Number 323 JUNE 2019 Published at 47 Wickliffe Tce, Port Chalmers

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TS Nimrod Navy Cadets So far this term we’ve only had one parade night, however we’ve already got back into the swing of things. This term we’re parading in the Pioneer Hall, which is certainly a lot warmer, though it doesn't have a flagpole. This means that we are now performing our Colours and Sunset ceremonies in Chalmers Place,

so don't be surprised if you see us there on a Thursday evening. The recent school holidays have been particularly busy. Most of the cadets participated in the Anzac service in Port Chalmers, and for many of them it was their first Anzac ceremony in the Navy Cadet uniform. Due to a shortage of older cadets, some younger cadets got the opportunity to take on a more responsibility-infused role for the duration of the service, which was great for them. ACDT Allan and myself were at the time on a Junior Non-Commissioned Officers course at Burnham Military Camp, and one of our officers attended as well. On the course we learnt many good leadership skills, which we can use back at the unit to the advantage of everyone. Throughout this term we’re planning on learning and teaching knots, first aid, navigation, sailing theory, and a number of other activities. Two of us are also attending Exercise Top Squad later this month, giving us another opportunity to interact with cadets of other corps. We look forward to a busy term. Contact us: ts.nimrod@cadetforces.org.nz or Facebook @tsnimrod Leading Cadet Olivia Goldsmith

Port Chalmers School

On 11 April we officially opened our new Play Pod. The Play Pod is available to all students before school and at morning tea and lunch breaks. Inside our Play Pod is a range of scrap materials such as cardboard tubes, tyres, lengths of material, netting, ropes, crates and bins which become incorporated into all possible imaginative play for our learners. The reusing of these loose parts in combination with children’s inventiveness and creativity results in them using the items in endless different ways, enabling all ages, genders and abilities to find ways to play and socialise together. We know that imaginative play is important. Play provides students with opportunities for child-led learning during the school day, and students develop responsibility, social skills, creativity and problem-solving skills in this context. Our Play Pod was a shipping container, donated by Port Otago. Manu Berry then painted a mural and we started filling it with loose parts. Then the fun began. One day the loose parts are an office, the next a cave and who knows what they will be for next time. We can always use more loose parts. These include: · natural resources – straw and pine cones · building materials and tools - planks, nails, hammers · scrap materials - old tyres, off-cuts of guttering · and, most essentially, random found objects. If you can help us with any of these parts please ring the school office, 472-8685 or come in and talk to us. A huge thank you to Port Otago and Manu for making our dream a reality. Vicki Nicolson, Principal

The Local Murray McGeorge Toy Library, at 2 Athol place, just off Ravensbourne Road is seeking new volunteers. We are seeking some help from the community for our lovely local Murray McGeorge Toy Li-brary. This is the longest running toy library in Dunedin, originally set up in 1993. We currently have 14 local families supporting our toy library. The annual membership fee is $25 and toys can be taken out for $1 for 2-3 weeks. However, our current president, secretary and treasurer are all keen to move on at the end of

2019, after being involved for the last ten years with some of our children now at high school. We are seeking help from the community for new volunteers and interested people in keeping the toy library going. Our current team

of 9 volunteers do one 2hr shift on a Saturday from 2-4pm per school term (4 shifts per year) and our committee (president, secretary and treasurer) volunteer an additional 10 hours per year managing the facility. We have a wonderful facility, with an extensive range of toys, some easily set up systems for manag-ing and monitoring the accounts, well supported by the toy library federation and we currently run one fundraiser per year. We are happy to spend time showing any new interested persons around. Please either e-mail the Murray McGeorge Toy lLbrary on murray.mcgeorge@yahoo.com, come in to talk to a volunteer one Saturday afternoon or contact Shannon on 027 367 4197.

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Rural Skip Days... Pg. 3

Winter Ferry Timetable.

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Trades & Services Pg.

