangular, free-form, window, or full-screen 

snipping. 

14. Stream Music 

You can now stream media like music, videos, and photos to your TV’s, PC’s or around your home network. 

15. Better Organizer 

Libraries now make it easier to find and organize your media and documents into categories. 

Select a Section of Objects Using Shift 

 

You can select a section of files or text using shift. Sometimes this makes it easier to select a huge selection of text or 

 

files. 

SELECTING TEXT 

 

1. First, click in front of the first letter 

in the selection. 

 

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He knows all the facts, and he’s against all the solutions. 

-- Robert F. Kennedy 


3. Click after the last letter in the selection. 

*This will highlight everything in between. 

SELECTING FILES 

1. First, click on the first file in the selection. 


3. Click the last file in the selection. 

*This will select everything in between. 

Select Multiple Items Using Ctrl 

Sometimes you might need to select certain files to copy or open that are not in order. Instead of copying them or 

opening them all separately this tip makes it a lot easier and quicker. 

1. Hold down Ctrl on your keyboard. 

2. Select the files that you want. 

* You can also unselect the files separately while holding down Ctrl. 

Some New Zealand History For The Week History 03 – 09 March 

3 March 1960 Barry Crump’s novel A good keen man published 

Barry Crump had a long-established reputation as an iconic ‘Kiwi bloke’ when he died from a heart attack in 1996. His 

25 books captured the humour and personalities of rural New Zealand. Crump appealed to many Kiwi males as a man’s 

man who could tell a great yarn. 

Crump’s down-to-earth style was recognised by Toyota when the company used him in a series of TV advertisements 

in the 1980s promoting four-wheel-drive utility vehicles. Crump, with his rugged ‘she’ll be right’ attitude, had a foil in city 

slicker Lloyd Scott as he pulled off implausible feats of driving. 

While he inspired many Kiwi blokes, others criticised Crump for what they saw as less 

endearing aspects of a ‘good keen man’. He married five times but had little to do with most 

of the nine children he fathered with four different women. He converted to the Baha’i faith 

some years after the death by drowning of five boys at a camp he had organised. 

Image: cover of A good keen man (Te Ara ) 


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Faith is taking the first step, even when 

you don’t see the whole staircase. -- Martin Luther King Jr. 

4 March 1855 Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught 

In 1855 James Mackenzie became one of New Zealand’s most enduring folk heroes. On 4 March he was caught in a 

pass in the upper Waitaki River basin with 1000 sheep that had gone missing from the Levels station, north of Timaru. 

While Mackenzie was in possession of the sheep, there were tracks belonging to several other men. He denied the 

theft, claiming that he had been hired by John Mossman to drive the sheep to Otago. Mackenzie escaped and walked 

160 km to Lyttelton, where he was recaptured on 15 March. In April he was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury and 

sentenced to five years’ hard labour. 

Mackenzie escaped from his road gang in May and again in June 1855, for only a few days each time. He was placed in 

irons and carefully watched. In September a new resident magistrate at Christchurch investigated Mackenzie’s case and 

found flaws in both the police inquiry and the trial. As a result Mackenzie was pardoned in January 1856. He probably 

returned to Australia, but nothing certain is known of his later life. He left his mark on the South Island high country, 

though. The significance of the pass where he was discovered with the sheep, and of the pastoral country it led to, were 

quickly appreciated by pastoralists. The region was subsequently dubbed the Mackenzie Country. 

A later biographer, Cathy Marr, says that ‘Mackenzie’s exploits won him the admiration of those on the margins 

of society’. He was a hero to many would-be farmers of small means. Those who resented the power of wealthy 

landowners also identified with him, and his rebellious spirit inspired many who did not 

fit easily into genteel Canterbury society. His pardon won popular sympathy in a frontier 

society still engaged in establishing its social and political norms. His life took on legendary 

proportions. His almost superhuman strength and a ‘fabulous’ dog saw him held up as 

shepherd, drover and thief extraordinaire. 

Image: notice of reward for capture of James McKenzie in the Lyttelton Times 

8 March 1929 First ‘talkie’ draws huge crowds in Wellington 

Moviegoers flocked to see Frank Borzage’s Street angel, a silent picture with a recorded musical soundtrack, at 

Wellington’s Paramount Theatre. There were also five ‘talkie shorts’, including an interview with the King of Spain. Silent 

movies were usually accompanied by live music, so a recorded soundtrack was a real novelty. 

Street angel told the story of a ‘spirited young woman’, Angela (Janet Gaynor). Down on her luck and living on the 

streets, she joined a travelling carnival, where she met a vagabond painter, Gino (Charles Farrell). Gaynor won the Best 

Actress Oscar for her performance. 

