Channel Magazine April 2021

DO IT LOCAL Supporting local business

ANZAC Day 2021

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For our busin and our commesses unity

School Holiday Fun with Tim Bray Theatre Co.

A LION IN THE MEADOW at The PumpHouse Theatre

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Kamo and friends complete gruelling Great Barrier 100km Challenge

A big congratulations to Milford local and former All Black Ian (Kamo) Jones and four friends for completing their challenge of swimming 100km from Great Barrier to Takapuna Beach, raising money for St John (Ambulance). Ian is pictured on Takapuna Beach with his four 100km swimming mates after completing the relay swim in 25 hours in late March. From left: Karim Rostami, David Mitchell, Ian Jones, Richard Hart and Rick Wells. The challenge was supported by Volkswagen NZ, Spark, AIA Vitality, Blue Seventy and Family Boats. A huge amount of money has been raised by donations can still be on www.givealittle.co.nz – well done Kamo and team, a great effort!

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR April 2021

This Channel Community Calendar is published monthly for community events.

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

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Acrylic Realism Painting Class – Mairangi Arts Centre 7pm

Rhymetime for 2-5 Yr Olds – Takapuna Library – 9.30am Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm

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EASTER MONDAY

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Rhymetime for 2-5 yr olds – Takapuna Library – 9.30am Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall – 9.30am

North Shore Community Toy Library – 7 North Shore Community Library 7pm

Rhymetime for 2-5 yr olds – Takapuna Library – 9.30am

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4-Up Storytime: Get Ready for ABC! – Takapuna Library 10.30am

Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm

Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peters Anglican Church – 10am

Suttle Dances – Bruce Mason Centre

Heritage & Local History Drop-In – Birkenhead Library 2pm Eating for Better Health – Short Course in Nutrition – Wellpark College -6pm

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Denise Snoad – Creative Talks – The PumpHouse 7pm Wriggle and Rhyme – Takapuna Library 9.30am and 11.30am Creative Drawing & Painting – Mairangi Arts Centre 4.30pm Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall 6pm Creative Talks - Denise Snode – The PumpHouse 7pm Kumeu Vintage Brass – Bruce Mason Centre

Rhymetime for 2-5 yr olds – Takapuna Library – 9.30am

A Lion in the Meadow and other 19 stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm

A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm

Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall 6pm

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Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall – 9.30am

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Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall – 9.30am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Basketball Challenge – Glenfield Mall 10am

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am World of Musicals – Bruce Mason Centre Basketball Challenge – Glenfield Mall 10am Cartoon Workshop – Glenfield Mall 10am

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Pop and Rock Vinyl Record Sale – Meadowood Community House 9am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Face Painting – Glenfield Mall 10am

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A Lion in the Meadow and other 27 stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Childrens Drawing and Painting ArtDay – St Anne’s Hall – Browns Bay 10am Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall – 9.30am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Face Painting – Glenfield Mall 10am

Operatunity -20th Anniversary Royal

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North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 7pm 4-Up Storytime: Get Ready for ABC! – Takapuna Library 10.30am Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peters Anglican Church – 10am Heritage & Local History Drop-In – Birkenhead Library 2pm Eating for Better Health – Short Course in Nutrition – Wellpark College -6pm Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 10.am

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Rhymetime for 2-5 yr olds – Takapuna Library – 9.30am

After-School Drama Classes for Ages 5-10 – St Georges Presbyterian Church, Takapuna 4pm Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm

A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 7pm Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peters Anglican Church – 10am Eating for Better Health – Short Course in Nutrition – Wellpark College -6pm The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Basketball Challenge – Glenfield Mall 10am Cartoon Workshop – Glenfield Mall 10am

A Lion in the Meadow and other 22 stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm

A Lion in the Meadow and other 28 stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm

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Childrens Drawing and Painting ArtDay – St Anne’s Hall – Browns Bay 10am North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 7pm Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peters Anglican Church – 10am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Paw Patrol – Glenfield Mall 11am VR Simulator – Glenfield Mall 1pm Cartoon Workshop – Glenfield Mall 10am

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Artz on Show – Peter Pan – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Minions photo opportunity – Glenfield Mall – 11am

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Saturday

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GOOD FRIDAY

Sunday

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Flavio Villani – The PumpHouse – 6pm & 8pm

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Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall – 10am Building Blocks Club – Birkenhead Library – 2pm

Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall – 10am Browns Bay Laughter Club – Browns Bay Community Centre – 9am Devonport Market Easter Market – Windsor Reserve, 9am Carpet Bowls – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library 9 – North Shore Community Library 9.30am Home & Garden Show – Eventfinda Stadium 10am SGCNZ Auckland North Regional UOSWSF 2021 – Albany Senior High School 6.30pm Housie – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Suttle Dances – Bruce Mason Centre North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30am

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Milford Beach Eats – Milford Reserve 5pm The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Housie – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm

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A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30am

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Housie – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Paw Patrol – Glenfield Mall 11am VR Simulator – Glenfield Mall 1pm Cartoon Workshop – Glenfield Mall 10am

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A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30pm

The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Artz on Show – Peter Pan – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am Housie – Glenfield Senior Citizens Club – 1pm Minions photo opportunity – Glenfield Mall – 11am

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A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Youth Fest – Smales Farm 11am North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30am Shrek the Musical – The Rose Centre Browns Bay Laughter Club – Browns Bay Community Centre – 9am Kids Learn 2 Ride Summer Series 20/21 – Greville Reserve 10am Japanese Cultural Showcase - Bruce Mason Centre Yesterday Once More – Bruce Mason Centre Devonport Primary School Fair – 10am

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A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30am Browns Bay Laughter Club – Browns Bay Community Centre – 9am Harcourts Cooper & Co – Swim the Bridge (double crossing) 7am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Basketball Challenge – Glenfield Mall - 10am Nanogirl Bubble Show – Glenfield Mall – 1pm

North Shore Community Toy Library –11 North Shore Community Library 2.30pm North Shore Artists Exhibition and Sale – Milford Senior Citizens Halls 9.30am Browns Bay Sunday Markets – Browns Bay 6am Shrek the Musical – The Rose Centre

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North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 2.30pm

Browns Bay Sunday Markets – Browns Bay 6am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Harcourts Cooper & Co – Swim the Bridge (single crossing) 8.30am Basketball Challenge – Glenfield Mall 10am Nanogirl Bubble Show – Glenfield Mall – 1pm

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A Lion in the Meadow and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 9.30am Fort Takapuna Market – Fort Takapuna – 9am Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall – 10am Browns Bay Laughter Club – Browns Bay Community Centre – 9am Paw Patrol – Glenfield Mall 11am VR Simulator – Glenfield Mall 1pm Face Painting – Glenfield Mall 10am The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am

A Lion in the Meadow 1st May and other stories – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Devonport Market – Windsor Reserve 9am It’s a Kind of Magic – Bruce Mason Centre

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North Shore Community Toy Library – North Shore Community Library 2.30pm The Ice to the Shore – NH Stadium, Albany 10am Devonport Service – 10am Takapuna Service – The Strand – 9.30am North Shore Dawn Service – Browns Bay ­Beach Reserve – 6am Browns Bay Sunday 2nd Markets – Browns Bay 6am

May

Nanogirl Bubble Show – Glenfield Mall – 1pm Bouncy Castle – Glenfield Mall – All Day

Nanogirl Bubble Show – Glenfield Mall – 1pm Bouncy Castle – Glenfield Mall – All Day

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES 34

Tim Bray Presents: A Lion in the Meadow

42 ANZAC Day 2021 44 Do it Local: Supporting Local Business 50 An Interview with Adam Bennett

FEATURES 26 Shop the Shore 28 Channel Youth 52

Shore People: Johanna Emeney

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North Shore History: David Verran

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The Healthy Channel: John Appleton

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104 The Channel Crossword

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

EATING OUT

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8848 Restaurant & Bar 23

Eating Out Guide

TAKAPUNA BEACH 32

Views from the Beach with TBBA

MILFORD 58

Milford News

DEVONPORT

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ARTS 21

The Rose Centre

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The PumpHouse

EDUCATION 67

Massey University

68 Kristin School 70 Rangitoto College 72

Westlake Boys’ High School

74 Westlake Girls’ High School 76 77

Rosmini College Takapuna Grammar

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Carmel College

FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

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Janet knows the North Shore market and can find a solution for YOU!

The Channel Magazine team, from left: Aidan Bennett, Kim McIntosh (Advertising/Content) and Crystal Sharp (Design).

Doing it local!

As regular readers will be well aware of this magazine is all about celebrating the great things happening on the North Shore. We established the magazine over a decade ago with the aim of making a difference by telling positive stories. Other media were often focused on the downside.

A key ingredient of Channel Mag has been supporting our business sector. Thriving businesses and town centres play an important part in vibrant and healthy communities.

As a result of the past 12 months of COVID19 disruption our town centres and businesses are severely challenged. Having been in business for 33 years I have never known challenges like we have been through and we are facing now.

Publishing this magazine is more challenging than ever.

In this issue we take a ‘Doing it Local’ focus.

It is more important than ever before that we are spending locally in our community to ensure we provide businesses with the best opportunity for survival over the next 12 months.

Takapuna Beach Business Association CEO

For our bus sses and our comine munity

Terence Harpur tackles the problem of getting people back to the office in the ‘I Love Takapuna’ pages this month. We also interview four local business people about their experience of ‘Covid times’ and their plans going forward. Heather (Barker Vermeer) has also done an interesting interview with local identity Adam Bennett who is a fantastic supporter of local business and his community.

Let’s get out and support our local businesses as much as possible over the next few months.

Despite the challenges I reckon this is another great issue. Christine (Young) has done a great preview of ANZAC Day 2021 and there are lots of other great things happening on the Shore during April that are highlighted in these pages.

There is lots for families to do during the school holidays.

Have a great April!

Aidan Bennett, QSM Publisher, Channel Magazine Managing Director, Benefitz Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Westlakers Golf Day at Waitemata The annual Westlakers Golf Day at Waitematā Golf Club, raising funds for Westlake Boys High School, is always a popular event and 2021 was no different. The sun shone, spirits were high after the fabulous Emirates Team New Zealand America’s Cup win just the day before, and many teams dressed up for the occasion. The Benefitz and Channel Mag team were part of the action, getting nowhere near the many prizes that result from the enjoyable ambrose teams competition format. Well done for another great event Westlakers!

Damon Hiley, Brady and Rob Arblaster, Stu Rentoul.

Shane Busch, Mark Smith, Ant Ord.

Gavin Leonard, Tim Wadley, Carl Chambers and Jeff Sowter.

Dan Brown, Paul Martin, Hayden Smith, John Penberthy.

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Richard Stevens, Darren Bird, Jimmy O'Brien, Jeff Knight.

Simon Farland, Dave Herron, Chase Erceg and Nick Brown.

Michal Kadlec, Chris Johns, Peter Johns, Warren Wild.

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Brett Hollister, Robert Johnson, Daniel Halangahu.

Tony Buckingham, Sam Goldfinch and Mark Scott.

OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Vive La France 2021 in Milford Big crowds turned out for the annual Vive La France Milford Market Day on Saturday February 27th. With the main street closed off once again to create a French boulevard, there were activities, music, entertainment and markets to complement the wonderful array of existing shops and eateries. Vive La France at Milford has become an annual a day of fun for all the family. For the second year there was the dog parade, with three times as many dogs along this year. The Channel Mag team were part of the action…

Julia, Michael, Frida, Helen, Ina, Victoria and Stella Burns.

Dianne Hale, Pat Kozenof.

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Paula Ryan sneak preview at Chantal's On 18th March, Chantal Chilcott hosted an intimate gathering to showcase Paula Ryan’s winter collection which arrives in-store at Chantal’s Boutique in The Promenade, Takapuna this month. Chantal’s loyal clientele enjoyed bubbles on arrival and generous food platters as two models displayed the latest winter trends. All the garments modelled could be pre-ordered, and as well as eyeing the clothing collections, guests were also able to appreciate Chantal’s collection of furniture and accessories.

Jacqui Kerslake, Paula Elder and Karen Lee.

Nico Wamsteker, Joy Finney and Peter Russell.

Briarna Laird, Therese Russel and Colleen Birch.

Susie Williams, Andrea Moller and Lyn Mourant.

Lorraine Russell, Julie Hayward and Vicky Dick.

Christina Heaven, Helen Armstrong and Vivien Josaia.

C H A N T A L’ S Here at Chantal’s we provide one on one service for the ultimate exclusive shopping experience.

Our friendly team will help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

BRANDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE New Zealand: Trelise Cooper, Curate, Paula Ryan, Anne Mardell, Visage, Noble Wilde, Standard Issue, Vassalli, Macjays, Stella + Gemma, Lemon Tree.

Canada: Joseph Ribkoff and Frank Lyman.

Australia: Zacket & Plover.

Europe: Mos Mosh and NYDJ. Proud stockists of Weave - Cushions, Rugs, Throws

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Sir Ben Ainslie for breakfast Members of the North Harbour Club and guests were treated to an exclusive breakfast with Sir Ben Ainslie on Wednesday March 10th at The Grange Eatery at Goodside, Smales Farm.

A lovely two course breakfast was followed by an hour with Sir Ben, who was interviewed by North Harbour Club member and yachtie Rod Slater. The hour covered the yachting career of the celebrated five-time Olympic medalist and America’s Cup sailor.

Most recently he led the INEOS Team UK challenge for the 36th America’s Cup here in Auckland.

Rod Slater and Sir Ben Ainslie.

Russell Weir, Gary and Lesley Monk.

Mike Atkinson, Peter Hall, Jamie Barr.

Geoff Wiles, Sean Parsons, Tony Nicholson.

Dan Slater, Michelle Brosnan, Geoff Nash.

Rod Slater, Sir Ben Ainslie, Phil Brosnan.

Ralph and Penny Roberts, Sir Ben Ainslie.

John Cobb, Don Cowie, Rodney and Bill Cobb, Phil Brosnan.

Catherine Lamb, Sir Ben Ainslie, Kirsty McAlpine.

Nicolette Bedowes, Lesley and Gary Monk, Blake Douglas.

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SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

Patron Jackie Reeve cutting the ribbon.

Chair Sue Stanaway addressing the crowd.

Sonia Thursby, Carmel Sepuloni, Shanan Halbert.

Sonia Thursby receiving her rotary award.

Shore Junction offically opened Over 100 supporters, families and young The minister spoke of how Shore Junction will people gathered for the official opening support young people to follow their dreams, of Shore Junction in Takapuna, the newest achieve their goals and be the best they can be.

Innovation Youth Hub in New Zealand.

Shore Junction’s very special Memorial Shore Junction has been open to young Wall was also unveiled. This wall has 402 tags people since September, but this night was hanging on it. These tags have the names to officially open the space in all its glory. of every soldier who registered as living in The room was buzzing with people Takapuna when they went to war, many of them who had in some way been a part of the the same age as the young people using Shore monumental journey to bring this dream to Junction. This wall was made possible by the fruition. The people present were entertained Monk family, who have done so much to get us by one of the ‘Youth Arts New Zealand’ to this special day. talented young people, Saofinao Utumapu, Rotary then presented CEO Sonia Thursby who was amazing. with the Paul Harris Fellow Award. Much “As the proceedings started I was overcome deserved for the effort she has put in to YES, with the reality, and acutely aware that without PHAB and Shore Junction.

Jackie Reeve, Shore Junction Patron. the support of many of the people in the room “Wow, this was overwhelming and humbling we would never have reach this milestone,” said Sonia Thursby, to be acknowledge in such a way,” said Sonia proudly.

CEO, and a key person driving the project.

And there we have it. After many delays and postponements the Sue Stanaway Chair of the YES Board opened the speeches and celebration was had, the ribbon was cut and Shore Junction was announced the very first Patron of Shore Junction, Mrs Jackie Reeve. officially open.

“Jackie has been a supporter, encourager promoting Shore If there are any young people, supporters or people who want Junction wherever she can,” explained Sue Stanaway. “It is a huge to take a look at Shore Junction, you can call in anytime Tuesday to honour that Jackie accepted our request to be our Patron and we Friday from 3pm – 6pm and catch up with Josh, Shore Junction’s Youth owe her a huge debt of thanks.”

Development Manager.

Attendees at the opening heard from young people, sharing how Well done the team who have made Shore Junction a they have been a part of the journey and how they use the space, reality. You have left a legacy for generations of their enthusiasm and excitement made the opening extra special. young people.

We were honoured to have Social Development, Employment and Disability Minister, The Hon. Carmel Sepuloni, in attendance.

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Channel Mag needs YOU! Danielle Grant, Margaret Miles, Lisa Whyte, Sonia Thursby, Katy Noble.

Rod Slater, Simon Watts, Wendy and Hugh Stedman, Bob Jago.

If you have experience in selling commercial content (advertising) and enjoy working in your local community then working with the Channel Mag team may be for you?

Channel Magazine (established 2010) is all about providing a vehicle to highlight the good things happening on the North Shore. In our business community, our not for profits, education sector and more.

We have a pretty lean and passionate team that turns out this sizeable monthly magazine with the resources of our parent company, Benefitz.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion to join our team in a contracting role. This may suit someone who has other commitments – whether business, family or other – that wants a superflexible role. There would be an hourly rate/retainer, plus sales commissions.

As already stated, the key role will be selling advertising and commercial opportunities. It will be essential that you have experience, are based on the Shore and have a passion for the North Shore community. Passion is very important. Being good with the written word would also be helpful.

Back - Josh Martin, Cam Calkoen, Annaliese Hewitt. Front - Melanie Barr, Sonia Thursby, Kerry Barnett.

The right person will absolutely love this role and the opportunity to meet and work with Shore people from all parts of the community.

Interested?

Then email Aidan Bennett with your CV or details of your experience and desire.

Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz Brian, Rhys and Donné van der Westhuizen.

Chris Reeve, Sue Stanaway.

Lesley and Gary Monk.

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55 KITCHENER ROAD, MILFORD PRIME GOLDEN MILE HOME AND INCOME - WIDE VIEWS Located in the middle of the North Shore's famed Golden Mile, this completely renovated home and income is beautifully put together, with nothing more the buyer would have to do than move in and enjoy.

Boasting three fantastic levels, the home offers a separate floor being a completely self-contained one bedroom accommodation, suited for extended families or teenagers alike. This is well appointed with cooking facilities, lounge and a full bedroom with ensuite.

On the middle floor you have four large double bedrooms, including a gorgeous master with ensuite and walk-in robe. On the top floor, the living is spectacular. A newly renovated kitchen and combined dining which flows to an expansive deck, spanning the full width of the property - this gets spectacular sea views! A large lounge is adjacent, flowing straight onto the deck making it a great space to relax and watch the world go by.

The entire property is double glazed, making it completely free of road noise. The layout is well suited to families, given you have four bedrooms which are all on one level, plus the spare bedroom on the lower floor (which can be a self-contained income). The property is solid concrete block and cedar and due to being completely renovated both inside and out, it presents as near new condition.

This is an ideal opportunity for buyers who appreciate low maintenance living, with a special eye for location and proximity.

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSING 14TH APRIL 2021 (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) www.precision.net.nz/ID #505079

Andrew Dorreen / Precision Real Estate Ltd MREINZ Licenced under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 Email: andrew@precision.net.nz / Phone: 021 747 334 / www.precision.net.nz / www.andrewdorreen.com

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12 EASTCLIFFE ROAD, CASTOR BAY PANORAMIC VIEWS, FIVE CAR GARAGING - PRIME FAMILY PACKAGE! A unique opportunity has arisen to secure one of Castor Bay's best homes. This enviable package offers panoramic sea views from its prime elevated position. The low maintenance characteristics, all day sun and excellent separation are perfect for family living or an executive couple. The property was completely rebuilt in 2016 with new cladding, roof, new joinery with double glazing, and beautiful re worked interiors and now offers over 300m² of expansive living with the unique feature of having five car garaging. First floor living offers a new DBJ designed kitchen, with butler's pantry opening out to an expansive deck with panoramic views of the gulf. Adjacent you have informal dining plus a larger formal dining room next door for larger family gatherings. The master is spectacular with ensuite, walk-in robe

and ducted air conditioning and superb views. A separate double room plus full bathroom complete the floor. Downstairs there are a further two double bedrooms, plus a large separate media room with air conditioning and semi kitchenette. As well as the five car garaging and three to four living spaces, you have a wine cellar and office. Overall a brilliant home in a superb location which will be very popular for buyers looking for a turn-key package.

FOR SALE BY NEGOTIATION. BUYERS OVER $3,200,000 MUST INSPECT. www.precision.net.nz/ID #503842

Andrew specialises in marketing homes on the Golden Mile between Milford and Takapuna and around the waterfront. In the last six consecutive calendar years, Andrew has sold over $100 million each year, at an average of $3,930,000 per property - one of the highest (in volume and average sale price) residentially in the Country. Whilst he is renowned for dealing with higher value properties, Andrew has also carved a niche within the seaward side streets in and around Milford and Takapuna, especially with the lock up and leave market. He sees a strong correlation between larger homes and the downsizer market assisting those vendors with their next purchase. If you are thinking of selling your home or purchasing a new one, please contact Andrew for a confidential discussion.

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SIMON WATTS: NORTH SHORE MP

By Simon Watts, North Shore MP

Let’s get smart

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Simon Watts.

I want to talk about agile thinking. Because that’s how small but industrious countries like ours get to be world-class. You’ve only got to look at the amazing job our country has done competing for and winning the America’s Cup to realise that out-of-the-box ideas are the difference between maintaining the status quo and creating that transformative breakthrough.

It took Kiwis to come up with foiling mono-hulls that fly across the water at stunning speeds, and yet that same inspiration seems to fail those people who are tasked with bringing the same level of imagination to the big challenges facing our country.

The tourism industry in New Zealand is facing a $6 billion hole after a summer without foreign tourists and we’re heading towards the winter ski season with the prospects not looking that much better.

And yet there is a solution if we think imaginatively. The Australians are doing it; talking about two-way travel with Singapore. The Australian and Singaporean governments think that people who have been vaccinated against Covid should be ok to travel. This is going to be a huge boost for the Aussie tourism and education sectors. Already shares in Australian and Singaporean airlines are surging on the news.

So where are we in those conversations? Why can’t our universities start to pull in revenue from vaccinated overseas students? That industry was worth at least $1.25 billion a year before Covid.

The point I’m making is that there isn’t just one way out of Covid, but it does take smart thinking to come up with the alternatives. That’s why I completely understand leaders in the business community when they get frustrated and ask to be involved in our country’s Covid response planning. These are agile thinkers. They don’t want to threaten our Covid-free status, but they do want some ingenuity brought to the challenge.

In a country of just five million people there is no ‘us and them’; we’re all in this together and it’s incumbent on our leaders to make sure that the brightest minds are contributing to the solutions we need.

That agile thinking is in short supply where it’s needed most and has been made glaringly apparent in the decision to axe ferry services out of Stanley Point. We’re told it’s because the service wasn’t well supported by the local population, but the real reason according to Auckland Transport is the exploding demand in the new suburb of Hobsonville Point. By 2024 the number of people expected to be living at Hobsonville is 11,000. That’s a big jump from the current 6,250. So what happens then? Should we expect that more ferry services are going to be sucked out of the Shore in order to meet Hobsonville’s demand?

The idea that there are a finite number of ferries to go around a city blessed with such a magnificent harbour regardless of population growth is ridiculous. We have innovative companies like Hamilton Jet who can build electric and hybrid ferries that operate at half the cost of the ferries we have.

The demand for ferry services will be directly linked to the convenience and regularity of the services offered. It’s mass transport like any other. Once you cut a service, you kill demand – how smart do you need to be to understand that simple equation?

Take care, Simon Watts.

Email: simon.watts@parliament.govt.nz Call my office on 09 486 0005 Facebook: Simon Watts North Shore Instagram: @simonwattsmp

Pink Diamonds

Ever since their arrival on the world stage, Pink Diamonds have thrilled, seduced and inspired connoisseurs from around the world. Being the rarest and most valuable natural commodity on Earth.

Pink Diamonds are among the rarest gemstones.

They’re very feminine, extremely beautiful, highly sought after and very much in short supply.

The famous Argyle mine, which produced the majority of the worlds pink diamonds, closed its mining operations in November 2020, this has only added to the demand of this rare and luxurious natural beauty.

The increase in their rarity together with their popularity has significantly driven Pink Diamond prices up.

Consequently, they are often being utilized as additions to investment portfolios, as excellent (and luxurious) alternative investments.

Fifth Avenue Diamond Experts are fortunate to have a partnership with a premier Argyle Pink Diamond Supplier, and we are very fortunate to not only carry, but have sold a few Pink Diamond pieces recently.

If you’re looking to spoil someone special, create a beautiful piece of jewellery, or looking for a ‘luxurious investment’ – Come in and talk to us, or email us in confidence.

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Unlike what the experts say, taking 30 minutes out of the day to exercise is anything but simple. By the time you’ve travelled to the gym, changed, trained, showered, dressed and headed off, you’ve probably lost close to two hours. This is often enough to make anyone want to procrastinate. Not to mention training safely and to your own personal level is not easy.

The arrival of Dutch franchise Fit20 in New Zealand changes all that. Here’s what fit20 offers…

• One 20 minute personal training session per week on appointment at your own preferred time; • You don’t have to change out of your work clothes because you won’t sweat • Train 1 on 1 or 1 on 2, no group classes or big crowds, the whole studio is for you during your session • Free body scan worth $60 during April to determine imbalances in your body

Your personal trainer will take you through a circuit of six weight training machine exercises – for example, leg press, lateral pull down, hip abductor and chest press. Each repetition is super slow which maintains constant tension on the muscles (and the exercises are low impact).

Fit20s High Intensity Training (HIT) protocol is backed up by solid research. But the true test is when your arms start shaking within two or three reps and you suddenly start to experience a steady, week-on-week, increase in strength.

But don’t take our word for it!

For more information, visit www.fit20.co.nz or call 021 026 52819 to book a Free session and discover the wonders of Fit20 for yourself.

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PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

By Jane and Jeremy Bain, franchisees at PACK & SEND Takapuna.

Sending Art somewhere?

“Thanks to you and your team for hosting our wedding in January. We had a great time, and the Takapuna Boat Club was an amazing venue.”

Rochelle and Brian.

Venue hire, facilities and full catering service for private and business events.

39 The Strand, Takapuna Beach, Auckland Phone: 09 489-6941 info@takapunaboating.org.nz takapunaboating.org.nz

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Jane and Jeremy Bain.

PACK & SEND Takapuna is your "one stop shop" when you need to send artwork, sculptures, ceramics and antiques - anywhere. No matter how large, awkward, valuable or fragile the item is, you can rely on PACK & SEND's experienced operators to package it and get it delivered, safely.

Jane and Jeremy Bain, the local franchisees at PACK & SEND Takapuna have a "No Limits" approach when helping customers solve packaging and freight problems around art and antiques. "Many of the items we have dealt with are valuable" says Jeremy.

"Not only in the monetary sense but because the pieces may have been handed down through the family for generations. It's irreplaceable on so many levels" It doesn't matter where it's going. New York, London, Sydney, Dunedin the same care and attention is given to every consignment.

We'll collect it, package it, take care of the documentation, track it right through to the destination and get it signed for" says Jane.

As well, PACK & SEND customers can use their Freight Plus Warranty cover against loss or damage to secure that extra peace of mind something not generally available when freighting artworks.

For those really delicate items like fine antiques or ceramics, Pack & Send can use its state of the art "Foam in Place" packaging system, which forms a protective mould around the item, for safe transport.

"We also produce custom made boxes to any size or shape" adds Jeremy.

"Because we treat each consignment as unique, designing packaging and the freight solutions to suit, we're finding that more and more people benefit from our services.

PACK & SEND provides service, systems and packaging to make your freight experience as simple and smooth as possible. You don't need to open an account; they send anything, anywhere and take care of the hassles TOTAL PROTECTION • For delicate items like fine antiques or ceramics, PACK & SEND Takapuna can use its state of the art 'Foam in Place' packaging system.

• Foam in Place forms a protective mould around the item, for safe transport.

• Use their Freight Plus Warranty cover against loss or damage to secure that extra peace of mind - something not generally available when freighting artworks.

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

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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Wine – Craft Beer – Fine Spirits

Our business has always been based on passion, knowledge and absolute dedication to selling great wine, craft beer and fine spirits at the best prices possible. If we wouldn’t drink it ourselves, we won’t serve it to our customers.