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Flagstaff Hill Pg. 6&7

Sore Throat Pg. 9

Port Chalmers Library

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10 Questions with Max

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What’s On in June Pg. 11

Dusting Off Pg. 12

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Harbour Physio - Tennis Elbow Tennis elbow is very common, especially in people aged 35-60 with males and females being equally affected. The technical term for tennis elbow is lateral epicondylitis. It is normally caused by overuse but can also be started with an elbow sprain that doesn’t heal correctly. There is generally degeneration in the forearm extensor tendons (part of the muscle that lifts the hand and/or fingers when the palm is facing downwards). There will be tenderness to touch on the outside of the elbow and pain with any movements that use the forearm extensors e.g. pouring a cup of tea or lifting things from the top. There are lots of different ways to treat tennis elbow and often a combination of different treatments is the most successful. First-ly it is important to get a correct diagnosis as there are a few other things that can cause similar symptoms. A tennis elbow brace is can be very effective but is dependent on the exact lo-cation of the tennis elbow, these are able to be purchased through Harbour Physio for only $20. Activity modification is one of the most important parts of treat-ment, changing how you do things by avoiding aggravating ac-tivities – doing them with the other hand or lifting from under-neath instead of on top. Stretching is very important to help treat and also prevent tennis elbow. These both help to unload and settle the tendonitis initially. After that it is very important to load the tendon appropriately, I often prescribe a good progressive eccentric strengthening programme. Massage, acupuncture, taping and mobilising the joint are also normal parts of treat-ment. As always, early treatment is the best option.

If you have a question you would like answered in the next column please contact me at harbourphysio@gmail.com, mobile 027 631 0476 or www.facebook.com/harbourphysio. Kelly Olsen

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Real Estate in The Port Line This month I want to talk about how to choose an agent to sell your home, as this decision can make a massive difference to how much your home ultimately sells for. You may find the following list of some help when deciding which agent to en-gage: · Do you feel the agent is someone who you will get on well

with during the process? · Does the agent have many years of experience selling in

your area? The reason this is important is you really don’t want someone practising on your house. The sale process can bring up all kinds of challenges and in this situation, there is no substitute for experience.

· Ask the agent what their negotiation strategy is. Most won’t be able to tell you even though they will tell you they are great at negotiating.

· Does the agent have a strong presence on Facebook? If they do, your home will be seen by so many more buyers which will really help to maximise your sale price.

· Do you feel the agent is being honest with you or just telling you what you want to hear?

· Do you feel they have the skill and experience to get you the best price for your home?

I have almost 14 years experience selling in the Dunedin and Portline markets and 3 years of property management experi-ence before that. I have sold properties in a variety of market conditions over this time and have a ‘toolbox’ of useful skills. If you are considering selling it would be great to have a confi-dential chat with you about your home and the service I could offer you. Although a lot of people wouldn’t think so winter is probably one of the best times to put your home on the mar-ket. There are fewer homes available but we really don’t see a drop off in the number of buyers. If you have a nice warm home with winter sun, selling over the coming months makes great sense. Please get in touch if this sounds like you!

I can be contacted in a number of ways: Mobile number is 0275 609 819 www.facebook.com/hamishsellshouses or phone 472-8910; email Hamish@cutlers.co.nz the office num-ber is 467 7277. Have good month. Hamish

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Plant a tree, put up a swing. Let’s just enjoy, every little thing. Pamela Mae

Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School & Kindergarten Kia ora koutou, greetings to our West Harbour neighbours.

The school and kindergarten celebrated its Harvest Festival, celebrating Autumn and the bounty from the land. This year we decided to gift our produce to refugee families in Dunedin, as we are all too aware of the difficult conditions they.are living in.

In Autumn all over the world Steiner schools try to capture this mood of harvesting the produce and harnessing our forc-es to face the chills of winter using the metaphor of St Mi-chael or St George banishing the foe and warming the heart and inspiring the will to the greater challenges of the cold season.

Thank you to all the friends of the school who have supported our fundraising for new classrooms. The extension from the kindergarten is now scheduled to start. Fundraising will con-tinue for the upper classroom block.

We do have some spaces in our kindergarten, even though the Primary School is full. Do let us know if you might be in-terested as spaces do fill up quickly. Playgroups are often a nice way to explore whether the Steiner approach is the right one for your family. Pene Johnstone, Principal

West Harbour Weekly Exercise

Classes

Steady as You Go in Port Chalmers. Falls prevention programme for Men and Women, simple leg exercis-es. Port Chalmers Town Hall on Wednesdays at 10:00am, only $3 per class.

