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1 6 March 2019, Vol 35, No 1756 P: E: Fir man hlps out in Nlson P3 Fir play for hight P4 Talbots travl through P5 Athltics shows school spirit P8 Wast fr Gondola taks shap parnting: Kat has answrs Kat Mads dlivrd two workshops on wast fr parnting in Taumarunui Ohakun last Thursday. Sh shard hr xprincs of visiting many lfills rcycling plants within Nw Zal highlightd that rducing wast is bst solution country s wast problm. Thr was plnty of humour shard at workshops but it was sobring s what lgacy w ar currntly laving our futur gnrations, said Ruaphu District Council s nvironmnt ducar Emily Jasmin. Lind lfills ar not compost systms, y crat a mummifid mb of rubbish, says Kat Mads. Whn lfills ar cappd y bcom anarobic (no oxygn) so mthan is producd that is 26 tims wors than carbon dioxid (as a grnhous gas). Turn Pag 4 Kat Mad talks about how much rubbish gos in lfills from raising a baby. Work is undrway on Mt Ruaphu s nw $25 million gondola, which will b largst most tchnically advancd in Nw Zal. Picturd ar foundations of two-sry lowr trminal for gondola. Th challngs of working in a UNESCO World Hritag alpin nvironmnt high on a mountain ar all bing takn in strid of Litnr Ropways tam constructing nw Mt Ruaphu gondola. Work is wll undrway on Sky Waka, nw high-spd gondola, rports Ruaphu Alpin Lifts, with tam facing vrchanging logistical challngs with nginring spcifications, gtting matrials on-sit, physical construction procss. Whakapapa managr Jono Dan has acknowldgd Wllingn-basd dsign tam who hav bn constantly rvising projct s structural rquirmnts. Du uniqu gographical location of sit rock composition, construction dsign rquirmnts ar volving daily as work progrsss. H addd that lack of accss ovr uniqu volcanic trrain adds complxity of projct. Evn transporting concrt from truck construction sit has rquird som out-of--box thinking, says Jono Dan. Convntional concrt trucks driv part way up mountain ar n rplacd with a trailr concrt mixing bowl with a 3.5 cubic mtr capacity. Th concrt is n transfrrd on a purpos-built arial matrial ropway systm that n transfrs loads locations rquird in mid-mountain. To dat, 400 of 1100 nns rquird for this projct has bn transportd, h said. Ropway for concrt Th Swiss nginrd ropway can transport up fiv nns of quipmnt matrials without rlying on hlicoptr us, which can b rstrictd du war conditions. At ovr 1000m in lngth with wrs up 34m tall, it is first of its kind in Nw Zal b constructd for purpos of building a passngr ropway on a ski fild. Mr Dan says that whil projct is on schdul b Turn Pag 2 Thr ar plnty of rasons warm a sun-drnchd sal. Thr ar so many lmnts a classic Kiwi summr: bachs, bachs, barbcus... buying slling houss. Encouragd by glorious war, sllrs buyrs mrg rfrshd rvitalisd from ir Christmas braks, rady mak sal rooms sizzl. If your Nw Yar s rsolution is mak a mov, contact sals profssionals at Baylys. READY FOR SUMMER Baylys Ruaphu baylys.co.nz BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REAA 2008 ALTOGETHER BETTER Rsidntial / Commrcial / Rural / Proprty Srvics RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March

2 What s on round Ruaphu Ratihi Country Markt Wild Food Fstival Waimarino Shars Waimarino Rodo Ruaphu Ring of Fir Ratihi Country Markt Ratihi Gutbustr 9 March 9 March 16 March March 23 March 13 April 21 April Tll us about your vnt , d@ruaphubulltin.co.nz Ski, Board & Bik Cnr Ayr St & Goldfinch St, Ohakun , tcbskiboard.co.nz Whr din in Ruaphu District OHAKUNE KINGS bar & rstaurant 3 Rimu St, Ohakun Junction Ph: Est in 1913, hisric Kings offrs an inviting mnu by locally rnown chfs, a grat slction of boutiqu wins is xclusiv vnu offr Ruaphu Brwing Company brs on tap. S our Facbook pag for what s on opning tims. LA PIZZERIA 6 Thams St, Ohakun Junction Ph: Ohakun's most famous pizza rstaurant. For 30 yars w hav bn cooking Ohakun's bst pizza. Com up s us in "Junction" at nd of Old Coach Road try on of our hot, tasty, hmad pizzas. Opn for dinnr, takaway or din in BYOW fully licnsd. Chck us out onlin at: lapizzria.co.nz Lmongrass Thai rstaurant At Alpin Motl, 7 Miro St, Ohakun Ph: Ohakun's Thai tast snsation! Auntic Thai cuisin in a rlaxd, casual atmosphr. Fully licnsd, din in or takaway. Opn Monday Saturday from 5pm. Roastd Addiqtion Coff. OCR CAFE & RESTAURANT 2 Tyn St, Ohakun (Botm of Mountain Rd) Ph: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! Com njoy som of Ohakun s finst in a rlaxd cosy atmosphr. Enjoy a dlicious plattr, wholsom food NZ win craft brs in gardn. Glutn fr options availabl. Excllnt kids mnu. Fully licnsd. Opn throughout summr. SWEET PEA CAFE 19 Goldfinch Strt, (nxt BNZ), Ohakun Ph: Hommad frshly bakd cabint goodis dlicious mnu ordr from. Family frindly, with kids ara opn fir. Opn Monday Saturday 9am 3pm. THE CYPRUS TREE 79 Clyd St, Ohakun Ph: Contmporary café, bar rstaurant. Com try our nw small plats mnu. Enjoy quality win, craft br, food frindly srvic in our spacious, family frindly stablishmnt. Firsid loung childrn s play ara, cosy indoors or prfct alfrsco dining with spctacular mountain viws. A grat plac for casual gt grs or spcial occasions. THE POWDERKEG Botm of mountain road Ph: Th iconic Powdrkg at botm of mountain road rmains Ohakun s most popular vnu for all ags. With 28 yars commitmnt fantastic food, frindly srvic fun tims, Th Kg is prfct plac mt frinds for dinnr, drinks, or a plattr on sunny balcony. Mattrhorn opn 6.30am 9.30am daily for brakfast. Powdrkg opn 3pm till lat daily Upia Café/Rstaurant 47 Clyd St, Ohakun Ph: Fully licnsd café opn 7 days from 7am for brakfast lunch. A mmorabl atmosphr with a suprb rang of dlicious food bvrags, srvd by our upbat frindly staff. Fully rnovatd caf, now with stunning dcor, gas fir, comfortabl sating both downstairs upstairs, also with a br nw sunny outdoor gardn ara. Fr WiFi with purchas. Gondola taks shap From Pag 1 compltd in Jun tam is tally at mrcy of mor natur. W v had amazing luck with war this summr, which has got projct off a grat start but, bing up a mountain, conditions could chang rapidly affct projct timlin. Th construction of 14 wr foundations support nw Sky Waka gondola lin ar narly complt work is undrway on trminal stations whr popl will gt on off gondola. Italian-basd company Litnr is supplying installing gondola, gnral managr David Ratcliff says h s xcitd b involvd in Nw Zal s largst gondola installation. This projct has prsntd uniqu challngs but work is progrssing wll it s xciting b a part of such an iconic projct. Th 50 Sky Waka gondola cabins will fatur floor ciling glass for brathtaking viws, intrnal ski racks, audio lighting individual lar sats offring businss-class luxury passngrs bfitting of UNESCO Dual World Hritag status of Whakapapa Ski Ara. Each cabin accommodats 10 passngrs. Th Sky Waka will run from Top of Bruc bas ara Knoll Ridg Café. It will transport 2400 popl pr hour ovr 1.8km in approximatly fiv minuts. Mr Dan said social conomic indicars for gondola projct ar complling, with a tam of about 35 popl working on projct anor stimatd 100 popl contributing projct bhind scns, including a strong contingnt of local mploymnt from ara. Th gondola projct has involvd working closly with Ngāti Tūwhara DOC, which has sn a significant rduction in numbr of structurs on mountain, nw installation having lss than half of structurs it rplacs. As a public bnfit ntity RAL invsts its procds back in dvloping mountain s facilitis nw gondola forms part of $100m rinvstmnt stratgy announcd by RAL board in Looking down wards lowr trminal of nw gondola, showing its location btwn Rangatira Exprss Top o Bruc. Th lift will travl 1.8km through on of North Isl s most ruggd spctacular lscaps. Blow: p trminal foundations, adjacnt Knoll Ridg Caf. In forground is foundation for last wr bfor trminal. To includ your rstaurant/bar/caf in this guid, plas contact Ruaphu Bulltin on or mail ads@ruaphubulltin.co.nz 2 RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March 2019

