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TADPOLE PRODUCTIONS NEWS

Tadpole celebrates 10 years

The Campervan World Premiere at the PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna, September 8th to 18th A full year after it was originally intended to open, the world premiere of Kathryn Burnett’s new play, The Campervan, directed by Simon Prast, will finally begin its Covid delayed season at the PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna. The limited season, from September 8th-18th, celebrates ten years since the 2012 production of The Lion In Winter launched Tadpole Productions. Sixteen plays and two play readings later the company has garnered a wide audience, with acclaimed shows including Driving Miss Daisy, Social Climbers, Two, The Book Club and Shirley Valentine. Veteran north shore actors Lisa Chappell and Andrew Grainger will team up on stage, alongside Milo Cawthorne, Greg Johnson (from Torbay) and Catriona Toop, to premiere The Campervan. North Shore born and bred Lisa is an actress, singer and writer, best known for her Logie winning role as Claire Mcleod in Mcleod’s Daughters, as Chelsea in the iconic Kiwi series Gloss and most recently on Shortland Street. A regular with Tadpole and Auckland Theatre Company, Lisa is thrilled to be back with her Tadpole family, working on her second hilarious Kathryn Burnett play and being directed by Simon Prast again.

Forget the mid-life crisis – welcome to the full blown 60th birthday meltdown!

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and he wants to give away his millions as a legacy to a good cause and live in a campervan, the family wheels are bound to fall off… Be sure to book early for this premiere production, which will be on stage for a limited season only at The PumpHouse Theatre, 2 Manurere Ave. Takapuna. Bookings www.pumphouse.co.nz or phone (09) 489-8360. Early Bird booking discounts close 25 August.

Andrew’s career as an actor began in the 1980s, on London’s West End, as well as in TV dramas and feature films, also working alongside Robert Redford in Spy Game. Since emigrating to New Zealand and now living in Campbells Bay, Andrew has rapidly built up an impressive collection of screen credits including The Brokenwood Mysteries, Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune as well as many stage performances, including the acclaimed Nightsong production of Te Po at the Bruce Mason Centre. Growing up in Devonport and Bayswater, Kathryn Burnett is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. Her name can be found on many successful TV series including the TVNZ award-winning tele-feature The Tender Trap, black comedy Fresh Eggs, Black Hands, The Strip and children’s sci-fi drama series The Cul de Sac. Her most recent TV work includes My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless, and rom-com Under The Vines starring Rebecca Gibney. Simon Prast is a director and actor who was the founder of Auckland Theatre Company in 1992 and director of the first Auckland Festival AK03. From Gloss to The Gulf, from 12 Angry Men to To Kill A Mockingbird, Simon is a familiar face to many. He starred in the world premiere season of Shane Bosher's play Everything After, in the new political satire Talkback and recently took on the role of Roger Hall himself in the play reading of Roger’s retrospective new work Whine and Cheese for Tadpole. The script of The Campervan is cleverly relatable to so many life events…. Forget the mid-life crisis – welcome to the full blown 60th birthday meltdown! A comedy about the absolute havoc that can be caused by good intentions, combined with the realisation that time is catching up with what we might want to achieve in life. Successful businessman Hugh and his younger second wife Tamsin live a life of luxury. But when Hugh decides something is missing

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR August 2022

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NH Rugby Junior Schools Festival

Monday

Tuesday

Creative Talks: Jules Older Psychologist & Author – The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna 7pm

Indoor Bowls – St Joseph’s Church, Takapuna 7.15pm

Wednesday

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play 2 The Unexpected Guest – The 3 – Bayswater School, Bayswater 9.30am PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm Yoga for All – Glenfield Memorial Hall, Adult Beginner Ballet – Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay 6.45pm Glenfield 6pm Bells & Whistles Playgroup – Devonport Community House, Devonport 9.30am

The Unexpected Guest – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Indoor Bowls – St Joseph’s Church, Takapuna 7.15pm

