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1 March 2009 Blueskin News 1

Doctors Point, Waitati, Evansdale, Warrington, Seacliff 1 March 2009

A suburban train will run from Waitati to Dunedin on Wednesday, March 18, when commuters will be encouraged to walk or take public transport to work, Bill Campbell reported in the ‘Otago Daily Times’ last month 23 February to be exact, which is this month.

A fare of $5 per train journey will be charged, Dunedin City Council events and sustainable travel co-ordinator Charlotte Flaherty told the newspaper.

People are to be encouraged to travel by bus and on foot to work from other parts of Dunedin, while another train will run from Mosgiel. Commuters will be offered breakfast (hot cross bun or similar, and coffee or tea), provided by Dunedin businesses. There will also be spot prizes, a live radio broadcast and entertainers from the Fringe

Festival (stilt walkers, hula hoopers, fire eaters).The North Line passenger train will leave

Waitati at 7.45am and stop, if required, for passengers at Purakaunui, Sawyers Bay and St Leonards, Taieri Gorge Railway operations manager Grant Craig said. The return train to Waitati will leave the Dunedin Railway Station at 5pm, with similar stops to the morning service.

Car pools will leave from towns to the north of Waitati as follows:

Palmerston (near the station) 7.00am; Waikouaiti (near the old station site) 7.10am; Karitane Hall 7.10am; Seacliff Market 7.20am; Warrington Hall 7.30am.

pages 17 & 18•

The Waitati Energy Project has scored a major coup, persuading the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) to undertake insulation retrofits on over 200 ‘priority’ households in the Blueskin Bay area over the next few months.

Households will only be required to pay 20% of the cost; the EECA will fund the remainder. Priority households are low income families (or their landlords), plus Community Service Card and Super Gold Card holders. However, other households may also be eligible to take advantage of the offer.

Scott Willis says in this context ‘Retrofit’ means ceiling insulation, under-floor insulation, polythene ground cover for damp proofing, hot water cylinder wrap, hot water cylinder pipe lagging, door draft excluders and energy-saving light bulbs. A public meeting will be held on Thursday March 5 at 7.30pm in the Waitati Hall, at which the scheme will be fully explained. In the meantime, he is calling for households wanting to make use of these insulation upgrades to let him know.

page 11 & 19.•

Low-cost insulation retrofits available for local homesby the editors

Waitati daily commuter train, only for a dayby the editors

2 Blueskin News 1 March 2009

BlueskiN NeWsPublished not-for-profit by volunteers of Blueskin Media on the 1st of each month, February to December, 600 copies distributed around Seacliff, Warrington, Evansdale, Waitati and Doctors’ Point. Additional copies available at Blueskin General Store, Blueskin Bay Community Library and Warrington Post Office Boxes.

We publish anything about this area, or anything written by someone from this area; and all ranges of opinion which are expressed in a respectful way. All unattributed opinion shall be attributed to Blueskin Media.

All material sent to and/or published by us is “copyleft” and may be freely copied, re-edited and re-published. Content is pooled with the blueskin.co.nz website and other local media. Content offered for publication under the above principles is welcome; please email by the 22nd of each month to [email protected] copy should be formatted as simply as possible with two returns between each paragraph or item in a list, and after each heading.

Produced and distributed this month with the help of: Craig Marshall, Louise Booth, Lynnaire Johnston, Peter Dowden, Polly Higham, Stacy-Ann Campbell , Kelvin & Bev Lyon Milk Vendors, Blueskin General Store, Gallery on Blueskin, the Contributors and Advertisers. Printed by North East Otago Computing, Hampden.

This year’s Clearing Sale at Bland Park, Waitati is set for 4 April. The Sale over the past few years has been a great opportunity for anyone to market their goods and to recycle.

Items for sale will be set out in lots with easy access for viewing and running the auction.

The auction is set to start at 11.00am, preceded by the delivery of items from 8.00am. Contact George Terry (025 224 0311) about large items you wish to advertise. We will run an advertisement in the ‘Otago Daily Times’ before the sale.

The day will have a fair atmosphere with local schools running food stalls, car boot sales and various fun events. It is the wish of the A&P Society to involve many local groups in this event. If you have an idea we have the space for you.

The World Famous Possum Toss will be run, so wind up those tossing arms.

The A&P also would like to encourage you to become a member, $10 per family payable at the Secretary’s office. There will be a lucky number run in conjunction with this promotion. We need your support to keep this local facility operating for our community.

