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The strength and skill of some of NZ’s top axemen will be on show at the annual Puhoi Woodchopping Carnival next month.Current world underhand champion Jack Jordan, and his brother Shane, also a world championship representative, will headline the contingent from Taranaki.Puhoi Axemen’s Club secretary John Sanderson is predicting some tough competition on the day.“The event is limited to 32 entries and is always over-subscribed these days,” he says. “The grounds of the Puhoi Hotel provide the perfect venue, there’s more than $4000 in prize money, and the atmosphere is one of the best you’ll find at any carnival. You don’t have to know anything about woodchopping to enjoy it.”Underhand, single hand, double hand sawing, teams events, axe throwing and Jack & Jill sawing are all on the programme. One of the most popular events is the jigger board, which involves the axemen scaling a pole and chopping at height.There’s also a novice competition for less experienced axemen. It’s open to both male and female entrants on the day who have yet to win prizemoney.“It gives them a chance to compete in front of a crowd to start building their confidence.”John predicts the calibre of the axemen entered in next month’s event will result in some dead heats.While three eye judges monitor the events, each chop is also videoed. When there’s a close finish, the tape can be replayed so the judges can use the footage to confirm placings.

The experienced axemen make it look easy. Photos, Colin Staples of The Camera Shop

The carnival will be held on Saturday, January 11, starting at 9.30am and wrapping up around 4.30pm. Entry is free.John thanked local businesses and the Puhoi Hotel for assisting with prizemoney and sponsorship.Read this story online to see a video of the Puhoi Axemen in action.

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While woodchopping conjures up images of NZ’s pioneering past, not everyone on the block has inherited their skill from a father or grandfather.In axemen’s terms, mortgage broker Campbell Hastie, of Kaukapakapa, was a late starter. He was in his 30s before he picked up an axe and stepped into the ring.“I’d watched woodchopping events like Puhoi and the Warkworth A&P for years and loved the spectacle and the competitive spirit,” he says. “Being a bit older hasn’t done me any harm, but through winter I’ve been training twice a week to keep my fitness up. My handicap is up to 18 seconds and I reckon I haven’t reached my best yet.”Now on the NZ Axemen’s Association executive council, Campbell says he’d like to see more teenage boys get involved in the sport.

“It gives boys the opportunity to learn a skill and use their strength and energy constructively, and there are plenty of old heads around who are more than willing to pass on their knowledge – people like Ike Tuhega and Bruce Alexander who still holds the NZ record for the tree climb and is probably one of the last bushman to have brought down a kauri.”Campbell says strength is certainly a big part of what makes a good axeman, but he believes that technique is the key to winning.“Meetings like Puhoi and Warkworth A&P are the perfect time for young blokes to approach the axemen and talk about the sport.“It’s pretty intimidating to chop in front of a crowd, so it’s best to give these guys a crack at it away from the shows and ease them into it.”

Age proves no barrier in ring

Cambell Hastie was a late starter on

the woodchopping scene, but he hasn’t

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Warkworth Rodeo is a fun day out for the family but it also marks the halfway point in a gruelling itinerary for competitors.Many are tired and carrying injuries by the time they arrive, but the Warkworth bulls they ride are “fired up and fresh as a daisy.”The tension between man and beast makes for a spectacle and club secretary Krista Fletcher says people expect to see some blood and guts.“They love to see cowboys flying into the air, stomped on and mashed into the dirt.”The 54th annual rodeo takes place at Warkworth Showgrounds on New Year’s Day from 9.30am. It features the traditional bull ride, saddle bronc ride, bareback ride, ladies barrel race, team roping, steer wrestling and rope and tie events for Rodeo Association members – as well as a barrel race and steer ride for the locals. For children there’s sheep catching and a lolly scramble.Krista says around six families travel the eight-rodeo Christmas circuit in trucks, from Winchester to Kaitaia.“Lots start as calf riders. They travel with their parents then move to second division bullriding and the bigger stock. You earn $1 per point and it all finishes up at the end of the

