Channel Magazine 18 Feb 2012

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DELICIOUS TREATS with Devonport Chocolates 1

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Indulge yourself and your loved one for

By Caroline Everitt of Devonport Chocolates

Valentine’s Day

Traditional celebrators of Valentine’s will be heading straight to our chocolate shop to stock up on delicious treats – and we love you for it (excuse the pun!) If you also want to create a decadent dinner for your loved one or group of friends try this scrumptious recipe as your dessert.

Raspberry & Chocolate Semifreddo Raspberry Semifreddo Separate eggs and put yolks and whites in separate bowls.

Beat the egg yolks until thoroughly mixed, add sugar then raspberries, and continue to beat until well mixed. Set bowl aside.

Beat the egg whites until peaks form and set aside – remember your beaters and bowl cannot have any grease or water or peaks won’t form. Set bowl aside.

Put cream in another bowl and whip until soft peaks form but still a little runny.

Fold egg whites into the egg yolk mixture using a metal spoon. Add cream and continue to fold until thoroughly mixed.

Spoon into the lined loaf tin over your line of chocolate chips and put in the freezer to firm up while you make the chocolate layer.

Ingredients This dessert layers two flavours of semifreddo to create a decadent dessert.

It is really easy to do but it does use a lot of bowls!

Chocolate Semifreddo Separate your yolks into one bowl and whites into another.

You need to melt the chocolate, the safest way is to create a double boiler with a pot and water and a metal bowl over the top of the water (but not touching the water). Don’t let any water get into the chocolate. Once chocolate is melted add the egg yolks and sugar and beat at high speed until mixed.

Beat your egg whites until peaks form and once again beat your cream in a separate bowl until soft peaks form.

Add your egg whites to the chocolate and yolk mix by folding in with a metal spoon and then add the cream to this mix continuing to fold in until thoroughly mixed.

Spoon the chocolate semifreddo onto the raspberry one, cover and put back into the freezer. Leave to set over night.

When it is time to serve let it sit out of the freezer for approx 10mins, take out of the mould and put on a plate.

Serve with more raspberries and even a sprinkling of chocolate callets.

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Raspberry Semifreddo Ingredients: • 150g fresh raspberries chopped • 200ml cream • 2 eggs • 3 tablespoons sugar

D E V O N P O R T C H O C O L AT E S

1991 - 2012 celebrating 21 years of fine chocolate

Adoration - well earned with the gift of delicious chocolates.

Chocolate Semifreddo ingredients: • 150g 56% cocoa solids Devonport Chocolates callets • 200ml cream • 2 eggs • 1 tablespoon sugar • Extra raspberries and chocolate callets for decoration and serving.

Line a log tin with glad wrap, with extra sticking over the edges to make it easy to take the semifreddo out of the mould.

Sprinkle some extra dark chocolate callets along the centre of the log tin.

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Wednesday Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Antony & Cleopatra The Pumphouse, 8pm

North Harbour Triathlon Club Swim Run Series 2011/12

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Race 7, Takapuna Boating Club, Takapuna 5.30pm

THURSDAY 60’s Up Exercises

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 10am

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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FRIDAY

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Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Antony & Cleopatra The Pumphouse, 8pm

Works from a Wide Range of NZ Artists

Artists Den & Art Gallery, From 1st-4th Feb

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Macbeth The Pumphouse, 8pm

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme Takapuna Beach, 9-11am & 4.30-6pm

8am-12.30pm

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Macbeth The Pumphouse, 8pm

Breakers vs Perth Wildcats

Browns Bay Beach, 10am-5pm

Takapuna Boating Club Summer Paddle Series-Race 7

North Harbour Stadium, Kick-Off 6pm

The Beachtour Finals presented by ZM

North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm

Windsor Park Baptist Church, 11am

Mairangi Bay Farmers Market

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 - Macbeth The Pumphouse, 8pm

Operatunity-Showstoppers

SATURDAY 4

Vodafone Warriors vs Jetstar Gold Coast Titans

Takapuna Beach Reserve, 6.15pm-7.30pm

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60’s Up Exercises

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 10am

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Antony & Cleopatra

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Macbeth The Pumphouse, 8pm

The Earlybirds

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Victoria Picture Palace & Theatre, Devonport 8pm

Mairangi Bay Farmers Market 8am-12.30pm

Milford Craft Market

Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am-2pm

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Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Antony & Cleopatra

The Pumphouse, 8pm

The Pumphouse, 8pm

Head of Harbour Regatta Lake Pupuke, 7am

North Harbour Triathlon Club Swim Run Series 2011/12

Race 8, Takapuna Boating Club, 5.30pm

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60’s Up Exercises

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna 10am

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Takapuna Beach, 4.30-6pm

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

The Importance of Being Earnest

Breakers vs Wollongong Hawks

The Rose Centre Belmont, 7.30-10pm

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The Importance of Being Earnest

The Rose Centre Belmont, 7.30-10pm

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Mairangi Bay Farmers Market 8am-12.30pm

Birkenhead Artisan Market

Highbury House, Birkenhead, 9am-1pm

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The Takapuna Beach Cup Takapuna Beach, 9am-5pm

North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm

Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival

Takapuna Boating Club Summer Paddle Series - Race 8

The Sounds of Summer

Windsor Reserve Devonport, 11am-6.30pm Masonic Tavern Devonport, 1pm-1am

Takapuna Beach Reserve, 6.15pm-7.30pm

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Rose Centre, Belmont, 2pm & 7.30pm

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Rose Centre Belmont, 7.30-10pm

Latino Market Day

Milford Shopping Centre, 9.30am-2pm

Hands On for Hospice

Hospice North Shore Takapuna, 9am-4pm

Rugby World Cup Road Show Takapuna Beach

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme

Takapuna Beach, 4.30-6pm

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60’s Up Exercises

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna 10am

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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Mairangi Bay Farmers Market 8am-12.30pm

Milford Craft Market

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Milford Senior Citizens Hall, 10am-2pm

Coastal Challenge-North Shore

Breakers vs Townsville Crocodiles

Starts at Long Bay, Browns Bay, Milford Beach & Takapuna Beach

North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm

Out of Africa 2012

North Shore Events Centre, 10am-5pm

Madloop Junior Freestyle Competition Lake Pupuke, 11am-2pm

Organ Recital with Simon Mace Takapuna Methodist Church, 3pm

North Harbour Triathlon Club Swim Run Series 2011/12 Race 9, Takapuna Boating Club 5.30pm

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Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme Takapuna Beach, 4.30-6pm

Operatunity-The Era of Swing

Windsow Park Baptist Church, 11am

60’s Up Exercises

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 10am

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

Takapuna Boating Club Summer Paddle Series - Race 9

Takapuna Beach Reserve, 6.15pm-7.30pm

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Mairangi Bay Farmers Market 8am-12.30pm

Dire Straits Rocky Road Tribute Tour

East Coast Bays RSA, 8-11pm

Relay for Life

Millennium Institute of Sport & Health, Mairangi Bay, 4pm-10am

Plunket Nearly New Sale Long Bay Baptist Church 282 Glenvar Rd, 9am-Noon

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SUNDAY Takapuna Market 6am-Noon

Devonport Craft Market,

Devonport Community House, 10am-3pm

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Shakespeare in the Park 2012 - Macbeth

MONDAY Waitangi Day 60’s Up Indoor Bowls

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 1pm

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Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

Artists Den & Art Gallery, From 7th Feb-3rd Mar

Takapuna Beach, 9-11am

6am-Noon

The Kennedy Park WWII Tunnels Beach Rd, Castor Bay Open to Public 1-4pm

Shakespeare in the Park 2012 Antony & Cleopatra “Off the Wall” Quirky, Funky, Out of this World Art

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme

Takapuna Market

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School Term 1 Begins

The Pumphouse, 8pm

Shore Tenpin Seniors

The Pumphouse, 8pm

TUESDAY

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60’s Up Indoor Bowls

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 1pm

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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St Valentines Day

• One of the leading Office & Retail brokers on the Shore • Janet guarantees to find a solution for you

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Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme Takapuna Beach, 9-11am

Contact Tri-Women Series

Narrowneck Beach, 8am-12noon

Sport Expo 2012 - The Outside In Pinehurst School, 11am-3pm

The NBR New Zealand Opera Resident Artists Bruce Mason Centre, 2.30pm

Takapuna Market 6am-Noon

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme

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60’s Up Indoor Bowls

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 1pm

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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Takapuna Beach, 9-11am

The Takapuna Beach Cup Takapuna Beach

Contact Tri Series

Takapuna Beach, 7am-7pm

Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival

• A decade with Colliers on the Shore

Windsor Reserve Devonport, 11am-6.30pm

Hope & Possibility Fun Run

North Harbour Stadium, 9.30-Noon

Hands On for Hospice

Hospice North Shore Takapuna, 9am-4pm

Takapuna Market 6am-Noon

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme

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Takapuna Beach, 9-11am

Auckland/North Shore Weet-Bix TRYathlon

60’s Up Indoor Bowls

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 1pm

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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• In excess of $20 million in sales last year

Jonathan Butler

Bruce Mason Centre, 8-10.30pm

Woodall Park, Old Lake Rd Devonport, 9am-1pm

Takapuna Market 6am-Noon

Devonport Craft Market,

Devonport Community House, 10am-3pm

Surf Lifesaving City Nippers Programme Takapuna Beach, 9-11am

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60’s Up Indoor Bowls

Methodist Church Hall, Takapuna, 1pm

Shore Tenpin Seniors

Fred Thomas Dr, Takapuna, 10am

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NYC Royal New Zealand Ballet Bruce Mason Centre, 7.30pm

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Nigel Latta presents The First Decade

AMI Netball Centre Northcote, 7.30-9.30pm

Contact:

Janet Marshall Phone: 021 684 775 | 09 488 4775 Email: janet.marshall@colliers.com

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out & about on the shore The Pumphouse ChristmasParty

The board and management of the wonderful PumpHouse Theatre hosted a Christmas get-together for friends and supporters of the facility on Saturday December 17th in their Cafe French Rendez-vous.

Ian Magee, Simon Woodward, Michael Keating.

Emma Poyner, Susan Jackson.

Mike Murphy, Graeme and Anne Saker, Alan Dumbleton.

Jacqui Schubert, Michael Keating, Ruth Ell.

Genevieve Becroft, Lynette Jolicoeur.

Jan O’Connor, Brenda Magee.

Alan Dumbleton, Gill Saker.

PumpHouse Board Chairperson Emma Poyner.

Margaret Hart, Angela and John Antony.

Heather Sharples, David Martin.

Ingrid van Rijn, Nick Schubert, Margaret Hart.

Repertoire Fashion Evening These regular fashion evenings at Repertoire Takapuna are becoming more and more popular for local ladies.

The Repertoire team provides fashion tips, advice on up coming colours and make up and hair are also covered.

Avalon Fraser, Jacinta Brown.

Denise Whittington, Deborah Askew.

Susan McDowell-Watts, Julie Mason.

Rosemary Bell, Marilyn Hill, Dianne Jackson.

Sue Geare, Nickie Miles.

Marilyn Targett, Roselyne Matthews.

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Takapuna Beach Business Association Christmas Party Caffe Massimo hosted the TBBA’s Two Degree Christmas Party on December 7th.

Michelle Bennett, Stephan Hamlin, Gene Cooksley.

John Stanton, Steve Caran.

Manee Lawes, Jan O’Connor.

Glenn Harris, Kevin Schwass, Mike Cohen, Dianne Hale.

Penny Roberts, Sue Stanaway, Ralph Roberts.

David Kinnear, Rob Clark, Hamish Ballantyne.

Ken Robertson, Mike Cohen.

Marion Read, Richard Pridham, Irina Pegler.

Aidan Bennett, Helen Drummond, Tom Beran.

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DOG HQ ST

BIRTHDAY Ruby and Sophie Cousso.

Thiri Holebrook, Louise O’Sullivan, Anne Brennan and Cho.

Brian Spratt and Chloe.

Dog HQ – North Shore’s Premium Dog Day Care, held a special event for their first birthday and a Christmas party in mid-December for all their clients and their four legged customers.

Kevin and Delia Wallace, Kevin and Maggie O’Connell and Pebbles.

Rowena Edwards, Leonie Legg, Cornelia Rietmann.

Anne Brennan, Amanda Jackson, Peter Wise

Peter Wise, Katrina Olsen, Louise and Byron McLean, Bonny Liu and Cho.

Louise O’Sullivan, Kim and Ian Maly.

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North Shore Hospice Farewells Terry Dunleavy

North Shore Hospice farewelled retiring trustee Terry Dunleavy following his final meeting on Monday December 12th. Terry was one of the founding Trustees so has provided over two decades of service to North Shore Hospice.

Enjoy Coffee from our Family

Will Marley, Peter Buckland, Joan Finlayson, Terry Dunleavy, Tricia Clarkson, Sir David Levene, Ian Munro.

Margaret and Terry Dunleavy, Patricia Schnauer, Harry Cranfield.

Sir David Levene, Mike Franklin.

Ginette Lee, Darryl Soljon, Therese Russel, Julia Furness and Nadine.

Yvonne Munro, Maxine Pye.

GET FIT FAST

CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER

Popular Les Mills and Get Fit Fast trainer Selva Thankamani, and his wife Nancy, treated clients and friends to a wonderful end of the year wind up at the fabulous Elephant Wrestler Pub in Takapuna during December.

Selva, Kevin.

Emila, Braxton.

TAKAPUNA Westfield Shore City Phone: 09 488 2144

Nancy and Lucas Thankamani.

Ryan, Carla, Jamie, Liona.

MAIRANGI BAY 61 Constellation Drive Phone: 09 476 3344

OREWA 350 Hibiscus Coast Highway Phone: 09 427 5633

NEW LYNN: 2 Rankin Ave. Phone: 09 827 7300 PARNELL: 168 Parnell Rd. Phone: 09 368 7744 GRAFTON: 8 Nugent St. Phone: 09 365 1744 HAMILTON: The Base, Te Rapa Drive. Phone: 07 849 7544 VICTORIA PARK MARKET: Opening Soon Coffee available in supermarkets and mozaik caffe’s.

Open 7days from 7am. Orewa and Hamilton open for dinner.

Takapuna open late night Thursday.

Fiona, Phil, Nikita, Mo.

Olivia, Christy.

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Wood, Soda & Salt At Corelli’s Of Devonport Wood, Soda & Salt was the exhibition held at Corelli’s in Devonport in mid-December showcasing wonderful pottery by renowned artists Margaret Sumich, Chris Southern and Ann O’Sullivan. The evening was sponsored by MAC’S Gold and Huntaway Wines.

Emily Bray, Elena Renker, Suzy Dunser, Margaret Bray.

Adrienne Williams, Claire Taylor, Fiona Brunton.

Ro Lange, Elle Hanepen.

Julie Howe-Smith, Chris Southern, Ann O’Sullivan, Trish O’Sullivan, Nick Howe-Smith.

Bronwyn Davis, Diane Reid.

Bryn Watson, Gina Ferguson, Dermot Watson.

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Nord held festive Christmas drinks and nibbles for their customers and valued clients on Monday December 19th.

There is always something to find at Nord – a store of fantastic Nordic designs and Kiwiana treasures.

Victoria Holtelius, Olivia Koller.

Richard Head, Lesley Telfer Morel, Michael Morel.

Mike and Linda Geers.

Lesley Telfer Morel and Bridget Brogan.

Anishka and Alan Wright.

Leith Hart, Victoria Aliprantis.

Victoria Holtelius and Lousie Barnes.

Darnelle Louie, Jo Gibbs, Lisa Baker, Clare Taylor.

Jerry Clayton BMW – Mission Impossible

Jenny Webster, Carole Lambert.

Michael Lin, Nicholas Low.

An exclusive viewing held for BMW customers on Thursday December 15th to experience “Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol” featuring the BMW 6 Series Convertible and Coupe at the Berkeley Cinema.

Colleen and Graeme Coutts.

Nathan and Suzie Patel, Peter Lyashov.

Jo and Mark Milbourn.

Rachel, Victor, Larissa, Alana Tsui.

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Graham and Michael Hooton.

Veeral Kanji, Dr Kantilal Kanji.

Lynda and George Hill.

Jo Thomas, Pauline Bascik.

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Ateed Christmas Party Ngaio Merrick and her energetic team at Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (North) always put on a good party. Their Christmas get together held at North Harbour Stadium on Tuesday December 13th was a colourful affair.

Gary Carter, Angela Lewis, Garth Partridge, Andy Burrows, Pauline Caley.

Ken Simpson, Rodger Matthews, Diana Sharma.

Karen Wallace, Hannah Langston.

Bruce Young, Allan Parker, Ben Chapman.

Ainslie Caldwell, Lisa Ford, Anne Quaid.

Allan Barr, Bob Quaid, Lyle Irwin.

Jo Stone, Sayed Ali, Elena Still.

Jane Finlayson, Gaye Harding, John Kirikiri.

Sylvia Roberts, Tony Stephenson, Simon Fawkes.

Carolina Miller, Ingrid Smith, Ngaio Merrick, Marina Humberston.

Carley Duncan, Tony Naidu, Arne Diependaele, Sue Brash.

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The Elephant Wrestler – Takapuna Strip’s exciting new pub is a place where you can meet, enjoy good company, have a drink and eat great “gastro-style” food. A feature of The Elephant Wrestler is a sensational garden bar – perfect for a North Shore summer! Also, with no less than six large screens – and Heineken on tap – The Elephant Wrestler is proving to be a very popular place. In addition there is a live DJ every Thursday and Saturday night, live music on every Friday night and an ‘accoustic session’ every Sunday.

Malibu Cocktails.

DJ’s from 6pm.

BBQ in the Courtyard.

The Elephant Wrestler, 138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Phone: 489 8030.

Visit: www.elephantwrestler.co.nz Open 7 days from 11am to late. *See instore for details.

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The Channel eating out guide

Eating Out on the Shore

Dine out at one of these fantastic local eateries tonight

Takapuna

Devonport

Dida’s Wine Lounge Dida’s Wine Lounge in Devonport is located in the front of the majestic, and majestically restored Victoria Theatre on Devonport’s main street. As with its older sibling across the water (Ponsonby), the Lounge offers an exquisite selection of small plates, tapas to tempt you to have a glass of something different, from a winelist and menu that makes the most of the prodigious Glengarry produce and wine cellar resources.

Open: Mon-Thurs 3.30pm-10.30pm; Fri 3.30pm-12am, Sat-Sun 12pm-12am.

54 Victoria Street, Devonport. PH: 445 1392. www.didas.co.nz During February, get 2 tapas and a glass of house wine, or tap beer, for just $25.

Treat

Takapuna

Raviz Indian Restaurant

Marvel Grill

Raviz Indian Restaurant, located above Glengarry on Hurstmere Road, offers authentic Indian Cuisine, is fully licensed (& BYO), with both dine in and take way options. The secret of Raviz cuisine comes from the homemade spices which they say differentiate them from others. If you haven’t tried Raviz you are missing Real Indian Cuisine. They are very affordable as well with $10 lunch specials and $10 meal specials (see details below). They also offer free delivery on takeaways over $25.

Open: 7 days, Lunch 11.30am-2pm, Dinner 5pm till late.

178 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. PH: 489 2400. www.raviz.co.nz

This Takapuna favourite proved to be so good they opened one in the city as well!

Marvel Grill specialises in fresh quality meat cuts paired with lovely side dishes and an authentic kiwi menu, which still manages to borrow from exotic themes and cuisines. Along with the grill offerings, a range of hot skillets brought steaming hot to your table are available, including prawns with garlic butter and sourdough toast or maple chilli glazed pork belly. Another favourite is BBQ ribs with home made Boston baked beans. Marvel Grill offers an impressive wine list of reasonably priced wines and is a place where many just meet for a drink.

Open: 7 Days till late.

34 Anzac Avenue, Takapuna. PH: 486 2249. www.marvelgrill.co.nz

Treat

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights all mains are just $10. Cheaper than cooking at home we reckon. Conditions apply.

Have one of their meat cuts.

Probably the best on the Shore.

Tip

Takapuna

Al Forno Italian Cafe Restaurant

Devonport

NICOLINO RESTAURANT & CUBE BAR A “taste of Greece and the Mediterranean” in every sense of the word: food, atmosphere, live entertainment and the relaxed, but attentive service just as you would find in a taverna in Greece itself. Nicolino is BYO and also provides takeaway pizzas and meals, including free delivery within the local area.

Open: 7 days, 4.00pm till late.

103 Victoria Road, Devonport. PH: 446 6664. www.nicolinorestaurant.co.nz

Tip

Thursday evenings are Greek party nights at Nicolino, with music and dance to the Sounds of Greece. Join us for a night at the “Opa!”

This is the undoubted favourite of many Takapuna locals. Owners Emilio and Maria ensure the experience at their restaurant is very special. When customers go back to Al Forno – and most do – they are greeted like a long lost friend. Al Forno has a perfect location and is a must for those who love to eat out in Takapuna. Whether dining in or taking away the traditional, yet unique, Al Forno Italian food is great. Choose from Woodfired Pizzas, Pastas, Salads and sumptuous mains like Chicken or Veal Parmigiana, prime Eye Fillets or King Prawns to name just a few. You won’t want to miss their unforgettable Italian cake and gelato.

Open: Tues-Sat 11.30am till late, Sunday 11am till late. Monday closed.

34 Anzac Street, Takapuna. PH: 488 0179.

Tip

It’s all real good here, great Italian, but if we had to choose try one of their scrummy Pizza’s from the oven – you can almost watch them cook!

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Takapuna

The Elephant Wrestler The aim of host Paul Lomax was to create a bar that is just a “great local” and he has certainly achieved that. This is a place where you can meet, enjoy good company, have a drink and eat great food. Gastro style food – quality food at a reasonable price – is what you get at The Elephant Wrestler. Try their ‘PoP Chicken’ signature dish! Some great deals here... 2 for 1 Meals on Mondays; Pizza just $10 on Tuesdays; Steak, Prime Angus Beef just $15.90 on Thursdays; Fish & Chips just $12.50 on Fridays; Roast of the Day just $15.50 on Sundays.

Open: 7 days from 11am to late.

138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, PH: 489 8030. www.elephantwrestler.co.nz

Treat

Great $13.50 Lunch Menu Monday to Thursday and for Sunday Brunch from 10am.

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Takapuna

Takapuna

Bolliwood Restaurant Bolliwood has been a popular dining spot on Ponsonby Road for a long long time, and now has a second restaurant in Huron Street, Takapuna.

Bolliwood is well known for the quality of its Indian cuisine which has been achieved by adhering to a policy of employing only 5-star chefs from India.

As well as sensational Indian food, a feature of both Bolliwood Restaurant’s is a massive screen playing the latest Bollywood songs. This is a real dining experience, enjoyable if you are planning an intimate dinner for two or a group function. Online reviews rave about the quality of the Bolliwood food.

Open: Lunch Mon-Fri 12noon-2pm, Dinner Mon-Sun 5pm till 10pm 17 Huron St, Takapuna Beach. PH: 489 9911. www.bolliwood.co.nz

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All Mains are $10 on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays – Dine in and take out.

Add another $2 and receive selected drink or juice or beer/wine or naan bread.

Takapuna

Aubergine Restaurant

Macs Brewbar Hurstmere Road

If you love food and eating out and haven’t been to Aubergine in Takapuna then you’ve got to give it a go – for brunch, lunch or dinner.

The extensive Aubergine menu offers an international style of cuisine that mixes old Kiwi favourites with the flavours of Europe and the Mediterranean. If you are a foodie that likes value then you’ll love it – at Aubergine most of the wellpriced meals come complete with veges, salads etc. The result is a final bill that will keep the smile on your face.

Open Mon-Fri 12 noon-late, Sat 11am-late, Sun 11am-11pm.

29 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach.

PH: 489 3104. www.aubergine.co.nz

This has become a very popular eating spot on the Hurstmere Strip, having an extensive menu including Platters (to share), Small Plates (starters), Mains (venison, chicken, rib eye, rabbit, lamb rump), Pizzas, and ‘Pub Fare’ which includes fish and chips, a pie of the week and chicken ceasar salad. For those who want an affordable and quick lunch at Mac’s Brewbar Hurstmere Road there’s always a $12 lunch special (Mon-Fri), they also do a great brunch on Saturdays and Sundays which you can enjoy in the garden bar. And of course always a great beer!

Open: 7 days from 11am to late.

134-138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna.

PH: 486 4102. www.hurstmereroadbrewbar.co.nz

Take advantage of their $20 Lunch Special which includes a glass of wine plus a two course meal.

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Talay Thai Restaurant

Thyme Restaurant

BLANKENBERGE Belgian Beer Café At this Takapuna favourite you’ll find an all new Summer Menu for 2012, with loads of seasonal summer ingredients. With a Flemish-French theme, this is not just your average pub food, it’s interesting – a huge range and variety – with suggested beer matches from their range of the best Belgian Beers. Ask about their Chefs Plate of the Day and popular Fish of the day.

Open: Mon-Sat 11.30am-Late, Sun 9am-Late.

136 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach.

PH: 486 6331. www.belgianbeercafetakapuna.co.nz

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“Munday Mussel Madness” – Every Monday you can get a one kilo mussel pot and frites (fries) for just $12. Every Tuesday you can get a half kilo of Angus Rump Steak, with frites, for just $15.

Tip Popular on the menu is the 30 day aged Black Angus Ribeye Steak, served with crushed new potatoes and roasted garlic, creamed. Yum!

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Thyme Restaurant on Level 1 of the Spencer on Byron Hotel, Takapuna provides award winning dining, blending fresh and innovative cuisine with an extensive menu that uses in season fresh local produce. The Spencer’s renowned chefs and its restaurant and bar staff have won many medals for their culinary delights and hospitality.

New seasonal menu items include South Island Whitebait Omelette, Manuka Honey rubber Canter Vallery Farm Duck Breast and Hawkes Bay Lamb Rack.

Open: 7 Days – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Level 1, Spencer on Byron Hotel, Byron Avenue, Takapuna Beach. PH: 916-4982 www.spencerhotel.co.nz/thyme

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Look out for Thymes special coupon offer on the back of your supermarket receipt of buy one main and get the second for half price!

New to Milford – it opened in October 2011 – Talay Thai Restaurant has seating for 40 people and more than 60 delicious Thai dishes to choose from, including many Thai Vegetarian, Duck and Seafood options to suit your desire. Their knowledgeable restaurant staff will always give you a friendly welcome and help you choose from a wide range of high quality Thai dishes.

Open: Lunch (from only $10.50) – Tues-Sun 12pm-2.30pm; Dinner – 7 nights 5pm till late.

83/85 Kitchener Rd, Milford. PH: 489 9568. www.talaythai.co.nz

Tip Try their Yum Thai Salads – King prawns with fresh chilli, salad, tomatoes, onion, spring onion and lemon juice; or Thai Beef Salad, slices of grilled beef (sirloin) with fresh chilli, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, spring onion and lemon juice. From just $22! Also try our special marinated sirloin steak, flamed in brandy and served on a hot plate.

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Mairangi Bay

Mairangi Bay

Milford

Mairangi Japanese Cuisine

Montrose Café, Bistro & Bar

Venice Italian Restaurant Step inside this Milford favourite and the decor makes you feel like you are actually in Venice – with food to match. Everything is fresh every day – vegetables, seafood, pasta, meats etc. The menu is extensive – no less than 46 options, including 10 appetisers and over 30 mains. Seafood, meats, salads, pasta, pizza and sensational desserts made on site. Try their Venice Special Cake – sheets of walnut pastry, soaked with Frangelico, layered with dark chocolate cream and served with ice cream. There’s a great selection of wines at Venice, from Italy as well as New Zealand and Australian varieties.

Open: Lunch Fri & Sat 12pm-3pm, Dinner Daily 6pm till late 91 Kitchener Road, Milford. PH: 486 4157 www.veniceitalianrestaurant.co.nz When you book, up until March 1st, you will receive a three-course meal for just $30.00.

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Montrose offers a great selection of modern English-style cuisine and is fully licensed with a great range of wines and beers, coffees and real fruit smoothies. It’s a great place to have a romantic dinner, a family outing with children and a great place to celebrate in style for any occasion, with gluten free and vegetarian options. Dine outside, soak up the sun and enjoy a beverage with an excellent array of food. In the winter months there is an open fire (enjoy mulled wine) with rich dark English oak tables and leather chairs – you’ll want to stay the whole night! Live music on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday at lunch time.

Open: 7 days a week, 9am-late Mon-Fri, 8am-late Sat-Sun. 1 Montrose Terrace, Mairangi Bay. PH: 478 9610. www.montrose.org.nz During February (Monday to Thursday from 5pm) receive a FREE glass house beer or wine with any main meal.

Mairangi Japanese Cuisine, a recently opened (2011) authentic Japanese restaurant, is a hidden treasure located in Green Gables shopping village in Mairangi Bay. Delicious Japanese food is prepared by the head chef who has over 20 years’ experience of serving top quality meals. Mairangi Japanese is both fully licensed and BYO, with a good selection of wine, Japanese tap beer and Sake also available. Live music every Saturday night. Small function are also welcomed.

Open: For Lunch 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner 6pm-10.30pm Mon-Sat (closed Sundays) 376/384 Beach Rd. Mairangi Bay. PH: 476 9977. www.mairangicuisine.co.nz Valentine’s Day Special – A FREE Bottle of Sake. A great opportunity to taste with your loved one (booking essential to receive this special).

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Pa Le Noodles Family Restaurant Leading on from the success in Takapuna the New Vietnam Cafe crew have opened ‘Pa Le Noodles’ on Northcote Road, just along from Onewa Domain, in the building that was once Pizza Hutt. At Pa Le Noodles you will discover a family restaurant where you can get lots of different varieties of Asian style foods as well as Fish & Chips for the kids – very generous servings and all at a price that won’t break the bank. You can dine in or take away.

Tip Try the ‘Peking Duck’ 50 Northcote Road, it’s the Pa Le Noodles Northcote.

Signature Dish and is sensational.

PH: 418 1089

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Eating Out on the Shore

Feature Restaurant - Pinot Plus, Takapuna

Passion & Grapes Pinot Plus truly is one of those unique little gems; it’s not just a wine bar, it’s not just a restaurant - this is the living embodiment of owner John Ingle’s passion, love and taste for good wine.

The passion is infectious. As soon as you enter this little hole-in-the-wall, you can’t help but be overcome by John’s warm welcome as he shows you to your seat, waxing lyrical the various wines, flavours, tannins, grapes and regions that are his current favourites, and he’s only too happy to share a glass, a bottle or a story with you.

2012 is the worldwide year of Riesling – a fact John plans to jump a-hold-of loudly and proudly; it’s becoming a personal crusade to show the world the virtue of this often overlooked grape.

In John’s own words: “It’s the most undervalued wine in the world, and it’s the best value wine in the world.”

It’s true, Riesling is often overlooked but there’s no chance of that happening with John and his Pinot Plus.

For the last year, he’s had three very special boxes of wine sitting in his cellar waiting for their debut. Identical grapes were sent to 20 of New Zealand’s top winemakers who were asked to do with the grapes what they will and produce their own signature Riesling. In total, only 200 boxes of the wine were made, and John has managed to secure a few for his customers to try.

“This is really special - the grapes are exactly the same, so what you’re tasting is solely the winemaker’s interpretation.”

When you walk into Pinot Plus, you get the full story and you get a tasting from John’s pick of the bunch. Because it’s so rare he refuses to sell it by the bottle, but if you’re lucky he might share a glass with you.

It’s these personal touches, and John’s obvious pleasure in sharing his wine and knowledge with you, that lend Pinot Plus its unique flair. John was named Sommelier of the Year 2005 at the Lewisham Awards – and it’s blindingly

obvious he’s one of the top in the industry.

The wines are boutique, it’s unlikely there will be any of the labels you’re familiar with, but that’s John’s challenge – he’s not here to keep you comfortable, but to help you discover something new and share what he has to offer.

Good wine accompanies good food and a small, but carefully selected, menu of sharing plates, mains and desserts has been created to match the distinguished wine list.

The idea is to order a few plates as you sit and relax with friends, enjoy the conversation and fine wine while sharing the food. Of course, the sharing plates can be upgraded to a main if you prefer.

The food and wine pairing is honestly beautiful – Pinot Plus know what they are doing.

For 2012, there’s a new dinner promotion: a selected main and matching glass of wine for $25. The current special is a beautifully flavoured Chicken Kiev on herb risotto with tomato pesto. This is paired to perfection with Pick and Shovel Pinot Gris. The meal, the wine, that price… this is a special deal. If you and your partner are hungry, go down and see John for a first class meal and glass of wine each for $50. You can’t beat that.

As the quote on the wall says: “Life’s too short to drink bad wine.”

Open: dinner Tue-Sat, 5.30pm till late.

Pinot Plus, 168 Hurstmere Road, 489 9510.

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Cafes on the shore

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Located right in the heart of Takapuna’s main Hurstmere Road shopping area, and only a short stroll from the beach, Cafe d’amour means Cafe of love. The cafe’s friendly and helpful staff share a passion for great coffee – using award-winning coffee beans – and lovely food which you can enjoy in a cozy and relaxed environment.

Open: 7am-5pm, 7 Days 86 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach. PH: 488 0200

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They’re famous in Takapuna for Eggs Benedict with beautiful home made hollandaise sauce, with bacon or salmon.

Great value at only $13.50.

tasty & healthy

Latin Larder At Latin Larder you’ll find excellent food and great coffee.The cafe is the only one in Takapuna to serve Miller’s Coffee and friendly owner Justin is only too happy to please – offering to make anything off-menu to order if the customer wishes.

One of the best kept secrets is their secret garden that’s been hiding away, tucked in behind the cafe.

Open: 6.30am-3pm, Tues-Sun (closed Mondays) 170 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach. PH: 489 5563

Sumo Salad, Takapuna

Tip You’ve got to try their tasty and delicious Pan Fried Salmon Fillet with homemade Potato Hash, Rocket & Hollandaise.

Cafe Melba Lots of North Shore people “Meet at Melba”. Simply because Bobby and his team offer consistently good food and coffee that you always want to go back for. Cafe Melba is located right in the centre of Takapuna, it is always buzzing with people, but you can just about always get a seat – inside or outside in the covered arcade. After one trip to Cafe Melba we can guarantee you’ll be back for more!

Open: Mon-Frid 7am-4pm & Sat-Sun 8am-4pm.

62-78 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach. PH: 489 0091

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Try their sensational Honey Garlic Chicken this summer and make sure you ask for a picture on your coffee or hot chocolate when you order – they’re works of art!

Sumo Salad, Takapuna At this popular cafe in Takapuna you will find much more than Salads. All day breakfast, great coffee, gourmet toasties, wraps, long rolls and of course – as the name suggests – they do fantastic salads. Some say the best in Takapuna. The added bonus is that they offer free internet (cond. apply) and you’ll always get a friendly smile from Stuart, Jacqui and their team.

Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm; Weekends 8am-7pm, 7 Days.

67 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach. PH: 489 7866

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During February buy one signature salad and get another at half price (cond. apply).

Swiss Bakery, & Cafe, Milford It’s hard to find something that’s truly artisan. But Evelyn and her husband Franz simply do just that in Milford – serving all things Swiss. Baked on site daily, this European flavour extends to everything on offer. With little fuss, they will box it up to take away. Customers say “that the food you get at the Swiss Bakery in Milford is 100% authentic and 100% yum!”

The toasted coffee is great too. They serve cooked breakfasts and lunches, you will also find a huge variety of sandwiches, quiche, pizza, pies and house confect.

Open: Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm; Weekends 8am-2.30pm, 7 Days. 5 Milford Road, Milford. PH: 489 9737

Stuart Wright with some happy regulars.

Takapuna’s Sumo Salad offers the local community a tasty and healthy concept of quick, fast food on the go.

“We’ve got lots of delicious salads and meals that are cooked while our customer’s wait, as well as loads of quick healthy deli options that are prepared fresh every morning and are ready for customers to take out or dine in,” says Jacqui Wright, who owns the busy cafe with her husband Stuart.

Anyone who has ever been to Sumo Salad on Hurstmere Road knows the truth of that statement and the café’s gourmet rolls, wraps and toasties have become a favourite for lunches and meals on Takapuna’s busiest street.

The most popular of all the options has to be the range of signature salads – the Rolls Royce of Salads as they’re often referred to – that are ready to go or made to order. Favourites include the Grilled Chicken Low GI, with creamy feta, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh avocado, carrot and cucumber on a mixed lettuce base and tossed with a seeded mustard vinaigrette.

Another, and the most popular dish, has to be the Grilled Chicken and Marinated Mushroom with fresh avocado, creamy feta and almonds on a rocket leaf bed, tossed with a lemon parsley dressing.

The best thing… everything on the menu is healthy and made daily, on premises from the freshest ingredients.

The Salads are tasty, healthy and filling, while the sandwiches, wraps and toasties offer that same fresh healthiness with a little something extra.

So whether it’s for a tasty breakfast, filling sandwich, fresh salad, warming soup or a decadent treat, Sumo Salad has what you need in one quick, guilt-free stop. And they’re open until 7pm every night so you can pick up a meal on your way home for dinner.

Stuart and Jacqui Wright.

That’s Stuart in the sumo suit!

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They’ve got a great range of Swiss specialities, including Urner Leckerli, Biberli, mini Gingerbread, Coconut Macaroon, Biscotti and sensational Cakes!

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Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm; Weekends 8am-7pm, 7 Days.

67 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach. PH: 489 7866

Cafes on the shore We love contributions to Channel Magazine from our ‘locals’. Stuart and Jacqui Wright, the friendly hosts at Sumo Salad in Takapuna. They have put their hands up to provide a monthly contribution – to inform our readers of how to make tasty and healthy salads, and other bits and pieces. This is his first contribution for 2012, a recipe we dragged out of him in late January – one of his busiest times.

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Tiger Coffee, Takapuna

Treat Ask one of the Tiger Coffee team to assist with your ultimate taste of coffee for home or the office – Only $10 per 250g!

Just after Countdown Supermarket on Barry’s Point Road is a great little cafe – Tiger Coffee. But this is more than just a cafe – it’s a coffee experience. At Tiger Coffee you will not only get great coffee but great service and be part of their ‘coffee culture’. Have a coffee, choose a great blend of coffee for your home machine (from the Tiger Coffee Bean Hut), and view their range of ultimate in-home coffee machines. Tiger Coffee can also service your home machine.

Open: Mon-Fri 6.30am-4pm; Sat 8am-2.30pm.

18 Barry’s Point Road, Takapuna. PH: 489 3084 www.tigercoffee.com

Grind on Takapuna Cafe Tip You’ll experience coffee geeks serving up a ‘triple by pass’ or another signature drink affectionately named ‘the Cuban’ by Grind customers.

Mozaik Caffe

Pasta Salad that oozes summer!

Since the Mozaik Cafe name was first introduced in 2003 it has developed into a ‘favourite local’ for many. On the North Shore there are Mozaik Cafes in Takapuna (Westfield Shore City) and Constellation Drive. There are also Mozaik Cafes in Parnell, Grafton, Hamilton, New Lynn, Orewa and a new cafe opening soon at Victoria Park. At each cafe the standard is superb, with the emphasis on their excellent all day menu catering for everyone’s palate and outstanding service. They have their own brand of freshly roasted coffee – Zigana Espresso. The owners vision from the start has been to provide a cafe with restaurant style service that is within a relaxed, sophisticated environment. They have certainly achieved that.

I pinched this salad from a mate of ours, Alix. I know she won’t mind as I am under pressure to make press.

I used New Zealand round tomatoes as they are full of flavour and they hold together well. The tomatoes were also borrowed thanks to the mother-in-laws veggie patch.

So get out their guys and get scrumpping (you will have to google it). Anyway give it a go its easy and refreshing.

For 4 Servings 300gm Penne Pasta Cooked and Rinsed.

100gm of Feta Cubed.

300gm Tomatoes (Cherries work just as well and are plentiful this time of year).

1 green Capsicum. ½ Cup olives Black or green.

Dressing ¼ Cup Olive oil.

3 Tbsp Lemon Juice.

1 clove of Garlic minced.

2 Tbsp of fresh Oreganum.

1/2tsp salt and sugar.

Cracked pepper to taste.

Method Place all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Taste and add seasoning if required. Marinate the feta in two tablespoons of dressing. Whist marinating quarter, deseed and chop the Capsicum into one centimetre wide chunks. Cut tomatoes into a similar size. If using cherry tomatoes just cut in halve. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and then toss gently in the remainder of the dressing. Break some crunchy bread and enjoy!!

Every morning is busy for the Grind on Takapuna team, as loads of regulars pop in for their Toasted Espresso “coffee fix”. The Grind espresso bar is designed to be an interactive environment, where everyone can feel comfortable, converse and feel part of the whole coffee lifestyle. Grind also stocks an extensive range of espresso equipment and coffee accessories, including freshly roasted coffee blends.

Open: Mon-Fri 6.30am-4pm; Sat 8am-2.30pm.

42 Barrys Point Rd, Takapuna. PH: 966 6485

Tip Try their Vanilla Pancakes or French Toast – sensational! The Grilled Turkish Bread Sandwiches are also very special. All meals great value.

Mozaik Caffe Constellation 61 Constellation Dr, Mairangi Bay. PH: 476-3344.

Open: 7 Days, 7am-5.30pm Mozaik Caffe Takapuna Westfield Shore City Shopping Centre. PH: 488 2144.

Open: 7 Days, 8am-6pm (Thursday late till 9pm).

Mozaik also have cafes in Orewa, New Lynn, Grafton, Parnell, Hamilton and opening soon at Victoria Park Market in the City. www.mozaik.co.nz

Altura Cafe & Roastery Tip This is coffee lovers heaven. You can sit and watch it being roasted right before you in their roastery – a real treat!

During a visit to Altura Café you will experience fabulous food and perfect coffee.

The food and menu is typical of New Zealand cafe culture and ticks all the right boxes, catering to busy workday breakfasts and lunches during the week, while on weekends it turns into a popular, lazy brunch spot.

