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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

July 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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Wednesday

Thursday Matariki Themed Babies & Bubbles 1 – East Coast Bay library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 10am Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am

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North Shore Music & Keyboard Club, Club Night – Takapuna Bowling Club – 6.45pm ($5 includes supper) Wriggle and Rhyme for Babies – Takapuna library Hōtoke/Winter Fun Preschool Play – The 9.30am & 11.30am Rose Centre, Belmont 9.30am Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna Centre Hall 6pm library, Takapuna 9.30am Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall, Birkdale 6pm Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse Citizens Hall, Glenfield 9.30am 10.30am & 1pm Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse Contemporary Pictorial & Abstract Art – Mairangi 10.30am & 1pm Arts Centre, Hastings Rd 9.30am Matariki lantern making workshop NZSL Beginner 1A – Sunnynook Community Centre, – The Depot, Devonport 5pm Sunnynook 7pm Eat Drink & Be Monet – Joe’s Eatery, 99 Hurstmere Road 6pm Art & Tea – Seniors – Highbury Community House, 110 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead 11am

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Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6pm Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall, Birkdale 6pm Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Morning Melodies – Bruce Mason Centre, 11am Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Bouncy Castle – Glenfield Mall – All Day until the 16th Public Meeting on Crime — hosted by Simon Watts MP for North Shore - The Rose Centre, Belmont 7pm

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Hōtoke/Winter Fun Preschool Play – The Rose Centre, Belmont 9.30am Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall, Glenfield 9.30am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Lego Workshops – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am

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Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peter’s Anglican Church, Takapuna 10am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Lego in the Library – Takapuna library 2pm Kori me te ruri - Wriggle and Rhyme – Birkenhead library 10am Thermae Romae – Massey University Albany Campus – Albany 6.30pm Matariki lantern making workshop – The Depot, Devonport 5pm

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Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – 8 Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm After-School Drama Classes for ages 5-10 – St Georges Presbyterian Church 4pm

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60s Up Takapuna/Devonport – St Josephs Church Hall, Takapuna 10.30am (new members welcome) Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Lego Workshops – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am

School Holiday Crafts - East Coast Bay library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 11am Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peter’s Anglican Church, Takapuna 10am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Lego in the Library – Takapuna library 2pm Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Lego Workshops – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am Heath Franlkin’s Chopper – The Silencer – Bruce Mason Centre, 7.30pm Luck of the Irish by Operatunity – Windsor Park Baptist Church, Mairangi Bay 11am

Art & Tea – Seniors – Highbury Community House, 110 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead 11am School Holiday Painted Rocks - East Coast Bays library (temp pop-up library at 2 Glen Rd) 11am Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6pm Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall, Birkdale Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am Pizza Making – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am (bookings required) 6pm Creative Talks – David Veart – The PumpHouse 7pm Artz On Show – Alice In Wonderland – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am

North Shore Music and Keyboard Club - Community Music Day – Fairview Lifestyle Villege, Albany 10am Hōtoke/Winter Fun Preschool Play – The Rose Centre, Belmont 9.30am Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall, Glenfield 9.30am Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am Pizza Making – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am (bookings required) Artz On Show – Alice In Wonderland – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am

Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peter’s Anglican Church, Takapuna 10am

Wriggle and Rhyme for Babies – 26 Takapuna library 9.30am & 11.30am Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6pm Yoga Classes – Birkdale Hall, Birkdale 6pm

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Preschool 27 Play – The Rose Centre, Belmont 9.30am Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Glenfield Laughter Club – Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall, Glenfield 9.30am

Feisty Feet – Dance Classes for Seniors – St Peter’s Anglican Church, Takapuna 10am

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Lego in the Library – Takapuna library 2pm Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Artz On Show – Alice In Wonderland – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am

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School Holiday NZ Birds - East Coast Bay library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 11am

Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Artz On Show – Alice In Wonderland – Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am

Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am

Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am

Pizza Making – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am (bookings required)

Pizza Making – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am (bookings required)

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Lego in the Library – Takapuna library 2pm Kori me te ruri - Wriggle and Rhyme – Birkenhead library 10am

Rhymetime for 2-5 year-olds – Takapuna library, Takapuna 9.30am The Mousetrap – The PumpHouse 7.30pm

F&T Wine Club – Fantail & Turtle, Smales Farm 6.30pm Get Messy Takapuna – Takapuna Cricket Club 10.45am Sign & Rhyme Classes for Toddlers – Term 3 – Meadowood Community House 10am

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HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES – WANT TO LEARN MORE?

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Saturday

Sunday

Matariki Terrific Tots - East Coast Bay 2 library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 10am Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 10am

Matariki Star Weaving - East Coast 3 Bay library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 10.30am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 5pm Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am

Browns Bay Sunday Market – 4 Browns Bay 6am Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am High Tea for Haiti – The Officers Mess, Devonport 12.30pm Matariki lantern making workshop – The Depot, Devonport 5pm Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna 6am

Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican 9 Church Hall, Milford 10am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Late Night Laughs – Andre King, Lana Walters, Nick Rado – Francs, Takapuna 8.30pm After-School Drama Classes for ages 5-10 – St Georges Presbyterian Church 4pm

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Women’s Street Smart Self-Defense – Massey University, East Precinct, Albany 9.30am Albany NZ Made Market – Albany Village Community Hall, 10am Kiwi Express – Birkenhead RSA, Recreation Drive 7pm Matariki lantern making workshop – The Depot, Devonport 5pm Hikoi (Lantern Trail Walk) & Hangi – Whare Toi, 16 Kerr Street, Devonport, Devonport 6pm Closing event for ‘Te Hauhake- Harvesting’ Matariki exhibition – The Depot, Devonport 7pm Face Painting – Glenfield Mall 10am Karate Demo – Glenfield Mall 10am

School Holiday Painted Rocks 16 - East Coast Bay library (temp pop up library at 2 Glen Rd) 11am Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 10am Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Rotary Kaipatiki Charity Book Fair – Northcote College Hall, Northcote, 11am Lego Workshops – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – The PumpHouse 10.30am & 1pm Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am Rotary Kaipatiki Charity Book Fair – Northcote College Hall, Northcote, 9am Singles Night – Takapuna Cricket Club 6pm Huge Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sale Albany – Albany Village Community Hall 9am Summer Shimizu: Organic Wallpaper & Chromatic Fields Exhibitions – The Depot, Devonport 2pm Hungerball – Glenfield Mall – All Day

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Browns Bay Sunday Market – Browns Bay 6am

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Women’s Street Smart Self-Defence – Massey University, East Precinct, Albany 9.30am Albany NZ Made Market – Albany Village Community Hall, 10am Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna 6am Face Painting – Glenfield Mall 10am Karate Demo – Glenfield Mall 10am Dance Performances – Glenfield Mall 12pm

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Browns Bay Sunday Market – 18 Browns Bay 6am Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am Rotary Kaipatiki Charity Book Fair – Northcote College Hall, Northcote, 9am Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna 6am Hungerball – Glenfield Mall – All Day

The Greatest Showman – 24 The PumpHouse 7.30pm Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church The Painter and the Emperor Hall, Milford 10am Revisted & TSU: 6 Exhibitions - The Depot, 28 Clarence Street, Devonport 2pm Make your own Lollipop – The Old Lolly Shop, Parkway Arcade, Takapuna 10am Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am Artz On Show – Alice In Wonderland – Taekwondo – Glenfield Mall 10am Takapuna Normal Intermediate School 9am

Browns Bay Sunday Market – 25 Browns Bay 6am Kids Learn 2 Ride – YMCA, 5 Akoranga Drive, Northcote 1pm Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna 6am Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am Taekwondo – Glenfield Mall 10am

Babysitting Workshop – Highbury House, 9.30am (books essential)

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Ice Skating Rink – Glenfield Mall 10am Pizza Making – Glenfield Mall, 45 mins sessions from 10am (bookings required)

Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 10am The Mousetrap – The PumpHouse 7.30pm

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Browns Bay Sunday Market Aug – Browns Bay 6am The Mousetrap – The PumpHouse 7.30pm Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall 10am Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna 6am

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CONTENTS COVER FEATURES 34

Lots to do in Takapuna

45 AIMES Awards 2021 46 Creativity & the Arts

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FEATURES 24 Shop the Shore

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70 An Interview with Joe Davis 95

North Shore History: David Verran

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The Healthy Channel: John Appleton

112 The Channel Crossword

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

EATING OUT 18

Eating Out Feature: Goodside

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Eating Out Guide

TAKAPUNA BEACH 29 Talking Takapuna

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ARTS 14

The Rose Centre

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The PumpHouse

EDUCATION 79

Massey University

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MILFORD 72

Milford News

DEVONPORT 76

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Devonport News

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FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

The Channel Mag publishing and sales team (minus design dynamo Crystal), from left: Aidan Bennett, Kim McIntosh and Liz Cannon.

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Celebrating excellence and creativity!

Welcome to our July 2021 issue and another bumper issue of Channel Mag. In this issue we have a big focus on our creative and arts sector. A sector that plays an important role in our community.

Hand in hand with this creative focus we tasked our feature contributors Christine Young and Heather Barker Vermeer with interesting pieces for this month. Christine interviews Devonport local Bex Waddell who is involved with a major fundraising sculpture trail project, along with quite a few North Shore artists, supporters and sponsors. Heather catches up with Birkenhead resident and actor Julie Collis. We also talk to a number of our creative leaders about the challenges of the past 16 months and the plans they have for the future.

In Channel Mag we always delight in celebrating excellence and the great things our people are doing in the community. Joe Davis is a local who leads an interesting life. I enjoyed talking to him about his recent book he put together with well known Devonport identity David Downs. ‘Silver Linings’ is a collection of stories from across New Zealand, showing how Kiwis responded when the going got tough through the COVID period.

Celebrating excellence is exactly what the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust has

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been doing with their AIMES Awards for the past 26 years. Recent winners feature on our cover for this issue. This is an organisation that I have proudly played a leadership role in for two decades of it’s existence. I love that we celebrate the young people in our community achieving excellence. The 2021 AIMES Awards applications are now open – for the 26th year.

An apology for a mistake we made in the last issue. We love getting to local events with our camera and bringing you our ‘Out & About’ features. On page one of our June issue we featured the launch of Holly Moss’ book ‘Chair Yoga and Nutrition for Seniors’ at Northbridge Retirement Village. Unfortunately the gremlins got in the article and Holly’s name was incorrect in two places. We apologise for this mistake that wasn’t picked up in our proofing process.

On a good note though there is lots of great reading in this July 2021 issue of Channel Magazine. I hope you enjoy it. Make sure you keep ‘doing it local’ to support our North Shore businesses and community organisations!

Have a great month, kia pai to marama.

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

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Last Night of the Proms Last Night of the Proms was held at the Bruce Mason Centre on 18th and 19th June, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra's 'Best of British' concert. Charmingly hosted and beautifully conducted by Peter Thomas, Musical Director of ASO, the guest performers included Simon O'Neill – one of the world's finest Helden-tenors, Suzanne Lynch of 'The Chicks' and 'The Lady Killers' fame, and Christina Ellison – coloratura soprano extraordinaire. The orchestra and soloists were supported by the gorgeous Milford School Dancers and the entertaining Dad's Army Concert Party. The audience certainly played their part in the festivities of the evening with rousing singalongs, poignant anthems and war songs and colourful costumes... with raucous applause and encores demanded at the end! A wonderful night celebrating the very 'Best of British'.

Sue Cattell, Paula Snowball, Eugenie Middleton and Christine Snowball.

Paul Clark, Alice Philipsen, Tracey Clark, Jeanette Franklyn and Sandra Pipes.

Jo Crequer, Andrea Martin and Lorraine Pinder. Louise Stevens, Barbara Lane, Hilary Page and Jan Crews.

Margaret Wright, Harry Hepple, Peter O'Connor, Cathie Sandy, Peter Henley, Kimberley Knox, Angela Gill, Emmanuel Auffray, Donna Watson, Tony Sandy, Carolyn Harkness and Colin Francis.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Rosmini performs Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf The Rosmini Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) presented 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf' at the Pumphouse Theatre from 14th - 18th June. Starring Rosmini College drama students Dante Aspden and Luke McHale, the original play was written by Rosmini drama tutors who based the characters and storylines on childhood fairytales and fused traditional themes with modern twists, creating a web of mystery and deceit. The theatre goers and guests attending the opening gala night were full of anticipation, excitement and admiration for this collaborative and highly successful production. We can't wait to hear about the next production that is on offer from this talented group of Rosmini students and staff, and as ever, always love attending the wonderful venue that is the PumpHouse Theatre.

Luca Christie, Isaac Rockell, Alisha Dunn, Niamh Barnaby and Thomas Khedhir.

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The all-electric EQC. 2020 New Zealand Car of the Year.

With a stunning design, impressive battery range and the highest level of luxury and safety, it comes as no surprise that the all‑electric Mercedes‑Benz EQC has been named the 2020 New Zealand Car of the Year by the NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild. Make the switch to electric and test drive the award‑winning EQC today.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Fashion evening at Chantal's Boutique Popular Takapuna fashion retailer Chantal Chilcott, of Chantal’s Boutique – on The Promenade, by the Bruce Mason Centre – hosted a fashion show to showcase her sensational winter collection that's currently in store. The show featured brands like Paula Ryan, Trelise Cooper and more. A feature were members of Paula Ryan's fashion team sharing details about the current season. The store was packed with loyal local customers who were treated to bubbles and nibbles. Channel Mag joined in the fashion fun!

Tracy Davidson, Sue Englefield.

Susan McDowell-Watts, Lyn Mourant.

Susie Williams, Alison Sherning, Victoria Cooke.

Sally Bridgeman, Fay Mason.

Vicky Abraham, Janette Wylie, Liz Algie, Lesley Slater.

Chantal Chilcott, Vivien Josaia.

Bonita Watts, Helen George.

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, Bittermoon and Random.

Canada: Joseph Ribkoff and Frank Lyman.

Australia: Zacket & Plover.

Europe: Mos Mosh, La Lu’pa Italian Handbags, Ilse Jacobsen Coats and NYDJ.

Chantal’s Boutique held a fashion parade at the Ryman William Sanders Retirement Village and these were some of our lovely models...

Robin Stewart wearing Trelise Cooper, Shannon Coleman wearing Trelise Cooper, Tanya McGurk wearing Curate by Trelise Cooper, Susan Heap wearing Joseph Ribkoff, Ann Robins wearing Curate by Trelise Cooper

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SIMON WATTS: NORTH SHORE MP

By Simon Watts, North Shore MP

A bridge just for cyclists and walkers will solve nothing

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Simon Watts.

The increasingly polarised debate over cycling access to a harbour crossing has brought out some fairly trenchant opinions. But do the anti-cyclist feelings that have been unleashed really reflect how people feel?

The real problem here is that after years of talk about a second harbour crossing, the investment has finally come through, but it’s to satisfy a politically driven agenda, not to solve congestion problems that are getting worse every week.

Quite rightly, residents on the North Shore and businesses on both sides of the harbour feel betrayed. Labour’s fixation on furthering cycle use through projects like their new bridge linking to a cycleway through the North Shore shows that they are out of touch with modern New Zealand. It’s the same with Labour’s decision to push ahead with light rail along Dominion Road, at an estimated $10 billion plus. Once again it’s a project that won’t make a scrap of difference to queues on the Southern Motorway. Even Labour’s own cost-benefit analysis of the cycling bridge shows that the investment doesn’t stack up.

But the pain doesn’t stop there. Both in Auckland and beyond, transport infrastructure projects are being scrapped to finance Labour’s vanity projects. The Mill Road to Drury South corridor, an upgrade to link Whangārei and Port Marsden, and one from Te Puna to Ōmokoroa in the Bay of Plenty – all axed.

These were all projects promised during the election and now cancelled because Labour is ideologically opposed to them. It could be said that Labour deliberately played down the true cost of these projects to win voters, while knowing that they would never go ahead.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favour of a bridge we can cycle and walk over, but it has to carry buses, freight and cars too. If we are going to build another bridge let’s do it for the right reasons and do it properly.

Bridges are incredibly expensive investments to make – the $785m price tag for the cycle bridge is proof of that – so we have to take a long-term view and employ a broad-scale approach to their planning.

Barely nine years after the Harbour Bridge opened in 1959 we were adding clip-ons because the real needs of a growing city had been hopelessly under-estimated. That bridge is now over 60 and under more pressure than ever before. The next one has to exceed the vision of the first to get anywhere near doing the job intended. When viewed in that context, even the most ardent cyclist has to admit that the cycle bridge just doesn’t stack up.

On a positive note, I want to applaud the forthcoming trial of hybrid ferries, all we need to do now is turbo-charge that thinking to give ourselves ferry services to rival Sydney.

And finally, at a community level, I’m delighted to announce the launch of the North Shore MP Award for Excellence in Community Contribution. One student from each of the 25 schools in the electorate will gain the award (I’ll be able to provide details shortly). As a volunteer for St. John I’m particularly excited about rewarding our young people for contributing to their communities – well done to every student.

Take care, Simon Watts.

Email: simon.watts@parliament.govt.nz Call my office on 09 486 0005, Facebook: @simonwattsmp Instagram: @simonwattsmp

OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Fundraising evening for Highbury House Calder Interiors organised a hugely successful mid-winter fundraiser for Highbury House on Sunday 20th June. Supported by Kasbah Candles and Barfoot and Thompson, and hosted by one of Birkenhead's premier venues Moxie Restaurant, the evening sold out with 70 guests attending the high energy Rock 'n' Roll themed function. Everyone enjoyed their complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival followed by a three-course award-winning dinner. Upbeat music and entertainment was provided by professional singer Jennie Cruise accompanied

by DT. The fundraising efforts were supported by all, with a very successful silent auction. Funds raised will be used to develop Highbury Houses's Senior Programme, a community service that is central to the Birkenhead community.

Bruce and Alice Kinlock.

Andrea Kenrick, Alan Duff and Joanna Harpur.

Silvia Herring, Kevin Herring, Wendy Calder and Pat Paige.

Diane Goulding, Alice Kinlock, Anne Nicolle and Barbara Wright.

Huron and Northcroft street improvements Testing new street layouts to make them more welcoming for people

Takapuna’s Huron and Northcroft streets have long been viewed as windy streets that are unpleasant for people.

John Ryan, Avril Ryan and John Collinge.

We’re working with the community to try out some new ideas on these streets from June 2021 to make them more people-friendly, safe and accessible to everyone.

Kas Shera, Jo Kendrick, Anne Nicholl, Diane Goulding and Wendy Calder.

Carrie Peneu, Amy Bratton, Lewis Walker and Toria Smith.

The ideas came from a series of codesign sessions with the local community in late 2020.

The trial is only temporary – whether the changes become long-term depends on the success of the trial against project objectives and the feedback of the community.

However you travel, it’s a great opportunity to be part of shaping Takapuna for the future.

For more information and to give your feedback, go to akhaveyoursay.co.nz

Mike Fickling, Ian Milligan, Marilyn Milligan and Victoria Fickling.

Give your hair the love it deserves.

Peter Salter.

Beautifully Organic. www.petersalterhair.com

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ANDREW DORREEN

Timeless Seaward Side "Cape Cod" Fully Renovated 10 BEACHOLM ROAD, TAKAPUNA Often admired by passersby, number ten Beacholm Road on Takapuna's seaward side is one of those "special and iconic homes" in the area. Recently fully restored with careful attention to detail spanning a full year, this home has all of the timeless characteristics of a 1920's residence - with all the "mod cons" a fully restored home offers.

Lying perfectly for the sun, the warmth is evident as soon as you enter the property. The warmth is enhanced by extensive new insulation fitted throughout. This four-bedroom, four-bathroom home has been re-clad, reroofed, and fully restored inside and out - the result is spectacular!

The vendors are currently "freeholding" the title, so the purchaser will be receiving a new freehold title with 357sqm of land. The lucky purchasers can simply move in and have the benefit of very little ongoing maintenance.

Couples who are downsizing from larger homes in the area, or small families that want to upgrade and live the ultimate seaward lifestyle, must enquire.

The property enjoys a quiet and peaceful setting while being very close to the hustle and bustle of Takapuna, and of course the beach. The property boasts easy access to motorway onramps, with an easy left turn in the traffic at the top of Park Avenue.

All buyers in the late three million bracket must inspect - this spectacular property will not last!

(CV has not been updated since the renovation) www.precision.net.nz/ID #512774

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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ANDREW DORREEN

Charming Character Beachfront, Idyllic Alfresco Lifestyle 48 CHELTENHAM ROAD, DEVONPORT Located on the beachfront at one of North Shore's most prized beaches - 48 Cheltenham Road is a gorgeous, renovated character home with simply breathtaking views and excellent privacy.

The property has lovely elevation above the water, giving the home a gorgeous aspect and relationship with the water.

The home was fully renovated in 2002 to a lovely standard, in keeping with the style of the original home, under the eye of architect Geoff Richards. The home now offers four full bedrooms, three of which are downstairs - a guest room with an ensuite and the other two bedrooms sharing a large family bathroom.

The magnificent master suite has an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe on the first floor, with stunning views of the beach and ocean. Also on this floor is a very large office, which could be used as a third lounge, library or nursery.

The property now has two spacious and separate living spaces, along with a magnificent kitchen and dining area, positioned to embrace superb close views of the water.

The site does feel larger than it is, being just under 700sqm, but has excellent covered and protected outdoor living spaces to maximise alfresco lifestyle.

The site has direct access to the beach and secure double garaging, plus additional parking for guests. For those privileged enough to be able to entertain a lifestyle of living on the waterfront, MUST see this home.

BY NEGOTIATION. www.precision.net.nz/ID #506627

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 over $4,500,000 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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Must-See Shows at The PumpHouse Theatre this Winter

This month at The Rose Centre with Community Engagement Coordinator Hannah Catterall

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Our theatre is jam-packed with mid-winter theatrical treats this July.

From 3rd - 17th July, Tim Bray Theatre Company brings Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to life on stage.

The show brings music and action together. It features a live string quartet playing the much-loved Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Around them, six actors create strong imagery of the seasons of Aotearoa that we know. It will be colourful, playful, and fun.

If you know and love Tim Bray Theatre Company's shows, this will have the familiar, joyful, quality, and engaging moments that you expect. Children and adults will find it very entertaining and it will be a great introduction to the joys of classical music.

Tim Bray Youth Theatre is bringing back their much-loved five-day holiday escape for children and teenagers: Hit The Stage! This fun, intensive workshop runs from 19th – 23rd July, wrapping up the week with a performance on the PumpHouse stage. You can enrol your budding young actor at www.timbray.org.nz Next up in our 2021 Creative Talks programme is local historian and author David Veart. David will share his knowledge of the local area, of which The PumpHouse is a part. This is a free event at The PumpHouse on Monday 19th July. RSVPs required on our website to secure your seat.

Tim Bray Youth Theatre are bringing back their much-loved 5-day holiday escape for children and teenagers – Hit The Stage!

Look out, 'cause here it comes… This July we bring you The Greatest Showman! Get ready to sing along to the story of P.T Barnum, a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerising spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Dress up as your favourite character and experience this classic film in the incredible atmosphere of The PumpHouse Theatre. It’s Showtime!

Last year, many people were upset to miss out on their annual Agatha Christie fix… but never fear, Shoreside Theatre is back and ready to entertain with one of her best plays – The Mousetrap! Tickets are already selling fast for this mid-winter mystery thriller. Eight people snowed in in a country manor – what could possibly go wrong? The season runs from 29th July – 8th August.

Stay warm, keep smiling, and we’ll see you at the theatre soon!

Cheers, James Bell.

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz

Kia ora koutou!

Hey everyone!

Here at The Rose Centre, our team has been busy continuing to collaborate with our community to find processes, pathways and relationships that evolve our amazing community centre!

It’s such an exciting time to be involved – reach out if you’ve got ideas to share, or are keen to participate or volunteer!

During the month of Hōngongoi/July we will continue to celebrate the glorious Māori New Year – Matariki! This month we will also have school holiday sessions for the first week of the school holidays. 12th - 18th Hōngongoi/July We are bringing a range of sessions for both adults and tamariki/ children to The Rose Centre! FREE or low cost!

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They are part of our Matariki series, sharing te ao Māori/the Māori world with our fantastic community.

• Beginner – intermediate waiata workshop (all ages) • Story telling (all ages) • Impov Matariki story-telling by Covert Theatre (8y – 12y) • Contemporary poi (teen – adult) • Lantern making (all ages) • Carving (all ages) There'll be something for everyone! 12th - 18th July.

Email hello@rosecentre.co.nz to register and follow along on Facebook for further details! @TheRoseCentre AllStars Musical Theatre school holiday programme in Auckland - these popular courses are a perfect school holiday activity for theatre enthusiasts or beginners (aged 7 - 16) who would like to give being on stage a go! Students will work with tutors from New Zealand's National Youth Theatre in acting, vocal/ singing and dance. Sessions are held in small age-related groups to ensure that everyone receives quality tuition. We have a high staff to student ratio and a qualified firstaider on site at all times.

The course fee is $290.00 per student. For more information and to register head to AllStars School Holiday Programmes Nga mihi mahana, With warmth, Hannah The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 hello@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz Facebook @RoseCentre

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Hannah Catterall.

Small class sizes.

Huge opportunities!

Kristin Senior School (Year 11-13) provides: • Small class sizes (12 students on average) and high quality teachers

• The choice to study either the

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma or NCEA curriculum

• A huge range of opportunities across sports,

performing arts, clubs and groups, leadership, outdoor education, service and more

Kristin Senior School Info Evening THURSDAY 5th AUGUST 2021 7-8PM

• School-dedicated buses travelling 20 routes across Auckland

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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 services, 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.

Pack & Send Takapuna is supporting our client Flagstaff Gallery Devonport at the Art in the Park exhibition July 23rd to 25th. Held at Eden Park, Art In The Park is a new contemporary art show in Auckland's cultural calendar. Over 100 artists and 1000 pieces of art will be on display. At this year's inaugural show, go behind the scenes with the artists, hear them talk, watch them create, and be inspired.

Tickets start from $15 and can be purchased from www.artinthepark.co.nz .

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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EATING OUT ON THE SHORE • Your monthly restaurant guide…

Going Goodside at Smales Farm If you’re looking for somewhere to eat or enjoy a night out on the Shore and haven’t tried Goodside at Smales Farm, then July is the month. With no less than seven options to choose from – and an additional pop-up option regularly – there is literally something for everyone.

A Channel Mag favourite at Goodside is Soho Thai Kitchen.

The Soho team takes the art of traditional Thai cooking and gives it a modern twist. They launched a new winter menu recently and it is yum! We reckon this is one of the best Thai restaurants with its own style. They have an extensive drinks menu as well with great cocktail expertise. Their traditional style infused Thai white rum aka Ya Dong Street Liquor is a special cocktail to go with their new winter menu. Soho Thai Kitchen opens from 11.30am Tuesday through to Sunday and has a happy hour from 3pm to 6pm every day they are open in July.

Fantail & Turtle is probably the flagship ‘bar’ at Goodside.

It is a bar and eatery founded on core values of friendship, community, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and whanaungatanga. In the two and half years since it opened it has become a favourite for many on the Shore. As well as being a great bar, owner Travis Field and his team place a strong emphasis on using quality and locally produced goods for their great food offering. With three dedicated spaces, Fantail & Turtle is also a great venue for functions – choose from The Servery, The Fireside or the Saint Juniper Glasshouse. Fantail & Turtle is open daily from 11am with breakfast from 9am on the weekend. Look out for their regauler events – including Open Mic Nights; Wine Club; Electric Orange House Music and DJs. The Grange Bistro & Bar is Goodside’s all-day eatery and has quickly become one of the Shore’s destination restaurants, using the best of New Zealand’s produce with seasonal and every changing offerings. It’s a ‘regular’ for the Channel Mag team.

With a happy hour from 3pm to 7pm daily it is also a popular place to meet for a drink. As well as the happy hour there’s something happening right through the week at The Grange – including Champagne specials, live music, bottomless lunches, Sunday roasts and just to make it easy kids eat free from 3pm everyday. The Grange Bistro & Bar is open from 9.30am till late every day.

For those who want something quick Shake Out at Goodside is brought to you by the team at BurgerFuel and is there to prove

that quick and delicious no longer needs to be an oxymoron. They serve straight up premium burgers, sides and shakes with signature speed. Shake Out is totally cashless and orders can be placed instore via their cashless kiosks, or online to eat-in at Goodside or grab-and-go. Sake Out is open from 10am daily and through to 9pm and 10am.

Goodness Gracious is one of the daytime cafes and eateries Good Flavours, Good Music, at Goodside. Their consistent coffee queues are testament to the Good quality and their coffee blend that’s Vibes. roasted on Waiheke. Their bagels are many, grilled New York style – with loads of choices as well as other items, such asOpen soups, salads, omelettes etc. Goodness Monday to Sunday Gracious is open open Monday to Friday 7.30am till 4pm (kitchen 7am til’ late closes at 3pm), and from 8am on the weekends.

Taharoto Ripe Deli at Goodside is72 a foodies haven.Rd, TheyTakapuna say… Eat goodside.co.nz / @goodsideakl Ripe. Eat well. Eat your greens. Eat at the beach. Eat with friends.