Come instore and talk to our friendly staff for all your beverage needs.

FineWineDelivery.co.nz

60 Constellation Drive, Mairangi Bay

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Good Flavours, Good Music, Good Vibes.

Open Monday to Sunday 7am til’ late 72 Taharoto Rd, Takapuna goodside.co.nz / @goodsideakl

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PERFORMING ARTS NEWS: THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS: THE ROSE CENTRE

News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

We’re here to entertain!

This month at The Rose Centre with manager Shannon McCauley

James Bell.

Easter and the first school holidays of 2021 are nearly upon us, and we have the perfect events for you and your little ones to enjoy. Read on to find out what excitement is happening this month at The PumpHouse!

April 3rd: 6:00pm & 8:00pm. Celebrate Easter in style with an intimate evening featuring international pianist Flavio Villani performing Chopin ballades, nocturnes, and preludes. Receive a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival.

April 10th – May 1st: 10:30am & 1:00pm. Tim Bray Theatre Company celebrates 30 years of children’s theatre by bringing Margaret Mahy’s timeless tales to life in 'A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories'.

Weaving through Mahy’s much-loved stories– 'A Lion in the Meadow', 'Leaf Magic' and 'The Witch in the Cherry Tree', and her poems 'Magic' and 'The Reluctant Hero', or 'Footprints in the Snow', we journey with a young boy on his spellbinding adventures. Celebrating the places a youthful imagination can take us, and they way the young boy’s mother misses the magic lost in the tasks of adulthood – a reminder to keep the fires of our imaginations burning.

Featuring a cast of memorable characters and a story brought to life with a live music soundtrack, this fun-filled escapade for the whole family will set imaginations soaring.

There are accessible performances available for 'A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories': • NZ Sign Language Interpreted • Audio Described • Sensory Relaxed See our website for further details.

April 12th: 7:00pm. Our 2021 Creative Talks line-up features an array of incredibly talented locals, April’s being the much loved Denise Snoad.

Denise has made a living from acting and performing for the past 28 years. She has experienced a wide variety of roles from singing telegrams to voice work, screen work to theatre, and everything in between! She has sung and danced around Europe on a cruise ship and entertained in a Fawlty Towers comedy show in the Middle East.

Denise has performed many times at The Pumphouse Theatre, and is excited about sharing her story, recalling some funny moments and reminiscing about some special times with some very special people.

Creative Talks are free to attend. Book tickets on our website to secure your seat.

What are we looking forward to at The PumpHouse?

Our open day in May! You’ll be able to experience parts of the theatre that are usually only seen by actors and crew. Keep an eye out for more details about this special event!

The new jetty area! Work is under way to upgrade the pathway, seat and handrail overlooking Lake Pupuke. This is going to look gorgeous and be a much easier way to access the jetty.

See you at the theatre soon. Arohanui.

Cheers, James Bell.

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz

The Rose Centre in April

Shannon McCauley.

It’s my first week at The Rose Centre and I’ve been enjoying training with John. I am delighted to be here and working with new Chair of our Board, Siobhan Yurak.

We’re making full use of the sunny balcony out the back of the Centre for a meeting just before we shoot this column to our friends at Channel. We are both keen to say to everyone that this place is all about you, so please talk to us about anything you would like to see happening here in the heart of Belmont/Bayswater.

New Rose Centre Chairperson, Siobhan Yurak, planning with new Centre Manager Shannon McCauley.

Coming for April Glass Ceiling Arts Collective is an amazing team of creative people who make art that breaks the glass ceiling, creating access to meaningful arts experiences for all people. It’s a delight to watch an inclusive performers show, and they’ve gone for that family favourite, 'Shrek jr.' for this month at The Rose Centre. Go to glassceilingartscollective. com and click on Events for full info on shows here at The Rose Centre April 10th & 11th.

Youth Theatre proudly presents

School Holiday Programme

Speaking of performance, we can’t not remind you of the amazing school holiday programme we host in every term break, Allstars by National Youth Theatre is a week-long immersion in the performance world. Take a look at allstars.co.nz for this break’s show.

The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 info@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz Facebook @RoseCentre

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8848 Restaurant & Bar

Authentic Nepalese and Indian cuisine in the heart of Takapuna 8848 Restaurant & Bar in Takapuna is a lesson in trying something new, the Nepalese fusion restaurant has a vast menu of both traditional Indian dishes and Nepalese specialties, the later being a cuisine that most of our group were not familiar with but eager to try. It turned out that our unfamiliarity with Nepalese food didn’t matter at all, it was delicious and we’ll be back ASAP. Everything about 8848 centres on the Himalayan region... from the restaurant logo and name, the spices they use and the way they cook their food. We had a chat to the owner, Dil Barala, who explained how Nepalese spices differ from traditional Indian spices. The dryness of them helps warm the body and acclimatise to Himalayan conditions and he believes the spices are what makes mountain climbers fit and strong.

The number 8848 (the restaurant’s name) is the height of Mt Everest in metres, located in the eastern part of Nepal. 8848 Restaurant is inspired

by Himalayan spices blended and crafted in house by their chefs with 20 plus years of experience. The dry spices give incredible unique flavours and that was definitely reflected in the dishes we tried.

We visited on a Monday night (it’s open seven days a week, more details below) with a group of six adults and a baby, it was a lovely atmosphere and the team were extremely welcoming.

While there we saw a number of takeaways being picked up and a range of other groups dining in also. We had a range of dishes, to start we tried Panipuri which consists of a round or ball-shaped, hollow puri (a deep-fried crisp flatbread), filled with super flavoursome liquid. There were two flavour choices for the Panipuri, the green was more herby and savoury and the red one was sweet.

There were eight on the plate (four of each flavour) so it was perfect for a group and a true taste explosion in our mouths. We also enjoyed a couple more familiar Indian dishes including onion bhaji (made with chickpea batter and served with tamarind sauce) and a poppadum dip platter (with flavoursome chutneys and raita), these were outstanding

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especially because we’d had them lots elsewhere. My husband Dave, who's travelled through India and sampled a lot of the food, said the onion bhaji was better than anything he’d had before and my Dad loved the poppadoms with the dips.

For our mains, we shared a range of curries and naan, Dave who loves goat got the goat curry (slow cooked and full of flavour with onion tomato spices), we also ordered a chicken with bone in curry (very flavoursome), a Dal Tadka curry (lentils tempered with spices and herbs) and a paneer tikka masala (pieces of paneer cheese cooked with garlic, creamy tomato, fresh capsicum and onion sauce). All the curries were delicious, we ordered medium spice and it was a decent amount of ‘kick' without being too hot. I particularly loved the paneer tikka curry and had seconds of that along with the naan, a paneer curry is not something I would usually order so again it was a lesson in changing it up and realising that trying a new dish pays off! I am a self appointed naan connoisseur and the naan at 8848 Restaurant was really garlicky and herby (in a good way, just how I like it!) and the rice was a very generous serving and they said we could ask for more if we needed it. The plates came out of the kitchen warmed up ahead of the food which was a small but welcome detail for a few people in our group who love warm plates.

The drinks menu was extensive, they had an impressive list of wines and a lot of options by the glass which suited our group, one of us had a chardonnay, one a rose and one a pinot noir. They serve the traditional Kingfisher beer (on tap) which paired well with the food and had a great selection of non alcoholic options too including kombucha, soft drinks and juices.

On reflection, 8848 was some of the best Indian fusion food I’ve had in a long time and a really nice introduction to Nepalese cuisine. I'll be going back there to dine in and also on the nights I want takeaways. The restaurant also specialises in catering for a large group booking and functions. Parking is easy as well with the new 420 space Toka Puia carpark only metres away.

8848 Restaurant & Bar, 17 Huron Street, Takapuna (just opposite the fantastic new carpark!)

OPEN Monday to Sunday 10am - 10:30pm 09 489 9911 www.8848indiancuisine.co.nz

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Gourmet catering is also available for any function from lunch meetings to dinner parties. Let Blake do the cooking for you and enjoy convenience without compromise! Pop into store or order online for delivery at www.blakesprovidore.co.nz.

Monday to Thursday: 9am-6pm, Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 7am-2pm 89 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 486 5711 www.blakesprovidore.co.nz TA K

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It is casual dining with a great vibe.

Soho’s chefs dedicate their love and experience of food to doing things differently, delivering an all-star experience for the taste buds. The menu (to share) includes ‘Small Plates’ and 'Big Plates’.

Tuesday to Sunday 11.30am til late. Monday closed.

Happy hours 3-6pm every day.

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Vic Road Kitchen's food is created from a focus on using fresh, seasonal New Zealand produce with the menu changing daily. All set in a beautiful old building in Devonport. Executive Chef Ian Shields and ‘partner in wine’ Harriet Byrnes have combined their extensive knowledge and experience, delivering delicious rustic Mediterranean fare and a curated wine offering that both locals and visitors love.

There is something different every day as the menu and winelist are changing constantly. Locals love it!

Stanley Avenue is a great for dinner, as well an excellent spot for afternoon drinks and offers a brand new lunch menu.

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Stanley Avenue is a relaxed, smart, wine bar and bistro where people can come and enjoy a light snack or sophisticated meal paired with an interesting wine offering.

Stanley Avenue Wine Bar & Bistro 52 East Coast Road, Milford Open Tues & Wed 3pm to 10pm; Thurs 12pm to 10pm; Fri 12pm to 11pm; Sat 12pm to 11pm.

Closed Sunday and Monday.

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Fish Kitchen is located on Devonport Wharf and has a commitment to showcasing fresh ingredients from artisan suppliers, sustainability and zero waste policies. They may also have the best views of the Waitemata Harbour. Capacity for 150 people, including outdoor and indoor dining on the wharf. An extensive seafood offering includes mussels, clams, squid and octopus – all as available that support their signature ‘fish ‘n’ chips’ dishes.

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Perfect to keep in the freezer for when you want a treat or just a night off cooking. All you need to do is pop it in the oven and enjoy!

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Choose from succulent beef, pork (with crispy pork crackling), lamb, pork belly, lamb shank, chicken or vegetarian. Eat in or take-out. *** Lunch Special *** Only $9.90 for a small roast meal of pork, beef or chicken. Available 11.30am – 2pm.

Open Tuesday - Saturday 11.30am - 8.30pm Sunday 3pm - 8pm, Closed Monday. instagram: TheCarveryMilford 194 Kitchener Road, Milford, 09 484 0043

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Daily – Happy hour 3-7pm; Kids eat free from 3pm; $20 lunch special. Monday – receive two complimentary drinks when purchasing a large charcuterie board; Wednesday – Super Champagne Specials from 4-6pm; Friday – Live music from 5pm; Saturday – The Great Bottomless Lunch; Sunday – Roast $35 per person, Sunday Pasta $25 with glass of wine, Live music from 2-5pm.

Open Daily 9.30am till late.

At Goodside, Smales Farm, Takapuna.

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Yellow Hour $75 per bottle between 5-7pm daily

NEED TO KNOW: $75 Veuve Clicquot happy hour 5pm to 7pm daily.

Venue available for private hire — no charge.

PLEASE ENJOY RESPONSIBLY

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American-style slow cooked BBQ Wagyu Beef and Pork Ribs a specialty.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (to be booked 24 hours in advance) with traditional French dishes like onion soup, beef bourguignon and also lots of gluten free galettes and sweet crêpes.

Book at www.french-rendez-vous-caferestaurant.business.site Or via our Facebook and Instagram accounts: facebook: FrenchRendezvousTakapuna Instagram: @frenchrendezvoustakapuna 2a Manurere Avenue – Right next to The PumpHouse Takapuna 09 487 0009 TA K

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Happy hour daily from 4pm – 6pm in the SmokePit Bar Thursday Cocktail Hour features $8.00 cocktails 4pm – 7pm Open daily, 6.30pm – late Level 1, The Spencer Hotel 9-17 Byron Ave, Takapuna, Ph 09 916 4982

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Try their Pym’s Classic Prawn Cocktail and a Pimm’s Royale – their signature drink. Excellent drinks selection with simple but great food, including burgers, sharing platters, chicken liver pate, Limoncello cheesecake (and more!).

GROUP BOOKINGS: joy@sakebar.co.nz

This is one of Milford’s best locals – visit their great website (www.pymsofmilford.com) or just drop in. You’ll love it.

Open Tues-Sun, Closed Mondays and public holidays.

32-34 Anzac Street,Takapuna, 09 486 2249 www.sakebar.co.nz

Open 7 days a week, 4pm until close.

Lunch time group bookings available upon request.

154 Kitchener Road, Milford. www.pymsofmilford.com

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Thank you to all our customers for the awesome support during Covid-19 lockdown. Taylors is glad to be back!

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BUILDING & HOME RENOVATION WITH QPC BUILD GROUP

Build your country dream Auckland is expanding at the seams. What a great time to build your country dream!

As the Northshore’s boundaries are expanding we are being involved in a number of new lifestyle property projects as families look for space to build their dream home.

If you’re wondering if a new build might be right for you, here are a few beneficial reasons to starting from the ground up: • Customisation. You’ll get to personalise the details to suit your lifestyle and tastes and create a home that works perfectly for your family’s needs.

• Lower maintenance. New homes are built to meet current building codes and have up-to-date technology and materials so that expensive repairs and upgrades are no longer your problem.

• Lower energy costs. New homes often feature the latest energy-efficient systems and materials, which leads to lower energy bills.

• Cost certainty. QPC will provide you with a comprehensive fixed price quote and full timeline of the build, which will all be managed by one of our highly skilled project managers.

• Modern. You get to start fresh as the first owner of your home and enjoy state of the art systems, finishes and fixtures.

A new build that QPC recently completed was on a lifestyle block in Coatesville. We worked with our clients and our architect to create a home that is modern, light filled and fits beautifully into its natural surroundings.

By using a mixture of stained vertical cedar and rusticated horizontal cedar cladding on this build it has created striking lines and balances the various angles and areas of the home that surround a centralised private courtyard.

We used circular skylights clad in cedar in the outdoor area to allow for maximum natural light and clear glass balustrades for an uninterrupted outlook over the pool rural views.

QPC has undertaken a large number of new build projects for both developers and individual home owners across Auckland for a variety of budgets so are well versed in helping clients achieve their desired result for a budget that works.

For more information about how we can help you with a new build project you may have in mind have a look at our website www.qpcbuilders.co.nz or give us a call today 0800 772 266

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FLORIENNE

the #supportlocal

Planning a dinner party? Don’t forget to add the flowers.

Demure or luxe, we've got just the thing.

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WALLACE COTTON

Welcome nature into your dreams with the soft hand-painted foliage of Night Garden bedding for a stunning autumnal bed. Made from organic cotton, Night Garden is a beautiful and sustainable choice for this season. Style with a sumptuous Kingdom Velvet Quilt for elegant, coordinated layering..

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THE FAIRY LIGHT SHOP

Fairy lights are a perfect way to add a little wonderful to your garden.

Visit our showroom or go online to see our full range of lights..

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RESENE COLORSHOP

Dress up your walls with the latest wallpaper from the Resene Wallpaper Collection.

1 Auburn St, Takapuna, 09 489 1540 2 Tawa Drive, Albany, 09 414 6500 8 Croftfield Lane, Wairau Park, 09 444 4387

THE SHEEPSKIN FACTORY

Winter is not too far away.

Get your sheepskin boots early! *Free innersole for every sheepskin boots purchased.

5pm Mon-Sat and 10-5pm Sunday 34 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna Ph 09 486 2679 www.thesheepskinfactory.co.nz

SPERO SHOES & CLOTHES

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A great start to the winter collection.

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CHANNEL YOUTH FEATURE

Supporting local business supporting the community

Your monthly Channel Youth column from Jessy Thurston.

above and beyond

Jessy Thurston

Supporting local businesses has always been such a great way to get involved in the community, but now the efforts we put into supporting them mean more than ever.

NEELAM DAVIES It can be hard sometimes to stray away from the big business Business Studies Teacher and Senior School House Dean chains that we get so used to, but there are some awesome benefits from choosing to shop local. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is to shop online and access all of the wonders from small community businesses without ever leaving the couch. A lot of your favourite items are listed online for purchase, and it's easier than ever to browse for a new place in the neighbourhood to get whatever you may need, or even just to treat yourself or others around you!

If the concept of picking things up is something that deters you from shopping local, don’t forget that a lot of these places offer shipping or drop-off options for your convenience. Aside from the minimal effort required to shop local online, you can also guarantee that every sale made in a small business comes with personalised customer service. These local companies are relying on the community to help them thrive, so in turn, every purchase is greatly appreciated and reflected back with individualised assistance that really makes you feel special. You just won’t get that kind of energy GIANCARLO LISI from big chain companies, so all the more reason to keep it local and Curriculum Leader, Music watch that inevitable kindness spread throughout the community like wildfire. community pages on Facebook are the perfect place to look for opportunities to help local businesses. A lot of the businesses are already utilising this feature, and have posted their websites The money that we all put into our or pages on there for the community to use. You can easily local businesses eventually cycles jump onto the search bar in a community page, search for the product or service you’re after, and a lot of these posts will pop back out into the community and up. If that doesn’t work, it takes a few seconds to make a post strengthens our local community. on the Facebook group yourself, letting everyone know what you’re after and asking for suggestions from other members in your neighbourhood. What is better than getting reviews and There’s also the added benefit of the unique creativity and suggestions from the people living in the same area as you? distinctive feel of each product a small local business puts out for There are also a lot of great tools to search for businesses near sale. You really don’t have to worry about gifting someone something you, such as the Neighbourly Local Business Directory. This website from a local business and wondering if anyone else plansSARAH to give BACKHOUSE-SMITH makes it super easy to select a category for what you’re after, and them the same thing. This makes for a really personal and sincere then whittle down the location you’d like to search in. You can even Year 7 Homeroom Teacher and Associate Dean gift for someone you love, and also gives them something to talk search specifically for your suburb, if you want an easy pick up/ about among their friends, as the word of mouth about these local shipping location. The businesses listed on this site include a brief businesses gets stronger with every small transaction. summary of what they do, contact details, and reviews from fellow Trying something new is always exciting, and why not share the local shoppers too. local spirit by selecting nearby businesses when you feel like a bit The money that we all put into our local businesses eventually of a change. There are loads of great local businesses for anything cycles back out into the community and strengthens our local you’re after – food, crafts, clothes, gifts, jewellery, community. For example, you may buy a meal from a local business, entertainment and so many services that you which will then use their profits to buy locally sourced ingredients D-19 Recove I V can turn to local employers for.

If you find from a nearby farmers market and so on. These spending patterns ry CO something great in the community while build relationships that stem and grow from within the community. you’re branching out, sharing this with Local businesses often have a far smaller carbon footprint too, and your friends and family is the perfect they work and produce ethically, so there is the added bonus of way to give local businesses the extra being sustainable while you shop local. support they are looking for, and So next time you go to the usual big chain to buy what you’re also provide other people with a new after, take a step back and seek it out in the community first. You For our busine sses and our comm source for products! never know what amazing treasures you might find hidden closer unity NATHAN CALVERT If you aren’t already part of them, than you think.

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on the shoulders of giants CELEBRATING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS

heart and soul SARA FRIZELLE Head of Digital Learning and Year 9 Coach

There are teachers who teach, and then there are those who enable students to thrive in a changing world.

Our hand-picked teachers are not only dedicated professional educators, but they all share an unsurpassed desire to see their students succeed academically, socially and emotionally.

Apply online today for your child to study at Kristin from 2022.

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We’re proud of our teachers and you will be too. We believe they are the most passionate collective of teachers in the country.

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LC DESIGNER HOMES

Building a new home Designing and building a new home is a daunting process, and a big investment. How do you know that you will LOVE the home when you are finished?

At LC Designer Homes, we work through a robust design briefing process. This combines clever design, some magic technology, and a quality build. As your new home design and build team, we make sure you DO love Michelle and Adam, your home when we are complete.

Things you need to think about before briefing your designer.

• What is your end goal? Is this your forever home, a subdivision to generate another income or a home where your family will grow together for the next phase in your life?

• What is your family's lifestyle? Do you need to work from home?

Do you entertain often or have visitors staying for extended periods of time?

• Are you an outdoor family – who want to make the most of the outside of your home – or do you prefer to keep the doors closed, air conditioning on watching movies in a media room?

• Do you live with an active dog or children who need robust flooring and walls that protect from scratching and denting?

All these factors and decisions will inform the number and the layouts/ relationships of rooms, and some of the materiality – as you know how you will live in the spaces.

The other input is matching scope or how large you want to build with your budget – as there is a close relationship between the two. Scope drives budget and being realistic with both is important – read our article about Budgets here. https://www.lchomes.co.nz/what-is-a-budget/ Putting together your team early in the process is important with regards to budget, as the build team can give feedback to the design team, making for an efficient and collaborative process. Your team also includes your bank or financial advisor who will be aware of your overall vision. Their support will be key to ensuring you have available funds up front to start work on the development costs, while covering you as the project progresses for the build work.

Conversations around budget and finance can seem daunting, which is why we are happy to be involved, being able to provide answers about your project.

Overall, superior design is around prioritising your vision to fit within your budget, so understanding both of those is paramount.

GARDENING: WITH NEWHAVEN GARDENS

Top tips from Amanda Graham, Newhaven Gardens.

North Shore hedge trimming, garden tidy ups, weeding and pruning.

Organic pest control

Amanda Graham.

The first defence against pests is to ensure your plants are healthy and strong. Improving soil quality with compost and organic fertilisers, and regular waterings will help to ensure your plants are better equipped to fend off foes, as will fortnightly waterings with seaweed tonic through the summer months.

Timing is everything. Most synthetic pesticides, and even some natural pesticides such a pyrethrum are harmful to bees if they come into contact. So try to spray at dusk when bees have returned to their hive for the day.

Neem is one organic pesticide which doesn’t harm bees. Neem can be applied either by adding granules or powder to the soil or spraying the plants and soil with Neem oil. Neem is a systemic pesticide, it is absorbed by the plants and then kills the little critters that are eating the plant. Therefore Neem is effective against sucking insects, including aphids, thrips, whitefly, mealybug, scale and mites.

For other insects such as slugs, ticks, ants, and cockroaches, diatomaceous earth is a good option. It is made from the fossilised remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. Their skeletons are made of a natural substance called silica, which causes insects to dry out and die by absorbing the oils and fats from the insect's exoskeleton. While it is less harmful to the environment, as with many other pesticides, there is a health risk from inhaling it, so please use a face mask when applying.

Pyrethrum is another natural option, made from a species of daisy.

It is a contact insecticide and must be sprayed directly onto the insect to be effective. Unfortunately Pyrethrum also affects beneficial insects if it comes into contact with them; luckily, Pyrethrin’s insecticidal activity only lasts a few hours so spraying at dusk can mitigate the harm.

There are also many recipes for effective homemade insecticides.

These usually involve a combination of cooking oil, dish soap, garlic, and chilli. Again, these sprays can be harmful to beneficial insects, so spraying at dusk is best, but they can be a great cost-effective and safe alternative to store bought sprays, and the ingredients are often already available in the home.

Amanda Graham Newhaven Gardens Ltd Ph: 09 218 9233 / 021 378969 amanda@newhavengardens.co.nz www.newhavengardens.co.nz

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: NEWS

Call for Office workers to return Level one is great news for our hospitality operators and retailers. As our latest spending figures show level three, and even level two, have been an absolute killer,” says Takapuna Beach Business Association (TBBA) chief executive, Terence Harpur.

The North Shore business leader is now calling on office workers to come back to base, saying the ongoing absence of so many is being felt by town centres around Auckland, including Takapuna.

“Working from home really hits our shops, restaurants, and personal services. We now need everyone to come back to the office and back to a sense of normality,” says Terence Harpur.

The TBBA has released Marketview data for the week ending March 7th – with six of those days under level three lockdown. It shows Terence Harpur. total retail spend in Takapuna was down 76.8% compared to the same week last year. In the week ending February 21st – which took into account Takapuna’s latest Marketview weekly report revealed the earlier three-day level three lockdown - retail spend was spending in Takapuna on hospitality and accommodation down by 48.3%. was down74.4%; food, liquor and pharmacies down 53.6%; clothing, footwear and department stores down 78.8%; home and recreational retailing down 73.4%; and all other down 89.5%.

“We’re now hoping for a bounce over the next few months, but overall spending has been behind all summer, so we’re not taking anything for granted. We’re again calling on people to shop locally. We’re also putting a plea out to employers to think about the impact on town centres when office-based staff work from home.”

Terence Harpur says cellphone data in the past year has shown people do return to the Takapuna town centre in stronger numbers under level one, with the night-time economy recovering faster than the daytime economy. That again highlights the increasing prevalence of remote working and the impact of their day-time absence. He says car-parking occupancy has also fallen since Covid-19.

“Along with considerable freedoms returning under level one, the other good news is parking is easier, local businesses have never been happier to see you, and importantly shopping locally leaves a smaller carbon footprint.

Terence Harpur says Takapuna is in a more fortunate position than many other areas, as it is set to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic ready to fire. More than $50m-plus “Let’s not forget that since Valentine’s Day Auckland has is being invested to modernise the Takapuna metropolitan spent most of the time operating at either level three or level centre as part of the Panuku-led ‘Unlock Takapuna’ urban two. It has been a really tough four weeks, with level two also regeneration project as well as the private sector investing very challenging for our smaller retailers, bars, cafes, and significantly. restaurants given social distancing required and large gatherings prohibited.”

Contact: Terence Harpur, CEO, Takapuna Beach Business As well as showing a 76.8% fall in overall retail trade, Association. Email: Terence@takapunabeach.org.nz

Working from home really hits our shops, restaurants, and personal services. We now need everyone to come back to the office and back to a sense of normality.

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Talking Takapuna… your ultimate summer destination Time is flying by so fast this year – it’s already Easter and the end of the first school term. We know the first part of this year has been a little rocky, so we hope you all have a wonderful Easter plans, and for those taking time off with the kids over the school holidays – enjoy!

Why not celebrate Easter and the school holidays with a staycation in beachside Takapuna? There’s the stunning beachside campground, or the wonderful Spencer on Byron Hotel for those wanting a little more comfort. They have a range of special accommodation and dining packages available year-round – like their School Holiday Package, that includes a dining voucher for their on-site restaurant SmokePit & Buoy for every night of your stay - plus you have access to their newly renovated heated pool, spa, gym and tennis court.

Takapuna is always the place to be in our opinion, but that’s even more true this school holidays…

for the Takapuna service and celebration. Lest we forget.

May is also the month we see a steady stream of students parade through Takapuna in their finery as they prepare for their Graduation Ceremony from Massey University. We just want to say a very big congratulations to all these students, and we wish you all the very best in whatever paths you take!

Don’t forget that you can stay up to date with all things happening and going on in Takapuna on our social channels and our website: visit www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz, or search “I Love Takapuna” on Facebook and Instagram. We also love to see your favourite snaps or pictures of what you get up to in Takapuna (or places and businesses you love to visit!), so please tag us: @ilovetakapuna and we might just re-share your snaps!

EVENTS: APRIL / MAY • 8-9 Apr – Bruce Mason Centre: Subtle Dances (Auckland Arts Festival 2021) • 10 Apr - Takapuna Japanese Cultural Showcase • 10 Apr - Bruce Mason Centre - Yesterday Once More

Keep it local this month and help us support all the wonderful local businesses in Takapuna that have adapted so quickly to life in lockdown, stayed open where possible to help satisfy our caffeine and retail needs, helped us on nights where we were too tired to cook, or provided that sweet treat the family or your bubble needed to get through those afternoons at home. We have all done a fantastic job at supporting our local businesses through these lockdowns, but let’s keep the support going as we head into some cooler winter months ahead.

Takapuna is always the place to be, in our opinion, but that’s even more true this school holidays – if your kids love plays and shows, make sure you head to The PumpHouse Theatre to catch a performance of “A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories” – a collection of the wonderful Margaret Mahy’s timeless stories.

The Bruce Mason Centre is also presenting a range of different musical events from the Kumeu Vintage Brass Band to Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) for Kids: Moe’s Guide to the Orchestra, to West End’s World of Musicals and then rounding out the month with an all-encompassing performance by the NZ String Quartet, Four Suits and a Soprano!