Open: Mon-Fri 7am-4.30pm, Sat 8am-4pm 23 Douglas Alexander Parade, Albany. Ph 448 1416 www.alturacoffee.co.nz

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NOW OPEN SUNDAYS At The Department Store / Takapuna / 9 488 0585

Q&A WITH TAKAPUNA’S TOP COLOUR GURU

This time of year, colour takes its biggest hit. Whether it’s from UV rays, salt water or lashings of pre-party hairspray, the results are never pretty. We talk to Stephen Marr’s top colour guru, Talei Lepper, about what’s hot this season and how to whip those frazzled ends back into shape.

Q: What are the biggest colour trends coming through this season?

Q: Is it possible to bring my hair back to life if it feels really dry and brittle?

For 2012, colour is fresh, shiny, fun and optimistic.

For summer, blonde tones vary from pastel peach to pearlescent beige. I am doing a lot of subtle balliage to create soft textures and variations, without harsh streaks or rough chunks.

Yes, but you have to be prepared to make the commitment to treat your hair weekly to home infusions. I personally use and recommend Sans Protein & Moisture Infusion. It’s one of the most potent take home products available and has the ability to restructure the most damaged hair.

Q: How do I stop my blonde going brassy during summer?

The best way to keep your blonde soft, creamy and luminous is to wash your hair once a week with a counteractive shampoo. This neutralises any unwanted yellow tones, leaving your hair looking salon fresh. I recommend my clients use Biotouch Colour Reflex Silver Shampoo. It’s one of the best ones around and works a treat.

Talei works at Stephen Marr Takapuna at The Department Store.

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Q: What are the most important things to be doing for your skin this summer?

The most important thing is to make sure you are protecting and replenishing your skin 24/7. I have four products that are bathroom cabinet essentials – they’ll keep your skin in super shape and looking luminous and bronzed all summer.

1// CZ GOJI ANTIOXIDANT OIL Made in Italy, Comfort Zone is enriched with goji berry, provitamin A and B vitamins. This super powdered serum has an intensive antioxidant action and is just the ticket for depleted, summer tortured skin. Leaves your skin looking radiant and dewy.

2 // XEN TAN Perfect Blend Custom Self Tan. A genius SUNLESS tan that lets you customise the colour to your perfect shade by adjusting a dial. It contains a bronzer and self-tan, for either instant radiance or week long colour.

3 // SANS GOJI CLEANSING OIL This is the best body cleanser I have come across. Its non astringent formulation cleanses, hydrates and nourishes all the same time.

When water hits your skin, it takes on a milky texture - divine!

4 // SODASHI NOURISHING REPAIR One of the most amazing nourishing moisturisers I have ever used.

It feeds the skin with essential nutrients, reducing fine lines and leaves your skin feeling soft, smooth and plump.

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The Channel Grill 17 year old ex-Westlake Boys High School student Nick Cassidy is one of New Zealand’s hottest motor racing prospects. He is currently competing for Giles Motorsport in the Toyota Racing Series, New Zealand’s premier motor racing division. Nick was the 2011 Toyota Racing Series Rookie of the Year and is tipped for much bigger things in the sport. The 2012 International Toyota Racing Series started with a round at Invercargill in mid-January and has included race meets at Timaru and Taupo during January with concluding rounds being held at Hampton Downs (Auckland) and Manfield (near Palmerston North) in early February. Channel Magazine’s Aidan Bennett put young Nick under the Channel Grill in early January.

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AIDAN BENNETT: What are your plans now that you have left Westlake Boys to pursue your motor racing career?

NICK CASSIDY: For 2012 now that I have left school, I will be putting a lot of effort in off the track to pursue my career. This starts from a preparation point of view, being fully organised to minimise the stress and mistakes that could happen on a race weekend. I believe that while I was at school I didn’t have enough time for this area, and suffered as a result, so that’s something I am wanting to improve on in 2012. As the higher levels of racing are much more physical, the demands on the driver become much higher also, so I need to focus a lot on my physical training this year. It isn’t as preparation for the cars I am racing now, but for the years to come as I need to be ready for any opportunity that may arise.

AB: You recently had some test drives in Europe – Spain and Italy. This must have been a great experience?

NC: It was an amazing experience. I was driving against some of Europe’s best young drivers, which provided an awesome bench mark. Saying that though, it is this caliber that we will have in the Toyota Racing Series this year so it was good to see what the competition will be like. I tested for the Ferrari Driver Academy in Italy, and the knowledge I gained from engineers and driver coaches was invaluable – something I will be able to take with me into this year’s series.

AB: Greg Murphy has been mentoring you a bit lately. How has he been helping?

NC: Greg has been a huge help. Towards the end of 2011 I was invited to do two races in the Development V8 Supercars Series in Australia, through the help of Greg and his team. It wasn’t just about driving, but I had a lot to learn in all aspects. I had to understand and learn the cars, but also how to stay cool when things weren’t going my way and make the most of the situation I was given.

AB: What makes you so good at making cars go fast?

NC: I still have a lot to learn! Certainly over the years it has been emphasised to me that I need to learn and understand vehicle dynamics to apply to my racing, and I believe that has certainly helped me in terms of getting used to cars quickly.

I am at a stage now where everyone puts in a lot of effort though, so I won’t be giving too much away.

AB: Who inspires you to be the best?

NC: My parents have always inspired me. At the end of the day I do it because I have a passion for it, and my parents support me as a result. But my Father has always said that if I do something I should do it properly, so I need to apply as much effort as possible and the next 12 months or so will be the most important in my career.

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AB: Who is your motor racing idol?

NC: The late Jason Richards. The determination and yet positive outlook that Jason had on life was incredible, someone who worked so hard in all aspects of the sport. Not only a champion on the track, but off as well, and I think that is something that us young guys need to aspire to as its not only about driving that makes you successful in our sport.

AB: The best track you have raced on so far?

NC: The best track I would have raced on would be Mugello, Italy. It is a track that is owned by Ferrari, and the facilities and layout are amazing. It has a lot of elevation, and you really need to be on your game to be fast. Technical but enjoyable.

AB: Ever worry about the dangers of top level motor racing?

NC: Not at all. As the series’ are now so competitive, the level of concentration and focus is so high that you don’t really think about that. The speeds are very high, but the cars now are also a lot safer than even 10 years ago.

AB: What will you miss most about New Zealand if you achieve your dream of living and racing in Europe?

NC: I think I will miss friends and family a lot, but at the end of the day I am prepared to make sacrifices for my dream. I have been preparing and working as hard as I can nearly my whole life for an opportunity, and if I was to go to Europe for one year I would need to be fully focused and make the most of it.

At the moment it is make or break, so for sure I will miss things but it will be better in the long run.

AB: What are your other interests away from motor racing?

NC: Lately I have really started to enjoy both Tennis and Golf. I admit I’m not very good but I enjoy playing with friends and family. Now that Motor Racing is so full on, I definitely don’t mind chilling out with a few mates at the beach and having a break once in a while.

AB: Complete the following...

NC: In 10 years time I want to be... Driving in Formula One. It is a high goal but like Toyota say, “if you can dream it you can do it!”. It requires a lot of work over the next couple of years and once there the work load won’t decrease, but I am doing all I can to make my self prepared and give myself the best opportunity.

Visit: www.nickcassidy.co.nz

FOR THE KIDS: with Kidzspace, Barry’s Point Road

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2012 to do list?

Kidzspace in Barry’s Point Road is North Shore’s one stop bedroom shop for kids and teens. In this spacious store – that opened in 2010 – you will find furniture, beds and bunks, linen, rugs and lighting, accessories, gifts and lots more.

If kids rooms are on your to do list for 2012 then the team at Kidzspace will be your new best friends. If you have decluttered and still need more storage, need to update the furniture to suit your growing childrens’ needs, or you are starting totally from scratch, then our Kidzspace and Urban range of practical and contemporary furniture and storage is your next step.

If space is an issue, you can use the vertical space in your room by combining drawers and baskets into our modular cubing system. If you are looking for a way to encourage your children to do their homework, then creating a space that they enjoy spending time in is a great start. We can help you with a study centre or you can combine our desks and cubes to make your space work. Our moveable Moby units are great for storing stationery and homework items and are also a fun way of adding colour. Finishing off with one of our popular Echo or Wave chairs and sorting any lighting requirements from our large range of stylish and colourful desk lamps will have you ticking all the boxes.

Kidzspace has now been open in Barrys Point Road for 18 months and is coming up to four years in their Epsom store. The shop is very well set out, like a department store, with eight different rooms instore for kids from first bed to teenagers – boys and girls.

Between North Shore Manager Maureen Osbourne and Senior Assistant Lindsay Hedges there is a wealth of experience and knowledge in getting the best out of rooms. Both have a passion for interior design and have worked extensively in textiles and homewares and Lindsay has home-staged many houses for sale.

Kidzspace is conveniently located in Barrys Point Road, opposite Kathmandu, with loads of their own parking right at the door! It is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm.

Manager Maureen Osbourne (right) and Lindsay Hedges in the Kidzspace Barrys Point Road store.

Kidzspace, 57 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna. Phone 489 5556 or visit www.kidzspace.co.nz

WORKING SPACES FOR KIDS

NORTH SHORE STORE 57 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna Opposite Kathmandu. Car parking at door P 09 489 5556 Hours Mon - Fri 9 - 5 Sat 10 - 4 E takapuna@kidzspace co.nz

www.kidzspace.co.nz

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in the channel

001 DELICIOUS TREATS

with Devonport Chocolates 002 Channel Community Calendar 004 Out & About on the Shore 012 The Channel Eating Out Guide 016 Cafes on the Shore 018 The Department Store 022 The Channel Grill 023 FOR THE KIDS: with Kidzspace,

Barry’s Point Road 026 views from the beach with Peter White 028 Retail Therapy at Takapuna Beach 030 Your home with Home Fabrics 031 Fashion: with Aktivworx 032 Health & Fitness

with Les Mills Takapuna 034 Channel Feature: Kenzie’s Gift 036 New Business Spotlight 037 TIGHT LINES & NO LIES:

Fishing with Hunts Sports of Milford 038 FOR THE HOME

with Harvey Norman, Wairau Park 041 Upcoming Event:

North Harbour Charity Ball 042 Quantum Events:

Upcoming Summer Events 045 HEALTH & FITNESS: Pilates Unlimited 046 The Smile Doctor: Dr Gilbert Stehbens 047 Fashion: with Bettie Monroe 048 Exploring the Shore: with Kellie Larson 048 STAND UP PADDLING:

with Mark Jackson 050 MAIRANGI BAY: Art on the Street Day 051 NZ MADE GIFTS:

with Nikau of Mairangi Bay 053 Takapuna Holiday Park 053 THE HEALTHY CHANNEL: John Appleton 054 Northside: with Mayor Len Brown 055 THE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

with Shane Cortese 057 Motoring with Jerry Clayton BMW 058 Book Reviews for Booklovers

from The Booklover 059 Shore Matters with Maggie Barry 060 Smales Farm 065 CHANNEL PETS with DogHQ 066 Channel Interview with Billy Bowden 068 Millennium Institute of Sport & Health News 070 SKINCARE: with SkinSense 070 5 Favourites on the shore 072 More FM Devonport Food, Wine &

Music Festival: Your Guide 083 Food and wine matching:

with Liz Wheadon, Glengarry/Dida’s 084 More FM Devonport Food, Wine &

Music Festival: Your Guide 086 Wines with Liz Wheadon

The Benefitz Channel Magazine team: (from left) Jared Trice, Mary Bukovac, Aidan Bennett, Ulla Bennett & Michael Campbell, Absent: Dustin Bisschoff & Helen Boswell.

087 DEVONPORT - Our Charming Village

by the Sea 091 Torpedo Bay Navy Museum News 092 Channel feature: Gary Monk and

Kesennuma, Japan 094 MAKING A DIFFERENCE

with Cam Calkoen 096 Milford - Everyone’s place: News 100 Optometry & eyewear with Melissa Hay,

Visique Milford Optometrists 102 Milford - Everyone’s place 104 Get to know your BYO with Kellie Larson 105 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

with Schnauer and Co 106 Rotary on the Shore 107 CHEWING THE FAT:

by James ‘JD’ Dominion 108 Spotlight on the Takapuna Markets 109 AMI NORTH HARBOUR NETBALL

with Adele Lendich 110 The Pumphouse Theatre: What’s On 111 BRUCE MASON CENTRE: What’s On 112 MAIRANGI ARTS CENTRE: News 113 Lake House Arts CENTRE: News 114 NORTHART: News 115 Investing with Mike Taylor, PieFunds 116 Caring for your Car: with Car-Fe 118 Channel feature Interview: Roz Mexted,

Westlake Girls High School 120 Education: Carmel College 121 Education 122 Education: Kristin School 124 Beauty as a Career: with International

College of Camille 125 EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL:

with Schooltravel.co.nz 126 INVESTING with Spicers 127 TALKING TRUSTS: Tammy McLeod,

Davenports Harbour Law 128 Building and Home Maintenance 128 Bathtimes with Plumb’In 129 NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL News 130 Accountancy Beyond the Numbers

with Hayes Knight 131 Legally Speaking

with Simpson Western Lawyers 132 Trade/Services Directory 134 Channel Community News 136 Gundry’s Grumbles with Simon Gundry 137 North Shore History with David Verran 139 Commercial property

with Bayleys North Shore Commercial 140 Colliers International: in the Community 141 Commercial Property with

Andrew Hiskens, Colliers North Shore 142 Auckland Council with George Wood 143 LOCAL REAL ESTATE: The Power of Two 144 Channel Feature Home:

with Nadja Court, Barfoot & Thompson

Starting off 2012 in style!

When we decided to publish this ambitious monthly magazine for the Shore we knew that the February issue would always be a challenging one. This is due to the very short time frame, after the festive season, that we have to get it all together. But I am thrilled with our first effort for 2012. This issue has set a pretty good standard for us to build on and further grow the magazine during the year.

I can also assure you we are not about to sit still during 2012. We are going to be innovative with Channel Magazine to ensure we play our part in reinforcing how lucky we all are to be living and working in this fantastic little corner of the world. A key focus will also continue to be encouraging people to support our businesses and always consider “first buying local”.

On that note I want to send out a big thanks to all the businesses who advertise in Channel Magazine – therefore supporting our ongoing efforts. We have some great local businesses and we are determined to produce a great vehicle in which we can tell their stories.

What we have been good at is getting a good balance between non-commercial and commercial content. As you read through this issue you will discover some great non-commercial and community articles. Lots of reading – and it’s free!

We are thrilled once again to highlight the Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival.

This is an iconic event that deserves support, which is something we will continue to do. Organiser Gavin Busch – backed by new sponsor More FM – has a great programme organised for the 2012 festival. We highlight it all with a major feature in this issue.

Over the past few months I have unfortunately spent a great deal of time visiting my mother who has had two lots of major surgery, and recovery, at North Shore Hospital. What I have discovered is that we have a fantastic local hospital, staffed by some fantastic medical professionals. The care that the doctors, nurses and others have provided for my mother has been nothing short of outstanding and I wish to thank them very much. Thankfully Mum is now on the mend. It is heartwarming to also read about the similar experience Eddie de Heer, president of the Devonport Business Association, had at North Shore Hospital when he had a health scare over the Christmas/New Year period. He writes about it in his regular column. So well done to those at the hospital who are doing this great work. You put up with a great deal and we only often hear about the problems in the media. Hopefully this corrects things a little bit, and acknowledges the very important part you play in our community.

Enjoy reading this bumper issue of Channel Magazine, which is over 30 pages bigger than our February issue 12 months ago.

- Aidan and the team at Benefitz Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz Twitter: @AidanLBennett / @channelmag

CHANNEL MAGAZINE is published monthly (on the first Friday of the month) by Benefitz, PO Box 33-1630, Takapuna. Telephone 09-477-4700, www.benefitz.co.nz. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the publishers. For further details on the magazine visit www.channelmag.co.nz or contact one of our team detailed below.

Aidan Bennett Publisher/Advertising DDI: 477 4701 Cell: 021 500 997 aidan@benefitz.co.nz

Ulla Bennett Advertising/ Photographer Cell: 021 411 667 ulla@benefitz.co.nz

Michael Campbell Journalist DDI: 477 4754 michael@benefitz.co.nz

Mary Bukovac Advertising/Content Coordinator DDI: 477 4706 mary@benefitz.co.nz

Jared Trice, Lead Designer, Email: jared@benefitz.co.nz Dustin Bisschoff, Web Design, Email: dustin@benefitz.co.nz Helen Boswell, Designer, Email: helen@benefitz.co.nz Lee Darby, Designer, Email: lee.darby@benefitz.co.nz

The entire content of this publication is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior permission, in writing, of the copyright owner. Colour transparencies & manuscripts submitted are sent at the owner’s risk; neither the publisher nor its agents accept any responsibility for loss or damage. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, the publisher can accept no liability for any inaccuracies that may occur.

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We asked our Twitter followers: What’s your favourite gelato flavour at #Takapuna Beach Cafe?

Here is what fellow tweeters said: Channel Magazine is also very active online. Check out our great website! @EmmaGleason (Emma Gleason) chocolate honeycomb icecream at Takapuna Beach Cafe. NEXT LEVEL omnomnom. @hexbomb (Amanda Jeffs) mine would have to be cookies and cream :) @cassieroma (Cassie Roma) My fave flavor is good, old fashioned Vanilla! #TakapunaBeachCafe @melhomer (Melanie Homer) it’s been a while but pretty sure I had a ridiculously good licorice gelato last time! love licorice! #takapunabeachcafe @Katie_nz (Katie Robinson) chocolate hazelnut or just the plain vanilla.

Channel Magazine gets its

Sealegs

Channel readers will get used to seeing a Channel Mag/Benefitz branded Sealegs Amphibious Boat around Takapuna. The introduction of the boat is in part a community initiative by Benefitz, the publishers of Channel Magazine.

“We are certainly going to have some fun in the boat ourselves and it will be used for promotional purposes, but our plan is that it is also available for use by designated not-for-profit organisations who operate

www.channelmag.co.nz You can also visit us on Facebook

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in and around Takapuna Beach,” explains Aidan Bennett of Benefitz.

“This will include the Takapuna Beach Club and Takapuna Boating Club and related sporting groups.”

The seven metre Sealegs is one of the three limited edition black All Blacks branded boats that were produced for the Rugby World Cup promotion. Sealegs have also supported this Channel Mag/Benefitz initiative. They will be using the boat for customer demos from time to time.

“The plan is that the boat is also used for safety purposes at the beach,” adds Aidan Bennett. “It will be available to use as a rescue boat for events, and also as a rescue vessel that is close at hand, and easy to launch, should anything occur. This initiative is being supported by local club’s, Dave Donaldson and Takapuna Beach Business Association, Takapuna Beach Cafe and Takapuna Beach Holiday Park.”

The Channel Mag/Benefitz Sealegs was used as an additional rescue boat for the 470 Junior World Yachting Championships which were held at Takapuna Beach in late January.

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views from the beach with Peter White An overview of what is happening in Takapuna Beach from Business Association General Manager Peter White.

Takapuna certainly takes on a special character during summer, and although we have had to wait a little longer this year, it has been marvelous to see large numbers of people flocking to Takapuna – New Zealand’s best urban beach – to make the most of the long hot evenings.

The Tuesday Night State Beach Series is once again attracting great crowds of both competitors and spectators; Takapuna Boating Club host the 470 World Youth championships as this issue of Channel goes to press; both the City Nippers and the Takapuna Aquathon Series meet regularly and Sail Auckland will be held on February 8th. With a busy weekend on February 17-19th (Takapuna Beach Cup and Contact Energy Takapuna Tri events - see story) as well as the Coastal Challenge the following Saturday 25th and strong calendars at both the Pumphouse and Bruce Mason Centre, it is easy to see why Takapuna is dubbed the “Events capital of the North Shore”.

Congratulations to local identities Simon Gundry, Dianne Foreman and James Young who were all deservedly recognised in the New Years honours list; Nigel Cherrie and the crew (Including James Blake) of Team Gallagher who became the first team to row from Sydney Harbour bridge to Auckland Harbour bridge and to Cheron award recipient Frank Cui (BNZ Takapuna Manager).

2012 promises to be an exciting year for Takapuna.

McKenzies (the upmarket hospitality and fashion development opens in May; Location Group hope to start work on the Merge Development in Northcroft Street, and the long awaited $2.5m Hurstmere Green redevelopment will be completed. Council have appointed a team to start precinct planning of the beachfront, CBD and Hurstmere North which will eventually feed into the Unitary Plan and although the significant contribution that Takapuna can make to Auckland has been recognised in the Draft Auckland Plan, alignment has yet to be attained with that and the Auckland Long Term Plan – there is still a lot of lobbying to be done!

A number of new shops and businesses have located to Takapuna Beach including the highly popular iStore, Retrospace (Sci Fi collectables) shop, Cruiseabout, Migun Wellness Clinic, Nautitravel, 2 Degrees and La Revolution.

I hope that you enjoy reading this edition of Channel and to see you in Takapuna Beach soon.

– Peter White.

I am currently advertising for a PA / Office manager / Events Manager. Please contact me on 092154347 or email peter@takapunabeach.co.nz if you are qualified and passionate about Takapuna.

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Takapuna Beach BNZ Night Market to reopen in October

The Takapuna Beach BNZ Night Market closed at Christmas and will not resume again until October this year.

We had superb support from all involved – stall holders, council, our sponsors - the BNZ, Rotary, neighbouring businesses and yourselves, the community who turned up regardless of the trying weather experienced over the four months of operation.

The decision not to reopen in January was not made lightly as we were very pleased with the success of the Market and feel that it will become a feature of Takapuna Beach. However, it was important that we delivered a quality product and there were concerns that this may not happen if we continued with the operating model employed.

Consequently we are currently re-evaluating that model to ensure that we can provide an enjoyable experience for all involved as well as providing a community fundraiser that will be overseen by the Night Market Trust Board.

Thank you to all who supported the BNZ Night Market – we hope that we see you back later in the year

Busy weekend coming up for Takapuna Beach

The weekend of 17-19th of February looks to be a huge and exciting one for Takapuna Beach with both the Takapuna Beach Cup and Contact Energy Takapuna Tri events held simultaneously on the beach and coinciding with the Devonport Wine and Food Festival.

Up to 1200 competitors and 2000 spectators are predicted to attend the Takapuna Beach Cup, a three-day outrigger regatta in which competitors race a 5-7km race on Friday, a 42km ‘marathon’ for six crew canoes on Saturday and a 24km relay race for single and double canoes on Sunday.

A further 660 competitors and 3000 spectators are expected at Sunday’s Triathlon, open to recreational and professional athletes of all abilities. The event, filmed for later broadcast on TVONE, includes ten separate races throughout the day (7.30am to 6.30pm) including a shortened event suitable for children. The transition area will be set-up on Gould Reserve, next to the Takapuna Boating Club, and the finish line on Hurstmere Road adjacent to Hurstmere Green where a scaffold gantry will be set-up over the road.

Spectators will have fantastic vantage points from many places around the course including the many bars, cafes and restaurants alongside run and cycle legs in Hurstmere Road and The Strand.

Road closures - The Auckland Transport car park at 12 Channel View Rd will be closed to the public on Friday from 5pm and Saturday to provide a parking area for the canoe trailers.

In addition the following road closures will apply for Sunday:- The Strand (between Lake Road and Hurstmere Road, inclusive of the cul-de-sac extension to Takapuna Beach), Hurstmere Road (between Killarney Street and The Strand/Lake Road), Anzac Avenue (between Campbell Road and Hurstmere Road) and The Promenade (between Hurstmere Road and Killarney Street) will be closed from 1am to 7pm, Sunday 19 February.

Two-way traffic will be maintained on Lake Road during the event.

Residents and businesses will be able to access their properties before 6am, or at specific times notified to them by letter drop. The letter drop document will also serve as their road closure pass during the access times.

Free Parking – For shoppers we would suggest the Killarney Street and Anzac Street Council carparks, both of which offer free parking during the weekend. In addition there is 60 minutes free parking under the Library (accessible from Blomfield Spa and Gibbons Road). Negotiations are currently underway to provide carparking for spectators and competitors at Takapuna Primary School.

NB: The Anzac St Carpark runs parallel to, and the length of, Hurstmere Road with numerous laneway and shop accesses through to Takapuna’s mainstreet. This is not available on Sunday until the Takapuna Market finishes at midday.

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Beach Shorts

Takapuna Company wins BNZ Virgin Business Challenge

Takapuna company HiTech Solutions, which owns FaceMe, were the winners of the inaugural BNZ Virgin Business Sir Richard Branson.

Challenge and will receive $100,000 cash, mentoring from BNZ and Virgin executives (including one-on-one time with Sir Richard Branson, who launched the challenge at Takapuna Beach in October last year) and international flights as a consequence.

Over 260 Kiwi companies entered the competition, which sought a winner that had passion, drive, creativity and innovation. The ability to go global was of prime consideration. FaceMe has developed a system that allows users video conferencing that provides quality calls and is compatible with any device.

Local Manager wins Chevron award

Takapuna BNZ Manager Frank Cui has been awarded a Chevron award, considered the highest recognition for outstanding performers in the BNZ. At the same time, Frank has been appointed to head up the BNZ Asian banking sector and will be replaced by Stefan Waijers as BNZ Takapuna manager – welcome Stefan.

Frank Cui, Stefan Waijers.

Why should you shop in Takapuna?

Consumer Institute recognize Takapuna business

Sunworld Professional Tanning Studio, in Byron Avenue Takapuna was recently identified by Consumer NZ as the only Auckland operator who met all of the industry standards assessed by the watchdog organisation during a mystery shopper investigation of 66 operators nationwide.

Congratulations Rudi and Heike Hofer – its great to see another Takapuna business providing outstanding and benchmark service.

RWC to visit Takapuna Beach

The Takapuna Beach Business Association is working hard to attract destination retail and quality commercial tenants to Takapuna to complement our existing high quality members.

Each month we highlight a Takapuna Business, which we believe, deserves the support of you our reader. This month we bring to you…

The NZRU are launching a Rugby Roadshow that will tour the trophies won last season, including the Rugby World Cup. Although all details had not been finalized when Channel went to print, it will be displayed at a public open day in Takapuna (more than likely at Hurstmere Green) on Saturday the 18th February.

AIA Takapuna hold healthy living day

After completing a comprehensive independent survey of people in 15 Asia Pacific nations, that determined New Zealanders underperformed in a variety of key healthy living indicators, 80 AIA New Zealand staff took part in a ”Hunt for Wellbeing” team competition in Takapuna late last year to help highlight the results.

“What’s particularly interesting to us as a company was what employees told the researchers about work environments,” AIA New Zealand CEO Wayne Besant says. “When asked whether companies could do more to help staff lead healthier lives, 76% of Kiwi respondents said yes, and added that offering healthy food options in the office and providing flu vaccinations were the two best ways companies could help.”

Other key findings: 56% of New Zealanders said said their health is not as good as five years ago. Better quality of life and better mental health are the key motivators for New Zealanders to live a healthy life.

The key health-related concerns for New Zealanders are ‘not exercising enough’ and ‘weight is too high’ (in both categories, NZers scored 9% higher than the regional average), along with ‘too much snacking’ (5% higher than region), ‘too much alcohol’ and ‘feeling depressed’ (both 2% higher), and ‘smoking too much’ and ‘not getting enough sleep’ (1% higher).

New Zealanders are the least concerned about food safety of any nation in the region.

New Zealand is in the mid-range in the region in terms of exercise, with 50% of Kiwis saying they do not exercise regularly against a regional average of 49%; One-third of NZers exercise less than an hour per week.

Caffe Massimo Established in 1997, by Ali and Zuhla Yildiz, Caffe Massimo has become synonymous with great coffee, great food and great service. After renovations in December 2010, Caffe Massimo reopened with a reorientated perspective, allowing guests alfresco dining and views of Takapuna Beach. A louvre roof and removable wrap-around screens enable guests to enjoy the warm Summer months with a cool refreshing beer or wine in hand, accompanied by a fantastic selection of tapas plates and platters. Now open at night Caffe Massimo welcomes private and corporate functions.

Caffe Massimo, The Strand, Takapuna Beach.

Ph: 486 5550. www.caffemassimo.co.nz

GOLD SPONSORS: The Takapuna Beach Business Association appreciates the support of our Gold sponsors…

Platinum SPONSORS: The Takapuna Beach Business Association appreciates the support of our Platinum sponsors…

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Retail Therapy at Takapuna Beach

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Beach Hut has established itself as the popular home of swimwear on the North Shore. Situated right alongside Takapuna Beach at 13 Hurstmere Road, Beach Hut has been providing beach and swimwear to Shore swimmers and beach lovers for the last seven years.

Here is where you’ll find the classic New Zealand swimwear icon Jennifer Dean, a label that came to prominence in the sixties and has been consistently worn by New Zealand’s best models, stars and sun loungers.

Jennifer Dean is now the only remaining New Zealand swimwear label, and Beach Hut are the sole owners and distributors.

“Many Auckland women remember buying their first bikini from the then Victoria Street store, and this label has helped build Beach Hut into the successful family owned chain it is today,” says owner, Cathy.

The well known New Zealand label places important emphasis on creating fashionable, flattering swimwear for the many different shapes found in New Zealand women of all ages, showcasing everything from itsy-bitsy bikinis to very flattering one-pieces and tankinis.

Its dedicated, hands on owners spend a huge amount of time searching worldwide for new prints, ideas and styles, as well as managing the day to day running of their stores.

“We have a wide range of clients and they’re all after something a little different, unique to their own tastes and shape,” says Cathy. “The challenge is meeting those specific requirements as best we can and usually most people can find what they’re after in our store – whether that’s swimwear, resort wear, or something for the children.”

“Our main aim is to make the annual ‘awful swimwear try-on’ a pleasure for our customers.”

That’s exactly what Beach Hut does – turns the whole try-on and fitting experience into a pleasure, and Cathy is often told how surprisingly easy her customers find the whole experience.

“We value our customers and are thrilled to have many lovely ladies from all over New Zealand and overseas return to purchase from us on a frequent, ongoing basis. It is a great feeling to see faces returning for their next set of swimwear. That’s how we know we’re doing the job right!”

So come down and try something on – it’s easy to look great in lovely Jennifer Dean swimwear from the Beach Hut, Takapuna Beach.

Beach Hut, 13 Hurstmere Road, 489 2495

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This month at

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At Channel a big focus is encouraging our readers to shop locally, this feature is all about highlighting some of the many interesting stores we have at Takapuna Beach.

IN FULL SWING! TAKAPUNA Crn Lake & Northcroft Roads NEWMARKET 25 Osborne Street

PAPER PLUS Introducing the new VIP club from Paperplus! Come in and sign up to My Big Deal at any Paper Plus store or visit www.paperplus.co.nz/mybigdeal and receive the benefits of exclusive cardholder deals on books and stationery, pre sale ticket offers to Books and Bubbles events, invites to cardholder VIP Deal Days, Saver club and Cardholder-only competitions. Membership is free!

FLORIENNE Welcome to Florienne, where love is in the air. Don’t forget your Valentine on February 14. Roses, Dahlias Hydrangeas, Lilies, Lisianthus, Orchids are some of the lovely seasonal blooms in store for Valentine’s Day and for your special occasion this month. Go on, treat a loved one or spoil yourself with flowers today.

Florienne, 60A Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, we deliver Auckland wide.

PENNYLANE In Takapuna you will find one of the best gift and home decor shops on the Shore - Penny Lane, at 8 Hurstmere Road. If you’re in need of that special gift for just about any occasion, or you would like the perfect addition to decorate your home then Penny Lane is the place to come. And keep in mind, if you’re located further up the bays you can also visit Penny Lane at 63 Clyde Road, Browns Bay. See you there!

www.repertoire.co.nz

All your lighting and design needs right in the heart of Takapuna

BARDSLEYS LIGHTING & DESIGN

3-5 Auburn Street, Takapuna Phone 489 9099 • Email sales @bardsleyslighting.co.nz

TRADE AID As a member of the World Fair Trade Organization, Trade Aid offers many exciting and interesting gifts from around the world. For that unique Valentines Day gift, we have greetings cards from Thailand, India and Bangladesh, stone hearts from Kenya and jewellery from Mexico and India. Each gift helps disadvantaged people to become self-reliant and in charge of their own lives. Help Trade Aid help others help themselves.

REPERTOIRE With so much summer left and sales so early in the season you can find amazing garments that give you an opportunity to have fun. If you are a fashion follower you can’t go past clothing that is both timeless and classic. Yet every season brings that ‘must have’ piece or hot trend. With Repertoire’s sale in full swing these fabulous pieces are in our stores now and the crazy reductions mean you get more fashion for less. Get your best buy in store today!

www.wallacecotton.com

6-10 Como Street (next to Pumpkin Patch) , Takapuna ph 551 7767

BARDSLEY Loved by homeowners, architects and interior designers alike, Bardsleys Lighting & Design, located in the heart of Takapuna at 3-5 Auburn Street, specialise in matching the right light fittings to your needs. With a wide selection and different styles available, Bardsleys can cater to any house decor, from old villas to contemporary homes. All our staff are trained experts in home décor so there is a wealth of knowledge available to customers.

WALLACE COTTON Create a little luxury lodge style at home with Wallace Cotton. Here you will find beautiful pure cotton bed linen, homeware and everything you need this summer for your bungalow, boat or bach. Visit our Takapuna store to experience the Wallace Cotton difference and be in the draw to win a luxury retreat to Kauri Cliffs Lodge in Northland. www.florienne.co.nz|60A Hurstmere Road|486 6438

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Your home with Home Fabrics

New for Looks

2012 It’s February already and the designers and suppliers are starting to return from freezing over January at Heimtex, Germany, which has long been considered the worlds premiere Textile and Home furnishing fair.

Almost every day we get a call from an excited supplier raving about this year’s new fabrics and styles and wanting to show us samples of what we can see in their collections this year.

It seems that there are three main themes: 1. Bold Colour 2. Warm Neutrals and Naturals 3. Nautical Continuing the trend of the last year, colours are back in a big way. Bold colour, the same as you have seen on the catwalk: teals, lime, cerise, hot pink, orange and turquoise.

Not only Bold Colour, but Bold Design too. Large florals and stripes that only a little while ago would have been unthinkable.

They are being used to liven up an existing room with accessories such as cushions and lampshades, but more often they are really making a bold statement

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in full drapes and upholstery. I think it’s great that we are at last using colour and design to add some personality to our homes. Companies like Charles Parson, Maurice Kain, Warwick and James Dunlop all have bold new fabrics due for release in the coming months.

On the other hand, the neutral and natural fabrics are still very strong.

The colours are warmer and whiter than the creams we have used in previous years.

Textures and natural fabrics such as linen and hemp continue to be very popular and look great with natural leather upholstery.

There are also some “Chunkier” homespun looks in the Kilim style coming through. The sort of thing you would imagine seeing in Turkey, the Middle East or North Africa. Look out for these later this year.

The other look that continues to show its timeless qualities and is so often appropriate in New Zealand homes is the Nautical look. We have moved a lot from prints with ships and anchors to some great indoor and outdoor looks that showcase colours of teals oranges and rusts in three dimensional designs.

So this is the styling we can expect in the next twelve months in fabrics and upholstery. More colour, pattern, warmth and texture with a touch of the ethnic as well.

I think there is still room for one more category: The Romantic look for bedrooms never goes out of fashion and is timeless and enduring. There are still many new exciting romantic releases coming.

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Health & fitness with Les Mills Takapuna

Instead of focusing on individual body parts, you need to focus on the whole body, working with a cardio and weights routine that ultimately enhances your overall goals.

"I want to tone up." Most people think that toning means getting more definition in your muscles. How do you get more definition? By doing more reps with lighter weight? NO! Toning is so murdered if you went to the gym today all you would hear would be "I want to tone up" What 'Toning' Really Means: So what is toning? The word tone simply describes the state of your muscles.

The tone of your muscles can be changed, especially the resting tone, but it will not come easy - haven’t you heard that before!

Over the years, people have taken the word 'tone' and changed it to mean how lean we are or how defined our muscles appear. So badly in fact that it's even a gender specific word now. Women go to the gym to 'tone up' while men go to the gym to 'Get Big’. Honestly they are the exact same thing. Becoming lean and building muscle requires lifting weights; the difference is in how much you lift.

While you can lift weights to change your body, you're limited as to what you can really change about your muscles. Your muscles either; 1. Get Bigger and/or stronger 2. Get Smaller and/or weaker Whether you're a man or woman, wanting to bulk up or slim down, you'll do similar kinds of exercises and training methods. The difference lies in the weights, reps and sets you'll do, as well as your calorie intake. This leads me to another common myth.

Spot Training / Reduction You might say, "I want to tone my thighs, so I'm going to do leg extensions" Fine...you can (and should) work your thigh muscles, but will that get rid of the fat around your thighs? No. If you reduce your calories, lift weights and do some cardio, you can build muscle & lose body fat. You can and will lose it over

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your thighs. But your body will decide when the fat will go. There are many variable factors here including your genetics, hormonal status and nutrition.

Not surprisingly spot training will work on a psychological level – why? It is important to feel the areas of concern; this helps with connecting to your goal and will also improve your adherence and commitment to stick with it.

So, what is the Point?

Instead of focusing on individual body parts, you need to focus on the whole body, working with a cardio and weights routine that ultimately enhances your overall goals. To make this shift in perspective, it helps to know what strength training will do for you: • Y ou'll build muscle. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.

• You'll strengthen muscles and connective tissue which helps you perform better • You'll preserve muscle mass. Unless we lift weights we all lose muscle as we age.

• You'll build stronger bones.

• You'll improve your flexibility, stability and balance.

Now after all you've read here, you may be wondering exactly what to do to get more definition in your body. The answer is simple: Lose body fat. To lose body fat you need 3 key components: Regular cardio exercise, consistent strength training for all your muscle groups and a healthy, lower calorie diet.

So whatever your goal is, don't be afraid of heavy weights. It takes a lot of hard work and discipline to bulk up, even men find it difficult - you don’t just wake up one morning and suddenly BOOM I’M HUGE!

Written with the assistance of Les Mills Takapuna Personal Training Apprentice Nooroa Packer.

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channel feature: Kenzie’s Gift

Kenzie’s Gift

to Families in Crisis Few things can be more devastating to a family than a cancer diagnosis. It’s one of the most confusing, scary, desperate times that a family will have to endure, drawing on their deepest reserves of love, mutual respect and goodwill.

For all involved it’s a time of stress and hardship. While there are a lot of tools, support groups and charities to assist the sick, the siblings and children are often overlooked by a family that’s struggling through a horrible situation, and they are left to negotiate their own way through the grief and misunderstanding.

Conor, Nic and Kenzie.

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Enter Kenzie’s Gift, a local charity set up by Nic Russell in memory of her three-year-old daughter Kenzie, after she died of cancer.

At the time of Kenzie’s diagnosis Nic herself was battling cancer, and the pair made international headlines during their combined Mother-Daughter fight for life. Unfortunately, Kenzie died shortly after being diagnosed and left behind a family reeling from the loss and struggling in a system that provides little comfort to the loved ones and family of victims.

As a trained play specialist, Nic had the experience and skills to help Kenzie through her battle, and to help Kenzie’s brother, Conor, to understand what was happening. Through this experience she found that there was insufficient support in this area in New Zealand and set up Kenzie’s gift in memory of her daughter.

Nic’s dream and the vision of Kenzie’s Gift is to offer hope and healing to other families affected by cancer by providing much needed psychosocial support.

Cancer is the biggest killer and cause of disability in children and adults in New Zealand. There are 327 new diagnoses each week affecting 5232 family members.

The charity provides community-based specialist practitioners to assist with the emotional stress that families affected by cancer are under.

“Cancer throws families into disarray,” says Nic. “There’s lots of tough stuff and a lot of parents don’t know how to cope with it and they don’t know what to say to the kids.”

Nic was fortunate because she was a trained play specialist and had worked with children in hospitals in the UK for over 10 years before all this happened.

After going through the experience with Kenzie, having to explain to Conor what was happening to his sister, and talking to other families going through a similar ordeal, she realised that there is no support for families in New Zealand.

“I was preparing Conor for her dying. Building up to the funeral I was explaining what had happened, why her body stopped working. I was prepping him for all that stuff because there was nobody else to do it,” she says.

“I had the skills to do it, that was fine, but most people don’t and I shouldn’t have to be doing it.”

“Speaking to other families who were going through a similar situation, the same thing kept coming up time and time again – there was just no support to help the kids with the tough stuff and no support for parents either. There are lots of good organisations out there doing good stuff and offering support practically and financially and they’re great and they’re wonderful, but there’s a big gap in provision to help with the emotional support, that tough stuff.”

Nic started to speak to other health professionals and discovered they were saying the same thing – the whole area was underfunded and families are in

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Nic Russell and

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crisis and need the support – but it needed a parent to champion the cause.

“It hasn’t been easy,” she says. “You get the big charities who want to trample all over the top of you, they do, even though we are not replicating anything they do but it’s the new kid on the block kind of mentality.”

Kenzie’s Gift does get a lot of support from businesses and a few North Shore businesses jumped on-board to help from the start.

The main service the charity provides is child and youth psychotherapy sessions for siblings and children who have been deeply affected by cancer in the family.

“The goal is to provide ways for the whole family to understand what’s going on.”

It’s evidence-based rehabilitation that works to make a real difference in peoples’ lives. This isn’t a corporate charity ticking the boxes, supplying x-number of toys to x-number of kids; this is real, evidence based, scientifically backed up methods of helping families to get through the grief and trauma of losing a loved one.

“It’s helping the kids to deal with the tough stuff,” says Nic. “It’s ‘right, this has happened, it’s damn unfair’ and they’re going to be angry. So it’s

I was preparing Conor for her dying.

Building up to the funeral I was explaining what had happened, why her body stopped working.

I was prepping him for all that stuff because there was nobody else to do it… helping them deal with their anger, deal with those strong emotions that we as adults get.”

“It’s teaching them that look, it’s not fair, but these are the coping mechanisms that you can use, it’s having them deal with the things they’ve got and putting the strategies in place to help them face it.”

