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Primavera è arrivato!

Spring has arrived and it’s my favourite time Special thanks to:
of year. The garden is lush, BBQ season is just
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time for spring-cleaning and preparing for the summer Linda Tutua, Lisa Badger, Cayla-Fay Saunders,
evening, al fresco dining, sand-between-your-toes months ahead. Troy Baker.

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One of Ian McDonnell’s earliest tournaments such as the Whakatāne buildings, making Caltex, Whakatāne
memories, as a young lad Ladies Fishing Tournament, school 100% locally owned and operated. “A
growing up in Thames, was gala days and the Lion’s Golf lot of locals don’t realise that all other
of assisting his father in the Tournament. He is passionate about service stations in town send their
small garage he owned and keeping our town prosperous and money elsewhere,” he advises. “It is
operated. His father’s garage thriving by sponsoring local people hard to always support local business
possessed a “tiny wee” service and their businesses. when you are not sure who is local
station out the back providing
fuel to the locals and offering a Caltex, Whakatāne, situated at 149 Commerce Street, is the only
supply of car products such as completely locally owned and operated service station in Whakatāne.
polishes and the like. Ian fondly
remembers assisting his father Caltex, Whakatāne, situated at and who isn’t.” After 23 years, living
in the business, helping stock 149 Commerce Street, is the and working in Whakatāne, Ian can
the shelves and cleaning up only completely locally owned definitely be considered a local. A
where required. As a child, he and operated service station in local who supports other locals.
loved lining up all the shiny new Whakatāne. Ian and Beth purchased
car polishes on their shelves the complete site “lock, stock and The service station industry is a
and would admire their glossy barrel” including the land and the dynamic and exciting business to be
surfaces and colours.

Ian has made a successful living out
of his love of cars and the service
industry. Firstly, he became a certified
mechanic before purchasing, along
with his wife Beth, his first service
station in Tirau. They then purchased
Caltex in Rotorua which was situated
along the main highway. Beth and
Ian successfully ran the busy Rotorua
outlet for eight years. Being from a
small town though, he missed the
lifestyle and when Caltex, Whakatāne,
came onto the market, Ian was
immediately interested. Ian’s love for
the sea and that small-town lifestyle
sealed the deal and 23 years ago,
he moved with his wife Beth to our
lovely sea-side town, becoming the
proud owners and operators of Caltex,
Whakatāne.

Ian is a family man and along with
his lovely wife Beth, they have
raised four boys. They immediately
got involved with the local school
upon their arrival, sponsoring the
hockey team and providing them
with branded shirts. They were really
impressed with the locals’ support of
their brand and their sponsorship. All
the parents involved in the hockey
team supported Ian and Beth in turn,
by choosing to purchase their fuel at
Caltex, Whakatāne.

Locals supporting locals means a lot
to Ian and his family. Over the years,
he has sponsored and supported
several local charities including fishing

5 STAR SERVICE –
CALTEX, WHAKATĀNE

involved in. “We get an average of car wash to being able to vacuum Whakatāne
1100 people a day walking through your car, from trailer hire to LPG
our doors,” Ian tells us. “Sometimes bottles, Ian has it all. Not to mention
this number can get up to 1500 but it his hard-working and friendly staff.
never goes below 1000. That’s a lot of An example is Ross, his super-friendly,
people!” Ian is always on the look-out always-smiling and eager-to-help
to stock products and create displays forecourt attendant. “I’ve lost count of
that appeal to his customer base. all the people who have approached
“With so many people walking in your me to compliment me on his service,”
door, you will know if a display works Ian states. “He has a knack with people
or not within the first few hours.” and is a great part of my team.”
he says. “If you can’t do something
special with that amount of traffic, If you want fantastic service and to
you shouldn’t be in the business.” support local business, choose to visit
Caltex, Whakatāne. It’s the one with
And Ian has created something the star, the only one of its kind in
special at his station. From a brushless town.