3 Ruaphu s mrgncy man hlps at Nlson fir Ruaphu mrgncy managmnt officr Nick Watson has rturnd from two wks hlping out with Nlson rural fir rspons. Council chif xcutiv Cliv Manly said that at tims such as this it is litrally all hs pump Ruaphu was happy assist in bst way y could, which was mak Nick his spcialist skills availabl. Prior Fir Emrgncy NZ (FENZ) taking ovr rural fir managmnt rspons, it was rsponsibility of local councils so popl lik Nick who hav a dpth of knowldg frontlin xprinc in both rural fir civil dfnc mrgncy managmnt hav an invaluabl skillst for situations such as this, h said. Mr Watson said that his initial rol was in assisting within Emrgncy Oprating Cntr (EOC) whr rspons fir is plannd co-ordinatd as a Liaison Officr btwn FENZ Civil Dfnc. Aftr bing on ground for a fw days I was askd by incidnt controllr work as a divisional commr out in fild whr I had rsponsibility for thr scrs in Rdwood Vally. In this rol I was working on fir front co-ordinating rspons of fir crws havy machinry put out hot spots. With Nlson ara bing as dry as Latst nws 35 yars ago Looking back on Waimarino ara, through pags of Waimarino Bulltin ( forrunnr Ruaphu Bulltin): An xplosiv situation avrtd Two boxs containing 350 sticks of dynamit wr found by a huntr nxt Main Trunk Lin north of Ohakun Junction. It was thought boxs had bn r for fiv or six yars. Musum numbrs up rising. Th Qun Elizabth II Army Musum in Waiouru had mor than 30,000 visirs in Dcmbr 1983 January 1984, up from 27,000 sam priod in prvious yar. it is, fir can continu burn smouldr undrground, fding off tr roots, which prsnts a ral difficulty in bing abl locat s aras put m out. To hlp us w usd spcial h hld dron dployd rmal imaging quipmnt had crws working through night which mad it asir idntify hot spots. Th dangr of fir flaring up again was clarly dmonstratd this wk whn rsidnts from Rdwood Vally along Moutr Highway ndd b r-vacuatd from ir homs. Unfortunatly, until rgion gts a solid priod of sustaind rain fall local rsidnts will nd b prpard for possibl furr disruption including nd vacuat again at short notic. Mr Watson addd that fir bans rstrictions ar in plac throughout country Fir Emrgncy NZ (FENZ) is plading with Kiwis b vigilant during xtrm conditions. Popl should also b awar that all Dpartmnt of Consrvation (DOC) l, which maks up a larg part of Ruaphu has a prmannt fir rstriction in plac. Anyon lighting a fir within 1km of DOC l nds contact DOC ara offic for a prmit whil outsid of s aras popl should first chck FENZ wbsit Massiv magnificnt A front pag articl clbratd wood carvings by local craftsman Alan Brown who was working on pics carvd from tara logs donatd by Winsn Afforstation. Th Navy coms wn Nw Zal Navy prsonnl ok part in a chartr parad in Ohakun, mark HMNZS Irirangi s Frdom of Borough. Th Navy B marchd with Iririangi Ship s Company. Ash Wdnsday Ash from a massiv scrub burn-off covring 900 hctars in prparation for pin tr planting in Waimarino Forst covrd most of Waimarino. Nick Watson is back from hlping with firs in Nlson, whr h co-ordinatd havy machinry us fir crws. Rodo sason kicks off with Waimarino Th first rodo of sason kicks off nxt wk with 69th Waimarino Rodo at Ratihi Showgrounds on 15, March. Th much-anticipatd thr day vnt starts with local vnts from 6-8pm on Friday, including barrl racing, str calf riding. Th main vnt on Saturday Sunday s Nw Zal s p ridrs compting b first gt points on board. Local ridrs Jarrd Wbb Samara Windl will b compting arna dircr is Jason Haitana. Th Waimarino rodo is longst continuous running rodo in Nw Zal has found a plac in hart of our community as on of our most important local vnts, says on of organisrs. Com along shar p quality, family frindly ntrtainmnt along with outsting skill, daring sckmanship. It promiss b a grat wknd. Saturday Sunday s vnts start at 8am. Admission for adults is $15 undr fiftns $5. A Family day pass for two adults thr childrn is $30. Furr information from Cathy on or or Shan FIRST FARM OPPORTUNITY 269 Kopurutuku Road, Ohakun This attractiv 123 ha brding/finishing farm could b farm start your journy wards farm ownrship. Th balancd conur consists prdominantly of clan mdium hill country plus approximatly 55 ha of asy country suitabl for ir cropping or finishing. Subdividd in 22 main paddocks with good convntional fncing a lan systm nabls as of sck movmnt. Hisrically wintrd around 600 ws, 200 hoggts plus trading cattl. Th original 1908 homstad has bons b somthing spcial st amongst a back drop of matur trs shrubs. 123 hctars Auction Auction (unlss sold prior) 1pm, Thu 14 Mar 2019 NZR Cntral Limitd Jami Proud AREINZ jami@nzr.nz NZR Cntral Limitd Licnsd REAA 2008 RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March

4 Fir play It s important for fir brigads train a high lvl, so last wk National Park Voluntr Fir Brigad mmbrs got out laddrs for som high-lvl training. Picturd ar crw using our awsom playground practis working routins around working at hights. Pho: Facbook. Carrot couplt wondr Ohakun s Big Carrot faturd in a grat many ntris in last wk s Nw Zal Listnr magazin column, Wordsworth. Th column is a wkly words challng, this tim asking popl THE THE PUZZLE COMPANY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. NZ shp brd, namd aftr gnticist who dvlopd it (8) 7. Rubbish (5) 8. Rightly (9) 9. Two (Maori) (3) 10. Wr (4) 11. Th national musum (2,4) 13. Titl of 1938 Robin Hyd novl (3,7,3) 15. Attack (6) 16. Rsponsibility (4) 18. Stal (3) 20. Sal of Cntury host whn it launchd in 1989 (5,4) 21. Harnss racing (colloq) (5) 22. Wisly (8) snd in couplts dscrib a structur that might b considrd on of svn wondrs of modrn world. Norma Major, from Nw Plymouth, wrot Ohakun s giant orang carrot/is just dram of vry rabbit. SOLUTION 1724 Across: 1. Chill out, 7/8. Point Chvalir, 9. ACT, 10. Yar, 11. Kung fu, 13. Outst, 14. Ensign, 17. Akaroa, 18. Limp, 20. Cup, 22. Imitation, 23. Moana, 24. Whit li. Down: 1. Cocky, 2. Inxact, 3. Lap, 4. Uniqu, 5. Nikau, 6. Station, 7. Progny, 12. Rgalia, 13. Outcom, 15. Initial, 16. Polish, 17. Appal, 19. Pnc, 21. Fast. 4 RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March DOWN 1. Furnishings (5) 2. Distanc, on a golf cours (7) 3. Sktchd (4) 4. Corrspondnts (6-7) 5. Crayfish (Maori) (5) 6. By larg (7) 7. Squnc of ladrs from sam family; 1980s US TV sris (7) 12. Own (7) 13. Parchd (7) 14. Trumpt salut (7) 15. Strongly dislik (5) 17. Wr (5) 19. Bill of far (4) 9 Wast fr parnting From Pag 1 Kat Mads pointd out that cows ar oftn blamd for mthan y produc but popl s wast is a massiv sourc of this gas o. Sh fully supports plastic bag ban du pollution y caus damag y caus wildlif. Sh promots having nakd bins rar than hav a bag linr plac your rubbish dirctly in bin mpty that in your council bag. Rins out bin if it gts dirty kp rusing. Wast watr tratmnt plants can rmov solids from liquids but ar unabl nutralis Molov cocktail of chmicals that ar snt down drains. Our drains ar dsignd for human wast ilt papr. Thr ar many products claiming y ar flushabl but y contribut drains bing blockd, says Kat Mads. You hav control of what gos down your drain. Baking soda, whit vingar lbow gras ar a saf altrnativ many claning products. At anor workshop somon askd whr you can buy lbow gras from, so for youngr radrs this is not a product, it is whn you us your strngth scrub off grim rar than using chmicals rmov it. Sh adviss do on thing. Tak on stp at a tim. What is asy for on prson may b hard for anor, so choos somthing that you can do asily. Waimarino war Th tmpraturs rainfall sinc last publishd data as masurd at Ruaphu Collg War Station. Dat 25/2 26/2 27/2 28/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 4/3 Max C Min C Grass C Rain Wholsal Bulk Oil Chainbar Engin Oil ISSN (print) ISSN (onlin) Publishd by Ruaphu Mdia Ltd 16B Goldfinch St, Ohakun. Phon (06) Ruaphu s only locally ownd wkly community nwspapr. Establishd ABC Audit: 4379 avrag circulation (Audit Burau of Circulations) Raching homs vry Tusday in Ohakun, National Park, Ratihi, Waiouru surrounding rural aras. Publishing Edir: Robrt Miln ruaphubulltin.co.nz Advrtising Rp: Jud Chvin ruaphubulltin.co.nz Rgular Contriburs: Liz Brookr Display Casual 300cm 500cm 1000cm 2500cm 5000cm Hydraulic Transmission trucks tracrs havy quipmnt car & light commrcial All availabl Wanganui dirct Brdck Villag 152 Taupo Quay, Wanganui. Phon (06) Printd by Bacon Print Hawk s Bay Advrtising Rats Classifids $4.10 pr col cm Run-ons (16 words) $10.00 $3.08 pr col cm Extra words, 61c ach $2.75 pr col cm Bold Display Classifid $4.87 $2.26 pr col cm $2.05 pr col cm $1.64 pr col cm Prfrrd position 15% xtra. Insrts colour on application Advrtising Dadlin 5pm Friday ALL RATES PLUS GST If vry Nw Zalr did on thing vry day that would b four million changs. Rfusing buy or us singl us itms will assist rducing volum of wast w crat. Rcycling corrctly mans products do gt rcycld if y ar contaminatd y will b snt lfill. Wash out all of containrs so y ar clan bfor placing m in your rcycling bin. For mor information: KCEPT cash This month, King Country Elctric Powr Trust will distribut $1,300,000 its consumr bnficiaris. This is $300,000 mor than last yar is in addition Trust s rcnt vry succssful Ecobulb projct. Half will b distributd as a flat rat through Th Lins Company Ltd all KCEPT consumr bnficiaris whilst or half will b allocatd through Trust Powr Ltd on a volumtric basis, thos King Country Enrgy Ltd cusmrs who wr transfrrd Trust Powr during Jun/July 2018 transition priod. This ntitlmnt is basd on tal amounts billd in 12 months prior final transition. Th incom bing distributd this yar was drivd from financial priod. In that sam yar, Trust fund grw from $42,193,043 $46,482,553. It prsntly sts at $51,051,399. POOBY from frrts Sinc middl of January 2019 r has bn an influx of frrts out at Owhango, both in Ohinnga Scnic Rsrv surrounding bush pastur margins, rports local consrvation group. Up until 23 Fbruary fiftn frrts had bn caught in instant kill liv captur traps. Frrts hav prdatd on killd at last 15 kiwi in Tongariro Forst Park ovr last nin months. Ths natural-born killrs wr introducd Nw Zal in 1880 s, control rabbits, which wr brding out of control. But frrts ok a fancy many of Nw Zal s uniqu nativ spcis, in particular, kiwi. Owhango Aliv has bn activly Protcting Our Own Back Yard (POOBY) in Ohinnga Scnic Rsrv surrounding Owhango villag, sinc W hav a grat tam of voluntrs who maintain chck svral trap lins, wd bust, plant trs, documnt all our statistics, phograph vnts (big small) run our Facbook pag. And all for satisfaction of POOBY, says Sally Lashmar from group. W ar vry much supportd by our local DOC/ Prdar Fr 2050 tam, spcially Danial van dr Lubb, who provids us with know-how rgarding traps, bait physical hlp. W ar a small group of activ mmbrs, so without this partnrship with DOC, w would hav struggld achiv rsults thus far. Th group invits ors join in ffort mor of us that commit protction of our birds bush, mor ffctiv w can b. W hav traps availabl loan for up thr months, so that you o can Protct Your Own Back Yard. Contacts: owhangoaliv@yahoo.com, or call Mark Frdricks on NZ qustrian Nash Jordan, a Yar 13 studnt last yar at Ruaphu Collg, has bn slctd for Nw Zal qustrian tam compt in Hong Kong in July.

5 Saturday markt coming wn Ohakun rsidnts nar Christi Park in Ohakun hav bn advisd that courts in Park will b usd for a wkly produc craft markt, starting on Saturday 1 Jun. Sara Knight, foundr of Littl Barrow Markt, approachd Ruaphu District Council asking for prmission us car park nxt srvic cntr in Ayr Strt. Th rqust was put Waiouru Waimarino Community Board at ir mting in Dcmbr 2018, but dfrrd until Fbruary nabl mmbrs dtrmin support from community for Markt. Local farmrs markts can bring about a sns of prid in locally grown products of an ara can contribut a fling of nrgy incrasd community wllbing, Board mmbrs wr ld whn y discussd rqust. Mmbrs wr ld that r wr Scholarships for Kiwi kids Varity Childrn s Charity is urging talntd Kiwi kids apply for funding for its Gold Hart Scholarship programm, with applications now opn for With funding of up $5000 pr child availabl, Gold Hart Scholarships ar awardd childrn agd up 18 yars old who hav an xcptional talnt in sports, arts or ducation who ar disadvantagd financially or living with an illnss or disability. Lorrain Taylor, Varity s chif xcutiv svral issus around us of Ayr Strt Council car park accss rar of building nds b maintaind. Or locations suggstd wr Christi Park, Jubil Park, Carrot Park or Villag Grn. Th markt would run from 3pm 7pm ach wintr Saturday, from 28 Jun through 26 Ocbr. Th markt will compris gazbo stalls, fson lighting, wood-burning brazirs liv music, Sara Knight advisd rsidnts. Stallholdrs will b slling local grown, sourcd cratd produc, crafts cookd offrings. Sh advisd that part of RDC s conditions, courts will b cland rpaird, if rquird, prior launch; y will rmov all rubbish rcycling, as wll as claning sit at nd of ach vnt; all fforts will b mad for minimal impact narby rsidnts. officr, says sh is looking forward dlving in applications rcivd this yar. W hav sn so