To help Nic and Kenzie’s Gift achieve its vision and make it a reality, you can offer your support to the charity in a number of ways.

Donations of any size are always gratefully received, or you can become a workplace sponsor by making Kenzie’s Gift the charity of choice at your workplace. The charity is always looking for volunteers to donate their professional services to help run the organisation. This can be anything from graphic design or marketing skills, to accountancy to help with the books.

Or you can pay for therapy sessions – just one or many – for a child in need.

To find out more, please contact Kenzie’s Gift directly on 446 1100 or kenziesgift@kenziesgift.com

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New business spotlight

“Your teeth are a vital health and beauty asset. Their existence should never be underestimated and their presence should be valued. If you have been unlucky enough to lose some or all of your teeth help is at hand. I can make you feel fabulous again.” These are the words of Ron Winter, Clinical Dental Technician and Specialist Dental Ceramist, who has recently opened a Denture Clinic in Lake Road, Takapuna. Channel Magazine loves seeing new businesses coming into our local community, so Aidan Bennett went along to profile Fabulous Teeth.

Fabulous teeth in Takapuna At last, world class dentures are available in New Zealand “Your teeth are a vital health and beauty asset. Their existence should never be underestimated and their presence should be valued. If you have been unlucky enough to loose some or all of your teeth help is at hand.

I can make you feel fabulous again,” so says Ron Winter, clinical dental technician and specialist dental ceramist.

Ron Winter, opens a denture clinic at Takapuna Beach. At last, world class prosthodontics are available in New Zealand.

Ron is UK born receiving his initial training as a dental technician in Portsmouth, England. There followed a three year period of internships at London Universities’ University College Hospital Dental School and The Eastman Dental Institute before establishing his first private laboratory in London’s prestigious Harley Street. He has been fortunate to have worked with some of the best clinicians and technicians in the world, he has spent extended periods in the USA and Germany, gaining valuable experience and knowledge. He was later to live and work in Hamburg for almost six years and arrived in New Zealand in 1990 making the North Shore his home.

Ron is respected and known within the dental profession throughout New Zealand and in London’s West End for his relentless pursuit of perfection, his high standard of workmanship, attention to detail and his constant search for innovative solutions to dental conundrums. He has an impressive list of the rich and famous that he treated in London from film stars, musicians and British and foreign royalty Ron’s view is that our teeth are a vital and hugely influential aspect of our face. Good looking teeth can make an enormous difference to a persons self esteem and confidence, but they must be carefully made. Teeth need to be precisely positioned and accurately mimic natures vital principles of balance, shape and surface texture, only when this is achieved will they improve both health and beauty - and often dramatically. Inappropriate ‘dentures’ can only be what they are. These obvious and unsightly dentures abound, says Ron, “Every day I see on TV and in the street people with awful dentures and crowns, even well known celebrities and film stars suffer at the hands of poor and inadequate dental skills.”

Ron only uses the very best materials. He sources from Europe, principally Germany. The USA and Japan. His ceramic teeth are individually hand made

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Ron Winter outside his Takapuna Beach Clinic.

from these very special and modern dental materials. No two patients ever have the same teeth, unlike an ordinary denture when ready made off the shelf teeth are used.

His skills have been hard earned and honed over many years of practice. Every aspect of his work is a celebration of hand and eye perfection.

“I am very proud of my abilities and expertise,” Says Ron. It’s a gift which I value and celebrate. Having a clear comprehension of the uniqueness of an individual’s teeth is paramount to my philosophy. Understanding this and being able to apply this knowledge is what sets me apart.”

This philosophy and these techniques have been a lifelong pursuit of Ron’s, and it shows.

For more information Contact: Fabulous Teeth, 443 Lake Road, Takapuna Beach. Phone 489 1623 or visit www.fabulousteeth.co.nz

TIGHT LINES & NO LIES: Fishing with Hunts Sports of Milford

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Our Channel Magazine fishing page is provided by Ian Hunt from Hunts Sports Store – that institution up the hill from Milford on East Coast Road. Hunts are big into fishing and also supply darts and accessories. ‘Hunty’ is a colourful character who has the answer for all your fishing requirements and he’s sure to have a story or two as well. Hunts have been part of the local community since 1963.

Those Barmy Nights Hunty and Dodgy wish all our fellow fisher persons all the best for the coming year may the fish be bigger than the lies.

Well Santa sure sent it down in the rain department over the Christmas and New Year period making it really hard to get out amongst them. All the fresh water – more than our fair share – turned our inshore fishing grounds into a muddy soup. That’s not all bad as it really stirs up the bottom and dislodges a lot of feed and it is easy pickings for the snapper just like having a constant berley trail from an anglers aspect.

With the way the weather is there are actually windows of opportunity so it is critical that you have a plan. Our advice is to get the wind and tide from the same direction, find some foul ground, set the pick and berley, feed your bait down the trail – then lay back and enjoy!

The change of light is always worth a mention as well. This time of the year is busy so there’s far less pressure on the ramps at night, but make sure you check your lights and be careful. As the sun goes down the Kayakers can be real hard to pick out. So slow down as there is never any real hurry to get home.

Out wide the game hasn’t changed with lots of big fish being taken when the weather permits. There have been some really good reports from the Motuihe Channel on either softbaits or ledger rigs. Good old jigs are not a bad option either, with good fish around the 450 mark (great table fish) for the taking.

On the surfcasting front the muddy stuff has been a problem. But once it clears it will be all on! Even fishing well into the dark just pick your tides and fish an hour either side of the tides.

If the wind is from the east try inner Harbour – often a forgotten fishery. Check out how many of the charter boats are lined up by the Harbour Bridge, they are always a telling sign.

Some great tips here. Follow Dodgy and Hunty and you can’t go wrong! So get prepared, the boat all ready, bait, berley and softbaits (we’ve got them all at Hunts in Milford and we’d love to have a yarn) and you’re all good to go.

Bring on the weather and those barmy nights!

Tight Lines & No Lies, Happy New Year.

Dodgy & Hunty.

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A very excited looking James Greenway of Takapuna caught this 112kg Striped Marlin off Cape KareKare from launch Black Beard earlier this year.

CHANNEL FISHING PHOTO OF THE MONTH We are running this photo of the month competition each month in Channel Magazine.

The photo can be anything to do with fishing even old ones (black and white). This is not all about the biggest fish. What we are looking for are interesting photos that we can publish in Channel Magazine and they will be of real interest to people.

If you wish to be in to win a Hunts Fishing voucher just email your photo(s) to... photo@hunts.co.nz Entries must be in by the 15th of each month to be eligible to enter. The deadline for this month is September 15th.

LIFE+GEAR GLOW CFL LANTERN SPOTLIGHT Hunty says – every fisherman should have one of these!

It’s a torch – a powerful, multi-use spot light and lantern with dual CFL light bulbs!

Not only does this spot light provide a useful source of bright light but also allows for emergency signaling with the use of the LED flasher mode. This multi-function light functions as an LED spot light and also as a lantern with dual CFL bulbs with super bright glowing light. If it ends up in the water it will automatically revert to the emergency signaling/LED flasher mode. Therefore improving your safety on the water.

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FOR THE HOME with Harvey Norman, Wairau Park

Mitsubishi Multi Drawer Refrigerators – Discover the complete range at Harvey Norman Wairau Park

If you are looking to buy a new fridge then a trip to see the Mitsubishi Electric range at Harvey Norman at Wairau Park is a must. Over the past few weeks the Harvey Norman team has taken delivery of an exciting new model in the extensive Mitsubishi Electric Connoisseur range. A range that has redefined food storage technology.

When you keep different foods at different temperatures, they not only last longer but are tastier and better for you too.

But, unless you have 4 or 5 different refrigerators, you’ve had to compromise. Until now.

“The Connoisseur Collection is quite unique,” explained Harvey Norman Wairau Park’s Showroom manager and cooking specialist Jan Galt when Channel visited during January. “It provides our customers with a refrigeration option capable of storing individual food groups in their own ideal environments.

Mitsubishi Electric is the first brand to bring Multi Drawer refrigeration to New Zealand and our customers just love it.

The clever thing about these Multi Drawer Refrigerators, is that they recognise the fundamental fact behind food storage – that different foods require different temperatures.”

The Connoisseur Collection is aimed at both food lovers and Harvey Norman showroom manager Jan Galt, and app entertainers, ensuring that food stays fresher, healthy and lasts liance specialist David Ken Mitsubishi Electric Connois nedy, beside the seur refrigeration range in their massive Wairau Park longer. showroom.

The drawer design is also functional, providing savings in both space and energy. The beauty of a drawer is that you can simply slide it out and see its contents. Rather than the traditional double movement of opening a door and then a drawer, which can use up far more energy as cool air escapes.

When you keep different foods at The new member of the Connoisseur Collection – the E62 – features five separate temperature controlled zones, providing the ultimate in food storage different temperatures, they not only last management. longer but are tastier and better for you A separate too. But, unless you have 4 or 5 different Humidity Drawer refrigerators, you’ve had to compromise. provides the Until now. ability to store your fruit and vegetables in their ideal Saving you both space and endless containers! environment, A non-plumbed automatic Ice Maker provides three different types of ice; maximising quick, standard or dense crystal clear which takes longer to melt – perfect in that freshness summer cocktail! Being non-plumbed, you can enjoy automatically created ice, no and locking matter where you place the refrigerator. in goodness.

Unrivalled shelving features in the Connoisseur Collection E62 include:The drawer Rotating Top Shelf (no tip toes needed, simply slide the shelf around to access automatically those items at the back), an Elevating Shelf (simply slide the lever along and the monitors shelf raises or lowers to your desired height) and a Two-Way Flexi Shelf which and adjusts folds back onto itself so you can fit taller items. the humidity, ensuring it stays at Harvey Norman’s appliance specialist David Kennedy is one person who an optimum level and the Vitamin swears by the Mitsubishi Connoisseur range. He owns one himself and wouldn’t Factory LED lighting system is be without it. designed to slow down the wilting David Kennedy explains. “The concept is truly unique and while the fridges process. could be called petite in design, due to the mutli drawer concept, they each The innovative Versa Drawer actually have a large capacity. The great thing for our customers is that we have provides the ability to; chill, freeze, the whole range on the floor to choose from as well. No less than 17 I believe.” ........................................................................................................................... snap freeze and, very cleverly, soft freeze. Soft freeze, allows you to Harvey Norman Wairau Park, 10 Croftfield Lane, North Shore. freeze items like meat, soup, pesto Phone 441 9750. Store Hours Monday to Wednesday 9am-5.30pm, and pasta sauce, in one portion that Thursday and Friday 9am-7.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am - 5.30pm. can be easily sliced or scooped.

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Netball North Harbour & the North Harbour Club present…

Onewa Arena, AMI Netball Centre, Saturday April 28th, 2012. 7pm.

Netball North Harbour and the North Harbour Club Charitable Trust have joined forces to host the innaugural North Harbour Charity Ball to be held on Saturday April 28th. The aim is to make this the “society event of the year” with a view to it being held annually. All funds raised from the event will go to local Netball and to the North Harbour Club Charitable Trust’s AIMES Awards.

The impressive new Onewa Arena at the AMI Netball Centre will be the venue for the 2012 North Harbour Charity Ball. The massive facility is capable of hosting a large crowd, making this ambitious Charity Ball possible north of the Harbour Bridge.

“Our aim is that up to 700-800 people will get dressed up and really enjoy letting their hair down while being entertained by a great lineup of musicians and special guests,” says North Harbour Club President Peter Wall. “We are also thrilled to be joining forces with Netball North Harbour to celebrate 60 years, their Diamond Anniversary, which is why the Ball is appropriately taking on a diamond theme. It is an excuse for ladies to dress up, get their diamonds out, and sparkle.”

The North Harbour Charity Ball will be hosted by MC Shane Cortese, a local North Shore resident well known for his support of charities. Shane will be joined by a leading netball and media personality as a co-host.

The headline act for the evening is James Reid, lead singer and ‘the voice’ of popular Kiwi rock group The Feelers. James will play a good number of the hits that have made The Feelers a household name in the New Zealand music industry.

The big band sound will be provided by North Harbours’ own Big Swing Band. Musical Director Ross Hurley has performed musically all over the world and leads the North Harbour Swing Band, which consists of 18 semi music professionals with an emphasis on big band sound. Using brass instruments such as the trombone and saxophone, North Harbour Swing Band performs American Classic Swing music.

Complementing the band will be the “Sister’s of Swing” performing the music of the Andrews Sisters and the songs that made them famous. Combining

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James Reid the voice of The Feelers

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Don't miss North Shore's "Society Night of the Year" under the "Big Top" – Netball's new Onewa Arena. a beautifully blended vocal trio with the big band will ensure a lively evening.

“We are also hoping that Shane, a previous contestant in Dancing with the Stars, will join in with the spirit of the evening and lead the dancing,” said North Harbour Netball CEO Adele Lendich, who is on the Charity Ball organising committee. “We are looking forward to this being a very special night of fun and entertainment, that will raise much-needed funds for two very worthy community organisations. We have had some great support from local businesses who are supporting this fundraising initiative with generous sponsorship.”

As well as superb entertainment, the evening will also include a three course sit-down meal with fine wine, beer and refreshments.

Tickets for the innaugural North Harbour Charity Ball go on sale from February 1st. They are $175 plus GST per person or $1500 plus GST for a table of 10.

They can be purchased online from the North Harbour Club website (www. northharbourclub.co.nz) or the Netball North Harbour website (www.netballnorthharbour.co.nz) or by emailing North Harbour Club General Manager Catherine Lidgard (catherine@northharbourclub.co.nz). Tickets are also available from the reception at the AMI Netball Centre.

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Quantum Events: Upcoming Summer Events

FREE ENTRY for Channel readers

TO STATE BEACH SERIES

Join us on the beach this summer at New Zealand’s largest weekly multisport event - the State Beach Series Quantum Events, organisers of the annual State Beach Series, held on Takapuna beach every Tuesday throughout summer, have a special offer for people new to the series who want to give it a go, for free!

There are nine events for people to choose from: 1/1.5km Ocean Swim, 300m Junior Ocean Swim (12 and under), 300m Novice Ocean Swim, 5km Beach Run, 2.5km Junior Run (12 and Under), 3km Stand-Up Paddle, 3km Board Paddle, 3km Novice Paddle, 5km Ski Paddle. The ‘First Timer Free Trial’ offer is valid for any of these eight races.

The offer is open and available to any Channel readers that haven’t already taken part in the 20112012 State Beach Series season, so make sure you head down to the beach one Tuesday night this month and give it a go.

To take up the offer, readers will need to turn up to the State Beach Series event registration at the Takapuna Boating Club (39 The Strand, Takapuna) between 5-6pm and mention the ‘Channel Magazine Free Trial’ offer.

The first event of 2012 is Tuesday 24th January and runs for eight consecutive Tuesdays, through to March 13th.

For more information on the event visit www.beachseries.co.nz

Young Ones Leading the Family One in five New Zealand children are overweight, a recent Ministry of Health study has shown.

The study’s plea for increased physical activity in youth has been taken on early by North Shore families the Suttons and Taylors through Takapuna’s State Beach Series.

Both have enlisted the youngest in their family, aged five and four respectively, as the motivators for the rest of the family’s fitness. Their families are the latest in an increasing number of children being enrolled in the event.

Beachhaven mother Jo-Anne Sutton explains how her youngest, Sebastian, ended up becoming the fastest runner in her four-strong pack.

“We were having a hard time getting him to bed early - he’s always so full of energy! I often drove past the signs for the Series and put two and two together: we could utilize Sebastian’s energy and get the whole family fit. We weren’t going to sign him up because he was so young, but his enthusiasm made it easy.

His brother Nathaniel has only beaten him once - he’s really put us all to shame!,” Jo-Anne laughs.

Milford mother Jo Taylor is thrilled with her fouryear-old’s enthusiasm for the event. co-ordinate everything! We’re glad we did it and her “It’s great for Macy to do some exercise like enthusiasm in the project has really spurred us on”. this; it helps her be more involved socially and to understand the value of competing in an event. The Beach Series is great, very well organised and fun.

The State Beach Series is back for the 2012 summer I am not sure why we haven’t got into it sooner; on the 24 January. For more information check out maybe because we have a baby too and it’s hard to the website www.beachseries.co.nz

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HEALTH & FITNESS: Pilates Unlimited

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The Pilates Unlimited team: Ray, Laiza (standing ), Harriette, Carole and Lizzie.

It’s a New Year – time to discover your bodies full potential with Authentic Romana’s Pilates at Pilates Unlimited at Takapuna Beach.

Pilates Unlimited Studio for men and women has been operating for nearly 12 years in Northcroft Street, just along from The Department Store.

All of the instructors at Pilates Unlimited have completed the Romana’s Pilates certification programme that is recognised worldwide. This high level of training is ongoing and has become the real strength of the studio. This month one of our instructors, Ray Medemblik, celebrates his ninth year of teaching at Pilates Unlimited – Congratulations Ray. The Pilates Unlimited studio is fully equipped with multiple Reformers, Cadillacs, Wall units, Laddar Barrels, Small Barrels, Spine Correctors, Big Chair, Wunda Chairs, Baby Chair, Pedipole, Foot Corrector, Airplane Board, Toe Stretcher, Magic Circles, Arm Weights and Push Up units. All of this apparatus is imported from the original manufacturer ‘Gratz’ in New York. Having all of this equipment enables the studio to offer the complete Pilates system of exercise to work with the clients individual needs.

Regular practice of Authentic Pilates offers the following: · Strengthens the abdominal muscles, · Increases flexibility · Improves Posture & Balance · Reshape & Tones your body · Rejuvenates your Mind · Brings Good Health & Wellbeing.

The Studio has many loyal and long-term clients and the team at Pilates Unlimted would like to thank them for their continued support of the studio. Carole, Ray, Laiza, Lizzie and Harriette look forward to working with all of the clients in 2012.

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Phone 486-1018 or visit: www.pilatesunlimited.co.nz

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Dr Gilbert Stehbens.

Ancient Origins:

Dentistry through the Ages

As far back as 7000BC there is evidence of teeth with dental drill holes! A Sumerian text from 5000BC describes dental decay being caused by “tooth worms”, a belief held well passed the Middle Ages.

There is even a reference in Babylonian times of tooth extraction being used as a legal punishment.

With the Greeks and Romans came numerous publications on ways to treat tooth ache, extractions and gold crown and bridge work.

During the Middle Ages dentistry was largely practiced by monks until a Papal edict in the 1100’s prohibited them from any type of surgery or extractions Farmer at the dentist, Johann Liss, c. 1616–17. at which point Courtesy of www.wikipedia.org barbers took over using their tools of trade! Village blacksmiths also assisted with tooth removal. The 18th and 19th centuries saw the progressive development of dentistry as a profession along with the introduction of dental chairs, root canal treatment and varied filling materials including amalgam fillings. Ivory and porcelain teeth were set in materials like wood and even lead for dentures. Wealthy people even used to buy teeth from the poor to put in dentures... a practice which stopped as people often caught syphilis.

Towards the end of the 19th century came mass-produced toothpaste in tubes, chloroform and laughing gas, foot treadle and electric driven drills and even cocaine as a local anaesthetic in 1884! This was fortunately replaced with novocaine in 1901. By 1960 we had fluoridated public water supplies, hygienists, nylon toothbrushes, white fillings and the air rotor drill. Since then dentistry has developed rapidly with numerous specialist disciplines and dramatically improved materials and techniques.

Astronauts even take dental drills into space for “emergency repairs!”

Strong movements towards prevention, minimal drilling and cosmetics help make having a healthy beautiful smile for life possible.

Wishing you all the very best for 2012!

Dr Gilbert Stehbens (The Smile Doctor) has a passion for general and cosmetic dentistry. For enquiries or a consultation he can be contacted on 09 488 9050, at Killarney Dental 62A Killarney Street, Takapuna. www.killarneydental.co.nz

Fashion: with Bettie Monroe

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Exploring the shore: with Kellie Larson

My second lesson to tackle was SUP – Stand-Up Paddle Boarding.

I have read about it over and over in Channel, and I have said to friends over and over how much I want to try it. Yet, over a year later I still hadn’t done it.

I don’t know why (okay – it was a bit of nerves), but it was just one of those things that I knew I would continue to put off, if I didn’t just jump in and do it.

The location: Stand Up Takapuna – a new store that provides rentals and lessons for all things SUP on Takapuna Beach.

And, to ease the pressure of trying something new, I lured my friend to come with me. There was something less daunting about doing something I was nervous about, knowing that the person I was with was nervous too. Plus, we told Mark Jackson, the owner of Stand Up Takapuna, how nervous we were – so he took it very slowly.

In fact both he and his wife made us feel comfortable from the very beginning – offering vests, wet suits (which we didn’t need) and just some general conversation to put us at ease.

The weather was off and on throughout the day, typical of the summer, but we were lucky that the sun decided to shine, as we walked the 200 steps from the shop on Hurstmere Road down to the beach.

At the beach, it was simple and straight forward.

Mark showed us step by step how to get on the board, basic strokes, and a few acronyms to remember these basics, while assuring us that he was there to make sure nothing went wrong.

And, it was literally as simple as that!

Both of us got on the board without a hiccup, by just stepping up on the board in shallow water.

This was not what I had envisioned. I had envisioned myself falling and making a big splash in the water, but no – it really was fool proof.

Our first exercise was to paddle from the lifesaving stand to the boat ramp and back again.

Mark was looking to make sure that we didn’t get pushed too far from the beach, due to the high wind, and that we could navigate a straight path.

This, apparently, is the key to SUP. And, despite the wind, we did okay – so then we headed down to the opposite end of the beach.

STAND UP PADDLING: with Mark Jackson Our regular Stand Up Paddling (SUP) contributor is Mark Jackson, an energetic North Shore native and owner of Stand Up South Pacific and the new Stand Up Takapuna store. After 25 years competing and teaching in Hawaii, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, Mark Jackson is now “Mr StandUp” in this part of the world.

By the time we came back, while our arms were definitely tired, we were no longer scared, and rather we felt like SUP professionals. And, it was as easy as paddling a kayak – only standing up.

It was a great way to spend an hour or two in the sun on a weekend afternoon, and it was even better to do it alongside a friend. I will definitely include SUP in my lifestyle from now on – it was fun and I felt fit.

This lesson was a success, partly because I tackled it with a friend.

Location: 53 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Details: Paddle Boards for sale, rent and group or private lessons Prices: Board rentals $35 per hour Website: www.standuptakapuna.com Contacts: 09 4866 229 or mark@standuptakapuna.co.nz What makes Stand Up Takapuna unique?

Whether you want to standup paddle surf, race, cruise or fish - Stand Up Takapuna has everything you will need to learn, purchase or rent - right on Takapuna Beach.

Getting started with a lesson of your own Lesson Options: 1 hour private lesson - $55 for 1 person Group Lesson of 2-4 people - $40 per per person Group lesson of 5+ people - $35 per person Thursday group lesson from 6-8pm $35 Or, talk with Mark to create a fitness or group solution at a time that works for you.

Plus, if you create your own group of 5 or more people to do a lesson or rent paddleboards at the same time, receive 15% off the total cost during the month of February when you mention this Channel magazine article!

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Since November I’ve been whinging and whining about our crappy start to Summer, drowning my melancholy with Merlot after Merlot, and as sure as the next bottle was a Shiraz the rain remained the same and I remained comfortably numb.

Now it’s February – fine, sunny, warm, wavy, dry and hopefully I have done the last of my Summer whining. It’s time to celebrate the season, the sea and the surf.

At Stand Up Takapuna we have over 100 new Stand Up Paddle Boards in stock.

All models of the World Famous Jimmy Lewis range of boards are available along with our own brand of SUP board, The P4 CRUZ – that “rocks!”.

The P4 CRUZ is all about the four P’s – Power Passion Performance and Play – and it’s on sale for $1695 with a carbon paddle, leash and FREE Les Mills SUP class on Thursday night. That’s a retail value of $2,495.00, a saving of $800.

It’s time for you to start walking on water with Stand Up Takapuna, where we empower the lifestyle of paddling with an endless summer attitude.

So visit us NOW right next to the Post Office, at:Stand Up Takapuna, 53 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Beach.

For more information contact Mark Jackson a call (0220 PADDLE = 0220 72 33 53) or get online: www.standupsouthpacific.co.nz

SUMMER SELLABRATION! The huge Stand Up Takapuna store is now open right in the heart of Takapuna Beach. At Stand Up Takapuna you will find a selection of over 200 Stand Up Paddling Boards as well as Paddles, Accessories, Surfboards, KiteSurfing Boards & more!

Mark Jackson and his team are also keen to get you started on a board, so you can rent boards from just $35.00 per hour.

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For more information contact Mark Jackson a call (0220 PADDLE = 0220 72 33 53) or get online: www.standupsouthpacific.co.nz

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MAIRANGI BAY: Art on the Street Day, February 25th

Art on the Street day comes to

Mairangi Bay On Saturday 25th Februa Streets Day will come to ry Art on the Mairangi Bay again.

This is the 4th time we have held this event and each year has seen the event grow.

We will have buskers playing during the morning so there will be real atmosphere.

As in previous year’s artists will be invited to set up on the pavements through the Mairangi Bay Village from 9.30 am and they will paint something which can be auctioned at 12.45am. This gives a wonderful opportunity to see how artists begin their masterpieces and to watch the progress through to completion.

This event is a great opportunity to purchase original artworks at prices well, well, below gallery prices. It also gives you an opportunity to meet the artist- you don’t very often get that chance, and to also see other works by that artist.

Most of the artists will also have artwork available for sale during the morning too. There will be oils, acrylics and watercolours painted in many different styles, so there will be something to suit all tastes.

Each year the auction raises money for good causes, last year it was for the Christchurch appeal and we sent almost $3,500 to that appeal from the auction. This year we will be supporting the work of the Salvation Army locally.

While visiting Mairangi Bay Village for the event you can also enjoy a cup of coffee at one of the many cafes and even lunch afterwards to celebrate your auction purchase. The Mairangi Bay market will also be running during the event so it is a good opportunity to have a look at the wonderful food stalls.

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Mairangi Bay Village has a wonderful Art Centre which regularly shows exhibitions and also offers classes for people interested, no matter what stage you are at. They will have a stall with information about their courses and exhibitions at the Art on the Street event.

9.30am start with auction at 12.45pm at Green Gables.

Phone Carole McMinn 473 3259 or email mairangi.coord@xtra.co.nz for further details. We will keep March 3rd as a wet weather replacement day.

Save the date: February 25th

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Valentines Day with Nikau It’s that special month of gifts, giving, treats, chocolate and surprises as we celebrate and spoil our first crush, the love of our life and someone special, enjoying the intimacy and all things St Valentine.

Mairangi Bay’s Nikau is the perfect place to find something a little different to honour your special love this year, with a wide variety of New Zealand made arts, crafts and specialty products that are sure to surprise and charm their way into hearts.

Their extensive range is collected from all around the world, but most of the stock comes from over 200 New Zealand suppliers - supporting New Zealand is what Nikau is all about.

The range of gifts and ideas include Paua jewellery; skin care products; rimu wood craft; possum merino knitwear; 100% cotton T-shirts; silk and merino scarves; luxury mohair throws; photo art; glass coasters; ceramic art and platters; possum merino baby booties; popular Kiwi children’s books; cufflinks; room diffusers; satin cosmetic bags; key rings; bookmarks and much much more.

The idea here is to find something truly special and different to the usual Valentines Day trappings and clichés.

Located in the heart of Mairangi Bay village, Nikau has established itself as an iconic gift store. It is loved by locals, regulars and the lucky recipients of the store’s gifts, which are ideal for birthdays, weddings, and of course, gifts for that someone special.

Make sure you stop into Nikau to find something unique and beautiful for your Valentine this month; Bruce, Marian and the girls in the store are full of wonderful ideas and inspiration that is sure to make someone’s day.

Nikau - Shop 4, 404 Beach Road, Mairangi Bay. 478 8781.

Open; Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 5.30pm. Saturday: 9am – 3pm. Sunday: 10am – 3pm.

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Nikau is an iconic gift store!

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Takapuna Beach Holiday Park

THE HEALTHY CHANNEL: John Appleton

ASTHMA - ANOTHER OPTION FOR TREATMENT as I see it - by John Appleton

who’s visiting?

Takapuna Beach Holiday Park has been a local icon for nearly a century, hosting visitors from all over the world to the only waterfront camp site in the city and helping create very special holidays. In this regular feature Channel will catch up with visitors to find out why they love staying at the popular holiday park.

Roy and Jan Whittington from North Wales How long have you been coming to stay at the park?

We’ve been in New Zealand since November this time, but we’ve been coming every year for the last 15 years.

Why do you come back here every year?

We have family here, with our daughter in Remuera and our son up in Stanmore Bay, so this is in the middle – and why would you want to stay anywhere else? We’re right on the water, the shops and all the restaurants in lovely Takapuna just up the road, we’ve got this beautiful beach walk.

It’s safe here and we get on with the staff and other campers. We love it.

What’s your favourite memory here?

Don’t know really… the funniest memory was last year after the storms with the kids all floating down the pathways. The best memory is probably what we really like about being here – being by the beach with the sand and the water. There’s always something going on here, beach games, kayaks, boats on the water.

What do you think of the future of the park?

We just hope the site stays. We hope there’s a lot of support from the locals and everyone to make sure that the park stays a part of Takapuna.

It must do something for the town – you’d be surprised how many people start and finish their Kiwi trip in Takapuna. We can’t imagine how anything else in this spot could do as much to help the locals.

What do you do while you’re here on the Shore?

Walk, coffee, take part in all the local activities. Go to Rotary International, the Methodist Church. We just try to get out and meet the community.

Channel Magazine is so useful to catch up with what’s going on.

NOTE: Takapuna Beach Holiday Park hosted 3107 visitors to the Shore in December. 39% were from NZ, while 61% were overseas visitors.

For more information about the park, visit the independent supporters’ “Save Takapuna Beach Holiday Park” Facebook page, run by local resident David Booth.

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Everyone knows someone with asthma and everyone knows about the standard treatments for asthma, but how many of us are aware that there is a simple technique that has helped many asthma sufferers in New Zealand and around the world? How many of us have heard of Buteyko?

So what is Buteyko? Very simply Buteyko is a strategy to retrain dysfunctional breathing and it is based on the postulation that many diseases result from an abnormal breathing pattern. To be more specific, diseases such as asthma, high blood pressure, panic disorder etc. are believed to be the body’s responses (a ‘defence mechanism’) to ‘hyperventilation’ or in simple terms; over-breathing. We often hear the term ‘mouth breathing’. Have a look at the photo and note that the horse has his mouth shut and nostrils flared.

Not so with the Jockey.

Dr Konstantin Buteyko, a Russian physician, developed the method in the 1940s to treat conditions including asthma, allergies, sleeping disorders and hypertension. He found that hyperventilation (over-breathing) is a primary cause of these conditions and thus his programme is based on slowing down breathing rates to within normal parameters. The programme includes guidelines for correct diaphragmatic breathing and learning to breathe through the nose.

The theory of Buteyko is based on the idea that over- breathing disturbs the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in our lungs. At the end of the 19th century, carbon dioxide was found to be responsible for the bond between oxygen and haemoglobin. If the levels of carbon dioxide in the blood are lower than normal, this leads to difficulties in releasing oxygen from haemoglobin. This is known as the Bohr effect.

Loss of carbon dioxide during hyperventilation causes smooth muscle to constrict around airways and blood vessels. Dr Buteyko maintained that this is what causes chest tightness and is the main factor in blocked noses. An asthma attack is the body’s way of attempting to reduce the airflow passing through the lungs in order to reduce carbon dioxide loss.

According to Dr Buteyko, 150 different chronic diseases are essentially just one, which he called “deep breathing disease”. When breathing is normalised which can be done simply by decreasing its depth thus allowing carbon dioxide in alveolar air to reach the desired level of 6.5%, symptoms can disappear. Though most people may think of it as a poison, carbon dioxide may, in fact, be the “breath of life”.

Like so many people who end up being passionate about health, Auckland Buteyko practitioner Glenn White is no different. Glenn was a lifelong asthma sufferer. After three attacks requiring hospitalisation in 2000, a friend encouraged Glenn to try Buteyko. The results were astonishing. In one week he was breathing freely and no longer using his Ventolin inhaler. Glenn has now been asthmafree for eight years and no longer needs asthma medication. The change was so profound that he decided to give up his career as a geologist and train as a Buteyko practitioner.

The Buteyko method has attracted attention in many countries and a trial at Gisborne Hospital achieved reductions in ‘reliever’ medications of 85 per cent and ‘preventer’ medications of 50 per cent in the Buteyko group. Despite the significant reductions in asthma medication demonstrated in the trial, doctors at Gisborne Hospital have encountered difficulty in obtaining further government funding. How often do we see this? Any promising treatment that doesn’t involve expensive drug therapy struggles to gain recognition.

Glenn is not deterred however. He says “we see results like these in every class we teach”. “Benefits are immediate and participants are excited to discover that a totally safe side effect treatment option has been so helpful”. Glenn says that many hundreds of New Zealanders are now asthma-free after doing the one week course. It’s not just asthma either; Glenn recommends Buteyko for other breathing-related conditions including allergies, sinusitis, hay fever, persistent cough, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), panic attacks, sleep apnoea, insomnia and snoring. Anyone interested in learning more can contact Glenn at Glenn@buteykocourses.com

John Appleton – www.johnappleton.co.nz – john@johnappleton.co.nz Ph: 09-489-9362

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northside: with Mayor Len Brown For 2012 we are thrilled to welcome Mayor Len Brown as a regular contributor to the magazine. Len loves the magazine and sees it as a great way to improve communication with North Shore people. This is his first contribution for Channel Magazine.

Mayor Len Brown at the official opening of the MIlford Village Square during December.

Safeguarding our assets

for locals and visitors to enjoy

Every summer thousands of Aucklanders flock to the North Shore’s beautiful bays and beaches, me and my family included (Cheltenham is a favourite).

The shore is a special part of Auckland, with its stunning landscapes, heritage buildings and distinctive communities. It’s important we safeguard these features for locals and visitors to enjoy.

Devonport Wharf is a good example. Auckland Transport, working with the Local Board, put great effort and commitment into mounting the first significant maintenance programme for the wharf in 20 years.

Working to a challenging deadline, staff made initial improvements before the Rugby World Cup, including new bike shelters with sail-like overhead canopies, new seating and water fountains, and better signage and toilet facilities.

Subject to consents, structural and facilities upgrades on the wharf will start this year.

As an important hub for the community, commuters and visitors, we need to ensure passengers have a great terminal, which connects well with other modes of transport.

Ferries are an important part of Auckland’s ongoing transport mix. There are few better ways to travel than relaxing on a ferry with a coffee or a glass of wine, the paper and the amazing scenery outside.

This summer an improved weekend timetable is being trialled on Birkenhead/Northcote Point and Bayswater ferry services, which has seen patronage double. A fully integrated ticketing system is being implemented

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for buses, trains and ferries, and Wi-Fi is available on an increasing number of public transport services.

Ferries are part of a bigger solution which gives people travel choices. All Aucklanders know we need an additional harbour crossing, and combined road and rail capacity will future-proof this for our growing population.

Devonport Wharf has a new lease of life after 20 years of neglect. We can’t afford to neglect Auckland’s future by ignoring the challenges we face.

We all know it is a significant investment, and we need to look closely at alternative funding options. This year we’ll be asking you what you think about the options, like network or congestion charging, tolls, or a dedicated regional fuel tax to pay for major transport infrastructure projects like this.

Devonport Wharf has a new lease of life after 20 years of neglect. We can’t afford to neglect Auckland’s future by ignoring the challenges we face. How we fund major transport infrastructure is a discussion we need to have now. People on the North Shore will have a vital role in that debate.

– Len Brown, Mayor Visit: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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new SeASOn sensations

Shane Cortese

North Shore to Nanchung I have worked alongside local North Shore resident Celine Toner in a roundabout way on a couple of occasions. The first when I MCed the launch of her talented daughter’s (Sam) singing group and the second when her and her husband employed Class of ‘58 to play a lovely afternoon at a top Hawkes Bay Winery.

It’s always nice to stay in touch with people in our business and especially nice when staying in touch means hearing of a successful time recently spent.

Celine and Sam along with the RNZAF Base Auckland Band were invited to participate in the Nanchung CHINA International Military Tattoo. The Nanchang Tattoo was absolutely huge with over 2,500 musicians in attendance from nine nations, including all continents.

The Tattoo aired in Asia to an audience of 300,000,000 people.

Celine performs at various musical Tattoos around the world, more recently Indonesia, Australia and now China. She is based in the North Shore as an expat. Her shows include a mix of Scottish and Kiwi songs in celebration of her Scottish heritage and New Zealand’s Culture.

Celine, as a result of such intense exposure, has been invited to perform at Tattoos in both the United States and Europe. After the success of her recent show there, she has also been invited to return to China to perform again.

2012 is shaping up as a fabulous year for this very talented family, not to mention the airpoints they will undoubtedly pick up!

If you get a chance to see Celine in action, or indeed Sam, at any number of their concerts throughout New Zealand this year, you won’t be disappointed.

Believe it or not, the new season stock is heading in store. personally, I am extremely excited by this as it feels like Christmas again opening all our boxes of fantastic goodies.

Our first Ketz-ke delivery is filled with amazing pieces such as beautiful blouses, the new 7/8 length trou, fabulous wide leg pants (see left) and some gorgeous dresses. Feature colours include a rich peacock, mulberry, ivory and of course black.

And don’t forget to join us on facebook or visit our website if you haven’t already. You’ll enjoy getting up to the minute information about sales, new stock arrivals, special events, fashion news and exclusive competitions.

Speaking of competitions, join us on facebook during February and go into the draw for this cute little Ketz-ke Chess Bag (below) valued at $110. Simply go to our website www.wallis.co.nz click on the facebook button and then ‘like’ us.

Right: Ketz-ke Misty Jacket $164, willow pant $128. Above: Ketz-ke Chess Bag $110

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X3 a holiday treat for Kate Jerry Clayton BMW Marketing Manager, Kate Coveny, takes to the holidays with the All New BMW X3

Every detail is precisely crafted including the cream leather with chocolate brown top stitch. the many compartments allow for last minute makeup touch ups.

Every detail is precisely crafted including the cream leather with chocolate brown top stitch.

Kate Coveny.

Sometimes as a marketer it is easy to get caught up in excess technical jargon and product information. In the name of integrity, I thought it would be an idea to make a concerted effort to see a BMW vehicle, as though I had never been lucky enough to be immersed within the BMW brand.

Ever since we launched the X3 in March I have admired the sporty yet stylish design of the car. Although I have enjoyed the odd fleeting dash to a meeting, what better way to ignite some passion and make me fall in love with the product I work with every day, than to spend the holidays getting acquainted. Destinations far from Auckland City are the perfect way to get to know a car, and of course the road.

Elevated seats show Kate the Coastline view from Matakana to the Coromandel.

Those who know me will know that I am what my mother has always affectionately called me, “vertically challenged”. The X3 does a superb job of counteracting this, with an elevated seating position allowing me to enjoy vistas of the unsurpassable New Zealand coastline. These seats also offer heating –and while the thought of using this function in the middle of a New Zealand summer would normally make my skin crawl, with the grey and moody weather patterns of late I was almost tempted to try this out.

Imagine how delightful this will be on an actual winter’s day.

Parking cameras – A lifesaver at the Omaha shops.

Perhaps it is my lack of height which I can blame for my day to day parking challenges. The X3 comes to my rescue, offering surround view cameras with a bird’s eye view of the car and any obstacles (like curbs) which might get in my way. My husband would be thrilled with the savings on wheel repairs and this actually spurs me on to try out parallel parks I wouldn’t usually dare dream of attempting.

Office and vanity rolled in to one There are a few essentials in daily life and some of these extend to the cars I like to drive. Exceptional coffee is one of these and a cup holder to match is always a bonus. While I like to leave the office behind, the iDrive allows me to stay connected when necessary and

Navigating in to the New Year Another essential in any car which I am driving, is some form of navigation to prevent extra small moments of panic when I realise I am completely and utterly lost. Many find my complete lack of spatial concept quite mystifying. The X3 arms me with a fail proof system. I used it to find my New Year’s destination in Waihi. It is easy to use (again very important) and also projects my current speed and navigation instructions directly in to my field of vision.

This I find allows me to relax and enjoy the sounds of my ipod which was easily connected to the car though the Bluetooth system.

Space I don’t travel light, and yet was able to buy a few pieces of art and furniture at the Tairua markets and load these into the spacious X3.

The kind man who offered to help load my indulgence was also quick to comment on my vehicle, including the colour which has always been my colour of choice – Deep Sea Blue.

While all of these features have added to the enjoyment of my summer driving, at the end of the day safety is paramount. As they may have been for you also, the roads were treacherous. With this in mind, the most important thing to note about the X3 was that throughout my travels I was in one of the safest vehicles on the road. I could be safe in the knowledge that if I was to puncture my tyre, the Runflats would safely get me home or to a repairer within 100km. I am also surrounded by airbags and the car is equipped with a range of stability control mechanisms to prevent any slide outs on the slippery roads.

About Jerry Clayton BMW Jerry Clayton BMW has two sites located on the North Shore, employing a team of approximately 60 staff between sales, service, parts, vehicle detailing and administration.

Takapuna Beach – the head office at 445 Lake Road, offering brand new and pre-owned BMW sales, servicing, parts & accessories sales as well as housing the administration team. Telephone 488 2000 Wairau Valley - BMW Parts trade centre, located at 9 Silverfield, operates to provide a central trade parts centre for all business to business customers throughout Auckland. www.jcbmw.co.nz

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BELIEVING THE LIE Elizabeth George $30 After sixteen bestselling Inspector Lynley novels, Elizabeth George has millions of fans worldwide waiting for the next one. In Believing the Lie, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he’s sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man’s uncle, the wealthy and influential businessman Bernard Fairclough.

The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. Lynley heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, and when he enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St James, the trio’s digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies and motives. Deborah’s investigation of the prime suspect – Bernard’s prodigal son Nicholas, a recovering drug addict – leads her to Nicholas’s wife, a woman with whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is beautiful.

Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family, including the victim’s bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard himself. As the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family’s veneer cracks, with deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the Fairclough patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind.

The Selected Letters of Frank Sargeson Edited by Sarah Shieff $50 Frank Sargeson is one of New Zealand’s best-loved and most important writers. Besides the ground-breaking short stories, he wrote memoirs, novels and plays.

He encouraged at least three generations of younger writers and, for most of his adult life, the famous bach behind the hedge at 14 Esmonde Road, Takapuna, was at the heart of New Zealand’s artistic and literary world. Sargeson was also a prolific letter writer, and this selection of 500 of the most fascinating ranges over half a century, from 1927 to 1981. The letters are immensely readable, vividly capturing his life and times, his milieu and his personality.

Frank loved gossip, could be bitchy and peevish, but also kind, affectionate, funny, ribald, astute. This collection, selected, edited and annotated by Sarah Shieff, is a document of extraordinary significance for all those interested in New Zealand’s literary and social history.

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Popular author Joanna Trollope tackles a topical question: Does marrying a soldier mean marrying the army? Dan Riley is a major in the British Army.

After a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, he is coming home to the wife and young daughters he adores. The outside world sees those reunions as a taste of heaven after months of hell. But are they? Can a man trained to fight adjust again to family and domestic life? And how will the family cope, if he can’t? How much, indeed, can Alexa, Dan’s wife, sacrifice her own needs and fulfilment to serve his commitment to a way of life that demands everything not just of him, but of her and the children as well? This fascinating, courageous novel takes a keen look at the home lives of the modern Army. What happens, these days, when love and a vocation collide, head on?

Shore Matters with Maggie Barry

north shore people recognised It was great to see four outstanding citizens of the North Shore recognised in the New Year’s Honours. I add my personal congratulations to James Young for his ONZM for services to boatbuilding; Margaret Wensley Wilcox of Castor Bay for her QSM for services to literature; the irrepressible Simon Gundry for his QSM for services to the community and to Lt Commander Simon Griffiths of the Royal New Zealand Navy for his Distinguished Service Decoration.

2011 was a big year on the campaign trail, so I was determined to make the most of the Christmas break. Last year we walked to Routeburn and Greenstone but unfortunately our tramping plans were washed away this year. Instead we’ve enjoyed what the Americans call a ‘stay-cation’; and certainly the city is much easier to get around with lots of people out of town. With the unrelenting awful weather I’ve also caught up on a few books that I’ve been meaning to read, and at least the gardens will benefit from all the extra rain.

All holiday bedside reading is about to be cast aside in favour of the latest edition of the spiral bound ‘Standing Orders of the House of Representatives’, and to take time to reflect on my Maiden speech which I’ll deliver in the second week of February.

I’m very satisfied with the two Select Committees I’ve been appointed to: Finance and Expenditure and Local Government and Environment. In our first meeting we elected the Chairs, and over the next few months the Local Government committee will be considering Bills which will be of real interest to residents of the North Shore. I’m also exploring some ideas for a Private Members Bill which I’ll write more about in the coming months as I make more progress.

I’ve had a number of people approach me recently with concerns around the Food Act Amendment Bill, primarily relating to the trade of home-grown food between neighbours and within communities. The Food Bill is an overdue update

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Maggie Barry at the official opening of Milford’s new Village Square just prior to Christmas. Local Board councillor Joe Bergin is on the right.

All holiday bedside reading is about to be cast aside in favour of the latest edition of the spiral bound ‘Standing Orders of the House of Representatives’, and to take time to reflect on my Maiden speech which I’ll deliver in the second week of February. on thirty-year old legislation that will apply to food that is sold, or bartered on a commercial basis. It will not prevent the age old Kiwi tradition of people growing food for their own use or from swapping excess with friends or neighbours.

Small traders such as those running roadside stalls or selling produce at farmers markets won’t need to register. At most they’ll simply receive a free ‘food handler guidance’ information pamphlet. Charitable and community events such as sausage sizzles and home baking sales will still occur as they always have.

They are an important part of Kiwiana that the Bill protects. If you would like further information on what the Bill contains, I encourage you to visit www.foodsafety.govt.nz I’m looking forward to working with everyone in my electorate and representing the North Shore in Wellington in 2012.

Cheers, Maggie.

Introducing

Maggie Barry Your new MP for North Shore TAKAPUNA OFFICE

15 Anzac Street, Takapuna p 09 486 0005 | m 021 115 0232 e northshore@parliament.govt.nz www.maggiebarry.co.nz www.facebook.com/maggiebarrynz

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Fred Thomas Drive realises its true potential following revamp Since Smales Farm purchased 4 Fred Thomas Drive last year the building has undergone a substantial makeover inside and out, and tenants have signed a raft of new long-term leases.

Revlon, Aon Insurance, Riley Consultants, GN ReSound, AMP Liquid and NZ Coastguard are among tenants who have signed new leases and are committed to staying in the building long term.

Smales Farm purchased 4 Fred Thomas Drive as part of its new growth strategy to acquire properties outside the geographical footprint of the Smales Farm Technology Office Park site. The building had been neglected, but had the potential to be made into a high quality investment.

A period of intense work and investment has seen the building achieve its true potential.

Smales Farm retained architects Stephenson & Turner

Corporate Services, in keeping with NZ Ltd to help develop a creative concept for the building. The multi-award Smales Farm’s philosophy of providing excellent service winning architecture to its tenants. One firm has an impressive “The difference in dealing with Smales Farm Corporate long-time tenant track record in Services compared to our says the difference designing inspirational between Smales Farm commercial space. The previous landlords is like the difference between day Corporate Services refurbishment includes and night.” and the previous two new lifts, new security landlords is like ‘night including closed circuit Scott Vaughn, and day’.

TV cameras, new Managing Director of Riley flooring, new doors, a Consultants “The attitude completely remodelled of the Smales foyer and feature Farm Corporate Services team is lighting. Outside, a new outstanding,” says Scott Vaughn, landscaping plan along Managing Director of Riley Consultants, with spring cleaning, which delivers civil, geotechnical, repairs and painting has geological and water resource services given the building a fresh, in New Zealand and the Pacific Basin. clean look.

“They have already demonstrated The building is managed a heavy investment in upgrading

by Smales Farm the building and its surrounds. The

Geoff Mattar, Revlon National Sales Manager: Revlon has renewed its lease.

by Smales Farm have given us a lighter, brighter environment to work in. The revamp of the exterior of the building and its surrounds looks fantastic. It gives us the professional look we want.”

Ian Lochhead, Regional Finance Manager GN ReSound: GN ReSound has signed a fresh lease.

previous two landlords did not maintain the building. We realised we were in trouble when just two days after the old landlords took over, a contractor arrived and ripped out all the live plants in reception and replaced them with plastic ones. We only had email contact with the absentee owners, and there were language difficulties. The difference in dealing with Smales Farm is like night and day – we just pick up the phone and get a straight answer, straight away.”

He says his company was thinking about moving on, but ‘we’re definitely not now’.

terms of ongoing building maintenance and management,” he says.

“We looked at this exact same space before Smales Farm purchased the building, but did not take it up because we did not have confidence in the landlord. When Smales Farm bought the building we knew it would be brought up to a high standard and kept that way.

We then took up a six year lease with a fit out to suit our particular business.

Building maintenance and ongoing management are very “We like the location and important for tenants. the ease of access to We looked at Smales motorways, but we also like Farm in Takapuna and the strong commitment to knew the standards quality in terms of ongoing would be high.”

“We are very happy with the location, we building maintenance NZ Coastguard is have easy access and management.” moving its national to the Northern and Ian Lochhead, support office to 4 Fred Southern motorways Regional Finance Manager Thomas Drive. The and the Busway GN ReSound organisation rescues station is just a few 7,000 people each year with its fleet of minutes walk away. Parking is good too; Newmarket and Auckland city don’t have 91 rescue vessels. The national support office provides financial parking options like this. We’re excited and training support to about Smales Farm’s plans to add more its rescue units across services and infrastructure to this site New Zealand.

– that would make it a perfect spot,” Scott Vaughn says.

“We get lots of GN ReSound – which sells equipment exclusively to hearing clinics – recently signed a six-year lease for ‘a combination of reasons’ including location and ownership of the building, says Regional Finance Manager Ian Lochhead.

“We like the location and the ease of access to motorways, but we also like the strong commitment to quality in

visitors from out of Auckland – it’s very easy for them to drop off the motorway and come straight to us, and there’s heaps of parking,” says CEO Bruce Reid.

“The renovations done

Aon Insurance has also signed a fresh lease and taken on more space at 4 Fred Thomas Drive. In New Zealand Aon is the leading broker (with 70 branches and 650 staff nationwide) to the corporate, public, primary, manufacturing and rural and transport sectors.

The renovations have increased the image of the building says Iain Tulloch, Aon Deputy Managing Director. “We know the Smale family and we were very pleased when they bought it. It gave us confidence that the building would be well managed and maintained. Now they have delivered, and they still have further plans – it’s very exciting for the site,” The Fred Thomas Drive site has 250 car parks and easy access to the Northern motorway network with motorway interchanges at Esmonde Road to the South and Northcote Road to the North.

Three spaces are still available for lease.

Signage rights are available for the Northern side of the building and the Northern entrance.

Scott Vaughan, Riley Consultants Managing Director: Riley Consultants has signed a fresh lease.

SmalesCorner@SmalesFarm – New Zealand’s best place to work and do business

“People don’t need to understand banks, banks need to understand people.”

“At child® our goal is simple: to make learning irresistible.”

Lee Clark, Director

ASB Smales Farm branch

Banks don’t exist without the people who entrust their lives, dreams, or plans in them. It’s one thing ASB has never forgotten and it’s what drives us to be a better bank. Whether you’re just popping in to deposit some cash or sitting down with us to talk about your financial goals, we’re here to discuss and more importantly, listen. It’s not just about being a bank.

It’s about being human too.

Phone Number: (09) 448 4480 Hours: Mon — Fri 9:00am to 4:30pm ASB Bank Limited’s current Disclosure Statement is available free of charge from any branch of ASB.

“Some days you just need to escape the daily grind. Meet you there!”

Gordon Simpson, Owner

child® at Smales Farm is the highest quality pre-school available in New Zealand, setting the standard in both education and staffing.

We offer five innovative and individual learning environments, catering for all pre-school children from birth to five years. Our holistic teaching programmes use leading technology, structured learning plans, lesson evaluations and child-initiated activities.

Call us on 488 7766, or visit www.childpreschool.co.nz

“Servilles Barber is about fuss-free haircuts for the modern man who is short on time but still requires great style and a quality cut.”

Jeremy Foster-Moan, Owner

Quarry Bar at Smales Farm offers lunch, dinner and bar snacks in surroundings that are both smart and comfortable. With a choice of indoor or al fresco seating, it’s the perfect place for a meal or just a quiet drink with friends. Come in and check out their great menu today! Quarry also offers the ultimate venue for private functions.

Servilles Barber is an extension of the Servilles philosophy to deliver a personalised service, to meet the needs of today’s busy professional men. Servilles Barber is a man’s space, simple and masculine. No bookings required, come in and enjoy Sky Sport, men’s magazines and the latest range of professional hair products.

Monday – Friday 11.30am to Late Saturday – 12.00pm to Late Call us on 915 0101 www.quarrybar.co.nz

Sun & Mon closed, Tue & Fri 8.00am to 6.00pm Wed, Thurs 8.00am to 7.00pm Sat 9.00am to 2.00pm

“Ordering with SUBWAY restaurants is super easy – text, internet or in person. Great parking right outside means a no-hassle pick up.”

“The Hamper is a corner dairy, fruit shop and dry cleaning agent rolled into one.”

Peter and Jenny Zou, Owners

Daniel Noble, Manager Order on the internet, from your mobile or watch our friendly staff make your food – just the way you like it. We custom make every order: breakfast, lunch and dinner. We have excellent catering options for all sized functions, and you can collect loyalty points with SUBCARD. Open from 6.30am weekdays Text orders to jc3553 Online ordering at subway.co.nz

Convenience store ‘The Hamper’ brings unique one-stop shopping to Smales Farm. You can get anything from a pie and a bottle of coke to frozen meals, sandwiches, cakes, muffins, magazines, chocolates, groceries and personal items.

7.00am to 6.00pm weekdays 9.00am to 4.00pm Saturday Call us on 488 7070

“We offer a fabulous environment for business meetings, or just relax with wine and some exceptional food.”

“We strive for simplicity and convenience.”

Lim, Manager

Jayson Hayde, Owner

Hatsuhana at Smales Farm bridges the gap between East and West.

It’s a friendly and welcoming sushi and noodle bar where you can depend on getting the freshest fish and the tastiest noodles. This is deceptively simple cuisine, saluting the centuries-old methods used by the very best sushi shops and chefs in Japan and China.

Seriously good food and coffee has seen Columbus Coffee Smales Farm build a great reputation, win industry awards and gain a loyal following of regulars. Whether you’re seated in the plush leather lounge chairs, or out in the courtyard with its piazza atmosphere, you can relax in comfort and style.

Monday – Friday 10.00am to 3.30pm Call us on 488 0210

From 6.00am weekdays and 8.00am weekends.

Call us on 486 3200

“We offer Accident & Medical 24/7, G.P afterhours and a reduced fee for After-hour Network qualifying groups.”

“Shorecare Pharmacy at Smales Farm is open from 8.30am until 11.00pm every day.”

Bryan Rowney, Director

Dr Hilton Jones, Shorecare Medical Director

Shorecare’s new accident and medical clinic is open to everyone 24/7 on a casual, walk-in basis. It provides a comprehensive range of services, including physiotherapy, X-ray and ultrasound, for the entire North Shore population.

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Ground floor, Sovereign House, Smales Farm

Shop 8, Q4 Building 8.30am to 11.00pm seven days 365 days of the year Call us on 488 0880

www.shorecare.co.nz

“Welcome to the next generation of kiwi dentistry. Our brand new dental clinic is open 7 days a week.”

“Here at Vivo, we specialise in professional hair & beauty treatments that make you look good AND feel great!”

Dr Andrew Campbell, owner of The Tooth Company

Vivo Hair & Beauty, Takapuna.

The Tooth Company is located adjacent to Shorecare accident and medical centre and is open late nights and weekends for dental emergencies, checkups and general dental treatments. We are a fresh innovative dental clinic set up to provide our patients with access to modern dental treatment at a competitive price.

Shop 8a, Q4 Building 8.30am – 9.00pm week days 9.00am – 4.00pm Saturday & Sunday Call us on 410 9971 Book online at: www.thetoothcompany.co.nz

Shorecare Pharmacy at Smales Farm sells a full range of pharmacy retail products including cosmetics, vitamins and supplements, baby products, sunscreens and sun hats, toilet bags and gifts, in addition to prescriptions and medicines. It is the last pharmacy to close on the North Shore every night.

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Give your complexion a boost with a Vivo Facial Treatment. When you buy 1 facial treatment, you’ll get a second facial ABSOLUTELY FREE! Your free treatment can be used by yourself, or given away to a friend.

Conditions: Second free treatment equal or lesser value.

ANZ Business Centre, Corinthian Drive Albany The Smales Farm brand is now ‘virtual’ following the purchase of the ANZ Business Centre.

Smales Farm has expanded beyond the geographical footprint of the Smales Farm Technology Office Park in Takapuna. The ANZ Business Centre is managed by Smales Farm Management Services, in keeping with Smales Farm’s philosophy of high quality and excellent service.

We’ll see you there!

“The beginner classes offer 26 poses that anyone can do.”

“We specialise in men’s haircutting and colouring in a male environment.”

Andy Edwards, Owner

Jackie Warren, Manager

Bikram yoga is practiced in a room heated to just above body temperature. Practitioners enjoy a wide range of health benefits including pain relief, weight loss, improved sleep and relief from tension, stress and anger. All this, plus a more flexible body.

Want to look sharp this weekend? Then come and get your hair cut at everyguy – the salon for guys. No appointment necessary, just come when it’s convenient for you and enjoy Sky TV, Xbox and Playstation.

Classes run 7 days a week at two Shore locations – Albany at ANZ Business Centre call 415 4902, and Glenfield at 75 Porana Rd call 444 4070. www.bikramyoganz.co.nz

“Big boys’ toys have never been this much fun!”

Call us on 414 4026. (No appointment necessary.)

Open 7 days. Mon 10.00am to 5.00pm Tues & Thurs 10.00am to 7.00pm Wed 9.00am to 7.00pm. Fri 9.00am to 5.00pm.

Sat 8.30am to 3.00pm. Sun 10.00am to 2.00pm.

“We bring a taste of home to Africans living in New Zealand.”

Simon Lambert, Manager

Luke Joseph, Owner

Hobby City has a huge specialist range of kitsets and models, including trains and radio controlled planes, cars and helicopters.

The speed, power and manoeuvrability of today’s radio controlled models is simply extraordinary – come and pay us a visit.

Inside Africa sells African groceries, snacks, clothes and more.

If you have ever lived in Africa, you’ll find all your favourite things here.

If you have never been to Africa but would love to go, get the flavour by visiting us!

Call us on 441 2505 Open Mon – Fri 9.30am to 6.00pm Sat 9.00am to 5.00pm Sun 10.00am to 5.00pm

Open 7 days 9.30am to 6.30pm Call us on 443 0548

“We think our flamegrilled peri peri chicken is the best in the world.”

“Treat yourself to an Osmosis Medi-Facial and get one FREE.”

Ashwini Kumar, Owner

The Face Place Albany

Nandos spicy, Portuguese-style chicken is trimmed of fat before being marinated for 24 hours and flame grilled. Have fun in your own kitchen cooking with a range of sauces, marinades and dressings that are exclusive to Nandos. Choose from East African, Thai, Moroccan and Mediterranean flavours.

The Face Place focuses on facial rejuvenation treatments including BOTOX®, dermal fillers and rolling, microdermabrasion and Medi-facials which provide natural looking results that help you look and feel great! Phone us now and mention this ad to give your skin a treat, leaving it refreshed and revitalised: you’ll be glad you did!

Call us on 442 2044 Open 7 days 10.00am to 10.00pm

Call us now on 415 0520 www.thefaceplace.co.nz

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This loveable Channel Magazine feature is presented by Louise O’Sullivan of DogHQ, the North Shore’s premium Dog Day Care facility. DogHQ provides the ultimate in social, physical and mental stimulation for dogs of all types in a safe and caring environment. DogHQ’s full range of services include obedience training, agility fun days, grooming and all natural nutrition. See all the fun for yourself at www.doghq.co.nz and www.facebook.com/doghq.

Louise O’Sullivan (left) with her own dog Indie and members of her DogHQ team.

Back to work

There have been a fair few grumblings around as the time to return to work has arrived for 2012. The rather disappointing weather in Auckland certainly hasn’t helped with many feeling cheated out of their usual summer holiday.

But, as we get back into our working routine it is interesting to consider all the working animals in the world.

There are millions of animals all over the world working hard (without a grumble) to help the human species get things done. And the range of species involved in working for us is incredible!

There are of course the obvious ones. The dog would have to be one of the first animals you think of when discussing a working animal. From stock management to drug detection and disability assistance, the dog contributes to our lives in many different ways and always with a smile. It is interesting to note that Wikipedia lists pages of information on the ‘working dog’ whilst there is nothing at all of note on ‘working cat’.

The horse would have to be one of the other first thoughts when thinking about working animals. Their contribution to civilisation is extensive. In a similar way, the camel, donkey, llama, ox and Indian elephant have enabled the human species to achieve.

Less obvious assistants are dolphins who have been put to work by the US military as mine detectors and for the rescue of lost navy swimmers. There are numerous examples of working birds and in France, the pig (Truffle Hog) is still used by Truffle farmers to locate their precious underground crop.

Let’s not forget the trusty rodent! That’s right we have even found a job for the rat. In Tanzania, the African giant pouched rat is used for detecting tuberculosis.

These rats can differentiate between sputum samples from TB-infected and noninfected patients more accurately than current microscopy diagnostic techniques.

It is documented that a technician can analyse 40 samples in a day, but a rat can do it in 7 minutes!

So when you next feel a bout of Monday-itis coming on, spare a thought for all the working animals on the planet and if you can spare a dollar or three, there are organisations like SPANA that are dedicated to the welfare of hard working animals suffering in poor conditions. You can find them at www.spana.org And as a last thought…just think, how could Santa do his job without reindeer?!

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The Beach Debate Now that Auckland is one big happy place, submissions are being accepted on the topic of when dogs should be allowed on beaches. With historical differences between previously separate councils and new daylight savings hours, the new Auckland Council is reviewing regulations.

One organisation, Dog Friends has been working hard on drafting a submission on behalf of Auckland dog owners. Currently dog owners in many areas of Auckland suffer under the daylight saving rule which restricts dogs for 6 months and 1 week. The Dog Friends submission is seeking to reduce the restriction by one month.

To find out more and/or show your support, go to www.facebook.com/dogfriendsnz

Indie’s Insights I don’t need New Year’s resolutions, I am perfect. But I have thought of a few ideas for you that I live by: Food is great… enjoy it! Meeting new friends is fun… meet more friends!, It’s ok to play… play more and being loud is ok too. Sleep well… to eat, meet and play… you need sleep. It’s as simple as that!

Happy New Year

5 Goldfield, Wairau Valley Phone: 442 2365

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Channel Interview with Billy Bowden

A candid chat

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Bi y Bowden Cricket umpire Billy Bowden has lived on the North Shore for most of his life. “I’ve lived around 80% of my life on the North Shore including Milford, Torbay, Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay. The other 20% was spent living in Tauranga and on the Hibiscus Coast – beautiful sea-side suburbs seem to be a recurring theme!”

As a member of the Emirates Elite Panel of International Cricket Council Umpires, Billy’s work takes him away from his beautiful seaside suburb for many weeks at a time. In January 2011, Billy Bowden officiated his 150th One Day International between Australia and England in Melbourne, and joined the elite group of cricket umpires to reach this milestone.

But back on home ground Billy makes the most of what the Shore has to offer – the beaches, parks, cafes and restaurants. “My favourite walk is along the beach and onto the waterfront walkway from Mairangi Bay to the other bays. I reckon it’s the best walkway in the world; where else do you get to be so close to the water and have such a beautiful view of a harbour? My wife Jenny and I have also just started taking our one year old son Samuel to Lake Pupuke to see the swans and ducks and to our local beach for a paddle. I’m sure taking the beach cricket bat and ball isn’t too far away either!”

Billy also likes to support his local cafes in Mairangi Bay. “Mangiamo’s Café is our regular destination for an extra hot, half strength mochachino in a bowl with marshmallows and a piece of their yummy caramel slice. However, the first meal I crave for when I arrive home is a roast. Within hours of returning I’m off to see Steve Bingley at his Browns Bay roasties shop. Nothing beats it, apart from my wife Jenny’s roast meals of course!”

After a stint overseas, Billy relishes getting back into a ‘normal’ sort of life – hanging around family and friends and attending the Shore Community Church in Albany. “This may sound strange, but I love being home and doing what most other family men like doing – mowing the lawns, a bit of hedge clipping, garden grooming and water blasting paths and driveways, cooking, washing, ironing and vacuuming. I find this very relaxing and therapeutic after spending so much time in hotels, airports, planes and cricket stadiums.”

Catching up with friends includes visiting the crowd at Albany Toyota, where Billy has been an Ambassador since 2000. “It’s good to visit the guys at the Signature and New Car Divisions as it takes my mind off the bat and ball, even though they like to give me advice on the dodgy decisions I’ve made. It keeps me humble and helps me to realise what real life is about, and I enjoy having a chat to some of the customers about what’s happening in their lives.”

Being a cricket umpire was not always in Billy’s game plan. At the age of 21 a promising career playing cricket was thwarted when he was diagnosed with arthritis. “We all have choices in life that we can control, but there are times in one’s life journey that we can’t control,” muses

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Billy. “Arthritis came overnight when I was so young, fit and healthy and when the world was my oyster, I guess. It basically hit me for six!”

Billy acknowledges his Christian faith helps him get through this ‘dreadful disease’. “Mind you my faith was tested during the first few years, so it wasn’t all a bed of roses. However, looking back over the past 27 years I can now say in hindsight that arthritis has been good to me, as the opportunities that have opened up for me wouldn’t have occurred if I was in the best of health.”

Having experienced arthritis firsthand Billy took on the role as Ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation, firstly for Auckland and then New Zealand.

During this time he has worked with the Foundation to raise the profile of the condition by appearing on a number of television news programmes, radio shows, and fundraising at events throughout New Zealand. “I was blessed to be able to give back to an organisation that is helping so many people, and I still keep in touch with them regularly, says Billy. “It was a wonderful opportunity for me to help this foundation by spreading the word - making people aware of this horrific disease and to support the 500,000 plus arthritis sufferers in New Zealand. One in every six people over the age of 15 years and one in every three over the age of 45 in New Zealand suffer from arthritis.

I believe everyone in New Zealand knows of someone who has some sort of arthritis in their body. It’s a life sentence of pain and suffering, and it not only affects the individual, but also their family and friends who help and care for them.”

Billy’s sometimes asked what the pain is like – he says it’s like ‘walking on broken glass’. “There is no cure for arthritis, so like all other charities we need the support from the people both in New Zealand and overseas to help find a cure. We have Arthritis Orange Day Appeal in September every year from which all donations go towards finding a cure. Hopefully one day this will happen.”

Until a cure is found, Billy says there are several steps people can take to help manage the disease, and finds the following helps him considerably to get the best quality of life with arthritis.

1. no alcohol 2. no smoking 3. a balanced food diet 4. regular daily exercise 5. massages 6. plenty of water

7. a minimum of 8 hours sleep 8. positive mindset 9. never give up and believe in yourself and what you want to achieve 10. his Christian faith

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Arthritis came overnight when I was so young, fit and healthy and when the world was my oyster, I guess. It basically hit me for six!

Billy’s diet is guided by the advice from his wife Jenny, a registered nutritionist and writer. “I have no doubt whatsoever that being disciplined by having a good balanced diet can do wonders for your arthritis. Having my gorgeous wife Jenny as my nutritionist is an advantage. I’m quite sure the aches have reduced since Jenny helped me to improve my diet. Giving me advice on the foods I should have while at home and overseas gives me the opportunity not only to umpire to the best of my ability, but also to ease the pain of my arthritis. Mind you, I still love my ice-cream, roast meals and chocolate. I probably have these more overseas when Jenny isn’t around – so don’t let her know - everything in moderation I say!”

Of course a chat with Billy wouldn’t be complete with at least some mention of cricket, so we asked his advice when it comes to youngsters looking to take up the sport. “I’d advise parents to encourage their children at the earliest age possible to try many different types of sports. Finding out what they enjoy is a good idea, and they’ll also develop skills that will help them if they decide to play the game seriously later on. It’s a great way to stay healthy and enjoy being with other children their own age. Cricket is a wonderful game and it can be played in the front or back yard at home, on the driveway, on the beach, or anywhere with some grass. To play cricket is the ultimate, but if you have an injury or suffer a health condition – or want a challenge – then becoming a cricket umpire is very interesting, enjoyable and rewarding. My advice is don’t wait until too late in your life to learn how to officiate a sport – start when you’re younger!”

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Millennium institute of sport & health News

Millennium Scholarship Athletes (Weightlifters) pictured with Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor, AUT University.

HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETES HONOURED BY AUT MILLENNIUM High Performance athletes from the North Shore’s leading clubs, North Harbour Bays Athletics Club, North Harbour Water Polo, North Shore Swimming Club and NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting, were recognized on Wednesday 7th December by AUT Millennium at the annual awards function.

The number of nationally and internationally accomplished sportspeople present was astonishing, and proves just how big a force the North Shore is within New Zealand sport.

Sport is a defining characteristic of New Zealand society, through which we take on the ‘big guns’, and often come out on top. For a country of just over four million people, our success in the international arena is, in the words of AUT Millennium CEO Mike Stanley, “almost beyond reason.” Mr Stanley, who extolled the virtues of the athletes, described the evening as “a chance to recognise you and your achievements and... for us all to bask a little in the reflected glory.”

An astounding number of AUT Millennium athletes holding national titles were celebrated.

Awards were presented to athletes who, to qualify, must have achieved one of the following criteria: won a senior title, been a New Zealand senior representative, broken a New Zealand junior or senior record, or be a Millennium Scholarship Athlete.

It was a tribute to the success of the foundation clubs that 78 athletes were recognised for awards, along with 16 coaches, showing the depth of talent and coaching expertise in the North Shore. Of the 78 athletes, 12 represented New Zealand at their respective senior World Championships.

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Attendees of the evening had a chance to pick the brains of three of Millennium’s star athletes including Commonwealth 800m and 1500m silver medallist Nikki Hamblin and Commonwealth Weightlifting representative Tracey Lambrechs.

The final award of the evening was an AUT Millennium Lifetime Award, presented to swimming legend Jan Cameron. Cameron built the North Shore Swimming Club to the peak of the New Zealand swimming scene, and oversaw its induction into AUT Millennium as a foundation club. She then moved into the Swimming New Zealand ranks, establishing the International Training Centre at the institute. An Olympic silver medallist herself, Cameron has coached the vast majority of New Zealand’s swimming representatives at the last three Olympics, and has generated unprecedented depth in high performance swimming in New Zealand. This award was a tribute to an outstanding individual who has committed her life to the betterment of swimming in New Zealand, and to excellence in general.

Decorated athletes and friends and family were also treated to a tour of the fantastic new Millennium public gym which opened on December 5th.

Construction continues at Millennium with additional facilities including a second Olympic sized pool due for completion next year. With such immense talent, and state-of-the-art facilities nearing completion, the AUT Millennium National Training Centre for High Performance Sport looks set to be at the heart of New Zealand’s success at the 2012 London Olympics and many more future Olympics.

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SKINCARE: with SkinSense

Breathable Camouflage and Breathable Concealer Lycogel, the first breathable colour corrective treatment that combines cosmetic and skincare technology to promote post-procedure healing, soothe sensitive skin, rejuvenate and camouflage at the same time.

Lycogel Breathable Camouflage and Breathable Concealer were originally developed to meet the need for an effective cover up that could be worn by patients directly after cosmetic procedures to camouflage the signs of intervention and promote a quick and comfortable recovery.

Previously, all applications for post procedure skin care consisted of clear, petroleum based products whose only function was to stop the skin drying out.

These were occlusive, comedogenic and offered no camouflage or therapeutic effect.

Lycogel dramatically changed this and offered the only gel based cosmetic product that could be applied directly to the skin immediately after plastic surgery, laser, cosmetic injections and other result oriented procedures.

Not long after the introduction of Lycogel did feedback start coming in from Physicians that their patients were returning to purchase more of the product, not because their skin had not yet recovered but due to the unique finish and anti – ageing benefits.

Also, people with sensitive skin types such as Acne, Rosacea and Eczema, who typically could not tolerate makeup found the comfort Lycogel offered them.

Since then the benefits of this unique formula have been discovered by many around the world and found suitable for use as an everyday, skin improving camouflage.

Benefits: Anti-inflammatory; Soothing; Anti-irritant; Cell renewing; Wound healing; Line minimizing; Smoothing; Moisturising.

For further details contact: SkinSense, 53b Victoria Road, Devonport (Ph 445 7077) and 5/35 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay (Ph 477 2780).

Or Visit: www.skinsense.co.nz

5 Favourites on the shore Lesley Monk lives in Takapuna with her husband Gary who runs international seafood trading business Intersea. They have two adult daughters and three grandchildren. The Monk’s are hugely active in the community – providing time, energy and support to a number of not-for-profit and business organisations.

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5 Favourite shore Things 1. Firstly I have a sense of belonging on the Shore. My family has a long history of residing on the Shore, going back to my great-great grandparents who settled here in the mid 1800’s. I was born in Birkenhead, married in Devonport, and have lived in Takapuna for the last 30 years. All my extended family live on the Shore and I am looking forward to watching my grandchildren, 7th generation “ Shoreites”, grow up and continue our family’s history here.

2. Of course, as everyone says, the beaches are great, especially Takapuna, and I enjoy walking around Lake Pupuke and around the rocks between Takapuna and Milford.

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3. The Shore offers wonderful sporting venues for all sports, the Millennium, North Harbour Stadium, North Shore Events Centre and the North Harbour Netball Centre. I have spent many enjoyable hours watching Netball and Rugby at the last three venues.

4. Good restaurants and cafes are all in easy walking distance to home. Two of my favourites are Jam and Marvel Grill – always a friendly greeting from Jules at the former and Wendy and Alisdair at the latter.

5. I love a relaxing stroll down to the Sunday market in Takapuna, an ever interesting adventure and I enjoyed the night market – a great initiative that can be built on.

No matter where we travel to it’s always so good to come back home to the Shore – we are so lucky to live in this wonderful community.

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Class, Glass, Vino & Food

More FM Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival It’s that time of year again! The North Shore’s favourite festival returns for its 23rd year, bringing New Zealand’s finest foods, wines, music and a great atmosphere to our fair city, for the More FM Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival.

This year we’re in for some exciting changes, but the essence of what makes it so great – the food, wine and music that everyone has come to love and expect – is still at its heart.

For starters, the observant may have noticed a new sponsor, with More FM taking the reins as the festival’s naming sponsor.

New this year are Kohu Road Ice Cream, a luxury range of ice cream and sorbet that is often declared “The best ice cream I’ve ever had!” by people trying it for the first time - the perfect partner to the wonderful wine and music on offer. Try the famous Dark Chocolate, or the Cuisine Magazine’s Artisan Award winning Golden Syrup flavour.

Also making its first appearance at the festival is Stoke Beer, which takes over the beer garden. Produced by the famous McCashin Family, Stoke is quickly making a name for itself as one of New Zealand’s top boutique beers, with a heritage and legacy that few other breweries can match.

This year will also see cider sold onsite for the first time ever. And not just any cider, the premium Rochdale

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Cider & Frute will be served. The Rochdale Cider is a special cider, like none you’ve tasted before, and comes in Apple, Pear and Ginger Lime, while Frute is a real-fruit cider with flavours such as Berry, Mango Lime or Vanilla Orange.

The new additions will be joined by all the usual, favourite food and wine vendors that make us love the festival – remember, this is the food, wine and entertainment that people travel from all over the world to experience.

“The festival revolves around patrons being able to taste and experience New Zealand’s best wines,” says Gavin Busch, Event Director for festival organisers B3 Events. “It is the event of the summer.”

A range of New Zealand’s best wines and vineyards are available and there is always a wide selection of food to indulge in.

“We have everything from Vietnamese, to pizza, to seafood,” says Busch. “The food gets better and better every year as we introduce new vendors. It’s all about tasty, premium offerings and a good variety with lots of choice, so there’s always something for everyone.”

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What to bring Sunscreen, a hat and a smile!

Don’t forget Children 17 years and under are admitted free of charge if accompanied by an adult. No dogs except guide dogs.

Alcohol ceases to be served 30 minutes before the end of the day.

Pre-purchased tickets are only $30 per day. Gates sales will be limited and available for $35 on Saturday/$30 on Sunday.

Every ticket pre purchased also goes into the draw to WIN either…

An LG 37” LED TV (LV3730). Carrington escape - two nights for two people in a Lodge Room at Carrington Resort including breakfast both mornings, dinner to the value of $100 one night, a bottle of Karikari Estate wine on arrival and a round of golf with cart hire. A Fisher & Paykel Kitchen package valued at $7,800.

Don’t miss out, purchase your ticket today!

There will also be cooking demos and workshops in the Fisher and Paykel kitchen, and Glengarry’s are providing a compacted version of the Glengarry’s Wine Academy, for all the budding sommeliers and enthusiasts.

On the entertainment side the festival continues to deliver and this year again brings a range of performers and comedians to suit the mood of each day. If the years have proven one thing, it is that the two days are always quite different. The Saturday is often a younger crowd out for a party, while the Sunday is generally a little more mature and laidback, with lots of families out for the day.

Famous names from the New Zealand music scene will be the soundtrack to back the festival, including Boh Runga and Che Fu playing together; DDub; The Phoenix Foundation; Shona Laing and many more.

“When deciding what acts we want, I always start off by thinking who do I like and really want to see and I go about doing my best to create the type of party and entertainment I would love to go to myself,” says Gavin.

The beer garden styled rotunda, complete with performances from New Zealand’s top comedians, returns and will be outside the new Stoke beer tent for those who want to sit back and enjoy a laugh with their beer.

“It’s just really relaxed with the beer tent and entertainment provided, like your favourite summer beer garden.”

First established in 1990 by the Devonport Rotary Club, which remains the charity of choice, as a means of fundraising, the festival has raised in excess of $2 million for international, national, and local charitable groups, while taking on a life of its own to become the premier event on Auckland’s calendar.

Gavin says that the event itself has constantly evolved and changed over the years.

“Like all things, it has to evolve to keep up to date with the times.”

Fortunately unlike some of the recent events the Festival continues to be well supported and pre purchase

The festival has a lot of history behind it and it’s a great day out. ticket sales are again very high.

“For a $30/$35 entrance you get an awful lot of value, especially as you would pay more for just one of the big entertainment acts.

“The festival has a lot of history behind it and it’s a great day out, just look at some of the photos from previous years on the website. We have very few problems and there’s actually less traffic then usual because people assume it’s going to be too busy on the road into Devonport and there are also regular buses running from Takapuna, as well as Fullers putting on extra ferries from the city.”

With tickets to the festival at an affordable $30 (prepurchase) and $35 at the gate (Sunday it’s only $30!) it’s likely to be a sellout again so get in quick and purchase your tickets early to ensure you don’t miss out.

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FESTIVAL music & entertainment Your guide to the big line-up of entertainment at the 2012 More FM Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival Che Fu and Boh Runga

BOH RUNGA is a dynamic creative force. Not content with a music career that has seen her launch to solo stardom after fronting one of the country’s most successful bands of the past decade, Boh is also establishing herself as a kiwi fashion icon.

Armed with a guitar and a sketchbook, with her head full of melodies and ideas, Boh’s creations flow from the studio to stage and catwalk. Her signature touch of class can be found in everything she does.

Che Fu is one of New Zealand’s most successful male vocalists. Beginning his music career with a group of friends at college in forming the Low Down Dirty Blues Band, which went on to change their name to Supergroove one of New Zealand’s most iconic bands.

In 1998 Fu released his debut solo album 2b S.Pacific. At the 1997 New Zealand Music Awards he received the single of the year, songwriter of the year and male vocalist of the year awards. He then signed to Sony Music and began work for his next album Navigator released in 2001. 2005’s Beneath the Radar was led out by singles 2D and Lightwork.

He has now released a best of album Hi-Score: The Best Of Che-Fu.

dDub

dDub are one of New Zealand’s best loved live acts. Engaging and uplifting, the dDub crew propel their way seamlessly through a powerful and non-stop reggae/roots explosion. Horns, harmonies, and hands-high dDub tunes combine to create an elevating musical experience not to be missed.

Renowned for their ‘cranking and skanking’ live shows, the band never fails to connect with the crowd and they have become firm favourites at many nationwide outdoor festivals in NZ. dDub have perform extensively, sharing stages with other high profile acts such as Sneaky Sound System, Salmonella Dub, The Black Seeds, Katchafire, Tiki, Kora, and Opshop and are known in the business to be one of the most committed and professional live acts in New Zealand.

The Phoenix Foundation

With acclaimed gold albums and movie soundtracks to their name, The Phoenix Foundation are one of New Zealand’s most innovative and respected bands.

Heralding from the capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, The Phoenix Foundation are a band in the truest sense: six members each bringing their own unique skills to a musical collective responsible for producing some of New Zealand’s finest music of recent years.

From intelligent and infectiously catchy pop/ rock gems, to epic, psychedelic prog rock, The Phoenix Foundation’s music is a glorious pop polyglot: sunbleached harmonies, chiming guitars, progressive synthscapes and subliminal rhythms, combined at the service of consistently high-grade songwriting, yet the result never sounds like anyone else.

With lyrics stemming from the pens of vocalists/ guitarists Samuel Flynn Scott and Luke Buda, their songs walk a musical tight wire of creativity. Slung between romance and absurdity, their music can move you to tears, make you laugh out loud, or

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whisk you away into another world, without ever losing its poise.

Shona Laing

Shona Laing has always had an ambiguous, sometimes turbulent relationship with the music industry (who hasn’t). Integrity and respect have always been non-negotiable for Shona.

She is an intelligent and hugely talented singer/ songwriter who surfaced as a result of extensive television exposure on the show New Faces in 1972 with her song 1905 (dedicated to Henry Fonda).

Still a teenager she collected gold discs, Rata Awards and represented NZ (twice) in the Tokyo World Song Festival before relocating to the UK where, amongst other things, she was a member of Manfred Manns Earth Band.

Following her return to New Zealand she released a number of albums for both Pagan and Sony, as well as extensively touring Australia (Glad Im Not A Kennedy was a number nine single there) and the USA where she supported Erasure. Shona has an extensive catalogue of material that not only spans three decades but continues to endure, and endures well! She has currently completed her new album “Pass the Whisper”.

French Toast The trio of Linn Lorkin chanteuse, Hershal accordéoniste and Peter Scott bassiste delivers a charming pot pourri of well-known French chansons sung in French and English with some three-part harmonies and jazz riffs and the occasional foray into Italian, German and Yiddish and a bit of Linn’s own “kiwiana’ for good measure.

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Shona Laing.

The Phoenix Foundation.

Che Fu.

License to Trill With a fresh, energetic approach to acapella and the classic American artform of Barbershop, License to Trill takes the clean, individual voices of four young men and combines them to create rich, powerful, chordlocking harmony.

James Ray After touring the world throughout the mid 90’s with Bob Dylan and since coming to New Zealand in 2000 for a lifestyle change, James Ray has found a unique niche for himself as a much demanded artist, performing to sold out concerts with the likes of International artists The Amazing Rhythm Aces as well as co-billing with such Kiwi icons as the Topp Twins, Hello Sailor, the Warratahs and the Stars of the Highway of the Legends (Gray Bartlett, Brendon Dugan and Jodi Vaughn).

