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Winter – June Newsletter 2015
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VENTNOR HISTORICAL TRAIL REVISITED – MAY 2/3. Group photo taken @ Ventnor Kauri Grove:
Kia ora and Greetings everyone Thank you for the lovely emails and photos you have sent through. It was a huge honour to be able to accompany you all on an unforgettable journey back to honour the ancestors. Thanks to KT we have been able to celebrate the event on our website and invite you to have a look. Also we posted some photos on our Facebook page recently, the link to that is below also. Best wishes and hope to work with you all again in the future Dame Susan Devoy http://hrc.co.nz/news/following-ancestors/ https://www.facebook.com/nzhumanrightscommission
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on johns mind As I am sitting in front of the computer tonight the weather outside is absolutely rotten. Not in the sense that it is smelly rotten but windy and wet,wet rotten ! WINTER has arrived ! No more watering the garden plants but you may be using more electricity, so the power bill goes up and the water bill goes down. What a Yoyo. Not very good for my next
project – Renovating my leaky deck ! Yes I noticed a few damp patches on the ceiling of my carport some time ago and thought nothing of it but after a couple of winters it has become a major ! The galvanised long-run under the decking has rusted thru and if not for the good ol’ chinese tarpaulin that I got from the Warehouse ‘where everyone gets a bargain’ I would be having a shower every time I use my Hyundai when it rains. Yeah. And with all the other jobbies piling up I guess I’ll just sleep over it. Yawn n n. There has been some good news since the last newsletter, the police has matched the fingerprints left by the person when they broke into our home, Yeah ! The negative side of this is that they are dealing with a minor ( under 17yr when the crime was committed)) so usually they are on curfew and home detention ? ? As this person ( a female ) has committed other burglaries since breaking into our property the Police hope to have this girl prosecuted as an adult and hopefully do some time in jail. Well we shall see as the case is later this month.
Now just a few activities yours truly got involved in.
the historical ventnor trail revisited. april
nzca yumcha @ 928 dominion rd. april
seniors panmure lagoon walkabout: may
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Chairmans message Winter has hit with a
vengeance this week as I
write this article. Since my
last report it has been a busy
time for our community.
At the end of March you elected a new committee
to help run the Association for the next 2 years.
We welcome several new committee
members, Connie Lui, Michelle Wai, Wong Liu
Sheung, Jennie Sew Hoy and Donald Sew Hoy.
Cathrine Ming has been elected as Treasurer and
she brings with her a wealth of experience in
accounting for non- profit organisations.
A large contingent of 90 people represented
Auckland at Easter in Dunedin. This year we
achieved some very good results which will hold
us well in the next few years with the junior
basketball teams sweeping all that stood in front
of them.
The main message I would like to impress on the
membership in this newsletter is that on Sunday
July 12 we will be holding a function to celebrate
the Auckland Branch 80th Birthday and
the book launch of the NZCA History book -
Turning Stone to Jade. The function will be
a luncheon at Alexandra Park in Greenlane.
Please see further in the newsletter for details.
It is a great opportunity for the community to
come together to celebrate this milestone. So
make up a table of family and friends and come
out to renew old acquaintances and make new
ones. I hope to see you all there on the day to
celebrate our community.
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CHINESE POLL TAX HERITAGE
TRUST –
RESEARCH PROJECT ON CHINESE
LAUNDRIES IN NEW ZEALAND
Some of us may remember the local
Chinese laundry, where our parents or
grandparents worked for long hours in hot,
steamy conditions. Laundry work was one of
the main occupations that Chinese
immigrants to New Zealand took up after the
gold rushes, along with market gardening and
fruit and vegetable and grocery stores.
Chinese laundries were so prevalent by the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
they became an ethnic stereotype, particularly
in the United States and Canada.
The Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust has
commissioned a project to research and
produce a publication on the history of
Chinese owned and operated laundries in
New Zealand. We need to ensure that this
significant part of New Zealand’s social
history is not lost; this project aims to
preserve our memories of those times.