Plenty of action expected at annual Warkworth Rodeo

Expect a spectacle at Warkworth Rodeo on New Year’s Day PHOTO/ PETER STEVENS

season in titles for each event.”She says when she started participating in the 70s it was all good friends congregating on a Friday night. “We’d have a bonfire, a sing-along and a few drinks. They don’t do that anymore. The guys consider themselves athletes. It takes a fair bit of skill to stay on a bucking horse or bull and these guys

practise and practise.”Up to 200 competitors have attended in recent years and Krista says the sport has become particularly strong amongst young Maori males.Rodeo has been going in New Zealand since the 1940s and Krista says people take part for the sporting challenge. “They don’t do it for the money. You

can’t make a living from it in New Zealand because it’s seasonal.”She says the “macho” event has attracted criticism from some animal lovers over the years, but their fears are unfounded. “They think we do things like put barbed wire under saddles to make the horses buck, but that’s rubbish. SPCA inspectors make random checks on the event and any injured stock can’t be used.”Warkworth Rodeo own 25 bucking horses, 40 bulls and the big ones are $1000 each. “They’re very valuable. They’re only ridden once a year and the rest of the time they live the life of Riley. They’re all drenched, checked for ticks and in tip-top condition.”She says Tomarata farming couple Tom and Marie Whiteford have imported semen from a string of Australian bucking bulls. They implant it into New Zealand cows and breed them. “They had their first outing in the novice second division bull rides last year and showed a lot of promise. They’ll get their second outing this year and they’ll be bigger and better.”Krista is concerned there aren’t enough young people coming through the ranks and recommends calf riding at Ranch Club practice days to give them a taste. Visit the Warkworth Rodeo Facebook page for more information.


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Warkworth Rodeo EventsBarebackThe rider attempts to stay on the back of his horse using only his balance and a suitcase type handhold, known as a rigging, which is placed on top of the horse’s withers then secured with a cinch. The rigging must be of NZRCA approved standards.

Steer WrestlingSteer Wrestling, or “bulldogging” as it is sometimes known, has the basic objective for the steer wrestler to use his technique and strength to wrestle the steer to the ground, in the fastest time possible. Like with rope & tie and team ropers, the steer wrestler starts the event on the back of his horse in the timed event box.

Barrel RacingBarrel Racing is a female-only event. The objective of a Barrel Racing run is to ride a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels as quickly as possible. The time starts when the barrel racer crosses electronic timers on her horse. She then heads for the first barrel and makes a sharp turn around it.

Team RopingTeam Roping is the only team event in rodeo. There are two ropers, one known as the header and the other is the heeler. Just like rope & tie ropers and steer wrestlers, the ropers start the event on the back of their horses in the timed event box.

Saddle BroncThe event that started rodeo, it originated from the necessary job of breaking in and training horses to be used in ranches, in the days of the Wild West.

Bull RidingBull Riding is usually the last event to be held at a rodeo, and is the most dangerous. Just like bareback and saddle Bronc riding, the rider can only hold onto the animal with one hand – touching it with his free arm will get him disqualified. Bull riders are not required to mark out a bull. Spurring a bull will add to his score but it is not a requirement of the ride. The rider holds onto a flat braided rope with one gloved hand. This rope is known as a bull rope. It is wrapped around the bull’s chest just behind the bull’s front legs.

How roughstock events are scoredThere are two judges. Each award up to 25 points for the way the animal bucks and up to 25 points for the way the contestant rides it, making a total possible score of 100 points for each ride.



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‘Donations’ of broken and dirty goods are costing hospice thousands of dollars a year and reducing the funding available for palliative care in the community. Warkworth Wellsford Hospice relies heavily on the income from its two shops and its weekly garage sale to fund its community nursing and family support services for people living with life-threatening illnesses. The hospice greatly appreciates donations of clothing, furniture, tools, whiteware, toys and other useful items – as long as they are in saleable condition. With many residents giving their homes a pre-Christmas tidy-up, the year end often sees more rubbish left on hospice’s hands. Garage sale manager John McEwing says broken furniture and electrical

appliances and ripped and dirty clothing cannot be sold and are a burden on the hospice. “We’re not in a position to do repairs on things so they need to be readily saleable,” he says. Warkworth Wellsford Hospice works hard to minimise waste – it recycles old, clean clothing and passes some goods on to other community groups – but even so, rubbish disposal costs about $10,000 a year. Handling broken, dirty items is also hard and unpleasant work for hospice’s volunteers.It costs just over $1 million a year to run the hospice service from Puhoi to Mangawhai. About a quarter of this is funded by the health board, leaving a $700,000 shortfall to be met by community fundraising.

