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Dargaville Online 

Volume 4 No 07 

26 February 2011 

To the people of Christchurch 

who have been affected by 

the events of this last week - 

we are saddened for you. 

Stay Strong, Rebuild, and 

Recover! 

This newsletter is brought to you to let you know what’s on and what’s happening in and around Dargaville and the 

Kauri Coast. It is available by e-mail only. 

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Before you print this newsletter- please consider the environment. 

The Team 

John MacDonald: Editor and production 

Joseph Douglas: Webmaster and web advisor 

Kipi Sarich: Maori Events and Comments 

Mark Tan: Youth Affairs 

To Make A Donation To The People Of Christchurch 

Through An Official Sponsor See the Kauri Coast Website 

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PLEASE DO NOT DONATE GOODS AT THIS TIME! 

Caution: This newsletter may contain politically incorrect comments! 

If you are likely to be offended - please exit now!

His mother should have thrown him away 

and kept the stork. --Mae West 

Dargaville Weather Forecast 

Here is an 8 day forecast from Weather Online. 

For Updates Go To: 

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

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

And It’s Goodbye From Us 

After three years of almost unbroken publication this is the last edition of Dargaville Online. Our fourth birthday is 

on 28th February and this newsletter is going to cease publication in it’s present form from this date. 

As a small, volunteer team, we have managed - quite successfully - to get news and views out there. We have 

overseas readers who use us to keep in touch with what’s happening in the District. We have upset a few people 

by publishing content from other sources – always carefully referenced – which they would prefer was not put into 

or discussed in the Kaipara public domain. Where we have received a response to this we have also published the 

responses in our next issue. All relevant correspondence received is still available on our Yahoo e-mail address 

from our inception. 

Detractors of this, and similar newsletters and blogs, need to bear in mind that we still live in a free country where 

it remains legal to publish opposing views - provided that this content is accurate, thought provoking, and not

Dear IRS, Please remove me from your mailing list. 

--Peanuts 

defamatory. While it may not suit some of the “precious, pampered” public servants (thank you Helen Clark for that 

delightful description) to be called to account for their actions it remains the right and role of thinking citizens to do 

this. Two generations of New Zealand men and women died to maintain this privilege. Let us not forget them or 

belittle the principles that they died for. 

Originally the intention behind this newsletter was to provide a small, free, local content, e-mailed, publication, 

to the people of Dargaville. From an 250 person database that the editor had on his computer, weekly mailings 

are now made to more than 2000 subscribers thanks to the assistance of the New Zealand Communities Online 

Trust who make mailing this number of newsletters out possible. We have consistently tried to avoid being seen 

as “spam” however one or two Internet Service Providers treat our mailings as such. Pity! The business listings on 

the footers are provided free to those who have supported Dargaville Online from its inception. No money or “free” 

services are provided by the advertisers to the editor or other members of the team. 

Sadly, like so many other things in this town, much of the input for Dargaville Online has come from outside of 

Dargaville so the present name seems inappropriate. From next week a new newsletter will appear instead called 

“The Kaipara Konnection”. We hope that this will entice even more of you from inside and outside of Dargaville to 

let us know what’s happening in your community and share your views with us. 

So Its “Over and Out” From Dargaville Online. Hello The Kaipara Konnection! 

Communication 

The disastrous events of this week in Christchurch have demonstrated – as if that is needed – just how powerful, 

effective, and speedy modern communications are (and how reliant we are on electricity to keep things rolling) 

When President John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, an RNZAF Canberra bomber flew to Sydney to 

collect the “TV tape” which was then shown on New Zealand television on successive nights – AKTV2, WNTV1, 

CHTV3, DNTV4. Things have moved a long way since then. On Tuesday 22nd February we were able to watch 

live footage “streaming” to our computers and televisions of events in Christchurch as they unfolded. 

And now some comments on local performance. This newsletter receives regular updates from all the Northland 

Councils - except the Kaipara District Council. Maybe this is because we have for the last three years questioned 

actions and decisions by the KDC and it’s staff? Maybe our e-mail address has been inadvertently removed from 

the press release database? Or is it simply because the Kaipara District Council don’t know how to communicate 

in the 21st Century? Have a look at their (boring -1990’s) website. http://www.kaipara.govt.nz Nothing there on 

the front page extending sympathy, offers of help, or offers of accommodation etc, for the people of Christchurch. 

Enter the words Christchurch or earthquake in the search field and guess what comes up! NOTHING! 

Apparently no word either from the Mayor of the Kaipara District in the local daily newspaper or elsewhere about 

the event. Why not? We are part of Northland and also New Zealand so surely there is an obligation on our 

elected representative to publicly offer condolences and let the residents of the District know that this has been 

done on their behalf. 

In his election campaign the Mayor promised a “new look” in the performance of Kaipara District Council and it’s 

staff. Would a competent person with skills in effective communications be a useful addition to the Council? But 

Dargaville & The Kauri Coast 

Northlands Best Kept Secret!

Let’s form proactive synergy restructuring teams. 

--Dilbert 

of course – we forgot that there is no money. Want to place a bet there is no freeze on wages, salaries and bonus 

payments this year though! Are Council going to “borrow” more money to accommodate these? 