Majestic

. Magnificence

Magnolia Estate - Words: Kelly Dench Photos: Troy Baker

Kat Maguire and her family consider themselves and Barry themselves married at the Estate. Wendy
extremely lucky to have found their perfect “forever” started hosting weddings by chance. She got the
home. Set on 1.2 hectares of manicured gardens local fire brigade in to do a controlled burn and one
and surrounded by the crystal-clear waters of the of the firemen asked to get married at the Estate.
Mangaone and Mangawiki Streams, Magnolia Estate Magnolia Estate hosted two weddings on the one
(formerly “Sweet Magnolia Estate”) is now inhabited day and continued to operate as a regular wedding
by the Maguire family and they couldn’t be happier. venue after husband, Barry, sadly passed away. Over
The property popped up on the real estate market the past decade Magnolia Estate has held not only
earlier this year and Kat and her family couldn’t resist weddings but garden parties, birthdays and funerals.
going to have, what they initially thought, would be a During that period, the Magnolia Estate’s glorious
“look”. Two months later, on the 15th of July 2019, gardens and grounds have won numerous awards.
they became the proud owners and occupiers of this Since taking over the property, Kat and her family
magnificent property. have decided that the Magnolia Estate is too special
According to the story, Magnolia Estate was first to keep to themselves and wish to continue to
built in 1930 by the Bevan Family who allegedly share the property with others. Kat hopes to build
never resided there. It was later purchased by local on the legacy that Wendy started by carrying on
character, Klaus Beijman, and his wife who added with the hosting business. “We plan to make a few
their own flare to the property by installing a large changes to the venue over the coming months,” Kat
inground swimming pool and sauna. The pool advises. “We want to give the Estate a more modern
no longer exists, and the sauna has since been country feel by installing an outdoor bar area and
converted to a laundry. Twenty-five years ago, Wendy redecorating the interior of the building.” Kat wants
Kingsbury and fiancé Barry moved into the property. to combine modernity with elegance and tranquillity
Again, the homestead underwent some big changes to create the perfect setting for an event.
with Wendy tirelessly turning the gardens into the Kat is looking forward to working with prospective
masterpiece they are now. brides and grooms to create the perfect day for them
Lushly landscaped and filled with gorgeous flora and and their guests. The venue can host up to 100
fauna, the Magnolia Estate’s gardens and glades people for a formal wedding and up to 120 for a
call to mind a faerie woodland, an ideal venue for a more casual affair. One of Kat’s focuses is to create
wedding. On the eve of the new millennium, Wendy a stress-free experience for her clients. Magnolia

Estate will never have more than one wedding per If BYO suits you more, Kat and her team will provide
weekend. “I don’t ever want my clients to feel that full use of the venue for the day/evening (up to
they have to rush to set up or pack up,” says Kat. “I 10pm), and all the essentials including tables and
really want my couples to feel unrushed and relaxed seating plus bar leaners, glass and tableware,
on their wedding weekend which is ideally such a Christmas decorations and a sound system. All set-up
special time in their lives”. Kat’s focus aligns with the and clean-up will be taken care of. The options are
tranquil and peaceful setting of Magnolia Estate and endless, and the accommodating team at Magnolia
there is no doubt that future weddings here will be an Estate will provide you with the flexibility you need
idyllic experience. for your ideal Christmas function. Prices range from
Magnolia Estate will not be limited to weddings. as little as $20 per person for a casual BYO BBQ
The Estate will also be set up to hold small group or from $110 for full service seated dining or buffet
conferences, training days, work functions and other options.
corporate events. The intimate garden setting is For a unique experience in a magnificent setting,
also the perfect place to host a birthday or group look no further than Magnolia Estate.
luncheon. The Estate can also cater for the weather, For any enquiries please contact Kat:
with both indoor and outdoor options. Kat will [email protected] or 027 494 0814
discuss with you what sort of event you would like
to host, whether formal or casual or something
different. “We can work with you to achieve the look
you are wanting,” she says.

With Christmas coming up, Kat is currently working
on Christmas function packages. She offers a range
of options to suit, including BYO, seated dining or
buffet options. You can either sit back and relax
under the stars while Kat’s friendly team serve up
a stunning Christmas themed two-course meal as
part of her seated dining option or enjoy a divine
Christmas themed buffet in the same gorgeous
environment. You can also choose from a range
of different options to suit, including a full-service
drinks package with NZ wines, local craft beer and
non-alcoholic or light alcoholic beverages available.
Or you can add a bread, platters or hors d’oeuvres
options to your dinner to take advantage of the full
experience.





