The Kaipara Konnection

Volume 2 No 08 

The Kaipara Konnection 

An Alternative View of Things 

Dargaville 

Mangawhai Heads 

28 April 2012 

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That kind of so-called housekeeping where they have 

six Bibles and no cork-screw. -- Mark Twain 

Tiller and Geange. Together They Did It. 

The Tiller/Geange Rates Bomb was exploded on Friday 27 th April 2012. There are a number of views of this catastrophe 

following so the only comment from Kaipara Konnection is: 

Bye Bye Neil. Bye Bye Julie. 

Here is a copy of the payout each will receive when they voluntarily resign or are forced out of office by a citizens 

petition. It’s as worthless as the value we are getting for the money we pay them to sit in the Council Chamber. 

The Ink Spot 

Phone: 0800 INK SPOT E-Mail: darginkspot@slingshot.co.nz

I believe in practicing prudence, 

at least once every two or three years. --Molly Ivins 

From The Kaipara District Council 

http://www.kaipara.govt.nz/ 

27 April 2012 

Release: immediate 

DRAFT LONG TERM PLAN TAKES AGGRESSIVE APPROACH 

TO REDUCING DEBT 

Kaipara District Councillors adopted their 2012-2022 draft Long Term Plan for 

consultation at a meeting in Kaiwaka this morning. 

The draft Plan contains a number of stringent measures aimed at addressing the 

organisation’s significant financial challenges, says Mayor Neil Tiller. 

“In the past Council has lived beyond its means, using debt as a way of financing operational costs that should rightly 

be paid for by today’s ratepayers and service users. We also need to adopt a more conservative approach to the use 

of debt for financing capital works. “At present Kaipara has debt of $85 million, $58 million of which is attributable to 

the Mangawhai Community Wastewater Scheme that was completed in 2009. This equates to $4,395 per capita and 

is currently the highest in New Zealand. “The proposals in the draft Plan take an aggressive approach to reducing that 

debt which we aim to do as quickly as reasonably possible, cutting it to $46.6 million by 2022. This means keeping 

spending to basic levels of service with no ‘extras’, and having a ‘just in time’ policy in relation to capital expenditure. 

Over the ten years of the plan we are proposing to spend $476 million in operating expenditure and just $152 million in 

capital expenditure,” he said. 

Kaipara ratepayers face considerable increases for the 2013 year compared to last year, if the proposed Plan goes 

ahead. The average rate increase is 31% across the District and a large number of changes in the way rates are 

calculated means that the effects will vary. Rates comparisons with earlier years are also distorted by property 

revaluations completed in the last year. 

Residents in Mangawhai are generally the most affected, with some significant rate increases proposed to reduce the 

debt owing on the wastewater scheme, and a determination that the scheme’s operating costs will be covered by users. 

For residents connected to the scheme this means they will need to pay a total of $19,720 including GST towards the 

capital costs over a 10 year period, less any rates they have already paid towards it and their share of any government 

grants. In practical terms this means most existing users will be paying around $1,344 each year for ten years, as they 

have already made a contribution to the cost. 

As well as this Mangawhai residents connected to the scheme will be charged for operating costs of around $1,230, with 

properties that are not yet connected but capable of connection to the scheme paying 75% of this rate. The operational 

costs have however been spread over a wider area on the basis that ratepayers in the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration 

Area will receive a benefit from having a cleaner harbour, for which they will pay $208 next year. To ease the burden, 

every ratepayer in the District (including those in Mangawhai) will pay a levy of $37 towards the scheme, charged as 

part of the Uniform Annual General Charge. 

