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Online Weekly News And Views
Volume 1 No 35
24 Dec 2011
We Wish All Our Readers A
Safe and Happy Christmas
and Great New Year
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Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together
to worship Jesus Christ. -- Bart Simpson
Dreams for 2012
Looking ahead to 2012, maybe we can dream and hope that:
This being the last newsletter for 2011, we wish each and every reader a peaceful and
safe holiday season with family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers are with families, friends, and the people of Christchurch who
have just been “whammied” by yet more earthquakes. Kia Kaha.
Probably not a good suggestion with the Uniformed Collections Unit for Inland Revenue
(formerly the MOT Traffic Cops) out and about in force on the pretext of safety - “may
your cups floweth over and your bellies be full!
Haere pai atu, hoki pai mai
Travel safely
1. The majority of our myopic councillors will get their heads out of the sand at the desecrated Kai iwi Lakes and
re-enter the real world of Northland again. Regional co-operation is essential if we are to lift the Kaipara out of
the doldrums. Standing alone is asking to be shot down in any re-organisation of District and Regional Councils
that the new Minister may undertake.
2. The Kaipara District Council will see fit to do more than pay lip service to economic development. In the present
circumstances with the fiasco of Jack’s Dunny at Mangawhai and the missing and unaccounted for millions of
dollars, who would want to set up a new business or even move here? For that matter who would even want to
“voluntarily merge” with us and inherit a massive debt?
3. With local body elections coming up again approx 20 months away on 12 October 2013, let’s hope that
Councillors and employees recognise that serving as a local body officer/employee is not a whole of life job.
Integrity and honesty are essential requirements in this very important role as public SERVANTS.
4. Where criminal acts have been identified in the Council decision and spending processes, these will be properly
investigated and all perpetrators called to account and punished if appropriate.
Probably safer to cue the Tui’s ad here – “Yeah Right”
E raka te mauï, e raka te katau
A community can use all the skills of its people
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What I don’t like about office Christmas parties
is looking for a job the next day. --Phyllis Diller
A Woops in the D& D News?
In the December 21 st edition of the Dargaville and Districts News on the front page there is an article entitled “Visitor
Numbers Up”. Seems strange that a reporter would make this claim when all the reliable statistical figures show exactly
the opposite is happening.
The Aug – October bed night figures for the Kaipara, as published in the Territorial Authority Statistics, show a minus
value even with the RWC visitor numbers included.
August 2011 Down -7.38
September 2011 Down -5.04
October 2011 Down -2.92
As a percentage of change from the previous year the figures show:
August 2011 Down -15.0%
September 2011 Down -10.7%
October 2011 Down -6.5%
A survey completed a number of years ago showed that the Kauri Coast only saw 8% of the visitors who came north
from Auckland, and 87% of those travelled down the Kauri Coast from the north on their return to Auckland after visiting
the Bay of Islands and Hokianga/Tane Mahuta. Why would this pattern suddenly and dramatically change?
An informal poll in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 23 December 2011 indicated that most of the respondents were
not travelling out of town to celebrate Christmas.
So - a very misleading headline people. Pays to do a little research before bursting into print as the editor of this
newsletter found out a couple of years ago. Don’t believe what you are told by one person only. For any items to do with

There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus;
he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.
--Bob Phillips
tourism, it pays to check with the major accommodation providers who are usually the best informal source for validating
gossip and fact until the “official” statistics are released.
Other statistics show that only 3% of visitors now use I-sites so they are not the reliable source that they were perhaps
20 years ago. The Internet, GPS, and print media such as the AA Handbook and Jasons are now the tools used by most
travellers both from within New Zealand and overseas.
Don’t “Twitter and Tweet” Your Christmas Holiday Plans.
Some people never learn it seems. Popular social networking sites such
as Facebook are full of people’s holiday plans and intentions. Even down
to what day and time they plan to leave their houses to go away.
Someone suggested that people posting their holiday plans in this
manner should also put a large notice in the front window of their homes
with the same messages on it. Great confirmation that you are not home.
Just what the burglars need to know.
