August 2001
Residents & Ratepayers Association
How wonderful that with the re.appearance of our local newspaper the “Coastal News” we once again have the opportunity to keep everyone informed of any new developments in the district. Our congratulations go to Andrew & Merlene Earlam, and Bill Williams for their fine efforts.
There are so many things happening around us. The new Mall in the village, is going very well, with the framework up already! What an asset for our community. There are also plans developing for some possible streetscaping along Aranui Road. The old Fruitgrowers Chemical site, after the clean-up, also has some developments being planned, which will benefit everyone who visits there.
Our Committee met with Council staff of T.D.C. and the Managers, and technical people of Thiess Services Pty.Ltd Australia, and from Auckland, Bryan Black, Managing Director of Environmental Decontamination Ltd. who will be working amongst us soon. Some inconvenience may occur during the 9 months work on the site, but if we can all communicate and work together the end result will be so worthwhile. What a party we will have when its all over!!
I would like to say what a privilege it has been to work with your Ratepayers Committee. With an average of 2 meetings per week for some of us, it is so encouraging to know we are working towards the same goals. If you have any concerns please feel free to contact any of the Committee and we will endeavour to assist you.
Thank you.
Wilma Tansley (chair.)At our next meeting, Monday Aug 13th 7:30pm, Mapua Hall, our guest speaker will be Colleen Marshall, Mayoral candidate in the next elections. Also the Association thanks Mayor Hurley and the TDC for their support in our quest to acquire the waterfront area for the public.
Police Report
A pretty quiet month in the Mapua area policing wise. There was a bad accident near Seaton Valley road on the main road. A young Motueka lad lost control of his sports car in the rain and he and his three passengers were incredibly lucky not to suffer serious injury.
Still on the traffic side of things, there are continuing drink-drive check points being done in the entire district. Three more drivers off to court after the traffic staff hit Motueka last Thursday. Some people don’t realise that if you have an accident after drinking any alcohol at all, most insurance companies will not pay out…
one drink = no insurance!!
I am renewing some rural neighbourhood support groups in the Pomona road / Korepo road areas at present and plan to start some new groups with interested people.
Well - take care until next month
Grant Heney,
Rural Community Constable,
Motueka
Ph 03 528 8800,
POBox 156 Motueka,
Mailbox at Mapua Store
Editors Note
Well, we got the first edition out and now we are into our second. The system of display boxes will continue and we ask that a donation of 20¢ at least be given so that all is financial. With this edition we announce the start of advertising, a list of rates is included. Copy can be sent either by email to Andrew (andrew@mapua.gen.nz) or left at the store.
In addition to advertising we offer an annual postal delivery service. Any one wishing to take advantage of a years subscription needs to send name and address to “Coastal News, Postal Delivery Centre, Mapua Store, Mapua”. The cost will be $10 for the year. We have arranged with our printer to change the colour with each edition so that readers will know a new edition has hit the market.
Advertising
For commercial advertisements there will be a minimum charge of $5 per month. This will give you up to 3cms for your first ad. – $10 will give you up to 6 cm. After that accounts will be sent for long term advertisers, charged according to size at $2 per cm with a 20% discount for terms of 3 months or more. So if you send us some money to start with it will all be accounted for in the end. Leave us a message and our Advertising Account Executive will get in touch to find out your requirements.With the newsletter being a voluntary organisation we hope to cover costs of materials and travel rather than relying on donations all the time. The printing costs are sponsored by the TDC – we just buy the paper.
Thanks to Tasman Solutions and Site Productions we now have this presence on the world wide web.
Letter to...
The Editor
I am delighted that you and others have resurrected our local newsletter. There is always a lot going on in the district, much of which does not interest the Nelson Mail or the community newspapers. Cost is always a problem in producing and distributing a newsletter, but I hope we will all do what we can to keep costs down. I also hope you will get plenty of volunteers to help spread the load. All the best for the future.