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Christchurch band the Feelers will once again rock the Mangawhai Tavern on New Year’s Eve, as part of their summer tour.Fresh from a 12-month hiatus, the band is planning two blistering sets to see out 2013 in style. And they will be supported by local Mangawhai band The Goods.Mangawhai Tavern owner Gillian Houser is thrilled about the venue’s post-Christmas line-up, which features acts every night until January 5, with another blast in mid and late January.“I think it’s a fantastic selection of music that should suit just about every taste,” she says.The musical feast will kick off with New Zealand-born but New York-based duo Mt Eden on Boxing Day. This year alone, Mt Eden has played everywhere from Electric Daisy Carnival and Coachella to Nocturnal Wonderland, only stopping by back home in September for a one-off and sold-out show at Auckland’s Vector Arena alongside pop sensation Lorde.The duo is launching their “Sky is Gold” tour at Mangawhai, and special guests making appearances along the way include a who’s who of NZ electronic artists, including State of Mind and DJ Dick Johnson.

The Feelers are launching their summer tour in Mangawhai, before they go on to headline nationwide festivals.

Another star act is Australian Idol winner and X Factor judge Guy Sebastian, who plays on December 27. Sebastian is here for his first headline tour of New Zealand, taking in typical summer venues.Promoter Steve Tree is also performing in his own band at Mangawhai Tavern.“Bad Moon Rising” is the name of the The Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute Show, in which Steve plays

drums and percussion. The show will be on December 30.Hamilton roots reggae band Katchafire headline on January 3.Gillian says the pub starts getting queries about the line-up in the middle of the year.“I think it’s got stronger every year and people expect it now,” she says. “Some people come up for several days and

come to everything. People really do plan their time in Mangawhai around our events.”She is expecting the major acts to sell out, especially as prices are even lower this year, which she hopes will encourage more people to attend more than one show.They range from free entry, to $5 or $10, or around $40 to $50 for the headline acts.“I’ve involved as many local bands as I can but I’ve managed to get a few more this year as support acts to give them the exposure I think they deserve,” says Gillian.There are plenty more gigs to look forward to later in January and February, including hugely popular local band Tempis Fujit supporting Tahuna Breaks on January 25, and a “Sounds like Waitangi Day” festival on February 6 that will feature Kiwi favourites the Greg Johnson band, Andrew Fagan and Peter Urlich, among others.“Sounds of Waitangi Day” is a new initiative and Gillian is hoping to make it an annual event.“That’s only going to be $40 a ticket and free for children under 12. It starts at 3pm and goes until 9pm.”

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Fat Freddy’s Drop has recently returned from an epic tour of Europe and Australia.

Two of New Zealand’s favourite bands, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Shapeshifter, are teaming up to headline a new festival at Matakana in January.The event, which has been dubbed “Matakanaval”, will be held at Matakana Country Park on January 2 and will also feature multi-instrumental futurists Olmecha Supreme and worlds-colliding fusionists Weird Together.Fat Freddy’s and Shapeshifter both celebrated big successes this year with the release of their respective new albums Blackbird, and Delta. They have also both been touring overseas.However, the two homegrown heavyweights haven’t shared a stage since 2007 at The Big Drop, the New Year’s Eve party that rocked Shed 1 on the Wellington waterfront. Fat Freddy’s kicked off their Summer Detour in Christchurch on Friday December 6.Publicist Lisa Paris says the first night went off with a “big sweaty bang”. Saxophonist Scott Towers says Fat Freddy’s loves playing Matakana.“It’s close enough to Auckland that we always get a great crew of party people coming up for the show, but at the same time it’s off that mainstream grid a bit. “The whole area moves to it’s own sun-

soaked beat — it’s a bit like playing in the Mediterranean to be honest.”The timing is also fortuitous, coming hard on the heels of New Year’s Eve, he says.“Everyone will have had a decent warm-up for what will be the party of the summer. It’s the perfect time to play one of our favourite summer spots.”Shuttles will be running to and

from the Omaha Surf Club every 15 minutes from 4.30-6.30pm, for the event. Shuttles will return to Omaha at 11pm. The cost will be $5 to be paid on the night.Shuttles will also be coming from Auckland, and overnight camping will be available at a nearby site.Tickets for the event are available from Ticketmaster and the Warkworth iSite.

Mahurangi Matters has three double tickets to Matakanaval to give away. We also have three copies of Blackbird, the latest platinum album by Fat Freddy’s Drop. To enter, send us a private message marked “Matakanaval” or “Blackbird” on our Facebook page. Competition closes on December 27. Merry Christmas!