The first feature-length movie originally presented as a talkie was The jazz singer, 

released in the United States in October 1927. Not all were convinced by the new 

technology. United Artists president Joseph Schenck asserted in 1928 that the new talkies 

were just a passing fad, but by the following year virtually every American film had a 

recorded soundtrack. The first New Zealand-made talkie screened in January 1930 and 

by the early 1930s they were a global phenomenon. 

Image: Janet Gaynor in a scene from Street angel (IMDB) 

Reference: New Zealand History Online



















































































































Food ideas 

Easy Baked Potatoes 

Ingredients 

Every woman knows all about everything. 

-- Rudyard Kipling 

6-8 large clean potatoes 

oil and salt 

4 rashers bacon, chopped 

400g can Wattie’s Sour Cream & Chives Pasta Bake Sauce 

1/2 cup chopped spring onions or chives 

1/2 cup grated tasty cheese 

Method 

1. Oil and salt the potatoes, cook at 180°C for about 1 hour or until tender. Cut the lid off the potatoes, scoop out the 

cooked potato into a bowl leaving the skins intact. Mash the potato. 

2. Fry bacon in a little oil until crisp and golden. 

3. Mix the mashed potato with the bacon, Wattie’s Sour Cream & Chives Pasta Bake Sauce and spring onions. Refill the 

potatoes and sprinkle with the grated cheese. Place on a baking tray. 

4. Cook at 200°C for 10-12 minutes in a hot oven until hot and golden. 

Broccoli and Cauliflower Cheese 

Ingredients 

650g bag Wattie’s frozen Broccoli & Cauliflower Medley 

4 rashers lean bacon, diced 

25g butter 

1 leek, sliced and washed 

3 Tbsp flour 

1 3/4 cup milk 

1/2 cup grated tasty cheese 

Method 

1. Place the Wattie’s frozen Broccoli & Cauliflower Medley in a 

microwave proof bowl. Cover and cook on high power for 5 minutes. Give the bowl a shake and then cook for a further 

2-3 minutes until vegetables are just tender. Drain off any excess water. Pat the vegetables dry with a clean tea towel or 

paper towels. 

2. Place vegetables in a lasagne style dish. Preheat oven to 180°C fan bake. 

3. Cook bacon in a dash of oil in a small frying pan. Set aside. Melt the butter in the saucepan and gently cook the leek 

until softened. Add the flour and stir. Gradually add the milk stirring continuously over a medium heat until the sauce 

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much fraternizing with the enemy. -- Henry Kissinger 

thickens and boils. Reduce heat and simmer a further minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the grated tasty cheese 

and cooked bacon. Season to taste. Pour the sauce over the vegetables. 

4. Sprinkle the topping over the sauce. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until top is golden and vegetables are hot. 

Topping 

Mix fresh breadcrumbs and cheese together. 

Kiwi Corn Fritters 

Ingredients 

95g sachet Fogdog Original Perfect Fritter Mix 

1/2 cup chilled soda water 

410g can Wattie’s Whole Kernel Corn, drained 

2 spring onions, chopped 

1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped (optional) 

1/4 cup chopped ham 

1 Tbsp chopped parsley 

butter or oil to fry 

Method 

1. Place Fogdog Original Perfect Fritter Mix into a mixing bowl. Add the chilled soda water and mix until smooth. 

2. Add the drained Wattie’s Whole Kernel Corn , chopped spring onions, sundried tomatoes, ham and parsley. Mix until 

combined. 

3. Heat a frypan with a little butter and oil over medium heat. Drop 2 tablespoons of batter mixture per fritter into the 

pan. Cook for 6-7 minutes, turning once, until the fritters are cooked and golden. 

Serve with your favourite tomato salsa or sauce and salad greens. 

Note: Fogdog Perfect Fritter Mix can be found in the baking aisle or near the fish bar in your local supermarket. 

Refererence: http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz 

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Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between 

injustice and immorality. -- Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Freedom is not worth having if it does not include 

the freedom to make mistakes. -- Mahatma Gandhi 

Musical Notes For The Week 03 – 09 March 

Events in Music 

1962 - Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio 

1962 - Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform “Dream Baby” on BBC) 

1963 - Beatles record “From Me to You” & “Thank You Girl” 

1963 - Beatles began 1st British tour, supporting Tommy Roe & Chris Montez 

1966 - John Lennon, says “We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus” 

1970 - Beatles release “Let it Be” in UK 

1971 - South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles 

1971 - Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” 

1980 - The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union. 

