Channel Magazine October 2018

The Arts Issue

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GOLF AT WAITEMATA GOLF CLUB

It’s a tough gig publishing this monthly magazine. We’ve decided that we need to mix more business with pleasure, so this month we’re introducing a new feature in conjunction with the wonderful Waitemata Golf Club in Devonport. We’re calling this new feature “A game of golf with…” and each month our publisher and golfing hack Aidan Bennett is going to have a hit – over nine or 18 holes – with an interesting local who also enjoys smashing the little white ball around. Our inaugural golf feature is with golfing chef Tony Powell, a single-figure golfer who has just opened a new cafe – interestingly called Swingers Cafe – at the golf club with his partner Bryony Barker.

A game of golf with…

Tony Powell

The golfing chef of Swingers Café at Waitemata Golf Club

Hooking up for golf with Tony Powell is an interesting exercise.

As well as being a lover of golf at Waitemata, his new café has only recently opened, so when I arrive he’s a bit like a one-armed paper hanger. He had two of his three young kids with him, Frankie aged six and Oscar aged seven (there is also Indie, nine), and he was supervising coffee’s and food in the café with barista Mat – a familiar face who was previously pumping great coffee at Jam Café in Takapuna. It’s not until his partner Bryony arrives that we are able to get into the golf.

I learn quickly that Tony is pretty handy with a golf club. Stepping up to the first tee he smashes his TaylorMade M3 driver over 200 metres down the first fairway which leads me to ask what his handicap is. He says he’s not entirely sure – but around six or seven. That leads me to gulp just before I nudge my drive conservatively up the centre, but some way short of Tony’s drive. This was a drive representative of my own handicap, which is in the low 20s.

Tony Powell first started playing golf aged five in his home town of Griffith, outback New South Wales, Australia. He’s been a chef for 20 years and met Bryony – a Shore girl, ex-Rangitoto College – in Australia on a blind date. They eventually came back to Bryony’s home patch and have settled on the Devonport Peninsula. They love the community and village feel of the place.

When they came to Devonport, Tony was keen to work more family friendly hours than normal chef work provides, which is why he decided on cafés and bakeries. He now has more time for Bryony and the kids. As well as being involved in the café, Bryony works as a stunt performer and is currently working on the set of Power Rangers.

Tony has worked in Devonport for six years. He was the chef at Stone Oven, more recently has been involved with the bakery, and has now moved on to open Swingers Café at the golf club. Tony says the name was chosen very quickly because of the golfing location and he assured me – with a cheeky grin during our round – that it doesn’t represent any other funny business going on in the republic! But he admits there have been some humorous comments about the name.

“The new café is here to complement the golf club and the existing food and beverage offerings,” explained Tony, when I quizzed him about their reasons for opening it. “The club bar is very popular and everyone knows that Goldy (Goldsmith) provides great food upstairs in the kitchen. Our café is open seven days from 6.30am until 2.30pm to offer golfers and locals good coffee, refreshments and convenient food - including gourmet rolls, pies and sandwiches as well as gluten free, refined sugar free and dairy free baking. In setting up the café we have wanted it to be very local, so local tradies have helped us set it up and all the food is coming from local suppliers such as Baked @ Devonport Bakery and The Living Room.”

It's a game for everyone, golf. Even though Tony was clearly a far superior player, I stayed with him on the stableford handicap system for most of the round, but it became obvious as we went on that he knows this course well and is quite a golfer. Long drives, great

Tony Powell and Channel Magazine’s Aidan Bennett on the first tee at Waitemata Golf Club.

Bryony Barker and Tony Powell outside their new cafe.

Barista Mat Berlandier (left) Bryony Barker and Tony Powell.

short game, often with his favourite seven iron and solid putting. At the moment his golf is restricted to one game a week (18 holes on a Wednesday) due to the new café and the kids, but he loves nothing more than being able to play three times a week – adding nine holes of twilight golf and a beer or two on a Tuesday and 18 holes on Sundays.

Tony says his favourite hole at Waitemata is the 18th. “I love the thrill of stepping up with my big driver and going for the green on 18, smashing the ball over the trees. It doesn’t matter what sort of round I’ve had, whether I’m shooting for 25 or 40 points (stableford), I will always have a go over the trees at the green.”

He didn’t let me down at the completion of our round either. Sure enough, he cleared the trees and set himself up for a birdie to finish but had to settle for a solid par.

I finished off the round by asking Tony Powell to give me his ambitions for Swingers Café at the Waitemata Golf Club.

“We have a great community of people at the club and in the surrounding area. Bryony and I want to see this little café add to the relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere that already exists; adding to the welcoming ‘community' atmosphere for golfers and other locals.

Even though it is early days, we reckon that golfers are going to love the convenience of being able to enjoy great coffee and food before, during or after their golf. You don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy what we are offering. We are thrilled that local residents are also popping in for a coffee or bite to eat.”

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

October 2018

This Channel Community Calendar is published monthly for community events.

If you would like to include your event please email details to: christine@channelmag.co.nz

Monday

Tuesday

Taste of Takapuna starts. Until 1 31 October Badjelly the Witch continues at The PumpHouse Theatre.

Until Oct 13 School Holiday art classes continue at Lake House Arts. Until Oct 12 The Great Arts Sale, Lake House Arts, continues until 13 October

Building Bridges, 125 Suffrage 2 anniversary exhibition at Mairangi Arts continues. Until 25 October Shoreside Theatre, One-Act Play Festival continues, The PumpHouse Theatre. Until 13 October Home Fires, Theatre Works, Recreation Drive, Birkenhead Domain, cont. from 26 Sept until 6 Oct, 8pm

Auckland Heritage Festival: - Talk by Lesley Wilson, Albany War Memorial Library, 7pm - Birkenhead Creating Heritage Sausages, Highbury Butchery, 11 Mokoia Rd, 10-11am - Heritage Walk, East Coast Bays Library, 11am-12pm

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Auckland Heritage Festival: 9 - Birkenhead: Crafternoon Heritage Candles, Birkenhead Library, 2-4pm Other Birkenhead events on Wed 10 October - Devonport’s Military Men, Dave Veart talks @ The Rose Centre, Belmont, 7.30-8.30pm

Operatunity presents Divas & 10 Divos, Windsor Park Baptist Church, 11am-1pm Auckland Heritage Festival: - Heritage Walk for Families, East Coast Bays Library, 11am-12pm World Mental Health Day: Seminar, AF Building Atrium, AUT North Campus, 3.30pm

It’s All About Me, programme for young women, Takapuna Community Hub-Kotahitanga, Mary Thomas Centre, Takapuna, 9am.

Also Tue 9 Oct

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Morning Melodies: Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Bruce Mason Centre, 11am

Fables, The Bunker, Devonport, 8pm

Wednesday

TMC Nancy’s afternoon, afternoon tea for people in rest homes, Takapuna Methodist Church, 2pm

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“Our Changing World” Massey University Free Public Lecture, Dr Lucila Carvalho on how 21st century learning is more open, connected and participatory, Sir Neil Waters Lecture Theatre, Auckland campus @ Albany, 6.30pm

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Waste-free Parenting 31 Workshop with Kate Meads, Takapuna War Memorial Hall, 9.30am

Rotary Browns Bay, Bays Club, 6 Anzac Road, 7am

Rotary Glenfield, Postman’s Leg Function Room, Downing St, 5.45pm. Also 10 Aug

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Mairangi Combined Probus Club, Presbyterian Church Hall, Penzance Road, Mairangi Bay, 10am-noon.

Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series starts, Takapuna Beach, 5pm

Every Tuesday

Takapuna Rotary, 6pm. Contact Geoff Pownall 021 627 014

Laughter Club, Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall, 9.30-10.15am

East Coast Bays Rotary, Pupuke Golf Club, 6pm

Belmont Community Yoga, Rose Centre, Belmont, 7.30-9pm

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Auckland Heritage Festival: - Birkenhead, The Dancing Years, 1920-1929, Hospitality strip, Hinemoa St, 6-8pm

Ferric Coruscation, exhibition

by Sonja Drake, Mairangi Arts, Mairangi Bay. Opening 5.30-8pm.

Until 6 Nov Harbour Sport Corporate Golf Day, Pupuke Golf Club, 11.30am-6pm.

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Greg Johnson: Every Song has a Story, The PumpHouse Theatre, 4pm

Thursday Kids Get Out There, SUP Holiday 4 fun, Lake Pupuke or Takapuna Beach, 9am-2pm. Also 3, 5, 10,11, 12 Oct Auckland Heritage Festival: - Developing Takapuna, Takapuna Library, 10am. Also Tue 9 Oct, 1pm Takapuna 360 Heartstopper Challenge, fundraiser for Heart Kids, Smales Farm, 5pm

Auckland Heritage Festival Tea & Topics with an archaeologist, East Coast Bays Library, 10.30am-12pm Nigel Latta: Adventures in Parentland, Westlake Boys High, 7.30-9.30pm The Acting Collective presents The Scandalous Four, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm, until Oct 21. Also 2pm, 20/21 Oct

Every Wednesday Rotary Birkenhead, Birkenhead Yacht Club, 6.15pm Art Appreciation Class, Devonport Library, 7pm - 8pm Wednesdays from 17 October 12 December

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The PumpHouse Theatre Nov Fundraiser, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bridgeway Theatre, 6.15pm.

Every Thursday Shore Tenpin Seniors (55+), 9.30am at Xtreme Centre, Target Road, Totaravale.

Phone Nancy 09 4801484.

Also every Monday.

Tarot course for beginners, Birkdale Community House

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Creative Thinking For A Changing World Free public lecture series “Our Changing World”: October 25 – Yearn to learn – how the digital revolution is sparking creativity.

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Saturday

Sunday

Rotary Takapuna Bingo 5 Fundraiser, Milford Bowling Club 6.30pm jennifer.sophia.mckenzie@gmail.com NZ Barok with James Bush (cello), St Peter’s Anglican Church, Killarney St, Takapuna, 7.30pm Richard Grainger, Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay, 8pm

Vinyl Record Sale, Meadowwood Community House, Unsworth Heights, 9.30am.

Auckland Heritage Festival: - Fun Palace, Navy Museum, Devonport, 10am The Composer is Dead, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Bruce Mason Centre, 2pm & 4pm

Pink Ribbon Street Appeal for 12 Breast Cancer Foundation.

Also Sat 13 Oct Art Fusions exhibition gala opening, Carmel College, 6pm. Until 14 Oct Auckland Heritage Festival: Birkenhead Swing Dance the Night Away, Birkenhead Village, 7-8pm.

Also Birkenhead Op Shop Hop 10am & Sat 13 10am

All Saints Church Fair, 13 187 Hinemoa St, Birkenhead, 9am – 12pm Air Play, Bruce Mason Centre, 2pm & 7.30pm. Also 14 Oct @ 4pm Navrati Festival, North Shore Indian Association, North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm. Also Fri 12 Oct

Auckland Heritage Festival Tour, 14 The PumpHouse Theatre, 10.30am, 12pm & 2pm Devonport Craft & Fine Food Market, Harmony Hall Devonport, 10am-2pm Auckland Dance Company 2018 Showcase, Rise: Illuminate, The PumpHouse Theatre, 7.30pm

Probus Club of Milford, Milford 19 Baptist Church, 3 Dodson Ave, 10 am to noon. New members welcome.

Show Me Shorts Film Festival, The Sampler, The Vic, Devonport, 8pm

Birkenhead Artisan Market, Birkenhead Primary, 9am-1pm Animenz and Theishter Live, Bruce Mason Centre, 7pm

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Urban Country, Birkenhead RSA, 21 1.30pm Steve Gadd & James Carter, Bruce Mason Centre, 8pm

Bayswater Halloween Trail, 26 Bayswater Park, 5pm Quiz night fundraiser for the Dixon children, Outram Hall, Murrays Bay, 6pm Rocky Horror Picture Show with Hot & Flustered Shadowcast, The Vic, Devonport, 8pm

Takapuna Kids Market, 27 Takapuna Methodist Church, 9.30am Calligraphy Festival, Mairangi Arts Centre: until 9 Nov Andre Vegas: Circus of Horror, The PumpHouse, 8pm. Also 26 Oct. Front Up, Hospice fundraiser, Smales Farm 10am-4pm

Literary Walk, starts Takapuna 28 Library,10am – Free Jubilation – A capella gospel choir, The PumpHouse Theatre, 6pm Kaipatki Project: Grow your own pantry plot, Kaipatiki Environment Centre, Birkdale,10am-12pm

Torbay School Food & Nov Fun Fair, stalls, food trucks and fun for all the family, 2-4pm

NZ Sculpture OnShore opens, Fort Takapuna, Narrow Neck, 10am-5pm.

Until November 18

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Levi Live at The Vic; Levi Sesega & Mema Wilda, The Vic, Devonport, 6-9pm

Torbay School Food & Nov Fun Fair, stalls, food trucks and fun for all the family, 2-4pm

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NZTrio, Mairangi Arts Centre, 7pm

Every Friday

Every Saturday

North Shore Plunket Toy Library, 1 Sidmouth St, Mairangi Bay, Fri & Sat 9.30-11.30am; Sun 2.30-4.30pm

Browns Bay Laughter Club, Browns Bay Community Centre, 9-9.45am

Rotary North Harbour, Pupuke Squash Club, 7am

“Play a while” toy library, Devonport Community House, 9-11.30am

Every Sunday Markets: Browns Bay Anzac Road, 7am; Takapuna, 7am; Glenfield 5-11pm

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES

TAKAPUNA BEACH

EDUCATION

59 Celebrating the Arts

29 Views from the Beach with TBBA

100 Albany Senior High

66 Channel Interview: Helen Pollock

30 Taste of Takapuna

102 Rangitoto College 104 Kristin School

FEATURES 33 Shop the Shore 36 My Shore Life 54 Me and My Dog 74

Shore People Offshore

92 I Love My Sport

BROWNS BAY AND THE BAYS 76

Browns Bay News

DEVONPORT

106 Westlake Boys' High School 108 Westlake Girls' High School 110 Rosmini College 111 Takapuna Grammar

68 Devonport News

98 My Favourite Recipe 113 Channel Youth

MILFORD

115 The Healthy Channel: John Appleton

85 Milford News

116 North Shore History with David Verran 128 Gundry's Grumbles

ARTS

144 The Channel Crossword

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The Vic

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The PumpHouse

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The Rose Centre

OUT & ABOUT 02 Community Calendar 06 Out & About on the Shore

63 Northart 65 Tadpole Productions

EATING OUT

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62 Mairangi Arts Centre

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Eating Out: A-Block

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Eating Out: Taylors on Hurstmere

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COVER PHOTO: Devonport residents and art-lovers Sally Dewar and Toni van Tonder are behind the major arts events on the Peninsula this spring.

Sally is Chair of NZ Sculpture OnShore, which will be held at Fort Takapuna 3-18 and Toni van Tonder, Devonport Business Improvement District Manager is organising GLOW as part of Artweek in Devonport on 12th and 13th October.

FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

The Channel team: Christine Young, Heather Barker Vermeer, Aidan Bennett, Crystal Sharp, Nikki Davidson.

Arts blossom this spring After several years of producing this magazine, we have come to realise that October is the busiest time for events here on the Shore.

The community calendar is full and we’ve got a colourful collection of Out & About event round ups in this issue, with lots already lined up in the diary for next month. Getting out and supporting events happening in our community is one of the parts of putting together this magazine that we love the most, and our social pages of Shore event photos are part of what makes Channel unique.

Major arts events will bring many visitors to the Shore this spring. The creative hotbed of a peninsula that is Devonport, plays host to GLOW and After Five on the 12th and 13th of this month. Brought to the village as part of Artweek Auckland 2018, the interactive exhibition will feature illuminated sculptures and art installations on Windsor Reserve, as well as a street party in Clarence Street ‘After Five’ on the evening of Friday 13th. This annual community party brings light and life to the streets after dark, with music, food, street performance and, of course, art to admire.

We are also proud to be right behind the incredible, large-scale spectacle of NZ Sculpture OnShore. Taking over Fort Takapuna every two years, this outdoor exhibition, which

also uses the old military tunnels as indoor exhibiting space, is one of the biggest events held here on the Shore. Over 90 established and emerging artists will feature works over the extended 14-day programme, which will include children’s sculpture exhibition, cash and carry art sale and chauffeured golf carts for limited mobility guests. In this issue, Christine Young interviews artist Helen Pollock, one of the Devonport-based sculptors preparing work for the highly anticipated November 3rd-18th event that raises funds for Women's Refuge.

Celebrations don’t end there in Devonport this spring; the Devonport Business Association marks its 70th anniversary this month. From Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th October take advantage of the special anniversary deals being offered by local businesses (see page 71).

From the peninsula through to The Bays, out to Birkenhead, Northcote Point and Greenhithe, we’re pleased to bring you profiles on local people, businesses, events and more each month. We hope you enjoy your October read and encourage you to get out to some of the brilliant events happening across our glorious North Shore this spring.

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SOROPTIMISTS CELEBRATE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Soroptimist International North Shore held a High Tea at Murrays Bay's Outram Hall on Sunday, 9th September to celebrate 125 years of women's suffrage in New Zealand. Guests were treated to bubbles followed by a selection of afternoon tea treats prepared by society members who were dressed as suffragettes and included New Zealand's first Indian medical doctor. The CEO of Ministry for Women, Renee Graham, spoke about achieving the Ministry's vision of better outcomes for women. She was followed by speaker Erica O'Flaherty of Auckland Libraries Research Centre. 'Mom-oirs', members' memories about their mothers' lives, were displayed and a silent auction was held to help fundraise to improve the lives of women and girls. New members are welcome to join this global organisation.

Jeannie Kennedy, Jean Wilson, Rachel Haggie, Anne Farrington.

Lucille Henry, Carolyn Harvey, Lynda Doran.

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INTRA MEDICAL FACILITY OPENS ON THE SHORE Guests at the official opening of a state-of-the-art medical facility for Intra (previously Mercy Angiography) were impressed with the design and layout of the new facility. Medical professionals, as well as many who had been involved in the fit-out of the Intra facility and the construction of the new Southern Cross hospital building in Wairau Road, were given tours of the high-tech premises which provide single-day evaluation, treatment and recovery for patients needing cardiology, oncology and radiology procedures. Dr John Ormiston, Intra’s Medical Director, introduced Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl), who spoke before cutting the celebratory cake.

Kanchan Daly, Chandu Nair, Sarah Scheirlinck, Rohit Maharaj, Lenin Ramachandran.

Mike Milsom, Joss Hong, Denise Redwood, Courtney Bennett.

Brian Lunt, Patricia Ding, Guy Armstrong, Seif El-Jack.

Elina Vaisanen, John Ormiston and Michelle Dickinson. Peter Ruygrok, Lloyd Jones, Tim Glenie. John Ormiston, Michelle Dickinson, Elina Vaisanen.

KRISTIN'S 45TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BALL Parents, staff, former pupils and guests enjoyed a spectacular ball event held to mark Kristin's 45th birthday. Held at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, the black tie event, sponsored by Channel's parent company Benefitz, began with champagne on arrival before a sumptuous three course dinner and live music.

A live auction - plus an online auction - raised significant sums for school funds. This large scale celebration event happens only once every five years, making the occasion a special one for all who attended.

Lance and Melissa Jenkins, Gary and Patricia Holden.

Olga and Eric Van Meel, Blair and Chiara Gould.

Petrina Walker and Emily Lentino.

Lee Kerr, Jenny Brown, Peter Worrall, Nicky Shave, Steve Scott, Keith Kerr, Jo Raj, Ganesh Raj, Angela Tobin-Vile, Peter Vile.

Kane and Erica Stanford.

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NEW ZEALAND THEATRE MONTH PLAY READINGS AT THE VIC Devonport writer and playwright Geoff Chapple’s new play The Lost Poet was presented in a semi-staged reading at The Vic Theatre in Devonport as part of New Zealand Theatre Month. Starring Stuart Devenie (who performed and toured Geoff’s one-man play ‘Hatch’ to great acclaim some years ago) and Jodie Hillock, the play centred on an irritating caretaker and a fictional writer who is researching the explosive 1960s and who discovers a real, but largely unknown, Kiwi poet who was an influential player in the beat scene in London in the ’60s. The well-attended event was part of a Sunday series of play readings at The Vic during September's inaugural New Zealand Theatre Month, which was instigated by locally-based international playwright Roger Hall. New plays by local writers Tom Scott and Margot McRae were also heard during the series.

Jan Wickens, Sue Glasgow.

Hester Bullen, Miriam Beatson, Susan Ngamane, Bronwen Chapple.

Tania Stewart, Leanne Harwood, Maya Duplan, Margaret Harwood.

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PARISIAN PAINTING AT THE ELEPHANT WRESTLER Painters ranging from professional to those who hadn't painted since school enjoyed an entertaining evening of art at one of Takapuna's top pubs. With easels, paint and a scene of Paris by night to use as inspiration, participants at the Paintvine night at The Elephant Wrestler unearthed their inner artist and made new friends. Held every two weeks, the sessions include a glass of wine or beer and are run by local artist Lucy Davidson, who guides painters through the process of creating their own interpretation of an existing artwork. The sell-out event rounded off with a shared appreciation of all the artworks that had been created; so many different takes on the same painting.

Iesha Sachdeva, Anshita Jerath.

Barbara McBride, Carol Chandler, Karen Hawkins.

Verity and Felicity Craft.

Anna Tomilova, Veronica Blemdiale, Graham Clark.

Claire Rueda, Sarah Rouse, Kim Fell, Sharon Kumar.

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BADJELLY THE WITCH OPENS AT THE PUMPHOUSE The classic story of Badjelly the Witch comes to The PumpHouse these school holidays, and commenced on Saturday, 22nd September with a Gala Opening in the early evening. The audience featured plenty of character representatives including Badjelly, Rose, Lucy the Cow, Dinglemouse and more. These children proudly showed off their costumes to the audience on the stage just prior to the curtain opening. Lots of laughs were heard during the performance, which runs until 13th October and is a mustsee for any child.

Tim Hawkes, Deborah, Steven and Aria Markham.

Kirsty Blackwell, Debbie Hoskins, Gail Rotherham, Toni Paltridge.

Keila, Noa, Sayaka and Chris King.

Daphne Gu, Amber and David Ho.

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BUSINESS EXCELLENCE BREAKFAST AT REGATTA The regular Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfasts have become an institution on the Shore over the past decade or more.

They have recently received a boost by becoming part of the North Harbour Club's annual event schedule and also finding a new home at the wonderful Regatta Bar & Eatery overlooking Takapuna Beach.

The first BEN Breakfast at the new venue was held on Tuesday September 18th and featured guest speaker Dan Radcliffe, founder and Executive Director of IVHQ. IVHQ is now the world’s leading volunteer travel company with volunteer programme in more than 25 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Dan gave an inspirational address about his business journey from start-up to success. The BEN Breakfast programme is sponsored by Westpac, Schnauer and Co, BDO and Regatta Bar & Eatery. The sold-out event was MC’d by Andrew Hill of BDO and also included a welcome from North Harbour Club President Phil Brosnan. All funds raised from these breakfasts go towards the North Harbour Club’s annual AIMES Awards. Five BEN Breakfasts are held each year with the next event scheduled for Tuesday November 20th at Regatta with local business identity Bruce Cotterill as the guest speaker.

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Dan Radcliffe, John Cobb and Will Cobb.

Matthew Miller, Cleo Shortland, Loyd Kirby, Carl Cachopa.

Julia Tillett, Greg Woodd, Robert Clark, Dave Bodger.

Greg Dunning, Nick Kearney, Bryce Scanlen.

Andrew Thompson, Jenny Smith and Shelley-Anne Brinkley.

Candice Murphy and Brendon Cutler.

Daniel O'Regan, Geoff Nash, Robert Elcombe.

Dan Radcliffe addressing the large crowd at Regatta Bar & Eatery.

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GRADUATE WOMEN NORTH SHORE HONOURS STUDENT WINNERS Graduate Women North Shore hosted an evening at Takapuna Library on September 20th at which East Coast Bays MP Erica Stanford spoke and presented prizes to secondary school students who were winners in a GWNS schools project to mark 125 years since women got the vote. The brief was to write a letter to Kate Sheppard outlining what they considered the advances New Zealand society has made in matters relating to women since suffrage was achieved in 1893. Erica presented the winners with a white Kate Sheppard camellia bush. She then delivered a short address "Women in the House", in keeping with the theme of the evening acknowledging Suffrage 125.

Shona McRae, Sarah Penny, Rosalie Dil, Merryn Ward.

Gwenda White, Margaret Oldham, Fay Pankhurst.

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Margaret Ellett, Nina Tomaszyk, Gay Nisbet, Sue Thomas, Beverley Lea.

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Carolyn Harvey, Lorelle George, Erica Stanford.

Angela Antony, Ruth Ell, Faith Read, Margie Hart.

CONNECTED LAUNCH AT ALBANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL It was a warm welcome to current and future parents of Albany Senior High School on Thursday 19th September as new Principal Claire Amos shared her experience and vision for the school as it approaches its 10 year anniversary in February. With her aim for the school to be the ed-innovation hub of the North Shore, Claire's introduction was followed by a student-led presentation to launch the ConnectED Collective in an interactive style. This innovative concept will be a collaboration between the school, business, community and innovators to create a network and talent register for mentoring students, deliver events and foster partnerships to establish ASHS as the leading ed-innovation school in the area.

Elle Alexeenco, Fiona Castle, Sally Dore, Tash Nordstrand.

Cristina Casey, Rachel Cann, Nathan Torkington.

Verity Lenik, Debbie Gregory, Garry and Sylvie Joyce.

Tracey Earl, Rosemary Kirby, Seema and Anant Arankalle.

Sally Rowe, Lara Snaith, Odette Jury.

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'BUILDING BRIDGES' AT MAIRANGI ARTS CENTRE Seven strong artists, referred to as the seven sisters by curator Claire Chamberlain, are represented at this month's 'Building Bridges' exhibition at Mairangi Arts Centre, and as part of the 125 Suffrage national event programme.

At the opening, on Saturday 22nd September, guests enjoyed wine and cheese while viewing the diverse and beautiful works and talking with some of the artists.

Family of the late Betty Maxwell were also in attendance and stories were shared of how their parents helped develop urban Mairangi Bay in the 1960s while Betty continued her painting and pottery work, some of which is on display. The exhibition is on until 25th October.

Janet Fitzgerald, Anne-Marie Coury, Tuula Faire.

Kristin Dennis, Angel Suh, Claire Chamberlain.

Dylan Underwood, Molly Timmins, Justine Wylie, Amber Wylie.

Heather Falkenstein, John Maxwell. Tom Campbell, David Campbell, Carole and Peter Chamberlain.

Susannah Bridge, Muriel Garrett, Anna and Joss Robinson.

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SWINGERS CAFÉ OPENS AT WAITEMATA GOLF CLUB A new community café celebrated its opening in Devonport on Saturday 22nd September. Housed at Waitemata Golf Club, the amusingly named Swingers Café - purely a golfing reference we are assured - offered half price coffees and bacon butties to golfers, passing walkers and local residents who came along for a hot drink and food fix on the day of its launch. The local family behind the café - Tony Powell and Bryony Barker and their three children - have enlisted well-known Shore barista and fellow Devonport local Mat Berlandier to serve up excellent locally roasted, organic Chiasso coffee. Bulging sandwiches, piping hot pies and delicious raw food slices add to Swingers Café's offerings. Pop in and say hi seven days a week from 6.30am to 2.30pm.

Evelyn Short, Judy Lawrence.

Ross Burney, Cole Manson.

Jone Temo, Bernie Fraser, Aidan Bennett.

Tony Powell, Cole Manson, Brad Shilton.

Simeon and Lucia Wright.

Lin Patterson, Kim Milne, Colette Kraus. Sarah Rothwell with Rambo, Bryony Barker, Oscar Barker-Powell.

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The current climate is seeing fewer people in a cash position so the need for a specialist high end negotiator becomes paramount to your success. Andrew's personal sales last year alone totalled $106,207,000 at an average of $3,933,000 per property and has broken the $100 million for the last three consecutive calendar years. This makes him one of New Zealand's most successful residential sales people. Sign up for Property Updates at www.andrewdorreen.com. Follow his facebook page and Instagram feed.

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News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

October's Dozen

This month at The Rose Centre with manager John Davies

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Did you know, we have 12 different shows on this October?

Yes, we have an incredible month lined up here at The PumpHouse. If you’ve never come to see a show here before, now is the time!

Badjelly the Witch - A children’s classic. Share Tim and Rose’s madcap adventure through the great black forest and into Badjelly’s castle! Catch this silly children's show live on stage until 13th October.

One Act Play Festival - Three diverse one act plays performed over three weeks, until 13th October.

The Actor's Nightmare - One man. No lines. What could possibly go wrong?

The Zoo Story - Peter and Jerry meet on a park bench. Then something happens.

The Lady's Maid's Bell - A classic ghost story set in gloomy Brympton Hall.

Rise: Illuminate - Auckland Dance Company presents its spring season of dance on 14th October.

Our Place, Our People - For Auckland Heritage Festival we're opening our doors for three special heritage tours on Sunday 14th October.

After School Drama Class - Explore the magic of theatre and develop teamwork, social skills, self-esteem and confidence at The PumpHouse After School Drama programme on Mondays at 4pm.

The Scandalous Four - Within the confines of an intensely rigid culture – the upper tiers of Victorian high society – four rebellious characters choose to follow their hearts and desires in romantic affairs that don’t go unnoticed! 17th – 21th October.

Greg Johnson - Greg will strip back each song in intimate duo mode, with his special guest guitarist Ben King (Goldenhorse) on 22nd October.

Circus of Horror - Illusions, aerial acts, comedy, contortion, dance, hula hoops, daring escapes and even a clown! These international circus acts will have you on the EDGE OF YOUR SEAT from laughter and suspense on 26 – 27 October.

Tricks ‘n’ Treats Magic Show - A fun magic show for all the little ones, with live animals, audience participation, magic and music on 26 – 27 October.

Jubilation - Jubilation Choir is something of a sensation. After a sell-out show in 2017, we are proud to welcome back Jubilation for a soulful, heartfelt and roof-raising evening on 28th October.

Sound of Guzheng - Guzheng, also known as the Chinese zither, is a unique music instrument which originated in China over 2500 years ago. On 28th October.

Tat2That! 2018 - Students from Wairau Valley Special School will be showing off their sculptures in an awards ceremony celebration on 30th October.

We proudly support all artists with a story to tell, so if you’re looking for a space to hire, get in touch and we’ll help find the right stage for you.

Cheers, James Bell.

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz

Sing, dance, talk this October

John Davies

When you pick up this issue of Channel on Friday the 5th, you’ve got just today and the weekend to catch The Rose Singers presentation “Bring Down the Curtain”. Shows are on at 8pm on October 5th and 6th and 2pm matinees October 6th and 7th. Fun, laughter and good old music hall-style singalong is all part of the fun at a Rose Singers' event, so don't miss out!

Monday October 8th sees the beautiful and talented Rebecca Nelson in concert.

Ryman Healthcare is sponsoring her show so tickets are an amazingly low $5. You can book with Mark or Janet at Ryman on 09 445 0909.

Rebecca Nelson Dave Veart will be back to present his second RoseTalk entitled “Meet the Devonport Peninsula’s Military Men”. This will be a night of revelation and some hilarity as we meet some of the interesting military personalities of our local past. Dave’s last presentation was massively successful. The doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start and we’ll stop letting people in at a head count of 132. Don’t miss out on The Rose Centre’s contribution to Auckland Heritage Festival.

School Holiday Events: The National Youth Theatre Company returns for a five-day workshop of dance, song and performance around the theme “The '80s”, October 9th to 13th.

Book at allstars.co.nz SING: Janice Webb presents her pupils, past and present, in an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical tribute. If you love the tunes of this modern musical genius, don’t miss out on this beautiful evening show at 5pm Sunday October 14th. You can buy tickets at the door.

By the way, if you love Neighbourly, we’re there now! Just search The Rose Centre and do your thing to stay in touch with us there.

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A-BLOCK CAFÉ AND ROASTERY

Sam Ford, Owner David Huang, Ken Te.

New Café on the A-Block Coffee-lover David Huang always saw himself working with coffee.

Back in the day, he was a competitive barista. He went on to join Allpress Coffee as a barista trainer, and then started and ran his own Espresso Workshop from 2007 -2013. He’s also owned cafes in “buzzy” places like central Auckland 'Not so Frenchie' French toast. and Remuera.

These days, he’s a national barista competition judge, and thrilled to be coaching and learning from the next generation of baristas; and his focus has turned from the buzz of competition achievement to the buzz of working within, creating and serving communities.

Until recently, his local community has been in Rosedale, at the Black & Gold café and roastery, which has won plaudits of its own for its food and coffee. Last month, David added another café to his CV. He still owns Black & Gold, but he’s arrived in Browns Bay. The new venture is A-Block, located just behind the main shopping strip, on a site that David thinks is perfect for creating the kind of community he wants. “I have a ‘thing’ for back street cafes.

They’re better at creating community; this has a good community hub feeling, and it’s a great location for a café. This is going to be an iconic spot for Browns Bay,” he says boldly.

It certainly is a good spot: plenty of parking, facing the sun for most of the day and with an expansive outdoor deck that David has great plans for. The building was once a bakery and pie shop.

David and his team have completely renovated the inside, with no detail spared full attention. Tables made by David and his team are complemented by an eclectic array of chairs, and eventually there’ll be an armada of coffee-sack cushions for extra comfort.

An ‘A-Block’ mural with multiple layers of delicate paint and rich meaning occupies an entire wall and lends a softening touch to décor that features mostly wood, with hand-made shelves on perfectly aligned wooden tubes showing off David’s own coffee brand, Society Coffee, which is served at and can be bought as beans, or ground to order, from A-Block.

At present Society Coffee is still roasted at Black & Gold; a new roaster to serve both A-Block and Black & Gold is ready to be installed at the Brown Bay premises.

The food, as much as the coffee, grabs the attention. The menu speaks eloquently of the international tastes of David and his team of chefs and baristas, all of whom are asked to bring back ideas from wherever they might travel.

David says that all baking is done on site, including the breads and brioches, Society Coffee retail packs. and that while the food will continue to have the same vibe, 50% of the menu is changed every six months, with the aim of giving customers what they want or are familiar with, but also giving them new things to try. He names as “must-try” dishes the Frying Dutchess (a contemporary riff on traditional Dutch patat frites with fresh chicken thigh, salad, a spicy sirracha aioli and good mozzarella, all on a base of double fried chips), or the Cheeky Phil Roll – a steak sandwich but with richly flavoured slow-cooked beef cheek instead of the more traditional sirloin, complemented by caramelised onion, provolone, jalapeno and capsicum slaw, again served with double fried chips.

There are also plenty of sweet and savoury breakfast/brunch dishes, and ample options for vegans and vegetarians. The sodas, juices and smoothies (try the peanut butter, chocolate banana and almond milk if you’re looking for a treat) are also all made on the premises – along with the coffee of course!

All in all, A-Block is shaping up to be not only Browns Bay’s go-to local for an exciting take on café food, but also a great place to chill out and link with friends or other locals. David is certain to be on hand, making sure that whether you’re there for a coffee or a more substantial feast, you truly feel part of the community he’s setting out to establish.

A-Block Café and Roastery, 76 Clyde Road, Browns Bay (entry off Bute Road) 09 476 6878 info@societycoffee.co.nz Insta: @ablock.nz Open seven days, 7.30am-4pm.

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Taylors on Hurstmere Takapuna

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Taylors – Perfect for private functions Nearly 18 months after opening, Taylors on Hurstmere is a firmly established presence in the block of shops and restaurants just around the corner from the Bruce Mason Centre.

Owner Steve Taylor and his team have garnered a loyal following for the laid-back yet “grown-up” bar and eatery. It’s a popular place to eat before or after a show at the Bruce Mason Centre, and also for the great food and friendly service, making it a go-to venue for anything from a work lunch to after work drinks or an evening meal.

Steve didn’t exactly plan it like that. When Channel first talked to him about his new venue, he was thinking local wine bar. But he’s found that people come in more for the food, “which is great”.

Steve and chef Antony Blincoe together develop the menus. With a new summer menu launching in October, it’s been their task over the last few weeks to plan what they’ll offer, and adjust serving sizes to suit customer demands, as well as offer something (or several somethings) new and tasty for the new season.

Antony interrupts his prep for the busy lunch service on a beautiful spring afternoon to join the conversation. “We don’t want to get stale,” he says. “The new menu will be more tapas style, with sticky bbq ribs, tequila chicken, soy and ginger pork belly – all more tapas size, so customers can select three or four sharing dishes and enjoy the variety of what we offer.”

The vastly popular arancini are likely to stay on the menu, joined by items such as fish bites, alongside new dishes like chilli prawns, and a squid and chorizo salad, just to name a couple.

“It will all use fresh ingredients and be very clean on the palate,” he says.

Vegetarians are also well catered for: they can enjoy dishes like corn fritters, risotto balls or quinoa and falafel fritters.

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can book Taylors for exclusive use for a lunchtime, afternoon or dinner event. To date, families and work groups have enjoyed surprise and/or significant birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and business celebrations and milestones. Smaller groups are welcome too, and can book all the outside tables, for example.

“We make the event or function work the way they want it,” says Steve. “ There's no venue charge, and and if they wish, the organisers can come in and decorate the space beforehand, select the music they want to have played, and they either select one of our food and drink packages, or we can cater with food to suit their tastes. Some work groups have opted for drinks and nibbles functions.

“The thing about Taylors,” he adds, “is that it’s private and you can use the whole venue; you’re not sharing the space with anyone else.”

“With Christmas coming up, people are starting to book ahead, so we’d encourage people to ask about the options. Our packages can be tailored to suit any budget, and offer exclusive use of the venue, with food, bubbles, house wine (Duck Point, which has regional wines from around New Zealand) and craft beer on tap.”

You can, of course, enjoy Taylors solo, as a couple, or with a small group of friends. Steve says the $20 “bite plus drink” lunch has proven popular, and the 3-5pm and 9-11pm happy hours are a drawcard for the after-work crowd, or night owls looking for somewhere to round off the evening. And, adds Steve, “We serve coffee and desserts late; perfect for that after-show debrief. And starting in October we're offering bottles of Veuve Clicquot for $65 each from 5pm to 7pm every day."

Taylors on Hurstmere, 168 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Reservations and enquiries: taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz or 09 489 9510 Open Tuesday-Sunday 12pm until late. Closed Monday.

Your monthly restaurant guide…

TAYLORS ON HURSTMERE

EATING OUT ON THE SHORE

NANAM TAKAPUNA

ABOUT US: Taylors, Takapuna's best little wine bar! Now one year old! Mouthwatering bites plus just the right drop to wash away the day and warm into the night. Located close to Bruce Mason Centre and two minutes walk from Takapuna Beach.

ABOUT US: Our menu reflects our love of Filipino cuisine – inspired by historical flavours of the Philippines, showcasing fresh New Zealand ingredients. We create a fun and relaxed environment to match our menu, with a humble wine list by Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier.

THE FOOD: Sharing plates, wine and craft beers.

An inspired menu of fresh and local produce to excite the taste buds. ​A variety of bites to try that will keep you coming back for more. Try our famous Kumara & Blue Cheese Arancinci, Snapper Sliders or Lamb & Mint Meatballs!

THE FOOD: The Filipino-inspired menu can be shared for families, or you can have the chef’s recommendation to experience more flavours in one visit. From Wagyu grilled Inasal, to tamarind roast chicken, Hawkes Bay lamb adobo and Filipino-inspired dessert, it is sure to be a unique experience.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Now open for lunch! $20 for any bite and a drink!

Off to the shows at the Bruce Mason?

Pop into Taylors for pre- and post-show deals!

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Springtime means new. We invite you to taste our new tapas menu, cocktails and a new spring a la carte menu at Nanam to enjoy at our upcoming outdoor dining area. Now also opening for brunch from 9.30am till late.

12pm till late Tuesday to Sunday Taylor’s on Hurstmere, 168 Hurstmere Road, 09 489 9510 www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz

178 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna 09-488 9976 nanamrepublic@gmail.com Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-2:30pm and 5-10pm Bookings online www.nanamrepublic.co.nz

STREET ORGANICS

DANTE'S PIZZA & CASA PASTA ABOUT US: Dante's Pizzeria Napoletana was established 10 years ago and is wellknown for its genuine authentic wood fired pizzas. Dante’s has won Metro's best pizza in Auckland 4 years running, and best in New Zealand in 2015 and 2016. Dante's has now opened a new chapter by introducing freshly made pasta, which is made in-house every morning. We are very proud to be one of the few restaurants in New Zealand and one of the only restaurants in Takapuna to make fresh pasta daily.