If you or your relations have any information,
photographs or memories to share about
Chinese laundries, please contact:
Joanna Boileau
tel 09 528 1174
mob. 0226710 334
email [email protected]
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2015- NZCA – National Trip to the Far
North – REPORT
a Group of Chinese from all over New Zealand joined
in this historic event – Poon Fah unveiled their
granite plaque.
History researcher as guide – Lynette Shum,
Secretary Poon Fah Assn.
Itinerary
7.00am Leaving Auckland Saturday 2nd May 2015 for Dargaville
Countdown car park, cnr Greenlane Road and Great
South Rd. Be there by 6.45am
10.00am Arrive at Dargaville, Short break. Bring a snack and a drink for
yourself.
10.30am Leave for Te Roroa Headquaters
11.00am Walk through the Ventnor Grove, and give thanks to the
ancestors in front of the plaque we offered to Te Roroa in
2013. Bring joss sticks.
11.30–12.45pm Meal at Te Roroa café.
12.45pm Leave to visit Tane Mahuta – oldest largest and majestic
kauri tree. If you feel old, stand beside this fella and you
will come away feeling youthful.
1.15pm Leave Signal Station Road
1.30pm Signal Station Road – where the SS Ventnor was last
sighted. Stand looking out to sea. At 10 o’clock 10 miles
out to sea is where the wreck site lies. To the right you see
the harbour where the life boats landed.
2.30pm Travel to Old Wharf Road, where the scene in front of you
will bring that very well known photograph alive. This is
where the survivors beached their life boats.
3.30pm Go to the Hokianga Museum, run by a group of volunteers.
They are making a huge effort to get on loan some
Chinese artefacts for this occasion. They also hold a
record of the research on the project to date. We have a
koha for them.
4.30pm Go to your accommodation….. Self cater for a quick evening
meal .
6.30pm Travel to Rawene. Go to No 1 Parnell Gallery, Rawene.
Wander around the gallery and look at the exquisite
photographs taken by Dr King Tong Ho- the story of what
happened when we fed the ‘hungry ghosts’ the first time
after 110 years.
Fund raiser – Ralph Hotere books (through the kind
generosity of Ron Sang) will be on sale $65.00
7.30pm An evening presentation with Wong Liu Shueng, Project leader
for the Chinese Historic Ventnor Group (now under NZCA
– National.) Plenty of time to ask questions, the more the
better.
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Sunday 3rd May
7.00am Breakfast & check-out
8.00am Travel to Rawene Cemetery. We know that there are
bones buried there. Wander around and tell us where you
think they might be. Chinese Historic Group are planning to
have the area surveyed later this year.
9.00am To catch ferry and get takeaway coffee (pick up from gallery
walk onto ferry.)
9.30am The 9.30am ferry a must . Bring a nibble ie museli bar
etc… to eat on ferry or on way.
10.30am Matihetihe Marae – powhiri. Our groups will be led onto the
marae by Meng Foon.
11.30am Kaumatua, Peter Martin (Uncle Mingo) who will lead us up into
the urupa (cemetery) to the red gateway. Two years ago
we placed a brass plaque on the gateway, but it has
corroded badly, and is now unreadable. This plaque is
being replaced by a granite one. The Poon Fah will do the
unveiling.
.
12.30pm Cuppa tea in building next to marae, light snack. Any
baking etc can be shared here.
1.30pm Go to beach for the bai jey ceremony
Picnic on the beach where the ancestors bones were
washed ashore.
2.45pm Depart for Auckland. Maybe a short stop in Kawakawa
before you leave the Far North.
Disclaimer.
Neither the association nor any person or persons
associated with it accepts any liability whatsoever
for the contents of this newsletter which has been
prepared in good faith without material reward
and to the best of our knowledge is true and
correct in all aspects
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N Z C A Women’s Group Activities.
The first meeting for the year was on Sunday 8 February 2015, blueberry picking at Blueberry Country, 229 Central Road South, Ngatea. We were all laden with buckets of blue berries, and visions of blueberry muffins
.
Ngatea Water Gardens was next up. Unfortunately the website was not up to date, and there was no café for a picnic lunch. The walk at Ngatea Water Gardens was beautiful, and included a museum, housing over 11,000 beer, soft drinks and unusual cans; a gift shop with crafts and souvenirs; and home to some of NZ’s oldest turtles, birds, fish, peacocks and ducks; flowers, water lilies, fountains, waterfalls and hilarious signs. The trip home included the ever popular stop off for Pokeno ice cream and Bacon.