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You can’t act like a skunk without someone’s 

getting wind of it. --Lorene Workman 

“Another major change for us is the introduction of a targeted Roading Rate,” says Mayor Tiller. “Roading is by far 

our biggest cost, particularly given the geographical spread of our District. Up till now we have charged everyone an 

equal percentage of their land value for Roading. This is not a fair way to do it, because a dairy farm for example, 

generates multiple heavy truck movements compared to a residential property, and more than a beef or sheep farm 

although that creates more wear and tear than a normal household. So we have come up with what we think is a fair 

way to do it so the people who cause most damage to the roads are charged accordingly – for example forestry will be 

charged 14 times the residential rate, beef and sheep farms twice as much, and dairy farms four times as much.” 30% 

of the Roading Rate revenue will be charged as a flat rate ($224 in 2013) with the balance of 70% charged on the new 

differential basis. 

The Council is also proposing to move to Separately Used or Inhabited Parts (SUIPs) as a basis for many of its charges. 

These will apply to properties with more than one part which can be used in a separate way or by someone else – as in 

a farm with two houses, a house with a self contained flat, or a commercial property with several tenants. Each SUIP 

will attract a Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC) which has been set at $320 for 2013, the flat rate part of the 

Roading Rate of $224, and any other charges (such as the Mangawhai wastewater charges) that are set to be levied 

over individual dwellings or commercial spaces. 

CEO Steve Ruru says Council has identified a series of errors and omissions from earlier years, including the underfunding 

of depreciation. “We now have much better financial monitoring and reporting in place to make sure that these 

things don’t happen again, and we are moving to fully fund depreciation – apart from Roading – by the end of 2022. 

“Council also acknowledges that in the past, rates for the Mangawhai wastewater scheme were not charged in the 

correct way and is talking to the people affected in a separate process which is not part of the draft LTP, about the best 

way to address these problems. The Auditor-General is conducting – at our request - an investigation into Kaipara’s 

handling of the scheme but that will not be completed until later in the year. In any case, future proposals around the 

scheme must be based around a sensible method of tackling the financial issues. 

“The principles outlined in this draft Plan represent the start of a long journey. We are determined to change the way 

the organisation operates and front up to the challenges, particularly financial, that we face. There is still more work to 

be done and over the next few months we will be progressing a number of workstreams which will form the basis of a 

possible Amendment to this LTP in around a year’s time,” he said. 

Consultation on the draft 2012-2022 LTP is now under way and submissions must be received by 30 May. 

More information: 

Mayor Neil Tiller, ph 021 781874 

Steve Ruru, ph 0274 737925

From The Workboot Councillor 

http://www.theworkbootcouncillor.net.nz/workboot-blogs/ 

struggling with what is proposed. 

He talks at the drop of a pause. 

--John Mason Brown 

The Mother of all Rates Hikes 

Posted by WorkBoot on 27 April 2012 | 0 Comments 

Kaipara District Council voted today to endorse and adopt a draft Long Term Plan 

(LTP) for 2012 – 2022 with an average rates increase for 2012 – 2013 of 31%. 

The LTP will be publicly notified for consultation on Monday 30 April followed by 

submissions closing on 30 May, and public hearings. The Council press release is 

here. 

Whilst it is necessary to notify a plan in order to set rates, WorkBoot found himself 

unable to endorse the proposal in part due to concerns about unaffordability 

for ratepayers connected to Mangawhai Wastewater Scheme, particularly older 

ratepayers on limited fixed incomes, and inequities, some of which are described 

below. With dairy payout estimates of $5.30, some rural ratepayers may also end up 

The LTP is the ten year budget that sets out the activity Council intends to undertake and how the rates will be levied 

from the ratepayer to fund this activity. The LTP proposes steep rates increases for many, with the most significant 

figure being a further $19 million of revenue to be extracted from the 1300 or so properties connected to the Mangawhai 

Wastewater Scheme (EcoCare). For many at Mangawhai who thought they had already paid through the nose for 

EcoCare this is likely to go down like a lead balloon. I suspect many would consider that the responsibility for this mess 

should lie with the former decision makers and implementers of this flawed scheme. The LTP is premised on Council not 

refunding any of the $9.5 million of invalid rates identified in the Salter Report. 

