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Volume 2 No 28 

The Kaipara Konnection 

An Alternative View of Things 

29 September 2012 

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Great men’s errors are to be venerated as more fruitful 

than little men’s truths. -- Friedrich Nietzsche 

The Rates Conundrum 

To pay or not to pay – that is the question. 

The first rates demand issued under the Long Term Plan that was adopted at the final Kaipara District council meeting 

on 30 th August 2012 is due to hit the mailboxes very shortly. The helpful staff have put up a rates calculator on the 

Council website which allows anyone to enter an address and see what the rates were last year and what they are 

going to be this year. 

The editor has compiled a simple spreadsheet of 18 like properties across the District from Baylys Beach to Mangawhai 

Head. Actual street numbers have not been included to protect the privacy of the property owners. The compilation is 

shown in graphical form here. 

The percentage increase was supposed to be an average of 19% according to at least two mainstream media reports 

here and here. Another major lie in the ongoing saga of spin and deceit from the former Mayor, Deputy Mayor and 

inept Councillors. The graph shown below, based on the increases in the 18 properties shows that only one property (in 

Pouto Road) comes in under 20%. The average increase for the 18 properties is in fact 36.05%. The hardest hit property 

on the list is in Insley Street Mangawhai Village with a rate increase of 72.73%. The rates for that property go from 

$1828.90 to $3159.10 this year. These figures are taken from the Kaipara District Council website. That is an actual 

increase of $1330.20 per year or $25.58 per week. For someone on a fixed income that is an almost impossible amount 

of money to find and the chances of selling the property are not promising. Inside sources tell Kaipara Konnection that 

property sales are increasing but prices are still falling. What a catch 22 situation to be in. 

The Ink Spot 

Phone: (09) 439 5158 E-Mail: darginkspot@slingshot.co.nz 

http://inkspot.nscoc.com

Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. 

Think of their needs. -- Barack Obama, 

This about to be mailed rates demand raises the 

question of the legality of the Long Term Plan against 

which the rates are being struck. Legal Eagle on his 

website Kaipara Concerns states: The adoption 

of the LTP was out of time and illegal. 

Council therefore has no power to set and 

collect rates. In advocating a Rates Strike he lays out 

very clearly the justifications for this and also provides 

advice on the consequences of not paying rates by the 

due date. To complicate matters even more, some of 

the rates that were struck in the LTP are derived from 

illegally struck rates in previous years. This, at least 

$7m, illegality has been publicly acknowledged by 

the Kaipara District Council CEO Steve Ruru. 

So what next? 

The Commissioners appointed by the Minster of Local 

Government expect to be paid their $900 per day 

plus expenses so they clearly have a vested interest 

in making sure that the rate money flows into the 

coffers. While there are some very obvious solutions to 

reducing costs at the Council – such as getting rid of 

unnecessary staff and positions within the precincts of 

Hokianga Road, this action will clearly not be enough 

for many ratepayers – particularly those who have received hefty rate demands as a consequence of “Jacks Dunny 

Project” at Mangawhai. The calls for accountability and subsequent vengeance are ringing out loud and clear. There is 

surely a small group made up of the elected Mayor and councillors, some former councillors, and Council staff who are 

no doubt very thankful that the “stocks” are now in the Auckland Museum and lynch mobs have not hit the streets – yet 

anyway. 

Once the report from the Auditor General is released, in about 3 months time, it will be clear what steps need to be 

taken to effect retribution against any guilty parties. One thing is certain – if her (the A.G’s) report does not meet peoples 

expectations then an ongoing rates strike will only be the first step. Threats of civil disobedience are murmuring in the 

background and should not be discounted. Many people in the District are pretty wound up at the blatant illegalities that 

have taken place over the last 5 years – often behind closed doors and without any sort of real consultation – and the 

abysmal failure of the check and balances from Central Government agencies that are supposed to prevent this sort 

of things happening. One can only wonder if the wining and dining of the Audit Office staff from Wellington was what 

influenced the boxes being ticked off on the check sheets rather than the laws and regulations that should have been 

the deciding factors. 

So do you pay your rates or not? There are two very clear schools of thought out there in the community. The “ayes” say

Freedom is the right to tell people what 

they do not want to hear. -- George Orwell 

pay your rates and get things moving while the “noes” have a list of 13 points which they demand be addressed before 

any rate payments start again. These are: 

1. A forensic examination, with community participation, into the entire conduct of the KDC back as far as necessary is 

completed and published. 

2. The legality of all debt is investigated and where there are defects in the deeds, executions, or other documentation 

the lenders are put on notice that there will be no further payments against such loans until and unless they are correctly 

engrossed, and tied back to lawful council resolutions that followed on from correct consultative procedures. 