Yours etc. Terry Smith, Ruby Bay
Proposed Mapua Soccer Club
Background
Currently all of the Mapua soccer teams (consisting of children of all ages up to teenage) play under the banner of the Richmond Soccer Club. This arrangement was sensible when the number of teams in Mapua was small and did not justify setting up a separate club. Being part of Richmond gave us access to the equipment and limited the amount of organisation we needed to do ourselves.Growth of Mapua Soccer
Times change! With the growth of the population in Mapua and Ruby Bay, the number of teams playing under the Mapua banner has increased. This year there are ten children's teams (about 100 children involved), which makes us a larger club than many of the existing clubs in the league. The population continues to increase and so we expect the number of Mapua teams to also increase.Why Bother?
What's wrong with the existing arrangement? Nothing really, except that Richmond is also experiencing huge growth and is finding it hard to keep up.Advantages
Starting our own club means that we can build a stronger local Mapua community identity and a stronger soccer club. This will mean we will have our own shirts and local colour, our own locally based sponsorship arrangements, simpler organisation and less bureaucracy, and hopefully after the club is fully set up, we will be able to reduce subs since we will not have the overheads that the Richmond club has. We have formed an establishment group to work through and form our new club. But before we can take the next step we need a name and we would welcome your opinion. Contact Neil Hine, 5402130 or neilhine@mapua.gen.nz with your suggestions, or if you would like to contribute to the club in some way.Individual Achievements
Congratulations to Tom Lancaster for selection to play in a 13th grade NZ Soccer Team.Congratulations to Thomas Leydon and Sam Cresswell for selection into Nelson Representative Teams.
Mapua Health Centre News
After having spent several months managing without a third doctor following John Mills relocation to Vanuatu, Richard Thomas is settling in well to the practice and has bought a house along the coastal highway. His wife Sally Harris, who is also an experienced GP, is also able to help when time permits as a locum, both here in Mapua and for other practices in the area. This means that we can take on more patients and can provide extra clinics in order to minimise the waiting times for appointments. Routine GP visits can usually be seen on the day of phoning and we are always able to fit in urgent cases.
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, we are having to look at ways of sharing the weekend workload and we are fortunate to have the support of a number of the Richmond doctors. This means that urgent calls will be relayed through Nelson Hospital operators to the on-call Richmond doctor on some weekends and it will be necessary for patients to travel to Richmond for out of hours services.
Dr Tim Ewer will be away at an acupuncture conference in the second week of August, otherwise it is work as usual. There have been a number of viral bugs doing the circuit including one that mostly children have been getting which presents with headache, tummy ache and vomiting. As always, we are happy to check anyone out and it is important to remain vigilant about the symptoms of meningitis – the main ones being headache, rash, stiff neck, and photophobia (dislike of light), often with a fever and feeling very unwell. Unfortunately, some of the flu symptoms can mimic those of meningitis so that it if you are in doubt it is advisable to seek medical advice.
Our thanks to those who have already agreed to be part of a pool of volunteer helpers who are willing to assist the elderly in the community with fixing minor problems around the home. However, it would be good to have a few more volunteers and also any people who are able to help out with giving patients a lift to either the health centre or for tests or treatment in Nelson. Please let the receptionist at the health centre know if you are interested in helping (540 2211).
Mapua - Mahana C.W.I
On the 3rd of July, a very pleasant afternoon was spent with Stoke/Wakatu members at their meeting hall. Each member spoke briefly about where they started school. Schools ranged from Auckland to Christchurch, Cheshire, Lancashire, Ireland, the West Coast, Nelson, and two members went to Appleby School. One member had received “home schooling” and recently she was capped at Massey University for attaining a BA in English. Memories included long walks to school, dry sandwiches, having the strap on the first day and schools in small settlements that are now closed or demolished. A motto “Learn or Leave this Place” was recalled! A display of various crafts and hobbies showed the talents gained over later years. A delicious afternoon tea was served.
Year of the volunteer.