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Yoga @ Port Chalmers Town Hall. Monday night at 6 - 7.30pm with Kathy $7, for information 021 084 14215, kathyharpur@gmail.com

Yoga4Life Wednesday at 10.00am with Lisa. Bring a yoga mat and a blanket. li-sa@ocw.co.nz, 0274370779.

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Steady as you Go - Falls prevention programme for Men and Women. Wednes-day 1.30pm at McCurdy - Grimman Hall, Driver St Long Beach $3. For Info call Patsy 4822518 or Ruth 482 2283. —————————————————————

Pilates with Hayley Davey. Thursday Morning 9.30 - 10.30 @ the Rolfe Room across from the library. For more information contact Hayley Davey, 0211835352 hayleybeer@hotmail.com __________________________

Tai Chi - Fridays @ 10am, Port Chalmers Town Hall, Chalmers Lounge $3. Any queries contact Yvonne on

Port Chalmers Women’s Institute

We began our monthly meeting with the WI Ode and Aspira-tions followed by the motto for the month: ‘don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do’. Three members of the group prepared a goods table to support the national fundraiser to ‘grow $10’. This was very successful and every-one went home having bought delicious baking or relish.

Competition results: Large bloom: 1st Vivienne McLachlan 2nd Pam Woods Small bloom: 1st Mary Fahey 2nd Vivienne McLachlan Tomato relish: 1st Bev Middendorf Chrysanthemum: 1st Pam Woods 2nd Beverley Gardiner Posy: 1st Helen Warren Alison Moodie won the Martha Ives trophy. The raffle was won by Mary Fahey and Pam Woods won the Lucky Cup. Our next meeting will be on 11 June in the Chalmers Lounge of the Town Hall at 7.30pm. Our speaker will be Julie Fawcett-Smith. A warm welcome will be extended to anyone wishing to join us. Mary Fahey

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AGM 2019

12 June at 7.30pm at The Rolfe Room

(across the foyer from the Library)

All welcome

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predator. For writing we started the term with a poetry unit which has inspired some excellent work and has seen poems composed about topics as diverse as the wind, comets, snow, kelpies, birds and even stoats! Tim Cook - Principal

Kia Ora Katoa Women’s Institute The meeting opened with the institute ode, and the gathering of gifts for the birthday box. Five members who celebrated their birthdays in April and May received gifts. Arrangements were made for our soup, sand-wiches and savouries luncheon next month. After the Golden Threads were read by Dorothy Fyfe, the 13 members present discussed the remits for the 98th AGM being held in Taupo later this month, followed by a wide ranging discussion on the ques-tions asked by the NZ Federation of WI’s. The Mystery Parcel was won by Gaye Lester. The Motto: ‘The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, but are felt in the heart’. The Roll Call; was an old fashioned tool. Competitions: 3 Citrus Muffins: 1st Mary Inglis, 2nd. Betty Melville Autumn Arrangement: 1st Betty Melville, 2nd Mary Inglis, 3rd Isobel Middleton. Members were reminded to invite friends, family and potential members to our Mid-Year function on 13 June starting at 12.00 noon. If you would like to come along please ring Irene Todd 472-7163. We would love to welcome you. Mary Inglis

Pūrākaunui School Term Two is well underway and wintry weather is making an

appearance, but we are cosy beside the fires in the classrooms. We are enjoying our mythology topic and have been looking at classical myths as well as Maori

myths and the accompanying pantheons of Gods. Our Source to Sea work continues and we have been back to our local stream to look at the resident fish and invertebrate life. Nets were set the night before and we were thrilled to find a number of kokopu fish in the nets, which we measured and put back in the stream. We were also able to find a variety of invertebrates, which were a fun challenge to identify. We are loving our ongo-ing learning with this project. We were also thrilled to recently catch our first stoat in our halo project school trap, which we have named ‘Patukiore’. It was interesting to see a stoat up close and to do some research into this very dangerous

Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua .In the past month, the island has had visits from Abbey Col-lege, and other first-time visitors stayed in the Lodge. All have helped with planting, releasing, biodiversity monitoring,

maintenance, and resting and relaxing.