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THE FOOD: Authentic, genuine, nutritious, sincere; based on tradition and made with lots of passion and love. With every bite, Dante's takes you to Italy and keeps you there each time you come back to visit.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER For ONLY $12, come and have a lunch of Panuozzi - the famous Italian Street Food Sub. We strongly recommend to try the Pork Belly one.

You will not regret it!

Open Monday to Sunday 11:30 'til late. Fortieth and Hurstmere, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, 09 486 3668 www.dantespizzeria.co.nz

MEXICO ABOUT US: Mexico is an immersive dining experience based on the food and culture of its namesake nation.

THE FOOD: Mexico celebrates the vibrant, fresh and lighter side of Mexican cuisine, with street food inspired dishes available on a seasonally changing menu.

Mexico's love affair with Margaritas dates back to its inception, and the many ideas and experimentations saw the creation of Frida's Margaritas. Crafted by our clever bar team, we have created a Margarita heaven that will guarantee all kinds of decision anxiety with flavours like Blackberry & Coconut and Peach & Honey.

ABOUT US: Treat your taste buds, nourish your body & enjoy our beautiful space.

We’re passionate about quality, organic whole foods and genuine service – we love what we do and hope you do too.

With power, USB ports & Wi-Fi, we’re a great spot for meetings, working solo or a social catch up.

THE FOOD: We're for lovers of healthy whole foods and followers of vegan, paleo, gluten free, and low FODMAP lifestyles. Everything is made from scratch using fresh, local, organic ingredients wherever we can – zero added nasties. We make it with love, using eco-friendly products, we compost, we recycle and we minimise waste.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Our new spring menu is full of delicious, nutritious meal options.

Mon-Fri: 6:30am – 4pm, Sat-Sun & (most) public holidays: 7:30am – 3:30pm 1 Byron Ave, Takapuna, 09 216 5991, streetorganics_nz    www.streetorganics.com/auckland

AUBERGINE ABOUT US: After 17 years on Hurstmere Road, we have recently undertaken a full renovation. Enjoy the new décor, our Mediterranean hospitality and our menu of delicious Mediterranean and European dishes, revamped under new head chef Aldo Franckin.

THE FOOD: We serve fresh food delivered daily, and have retained our popular signature dishes, like Eye Filet, red wine jus, mashed potato, spinach, caramelised tomato and field mushroom. Asahi beer now on tap.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Enjoy all your favourite dishes from the last six years with our new spring menu full of Mexico classics. Visit us during October for our Taste of Takapuna special.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Take advantage of our specials: Lunch – Two courses (starter and choice of 11 mains) for just $18 Dinner – Three course set menu $37 (starter, selection of 10 mains and 3 desserts)

Mexico is open from 12pm till late, 7 days a week.

Mexico, 4 The Strand, Takapuna 09 280 1487 www.mexico.net.nz

Open seven days 12 noon till late 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand 09 489 3104 aubergine.co.nz

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Your monthly restaurant guide…

FRENCH RENDEZ-VOUS

FRANC'S

ABOUT US: Philippe, Claire and Hemanshi invite you to come into into the unique French restaurant on the Shore.

Come down to Lake Pupuke for a delicious handmade meal (French style) with fresh New Zealand product for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH

THE FOOD: Wide range of typical Kiwi breakfast options like eggs benedict, omelette or gluten-free galettes and delicious sweet crepes.

We'll be transforming the bar into a tropical paradise with delicious Hawaiian BBQ dishes and fruity cocktails.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Large selection of French wine including nice, fresh rosé.

We are now serving partyclette ( melted French cheese on potatoes and ham). Only available if your table is booked online at: https://pumphouse.co.nz/visit/french-rendez-vous-cafe-satellite-bar/ French Rendez-vous cafe/restaurant, 2a Manurere Avenue, Takapuna 09 487 0009 Frenchrendezvous.booking@gmail.com www.facebook.com/frenchrendezvoustakapuna/

TOKYO BAY

Since the warmer weather is slow to arrive, we thought we'd transport you to the islands with our Sneaky Tiki Pop-Up! From 5pm every Friday & Saturday.

Think grass thatching, colourful festoon lights and plenty flower leis.

Keep an eye out for our summer drinks list launching this month, chock full of great new tasty beverages.

Franc’s Bar + Diner, Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna Mon – Sun, 9am-late, 09 488 0016 Francs.co.nz

ELEPHANT WRESTLER

ABOUT US: Located in the Main Beach entertainment hub on The Strand at Takapuna Beach, Tokyo Bay is an international-class venue, offering modern Japanese. The diverse menu, created by expert chef Chikara Sato of Tokyo, provides options for all.

THE FOOD: Tokyo Bay offers modern Japanese cuisine with delicious flavours complemented by Japanese beers, sakes, and great international wines. Priced for the local market; you'll be happy with the value provided for a top class Auckland restaurant.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Open every day for lunch and dinner, with great views and a high quality, modern, Japanese dining experience.

Open 12noon until late 7 days 20 The Strand, Takapuna Beach, 09 390 7188 Book on www.tokyobay.co.nz

WHAT'S ON IN OCTOBER It is POP UP time again and this time we are so proud to present the STONELEIGH “WONDER OF NATURE” Pop Up. Visit our transformed courtyard during October and discover Stoneleigh’s “Wonder of Nature” Pop up in conjunction with Kapiti Cheese.

HAVE A RESTAURANT AND WANT A GOOD WAY TO PROMOTE IT? To get your restaurant advertised in our popular Channel Eating Out Guide contact: Christine Young - christine@channelmag.co.nz, 021 765 981 or Nikki Davidson - nikki@channelmag.co.nz, 021 453 534

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Stoneleigh hampers available every day but on Sundays come down and enjoy petanque, delicious Stoneleigh wines, great live entertainment, and an amazing cheese experience by Kapiti that you will not find anywhere else.

This “Wonder of Nature” Pop Up puts an amazing twist on the traditional wine and cheese match. Gather your girls and boys and come and enjoy a bottle of Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir.

Whatever your palate, Stoneleigh, Kapiti and The Elephant Wrestler continue to have your Sundays sorted.

Open Mon - Sun 11am - Late.

138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, 09 489 8030 www.elephantwrestler.co.nz www.facebook.com/TheElephantWrestler

Your monthly restaurant guide…

ZOMER ABOUT US: The beachside atmosphere coupled with a seasonal menu and only the finest ingredients, alongside a coffee or a crisp Sauvignon. Whether you’re in need of a quality feed after a long walk on the beach or simply want a great coffee and a sweet treat on the way to work, Zomer has you covered. Zomer offers brunch and lunch, plus out-catering and is available for functions in the evening.

THE FOOD: At Zomer we pride ourselves in serving the best seasonal produce and fantastic homemade baking fresh daily, as well as the best coffee in town.

You’ll be blown away by our fantastic house manuka smoked salmon omelette and you should definitely come and try our chilli cheese muffins.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER We've got a huge range of fresh and frozen takeaway meals available, seven days a week. Pop down for a chat with Saul or Juan about the great selection of meals for all the family. We've recently had a lot of functions at Zomer, so if you've got a birthday party coming up, wedding reception or a corporate event let us know!

Open Mon-Fri: 7:30-15:00, Sat-Sun: 8:00-15:00, 4 The Strand, Takapuna Beach 09 488 7594 www.zomer.co.nz

JOJOS GOURMET ABOUT US: Madame Jojo’s Foodstore started over 12 years ago in Remuera and two years ago in Milford.

I love cooking and am still at the stove making the meals, salads and cabinet food we sell most days.

There is lots of pride and love in the food we serve.

THE FOOD: Our cabinet is always chocka full of fresh easy meal solutions and salads, including vegetarian and vegan choices. The fridge and freezer have lots of delicious heat and eat meals to enjoy on those nights when meal prep time is tight!

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Days are longer and lighter so it’s time for barbecuing. Our good variety of fresh salads change daily and are the perfect accompaniment to your grilled steaks.

Open Mon-Fri 9.30-6pm, Sat 9-3pm 89 Kitchener Road Milford, 09 486 5711 www.madamejojo.co.nz

BLACK RICE ABOUT US: Located in North Shore’s biggest food and beverage centre (Orchard Park Retail Hub) in Central Albany, Black Rice offers a cosy dining environment with a central dining lobby, a covered outdoor patio and a VIP private dining room. We are proud to be the first Asian fusion restaurant in Albany.

THE FOOD: Encompassing a diverse array of countries, cultures and cuisines, Black Rice offers an unparalleled fusion dining experience with an almost endless supply of cooking inspiration to draw from. There's simply no stopping our colourful and creative cuisine.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Dine in Black Rice; show us how much you like us on Facebook and be in to win a bottle of Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut.

Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 11pm Unit 10B, 21 Corinthian Drive, Albany (09) 415 8377 www.facebook.com/BlackRiceAlbany

EATING OUT ON THE SHORE

SMOKEPIT & BUOY ABOUT US: Our passionate team of chefs have created the perfect menu. Located on Level One of The Spencer Hotel, Byron Avenue, come and join us for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, watch Sports in our Club Bar, grab a delicious Bar Snack, enjoy a Cocktail, Beer, Wine or Coffee.

Everyone welcome!

THE FOOD: Using a contemporary style of pit BBQ cookery combined with traditional techniques, our offerings include a wide range of grilled Wagyu Steaks, the freshest selection of Seafood available, our famous 48 hour slow roasted Brisket, sticky Pork Ribs, Wings, roast Duck and a killer Dessert menu! Most mains range between $25 – $32.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER Thursday Night: Cocktail of the Week $5 (4pm – 7pm) Friday & Saturday Night: Tap Beers $5 Sunday Night: from 5.30pm Roast Dinner $22.50 - bookings essential SmokePit & Buoy 09 916 4982 Level One, The Spencer on Byron Hotel 9 – 17 Byron Avenue, Takapuna

SAKEBAR NIPPON JAPANESE RESTAURANT ABOUT US: We are a Japanese Izakaya Restaurant, also with a sushi train.

THE FOOD: Authentic Japanese cuisine Sushi sashimi, tempura and many other dishes.

NEED TO KNOW: OCTOBER TUES, WEDS NIGHT SPECIAL $30pp three course set menu, includes one free drink, sushi train plates from $2.80.

Private room with karaoke facilities.

Takeout available We are now open for dinner seven days from 5pm Sunday open from 11am, Takapuna Ramen Shop 32-34 Anzac Street,Takapuna, 09 486 2249 www.sakebar.co.nz

TOK TOK ABOUT US: Tok Tok is a unique restaurant with Asian fusion cuisine located in the heart of Takapuna’s dining precinct, just up from the beach. Many of the dishes are a ‘twist on the traditional’.

Two have featured as winners in the Taste of Auckland Festival Awards.

The Crispy Hapuka Curry was a Supreme Winner and the Crispy Half Duck was runner up.

NEW MENU: New dishes to try this month include Pork ’n Scallop Dumplings, Duck Pad Thai, and Littleneck Clams with smoked bacon, herbs. They join all the favourites with some dishes returning for winter, including Wagyu Beef Steamed Bun and the Grown-Up Lamb Curry.

129 Hurstmere Road Takapuna.

Phone 489 3988.

Open: Monday: Closed. Tuesday-Sunday: 12pm till late!

Email: toktokkitchen@gmail.com Visit: www.facebook.com/Toktakapuna/ or www.toktok.co.nz

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KITCHENS BY DESIGN, TAKAPUNA

Family Oriented, Carefully Considered Following closely in the footsteps of her mother – the multiaward winning designer, Sue Gillbanks – Michelle Gillbanks is quickly making a name for herself designing beautiful kitchens at Kitchens By Design.

A great example of the designs Michelle has worked on lately is this large, contemporary kitchen she has just completed for a busy family, as part of a large renovation of their large classicstyle home. She says that one of her client’s primary requirements was for a multi-zoned space where individual members of the family could work independently, or come together as a group for entertaining or events.

“As well as the normal kitchen functions, a breakfast/snack station for the teenagers, a coffee-prep area for the husband, an integrated laundry/wet area, and an entertainment area for the grown-ups were all asked for,” she says. “And it all had to have excellent flow, from the internal access garaging, through to the open-plan living area.”

A great example of the designs Michelle has worked on lately is this large, contemporary kitchen she has just completed for a busy family…

Accommodating all these needs required some intricate space planning and lateral thinking – not least was the design of the large kitchen island that cleverly steps down into the lounge, extending the bench space, creating a ‘leaner’ area which contains a drinks fridge and storage for glasses.

Adjacent to the other end of the island is the teenagers’ snack area, concealed behind full-height bi-fold cabinetry. And around the corner is the walk-in scullery that contains the coffee-making centre, laundry and access to the garage.

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“Budget was also important to my clients,” says Michelle.

“Keeping to it, with such a large space, required careful and selective material choice. As such, only areas directly on show were given the more expensive finishes – the splashback and island front in a marbled porcelain, the overhead cabinetry in stained oak veneer, and island benchtop in Corian.”

This is just one of the many styles of kitchen Michelle has designed for her clients; each tailored to their specific needs and budget. If you’re looking for a new kitchen, why not pop into talk to Michelle, or one of the other five designers who work out of Kitchens By Design’s two Auckland showrooms.

Kitchens By Design, 3 Byron Ave, Takapuna Open Monday to Friday (10am-4.30pm) and Saturday (10am-2.30pm) or by appointment. www.kitchensbydesign.co.nz

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Talking Takapuna

Spring is well and truly here, and with the warm weather and flowers blossoming plus all the fun things happening in town, the list of reasons to visit Takapuna is endless!

October is Restaurant Month in Takapuna. Come and experience a Taste of Takapuna and feast your senses on a delectable array of dishes this month. With all our favourite restaurants and cafés participating, there is something for every palate and purse. Check out the full list of offerings in the following pages.

Tempt your taste buds with mouth-watering culinary creations ranging from Madam Woo’s hawker rolls, Takapuna’s first-ever bottomless tapas brunch at Nanam, juicy t-bone steak from El Humero, a special three-course meal by the sea from Regatta, to super deals at Burger Burger, paleo protein pancakes from Street Organics, chicken and waffles at Bird on a Wire, and the everpopular tacos from Mexico to name just a few. You might as well pack away the pots and pans at home and make Takapuna your kitchen for the month. Happy dining!

To further celebrate all things delicious, I Love Takapuna is giving away scrumptious prizes on social media for the whole month of October on our Facebook and Instagram pages! So don’t forget to follow us on both at @ILoveTakapuna for your chance to win!

There are also heaps of shows and events happening in town.

The Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series starts on 30 October and runs throughout the summer every Tuesday evening. The Bruce Mason Centre also has exciting shows coming up including the fantastic modern circus spectacle Air Play on 13 and 14 October, legendary drummer Steve Gadd and saxophone virtuoso James Carter’s first New Zealand show on 21 October, and Michael Jackson – The Legacy Tour on 25 October.

There’s so much going on in Takapuna as summer approaches.

We cannot wait to show everyone what else we have in store.

Make sure you keep updated on all latest I Love Takapuna news by following us on social media @ilovetakapuna or signing up for our newsletters from our website (www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz). Don’t forget to share with us your photos/video/stories about Takapuna on social media.

Upcoming Events:

Until 13 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: Badjelly the Witch

Until 13 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: One Act Play Festival Until 13 October – Lake House Arts: The Great Art Sale

1 October – Citizens Advice Bureau: Wētāpunga - Our Giant Wētā 3 October – Paintvine: Balloons Over Waikato

4 October – Smales Farm: 360 Heart Stopper Challenge 4 October – Takapuna Library: Developing Takapuna (Auckland Heritage Festival)

5 October – NZ Barok with James Bush (cello): The Splendour of Venice 5 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Boney M featuring Maizie Williams 5 October – Takapuna Library: Spanish Rhymetime

6 October – Bruce Mason Centre: APO –The Composer is Dead, A Symphonic Murder Mystery!

6 October - Takapuna / Milford / Forrest Hill WWI street names: Heritage trail (Auckland Heritage Festival) 8 October – Takapuna War Memorial Hall: Psychic/Clairvoyant/Rōngoa Māori Experience

8-9 October – Takapuna Community Hub-Kotahitanga: "It's All About Me" Programme for Young Women 13 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Air Play

13 October – Takapuna War Memorial Hall: Heart and Soul Holistic & Wellness Market 14 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: RISE: Illuminate 14 October – The PumpHouse: Our Place, Our People (Auckland Heritage Festival Tour)

17 October – Bruce Mason Centre: 7 Days – SPRING BREAK

17-21 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: The Scandalous Four

20 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Animenz & Theishter Live 2018 21 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Steve Gadd & James Carter

22 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: Greg Johnson – Every Song Has A Story 25 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Michael Jackson - The Legacy Tour 26-27 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: Circus of Horror

27 October – Takapuna Methodist Church: Takapuna Kids Market 27 October – Smales Farm – Front UP for Hospice

28 October – Bruce Mason Centre: Myths and Legends

28 October – The PumpHouse Theatre: Jubilation A Capella Gospel Choir 30 October-5 March - Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series

31 October: Takapuna War Memorial Hall: Waste-Free Parenting Workshop

Check out all the fantastic photos shared to us by fellow Takapuna lovers!

Tag us @ilovetakapuna or use #ilovetakapuna on Instagram to share your pics with us.

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October is restaurant month in Takapuna!

Come experience a Taste of Takapuna. Have you tried them all?

Al Forno

Aubergine

Bird on a Wire

Burrata Pizza: Fresh pizza sauce, mozzarella, rocket, prosciutto, cherry tomatoes and burrata cheese. $29.90 Taste of Takapuna deal: Purchase a bottle of wine and receive a free garlic bread

A Family European restaurant in the heart of Takapuna.

Bird On A Waffle Buttermilk fried chicken, house-made waffle, candied bacon, vanilla ice cream, chilli maple syrup, mascarpone $15

Conditions: Available Tue, Wed, Thur & Sun. Limited to one per booking. Not available in conjunction with any other discount or promotion.

34 Anzac St • 488 0179

Two-course Lunch deal for $18

129 Hurstmere Rd • 489 3104

40 Hurstmere Rd • 486 5436

Burger Burger

El Humero

Fatima’s

Francs

Delicious, juicy beef and cheese burger, with fresh crispy birthday beer and a handful of their infamous chargrilled broccoli or fries.

This flavour combination is a favourite selection of Burger Burger classics. $25

T-Bone Steak: Experience the best of both worlds with Sirloin on one side & Eye Fillet on the other in this beautiful 500g dish. Served with a side & sauce of your choice. Perfect with a glass of Argentinean Malbec or natural juice. $50

Fatima’s Share Plate Rolled & toasted pita, spiced nuts, marinated olives, falafel coins & potato koftas with sweet chilli aioli. $25

Located opposite Takapuna’s vibrant beach, this Americanameet-Kiwi bach-style diner is a favourite for weekday lunches, weekend brunches and casual dinners.

Two courses for $35 Three courses for $45

40 Hurstmere Rd • 022 658 3155

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Three-course Dinner deal for $37

3/40 Hurstmere Rd • 489 9973

Available instore only.

View special menu and book online at www.francs.co.nz

20 Anzac St • 489 6552

The Strand, Takapuna • 488 0016

Madam Woo

Massimo Cafe

Master and Apprentice

Mexico

Beef Rendang Hawker Roll Featuring Madam Woo’s slow cooked beef curry with your favourite flavours from Malaysia – sambal, fresh shaved coconut & chilies – all wrapped up in a flaky roti canai. $14

Salmon Rosti + Fresh Roasted Massimo Coffee Homemade kumara rosti, charred broccolini, pickled onion, mashed avocado, cured salmon, dill and caper cream fraiche, poached egg. $23

Moules & Frites 1 kg of steamed Coromandel green-lipped mussels served in traditional pot with fries & house-made garlic mayo. Your choice of sauce: Mariniere, Creole, or Thai. $20

Taqueria “Al Pastor” Three Tacos with citrus-cured red onion, pickled pineapple, coriander with aguacate, xocolate mole, habanero hot sauce plus a Mexico Soda $20

486 Lake Rd • 489 4601

1/3 The Strand • 486 5550

136 Hurstmere Rd • 486 6330

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Nam Nam

Nanam

Pita Pit

Regatta

Pho – Classic Viet soup Embodies the richness of flavour and lightness of texture, nature and fresh ingredients with family made recipes.

Beef, Chicken, or Vegan Mushroom & Tofu Small $9.5 | Large $12.5

Bottomless Tapas Brunch First Bottomless Tapas Brunch in the heart of Takapuna with four special cocktails and mocktails to choose from and including one main meal or two tapas of the day per person. $45 per person

Regular Chicken & Bacon Crunch Pita + Phoenix Apple, Orange & Mango Drink Grilled chicken breast, bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons, crispy lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, avocado & Caesar dressing. $15

Taste of Takapuna Three-Course Meal Including a glass of Monteith’s beer or Straw Island wine at Takapuna’s premier seaside restaurant complete with views of Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto. $49.50 per person

8 Huron St • 488 0055

178 Hurstmere Rd • 488 9976

Available only Saturdays & Sundays 10:30am – 4:00pm

26 Anzac St • 486 4110

Smokepit and Buoy

Street Organics

Taylors on Hurstmere

Grill Platter for Two The best off the SmokePit and Buoy Chargrill: Wagyu Beef, Pork Ribs, Brisket and more.

Comes with two glasses of Greyrock Pinot Noir. $70

Paleo Protein Pancake This Paleo Protein Pancake packs a serious punch with organic eggs, protein powder, banana, blueberries & cinnamon.

GF, paleo & low FODMAP (option), available all day. $19

Taste of Takapuna Special Purchase any bite and a drink. $20

9/17 Byron Ave • 916 4982

The Burger Bach

Bach’s Signature Burgers Try these famous burgers, made with Double NZ Prime Beef, Double Cheddar, Aioli, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, & Relish.

The Bach Daddy – with Hash Brown, Bacon, BBQ, & Beetroot.

The Big Bach – with Caramelised Onion, Pickle, & Secret Sauce. $15 1-7 The Strand • 963 6446

1 Byron Ave • 216 5991

View 3-course menu at www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz

The Strand, Takapuna • 488 0040

Thai Takapuna

Three-Course Dinner + Drink Experience Thailand at the heart of Takapuna. Offering authentic Southeast Asian dishes, Thai Takapuna specialises in Southern Thai cuisine. Vegetarian and vegan options available. $35 View full menu at www.thaitakapuna.co.nz Dinner available from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

168 Hurstmere Rd • 489 9510

44 Hurstmere Rd • 973 4259

The Elephant Wrestler

Tokyo Bay

Zomer

Stoneleigh “Wonder of Nature” Pop Up Hamper Join us and enjoy a Stoneleigh Hamper with your choice of a Bottle of Stoneleigh “Wild Valley” wine, cheese selection curated by Kapiti’s awardwinning cheesemakers, and a variety of charcuterie, crackers, fresh fruit and nuts. $75

Tokyo Tapas – Otsumami Box + Iced Cold Asahi Beer Teriyaki chicken, duck dumpling shumai, salmon & avocado sushi, karaage fried chicken, Waiheke oysters, seaweed salad, soft-shell crab & pepper squid. $40

Dutch Classic “Bitterballen” This favourite dish gets a South American twist by using Slow-Roasted Pulled Pork with Crispy Pancetta in crunchy croquettes. $20

138 Hurstmere Rd • 489 8030

20 The Strand • 390 7188

4 The Strand • 488 7594

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ORDINARY GREY INNOVATIVE GREEN SET LEASE BBQ BOARDROOM FLEXIBLE ’S STERILE BLEND BALANCE VIBRANT DATED NEXT DATED NEXT GEN GEN With open green spaces and abundant native trees, Smales Farm is rethinking traditional to deliver a work environment for a new generation who are seeking a smarter way of working together.

With excellent transport links and dynamic buildings, Smales Farm is home to BBQ kits, outdoor movies, activations and a range of events and festivals the entire community can enjoy.

Welcome to our Next Generation Neighbourhood.

Pay us a visit at smalesfarm.co.nz

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CRAVEHOME Pastel perfection is in store at cravehome – available in a range of soft colours, this beautiful Sorbet collection has been a big hit with everyone.

Come and visit our flagship store in Birkenhead and select for yourself!

30 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead 09 419 9535 www.cravehome.co.nz

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#perfectpastels #supportlocal

NEXT DOOR GALLERY This beautiful native piwakawaka (fantail) is a delicate drawing by Livi-d.

The full series of fine art limited edition prints can be viewed on our web site.

132 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead Point 09 480 9289 www.nextdoorgallery.co.nz

BATH BOUTIQUE Everything’s coming up roses. Beautiful, unique gifts for all occasions. Supporting quality New Zealand artisans and ethical international brands. Come in for a visit!

Open Tuesday-Saturday 9:30-5:30, Sunday 10-4 3 Inverness Rd, Browns Bay 09 475 5677 www.bathboutique.co.nz

WILD & WOOLLY YARNS Every little girl dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. Our dreams may not come to fruition, but us older girls can still look gorgeous in a handcrafted ballet cardigan.

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Shop the Shore TANGO'S SHOES Dare to be different‌stand out from the crowd with unique footwear from Tango's.

164 Kitchener Rd, Milford 09 488 0495 www.tangosshoes.co.nz

PAINTED BIRD Your fashion adventure begins at Painted Bird with unique European vintage fashion and jewellery.

Follow on Instagram or stop in store for inspiration for your special outfit!

164 Kitchener Road, Milford, 09 486 2473 @paintedbirdnz on Instagram or Facebook www.paintedbird.nz

CAPRICHO New for spring, the perfect pop of colour for your bed, armchair, sofa or outdoor seating. Beautifully soft stonewashed cotton throws from Portugal, only at Capricho.

106 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 0211 027 309 www.capricho.co.nz FLORIENNE Pretty pretty flowers...that’s what we like. #florienne.flowers 60A Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 6438 www.florienne.co.nz

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WALLACE COTTON Freshen your bedroom look this spring with Wallace Cotton’s beautiful new collection.

Featuring the reversible Matapouri Quilt, made from 100% cotton with two gorgeous shades of dusk pink to choose from.

34 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 551 7767 www.wallacecotton.com

THE FAIRY LIGHT SHOP These beautiful LED globes are perfect in the garden or floating in your pool.

32D Barrys Point Road, Takapuna 09 486 1586 www.thefairylightshop.com

FOUNDERS OF ROME French & Italian gifts in abundance at Founders of Rome.

1 Earnoch Avenue, Takapuna Parking behind the building.

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm or by appointment 027 477 7155 www.foundersofrome.co.nz

TUESDAY LABEL Swish your way from spring to summer in this beautiful ‘multi bouquet’ dress.

Just one of many from this must-have womenswear label. Elyse Maxi - $199.

Milford Shopping Centre www.tuesdaylabel.com

THE VAULT Awesome prints by Glen Jones make fabulous Xmas prezzies for overseas!

9 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 489 8008 www.thevaultnz.com

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CHANNEL PEOPLE: MY SHORE LIFE

Miss Earth New Zealand loves her Milford Beach life Jzayla Hughey is passionate about our planet. So much so, she won the title of Miss Earth New Zealand 2018 and is about to embark on a national tour to share her environmental message and join in some local activities around the country. Jzayla shares her love of Milford and conservation with Channel's Nikki Davidson.

Channel Mag: What do you love most about living in Milford?

Jzayla Hughey: Milford is about leisure, location and serenity. I love Milford! I am a walk away from the beach, cute cafes, the gym, Milford's boutique mall and the lake. It's the perfect place to live.

CM: How long have you lived here?

JH: I have lived in Milford for a few years and when I first moved to the Shore, I could not comprehend how beautiful the view of Auckland City surrounded by water was. There are so many places around North Shore that have a view of the Sky Tower and Waitemata Harbour. You cannot see views like this anywhere else.

CM: What activities or organisations are you involved with? Why are you passionate about this?

JH: I have always enjoyed being outdoors and believe it is very important to restore and conserve the unique biodiversity our country has to offer. I am driven to advocate for biodiversity conservation and stopping the over-exploitation of our natural resources as it is threatening and endangering most of our native species. Tree planting is a great way to contribute to forest restoration, held by environmental community groups such as EcoMatters and Whau River. Jam Jar Beach Clean is another great organisation that I have worked with who focus on collecting and recycling micro-plastics that pollute our beaches and waterways.

CM: What else might you be involved with if you had more time?

JH: I have dreamed of opening an eco-friendly activewear brand to combine my passions of fitness, sustainability and fashion together!

CM: Tell us about a place that is a secret gem in Milford?

JH: You can often find me shopping for delicious health foods at The Source Bulk Foods store on Milford Road. This place is definitely a gem as they are eco-friendly driven, catering for the health of the environment and customers.

CM: Do you have a favourite local event that you look forward to each year?

JH: A night with cultural cuisines, live music and a great atmosphere is the kind of event I always enjoy. The Urban Street Festival occurs a few times a year in the Milford Village carpark and provides

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top quality food trucks, live music and an overall fun night for everybody. There is always a variety of vegan food options and it is a dog friendly environment. It brings the local community together in so many ways, and you’ll be sure to see me at their next event in Milford!

CM: If you could change one aspect about your suburb what would it be?

JH: The North Shore to me, is already a great place to live.

Everyone in our community should enjoy what the Shore has to offer. We just need to continue supporting local events, cafes and new businesses, and help each other build an eco-friendly, sustainable and more involved community.

CM: Who would you most like to have as a neighbour and why?

JH: Anyone who would like to enjoy a home-cooked neighbourhood dinner every once in a while!

FINANCIAL SERVICES: ALLIANZ PARTNERS NEW ZEALAND

An after work drink at Regatta. From left to right: Will Ashcroft (Chief Sales Officer), Lindsay Stott (Retail Sales Executive), Amy Neilson (Communications Manager), Chantal Tawhai (Corporate Account Executive), Mark Taylor (Corporate Sales Manager).

Can you truly live the dream?

A corporate career, with a beach lifestyle.

Amy Neilson

A year ago I was living in London, enjoying regular trips to the Greek Islands, as part of my work for a sailing holiday company. I didn’t think work could get much better than tzvhis. But I'm slowly starting to change my mind as I settle into a new life at Allianz Partners New Zealand office, just a stone's throw from Takapuna beach, writes Amy Neilson the new Communications Manager.

If you’re a well-travelled Kiwi, you will have likely borne witness to Allianz’s global presence. Currently the third largest financial services company in the world (by revenue), it's safe to say the Allianz Group is a colossal organisation. So what makes the Allianz Partners office in New Zealand so different? Well, a few things...

Location, location, location Unlike many of Auckland’s financial institutions, Allianz Partners’ office is located right here in the centre of the North Shore’s beachy haven - Takapuna. The office is just a five minute walk from Takapuna Beach, the eighth most instagrammed place in New Zealand. Not many corporate workers can say that they start the day with a sunrise walk along the beach overlooking a volcano, or a stand up paddleboard before the day’s first coffee.

A Growing Company of Opportunities Of course, like any job, work has its challenges, but at Allianz Partners this is balanced with exciting growth and the associated opportunities. This year the firm plans to launch a new line of business (watch this space) while continuing to work with current partners to raise awareness around the importance of travel insurance. Growth brings opportunity for employees as well as the business; someone in a customer service role could progress to a number of different areas of the business. On top of local opportunities, being a global company means that new roles aren’t limited to New Zealand shores. The global Allianz Partners family consists of over 17500 employees across offices in 76 countries. From Brisbane, to Singapore or as far afield as Paris the group are always looking for new team members.

The Allianz Partners office in Takapuna.

A Diverse Team The group’s global reach is reflected within the makeup of the team, which means that you feel like you are part of something much bigger than a small Kiwi office. Our office hosts colleagues and friends from all over the world. From our Medical Assessment Team Leader from the Netherlands, to our Chief Underwriting Officer from Macedonia, and of course our Chief Executive Officer from Brazil – the Allianz Partners team in New Zealand is a charismatic melting pot of different cultures.

Daring to Care About Team Wellbeing As I sit writing this, I'm regaining my focus following a 15 minute neck and shoulder massage at my desk - just one of the many initiatives our HR team have come up with to add to our wellness in the workplace.

The aforementioned office massages are part of Allianz Partners’ corporate wellbeing offering. This includes an annual wellbeing allowance to spend on new trainers, gym membership or health treatments. Free eye tests, life and income protection insurance come as standard benefits, as well as access to discounted health insurance.

On top of this, our meritocratic culture means that hard work never goes unnoticed. Every month we award People’s Choice Awards, with a prize awarded monthly and winners going into a draw to win a $1000 travel voucher.

A Social Company Our office constantly invest in team culture and offer opportunities outside of the workplace. On top of local team building opportunities, we have just had two of our team return from Munich where they participated in the Allianz Games - the company's very own version of the Olympics. This was the first year New Zealand attended the international event, celebrating the firm’s global diversity. One of our New Zealand representatives even secured an impressive medal haul, including Gold in the 100m Backstroke. This summer, you'll no doubt find us down at the beach or on the tennis court across the road, practising for next time!

Allianz Partners, Level 3, 1 Byron Avenue, Takapuna www.allianzpartners.co.nz

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DENTAL ADVICE: WITH THE TOOTH COMPANY

NORTH SHORE MP MAGGIE BARRY

By Dr Andrew Campbell, founder of The Tooth Company.

Scared of 'The Dentist'?

Andrew Campbell

Day after day I end up in the same conversation in my practice.

It usually starts...Patient: “I hate the dentist, no offence.” Me: “No offence taken..

This negative start to an examination often stems from the good old days of the ‘murder house’ or the old school dental nurse. I was lucky enough not to grow up during this period, however I have a real appreciation of what some people went through as I often feel like a part time psychologist, helping people override their ‘dental anxiety’.

A young developing brain subjected to dental trauma can result in a deeply ingrained phobia of visiting a dentist. The fear is often irrational to adults, however it's important to manage this anxiety correctly.

Fortunately these days we have ways in which we can manage ‘dental anxiety’, and here are some options: 1. Good Dentist - Patient Relationship: Research has shown that one of the strongest ways to reduce dental anxiety is to find a dentist that you get on with and trust. Trust is earnt so it may not come straight away, but overtime this can be one of the most powerful ways to reduce anxiety.

2. Good Local Anesthetic: Before 1884 there was no pain relief when getting dental work - except for a bottle of rum before the surgery! Thankfully, modern anesthetics are strong and control pain very well. Good injection technique and using topical anesthetics (gels that numb before the injection) can often allow painless injections.

3. Laughing Gas: In 1799, chemist David Huphrey discovered nitrous oxide gas or 'laughing gas'. The gas reduces anxiety and also has a mild pain relief effect. We use this a lot for kids and for patients who are getting deep cleans. The name ‘laughing’ comes from the odd patient who can’t stop ‘giggling’. One of the benefits of the gas is that patients recover very quickly afterwards.

4. Oral Sedation: Oral Sedation can be used to reduce anxiety. It is a mild and easy way to relax patients. However, it can be a bit hit and miss getting the desired level of sedation.

5. Intravenous Sedation: Intravenous Sedation is the most powerful tool we have to control ‘dental anxiety’. A small port in your arm allows us to administer a sedative. The beauty about intravenous sedation is that we can control (titrate) the level of sedation for each person to suit their needs.

People are usually a little groggy for the day or so. However, most people report very little recollection of the procedure and a positive experience.

There are a lot of options available to manage ‘dental anxiety’.

Do not allow your fear to stop you from going to a dentist as this will only lead to neglect and further problems.

Dentists these days are aware of the rough times people have had in the past - and I know I don’t want to be talked about in 100 years as one of those people! So find a good dentist and break through those fears.

The Tooth Company provides a full range of general emergency and specialised dental treatments.

Two locations: Smales Farm Takapuna and Britomart Auckland CBD. Smales Farm open seven days a week, 363 days a year - until 9pm during the week.

New clinic opens in Mission Bay this year. thetoothcompany.co.nz

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Lots to be proud of As I begin my eighth year of serving as your Maggie Barry.

North Shore MP, I continue to be impressed with the way our community supports its own.

This month is full of reminders of how much there is to celebrate.

The North Harbour Club’s AIMES awards will be showcasing our finest youth talent across the Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport and by no means least, Service to the Community. Since 1995 more than two million dollars has been awarded to outstanding young people aged from 10 to 25, making the club one of the largest donors to individuals in the country.

The positive force that is YES Disability, led by that force to be contended with, Chairman Gary Monk, celebrates its 15th birthday along with the satisfaction of knowing how much of a difference YES has made to the lives and families of our disabled.

Not content with sitting on their laurels, Team YES CEO Sonia Thursby is now guiding the exciting youth hub, Shore Junction project, which will provide a much needed and nurturing innovation environment for our young people.

We have some of Auckland’s finest schools north of the bridge and an ethnic diversity to be proud of, which many of us experienced recently at the excellent Harvest Moon Festival at Westlake Boys. Also in the past few weeks I've been impressed with the breadth of activities at Takapuna Grammar. MP turned into MC for the night for their 14th annual Fashion Show. I think they gave WOW Wearable Arts a run for its money with the talent and professionalism on show. A big congratulations to the inspirational teacher who led the team, Deborah Woodward, summed up by the students shouting in unison “We love you Mrs Woodward”. I enjoyed a stimulating discussion at Little & Friday with an informed and engaged group of Takapuna 15 year-olds doing a Suffrage project.

They asked such searching questions as: “What advice would you give your 16 year-old self?” What would you reply? My advice was to believe in yourself and back yourself.

We have some of Auckland’s finest schools north of the bridge and an ethnic diversity to be proud of…

As I write, it is Wednesday 19th September and, along with my colleagues, we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of women winning the vote and how far we have come since 1893. There are still challenges to overcome and although men and woman MPs are paid the same rate, we are not there yet when it comes to wider pay equality with the gender pay gap still at more than 9%. This is a disgrace and needs to change. All the women MPs were given white camellia ceramic pins commemorating the pioneer suffragette Kate Sheppard, each inscribed with a number representing our entry into Parliament. It turns out I’m the 110th elected woman into the House of Representatives. In 2011 I became the first woman National selected and then elected for the North Shore. I recall being taken aside by an older woman who ‘kindly’ advised me that Takapuna wasn’t ready yet to have a woman MP. Happily she was proved wrong and I’m still very much enjoying the privilege of representing the wonderful North Shore and intend to stand for election for many years to come.

If you’d like to discuss any issues, please call my Takapuna office on 09 486 0005 or email northshore@parliament.govt.nz

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HEALTH & FITNESS WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

OPTOMETRY: HAYDON OPTOMETRISTS, TAKAPUNA

What will your new sunglasses be?

David Haydon

Spring is in the air, the clocks have gone forward and as the weather warms up, we at Haydon’s are turning our attention to all things sun and sunglasses.

What do you look for in a new pair of sunglasses? Is it purely having the latest look, or do you need fashion and function? What about sunglass protection for your favourite sports or hobbies?

Do you need to have your prescription incorporated into your sunglasses too?

At Haydon’s we have a broad selection of sunglasses for all requirements; we want to take this opportunity to tell you about our newest styles for summer 2018.

Rayban, the iconic and timeless sunglass range, has released new styles and they are as popular as ever. The Rayban lens is still one of the best sunglass lenses on the market. This brand’s versatility works so well for offering you fashion and function.

Moscot is another one of our favourite additions to our sunglass range. The round eye sunglass is huge this summer in all colours and sizes and Moscot has it covered; they have a round eye to fit any face in beautiful and classic frame colours. This New York range is one not to be missed.

If it’s high fashion you’re after then the latest Kate Sylvester styles fit seamlessly into our fashion selection, along with Anne et Valentine. Colours are a lot lighter this season with lots of crystal greys and pinks. Tortoiseshell in a lighter form is also strong throughout the ranges. These unique and stylish sunglasses have you covered whether you want classic, elegant or something out of the ordinary.

Many of these styles can be fitted with prescription sunglass lenses and, with the comprehensive range of lens technology available from Zeiss, we can cater for all your sunglass needs from driving to sports and everything in between.

Finally, Maui Jim has added more new styles to their already extensive range. We love this brand for its amazing lens technology, quality manufacturing and incredible service. The range is full and comprehensive. Whether you want something to take you from the golf course to the 19th hole, or from the boat to sipping cocktails on the deck, Maui Jim has it all.

So if you’re thinking of updating your sunglasses this summer, come and view the collection at Haydon Optometrists.

Haydon Optometrists, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Ph: 09 489 5232 Fax: 09 486 5179 info@haydons.co.nz www.haydons.co.nz

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Resistance Training for Optimum Health

Claire Bellingham

Last month I wrote about the importance of getting the right mix of exercise – strength, cardio and flexibility.