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DEC 30 CREEDANCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TRIBUTE 8.30PM ENTRY $10.00

DEC 31 THE FEELERS - w’ LIGHTNING ON ME - THE GOODS - DJ DOORS OPEN 7.00PM - TICKETS $40.00

JAN 1 THE DAMAGE - ON THE DECK 4.00PM - FREE ENTRY MANGAWHAI TAVERN WET T-SHIRT COMPETITION 4.30PM HOT SPIT ROAST ON THE DECK FROM 4.00PM

JAN 2 GO NOMADA - FROM AUSTRALIA - 8.30PM CURE MOTEL - DJ ROMANTECH - EMU BEATS - ENTRY $5.00

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JAN 4 HIPSHOOTERS - FROM AUSTRALIA - 8.30PM - ENTRY $5.00

JAN 5 BRUTAL BEACH TOUR - 7.00PM ALIEN WEAPONRY - OURSELVES ALONE - JACKAL - ENTRY $5.00

JAN 11 OCEANIA STORM - 8.30PM ENTRY $10.00 - free to MT VIP card members

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February

Some of Mahurangi’s most talented young musicians are banding together for a small summer tour in January.The Brutal Beach Tour will visit Matakana, Waipu and Mangawhai, and follows the huge success of heavy metal workshops that were held earlier this year for local musicians aged 10 to 16.Known as the Anvil Project, bands involved include Alien Weaponry from Waipu, who came third in this

year’s Smokefree Rockquest regional final. Drummer Henry de Jong, who is only 13, also won the musicianship award for the Northland region, and he and his 11-year-old brother Lewis also took out the lyric writers award.Other bands include Jackal, Ourselves Alone, Ivengeance and Katastrophic.The bands will play at Matakana Hall on January 3, Waipu Coronation Hall on January 4, and Mangawhai Tavern on January 5. There will be a $5 door charge and all ages are welcome.

Waipu band Alien Weaponry.

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Regular visitors Knights of the Dub Table will be returning to the Leigh Sawmill this summer for a show on January 29.Crowds should expect a dynamic and polished live show with driving rhythm, electro base riffs, punchy horns, high energy vocals and three-part harmonies. The experimental electro soundscape of the band’s sound has been tailored with a live audience in mind and frontman Reti Hedley says the goal is always to take the audience on a musical journey.

“Performing is such a rewarding and important aspect of music. So we work very hard on fine-tuning our live show and creating a dynamic and interesting live journey,” says Reti. “Many of our tunes are specifically written and or remixed for the live arena.”The Waikato-based music collective has just released a new single, Alleviate. It’s the group’s first musical release since their debut album Way of the Dub in November 2011.Info: Tickets are available from www.eventfinder.co.nz

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The Snells Beach Great Summer Art Exhibition has reached its 20th anniversary and daily spot prizes will be handed out to celebrate.

Algies Bay artist Wyn Thomas with his painting of the Team New Zealand catamaran in San Francisco Bay.

Art expo clocks up 20 years

The annual Mahurangi East Tennis Club fundraiser will be held from Sunday December 29 to January 3.Last year it attracted 125 artists, 375 paintings and 400 visitors. It was started by Norma and Graeme Miller and Gerry and Evelyn Brown of Snells Beach following a suggestion by Warkworth painter Hugh Brading.“Most years we’ve made between $10,000 and $15,000,” Norma says. “It’s the tennis club’s main fundraiser of the year. We’ve astroturfed the courts, built three more, put up lights and upgraded the pavilion.”Paintings cost between $60 and $1500 and unlike mainstream art galleries that retain up to 40 percent of a painting’s cost, the tennis club only keeps 20 percent.Hugh, who has exhibited every year and is judging this year, says the exhibition’s success was due to the fact it was run by organisers, not artists.“Artists have lots of rules about what should be exhibited and how, but organising people don’t have those sets of hard rules.”He says he recommends the exhibition to his colleagues and “the next thing they’ve got paintings hanging there and they’re back year after year”.Sponsorship coordinator Jan Hooton says Bayleys Real Estate is sponsoring professional prizes up to the value of $1750. Withers and Co accountants, Design and Landscape Ltd and