Our members have been involved in the following activities: Hospital visits, research, floral art, ANZAC wreath making, knitting for premature babies at Nelson hospital, Neighbourhood Watch organising, driving, typing, computer consulting, promoting tourism,. Baby/child minding, tour guiding, making fudge and biscuits and afternoon teas for visiting CWI members who attended the recent annual meeting in Nelson, home hosting, house-minding, cat feeding, adult supervision, dog walking… If you haven’t been a volunteer yet, there are five months left in the year to join in ‘Project Volunteers 2001’.During July, a donation was given to Emily Payne to assist her in going to Los Angeles in September. Baby wool was purchased to make tiny garments for premature babies.
Tasman District Council has planted polyanthus in Washbourn Gardens, Richmond, to acknowledge the community work done by CWI members in the region. Try to view this display soon.
Our next meeting will be on 9th August at the Mapua Hall starting at 1.30pm. Our Federation President, Mrs C Pitman will speak. The Burns Trophy is for a cross-stitch picture and a knitted tea cosy. The Eggers Silver Cup competition is for 3 items: a jar of lemon honey, a jar of pickled onions, and a jar of preserved fruit. The hostesses are E Tucker and D Furlong. There will be a sales table and the usual floral competitions. The Craft Group will meet at the home of Nan Crawley on the 26th July at 1.30pm.
The committee wishes to thank all those members who helped in so many ways to make our CWI visitors to the Annual Meeting held in Nelson so welcome.
Combined Probus Club of Mapua and Districts
The club was formed in September 2000 with the aim of having a social group for retired and semi-retired people in the Mapua district. The club has a current membership of 57. Since the start of the club there have been a variety of socials and visits to the Cawthron Institute, Seifrieds Winery, Marahau and Takaka Hill. Future trips include a trip to the White Heron Colony at Okarito, and a team for 10-pin bowling with the Motueka Probus Club.
Each month there is an afternoon social inviting a speaker on a specific subject and also a mini speaker club member held at the Mapua Hall on the 1st Friday of each month at 1.30pm.
The Probus movement is world-wide and was started in the UK in 1965 and came to NZ in 1974 and Australia in 1976. There are 10 different clubs in the Nelson District and they are affiliated to the Northern South Island Probus Association. For further information contact the Club Secretary, David Higgs
Ph 540 3966
Mapua Reserves Management
Grossis Point is to have a tidy-up soon and Aranui Park has been developed another stage further.
This work has been long-standing on the agenda for Mapua’s Reserves Management Committee. The committee also looks after Pine Hill Reserve and the tennis court area, acting as an intermediary between the community and the TDC which holds the purse strings.
In the past such committees, then called Domain Boards, had total control of the parks, using their own tractors, concrete mixers and know-how. Nowadays the parks are under TDC’s umbrella with maintenance under contractors, and the Domain Board has a less active role to play. This has been frustrating at times for current Reserves Management Committee members, but TDC says it sees the intermediary role as important and TDC officers often attend committee meetings and call for on-site decision-making.
At Grossis Point pressure of public use means a few changes are needed for erosion control and to improve the road surface. Vehicle barriers will go along the channelside sand banks. The flooding area will be drained and a traffic slowing bump put in the entrance to reduce potholing. Generally the reserve is so successful as it is that no large-scale changes are planned for it.
Aranui Park has had misshapen and unwell trees removed from the front section. At the rear section planting has begun on the native area. Development will continue year by year, to follow a landscape design yet to be finalised.
These are the sorts of things the committee discusses at its bi-monthly meetings, and there is room on the committee for more members.
Next meeting Wednesday Sept 5th at 7.30pm at the Mapua RSA Hall. Chairman Tom Dodds. Ph 5402 508
Mapua Boat Club
The Clubs General Meeting to discuss the future of the Club was well attended by 48 of our 92 members. The unanimous decision was to insist that the Tasman District Council give us a lease considerably longer than the present offer of two years.
The meeting also unanimously endorsed the idea of using the main clubroom as a museum to display a photographic record of the wharf’s history and also as an information centre. We have yet to form a policy of how this will be managed, in the meantime we would welcome any photos or historical records of the wharf to copy as we hope to be open to the public before Christmas.