This month I’m drilling down on the importance of strength training and the best way to maintain your lean muscle mass.

Strength training / weight training / resistance training is any type of exercise that contracts muscles to build lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is the main determinant of metabolic rate, so maintaining it makes weight management a lot easier.

Lean muscle mass is also important for structural stability in the body, protecting functionality and mobility.

There are a variety of types of resistance available to build lean muscle mass. Pin loaded machines are a popular form of resistance training for the recreational exerciser. Machines put your posture and positioning in the right place (usually!) which can make them a safe and easy choice for people new to exercise and/or exercising unsupervised. They can also be a great tool for rehabilitation because they’re pre-set using only the muscle and angle the machine allows. The drawback of machines is that they don’t allow a full range of motion or encourage the body to stabilise for itself.

Free weights such as dumbbells and barbells require the body to move in a more natural fashion and activate stabilisers as well as main muscle groups. The same goes for body weight exercises such as squats, lunges and press-ups. Stabiliser activation can also be achieved via the use of tools and toys such as TRX, kettle bells, swiss balls and bosu balls. These aim to create complex functional movements that mimic everyday life. Functional exercises tend to be multi-joint, multi-muscle, multi-plane activities using upper and lower body simultaneously. These movements emphasise core control and build strength in stabiliser muscles as well as target muscles.

The challenge is that these exercises create a greater risk for injury when they’re performed at pace. Ironically, many people enter the gym looking for greater functionality and leave it with less than they came with.

The best type of exercise for you will depend on your physical condition and your goals. Many of my clients were previously sedentary or semi-sedentary and they just want to lose five or ten kilos in the most efficient way possible. Some people enjoy complex high intensity exercises, some like lots of toys, some like a lot of traditional free weights and some are most comfortable on machines. Most people like a mix over time. Combining gym floor resistance training with classes such as Les Mills BODYPUMP®, CXWORX® and BARRE® can be a great option for variety. Any type of strength training can burn calories and build lean muscle mass as long as the program is regularly changed around.

Maintenance of lean muscle mass is a significant predictor of health and functionality so it’s important to find a method of strength training that works for you. Term four always flies by as we speed towards summer so now is a great time to implement some routines for optimal wellness and vitality in the months ahead.

Les Mills Takapuna, Rooftop Level, Shore City, Takapuna 0800 LES MILLS lesmills.co.nz clairebellingham.co.nz claire@clairebellingham.co.nz

BEAUTY & WELLBEING: HAVEN SKIN SPA

To Exfoliate or Not to Exfoliate With so much marketing hype in the beauty industry it’s hard to know what products and treatments work and are beneficial for our skin. Whether or not we should be exfoliating is something we’ve been unsure about, so we talked to Renay Robertson, founder of Haven Skin Spa, to clear up any confusion around exfoliation.

Channel Magazine: Should we exfoliate and if so, why?

Renay Robertson: Yes, but you must never over exfoliate. We need to exfoliate because our skin’s natural shedding process, known as desquamation, allows fresh new skin cells to come to the surface to give you that soft feeling and bright appearance.

However, as we age this process slows down resulting in a build-up of thickened skin, clogged pores, uneven skin tone and essentially a dull and lack lustre complexion.

To overcome this, we need to exfoliate to remove the dead skin cells that have clung to Renay Robertson the skin’s surface instead of shedding away.

Exfoliating, when done in a controlled way, is simply giving our natural desquamation process a helping hand.

CM: Microdermabrasion and peels are forms of exfoliation. What is the difference?

RR: Microdermabrasion is a manual exfoliation that removes dead skin cells, debris and impurities. It combines suction and a wand with a diamond head to remove dead skin cells, debris and impurities from the skin’s epidermis. Microdermabrasion treatments produce instant results and stimulate collagen production and a more rapid cell turnover.

Chemical Peels are a liquid exfoliant that use ingredients that break down the “glue” that is holding the dead skin cells together.

There are lots of different types of peels available but the most common kind contain AHAs and BHAs, which work like little Pacmen to gobble up debris.

CM: What type of skin are peels good for?

RR: There are lots of different peels available so there is a peel to suit almost everyone. For example, our ClearAway peel incorporates mandelic which is derived from bitter almonds. The ClearAway peel decongests and helps to control oil production so is effective in treating a congested, oily skin that might be prone to a bit of acne.

Peels can be tailored to a client’s individual needs to treat skin concerns such as dehydration, fine lines and wrinkles, pigmentation and sun damage, inflammation, oiliness and congestion.

CM: What type of skin are microdermabrasion treatments good for?

RR: Microdermabrasion is generally better suited to treat congestion, enlarged pores and skin with a rough or uneven texture. It’s not well

suited for those with sensitive skin or rosacea.

A light microdermabrasion is often done before another rejuvenation treatment, such as a peel, to enable optimal product penetration and maximum benefit.

CM: How often should one get an exfoliation treatment?

RR: There are lots of factors that determine the frequency of a treatment but generally speaking, monthly treatments will help you achieve a long term improvement in the health of your skin. An important thing to remember is that one-off treatments will not give you a lasting result.

You will definitely notice a difference after one treatment but for a long-lasting improvement a course of 4-6 treatments is recommended. Doing a a one-off treatment is a bit like going to the gym once and expecting to be fit.

CM: Is there anything that I should be aware of when using exfoliants at home or getting an exfoliation treatment?

RR: Exfoliation products and treatments should never be aggressive, as this can thin the skin (which accelerates ageing) and compromises the skin’s natural lipid barrier which leads to redness, tightness and irritations.

For those of us who remember, the 90s and early 2000s was all about uncomfortable aggressive peeling techniques which unfortunately caused a lot of damage to skin. There was a lot of downtime for clients with shedding that often lasted more than a week. Aggressive exfoliation techniques like this are a no-no at Haven; our exfoliation treatments are designed to work with your skin’s natural processes – not override it.

CM: Recommended products to follow up with?

RR: You must be very diligent in using a sunscreen after a peel or microdermabrasion. Your fresh new skin has just been exposed so it is really important the you protect and keep it looking better for longer. Our favourite sunscreen is Ultraceuticals Protective Daily Moisturiser SPF50+ which is non-greasy SPF moisturiser containing an anti-ageing complex with a shine-free finish.

Renay’s exfoliating tips • Do not over exfoliate, 1-2 times per week is usually enough.

• Only use professional-grade exfoliating skin care products and use as prescribed by your skin therapist.

• Do not use exfoliating scrubs that contain plastic microbeads.

Haven Skin Spa, Ground Floor, Partner’s Life Building, 33-45 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna (between The Commons and Studio Pilates) www.havenskinspa.com 09 486 6224 takapuna@havenskinspa.com

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PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

TAKAPUNA COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

What are the best courier options for sending Domestic Freight?

Have you ever wanted to know what are the best post and courier options available for sending domestic freight within New Zealand? It might sound like a simple question, but it’s actually very complex, with hundreds, if not thousands of ‘right’ answers, depending on factors such as: Jane and Jeremy Bain.

• What are you sending?

• What is the urgency? (Does it need to be there today/tomorrow/ next week?)

• What is the value of the items being shipped? (For high value items, security considerations are paramount).

• Is it fragile, and if so, is it sufficiently well packed? (Do you have a need for professional packing services?)

• Are you sending to a business or a residential address?

• Will someone be there to receive and sign for the delivery?

When sending freight throughout New Zealand, consignments can travel through a variety of transport modes. Most courier companies specialise in one or more transport modes, such as road (via trucks and vans) or air (via commercial airliners and dedicated cargo planes) and their delivery infrastructure & capabilities may be stronger in certain parts of New Zealand.

Pack & Send has the great advantage of alliances with a wide range of the best courier companies across New Zealand, and the world. Because they send so much freight, they are able to negotiate great rates – and pass on the savings to their customers.

This enables them to offer an unrivalled range of freight services and transport solutions, and enhance them with their experience to deliver to their customers a great deal of added value.

With their famous ‘No Limits’ philosophy, the staff at Pack & Send are able to tailor personalised solutions for each individual customer’s requirements. These timely domestic delivery solutions are available to government, businesses, corporations, and even private customers and households.

Pack & Send offer road, air, time definite, bulky & palletised freight services. They can even arrange full containers and Truckloads. They provide freight solutions for “ugly” and specialised products.

So when you’re sending your domestic freight, make sure you know all your options to make the most of your money, and get exactly what you need! Be sure to do your research, or just talk to Pack & Send and let us save you time, trouble and money!

Pack & Send Takapuna open Mon – Sat, now located at 77 Barrys Point Rd, Takapuna with exclusive and convenient parking outside. 09 486 3355 or email takapuna@packsend.co.nz and let them make sending easy.

Sarah Thorne

Takapuna Community News

Active Ageing Expo. Come and have a go at a huge range of activities including dance, exercise, IT, craft, board games and education. Friday 16th November, 10am-2pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Takapuna War Memorial Hall and Positive Ageing Centre, The Strand, Takapuna. For more information about this event, visit www. takapunatrust.org.nz or call Sarah on 09 4862098.

Want to learn? Have you ever wanted to learn a new language, learn how to paint or play chess? Or would you like to share your skills with others in the community? If you have always wanted to start a group with like-minded people or pass on your expertise, Takapuna Library would love to help you. Takapuna Library wants to work with our community to discover how you would like to use your library space. If you would like to help, please contact Anne Betts on 8904902 or anne.betts@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz .

The Kennedy Park WWII Trust opens up the secret WWII tunnels to the public on the second Sunday of every month, from 11am until 2pm. Escorted tours by Trust military historians, entry by gold coin donation. Please bring a torch, and sensible shoes. Tours take about 15minutes. Kennedy Park is off Beach Road, Castor Bay. Ample parking. Groups catered for by special arrangement; call founder/chairman John Crews 021-02229140.

CMA – companionship and morning activities for seniors – has strength and balance classes running throughout the North Shore and Hibiscus CMA strength and balance class.

Coast. These classes are approved by ACC and cater to all levels with particular focus on the less able-bodied. Classes run alongside CMA’s normal morning programme for a small donation; transport can be arranged.

Vacancies at most centres – call for more information 09 4898954.

Kennedy Park Petanque Club. This year is the 25th anniversary of the club. On the 11th November the club will have a fun tournament followed by a high tea to be held in the Observation Post starting at 4.30pm. The club welcomes new members and has a good team of members available to coach and provide boules. This active, exciting club operates Tuesdays and Thursdays 1pm-3pm, Sundays 10am12pm. Contact Roger Brown on 022 3537606 for more information.

Free Winter Fun Family Fun Day! 10th October, 10.30am-1pm.

Put the date in your diary for our Free Family Fun Day event. Arts and crafts, face painting and some very special exotic creatures from Zoo Ventures! Parental supervision required. The event will take place at the Senior Citizens Hall on The Strand in Takapuna.

Pack & Send Takapuna 77 Barry’s Point Rd, Takapuna Phone: 09 486 3355 Email: takapuna@packsend.co.nz www.packsend.co.nz

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For more information, phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator) on 486 2098 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook.com/takapunanorthcommunitytrust

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OPTOMETRY: WITH MORTIMER HIRST, TAKAPUNA

Contact lenses – the choice is yours Mortimer Hirst’s optometrists have been the experts in manufacturing and fitting contact lenses since the early 1940s.

To this day, contact lenses are a specialty area which our clinical team are experts in and passionate about.

We regularly attend and speak at conferences and courses on complex contact lens design, fitting and troubleshooting. The clinical team also performs research in many specialty contact lens areas, so continue to help shape the future of contact lens design and care.

Whether you would like to try contact lenses for the first time, are a long-term contact lens wearer wanting improved comfort or vision, or would even like to try out a new eye colour, we are the team to see. Nothing is too out of the ordinary for us when it comes to fitting the right pair of contact lenses for you.

When fitting contact lenses, we provide a comprehensive eye examination which includes a corneal topography map to measure the specific shape of your cornea (the translucent front window of the eye). Topography also assesses your tear film quality so we can ensure you receive contact lenses that not only fit your eye perfectly but are comfortable as well. All of your contact lens options are discussed with you and the best option is proposed. We teach you easy techniques to insert and remove your contact lenses. We can even provide you with special tools to make insertion and removal of certain contact lenses easier. Once your contact lens option has been chosen, tailored cleaning solutions, lubricants and contact lens care regimes will be provided to ensure your eyes remain healthy.

Soft contact lenses: There have been many advances in soft contact lens materials. These materials provide less friction between the top eyelid and the contact lens when you blink, so your eyes don’t get as tired and dry during the day. The new materials are excellent at withstanding modern environments such as air conditioning and computer use and can correct short-sightedness, long-sightedness and presbyopia. Soft contact lenses now cover a wide range of prescriptions from +15.00 to -20.00 dioptres.

Contact lenses for astigmatism: Technology has advanced a lot in this area. We can now correct up to -5.75 dioptres of astigmatism with a soft contact lens. There are many stabilisation techniques we can also offer for various prescriptions to ensure the most stable contact lens fit.

Multifocal contact lenses: If you are currently in single vision soft contact lenses and relying on reading glasses over the top to read, we can move you into a multi-focal contact lens so you are less reliant on or even free from reading glasses. Multifocal soft contact lenses are also proven to slow myopia progression in children.

Social vision contact lenses: Some people get on really well with having their dominant eye calibrated for distance vision and their non-dominant eye calibrated for close-up vision. This enables functional vision during the day so you can drive, read a phone, tell the time on a watch, shop and multitask. This is an alternative to multifocal soft contact lenses.

Rigid contact lenses: Rigid contact lenses have been around for many years and there are many happy rigid contact lens wearers.

They especially provide excellent vision for high prescriptions and you do not have to replace them as regularly as soft contact lenses.

Once you are adapted to the feel of wearing rigid contact lenses they can be a very healthy and reliable long-term visual correction.

Mortimer Hirst has in-house contact lens laboratories for rigid lens adjustments, cleaning and polishing, so this can be done for you during your appointment.

Emilie Langley

Orthokeratology: Orthokeratology is a reversible alternative to refractive surgery for low to moderate short-sightedness, longsightedness, presbyopia and astigmatism so you don’t have to wear contact lenses or spectacles during the day. You wear a contact lens mould overnight and it gently remoulds the shape of your cornea. In the morning the new corneal shape means you see clearly for the day. We use customised software to create a bespoke lens for you, to ensure the best vision results.

Keratoconus: There are many contact lens options for keratoconus including various diameters of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses, hybrid contact lenses (hard in the middle with a soft skirt on the outside) and semi-scleral or scleral contact lenses for advanced cases. Piggybacking a soft contact lens under a rigid contact lens can improve comfort and centration of the rigid gas-permeable contact lenses if the rigid contact lens is causing problems alone.

We are delighted to have one of the world’s experts on keratoconus, Dr Aki Gokul, as a member of our clinical team.

Cosmetic contact lenses: Coloured contact lenses are now as breathable and comfortable as non-coloured contact lenses. There are many subtle or more vibrant colour choices available, for example sterling gray, pure hazel, green and honey.

Coloured contact lenses can also correct myopic or hyperopic prescriptions. We also offer many custom-made cosmetic lenses that can either simply change your eye colour or provide an improved appearance of the eye, along with reducing glare, if you have suffered an injury or other eye abnormalities.

Emilie Langley, Mortimer Hirst, 44 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 1952 www.mortimerhirst.co.nz

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: FOUNDERS OF ROME

COMMUNITY NEWS

Anne Martin with some of her favourite copper cookware.

Anne Martin

– For the love of Rome

Anne Martin has always had a love of “anything Italian” and her path to owning and running Takapuna-based store Founders of Rome has followed a path through importing Italian statuary, to running a guest lodge and vineyard with an associated Italian restaurant in Karaka.

“New love” brought her from Karaka to the Shore, where she renovated the old Takapuna North Post Office. With one thing leading to another, she then opened Founders of Rome in the Post Office’s “beautiful old mail sorting room”.

Founders of Rome is most accurately described as an antique store, but is a far cry from the dark, dusty antique shops of the past.

Here, in the light-filled spaces, carefully curated Italian and French antique furniture sits elegantly alongside urns, candelabras, mirrors and small statues, with sets of silver cake forks, crystal glassware and highly prized French pottery adding to the impression. In another room, brightly-coloured tablecloths, cushions and sets of copper pots and cookware are displayed on more of Anne’s personally selected furniture.

“I’m loving it,” says Anne enthusiastically of her new business and lifestyle. “And local people are loving it and responding in kind.”

Not everyone is buying large furniture items; many select gifts for friends or relatives: china, silverware or glassware. “I started off in furniture,” she confesses, “but I couldn’t resist [the smaller items], so it’s a gift shop as well."

She says people are delighted when they call in and discover what’s inside. Better still, they often discover that perfect item or accessory – that they never knew they wanted until they saw it.

“People love the sense of history. And the prices are reasonable, as I buy well and sell well.”

Anne’s buying trips to Europe are, she says, “fast and furious”, with her buying centred around auctions and antique fairs. She mostly buys antiques, though the French tea towels and Italian tablecloths are new. “They all have a sense of style you only get from Europe,” she says. “It’s a treasure trove of European furniture, lights, mirrors and more.”

Many people, she says, know how they’d like a room to look but are unsure how to achieve it. She can assist customers with room styling, and does a lot of personal shopping, hunting for specific items to complement the customer’s chosen décor, or to fill a special request.

“Antiques are living pieces of history and if you buy them you are more invested in what you have in your home than if you just walk into a retail store,” she says. “You don’t need to leave the Shore to get what you want, whether it’s Christmas gift shopping or a room renovation.”

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Sandie Pedersen with the Dixon children.

Quiz night aims to get children a holiday Since 2014, when the Dixon children lost their mother to a heart attack, their father Terrence had been working tirelessly to support and raise his three children. He worked at the local drycleaners and was highly respected by the local community for his incredible effort in raising his children alone.

On the 6th July this year Terrence suffered a sudden heart attack and despite the brave CPR efforts of his 12 year-old son, Terrence sadly passed away. The local community has been amazing and so generous in raising funds for Terrence’s funeral costs and to support the children aged 12, 10 & eight years old.

The children were taken in by Sandie Pedersen who got to know the family well after their mother passed away. She provided support for them until they could be accommodated by their auntie and her family. Sandie approached House of Travel Browns Bay to see if there was a way to get them away for a little break to bring them some joy.

House of Travel's Kelda Cawood was very keen to help make this happen and is sponsoring a quiz night on Friday, 26 October at Outram Hall in Murrays Bay at 6pm to raise funds to get the Dixon children to Murray Allison, Kelda Cawood and Paul Mees. the Gold Coast for a holiday. The aim is to raise $5000 and any funds over and above will be managed by Rotary Browns Bay to assist other children & families in the community.

Sandie approached House of Travel Browns Bay to see if there was a way we could get them away for a little break…

The quiz is being run by Rotary’s Murray Allison, with games, prizes and auctions to ensure a fun and action packed night of entertainment. Tables of eight cost $120, which works out at just $15 per person, so grab your friends and family and help give these children an amazing experience!

For more details and to purchase a table please contact the House of Travel Browns Bay team on 09 479 1003.

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DOES MY CHILD NEED ‘BRACES’ ?

THE TOOTH COMPANY’S IN HOUSE SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST DR SHAZ MACAVOY CHATS WITH US ABOUT ORTHODONTICS. What is a specialist orthodontist?

Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that is concerned with the appearance, function and stability of the teeth and jaws.

A specialist orthodontist is a dentist who has undergone an additional 2 to 3 years of specialist university training in the field of orthodontics. To complete their training, orthodontists treat hundreds of cases, complete research and undergo rigorous examinations to be admitted into the Dental Council of New Zealand as an orthodontic specialist. Only specialist orthodontists are allowed to be members of the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists.

How do I know if my child needs braces?

As a parent or caregiver you will be able to look for signs that your child may need to see an orthodontist for a check up. Things to look out for include: • early, late or unusual loss of baby teeth • teeth that don’t meet or cover other teeth

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special expansion appliances to treatments including stainless steel braces, clear braces, clear aligners such as Invisalign, and hidden braces that sit behind the teeth.

In some cases, a combined orthodontic and surgical approach is required. To find out what is right for you or your child, it’s best to contact your specialist orthodontist.

when upper teeth bite inside lower teeth crowding of teeth blocked-out teeth jaws that are protruded or recessed or are out of proportion to the rest of the face jaws that make sounds or shift difficulty in biting or chewing mouth-breathing or clenching habits habits such as thumb or finger sucking, chewing on toys/pens etc.

How much does a set of braces cost?

The cost of braces depends on a number of factors including the complexity of the case, the time it will take to complete the case and the type of appliances that are used.

Your specialist orthodontist will be able to discuss the right treatment for you and will work with you and your budget.

What age should I book my child in with an orthodontist?

Although orthodontists can treat people of any age, a child should have a check up with an orthodontist by the age of 7. By this age, the first adult teeth should have erupted and your specialist orthodontist can monitor changes in growth or development as your child grows, so that if treatment is necessary it can begin at the optimum time.

However, it is never too late for your child to see a orthodontist - we treat everyone no matter their age!

What are the different treatment options?

Everyone is unique and as such treatments vary to suit each individual. Treatments range from early treatment using plates and

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HEALTHY LIVING: GOODFOR WHOLEFOODS REFILLERY

How to Build a Packageless Pantry As we ease into the warmer months, you may feel the need to strip back the layers a little.

This can include a little cleansing, clearing of the wardrobe and, perhaps slightly less conventional, a clearing out of the pantry. The pantry is surprisingly a place of major clutter for many people. It’s amazing what can hide in there.

So, what does a packageless pantry mean?

It basically involves removing all the unnecessary packets of plastic, foil and wraps and replacing everything with a jar or sealed container. This means everything is more organised and remains fresh for much longer. A pantry doesn’t have to be hidden; once it’s beautified you could have it on display and bring some life and inspiration to your kitchen.

But where to start?

1. Simplify This crucial step involves pulling everything out of the pantry.

Then it’s time to sort into piles of what to keep, what to compost or what to give away.

2. Repurpose & Clean Gather all your empty jars and containers - fill your sink with hot soapy water, soak and scrub them then lay them out to dry completely (crucial!). If you’re short on jars, visit your local second-hand store or GoodFor store and equip yourself with a new set. Remember, after a good scrub, any old jar will suffice!

3. Empty & Refill Next, empty out all opened packets, bags or boxes of food and transfer them into your shiny clean jars. Get rid of anything past its use-by date and work towards buying only what you need or use and then buy in bulk.

4. Label Once you’ve filled your jars, it’s time to label them. There are many ways to do this, a white chalk pen works well on glass, or use paper tape and a vivid marker. Otherwise investing in a label maker could be a good idea.

5. Organise Now it’s time to fill your pantry. Start by dividing it into sections.

Keep spuds and onions on the lower shelves in cane baskets or boxes. Then find space for your spice jars; spreads; grains and legumes; then oils and vinegars. This is where your creativity comes into play!

Once you’ve done all this, find your local store where you can take your jars, bottles and containers and refill without a hassle. GoodFor in Takapuna is the ultimate spot for this: “BYO packaging” is standard store etiquette; otherwise they provide paper bags which you can fill, then empty into your jars at home. Too easy.

YOUR NEW LOCAL: GoodFor wholefoods refillery, 360 Lake Road, Takapuna Opening Hours: weekdays 10am - 7pm; weekends 10am - 6pm Ph: 0800GOODFOR www.goodfor.co.nz

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LUXURY CRUISING WITH QUAY CRUISE

This October why not #choosecruise?

This October our industry is promoting cruising – the fastest growing area in the travel industry. And those who have already cruised will understand why! Each week in October we will have promotional savings.

Week 1 Ocean Cruise: There is something to cater to every taste and every budget with ocean cruising. From young families wanting a fun-filled family experience, to people who wish to circumnavigate the Michelle Malcolm globe in high style. Experience a new port every day. Ocean cruises offer it all!

Week 2 River Cruise: One of the highlights of river cruising is that since cities and towns often grew up around rivers, river cruise ships frequently dock in the heart of cities and towns. River cruising is very popular in Europe, cruising the Danube river and many others. Elsewhere in the world, the Amazon River in Peru and Brazil, the Nile River in Egypt, the Yangtze River in China and the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia are also popular river cruise destinations. Generally smaller ships cruise on the river.

Don’t be mistaken that this isn’t an active way to travel as you can get off during the day and cycle or walk through the towns and villages you pass. Search 'RIVER' on our website.

Week 3 Luxury Cruise: These include the highest rated and awarded ships in the world. Often all-inclusive they take cuisine to another level offering the finest dining experiences. The common denominators are excellent service, most with butlers, access to exclusive experiences and the ongoing pursuit to delight passengers in new ways. Generally catering for a smaller number of passengers, these boutique style ships offer you a more personalised and intimate experience. Search 'LUXURY' on our website.

Week 4 Expedition Cruise: Expedition cruise lines are all about opening up destinations and giving you a comfortable but authentic experience of some of the world’s most remote locations. It is a taste of exploration and adventure in off-thebeaten-path places. It's an experience more likely torn from the pages of National Geographic than Travel + Leisure; Expedition ships are small, with shallow drafts, and are able to inch closer to those less-visited, out-of-the-way ports or scenic wonders.

A seven-night expedition sailing in many ways feels more like a weeklong shore excursion than a cruise. Search 'EXPEDITION' on our website.

Contact one of our expert cruise consultants to find out more about the #choosecruise promotional specials on offer.

Quay Cruise #choosecruise bonus offer: For every cruise booked in the month of October we will add a complimentary transfer from your hotel to the port.

As an extra bonus, sign up to our newsletter at www.quaycruise.co.nz, pop in or call us between 01-31 October and be entered into the draw to win a $500 cruise credit.

Quay Cruise, your local cruise experts!

Phone 09 477 0212 or come and visit us at 2/49 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay. Parking available. Expert advice and great coffee!

Please ask us about CLIA #CHOOSECRUISE month savings & promotions

Featured Cruise Line this month: Crystal Endeavour debuts in 2020 and will be the world’s largest luxury & most spacious expedition yacht in the world.

Only 200 guests, 100 suites, two helicopters, one submersible, two storey solarium and six dining options. Intimate and elegant, Crystal Endeavor™ welcomes just 200 sophisticated travellers with all-suite, butler-serviced luxury – the perfect balance to a voyage teeming with rugged adventure.

Or for a little closer to home Crystal Sympony has a faboulous 16 night itinerary from Papeete to Auckland taking in the best of our South Pacific Islands.

Crystal Endeavour, Island explorations of Japan ex Tokyo to Taipei Departing 13 September 2020 16 nights: from $26,255 per person share twin for a deluxe suite with butler service (S6 category)

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WINE: WITH LIZ WHEADON OF GLENGARRY

What is Champagne?

What is Champagne? Champagne is sparkling wine made from grapes grown within the region designated by the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée system in France as being Champagne. Today the reputation of Champagne is unrivalled in the bottle, and consumers worldwide now have an insatiable demand for these wines. So much so that demand has outstripped supply and Champagne prices are starting to soar. This demand has also seen the border for the Champagne region reviewed and expanded in a very controversial decision.

There are many different types of Champagne produced and a large number of Champagne houses. To help you navigate through the increasing array of options, I have explained a few of the key terms below: Non-Vintage Champagne: Often referred to as the house style, a non-vintage Champagne is made year in and year out from a blend of many vintages. The aim of the blending process is to give a consistent style. The blend, as well as being from wines of many vintages, can be a blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, in proportions that suit the Champagne producer's style.

Vintage Champagne: Vintage Champagne can only be made from grapes grown in a specific year. Vintage Champagne can be a blend of the three varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.

Unlike non-vintage Champagne, vintage Champagne ages very well and benefits from time in the cellar. Like the Port houses in Portugal, the Champagne producers review each year and decide whether they will ‘declare’ a vintage year. Even in a declared vintage year for the region, not all producers will make a vintage. Some, like the Champagne house of Salon, have even higher standards and very rarely produce any wine. Vintage champagnes are unique and very special. They give you a little picture of that year, that vineyard, and the skill of the producer neatly packed into a bottle.

Blanc de Blanc Champagne: Meaning ‘white of white’ Blanc de Blanc style champagnes are only made from Chardonnay grapes.

This style can be produced as a non-vintage or as a vintage style.

Typically, this style of Champagne is a lot leaner and shows more lemon, lime, chalk characters.

With age, vintage Blanc de Blanc is magnificent.

place. To remove the sediment from the bottle, the neck is frozen, the cap removed and the Liz Wheadon sediment (now frozen) comes out. The bottle is then topped up with dosage this adds the desired level of sweetness to the Champagne. The amount in each wine is different from house to house. Zero Dosage Champagnes are those where no dosage is added, these are bone dry examples.

Often described as the salad without the dressing, allowing you to perhaps see all the faults that the dosage covers.

Prestige Cuvee: The top production of the house, these wines are the very best from each Champagne producer.

Grower Champagnes: There are four different types of producers in the Champagne region. Négociants - producers that do not necessarily own all their vineyards and buy in some, or all, of the fruit they use for production. The Champagne region is made up of 299 houses with 1205 brand names. These houses own 10% of the vineyards they use yet are responsible for 69% of the sales. This in itself could be the key to why, until recently, we only hear about the big houses. Then there are Cooperatives – an impressive 67 selling cooperatives in Champagne, with 2234 brand names. There are Buyers Own Brands - labels created by Négociants for specific retailers. Finally, Grower Champagnes. Someone who owns the vineyard, grows the grapes, makes the wine and markets the wine.

Grower Champagne houses tend to be far smaller in production, 4000 – 150,000 bottles the range in general. Compared to 200,000 cases for Perrier Jouët, and they are a small big guy. Grower Champagne producers, due to this small size and vineyard link, tend to be very village specific. Unlike the big names with their impressive blending across the region, Grower Champagne houses are terroir focused.

Each grower has a unique story of place and the characteristics of that to share.

Glengarry, Devonport and Takapuna. www.glengarry.co.nz

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Talent Quest

Do you sing, do magic, dance, or play an instrument? It’s Your Time To Shine!

Register your entry now at: www.glenfieldmalltalent.co.nz Mon 8th - Sat 13th Oct, 11am & 3pm Final Sunday 14th at noon Centrecourt, L3

Cookie Workshop Create and decorate your very own custom design cookie, before taking it home to enjoy!

Mon 8th - Fri 12th Oct 10am, 11am, 12pm & 1pm, Florist Bookings are essential.

Book at the concierge desk or at www.glenfieldmall.co.nz

Facepainting Fri 5th - Sun 7th Oct & Fri 12th - Sun 14th Oct 10am - 3pm Farmers

Comedy Family Magic Show Don't miss this amazing magic show!

Sun 30th Sept, 11am & Tue 2nd - Thur 4th Oct, 2.30pm Centrecourt, L3

Donut Decorating A fun and creative activity for the young and old alike Mon 1st - Fri 5th Oct 10am, 11am, 12pm & 1pm, Florist Bookings are essential.

Book at the concierge desk or at www.glenfieldmall.co.nz

Paw Patrol

Your favourite characters Skye, Chase, Rubble and Marshall will be roaming the Mall!

Fri 5th - Sun 7th Oct & Fri 12th - Sun 14th Oct 11am - 3pm

Hungerball Soccer Arena A Fresh Brand of Football Magic!

Sat 29th Sept – Mon 1st Oct 10am- 2pm Centrecourt, L3

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TEXTILES & FABRICS: REDGRAVES HOME FABRICS

The Tale of the Taranaki Tickets I was sitting at home the other Saturday morning, desperately trying to find something newsworthy and well reported in the New Zealand Herald, when Bad Jelly pointed out that the Lotto Commission was funding free screenings of some of the older New Zealand movies around the country.

And there it was! 'Came a Hot Friday' would be showing in New Plymouth in just two weeks' time. You know it - the 1970s movie by Ian Mune, with Billy T James as the mad Mexican and a storyline about bookmakers and crime. Bad Jelly actually had a supporting lead female role in the movie all those years ago.

“I’d love to go and see it again, especially in the 'Naki where it was made. That would be great," she said. “Na”, I replied quickly trying to kill a ridiculous idea, “we have not got time to be doing that, we're far too busy.”

But a few days later I was thinking how much she would love it and, in a moment of madness, I went online to check the price of flights to New Plymouth. Unbelievably, they were only $62 each.

Why the hell not! Even an old pensioner like me can afford that. It would make a great surprise for her and I would almost certainly gain a few much-needed Brownies. So, I booked two return tickets and quickly phoned (the very helpful) Karina at Event Cinemas to arrange some seats, booked the car in at airport parking, booked dinner at Salt restaurant and a nice hotel room for the night. Then, to keep the secret, I fabricated a story that I was going to Coromandel on business, and I would be staying overnight and that she was welcome to come too.

All went very well until the morning of our adventure, when she steadfastly refused to pack her clothes in a case, preferring to hang them in the car. I knew this wasn’t going to work out on the plane, so had to prematurely confess our true destination.

Anyway, she was surprised and excited, and we had a marvellous time. I really loved being in the area where it was filmed. The theatre was full and I am sure, from the constant murmurings, that everyone had worked on the movie, knew someone who had, or recognised the locations it was shot in.

The theatre was full and I am sure, from the constant murmurings, that everyone had worked on the movie, knew someone who had, or recognised the locations it was shot in.

It wasn’t until I was on the plane on the way back that I started adding up the cost of those two free tickets to the movies in New Plymouth. It went something like this...

• Flights x 4 =$248 • 'Park 'N' Fly' parking = $35 (Why must they always change your seat setting, mirrors and radio station?)

• Taxis to and from town, and around and about the place = $60 • Admission to the Len Lye Centre = $40 • Hotel room = $190 • Dinner and wine = $205 • Lunch at Len Lye Centre = $75 Total cost of two free movie tickets = $853!

Gerald Sheehy and “Bad Jelly” with their original Came a Hot Friday movie poster.

Now, this got me thinking about how we all get hooked up in the bargain and not necessarily the value. Big chain stores are excellent at creating the bargain perception, with massive discounts on even more massively overpriced merchandise. But, it happens in our industry too. 'Interest free!' 'Free Lining!' "Free making!' 'Free installation!' We do it ourselves sometimes, but I am glad to say that when we do it, the offer is genuine and not hidden in the price somewhere. Surely what is important is value, quality, great advice from skilled consultants, quality manufacture and installation, style and longevity. Our expert consultants are skilled at helping you through this process.

Next time you see an unbelievable offer, think for a moment about the cost of my free movie tickets. And I will be sure that next time we watch 'Came a Hot Friday', it will be at home, but I will surprise her with a little bit of Eltham cheese, a bottle of Okurukuru wine for her and a Mike's Mild Ale or two for me, a Green Meadows steak to cook on the grill and to complete the Naki ambience, a bit of Taranaki gas burning in the fireplace. That should save me about 800 bucks.

- Gerald

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Artist: Emma J. Shipley

A new concept gallery featuring the art and artists of textiles.

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CHANNEL PEOPLE: ME AND MY DOG JESS GUNN & SPARROW

Jess & Sparrow – the 'Bitsa' In association with our good friends at DogHQ, each month we meet Shore people whose four-legged family members add a great deal of joy to their lives. Our very own dog-lover Aidan Bennett (he has two doggies of his own he spoils – Olive a cocker spaniel and Maisie a French bulldog) loves the task of putting this monthly feature together. This month he talks with Jess Gunn of Beach Haven about Sparrow, her much-loved ‘bitsa' who loves going to Dog HQ.

AIDAN BENNETT: How long has Sparrow been part of your life?

JESS GUNN: It will be a year on labour weekend that we brought her home.

AB: What made you decide to get Sparrow?

JG: We didn't specifically choose a breed - she chose us! She's an SPCA rescue we refer to her as a ‘Bitsa’. On her adoption papers she's a Red Nose Pitbull cross with Hungarian Viszla as dominant breeds. We saw her on the SPCA website and went to meet her.

It was love at first sight from all parties!

AB: Is she your first dog? If not tell us about your other dogs.

JG: First dog and I can't believe it's taken me so long to have one.

Back in London I was always in rentals that allowed cats only, and have had several rescue cats in the past but never a dog. I also used to have four degu's.

AB: Do you have any other pets?

JG: No. AB: What do you love about Sparrow?

JG: She's just such a character; full of energy and a super happy, friendly and affectionate dog. She follows us everywhere around the house like a shadow, and wants to make everybody she meets her new best friend. It's been a lovely journey with her this last year; watching her gain confidence and trust, and share all these first time experiences with her and her excitement about discovering something new. Last weekend it was a first encounter with horses at Muriwai... She went crazy with excitement - full-on zoomies!

AB: Does she have any bad habits?

JG: Every morning I wake up with a dog under the duvet. She sneaks in under it by our feet when we're asleep. She also takes great joy in digging up the plants in the garden. She brings them into the house like she's proud of herself.

AB: What are her favourite things to do?

JG: Sleeping in the sun, going for bush walks, and she absolutely loves the beach. Although still not a confident swimmer, she loves splashing about!

Jess and Mark Gunn, with Sparrow.

AB: How long has she been going to DogHQ and does she love it?

JG: She has been going to Dog HQ for nearly 10 months now. We started off just with a couple of days a week but now it's every day and has been since last summer. She absolutely loves it and all the people that work there, and gets excited if we bump into one of her friends in the park too.

AB: Does she love the beach and swimming or other things?

JG: Summer or winter she loves the beach, capering around in the sand and splashing in the waves. She's not a confident swimmer though and gets nervous in water above her belly. We have a little pool at home and she stands on the edge and barks at us when we're in there, she won't get in! We do a little bush track walk with her every weekend; she loves all the smells, and anything even vaguely muddy absolutely must be rolled in!

AB: Any words of wisdom for other dog owners or prospective dog owners?

JG: Do it! Be prepared for it to be a bit trying at times, and time consuming, especially taking on a rescue dog… and it does change the way you make plans - having to take the dog into consideration.

But the unconditional love and joy you get from them is priceless.

I don't think I'd ever be without a dog now. I also feel passionately about rescue over purchase wherever reasonable. www.doghq.co.nz

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SHORE CITY NEWS

New Season New Look For Shore City Stores It’s not just the clothes and shoes that have a fresh new look for the spring/summer season, but a couple of stores themselves.

Men's clothing store, Rembrandt who offers an inspired range of smart business and casual attire for men have recently opened their newly refurbished store which is still conveniently located on Shore City's upper floor next to Farmers.

It’s fresh starts all round with a revamped look that aligns the Takapuna store with its city counterparts in terms of an updated “look and feel” which is sure to resonate well with Rembrandt’s loyal and new customers.

The Takapuna team encourage Shore men to visit them in store for as much or as little advice as they need or want for an updated look to take them anywhere. Rembrandt also offer a made to measure service for suits, jackets, waistcoats, trousers, overcoats and shirts so customers can shop with confidence to achieve the perfect fit.

For casual wear and those seeking out environmentally-friendly wardrobe pieces, you cannot go past their Aspiring Collection made from 100% New Zealand Merino wool. This part of the collection is both washable and creaseresistant, making them perfect for travel.

Also embracing their new look store is Mi Piaci. Renowned for their fashion-forward, design-led footwear, they have a strong following for those looking for a little fabulous for their feet! From super street styles to fashion favourites and occasion footwear, Mi Piaci will help you put your best foot forward with exceptional style.

Rembrandt

From super street styles to fashion favourites and occasion footwear, Mi Piaci will help you put your best foot forward with exceptional style.

The new season's colours and fabrics perfectly reflect the fresh, vibrant new look that is marking a new era of Shore City. In the spirit of the Shore, there are some timeless classics and a few twists on old favourites that offer up a little nostalgia for those who were there "the first time around", plus there are also plenty of reminders that we are a suburb defined by our love affair with relaxed, beachside living.

From homewares to beachwear, city and beach come together in perfect harmony throughout the centre to give the gift of offering the best of both worlds!

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N U F Y A D I L HO 3RD TO 12TH OCT 10AM T0 2PM WED TO FRI

Join us for a wild time in week 1, with roaringly fun arts and crafts. Then, in week 2 our popular Lego Parties are back!

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FEATURE: NEW ZEALAND FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW 2018 2017 gold winning exhibit by Franca Logan of Florienne.

North Shore designers at NZ Flower and Garden Show It’s time for green-thumbs, flower enthusiasts, art lovers and home and garden renovators to be inspired. New Zealand’s floral and horticultural spectacular, the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, is back again for 2018.

Following the success of the inaugural Show in 2017, the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show is being held for a second time at West Auckland’s The Trusts Arena. This year, the Show welcomes a strong contingent of North Shore designers showcasing their horticultural and floral design talents.

