• About
  • The local iwi history KCDC wants to avoid

Waikanae Watch

~ issues of relevance to Waikanae people

Waikanae Watch

Monthly Archives: December 2015

what was planned for Mahara Place in 1968

31 Thursday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Waikanae 1968

Now for a little more recent history. This architectural sketch has Ngaio Road in the left foreground.  Of course, it didn’t happen exactly like this.   The biggest omission from what happened in reality was the civic hall towards the right background.

The library saw realisation more as less as envisaged, but both the Woolworths supermarket (now Countdown) and the Mahara Gallery were truncated, in the latter case quite substantially.

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

the bridge over the Waikanae River not long after the railway opened

31 Thursday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Waikanae WMR bridge

As can seen by comparing this with the photo from circa 1900, there is no road visible so there probably wasn’t a road bridge either.

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway began operating on 3 November 1886 between Wellington and Longburn south of Palmerston North. It was a private business until taken over by the government in December 1908.

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

The Love Stone of Mahara Place needs resiting

31 Thursday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

The Love Stone

Mahara Garden

In a post earlier this year on the latest public sculpture in central Wellington, we said there weren’t any sculptures in Waikanae. Of course, that isn’t really the case as there is this artwork outside the library in Mahara Place, originally commissioned by the Mahara Gallery.

The problem is that being positioned where it is under a permanent awning, it isn’t very noticeable.  Whenever the council gets around to giving Mahara Place the makeover it badly needs, a more central location in the middle and in the open would be better for it.  OK, it will get some bird droppings there, but they are easy enough to clean off.

Another possibility is in the rose garden next to the parking lot, the second photo.

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

a gung-ho hunter in Australia is in trouble over killing protected wombats

30 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Wombat

Many people were outraged about an American hunter killing a beloved and protected lion in Zimbabwe earlier this year (see earlier post), now a story from Australia:


Confronting photos of millionaire car dealer Tony Azzi, with a rifle over his shoulder, smiling and pointing at a wombat he had just shot, and another of a wombat bleeding profusely from a gunshot wound to the stomach, led to a flood of angry emails and calls to Mr Azzi’s Larke Hoskins car dealerships.

Fairfax Media revealed that Mr Azzi is being investigated over allegations that he used a high-powered rifle and semi-automatic pistols to kill wombats and other native fauna.

The investigation is being conducted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) after a referral from the NSW Police.

Full article in the Sydney Morning Herald

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Waikanae River on the rampage, 1923

30 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Waikanae Creamery

reikorangi-creamery-opening-in-1902

Last May saw impressive flooding in Kapiti and an extra-swollen Waikanae River.  But it’s happened before.

The top photo shows the Reikorangi Creamery in a rather watery state in the middle of the river.  Presumably this is the same building which featured in the second photo of its opening in 1902.

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Taunton, England, legal highs shop closes permanently

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ 2 Comments

Hush Taunton

Cr David Scott has sent us this article on the BBC website.  This has been an issue in Kapiti as the council has the power to allow or refuse completely these establishments in its territory.


A shop selling legal highs in Taunton, which police said was responsible for serious nuisance and disorder in the town, is closing permanently.

Avon and Somerset Police temporarily shut down Hush in Bridge Street under the Anti-social Behaviour Act.

The force has been in contact with the owner who said he would not be reopening the shop when the order expires on 16 June.

A police spokesman described the closure as a “good thing for Taunton”.

full article

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Waikanae postcard, circa 1900

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Waikanae Rail Road 1890s

Looking north from about where the river is.  Both the railway station and Elizabeth Street in the medium background are easily discernible.

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

don’t let your garden dry out this summer

28 Monday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Waiky birdbath.jpg

A scene in our garden. The tree in the centre above the birdbath is a putaputaweta or marbleleaf, another valuable native tree.  A native flax bush is on the left.

When going around the streets last January, we noticed a lot of dry lawns and probably equally dry flowers and shrubs.

Unfortunately, the effect of the Rowan and Dougherty water meters imposed on Kapiti people in 2014 has been to install a mentality of ‘the council is going to punish us for using water’.  Well, the council’s own propaganda claims there is enough underground water to last 50 years at the present rate of growth, and even if you don’t believe that (we don’t), there will be enough to last some years until a reservoir is built, so don’t feel guilty about it.  As for cost, you are only paying $1 per 1,000 litres — and if you don’t use the water, the council will hike that rate so that you’ll be paying the same anyway (see the post from June).

Gardens need water to survive and given the amount of time and expense many Waikanae people devote to them, adequate water in the hot dry months is one essential ingredient that you should not economize on.

As has been stated in previous posts, the Kapiti Coast gets plenty of rainfall, except between January and March, sometimes April, and this is when you need your irrigation in place.

The roots of plants need water, not the leaves.  Pouring water on the base of the shrub with a bucket will work, or if it’s an established tree use a hose.  There are ground level irrigation systems for vegetable and flower beds available at hardware stores.

Another method which we use are Watering Spikes. These release a controlled amount of water that reaches deep into the soil. You simply screw them onto any 1.5 or 2-litre soft drink bottle filled with water, turn them upside down and then insert them into hanging baskets, potted plants, garden and vegetable beds.  These only cost about $1 each.

watering spike method

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Waimeha reserve and the lagoons from the air

27 Sunday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Waikanae estuary 27 August  07

With the Waikanae River mouth and estuary further south. A photo from August 2007 on the Waikanae Estuary Care Group website

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

Waikanae River mouth pa, early 19th century

27 Sunday Dec 2015

Posted by Waikanae watcher in Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Waiky River Pa

A copy by T. W. Downes (as a book illustration) of an original artwork by J. A. Gilfillan of the mouth of the Waikanae River showing a fenced pa (Kenakena) with several buildings. The large building with peaked roof is believed to be the first Maori Missionary church built by Bishop Octavius Hadfield. Kapiti Island is in the background.