ANZAC Day is Sunday 25th April and will be celebrated in many ways and with many different parades and services throughout the country – so make sure you check out ilovetakapuna.co.nz/calendar

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• 10 Apr - 1 May - The PumpHouse: A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories • 12 Apr - Bruce Mason Centre: Kumeu Vintage Brass • 17 Apr - Bruce Mason Centre: APO 4 Kids: Moe’s Guide to the Orchestra • 18 Apr – The Elephant Wrestler: Motel California (Eagles Tribute) • 20 Apr - Bruce Mason Centre: World of Musicals • 29 Apr - Bruce Mason Centre: The NZ String Quartet, Four Suits and a Soprano • 1 May – Bruce Mason Centre: Queen: It’s a Kind of Magic • 8 May – Urban Wine Walk Takapuna • 9 May – Takapuna Library: Waiata Mai Tamariki Mā - Māori songs for children • 20-21 May – The PumpHouse: Random Fairytale Generator • 23 May – The PumpHouse: The Word is Love – A Capella Gospel Choir • 25-27 May – Massey University Graduation Ceremonies

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.

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

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COVER STORY: TIM BRAY THEATRE COMPANY

Confidence and creativity on the Shore Tim Bray celebrating 30 years of theatre for children Our striking cover photo this month is courtesy of the wonderful Tim Bray Theatre Company, the Shore-based entity that celebrates 30 years of theatre for children in 2021. A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories is their latest live stage production that’s touring in April and May. It is on at The PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna from April 10th through until May 1st, a great option for local kids during the April school holidays. It then goes to Glen Innes, Mangere, Glen Eden and Manukau.

Youth Theatre classes (ages five to 16) The Tim Bray team is excited to begin its Term 2 Youth Theatre drama classes for children, tweens, and teens (ages five to 16). Classes start on Tuesday 3rd May in three North Shore locations, Takapuna, Browns Bay and Unsworth Heights.

Tim Bray Youth Theatre has been offering drama classes and workshops on the North Shore since 2012. Their classes encourage self-confidence, self-expression and focus. Drama is an enjoyable way for students to explore their imaginations and to harness and express their creativity where they also learn various acting techniques such as improvisation, voice, characterisation, movement and scene work.

Regular drama classes are held either at St Georges Community Hall in Takapuna or the East Coast Bays Community Centre in Browns Bay. What a first term it has been. Even with two level three lockdowns, their tutors have cleverly created ways to keep their students engaged via online lessons when usual studio classes couldn’t happen. Tim Bray Youth Theatre tutors the students to bring their creativity and imagination into the classes and have been on some exciting and unique adventures in the drama room or in the online classes. They are very proud of the students and how much they are progressing.

Tim Bray Youth Theatre also offers classes for five to 19 year olds across the bridge in Western Springs at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC).

Extraordinarily Creative Tim Bray Youth Theatre is thrilled to continue with their unique drama class programme, endorsed by the Children’s Autism Foundation, that launched as a pilot programme in term one this year on the North Shore. Extraordinarily Creative drama classes have been created for children and teenagers who are differently wired to find their own voice and place. This is a weekly class in Unsworth

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HEALTH AND FITNESS WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

By Claire Bellingham, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist

Claire Bellingham

Heights created for those who skip to a different beat, who see and experience things in their own extraordinary way.

“These are a positive, fun and safe place for children and young people with ASD/neurodiversity to use the creativity of drama and express themselves as never before,” says Jo Sutton, GM of the Children’s Autism Foundation.

Scholarships for Extraordinarily Creative are available for kids who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend and are kindly funded by Stewart Germann administered by Cognition Education Trust. Applications can be made via the Extraordinarily Creative page on the Tim Bray website (timbray.org.nz).

The Extraordinarily Creative classes have been born out of a combination of the introduction of Sensory Relaxed performances

by Tim Bray Theatre Company in their professional shows, and the observation of the challenges and the benefits for neurodiverse children who attend their shows and Youth Theatre classes. They recognised a need for this group of children and teenagers to have drama classes dedicated to their needs, with an environment and class structure designed to support their development and artistic goals.

Age 17-19 Performance Class The 17-19 years Performance Class that launched at TAPAC in term one will continue in term two. This exciting new performance-focused class, led by tutor Suzy Sampson, is for young actors who need a place to learn and to perform, who are passionate about theatre and all it involves. The Performance Class teaches new skills that will carry the students into future study and future careers.

Some North Shore teenagers who have been with Tim Bray Youth Theatre for many years have joined the class, drawn by the regular performance outcomes. During term one, these two-hour classes have been so full and stimulating that the students are always surprised when it is time for the class to end, and they don’t want to leave. As one of the students said, “Time flies when you are having fun!”

Shakespeare has been the focus in term one and the students are really enjoying experimenting with the language. Outside class they have been researching 16th century language versus modern language. They are also really loving that this class is performance based and requires the discipline of learning a script with a deadline.

Some of the students are also learning stage management duties for the end of term performance when they are not on stage. The guest tutor for the Shakespeare classes in term one was celebrated actor Michael Hurst, who brought his years of performance experience to the students.

April School Holidays Family Fun! Make sure you book your family’s magical school holiday treat… “A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories” by Margaret Mahy, live on stage at The PumpHouse Theatre from 10 April to 1 May. For more information on Youth Theatre classes or to book, visit: timbray.org.nz or phone 09 486-2261.

Healthy Habits

Most people are aware of the benefits of fitness and would like to exercise on a regular basis.

Some people consistently manage it and some people don’t. Often it’s the busiest people who manage to find the time.

The hours spent exercising are made up for by the efficiencies created by good health. Robust physical and mental wellness tends to lead to better sleep, more effective daily function and fewer lifeinterrupting health crises.

The key to exercise success is consistency of habit. A habit involves a three step loop in the brain – trigger, then routine, then reward. If you regularly attend a class every Monday and Friday you’ll come to expect the sense of feeling prepared for the weekend and re-set after the weekend. You’ll start to feel short-changed the sense of achievement if you miss your class. The brain loves consistency – fixed patterns are a way to save effort. Regular gym-goers don’t debate whether they should go to the gym any more than they debate whether they should clean their teeth each morning; workouts are just a fact of life. They don’t use up precious emotional energy summoning willpower to get to the gym; they attend on autopilot and use mental capacity for other tasks.

There are many ways you can help convert activities into robust habits. Be practical about the number of times you can realistically put aside your responsibilities to get to the gym. Try to exercise at the time of day that suits your energy levels and temperament. Pay close attention to the triggers that consistently derail your routine and work to create habits that don’t constantly get broken. Some people like to go in the morning so the day can’t get in the way, other people find early morning exercise exhausts them. Many people find it easier to attend the gym straight from work rather than stopping in at home first and risking being caught by the couch.

The best starting point for strong habits is choosing exercise you enjoy. An optimal exercise plan is useless if you can’t force yourself to adhere to it; it’s more difficult to create a habit loop where you can’t seem to get to the reward. It’s natural to enjoy some types of exercise more than others and you might need to choose the path of least difficulty to make a start. There’s usually an initial barrier of discomfort to overcome when you start a new regime. Select the type of exercise you find easiest, put it on the weekly schedule and consider inviting a friend to join you. Or choose a professional accountability buddy and engage a PT for a short burst of sessions to kickstart your routine.

Routines are easier to transition to habits if they’re convenient.

Regular gym-goers tend to own comfortable gym clothing and practical gym accessories. Their gym bag is well stocked, their shoes are fit for the purpose and their drink bottle doesn’t leak. Things you do irregularly continue to be difficult and things you do regularly become easy.

Consistent healthy habits make your life simpler and better.

The last few months have posed a lot of obstacles to habit formation.

It’s not easy to form routines when you’ve been in and out of lockdown, processing the change to daylight saving and manoeuvering around the carb-fest of Easter. The change of season is a good time to get some positive patterns in place. Choose your healthy habits and nurture them until they become seamlessly automatic. Planning and discipline will get you started and momentum will carry you forwards.

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

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NEW WORLD SHORE CITY NEWS

Your local cake specialists at New World Shore City New World Shore City’s bakery is gaining quite a reputation for their tasty treats and specialty cakes under the leadership of experienced pastry chef Amanda Gillum. If you are looking for a cake, or cakes, for a special occasion, Amanda and her team have the answer.

The day we popped in for a chat it was St Patrick’s Day, so the bakery team had produced a range of items for that day. There are always special cakes, including two inch cheesecakes and four inch sponge cakes, and smaller treats available from the cabinets.

With around 48 hours notice Amanda can also turn out special birthday and occasion cakes etc., tailored for your requirements. A recent birthday cake theme was from Frozen (the movie). Amanda says people often provide photos of themes and cakes that they replicate.

Cake pricing is very reasonable for the work involved – in the $30 to $50 range.

Amanda Gillum has been in the industry for 24 years, training as a chef and going on to specialise in patisserie. After an OE in the UK and Europe – that included working in fine dining restaurants – Amanda returned home to work for Rocket Kitchen for 18 years, initially as a pastry chef and progressing to running the kitchen and 20 staff. The North Shore born-and-bred mum joined New World Shore City shortly after the new metro supermarket opened.

Under Amanda’s leadership New World Shore City is also playing a part in training future patisserie specialists. Sapphire (a level four bakery student) and Annabelle (an AUT diploma in patisserie student) are members of the bakery team, along with Molyka, who are gaining valuable skills learning from Amanda’s immense experience.

If you need cakes or treats for a special occasion, or that very special cake, then contact Amanda and the bakery team at New World Shore City, Email: Amanda.Gillum@nw.co.nz or Phone 09 869 2333.

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This month in TAKAPUNA ART BY THE SEA OPENS IN TAKAPUNA

Popular North Shore Gallery, Art By The Sea, has relocated from Devonport to Takapuna. After being in Devonport for 29 years they have moved into the high profile space that was GPK for many years at 162 Hurstmere Road, near the Bruce Mason Centre. Art by the Sea Gallery specialises in fine and affordable contemporary New Zealand artworks – paintings, photography, standing and wall-sculpture and ceramics. Their additional services include framing, installation, restoration and hanging. Owner Mike and Linda Geers and staff April Geers and Eliza Dawbin are excited to be open in Takapuna. The first exhibition in the new space is "Ready to Roll: The Kiwi Music I Grew Up With" by pop-art and landscape artist Christian Nicholson.

That exhibition official opens on Saturday April 10th at 4pm and the exhibition will run for three weeks. Visit: artbythesea.co.nz

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This month in TAKAPUNA URBAN WINE WALK IN TAKAPUNA

It is not happening until early May, but we thought we should get you prepared early…

The streets of Takapuna will come alive on Saturday May 8th as a line-up of our leading bars and restaurants partner with a local NZ winemakers and transform into an Urban Cellar Door for you to visit on a self-guided trail. Taste. Walk. Explore.

Venues and Winemakers involved are:- Nanam with Spy Valley Wines (Marlborough, NZ); Taylors on Hurstmere with Framingham Wines (Marlborough, NZ); The Elephant Wrestler with Matawhero Wines (Gisborne, NZ); TokTok with Te Mata Estate Winery (Hawkes Bay, NZ); Regatta Bar & Eatery with Soho Wine Co.; Franc’s with Leftfield Wines; The Commons with Church Road Winery (Hawkes Bay, NZ); Burger Burger with The Ned (Marisco Vineyards, Marlborough, NZ); Madam Woo with Fromm Winery (Marlborough, NZ) Limited tickets are on sale now at www.eventbrite.co.nz or search urban-wine-walk-takapuna.

THRILLZONE'S FREE FAMILY EASTER WEEKEND HUNT IN TAKAPUNA

Easter is hopping up quickly and local business Thrillzone is committed to making it a happy day for friends and family. They are focussed on family fun, supporting other local businesses, and most of all, supporting the community. The Thrillzone team came together to design something unique to get families out and about, having conversations and testing their puzzle-solving skills. The Thrillzone Easter Hunt is on Easter weekend, Saturday 3rd through to Monday 5th starting from 10am.

"We have been in the entertainment space for a Sonja and Francis, Thrillzone while now and Covid presented the opportunity to Takapuna owners. scale our products to bring even more fun for our customers. We are committed to making people feel happy – appreciating the moments they have together. Our team has developed GPS Escape Adventure and designed unique routes across Takapuna using the latest GPS-based challenges for all types of family members," explains owner Sonja Painter. “Our customers constantly surprise us with new ideas and awesome feedback. Lockdowns have been tough and Covid has hit families hard - so this is our free gift of appreciation – to make their Easter weekend a happy one."

Thrillzone has got into the spirit by teaming up with some other favourite local businesses with freebies and discounts that make up the Great Thrillzone Easter Egg Hunt. So grab your team and head down to Thrillzone for our FREE Easter Egg Hunt. They will take you on a mission around Takapuna as you try and solve all of the clues and find hidden eggs. If you manage to crack all the codes and win, an egg-citing treat plus bonus prizes will be waiting for you back at Thrillzone HQ. Gather your cameras, ignite your puzzle-solving skills and swing by for some family fun!

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Wriggle and Rhyme at Takapuna Library is the place to be in Taka if you have a baby (up to two years old). The sessions are on every Monday at 9.30am or 11.30am at the Takapuna Library and they’re completely free to attend. The programme promotes active movement and brain development for babies and toddlers, throughout the 30 minute session parents and bubs sing, dance, play with bubbles and other toys, all while building the foundations for learning, moving and communicating. It’s a great chance to get out of the house, for your babies to meet other wee ones and enjoy the local library. Like local eight month old lad Otto (above) – he loves it! Other libraries on the shore also have sessions too, check the library website for more info on days and times: www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz

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KITCHENS BY DESIGN

Chalk and cheese By their own admission, Julie and Ian Williams were going around in circles trying to find inspiration for their new kitchen; that was until they came across the team at Kitchens By Design. Then everything became clear.

Their existing kitchen was the original in an '80s-style house that they’d been living in for two years. “We always knew a new kitchen was on the shopping list, and it had got to the point where it was looking old, and our girls were getting bigger – we weren’t a family with little kids any more. We needed to do something. The kitchen wasn’t working for us, but we didn’t know what we wanted or where to go,” says Julie.

“We found Kitchens By Design online, but it was their showroom that clinched it for us. It was very impressive – chalk and cheese compared to the others we visited. We started speaking to Jane [Fergusson], one of the designers there, and she immediately got who we were and what we were trying to achieve. We clicked straight away. Jane made it easy for us to visualise what our new kitchen could look like.”

Julie laughs that they didn’t give much of a brief to work with, just that they liked open shelving and wanted a bit of wood in their new kitchen, and also somewhere to have a casual meal.

“Jane asked us lots of question about how we lived, cooked and used the kitchen. She was the only one that did that of all the people we spoke to,” says Julie. “She then came up with three different concepts – one was the original footprint, upgraded, the other was a partial change, the third was a complete change with all the bells and whistles… and that’s the one we went for."

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Seeing the mood board for the first time, with all the samples of colours and materials, was one of the most memorable moments of the whole process for Julie and Ian; also, choosing the benchtop material, then selecting each slab individually before it was templated, so they could see where the veining would appear on the final benchtop. That was a special service, says Jane.

Now their new kitchen is finished, the couple say that they both really love the bamboo breakfast bar. “We never thought of using bamboo – that’s was Jane’s suggestion – but it gave us that touch of wood we asked for. It’s also a very durable and hardwearing material, which is ideal for the counter top. The window seat is wonderful. It has completely changed how I use the space, because I can now lounge in the kitchen. Our daughters can hang out there, too. It’s great in the morning because it catches all the sun. We also love our new scullery.”

“Working with Kitchens By Design was so easy. Jane was great to communicate with, and she listened and ran with any ideas we had.

Everything was so well planned out – she just instinctively knew where everything should go. Also, the whole team at Kitchens By Design fought our corner through the whole process, ensuring everything was done properly and we got exactly what we wanted, which saved us time and energy. They were definitely value for money.”

“In the end it comes down to trust. We trusted Jane and went with what she recommended, and it worked out really well. The kitchen speaks for itself, just look at it!”

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DEVONPORT RSA: ANZAC DAY 2021

Devonport honours the RSA spirit As ANZAC Day 2021 approaches and we again gather to remember New Zealanders who died not just at Gallipoli but all those who have served in our armed forces, Channel magazine takes a look at one of our local RSAs to see how it is faring in a very different society and where there is a very different role for our armed forces, decades after it was formed. Christine Young reports.

Immediate past president of the Devonport RSA, Howard Mace, says Devonport RSA is especially looking forward to the ANZAC Day commemorations this year, as this is the first year since 2018 that the RSA has been able to hold its traditional ANZAC Day parade down Devonport’s main street to the war memorial overlooking Windsor Reserve. Formal services and parades were cancelled at short notice in 2019 in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks amid police concern about public safety at large gatherings. Devonport RSA members marked the day quietly at its base in Devonia Hall, though there would doubtless have been some members who would have wished to join members of the community who held a commemoration at the memorial, regardless of police advice.

Last year, of course, the first Covid-19 lockdown prevented any parades or public commemorations, but that didn’t stop thousands of Devonport residents responding (with others across the country) to the call to “stand at dawn” outside their houses to mark the occasion.

Devonport RSA members are planning for a return to more traditional commemorations this year. This is not to suggest that the Devonport RSA is mired in the past. Far from it. While it proudly upholds the RSA values of Caring, Commemorating and Connecting, it has also recently undergone a strategic review, to ensure that the local society survives and thrives well into the 21st century and beyond. Howard Mace and other members are determined it will not “become an old person’s club…. We are turning it around. It’s time to refresh and position [ourselves] for the future.”

Devonport is neither the oldest, nor the largest, of the three surviving North Shore RSAs, but it remains firmly focused on the founding principles that underpinned the formation of the national RSA network. The other North Shore RSAs are now Birkenhead and East Coast Bays; the 80-year-old Takapuna RSA folded in 2014 as a result of declining membership and debt of “tens of thousands of dollars” according to newspaper reports at the time.

Many RSAs (including Birkenhead and East Coast Bays, judging by their websites – we did try to contact them for this story but received no response) now often have a restaurant and offer entertainment to encourage new membership and provide an income stream.

Devonport, says Devonport RSA’s Chris Mullane, is happy to welcome members of the community, “but we want to be sure they are joining for the right reasons”, that is, service to the community. And they want to ensure that Associate members don’t out-number service members.

But first, let’s take a look at Devonport RSA’s history and structure.

The New Zealand Returned Services Association was formed in April 1916. It wasn’t until 1927, as the Great Depression loomed, that a local group of Devonport ex-servicemen and an ex-service nurse met to consider what could be done to support local ex-servicemen unable to find employment. They first met in what was then Ford’s Tearooms at the lower end of Victoria Rd, with a hat taken around to collect money to pay for the room hire. Later that year, the Mayor Mr. E. Aldridge, convened a meeting in the Council Chambers and a formal committee of the Devonport Returned Soldiers Club (Inc) was formed.

After meeting in a number of local venues, in 1947 Devonia Hall was leased for £2 a week. In 1954, the building was on the market for £14,500, well above a recent government valuation of £12,600. The society’s coffers boasted just £3,063, but members were optimistic that the bank would advance £11,000 at 4% as an overdraft. But Reserve Bank rules only allowed overdrafts for six months; a permanent loan from non-banking sources was required.

The society’s rules were amended to allow it to borrow money, and after a personal guarantee from and several months of negotiations led by Commander Pug Thew, the purchase of the Devonia Building was completed on in August 1954.

Back to the present. Joining Howard Mace at the meeting with Channel was Chris Mullane, popularly known as the Druid of Devonport. His service in the military includes time in Vietnam and in the US military. Like many of his fellow soldiers, he experienced years of dealing with the delayed effects of wartime trauma, which led to advocacy on behalf of his fellow veterans. Once president of Devonport RSA and still active in the Paschendaele Society, he is now Chair of Devonport RSA’s Poppy Day Trust, and a strong advocate for RSA’s three Cs of Caring, Commemorating and Connecting. He is also known to many locally as an advocate for the restoration of the graves of soldiers from New Zealand and the Pacific in the O’Neill’s Point Cemetery in Belmont.

He commends the members at the time who “had the foresight to purchase the building, with five shops, so it always had an income”. Owning Devonia Building has certainly allowed Devonport RSA financial security that has eluded other RSAs. A separately created Memorial Trust owns the building and receives income from shops beneath the hall, and being sited right in the main street has also meant that Devonport RSA has positive relationships with the local business association, and a prominent place in the

Devonport RSA's immediate past president Howard Mace, and Devonport RSA Poppy Trust chair, Chris Mullane.

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local community. “We value being part of the community and value service to the community,” Chris notes.

Devonia Hall has recently been refurbished, with support from community businesses and individuals, and is now not only an attractive meeting place for members’ bi-monthly lunches and regular Friday nights at the Devonport RSA's oldest members, 99-year-olds Ron bar, but also hired by local organisations Serving Naval personnel Korin O'Brien and Andy Child and Cyril Hicks. Ron Child celebrates his 100th James , who is also on the Devonport RSA committee. birthday on 4th May. for activities including yoga, art classes and Toastmasters, as well as for weddings and private functions.

The Commemorating and Connecting elements of the RSA ethos, Membership of Devonport RSA currently stands at 200; 56 of provide opportunities not only to honour and remember service those members have been involved in operational service, and a given for the country by members of the defence forces, but also further 65 have served in other roles in the defence forces. Twentyto engage younger community and service members and with the one members are currently serving members of the defence forces wider community to ensure the ongoing relevance of the RSA in the – mostly (unsurprisingly) from the Navy, with which the Devonport community.

RSA has close ties. Along with 79 associate members, they make up For example, to commemorate Remembrance Day in November, the membership of the Devonport Returned and Services Association in addition to a field of crosses on Windsor Reserve, the society now Incorporated, an incorporated society. runs a regular speech competition for younger people, and last year Alongside the Devonport Returned and Services Association a school choir and many local students wearing Devonport RSAIncorporated sit two Trusts: the aforementioned Devonport RSA inspired t-shirts joined the November Remembrance Day parade.

Memorial Trust and the Devonport RSA Poppy Day Trust, which Younger members of the community have also assisted with – looks after the well-being of veterans and their dependents, whether and responded to – the restoration of gravestones at O’Neill’s Point members of the RSA or not, from Devonport to Takapuna. This welfare Cemetery, and the RSA committee includes a representative from work is funded by the annual Poppy Day collection and bequests and Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) , building ties with an even younger donations from the wider community. generation. Last year TGS prefects, supported by collectors from the The Poppy Day Trust Deed allows the RSA to take care of the needs Navy, raised funds for the Poppy Day Trust through a mufti day. of men and women who have given operation service in any of our To mark this year’s ANZAC Day and Poppy Days, Devonport RSA armed forces, and their dependents, and ex-service people in nonis working with the Devonport Business Association in a shop window operational roles. Chris Mullane notes that over the years, more and competition, and shop windows will feature, in line with the National more support has been provided for serving New Zealanders than was RSA theme of women who have served, in the armed forces or by the case in the early days of the RSA. “Modern veterans have sources their work behind the scenes, images taken by local professional [of assistance] besides us,” he notes, and the RSA ensures that the photographer Kathryn Knobbs of members and current Navy assistance it gives does not duplicate other support. members in uniform, with their own and medals earned by members As part of its commitment to Caring, Devonport RSA employs a of their family in the armed forces. part-time support adviser, Gail Kennett, who tailors RSA assistance to There’s no doubt that this is one RSA that looks to the future as well suit those who need it, from advising on assistance available beyond as the past, and is committed to engaging its community as it does so, the RSA’s resources and advocating with other service providers, to living up to its motto: Serving our members and our community. organising personal visits or ensuring older veterans have transport to RSA functions, to ensure ongoing well-being of anyone who comes to Devonport RSA website: https://www.devonportrsa.co.nz/ the RSA’s attention.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSADevonport/ For Mullane and Mace, the vitality of Devonport RSA is paramount. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonport_rsa/

NORTH SHORE 2021 ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS Poppy Day Friday 23 April

The nationwide Poppy Day street collection is held each year on the Friday before Anzac Day. RSA volunteers exchange distinctive red poppies for a donation to the Poppy Appeal. All funds raised go towards the RSA’s support work, which can include financial support, advocacy, family days and access to strong network of people who have been through similar experiences, to name a few.

Anzac Day Sunday 25 April • North Shore Dawn Service – Starts at 6am at Brown’s Bay War Memorial, at the northern end of Brown’s Bay beach reserve.

Representatives from all North Shore RSAs attend. Chris Mullane from Devonport RSA is the speaker thsi year.

• Takapuna – A parade marches along Lake Road from Sanders Ave at 9.25am (gather early for the 9.25am start), led by North Shore Brass Band. The service, at The Strand Plaza, starts at 9.30am.

• Devonport –The service starts at 10am at the war memorial, but arrive early as hundreds are expected, and Victoria Road will close from 9.30am. The service features a reading by Devonport RSA’s oldest member 99-year-old Ron Child.

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DO IT LOCAL! SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES

Buying local more important than ever In this issue of Channel Mag we focus on our Channel Magazine ‘Do it Local’ campaign, encouraging readers 19 Recove VIDry to help our local businesses as they recover from this unprecedented Covid-19 period. It is over a year now CO since this problem became serious for New Zealand and wel started to experience the lockdowns that have had a big impact on all of us – including businesses throughout the country.

We established Channel Magazine back in 2010 with the aim of fostering our local economy for the benefit of the community. Thriving business areas are good for the community and we were keen to tell the good news stories. And we have. From day one we worked closely with local business associations and groups, and have had a policy of not including advertising that competes For our businesses with our local businesses. We have stayed true to this, knocking back advertising dollars from over and our community the bridge. It does hurt some times!

In recent issues we have made it easier for local businesses to advertise and promote their businesses in this magazine as we start to recover and get back to normality post-Covid-19. Our ‘Do it Local’ is another initiative to encourage our readers to spend locally as it is good for our community.

In this issue we talk to four local business people about their Covid-19 experience and what their recovery is looking like.

Caroline Mulholland, Well Hung Butchery, Milford Caroline Mulholland is a director of local Milford butchery, Well Hung, which has a store on Kitchener Road and also inside Milford Mall. The business is owned by a group of meat lovers from Auckland. After travelling overseas, they found it difficult to source premium high-quality meats that had been dry-aged to allow the true flavours and textures to shine through. Given that we have some of the world’s best meat producers in New Zealand, the team thought this was a travesty so went about setting up their own company. As none of the owners had a butchery background, they've brought together an incredible team of artisan butchers and sourced a brilliant network of suppliers. Everything is prepared with patience, an attention to quality and a focus on celebrating and creating mouth-wateringly delicious flavours.

Channel Magazine: The last 12 months have been pretty tough for business. What have the key issues been that you have had to overcome?

Caroline Mulholland: Covid has been so tough for many local businesses and my heart goes out to those businesses that haven’t been able to operate at all throughout levels three and four. From our perspective, one of the biggest challenges throughout the lockdowns has been struggling with changing rules. Initially, during the first level four lockdown, butchers were classified as an essential service, then not, before the rules were reversed again with butchers being able to operate. This made life pretty stressful on our team and difficult to get our stock levels right but ultimately, we’ve been exceptionally lucky to have had the support our of local community.

CM: Have you had good support from your local community?

Caroline: Our local community is incredible and we are so appreciative of their support. Our customers adapted to the changes to ordering processes due to Covid and have not only given us their business but have taken the time to check-in on how our team is doing and to provide us with feedback and suggestions. We feel incredibly lucky to have such a loyal customer base and engaged community – there really is no place better to live and work. You guys (Channel Magazine) are a great advocate for championing and promoting local businesses and we are so grateful for the team's ongoing support. We’re also so lucky to have the support of Murray (Hill) and

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the Milford Business Association, who do so much to support local businesses and keep the local community engaged. Our new MP Simon Watts is another advocate who seems to be passionate about the North Shore and promoting support for shopping local. It was really pleasing to see his support has continued post the election.

CM: These lockdowns have given us time to discover new things.

Is there anything you have enjoyed about the slower pace of lockdown life?

Caroline: Although these lockdowns were not something we would choose, they have allowed us to slow down and spend more time with family. It also helped to highlight the really important things in life like family, friends and health. We are so lucky to live in a country like New Zealand where we do have a greater level of control over our borders, which has allowed us to live with a lot more freedom than the rest of the world. Border restrictions have also helped showcase just how much New Zealand has to offer right here at home.