3. All illegal/ultra vires rates are identified, publicly disclosed, admitted to, and all monies collected under them are either 

refunded, with interest, or credited against future payments. Where capital charges and operating charges were levied 

early against some ratepayers, those who were charged early must be paid interest representing the cost of that capital 

during the time that it was unavailable to the affected ratepayers. Ombudsman asked community to specify what interest 

rate would be fair, in regard to the 2008/9 operating charge but never instructed council to pay it because the matter was 

handed over to the Auditor General. All operating charges levied while the scheme was incomplete were blatantly illegal, 

and must be refunded, with interest. Capital charges should probably stand, even though they were illegally levied. 

Interest on these should be refunded. 

4. A correctly constituted new Long Term Plan - a legal, consulted, one is developed and passed. 

The new Plan must be based on adequate notice (that is, proper formal notification), adequate background information, 

proper community consultation, and hearings attended by all commissioners who listen to and heed the community’s 

views. The new plan must contain a formal written commitment that the rates prediction in the out years of the 

commission’s tenure will not be varied upwards under any circumstances. 

5. When the level of rating has been REDUCED/ADJUSTED to a point where it represents reasonable value for money 

to the ratepayer compared with what is received by comparable ratepayers elsewhere. 

6. Proceedings have been commenced against everyone found to have been engaged in fraud, deception, theft, 

criminal negligence, and/or professional misconduct. 

7. The contribution to the situation attributable to the negligence/ incompetence of Audit NZ has been identified and 

acknowledged. 

8. The huge number of anomalies and errors in the Rating database have been identified, clarified and fixed. 

9. A new Statement of Proposal issued for the central government subsidy , this should be applied and accounted for at 

individual rating unit level

Now I know what a statesman is; he’s a dead politician. 

We need more statesmen. -- Bob Edwards 

10. The promised investigation into all rates irregularities by Salter has been completed and made public. I.E. the 

completion of the report already promised. 

11. The Kaipara District is withdrawn from any involvement whatsoever in the proposed Local Government Funding 

Agency. 

12. The Commission gives its unqualified support to the District plan in its current form. 

13. Recovery of the illegal severance payment to the former CEO. 

You as the ratepayer must make your call and do what you believe is best for your family and the District that we live in. 

Kaipara District Council Updates For This Week 

For several years now the editor has kept a spreadsheet of newspaper, radio, and television links 

relating to KDC activity. From this week on, the additions for the last week will be included so that 

you can catch up on anything you may have missed. 

Nothing new this week. 

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If God had wanted us to vote, 

he would have given us candidates. -- Jay Leno 

What Others Are Saying 

Make sure that you click on the following links and read the latest postings. Very informative. 

From the KCRA 

http://kcra.org.nz/ 

From KaiparaConcerns 

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

From Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association 

http://mangawhairatepayers.ning.com/ 

From Council Watch 

http://www.councilwatch.org.nz/index.htm 

From Mike Sabin. Member of Parliament for Northland. 

26 September 2012 

Sabin commends added protections for Juries 

Mike Sabin, MP for Northland, commended the passing of a bill that protects the safety and 

privacy of jurors and streamlines the jury system when he spoke during the bill’s third and final 

reading in Parliament late last night. 

Mr Sabin says the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) 

Amendment Act is a pragmatic move which better protects jurors by restricting access to jurors’ 

addresses on panel records. 

The Government moved to tighten access to jurors’ information after convicted murderer George Baker wrote to a juror 

whose name he saw on a list while representing himself in a trial. 

“As a former police detective, I can certainly vouch for the importance of jury service and those summoned for this civic 

duty deserve to feel safe. The new Act puts jurors’ safety and privacy first and also introduces other provisions which 

make the process more flexible,” Mr Sabin says. 

Instead of requesting to be excused from jury duty each time they are summoned, people may now apply to be 

permanently excused from service due to disability or for health reasons. Court registrars also must permanently excuse 

people aged over 65 who request a permanent excusal. 

“These changes provide for a more efficient, less onerous process, both for people seeking to be excused and for court 

staff,” Mr Sabin says. 

The Act also ensures people who have been sentenced to home detention for three months or more during the last five 

The Ink Spot 

Phone: (09) 439 5158 E-Mail: darginkspot@slingshot.co.nz

Get all the fools on your side 

and you can be elected to anything. -- Frank Dane 

years cannot serve on a jury. 

Those serving less than three months’ home detention will be deferred or excused from service if they are summoned 

while serving their sentence. 

“This is a win-win, not only for jury members, but also for the maintenance of justice as it stands in this country,” Mr 

Sabin said. 

ENDS 

Letters to the Editor. 

If you have a complaint about something we publish, a brickbat or bouquet, or some general 

comments that you want to share - this is the place to do it. Please ensure that we receive your 

letters no later than the Thursday morning before publication. As with other news media, we don’t 

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

don’t want your name to appear please tell us. All letters are published in full as received. Please 

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

From: bruce [mailto:brucer@ihug.co.nz] 

Sent: Friday, 28 September 2012 4:52 p.m. 