On 12 May we had new visitors and community members attend our reporting back session for our Curious Minds funded project. A final autumn bird count round the island, lead by Derek Onley, ornithol-ogist, and planting of native seedlings, as well as kayaking, relaxing, and a delicious shared lunch, was enjoyed by all.

For relaxing and recharging in solitude and peaceful surroundings, learning about island history, and experiencing what makes the is-land so special, or actively relaxing by helping with biodiversity moni-toring, weed control, planting, releasing seedlings, and maintenance, there is something for everyone. We would like to reach out to all ages.

For the next Community Open Day, see the website or Facebook page for details of weed control opportunities in June and July. If you’d like to join us in volunteering, get involved in projects or ar-range a visit or stay on the island, please contact Dries van den Broek, our resident keeper (03) 478-0874 or Kristen Bracey/Claire Hagglund, QI/KT Community secretary/relief secretary (secretary.quarantineisland@gmail.com)

You can also see details on our website quarantineisland.org.nz or go to the Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua Facebook page, or you can register to receive e-newsletters. Claire Hagglund

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Local buyer, fair prices.

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Port To Port Cruises & Wildlife Tours

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Departures: Back Beach-Portobello 12:55pm 3:00pm

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What’s happening?Port Otago is stabilising Flagstaff Hill and returning Beach St to its original position. A series of terraces will be formed on the hill’s east and north-east faces and 45,000m3 of excess dirt and rock will be trucked via SH 88 to an old landfill at Fairfield. During the project, you can still access Back Beach by foot and vehicle, via a temporary road through the Port’s log yard.

Why is this work needed?Flagstaff Hill has a long history of slipping. This $2m project will fix the issue, once and for all. Then Port can get on with its operations and car, cycle, rail and foot traffic can all enjoy full use of the road again – the first time in 20 years.

What will be the impact on residents?For the next 3-4 months, there will be a few more trucks coming and going along George St – between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Contractor Fulton Hogan is working hard to minimise noise, vibration and mud coming from the work site. Truck drivers will be adhering to the voluntary 30km/hr speed restriction.

Couldn’t excess material be used locally? We investigated:

• Using the material on the Harbour cycleway: the clay/silt content of the material made it unsuitable. • Port Chalmers Golf Course: Uncertainty around resource consent timeframes made this option too difficult to plan around.

Was there no alternative route? The project team looked at:

• Peninsula Beach Road: not wide enough and too fragile to handle that volume of heavy traffic.

• Rail: No suitable place to move the material to – i.e. a location adjacent to the receiving end.

• Barge: We are not permitted to dump land-based soil to sea.

Suggestions?If you have ideas on how we can minimise this project’s impact on the community, please contact our CE, Kevin Winders

Telephone: 03 472 9729 Email: ce@portotago.co.nz

Webcam: Keep a bird’s eye view on progress on our website

Autumn 2020 Terraces planted in native bush

June Traffic management with alternative route to Beach St

End June Bulk excavation and benching begins

June – Sept Trucks move material to landfill site

June – Sept Some isolated blasting may be required to remove hard rock

Early October Trucking scheduled to finish

November Original road to Back Beach is re-instated

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Port Chalmers Table Tennis Club We’re two weeks into the new interclub season and our two newly promoted teams have met with mixed

fortunes. Our B grade team have made a flying start win-ning their first two matches. Liz Franz and Harry White have been ably assisted with the addition of Brent Poole - another signing from Abbotsford. Next week John Sparrow will make his Harbour debut to further strengthen the team. The A Reserve team have had two defeats but have missed club number one Andrew Court who has now returned from overseas. While the final scores have looked a little lopsided, they have faced last year’s winning team and been very com-petitive each week. Club nights continue to be well attended and very competitive. As usual we are on the lookout for new players to join. Ian Landreth

Pharmacy Snippets - Sore Throat

When your throat starts being scratchy, and it’s sore to swal-low, then you know that a sore throat is on the way. And to

add to your woes, suffering from a sore throat often comes hand in hand with other conditions like the common cold.

When the throat becomes infected by bacteria or viruses, the body’s natural immune response to the infection leads to inflammation and pain. Unfortunately, antibiotics are not normally effective in treating a sore throat because most cases of sore throats are caused by virus-es. Sometimes antibiotics are recommended to prevent a secondary bacterial infection.