New members welcome. Phone or contact committee members listed on club notice board, or phone the Secretary, Ralph Cotter 540-2195
Community Library
Last month we added 21 titles to the already bulging shelves. Mapua needs that new library!
Books donated in June include: Sometimes I am naughty, Gill Davies; Full Circle, Karen Young; Mastering the Craft Business, Ann and Bob Philips.
Titles purchased include: Death in Holy Orders by P.D James; Black Oxen By Elizabeth Knox; Border Crossing by Pat Barker; The Murphy By Spike Milligan; Agapanthus Hum; By Joy Crowley.
The library does not have a formal system of fines for overdue books, so conscience donations to the pink pig are appreciated and help to build up our funds.
Drop in and check out new books and the plans, which are on display, Tuesdays and Saturdays 2 – 4.30 pm.
Mapua Play Centre
84 Aranui Road Mapua
ph: 5402 386Play Centre offers:
A safe, fun and stimulating environment.
Trained qualified staff meeting early childhood education requirements.
Mixed sessions with children ranging from 0-6 years.
2 ½ hour sessions – Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri – 9.15 to 11.45am.We warmly invite you to 2 free visits.
Play Centre parents, Whanau and caregivers can:
Be involved with their child’s learning.
Make new friends.
Have time for themselves.
Have opportunities for adult education.
Training can lead to N.Z.Q.A Certification.
Magic for Mapua - Fabulous Fibre
The Mapua Woolgatherers, members of the NZ Spinning Weaving and Woolcraft Society, are holding the Nelson/Marlborough annual Exhibition in the Mapua Hall from Oct 23-28. This exhibition is open to the public and entries of the highest standard are for sale. We expect around 100 entries from Kaikoura across to Westport north.
We want to involve as many Mapua business outlets as possible, as this area has wide appeal. This is an ideal opportunity to promote your service. We offer you this chance, in the form of sponsorship of an advertisement to help pay for our catalogue, donation of goods or services for a particular named prize e.g. a meal voucher for the best selected handspun sweater or a monetary prize for a special category. We will also be promoting accommodation in the Mapua district over this period.
Keep the momentum going after Labour Weekend.
Convenor: R. Cruickshank,
65 Trewavas,
Motueka ph 03 528 6935
email: rosalie_wise@yahoo.co.uk
Mapua contact: Mary Russ
77 Iwa St,
Mapua
540 2021
NOTICEBOARD
TOYS - Mapua Community Toy Library.
We welcome new families and care givers to come and check out our fantastic selection of toys and videos ideal for ages 0-5+. Find us at the back of the Mapua Hall on Aranui Rd - entrance beside the playground. Open every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, so pop in or contact us for details ph Fiona 5403 553 or Karen 5402 483Mapua Friendship Club
meets Thursday Aug 16th Mapua Hall 2-4 pm. Indoor bowls, cards etc, sales table, mystery parcel, raffle and lovely afternoon tea. Come and enjoy a good afternoon.The Mapua Woolgatherers
meet 2nd Tuesday of each month in the supper room, Mapua Hall, from 10am-2pm and would welcome all those interested in spinning, weaving or indeed any handcraft to join them. Contacts: Pat Holland ph 5266 814 or Mary Russ ph 5402 021Age Concern Nelson.
Advocacy and support for anyone over 60+. Field Officer home visits to assess needs. Accredited visiting service for clients in their homes and rest homes. If you would like more information about any of these services or would be interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Age Concern Nelson on 5467 682Mapua Dental Service
Opening on Friday 6th July, Mapua's first private dental practice will commence at 101a Aranui Road. The service will provide the residents of Mapua, Ruby Bay and the Moutere Hills access to Dental Treatment without the need to travel to Motueka, Richmond or Nelson. The new Practice is a branch of the Tahunanui Dental Centre, Nelson that was started by Derek Gray in 1986. The practice will initially open weekly on Friday afternoons and at such other times, as may be available by appointment. Appointments can be made by phoning Tahunanui Dental Centre on 548 6564. Derek Gray BDS ph: 540 3364The Mall:
Kidson Construction is on target for an October finish to the new Mapua Village Centre. One hundred and thirty cubic meters of concrete was poured in five hours to form the 720 square metre floor. More than half the area has been let to tenants who will begin their individual fit outs in October for a November opening, and Yes, there will be a two metre high fence between the new building and Honks museum of car parts!“Sir Greg” Theatrics
Formerly Fort Custard Fire Dept now trading as uniform and costume hire. Theme parties and events co-ordinator. Open Wednesdays, Sundays, and by arrangement. Ph 5402 794 The Station House, Mapua.