many childrn that hav gon through this programm go on grat lngths, lik Sam O Da, a Commonwalth Gams bronz mdallist, Mary Fishr, a paralympian swimmr. W ar looking forward wlcoming mor talntd Kiwi kids in this programm in 2019 watching m progrss vn furr as yar gos on. Applications ar opn through until Friday 29 March, onlin at Talbots cross plant rally round NZ Dozns of vintag Talbot cars travlld through Ruaphu District rcntly, taking part in Talbot Ownrs Club Talbot Antipods Tour. Th ownrs of s cars, all pr-world War Two, ar mostly British with som from Continnt, including Holl Blgium. Th group hav shippd ir cars Nw Zal for ur, from far north dp south of country. On way, y hav takn in numrous sights as wll as taking part in at last on parad Art Nouvau vnt in Napir. Thy n drov ovr Gntl Anni, up Dsrt Road Taupo, down through Ruaphu District, down Pipiriki along Whanganui Rivr Road. Talbot is only succssful car marqu foundd by a British pr Club has foundr s grat grson, Earl of Shrwsbury Talbot. Th firm was foundd in 1903 in Knsingn, London cars wr rnownd for racing, winning numrous vnts ovr many yars. In 1913, a 25hp Talbot bcom first in world covr 100 mils in on hour. Th Club was formd in 1934 but casd during WW2, not rforming until Rob Jurissn in his Talbot, Hans Kuiprs in his Alvin, Olivr Annik Hal in ir Sunbam in Ohakun rcntly. PLEASE NOTE - DATE CHANGE POWER OUTAGE AFFECTING RAETIHI AND SURROUNDING AREAS SUNDAY 31 MARCH 2019, 9:00am 4:00pm Why is powr going off? As ownr oprar of National Grid, Transpowr nds undrtak ssntial maintnanc at Ohakun Substation nsur a rliabl supply of lctricity Ratihi surrounding aras. W hav workd find a tim that will caus as littl disruption as possibl local community. Powr supply will b turnd off ara on: Sunday 31 March 2019, from 9:00am 4:00pm. Not, this dat could b affctd by svr advrs war. Th aras affctd by powr outag ar shown on adjacnt map ar illustrativ only. Elctricity outag ara Pipiriki Makakahi Ratihi Tohunga Junction 4 4 Horopi Ohakun Substation Ohakun 49 Transpowr rcogniss that r is nvr an idal tim for consumrs b without lctricity apologiss for any inconvninc this powr outag may caus. For information on whr your proprty is affctd, plas call your rtailr with your cusmr numbr. Rangiwaa PREPARING FOR THE OUTAGES Ranana Matahiwi 4 Kakatahi 1. If you ar rliant on lctricity for mdical support quipmnt, plas contact your mdical providr for advic. 2. Turn off all lctronic appliancs at wall (microwavs, TVs, DVDs, computrs tc) bfor you go bd. 3. Lift sr nough drinking watr from prsonal watr wlls bfor powr gos off. 4. If you ar on shift work, fill up your ptrol tank night bfor rmmbr pumps ftpos won t work. 5. Whil powr is off, trat all powr lins lctrical wiring as bing liv at all tims. PLEASE NOTE; illustrativ ara only. For furr information, plas contact: or communications@transpowr.co.nz TPRB60319 RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March

6 Local nwspapr advrtising is aliv wll right hr in Ruaphu Thr is a lot of talk about dmis of nwspaprs, following xplosion of on-lin mdia. But local community nwspaprs lik Ruaphu Bulltin rach as many popl as y always did. With cacophony of information through lctronic mdia, our radrs lik pick up ir Bulltin rad about popl placs in ir community. You can by-pass confusing y-watring numbr of wbsits (last count, wll ovr half a billion) talk dirctly with your cusmrs by advrtising ach wk in Ruaphu Bulltin. Your sris, your popl, your community, your nwspapr, your plac rach your cusmrs NE HOBRROS Buildr Joinrs rd Mastr Buildr MEMBER Glazirs Glass Kitchns rations Cutting Building/Alt Concrt Joinry Work 4 Dsign Glass Aumotiv Ohakun. Phon Old Station hubullt ads@ruap 8532 E: P: Park n Rid taking shap P3 Road, Soldir fights Tasmania fir P2 dog.dsign 45 Clyd n St, Ohaku ads@ruap 8532 E: P: No man wnt mow P3 Jss wins on sharky P2 d in.co.nz hubullt ign print & ds s Mardi Gra again? s Ys pla k s Ann Fran A&P s fl good day P6 Wayn s da div bomb! P5 y s youth for da mssag tain Mardi Ohakun Mounn Club on rt for ous suppo g at Ohaku Almost unanimsd at a public mtin Community Gras was xprs g last wk. ru Waimarino ron vnin by Waiou t mayor Don Cam Wdnsday g was calld Th mtin Ruaphu Distric vnt support from or orwis for on som of rt Board, with gaug suppo hav a say tunity staff, unity oppor gh giv comm Mardi Gras. vnt, althou g supportd do with issus around mtin s of it mostly spakr at ort for All but on ns about aspct along with transp sd concr wn, xprs around many vnt from rubbish at Ligh Brry ing vnt. Gras, said popl attnd rt of Mardi. host W r in suppo Motl Lodg if you can t wn tain host Ruaphu Moun point of having a had 23 Mar What s display n w v is in nss of Ohaku of which anybody? a copy ishd. raiss awar s diary bn dmol Martin Lacy. Mardi Gras y Park said sh would Ann Frank a Hawra Ohakun hasn t n Top Tn Holida staff, who gt did at fiftn ) discusss di Gras all, Maln ir from Ohaku (at back Ann Frank sam ag as m now, Zo South Swartz sss but also Cordula Kroll work from busin ts Ritchfild, xtra David ncs, gt b 90 this yar launch. nts only bnfi lft, Jorja at right,, hr xpri at or rsid vnt not ccupid Boyd Klap, local pupils, from Ann Frank camp whr sh did. said Mr Klap ng hours up in Nazi-o many s diary ncd 14 or with grw that Frank xtra worki tration xpri cas lost Klap from s h s concn Mr said Jwish but gs from Ann tion xtnd Motl said during th as. H vnt. ination, Holl. H s not Th mssa has bn This xhibi ran smoo m from Alpin on plac in a hous aust. H discrim War 2018 vnt Scott Graha but not only Holoc at prjudic Holocaust from hr hiding of Holl in World that a concrn frinds day looks ation kping wn was it dos. 15 Mardi Gras ng country Nazi occup d with young popl damag yars, in Nw rubbish around d is an amazi of youth involv rlvant aliv for many was involvd in issus with Two ar as Nw Zalan high rat mmoris wknd. n. ny that ok Boyd Klap but w also hav a vry bullying. Australia, from Holl. Mardi Gras as y wr compa n Evnts of Zal advic from numbr out ng Tours tion bcaus cd Why bringi logy was Pag 4 in xhibi nt? partly Rdu d, That ng diffr of Ohaku Turn from Audio popl involv National suicid y? bringi popl fl Mitch Low, vnt last yar on bhalf plannd rduc on of Why do outsid socit xhibition g g that y it was that y ar n right. ovr runnin mtin Ann Frank in Waiouru whn do y fl d ay night vnt. trat vryo Trust ld m Charitabl got larn for Saturd for all groups involv up Army Musu d last Thursday. tickts sold d on W v was a strtch Thy also plan st numbr of officially opn last xhibition focus yar s 9000 gtting in r H said last H said limit numb t issus for popl would so y allvia Pag 2 cs this yar, Turn two ntran Gras. Mardi in Rid, nd, Krist for S insid on wk ss vnt 3km fun run. in hu Expr was third in Ruap Bca who 21km run sid Dylan n in First woma finish lin along. rt Miln hads for Pho: Rob dtails. plnty of Thr ar a warm rasons hd sal. sun-drnc Kiwi a classic plnty of Thr ar a warm rasons hd sal. sun-drnc lmnts so many cus... Thr ar bachs, barb by bachs, s. Encouragd summr: slling hous buyrs mrg buying mas sllrs war, ir Christ glorious lisd from sizzl. rvita rfrshd sal rooms mak mak a braks, rady tion is ls at Yar s rsolu Nw ssiona prof If your ct sals mov, conta Baylys. hu Baylys Ruap R SUMMER READY FO REAL ESTATE / Co m m A LT O G ETHER BETTE Kiwi a classic lmnts so many cus... Thr ar bachs, barb by bachs, s. 