Managed Websites
This page describes the private websites created and managed by Dale. You can view the websites using the links on the right hand navigation panel.
Porirua City Council
Dale is Website Manager for Porirua City Council. She is responsible for the Porirua City Council website, the Council's intranet, the Te Rauparaha Arena, Dash Swim School, Porirua Library, and Sports Grounds Updates websites.
Toastmasters New Zealand
The Toastmasters New Zealand website was created by Dale, and is managed in her spare time. The site uses an online content management system. It receives over 7500 visitors per month, and has been a NetGuide Finalist. Dale received a Toastmasters International Presidential Citation for Services to Toastmasters in recognition of her efforts in developing and maintaining the New Zealand website.
Spinnaker Toastmasters
Dale joined Spinnaker Toastmasters in 1999, and achieved her Distinguished Toastmaster Award in 2007. She is a Past President of the club, and maintains the Spinnaker Toastmasters club website.
WOW Toastmasters
Dale was one of the three people involved in setting up the WOW Toastmasters Club in the Wairarapa. WOW stands for Wairarapa on Weekends, as the club meets monthly at venues in the Wairarapa. Dale maintains the Wairarapa Toastmasters website, and in particular the WOW Meetings page.
Keirunga Park Railway
Dale is a member of the Keirunga Live Steamers Inc and regularly visits the track with her husband Mike and their loco DG760. Dale created and manages the Keirunga Park Railway website for the club to keep members and visitors up to date with activities and events at the Park. The website receives over 100 visitors a month, and is particularly popular during holiday times.
Kapi-Mana Multiple Birth Club
Dale is a life member of the Kapi-Mana Multiple Birth Club, being a mother of two sets of twin boys. Although Dale is not an active member of the club, she maintains the club's website as a resource for potential and current members.
Sharp Concrete Cutters
Sharp Concrete Cutters is the website for Dale's sister Raewyn, who operates a concrete cutting business in Auckland. Dale created this site to help Raewyn promote her business and receive enquiries for work.
DG760
Dale created a personal website for her husband Mike to promote his locomotive, DG760. This site has the history of the locomotive and its carriage DG787, and his straddle carriages Huey, Duey and Lewey. The site has a photo gallery of the building of the loco and carriages, and a description and links of the various railway tracks where the loco is operated. Dale has posted photos of recent conventions.
Sharp/Healy Family
The Sharp/Healy Family website contains the history of Dale's father's families - the Sharps and the Healys from Dunedin and Central Otago. It was decided to publish the research and images as a website rather than a printed book because many family members are in Australia, and updating is easy and quick. The website contains the story of the first two generations of members of the Sharp and Healy families, starting with the arrival of John Sharp from England and Thomas Healy from Ireland in the 1860s-1870s. The family trees can be updated as corrections are advised.
Rush Family
The Rush Family website contains the history of Dale's mother's families - the Rush Family. The contents of this site have been converted from the book published by Dale and her cousin Steve Rush in 1999 called "A Humble Beginning".
RoadSmart Driver Training
The RoadSmart Driver Training website is the business site for RoadSmart Driver Training, Mike's driving school business. Mike conducts training for learners and pre-licence test assessments for Porirua residents.
Photo Galleries
The photo galleries are a compilation of images from the Rush and Dale families, plus Dale's own family. They are updated regularly as new images become available.