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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Waikanae Show happening on 12 March

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Waikanae Show

A fantastic poster! (Designed by Kapiti News).  Waikanae Park is probably best accessed from Park Avenue, but there are also a reasonable number of car park spaces around the corner in Ngarara Road.  We intend to walk there, naturally.

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a squirt nozzle on the hose can help you save water

28 Sunday Feb 2016

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squirt nozzle

We noticed that the water issued from the hose during the time it takes to walk from the tap after turning it on and then back to turn it off may be wasted, so we put a squirt nozzle on it, which enables the delivery of more measured and directed water quantities to plants that need it.

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Waikanae river mouth tones at high tide

28 Sunday Feb 2016

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Estuary clouds

The water level when the sea is at high tide. Outside of the river channel it is quite shallow, though.

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Waikanae Beach Welcome Sign

26 Friday Feb 2016

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Beach sign

This should make it unambiguous to visitors, and some locals, what the rules are.  Of particular note:

  • No vehicles are allowed south of the Olliver Grove Entrance
  • North of Olliver Grove the vehicle speed limit is 20 km/h
  • No motorbikes are allowed anywhere
  • Remove your dog’s poo – otherwise face a $300 fine
  • Restrictions on horses and dogs apply in different areas at different times of year (between 1 December and the end of Daylight Saving Time, and the rest of the year).

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the robbers should think twice about doing the Postshop

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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Update

Steve Burley has asked us to delete this post because of the events of 15 March 2019 in Christchurch. —Eds

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Artel in Mahara Place broken into and burgled

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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from stuff.co.nz

Artel

Burglars who cleaned out thousands of dollars of greenstone from a Waikanae gallery could have brought themselves trouble.

Waikanae’s Artel gallery owner Maude Heath said two large cabinets of high quality artisan pounamu items were taken in a smash and grab break-in early this morning.

Other art works, and a cabinet of silver jewellery nearby were untouched.

While the artists were disappointed, there had been some discussion about the traditional belief that stealing greenstone was thought to bring bad luck to the thief, or even a mataku, or curse, she said.

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At some stage the WCB members may heed our call to put security cameras in Mahara Place…

A comment on the stuff page we like:-

“Whether you believe in karma or not, bad things generally happen to bad people. It might not be divine intervention, but they are bound to put a foot wrong, or rip off the wrong person. No good comes from stealing.”

Update

Police arrested a 27-year-old Kapiti man on 17 March in connection with this burglary although only 2 of the 101 items stolen were recovered. The man “faced charges of burglary, driving while disqualified, failing to stop for police, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis.”

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Havelock North town centre landscaping

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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Havelock North

We went through here last weekend and thought it was rather nice.  The only complaint was that the clock atop the little old building in the background wasn’t going, which rather undermines the otherwise positive impression.

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another example of KCDC top level disfunction

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

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from Kapiti Independent News:-

Kapiti Coast Councillor K. ‘Guru’ Gurunathan finally emerged completely victorious in an important case involving democratic process in the Kapiti Coast District Council.

He took legal action against his own council over a decision to exclude him and four other Councillors from a committee set up to review CEO Mr Dougherty’s performance and pay.

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Dougherty

The Council’s ‘Chief Executive Performance and Employment Committee’ (CEPEC) was made up of the Mayor, Ross Church, and five of the ten KCDC councillors.

Cr Gurunathan objected to the fact he couldn’t attend committee meetings or get access to all its information. When his objections were ignored he took his own case to the High Court — and won.

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The CEO’s performance is crucial to the functioning of the organisation and the way it uses — or misuses — ratepayer money.  It should therefore be a matter that the whole council should be involved in.   This committee that Mayor Church composed was clearly made up of those Councillors uncritical of Mr Dougherty’s many shortcoming, not the least of which is his aggressive arrogance.

Unfortunately, this is often seen as a plus by Boards when they choose a general manager, while little, if any, consideration is given to the far more important attributes of diplomacy, people skills, seeing the big picture, forward thinking, and basic common sense.

 

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from Bernie Randall: a ‘wheels’ event with a difference proposed

22 Monday Feb 2016

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An Art Deco Idea

Councillor Gurunathan and the Mayor are joined at the hips in their desire to pursue a boys’ toys event of planes and cars with lots of ratepayer assistance. This type of event is two-a-penny. Even Marton is holding one without any apparent ratepayers money. [Coming back from Napier, we also noticed one in Shannon, –Eds]

Dear readers of Waikanae Watch, it’s madness to disagree with these Councillors I know, but I propose an alternative event. Previous Councils have created wonderful cycleways around Kapiti.

What we really need is a Bicycle Belles and Motorcycle Motorheads event. Imagine the pathways of Kapiti lined with people watching penny farthings, unicycles, tandems and bicycles from yesteryear.

The Norman, Philips many without gears would bring back memories to the elderly and excite the youngsters that bicycles could be ridden without gears. Riding the paths of Kapiti, the riders could be dressed in period costume.

Motorcycles of yesterday could be driven around selected streets of Kapiti. On one day of the year we could have the Indian, the Vincent and Triumph replacing those regular Rolls, Chevy and Packard vehicles that we so frequently see. Look at what Napier can achieve at their Art Deco.

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from the KCDC – Seaweek starts this Saturday

22 Monday Feb 2016

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Seaweek is happening from 27 February to 6 March. This year’s theme is “Healthy Seas, Healthy People”.

Organise a beach clean-up

What a great opportunity to show you care about our sea by heading to the beach for a clean-up! If you want to organise a clean-up event with your whanau, friends, school or community group, Council can support you by providing bags and gloves, and picking up the rubbish you collect. Contact the Waste Minimisation Officer on 296 4700 or waste@kapiticoast.govt.nz.

Waikanae Beach Clean Up

Beach clean-ups are held every last Saturday of the month, starting at 10 am at the Boating Club on Waikanae Beach. To kick off Seaweek, come along to the next clean-up on Saturday 27 February.

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