Franca Logan, from Takapuna-based floral design studio, Florienne, is returning to the Show this year to exhibit in the Floral Art Category. She was awarded a gold medal for her exhibit at last year’s New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, and her design for this year is even more ambitious.

Award-winning landscape designer, Jules Moore from JM Landscapes in Riverhead, who has a strong North Shore client base, also returns to the Show in the Large Garden Category, having won a silver medal at the 2017 Show.

Matt McIsaac, from Birkenhead, is looking forward to presenting his first exhibit at the Show by way of a Balcony Garden. While this is Matt’s first appearance at the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, Matt is well known in the garden show community, having won numerous top awards at the Ellerslie International Flower Show.

Other North Shore exhibitors making their debut at the Show include Stacey Lupton, and landscape product specialists, Brustics, who will be creating an exhibit in the Display Garden Category.

Stacey, a Birkenhead local, takes on the ambitious challenge of designing not one, but two gardens for the Show. She is designing her own exhibit, and has also joined forces with Clive Harrison from Albany’s Brustics to design an exhibit. For Stacey’s own exhibit, she has designed a private courtyard garden for a master bedroom or boutique accommodation, and aims to create a tranquil and intimate space to relax in.

“My design was inspired by resort-style gardens with urban and native influences,” she says.

As for her joint venture with Brustics, Stacey says the concept is a ‘mixed marriage’ between New Zealand and international cultures. “Some of the influences for this exhibit are French potager, al fresco, New Zealand natives and South Pacific style

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architecture. The exhibit features a woodfire pizza oven, thatched pergola and extensive edible planting.”

Asked what she is most looking forward to at the 2018 New Zealand Flower and Garden Show, Stacey highlights the chance to share her work with New Zealand gardening enthusiasts and the horticultural industry, and the “comradeship between everyone during the build-up period”. “I think that the biggest challenge in taking on two exhibits will be making sure to manage my time efficiently. Wish me luck!”

Stacey’s exhibits will come to life, along with the other North Shore design talent and award-winning designers from across New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, North American and Asia at this year’s Show. Over five days, visitors have the chance to experience award-winning garden exhibits and floral art installations and displays, indulge in a spot of retail therapy, and enjoy gourmet food and beverages.

New additions to the 2018 Show include green-themed cooking demonstrations by celebrated chefs and a refreshed VIP experience. Popular Show favourites are also back, including the FLONZI Apprentice Florist of the Year Competition, Yates Community Gardening, as well as Ray White Austar Realty Meet the Experts sessions.

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Arts Heritage Q& A Ashley Koo, Takapuna Felicity Learnan, Milford Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why?

Kay Satherley, The Bays Kay Satherley is a Shore-based artist for whom painting is a lifelong love. Kay now paints on silks, creating wearable art.

She also has works transferred onto aluminium for outdoor display. Her work is exhibited as part of Carmel College's Art Fusions this month.

Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why?

Monet’s Waterlily paintings at the Musée de l'Orangerie, totally inspiring and all encompassing in their room by themselves you are right there in the moment.

Tell us which creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try?

I am a silk artist painting silk scarves and New Zealand native birds on silk, which I have printed onto aluminium panels for Outdoor Art. What is your favourite Shore heritage building and why?

Lake House Arts Centre, wonderful old house that is still being well utilised.

Which arts event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

Carmel College's Art Fusions exhibition.

I'm exhibiting there this month, as well as at the Arts in the Ville outdoor exhibition in Helensville.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be?

In the shopping centre of Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. A commissioned sculpture of an outstanding person who has helped the community.

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Firstly, every piece of art produced by students while I was a teacher had a very powerful effect on me. Additionally, singing and dancing are artistic areas that have impacted my life and are wonderful for the soul.

Tell us which creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try?

I am currently singing in the North Shore Camerata Chamber Choir, as well as pursuing creative dance in The New Zealand Dance Company’s (NZDC) Feisty Feet programme for older people. I attend the NZDC Feisty Feet class in Takapuna held every Wednesday from 10-11am at the Takapuna War Memorial Hall and taught by our fabulous instructor Carlene Newall de Jesus.

What is your favourite Shore heritage building?

I adore the Victoria Theatre in Devonport and feel the restoration of that Art Deco building is beautifully done. I also think all of the old houses restored in Devonport are wonderful.

Which art event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

I love anything musical or dance related.

I enjoy attending lots of different events at the Bruce Mason Centre and The PumpHouse Theatre.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be?

I think that an outdoor stage would be excellent. This would be a place where people could perform informally and showcase the amazing talents that exist right here on the Shore.

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Ashley Koo is a New Zealand-born Korean.

Growing up, she was constantly surrounded by nature, animals, music, art, and people from different cultures and walks of life.

Her parents really nurtured her creativity and imagination, as well as her love for people and animals. She frequently travels the world for ideas, inspiration, as well as understanding of culture.

Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why?

The Sunflower painting by Vincent Van Gogh. Simple, human, and humble - yet it grows in richness and charm the more you look at it. I think these qualities are important in life - especially as an artist.

Tell us which creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try?

I am a freelance artist and designer. I believe my background in Fine Arts opened pathways to various creative practices.

Though my work focuses on interior styling, I also teach children’s drawing classes as I have a passion for working with children.

What is your favourite Shore heritage building and why?

The PumpHouse by the Lake. It’s such an interesting looking building to look at, with a fascinating history behind it. I love how it supports local creativity and talent.

Which arts event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

Mairangi Arts Centre is an awesome hub of creative activity for all ages. I love checking out what new local support, interaction, and talent they have on their agenda.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be?

Personally I would love to see more children’s artwork - such as murals - around public spaces. One thing I love about living in New Zealand is the creative participation that local schools are encouraged to have within the community.

Sally Dewar, Stanley Bay Sally Dewar moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2000 with her Kiwi husband.

They live in Stanley Bay and with their son and daughter now both away at university, are embarking on life as empty nesters.

Sally is chair of the Board of NZ Sculpture OnShore, which takes place next month at Fort Takapuna in Narrow Neck. We asked her about her art and heritage loves…

Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why? ‘Zealandia’ by Gill Gatfield, created for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. This stunning and beautiful work comprises large scale, twin, interlocking panels carved from a single piece of rare deeply veined New Zealand stone. In daylight, the hourglass X-figure is replicated on the ground, casting an encircling shadow that tracks the passage of time. It really appeals to me because it talks to qualities of fragility but also strength and resilience.

Tell us which creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try?

Aside from poring over other people’s creative design concepts for NZ Sculpture Onshore, planting in my garden is as creative as I get!

What is your favourite Shore heritage building and why?

Fort Takapuna Historic Underground Fort. It is part of a unique historic complex with a rich military history. We are very privileged to have the use of this building to stage the NZ Sculpture OnShore schools exhibition and provide access to the public.

Which arts event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

NZ Sculpture OnShore of course! But also the fabulous Devonport Glow@Artweek event coming up in October.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be?

It would be a large scale, moving, tactile, interactive sculpture work with visual and auditory appeal located in the new Takapuna Central Square. Something for everyone to enjoy!

Jennifer Broad, Birkenhead Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why?

I have chosen an artwork here in New Zealand, as I have so many favourite pieces that I've seen over the years from around the world! The Poetry and Ponderings of eight notable New Zealanders on the trestle legs under the northern end of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. This work is my favourite as it's unexpected, thoughtful, evocative and available for everyone to view.

Every time I view it I read something new and as you do, the noise of the traffic overhead dies about and you’re there with the author.

Janelle Wills, Northcote Artist Janelle Wills exhibits at Northart Gallery in Northcote.

She worked in building restoration before reverting to her first love – painting. She moved to the North Shore two years ago and is always happy to sing its praises. Here, she answers a few questions about her creative loves…

Which work of art has had the most powerful effect on you and why? Probably Giorgio De Chirico's painting ‘Mystery and Melancholy of the Street’ (1914). I remember being blown away by the psychological effect it conveyed; it depicted something dark by utilising silence, stillness and shadow, and was enormously influential in my own painting.

Tell us the creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try? I’m interested in painting aspects of suburbia – in particular those which are overlooked and generally considered mundane. I paint figuratively but try to find abstract elements to the scenes I choose. Urban landscape is a rich subject matter, offering myriad textures which can be explored and developed through a wide range of painting techniques and expression.

What is your favourite Shore heritage building and why?

I love the Northcote Tavern (aka the Troff), an old colonial pub in Northcote Point built in the 1880s. Auckland doesn’t have many old-school pubs so the Troff is a real gem. It’s family run, has an easy-going atmosphere and just a great place for a pint.

Which arts event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

I enjoy going to Northart. There is a broad range of art shown there, from figurative to abstract in an array of mediums; its exhibitions are diverse and inclusive and there is always something interesting to see. Northart's openings offer artists and the local community a chance to experience artworks in a welcoming environment.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be? I really like a good mural. But whatever the medium, it’s nice when public art commemorates local history. It would be nice to see something in Beach Haven – a part of the Shore that often gets overlooked. Ideally the local community would have a say in how and what part of history is commemorated.

Tell us which creative pursuits you are involved in, or any you would like to try? It has been 10 years now that I've had Next Door Gallery and every day I get to work with artistic people. Curating its work and making it shine, whether it’s a handmade jewellery or stunning large paintings, it's incredibly creative and satisfying.

What is your favourite Shore heritage building and why?

The gallery on Hinemoa Street in Birkenhead Point is surrounded by heritage homes and buildings but my favourite is at 115 Queen St in Northcote Point. This old Post Office is now The Engine Room and I love a stylish repurposed building, especially to enjoy a delicious meal in.

Which arts event/s do you most enjoy on the Shore?

A play at The PumpHouse Theatre or amphitheatre on a warm summer's night. NZ Sculpture OnShore for the stunning art, the view and the funds created for Women's Refuge.

If the Shore could have a new public piece of art, what and where would it be? A very large kinetic bird sculpture overlooking the shell banks that the dotterels nest on, off Sulphur Beach. It would be viewed by passing traffic as they creep along the motorway heading towards the bridge and would be a wonderful way to honour the dotterel that were there before and remind us to protect them.

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ARTS NEWS: MAIRANGI ARTS CENTRE

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Building Bridges

An exhibition in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Suffrage Movement All the artists included in the exhibition, with the exclusion of Betty Maxwell and Ella Brewer, attended schools on the North Shore where their experiences in art departments was often a defining aspect of their secondary education.

Paris Kirby and Dagmar Dyck attended Westlake Girls High School, Alexis Neal was a student at Rangitoto College, Susannah Bridges went to Long Bay College and Tiffany Singh, to Kristin School in Albany. The exhibition itself is a collaboration between the curator, Claire Chamberlain and General Manager of the Mairangi Arts Centre, Angela Suh. Claire taught Angela at Carmel College and, like Susannah Bridges attended Long Bay College in the 1980s- the connections are many.

Collaboration, it seems, is an underlying theme in the exhibition.

Dagmar Dyck, the artist behind Seven Sisters, 2016, a most impressive installation consisting of seven, four metre-long panels of hand-printed patterns and painted elements referencing both contemporary design, traditional Tongan weaving motifs and Dagmar’s German forebears’ fabric business, collaborated with Alexis Neal on two of the artworks in the exhibition. Neal, who is principally a printmaker, explores Maori weaving traditions and integrates this in Nau Mai, a magnificent cast glass pou, to explore material culture and tikanga Maori.

The glittering suite of art works, She Who Implements, and Shadows of the Awakened, by Tiffany Singh and Ella Brewer translate figures from Tibetan Buddhism for a New Zealand audience. Green Tara, a Buddhist saviour-goddess, who is seen as a protectress of both earthly travel and of spiritual travel along the path to enlightenment, is represented in the central work surrounded by burnished silver and gold leaf and natural elements like heartsease (pansy) and marigold dye. Seven symbolic offerings are presented on an altar below the figure, which also features delicate hand blown glass vessels.

Alongside Singh’s and Brewer’s tripartite series are works by Paris Kirby. Blue Crater, a recent painting drawing on Paris’ experience in the fashion industry uses silk paint on silk fabric to produce a surface characterised by both soft transparent veils of colour and deep pools of saturated pigment. Susannah Bridges’ installation, Stick to the Knitting and attendant light boxes and lights also use fabric as a starting point. Their delicate and highly patterned surfaces result from the artist’s usage of lace and wool which she presses into the clay and then casts.

The life and work of Betty Maxwell reads like a history of the North Shore in the 20th century. Betty’s family had a bach in Campbells Bay where they summered from the Waikato in the 1930s. She met husband-to-be John Maxwell as a teenager on the beach and their teen romance eventually led to marriage in 1948.

The couple moved to a farmhouse on what is now East Coast Road near Rangitoto College and produced milk for the town supply. With the opening of the Harbour Bridge in 1959, and their land subsequently rezoned residential, John and Betty developed Maxwelton Braes, a subdivision that traversed the family farm down towards Mairangi Bay. Many of the roads in Mairangi Bay bear family names and the Mairangi Arts Centre is, itself, sited on the old farm.

Betty’s painting too charts developments in both art and the changing landscape. Her early work is post-impressionist in its treatment of farmland and tin-roofed houses. One work, a print of an original gouache, looks down towards Galaxy Drive, and the scene is rendered in facetted blocks of colour with a strong graphic quality. Later works show further abstraction of landscapes in her use of a palette knife to slice pigment on to canvas. Betty worked with passion both making art and in the service of art. She was one of a community group who ran the Little Festival of the Arts in Browns Bay for some 27 years and also became a dedicated potter exhibiting every year bar one at the various iterations of the Fletcher sponsored pottery and ceramic awards held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

It is entirely appropriate that the largest array of painting and pottery by Betty Maxwell is exhibited alongside that of contemporary women artists of this century, especially in the year of the 125th anniversary of suffrage in New Zealand. The artists, their work and the exhibition build important bridges for the community.

- Claire Chamberlain and Angela Suh 1 Betty Maxwell was taught in the 1930s by renowned Waikato artist and teacher, Ida Carey at Hamilton Girls’ High School and also received tuition from her as a private student. Ella Brewer attended Tikipunga High School.

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ARTS NEWS: NORTHART

Shows of Strength for Artweek ‘Auckland Artweek’ is happening near you. And Northart is contributing to the festivities with four strong and vibrant shows, which open on Monday 8 October.

‘The Poetic Condition’ has been curated for Northart by artist/ writer/curator Sonja van Kerkoff, who divides her time between the Netherlands and New Zealand. This multimedia exhibition, by nine artists from Aotearoa | New Zealand and nine from the Hague, explores political, poetic, conceptual, and visual approaches to the human condition from diverse cultural perspectives. A public programme of floor talks, music events and poetry readings will accompany the exhibition. For further information, dates and times, go to www.northart.co.nz.

This multimedia exhibition, by nine artists from Aotearoa | New Zealand and nine from the Hague, explores political, poetic, conceptual, and visual approaches to the human condition from diverse cultural perspectives.

Roger Staples is an Auckland-based artist (and recently retired secondary school art teacher). Early this year he held a very successful exhibition in Palmerston North and we are delighted to be presenting ‘Still Life’, his first solo exhibition in Auckland for many years. He uses nature’s objects, rocks and stones, and shells among other things, as his still life elements, arranging them on wooden tables or inside crates. “I build my work by collecting objects that attract me,” he explains. “I play with them, arrange and often discard them, but some combinations suggest the beginnings of a painting. Things evolve. It is an intuitive, creative, process. I hope my work provokes thought, rewards repeated viewing and retains a sense of mystery.”

The idea for the third exhibition ‘Five Days’ came from an American facebook challenge to photographers; it was picked up by Brown Bays photographer Clive Bartleet. Since Clive was not able to participate in the American version, we decided to organise our own, and invited the American originator, Carl Leet from Ohio, to be our guest exhibitor. Each of the twelve invited photographers will present five black and white, square format photographs, taken on five consecutive days on the theme of ‘about place’.

A display of looped ceramic sculptural works by ceramicist Brendan Adams in the gallery windows completes the set of exhibitions. Brendan, who grew up in Northcote Point, works full time as a potter and has works in the Auckland Museum and Wallace Art Trust Collection and many regional facilities.

Carl Leet, Flame of Hope.

Brendan Adams, Looped.

Sanne Maes, Bird of Prey, 2012, LCD TV drawing and custom frame.

Roger Staples, Strelitzia, 2018.

‘The Poetic Condition’ continues until 30 October, while the other shows close a few days earlier on Wednesday 24th. Next month – November – Northart celebrates its 20th anniversary with two special exhibitions: ‘First Five’ which reprises the first ever exhibition held in November 1998 and is of works by five outstanding North Shore based craft artists – jewellery Warwick Freeman, ceramicists Merilyn Wiseman and Peter Collis, machine embroiderer Freda Brierley and wearable art artist Susan Holmes and ‘Twenty’, 20 works, by 20 artists, one from each year.

For information on Gallery Time for Kids, and other public programmes including the monthly seminar and Movie Night please go to www.northart.co.nz Northart, Norman King Square, Northcote Shopping Centre 09 480 9633 022 102 2422 gallery@northart.co.nz Northart is supported by Auckland Council, Kaipatiki Local Board, the Birkenhead Licensing Trust and Lion Foundation.

Norman King Square, Ernie Mays Street, Northcote Shopping Centre Phone 09 480 9633 gallery@northart.co.nz www.northart.co.nz Northart is supported by Kaipatiki Local Board, the Lion Foundation and Birkenhead Licensing Trust and is open 10am – 4pm daily, evening viewings by arrangement.

Admission is free.

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TADPOLE PRODUCTIONS AT THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE Louise Wallace and Paul Glover in rehearsal for Kings of the Gym.

Kings of the Gym

Presented by Tadpole Productions at The PumpHouse Theatre, 8th to 18th November

This classic Kiwi comedy, produced by Tadpole Productions, is directed by Janice Finn and will be performed at The PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna from 8th to 18th November.

“The only thing I like is teaching, and there’s less and less of that”. So says overweight and unfit Head PE teacher Laurie, at low decile school Hautapu High. Fed up with the constant assessments and obsessive box ticking set up by ultra PC headmistress Viv Cleaver, he and his assistant Pat, a former student, now gym teacher, do their best to subvert Viv’s over-earnest, te reo heavy curriculum. They’re unaware that Viv is about to introduce young Maori student teacher, Annie, into their laissez-faire culture. She is an ace netball player, a born-again Christian and determined to make her mark in the new school culture. The ensuing conflict is both wonderfully funny and affecting as people’s strongly held beliefs are challenged, serious truths are exposed, and love has a way of upsetting all apple carts!

Played by Paul Glover, Louise Wallace, Alexander Walker and Valeria Davis, the dysfunctional team of teachers embody people we all know – love them or despair of them! Dave Armstrong is an award winning playwright (Niu Sila, King and Country) and television writer (Spin Doctors, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby) and Kings of the Gym is a play full of satire, rude innuendo, belly laughs and heart.

An ideal show to get your friends together for a great night out, a block booking or a pre-Christmas office celebration At The Pumphouse – Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm; No Monday performances; Matinees – Saturday 17 at 2pm; Sunday 11 & 18 November at 3pm; Preview 7 November 7-30pm (limited seating).

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CHANNEL INTERVIEW: ARTIST HELEN POLLOCK

Helen Pollock

NZ Sculpture OnShore a marker of her career Sculptor Helen Pollock has exhibited at every one of the past 11 NZ Sculpture OnShore exhibitions, and she continues that tradition this year with a work that has especially personal connections.

“New Zealand Sculpture OnShore has been a “nice marker” of her career, she says. “I want to support Women’s Refuge, and the exhibition, and I’ve always thought I’d make something for it.”

All her work, she says, “is a continuation of what went before”.

This year’s work is clearly related to the disembodied feet of her powerful ‘Victory Medal’ sculpture installation of 2010 and pairs of feet exhibited as ‘Standing To’ in terracotta, ‘Bronze Medal’ in bronze in 2012, and ‘Marker’ bronze memorial feet in 2016. (In between, she exhibited ‘Another Time and Place’, two heads, in 2014.)

This year, however, the work moves from being a statement about war to a tribute to fellow sculptor Barry Brickell, to whom she is connected by marriage. Feet, still: large, knobbly, work-worn feet, just as the feet of the soldiers were in ‘Victory Medal’. But Barry’s feet this time, encased as they always were, in battered roman sandals.

The creation of Barry’s feet demonstrates the organic way Helen’s sculptures evolve.

Feet had their genesis in Helen’s work in 2001, when she made ‘Reading Backwards’ a sculpture with disparate body parts, now outside her front door, that she says was literally about what the title suggests. “That was a really important work, and has informed much of my work,” she says. “It was about looking at these individual pieces and knowing that they fitted together – but don’t really; it’s about not being able to get the puzzle [of the past] fitted together.”

Some years later, she was drawn again to ‘Reading Backwards’, which had a foot in it. “I thought, I really like that foot, I think I’ll make a pair. And then I made two pairs, and put them in the next [NZSOS] exhibition. It was called ‘Standing To’, and to me it represented the soldiers…. And in the next show I decided I wanted to put quite a few feet in the gun emplacement [at Fort Takapuna]. I thought it would look really good to fill it with feet, [but] how am I going to do that?

And it worked out” – as it seems Helen’s works do, as she reads, researches and follows hints that add meaning to each of her works.

She continues the story of the development of ‘Victory Medal’: “I was going to mount the feet on rusted steel. To get the steel into the gun emplacement required four sections; I decided it would be circular as the gun emplacement is circular. So I made lots of feet and put them out on the back lawn beside the studio and tried to

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figure out how it would work. It turned out to be 36 pairs of feet in four sections, and someone said to me, ‘That’s the size of a small platoon’.

And a platoon is divided into four sections.” Serendipity? Or creativity guided by subconscious knowledge?

One of those 36 pairs of feet is cast in bronze. They represent the recognised hero, says Helen. “But I’m saying that they’re all heroes – and nobody won either.”

‘Victory Medal’ toured New Zealand from the beginning of the First World War centenary commemorations in 2014. It then left New Zealand by sea for Europe, as did our WW1 soldiers. It has since been installed in France and Belgium, in the battlefield towns of Arras and Messines, where New Zealanders played a significant part in the battles. Next month (November) it reaches the grounds of the proposed New Zealand Memorial Museum at Le Quesnoy in France, to commemorate the town’s liberation by the New Zealand Division.

‘Victory Medal’, and works before and after it, have been guided to a great extent by Helen’s research into the life of her father, who died when she was young. By the time this work was created, Helen had undertaken considerable research into World War 1 as her father had fought in France on the Western Front, including at Le Quesnoy.

As in many families, on his return there was a silence around his war experiences, and she had always wanted to understand what he did.

That research initially led to an exhibition called ‘Surface Tension and Permeability’ in which Helen created arms reaching up; the surface tension referring to what we are unable to absorb or comprehend, and creating permeability so we can absorb. “I was doing these arms, and thinking this is exactly what I’ve been reading about; it’s all about my research into the war… the arms are reaching for some comprehension of the war.”

The first arms Helen ever did were much earlier – in one of the early Sculpture OnShore exhibitions in Genevieve and David Becroft’s garden. Eventually, via ‘Surface Tension…’ they led to what is arguably one of Helen’s major works: ‘between the memory and the silence Falls the Shadow,’ an evocative installation of 18 arms raised in apparent supplication. (Falls the Shadow is a phrase from T. S. Eliot’s desolate poem ‘The Hollow Man’; Helen created the phrase ‘between the memory and the silence’ as her own commentary on the personal and societal darkness that stems from our inability to articulate the horror of wartime or other experiences of loss.)

As she worked conceptually towards ‘Falls the Shadow’, says

Helen, “I thought I could get some clay from the battlefield and mix it with New Zealand clay, and place the sculptures in a pool of water with reflections which go right down into your deeper consciousness, against a backdrop of shell-blasted trees.

“It all came to me in one big rush, an epiphany, in one day. But I thought, you can’t put a work like this in a gallery; it would have to go somewhere special.” She wrote to Rodney Wilson, then director of Auckland War Memorial Museum, pitching the idea of a WW1 memorial installation to Passchendaele and to acknowledge the dreadful loss of New Zealand life there. “He liked the idea, and it went from there.”

“It was like the waves parted and everything fell into place,” Helen continues. She wrote to someone in Passchendaele. They also liked the idea; she visited and got clay, “impregnated with all the battlefield detritus” from the Passchendaele battlefield.

She mixed that clay with the terracotta she usually uses, from Barry Brickell’s Driving Creek Railway and Potteries in Coromandel, and created a forest of arms set against the backdrop of an image of a shell-blasted forest by Frank Hurley. When the exhibition opened in Auckland a delegation from Passchendaele, with which Helen had by now formed strong online relationships, attended. They asked to take the work back to Passchendaele and it’s now permanently installed in the Passchendaele War Museum as part of their memorial to New Zealanders who fought on the Western Front.

You might think that this work fell into place in a way that only happens once in a lifetime, but the creation of Victory Medal followed a similar developmental process. Helen’s research, reflection and deep thinking, and her openness to following her instincts in creating her works, pay creative dividends more often than not.

The evolution of the creation of an earlier sculpture, ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, featured in another NZ Sculpture OnShore exhibition was, she says, also about reaching into the past and “showing what it is”.

Helen says this work exemplifies how she works, with her personal story interwoven with research to imbue the work with meaning only discovered retrospectively. It’s a fascinating tale of how following a “whiff of memory, or an idea” results in a synchronicity that enriches her nuanced artworks.

‘Jacob’s Ladder’ started as a faint memory of a time her father took Helen and her brothers to a beach near Dunedin to climb a ladder up the cliffside. Intermittently, as an adult, she thought that perhaps she could find the ladder again. A passing mention to a friend resulted in “a photo of it lying in a paddock behind his girlfriend’s bach”.

She went to see it, and asked the farmer if she could take it back to Auckland. After some months, he said she could have it, but she had to write a story for the local paper about why she’d like it.

Helen Pollock

“As I wrote this story, I thought I’d like to get it right. Dad was showing us this ladder because he wanted to show his past as a mountaineer to us, so I tied his mountaineering history into the story. I looked him up in a guide book, and figured out that on one of his climbs – the seventh ascent of Mt Aspiring, in 1927 – the team took a full-size movie camera with them! I thought, maybe I could get that film.”

As indeed she could: the Film Archive had the film,­and Helen was rewarded with “a moving image of my father on Mt Aspiring with other members of the team…. I thought, that’s amazing; in a way I’ve contacted my father….”

“We took the rusted steel ladder in exchange for this story,” she continues, “and took it to our bach at Bethell’s Beach. But I thought I had better find out what the biblical story of Jacob’s Ladder is –to put into the written account. And I read about how Jacob went into the desert and put his head on a stone and dreamt of the angels ascending and descending, and when he awoke he called the place Bethell!”

“It’s amazing: here I am going into this story, and this led to that led to this. And that is no different, in a way, from the others. I was looking for a way of accessing information I didn’t have, that you can’t get unless you do something like this. It’s because I followed, not a dream exactly, but an inspiration; a thought; tiny, tiny hints. The work itself is guiding it; the ideas are guiding it. Something flicks up that’s interesting and shows me where to go next.

“If I look at my list of exhibitions,” Helen concludes, “I could have designed then like that – but I didn’t. I don’t know what the next one is going to be, ever, but when I look back thy they all make sense as a sequence.”

Barry’s feet, still a work in progress as we talk, are the next step in that sequence. Like Helen’s other sculptures, they can be universally appreciated (in this case as a tribute to one of New Zealand’s great potters/sculptors), but they also have a deeply personal overlay that imbues added meaning to the work.

NZ Sculpture OnShore, Fort Takapuna, 10am-5pm, 3-18 November (closed Mondays) www.nzsculptureonshore.co.nz #NZSOS @NZSCULPT

NZ Sculpture OnShore 2018 • A large-scale outdoor exhibition of 90 contemporary New Zealand art works by established and emerging artists • Extended to 14 days in 2018, with opportunity over three weekends to see the artworks • An indoor Gallery cash and carry shop with smaller pieces to suit every budget.

• Children’s Sculpture Exhibition, taking place in the underground Historic Fort, with works created by students from 16 Auckland schools.

• A weekday schools programme, with teacher resource materials, and educators on site.

• Fisher Funds People’s Choice Award with cash prize money for the winning artist and a prize draw from among voters • In 2018 increased emphasis on accessibility and inclusion.

Chauffeured golf carts will enable disabled people to better see the outdoor exhibition; funds provided for 200 pupils and teachers from Auckland decile 1 schools to travel to the event.

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DEVONPORT NEWS

Community News from Devonport Community Co-ordinator Maria Teape

Maria Teape

Springtime Equals Playtime

Mount your bike and put on your ghost shoes for the sixth annual Bayswater Halloween Trail!

Taking place on Friday 26th October, 5pm-7pm, starting at Bayswater Park, we promise another fun filled evening with new games and activities and some fantastic prizes up for grabs – visit www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz for more details.

Auckland Heritage Festival continues during the first part of October. If you haven’t checked out any of the events yet, there is still time!

Local Devonport events include free guided tours of historic coastal defences on North Head and Fort Takapuna on 6th/7th and 13th/14th October, 10am to 2pm. Bookings are required.

Contact Royal New Zealand Navy Museum on 09 445 5186 or by email: info@navymuseum.co.nz. On Sunday 6th October, 10am-3pm, The Navy Museum is also holding a Fun Palaces event highlighting the diversity of the heritage and culture of Tāmaki Makaurau. Devonport Museum is having a Devonport Founding Families Down Under display - 33A Vauxhall Rd, Devonport. Viewing times are Mon - Fri 10am -12pm, Sat - Sun 12pm - 4pm until 14th October. Ask Devonport Museum about their Devonport Founding Families Downunder guided walk on the slopes of Mt Victoria/Takarunga Cemetery as well.

Stanley Bay Bowling Club, located at 20 Stanley Point Rd, is holding a visitor day on Saturday 13th October at 1pm. There is no charge and bowls and tuition is provided – please wear flat shoes. The Stanley Bay Bowling Club is a friendly active group, playing every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday afternoon.

Enquiries to Charles Digby, phone 09 445 3525.

Local Devonport events include free guided tours of historic coastal defences on North Head and Fort Takapuna…

Devonport Folk Club presents the Andrew London Trio “in the Hot Club Sandwich style with a touch of Noel Coward’ on Monday 8th October at the Bunker, Takarunga/Mt Victoria. Tickets $20 - book early 09 445 2227. Also on Monday 29th October, Rich Leschen's Flying Children will be performing at The Bunker. Rich, a talented guitarist and balladeer, will be accompanied by jazz percussionist and composer, Steve Cournane. Tickets $15.

We are finding it hard to believe that it’s the last few weeks of our Winter Fun Preschool Play programme – the weeks seem to have flown by! Winter Fun Preschool Play mornings continue every Tuesday (including the school holidays) until Tuesday 30th October, 9:30am-11am at The Rose Centre in Belmont. Enjoy a morning of free play with your little ones while you meet other locals and make new friends. Our Summer Fun Preschool Play mornings start the same week on Thursday 1st November at Bayswater Park, Bayswater.

For more community news about what’s happening in Devonport each month, sign up to our monthly community e-newsletter at www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz Ka kite ano Maria

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Navy cadets of T.S. Leander and T.S. Bellona on exercise when visiting HMNZS Manawatu.

Not your ordinary after-school activity

When your kids are small, you know all the activities and groups to keep them amused during the day and after school. But as they get older, unless they’re into sports, there’s not so many obvious outlets for their energies.

While some chose netball or rugby, some teenagers chose a different uniform. Drawing on over 170 years of naval history on the North Shore, young people aged between 13 and 20 are able to take advantage of Navy resources and enjoy not-your-everyday activities to grow in leadership, confidence and resilience by becoming a Navy cadet.

Every week there’s a group of teenagers on the Shore who’ve left the magnetism of their devices at home and are living the dream, for real. With the long connection between Navy and the North Shore, there are now not one but two Navy cadet units north of the bridge - at Narrow Neck in Devonport and at Hobsonville Point.

…young people aged between 13 and 20 are able to take advantage of Navy resources and enjoy not-your-everyday activities to grow in leadership, confidence and resilience by becoming a Navy cadet.

As the weather warms up, the Navy cadets get involved a range of activities including sailing, rowing, rifle shooting, kayaking, camping, competitions, first aid, rope work, drill, naval ship visits, overseas exchanges and team building exercises. There’s nowhere else to experience these totally different challenges.

But it’s not just for the kids. Have you been there, done that? Well, the Navy has got something they bet you’ve not done! Yes, adults can train to become Navy cadet officers too. This rewarding experience not allows grown-ups to enjoy outdoor activities and challenges, it is also an opportunity to help shape the future of younger cadets as well as learning valuable new skills themselves.

Supported by the big guys, Navy Cadets 'do different'.

Discover a different way to experience life - for your teen, or for yourself.

The Devonport-based group, named T.S. Leander, meets Wednesday nights at Narrow Neck, while T.S. Bellona meets Thursday nights at Hobsonville Point.

For more information email: info@tsleander.nz or trainingshipbellona@gmail.com Facebook: @tsbellona @tsleander

ARTWEEK IN DEVONPORT

Celebrating art in Devonport Devonport is known as a vibrant arts destination and this month there’ll be no hiding it as we host GLOW@Artweek on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October.

Windsor Reserve will once again be home to nine large light pavilions, designed and built by Unitec’s 2nd Year Architecture students. With a zero waste, zero budget brief, this year the installations will proudly be powered by VECTOR’s latest in renewable Toni van Tonder energy technology.

In addition we’re throwing our annual ‘knees-up’ on Clarence Street – Friday after Five, the GLOW edition. On Friday 12th at the end of the working day, the party will begin as we close the street, move in the music, the food trucks, the entertainers and the good festive vibes. It’ll be fun for the whole family, so bring your picnics, bring your jackets, and come out for the night!

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Here's what's on: 1. Janet Mazenier & Lee Kleiman Exhibition Opening @ Flagstaff Gallery: Thursday 11th October, 30 Victoria Road Devonport. www.flagstaff.nz 2. Art@Pavilion, launch of the monthly Art Show @ Pavillion Architecture: 12th October, 11 Clarence Street. www.pavilionarchitecture.co 3. Brendan Adams Exhibition @ Art by the Sea Gallery: 6-14th October. 30 King Edward Parade www.artbythesea.co.nz 4. Potpourri Exhibition @ The Depot Artspace: 6-14 October. 28 Clarence Street. www.depotartspace.co.nz 5. Kusama, Infinity: Various dates/times @ The Vic. 48 Victoria Road www.thevic.co.nz 6. Friday 12 October @ Clarence Street: Friday after Five. Bring the whole family down to enjoy live music, food trucks, entertainment, performance by Touch Compass and plenty of creative fun.

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CELEBRATING DEVONPORT BUSINESS

Devonport main street from Queens Parade.

Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 786_A008_6

Photo by Kevin Hill.

Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 35-R220

The Devonport Business Association Turns 70 The Devonport Business Association was incorporated on October 22nd 1948, making the Association 70 this Labour Day. Like many business districts, Devonport has had many iterations, and businesses have come and gone to meet the demands of its locals and visitors. What has never changed, however, is the quaint village feel and its deep-rooted identity as a heritage and arts destination. Whilst just a stone’s throw from the CBD by ferry, Devonport remains that relaxed sea-side village, adored by all.

Two former business owners tell us a little of what the business district was like when they were business operators: COLIN PARRY: Parry’s for Menswear 1971-1999 We opened our Menswear Shop “Parry’s for Menswear“ on 26 August 1971, and 28 years later we sold it to Bruce Yarnton on 31 October 1999. The Business traded extremely well right from the outset and maintained a steady growth in turnover, thanks to the wonderful loyalty of Devonport residents, and it has continued to prosper under the Yarntons Banner.

From early 1970s to early mid 1980s Devonport had no cafes or restaurants at all. The only dining option was the dining room at the Esplanade Hotel. The Masonic Hotel had a casual bistro open mainly just weekend evenings.

In those early days, Victoria Rd had two butcher shops, two fruit & vegetable shops, one or two small grocery stores as well as two milk bar dairies. The New World was a superette based at the now Glengarry Wines Clarence St site. In addition, there was a choice including womenswear shops and boutiques, two menswear shops,

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two shoe shops, two chemists, cycle & accessories and gifts, craft, and souvenir shops as well as the hairdressers.

We also had three major stores, Farmers Trading, Stirling Stores (which sold hardware and home appliance) and North Shore Furniture.

The Clarence St Service Station, and the old North Shore Bus Co Depot sheds which were situated between Clarence and Fleet St were removed to make way for the car parking area, which coincided with the opening of the new New World supermarket.

FAYE BLOMQUIST: Devonport Pharmacy 1985-1995 I managed the UFS Dispensary from 1980-1985, then purchased and owned it as Devonport Pharmacy from 1985-1995. That was back in the day when we used a mortar and pestle and mixed ointments on a marble slab. Message boys and girls delivered prescriptions on bicycles without helmets, and the wharf, in those days, was just a rusty tin shed.

In the business district there were more service businesses such as Vince Roberts Electrical and Bob Wattam’s North Shore furniture. The buildings haven’t changed enormously, but the occupants certainly have.

It was a shopping destination for the locals and it was only later that the tourism trade started to grow. There were Devonport Village characters and I remember fondly the cat of Paul Farmer’s shoe shop. My staff gave me a moving-in gift for my first home – a flea ridden, scarcely weaned kitten, and offspring of the same cat!

I loved that kitten to bits for 19 years!

70 Years of Devonport Business

Devonport businesses are celebrating 70 years of trading as an association with a week of birthday deals.

Monday October 22nd – Sunday 28th Mention the DBA 70th and get…

Devonport Deals

ECHO Designer Living: 15% off purchases.

67 Victoria Road.

ECHO Designer Boutique: 15% off instore and online when using codeword “DBABDAY” echodesignerboutique.com 30 Victoria Road.

Peter Raos Gallery: 10% off purchases.

2 Queens Parade.

Skin Sense: Buy one full body spray tan and get one free.

53B Victoria Road.

Jarvis Health: A free ½ hour therapeutic massage for every new Naturopathic consultation in October or November.

17 Clarence Street.

Fitzgerald Taylor: 15% off purchases.

2 Queens Parade.

Manuka Café: 15% off bills.

49 Victoria Road.

Magic Broomstick Segways: 15% off bookings for Segway tour for two.

Inside Ferry Terminal.

Devonport Chocolates: A free hot chocolate shot with purchases over $50 whilst stocks last.

17 Wynyard Street.

Devonport Chiropractic: $15 off initial consultations.

Level 1, 11 Clarence Street.

My Room: 10% off purchases.

40 Victoria Road.

Pavilion Architecture: 2 Free hours consultation for home improvements, property development or interior design.

Studio 2, 11 Clarence Street.

Soulsprite Cooking School: 10% off kid’s birthday packages! Edible Science, Cupcake Party & more.

59 Victoria Road. www.soulsprite.co.nz

Blue Illusion: $25 voucher gifted with purchases.

23 Victoria Road.

Bookmark: Earn double dollars on your Bookmark Loyalty Card for all books purchased.

15 Victoria Road.

Home Style Depot: 15% off purchases except already discounted items.

9 Victoria Road

Devonport Flowers: A free glass vase with a $50 spend or more on flowers.

63 Victoria Road.

Devonport Alterations & Dry Cleaning:

$15 Trousers Hems (basic trousers and jeans) & $14 trouser eco friendly dry cleaning (excl prints or light colours).

Shop 1, 26 Victoria Road.

Paradox Books: 10% off purchases.

26 Victoria Road

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BUSINESS PROFILE: GOOD + TITLE

Updating your cross-lease Good +Title is a company that facilitates the transfer of property from cross lease to fee simple title. We asked principal Karen Overend to tell us more about what the company does, and why it matters...

Channel Magazine: What is the difference between cross lease and fee simple? What kinds of properties are likely to be on cross lease titles?

Karen Overend: Fee simple is what people think of as a freehold title – you own the land totally and (subject to planning restrictions) can do what you like on it without needing your neighbour’s permission.

Cross lease titles were invented in the early 1960s to get around subdivision rules. The neighbours jointly own all the land, but lease the buildings to each other. The North Shore has a very high proportion of cross lease titles, which aren’t limited to townhouses or flats – they can be separate independent houses.

CM: Why should cross lease owners convert?

KO: A cross lease title simply isn’t as good a title as a fee simple title; because your neighbour is a co-owner of your land, you need your neighbour’s permission for things that a freehold (fee simple) owner wouldn’t. For example, any alterations to the property – even something as simple as changing a window to a french door – could

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require your neighbour’s consent. If your neighbour refuses consent, and you go ahead, you may be required to take your alterations down.