The Ripe team can brighten your days with their delicious and wholesome salads and proteins, frozen heat and eat take-home dinners, hearty soups, pies and great cabinets full to the brim with mouth-watering treats, slices and cakes. There is food to eat on site and takeaway. They also can help with Catering for events and functions, provide prepared and frozen meals and have fantastic cookbooks. Ripe is open Monday to Friday 7am till 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am till 3pm. &Sushi at Goodside gives Japanese cuisine and the art of making sushi the respect it deserves. The popularity of their sushi and bowls says it all. Build your own plate of beautiful and colourful morsels to satisfy your cravings or select one of their many delicious rice bowls, Udon bowls or salad bowls. Crispy chicken, cured salmon and perfectly dissected sashimi are all prepared fresh on the spot. The Miso and Bone broth at &Sushi are both nourishing and healthy. Their mission statement includes – To be the gourmet eatery where we can take our kids confidently and proudly; a workplace where the team works with proud and joy; To add value to our community. &Sushi is the perfect option for healthy weekday lunches, or crispy fried meats for those days when you need a little cheat &Sushi is open daily 10.30am-3pm.

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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’.

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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 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.

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"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.” - Channel Magazine, April 2021 Dine-in or take away. Also catering for large group bookings 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 OPEN Monday to Sunday 10am - 10:30pm 09 489 9911 www.8848indiancuisine.co.nz

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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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Taylors is available for your next private event, no venue hire!

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An extensive menu with something that appeals to every taste, including the popular grill platter for two; featuring BBQ wagyu beef brisket and pork ribs.

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

Open daily for lunch and dinner, and a worthwhile visit on Sunday for a full breakfast buffet 8-11.30am, plus great value burger + beer meal deals on big sports weekends.

Thursday & Friday cocktail hour features $8.00 cocktails 4pm – 7pm Open Daily Level 1, The Spencer Hotel 9 – 17 Byron Ave, Takapuna, Ph 09 916 4982

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The popular new neighbourhood Milford Village bar & eatery opened by a trio of passionate locals – Craig, Jacqui and Sarah.

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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Sunday 11 July 9am-2pm, Smales Farm

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TAKAPUNA NORTH COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

HEALTH AND FITNESS WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

By Sarah Thorne Takapuna North Trust Manager

By Claire Bellingham, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist

High Intensity Interval Training explained

Claire Bellingham

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been the new black of fitness training for nearly a decade now. It has received a lot of media coverage as a quick fix for anyone after maximum results in minimum time. But what exactly is it, and is it right for everyone?

HIIT is the opposite of long, steady cardio training. It’s basically short, intense bouts of exercise broken up with short periods of rest. HIIT makes it possible to torch far more calories than steady state cardio because you can push your heart rate over 85% again and again. The HIIT effect means you can get up to nine times the fat loss of regular cardio training and you can continue to burn calories for hours after your workout. It also amplifies benefits of cardiovascular exercise for metabolic and heart health.

But HIIT isn’t a one-size-fits-all-fast-track-to-fitness for everyone.

The key research demonstrating the benefits has focused on “healthy, active adults” – people without medical conditions or injuries who are involved in up to five hours of fitness per week. HIIT is for people who already exercise consistently and want to move up to the next level. It’s designed as a twice or thrice per week substitute for regular cardio, not as a replacement for an entire regime. It’s not for everyone – some body and personality types respond better than others to extreme intensity.

If HIIT isn’t for you it’s still possible to tweak up your training intensity in other ways. Trying a different sort of exercise will likely increase the intensity of your session. For example, if you’re used to your weights programme you could make it more intense by interspersing a two minute row every couple of exercises. Your challenge need not be a short cardio blast, it just needs to be something new such as a different group fitness class. It’s important to change up your workouts for your body to create new adaptations, but the type and gradient of the changes is up to you.

As you turn up the dial on your fitness intensity it’s important to pay attention to how your body is responding and whether you’re moving towards your goals. There are a few dead giveaways that you’ve turned the dial up too far. You’ll likely see a drop in performance and results, followed by an increase in injuries and illnesses. These outcomes are usually followed by a drop in morale and motivation. Increasing the intensity is the most efficient way to burn calories if you want to lose weight but in some cases it can be counter-productive. It can cause you to want to pre-eat to perform at a session, it can stimulate appetite for the rest of the day and cause additional over-eating to compensate for feeling shattered. In addition, it can disrupt hormone function and cause your body to cling to fat.

It’s a delicate balance. Before you try to move up the intensity continuum it’s worth considering the support structure you have around your body and mind. Take a look at your diet, sleep patterns and stress management strategies to make sure your batteries are fully charged.

When you’re ready for HIIT a good entry point is a Sprint class on a stationary bike. This low-impact-high-intensity option gives you the benefits of HIIT without risk to your joints. Once you’re comfortable with Sprint you could consider moving up to a higher impact option such as Grit Strength or Grit Cardio.

Exercise is there to enhance your health and move you towards your goals. Overdoing it on the intensity can give you the opposite result. A sensible, gradual approach to increasing workload will give you the best value for the time you put in, and the most enjoyment too.

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

Takapuna North Community in July

Sarah Thorne

Hope you’re all keeping warm and enjoying cosy nights in and crisp winter days.

Join us for free Winter Fun Preschool Play Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am-noon in Takapuna at the Mary Thomas Centre and in Sunnynook at Sunnynook Community Centre.

The sessions are a great way to meet other caregivers while your children play in a warm and safe environment. No need to book and free to attend. To download a timetable in English or simplified Chinese, visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz and click on the Winter Fun button. Caregiver supervision is required. Please note, there are no Winter Fun sessions over the school holidays.

Free School holiday fun. Join us on Wednesdays during the July school holidays for free indoor fun for primary aged kids. We’ll be at the Mary Thomas Centre in Takapuna on Wednesday 14th July and Wednesday 21st July 10am-1pm with crafts, art activities and board games. The sessions are free but caregiver supervision is required. No need to book.

Do you have a passion for the environment?

Pupuke Birdsong Project is a community-led initiative that aims to: • prioritise, target and eradicate pests in our local area, • connect, engage, and inspire people to take pride and ownership and become kaitiaki, • improve, enhance and restore green spaces and natural habitat.

We would like to encourage residents, schools and corporate groups to get involved and help us support and grow the network of volunteers who are working to eradicate pests, help improve water quality and restore our local native habitats in the northern suburbs of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area.

Visit www.pupukebirdsong.org.nz to find out how you can get involved or email enviro@takapunatrustorg.nz if you’d like more information.

We are looking for new volunteer board members to join our Board. If you’re passionate about serving our local community and want to help people thrive, we want you to join us with your enthusiasm and new ideas. The role would be around 2-3 hours a month and involves attending monthly board meetings and providing a governance role to the Trust.

For more information, please contact us on the details below.

Find out more about what’s happening at www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook.com/takapunanorthtrust Or search up “Hauraki, Takapuna, Milford, Forrest Hill, Castor Bay & Sunnynook residents” on Facebook or type in www.facebook.com/groups/TakapunaNorth/ to find it.

Phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Coordinator) on 486 2098 or email office@takapunatrust.org.nz

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THE FAIRY LIGHT SHOP

Our team at The Fairy Light Shop think this is a perfect combination…..Fairy Lights - Plants - Books View our full range on our website Visit our showroom at 32D Barrys Point Rd, Takapuna 09 486 1586, thefairylightshop.com

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THE SHEEPSKIN FACTORY

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Dress up your walls with the Resene Willow Wallpaper Collection and bring the beauty of nature indoors to enjoy all year round. View the full wallpaper range at your local Resene ColorShop.

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LC DESIGNER HOMES

Making decisions saves money One of the biggest challenges clients face when doing any kind of new build or renovation are the sheer number of decisions. A new home will involve a thousand decisions and making them as soon as possible (and Michelle and Adam, then not changing your mind), is one of the biggest money savers for any building work.

How does making decisions impact price?

Homes are built of many elements and systems which are all interlinked. For example, bathrooms or kitchens requiring specific pipe layout, need particular space within walls or floors to encompass these services. Moving or changing your bathroom fittings means your plumber and your carpenter need to know. This change might require re-work to refit pipes, or reconstruct walls or floors.

The cost of materials and freight are always changing, and supply can be an issue. The sooner we can confirm materials and order them, the more efficient the build and more accurate your price.

The cost of pricing the elements of your project such as cladding, bathroom fixtures or underfloor heating correctly takes a significant amount of co-ordination and time for both your designer, builder and their subtrades and suppliers. When any of these elements are changed, someone or multiple subtrades has to spend additional time and energy re-pricing your work, which, if significant, can and may incur a fee for that additional time involved.

How can I make better decisions?

Many of the decisions around your build, materials and finishes are a matter of compliance. Your project needs to meet a number of codes and standards to be compliant. This is something neither clients, nor builders can influence or change.

Rather than focus on these items, you are better to let them go and focus on the other areas of work which do require your input.

Time is not infinite – some items aren’t off the shelf, they are manufactured to order, or imported, and require decisions long before the items are on site. If you change your mind on these items, the clock is re-set on supply, which can lead to delays and additional cost.

There are also restocking fees for some items and suppliers too, which aren’t where you want to spend your budget Trust yourself and the decisions you have made. There is always the latest trend and magazine which will distract you and make you second guess.

How do we help?

We work with our clients on a full specification schedule before we start on site. This ensures we capture each decision made and that it is cohesive and curated, allowing for your own style to ensure the finished home matches your vision.

GARDENING: WITH NEWHAVEN GARDENS

Top tips from Amanda Graham, Newhaven Gardens.

North Shore Hedge Trimming, Garden Tidy Ups, Planting, Pruning and Garden Maintenance.

Time to Prune

Amanda Graham.

July is a great time to prune roses, hydrangeas, deciduous fruittrees such as apples, peaches, pears and plums; and many summer flowering tree and shrubs.

Although pruning can also be undertaken for aesthetics, the main aim of pruning is to remove dead, diseased, weak or crossing branches or stems to maintain a healthy plant, or to ‘open up’ a tree so pollinators, light and air all have more space to move around the buds.

Safety first: • Always wear the correct protective equipment – gloves and safety glasses at a minimum, and rose pruning gauntlets are recommended if pruning roses or other thorny shrubs.

• Leave large or tricky jobs to the professionals; always put your own safety first.

• Keep all equipment sharp and in good repair.

• Use equipment only for the job it was designed to do.

• Keep your fingers clear when using secateurs and saws.

The three main types of pruning are pinching the tips, ‘thinning’ limbs by taking them back to a main branch or trunk, and ‘heading back’, which involves shortening branches back to a good bud or lateral branch.

Once you’re ready to start, take a moment to study the shrub or tree you are pruning and think about the shape you are trying to achieve.

Start by removing any dead, broken, or diseased branches.

When removing diseased wood, clean your tools after each cut by immersing cutting blades in rubbing alcohol or diluted hydrogen peroxide or household bleach.

Pile your cuttings on the ground near to you so you can keep track of how much you have removed.

Next, prune out undesirable branches such as crossing or weak branches, suckers, sprouts, or those branches which are too long or too low.

Make proper cuts without leaving stubs, but don’t cut into the collar, cut just above so it can heal the cut. When cutting large or heavy branches, it pays to make a cut further out first as there is a good chance the bark will rip under the weight of the branch coming off, then make a second, tidy cut close to the collar.

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

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: NEWS

Talking Takapuna… your ultimate destination Escape the cold and wet weather this winter, and warm up at one of the many places to eat and drink and Takapuna.

From family feasts at The Elephant Wrestler, Catnapper Arms and Bird on a Wire, to date nights at Regatta Bar & Eatery, Mexico and Burger Burger, to delicious takeaways from Sal's Pizza, Flying Horse Takeaways and Winner Winner – or take yourself on a cuisine adventure at Nanam Eatery, Tok Tok, Dante’s Pizzeria, Tokyo Bay and Big Tikka – there’s bound to be something for every taste, right here in Takapuna!

Pair a delicious meal with a fantastic show at the Bruce Mason Centre or The PumpHouse, and you’ve got yourself a great night out in Takapuna! From comedy to ballet, to inspiring and creative talks to music and sing-a-longs – there are many perfect combinations to entertain everyone this winter.

Come together with the community, family & friends for 2 magical evenings of illuminated art, live music & performance, and support your favourite local bars & restaurants at the same time.

Every time you dine or shop in Takapuna, we’re giving you a chance to win over $10,000 worth of prizes, with our Shop and Win competition. Running until the end of July, simply shop or dine in any participating Takapuna business, spend over $20 to receive your unique entry code, then visit our website to enter – and you’re in the draw! You can enter as many times as you like – so the more you shop, the higher your chances of winning.

Thanks to House of Travel Takapuna and Trafalgar, the major prize up for grabs is a guided tour package from Trafalgar valued up to $6,000 – as well as FOUR $1,000 Takapuna Shopping Sprees and a handful of bonus prizes.

This winter we’re also giving you the opportunity to experience Takapuna like never before, with Takapuna Winter Lights 2021!

Come together with the community, family and friends for two magical evenings of illuminated art, live music and performance, and support your favourite local bars and restaurants at the same time.

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Grab the family, dress up warm and we’ll see you this July 2021 at Takapuna Winter Lights – proudly brought to you by Takapuna Beach Business Association, SILO, AMD, Go Media, DevonportTakapuna Local Board, and Auckland Unlimited as part of Elemental AKL. Visit ilovetakapuna.co.nz or search Takapuna Winter Lights on social media for more information and event updates.

Whatever you’re up to or enjoying in Takapuna this winter, we’d love to see it (or places and businesses you love to visit!), so please tag us: @ilovetakapuna when posting on social media and we might just re-share your snaps!

EVENTS: JULY/AUGUST • 2 July – Bruce Mason Centre: The Resilience Project • 3-17 July – The PumpHouse: Tim Bray Theatre Co – Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons • 6 July – Joe’s Eatery: Eat, Drink & Be Monet • 9 July – Franc’s: Late Night Laughs comedy show (every Friday in July) • 12 July – Bruce Mason Centre: Morning Melodies – Society Jazzmen • 2 July – Bruce Mason Centre: The Resilience Project • 14 July – Bruce Mason Centre: Heath Franklin’s Chopper – The Silencer • 15 July – Bruce Mason Centre: Ant Middleton – Mind over Muscle Tour • 19-23 July – The PumpHouse: Hit the Stage! With Tim Bray Theatre • 23-24 July – Bruce Mason Centre: Ballet Noir – What becomes of the Broken Hearted • 24 July – The PumpHouse: The Greatest Showman Sing-a-Long!

• 29 July – 8 Aug - The PumpHouse: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie • 30-31 July – Takapuna Winter Lights • 30-31 July – Bruce Mason Centre: Te Pō • 6 Aug – Bruce Mason Centre: Wonderland Glow Show • 9 Aug – Bruce Mason Centre: Auckland Principal Brass Quintet • 11-15 Aug – The PumpHouse: The Crucible

Check out all the fantastic photos shared to us by fellow Takapuna lovers! Tag us @ilovetakapuna or use #ilovetakapuna on Instagram to share your pics with us.

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ILOVETAKAPUNA: BUSINESS PROFILES

Takapuna Business Profiles We are delighted to profile some of our local Takapuna Business people and help

Megan McCallum, Senior Partner Personal Banking — BNZ Takapuna/Milford If there’s a long weekend ahead, how are we mostly likely to find you spending it? Many long weekends you will find me down at our caravan in Raglan (my second favourite beach destination!). Most recently I was helping my husband remove the shower and making sure it is all weather-tight for the winter months ahead. We will be drinking lots of coffee (almost as good as our Takapuna coffees!).

What extra skill would you like to learn and why? A bit more patience, how to use a skill saw, how to switch off my phone on the weekends, and how get up and stay up on my paddle board!

How has retail banking changed over the years? And especially how have things changed because of the pandemic? I have been with the BNZ for nearly 20 years, starting as a teller on Waiheke Island where there was a lot of counting cash and cashing of cheques. Over time this has decreased each year Megan McCallum as customers change the way they bank with us and the way we serve our customers changes in response.

Over the last few years banking has become more sophisticated with customers overwhelmingly choosing online and digital banking. But the personal touch is still important and during lockdown I got a glimpse of that working at one of the few branches that was open to customers.

This highlighted how important it is that we make sure that our customers have access to as many channels as possible to complete their banking, a mix of internet, phone, and branch services which I believe we’ve got right at BNZ. What ways have you found BNZ customers have most needed your support, and what’s been the most rewarding ways you have been able to help? One of our challenges here at Takapuna is ensuring all our customers are fully supported to use online banking, enacting their Powers of Attorney, and updating their Trust information in line with current and new legislation. There have been significant changes.

What makes Takapuna a great place to work? This is my second stint at BNZ Takapuna and it’s great to be back. I love the shopping, the cafés, the restaurants and the beautiful beach; there is always something to feed the soul here, whether it's sitting on the beach looking out over the channel with a good coffee, pampering the body at the many spas or just sipping a good red wine with friends.

Eddie Borrie, Director – MBS Advertising What do your clients look like? We’ve got clients in a huge range of businesses from industrial and manufacturing to medical and retail. Budgets go from a few thousand dollars into the millions and while each company has different needs, importantly each knows their own message. Our job is to find their customer market and make what they want to say clear and easy to understand.

How is business looking post-lockdown, and what's been the biggest change in the last 18 months? Initially we were badly hit. With such a big impact on businesses closed, Eddie Borrie there was a lot less spending on advertising. Luckily, we were at the end of a lease, and shifting into new premises in the Bayley’s Commercial building on Northcroft St helped conserve cashflow. And in the last six months we’ve seen some really strong growth; new clients, joint ventures and cross-promotions, and of course digital opportunities. It’s great to see.

What are the most common mistakes you see businesses making with their placement strategies? And what are your best tips to avoid them? Probably the biggest mistake businesses make is putting their efforts into the media that they personally engage with. Whereas we are more focused on researching the media their customers engage with. Often, they aren’t the same thing. We essentially work as a broker, so don’t have the same motivation as a media rep to fit your message to a specific station or network, so we save advertisers a lot of money by finding the right mix.

What makes Takapuna a great place to do business? It’s got everything… a great range of shops from everyday to high end, and the cafés and restaurant options are getting better and busier. And then when you need a minute away from it, there’s the beach, especially in summer, when there’s a great feeling of energy throughout Takapuna.

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Steve Shute, The Elephant Wrestler When was the last time you had a weekend off? What did you do with it? The last weekend I had off was probably about six weeks ago.

I spent the weekend with my family. Nothing over-exciting. When you are in fast paced somewhat "noisy" environment all the time it is nice to just take time to relax and re-engage with the family.

What did you think you would grow out of but haven’t? Gosh, so many things!!! I guess that I am still very partial to desserts and sweet things and even as I get older, I still seem to lack the ability to say no to those things. Just means extra time spent with my awesome neighbours at Anytime Fitness!!

How is business looking post-lockdown, and what's been the biggest change in the last 18 months? The two biggest challenges we are facing, in my opinion, are: 1) the difficulty in finding staff. We have students that would love to work more but are limited by student allowance regulations. No travellers coming in is also a massive challenge. 2) Getting people out of the habit of socialising at home. This was a very big challenge through the summer post lockdown.

What do you think is the essence of a great local? The essence of being a great local is about being engaged with your community. We have a team that is dedicated to making sure everyone leaves happy. We may not get it right every time, but I can assure you my team tries their hardest every day to exceed our locals' expectations. And how does the Elephant Wrestler succeed? I have a great leadership team at the Elephant Wrestler in Adele and Annabel, and together we lead the team from the front. We try our hardest to lead from the front and are all working managers. You can't be a hospitality operator from behind a desk. You need to be in the grind with your team.

Steve Shute

What are people drinking these days? Low-alcohol, cocktails, craft beers, rose, what's next? I think the trend we are seeing is that people are making "healthier" or more health-conscious choices.

We are seeing increased sales in the low alcohol and zero alcohol categories and a serious increase in lower sugar and lower calorie drinks. Seltzers are proving increasingly popular.

Roh Rennie, Administration Manager — Shore City Shopping Centre What does your ideal day off look like? My ideal day off would involve spending time with my fiancé Aaron and our daughter Sienna. We would have breakfast at our favourite café on the Shore, Street Organics in Takapuna, followed by a spot of shopping and a walk along the beach with our dog Maya.

Then we’d spend the rest of the day relaxing on the couch and watching ‘Friends’ re-runs.

What is the best part of your job? What makes it so great? I really enjoy working with our small but tight-knit team. We work hard but we also love to banter and have a good laugh. I also enjoy that despite working in an office, we are able to have face-to-face interactions with our customers and retailers.

Roh Rennie

Shore City has been a part of Takapuna for over 45 years; what do you think are the most exciting changes? And what things are still just great the way they are? The opening of New World and the upgrade works to the Centre have been the most exciting for me.

The Centre looks modern and fresh with a beach vibe that captures the essence of Takapuna.

The introduction of our licence plate recognition system in the carpark has also been a highlight. Our ticketless system will roll out in the coming months, meaning we can utilise the latest technology to operate the car park more efficiently and provide a seamless experience for our customers.

The Centre has and continues to offer a stress-free shopping experience with its relaxed atmosphere and its offer of three hours free parking.

The food court downstairs is looking amazing – and delicious! Where are we most likely to find you grabbing a lunchtime bite? It really depends on what I’m craving on the day. At the moment, I’m loving the classic fried chicken at Buns & Rolls – simple but delicious!

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HEALTH & BEAUTY: THE FACE PLACE

Intimate confessions Let’s talk about sexual wellness and your most private parts.

Why do we need intimate treatments?

There are many reasons why people may want to take charge of this area of their health - whether they are post-childbirth, going through menopause or just have a desire to increase intimacy in their relationship.

Back in the old days, female sexual pleasure was a taboo subject.

Today we recognise that good sex is an important part of intimacy in relationships and has many proven health benefits too.

Another major reason to address wellness in this area is to improve bladder leakage, which is very common in women especially after having children.

At The Face Place we recognise that it can be daunting to seek intimate treatments, so we’re here dispel the myths, break the stigma and offer world-class treatment with honest advice and friendly support.

Our intimate wellness treatments at The Face Place are safe, effective procedures designed to improve pleasure and wellbeing – they're not about making you look or feel a certain way simply to please a partner.

What exactly are these intimate treatments?

We have two different technologies that can help enhance sexual enjoyment and minimise bladder leaks for women: the O-Shot and ThermiVa. And we haven’t forgotten about the guys either with our innovative P-Shot treatment!

Here’s your guide to all three.

The O Shot The O-Shot is an all-natural, painless and non-surgical procedure using platelet-rich plasma (the healing parts of your own blood). It can rejuvenate and revitalise vaginal and clitoral function, giving you dramatically improved sensitivity to significantly enhance your sex drive. It is also an effective treatment for stress urinary incontinence, the unintentional urination that can occur during physical activity.

All of these concerns can be addressed with the O Shot: • low desire • difficulty reaching orgasm • difficulty becoming aroused • painful sex • leaky bladder • urinary incontinence during physical activity, laughing and/or sneezing How it works PRP uses tiny injections of your own platelets and plasma isolated from a small sample of blood to 'tell' your body to repair whatever

tissue you put it into, and rejuvenate it at a cellular level. This sample is obtained from you with a simple blood draw. Your PRP is then injected into the specific sites we want to rejuvenate, flooding the area with stem cells and growth factors.

As well as increasing clitoral responsiveness, the O-Shot activates stem cells in the localized region and these muscle tissues are able to regenerate and improve their strength and ability to prevent unexpected leakage.

ThermiVa ThermiVa is a revolutionary non-surgical treatment using radiofrequency energy to help rejuvenate the vagina to tighten it, minimise discomfort of external labia lips, increase lubrication and treat stress urinary incontinence.

It’s popular with all ages - patients from ages 21 to 80 have been treated with ThermiVa. However this treatment is especially popular for patients wishing to restore the vagina after the physical effects of childbirth.

All of these concerns can be addressed by ThermiVa • stress urinary incontinence (SUI)/leaky bladder • sagginess/laxity of the vagina • lack of lubrication and excessive dryness • discomfort from external labia lips How it works ThermiVa uses controlled radiofrequency energy, to gently heat the labial and vaginal tissue to enhance the growth of new collagen, whilst also improving blood supply and nerve tissues.

For the guys - P-Shot Like the O-Shot, this advanced treatment uses platelet-rich plasma, a concentrated form of your own blood, rich in growth factors. Tiny injections of your PRP into the areas that are most important for sexual response can lead to improvements in firmness of erection, blood flow and circulation, sexual stamina, sensation and pleasure. Two treatments are recommended.

Some patients experience instant results, others by the 3-month mark.

Be assured that our entire team can offer you a safe, confidential space to talk about our advanced intimate wellness treatments. www.thefaceplace.co.nz Level 1, 10 Northcroft Street, Takapuna Phone (09) 358 5860

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Lots to do at

Takapuna Beach!

Despite the colder months being upon us there is a great deal happening on the North Shore in July, with the Takapuna area – bordered by Devonport and Milford – being at the centre of things. Takapuna Beach Business Association CEO Terence Harpur reckons there are not too many places better to dine and take in a show. He may well be right.

The area is home to many theatres, performing arts centres and commercial entities providing live shows, entertainment and great hospitality. Near central Takapuna you will find the Bruce Mason Centre, The Pumphouse, Monterey Lounge Cinema as well as special event venues EscapeHQ and ThrillZone. The Lake House Arts Centre is close-by as well.

Takapuna is also home to some of Auckland’s best bars and eateries, many offering regular events and entertainment for their customers.

“It is no secret that Covid-19 has proven to be a real challenge for our event venues and hospitality operators so we are encouraging locals to get out and support these entities over our winter months,” says Terence Harpur. “Take in a show or experience one of our event venues and treat yourself at one of our fantastic bars and eateries. We have a real variety here on the Shore, with some of the best right here at Takapuna Beach.”

Bruce Mason Centre in July and August The Bruce Mason Centre is a popular and unique venue for all performing arts, conferences, exhibitions, product launches, gala dinners and weddings. Located in the heart of Takapuna Beach, the impressive venue is just a few minutes walk from the vibrant shopping area, numerous restaurants and cafes, and the beautiful Takapuna beachfront.

Events on at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna in July and August include The Resilience Project (July 2nd), Morning Melodies featuring the Society Jazzmen (July 12th) Heath Franklin’s Chopper – The Silencer (July 14th), Ant Middleton’s Mind over Muscle Tour (July 15th) and Ballet Noir – What becomes of the Broken Hearted (July 23rd and 24th). Te Pō, on July 30th and 31st, will be of great interest to locals as it draws on the characters of Bruce Mason’s legacy of plays and reimagines them in this contemporary work, all set in Takapuna – where Bruce Mason spent his childhood years. On August 6th the Bruce Mason Centre will host Wonderland Glow Show, a ‘Kiwi-fied’ interpretation of the classic Alice in Wonderland tale for tamariki, educators, and whanau. Morning Melodies features Auckland Principal Brass Quintet on August 9th. Visit www.aucklandlive.co.nz for full information and combine your event with a treat from one of the local cafes, eateries or bars.

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The PumpHouse Theatre in July and August The PumpHouse Theatre is a not-forprofit performing arts theatre located in a lovely historic building on the edge of Lake Pupuke in Takapuna.

The PumpHouse represents a range of arts, including plays, musicals, Skakespeare, dance, stand-up comedy, The Greatest Showman! at The PumpHouse music, seminars, workshops, poetry, play readings and variety performances.

For the school holidays Tim Bray Theatre Company presents Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at The PumpHouse Theatre between July 3rd and 17th. Fusing the classical and contemporary, this show celebrates the power of sight and sound. Inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, one of the world’s most popular pieces of classical music, Tim Bray Theatre Company invites you into a visually enticing world, full of humour and childlike curiosity. Taking centre stage is a live string quartet, who will musically guide our actors across the seasons of Aotearoa. The performance showcases up-and-coming talent by featuring APO Aspiring Musicians and Unitec third year acting students. Tim Bray also presents Hit the Stage! (July 19th-23rd) at The PumpHouse and The Greatest Showman Sing-a-Long! on July 24th. Come dressed as your favourite character – there will be spot prizes for the best dressed and most enthusiastic singer! The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie – presented by Shoreside Theatre – is on at The PumpHouse from July 29th (till August 8th) and The Crucible – presented by Foolish Wit Theatre – is on from August 11th till 15th. This faithful, contemporary production brings Arthur Miller’s classic play to life.

Visit www.pumphouse.co.nz for full information and combine your event with a treat from one of the local cafes, eateries or bars.

Escape HQ at 495 Lake Road, Takapuna, offers people of all ages the opportunity for an exhilarating hour of fun and entertainment. You choose your game and then expect to be challenged, as you find clues and solve puzzles using logic and problem solving skills. It’s great for team building, birthday parties, friends and family, stag or hen Fun at Escape HQ dos. Escape HQ is now a licensed venue, so you can book the bar for your next celebration or team building event. The venue includes a meeting room, projector, complimentary tea, coffee and board games with catering available as well. For the July school holidays they’re offering 15% off escape games from July 10th to 25th. Use code SCHOOLHOLS15 when you book online for three or more people.

It’s Escape HQ's fourth birthday celebration from Friday August 13th to Sunday 15th.

Visit: www.escapehq.co.nz follow them on Insta of Facebook or phone 09 489 4999.

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Takapuna Winter Lights, July 30th and 31st Takapuna Winter Lights is being held at Takapuna’s Hurstmere Green on Friday 30th and Saturday Angus Muir, Wild Arrow 31st of July. This free community event is presented by the Takapuna Beach Business Association, SILO, AMD, Go Media, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board and Auckland Unlimited. The lights will be on from 5pm till 10pm on the two nights. This is happening as part of the Elemental AKL festival a captivating programme of more than 30 events celebrating the culture, cuisine and creativity of Auckland. These events will transform eateries and bars, theatres and public spaces across Auckland into hubs of exciting experiences.