CM: Have you discovered anything new during this period about North Shore?

Caroline: So many talented artisan providers have popped up (possibly through change of circumstances) and it's wonderful to see the indomitable Kiwi spirit alive and well as we pull together.

Unfortunately, many small businesses have not survived through these lockdowns and many others are just hanging on by their fingertips, which is why it is crucial that we look for ways to support our local community. Local markets at Takapuna and Smales Farm are great ways to discover many of these local providers, as well as taking the time to wander the streets and explore some of the local shops you might not have popped into before.

CM: Any exciting things happening with your business that Channel Mag readers should know about?

Caroline: At Well Hung, we offer a sensational, premium selection of New Zealand grown, grass fed, AngusPure, wagyu and Matangi angus beef aged up to 100 days. This provides our customers with the opportunity to source restaurant quality cuts for their homes – and a real treat for the tastebuds when it might not be possible to get out of the house! Over the last 12 months, we’ve also considerably expanded our ‘ready to go’ meal options, which are a fantastic option for those who are short on time or when you’re looking for a care package to drop-off to friends or family. These range from home-made pies and

Todd Treadwell is the executive butcher at Well Hung, Milford.

ready-made meals that you just need to pop in the oven, to our slowcooked rotisserie meats and duck-fat roasted potatoes (which also make a fantastically easy catering option when catering for a group!).

With both our stores also being entirely gluten-free, we make sure that dietary requirements don’t mean our customers have to suffer.

Our range of award-winning, made in-house, gluten-free sausages are exceptionally popular and we’re always exploring new flavours to entice our customers. Covid has also meant we’ve expanded the ways in which our customers can purchase from us. Our stores are open seven days and our customers can shop in-store, select click-andcollect or place an order to be delivered direct to their door. We can deliver North Island-wide to non-rural addresses, making it easy for people to always have access to the best products for them and their families.

CM: Have you been happy with support you have received from local entities such as the business associations?

Caroline: Murray and the team at the Milford Business Association and I Love Takapuna do a great job with the events to promote our local areas. The recent Takapuna market day and French Festival in Milford are great examples of the work the business associations are doing to bring the community together. It's also been great to see Milford Mall support smaller local suppliers through their market day initiatives.

CM: What do you reckon we could have done better during this problem period?

Caroline: The situation with Covid has been incredibly challenging and all of us – including the Government – have been learning and adapting as we go. From a Government perspective, it would be great to see clearer messaging, a move towards better contact tracing capabilities and a well thought out vaccination programme being rolled out that will enable the country to avoid further lockdowns.

From a community perspective, we all need to adhere to the instructions to stay home if you are sick and, if you need to, get tested.

There is also an onus on business owners and managers to support their teams to do this too. Within the broader community, it has been great to see people pull together to support small businesses, buy New Zealand-made and to make the effort to check on their friends,

Jake Henderson, lighting designer at Firefly Light & Design, Devonport.

family, and neighbours. It would be great if these practices continue as we eventually emerge from the impact of Covid.

CM: Why should local people support local businesses?

Caroline: Our local businesses ARE our local community. The North Shore is so lucky that we are made up of so many picturesque pockets with an incredible array of shopping options. Wonderful cafes, boutiques, craft shops, clothing retailers, hairdressers, service providers and of course butcheries. You never need to leave the Shore to get everything you need. The people are the other reason the Shore is so special. Cheerful, positive, and supportive; what more could you need in a community?

CM: In 2022 our Well Hung plan is...

Caroline: To continue to offer our customers top quality, delicious and sustainably sourced meat. Over the next 12 months, we also want to provide more opportunities to bring the community together whether that be through our Beef and Red Wine evenings, or our support of local events.

Jake Henderson, Firefly Light & Design, Devonport Jake Henderson is a lighting designer at Firefly Light & Design based in Devonport. Firefly is a family business that started in 2006. They originally opened as a lighting shop but the offering has grown to include various window treatments like shutters, blinds and curtains as well as furniture and other designer products. The Firefly staff includes qualified lighting designer (Jake), complemented with a dedicated specialist handling window treatment enquiries. Firefly has a focus on delivering quality design backed up by qualified experts. Jake gave Channel an insight into what running the store has been like over the past year and how local people can support them.

CM: The last 12 months have been tough for the whole community. What have the key issues been that you have had to overcome?

Jake Henderson: With lockdowns meaning the doors have been closed for long periods we’ve had to rely more heavily on our online

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store. Fortunately this was already well established when Covid19 impacted so it has been a matter of increasing and improving our offering online. We’ve also been struck by shipping issues, with long lead times becoming a challenge, but customers are generally very understanding.

CM: Have you had good support from your local community?

Jake: We have been fortunate that people are spending more time at home and investing a little more in their home environment, this has been a help to us in this tricky time. The local community have given us great support and shown genuine concern for the survival of the business which is reassuring.

CM: These lockdowns have given us time to discover new things, is there anything you have enjoyed about the slower pace of lockdown life?

Jake: I’ve tried to improve my work/life balance with more time doing DIY and walking the local neighbourhood, but there’s still a lot to do at Firefly to make sure we’re in the best position to bounce back when lockdowns are lifted.

CM: What sets your store apart from the rest?

Jake: We've been around a long time and seen a lot of evolution in trends and technology. I’d like to think that this experience puts us in a strong position to deliver what our customers want with a degree of expertise that other businesses may not have.

CM: Any exciting things happening with your business that Channel Mag readers should know about?

Jake: Our Danish lighting supplier, Nordlux, has recently streamlined distribution which means that we can increase our offering and lead times have been dramatically cut. There are also some spectacular new fabric ranges being launched in the near future as the 2020 releases were delayed due to Covid 19.

CM: Have you been happy with support you have received from local entities such as the business associations etc.?

Jake: The Devonport Business Association seems to be good at engaging with the community but we would also benefit from more time advocating for local businesses. We need innovative thinking to support and lobby for all local businesses.

CM: What do you reckon we could have done better during this problem period?

Jake: Having the chance to slow down, take a step back, and evaluate things during Covid 19 lockdowns is a rare opportunity which we could have made more of. There are a multitude of incremental improvements we probably could have made.

CM: Why should local people support local businesses?

Jake: Small businesses need the support of the local community – If people are not shopping locally it jeopardises the survival of the businesses they enjoy visiting. Once businesses close they probably won’t come back and that loss of a vibrant community centre would be saddening (… and why take on Lake Road traffic to head elsewhere if you don’t need to!)

CM: In 2022 our Firefly plan is...

Jake: …to develop our online sales platform so that we can continue to grow sales across the whole country. We’ll also be exploring new locally designed product lines to build on what we already have available, and increase sustainability.

Jude Turner, Crave Home, Birkenhead Jude Turner is the owner of Crave Home, a Birkenhead institution after 12 years in business. Crave is a beautiful store with a range of gifts and homewares and Jude says she and her team love nothing more than helping customers out with their purchasing decisions. Jude is also the Chair of the Birkenhead Village Association so she has an interesting insight into the state of local businesses in the area and how the last year has impacted so many business owners and operators. Jude answers a few questions from Channel on operating a retail business during a pandemic, the kiwi brands she loves and stocks, plus she lets us in on her lockdown discoveries.

CM: The last 12 months have been tough for the whole community, what have the key issues been that you have had to overcome at Crave?

Jude: Supply chain issues have been a factor in what we’re able to offer our customers, some orders due last November have only just arrived, while others have been cancelled. Trying to ensure that the store is well stocked has been probably the biggest issue we’ve faced.

CM: Have you had good support from your local community?

Jude: Our local community has been amazing. Our customers, new and old, have kept us going through all the lockdowns and especially when we’ve been released from lockdown! We miss seeing our regulars when we’re in level three but their online support has been humbling.

CM: These lockdowns have given us time to discover new things, is there anything you have enjoyed about the slower pace of lockdown life?

Jude: I really enjoyed spending more time in the kitchen, reading some great books, going for long walks around our neighbourhood and watching Netflix.

CM: Do you have any particular New Zealand made brands in store that you love?

Jude: This country is blessed with creatives. We especially love our local Ashley & Co range of body and home products, Burrow & Be organic clothing for little ones, Pretty Brave and Crywolf for children’s footwear and outerwear, and the Triumph & Disaster men’s care collection.

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Jude Turner, owner of Crave Home, Birkenhead.

CM: Any exciting things happening with your business that Channel Mag readers should know about?

Jude: We’re looking forward to launching some new items that we’ve developed ourselves in the next couple of months, as well as shortly launching our own gift box concept. We’re also excited about a new counter arriving in a couple of months!

CM: Have you been happy with support you have received from local entities such as the business associations?

Jude: I’m the Chair of our Birkenhead Village Association and I think we’ve done a pretty good job for our businesses. Before we went into the level four lockdown last year, we kickstarted our Love Local

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campaign with signage and advertising, and that carried right through until we were all able to re-open. We profiled lots of businesses via our active Facebook page, brought in musicians to create a festive atmosphere for the level three openings of our food businesses and made world headlines with our midnight re-openings of four barber shops (who worked right through until 5am!). We’ve continued with support and relaying key information to our community each time .

CM: What do you reckon we could have done better during this problem period?

Jude: I think communication is key to bringing people with you.

Presenting the facts, a plan and reasoning is super important for ensuring that everyone is on the same page. Some of that has been missing recently from the Government.

CM: Why should local people support local businesses?

Jude: Local businesses help keep communities alive because they often employ members of the community, bring revenue to the local economy, support local fundraising initiatives and they’re a welcoming space for personal connections.

CM: In 2022 our Crave Home plan is...

Jude: For a more settled year, be lockdown free and to keep delivering for our customers!

Doug Cochrane, New World Metre Shore City, Takapuna New World Metro in Takapuna’s Shore City is owned and operated by Doug Cochrane. The store opened in November 2019, just before Covid, with the disruption of 2020 making the first year and interesting one! Doug is hugely experienced, he is originally from the UK and has spent over 30 years working in the grocery industry, first for UK giant Tesco and now for Foodstuffs (owners of New World, Pak'n'Save and Four Square).

He emigrated to New Zealand seven years ago with his wife Cary and their children and settled in Devonport. Doug talks to Channel Mag about his experience in the industry, his hard working team, operating during Covid and supporting local Shore products and businesses.

CM: The last 12 months have been tough for the whole community.

What have the key issues been that you have had to overcome?

Doug: The biggest challenge has been the shift of people working in the office to home during the lockdown and also Life Pharmacy and New World being the only stores open in Shore City Mall during the level three and four lockdowns. We have carried on delivering a great standard in-store and we've been busy on social media letting people know we were open.

CM: Have you had good support from your local community?

Doug: Yes, we have a really solid core of local customers, people that we have gotten to know, and customers have also got to know our team too. We are actively supporting local business: we are stocking products from Street Organics located in Byron Avenue and from a Devonportbased company called Secret Kiwi Kitchen.

CM: These lockdowns have given us time to discover new things.

Is there anything you have enjoyed about the slower pace of lockdown life?

Doug: To be honest I have not really had much time to slow down as we have been open throughout. The first lockdown gave us an opportunity to spend four weeks with the family with both my adult children returning home.

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Doug Cochrane, owner/operator of New World Metro Shore City.

CM: What’s been the top selling product at the supermarket?

Doug: Blueberries have been absolutely massive this season; they have been a great product this year and at a very competitive price.

CM: Have loca's shopping behaviours changed over the past year with lockdowns, additional rules etc?

Doug: It has been a pleasure to be serving the local community particularly during the lockdown period. It has been tough for all, particularly those with a business that has been closed. I also greatly appreciate the effort and commitment from my team who have been here daily during a fairly uncertain time. We couldn't deliver to the community without their hard work.

CM: Any exciting things happening with New World Metro Shore City that Channel Mag readers should know about?

Doug: Our bakery and deli range continues to grow. We are excited to be able to provide catering for events at home and the workplace, also to be a go-to place for some fabulous celebration cakes.

CM: Have you been happy with support you have received from local entities such as the business associations etc.?

Doug: The Takapuna Beach Business Association are doing a great job promoting Takapuna and organising some super events. It's great to see the events so well attended by the community.

CM: What do you reckon we could have done better during this problem period?

Doug: It’s hard to say; these have been exceptionally challenging times and there are still some to come. We just need to continue to support each other and get the best of what is local.

CM: Why should local people support local businesses?

Doug: The town centres and local business are the centre of the community. We are proud to be a locally owned New Zealand business; we employ local people and enjoy being part of the community.

CM: In 2022 our New World Metro Shore City plan is...

Doug: To continue to offer new and exciting meal solutions and run some fantastic promotional activity. Following us on Facebook (nwshorecity) is a good way to see what is going on in store.

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FEATURE INTERVIEW: ADAM BENNETT

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Local event director, investor and community champion Adam Bennett talks to Heather Barker Vermeer about working hard and playing hard on the Shore.

There are those who wander and there are those whose roots run too deeply to ever consider calling anywhere other than where they grew up home. Born and raised on the Shore, like his parents Graham and Gail and sister Olivia, Adam falls firmly into the latter category. He went to the primary school he lives down the road from, which his own son now attends, and is as proudly North Shore as anyone.

Schooled at Rosmini for his intermediate years, then Takapuna Grammar School, Adam left school in the fifth form. “I was the class clown; the cheeky one that used to have a laugh and muck around.

School’s not for everyone!”

Adam always enjoyed a party. “Growing up around this area we used to throw heaps of parties! There were some good ones up North Head, and on boats off Stanley Bay Wharf. And, of course,

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heaps of house parties!” He was the party starter. “People started saying, ‘why don’t you do some paid ones?’ And I thought, yeah, why not.”

After a few years, he found his calling. “I had been in that sort of limbo space for a few years. And I could have gone down a very different path. But, when I was 21, I started to knuckle down. I decided to set some goals and go for them.”

Adam enrolled at AUT on a night school course in marketing, whilst also selling advertising for a magazine, working as a waiter and running another job in a nightclub as a ‘bar back’. “I was cranking!”

He smiles. “I was working crazy hours just to get ahead. I’d decided I wanted to get into events.”

The first event he held was at Centro nightclub, followed by his first ‘proper party’ at Coast Bar in 2002. “It was good to be able

to bring people together,” he recalls. “At first it was 50/50: half business, half enjoyment. Then we thought that if we had a few less drinks and racked up less of a bar tab, then we’d start making a bit more money!”

Devonport needs another nice new festival. We are all about doing events on the Shore and always get a huge level of support from the community.

I love putting on events in our own back – or front! – garden!

In 2001, he met his future wife, Joanna, whilst out partying.

Though Adam has done his dash of living the high life at parties, which include Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z at the Yankee Stadium in New York, the Carpe Diem festival in Croatia and a hard-toremember party in Las Vegas, the pair locked eyes close to home, in an Auckland nightclub. It wasn’t long until Adam persuaded the Eastern suburbs-based advertising executive to move over the bridge with him.

As well being a perfect love match, Joanna’s skill set was an ideal fit for Adam’s business and, after a couple of years operating as Secret Media magazine and events company from 2003, the Highlife Brand was born in 2005. The couple work side by side.

The events company has put on some of Auckland’s best parties since. Personal highlights for Adam include the Sounds of Summer events held at the now apartmentalised Masonic Tavern in Devonport. “That was one of my favourites. We’d run it on the same day at the Devonport Wine & Food Festival and it would just run on from that. It was epic.

Even now, for me, whenever I drive past that spot I have so many memories of that place and those times.

“Devonport needs another nice new festival.

We are all about doing events on the Shore and always get a huge level of support from the community. I love putting on events in our own back – or front!

– garden!”

Feeling blessed with luck of holding the 2021 Sunsetter Festival at Smales Farm the day before the Valentine's Day lockdown was announced, Adam feels grateful whilst also moved by the impact the pandemic has had on the wider events industry.

“We have been really, really lucky. We were really thankful to get our last festival in, the day immediately before lockdown hit and only had to cancel one event, the Fiesta Del Sol planned for November. We were really humbled by that. I know other promoters haven’t had that same luck and we really feel for them.

“When you have wins like that, it’s always nice to be able to give back.” And that takes the form of supporting various local charities.

“We’re still a small business, but we like to help out the local community.” Next on the radar is a fundraising event for his son’s (and his former) Hauraki Primary School later this year. “We haven’t finalised the details yet, but the community can rest assured it’s going to be fun!”

Adam likes to help engender community spirt in the area and one of the ways he’s helped to do this is by linking neighbourhoods up online: He started the Takapuna / Belmont / Bayswater local Facebook page in a bid to connect people, share useful community information and help support fellow local businesses.

His passion for the area may even lead him down the path of local politics, perhaps? “I want to become more and more involved in the Shore community, so yes, possibly, when the kids are a bit older [his son is six, his daughter nearly two]. I want to work towards keeping this place safe and making sure we have some good, innovative things going on in this area.

“I love bringing people together. I’m all about progress, while also being mindful of the need to balance change. We need to maintain the overall look and feel of this special area we live and work in, to make sure we keep the magic! Because this is, without doubt, a pretty magical place.”

And Adam knows a bit about magic – his dad has been a professional magician for over 50 years. Sometimes you need a bit of magic and a little luck. Couple these with a lot of hard work, and who knows what you can achieve in your own front garden.

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SHORE PEOPLE: JOHANNA EMENEY

Poet captures life’s menagerie of joys and sorrows Poet and academic Johanna Emeney with (media-friendly) cat, Gracie.

Johanna Emeney grew up in Coatesville. After more than a decade away, she moved back and now lives on a lifestyle block with her teacher husband David and a menagerie of animals.

Since 2011, Johanna has taught creative writing at Massey University’s Auckland campus, where she also gained her PhD, and has published two books of poetry, ‘Apple and Tree’ and ‘Family History’. In April, the Friends of Takapuna Library and Massey University Press launch Johanna’s third poetry collection, ‘Felt’. Christine Young asked Johanna about her North Shore connections, and her poetry.

CY: Please tell us a bit about your background.

Johanna Emeney: I’m a Shore girl as much as I’m a country girl, really. When I grew up, on a pick-your-own orchard ten minutes from Albany, the North Shore was the ‘Big Smoke’. From 18-32, I was based in the UK and travelled widely, all the time wishing only to be back in New Zealand. Nowadays, there is little that tempts me more than 25km from home, and I’m lucky to have a husband who shares these homebody tendencies. If you can walk two miniature ponies there, we’ll go. If not, it’s a no.

CY: You attended and later taught at Kristin. Tell us about the changes you observed between being a pupil and teaching there.

JE: Some of my dearest friends are the women I went to school with at Kristin, and the women who taught me there. It was and is a school that knows you and makes you feel that things are possible.

When I returned to teach there in 2007, I was gratified to find that Kristin, like most of our North Shore schools, had a far more diverse roll than back in the ’80s and ’90s, and a student population that was cognisant of the global rather than just the local.

CY: Please tell us about the Michael King Centre Young Writers Programme and your role in that. Are you still involved?

JE: In 2009, my then-publisher and forever-mentor, Dame Chris Cole Catley introduced me to Ros Ali with whom she ran the Young Writers Programme. She asked whether I’d like to come along for one session, and I ended up staying for all of them. Chris died in 2011, aged 88. Her loss is a gaping hole in the North Shore literary world, as it is elsewhere. She had expressed the wish that Ros and I should continue the programme, and so, until March 2020, when Covid-19 cancelled our first two workshops, and we decided it was time to step down, we co-facilitated the YWP. The programme grew

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from 15 young people meeting four times a year at Devonport Library to one that involved around 130 students per annum, from schools all over Tāmaki Makaurau. My working relationship with Ros has been, and still is, the most productive, equable and positive of my 23 years in teaching.

CY: Last year you edited the ‘New Zealand Poetry Yearbook’.

What did that involve, and how did you get the role?

JE: This was entirely a case of “who you know”. Jack Ross, who edited PNZ from 2014, is my colleague at Massey. He wanted a short break, and asked me if I’d like a go. It was a fun task on the whole, apart from the very rare email from a disgruntled poet whose poem didn’t make the cut.

CY: In addition to two earlier poetry books, you have also written ‘The Rise of Autobiographical Medical Poetry and the Medical Humanities’.

Please tell us (briefly if you can! It sounds complicated) about this book and what you aimed to achieve with it.

JE: This book looks at the way in which reading poetry about illness or medical treatment helps trainee doctors to understand and interact with their patients. Poetry uses multiple viewpoints, ambiguity, ways of telling which can be antilinear. A patient’s history will involve most of the same things, and a doctor who is able to take a good history will come to a diagnosis earlier than one who cannot grasp the story.

CY: Finally, please tell us about your new book, ‘Felt’.

JE: ‘Felt’ is a collection about the things I puzzle over and struggle with. By connection, it may remind readers of the things that they, too, find difficult. Poetry is a helpful medium for puzzling and struggling, because although it doesn’t yield an answer, it nearly always makes things more bearable.

‘Felt’ also attempts to capture the fleeting tender things, like the sight of two horses grooming each other, and how it reminds you of the way your mum would sweep your hair up into a bun for ballet; the elderly woman who embraced you at the communal pools because you looked like her long-lost sister. It has poems about lost friendship, therapy, past students, cats, goats, horses – the whole menagerie of sorrows and joys. I hope that readers will find it honest and empathetic.

Johanna Emeny’s ‘Felt’ is launched at an event at Takapuna Library on 13 April.

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Glenfield Mall - Proud to be locally owned!

Glenfield Mall has been a part of the growing Glenfield community for over 50 years opening in 1971, making it the oldest Mall on the North Shore. Auckland locals Dallas and Ross Pendergrast purchased the Mall at the end of 2015, since then they have refurbished, rebranded and redecorated the entire Mall lifting it to a whole new level and establishing a welcoming environment for all families across the North Shore. With continuous developments to the mix of tenants and efforts with marketing and promotions, the Mall remains “the hub” of the community in Glenfield.

Entertainment for children is something Dallas focuses on, ensuring that Glenfield Mall has something for all ages while shopping, with most of the entertainment being free.

From the junior amusement rides throughout the Mall, the two open playgrounds and the weekly Stay’n’Play sessions to the exciting School Holiday programmes, Glenfield Mall certainly puts the community first!

More than 1,500 free customer car parks and four big anchor stores, The Warehouse, Countdown, Farmers, and Briscoes, Glenfield Mall is a definite destination.

Other flagship stores are Cotton on Mega, Toyworld and the newest mini-major, Chemist Warehouse who opened their brand new 600sqm store in December 2020. Along with five of the main banks, there is a good mix of fashion, food, homeware, childrenswear and service retailers – a total of approximately 105 shops.

Glenfield Mall offers excellent shopping hours including two late nights each week, Thursday and Friday 9am - 9pm.

Or just stop to dine in for a delicious dinner at one of the 26 different cafes, restaurants or take-aways options. You’ll find some delightful flavours at Viki Vietnamese, The Coffee Club, Zambrero, Shamiana, Katsubi, Little Things Coffee Shop and Muffin Break to name a few!

Keep up to date with all the wonderful events, promotions, opportunities and new store openings, such as the coming soon Smile Dental and The Cosmetic Clinic, on the website.

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MILFORD SHOPS NEWS

What's NEW in MILFORD? MILFORD

Your monthly update from Murray Hill, Manager of the Milford Business Association.

Murray Hill

MILFORD – ‘THE’ place to be (seen)! have the new gift shop Home by the Sea, and a new hairdresser/ beauty business All Blonde Hair & Beauty. And in downtown, we have the former Takapuna business, Fortune Fountain Restaurant, opened next to our now famous Ice Cream Parlour – Scrunchy Millars.

Coming soon to Milford….

Look out for a new phone accessory business, 3C Easy opening soon next to the BNZ in the Milford Centre.

Gee! It’s been a busy old time here in Milford and it’s only going to get busier. We’ve got new apartments under construction, new businesses continually arriving, plus lots of great events like February’s extraordinary ‘Vive La France’ and ‘Markets Meet Milford Centre’ at the end of March. Add great new gardens by Milford Rotary and our gardener Mike, and you can see it’s all happening here in Milford!

Omana North Apartments are now up to level six of nine and the foundation work is well and truly underway at the Milford 110 apartments It’s getting so busy in Milford I’m having to jump on my e-bike just to get around the town centre efficiently.

New businesses in Milford A case in point is getting pictures of the new businesses that have opened in Milford recently. They have opened all over Milford.

Supernova Café has opened in Uptown Milford, in the premises formerly occupied by Bread & Butter Café. In central Milford, we

Council’s 10 Year Plan The Milford Business Association presented two of the projects from the Milford Centre Plan, 2015 to 2045, to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for inclusion in the Auckland Council 10 Year Plan: • The Wairau Estuary Boardwalk.

• Walkways/Cycleways around MILFORD. As you have been well indoctrinated by me in the past, this Wairau Estuary Boardwalk will be a new community asset, that will link the Milford Beach Reserve to the Town Centre. Currently the project is a ‘Community-Lead’ Project – which means we have to find 80% of the $2million cost. To date, over 241 planks have been allocated to locals interested in the project and there is an off-road parking fund of around $150,000 that I am hoping will be added to it, as I am told, $150,000 won’t

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even pay for one car park!

So that’s about $174,000 of the $1.6million we need to get the council to come up with the other $400,000. Apart from locals who want to buy a plank or planks at $100 each, we need community-minded corporate sponsors to get behind this outstanding local project to bring it to the community – sooner rather than later. If you are a business owner who can help or know someone, please let me know.

A far as the walking and cycling tracks is concerned, this is just utilising existing roads and walkways and I am waiting for Auckland Transport to complete their $60,000 study into signage for the project! I hope to deliver this in the current year.

New Stormwater Pipe at Shakespeare Road/Kitchener Road As mentioned last year when Covid-19 hit, this project got mothballed by council. I can now tell you I met with Healthy Waters engineers recently and they have given me a start date of post Easter, with completion of the project before Christmas. I will be posting details in our fortnightly customer newsletters as the works program becomes clearer. If you do not get it currently (7500 locals do!) you can join it by going to our milfordshops website.

Many residents are unaware that this project came about from the Milford Centre Plan that was developed in 2014 from a consultation of all local community groups who had input into the plan. This was well before WEEPS came on the scene. This project will deliver a much better filtering of stormwater into the Wairau Estuary, once complete.

In speaking with Healthy Waters, I brought up the very valid point raised by WEEPS – the 40% of Wairau Businesses that are non-compliant with what they dump into their stormwater drains

which filter through the Wairau Stream and eventually to Milford Beach. As I have raised before with council, I told the Healthy Waters engineers, that the simple solution surely is to serve notice on the non-complying businesses to fix their non-compliant drains within three months, or else they will get their contractors to do so and add the cost to the businesses rates bill. Surely common sense can prevail.

Look out for more updates on this and other Milford matters through our social media platforms and monthly in Channel Magazine.

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TRAVEL: WITH HELLOWORLD TRAVEL MILFORD

Not all classrooms have four walls

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There are plenty of opportunities to do Centre; Lyttleton Harbour something new with the family during cruise; Orana Wildlife Park and Mary Buckley. weekends and school holidays with the wide Port Hills by foot or bike. selection of activities and natural attractions West Coast: Rugged natural New Zealand has to offer. beauty, unique experiences and gold mining history New Zealand is a great destination for familyof the West Coast: The Blue Pools; Hokitika Gorge; friendly holidays, and no matter where you travel, Fox Glacier and Franz Josef guided walks; Punakaiki you will find plenty of things for kids to do. pancake rocks; cycle on the West Coast Wilderness Rotorua — ­ white water rafting.

Helloworld Travel Milford can package Trail; visit Shantytown Heritage Park. together a fun-filled family holiday or road trip. These are our Queenstown: Adventure capital of New Zealand: Kawarau bungy recommendations for activities to add to your next family getaway: jump; Skyline Luge; TSS Earnslaw cruise to Walter Peak farm; cycle along one of the many lake-side trails; visit Arrowtown (stunning in Family-friendly activities in the North Island autumn) or take a day trip to Milford Sound.

Waikato: Hamilton Zoo; Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari; Wanaka: Outdoor activities aplenty: Hike in Mt Aspiring National Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park; Waikato’s many cycling Park; climb the world’s highest waterfall cable climb with Wildwire; trails; Hobbiton movie set tour and Waitomo Caves.