To help prevent the discomfort of a sore throat, drink plenty of water, get lots of rest, eat a well balanced diet filled with fruits and vegeta-bles and maintain a healthy mouth by brushing your teeth regularly.

Patients should visit their local community pharmacy and find out what medicines are available for helping with the pain. Pain relief may come in the form of tablets, throat gargles, throat sprays and lozeng-es. Products containing ibuprofen and aspirin are effective pain re-lievers and anti-inflammatories, however, these treatments aren’t safe for everybody. Check with your community pharmacist about what medicines are safe for you. Regular paracetamol also helps relieve pain and fever.

You should recover from a sore throat within seven days and begin to feel better after three days. If you have other medical conditions such as diabetes, have not recovered after seven days, if your young child or baby is sick, if you are unable to swallow water or saliva, or if you have neck pain, consult your doctor immediately.

And remember to chat to your community pharmacist at Port Chalmers Pharmacy about making changes to your lifestyle or how to boost your immunity if you continually to get sore throats. The team at Port Chalmers Pharmacy

Passport photos available here

News from the Bay A little effort to make a cleaner Port Chalmers. Residents of Careys Bay (left) took it into their own hands to make Port Chalmers ’a little cleaner’. We spent an hour or so cleaning up both sides of Macandrew Road between Careys Bay and Port Chalmers. We collected paper of all sizes shapes and colour, plastic bags ga-lore, all sorts of automobile parts, broken glass, unmentionable things and more. It great to have this done

and looking nice as many people from all over the world drive down this road to get to the Careys Bay Hotel. We will be doing it again in the future to keep it this way. Just our bit for a clean-er Port Chalmers. Joe Cecchi

Backyard Medicine - Are you being nice to yourself? I trust you are, it really is the only way to be. Nobody but you knows your own definition of being nice to yourself - remember that! You are the only one in there…

Winter is here! This month a reminder, and some new tips to get you through the hibernation. An evening drink, golden milk is wonderful for the immune system, and will help with going to sleep. Golden milk for 2 is: 2 cups of milk of your choice 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, a pinch of black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger or a small piece of fresh, you can pop in a wee pinch of cayenne if you like and some honey or maple syrup. Whiz this all up in your blender, then simmer for 3-5 minutes. Smoothies for immune system support? Use blueberries, or mixed berries, spirulina or Waihi Bush Flax-fibre Balancing Greens or LSA powder, plain yoghurt or coconut yoghurt, all kinds of greens - spinach, kale, rocket, mustard greens. Prob-ably best to not put the last two in with berries. Of course, choose what you put in from this list. Make sure you are getting enough vitamin D too, we’re not seeing much sun in the winter, and you don’t want to be hav-ing SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Francisca Griffin, Naturopath

St Leonards Playcentre

Matariki We are looking forward to making our Matakiri lanterns with the help of the big kids from St Leonards School and our joined celebrations with the School community – shared kai, lantern parade and singing songs around the fire. Garden & Cooking With the weather changing and cooler temperatures we are cooking vegetable soup with potatoes and carrots from our garden. Its great to see the children learning how to grow and cook good nutritious food and enjoy sharing this together at kai time. Welcome Welcome to our newest playcentre child, Sophie who was born in February. Children are never too young to start at playcentre! The little ones create a real interest for the older children, the babies themselves benefit from the social interaction and playcentre is also a great support network for parents. Come and Visit! St Leonards Playcentre is open on Monday and Thursday 9.30am-12.30pm every week, except in school holidays. Come and meet our friendly parents and children and learn how playcentre is run. Enjoy our great activities, toys and resources for your children, grandchil-dren or homebased care tamariki. Ages 0-6. Everyone welcome and the first 3 sessions are free. For more information please contact: stleonards@playcentre.org.nz Check us out on Facebook! **Our centre is also available for venue hire for children’s parties. Rea-sonable rates and great facilities – please contact us for details.

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Each month we ask a West Har-bour personality to answer the same ten questions. This month is Max Quinn (right).