To: brucer@ihug.co.nz 

Subject: The Rates Striike 

Dear Bruce and Heather , 

Friday, 28 September 2012, 

This advertisement will appear in the next issue of the Kaipara lifestyler. It might appear to be taking a shot at 

Mangawahi, but read it carefully- it is trying to tell the rest of the district that we are all in the boat together. The rates 

strike is our ONLY effective weapon against the crimes that are being committed against us. PLEASE PLEASE do not 

leave this responsibility to others- play your part. If you do, we will succeed in getting things put right. If we keep funding 

this circus, they will set the lions free to slaughter us. There is likely to be some comment on this issue on National 

Radio during the weekend. 

Bruce Rogan. 

Ratepayers Awake!! 

Should you pay for removal of other people’s sewage? Probably not. 

The Mangawhai community objected to paying far too much for sewage removal. They never wanted the system forced 

on them, but they had a right to expect it to be managed properly when it was. It was a shambles, and still is. To cover 

their screw-ups Council tried to increase Mangawhai rates by a huge amount (more than 100% in many cases). 

People reacted- they marched and they objected in writing, and they stopped paying their rates. 

What did YOUR council do? Please read carefully. 

Today FM. - 87.7 & 106.7 Mhz 

Bringing Back The Memories in Dargaville

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do 

and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. 

-- George S. Patton 

They secretly backed off, and they secretly turned the guns on YOU. 

Then what did they do? With the minister’s help, they went into hiding. 

Are you angry about that? Would you like to give them a piece of your mind? 

You can’t blame the new gang in charge, because THEY didn’t jack up your rates, the elected council did, on August 29, 

and then they skipped town. 

Are you going to take that? Are you going to pay for illegally established debt to fund things that don’t benefit YOU at 

all? To fund McKerchar’s illegal redundancy package? To fund all the other screw-ups? 

The new rates demands are illegal- The Department of Internal Affairs publicly said so on 29 August, and their CEO has 

subsequently supported that position in writing. Even if you can pay these rates, should you? 

You can go on trusting and being obedient, or you can call a halt. By courageously standing up to all this illegality and 

irresponsibility, the Mangawhai ratepayers got a very temporary reduction in their rates increases, at YOUR EXPENSE. 

Mangawhai didn’t do that to you, the council did. We have to unite to deal with this. NOBODY is looking after the 

ratepayers’ interests. 

Are you OK with your increase? If you do nothing now, you are deemed to be. Your rates have risen by maybe 30%!! 

Do nothing and it’ll happen again and again. Alternatively, stop paying rates, march in the streets, and OBJECT, until 

accountability comes back to Kaipara. Democracy is very poorly but it is not yet dead- its survival is in your hands. 

Email mrra@vodafone.co.nz or go to www.mangawhairatepayers.ning.com 

Computer Tips For the Week. 

Spyware: The Bane of The Internet 

Q. How do you define spyware? How can I recognize it? How can I remove it? Are there sites that list spyware 

programs? How else can I protect my privacy? 

These are questions we’re asked every day. Here some answers. These are not the only possible answers but they are 

how we determine spyware and what we recommend. We hope you find this information a valuable resource. 

1. What is Spyware? 

Our definition is any software that installs on your computer without your knowledge or consent. 

• Any software that installs other software without your knowledge or consent. 

• Any software that will not allow you to install the program you want without installing something else as well 

because this "something else as well, you can be sure, is the spyware component. 

• Any software that collects data about you, private or otherwise, and stores that information in a database for any 

reason, without specifically telling you what it will do with that information. 

• Any software that intentionally makes itself nearly impossible to remove by using normal procedures (Control 

Panel-->Add or Remove Program) or makes it appear that it is easy to uninstall by creating an entry in Control

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Walk the Historic River Walk 

A 5km return walk from Dargaville township 

to the Dargaville Museum via Mangawhare. 

Ride Ripiro Beach on a Quad Bike 

Hire from Baylys Beach Holiday Park 

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Take an Historic River Cruise on 

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Walk through Trounson Kauri Park 

A Mainland Island 

Trounson Park Rd Kaihu 

Kai Iwi Lakes Walk 

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Vintage Machinery Club 

Harding Park Dargaville 

Open: Wed, Fri, & weekends 10-30am - 

3.30pm 

The Kumara Box 

Warren Suckling: 

09 439 7018 

Buy fresh produce at Riverside 

Produce Market 

Every Thursday 2.30pm until 5.30pm 

Dormavilla Kauri Clock Factory 

134 Colville Rd SH 12 

Watch a craftsman working with Kauri timber. 

Free Tours 

094397373 094390007 

Funky Fish 

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Walk through 

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If women are expected to do the same work as men, 

we must teach them the same things. -- Plato 

Panel, Add or Remove Programs only to leave behind its spyware components. 

• Any software which hijacks your browser's start page and makes it difficult to change back to your preferred 

start page. 

• Any software which changes your default search engine without your consent and displays skewed results 

based not upon what you're searching for but upon who paid the search engine company the most. 

• Any program which automatically installs updates to itself without your knowledge or consent, or prior approval 

(other than via an incomprehensible EULA "End User License Agreement"). 