You will experience Takapuna like never before with illuminated art, music and performances from some of New Zealand’s best renowned creative talents as they band together to launch a cornerstone arts and culture event right in the heart of Takapuna.

One of the country’s leading light artists Angus Muir (AMD) is headlining this year’s festival. He says the plans are to completely transform Hurstmere Green across the two days and showcase a

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selection of our world-leading light installations. Also part of the festival is Vospertron, a globally-acclaimed performance artist; SILO, the creative team behind the award-winning LUMA sensory journey in Queenstown, and some amazing local talent including DJ Karn Hall.

Dress up warm, pop in for a bite and drink at your favourite restaurants and bars and let your senses guide you through Takapuna Winter Lights 2021.

“We want people to come in and check out Takapuna at night, get awed by some fantastic pieces of art and see something really special,” says Takapuna Beach Business Association CEO Terence Harpur. "Putting on this free event is a fantastic way to thank the community for their support over the past year as well as support local bars and eateries.”

Takapuna Winter Lights – Friday and Saturday 30th-31st July 2021, 5pm-10pm, Hurstmere Green, Takapuna.

Monterey Lounge Cinema is Takapuna’s centrally located boutique movie theatre complex. It’s undergone a recent refresh to create a new cinema experience, with a focus Monterey Lounge Cinema on food and beverage that locals love. Gone are all the old cinema seats. They have been replaced by comfortable plush lounge seating with slim tables in front. At Monterey Lounge Cinema you can enjoy an experience similar to gold class where people can order food and drinks and take them into the cinema. A must do in Takapuna!

Most of Takapuna Beach’s eateries have special things happening July and August. Popular Lake Road eatery Madam Woo (delicious Malaysian-inspired hawker fare!) has a July special dish: Soy Braised Beef Cheeks special at Beef Cheeks are a July with coconut rice, na apu Tak o, Wo dam Ma steamed bok choy and pickled onion. Their August special dish is Duck Rendang with coconut rice. If you book your mid-winter Christmas celebration with Madam Woo they’ll also say cheers with a glass of Prosecco on them! This offer applies for groups of 20 or more dining on their Feast Menu. Make sure you book in advance, it’s a popular spot!

Visit www.madamwoo.co.nz or Phone 09 489 4601.

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Eat Street is at Fortieth & Hurstmere is more than just a laneway – it's a neighbourhood, and any good neighbourhood comes with different types of locals. When Fortieth & Hurstmere was created, just opposite Hurstmere Green in the heart of Takapuna, they handpicked a selection of the best establishments to join the community. Locals love it! Whether you're after a spot of coffee in the morning, a bite to eat for lunch or somewhere to settle in for after work (or event) drinks and dinner, you'll find something that takes your fancy at Eat Street, Fortieth & Hurstmere. The eateries include Bird on a Wire, Burger Burger, Dante’s Pizza and Casa Pasta, Glass Sushi Boutique, El Humero, Otto’s Mediterranean Kitchen and Poke Poke. Visit www. fortiethandhurstmere.co.nz or pop on in!

Wow, popular local bar and eatery The Elephant Wrestler is being extremely active in the entertainment “reason to leave the couch” zone. Events they have on include; Tuesday Trivia – an event that’s been running every Tuesday for over eight years and is full every single week. Hosted by the very talented Kat Glass and prepared by ‘Believe it or Not’.

Bookings essential for 6.30pm start.

Drag Queen Bingo is a fortnightly event Bottomless Beer, Bubbles and Fried Chicken hosted by Drag Royalty at The Elephant Wrestler Miss Trinity Ice and assisted by new drag sensation and hot talent Elektra Shock. This is a night that is so very entertaining, but not for the delicate or super sensitive. It is Bingo, but not like your nana tells you about! On July 8th and 22nd with bookings essential.

Every Friday (9am till midnight) at The Elephant Wrestler there is live music from some of Auckland’s favourite duos. These bands are selected for their energy and talent. They all know how to bring the party and what you to join them on the journey. Sing along, dance the night away or just grab the tambourine and join in for the party.

After the sport is finished and the nerves are settled The Elephant Wrestler steps up the party with Saturday Jams and has a DJ from 9pm every Saturday. A party play list that just keeps on giving. From disco to Pop and everything in between.

The Elephant Wrestler’s ‘Bottomless Beer, Bubbles and Fried Chicken – this event, on every Saturday, is an absolute hoot and combines these favourite things. Then they add on top a DJ who plays all those guilty pleasures.

You get a two hour package for $45 per person and you can book at any time between 2pm and 4pm. Use it as a launching pad for your night out or just a great way to catch up with friends and not blowing the bank.

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on Sunday July 18th The Elephant Wrestler has ‘Dreams – The Fleetwood Mac Experience’. These are always a fun Sunday afternoon session (2pm to approx.. 6.30pm) that ensure we are all fine for work on Monday. Tickets for Dreams are available at Eventfinda. Lookout for the Bee Gees Tribute show coming in September!

The Elephant Wrestler team also does a free Family Quiz every school holidays. Tailored for kids 6-13 it’s a great night for the family and loads of cool spot prizes for the really little ones. Short format and starts at 6pm and is over by 7.15pm.

House of Chocolates Dessert Cafe and Cakery is a favourite in Takapuna that people often visit after a show or the movies – or even just for dessert! They House of Chocolates will have you sorted for Dessert Cafe and Cakery those late night sweet cravings! Their team is serving up piping hot Belgium Hot Chocolate and steaming fresh Liege Waffles till 10pm daily! They have both a Savoury Toast Menu and Dessert Menu, along with Supreme Coffee. Never miss a craving! ...except on a Monday when they aren’t open. Shop 5, 62-78 Hurstmere Road - quite near to the movie theatres.

Regatta Bar & Eatery on The Strand at Main Beach is celebrating Bastille Day with a special charity dinner. This will be a French-inspired degustation dinner on Wednesday 14 July, from 6pm-10pm. Guests will enjoy a seven-course degustation menu paired with EuroVintage wines, prepared by Regatta Head Chef, Paul Cooper. This is a charity event to raise money for the North Harbour Club and the AIMES Awards. Thanks to our mates at Lansdowne Farms, EuroVintage, Duncan New Zealand, Leigh Fisheries and Intersea. Tickets are $207 per head.

Every Friday night at Regatta Bar & Eatery, from 6pm till late, Karn Hall and Friends Flashback to the good old days with all the top hits from the 80s and 90s. This is an opportunity to share a shaker cocktail with your friends of Midori Illusion, Grasshopper or maybe even a Singapore Sling for only $15. Book a table or a booth to settle in, or get your boogie on under the biggest mirror ball in New Zealand for some old-fashioned moves while jamming through the decades.

For more information and bookings visit www.regattabar.co.nz or Phone 09 488 0040.

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Takapuna

Winter Lights Fri 30th and Sat 31st July

5pm–10pm Hurstmere Road

FREE Light Displays Artistic installations Performances + Live Music

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The Catnappers Arms on Hurstmere Road is operated by well-known North Shore identity Kevin Schwass. He’s had a milestone birthday in June and we reckon he’s one of the longest existing business owners in Hurstmere Road, introducing locals to quite a few different establishment over the years, after his long stint before that as proprietor of the infamous , Chicken Waffle Burger Poenamo Hotel. Schwassy’s still s Arm per Catnap got plenty happening at his two popular establishments in Takapuna.

They have great food at The Catnappers Arms and have a new menu launching in July. It features old favourites, new specialities and 10 amazing burgers to choose from. Try their Chicken Waffle Burger – yum!

Saturday July 17th sees the return of the ever popular Friends quiz. Based around the long running TV show, the Wellington-based promoters of GeeQuiz theme nights come up with wide ranging questions that avid fans and casual watchers will have fun answering.

There’s also a weekly Quiz Night every Wednesday at The Catnappers Arms from 7pm.

Monday August 16th is a must attend event for all ukulele players.

The Catnapper Arms brims to overflowing with the melodic sounds of ukulele players singing and strumming to old and new songs. From beginners to the experts.

The Catnappers Arms has live music every Friday night from 8pm.

North Shore favourites Dean TePaa and Pete Dixon or Kevin Millar will be rocking it out Fridays right through July.

Florrie McGreals Irish Pub is a superb neighbourhood bar that is also operated by Kevin Schwass. It’s close to all events at the Bruce Mason Centre so you can pop in for a burger pre-show or an Irish Coffee after. There's always something happening until the wee small hours. It is one of Auckland’s much-loved destination Irish pubs with a great selection of local and imported beers Florrie McGreals Irish Pub including Guinness, Kilkenny and Murphys, Heineken, Tiger and many more.

Yes folks, there’s something for everyone happening in Takapuna in July and August. For more information visit: www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz or if you are looking for somewhere to eat then visit or contact one of our great eateries – (see our listing of many) there’s apparently well over 100 of them in all!

Takapuna Beach Cafes, Bars & Eateries… 8848 Restaurant & Bar (Huron Street), www.8848indiancuisine.co.nz or Phone 09 489 9911 • Alforno Italian Restaurant (Anzac Street), www.alforno.co.nz or 09-488-0179 • Aubergine Restaurant (Hurstmere Road), www.aubergine.co.nz or Phone 09 489 3104 • Basu Lounge Dumpling & Noodle House (Lake Road) • Bian Sushi & Donburi (Hurstmere Green), www.biansushi.co.nz or Phone 09 489 5711 • Big Tikka (Lake Road), www.bigtikka.co.nz or Phone 09 974 2241 • Bird on a Wire (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road) www.birdonawire.co.nz • Botticelli Restaurant (Anzac Street) www.botticelli.co.nz or Phone 021 910 999 • Buns and Rolls Asian Street Eatery (Shore City), www.shore-city.co.nz • Burger Burger (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road), www.burgerburger.co.nz or Phone 09 390 5348 • Cafe Botannix Takapuna (Hurstmere Road, Phone 09 218 5757 • Cafe Etage (Shore City), www.shore-city.co.nz • Catnapper Arms (Hurstmere Road), www.catnapperarms.co.nz or Phone 09 486 6330 • Centro Cafe(Lake Road), Phone 09 200 2277 • Daikoku (Bruce Mason Centre Building), www.daikoku.co.nz or Phone 09-488-0678 • Dak Hanmari Korean BBQ (Auburn Street), Phone 09-488 0012 • Dantes Pizza & Casa Pasta (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road), www.dantes.co.nz or Phone 09 486 3668 • DoDo Sushi & Donburi (Lake Road), Phone 09 488 7527 • El Humero (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road), www.elhumero.co.nz or Phone 09 489 9973 • Fatimas (Anzac Street), www.fatimas. co.nz or Phone 09 489 6552 • Florrie McGreals Irish Pub (Hurstmere Road), www.florriemcgreals.co.nz or Phone 09 486 6330 • Francs Bar & Diner (Main Beach, The Strand), www.joylab.co.nz or Phone 09 488 0016 • Hell Pizza Takapuna (Byron Avenue), www.hellpizza.com or Phone 09 445 6660 • Honey Cafe (Huron Street), www.honeycafe.co.nz or Phone 09 489 4000 • House of Chocolate Dessert Cafe & Cakery (Hurstmere Road), www.houseofchocolate.co.nz or Phone 09 975 0632 • Jam Organic Cafe (Hurstmere Green), Phone 09-486 1600 • Joe’s Eatery (Hurstmere Road), www.joeseatery.co.nz or Phone 09 486 1989 • Katsubi Donburi Takapuna (Lake Road) • Korean Myeong Dong (Lake Road), Phone 09 488 0600 • Kyoto Japanese (Shore City) • Kyo-Ya Japanese Restaurant (Lake Road), www.kyoya.co.nz or Phone 09 489 2312 • Leaf & Loaf Cafe & Salad Bar (Hurstmere Road), Phone 09-489 7866 • Little Lamb Hotpot (Hurstmere Road) Phone 09 222 2737 • Madam Woo (Lake Road), www.madamwoo.co.nz or Phone 09 489 4601 • Majestic Tea Bar (Shore City), www.shore-city.co.nz or Phone 09 486 0642 • Mamak Malaysian Street Food (Huron/Northcroft Streets), www.mamaktakapuna.co.nz or Phone 09 486 0122 • Manna Sushi & Don (Lake Road), Phone 09 489 7775 • Mexico (McKenzies Precinct, The Strand), www.mexico.net.nz or Phone 09 489 6781 • Mimosa Coffee & Eatery, Phone 09 486 2020 • Nam Nam Vietnamese Street Food (Huron Street) www.namnam.nz or Phone 09 488 0055 • Nanam (Hurstmere Road), nanam.co.nz or Phone 09 488 9976 • Nikko’s Pizza (Anzac Street), www.nikospizza.co.nz or Phone 09 486 0600 • Noodle Canteen Takapuna (Lake Road), www.noodlecanteen.co.nz or Phone 09 489 1680 • Oporto (Lake Road) Phone 09 218 8734 • Otto Woo (Lake Road), www.ottowootakapuna.co.nz or Phone 09 488 0388 • Otto’s Mediterranian Kitchen (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road), www.ottoskitchen.co.nz or Phone 09 486 0705 • Poke Poke Takapuna (Eat Street, Hurstmere Road), Phone 486-5399 • QMT Dumplings (Lake Road), www.qmtdumplings.co.nz • Ragazzi Cafe & Wine Bar (Hurstmere Road) Phone 09 486 5033 • Ramen Lab Takapuna (Huron Street), www.ramenlab.co.nz or Phone 09 489 9902 • Regatta Bar & Eatery (Main Beach, The Strand), www.joylab.co.nz, or Phone 09 488 0040 • Renkon Takapuna (Anzac Street), www.renkon.nz or Phone 09 488 7737 • Richoux Patisserie Takapuna (Lake Road), Phone 09-489 9903 • Sake Bar Nippon (Anzac Street), www.sakebar.co.nz or Phone 09 486 2249 • Sals Pizza (The Strand), www.sals.co.nz or Phone 09 487 4257 • Sam’s Mediterranean Eatery & Food Store (Hurstmere Road), www.sams86.co.nz or Phone 09 486 3586 • Seven Hills Turkish Eatery (The Strand), www.sevenhills.co.nz or Phone 09 486 5550 • Delight Sushi Takapuna (Parkway Arcade, Hurstmere Road) Phone 021 448 953 • Sushi Ya (Hurstmere Road) Phone 09 488 0566 • SmokePit & Buoy Restaurant (Spencer on Byron Hotel) www.smokepit.co.nz or Phone 09 916 4982 • Street Organics (Byron Ave), www.streetorganics.co.nz or Phone 09 216 5991 • Takapuna Bar (Hurstmere Roundabout), www.takapuna-bar.co.nz or Phone 09 486 2666 • Takapuna Beach Cafe (The Promenade), www.takapunabeachcafe.co.nz or Phone 09 484 0002 • Tank Juice (Shore City & Hurstmere Road), www.tankjuice.co.nz • Taylors on Hurstmere (Hurstmere Road), www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz or Phone 09 489 9510 • Thai Takapuna (Hurstmere Road), www.thaitakapuna.co.nz or Phone 09 973 4259 • That Cafe (Byron Ave), Phone 09-930 0598 • The Burger Bach (The Strand), www.theburgerbach.co.nz or Phone 09 963 6446 • The Coop (Hurstmere Road), www.the-coop.co.nz or Phone 09 218 9354 • The Elephant Wrestler (Hurstmere Road), www.joylab.co.nz or Phone 09 489 8030 • The Lantern Chinese (Shore City), www.shore-city.co.nz • The Plumm Cafe (Hurstmere Road), Phone 09489 5563 • Tok Tok Kitchen (Hurstmere Road Roundabout), www.toktok.co.nz or Phone 09 489 3988 • Tokyo Bay (Main Beach, The Strand), www.tokyobay.co.nz or Phone 09 390 7188 • Tucks & Bao (Hurstmere Road), www.tucksandbao.co.nz or Phone 09 486 1615 • Winner Winner Takapuna (Anzac Street), www.winnerwinner.co.nz or Phone 09 486 0755 • Zomer Cafe (The Strand), www.zomer.co.nz or Phone 09 488 7594.

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Janet Marshall Pink Ribbon Breakfast raises $1100 Janet Marshall of Colliers organised a fundraising breakfast held at Joe’s Eatery in Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, on Friday June 18th. The Janet Marshall Pink Ribbon Breakfast raised funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Janet is one of the Patrons of Breast Cancer Cure, New Zealand’s only not-for-profit organisation established solely to find a cure for breast cancer.

“I was inspired by my sister-in-law Alison who passed away last year after 18 years of breast cancer, aged just 53,” explained Janet. “Alison did not lose the battle, she fought to the very end.”

Janet’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast was generously supported by Joseph of Joe’s Eatery and Franca of Florienne (florist) in Takapuna as well as many other local businesses. Attendees received hampers and goodie bags.

Janet reports that the breakfast was a great success, raising a total of $1100 for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. She is pictured with Joseph and attendees.

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This season cosy takes a classic chic spin with timeless patterns and texture for every woman at Shore City.

Plaid, houndstooth and gingham are trending this season but being timeless classics, they will be a perfect addition to your winter capsule wardrobe. Try a plaid blazer for its versatility and ability to play on colour or a tailored trouser for a fun twist on a staple.

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The team at Whitcoulls in Shore City have all the top winter reads as well as some great cookbooks to inspire your winter culinary adventures. They have highlighted four books for Channel Mag readers to consider during July.

Jamie Oliver’s books are always big sellers and his latest offering is titled 7 Ways. Jamie shares seven achievable, exciting and tasty ways to cook 18 of our favourite ingredients, with each recipe including a minimal amount of ingredients.

Monique Fiso is a modern-day food warrior, taking Maori cuisine to the world. After years overseas in Michelin-star restaurants, Monique returned to Aotearoa to begin Hiakai, an innovative pop-up venture that's now a revered, award-winning restaurant in Wellington. Her Hiakai book of modern Maori cuisine is a must-read for North Shore foodies!

My Darling Lemon Thyme Every Day is a book of over 100 vegetarian recipes by Emma Galloway, a chef and mother of two. The book is Emma’s answer to the numerous cries for help heard over the years from people struggling to create affordable, achievable and nourishing food for themselves and their families. It’s packed to the brim with all Emma’s favourite recipes from nourishing breakfasts, to junk-free snacks, baked treats, weeknight meals, easy desserts and more. Every recipe is flavour-packed, gluten-free and vegetarian.

Emma Galloway has designed tips and tricks to make cooking simpler through planning ahead and using ingredients that are easy to swap out.

Supergood by Chelsea Winter includes yummy, easy, plant-based recipes for every occasion. From beautiful brunches to quick mid-week dinners, delectable desserts to versatile sides, sauces, smoothies and snacks, this book has something everyone will love.

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MYSTICAL MATARIKI AT CREATIVE & BRAVE Matariki has always been a very special event for Creative & Brave. It is an important time for personal reflection, for taking that little bit of time that you need for yourself and for your family. A time to just be with those you love and remember those who have passed. It is also a time to prepare for the onset of winter and ensure you and those in your community are all stocked up for the colder months. Traditionally this is a time of harvest, of gifting food, and planning or preparing the ground for the new year's crops.

Creative & Brave Shore City is celebrating Matariki this year with a very special collection of hand-made ceramics

by Adele and Richie at Borrowed Earth. They have been a part of our whanau for many years and recently suffered through a life changing health event in 2020.

A collection of hand made ceramics for Matariki by Adele and Richie at Borrowed Earth.

But just like Matariki showing us her gems once again, both Adele and Richie took to the potters' wheels and created an outstanding collection of completely one-off Matariki inspired treasures.

Pop in and see Ashlea and the team at Creative & Brave Shore City to view their wonderful Borrowed Earth Matariki Collection.

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The North Harbour Club annually awards grants to young people, aged 13 - 25 years, in the North Harbour region who display Excellence in their chosen discipline or field. A $200,000 total grant funding pool is up for grabs, so get your application underway today – applications close Wednesday 4th August 2021.

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$200,000 worth of grants available in 2021 AIMES Awards

The 2020 AIMES Supreme Award Winner Grace Stratton (centre) was presented with her award by North Harbour Club President, Phil Brosnan (right) and Patron, Peter Menzies (left).

Applications are now open, closing August 4th Applications are now open for the 2021 North Harbour Club AIMES Awards. This is an awards programme that is now in its 26th year, having been first established in 1995. 2021 Applications close on Wednesday August 4th.

AIMES is an acronym for the six categories that these awards are provided in. That is the Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport and Service to the Community. The awards recognise achievements by North Shore and North Harbour youngsters, aged between 13 and 25, who display excellence in their chosen discipline or field. Award grants range between $3,000 and $30,000, with a total grant pool for 2021 of $200,000.

The AIMES Awards are awarded annually by the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust. This entity was first established in 1995 as a leadership group for the North Harbour region with one of the stated aims being the desire to promote excellence by encouraging and providing financial assistance to the young people of the North Harbour region who have significant ability in their chosen field and display personal characteristics which make them worthy of our support. The North Harbour Club now has around 200 members who are all leaders in local affairs, business, education, sport and social development. They are all residents or have their businesses in the North Harbour region. Funds come via charity events held each year and through the support of sponsors.

Past winners of AIMES Awards have included Lewis Fry (Doctor), Lydia Ko (golfer), Lorde (Ella Yelich-O’Connor, musician/singer), Sharndre Kushor (entrepreneur), Eliza McCartney (athlete), Terenzo Bozzone (athlete), Cam Calkoen (motivational speaker), Moses McKay (musician/singer) and Hollie Smith (musician/singer).

AIMES Award winners in 2020 were Grace Stratton (fashion entrepreneur), Kit Reilly (dancer), Olivia McNeill (violinist), Richard Rahardja (scholar/karate), Oscar Gunn (sailor) and Matthew Goldsworthy (social entrepreneur and musician). Grace Stratton was the supreme award winner for 2020.

Once AIMES applications close in early August, all applications will be assessed and winners chosen by a judging committee. This judges are Sue Kohn-Taylor, Pam Bayer, Shane Cortese, Dean Flyger, Tom Ashley (former winner) and Andrew MacDonald (former winner and chair).

Applicants must be aged between 13-25 years old, have a strong North Harbour association (living, working, studying etc.) and will be

doing something awesome or out of the ordinary. The North Harbour region is defined by a map that goes up to Warkworth, across to Kumeu and down to Devonport in the south. It aligns with the area also used by North Harbour Rugby.

As already covered, AIMES Awards are made in categories of the Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport and Service to the Community.

Grants are made on multiple levels, including via AIMES Scholarships, AIMES Emerging Talent grants and AIMES Awards grants. One AIMES Award category winner is chosen as the supreme winner each year. There are around 20-25 recipients each year.

This year the AIMES Scholarships have been increased, with the help of the sponsor, Vantage Windows North Shore (Paul and Pam Bayer), to cover all categories – previously these scholarships were awarded in sport only.

“We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved with rewarding our winners over the past 25 years,” says North Harbour Club President Phil Brosnan. “There have been some high profile winners and not so high profile winners who have gone on to achieve very special things on the world stage. Receiving an award is really just the beginning though. We have had many who have received Emerging Talent Awards who have gone on to win AIMES Awards in future years. Some are mentioned on this page. We also wrap around an ‘Excellence Support Package’ for our winners to further support the achievements, challenges, and hurdles they may face in the future. I want to say thanks to Sky Cai and Michelle Fan of sponsor Precise Homes who have contributed to make this happen.”

The North Harbour Club have very loyal sponsors for its AIMES Awards programme. Many have been involved for a decade or more.

They are ASB, Massey University, Yamaha Home Entertainment, Precise Homes, Kristin School, Vantage Windows North Shore, Albany Toyota, Alvarium, Bellingham Wallace Accountancy and AUT Millennium.

The AIMES Awards are presented annually at a black tie dinner held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. It’s a prestigious occasion and one of the regions premier gala events of the year. This will be held on Saturday October 30th this year.

Applying for a North Harbour Club AIMES Award is an easy online process. To apply, or for more information visit: www.aimesawards.co.nz

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We delight in having a vibrant arts and creative sector on the Shore. This month in Channel Mag we celebrate the people and organisations doing great work in the arts and related areas, adding a great deal to the community. In this feature we talk to a handful of creative leaders in our community about the challenges of the past 16 months and the plans they have for the future.

Celebrating our creative and arts leaders Clint Taniguchi – Mairangi Arts Centre (MAC) Clint Taniguchi is the General Manager of Mairangi Arts Centre (MAC), a community based art centre in Mairangi Bay. The centre is one of the oldest and largest art centres in Auckland, offering art classes for all ages, a diverse annual exhibition programme and community initiatives. It’s the perfect place for locals to learn new skills and try their hand at a new creative endeavour like painting, ceramics and etching, to name just a few of the centre’s offerings. Clint talked to Channel Mag about life at the centre over the past year, how they’ve pivoted and where his inspiration comes from.

Channel Magazine: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

Clint Taniguchi: The uncertainty of alert level changes were challenging, as well as the complexity that resulted with the disruptions to our programmes. That’s the tip of the iceberg.

CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

CT: During the initial lockdown, we created an online art class programme to keep our students connected with their tutors from home. Once alert levels lowered however we have been fortunate to have our community eager to return back to the studios and reschedule their exhibitions.

CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

CT: For this year’s Auckland Matariki Festival, we celebrate our 30th anniversary. Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together, is a collaborative exhibition with partnering organisations as we gather to reflect. We have also just released a call for entries in our premier juried exhibition, Hibiscus and Bays Arts Awards, coming in November.

CM: Clint, tell us why you are excited about for the next year.

CT: The silver lining of the Covid pandemic was the support that came through from our community in positive new ways. I look forward to seeing how these new possibilities of relating to one another can be developed and integrated into our daily lives.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

CT: I had the privilege to host a morning tea with MAC Founding Members. They shared their stories of how it took more than a decade to manifest the art centre from their lightbulb moment. The establishment of MAC was achieved through the passion, generosity and enthusiasm of volunteers with a shared vision.

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CM: In my next life I am going to come back as…

CT: … an orca!

For more on Mairangi Arts Centre (MAC), take a look at www.mairangiarts.co.nz

Grae Burton – Lake House Arts Centre Grae Burton is the Curator and Operations Manager at Lake House Arts, a centre that’s been open for over two decades and is home to over 25 resident artists and arts/culture organisations.

Hundreds of members from the local community take part in exhibitions and events put on by Lake House Arts where an array of classes and holiday programmes are on offer. Grae gives Channel Magazine an inside look into the centre over the last year and what’s on offer for locals looking to get creative!

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Grae Burton: We provide our vibrant and diverse communities with an accessible heritage facility where arts and culture can flourish.

CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

GB: Re-establishing. Rescheduling. Reconnecting.

CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

GB: Through online learning and galleries and connecting with our community on the socials.

CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

GB: Because Lake ghter Lily.

House Arts is almost dau and ton Bur e Gra at capacity we are collaborating with more spaces to take programmes out into the community. This may be more exhibitions in more spaces, and more classes/outreach.

CM: Grae, tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

GB: More members of more communities want to be a part of the Lake House whanau. We have exciting new studio developments in the works and are working closely with our neighbours to make more art possible.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

GB: All the wonderful members of our Lake House Arts whanau inspire me every day to try to provide more access, and deliver the best arts programmes we can.

CM: Complete the following… In my next life I am going to come back as…

GB: … a billionaire art supporter!

For information on classes, check out www.lakehousearts.org.nz

Matthew Goldsworthy – Youth Arts New Zealand Matthew Goldsworthy is the CEO and founder of Youth Arts New Zealand, a creative social enterprise that connects, showcases and develops the next generation of creative New Zealanders. He’s always had a love of creativity and the arts and his dream is to have the next generation of young people growing up with confidence in their abilities, and freedom to make their ideas and creative ventures a reality. Matthew received the 2018 North Harbour Club AIMES Emerging Talent award for his work with Youth Arts New Zealand, and has had his original music used in several commercial projects.

He works closely with various stakeholders in New Zealand’s creative industries especially to support and look after young artists. He talks to Channel Magazine this month about Youth Arts New Zealand, remaining optimistic during challenging Covid times and his excitement for the year ahead.

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Matthew Goldsworthy: I’m the CEO and founder of Youth Arts New Zealand, a creative social enterprise that connects, showcases and develops the next generation of creative New Zealanders. I also sit on the board of Play It Strange Trust and advise various organisations in the creative sector. I’m a musician at heart and love to play/compose music when possible!

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CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

MG: In all honesty, I think the biggest challenge has been looking after my own mental wellbeing and trying to remain optimistic amidst a fairly dismal outlook. It’s all about perspective though, I’m so grateful to be living here in Aotearoa.

CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

MG: I feel like I’ve ‘learned’ more than ‘pivoted’! I haven’t changed much in my day-to-day life, as I feel like our vision/kaupapa at YANZ

has remained stable although we have added additional components to our programmes and initiatives to ensure they are able to be delivered in different capacities.

CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

MG: At YANZ, we’re currently building a platform that pairs young creatives with paid work opportunities – something which is taking up a lot of creative energy. I’m also working on a podcast collaboration and should hopefully be releasing my first EP later this year (although I’ve been saying this for the last four years, so don’t hold your breath!).

CM: Matthew, tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

MG: The world is opening back up, and I’m so excited to travel again when it’s safe to do so! I’m also very excited about our mahi at YANZ; we have a bunch of exciting projects in the works to further support our creative youth!