First Class Family First Credit Union is proudly owned by the people
First Credit Union who bank with them. Unlike the banks, members
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Terri Wilkins has been working at First “Our major point of difference is the relationship
Credit Union for 28 years. Whilst she has seen we have with our members”Terri advises. “We have
the Credit Union go through many changes inter-generational members at First Credit Union,
during her tenure, there is one constant she families who have banked with us and now their
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she gets to experience each and every is both whanau and community focussed, offering a
workday. “First Credit Union is a family” she more personalised service to its members.
states. “We’re a great team”. First Credit Union has been operating for over 60
years now and though its position in Whakatane has
Terri has been the Branch Manager of First changed over that time (now situated at 144 The
Credit Union, Whakatane since 2009. From Strand) it continues to operate with the “People
part-time teller to personal lender and now helping people” philosophy.
Manager, Terri has worked in all areas of the First Credit Union members benefit from their no to
business. She believes in First Credit Union low fee structure, friendly local service and a
and is passionate about its products, people commitment to their local community.
and service. First Credit Union is heavily involved with the
Whakatane community, sponsoring various events
Terri Wilkins with the basketball team from Whakatane’s Trident High School. across the Eastern Bay including but not limited to
sports teams from Trident & Whakatane High Schools,
Otakiri, St Joseph’s and Te Teko Primary schools and
Whakatane Intermediate. They support our young
people by providing school banking facilities in most
area schools, including local kohanga reo’s.

The team at First Credit Union, Whakatane have a
hands-on community approach and can often be
found helping out down at the local school gala. First
Credit Union Whakatane’s focus is on assisting our
youth in small town
situations where often it is only fundraising that
allows our children the same opportunities as those
from more affluent or larger areas.

First Credit Union will consider sponsoring any First Insurance Limited exclusively provides these
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the local community and show an interest in each ‘unique’ insurance philosophy of looking for reasons
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First Credit Union to give back to the community You will find a First Credit Union branch in Hamilton,
they serve and at the same time, talk to local people Tauranga, Kawerau, Ngaruawahia, Te Aroha, Rotorua
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Find out more or apply for sponsorship using their Whatever you need assistance with, whether it is to
website https://www.firstcreditunion.co.nz/about/ start the right savings plan to achieve an important
sponsorship/. end goal, to purchase that much-needed new
vehicle or simply to set up your accounts to suit
“Our major point of difference is the your circumstances, First Credit Union can help.
relationship we have with our members” “Our goal is to make your goals happen” states Terri.
Get down to your local branch today and meet the
As shown by their in-depth involvement with our amazing team at First Credit Union, Whakatane.
community, the staff at First Credit Union, Written by Kelly Dench.
Whakatane gain immense satisfaction out of
helping their members. At the Whakatane Branch, International Credit Union Day
you will find ten friendly faces ready to assist you to
achieve your goals. The staff at First Credit Union, On the 17th October this year, First Credit
Whakatane are often familiar with the needs of their Union will be celebrating International Credit
members and know their stories and their families’ Union Day.
stories. You can always be assured of seeing a This year’s theme is Local Service, Global
familiar and accommodating face at First Credit Reach. International Credit Union Day gives
Union, Whakatane. First Credit Union a chance to give back to the
First Credit Union’s products and services have been members and communities they serve.
designed to help members achieve their financial Look out for what the Whakatane Branch has
goals. From term investments to consolidating your up their sleeve to celebrate this important
debt and starting a savings plan, First Credit Union event.
can provide the lot.
First Credit Union is also able to offer loan protection
and funeral plan insurance to its members through
its own insurance company- First Insurance Limited.

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Written by Lisa Badger

Since the last time La Vita caught up top triathletes. He competed in four STORAGE
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Hayden competed at this level known to drop into Trident High
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Germany, fourth in Canada and third role model!
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Mixed Team Relay, which is now 22 and will have competed in the
an Olympic event, comprises two World Championship in Lausanne,
women and two men who each Switzerland. I’ll be checking his
compete in a super-sprint triathlon Facebook page to see how he did,
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RAW FISH PASTA
- A KIWI FAVOURITE AL FORNO