Cross lease properties are often the subject of neighbour disputes, and resolving any dispute is not easy and very expensive. There is therefore often a value discount applied to cross-lease properties – a fee simple property is frequently worth more, and is easier to sell.

But there is also a greater benefit than just money: the ability to make your house the way you want, without needing your neighbour’s consent, and without the ongoing costs of needing to update the flat plan on your title after each alteration.

CM: What is the process and how long does it take?

KO: The process can be complex for people to do themselves. It involves a full subdivision consent application which needs to be approved by council, and a full survey of the property including the placement of pegs etc. that needs to be approved by LINZ. All properties on the cross-lease must be accounted for in the subdivision and all the owners are required to sign the final documents.

We usually suggest that people allow four to six months to convert from cross lease to fee simple.

Karen Overend

CM: How can Good + Title help people convert their cross leased property to fee simple.

KO: Converting to fee simple is complex, involving planners, engineers, lawyers, surveyors, the council and neighbours. This is why we set up Good +Title, to be a ‘one stop shop’.We make everything easy and can handle the process from start to finish.

We do this by being a professional joint venture between one of New Zealand’s only specialist property law firms, Overend & Associates, and the long-established innovative surveying practice Survus Consultants. We use our combined experience and expertise to efficiently handle all elements of the process, and give you an all-up fixed price for the whole process.

CM: What is it likely to cost?

KO: We are happy to undertake a no-obligation, free desktop investigation and will provide a detailed fixed price proposal outlining all the costs involved. This can depend on a number of factors, including the nature of the ownership, the layout of the property, the number of units, etc. As a ball-park figure, for a standard two-lot cross lease property, the cost to convert from cross lease to fee simple can vary from $14,000 - $18,000 per lease owner. It is important to note that this is an all-up cost – including planning and survey costs, plus legal fees, Landonline fees, and Council fees, which are considerable.

CM: Could my cross-lease title be defective?

KO: If the buildings on site do not exactly match your crosslease plan, your title is probably defective. If this is the case then we advise that you either rectify the cross-lease plan, or even better, convert your property to a fee simple title. Although the conversion to fee simple is more expensive, in most cases we strongly recommend converting cross-lease properties to freehold, particularly in the Auckland area, due to the often significant uplift in values.

BUILDING & HOME MAINTENANCE WITH QPC BUILD GROUP

Woolfy's Café – Another Brilliant Build You may have noticed or been to Scout the café that opened not long ago in Torbay. QPC loved working on the build of the café and the end result is a vibrant space helping to revamp the Torbay area.

QPC were lucky enough to again work with café developer Roger Liu and build his latest café Woolfy’s in East Tamaki.

Inside it’s sort of a mechanic-meets-stable vibe, all steel, leather and exposed brick with pops of sunny yellow and indoor plants adding colour.

It was another successful build with Roger and one that the QPC Commercial team was proud to work on.

There’s room for about 100 guests at the many indoor and outdoor tables. An open-plan kitchen runs the length of the cafe, with a windowed area at the far end where you’ll be able to watch pastry chefs create Woolfy’s signature sweet treats which will fill the cabinet alongside salads and sandwiches each day.

It was another successful build with Roger and one that the QPC Commercial team was proud to work on.

For more examples of our work check out: www.qpcbuilders.co.nz If you have a building project in mind then give us call today for a no obligations chat 0800 772 266 or check out our website www.qpcbuilders.co.nz for more ideas.

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CHANNEL PEOPLE: SHORE PEOPLE OFFSHORE

Megan's move to Melbourne Megan Gibbs and her husband Paul left their home in Northcote in 2012 to move to Australia. Melbourne offered work opportunities to help grow their careers and they found some similarities along with new experiences. Megan shares some of her experiences of life across the ditch.

When did you move overseas & where are you currently living?

I moved over to Melbourne six years ago and we have brought a house in Edithvale near the beach and close to Mornington Peninsula.

What prompted the move?

My husband Paul left the Navy, where he was based in Devonport, when more opportunities for work arose in Melbourne. Wages were higher and we wanted to get ahead.

Please share your brief Shore story…

I was born on the North Shore and grew up in Forrest Hill; I went to Campbells Bay Primary then on to Murrays Bay Intermediate and through to Westlake Girls. We moved to Mairangi Bay in my teens and I switched schools to Rangitoto College. I nannied for a couple of years after school then landed a job as an Early childhood teacher, which supported studying towards my degree. I am now a qualified early childhood teacher.

What do you do for work over there?

I am a teacher at a private, all boys school in Brighton. I teach the pre-prep class (four year olds).

Megan Gibbs

Who is the most awesome person you’ve met since moving?

When I first moved over I worked in a community kindergarten where I met a friend who was travelling and teaching. We instantly became amazing friends and since she moved back to the UK I have been every year to visit her. It was great when she was here as we both loved to travel and see all parts of Victoria too.

What is the best food you’ve tried over there?

Melbourne food is amazing! I can’t specifically say my best meal as there are so many amazing restaurants. My two favourite places are Mamasitas, which is a Mexican place. It tastes authentic and you can have their menu tapas style. There also a Greek place called Gazi, which is owned by George Calombaris, incredible Greek food!

What’s your favourite app to use in your new country?

I do not really use Australian specific apps. However, I do constantly use the weather app as Melbourne weather can be changeable and, of course, the Qantas app for travel.

In what ways is your new home patch similar to the Shore, and how is it different?

Melbourne is similar in it is multicultural, and the beaches do not have big waves just like the Shore. It is very different in that there is a bigger choice of food, shopping and entertainment.

The weather is different. In summer you can get temperatures up to 40 degrees then in an hour it can change quickly and go down to 20. We've found it is also cheaper for food, power and day-to-day living.

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Megan and Paul Gibbs.

To unwind, I...

Walk my dog on the beach, go to the movies and day drives around Melbourne. This city has plenty of beautiful walks and I enjoy trying new brunch places too.

If you could have three things from the Shore there with you, what would they be…

1. Friends and family 2. Fishing/seafood/Rj’s Liquorice.

3. Animals that don’t hurt you!

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world” Harriet Tubman’s quote summarises the journey of entrepreneurship for SleepDrops Founder Kirsten Taylor.

9 years of hard work later SleepDrops is well placed to become a major player in the world of sleep medicine.

Originally herbal remedies to help her private patients sleep better, the SleepDrops range of products now grace the shelves of nearly every pharmacy, health store and supermarket in NZ. Her vision and determination to help people sleep better so they can lead healthier, happier lives has kept her going against the odds including a lack of funding having started it as a single mum without capital. Her formulations are so good, others try but fail to imitate them. Despite all this Kirsten has accomplished great things for NZ’s own – SleepDrops.

Let’s face it sleep is now BIG business and growing by the year literally all around the world and to date there is no other company like SleepDrops that specialises in safe, effective and great value sleep products for all ages, lifestyle stages and sleep challenges. Kirsten has taken SleepDrops from one unknown product to 4 ranges totalling 20 products which are world class, best in field and life changing for their users.

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No longer just a dream, SleepDrops is potentially a wonderful investment opportunity. In just a few weeks SleepDrops will be doing Equity Crowd funding and if everybody puts in a small amount SleepDrops plans to help hundreds of millions of people sleep.

“Please sign up to our equity crowd funding newsletter. There is no obligation at any time to invest. It’s simply an opportunity for you to learn more about what SleepDrops plans are and should you wish to invest a small or large amount when we go live then that’s wonderful. Thank you very much” – Kirsten Taylor SleepDrops Founder

Sign up now at www.sleepdrops.co.nz and click on ‘Own a part of SleepDrops’.

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BROWNS BAY & THE BAYS

Sprucing up the gardens for summer!

Have you checked out the gardens in Browns Bay lately?

Once again, the Browns Bay Business Association has been busy in conjunction with our best mates at Browns Bay Rotary and have now put bark on more than 20 garden plots around the town centre.

The trees/gardens in the council car park at 19 Anzac Road have been treated to a fresh layer of bark which hopefully stops people dropping rubbish on them.

Beachfront Lane is completely done – but please don’t drive over the corners of the beds! Some gardens in Inverness Road have also been completed.

In addition to that, the business association has provided funding so Rotary could get more plants needed to finish the gardens.

As the days get warmer, we have another project in mind to improve the bench tables on the beachfront. All the tops will be flipped, sanded and then stained and varnished to provide you with a much better surface to enjoy your local eats and treats on.

Fresh bark around trees in Anzac Road…

…on gardens on Beachfront Lane.

…near the beachfront plaza.

In addition to that, the business association has provided funding so Rotary could get more plants needed to finish the gardens.

…on Harcourts gardens.

Regards

Murray Hill

Manager, Browns Bay Business Association Email: manager@brownsbay.org.nz Insta: @brownsbay_beach Website: www.brownsbay.org.nz FB: @LoveBrownsBay

… around the tree by Huckleberry.

…on the gardens in Anzac Road.

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This is one of the most exciting gardening months on the calendar!

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t is the traditional time to plant tomatoes. With the temperature rising, all garden plants will start springing to life.

Enspray Oil and Free Flow Copper to prevent fungus, diseases and pest damage on your blooms. If you’re planning on adding roses to your garden this year, use Garden X Compost and add a long term slow release fertiliser like Enrich Rose Fertiliser at planting time.

October is a great time for planting fruit favourites such as passionfruit, rhubarb and tamarillos. It’s also the perfect month for making sure your citrus trees are getting some TLC.

If you can’t wait to add to your vege garden this month, from herbs like parsley and basil, to summer salad essentials such as lettuce, radishes, carrots and beetroot, we have everything you need. If you need a little help on what you can add to your garden this month, our staff are more than

If you’re lucky enough to have a rose garden at home, feed them with a rose fertiliser now as they start on their biggest period of growth. Spray roses with

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BROWNS BAY TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD

Hello Cruise Month Ocean cruising is booming. Get onboard and see what all the fuss is about during New Zealand’s annual Choose Cruise Month in October.

According to the latest figures from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia more New Zealanders than ever before are cruising, with Mary Buckley ocean cruise passenger numbers growing by 9 per Owner/Director cent in 2017 to a record high of 98,000. Over the past 10 years, New Zealand ocean cruise passenger numbers have risen by an average of 15 per cent a year.

Cruising ticks all the boxes for a great break. It’s an easy, fun and great value way to travel whether it’s a romantic getaway, a solo sojourn or an all-in family holiday.

For most, it’s the value of a cruise that brings people back time and time again. Even the cheapest cruises include main meals, accommodation, entertainment and transport in the fare, while some are all-inclusive meaning you rarely have to reach for your wallet.

Add in the ease of travel - guests only have to unpack once and destinations come to them - and the fact the holiday starts the moment guests board their ship, so there are no long drives, airport queues or battling traffic. It is easy to see why it’s a compelling choice.

Cruising presents an almost unbeatable value proposition domestically but for those wanting to explore oceans further afield, an ocean cruise can also offer a great value way to see any part of the world. Whether it’s on a small ship, mid-sized ship or a really big ship, there are some places, such as Alaska, Antarctica and Europe’s Baltic and Mediterranean seas, that are just best seen by sea.

October is the best time to plan and book a cruise with a range of deals on offer as part of New Zealand’s annual Choose Cruise promotion. With great deals available across a range of popular cruise holidays including luxury, expedition, ocean and river cruising.

It’s hard to beat the value and ease of a cruising holiday with

accommodation, transport, main meals and a range of onboard activities and entertainment included in the fare. For some, the best part is that you visit an array of destinations without the need for costly airfares and you only have to unpack once as the world comes to you. From expedition ships cruising the far reaches of the earth to superliners offering affordable adventures to every corner of the Pacific, there really is a cruise for every style and budget.

Helloworld Browns Bay is a registered CLIA Cruise Agent. helloworld Browns Bay, 26 Clyde Road, Browns Bay 09 478 4416 www.helloworld.co.nz/brownsbay

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REAL ESTATE: GERALDINE ZAREIAN, MREINZ BARFOOT & THOMPSON BROWNS BAY

COMMUNITY EVENTS 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE WHAT: Anniversary service to celebrate 60 years of this church building WHEN: Sunday 28 October 2018, 10.00am

WHERE: Takapuna Methodist Church, 429 Lake Road, Takapuna DETAILS: Join us for a celebration of the foundation stone laid for the present Takapuna Methodist Church in 1958.

A special service with Synod Superintendent The Reverend Marilyn Welch attending with morning tea to follow. All welcome.

Enquiries to TMC office: 489 4590

ALL are welcome!

SHORESIDE THEATRE ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL ABOUT: Watching a one act play festival is akin to ordering off the tapas menu at your favourite restaurant. A bit of everything you fancy and still enough room for a glass of wine. There is something for everyone here with three diverse one act plays performed over three weeks.

PART 1: 26th Sep - 6th Oct @ 7.30pm The Actors Nightmare (40 mins) by Christopher Durang & The Zoo Story (40 mins) by Edward Albee PART 2: 9th - 13th Oct @ 7.30pm The Lady's Maid's Bell (1hr 30) by Edith Wharton WHERE: The Coalbunker Studio at The PumpHouse DETAILS: Book at www.pumphouse.co.nz or 09 486 2386 Early Bird - One Show $18.00 Early Bird - Two Shows $15.00 (per show) Door Sales $20 (per show)

HARBOUR SPORT GOLF FUNDRAISER ABOUT: Harbour Sport and partner Honda North Shore are giving golfers the chance to win a brand new 2018 Honda HR-V RS, if you score a hole in one (plus meet a few conditions) in the Harbour Sport Corporate Golf Day this month.

The golf day is designed to encourage workers in a corporate office to get get active while having a memorable time with a team of three other colleagues, though Harbour Sport says there's no need to sign up as a team of four. If you’re keen and don’t have a team, they'll sort you a team for the day.

Once signed up, the only decision you have to make is what costumer to wear.

WHERE: Pupuke Golf Club WHEN: October 18 from 11.30am-6pm DETAILS: To sign up, contact Sarah Harrison:

sarahh@harboursport.co.nz or 022 592 7790

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Real Estate on the Shore with Geraldine Zareian

Geraldine Zareian.

And the winners are ...

The median house price for Auckland increased 1.4% to $852,000 in August and above average temperatures are being attributed to this.

It could also be an indication that the bottom of the price cycle is likely to have been reached with confidence returning. There may also be the last rush to purchase before the 22nd October and the overseas buyers ban!

The number of available listings at August end were the lowest since September last year, and this low number is also likely to have an effect on prices as spring advances. Nearly a third of all the homes sold in the month exceeded $1M. First-home buyers are back with one in every four houses sold in New Zealand in August going to a first-time buyer - a level not seen since prior to the GFC in 2006/07.

First-home buyers’ good fortune has come at the cost of investors. 42,000 people have now registered with Kiwibuild and will seek lending pre-approval. Major banks are now poised to lend 90-95% of the value and with $2K cash rewards.

Geraldine Zareian MREINZ, Barfoot & Thompson, Browns Bay Office Free dial: 215 2773 M: 021 184 0312 E: g.zareian@barfoot.co.nz

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU BROWNS BAY

Do I need a Will?

Briefly, the answer to this is YES. Especially if you have assets or you wish to convey special instructions for the care of children or loved ones or wish to leave special gifts and meaningful things to people or organisations, after you die.

A Will is essentially a set of instructions on what you want to happen after your death, especially regarding any property you own. You can write up a Will at any time. You don't have to wait for major life events such as marriage or the birth of children or grandchildren to do so (though you may need to update your Will at these times).

Wills can be prepared by a Trustee Company, a lawyer or you can buy a do-it-yourself Will kit from a book retailer. If you prepare the Will yourself, it is always advisable to have it checked by a lawyer, especially to ensure it is signed, witnessed and dated correctly. Wills don’t have to be expensive. It pays to ask around – some lawyers may even prepare your Will for free.

If you prepare the Will yourself, it is always advisable to have it checked by a lawyer, especially to ensure it is signed, witnessed and dated correctly.

Our website (www.cab.org.nz) gives more detailed information about Wills or you can phone or drop in to a CAB branch for more information.

At the Citizens Advice Bureau, our trained volunteers receive questions and queries from a wide range of clients. Questions may relate to tenancy issues, consumer rights, employment, migrant information, budgeting, family and personal issues or simple things like where you can find a social event. Our advice is given free and is confidential. We empower our clients by giving them access to information, options and support which will meet their needs.

If you have any questions relating to any issues, give CAB a call or check out the vast amount of information on our website (www.cab.org.nz).

Citizens Advice Bureau in Browns Bay.

In CAB Browns Bay and Northcote we welcome new migrants to book for our free Settlement Information service. We have Chinese and Korean speakers on duty every week. Clients are welcome to phone us with their questions or call in for a face-toface discussion.

Our Justice of the Peace is present every week day; hours vary from day to day so please check our website or call to confirm JP attendance hours. You can also follow our Facebook page for updates or more information.

Citizens Advice Bureau Hours: 9.00am to 4.30pm.

Phone: 0800 367 222 Website: www.cab.org.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/CABNorthshore

You can count on us every step of the way. www.forrests.co.nz

Hibiscus Coast: 426 7950 | East Coast Bays: 479 5956

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VILLAGE PEOPLE: BROWNS BAY

VILLAGE Footwear that fits the Kiwi foot, including wide widths!

Everything from flats to heels, sandals to casual styles and ankle boot. Stockists of the fashionable Walking Cradles range and the uber-comfortable Propét Walking Shoes for Men and Women.

Specialist footwear is also available for troublesome feet issues too!

Shoe Talk Ltd: 1/32 Clyde Road, Browns Bay and 401A Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland Ph: 09 479 7807 | www.shoetalk.co.nz

Leanne Martell

Gifts with stories at this boutique 72 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630 | Telephone: 09 479 2316 info@nichollsoptical.co.nz | www.nichollsoptical.co.nz

Meet Leanne Martell who loves sourcing beautiful things for customers and has created a gift boutique in Browns Bay that sings to the senses.

When and why you did you start this business?

We opened Bath Boutique on 3rd October 2016, but we really began it a year earlier than that as our skincare manufacturing business was getting too big for our home, and we needed a place to manufacture. When I think back, I have wanted my own shop for YEARS; maybe 10 years ago the dream to have a boutique began!

How would you describe what is special and unique about it?

I love finding quality New Zealand made products and introducing my customers to the amazing talent here in New Zealand. I do have products here from all over the world, but I aim for different, and ethical there as well. The atmosphere in the boutique is also unique - we like to offer a gentle shopping experience, and while we are happy to suggest things, and we are passionate about sharing our knowledge, we also just want people to feel nurtured when they come in.

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What gives you the greatest buzz?

Two things come to mind immediately. First, finding the perfect thing for a customer, and hearing them say “I KNEW I would find something here” - that makes me so happy! I see it as being more than a place to buy gifts, I am privileged to be a very small part of

PEOPLE Boutique shopping in Browns Bay, Auckland.

Supporting NZ makers & ethical, fair trade international brands.

Tuesday - Saturday 9.30 am to 5.30 pm Sunday 10.00 am to 4.00 pm (09) 475 5677 | 3B Inverness Road, Browns Bay /bathboutiquenz | bathboutique.co.nz

Family Boerewors recipe since 1945 important times in my customers’ lives; the birth of a new baby, a special birthday, a thank you, a little something to honour grief, or celebrate a wedding.

The other is watching people discover a local talent. I love having small businesses represented here at the boutique, and love telling my customers about someone local who is doing amazing things!

What is your number one tip for anyone starting a business?

Research the area to see if your business will fill a need, and if you can have a point of difference to the businesses who are already there. Really get a handle on the actual cost of starting up.

What do you love about Browns Bay? The people are so supportive! I love that when the sun shines, everyone comes out, and you can hear a change in tone of voice, people walk and chat, and really make use of the flat access to most things here. There is a real sense of community.

Opening Hours

Monday - Saturday 7am - 6pm Sunday 8am - 5pm

Address 26 Anzac Road, Browns Bay Phone 09 973 1989 Email themeatroom@outlook.co.nz Website www.themeatroom.co.nz

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Tell us what’s happening in store during October.

October is exciting for the boutique. We celebrate our second birthday on 3rd October! So as I write this I am gearing up for that, and by the time this goes to print, we might still be partying! We also have new ranges we are launching in October, and of course there is all the decorations and gifts for the Christmas holiday season that is starting to gather momentum near the end of the month. So we are getting new stock in throughout October!

Please sum up your business in one sentence.

Bath Boutique’s focus is on supporting ethical designers and craftspeople from New Zealand and around the world, who create products and art that fills a need, lifts a mood, and encourages contemplation.

POP IN TO DISCUSS ALL DEALS ON OFFER The best holidays are created together.

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Reorganising?

Downsizing?

Moving house?

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09 489 5024 or 021 0854 5339 info@movingmadeeasy.co.nz www.movingmadeeasy.co.nz Contact us for your free consultation.

A North Shore family business. “The care and thought which Brynyce put into every step along the way was absolutely first class.

Her ideas and range of contacts helped enormously. We certainly could not have done the job without her and warmly and enthusiastically recommend Brynyce and MME." Mrs. Brynyce Owen 84

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Choosing professionals when it comes to colour Molton Brown pride themselves in giving the best in all their services. They realise the importance of spending time with their clients to discuss the right colours whether it is a more traditional look or something extra striking that will turn heads.

Offering the latest colours from Matrix and a full range of organic colour from Chi, there is always the right hue for everyone.

And their precision cutting is provided with a world of experience and consistency.

Molton Brown is pleased to welcome Chelsea as their new junior stylist and she is already demonstrating creative flair with tints and colours. She also specialises in treatments and blow waves – both now at special pricing.

Junior Stylist Chelsea.

New senior stylist, Sue comes to Molton Brown from Rodney Wayne in Birkenhead where she has been for the last two years. Sue excels at cutting, styling and colours, and loves to give clients that new look they have been searching for.

Molton Brown also specialise in Senior Stylist Sue. Great Lengths hair extensions and invite you to come and relax with them and feel comfortable among professionals. Walk-ins are most welcome.

Call Julianne, Nahid, Sue or Chelsea on 09 489 5074 for an appointment or book online at moltonbrownsalon.co.nz.

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So what's

MILFORD NEWS

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Your monthly update from Murray Hill, Manager of the Milford Business Association.

Summer’s coming!

With the weather getting better, a couple of our favourite promotions are coming back. Who wouldn’t like $4000 towards a great holiday? We have teamed up with Helloworld Milford and New World Milford to bring you this fantastic promotion starting on Wednesday 10th October.

This time we will be introducing a new online entry card – so if you don’t want to fill in an entry in-store, you will be able to do it in the convenience of your own home.

An old favourite at this time of the year is our Pirate Market Day – this year on Saturday 27th October. Come along for street market stalls, activities for the kids and some food trucks to add to the festivities. Kids – you’ll also be able to get your photo taken with our new pirate character.

Come along for street market stalls, activities for the kids and some food trucks to add to the festivities. Kids – you’ll also be able to get your photo taken with our new pirate character.

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We will have some concept drawings on display of the Wairau Estuary Boardwalk for everyone to admire and if we get things sorted, you may even be one of the first to be able to support the project, with our ‘Buy-A-Plank’ programme.

Milford’s a hive of activity with a number of new building projects in the pipeline. These new developments will be the beginning of the ‘future-look’ of Milford as we become a more people-centric town centre, with more people living in and around the town centre precinct and a broader range of nightlife.

See you around town…

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BOOK REVIEWS: WITH THE BOOKLOVER, MILFORD

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William Boyd $37 This sweeping, heart-stopping novel is set at the end of the 19th century, and follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly different new chapter. In Paris, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist irrevocably changes his future – and sparks an obsessive love affair with a beautiful Russian soprano, Lika Blum. Moving from Paris to St Petersburg to Edinburgh and back again, Brodie’s love for Lika and its dangerous consequences pursue him around Europe and beyond, during an era of overwhelming change as the new century begins. Love is Blind is a tale of dizzying passion and brutal revenge; of artistic endeavour and the illusions it creates; of all the possibilities that life can offer, and how cruelly they can be snatched away. At once an intimate portrait of one man’s life and an expansive exploration of the beginning of the 20th century, it is a masterly work from one of our best loved storytellers.

Imagine John Yoko

John Lennon & Yoko Ono $70 Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is the definitive inside story – told in revelatory detail – of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John and Yoko and the people who were there. The stunning book features predominantly exclusive, unpublished archive photos and footage sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric sheets, Yoko’s art installations, and new insights and personal testimonies from Yoko and over forty of the musicians, engineers, staff, celebrities, artists and photographers.

With a message as universal and pertinent today as it was when the album was created, this landmark publication is a fitting tribute to John and Yoko and their place in cultural history.

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From the internationally celebrated author of several bestsellers. A thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna, a pit in the woods behind the artist’s home, and an underworld haunted by Double Metaphors. A tour de force of love and loneliness, war and art – as well as a loving homage to The Great Gatsby – Killing Commendatore is a stunning work of imagination from one of our greatest writers.

The Labyrinth of the Spirits Carlos Ruiz Zafon $40

The globally acclaimed author returns to the magnificent universe of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game and The Prisoner of Heaven in this electrifying tale of passion, intrigue and adventure, set in the Barcelona of the 1950s. With the help of the beautiful and enigmatic Alicia Gris, whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco’s reign, Daniel Sempere uncovers one of the most shocking conspiracies in all Spanish history… Within the unforgettable and haunting pages of the final volume of Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s cycle of novels, he masterfully weaves together plot and subplot in an intricate and intensely imagined homage to the art of storytelling – that magical bridge between literature and our lives.

Tina Turner: My Love Story Tina Turner $40

The dramatic story of one of the most distinguished women in music history celebrates Tina Turner’s 60th year in the industry. Love’s got everything to do with it – the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll tells her story of a truly remarkable life in the spotlight. From her early years picking cotton in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner, and finally to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between. Brimming with her trademark blend of strength, energy, heart and soul, My Love Story is a gripping, surprising memoir, as memorable and entertaining as any of her greatest hits.

MILFORD TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD

European River Cruising There is something so blissful about exploring Europe via its medieval highways, each day disembarking in another picturesque riverside town to explore its cobblestoned streets or hilltop castles.

From the Danube to the Seine, Europe is Mary Buckley home to a vast network of waterways with Owner/Director a rich tapestry of cultures and cuisines and a river cruise is the best way to take in a panoramic view of thousands of years of European history.

Like any other cruise, a river cruise enables guests to only unpack once and all the arrangements are taken care of as guests relax and enjoy the ride and with so much included in the fare, from fine dining, wine, excursions and transport, a river cruise is a great value and comfortable way to see a region.

Following a successful 2018 Avalon River Cruise Escorted Tour from Amsterdam to Budapest, we invite you to register for our new European Summer Escorted Tour to France and the Cote D’Azur, French Riviera. This river cruise highlighting the best of France is certainly grand! Enjoy wine, cheese, beautiful scenery, and stops in the most charming and historical parts of France.

Set sail on the Seine River and go on an excursion to the historic Normandy landing beaches, visit Joan of Arc’s Rouen, and choose between Claude Monet’s Giverny, or the Bizy Castle, nicknamed “Normandy’s Versailles”; Vincent Van Gogh’s Auversur-Oise or Napoleon and Josephine’s Malmaison.

Before you depart the beautiful Seine River, you’ll spend time in Paris — one of the world’s most romantic cities! The “City of Light” has Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, and the

Louvre museum with its elegant glass pyramid contrasting its ancient architecture. Go on a guided walk through the historic Île St. Louis and marvel at the view as you ascend the Eiffel Tower.

As a perfect finale to your river cruise vacation, You're in good company on an Avalon Rivercruise. spend time in the captivating French Riviera, also known as the Côte d’Azur. Explore this elegant area and relax along the remarkably blue water of the Mediterranean Sea. Tour Includes: • One night pre-cruise accommodation in Paris • 15 night Avalon River Cruise on Avalon Tapestry II and Avalon Poetry II as per itinerary shown • All meals on aboard cruise & regional wine and beer with lunch and dinner • Port charges and prepaid gratuities aboard the river cruise • Guided sightseeing tour at each port • Two nights Marseille • Four nights Nice • Day cruise & St Tropez • Day tour to the famously independent city-state of Monaco helloworld Milford, corner Kitchener Road & Milford Road, Milford www.helloworld.co.nz/milford

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Passion for shoe fashion

Meet stylish, charismatic shoe expert Ingrid Dawson, manager of Tango's Shoes.

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When & why was this business started?

Tango’s was inspired by owner/operator Melanie Dowling 14 years ago on a trip to Argentina. After arriving home with an extra suitcase full of shoes, Melanie decided it was time New Zealanders needed more variety and so opened her first shop in hometown Whitianga (which a lot of our lovely ladies from Milford frequent when they’re there on holiday). Over the years this shop has grown to seven, having a presence in both islands. I moved to Milford from the Whitianga store and share Melanie’s absolute passion and devotion to footwear, which shines through in all our stores.

How would you describe what is special and unique about it?

Tango’s has built its reputation over the years by providing its valued customers with a wide selection of footwear with truly unique styles. All our customers know if they want something a bit different without compromising on quality and comfort they come and visit us and our friendly, helpful staff who have a great knowledge in footwear and in fashion.

What gives you the greatest buzz?

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What is your number one tip for anyone starting a business?

Surrounding yourself with like-minded energetic and passionate work colleagues who all have a common interest to help your business flourish. Your staff are key to building relationships with customers and tapping into their different strengths to give your business diversity.

What do you love about Milford Village?

It would have to be the friendly village feeling here, created by the diverse and friendly retail stores and the customers who shop or have various appointments in the area. I love the fact that we are such a destination for people from all over Auckland and beyond, and they too love the village feel here that everyone has helped to create in their own little way

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each store and the excitement we see in our customers as they decide which styles they need this season.

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Tell us what’s happening in store during October?

This is a really exciting month for us as by October we have all our summer collections in. Don’t delay as sizes are limited as we like to keep our product unique for our lovely ladies. We always have a selection of specials down the back of the store for those who love a bargain.

Please sum up your business in one sentence.

Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world!

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I LOVE MY SPORT: DANIEL WARMAN AND JORDYN COTTON

Pitch Perfect Daniel Warman and Jordyn Cotton are a pitcher / catcher combination at East Coast Bays United softball club. We talked to them about their love of sport that is growing in popularity here on the Shore.

Daniel Warman

Channel Magazine: Tell us what you love about softball.

Daniel Warman: I love the intensity of the game, the lifelong friends I make and playing at the park every Saturday with the team.

Jordyn Cotton: I love softball because it’s a really quick, fastpaced and an exciting game. I get to be part of a great team that get to work together to achieve a goal every week.

CM: How long have you played – and how long at ECB United?

DW: I have been playing softball since I was five and have been playing at ECB United since the start. Our team plays at Rosedale Park every Saturday.

JC: I have played softball for four seasons now; this is my fourth season with ECB. CM: Please tell us about any recent successes.

DW: Our ECB Unitedclub team won the U17 and U15 North Harbour grades last season.

I made the New Zealand Developing Sox U15 squad this season having captained the U15 Harbour team and being named their joint MVP. I also played in the U17 Harbour team and was named the U17s team’s MVP. JC: I have been a North Harbour representative for four seasons now, in both my own age group and the age group above. I achieved Top Batter award at U17 Nationals in Palmerston North this year and was selected as part of the U17 Rest Team. I was selected as my club teams top batter, and I was selected to play for New Zealand U14 and U15 teams for the second time in two years.

CM: What skills do you need to be good at softball?

DW: You need to be able to work as part of a team and respect and look out for your teammates. You need to master skills such as hand/eye coordination with bat to ball and catching and throwing. You also work on your fitness, power, sprinting and your mental game.

JC: You definitely need to be a team player; you need to be fast and have good reactions. You need to be able to anticipate where the ball might go and what you’re going to do with it next, and you need to have good communication skills. I train in the gym three times a week, working on my strength and flexibility.

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Jordyn Cotton

Jordyn Cotton Photo credits: Debbie Barker Photography.

I also have one on one coaching once a week and then I train twice a week with my team. During the season I work on my pitching individually at home too.

CM: Do you have a softball role model?

DW: I aspire to be like anyone in the Black Sox team, with the way they work hard in games and training. They have a great environment where everyone is equal and everyone does their best to get better for the team.

JC: My role model would be New Zealand Black Sox short stop, Cole Evans – he’s young, driven and very talented. He works hard and he gets good results. I’ve met him and he gave me some really good advice: “Never be afraid of working hard for what you want”. That really encouraged me to always do my very best.

CM: Tell us about the positions you like to play.

DW: Catcher and first base. For these positions you need to be able to bond and work with the team, pick up your team if they are down and take control of the game.

JC: Shortstop and pitcher. I enjoy being part of the action and these two positions mean I have to work hard and hopefully get to make a difference for the team.

CM: If you didn’t play softball, which other sport would you like to excel at?

DW: I also play water polo and have just been selected as part of the New Zealand water polo 2003-born age group squad.

JC: I used to play representative basketball. I really enjoyed the fastpaced action and team aspect of basketball too.

CM: In five years’ time I aim to…

DW: …we aim to become a Men’s Prems team, to compete with the other best clubs and players around New Zealand. I have a personal goal to represent my country in both softball and water polo.

JC: …I’d like to be part of the team that will play in the Junior World Champs and represent my country. That will be an extremely proud moment in my career.

SKIN CANCER CHANNEL: WITH DR GRANT COE

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

Dr Grant Coe

MoleMan is a full service mole and skin cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment facility in Northcote Point. Their skin cancer doctors can map and identify skin cancers on the spot, as well as provide any necessary surgery, treatment and follow-up care. The team at MoleMan aims to provide exceptional patient care, at an affordable price, in a warm, welcoming and friendly environment. Chief MoleMan, Dr Grant Coe, has had extensive experience in skin cancer screening and surgery, both in New Zealand and Australia, and will be answering questions as well as sharing advice, tips and information each month in Channel Magazine.

What can I expect during a mole check?

Question: I’m 28 years old and I’ve never had a mole check. I’d like to get one but I’m a bit nervous about the procedure. Can you tell me what happens during a full body mole check consultation?

Concert Performances Return to Wilson Home Trust Chapel

Funds raised from the concert will go towards a much needed upgrade of the rehabilitation and respite playground area here on the site.

We would like to express our thanks to the Royal New Zealand Navy Pipes and Drums, the Fiele Dance School Highland Dancers and local Devonport musician Paddy Cornfield and his daughter Ella, who all generously donated their time on the day.

Funds raised from the concert will go towards a much needed upgrade of the rehabilitation and respite playground area on the site. Together with a donation of $1,747 from Mt Roskill Grammar School, and other individual donations, we have now raised $3,500 towards our target of $7,000.

If you would like to make a donation towards the playground upgrade project, you can do so via our website https://wilsonhometrust.org.nz/support-us/donate/ Visit our website www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz or contact the Trust Administrator Chris Jones on 09 488 0126 or Email: christinejones@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

Call the MoleMan team today to enquire about an initial full body mole check on 0800 DR MOLE (376653) or 09 480 6416 or visit www.moleman.co.nz/ services for a short video on ‘What to expect during a mole check’ plus our pricing and answers to frequently asked questions. Male and female doctors available. Dr Coe is also an affiliated provider to Southern Cross for skin cancer surgery and selected services.

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On September 16, the Wilson Home Trust held its first concert in the Trust’s chapel in several years.

We were especially thrilled that the grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren of Mr and Mrs R. W. Wilson attended the concert, along with several of our long serving gardening volunteers.

With a mix of music and dance, the concert proved very popular with all who attended, several asking when the Trust will hold another one.

Dr Coe: MoleMan’s skin cancer doctors provide comprehensive fullbody mole checks in around 30 minutes. No referral required. We advise wearing loose, comfortable clothing, that the doctor can work around easily, so you don’t need to get fully undressed.

During your consultation the doctor will be utilising a skin cancer screening technology called digital dermoscopy to check all the moles and lesions on your skin. Our doctors use both a handheld dermoscope and a MoleMap camera, which allows the doctor to identify and photograph any concerning moles or lesions and then enlarge those images onto a large HDTV screen. This process allows our doctors to see and diagnose very early signs of skin cancer and melanoma on-the-spot and also answer any queries you may have about skin cancer during your consultation. Images taken during your appointment can then also be securely stored for future monitoring and comparison.

Skin cancer checks, surgery and treatment are what we do every day at MoleMan and we aim to provide our patients with the best care at an affordable price ($150 for an initial full body check)

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AUCKLAND RETIREES TRY GROUND-BREAKING WELLNESS PROGRAMME

Legendary All Black Buck Shelford has joined residents at Metlifecare’s Greenwich Gardens retirement village to experience a brand-new approach to wellness for older people.

A joint initiative between Metlifecare and AUT, the ‘Your Best You’ programme integrates six dimensions of wellness - physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional and vocational.

Metlifecare CEO, Glen Sowry, says partnering with AUT allows the company to enhance its own extensive wellness offering and go beyond the typical focus on physical and cognitive wellness.

“Talking with our residents, we saw an opportunity to create a programme which adds the all-important dimensions of social, spiritual, emotional and vocational wellness. The resulting programme is exciting, innovative and, most importantly, it is owned and run by the residents themselves.”

Phase one began in early September with 15 residents completing a pre-testing session and survey covering quality of life, wellness and cognition.

AUT School of Sport and Recreation ‘never2old’ Programme Coordinator, Dave Hoskins, praises Metlifecare’s commitment to the initiative and its recognition that wellness is neither onedimensional nor formulaic.

“The best outcomes will be achieved by the multi-dimensional approach and we’ve worked closely with Metlifecare and the

village residents to develop the holistic programme. As a result, we’ve added activities such as ‘Brain Games’ and ‘Brain Yoga’ to support not only cognitive but also emotional and spiritual wellness.”

Vocational activities include bush walks and tree planting, as well as informative weekly talks by experts including Shelford, a newly appointed Wellness Ambassador.

“Health and wellbeing is something I’ve been involved with throughout my adult life and it has been especially important during my recent battles with cancer. I’m now into my 60s so recognise the need to stay on top of all round wellness,” says Shelford.

After the first four weeks, participants will be invited to undergo retesting and share their experiences. AUT hopes these insights will help further refine the programme for a potential rollout to Metlifecare’s other 23 villages in 2019.

“Our expectation is that residents will feel demonstrably better and that the increased range of activities will become a regular part of their daily routine,” says Hoskins.

Metlifecare is a leading New Zealand owner and operator of retirement villages, providing rewarding lifestyles and care to more than 5,000 New Zealanders.

Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Perspective The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70 this year. The United Nations International Day for Older Persons honoured the importance of this Declaration with the theme ‘Celebrating Older Human Right Champions’ – many of whom were born around the time it was signed in 1948.

The AUT Centre for Active Ageing, in conjunction with the Silver Line Charitable Trust, celebrated the International Day for Older Persons with a free public event at the AUT North Campus.

Chaired by Silver Line co-patron Sir Bob Harvey, the event showcased inspirational advances being made by and for older people. This included research from the AUT Centre for Active Ageing and Silver Line’s plans to provide a national contact and befriending service for lonely older people.

This is the first time in history that people aged 65 years-and-older will outnumber those 14 years-and-under. Some countries have already passed this threshold and their number will grow rapidly as the population of older people more than doubles in the next 25 years. What does this mean? We are entering unchartered territory.

The challenges and opportunities are multiple and complex.

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Prof. Max Abbott, CNZM

Pro Vice-Chancellor AUT North Campus

The focus is often on the negative. However, there are many positive things about population ageing. For a start, crime rates will fall. In New Zealand, the rate of mental disorders among people aged 65 years and older is a quarter that of 16-44-year olds. This is good news for older people – more so if it also applies to future generations.

There are also significant challenges. As we get older, we are more likely to have health problems and impairments. Without timely treatment and support, impairments can become disabilities. Loss of partners, relatives and friends, among other things, can lead to isolation and loneliness. Loneliness literally kills, through suicide and contributing to ill health. Discrimination and ageism persist.

And, older human rights activists are well placed to focus their activism on barriers to social integration, the dignity and quality of life of their peers.

The accompanying article describes a collaboration between older people, AUT and Metlifecare that has the potential to advance health and wellbeing nationwide. Amplifying initiatives of this type will help ensure that more of us age well and have positive lives.

“ The skills I’ve developed through AUT have enabled me to work with a variety of people, and be dynamic in my approach to daily tasks.

Thanks to the valuable industry experience I got as part of my AUT degree, I could learn from other professionals in the field and see where I fit in the industry. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with those around me and change lives.”