Kauri Coast News & Views Blogs 

http://kauricoast.co.nz/News_new.cfm?NewsCatID=53 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dargaville/223099398388 

(You must be logged in to Facebook to view this page) 

Also Check Out the Dargaville Website! 

http://dargaville.co.nz/ 

1st Dargaville Girls’ Brigade invites you to register for the 2011 GB year. 

Our motto is ‘To Seek, Serve, and Follow Christ’. 

We meet on Thursdays from 3.30-5pm at Dargaville Baptist Community Church. 

We have a company of over 50 girls, a fun packed programme for 5-15yrs old girls. 

Starts on 10th March, 2011. 

To register email or phone Pauline Taylor gptaylors@gmail.com 439 7507 

or drop in on the 10th March. 

TE HOUHANGA MARAE PRESENTS: 

A Celebrity Auction with Special Guest Speakers, Adam Parore, Dion Nash and Bernice Mene. 

Dargaville Town Hall 19th March 2011 5.00 pm till late 

A night of dinner, dance and entertainment not to be missed. 

For tickets contact: Walter Nesbit 021 519 605, or Maria Parore Larsen 09 439 8251 

Kaihu Valley Music Club 

The regular club day is the second Sunday of each month at the Kaihu Memorial Hall. 

• Starting 1.00pm. 

• Gold coin admission. All are welcome. 

• Local and visiting musicians will be attending. 

Inquiries to Esma at (09) 439 7293 

Come along and have fun! 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time 

to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. --Miss Piggy 

Dargaville & The Kauri Coast 

Northlands Best Kept Secret!

If you think it’s hard to meet new people, 

try picking up the wrong golf ball. --Jack Lemon 

Letters To The Editor. 

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. Thanks! 

All this talk by the KDC from time to time regarding “Consultation 

with ratepayers and residents of the Kaipara District” seems to be 

quite frankly a load of nonsense. The latest Council Newsletter put out (always together with a smiling portrait of 

our Mayor) features a n article of where we can walk our pooch” which in the title itself denigrates our pet animals 

to a large extent ie; “Love me love my dog.” 

Pahi has for ages had a “Dogs allowed only on leashes” rule and for years the beaches were festooned by 

expensive looking painted signs showing clearly a human being towed by a canine companion .There were no 

problems then and the number which are exercised by their local owners prove to be no problem just now. The 

question arises .How far does Pahi Beach extend? There is no sand to wallow in. 

So now the Mayoral Mace has fallen mercilessly on the luckless mans best friend. Ditch thy dog! 

Woe betide the ball chasing bitch breasting the tide to bound along these out of bounds beaches. 

A question of Health perhaps? Well known fact, dogs entice owners to walk thus benefitting both. 

Dogs are registered (cash in the coffers of the KDC) Owners are not. 

1.9 million dollars is to be spent on a proposed 97 km cycle track. Healthy exercise. On yer Bike Mike. 

There are more deaths caused by cycles than deadly dogs. Duh! Not healthy! 

For a Council who has abysmally failed to get rid of a wasp nest. (TV News http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/wasps-6-16video-4031102 

) A basis for a Dibley script perhaps? It might be advised to avoid a hornets nest with this one! Dog 

owners vote also y’know! 

For your information I don’t happen to own a dog but I reckon they (owners /dogs) need a fair go. 

Consultation Nil 

Confrontation 1 (So far!) 

Ralph Williams 

Pahi 

Subject: Kauri coast swimming pool management 

I emailed the pool manager Scott Linkletter of the Kauri Coast Community Pool last year to ask if I could buy a 

Tangowahine Farm and Rural Retreat 

Centrally located, self contained - stay with us and enjoy the Kaipara, Whangarei and the 

Bay of Islands - or just relax and enjoy the hot spa in the bush, farm and bush walks. 

www.tangowahine.co.nz

Big girls need big diamonds. 

--Elizabeth Taylor 

family ticket for 6 students from the Dargaville Intermediate School. That was about 13th December. That would 

have cost $285.00. I explained that these children were from low income families. No answer so I sent another 

email. 

During the school holidays. Scott emailed me to say that he had bought this question up at the last meeting and 

was waiting for a reply. Finally he sent an email to tell me to go ahead and buy the ticket and he would take the 

brunt of the result. Ten minutes later I got another email from Scott to say that the Management team has said 

no that I couldn’t buy a ticket for these children. I was terribly disappointed and so were the children concerned. I 

asked one of the management team why they had said no to the ticket and she said that if they let me buy a family 

ticket then everyone will want one. 

Hello I could see the dollars flitting away. I asked another member of the team weeks later and he said that I will 

not be allowed to buy a family ticket for these children as they come from different families. Family/whanau same 

thing, they are all related to each other. He said that they would have to make a special ticket to accommodate 

these children. 

It is now the 21st February and still no answer. I would have bought a ticket for all my three schools. That is 

$285.00 times three. Can we afford to discriminate against certain members of our community? I think not!! Also 

when is the Pool management committee going to advertise when meetings are being held, so that members of 

the community can attend? Transparency is a good thing. 

Katherine Taylor. 

PS I asked what constitutes a family and the lifeguard said a mother father and two children. This is not the real 

world? 

Katherine Taylor 

Just a thought. 