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

MG: I count myself pretty lucky as I am constantly inspired by our team and young people through working with YANZ. From a musical perspective, I’m inspired by lots of film composers and modern classical artists like Hans Zimmer, Yann Tiersen, Ólafur Arnalds and Ludovico Einaudi.

CM: In my next life I am going to come back as…

MG: … a musician to finally complete my EP!

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Linda and Mike Geers – Art by the Sea Gallery Linda and Mike Geers are the proud owners of Art by the Sea Gallery located on The Promenade, Hurstmere Road in Takapuna.

The gallery showcases the creative works of New Zealand artists and Linda and Mike are regular curators of charity events too, having previously supported The Blind Foundation NZ, War Child UK, Amnesty International and Mike King’s Key to Life Trust.

Channel Magazine put a few questions to the Geers about their gallery, operating in 2020, moving into their new Hurstmere Road Linda and Mike Geers . location and what’s next!

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Linda and Mike Geers: We have been operating Art by the Sea Gallery since 2002, exhibiting the work of emerging and established New Zealand-based artists. We aim to provide a space for people to find joy and inspiration through the shared experience of appreciating artwork and to help customers find pieces that bring this experience into their own environment.

CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

L&MG: Covid lockdowns placed physical limitations on our gallery as we, along with the rest of Aotearoa, were unable to go about our usual face-to-face interactions, and we had to close the physical gallery space. A silver lining of this renaissance period has been that many of our artists took this time of enforced curtailment as an opportunity to expand their creative consciousness, resulting in some stunning works of art.

of works that will be on display as our exhibition calendar unfolds throughout the year. This will include both established and emerging artists – some of the works will never have been seen in public before.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

L&MG: We are regularly inspired by the day-to-day stories that we encounter from artists and appreciators alike. Everyone who enters the gallery brings their own experiences and perceptions to the work they view, and hearing the ways in which our visitors interpret artworks differently is a continual source of inspiration.

CM: In my next live’s we are going to come back as…

L&MG: Linda …a bird. Mike: …a rākau (tree).

Visit Linda and Mike at The Promenade, 162 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna (near the Bruce Mason Centre).

Email: art@artbythesea.co.nz

Sally Lush – NZ Sculpture OnShore exhibition NZ Sculpture OnShore is New Zealand’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and Sally Lush is curator of the event happening in October/November this year. NZ Sculpture OnShore was originally held in a private garden in Takapuna in 1996 but the event grew so much in popularity that in 2004 it was relocated to Fort Takapuna Historic Reserve, Narrowneck, Devonport. The exhibition includes stand-alone sculptures, domestic and small-scaled works, ephemeral projects, light and sound art works, process art and many site-specific installations.

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CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

L&MG: One of the challenges we faced recently was the need to move premises due to significant structural restoration of the building that we had occupied for 29 years. Fortunately, a chance referral resulted in us finding the space that we are now in and it has proven to be a perfect new location for Art by the Sea. CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

L&MG: Moving into our new Hurstmere Road gallery has been the biggest project this year. It was a huge change to enter not only a new building but also a new community. However the process has been unequivocally rewarding. We’ve enjoyed meeting a lot of North Shore city locals as well as seeing familiar faces from the Devonport community and further afield.

CM: Tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

L&MG: We are really excited about the rich and diverse range

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All of the works will be for sale and proceeds are donated to Women’s Refuge. This is the charity’s largest fundraising event. To date, close to $2 million has been donated to help Women’s Refuge support the victims of domestic violence in New Zealand. Sally talks to Channel Magazine about curating the iconic event, pivoting in 2020 and why NZ Sculpture OnShore is back and better than ever in 2021.

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Sally Lush: I am the curator for New Zealand Sculpture OnShore, an exhibition of sculpture which is also the largest fundraising event for Women’s Refuge NZ. The stunning cliff top site at Fort Takapuna, O Peretu, with the backdrop of Rangitoto Island and the Hauraki Gulf lends itself perfectly to the staging of the country’s largest exhibition of contemporary sculpture.

CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

SL: This event was due to be held in November 2020 but due to the uncertainty about large events in this new Covid era the difficult decision was made in April 2020 to cancel the event and reschedule when there was more certainty about the situation.

CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

SL: After the cancellation of my curating contract during level four lockdown, I decided to set up a small flower farm and floristry enterprise on my lifestyle block near Kaukapakapa which has kept me busy.

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CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

SL: I’m working with around 85 inspiring artists to bring their sculptures to fruition for the event and I am tending my flower garden and creating gorgeous, romantic country inspired bouquets – Lushess-Flowers by Sally Lush!

CM: Sally, tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

SL: I’m excited to see the joy on the faces of the visitors to the exhibition as they explore the amazing sculptures on site and it will be fantastic to see the vision and hard work of the amazingly dedicated team at NZ Sculpture OnShore come to fruition.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

SL: Ideas just seem to pop into my head. Unfortunately I don’t have the time or energy to pursue all of them! With my flower farming venture I am inspired by the amazing group of small flower farmers, in particular Christy Ralphs from Nourish Gardens on Waiheke who are all trying to encourage local people to support locally grown, sustainable flower production.

CM: In my next life I am going to come back as…

SL: … a cat!

For more information on NZ Sculpture OnShore 2021 (starts October 30th), go to www.nzsculptureonshore.co.nz

Tony McNeight – Devonport Artist and Art /Sketching Teacher Devonport local Tony McNeight is an artist and art teacher specialising in travel sketching. He teaches at Erin Hill Sketching located in Devonport. Tony is also responsible for projects such as The Giant Poppy Art Project where participants collectively made the biggest poppy in the world consisting of 59,000 red metal petals placed on the ground of the Auckland Domain by New Zealanders with personal messages. This project honoured 59,000 men and women who gave their lives for our freedom and democracy. The Giant Poppy remains one of the biggest ‘participatory’ art projects undertaken by the New Zealand public. For the sketching classes, Tony runs an eight week, three hour class where each week he takes you through a programme of foundation skills to become a passionate travel sketcher.

Tony talks to Channel Magazine about the challenges of doing art classes over the last year during Covid-19, the inspiration his students bring him and why he wants to come back as a neverending sketch pad in his next life!

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Tony McNeight: I run and teach eight week travel sketching classes on the Shore.

Tony McNeight.

TM: My ‘pivot’ came as a result of Covid where I suddenly needed to rethink pro-actively my whole strategy around delivering my teaching.

Fortunately prior to Covid, I had produced comprehensive online classes. Also I got my head around delivering classes on Zoom which was an adequate ‘filler’ until physical classes resumed.

CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

TM: Apart from finishing the sketch term, next week I am taking a travel sketch tour to the South Island. I am also half way through design and illustration of my eighth children’s book for a New Zealand client. My career in advertising as a creative has kept a few loyal clients who I do creative and strategic work for, so I’m never idle.

CM: Tony, tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

TM: I am excited about my new enrolments for term three and then four, sharing the joy of sketching with them.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

TM: My inspiration comes from my students. They never fail to surprise and delight me with the work they produce.The Van Gogh show was inspirational, as well. I like being a ‘sponge’ for all creative happenings out there…

My career in advertising as a creative has kept a few loyal clients who I do creative and strategic work for, so I’m never idle.

CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

TM: The biggest challenge with Covid was not being able to ‘physically’ have classes. My form of teaching relies very much on one-on-one within small classes.

CM: In my next life I am going to come back as…

TM: …a never-ending sketch pen that keeps flowing from one inspirational journey to the next.

CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

Thanks Tony, for more information on Tony’s classes visit www.erinhillsketching.co.nz

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Amy Saunders – Depot Artspace, Devonport Amy Saunders is the General Manager of Depot Artspace in Devonport, a community hub with gallery spaces, a recording studio and programmes for creatives. Amy’s career in the arts sector spans 20 years and she’s worked in New Zealand, the UK and internationally. Before Depot Artspace, Amy Amy Saunders worked for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which is the largest arts festival and marketplace in the world and she was Senior International Adviser at Creative New Zealand for five years before returning to Edinburgh. Amy talks to Channel Magazine about her new role at Depot Artspace, her insights into the COVID impacted creative sector in places like the UK, embracing technology and helping creatives follow their dreams.

Channel Magazine: Tell us about what you do in the creative and arts space?

Amy Saunders: I’ve recently taken over as the General Manager at the Depot Artspace which is a unique and special creative community hub in Devonport. The Depot was set up 25 years ago and is home to two beautiful gallery spaces, a fantastic recording studio and we run a suite of professional development programmes for creatives.

CM: What have the challenges been in these Covid times of the past 16 months?

AS: The challenges for creatives in New Zealand have been significantly minimised compared to what our international colleagues and counterparts are experiencing. The creative sector has been severely impacted in the UK where I returned from at the beginning of the year, but that’s not to say there’s been no impact here. I think the biggest challenge is for us all to stay resilient and positive in times of change and uncertainty.

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CM: It’s a buzz word, but have you needed to pivot? If so, how have you done this?

AS: I think creatives pivot all the time, we’re not generally linear thinkers, but prefer to be nimble and flexible in what we do and how we do it. Like most, I’ve had to learn to embrace digital technology and accept it is as a necessary tool to stay connected, especially to international colleagues, friends and family. But you can’t beat face to face.

CM: What are the key initiatives that are consuming your creative juices at the moment?

AS: The Depot is one of three providers in Auckland currently running a two year creative career programme to help creatives develop the business skills they need to ensure a sustainable creative career. It’s a fantastic programme that offers a series of workshops, teaches creatives how to develop a business plan, social media and marketing plan and helps them navigate how to attract funding and investment, grow networks and access industry mentors. It’s been a pleasure to sit in on some of the workshops and feel the creative energy in the room and listen to people’s creative dreams.

CM: Amy, tell us why you are excited about the year ahead?

AS: I think this is a really exciting time for the creative sector, there’s a lot of focus and interest on how to support creatives right now. New Zealand is full of small to medium sized businesses that often rely on creative thinking and problem solving and the more we can invest in encouraging people to follow their creativity the more interesting society will. I think people are becoming less interested in working Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and more interested in being involved in projects they really care about and working with great people, and I think this is the kind of diverse and energetic society I would like to be part of and support.

CM: Where do you get your inspiration and is there someone or something that inspires you at the moment?

AS: I think I get my inspiration from the desire to make positive change.

I see no reason for people not to follow their dreams. I believe that the more we can encourage open minded, open hearted interactions the more honest and productive life and society can be.

CM: In my next life I am going to come back as…

AS: … A cat, and sleep all day and not feel guilty about all the things I’ve not done!

Thanks Amy. For more on what Depot Artspace has to offer, go to www.depotartspace.co.nz

CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: ART IN THE PARK

Cary Cochrane and Sofija Matich.

Separate the Good from the Great, Split the Difference (Baby Blue)

by Shane Gault

Extravagance Hydrangeas by Jenni Stringleman.

The North Shore’s Best Artists… featuring at Art in the Park Eden Park, Auckland - July 23rd to 25th

Shane Gault will also be bringing his work Art in the Park is a one a kind art show coming to Art in the Park. Deriving inspiration from to the country’s most famous stadium. technology, patterns in the natural world, and an Developed by Shore residents Sofija Matich enormous tapa cloth he was gifted, Shane’s art and Cary Cochrane, Art in the Park is bringing is a fusion of traditional Māori patterns, futuristic over 100 of New Zealand’s greatest artists imagery, and New Zealand iconography. His to feature their work at Eden Park - including unique style of doodle art appears deceptively some of the North Shore’s most impressive simple, but the closer you look, the more artists, such as Janet Mazenier, Jenni the complexity of his technique and the skill Stringleman, and Shane Gault. employed marvels.

At this year’s inaugural show, you can be These are just three of many North Shore part of the birth of a new annual platform for artists exhibiting at the show. You’ll also be able New Zealand contemporary art. You will be to see new original works by Richard Higham, able to meet your favourite artists, see them Anna Victoria, Diana Peel, Alison Gilmour, create, explore Eden Park, and experience an Fraser Williamson, Oliver Cain, and Rachel unforgettable weekend of art and culture.

Rush.

Devonport resident Janet Mazenier is one of Edgeland Trees by Janet Mazenier.

This is the first curated event of its kind to the artists featuring at Art in the Park. Her work is showcase art at New Zealand’s national stadium, and was designed an arresting mix of abstraction and realism brought to life through a from the ground up to be inclusive of both artists and attendees alike. locally sourced beeswax medium and oil paint. From her home studio The diverse, striking collection of art will be front and centre, with on the Shore, Janet’s work has travelled as far as the United Kingdom the artists able to talk through their creations so you can enjoy a new and Mexico, representing the rich form and colour of our local perspective on their work. A family-friendly event where kids go free maunga and moana.

Also a Devonport resident, Jenni Stringleman is another Shore artist and can enjoy making their own creations at the Art in the Park Kids Corner. You can even go behind the scenes of the iconic Eden Park bringing her work to the home of the mighty All Blacks. Her work is with complimentary tours of the Stadium. immediately recognisable by its bright kaleidoscope of colour, and connection to cubism and expressionism – all of which combine to Don’t miss out and grab your tickets to the art event of the year. form an entrancing pallette that captures the essence and texture of Find them at www.artinthepark.co.nz North Island tropical life.

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CHANNEL FEATURE INTERVIEW: BEX WADDELL

A whale of a tale

By Christine Young

Bex Waddell, marketing manager for the Whale Tales sculpture trail.

She’s gone from farm girl to city school head prefect; from corporate marketing manager to developing cooking programmes for kids – and now to passionate advocate for restoration of the Waitematā Harbour and Hauraki Gulf. Rebecca (Bex) Waddell hasn’t quite done it all, but she’s had a pretty good go – and who knows where the next twist in her career might take her. Christine Young talks to the marketing manager of a major fundraising sculpture trail it will be hard to ignore in early 2022.

Bex Waddell grew up in Piopio in the King Country, and arrived in Devonport just over a decade ago. She’d left the farm aged 12 to attend boarding school in Auckland: Diocesan School for Girls, followed

by Kings College as it became co-ed. These years were devoted to indulging in her interests in sport (swimming), speech and drama – and learning to type rapidly but inaccurately, she confesses. She doesn’t sound the model pupil, but one suspects she was articulate (if not outspoken), ready to give anything a go, principled, and unexpectedly, she says, became head prefect.

From school, she did a degree in Business Management at Waikato University, majoring in marketing. That’s certainly stood her in good stead, she recognises now, but she embarked on the degree with no concept of what “marketing” entailed. It led, via her OE, to more than two decades in corporate marketing, working her way up from “counting brochures” to serious roles in consumer electronics and telecommunications companies. But one of her best jobs, she says (aside from working in a Trelise Cooper retail shop in school holidays)

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was as Head of Alumni at Henley Management College in the UK: 18 months where she lived on the edge of the river Thames, managing events, and developing actual and online relationships with alumni. “It was a wonderful environment,” she enthuses, “high teas, the people were great; there was a pool and gym, bluebells in the woods….

Quintessential England at its best. And I could just be me. I loved it.”

But her father died and she returned to New Zealand. After a stint in corporate marketing in Wellington, she moved to Devonport. Perhaps it was the shift, or perhaps a mid-life crisis of sorts. Whatever, she “hung up my corporate cloth. It wasn’t resonating with me; there was a disconnect between me and corporate life. I wanted to go out on my own.”

A couple of new ventures followed. She co-launched Little Cooks which she and her partner ran for five years. In 2014 they wrote a highly successful cookbook for kids, Piggy Pasta and more Food with Attitude.

Published by Scholastic, it’s still in print.

But, as Bex discovered, “you can only go so far with just two of you”.

They reached out to SKIDS (Safe Kids in Daily Supervision), which runs before- and after-school and holiday programmes, and developed a cooking programme for them, which has been purchased by Skids and is now part of Skids’ programme nationwide.

Bex was hooked – passionate about the impact learning to cook can have on young people in terms of health outcomes. Next step was a curriculum-based cooking programme for schools, with lessons the classroom teacher could deliver, and a final lesson in which students learnt to make a recipe. Recipes included the likes of a selfie wrap: take

one wrap, lots of chopped vegetables, scatter them over the wrap, and then create a self-portrait in food (using food shapes to make eye, nose, mouth) before rolling the whole thing up and eating it. This programme reached more than 2000 primary-aged students a year, teaching them basic cooking skills – and best of all, says Bex, at the end of the fourlesson programme, gave all participating children a bag of ingredients to take home and replicate the recipe at home for their family. As with Skids, the ever-enthusiastic Bex and her partner gained Heart Foundation support, with every recipe Heart Foundation endorsed, plus sponsorship from food giant Nestlé – with the bonus of winning a TVNZ/Marketing Magazine Award for collaboration.

Bex had discovered her mojo. “I loved it because I was giving back.

Kids started eating stuff they would never have thought possible.”

During Covid, she gave back in another way: “I volunteered my time for Grandfriends NZ and was on the board. I nominated the charity for an ASB Good as Gold award, and they received $10,000,” she says proudly.

But after four years, it was time to move on. She had started reading about the state of our oceans, and specifically the Hauraki Gulf, and was horrified at the degree of degradation and rape of resources she had previously known nothing about. Crayfish are functionally extinct, she reports, and mussel stocks almost non-existent outside mussel farms, not to mention the myriad other lifeforms impacted by the human vandalisation of ecosystems we don’t see and therefore don’t think about. “It’s incredibly sad,” she says. “What are we leaving for our kids? What are we doing to our blue back yard? Our lives depend on restoring the oxygen-generating marine ecosystems around our shores.”

She discovered Wild in Art which has hosted sculpture trails around the globe and raised millions of dollars for charity, and a WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) public art trail, already in the planning and scheduled to make an impact in Auckland in January 2022.

Entitled Whale Tales, it’s inspired by the parlous state of the Hauraki Gulf’s Bryde’s Whale. Pronounced broo-dus, these whales are – or were – found in the coastal waters around the Hauraki Gulf. But the Bryde’s Whale is now critically endangered, with fewer than 250 remaining.

They feed and rest close to the surface, making them vulnerable to ship strikes, noise pollution, reductions in habitat, climate change, unsustainable fishing practices, and other human activities in the ocean.

They are the poster-child for this Auckland-wide sculpture trail, raising awareness of the state of the seas around Tamaki Makaurau, along with raising funds Enter Bex, with a new passion and a mission inspired by her detailed reading on the state of our oceans. She messaged the team working on Whale Tales offering to help, and in February this year took up the role of marketing manager – a perfect mix of her commitment to good, and her finely honed marketing skills.

The project works like this: Some time ago, artists were asked to submit designs to be painted on a nearly-two-metre replica of a whale’s fluke. One hundred designs were selected from the many more submitted. Designs in place, the team began to approach prospective sponsors; once signed up, they select the design of their choice.

Sponsors can also purchase some of the 200 mini tails produced to give to local schools to paint (or schools can buy one themselves).

There are at least 15 North Shore artists whose designs were accepted, and a number of corporate sponsors are already signed up, including local North Shore business associations (Smales Farm, Birkenhead Village, Brown’s Bay and Takapuna).

Bex negotiated a sponsorship from Tile Warehouse as a result of a conversation she had as she was searching for tiles for her underconstruction house. Sure, she’s the marketing manager, responsible for publicity and raising awareness of the issues and the sculpture trail, but the nature of not-for-profits is that everyone pitches in. “It’s a Swiss-army-knife role,” laughs Bex. “I love the challenge; I love connecting with people for good. I’ve met the most incredible people, artists and sponsors.”

Takapuna artist Esther Cain, retailer and sponsor Kim Snowball of Devonport (with English pointer Chester), and marketing manager for the Whale Tales sculpture trail, Bex Waddell.

I went with Bex to get a first look at a tail painted by Takapuna artist (also massage therapist and occupational therapy student) Esther Cain.

Her design was selected by Devonport’s sole (to date) sponsor, Kim Snowball of Fitzgerald-Taylor boutique stationer on King Edward Parade.

Kim is renowned for her intricate shop window displays; her whale’s tail will no doubt have dramatic impact as she displays it in-store ahead of the sculpture trail and fundraising auction in January. And Devonport as a whole will benefit as the tail features in the trail near the ferry buildings, right where visitors stop to take selfies or photos of each other as they look across to the city.

Bex enthuses about the way Kim and other sponsors are already capitalising on their sponsorships, and says the Browns Bay Business Association has “nailed it” in making the most of local engagement.

They ran a competition to find an artist to design and paint a whale tail to complement the local landscape. Artist Jane Mason's design was the community's favourite and she was among the first artists to complete a tail, which is currently displayed in an empty shop at 55 Clyde Road, Browns Bay. The tail will be relocated to East Coast Bays Library as soon as the library renovation is completed in late July, where it will remain for the rest of the year. The Association plans to relocate the sculpture to an outdoor site on the beachfront reserve for the Whale Tales art trail, and then acquire the tail at auction after the trail concludes, to become a permanent feature for everyone in the community to enjoy.

Once all the sponsors are signed up and tails created (not all are painted; at least one is covered in mosaic – and, no surprises, is being worked on at a Tile Warehouse store) an app will be launched, with pedometer included, that allows anyone to locate and visit all 100 tails.

A further click on the app, and they’ll access a tale to go with each tail.

The tales are being curated and written by local historians and wildlife experts. And users of the app will also be able to download “treasures”: offers of discounts or opportunities from each tail’s sponsor.

As for Bex, well, she’s officially working part time on the project, but one senses that this has taken over her life. “It’s a wonderful, wonderful job,” she enthuses. “I love creating something from nothing.” She still has some creating to do, some sponsors to find, and some to continue talking to, but her energy and enthusiasm are infectious, and I leave our interview with little doubt that she and the rest of the team will ensure that we all enjoy lots of walking – and lots of whales’ tails (and tales) next summer.

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: BALLET NOIR ON THE SHORE

Ballet Noir on the Shore Elemental AKL festival runs from 14th July – 1st August this year, and celebrates the best in “arts, eats, and beats” of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The programme of free and ticketed events features several that take place on the Shore. One of these is MaryJane O’Reilly’s uber-elegant, uber-dark Ballet Noir, tag-lined ‘what becomes of the broken-hearted’, at the Bruce Mason Centre.

Dance aficionados will already know Mary-Jane; for others on the Shore, this is a rare opportunity close to home to see one of the exuberant works of this creative and prolific dancer and choreographer.

Mary-Jane’s professional career spans over 40 years in New Zealand and internationally. She initially studied ballet, gaining Solo Seal while at the National Ballet School (now the New Zealand School of Dance) and performing with the New Zealand Ballet before heading to London on an RAD scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School and then performing in ballet companies across Europe.

She later turned to contemporary dance, and returned to New Zealand where she co-founded Limbs Dance Company in 1977 as a dancer and choreographer, and was Artistic Director from 1979 to 1986, creating over 45 original works for the company. In 1990 her concept (with Phil O’Reilly) and choreography of the Auckland opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games with a cast of 6000, was viewed by TV audiences of millions worldwide. Also in 1990, she choreographed the first ever commissioned three-act ballet for the Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Jean, The Ballet’ about New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten.

Her career also includes directing contemporary ballet company Auckland Dance Company, teaching at the dance programme of Auckland, and five years as Artistic Director of Tempo, New Zealand’s Festival of Dance. She has received numerous grants and awards including a Queens Service Medal for her services to dance.

Ballet Noir dancers (Photos: Kezia Barnett)

Ballet Noir is based on a warmly received preview performance in Auckland Art Gallery’s North Atrium in 2019, and Elemental AKL was quick to pick it up as a full work by Mary-Jane and co-creative Phil O’Reilly.

Mary-Jane is a shape-shifter in the language of dance, and her only rule is that it must exhilarate. Ballet Noir features 12 of Auckland’s finest dancers, and is described by Phil O’Reilly as “an exquisite blend of dance, music, filmic imagery and fantasy… that fluidly straddles the worlds of classical ballet, contemporary dance and neo burlesque.” (The latter two feature in her hit Edinburgh Fringe Festival work ‘In Flagrante’ which has toured globally and is now re-invented as The Mouthfeel Show with whisky tasting and an MC.) With Ballet Noir drawing on her gift for sizzle and polish, Mary-Jane describes this Elemental AKL work as “very much a contemporary ballet work that channels the tragi-romantic narrative of the great ballets through the cryptic and edgy lens of 1940s ‘film noir’, with all its greyscale tension and stylish vainglory”.

It is a “meditation on the mysterious forces of darkness,” she adds.

“Characters include jaded femmes fatales, a young innocent abroad and two male rivals who go head-to-head with dance as their weapon.” Clad in sharply tailored authentic vintage jackets skirts and hats, the dancers inhabit a world of secret rituals, rivalries and power struggles, where salvation only comes with a broken heart.

Where: The Bruce Mason Centre, The Promenade, Takapuna, Auckland. 09 309 2677 When: Friday July 23rd 8pm; Saturday 24th July, matinee 2pm, and evening 8pm.

Book at elementalfestival.co.nz

Ballet Noir

‘What becomes of the broken hearted’

At the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, 23rd and 24th July three performances only Presented by Auckland's winter fes�val Elemental AKL 2021 Mary-Jane O’Reilly's uber elegant and passionate new work Ballet Noir 'what becomes of the broken-hearted' is a must-go pick from the Elemental's amazing line up.

Book at elementalfes�val.co.nz

PHOTOS KEZIA BARNETT

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: ART NEWS: ERIN HILL SKETCHING

So often in life we look but do we really see?

Travel sketching offers a way of seeing the world differently through quick little sketches ‘in your unique style’, adding a touch of colour and recording it all in a travel journal.

Tony McNeight teaches you how easy it is as a first time sketcher to produce little works you have never dreamed you could do, before walking through the door. His eight-week classes in Devonport and Takapuna take a maximum of eight students in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

The course is aimed at those who may not have drawn since high school. It is all about dispensing with judgment about what is good or bad. Tony works from the premise that “I'm not good” or ”I can’t draw” is completely unfounded.

The course is aimed at those who may not have drawn since high school. It is all about dispensing with judgment about what is good or bad.

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He loves giving students the opportunity to reignite their innate creativity through sketching, with over 1100 students through his teaching platform since starting in 2016.

A recent article in The New Zealand Herald by a travel journalist who did his course has resulted in next term's classes being fully booked. However there are opportunities opening for classes in Term 4, starting in September, with these already starting to fill.

Tony is the face of Erin Hill Sketching New Zealand – a bespoke, personal sketching methodology developed by Erin Hill. When not teaching his eight-week terms, Tony continues to take his travel sketchers further afield; pre-Covid to Sri Lanka, Nuie, Fiji, France and Spain, and currently to sought-after destinations in New Zealand.

So if this sounds like you email, Tony at tony.mcneight@gmail.com and/or go to: www.erinhillsketching.co.nz

Travel sketching classes for new sketchers

Travel sketching is that quick image sketched in minutes where we teach how to ‘see’ your subject. Tony McNeight and Peter Burt tutor you through a 8 week programme of foundation skills to take you from first steps to being a confident and passionate sketcher. Our weekly classes will guide you in a relaxed fun way to find your creative side.

Call TONY

MCNEIGHT 021 925031 today www.erinhillsketching.co.nz

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: TIM BRAY THEATRE COMPANY

Four Seasons in one play

Music and theatre create a magical new show Auckland’s leading theatre for children, Tim Bray Theatre Company, bursts into new territory this winter with their newest production of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

A celebration of classical music and live performance, presented in collaboration with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) and UNITEC, this production comes to life with the cycles of the four seasons, an ode to our gorgeous little corner of the world in Aotearoa.

In New Zealand, we celebrate the seasons in our own way.

From summertime Christmas celebrations at the beach, to holiday car rides and blustery autumn days, all happening at the opposite time of year to our Northern Hemisphere cousins. Fusing classical music with contemporary theatre, Tim Bray drew from personal moments and memories from his own life in the development of this new show. The idea grew from seeds formed on reflecting on his childhood, growing up with his late, beloved mother as she moved through the seasons and the times in her life. These led Tim to create the production in tribute to the cycles of the seasons in New Zealand. The result is a heart-warming and playful show for children that is filled with celebrations of the Antipodean way of life.

Vivaldi’s beloved concerti are expertly performed live on stage by a string quartet of APO Aspiring Musicians: Tahee Kim on cello, Christine Lee on violin, KiHei Lee on violin, Grace McKenzie on violin, and Cecile McNeill on viola. The musicians involved in

this show represent some of our finest up-and-coming classical music performers. They have already achieved a lot through their training and in their artistry and are about to embark on an exciting career as the future leaders of New Zealand’s classical and chamber music scene.

Bringing the change of the seasons to life are six young performers currently in their final year of studies at UNITEC’s School of Performing and Screen Arts: Hannah Anderson, Emma Laulu, Samantha McCutchan, Andra Mihailescu, Monique Rabie and Finlay Wilson. These young actors are the future stars of New Zealand’s stage and screen. Working with Tim Bray, they bring the magic of the changing seasons to life using physical theatre.

…a perfect way to introduce the next generation to the joys of classical music and live performance…

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Live on stage is a perfect way to introduce the next generation to the joys of classical music and live performance. It has been created to showcase the enchantment and possibility of the stage, and to inspire the tamariki of Tāmaki Makaurau to become fans of the theatre.

“Our theatre company's purpose is to inspire children and young people from all backgrounds and abilities to be confident and creative, and this project certainly hits the mark for us,” comments Tim Bray QSM, Artistic Director of Tim Bray Theatre Company, playwright and director of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

2021 sees Tim Bray Theatre Company marking its 30th birthday: a momentous milestone that honours three decades of making magic on stage for the children and families of Auckland.

Honouring the trademark Tim Bray Theatre Company style of accessibility, fun and high creativity, this production offers children the chance to be mesmerised by the next generation of young musicians and actors as they take to the stage. This is a fresh, New Zealand, perspective on one of the most well-known and highly regarded pieces of classical music that, in 2021, is just as when Antonio Vivaldi first composed it 300 years ago.

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons promises to be an unforgettable live theatre and music experience for the whole family. Unleash the seasons on your whānau this winter and let them be swept away by the joys of classical music and cutting-edge contemporary theatre.

Coming to The PumpHouse Theatre from July 3rd– 9th during the school term, followed by holiday performances from July 10th – 17th. Now is not the time to hibernate – book now for this strictly limited season via www.timbray.org.nz

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: HUI NGĀTAHI

Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together for Matariki We have to wait until next year for the new Matariki public holiday. But that shouldn’t stop anyone on the Shore from celebrating Matariki this year, as Mairangi Arts Centre and its community partners are teaming up to mark 2021 Auckland's Matariki Festival with a major event on the Shore.

Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together is a special exhibition, supported

by Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, for which Mairangi Arts Centre (MAC) has partnered with non-profit organisations to reflect on the past, celebrate the present and plan for the future during Matariki.

It’s a whanau-friendly exhibition in which aims to bring the extended community together for kōrero (sharing stories), and to enjoy delicious kai (food).

Mairangi Arts Centre invited its partnering organisations to address the three themes of Matariki: • Reflect on the past, your history, and your partnership with Mairangi Arts Centre • Celebrate the present: What are you grateful for? What do you celebrate within your organisation?

• Plan for the future: What is your dream for the Matariki New Year?

Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together practises Matariki tradition in its truest sense, as a time for our extended community to come together and honour our past, celebrate the present and imagine our future together.

The exhibition also recognises MAC's 30th anniversary by reengaging founding and life time members and bringing them together to share their stories of MAC's early days.The preparations for MAC's inception began a long time before its opening in 1991.As far back as 1981, dedicated volunteers established a group who shared a common vision to see an arts centre built in the East Coast Bays.

With no building to execute their plans, a Trust Board was formed to consolidate support for the centre. This included building plans, rallying support from the East Coast Bays district and fundraising $25,000 from the community fairs held every fortnight. With this money, the Council was prepared to take the idea seriously and provided the Trust with the old Soccer Club headquarters. Whilst this space had potential, it was derelict, and in a state of disrepair by the time it came into the hands of the volunteers. This hard-working group of volunteers worked tirelessly alongside their day jobs: cleaning, painting, sewing hessian for the walls, searching for furniture and fittings to actualise their vision and build the Centre from the ground up. In May 1991, the Mairangi Arts Centre held its first exhibition and has grown and thrived ever since.

Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together practises Matariki tradition in its truest sense, as a time for our extended community to come together and honour our past, celebrate the present and imagine our future together, says Clint Taniguchi, general manager of MAC. “Hui Ngātahi also offers an opportunity to create introductions and connections between participating organisations such as Yeon Hyang Hoe (Oriental Brush Calligraphy Group) and Te Herenga Waka o Orewa marae, he adds, as well as building awareness and creating access to our partnering organsations' artworks, collections, creative services and projects.”

MAC Lifetime members reminiscing (left to right) Fay Mason, Judy Ann Blakey, Pamela Dalton, Rachel Irwin.

The partnering organisations include local marae, Te Herenga Waka o Orewa, Yeon Hyang Hoe (Oriental Brush Calligraphy Group), Wairau Valley Special Transition Centre, Whangaparaoa College, North Shore Salon of Photography and For the Love of Bees.

“Above all,” adds MAC Trust chairperson Chris Cooper, “It allows the whole community to participate in the Matariki Festival that is taking place throughout Auckland” – without leaving the Shore.

What: Hui Ngātahi: Coming Together Where: Mairangi Arts Centre Exhibition dates: 26 June – 18 July

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celebrate the present and plan for the future during this Matariki season. Hui Hui Ngātahi Partnering organisations: Ngātahi: Coming Together is in conjunction with Auckland’s Matariki Festival.

Te Herenga Waka O Orewa, The Oriental Calligraphic Arts Group, Wairau Valley Special School Transition Centre, Whangaparaoa College, North Shore Salon of Photography, For The Love of Bees

Hui Ngātahi Partnering organisations: Te Herenga Waka O Orewa, The Oriental Calligraphic Arts Group, Wairau Valley Special School Transition Proudly supported by: Centre, Whangaparaoa College, North Shore Salon of Photography, For The Love of Bees

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: DEPOT ARTSPACE

Creative Arts and Excellence at Devonport's Depot Artspace Depot Artspace is a unique creative community hub, nestled at the leafy end of Clarence Street, in Devonport – a genuine taonga of the North Shore. The Depot, as it’s more commonly known, has been committed to supporting artists and creatives across all disciplines and throughout all stages of their careers for 25 years. With two beautiful gallery spaces, a CoLab and events space and a world class music studio, there’s a constant and varied programme of events to be involved in, whether it’s exhibitions, artists’ talks, workshops, rehearsing or recording.

As well as being a leading creative community hub, The Depot has also been New Zealand’s lead creative employment trainer and provider for nearly 20 years, working in the creative sector to provide career guidance, job seeking advice, mentoring support and professional development workshops to emerging creatives.

Depot Artspace galleries The Depot galleries have been the face of Depot Artspace since its inception and have continually changed in response to the evolving art world both locally and internationally. Depot Artspace galleries are committed to showcasing and supporting local and emerging artists and to making exhibiting accessible for artists and engaging for audiences. We work with brilliant and exciting artists and sell affordable quality art.

Check out our monthly exhibition programme running across both our smaller Street Front Gallery and our larger Central Gallery space. https://www.depotartspace.co.nz/ depot-galleries/

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Wayfind Creative Wayfind Creative is an exciting new creative career programme aimed at helping creatives develop sustainable and rewarding careers.

The Depot is delivering Wayfind Creative as a no-cost programme as part of a government funded push to support creatives to build the business skills required to develop a career in the creative sector. Business planning, social media and marketing planning, networking and access to industry experts and mentors are all part of the programme. This is an exciting and supportive time to be a creative, so if you’re interested in taking that next step in your creative career registrations are currently open. www.depotartspace.co.nz/wayfindcreative/

Artslab ArtsLab is NewZealand’s leading professional development and career guidance service for creatives registered with Work and Income on the unemployment benefit. For 20 years, ArtsLab has worked in the creative sector to provide career guidance, job seeking advice, mentoring support and professional development with the outcome of employment, self-sustainability and a more resilient creative economy. This programme empowers individuals, helps them find employment and helps grow a stronger sector.

Find out how to access the ArtsLab programme on artslab@depotartspace.co.nz

Depot Sound Devonport’s best kept secret! This magical musical oasis is tucked away at the back of The Depot. Dimly lit and beautifully decorated by resident world-class studio engineer Neil Baldock, Depot Sound started as a rehearsal room built out of hay bales in the mid ‘90s and has been constantly evolving ever since to become a onestop-shop for music recording and audio post-production.

Depot Sound offers friendly, professional and affordable studios for musicians and artists of all genres. Neil and the team can take any project to the next level.

With a special emphasis on supporting the next generation of musicians, Depot Sound was thrilled to recently run the inaugural North Shore School’s Song Writing Competition. Winners can be found here www.depotsound.co.nz/musicmonth

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CHANNEL FEATURE INTERVIEW: JULIE COLLIS

California dreaming...

By Heather Barker-Vermeer

Julie Collis

Hollywood was beginning to feel like home for North Shore actor Julie Collis last year, after achieving a late-inlife breakthrough in the States before Covid hit. Heather Barker Vermeer met Julie and her ceramic artist husband Peter at their Birkenhead Point home.

Chatting to Michael Keaton outside a café on Santa Monica Boulevard, meeting Gary Oldman on set, being snapped up by Hollywood agent… If you’d have told a young Julie Collis this is what life would look like for her in her mid-60s, she’d likely have laughed out loud.

But the former Westlake Girls’ teacher found herself in all these crazy-good scenarios last year for real.

Many Auckland theatregoers will recognise Julie; she’s trod the boards in local productions for years with Company Theatre and Tim Bray Productions, and is a familiar face beyond theatre, due to commercials and television appearances, including the Kiwi acting staple, Shortland Street.

Julie developed a love of acting at primary school in Banbury, England, where she grew up. “I was always in the school productions.

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My first show was Cinderella at primary school, I must’ve only been about six years old. I remember I ripped up my best party dress to look like Cinders! My mum wasn’t happy!”

She doesn’t come from a family line of performers – her dad was a butcher in England. “I remember dad having a poster of New Zealand on the wall of his butcher’s shop, with a Waikato farm on it.

He always wanted to come here.”

Julie moved to New Zealand in 1968 with her family and finished her secondary education at Mount Roskill Grammar School, where she met her husband (and fellow prefect), Peter Collis. Both pursued arts careers; Peter becoming a renowned ceramic artist and Julie became an art teacher, as well as a practising artist, following her studies at Elam. Julie taught at Westlake Girls for 25 years, acting and creating art alongside teaching.

When Julie secured a role on TV’s Mercy Peak, she was in her late 40s and decided to leave teaching to concentrate on her art – performance and ceramics. A chance conversation with fellow Tim Bray Productions’ actor Katie Burson led to a break Julie could only have dreamed of. Katie was producing and directing a monologue for Short & Sweet – the ten-minute theatre production competition – and Julie performed the piece at Short & Sweet Sydney.

“Someone told us there was a Short & Sweet Hollywood event, so we thought, let’s go!” A Boosted campaign was set up to fund the trip and Julie soon found herself winging her way to California to perform the monologue production, Slow Dating. In a Californian accent, Julie elaborates, “And there I was! Performing at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard!”

Performing near the start of the six-week was pleased to be able to tell the director she’d competition, Julie and Peter enjoyed played Anthony Starr’s mum on Shortland a memorable four-day experience Street some years earlier. in the movie capital of the world.

Julie and Peter integrated themselves After landing back home, news into the Hollywood scene. A former broke that they’d made the final colleague from Westlake Girls’, Linda of the competition, so they Cornfield, was among the Kiwi made the call to return to expats. “Linda told us to come Hollywood. It turned out to and meet her friend Michael for a be worth the trip. “I won the coffee, so we did,” says Julie. overall prize for best actress “I couldn’t believe my eyes and the play won the award when we walked around the corner for best script,” smiles Julie. to the café and, sitting there, was What followed was like Michael Keaton! He was nicest something from a Hollywood guy. He loves New Zealand. He told movie itself. “We were sat me he’d been here several times and having drinks in a bar after I’d looked forward to coming back.” won the award, and this woman As Julie was beginning to ensconce came up to me and said, ‘Hi, my herself in Hollywood, the global events name’s Michele Largé, from Epic Talent of 2020 began to unfold. “The Governor of Julie Collis in her trailer during Management and I want to represent filming for Mank.

California came on the TV and gave a stay-atyou!’ She gave me her card, as everyone does home order. We lived with that for a couple of weeks in L.A., and I thought it probably wasn’t for real. I and, the longer it went on, the more we started to feel ‘this is think I just replied, ‘Oh that’s nice!’ And smiled politely.” a bit scary!’”

Back home in Auckland, she had a niggle about this woman and The couple decided to return to New Zealand when it became asked her agent to find out more. “My agent at Auckland Actors, apparent that flights home would become scarce. "We had a lovely Graham Dunster, arranged to go over and meet her and, since apartment over there. It was shame to have to leave. But we had no then, Michele’s turned out not only to be a great agent, but a great doubts that we had to come back when we did. We thought Covid friend!” would be over in a couple of months, so we sub-let the apartment After arranging visas, on August 12 2019, Julie and Peter set off back for a few months initially, but eventually had to let it go. to the Hollywood Hills. They rented an Airbnb and Julie got stuck into “In Hollywood, I’d just built up a plan with my agent to secure a the acting life. “As far as work was concerned, I really hit the ground job on a national ad campaign, from which the residuals would be running! I started getting a lot of in-room auditions right away.” enough to carry me through the year. We were looking at spots on some of the big shows, like NCIS, and I had been offered a guest spot on a movie, which I was really excited about.”

Before leaving LA, Julie won a small role playing a ‘Hollywood starlet’ on a big budget, Oscar-winning movie, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Netflix movie Mank is set during the golden age of Hollywood, centring on the making of Citizen Kane at MGM film studios. Mank was filmed at these same iconic studios, now named Sony Pictures Studios, and stars Hollywood heavyweights Gary Oldman and Amanda Siegfried. It was the most highly Oscarnominated film of 2021, with ten nominations, picking up two for best cinematography and best production design.

“It was filmed in the exact same lot where Citizen Kane had been filmed all those years ago. They’re as big as a football field, those jolly lots!” Julie scrolls through images of her on set in full costume and make up, wearing a pair of blue leather shoes that were handmade especially for her to wear in the film.

“It was great to meet Gary Oldman on set. He was very unassuming – a really friendly guy. I didn’t want to appear like a starstruck fan but felt I had to say hi and take these opportunities. It She found the high-tech, high paced world of Hollywood was fabulous!” auditions challenging at first. “The people there live on their phones And while the Hollywood Hills may call them back in future, 24/7! My manager would send me notifications at all hours of day for now, they are enjoying being near family. Their son Elliot, a and night, and I was expected to respond immediately, print out university lecturer, and daughter Sophie, a theatre nurse, both live scripts from my phone and be ready to go at the drop of a hat. It on the Shore. The joys of new grandparenthood are written all over was a very different system to here in New Zealand!”

Julie’s face as she shares the news that she and Peter became first Having perfected the Californian accent, Julie was comfortable time grandparents just three weeks ago. auditioning for parts that required that but had to learn many “When I came up with this crazy idea of going to Hollywood, other US variations – and fast! She relished the opportunity to be people said, ‘just watch, you’ll meet a Hollywood agent’ – and I auditioning alongside big-name actors and meeting influential did. And people said, ‘you’ll end up in a Hollywood movie’ – and directors and writers. At one audition, for Amazon series The Boys, I did! And, you know what, if I never do another thing, well, I did fronted by Kiwi acting royalty Anthony Starr and Karl Urban, Julie that!”

A chance conversation with fellow Tim Bray Productions’ actor Katie Burson led to a break Julie could only have dreamed of. Katie was producing and directing a monologue for Short & Sweet – the ten-minute theatre production competition…

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CREATIVITY & THE ARTS: TIM BRAY THEATRE COMPANY

Helping more youth grow and shine with Extraordinarily Creative Extraordinarily Creative is drama classes specially created for children and teens with ASD and neurodiversities to find their own voice and sense of place.

The weekly classes are individually catered to each student, in age groups between five – 16, and all classes are capped at eight. This ground-breaking programme (first of its kind in Tāmaki Makaurau) was launched this year by Tim Bray Youth Theatre in Unsworth Heights, and is endorsed by the Children’s Autism Foundation.

Having seen the response to their Sensory Relaxed show performances and observing the struggles some students have participating in regular drama classes and holiday programmes, it was clear there was a need to create classes that worked for neurodiverse youth. The positive feedback from long-term drama students with learning needs kept on growing and from that Extraordinarily Creative classes were a natural, next step for Tim Bray Youth Theatre.

“The teachers are amazing, supportive, genuine and caring, the other kids are great, and it is a neat environment to chat to the other parents without any judgement and feel a sense of belonging. We absolutely recommend the classes and would love to thank everyone involved for the way they welcomed and encouraged my son.” – Caprice S. parent Extraordinarily Creative tutors are experienced, qualified drama teachers who call on their personal experiences of working with neurodiverse youth. Their understanding of how to allow students

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YOUTH THEATRE For youth who are differently wired to find their own voice and place.

A weekly drama class for ages 5 -16 on the North Shore Term 3, 2021 www.timbray.org.nz

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to be themselves in the classroom is key, providing a safe place to connect, be playful and imaginative. The tutors work with the students to overcome challenges, and see the joy and astonishing outcomes of these classes, where ‘daring greatly’ is the philosophy.

“We take risks when we share feelings and news. We collaborate and experience frustration and satisfaction in our group games and activities and we rest assured in the knowledge that every class is a new opportunity to develop skills, to re-engage with a group that accepts everyone’s authentic self and to share our individual quirks, talents and abilities. As tutors, we practice flexibility and radical acceptance. As tutors we grin hugely at each other and are humbled daily by these amazing young humans – Extraordinarily Creative equals Extraordinarily Rewarding!” – Jeanita Cush-Hunter, tutor.

Thanks to limited class numbers students are able to participate in a group environment without parental or caregiver supervision.

Building their confidence, these classes are designed to grow friendships and social skills while blossoming their creative talent.

We collaborate and experience frustration and satisfaction in our group games and activities and we rest assured in the knowledge that every class is a new opportunity to develop skills, to re-engage with a group that accepts everyone’s authentic self and to share our individual quirks, talents and abilities.

“The drama class has been the BEST thing I have ever signed my son up for - and he's done a HUGE number of things. I have never seen him so excited to attend anything before – he will get himself ready on time and ensure he is not late. He often wants to walk to class by himself (we live nearby) and will leave at least 10 minutes early to ensure he is not late. The enthusiasm with which he goes and then the beaming smile afterwards is priceless – he was never this enthusiastic with any other class he has attended. I think he just finds joy and comfort in being with like-minded peers, not having to 'mask' in class and just being totally himself. I would sign him up for the next 10 years if I could.” – Monica C., parent Term 3 enrolments are now open and with such limited spaces, the classes will fill fast. If you know someone who would benefit from this programme, please get in touch with Tim Bray Youth Theatre today on 09 486-2261 or head to the website, www.timbray.org.nz for full course information and booking form.

Scholarships for Extraordinarily Creative are available for those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend, kindly funded by Stewart Germann administered by Cognition Education Trust.

Applications can be made via the Extraordinarily Creative page on the www.timbray.org.nz web page.

Creative fun with Auckland’s leading theatre for children July School Holidays

Tim Bray Youth Theatre will be offering their ever-popular Hit the Stage! five-day holiday programme for children aged 8-12 at The PumpHouse Theatre from 19th-23rd July.

During five exciting days, under the direction of the creative team from Tim Bray Youth Theatre, young actors will take part in devising, rehearsing and performing their own unique theatrical creation from 9am to 3pm daily. Then they’re ready to ‘Hit the Stage!’ at the end of the week with a free performance for family and friends in The PumpHouse Theatre at 5.30pm on Friday 23rd July. Spaces are strictly limited so don’t miss out! Bookings via www.timbray.org.nz.

… young actors will take part in devising, rehearsing and performing their own unique theatrical creation from 9am to 3pm daily.

Term 3 Youth Theatre Tim Bray Youth Theatre is excited to begin its Term 3 drama classes for ages 5-16 starting on Tuesday 27th July on the North Shore in Takapuna, Browns Bay and Unsworth Heights. 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.

Students are invited to see a final rehearsal of Tim Bray Theatre Company’s latest production so they can learn from watching professional actors at work.

At the end of Term 3, each Tim Bray Youth Theatre class will present a performance for family and friends. Tim Bray Youth Theatre also offers classes for 5 to 19 year olds across the bridge in Western Springs at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC).

Endorsed by Children’s Autism Foundation Extraordinarily Creative drama classes launched this year for children and teenagers who are differently wired to find their own voice and place. This is a weekly programme, endorsed by the Children’s Autism Foundation, for ages 5-16 in Unsworth Heights.

“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.” Jo Sutton – General Manager, Children’s Autism Foundation.

Scholarships for Extraordinarily Creative are available for those 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 timbray.org. nz website.

17 – 19yrs Performance Class The 17-19 years Performance Class that launched at TAPAC this year is an exciting new performance-focused class, led by tutor Suzy Sampson, for young actors who need a place to learn and perform,

who are passionate about theatre and all it involves. The weekly twohour classes are designed for young actors to work within a variety of theatre styles, scripts, and acting techniques as they prepare for each term’s performance.

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. 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!”

Each term a specialist tutor is invited to workshop with the students to deepen their understanding of their craft. In Term 1, they were joined by celebrated actor and director, Michael Hurst, who brought his years of Shakespearean performance experience to them. And in Term 2, Carla Martell brought her years of physical theatre experience to the students. In Term 3 the students will be turning their attention and theatrical creativity to performing the work of a New Zealand playwright.

For more information on Youth Theatre classes or to enrol you can visit: https://timbray.org.nz/youth-theatre/ Or call 09 486-2261

TIM BRAY YOUTH THEATRE

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The PumpHouse Theatre, 2a Manurere Avenue, Takapuna.

Monday 19 - Friday 23 July, 2021. 9am–3pm 8-12 years

For more Information ph 09 486 22 61 Or visit timbray.org.nz

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FEATURE INTERVIEW: JOE DAVIS

Joe Davis and David Downs.

Stories of hope, optimism and humanity in the face of adversity North Shore identities co-author book documenting inspiring stories during Covid-19 period

By Aidan Bennett It’s no secret that this Covid-19 period has been tough. For people personally and business-wise. This unprecedented period for New Zealand (and the World) caused fear, hardship, and loss. Two local North Shore identities – Joe Davis and David Downs – have written a book, titled Silver Linings, that is a collection of stories from across New Zealand, showing how Kiwis responded when the going got tough through this period. Channel Mag’s Aidan Bennett sat down with Joe Davis to talk about Silver Linings.

Joe Davis is a person with unbelievable energy. I have known him for some years and his enthusiasm has always been infectious. His family moved to the Shore at age 11 and he went to Kristin School.

He has always been involved in the community. For over 20 years he has been heavily involved in Coastguard North Shore, having been a

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leader in that organisation and in the process clocking up more hours as a volunteer Coastguard skipper there than anyone else. He has also had key roles nationally with Coastguard. In his professional life Joe has gathered extensive experience across both commercial and non-profit leadership, innovation, strategy and transformation. He is the co-founder of Nanogirl Labs with Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl).

Michelle and Joe are also husband and wife.

Joe was the driver behind the Silver Linings book. Nanogirl Labs lost a full 18-month work calendar over a few days before the Covid-19 level four lockdown. Joe and Michelle could have closed their doors and headed home. Instead, they made a choice to change direction and four days later launched a brand-new, entirely online learning program for families. They tripled their staff as the lockdown loomed, took on

Silver Linings tells incredible stories of hope and optimism.

How businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families reconnected through time spent together.

Joe Davis and Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) in their Nanogirl Labs production studio.

new premises, built a full production studio and went to market. They now have thousands of subscribers across 127 countries around the world, and are still growing.

“Prior to Covid we were going to tour the world on the back of the full work calendar we had in front of us,” explains Joe Davis. “We really did have two choices. Try and ride the storm or be bold. We chose the later. Covid lockdown forced change at a pace like never before. During lockdown we actually geared up. We quickly established our video facility and a completely new digital platform. Michelle and I worked tirelessly in our bubble from the new office and the rest of our team worked remotely from their bubbles. Zoom meetings were constant and distance ceased to become a problem. We had 1000 subscribers within four days and had reached 340,000 kids within six weeks.”

“During this period our team at Nanogirl Labs would kick off the day with a team call. The whole team, wherever they happened to be in the world. Each day one member was asked to share something they had discovered since we last shared. On the last day of lockdown it was our social media manager’s turn to share. She shared that she had just heard that her dad had just become engaged to his partner. They had spent lockdown together on Waiheke Island and realised they didn’t want anything different than those five or so weeks together. So her dad proposed on the last day of lockdown. Our team celebrated their family joy and it was then that we realised there must be so many of these incredible stories of hope, optimism and humanity during the Covid lockdown period that could to be told. By the end of that team call we’d decided to write the book and dedicate it to Chris and Wendy from Waiheke."

The seed for Silver Linings was laid. Joe rang Devonport local David Downs

who had also responded to the Covid lockdown challenges with a desire to help local businesses. He came on board as the co-author and encouragement also came from publishers Penguin and Callaghan Innovation.

The day that PM Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand was going into the level four lockdown David Downs was at Manuka Cafe, in his home patch of Devonport, thinking about the impact on business. He wondered how small businesses like Manuka would be able to survive with cashflow all of a sudden at zero. His solution was for them to sell vouchers online.

“I normally buy something from a cafe once or twice a week.” explains David Downs in the Silver Linings book. “So if I just kept doing that in lockdown, they’d have some cashflow."

He quickly realised that most of these businesses just didn’t have the IT systems or expertise to develop the ability to sell online vouchers.

So David, with a background in IT, built them a website. Within five days he had over 100 cafes on the platform. David was spending 10 hours a day on the project and needed help. He got that from a range of people. The initiative morphed from SOS Cafe to be SOS Business, with more businesses coming on board from outside the cafe sector.

The site was rebuilt by the new helpers on the Shopify platform and five weeks in sales had exceeded $1 million – with 17 volunteers on board.

The initiative obviously slowed once lockdown was over but the SOS Business system has sold $2 million worth of vouchers for over 2500 small businesses.

Silver Linings tells incredible stories of hope and optimism. How businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families reconnected through time spent together. The book is a collection of those stories from across Aotearoa. It shows how New Zealand – and New Zealanders – respond when the going gets tough.

Not to do things by halves’, the Silver Linings co-authors then went on to host a Ted-Talk style one day live event at Auckland’s ASB Theatre in late March this year that was supported by Vodafone, Xero, BNZ, Stuff and Callaghan Innovation. Presenters from the books were able to tell their stories of business innovation and human triumph at this event.

Silver Linings is a very high quality 272 page case-bound hard cover book. The foreword is provided by Vic Crone, CEO of Callaghan Innovation. The stories of hope, optimism and humanity are told within nine chapters – Pivots and Pirouettes; Stepping Up; Personal Impacts; One Door Closes…; Leading from the Front; Community Spirit; Unexpected Upsides; Passing the Time; Battling the Virus.

Silver Linings is a must read. It can be purchased at all good books stores or online at www.silverlinings.nz

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

What's NEW in MILFORD? MILFORD

Murray Hill

Milford's on top!

It’s official! Milford is the top town centre on the Shore! - (Sales) May 2021.

Wow! It’s been a while coming, but we’ve finally done it. Taken over as the Top Sales Town Centre on the North Shore. Thanks to all our loyal customers who have stuck with us during Covid and its aftermath.

To those of you who aren’t shopping here – why not try us out? We’ve got a great range of wonderful businesses that offer a mix of national retailers and unique family businesses.

Gee – things just keep getting better in Milford. After revealing that another major retailer is to open in the old ANZ bank premises around September/October, I can now advise that yet another major national brand will be opening a large format store in the Milford Centre. Work started on demolition at the site of the old Morgan’s restaurant recently and seems to be continuing at pace.

I cannot reveal the names of either of these businesses – only say that when the announcement is made public, you will have more good reasons to shop in Milford.

Today as I write this column, I heard that the last remaining shop in Shakespeare Road is undergoing a new fit-out. That only leaves the old Westpac premises empty, but I understand there are interested parties for this site also. They just have to sign on the dotted line. Exciting times for Milford!

Milford App On the opposite page you will see what the Milford app looks like on a mobile phone. If you haven’t already signed up to it, I suggest you do. All new store openings and locations, special offers and things to do in

Milford will be sent to you through this marvel of digital technology.

Calling all Milford groups, clubs, and neighbourhoods. We want this app to let everyone in Milford know what’s going on in their community. So if you’ve got events, fundraisers or gatherings organised, contact me through the app as follows: • Go to ‘Milford Store Directory’ • Then ‘Milford Shops Directory’ • Then the three bars at top of screen • Press ‘Contract’ and add details of your local event, etc there.

We want this Milford App to be the one place you go to for everything to do with Milford.

As a bonus, look out for weekly competitions throughout July in the ‘Get Discounts and Competitions’ section. If you are already registered, you’re automatically in the draw for these prizes, But... you can get more chances by adding your name and where you shopped every time you support our local businesses.

If you are new to Milford or want to know what clubs are in the area: • Go to ‘What’s On’ • Then ‘Local Publications’ • Then ‘Milford Residents Association’ • Then ‘Community’ • Lastly ‘Groups & Clubs’.

We want this to be the community’s ‘Go-To’ place for everything happening in our wonderful Milford community. It you have any ideas about things that we should add or change, send me an email at manager@milfordshops.co.nz.

Murray Hill, Manager – Milford Business

Association, manager@milfordshops.co.nz | 021 950 463, www.milfordshops.co.nz facebook milfordshops Instagram milfordnz youtube MilfordshopsTV

And don’t forget we now have 4 Touch Screens located throughout the town centre that also have all the information you are ever likely to need about MILFORD

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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 content in Channel Mag. This month they profile Imogen, Grace from Canton Chinese Healing, Jose and Dorreen Fernandes from Clarry's as well as Vondel and other Devonport eateries.

Imogen

“The best thing about Devonport is that it is really fun and has great bread. The bread from Baked is really chewy. I also really like getting ice cream and chocolate milkshakes from White’s Dairy.

“I love riding my bike around Devonport and saying hi to all the people and seeing them wave back at me. There are so many fun things to do.

I like going to see Josie at her cafe at Narrow Neck. She sometimes has dog treats tucked into her apron and gives them to my dog, Ludo. She even painted his picture and put it on the wall of the cafe. I made a painting one day called ‘Cat with a Red Face’ at the Flagstaff Gallery and Cary framed it and put it on the wall and invited me back for a special art showing. The price she wrote down for it was ‘priceless’.

“Last year was good. I’m grateful for food and water and for having a family and house and for my dog Ludo.”