There is also a change for many of the rates from charges per rating unit to charges per SUIP (separately used or 

inhabited parts of a rating unit). This means properties with more than one dwelling (e.g. farms) with different families 

living in them will pay multiples of these rates. 

The operating costs of EcoCare are proposed to be partly spread across the district with 15% ($37 per SUIP) in the 

uniform annual general charge and 25% ($208 per SUIP) for properties within the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Area 

catchment (which runs as far west as Baldrock Road). Thus SUIPs that are not connected to the scheme but fall within 

this catchment will pay over six times what the rest of the district pays in the general rate. Given that this catchment 

already pays $75 in the MHRS targeted rate those properties are then contributing over eight times the general rate 

amount. 

Dargaville township fares well and in exchange for covering $61 of former targeted rates in its general rates saves $145 

from its own targeted rates being transferred into the general rate. 

The general rate structure has been changed with 30% of roading costs remaining in the general rate and the remainder 

paid by means of a uniform charge per SUIP and a targeted rate with a differential depending on property type. This is 

likely to have significant impacts on dairy and particularly forestry properties. 

An LTP summary document is to come out in the Kaipara Lifestyler newspaper. If you would like a copy of the full LTP 

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Laziness is nothing more than the habit 

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document or help to figure out what your new rates will be phone KDC Customer Services on 0800 727 059 - you are 

encouraged to come up to speed with how your specific property is affected and to make a submission. 

Clive “Legal Eagle” Boonham has weighed in on the legalities of the LTP in his Kaipara Concerns website here. 

Let me have your feedback on theworkbootcouncillor@gmail.com and in the forum here 

From KaiparaConcerns 

http://www.kaiparaconcerns.co.nz/ 

AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM? 27.04.12 

Today’s Council meeting introducing the Tiller/Geange Rates Bomb. 

It is interesting that all of the Councillors seem to be unaware of the “other presence “ in the room. 

However, all ratepayers in attendance could clearly see the elephant in the room. Apparently the elephant’s name in 

Swahili translates into something like “legal compliance”. 

The Kaipara District Council Meeting Friday 27 April 2012 





I may have faults, but being wrong ain’t one of them. 

--Jimmy Hoffa 

The Tiller/Geange Bomb Has Detonated. 

Join Us To Protest. 

Letters to the Editor. 

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publish or respond to letters that have no real name, address, and contact phone number. If you 

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keep them to no more than 250 words if possible. Thanks! 

Next Years Raft Race On The Northern Wairoa River 

It’s over for another year. Next year, will be the 40 th anniversary of the Northern Wairoa Raft Race. What a great 

opportunity to make it a real birthday. 

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I have my standards. They may be low, but I have them. 

--Bette Midler 

There is an interesting article on the Kauri Coast website which gives some facts and figures for raft races over the 

years. It is a reprint of a Kaipara Lifestyler article dated 20 January 2011. 

Let’s start organising this event now. We need a handful of people to kick this off. We need a sponsor or sponsors with 

good prize money to attract youth groups, scouts, guides, Girls Brigade, Air Training Corps and sports clubs. 

We could invite the Army/Navy/Police/Fire Service to participate for some adult flavour. Will traditional Maori waka join 

the fleet? We need “boaties” both local and from farther afield to act as pilot boats. Perhaps the local aero club and 

others might like to flower bomb targets in the river as part of the fun. 

Then of course there needs to be stalls, along the route selling food, drink, and other produce. Should it be a stand 

alone day or combine with other events? Should there be a short (traditional one) and long course? (Aratapu Pub to 

Tokatoka Pub maybe?) All tide on the day dependent. 

Lets have your thoughts and offers of help. Send a letter to the Editor. 

