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Party on the Green September 20 2008 A party on the Village Green - Good byes and thank you Nigel and Jenny, Hello new Trustee Tamati Cairns, and welcome interumn Creative Arts Village Manager - Audrey England. The event was held to both welcome and farewell. The event was held to Celebrate where we’re at here at the Waiohiki Creative arts Village, and mark the progress take stock – and give ourselves a good ‘pat on the back’. Welcome to new Trust Member Tamati Cairns and ‘interumn Creative Arts Village Manager, Audrey England - Audrey has a background in business. Farewells to founding WCCT Trustee Nigel Hadfield (in his capacity as a Trustee), and Farewell to Trust Secretary, and Creative Arts Village Manager Jenny Weichbrodt.
Tamati Cairns - Has lived in the Waiohiki area as a teenager. Tamati Cairns is an educationalist. Tamati and his wife run a PTE (Private Training Enterprise) – Te Ara Hou. This offers training opportunities to young people including computers and practical based vocational training like carpentry.
Nigel Hadfield – Nigel Formally resigned his capacity as Trustee earlier on this year. Nigel is currently busy working for Crown Forestry Rental Trust and is heavily involved in the Waitangi Treaty Claims process. Nigel will continue his personal involvement in the Waiohiki Creative Arts Village in the Capacity of director of Waiohiki Intellectual property – W.I.P. Nigel was formally presented with a carved pig Tusk pendant from WCCT as a token of appreciation for his work while a Waiohiki Creative Arts Village Trust Member .
Jenny Weichbrodt - Jenny has been personally involved with the WCCT for 9.5 years now. Jenny’s initial contact with the Trust came through Hans Weichbrodt her Husband – Hans was working for Waiohiki Marae contract to run conservation corps programme administered by marae and DOC and managing the Conservation Corps. The Conservation Corps based in Waiohiki were engaged in the restoration and maintenance of the Otatara Historic Reserve. They also worked at the Ahuriri estuary. The Trust were beginning to generate lots of paperwork through their activities, and had got to a place where an administrator was required to handle this side of the work going on through the WCCT. Denis approached Jenny to become the Secretary. Jennys role as Secretary/Treasurer to the WCCT has expanded as the idea and infrastructure of the Waiohiki Creative Arts Village has grown, into being the Village Manager. Jenny has very successfully handled a myriad of tasks associated with the running of the Waiohiki Creative Arts Village, and the WCCT and associated activities here. Jenny has been a driving force in many of the improvements that have occurred here at the Creative Arts Village. Jenny has fundraised tirelessly to gather the monetary resources necessary to fund the numerous improvements here at the Village. Jenny has ‘worn many potai’ in her time here and has planted trees, been an excellent all round administrator, organised numerous events - and often acted as ‘Arsekicker/ Motivational Technician’ to the sometimes laid back crew that inhabit the Creative Arts Village. Jennys Family has often helped out here at the Village, and Hans was involved in general maintence , and Jennys daughter and ‘partner in law’ have often helped out at WCAV events. We wish Jenny and Hans all the best in their well-earned retirement and travels. We thank Jenny for the personal passion, effort and time and aroha that she has given to us here at the Village.
Rundown of the formal event/speeches Speeches formally opened By Trust Chairman and MC Dennis O’Reilly.
Dennis introduced local opera singer Mane Lawrence who entertained us all with 3 opera aria performance. Tamati Cairns – Tamati talked of his links to the local area and memories of golf course in 60s and his desire to give back to the community this opportunity arose by being asked to become a Trustee. Tamati has been looked after by Members of the Waiohiki Community in his youth. Tamati talked about how he enjoyed the local area and what a great place it was to grow up in. Tamati said he hoped to be able to give back something to the area that had given him so much.
Nigel Hadfield - Nigel talked about his personal links to the local area.
Wood Turner – Roger Mabey. Thanked Jenny for her interactions and help with his club. Roger Presented Jenny with an award winning piece of wood turning.
Gillian Marshall (AA) – Thanked Jenny Weichbrodt on behalf of Artists Anonymous and presented Jenny with a gift on behalf of The Artists Anonymous Group.
Potters – Nina and John Gisborne. Thanked Jenny and presented Jenny with a gift from their group.
Ross Duncan, Brian Calcinai – Thanked Jenny for her role and presented Jenny with a rhododendron tree for her Tutira property, and a Kowhai tree to be planted at the Village. Alby Grey – ( Founding Member of WCCT ), discussed aspects of local history and talked of the initial stages of the Waiohiki Community Charitable Trust. Alby offered his personal support to the trust. Alby in conversation with Trustee Ross Duncan after the speeches
Jenny – Jenny thanked everyone who had supported her efforts through 9 years as Secretary and 3 years as manager of WCCT and WCAV. Jenny thanked fellow Trustees and talked of her close working relationship with Denis. Jenny thanked the WCAV members and each club . Jenny talked of the diversity of people and of her efforts to make the place interesting - yet safe as the village is a public area. Jenny told of her closer relationship to the people who live here at the village and thanked individuals here. Jenny then thanked Graheme Weaver, Gerard Gunn , Hans, Mira and Luke. Jenny ended with talking about the many roles she had worked in , and that she hoped Audrey her interumn successor would carry on with the same goals in mind. Jenny ended with the thought that she would like to help celebrate 20 years of the waiohiki Community Charitable Trust in 2009. An emotional Jenny during her speech
John Nelson - delivered a heart felt speech thanking Jenny (Pa Whakairo group then made a presentation to jenny from their group).
Alby Gray - Spoke again this time detailing some further successes of the WCCT in the Waiohiki community, including improvement to local infrastructure , and resolution of some local environmental issues.
With the ending of the formality the food was blessed by Tamati Cairns and was followed by kai, korero, music and a few quiet drinks next to the fire. A thoroughly pleasant evening was had by all.
photo gallery - 'party on the green'...
Jennys nervous wait before the speech Tamati Cairns, Alby Grey, Para Matchitt and friends Ngaire, Taape, Helen official invite conversation and kai Hans Weichbrodt Pat Magill and Denis Oreilly Heath and Amy John, Nina Sean Darth would you trust this man with your food?
Thanks to Mira Weichbrodt / Fiona Hislop for all photographic imagery
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