A BBQ at Cornwall Park was held on Sunday 22
March. Thank you to Myra and Jessie for the
great organisation, and for the preparation and
cooking on the day.
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Our first indoor meeting for the year was Saturday
18th April 2015. Ann Chin, a successful writer, has
been on Television and spoken to several
organisations about her books, and life
experiences. Ann presented on her book, From
China to Borneo & Beyond. Ann gave an insight
of her life growing up in Borneo, traditions and her
family. Afternoon tea and raffles ended the day.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Annette Huang
was unable to present the Zengcheng Village talk
on May 16 2015 Meeting. This much looked
forward presentation will be rescheduled in the
next few months.
The May meeting started with a with cooking
demonstration by Jessie Edmonds, making Gow
Choi pancakes; May Young demonstrating
ribbons and bows; book swap and 2 tables of
mah-jong
The next meeting will be June 2015, with Nancy
Young presenting from Camera to Print.
July will be the annual Yum Char, with invited
guests from Hamilton Womens Group.
All enquires should be made to Myra Lowe
[email protected] We welcome all
newcomers
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Members enjoying day of BBQ at Cornwall Park:
SAVOURY MUFFINS
(recipe makes 1 dozen)
2 onions chopped and lightly sautéed
2 garlic cloves
3 or 4 zucchini grated
3 carrots grated
3 rashers of bacon finely chopped
1 ½ cups of self-raising flour
¾ cup oil
6 eggs lightly beaten
1 ½ cups tasty grated cheese
2 tblsp oyster sauce
Mix together lightly. Bake 20 minutes in muffin
pans at 200°
Suggest fold baking paper into cups and line
the muffin pans with these as they do tend to
stick no matter how well you grease the pans!
EW.
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NZCA Easter Sports and Cultural
Tournament report:
The Annual NZCA Easter Sports and Cultural tournament was held this year in the deep south in Dunedin hosted by the
Otago Southland Branch. It was pleasing to see that so many Aucklanders made the trek down to Dunedin with over 90 players
and supporters travelling.
The team was a good mix of families and open participants. Everyone that played over the weekend represented Auckland with
skill, grace and good sportsmanship. Over all it was a very successful tournament for Auckland winning the below grades;
TIniball, Miniball, Intermediate Miniball and Men U17 basketball.
Men’s touch.
Indoor Soccer
Individual Golf- David Wong
Womens Badminton Doubles- Jasmine Yeo and Sangya Zhou
NZCA Friendship Cup
I would like to thank the following people who helped organise the Auckland contingent and whose help we could not have been
able to achieve the results we did. Stephen Lowyim, Linlee Tram, Nathan Chan, Lawrence and Linda Ngan, Raewyn Ho, Phil
Young, Richard Chinn, Debbie Sew Hoy, Seb Cheng, Nigel Sew Hoy.
Auckland Contingent at the Presentation Ball held at the Otago Early Settlers Museum
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Auckland Men’s Under 17 Team- Winners
Auckland Tiniball winning team
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NZ Invitational China National under 19 team report:
In April the Association had the pleasure in hosting the touring Men’s China under 19 Basketball team when they
visited Auckland for 2 games against an Auckland NBL development team. This tour was to help them prepare for the
Men’s Under 19 World Championship to be held in Greece in June this year.
To be able to watch these young world class athletes up close was an opportunity not to be missed as they played to
two sell-out crowds at the AUT North Shore Recreation Centre.
Also during this tour, NZCA brought together a group of Chinese New Zealand development players who had played at
the recent NZCA Easter Sports and Cultural tournament for the opportunity to train and scrimmage against the China
National under 19 team. Auckland was represented by Richard Liu, Devon Ahmu, Matt Loulanting and Theo Farrow.
The NZCA team also played the curtain raiser to the China versus Auckland games both games were won by the NZCA
Invitational Development team.