While it is important that holiday plans are disclosed to friends and
neighbours, broadcasting them to the world on social networking sites is not recommended. If the kids/grandkids have
already posted this data, then get them to take the notices down immediately.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
New Council Website
Following up from last weeks article on the new KDC website, we wrote to Council, copied to the Mayor and Chris
Donahoe, asking that the Kauri Coast website be linked to from the Council website. It was previously but seems to
have fallen off the page in the update. We got a reply back from Council and are pleased to note that our request has
been attended to. Thanks
Subject: Christmas Regulations
All employees planning to dash through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all
the way are advised that a Risk Assessment will be required addressing the safety of an open sleigh for members of
the public. This assessment must also consider whether it is appropriate to use only one horse for such a venture,
particularly where there are multiple passengers. Please note that permission must also be obtained in writing from
landowners before their fields may be entered. To avoid offending those not participating in celebrations, we would
request that laughter is moderate only and not loud enough to be considered a noise nuisance.
Benches, stools and orthopaedic chairs are now available for collection by any shepherds planning or required to watch
their flocks at night. While provision has also been made for remote monitoring of flocks by CCTV cameras from a
centrally heated shepherd observation hut, all users of this facility are reminded that an emergency response plan must
be submitted to account for known risks to the flocks. The angel of the Lord is additionally reminded that, prior to shining
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Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the
work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit.
Voted TUANZ Best Carrier Of The Year 2009
his/her glory all around, S/he must confirm that all shepherds are wearing
appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to account for the harmful
effects of UVA, UVB and the overwhelming effects of Glory.
Following last years well-publicised case, everyone is advised that
Equal Opportunities legislation prohibits any comment with regard to the
redness of any part of Mr R Reindeer. Further to this, exclusion of Mr
R Reindeer from reindeer games will be considered discriminatory and
disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty of this offence.
While it is acknowledged that gift bearing is a common practice in various parts of the world, particularly the Orient,
everyone is reminded that the bearing of gifts is subject to Hospitality Guidelines and all gifts must be registered. This
applies regardless of the individual, even royal personages. It is particularly noted that direct gifts of currency or gold are
specifically precluded, while caution is advised regarding other common gifts such as aromatic resins that may evoke
allergic reactions.
Finally, in the recent instance of the infant found tucked up in a manger without any crib for a bed, Social Services have
been advised and will be arriving shortly.
Updated Excerpts From The Workboot Councillors Blog:
http://www.theworkbootcouncillor.net.nz/workboot-blogs/
House of Cards Posted by WorkBoot on 21 December 2011
The Council had a special meeting on 20 December. The subject was the $5 million dollars unaccounted or
misaccounted for in the current annual plan budget and another $2 million or so deficits from the previous year. You can
read the report here
The Council voted to head towards borrowing a further $2.5 million with WorkBoot being the only opposing voter. You
can read the press release here
Comments and feedback are welcome here
Two catchphrases dominate Council’s euphemistic vernacular at present and can be translated as follows - “Going
forward/ Looking forward” = all is forgiven for the wrongs of the past and we accept no responsibility “addressing these
issues as part of the Long Term Plan process” = massive rates increases paid by you
Clive ‘Legal Eagle’ Boonham has completed his analysis of Council’s non-compliance with the Local Government Act
here. We all remain deeply indebted to Clive for his unpaid work in assisting us to understand these issues. Thank
him for his efforts on behalf of the community by at least reading the document. I’ll be working to see this gets proper
consideration but remain a lone voice on Council.
Comments on Clive’s work can be made here
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Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has
never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.
From KaiparaConcerns
http://www.kaiparaconcerns.co.nz/
$4 MILLION MISSING 24.12.2011
Council has done a check on its piggy bank and found that
it is $4million short for last year. To see the Tiller-spin on this
appalling performance go here.
I find it hard to imagine how Councillors have the gall to front up
to the community having made yet another dreadful gaffe. How
long will the incompetence be allowed to continue before the
government steps in and euthanises this moribund body.
ANOTHER FUNDAMENTAL FAILURE BY KDC
24.12.2011
Legal Eagle has written a paper on Council’s complete failure
to comply with the requirements of the LGA by not going through both the decision-making process and the consultation
process when amending the scope of the EcoCare scheme and increasing the EcoCare debt, over five years ago.
The paper also considers the farce of the Segmented Debt policy whereby Council is trying to inflict the whole of the
EcoCare debt on 1200 or so Mangawhai residents.
To see the paper in full go here.
Council is obliged to comply with those processes and if it does not then it is deemed to have acted ultra vires (outside
its powers). This creates yet another legal shambles that only the government has the power to fix.
The failure to go though the legal processes appears to have been a deliberate and cynical abuse of power by Council
and one has to wonder how long it will be allowed to get away with the total abuse of the Rating Act and the LGA, and
its contemptuous treatment of ratepayers.