• Any program which sells, rents, gives away, shares, or has the capacity to sell, share, rent, or give away 

information it has collected from your computer without also having the capacity to explicitly ask your permission 

before doing so. 

• Any program which installs itself via a drive-by download or from a pop-up add where clicking "OK" downloads 

the software, where clicking "CANCEL" downloads it, and where closing the popup window by clicking the "x" at 

the top-right hand corner downloads it. 

• Any program (other than 'cookies' which are not programs and are not spyware per se) which is recognized 

by legitimate software spyware removal tools as spyware. We also refer to such programs as scumware or 

trickware ...or "too-good-to-true-ware". 

• This definition is intentionally broad. It's meant to make you wary of many types of software and encourage you 

to use your own, good common sense before downloading anything. It is, more than anything our opinion. We 

hope you find it useful in your personal battle against spyware, scumware, and trickware. 

2. How can you recognize it? 

Your first, best, line-of-defense is your own common sense. The Internet, despite its rather altruistic distant past, is not 

a free candy store. There are billions, perhaps trillions, of dollars to be made and just like in real life, there are those out 

looking for the easy buck. If you see something advertised as free and it pops-up wherever you go, and the company is 

practically jamming the software down your throat to get you to install it; or it promises you things that seem too good to 

be true. Be suspicious. Take a look at the company offering it. If it’s a big company and they’re offering you something 

free, and you think they’re just being nice, beware. You have a judgment call to make. Microsoft offers free things for 

your computer and they’re a very big company. We don’t consider their offerings to be spyware because the types of 

programs they offer are generally utilities or updates designed to make your Windows experience better. 

The Excite Group, a large, publicly traded company, offers “SmileyCentral” AKA “FunWebProducts” free. Hmm...but they 

won’t allow you to install “SmileyCentral” without “MyWebSearch” toolbar.(Note: The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) 

is very close to banning such tactics as those kinds of tactics are typical of spyware). Excite Group/MyWay spends 

millions of dollars promoting their “free programs”. This is an example where you really need to call upon your common 

sense and gut instincts despite the assurances they make of “No Spyware!”. Why would a huge company give away 

something free and spend millions of dollars promoting it? Just because they like you so much? When is the last time 

General Motors gave you a car? Please...beware. Read the FULL EULA of products like “Name removed due to 

threat of lawsuit”, SmileyCentral (AKA MyWay, AKA FunWebProducts) and don’t believe every “No Spyware!” you see.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, 

we must teach them the same things. -- Plato 

Panel, Add or Remove Programs only to leave behind its spyware components. 

• Any software which hijacks your browser's start page and makes it difficult to change back to your preferred 

start page. 

• Any software which changes your default search engine without your consent and displays skewed results 

based not upon what you're searching for but upon who paid the search engine company the most. 

• Any program which automatically installs updates to itself without your knowledge or consent, or prior approval 

(other than via an incomprehensible EULA "End User License Agreement"). 

• Any program which sells, rents, gives away, shares, or has the capacity to sell, share, rent, or give away 

information it has collected from your computer without also having the capacity to explicitly ask your permission 

before doing so. 

• Any program which installs itself via a drive-by download or from a pop-up add where clicking "OK" downloads 

the software, where clicking "CANCEL" downloads it, and where closing the popup window by clicking the "x" at 

the top-right hand corner downloads it. 

• Any program (other than 'cookies' which are not programs and are not spyware per se) which is recognized 

by legitimate software spyware removal tools as spyware. We also refer to such programs as scumware or 

trickware ...or "too-good-to-true-ware". 

• This definition is intentionally broad. It's meant to make you wary of many types of software and encourage you 

to use your own, good common sense before downloading anything. It is, more than anything our opinion. We 

hope you find it useful in your personal battle against spyware, scumware, and trickware. 

2. How can you recognize it? 

Your first, best, line-of-defense is your own common sense. The Internet, despite its rather altruistic distant past, is not 

a free candy store. There are billions, perhaps trillions, of dollars to be made and just like in real life, there are those out 

looking for the easy buck. If you see something advertised as free and it pops-up wherever you go, and the company is 

practically jamming the software down your throat to get you to install it; or it promises you things that seem too good to 

be true. Be suspicious. Take a look at the company offering it. If it’s a big company and they’re offering you something 

free, and you think they’re just being nice, beware. You have a judgment call to make. Microsoft offers free things for 

your computer and they’re a very big company. We don’t consider their offerings to be spyware because the types of 

programs they offer are generally utilities or updates designed to make your Windows experience better. 

The Excite Group, a large, publicly traded company, offers “SmileyCentral” AKA “FunWebProducts” free. Hmm...but they 

won’t allow you to install “SmileyCentral” without “MyWebSearch” toolbar.(Note: The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) 

is very close to banning such tactics as those kinds of tactics are typical of spyware). Excite Group/MyWay spends 

millions of dollars promoting their “free programs”. This is an example where you really need to call upon your common 

sense and gut instincts despite the assurances they make of “No Spyware!”. Why would a huge company give away 

something free and spend millions of dollars promoting it? Just because they like you so much? When is the last time 

General Motors gave you a car? Please...beware. Read the FULL EULA of products like “Name removed due to 

threat of lawsuit”, SmileyCentral (AKA MyWay, AKA FunWebProducts) and don’t believe every “No Spyware!” you see.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. 