Sir Greg Theatrics webpage.Mapua Hall linen:
Would the kind folk who have taken towels and teatowels home to wash, please return them. Teatowels donated my Mrs. N. Perry are marked “Mapua Hall Society”: Thanks.Moutere Hills Rose Society.
Contacts: Robyn Williams 540 2925 (Pres); or Jo Drummond 03 528 7596 (Sec). Are you interested in roses? Enjoying and growing, pruning, planting and perfume, showing and sharing these beautiful and addictive blooms? We are a group who meet - usually the 1st Monday in the month, to improve our knowledge, visit gardens and listen to interesting speakers. If you admire a wild rose on the roadside or an exquisite bush covered in blooms - join us. We would love to welcome new members
MAPUA FIRE SERVICE
June call out: 23/6/01 00:12 Motor Vehicle Accident SH60, near Seaton Valley Rd
Safety tip - Check smoke alarms
If you can hear the Mapua fire siren day & night and have spare time and would like to be a fire fighter, we would like to hear from you. Contact the Chief, Ted Perry at home on 5402 674, or call in at the fire station Thursday nights at around 7:30pm
Editions Gallery - Ruby Bay
The new Gallery at Ruby Bay opened in April. Most people were intrigued over the summer with this unusual building's progress. The steel frames and zincalume cladding are attractively combined and a coastal landscape plan is developing well. Owner Graeme Stradling has been busy with visitors since then. Graeme is a printmaker and artist and he produces his distinctive screenprints here. There are also art classes and professional services available. Its an informal and welcoming workshop gallery, just drop in and check it out. Editions Gallery is open from Wednesday through till Sunday. Mondays and Tuesdays are spaces for classes, or workshop activities outside of the summer season.
Mapua School News
Landscape and Building Developments
An exciting and detailed landscape plan has been developed by Landforms Landscape Arcitects. The plan provides a vision for landscape development that would greatly enhance the visual and safety features of the entranceway as well as providing plantings and aesthetic features around our extensive field area. Upstream Design are currently working on final working plans for our new Administration block and we would hope to begin work on this project in the new year.After School Programme
61 Students are involved in our programme this term, which utilises the skills and talents of the Mapua community. This is giving students the opportunity to access expert teaching in areas of interest. This term groups are horse riding with Carmel Thawley at her farm, Potting with Melanie Dicks-Drewery at her Pottery, Woodworking at school with Mr Taylor, learning Guitar with Diana Ellis and finally learning advanced computing skills with Mr Gully. The programme runs from 3-4.30pm on Thursdays.New Prospectus
A new improved prospectus has been completed and is a true representation of what we are achieving at Mapua School. If you are a new family or you know of school age children moving to the Mapua School area, we are keen to present ourselves to you in person or through the Prospectus. Please don't hesitate to ring or email us for a copy.Digital School
With the recent purchase of our ninth IMac to add to our three Ibooks (Laptops) we certainly are in the Digital generation. Many children are now using the world wide web from within their rooms and using the computers to publish work, including multi media authoring. Our website is advocating strongly for the school and is updated weekly.Hugh Gully, Principal.
email: hgully@mapua.school.nz
Web: http://www.mapua.school.nz
Ph/Fax: 03 540 2806
TDC REPORT
from Murray Ruddenklau
I take this opportunity to congratulate the Mapua & Ruby Bay Ratepayers Association on their initiative in establishing the Coastal News publication and especially Bill and Andrew and their team for their efforts to date. I wish you well for the future. This will probably be my first and last report, as I will not be standing for re-election for the TDC in October.