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REAL ESTATE Co m m ntial / R 2019, 13 Fbruary 1753 Vol 35, No Road Old Station Phon Contact us in.co.nz hubullt Ratihi park projct progrss P2 Turoa wr arrivs P3 r m bfo Up at all Taumarunui Waiouru raturs of Ohakun, maximum air tmp Th wns hottst daily, rcordd ir Tusday 29th. on day was 33.6 C for January, s maximum for in nd Taumarunui much at rcords bgan hottst sinc tmpratur didn t drop 30 January, on wn s 20 C Th ng rcordd for ir, lowri of day tmpratur ovrnight third-lowst 31.1 C rcordd wn. y Ohakun Januar 29 air On ighst man d 29.7 C. Waiouru rcord, Waiouru had its third-h abov normal 2.4 C month For which is at 16.3 C, 1.8 C tmpratur, -highst, fourth for January. was 17.2 C Ohakun s minimum l. d low man, or abov norma also rcord was 10.7 C Th two wnsfor January: Waiouru s Ohakun ; third-highst -highst. air tmpraturs normal its fourth normal, its 2.3 C abov, 1.2 C abov was 10.9 C ts Watr cu r fo continu u Ruaph llg kids six for Co ng anion, Tnzi uing comp us climb Ruaphu Rok nd s famo al Nw Koro on svr of Sir Edmu roh including tainring by son ir nwid ur d moun Zal showing of a natio y Tnzof Nw whānau nd had larn visit was part ar Dham Drydn on a ur rs. Sir Edmu y ir visirs of spsy Tnzing Norga Evrst) in 1953 ss broth, Kmp sm. Th was on ma (Mt r busin Māori Touri y Norbu y, Dham i Tourism. Hillar y, ng Norga Chomolung Evrst is a majo organisd by NZ (btwn Dham Pho: NZ Māor Edmund of Sir it Tnzi for i. n summ ur Rang ing Mt by Norbu ground of ir i s Ch Wilso a Ngāti visit first succssfulat school. Climb training was part ar, i hostd Ngāti Rang hu, on m. Th visit Ngāti Tuwh lft), with xprinc Koro Ruap wk. Ngāti Rang id Sir Edmund th mountain d in thical uris Norgay (6 from popl ar from last his first r accompan Norgay Tnzing rs involv lat fa Mt Ruaphu was n. Th or ra. Thir nous cultu (knaling), Norbu Kmp Dryd paks btwn indig (nxt n Dorji Zal nabl L a Frasr Sonam Yud knowldg runui Sustai sm s Harim str shar from lft), Strt, Tauma y (third Māori Touri Dick Lanca chair Nick Zal facilitar ing Norga Nw on rural con- Managmnt Group Goff Burn. (at back) advocat tant C says RD drock till b s g in Farm hu.co.nz info@ruap 16 Gol il s ability hlp nsur farming consul chif xcing Counc govrnmnt on, Council conspmnt hadlins Don Camr including with hav unintndd mic dvlo a lot of As wll as not g crns, y cono may hav Pag 2 that farmin dcisions do Cliv Manl on. Turn though urism k Policy s rcognisd hu utiv said Mr Camr shar rcntly, it was alway continu b a bdroc quncs, ntd by Ruap rural scr chalwould was rprs wool agricultur ssus facing confront collctiv Th rural scrrs provincial mat local conomy. w rciv idas on how for discussion whn of Ruaphu s td Farm ation Fdra inform up ck in informlngs wr s mt with popl from Th fdba is invaluabl ntativ gs lik this mtin council rprs unity mt rcntly. from that alfarming comm Camron said mayor Don Ruaphu s I plnty of Thr ar a warm rasons hd sal. sun-drnc Kiwi a classic lmnts so many cus... Thr ar bachs, barb by bachs, s. Encouragd summr: slling hous buyrs mrg buying mas sllrs war, ir Christ glorious lisd from sizzl. rvita rfrshd sal rooms mak a braks, rady is mak tion ls at Yar s rsolu profssiona If your Nw ct sals conta, mov Baylys. ys.co.nz 0170 bayl hu REAA 2008 Baylys Ruap nagrs RUAPEHU BULLETIN Fbruary P5 n first mountai Propr ty Ma Rntals u Chalt ss Ruaph tam at g str als, ; rmovin trm rnt r proprty ss longcar, manag you day hou with hu.co.nz From holi ap lly, nt. w.ru ona stm ww ssi inv 9 will prof ng your protcti wor ry of dfinch St Ohakun s nw tachrs P5 st From high ay on Mond instrucrs training physical down of Army s. ms n sit on school unifor rostr of parnts, ing s ffort pacs by gh ir first morn gt in ir by a militaryis put throu nd of ir ast prpard McIvr. with som s at front lft, for brakf school scrtary Ann Thy start Taylor, at ar all smil formation kids ar nw guidd by Training Ara. Shaquana squad : crw most of ing said som Blow Collg rn march ar hu ngs. 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Day Ruaphu watr Aftr that, (Taumarunui vry with ir for ight wks watchful y of in north tak car nl with undr was Day 11 challngs rstrictions, Polic prson Forc Ystrday c hi) for watr staff, local Dfn (Rati d Collg 7 in south forcast. Nw Zalan vry low Waiouru u drop v on littl rain in lvls contin how you can consr rn has takn instrucrs. As rivr Pauli Osbou instigar considr whr t Council. Constabl mm, as Lan lvls, plas asks Ruaphu Distric watr that is usd progra Constabl ovrsight of sav watr, that only 3% of ago Snior fiv yars Did you knowusd for drinking? rinsing or taks a brak. Army hav rally is n whn Dmchy or in housholds saving tips: Kitch rn said programm, in sink Mr Osbou nr us plug support of tim RDC s watr fruit, contai ir a or cs up bls. Kp rsour bfd pling vgtawatr do rinsing whol lot mor running of putting a instad of o fridg fill a bowl r pips all taps, watr in in it. n Polic ar stuck cold. 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Distric hu ation. at 100 pr flood protc rvalu dcras, Ruap ng in ratd nw is Ohakun flood Dspit Also in spndi sing both taddrs an incras condistric, a s schm on of would adopti, plus tion ng wn nanc District, with rivr managmnt. hazard affcti hav around maint h ch nts schm tion rsid pass throug wid approa n flood protcintroduc (50 crns rivrs strams that a nw Ohaku ly of riva will partial in ns Horizo approach commnc wn. 2 district wid hu District. will also pr cnt) This schm cnt for Yar in Ruap -trm s 50 pr 21). r managmntnts part of a longr stagd procs cnt for Yar 3 (2020mnt this This rprs at 100 pr ratpayrs rivr manag hip our wns mak d rat of nabl CounOhakun stratgy cnt targt fficint rivr man- For a nw 80 pr capital valu. on activitis mor mans focus of a widr constraind $5.73 pr $100,000 t across cil tak not b in budg stats agmnt issus of a catchmnt, Or issus insuranc. parts nt. includ Pag 3 particular consultation docum Turn its costs rgion Horizons in schm shars a Th nw district using across vnly right rations Building/Alt Joinry Work Dsign Glass Aumotiv ads@ruaphubulltin.co.nz in.co.nz l rats Rgiona a littl, p dro Buildr Contact Jud day for dtails of our *Startr Pack on , 20 Fbruary 1754 Vol 35, No 2019, 27 Fbruary 1755 Vol 35, No Rgist R SUMMER READY FO 1, LICENSED BARTLEY R s i d REAL ESTATE Co m m ntial / LTD, BAYLEYS RUAPEHU A LT O G ETHER BETTE R UNDER THE P ro p r R u ra l / rc i a l / i c ty Srv 6 Fbruary BULLETIN s