New Books In the Dargaville Library 

FICTION 

The Innocent – David Baldacci 

Fall from Grace – Richard North Patterson 

The Lost Years – Mary Higgins Clark 

Lone Wolf – Jodi Picoult 

MAGAZINES 

Craft Preview 

Handmade 

Living + Lifestyle 

New Zealand Horse & Pony 

Organic NZ 

Rolling Stone 

NZ House & Garden 

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Time 

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Keep Up To Date With Events at the Library Phone (09) 439 3150 or visit their web page 

http://www.kaipara.govt.nz/library.php 





My husband will never chase another woman. 

He’s too fine, too decent, too old. --- Grade Allen 

Northland Events Calendars 

To see what is happening around Northland, you can visit: 

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

Kauri Coast: http://kauricoast.co.nz/Events.cfm 

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

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

Community Notices 

1st Dargaville Girls’ Brigade 

COME TO GB 

THURSDAY’s @Three. 

A fun packed programme for girls 5-15yrs. 

We meet on Thursdays from 3.30-5pm at 

Dargaville Baptist Community Church. 

1st Four weeks Free – come and try us out! 

More info. contact Pauline 439 7507 

Kaihu Valley Music Club 

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

Starting 1.00pm. 

Gold coin admission. All are welcome. 

Local and visiting musicians will be attending. 

Inquiries to Esma at (09) 439 7293 



Behind every successful man you’ll find a woman 

who has nothing to wear. --Harold Coffin 

Great Happenings at the Trap (- aka Aratapu Tavern.) 

04 May – Joe Carbery Jazz Trio 

11 May – Missing Kiwi Dan Perfroms 

18 May – Anna Marie Cutts performs 

25 May – Missing Kiwi Dan Performs 

Your Hosts: Donice and Richard 

Courtesy Van Available 

Phone: (09) 439 5923 

R D 1, Pouto Road, Dargaville, Kaipara, Northland

Flying from the U.S. to Tokyo takes approximately 

as long as law school. --- Dave Barry 

Ruawai Lions Club Community Old-time Ball 

Saturday 19 May 

At Ruawai Memorial Hall at 7.30pm 

$10 per person – ladies a plate 

Joe Carbery Jazz Band 

1940s – 1950s era 

Prize for best dressed 

For more info ph 4392071 

New Zealand History This Week 

1806 Moehanga becomes first Māori to visit England 

On 27 April Moehanga (Ngāpuhi) became the first recorded Māori visitor to England when the Ferret berthed in London. 

Moehanga (sometimes referred to as Te Mahanga) had boarded the Ferret when it visited 

the Bay of Islands towards the end of 1805. 

While Māori had travelled as far as Tahiti and Australia in the late 18th century, Moehanga 

was the first to make it to the other side of the globe. While in England Moehanga met King 

George III and Queen Charlotte. 

He sailed with the Ferret when it left for Port Jackson (Sydney) in June. After spending the 

summer in Port Jackson he returned to his home in the Bay of Islands in March 1807. 

Image – East India Dock, London, 1806 (British Library) 

1888 First British rugby team to play in NZ 

The first British rugby team to tour New Zealand played its first match, against Otago at the Caledonian Ground in South 

Dunedin. A huge crowd of nearly 10,000 turned up on an unusually warm Saturday afternoon. The blues of Otago drew 

first blood with a dropped goal, but the red, white and blues soon responded with a try. Behind 3–1 at halftime, the 

visitors were expected to tire. Instead they played ‘harder and rougher’, combining well to score two dropped goals and 

a try and win the match 8–3. They took no harm from subsequent banqueting, winning a return fixture on Wednesday 

4–3 thanks to a try from a solo run two minutes from full-time. With a half-holiday being observed in Dunedin, the crowd 

was nearly as large as that for the first match. 

The tourists had arrived at Port Chalmers on the steamship Kaikoura on Sunday 22 April. Unlike later British Lions 

teams, this was not a full-strength side: only three of the 21 players (one of whom seems to have been on the tour 

mainly as a touch judge and after-dinner speaker) had represented one of the four home unions. The (English) Rugby 

Football Union (RFU) refused to sanction the privately organised tour, which it saw as a 

commercial enterprise that rendered the players professionals – a cardinal sin in the eyes 

of upper-class administrators. Rugby unions in Australasia, however, had no scruples about 

welcoming sportsmen from Home in an ‘exuberantly hearty manner’. 