-- Colin Powell 

Sometimes companies merely take advantage of the many definitions of spyware to make empty promises. Be careful. 

(Note: These opinions are our opinions after seeing problems caused by software of this type and installing and 

removing software of this type. We are not referring to any particular software as spyware in the narrowest definition 

of it, We are warning you to be wary of software which forces you to install something you may not want in order to get 

something else you may want.) 

Cloudeight is often asked how we can provide the 2000+ free download we offer without using spyware. The answer 

is simple. We don’t spend millions on advertising. We clearly indicate our site depends on the generosity of its visitors 

who we hope will buy the high quality software we offer from our store, or one of our E-Books, our CD-ROMs or make 

a small donation. We will never stoop to including software in any of our products. When you download our Smileycons 

program you only install the Smileycons program and if you so desire, the add-on smiley packs the are available for it. 

When you download our stationery, screen savers, QuickNotes, Funletters, or WonderScreens, you get only what you 

downloaded and you don’t have to install something else to get it. We have always been committed to your privacy and 

we will always continue to do so. 

3. How do I remove Spyware? 

Amazingly, some of the software that provides the best defense again spyware and tools to remove spyware are free. 

Really free. Others however are not free and may actually be Spyware themselves. 

We recommend the following Spyware removal and defense tools: 

• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Free version) 

• SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition 

• Spybot Search & Destroy (Spyware Removal Tool) 

• Ad-Adware (Spyware Removal Tool) 

Spyware Removal Tools To Avoid (suspected Spyware) 

• SpyWare Nuker (link leads to more information and not to the SpyWare Nuker Web site) 

• MailWiper/SpyWiper (link leads to more information and not to the Mail Wiper/SpyWiper Web site) 

• SpyHunter (link leads to more information and not to the SpyHunter site or download) 

4. Are there sites which have lists of spyware or where I can learn more about Spyware? 

Sure, there are some really good sites that offer great information about Spyware. Spyware lists are very hard to 

maintain because of the number of spyware programs being released every day. So be sure to check back often. The 

sites below are our favorite references but you may find many others by searching the Internet. 

• Spyware Info 

• Scumware Com

• DoxDesk 

Americans will put up with anything 

provided it doesn’t block traffic. -- Dan Rather 

• Top Ten Tips To Avoid Spyware 

Interesting Reading: 

• A Secret War 

• PC Invaders Camp On Hard Drives 

• Web Surfers Brace for Popup Downloads 

5. How else can I protect my Privacy? 

Install a good anti-virus program and keep it updated. We don’t 

recommend any Anti-Virus or Internet Security Suite which charges you 

an annual subscription fee. There is no evidence that these programs are 

any better than the free ones currently available. 

• Microsoft Security Essentials (free and rated no 1 by most agencies) 

• AVG Anti-Virus (free version available for home/personal use) 

• AVAST Anti-Virus (free version available for home/personal use) 

• Kerio Internet Firewall (free version available for home/personal use) 

• Sygate Internet Firewall (free version available for home/personal use) 

• Outpost Internet Firewall (free version available for home/personal use) 

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP makes dramatic and welcome changes to the security of your computer (in you’re 

using Windows XP) and make it easier for you to identify and and prevent the hijacking of your browser by spyware and 

scumware companies. It enhances the built-in firewall and button-down your Outlook Express. It’s almost a new version 

of Windows with some really great features. Windows XP SP2 is a great tool in your fight for privacy and security on the 

Internet. These benefits are also available in Windows Vista and Windows 7. 

Just make sure that you keep the definitions up to date manually as most of the free antispyware programs do not 

update automatically. 

The free antivirus programs we recommend all update daily or more frequently depending on settings 

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that protects us from ourselves. -- Ronald Reagan 

New Books In the Dargaville Library 

NON FICTION 

A Wife on Gorge River – Catherine Stewart 

Gentle Birth Choices – book + DVD – Barbara Harper, R. N. 

Eating Dirt – Adventures and Yarns from New Zealand’s Action Man – Steve Gurney 

A Savage Country – The Untold Story of New Zealand in the 1820s – Paul Moon 

Naked Truth – Lifting the lid on the New Zealand sex industry – Rachel Francis 

JUNIOR 

Sushi my Sausage Dog – Shevon Burrows 

Sparkle’s Song – Samantha Hale 

Grandma Bendy – Izy Penguin 

On Plastic Bag Patrol – over the curve of the earth – Andrew Fagan 

FICTION 

The Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson Walker 

Highland Storms – Christina Courtenay 

A Killing in the Hills – Julia Keller 

Renegade – Robyn Young 

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 

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 

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Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed 

to sell your parrot to the town gossip. -- Will Rogers 

Community Notices 

1st Dargaville Girls’ Brigade 

ARE YOU a girl aged between 5-18yrs? 