I would like to thank the Auckland branch committee members that helped in hosting the team for dinner, led by
Connie Kum was Meilin Chong, Elsie Wong, Percy Kai Fong, Jennie and Donald Sew Hoy, Lynette Wong, Myra Lowe
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29th May 2015
NZCA Auckland Inc Annual Golf Tournament 2015 This is the 12th year that this popular event has been held. 35 keen and eager golfers turned up at the Aviation Golf Club on Sunday 17th May, ready to enjoy a leisurely day at the golf course, as well as taking the opportunity to renew friendships and mingle with others in the wider golfing community. We were pleased to welcome some familiar faces, as well as the new players who played for the first time in our tournament. We hope that you will join us next year. Golf on the day, according to most players, was pretty average, but the course was in good condition. Weather was overcast and cloudy - fortunately the rain held off. Congratulations to the winners - trophies and prizes were awarded to the following players: Best Gross Anthony Tam Best Nett Clem Wu Best Stableford Lloyd Wong Stableford 2nd Les Chan Stableford 3rd Tony Lum Stableford 4th David Houng Lee Stableford 5th Rodney Chang Ladies Best Nett Ruby Tai Ladies Best Stableford Lynette Fon Lowe Longest Drive Tony Lum Lena Houng Lee Closest to the pin Phillip Houng Lee The winners of the NZCA Auckland Inter-branch Golf Challenge Trophy was Auckland 6 – Gavin Lai, Vincent Tay, Tony Lum and Steven Chung
Our heartiest congratulations to all prizewinners. NZ Chinese Association Auckland Inc, as the organiser, acknowledges its supporters and thanks them for their generosity and continuing support especially Doug Lum and Barfoot & Thompson Mt Eden for the donation of
the highly sought after spot prizes, and Philip Chong for the donation of Colgate dental products. My sincere thanks to Jack Chong and Peter Lee for the wonderful job they do checking the score cards – a thankless task, but always carried out with good humour and diligence. I am grateful for the computer skills of my husband
Philip, who has drawn up a program that sorts the scores and calculates the winners with a tap of a key – making my job so much easier. NZCA Easter Tournament Golf will be
held in Auckland on Saturday 26th March and Sunday 27th March 2016, and
competition will be over 36 holes. See you all then. Our thanks also to the Aviation Golf Club management and catering staff for their hospitality
Best Gross: Anthony Tam with Organiser Virginia Chong
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雕 石 成 璧 Turning Stone into Jade
The History of the New Zealand Chinese Association
by David Fung
Published with support from the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, Turning
Stone into Jade tells the story of one of New Zealand’s oldest Chinese
community organisations. In its early incarnations, the NZCA offered
kinship and a united voice for an often marginalised and fragile minority.
As the New Zealand Chinese evolved into a community with a sure sense of
place in the country’s growing diverse population, the NZCA has had to
adapt and change to reflect its current and future needs. Turning Stone
into Jade is the story of how a community founded by sojourners and
migrants has adapted to a new homeland, far from the place of their
ancestors’ birth.
Written by David Fung, this book comprises an extensive range of records
from the Association’s archives and other historical research,
supplemented with photos, illustrations and contributions from its thirteen
branches across the country.
For enquiries, contact Virginia Chong, NZCA Immediate Past President
P: 021 982 726 or E: [email protected]
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TURNING STONE INTO JADE: Book ORDER Form
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2015 ANNUAL BOWLS TOURNAMENT
(ANY COMBINATION PAIRS)
EPSOM BOWLING CLUB - 77 THE DRIVE, EPSOM
SUNDAY 16th AUGUST 2015
ENTRY FORM
First Name Surname Phone Club
Lead
Skip
Email Address for each player: Lead_________________________________________________________ Skip__________________________________________________________
Format: Pairs (3 bowls) of any combination - Carpet Green Duration: 4 games of 1 hour 10 minutes each Registration: 9.00am Starting Time: 9:30am Prizes: Winners Trophy. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Spot prizes Cost: $30 per team Please bring own lunches. Hot soup and bread available Dress Code: Mufti Cancellation: Broadcast on Newstalk ZB Cancellation Service.
Individual entries are welcome. If you are unable to make up a team, please state your preferred place and we will try to place you accordingly.