The one thing women don’t want to find in their stockings
on Christmas morning is their husband. --Joan Rivers
A Christmas Greeting from Mark Tan
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Christmas is 5 days away but I thought that I had better send this email off to you before it gets
busy over here – Ivy’s parents are with us with my parents arriving tomorrow!
We have certainly enjoyed our time over here in Shanghai. The contrast to home is very distinct
and we have enjoyed it thoroughly. That being said, we have missed home – the place and the
people – and we are looking forward to returning on the 18th of January.
Mihiora has had a real experience here, one that has benefited her greatly. She has seen and
experienced new cultures – Chinese and otherwise – as WISS (Western International School of
Shanghai) is very much international. She has taken to writing and copying every word she can
find, loves counting and describing and has lapped up every Chinese lesson she had each day. She has openly told her
class here that she won’t miss them – you have got to love the honesty of children! She is looking forward to being back
‘up north’ with her family, friends and especially her cousin Atama.
Ivy has loved being back in Asia. She was far less homesick than I was without doubt! She has been busy completing
her book (now about 10 years in the making!) and is in the process of finalising printing and cover design. It will be a
great read so keep in touch if you want a copy! What has been most impressive to watch is Ivy cruising around Xujing
on our electric scooter. She is truly local and has clocked up far more hours on that machine than I have minutes. She
sold it today to a fellow teacher and, despite my initial predictions, she readily let it go.
Teaching over here has been dreamlike. I have never had a smaller class with full time teachers working with you,
beautifully attentive and polite students and great colleagues. The school provided lunchtimes would rival most
smorgasbords back home (read into that how you like). But then life throws a curve ball at you and you’ve got to
respond. The snapping of my achillies tendon was something completely out of the blue and it has now determined
that we will be back, permanently, on NZ soil on the 18th of January. I never expected this to happen, let alone the ups
and downs of rehabilitation – life has been a little trying of late with the realisation that I’ve got to learn to walk properly
again, that I can’t simply run up the stairs to get something – but hey, that’s life and what doesn’t kill ya, makes you
stronger. It is developing something in me but hindsight will reveal that in due course.
Ivy and I have applied for jobs back home and are awaiting the outcomes for these. We will return to our place at
Ahipara and I look forward to seeing the waves of the Tasman Sea once again . . . home. I don’t know how long it’ll be
before I can surf again but at least I can see it.

“Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip.”
--Gary Allan
We hope to keep in touch. It’s difficult with so many emails and so many contacts, someone will always be forgotten so
apologies in advance. I have re-awoken my website, www.markbtan.com, which contains a heap of our experiences
over here as well as thoughts on things back in NZ. On top of that I have added in a feature that notifies you of any
updates I put on there. Please feel free to join the list and jump on board by visiting the site and using the link on the
homepage.
We hope that you are all well and enjoying life. It is cold here but that is nothing when we think about what we will soon
be experiencing – summer in the Far North of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Family, fun, friends and fried bread (well, it
started with F!).
Again, have a super Christmas and a fantastic 2012. Yes, 2012 - we used to read about these numbers in futuristic
novels! Enjoy, smile and smile again.
Mark
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 Editors
You may recall a while ago I berated DOC for stealing a community asset namely the access Bridge to the “Sharp” Kauri
here in the Tutamoe/Tangowahine district. The Kauri was originally part of Matt Sharps farm before the land was sold
for pine forest. Matt Sharp managed to get the Dargaville Lions to build a substantial bridge which in later years came
under the care of DOC decided wrongly it was an asset they could do without!
We accused them of blatant theft with no community consultation and DOC fessed up following representations from
myself and Becky Godfrey of the Tangowahine School PTA they agreed to replace our communities bridge.
I am delighted to report that the bridge has now been replaced and the addition of a carparking area has been added
so thank you DOC for improving things and for those of you who don’t know of the mighty Kauri in the Pakotai reserve
it is well worth a visit and is located about one K before the Opouteke turn off on the right hand side after the pine forest
heading North.
Cheers Hugh
PS. Would have been nice to have been invited to the opening but then as far as DOC is concerned the less said the
better.
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Many banks have a new kind of Christmas Club
in operation. The new club helps you
save money to pay for last year’s gifts.