Blueskin Bay Cafenext to Blueskin Nurseries

Open 7 days from8.30am to 4.00pm

Full menu available all day, plus counter food, coffee and a

large range of teas.All food is freshly prepared

on the premises. Private functions and

out-catering on request:phone 482 2633

AMNESTYINTERNATIONALLocal contact:Elspeth 482 2022 www.amnesty.org.nz

Blueskin A&P Clearing sale to be held on 4th Aprilby Paul Clements


everything printed here appears on our website as it arrives, in full colour, with clickable links and in searchable form

Catch the train to town and home again on •March 18. More details on pages 1, 17 and 18.“Retrofit” energy public meeting on Thursday •March 5 at 7.30pm. See page 1, 11 and 19.Join the Waitati Edible Gardeners at the •Harvest Market on Sunday March 15. See page 5.Looking for a garage? The Extremely Famous •Annual Seacliff Garage Sale might just have the one for you. Sunday March 15 (page 17).Other garages can be found at the Warrington •Surf Life Saving Club Monster Garage sale on Saturday March 28 (this page)Jumble for sale at Waikouaiti District Pony •Club on Saturday March 14 (page 20). That’s why you’ll need a garage on Sunday.Make plans to attend the Blueskin A&P •Clearing Sale on April4 (page 2).

Blueskin News advertisingWe are now taking bookings for advertising in 2009.

business card (up to one-eighth of A5 page) •$15up to quarter A5 page: $25•up to half A5 page: $35•up to full A5 page: $60•Double A5 page spread: $100•

Discount or waiver of the above fees may be available for non-commercial community events.All classified ads are free.Deadline: 22nd of the month, January to [email protected]

BriefsMonster savings at the beachby Peter DowdenThe Warrington Surf Life Saving Club will hold its “Monster Garage Sale” on Saturday 28 March at the club rooms on Warrington Domain.

“This is an important fundraiser for our club and a great way to show support for our volunteer life guards,” club spokesperson Lyn Hastie said.

“It is difficult for our small community to provide the only safety-patrolled beach between here and Christchurch, and we always appreciate the strong support from local people,” she said.

Folk were particularly generous during the National Jandal Day street appeal last December, she said.

The sale will start at 9am and will include a barbecue, plant stall and raffles so there’s something for everyone.

The public can donate goods for sale (except for clothes) by calling Kaye 482 2494, Lyn 482 2896 or Peter (mornings only) 482 2441.


Every diet should be balanced, plenty of fruit, vegetables, fresh water, protein and every now and then a decent sized plateful of this delicious dish…just because it is delightful and that in its very self it is good for you! Effortless and elegant.

Of course, use your home grown produce and free range eggs where you can.Creamy Carbonara

6 rashers bacon, roughly chopped2 shallots finely chopped1/2 cup cream1/2 cup parmesan cheese4 egg yolkssalt & pepperFlat leaf parsley, chiffonnade (cut finely)400g fresh fettuccine

Sauté the shallots and bacon in oil until golden, add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of malt vinegar. On a medium heat continue cooking

until it starts to caramelise and turns a deep golden colour. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, cream, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Add the fettuccine and cook until al dente (firm to bite). Drain and return to pot to keep hot.

Add the bacon and shallot mix and the cream mixture to the pasta pot. Stir thoroughly but gently, cover the pot and let it sit for a few minutes. This will cook the egg.

Add parsley and stir again.Serve in deep pasta bowls with extra grated

parmesan cheese and cracked pepper.For dessert, simply serve sliced sweet navel

oranges. It seems to offer the perfect amount of acidity to offset the richness. Don’t forget a glass of wine of your choice; anything goes here.

The BlueskiN BAyleAf The Good Stuffby Rowan Holt

Derek’s GArDeN DiAry Saved by the rainby Derek OnleyRain in late February saved the runner beans. A combination of meagre rainfall and record temperatures over the summer caused them to panic and fearing imminent death, they raced to produce seeds. They succeeded in their reproductive endeavours but the result from a gourmet point of view was almost inedible: short, tough, seed-filled pods. In other cases the flowers fell off with no bean in sight. Had it been early in the season or the weather dull, wet and dreary, you could have blamed this on the lack of bees, but this year the bumble bees were out in force; the cause was lack of water.

This need for water was recognized very soon after the introduction of runner beans into Europe from the Americas in the 17th century. The plant was first grown in the manor house for its decorative flowers. Unless you lived in southern Spain where the Moors left a fine legacy of irrigation channels, watering was a big task involving wooden barrels, carts and horses, donkeys, recalcitrant mules and oxen - best avoided at all costs.

Runner beans are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Just remember to water them, soak them

in fact, a couple of times if the weather turns dry in January or February. Or you can save yourself the trouble by growing them in humus-rich soil and mulching them heavily. If you do mulch, however, do so only after the soil has warmed up and the beans are climbing well and showing the first flower buds, for slugs love the cool damp conditions under mulch and the succulent new bean shoots.