Mapua Clean-up
For many years now I can recall communicating in the old Mapua News on progress and sometimes non-progress in achieving a clean up of the Toxic Waste site. It has been a long road but recent events I believe indicate that we are almost there. A contract to carry out stages One and Two has been let and the contractor will be on site shortly.Stage One entails a full investigation on the total level of pollution and the quantity of material to be processed. This will take two to three weeks. Samples of the materials have to be analysed and the contractor will then finalise the details so the procedures can be established and the community informed. Then when he applies for a consent the public can have input into the process. The contractor will shortly be arranging a public meeting to explain the process and over the next few months will be communicating either personally or by way of public meetings. I would urge you all to be part of this.
Stage Two is the consent process and once the consent has been issued the contractor will commence the actual clean up. Council expects this to happen early in 2002. Current estimates are that this will take about 12 months, however once Stage One has been carried out a more accurate time line will be able to be established. Hopefully early 2003 should see a clean site ready for redevelopment. I would expect the new council to be following through in consultation with the community after the consent has been issued on how the site is to be ultimately redeveloped. This will be a major task and I wish you well with it.
Statistics
Recent figures released by government indicate that Tasman Region has the highest percentage growth rate in New Zealand and that the Mapua Ruby Bay area has the highest growth rate in the region. Exciting stuff, but also a big challenge for the council and the community to ensure that the growth does not destroy the character of the area. Council were updated today (14th July) on the strategic Growth Study which some of you have already had input into. This whole issue will be revisited to have further input into the results of the debates.Water Resources
Part Five of the Tasman Resource Management Plan covers the management of water resources throughout the region. Earlier this year a draft was put out on this issue and many meetings held around the area. Stacks of submissions have been received and council will consider these. This is a major issue for the region especially considering the growth rate and also possible effects of future climatic changes.Zero Waste
The Zero Waste committee are currently negotiating with Kahurangi Employment Trust in setting up facilities at the Richmond Transfer Station for recycling paper and cardboard and hopefully in the future to extend this to other recyclable materials.Elections
Council’s three-year cycle terminates early October and nominations for the next three years are open at the end of July. This is your opportunity to be part of the decision making process representing your community and I challenge you to have a go.You won’t get rich or have much spare time and you won’t always be top of the popularity poll with everyone. However if you are looking for a real challenge in life have a go and I promise you it can be a rewarding experience. If you are interested and would like more information please contact me on 545 0565 or at 15 Bayview Rd.
My final plea is please study the field and record your vote. This is your democratic right and it is important you exercise that right for you and for the well being of the community.
Scouts Quiz Night
Thanks to the support from sponsors and the Mapua community there was another successful quiznight organised to raise funds for Tamaha Seascouts to go to this year’s Jamboree in Hamilton.
Saturday night was controlled by MC "Snooky" and was full of entertainment. The nights programme was made up of 10 rounds of 10 questions interrupted by games of "heads & tails", auctions and limericks. A total of 14 teams competed against each other, with teams ranging from 4 to 7 members. There were a lot of old faces and no doubt the competition was on between previous winners. The final result was: 1st: Oxymorons – 83.5 points, 2nd: Spiders – 82, and 3rd: Kirstie & Lori’s team – 80.
Some of the Oxymorons were previous winners.
There were nearly enough prizes for everybody to have one. It was a successful night for the Scouts, raising about $700 - we hope to make this an annual event. Mapua Seascouts would like to thank everybody involved with organising and participating.
Credits
Edited by Bill Williams & Andrew Earlam. Contact us at 5402528 or 5402845 or andrew@mapua.gen.nz. Copy to Mapua Store by 20th of the month. Non-commercial classified ads – $2 must be included with copy. Club notices etc free. Published on the world wide web thanks to Site Productions of Mapua and Tasman Solutions, Richmond.