It would be interesting to see how much the tourist is paying per day for the Campervans. As from what I have 

heard it is no wonder they don’t have much left over for anything else. The other day we had a Maui camper van 

in with a couple from Switzerland “Nice New Big” Maui. They went down the beach for a long walk (our beach is 

112kms long) they came back in a panic, they lost their keys. I said don’t panic you are in NZ it will be ok. 

About 8 hours later 9.30pm a set of keys arrive driven 3 hours up from Auckland. IT IS GOING TO COST THEM 

OVER $1,000. Mercedes campervans coming from Germany only have 2 sets of keys apparently and they are 

very electronic and cannot be duplicated. Their Bond for the Maui was $5000 or $7000 I believe. 

I and others were so embarrassed as a kiwi that these costs where Soo high. The result was that our local 

Wonderful restaurant Funky Fish shouted them a lovely meal and drinks( as everything they owned was in the 

camper)we had already given them a cabin and drinks they refused to borrow some cash from us. 

They left Baylys Beach which was their last nite in NZ very happy and very grateful. Happy ending and a lesson 

learnt. Maui key cost heaps so don’t lose them. 

Tangowahine Farm and Rural Retreat 

Centrally located, self contained - stay with us and enjoy the Kaipara, Whangarei and the 

Bay of Islands - or just relax and enjoy the hot spa in the bush, farm and bush walks. 

www.tangowahine.co.nz

An Englishman, even if he is alone, 

forms an orderly queue of one. --George Mikes 

I ponder over this now. What happens to the next person who hires that campervan if they lose their keys and 

there are no other keys in NZ??? And What would have happened if these people had lost them in Christchurch 

and the other set of keys where in Auckland??? As it was they had to pay for 6 hours wages to the person who 

brought them up from Auckland. 

Feel free to pass this on. 

Regards 

Trish 

Baylys Beach Holiday Park 

PS. I sleep easy in my bed as we don’t rip people off, we enjoy hosting them so that they leave here with a great 

impression. 

News release 

22 February 2011 

WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO CANTERBURY 

Whangarei District Council offers its condolences and support to those affected by today’s Christchurch 

earthquake and is standing by to see what assistance it can offer, says Deputy Mayor Phil Halse. 

“Like everyone who is watching this event unfold around the world, our hearts go out to everyone affected by 

it. We will help in whatever way we can and are waiting to see how we can help. New Zealand has good Civil 

Defence networks and we understand they are trying to come to grips with the situation and work out what is 

needed. 

“We also feel for those Northlanders who have friends and family in Christchurch, and know this has been a very 

anxious time for them.” 

Pauline Rose 

Communications Manager | Whangarei District Council 

Private Bag 9023 | Whangarei 0148 | www.wdc.govt.nz 

DDI: 09 430 4209 | M: 027 4391570 | E: pauliner@wdc.govt.nz 

Keep up to date with Mark Tan. 

Here to listen, here to see Northland succeed and prosper. 

Mark B. Tan 

0211476687 

www.markbtan.com

Exercise is a dirty word... Every time I hear it, I wash my 

mouth out with chocolate. --Author Unknown 

Add your own Seaweek image here in the header in place of the grey box 

Pacific white-sided dolphin caught in drift net. 

Photo: Roger Grace/Greenpeace 

‘Our Oceans in focus: A photographic insight 

into the marine world’ with Dr Roger Grace 

Details about the event: A once in a lifetime opportunity to view images by 

international Greenpeace marine photographer and renowned marine biologist, 

New Zealander Dr Roger Grace. The show includes photographs from major 

international campaigns including Antarctica, set-netting and a selection of ‘weird 

and wonderful’ marine life, gathered over a 20 year span. 

Where: Northern Wairoa Boating Club; Totara Street, Dargaville 

When: Thursday, 3 rd March at 6.30pm 

Free Entry! 

Contact: Darren Jones or Karen Joyce-Paki 

Department of Conservation, Kauri Coast Area Office 

Phone number: 09 439 3450 

Email address: kauricoastareaoffice@doc.govt.nz 

Trash Or Treasure 

Open Saturdays and Sundays 10.00am - 2.00pm 

Murdoch Street, Dargaville. 

Pre-Loved Goods 

At Great Prices!

The most effective form of birth control I know 

is spending the day with my kids. --Jill Bensley 

Upcoming Kauri Coast Events 

27 Feb 11 

Cruise the Days of Sail 

We invite you on a one day journey of discovery retracing the old steamer and sailing ship routes from Dargaville 

to Helensville through the historic Kaipara Harbour aboard our comfortable vessel, M.V. Kewpie Too and returning 

to Dargaville by luxury Coach. Phone 09 420 8466 0274 970 654 

3 - 5 Mar 11 

Northland Field Days 

The Northland Field Days is the largest event of its kind to be held in Northland with a wide variety of exhibits, 

competitions and attractions. Come and be one of 25,000 visitors who see over 550 exhibits on display. A great 

day out for all at the Friendly Field Days. 

6 Mar 11 

Will Martin and Friends 

Dargaville Town Hall His 2007 debut album - ‘A New World’ was an epic collection of classical crossover songs, 

which simultaneously reflected Will’s origins and the scope of his unfaltering ambition. It also created history when 

it debuted on release in the UK at Number 1, making him the youngest tenor in musical history to top the classical 

charts. 