Runner beans are perennials and will grow up from the rootstock each year around Blueskin Bay, as long as you do not live in a very frosty spot. Even then there are always a few plants that succumb to cold, damp and rot, and need replacing every year. They are easy to grow from seed and you can let a few pods dry out on the vines. There will always be a few pods that you missed, hanging there in the most obvious of places after the plants have died down in May. If you do grow your beans in the same place every year make sure you feed them very well. Pile compost around them once they have started climbing and toss on seaweed. Early on in the season you will have to watch out for slugs eating the new shoots. These new perennial shoots


HARVEST MARKETS on Mark and Rayna’s porch have kicked off this year with much busyness and success. The next one will be held on Sunday March 15th, so bring and buy all your local (from Seacliff to Purakaunui) produce.

Thanks to everyone who took part and especially Mark and Rayna for hosting the event.

If you would like to be more involved in Waitati Edible Gardeners, contact me (Lucy) at [email protected] and I will put you on our ‘friends’ list.Membership DriveOfficial life membership of the Waitati Edible Gardeners is $5 and will entitle you to discounts on our workshops and tours. We will put the revenue generated back into subsidising future events. To become a member, email me or post $5 with your name and WEG membership in my mail box (14 Orokonui Rd). We have got a fandangly new website (thanks to Carl Scott): www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/427. It is part of the Transition Towns movement and contains photos, info and contacts for all of our events.

If you don’t do email, but still want to be involved in our events, call me on 482 1773, and I will keep you in touch via phone.Dear Aunt Lucy,I am interested in edible flowers, any advice?

Again I refer to the story of a man my friend met in the woods in Florida who once said (put on a thick, dubiously Southern accent) ‘you c’n eat anythang, some thangs j’st taste better ‘n uthers.’ He was just about to eat a bobcat.

It is not entirely a case of taste when it comes to plants as some will also give you contact-dermatitis, internal haemorrhaging or epilepsy. So please, as a rule of thumb, if you don’t know what it is, don’t eat it. That said, lots of common things including weeds are delicious. Calendula petals are poor-man’s saffron or just pretty scattered on salad. Borage flowers taste cucumbery and can be frozen in ice cubes to add to drinks. Nasturtiums are gaudy, peppery salad additions whose pickled buds are a frugal alternative to capers. Immature pansies taste like winter greens; and lavender can be crystallized or used to flavour sugar. Young dandelion buds can be fried in butter and taste a bit like mushrooms. Okra, squash, pumpkin and courgette flowers can be stuffed with all sorts of goodies and baddies (ricotta cheese, roasted veg, rice, couscous), dipped in tempura batter and fried. Other simple salad additions include the flowers of: thyme, sage, rosemary, scented geraniums, mustard and chives. Please do NOT eat azalea, crocus, daffodil, foxglove, oleander, rhododendron, lily of the valley or wisteria flowers.

WAiTATi eDiBle GArDeNers Words of WEGgiedomby Lucy Jack

are much smaller and thinner than plants grown from seed and in a slow spring they take ages to get going fast enough to outrun the slugs. I usually grow my beans in a different place after a couple of years on the basis that it helps prevent depletion of the soil and build up of bugs or diseases.

Saucers of beer are the traditional traps for slugs and snails though I have never been that convinced that they work and somehow rarely remember to save enough anyway. Better to go out at night with a torch, look under any mulch in the daytime or leave out bits of wood for them to hide under. Avid organic and conservation minded gardeners in the UK transport their unwanted slugs and snails to “friendlier habitats”, where they can play their part in the ecosystem by becoming prey

for thrushes, hedgehogs and shrews. Unscrupulous New Zealanders have been known to throw them into the neighbours’ garden.

Last year’s advice for what to plant in March is still at http://www.blueskin-co-nz.blogspot.com/

Briefly, this is the month to plant onion seeds to grow over winter and transplant early next spring. The first of the Broad Beans can be sown in the last few weeks of the month. You can still plant seeds and plants of faster growing greens such as leafy lettuce, mesclun mixes, rocket and spinach, take a chance on spring onions and plants of broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.


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BlueskiN BAy liBrAry hours

Monday: 2.00 pm – 7.00 pmTuesday: 2.00 pm – 5.30 pmWednesday: 2.00 pm – 5.30 pmThursday: 2.00 pm – 6.00 pmFriday: 10.00 am – 12.00 , 2.00 pm – 6.00 pmSaturday: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Waitati Toy LibraryWe are open at the Waitati Hall

every fortnight on Saturday mornings from 10.30am until

11.30am and on the immediately following Monday evenings from

6.30pm until 7.30pm.We have a fantastic range of

children’s toys for hire.New members are very welcome.For more information contact Liz 482 1450 for forthcoming dates


Exciting NewsOrokonui has a nesting pair of kaka. Although it was thought the juveniles were too young to breed, a nest box was put up just in case. However, the pair ignored that and found their own nest hole in a great location by the stream and with lots of fruiting trees around. The female kaka incubates alone for about a month and is fed by her mate. The experts have warned against disturbing the female on the nest so we’ll just have to wait and see if anything comes of this first nesting attempt.