Jeremy Elwood Stand up comedian, social commentator, writer, director and actor; Jeremy Elwood’s diverse performances combine biting social commentary with original music and dynamic delivery in a mix that has earned him critical acclaim around the world.

The DeSotos The DeSotos have cemented their place as New Zealand’s leading exponents of the Americana/country blues genres following the release of two albums that have been universally embraced by the critics.

Jan Hellriegel After signing her first record deal in 1991, Jan released two award-winning albums and was awarded the Most Promising Female Vocalist at the New Zealand Music Awards. She was also named Top Female Vocalist and Single of the Year for her single Manic at the Music and Entertainer Awards of New Zealand.

Her last album, All Grown Up, was released to loud

Boh Runga.

critical acclaim. Critics hailed the return of New Zealand’s pioneer female singer/songwriter as one of the musical highlights for that year.

Coast Not long after forming, Coast took out top prize in the 2008 Eastern Bay Battle of the Bands judged

by Kora, and then the Auckland Rock to the Top competition in 2009.

Like a well-crafted puzzle where each piece snugly fits, they intuitively blend a roll call of genres from dub to funk, rock psychedelia to reggae/roots creating a resonance, that is both familiar to the kiwi ear and captivating in its passion-infused delivery.

The Blues Brothers Band The NZ Blues Brothers tribute show, is a popular show, returning to the festival after playing to great reviews in 2010.

Featuring Dean Heazlewood (ex Mockers) as Elwood (guitar harmonica Vocals) Ivan Glucina as Jake (Vocals guitar) Tony Baird (Bass Guitar) Steve Tree (Drums and percussion) and Andrew Dixon (Nairobi Trio - Saxophone vocals and Keyboards).

This is a full show with all the moves songs, lines and gimmicks from the movie as well as costumes, songs, jokes, etc. You will not be disappointed.

Simon McKinney Simon is New Zealand’s number one stand up

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dDub.

Character Impressionist and a much sought after comedian for both live touring and corporate performances. His impressions are so well known, that they are now mimicked by the public. Simon is sure to have the festival in fits of laughter as they enjoy a drink and take in the sights, sounds and smells of this year’s festival.

Tamara Rickett Tamara’s love of the blues is clear throughout her debut album (due for release in Spring 2010).

With harmonic and lyrical references to standard repertoire, song forms that range from the ‘conventional’ to the ‘unusual’, Tamara’s album “Better Use of Me” represents a ‘tipping of the hat’ to her influences yet remains distinctly unique.

The Jews Brothers Band Irreverent, iconoclastic, wickedly playful and on the edge, this five-piece band radiates musical mischief and mayhem wherever it goes.

Its exhilarating foot-stomping hand-clapping repertoire, both original and traditional features wild Eastern-European dance medleys, neo-40s’ New York swing, gypsy “hot club”, schmaltzy waltzes and funky dance grooves. If you can’t dance to this band you gotta problem!

The Southern Blue Collar Band The Southern Blue Collar Band is an extremely tight, versatile and experienced Band consisting of Lead guitar, second guitar, harmonica, bass and drums.

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festival WINEries & BREWERs The More FM Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival is the place to try some of the best New Zealand wines. We have profiled many of the participating wines in this festival guide.

WESTBROOK WINERY

West Auckland- Stand 10

West Brook is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected boutique wineries owned and operated by the renowned fourth generation, Ivicevich family winemakers.

Grapes are sourced from top New Zealand growing regions to produce iconic wine styles that show the full potential and diversity of New Zealand. Visiting our stand is a must, to experience the taste of our highly acclaimed wines.

New Zealand Wine

Since 1935

www.westbrook.co.nz Ph: 09-411 9924

Crush Pad

Hawke’s Bay - Stand 2

This new comer to the Devonport festival is no wall flower and will show you the fun side of wines. Made for a typical Kiwi summer these wines are high quality, affordable and capture the essence of New Zealand’s pristine environment. Crush Pad wines are the soul of the soil, each wine is an expression of its variety and its unique terroir.

Wines which are great on the palate that will also give you a clear conscience, with Crush Pad wines taking “sustainable” to the extreme from the grape to the glass. These wines are perfectly matched with good times, so will show perfectly at the More FM Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival. Enjoy!

Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Merlot. www.crushpad.co.nz facebook.com/crush-pad-wines

West Brook Winery is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected boutique wineries owned and operated by the renowned fourth generation, Ivicevich family winemakers.

The Ivicevich family personally invite you to share their dreams and passion of making outstanding NZ wine. Come and taste our range of medal winning wines at our cellar door, and while you are there take a stroll in the park-like grounds.

Just a 25 minute drive from Auckland CBD, nestled in the beautiful and tranquil Ararimu Valley 215 Ararimu Valley Road, Waimauku, Auckland.

Ph: 09 411 9924 www.westbrook.co.nz

West Brook - From the land.

Our craft; our story; our unique personality

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Kim Crawford Stand 3

Respectfully defiant. That’s how we’ve been described by some. We’re not confined to tradition.

We break the ‘winemaking rules’, when they need breaking.

Small Parcels are our flagship wines – a range devoted to delivering the very best expression of Kim Crawford and New Zealand. The range is mastered from carefully selected small parcels of grapes from exceptional vineyards in New Zealand’s best wine growing regions.

Our Regional Reserves range is alive with taste. We wait until the grape is at its peak, and preserve that moment in the bottle. The range is a result of our pursuit of excellence and offers grape varietal and regional correctness with our hallmark clean-palate exploration.

The Kim Crawford First Pick range unites great grapes, expressive wine making and an approachable style that make this range of Kim Crawford wines the ‘First Pick’ for any occasion. www.kimcrawfordwines.co.nz

LIFE’S GOOD. Experience more Life’s Good moments at the 2012 Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival.

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MILLS REEF WINES

Hawke’s Bay - Stand 6

Mills Reef produce outstanding Bordeaux varietal reds and Syrah, they also produce fantastic award winning white varieties too.

Their vineyards lie at the heart of New Zealand’s oldest winegrowing region, Hawkes Bay, and include the famous Gimblett Gravels. The terroir provides ideal conditions for growing intensely flavoured quality grapes, yielding world-class wines. www.millsreef.co.nz Ph: 07 576 8800

Wooing Tree

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Central Otago - Stand 17

The Wooing Tree has long been a place for Central Otago locals to woo their lovers.

It sits prominently in the middle of our family owned vineyard in Cromwell, where we specialise in making pinot with passion.

At Devonport this year, come and find us by the band rotunda and enjoy our award winning Central Otago wines. www.wooingtree.co.nz Ph: 03 445 4142

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St Jerome

West Auckland - Stand 4

St JEROME is a boutique, West Auckland winery owned by brothers Davorin and Miro Ozich. Their flagship wine is the MATUKA, a Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend made in traditional Bordeaux style and character.

MATUKA is a big, rich, full-bodied wine, full of flavour, intense, powerful and highly concentrated but showing elegance. The tannins are soft and ripe which means the wine can be enjoyed now onward but will benefit from cellaring. A Classic quality red wine. www.stjerome.co.nz Ph: 09 833 620

TWO RIVERS

Marlborough Stand 14

Established in 2004, Two Rivers of Marlborough takes its name from the iconic rivers that feed the wine growing heart of Marlborough’s renowned Wairau and Awatere Valleys. It was in the Awatere valley, overlooking the braided river, that founder and winemaker David Clouston spent his childhood. He now lives in the Wairau valley, where he has made his home and his mark on the wine industry. www.tworivers.co.nz

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Richmond Plains Nelson - Stand 17

Richmond Plains from Nelson is an organic and biodynamic winemaking pioneer, producing New Zealand’s first Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from certified organic and biodynamic grapes. You can also try our Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Rose, or Blanc de Noir (100% Pinot Noir made as a still white wine – delicious!)

Since our inception in 1991, we’ve been making great wines by working with nature in our vineyard environment, truly expressing character or terroir through organics and biodynamics. www.richmondplains.co.nz Ph: 03 544 7585

Moana Park

Hawke’s Bay - Stand 2

This little award winning winery are making some exceptional wines with the added bonus of guaranteeing less hang over tomorrow.

Big call – yes but they stand by this and will even provide you with a business card so you can call the Owner in the morning if you disagree.

Focusing on Natural and Low Allergen Winemaking with minimal intervention in the Vineyard and the Winery ensure these wines are better on the body and the mind.

For the youngest winemaking team in NZ they are punching well above their weight as far as accolades (including most awarded boutique winery in NZ at the World Wine Awards in London) but most importantly it tastes pretty good too.

For your enjoyment Moana Park will be serving Viognier, Chardonnay, Vin Gris, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Merlot Malbec. Come and meet the team at this years Festival. www.moanapark.co.nz facebook.com/moanapark

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West Auckland - Stand 7

The Harwood Hall Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is a hard one to beat. With plenty of tangy fruit intensity, this is an expressive and delicious wine!

Also worth tasting is their delicious Harwood Hall Syrah, Pinot Gris & Viognier all winning medals at the NZIWSC! Adventurous, down to earth and personable, the Harwood Hall range of wines is about the friendship between two acclaimed winemakers – Bill (Digger) Hennessy and Corey Hall. The coming together of these two winemakers represents a considerable consolidation of winemaking experience with both of them fully committed to making the finest quality wines possible.

DEVONPORT FOOD, WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL SPECIAL! Visit the Passage Rock stand, purchase a glass of wine and receive a special Island Hopper and Passage Rock discount voucher!

Waiheke

Island Hopper

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A HOP-ON, HOP-OFF BUS SERVICE VISITING VINEYARDS, RESTAURANTS, BEACHES & MORE

Gem Wines is a small, local family-owned business with a passion and love for wine.

When established in 2005, Michael Cooper praised the wines as being “immaculate and full of personality” and each vintage produced by the company since, has continued to make impressions among wine lovers around the world.

Found in Londons top restaurants boasting Michelin Stars such as Glass House, Annabels, The Ivy and Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road (to name just a few), the chance to try these ‘Gems’ is one that should not be passed by! www.gemwine.co.nz Find us on facebook ‘Gem Wine’

$22

Hop-on, hop-off - it’s as simple as that, and it’s the best way to see all the best spots on Waiheke Island.

The Waiheke Island Hopper bus service consists of three different routes, which cover many of the island’s key points of interest. With a one-day hopper pass, you can hop-on and hop-off these services as much as you like, and transfer between the different loops as well.

Each Island Hopper bus has been wrapped in artwork created by renowned Waiheke artists. From the outside you’ll get a glimpse of Waiheke’s diverse artistic qualities. From the inside you’ll get to view what inspires everyone on Waiheke Island - the scenery itself!

Visit fullers.co.nz for more information and tickets, or visit any Fullers Ticket Office.

(09) 367 9111

Gem wines

West Auckland - Stand 7

www.harwoodhall.co.nz Find us on facebook ‘Harwood Hall Wine’

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LIME ROCK WINES

Hawke’s Bay - Stand 13

Lime Rock Pinot Noir 2009 - Top Pinot Noir over $30 - WineNZ magazine June 2010.

Lime Rock Pinot Noir 2008 - Trophy and Gold Medal for Pinot Noir-Australian Boutique Wine Awards July 2011; Gold Medal First in Class-Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2009 Canberra; Top Pinot Noir under $35-WineNZ magazine June 2009. Lime Rock White Knuckle Hill Pinot Noir 2007 - 5 Stars, 93/100 Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine October 2010; Gold Medal-Winewise Small Vigneron Award 2008; Top Pinot Noir over $35-WineNZ magazine June 2009.

Lime Rock Wines – 601 Tikokino Road, Waipawa, Central Hawke’s Bay. www.limerock.co.nz

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WINE OF NEW ZEALAND

Waimea

Nelson - Stand 8

Pinot Rose 2011. This Rosé captures your attention with its party pink colour and divine aromas of cherry, strawberry and coconut ice.

The palate is fruit laden and juicy, while lightly structured by the light oak use. It makes a fun and stimulating aperitif to a meal. Its bright and delicate characters also make it very suitable for lunchtime dining, and the juicy fruit characters make it an excellent companion with pork dishes.

TOHU WINES

Gisborne Chardonnay Peaches & Cream | Silver Medal Royal Easter Show Wine Awards

Bloody Bay

Marlborough - Stand 5

Marlborough Pinot Gris

Silver Medal Int’l Aromatic Wine Competition | Silver Medal Liquorland Int’l Wine Comp

Marlborough Pinot Noir Marlborough - Stand 8 Cherries & blackcurrants | 83 Points Sam Kim

Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Sav2011.

Blanc Bloody Bay wines are Hawkes Bay Syrah sourced from the premium wine regions of New www.bloodybay.co.nz Zealand. This is a classic, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Mouthwatering, lovely and ripe, displaying lime zest, and plentiful stone fruit characters. A lively palate, with balanced acidity and a long crisp dry finish. Pair with seafood, white veal and or greek salad.

Best Value Sauv Blanc Wine NZ Magazine | Gold Medal Liquorland Int’l Wine Comp

Dark plum & liquorice | 87 Points Sam Kim

Please visit our website for a list of stockists;

contact

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Tohu Wines – Distributed by Kono Beverages.

Tohu (pronounced Tor-who) is the world’s first Maori owned wine company. Since 1998, we’ve been making our mark on the world with award winning wines produced from New Zealand’s premier grape growing regions: Marlborough, Nelson and Gisborne. We are proud to be New Zealand’s premier indigenous wine company.

Our Gift From the Land “Nga hua a te whenua”. www.tohuwines.co.nz

federalgeo@xtra.co.nz 0800 846 824

Fine wines & fairways on the spectacular Karikari Peninsula!

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Glengarry Stand 11

Glengarry Wines are proud to be involved in the More FM Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival this year. We’ve been pouring fine wines at this event for many many years and love to do so to support the local community.

This year we’ve selected a range of fine wines from New Zealand and around the world for you to enjoy. Don’t forget to bring your Glengarry Card along to the festival and identify yourself, there’s some extra special deals for Glengarry card holders – don’t have a card? Pop into Glengarry Devonport and grab one before the Festival. www.glengarry.co.nz Cnr Clarence St & Wynyard St, Devonport Ph: 0800 733Store 505 Manager: Jackie Smith Phone: 09 445 2989

The award-winning Karikari Estate Winery is New Zealand’s northernmost vineyard and winery.

Visit Karikari Estate on Northland’s beautiful Karikari Peninsula and enjoy the full range of facilities at Carrington Resort, including secluded beach, golf course, swimming pool, spa and more.

Contact Karikari Estate Winery on (09) 408 7222 or visit

www.karikariestate.co.nz

54 Victoria Street, Devonport Manager: Andrew Antunovich Phone: 09 445 1392

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Stoke Beer

Rochdale Cider & Frute

McCashin’s Brewery was started in 1981

by Terry McCashin, the same year as the infamous underarm bowling incident. The only beer available in New Zealand at the time was sweet and bland and brewed

by Lion or DB. This period was termed the “beer drinking dark ages”. Terry has been credited as starting the craft beer revolution in New Zealand when he opened the Brewery and introduced New Zealanders to “real ale”. Lion Nathan purchased the Macs brand from the family in 1999 and leased the Brewery in Stoke until 2009 when McCashin’s Brewery was re-opened in 2009 by Terry’s eldest son Dean. The family launched Stoke Beer in 2010 and the range includes Gold, Dark, Amber, IPA, 2 Stoke (low alcohol) and Lager as well as the the more hard hitting “Stoke Bomber” range.

McCashin’s Brewery is housed in the historic Rochdale Cider Factory. Rochdale Cider is still brewed on site as well as Stoke Beer, 26000 Vodka, Palaeo Water, Stoke Ginger Beer and Frute. Rochdale Cider was started in the late 1930s. Stoke was the ideal place to start a cidery as it was surrounded by apple orchards. Terry McCashin bought the Rochdale Cider factory in 1980 and continued to make Rochdale Cider as well as starting a Brewery on site. Rochdale Cider comes in Apple, Pear and Ginger Lime. Frute is also made by the McCashin family and is a real fruit cider and comes in Berry, Mango Lime and Vanilla Orange. All McCashin products are made without preservatives and the cider has no added sugar free and gluten free.

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www.mccashins.co.nz

Nelson - Stand 16

www.rochdale cider.co.nz www.frute.co.nz

To celebrate their first appearance at the annual Food and Wine Festival, Channel Magazine and McCashin’s Brewery have three prize packs to give away to lucky readers.

To be in for a chance to win a mixed 6-pack of ciders, a mixed 6-pack of Stoke Beers, or a mixed 6-pack of Stoke Bombers, simply answer the following question and send your answer in to: competition@channelmag.co.nz What is the famous heritage of the McCashin Family, producers of Stoke Beer and Rochdale Cider. *Winners must be 18-years or older. Proof of age will be required.

Lone Goat Vineyard Canterbury - Stand 9

Lone Goat’s name is inspired by the family pet, Ella the Goat. This mischievous madame is well known for her sassy attitude and excellent taste.

Our award winning wines are produced from vines grown at Burnham School Road were amongst the first planted in Canterbury and has been producing wines fo distinction for 30 years. When is comes to fine wine this family run business we don’t kid around! www.lonegoat.co.nz

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Our monthly Channel Wine expert is Liz Wheadon, General Manager of Glengarry Wines.

It is very appropriate, with the Devonport Festival being held in February, that in this issue of Channel she provides this informative guide on food and wine matching.

Red Wine with Red Meat

match for one person may not be as good for you. These are guidelines, but at As a general rule red wine should be served with red meat. Red wines have a the end of the day, if you would prefer a Sauvignon Blanc and you are having tannin structure that comes from the skins of the grapes and the stalks. Tannins steak – then go for it. are not present in white wines. It’s like a drying taste in your mouth – next time you eat some grapes chew the skin for a while and you’ll know exactly what I Don’t Forget to Experiment mean. Matched with red meat the tannin structure in red wine helps to break Matching food and wine to enhance each other can further enhance your dining down the fatty proteins in meat. Different red wines have different contents of experience. As your taste is unique to you, don’t forget to experiment and work tannin. Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most tannic wines, this is due to the out what works best for you. thickness of the Cabernet Grapes and the colour extracted by extra contact with the skins. Pinot Noir is generally less tannic, with the exception of some of the more extracted styles now coming onto the market. With less tannin Pinot 618 Noir matches well with lighter red meats like Spring lamb. Matching a red wine with the perfect tannin structure for the meat allows the two to marry and cleanse your palate, leaving you ready for the next course!

There’s of course an exception to the rule! Veal www.glengarry.co.nz – a red meat is often best matched with a white wine – particularly Chardonnay. Veal whilst a red C N R C L A R E N C E S T & W Y N YA R D S T . 4 4 5 2 9 8 9 meat is very delicate in texture and does not stand up well to the tannin structure in red wine. Spicy FREE FRIDAY Red meat dishes also don’t work with tannic wines, NIGHT TASTINGS Spice and tannin just don’t match; you are better to have a sweeter wine which will compliment the 4.30pm - 6.30pm spice – like a Riesling, Pinot Gris or Gewurztraminer That’s right! Every Friday or a cold beer with your curry. evening, there are a few open

White Wine with White Meat The tannin structure of red wine just leaves white meat looking pale in comparison. As a general guideline; Light Chicken Dishes = Light Style Chardonnay Creamy Chicken Dishes = Heavier Chardonnay Fish and Seafood = Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Viognier, Pinot Gris

Match Like with Like • Match heavier weight foods with heavier weight wines. Beef stew with a rich powerful wine, a delicate fish dish with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc.

• Spicy dishes with a Spicy wine – Indian with Gewurztraminer.

• Sweet wines with sweet food – a late harvest wine with apricot tart.

• Butter sauces with a creamy buttery chardonnay.

• Acidity with Acidity – a salad with a lemon dressing, match it with a acidic white – a young Riesling.

But there’s an exception! Salt, it’s not a friend to wine, sweet wines do balance salty foods, so a sweeter pinot gris with a saltier dish.

Drink What you Like

bottles to taste and our friendly team are always happy to answer any questions you may have about a particular drop.

Pop in and check it out!

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DIDA’S

Foodstore & Tapas - Stand 1

festival food

Didas Devonport has enjoyed being a Devonport Local for a year now and are thrilled to be part of the Devonport Festival.

At the festival we’ll have a selection of European cheese and cured meats as well as some of our delicious Tapas (prepared in a festival friendly way). All the ideal accompaniment to a glass of wine from Glengarry (located just next door).

The More FM Devonport Food, Wine and Music Festival offers a feast of tasty food. Try something sweet, savory or exotic. There’s something for everyone!

www.didas.co.nz

KOHU ROAD ice cream

YUMMY THAI

FATIMA’S

Add something special to your festival experience with a luxurious Kohu Road ice cream treat. The perfect partner to the wonderful wine and music on offer. Try our world famous Dark Chocolate or the Cuisine Magazine Artisan award winning Golden Syrup flavour. Our refreshing fruit sorbets are the perfect pallet cleanser between wines or bands! Kohu Road is an eco/sustainable business with no additives and delicious gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian options. Celebrate summer with Kohu Road.

Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components. The spiciness of Thai cuisine is well known. As with other Asian cuisines, balance, detail and variety are of great significance to Thai chefs. Thai food is known for its balance of three to four fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: sour, sweet, salty and sometimes bitter.

A perfect accompaniment to a glass of wine or beer! Freshly wrapped pitas with a choice of either spiced lamb, marinated chicken or falafel with a selection of tempting salads and mouth watering sauces. As for the potato kofta with sweet chilli aioli, they are compulsary!

Fatima’s offer a full menu at their Takapuna and Ponsonby stores, where the Foo Fighters regularly treat themselves when in Auckland.

Thai cuisine - Stand B

Middle Eastern Cuisine - Stand D

www.fatimas.co.nz Ph: 0800 fatimas

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Authentic Spanish Paella - Stand E

“Cook at Home Paella” is New Zealand’s only Certified Carbon Neutral Spanish Catering Company, selling both Paella and Churros.

All our plates, forks, napkins and cups are 100% biodegradable and all made from sustainable materials. We pride ourselves in quality ingredients using only Spanish Calasparra Rice and Spices, which we will have available for sale this year along with a selection of Paella Pans for you to recreate our dishes at home. We offer a cook it yourself and a full catering service, including a mobile fully equipped kitchen.

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THE WHITEBAIT PEOPLE

KERNOW CORNISH PASTIES

Jonathan and Penny Cole have been cooking their well-known West Coast whitebait fritters at Wine and Food Festivals and other events around New Zealand for the last sixteen years.

They spend whitebait season at their home, Karamea, catching the whitebait and then go on the road for the rest of the year cooking them up. Their delicious wild venison also comes from the South Island.

Sarah from Kernow Cornish Pasties makes mouthwatering pasties from a recipe handed down through her husband’s Cornish family.

Offering the best of traditional British baking she also makes Eccles cakes, Pork Pies as well as other treats. The emphasis is on tradition, using methods and ingredients that have stood the test of time. Sold through farmer’s markets around Auckland and a few select outlets.

Here is your chance to spoil your taste buds.

Sarah’s pasties particularly go well washed down with a good ale or biting Sauvignon Blanc.

Whitebait fritters - Stand I

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Genuine French Crêpes - Stand L

At La Crêperie, French couple Véronique and Guy cook fresh delicious crêpes and galettes. Galettes are made from buckwheat flour which give them that unique crispy taste. We offer a wide variety of fillings, mostly organic and home made, like lemon curd, strawberry coulis, banana maple syrup, chocolate sauce, apple cinnamon, smoked salmon from AORAKI, Gruyere cheese, free farm ham and much more… Gluten free choices available. Visit us at the festival to taste a bit of France. www.lacreperie.co.nz Ph: 021 204 6633

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St Jerome Wines.

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Mills Reef Winery.

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Gem Wines, Harwood Hall.

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Lone Goat Winery.

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URBAN ESCARGOT

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Urban Escargot Menu’s are at the More FM Devonport Food, Wine & Music Festival for the very first time!

Escargots (snails cooked in garlic butter), Lamb Shanks, Venison Burger Ciabatta, Megadog (French spicy lamb sausages), Bacon and free range eggs… www.urbanescargot.co.nz Ph: 027 642 0315

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Wines with Liz Wheadon

Our monthly Channel Wine columnist is Liz Wheadon, General Manager of Glengarry Wines. Liz is also a passionate foodie. Weekends are often spent first planning the event and then entertaining friends and family with magnificent food and wine experiences.

Valentines Day

&Champagne

February – for those with a sense of occasion it means Waitangi Day and the forging of a Nation but for those romantically inclined it means St. Valentines Day. Who was this mysterious saint and what is the history behind the celebration?

According to one legend Claudius II in the 3rd Century outlawed young men from marrying (his source of potential soldiers) but Valentine; a priest defied Claudius, and continued to marry young lovers. Claudius had him executed; Valentine was declared a martyr and sainted by the Pope.

Sending red roses on Valentines Day as a declaration of undying devotion is a very sweet thought. But considering the pecuniary cynical world we live in, the reaction might well be (with apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning) “How do you love me? Let me count the roses.”

Maybe it’s best to send Champagne? That way you can share in the pleasure and maybe even pop the question.

At Glengarry you’ll find a host of choices of Champagne, my top three would have to be Delamotte Blanc de Blanc Non Vintage, Pol Roger Brut Non Vintage, Drappier Carte D’Or Non Vintage and if money was of no matter then Salon for sure.

In a world where the majority of companies place profit ahead of quality it is refreshing to discover that integrity has not totally disappeared. Champagne Delamotte (established in 1760) together with its extraordinary sister company Salon (they only make a very very rare Blanc de Blanc) are one

…my top three would have to be Delamotte Blanc de Blanc Non Vintage, Pol Roger Brut Non Vintage. Drappier Carte D’Or Non Vintage and if money was of no matter then Salon for sure. of the few still dedicated to the pursuit of perfection.

This N.V., surely one of the best kept secrets of Champagne, is a remarkably consistent bubbly. The Chardonnay content is principally from 100% Grand Cru vineyards, the Pinots, Noir and Meunier from selected vineyards. It is a perfect expression of vivacity with a persistent stream of bubbles; doughy, berry fruit, mineral aromas, and wonderfully fresh flavours. Like its much celebrated competitor Moet, Delamotte has a light touch and an impressive depth of flavour.

Pol Roger is one of the great names of Champagne. The “Réserve” is an exquisite wine with a rich fruity fragrant bouquet and a delicate creamy mousse. It combines great fruit depth flavours within an elegant structure. Nicely weighted it finishes on a fine citrus note.

Drappier Carte D’Or is blended exclusively from first pressings this is elegantly structured champagne. It is a fruit driven bubbly with classic tell-tale biscuity notes on the nose. The palate has a light deliciously fresh lively character; great as an aperitif and superb value.

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SAINT CL AIR The NZ Summer of Riesling is sponsored by New Zealand’s best Riesling producers. So this is an opportunity to try some of the best Riesling this country has to offer – for free!

Pop into any Glengarry store on these dates and you’ll fi nd between two and four different Rieslings available to taste.

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Green Planet Devonport – Quality New Zealand clothing and giftware

Devonport has some great stores to discover, and one such store is Green Planet at 87 Victoria Street. Green Planet has been a feature of Devonport retail for nearly 20 years, and has been operated by current owners Eileen and John McCormack since 2008.

Green Planet specialises in New Zealand made quality clothing and giftware, so when you buy you can be assured of quality and have the peace of mind that you are supporting local enterprise.

Eileen and John’s range includes Possum and Merino clothing and accessories

by Lothlorian, Possum products from Possum New Zealand; Hand made ceramics from Morris and James, Jenz Studio, Crumbles Art and Lifestyle Ceramics; Wood products from Amazin Wood, Ian Blackwell, Mike Hughes and Aeon; Prints and Wall Panels from Jo May and Rueben Price; New Zealand made tees from Seabreeze. Also in stock is a range of New Zealand made pendants in ceramics, greenstone, paua shell and bone.

“A recent addition has been framed micro shells from Northland artist Candy Kay,” says John McCormack. “These have amazing detail and are superbly made making them a great and very original gift.

“Quality is very important to us and we always search for the best. Eileen and I are also passionate about service, recognising that each customer is vital to the success of our business. We have a strong local customer base that keeps returning and we are constantly updating our product range to keep it fresh.”

Eileen and John also regularly get overseas customers coming back to the shop.

“Some tell us that they have have been shopping here for more than 10 years,” adds Eileen. “They come back because they always see something new, they love the service and they often find that the pricing is better than in the city.”

At Green Planet they also have free gift wrapping, and they ship their Possum and Merino range worldwide for free and also organise shipping and wrapping of bulkier items at cost. A fantastic service. No wonder the shop remains very popular!

Green Planet NZ, 87 Victoria Road, Devonport. Phone 445 7404 or visit: www.greenplanet.co.nz.

For the best range of Possum and Merino Clothing and Accessories 87 Victoria Rd, Devonport Phone: 445 7404 info@greenplanet.co.nz • www.greenplanet.co.nz

IN STORE NOW Interior Design 64 Vauxhall Rd Devonport Phone 09 445-1098 www.designworxnz.co.nz

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A sensational bedroom makeover in 6 easy steps About Green Planet Green Planet was the brainchild of Ann and Tony Forrester and opened its doors for trading in July 1993. Ann was always interested in environmental ways to assist the Planet and in supporting New Zealand’s ‘Clean Green’ image. By bringing together a fabulous selection of quality New Zealand made products, which have natural and environmentally considerate aspects, she has ensured that Green Planet is a unique and delightful shopping destination.

Contact us for your free guide: PH – 09 445 6095 the.haven@xtra.co.nz www.thehaven-bedlinen.co.nz

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large corporate malls. So if you are looking for a special piece of stationary or some beautiful bed linen or perhaps a lovely item of bespoke jewellery, take time to discover all of the hidden gems that shopping in Devonport has to offer.

Eddie de Heer.

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News, Views, and Information from the Village by the Sea – Devonport.

Hello and welcome to this month’s account of what has been happening in the wonderful community of Devonport.

A New Year, New Opportunities, New Experiences Devonport is a beautiful historic seaside town all of the time but in the summer months it is truly magnificent. There’s something magical about strolling along the shores of the sea, savouring the breathtaking vistas of Rangitoto Island, the beautiful city centre with cruise ships docked in the harbour, up to the iconic Harbour Bridge. Then when you have worked up an appetite enjoy lunch in one of the many delightful alfresco cafes. Delight in Devonport’s Main Street shopping district. Situated in grand old heritage buildings the retail centre offers a truly unique shopping experience. Most of the shops are independent and locally owned, offering a vast range of boutique products that you will not find in the

Devonport – The Village of Love Devonport has long been recognised as one of the premium wedding destinations in the Auckland region. Photographers love the scenic richness and diversity on offer here, from the majestic views from Mount Victoria and North Head, to the Victorian and Edwardian ambiance in every street corner.

Seldom does a weekend go by without seeing some bridal party amble up Main Street with a photographer in tow.

But it’s more than just the scenery that attracts couples to Devonport. A range of historic old churches help create that perfect wedding destination while sumptuous reception venues offering spectacular views of the harbour help create that most special of days.

Beautiful accommodation is abundant for the guests coming from other regions or indeed for the bridal party. So whether you prefer a Victorian B & B or an up market luxury apartment, Devonport has it all and in abundance.

On a Personal Note…

During the holidays I found myself a somewhat reluctant and unexpected guest of the Cardiology Ward of the North Shore Hospital.

Having spent 12 days in hospital, my first time in North Shore Hospital, I must say how lucky we are to have such a magnificent facility with such wonderfully dedicated and talented staff, in our midst. The building, wards and theatres are world class and the doctors, nurses and staff were friendly, professional and generous in their care of me.

So thank you to all who are part of that wonderful facility and who tirelessly work long shifts to provide us with the very best of care – it is appreciated!

Must See – Must Do Make the most of summer in Devonport. Spend a whole day here, swimming in the beautiful beaches that surround Devonport, enjoy a picnic in the park (of which there are numerous), delight in the architectural ambiance that is so uniquely Devonport, and most of all, have fun! (Life is far too short not to).

Eddie de Heer President – Devonport Business Association

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Face It Devonport A passion for Skincare and Beauty

Channel Magazine loves promoting energetic local business people. One such person is the very appropriately named Amanda Care, owner operator of Face It Advanced Skin Care and Laser Clinic at 95 Victoria Street, opposite the Victoria Picture Theatre in the heart of Devonport.

Amanda has over a decade of experience in the skin care and beauty industry and is simply dedicated to providing the best possible treatments to make you look and feel great.

“I strive to exceed expectations with every treatment and to transform my clients skin and get the results they deserve,” says Amanda, when asked what sets her apart from the rest.

“My promise is always to provide professional service and expert advice at a great price. These days price is very important and I never lose sight Amanda Care. of that.”

Face It offers the following range of treatments:- Customised facials; Organic brown all year spray tans; Electrolysis; Waxing; IPL permanent hair removal and skin rejuvenation (at only $249 for full face); Microdermabrasion.

“I also proudly stock Ultraceuticals skin care, the doctor developed range as it is proven to provide real and visible results,” adds Amanda Care. “I offer FREE skin and IPL consultations so customers can discuss their concerns and find out how to acheive their best skin yet with a personalised skin care treatment plan within their budget and timeframe.

“I use only the best quality waxes, skin care products and equipment with an emphasis on hygiene and comfort, so you know you’re in safe hands. At Face It you will never have to worry about pushy sales tactics or feel you’re being rushed out the door for the next client. I pride myself on friendly, consistantly good service and first class treatments.”

For those who can’t make it in regular business hours Face It has two late nights until 8pm and Saturdays until 4pm so you can book in at a time convenient to you.

Amanda is also proud of the fact that she has national and international qualifications, and was awarded a Localist ‘top rated business award’ in 2011.

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Devonport Community News

by Maire Vieth - Devonport Community Coordinator, Devonport Peninsula Trust First of all, a very happy New Year! And secondly, the Devonport peninsula is the perfect place to make some of your inspired New Year’s resolutions come true this February!

Talking about inspiring, The Devonport Peninsula Trust warmly congratulates Wensley Willcox and Simon Gundry on receiving Queen’s Service Medals this New Year. Local resident Simon Gundry has been honoured for services to the

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If you have been inspired by people from the Devonport-Takapuna area who have made a significant contribution to the NZ arts and culture scene, this month is a good time for you to nominate them as cultural icons in the exciting Cultural Icons North project. For more info, see www.culturaliconsnorth.co.nz And if you want to put a fresh spark into your own life, there are many ways for you to do that locally as well. For starters, you can get sporty, musical, neighbourly or involved in a community group. If sporty is on the list, there is the Coastal Challenge, a coastal run and walk adventure along the stunning North Shore coastline scheduled for February 25, with just enough time for a little extra training. More info @ www.coastalchallenge.co.nz. If you want to give music a go, there are fun and affordable ukulele lessons and a welcoming community choir starting up at St. Leo’s School Hall. For more info, see www.singforjoy.org.nz. If you want to get to know your neighbours better, you may want to plan an activity on your street for Neighbours Day Aotearoa on March 24 and 25. For more info and great ideas, see www.neighboursday.org.nz and also contact me for support.

And if you want to get involved in a community group, the options are endless.

I recommend you browse the Devonport Directory, our local website listing a huge amount of community info, from churches to community groups, sports clubs to op shops, youth groups to seniors clubs. You name it, we’ve got it. See www.devonportdirectory.co.nz . You are also warmly invited to come along to the Devonport Peninsula Network meeting I run every quarter. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 8 February, 10 am – noon, at the Devonport Library Seminar Room. We have featured speakers and community updates. This is a great opportunity to hear about news from local community groups and their representatives. Feel free to just drop by and enjoy the morning tea provided as well.

Also, in the spirit of newness, if you are new in town, have moved here recently from overseas or somewhere else in NZ, stop by to our Welcome to the Devonport Peninsula forum on Monday 13 February, 10:30 am for morning tea or 7 pm for a glass of wine at the Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence Street.

We would love to meet you and see how we can help you settle in.

This is it from me for now! Maire For more info or to sign up for the Devonport Peninsula eNEWS, please contact dportcomm@xtra.co.nz or call 445 9533

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Channel feature: Gary Monk and Kesennuma, Japan

Gary Monk and Yusaku Murayama.

Downtown Kesennuma after the tsunami.

In this Channel Magazine feature, local Takapuna resident and businessman Gary Monk provides readers with a heart-renching account of his recent visit to Kesennuma, one of the Japanese towns devastated by the earthquake and resulting tsunami that rocked Japan’s eastern seaboard in March last year. Gary, who is well known locally for his benevolent deeds, played a part in bringing a smile to the faces of locals who have experienced unbelievable pain and loss. This is his gut-renching story.

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It was just after 6pm on Friday 11 March. I was at my desk, preparing an email when my mobile beeped to tell me I had a text. It read “major earthquake hits Japan – tsunami warning out”.

The email that I was working on was to my Japanese customer, actually more than a customer, a close business associate and friend of more than 25 years.

I began my business life as an international trader of food and agricultural products working for the Japanese in the mid 1970’s. I was employed as the assistant to the General Manager of Toyomenka Kaisha Ltd, a prominent Japanese Trading company, with offices around the globe. The New Zealand office was in Auckland and it was there that I learned about exporting and importing a variety of goods including frozen seafood and meat.

36 years later many things have changed but the one constant is my trading links to Japan. So it wasn’t unusual to be emailing my customer on that Friday evening. It was a further two days before I finally made contact with him to learn that while their business in Tokyo was fine they had lost everything in Kesennuma, a fishing city three hours north of Tokyo by train and car. Friends and associates had died, homes and offices had been swept away, wharves, fishing vessels, cold stores and factories destroyed.

Channel feature: Gary Monk and Kesennuma, Japan The city of Kesennuma has for over 600 years established itself as a prominent fishing port on the East Coast of Japan. The vast majority of today’s population of 70,000 is linked to the fishing industry either directly or indirectly. The local secondary school was established over 100 years ago by the local fishermen to educate their sons, specifically in the art of fishing. Its original name, Kesennuma Koyo Suisan High School, translates as ‘fishing’ school. It too was destroyed in the tsunami.

1,500 people of Kesennuma died and a further 10,000 were displaced as a result of the earthquake and subsequent devastating tsunami. The city is smashed and broken. A pathway of destruction a kilometre wide scars the centre of the city as the 20 metre wave crushed all on its way in and tore everything apart on its way back out to sea. Of the 1,500 lives lost, the majority were swept back out to sea and have not been recovered.

And that was just Kesennuma – for hundreds of kilometres up and down Japan’s eastern seaboard coastline, dozens of fishing cities and towns met the same fate. Kesennuma just happened to be close to home for us, as it was where our frozen fish has been sold for many years and where close friends had built good businesses.

However the telephone conversation that I had two days after the tragedy with my customer in Tokyo didn’t touch on any of this. All I could gather from that conversation was that there were lives lost and infrastructure destroyed. The full horror of the tragedy did not become apparent until I visited in mid November. All I could do initially was offer my help, whatever that meant.

My customer was operating out of the 11th floor of his Tokyo office building without air-conditioning, (due to the Fukushima Nuclear Plant outage), no elevator and limited lighting and power. He had cycled to the office that day, from the outskirts of Tokyo, as there was no public transport and the roads were chaos. And all he was concerned about was his people in Kesennuma, so my offer of help seemed rather pathetic.

He thanked me for my concern, for making contact and for thinking of them all and said he would get back to me.

Business of course came to a sudden halt. There was no way we could continue shipping frozen fish to Tokyo as there was no internal infrastructure, the supply chain was down. This wasn’t new to us. We had experienced the Kobe earthquake of 1995 and knew that it would take some time to re-establish the cold chain links, even in such a highly sophisticated and organised country as Japan.

So it was another six weeks before I heard from him. In the meantime he had managed to visit Kesennuma and report first hand on the tragedy. He said that he had met with a number of colleagues and there was something that we could do. Kesennuma Koyo High School, with its fishing routes, is regarded in Japan as one of the leading rugby schools. Over the years its ex-pupils had travelled the world fishing and had learned how to play rugby. The school was in the process of being relocated into temporary prefab blocks and slowly the pupils were returning to classes. But they had lost all their rugby training gear and I was asked if I could send over some training jerseys. It seemed such a small thing.

After all that they had endured and all they wanted was some training kit!

I made three telephone conversations and had all the training gear I needed.

The story was a good one and the support was overwhelming. Lyndon Settle, Managing Partner BNZ Partners Auckland arranged for a set from the Auckland Rugby Union. Tom Gerrard, Principal Rosmini College in Takapuna didn’t hesitate in supplying a set of last year’s 1st XV, with two sets coming from an old friend in the Waikato, Bill Sweeney who has close links with Morrinsville Rugby and the Te Aroha Under 21’s.

Rick Nelson, Cargo Manager for Air New Zealand didn’t hesitate to offer to fly the gear up to Tokyo free of charge and our friendly freight forwarder ICE most

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Kesennuma Koyo High School, after the tsunami.

Kesennuma Koyo High School Rugby team, wearing the donated jerseys. Middle front, Gary Monk, Toshiki Otsuka and Yusaku Murayama.

generously packaged and arranged all the paperwork and shipment of the consignment.

It was that simple! They all loved being involved.

It seemed now only appropriate that I follow the consignment to Japan and so arranged to fly first to Tokyo on 15 November and then by train to Ichinoseki and by rental car to Kesennuma, arriving on Wednesday 16 November. After an official tour around what was left of the central city, along the estuary, that had paved the way for the 20 metre high wave, I was guest of honour at a ceremony, thanking me and all our New Zealand sponsors and supporters for the training gear. It was a very moving experience. The makeshift school hall was full of sombre faced students all of whom had endured this terrible tragedy. Their teachers and coaches also wore the scars of what had happened. Some of the men were wearing borrowed suits, shoes and ties, their’s having been swept out to sea. The sadness was everywhere, and this was eight months after the tsunami.

What seemed apparent was that whilst the army were out in force in the streets and parks piling up the rubble to make way for life to resume, and whilst central funding was flooding in to rebuild and re-establish the essential infrastructure, all these people seemed to really need was a little sympathy, someone to put an arm around them to share some of the grief. To get back on the training field and try and return to normal life. I guess that was what struck me and set me back on my heels. The rest of the world had moved on.