The RFU had banned one tourist for accepting a £15 clothing allowance and required the 

others to sign affidavits stating that they would not benefit financially from the enterprise. 

Their sincerity was never put to the test: the tour’s promoters lost nearly £1000 (equivalent 





Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. 

--Rita Mae Brown 

to nearly $200,000 in 2011) on the venture. The team’s weekly expenses in Australia were said to be at least £400, and 

their hosts in Victoria were ‘grasping’ in their financial demands. On the other side of the ledger, the promoters received 

£710 as their share of the gate money from the four matches they played in Dunedin. 

After their first visit to Dunedin, the British team travelled north to Christchurch by train. After four more victories, a 3-all 

‘tie’ with Wellington and losses to Taranaki and Auckland which they blamed on ‘generous hospitality’, they sailed to 

Australia in late May. They played 35 matches across the ditch (winning just six of 19 under Australian rules, but losing 

none under Rugby rules) before returning to New Zealand in September for another 10 matches. As there was as yet 

no colony-wide rugby union, they did not meet a representative New Zealand team. An under-strength South Island XV 

whose forwards ‘played with very little combination’ was defeated twice. Three of the tourists stayed on in New Zealand 

after the tour; two found work in Wellington and joined the Poneke Football Club. 

2005 Civil unions come into effect 

Couples − heterosexual or homosexual − were now able to register their relationship as a 

civil union. The change meant that all couples in New Zealand, whether married, in a civil 

union or in a de facto partnership, now had equal rights and obligations. 

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

FOOD! This week it’s “Curry” Suggestions 

Thai Coconut Curry 

Ingredients 

1 lime, cut in half 

1 Tbsp sugar 

1 red onion, sliced 

2 Tbsp Gourmet Garden Thai Seasoning 

200ml lite coconut milk 

400g prawns or boneless chicken cut into strips 

4 cups Wattie’s frozen vegetables - International Stir-Fry Mix 

Method 

1. Heat a wok or frying pan. Press cut lime into sugar to coat and place in hot pan to caramelise. When lime has 

browned remove from heat and set aside. 

2. Heat a dash of oil in a wok and stir-fry the onion for 1 minute. Add Gourmet Garden Thai Seasoning and pour in the 

coconut milk. Add prawns or chicken. Cook for 1 minute for prawns or 5 minutes for chicken. 

3. Add the Wattie’s International Stir-Fry Mix and cook for a further 3-5 minutes. Serve on noodles or rice with the 

caramelised lime. 



When compelled to cook, I produce a meal 

that would make a sword swallower gag. --Russell Baker 

Easy Butter Chicken 

Ingredients 

8 Tegel chicken drumsticks 

1 tsp cumin 

1 tsp coriander 

1 Tbsp Wattie’s Tomato Paste 

2 onions, cut into quarters 

535g can Wattie’s Just Add Butter Chicken Simmer Sauce 

1/4 cup cream (optional) 

toasted cashew nuts (optional), to serve 

Method 

1. Preheat the slow cooker. Remove the skin from the Tegel chicken drumsticks . 

2. In a small bowl mix together the cumin, coriander and Wattie’s Tomato Paste . Rub the spice paste into the chicken. 

3. Put the onions into the slow cooker and place the chicken on top. Pour over Wattie’s Just Add Butter Chicken Simmer 

Sauce . Cover. Cook on low for 4-4½ hours. Stir through cream just before serving if wished. Season to taste. Serve 

with rice and seasonal vegetables. Garnish with toasted cashew nuts if desired. 

To oven cook: 

Prepare as for the slow cooker method but place chicken and onions in an ovenproof dish. Pour over sauce. Cover and 

cook in a preheated 160°C oven for 1¼-1½ hours, until chicken is tender. Serve as for the slow cooker recipe. 