All participants should be current financial members of NZCA Auckland. Annual subscription is $10pa NZCA Akl. reserves the right to alter the format and duration of games should the need arise.
Entries To: Virginia Chong Ph: 630-6641 or 021-982-726 29 Shipherds Avenue Email: [email protected]
Epsom, Auckland 1023 Entries Close: Sunday 9th August 2015
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NZCA CANTONESE MUSIC
SCHOOL
JOOK NEE SUNG YUT FAI LOCK
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY
10 years ago (August 2005) NZCA Cantonese Music
School emerged from a chance meeting with Lina
Liang at the NZCA Banana Conference in July of that
year (Lina was doing a Masters paper in Bilingual Ed.
– basing learning through the language of Music). I
had been in the field of education for many many years
and recognized this as a unique method for learning a
language. I saw this as an opportunity for our young
children (my grandchildren) to learn Cantonese in a
fun and un conventional way.
The NZCA Cantonese Music School started in August
2005.
Mission Statement:
“To foster the learning of the Chinese (Cantonese)
language as a second international language through a
biiingual programme utilising music and movement as
an effective teaching medium”.
Music and movement is a really dynamic and
entertaining way to stimulate children’s learning.
The best time for children to learn a language is
between the ages of three to seven.
What is the Programme???
Singing nursery rhymes in Cantonese (real easy for the
three year olds to learn), recognizing and learning
numbers and colours through song. Role play -
yumchar . All reinforced with a CD with over 20 songs
for parents to take home - Learning for life – “If you
don’t use it then you lose it”
From age five they can start recognizing the Chinese
characters to the songs and learn to read and write.
A very good base for the learning of mandarin at
College. “ A Head Start”. There is no difficulty
adjusting to the Mandarin language and there is no
difference in the written language. Chinese in Malaysia
can learn up to five languages/ dialects.
Chinese Music School - May 2015.wav
Opportunity looms for you and your children to learn
Cantonese “THE FUN WAY” @
ORANGA PRIMARY SCHOOL
HALL/LIBRARY,
Rangipawa Road, enter by gate on Maroa
Road, Oranga.
WHEN: Term Two - 25 April - 4 July
TIME: Pre-school - 9.30 am - 11.15 am
Primary and Adult classes - 11.30
am - 1.30 pm
Contact: Connie Kum - MNZM, Dip
Teaching, Principal
NZCA Cantonese Music School
@ [email protected] or phone 6258611
Thanks to the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust
for the generous grant received in support of
Language, Cultural and Heritage education
with the community.
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New Zealand Cantonese Chinese History in Aotearoa
TV Programme spec
The following Sky TV channel programme is a tribute to our NZ Chinese forefathers. They walked this land and contributed along with their descendants to the historical fabric of New Zealand culture since 1850’s. In this way they create a significant Chinese community here in New Zealand. Intention: Programme to be broadcasted x2 times on the below TV channel.
Sky Channel 083 Face TV.
Sunday 5th of July @ 8pm Tuesday 7th of July @ 8pm
29 minute Documentary Programme
A Tribute to the
Cantonese Chinese, History
In New Zealand Since 1850’s
Programme Content >>
Farewell Mountain of Guangdong 1850’s Gold mining - Market Gardening
3 minute narration by Dr. James Ng – MBCHB
(NZ Chinese Community Historian)
3 minute Guitar song played / sung composed By
Pastor David Yan
The S.S Ventnor 1902
3 minute narration by Dr. James Ng – MBCHB (NZ Chinese Community Historian)
3 minute Guitar song played / sung composed
By Pastor David Yan
Old Man Joe (Haining Street Wellington) 1905
3 minute narration by Dr. James Ng – MBCHB
(NZ Chinese Community Historian)
3 minute Guitar song played / sung composed By
Pastor David Yan
Immigrant Women
3 minute narration by Dr. James Ng – MBCHB (NZ Chinese Community Historian)
3 minute Guitar song played / sung composed
By Pastor David Yan
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Dear Members and family,
NZCA Auckland Youth Leadership Camp -
Thursday 10th December to
Sunday 13th December 2015
Following the highly successful Youth Leadership Camps in 2011 and 2013 - NZCA Auckland is hosting a third camp on 10-13 December 2015 at Camp Adair, Hunua. This is a great opportunity to support our high school members in Year 9 (Form 3) to Year 13 (Form 7). The camp offers a comprehensive leadership, cultural and team building experience for over 40 Chinese students from across our community, with the added energy and enthusiasm of Albert King (inspiration and leadership motivation consultant based in Singapore). There will be great interaction over the weekend with key speakers from a diverse cross section of leaders across our community, whilst alumni facilitators will motivate a versatile outdoor and cultural programme. The activities cover confidence courses, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese traditional dance, career booth rotations and much more to ensure an intensive and fulfilling programme for all participants.