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DEVONPORT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: DEVONPORT NEWS UPDATE

By Shaulyn van Baaren Devonport Business Improvement District Manager

Autumn has arrived

Devonport Community News for this month with Maria Teape, Devonport Community Coordinator, Devonport Peninsula Trust Shaulyn van Baaren.

Autumn is well and truly upon us.

I’ve happily pulled out my fluffy sweaters and toques (what I call a beanie) to stay comfy and cozy as the nights and mornings get cooler. With sunrise just a little later, I bundle up my family to watch stunning, fiery sunrises over the Waitemata Harbour from Cheltenham Beach along with the runners, the dog walkers, and those who are still brave enough to swim.

Signal Hill.

This March we were again reminded that we are not immune to Covid-19 and its effects. Ten days of Level 3 lockdown were hard on people this time around and devastating to many of our small businesses. With just hours notice of level changes, many struggled with staffing challenges, inventory issues, obvious loss of revenue and some not eligible to recuperate with government subsidies. We’ve sadly 11:11 Make a Wish Café. said goodbye to a number of our businesses on Victoria Road these past months and coming into winter, I am afraid we will see more. Now more than ever our retailers and hospitality need our support if they are going to weather what seems like an endless storm.

Still, we have much to celebrate. Among the closures, we are seeing new businesses open in our town centre. Please help us welcome the new Devonport Public House (5 Victoria Road), 11:11 Make a Wish Café (41 Victoria Road), Vapey’s Vape Store (1/18 Clarence Street), Danryu Japanese Restaurant (10 Victoria Road) and locally owned Signal Hill (24 Victoria Road). And though I’m not yet at liberty to share, I hear whisperings of new businesses moving into other empty shops. Please head out, introduce yourself and support these new businesses in their early days!

Emirates Team New Zealand proved that America’s Cup is still New Zealand’s Cup. And though we did not experience or reap the economic benefits from an influx of tourists, Kiwis cheered loudly and proudly and supported local hospitality in an effort to narrow the gap just a bit.

Our own Race Days by the Sea delivered five days of amazing community fun on Windsor Reserve! We “walked 500 miles” with White Chapel Jak, got our samba on with the Brazilian Divas, “partied like it was 1999” with 80s X Band, indulged in fabulous local kai and so much more!

Autumn is a time to slow down, to reflect and to be grateful. I appreciate that we are far from easy times; with lack of tourism winter will be hard on our community and our businesses in particular. Our little village may look a lot different in the coming months. But ever the optimist, I know Kiwis will rise to the challenge. We have it in us to push ourselves, watch over our neighbours and pull those along who need that extra little support.

And so I’ll say it once more, kia kaha and support local my friends.

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Make it a day out in Devonport and visit Devonport Easter Market at Windsor Reserve, on Saturday 3rd April from 9am to 2pm. A great day out for all the family with arts and crafts, family fun, shopping, food and music. Take home something special and unique and explore the historic town centre of Devonport.

Make sure you see Good Habits in concert at The Bunker on Takarunga/Mt Victoria on Monday5th April at 8pm. Singer-cellist and songwriter, Bonnie Schwarz, and international Klezmer accordionist, Pete Shaw, studied together in Manchester, UK, but the call of seeing family in New Zealand was strong, and they came to tour in January 2020. Then Covid hit and they have been here ever since! They are young, vibrant and excellent musicians playing a mix of folk, original and classical music. Tickets $20 cash. Please book early by phoning Hilary 09-445-2227 Devonport Primary School’s biggest annual fundraiser, Fair on the Hill, is coming up on Saturday 10th April from 10am-5pm, with free entertainment for the whole family, including a game zone, bric-a-brac, food and bake stalls, toys and clothing sale, live auction and more! Make sure you mark your calendar and join in on this fun event!

Devonport Community House will once again hold their fun-filled school holiday programme starting on Monday 19th April 2021. Book one day or every day; it's up to you. Bookings can be made via the Devonport Community House website at www.devonportcomhouse. com. Costs: 1 child $52.50, 2+ children $50 each per day.

The tenth annual Intergenerational Dialogue event takes place at Takapuna Library on Thursday 13th May from 10am-2.30pm. The event brings 25 young people from local high schools and 25 older adults together to discuss a range of topical issues. The dialogue is all about enhancing connection and understanding. We’re looking for older adult participants and topic suggestions from the community to discuss at the moment. If you’d like to be involved or have an idea for a local issue to discuss, please get in touch with Sarah Thorne on 094862098 or email office@takapunatrust.org.nz.

This event is proudly brought to you by Takapuna North Community Trust, Devonport Peninsula Trust and Takapuna Library, with thanks to Devonport Takapuna Local Board for supporting the event.

Calliope Sea Scouts turn 100 years old in June. They are looking for information and memorabilia that locals may have to help them put together their 9R centenary celebrations booklet VID-1 ecover y CO and slideshow. Past leaders, past Sea Scouts and past photos, all welcome! Contact Bernie Ranford: bmranford@hotmail.com.

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

Founding the Devonport Museum – 45 years ago By David Verran

The Devonport Museum and Historical Society was registered on 24th September 1977 with the prime objective “to find, acquire, restore, preserve, maintain and/or exhibit any object or matter having any historical or pertinent connection or interest”. However, there had been earlier attempts to form a museum for Devonport.

The most noteworthy was James Dunning’s July 1921 bequest to the Devonport Borough Council of his hunting trophies.

In fact, Devonport Borough Council was not initially favourable to the largest museum project in Auckland in the 1920s and 1930s, the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It declined to contribute to the initial funding in December 1923 and again in July 1928. Nevertheless, the Auckland War Memorial Museum Maintenance Act of October 1928 required local bodies in the Auckland area to contribute financially, and the Museum successfully opened in 1929. On at least three occasions between 1929 and 1945, the Devonport Borough Council did attempt to have a representative on the governing Council of that Museum, but was unsuccessful. From 1945, there was provision for just a single North Shore representative across the four local boroughs.

The late 1960s and 1970s were times of greater reflection in Aotearoa New Zealand concerning its place in the world, and from this developed an increasing interest in local and family history. The New Zealand Society of Genealogists was established in 1967 and the New Zealand History Federation in 1971. The North Shore Historical Society dates from 1976 and the Birkenhead Historical Society from 1979.

The first public mention of the Devonport Historic Society (also known as the Devonport Historical Association) was on 19th February 1976, when its President Paul Titchener (later Mayor of North Shore City 1992-1995) was featured in the ‘North Shore Times’ concerning the discovery of a Crimean War grave marker. Articles by him on the history of the North Shore had first appeared in that local newspaper from 10th September 1974, with an article on the “Guns of Devonport”. He concluded his ‘Beginnings’ column in July 1983 and also published seven volumes of those columns.

In March 1976, three groups came together to form a museum for Devonport. Not before time, as the oldest suburb on the North Shore had been undergoing gentrification for some years, with more people deciding to renovate and upgrade older houses rather than build a new house further out in the suburbs. Many also wanted to stay in the suburb where they, and often their parents and even grandparents, had grown up.

The three groups were Titchener’s Historic Society, the Devonport Borough Council (now much more aware of heritage matters) and the Devonport Library Associates (formed in 1969). However, there was

4-2999 courtesy of Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection; this 1890 photograph is looking from 'Duder's Hill' towards Torpedo Bay and Maungauika North Head, with the historic Duder's store in the middle.

still discussion as to the level of Council involvement and the ultimate location of the museum. In March 1976, Devonport Mayor, Pat Sheehan, suggested a local poll as to whether the Council should purchase an historic cottage for the museum, start a public fund with a ‘nominal sum’ or only offer non-financial help.

Titchener spoke to around 80 people at a late March 1976 meeting of the Devonport Library Associates and supported locating the museum in the vacant rear of the historic former Duder’s store, on the corner of King Edward Parade and Church Street. The advantages were proximity to both the waterfront and the local hotel and restaurant, as well as plenty of carparking for visitors. He also envisioned that souvenirs and local arts and crafts could be sold there, making it as self-supporting as possible.

There were offers of donations from local service clubs, exhibits lent from the Navy (the Royal New Zealand Naval Museum had been established in 1974 in a single room at HMNZS Philomel), and the North Shore Vintage Car Club (formed in 1973) offered to display some vehicles there.

That late March 1976 meeting also unanimously voted in favour of supporting a museum at Duder’s. and a special Devonport Borough Council sub-committee was set up for the project: Councillors M H Pritchard, W D Titchener, J A Lovett and R H S Keely.

The story continues, but at another preferred site. david.verran@xtra.co.nz

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LOCAL LIFE NZ

Local Life

In Channel Magazine we love highlighting people in our community who make a difference. Two local Devonport Peninsula people, Kate and Lauren, have created ‘Local Life NZ’ a social media entity doing similar online. We love what they do, so we’re now collaborating with them to include their content in print – monthly in Channel Mag. These are recent pieces they’ve done on Terrie and Christine from Paradox Books, Flagstaff Gallery, Corelli's Cafe & Bar and Sasee from Danryu.

Paradox Books

“Although the book-selling giants like Amazon will always beat us on price, our little shop offers something that human beings crave - a cosy space, the smell of new books, good personal service, and other similar people who like being there. It’s a community place.

We worked steadily through lockdown and delivered books and activities around the Devonport Peninsula, and up to Hauraki, with many people saying how thrilled they were to open the door to find a hand-delivered parcel of books on their doorstep.”

— Terrie Gray & Christine Thomson, Paradox Books

Flagstaff Gallery

“Art is part of the fabric of our community here in Devonport,” says Cary, who’s owned and run the Flagstaff Gallery for the past five years. “Our aim is to create a vital link between artists and their audience and for the gallery to be a warm, inviting and expressive space. Everyone is welcome to visit and enjoy the art.”

Cary has lived in six countries and 13 different houses over the past 24 years. She decided to buy the Flagstaff Gallery, which has been a fixture of Devonport for the past 27 years, over a bottle of wine. The decision, which Cary’s husband Doug described as a romantic one, saved the gallery from closing its doors for good. Even though they’d only been in Devonport just short of a year, they felt passionate that the gallery should stay firmly local. — Cary Cochrane, Flagstaff Gallery

Corelli’s Cafe & Bar

“The first lockdown was a shock to everyone -- staff and customers were confused and a little fearful. It was a rather eerie afternoon.

“I visited the cafe every day, to check on things and just get out. Staff wandered by to keep in touch, and some of the customers came to sit on the seats outside in the afternoon sun. One customer watered the garden, another checked the front and back doors were secure every time he went by.

“I was reassured daily by customers that they would return when we reopened. Devonport is a village within a big city, and there’s a real community spirit here.

“The staff have all pulled together to support each other and make it work, I feel a lot of responsibility towards them. They’re part of the community that makes Corelli’s what it is, and some of them have worked for me in Devonport for many years - some of them over 10 years now.

“Having been in the hospitality business for more than 40 years, this is the best group I think I’ve ever had.”

— Anthony Sanderson, Corelli’s

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If you have a story you would like to share or know of a local hero, contact Kate Dobbin & Lauren Lulu Taylor at hello@localifenz.com Follow Local Life NZ on Facebook and Instagram – @LocalLifeNZ OUR

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Late in 2020 we published a book “OUR PLACE” featuring 50 Local Life stories from our community. The interest saw us sell out of the first two print runs so we did a third run.

We still have a few copies left that can be purchased. If you missed out and are interested in a copy then email us at hello@locallifenz.com.

The book is available for purchase at Paradox Books, Devonport for $30.

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SHORE PEOPLE

Two North Shore mums are making an ImpACT on Mental Health Founders of ImpACT Mental Health discipline, routine, goal setting, – a New Zealand wide resilience competition, planning and pushing education programme – believe through personal failure. the consequence of uncertainty Speaking on stage, Jo and Sue share surrounding each pandemic their own personal stories of what it lockdown has a greater influence took to persevere through trauma and on our children’s mental health than tragedy. Sue, in tears, recalls what it was we have yet measured. Speaking to like to watch her mother dying of cancer parents, teenagers and educational in her teen years, and then lose her at establishments about resilience, the a young and vulnerable age. “I felt lost, duo suggest uncertainty is linked to alone and knew that no one understood possible negative feelings such as my pain and emptiness." Jo takes us a loss of control, hopelessness and back to when she was 12 years old and confusion where the outcome of each the stigma and shame she experienced lockdown announcement creates when her father was sent to prison, and significant insecurity and fear for our then subsequently taking on the role of school and university-age students. caregiver upon his release due to his Yet they suggest these are also unstable mental health. This brought opportunities to build increased feelings of isolation, loneliness and Joanne Webb and Sue O’Callaghan. resilience in our young generation, injustice. if we are able to use disappointment and failure to role model and As parents of eight children, they understand the natural desire implement healthy conversations around problem-solving, resisting to protect children from disappointment, defeat and harm – yet they negativity, emotional regulation, growth mindsets, healthy living and share how resilient kids have grit and a growth mindset to empower goal setting. them through life. Resilience is about learning skills that empower Recently published authors of "Hate Myself Hate My Life – A them to bounce back when adversity hits, grow and learn from Teenage Guide to Finding Self-Confidence and Inner Love', Sue mistakes when they fail, and try to solve problems when they arise, O’Callaghan and Joanne Webb have combined over 55 years of rather than giving up. resilience experience, their own stories of surviving tragedy and Having podcasted for over 18 months, to disrupt the theory that trauma, and research from over 70 of their podcast guests to put their everyone has a perfect life, Jo and Sue went on to interview over 70 resilience programme together. inspirational guests on the resources needed to overcome severe They strongly believe that the capacity individuals have to survive suffering. They also learnt the role of resilience when teaching in crisis, change, failure and adversity is directly proportional to the level maximum security prisons and schools, running fitness and outdoor of resilience, adaptability, perseverance and endurance they have education programmes and owning their own businesses in mental learnt. Webb states, "One thing we can be sure of is that each of us health. Jo – an avid 100k ultra-marathon runner – and Sue – a will experience pain and suffering in life, and we all need the skills, previous school head rowing coach in England, Australia and New tools and techniques to help us not only survive but also thrive."

Zealand – believe walking through resilience themselves has been O’Callaghan says that the two latest consecutive level 3 lockdowns key to being able to inspire others on their journey. “We don't stand are evidence that stress management, self-discipline and emotional up and speak information and facts – we tell story and aim to inspire intelligence must be nurtured in our young people in order to provide through real lived experience of what actually works,” says Sue. the stability and security necessary to survive uncertain, confusing and It is not a coincidence that support has flooded in for the work of rapidly changing times. "Routine, structure and boundaries are a vital ImpACT Mental Health from Australia, the UK, America and New part of our children's lives, yet recently we have seen normality shift Zealand. “We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. Resilience is into school and university closures, studying from home, parents with more important now than ever,” says Jo. ImpACT Mental Health is job insecurity, financial crisis and the range of emotions attached. We delivering the necessary tools to build individuals up, equipping them forget how relevant routine is for our children: a school timetable, a with knowledge, so when life goes wrong (which it will), children, packed lunch in their bag, connecting with friends, catching the bus, teens and young adults have the strategies in place as well as the and social activities. The Covid epidemic is merely a reminder that strength to work through obstacles; while always looking to the when tough times come – and they will – our children need resilience; learning opportunity and the place in which to grow from a setback or and resilience is not necessarily something you are born with, but crisis. “Resilient people don't see themselves as a failure, they define rather, something you can learn. themselves by their successes, and when failure comes, it is viewed as Sue and Jo, each a mother of four teens, are advocates for allowing another step in the process towards success." children to experience failures and disappointments while still at home. In doing so they learn the necessary skills to empower them Introducing a range of projects for 2021, ImpACT Mental Health through survival while also preparing them for the larger challenges has a preventative education talk for primary and high school they will face later in life. Sue, who put all four of her children through parents, teacher training workshops, keynote talks and events for the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award programme suggests outdoor teenagers and university students to empower skills in survival. education, sport, music, drama, dance, or a personal hobby are key Their talks and courses can be found on their website, where their areas where children learn resilience through teamwork, practice, book can also be purchased: www.impact-mentalhealth.com.

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The common women’s health problem we don’t talk about As a sociologist and feminist researcher, Dr Alice Beban is interested in the everyday inequalities in women’s lives and has found that issues affecting women have often been trivialised or ignored.

One example of this is pelvic floor dysfunction. Despite one in three women who have given birth experiencing pelvic floor issues such as incontinence or prolapse, the options for treatment and support, and even information, have been limited.

Last year Dr Beban, of the School of People, Environment and Planning, decided to find out more about women’s experience with pelvic floor dysfunction and the health system.

“There is a lot of embarrassment and even shame around these very common problems,” Dr Beban says.

“It’s almost the last taboo in women’s Alice Beban health. The Me Too movement has opened the conversation about sexual abuse and there is now more discussion around periods, but no-one seems to want to talk about pee and poo!”

Dr Beban’s research has found that women are not given the information they need post-partum, and if they develop any issues will often not talk to anyone about it, even to their GP. Women who do approach their GP may be told that it will pass and just wear pads, or there is the medicalised, surgical option.

However, women are often not keen on the surgical option. One woman interviewed by Dr Beban said, “I don’t want to go down the surgery track. The fact that they haven’t been able to medically pinpoint anything, it makes me nervous.”

While there is not a great deal of data on the prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction, there was a question on it in a previous census. The results showed that all ages and ethnicities are affected and as well as one in three women who have given birth having leakage/pelvic floor issues, fifty per cent of women who have given birth and are over a certain age will have prolapse. The rates for Māori women are even higher.

Dr Beban is located in Hawke’s Bay and learned that the Hawke's Bay District Health Board (DHB) was providing pilot funding for a holistic clinic for women with pelvic floor issues.

“The clinic, which is completely free, is offering holistic care for women referred to it. It’s a really different model, because it is a collaboration between a GP with special interest in women’s health and a pelvic physiotherapist. Non-surgical options such as physical therapy combined with conservative medical treatment can help women avoid surgery completely or, if they do have surgery, make the surgical outcomes better.

“I wanted to understand what was happening from a sociological research point of view with women’s experience with pelvic floor problems and the health system so I approached the holistic clinic.”

Dr Beban interviewed 20 women who were attending the clinic aged from 19 to in their eighties.

Many of the women had been desperate, they had felt “brushed off” by the health system and lacked information, options and support.

As one woman said, “I went to two other doctors before I went to the doctor who referred me. The others just said, it will normalise soon, it is just still healing. They didn’t refer me. They could have made it so much easier so much earlier.”

The impact of pelvic floor dysfunction on women’s lives is significant. Many will not leave their house at all, resulting in social isolation. Their relationships and mental health suffer. Many are unable to work or can only work a few hours due to pain, so there are also significant economic consequences.

As one of the women interviewed said, “It has a real big impact on your life, your quality of life and it affects you emotionally.”

Another said, “I developed depression and anxiety, because it’s like… I can’t go outside on a beautiful day because I might have an accident. It brought me down.”

After attending the clinic and following the more holistic treatment options, most of the women not only experienced a significant reduction in pelvic pain, they also reported a big improvement in social and intimate relationships.

“The clinic provided women with a sense of having power over their own healthcare. Many women talked about how they had more confidence that they could manage this. Several women said it was ‘life changing’, and they were now encouraging their family and friends to tell others about their symptoms so they could also be helped,” Dr Beban says.

One woman said, “Going to them has given me tools so I can feel more when I need to go to the toilet, I can do the exercises properly, it has given me the confidence to do it at home and now I tell other women about it. The clinic is such a good thing.”

Another stated, “My confidence has come back - I can go to the supermarket now, I can go for walks. I really limited my outings. And mentally I wasn't doing well. It was just really hard. Even wearing pads, it wasn’t enough.”

Dr Beban wants a change in how we deal with women’s health. “It would be great if women had more holistic and non-surgical options.

There is a lot of work to be done. There is no funded post-partum physical therapy care and Aotearoa is falling behind other countries in this area. Women are not being given the right information and I believe it is part of a much wider issue of women’s pain being minimised.” www.massey.ac.nz/cohss

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Foundation Day 2021 On Friday 19th March, Kristin celebrated our Foundation Day, honouring the stories of our beginnings; recognising the vision, leadership and commitment of Kristin’s founders to create and build the school we love and appreciate today.

Kristin’s founding story is unique – a school created by families for families in 1973, by a group of pioneering North Shore parents, guided by the Christian values that are still at the heart of our school today: progress, vision, integrity and love. At the Foundation Day assembly, two of our youngest kindergarten students, Savannah Teitge and Sutton Pollard, together with Head Prefects Evy Hwangbo and Tim Gunn, lit a candle symbolising the light of those values, with us from the very beginning.

As a relatively young school (48 years old), Kristin’s founders and key historical figures are still very much a part of our present-day community and many attended our Foundation Day assembly as special guests.

Kristin’s Summer Carnival As part of our Foundation Day celebrations, Kristin also held its annual Summer Carnival on Friday 19th March.

This event provides a lovely relaxed and fun atmosphere for students to enjoy some time with their friends, and for parents to mix and mingle and get to know each other at the beginning of the new school year. It was lovely to see families from Little Doves right through to Senior School at the Carnival.

Kristin Alumni Success: America's Cup Congratulations to Elise Beavis, Kristin Alumnus from the Class of 2012 and Emirates Team New Zealand on their outstanding America's Cup win!

Elise is the Performance Engineer for Emirates Team New Zealand, playing a pivotal role in getting Te Rehutai to literally fly around the course! After graduating from Kristin in 2012, Elise completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) from University of Auckland, specialising in Engineering Science. Elise has worked with Emirates Team New Zealand since 2016 – this is her second successful America's Cup campaign.

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Elise Beavis.

Senior School House Sports Day

St Patrick’s Day “to be sure” saw our Senior School students compete in their annual House Sports Day, and what a fun day it was!

Twelve events throughout the day culminated in the House relays. House spirit was bountiful as the students gave it their all. Congratulations to Apollo who claimed the title!

Timing is Everything! Kristin’s Camp Week 2021 Kristin students and staff felt extremely fortunate that during the last week in February, in between two lockdowns, Kristin’s Year 4, Middle School and Senior School students and staff were off campus enjoying Camp Week in a number of different locations around New Zealand.

Camp Week constitutes one of the most unique and formative aspects of a Kristin education, and it is an extraordinary logistical feat providing over 1200 students with a memorable outdoor experience all at the same time.

The personal bonds formed and skills gained from Camp Week are an indelible part of growing up. You know that Camp Week has arrived when you see your child onto the bus with their enormous backpacks, exploding with bits of tent, swinging pots and sleeping mats. Whether you are reluctant to see your child go or celebrating as they depart the Kristin carpark, as parents, we know that the week away with peers and staff is one of the best learning experiences they will have all year. This early first-term school camp experience is like a slice of Kristin heaven, a time for our students to strike out on their own and bond with their new classmates, get to know the fun side

of their teachers and try out some different and challenging activities.

The camp experience provides our students with the opportunities to work with a variety of adults, who will nurture experiential education, build intergenerational relationships and result in a different style of learning.

Teacher involvement is, of course, vital to every successful camp, with the bonds between students and teachers strengthened away from the classroom. Our students have the opportunity to form relationships through first-hand experiences with trained, caring adult role-models and to experience a sense of achievement in a supervised, safe and positive environment as a result.

Camp week is a real-life example of having an integrated learning experience, and at a time when many schools are narrowing down the curriculum, we see camp as a way to extend it. At Kristin, we know that these experiences are pivotal to the overall school experience. It's the perfect example of a moment they will remember for the rest of their lives.

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

Rangitoto College's top Painting scholar, Elim Hu.

Design student Sarah Yang was chosen to be included in the Top Art exhibition which tours the country.

Nadine Lees Outstanding Scholarship in Photography, photographed much of her board in the surf.

Winner of the Clive Bartlett Photography Cup, Chris Chao, explored dreams and surrealism.

Rangitoto’s Visual Arts students excel in Scholarships exams

Rangitoto College gained stellar 2020 results in the visual arts, both at Level 3 and in Scholarship exams. A total of 14 students gained Scholarship in the visual arts—seven in photography, four in design and three in painting. Amidst the challenges of multiple lockdowns, students across all three media worked hard to submit exceptional folios and accompanying Scholarship submissions.

Scholarship submissions are competitive levels of study and students are required to demonstrate an advanced depth of thinking. This involves students submitting eight A3 pages of research and reflection along with their three-board folio. ​Rangitoto College congratulates all visual arts Scholarship recipients.

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Rangitoto College’s students shine at Athletics and Road Race Championships Fantastic results were achieved by Rangitoto College at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics and Road Race Championships, held in Tauranga in December last year. Fifteen students attended, with the school experiencing one of its most successful athletics nationals in recent years.

Conditions during the competition were excellent, and many staff and whānau travelled down from Auckland to support. Rangitoto College made the most of the fine weather and minimal wind, coming away with a total of 10 national medals (eight gold and two bronze).

Thank you to the Teacher in Charge of Athletics, Jenny McLean, and all those involved in the event.

Callum Hockey.

Nadja Kumerich.

Results: Jaden Movold Gold - Junior Para Boys 100 m Gold - Junior Para Boys 800 m Gold - Junior Para Boys 1500 m Bronze - Junior Para Boys 400 m ​Nadja Kumerich Gold - Junior Girls Shot Put Gold - Junior Girls Hammer

Reid Davidson.

Jaden Movold.

​Centaine Noom-Duckworth Gold - Senior Girls Hammer

​ ntonia Martin A Gold - Senior Girls 2 km Race Walk ​Eryn Westlake Gold - Year 9 Girls Road Race ​Liam McKellar Bronze - Junior Boys 200 m ​NOTABLE MENTIONS Cleo Loader - 4th Junior Girls 80 m Hurdles Michael Padrutt - Qualifying for the Senior Boys 1500 m Final

Leadership camp sets up Rangitoto College Student Leaders for 2021 Annually, a number of Year 13 students are voted by their peers to be Student Leaders for their final year at secondary school—in the position of Head Student, Deputy Head, and/ or Committee Leader. For 2021, there is a group of 21 students who are working together to contribute to all aspects of the school through service, projects, and lots of exciting events.

Rangitoto College takes great pride in its student leadership team and begins the year with a leadership camp. Below, Sophia Hepper reflects on her experience at Peter Snell Youth Village in Army Bay: "To kick off the year, we were lucky enough to attend a weekend away on camp. Along with Mrs McKnight and our three Year 13 Deans, we spent the weekend getting to know each other, having fun, and engaging in important conversations around leadership and responsibility. With visits from Mr Morton, Mr Gale, Mr Wilson, and Ms Meiklejohn, we students were given the opportunity to gain some wisdom to take with us in the year ahead and also on our future leadership journeys. One of the key things we worked on was thinking about who is on our "bus", or sitting at our table – the people such as friends, family, and role models, whom we want on our team for the Students cultivated their year. As well as this, we discussed leadership skills through various activities. different types of leadership, and

Rangitoto College's 2021 Student Leaders.

how as a group we can all contribute something so different yet so valuable in order to build a really well functioning team.

"The weekend was also a great way for us to bond and create strong connections and new friendships. From singing karaoke at the top of our lungs every day to participating in the confidence course, 60 m waterslide, and swimming at the gorgeous Coal Mine Bay beach, we had such a fun weekend working with like-minded people with whom we could share not only our ideas and knowledge but also many many laughs and amazing memories.

All the student leaders would like to extend a huge thanks to Mrs McKnight, Mrs Gale, Mr Gabion-Sheehan, Mrs Robinson, and the staff at Peter Snell Youth Village for making the weekend away such a good one."

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

Guiqi Huang.

Chan Yoo.

Andy Wang.

Grant Liu.

Raymond Luo.

Brian Kim.

Aakash Singh.

Yuxin Li.

George Yang.

Yanrui Zhou.

Collectively our students gained a total of 200 New Zealand scholarship examination passes, the second highest total for a secondary school and the highest rate per capita for any secondary school in the country.

Outstanding results for the Westlake scholars From a school’s perspective, 2020 was less than ideal… That said, we were delighted with the determination of our senior students to overcome the disruption and produce some exceptional examination results.

Collectively our students gained a total of 200 New Zealand scholarship examination passes, the second highest total for a secondary school and the highest rate per capita for any secondary school in the country. To add to that, Westlake Boys also had the most Outstanding and Premier scholars awarded for the year.