Community Notices
Paula Bennett is coming to Dargaville
Dearest Kaipara Network
Minister Bennett is coming to Dargaville! To engage in discussion and hear your views on the Green paper. Actual
details are still to be confirmed, but with the short time frame and holiday season I thought it was best to pencil book in
your diary now:
Date: Monday 23 January 2012
Time: 4.00 - 5.30 pm
Venue: Dargaville Town Hall Committee Room, Hokianga Road
You can find more information on the Green Paper at http://www.childrensactionplan.govt.nz/
Please RSVP to myself by return email and also feel free to forward onto your networks.
Regards
Debbie Evans, Chief Executive
Kaipara Community Health Trust
PO Box 363, Dargaville 0300, Northland
09 439 5050 or 0275 586 272
Mission: To ensure there are quality health services available locally for our community to access
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Christmas is a race to see which gives out first -
your money or your feet.
Dargaville High School
WORKSHOP PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
Facilitator: Karen Boyes
A workshop on the Psychology of Learning will be held at the Dargaville High School Hall on Thursday 2nd February
7.00pm to 8.45pm.
Some topics covered will be study skills and goal setting. This would benefit Parents, Whanau, Caregivers, and
Students.
Recommended student age 11 years upwards.
Gold coin entry.
Contact: 09 439 7229 Lorraine
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Now you can take all your E-waste to the recyling centre in Beach Road Dargaville!
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I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six.
Mother took me to see him in a department store
and he asked for my autograph. --Shirley Temple
Holiday Eating Advice.
Its that time of the year again when we tend to overdo things so here are a few thoughts to ponder:
“A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.”
James Beard.
Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.”
Samuel Johnson
“The cook was a good cook as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.”
HH Munro
“I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.”
Steven Wright.
“Cursed is he who uses peanuts when the recipe calls for almonds.”
Christopher Driver
“If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give
the soup a French taste.”
Jonathan Swift
“Personally I stay away from natural foods. At my age I need all the preservatives I can get.”
George Burns
“Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in it’s infinite mercy, sends them a fat missionary.”
Oscar Wilde
“Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate.”
Jo Brand.
“The perfect lover is one who turns into pizza at 4am.”
Charles Pierce.
“I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There’s no pleasure worth foregoing
just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.”
John Mortimer
“Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.”
Henry Miller
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Every December the Christmas season brings a temporary
end to the economic recession - and every January sees the
recession back with double power!
New Books In the Dargaville Library
NON FICTION
Three Famines – Tom Keneally
This is a Call: the life and times of Dave Grohl – Paul Brannigan
Sweet As – Journeys in a New Zealand Summer – Garth Cartwright
Jacqueline Kennedy – Historic Conversations on Life with John E. Kennedy
Allan Hubbard – A Man Out of Time – Virginia Green
Seasons – a journey through the New Zealand garden – Jack Hobbs
The Cultivation of New Zealand Trees & Shrubs – Lawrie Metcalfe
Two Dogs & a Garden – Derelie Cherry
JUNIOR
Bruiser – Gavin Bishop
How to Draw Vampires, Ghosts and Other Halloween Horrors – Mark Bergin
Happy Feet’s Incredible Journey – The story of the world’s most famous penguin
YOUNG ADULT
Heart of Danger – Fleur Beale
Before i Fall – Lauren Oliver
Editors Note; A big thanks to Linda McLean from the Dargaville Library for her contribution of new
books for this newsletter every week without fail. Hope you have a good break Linda and our best
wishes to you and yours for 2012
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
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CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Oh, for the good old days when people would stop
Christmas shopping when they ran out of money.
Author Unknown
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
This Week In New Zealand History
1913 Waterfront strike ends
The Great Strike of 1913, which had begun in late October when Wellington waterside workers stopped work, finally
ended when the United Federation of Labour (UFL) conceded defeat. The bitter two-month struggle had involved up
to 16,000 unionists across New Zealand and sparked violent clashes between strikers and mounted ‘special’ police
– whom the unionists dubbed ‘Massey’s Cossacks’ after the conservative prime minister, W.F. Massey.
The strike had been faltering since early November, when the Auckland and Wellington wharves were reopened,
manned by ‘scab’ workers protected by police and specials. A general strike in Auckland, which began on 8 November
and involved more than 10,000 workers, was called off on the 22nd (except for watersiders, seamen, drivers and
tramwaymen). On 17 December the powerful Federated Seamen’s Union, which had
been drawn into the strike against its leaders’ wishes, broke ranks by reaching a deal with
shipowners to return to work.