— Imogen, bike-rider, painter and bread lover, age 6

Grace

"I'm afraid of needles, so as soon as I lay down on Grace's treatment table, I shut my eyes. The chatter in my brain subsides and I begin to relax as Grace expertly places acupuncture needles around my body.

I feel so lucky to have found such an experienced practitioner.

Grace Mai, originally a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor from Guangzhou, China, has been an acupuncturist for 28 years, most of them here in Devonport.

I first came to Grace for a frozen shoulder, which she fixed. Then for lower back pain and the foot that I dropped a drawer on. I came for the sharp pains in my chest that the doctors couldn't figure out. She didn't quite fix that, but she made it a lot better.

"We laugh about that now. How during those treatments, I cried harder than anyone has ever on her table. Not because acupuncture needles hurt, but because, as it turns out, if you love someone and they are on the other side of the world dying, and you can't get to them, you can feel it in your body.

"But with time and a little Grace, you can make it through." - Lauren Canton Chinese Healing Centre, 2/67 Lake Road, Devonport, Auckland

Clarry's

There’s something warm and comforting but also exotic about Clarry’s with its blend of Portuguese and Goan cuisine, including Portuguese tarts, butter chicken pies and Goan curries.

But it’s cakes that are Jose’s signature dish, and he can make any shape or flavour, and for any occasion. Jose’s creations feature carefully detailed designs with his Gingerbread House a Christmas time festive favourite. Jose learnt his trade as a pastry chef in India and then moved to work on Disney cruise liners, turning out fancy pastries and desserts for passengers the world over.

Jose Fernandes and his wife Doreen are a long way from their native Goa, but they’re creating a taste of their homeland in their Devonport-based ‘Go Goa’ eatery. Jose arrived in New Zealand 14 years ago and since then Auckland has been home for him and his family. He worked at the Devonport Navy Base before starting up ‘Go Goa’ just before Covid-19 struck last year.

Clarry’s is the informal cafeteria for the Devonport Walking Group which calls in three times a week for coffee after their walks around the local area. It’s a home away from home for many of the walkers, and Pat (with dog Sheikha) often helps Doreen out with serving coffee and clearing tables.

Clarry’s Go Goa Eatery, 3/18 Clarence Street, Devonport, tel 09-445 4173 Open seven days and also available for catering and cake orders

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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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Foodie Finds is a monthly column by Kate Dobbin and Lauren Lulu Taylor which profiles local food producers and their products in the Devonport area. If you have suggestions of products or producers for us to consider, please email Kate on kdobbin7@gmail.com or Lulu at Lulu@secretkiwikitchen.com

Happy Hours to keep your spirits up Nothing beats a good happy hour, and there’s something quite decadent about one that quietly slips in on a school night.

Vondel in Devonport has taken the art of the mid-week happy hour to a new height with its Taco Tuesday Night -- you can get a plate of tacos ($7 each) accompanied by a delicious, salt-rimmed margarita ($12 each) every Tuesday evening (just when you should be catching up on your admin).

Recently voted one of Taco Tuesday night Metro magazine’s Top 50 Bars in Auckland, Vondel spirits you away to exotic Central American climes with its choice of four different tacos -- owner Sam Bratton believes everybody should eat well, regardless of what their culinary preferences, so there’s always a meat, fish or seafood, vegetarian and vegan option on offer.

Our favourite is the pork kimchi which comes packed with pickled wong bok, garlic,ssamjang sauce and mustard dressing. Full of fingerlinking flavour, the tacos are served separately but it’s great to share a mix with the table. We also adore the pulled jackfruit taco with crispy shallot, mesclun and aioli. Jackfruit is that curious chameleon food that’s actually a fruit but can take on the hearty flavour of pulled pork, especially when it’s cooked.

In the drinks department, we love Vondel’s classic margarita best-the clean crispness of it is a perfect pairing with the tacos -- but for those of you who are looking to meld more flavours, they also offer pear and blood orange.

A selection of happy hour specials and offers in Devonport includes: Fish Kitchen: Sunday all-day Oyster Happy Hour, oysters $2 each Vic Road Kitchen: Friday Oyster Happy Hour 4-6.30pm, oysters $2 each. Wed-Sun Happy Hour Special 4-6pm (house white and red wine $9, all tap beers $2 off).

Esplanade Bar: Every day 5-8pm, all tap bears $8.50 and selected wines (happy hour price list on request) The Patriot: Wednesday from 5pm, two for one offer on all meals.

Friday 4-7pm, 25% off every beverage including top shelf.

Hemingways: Thursday/Friday 4.30pm-6.30pm house wines and selected beer $7 Vondel: Tues-Fri 4pm-6pm, house wines $10, tap beers $2 off, aperol spritz $12 Tiny Triumphs: Tues-Fri 4-6pm, $2 off house beer and wines

NORTH SHORE’S FAMILY CLUB FOR SAILING, BOATING & SOCIALISING

• The best sailing waters in NZ • Conveniently located beside Milford Marina • Affordable membership • Sailing, Boating & Social memberships • Strong Junior Sailing Programme • Social events for members every week • Fantastic Venue for Hire

Milford Cruising Club, Craig Road, Milford Email: milfordcruising@xtra.co.nz Phone: 09-489-6837 Visit: www.milfordcruisingclub.co.nz

Vondel, 8 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland 0624 09 446 6444, https://www.vondel.co.nz/ Opening hours: Tue-Fri 9am–late (kitchen opens 11am) Sat 9am-late, Sun 9am-late

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DEVONPORT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: DEVONPORT NEWS UPDATE

By Shaulyn van Baaren Devonport Business Improvement District Manager

Winter Wonderland in Devonport

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

Devonport is often thought of as a summer destination but this is actually one of my most favourite times of year. I don comfy layers and venture out, coffee in hand, into the cool morning air which often melts away into warm sunny afternoons. Our beaches are a little quieter, which allows for reflective walks, fitness with breath-taking views and quiet catch-ups with family and friends. And the way the light reflects off the ocean at this time of year is purely magical.

The days are shorter and the pace a little slower but the demands of work, activities and errands are just as critical. I love a little takeaway now and again but am excited for the convenience of freezer meals and slow-cooker cooking. A local go-to for a healthy, fresh cooked meals is Jess’ Underground Kitchen (JUK). With pick-up available in-store or weekly meal delivery, JUK is a convenient option for busy families or singles looking for easy, tasty ways to eat well.

In the evening and on weekends the playground on Windsor Reserve, just off the banks of Devonport Beach, is bustling with laughter and activity. Now a year old, it has become a hub for whānau to gather after coffee and brunch and play for hours.

Rainy days lend themselves to a more comfortable pace. Movie days at The Vic Theatre are always a good idea. With mainstream, classical and unique offerings, what we are seeing is a lot of creative new films coming out as a result of this pandemic, lockdowns and shift in global perspective. You can stroll the village, mostly sheltered from the rain and shop beautiful boutique retailers. Books, clothing, jewellery and of course gorgeous art. Many of our galleries, which exhibit a range of New Zealand artists, have exciting exhibitions and events happening over the winter months. Depot Artspace has a multitude of things going on including their upcoming Matariki Lattern Hikoi (walk) and Workshop (July 4-10). Flagstaff Gallery has partnered with Eden Park, as part of the Elemental AKL festival to deliver a uniquely curated art show at New Zealand’s premier venue on July 23rd -25th. You’ll meet New Zealand’s best artists and enjoy an unforgettable weekend at this fun for all ages art and culture celebration.

Admittedly, it is slower in the village. Many of our businesses continue to struggle, but the good news is that we can help. A year ago, shopping and supporting local became THE call to action and you did not disappoint. We rallied around local business like their lives depended on it – because well… they really did.

We love our town centres but we’ve become comfortable at home. Shopping and supporting local is more critical than ever, but we’ve become numb to the plea. The call to action moving forward is “Do what you can, as often as you can… consistent little spends add up!”

Remember that sharing your favourite shops with non-locals, whether it be taking them there when they visit, writing online reviews, or recommending them on social media channels, is the best way to to boost our village economy. Together we will keep our town centre alive.

Until next time, — Shaulyn van Baaren Visit: www.devonport.co.nz

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Devonport Events in July

Maria Teape.

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play continues this month.

For children aged 0-5, Tamariki Play sessions are a time to play with big toys, be active and make new friends, held every Tuesday morning, 9:30am-11am, including the school holidays, at The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont.

The free, casual attendance sessions are the perfect way to keep little ones active and socialised during the colder, wetter months. Caregiver supervision is required.

Devonport Intergenerational Meet-Up sessions are a fun, informal opportunity for young and young at heart to share skills and develop communication and understanding between the different generations. Sessions are held fortnightly on Mondays, 3:30pm – 5:00pmish, and so far, have included cooking, craft, IT/device troubleshooting, conservation work and more. New ideas for skill sharing activities are welcome. Attendance is free/casual. For more info, contact Wendy:proco@xtra.co.nz .

Clare Senior and Nick Johnston are special guests at the Bunker on Monday 12th July. Well-known amongst the Devonport community, Clare and Nick are steeped in traditional English and Scottish music, and also write their own songs about New Zealand heritage. The evening starts at 8pm. Tickets: phone 445 2227 – admission is $5 members, $8 non-members.

The Rose Centre brings a range of sessions for both adults and children to The Rose Centre for the first week of the school holidays; 12th – 18th July. Free or low cost, the sessions are part of The Rose Centre’s Matariki series, sharing te ao Māori/the Māori world. There will be something for everyone including waiata, storytelling, improv storytelling

by Covert Theatre, contemporary poi and lantern making.

Email hello@rosecentre.co.nz to register and follow along on Facebook @TheRoseCentre for further details!

Freya and Mema Wilda’s Wildest Creatures I’ve Dreamed concert is live at The Vic on Friday 16 July, 8pm. Mema Wilda’s music springs from the emotions of fear, anger and sadness in balance with faith, hope and love. Freya is a talented young songwriter with a gentle voice and soaring vocals, writing songs of love, loss, longing and belonging with an insight and awareness that belies her years. Tickets: www.thevic.co.nz/movie/freyas-ep-release-show-withmema-wilda Restoring Takarunga Hauraki is the ecological restoration and pest-free project on the Devonport Peninsula. Every month there are several activities occurring, including regular weekly happenings. For general info and to join the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki team, follow 9R them on Facebook: www.facebook.

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HARBOUR HOSPICE NEWS

Training Room to benefit community An important aspect of Harbour Hospice’s North Shore facility, currently under redevelopment, will be its ability to facilitate training and development programmes for staff, volunteers and the wider healthcare community.

The new site will feature a purposedesigned Training Room to deliver a range of clinical education programmes for staff. It will offer volunteer training and inductions, orientation programmes for medical students, and training and support for the wider healthcare community, including the highly regarded ‘Fundamentals of Palliative Care Programme’ developed by Hospice New Zealand.

It’s thanks to the generosity of The Ralph & Eve Seelye Charitable Trust, which has a particular interest in education and has gifted $750,000 towards the completion of the Training Room, that this is possible.

The late Ralph and Eve Seelye, after whom the Training Room will be named, were highly regarded in the academic and medical professions – Ralph as a university lecturer and Eve as a leading anaesthetist. After Ralph’s death in 2002 Eve set up the trust with the support of the couple’s then neighbour, Trust Chair James Hill.

Ralph and Eve did not have children, and they’d determined that their legacy should be around education and helping those in need, James explains.

“Education was particularly important to Ralph and Eve. And they were both keen to provide educational and learning opportunities for others. In the case of Harbour Hospice North Shore’s redevelopment we have a building project with a strong educational element, and the trust is very interested in supporting clinical education.”

Eve had grown up in Germany but migrated with her family to New Zealand during the Second World War due to the oppression of the Jewish community. She first met Ralph at Auckland University, where he lectured, and the couple married in 1954. Together, they went on to further their educations at Oxford University.

When Ralph became ill in the early 2000s, he received hospice care through Mercy Hospice. Harbour Hospice’s Chief Executive Jan Nichols held the same role at Mercy at the time, and came to know Eve further by developing a partnership with the trust. For several years an international hospice and palliative care expert was funded to come to New Zealand on an annual speaking tour. When Eve became ill a few years after her beloved Ralph died, Jan and the hospice team continued to visit her.

“Ralph and Eve Seelye were a most humble and inspiring couple,” Jan reflects. “They never took anything for granted – their education, the great outdoors, their garden, their careers, their friends and each other. They were so thankful for the life they forged in New Zealand and so proud to be able to give back. It is an honour and a privilege to be able to create a space in which health professionals and academics of the future can meet and gain inspiration to continue the Seelye legacy.”

To find out how you can help, or more about the project, visit harbourhospice.org.nz/shore-project/ or email Capital Campaign Manager, Kate Thompson: Kate.Thompson@harbourhospice.org.nz.

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POOL COVERS: COVERS4POOLS

An automated pool cover for swimming all year round!

Overseas holidays are out, but you can still invest in an automatic cover from Covers4Pools to turn your pool into your own resort pool – right through the year.

A swimming pool spells summer fun for everyone – and after the year we’ve had you will want to use it to its maximum this summer. Installing an automatic pool cover makes things super easy: maintaining, keeping it warm, clean and affordable.

Covers4Pools is a family business, run by Charles, Paulene and Shayne Olliver. They offer one of the most extensive range of automated pool covers in New Zealand, being the sole distributor for the internationally popular Coverstar Eclipse brand.

“Coverstar Eclipse covers can take the weight of an average sized person, offering complete peace of mind that your family is always safe around your pool,” says company manager Charles Olliver.

“Our new ‘Roll Out Roll Under Slatted Cover’ has quickly become a big seller for us. These covers feature a polycarbonate profile that actually heats the pool via the sun’s rays throughout the summer months and retains heat during the colder months, therefore extending your swimming season and substantially reducing your

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heating costs. We are proud to assemble these covers here in New Zealand.”

Charles explains that automated covers also play a big part in reducing cleaning and maintenance by keeping unwanted items out of the pool.

“They really are a game-changer. Our advanced covers keep dirt and leaves out of the pool and also eliminate up to 90% of evaporation. This avoids wasting thousands of litres of water and reduces chemical use by up to 70%.”

Covers4Pools has good stocks of both Coverstar Eclipse Covers and Roll Out Roll Under Slatted Covers so will have one to suit your pool. They will come to your property and do a free measure and quote and provide advice on the best solution for your requirements. Do it today!

Contact Charles, Paulene or Shayne today.

They will make it very easy and affordable.

Phone 09-426-0625, email sales@autopoolcovers.co.nz or visit www.covers4pools.co.nz

MASSEY UNIVERSITY NEWS

First graduates ready to make UN sustainability goals a reality The first three graduates from Massey’s new Master of Sustainable Development Goals say they feel empowered by the programme to tackle the climate crisis and other sustainability issues in their respective jobs.

Lucy Crone, Tracey Hale and Georgie Hills graduated recently in Auckland – ­ the first cohort from the multidisciplinary programme based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched last year, it is the only degree of its kind in Australasia.

Breaking down silos Professor Regina Scheyvens, who helped to establish and design the course, says the degree takes a “silo-breaking approach” by fostering a new mindset in which there is greater collaboration between private, public and government institutions. It also allows students to work across disciplines including sciences, social sciences, arts and business.

The masters programme currently offers four specialisations: Business and Sustainability; Disaster Management; Environmental Sustainability; and Global Development.

Pacific focus for graduate Speaking after their graduation, the three shared insights about studying for a degree that sets out emphatically to prepare graduates to work towards achieving SDGs by engaging in sustainability related work.

Ms Hills, who works for Toha, an impact investment company whose mission is to “cool the planet”, says she decided to enrol in the degree because she had “started asking questions – personally and professionally – about sustainability and what it means”.

She saw the course advertised at a time when she was thinking of returning to study, and it was something that aligned with her concern about climate issues. The fact she and her fellow students studied during the Covid-19 pandemic made it all the more pertinent, she says.

“For me, that connection to what was happening in the world today was incredible and really valuable. But more than that, it was the opportunity to do a practicum [in the last semester] based on real life experience and building on what we’d studied.”

Based in the Cook Islands where she juggled studying with caring for three primary school-aged children, she assisted course lecturers Professor Scheyvens and Dr Api Movono to conduct research on tourism businesses across several Pacific Island nations and how the pandemic had affected their livelihoods. This resulted in a full report on post-pandemic business sustainability, specifically in the tourism sector.

Ms Crone says the course opened her mind to different perspectives in the sustainability area and prompted her to reflect on her own impact, as well as “seeing how everyone is part of the picture”.

Thanks to her qualification, she is now working for a subsidiary of Fletcher where she helps to measure its carbon footprint so it can achieve a 30 per cent reduction in emissions.

Ms Hale, a chartered account, says she decided to enrol because she was seeking something more meaningful in her professional life.

She is eager combine what she’s learned with knowledge she already has to make a difference in the world, ideally in the health sector.

All three say they appreciated being with students from diverse backgrounds, including business, science and humanitarian sectors.

“The structure of the course allowed for different disciplines – people

Lucy Crone, Tracey Hale with Head of the School of People, Environment and Planning Professor Glenn Banks, fellow graduate Georgie Hills, programme convenor Dr Samantha Gardyne and Development Studies programme leader Professor Regina Scheyvens.

all from different walks of life,” Ms Hills says. “You need people from diverse backgrounds to solve big existential problems.”

UN SDGs – a global blueprint for social change Dr Samantha Gardyne, course convenor and a senior lecturer in the School of People, Environment and Planning, is excited about the degree and to see the first graduates it has produced. The focus on SDGs makes it unique – the only other similar degree is in Italy.

“It’s creative, it’s different, it’s interdisciplinary and it’s so relevant and current to what is happening in the world today,” she says. “The UN SDGs provide a global blueprint for what we want society to look like.”

Prior to their launch, she says environmental and sustainability issues were dealt with as an extra add on, and seldom prioritised.

“What the SDGs have done is bring sustainable development into the forefront of business, private sector, government and NGOs.” The master’s programme signals that Massey is serious about fostering “a new generation of graduates who have the skills, knowledge and expertise to know how we actually implement the SDGs as international goals but in a local context,” Dr Gardyne says.

New specialisations will be added in 2022, including economics for sustainability, and peace and security. Beyond that, the plan is to add education and global health, and to offer study exchanges on topics such as food security and agriculture with European-based universities.

“We only have one planet. At the moment we’re not doing a great job – the next generation is aware of the need to address climate change – particularly the global economic system of production and consumption and neo-liberal capitalism that essentially ignores the environmental cost of a high consumer lifestyle lived predominantly in the Western world,” Dr Gardyne says.

“We can’t ignore it anymore. People are now talking about reaching a stage where there’s no turning back.”

Universities are, she says, “places where we can set people up for that change”. www.massey.ac.nz/cohss

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EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE

Foundation Sisters of the Mt Carmel Convent (from left): Sisters Cordelia, Alacoque and Marguerite, March 1922.

An artists impression of the original Shakespear villa.

Sr Anna and Mia Harvey on the front porch of the newly renovated convent.

An artists impression of the restored Carmel Convent.

Restoration of the Carmel College Convent The recent restoration of this heritage building has been a reminder of Carmel College’s history. The building will be used for special projects at the College and will include a visual display of the history of the Villa/Convent.

Our History While some might link the history of Carmel College to the opening in 1957, the beginnings of our school stretch back to 1827, when the first school in the Mercy tradition opened in Dublin, Ireland. Carmel College is part of a network of hundreds of primary and secondary schools and universities, in over 20 countries, established by the Sisters of Mercy.

So, what connects these schools? In 1827 Catherine McAuley, an Irish Catholic woman who had inherited a fortune (the equivalent of about NZ$8 million today), chose to use her wealth to alleviate the needs of poor women and children in Dublin. She built a house that she named the House of Mercy, started a school and provided shelter for homeless women or women in vulnerable situations.

While she, and the women who joined her in this work, met the temporary needs of the women, their goal was to give them skills so that they could be independent and escape the cycle of poverty that was prevalent at the time.

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in need and create a climate where the potential of women could be attained. A cholera pandemic led the Sisters into nursing and healthcare, and social work was another area in which the Sisters were involved. It was not long before Bishops around the world were asking Catherine to send Sisters to their countries to serve.

In 1849, Bishop Pompallier, the first Catholic Bishop of New Zealand, asked Sisters to come to New Zealand, particularly to respond to the call of the Māori women for Wāhine Tapu - holy women. The Sisters accepted the invitation, and in April 1850, Sisters arrived in Auckland.

Meanwhile, the area around Lake Pupuke was beginning to be farmed, with Thomas and Mary Poynton the first Pākeha family to farm by the lake. Their daughter Catherine married Michael Shea, and they farmed the area on which Carmel College now sits. In 1884 the Sheas sold part of the property to William and Harriet Shakespear. The Shakespears built the villa that has recently been restored and lived in it until 1922 when they sold it to the Sisters of Mercy, who had previously purchased the other piece of land from the Sheas.

Shortly after the first community of Sisters moved into the newly named Mt Carmel Convent, they welcomed boarders, and by 1925 a small school of 13 students had opened under the headteacher, Sr M. Dymphna. The Sisters taught music and cared for elderly or convalescent women in the Convent until the College opened in 1957.

Mercy Chaplain Carmel College is fortunate still to have a Sister of Mercy on the staff. Sr Anna Nicholls is the Mercy Chaplain at the College. One of our student leaders, Mia Harvey, interviewed Sr Anna about her role at Carmel College.

Mercy schools, including St Mary’s Colleges in both Wellington and Auckland, Villa Maria College in Christchurch, Paul VI College in Samoa as well as most recently working in Dublin as the Head of Heritage and Spirituality for Mercy International Association.

Mia: How long have you been a Sister of Mercy?

Sr Anna: I began my journey with the Sisters of Mercy in 1998 and made final vows in 2007.

Mia: What is your role at Carmel now?

Sr Anna: I have opportunities to go into every class in the school and work with students to explore our Mercy history and Carmel story, particularly what it means to be a Mercy woman today.

Carmel has five mercy values that we focus on, but values are only significant if we strive to live them daily, so part of my role is to support the students and staff in exploring how they can live out these values.

Mia: You call yourself a Sister; is that the same as a nun?

Sr Anna: Actually, it is slightly different; nuns take different vows and are generally enclosed in a convent. Sisters are more likely to be found ministering in the community. Today there are almost 5000 Sisters of Mercy around the world.

Mia: Why do you not dress like the Sisters who first started the College in a habit?

Sr Anna: From the late 1960s, Sisters started to dress in ordinary clothes as a reminder that we are just like other people! However, you will see that I wear a Mercy Cross pendant and a silver ring that I received when I made my final vows – it is like a wedding ring!

Mia: Have you always taught at Carmel College?

Sr Anna: No, I have had a variety of experiences teaching at other

Mia: What makes Carmel College special for you?

Sr Anna: I love working at Carmel College because of the positive attitude of the staff and students. Many Carmel past pupils will say that the Sisters always told them that girls could do anything.

I think this is still the case, and our students are encouraged and supported to achieve whatever dreams they aspire to. Another aspect that makes Carmel unique is the attitude toward service; our students are actively engaged in helping others, and I am so proud of the ways that they express Mercy through their actions. It really is a privilege for me to be part of this community.

CARMEL COLLEGE Our Vision

Empowering young women through a Catholic education in the Mercy tradition to pursue personal excellence and to be prepared to challenge and shape the future.

“We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

Catherine McAuley

Enrolment Applications for Year 7 to Year 9 in 2022 are welcomed.

For all enrolment applications and enquiries please contact Mrs Deborah Goudie or call (09) 486 1132 ext 704 Address: 108 Shakespeare Road, Milford, Auckland Email: admin@carmel.school.nz Website: www.carmel.school.nz

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Kristin’s sports successes Although small compared to the other schools we compete against at Years 9 to 13, our ‘never say die’ attitude, determination and team spirit have ensured excellent results at national, regional and North Harbour levels this year.

We at Kristin value team sport and the life lessons learnt training, competing and being part of a team, week in and week out. This winter season, we have over 100 teams representing the school. Here are some of the highlights so far this year.

Bronze medal at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Mixed Tennis Teams Championships Our top tennis players qualified fourth for the New Zealand Schools tennis finals held in Auckland during Summer Tournament Week. Finn Burridge, Robbie King, Ella O’Malley and Lucy Xu played some amazing tennis to place third overall in New Zealand. They defeated Saint Kentigern College in the bronze medal match, playing some exciting tennis in both doubles and singles. Seeded fourth going into the tournament, the Kristin team was determined to finish with a medal and duly obliged with a 4-2 victory. Well done team on a third-in-New Zealand placing!

Auckland Secondary Schools U16 Tennis Doubles Champions Our top U16 boys Finn Burridge and Robbie King were the number one seeds for the Auckland Schools Champion of Champions tournament and did indeed achieve a thrilling three-set win over King’s College. The final was delayed due to Covid-19 and weather but, in good spirit, both schools agreed to play the match in the Term 1 school holidays. Held at the Auckland Tennis Centre, there was some exhilarating tennis played with long rallies and of course the tiebreaker final set.

Credit to the King’s pairing, who fought back to claim the second set. However, in the end the serve-and-volley game from Finn and Robbie proved too strong. Well played boys – Auckland champions!

Double Bronze at North Harbour for our Premier Girls and Boys’ Hockey Teams Our Boys’ 1st XI Hockey team defeated Takapuna Grammar School in a hard-fought match to claim bronze in the North Harbour competition. The final score of 1-nil reflects the struggle the Kristin team faced, but their teamwork and determination got them through. The Girls’ 1st XI Hockey team’s win was more clear-cut. They defeated St Mary’s College from Ponsonby 3-1 with the highlight being a reverse shot from captain Izzy Gaze that slammed into the St Mary’s goal, leaving the keeper with no chance. The girls played a great game, spreading the attack and passing into space. These two wins ensured that both teams qualified for the Super City Auckland Schools hockey competition, which has the top eight schools from the Auckland area compete for the second half of the season.

Auckland Secondary Schools Team Fencing Champions Our Kristin Senior Boys’ Foil team, comprising Blake Greenwood, Sam Zhuang and Leo Zhou, fought brilliantly to claim the top position at the Auckland Secondary Schools Team Fencing Champs, out of 14 school teams entered in the competition.

The Kristin Senior Girls’ Foil team claimed the silver medal. Led

by Azaria Eddy and including Yeon Seo Kim, Grace Shen and Wendy Wen, the team fought bravely all day to achieve this result. Kristin had 18 fencers and five teams competing overall, making it the largest contingent on the day..

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Finn Burridge, Robbie King, Lucy Xu and Ella O'Malley.

Finn Burridge and Robbie King.

Kristin Girls’ 1st XI Hockey team.

Sam Zhuang, Blake Greenwood and Leo Zhou.

Kevin Wei (member of Kristin Boys’ 1st XI Hockey team).

Blood Brothers 2021 After the splendour of musical comedies and classics enjoyed at Kristin over the past few years, our senior students were hungry for the opportunity to produce a piece of raw, emotional musical theatre. Blood Brothers offered our students the opportunity to extend themselves through a theatrical challenge beyond anything they have experienced at Kristin.

Auditions took place in December 2020 to assemble an incredibly strong cast of 25, who began preparations immediately to convincingly convey characters in Liverpool between the 1960s and 1980s. Music was learnt, dialogue was studied, and intensive training in the ‘scouse’ accent commenced. Forty-seven students made up the crew, working with staff members in various backstage and technical departments, and the Blood Brothers band had the highest proportion of student-to-adult musicians of any production at Kristin. Each student, on and off stage, contributed greatly to the delivery of a very slick and gripping piece of theatre, supported by a sensational production team.

With a season of just four performances, over a thousand audience members attended this moving show, and each performance concluded with a rousing standing ovation. The incredibly positive feedback praised the students for being able to deliver an emotional performance of this magnitude with such authenticity. One community member wrote of the show: “There are many adult performances that never achieve what this amazing production has managed.” Another staff member wrote following the final performance: “I’ve never seen anything so powerful, so extraordinary, so moving.”

Blood Brothers, I know, will live in the hearts of all involved, and all who were privileged enough to witness it, for a very long time.

Hamish Mouat, Artistic Director of Major Productions Tickets for Kristin’s Middle School production of Oliver, on stage from 17th – 18th September, are available now at iTicket.co.nz.

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

Jazz Club.

An abundance of awards for Rangitoto College’s performing arts The students and staff in Rangitoto College’s co-curricular performing arts groups have been very busy recently, with performances and competitions in abundance.

The May Music and Food Concert Series, consisting of Rock Bands and Rocky Road, Chamber Music and Chocolate, and Jazz Club, was closely followed by the Drama Company’s production of Alice in Wonderland. The show was supported by over 1000 patrons.

Dance and music groups were also involved in numerous competitions this term, achieving success across many categories.

SMOKEFREE ROCKQUEST North Shore Regional Band Competition Of the 10 Rangitoto bands entered in the heats, Stacked and Loophole qualified to compete in the finals. Stacked received the People’s Choice Award and their lead singer, Tyler Jamieson, received the APRA Lyric Writers’ Award. Loophole placed third in the finals and their lead guitarist, Robert Kim, received a Musicianship Award.

Auckland Regional Solo/Duo Competition Lucas Hebberd and Amelia Davey placed third with Amelia receiving the APRA Lyric Award.

Melinda Xu received the Rockshop Electronic Assist Performance Award.

NZCT CHAMBER MUSIC CONTEST – AUCKLAND REGIONAL COMPETITION

Of the seven Rangitoto chamber groups entered, Trio Noir and Stymphalian Trio were selected as two of the top 12 finalists (out of over 70 entries in the Auckland region). Rangitoto chamber group Trio Anima received a KBB Award (four of these awards are given, specifically for groups incorporating a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument).