Birthdays in Music 

1678 - Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) 

1928 - Don Gibson, singer/writer (I can’t Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me) 

1933 - Lloyd Price, Kenner La, singer (Just Because) 

1936 - Eric Allandale, rocker (Foundations) 

1938 - Lew De Witt, singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall) 

1938 - Lew DeWitt, Va, country singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall) 

1939 - Jerry Naylor, Stephenville Tx, rock vocalist (Crickets) 

1942 - Mike Pender, Liverpool, vocalist/guitarist (Searchers-Needles & Pins) 

1942 - Mark Lindsay, Eugene Or, rock vocalist/sax (Paul Revers & Raiders) 

1944 - Janice Garfat, rocker (Dr Hook) 

1944 - David Gilmore, Cambridge England, guitarist (Pink Floyd) 

1945 - Micky Dolenz, LA California, actor (Circus Boy)/singer (Monkees) 

1945 - Robin Trower, London, guitarist (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale) 

1946 - David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall) 

1946 - Tony Klatka, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 

1946 - Matthew Fisher, London, rock keyboardist (Procol Harum) 

1946 - Randy Meisner, rock bassist/vocalist (Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy) 

1947 - Kiki Dee, Yorkshire England, singer (Don’t Go Breaking My Heart) 

1948 - Shakin’ Stevens, [Mike Barrett], Wales, rocker (You Drive Me Crazy) 

1948 - Elaine Paige, English singer and actress 

1948 - Little Peggy March, [Margaret Battavio], vocalist (I Will Follow Him) 

1948 - Jimmy Fadden, Long Beach California, singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 

1949 - Donald York, rocker (Sha Na Na) 

1954 - Chris Hughes, London, English record producer and rock drummer (Adam & The Ants) 

1954 - Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) 

1958 - Andy Gibb, Manchester England, singer/TV host (Solid Gold) 

1963 - Suzanne Crough, rocker (Partridge Family)

I don’t have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation. 

-- Whoopi Goldberg 

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Castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually. 

-- Jimi Hendrix 

1970 - John Frusciante, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 

1977 - Ronan Keating, Bayside Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone) 

1978 - Douglas Osmond, Provo Utah, vocalist (Osmond Boys) 

Deaths in Music 

1963 - Patsy Cline, country singer (Crazy), dies in a plane crash at 30 

1967 - Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 

1973 - Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at 27 

1996 - George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896) 

2000 - Pee Wee King, American country music songwriter and musician (b. 1914) 

2003 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (b. 1940) 

2011 - Johnny Preston, American pop singer (b. 1939) 

Today FM. Timeless Music Always on 87.7 and 106.7 in Dargaville 

Clips from U Tube To Watch 

Concept Cars of the Past 

Route 66 Classic Cars 

Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden cars 

Holden History 1948 to 1978 

Holden Prototypes and Concept Cars 

The FJ Roadtrip 2011 

Sent in by Readers 

Tax the Rich: An animated fairy tale Dave Wooland 

Quadrocopter Pole Acrobatics A Vowles 

Britain’s Got Talent - Charlotte & Jonathan A Vowles 

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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. 

-- Aldous Huxley 

Only Here In are Ireland some Photos interesting, but true facts, that you may or may not have known. 

• The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long. 

• Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile. 

• A 75 year old person will have slept about 23 years. 

• There are as many chickens on earth as there are humans. 

• The word "set" has the most number of definitions in the English language; 192 Slugs have four noses. 

• Sharks can live up to 100 years. 

• Mosquitos are more attracted to the color blue than any other color. 

• Kangaroos can't walk backwards. 

• About 75 acres of pizza are eaten in in the U.S. everyday. 

• The largest recorded snowflake was 15 Inch wide and 8 Inch thick. It fell in Montana in 1887. 

• Former president Bill Clinton only sent 2 emails in his entire 8 year presidency. 

• Koalas and humans are the only animals that have finger prints. 

• There are 200,000,000 insects for every one human. 

• It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery had in it to begin with. 

• Octopus have three hearts. 

• The average person spends two weeks waiting for a traffic light to change. 

• 1 in 2,000,000,000 people will live to be 116 or old. 

• The body has 2-3 million sweat glands. 

• Sperm whales have the biggest brains; 20 lbs. 

• Tiger shark embryos fight each other in their mother's womb. The survivor is born. 

• Most cats are left pawed. 

• 250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 

• A Blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant. 

• Bamboo can grow up to 1m in 24 hours. 

• An eyeball weighs about 2.54gms. 

• Longest surviving dispute on earth is that between Pakistan and India over Kashmir. 

• The Bible was written over a period of 1600 years. 

• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. 

• It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. 

• Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros. 

• When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red. 

• When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red. 

• The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee. 

• The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night. 

• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 

• In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes! 

• The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye! 

• Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing! 

• Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive! 

• Clinophobia is the fear of beds! 


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Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know 

there is no hook beneath it. -- Thomas Jefferson 

Aunty Acid’s Wisdom

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. 

-- Steve Jobs 

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