On the 20th the UFL announced that a conference of strikers’ delegates had decided to call
off the strike immediately for all workers, except miners. The UFL halted the miners’ strike
on the 29th, and most miners – except for the significant number who were blacklisted by
employers – returned to work in January 1914.
Image: 1913 waterfront strike (Te Ara)
1953 Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour
For New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince
Philip, in the summer of 1953–4 is a never-to-be forgotten event. Some still regard the royal tour as New Zealand’s
greatest public occasion.
Thousands greeted the first reigning monarch to visit this country in Auckland’s aptly named Queen Street. In scenes
reminiscent of a modern-day rock concert, hundreds of people had camped out overnight to get a good spot for the
occasion.
The Queen visited 46 towns or cities and attended 110 separate functions during her stay. It was said that three in every
four New Zealanders saw her.
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Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.
In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.
Larry Wilde
The country was gripped with patriotic fervour; sheep were even dyed red, white and blue.
New Zealanders made sure that the Queen saw the country at its best. Screens were
erected to hide unsightly buildings, and citizens were instructed when and how to plant blue
lobelias, red salvias and white begonias. It was hard to spot a car that did not sport a Union
Jack, or a building in the main cities that was not covered in bunting and flowers during the
day or electric lights at night. This was truly a remarkable event.
Sadly, the Queen’s triumphant arrival would be swiftly followed by one of New Zealand’s
darkest moments, when disaster struck at Tangiwai on the following night, Christmas Eve.
1964 NZ whalers harpoon their last victim
More than 170 years of New Zealand whaling history came to a close when J.A. Perano
and Company caught its last whale off the coast near Kaikōura.
Dunedin-born Joe Perano had started whaling out of Tory Channel in the Marlborough
Sounds in 1911, beginning a 53-year family business. He was credited with bringing many
modern innovations to the New Zealand whaling industry: he constructed this country’s first
power-driven whale chaser, was the first operator to use explosive harpoons, introduced
the electric harpoon, and in 1936 equipped his whale chasers, mother ship and shore
stations with radio telephones.
Joe Perano died in 1951, aged 74. In 1964 the business was being run by his sons, Gilbert and Joseph. The whale
they killed on 21 December was the last to be harpooned in New Zealand waters from a New Zealand-owned ship.
Wellington Head, a steep headland on Arapawa Island north of Tory Channel that stands sentinel over the waters in
which Joe Perano and two of his sons whaled for more than half a century, was renamed Perano Head in 1969.
Read more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline
FOOD! This week it’s “Other BBQ Stuff” Suggestions
MIXED GRILL
Ingredients
6 beef sausages, grilled for 10-15 minutes or until done
6 lamb chops, grilled 5-7 minutes per side
6 100g eye fillet, scotch, sirloin or rump steaks, grilled 3-4 minutes per side
6 bacon rashers, grilled to crispy
6 flat field mushrooms, grilled 3 minutes per side
3 lamb kidneys, halved, cored and trimmed, grilled 2-3 minutes per side
3 tomatoes, halved and grilled 2-3 minutes per side
Salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
300ml cream, 2 tsp instant beef stock powder
2 Tbsp wholegrain or regular prepared mustard
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Season chops, steaks, kidneys, tomatoes and mushrooms with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the medium-hot barbecue
and grill ingredients in descending order for a total cooking time of 12-15 minutes.
Set aside in a warm place and make the sauce.
In a clean saucepan, gently heat the cream and whisk in powdered stock until dissolved, adding the mustard last.
Remove from the heat.
Do not boil.
Divide the ingredients into equal portions and serve with the sauce.
HERB BREAD
Ingredients
700g flour
2 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
200ml - 300ml lukewarm milk
2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Rubbed Thyme
1/2 tsp Rubbed Rosemary
1/2 tsp Rubbed Oregano
Sieve flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
Sprinkle the yeast into the well, mix with milk, cover and leave to stand for 30 minutes.
Add salt and herbs and knead to a dough.
Cover and put to rise in a warm place for 60 minutes.
Divide the dough into 12 pieces and form each into a ‘sausage’ about 30 cm long.
Wrap these in a spiral around long sticks and bake by holding over the glowing charcoal, or barbecue for a few minutes
each side.
SCOLLOPS
Ingredients
scallops, garlic, butter, white wine, black pepper
Mix up a little bowl of garlic butter, about 1 teaspoon of garlic to 200 g butter.
Clean the scallops so only the orange and white parts remain.