There will be a lot longer to wait for the six gravid jewelled geckos to give birth as they are pregnant for nine months and will give birth to live young just before winter. Things move slowly in the reptile world!

The January pest monitoring round showed up a couple of problem areas as was expected, with one mouse print and at least one hedgehog. A lot of effort over this month will go into trapping and rechecking those areas.

The Visitor and Education Centre has developed considerably this last month with the concrete foundations poured, part of the deck built and three recycled shipping containers swung into position. These will provide the structure for the classroom. The Centre is expected to be completed in July and officially opened next Spring.

The Education Programme has received three years’ funding from a highly contestable fund of the Ministry of Education. This will allow the programme to develop further and deliver to more schools.

The Ecosanctuary is open exclusively for

guided tours. Bookings are essential. Tours cost $20 adult, $10 child with half price for members. Tours are for 1–2 hours for a maximum of 8 people per guide. Come and see this fantastic forest restoration project in progress, learn about the changes that have already been made and support the development of the Ecosanctuary.

For enquiries the office number is 482 1755. For further information on the Ecosanctuary, visit www.orokonui.org.nz or see our box at the Blueskin Bay Library.

orokoNui eCosANCTuAryby Sue Hensley

CHILDCAREHome-based childcare

services for under 5 year olds

Provided by an experienced

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Quality childcare

part-time or full time

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Help The Highland Horse HavenMt Cargill Road, Waitati.

Buy Some Excellent Hubbard’s

Fundraising Muesli: 750g bag only $3

Buy 5 Bags get the 6th one free!

Phone Geraldine for Muesli Orders:

4822 517 (leave a message).

The aim of the haven is to provide

a home and rehabilitation to neglected

horses. Once horses are back to good

health they will be rehomed.

For more details or if you would like

to offer practical help or make a donation

contact Shelly McBratney 488 5254 or

027 307 3746, PO Box 54 Waitati.

This year is the Blueskin Playcentre’s 50th birthday! Three mornings a week, children come to Waitati to enjoy the fantastic facilities of the Playcentre. Indoor play includes a library, blocks, dress-up, role play, arts, crafts and puzzles, plus a separate hall with balls, mats and music. Outdoor play includes sand, water, swings, slides, tools and ball games. There is always morning tea with a learning story where everyone comes together to listen. Our children often team up with other local playcentre groups for fun trips such as visiting the local marae, Seasider train, museum and of course the local beaches.

Play is supervised by a qualified child educator, supported by parents who also have the opportunity

for free training in the world of child’s play and development. Day to day running is coordinated by a committee of volunteer parents who arrange trips, fundraising, PR, toy purchasing, building upkeep and health and safety. It is a great place for children and carers to make new friends and a wonderful chance to escape from the house.

All preschool children are welcome at Blueskin Playcentre, Orokonui Road, Waitai. Sessions are Monday, Wednesday and Friday during school term time. Call 027 427 1727, email [email protected] or just come along!

BlueskiN PlAyCeNTre 50 years young in 2009!by Katie Bourne

WAiTATi Toy liBrAryby Dawn Hope

We would like to apologise for the non-opening of our first scheduled session, which was due to an administration error - we hope that you were not inconvenienced too much.

We are still phasing in new items at the toy library, so make sure you come along and take the opportunity to hire these great new additions. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed choosing them. Please give us feedback or ideas at any stage.

We are always ready to welcome new families to our toy library, so come along and see what an exciting range of toys, books and puzzles we have to offer.

We are open at the Waitati Hall each fortnight on the dates listed below:

Saturday 7th March 10.30-11.30amMonday 9th March 6.30-7.30pmSaturday 21st March 10.30-11.30amMonday 23rd March 6.30-7.30pm

Please note we will be closed in April due to Easter and school holidays.

We would like to thank everyone who supported our very successful pre-Christmas sale.

If you would like any further information please contact Liz on 482-1450.


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There has been a primary school in Waitati since 1864, that’s 145 years, and it has been at its current site for the last 128. The 58 children, aged between 5 and 12, come from homes in the environs of Waitati village, including Warrington, Doctors Point, Mount Cargill and Silverpeaks.

The school code (“We care about Ourselves, Our environment, Each other and Our learning”) is something that shapes and distinguishes our school, pupils, staff, and our community and makes it the friendly small school that it is.

We pride ourselves on being an Enviro School and with the participation and support of the children, staff, parents, donors, and the Waitati community (including the local Waitati Edible gardens Group) we have a thriving cottage garden. The school entered and secured a Bronze Enviro School Award in 2008 and this year the Silver Award is set firmly in our sights. Enviro School is also about knowing our environment and community, and we’re fortunate to live on such an accessible and diverse coastline, in such a compact community. The presence of Orokonui Ecosanctuary on our doorstep provides a focus for learning about our natural heritage and wildlife.