6 Mar 11 

Maungaturoto Children’s Day 

A fun filled day to celebrate the wonder of children! Activities on the day include: Facepainting † bouncy 

castle Sport northland † Mainly music † Colouring competitions Plus lots & lots more ... Proudly organised by 

Maungaturoto Plunket 

10 Mar 11 

Gumdiggers Country Music Club 

Gumdiggers Country Music Club 1 Jellicoe Rd Ruawai 0530 1st club night for 2011 Thursday 17 Feb then 

fortnightly thereafter 7.30 start Resident backing band - country singers welcome Phone 09 4392 177 or 0274 179 

099 email gumdiggersdaughters@yahoo.com 

13 Mar 11 

Dargaville Trail Ride 

“200 meters of woops” Starts 9.00am Last loop 2.30pm Track suitable for different levels of riders - quad friendly. 

Track hoed and smoothed, bush sections, farm tracks. Motorcross track - full dirt, table tops, triple jump, berms 

and more… Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No passengers, drugs or alcohol. Helmets and 

proper foot wear must be worn at all times Food and drinks available. Location: Arapohue Rd (sign posted from 

Dargaville and from south on State Highway 12) F 

13 Mar 11 

The Kaipara Adventure - Dargaville to Helensville 

Departing from Dargaville we make our way over sixty nautical miles cruising New Zealand’s largest inland 

sheltered waterways, through the Northern Wairoa River, as the barques and brigantines did in past generations. 

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You’ve got the brain of a four-year-old boy, 

and I bet he was glad to get rid of it. --Groucho Marx 

During our cruise we pass many small towns and villages almost forgotten by time as we continue towards Pouto 

Point. Crossing from Pouto to South Head, you can almost touch the past as you examine the Kaipara’s former 

life. 

17 - 20 Mar 11 

Twin Coast Cycle Challenge 

The BDO Twin Coast Cycle Challenge has something for every rider, from the professional to the fun rider, and 

don’t worry about your bags just throw them onto the luggage truck and enjoy the ride. 

19 Mar 11 

TE HOUHANGA MARAE 

A Celebrity Auction with Special Guest Speakers, Adam Parore, Dion Nash and Bernice Mene. Dargaville Town 

Hall 19th March 2011 5.00 pm till late A night of dinner, dance and entertainment not to be missed. For tickets 

contact: Walter Nesbit 021519605, Maria Parore Larsen 09 439 8251 

19 Mar 11 

RUAWAI LIONS CLUB ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION 

SATURDAY 19 MARCH 2011 VENUE: Kaipara Kumara Forecourt (Main Road) VIEWING OF GOODS: 9.30 

am AUCTION STARTS: 10.00 am TRADING TABLE: 9.00 am Sponsors’ products for auction - includes farming 

products Lots of bargains!! Antiques, furniture, electrical appliances, bric-a-brac, books, toys etc Food and 

refreshments available Contact: Jim Simpson 09 4392557 

20 Mar 11 

Dalmatian Day 

Dargaville Museum A day to celebrate the Dalmatian culture and opening of the gum diggers camp. The Dargaville 

Tamburica Orchestra will entertain you along with local and visiting guest Kolo dance groups. Spit roast lamb 

sandwiches will be for sale along with a sausage sizzle, refreshments and raffles. Family fun for all. The official 

opening of the gumdiggers camp is set for 11.30am. 

24 - 27 Mar 11 

Dargaville Arts Festival 

This event will feature workshops, a wine and cheese evening and other activities, topped off by a black-tie dinner 

and art auction in the town hall. “Some of the funds raised from this event will be going to the Project Promise 

cancer unit planned for Whangarei Hospital.” 

24 Mar 11 

Gumdiggers Country Music Club 




26 Mar 11 

Kauri Coast Surfcasting Contest 

For more information please contact: Kauri Coast Surfcasting Contest Ross Friedrick Phone: 09 439 7194 Email: 

kcsurfcastingcontest@ihug.co.nz 

Dargaville Four Square Discount Supermarket 

111 Victoria Street, Dargaville 0310 Phone: (09) 439 1083 

Open 7 Days

I’m blonde what’s your excuse? 

--Reese Witherspoon 

27 Mar 11 

An Afternoon with Kevin Friedrich & Friends 

Lighthouse Function Centre, 1pm-4pm World renown accordionist Kevin Friedrich performs at Harding Park 

accompanied by Lionel Reekie and Nolene Osbaldiston on piano. Also performing is flautist Pippa Howes and 

vocalists Taz Nesbit and Nickolai Puharich. Ticket price includes afternoon tea. Tickets available at the Dargaville 

Museum and at the door. 

27 Mar 11 

The Kaipara Adventure - Dargaville to Helensville 

Crossing the Kaipara Heads from Pouto Point, you will see the magnificence of the two headlands with their white 

sandy beaches and the Tasman Sea beyond. From South Head, you will travel past lonely deserted bays many 

accessible only by boat where early gum diggers camped. We cruise past Mosquito Bay, Shelly Beach and into 

the meandering Kaipara River, 

2 Apr 11 

Mangawhai Wine and Food Festival 2011 

It’s time to party and celebrate the harvest at the Mangawhai Wine and Food Festival. Mangawhai is a garden 

of Eden, where gold medals are earned from the olives and grapes, where sea food is plentiful and fruit and 

vegetables flourish. The festival is set in an olive grove by the sea, with gold medal local wines from the local 

region, and delicious food to accompany the wine. As you enjoy the beautiful surroundings and local wine, rock 

and roll with Elvis (a.k.a. the talented Andy Stankovich)! Tickets a 

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22 - 25 Apr 11 

Northland College Reunion 

We are getting in early for Northland College Reunion Easter 2012. Mrs Scully is organising this Event, please 

contact her directly on Facebook. or email her at pscully@xtra.co.nz 

23 Apr 11 

Tangowahine School Monster Trail Bike Ride 

When: Sat 23 Apr ’11, 8:00am–2:30pm Where: Tangowahine Valley Trail, 630 Tangowahine Valley Rd, Dargaville 