Give the scallop shells a good scrub in seawater and put two or three scallops in each.
Place a small knob of garlic butter on top of scallops, add a couple of tablespoons of white wine and a good grind of
black pepper.
Carefully place the shells on the barbecue grill and cook for a few minutes only. The scallop meat should just turn white
and the butter melt into the wine.
Read More: http://www.kiwiplanet.co.nz/foodworld/
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73 Victoria Street Dargaville. Phone (09) 439 8388
Dine in - Takeaways - Open 7 Days - Licenced

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.”
--Victor Borge
Musical Notes For This Week
Events in Music
1957 - Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas
1963 - Beatles release “I Want To Hold Your Hand”/”I Saw Her Standing There”
1963 - Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with “Sing a Sad Song”
1964 - George Harrison’s girlfriend Patti Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans
1964 - Beatles’ “I Feel Fine,” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks
1965 - Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
1966 - Jimi Hendrix writes “Purple Haze” backstage at the Upper Cut Club
1967 - Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged
1967 - Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands
1967 - Beatles’ “Hello Goodbye,” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks
1968 - Beatles’ “Beatles-White Album,” goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1970 - Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles
1974 - Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought)
1984 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash
1993 - Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly (35)
1994 - Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky Heart) weds Leticia Finley
Birthdays in Music
1924 - Johnny Otis, [Veliotes], composer (Every Beat of My Heart)
1929 - Billy Horton, rocker (The Silhouettes-Get a Job)
1931 - Scotty Moore, guitarist (for Elvis)
1931 - Skeeter Davis, [Mary Penick], Dry Ridge Ky, singer (End of World)
1937 - O’Kelly Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout)
1937 - John Hartford, NYC, country singer (Gentle on My Mind)
1937 - Paul Stookey, singer/musician (Peter, Paul, and Mary)
1941 - Michael Pinder, rocker (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
1941 - Leslie Maguire, rocker (Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry Crossed the Mersey)
1941 - Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
1942 - Michael Nesmith, Houston, rocker (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville)
1942 - Andy Summers, Blackpool England, rock guitarist (Police-Roxanne)
1943 - Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker (Animals)
1943 - John Denver, NM, singer (Rocky Mt High), thank God he’s a country boy
1944 - Henry Vestine, rock guitarist (Canned Heat-On the Road Again)
1945 - Noel Redding, rocker (The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)
1945 - Dwight Bement, rocker (Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl)
1945 - Davy Jones, Manchester Eng, singer (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville)
1946 - Marianne Faithfull, Hampstead England, vocalist (Money)
1947 - Dick Diamonde, [Van Der Sluys], Hilversum, rock bassist (Easybeats)
Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz
Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

You know you’’re getting old,
when Santa starts looking younger. --Robert Paul
1947 - Jeff Lynne, rocker (ELO-Telephone Line, Travelling Wilburys)
1948 - Larry Byrom, rocker (Steppenwolf-Hour of the World)
1948 - Tony Hamilton, rocker (Aerosmith)
1949 - Ira Newborn, NYC, orch leader (Manhattan Transfer)
1950 - Alex Chilton, Memphis Tenn, rock guitarist/vocalist (Box Tops)
1951 - Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist (Aerosmith-Dream On)
1951 - Fermin Goytisolo, rocker (KC and Sunshine Band-Give It)
1952 - Karla Bonoff, rock singer (New World, Restless Nights)
1953 - Richard Clayderman, pianist (Amour, Romantic America)
1954 - Steve Wariner, Noblesville Indiana, country singer (Small Town Girl)
1954 - Robin Campbell, British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40-Red Red Wine)
1954 - Annie Lennox, Aberdeen Scotld, vocalist (Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams, Why)
1956 - Michael Gibbons, rocker (Bo Donaldson and Heywoods-Billy Dont be a Hero)
1963 - Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill ‘em All)
1971 - Dido, pop singer and rap/dance music vocalist (Eminem’s ‘Stan’, ‘No Angel’)
Deaths in Music
1978 - Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash
1979 - Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers and Hammerstein), dies at 77
1983 - Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39
1985 - George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis Jr Show), dies at 66
1997 - Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
Today FM. Timeless Music Always on 87.7 and 106.7 in Dargaville
NEW YEARS EVE SPECIAL
Make sure you stay tuned on New Years Eve from 8.00pm
For the next 5 hours you can hear all your requests as you phone them in
Lots of great giveaways as well.