The school couldn’t provide all its cross-curricular activities without the parents who lend their experience in music, craft, art, gardening and sport, contributing to a uniquely Waitati experience for the children. Workshops and activities include: mosaics, print-making, flax-

planting, carving, native tree planting, caring for chickens, performance arts, learning to play the guitar and recorder, karakia and cooking.

Just because we’re a small school doesn’t mean we don’t have our share of success in sports. Outstanding performances by a number of students at regional and national levels show the breadth of our children’s abilities across the sports arena including individual events like athletics, gymnastics and swimming, and team events like softball, netball, rugby and soccer.

Every year the whole school enjoys a school camp which is a great team-building event fostering caring and cooperation across the classes. Last year it was held at the Waiora Scout Camp and this year it will be at Tirohanga in Term 2. The Year 6-8 children have an extra camp away each year with challenging and adventurous outdoor activities.

The Parent Teacher Association has done a splendid job arranging a variety of activities during the year and the community can expect more of the same, including the Annual Fair, Matariki Supper and Lantern Walk, Book Fair, Spring Bulbs. The PTA also provide catering services to functions being held at the Waitati Hall. We appreciate the wonderful support of the community, our local businesses, the Blueskin Playcentre and the Blueskin Bay Library, and we’re looking forward to another great year.

WAiTATi sChoolby Julie Cook


All welcome to join us at Bill’s Place, at the corner of Orokonui and Mt. Cargill Roads on Tuesdays at 8.00pm. Yearly membership $55 - for at least 29 nights of movies and some special screenings!

Drama, comedy, history or just plain entertainment in a warm, pleasant environment with convivial company. Phone Brigitte 482-2829 or Leonie 482-2508 or visit www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz/waitati.htmTuesday March 3BRICKUSA 2005Brick is an inspired fusion of teenage confidential and hard-boiled ‘film noir’ set in the mean corridors and power cliques of a contemporary Southern California high school. It starts, as all good detective stories should, with the disappearance of a young dame, who has just enough time to make a desperate appeal to her ex-boyfriend for help before vanishing. 110 min

Tuesday March 17MOOLAADESenegal/France 2004Some consider Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007) the father of African cinema and a great novelist who unmasked traditional practices that perhaps need reassessing in relation to current world values. In this film he presents us with an elder’s wife who objects to the circumcision of four village girls. 123 minTuesday March 31OCCUPATION 101Palestine 2007There have been many documentaries giving historical backgrounds to the current Israeli-Palestinian hate relationship. However, this one has been rated as one of the best and comes from the viewpoint of Palestinian brothers Abdallah and Sufyan Omeish. 85 min

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Warrington Playcentre would like to extend a warm welcome to all families and pre-school children to drop in and visit us during our Open Week, Tues 10, Wed 11, and Fri 13 March.

We hope this will be a chance for you to meet other young families in the communtity and see what we get up to at our wonderful and friendly centre.

Whether you have a newborn baby, a busy toddler or a curious 4 year old (or a combination!) we look forward to meeting you, showing you around and having a cuppa.Open hours: 9am - 12pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday.


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Work begins in March

Applications and Public Meeting

Thursday, 5th

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Waitati Hall

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Here comes autumn, with cooler weekend weather and darker nights. What to do, but read, listen to CDs or watch DVDs? Or you could write some poetry. Now that Blueskin Poets 2008 has been launched with all due fanfare, we are preparing Blueskin Poets 2009. We are pleased that the children’s book clubs begin again this month. Read on for more detail.Blueskin PoetsWe are expecting many orders for copies of Blueskin Poets 2008, especially the beautiful colour version. Black and white copies are available now from the library, at $7.00 a copy. Included in this price is a colour page of your choosing. This is to ensure that families of the artist/poet have a colour copy of their work. The full colour collection will cost $20. We are taking orders with payment due at the end of March. Hard-cover copies will be available for borrowing from Blueskin and Central libraries, while Waitati and Warrington school libraries also each have a copy.

We are already taking poems for Blueskin Poets 2009. Work from everyone local adults and children is welcome. The deadline will be the end of July, and we expect to be ready to launch in September.Staff NewsAmanda leaves us on Saturday 14 March to take a year of parental leave. We wish her all the best for

the next year and look forward to the safe arrival of her baby.

Mimi, our library cat, will be the celebrity guest at the next cat show on Sunday 29 March in the South Dunedin Town Hall. Louise will be reading cat stories with Mimi assisting.Waitati Children’s Book ClubThe Waitati Children’s Book Club starts up on 17 March, yes, St Patricks Day, so remember to dress in green. The book club will run from 3.15 to 4.30pm at the Waitati School. Afternoon tea will be provided by Waitati School. All children aged seven and older are welcome.Our Library Banner is back!And it needs you!There are only 6 letters left to do.Would you like to decorate one?Please ask at the desk for more info or phone 4822444.Many thanks to Doris Whyte & the East Otago Embroidery Guild for their wonderful contributions to this project.Come along to the Council’s Have Your Say Expo Event on 27 and 28 March at the Town Hall. This is your chance to see all the services the Council provides and for you to discuss priorities for the future. Admission is FREE http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/expo-2009

BlueskiN BAy liBrAryby Louise Booth

Our keen members turned up for the first meeting of the year on Tuesday 3 February, and after a cuppa and a catch up on the Christmas holidays some interesting books were reviewed.