7 $10,000 armarkd for Ratihi sculpturs A fund of $10,000 has bn st asid for sculpturs in Ratihi s Makotuku Rsrv, as long as furr funding is found. Th Waiouru Waimarino Community Board approvd grant at ir Fbruary mting, Ratihi Charitabl Trust, aftr Trust mmbr Donna Journaux prsntd ir proposal. Th mattr was first put Board lat last yar, whn a vrbal proposal from Ratihi Promotions Charitabl Trust was discussd. Th dcision was dfrrd allow tim for Ratihi Promotions dvlop ir idas around artwork for ara submit a writtn application, allow WWCB mmbrs furr tim sk community fdback. I bliv this is a sound invstmnt for Ratihi will ncourag locals urists visit Ratihi apprciat MARCH HOT SPECIAL! NEW Mazda BT-50, doubl-cab, 2WD, au, quippd with mag whls RUAPEHU SATURDAY MARCH 9 th 2019 Ratihi COSMOPOLITAN CLUB OPEN T0 EVERYONE Hom Cooks, Catrrs, Rstaurants, Huntr-Garrs, Fishrmn & Kids SEDDON STREET RAETIHI pm till 6.00 pm THE CHALLENGE Crat Bst Dish With at Last On Wild Ingrdint art w hav on display, said Donna Journaux. With this wondrful opportunity gt startd, I think or artists will b inspird display ir work in rgion hlp mak Ratihi a dstination. Sh xplaind that local artists Td Barham Pt Karny will work gr crat two hisric cultural ntrancs Makotuku Track. Ths art pics will tll our sry of hisry of Ratihi from bginning of journy. Th ntrancs will includ yar old nativ timbrs (matai tara) sourcd from Makakahi ara combind with stl faturs align old nw, sh statd in Trust s proposal. Th ntrancs will b lit highlight pics at night showcas our wn. SAVE $11,000 DRIVEAWAY $34,990 Wanganui Mors Ohakun Contact Dav Scott Anytim Financ plans suit FREE ENTRY FOR COMPETITORS $5000 Worth of Prizs Or pics could b kintic art from Stv Drapr, from Taumarunui, with possibl ms bing a bullock train, rodo, sharing, trout fishing, logging, or a shphrd with a hors, dogs shp. Anor option is a colourd glass timbr sculptur, b cratd by local man Gavin Brown. It would b placd bsid track nar rivr, whr stting sun would pick up colours in glass. Also suggstd is a barbd wir shp, or som brightly colourd bird baths b mad by childrn from Loni Cadman s art group. Funding Funding for dvlopmnt of Parapara Road, within Ratihi wnship, was allocatd in Long Trm Plan following fdback from community that Apply for a Hartl Community Fund grant day. $6,000 availabl this round. Applications opn 1 31 March. y wishd for mor usabl public outdoor spacs. Funds which wr allocatd at sam tim for dvlopmnt of Rochfort Park in Ohakun Chrry Grov in Taumarunui hav bn utilisd ovr last coupl of yars, with funds for us in Ratihi falling in currnt financial yar. In rcnt yars, ara along Makotuku Rivr alongsid Parapara Road has bn opnd up dvlopd, through a numbr of community-ld projcts, for us by public. Council has contributd $26,500, using annual Accssibl Walkway budgt, ward dvlopmnt of a walkway along Makotuku Rivr in 2016/ /18 financial yars. Th walkway winds alongsid Turn Pag 11 Dos your community organisation nd funding? Hartl Community Fund Find out mor download an application form at: FIND OUT MORE AT: PRE-REGISTER AT: INFO@LOCALWILDFOODCHALLENGE.COM VISIT US ON FACEBOOK KNOW YOUR LIMIT Challngs for: Profssional Amatur Mara Kids TREAD LIGHTLY IF IN DOUBT LEAVE IT OUT Pinot Gris + Pinot Noir diffrnt styls of Pinot Wdnsday 20 March, pm Upia Caf, Clyd St, Ohakun $20 pr prson Tickts from Upia bfor vnt (NO DOOR SALES) WPI ncourags rsponsibl drinking RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March

8 Gn Hndrson (whit cap) just pips Samul Lyon ovr lin in on of sprint racs. TAIHAPE GUMBOOT DAYR FAMILY FESTIVAL Saturday 23 March from 10am till 3pm gold coin ntry Liv music, Gams, Markts, Food, Workshops, Comptitions, bouncy castls MORE! Mmorial Park School spirit on show at athltics Ey on Ruaphu Collg, contributd by staff studnts Athltics day startd out rally cold with almost a frost, but many of studnts cam in warm hous colours clos. Th studnts comptd in ag groups for fild vnts, with points for participation points for studnts who wr placd in ir activitis, which includd high jump, long jump, discus, shot put javlin. Track vnts followd fild vnts, with vnt organisr Campbll giving som tim for hous chants, with tams rally gtting in spirit of this. Th chants wr judgd by parnts a numbr of studnts. Th racs wr fircly contstd r wr som vry fast runs. Th day ndd with whanau rlays traditional studnt vrs staff rlay with studnts winning by smallst of margin. Congratulations all out participants, winnrs staff who organisd day, said principal Kim Bass. Studnts will b slctd for Scondary Schools Athltics Comptition b hld in Whanganui on 13 March. Ag Grad Champions: Snior Girl Shaquana Taylor; Snior Boy Tkaokao Kairimu; Intrmdiat Girl Una Drayn; Intrmdiat Boy Takarangi Mtkingi; Junior Girl Blla Hohipa; Junior Boy Taniora Taitumu. Whanau Rsults: 1 st Kiwi; 2 nd Wka; 3 rd Huia; 4 th Tui. Whanganui swimming Ruaphu Collg s swimming tam comptd in Whanganui Scondary School Swimming championships last Friday. Th Collg is still waiting for rsults but congratulats; Ushr Taiaroa, Huntr Jackman, Shan Muru-Albrt, Blla Hohipa, Aroha Lima Holly McIlroy-Smart who rprsntd Ruaphu Collg. Past pupil action Th Collg congratulats Nash Jordan, a Yar 13 studnt last yar, who has bn slctd for Nw Zal qustrian tam compt in Hong Kong in July. Studnts projct work Ruaphu Collg s snior school ar spnding on hour a wk on an nvironmntal projct for Trm 1. Som of Yar 11 studnts wr around school, planning, drawing, problm-solving n assisting promot a bttr larning nvironmnt. Th programm, organisd by tchnology tachr Mick Darmody Biology tachr Mrdith Wilson, ok blndd larning opportunitis an inquiry-basd approach com up with plan. It s all about making larning ral for our studnts in a contxt y can rlat, said Mr Darmody, school grounds ar a good plac start build prid in our school. It is hopd that through tchnology, scinc or subjcts studnts will b abl rlat ir problmsolving skills or ral community nvironmntal issus. IT issus Ruaphu Collg has had som powr cuts systmic problms, which has mant that y hav bn unabl connct KAMAR, mail intrnt. Apologis for this, but Krrn Dixon has rturnd is availabl connct studnts parnts on KAMAR, said Mrs Bass. Sh asks parnts mail hr on kdixon@ruaphu. school.nz or phon school. This is a grat way look at studnt notics vnts s what is on at school. W hav not bn abl snd out lttrs via mail or vn us our printrs. Hopfully issus ar now rsolvd, said Mrs Bass. NCEA information Th Collg is hosting an NCEA information vning for parnts on Monday vning at 5.30pm in staffroom. All wlcom. Coming vnts Vollyball comptition aftr school in Gym, 5 March. NCEA assmbly for Yar 11. School hall at 8.45am, 5 March. NCEA assmbly for Yar 12, 7 March. NCEA assmbly for Yar 13, 8 March. NCEA information vning for Parnts 5.30pm, 11 March. Yar 12 PE Tramp Waihonunu Hut, 11 March. Vollyball frindly gam in gymnasium aftr school, 12 March. Whanganui Scondary School Athltics, 13 March. Waka Ama Nationals, March. Ugli Shakspar drama company Taming of Shrw visits, 28 March. Parnt/Tachr vning, 4 April. Tristrum Griffin-Chappl, Yar 11, works on a projct improv school nvironmnt, starting by sing school lunch tabls. Exprts ~ at your srvic Appliancs For all your houshold appliancs Fishr & Paykl & Hair fridgs, frzrs, dishwashrs, washing machins, svs. Your Local 100% Indpndnt Sr & Hat Pump Installrs. Q Card. Com s us for all your lctrical nds. Ohakun TV Elctrical Ph RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March 2019 Building Supplis FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING PROJECT & DIY NEEDS MON TO FRI 7.30AM TO 5PM l SAT 9AM 3PM Ph Elctrician Ar you looking for an lctrician who: - Turns up on tim? - Kps his promiss? - Offrs fficint srvic & sound advic? Thn call Jak Fah at REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN Ohakun - Ratihi - Rangataua - Horopi - National Park PH Ph Not: Call Jud book this spac for nxt wk. Only costs $ GST ach wk for 50 wks, in colour! Or options availabl. p: : ads@ ruaphubulltin.co.nz

