PA TUMAHOE & MAUKU

community newsletter
Patumahoe Village Inc

Issue I May 20 II

WelcoD1e ...
... to a new community newsletter for Patumahoe village and Mauku. This is part of a project that is trying to ensure that despite the amalgamation of our local council into Auckland Council, we retain our own distinct character and independent voice. The official launch for our community websites will co-oincide with the Open Day on May 15th, but for a sneak preview visit the sites:

Inside this i85ue:

Whakaupoko Landcare

Community websites. 2

St Brides, Mauku 150th anniversary 2

Patumahoe Rugby Club 125th anniversary 2

Structure Plan 2012 Project 3

www.patumahoe.org.nz www.mauku.org.nz
Although this project is initiated To help fund these resources, we by the recently formed commu- are offering online advertising to nity group, Patumahoe Village local businesses for $100/year. Inc, it is a publication for any individuals or groups within the All non-profit and community community to publish articles teams, groups or organisations and items of local interest and can advertise for free on our webOpInIOns. site. To this end, we would welcome Contact details are on the back any volunteer writers, editors or page. graphic designers who would be able to help us improve, produce Enjoy the read! and enhance this quarterly publication. Patumahoe Village lne

Questionnaire

Contact Us

Open Day - Sunday 15 May 2011 for Patumahoe and Mauku

Come along next Sunday, and join us in celebrating the wonderful communities we live in. If you have missed the opportunity to attend a street party and would like to find out more or just want to meet some of the other loThere will be displays on cals - come along. aspects of our history, environmental projects and All information gathered feedback from the com- and suggestions up to this ments we have received date will be on display and from residents during pre- volunteers will be ready to vious meetings and street answer any questions you parties. may have.

Refreshments will be available as well as activities to occupy the kids while you have a look around. Hope to see you there!

Venue: Patumahoe War Memorial Hall Time: 12 - 4 pm

Whakaupoko Landcare
Bait Time With the cooler weather rats & mice will be looking for buildings to occupy. Also there is an abundance of food so they will be reproducing fast. Keep up the bait and if you have run out visit Wallace or give him a call. Raglan Peter Hardy, Clive Sinclair, Luke Sinclair and Andrew Sinclair attended an excellent Fielday at Raglan run by Waikato Biodiversity Forum. EW Northern Region Pest Committee Report Last month there was an excellent meeting That was attended by both myself and Stuart Muir. EW are continuing to achieve as much as possible with pest control with their limited resources. Wooly Nightshade A new bio control agent for Wooly Nightshade has just been released in several sites including towards Port Waikato. It is a Lace bug insect and initial results are that it is reproducing extremely rapidly and causing a good amount of damage to it's host. Andrew Sinclair Full article can be vieu'ed online on wli'w.pat/unahoe.org./I,z wIder Environlllent & Nature

St Bride's, Mauku 150th Anniversary Celebration Sunday 10 July 2011,10:00 am

The Rt. Rev. Ross Bay will conduct the 150th Anniversary Celebration Eucharist Service, which will be followed by a luncheon. For further information and details please email: *[email protected]

The summer / autumn rains have been excellent for native tree seed production. For example I have seen both totara and kahikatea trees almost orange / red due to the huge berry abundance. There is no current shortage of food for the birds. There is much to report. Whakaupoko Landcare Structure Change At the coming AGM I will be proposing that we change our structure to have a formal link with Patumahoe Village Incorporated. This is to share in the benefits of for example a website and publishing local newsletters while still retaining some of the individuality of each group. Currently Patumahoe Village is establishing a website that we can be part of. Also they are planp.ing to have quarterly print & email newsletters.

Patumahoe Rugby Football Club will be celebrating their 125th anniversary in 2011.
Festivities will be Queen's Birthday Weekend 2011 starting on Friday evening 3 June and finishing on Sunday 5 June. Friday evening - Function at the Patty Clubrooms. Saturday - Great rugby all day, with all grades playing at Patumahoe. Awesome after match will be held in the clubrooms afterward. Sunday - Main event will be held at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club. Enjoy a meal with great speakers: Phil KingsleyJones and Keith Quinn. Register your interest to: pattyrugby [email protected]