INGREDIENTS METHOD This is my go-to when I can’t decide
• 3 fillets fresh fish (I use Snapper) – Place fish into a container; pour over what to have for dinner!
lemon juice and balsamic vinegar;
cleaned and diced into small strips season with salt and pepper and stir PASTA
or squares gently. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or • 1 packet of Penne pasta
overnight.
• Juice of 5-6 fresh limes or Add the rest of the ingredients and 1 Cook according to directions on
4-5 fresh lemons a can of coconut cream. Stir and packet and set aside.
refrigerate again for a minimum of
• 1 red onion – finely diced 3 hours before serving. Garnish with 2 Drizzle a little olive oil over the
fresh coriander. top once cooked and drained to
• 1 red capsicum – finely diced stop it sticking.
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• ½ cucumber – diced Pasta Sauce Ingredients:
Corner King Street & Victoria Avenue, Whakatāne • 3 cans of chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon chilli flakes call 07 308 6185
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• ½ small onion - diced
• 3 TBSP shredded dry coconut –
unsweetened • ½ tsp sugar (optional)

• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar • 3 small garlic cloves - diced

• Good quality coconut cream • 1 cup water

• Fresh coriander (optional) • Fresh basil

MINI TIRAMISU PODS • Salt and Pepper

INGREDIENTS METHOD • Grated Mozzarella cheese
• 1 packet Sponge Fingers 1 Place 3 cups of cooled coffee in a (or fresh Mozzarella cheese)

• 1 tub cream cheese dish with ¼ cup of caster sugar - METHOD
set aside. 1 First make the red sauce – it’s easy!
• 3 eggs – separated (mix egg yolk
with ½ cup of caster sugar) 2 Mix egg whites until nice and fluffy 2 Cook onion and garlic in some
- set aside. olive oil until soft (this is when
• 3 cups strong Espresso coffee you should to add mushrooms
(cooled with ¼ cup of sugar) 3 Mix the egg yolk with sugar until or chopped up vegetables). Add
nice and light in colour. Add tinned tomatoes, water, sugar and
• Frozen berries the cream cheese and continue seasoning. Then add fresh basil and
beating until creamy. reduce on a low heat for 30 - 45
• 1 King size block white chocolate minutes.
(chopped into chunks) 4 Stir the egg whites into the egg
yolk mixture. 3 Pour sauce over cooked pasta and
• 8 - 12 mini pods mix in some cheese.
5 Place a sponge finger into the
coffee and then into a mini 4 Heat oven to 180°C and place the
pod. Place some mixture, white pasta in the oven until the cheese
chocolate and berries into the pod is melted and it’s nice and crunchie
until stacked to the top. For best on top!
results refrigerate overnight.
* If you have left over tomatoes that
Brought to you by: need to be used chopped them up
and pop them in! You can add olives
and capers - be creative! Left over
mushrooms? Anything goes with this
dish!

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CAPRESE SALAD

The first thing I do when I arrive in Italy is go to the Mozzarella Cheese
Factory and make my favourite Caprese salad!

Step 1: Making the Broth Fold the cheese under - like you are
The broth is used to flavour the making a bread roll – and place in the
cheese. Boil 2L of water and one cup broth to flavour for 20 minutes.
of rock salt until the salt is dissolved.
Cool before placing in the fridge. The Step 6: Making the salad is easy.
salted water can be kept for up to two Slice Mozzarella in circles and place
months in the fridge, unused. a piece of fresh tomato in between
each slice, along with some fresh
Step 2: basil. Drizzle with olive oil and
Place two litres of full cream milk balsamic reduction.
(silver top) in a microwave/oven-proof
dish. Pour in 2.5 ml of citric acid, stir Brought to you by:
and microwave on High for
6 minutes.

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Pour in 3 tsp (or 15 ml) of Renco
(rennet). Stir well and microwave for
1 minute on High.

Step 4:

When you remove the milk mixture
from the microwave you will see it
has turned solid. Now you need to
separate the cheese from the whey.

Gently scoop out the cheese and
place in a basket/strainer. Turn the
basket in a round motion, gently, to
remove all excess liquid. Place back
in a dish and microwave for a further
one minute.

Step 5: Moulding the Mozzarella!

Drain any excess liquid. Boil the jug.
Place the cheese back in the dish.
With a wooden spoon press the
cheese up against the inside walls of
the dish. What you are trying to do is
make a shiny coat on the cheese.

If the cheese appears to be a little firm
add small amounts of hot water from
the jug. This will help to soften the
cheese and make it easier to handle.

Start to shape the cheese with a
wooden spoon by repeating the
process of pressing the cheese
against the inside walls of the dish.