Damian Tuiloma Performance Director/Business Owner, DT Fitness and Performance Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Coaching & Sport and Exercise Science

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: INTRA, IMAGE GUIDED HEALTHCARE

Undertaking a procedure at the new Intra facility.

Intra Medical Director, Professor John Ormiston, and colleague Dr Seif El-Jack in the new angiography suite.

Intra North Harbour recovery room.

Intra arrives on the North Shore Two of New Zealand and the world’s leading cardiologists came together in mid-September to carry out the first procedure at a new state-of-the art, multi-disciplinary medical facility on the North Shore.

North Shore-based Dr Seif El-Jack and Medical Director of Intra, Professor John Ormiston, joined forces to undertake the first case at the new facility, which was officially opened on 13th September. The 60-minute procedure involved coronary angiography and unblocking an artery with a stent. Seif El-Jack says that far from feeling apprehensive about being the first patient in a new facility, the patient was very happy to have his treatment at Intra as it was much more convenient for him and his family.

John Ormiston says, “It was exciting to undertake the first procedure in our new facility, and I am so pleased to have worked with Seif as he is a great interventional cardiologist. The procedure went extremely well for the patient, and the new angiography suite passed its first big test with flying colours.”

Intra was previously called Mercy Angiography, and the name change coincides with the opening of the new facility on the North Shore. “Our new facility is a symbol of our new name. Intra is all about providing image-guided healthcare across a range of medical disciplines – interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and interventional oncology. We look within, shining a light inside the patient to identify what needs to happen, and then taking minimallyinvasive steps when treating; safer procedures that promote quicker and easier patient recovery.”

John Ormiston has been called the “father of interventional cardiology” in this country and is highly regarded internationally.

Last year he received the Ethica Award, the highest honour of the European cardiovascular intervention academies.

Seif El-Jack is a general and interventional cardiologist based at Auckland’s North Shore where he is the lead interventional cardiologist at the cardiovascular unit at the Waitemata DHB, and leads a busy interventional cardiology research programme at North Shore Hospital. He is current chair of the New Zealand

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Cardiovascular Interventions Group within the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. He also does pro-bono work as part of an Australia-New Zealand ‘visiting team’ helping a fledgling interventional cardiology service in Fiji, and is currently preparing for his eighth annual visit later this year.

Intra is located within the Southern Cross Hospital northern clinic complex on Wairau Road. It is designed as a day-stay facility, with assessment, treatment and recovery facilities in a light, contemporary environment that helps manage stress levels and ensures speedy recovery times. Should a patient require overnight care, they can easily be transferred to Southern Cross Hospital.

John Ormiston told Channel there is nothing like this facility in the world. Intra is equipped with state-of-the-art design and technology even including a starry Matariki night sky in the angiography suite to help patients relax. It includes the latest imaging and haemodynamic equipment, is staffed by leading specialists and allows patients to be evaluated, treated and recover in the one place, simply by moving from room to room. The recovery room, with specially designed furniture, has expansive views over Wairau Valley to Rangitoto.

Intra has been established to serve the rapidly growing North Shore and Northland areas, and John and Seif told Channel that local patients, GPs and related specialists are delighted that this service exists at North Harbour. Many patients – and their families – welcome not having to cross the bridge for treatment.

Intra can offer a range of different procedures across different medical disciplines such as cardiology, vascular, oncology, urology and gynaecology. Patients are referred to Intra by their referring doctors such as cardiologists, GPs, oncologists, urologists or vascular surgeons.

“Our aim was to create the best interventional facility in the world,” says John Ormiston, “and we have achieved that. We want patients to have the best treatment and the best experience. Patients are here for the entire [assessment and treatment] journey and the environment we have created helps people tolerate a time that is stressful for them.”

Ask your specialist about Intra At Intra we diagnose and intervene on conditions related to the heart, cancer, circulation, fibroids, kidneys and many more.

We use minimally invasive, image-guided techniques to work inside the body through a catheter. This means safer procedures with quicker and easier recovery.

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MY FAVOURITE RECIPE: KAREN DURANTE & KAREN LEE

Pink Ribbon Volunteers' Pretty, Healthy Breakfast Two Karens - Karen Durante and Karen Lee - both work and live in the fabulous East Coast Bays area and met through becoming Pink Ribbon Volunteer coordinators for Mairangi Bay. They both feel that this is their way of giving back to a cause dear to their hearts and one that touches so many.

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is challenging New Zealanders to ‘do it for the ones you love’ this October and help raise funds for awareness and education programmes, for potentially life-saving research, and to support women with breast cancer.

Here, the two Karens share a favourite recipe that provides healthy nutrients to support wellness.

Karen Lee and Karen Durante.

Channel Magazine: What do you love about cooking and preparing meals?

Karen Durante: My first love is entertaining, which usually involves preparing and cooking something up using what's in the pantry or fridge at the time. I love reading cookbooks and my magazine 'go to’ is the recipe section for new ideas.

Karen Lee: It’s the chance to have everyone together for a shared meal.

Are you self-taught cooks?

Both of us are as we’ve had no formal training other than raising a family and cooking for the troops.

What’s the biggest disaster you’ve had in the kitchen?

KD; When my husband, who has been a restaurateur, decided to flavour up the Spaghetti Bolognese with red curry paste, which was then put between lasagne sheets and served up to the would be ‘spag bol’ lovers. They thought it would be a taste sensation, but it turned out to be a disaster!

KL: My overly ambitious birthday cakes and learning that you can cover a multitude of sins with frostings and lollies.

What is your favourite cuisine and why?

KD: Italian food. I have Italian heritage and I'm not entirely sure whether that has anything to do with loving Italian food.

KL: Japanese. We are spoilt for choice on the Shore, particularly in Takapuna and Mairangi Bay. What are some of your favourite eating places locally?

KD: Botticelli Italian (of course) in Takapuna, and newly discovered El Greco in Campbells Bay. My favourite daily coffee is from Zomer in Takapuna - at $3.00 before 10.00am - it’s a ritual!

KL: Mine is Paper Moon in Mairangi Bay. It's everyone’s 'go to' place and you can’t beat a coffee with a scone after a beach walk.

Why did you choose this recipe?

We caught up for a breakfast meeting at Karen D’s work in Takapuna and, with the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal in October, we decided the chia porridge fitted the bill perfectly.

This recipe makes enough porridge for a week - it’s a yummy breakfast on the run and best of all is its colour - PINK! It came from the lovely girls Phoebe and Emily at ‘Together’ Rothesay Bay. We look forward to meeting all our amazing volunteers through this year’s Pink Ribbon campaign and thank everyone in advance for their support.

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THINK PINK Chia Porridge Ingredients

½ cup raspberries Two cups coconut cream two cups water ¾ cup Chia seeds ¾ cup coconut

Method:

• Blend raspberries with coconut cream and water until smooth.

• Mix in chia and coconut then whisk and leave for 10 minutes to set.

• Top with Granola and fresh fruit.

• Transfer into portion sized packs and store in fridge.

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) is challenging New Zealanders to ‘do it for the ones you love’ this October and help raise funds for awareness and education programmes, for potentially lifesaving research, and to support women with breast cancer.

Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, Friday 12th October and Saturday 13th October - spend a couple of hours as a volunteer collecting for the street appeal in your area, or give a gold coin donation to a collector near you.

To Volunteer phone 0508 105 105

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EDUCATION: ALBANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Impact Projects - ASHS students taking their learning to the world!

Albany Senior High School (ASHS) is a world leader when it comes to secondary school level project-based learning.

Every Wednesday ASHS students get to focus on a large scale and long term project. Projects are developed by the student who works with a project mentor (teacher) and are guided by four principles: student ownership and agency; substantial learning beyond the classroom; quality Rosie and Jakz Betz’s art installation product; and participating Chris Fordyce’s Kauri Dieback sterilising mat.

‘He aha tatou hei kaitiaki’. and contributing with the On Wednesday 12th September we held our annual Gold Evening community. This ensures our students have the opportunity celebrating Excellence in Impact Projects. Project highlights included Aiden to be an adult in the world and to develop the skills required Leddy’s Fernhill Escarpment Walkway Conservation Project, Rosie and Jakz to thrive in the 21st century, developing skills in: time Betz’s art installation ‘He aha tātou hei kaitiaki’/’Why we should be guardians’ management; leadership; project management; participation about New Zealand’s endangered and extinct creatures; Ben Bonne’s in an authentic context of their own making; and making a Architecture for compact living spaces; John Packer’s Boosted Ozone (John very real contribution to our world. These skills are required aims to build a solar powered floating ozone generator to help repair the for the students to complete a successful project and are ozone layer) and Chris Fordyce’s Kauri Dieback Sterilising Mat (automatic also the skills that employers and universities clearly state wetting system) which is about to be trialled by the Auckland City Council. are the skills required to succeed beyond school.

Get ConnectED at Albany Senior High School On Wednesday 17th September ASHS launched the ConnectED network. ConnectED is a first of its kind school / business / community / innovation hub and network based at Albany Senior High School. The aim of the network is: • To establish a network and talent register that might mentor and support student Impact Projects and connect learning across the school with the community and wider world of business • Host whānau community-facing educational events about future thinking and social business networking; so as to establish ASHS as THE ed-innovation hub on the shore!

ConnectED is already working with The Mind Lab, 21C Skills Lab, Grow North and Shore Junction. If you are keen to get involved as a community, business or innovation partner contact the Principal, Claire Amos at camos@ashs.school.nz.

Our next ConnectED event is The Future of Education with Frances Valintine and The Mind Lab on Wednesday 17th October.

Go to http://tiny.cc/futureofed to register.

Enrol at Albany Senior High School!

In zone and out of zone enrolments for 2019 are now open!

Once you have completed the online enrolment form (see link below) just contact the school on 09 451 9065 for an interview time. You do NOT need a login to complete an enrolment form. At the interview, you will be able to discuss your enrolment with one of the Senior Leadership Team, a curriculum leader or a team leader. You will also need to download a 2019 course selection form for either Year 11, Year 12 or Year 13 as applicable. https://portal.ashs.school.nz/index.php/enrolment

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EDUCATION INTERVIEW: CLAIRE AMOS, PRINCIPAL, ASHS

Fostering Unique Future Thinkers Buckle up Albany Senior High School, new Principal Claire Amos means business...and innovation, and community, and inspiration, and a healthy dose of fun. Channel’s Heather Barker Vermeer meets ASHS’s new leader...

Colour and charisma explode like a colour run paint bomb around Claire Amos. With arms outstretched to reveal the full glory of an unforgettable Andy Warhol pop art print jacket, Claire is a fittingly flamboyant figurehead for the ‘this is me’ generation. And the substance that simmers under the pillbox red boots, the large yellow tiki necklace, the blue nails, the bright jacket, is one of aspirational authenticity. To use a ‘now’ phrase: She’s fierce.

The Shore has always been home to the former Rangitoto College pupil who went on to teach English there for seven years, before moving on to Takapuna Grammar School. Claire’s 20-year tenure in the world of Auckland education includes teaching positions at Auckland Girls Grammar, at Epsom Girls’ Grammar as director of e-learning, and most recently, as one of Hobsonville Point Secondary School’s founding deputy principals. The opportunity to guide a school from its embryonic stage through to seeing its inaugural pupils move on from the school gave Claire a real buzz.

Now, she has chosen to lead the way at Albany Senior High School. “It has always appealed to my vision of what education should be in the 21st century. As a very modern school, it has a chance to shape how modern teaching and education should look, not only in terms of student-led class projects but in supporting student innovation through a strong, nurturing community environment.”

Claire took up the principalship at the start of Term Three - she also sits on the Education Council, NetSafeNZ Board, has been a Ministry of Education e-fellow, contributes to various advisory boards and reference groups and is a Google Certified Innovator and has already made significant strides since July. She launched ConnectED in mid-September, which brings various organisations, local businesses, innovators, and mentors together around the ASHS table. Collaboration is key to Claire’s thinking and she cannot overstress the importance of creating networks. “There’s no getting away from the fact that, to succeed in life, we have to be part of something bigger - a network. We can also educate our community as well as our students about the importance of this.

“On a personal level, all of the opportunities I have had in education, on both a local and national level, have been borne out of the networks I have developed. Our networks grow if they are nurtured; it’s a very important 21st century skill set.”

Impact Projects are an innovative way to give students the permission and backing to follow their passions. Claire explains: “These Impact Projects are a huge part of inspiring our students to think beyond the four walls of the school and get them thinking about what they really want to do in the world.”

Of course, Impact Projects run alongside traditional subjects that fit within the curriculum, and Claire wants to see the school excel in all that it delivers. “We focus on inspiring our students to aim for excellence in whatever they chose to do. And we see school as more than just delivering subjects; it’s about growing and developing a well-rounded young person who is going to succeed and thrive in the 21st century.”

She is passionate about the focus being different from elsewhere; where pupils may be conditioned to believe grades are the only way to succeed and are encouraged to fall into line with the school’s culture, rather than celebrate their own unique qualities and passions.

“Many schools, in my experience, want students to fit in. In my heart, at this school, I have a hope that students here feel they belong. We

Claire Amos

are a school which celebrates diversity and respects our students for who they are. We encourage them to be individuals and we empower them to be themselves, and we’ll support them all the way!”

Agencies and organisations such as Grow North, Mindlab, B:Hive, Shore Junction and 21C Skills Lab are already engaged and keen to collaborate with the school through its ConnectED initiative, which Claire wants to be a beacon of innovation in education on the Shore and beyond. She plans to run a series of community events as part of this joined up approach. “These will explore future thinking; the future of work, the future of Artificial Intelligence, the future of connected networks and education and what all these will look like. I want our community to see us as leading the conversation and for the school to be recognised as the hub of ed-innovation.”

And the practical side of innovative learning offered by the school supports the conversations. Dedicated ‘Maker Spaces’ and the school’s ‘Fab Lab’ mean students have access to all the latest technologies, VR, 3D printers and laser cutters for example, equipment and practical support to put ideas into practice. “We are ensuring our students have access to the latest tools and technologies they may need to drive their projects forward. I don’t want there to be any excuses!”

Describing herself as a ‘life-long learner’, with a passion for drama and performance, Claire knew in Year 12 that she wanted to become a high school teacher. “I wasn’t necessarily the quiet academic student; I enjoyed being creative and outspoken, I guess. “I believe more traditional schooling works for some, but not for all. I want our school to be a school that meets the needs of every young person and works for everyone that walks through our door.

Claire lives in Hillcrest with her husband Simon, and two daughters Hannah, 14, and Emily, 12. Their younger daughter, 12 year-old Emily, will most likely join the school when the time comes, and Claire feels Albany Senior High School’s personalised, creative and innovative approach to learning will be a great fit for her. “I think Emily will really relish coming here. I wish I could’ve come here too! Imagine what I could have done by now if I had?” She hasn’t done too badly, I say.

With a laugh, she adds: “Yes, I suppose, but I could have been Prime Minister by now!”

The school’s motto is ‘Nurture, Inspire, Empower’. If there’s anyone who personifies these three words, it’s the woman the school has found to lead it towards its 10th anniversary in February and beyond. If the students and community of Albany Senior High School were waiting for a green light to live authentic lives and forge fantastic futures, they now have it.

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

World 420 Title for Seb Menzies Rangitoto College Year 9 student Seb Menzies and his sailing partner Blake McGlashan, of Westlake Boys, have achieved an astonishing win at the World 420 Championships held in the USA in mid-August.

The championship was an open competition, which saw Seb, who was at the helm, competing against the very best adults in the class. Seb's win puts him in good company, as he joins the ranks of renowned sailor Peter Burling who won this class when he was 15.

Seb and Blake had some early successes in the first days of racing, winning two of their first three races. Day two saw the pair sitting in first place, and they went into the final day of racing with a strong 28 point lead. Despite a rough start on the final day, the boys maintained their lead, winning the championship a staggering 48 points ahead of the second place pair.

Celebrations of Māori and Pasifika Culture With the overarching goal of strengthening cultural pride and celebrating excellence in our Māori and Pasifika community, Rangitoto College has held a series of hui this year, bringing Māori and Pasifika students together with staff, whānau, and students from Murrays Bay Intermediate School.

Under the guidance of Kairuruku/Coordinator, Rebecca Muipu, Māori and Pasifika student leaders across all year levels have run the three hui held so far. Earlier hui saw students discussing the best strategies for Māori and Pasifika students’ learning, what success looks like and how it can be celebrated. Mid-year Matariki celebrations were an opportunity for Māori student leaders to teach our Year 9 cohort how and why we should be celebrating Matariki.

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Year 12 student leader, Ryan Hulme, says, “This experience helped spread manākitanga around our school.” Alongside this, Rangitoto College’s kapa haka group have been working hard with their tutor, Matua Gary. The group gave their first public performance at the Term 3 Hui to an audience of captivated students, staff and whānau, followed by Matua Gary teaching all attendees our new Rangitoto College school haka.

Kairuruku, Rebecca Muipu, explains that the ultimate aim of these hui is to foster a school environment which enables our Māori and Pasifika students to “let their pride and excellence shine through all aspects of their cultural, academic, sporting and personal lives.”

Magnum’s Stellar Run Rangitoto’s top dancers have seen their hard work pay off in the last month with successes for Magnum Company, Senior and Junior Troupes at two recent competitions. All three groups competed at the inter-school Dance NZ Made competition on 22 August where Magnum took out first place in every division they entered, including Auckland Regional Champions.

The competition culminated in Magnum Company’s wildcard selection for a bid to the global Dance Games…

Magnum Company and Senior Troupe also had an amazing day at the national Dancebrandz competition on 15 September, where Rangitoto was the only secondary school entered in the competition. Facing stiff competition from some of New Zealand’s top dance studios, Magnum Senior Troupe took out an impressive 2nd in the senior jazz division, and Magnum Company won 3rd place in the contemporary/lyrical senior division. The competition culminated in Magnum Company’s wildcard selection for a bid to the global Dance Games, which will see our students eligible to compete in Hawaii 2019!

Magnum Junior Troupe.

Weight Lifters Best in New Zealand Rangitoto College has once again dominated at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Olympic Weight Lifting competition.

Five students lifted their way to medals in various classes, including gold for Aiden Keegan (under 50kg males class), Andres Quintero (U15 males 56 kg class) and Tom Gaze (O15 62 kg class). Two of our student leaders also topped the podium, with Head Boy Donovan Rea taking out silver in the O15 males 77 kg class, and Dan Tra winning bronze in the O15 males 69 kg class.

Both boys also both qualified for National Championships. Chandler Hoffman’s hard work and dedication over the last 12 months was recognised through the award of one of New Zealand’s most improved lifters. These fantastic results saw Rangitoto College win best overall male team for the 4th consecutive year. Libby Davies also did the College proud, only narrowly missing out on a podium finish with her fourth placing in the O15 females 58 kg class.

Coach Nicole Kumerich, who started Rangitoto’s weightlifting programme five years ago, says she is incredibly proud of the team and is looking forward to next season already. “The team has been working very hard, and I am extremely proud of what we have achieved. We have a few new lifters starting Rangitoto College next year so I am excited to see what the future brings. The work ethic and mental and physical skills we use will carry on with the students when some leave school at the end of the year.”

Weight lifting winners.

Credit: Joe McPhee, FitographyNZ

Credit: Joe McPhee, FitographyNZ

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Kristin Middle School Production – Xanadu Jr In deciding on Kristin’s Middle School Production for the 2018 season, we felt it was the year to produce something outside of the box – something fresh, vibrant and with music that would speak to a wide audience and excite cast and crew alike.

The Broadway Junior adaptation of the cult classic film Xanadu was the perfect fit for our current students and production team, and, although not the most well known show, we knew that the '80s pop-rock and comedy gold would excite, entice and entrance those audience members lucky enough to enjoy its splendour.

Xanadu Jr was not without its staging and technical challenges – flashbacks to the '40s, a floating Pegasus, a dancing Centaur, a magical shoe change in a phone box and, of course, the iconic roller-skates. Training and preparation began in all areas to not only secure these elements, but to deliver and once again meet Kristin’s proud tradition in the Performing Arts.

The unwavering talents of 162 Middle School students on and off stage, led by four Senior School crew leaders, shone through a six-week rehearsal period. Cast members performed chart topping ELO classics, '80s inspired choreography and quick-witted comedy

to an exceptional standard. Those privileged enough to be part of the crew pushed themselves in various technical and backstage positions, and grew under our exceptional production team, mentoring and educating students through every step. Junior, Middle, Senior and Alumni parents, community members and staff graciously supported this triumphant Middle School production in various ways. My heartfelt thanks goes out to them as together, we have believed in the Xanadu ‘magic’ that occupied the auditorium.

Kristin’s productions continue to highlight the strength and positive impact of the arts in the lives of young people. The benefits of developing communication, self-confidence, verbalisation, motor skills, team work, memorisation, physical activity, and self-esteem (to name a few) through a positive and uplifting experience are unprecedented in the lives of an adolescent. To quote Year 10 student Tim Gunn (Sonny Malone) in a post-show email, Xanadu was described as “a highlight of [his] life”.

Although Kira’s roller-skates may have wheeled across the Kristin stage for the last time, the spirit of Xanadu will live on forever, and all involved can take a collective bow and feel an overwhelming sense of pride in this very special Kristin Middle School memory.

- Hamish Mouat, Acting Artistic Director of Kristin Major Productions

DESIGNZ to Showcase Kristin Design Talent Kristin School will showcase our students’ fantastic artistic abilities in our annual ‘Designz’ show on Wednesday 24 October. With the exciting theme of ‘Ultra Violet’ this year and industry judges involved, the evening show will feature a

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range of Kristin’s best student work including design, fashion (collections, one-off garments and wearable arts) plus food and more! Tickets are available from: www.eventfinda.co.nz/go/kristin.

North Shore Student Leaders Forum 2018 The theme of the recent North Shore Student Leaders Forum hosted by Kristin School, was to ‘aspire and inspire’. An opportunity to ignite and inspire in our students the seed of greatness that lies inside every one of them. Leaders are often made, not simply born, and this day exists to motivate and influence our pupils who aspire to lead themselves as well as others. This event also facilitates and encourages young people to think about how they can make a positive impact, not just in the future but right now.

More than 700 students from 26 North Shore primary schools were treated to a variety of inspirational speakers, provocative messages for personal development and resilience as well as a tasty ‘Eat My Lunch’ meal.

Brylee Mills, Richie Patterson, Jake Bailey, William Pike and Ezra Bush were compelling speakers, all telling their story of how they achieved and overcame obstacles to reach their goals.

Students were reminded to never give up and to dream big. All speakers were truly inspiring, giving students different highlights and messages to take away. A hip hop performance by Ezra, the founder of ‘Dances for School’ also had everyone on their feet for a massed dance number.

The feedback received from the schools that attended confirmed the success of the day:

North Shore Student Leaders Forum 2018.

“Students loved the dancing with Ezra, Brylee’s speech and how interactive Richie was afterwards”.

“William Pike was the most popular presenter, he spoke with passion and humour. He really got the level right for the students.

The majority of the students from our school enjoyed William’s presentation the most on the day. He was inspiring and some students reported that they have made goals based on his words.”

“Ezra - students love the dancing, William Pike - great speaker and they thought he was funny, Jake Bailey - really down to earth and inspiring. Students actually loved all of them.”

The day was a great success, delivering powerful, positive messages to all who attended and Kristin School looks forward to hosting it again in the future.

Columbia, Princeton, Duke, Northwestern and Vanderbilt @ Kristin The Dove Theatre was bursting at the seams on Monday 27 August as families from Kristin and from across Auckland arrived to meet with the International Admission Directors of what are known collectively

by Education USA as “The Big Five". Their messages centred upon the themes of diversity, opportunity, flexibility, investment and destination. The insight they provided into their programmes, campuses, internship and study abroad possibilities was invaluable to students and parents alike. Following this event, Kristin continued to host New Zealand’s leading universities who were undertaking very specific course planning work with Kristin’s Year 13 applicants as scholarship applications were drawing to a close.

International Admissions Directors of the USA's 'Big Five' universities visited Kristin.

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

Blake McGlashan with his Gold Award.

Blake McGlashan at the 420 World Champs.

World Champion Sailor at 15!

Becoming first in the world at anything is a phenomenal achievement. Doing so at the age of 15 and competing against adults is something else! That’s what Year 11 student Blake McGlashan has done, winning the 420 Sailing World Championships Open Division in Newport, Rhode Island with his sailing partner, Seb Menzies.

The boys sailed consistently well all week, winning five of their 12 races with only one finish outside the top six. "It's almost unbelievable," Blake said on his way to the prizegiving. "We haven't been in the class that long so we're pretty new to it. We didn't really think we could get this far this quickly."

Blake and Seb have only been sailing together a little more than a year. They beat 72 other boats to take the title and and won by a whopping 48 points over their next nearest rivals from Spain. When asked about their competitors Blake laughingly says, “We met the Spanish pair and they were really friendly, but they would stand around smoking after the races!”

In recognition of his accomplishment, Blake is the first student in three years to be given a Westlake Gold Award for Individual Outstanding Achievement. We will watch his future sailing career with interest!

Jack Tame with Head of Māori, Johnny Waititi, and Māori prefect Greg Haumaha.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori We celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with a broad variety of activities and opportunities to speak Te Reo, organised by Matua Johnny Waititi, Head of Māori. The week kicked off with the whanau preparing a Parakuihi Panakeke (pancake breakfast) for the staff, provided they ordered the number of pancakes and all the toppings in Te Reo (with a bit of coaching).

Our special guest Jack Tame, co-host of TVNZ’s Breakfast show and well-known champion of learning and speaking Te Reo, spoke

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in Hui a Kura (assembly) about why he believes it is so important.

He encouraged everyone to take the first steps with something as simple as learning how to pronounce Māori place names properly.

Throughout the week there were workshops in Tā Moko, Mahi Rāranga (flax weaving), Kapa Haka and Māori weaponry and an inter-house Te Ao Māori Trivial Pursuit competition. Ki o Rahi was also popular, especially the staff versus student game to round the week off.

Making chemicals snap, crackle and pop!

I got to hold a cow’s eye-ball!

Making Science Fun! There’s something about cutting up cow’s eyeballs, inflating sheep lungs with plastic tubes and making things go snap, crackle and pop in a Bunsen flame that captures the minds of budding young scientists.

That’s what a group of 15 Westlake students figured when they planned a full morning of science activities for 40 excited Year 7 students from TNIS. “It’s been fun thinking of all the things we could do and working through how we Inflating sheeps' lungs. might deliver it,” said Year 13 student Henry Mitchell-Hibbert. Henry and the team spent many hours planning and practising the activities to make the learning experience fun, memorable and as effective as possible for the Intermediate students. Aside from dissecting organs and burning things, the activities included building electrical circuits, investigating how light behaves with prisms, learning about chemicals in fireworks and using dyes to observe how water travels through plants by capillary action.

The Year 7 students were extremely enthusiastic about the experience. “It’s great to get out into a big school like Westlake and do lots of experiments,” said Sam. His classmate, Jeet,

added: “Me and my friend didn’t want to do the dissection, so we were allowed to investigate some nerve cells and bacteria under a microscope. It was great!” Adam found the morning inspirational. “After today I’m really excited about studying science when I get to Westlake.”

The Westlake students learned as much as their eager young proteges, gaining an appreciation of how much work teachers put into preparing lessons and Experiments with arum lilies and dyes. making learning interesting, relevant and student-led. Yiming Xu in Year 12 remarked, “It was fascinating to be able to see, firsthand, the passion and the ability of the younger kids and it felt amazing to be able to help fire that passion.”

The programme was the brain-child of Jon Webster and Jihan El-Labany, two of the Within-School Leaders from the Pupuke Kāhui Ako (Community of Learning or CoL). The benefits to both schools are clear and the collaboration between schools in the CoL will not stop with science. As Greg Ford, one of the visiting teachers from TNIS, remarked, “There is no real limit to the range of faculties and subjects that could similarly open their doors in a variety of ways to inspire our Primary and Intermediate community.”

Calling All Auckland Westlakers!

"Thank God It's Friday!"

Come join us for drinks on Friday 26 October from 4.00pm in the Westlakers Pavilion.

For event queries contact WBHS Events Manager, Liz Peters at lpeters@westlake.school.nz

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Westlake Wins at Winter Tournament Westlake Girls High School had a series of successes during the recent Winter Tournament Week. Here are a few highlights...

Netball Our Premier netball team secured a spot as one of the top six teams from the Upper North Island region. This now qualifies them for the New Zealand Secondary School Championships held in October in Timaru. Of the 120 teams competing at the Upper North Island tournament, Westlake was the only team from North Harbour to make it into the Top 16. Courtney Katterns (Year 13), the team captain, was also named in the A Grade Tournament team.

Of the 120 teams competing at the Upper North Island tournament, Westlake was the only team from North Harbour to make it into the Top 16.

Basketball With 13 teams vying for a spot in the National Championships, our Premier basketball team did exceptionally well to secure one of the six spaces by placing third in the Shick BBNZ Premiership AA Zone 1 Tournament. Beating Massey in the quarter finals, the team lost to Mt Albert in the semifinals. In the game for third place, WGHS beat Rangitoto College 89-63.

One of our Premier basketball players, Emme Shearer (Year 12) has also been recently named in the Junior Tall Ferns Team for 2018.

Our Junior basketball team won the BBNZ Zone 1 Junior Premiership by consistently winning games with significant margins of at least 40 points. The team played St Mary’s in the semi-final, and Massey in the final, winning 116 to 44.

Football Winning the Trevor Osten Memorial Cup was a Tournament Week highlight for our 1st XI Football team. This final game at the Lotto New Zealand Secondary School Football Championships placed the team 17th overall, conceding just one game the entire week.

Hockey Our 1st X1 hockey team was runner-up in the Marie Fry Trophy final, which is the event that sits below the Federation Cup (NZSS Hockey Tournament). While disappointed to miss out on contending for the Federation Cup, the team members picked themselves up, learnt from their mistakes and played some of their best hockey for the remainder of the tournament – securing the silver medal.

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Westlake's premier netball squad.

Junior basketball winners with the cup.

Westlake's winning football team.

The 2nd XI hockey team attended the Chris Arthur Cup Tournament in Ashburton, and played exceptionally well in pool play, eventually placing fourth.

Badminton Starting off the week in fourth position nationally, the Premier badminton team had a goal of retaining that placing – which is exactly what they did! There were some challenging games against old rivals and the team played well, working hard and supporting each other.

EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

Student voice strong for 2019 Sania Mohammadi Jafarian (Year 11) has been elected as the Westlake Student Representative on our School’s Board of Trustees for 2019. We had seven outstanding candidates this year, and a brilliant voting turn-out with more than 900 students returning their ballot papers.

Sania has been a member of the Younite Takapuna and Devonport Youth Executive Board, a Westlake Service Committee member, and is currently a Student Council representative. She is passionate about students having a voice, and is excited to represent her peers.

“I cannot begin to express my gratitude in being given such an extraordinary opportunity, and I am incredibly excited to create a meaningful change through being a part of the

Board,” she said. “It is remarkably humbling to live in a country where our voice as students is heard and channeled into shaping our learning environment. The representation of our students in the governance of their education is of great importance to me, and I am delighted to be able to give something back to our Westlake community in the process.

“I believe that our students deserve the most fulfilling experience here at Westlake. My goal as a student representative will be to create a more comfortable and enjoyable learning environment for all of our students. I am honoured to be able to encourage and support them in achieving their personal best, and I wholeheartedly intend to represent the voice of my peers to the best of my abilities.”

Sania Mohammadi Jafarian

Homestay opens door to global experience Each year WGHS provides local families with a unique opportunity to expand their world view by hosting an international student.

“We have students from a wide variety of countries who come to study at Westlake, and hosting them is a wonderful way for parents to give their children a head start in our multicultural world,” says Westlake’s International Homestay Co-ordinator Shona Batty. “Children who are exposed to multiple languages at a young age have a much easier time processing and remembering the information they receive.”

Homestays can be anywhere from a few weeks to several years, and relationships often continue after the student has returned home.

“Students want to learn as much as they can about New Zealand culture during their stay, and they are also happy to discuss aspects of their own countries and cultures with their host family,” says Shona.

While hosting a student can provide a supplementary income, the real value comes in the experience of welcoming and integrating a new member into your family.

“We offer financial compensation to our families, however the best families are the ones that choose to host for the experience it will give them,” says Shona. “There’s so much Kiwi families can share about our culture and in doing so provide a secure, safe and vibrant environment for these adventurous young students.”

Here’s a testimony from one homestay couple: "As a couple that has been unsuccessful in having our own children, we have wholeheartedly embraced the opportunity to be a homestay family for WGHS. My husband and I, along with our two cats, thoroughly enjoy having our three WGHS international students as part of our family.

"We love that the girls all come from different backgrounds and are of different nationalities! We provide them with a safe, warm and caring home environment. We encourage the girls to be independent and spend time getting to know the local areas and of course meet new friends at school. The girls are all young adults and we know and understand that they need their independence which we encourage. We are, of course, on-hand to provide

Homestay mum Nic Jessup with one of her three students - Gina from China.

support and guidance as they embark on these precious teenage years whilst here in New Zealand.

"We treat everyone equally and encourage the girls to engage with us on many levels from story telling from their home countries through to sharing their favourite foods and cooking skills from their home countries! Our girls have brought us so many laughs and memories already and we look forward to welcoming WGHS students into our home well into the future."

If you are interested in becoming a homestay family, please email Shona on sbatty@westlakegirls.school.nz or call 489 4169 ext 756.

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EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

Rosmini Basketball Senior Prems - Auckland Champions.

Rosmini Senior Prems are Auckland Champions!

The Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team are the Auckland Champions after beating Mount Albert Grammar School: 80 – 48 on Friday, 24th August at the North Shore Events Centre. Year 12 student Sean Murphy, 16, of Castor Bay said: “It was a great feeling

to win! And the score demonstrated our prominent performance.”

Reihana Maxwell-Topia, 16, of Forrest Hill added: “And our Haka at the end was awesome!” The team are also the Zone 1 Regional Champions after beating Saint Kentigern College recently.

The Cast of Accidental Death of an Anarchist at The PumpHouse.

Drama Production Rosmini College’s Year 13 Drama students performed Dario Fo’s ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ at The PumpHouse Theatre on Monday, 10th September to Thursday, 13th September.

Rosmini’s Head Boy, Scott Maloney, 18, says: “The senior production was a terrific success. The cast of Roman Shipton, Ben Bowden,

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Hank Trenton, Troy O’Leary, Spencer Bott and myself put on a hilarious show full of slapstick comedy, which filled The PumpHouse Theatre with roaring laughter every night.” Scott says what was particularly gratifying for the students was a drama critic stating it was, “the best performance of the script she had seen.”

EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

Our silver singers For the first time since 2002, the TGS senior girls’ choir, Leonessa, travelled to Wellington, to perform at the Michael Fowler Centre for the Big Sing National Finale.

Along with 23 other choirs, Leonessa gave two competition performances over the three-days and a final presentation at the evening’s Gala Concert. At the Finale, all of the competition performances were streamed live to Facebook, and many TGS students and teachers alike waited anxiously, to watch their fellow students perform; cheering them on from afar.

This is the second consecutive year a TGS choir has been selected for the Finale, after the Chorale’s success last year.

Leonessa, conducted by Jacob Moore, and accompanied by Gemma Lee, spent long hours rehearsing in the months before.

Before attending the finale, the talented choir earned themselves five awards at The Big Sing Regionals in Auckland, recognised for Best Choral Art Piece and Best Pasifika/NZ Piece. They were also the Runner Up Other Styles Piece for choirs who had not attended the Finale in two years, the overall Runner Up A Capella performance, and gained an overall Distinction award.

From the national finale they brought home silver and The Big Sing Youth Ambassadors' Award. This outstanding result astounded the girls, particularly the Youth Ambassadors Award, which is a

prestigious commendation.

“The quality, energy, and enthusiasm every individual brought to the competition really made it so special,” comments chorister Tausala Faulalo, “I am so glad to have shared it all with such amazing girls.”

This Finale result was a great way to conclude a successful year of singing for Leonessa, and an inspiring experience for many of the members, including student Isabella Bouwer. “This was my first time at Big Sing Finale,” she says “and it was such an incredible experience. I learnt so much and am so proud of what Leonessa has achieved.”

By Nelly Farmiloe, Year 13 Journalism student

Assisting a Fijian school

Science HOF leaving for promotion

Education - one of the most important things to make a well-rounded person, a basic human right. But unfortunately, not all students have the same access or the same resources as we have in New Zealand.

Fiji stationery drive.

So, this year, the UNICEF club at school has started a stationery drive to assist students in Fiji.

Initiated by leaders Wenyi Soon and Katja Neef, they aim to provide Navala Primary School with basic stationery items.

Navala Primary School is located in a traditional mountain village which was hit disastrously by the cyclone earlier this year, and is lacking in basic resources. Wenyi says: “Over the course of this term, students have generously donated a huge variety of stationery including folders, pens, pencils, rulers, and staplers, all in excellent condition. It’s wonderful to see so many students take part in such a worthwhile cause.” Katja Neef’s father will be travelling to Fiji towards the end of this year, and he intends to hand over the stationery to the people of Navala. As the third school term ends, we celebrate the spirit of support and community, shown by each and every Takapuna Grammar student through their donations.

By Laiba Batool, Year 11 Journalism student

The Big Sing National Finales Silver Award and Youth Ambassadors Award winners.

After six years as the Head of Faculty of Science, Mr James Heneghan is moving to a Deputy Principal position at Long Bay College. Mr Heneghan came to Takapuna as HOD Science in 2012, after being at Rangitoto College for four years.

During his time at Takapuna he has led what he calls 'an amazing department'. He says Takapuna has a great science faculty and wonderful James Heneghan students. He has led some of them to success in the Rotary Science, and New Zealand next top engineer competitions, and is very proud of having had four Sir Paul Callahan National finalists in six years. He oversaw the development of the remodelled science precinct, now named after Rowan Nicks.

Mr Heneghan says he has wonderful memories of Takapuna. His real passion is for junior science. He believes that it is important to make science engaging and practical, and set up all students to take advantage of senior science-based courses. Mr Heneghan’s replacement is Mr Nick Kingston, the current HOD Science at Birkenhead College.

Well done to our young sportswomen A couple of highlights from Tournament Week were the Senior Girls netball team earning promotion into B grade for 2019 and the Girls hockey First XI coming second in Division 4.

TGS girls hockey squad.

TGS senior netball squad.

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SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

By Melanie Barr, Community Director, Shore Junction. ​Shore Junction is a youth innovation hub being created in the heart of Takapuna. It is being designed as a space for young people to connect, belong, and grow. Shore Junction will offer youth-friendly facilities and integrated services that support innovation, learning, wellbeing and creativity, enabling young people to accelerate their potential and embark on their future pathways to success.

Birkenhead College put Shore Junction to the test

Melanie Barr

Birkenhead College students eagerly Following their tour, Mel visited Birkenhead toured the pre-build Shore Junction College to host a focus group lunch with the facility last month, looking in all the same students. The young people were asked corners as if they had already made to think about what would attract them to themselves at home, embracing become a member of Shore Junction and what everything, from the accidental barriers might exist that hinders them from connections space, music room, visiting the space that we can overcome now, recording studio, to the tech zone and before we open. business and enterprise break out rooms.

It was unanimous that what AUT Millennium is "Everyone assumes we know what for sports, Shore Junction will be for everything questions to ask and what we need to else. This group of Birkenhead College Birkenhead College students at the know for our future. We do not know, influencers are at a junction in their life where Shore Junction site.

Shore Junction will help us figure out the they are thinking about their future and career unknown" – Hannah, Year 13, Birkenhead College possibilities; they know they do not have the answers, but they also Ranging between Years 11 - 13, these young people understood do not know what questions to ask. immediately what Shore Junction was about and what it would offer, They have dreams and passions - but how does that translate into enthusiastically asking about the different Pillars and Spaces housed a career? Their concerns weren't with school rivalries, the location or in the building. even if there was a membership cost (there isn't!), but more around monitoring equipment use, making sure no one was left out, and having the opportunity to speak with trusted adults who are experts in their field.

These impressionable and enthusiastic young people mirror Shore Junction's ethos and values. By attending, young people like them, who make the conscious decision to go to Shore Junction, will abide by an unwritten understanding about respecting peers, the building, equipment and staff.

Everyone assumes we know what questions to ask and what we need to know for our future. We do not know, Shore Junction will help us figure out the unknown.

Hannah, Year 13, Birkenhead College

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CHANNEL YOUTH FEATURE

Youth columnist Jessy Thurston discusses waste reduction choices.

Waste not, want not The amount of waste that we are producing is becoming a serious issue and having a disastrous impact on our community, and our world.