The international journalists had been, written their story, been paid and gone.

Kesennuma, if it ever was, was no longer a headline story. Some other tragedy had taken over and these people were left to their grief. It seemed very wrong.

It was a day that I will never forget.

It’s one thing to read about a tragedy in the newspaper, it’s another thing to visit the scene as I have done in Kesennuma, but it is altogether something else to be unlucky enough to fall victim of such a tragedy. Whether it be Kesennuma or the many other cities along the eastern seaboard of Japan or Christchurch or the West Coast, our thoughts and prayers go out to these people whose lives can never be the same again.

Business has resumed to Japan. Our customer has secured temporary facilities where he is re-processing the range of frozen fish that he purchases from us. He hopes to have a new factory built and ready for business in Kesennuma within the next few months. The foundations are poured but no foundations could ever withstand another tsunami as that which hit on 11 March 2011.

Visit this link to see a video of the tsunami ravaging Kesennuma Port: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkMtK57NJyk

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE with Cam Calkoen To call himself a "North Shorian" is one of Cam Calkoen's proudest traits for it is in this environment that he is inspired to make a difference and be the best that he can be. From athletics, through to community service and motivational speaking Cam has locally, nationally and internationally represented our region with pride and built networks into the many subcultures of our North Shore community. He is a monthly contributor to Channel.

Streamlining the journey

For everyday people with disabilities and special needs

Imagine not being able to drive because it appeared there wasn’t a car that met your needs. Imagine having someone who you have never met in a government department choose a van for you just because it was seen as the only option but in no way reflected what you wanted or who you are as an individual.

Imagine not being able to drive anymore because you can no longer turn the key to start your vehicle or you cannot fit your wheel chair in your vehicle.

Imagine turning 16 and wanting to learn to drive but having to find a car with hand controls that was certified for driver instruction. Furthermore, imagine having to find a driving instructor who was comfortable to train you while driving this vehicle.

This is just a part of the reality that 1 in 5 New Zealanders who have or will incur disability in their lifetime will experience. This is a reality Toyota is working to eradicate.

Growing up with a disability but living in mainstream society I truly see my difference as a good thing for I’ve been able to dive into the many separate streams of this world. My ambition has created a natural acceptance, and a pursuit in excellence has seen me grab onto the opportunities provided. It is this mantra that has allowed me to bridge communities that have previously mirrored attitude but been uncomfortable with the uncertainty that it reflects.

Both disability and corporate strive for success and more and more the two are linking to see how together they can eradicate the disabling barriers that society has created. Apple, Canon and ANZ are a few corporates I know of that have added disability friendly products to their portfolio and now I welcome Toyota NZ and North Shore Toyota to the team.

Each day I feel incredibly lucky to be working in a job where I get to see young people with disabilities set and achieve their dreams. Ironically goals such as climbing the Sky Tower, swimming the Cook Strait, setting up a music label and performing around the world are more accessible than learning to drive, the experience of buying a car and achieving a lifetime of mobility independence.

For me, one of the most exciting things about being able to drive was being able to walk around a car yard, to find a car that was both practical and cool and have the independence to purchase it myself. Once I got my car the rest of my life fell into place. Being completely independent, I could commit to goals and go on to achieve more than I ever thought possible, this now includes being an Ambassador for Toyota New Zealand and their independence enhancing ‘Toyota Mobility’ project.

Launched as a pilot program at North Shore Toyota on 1 December 2011, Toyota Mobility is set to become the first one stop shop for people who want

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North Shore Toyota have vehicles fitted with hand controls and a partnership with AA that supports people with disabilities to learn to drive.

Visit their dealership on Link Drive or call them today to find out more – Or phone 442 3600.

more than just the conventional vehicle the occupational therapist recommended, but rather purchase an “off the shelf” vehicle that fits their lifestyle which is then converted to meet their individual requirements. This conversion could be to provide a place to put their wheelchair, the modification of the driver’s seat to allow easier access or the ignition converted to a ‘push to start’ system.

Without diving too far into what is a “can of worms” the current process for a disabled person to buy a car is complex and frustrating as one has to visit several locations, coordinate both the car purchase, retro-fitment of accessories and then arrange the finance to facilitate the purchase. The desired process is to go to a dealership, assess the needs and wants of the customer (at the yard), match those needs, wants and lifestyle to the vehicle (at the yard), and finance, collect and drive the vehicle from the yard once it’s been personalised for you.

North Shore Toyota and I have set out on this streamlining journey to see more everyday people with disabilities and special needs achieve mobile independence.

For more information contact: Cam Calkoen, Email: cam@camcalkoen.com, Phone 021 11 26 598. www.camcalkoen.com Ambassador for the YES Disability Resource Centre; Ambassador for the North Harbour Club; Ambassador for 0800WHATSUP; Founder of Carabiner Mentoring; Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary.

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Your monthly update from Murray Hill, Manager of the Milford Business Association.

2012 shaping as great year for Milford Welcome to the Channel Magazine Milford Column for 2012. I hope you had a great time with family and friends over the festive season.

2012 is going to be a great year for us in Milford. We are taking a positive outlook and predict Milford is going to be an even better place to shop. With a wide range of businesses – retail, medical, professional, we offer the personal service often missing in large format stores. We’re local and if you are new to the area, just check out the diversity of our 200 plus businesses on our website www. milfordba.org.nz.

Since my last column, we have been pretty busy in Milford.

REFLECTING ON 2011 Pirate Market Day – November 26th The weather turned out fine although a little windy and we had the biggest turnout of stall holders and customers yet to any of our promotions.

‘Matty’ the Pirate kept the kids busy at the bouncy pirate ship, many dressed as pirates themselves and the new Village Square took on a wonderful family atmosphere and became the central point for the day. Both face painters were kept busy, with queues for almost three hours and heaps of pirate gear, balloons and sweets were given our to our budding young pirates.

Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a great day.

Official Opening of the Village Square by Mayor Len Brown – December 10th Saturday December 10th saw a crowd fill the Village Square for the official opening by Mayor Len Brown.

Len commented on the wonderful partnership that developed between council, the business and residents association that had lead to the fulfilment of the vision for the upgrading of the village square. He was impressed with the sponsorship of the seats and lighting by local individuals and organisations and commented that it was a ground-breaking partnership that had lead to the project coming in under budget – a great example for the new Auckland Council.

Christmas Decorations brighten Milford We added to last year’s decoration package by lighting up the intersections in Milford with lights in our branded colours of blue and white, new Christmas wreaths in the main street and a Christmas star shining down on our new village square.

Together with the wonderful Christmas lighting supplied by Schnauer & Co on their building and the new lights in the square, Milford felt really alive and vibrant at night.

We will add again to the package each year – watch out Franklin Road!

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COMING UP IN 2012 We are starting the year the same way we finished the last one. February sees two major events over consecutive weekends.

Head of Harbour Regatta – Saturday February 11th Secondary schools from all over the upper North Island converge on Lake Pupuke en masse for this event.

Why not pack a picnic and go and enjoy some excellent rowing from our determined young teenagers. Afterwards, pop into Milford for a coffee or a meal, or maybe just a ‘little’ retail therapy!

Latino Market Day – Saturday February 18th Come along to this annual event that only gets better each year.

This year, we are introducing ‘Zorro’ to Milford for his first ever appearance.

Get the kids dressed in ‘Zorro’ outfits and come and enjoy the entertainment of live Latino and contempory music, dancers and face painting.

We will have lots of market day stalls from our retailers, the Milford Craft Market and local community organisations.

If you would like to have a stall, contact me (details at end of column).

Thanks to all the people who have come up to me in the street and congratulated us on what we have done in Milford, particularly the crazily busy last quarter of 2011. Your appreciation of the effort our board and I have put in to the many changes in Milford are really humbling and we can assure you that this is only the beginning – there is much more to come as we grow in strength as a responsible local organisation.

See you at the Latino Market Day – put it in your diary now!

Murray Murray Hill, Manager – Milford Business Association Contact me by email milfordba@gmail.com or post, PO Box 31-825, Milford 0741.

PS: Let us know about events in the community and we will discuss them in this column, space permitting.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS: Milford Residents Association: Debbie Dunsford, Phone 410 3696 or email: debbie@cslnz.co.nz Castor Bay Ratepayer and Residents Association: Fiona Downes, Phone 410 5304 or email: bandf@xtra.co.nz

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Milford Village Square Opening Mayor Len Brown officially opened the impressive new Milford Village Square in early December. A big crowd turned up and were addressed by local business association Manager Murray Hill, local architect Peter Carter (a driving force behind the project) and the Mayor. Also on hand was Jeff Thomson, the sculptor responsible for the impressive pieces that are a focus of the Square.

The Channel Magazine Camera was also in the thick of the action.

Norma Bott, and Debbie Dunsford (right) of the Milford Residents Association, with Carole Davis – who donated for the lighting at the Square.

Len Brown cuts the ribbon with help from some local you ngsters.

The big crowd.

Murray Hill, Jeff Thomson, Councillor Ann Hartley and Mayor Len Brown.

Peter Carter (under canopy) addresses the large crowd.

Mayor Len Brown gave an entertaining speech.

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Robyn Cameron of Robyn Cameron Dental, Milford Looking for a Dentist? Fitness fanatic Robyn Cameron and her team in Milford are a great option. Robyn – who is assisted by Dentist Dr Kelly Chung and Hygienist/Dental Therapist Kelly Cho – has over 30 years of experience in dentistry. Channel Magazine’s Aidan Bennett had a chat with her at one of her favourite Milford cafes in January.

Robyn Cameron (right) and her team, Dentist Dr Kelly Chung and Hygienist/ Dental Therapist Kelly Cho .

Loving life in Milford AIDAN BENNETT: I understand you have a great deal of Dentistry experience in New Zealand and overseas.

ROBYN CAMERON: Yes, I graduated from Otago University way back in 1976, then had two years at Hutt Hospital in Wellington (I was originally from Paraparaumu), six years in London and then eventually established a practice in Northcote with my husband. I have also spent time in Hamilton and have ended up in Milford.

AB: How long have you been in Milford?

RC: I set up the practice in Milford in 2004, so this is my eighth year – I love it!

AB: You have also found time to have kids along the way?

RC: Yes, I have a 30 year old daughter who lives in London and two sons, 23 and 27, studying computer science and civil engineering respectively, who live at home with me in Castor Bay. AB: How did you get into dentistry?

RC: We’re a family of dentists. My father was a dentist and he encouraged me to get into it as he believed it was a good career choice if I wanted to have a family.

He was right. I married a dentist and my father in law was also a dentist.

AB: What do you love about working in the Milford area?

RC: The village atmosphere – we have some great shops, restaurants and cafes.

The proximity to the sea and great beaches. Actually I just love the Shore full stop – it’s the best place in the world.

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AB: You are a bit of a fitness fanatic as well?

RC: Yes, I am a keen rower on Lake Pukuke with a masters group called the ‘Tyred Swans’, I also windsurf on Lake Pupuke and really enjoy keeping fit. It keeps me young! I also enjoy boating, fishing in the channel, golf and tennis – two sports that I would like to play more of.

AB: You also had a role to play in the Rugby World Cup? RC: You could say I was a non-playing reserve. I was the duty dentist for the Rugby World Cup matches at North Harbour Stadium but wasn’t called on. It was great to catch all the games though. I also do this as a volunteer for North Harbour Rugby , something I got in to due to my boys being keen rugby lads in their youth.

AB: Do you love what you do?

RC: Yip. I love the people contact and find it really stimulating. There is also a need to keep up with new trends in dentistry so I never stop learning.

AB: Complete the following... If I were starting my working life again I would...

RC: Marry a wealthy man and play tennis and drink lattes every day!

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Cabin fever great for knitting!

Happy New Year – February already! Crafty Knitwits have had a very busy January with holiday makers visiting our store and with our regular customers desperate for projects to get them through cabin fever caused by the weather!

It has been quite amazing with customers launching into knitting projects early and also starting up their sewing machines!

Wonderful Fabrics We do have such a wonderful selection of fabrics that are just so tempting to add to the stash.

The French General range that we have right now is gorgeous. April in Paris canvas – great for cushions, upholstery, bags – very gorgeous.

Changes being made We’ve also been busy re-organising our space in the shop. So it’s worth a visit to see our wool selection and see what we have done! On that note, we are also reorganizing our class work space and to do this we need time and have decided to postpone our classes until the second half of the year. We will still be having Knitting and Crochet Group’s on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s, but no other classes until June. We will publish the class list in the March Channel Magazine, on our website, and in our window. Thanks for your patience with this change.

And don’t forget our Touch Yarns Possum yarn – wonderful yarn from Clyde, Alexander. Makes the warmest lightest garments and is great if you are doing a pattern, the definition is so clear!

And our Peruvian Alpaca – 100% Alpaca – so soft, with a great colour range.

At the moment we have eight-ply (Double Knit) and Boucle. We have four-ply on its way!. Check out the boucle, ultra soft and light, One ball will knit a beautiful cowl scarf. We have a sample in store. All you need is one ball of Alpaca Boucle, one pair of size 10 needles, cast on 50 stitches, garter stitch until you just have enough to sew the scarf up. Twist scarf once and sew up – a gorgeous garment for yourself or for a gift. An believe me, once you have done one you will want to knit one for all your friends!

KnitPro shipment And yes our KnitPro shipment has landed! We have the whole range of Symfonie Wood and Nova Steel needles – including fixed circular and interchangeable.

The new KnitPro Cubic range is also in-store. We have started this range off with Rosewood and it includes fixed circular, interchangeable, double ended, and traditional straight needles. I haven’t had a chance to use them yet, but will be doing so with my next garment to see what the difference is. Square needles – who would have thought!

Yarn for the Winter Just on what is coming up in yarn for the winter. Filatura Di Crosa Super Cashmere – this is the ultimate yarn – pure 100% cashmere. Cashmere is Crafty Knitwits, 101 Kitchener Road (corner Milford Road), Milford. carefully combed from the animal rather than shorn off and it is really light but Phone: 09 486-2724 or visit www.craftyknitwits.co.nz. warm. An incredible yarn that knits a garment that is light, soft, stylish and the feel is really comforting. We have Super Cashmere (100% Cashmere) and Superior (mix of Cashmere and Silk) – Just very beautiful and worth a look to see the sample garments now in-store.

We also have a full colour range of Waikiwi four-ply (mix of alpaca, merino, possum, nylon) in-store now with some great patterns to choose from. This is a beautiful New Zealand yarn – great for socks, and a wide range of garments.

Handy Hint

– Here is a handy chart to help when you are trying to decipher a magazine pattern and wonder what yarn they are talking about.

Descriptive Name

Tension over 10cm

Needle Size

m/100gms

lace weight, superfine, ultra fine, baby weight (2-3 ply in UK/NZ/Aus)

28-32 sts

1.75-2.75 mm

600-800

fingering weight, fine, baby weight (3-4 ply in UK/NZ/Aus)

24-28 sts

2.75-3.5 mm

400-480

sport or light weight (4ply in UK/NZ/Aus)

20-24 sts

3.5-4 mm

300-400

DK or medium (8 ply in UK/NZ/Aus)

22 sts

3.75-4.5 mm

240-300

worsted or heavy weight (10 ply or double knitting in UK/NZ/Aus)

16-20 sts

4.5-5.5 mm

200-240

Aran (12-ply or triple knitting in UK/NZ/Aus)

TBA

5-5.5 mm

160-120

chunky (double double in the UK)

TBA

5.5-6 mm

110-130

bulky yarn (14 ply, double double in UK/NZ/Aus)

12-16 sts

6-6.5 mm

120-100

very bulky, super bulky

8-12 sts

9-10 mm

less than 100

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Optometry & eyewear with Melissa Hay, Visique Milford Optometrists Our monthly OPTOMETRY & EYEWEAR column is provided by Melissa Hay, the owner of Visique Milford Optometrists. Melissa studied optometry for five years at the Auckland University School of Medicine and completed a Bachelor of Optometry (with Honours).

Her qualifications also allow her to test the eyesight of pilots (CCA Accred.) and to write prescriptions (Oc.Cert.Pharm.).

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Welcome back everybody to a New Year. I hope you all had a good break even if the weather didn’t play it’s part. At least it was a good excuse to sit around and read a good book. There is still plenty of summer to go, so we have et to send me PS: Don’t forg about eyes some great deals on prescription your questions win a free to th sunglasses. I know I can’t live al he and eye e! Simply m without mine this time of year. eye exam with

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Any red eye should be checked by a professional. 8 years ago the scope of practice for Optometry changed – allowing qualified Optometrists to prescribe medication to treat minor eye diseases. I decided to go back to University to sit the Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics, which took a year part-time and allows me to write these prescriptions. Not all optometrists are qualified to do this. This means that along with your GP, I can analyse the cause of the red eye and prescribe you the necessary eye drops to fix it.

We have specialized equipment to look at the front of people’s eyes, so we can differentiate between allergic eye problems, viral eye problems and bacterial causes. Rare causes of red eye can include vision loss, so it is always worth getting your red eye checked quickly.

My child is about to start school in February – is it necessary to get his eyes checked? – Question sent in by K.Task Did you know, that 80% of a child’s learning happens through their eyes?

A full eye examination takes about half an hour and is painless! We are looking for many eye issues, including: • • • •

Whether glasses will help the child’s eyes develop or improve learning Whether there are any colour vision defects Whether there are any eye diseases Whether there are any eye turns or co-ordination difficulties

We also discuss good tips to keep eyes healthy – such as nutrition, sunglasses and good visual habits to prevent eyestrain.

It is really important to check every child’s eyes before they start school, so that their learning will not be impacted by any sight issues.

Ask Melissa a question... & Channel readers are invited to test Melissa’s knowledge.

The best question will be answered here in Channel Magazine and the person who asked it will get a free eye exam including retinal imaging and glaucoma checks done by Melissa.

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Artists Den & Art Gallery Milford’s best kept secret just got out Just along the road from Milford’s main shopping area, on Kitchener Road, is the Artists Den and Art Gallery. Situated between Milford and Takapuna, the may be Milford’s best kept secret.

At the Artists Den and Art Gallery you You will always get a warm welcome from owners Kay and Paul Evison who will make you feel at home in the relaxed environment. You are also able to view artwork from some of New Zealand’s sought after artists. You can view collectable works, buy some art (prices range to suit all tastes), commission a portrait and occasionally you will see an artist at work, or you can just browse. Many of the artists are local, with varying styles from quirky to magical, realistic to expressionistic, and the exhibitions change on monthly basis.

“We moved to our Milford home just over 18 months ago,” says Kay Evison.

“It was in the perfect location and an old building with plenty of character – a perfect place for an art gallery. We were able to utilise part of the lower area of our home for the Artists Den and Art Gallery as it has interesting wall space. What also made it perfect was the fact that it is so close to the popular Takapuna and Milford shopping areas, as well as New Zealand’s loveliest urban beaches and the picturesque Lake Pupuke.”

Kay Evison started painting late in life but had studied Computer Graphic Design. She joined the Hobsonville Art Group and became a member of the Auckland Watercolour Society and also attended classes at Mairangi Bay Arts Centre. Paul Evison isn’t an artist but has always had a keen interest in photography.

“We had both always enjoyed going to art exhibitions and attending opening evenings etc. and thought what a perfect job it would be to turn part of our home into an art gallery, giving other artists the opportunity to exhibit their work,” adds Kay. “Paul and I both enjoy the social aspect of the opening evenings and it has been a great way to meet the neighbours and along the way we have made some good friends who often pop in for a chat and a browse. It has been a dream in the making and we believe we may be Milford’s best kept secret.”

Artists Den and Art Gallery’s first exhibition was in early September last year.

The gallery is open for nine months of the year (daily from 11pm, but closed on Mondays), closing for the winter months of June, July and August. There are

always private opening evenings, before the artwork goes out to the general public. Email Kay Evison (artistsdenandgallery@hotmail. com) if your wish to be added to the invitation list for these private opening evenings.

Up-coming Artists Den and Art Gallery Exhibitions • Off the Wall Art Exhibition Kay and Paul Evison.

Invitation 7th February - 3 March 2012 This is an exhibition not to be missed. If you like the word “Funky”, “Quirky”, “Whimsical”, “Off the Wall” or just plain “Out of this World” then you will love the way the artwork just leaps of the wall with intrigue excitement and fun!

• The following very popular New Zealand artists will be displaying their works during February: Monika Welch, Collette Fergus, Sophie Littin, Ingrid Boot, Nick Fedaeff, Mandy Emerson, Erika Husselman and Santie English • There is also a Resident Artist, Roger Zhuang, who is at the gallery Wednesdays 11am - 1pm (excluding school holidays). Roger is a family and pet portrait artist. He is passionate about art and really captures the inner spirit of his subject.

• March Exhibition (5th-31st) Artists Palette Ltd – a mixed group of artists who paint and exhibit together.

• April Exhibition is “Figuratively Speaking”.

• May Exhibition is “Natures Best”.

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104 get to know your BYO with Kellie Larson With one year under my belt of North Shore BYO-ing, I am even more excited and determined to find the best BYO restaurants located in our backyard. I say this because I now know how important they are to our social life – or at least to my social life! These local restaurants are where we go each week to have a curry with our friends, where we go for a regular date night – and more than anything, where we go a majority of the time we dine out here on the Shore. And, if this is where we are eating – why not find the best of the best to ensure that each time we dine out, the experience is nothing but superb.

Niko’s New Greek Cuisine Upon hearing that Niko’s Pizza had become a BYO, I was very excited to check out what Greek delights my favourite pizza takeaway joint had to offer Takapuna.

Located at 2 Anzac Street, the new restaurant had just a few tables – however the candles and outdoor seating gave the restaurant a quaint charm.

In short, I was ready to have a fabulous meal in what I hoped would be my new local haunt.

Despite a bit of a chill in the air, we opted to sit street side, to enjoy the true ambience of Niko’s Pizza, and our waitress was out right away to take our drink orders and light a few candles.

Making a conscious decision to not order our usual Mexican and Spicy Chicken pizzas, we took some time to look at the new Greek and pasta dishes on the menu. Plus, I had been tempted by the Chicken Souvlaki that had been advertised on an outdoor sign for the past few weeks and wanted to know more.

We started with the Greek Breads and Dips. The warm, garlicky pita bread triangles came with a trio of dips – hummus, tzatiki and a salmon dip called taramasalata. This was deliciously naughty and finished in less than 5 minutes between my partner and me.

For mains, I stuck with my heart’s desire and ordered the Chicken Souvlaki.

The platter of food included marinated chicken grilled on skewers, Greek salad with lots of feta, hot chips and garlic toast. The chicken and salad were nice, but there was something very acidic on the chips that made them almost unpalatable.

In all honesty, I ate this meal a month ago, and I can still remember the acidic taste of the chips. And, I really wanted more of the tasty, soft pita bread and was a bit disappointed to get crunchy toast instead.

My partner ordered the Spaghetti Marinara. The pasta was full of mussels, prawns and a tangy tomato sauce. While it wasn’t anything to write home about, it was tasty and satisfying.

All in all, we left satisfied but not in love. And, while the atmosphere and service were excellent, I think if I come Niko’s Pizza back to this new Greek eatery, I will stick 2 Anzac Street, Takapuna. to my regular pizzas.

Ph: 486 0600 That being said, I could always be tempted to try the Greek dishes again if Kellie's rating: encouraged, as it would be great to have Food: 7/10 a Greek restaurant in Takapuna. Plus, Niko Atmosphere: 8/10 is amazing. Just look at the restaurant’s Service: 8/10 Facebook page and you will see an album of happy images – diners and staff alike.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT with Schnauer and Co 105

Auckland’s compact city

The most important document for Auckland’s planning is its spatial plan.

It’s a thirty year vision for how Auckland is to be the world’s most liveable city.

The plan was launched with a discussion document called “Auckland Unleashed. In our May 2011 article we commented that under its thirty year plan, Auckland needed to be unleashed, but maybe its politicians needed to be leashed.

One very important part of the plan, and the discussion document, is housing.

Auckland’s population is projected to grow to between 2.2 and 2.5 million over the next 30 years. As a result, between 330,000 and 400,000 additional dwellings will be required by 2040.

This means that Auckland will need at least 11,000 additional houses each year to meet this demand. This is no mean feat - only 24,000 houses are built on average each year in the country, and the rebuilding of Christchurch will require a large proportion of the national construction capacity. Currently, in Auckland, housing activity levels are around half the volume required. It is essential to have land to build houses.

As we all drove around the city and country during the holiday period, one thing that would have been evident was that there is no shortage of land. The issue is where is this land utilised for housing?

The Draft Auckland Plan emphasises a quality compact urban city, with a focus on growth within the existing rural urban boundary (RUB) for around 75% of new housing. The remaining 25% of new houses can be built outside of this RUB limit.

And that is essentially the debate. Is this 75%/25% ratio feasible? Or should much more land be made available to enable greater housing quantity?

This debate is now to the fore because of the release of an independent report on this very issue by consultants hired by the Auckland Council.

The report makes some alarming statements about the practicability of

achieving such an intensified city. Intensification on the scale envisaged by the Draft Auckland Plan is built around public transport nodes. That’s one reason why Mayor Brown’s inner city rail loop is so important, funding issues aside.

Some of the three dimensional images included in the report produce equally worrying images about what Auckland “could” look like in thirty years under the compact city model. And if they bear fruit, it seems almost certain that existing transport nodes will not cope.

On the other side of the coin are the arguments for urban sprawl, which proponents say is what most Aucklanders want: They don’t want to live in shoebox apartments. That might be true, but the caution here is that infrastructure costs are much higher for such greenfield developments.

With such pressures on housing, there seems little doubt that affordability issues will continue. When large amounts of people move to a city with a shortage of housing, it naturally places pressure on prices.

The Draft Auckland Plan attempts to deal with this also, but it barely touches on improving land supply. Instead it concentrates on attempting to make items such as public transport more accessible and reviewing regulatory provisions that attribute to cost.

One thing is for sure in all of this debate - there is probably no easy answer.

With vast differences on both sides, the solution is probably somewhere in the middle.

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piloting the Rotary Employment Partnership The East Coast Bays Rotary Club has set about implementing the Rotary Employment Partnership programme for people with disabilities, initiated by Rotary Clubs throughout Alberta, Canada.

A member of East Coast Bays Rotary, Caroline Campbell, learnt about the programme when she hosted two visitors from Canada and set up speaking engagements for them with New Zealand Rotary clubs. Having worked extensively in the disability sector, it seemed a natural ‘fit’ for Caroline to go about encouraging her club to take up the programme as part of their focus on Community Service. As Club Coordinator, Caroline takes responsibility for coordinating and supporting the employment opportunities.

Under the Rotary Employment Partnership programme, Individual Rotary Clubs and disability support organisations commit to working in partnership with the business and broader community through the Rotarians’ networks, to create genuine, paid, meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Club President Peter Garnett and Caroline would like to be able to educate other Rotary clubs about the programme so that, in time, it can spread far and wide across New Zealand.

The words from Wendy McDonald in Canada are very relevant in the New Zealand context. “The dreams parents have for their sons and daughters with developmental disabilities are no less than the dreams they and other parents share for their children without disabilities, to: have every opportunity for a career, make a contribution; earn an income and be valued as community members.

People with disabilities share the aspirations of their families and want nothing more than the opportunity to demonstrate their potential. They want to work and they can. A good job helps to give purpose to life and affirms a valued place in society.”

If you are interested in learning more about the Partnership or feel you may be able to contribute by offering an employment opportunity to a person with a disability, please contact Caroline Campbell on cell phone (021) 02142227 or by email at cccs@clear.net.nz

Supporting the Melanoma Foundation The East Coast Bays Rotary Club has selected the Melanoma Foundation to be the principal beneficiary for it’s 2012 Charity Yacht Regatta which will be held at the Gulf Harbour on Friday 23 March.

The East Coast Bays Club’s Charity Yacht Regatta was first developed in 1987.

This popular annual fund raising event has increased in attendance and support over the past two decades. The event offers a unique opportunity for businesses to take their key stakeholders for a day of competitive sailing followed by an evening of prize giving, entertainment, auctions, raffles and buffet dinner.

The funds raised from the annual event have made significant contributions towards numerous organisations including; Glaucoma NZ, St John Ambulance, Kidsline, Drug Abuse Resistance, Polio plus, The Deodar Trust, Autism NZ “Bright Sparks” Programme as well as the North Shore Life Centre.

The club has been fortunate over the years to have strong sponsorship support from a number of prominent businesses who have given much in time, money, and goods and services in support of this annual event. Without their valuable support the club would struggle to achieve the fund raising goals necessary to make a difference to the beneficiary charities.

The club is currently organising the 2012 event and is seeking sponsorship at all levels. Any company wishing to participate in the event or offer sponsorship can be assured of wide publicity through a range of media opportunities.

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sponsorship or by entering a team(s), please contact either Graham Rice on Ph 443-8601 or Bruce Dunlop on Ph 479-1568.

If you are interested in learning more about Rotary or in joining the East Coast Bays Rotary Club please contact either Club President Peter Garnett on Ph 479-6060 or Secretary Steve Jenkins on Ph 478-8467.

CHEWING THE FAT: by James ‘JD’ Dominion 107 In the traditions of great magazine columnists each month in Channel Mag we bring you James Dominion – apparently known as ‘JD’ by his mates. James tells us that he is a Takapuna local – although nobody can actually verify this – or that this is actually his real name.

But hey, he has put up his hand to be a monthly contributor at very little cost to the magazine. An offer that is very hard to refuse due to the tiny editorial budget we exist on.

Home is where you park it If the camper is the king of road tripping automobiles, the VW Kombi surely is the king of campers. And just like the king of pop and the king of rock and roll, the Kombi is a popular culture icon. Some keep their vintage good looks whilst others are in need of a bit of aesthetic reconstruction but ALL the above are equipped with gyrating axles and a certain coolness about them.

The VeeDub camper or Kombi was a pioneer of motor caravans and is single handedly responsible for the synergy of the words ‘shaggin’ and ‘wagon’ (not unlike its predecessor the VW Beatle or ‘love bug’) It offers the private joys of camping without the damp rigors of a typical Kiwi Christmas and New Year – constant rain!

Every New Zealand male loves a road trip and to do so in a classic car is every Kiwi boys dream. This past New Year break, I was lucky enough to tick this one off my bucket list. An aptly coloured retro beige and bohemian blue, ’79, 16 bay, VW Kombinationskraftwagen (or Kombi), named ‘Katie’ was the vehicle of choice.. The mission – to get down to the Coromandel for the Coro-Gold Festival whilst stopping, sleeping and sampling the local brews, when and where we pleased.

‘Katie’ was equipped with two rows of rear seats that folded into a double bed, a cooking unit that would rival any camp site’s and a sound system that was just loud enough to drown out its roaring rotary sounding engine. And whilst her steering mechanism seemed slightly confused, the Hula hoop sized steering wheel made her antagonistic ways easily manageable. She was lowered with polished chrome rims, had a pop top roof, and sustained no boundaries. She was a home away from home and one just felt cool sitting in her front seat.

Katie the Kombi had a top speed of 100kph – however this was traveling down hill and she tended to cough splutter and fart her way up hill – but it was comforting to know that if she ran out of puff we could just pull over for the night.

Night one was spent at a friends bach at Tairua. Nights two and three we spent parked outside a friendly Whitianga backpackers, that under the cover of darkness, were more than accommodating with their toilet and shower faclites. Night four was back at the friends bach and night five we were stationed on the Hahei beach front, with the comforting sound of the Pacific’s rolling waves putting us to sleep.

I did sympathise for a moment with the quasi-amphibious ‘swamp people’ who braved tenting at the Coro-gold camp site (or more appropriately ‘’the bog’’). We did even sacrifice the Kombi’s front seat to an unfortunate English traveller who had lost his mates on New Year’s Eve. But once I was tucked up warm and dry in the Kombi, I got over it and sympathy quickly turned into a sound dry guiltless sleep.

The best thing about the whole roady was the only night’s accommodation we had to pay for was the $200 fine we got for illegally camping on Hahei beach. The ticket did say we could send a letter to plead our case, however if this column is anything to go by I may only have a slim hope of writing my way out of that one...??

These retro risque rides offer so much more than an overpriced bed-bug-ridden seedy motel room and a water sensitive soggy tent, (not to mention they are a chick magnet). But by far the best attribute that VW Kombi’s/campers/shaggin wagons is the fact that no matter where you go, you travel with style and home really is... where you park it.

PS: I’ve made a great start to 2012. After being left out of the December issue – because the issue was printed by the time I got my copy organised – I have made a New Year resolution to get my sh_t together this year. Don’t miss my riveting monthly column and also make sure you follow me on Twitter (@JamesDominion) – I could do with a few more followers! Happy New Year – JD.

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108 spotlight on the takapuna markets

Shopping at the

Takapuna

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Coriander, Ginger, Lime Sauce $6.00

Channel Magazine visited the Takapuna Markets, and we ran into Karen Brown of Albany and De-Ann Churches of Greenhithe who shared with us what they had purchased (and planned to purchase) at the markets that morning.

2 Bunches of First Grade Alstros $10.00 ($5.00 each)

Watch $10

Purchase plans: A bag of lemons - $5.

Mussel fritters - $5 each.

Bottle of Perfume $22.50

Be sure to check out Karen and De-Ann’s market favourites next time you visit the markets on a Sunday morning!

Takapuna Market Spotlight

Stand: Naaz Products: Curry Pastes, Pasta Sauces and Chutneys Location: Near the Mussel Madness truck Best Selling Product: Butter Chicken Paste

Based on traditional Fijian Indian curry recipes, theses sauces and pastes are preservative and additive free. They can be stored in your fridge for up to 3 weeks or stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Just add your selected meat and/or vegetables to the sauce along with a tin of tomatoes –and voila, dinner is served! Want it to be creamy? Add yogurt or cream to taste to determine how rich you want the dish to be.

Plus, the sauces and pastes come in regular, hot or extra hot – so you can choose exactly what type of curry sauce you want.

Try a jar for $10 next time you visit the markets!

APPLE FESTIVAL 2012 The popular Hobsonville Point Farmers Market celebrates its first anniversary on Sunday 26 February with an Apple Festival from 9am to 1pm. There will be p lenty of old fashioned fun and games for the children, such as an egg and spoon race, and for all ages, a scarecrow competition, an apple pie competition, with plenty of prizes throughout the morning.

So get creative!

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Buckley Ave, Hobsonville Point, by the Greenhithe Bridge.

For more festival details please visit www.hobsonvillepoint.co.nz

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A local face means

local understanding

“Having people on the spot really makes a difference. And you would be surprised what a sit down and a chat can achieve.” says Justin Fox, Northern Area Manager for AMI Insurance.

“Because we can talk to our customers face to face, we are able to fully understand their needs. This has many advantages, such as understanding the unique circumstances of a claim or recommending premium saving options.

For example, our ‘multisaver’ package provides worthwhile premium discounts when you insure your car, contents and house with AMI, and we can also provide savings if you are over 55 or for those customers who want to increase their excess.” said Justin.

AMI’s North Shore branches in Takapuna, Albany, Browns Bay and Orewa view themselves as local businesses and very much part of the communities in which they are located. “We use local trades-people and suppliers, which ensures we are supporting local businesses,” says Justin, “and because we have staff right there in the community, we understand ‘grass-roots’ needs and are able to provide support to each local community.”

Community sporting organisations, such as netball and rugby, have a large

By Adele Lendich, CEO of Netball North Harbour. adele@netballnorthharbour.co.nz

Sport in general runs on an absolute shoestring.

Netball is no exception because we want our sport to be affordable and we want Netball to be played by as many people as possible.

There is a flipside. If we are to continue to make Netball affordable and accessible then we need parents to put their hands up to volunteer and support their kids by coaching a team. In most schools kids cannot play in a team if there is not a dedicated coach or manager to take the team.

As a mum I did exactly this and coached my daughter’s Netball teams for five years with no coaching experience. As a player I knew the game pretty well, but stepping into the realm of coaching was a whole new experience particularly with no apparent coaching skill or coaching support. That was quite a few years ago and thankfully things have changed.

At Netball North Harbour we provide coaching development clinics for the absolute new or beginner coach. These clinics run all year. We see mums who have been good players themselves and who now want to coach their daughters teams but lack the confidence to do so.

Netball New Zealand has designed two unique coaching development programmes specifically pitched at these two introductory levels of coaching.

The ‘My Little team and me’ module provides coaches with foundation tools and is tailored to an entry level student or parent coaching the primary school aged team. The ‘My team and me’ module is for the next level up mainly catering for intermediate and lower secondary school age groups.

Both of these coaching modules are one off sessions of approximately two hours duration and are run frequently here at Netball North Harbour.

We can bring these to your school if you have a group of coaches who are interested.

Make this your new year’s resolution! If your daughter plays netball and her team is lacking a coach then put your hand up to coach the team. The rewards are huge. Not only will you bask with delight as you see the team learn and develop but as a coach you will personally have an immense amount of satisfaction and pride in the work you have done.

Your daughter will also be very proud of her mum… Or dad!

Pictured from left, AMI Northern Area Manager Justin Fox, Olivia Fox (7 years), the AMI On Court Crew.

volunteer base and rely heavily on financial support. AMI are proud to have supported AMI Netball North Harbour since 2009 and the North Harbour Rugby Referees since 2003, which enables them to concentrate on what they do best.

“You can find us in easily accessible branch locations with plenty of parking available. It’s quick and simple to drop in at any time to see how AMI can help protect the things you value.” said Justin.

With a nationwide network of branches and agencies, supported by two contact centres, AMI has the largest company-staffed branch network in the industry.

“We’re very proud to have been part of the North Shore community for over 50 years and with a local branch present you are never far away from a friendly face. We really believe in being right here to help when needed.” Justin said. “We look forward to personally welcoming you to our branches.”

Orewa Browns Bay Albany Takapuna

inshoreance!

Wherever you live on the shore, you’ll find friendly, personal advice at an AMI branch near you. Visit ami.co.nz to find your local branch address and phone number.

AMI, proud to support the people of the North Shore and sponsor the AMI Netball Centre that’s at the heart of our community.

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110 The pumphouse theatre: What’s On

A busy year ahead

for The PumpHouse

It’s February already and as you read this Shoreside Theatre’s season of Shakespeare in the Park will be in its final days. Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra have drawn enthusiastic audiences of all ages who have enjoyed calm and fine weather for most shows despite the gloomy rain forecast by the weather gurus. The French Rendez-vous Cafe offered some delicious French picnic snacks for Shakespeare theatre-goers which were washed down with wine as the sun went down over the Amphitheatre. A must-do North Shore theatre experience, the 2012 Shakespeare in the Park season runs till February 11th. If you’ve missed it, make sure to come next year. As for the rest of 2012, The PumpHouse calendar is booked heavily with a range of productions. Here’s a quick overview of just some of the upcoming events this year.

Dark Mondays play reading

On February 27th The PumpHouse Coal Bunker hosts the year’s first Dark Mondays play reading. There are a few scripts up for consideration already but it’s not too late to submit your work. We welcome scripts from emerging writers as well as established and/or published writers wishing to hear their work read by actors. Script submissions should be emailed to gill@ pumphouse.co.nz. Please include a small writer’s biography and synopsis.

Barefoot on Queen – a new play, in March

Melisa Martin’s play Barefoot on Queen underwent the Dark Mondays play-reading treatment last year and has been selected for a development production here at The PumpHouse in March. Those who attended and participated in the reading in particular will be interested in following the process to the next level and those who didn’t will enjoy Melisa’s fresh and unique observations made by a character standing on the Whitcoulls corner in Queen St. To say any more would be a spoiler – you’ll just have to come and see it.

Wind in the Willows – theatre for children, April

Some fans of Tim Bray Productions may remember coming to the company’s outdoor production of Wind in the Willows a couple of years back. After much lobbying and pleading the fans have convinced Tim Bray to reprise the production for the April school holidays. Wind in the Willows is staged outdoors in various locations in the park and The PumpHouse environs. The audience moves with the actors following the performance. It’s a unique and unforgettable show and will sell out in advance.

In the July and September school holidays Tim Bray Productions will stage Margaret Mahy’s ‘The Great Piratical Rumbistification’ and Lynley Dodd’s Hairy Maclary.

There’s no end to the popularity of pirates with children of a certain age so we expect parents will be dusting off little pirate costumes come July. And for those who missed out on Hairy Maclary tickets last year, everyone’s favourite dog will be back due to popular demand and a lot of begging.

Best to keep an eye on The PumpHouse website so you can grab your tickets as soon as they go on sale this month.

Matariki at The PumpHouse in June

In June for the first time, The PumpHouse will observe Matariki, the Maori New Year. Prolific actor/director Regan Taylor (Ngati Kahungunu ki Tamakinui a rua) will gather a band of performers, both Maori and Pakeha together to perform MatarikiOke, an original new work dedicated to the birth of Matariki in the sacred land of Whetuwhetuwhenuamataurangataputapuheihei and honouring the tradition of Maori Show Bands. Regan is well-known for his sense of humour. We can expect a few laughs and some great music in Matariki-Oke. Can’t wait.

Gang Show, September

The Scouts and Guides return in September for their biennial Gang Show. It’s always a lot of fun for the kids who participate and the producers are experts on giving the traditional skit format themes a contemporary twist. A great night for families.

Into The Woods, November

After their successful large-scale production of ‘Miss Saigon’ at The Civic last year, North Shore Music Theatre returns to The PumpHouse with the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical ‘Into the Woods’, a hugely popular work that incorporates some well-known, favourite fairy tale characters. North Shore Music Theatre’s slick production values always give audiences a top notch musical theatre experience either on the big stage or small. This show will suit all ages and is a terrific lead-in to the Christmas season. Corporates and companies looking for a unique staff Christmas outing suitable for families should think about a making a group booking for this show.

Next month we will let you know about some interesting new PumpHouse projects in the pipeline (pun intended) and the people directly involved at The PumpHouse coalface as well as ways that you can get involved with your local lakeside theatre.