Community websites
Sunday 15 May 2011 is also the If you become a member of the Information you will be able t.o launch date of our community site, you will automatically be a access includes: website. member of PVI if you live within Locailleighbourhood illfo; a 7km radius of Patumahoe Olllille calendar for local events; Directory for local activities and This will be an ongoing project shops. groups; and aims to be the place to go For members of Patumahoe Vil- History pages for the local heronline when you want to find out itage buffs; about all things Patumahoe and lage Inc there are a few additional Environlllent & Nature pages for Mauku. features: any environlllentally conscious We are looking for authors Orcontributors for our history, sports, environment & nature, and Mauku pages. All local non-profit groups and organisations can advertise online for free, and will be given their own webpage.
Contact online forllm for discllssions; residents (and our local Whalwupoko Landcw'e group); online noticeboard for one-off Local business directOl:Y; events or notices; online free classified ads so YOIl PatulIlahoe Fillage llle info. can trade local withollt those ever increasing fees!

www.patumahoe.org.nz www.mauku.org.nz
IlS if YOIl have information you would lille included or to advertise on ollr site (see Page 4 for details)

structure Plan 2012 Project

We are trying to consult and contact as many residents, organisations and businesses as possible in order to truly reflect the values and requirements of the village now and in the future. Our intent is to formulate a Structure Plan for Patumahoe Village is community designed. This will be presented as a community developed concept plan for the Long Term Plan for Patumahoe in 2012. This project was begun after conversations with Franklin District Council in mid 2010 revealed that Patumahoe village was not scheduled for individual review despite the unprecedented amount of residentail growth. It was suggested by FDC staff members that a community led design would be more likely to address issues of concern that were being raised. In some haste to beat the amalgamation of the District Councils, a community group was formed and a grant applied for with the still ezisting ARC.
TRAFFIC/TRANSPORT

Both Des Morrision (our current councillor) and Dianne Glenn were helpful in providing us with a strategy to effectively approach Auckland Council in 2012, as a LTCCP (Long Term Council Community Plan) submISSIOn.

We were also directed to a Porirua City Council iniative which has successfully provided resources to local communities in that area to consult and design their own villages and Structure Plans. So far we have: related our beginning history online on a blog; held several community meetings open to all; held five local street parties (attended by approx 140); commissioned a community website for Patumahoe and Mauku; discussed amalgamation with Whakaupoko Landcare to cut down on required resources and coordinate efforts; organised our first Open Day on Sundary 15 May 2011 where we will report back to the community what information we have gathered so far.
ENVIRONMENT

& NATURE

A lot of concern has been expressed reAlong with the ecological restraints that garding the increase in traffic that accomwill impact on any planning, there are sites of interest and value that we need to pany extra residentail growth. ensure are retained, enhanced and if Those working on this aspect, are looking to maintain pedestrian and driver safety, but possible, provided access to. also trying to deterZONING Planning will need to mine other ways for residents and visitors include any sites of Zoning considerations need to be to move around enviromental and sigmade regarding future use of sportsnificant interest. walkways/ cycleways. grounds, commercial and industrial zoning.
HISTORY COMMUNITY So far, most feedback considers that CENTRE Site of historical signifithe heart of Patumahoe village is the cance and value Where it all began. place for more retail and commercial need to be identified businesses - rather than the outskirts. Both planning and funding resources so that they can be trends are being protected and included in any planning structure. given to multi-use facilities. Thistrend will only become stronger in the future and reAs we have no heritage listed sites, this quires a long term look at what we would value can only be determined by the comlike to see in our community in the next 30 munity itself. Tell us your favourite sites. years. Put those thinking caps on.

Your Village. Your Voice

Copy of questionnaire distributed at Street Parties and also available online:

Write down any concerns you may have about village life and growth at present.
(eg. increased traffic, lack of facilities, loss of character)

What do you think should be provided for the community as Patumahoe grows?
(eg. other community facilities, sports clubs, considered location of shops, traffic safety measures)

What additional features can you think of that would enhance the village community life?
(eg. public access to natural features, linked walkwayslcycleways, multi-use community centre)

What natural and historical featues of locations do you consider to be important in Patumahoe/Mauku? .
(eg. Hunters Road Reserve, the old Scout Hall, the architectural heritage style, quarry bush)

The current District Growth Strategy for Patumahoe has identified a need for additional commercial zoning in the next 30 years, where would you like to see this located?
(eg. this referes to the location of new shops, offices, commercial or light industry businesses. Possible options include creating different categories of zoning, and locating each category in different locations)

Any other comments. (Please use another page if necessary)

CONTACT DETAILS:
el1lail: [email protected] mail: POBox 172, Patumahoe PUKEKOHE 2344

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www.patumahoe.org.nz www.mauku.org.nz

Attend Open Day on Sunday 15 May 2011 or one of our PVI meetings, dates can be found online under the What's On tab