We are surrounded by products and common objects that are not exactly the most environmentally friendly items. Things such as plastic packaging, plastic bags, single-use takeaway containers, cups, cutlery, and straws are a part of our everyday lives. All of these materials are causes for concern, as many people are still not disposing of them correctly. They are ending up floating down our waterways and, with no way to be broken down, they are clogging drains, contaminating water, and proving to be harmful to animals that mistake these objects for food. Our landfills are becoming unnecessarily big and contain a large amount of waste that could have instead been recycled, composted, or reused in some way.

Although a lot of us don’t think about changing the way we dispose of our waste due to it being too much of a hassle, it is a more important time than ever to start making small eco-friendly choices that have a positive impact. I have been seeking out some small changes that everyone can easily pick up in their own lives to reduce the large amount of rubbish that is being delivered to New Zealand’s landfills every day.

As consumers, we are constantly picking up food items that are wrapped in soft plastics, which can be hard to recycle. Luckily, there is a place for you to dispose of these correctly…

Think about the amount of packaging that you are buying when you do your weekly supermarket shop. As consumers, we are constantly picking up food items that are wrapped in soft plastics, which can be hard to recycle. Luckily, there is a place for you to dispose of these correctly rather than giving no second thought and dumping them in with the rest of your rubbish. Some local supermarkets provide soft plastic bins that you can bring your waste to and have it recycled properly, as these types of packaging do not belong in our council recycling bins for hard plastics and cardboard. The supermarket bins are also a safe place to dispose of single use plastic bags, which are a large problem in our rubbish systems. You can also reduce the use of

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plastic bags by using fabric ones instead, and mesh bags for produce, which are especially great habits to get into with the plastic bag ban (thankfully) approaching shortly.

An alternative to creating waste while eating out is to take along your own containers for takeaway food and having a reuseable cup for your morning coffee.

There are a lot of places that encourage this by adding a special discount for people that have their own keep-cups and containers with them. This can go a long way towards helping to reduce the amount of one-use plastic packaging that usually comes with takeaway options at cafes and restaurants.

Investing in products that can be used multiple times isn’t too hard and it is one of the first steps we can all take in creating less plastic waste. You can also purchase, or just as easily make, beeswax wraps, which are an effective alternative to using piles of glad wrap to keep food fresh or keeping items separate in kids' lunchboxes.

These changes are a matter of taking old habits and turning them into new ones, which can be challenging for those who haven’t seriously thought about the dire effects of waste. For our younger generations, there is the opportunity to start living with good environmentally friendly habits early in life. Being generally more conscious of environmental effects of the decisions we're making, means positive lifelong habits are being created.

Beach Haven Playcentre has started encouraging these habits among its children. It is promoting the use of four bins; teaching children how to carefully dispose of waste correctly by dividing them into hard plastics, soft plastics, cardboard and litter. They also encourage beeswax wraps as an alternative to plastic wrap for lunchtimes, and some families have invested in metal lunch boxes with dividers in them for easy food storage, instead of the common plastic ones that many children are still using. They also incorporate the use of a compost bin for all food scraps, which the children are encouraged to empty themselves after meal times.

By starting with the smallest steps, you too can make yourself and your family more conscious of your decisions, and make the change to become more eco-friendly. It is easy to make yourself aware of the damaging effects that waste can have on our earth, especially with the beautiful green landscapes that we’re known for in New Zealand and our wish to protect these for the future.

Invest in reusable containers and coffee cups and bring them along to lunch, and whenever you grab a takeaway coffee. Adjust the amount of plastic you use by choosing fabric options to carry your shopping in, and recycle the right things in the right places including the soft plastic drop offs that are available to the public at local bin locations. Together, small steps can make a big change.

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MY LIFE STORY BOOK

Introducing…

My Life Story Book Life stories online and in print!

Welcome to mylifestorybook.co.nz – this is a system that simplifies the process for those wishing to tell and record their life stories. It enables the easy and cost-effective production of an actual book and it will preserve the story online for generations to come.

I have developed this system as a result of my own journey that proved to be very rewarding.

The admiration of my own parents led me to suggest to my mum Lillian – after my father Noel had passed away – that (with my help) she should share her life story. Mum was keen, and the journey for both of us has been neat. My late father took photos and was good at recording and documenting things. Mum was involved as well, but dad was certainly the leader when it came to documenting the past. In putting her book together (the pilot for this system), mum really enjoyed delving into those old albums and files and also the records of her late parents. Along the way I have discovered things about my mum and dad and their families. It has been truly fascinating.

The journey has led me to believe that all people in their later years should record their life stories to preserve the past for the generations ahead. So the concept of a simple life story publishing system was born. It certainly helped that I owned a company capable of book printing, design and web development!

The 'My Life Story Book' System includes: • Book created easily using online system, loading content online.

• Hard copy books can be produced easily and economically from that content.

• Life story of the person is online forever.

• The Life Stories are fully searchable online.

• Online version of the book.

The ‘My Life Story Book’ concept is that the life stories of those using the system will be recorded online for future generations to learn about their great grandparents, great great grandparents etc. whenever they want to. It will all be searchable online. This system also ensures that actual hard-copy printed books can be produced very economically at the time of publishing, so living relatives and friends can have an actual tangible copy. Affordability is a key ingredient of the whole system.

While the end result – the actual story – will be very special to families, the process of getting there should not be underestimated either. Working together with my mum on the content for her book has been a special time. And I know mum has appreciated the help. If you are the son, daughter,

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grandchild or great grandchild of a senior person, then I can highly recommend helping and encouraging that person to tell their story. That might mean recording their story. It might mean typing up their story on computer. It might mean proof-reading/ editing their story along the way and giving them advice on what should be included. It may mean helping them to go over their photo albums and choosing and scanning the photos.

I assure you, you’ll love using our ‘My Life Story Book’ system and the satisfaction it brings at the end of your family journey.

Aidan Bennett - QSM Founder & Managing Director Benefitz GET STARTED or FIND OUT MORE Visit: www.mylifestorybook.co.nz

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THE HEALTHY CHANNEL: WITH JOHN APPLETON

I have been writing articles on topics related to our health for a number of years and in Channel I keep you up to date on ways in which we might improve our health by becoming more aware of the many options that are available to us.

Nasal congestion and chronic sinus discomfort? Try Halotherapy John Appleton

As I see it - by John Appleton Way back in the '70s I visited the famous Wieliczka salt mine in Poland. I recall that having travelled what seemed like miles down underground in a lift, I was surprised to find that it felt refreshing to breathe the air. Back in the mid-19th century, a Polish doctor Feliks Boczkowski noticed that salt miners seemed to be free of the lung problems that plagued miners of other minerals.

He attributed this fact to the inhalation of airborne salt particles.

Moving ahead to the 21st century, I have recently discovered Halotherapy (halo is Greek for salt). On the North Shore in Sunset Road, a former Nepalese Doctor Prashant Saraf has set up a remarkable ‘Salt Cave’ where people can experience the benefits of inhaling dry Himalayan salt air while they relax in comfortable ‘loungers’ and listen to soft music.

Bacteria breed in our four pairs of sinus cavities, thriving in the warm moist environment. Sinus infections are very difficult to treat and antibiotics at best provide only temporary relief.

I have had several sessions of 45 minutes and I can definitely say that my nasal passages are significantly clearer with much less stuffiness in the morning. Coming from Nepal, the home of Himalayan salt, Prashant knows a lot about salt and he is passionate about its use to support respiratory wellbeing.

Prashant’s ‘Salt Cave’ is a very impressive room lined on all four sides with Himalayan salt bricks which are back lit.

The ceiling is covered with salt crystals and the floor is like a pink salt beach. During a 45 minute session, a Halogenerator produces micronised mineral rich salt particles that are breathed in as one inhales through the nose. Himalayan salt contains all the 80+ minerals and trace elements found in the human body.

The salt emits negative ions which counter the positive ions emitted by cell-phones and electronics. Diseased cells are electron deficient, so submitting the body to an electron-rich environment can be very helpful.

The potential benefits of salt therapy are wide-ranging. Salt levels affect the activity of all of our cells, our energy and many bodily functions. Salt is known to have anti-septic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and it can loosen mucous thus opening airways which results in improved breathing.

Bacteria breed in our four pairs of sinus cavities, thriving in the warm moist environment. Sinus infections are very difficult to treat and antibiotics at best provide only temporary relief. It makes a lot of sense to me that if one can dry up the mucous by inhaling dry salt air which has antibacterial properties, bacteria will have a far less hospitable environment in which to set up camp. I read an article in an American magazine where the author says: “I went to a salt chamber and all I got were clear sinuses.”

As with any such non-toxic therapy, the naysayers will demand scientific evidence. Dr. Norman Edelman, Senior Scientific Advisor to the American Lung Association, suggests that, potentially, salt therapy could be more than just a placebo effect. Most people with obstructive lung disease such as asthma or COPD cough sputum (a thick mixture of saliva and mucus) and trying to bring it up can be very distressing. Dr. Edelman suggests that it's possible that salt therapy offers relief to these symptoms. For people with asthma, Halotherapy could be combined with a Buteyko course at Glenn White’s Buteyko Breathing Clinic in Ponsonby.

I don’t need convincing. Halotherapy certainly has a place when it comes to many respiratory conditions. At Prashant’s ‘Salt Cave’ six people can experience Halotherapy at the same time.

As I see it a ‘Salt Cave’ is not a bad place for an individual or a group of friends interested in a pleasant peaceful and inexpensive therapy that could have quite significant wellness benefits. Dr Oz is a big fan too.

To find out more Prashant can be contacted on 09 390 7886 or 022 060 8886 www.saltcave.co.nz John Appleton 09 489 9362 john@johnappleton.co.nz www.johnappleton.co.nz

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

The 1918 influenza pandemic and the North Shore - Part One The latest figure is that there were 18,277 military deaths of New Zealanders in the First World War. What is less known is that from mid-October to mid-December 1918 there were nearly 9,000 deaths in New Zealand from influenza, and more than 8,000 of those were civilians. At the Narrow Neck military camp there were 226 cases of influenza and 21 deaths.

This epidemic has a personal resonance with me in that my late father (born in 1911 in Birkenhead) caught the virus, but as with many others aged between five and 15 years old he survived. Mostly, it was men and women aged between 20 and 45 years of age who died. Also, Māori were also seven times more likely to die from the epidemic, with around 2,500 deaths, over 20% of the total.

Geoffrey Rice in his excellent book ‘Black November; the 1918 influenza epidemic in New Zealand’ presents figures of 20 influenza-related civilian deaths in Takapuna Borough (a death rate of 7.3 per 1,000 from a total Borough population of 2,756), 15 in Birkenhead Borough (7.1 from a population of 2,116), 10 in Northcote Borough (6.1 from 1,651) and 36 in populous Devonport Borough (4.7 from 7,613). However, at that time the AWNS-19181114-36-3, courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries Birkenhead Borough Council contended they had only 13 deaths from influenza.

The average across the greater Auckland region was 7.6 per 1,000 population.

It should also be noted that deaths in the Glenfield, Albany and East on the gate or on the front of a house where there was a sufferer Coast Bays areas were included in the figures for the first three from influenza. Because of concerns about the virus, the November Boroughs. Waitematā County, which included the more rural areas meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council was held at Mayor William to the north of those Boroughs, provided aid by allowing its County Engineer and the County car to spend two weeks with the St John’s Blomfield’s residence, rather than in the Council Chambers.

Northcote and Devonport Boroughs used their local school Ambulance Transport Service. buildings as emergency hospitals for patients. The Auckland Each Borough took responsibility for people in their local area, Education Board closed all schools from 4 November 1918 and although the main effort was driven by the Auckland Hospital didn’t reopen until the new school year in 1919. Birkenhead and Charitable Aid Board and particularly Mayor James Henry Borough, on the other hand, used the Foresters Hall in what is now Gunson of the Auckland City Council. Each Borough had inhalation Hinemoa Street for its inhalation chambers. The school building in chambers (see photograph) to alleviate some of the suffering.

Birkenhead didn’t open until 1 February 1919. Birkenhead Borough Birkenhead Borough had its chambers available on a daily basis also initiated a local relief fund, while the Devonport Borough from 9am to noon, 1pm to 5pm and 6pm to 9.30pm.

Council was concerned to ensure that the proper ‘Standard Takapuna Borough had a hospital at Lake House, at that time on Takapuna Beach, and another at Milford at Dodson Avenue. The Influenza Mixture’ and disinfectants were being dispensed by the two local chemists. Four ‘outside’ Devonport Council employees Borough also had convalescent homes for patients at Ocean View were affected by the influenza, as were four elected Councillors, but Road, Milford, and in a former tea kiosk in the Strand in Takapuna. none died of it.

At the time, Milford was reported as being harder hit than other parts of Takapuna, although this is difficult to confirm. The Takapuna Borough Council also asked that a white handkerchief be placed

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BIRKENHEAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION: NEWS

WELL FOUNDATION: UPDATE

Photo competition winners announced Swapping scrubs for activewear Brought to you by Board Chair, Craig Donaldson and CEO, Andrew Young.

Winners of the inaugural Birkenhead Photo Competition were revealed at an awards ceremony in Birkenhead during August. The team and judges were impressed by the number of entries received from Overall Youth Award winner was enthusiastic locals Charlie Tew with ‘CAUTION! Bright sharing what they love colours ahead’. about Birkenhead, as well as by the overall quality of the submissions received. \We received 175 entries from 66 individuals in total across five themes which was a fantastic first-outing success. We were really pleased with the support, interest and enthusiasm we’ve Overall Adult Award winner was received from all quarters Lloyd Macomber with ‘Lone Cabbage of the community for Tree Little Shoal Bay’. doing this, so this is expected to become an annual event.

The five themes for this year’s competition were based on the following Neighbourhood Plan principles: • Views and open aspect • Village feel • Bush & green space People’s Choice Award winner was • Quality built environment Malcolm Barton with ‘One of the Locals’.

• Connectivity and flow.

People’s Choice Award winner was awarded to Malcolm Barton with ‘One of the Locals’. Overall Youth Award winner was awarded to Charlie Tew with ‘CAUTION! Bright colours ahead’.

Overall Adult Award winner was awarded to Lloyd Macomber with ‘Lone Cabbage Tree Little Shoal Bay’ Thanks to our judges: John Gillon – Chair, Kaipatiki Local Board; Phil Fogle – Professional photographer; Campbell Hegan – Kaipatiki Public Arts Trust.

Thanks also to all of our event and prize sponsors: Barfoot & Thompson Birkenhead, NZ Geographic, Harvey Norman Wairau Park, Northcote & Birkenhead Yacht Club, Chelsea Sugar Works, Bernies Bar & Eatery, Vector and OTT Patisserie.

We look forward to next year’s event. Information on the winners and all images submitted in the competition remain available to view at www.birkenhead.org.nz The Birkenhead Residents Association and our Neighbourhood Plan working group are volunteer led.

Please join up today – your membership helps the Association continue to represent the wonderful neighbourhood of Birkenhead.

To find out more, visit us at www.bra.org.nz.

Andrew Young

Craig Donaldson

A passionate team of Waitakere Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) nurses will tackle the 2018 ASB Auckland Marathon to raise funds for premature babies who need urgent medical care.

With the support from the Well Foundation, Waitakere SCBU neonatal nurse Suhani Chaudhary says they will be running, walking, crawling and laughing over the Harbour Bridge. “And hopefully we'll be celebrating together at the end of the 12k transverse challenge. But let me reassure you that with every step of the way, we will be thinking of the tremendous journey our little premature babies tackle every day in our SCBUs.” Last year 669 premature and unwell term babies were cared for at the Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals.

Last year 669 premature and unwell term babies were cared for at the Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals.

Chaudhary, who has been a SCBU nurse for nearly seven years, has seen how important the SCBU is for premature babies and their families.

“We take babies from 32 weeks of gestation, weighing 1500g and above. So a lot of our pre-term bubbas spend a good few weeks with us. We go through so much with the families as we get their babies off respiratory support, off IV fluids, off medications, learn how to feed, get them growing and gaining weight. There are good days and bad days, lots of tears of joys and some of sadness too. We become very invested.”

“They may be little, but they're fierce. They may have little feet, but they make big strides every day as will we during the marathon."

Your donation can help save young lives. If you’d like to support the SCBU team, visit: https://aucklandmarathon2018.everydayhero.com/nz/run-forprem-babies-1# Every little bit counts.

Until next time, go well.

Well Foundation, Level 2, 15 Shea Tce, Takapuna www.wellfoundation.org.nz The Well Foundation is the

official charity supporting Waitemata District Health Board

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YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

Interacting with People who have a Disability If you ask anyone who has a visible disability about situations where people have interacted with them in ways that were inappropriate, insensitive or even outright offensive, most would be able to give you a few scenarios. And while some people are purposefully communicating in inappropriate ways, it seems that the Sonia Thursby majority are not intentionally acting in such a manner and purely don’t know what to do or what to say.

Some people are so worried about their words that they overthink what they say, which ends up coming across in the opposite way they intended. Try not to focus so much on the wording of what is being said. For instance, saying things such as “it’s nice to see you” or “let’s go for a walk” are such common phrases that it’s not usually an issue. Most people with disabilities will let you know if this is something they don’t like.

The same is true with people who speak more loudly or slowly when communicating with someone who has a disability. Just speak to the individual as you would anyone else, they will let you know if they need you to speak up or slow down.

Even if the person does need assistance with communicating or has someone translating for them due to a hearing impairment, still ensure that you are speaking directly to the individual…

Another common situation people with disabilities find themselves in is where instead of being spoken to directly, the person they are with gets asked the questions. “What kind of drink would she like with that?” “Where does he want to sit?” are examples of questions that should be said straight to the person it is about rather than assuming that the individual cannot answer for themselves. Even if the person does need assistance with communicating or has someone translating for them due to a hearing impairment, still ensure that you are speaking directly to the individual rather than those around them.

Ultimately, just have a conversation the same way you would with anyone else and try not to worry too much about coming across the wrong way. Each individual is different so just go with the flow!

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LIFE LESSONS WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

Life Education with Christine Meyer-Jones

So what do students learn in the Life Education Mobile Classroom?

Christine Meyer-Jones

Life Education has now been in New Zealand for over 30 years and Harold has become a national icon visited by over a quarter of a million school-aged students around the country every year.

So, other than a wonderful memory of our knowledgeable giraffe, the innovative technology in our classroom and the stars that glow on the ceiling, what are our young people learning? Life Education has five main strands: Relationships and Communities; Identity and Resilience; Human Biology; Food and Nutrition; and Substances. The schools we visit select the strand and questions pertinent to their individual needs.

Recently Corinne, one of our educators, visited Carmel College and was teaching the Year 7 students about the brain, and how we can recognise and manage emotions. Psychologists tell us that we benefit from having a large emotional vocabulary, and if we are able to name the emotion we are then able to tame it. The girls at Carmel matched emoticons with words expressing the emotions, and also learned about the parts of the brain that are involved in thinking, feelings of fear/anxiety, and forming memories — namely the pre-frontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus.

They learned about managing feelings of anxiety using a variety of strategies including time-out, drinking water, breathing techniques and healthy life choices (including eating healthily, exercising and limiting device usage).

After their visit to our classroom one class wrote acrostic poems about what they had learned. Here are two: Learning is the key to success, Interesting facts about the brain, Feelings like a rollercoaster, Entertaining circle of life.

Expecting the show giraffe, Harold, Daring myself to calm down, Unique feelings and personalities, Corinne is awesome and funny, Accepting yourself in many ways, Talking about the different types of feelings, Interacting in games, Opening new doors in life, Nothing is smarter than the brain.

Learning experience Information gathering Feelings are like a roller coaster Experiencing Corinne's amazing story telling Ending the visit by seeing Harold Different face expressions match different feelings Unique feelings and personalities Coping with Anxiety and Fear An amazing experience Taking notes and storing them in our personal library Interacting in the challenging clapping game Open to learn new things and face your fears Name it to tame it.

Christine Meyer-Jones, Chair, Life Education Trust North Shore chair@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Visit: www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Contact us: secretary@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz

Life Education Trust will be visiting the following schools in October

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EDUCATION: TIM OUGHTON, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

Do we become less creative as we age?

COUNCIL TALK

With Councillor Richard Hills, North Shore representative on Auckland Council.

Tim Oughton

Recently I watched an inspirational Ted Talk by Professor George Land, an American, whose lifelong passion has been identifying creativity. It inspired me because, as an educational leader, I was made to think carefully about the purpose of schools, the meaning of “knowledge”, and why we seem to be draining the creative spark from young people as they progress through our schooling system.

Working from his research institute Land invented one of the first computer-interactive approaches to group innovation, decisionmaking and strategic thinking. In the 1960s, Dr Land was contacted

by NASA to design a test that would enable them to measure the creative potential of rocket scientists and engineers. The test he came up with proved to be very successful. It was, essentially, a way to measure someone’s ability to come up with multiple solutions to a problem – what we might call ‘divergent thinking’.

In 1968, Dr Land worked with Dr Beth Jarman to try something interesting – they decided to test the creative potential of children.

They tested the same group of 1,600 children at age 10 and again at age 15. They also tested over 250,000 adults. The results were astonishing: • At five years of age, 98% of the children demonstrated very high creative potential; • At age 10 this had dropped to 30%; • At age 15, only 12% showed very high creative potential; • When the same test was given to adults the score fell to 2%.

In his book, Breaking Point and Beyond, Dr Land and Dr Jarman summed up their conclusions with a frightening statement; “noncreative behavior is learned”. Watching young children at play is a great example of this – they are fearless, inventive and seemingly willing to try out just about anything! But somehow this all changes as we grow older. Our innate ability to think outside the box diminishes with each passing year. As Pablo Picasso put it, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Surprisingly, Dr Land claims that it is schools that teach non-creative behaviour: becoming like factories, dumbing down creativity and producing individuals who follow instructions, are compliant and obedient.

Before we all despair for ourselves and for our children, Dr Land has some good news! He says that the capacity we had at age five for creativity never actually goes away. Dr Land’s research established that we all possess two types of thinking when it comes to creativity. One type he calls “convergent thinking” – this is the thinking we use to judge, to criticise and to refine ideas. The other type of thinking he calls “divergent thinking” – this is when our imagination runs free and we come up with fresh ideas for the first time. According to Dr Land, we make the mistake of using both types of thinking at the same time. The effect is disastrous – the two thinking processes fight for dominance and creativity shrinks.

Based on his research, Dr Land says we must free children from fear and anxiety (which are very counter-productive when it comes to creativity), we must encourage them to try and to fail, to experiment, to imagine and to dream. He also says that creativity flourishes in environments which are less judgmental and more curious. In schools which cultivate children’s creativity, there is the realisation that not everything which is valuable can be planned or assessed. There is the freedom to play and experiment without the obligation for immediate success. In such places, children learn how to learn, rather than what to learn; they learn that it is sometimes better to be wise than it is to be clever; and above all, they learn that often the very best thing to do is to colour outside the lines.

Protecting our precious places

Richard Hills

I am really pleased to see Channel magazine going plastic free from this month and focusing on ways to reduce plastics.

These small efforts add up to a massive difference in our attempts to clean up our waterways and environment here on the North Shore.

In the water quality space, we have just increased our infrastructure budget by 50% meaning over $1 billion will be invested in our own water improvement projects here on the North Shore over the next ten years. We recently opened the $30m Fred Thomas Pump Station, which resulted in an immediate improvement to the coastal environment surrounding our community and dramatically cut wet weather wastewater overflows at Shoal Bay. While the old Barrys Point Road facility was able to store up to 520,000 litres, the new pump station can now hold 3.5 million litres and pumps 530 litres of wastewater per second.

Our $12m Hurstmere Road upgrade is another project that will significantly improve water quality. Presently, water runs directly from Hurstmere Road and surrounding streets through drains out to Takapuna Beach. The upgrade will include a series of pipe replacements and rain gardens that catch water and filter out pollutants before they reach the ocean.

Our Healthy Waters team is currently carrying out investigative work to improve water quality at Takapuna Beach. Smoke and dye testing of the wastewater network has so far revealed no major leaks or direct cross connections contributing to the presence of bacteria in the water, and DNA testing has ruled out animals as a cause. Live results are updated to the Safeswim website. Anyone can access up-to-date information on water quality and conditions at 84 beaches and eight freshwater locations across Auckland at any time.

A team of scientists from the Cawthorn Institute and local science initiative Project Baseline Lake Pupuke are working on water quality at Lake Pupuke. Since 2014, the lake has taken on a brown hue over the summer months. This is caused in part by plants and pest fish such as perch, disturbing the natural ecosystem. In the summer months this accelerates non-toxic algal growth, causing the discoloration. This is not unusual for an urban lake, however Lake Pupuke is unique in that it has no direct inflows or outflows acting as a ‘sink’.

We have increased water quality monitoring at Lake Pupuke from four to eight times per year and carry out monthly e-coli testing. Long-term work at the lake has ramped up this month with the start of a programme of intensive investigative studies, continuing until June. The project will conclude with the recommendation of solutions to restore the water quality of the lake. The factors causing the algal bloom are complex, so this large volume of data is required to ensure our intervention is as effective as possible.

I spent most of my childhood summers at Lake Pupuke, as well as Takapuna Beach, and still do, so this is a very meaningful place for me as well as for the wider community. We need to preserve it for future generations, so that kids can continue to spend their summers swimming in the lake. Our green spaces and beaches are what make Auckland so special. We need to do all we can to protect them.

Please contact me on any issue: Richard.hills@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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TALKING TRUSTS: TAMMY MCLEOD, DAVENPORTS

PROPERTY LAW: LINLEY HAWKES, DAVENPORTS

Linley is an Associate in the Property Team at Davenports Harbour. Linley and the Property Team manage a wide range of property matters from simple residential sales and purchases through to complex apartment developments, banking security and restructuring.

Linley Hawkes

Ineffective Air-Conditioning

Mike and Serena were excited to start a new business venture after Serena finished a chocolate making course.

They entered into a commercial lease for a small local shop and undertook quite substantial fit-out works which included putting a commercial kitchen in the back and a counter in the shop front from which to sell Serena’s beautiful handmade chocolates.

Business was going well but once summer started Mike and Serena noticed the inside of their shop was getting very hot. The heat was causing problems with the chocolates melting and their stock was being damaged from the high temperatures. Mike and Serena approached their landlord as they believed the air-conditioning was ineffective and not cooling the premises to an adequate temperature causing the chocolates to be ruined. The landlord refused to do anything to help and advised Mike and Serena that it was their responsibility as tenant to repair and maintain the airconditioning to their own requirements. The landlord also told Mike and Serena that if they wanted them to arrange for the air-conditioning to be repaired, they would send an invoice to them to recover the repair costs.

The ineffective air-conditioning is a significant issue for Mike and Serena and the damage to stock is a major loss for their business. Because of the amount of money Mike and Serena spent undertaking fit-out works and the ongoing cost of losing stock, Mike and Serena’s financial position has become dire and they cannot afford to pay for the airconditioning to be repaired. If Mike and Serena cannot find an appropriate solution they will have no option but to close their beloved chocolate shop.

Originally when Mike and Serena signed the lease they decided the cost of paying for a solicitor to review the document was too expensive, especially when they had to pay to fit out the new shop. They have now decided they need to consult with a solicitor as they do not really understand their obligations as tenant under the lease.

This scenario outlines why it is important to seek legal advice before signing a commercial lease. The responsibilities of both landlord and tenant to maintain and repair the premises depends on the specific terms of the lease. A solicitor can help explain the terms and review the lease to ensure it incorporates appropriate conditions for the type of premises being leased.

Linley Hawkes, 09 915 4384 linley@dhlawyers.co.nz

Tammy McLeod (BA LLB) is 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 establishment and structuring of asset plans, interpretation of trust deeds, duties of trustees and the management and administration of trust funds. A key part of Tammy’s practice is reviewing existing asset holding structures to ensure they achieve the needs and requirements they were Tammy McLeod established to meet. She is also experienced in Property (Relationships) Act issues and believes that the provisions of the Act are an important consideration in personal asset planning. Tammy is a past president of the Auckland Women’s Lawyers’ Association.

Judy & Mike & Kate & Jack

Judy and Mike had one daughter, Kate, who was looking to get on the property ladder. Kate and her boyfriend, Jack, decided to buy a house together. They were going to pool their Kiwisaver and Judy and Mike said that they would also contribute $200,000 towards the purchase.

Judy and Mike went to see their lawyer to see what the best way of structuring the contribution was. They didn’t want to get the money back, and were going to treat it as a gift to Kate, but understandably didn’t want Jack to benefit from the money if Kate and Jack’s relationship didn’t continue. Their lawyer told them there were a number of ways to structure this.

The first way would be a loan to Kate and Jack. Judy and Mike’s lawyer advised against lending the money only to Kate as if the property was sold, Jack would benefit from Kate’s share in the equity. A loan agreement or deed of acknowledgement of debt is a very common way to record these arrangements. The loan can be interest free and payable on demand. The lawyer explained that some clients included other conditions in loan agreements, such as the requirement to get parental consent before borrowing further money, or the requirement to continue to contribute to Kiwisaver.

Another way to deal with the contribution would be a straight gift to Kate. However, the lawyer recommended in that case that Kate and Jack enter into an agreement contracting out of the Property (Relationships) Act, so that Jack agreed in the event of separation, that the money gifted to Kate by her parents would be her separate property. This would be a good option if Kate and Jack had other property or assets (e.g. savings, future Kiwisaver, income) that they wanted to keep separate. It would mean that Jack would need to get his own independent legal advice.

A further option would be for Judy and Mike to take some ownership in the property. If the property price was $800,000, they could take a 25% share in the property. The upside would be that they would get some return on their investment. The downside would be that they would be expected, as a co- owner, to guarantee Kate and Jack’s borrowings. They would also need to enter into a property sharing agreement to carefully document how the ownership would work.

Judy and Mike decided to go with option one, but were so pleased that they had taken the time to get proper advice on their options.

Tammy McLeod, 09 915 4386 tammy@dhlawyers.co.nz

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ACCOUNTANCY WITH MIKE ATKINSON OF BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Blue Ocean versus Red Ocean I was recently travelling back from Christchurch when I found myself with some time on the plane to read Kia Ora, the Air New Zealand inflight magazine.

There was one particular article that got my attention in respect of super apps paying off for tourism businesses. The story references the growth in mobile payment solutions being offered in New Zealand to adapt to the demands of tourists, specifically Chinese tourists. Alipay and WeChat account for 93% of China’s mobile payments, and 67% Chinese tourists prefer paying via mobile payments.

The concept of mobile payments is not new. However the growth and functionality of mobile payment apps is incredible. Not only are these apps used for payment, but they are effectively a planning resource, with people able to research things to do or places to eat, take into account feedback from others, and then book and pay in their local currency. Simple, easy and efficient. Brilliant.

But to further emphasise just how brilliant WeChat and Alipay are, they are in the enviable position that global competitors, such as Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are all blocked as digital channels in their local market in China. WeChat is China’s most popular social network, accounting for 34% of China’s data traffic. By comparison Facebook accounts for just 14% of North America’s data traffic. The Chinese market is massive in terms of smartphone use, as Chinese consumers spend 90 times more time on their smartphone compared to American consumers.

This case study provides a good insight into adapting and changing to suit your market and their demands. It’s a case of grow or die. This is a nice entrée into red ocean and blue ocean thinking.

Blue ocean thinking is all about operating in an uncontested market place, where the competition is irrelevant, and you have a captured audience. Red ocean best describes the market that most of us still operate in. Below is a summary that illustrates the difference between both red ocean and blue ocean:

Coupled with this sort of thinking are four trends that are making blue ocean thinking increasing relevant in todays crowded market place. The trends are: • The need for creative solutions There has hardly been a time in history when the strategies of organisations in so many industries and sectors need fundamental rethinking. To remain relevant, we are all increasingly being called on to reimagine our strategies to achieve innovative value at lower costs. We see this manifest itself in a range of ways, such as the use of robotics and AI. • The rising influence and use of consumer ratings and feedback Gone are the days of organisations controlling the majority of information disseminated to their customers. Today we face

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the surge in social network sites, blogs, video-sharing services, user-driven content, and internet ratings that have become close to ubiquitous, shifting the power and control of information from organisations to individuals. Facebook now has more than 1.4 billion users who connect and share their experiences, likes, dislikes, and ideas every day.

• The shift of power in global economy The traditional growth markets have gone and there are some new(ish) kids on the block, with China, India and Brazil growing in strength and relevance. Unlike the relatively high per capita incomes enjoyed in the world’s developed economies, China, India and Brazil are emerging markets with relatively low per capita income, but very large populations of citizens. To compete, organisations will need differentiation and low-cost offerings to capture these new markets • The speed and ease of competitors becoming global players Not only is a there a rise in new market places for organisations to sell into, there are also increasing competitors coming from these markets ready to take on the world. With the ease and low cost of setting up a website, raise money via crowdfunding, use free communication services like Gmail and Skype, and obtain trusted payment from services like PayPal, add to that being a vetted supplier on platforms like Alibaba.com, and organisations can operate a global business from anywhere in the world.

Global advertising these days is done via channels like Twitter and YouTube where you can market your offerings for free. To stand apart in these overcrowded markets, you need to be creative through value innovation A blue ocean shift means moving yourself, your team and your organisation from cut-throat markets to wide-open new markets in a way that your people own and drive the process. So to recap, red oceans are all the industries in existence today – the known market space. Conversely blue oceans are all the industries not in existence today – the unknown market space.

Red ocean strategy is all about competition. As the market space gets more crowded, companies compete fiercely for a greater share of limited demand. On the other hand, blue ocean strategy creates new demand. Companies develop uncontested market space rather than fight over a shrinking profit pool To successfully shift from red oceans of bloody competition to blue oceans of new market space depends on three key components: having the right perspective, a clear roadmap with market-creating tools; and building people’s confidence at every level to drive and own the process.

Although facing these trends may seem daunting, and indeed the challenges we face are great, the converse view is that there are huge opportunities, we just need to review our thinking from “should we” to “how can we?”.

This takes me back to the start of my article, and the point of the Kia Ora article, which highlighted that some New Zealand businesses in the tourist sector have moved past the question of “should we” allow mobile payments, to “how can we” make the most of a new and uncontested market place by capitalising on mobile payments.

If you are thinking “should we” too often and need help to think “how can we”, then contact us to discuss developing a blue ocean strategy for your organisation. www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER AND CO

Custody disputes

Legally Speaking with Aroha Fletcher, Solicitor at Schnauer and Co

– Can I go to the Family Court?

Jane* has been with her partner, John* for a number of years. They have children together. Unfortunately, Jane and John’s relationship became strained and they decided to separate. Post separation, Jane and John cannot see eye to eye. They fight over a number of things, one being who will look after the children. They have tried making their own private arrangements for the children, but it always ends in arguments. What can Jane and John do to resolve their custody disputes over their children? Can they go to the Family Court?

In 2014, the Family Justice law reforms changed the way in which we approach custody disputes in New Zealand.

Currently, parents who cannot agree on the care arrangements for their children are encouraged to attend a Parenting Through Separation (PTS) course in the first instance. PTS is a free information programme that looks at communication techniques, understanding a child’s needs and how to make the best care arrangements for children.

If no agreement can be reached at PTS, then those parties will be expected to attend Family Dispute Resolution (FDR). FDR is a mediation service that helps families reach agreement on custody arrangements when a relationship comes to an end.

However, what happens if you couldn’t reach agreement at PTS or FDR? What if the dispute was acrimonious and a parent needed urgent intervention from the Family Court? When there is a dispute about the care arrangements of children, and that dispute cannot be resolve at FDR, an application may be made “on notice” or “without notice” for a parenting order in the Family Court.

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An “on notice” application is where you file an application in the Family Court and notify the other party of your application.

The other party is then given time to respond to your application. For an on notice application, it is a prerequisite that you must attend PTS within the preceding two years and FDR within the preceding 12 months. If you have fulfilled these prerequisites, the Court will determine the custody dispute by considering the children’s welfare and best interests, which may result in a parenting order.

If there are concerns that an on notice application might cause serious injury or undue hardship to a parent or their child, or might risk the personal safety of a parent and their child, a party can apply “without notice” for a parenting order.

A without notice application for a parenting order removes the requirement to notify the other parent of your application. It also removes the perquisites to attend PTS and FDR. Without notice applications of a parenting order can be quite difficult to achieve. It requires a careful examination of your situation and the legal requirements. It is worthwhile seeing a specialist family lawyer for that task.

If you are involved in a custody dispute and you’re not quite sure whether you should go to the Family Court, get in contact with your local family lawyer who will be able to point you in a suitable direction. *fictitious names Schnauer & Co, 222 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 486 0177 www.schnauer.com

Established in 1988, Schnauer and Co is a well established law firm located on the North Shore.

Our expertise lies in the following areas of the law: • Relationship Property and Family Law • Trusts/Asset Protection and Estate Planning • Property • Commercial • Elder Law • Employment

At Schnauer and Co we: • deliver client focused and innovative advice and solutions • build close relationships with our clients • are committed to providing high quality services and value to our clients

222 Kitchener Road, Milford, North Shore, Auckland City 0520 P.O. Box 31-272, Milford, North Shore, Auckland City 0741 Ph + 64 9 486 0177 | Fax + 64 9 486 0175 Email schnauer@schnauer.com

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INSURANCE DESIGN: BRADY ARBLASTER

Brady Arblaster of Insurance Design provides this regular column for Channel Mag on Insurance.

He is passionate about “protecting businesses and families from the risks in their lives”.

Business Owners

– What happens if you can’t turn up to work?

John owns a business that imports and sells specialist technology. Starting the business from scratch he holds all of the key supplier and customer relationships. He also has a business loan secured against his family home. He has three employees; a Warehouse Manager and two office staff, one a personal assistant and the other an administrator who handles the accounts.

John feels he has been proactive about insurance – he has general insurance covering his business, and personal cover on himself.

However he has not considered that the insurance he has taken out on himself will not help the business directly.

Let’s take the case of a medical emergency. John has a stroke, is hospitalised and immediately removed from the business and all business decision making. He survives the stroke but there is uncertainty around his recovery and it is unknown when or if he will be able to return to full capacity.

John has been the main contact for all the customers and suppliers to the business; a trusted business partner and advisor in those relationships. He has driven 100% of sales and negotiated all the supply contracts. Without him the business immediately loses its generator of revenue right at the time key supply contracts are coming up for renewal.

John’s team scramble to take up the slack, but the financial situation exacerbates their issues. With No Key Person Cover in place on John the business has no funds to immediately replace lost revenue and to keep up with loan repayments falling due. Nor are there funds to hire a recruitment company to quickly secure and train a competent sales manager who could take over the contracts and pricing.

The business starts to spiral downwards, some contract deadlines are missed and revenue quickly falls until the business can no longer meet its fixed costs. The staff have started to panic and are looking for other work. John’s stressed family have tried to assist but by this time the only value left in the business is the stock. This is then sold at ‘Fire Sale’ prices, approximately 50% of its actual value, to provide some cash to the business to meet lease and loan payments. This buys very little time. Quickly the loan goes unpaid, and the creditor calls in the guarantee, meaning John’s house is now on the line too.

This is a common scenario in the SME business world and it can all take place within six months of the loss of a key person.

Sadly even if John makes a full recovery he now no longer has a business to come back to.

The cover John should have had? Key Person Cover and Debt Protection Cover.

Key Person Cover protects the business from the loss of a key person through death or disability. A key person can be a revenue generator such as a Sales Manager, a key process driver such as an engineer or manager, or in fact any person whose absence will cause a

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significant reduction in the business’ profitability and value.

This type of cover can protect you and your business from the short term loss through to the permanent loss of a key person by: • providing immediate funds for replacing a key person, securing and training them • replacing lost revenue during the recruitment and training process and while key business relationships are secured until they are at a similar level to previously • maintaining business value and covering business expenses during this time • ensuring stability and job security for existing staff.

All of the above enable the business to continue looking after customers and to stay successful.

If the business owner is the key person, and is permanently removed from the business, this cover helps maintain the value of the business so it can be sold as a going concern.

Debt Protection Cover is insurance designed specifically to cover a particular business loan; this could be a mortgage the business holds, a loan to a commercial lender, or even a loan to a shareholder.

Business debt cover repays the loan in the event the insured person meets with an early death, suffers from a critical illness or is left totally and permanently disabled.

Ultimately it protects the guarantors of a business loan (usually the business owners) from the liability when, through the loss of a key person, the business can no longer make repayments and ultimately is not able to repay the debt.

The risk without this cover becomes even more serious when the debt is secured by the guarantors’ family home.