The benefits will translate into the participants becoming more confident and capable young leaders within our community and beyond. The camp provides a stepping stone to our other NZCA leadership initiatives, being the Leadership and Development Conference (for ages 18 - 30) and the social business networking forum - Future Dragonz (http://www.futuredragonz.org.nz/index.html).
Please spread the word to your family, friends, sons, daughters and wider network - and register now!
Register by following this link >>
:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lgRG2ZlVglpJfRSSfky2JMZrb0nAKoJoIwlsUcZaQz4/viewform
For any queries - please contact:
Matthew Chan on [email protected] or 021 024 620 41 Paige Young on [email protected] or 021 905 523
NZCA AUCKLAND
CELEBRATING -
The History of the New Zealand Chinese
Association by way of
BOOK LAUNCH - “ Turning Stone
Into Jade” by David Fung
NZCA’s 80th BIRTHDAY -
NZCA was founded in 1935
NZCA CANTONESE MUSIC SCHOOL
- started August 2005 When *** SUNDAY * 12 JULY 2015 Where *ALEXANDER PARK, Greenlane Time Book Launch 11 - 12 noon (no charge) Anniversary Buffet Luncheon 12.30 – 3.30 pm Cost - Adults $35 Children under 12, $15 To purchase tickets email [email protected] Connie / John Kum 021 1150689 or 6258 611 [email protected] Richard Leung 021 891 942 [email protected] Cathrine Ming
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CONGRATULATIONS !
Citation for QSM
GOCK, Mr Moo Lock (Joe) For services to the horticulture industry Mr Joe Gock has been a market gardener since
the 1050s
Mr Gock was a pioneer in raising kumaras using
under-earth heating in modern hotbeds. He also
developed a disease-free strain of kumara ,now a
mainstay of the kumara industry known as
Owairaka Red.
In partnership with the Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research he developed a prototype
kumara curing shed, which reduced crop losses
from 50% to less than 1% allowing the seasonal
crop to be marketed all year round.
In the late 50s he successfully grew seedless
watermelons and to distinguish this he placed
stickers on individual fruit, now a common
practice and marketing tool in the industry. In the
1980s he bought and patented a mould for bushel
sized polystyrene boxes for packing and
transporting broccoli while keeping it fresh. These
polystyrene boxes are still in wide use today.
He has been a member of the Chinese
Commercial Growers Association for more than
60 years, and has mentored young Chinese
growers. He is also a member of the Dominion
Federation of New Zealand Chinese commercial
Growers.
Mr Gock was featured in the 2012 book ‘Sons of
the Soil: a history of Chinese Market Gardeners of
New Zealand’.
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What I learnt going to Sachi No mural
cooking demo on Japan day @ the viaduct.
Also known as Japanese pancake
Okonomiyaki
2 cups flour 25 cups water 2 tsps 1dashi seasoning 1/2 tsp soy sauce 1/2 small cabbage finely chopped 1 bch spring onions chopped 60 grms bacon cut small pieces Some prawns about 16 1. whisk tog. Flour, water,dashi & soy sauce until smooth 2.In a separate bowl beat 4 /6 eggs Add bacon, cabbage, bacon, prawns & spring onions 3.Add to batter , mix well & ladles mall amounts into hot pan , fry until bubbles appear & flip over. To serve . Drizzle Japanese mayo Bonito flakes& seaweed flakes. Quite scrumptious and Shades of Chinese Foo yoong darng
EW
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