Dont miss the fun
DARGAVILLE’S NEW YEARS EVE RADIO STATION
BRINGING BACK THE MEMORIES ON 87.7 AND 106.7 MHz
Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz
Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

Mail your packages early so the post office
can lose them in time for Christmas. --Johnny Carson
Wot A Strange Language Is English
Some New Zealand Slang. D - H (More next Year)
D
Dairy – corner store
Dear – expensive
De Facto – a couple who live together but are not married
Ding – small dent in a vehicle
Dressing gown – bathrobe
Dob in – to inform the authorities of someone who is breaking the law
Drongo – term of abuse, idiot
Dodgy – unreliable
Dole – unemployment benefit
Down trou - dropping ones trousers
Down under - New Zealand, as seen from the northern hemisphere
Dux - the highest academically achieving student
Duvet - quilt
Dunny - toilet
E
Eh - used at the end of a sentence when expecting a response; pronounces “A?”
Electric jug - electric kettle
Engaged - busy phone line
Exercise books - school work books
Eye fillet - beef tenderloin
F
Fancy – something attractive
Feed – meal
Fizzy drink – soda
Flick – movie
Flat out – full speed
Flat – an apartment
Flat mates – people who live together in a flat or house
Flash – something that looks new
Flog – steal
Footpath – side walk, pavement
Fortnight – two weeks
Footy – rugby
Freezing works – meat processing factory
Fringe – bangs
Frock – dress

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world
in a conspiracy of love. --Hamilton Wright Mabi
G
Gawk – to stare at
Gidday – hello
Gumboot – rubber boots
Grotty – dirty
Girl guide biscuits – fundraising sale of biscuits by a charitable girl’s organisation
Give it away – to abandon something
Give it heaps – try your best
Godzone – New Zealand
Going bush – become reclusive
Going nuts – going insane or angry
Good nick – good condition
Good on you – expression of approval, friendly approval of somebody’s actions
Good as gold – affirmative answer, approval of quality
Growling – to nark
Gizza – could be used in a sentence in the place of “give us a..”
Grannyflat – small self contained house on the same section as the main house
Greases – fish and chips, popular takeaway meal in New Zealand
Greenie – conversationalist, or member of Green Party
Green fingered bro – someone who regularly smokes cannabis
Greenstone – New Zealand jade
Grunds – underwear
H
Haere Mai - come here (Maori origin)
Haka - traditional Maori dance
Hand bag - purse
Handle - pint of beer
Hangi - traditional Maori meal prepared in an underground oven
Hamu - unlawfully demand somebody for food or money
Hard yakka - hard work
Hardcase - person with a good sense of humour
Half pie - poor performance
Headmaster - principal of a school
Heart of gold - kind, open hearted person
Hei matau - traditional Maori pendant, made from bone or greenstone carving in the shape of a highly stylised fish hook
Helengrad - New Zealand’s capital city Wellington during the period from 1999 to 2008 while Helen Clark was the Prime
Minister of New Zealand
Hen fruit - eggs
Heaps - a lot, “There are a lot of boats in the harbour - There are heaps of boats in the harbour”
Hire - rent
Hissy fit - throwing a tantrum
Hokey pokey - very popular type of ice cream flavour in New Zealand

What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
Claustrophobic. --Anonymous
Tournament History
Panui
Tom Waru Memorial Shield
Mixed touch tournament
20th Anniversary
Date: Saturday 28th January 2012
Place: Rugby Park, Dargaville
Host: Waikaretu Marae
Kaupapa , 14 Players per Team
3x Female, 4x Males TO START GAME
Entry fee; $50.00 Per Team
No more than two teams representing each Marae
Each team is to nominate a referee and ball for the day
NZ Touch Association rules will apply
• Tom Waru was from Naumai. Like many others of his generation he moved to Auckland to live and work.
He had a passion for the development and enhancement of rangatahi.
• This tournament is in memory of the late Tom Waru and whanau members from throughout New Zealand
appreciate the opportunity to return to the Kaipara district to celebrate this Tournament.
• The first tournament was hosted by Oturei Marae, at Rugby Park, Dargaville in 1992.
• Marae from the Waipoua Forest in the North, to Pouto in the South, Tangiteroria in the east and the western
coastline have shared this annual event every Northland/Auckland anniversary weekend.
If you have any enquiries please contact
Tahu Kena, Henry Kemp, or kipisarich@hotmail.com

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