Butter Chicken Wraps 

Ingredients 

200g Tegel Thin Cut Chicken Breast 

410g can Wattie’s Big Eat Butter Chicken 

2 tortilla wraps 

1/4 cup plain unsweetened yoghurt 

lettuce leaves 

1/4 red onion, peeled and sliced 

Method 

1. Heat a dash of oil in a non-stick frying pan and pan-fry Tegel Thin Cut Chicken Breast for 3-5 minutes or until cooked 

through. Stir through the Wattie’s Big Eat Butter Chicken and cook for a further 2 minutes or until warmed through. 

2. Spread the yoghurt over the wraps, top with the butter chicken mix, lettuce and onion. 

3. Roll up and serve as a light meal. 

Read More: http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/ 



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I was born modest; not all over, but in spots. 

--Mark Twain 

Musical Notes For This Week 

Events in Music 

1959 - 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win 

1964 - Beatles’ “Beatles’ 2nd Album” goes #1 & stays #1 for for 5 weeks 

1966 - Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 

1971 - Rolling Stones release “Brown Sugar” 

1979 - Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel 

1980 - Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in Wall (Part II)” is banned in South Africa 

1992 - Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection 

Birthdays in Music 

1903 - Bing Crosby, Tacoma Wash, singer (White Christmas, Going My Way) 

1915 - Donald Mills, singer (Mills Brothers) 

1919 - Pete Seeger, NYC, folk singer (Weaver, Goodnight Irene) 

1922 - Phil Gordon, Meridian Miss, singer/actor (Jasper-Bev Hillbillies) 

1924 - Sheldon Harnick, Chicago, lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof) 

1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960) 

1928 - Carl Gardner, Tyler Tx, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin) 

1929 - Sonny James, [James Loden], Hackelburg AL, rocker (Young Love) 

1931 - Anthony “Lonnie” Donegan, Scotish skiffle vocalist/guitarist 

1933 - Willie Nelson, Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again) 

1934 - Frankie Valli, American singer (The Four Seasons) 

1936 - April Stevens, Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple) 

1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, [Arnolde Dorsey], India, singer (EH Show) 

1942 - Tammy Wynette [Virginia Pugh], Alabama, country singer (Stand by your Man), (d. 1998) 

1939 - Judy Collins, Seattle Wash, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds) 

1941 - David LaFlamme, Utah, electric violinist (It’s a Beautiful Day) 

1942 - Klaus Voorman, rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn) 

1942 - Ronnie Bond, drummer (Troggs-Wild Thing) 

1943 - Duane Allen, Taylortown Texas, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) 

1944 - Richard Shoff, rocker (Sandpipers) 

1944 - Rita Coolidge, Nashville Tn, singer (Higher & Higher, We’re All Alone) 

1944 - Peter Staples, rocker (Troggs-Wild Thing) 

1945 - Tammi Terrell, soul singer (Ain’t No Mountain High Enough) 

1945 - Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Kinks-Waterloo Sunset) 

1945 - Goldy McJohn, rocker (Steppenwolf) 

1945 - Randy Cain, US soul singer (4 Gents/Delfonics) 

1945 - George Wadenius, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 

1946 - Jerry Weiss, NYC, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) 

1946 - Nick Fortune, [Nicholas Fortuna], rock bassist (Buckinghams Chicago) 

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My mother said, “You won’t amount to anything because 

you procrastinate.” I said, “Just wait.” --- Judy Tenuta 

1946 - Lesley Gore, Tenafly NJ, singer (It’s My Party) 

1947 - Tommy James, singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver) 

1948 - James Wise, US soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells) 

1948 - Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath) 

1949 - Francis Rossi, England, guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo-Down Down) 

1950 - Mary Hopkin, South Wales, singer (Those Were the Days) 

1950 - Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star) 