Then Come along to our Youth program, build friendships, 

be empowered with skills, Christian qualities and 

values, great girl chats and loads more. 

We meet on Thursdays, 3pm, come straight from school, for 

cookie and drink, official start time 3.30-5pm held at 

Dargaville Baptist Community Church. 

Contact Pauline for more info. 4397507 

Astronomy Skydome Observers Inc 

Meets every second Thursday of the month, 

88 Chases Terrace 

or at Skydome 

28 Seaview Road. 

Baylys Beach 

Phone 439-8519 for details. 

Come along and explore the wonders of the night sky and help make a contribution to 

the study of astronomy. Telescopes and binoculars available, bring your own if you wish. 

Skydome Observers Inc is a non-profit organisation and a registered charity 

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 


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In America sex is an obsession, 

in other parts of the world it is a fact. -- Marlene Dietrich 

Media Release – Whangarei District Council 

No shellfish gathering in Waipu Estuary area of Bream Bay for 28 days 

Members of the public are advised not to gather shellfish from the Waipu Estuary and 

Bream Bay one kilometre either side of the mouth of the estuary for the next 28 days. 

A broken sewer main near McLean’s bridge has spilled up to 40 cubic metres of sewage 

into a nearby paddock and stream flowing into the Waipu River. The break has now been 

repaired. 

People are advised not to enter the water in the estuary or the Bay 1km either side of the 

River mouth area for two days, and to follow sensible hygiene precautions if coming into contact with the water. 

Wet fish in the estuary should not be caught amd eaten for the next two days. 

New Zealand History This Week 29 September – 06 October 

1 October 1986 Goods and Service Tax Act comes into force 

Initially adding 10% to the cost of most goods and services, GST was a key part of the economic reforms of the fourth 

Labour government that were dubbed ‘Rogernomics’. 

Minister of Finance Roger Douglas had the opportunity to implement his ‘new right’ reforms after Labour won a landslide 

victory in the snap election of July 1984. The new government inherited an alarmingly high budget deficit and overseas 

debt, an inflated dollar, and rocketing inflation. The economy was in crisis, and Rogernomics was a ready-made solution 

– or so it seemed to many. 

It was the days of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, and ‘new right’ policies were the latest craze worldwide. But 

nowhere else were they implemented with the speed and zeal shown by Douglas and his supporters. New Zealand 

was quickly reinvented as one of the most free-market economies in the industrialised world. The agenda came thick 

and fast: deregulation, privatisation, the sale of state assets, and the removal of subsidies, tariffs, tax breaks and price 

controls. 

GST was added to the mix in 1986. Opponents called it a ‘regressive’ tax – one that hits the poorest the hardest 

– because people on low incomes tend to spend the greatest proportion of their money on goods and services. 

The reforms had come as a surprise to the electorate and the media. A long period of low or negative economic growth 

increased public concern, and tens of thousands of people lost their jobs. Worried that things had gone too far, Prime 

Minister David Lange put the brakes on after winning re-election in 1987, calling for a ‘pause and a cup of tea’. Lange 

forced Roger Douglas to resign from Cabinet in 1988, but he was voted back in by the Labour caucus the following year. 

Lange himself resigned shortly afterward. 

The rate of GST was increased to 12.5% in 1989 and remained at that level until 2010, 

when it was raised to 15%. There is disagreement to this day about whether the reforms 

were a failed experiment or a necessary step towards a stronger economy. 

Image: Roger Douglas on the steps of Parliament (Timeframes)

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. 

-- Franklin D. Roosevelt 

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Before I met my husband, I’d never fallen in love, 

though I’d stepped in it a few times. -- Rita Rudner 

2 October 1986 ‘Slice of Heaven’ hits No. 1 

Written for the movie Footrot Flats: the dog’s tale, which was based on the iconic New 

Zealand cartoon series, Dave Dobbyn’s hit single featured reggae band Herbs singing a 

cappella. It topped the charts for eight weeks. 

Released two months before the film, ‘Slice of Heaven’ became synonymous with it 

and was named Song of the Year at the 1986 New Zealand Music Awards. In 2001 the 

Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) invited its members and an academy 

to vote for what they believed to be New Zealand’s top songs of all time. ‘Slice of Heaven’ 

was voted number seven on this list. In the same year Dave Dobbyn received a rare lifetime achievement award from 

the New Zealand recording industry in recognition of his almost 30 years as a musician and songwriter with bands such 

as Th’ Dudes and DD Smash. 

Footrot Flats was the work of cartoonist Murray Ball. The popular newspaper cartoon series featured the daily 

adventures of typical New Zealand farm characters, including Dog the sheepdog, his owner Wal Footrot, and their 

neighbour, Cooch Windgrass. Footrot Flats: the dog’s tale was New Zealand’s first full-length animated feature film. 