To put this into perspective, scholarship examination qualifications are only achieved by the very top performing secondary school students and involve a significant amount of additional study by candidates. Usually, scholarship subjects are offered to students in Year 13; however in the last few years we have extended this to students in Year 12, and in some cases Year 11, who have demonstrated exceptional talent in certain subjects. The scholarship awards are granted to only the top 3% of all students in each subject with only the top 0.3% of students achieving the prestigious outstanding scholarship.

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four of these came from Westlake. Premier Scholar awards, for achievement at the very highest level, were awarded to Brian Kim, Yuxin Li, Raymond Luo and George Yang. This award entitles each recipient to $30,000 over three years of tertiary study. George Yang gained seven scholarships including five Outstanding, as well as the Top in Subject award for Earth and Space Science. Brian Kim gained eight scholarships including three Outstanding, Raymond Luo received six scholarships including three Outstanding, and Yuxin Li received five scholarships including three Outstanding. We extend our congratulations to these young men on their impressive results.

Amongst our scholarship successes, six Outstanding Scholar awards were also received by Guiqi Huang, Grant Liu, Aakash Singh, Andy Wang, Chan Yoo and Yanrui Zhou. Each of these students will receive $15,000 over the course of their three-year tertiary education.

Yanrui Zhou also received the Top in Subject award for Chinese in New Zealand.

With 200 scholarships secured in 2020, our students have continued to build on the success of previous years. We are extremely proud of our students' dedication and hard work to achieve these remarkable results; they are an inspiration to our younger students.

Pupuke House.

House Haka winners - HOOD!

Full School Haka.

Smale House.

Ururoto House.

Whakataetae Haka House Showdown The annual Whakataetae Haka saw our six houses, Hood, Murchison, Pupuke, Smale, Stanley, and Ururoto, give 110% as they performed their own choreographed version of the Westlake Haka in front of a panel of judges, staff and a prelockdown crowd of enthusiastic parents and Westlakers (alumni).

Each year the houses are judged on several elements of their solo performance before they face off against rival houses. The competition concludes with a full school haka which is delivered with power and passion, and for anyone watching it is a skin-tingling spectacle that creates an emotional response of admiration and pride. This competition is ensconced in Westlake Boys traditions, highlighting our appreciation of cultural diversity and our emphasis on the brotherhood that thrives at Westlake. Hood House was the victor this year with their energetic display of impressive teamwork and a well-executed haka!

Peter Rea.

Murchison House.

Tony Buckingham, Tony Vinicombe, Peter Rea and Simon Smith.

A Great Hall fit for a Westlake Legend Peter Rea retired at the end of 2020 but throughout his teaching career he was an inspirational educator who brought energy and fun to his lessons, and many of our students consider him to be one of their favourite teachers.

Peter is a Westlaker in every sense; a former student who returned to enjoy a 45-year career teaching, coaching and guiding students in their academic endeavours. It is our privilege to honour Peter’s commitment and service to Westlake Boys by naming our school auditorium after him, and he was delighted to be joined by some of his teaching cohort to celebrate this special occasion.

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

And they call it puppy love One of the ways Westlake gives back to our community each year, is for our five Houses to choose a charity they fundraise for and support.

Bake sales and various other activities are enthusiastically planned and executed over the year to raise as much money as possible for each charity. This year the chosen charities are: Akoranga House – Foster Hope New Zealand Hauraki House – Blind Low Vision Guide Dogs NZ Onewa House – Women’s Refuge (Auckland) Pupuke House – KidsCan Wairau House – Changing Minds Recently Judy O’Ryan (Puppy Raiser) and Maeghan Loehr (Community and Events Fundraiser) introduced 10-month-old golden retriever trainee Mayling to Hauraki’s assembly. They are pictured with Hauraki’s Service Prefect Hannah Jones.

“When I found out my theme for my service charity was animals, I immediately knew I wanted to fundraise for the Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dogs,” says Hannah. “I really wanted to choose a charity that would have a palpable difference on people’s lives, and Guide Dogs are such important members of our community. The thing that stood out to me most from Judy’s speech yesterday morning was how important and necessary these dogs are for people who are blind or have low vision. They make life so much more accessible and easier for so many people. It costs about $50,000+ to train each dog, so I would really encourage students to support our fundraisers this year so that more people have access to Guide Dogs.”

Judy O'Ryan, Maeghan Loehr and Hannah Jones.

Footballers chosen for prestigious RTC Four Westlake students have been selected for a New Zealand Women’s Regional Training Centre (RTC) for Football U17. The three-day camp environment is for players who are showing potential to become future Ferns.

The students are (pictured from left) Ella Dorward (Year 12), Alexis Cook (Year 11), Danielle Canham (Year 11) and Scarlett Halliday (Year 10). All four play for the Northern Rovers, are part of our school football programme and have been involved in the school CYGNET sports programme.

Congratulations to all of these outstanding athletes.

Young athletes break school records

Kate Borton, Karmen Martiz, Chloe Dowson and Emma-Kaye Schroeder.

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Congratulations to our amazing athletes who broke school records at our recent Athletics Day. Kate Borton, Year 10: 200m (26.43) and 400m (1.01.15) Karmen Maritz, Year 9: Shot Put (11.18) and Discus (36.91) Chloe Dowson, Year 9: 1500m (5.25) Emma-Kaye Schroeder, Year 9: High Jump (1.55) and Long Jump (4.35)

Pi winners from left: Alanah Barwick (2nd), Joni Dickinson (1st) and Flora Yip (3rd)

Seaweek.

Diversity Picnic.

Have a Go Day.

Have a Go Day.

π takes the cake Following Auckland’s lockdown in March, Westlake Girls High School was in full swing catching up with postponed events and activities.

The school was buzzing with student and staff-led initiatives, including a visit from marine biologists as part of Sea Week Celebrations, our annual Diversity Picnic, and the Music Department’s “Have a Go Day”.

Our WGHS Math Club also held a Pi (π) Event, where students had to write down as many digits of Pi as possible. The winners were impressive: Joni Dickinson (198 digits), Alanah Barwick (172 digits) and Flora Yip (160 digits correct).

Also impressive is the fact the mould for the pi shortbread featured in the photo above was made using the school’s 3D printer.

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EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

Rosmini Young Vinnies Leader receives an Unsung Hero award On Monday, 22nd February, Rosmini College’s Year 13 Prefect and Young Vinnies Leader, Josh Torres received the ‘Unsung Hero’ award from the Kaipatiki Rotary Club in recognition of his commitment and dedication to the De Paul House Kids’ Club. Josh is in his third year of service to the St Vincent De Paul Society; he organises the daily rosters for our Young Vinnies and he regularly attends himself.

Josh is a great role model because of the care and kindness he showed to the children.

Josh says, “Giving my time to the children of De Paul house may be seen by others as a great service to the community, but I personally feel that it has also benefited me, and can be attributed in part to me improving myself as a person and also proudly representing and living out the Rosmini College motto, ‘Charity fulfills the Law’. However, the true award I take from this is serving the Lord and honouring my family by applying the good qualities I was taught since birth, but most importantly, making some sort of positive difference where I can.”

Kids’ Club Co-ordinator at De Paul House, Isa Siufanga adds, “After spending his entire day at school, he was still always energetic,

Josh Torres with his proud Father and Grandmother.

ready and enthusiastic about hanging out with the children. Josh is a great role model because of the care and kindness he showed to the children. He always makes the kids feel seen and included. When Josh said he would do something for the kids, he kept to his word. He is a mentor and friend and has left a lasting impression on myself and the children he worked alongside last year.”

Vic Barrington On Wednesday 24th February Rosmini College sadly farewelled Rosmini’s former Head of Science, Mr Vic Barrington. His funeral was held at Orewa's St John's Church.

A large number of Rosmini’s current and previous staff, together with a number of Old Boys attended the funeral. RRosmini's current Headmaster, Mr Nixon Cooper delivered a moving eulogy which honoured Vic's 29 years of long and varied services to the school. As a final tribute to Vic, Rosmini’s Head of Physical Education, Assistant Principal and Year 13 Dean, Mr Paul Fordham arranged for each of Rosmini’s four Houses to spell out ‘Mr B’ during the school’s Senior Athletics Day, then all the students and staff present observed a minute’s silence.

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Year 7 Beach Day.

Year 7 Beach Day On Monday 15th March Rosmini College’s Year 7 students all travelled to Long Bay Regional Park with their form teachers and their Year 13 Peer Support Leaders.

This day allowed our Year 7s to make new friends among their classes and a highlight of the day was seeing our Year 13 Peer Supporters helping individual boys…

Rosmini’s Head of Intermediate, Mr Paul Hodgkinson says, “This day allowed our Year 7s to make new friends among their classes and a highlight of the day was seeing our Year 13 Peer Supporters helping individual boys and being both very caring and a lot of fun.” The Year 7s said, “We got to muck around and be friends with the big boys. They launched us off their shoulders and into the water. We had so much fun with them.”

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EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

International Baccalaureate scholar Aislin Wells Takapuna Grammar School is proud of our 2020 International Baccalaureate scholar, Aislin Wells, who passed the Diploma with a total score of 42 of a possible 45 points. This places her in the top 4% of IB students internationally.

Aislin’s result was celebrated at the Top Scholar Awards ceremony in February at Diocesan School for Girls along with other IB students in New Zealand who gained 40 points or more.

Students in the IB Diploma must take three subjects at Standard Level and three at Higher Level which allows students to explore those subjects more. Aislin scored 7, the highest score, in history and physics at Higher Level as well as 7 in both Standard Level French and mathematics. She scored a 6 in English and also scored highly in the Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay components which gave her two out of three bonus points.

David Seymore & Aislin Wells.

Rotary National Science and Technology Forum Year 13 students Andrew Crotty, Mayzie Mortimer and Chris Williams recently spent two weeks of their summer break taking part in the Rotary National Science and Technology Forum.

These top science students were selected from students around the country to take part in the forum. The forum was run by Auckland University with support from Massey University, Auckland University of Technology as well as a number of science and technology Mayzie Mortimer, Andrew Crotty & Industry groups and companies. It Chris Williams. was a fantastic opportunity for these students to get hands-on experience with cutting edge science as well as gaining exposure to the sorts of pathways available to students with an interest in science and technology.

Highlights from their time include dissections at Auckland Biomedical school and a lecture by Michelle Dickinson where she talked about her life working for Space X, Apple, and her foundation of Nanogirl. Many thanks to our local Devonport Rotary Top Science Students. for their support in helping Takapuna Grammar students attend the forum.

2021 Takapuna Grammar Prefects.

2021 Takapuna Grammar Prefects.

2021 Prefects’ Assembly Last month the school officially congratulated the selected prefects for 2021. Parents were invited to the occasion as they received their prefect ties and badges in Te Poho school hall.

The parents and prefects were then hosted at a morning tea in the staffroom with Mrs Nixon and other members of the senior leadership team.

It was great to see so many former students (now parents) back on the school grounds admiring the refurbished main block and even mixing with some of their former teachers. We look forward to watching these young leaders continue to grow in confidence, take on important responsibilities and lead the next generation of senior students through guidance and role-modelling.

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EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE

Tuakana Programme Carmel College’s Tuakana Programme strives to strongly support the Year 6 to 7 transition and to create long-lasting bonds between students that contribute towards all students feeling deeply connected to each other through a shared school identity and common understanding of what it is to be part of the Carmel College community.

We have found that having the Year 7s meet their Tuakana and Atawhai teachers on Orientation Day has allowed them to feel more confident about their transition and helps them feel a sense of belonging and pride in their House from the outset. The connection the new Year 7s feel to their house and Atawhai is established on their first day of school as they meet in their Atawhai groups. This year was the first year that we had just the Year 7s and their Tuakana leaders at school. The new students loved this as it really gave them a chance to connect with their Atawhai teachers, other new students and spend quality time with their Tuakana leaders. The Year 7s have weekly sessions for the first six weeks of the first term with their Tuakana leaders and ongoing catch-ups over the year. The nature of the Atawhai structure means the relationship doesn’t end in six weeks or even in a year. The tuakana/teina relationship is one that continues through the years and many of our school leavers are still in contact with their teina!

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Tuakana Leader, Layla James, Year 11 Being a Tuakana leader is a privilege. As a leader, you are entrusted to represent Carmel College with pride. Tuakana leaders develop great friendships with their teina, and teina are put at ease knowing they will always have a friend and someone to help them cope with the challenges they face when joining a new school. Throughout Term 1 we played a number of games during Atawhai time with our teina, making them feel comfortable and allowing them to get to know their fellow Atawhai members. Tuakana leaders have taken on the role as a sister figure for the teina; we help to guide them through the exciting environment at Carmel, and give useful advice on how to go through life at a new school with an open mindset.

Year 7 student, Erina Younan As a Year 7, I had little idea what I was meant to be doing when starting at a new school. Thanks to the tuakana leaders this lack of knowledge was not a problem. The tuakana leaders make me feel comfortable around the school as they guide me through with their knowledge. We meet up once a week with our buddy Atawhai and we just talk about how our week has gone so far and some upcoming events around the school. Then we wrap up with a game! Tuakana time helps me learn so much about life at Carmel.

Introducing Rosie Shanks, Special Education Needs Co-ordinator and Head of Learning Support Rosie’s journey has not been a direct pathway. Having completed a Bachelor’s degree in Economics she spent many years working in corporate banking. With a desire to make a difference in people’s lives Rosie retrained as a teacher.

After a short stint teaching, she changed tack and became a stayat-home mum with two daughters. Seeking a role to assist students while having the time to focus on the family, Rosie joined Carmel College as a teacher aide which then progressed into a teaching position for economics and business as well as ORS funded students.

Rosie’s current role involves supporting students and teachers so as to enable Carmel’s diverse learners to flourish in the classroom. At Carmel College, we strongly believe that every student has the right to learn alongside their peers with a strong sense of belonging.

We recognise that whilst all learners come with different backgrounds and cultures, some students have specific learning and physical challenges that create barriers to accessing the curriculum and reaching their full potential. Our vision is to create pathways to success for all students in an inclusive school environment.

We supports students with; • Teacher aide support.

• ‘Pull Out’ groups to develop Math and Literacy.

Rosie Shanks.

• Learning Hub which is a safe space for students to withdraw to and receive assistance.

• Lucid Lass Assessments to identify learning strengths and challenges.

• Special Assessment Conditions so students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and ideas in formal assessments without barriers.

• Individual Education Plans to identify learning goals for students who need customised support or have specific learning priorities.

Welcome to Matua Maurice Ko Mauao te Maunga Ko Tauranga te Moana Ko Mataatua te Waka Ko Ngai Tauwhau te hapu Ko Maurice Nelson Au. Tēna koutou katoa te hapori ō Carmel College.

Maurice Nelson has joined the Carmel College whānau in 2021 as Head of Te Reo Māori. He has come via Saint Kentigern College and St Mary’s College where he held the role of Teacher in Charge of Te Reo Māori.

Maurice’s teaching career started on Waiheke Island over 10 years ago which is where he also met his lovely wife Leah over 30 years ago.

Together they raised four beautiful children, three of whom continue their schooling in Years 7, 11 and 13 at Sancta Maria College. Their eldest son currently attends university at the Manukau campus.

Maurice is grateful for the opportunity to work at Carmel for two reasons. The first is to help raise the profile and presence of the Māori culture and language in the school, and two, he is looking forward to immersing himself in the core values of a Mercy school once again.

His main role at Carmel College is to teach te reo Māori from Year 7 to 13. He is also in charge of several Year 7 Tikanga classes. Maurice has a passion for all sports particularly basketball, rugby and touch rugby, so if he’s not in the whānau room you may see him out in the community at one of your daughter’s games. Maurice also enjoys connecting people to the Māori culture through kapa haka.

In addition, Maurice will be encouraging and supporting Carmel College staff with several initiatives to strengthen their knowledge of te reo me te ao Māori (the language and the Māori world views) “He waka eke noa” We are in this together.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

Matua Maurice.

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LOCAL ISSUES: ALEXIS POPPELBAUM

Why we need a recycling centre on the North Shore

By Alexis Poppelbaum, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Two grand pianos. That’s the equivalent weight of Change Committee. We argued why there is such great how much waste each person in Auckland sends opportunity for a large, central CRC here on the North to landfill each year. We need to be far more Shore, which all four North Shore Local Boards stringent about diverting compostable and support. recoverable resources from ending up in a Most of our residents have poor access to landfill. Resource Recovery Centres are one a CRC. The closest is Devonport, which serves tool for achieving this. people around there very well, but for most North The average Aucklander sends one tonne of Shore residents, is at least a 30-minute drive away. waste to landfill each year. The concern isn’t just The North Shore is a huge part of the Auckland how much stuff we’re sending to the dump, but region and we have the potential to achieve a what we’re throwing out. significant reduction of waste to landfill as well as Alexis Poppelbaum.

About half of what the average household in recovering high-value items and materials. Our residents Auckland throws out each week is compostable material are passionate about the beautiful place we call home here (40% food waste, 10% garden waste). Because landfills are starved on the Shore. We’re engaged and want to do the right thing but with of oxygen, compostable material doesn’t biodegrade. Instead, it rots very limited access to a CRC, this makes it challenging. down creating contaminated leachate. It also gives off methane gas, We’ve been busy identifying potential locations for Council staff to which is a whopping 25 times more potent at trapping heat in the investigate, and we are fortunate to have established and experienced atmosphere than carbon dioxide. community organisations that Council would partner with to run a From audits, kerbside rubbish bins and bags also still contain a lot CRC. We envision that a new CRC would link in with the existing of material and items that can be recycled, reused or repurposed. facilities, such as the one in Devonport.

Most of the waste we throw out each week could be used in more The Devonport Community Recycling Centre is a partnership productive ways rather than rotting in dangerous landfills. It has the between Auckland Council and Global Action Plan Oceania. You can potential to be a valuable resource for Aucklanders – creating jobs find them at 27 Lake Road where most types of waste are accepted, and boosting the economy while allowing us to take better care of our including building materials, green waste, recyclable materials, environment. general rubbish, household and commercial recycling. They also sell Auckland Council is planning to expand the current strategy a wide range of garden supplies such as bark, and Living Earth garden from 12 Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) to 23 facilities by 203 mix, lawn mix and organic compost. Trailer hire is also free when (includes CRCs and resource recovery parks). CRCs are an incredibly landscape supplies of over $35 are purchased. For more information important way for us to reduce the waste we’re sending to landfills. and opening hours contact: 09 445 3830 or www.facebook.com/ You can drop off unwanted items and materials for reuse and recycling devonportrecycle/ and most CRCs have shops on site which sell usable household We have to keep striving to do better. We’ll continue keeping materials. the pressure on so that residents across the North Shore have good We need one of these facilities to be in a central location on access to CRCs so we can all do our bit to divert more waste from the North Shore to adequately service our residents. Earlier this entering landfills. year, Anna Atkinson (Upper Harbour Local Board) and I presented our Local Boards’ feedback on the updated strategy for recycling Views expressed are my own. centres to the Mayor and Councillors at the Environment and Climate Alexis.poppelbaum@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Adam Benli (Trustee Director, Global Action Plan), Julia Parfitt (Hibiscus and Bays Local Board), Alexis Poppelbaum, Nicholas Mayne (Upper Harbour Local Board) at the Devonport Community Recycling Centre.

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YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

By Sonia Thursby, CEO, Yes Disability

YES recognised

by Rotary

Sonia Thursby.

YES was presented with the “Arthur Coombes Memorial Cup” from Rotary. This is awarded to community organisations that have made a difference and delivered service of excellence to the community. We are super grateful and so very proud.

2021 is a time for expansion and change for the team here at Yes and I.Lead. New projects, new people, and a whole new conference!

Project Employ, which was created to help upskill youth with disabilities with employment skills to help them into meaningful employment, has now been transformed into I.Employ. But no fear, the same concept, drive and even staff have transferred into a new I.Lead project called I.Employ, with Sarah Dann-Hoare overseeing workshops provided within this project dedicated to education, training and employment for youth with disabilities.

We have a new member of staff joining our team. Mags Gerasimova is our new Project Coordinator, assisting the team with high-level administration and supporting the coordination of the many projects we currently run. Coming from a background in youth work, she is passionate about working in an innovative space to provide as much opportunity for youth with disabilities to lead their best lives and we welcome all that energy into the Yes team!

Another major event coming up this year is our next I.Lead conference! As part of the conference, we will be discussing the work we have already done on the recommendations made to Government at the last conference, we will be preparing more report cards on what work there is still left to do, and how we will be expanding our I.Lead network with more Regional Groups and the National I.Lead Committee.

We are looking for expressions of interest from around the country from young people with disabilities who want to be part of the Conference Organizing Committee! Get in touch with Josh (josh@yesdisability.org.nz) or Niah (lavinia@yesdisability.org.nz) for more information!

It’s all on here at Yes, and we look forward to all the amazing work, opportunities and challenges still to come, and with the young people leading the charge, it’s sure to be a very exciting year for us! www.yesdisability.org.nz

Wilson Home Trust The Wilson Home Trust provides a range of grant funding to assist with everything from mobility equipment to mobility dogs and holidays to wellbeing support.

We aim to assist and improve the lives of children and young people with physical disabilities and their whanau. Information about the grants scheme can be found on our website: www. wilsonhometrust.org.nz; the next grants closing date is Thursday 22nd April 2021.

Justine van Dam has been busy with weddings on site, and we are excited to see that there are a number of autumn weddings booked into May. If you would like to have a look at the gorgeous chapel and gardens or enquire about having your wedding here, email weddings@wilsonhometrust.org.nz or call 09 485 3464.

Attention local knitters /crocheters: With winter and the colder weather around the corner, we are needing hats and scarves for our families, so please pick up your needles and get knitting or crocheting. Please drop off to the Trust Cottage at 1 St Leonards Road, Hauraki.

If you would like to know more about the Wilson Home Trust and the work we do check out our website www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz or facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wilsonhometrust1/.

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EDUCATION: JAYNE DE LA HAYE, JUNIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

COUNCIL TALK: RICHARD HILLS

With Councillor Richard Hills, North Shore representative on Auckland Council.

Turning the tide on water quality

Richard Hills.

What a stunning summer we had on the Shore; we had fantastic weather plus heaps of festivals, events, activities music and food, and the America’s Cup celebrations.

Water quality was a focus as always, with questions about what is being done to improve water quality after a significant downpour. The answer is that after decades of under-investment, Auckland Council is spending billions on water infrastructure to clean up our beaches and improve water quality.

This investment includes our Safeswim and Safe Networks programmes. Safeswim is world leading; cities are looking to use our realtime modelling to inform residents. Three years ago the only way to alert the public about poor water quality was to take samples and report results 48 hours later, which was no help to anybody. We can now feel confident when our beaches are safe for swimming and are warned of the few times there may be a risk of pollution.

North Shore residents’ support for our water quality targeted rate improvements has made a real difference. Through Safe Networks, forensic testing of kilometres of pipes picked up some easy fixes. Many issues have been on private properties such as illegal connections, broken pipes or people pouring waste down stormwater drains.

In 2019, forensic testing of homes and businesses across Takapuna picked up 45 issues that were addressed to prevent wastewater flows onto our beach. Private landowners fixed their issues, and we replaced the plumbing at the Takapuna Beach toilets too. We’ve seen improvements in water quality at Takapuna with far fewer issues than previously.

Last year when we investigated pipes across 851 homes in Milford and Castor Bay, 36 issues were found, 19 were fixed, five abatement notices were issued and 12 issues are to be addressed by property owners. This work will continue up the Wairau catchment and I’m working with Healthy Waters on proposals for gross pollutant traps and other measures to help improve the water quality in our biggest and most challenging catchment.

Local boards, the Milford business and residents associations and other community groups are working in this space too.

The last stage of the $12m Hurstmere Road upgrade kicks off soon.

The water infrastructure has been upgraded and the new rain gardens are operating and cleaning stormwater before it gets to Takapuna Beach.

Native trees and grasses will be planted this planting season.

Construction on a $15m Mairangi Bay pump station will also start soon. This will help with growth and take pressure off the wastewater infrastructure to prevent overflows in Campbells Bay and Castor Bay. At Milford there’s an $8.3 million stormwater project to reduce flooding in the town centre. We are replacing old pipes and installing a stormwater treatment device to improve water quality in the Wairau Estuary. It was delayed until late this year, but we now aim to get it started just after Easter.

I released our five yearly State of the Environment report in March and the good news is that generally across Auckland we are seeing a small overall improvement to water quality, and where we are putting in work and investment we see significant improvements.

Restoring the mauri of our natural environment isn’t an easy fix, particularly in urban areas. There are many issues to address that have built up over generations. When I look at what’s happening in other cities across Aotearoa with bursting pipes and failed infrastructure, I am glad we’ve got this work underway in Tāmaki Makaurau. It will take time and effort from everyone, but are we already seeing a positive difference.

Feel free to continue to contact me about local issues on Richard.hills@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

The freedom to leverage our expertise and deliver effective programmes

Jayne de la Haye

One of the big advantages of teaching and learning in an independent school is freedom - the freedom to create an educational experience that truly aligns with our beliefs about what learners need.

Independent schools are required by the Ministry of Education to demonstrate that they are safe places for children, but they are not required to follow the Government’s National Education Guidelines.

Instead they can work with their parent community to deliver a curriculum that meets the values and expectations of those who have chosen the school. At Kristin, commitment to EOTC (Education outside the Classroom) experiences such as forest learning in the Junior School, and Camp Week for the entire Middle and Senior School (years 7-13), are two examples of this, while another is selecting the delivery and content of the curriculum.

Over the past few weeks, the media has shown renewed interest in some approaches to teaching and learning advocated by the Ministry of Education. Debate around how best to teach students is a worthwhile discussion, but it reminded me of the fatigue that many experienced teachers endure as a result of the introduction of a succession of initiatives. Even more disheartening is when teachers experience ideas going full circle and techniques that they used in the past, and were then told to disregard, are reintroduced; often under the guise of a snappy new title. This is the reality faced by many who work within national education systems and it also accounts for huge amounts of investment of both time and money in updating resources, providing training and reworking planning and assessment.

Many educators who prefer to work within the independent sector are attracted by the freedom to develop a curriculum and teaching style that is grounded in evidence-based experience and best practice.

It allows schools such as Kristin to attract teachers who are passionate about doing everything they can to meet the needs of individual students. The International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum that underpins much of our curriculum is the result of years of collaboration and research from dedicated teachers with real-life experience, from around the globe. This is unique among educational systems and explains why the IB retains its reputation for rigor and excellence.

In the Middle School, the IB Middle Years programme encourages academic excellence alongside a truly broad range of learning experiences to ensure well-rounded students with academic, social and study skills are ready to meet the challenges of Senior School and beyond. In Senior School our students have the freedom of a dual pathway that allows them to choose between NCEA and the IB Diploma programme, depending on their individual needs and preferences.

In the Junior School, our independence guarantees that our approaches to the basics of literacy and numeracy are always balanced.

A ‘structured literacy’ approach, which has received much support in the press recently, is about ensuring our youngest learners are explicitly taught phonics, and the essential foundation of phonological awareness.

Phonics has always been a part of Kristin’s Junior School literacy programme as our experienced teachers understand how important a sequential approach to learning sound and letter relationships is to mastering literacy skills. They draw on the best of both a phonics approach, alongside an understanding of how to develop children’s love of books and a ‘can do’ attitude to reading and writing.

For teachers who truly love seeing the difference they make, there is no more rewarding place to work, than an environment that has the freedom to embrace their expertise and empowers them to use it in the most effective ways.

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CRAFTED LEGAL ADVIC E FOR PE ACE OF M I N D.

Trust law has changed.

Does your trust comply?

The previous Trust Act had been in place since 1956, so when the new Trusts Act 2019 came into force in January, it brought many new changes to Trust law as we know it.

Making sure your trust complies and is fit for purpose is paramount when reviewing existing trust structures or establishing a new trust.

Contact us for more information.

09 8 83 440 0 DAVENPORTSLAW.CO. NZ

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TALKING TRUSTS: TAMMY MCLEOD, DAVENPORTS LAW

Tammy McLeod (BA LLB) is the managing director at Davenports Law and a trust and asset structuring specialist. Tammy leads the Davenports Trust Team and enjoys providing clients with advice and assistance on a broad range of issues involving the structuring and establishment of asset plans, interpretation of trust deeds, the management and administration of trust funds and trust disputes. An important part of Tammy’s practice is reviewing existing asset holding structures to ensure they achieve the needs and requirements they were established to meet. She is also experienced in Property (Relationships) Act issues and advises clients on both contracting out agreements and separation.