Max was born in Te Kuiti and raised in Wellington where he tells The Rothesay News he was a fail-ure at school - he was too busy daydreaming. He then worked his early life as a TV cameraman in Christchurch and

has been living in Dune-din and working at NHNZ's Natural History Film Unit since 1983. Added up, Max’s working life in TV spans more than 51 years.

Max recently attempted to retire but the phone won't stop ringing. To make matters worse he’s also writing a book about his filming experiences in polar regions.

Three years ago Max and wife Carol moved into their new house in Roseneath and are loving being 'Portsiders'.

Q. If you had the chance which three people (alive or dead) would you invite for dinner? A. David Attenborough, Leonard Bernstein and Orson Welles.

Q. What are your three favourite movies? A. Too many to pick from but how about Gone With The Wind, Psycho and Lawrence of Arabia for starters. .

Q. What was your first car and if money was no object what car would you like to buy? A.My first car was a 1954 Ford Popular. I'm not into expen-sive cars...the latest Rav 4 will do just fine. .

..Q. If you were to face the guillotine in the morning, what would you choose as your last meal? A.Carol's Lasagne and for dessert apple crumble with foam-ing butter sauce!

Q. Which three countries would you most like to visit? A. Ireland, Italy and Japan. .

Q. When you were at school can you remember what you first wanted to be when you grew up? A. I loved the old museum in Wellington and could think of nothing more exciting than being a taxidermist! .

Q. What do you think is the most useful invention of all time? A. The motion picture camera. .

Q. What is the best book you have read? A. The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard.

Q. If you had a time machine where in the past or future would you go? A.Back to the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration.

Q. If you had to spend one month on a desert island name three things you would take along?. A. Copies of the three above films, Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and a box of Speights. Ange McErlane

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Library – where it’s always warm! School Holidays @ the Library “Come and learn all about the marvellous workings of the brain in the school holidays, at our Brain Lab. Presented by the NZ Neurological Foundation, you’ll find lots of cool and sometimes icky activities helping you explore brains and all the incredible things they do for us.” Thursday 11 July, Port Chalmers Library.

Storytimes Every Monday at 10.30am Have fun with your child and enjoy stories, rhymes and songs for babies and pre-schoolers.

Every Thursday at 3.30pm Enjoy stories and creative fun activities for 3 to 7 year olds (but babies are welcome too!)

Nautical Knitters: Port Chalmers Knitting Group Experienced or beginner knitters of all ages are invited to join our weekly knitting group. Bring your own wool and knitting needles or we will have some at the library. Guidance and assistance available along with a selection of the library’s lat-est knitting books! Suitable for everyone, families welcome, Thursdays 6.30pm. Ainslie and the Team at Port Chalmers Library

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St Leonards School - To make it easier for par-ents to come to school assemblies we trialled an even-ing assembly with great success.

We realise how difficult it can be for parents and caregivers to take time off during the school day so instead we had a BYO dinner followed by assembly. What a great evening we had! Every child stood up and shared a story from camp week to a packed room. Public speaking is not easy and to give all chil-dren the opportunity to develop this skill is fantastic. I am passionate about the school playing a role as a commu-nity hub, as well as a place of learning, and couldn’t be happi-er to see how a simple change of time was a great step to support that goal. It was very exciting to get our mud kitchen in place during a school working bee. We also gathered up all those pesky autumn leaves. As a green/gold enviroschool we packed them all into bags to de-compose to leaf mould over the course of a year. The process will be great learning for our children – right through to eating vegetables from the school garden as part of the menu for Wednesday school lunches. We are very excited that our parents will now be able to see their children’s learning with the launch of Seesaw. Seesaw is an application that allows children to publish their work in an online journal which parents can see. We hope it will help them chat to children about their school day. We’ve also been learning how to be good digital citizens – a fundamental skill for 21st century learners! Jo Wilson Principal

- Harbourside Table Tennis Club - 7.30pm Thursday nights, Cost $3, Coaching and gear provided.

- Koputai Indoor Bowling Club – at the Port Chalmers Bowl-ing Club, Albertson Avenue, Port Chalmers. Meets every Tuesday at 7.00pm. Free membership. No experience necessary. For information telephone Harold Woods 472-8144 or Shirley Boekhout 472-7169.

