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Maungaturoto, A Real New Zealand Town ‘Gettin’ on with it!’ Issue 85 October 08. 2008

World Champions to Run in Rod Dixon Mile at Otamatea High School

Four World Champion secondary school cross-country This year Athletics Whangarei is involved in the organisa-
runners will compete in this year’s Rod Dixon Mile at Ota- tion of the miles and their members will be holding their
matea High School on Saturday 25 October, starting at weekly club-run in Maungaturoto on the Saturday after-
3.30 pm. noon before the mile races.

The New Zealand runners - Esther Keown (Auckland), Last year Ryan Smith, (Whangarei Boys’ High) won the
Hannah Newbould (Christchurch), Nicki McFadzien boys’ mile in 4:42.3, from Trenton Powell (OHS) in 4:53.6.
(Christchurch) and Olivia Burn (Palmerston North) - fin- And Simone Ackermann (Kamo High) won the girls’ race
ished 1st, 4th, 6th and 12th in the World Championship race in 5:22.6 with Kimberley Burke (Mahurangi College) sec-
in the Czech Republic earlier this year, winning gold for ond in 5:27.6.
the team’s race.
Thanks to generous sponsors, a good range of prizes and
Securing generous sponsorship, particularly from the Skin spot prizes will be presented.
and Vein Clinic in Whangarei, has made it possible to
bring the girls to Maungaturoto. Entry forms are available at the OHS office (or call 09 431
8230 to have one posted) and should be returned as soon
The Rod Dixon Miles, initiated by Otamatea High School as possible, preferably before the closing date of Thursday
last year, are two one-mile races (boys and girls) open to 23 October. There is no entry fee but a $2 donation will be
secondary school students throughout Northland and to appreciated.
other invited runners. Although now living in the USA,
Dixon is supporting the initiative by allowing the use of his Main Sponsor: Skin and Vein Clinic. Ad-
name and signing certificates for all the finishers. He is ditional Sponsors (so far): Maungaturoto
particularly keen for both fast and slow runners to partici- Pharmacy, Smiths Sports Shoes, Dr
pate. Limby, Sports Performance Massage.
Dixon is regarded as the most versatile runner New Zea-
land has ever produced. Amongst may top performances, Phone Otamatea High School (09 431
he won bronze at the Olympics for 1500 metres, bronze in 8230) or John Perry (09 431 8979) for
two World Cross-Country Championships and gold in the more information.
New York Marathon, ahead of 24,000 competitors.
Ryan Smith, 2007 Winner
His time of 2 hrs 8 min 59 sec for the New York Marathon Photo Courtesy of Northern Advocate
works out to an average pace of 4 minutes 55 seconds per
mile for the 26 miles 385 yards (3 min 3.4 sec per km).
This time has been set as an Incentive Standard for boys
achieve and an equivalent standard of 5:22 set for girls.
Awards are presented to those who make it!

153 Hurndall St
Maungaturoto
Ph/Fax (09) 431-8059
Bus Trip to Whangarei TUESDAY 14TH OCTOBER 08
Shopping Appointments etc.
Leave 9.00am and return approx. 3.30 – 4.00pm
as required.
For information on 2008 trips
Please phone 431 8059
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Retirement Units For Sale and Rent

Maungaturoto Matters
Maungaturoto Matters is a free monthly publication,
produced and published by the Maungaturoto
Business & Community Association for the
Maungaturoto Community.
Letters to the Editor cannot be accepted due to
space limitations. Contributions and feed back from
members of the Community are actively encouraged.
Read the full copy on line at
http://arealnewzealandtown.blogspot.com/
Deadlines:
Advertising 15th of each month no exceptions
Editorial (articles) 20th of each month
The Community Trust wishes to advise, that
vacancies occur from time to time in both the
2BR OYO units and 1BR rentals, situated
within the village in Riverview place,
Maungaturoto.
If you, or you have family interested in this
retirement option, please contact Rest Home
Manager Debbie Ph. 431 8696, a name on our
waiting list will ensure you are advised of
vacancies.

Editor: Elizabeth (Liz) Clark

Advertising:Elizabeth Clark 09 431 9129
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Matakohe Music Makers
Thank you to all those people that supported the Ma-
takohe Music Makers raffle. The raffle was drawn on
Tuesday 9th September at the Matakohe Music Mak-
ers, Gumdiggers Cafe, Church Road. The winner of
the Wearable Arts ticket was Andrea Allen from
Tonys in Maungaturoto, ticket no. 65. Andrea also
has a chance to win the lucky prize draw with her
ticket, at the Wearable Arts, Paparoa. Good luck An-
drea.
The next Matakohe Music Makers will be on October
14th, 7.30 pm and with this Music Makers evening,
we will be having a Country and Western theme,
everyone is invited to come along to either sing, or
play an instrument, so get practising and come and
enjoy yourselves. $2.00 entry per person, refresh-
ments available.
Yours in music,
Jim and Sharon. 09 431 6772.
or email: matakohemusicmakers@gmail.com
The Maungaturoto Primary Kapa Haka Group performing for
members of the Golden Oldies Group at the Centennial Hall
last month.—Photo Courtesy of Denise Meiklejohn
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Anglican Church Services to
change
The Anglican Church will be making some important
changes from October onwards. The Vicar, Rodney
Dunlop, says it has been difficult to give good leadership to
the different congregations in the parish when all the ser-
vices are at the same time each Sunday.
From October the Sunday services at Holy Trinity, Maun-
gaturoto, will move from 9.30am to 9am. Rodney will give
leadership and preach on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays of
each month, leaving to travel to Mangawhai for a service
each Sunday at 10.30am., formerly at 9.30am.
Rodney has received full support from the Parish Elders for
this experimental arrangement which will be reviewed after
four months, at the end of January. It will mean adjust-
ments for everyone, and he is confident all will embrace the
changes in good heart.
Rodney says he hopes it will help him be able to give con-
sistent leadership to the congregations under his charge,
and will be encouraging , supportive and inspiring to the
whole parish.
On the first Sunday of each month Rodney will lead an ad-
ditional service at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Kaiwaka.
The services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays will continue as
at present.
The services at Paparoa and Whakapirau will continue un-
der the leadership of Richard and Colleen.
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Christian Comment Start The Race.

To start the spiritual race for eternal life, we need
to repent of ignoring God and His gift of forgive-
THE OLYMPICS
ness, and receive Jesus Christ as personal Lord
and Saviour. Then it's a matter of doing our
The 2008 Olympics have come and gone. Many
best to honour Christ in all we do and say, and
have won medals and deserve them. Such victo-
not give up.
ries have only come by self denial, massive
amounts of time and energy put into a rigorous
Get set Go!
training schedule, careful diet, and a lifestyle that
Trust in Christ, and apply determination, focus,
keeps the body healthy and fit.
and perseverance. Then it is possible to finish
the race and receive "Well done, good and faith-
Forgotten These victories will fade into history
ful servant! Enter into the joy of your Lord." If the
and be forgotten by most.
Olympic athletes can apply these qualities to win
a temporary prize, we surely can for an eternal
The Greatest Prize
prize.
The Bible mentions in 1st Corinthians 9/25 (AD
56) that winners of the games were given a
Peter Cullen,
crown (laurel wreath) which soon began to wither
Congregational Church.
and couldn’t last. The Bible exhorts us to run the
spiritual race in such a way as to get the crown of
life that doesn’t fade.
"Everyone who competes in the games goes into
strict training. They do it to receive a crown that
will not last, but we do it get a crown that will last
forever". (v25)
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Maungaturoto Country Club
Walkway
Would you like somewhere to walk other than the
roadway or footpath?
Somewhere quiet, attractive and scenic with native
trees and a waterway?
The Otamatea High School Enviro Group plans to
construct a walkway starting next year. These plans
will be made public when they are complete.
Northland Regional Council has a recreational fund
available for application before October 10th 2008.
This fund helps non-profit organisations to build
such things as walkways.
The Otamatea High School Enviro Group would like to
apply for this money!
We would like you to support our application. Please
fill out this form and leave it at the Maungaturoto
Post Shop, Dreams or the Otamatea High School Of-
fice.
It’s important that you do this promptly - the applica-
tion deadline is October 10.
Please, please support us. Thank you.
Stella Clyde
For the Otamatea High School Enviro Group.
I support the Otamatea High School Enviro Group’s
application for funding from Northland Regional
Council to construct a walkway for public use.
Name………………………………………………………………………
Signed………………………………………Date
………………………..
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HOMEBUILDERS
MAUNGATUROTO/PAPAROA
Greetings from the team at Homebuilders. The past
month has been busy and fulfilling. We decided we
would like the Community House open for longer
hours, therefore from October 6th (the week after
day light saving starts) we will be open from 9am
until 3pm. We hope these extended hours make it
easier for people to access our services.
We finally finished redecorating the main part of the
Community House and had a lunch to celebrate. It
was lovely to have Mrs Joyce Brooks and her daugh-
ter Debbie join with us in our celebration. We invite
those in the community who would like to use the
house as a venue for small groups to ring and come
in for a chat. There would be a koha but no charge.
The House comfortably holds 15 to 20 people and
has a kitchen and bathroom.
A small reminder that Tool Box begins next term.
The six week course starts on the first Tuesday after
the school holidays. Tool Box is produced by Parents
Inc. i.e. Ian Grant, and is a great way to extend your
parenting skills. This Tool Box is for those with
‘middle children’, six to 12 year olds. Glenda Blythen
is the facilitator. Supper will be provided and there is
no cost as it is being funded by Otamatea High
School Adult Education Program. If you are inter-
ested please ring 4319080 to register. So that’s 7pm
– 9pm Tuesdays at the Community House.
We had a neat time at the Golden Oldies last month
with a visit from Maungaturoto Primary School’s Kapa
Haka group. They were cool! They entertained for the
best part of half an hour and, I must say, not just the
oldies were impressed, so were all the staff and vol-
unteers. Thanks kids, we really appreciate all the
time and effort you put into such a great performance.
Our Golden Oldies will have the opportunity for a
sing-a-long at their next lunch on 1st October and
morning tea on the 15th October at the Community
House. All are welcome, and if you need a lift
please ring the house we are happy to come and
pick you up. Phone 431 9080
We are still on the back foot regarding the Food
Bank. The demand has been high as families are
being hard hit by rising food and petrol prices and
high power bills over winter. We try to help those in
need and thank all those individuals who have
brought food in and enabled us to do so. If you are
able to help in any way big or small we would love to
hear from you.
Blessings from
Denise and the Team
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INVITES YOU
TO ATTEND
EVERY TUESDAY
10AM
AT THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
MAUNGATUROTO

0-5 YRS MUSIC & MOVEMENT

FOLLOWED BY MORNING TEA

CONTACT ELAINE 431-8317

Or RUTH 431-8491

supported by
Maungaturoto Congregational Church
($2 donation per family please)
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ting yourself to that medical appointment. Have a
Linking Hands Inc. great October. My regards Maureen Davis.

Good Morning Maungaturoto, I would like to just give a

moments thought to all those wonderful people that have
passed on over this last couple of months, it has been a
harsh winter unfortunately too harsh for some. I personally
would like to say we are a much richer community for hav-
ing had these people as our friends, companions, advisors.
The wisdom and humor they have shared over the years
are what makes this town what it is and I want to say its
been a pleasure to have known these wonderful peo-
ple…they shall be sadly missed.
We have been busy at Linking hands coming up with
new ideas or innovative strategies as they are called
today. What we are trying to do is give something back
to the people. The support has been great and we have
been very happy with the outcome from our funders so
we are in turn trying to pass on more services to you in
the community…let me explain….
We have three new things to offer you
1. We are running our Fab outing to deserving Fami-
lies and have just taken our first family for a wonderful
day full of activities and entertainments plus a wonder-
ful yummy picnic lunch with goodies for the kids. So
please nominate a family that you think deserve some-
thing special and we will take it from there. Its all free
and is just what the doctor ordered a stress free day
together, with no cost to worry about…a bit of a wish
list is what we offer and you can choose the option
that suits you and your family best. Phone us on 09
4318969
Water aerobics. We have organized a private session
of water aerobics, at this stage weekly, it may become
twice a week later. We are taking a group down to the
private heated swimming pool just this side of Te Hana
and the session will last for an hour. This is extremely
good exercise and helps when you have problems be it
weight or joint difficulties and you are unable to do
other exercises
It will cost $6.00 per session and the transport
on our shuttle is free to and from
The pool. See you at …
Please phone us if you would like to do this Holy Trinity
and become part of the group.
We are looking at Wednesday morning to Anglican Church
start with and may add another day later Hurndall Street
phone us on 09 4318969.
Internet Café/office to rent. We are bringing to town a Maungaturoto
new service that noone else has…an internet café. We
are setting this up in our small front office at Linking
Please note earlier service time
Hands and it will be available in the next few weeks.
We already have the office and rent it out on an hourly 9.30 am – Every Sunday.
basis of $10.00 for small meetings of groups up to four
or five people. The computer will be available in this
office at a charge of $2.00 per half hour and will have 1st Sunday —Morning Prayer
access to Broadband plus we will have small copying 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays
service available and print copies of your work if re-
quired. You must make a booking for this service and
Holy Communion
it will be only during our office hours.
Ph 09 4318969.
That’s about all the offers this month but don’t for- Everyone welcome.
get our Health shuttle service, we are currently run-
ning people all over the place, its only a ph call
away and you can have peace of mind about get-
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th
Theatre will be held on Tuesday October 14 at 7.30pm
Otamatea Repertory Theatre at the theatre.
“Think not what your theatre can do for you,
“Never Mind Mother Goose” But what you can do for your theatre”.
Please offer your services to this worthwhile community
Rehearsals are well underway for the Christmas panto- facility.
mime and cast members are settling into their roles. Writ-
ten and directed by Helen Morton-Jones with able support
from Ngaire Dent and a cast of thousands . . . well that’s Working Bee
what it looked like when I passed through the theatre last
week. Good luck to all participants and we await the results Ground work has started for the extensions to the theatre
of your hard work. which will provide a much-needed workshop. The work-
Show dates are 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29, 30 of November. ing bees will continue on Saturday mornings from 9.00
Put these dates in your entertainment calendar now. am for about three hours.
For more information contact Helen on (09) 433 0288 See you all then.

Theatre & Costume Hire

Committee members for the Otamatea Repertory
Don’t forget the theatre is available for hire to interested Theatre are:
groups that would like a venue which can be used for any
purpose that needs a forum or similar type of configuration.
There is seating for up to 120 people, and lighting and
sound equipment are also available. President: Dennise Brownlie 431 7012
The theatre also has a large number and variety of cos- Secretary; Lyn Warbrooke 431 6488
tumes that can be hired for any occasion. Treasurer: Maura Flower 431 6640
See a committee member for more details. Brian Dent 431 8008
Peter Flower 431 6640
Bill Tupp 431 8618
Ann Tupp 431 8618
Annual General Meeting Helen Morton-Jones 433 0288
Peter Matheson 021 866 050
The Annual General Meeting of the Otamatea Repertory
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MAUNGATUROTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN by Kate Morton
A rich historical setting and a gripping century old mystery Playcentre when I eventually completed all aspects of
full of secrets, romance and tragedy. This story is a thriller Training. This is where my passion for Parent Educa-
to the last page.
JUNIOR FICTION : Check out all the Harry Potter books
by J. K. Rowling.
Included in the last Dargaville changeover were some chil-
dren’s books and tapes. Hairy Maclary’s Showbusiness by
Lynley Dodd is among the selection. No charge.
Also many books are for sale: 50 cents each or three for
$1, plus a selection of $1 books.
Hours : Monday – Thursday : 10.30 a.m. – 12 noon
Friday – 10.30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
and Saturday 10 am – 1 p.m.
An Introduction to Parent Coach Gloria Ramsay and cation.
ESP for Parents Ltd
My Own Parenting Journey
My late husband Dave and I began parenting shortly years ago I decided to embark on further counsellor
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after our marriage when he was 20 and I was 18. We
went on to have a family of six children over the next
17 years. It was not always smooth sailing – we cer-
tainly had our challenges and so did our children.
When my second child was 2 ½, I joined the local
tion was ignited.
I didn’t take my first child to Playcentre as there was a
no smacking rule. He was ‘strong-willed’, as it was
called at that time, and we knew of no other way to
discipline. This resulted in some huge negative con-
sequences further down the track. I remained active
in the Playcentre movement for a further 17 years.
Knowledge and education about human development,
especially child development and ages and stages of
growth, changed my approach to parenting, and in
turn changed my late husband’s approach.
I discovered there was a “life after Playcentre” and
worked for the Catholic Church as a Pastoral Coun-
sellor in Auckland supporting families, and as a Par-
ent Educator for a further 10 years while completing
further study in Pastoral Care, Counselling and Edu-
Approaching the time of Dave’s terminal illness, I
needed to be the financial provider so I shifted direc-
tion and worked in the corporate world for 10 years
where I managed and coached a team of six. Two
training and, as part of this, I studied under some
amazing tutors including Diane Levy and Judith Mor-
ris. In November last year I moved to Maungaturoto
and I now work part-time in Whangarei at Barnados,
and also Facilitate Parenting Workshops for Parent
and Family Counselling.
Parenting today is, I believe, more challenging than at
any time in recent history. We live in a society that
has had gigantic shifts over the last century, too many
to list here but this is what inspired me to launch my
Professional Coaching service for parents.
The name ESP for Parents came to me, as I strongly
believe, that deep down all parents have that special
intuitive relationship with their child – that extra sen-
sory perception. Sometimes though, it can be hard to
find in the midst of life’s turmoil.
My passion is about positive relationships within fami-
lies, where each individual is nurtured to be the best
they can be, where love and respect flourish, mis-
takes are acknowledged, learned from, conse-
quences taken and forgiven and individual successes
are celebrated.
Gloria
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These are the services we offer.
Waterblaster Cleaning on weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Hydraulic Log Splitter or those one off jobs.
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MAUNGATUROTO GARDEN CLUB
The spring theme of our 17 September meet-
ing at the Community Hall inspired many
members to produce decorative arrangements
using a wide range of spring flowers.
We were joined by our speaker, Paul Bayn-
ham from the Northland Regional Council
who gave an interesting talk on his specialty
subject of air pollution. It was gratifying to
hear that the Northland Regional Council has
reduced air pollution in Whangarei to a very
low level, especially compared to many other
parts of New Zealand.
On 15 October we will visit “Rosalie’s Re-
treat” in Mangapai, which also features ce-
ramics, and a Cycad nursery at Oakleigh.
Meet at the Ambulance Station at 10.30 a.m.
and bring lunch.
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GARDEN NOTES
FOR OCTOBER
Spring is here with gorgeous bulbs and full flowering
of fruit trees and shrubs.
Most vegetables can be sown as soils warm up
helped by good preparation with compost. Those
snails will be out so lay slug and snail pellets.
Watch for fungus diseases on your new season
growth of grapes. Fertilise those strawberry plants.
Flower bulbs may have become overcrowded so lift
and divide. Replant or store. Winter flower beds
need to be cleaned up ready for summer flower
planting.
Early flowering roses will appear and a constant
watch for pest and disease needs to be kept. Spray
if necessary.
(Garden hints from Maungaturoto Garden Club)
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STORIES FROM MAUNGATUROTO
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Bringing Toys to School
I think that children shouldn’t be allowed to bring
toys to school.
If you bring toys to school your ball might bounce up
on the roof
and go in the gutter and you might not be able to get
If you have the same toy as someone else it can
cause a fight and
you might take the wrong toy home. The principal
might not be happy.
For these reasons we shouldn’t be allowed to bring
toys to school.
By Mya Lawrence Room 9
Bringing Toys to School
I think we should be allowed to bring toys to school.
It might make people happy...
You might share your toys with your school mates.
It might be a game that the teacher says we can
bring to school.
The Principal might even be happy. For these rea-
sons I think
that people should be allowed to bring toys to
school.
By Ocean Shadbolt Room 9
The thunder booms and the wind whistles through
people’s doors.
The lightning races across the sky.
The wind pushes trees against the windows and
scratches them.
Another flash of lightning blinks at me.
By Oscar Wearmouth Room 8
‘Squeak’ I opened the door and tiptoed past all the
bedrooms.
I ran into the play station room. “Kayne! What do
you think you are doing?” whispered Dad.
I was in such big trouble. “Get in your bed now!”
yelled Dad.
The next night I had to go to bed at six o’clock, and
since I had to do that,
I never went in the play-station room again. “Stupid,
stubborn me,” I said to myself.
By Kayne Goodfellow Room 8
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while a newspaper ad found homes for Edna and Minnie.

One Fat Cat too Many Then Rex found wild and fluffy Moo Moo at the wool shed.
The confident kitten sat on my lap as we headed to Man-
Olly is so huge two prospective owners have turned her gawhai where she won hearts at Coastal Cow Back-
down, with one saying she’d have to “kill a mutton a week” packers.
to feed the monster stray. Then someone left a tabby here. Our cats objected and
Olly is a cuddly tortoiseshell cat that got dumped in the having five cats is borderline wacky.
country. She’s around three and lives outside so the Rex’s parents agreed to have him but couldn’t agree on a
woman whose home the desperate cat adopted can keep name. Harry/Cecil catches rabbits, eels and even baby
her Burmese kittens safe. pukeko, despite being served sprats which are lovingly net-
I offered to help find a home for Olly because my score for ted for his dining pleasure.
rehoming wild, dumped and surplus cats and dogs must be Cyberspace helped rehome my nephew’s dog, Rocky. I
above average: two cats, seven kittens, a dog, and one almost convinced a couple to take him as we travelled
project on hand - a fat cat called Olly. home from the Mystery Creek field days. As we thundered
My first project, skinny, starving Lilac, showed up when I through Auckland we cracked jokes about stopping the bus
was potting lavender, a word which shortens disagreeably. so they could meet him.
Think about it. Two days later friends of a friend who live on a lifestyle
I kept her and we kept Tara, a wild kitten the farmer block met Rocky as they headed to the field days.
grabbed off the road near the Tara in Mangawhai. Now fat And now there’s Olly, who’s so large her pseudo-owner
and affectionate, she still gets the fanatical gleam in her suspects she’s scoring food elsewhere.
eyes that made her an insanely playful kitten. If you’re ever unable to keep a pet, send it where any
Rex dive-tackled Dot on the farm and wrapped her in a strays which come our way in future will find themselves -
sweater. Slinky pedigree blood makes her follow us over to the SPCA.
hills, along the beach, along the road. Life is more danger- It’ll be Olly’s next abode if no-one claims her very soon.
ous for Dot than timid Tui who appeared by our compost
heap after being abandoned. If you can offer Olly a home please contact Maungaturoto
She’s so small we suspect Tara thinks she’s one of her Vet Centre - 4318 318.
kittens. We were a bit slow spaying Tara and she had
three. - Rae
Ignoring the farmer’s disparaging comments, I put a car-
toon sign on the front gate. It worked even though we live
at the end of a gravel road. Thomas soon left for Auckland,
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