Restrictions: All Ages Ticket Information: * At sign in: $35.00 * Door Sales Only 

31 Dec 11 

Wai Worri Woolshed Country Music Muster 

Two day country music festival featuring guest artists, plus many supporting acts. All weather venue, family 

ARCADE MEATS 

Victoria St Dargaville (09) 439 8351

For all the advances in medicine, there is still 

no cure for the common birthday. --John Glenn 

entertainment, food and refreshments, children under 15 free. Campers and motorhomes welcome. Central to 

Waipoua Forest, Trounson Park, Kai iwi Lakes. Phone Phil on 09 439 5083 or Ted and Cushla on 09 434 0857 for 

further details. Please note date may change, ring closer to event to confirm dates or watch this listing. 

New Books In the Dargaville Library 

JUNIOR 

Cherry Crush – Cathy Cassidy 

Wild Rescue – Earthquake Escape – J. Burchett & S. Vogler 

Wild Rescue – Poacher Peril – J. Burchett & S. Vogler 

Wild Rescue – Polar Meltdown – J. Burchett & S. Vogler 

YOUNG ADULT 

Ranger’s Apprentice – The Emperor of Nihon-ja – John Flanagan 

Genesis – Lara Morgan 

NON FICTION 

The State of Maori Rights – Margaret Mutu 

Wholefoods – Nicola Graimes 

The Arabian Nights Cookbook – Habeeb Salloum 

Living Wild – The Ultimate Guide to Scouting and Fieldcraft – Bear Grylls 

DVDs 

The Last Station 

Eat Pray Love 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 

NOTE THAT THE LIBRARY IS OPEN UNTIL 6.30 ON THURSDAYS IN SUPPORT OF THE 

MARKET. THIS WILL BE ONGOING UNTIL DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS. 

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 

Square and Compasses 

Freemasonry in New Zealand 

Exhibition 

Freemasonry in New Zealand has a rich history with long standing traditions. But what 

is Freemasonry? Who are Freemasons? And what do Freemasons do? Square and 

Compasses shares the history and traditions of Freemasonry and helps answer 

these and many more questions about Freemasons and the good work they do in our 

community. 

Dargaville Museum Summer Exhibition 

Harding Park 

Dargaville 

ARCADE MEATS 


I didn’t know how babies were made 

until I was pregnant with my fourth child. --Loretta Lynn 

Other Northland Events Calendars 

To see what is happening in other parts of Northland, you can visit: 

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

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

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

BNZ Closed on 9 th March! 



Open 7 Days

Diaper backward spells repaid. Think about it. 

--Marshall McLuhan 

Daily Trivia Quiz Online. 

Done your daily trivia quiz today? 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2890210/Daily-trivia-quiz-September-25 

This Week In New Zealand History 

1844 ‘Pistols at dawn’: deadly duel in Wellington 

William Brewer, a Wellington lawyer, died on 4 March 1844 of wounds 

received in a duel with another lawyer, H. Ross, on 26 February. The duel 

was the result of a quarrel that had arisen from a case in the Wellington 

County Court. 

When the two men faced off in Sydney Street, Brewer fired into the air but 

‘received Mr. Ross’ ball in the groin’. According to the New Zealand Gazette 

and Wellington Spectator, Brewer was ‘immediately conveyed to a friend’s 

house. During the first few days it was hoped that his life was safe, but 

appearances afterwards became unfavourable, and on Monday last, about 

six in the evening Mr. Brewer breathed his last.’ 

A Coroner’s Inquest was convened. Although there were several witnesses to the duel, the inquest concluded that 

the evidence did not prove by whom the wound was inflicted. The survivor of a duel could be charged with murder, 

which may explain why the witnesses were not entirely forthcoming in the evidence they gave. Or perhaps it was 

a case of ‘what happens on the duelling field stays on the duelling field.’ The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington 

Spectator of 9 March used the outcome of this inquest to call for the banning of the ‘barbarous custom’ of duelling. 

Brewer was no stranger to duelling. In 1840 he had ‘threatened to call out the next man’ who associated him with 

a certain ‘young lady’. John Kelly, a surveyor, was that man. In a duel with Brewer on Oneroa Beach at Kororareka 

(now Russell), Kelly had a narrow escape from serious injury when part of his wig was shot away. 

1902 Kelburn cable car opens 

Wellingtonians flocked in thousands to try out the new cable car service between Lambton Quay and Kelburn 

when it opened for business in February 1902. 

The Kelburn & Karori Tramway Company Ltd had been formed in 1898 by shareholders in the Upland Estate 

Company, which wanted to develop the hills above Wellington’s central business district for housing. Convenient 

transport was a vital part of the plan. A cable car service and horse-drawn carriages would connect the new suburb 

with the city and the borough of Karori. 