‘Isador’s Children’ was written by Linda’s daughter Sam Charlton. This book should be available in the library soon. It is a fantasy set in a land which sounds a bit like our own Central Otago in places. Well worth a read and great to have a locally written book reviewed.

‘Cholas in Bowlers’ written by Jane Mundy. The writer meets Graham and on a whim, suddenly abandons her comfortable lifestyle, and they take

off to Bolivia. This book is a vivid and humorous account of their adventures there. We were all keen to read it.

Our next meeting is March 3, 10am at the Blueskin Bay Cafe.

We are a very relaxed group of people who enjoy a good book and a chat over coffee. We are interested in all types of books and there are no rules, we just take monthly turns to tell about our latest or favourite read. More members are welcome so come and join us. Contact Elizabeth 482 1025 or Louise at the Blueskin Bay Library 482 2444

BlueskiN Book CluBby Liz Knife


THE EXTREMELY FAMOUS

ANNUAL SEACLIFF

GARAGE SALESUNDAY 15 MARCHThe Domain, Kilgour

Street, Seacliff10am to 2pmRain or shineFood. Music.

Entertainment. Bargains Galore.

Something for EveryoneStall holders welcomeNo charge for a stall, but we will be asking

for a small contribution to cover advertising

costsAny queries: Contact Cathie tel: 465 8222


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SWAP, CHOP AND SEW

7PM Waitati Hall Friday 13th March

$2 Entry. Bring a nibble for supper

Has the recession hit your wardrobe ? Heres a novel way

to give it a cheap lift.

Bring along your quality unwanted garments to swap

with others.

Bring those shabby used ones to chop up and remodel. Sewing machines available on

the night

Happy Hands Craft Group meet every 2nd

& 4th Wednesday at the Palmerston Community

Centre.New members most

welcome.For more information phone

Lyne 4822822Marlene 4822348


Walk 2 WorkFare of $5•

Breakfast (hot cross bun •or similar, and coffee or tea)

Spot prizes•

Entertainers from the •Fringe Festival (stilt walkers, hula hoopers, fireeaters)

Departs Waitati at •7.45am and stops if required at Purakaunui, Sawyers Bay and St Leonards.

Car pools will leave •from towns to the north of Waitati as follows:

Palmerston (near the •station) 7.00am

Waikouaiti (near the •old station site) 7.10am

Karitane Hall 7.10am•

Seacliff Market 7.20am•

Warrington Memorial •Hall 7.30am

Reservations essential:

477-4449 or [email protected]

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Have you heard? The Great Retrofit Rollout is happening! We’ve partnered up with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) to undertake a rapid rollout of household insulation retrofits in the Northern Districts from March until the end of June, 2009.

This truly is big news, and will be WEPs priority focus for the first part of this year. If you haven’t signed up already, get in now! You won’t get a better offer to make your home warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat.

I was invited to Wellington by EECA last month to give a presentation about WEP. It was an incredibly productive day, with all our initiatives receiving a boost, but none more so than the retrofit campaign.

We’ll now be working with EECA to retrofit over 200 priority households in the next few months. Retrofit means ceiling insulation; under-floor insulation; polythene ground cover for damp proofing; hot water cylinder wrap; hot water cylinder pipe lagging; door draft excluders and four energy-saving light bulbs. I can’t tell you yet whether there’ll be any funds to assist with replacing dirty fires. EECA will pay 80% of the retrofit costs and households will pay 20%. In terms of real money, we’re talking in the region of a householder contribution of around $400 for a partial retrofit, to about $700 depending on what measures are required and are able to be installed (calculated on a 100m2 house). We are currently seeking ways to give households certainty on cost while ensuring the contractors get paid for work they do, and making this as fair as possible.

The initial notice of this went out on the WEP email list, and we’ve had a fantastic response already. However, we still need more, so spread the word throughout the Northern Districts. We are compiling a register of interest (email to [email protected] with retrofit rollout in the title line), and we need your name, address, telephone, email, and if you’re comfortable doing so, let us know if youve got a Community Services or Super Gold Card or are eligible for one. We have to ensure transparency and accountability, and this register is just a way of fast-tracking the project. Because we’re doing a rapid rollout all retrofits will need to

be completed by July.Essentially, we’re focussing on improving

household energy efficiency beginning with the hub of Waitati and the broad zone of the Waitati Energy Project (the nearby Blueskin Bay area, including rural and residential Waitati, Evansdale and Warrington, and the larger Blueskin Bay area including Purakaunui, Evansdale again, Seacliff and Karitane). Beyond that, we’re reaching into Waikouaiti to the north and North East Valley (the Transition Valley 473 area) to the south. This is because it gives our providers clear data results can be more easily confirmed than if the same amount was spread over a larger area. It is also because with the networks we possess we’re reasonably confident we can make this happen within a short time frame. And finally, it is a lot more efficient for the contractors to work through each village street by street than the broad brush approach, and we’ll therefore get more for the money.