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10 Ruaphu, Nw Zal Ohakun whr ski, board bik advnturs bgin CLASSIFIEDS Dadlin 5pm Friday. FOR SALE businss NOTICES Public NOTICES Phon situations vacant 10ft sailing dinghy, timbr, with mast, boom, sail, ruddr, cntr board. Stunning condition. Offrs. Phon Graham AUTUMN SPECIAL. Shffild cordlss kttls astrs only $19.99 at Ohakun TV Elctrical. Phon FIREWOOD, 4 cubic mtrs Douglas Fir, $340. Phon FIREWOOD, grat summr spcials on now www. dadmanfirwood mrchants.co.nz or call Mik Firwood Split LATE Summr Spcial $80 pr cub mixd for locals. Also logs 5-n truck load call for pric. Prpar for wintr now don t gt lft in cold. Call or txt Kith Firwood Woodshd. Shd drid. Ordr now. Contact Ian or TOPSOIL. Clan, machin procssd psoil. Any quantity availabl, Ohakun. Plnty in sck. Dlivry availabl. Phon WATER TROUGHS, cattl or shp. Diffrnt sizs. Dlivrd pric quotd. Ph Businss notics GARAGE DOORS, all typs of garag doors, spcialising in sctional garag doors au opnrs. For a fr quot ring Alx Frrir Building Srvics Ltd on LAWNMOWING, hdg trimming, proprty maintnanc. Phon Jams CHURCH NOTICES AN INVITATION. W invit you attnd a sris of Bibl studis in Gospl of John. Thursday vnings 7pm (commncing March 7). 85 Miro Strt, Ohakun. ALL WELCOME. Enquiris: Ian Cavs or Mik Plugg RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March 2019 Ross Hardy Opmtrist For an appointmnt whn nxt in Ohakun or Taihap, phon: EYESIGHT, ( ) Bnntt s Tank Claning Srvics Sptic tanks, watr tanks, gras traps. Call us for fast fficint srvic. Phon Chris on Lawnmowing Chalt & Rsidntial Subdivision & Lifstyl blocks su@alpinlawns.co.nz Public NOTICES DOG BOARDING KENNELS MITREDALE, OHAKUNE Your dog s hom away from hom Vaccination Crtificat Essntial Ph Ratihi COUNTRY MARKET this Saturday 9 March at Th Cntr, Sddon St until 1pm Com chck out stalls including CARINA S NATIVE NURSERY PLANTS Crafts, baking, jams, prsrvs, jwllry. For stall info phon Lucy Only $10 hav a stall AGM NOTICE POUAKANI TRUST 10:00am Saturday 23 March 2019 Suncourt Hotl, Northcroft Strt, Taupo Trust Elction: Elction of 2 Trusts by postal ballot Nominations clos 5:00pm, 16 March 2019 Nomination forms from: Kvin Wr, In cas you havn t hard, Littl Barrow Markt is on! On courts, on Christi Park, on Goldfinch St, on wintr Saturdays 3pm 7pm! Th lights will b on, brazirs will b on, music will b on com join us. A BIG THANKS! Thanks Hartlz for your start-up funding contribution! Thanks Waimarino Community Council for your hlp support gt this vntur off ground! Thanks RDC for your consnt us courts on Christi Park as our vnu! Thanks vryon for ovrwhlming nthusiasm of this social ntrpris! And thanks for all commnts ncouragmnt on social mdia! W rally want this projct succd. W r bing fluid with concpt. W r rcptiv constructiv fdback. W v listnd w r adjusting stall pric for 2019 $35 pr markt for a casual stall or $25 pr markt if you want commit wintr. W r wlcoming mor than just produc w also want crafts, crations, constructd cookd itms. This is an amazing opportunity showcas all our crativ clvrnss, so lt s gt busy. Rgistr for a stall now - mail littl.barrow.markt@gmail.com or txt Sara Knight PROHIBITED FIRE SEASON Fir Emrgncy Nw Zal dclars a prohibitd fir sason, from 8:00am, Monday 04th March 2019 in following ara(s): Stratford District. Nw Plymouth District. Ruaphu District. S for typs of fir which hav bn authorisd as not bing firs in opn air do not nd a prmit. Any fir prmits issud during a rstrictd fir sason in ara(s) ar suspndd from start of prohibitd fir sason. Cliv Lnnox Acting Principal Rural Fir Officr Taranaki / Whanganui / Ruaphu To chck sason status in an ara plas visit or call Furr information about fir sasons is availabl on Advisory Notic Exrcis Iron Scrn Combat School, L Oprations Training Cntr of Nw Zal Army will b conducting a military xrcis from Monday 11th until Friday 29h March Th xrcis will b conductd in Rangataua forst ara North East of Ohakun. Th Exrcis will contain 20 soldirs with wapons, who will b oprating by vhicl, hlicoptr on foot. Blank firing activitis will occur during this priod. Inquiris rgarding xrcis can b dirctd : Cours Managr Staff Srgant Scott Rac, Combat School, Waiouru Military Camp, Ruaphu Rd, Waiouru, NZ Ph THERE S ONLY ONE THING WORSE... than bing talkd about... is not bing talkd about! Oscar Wild If you r not in Bulltin, ar y talking about you? Call us day, w ll gt m talking. 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11 Rivr lvls vry low Scinc 1080 From Pag 12 protct ir nativ mammals. In Nw Zal, only nativ l mammals ar our two spcis of bats, whil in Wstrn Australia 1080 is producd naturally by many nativ plants (as a rsult of natural slction) rgion s nativ mammals ar immun it. No-on would say that 1080 isn t nasty stuff; w know that it is. Poisons ar. W know it s dangrous nonpst animals, spcially mammals, thos involvd in 1080 drops work minimis that dangr (which also nds b put in prspctiv). For xampl, baits hav bn changd (from carrot, hard cral baits); accuracy of drops has incrasd significantly with advnt of GPS; application rats hav droppd substantially of 30 or so yars of our us of Th scintists consrvation workrs that I know look forward tim whn rliabl, qually-ffctiv altrnativs bcom availabl but that tim is still, ralistically, yars away frankly, our nativ cosystms can t wait that long. W dfinitly nd kp talking about this issu, w nd improv way w do that. Th grsting untruths don t hlp anything, last of all living taonga w all want protct. For mor: Watr flows in Makotuku Rivr ar wll blow lvl whr watr rstrictions ar triggrd, rports Ruaphu District Council. Plas hlp consrv watr - vry drop counts, asks RDC. Ruaphu s watr sourcs ar undr xtrm prssur. Plas hlp look aftr our rivrs ir cosystms by saving watr at hom. Incorporating small Lttrs Appal thanks On bhalf of Alzhimrs Whanganui Inc I wish thank all wondrful voluntrs who turnd out hlp us with our rcnt Strt Appal. Thank you also our community for ir gnrosity. Although w hav yt finalis figurs Corrction In our articl on Ohakun Mardi Gras (Ruaphu Bulltin 20 Fbruary), w namd on of spakrs incorrctly. Th spakr was Kordula Danil, from Ohakun TOP 10 Holiday Park. W apologis for rror. Nw