4 October 1957 Morris Yock trademarks the jandal 

Inspired by footwear he had seen in Japan, Auckland businessman Morris Yock and his son Anthony began 

manufacturing this simple rubber footwear in their Onehunga garage in 1957. The name ‘jandal’ combined the words 

‘Japanese’ and ‘sandal’. 

There is some dispute over whether or not Yock actually invented the jandal. The family of a Taranaki man, the late 

John Cowie, claim that he began manufacturing a plastic version of the traditional woven-soled zōri (Japanese sandal) 

in Hong Kong in the late 1940s and that it was he who came up with the name ‘jandal’. According to them, Yock only 

imported the jandals and applied for the trademark in 1957. (John Cowie moved to New Zealand about a year later). 

Maurice Yock’s son Philip disagrees – he says his father learnt from manufacturers in Hong Kong, and that because of 

New Zealand’s import licensing in the 1950s he had to make them here. 

The jandals were initially manufactured by Jandals Ltd using rubber imported from Hong Kong; J. Yock & Co. arranged 

distribution. Skellerup took over the supply of raw materials and eventually bought the business in 1987. Skellerup 

subsidiary Viking Footwear took over the name in the 1990s, and today it is owned by Sanford Industries. 

During the 1980s and ’90s the brand came under threat from cheap imported imitations. In response the owners 

threatened legal action to protect the ‘Jandal’ trademark: the original jandal sets itself apart with its specific rubber 

formula. These days even the genuine article is imported – since the late 1980s the jandal has been manufactured in 

Malaysia. 

One interesting ‘fact’ about jandals is that more left-footed ones seem to wash up on our beaches than right-footed 

ones – a 23-year study of Northland beaches found that 70% of washed-up jandals were left-footed. Why this might be 

is open to conjecture – one theory is that it is to do with the way (predominantly right-footed) 

New Zealand boaties launch their boats, leaving their left foot in the water while they push to get 

afloat. 

Their relatively low cost and suitability for the New Zealand summer lifestyle have ensured that 

jandals continue to be popular today, though they are not nearly as prevalent as in the early 

1980s, when Kiwis bought more than one million pairs a year. 

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The thing that impresses me the most about America 

is the way parents obey their children. -- King Edward VIII 

FOOD! This week it’s “Mussels” 

Quick Mussel Chowder 

Ingredients 

16-20 fresh mussels in shell 

1 cup water 

1 bay leaf if you have one on hand 

2 stalks celery, finely diced 

1 carrot, peeled and finely diced 

1/2 leek or 1 small onion, finely diced 

1 tsp curry powder 

2 x 535g cans Wattie’s Very Special Creamy Pumpkin Soup 

sour cream and chopped parsley to garnish 

Method 

1. Discard any mussels that are open. Scrub the mussels and remove the beards. Heat the water and bayleaf in a 

saucepan until boiling rapidly. Add the mussels, cover and boil for 5 minutes. Drain the mussels in a colander and allow 

to cool, set aside. 

2. In a saucepan heat a dash of oil and gently cook the celery, carrot, leek or onion and curry powder for about 3-5 

minutes until softened but not browned. 

3. Stir in the two cans of Wattie’s Very Special Creamy Pumpkin Soup and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and do not 

boil. 

4. Discard any mussels that have not opened this time remove the meat from the shells of the ones that have and chop 

roughly. Add the mussels to the soup and warm through. 

5. Ladle into warm soup bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a sprig parsley. 

Chilli Mussels 

Ingredients 

2 kg fresh mussels in shell 

1/2 cup dry white wine 

1/4 cup water 

1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger 

1 Tbsp black peppercorns 

120g pouch Wattie’s Wok Creations Sweet Chilli and Lime Stir Fry Sauce 

1/2 cup strained cooking liquid 

egg noodles or spaghetti for 4 

2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander 

1/4 cup roughly chopped roasted peanuts 


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Method 

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. 

-- Donald H. Rumsfeld, 

1. Discard any mussels that are open. 

2. Scrub mussels well and remove the beard. 

3. Put the wine, water, ginger and peppercorns into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. 

4. Add the mussels all at once, cover and cook over a high heat for 4-5 minutes or until the shells open. Discard any 

mussels that have not opened. Strain off and reserve the 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. 

5. Put the Wattie’s Wok Creations Sweet Chilli Stir Fry Sauce and the strained cooking liquid into a saucepan and bring 

to the boil. 

6. Cook the egg noodles or spaghetti according to the directions on the packet. Drain and divide among 4 bowls. Place 

the mussels on top of each bowl, pour over the hot chilli sauce and garnish with chopped coriander and peanuts. 

Seafood Marinara on Pasta 

Ingredients 

1 onion, peeled, finely diced 

6 large button mushrooms, diced 

1 Tbsp oil 

350 g firm white fish fillets, diced 

1/2 cup red wine 

12 cooked mussels, diced 

400g can Wattie’s Chunky Tomato and Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce 

1/2 cup fresh herbs, like oregano, thyme or parsley 

cooked spaghetti pasta for 4 

Method 

1. Cook the onion and the mushrooms in the oil in a pan for 3-4 minutes over a moderate heat stirring regularly until 

golden brown but not burnt. 