Tammy McLeod.

Geoff and Dianne Geoff and Dianne set their trust up in the early 2000s when their children were in their primary school years. It was set up on the recommendation of their accountant and while there was some asset protection reasons, the main driver at the time was tax efficiency. The trust owned their family home and the shares in their company which was a successful car mechanic business with a number of branches across Auckland.

The business had provided great cashflow over the years, and on the recommendation of their accountant, they had used the trust to their advantage and allocated income to the beneficiaries.

Their accountant had explained that trust income can be taxed in two different ways. Either the trustees pay tax on the income at the trustee rate which is currently 33% and then most often the trustees can make tax free capital distributions to beneficiaries. Or, the trustees can allocate income to the beneficiaries at the beneficiaries’ personal tax rates and the beneficiaries then declare the income in their tax returns and pay the tax at their marginal rates.

As Dianne wasn’t working, for many years the trustees had allocated income received by the trustees to her to take advantage of a lower tax rate. They had also allocated income to Geoff and Dianne’s two children, Jane and Tom, once they reached the age of 16. However, more often than not, rather than actually distributing the cash to Jane and Tom, the trustees would simply allocate the income to them and then use the actual cash to pay down trust debt.

The trustees then ended up owing Jane and Tom what had been allocated to them. This was reflected in their beneficiary current accounts in the trust’s financial statements.

As Dianne wasn’t working, for many years the trustees had allocated income received by the trustees to her to take advantage of a lower tax rate.

Over the years because of the profitability of the business, Jane and Tom had ended up with sizeable current accounts. Jane was owed just over $175,000 and Tom, as he was younger, $152,000.

With the changes to the Trusts Act, Geoff and Diane understood that as their children were now over the age of 18, they had to know that they were beneficiaries of the trust, but they also could ask for a copy of the trust deed and the financial statements for the trust. If either Jane or Tom asked to see the financial statements for the trust, they would then be able to see that the trust owed them both large sums of money and could potentially ask for those amounts to be paid to them. Neither Geoff nor Dianne wanted this to happen.

Geoff and Dianne were actually not too concerned about Jane.

Jane was a in a stable relationship with her husband of five years and Geoff and Dianne felt that even if Jane did see that the trust owed

her $175,000, they would be able to explain the tax nuances to her and she would be able to see the bigger picture. Their accountant even suggested that they could ask Jane to gift her beneficiary current account to the trust in order to clear the balance.

Tom on the other hand was more of a concern. Geoff and Dianne were not that keen on Tom’s partner. They thought that she influenced Tom in a way that made him quite focussed on money and she was always hinting to Geoff and Dianne that she thought that they could be helping her and Tom with a deposit on a house.

Even though Geoff and Dianne’s business had been successful they didn’t have the ready cash for that kind of assistance and were firmly of the view in any event, that the children should be forging their own paths. They were very concerned that if Tom knew that the trust owed him $152,000, then he would tell his partner who would then encourage him to call up the loan.

Geoff and Dianne were in a tricky situation. They really needed to get some advice as to how they might be able to restrict the information that the trustees had to give the children if asked.

However, that would still not get around the fact that the trust did owe their children that money.

As we move into a new tax year, it is an opportune time for trustees to review beneficiary current accounts, take specialist legal and tax advice and decide how to deal with them in the context of the new law.

For specialist trust advice don’t hesitate to contact Tammy McLeod or the Trust team at Davenports Law by calling 09 883 4400 or visiting davenportslaw.co.nz.

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ACCOUNTANCY WITH BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Accountancy with Graham Lawrence of Bellingham Wallace.

Taxation and the property market Despite the interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand house prices skyrocketed in February.

According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, the national median house price rose $50,000 in February 2021 while the median house price in Auckland went up by $100,000.

The property market in Auckland sold 2775 houses in February; this is the highest sales volume for February in 14 years.

Before you jump on the wagon of property “flipping” or ponder on using your properties as rentals, it is important to consider the potential tax issues that may arise to avoid any surprises.

Tax department's approach around property compliance In 2015, the Government announced that additional funding will be provided to increase focus on the tax collection of residential property held for less than five years. For the 2016 year, it was reportedly assessed that additional tax owed in property transactions was over $70 million and surpassed $100 million in the 2017 financial year. In addition, from 1 January 2020, an IRD number will be required on nearly all land transfers.

This demonstrates the tax department’s determination in policing property compliance and gaining greater oversight of property transactions. From our experience, the tax department predominately focuses on residential property “flipping” in the high-risk markets, particularly Auckland.

The Bright-Line Tests The two-year bright-line test' was introduced by the Government in 2015 and further extended to five years in March 2018.

Broadly speaking, a property sale transaction will be subject to income tax on the gain made on sale if one of the following situations applies: • for properties purchased on or after October 1st 2015 through to 28 March 2018, sold within two years; or • for properties purchased on or after March 29th 2018 sold within 5 years.

There are exemptions available, for example if the sale of the property caught under the bright-line test is your main home or inherited property.

The rules may appear simple but there are a few “fishhooks” that will catch unsuspecting taxpayers. For instance, there are specific rules around the definition of date of acquisition/ disposal for the bright-line rules and what happens if a single property has been used by you partly as a residential home and partly as a rental property Bright-Line Tests and Trusts The application of the bright-line tests and the main home exemption become more complex if trusts are involved. There are additional requirements that both the properties and the trust must meet to ensure that people cannot manipulate the main home exemption.

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beneficiary of the trust; however, if you are the settlor of the trust and you own in your capacity another property as your main home, then the main home exemption cannot be used on the property owned by the trust.

Ring-fencing of residential property losses In an attempt to level the playing field between homeowners and investors, the Government introduced a new law that ringfences rental property losses. Essentially, after 1st April 2019, you can no longer offset tax loss from your rental properties against your overall income. Instead the loss is ring-fenced and can only be deducted from future property income. These rules also extend to overseas rental properties – and beware of the impact of unrealised losses on foreign denominated mortgages.

GST issues for properties used for short-stays Although residential rental properties are not subject to GST, properties rented out on a short-term basis on popular platforms such as Airbnb are subject to GST if the income is over the $60,000 threshold. There are further special rules for mixedused assets such as your holiday homes and baches.

Once a property is included in the GST nest, GST consequences also arise on the disposal of the property or upon cancellation of GST registration.

Owning overseas properties An important point many people have overlooked is that overseas residential property owned by a New Zealand tax resident is also subject to the bright-line tests. This means if you are a New Zealand tax resident, and you sold your overseas residential rental property within the bright-line period, any gain made on the sale will give rise to a New Zealand income tax liability.

Another common misconception is that rental income generated from overseas property is not subject to New Zealand tax. It is important to remember New Zealand tax residents must pay tax on their worldwide income and not just income with a source in New Zealand.

The income tax and GST rules concerning property-related transactions are complicated.

The easiest way to get some comfort and certainty on any proposed transaction is to talk to your tax advisors or give us a call. We would be happy to provide guidance to you and ensure that your tax liabilities are being managed correctly.

By Graham Lawrence (Director) and Harriet Zhang (Senior Tax Consultant) Phone: 09 309 7851, Visit: www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER AND CO

BUSINESS SALES WITH LESTER DE VERE AND RICHARD STEVENS

Lester de Vere & Richard Stevens are probably the Shore’s leading Business Brokers. Born and bred on the Shore they represent ABC Business Brokers in their home patch. They have spent many years in business themselves before taking on the role at ABC. Their passion is to Richard Stevens and 'help vendors transition through the sales process Lester de Vere and creating a win-win for both seller and purchaser' Lester is ABC’s No.1 Auckland Salesperson in 2018 & 2020 and being named ABC’s Trusted Advisor of the Year 2018. Richard awarded the Rising Star of the Year 2020.

Handling a Direct Approach So you have been approached by someone wanting to buy your business? Well, you should feel good about the fact that someone sees value in your business – or should you?

Often a direct approach is because the buyer perceives a significant opportunity in buying your business. By initiating a direct approach they can keep a potential sale under the radar of other buyers thereby securing an advantage – potentially a discount on the true value of your business.

Reacting to a direct approach would normally see a business owner turning to their accountant for a perspective on the value of the business, followed by a rush to take up the offer as there will likely be pressure from the potential buyer to ‘act soon’. The end result could see the sale of your major incomeproducing asset for an amount significantly below what could have been achieved.

With some assistance from a specialist, preparation, tuning and effective marketing strategies to create some competition, you will greatly increase the chances of maximising the value of your business and minimising the stress and complexity that you would otherwise encounter.

No offence to accountants, but most business sales specialists are selling businesses as their primary activity day in and day out. This keeps them in tune with market and industry trends, relative value and demand, all of which will affect what a buyer is prepared to pay for your business asset. With a direct approach and only a single buyer, the seller has little bargaining leverage.

If you are approached to sell, pause, take a breath and by all means have a conversation with your accountant to get their perspective on value. However, start to think about engaging a business sales specialist. A better price will be achieved if there is more than one actively interested buyer and you will at least be able to sleep knowing you have explored all potential sales avenues. Most business sales specialists will have genuine registered buyers actively looking for business opportunities or they will be aware of potential buyers worth approaching on your behalf.

Cheers for now Lester & Richard Lester de Vere, 0274 599 773 or email: Lesterd@abcbusiness.co.nz; Richard Stevens, 021 375 149 or email: richards@abcbusiness.co.nz; Facebook: Lester de Vere ABC Business Broker / Richard Stevens ABC Business Broker Visit: www.abcbusiness.co.nz

Legally Speaking with Lauren Davis, Lawyer, Schnauer & Co.

What’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine

Lauren Davis.

There are some relationship milestones which are easy to remember: your first date, your first anniversary, the resolution of your first argument, the excitement of first moving in together – the list goes on.

One of the milestones that is less clear cut (and probably far less exciting to keep track of) is the moment that your property becomes “relationship property”; when “what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine” becomes a summary of your legal entitlements rather than just a turn of phrase.

This milestone is reached when you get married, enter into a civil union or have been living together as a couple in a “de-facto relationship” for three or more years. After that, there is a baseline presumption that all property that is owned by both partners (whether in joint or separate names) becomes relationship property to be divided equally between partners on separation or death.

There is often confusion about when a de-facto relationship first reaches the milestone of three years. A lot of that confusion is caused by the phrase “living together as a couple”. So, before you start counting the time that has passed since you and your significant other moved in together, let me clarify this idea of “living together as a couple” and what it really means.

“Living together as a couple” is a phrase which encapsulates the idea of mutual commitment and recognises the fact that not all relationships are the same. While sharing a home together may often be a very central part of showing your commitment to one another, it is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to determining if you are in fact in a de-facto relationship. This means that even if you do not live under the same roof you could still be living together as a couple and still qualify as a de-facto relationship with a shared relationship property pool. If you present to the world as a couple, share significant parts of your life together and have done so for three or more years you may be far closer to the milestone of being in a qualifying de-facto relationship than you had previously realised.

As your relationship begins to develop and you approach that three-year mark, it may be worth discussing with your partner how you both envisage your property ownership in the future. You can decide whether you’re both happy with the “what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine” approach or perhaps whether you want to keep some things separate. If the latter option is preferable to you, a contracting out agreement gives you the ability to ring-fence parts of your property to ensure it retains its classification as “separate property” and does not fall into the “relationship property pool”.

The Family Law team at Schnauer and Co Lawyers can guide you through the ins and outs of your relationship property entitlements and can provide assistance in both the drafting and execution of contracting out agreements if needed.

Schnauer & Co, 1 Shea Terrace, Takapuna 09 486 0177 www.schnauer.com

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PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: PAMPAS

Do you have this pest plant in your backyard?

APRIL PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: Pampas Pest plants, such as moth plant and pampas grass, are invading Auckland’s North Shore – your gardens and your nearby bush reserves. Controlling them when they are small is easy and cheap. If they are left to grow, they can spread across your property onto your neighbours’ gardens and to nearby reserves.

Auckland Council has recently introduced new rules that require people in some areas to remove some pest plants from their property, in order to protect our native biodiversity.

Pampas is an invasive grass which forms in clumps up to six metres tall. Sometimes mistaken for our beautiful native toetoe, the leaves of pampas are razor-sharp, hence its common name, ‘cutty grass’.

Unlike toetoe’s drooping creamy-coloured flowers, pampas produces flowers from February to April that are erect, dense and uniform – generally white, pinkish or purplish in colour.

Pampas is a serious threat to some natural areas like sand dunes, stream banks and coastal cliffs where it can completely replace native plants. It is also a problem on roadsides, as it reduces visibility. Pampas can be a fire risk and harbours animal pests such as rats, mice, rabbits and possums.

Take action as soon as possible before the seeds form next summer: • Report the weed using the EcoTrack.nz app.

• For young plants, the best option is to loosen the soil and pull them out. A digger or bulldozer can be used to remove big plants.

• To avoid nasty cuts, wear gloves and protective clothing.

• If using herbicides, they’re most effective on pampas during spring and early summer before the plants are flowering. Slash plants about 30cm from the ground and spot spray the regrowth with glyphosate 15ml/l (plus penetrant). Ask at your local garden centre, hardware store or RD1 farm supply store. Always wear appropriate personal protection equipment and read the manufacturer’s label for guidelines and recommendations.

• For more experienced volunteers with Growsafe qualifications, other herbicide methods may be used.

• Leaf matter can be left on site, acting as mulch and shading out the seed bank.

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• Speak to your neighbours to encourage them to take action too!

• For more information and guides on weed control, visit restorehb.org.nz/resources-pest-plants/ There are several environmental networks across Auckland’s North Shore that support communities to recognise, report and remove pest plants and restore our native wildlife.

East Coast Bays and Hibiscus Coast – Restore Hibiscus & Bays: info@restorehb.org.nz, restorehb.org.nz/resources-pest-plants/, Facebook.com/RestoreHB Kaipātiki – Pest Free Kaipātiki: enquiries@pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz, pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz/pest-plant-resources, Facebook.com/ pestfreekaipatiki/ Takapuna – Pupuke Birdsong Project: enviro@takapunatrust.org.nz, Facebook.com/pupukebirdsongproject Devonport Peninsula – Restoring Takarunga Hauraki: pestfreedevonport@gmail.com Upper Harbour – Upper Harbour Ecological Network: upperharbourecology@gmail.com, Facebook.com/UpperHarbourEcologyNetwork For advice on chemical-free alternatives – Kaipātiki Project, community@kaipatiki.org.nz, kaipatiki.org.nz, Facebook.com/kaipatikiproject This Pest Plant of the Month feature is a collaborative initiative between Restore Hibiscus & Bays, Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society, Pupuke Birdsong Project, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki, the Upper Harbour Ecological Network and Kaipātiki Project. Building on Te Ao Māori principles of kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga, these environmental networks bring our communities together to foster guardianship, care and respect towards our whenua, natural world and indigenous wildlife.

LIFE LESSONS WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

SUNNYNOOK COMMUNITY CENTRE: NEWS

By Bronwyn Bound, Sunnynook Community Centre Manager

News from Sandra Jacobs

Life Education's Harold hard at work for our youth

Sandra Jacobs.

Greetings from Sunnynook Community Centre

Bronwyn Bound.

Having once again successfully navigated a five-day lockdown, a priority for schools is student well-being. Schools are under increasing pressure to place emotional well-being at the forefront of all their teaching and learning programmes.

In our complex and changing society, our children’s mental health and well-being shapes their success in life.

Young people face an increasing number of issues that can seriously impact their well-being.

Schools need programmes such as Life Education’s Healthy Harold lessons which are integral to developing our young people at this challenging time.

Research shows us the need for our programmes in schools. The following are critical significant health issues for young people in New Zealand: • New Zealand has one of the worst youth suicide rates in the OECD – and on average, 20 young people are admitted to hospital each week due to self-harm (Chief Coroner 2019).

• New Zealand has one of the highest child obesity rates. We know this leads to poor mental health, higher incidences of being a victim of bullying and lower educational achievement (Taking Action on Childhood Obesity, WHO, 2016).

• Thirty percent of children aged 13 or younger have tried alcohol, and 18% of that group say they ‘currently drink’, with nearly 7% saying they have been ‘binge drinking' in the last four weeks (University of Auckland Youth 2000 Series).

• Youth experience high levels of anxiety, depression and psychological distress. Among 15-24 year-olds, 19% reported moderate to severe depression, 12% reported moderate to severe anxiety, and 36% reported medium-high levels of psychological distress within a two to four week period (HPA Wellbeing and Mental Distress in Aotearoa NZ: Snapshot 2016).

As a charity, we work hard to raise funds to keep Healthy Harold in schools across the North Shore.

We seek financial support from grant applications and donations from companies and businesses on the Shore. We wish to acknowledge Albany Toyota’s ongoing financial assistance and recognise the need for Life Education within schools

We had a great time at Sunnynook Community Centre on Friday 26th February 2021 for our ‘Mini Family Fun Evening’. It was a lot of fun and the entertainment (Sam & Loris Duo) was a huge hit with our Indoor Bowling Group who enjoyed sitting (and dancing) on the deck and listening to the jazz music.

We are very excited that the playground/community space project outside the Community Centre is due to commence in late April and will take approximately 10 weeks. This will be a huge improvement to the current playground and will allow us to do more events for the community based around the Centre.

We live in an awesome, supportive community and are very grateful for all the volunteers who come and help out at the Centre. We also enjoy our strong relationship with the local businesses in our community and encourage you all to ‘shop local’ and support them – we are so fortunate to have so many wonderful cafés in our area.

We are looking forward to running our Holiday Programme and Youth Programme during the April school holidays.

Contact us: secretary@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Visit: www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz

Email: office@sunnynookcomcentre.co.nz for more information or phone (09) 410 4902.

We are very excited that the playground/community space project outside the Community Centre is due to commence in late April…

Check out www.sunnynookcomcentre.co.nz where you will find more information about the classes being run at the Centre.

All the best Bronwyn Bound, Centre Manager

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

President tackles challenging period head on Nobody could accuse Bowls North Harbour’s president, Maureen Taylor, of over-stating the case when she describes her two years to date in the position as “very memorable”.

Her term, which started in the 2019-20 season and is now into the current season, has coincided with the pandemic, which has caused so much disruption to all areas of everyday life. And lawn bowls, and many of its activities, has been among the casualties, which has caused someone like Maureen all sorts of headaches, for she not only is president of the centre but is a key member of the centre match committee.

“There has been a lot of disruption not just for Bowls North Harbour but nationally and for the clubs,” she says. “A lot of our clubs in particular have been hit very hard.”

Inevitably, the various lock-downs have meant a considerable amount of rearrangement which has had impacts on all levels of the game, requiring sacrifice and good will from everyone to ensure most of the programmes can be accommodated.

There were many cancellations of events last season, the most significant being the abandonment of the national inter-centre championship, for which Harbour had high hopes of success.

For this season, for Bowls North Harbour especially, the biggest blow has been the cancellation of the New Zealand Masters tournament, just as it was about to begin, which the centre was due to host for the second consecutive year.

The February lockdown came on the very eve of the tournament and indeed many of the players and officials first learnt of the need to cancel at the welcoming function at the Browns Bay club.

That meant those bowlers who had already arrived from many parts of the country, even from Central Otago in the South Island, had no option but to return home. And for the Harbour centre it meant a considerable loss of revenue, for in the 2019-20 season the Masters had been an excellent money-spinner.

The various lockdowns have also meant many meetings could not be held in the usual, formal sense, introducing Maureen to something she and others of her generation, had never heard of previously: Zoom conferences.

Maureen now hopes that something like normality will return for the 2021-22 season and while she has yet to confirm her availability most probably would be happy for her to continue into a third year.

A youthful 80-year-old, Maureen only arrived in New Zealand to join son Neil in 2000 from her native Scotland, where she first played bowls with her late husband Bill in Aberdeen in the early 1980s.

Indeed, she was a spectator in that city when Peter Belliss won his world singles title from her countryman Willie Wood.

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Maureen Taylor.

She quickly became just as steeped in the game here, firstly with the Mairangi Bay women’s club and then the combined club, as president and umpire, and since 2008, after a shift to Stanmore Bay, with Orewa, where she soon became match committee chair.

She has been equally effective on the green and with Mairangi clubmates, the late Moira O’Brien and Caryl Miles, in 2002-03 won the centre’s champion of champions triples title.

And while it has been a tough couple of years for local bowls, she is mindful of the battles of others elsewhere, especially her relatives and friends in her homeland who have been in much longer lockdowns.

“Sometimes I think New Zealanders don’t appreciate how lucky we’ve been here.” she says. www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

HEALTH AND WELLBEING: 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.

John Appleton.

D-Ribose – Is it the sugar of life?

As I see it - by John Appleton

For many people this may have been the first time they have heard of D-Ribose.

I have however been using it daily for many years, primarily to limit the possibility of a cellular energy crisis during exercise and to assist with recovery afterwards.

So what is D-Ribose (chemical name – alphaD-ribofuranose)? It’s a simple 5-carbon sugar (glucose is a 6-carbon sugar) that is found in every cell in the human body. D-Ribose is a vital nutrient with a very significant role to play. Unlike sugars such as glucose which are metabolised to contribute to energy turnover, D-Ribose is not ‘burned’ for energy but is conserved by the cell for rebuilding the energy pool.

It’s the only compound used by the body to manage cellular energy restoration.

When we consume D-Ribose, the body recognizes that it is different from other sugars and preserves it for the vital work of actually making the energy molecule ATP. When we consume D-Ribose, the body recognises that it is different from other sugars and preserves it for the vital work of actually making the energy molecule ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) that powers our hearts, muscles, brains, and every other tissue in the body. ATP is the energy ‘currency’ of the cell and D-Ribose provides the key building block for ATP. Without sufficient D-Ribose the cell cannot make ATP. D-Ribose is naturally present in foods but only in very small amounts. Red meat is at the top of the list but the amount is insignificant. Dr Stephen Sinatra in his book ‘Metabolic Cardiology’ says “The dietary intake of D-Ribose is insufficient to provide any nutritional support, especially to those people suffering heart disease, neuromuscular disease and those hoping to recover quickly after exercise."

Although the first research on D-Ribose in humans goes back to 1958, D-Ribose was first developed as a dietary supplement in 1997 by Bioenergy Inc in the U.S. and since then many studies have investigated this amazing yet simple ‘sugar’. Much of the research has focused on the use of D-Ribose in association with heart disease and its use pre- and postexercise. Results have indeed been exciting and it really is hard to believe that D-Ribose hasn’t been headline news. When there is a totally safe option that shows remarkable benefits we need to know about it.

In 1973 that German researchers reported that energy-starved hearts could recover their energy levels if D-Ribose was given prior to or immediately following ischemia (reduced blood flow causing oxygen deprivation). In 1992 a study published in 'The Lancet' showed that administration of D-Ribose to patients with severe stable coronary artery disease increased exercise tolerance and delayed the onset of angina. In 2003 the University of Bonn in Germany published the results of a heart failure study which showed that administration of D-Ribose improved the performance of the heart, increased exercise tolerance and significantly improved quality of life.

As to who should consider supplementing with D-Ribose, it would be on my list for any condition where my cells might be energy starved e.g. heart disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and any form of exercise. D-Ribose comes as a powder which dissolves instantly in water and it makes a very pleasant drink. Research shows that D-Ribose is very rapidly absorbed and approx 97% ‘gets through’. I take five grams daily (as a ‘sports’ drink). Even at high doses it’s a very safe supplement but because it can lower blood glucose levels, diabetics should talk with their doctor first.

Cardiologists Drs Stephen Sinatra and James Roberts sum it up by saying, “We can’t overstate the effect of D-Ribose supplementation on maintaining energy levels. Any tissue that relies heavily on aerobic energy metabolism, such as the heart and muscles, will be severely affected by any amount of oxygen deprivation. The problem is ATP drain. The solution is to give it back” Is D-Ribose the Sugar of Life? As I see it D-Ribose more than qualifies for this title.

John Appleton john@johnappleton.co.nz 09 489 9362 www.johnappleton.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. This is his regular and lively contribution to Channel Magazine.

Simon Gundry.

I so enjoyed the 36th America’s Cup, but...

I so enjoyed the 36th America’s Cup. At times I was on the water, or watching from the glorious grandstand of North Head, and at other times watching on my 14-inch black and white television set. (I would have thought after all these free articles I’ve written over the last ten or so years for the Henry Luce of the North Shore that he might have splashed out and bought me a new television by now.)

Television pictures that were shown throughout the world showed New Zealand at party time, beautiful looking boats, families barbecuing and having the odd beer, jumping into the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, fishing, everything that makes New Zealand the envy of the world.

One thing I didn’t enjoy about the America’s Cup was one hour on TV1 prior to race days, when TV1 rolled out some incredibly bad so-called comedians and so-called influencers to roam the Viaduct trying to be funny. The yachtsmen they gathered on the couch were fantastic: Chris Steele, Jan Shearer and then Dean Barker, the iconic New Zealand yachtsman.

Unfortunately the North Head stadium didn’t really live up to expectations. The Covid levels didn’t allow people to gather up there; therefore the racing wasn’t on Course C which so many people were hopeful for because of the viewing situation. But that didn’t stop Auckland Transport blocking off roads, and having security guards at the base of North Head when the racing was 10 miles away at the eastern beaches.

So where to now for the America’s Cup? Who knows? All I know is that Grant Dalton, love him or not, has done such a magnificent job winning the Cup in Bermuda and defending it here in Auckland.

I thank him from the bottom of my heart for what he has done for New Zealand yachting. I believe no one else could have done it apart from him; he liaised with central government, local government, local iwi and big business to have the event run here.

My only regret is not seeing the armada of super-yachts that were scheduled to be here; the fleet of the magnificent 100-yearold J Class yachts and the thousands of overseas visitors who would have loved to have been here, including a swag of my friends from the USA. What did I say a few articles ago about the Skypath under the Harbour Bridge? I told you months ago it was a dead duck, and it was never going to happen because of the engineering feasibility.

I feel sorry for all the people at Northcote Point whose lives have been disrupted over the years with compulsory land acquisition notices, feasibility studies and just the general worry of what is going to happen in their area.

My men at the coal face tell me that either the Government or Transit NZ have spent quite a few million dollars to buy four properties to enable this so called Skypath to go ahead. I have also been told by another man at the coal face that the intellectual

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property was bought off a designer for $1m in regards to the engineering of the Skypath. Isn’t it time people became accountable for their actions in this sort of situation?

I worked out a simple solution to decongest Lake Road, and its real simple. We build a causeway from the end of Bayswater Avenue to the area where the old toll plaza used to be, with an onramp to the Harbour Bridge and an offramp coming north sweeping over the southern lanes joining the causeway…

While sitting on Lake Road for an hour this morning trying to get out to my yard, I worked out a simple solution to decongest Lake Road, and it's real simple: We build a causeway from the end of Bayswater Avenue to the area where the old toll plaza used to be, with an onramp to the Harbour Bridge and an offramp coming north sweeping over the southern lanes joining the causeway, thus delivering vehicles onto Bayswater Avenue, which is a good wide road, and delivering vehicles down into the Devonport area. If anyone has ever been to Coronado Island in San Diego and had a look at the bridge sweeping from the city to the island that was built in 1978, that’s a beautiful bridge and there’s no reason why we couldn’t build something like this. If we had this causeway, there could be a lock holding the tide halfway over, to enable sailing, rowing and other water activities during the weekends. This would solve the problem, instead of the almost impossible task of widening Lake Road.

Although I suppose we could get Auckland Transport to look at this, engage a team of experts, acquire a few properties in Bayswater for millions of dollars, write thousands of pages in reports, spend a poultice of money, have public forums, all with ever-increasing budgets, and then just never go ahead with it.

We have been sadly and badly let down with our so-called city fathers over the years. The last person with any vision for this city was Sir Dove Myer Robinson; since then we have gathered nothing but clowns within our councils, and our beautiful city has suffered for it.