We’re holding the first public meeting Thursday, 5th March, 7.30pm in the Waitati Hall to answer any questions and to really get the ball rolling. Registrations of interest will have to be translated into completed applications and we should see retrofits begin very soon, all going well. Please get in early so we can ensure you don’t miss out!

In other news, we’ve got a Renewable Generation Advisory Team within the WEP now, and there are a number of exciting initiatives that are quietly chugging along, after diverse meetings, discussions and new relationships being established. We’ve begun work on the big Simple Energy Solutions competition and need a couple more dedicated souls to ensure all keeps running smoothly. But most of all, please help us ensure we get really good coverage, particularly of households in need, for the rapid Retrofit Rollout over the next four months.

You can join the email list at the address below, visit the web-pages (http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waitati) or importantly come to the events publicised here and on the noticeboards. To talk about the Retrofit Rollout by telephone, call either Geraldine (482 2517) or Scott (482 2240), but better yet, come to the public meeting or email ([email protected]).

WAiTATi eNerGy ProjeCTby Scott Willis


Warrington had 35 children entered in the Southern Regional Ocean Athletes Competition at Warrington Beach, and what a great weekend it was for the club. The weather was pretty much perfect and Warrington juniors did themselves proud. They ran, swam and paddled in a very competitive manner and the results were there to prove it. Both their coaches and Cherie and Mark were very proud.

Otago Championships are taking place right now [ie 28 February and 1 March] at Warrington: seniors on Saturday, and juniors and rescue boats on Sunday.

Next Saturday, 7 March, the South Island inflatable rescue boat races will be held here too.

This is a terrific spectator sport and well worth a visit to our beach.

Our ‘Monster Garage Sale’ Saturday March 28 will raise much needed funds for the club. The sale will start at 9am and will include a barbecue, plant stall and raffles so there’s something for everyone. The public can donate goods for sale (except for clothes) by calling Kaye 482 2494, Lyn 482 2896 or Peter (mornings only) 482 2441.

Thank you to the members who turned out to two working bees and shifted sand, filled a huge hole under the A-frame, , painted, grass cutted, cleaned etc. The plumbing of our new kitchen is complete and we have a big fridge freezer.

WArriNGToN surf life sAViNG CluBby Lyn Hastie, Kaye Burns and Peter Dowden

DUNEDIN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

AWARENESS WEEK 9-16 MARCH 2009

“REAL VOICES, REAL PEOPLE FOR ALL PEOPLE”

It is a rarity these days to be able to access help and advice from a real person in our own community. Working face to face with people is one of the great strengths of our organization and one of the rewards of being a volunteer.

Citizens Advice Bureau provides a free, impartial and confidential service of information, assistance and referral which is available from real people to all people in our community, either face to face or via the telephone or email.

During our Awareness Week we will be promoting the services we provide, including the Consumer Clinics, Justice of the Peace Service and our new service of providing assistance to speakers of Mandarin and Cantonese.

We can be contacted on phone 471 6166 or 0800 367 222, email [email protected] or call in to see us at 301 Moray Place, Dunedin.

JUMBLE SALE

Waikouaiti District Pony Club

Saturday March 14 at 10.00am

at St Johns Church hall, Beach Street,

Waikouaiti.

Please come and help support our young

riders.

We require donations of quality jumble if

anyone has any to spare.

Collection can be arranged by phoning

Lynley O’Neill 4822338 or Maree Scott 4822731


PETE HODGSONMP Dunedin North

Will hold monthly clinics in 2009 on the third Monday of the month.

Next MP clinics for your community areMonday 16 March 20091.30pm Waikouaiti Library2.30pm Waitati Library

MP Office32 Albany StreetDunedinPh 03 474 1973 Fax 03 474 9913Email [email protected]


I wondered what was I going to write about. Would it really be that important?

Two native wood pigeons answered by flying in to perch right outside my window. Looking one directly in the eye I knew, yes, I was to write about the Woodies.

Everyone has pet wood pigeons - they are so friendly, it won’t be news, but these pigeons apparently carry the news.

They’ve stopped cooing now, but for two months (Jan-Feb) they did lots of it, as they got to know each other. The male performed magnificent aerial climbs and falling swoops showing his talents to his intended. She used to take off if he got too close, and they’d fly to the top of the tallest tree, which they both agreed was the coolest place to be.