- Euchre is played at the Port Chalmers Bowling Club every Mon-day at 1.00pm. The cost is $3.00. Everyone welcome

- Toy Library, open Saturdays 2-4pm, look out for the yellow sign on Ravensbourne Road.

- West Harbour Ukuleles: Most Sunday mornings at the Pioneer Hall,11.00.Check Facebook, ‘West Harbour Ukuleles’ or call/txt Greg Hings for more information, 021 962 396.

- Kia Ora Katoa Women’s Institute meet in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1.30pm. For information contact Irene Todd 472 7163.

- Port Chalmers Women’s Institute meet in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm. For information contact Mary Fahey 472 8370.

- United Church of Port Chalmers: June Sunday services 10 am. Sundays 2, 9, 16, 23, @ Emmanuel Church Sawyers Bay Sunday 30 we join with the Anglicans @ Holy Trinity Church.

- ‘Rumpus Room’ happens on the second and fourth Friday evening each month at Emmanuel Hall, Station Road Sawyers Bay. It is all-age relaxed games and supper. The doors open at 6:30pm and we finish at 9pm. - ‘Afternoon Tea on Tuesdays’ at Emmanuel Church is a place people can chat with friends. The doors open at 2pm and there’s drinks and food offered. .

- Holy Trinity Port Chalmers, Main Service - 10 am, Sunday Mid-week Service - 10 am, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays Family Service - 10am, 1st Sunday of the month. - St Mary’s Star of the Sea, 38 Magnetic St, Port Chalmers. Mass 5pm Saturday, Wednesday 11.30am.

- All Fibre Handcrafts e.g Knitting, Crochet, Pachwork, Embroidery, Spinning. Emmanuel Church Hall, Sawyers Bay, Monday 10th and 24th of June, come at 11am or 1.30pm. For info contact 472-8487. -- Music & Movement: Rolfe Room, next to the Library, Tues-days during school terms, 10.45am.

- Bookshare @ Port Chalmers Library – First Wednesday of the month at 11.00am.

- Sawyers Bay Garden Club - Meets at Emmanuel Church Hall, Sawyers Bay, on the 3rd Tuesday September - March at 7.15pm and the 3rd Saturday of the month April - August at 1.45pm. For information contact Secretary Karlina Jackson 472-8510. - Senior Citizens meet each Tuesday at 1.00pm in the Chalmers Lounge upstairs in the Port Chalmers Town Hall. For infor-mation contact Dorothy Allum 472-7712.

- Port Chalmers Maritime Museum: Normal Hours: Monday to Friday 10am-3pm, Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 1.00 - 4.00pm. Also open by special appointment. Cruise ship days visiting hours: 10am - 5pm. Enquires 472-8233.

- Blueskin Market: 2nd June, (first sunday of the month), 11am to 1pm. Local arts, crafts, produce, and more! Gallery on Blueskin at Waitati. Free stalls available. -Port Chalmers Community Market: 16 June (every third Sunday of the month), 10am-3pm, George St,

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June 2019 P U B L I C N O T I C E S & C L A S S I F I E D 11

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A Grave Story — John Mill and Family

The most impressive grave in the Port Chalmers cemeteries is the mausoleum of John Mill and his family. It covers four normal plots. Only in recent years has a plaque been added giving details of the four who are entombed there and other family members.

John Mill was born in Mark Inch, Scotland, in December 1841, went to sea as an apprentice aged 11 and arrived at Port Chalmers on the Sarah M on 31 December 1862. He was three years with the pilot service, during which he used the Harbour Department’s diving dress to recover the underwater moorings at Oamaru and to refloat the hulk Thomas and Henry at Port Chalmers. He joined the stevedoring business of J.B. Robertson & Co., which he soon bought out. His partners in John Mill & Co., were Captains James Macfarlane and John Ork-ney and later Peter Shea and Carl Schumacher. The first years were a struggle but by 1875 he was able to build his first wool store on the Export Wharf and the following year he began to acquire shares in harbour lighters, coasters and coal-hulks.