1951 - Jackie Jackson, [Sigmund], Gary In, rocker (Jackson 5-ABC) 

1951 - Rex Goh, rock guitarist (Air Supply) 

1953 - Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) 

1954 - Ray Parker Jr, Detroit Mich, rock guitarist/vocalist (Ghostbusters) 

1955 - Jay Osmond, rocker (Osmond Brothers) 

1968 - D’arcy Wretzky, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins) 

Deaths in Music 

1965 - Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53 

1993 - Mick Ronson, English guitarist/producer (Mott the Hoople), dies at 46 

2006 - Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. 1940) 

Palindromes 

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

A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that may be read the same way in either direction, 

with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers. Here are some single word palindromes... 

ALULA A part of a bird’s wing. 

ANANA The pineapple. 

CIVIC Pertaining to cities. 

DEKED From DEKE, to feint in hockey 

DELED From DELE, to delete. 

DERED From DERE, to injure. 

DEWED From DEW, to moisten. 

KAYAK A light canoe. 

LEMEL Metal filings. 

LEVEL To even out. 

MADAM A term of address for a woman. 

MALAM A Muslim scholar. 

MINIM A musical note. 

RADAR A locating device. 

REFER To attribute to. 


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--John F. Kennedy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


RestAuRANt 



In statesmanship get formalities right, 

never mind about the moralities. --Mark Twain 

ROTOR A rotating machine part. 

SAGAS From SAGA, a series of novels. 

SAMAS From SAMA, a Japanese title. 

SEDES A seat (Latin). 

SELES From SELE, good fortune. 

SEMES From SEME, an ornamental pattern. 

SERES From SERE, to burn the surface of. 

SEXES From SEX, gender. 

SHAHS From SHAH, an Iranian ruler. 

SIMIS From SIMI, a type of sword. 

SIRIS From SIRI, a climbing plant. 

SOLOS From SOLO, to perform alone. 

STATS From STAT, a statistic. 

STETS From STET, to cancel a printing correction. 

STOTS From STOT, to bounce. 

SULUS From SULU, a Melanesian skirt. 

SUSUS From SUSU, a group savings scheme. 

TENET A principle. 

TOROT The body of Jewish law. 

Why Men Die First 

Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz 

Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

Name the greatest of all inventors: Accident. 

--Mark Twain 

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Everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects. 

--Will Rogers 

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FROM DON AND JOHN 



Pad Thai 

As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: 

take it or leave it. --Buddy Hackett 

Authentic Thai Food 

Open 6 Days 

Mon - Sat 11.00am - 2.30pm 4.00pm - 9.00pm 

52 Normanby Street. Dargaville 

Phone: (09) 439 1315 

All Mains Can Be 

Cooked Mild, 

Medium, Hot 

or Thai Hot 

Please Let Us Know 

Your Preference 

When You Order

She’s not moody. She’s just known 

for her versatility of emotions. --Louise Lotz 

BRUNCH BUNCH MENU 

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 3:00 pm 

BIG BREAKIE 

Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hashbrown, Toast & Spreads $11.00 

HEALTHY MUESLI 

With Fruit & Yogurt 

Prices Subject To Change Without Notice 

Pouto Road. Dargaville Courtesy Van Available 

Phone: (09) 439 5923 

$ 9.00 

OMELETTE - THE CLASSIC 

Traditional 2 Egg, Ham & Cheese $10.00 

PANCAKES – Berries, Whipped Cream & Maple Syrup 

Short Stack of 3 $10.00 

Tall Stack of 6 $12.00 

TEXAS STYLE BISCUITS & REDEYE GRAVY 

Savoury Biscuits with Gravy $ 9.00 

Includes Complimentary Glass of Bubbly or Bottomless Coffee/Tea 

Additional Glass of Bubbly $3.00

When I was younger, I could remember anything, 

whether it had happened or not. --Mark Twain 

FL Computers. 

Dargaville Four Square Discount Supermarket 

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

Open 7 Days 

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

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