Home Plus Rodney are sponsoring intermediate prizes while Summerset Falls Retirement Village and North Harbour Concrete Cutters and Drillers Ltd are sponsoring novice prizes. The Judges Encouragement Prize is being supported by Visique Optometrists, and Warkworth Picture Framers are helping with the People’s Choice Award.A preview will be held on December 28 at 7pm with the $10 entry fee including wine and nibbles. The proceeds of this year’s event will go towards resurfacing the top courts.Café Ace will be run by Gitte Dibley and includes homemade baking and sandwiches.Photos, pottery, woodcarving, jewellery, cards and mixed media will also be on display.Algies Bay acrylic artist Wyn Thomas will exhibit his painting of the Team New Zealand yacht in San Francisco Bay. It took him 40 hours to paint. He was a judge two years ago and this will be his fifth year exhibiting. The former engineer says his daughter uploaded a copy of the painting to Facebook and he received 10,500 hits on his website that day. “I don’t paint to sell, I paint because I want to paint. It’s my hobby and it keeps me sane.”Wyn says the exhibition is becoming more sophisticated. “There’s better easels for painters and better moveable walls. Gloves are worn to hang the paintings. It’s becoming more professional.”



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Comedy stars sign up for another night at SawmillOne of New Zealand’s top comedians is headlining a live comedy night at the Leigh Sawmill on Thursday January 9.Brendhan Lovegrove has appeared on numerous local TV programmes, including all eight series of Pulp Comedy TV, and has been named Male Comedian of the Year four times. He has spent years performing professionally in the UK and was recently awarded Best International Comedian at a festival in Jakarta.Lovegrove will appear at the Sawmill with Auckland-based newcomer Pax Assadi.Snells Beach mechanic Adrian Sutton, who has organised the event, says Assadi — who claims to be the funniest half-Iranian and half-Pakistani comedian in New Zealand — is one of the more exciting up-and-comers around. “He’s quite different and quite a good mix from the other two.”MC will be Andrew Clay, a veteran comedian who helped to pioneer live

Mahurangi Matters has a double pass to Comedy Capers to give away. To enter, send us a private message marked “Comedy” on our Facebook page. Competition closes on December 27. Merry Christmas!

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comedy in New Zealand. The former Radio Hauraki pirate, playwright and Shortland Street actor cut his teeth in Australia, before there was even a professional circuit in New Zealand.It is the fourth in the Comedy Capers series to be held at the Sawmill. Adrian says he was keen to organise another show, after getting such good feedback about the first three.“People have really been impressed with the quality of the shows,” he says. “Next year, based on what response we get from people, we might start trying to do it bi-monthly.”Tickets are available from Eventfinder, $20 for presales, $25 on the door.

Brendhan Lovegrove has been described as “the most dangerously talented standup comedian” in the country.


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A line-up of pipers, drummers, dancers and caber tossers, all dressed in tartan, can mean only one thing – it’s time again for the annual Waipu Caledonian Highland Games.The New Year’s Day event will be officially opened by the Mayor of Whangarei, Maurice Cutforth, and more than 3000 visitors are expected to converge on the village to indulge in all things Scottish.It is the largest Highland Games in NZ and is in its 143rd year.The programme will include free Scottish country dancing lessons, the Tartan in the Park fashion show and numerous athletic events.New this year will be the Mighty Tug O War which will be held about 3pm in front of the main public stands. The heavyweight championship is always a drawcard with Pat Hellier taking out the title for the past 15 years in a row.Each Clan Society attending will have a tent in the Avenue of the Clans where members of the public can talk about their genealogy and learn about the history of the clan they are connected to.Additionally, the Waipu informal Genealogy Group and the Whangarei Family History Computer Group tents will have information available

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on tracing family heritage. Other events include a fiddling competition, piping, drumming, athletics and the Clans Parade. The day will wind-up with a Ceilidh in the evening with the Twisty Willow Band.The Lions will provide hot food, drinks and ice-creams, with much of the food having a Scottish flavour.

An organiser, Annie Dawn, says putting on the event requires an army of volunteers, as well as the support of sponsors. “We really appreciate what they do and say a huge thank-you to them all.”The gates open at 8.30am and the March of the Clans will be led by the Waipu Pipe Band.