fac at Collg Alzhimrs Whanganui Inc raisd approximatly $6000, which will go wards improving car of popl with dmntia ir familis in our community. Dmntia is on of Nw Zal s biggst halth challngs w can t afford do nothing. Making changs that kp popl wll for longr dlay ntry in changs in our vryday livs can mak a big diffrnc. Som advic from RDC: a rainwatr collction tank can provid up 20% of watr for outdoor us; a front loading washing machin uss around 50% lss watr than a p loadr machin. For or hlpful tips on consrving watr around hom chck out Saving Watr brochur for som grat, asy do tips. rsidntial car could achiv cost bnfit ratios of 6.6 tims invstmnt. That s a rturn of $6.60 for vry dollar invstd. Mor importantly, it could incras quality of lif for popl with dmntia ir family/whānau cargivrs so thank you all for your support. Wndy Patrson, managr, Alzhimrs Whanganui Inc Fatal crash Polic mrgncy srvics rspondd a fatal crash on Dsrt Road on Friday morning at about 1.30am. A truck car collidd on SH1 in Th Thr Sistrs ara. Th drivr of car did at scn. Th truck drivr was not injurd. Th road was closd until about 10am whil a havy haulag cran rmovd truck from road. COLORATA 45 Clyds Accss, Horopi Locatd in a stunning alpin location with xpansiv unintrruptd viws of Mt Ruaphu, Tongariro World Hritag National Park tranquil Makotuku stram on norrn boundary. Th hctar bar l block compriss of ntirly flat conur with fr draining volcanic ash looms larg patchs of attractiv nativ trs bush. Ring fncd with 8 wir post battn, a nw road fnc som intrnal fncs. Sck watr is supplid from a prmannt clar watr stram pond ha Auction nzr.nz/rx Auction (unlss sold prior) 1pm, Tu 16 April 2019 NZR Cntral Limitd Jami Proud AREINZ jami@nzr.nz NZR Cntral Limitd Licnsd REAA 2008 Lah Rogrs is working at Ruaphu Collg in front offic in library. Sh is involvd with CACTUS programm at school can also b sn around wn with St John Ambulanc taching classs at Th Gym Ohakun. Ratihi sculpturs From Pag 7 rivr out road rsrv, nding with a loop through nativ bush. Th walkway projct has bn ld by local community has procdd wll, with just bush loop rmaining b compltd. Within last yar, WWCB has also approvd dvlopmnt of a pump track in clos proximity Parapara Road, for a macrocarpa stump on dg of Ratihi Rsrv b carvd in a Kotuku. Ths projcts ar yt b compltd. Tusdays at Upia Caf, Ohakun This month s mting : Tusday 12 March, pm Book pic this month: FOOD Grab a Barista-mad coff/ta (gold coin donation) Evry adult wlcom (not suitabl for childrn). WPI is supporting this initiativ as w undrst living hr can b lonly. W valu our mploys ir partnrs want provid a spac whr all popl in our community can socialis with ors. RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March

12 Scinc 1080: fact-chcking som of claims By Alison Campbll, Waika Univrsity As Haydn Donnll said (last yar) in Th Spinoff, anti-1080 activism has bcom both noisy, ugly. And, as is probably apparnt anyon with an intrnt connction a social mdia account, that activism has takn hijacking unrlatd issus attmpt sprad its mssag. On Th Daily Blog, Christin Ros has liknd this movmnt its approach activitis of thos who bliv in a rang of conspiracy oris, all of which hav a strong thrad of scinc dnialism running through m. And a lot of similaritis in statmnts that ar mad by ir supportrs: If you look at vidnc, you ll s that w r right. Yt, a vry larg numbr of good quality scintific studis show that, no, that s not cas. In fact, in bginning hr invstigation in us of 1080, formr Parliamntary Commissionr for Environmnt xpctd that it would not b as ffctiv saf as it is rading through scintific vidnc convincd hr orwis. It s not ffctiv, coupld with r ar altrnativs. Ys, r ar altrnativs that can b usd, whr 1080 can t, but y o hav shortcomings. And ys, intnsiv trapping works control pst spcis. Consrvation groups such as Bay Bush Action hav dmonstratd this. But problm is that thos psts will always r-colonis from aras that havn t bn trappd (with xcptions, of cours, bing offshor mainl rfugia such as Zalia Maungatautari). As Dr Jan STH0697_SS (TO COME) STIHL COMPACT CORDLESS LINETRIMMER FSA 56 STIHL COMPACT CORDLESS CHAINSAW MSA 140 C-B $445 Kit Pric $665 Kit Pric $275 Tool Only $525 Tool Only OFF KIT OFF KIT OFF KIT OFF KIT OFF KIT OFF KIT OR GET $40 TO SPEND ON ACCESSORIES Offrs valid until 31 March 2019 or whil scks last. Dkkr Machinry Sr Dtails hr Sr Dtails hr Sr Dtails hr Sr Dtails hr Sddon St, Ratihi. Phon Wright commntd whn rlasing hr 2011 rport on us of 1080: Possums, rats sats ar chwing up our forsts point that w ar only a gnration away from sing rgional xtinctions of kiwis or nativ spcis whr no pst control is carrid out. Thr ar or pst control mthods that ar mor suitabl than 1080 in crtain circumstancs but on much of our consrvation l r is currntly nothing ls that will ffctivly kill possums, rats sats. Why wouldn t largscal trapping, as advocatd by thos opposd us of 1080, do trick? Bay Bush Action hav don calculations: For a larg scal trapping programm, you would nd cut tracks in grids 150 mtrs apart all through bush. You would nd hav hundrds of thouss of traps carrid in, installd, maintaind st rgularly. You nd a forst that s clos by trrain that s asy so r ar no gaps in pst control. You nd carry about 3kg of lur pr kilomtr of traplin. This mans w can only ralistically do multi-spcis trapping in a tiny ara of a hug forst. And, vn aftr all that, you would still not gt rat numbrs low nough rintroduc spcis lik kōkako without using xin. This is cas with all trapping programs throughout Aotaroa. To dat, r is no group in our country that protcts mor than a 1000 hctars using bst practic, multi-spcis pst control using only traps. To put that in prspctiv DOC manags 116,000 hctars of forst in Northl Forst & Bird say nationally w nd bring 5,000,000 hctars OR GET $50 TO SPEND ON ACCESSORIES OR GET undr multi-spcis pst control. And 1080 is dfinitly ffctiv in controlling mammalian psts, particularly possums, which not only do normous damag nativ forst cosystms but also harbour bovin TB. In addition, as this summary of a rang of xprimntal fild rsarch studis shows, r is no good vidnc support claims that it kills vrything, whil r is vidnc show how nativ spcis bounc back onc prdar numbrs ar controlld. It poisons watr supplis $70 OR GET $40 TO SPEND TO SPEND ON ACCESSORIES ON ACCESSORIES OR GET $50 TO SPEND ON ACCESSORIES Excpt that scintific vidnc tlls us orwis. Th maximum allowabl lvl of fluoroactat in watr supplis is 2ppb (parts pr billion). This limit has nvr bn xcdd if it wr, an avrag-sizd adult mal would nd drink 60,000 litrs of watr in on sitting bfor bing affctd. Or countris don t us it. Apart from thos that do: Australia, US, Isral, Japan, Galapagos Isls us this compound, albit on a smallr scal givn nd Turn Pag 11 OR GET $70 TO SPEND ON ACCESSORIES LOVE YOUR LAND H hld hoss only! Our watr sourcs ar undr strss A sprinklr ban is now in forc H hld hoss only btwn 6-8am 7-9pm PLEASE HELP CONSERVE OUR PRECIOUS WATER! 12 RUAPEHU BULLETIN 6 March 2019