With the correct cover in place John’s business would have had the funds to find his replacement (potentially from a competitor - offering an attractive package to get them to move), get them up to speed and cover the lost revenue through this process. The business could have continued trading with relationships and contracts maintained.

The business loan would have been repaid, with no need to call in the guarantee against the family home.

If John came back to work he would have a business to come back to; in the worst case scenario, if he passed away, the business would have remained profitable and could be sold as a going concern, to benefit his family.

Have you planned for what happens if your key person suddenly can’t go to work in your business? If you think you need to talk through these options, or have this cover but it has not been reviewed in the last 12-18 months then please give me a call.

Contact: Brady Arblaster (BHSc), Phone: 09 447 3260 or 021 979 106 Email: brady@insurancedesign.nz

Brady Arblaster (BHSc) Phone: (09) 447 3260 or (021) 979 106 Email: brady@insurancedesign.nz

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PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE ADVISORS: TEESDALE ASSOCIATES

Tony Teesdale

Government backs off Fair Pay Agreements

The Government has read the tea leaves about business confidence and decided that FPAs are off the agenda – at least for now. Jacinda Ardern says there will be no more than two FPAs during the term of this Government, but the threat remains. We now await the Working Group’s design principles.

More recently, the Select Committee incensed business leaders by reporting back on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill with very few changes, flying in the face of the submissions made by business. However, much of the rhetoric grossly overstates the case. These changes do take us in the wrong direction, but they simply roll back changes made by National in 2015. We managed to work well enough under these rules before 2015, so no doubt we can do so again.

It is disappointing however, that the Select Committee couldn’t reach a sensible conclusion on rest and meal breaks. The prescriptive approach in the Bill simply won’t work. For example, it stipulates that in an eight-hour work period employees must have one unpaid half hour meal break and two paid 10-minute rest breaks. Not all businesses work in this manner.

For example, many businesses engaged in heavy physical work operate a system of two paid half hour breaks to give employees a proper break; and in others, employees in sole charge “graveyard” shifts take their breaks “on the run” in the quiet periods and in return they get paid right through their shift and spend less time at work than their day shift colleagues.

These two examples work well for both parties, but if the Bill proceeds unchanged, both arrangements will be unlawful in future.

The risk is even greater than before, because employers run the risk of a prosecution for non-compliance that may also result in bans from employing staff and hiring foreign labour.

From 2019, businesses employing 20 or more employees will be banned from using trial periods. If you are in this category, you still have the option of using probationary periods. If managed effectively, a probationary period can be useful to set expectations for new employees and address any performance concerns by issuing warnings where necessary prior to dismissal. They are however, subject to the usual rules of dismissal and so termination carries a higher risk than under a trial period. There are signs NZ First may be in favour of retention of trial periods, so perhaps it’s not over yet.

All the additional rights proposed for Unions such as freedom of access to employer premises, the obligation on employers to conclude collective agreements and the obligation to employ new employees on the same terms as any applicable collective agreement, remain intact.

Meanwhile, a Holidays Act Taskforce has been appointed to make recommendations on changes to the Holidays Act. As you know from personal experience, the review is long overdue. The current rules are simply too complex and even with the best of intentions it is virtually impossible to operate a compliant payroll system. But don’t hold your breath, because any new legislation is likely to be two to three years away. In the meantime, MBIE will still be strictly enforcing the current rules.

Tony Teesdale, Managing Director, Teesdale Associates Limited 021 920 323 www.teesdaleassociates.com

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CHANNEL INTERVIEW: BRUCE COTTERILL

A chat with…

Bruce Cotterill

By Aidan Bennett

Takapuna local and author of 'The Best Leaders Don’t Shout' If you’re looking for some good business reading it is well worth picking up a copy of 'The Best Leaders Don’t Shout’, a new book written by Takapuna local Bruce Cotterill.

Cotterill is a transformation leader who describes his career as a "vertical learning curve”. And looking at his CV, he’s well qualified to provide some good advice, having extensive experience across a range of industries. As CEO, he has led real estate group Colliers in both New Zealand and Australia, Kerry Packer’s ACP Magazines, and iconic New Zealand sportswear company Canterbury International.

In 2008, he was asked by shareholders to step in as CEO of Yellow Pages Group to lead that company through a period of dramatic change, including the restructure of the company’s $1.8 billion of debt. These days, as well as being an author, Bruce Cotterill is a professional director, business advisor, and has gone on to become one of Australasia’s leading conference keynote speakers. He is speaking at the North Harbour Club’s Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast at Regatta in Takapuna on November 20th.

Channel’s Aidan Bennett, who recently enjoyed reading the book, put these questions to Bruce in late September about the book and life in general.

AIDAN BENNETT: I bought your book mainly because I knew you were a ‘local’ as I was departing overseas from Auckland Airport and needed some in-flight reading material. I really enjoyed it, learnt a great deal. What made you decide to write it?

BRUCE COTTERILL: I’ve always had a plan to write a business book about the things I had learned. I guess I feel that I have had some pretty unique experiences, but also that I have an approach that is different and that has worked well for me. I have always wanted to share those ideas. I’ve done so through speaking for many years now, but there has always been the desire to spread the message further if I could. I had a couple of false starts, usually because I would get started on the manuscript, and then take on another project and it was always the book that dropped to the bottom of the priority list. But in 2017 I set aside some time and was able to get it done. As it turned out, once I had the time and space, writing it came pretty easy in the end.

AB: Love the book title. How did you decide on the name?

BC: I must have tried 100 titles. Some were good but nothing that summed up what the book, and I guess, my own ideas around the topics of leadership and management, were about. I was actually getting quite impatient about it at one point. Then I was watching a movie with a military theme. It featured that classic movie scene of an army sergeant standing right up against the new recruit with his nose about an inch away from the young man’s face, shouting instructions. It just clicked. The best leaders don’t shout. I then wrote the poem that features in the prologue in the first few pages and it felt right because it summed up what my approach to leadership is all about.

AB: You were appointed to lead Colliers at the relatively young age of 34. That must have been a challenging time.

You’ve now been there and done that in terms of business

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and learnt a great deal. Looking back, what one piece of advice would Bruce Cotterill in 2018 now give to the young 34 year-old Bruce Cotterill?

BC: I was 34, with a newborn child, when I moved from Colliers New Zealand to lead Colliers Australia. I was still learning about leadership, the industry was still in the hangover from the property crash in the early 1990s, and we were trying to recover the business under the constant threat of the bankers. At one point early on we couldn’t make the payroll. My immediate reaction was to try to meet everyone else’s agenda. The overwhelming lesson from that period was that we always have more time than we think we have. So firstly, and most importantly, we should take the time to listen to those who are closer to the business, including your own people, clients, suppliers and other stakeholders, before deciding on what needs to be done and what the priorities are.

When I finally left Colliers and went to work for Kerry Packer in the magazine business, we had similar financial challenges. But I gave myself time to ask the questions and develop better answers. I’ve done it ever since.

I developed the Seven Principles of Profit as a way of trying to capture everything we do in business in a series of simple headings that provide people with a template, or a series of boxes to put things in.

AB: In one sentence, what is your Seven Principles of Profit concept?

BC: I developed the Seven Principles of Profit as a way of trying to capture everything we do in business in a series of simple headings that provide people with a template, or a series of boxes to put things in. So, whether you are writing your business plan, developing a client support programme, planning your day, or even running a family, it gives you a series of headings to consider. Although I developed the seven principles 20 years ago, I still think it works well for that purpose. And everything we do in business still falls under one of those seven headings.

(Sorry, four sentences!)

AB: What is Bruce Cotterill mainly up to these days? What does a typical week look like when you are not cycling with (your wife) Rose in France and Corsica?

BC: I work as a Director or Chair on six boards, one of which is a voluntary board. I’m also an advisor to a number of corporate organisations in New Zealand and Australia. Then there is the speaking and writing. Last year I did about 50 conference presentations, plus I run my masterclass for leaders programme four times a year. I write a fortnightly column for Stuff, and record a weekly video called Bruce Cotterill’s Blog for Business.

AB: I see that in your “spare time” you are a husband, father, lifeguard, ageing triathlete, competitive ocean swimmer and frustrated golfer – and also Chairman of Swimming New Zealand. Which of these roles or pastimes have tested you the most?

BC: They all do. The fading athlete inside continues to test me, but I’m there for the fun and the health reasons mostly nowadays. The role as Chair of a national sporting organisation is very challenging. In this country, unless you are one of the big sports – rugby, cricket, netball, rowing, yachting – it is incredibly tough. Funding and talent are the biggest challenges.

At Swimming New Zealand, we now have a great team in place, but it’s taken us a long time to get there. Funding is really difficult, and of course it’s the parents of swimmers who end up footing the bill. One of our goals at present is to drive down the ‘user pays’ component for parents. You’re only as good as your next result, and in swimming we’re competing in a global sport. It’s the second biggest sport in the Olympics, and the

top 16 in an event can be separated by less than one second.

That doesn’t happen in rowing or yachting. It’s unique in that sense and I think the achievements of people like Lauren Boyle are under-appreciated. What’s also rewarding – and most of the general public won’t see this – is that we put 1500 swim teachers through education programmes every year. I’ve spent 40 years hanging around surf life saving and water safety and our drowning statistics continue to frustrate me. We have to get more people capable of swimming for their lives in moving water.

AB: If you were 34 and starting a business in 2019, what would that business do?

BC: It wouldn’t be a lot different to what I am doing now. Ideally, it would be doing something with my children Suzie and Fraser, both of whom are showing an interest in business. It would probably have a healthy dose of digital marketing and would revolve around helping people and organisations to improve their performance. I would also like to be taking the leadership messages into high schools.

AB: Complete the following: I love living on the Shore because…

BC: …I grew up in the Bay of Plenty and spent my teenage years and early 20s in Mount Maunganui. Later I married a Takapuna girl.

So, if you have to live in a big city such as Auckland, being by the coast is a must for me. The summers on the Shore are terrific with plenty of access to well-run sporting events which suits my family.

You didn’t ask, but my fear for the North Shore, is that we are tied to a Mayor and a city administration that doesn’t come across the bridge. And if you look at the numbers, we will never elect the Mayor. South Auckland will always elect a Super City Mayor, and I believe we are losing input into our North Shore infrastructure and communities because we are not electorally important enough.

Bruce Cotterill will speak at the North Harbour Club’s Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast at the Regatta Bar & Eatery in Takapuna at 7am on Tuesday November 20th. This is a North Harbour Club fundraising event that he is supporting.

To book and for more details visit: www.northharbourclub.co.nz or email gill@northharbourclub.co.nz

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GUNDRY'S GRUMBLES

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 Magazine.

I am getting increasingly frustrated...

I am getting increasingly frustrated with the Auckland Transport’s Park and Ride facilities on the North Shore, which seem to be spreading like rust on a sunken ship. The facility at Oteha Valley Road is becoming unbearably out of control. If you are not there by 7.30am then there is nowhere for commuters to park, so they park anywhere; on the grass verges that are turning muddier and muddier by the day, on the footpaths, in the mud puddles, any way, and anywhere, in their haste to get to the bus to work.

The same is happening at Silverdale, which is opposite the Silverdale Rugby Club. They have spent millions of dollars building this facility, but there is no future-proofing. What they need to be building is concrete parking buildings, two or three levels in the ground and three to four levels out of the ground to future-proof these facilities. They are obviously very successful and popular, and to have them creeping over the acreage is not acceptable.

You also have Akoranga Bus Station where there is virtually no parking at all. How sensible is that?

Last month I went to the All Blacks versus Australia match at Eden Park, with a great friend from San Francisco. He is used to using the AT&T park, which lies on the waterfront of San Francisco and is home to the San Francisco Giants Baseball team, a marvelous and fantastic stadium that fits so beautifully in downtown San Francisco.

Hundreds of people crammed onto the train, filling up every nook and cranny, with great expectations for a fast trip to Eden Park. The train rattled out of Britomart at the speed of an old Western locomotive…

We left Devonport on the 4.30pm ferry, two adult return tickets for the trip over and back. I got to the Auckland side and gave the ticket attendant, who happened to be a new New Zealander with not a great grasp of our language, one return ticket and asked him to clip it twice, to pay for both of us – which he duly did. By the time I got onto the crossing I was accosted by the ticket attendant, asking where my other ticket was for my friend.

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for my friend and myself, and we were intending to use the other ticket to go home. He didn’t seem to understand and the tone of his voice became louder and louder and more agitated. I tried to explain, but in the end I shrugged my shoulders and walked over the crossing towards Britomart. On entering the bowels of the Britomart Train Station, we were ushered by another group of new New Zealanders with megaphones, onto Platform 1, where we were told the train would be there within minutes. There were hundreds of us jammed onto the platform. Somebody on the public announcement system informed us that the train was now leaving Newmarket and would be at the station in nine minutes.

There was groaning from the passengers waiting. The train duly arrived in all its splendour. Hundreds of people crammed onto the train, filling up every nook and cranny, with great expectations for a fast trip to Eden Park. The train rattled out of Britomart at the speed of an old Western locomotive, rattling its way to the Parnell Station, where hundreds of people were lining the platform, waiting to get on. They opened the doors and a few dozen managed to cram their way on board, much to the consternation of the passengers already on the train. It left Parnell and rattled slowly towards the south, again stopping at Newmarket. There were hundreds more passengers patiently waiting for the speedy train service to Eden Park.

At this point, they opened the doors again and a few dozen people tried to force their way on. I then said, “Enough is enough” to one of the other match goers, and his answer was that if I didn’t move, he would deal to me. Luckily the doors closed quickly, and the train began to move away.

On returning from the match, we decided to give the train a miss and Uber home.

The following day, being a Sunday, was the Bob Dylan concert at the Spark Arena in downtown Auckland. I’d bought a few tickets months before, to take all my family and a few friends as Bob Dylan’s music has been a part of my life for over half a century.

We asked Fullers, on the ferry boat while we were going to town, if there would be a late ferry as the concert started at 8pm and ran for two hours, so we knew we wouldn’t be out in time to catch the last scheduled ferry. We were duly told that yes, there would be a later ferry at 11.15pm to take the concert goers back to the North Shore. On walking back from the Spark Arena towards the ferry, all the punters who had been told this (and there were dozens of them), were told that the last ferry had left for Devonport at 10.15pm and that was it for the night.

We duly hailed a taxi to take us back to Devonport. At that time of night it was a trip of 12 minutes. The new New Zealander driving the cab, at the end of the trip, said "That will be $110.00, Sir." This was duly negotiated to a far better rate - talk about taking the piss!

If Mayor Goff was serious about public transport we would be getting a lot better deal than we experienced. I will endeavour to use my Toyota diesel ute as much as possible, in order not to use public transport.

See you next month.

COMMUNITY NEWS

School's centenary search for oldest past pupil Birkenhead Primary School is turning 100 in 2019 and, as part of the build up to the centenary celebrations, is looking for their oldest living member of their alumni.

The school is planning a weekend of celebrations on 8th and 9th of March next year, including a social function on the Friday night and a High Tea on the Saturday afternoon.

The oldest living former pupil found before the celebrations next year will receive free tickets to both events for them and a partner.

They will also be asked to help with the weekend formalities such as cutting the centenary cake and planting the centenary tree.

“At the launch of the school’s Learning Trust Alumni Legacy Wall in 2014, 96-year-old Ian Hall attended as our oldest living alumni, but he has sadly since passed away,” says Centenary Committee Chairperson Katrina King.

“We’ve been searching through a huge pile of records and photos, like the one pictured here, and our oldest living alumni could be in any of these. We’d love to find them and have them become a special part of our celebrations in March next year.”

Regardless of their age, the school is keen to reconnect with as many alumni as possible for the reunion.

Outgoing school Principal Nigel Bioletti, who is leaving the school in October after almost 25 years of service, says “Turning 100 is pretty special for the school and the local community, and we look forward to celebrating with many of our past staff and students.”

“We have some wonderful events and activities planned and hope as many as alumni as possible can be part of at least one of these,” he says.

A Birkenhead Primary class photo from 1926.

The school has had a number of successful alumni over the years, including the famous faces of actor Martin Henderson and media personality Duncan Garner. TV presenter (and Dancing With the Stars extraordinaire!) Suzy Cato is also an alumni parent.

If you know of any potential candidates for oldest alumni, or any alumni of the school, please let the school know or direct them to the centenary website www.birkenheadprimary100.nz or the Alumni Facebook page www.facebook.com/birkenheadprimaryalumni.

The sites have a wonderful collection of memories and photos posted, plus information about the programme of events for the weekend. Tickets for both main events are on sale via the website or in the school office (during term time).

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Cam Calkoen is an inspirational speaker who is bending perceptions to inspire change and an attitude of awesomeness through simple, lasting human truths. Passionate about the Shore, this column reflects the awesomeness that surrounds us and the potential we all have to achieve a personal best.

By Natalie Bell, Maat Group, Specialists in Commercial Property syndication.

The assessment of a Commercial Property Management Company value

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A competent and efficient commercial property manager may add significant value to a landlord’s investment. Many experienced property investors will tell you that good management is invaluable, so let’s examine why: Higher Quality Tenants Quality tenants are the key to a successful investment. The Agreement to Lease needs to be signed only after an in-depth due diligence period to check the financial standing and reliability of the prospective tenants who will most likely: • Pay their rent and operating expenses on time • Require a longer lease term • Place less wear and tear on the property; and • Cause fewer other issues.

An experienced commercial property management company will be able to professionally deal with potential tenants, understand that prospect’s business, as well as having the ability to assess not only their current property needs but also their future.

Fewer costly and time-consuming legal problems A pro-active commercial property manager will maintain vigilance to be aware of: • Unpaid rent • Property damage • Bad lease preparation • Early terminating leases.

The diligence of the property manager is the key. Employ the right company for the right reasons for the right outcomes.

Debt collection process A property manager acts on behalf of the landlord. It is the responsibility of the commercial property manager to initiate the recovery process for unpaid charges by the tenant. In extreme cases legal assistance may be required.

Lower maintenance and repair costs Well maintained properties result in the elimination of one of the main reasons why tenants wish to change tenancies. Maintaining a quality property will preserve the value of the landlord’s investment.

A reputable commercial property management company will make available their own in-house maintenance staff, as well as their network of licensed, bonded and insured contractors who have already been vetted for good pricing and quality work. This can translate into significant savings and satisfaction for the landlord. The management company can receive volume discounts on maintenance work and they can employ contractors who they can rely on for their trade skills and their assessment of maintenance issues.

Increase the value of the investment The enhancing of the value of a property for an investor should be the primary goal of any capable commercial property manager. A focus on providing a high level of personal service, professionalism and integrity is required to form a strong, inter-active relationship with landlords.

To discuss your commercial property management requirements, you are most welcome to contact Natalie Bell either at the Maat office on 09 414 6078 or on mob. 021 195 9937 or email nbell@maat.co.nz

CAM CALKOEN: BENDING PERCEPTIONS, INSPIRING CHANGE

Thank you to the mentors

This is a thank you to all the mentors out there, all the people who give their time, who understand that our success in life is not determined by what we achieve individually but through how we learn from our experiences to move, to connect, to care, to inspire a fellow human being. It is the actions and generosity of humanity that has taught me the greatest attributes for Cam Calkoen at Heineken, Amsterdam. building my dream.

When I started as a speaker I would meet speakers who would say the likes of “I don’t get out of bed for less than…” A few years later, they were asking “how do you get so busy”, I got busy through putting value on opportunity, through working with passion and knowing that when we do, excellence (in all aspects of the word) looks after itself.

In 2016 I was asked to speak at a school. It was the morning after a 1am landing into Auckland, I had another talk that day, the organiser had really grilled me on what to say… there were a whole range of perceived reasons to say NO, but I focused on the opportunity to move, to connect, to care, to inspire and said YES, I did it and it was AWESOME! Long story short, I’ve just arrived home from speaking in Amsterdam, my first European talk, the furthest I’ve spoken from where it all began at home on the Shore, speaking at the home of one of the most recognised companies in the world ‘Heineken’.

This was a direct result of that school talk that I could have said NO to. In the audience that morning was a Dutchman, who was about to return home, to take over a management position at Heineken. For his conference he would need a speaker to further inspire resilience and innovation; the value of that morning has now exceeded all expectations.

Our opportunities should not be blocked by our perception; rather we should adapt our perception to see that within everything is an opportunity, an opportunity that will arise when we look for the value (beyond the dollar), and work with passion. It is my mentors that taught me this, my mentors all of whose success I admire the most.

Inspirational Speaker Book Cam and inspire new levels of awesomeness with your team.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE COMMERCIAL

In pole position… high profile corner property in Mairangi Bay Village close to the beach.

North Shore commercial investment opportunities with a residential twist Two fully leased North Shore commercial buildings are for sale in Bayleys’ latest national Total Property commercial portfolio with the added bonus of resource consents for residential conversion.

A high profile corner property in the commercial centre of Mairangi Bay Village is up for sale with a resource consent in place for a four-level retail and apartment building.

Located at 368 Beach Rd, the offering comprises a fully leased 644 sq m commercial building on 836 sq m of land with frontage also to Hastings Rd. The property is for sale by Deadline Private Treaty closing at 4pm, October 25, unless sold prior. It is being marketed by Michael Nees, Dean Gilbert-Smith and Eddie Zhong of Bayleys North Shore Commercial.

“Situated in a prominent corner position on Beach Rd, the East Coast Bays' primary coastal arterial route, this property is one of only a few commercial titles in the sought after Mairangi Bay Village and one of even fewer to be offered publicly to the market in recent years,” says Michael Nees. “It is strategically located in the middle of the township opposite the village’s only pedestrian crossing with an abundance of public car parking nearby.”

The two-level building has four retail outlets and an ATM machine at ground level, comprising longstanding Sushi and Chinese takeaways, a Star shop and one shop formerly occupied by a pizza outlet which has a 12 month vendor rental underwrite from settlement. Upper level office space is occupied by a legal firm and there are 13 car parks at the rear of the site.

The property is currently generating total net annual rental income of $207,472 plus GST. “The offering represents an ideal balance of land and income - a large freehold site with a substantial and diversified cashflow all

underpinned by a blue chip locality,” says Nees. “This is a perfect nest egg for investors, family trusts and land bankers with an eye for the future.”

Dean Gilbert-Smith says the property offers plenty of add value opportunities for the next owner. Modest existing rental levels provide the prospect of future rental upside while the site’s Town Centre zoning enables it to be more intensively developed.

“The existing building could potentially be upgraded and expanded both upwards as well as outwards on the currently underutilised land at the rear of the site. Or the site could be completely redeveloped along the lines of the mixed use development for which resource consent has been granted and which makes full use of the site”.

The consented redevelopment plans have two retail units at ground level and three levels of residential units above comprising 12 apartments.

“The site’s northerly aspect and corner positon, which means it benefits from plenty of natural light, makes it ideally suited for residential development as does its location in the heart of a popular seaside village and within a short walk of one of Auckland’s nicest beaches,” says Dean Gilbert-Smith.

Eddie Zhong says the Mairangi Bay Village provides a convenient local service retail hub for the surrounding residential suburbs of Mairangi, Murrays, Rothesay, Campbells and Castor bays and is anchored by several hospitability hotspots and a Countdown Supermarket.

He says there is a large proportion of “baby boomers” in the surrounding affluent residential population many of whom are looking to down size from traditional family homes. “This will create strong demand for a high quality apartments and townhouses close to the village. This in turn will increase value for the limited sites

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within the area with favorable, intensive zoning attributes like 368 Beach Rd. As such you would expect it be in hot demand in the medium term from developers looking to cash in on what would be a special opportunity.”

Eddie Zhong says while Mairangi Bay provides a relaxed seaside atmosphere it also has good access to public transport and the motorway network. It is located around five minutes’ drive from Constellation Drive and in turn Auckland’s Northern Motorway and “Park and Ride” bus service. A dedicated bus route running through Beach Rd to Takapuna and the Auckland CBD also provides a valuable public transport amenity.

Wairau Valley opportunity Also for sale in Bayleys’ latest Total Property portfolio is Unit A, 179 Archers Rd, Wairau Valley, comprising 1409 sq m of commercial and industrial space with a resource consent in place for a mixed use, predominantly residential development incorporating 14 apartments.

The property is also fully leased and is generating net annual rental income of $259,040 plus GST from six tenancies. It is for sale by negotiation and is being marketed by Ranjan Unka, Eddie Zhong and Anna Radkevich, Bayleys North Shore Commercial Ranjan Unka says the building was extensively refurbished and upgraded in 2010 and has an A Grade seismic assessment of 100% of New Building Standard. It now encompasses two levels of modern quality air-conditioned commercial spacing totaling 1062 sq m with substantial exposure to Archers Rd plus a 268 sq m medium stud warehouse and 70 sq m of associated offices located at the rear of the building.

The offering is one of two substantial units situated on the northern corner of the intersection of Archers Rd and Sunnybrae Rd, two of the Wairau Valley’s busier roads. Unka says one of the property’s features is its excellent on-site parking with approximately 26 spaces, 10 at the front of site with a further 16 at the rear, all of which are accessed from Sunnybrae Rd. The extensively glazed Archers Rd frontage has three ground floor tenancies and a further two on the first floor. Uplift Fitness

Boutique Limited, which provides a wide range of fitness services, occupies the northern and largest tenancy on the ground floor which comprises 240 sq m of gymnasium space.

Adjoining it is the 132 sq m La Pachamama store which specialises in South American teas and foods, including a full range of artisan sweets made in Argentina. The final 90 sq m ground floor tenancy is occupied by a beauty salon.

On the upper level, Community Education Foundation Aotearoa leases 350 sq m of office space with amenities including a kitchenette and men’s and women’s toilets. The remainder of the first floor provides 250 sq m of high quality showroom space for home furnishing retailer Lounge and Living with direct pedestrian access available from Archers Rd. Aluminium cladding specialist Panelab Limited occupies the warehouse accommodation which includes a roller door entry along with a pedestrian door.

The leases all have personal guarantees with terms ranging up to five years with an average weighted lease term of just under four years, says Ranjan Unka.

“This is a very well presented building which first and foremost offers a solid investment opportunity with good rental growth prospects. But it also comes with the added bonus of a resource consent for a change of use to residential.”

The Resource Consent approval provides for alterations to the ground floor to provide retail together with storage and covered car parking with the existing commercial space on the first floor being converted to apartments. A further two levels of apartments could be added on top providing a total of 14 three-bedroom apartments.

Ranjan Unka says surrounding properties predominantly comprise a range of smaller to medium sized industrial buildings and showrooms developed during the 1960s through to the mid 1980s.

“However, in more recent times, the upgrading and conversion of conventional industrial structures to provide modern office or showroom accommodation has become a feature of the Wairau Valley along with large format retail complexes such as a Pak’ n ’Save supermarket and Mitre 10 Mega and Bunnings stores.”

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Shane Gibson

– Well equipped to face the challenges of new role Most sports, especially bowls, face immense challenges as work and social environments change, and in what is becoming an increasingly professional era.

But Bowls North Harbour can take some assurance that with the appointment as its new secretary-events manager, Shane Gibson, it has someone who from personal experience and his own professional training is superbly equipped to meet some of those challenges.

Not only has Gibson been an excellent bowler himself, and is well versed in sports management, but he has also endured so much in his own life that anything sports administration will throw up will seem minor.

Gibson, in achieving so much on the bowls green, has been something of a medical marvel. In 2007 the then 30-year underwent both heart and kidney transplants.

These came after a lifetime of health battles which started with a rare blood disorder in his childhood. By 11 he had had a marrow transplant and various radiation and chemotherapy treatments so weakened his organs that before he was 30 he had suffered 12 heart attacks and had had 11 stents inserted.

He was on dialysis for 18 months and one of his proudest boasts has been winning the Birkenhead singles in 2006, beating such top players as Colin Rogan, Rod Mahon and Mark Rumble while on dialysis.

As a youngster he had been a promising tennis player and it was because of his health he switched in 2000 to the gentler exercise in bowls.

One of the great assets of bowls, he believes, is that it can be played by those who like him have had health issues and by men and women of all ages.

One of the great assets of bowls, he believes, is that it can be played by those who like him have had health issues and by men and women of all ages. It’s also perhaps the only sport where on a given day an average player can occasionally beat a champion.

Gibson has had a good share of bowls success, having won several club titles and been a Harbour centre representative at both junior and open levels. But he also has felt first hand some of the frustrations the game can bring.

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Despite having made six finals he has never won a centre title and his knockbacks have extended to national levels. In 2010 he and his Birkenhead club-mate, the late Rod Mahon, were narrowly beaten in the New Zealand Opens pairs final at Henderson and in the Open that year he also made the singles semi-finals and triples quarter-finals.

His bowls background has been supplemented by his academic feats: a degree in Business Studies from Massey University and lecturing roles at AUT and Unitec in sports management and academic literacy. He also spent a year working as a development officer with Bowls New Zealand.

As a semi-fulltime employee with Bowls North Harbour Gibson says he is fully aware that he will be working alongside affiliated clubs who almost without exception are run by volunteers.

And for the sport as a whole the most pressing challenge is that faced by even the major codes: trying to arrest declining playing numbers and memberships. “I believe Bowls New Zealand and Bowls North Harbour are moving along the right lines in finding new ways to help grow the sport,” he says.

It is only a personal viewpoint, he emphasises, but as with other centres in New Zealand some clubs need to think about their future and if need be to consider possible amalgamations.

That, of course, is something which can’t be imposed from above.

But while the challenges are formidable Gibson remains optimistic about bowls’ future. Given his background and experiences he can hardly be anything else. www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL NORTH SHORE

Jimmy O’Brien and Janet Marshall, Colliers International North Shore.

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SALE & LEASING OPPORTUNITIES

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Big opportunity in Central Takapuna Following on from the Auckland Councils decision to centralise the council service centres around some Auckland’s suburbs. This will unlock a substantial amount of vacant office space in central Takapuna. Originally home to the former North Shore City 1-7 The Strand, Takapuna.

Council since it was built, the property at 1-7 The Strand Takapuna is available to occupy now, with flexible tenancy sizes and favourable rental rates on offer.

The four-level office building has spaces of between 750sq m to 8,000sq m, with flexibility to partition off smaller areas as required by tenants. This prominent property offers spectacular harbour views and is a stone’s throw from Takapuna Beach.

This is a great opportunity for Takapuna to attract new business into our piece of paradise. The Council is highly motivated to sublease the property, making this a superb chance for tenants to secure a flexible amount of office space.

Alternately, a long-term lease may be obtained by exercising the existing right of renewal, or possibly by negotiating directly with the property owner.

The property offers a ready-to-occupy solution that would be ideal for a start-up company requiring flexibility to expand, or an established organisation needing a base. This could be a turn key solution for a company as the space includes a boardroom, meeting rooms, kitchen and lunchroom, and a reception area all within a clean, open plan design.

To add to the convenience, a range of furniture is available if required, including desks, chairs, meeting and boardroom tables.

The property has good access to the motorway network, putting it within 15 minutes’ drive of the Auckland CBD. The location also makes it highly convenient to service North Shore-based projects. As we know Takapuna offers excellent public transport links, with bus routes linking the seaside

suburb with the CBD and the North Shore’s residential suburbs, which provide an excellent workforce catchment.

Staff will be able to enjoy the best the North Shore has to offer, with a large wraparound deck to enjoy the outstanding harbour views.

Takapuna is the North Shore’s premier centre, providing shopping, recreational, employment and commercial services in a unique beachfront setting. The suburb is anticipated to become the backyard for an estimated 15,000 residents and 15,000 employees by 2040. This growth is supported by Takapuna’s central location. It is only 9km from Auckland City and 28km from Auckland International Airport.

We are open to hear your thoughts on who would be a good fit for this space and who you would like to see share this special part of Auckland with us.

Our Commercial Manager Janet Marshall has been appointed Master Agent for this space and would love to hear from you.

On another note I was personally pleased the public recently voted for change in Takapuna. With the imminent start of construction of the new council 420 space carpark in the old Gasometer site which will include both electric car and bike charging, bike storage and motorbike parking along with “end of trip” facilities including changing rooms.

The plans to revitalise Takapuna by improving public spaces, creating a new town square and the connection to the beach.

I am looking forward to watching Takapuna grow and create more opportunity for all of us.

Jimmy O'Brien and Janet Marshall Colliers International North Shore 09 488 4783 www.colliers.co.nz

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: BARFOOT & THOMPSON COMMERCIAL

Construction commences on new 41 unit Oracle Drive development Location ticks all the boxes, priced from $450,000 and available on 10% deposit.

Brian Paulin of Barfoot & Thompson Commercial North Shore is marketing an exciting new development of 41 warehouse and office units that will be built in Oracle Drive, Albany. This development, which will be completed in approximately 12 months, ticks a whole lot of boxes for both owner occupiers and investors.

Oracle Drive is a superb location. It is off Corinthian Drive and right in the commercial hub of Albany. It's close to main arterial routes – motorway both north and south – with handy access to both the Albany industrial precinct, Albany’s retail hub (including Westfield Albany and Albany Mega Centre) and a large residential catchment.

“Having experienced almost continuous growth over the last 20 years, Albany shows no signs of slowing down,” says Brian Paulin, who is exclusively marketing the quality development.

The most sought after commercial property is small warehouse office units under $1million, and almost all in this Oracle Drive development are under that figure.

“There are 41 different sized mixed use units on a freehold unit title basis and these are available with an initial deposit of 10%. Prices start from just $450,000 plus GST and will appeal to owner occupiers such as tradies as well as astute investors.

Interest is high as we have sold 10 of the 41 units off the plans already.”

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Sizes of the units range from 90 square metres through to 331 square metres. There are eight commercial units along the road frontage to Oracle Drive, eight warehouse/storage units and 25 high stud office warehouse units. The development meets latest building standards, including having a seismic rating of 100%.

“There’s a unit size here to suit everyone,” adds Brian Paulin.

“Those feeling priced out of the tight market need to look no further. These are quality units that are priced to sell and will not last long on the market. The most sought after commercial property at present are small warehouse office units under $1million, and almost all in this Oracle Drive development are under that figure. Current low interest rates and the general lack of brand new commercial units make these very attractive.

“With the central location these will make a great office and excellent trade business premises as well – so a sound investment for owner occupiers and investors. Industrial vacancy levels are at historical lows at around 2%, so it is more costeffective for a tenant to buy than lease.”

Don't delay, contact Brian Paulin at Barfoot & Thompson today to find out more about the opportunities at this 3-5 Oracle Brian Paulin Drive development.

Brian Paulin 027 448 1321 or email: b.paulin@barfoot.co.nz

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE: NEW ZEALAND SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Selling homes in a tougher market

Kurt Piper gives his view...

The art of selling is to attract an audience that would like to view the property. A good agent doesn’t just sell a home, they craft the process in which the home can be sold.

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Successfully selling a home in a tough market means that rather than doing the same thing over and over again, be innovative and stand out.

Kurt Piper from New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty puts a lot of thought into the target audience for his listings, and produces something that is attractive to put in front of those buyers. The art of selling is to attract an audience that would like to view the property. A good agent doesn’t just sell a home, they craft the process in which the home can be sold.

It also helps to have access to an international marketing affiliate, like Sotheby’s International Realty which has global reach and international marketing relationships, which provides a seller in New Zealand with access to a world of buyers, not just local or domestic buyers.

Another property successfully sold by Kurt Piper.

Vendor testimonial for 8 Arawa Avenue, Devonport: “After testing the market with several other agencies for more than eight months and without a result matching our expectations, we listed our property with Kurt Piper from New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty, and were immediately impressed with the activity that Kurt brought to our home. Kurt took us through his clearly proposed marketing strategy, via the local, domestic and international arenas. With regular activity updates and after several interested parties and multiple offers, he got us sold. Through Kurt’s enthusiasm, dedication and professionalism he achieved a great result. He comes with our highest recommendation”.

Kurt Piper, Sales Associate 021 137 6450, 09 394 4456, kurt.piper@nzsir.com

20 St Andrews Way, Albany Solid Masonry Masterpiece Nestled at the end of one of the North Shore´s most prestigious subdivisions this beautifully crafted, alluring masonry home has it all. Offering multiple living areas both inside and out and showcasing a formal lounge that could be straight out of a New York luxury penthouse, with its oversized ceilings, gas log fire and access to the inviting outdoor loggia.

A separate purpose-built granny flat with its own private outdoor loggia and courtyard will be a welcome feature for teenagers or extended families.

Overlooking North Shore Golf Course and close to both Kristin and Pinehurst schools, this beautifully crafted, alluring masonry home has it all.

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Land: 684 sq m (more or less)

TENDER: Closes 4:00 p.m. Thursday 11 October 2018 (unless sold prior) VIEW: nzsothebysrealty.com/NSH11055 KURT PIPER: M 021 137 6450 kurt.piper@nzsir.com Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated. Browns Real Estate Limited (licensed under the REAA 2008) MREINZ.

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Over $2.3 billion in settled sales January 1999-June 2018

Have confidence you are dealing with the best Reward yourself with experience and results

Nadja Court 021 777 690 n.court@barfoot.co.nz

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CHANNEL FEATURE HOMES: NADJA COURT, BARFOOT & THOMPSON

Urban Oasis – 1170m2 Estate In Forrest Hill 31 Selwyn Crescent, Forrest Hill – For Sale by negotiation Barfoot & Thompson’s Nadja Court is marketing this large family home in Selwyn Crescent, Forrest Hill. Positioned on a deceptively large 1170sqm site and located in a well-connected, family-friendly pocket, 31 Selwyn Crescent is a spacious, seamlessly extended bungalow in Forrest Hill.

The sought-after neighbourhood is zoned for Westlake Girls and Boys, Campbells Bay Primary, Forrest Hill Primary as well as dual zoned for Takapuna Normal and Murrays Bay Intermediate – a sound investment for those with families. Milford’s village shops, cafes and restaurants are an easy walk away, along with its beautiful beach.

Set down a private right-of-way, the position affords a good sense of peace and privacy. There’s abundant off-street parking for cars and a boat, along with the double internal garage.

The owners have lived here for the past four years and have loved the sunny, open plan spaces and feel of the home.

The original bungalow has been elegantly updated and extended for convenience and comfort, with all additions kept within the original architectural design theme. Durable, light polished wooden floors are offset by the contemporary colour scheme inside. The modern kitchen anchors the open-plan living and dining areas, where a wood-burning fireplace provides warmth in winter. The carpeted formal lounge is on one side, while the family living flows out through French doors to the expansive deck and alfresco living on the other.

There is an office, guest bedroom, bathroom and separate laundry located at one end of the house, while the remaining three bedrooms, master ensuite and main bathroom are positioned at the other end of the new hallway. Downstairs, a generous carpeted

area has its own bathroom and outdoor access and could serve many purposes – as a large rumpus room, home office, studio, or accommodation for teenagers/extended family.

The outdoor area really sets it apart from the rest. Generous private decks step down on to the huge rear garden and level lawns, which are flooded with afternoon sun. Feature landscaping and plantings frame the property and there’s a kids’ playhouse and more than enough space for a pool. The roof of the new shed has been membraned and prepared to be utilised as a living roof, with a basin, fridge and sink the perfect fish filleting set up out the front.

At the top of the property, a fruit orchard bears apples, lemons, limes and mandarins.

This exceptional estate combines park-like grounds with classic bungalow design and vast amounts of space for busy modern families.

31 SELWYN CRESCENT, FORREST HILL For Sale by negotiation Viewing: Please call me on 021 777 690 View property online: www.barfoot.co.nz/763768 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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The Channel Crossword

Set locally by Mãyã, especially for Channel each month. No. 41

An important note to the solver: Mary-Louise Browne's artwork in Lorne Street gets from WORD to DEED by changing one letter at a time. Similarly, you can get from 1 across to 27 down via 1 down, 30, 6, 29, 34, 32, 28, 27 across, 9, 13 and 8 - however, the clues to these all contain one or more 11s.

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by Jules (5) Figments of daddy's first axe (4)

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footwear (5,3,5) 16 Pan Jackson's Rabbit? (5) 18 Surge where one may find pond snail? (6) 19 Fascination with meeting of alumni (9) 22 Hydrocarbon's been found around the

country by 20 at last (7) 24 Herb exchanging a rook and reaching

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other half (7) 26 Hoist bird to extend neck (5) 27 10 across or ____, as the case may be (4) 28 ACT derided for losing police (4) 29 Obits Key escaped, to some extent (4)

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Solution to last month's crossword

This month's crossword will also be uploaded to the creator’s blog at: channelcrossword.wordpress.com There, Mãyã will kindly attempt to answer any questions or comments that may arise from the crosswords each month.

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VICTORIA BIDWELL

Residential Waterfront Specialist

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