What’s On

Monday 27 February - Dark Mondays.Play reading in The PumpHouse Coal Bunker Actors read new works by local playwrights. Reading commences 7pm. Bar opens 6pm. All welcome. Entry by Koha

Bookings: Ph 489 8360 or www.pumphouse.co.nz The PumpHouse Theatre (off Manurere Ave) Killarney Park, Takapuna. info@pumphouse.co.nz

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First in a series of five events:

The NBR New Zealand Opera Resident Artists Sunday 12Th February 2.30Pm

The Company’s Resident Artists and Freemasons Opera Scholars bring you a captivating hour of solo and ensemble repertoire from Mozart to Puccini. Shore residents Wendy Doyle (a popular Mamma Lucia in The NBR New Zealand Opera’s recent season of Cavalleria rusticana) and up-and-comer Moses Mackay join tenor Derek Hill and sopranos Morag McDowell and Emma Sloman.

TICKETS x5 Concert Season Pass $ 80.00 Individual Concert Ticket Prices: Adults $ 20.00 Child U18 $ 14.00 Senior $ 17

Tickets available from Ticketmaster, or in person from the BMC Box Office.

(09) 970 9700 www.ticketmaster.co.nz Ticketing fees may apply

February Jonathan Butler in Concert Monday 27th February 2012 @ 8pm Jonathan Butler was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa during the Apartheid era where he started singing and playing acoustic guitar as a child.

Racial segregation and poverty during Apartheid has been the subject of many of his records.

Butler’s first single became the first recording by a black artist to play on the all white radio stations in the racially segregated South Africa. This earned him the highest South African music award.

This show features Butlers in a unique setting providing intimate behind the music stories about his hit songs and also classic gems, performing all the songs you have grown to love. The audience will be treated to a special evening where Jonathan will tell stories about his music, writing experiences and memories growing up in South Africa, and eventually settling in Los Angeles. He will treat audiences to his unique brand of smooth jazz, R&B and gospel.

Butler has collaborated with the likes of

March George Benson, Al Jarreau, Mayasa and many more international artists.

Butler began touring at the age of seven when he joined a traveling stage show, and was later signed up to perform on a string of hit recordings, turning him into a local teen idol. In 1978 he found the inspiration and encouragement to begin expressing himself as a composer and songwriter when he joined Cape Town’s best known jazz/ rock outfit, Pacific Express.

Butler was signed to Jive Records in 1977, and in the early 1980s he moved to the United Kingdom where he remained for seventeen years. His international breakthrough came in 1987 with his Grammy nominated hit single, “Lies” and his cover version of the Staple Singers song “If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)”, which he performed with Ruby Turner. Butler maintained a loyal following since the 1980’s in South Africa, the United States and Europe.

Tickets: A RESERVE - NZ $99.00 B RESERVE - NZ $69.00

Royal NZ Ballet - NYC Tuesday 6th March - Wednesday 7th March @ 7.30pm An opportunity to enjoy contrasting ballets conceived and created in New York City. From works by the city’s hottest young choreographers, Larry Keigwin and Benjamin Millepied, to a Balanchine classic inspired by Gershwin’s legendary songs, this exceptional programme will excite audiences throughout New Zealand.

Balanchine’s Who Cares? is a tribute to his friend George Gershwin. The title song is just one of many classic favourites - Embraceable You, That Certain Feeling, I’ve Got Rhythm making this exuberant Manhattan ballet unmissable. 28 Variations on Theme by Panganini. A chance to see the intricate and dynamic work of Black Swan film choreographer, Benjamin Millepied, live.

To complete the trio, the company performs the world première of a newly commissioned work and score by one of New York’s most dynamic young choreographers. Larry Keigwin brings creativity and star quality to his choreography from off-Broadway

shows to the opening event of New York’s Fashion Week.

Tickets: Adult Premium $ 60.00+booking fee / A Reserve $45.00 + booking fee Child Premium $45.00 + booking fee / A Reserve $35.00 + booking fee Ernie Haase & The Signature Sound in Concert Thursday 29th March 2012 @ 8pm Combining 21st century ideas with the timeless quality of great quartets from the 1950s, EHSS has broken the traditional mould of gospel quartets.

Their unconventional approach to communicating the Good News with groundbreaking originality has blazed a trail that will go down in gospel music history.

TICKETS:Premium – Adult: $65.00, Groups 10+: $63.00, Senior: $63.00 A-Reserve – Adult: $49.00, Groups 10+: $47.00, Senior: $47.00 C-Reserve – Adult: $39.00, Groups 10+: $37.00, Senior: $37.00

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112 MAIRANGI ARTS CENTRE: News Just five minutes’ walk from the Mairangi Bay shopping Village is the Mairangi Arts Centre, a vibrant community visual arts centre that offers both a comprehensive art class programme and a fast-paced art exhibition schedule to the general public. The centre’s emphasis is on providing a warm, welcoming place for people of all ages to enjoy viewing and participating in art.

A place for everyone to have the opportunity to encourage and develop their creative side. After their extensive programme of classes, workshops and exhibitions at Mairangi Arts Centre during 2011, they are focusing on the big year planned for 2012.

Tutor Ted Sherwen.

Tutor Kairava Gullatz.

Afor busy start to 2012 Mairangi Arts Centre Education Term 1 started on Tuesday January 31st. We have a great variety of classes and all our tutors are professional artists. We offer classes in painting; including acrylic, oil and watercolour, drawing, clay, glass, pastels and printmaking.

We have all the old favourites and are introducing some new classes to the programme including the following: Expressionistic Pop Art with Mike Peebles, Cartooning with Mike Peebles, All Day Printing with Nicole Sanders-O’Shea and Portraiture in Oils with Karl Amundsen. We have an excellent selection of classes for children. New classes this year include Drawing Skills with Estel Slabbert and Art Stars with Cath O’Brien. For young adults (13 – 18 yrs) new classes include Lets Write with Lynn Dawson and Introduction to Printing with Ali Davies

YAC (Young Artists Club) We are really excited about our new initiative for kids. YAC is a club for young artists at Mairangi Arts Centre (5 – 17). As a member of the YAC Club you will receive a YAC newsletter every month, discounts on term classes and holiday programme classes, discounts on art products like paints, pastels, canvas, pencils, paper and much more at local art shops. One of the really special things about the club is that you will be able to exhibit your artwork in our annual YAC exhibition here at Mairangi Arts Centre.

the Dragon. The exhibition opens on 23rd January at 5pm. All welcome.

This is followed by Watermark 8 – 29th February. This exciting exhibition explores our relationship with water from lighthouses to lakes, riverbeds to raindrops, from taps to tears. This show offers individual insights into its uses. This exhibition is open entry and work must be delivered to us by Saturday 4th Feb at 4pm.

Exhibition opens Wednesday 8th Feb at 5pm. All welcome.

Artspaces One 7 – 24th March is an excellent opportunity for emerging and establishing artists to rent a space in a popular group show. The installation day will be Monday 5 March but you will need to contact us before this to secure a space. This is open to all artists and is a mixed bag of participating artists each exhibiting in their own spaces. This show is always worth a visit. Phone us or check the details on the website.

Birthday parties

Exhibitions

If you want a birthday party with a difference for your child, Mairangi Arts Centre is the perfect place! We offer clay or painting and drawing birthday parties with one of our professional tutors.

A birthday party your child won’t forget because they will have a work of art as a souvenir from the day. Call us for more information or to book.

Exhibition of Brush Calligraphy January 23rd – 27th is the first exhibition of the year. It’s short and sweet and you have just 5 days to catch this one. The exhibition showcases the art of brush calligraphy celebrating the Lunar Year of

Mairangi Arts Centre, 20 Hastings Rd, Mairangi Bay. Ph.478-2237, 9.30am-4pm Mon-Sat, em.mairangiartscentre@xtra.co.nz,www.mairangiarts.co.nz

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Feed your creative side

at Lake House Arts Centre A Lake House Arts Centre’s tutor explains, “There are so many reasons why we are drawn to make art: for self-expression, for inspiration, for comfort, for meditation; because we are good at it, or because we have forgotten how.” Whatever your reason is, consider enrolling in an art class at Lake House Arts Centre in term One. Its central location and accessibility to Auckland city, Ponsonby and the North Shore make it an ideal venue to attend an art class. Eight to ten week classes or weekend workshops give students the flexibility to try their hand at a range of different art forms and not feel tied down to lengthy year-long courses. Tutors are all either professional artists or highly trained and recognised educators.

Lake House Galleries provide a stimulating Exhibition programme which changes every two to three weeks. The Centre is open 7 days a week and well worth a visit to view the new artworks.

From 7 – 19 February is a combined exhibition of new paintings by Janet Williamson and Lib Steward. Janet and Lib met at Lake House “Life-painting class” and have continued to meet regularly to share their passion for painting.

This will be their second shared exhibition.

High Drama - combines three life-long interests of Janet Williamson.

Firstly Portrait Painting and then Theatre Design with a dash of Graphic Design added for good measure, to result in the Theatre Poster.

Of her new work Janet explains, “The portraits are mainly members of my family adapted to relate to characters from various plays. These are productions I have worked on in the professional theatre. For three decades I earned my living as a Theatre Designer, a wonderful job on all sorts of stages, eventually leading to work as Creative Director for TVNZ in Auckland. Now my time is spent in the Studio painting and clay modelling, and collaborating with my friend Lib Steward.”

Colour Counterpoint by Lib Steward, “Paintings that are a continuation of my joyous journey with paint expressing the kaleidoscope of colour, light, pattern and contrast that surrounds us. My painting is about transforming the everyday, the people, places, things and my thoughts into my personal vision of it.

The Karekare Group 21 February – 4 March will feature bronze sculptor Rudi Buchanan Strewe, jeweller Helga Strewe and painters Alistair and Diane Carter.

Lake House Arts Centre, 37 Fred Thomas Drive on Barry’s Point Reserve in Takapuna. Phone 486 4877, email manager@lakehousearts.org.nz Web: www.lakehousearts.org.nz

31 Jan - 5 Feb

7 - 19 Feb

Lib Steward & Janet Williamson

Flower Fusion Andrea Hammond

Irina Velman - New Paintings 21 Feb - 4 March

Lake House Arts Centre 37 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, North Shore - www.lakehousearts.org.nz - 486 4877

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Great start to 2012 at Northart New exhibitions open on Wednesday February 8th

Northart has had a great start to 2012 having staged popular exhibitions and other programmes as a part of Northcote Shopping Centre’s Chinese and Korean festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon. These recently closed and we are currently preparing new exhibitions which open on Wednesday 8th.

Act One 2012 is our first major group exhibition for the year. The sixteen or so invited artists live throughout Auckland and have varying levels of experience; some are established artists, others more recent art school graduates. Northcote Point artist Sharon Vickers, for example, studied painting at AUT gaining a Masters degree in Art and Design (Visual Arts) and went on to win the Goldwater Art Award in 2002. Her work in the show (illustrated) FFWD1 was painted last year; in it she continues to explore familiar themes; local and family moments in time, ordinary and not so ordinary events, which she presents to us in a coherent and logical sequence.

Another exhibitor, Lisa Currin, lives in Warkworth and is a more recent graduate of Hungry Creek School of Art and Design. Her work Sub of the conscious is characteristically moody and atmospheric; she paints narratives and maps of her emotions and experiences.

Act One 2012 is a fascinating and diverse mix of styles and subjects, given traditional and not-so-traditional treatment; representational, figurative, abstract and a combination of all of those. Well worth visiting. It continues until 23 February.

In the members’ gallery over the same period is an installation by Takapuna based Michael Anderson, a young graduate of Hungry Creek. Made of latex and water floor castings, it is site specific. An intriguing work, the form is aesthetically pleasing, but the texture and skin like appearance of the latex quite repulsive (our attempts to photograph it didn’t do it justice; you need to come and see for yourselves).

In late February we will be changing all the exhibitions and installing new ones by well known art critic and writer Warwick Brown, Birkenhead ceramicist Peter Collis and painters Brian Couldrey and Wayne Webster. The opening function for these will be Sunday 26th – do come along, members of the public are welcomed to these events.

Northart, Norman King Square, Ernie Mays Street, Northcote Shopping Centre Phone 09 480 9633 northart@ihug.co.nz www.northart.co.nz Northart is supported by Auckland Council and the Birkenhead Licensing Trust and is open 10am – 4pm daily, evening viewings by arrangement. Admission is free.

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Optimism

Well, another year has kicked off, year five for Pie Funds. We start the year with the same issues we finished with, European sovereign debt, China slowing etc etc. You’d have thought we could have just gone away, had a break, come back and somebody would have just pushed the reset button. Alas no. However, there are a number of economic indicators such as German and US manufacturing data which continue to prove robust.

Therefore, those who are writing-off 2012 as potentially a year to forget (current consenus) might find themselves caught short.

I read a fantastic book over the break called the Rational Optimist, which has set my tone for the year. The basic premise of the book is that we are all a bunch of pessimists, but in fact, life gets better and easier each year and that every crisis, whatever that may be, always gets solved by our species incredible “collective” brain – the sharing of ideas, techonology and resources.

It seems these days you are more likely to gain exposure and notoriety for being pessimistic. You are considered a sage by the media if you forecast the next crisis but dismissed as a fool if you forecast a positive outlook. Have a browse at your local bookstore, there are plenty of titles on econmic crisis, disaster, global warming, peak oil, world famine, to name just a few. There are no books about what we have to look forward to, nothing about how life is likely to be better in 25 years than it is today. Sure there are times to be pessimistic about the immediate future, such as late 2007, and indeed it is a focus on certain issues that lead to a resolution, but overall, we should be optimistic most of the time. Consider this, in 1894, the Times of London estimated that by 1950 every street in the city would be buried nine feet deep in horse manure. Every major city had the same problem

and there seemed no solution, given the dependence on the horse in the 19th century, yet the problem was solved in a very unconventional way.

As investors, we must always question everything, and when people are overly pessimistic, force ourselves to take the opposite view. I said to newsletter readers in late 2008 that cash might be King right now, but there will come a time when cash is not King and you want exposure to other undervalued assets.

I think we are once again in one of those times.

10 reasons to be optimistic about 2012 and beyond: 1. The peak of ASX and NZX was Oct 2007, so we are over 4.5 years from the top. A new bull market will emerge in the next few years which will go on to re-take the old highs from 2007.

2. The MSCI World equity index remains at levels first seen at the end of 1998.

The premium to purchase risky assets has greatly reduced over this time.

3. Technology continues to drive improvement in energy efficiency meaning that “peak oil” will never become a problem.

4. Green Energy is likely to be the next wave of global growth.

5. This current economic crisis, like all before – will be solved. Regardless of the fact that it appears the Europeans couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery, somehow, there will be a resolution.

6. The earthquakes in Christchurch will stop eventually and the rebuild will commence.

7. Low interest rates mean its a good time to refinance your mortgage.

8. Global Warming is probably just “air con”, so you can continue to live guilt free, because a British supermarket will use more carbon refigerating NZ lamb than will be used in transporting that lamb to the UK. 9. New Zealand is still one of the best places in the world to live.

10. Pie Funds has two great equity funds and we have a clear strategy to deliver outperformance.

Plunket celebrates over 80 years of serving our local community Help Plunket by supporting our March Appeal Events. Did you know that Plunket sees 91% of all new born babies in New Zealand in their first 6 weeks!

We provide a range of services to families with children under five years of age including PEPE parenting courses, Car Seat Rental Schemes, play groups and of course, our Plunket home visits and clinics.

Plunket community services are not government funded so we rely on fundraising and the support of the community to continue to provide our valuable services. Please support our upcoming North Shore events. Plunket is proud to be part of the North Shore community and we value your support.

Plunket Nearly New Sale – Saturday 3 March, Long Bay Baptist Church, Torbay, 9am-12noon Grab a bargain or make some cash as a seller!! Clothes newborn to five years, Maternity gear, nursery equipment, prams and strollers, toys, books, and much more. Enjoy cake and coffee while you shop.

Contact: torbayplunket@hotmail.com, phone 473 4355, visit www.plunket.org.nz Nigel Latta presents The First Decade (see advert to the right) – Monday 5th March, AMI Netball Centre, Northcote, 7.30pm-9.30pm Plunket’s Little Picnic Gala Birkenhead – Sunday 18th March 2012, Little Shoal Bay Reserve, Birkenhead. 10am – 3pm Family fun at our annual gala, win a large wooden playhouse, ride the ponies at Old Mac Donald’s farm, fun includes bouncy castles, face painting, Sammy the steam train, a fire engine visit, preschool and baby area, stalls and food and old fashioned races for the kids.

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116 barrys point road - caring for your car: with Car-Fe Rob Bonnici is the Car Guy. Rob lives, eats and breathes car cleaning products and services.

Having a background in chemicals, car cleaning products and now owning a 7 day a week car cleaning and grooming centre, he is without a doubt the most passionate and the most knowledgeable car guy in New Zealand. Rob, along with his wife Siobhan, owns Car’fe facing the motorway in Barry’s Point Road, Takapuna and can be seen most days attending to the many unique car cleaning issues with his valued clients. Issues such as acid rain on windows, paintwork, odour in cars, stained seats, tired paintwork, faded trims and so on.

Rob provides an interesting monthly motor vehicle car care column for Channel Magazine.

He is also very happy for you to contact him should you have a problem that you would like to address with your car. Email: Carfe.takapuna@xtra.co.nz or Phone 488-7000.

You can do everything right as our happy customer did in the case detailed in the photos below, only to be met with a surprise when taking your car out of storage.

Firstly, if you are putting your car into storage, I encourage you to have a look at this web link (http://www.techguys.ca/howto/winter.html) as not being a mechanic myself I found it very easy to follow.

Raising the awareness will make everyone do that important last check over your car before locking it up and heading away.

In this example below the mice found their way into our customer’s car through one of the drainage plug holes. The actual plug was in the car so potentially it was pushed out by the mice.

The main issue with rodents – unlike other animals (cats, dogs etc.) – is that they urinate often and not in one place.

With this particular vehicle we had to remove all the boot lining, back seat and the underlay.

It was quite a big job as we had to continue to keep stripping as the mice had got into areas we thought impossible.

Utilising our Ozone machine and carpet shampooing, we were able to make this car usable.

So take my advice – once you have prepared your car for storage, make sure your rubber grommets and drainage plugs are secure and fixed in place.

Give me a call if you need any further information or advice.

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118 Channel feature Interview: Roz Mexted, Westlake Girls High School

After almost three decades of service, respected Westlake Girls High School principal Alison Gernhoefer retired at the end of 2011. After an extensive recruitment process (there were apparently 18 applicants), the impressive lady chosen to replace her is Roz Mexted, formerly the principal of Marton’s Nga Tawa Diocesan School. While these are both girls’ schools, the two appear to be poles apart. Nga Tawa is a boarding school of under 300 girls in a rural New Zealand setting. Westlake Girls, with a roll of 2200 (and 175 staff), is the country’s biggest school for girls. Channel Magazine’s Aidan Bennett interviewed Roz Mexted in her new office, just as she was making herself comfortable in mid-January.

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New Principal, Westlake Girls High School When I was at school, I never liked going near the principal’s office.

So, even though I have matured a little in the three decades-plus since leaving Waiuku College – gaining four School C subjects by the skin of my teeth – I still feel a bit nervous for some reason when I go near any office that has the titles ‘Principal’ or ‘Headmaster’ on the door.

I had the same uneasy feeling when I went to meet Roz Mexted at Westlake Girls. There was a long slow stroll up the staircase to the top floor of the impressive new admin block, named after the retiring principal, and eventually I arrived at the big daunting door that has the principal’s name on it.

However, it only took a matter of minutes to warm to Westlake Girls’ Roz Mexted. Not only is she warm and friendly, but also very attractive.

Roz was born and raised in Wellington, attending Queen Margaret College and Wellington Girls, before moving on to Victoria University where she completed a Bachelor Degree in Linguistics. She then followed a calling to be a teacher, going on to teach at Upper Hutt College and her old school Queen Margaret.

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The very interesting aspect about Roz is that she then left teaching for a commercial career in knitwear design after entering the 1986 Benson & Hedges Design Awards. She ran her own knitwear design business for a number of years and was also a Wool Board Ambassador.

In fact, if you Google Roz Mexted now, there are a good number of her designs for sale on Trade Me. What you will also discover is that she has written a book on Designer Knits, which is available from Amazon and through many other channels.

After getting married (now divorced) and having daughter Sophie in the late ‘80s – a time when she also lived in Auckland – and Takapuna for a bit – Roz decided to get back into teaching in the mid-90s. She discovered that she loved it more than ever, going on to complete a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration (Honours), extramurally from Massey University.

This was followed by a period teaching in Hawkes Bay and eventually being appointed Deputy Principal at Woodford House. She was appointed Principal of Nga Tawa in 2001 – a position she held for over a decade.

Channel feature Interview: Roz Mexted, Westlake Girls High School 119 commercially around our facilities that In 2008, Roz was also elected as the have resulted from the building and New Zealand Principals’ representative on facility development programme of the the Australasian Alliance of Girls’ School past few years. We have the hockey and Executive, an eight-member executive soccer turfs and the covered courts that board. will provide revenue for the school. Hand “I enjoyed my time at Nga Tawa in hand with facilities of this standard immensely,” said Roz Mexted, reflecting comes significant repair and maintenance on her reasons for moving North. “But, costs, so revenue will be important. I am after a decade running a country school, it not losing sight, however, of the need for was time for a change. While I was there, me to be in classrooms. This will be an we had a great team and we worked emphasis, particularly over the first six to hard to develop the school and make 12 months.” it more desirable. The development of So what sort of leadership style does the equestrian academy – modelled on Roz Mexted have? I put that question North American schools that I visited – directly to her. was a highlight. Nga Tawa had always “First and foremost I am a creative had a strong reputation academically, person. Always with lots of ideas. I but it needed to have wider appeal. The believe I am good at working out how development of the school culturally, in to implement things and make things sports and with the international exchange happen. A doer. I am inclusive, so programme, helped to lift the popularity First and foremost I am a creative like to involve people and I don’t ask of the school considerably.” “But I must person. Always with lots of ideas.…. people to do things that I wouldn’t do admit after seven years I started thinking I am inclusive, so like to involve myself. At the same time I am firm, but about a change and, when 10 was on fair. Very comfortable having the hard the horizon, I knew that I needed a new people and I don’t ask people to do conversations. While I believe I am open challenge. The options were Auckland or things that I wouldn’t do myself. and transparent, I can say ‘no’ very easily.

Australia – where my daughter lives – and At the same time, if I make a mistake I have been visiting four times a year, being At the same time I am firm, but fair.

I will admit it and this is something I on the Australasian Alliance of Girls’ School Very comfortable having the ask my staff to do as well. I would also Executive. But when the challenge of describe myself as anti-dramatic and Westlake Girls came up, it fitted perfectly. I hard conversations. very matter of fact. Pragmatic, focused had decided that after a decade, I needed on results. I also get a real kick out of a school without borders. I wanted a working with people and seeing them grow in what they are doing.” multicultural school and the bigger scale was appealing. I also really liked A key part of the new role for Roz will be connecting with the local the thinking of the board who had been very thorough during the selection community and the business sector. process. Even surveying parents, teachers and pupils about what they wanted “I really value the healthy relationship we have with Westlake Boys,” says in their new principal. So it was a thrill to be given the opportunity to follow in Roz. “I am looking forward to working closely with David Ferguson (Westlake the footsteps of Alison (Gernhoefer).”

Boys Principal) and his team. Getting out into the community and meeting key Roz Mexted actually started at Westlake Girls during term four last year, stakeholders as well as business and community groups is part of my term one and has spent that time familiarising herself with the school. You get the plan as well.” feeling that she is not going to rush into making big changes in a hurry. Any My conclusion, after spending an hour with Roz Mexted, is that the Westlake changes will be well thought out.

Girls High School board can take a bow. They have chosen an excellent new She says that the strategic planning work the board has done over the leader for their school. past 12 months has isolated some key areas that need to be addressed and I finished the interview with a few questions about her ‘favourites’ to help she is looking forward to implementing the initiatives required. She also has paint the full picture of Roz Mexted. some thoughts on tweaking the structure of the school.

Interests: Fitness – biking, walking; Snow skiing; Art – collecting “The school culture and spirit is very important. We need to articulate our contemporary New Zealand art; Good design and architecture; Cooking – my values and visions,” says Roz. “I am very keen on assemblies and structure partner Gavin (Yortt) owns Squawking Magpie Winery (Hawkes Bay), so he but, with a hall that holds 500 and a school roll of over 2000, it is difficult at supplies the wine and I love exploring the food. present to hold a full school assembly. But with the completion of our fabulous Reading: I am into philosophical books, recent books have been... ‘The Monk new covered courts facility, getting the whole school together will hopefully who sold his Ferrari’ (Robert Kharma), ‘Good to Great’ (by Jim Collins), ‘Ageless become a reality. From what I have observed over the past few months, we Body, Timeless Mind’ (Deepak Chopra). have fabulous girls, and fabulous staff, but structurally we are five different Favourite Drink: I am not a big drinker but I better say I enjoy a Squawking schools, years nine through to 13. There may be a better structure that will Magpie Chardonnay! provide better leadership. I believe that role models are important. From that Favourite Food: A big seafood fan. I loved New Orleans for its food. Crab perspective, our year 13 girls play an important part. I am not keen on mufti cakes in New York are special. for them and I also have a desire to look at the school uniform.”

Movies: Recent movies I have enjoyed were ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘The I put it to Roz Mexted that running a school of this size is like running a Iron Lady’. I am also susceptible to chick flicks and movies that make you laugh. business. It was a comment that she totally agreed with. And part of the role Favourite Holiday spot in New Zealand: Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman National she enjoys.

Park (Nelson).

“It is no different than running a business. The people are very important.

Favourite Holiday spot overseas: Lake Como, Italy.

My role is to manage the people. The board provides the governance and If Roz Mexted wasn’t in education what would you be doing? I have always then it is up to me, with assistance from senior management, to implement liked the thought of being a court lawyer. Ensuring fairness and justice. things. Our business is education, but there are also some opportunities

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120 Education: Carmel College

Bandanas for Cancer

Carmel students design inspirational messages to help the cancer sufferers Carmel College is a vibrant community committed to providing young women with the best in education, empowering them to strive for excellence and inspiring them to live the values of Jesus Christ along with the Catholic and Mercy Traditions.

Carmel College has five core Mercy values; Respect for Human Dignity, Compassion, Service, Justice and Care of the Poor and Vulnerable. Each year Carmel College focuses on one core Mercy value and for 2011 it was Compassion.

At Carmel College we show compassion when we:- Act with understanding and sensitivity towards each other; Work cooperatively with others; Make ourselves available for others; Respect and nurture the environment.

Year NineTechnology teacher, Annaliese Seedall, used this focus on compassion plus values that the New Zealand Curriculum deems important in our young people as the basis for a unit of work called ‘Bandanas for Cancer’.

Each student was asked to design an inspirational message to help the cancer sufferer along their healing journey. These messages were printed onto fabric and made into bandanas and donated to the Look Good Feel Better Foundation (LGFB).

Messages included: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow,” “Be-YOU-tiful” and “Believing in yourself is the beauty of hope.” The girls also signed their bandana to add a very special, personal touch.

The bandanas were individually gift wrapped with a personal card and presented

to the General Manager of the ‘Look Good Feel Better Foundation, Yvonne Brownlie. They are to be included in a gift bag of skincare and cosmetic products that all attendees take home from the workshops.

This is what Yvonne said: “LGFB was overwhelmed with such a generous donation to the programme. Each headscarve had its own individual touch from a group of very talented young ladies. We presented the headscarves at the last of the LGFB workshops in December. It’s hard to describe their reaction in a few words – Is this for me!; This one is so colourful!; This is just right for me!; Look they all have signatures on!

These were just a few of the comments made. For me, it was a privilege to work with the girls at Carmel College – Girls You Can Stand Tall. Thank you to all those involved in getting the project off the ground.”

Look Good Feel Better is a free service offered to women undergoing treatment for cancer. They help restore and enhance the appearance of cancer patients during and after treatment by providing makeover workshops. There are 180 workshops across 23 New Zealand locations. Call 0800 865 432 or 308-0245 to make a donation to the charity.

Carmel College’s vision of seeing the need and making the difference is truly acted out as the Year 9 Technology students can see how their bandanas will make a difference to the lives of women who are fighting cancer by providing a message of hope and inspiration whilst enhancing their appearance.

Carmel College’s

Recipe for Success IngredIents 1 cup of Mercy Values 1 cup of Catholic teaching and tradition 400g of Inspiring teachers 100ml of Fantastic Facilities 200g of Hard Work 3tbsp of empowerment A large sprinkling of Community support MetHod Combine all ingredients with opportunities, stirring slowly.

Blend with a good attitude, emotional support and plenty of co-curricular activities. result Young women with the ability to move out into the world and make a difference combined with amazing academic results.

Head Girls, Queena Perry and Carla Zatta.

Heads of Liturgy Haya Sulaiman and Sarah Aschebrock.

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Heads of Student Council Kirstie Taplin and Genevieve Coleman.

Carmel College

Academic and Sport Award Winners 2011 Sporting Excellence Award Winners • Emily Sheldrake Service to Sport • Lauren Spencer Outstanding Commitment to Sport • Rebecca Dubber Outstanding Sporting Achievement • Debra Catherwood Senior Sportswoman of the Year • Claudine Wallace Junior Sportswoman of the Year • Annika Anderson Year 7 and 8 Sportswoman of the Year 2011 Top Scholars • DUX - Sarah Woodward • Proxime Accessit - Alyssa Moore

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Heads of Sport Lauren Spencer and Alex Conway.

2012 University Scholarship Recipients • University of Auckland Jubilee Award Scholarship - Ardra Swaraj • AUT Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Christina Dixon • University of Auckland Faculty of Arts

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2012 School Leaders • Head Girls - Queena Perry & Carla Zatta • Heads of Liturgy - Haya Sulaiman & Sarah Aschebrock • Heads of Student Council - Kirstie Taplin & Genevieve Coleman • Heads of Sport - Lauren Spencer & Alex Conway

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Success for WGHS at

National Athletic Champs Westlake Girls High School had five students competing at the New Zealand Secondary School Athletic Championships in Wellington. Grace Stewart won the bronze medal in the senior girls 400m, Ella Pilkington also won bronze in the senior girls hammer, Natasha Bowyer finished 4th in the senior girls 200m steeplechase and Toni Clinton 8th in the senior girls 100m, Georgia Pert competed in the junior girls long jump and 200m.

Westlake Girls bronze medal winning runner Grace Stewart.

WESTLAKE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

Strength through experience The adolescent years are particularly important in education, in that students are formulating and stabilising the identity and the values that will underpin their behaviour in future years.

A school needs to offer the support of a stable and secure environment and be sensitive to changes in society itself.

More than ever before students must learn to be flexible and to develop the judgement and discernment needed to cope with change and the explosion of knowledge.

Westlake Girls High School fulfils this dual role by encouraging girls to learn about themselves and their constantly changing environment, while at the same time

offering support and guidance as they practise decision making and social skills.

As well as fostering high standards of academic, sporting and cultural achievements, the school promotes social responsibility and maturity through its corporate life and discipline. This calls for commitment and identity with the school’s activities, and fellowship and co-operation with its standards of conduct.

Finally, we welcome an active, continuing interest and involvement of parents in the progress and activities of their daughters while at school. Indeed, this is essential if we are to achieve the best results for them.

WeStlake girlS high School 2 Wairau Road, Milford, North Shore City • Phone: (09) 489 4168 • www.westlakegirls.school.nz

ASPIRING TO PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

Takapuna Grammar School, 210 Lake Rd, PO Box 33 1096 Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand Tel: 09 489 4167 Fax: 09 486 7118 Email: office@takapuna.school.nz Website: www.takapunagrammar.school.nz

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122 Education: Kristin School

Grab What You Can At the Kristin Senior School Prizegiving last November, I confessed that I pitied students sitting exams today. Revision is difficult at the best of times, let alone with all of the distractions of the modern world. The teenage brain is not yet fully wired to focus intently on one subject for long periods of time (unless that subject is food or a member of the opposite sex) and it is hard to keep their attention unwavering. This has always been the case, of course, but at least when I was studying for school exams, distractions weren’t so immediate or abundant. For us, it was the old “hide the comic inside the textbook” trick. Either that, or snatches of guilty day-dreaming, hoping your mother didn’t walk into your room unannounced.

By contrast, today’s young people have to study in a world of abundant distraction. Mobile phones, Skype, email and instant messaging mean they can call a friend any time they start to feel bored. For my generation, that would have meant a trip to the one phone in the house, securely mounted on the kitchen wall, under our mother’s wary eye. And whilst I had to hoist up heavy textbooks big enough to shield a Commando comic from view, today’s teens can stare at the screen of their laptop with alacrity, innocently claiming they are “researching.”

And what a wealth of procrastination options the web offers. Funny cats and Fail clips top the world list of most-viewed time wasters. But I have found another genre to rival them as a mindless, yet oddly compelling, delaying tactic. Try searching YouTube for grocery grab competitions.

The premise is fairly simple – the winner of a competition at a local grocery store gets to push a shopping trolley around the aisles for a fixed period of time, loading in whatever they choose. When the time’s up, they keep everything they have grabbed. What’s compelling is how frustratingly dumb some participants can be! They are in a shop with maximum choice – everything anyone could want to eat or drink lies before them – yet so many seem to blow it. Having wasted nearly an hour of my life googling grocery grabs, I have come to the conclusion that there are six types of contestant: The Slow & Unfit – these people waddle or wander down the aisles, seemingly oblivious to the fact that their time is limited. Or they wrestle six big turkeys, each one larger than themselves, into the trolley, only to find it’s too heavy for them to push over the line. You find yourself yelling at the screen, “Why did you enter???

Why not just stay in bed?”

The Instant Gratification Junkies – this group head straight for the junk food aisle and set to work piling in armloads of crisps and lollies. Apart from the fact that these are ridiculously cheap items that they could spend their own money on, they also take up way too much limited trolley space. And of course, it’s food of no real value and gone too quickly.

The Sleepwalkers – these folk act as if they were doing their normal weekly shopping. They start in the Fruit & Vege section, umming and ahhhing over the ripest apples, following the same old route they usually take every Sunday. They can’t seem to see the bigger picture, that this is their huge opportunity to break their regular habits and really score big.

The Indecisive – as with the sleepwalkers, these contestants also seem to have forgotten the significance of the occasion.

They waste precious seconds picking stuff up, weighing it in their minds, then putting it back Peter Clague, Executive Principal. again. The clock is ticking!!!

The Crowd-Pleasers – then there are those who are bamboozled by the conflicting demands of others. They stand stationary in the aisle, trying hard to hear what their family and friends are calling out for from the sidelines. You want to silence everyone and just ask “Whose trolley are you filling?”

Not every grocery-grabber is terminally stupid, however. Occasionally, you find one of a special group who know exactly how to get the best out of the deal.

The Strategists – these people are winners. They know the layout of the shop intimately and have mapped out the optimal route in their minds. They have calculated the high value/low volume items and set themselves targets. You can see by the focussed look in their eyes as they grip the trolley handles waiting for the gun, that they lay awake the night before picturing the prize.

My procrastinating hour over, I was left comparing a young person’s journey through school to a grocery grab contest. Consider school as a supermarket and the lessons seem obvious: • What’s on offer is on offer to all. Every child starts with the same-sized shopping trolley – their brain • They each have the same opportunities – the aisles are open to all • Each student has the same amount of time – the speed and energy with which they load their trolley is up to them • What’s in your trolley at the end reflects who you are and what you value.

With the new academic year now upon us our students will be readying themselves for re-establishing routine, selecting courses, registering for sport teams and preparing for auditions. These are big decisions which set the schedule for the coming terms, and once the school calendar begins the days can go past very quickly. For this reason I encourage all students to take a moment to sit back and consider what they want to achieve this year. As you spend another year moving through the aisles, I would ask: • Are you dawdling or sprinting?

• Are you feeding your sweet tooth or trying to maintain a balanced diet?

• Are you being deliberate and selective about what you learn, or are you unfocussed, making it up as you go along?

• Are you studying certain subjects just to please Mum and Dad? Or not studying all, trying to impress others? Or are you trying to feed your own desires?

• Have you got a plan? Can you picture what your full trolley looks like when you graduate?

Every year I am impressed by the enthusiasm and spirit of our students at Kristin and I am confident that 2012 will be no different. I look forward Senior School to seeing how our students apply themselves to their schooling, sports, arts and adventures in the coming months, supported by teachers and staff who continually restock our Junior, Middle and Senior School shelves with so many rich pickings.

Peter Clague, Executive Principal.

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Snapshots of As another year passes by and we prepare ourselves for the exciting months ahead, it is with great pride that we can reflect on some of the amazing achievements of Kristin students in 2011.

2011

Students present environmental projects to Dr Dame Jane Goodall

Michael Perree won the NZ Secondary Schools Triathlon Champs. Michael and Maddie Dillon were both named Triathletes of the Year 2011.

Carla Boniolo topped the tables with a perfect score her IB Diploma

Acclaimed author, John Marsden visits the school

Holly Roberts and the ‘Clean up your Closet’ drive.

The production of Jesus Christ Superstar wowed audiences.

Kristin performers win Best Overall Production and Best Leading Female in a Play at the AMI Showdown Awards.

The Kristin Fashion show raised an amazing $37,000 for three charities.

World champion skier Sophie Corser.

Students from Year 3 to Year 13 enjoyed a multitude of camping experiences.

James Allen took Silver at the International Maths Olympiad in Amsterdam

Hardy Michel: NZ Secondary Schools Individual Cycling Champion

The Annual Family Picnic raised $35,000 to support those in need in Christchurch.

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Beauty Therapist Diploma - Full time ( 12 months) This comprehensive course is offered to those who require the highest recognition in industry. Included in this course are qualifications in facial and body electrics, as well as epilation.

Beauty Therapist Diploma with Spa Therapies - Full time (18 months) This programme allows the students to enter the workforce with the additional skills needed to be more work ready and able to compete for the best jobs. It is designed to allow students to become fully qualified therapists, plus becoming skilled in basic IPL, microdermabrasion, hot stone massage,aromatherapy, advanced waxing and many other therapies.

If you feel that you would like a career change, need to up-skill or want to make the first step into this exciting industry, call for a free information pack or a tour of either campus.

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Once upon a time, the need to plan for your retirement was not considered particularly important. In 1951, the average life expectancy for New Zealand males was just 67 years and for females it was 71 years. So why waste time planning for a retirement of perhaps only 2-6 Mark Harris years? If you were going to need any additional income over that period, then the universal pension would probably do just fine.

Times have changed dramatically in the last 60 years.

Advances in medicine, diet and environmental factors have all contributed to a significant increase in life expectancies. Average male and female life expectancies today (from birth) have increased by 11 years each. While that should give ‘Generation Y’ some considerable food for thought, what about people who are approaching, or already in, retirement?

The latest demographic data suggests that if you are already 65 today, an average New Zealand male can expect to live another 18 years and a female can expect to live another 20 years. It gets better (or worse, depending on your viewpoint!). If you are already 80 years old today, you have about a 50:50 chance of living into your nineties. It is also worth noting, these are averages taken across the whole population, so half of you are likely to live even longer!

But what does it really matter if people are living a lot longer these days?

What this data confirms is that New Zealanders today face the very significant possibility of living well into their 80’s or even their 90’s. In the financial planning world, this possibility has been given a name – it’s called ‘longevity risk’. In a very practical sense, it is the risk of outliving your money.

Before longevity risk becomes an issue for you, I suggest you ask yourself an important question – “if I’m going to retire at age 65 and then possibly live for another 25 or 30 years, will New Zealand Superannuation alone afford me the kind of lifestyle I want for the rest of my life?”

If the answer is ‘yes’, then I have to assume you are planning to have all of your big expenditure items (such as property purchases, overseas travel etc) out of the way by the time you retire. This will be even more critical if, as anticipated, New Zealand Superannuation is ‘adjusted’ in the future due to its lack of affordability. This is already happening in other countries around the world and New Zealand politicians will not be able to sidestep this issue forever.

If the answer is ‘no’ and you are still in the workforce, then you probably still have some options at your disposal. However, I would strongly urge you not to delay. The sooner you sit down and work out what you want your retirement lifestyle to look like, the sooner you can begin to put the necessary financial plans in place to achieve it.

Source: Demographic data used in the column has been taken from the New Zealand Period Life tables published by Statistics New Zealand.

Mark Harris – Spicers Financial Advisers Phone: 486 7892 Email: mark.harris@spicers.co.nz www.spicers.co.nz

DISCLAIMER: Mark Harris is an Authorised Financial Adviser. His column provides general advice, which is not personalised to the specific financial situation or goals of those who correspond with him. Mark is not liable for any loss suffered by those who follow the advice provided in his column. A disclosure statement is available on request and free of charge from your Adviser.

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TALKING TRUSTS: Tammy McLeod, Davenports Harbour Law 127 This regular column is provided by Tammy McLeod (BA LLB), a partner at Davenports Harbour Lawyers. Tammy leads the Davenports Harbour Trust Team and enjoys providing clients with advice and assistance on a broad range of issues involving the structuring and establishment of asset plans, interpretation of trust deeds, duties of trustees and the management and administration of trust funds.

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George, Mavis &Irina

George and Mavis were married for 49 years, when Mavis sadly died suddenly in her sleep. George was devastated but six months later, was so lonely he thought he would give internet dating a try.

It wasn’t long before he met Irina, a stunning Romanian beauty who would love to come and visit George, if he would only buy her the air ticket.

A few weeks later, Irina arrived with a very large suitcase at the home where George and Mavis had brought up their family. Two months after that, Irina had persuaded George to use some of his savings to buy a house in Irina and George’s name for Irina’s mother to come from Romania to live in.

George didn’t see his children that much anymore – he was busy with Irina, going shopping and trying out new bars and restaurants. Plus, he got the feeling that they didn’t really approve of Irina.

…how could she take half of everything he and Mavis had worked so hard for all those years?

