FMD, University of Waikato
Issue No: 37 – November/December 2005
7th World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education
REMINDER …
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Friday 23 December
No body could miss it but wasn’t the WIPCE Village based down on the fields area of the
campus a wonderful site, I hope you all took time out to visit this venue. The campus was In the previous issue of Facilitation
upbeat for the four days of the conference with people from all over the World in great we advised that the University
cheer enjoying the lovely Waikato weather (hay, but its always like this!).
finishes for Xmas at 1pm on 23rd.
At the last check I made some 2600 registrants from 21 countries were represented at the We want to make the last day more
conference. The largest contingents were from Australia, Hawaii, Canada and of course festive than we have over the last
NZ. There were delegates here from as far away as Alaska, Bangladesh and the Sweden. It couple of years, by having a few
drinks and nibbles from approx
was mentioned at one stage that there were 600 people here from Hawaii alone.
10.30-11am. Details below:
The conference was organized by the Te Wananga o Aotearoa. The main committee of 10
was headed by Aroha Te Kanawa who previously used to work here at the University. The ƒ “Bring-a-plate” nibbles.
Wananga also had a number of sub-committee’s that worked on various areas of the ƒ A few drinks will be provided.
conference such as the Pouwhiri at Turangawaewae Marae on Sunday.
ƒ Mystery Xmas parcel (only if
The University was heavily involved also, there were over 300 delegates staying within the
you want to take part)
Halls of Residence. Ainsley Sanderson (Conference Services) was the person responsible
for pulling the University staff together that were needed to help organize the our side of the If you are interested in taking part in
conference, they included ITS, Grounds, Security and Parking, Mechanical and Electrical giving/receiving a mystery Xmas
and the Library staff. A very large number of lecture theatres were utilized for the various parcel to a “maximum” value of $5
presentations, they included, S block, L block, Waikato Management School, parts of IJK – drop a gift-wrapped (unnamed)
parcel into Judy Brighting before the
and parts of the School of Education.
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23 December. Judy will take note
It was interesting to see the number of delegates on campus in their traditional dress; this of your name, put the parcel in a
made colourful display and added to the
box, and on the 23rd everyone who
positive atmosphere at this very well
has contributed will have their name
organised conference.
drawn at random and get to select a
parcel out of the box (only the
The 8th WIPCE is to be held in 2008
donator will know who brought
however the location is a well kept secret
what!).
but apparently the next time the
conference will be back in NZ is in 2020
sometime.
"Tight Fit for a Tonka Toy" - - S Block crane for air con units
FMD staff can view more photos of the S Block extension
by going into the FMD All Shared site in “Q” drive
NZVCC University Administration Course 2005 - written by Laurie Drummond
I recently attended the NZVCC University Administration Course which was held at Massey University, Palmerston North. Apart
from the course content which was very interesting, I had the opportunity to see how Massey differs from Waikato.
The Printery was in comparison to our Printery approx 8 times larger and the mailroom much smaller. The grounds old and
established set out like an old English garden. Refurbishment to the student hub is under construction and Student hostels are
quite new but not without problems, but that’s another story. I have lots of photos and can send them to anyone who is interested.
Left to right - Student Hub old and new -- Student Accommodation -- Student common room in new block
Global Warming huh!
The world is cooling, says NASA
The world is cooling, according to figures
published by NASA on 10 Feb. Last year
was cooler than 2003, which was cooler
than 2002. And 1998 was warmer than all
three.
(19 Feb 2005 www.newscientist.com)
Grounds staff busy weeding the Note of thanks - Security for 6th November
Oranga Lake - Nov 05
I ran a workshop for the School of Science on Sunday 6th
November.
From the details with Terri, signboards with Tony and
requirements on the day, your team was professional
and very accommodating. I know everyone in your office
is very busy and I appreciate the time and care that was
taken to ensure visitors to the campus had a positive
experience.
FMD Social Club update
The FMD Social Club thanks everyone for their
support during 2005. The proceeds of the raffles
and lotto bonus draw have gone towards
putting on the bus trips, lunchtime sausage
sizzles, along with contributing towards the mid
year and end of year functions. We look forward
to your support again in 2006.
The last day for the 2005 social club meat pack raffles will be 16th
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December and the last day for the Lotto number will be 17 December.
Save your $2 because we’ll be back again in 2006!!
2006 Bus/Boat Trip – 18th February
A notice will go up after the Xmas break for a trip being run on the 18th
February. This was the Thames to Paeroa boat trip along the Waihou
River which had been postponed in 2005. There will be limited spaces
for this trip so keep an eye out for the notice in the New Year.
Please pass on my thanks to everyone involved.
All the best!
Scott Gemmill, UoW Professional Development
FMD Social Club – trip to Auckland Zoo
Written by Tony Duke
On the 12th November the FMD social club put on a trip
to the Auckland Zoo. The main aim of the trip was to
allow mums, dads, aunties, grandparents etc the chance
to feed there children, grandchildren to the lions ...Oops,
I mean have a feed and go see the lions and other
wonderful animals that they have at the Auckland Zoo.
The weather was great and the company better, BUT!!!!
best of all the children were little angels.
Rumour has it Tom Reidy slipped something into the Air
Conditioning filter on the bus to help calm them down,
but after extensive swabbing of the filters nothing can be
proven. On the way up and back we stopped at Mercer
Old Comrades, New Technology and War Stories
to have a feed and view the lovely road works that are in
Recently I had occasion to attend the first ever Royal New Zealand progress. An overpass is being built to stop the natives
Armoured Corps reunion, there have been over the years many smaller crossing the road after being at the pub and getting
unit reunions but never a whole of corps (Black Hatters) reunion. flattened by passing trucks (True Story).
Attendees at the event included many old soldiers some of whom had
The trip was a great success due once again to the
fought in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, others had served in the Sinai,
wonderful time and effort put into it by Tom Reidy, Linda,
Afghanistan, Bosnia and in fact many other countries around the world.
Shar, Lorna and Bill (the bus driver).
A chance to meet and socialise with old comrades many of whom I Keep buying the raffle tickets, and look forward to the
served with on the Thai border, was an opportunity not to be missed and next bus trip in 2006.
war stories embellished by not small amounts of alcohol, were told, retold
and told again. One such story was of a certain staff sergeant who was Below are some pictures taken at the zoo!
present at a live firing exercise in Waiouru. Standing in the ammunition
supply post, the s/sgt was bending over counting ammunition when he
suddenly jumped up shouting “I’ve been shot, I’ve been shot”. Shrapnel
had caused him a nasty wound in the nether regions and he spent an
uncomfortable 2 weeks recovering from the wound and another 20 years
recovering from the humiliation of having to sit in a Tank commanders
turret, with his rear end protected by a large rubber donut type seat ring.
The same s/sgt was then targeted by me and one other during a comfort
break in Waiouru. Using your imagination, just think what happens when
gas building up in a rudimentary military long drop latrine is ignited by a
large thunder-flash explosive device. We thought that we had killed him
because he didn’t appear for 10 minutes, when he did manage to find his
way out he didn’t even comment on his demise.
We had the opportunity to try out the Defence forces new armoured
vehicle the NZLAV, what a piece of equipment, $7 million each, self
inflating rubber tyres, huge 25mm cannon, air conditioning and
technology that is compatible with the best equipped armies in the world.
A nice bit of kit! Only problem with it is that there are no tracks and as any
old tankie will tell you, if you haven’t spent hours in the cold and dark
changing tracks you aren’t really a tankie.
A great weekend, great venue and great company.
(Footnote: the Thai border is the Taihape –Waiouru border.)
Written by: Laurie Drummond
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