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SUE KUMEROA

Fabric and Paint Artist

At the Red Door Gallery in Whanganui down. Observing other artists working
there is a good chance that you’ll be with textiles she then decided to use
welcomed by Sue Kumeroa. She is one “free-motion embroidery” on calico.
of the ten artists who voluntarily run it.
The artists here use recycled materials Her first image was of a field of
- remnants of fabric - to recreate art poppies. It was a blurred image on
pieces. linen and Sue was delighted with the
result. She also uses paint on fabric,
Sue inherited a love of fabrics from either spraying it with water so it
her mother, a dress designer and runs along the weave of the fabric
dressmaker. She enjoys deconstructing or applying the paint thickly using a
the fabric, reassembling it, then palette knife.
painting and stitching the fabric. Sue’s
art style is a mix of landscape, portrait, Sue exhibits
semi-abstract, and impressionism. her art in
Whanganui at
Initially, Sue was using acrylic paint the Open Studio
on canvas but was inspired by other every March,
artists working with textiles. She and at Red Door
began experimenting with watery Gallery.
acrylic paint on old curtain linings
and enjoyed the look of paint running Words and photos by Linda Tutua

SHREK THE MUSICAL
Based on the popular movie, the Thornton School directors, The colourful costumes were unique
Shrek the Musical Jr stage show has production team and cast to the characters and were made or
the same storyline but with added consisting of all 125 school sourced from Far Far Away Land.
songs and dances. And like the students made the most of the
animated version it is a mixture of Little Theatre stage with colourful The lighting transforms the stage
adult innuendo, potty humour and projected backdrops and large from the gloomy swamp, to the bright
gross out jokes. set design. From the opening world of Duloc, to the fiery red of the
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The familiar characters are all there. his swamp outhouse to Lord
A grumpy but kind-hearted ogre, Farquaad’s tiny feet in his golden The songs are upbeat and comic with
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princess, a short-tempered villain, get maximum laughs. to ensure the underlying message
an amorous dragon, a cookie with of acceptance and friendship is
attitude and lots of fairy-tale misfits in understood amongst the flatulence
muddled up mayhem. and ‘size’ jokes.



Time for a

new challenge

When Doug McLean officially finished his tenure as principal after nearly 21 years
at Whakatāne Intermediate School in January this year, he was desperately in
need for time to relax and reflect. “I needed to clear my head and put everything
in perspective.”

Since leaving, Doug and wife Pam, But now it’s time his next challenge; principal.” However, Doug has never
have travelled to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, local politics. forgotten the issues raised and this
the Maldives, and spent time in has motivated his decision to become
Australia with four year old grandson, Running for mayor in 2016 was a a member of council. “I’d like to think
Jack. “Jack’s mad keen on AFL, so I’ve huge learning curve which took this is an opportunity to pick where
had to spend a bit of time educating Doug out of his comfort zone. “I I left off. The issues are still there.
him on the All Blacks!” wasn’t comfortable campaigning, and This is my second chance to be the
putting myself out there.” However, change I said I would be if elected.”
Doug has also used this time to the experience left him with a huge
reconnect with friends and family respect for anyone prepared to Doug’s areas of focus are economic
closer to home. “It been great being represent their community. Despite growth, environmental sustainability
more of a hands on grandad; helping losing by a mere 300 votes, Doug is and raising the profile of youth voice,
out with afterschool pickups, taking philosophical. “What I gained from “I may not represent youth voice in
the kids fishing off the wharf and the experience, far outweighed the our town, but I certainly know how to
standing on the side lines watching loss.” Doug credits the experience nurture and develop it!” As for social
them all play sport.” for reaffirming his passion for local dysfunction – “I’m not afraid to deal
politics and serving the community. anti-social behaviour head on. We
Making the most of what our district Despite the fact his bid to become need to address crime in our town.”
has to offer has also been a priority. mayor was unsuccessful, the He is also keen for the establishment
Doug has always been a keen concerns and issues presented to him of a retirement village in the area.
fisherman, and is enjoying not being by members of the public resonated.
restricted by the weekends and “It was difficult to just walk away. Regardless of whether he is elected
holidays to jump in his boat and hit We talk about politicians failing to or not, Doug looks forward to
the water. Getting fit is also a goal. fulfil election promises, but I had no reinvesting in the community he
Doug will soon finally undergo a choice. I simply had to move on and loves. “This is the best place in the
long awaited knee operation (a rugby refocus my energy into my role as world to live. I want to help make it
injury). even better!”

Authorised by Doug McLean, 37 Waiewe Street, Whakatāne

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