We had thought they were two adolescent males, but their madness was not just youth, it was love.

First they plonked their heavy weights in the middle of our blackcurrants breaking branches outwards. Soothing talk whenever we saw them eating forest berries helped them learn what food was theirs.

Then I cleared a hanging curtain of muhlenbeckia exposing a bare branch of tree fuchsia. This become one of their favourite perches.

They like to tell us who’s in command of our clearing by swooping really close. This encourages us to stay in our place in case we get our heads knocked off!

Being young they have learned new things like standing on the ground to eat the currants (until we asked them not to do that) and talking to us. The male has also been seen to loop the loop, flapping furiously as he topped his climb upside down, and made the circle.

Lorraine and I have been at Harmony, in the upper Waitati Valley, for several years, so maybe

it was their parents who told them “those people are safe to live with.” We have certainly never met such people-oriented Woodies.

Colin Hall Fencing ContractorSpecializing in Lifestyle Blocks

Tel: 03 482 2110 Cell: 027 326 4678E Mail: [email protected]

New Fences & Old Fence RepairsRestoration Maintenance & More

WilD BlueskiN: Pet Woodiesby David Baillie

TAE KWON DOAt Warrington Hall

Monday and Wednesday6pm - 7.30pm.

Contact Paul Foley479 6110


YOUR AD HERE editors@ blueskin.co.nz forfree‘Classifieds’onthiscolumn.WAITATI HALL Large modern kitchen facility. Meeting room, an attractive facility for a variety of functions. For more information or to hire this venue please phone Blueskin Bay Library 482 2444.WARRINGTON HALL For all bookings: please phone Rowena Park 482 2667.PLUNKET child car seat hire: contact Stacey Whyte 465 7702.MILK VENDOR Kelvin Lyon for all your milk,cream,flavouredmilk,custardand fruit juice Tel 482 2698.LOCAL SHOP Blueskin General Store, State Hwy 1, Waitati: 7.30am-8.30pm Mon-Sat; 9am-8pm Sun. Tel 482 2741.HOME ENHANCER Available on Casual or Regular Basis. Services adjusted to your needs.Flexible–efficient–reliable.Takingcare of the small details, enabling you to walkintoyourhomewithasighofrelief.“it’sgood to be Home.” References available. Contact: ara 473 7883 or 021 256 6473.HI THERE, I’M A NON-SMOKING, dog-walking, cat-petting,fish-feeding,plant-whisperinghouseminder.I’mopenforbookingsfromlate January - March next year. Minimum stay 2-3 weeks. Contact me at 027 446 7915 or [email protected] SHED Original gifts including cards, prints, paintings, Tee shirts, patches and other unique handprinted souvenirs. Ideal for posting. Gift vouchers available. Art Shed is openfirstSundayofthemonthfrom11am-2pmor by appointment. Phone Liz 027 6995390.BUS PARKING OR COTTAGE REQUIRED for mother with one young child. We have a small semi-self contained house bus, so

ideally we would love a park up site with access to bathroom and laundry facilities. Alternatively a small cottage to rent with space to park up our bus. Waitati area preferred. We are quiet, responsible and tidy tenants. Please phone 027 529 6887.NATUROPATHY, REBIRTHING, AND HERBAL MEDICINE CLINIC Open at Harmony Farm, 239 Waitati Valley Rd and monthly at Waitati Hall. Enquiries David Baillie, ND, BSc: 021 122 0910 or www.gemstone.info.SEEKING TO RENT Young married couple with no children seeking a home to rent in Blueskin Bay area. please call Sophia & Miguel at 021 044 8209.ART IN THE ARVO workshop FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY CALENDAR MONTH 2-3.30pm at Bland Park Pavilion community arts workshop for all ages.CREATIVE MEMORIES WORKSHOP Where are your photos stored? Would you like to have them labelled, sorted & organised? Have you heardofScrapbookingbutdon’tknowwhatit’sabout? Workshops are held the last Thursday of each month from 7pm at the Warrington Hall. Contact Dawn Hope 482-2787 for more details.

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• Stump grinding• Chipping• Thinning & Planting• Sectional Felling & Removal• All types of tree work covered

Fully insured & prompt service guaranteed

Phone Mark Gibson on0274 750 033 or a/h 482 1985

Local Bus TimetableAlways confirm these times with the bus companyMonday-Friday to Dunedin:

Warrington: (na) 9.45 (na) (na)Evansdale: 7.55 9.50 12.40 4.55Waitati: 8.00 9.55 12.45 5.00Return from Dunedin 8.45 3.45 3.30 5.20

Times in italics are very approximate and are for the “Penguin Bus” operated by Coastline Tours, bookings essential, 03 434 7744 or 027-256 5651.Times written in bold are for the ratepayer-funded Otago Regional Council service operated by Palmerston Minibus Services, bookings recommended, tel 03-465 1229 or 027-262 2465.

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