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IMPACT DANCE COMPETITION

Hip Hop Mega Crew placed fourth and received an Excellence Award.

NATIONAL DANCE CHALLENGE NZ

Magnum Company – second place in Contemporary Troupe Award, Secondary School Division Magnum Senior Troupe – second place in Jazz Troupe Award, Secondary School Division Overture Ballet Troupe – first place in Lyrical Troupe Award, Secondary School Division Magnum Junior Troupe– first place in Jazz Troupe Award, Secondary School Division Magnum Junior Troupe – Special Troupe Award for Choreography Magnum Junior Troupe – awarded Secondary School Dance Team of the Year Rangitoto College – Overall Winning School (highest scoring high school troupe and overall highest scoring school)

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

Senior NZSSAA Cross Country Champs.

Junior NZSSAA Cross Country Champs.

Westlake leading the pack.

Year 9 NZSSAA Cross Country Champs Runners-Up.

Runaway success at the National Cross-Country Championship The Westlake Boys Cross Country team were never more eager or ready to compete at this year’s Auckland and New Zealand Cross Country Champs after the disappointment of event cancellations in 2020.

Groundwork started during the April school holidays with a training camp for the respective age groups in Rotorua. The training they received provided the important foundations to help develop their fitness and running technique for the upcoming season.

In May the distance runners competed at the North Harbour and West Auckland Cross Country Champs held at Moire Park in Massey.

The team consisted of 62 students, 22 of which were racing for the first time, and they went on to celebrate a group success by winning all teams and individual categories.

At the Auckland Champs, the team performed exceptionally well on a challenging course at St. Kentigern College where they took away gold in eight of the nine categories. This was an unprecedented result for Westlake cross country and this success certainly helped build their confidence leading into Nationals.

The New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs took place in Hawera in mid-July and proved to be the epitome of Cross Country with persistent rain on a very muddy course. The team’s performance did not disappoint with the Senior and Junior boys winning the National Six-Person team title and the Year 9 boys achieving runner-up in the same category. In addition to this the Senior and Year 9 Three-Person teams performed admirably and took away

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At the Auckland Champs, the team performed exceptionally well on a challenging course at St. Kentigern College where they took away gold in eight of the nine categories. a silver medal. All the boys raced with determination, particularly Cameron Maunder, Sam Berry, Toby Saxby, Alfie Steedman and Jamie Maunder who finished in the Top 12 for their respective races. To their delight, Sam and Cameron were later named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country team.

The team will now focus on their preparation for the upcoming Road Race season. Special thanks to the team’s sponsor, Nick Kearney from Schnauer & Co, and the many parents and helpers who have supported the students in this exhilarating sport.

Visual Extravaganza at Westlake’s Korean Night Concert The Westlake Korean Night is a highly anticipated and hugely popular concert on the Westlake calendar and sells out each year to an enthusiastic audience of around 1,500 fans.

The event is a celebration of Korean culture shown through a collaboration of traditional and contemporary performances by Korean students from the Westlake Boys and Girls schools. The An extravagant night filled with a variety of concert is the culmination of months of preparation performances! into a single evening of energetic and entertaining acts that proudly showcase Korean culture to the community. Event janggu, jing and kkwaenggwari instruments. The exquisite Fan Dance organisers are heartened to see that the audience now includes filled the stage with beautiful colour and movement as the audience people from a range of ages, ethnicities and backgrounds which sat enthralled, before they were treated to the fun and clever Mask makes the performers very proud to take the stage and perform.

Dance. Later in the evening the concert moved into contemporary This year the event opened with a Haka to honour everyone performances including K-Pop dance, music bands, and Korean Hip involved in producing the concert, and was followed by a speech Hop rapping which included this year’s special guest singer, and from our Headmaster, Mr Ferguson, who welcomed the audience teacher, Mr Will Kim. The audience’s excitement could barely be in Korean. The concert started with the junior students who skilfully contained as they clapped and cheered after each of these superb performed the Doll dance and were followed by a Nanta drum act performances. that demonstrated skills in rhythm and speed. Taekwondo provided an It is tradition for the Korean Night organisers to donate funds that excellent display of acrobatic movements which was very entertaining. match the year, to a local charity so this year $2,021 will be donated Samulnori, a traditional Korean percussion group, returned from their to Starship Hospital to help assist with medical care of children and debut in 2020 to give a wonderful performance using traditional buk, young people in New Zealand.

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Creative writer wins with futuristic tale of gene-editing Whoever developed the left-brain, right-brain theory clearly hasn’t met 15-year-old Sydney Brandolino. The Year 11 student has plans to study neuroscience, but it’s the creative side of her brain that has won her accolades in recent times.

Sydney has had her original story It’s Only Natural – about geneedited children – included in the Young New Zealand Writers 2021 Anthology, following her success in the Write Off Line competition.

Her work was one of a handful of original stories selected from more than 700 entries across 100 New Zealand schools. “I’ve done a few other small competitions, but this was my first big win, so it’s definitely a bit of an encouragement,” she says. “My mum told me about the competition, and I thought it would be fun to give it a try.”

Sydney already had a story idea brewing, which luckily fitted the prompt. It was while riding the bus that It’s Only Natural started to form. “The story takes place in a world where almost every child is

gene edited, and the ones who aren’t often work as labourers. The richer you are, the better gene editing you can afford, and the smarter and prettier your kids will be.

The protagonist, Cris, is a (somehow) switched-on gene-edited kid, and the first gene-edited student at her prep school. The story follows her Sydney Brandolino. running away with her best friend, Alma, after they’re falsely accused of murder.”

Sydney is Deputy Editor-In-Chief of Westlake’s Parallax literary and arts journal, after joining the creative team as a foundation member in 2019. While she is planning on a career in neurochemistry or neuroscience, she wants to continue writing as a hobby.

Westlake introduces Māori translation into its logo We are delighted to announce that WGHS has officially adapted its logo to incorporate a Māori translation.

Te Kura Tuarua o ngā Taitamawāhine o Ururoto translates to Westlake Girls High School, and aligns to Westlake Boys, which uses Te Kura Tuarua o ngā Taitamatāne o Ururoto.

Our wider Westlake community was involved in the change, led by Mātua Eddie Hudson. The logo incorporates a more formal title than had previously been used when referring to Westlake Girls in Māori.

“We moved from Te Kura Tuarua Kōtiro o Ururoto which was commonly used, and formalised words such as ‘Kōtiro’ which means girls,” says Eddie. “Instead, we settled on ‘Taitamawāhine’ which addresses our students more formally as young women.”

The logo, in vertical and horizontal formats, is being rolled out as collateral is updated across the school.

Open Night Tuesday 27 July 2021 4pm and 6pm WESTLAKE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 2 Wairau Road, Takapuna For more information visit westlakegirls.school.nz/open-night

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Socially Distanced Shakespeare July 27th-31st, at Westlake Boys High School After the outstanding success of 2019’s Les Misérables*, Westlake Schools will combine once more for the 2021 school production: Socially Distanced Shakespeare. And so, it is time to secure your tickets!

In this time of Covid-19, the producers have created a promenade production, where audiences tour Westlake Boys, enjoying six 15-minute scenes from six very different Shakespeare plays. These plays include Love's Labours Lost, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado about Nothing.

This mini tour, or promenade performance, is inspired by Shakespeare’s experience of touring England in the 16th century, during a time of plague in London and indeed around the world. As we, hopefully, emerge after the sustained period of unpleasantness (called Covid-19), our production aims to reflect

Shakespeare’s lived experience, to be innovative in The Mechanicals rehearse A Midsummer Night's Dream. its staging, and to keep audiences safe, as they move from performance to performance in groups of no more than 30.

What: Socially Distanced Shakespeare When: Tuesday, July 27th – Saturday, July 31st @ 7.30pm Where: Westlake Boys Auditorium Tickets: Bit.ly/wbhstickets or scan Ticket prices: Adult $20; Child $15; Family (of 4) $50 Contact: Nick Brown via nbr@westlake.school.nz * Les Misérables was awarded Best Direction, Best Musical Direction, Best Sound, Best Lighting, The People’s Choice Award, and the Auckland Live Award for Best Production of 2019, at the 2019 iTicket Showdown Awards at Sky City Theatre.

Kayaker makes the U-18 New Zealand team From 14-16 May, NZCT New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships and Oceania Championships took place at Lake Karapiro. It was originally scheduled for mid-Febuary but had to be rescheduled due to a Covid lockdown.

Girls race over 200m and 500m distances in K1, K2 and K4 events. People come from clubs all around New Zealand as well as paddlers from the Cook Islands and Samoa, but unfortunately this year the field was much smaller due to the impacts of Covid – Tara Vaughan. with only a handful of heats in each age group gender category. Nevertheless, the under 18 girls’ field was very competitive and it was hard to know who was going to win the race on the start line.

Over the 500m distance, I was quite disappointed with my results in the under 18 K1, but in the K2 our boat managed to win and we

came away with a second in the K4 in the final.

Over the 200m distance, I managed to win the under 18 K1 200 and the under 18 K2 200 and my team also came second in the K4 over the 200m distance.

Due to my success at the championships, I was named in a team of six under 18 girl paddlers in the New Zealand team that was supposed to race at the Asia Pacific Cup in Japan that was originally scheduled to take place in May. I also trialled and was successful in making the under 18 New Zealand Kayak Team that was scheduled to race at the Junior Worlds in Portugal at the start of September. Unfortunately that won’t happen but I’m hoping for some other racing.

By Tara Vaughan

Isabella wins Top Overall Speaker at Ngā Manu Kōrero Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition was held on Friday 11 June at Ngā Puna O Waiōrea - Western Springs College. This special event celebrates the opportunity for our young Māori orators to compete within our Tamaki Makaurau secondary schools.

The competition supports the use of Te Reo Māori or English as the mediums of expression. Westlake Girls High School Year 11 entrant Isabella Drummond (Ngāti Maniapoto) participated in the Korimako Trophy section for Senior English where competitors give a prepared and an impromptu speech.

Isabella’s prepared topic was “Let me be the rangatahi today; I’ll be the rangatira tomorrow” and her impromptu was “Learning Te Reo Māori via Google”.

So powerful were her performances that Isabella was awarded Top Female Speaker, Best Impromptu and Top Overall Speaker, and will now represent the Auckland region at the national competitions in Palmerston North on 23 September.

This is only the second time in history that a student from the Westlake Schools has achieved this honour, so a good contingent from both schools will travel to the nationals to support Isabella on this

prestigious stage.

“The Ngā Manu Kōrero speech competition was an incredible experience, and I have grown so much as a person because of it,” says Isabella. "It was so cool to see speakers from across Auckland express Isabella Drummond. themselves in a positive and competitive environment."

Isabella says she is “beyond proud and humbled” to be representing the Auckland region at nationals in September. "Ngā Manu Kōrero has given me the opportunity to express myself as a rangatahi (young person),” she says.

"Public speaking can be daunting, but it has built my confidence and I hope that other WGHS students take the courage to give it a go."

Isabella is pictured with her awards, and at a dress rehearsal for this year’s Polyfest competition.

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EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

The Rosmini College 1st XI Hockey team.

Photo Credit to Judith Morrogh.

North Harbour Hockey Champions On Wednesday, 9th June Rosmini College’s 1st XI Hockey team played off against Westlake Boys’ High School’s 1st XI for the North Harbour Hockey Championship. A triumphant Rosmini scored a 2 – 1 victory.

The Rosmini team consisted of Keenan Bhikha, Joshua Bowden, Morgan Codd, Maxwell Collett, Reuben D’Souza, Matthew Develter, Finnbar Erskine-Mills, Pat Faulkner, Sean Harrod, Joshua Holloway, Samuel MacKinnon, Jonathan O’Rourke, Riley Playfair, Fernando Terrazas, Jordan Thomas, Michael Thornhill and Hamish Berry.

The team was coached by Rosmini’s Assistant Principal, Year 13 Dean and Head of Physical Education Mr Paul Fordham and Old Boy Taimana Iversen. The managers of the team were Rosmini’s Head of Māori Mātua Noah Meggitt, Rosmini’s Director of Community Relations Mr James Fuiava and Nicholas Eastwood.

Mr Fordham said, “This was a fiercely contested game with both teams having opportunities in the first half. However, the game was drawn 0 – 0 at halftime. Westlake Boys was the dominant team of the first half. However, due to some changes made in the second half, Rosmini found themselves creating more opportunities to score.

We were the first to strike with a brilliant goal from Morgan Codd.

Shortly following this, some magic from Captain Jordon Thomas put us ahead 2 – 0. Following this, Rosmini College defended with a lot of heart only to concede a goal on fulltime to make the final score 2 – 1. A great result with notable performances from Hamish Berry, Patrick Faulkner, Morgan Codd and Jordon Thomas.”

Hamish Berry and the victorious Rosmini team.

Travelling Pots Rosmini College’s 2021 theme of ‘Where is your Brother?’ was put into practice on Monday, 14th June when around 30 Young Vinnies from Rosmini College and Carmel College prepared and cooked close to 100 meals.

Rosmini College Year 13 Prefect, Ross McFadzean says, “These meals will go to those who are in need of a warm, hearty meal.

This initiative is called the Travelling Pots and our Young Vinnies are aiming to prepare and package these meals several times throughout the year. At our next gathering, the goal is to produce 120 meals. The Vinnies team is deeply grateful for the enduring support of Pak ’n Save Albany.”

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EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

NZSO visits our Performing Arts Musicians

Last month the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra came to visit TGS! The students, performing their own TGS repertoire, had a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to play beside professional musicians. It was an amazing learning experience for all of the students (and staff!) and we all had a fantastic time collaborating.

TGS Composers win big in Wellington

Charlotte Gobbie.

Over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, the SGCNZ held their annual University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. Three of these students were chosen as finalists and gained the following placings: Janayah Wadsworth Jaimee Thomas Charlotte Gobbie

1st place vocal category 2nd place vocal category 3rd place instrumental category

We are incredibly proud of these students and all of their hard work!

Janayah Wadsworth

Jaimee Thomas.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday 29 July 2021, 4.00pm & 5.30pm Takapuna Grammar School Open Evening

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EDUCATION: ALBANY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Impact Projects at ASHS - make an impact!

At ASHS every student is involved in long term and large scale projects which are designed to have a very real impact on their community. Last month ASHS celebrated the learning from their Semester One Impact Projects. Below are just a few examples. You can view the Semester One Celebration of Learning clip that was created by Year 13 student Kaia Jamieson by scanning the QR code.

They are working in partnership with Auckland Council to provide more accessible mountain biking opportunities…

Litiana Johnston, Aditi Patel and Rose Muirhead are part of the Kaitiaki impact project and have been working with Forest & Bird and Auckland Council to explore the question "how might we act as kaitiaki for our ngahere (bush areas)"? They spent time in and out of school (including their holidays!) cleaning up the bush behind the school,

undertaking some predator control to get rid of some possums and rats and also to control some of the invasive weed species such as wild ginger, wooly nightshade, wattle and privet.

Freya Russell is part of the "design and create using textiles" impact project. She is creating a masterpiece for the Waipu Art ‘n Tartan Wearable Art Awards held at the Waipu Museum in October. Her work is a dress that transforms into a Tartan Dragon complete with scales and spines.

Kieran Cordelle and Jacob Rutherford are part of the impact class asking, "how might we encourage and help others to enjoy, and participate in outdoor activities in the wider community"? They are working in partnership with Auckland Council to provide more accessible mountain biking opportunities for the youth of the North Shore.

48 Hour Film Success ASHS duo takes out the Under 18s team award!

Kaia Jamieson and Caitlin Mactavish.

‘Toasted’ is a funny, goofy, mockumentary-style takedown of men who are just a little too self-indulgent and in love with their own abilities.

Lemon Lemon, the ASHS team behind the film, won the prize for Best Under 18 Team at this year’s 48Hours film competition. At the awards ceremony on Saturday 22nd May, Kaia Jamieson, the 16-year-old leader of the team, and Caitlin Mactavish, who plays the role of Anna, accepted their award in their ball dresses – they’d comestraight from the Albany Senior High School ball and were heading right back after picking up their award.

You can check out the winning video clip here: https://www.renews.co.nz/lemon-lemon-toasted-48hours/

ASHS Head Student appointed to Student Athlete Commission for School Sport NZ A massive congratulations to Year 13 ASHS Head Student Ashleigh Bindon who has been appointed to the Student Athlete Commission for School Sport NZ. This appointment will see Ashleigh help shape what the future of school sports in New Zealand looks like. We are incredibly proud of you and eager to see how far you go!

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OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS FOR 2022: Ballot 1 closes: Wednesday 1 September 2021 Ballot 2 closes: Monday 6 December 2021

If you are out of zone at AJHS, you will be out of zone at ASHS. Therefore you must complete the enrolment process by Monday 6 December to ensure that you are within our two ballot dates.

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

W. J. Napier M.H.R. and his tin trunk I have been writing and talking about William Joseph Napier (1857-1925) for some while now. He was a barrister and solicitor, and served as a Liberal Member of the House of Representatives from 1899 to 1902. Amongst other things, he chaired the Auckland Harbour Board on two occasions, developed the Napier estate in the Esmonde Road area and was a Devonport resident from the early 1880s until his death.

A descendant of his sister has told me that that he came to New Zealand from Limerick in Ireland on the passenger vessel ‘Bombay’. He arrived in Auckland on 18 December 1863 as William ‘Napper’, along with his father John, his mother Mary and sister Eliza (later Elizabeth). Also, according to that descendant, his parents were both illiterate, and Mary’s death can’t be traced, while John died in 1881 and Elizabeth (Elizabeth Parsons from 1866) died in 1882. Around the time of John and Elizabeth’s deaths Napier was qualifying as a lawyer in Auckland.

Still in the possession of his family is a tin trunk, emblazoned with ‘W.J. Napier. M.H.R.’, which every parliamentarian received for their political papers etc. This contains a number of items, including studio photographs of Napier and political pamphlets, as well as some of the telegrams and letters he received as part of his parliamentary career, especially for the month of July 1902. Quite a number of those letters are from people seeking government employment for themselves or their sons, as was the custom in those days.

The telegrams and letters are also especially interesting as Napier served in Parliament at the time of the South African War and there are some referring to that war. Also included is an envelope of collected newspaper cuttings covering his ultimately unsuccessful parliamentary campaign in the Waitemata electorate in 1911, along with pages or clippings from other newspapers with items of local and world news that no doubt interested him. He was a political protege of Sir George Grey and naturally enough there is a supplement from the Auckland Weekly News of 30 September 1898 acknowledging Grey’s death in London (Grey had died on the 20th).

Also included in the trunk is a copy of a closely typed four page ‘Sketch of his career’ (as at 1923) and three copies of a ‘note’ profiling his mother-in-law Louisa Felicite Prideaux Evelyn Mills. Along with that is a copy of a full-page profile of him from the ‘New Zealand Town & Country Life Farmers’ Weekly and Land Agents’ Record’ of 21 October 1908 (page 11), which was published just before the 1908 parliamentary elections.

A lot of the material written about him at that time was concerned with what he had done and events he had been involved with, but little on his personality. The above magazine does say “He is a hard hitter in debate, and when in a fight all his energies are concentrated in a determination to win. Sometimes his biting sarcasms wound and rankle long after the occasion has passed which had called them forth. But he has no malice, and once a matter is decided which may have roused strong feelings, he is ever ready to be on the friendliest terms with his opponents.”

The family also has a diamond brooch Napier gave his wife Henrietta or Hettie when they were married in 1890, along with an oil painting of their son Granville Harley Mills Granville Napier (1896-1919), whose name is on the monument outside the Devonport library. There is also a coastguard hat of which the uniform is on display in the Auckland War Memorial Museum, two swords, a bayonet, Te Kooti’s mere (which was presented to

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Napier), a family Bible, a prodigious stamp collection and many very old coins.

When Napier died in 1925, he left a significant estate with a number of assets. However, a letter in the family’s possession and dated 28 July 1926 is addressed to his then widow from New Zealand Insurance’s Trustee Executor and Agency Branch. That letter notes that properties Napier owned had outgoings of 1,100 pounds per annum, but had an income of only 300 pounds per annum. They recommended the properties be auctioned at ‘upset prices’ or priced to sell, particularly noting property in Kohimarama, at Rutland and Grey Streets in central Auckland, at Jutland Road in Hauraki and a 1300-acre farm at Taringamotu, northwest of Taumarunui.

Fascinating what a tin trunk can reveal after 120 years. david.verran@xtra.co.nz

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The North Harbour Club annually awards grants to young people, aged 13 - 25 years, in the North Harbour region who display Excellence in their chosen discipline or field. A $200,000 total grant funding pool is up for grabs, so get your application underway today – applications close Wednesday 4th August 2021.

IT'S EASY TO APPLY ONLINE: WWW.AIMESAWARDS.CO.NZ

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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.

Diesel particulates a potential threat to our health

John Appleton.

As I see it - by John Appleton

Government plans to place levies on petrol and diesel vehicles in order to subsidise the purchase of electric vehicles will not only be a very unpopular ‘move’, it will not even come close to addressing what I believe the conversation needs to be about.

All of us in New Zealand will at some point need to be thinking about how we are going limit the impact of emissions from diesel vehicles that have increased in numbers very substantially over recent years.

When I am out walking in the evening it’s become almost impossible to avoid the emissions from diesel powered cars, utes, trucks and buses. Sometimes I find myself holding my breath for up to a minute as vehicles pass by.

We should all be concerned about this and what it could mean for our own health and that of many of us who live in urban areas. Internationally there is a lot being said about diesel particulates from cars, trucks and machinery. With lung cancer in New Zealand being our biggest killer in terms of cancer (1,600 deaths annually) we have every reason to be concerned. The very conservative American Cancer Society and the British Cancer Research Society have both come out and said that diesel exhaust fumes have been conclusively linked to lung cancer.

Diesel exhaust is made up of two main parts gases and soot (particles). Each of these in turn is made up of many different substances.

Scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organisation) say that diesel exhaust is a definite carcinogen in the highest possible category. A headline in the British Daily Mail reads “Diesel exhaust fumes are a major cancer risk and as deadly as asbestos and mustard gas, says World Health Organisation”.

In New Zealand, we have allowed the importation of thousands of cheap second hand diesel vehicles that would not have been allowed on the road if appropriate emissions regulations were in place. No one seems to care, and as more and more car transport ships arrive at our ports, to unload their cargo of vehicles, the problem will continue to get worse.

Four of the world’s biggest cities Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are to ban diesel vehicles from their centres within the

next decade. Tokyo banned ‘dirty’ diesels from its streets in 2000 unless they could meet strict emission standards. How many of these discarded vehicles ended up in New Zealand?

Diesel exhaust is made up of two main parts; gases and soot (particles). Each of these in turn is made up of many different substances. The soot is made up of microscopic particles known as PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) less than one fifth the thickness of a human hair and these can be deposited deep within the lungs where they can mutate the DNA over time.

Dr Saiful Bari, programme director at the school of engineering University of South Australia, an expert on diesel fuels, is emphatic about the dangers of diesel emissions for the general public. He says “all particulates from diesel engines are harmful; even the latest socalled 'clean' diesels are not necessarily safe because the particles are so small they can bypass the lung’s natural defences”. Diesel engines have become very popular as they were seen as being ‘greener’ due to their CO2 output being significantly less than that of petrol engines.

As well as thinking about ourselves, surely we need to think about the children who are exposed to diesel emissions as they walk to and from school. How will they cope with very considerable exposure over many years?

Exhaust emissions from petrol engines are toxic, but they don’t have the particulates that are so harmful. If petrol engines were all fitted with catalytic converters which reduce the toxicity of emissions as they have been in the U.S since 1975, this could be a major step in the right direction and we could progressively reduce our reliance on diesel engines.

John Appleton john@johnappleton.co.nz 09 489 9362 www.johnappleton.co.nz

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YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

By Sonia Thursby, CEO, Yes Disability

Re-Imagine is back!

Sonia Thursby.

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, we thought it was a good time to showcase some young people with disabilities in their zone, whether it was on the courts, on the field, on the track or in the water.

We recently had the opportunity to present photos from our last series, “Voyager”, to representatives from both LeVa and Vaka Tautua, who were major collaborators and contributors to making that series come to life.

It was awesome to be presenting pieces of work back to members of the Pasifika community, bringing the whole “Voyager” series and journey full-circle. With these presentations came news of yet another Re-Imagine series on the horizon, this time focusing on our more sport-oriented young people with disabilities.

Aptly named “Re-Imagine: Olympia”, we will be looking to showcase young people with disabilities breaking a sweat striving to achieve greatness. And what greater time to showcase this talent than on the eve of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which many of our young athletes strive towards?

We are now looking for young people with disabilities who are passionate about the sport they participate in. Whether it be swimming, archery, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball or any other sport, we are aiming to capture young people with disabilities in their element.

This time around, we will display these photos on billboards across Auckland, with the intention of promoting different adaptive sports and overall sport participation. We are also coupling this with messages of resilience and working in your element, something that is especially important for young people after the experiences of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns.

If you would like to be featured in this next series of Re-Imagine, or know of an athlete who is interested in the opportunity, please contact us: ilead@yesdisability.org.nz

New Trust Manager Chris Jones The Committee of Management is delighted to announce that Chris Jones has been appointed the Trust Manager. Chris has worked for the Wilson Home Trust for nearly four years and has been the acting manager for the last five months. Chris brings more than 30 years experience working in the not for profit sector having worked for a wide range of organisations.

It’s been another busy month at the Wilson Home Trust. Thank you to the ANZ Bank volunteers who assisted Steve and Rob in the gardens clearing leaves and keeping the site looking tidy, it’s great to have the extra help at this time of the year – thank you.

The first relaxation with clay session for parents and caregivers took place onsite and those who attended really enjoyed the opportunity to make some clay pots. The next session is scheduled in a few weeks in South Auckland.

Chris brings more than 30 years experience working in the not for profit sector having worked for a wide range of organisations.

Thank you to our wonderful knitters who have provided some gorgeous beanies and scarves. These are being offered to the children with physical disabilities on site and across the region.

A reminder that we offer support, information and grants to families with a physically disabled child or young adult under the age of 22 who live in the upper North Island. If you, or someone you know of, may need support, please contact us via phone, text or email. We can respond and provide support within two working days.

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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SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

By Sonia Thursby, CEO, Shore Junction

The story of Lee

Sonia Thursby.

Let me share a story about “Lee”, that’s what we’ll call him. He walked into Shore Junction for the first time with his head low and eyes lower. Walking into a new space is never easy for a young person, but to walk into a room filled with strangers as a transgender male is a whole other level of scary.

Lee struggles with anxiety, avoids eye contact because it intimidates him, responds with “I don’t know” when he’s asked what his favourite movie is. It’s the same answer when he’s asked to recall the last time he was happy.

Josh (our Youth Development Manager) continues to sit with him and chat for 20 minutes as Lee begins to open up about his battles with mental health. He shares about never feeling like he fits in anywhere and even walking to the door at Shore Junction was tough for him. Josh asks Lee what he enjoys doing; his response is swift: “Painting!”.

Josh begins to set up an art space for Lee with plywood and pencils, paints and paintbrushes near other young people.

A smirk-like splash of red spreads across both his canvas and his face, then over the next three hours he designs then starts to paint an original work inspired by his life story inside the queer community.

Three hours weren’t enough to complete his work but as Lee left he turned to Josh and said, “Thank you, I’ve had a good time at Shore Junction today. I’ll come back to finish this next week”.

Three hours weren’t enough to complete his work but as Lee left he turned to Josh and said, “Thank you, I’ve had a good time at Shore Junction today. I’ll come back to finish this next week”.

Since then, Lee has been back three times to finish his first painting. Today Lee has started on a new work, and “will be back to finish it next week,” he says as he looks Josh in the eyes for a brief moment.

This is community. This is a safe space. This is Shore Junction.

Visit: www.shorejunction.nz

EDUCATION: DAVID BOARDMAN, SENIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

Planning for postCovid teaching

David While New Zealand Aotearoa has been in a Boardman. very enviable position over the past 18 months regarding the spread of Covid-19 and its impact on society, many countries have needed, and are still needing, to reassess how they approach tasks. One area that has been notably impacted in many countries is education, both how it is delivered during lockdowns and in considering what is delivered.

New Zealand has a very solid New Zealand Curriculum and NCEA is currently being reviewed and adjusted to meet the changing needs of our students. Some schools also choose to offer alternative pathways alongside NCEA, such as Cambridge International or International Baccalaureate options. All of these strengthen the offerings and opportunities for our students, but they also have one thing in common. They were all designed in a pre-Covid environment. So why change if New Zealand has a solid foundation? Because many other countries are looking at what is best for students, both now and in the future, and we need to ensure that New Zealand continues to offer our students a world-class education, preparing them for lives both here and potentially overseas. So how is this done?

Professor Robin Alexander carried out the most extensive review of primary education for 40 years and highlighted the need to not only embed literacy and numeracy in the curriculum, but also curiosity, joy, interpersonal skills and enthusiasm. These ‘whole child’ attributes were seen as critical in laying a solid foundation, meeting the purpose and values which primary education should espouse. The culture also needs to be right, setting up ‘enabling spaces’ that allow for development of the three most critical threads, binding the curriculum together. These are ‘playful enquiry’, ‘habits of the mind’ (self-regulation) and ‘oracy and dialogue’.