COLLIERS NORTH SHORE YOUR SALES & LEASING TEAM JIMMY O’BRIEN SQM General Manager | Director M 021 979 001 E

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COLLIERS NORTH SHORE JANET& MARSHALL YOUR SALES LEASING TEAM Director | Commercial M 021 684 775

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M 021 979 001 E jimmy.o’brien@colliers.com MATT PRENTICE

Director | Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 464 904 JANET MARSHALL

EDirector matt.prentice@colliers.com | Commercial M 021 684 775 E janet.marshall@colliers.com SHONEET CHAND

Director | Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 400 765 MATT PRENTICE

EDirector shoneet.chand@colliers.com | Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 464 904 E matt.prentice@colliers.com RYAN DE ZWART

Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 575 001 SHONEET CHAND EDirector ryan.dezwart@colliers.com | Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 400 765 E shoneet.chand@colliers.com MIKE RYAN

Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 402 461 RYAN DE ZWART

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NICK RECORDON

SQM Auckland Commercial, Industrial, Retail

SALES AND LEASING GUIDE

SQM

Janet Marshall, Colliers North Shore

Positive start to Q1 It has been a positive start to Q1 with many businesses purchasing to own and Commercial, occupy their own Retail premises.

Auckland Industrial, SALES AND LEASING GUIDE

The North Shore commercial property market has shown a positive start to Q1 with many businesses purchasing to own and occupy their own premises. Unit C1, 34 Triton Drive (200 sqm office), Unit 43C Apollo Drive (243 sqm office), Units 2A and 2B, 331 Rosedale Road (346 sqm), Unit B6, 16 Saturn Place and 19C Orbit Drive (580 sqm industrial) were all purchased by local businesses. 12-14 Parkway Drive, a 1784 sqm industrial standalone building has been leased, so quite a number of businesses relocating.

Investors are looking for quality investments with the banks’ lending criteria requiring long leases and strong tenant covenants. Unit G, 4 Antares, a small office investment returning $28,360 pa + GST was sold to a first-time commercial investor at 5.25% return and Shop 7, 177 Millwater Parkway was sold by auction recently with a 4.99 yield.

There is no doubt that investors are seeking good quality investments and many businesses are seeking vacant properties.

Please contact us if you would like a free no obligation appraisal of your property. We invite you to drop Janetour Marshall into office at 129 Hurstmere Director Road for| Commercial a coffee and chat about 021 684 775 the market, we would be happy janet.marshall@colliers.com to assist.

Please contact any of the North Shore team to discuss your commercial property requirements.

Jimmy O’Brien Director | General Manager 021 979 001 jimmy.o’brien@colliers.com Janet Marshall Director | Commercial COLLIERS 021 684 775 NORTH SHORE janet.marshall@colliers.com Level 1, 129 Hurstmere Road,

Takapuna PO Box 33462 Takapuna, North Shore 09 488 4777 Jimmy O’Brien colliers.co.nz Director | General Manager Licensed under REAA 2008 021 979 001 Accelerating success. jimmy.o’brien@colliers.com

COLLIERS NORTH SHORE Level 1, 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna PO Box 33462 Takapuna, North Shore 09 488 4777

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Accelerating success.

Commercial Sales & Leasing M 027 RYAN 230 6751 MIKE

EIndustrial nick.recordon@colliers.com Sales & Leasing M 021 402 461 E mike.ryan@colliers.com SAM SHERNING

19C Orbit Drive, Rosedale

2A & 2B, 331 Rosedale Road, North Harbour

Industrial Sales & Leasing M 021 RECORDON 359 100 NICK

ECommercial sam.sherning@colliers.com Sales & Leasing M 027 230 6751 E nick.recordon@colliers.com

60 Porana Road, Wairau Valley

8 Workspace Drive, Hobsonville

KERRY COOK

Commercial Sales & Leasing M 0211 943 949 SAM SHERNING EIndustrial kerry.cook@colliers.com Sales & Leasing M 021 359 100

C1, 34 Triton Drive, Rosedale

Shop 7, 177 Millwater Parkway, Millwater

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Industrial Sales & Leasing M 027 448 1148 KERRY COOK ECommercial jack.tuson@colliers.com Sales & Leasing M 0211 943 949 E

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Unit G, 4 Antares Place, Rosedale

Unit I, 43 Apollo Drive, Rosedale

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Accelerating success.

For Lease - Office

2-4 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna Naming Rights Available Various options available from 310 sqm to a larger floor plate of 900 sqm.

Opportunities for modern office space wth generous carparks are rare in Takapuna.

This iconic building is in an excellent location, close to CBD, with a cafe on site and minutes to Takapuna beach. Separate car park building providing generous car parking.

Customise your fit out and layout, excellent resources to hand.

Great Location 310, 500 & 900 sqm

Minutes to CBD

Competitive Rental

Generous Car Parking

Contact Janet Marshall 021 684 775 for more information.

Janet Marshall 021 684 775 janet.marshall@colliers.com Colliers NZ Limited Licensed REAA 2008

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For Lease - Office

55 Corinthian Drive, Albany North Shore 5 Star (Design) Green Building Highly visible to the surrounding road network, the development harnesses the site’s visual prominence, meeting the client and tenants’ expectations while positively enhacing the built quality of Orchard Park within the Albany Gateway. 55 Corinthian Drive is a four-level office building comprising a mixture of office, food and beverage, and retail space. Included in the complex is a five-level car parking building with a circular access ramp located on the eastern end of the building.

Sustainable strategies include maximisation of natural light and external views, passive ventilation, sustainably certified materials and construction methods, electric vehicle charging stations, end-of-trip facilities, rainwater harvesting, a dedicated refuse room, and .lighting and plumbing fixtures that offer efficient use of water and electricity consumption. Two levels of 1650 sqm and 1:25 car parking ratio offer businesses the flexibility they are look for in this post-Covid world.

Please call Janet Marshall on 021 684 775 for your exclusive site visit.

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Great Location 2 Levels 1650 sqm per floor

Generous Car Parking

Competitive Rental

Janet Marshall 021 684 775 janet.marshall@colliers.com Colliers NZ Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Accelerating success.

For Lease - Office

10-12 Rothwell Avenue, Rosedale, Auckland Exceptional Ground Floor Office Take 650 sqm or 1150 sqm There are very few large ground floor office tenancies remain ing on the North Shore. Centrally located in North Harbour with easy access to all motorway links and amenities these premises

Part of an iconic

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are available to view now. Rental and Outgoings are very competitive.

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Call Janet Marshall or Mike Ryan for further information.

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Generous Car Parking

Mike Ryan 021 402 461 mike.ryan@colliers.com Colliers NZ Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Accelerating success.

For Lease - Retail

Unit 2, 3 Kaipiho Lane, Albany High Quality Retail in the Heart of Albany Available now is this quality built 213.5 sqm of retail space comprising of 121.3 sqm of ground floor and 92.2 sqm mezzanine.

Positioned on the ground level of the brand new O.K.L.A. Apartments, a collection of 117 apartments over six levels, high foot traffic is guaranteed with customers right on your doorstep.

Featuring high stud ceilings and large glass windows, this unique space would suit a wide range of business uses.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity, contact the Colliers listing agents for more information or to arrange a viewing.

Great Location Total area 213.50 sqm

Below 117 apartment complex opposite Albany Park ‘n Ride

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High foot traffic & exposure

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BARFOOT & THOMPSON NORTH SHORE PROPERTY

3142 square metre site of freehold land.

Church for sale answers the prayers of residential property developers The land and building housing a deconsecrated church surrounded by multiple sporting and recreational amenities in one of the North Shore’s prime coastal residential suburbs have been placed on the market for sale.

St Luke’s Catholic church on corner of Bayswater Avenue and Rosyth Avenue in Bayswater was built in the 1960s as the area’s population was expanding at a rapid rate.

At that time, St Luke’s was the mid-way church for parishioners who had previously travelled to either Devonport or Takapuna to attend religious ceremonies under the Catholic faith.

However, with the North Shore’s population and infrastructure expanding immensely over the ensuing years, and churchgoers finding it easier to travel a few kilometres further than they did half a decade ago, St Luke’s attendance numbers fell to a level where the diocese deemed the place of worship surplus to requirements.

The 310 square metre church building on some 3,142 square metres of freehold land zoned Residential – Mixed Housing Urban under the Auckland Council plan, has remained dormant for several years since closing. As the physical former place of worship premises is relatively ‘new’ by church standards, the building has no heritage or cultural values linked to its council records.

The rectangular-shaped property at 1D Rosyth Avenue is now being marketed for sale by tender through Barfoot & Thompson North Shore, with tenders closing on April 28. Barfoot & Thompson North

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The dual street frontage aspect for 1D Rosyth Avenue also allows for two vehicle access points to the location. The flat contour of the corner property equates to lower site development costs – which would be further enhanced by immediate access to all utility services such as electricity, gas, telecommunications, and water services.

Shore’s Simon Farland, Bruce Jiao, and Lance Richardson are the team marketing the property. They advise that the church property’s location in the middle of a residential suburb meant it was prime for redevelopment into medium density housing.

The location is superb.

Simon Farland said the Rosyth Road property was superbly located to enjoy an abundance of sporting and recreational amenities on its doorstep – including the Belmont Racquets tennis courts on one boundary, the expanse of Bayswater Park playing fields directly over the road, a lawn bowls club around the corner, and the Devonport/ Takapuna cycle and walking trail some 150 metres away.

“While the actual church building appears to be in good condition, feedback from the market so far is that it is unlikely to have any perceived long-term value for most future owners. The site would undoubtedly be perceived as a development opportunity for more intensive residential use,” said Simon Farland.

“The physical positioning of the church on just one corner of the land also means that demolition costs would be minimal, and removal of the premises could be done expediently to minimise any disturbance to the neighbourhood.

“However, it would be a heartening and community-spirited gesture to think any redevelopment of the site would pay credence in some way to the former St Luke’s church, acknowledging its presence even after the actual building may be removed.”

Farland added that with no residential neighbours adjoining the site and some 150 metres of direct street frontage on two sides, height-toboundary development regulations at 1D Rosyth Avenue would make it relatively easy for an architect to configure the most cost-effective density of dwelling sizes and positions for the land.

“The dual street frontage aspect for 1D Rosyth Avenue also allows for two vehicle access points to the location. The flat contour of the corner property equates to lower site development costs – which would be further enhanced by immediate access to all utility services such as electricity, gas, telecommunications, and water services.”

“While there are examples of in-fill housing development projects taking place on the Bayswater periphery – such as at several addresses in nearby Belmont’s Williamson Avenue – there has certainly been nothing of this substantial scale come onto the market in Bayswater for decades.”

Auckland Council’s Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zone allows for “a greater intensity of development than previously provided for.” Detached stand-alone and terraced units within the land classification can be built up to three storeys (or 12 metres high) with design concepts aimed at enhancing the residential urban aesthetics

St Luke's Catholic Church, Bayswater.

of the exiting neighbourhood feel.

The council’s development guidelines also pay credence to the importance of such new residential enclaves being surrounded by open spaces.

“This Bayswater site certainly meets those criteria – overlooking the fields and children’s playground at Bayswater. And with the 12 metre height allowance, residences would also have excellent views of both Shoal Bay and Ngataringa Bay depending on their aspects – with no immediate neighbouring residential property rooftops to look over,” said Bruce Jiao Jiao.

“The appeal of any new housing development on the Bayswater Avenue and Rosyth Avenue would be underpinned by access to numerous public transport options – with a bus route running directly outside the address, and the Bayswater ferry terminal just a short walk away at the end of the road.”

“The precedent for tasteful medium-density urban housing development projects can be seen most obviously in the likes of the planned communities at Hobsonville Point or Stonefields,” added Lance Richardson. “Or in the scores of smaller residential intensification projects which have been undertaken across Auckland under the auspices of the Auckland Unitary Plan and its call for better use of land within the existing metropolitan urban boundaries.”

Bayswater was named in the late 1800s after the London suburb of the same name. The name also coincided the suburb’s seaside geographic location directly across from Auckland’s CBD.

For further information contact the Barfoot & Thompson North Shore team:- Simon Farland 021 779 922, s.farland@barfoot.co.nz, Bruce Jiao 021 818 077, b.jiao@barfoot.co.nz or Lance Richardson 021 796 660, l.richardson@barfoot.co.nz.

Visit: www.barfoot.co.nz

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Masonry Mansion - Present All Offers

Sitting proudly on the ridge at one of the Shore’s prestigious addresses, this stunning private sanctuary of 853 square metres of living is now for sale If you are looking for a sizeable North Shore property that will stand the test of time, you’ve found it. Peter Jones from Harcourts Cooper & Co. Birkenhead is marketing this outstanding property at 105 Onetaunga Road in Chatswood, a 1100 square metre freehold site that includes a substantial solid masonry dream home.

The Onetaunga Road property was built as a family dream home to an exemplary standard with traditional materials such as concrete masonry and terra-cotta tile that will stand the test of time. It was designed to accommodate a discerning modern family, but due to it’s scale could also accommodate two or three families with ease as there is a fully self-contained flat, called the pool-house – perfect for guest, parents or an au pair.

From the walled perimeter to the impeccable landscaping, this home is a haven to be enjoyed.

Discerning buyers looking for a substantial home will love the multiple living and lounge areas, together with the sun filled conservatory and designer kitchen positioned in the central hub. The home is designed to cater for any occasion. Socialising is certainly easy in this home, whether it's billiards in the entertaining room or enjoying a glass of wine from the cellar with friends around a fully equipped bar.

The triple car garaging will be very attractive for buyers with vehicles, boats, camper vans, jet-ski’s or any other lifestyle toys that need to be accommodated.

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Discerning buyers looking for a substantial home will love the multiple living and lounge areas, together with the sun filled conservatory and designer kitchen positioned in the central hub.

At the end of a busy day the new owners of this property will also be able to relax and unwind in the heated pool or spa. This is the perfect playground paradise.

If you are carefully looking for a high-quality home with everything you can dream of, then this is the end of your search. There is so much to mention and the pictures will paint a thousand words, but the only way to fully appreciate what is on offer here is to phone Peter Jones at Harcourts Cooper & Co. today for an appointment to view.

Contact: Peter Jones, Harcourts Cooper & Co., Phone 021 233 0055 or visit: www.harcourts.co.nz/Property/931778

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PROPERTY AT A GLANCE… • • • • • • • • • • • •

105 Onetaunga Road, Chatswood FOR SALE - Present all offers 1100 square metre freehold site 853 square metre home Fully fenced, flat site, North-West facing Urban, city and bush views 5 bedrooms 5 bathrooms 6 toilets 4 living areas 3 dining areas Conservatory/sunroom, family room, office/ study, pool/billiard room, rumpus • Entertainment area, heated concrete pool, spa.

• 5 car lock up garaging • Close to schools, shops and transport.

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HARBOUR HOSPICE NEWS

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We’re beyond excited to announce that construction has begun on our North Shore hospice facility in Takapuna.

What this means is that palliative care services will temporarily be delivered differently. However, the same high level of compassionate care and support will be provided.

For 12 weeks, from 29th March, Harbour Hospice North Shore at 7 Shea Terrace, Takapuna, will temporarily close as phase one of its vital redevelopment project begins onsite.

During this time, specialist services and support for patients and families will continue to be delivered through increased care in the community and additional beds at its Inpatient Unit at Hibiscus House, located at 2a John Dee Cres, Red Beach.

Harbour Hospice Chief Executive Jan Nichols acknowledges that these temporary changes may be unsettling for some, but says she has full confidence in her team who are “committed and ready” for this different way of delivering care.

“At every stage of the project, continuity of care and putting patients and families first is our priority. Thanks to the passion, commitment and flexibility of our exceptionally skilled staff, we’re able to seamlessly deliver the same level of care and comfort we’re known for – just in a slightly different way,” Nichols says.

Resources have increased to enable Harbour Hospice nurses, doctors and family support workers to see more people at home, and provide more intensive care at home, as well as give continued care through phone calls and telehealth.

Patients who need acute symptom management or end-of-life care have access to additional beds at Hibiscus House. “We expect demand to be high at this time, so if our beds are at capacity, we’ll discuss other care options with the patient and their family,” Nichols explains.

This milestone moment comes as fundraising efforts for the $20 million redevelopment project hit the halfway mark, but Nichols says they are far from over.

“Yes, building work is underway, but we still need community support to enable us to complete this massive task.”

To date, generous individuals, trusts and foundations have gifted more than $5 million towards the project and the Harbour Hospice North Shore Development Foundation has contributed $10 million. But another $5 million still needs to be raised to complete construction.

Nichols says that without this project, “we simply won’t be able to meet current and future demand.”

“Demand for palliative care across the Harbour Hospice region is expected to grow by 50% in the next 14 years, and 90% in the next 40 years,” she explains. “Because of this unprecedented growth, and an urgent need to upgrade facilities, redevelopment of the North Shore hospice is vital.”

She adds that the community’s early support of this project has been “deeply humbling and encouraging.”

The refurbishment is expected to be completed by early 2023.

For the latest news, project updates and details on how you can get involved, visit www.harbourhospice.org.nz/future-hospice .

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FROM THE CHAIR: AIDAN BENNETT

From the Chair

By Aidan Bennett, Chair, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

Aidan Bennett.

Anzac Day in Takapuna, 2021

I am looking forward to playing a key role as MC for the ANZAC Day Commemoration Service on Sunday April 25th in Takapuna for 2021. Starting at 9.30am.

There will be the parade marching along Lake Road from Sanders Avenue at 9.25am, led by the North Shore Brass Band. The parade will arrive in The Strand Plaza, The Strand, Takapuna.

The service will include:- Welcome; National Anthem; Scripture Reading; ANZAC Poem; Tribute to Fallen Soldiers; Prayer; Key Speaker Address; Hymn; Dedication; Last Post and Lowering of the Flag; Ode; Reveille and Raising of the Flags; Laying of Wreath.

Milford Rotary & Milford Business Association Beautification I wish to acknowledge Milford Rotary and Milford Business Association Milford Rotary hard at work in Milford during March. for their ongoing work with the beautification of Milford Village. Keeping the village looking great with the painting of seating, planting and improving gardens etc. Most recently the garden on the corner of Fenwick Avenue and Kitchener Road.

This is all great work that has been done under the leadership of business association manager Murray Hill. Well done Milford!

Budget in ATAP for Lake Road and Esmonde Road

I was thrilled to see $52 million worth of funding for Lake Road and Esmonde Road Improvements confirmed with the ATAP announcement

by Transport Minister Michael Wood and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

ATAP (Auckland Transport Alignment Project 2021-2031) is an agreement between Government and Auckland Council on transport priorities providing certainty and momentum in delivery. This brings together central government and Auckland Council to strategically align transport objectives and investment priorities for Auckland.

The ATAP 2021-31 programme invests around $31.4 billion into critical transport infrastructure and services across Auckland.

There are certainly many opinions on what should and shouldn’t be done on Lake Road. Too many for a consensus to ever be achieved. I take a pragmatic approach to Lake Road. I have done a lot of work over the past year-or-so, meeting with/talking to key people involved and have formed an opinion that we should take the money and just get it done.

For the foreseeable future the criteria for funding will be based around well planned Auckland Transport and Council criteria as well as central government criteria. The current plan fits all that criteria.

If we want to improve Lake Road any time soon we need to work constructively with all these entities I have mentioned and just get it done.

I do believe it will improve things if you look at it holistically.

Old WW2 Barracks Building – 139 Beach Road, Castor Bay

I realise that my position on 139 Beach Road will not be welcomed by some. I don’t believe any ratepayer money should be spent on restoring this building.

This is an old World War Two ‘incognito barrack building’ at 139 Beach Road which is classed as a Heritage Asset. But it is far from being

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In PPE gear with fellow local board members having a look at the old building at 139 Beach Road, near Kennedy Park, Castor Bay.

an asset to the community. It has become a liability. It is virtually falling down and is becoming a health and safety problem. It is sitting and slowly rotting away.

My understanding is the property was bought by Auckland Council back in 2013/2014 from Housing New Zealand. I am not sure this was a wise decision. I am told that council officer’s advice at the time was that the purchase was not a good idea.

The original intention I believe was that the building would be restored as a community project, a joint venture between the trust and a tertiary institute, but that never eventuated. The default position appears to be that those keen on restoration are looking for Auckland Council and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board (i.e. the ratepayer) to pay for the restoration.

On February 19th local board members visited the building and due to the state of it we were required to dress in PPE gear (masks and disposable overalls). See accompanying photo.

We discovered the condition of the building is very poor. It is clear that it was not built from materials to last. There is significant rot, worm infestation, asbestos, poor services and poor stability in the structure. It is very unsafe.

Estimates to restore the building – which is really rebuilding the whole structure to the required heritage standards/levels – are between $1.5m to $2m.

My belief is this is very poor use of ratepayers money, especially at a time when finances are challenged by Covid19 related problems. The council just doesn’t have this money to waste. It is very important at this time that we spend ratepayers money prudently. If the local board (on behalf of Auckland Council) were to choose to fund this at this time, many other much needed projects would not be funded and therefore not delivered. $2 million can actually go a long way.

I will no doubt be accused of not valuing our heritage. That is not the case. If it stacked up then I would support the restoration. I believe this is a pragmatic decision that needs to be made when you look at all the facts.

Let the money be found from the heritage sector if restoration is essential. I just don’t believe the ratepayer should be footing the bill at this time.

Pushing for local suppliers and more efficiency

As the chair of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board for the first 18 months of the current term, I attend the Chairs Forum – made up of all the chairs of the 21 Auckland Council local boards. This is a forum where we collaborate and work closely with Auckland Council.

Recently I have been advocating at these forums for Auckland Council to use more local suppliers and become more efficient with the renewal and construction of assets.

There will be many benefits in using local suppliers for this work.

They are part of the community and know their own patch. It also

provides local economic development and employment opportunities and can support COVID-19 economic recovery across local board areas – not just buy local, but also use local. Gives a sense of pride and belonging in the community. The result will also be shorter travel distances, which may reduce traffic congestion and emissions. We need to make it easier for local suppliers to participate in general – less red tape!

Council also appears to pay a premium towards building new and renewing existing assets. We don’t seem to use our size and scale as leverage to challenge the building costs, with the aim of being more cost-effective. This is an area I am advocating to see improved as well.

Using more local suppliers will help this as well.

I presented this to the governing body (the mayor and councillors) this month and received a good reception. It is something I will continue to push.

Second Harbour Crossing

I am joining with local North Shore MP Simon Watts in calling for motor vehicles to be included in the second harbour crossing that the government is planning.

The accident that caused lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge to be closed Aidan Bennett and for a period during 2020 only Simon Watts, MP for highlighted how important it is to North Shore. have a contingency should something happen to the bridge in the future. The city came to a standstill.

I am a fan of rail coming to the North Shore, but the next Harbour Crossing must also include a provision for motor vehicles. If this second harbour crossing is a tunnel then maybe this can be a combination of rail and road freight (trucks etc. taking heavy traffic off the bridge) with the option of redirecting lighter vehicles through the tunnel if lanes on the Harbour Bridge are compromised?

Auckland can’t afford to come to a standstill again and waiting to build a further crossing for motor vehicles beyond 2040 is just too far away. I say the risk is too great.

Bayswater Marina Development

A resource consent has been lodged by Bayswater Marina Holdings Limited for the development of the Marina. While it is obviously still subject to the approval process I believe this is something we should embrace to see another great asset created for our community.

The proposal includes apartments, terraced housing, commercial spaces along with landscaping, improved coastline access, open spaces and parking. All creating a maritime precinct.

Their stated aim is for Bayswater Maritime Precinct to be a contemporary, world class, mixed-use community that Aucklanders will be proud of, want to live in, or want to visit.

The application proposes 94 terraced dwellings and 27 apartments in three buildings.

The proposal provides for public access around the site. All new streets will be accessible to the public, with the aim of providing reduced speeds, traffic calming measures, and shared pedestrian/vehicle spaces.

The proposal also aims to enhance public access to and enjoyment of the coastline. A pedestrian path and boardwalk up to 3.5m will be constructed around the outside of the site, replacing the current, narrow 1m wide concrete path. This path incorporates coastal planting, seating and spaces for gathering along the coastal edge. The path is adjoined by either new public open spaces or wide shared spaces, resulting in a wide esplanade/promenade running the length of the coastal edge of the Marina reclamation. The path will be positioned partially over the existing rock riprap wall, bringing pedestrians closer to the water and

creating new opportunities to connect with the water and the marina.

The existing 1.1 km long floating breakwater protecting the berthage areas provides additional public access to the coastline and also an alternative recreational walk for those visiting or living at the Precinct.

I am a fan of quality developments that have the potential to improve lifestyles in our community. I believe this is one of those. My challenge to the Bayswater community is to embrace what Bayswater Marina Holdings Limited are seeking to do on their site. It will be fantastic!

Takapuna Boating Club Bayswater

Another issue I would love to see solved is the future of the lovely old Takapuna Boating Club Clubhouse building at Bayswater. My mail is the only realistic way forward is for the building to be sold or a long term lease provided to an entity that would restore the building – on the basis that parts of the building are allocated for public use. This would be a win win for everyone. Apparently there has been local (Bayswater) community resistance to this in the past, believing that there is some sort of public ownership. There isn’t.

The freehold title to the land the Takapuna Boating Club Clubhouse sits on was purchased by the Club in 1926. Club members then purchased a disused tannery building from the shores of the Tamaki river, barged it to Bayswater, and used their own labour and funds, turning it into the existing three story facility. With the waters around Bayswater being shallow mudflat and tidal, and increasingly silting up, Club operations shifted to Takapuna Beach through the 1960’s, However the building was continually used by the Club up until a few years ago.

The old swimming pool directly in front of the Club was apparently owned by the Council although it hasn’t been used for decades. Access to that pool was always over the land owned by the Club, which also housed nearby public toilets and changing rooms.

The costs of renovation – I am told upwards of $3 million at last estimate – are clearly well beyond the capability of the Takapuna Boating Club. The building needs to be painted, windows and boards replaced, veranda’s rebuilt, and there are new building codes to comply with, seismic etc.

A complicating factor is the title for the property was set up by an act Takapuna Boating Club Clubhouse building, of parliament. The Bayswater.

Act, when passed 100 years ago, took into account the comings and goings of many boat clubs around the harbour, some lasted just a few years. This Act apparently needs to be changed.

I see the way forward here as follows:- Repeal the Act that the title was set up under – with help from local MP Simon Watts; for the Bayswater and wider community to accept that this is a good way forward to get this lovely building back to its glorious best; for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board and Auckland Council to work to see this good result come to fruition. There is no local board or council funding available for purchase or restoration.

In summary, this is a great asset to the North Shore, and needs to be looked after. The Takapuna Boating Club has done their very best as stewards to look after this property, and would clearly appreciate community cooperation to ensure this wonderful piece of our local history can be preserved.

I say let’s do this so this lovely old landmark can be restored. Time is ticking.

Please note: Views expressed here on these important issues are my personal opinions.

Aidan Bennett, QSM Chair, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Email: aidan.bennett@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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The Channel Crossword Set locally by Mãyã, especially for Channel each month. No. 64

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help others reproduce (8)

Coward (for example) in bed with revolutionary - that's comedy gold (9)

6 Vision follows this for homage to / parody of 1 (

said to 17) (5) 9 3 maid, prone to sneezing, may seem about right

for Alan (9) 10 Cockney clue about Cockney being inactive (5) 12 Intense electric vehicle? (5) 13 Expert to varnish can with hormone (9) 15 Unusual habitat in which to find 8 and 18's

daughter (7) 17 Beatified, Raymond goes feral (5) 19 Tangle tin one with both hands (5) 20 Bleats about grandma's fruit (7) 23 Kiev Tzar's 20 to 8 and 18's neighbours (9) 24 Captain Renault's suspects are not like 8 and 18's

marriage (5) 27 Disagreements over leggings (5) 28 Assistant leaf collector to offset birds (9)

3 Clumsy to raise writer in Stephen King novel (5) 4 Crop may be found before daddy in the US? (4) 5 Vendor analysis plays a part for 18's mother (6) 7 Can't Laura become a well-meaning (if

somewhat 3) relative of 18? (4,5) 8 He's held up by accidental neutron irradiation (6) 11 A carnivore from Venus? (7) 14 Benevolence? Be cautious about it (7) 16 Person who thinks in no vessel (or box) ? (9) 18 Woman lost hat as man entered (8) 21 Italian brandy's like Geminem, say? (6) 22 Pin a tomato skin smoothly (6) 25 A time of magic? (5) 26 See 29 Across

29/26 Potter at gallery swaps height for length for 8's

boss (5,4) 30 Own up (but conceal me somehow!) (4,5)

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