James Fulton’s design was a milestone in New Zealand engineering. The line 

was 785 m long and climbed 119 m, an average gradient of 1 in 6.6. It passed 

through three tunnels and over three short viaducts. The journey from the 

Lambton Quay terminus to the top of the hill at the north end of Upland Road 

took just 3½ minutes. 

A steam engine powered the cable winding gear from a two-storey 

powerhouse at the upper terminus. This drove an endless wire rope that 

operated alternately up one line of track and down the other. The car drivers 

New AsiAN RestAuRANt 

RestAuRANt 

73 Victoria Street Dargaville. Phone (09) 439 8388 

Dine in - Takeaways - Open 7 Days - Licenced

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, 

but they’ve always worked for me. --Hunter S. Thompson 

gave bell signals to an engineer in the winding room to apply the gripper lever for the descending cable car. This 

lever gripped the cable so that as this car descended, a second cable – the tail, or balance rope – hauled the 

ascending car upwards. When the cars reached the top and bottom respectively, the rope stopped moving. 

The tramway took 2½ years to complete. As well as paid labourers, men from the nearby Terrace Gaol also 

worked on its construction. 

The cable car was a significant and enduring engineering achievement. It fulfilled its intended role by helping to 

open up the Kelburn area for housing (those who purchased the first sections in 1902 were rewarded with free 

passes), and has since become one of Wellington’s iconic tourist attractions. 

1951 Troops deployed in waterfront dispute 

The waterfront dispute of 1951 was the biggest industrial confrontation in 

New Zealand’s history. Although it was not as violent as the Great Strike 

of 1913, it lasted longer – 151 days, from 15 February to 15 July – and 

involved more workers. At its peak, 22,000 waterside workers (wharfies) and 

other unionists were off the job. 

Sid Holland’s National government declared a state of emergency on 21 

February. The following day Holland warned that New Zealand was ‘at war’. 

On the 27th, troops were sent onto the Auckland and Wellington wharves 

to load and unload ships. Draconian emergency regulations imposed rigid 

censorship, gave police sweeping powers of search and arrest and made it 

an offence for citizens to assist strikers – even giving food to their children was outlawed. 

As the dispute dragged on into the autumn and winter, there was widespread intimidation and sporadic outbursts 

of violence. On the night of 30 April a railway bridge near Huntly was dynamited. Train drivers were warned in 

advance and no one was hurt, but coal supplies were severely disrupted. Prime Minister Holland denounced this 

as ‘an infamous act of terrorism’. 

On several occasions, unionist street protests were broken up by ranks of baton-wielding police. The worst 

incident occurred in Auckland on 1 June – dubbed ‘Bloody Friday’ – when police violently dispersed up to 1000 

marchers in Queen Street. One victim suffered a suspected fractured skull and 20 others had to be treated for 

lacerations, concussion and bruises. 

By the end of May, with new unions of strike-breakers (denounced by unionists as ‘scabs’) registered in the main 

ports, the wharfies’ position was becoming increasingly hopeless. Eventually, after a five-month struggle, they 

conceded defeat on 15 July. 

Image: Watersiders’ loyalty card, 1951 

Read more: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline 

Disasters and Computer Vulnerability. 

The sad events of the Christchurch earthquake highlight just how vulnerable we are to loss of computer data in 

the modern world. Businesses, organisations, and clubs rely on computers to generate, receive, and store data 

relating to their operations. All too often these are single computers, tucked away in a corner of a building or home, 

with the data sitting on the hard disk drive and not backed up. If there is a backup it is often stored in the same 

place/room as the computer. Then disaster strikes! Fire, earthquake, theft, or simply the death or resignation of a 

key person and all this data is lost – usually forever. 

FL Computers. 

122 victoria Street. Dargaville. Phone: (09) 439 0496. E-Mail: flcomputers@xtra.co.nz

It’s great being blonde - with such low expectations 

it’s easy to impress. --Pamela Anderson 

There are many ways of preventing this problem today. Removable storage devices that can be taken home, 

stored in another location, or even on a key ring are all available at a minimal cost today. 

Then of course there is the “cloud” which can be used for many practical data storage uses. Free mail programs 

such as Hotmail, “Yahoo, and Gmail offer data storage capability up to 1GB. While this may not be enough for a 

large business database and payroll, it is usually more than adequate for a small business, organisation or club. 

For business data, just e-mail your accounting program tables up to an address you have created each night 

before you go home. Copy all your e-mail and contact lists up there also. Create a simple spreadsheet which 

tracks your business activity for the day and send this off as an e-mail to your “cloud” address. You can log in and 

delete back copies every week, month or year to keep within your 1GB limit. You can even download this data and 

archive it onto a DVD or similar device for long term storage. 

For clubs and organisations, create a club e-mail address on one of these free service providers sites, and insist 

that your secretary uses this for all inward and outwards correspondence rather than their private e-mail address. 

That way if the person resigns or dies, or their home computer is destroyed or lost, you still have all your club data 

intact. If you are an active club or organisation and need more than 1GB of data storage, you can “buy” larger 

cloud storage capability for a few dollars each month. 

If you are not sure of how to do this, or want more information contact the Editor at FL Computers in Dargaville. 