He also speculated in recovering wrecked ships or salving cargoes and fittings, such as re-floating the Bengal in 1868, recovering the cargo of the Bruce in 1875, refloating the City of Perth at Timaru in 1882, recovering the frozen meat from the Elginshire near Timaru in 1882 and salvaging items from the wrecked luxury yacht Ariadne near the Waitaki River mouth in 1901. By the end of the 1880s Mill was a large supplier of coal to ships, especially to the Union Steam Ship Company, and he opened branches at Oamaru, Dunedin, Bluff and Tima-ru. His business was incorporated on 26 October 1908. He was also a director of the Port Chalmers Dairy Factory Company and of the Portobello Railway Ferry Co, as well as of several large companies in Dunedin, and successfully invest-ed in gold dredging. John Mill married Mary Wilson, of Leuchars, Scotland on 14 August

1863 and they had five sons — James (1864), John (1866), David (1868), William (1872) and Thomas (1878) and two daughters — Jessie (1881) and Agnes Mary (1884). He had ‘Willowbank’ built on municipal reserve land on Flagstaff Hill in 1876 and it was substantially added to, with a wing designed by Basil Hooper, as his family (and wealth) grew. John began his public service on the Committee of Port Chalmers District High School from 1875 and on the Otago Harbour Board from 1877 to 1885. He was three times Mayor of Port Chalmers, from 1897-99, 1901-2 and 1908-9. It was during his sec-ond term that he induced Captain R.F. Scott to bring the Discovery to Port Chalmers in 1901 with the offer of free coal. This was repeated with the Terra Nova in November 1910. In 1916 he was asked by the New Zealand Government to superintend the re-pairs to Ernest Shackleton’s ship Aurora.

Mill gave service to many other institutions including the Dunedin Hospital, the Oddfellows’, Freemasons’ and Foresters’ Lodges, the Port Chalmers Rowing Club, and the rugby, cricket, tennis, bowls and golf clubs. In 1913 he was the founding president of the Port Chalmers Old Identities Society, now the Historical Society. He died on 14 August 1926; Mary died on 22 January 1931 and their daughters Jessie in 1952 and Agnes at Auckland in 1970. The sons all died abroad - James in Sydney in 1931, John in Vic-toria in 1935, David in London in 1903, William in Manchester in 1926 and Thomas in Keswick, England, in 1941. The latter was awarded the CMG. and the CBE. for his medical services in the First World War and afterwards became an ear, nose and throat specialist. Ian Church

Sawyers Bay Playcentre

We are enjoying a wonderful second term for 2019. While the cooler weather is taking us inside more often, we continue to make the most of any nice weather to play in our fabulous play-ground.

Our focus this term is the Te Whariki principle of holistic devel-opment (Kotahitanga), and we’re enjoying looking at how so many aspects of children’s play reflects this. We have been learning about different fruit and vegetables – cutting and sharing—lots to share.

We have been challenging ourselves on the obstacle course outside – climbing, balancing and jumping – with and then with-out support.

The cooler weather has brought with it winter illnesses, so we have also been learning about health hygiene – using tissues, washing our hands, and sneezing into our elbows.

Coming up Matariki-themed Open Day. Matariki (Māori New Year) is coming up, and we will be cele-brating this with a Matariki-themed Open Day. All are welcome to come along and share this session with us. We will be learn-ing about the Seven Sister constellation, and sharing Matariki stories and traditions together. Come along—Wed 19 June, 9am to 12noon.

John Mills Headstone

St Josephs Port Chalmers We started the year with a number of positive changes at the school, and one of these involved the clearing out of the school’s huge basement area. Blank canvases like that don’t happen often, so during last term the students worked

on a technology unit to take advantage of this and the fruits of their planning are starting to be realised. They were challenged with the opportunity to plan how the basement area could be re-purposed into an all-weather play-ground and most of their ideas had real merit and value. After consulting a former parent with experience in the construction of our existing playground, they worked in small groups to draft designs and record their priorities for how the area could be used. What they didn’t realise was that their plans were going to become a reality during the Easter/term break.

When Term 2 started they were presented with 20 square me-tres of climbing wall, a landing platform with a slide, and punch-ing bag. By the time this goes to print the area will be compli-mented by a second landing platform with parallel slide bars, a pull-up bar and two climbing lines. They love it because wet days no longer mean being stuck inside the classroom.

For the children, we have an aim that each day and week is better than their previous and we are always reflecting on what we are doing so that we can keep improving, and we are. Tom Woodhouse, Principal