Three years after Irina arrived on his doorstep, George suffered a massive stroke. Irina started internet dating again, and soon hooked up with another wealthy widower. George received a letter in the post from Irina’s lawyer saying that as they had been in a de facto relationship for the past three years, Irina was making a claim for half of the house that George lived in and also the house that George had bought for Irina’s mother.

Poor George didn’t understand – how could she take half of everything he and Mavis had worked so hard for all those years? Poor Mavis would be turning in her grave. If only he and Mavis had set up a trust and transferred their assets to it before Mavis died, as they were always planning to do, then he wouldn’t be in this mess.

To ensure you don’t make a similar mistake contact: Tammy McLeod, Email: tammy.mcleod@davenportsharbour.co.nz or visit: www.davenportsharbour.co.nz

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Our CHANNEL Building and Home Maintenance column is contributed on a monthly basis by Alex Coburn and Luke Henley of QPC Builders.

Alex and Luke are two young refreshingly energetic and passionate North Shore builders dedicated to delivering the highest quality work that sets them apart . In this column Alex Coburn provides advice on recladding plaster homes.

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Bathtimes with Plumb’In Welcome to Bathtimes, Happy New Year. If you feel like time has passed your bathroom by and you are planning a new bathroom, then here are some more handy hints to help you choose the right products.

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Toilet – Old toilets are larger and less efficient than newer models. To give yourself more room and a new look, consider replacing your old model with a close couple, back-to wall or wall hung toilet.

Plus, newer toilets use less water, making them friendlier to the environment. NZ law now requires all toilets to have a WELS (water efficiency labelling and standards) so make sure your new toilet has a WELS rating.

Vanity – Our new polymarble vanity range is elegant with a clean modern look, flawless finish and an inexpensive price tag. Great storage space and soft closing drawers and doors.

Reclad or not to reclad If you have found yourself stuck with a plaster house, chances are that you will have a hard time trying to sell it!

Even though not all plaster clad houses leak, all of the recent exposure in the media means that all plaster houses have the perception of leaking and to the potential buyer this can be very scary.

The North Shore has a very high number of plaster clad houses, which unfortunately results in an expectation of leaky homes everywhere.

Thankfully the government has recently put together a helping hand package for owners stuck with a leaky home meaning they will fund 25% of the rebuild cost and the Auckland Council will fund another 25%, leaving the owner with only 50% of the rebuild cost.

QPC has been involved in a number of reclads on the North Shore and its not all doom and gloom. Often owners take this time to renovate and update their existing home as well. Leaving them with a much cleaner, dryer and more marketable home, providing the owners with options instead of feeling trapped in there own home.

Here are a few pictures of a property we recently completed in Mission Bay the owners Rosemary and James said, “We can’t wait to get home from work now, we are so glad we just did it and stopped avoiding the issue.”

That is just a quick guide on where to start when thinking about recladding.

For more information feel free to give me a call, Alex Coburn, on 0275362494 or check-out our website www.qpcbuilders.co.nz

Shower – If you need a little extra space then choose a sliding shower door. Sliding doors don’t require door clearance, and the clear glass acts like a window, opening the space even more and letting in more light.

Bath – Considering replacing your old tub with a lower-walled model. They’re perfect for showering, but still deep enough for a pleasant bath.

Tapware – Like toilets all tapware has to have a WELS rating and this should be displayed on the product. Choose tapware to match the décor of your bathroom. There is a huge range out there, available in varying shapes and sizes; you are bound only by your budget.

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Progress to make you smile Dental clinics are springing up left, right and centre as part of Waitemata DHB’s $13 million, three-year project to modernise oral health facilities.

Last month, two new community clinics were opened – a two-chair clinic at Belmont Intermediate School and a three-chair clinic at Northcross Intermediate School.

Both clinics are close to the road and are easy for parents to access.

“This clinic will make a difference to dental care along this whole peninsula,” says Rowena Bullock, a member of Belmont Intermediate School’s Board of Trustees. “We need parents to see that it’s here, free and fabulous.”

Construction of another two clinics at Silverdale School and Forrest Hill Primary also started in November (they’ll open early next year) and, in the same month, two transportable dental units (TDUs) were completed.

Dental manager Belinda Tafua says there are now five TDUs. “We are expecting two more in February and by the end of the project we will have 15,” she says.

By February there will be 23 concrete parking pads for the units at schools around the district.

Waitemata leads the way for the environment North Shore Hospital has become the first hospital in New Zealand to win Bronze Enviro-Mark accreditation – underlining Waitemata DHB’s commitment to sustainability.

And Waitakere Hospital became the second, gaining accreditation late last month.

Enviro-Mark is an internationally recognised system that helps organisations to reduce their environmental risks and improve their environmental performance.

To get Bronze-level certification, our hospitals were externally audited to show they comply with 12 pieces of environmental, health and safety legislation.

“It was quite a long process to get that first audit of North Shore Hospital’s systems – it took around three months,” says sustainability officer Emma Bowyer-Warner. “But it was definitely worth all the hard work.”

The award shows the people working inside our hospitals pay just as much attention to caring for our environment at work as they are at home, Emma says.

Chief executive Dr Dale Bramley says it’s a real mark of pride that Waitemata DHB is leading the way for DHBs. “It shows that our processes are robust, that we’re paying attention and we’re all making an effort for the environment we work in.”

On target Waitemata DHB is making great progress on meeting the Government’s health targets, scoring at or close to the top in several areas for the first quarter of 2011-12.

• Cancer Care: At 100% we meet the target and rank first equal nationally, alongside both other metro-Auckland DHBs. • Smoking cessation: At 96% we beat the target and rank fifth nationally – ahead of both other metro-Auckland DHBs. • Elective Surgery: At 100% we meet the target and rank 14th nationally, behind both other metro-Auckland DHBs.

Belmont Intermediate School principal Justin Somerville with dental therapist Roberta Blair-Stilwell, and Belmont Primary School student Reina Stilwell, in the new Belmont Community Dental Clinic.

Driveable diagnostic vans are also on the way with the first of seven ready to start around July next year.

Waitemata DHB chief executive Dr Dale Bramley says the clinics are part of the DHB’s strategy to expand its services and facilities to meet the community’s needs.

“By supporting high-quality oral health services for young people, we are setting them up for good oral health for life.”

Nurses step up to the challenge Orthopaedic outpatients at North Shore Hospital are hotfooting it out of the waiting room, thanks to an innovative new nurse-led clinic.

The orthopaedic nurse clinic is the brainchild of Sue Thornton, who three years ago was looking for a project that would help her progress from level three to level four nursing.

Cutting waiting times for patients who need straightforward nursing attention was that project.

Sue began investigating the possibility of a nurse clinic.

The patients Sue targeted are those who are healing just as expected after their operation and have no complications. But 10 to 14 days later they need their casts taken off, their stitches removed and a new lightweight cast applied.

These are all tasks that very experienced orthopaedic nurses can do. That can lighten the consultants’ workload, and ensure patients spend less time in the waiting room.

“We can have these patients done even before the consultant starts his clinic,” says Sue. The clinic began operating last month. Already, patients are expressing approval.

“Patients say they like that nursing one-on-one time, especially having the chance to discuss the smaller practicalities of cast care,” says Marilyn Catlow, charge nurse manager of outpatients.

And the four nurses who run the clinic are also enjoying the challenge, she says.

Orthopaedic consultant Bill Farrington says orthopaedics, like all hospital specialities, has been looking at how to improve its service for patients. ”We are hoping this initiative will improve our efficiency, reduce the amount of time patients are kept waiting in out-patients and to optimise our nursing staff’s skills and expertise.”

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Accountancy Beyond the numbers with Hayes Knight

Matthew Bellingham

What will 2012 bring?

Over the wet Christmas break I had time to do a lot of navel gazing and contemplating what the year ahead might bring, as well as reflecting on 2011 and the difficulties that the year delivered to us. Since returning to work, I have had many discussions with business people, banks and community leaders and gained a cross section of opinions on what is coming up.

There is no doubt that 2011 was a toughie for most industries, and the outlook for the immediate future also looks challenging yet the majority of people in business are confident of an improvement over the next twelve months. Possibly that is because we are coming off a pretty low base!

What is important is that we require solid leadership in order to get ahead.

This equally applies in our businesses, our political environment, our not for profit and charitable sector and our everyday home lives. In business I set goals and themes for every year – this year I am running with “Lead or Bleed” When reflecting back on the most prominent positive events of last year, for me it is the Rugby World Cup and the general election. Both of these events have taught me that as a leader, you must take responsibility for being the architect of your own result and you need to have a few options available should the game change.

Think of the rugby - Daniel Carter (Plan A), Colin Slade (Plan B), Aaron Cruden (Plan C); still pushing for the same end result, but just running with a slightly different strategy to get there. And the winning points were actually scored by Plan D, Stephen Donald!

Think of the election – there is no doubt that the end result was heavily influenced and driven by the popularity of John Key. He is a great leader, and is admired even by his critics. Before the election many thought that National would govern alone, but the leader was never going to take that risk and definitely had the bases covered with alliances.

It’s no different in business. Our current marketplace has shown us that the goal posts are continually moving - constant new technology, immediate communication and delivery expectations, offshore competition, regulatory changes, sustainability the list goes on. It’s not easy and our plans of yester-year may now feel like a collapsed scrum on our own try line or a heavily defeated

opposition party. It’s at this point when our team looks to us as the leader to step up, dig deep, and show the way out of this dip, or even better, the new way forward. Employees are looking for direction and an assertive leader to get them to where they rightfully should be heading. They want to be led, and led proud.

Let’s face it, we’ve been looking for leadership from our politicians in this harsh economic climate, from our captains in our national sports teams, from our rescue crews as they scramble to avoid environmental disaster and from our business owners as we challenge ourselves in what could be seen as the harshest economic climate in over 50 years.

Today is the day for the real leaders in business to step forward and shine.

Today is the day for the real leaders in business to step forward and shine.

Qualities such as a true entrepreneurial spirit, commercial sensibility, skills to motivate the team to come along on the journey, and an excellent strategic mind to look for ‘what’s next’ must be in their DNA. Tenacity or grit alone merely won’t do it for us anymore if we want to improve and move our businesses, and our lives forward. We need to grasp all the tools available to us, we need to review our strategies so that we utilise tomorrow’s technology, we need to push for entry into new markets, and we need to up the ante in our industry sectors. We can’t be participants any longer. Simply put, we need to lead from the front foot if we want to convert our tries. Running out of puff after four years of recession isn’t an excuse, it’s a cop out.

We know that today’s status quo will not be tomorrow’s benchmark so we need to improve what we do, what we offer, how we offer it, and how we create it if we want to improve our result. We need to lead our businesses, anything less may see us bleed the life blood out of it as our competitors pass us by.

Remember, there’s only one Business World Matthew Bellingham Cup, and you’re playing is CEO of innovative chartered in it every day. You get accountancy practice Hayes Knight out what you put in.

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Keeping your business future fit is about being better equipped to make bold and powerful financial decisions. At Hayes Knight, rather than just work the numbers, we interpret them. The result is a more empowered, knowledgeable client able to be proactive with the next steps of their business. To find out more, visit hayesknight.co.nz

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INSOLVENT TRANSACTIONS and CLAWBACKS Section 292 of the Companies Act 1993 carries a sting in its tail that all businesses should be aware of.

It gives liquidators the power to recover payments made by a troubled business in the two years prior to its liquidation, and at a time when it was unable to pay its debts. The purpose of section 292 is to ensure all unsecured creditors are treated equally, by stopping one creditor receiving more from a troubled business than it would otherwise receive in a liquidation.

Sad Client I once had a client who was owed $60,000 by one of their customers. The customer agreed to repay the debt by fortnightly instalments of $2,000, and these payments were made. Eighteen months later, however, the customer went into liquidation. The liquidator attempted to recover those instalments ($60,000 worth) from our client. This didn’t go down well. Nobody wants to ‘give back’ $60,000!

Defence There is a defence available to creditors under the Companies Act, but it requires them to prove that when they received the payments, they had acted in good faith, they provided value for the payment, and that a reasonable person in their position, would not

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have suspected, and did not have reasonable grounds to suspect, the customer was or would become insolvent.

This defence is demanding due to the difficultly in satisfying the good faith and reasonable person elements. The good faith element requires the creditor to show it honestly believed the payments would not put them in a better position than other creditors. They will fail if they knew the customer was experiencing financial difficulties, and if there were signs they were paid before other creditors. The reasonable person element is difficult because it does not consider the creditor’s actual belief at the time payments were received. Rather, the focus is whether another person in the position of the creditor would, having regard to all the circumstances, have an actual fear that the customer was insolvent. Relevant factors include the age of the debt, whether cheques had been dishonoured or enforcement action taken, and whether a creditor had knowledge about the businesses’ poor cash flow.

Courses of Action The better course of action is to try and avoid the sting of section 292 in the first place. This is difficult,

as many businesses accept payment plans from time to time, and need to continue doing so to obtain payment. The following courses of action can help: 1. Always be aware that payments received for an outstanding debt could be vulnerable to attack; 2. Make sure you have a valid security interest over supplied goods. This will involve registering your security interest on the Personal Property Securities Register (www.ppsr.gtovt.nz); 3. If possible, obtain a personal guarantee from the directors/shareholders of the customer; 4. Try to get payments up front, or if that is not possible, implement a debt collection policy that encourages fast payments, and stick to it; and 5. Watch for signs indicating a business is in trouble and if concerns do arise, seek legal advice immediately as to how to manage the situation.

Nicola Russ is a partner in Simpson Western’s commercial team.

Her primary areas of practice include buying and selling businesses, business banking and finance, and advice on shareholder, licensing and supply arrangements.

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entrant’s fee to Hospice North Shore.

Hospice North Shore has put a together the “Hospice Hobblers” who will be participating in the 33km Relay and are raising funds through fundraiseonline.co.nz to support their patients.

The Warehouse Glenfield, Westpac Lake Road and Pak n Save Albany have also put in teams to raise funds for Hospice North Shore. Stephen Hamlin, Manager Westpac said “this has proved to be a great team building exercise. We are enjoying the camaraderie within the team and our customers think what we are doing is fantastic. We are delighted to be able to use the opportunity to raise funds for such a worthy cause.”

Why not join us on 25th February? For more information check out www.coastalchallenge.co.nz or to see the Hospice Hobbler’s progress check out www.nshospice.org.nz

Wilson Home Garden Gala a great day!

The Wilson home had a lovely hot sunny day for their first Garden Gala on Sunday November 27th. While The Wilson Home Trust have held galas in the past, this was the first of it’s type and had the following attractions; garden and history tours through both the public and private sections of the gardens, one of which was accompanied by new North Shore MP Maggie Barry, Devonshire teas, plants and produce stalls, indoor craft market and outdoor gardening expo stands, kids games and rides, spit roast and sausage sizzle, craft stall, entertainment throughout the day including a jazz band, the Navy band, kapa haka, local rock bands, singers and a ukulele folk group. There were over 1000 visitors, many of whom had never visited The Wilson Home site before. Many people learned about the history of The Trust and also what it does today in supporting children with disabilities and their families.

For more information visit: www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Join us for the Coastal Challenge

25 February 2012 Join us for this fantastic opportunity to be part of this great event to walk or run our beautiful coastline.

The Coastal Challenge course is from Arkles Bay to Devonport, taking in the beautiful North Shore Coastline. There are a number of events you can take on: Walk or run 6km, 11km or 17km. Run 22km or the full 33km – or create a relay team for the 33km.

All events finish at Windsor Reserve in Devonport Nick Carroll from total sport says the main reasons this event is so memorable and attracts so many people is “the beautiful scenery along the coastline, and the fact that it’s not just an average run. For some of the longer legs, you will scramble around rocks, wade through the odd estuary and generally just get your feet wet along the way. For the shorter legs, you just enjoy the scenery” Hospice North Shore are the official charity partner for the event and we are hoping to raise $10,000 to support people and their families on the North Shore who are living with an incurable disease.

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overseeing the aims of the Trust Deed, which include: • To assist young people, youth workers, and service providers, with access to resources and opportunities to share information and collaborate.

• To support young people to engage as effective and influential participants in their community; • To administer a funding programme for North Shore Youth (Youthfund); • To assist and implement youth focused events and activities on the North Shore.

The board welcomes applicants from a diverse range of skills, ages, and ethnic backgrounds, and would particularly like to hear from people with strong business or financial skills.

Please express your interest by emailing your CV, details of what you feel you could contribute to the Trust, and why you would like to join us, to both: Chris Waterman, Chairperson, cajwaterman@gmail. com, 021 210 4236 Lisa Noonan, Director, lisa@youthworx.org.nz, 09 489 9865

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Give it a try, set your own time for as little as $1 a minute (minimum of 15 minutes) Lily wants to give back to Hospice North Shore as she has witnessed firsthand the amazing work that Hospices provides. Lily’s father benefited greatly from receiving holistic therapy whilst in respite care on a fortnightly basis. “During this time Dad was treated with dignity and respect which at such a emotional period in his life was extremely enriching. Hospice also provided my mother with advice and guidance and a respite break from full-time caring of my father”.

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Hobsonville Point Farmers Market Apple Festival The popular Hobsonville Point Farmers Market celebrates its first anniversary on Sunday 26 February with an Apple Festival from 9am to 1pm. This will be a big celebration to mark their first year at the new Hobsonville Point venue. There will be plenty of games and activities for the children, and for all ages, a scarecrow competition, an apple pie competition, with plenty of prizes throughout the morning.

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136 gundry's grumbles with Simon Gundry Simon Gundry is a Devonport and North Shore identity, and character, who is known for calling a spade a spade. He is a director of contracting company Gill & Gundry, is an enthusiastic and active sailor (past crew-member of Ceramco New Zealand and Lion New Zealand in Whitbread Round The World races and Shockwave in Admiral’s Cup) and is a life member of the North Shore Rugby Football Club. This is his regular and lively contribution to CHANNEL.

Back to Bureaucracy Here we are, back at work again, after the summer vacation – about to dive headlong into 2012. Within the blink of an eye, it will be Christmas time 2012 though.

I had a wonderful Christmas vacation; all the boys came home from overseas at some stage. Such a nice place to be, the Auckland International Airport, seeing families welcoming whanau home from over the seas, the shrieks of joy, the tears, the laughter and the love and hugs. All sorts of New Zealanders, coming home for Christmas and New Year – New Zealand would be a very interesting place, if every New Zealander came home all at once.

Over the holidays I have spent most of the time round and about the North Shore, quietly consumed by its natural beauty, the beaches and parks and the Hauraki Gulf. I went to the Bay of Islands and again bathed in its splendour. I drove to Wellington and met up with an old sailing mate, who is taking part in the Global Ocean Race, which is a two man race around the world with three stops in Open 40 type yachts. I met him during the Whitbread days in the 1980’s and there began a long firm friendship. So indeed I had a wonderful diverse break.

Just on going back to Wellington, I must admit it is a wonderful waterfront.

I haven’t been there for a long time, but I was quite struck by the beauty of the city.

All my sons were pleased to be home for their short breaks, one returning from his surveying job in a diamond mine in Australia, one returning from his sailing in Newport, Rhode Island, and one coming back from California from his job with the Holland America Shipping Line where he is undertaking his cadetship in marine engineering. As a family we barbecued a lot, talked aplenty and had a few nice cold beers together, did a little bit of sailing and generally chilled out as a family. It was such fun, but so short. As suddenly as they appeared, they disappeared again to their various corners of the World.

But just when we think our country is relaxing, I read in a local paper of some more Council stupidity.

Oh God, I thought this one had gone away. A perfectly adequate boat ramp for the Wakatere Sailing Club at Narrowneck Beach is going to be replaced with a permanent construction.

The Auckland Council, in their wisdom, is currently designing a suitable

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replacement for the current ramp – which Holy God, doesn’t seem to have a consent. Nobody told the workers at their working bee back in 1945 or so that they needed a consent to build a boat ramp. I thought this had all gone away, but no.

While we’re at Narrowneck Beach, I see investigations are underway to build a sand based volleyball court, this is to be built at Woodall Park adjacent to the beach at the cost of $28,575.00. How the hell can you spend that sort of money building a sand based volleyball court? If you work out the costings on the back of a paper napkin, at breakfast at the Sierra Coffee Bar somewhere, it should be about this: Nice poles to take the net x 2 = $500 One volleyball net bought from a reputable sports goods supplier (like my old mate Simon Ostick’s company), say $500; Excavation out of suitable sized area for the regulation sized sand volleyball pit, approximately $1000.

Put a suitable mowing strip around the whole court in tanalised timber, flush to ground level, say another $1000.

Then, we fill it up with high grade sand from some sand and metal supplier, approximately 40m of sand delivered - $2000?

So there we have a total of $5000 – so say $6000 to round it off to a nice even figure. How the hell can you put a budget of $28,575 on it?

I suppose the majority of the money is again spent on Engineers, Geotech engineers, Advisors and Consultants, and of course Resource and Building consents. Then, doing a feasibility study of how the sand volleyball court will impact on the cockles and pipis that are to be found at low tide at Narrowneck Beach. Finally, I suppose the iwi will need to be consulted, to see if the volleyball court on an old tip site is culturally sensitive or not.

While we’re in Devonport, wait for this one, there is another little project about to happen; this is the replacement of the coastal stairway from First Avenue to the beach. A Resource and Management consent has been obtained, and now the Council is going through the tender process. The projected cost of these new stairs is some $300,000. How the hell could a set of stairs cost this much, it has me mystified.

Another thing, while we’re still in Devonport – consultations with property owners in Jubilee Avenue have so far failed to carry favour for a pedestrian walkway linking Torpedo Bay and Fort Takapuna. The council have set aside $210,000 for the design concept and consultation process. This is before they start the whole process of consents etc. The whole exercise will be a couple of million before you know it. I just hope the whole thing doesn’t turn out to be a Mon Desir steps debacle, which happened on Takapuna Beach a few years ago.

Another thing I picked up, on my vacation while reading idly on the boat, was the 250-page report that was put out just prior to Christmas about the impact on Auckland of the Rugby World Cup. Does it really take 250 pages to report on the social impact of the Rugby World Cup in Auckland? Most of it centred on the investigation into the transport issues on the Opening Night. I believe I could sum it up in half a page – basically it was a beautiful day leading into an equally beautiful evening with clear skies and very balmy, with the Rugby World Cup celebrations about to start. Our City fathers encouraged us all to come into town to enjoy the celebrations, and don’t take the car. As good law abiding citizens we all obeyed – hence the crush in downtown Auckland, and hence the bursting gridlocked public transport system. That doesn’t take 250 pages. As for the social impact, I could also sum that up in just a sentence: “It was absolutely wonderful”. I wonder how much this 250 page report cost?

Anyway, enjoy the rest of your Summer!

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Devonport in the 1960’s When trying to describe the 1960s, many automatically think of ‘flower power’ and psychedelic music, but Devonport residents were more concerned with the type of suburb in which they wished to live.

One continuing issue was alternative access to the new Northern Motorway, leading from the recently opened Auckland Harbour Bridge, given the increase in traffic using Lake Road. A 1929 Royal Commission had recommended a causeway from Northcote Point to Bayswater and another from Bayswater to Stanley Bay. One new option investigated in the 1960s was a causeway from the Motorway at Barrys Point and Esmonde Road to Bayswater and then another causeway to Stanley Bay. Some thought in an even bigger way, including reclaiming large parts of Ngataringa Bay or at least establishing an extensive marina there. Others preferred Devonport the way it was.

Unlike Takapuna, where a number of branches of retail chains were opening, shopping locally in Devonport meant shopping at mainly locally owned and operated shops. Of course, there were still the local offices of the Farmers Trading Company, Barfoot and Thompson, the Auckland Meat Company and Lanes Bakery etc, along with branches of the Australia and New Zealand Bank, the Bank of New Zealand and the Auckland Savings Bank, but these were all longstanding in Devonport. Devonport inaugurated late-night Thursday shopping in 1968, while most other shopping centres had Friday as their late night.

The process of subdividing the traditional quarter acre sections occurred in Devonport, as with elsewhere across greater Auckland. By 1965, it was estimated that Devonport Borough had 2335 private dwellings and 1198 flats, the latter often attached at the back of existing houses. Some architectural design students even floated the idea of Devonport becoming a multi storey marine suburb. The high-rise Devon Park town houses, or luxury apartments, on Stanley Point Road were built in the late 1960s.

In February 1961, Devonport celebrated 75 years as a Borough with a nineday carnival. Tom Walsh, long time local historian, pointed out that the name Devonport was first used in 1850, but the name Flagstaff continued to be used for sometime yet.

Walsh also revealed that Torpedo Bay was named after speedy steam powered launches each with a torpedo on a boom. Initially based at the Naval base by the Devonport Wharf, they were then moved to the Bay under North Head – henceforth Torpedo Bay. Use of Council or public land for private profit continued to be a hot issue. In the early 1960s, the Council was asked to set aside 17 acres at Narrow Neck for

a motor camp or motel. However, a 100-signature petition successfully opposed there being any motor camp, hotel or even skating rink in the area. In the mid 1960s, there were various plans to develop Windsor Reserve with a sound stage, bathing sheds, a swimming pool and even a restaurant. Previously there had been an unsuccessful attempt at having a model railway there.

In 1968, the Devonport Borough Council at first supported an application

by New Zealand Marineland Ltd, who ran similar ventures in Napier and Mount Maunganui, for a ‘marineland’ on Windsor Reserve. This would feature dolphins, seals, stands, a wax museum and seating for 2,000. The Preservation of Windsor Reserve Society opposed this and Devonport residents at the time may well recall the public meetings and petitions for and against the proposal. Instead, a ‘marine park’ opened in Orewa in the late 1960s and closed in 1978.

The decade ended with talk of ambitious schemes for a revolving restaurant on top of Mount Victoria, with cable car access, and lingering deep concerns over the future use of Ngataringa Bay. David Verran.

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At the Top Introducing Caleb Belling Commercial Real Estate is a business that is very much tied in with the greater economies and business growth of a region.

On the North Shore, growth and expansion since the mid-90s led to a boom in development and a huge upsurge in properties available, notably in business parks off Constellation and Upper Harbour Drives, Smales Farm, Albany and most recently, Apollo Drive and the area between Constellation and Rosedale Road.

As with most industries, once a global recession took hold, there was a noticeable slowdown in development, and commercial real estate sales and leases were a part of that fallout.

However, the North Shore has defied global trends to some degree and while times have certainly been tough, there have still been cases of growth and expansion. Agencies such as Bayleys North Shore Commercial sustained the demand to find economical, practical solutions to business location and property requirements.

Leading the charge is the likes of Caleb Belling, Bayleys North Shore Commercial’s number one ranked real estate agent, responsible for in excess of two dozen leases or sales this financial year.

With only three years in the industry, Caleb has quickly made a name for himself and established himself as a realtor against stereotype, earning a good reputation for honesty and results.

“Real estate isn’t one of those things where you can just jump in and be the best straight away” he says. “It’s generally a slope that you’ve got to work your way up, gaining experience, getting exposure, building up listings and making those good contacts for repeat business.”

Commercial real estate is different, in that a lot of the buyers are investors or growing businesses looking for new property and premises every couple of years, as opposed to residential buyers and sellers who might only go on the market once every decade.

“You’ve got to service your clients a lot more and keep active, so that if it does come up that they’re looking for something new, they (a) come to you and (b) you’re prepared, know exactly what they need and can show it to them.”

Caleb specialises in commercial office space and selling investments, which encompasses office, retail or even residential.

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“This is one of those jobs where, if you work hard, you’ll continue to grow and get new business.

“That’s looking after the clients, building relationships, communicating – people want to know you care about them. Calling every now and then to let them know what’s happening, but people like to know you’re still there keeping an eye out for them, still working for them.”

The philosophy for Caleb is about understanding a client’s needs – that’s most important – and finding an acceptable solution to them; one that is acceptable to all parties – buyers and sellers – involved.

“Understand the needs of both clients and put them together, like a puzzle, and you’ll often find solutions to two sets of problems.”

Again, this is where the relationships and communication helps. Most businesses are only flexible to an extent and need premises they can work with to adapt to their needs – tailored solutions. Caleb’s answer to this common dilemma boils down to knowledge, contacts and relationships – off-market properties.

“There is a lot of off-market stuff, you’ve just got to be aware of it and you’ve often got to think outside the box to find that solution for the client.”

“Hard work, keeping your ear to the ground, looking for openings, it all pays off in the end, when you get someone into a new property.”

Caleb’s wife Giovanna actually works alongside him at Bayleys and they often work as a team, pooling their collective resources, knowledge and experience together, to find the right match for their clients.

“It works really well – we’re both our own separate agents, but as a team we work really well together and have been able to secure some really good deals.”

The real advantage Caleb and his wife have is that, while they’re fairly new to the industry, they’ve never known anything other than a market in recession. In this market, Caleb’s been able to rise to the top realtor in his group through sheer hard work and determination, attributes which are sure to be doubly rewarding as the market starts to pick up and bounce back.

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Colliers International: in the Community

Colliers launches

Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon New annual event will promote team participation, wellbeing in spectacular natural landscape.

Colliers International is launching the Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon, a new annual event which will raise funds for Cure Kids.

As the event’s principal sponsor, Colliers International is partnering with The New Zealand Herald, Todd Property Group and Geon to facilitate an exciting off-road corporate team race. The inaugural event will be held on March 4th at Long Bay right here on the Shore.

Charles Cooper, Colliers International’s Auckland managing director, says the triathlon concept embodies a number of values that are important to Colliers and also to Auckland’s wider business community.

“The triathlon brings together several values which are important to many corporations in New Zealand today,” says Cooper. “These include team participation, health and fitness, friendly competition and corporate social responsibility.

“The event’s integral focus on these values, together with the opportunity to give to a worthy cause, is behind Colliers International’s decision to back the triathlon.”

Vicki Lee, chief executive of Cure Kids, says the charity is delighted to be associated with the Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon, which will continue Colliers and Cure Kids’ longstanding relationship.

“Colliers has been a key partner of Cure Kids since 2005 and has remained a loyal and valued partner since then, holding various fundraising events each year. This support allows us to invest in vital medical research, which has helped save many young lives and improve the quality of life of thousands of Kiwi kids with life-threatening illnesses.”

Race director Alan Nelson says the event will bring together a diverse range of Auckland businesses to compete in an exciting new off-road format.

“Corporate teams of three will swim, mountain bike and run amid the spectacular landscape, clean water and traffic-free green spaces of Long Bay Regional Park.”

Access to adjoining private farmland, through the generosity of Todd Property, is a unique further attraction of the course, says Nelson.

“The opportunity to access the Todd Property land will only happen once a year with this event, with the entire mountain bike leg of the race and half the run being on the private farm.

Coastal landscapes and native bush will also feature throughout the course.

“This event is a wonderful opportunity to introduce the corporate community to the fastdeveloping sport of off-road triathlon.”

Cooper says that following the recent ITU World Cup triathlon in Auckland, the time is right to encourage wider participation in the sport through a fun annual corporate event.

“We hope that in time, the annual Colliers Corporate Team Off-Road Triathlon will become one of the premier corporate charity fundraising events in Auckland.”

The triathlon course will cover achievable 500m swim, 12km mountain bike and 5km run distances. Teams of three have the option for each member to complete the entire course in turn, or to complete one discipline each.

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Andrew Hiskens.

Nationwide commercial property confidence remains positive at 4%, according to Colliers International’s latest investor confidence survey. The quarterly survey is produced by Colliers’ national director of consulting and research, Alan McMahon, and his team based in Auckland CBD. It asks respondents how they feel about the commercial property market for the year ahead. The 4% confidence result shows that more of the survey’s respondents think things will get better for commercial property investors rather than worse over the next year, albeit by the fairly narrow margin of 4%.

This is slightly down on the previous quarter’s result of 7% net optimism. The reduction in investor confidence can be attributed to the fact that global economic growth continues to struggle, and does not look set to improve in the near future – rather than any specific factors in New Zealand’s commercial property market.

Auckland confidence among NZ’s highest While Auckland investor confidence – which includes the North Shore – is down this quarter, from 28% to 13%, Auckland is still the third most optimistic centre in New Zealand.

Confidence in Auckland has risen quickly from -17% in September 2010, and also from its absolute lowest point of net -72% negativity in March 2009. This was the lowest confidence reading in Auckland since the survey’s inception.

Many businesses in Auckland are thriving, despite the global economic situation. These businesses need property to accommodate their staff and business activities – and many of these organisations are growing. We believe this will continue to provide momentum to our commercial property market in 2012.

Christchurch up to 30% confidence The only centre to show an improvement September and December 2011 was Christchurch, rising to 30%.

Christchurch’s recent results have been highly volatile, unsurprisingly. Given that the question the survey poses is about whether things will get better over the next year, it’s predictable that most respondents will think that things can not get much worse, and this is perhaps underpinned by the emergence of real plans surrounding the rebuild of the CBD. Queenstown is the second most optimistic centre this quarter, encouraged by good tourist numbers and a CBD where property values have recovered strongly.

Wellington most pessimistic Of the three main centres, Wellington is again the most pessimistic at a net -18%. Concerns over new earthquake strengthening regulations are shaking confidence in the capital.

However, Wellington is the only centre in the North Island where confidence has improved in the past three months.

By sector in the main centres, industrial investors continue to be the most optimistic. Industrial tends to be the first sector to recover from an economic downturn, and it’s worth noting that investors like industrial properties, which are easy to understand and don’t require such frequent capital expenditure as offices and retail property. Christchurch industrial investors are the most bullish of all this quarter, at 42%.

Wellington office investors are the most pessimistic of all, with confidence at -35%. The survey results were compiled from 2472 responses.

Andrew Hiskens: andrew.hiskens@colliers.co.nz www.colliers.co.nz

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142 auckland council with George Wood GEORGE WOOD is a North Shore ward councillor on the new Auckland Council.

The former three-term mayor of North Shore City lives in Forrest Hill with wife Myra.

busy year in 2012 Keep your views coming in…

Its only two weeks into 2012 but things are already shaping up to be hectic on the Auckland Council front this year. Since the new council came into being on 1 November 2010 its been change at a rapid pace to get the new structure bedded down. In reality, however, we have followed what the legacy councils put in place for the first twelve months.

In the meantime in recent times the Occupy Auckland protest and industrial action on the Ports of Auckland have gained high media coverage. Both these situations are not the direct responsibility of the governing body of Auckland Council to resolve. They are high interest with the Auckland community. Everyone has a personal position as to how they should be sorted. There are huge variations as to how people believe these matters should be resolved.

From day one of the occupation of Aotea Square I knew that the Auckland ratepayers would face a legal bill to get the campers and their tents removed. That saga has been played out in the Auckland District Court and the final resolution is still ongoing although there are only a few tents remaining.

The impasse at the Ports of Auckland is a very vexed industrial matter. It really now revolves around a desire of the Auckland Council to improve substantially the rate of financial return we are getting from the ports. The current return is around the 6% mark whilst the council is seeking 12% return by 2014.

Increasing the financial return will require major changes in the operation of the port. That is a matter for the Ports of Auckland company board and the Chief Executive Mr Tony Gibson. It certainly isn’t something, in terms of how the ownership/management of the port company is organised, that the mayor and councillors should be interfering. Lets hope that a resolution is found to the problem sooner than later.

This year will see a major change with two important plans to be in place and finalised by 1 July. The first to get signed off will be the Auckland Plan or as it is technically known the spatial plan. This plan documents how the Auckland region will function and operate over the next 30 years. Central to this plan is the provision of 400,000 additional or an average additional provision of over 13,000 new houses each year.

Auckland Council engaged urban planners Studio D4 and Jasmax to look closely how this additional housing could be provided within the existing urban limits. Their report summary showed: “Whilst the Plan’s target cannot be achieved, substantial intensification is

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possible, but needs to be much more widespread than the current Auckland Plan’s town centres and corridors.”

“Without major re-zoning only 45-60,000 extra dwellings can be provided in intensified form in the next 30 years. With major re-zoning and sticking to town centres and corridors (as current draft Auckland Plan) could provide 90-120,000 extra dwellings. With major re-zoning in most current urban areas (requiring huge political resilience) could provide 200-270,000 extra dwellings.”

“Sales demand drives the location of intensification. Developers provide where there is sales demand.”

The council is therefore struggling to find suitable land. Already the pressure is coming on across the North Shore as to whether it is possible to redevelop our current residential areas. Over the last 20 or so years infill housing has occurred widely across the North Shore and I doubt there is too much space left for more infill. So we really are looking at redevelopment on a larger scale. As to how the Auckland Council resolve this conundrum of keeping suburbs as they are whilst trying to fit more people into the metropolitan area will be interesting.

The setting of the rates for the twelve months starting on 1 July and then the bringing together of a ten year plan will be a major task. Planning for the provision of infrastructure in a region that is growing by over 750,000 people over the next 30 years is a huge task. Mayor Brown has some major projects, like the Central City Rail Link (tunnel), that he wants to commence once the Government gives the green light to assist with funding. At the same time the provision of an additional Waitemata Harbour Crossing is a project that should not be over looked.

I have grave concerns about the intensity of the spending that Mayor Brown is signaling in the draft plan. By 2020 the Auckland Council is planning to increase the level of indebtedness to $8.7 billion (up from just over $3 billion now). Currently the draft plan proposes rates increases of 4.9% or thereabouts per year over the next ten years. This is going to be an interesting debate when one also looks at the fact the North Shore will be facing new revaluations under the capital valuation system.

This is going to be a busy time with lots of need for feedback from the communities across the North Shore on your views. Please try and make a submission on the various council plans. Your viewpoint is always helpful.

Ring or email me if necessary.

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By Real Estate Duo Rose Arnott & Rosie Houghton of Prestige Real Estate – Both Local Identities in the Takapuna community.

Clients who give us a brief of what they want in a house and where they want to live can often be a bit hazy, as what they may find is that when they start looking – the areas, and or the type of house and price they first said they would go to often flies out the window when they fall in love with a house outside their brief.

We have had a couple of clients recently who did just that, told us their price budget and the area they wanted to live in, only to end up purchasing in a totally different area and many thousand dollars more than what they briefed us. Why does this happen?

Well, human nature tells us sometimes we don’t really know what we are looking for until we see it, and sometimes it`s completely outside the Square.

That’s why when your preferred agent calls you or emails you about different properties, different price guides and sometimes in different areas, don’t get too frustrated or annoyed by this, Real Estate agents have the scenario often, and they are just covering all bases, and keeping an open mind on what you the buyer may end up buying.

Working with one agent won’t disadvantage you either as a purchaser. Most good companies and good salespeople will work with other agencies – its what is known as conjuncting – this is a totally inhouse negotiation and plays no part in what you are willing to pay or sell for your property.

Working with just one agent, one that is dependable and trust worthy is a great way to find a new home especially if you are time poor and unable to search the papers and internet yourself. Buyer’s agents are very common in the USA and also Australia, not so common here, salespeople here generally have listings as well as time to show buyers other properties apart from what they are representing; a good buyer’s agent should know what you are looking for before you even know it.

As we work together we can work in both selling and buying areas of our industry. Double the knowledge and service.

We are well known identities on the North Shore and especially in the Takapuna and Milford areas. If you would like a couple of enthusiastic salespeople who have good local knowledge and good client connections and referrals, then give Rosie and Rose a call and let us help you make your next move.

For a no obligation evaluation of your home, give us a call anytime and we can show you what it is that makes Rosie and Rose your perfect choice of real estate agents. .........................................................................................................................

Rosie: Telephone 021-623-952, Email rosie@prestigerealty.co.nz Rose: Telephone 021-876-333, Email rose.arnott@prestigerealty.co.nz

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MILFORD | ID 5485 FOR SALE $739,000 Westlake School Zoned, Milford Primary zoned and situated close to Milford shopping areas- only a short stroll away. This Pristine home is approx. 224m2 of stylish, spacious living featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Separate living areas for a growing family, easy flow to a private entertainment area outdoors, with sun and privacy ensured. This is an easy home to live in and the long term owners have kept this home immaculately maintained over the years they have lived here. This will be sold. Phone Rosie or Rose for appointment times.

TAKAPUNA | ID 5394

Rose Arnott Ph: 021 876 333

SOLD Lockup and leave properties are highly sort after in central Takapuna.

If you are thinking of selling anytime soon, give Rosie and Rose a call, and let us help you make your next move.

Location 6/4 Campbell Road ROSIE HOUGHTON & ROSE ARNOTT

021 623 952 (RH) 021 876 333 (RA)

Location 19A Wolsley Ave Viewing Open homes as advertised

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Channel Feature Home: with Nadja Court, Barfoot & Thompson

Campbells Bay Pedigree – Idyllic Family Living 243 Beach Road, Campbells Bay. For Sale by Negotiation Barfoot & Thompson Mairangi Bay’s Real Estate dynamo Nadja Court has a real gem of a property for sale, by negotiation, at 243 Beach Road, Campbells Bay. This ultimate family home is located just one back from the cliff on a 870 square metre freehold, north facing section.

This property is completely private. It is extremely well built and offers families loads of space, size and a fantastic North Shore position, taking advantage of the surroundings that nature has given us.

243 Beach Road is a spectacular cedar and brick John D’Anver’s designed home – featuring four bedrooms, an office, huge living spaces, a stunning new designer kitchen, new bathrooms and three car garaging. One of its real assets is the sundrenched pool and it also has an entertaining complex that is plumbed for a second kitchen.

This classic 1980’s-built home is made of solid stuff. The materials used and the stunning design will certainly stand the test of time.

View by calling Nadja Court today – then move in as soon as possible and enjoy the rest of the 2012 summer that look to be coming late. You can also add your own touches to this solid investment that is a great family home in a popular location.

This will be your family oasis... with room for everyone, loads of parking for cars – and boats – providing the perfect lifestyle.

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243 Beach Road, Campbells Bay View: Sat & Sun 12pm-12.45pm or by appointment View property online: www.barfoot.co.nz466989 For further information contact: Nadja Court, Barfoot & Thompson, Mairangi Bay M: 021 777 690 or 478 9089 E: n.court@barfoot.co.nz

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Victoria Bidwell 021 947 080 or 09 487 0735 victoriab@bayleysnorthshore.co.nz www.victoriabidwell.bayleys.co.nz

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