We Still Have the Cheapest Compatible Printer Inks and Toner in Town. 

“GIVE YOUR PRINTER A TREAT - GIVE YOUR WALLET A BREAK” 

• OUR COMPATIBLE INKS ARE THE CHEAPEST IN TOWN 

• IF IT IS NOT IN STOCK WE WILL GET IT FOR YOU 

• WE CAN ALSO SUPPLY ORIGINAL INKS AT A GOOD PRICE 

If you find a cheaper outlet for the same product, excluding sales and specials, bring in 

proof and we will better it by 15% 

FL Computers. 122 Victoria Street. Dargaville. Phone (09) 439 0496. Open 7 Days. 

A Computer Joke 

As we Silver Surfers know, sometimes we have trouble with our computers. My wife Gay had a problem yesterday 

and I was out somewhere, so she called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control 

and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. 

New AsiAN RestAuRANt 

RestAuRANt 

73 Victoria Street Dargaville. Phone (09) 439 8388 

Dine in - Takeaways - Open 7 Days - Licenced

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, 

and the second half by our children. --Clarence Darrow 

As he was walking away, she called after him, ‘So, what was wrong? He replied, ‘It was an “ID ten T” error.’ She 

didn’t want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, ‘An, “ID ten T” error? What’s that? In case I need to fix it 

again.’ Eic grinned.... ‘Haven’t you ever heard of an ID ten T error before? 

‘No,’ she replied. ‘Write it down,’ he said, ‘and I think you’ll figure it out.’ 

So she wrote down: ID10T 

She used to like Eric, now she refers to him as that little shit next door, but of course we are not silly enough to fall 

out with “the little rascal . 

FOOD! This week it’s “Steak” Stuff 

Flatbread Steak Sammie 

Ingredients: 

10 Button Mushrooms, sliced 

1 onion chopped 

1 Tomato Sliced 

Lettuce, shredded 

1/2 Cup Mayonnaise 

Pinch Salt & Pepper 

1/4t Thyme 

1/4t Dill 

200g Rump Steak per person 

1 flatbread per person 

Method: 

1.Saute mushrooms and onions in a pan until the onions are nice and soft. 

2. Place flat bread in pre-heated oven to warm. 

3.In a bowl mix together cup mayonnaise, salt, pepper, thyme, and dill. 

4.Season steak with salt and pepper. Place in non-stick frypan and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. 

5. Let steak sit for a few minutes before slicing into thin strips. 

6.Spread 1T of the herbed mayonnaise on the entire length of the flatbread. 

7.Add steak slices(as much as you want), then some of the mushrooms and onion. 

8.Top chopped lettuce and sliced tomato. 

9. Fold over the top of your flat bread (you may want to secure it with a toothpick down the middle. 

Sirloin Stir-Fry 

Ingredients: 

1 lg. carrot 

1 Bunch Asparagus (steamed) 

ARCADE MEATS 


Chocolate is an antidepressant, which is 

especially useful as you start to gain weight. --Jason Love 

100g mushrooms 

3 Capsicum (green,red,yellow) 

1 clove garlic 

180g Meat Cuisine Sirloin Steak 

3T Cooking sherry 

3T Soy sauce 

3T Water 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

Method: 

1.Mix sherry, soy sauce and water well. Set aside. 

2.Dice garlic and cut all remaining beef and vegetables into very thin slices. 

3.Cook steak in wok until it is done to your liking. Remove steak to serving dish. 

4.Place mushrooms, garlic and a splash of cooking oil in wok. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, for 3 

minutes. 

5.Add capsicums and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add carrot and asparagus, and cook 2 more minutes. Add 

steak and sauce. Stir. Remove from heat immediately. Serves 4. 

Peppercorn Steak Sauce 

2 Tbsp butter 

1 medium onion, finely diced 

60 ml brandy 

2 Tbsp/ 30g green peppercorns in brine, roughly sliced 

250ml UHT cream 

1 Tbsp/ 15ml Worcestershire sauce 

1. Heat butter in pan and sauté onion on low heat for 3-4 minutes until opaque. 

2. Add brandy and reduce by half. (1 minute or so cooking time for this quantity) 

3. Add sliced peppercorns, cream and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for approximately 5 

minutes. Season with a little salt. 

4. Warm to serve over steak. 

*Note… 

This sauce keeps well in the fridge ‘as is’ for a few weeks. This will also freeze well. If you would prefer a 

mushroom sauce then omit the peppercorns. At step 1 after cooking the onions then add 1 Tbsp butter and 1 cup 

of finely sliced bon mushrooms. Sauté with the onions for a few minutes until softened. 

When adding the UHT cream the sauce the sauce will thicken instantly but if you cook it out it will thin down again. 

The sauce once heated is the perfect density to pour over steak and the peppercorns age well in the sauce after a 

few days. 

Read More: http://www.meatcuisine.co.nz/Recipes.html 



Open 7 Days

Note: 

If the French were really intelligent, they’d speak English. 

--Wilfred Sheed 

Gary and Lisa at the New Asia Restaurant in Dargaville who sponsor this page are running a Shanghai 

Special. Walk in, sit down, don’t ask for a menu. Simply let the chef prepare your meal! 

You will be amazed at the fine, affordable, treats and tastes that will be served to you. Give them some advance 

notice and they will be happy to meet any special requests! 