According to evidence given in the Native Land Court (Otaki Minute Book 10, Ngarara Hearing. 1890) the Kenakena pa, which stood at the mouth of the Waikanae river, was built by the Ngati Toa chiefs Te Rangihiroa and Te Hiko o te Rangi after the tribe consolidated their position on the Kapiti coast following their historic migration from Kawhia. The Ngati Toa later settled Te Ati Awa at Waikanae and it was during this period that the Kenakena pa and surrounding district was associated with Wi Kingi Te Rangitaake (aka Te Whiti).  (National Library)

Share this:

  • Share
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • Print
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...
← Older posts

contact e-mail

waikanaewatch@gmail.com

Archives

  • March 2021 (3)
  • February 2021 (107)
  • January 2021 (125)
  • December 2020 (104)
  • November 2020 (104)
  • October 2020 (121)
  • September 2020 (114)
  • August 2020 (103)
  • July 2020 (101)
  • June 2020 (100)
  • May 2020 (128)
  • April 2020 (123)
  • March 2020 (98)
  • February 2020 (75)
  • January 2020 (97)
  • December 2019 (92)
  • November 2019 (102)
  • October 2019 (113)
  • September 2019 (127)
  • August 2019 (139)
  • July 2019 (121)
  • June 2019 (110)
  • May 2019 (127)
  • April 2019 (116)
  • March 2019 (91)
  • February 2019 (92)
  • January 2019 (87)
  • December 2018 (93)
  • November 2018 (86)
  • October 2018 (82)
  • September 2018 (86)
  • August 2018 (78)
  • July 2018 (72)
  • June 2018 (74)
  • May 2018 (82)
  • April 2018 (76)
  • March 2018 (78)
  • February 2018 (71)
  • January 2018 (84)
  • December 2017 (75)
  • November 2017 (75)
  • October 2017 (79)
  • September 2017 (76)
  • August 2017 (62)
  • July 2017 (63)
  • June 2017 (62)
  • May 2017 (81)
  • April 2017 (65)
  • March 2017 (70)
  • February 2017 (69)
  • January 2017 (61)
  • December 2016 (53)
  • November 2016 (55)
  • October 2016 (62)
  • September 2016 (70)
  • August 2016 (43)
  • July 2016 (41)
  • June 2016 (21)
  • May 2016 (26)
  • April 2016 (41)
  • March 2016 (36)
  • February 2016 (31)
  • January 2016 (44)
  • December 2015 (45)
  • November 2015 (37)
  • October 2015 (38)
  • September 2015 (30)
  • August 2015 (20)
  • July 2015 (18)
  • June 2015 (31)
  • May 2015 (27)
  • April 2015 (24)
  • March 2015 (28)
  • February 2015 (28)
  • January 2015 (19)

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • ‘gator at the Golf Course March 1, 2021
  • the Wu-WHO flu lockdown yo-yo March 1, 2021
  • video of the KCDC marathon meeting of last Thursday March 1, 2021
  • ‘classic Kiwi family home’, Waikanae February 28, 2021
  • is Democracy under threat from today’s Politicians? February 28, 2021
  • Waikanae River evening February 28, 2021
  • Mr. Potato Head to become ‘Gender Neutral’ to allow kids to create ‘Same-Sex Families’ February 28, 2021
  • the heroic journey of El Woko Loco February 28, 2021
  • from Louisa Carroll: How the Guru Kaj (Gateway) was won! February 27, 2021
  • bad behaviour by the mayor’s friends at Thursday’s council meeting February 27, 2021
  • simple Maoritanga ‘gateway’, Taupo February 27, 2021
  • making hay while the sun shines, north Waikanae February 27, 2021
  • cartoon of the week February 27, 2021
  • Housing wait list at record highs under Labour February 26, 2021
  • the Council passes the Guru Gateway plan by 7 votes to 4 February 26, 2021
  • Waikanae old-timer February 26, 2021
  • the National Party will repeal Labour’s ban on local referenda over Maori wards February 25, 2021
  • tributes for retiring Mahara Gallery Board Chairman, Les Holborow February 25, 2021
  • Fascinating talk from Andy Oakley at the Kapiti Historic Society February 25, 2021
  • ‘Facebook’s business model is now stuffed’ February 24, 2021
  • The failed ideology of Cultural Marxism February 24, 2021
  • What’s the rush? Lawmaking in a hurry February 24, 2021
  • dominance of Google seems to be on the decline February 24, 2021
  • Reikorangi Road, west end February 24, 2021
  • Otaki Gorge Road intersection closure from this Sunday February 23, 2021
  • letter from a KCDC staffer about boss Mr Maxwell and his ‘inner sanctum’ February 23, 2021
  • from ACT: Labour’s forgotten people February 23, 2021
  • experience of a Canadian ‘Quarantine Camp’ February 23, 2021
  • The Gateway: Evidence and not Te Uruhi should be the basis for Councillors’ decision February 22, 2021
  • Kapiti Historical Society Meeting tomorrow February 22, 2021

Blog at WordPress.com.

Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×
    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
    %d bloggers like this: