issue 105 august 2010 part 8

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Page 36 Maungaturoto Matters

IAN ROSS

CARPET LAYER

PHONE 09 431 6939

MOBILE 0217 499 6413


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Standing on the shores of this silent place it was hard toimagine that once, over a century before, Tanoa was a hub of

activity. The settlement of an Uriohau Chief Arama Karaka was

here and later the Wesleyan missionary Reverend William

Gittos.So much history to be told . What went on there during

those early years that shaped the lives of the generations that

have followed since. It is what stands there now as silent per-

haps, an almost a shadowed testament to those events of the

early days of settlement.

Tanoa was once known by the name of Kakaraea and just

beyond Oahau, now called Batley.

In 1874 on the shores of Kakaraea a fine gothic-style church

made of the mighty kauri was built. Its siting had a particular

significance. According to Dick Scottin his book "Seven Lives

on Salt River" the site was Wahi Tapu and for Arama Karaka it

held a personal concern. Having converted to christianity he

had also abandoned his father's name Haututu, to take the name

Adam Clark and the doing came the rejection of the tapu sur-

rounding his father's death. Dick Scott recorded the following:

"Haututu had been killed defending his land from Ngapuhi

muskets in 1825. His body had been taken by canoe down the

Otamatea to be cooked and eaten at his own Kakaraea kainga.

A big pohutukawa marked this especially tapu ground. The

missionary (William Gittos) set out to destroy the tapu by em-

ploying Europeans to build a church on the site. A handsome

building with great kauri beams supporting a high vaulted roof,

it became known as the "Cathedral Church of Gittos". At first

Arama Karaka was afraid to enter it and violate his father's

memory, but Gittos persuaded him with a prayer".

After much research and finding different years 1875 and 1877

for the construction of the Gittos Church I finally found an

article from the Daily Southern Cross dated 17th April 1874.

Opening of the Wesleyan Church at Kaipara"The opening of this new Church took place on Sunday March

29th. The building is of wood, built in the gothic style. It is fifty

feet in length, by thirty feet in breadth, and provides sitting ac-

commodation for about three hundred worshippers. It is propor-

tionately of a very lofty character, the matter of ventilation

having received due consideration, a requisite quality in any

church where the natives worship. We were glad to notice there

was no pulpit, but a plain reading desk inside the communionrail.....Mr Symonds* was the architect and builder."

Cathedral, no longer. Time took its toll on the grand gothic

facade finally succumbing to rot and a high wind the high

vaulted roof structure in the end was removed for safety rea-

sons. The church originally faced the shoreline. According to

local Iwi sources the building was turned around and was short-

ened. What remains is a plain unassuming building flanked by

old gravestones, its bell now erected alongside no longer tolling

the call to morning service. Birds fly in and out of the gaps left

behind from long since broken windows - a sad testament to a

glorious past. Now though, hope is on the horizon for this spe-

cial place. Plans are in place to restore this icon of our heritagewhere once William Fox had visited and memories of old

battles remain.

OUR HERITAGE

Who would likeWho would likeWho would likeWho would liketo celebrateto celebrateto celebrateto celebrate

Maungaturotos 150thMaungaturotos 150thMaungaturotos 150thMaungaturotos 150thAnniversary in 2013.Anniversary in 2013.Anniversary in 2013.Anniversary in 2013.

If you are interestedplease give us a call.

Ashley Cullen09 4318530or 0211366447

Karen Smales 09 4316829


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Many years back a lady I knew told me a story about one of her

Mondays. She was out in her garden happily planting away, lis-

tening to the sounds of little lambs cavorting in the paddock next

door, and the sound of birds singing away. It was tupping time -

the time when the rams are put in with the ewes to make well...

more little lambs and next year's export dinners. That was okay.All of the rams were in with the ewes, the garden was doing well

and.......then there was the crashing sound. Little did she know

one of the fence posts had come to the end of its life and had rot-

ted out. She had been spotted by one particular ram who

'rammed' his way through the entire fence then 'rammed' her in

her rear end with his big thick woolly head which in turn sent her

flying up into the air straight into the compost heap..head first.

I'm not kidding either. Let's just say the next day that same ram

was hanging on a hook in the chiller....wonder...why.

-Mad Bush Farm


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Hey kids!

Write a story

or a poem and

send it in to us!

Draw a picture

of your

favourite

animal or pet.

First name only

Email to us

here at the

Maungaturoto

Matters. We

would love to

hear from you!

This is Mandla. He is a black Asiatic leopard. He

can hide in the shadows then catch his prey.

Leopards can lift their prey up into trees so

other animals like Lions and hyenas cant steal

it.

The bad poacher is in trouble with

the big huge elephant. Colour them

in.

Did you know that there are white lions right here in

Northland? This is Gandor. He lives at Zion Wildlife

Gardens in Whangarei. Gandor came from South

Africa. White African Lions were first found in the

Timvati Region and were once thought to be just a

legend. They are the result of a special colour gene

and are the same as African Lions.


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AMBULANCE

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Care & Share Family Support SERVICE CLUBS

Homebuilders Lions Club 09 431 6373

Linking Hands Rotary Club 09 431 8388

Kaipara District Council Returned Services Association 09 431 8313

Dog, Stock, Noise Control

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Plunket Society

Arataki Ministries Mental

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Ararua Pony Club

Sport Northland

09 431 8806

09 431 8427 Renee

Anglican Church Hockey Club 09 431 8530

Catholic Church Indoor Bowls 09 431 8055

Maungaturoto Bowling Club 09 431 8148

Congregational Church Maungaturoto Squash Club 09 431 8599

Presbyterian Church Otamatea Hawks Rugby Club 09 431 8279 Hayden Foster

COMMUNITY FACILITIES Paparoa Golf Club 09 431 8773

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