Musical Notes For This Week 

Events in Music 

1960 - Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll guitarist, plays his first gig. 

1963 - Beatles release their 1st single in US “Please Please Me” 

1964 - UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US 

1964 - Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st US visit 

1965 - Beatles record “That Means a Lot” 

1968 - Rock group Genesis release their 1st record “Silent Sun” 

1969 - Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album 

1970 - Beatles release “Beatles Again” aka “Hey Jude” album 

1972 - Paul McCartney releases “Give Ireland back to the Irish” single 

1974 - Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono 

1975 - John Lennon releases “Rock ‘n’ Roll” album 

1978 - 20th Grammy Awards: Hotel Calif, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins 

1979 - George Harrison releases “George Harrison” album 

1981 - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record “Ebony and Ivory” 

1983 - Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks 

1987 - 1st release of Beatles compact discs 

Birthdays in Music 

1928 - Antione “Fats” Domino, NO LA, rhythm and blues pianist (Blueberry Hill) 

1932 - Johnny Cash, Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming) 

1942 - Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn) 

1943 - George Harrison, rocker (Beatle/Travelling Willberries-My Sweet Lord) 

1943 - Bob “Bear” Hite, Calif, vocalist (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country) 

1944 - Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas) 

1944 - Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver) 

1945 - Oliver, rock vocalist (Good Morning Starshine, Jean) 

1945 - Mitch Ryder, rocker (and Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress) 

1947 - Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) 

1947 - Rubert Holmes, Tenafly NJ, vocalist (Pi¤a Colada song) 

1947 - Sandi Shaw, [Sandra Goodrich], Essex, rocker (Girl Don’t Come) 

1948 - Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue) 

1949 - Larry Demps, US RandB vocalist (Dramatics-Me and Mrs Jones) 

1952 - Brad Whitford, Mass, rock guitarist (Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun) 

Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz 

Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

Golf and sex are the only things you can enjoy 

without being good at them. --Jimmy DeMaret 

1953 - Michael Bolton, Ct, rock vocalist (That’s What Love Is All About) 

1955 - Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams) 

1957 - Stuart “Woody” Wood, Scot, guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night) 

1957 - Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) 

1975 - Brian Littrell, singer (Backstreet Boys) 

Deaths in Music 

1982 - Murray “the K” Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60 

1991 - Webb Pierce, US country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64 

1993 - Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 

Some Music Trivia 

*In 1957, Disc Jockey Al Priddy of KEX, Portland, Oregon, was fired for violating the radio station’s ban against 

playing Elvis Presley’s rendition of “White Christmas.” After hearing reports that many U.S. radio stations had 

banned Elvis’ Christmas album because of their shock over “the Pelvis” singing religious songs, DJ Allen Brooks 

of CKWS in Kingston, Ontario, played the entire album and invited listeners to call in their opinion. Of 800 callers, 

only 56 disapproved of Presley’s sacred music. 

*Each KISS member represents a character. Simmons is The Demon, Frehley is The Spaceman, Stanley is The 

Star Child, Criss is The Cat, and Carr was The Fox. Vincent briefly wore makeup with an Ankh design in his early 

concerts with the group. 

*” No Woman No Cry”, Bob Marley’s first hit was released as a single from his album, Live!, which was recorded at 

the Lyceum in London in 1975. Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the group the year before this was released. They 

were upset at the way Bob Marley was given top billing. 

*Axl Rose [Guns ‘n’ Roses] used to earn $8 an hour for smoking cigarettes; for a science experiment at UCLA. 

*Elvis Presley once entered an Elvis look-a-like contest in a US burger bar and only came 3rd!! 

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

More Interesting Trivia 

Porn Crackers: Britons tongue-tied over takeaway 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/4693835/Porn-Crackers-Britons-tongue-tied-over-takeaway 

Once it was easy. Even after a few pints too many on a Friday night, Britons could pronounce their favourite takeaway 

dish - fish and chips. 

But tastes have changed, and now exotic takeaways have become the nation’s favourite foods-to-go, bringing with 

them a host of linguistic pitfalls.

Accept that some days you are the pigeon 

and some days the statue. --Dilbert 

-Top of a survey of mispronounced dishes carried out this month among 8,783 customers by takeaway ordering 

service JustEat.co.uk was Japanese Katsu Curry, which most frequently becomes “Cat Soup Curry” when ordered 

over the phone. 

Other howlers are “One Tonne Soup,” Kung Fu Chicken” and “Wogan Josh,” thanks to popular UK TV presenter 

Terry Wogan. 

The 12 most common mistakes (with the correct name in brackets) were: 

1. Cat Soup Curry (Katsu curry) 

2. Kung Fu Chicken (Gung Po Chicken) 

3. One tonne soup (Won Ton Soup) 

4. Wogan Josh (Rogan Josh) 

5. Hashish Kebab (Shish Kebab) 

6. Porn Crackers (Prawn Crackers) 

7. Pillow Rice (Pilau Rice) 

8. Beef Jimmy Changa (Beef Chimichanga) 

9. Chicken Jal Frenzy (Chicken Jalfrezi) 

10. Crispy Acrobatic Duck (Crispy Aromatic Duck) 

11. Chicken Ghost (Chicken Gosht) 

12. Deep fried crispy man tongue (Deep fried crispy won ton)

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