Once these aspects are in place, planning can start on what you will teach. Again, this on the surface seems simple, but the needs of students and how they learn has changed considerably over the past two decades and none more than in the last 18 months. Just as many workplaces have adapted to flexible working patterns, students have adjusted their learning styles and there is no reason why this should not move to what we teach them and how this is delivered. Micro-credentialing is on the rise and similar approaches could be adopted for students, focusing on the topics they need to complete an inquiry-based project, when they are needed. This approach could provide greater student agency and teacher autonomy, moving to a skills-based curriculum and away from content heavy, knowledge-based ones.

This would, however, require new thinking around assessment and that is still currently driven to a larger degree by what universities around the world accept and recognise. Without greater flexibility here, schools are to some degree tied to an existing model.

There are still learning points that we can focus on and should be ensuring are in place: • Better support – a coherent and sharing approach where teachers can share resources openly and collaborate in their planning.

• Embedding values – assisting students in developing empathy and awareness of global issues.

• Promoting autonomy – essentially learning how to learn, as this is the basis for all future learning and skills development after school when facing new challenges.

• Physical and emotional health – there are clear links between physical and emotional health and life satisfaction, and these should therrefore be critical parts of any curriculum and in some countries are built into the daily school timetable.

• Look towards the future – we must remember that what and how we are teaching students is not to prepare them for today’s challenges; rather to provide them with the skills to tackle tomorrow’s challenges. This needs to remain as a clear vision and focus from which everything else then grows.

A daunting challenge, but one that educational leaders and policy makers need to recognise, and accept that while initially we may not get it right, that doesn’t mean we don’t try and that this is a time when many will be reviewing how to best serve our students into the future.

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PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: AGAPANTHUS

Do you have this pest plant in your backyard?

JULY PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: Agapanthus Pest plants, such as agapanthus and moth plant, 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.

The purple flowers of agapanthus are visible from December to February and can be very beautiful to look at. However, they produce thin, papery, black seeds that spread in the wind and grow to form dense umbrella-like clusters with dark green leathery leaves, displacing other plants. They are particularly a problem in coastal areas, such as cliffs and banks, where they prevent native species from growing. The plant has white root rhizomes and can also spread from fragments of the root rhizome in contaminated soil.

Take action as soon as possible: • Report the weed using the EcoTrack.nz app.

• Dig out small infestations trying to remove most parts of the root rhizomes – Agapanthus can regrow from rhizomes that are left in the ground.

• For medium to large infestations, use a pruning saw, spade or another hand tool to cut the stem close to the ground. Quickly apply a thin film of MetGel or Bamboo Buster onto the cut stump or rhizomes.

Alternatively, spray the freshly cut base with 250ml glyphosate green per 1L of water.

• Follow up in three months to reapply herbicide and ensure all regrowth has died.

• Dispose of the flowers and any rhizomes and roots in your rubbish bin to go to landfill, securely tied inside a plastic bag - to stop it spreading to other areas.

• Talk to your neighbours and encourage them to take action too!

• Stop pest plants invading again by replanting with non-pest plants (preferably native plants) once regrowth is no longer a problem.

• Talk to your neighbours and encourage them to take action too!

• For more information and guides on weed control, visit restorehb.org.nz/resources-pest-plants/

• Download the Forest and Bird weed control guide at bit.ly/forestandbirdweedguide 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 (PFK), 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 Facebook.com/restoringtakarungahauraki/ Upper Harbour, Upper Harbour Ecology Network (UHEN) upperharbourecology@gmail.com Facebook.com/UpperHarbourEcologyNetwork For advice on a chemical-free approach 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.

Correction to the June issue: Unfortunately, there was an error in the production of the June Pest Plant of the Month article and there was some incorrect advice printed on controlling wild ginger. Please refer to the following links for best practice guidelines on controlling wild ginger: Download the Forest and Bird weed control guide at bit.ly/forestandbirdweedguide or visit restorehb.org.nz/resources-pest-plants/

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LIFE LESSONS WITH LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

SUNNYNOOK COMMUNITY CENTRE: NEWS

By Bronwyn Bound, Sunnynook Community Centre Manager

News from Sandra Jacobs

Life Education - Our educators

Sandra Jacobs.

The seasons may have changed, but Harold remains the same.

He has been very busy working alongside our two amazing educators, Jenni and Charlie in a number of North Shore schools.

The North Shore Life Education Trust is one of the 33 community trusts around New Zealand, running 44 mobile classrooms between them. The trust is run by a group of dedicated, unpaid volunteers; our educators are paid professionals, but all other activities to deliver this unique programme are undertaken by volunteers.

A recent addition to the North Shore Life Education Trust is Brendon Pickerill.

The trust is run by a group of dedicated, unpaid volunteers; our educators are paid professionals, but all other activities to deliver this unique programme are undertaken by volunteers.

Brendon was raised on the North Shore and has fond memories of being taught by Harold in the mobile classroom during his own school years at Bayswater Primary. He loves our local community and has a passion for health and wellbeing, which fits in really well with the work and the values of our trust.

He admires the effort that our two educators put in to teach important health lessons to local students and he is excited to be able to contribute to the continued success of the programme.

Brendon's background in project management and finance will be valuable to the trust, as will his experience as a North Harbour referee.

We are very fortunate to have this inspiring young professional join our Board!

Contact us: secretary@lifeeducationnorthshore.nz Visit: www.lifeeducationnorthshore.nz

Greetings from Sunnynook Community Centre

Bronwyn Bound.

We now have a water fountain on Sunnynook Park. It is situated between the toilet blocks by the Sunnynook Road carpark.

‘Buster’ certainly thinks it is great!

There have been some wonderful Friday night games on Sunnynook Park under lights. And the interschool Cross Country was great to watch in June. The Sunnynook Community Association is planning an exciting event throughout the month of September 2021 – details below.

The idea of a marathon (42km) sounds very challenging. However let’s break it down: 0.8km is one loop!

This means – if you walk around the park about twice every day during September you will have completed a marathon!

Anyone of any ability can do it, on foot, in buggies, or in wheel chairs!

Still not convinced? Here are some more reasons to join: • It's free!

• Walking is a great way to get and keep fit!

• It's one way to meet others in the community.

You could even do it with a friend, your grandma, your dog, your coffee group, your whole class!

Key Dates Sunday 29th August 2-5pm Our launch. Come along to register to pick up your info pack! Join us for an afternoon tea and some fun activities at the Sunnynook Community Centre. (if you can’t join us in person, make sure you register online via our Sunnynook Community Association Facebook page).

1st September to 30th September On your marks…. Get set…. Go! start your marathon! Keep track of how many loops you do around the park, and enter your details in your booklet at the centre or online.

2nd October from 3pm Come along to celebrate our community achievements, , and grab a bite to eat with family and friends! There will be spot prizes for different categories.

All the best Bronwyn Bound, Centre Manager Check out www.sunnynookcomcentre.co.nz where you will find more information about the classes that are being run at the Centre.

Email: office@sunnynookcomcentre.co.nz for more information or phone (09) 410 4902..

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BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Big Bowls North Harbour season coming in 2021-22 Presuming there will not be the same pandemic disruptions that have plagued the last two seasons, Bowls North Harbour should enjoy in the coming 2021-22 season one of its busiest and most momentous few weeks.

As a sign of the high regard with which the centre is held nationally, it has been allocated the inter-centre championship which will be held from March 17-20.

Involving most if not all the country’s 27 centres and likely to feature a range of former Tony Popplewell. world champions like Jo Edwards, Val Smith and Gary Lawson and national representatives and title-holders, the event will follow another major undertaking for the centre. This is the New Zealand Masters championship which will be held from February 14th-18th.

Bowls North Harbour board chairman Tony Popplewell welcomed having the hosting rights for both events, despite the many challenges which will confront both the centre and its clubs.

If recent history is any guide both events will be successful.

In the 2014-15 season Bowls North Harbour, with Browns Bay as headquarters, hosted, over 10 days in the Christmas-New Year period, the national championships for men and women and over the singles, pairs and fours disciplines. These championships were widely considered as among the best held in New Zealand in recent years.

“Once our new board is bedded down following our annual meeting,sorting out venues and planning will be our priority,” Popplewell said. Perhaps the biggest headache could be in securing accommodation for the many visiting teams because of the few big hotels on the North Shore.

However, he was confident the centre will have little difficulty hosting both events. “Much of the organisation will be done by Bowls New Zealand itself,” he said. “They will appoint the umpires and look after the draw and entries. Our main contribution will come from our clubs and deciding which greens are used.”

The centre’s application to run another national event was compiled on behalf of its match committee by one of North Harbour’s best bowlers and an experienced administrator, Colin Rogan.

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Colin Rogan.

Harbour’s original intention was to host the national inter-club sevens, which is held a month later, but at the request of BNZ agreed to take the inter-centre instead. This, according to Rogan, has been probably the better option. The overall standard of play at inter-centre level is of a higher quality and being played in March rather than April gives a better chance of favourable weather conditions.

With its three greens, plus a carpet, Browns Bay looms as logical headquarters again and backing this up are the many other clubs in the centre with two greens, most of which are now of the Maniototo soil favoured by top bowlers. Another bonus was the covered carpet at Orewa and the availability of many other carpet greens should there be weather disruptions.

And North Harbour could have the option of going across the bridge and using Auckland greens, Carlton-Cornwall for instance, which is The national Masters for bowlers upwards of their 60s and into their 80s was first hosted by North Harbour in 2020 but suffered a cruel Corvid-inflicted fate earlier this year. On the eve of it starting in February the country went into a sudden lock-down, meaning an eleventh-hour cancellation and many bowlers, some from as far away as the South Island, having to return home.

Those greens not needed for the inter-centre will be probably used for the Masters..

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.

By Natasha Williams, Lawyer, Schnauer and Co, before being admitted to the bar in 2013 she had been practicing law in England and Wales. With a background in property and estates she developed an interest in Trust law and is passionate about delivering advice and assistance to clients.

The woes of incapacity when Preferred Supplier Agreement vs Contract you have a trust What is typical with many businesses in New Zealand is that suppliers, especially of services, will have a Preferred Supplier Agreement in place which is not the same as a Contract. The majority of businesses we appraise do indeed use Preferred Supplier Agreements, and that’s the reality.

In the case of a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) the definition may well come into play, especially when a business is being sold and the purchaser is looking for continuity of business, post sale.

Let’s look at the example of say a Carpet Cleaning business where they have a PSA or some casual agreement whereby each party get on well, so they just get on with it and do business. This casual arrangement is something a buyer will be a little wary of and not prepared to put a high degree of trust or value on, especially if the relationship is with the owner of the business and the company getting the work done.

In the case of a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) the definition may well come into play…

A PSA may be assumed to mean a contractor has priority rights, as in preferred over and above all others in terms of providing a service, but it comes down to interpretation.

A contractor may argue that the PSA meant that during the engagement period they would be offered the first opportunity to supply their services in preference to other suppliers, and that the company would not obtain services from any other contractors without giving them a reasonable opportunity to carry out the work first.

The company however could argue that it was not intended that the contractor would have any priority or be preferred over and above other contractors, merely that they would be an approved supplier of the services.

When the owner of a business has a contract in place, this is something that a buyer of that business will put a higher degree of value on, which offers more comfort around future maintainable earnings.

Small but important difference and definitely food for thought.

Cheers for now, Lester and 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

Natasha Williams

Like most developed countries New Zealand has an aging population.As people are living longer this usually brings with it physical and mental challenges that may result in unanticipated legal issues unless you have taken the time to keep your legal housekeeping up to date.As a country that loves trusts, the implications are significant where we have aging trustees who lose capacity.

The Trusts Act 2019 clearly sets out the expectations on trustees.

There are both mandatory duties and default duties that trustees must carry out. While default duties can be modified by the terms of the trust deed or variation, mandatory duties cannot.

So what happens when a trustee is no longer fit to carry out the mandatory duties imposed on them as trustees? How can trustees act unanimously when one can no longer make considered decisions, understand the meaning and effect of those decisions or be held accountable for their actions as a trustee? Where does this leave the remaining trustees who find themselves unable to act without breaching the terms of the trust, and are now powerless to manage and administer the trust as they are required to do?

Under the old trust law unless there was provision in the Trust Deed to remove an incapacitated trustee, the process was arduous and required an application to the Court. While there are still many old trust deeds around, if the trust deed sets out a process for removal of a trustee who has lost capacity, then this is the first port of call.

However, where there is no procedure in the trust deed, then we can rely on the Trusts Act 2019, which overhauled trust law and introduced several changes including making the procedure to remove trustees easier.

Section 104 of the Act makes it compulsory to remove a trustee if they no longer have the requisite capacity to perform their functions as a trustee. The Act sets out who has authority to assume the power to remove trustees where it has not been delegated under the trust deed.

That person must then inform and give notice to the trustee advising them that they are being removed. Unless they oppose their removal, it will occur 20 working days from the notice being received, although there are exceptions to this in certain instances. A new trustee can then be appointed in their place.

As our average life expectancy continues to improve, age-related cognitive decline is a natural consequence. However, just as it is important to maintain good physical and mental activity as you get older, we would also encourage you to keep on top of your legal housekeeping by undertaking a regular legal health check to make sure that wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and trust administration are up to date and relevant in the current circumstances. Having a good relationship with your lawyer and regular check-ins are important as you get older to help avoid unnecessary legal complications later.

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ACCOUNTANCY WITH BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Accountancy with Mike Atkinson of Bellingham Wallace.

Working harder not smarter?

Much has been written about the labour constraints that we are facing in New Zealand at present, as a result of borders being shut in response to the global pandemic. In some instances, the limited access to skilled labour has been catastrophic for certain industries and businesses.

In the past, growth has been fed by two factors, rapid population growth (expanding the number of workers) and an increase in productivity. Even if productivity remains consistent, the slowing population growth rate and reduced access to skilled labour means that long term growth will suffer, unless we address some possible corrective measures.

So, the key lever that businesses must pull is productivity.

Productivity in our businesses and our economy must increase to compensate for the slowing population rate and labour pool. The Productivity Commission’s Productivity by the numbers report, released in late May 2021 and covers the year to March 2020, stated that New Zealand workers typically work 34.2 hours per week. This is higher than the 31.9 hours per week worked in other OECD countries.

More concerning however is that those same New Zealand workers only produced $68 of output per hour, which is $17 of output per hour less than the $85 of output per hour achieved in other OECD countries. The report states that New Zealanders are working harder rather than smarter.

In the past, our approach to growth has been to work more hours and employ more people. According to The Productivity Commission, this has resulted in almost half of the gross domestic product growth in the March 2020 year due to increases in labour input.

Increasing productivity is about getting more output for less effort or input, rather than making people work harder, wearing out plant and machinery or utilising all your resources. There are only so many hours in the day and days in the week that people can work.

Innovation and adopting new technology along with developing new and better ways of working is critical to achieving effective change in productivity and therefore growth.

On a positive note, there is still plenty of technological potential for growth. Just consider the rate of change in the last decade (smart phones, curved TVs, tablets, AI etc). In order for businesses to achieve the increase in productivity required to compensate for a reducing skilled workforce, business owners will need to innovate by adopting new approaches that improve the way in which we operate.

Approximately 75% of possible productivity growth comes from the adoption of existing best practices or catch-up improvements to get a business into today’s thinking about productivity, efficiency and process management. The remaining 25% of growth is likely to come from technological, operational, or business innovations that go beyond today’s best practices and are yet to be fully discovered or implemented. Sadly, New Zealand businesses are not adopting global best practices nor are they making the most of leading technologies.

Technology can include a range of innovations and improvements, utilising economies of scale, educating and developing the skills of the workforce, and adopting better leadership and management techniques.

Adding to this dilemma is whether you are leading a team of two people or 200 people there is no question that teamwork, or more importantly effective and productive teamwork remains the ultimate competitive advantage. Businesses often fail to achieve productive teamwork because they unknowingly fall prey to five natural but

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dangerous pitfalls, which Patrick Lencioni calls the five dysfunctions of a team.

The first dysfunction is an absence of trust among team members.

Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.

This failure to build trust is damaging because it sets the tone for the second dysfunction: Fear of conflict. A level of conflict is healthy and will lead to better outcomes and decisions.

A lack of healthy conflict is a problem because it ensures the third dysfunction of a team: Lack of commitment. Because of this lack of real commitment and buy-in, team members develop the fourth dysfunction; Avoidance of accountability. Without committing to a clear plan of action, even the most focused and driven people often hesitate to call their peers on actions and behaviours that seem counterproductive to the good of the team.

Failure to hold one another accountable, creates an environment where the fifth dysfunction can thrive. Inattention to results occurs when team members put their individual needs (such as ego, career development, or recognition) or even the needs of their divisions above the collective goals of the team.

And so, like a chain with just one link broken, teamwork deteriorates if even a single dysfunction is allowed to flourish.

Another way to understand this concept is to take the opposite approach and frame it in a positive manner and imagine how members of truly cohesive teams behave: 1. They trust one another.

2. They engage in unfiltered conflict around ideas.

3. They commit to decisions and plans of action.

4. They hold one another accountable for delivering against those plans.

5. They focus on the achievement of collective results.

Surely operating under this approach and mindset would lead to greater productivity and cohesive, which would then lead to achieving growth. So as we continually review our long-term growth cycle and invest into plant and equipment, conduct R&D in unproven technologies or processes, and mitigate the loss of our workforce by providing a more flexible work environment that caters for the varying needs of today’s employee, whilst providing raining and mentorship for young people, consider if you can achieve this if you have a level of dysfunction in your team.

With the increasing likelihood of potentially weaker labour pool to choose from, successful businesses need to anticipate where the market opportunities will be in the future, understand the supply change opportunities and challenges to those markets, and consider who their current and future competitors will be. Above all, successful businesses need to be competitive in an environment where productivity will increasingly be the key measure of success or failure.

By Mike Atkinson Phone: 09 309 7851, Visit: www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

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.

Rick and Jessica Rick and Jessica had set up their trust almost 20 years ago. It owned their family home, a commercial investment property and the shares in their residential investment property company. They were the trustees together with their lawyer.

Rick and Jessica had two adult children and they had been considering helping them into their own homes. The trust didn’t have any ready cash but it did have a lot of equity and Rick ad Jessica were thinking of ways that the trust could access the equity to help their kids.

Rick and Jessica had also heard about the changes to trust law under the new Trusts Act which had come into force earlier in the year. They were keen to make sure that they complied with the new Act, but were relying on their lawyer to make sure everything was ok. They hadn’t heard anything from him, and a friend mentioned that they had been to see a specialty trust lawyer to check that the trust deed was ok. The friend told them that the lawyer’s specialty was asset structuring and so she could also help with making sure that they structured things correctly when helping their kids. Rick and Jessica really wanted to make sure that they would be helping their kids only and protecting their kids from the ramifications of any relationship split.

They made an appointment and took their trust documents in to see the lawyer. She said that some of the terms of the trust needed some tweaks because of the new Act, but she was mostly concerned with the power to appoint and remove trustees. She explained to them that most lawyers used precedents when they were preparing documents for clients, but sometimes those precedents weren’t carefully used and you could end up with unintended consequences. In their case, the precedent had been used in such a way that their lawyer had the power to say who the trustees of the trust were.

The lawyer explained that sometime this may be ok –for example if they both died, it may be appropriate for the independent trustee (in this case the lawyer) to be able to say who the trustees would be to retain some independence. However, in this case, the lawyer could actually say who the trustees would be now. This could become an issue if Rick and Jessica separated and the lawyer chose to remove one of them and side with the other. The lawyer kindly said that she thought this was a mistake in the trust deed, and not something which the lawyer who prepared it had intended to happen. However, she said that it was a good reminder for people to have a good review of their trust deeds to ensure that not only were they up to pace with the new Trusts Act 2019, but that there were no unintended consequences with a mis-use of a precedent.

The other issue with the power of appointment of trustees in Rick and Jessica’s trust was that it didn’t provide for what would happen if the person who had the power of appointment and removal of trustees loses capacity. As the population ages and life expectancies increase, lack of capacity is becoming more of an issue with trusts. Previously when life expectancies were lower, people often died before they lost capacity. These days, people are

living longer, but physical health does not equate to mental health and more people are losing their mental capacity as they age.

This can become a problem in trusts which don’t provide for that occurrence.

Even though there was a fundamental flaw in Rick and Jessica’s trust deed regarding who held the power to hire and fire trustees, there was also no provision for what would happen if that person lost capacity. Their new trust lawyer explained that this can be a real problem, and even though the new Trusts Act deals with how to remove an incapacitated trustee, it does not deal with what to do if the person who has the power to appoint and remove trustees loses capacity. If that happened they may need to go to Court, depending on the circumstances.

The lawyer recommended looking to see if there was a power to vary the trust deed to make Rick and Jessica the people to have the power to appoint and remove trustees while they were alive, and further to provide for what would happen if one or both of them lost capacity. Fortunately there was the power to vary the trust deed in their trust. But the lawyer explained that there are many trusts which do not have the power to vary the terms of the trust and so people can be stuck with trust deeds that do not work as intended.

This story illustrates how important it is to understand the terms of your trust deed and make sure it says what you actually want it to say. Now is the perfect time to get expert specialised advice on what your trust deed actually says, and then a plan on how to fix it.

Tammy McLeod, Managing Director, Davenports Law

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Welcome, Nick.

Our property law expert.

We’re excited to welcome Nick Kearney to Davenports Law, where he will be taking the helm of our growing Property Law team.

TEL L US A BI T ABOUT YOURS E L F.

WHAT IS DAVENPORTS LAW’S POINT OF DIFFERENCE?

North Shore raised and educated – a proud Westlake old boy. I spent six years as a police officer in my early days before discovering education and University.

I now have a Masters degree in Law. Apart from two years in London, I’ve lived on the ‘Shore’ for 42 years and am married to Anne, and we have a 20-yearold daughter at Victoria University in Wellington, studying, wait for it... law! I’ve been elected twice to local boards in the local body elections, and have a lot of community connections here.

You get impressions of firms when dealing with them on the other side of transactions. I think Davenports Law differs because when dealing with them it’s clear their staff have a ‘can do’ attitude, rather than a ‘make work’ attitude.

WHAT PROMPTED THE MOVE FROM POLICE OFFICER TO LAWYER?

Seeing the other side of life gets you down, but I loved the aspect of the law, even though it was criminal law, and putting cases together for court. So being a lawyer was just a natural progression from that.

AS A PROPE RT Y L AW E X PE RT, WH AT ’ S TH E B IG G EST APPEAL OF THAT A RE A OF S PECIA LTY ?

Getting the deal done, no matter how big or small. As it’s transactional, it allows you to be both a strategist and a negotiator, using the law as your tool. I’ve always been interested in financial markets, commerce and real estate and these merge well with the work I do.

WHAT ATT RACTED YOU TO DAV E N PORTS L AW?

Tammy has an excellent reputation and is a leader in her field, and that initially attracted me as I strive for excellence too. Jeremy has been great to deal with, and it is clear that there is a lot of staff loyalty, which means the culture and teamwork are both fantastic.

W HAT A R E YO U MOST EXC I T ED A BO U T FO R T HE F U T U R E O F DAV EN P O RTS L AW ?

The growth and potential I see in the firm. It’s gone from strength to strength over recent years and that’s an indication of strong leadership and vision from the Directors. I enjoy challenges, and being part of taking Davenports Law to the next level will be exciting.

D ESC R I BE YO U R CA R EER I N T HR EE WO R DS ?

Hard work, dedication and customer/client-focused.

AS A LO N G -T I M E LO CA L , W HAT D O YO U LOV E MOST A BO U T T HE N O RT H S HO R E?

Everything! Seriously, the Shore has everything you need. I have done a bit of travelling, and the Shore has to be one of the best places in the world to live.

W HAT A R E YO U PAS S I O N AT E A BO U T O U TS I D E O F WO R K ?

I was a very keen triathlete for many years (I still have four bikes, much to the annoyance of Anne!), but I don’t do much of that now, although I fully intend to get back into it. I enjoy a round of golf, and have been learning Mandarin for two years and am passionate about becoming conversationally capable over the next year or so.

FOR AL L YOUR PROPE RTY L AW QUE RIE S , G E T I N TO U C H W I T H N I C K A N D T HE P RO P ERT Y T EA M .

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GUNDRY'S GRUMBLES

Simon Gundry is a Devonport and North Shore identity, and character, who is known for calling a spade a spade. He is a director of contracting company Gill & Gundry, is an enthusiastic sailor (past crew-member of Ceramco New Zealand, Lion New Zealand and Shockwave) and is a life member of the North Shore Rugby Football Club. He has been writing this thoughtprovoking column for Channel ever since the very first issue (well over a decade ago!).

Simon Gundry.

Grumbling and congratulating...

It’s now past the shortest day of the year, so we can start thinking about springtime and the impending summer again. Half the year has slipped by without my really noticing it.

One thing that I have noticed is that the costs of the CRL (Central Rail Link) keep on escalating. What started off with a three billion dollar price tag is now escalating into a 12 billion dollar price tag with an announcement back in June of more infrastructure needed to make the CRL a viable proposition. It is incredible the way this infrastructure is escalating cost-wise out of control.

Also back in June, the Government put out on a Friday afternoon, five days after the stampede of cyclists overtook the Harbour Bridge on their freedom ride which included members of the local North Shore Board, the announcement as we all know of the new cycling and pedestrian bridge to cost $700 million plus another $100 million for infrastructure either side to take these people onto the proposed bridge. No thought, no planning, no reason really. Have we not got better things to spend our money on in this country? So much money being thrown around, millions here and billions there, it ceases to mean anything until you realise that if you break it down, this bridge would cost every household in the country around $370.

Six months ago, Devonport was given a so-called free sculpture to put on our waterfront. It is a Greer Twiss sculpture, which is officially known as Flight Support for Albatross. The sculpture had been lying in storage for many years at Auckland City, until someone decided that the end of Devonport Wharf would be a good place for it. The so-called free sculpture costs were: $136,000 for artist’s fees, consenting fees $41,927, consultancies $5370 and a project manager fee of $53,910. So the total cost was $237,000 odd plus GST. Isn’t it incredible that a free sculpture given to the people of Devonport suddenly costs quarter of a million dollars. Who authorises this lunacy? To me the whole bloody sculpture blocks the view of the harbour while walking down Victoria Road towards the waterfront, it looks like a maze of twisted scaffolding until you get up close, and see a couple of albatross in there. But they do say that art is in the eye of the beholder.

I see the Council has now authorised the reconstruction of the playground at Montgomery Avenue in Belmont to the tune of $380,000. For that sum you could build a really nice spec'ed three bedroom house if you had the land.

It was so nice to see in the last Queen’s Birthday Honours that the great rugby player Wayne Shelford was knighted for services to rugby and the community. Wayne and his wife Joanne are both wonderful human beings who found fame, but never purposely went out to find fame. Wayne has done so much for the local North Shore Rugby Club, playing, coaching, committee work and now President of one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country. He has worked tirelessly for men’s health, both physical and mental.

I do congratulate Sir Wayne and Lady Joanne on this honour; it is thoroughly deserved.

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I see the Council has now authorised the reconstruction of the playground at Montgomery Avenue in Belmont to the tune of $380,000. For that sum you could build a really nice spec'ed three bedroom house if you had the land.

I also read recently, that despite Auckland Council crying poor and saying we must all tighten our belts and face increases in rates this year and every year in the foreseeable future, they now pay 3161 staff salaries over $100,000 – an increase of 330 people from last year, the year that the Council said they lost millions in revenue due to Covid.

I’m also waiting with interest, with the Government announcement of encouraging people into using electric vehicles, to see how that’s going to work in my line of business. Toyota has said there are no electric utes in the pipeline, not to mention the various other equipment we use – our big excavators, the power floats, rollers etc. There’s also the concrete trucks that deliver the concrete, the concrete pumps, the big six wheeler trucks that cart excavations away.

I’m also wondering about the fire engines, ambulances and other emergency vehicles that, when needed, are needed straight away. How much of a drain on the battery would there be, with big vehicles like fire engines using lights, sirens and then all their equipment? How terrible to arrive at a house fire, with not enough charge left to run the hoses.

I recently read in our local Flagstaff paper that there has been a deal struck between Auckland Transport and the bus company that the “connecting” buses will now wait for passengers to disembark from the ferry and board their bus. Buses have been leaving before people have managed to get there, in order for the buses to run to schedule. I wonder what part of “connecting” was misunderstood.

That’s a bit of encouraging news for commuters.

See you next month, I’m sure there’ll be a few more things to grumble about.

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The Channel Crossword Set locally by Mãyã (https://mayaofauckland.com), especially for Channel each month. No. 67

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1 Bright 5 holding a measure of devotion (6)

Infer deception is legitimate (8)

9 Junction gets a prize for a 5 26 (5)

2 Sales rep I trained trains plants (9)

10 "Seduce Bishop to obtain gold" smear (6)

3 5 26's vehicle's outside castle (4)

11 Seize pointless bolt and cake, missing gold (8)

4 Port the French have about right (2,5)

12 Bright 5 with the first 13 naughtily replacing

first one for a 5 26 (11)

5 Wizard resurrecting traitors (4)

15 Headless Billy returning to a 5 26 (3) 17 5 26's a measure of slipped disc, or pious

hope? (7) 19 Cur to confirm it's stiff (7) 21 A 5 26 with chips? (3) 22 Contempt a possible result of frailty? I aim

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6 5, hence, say, a 5 26 (5) 7 Weariest tailor, so to speak (2,2,4) 13 Volunteers and I return Silver to northern

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