2. Push the onions and mushrooms to one side and add the fish to the pan, browning well. Add the red wine and bring 

to the boil. Add the mussels, Wattie’s Chunky Tomato and Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce and herbs and simmer for 3-4 

minutes only. 

Serve over pasta. 

Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and a sprig of fresh herb if wished. 

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The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn 

are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. 

-- Mark Russell 

Musical Notes For This Week 29 September – 06 October 

Events in Music 

1962 - Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 

1962 - Beatles release their 1st record “Love Me Do” 

1967 - BBC starts their own popular music radio station 

1967 - Pink FLoyd’s 1st US tour (arrives in NYC) 

1967 - Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents 

1970 - 63 arrest in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milano Italy 

1983 - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release “Say, Say, Say” in UK 

1992 - Madonna premieres her “Erotica” video on MTV 

Birthdays in Music 

1907 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997) 

1912 - Kenny Baker, radio singer/actor (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back) 

1929 - Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By) 

1930 - Richard Harris, Ireland, actor (Man Called Horse)/singer (MacArthur Park) 

1932 - Dottie West, country singer 

1935 - Julie Andrews, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins) 

1938 - Carlo Mastrangelo, Bronx NY, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) 

1941 - Chubby Checker, [Ernest Evans], Phila, rock vocalist (Twist) 

1942 - Dewey Martin, Canada, rock vocalist/drummer (Buffalo Springfield) 

1942 - Frankie Lymon, NYC, rocker (The Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love) 

1942 - Richard Street, Detroit Mi, rocker (Temptations) 

1942 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer 

1943 - Jerry Maitini, US saxophonist (Sly & Family Stone-Sex Machine) 

1943 - Jim Martini, rocker (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People) 

1944 - Scott McKenzie, rock vocalist (If You Come to SF 

1945 - Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer/songwriter (Where is the Love) 

1945 - Don McLean, New Rochelle NY, singer/songwriter (American Pie, Vincent) 

1945 - Neil Frances Tennant, rocker (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl) 

1946 - Sylvia Peterson, US vocalist (Chiffons-He’s So Fine) 

1947 - Marc Bolan, London England, rock vocalist (T-Rex-Bang a Gong) 

1947 - Lindsey Buckingham, rocker (Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk) 

1947 - James Fielder, Denton TX, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) 

1947 - Brian Johnson, Australia, hard rocker (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie) 

1948 - Ellen McIlwaine, Nashville, blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel) 

1950 - Ronnie Laws, US saxophonist/guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) 

1950 - Thomas McClary, US soul guitarist (Commodores-Still) 

1951 - Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist/vocalist (April Wine) 

1951 - Sting, [Gordon Sumner], rock vocalist (Police-Roxanne)/actor (Dune) 

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-- Charles M. Schulz, 

1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist 

1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dallas TX, guitarist (Sky is Crying, Texas Flood) 

1954 - David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys) 

1962 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe) 

1969 - Gwen Stefani, Fullerton, California, singer (No Doubt) 

1971 - Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys) 

1974 - Keith Duffy, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone) 

Deaths in Music 

1967 - Woodrow Wilson “Woodie” Guthrie, US folk singer/guitarist, dies at 55 

1970 - Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27 

1975 - Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T & The MG’s), dies at 39 

1998 - Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907) 

2004 - Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (b. 1946) 

2012 - Andy Williams (Moon River) 

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

Nostalgia TV Clips from U Tube 

To celebrate the restoration of the De Havilland Mosquito aircraft to flying status this week we offer some video’s on the 

aircraft and it’s history 

Historical Information 

The De Havilland Mosquito WW2 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (4 mins) 

De Havilland Mosquito | WWII RAF Aircraft (55 mins) 

Wooden Mosquito Airplane Manufacturing in Australia -1944 de Havilland DH98 (3 mins) 

This Week in Auckland 

De Havilland Mosquito aircraft Landing Akl Air NZ Hangar 1st Landing after rebuild 

Worlds Only Flying Mosquito - Taxi After Maiden Flight 

De Havilland Mosquito aircraft 2nd Takeoff after rebuild from Auckland Airport NZ 

If you find a Kiwiana, nostalgia, or other interesting link share it by sending it in. Paste the URL into 

the text of your e-mail and we will publish it. 

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England and America are two countries 

separated by a common language. -- George Bernard Shaw 

SENIOR NET 

For people 50+ to learn about technology and computers. 

Open Day: 3rd Monday of each month 

1.00-3.00pm. 

For More Information Ring: 

Heather (09) 4394452 or Francie (09) 439548

There is no such thing as a nonpolitical speech 

by a politician. -- Richard M. Nixon 

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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

I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican. 

-- Dan Quayle 

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

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-- Robert Redford 

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