The success of Waipu Museum’s Art n Tartan Wearable Art Awards has prompted another town to stage a similar event.Roxburgh, in Central Otago, plans to hold its own Wearable Tartan Art Awards during “Scottish Week” in the town in September, and is encouraging Waipu entrants to submit to both events.The Waipu organising committee has provided advice, assistance and even three entries from previous Waipu shows to Roxburgh organiser Trudi Marsh. The entries were used as inspiration at Roxburgh’s recent launch.Waipu entrants are being urged to start planning their outfits over the summer months, and to think about entering the Roxburgh event as well.The Waipu show will take place in June, and entries close on May 2.Info: For enquiries about the Otago event, contact Trudi Marsh on 03 4466704, or Teresa Bennetts on 03 4468158, or Toni Birtles on 03 4468492. For Waipu, contact Waipu Museum on 09 4320746 or [email protected].


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V8 supercar enthusiasts will have the chance to race three laps of Mount Panorama at the Bayleys Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show next month.Ken Subritzsky’s car simulator, billed as the biggest new Playstation around, will be one of the new attractions at the show on Saturday January 25.TV personality Te Radar will be back as the guest compere bringing his own brand of country humour and there will be live music throughout the day featuring bands such as Otherwise Fine and Captain Snappy, and a dance and cheerleading demonstration.The trade section will have a new layout and organisers are also introducing a produce and cottage industry market area. The traditional show drawcards will also be there including the beef and dairy cattle section, alpaca and goat section, the indoor section, children’s activities and the show princess and pirates, dog trials, sheep racing, vintage and racing cars, wood chopping and sheep shearing. There will be demonstration of heritage blade shearing and spinning in the early afternoon.The line-up of sideshow attractions includes the Mega Slide and merry-go-rounds, paintballs, tugs-of-war and

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the big crocodile. The Mystical Haven Mobile Farm Park will give children the chance to get close to animals they might otherwise rarely see.The two-day equestrian event, which runs in conjunction with the show, will wind up on Sunday, January 26.*The organisers of Warkworth’s Home

Body and Beauty market are setting up another market at the A&P show. Kathy Roscoe and Brenda Howson say the space called Market Lane will be “full of the fantastic talent and creativity that abounds in our rural areas.”Items include designer kids clothing,

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Omaha Strawberries is opening its fields to the public on January 1 and 2, as a special fundraiser for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice.Its fields on Point Wells Road will be open from 9am to 2pm on the two public holidays for those prepared to pick their own, at the bargain price of just $5 a kilo. You will need to bring your own container, and eftpos will be available.The strawberries will have had a week to ripen and grower John Greensmith says the plants should be laden with as much as five tonnes of fat, juicy fruit. John and his wife Sally, who own Fresh Food Exports Ltd, have been supporting Warkworth Wellsford Hospice for years with regular donations of persimmons to sell in the Warkworth Hospice Shop.Although its workers will be on holiday, some are giving their time to help with the fundraiser in appreciation of the support that hospice gives them and their families. A large percentage of Fresh Food Exports’ pickers and packers come from Tonga and Vanuatu under the RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) policy, which allows for temporary entry of overseas workers to work for horticulturists and winegrowers. Each year, John and Sally’s Pacific Island workers fill one or two containers with goods to send home to their villages. They include items bought from local businesses and second-hand furniture purchased from Warkworth Wellsford Hospice. The hospice also gives the families clothing and utensils that are considered unlikely to sell in the

hospice shops or garage sales. Fresh Food Exports was the first Auckland business to join the Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme in 2007, and many of its workers have now been coming for several years.Mowa Awell has been coming to work at Omaha since the RSE scheme began in 2007 and is now one of three packhouse supervisors. He says his wife Annie and his 12-year-old son and six-year-old daughter have become used to his unusual work schedule and he would struggle to support them without his New Zealand job.Unemployment in Vanuatu is at about 60 per cent and wages are low – a carpenter earns about $70 a week. With his New Zealand wages Mowa has been able to move his family into a house with a flush toilet and establish his own produce business. He now owns two blocks of land and two vans.“Last year I started to build a house and maybe this year I will go back and finish it,” he says. Twenty-seven-year-old Seneti Makasini, also a packhouse supervisor, has been coming from Tonga to work in Omaha since 2009. Her parents also work there and are now New Zealand residents. Unlike most RSE workers who live on-site in accommodation provided by their employer, they live in Warkworth. Seneti’s wages help support family who live in Tonga, including paying the school fees for her younger brother. “In Tonga it is very hard to find a job,” Seneti says. “Sometimes you can get a job but what they pay you isn’t enough to pay your expenses.”

Seneti Makasini and Mowa Awell are among dozens of seasonal workers who come to Omaha each year to support their families in Tonga and Vanuatu.

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