Thursday

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play 9 Adult Beginner Ballet – Senior – Bayswater School, Bayswater 9.30am Citizens Social Centre, Torbay 6.45pm

Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am Toni Swain and Big Daddy Roy Double Bill – The Vic, Devonport 8pm

Yoga for All – Glenfield Memorial Hall, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me – Glenfield 6pm TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

The Unexpected Guest – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

SHORTS! A Level One Drama Showcase – Northcote College, Northcote 6.30pm & 7.45pm

Someone Who’ll Watch Over 11 Me – TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Bells & Whistles Playgroup – Devonport Community House, Devonport 9.30am Mid-Winter Swim – Long Bay Beach, Long Bay 4pm

Indoor Bowls – St Joseph’s Church, Takapuna 7.15pm

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play – Bayswater School, Bayswater 9.30am

Adult Beginner Ballet – Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay 6.45pm

Yoga for All – Glenfield Memorial Hall, The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm Glenfield 6pm Bells & Whistles Playgroup – Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport Community House, Devonport 9.30am Devonport 10.30am

Indoor Bowls – St Joseph’s Church, Takapuna 7.15pm

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play – Bayswater School, Bayswater 9.30am

Adult Beginner Ballet – Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay 6.45pm

Yoga for All – Glenfield Memorial Hall, The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Glenfield 6pm Belmont 8pm

60s Up Takapuna/Devonport – St Joseph’s Church Hall, New Members Welcome 10.30am

The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

The Vic Open Mic Night – The 25 Vic Theatre Devonport, Devonport 8pm The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm

Ice Skate Tour – Beach Haven Primary Ice Skate Tour – Beach Haven Primary Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, School – Beach Haven 4pm School – Beach Haven 4pm Devonport 10.30am Tea & Games for Seniors – Bells & Whistles Playgroup – Devonport Community House, Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am Devonport 9.30am

Indoor Bowls – St Joseph’s Church, Takapuna 7.15pm

Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki 30 Play – Bayswater School, Bayswater 9.30am

Adult Beginner Ballet – Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay 6.45pm

Yoga for All – Glenfield Memorial Hall, Bells & Whistles Playgroup – Glenfield 6pm Devonport Community House, Devonport 9.30am Tea & Games for Seniors – Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am Auckland Fringe Festival – The Rose Centre, Belmont

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Proud Friday The Unexpected Guest – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Saturday

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me – TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm

Sunday

Crystal Vision Holistic Market – 7 Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am Browns Bay Sunday Market – Browns Bay, 6.30am The Unexpected Guest – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm Devonport All Ages Roller Skating Class – Devonport Community House, Devonport 3.30pm Takapuna Sunday Market – Takapuna 6am

Browns Bay Sunday Market 14 – Browns Bay, 6.30am Devonport All Ages Roller Skating Class – Devonport Community House, Devonport 3.30pm The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm Olympia Cheer – Auckland 2022 – Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley 12pm Takapuna Sunday Market – Takapuna 6am

Crystal Vision Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am The Unexpected Guest – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me – TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm Double Header Kahu v Queens & Tuatara v Saints – Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley 5pm Sasha Alba: Objects I Hold – Depot Artspace, Devonport – Runs until 30th Hapori: Members Show 2022 – Depot Artspace, Devonport – Runs until 30th Devonport Market – Devonport Ferry Terminal, Devonport 9am Auckland Tuatara vs Wellington Saints – Eventfinda Stadium 7.30pn

Someone Who’ll Watch Over 12 Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sale Me – TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm – Highbury Community House, Birkenhead 10am

Huge Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sale – St Anne’s Hall, Browns Bay 9am Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me – TheatreWorks Birkenhead 8pm The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm

The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Hot & Flustered Shadowcast – The Vic, Devonport 8pm

The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm

Crystal Vision Holistic Market – 20 Pachamana Latin Market – 21 Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford Tienda Pachamama, 179A Archers Rd, 10am Hillcrest 11am Browns Bay Sunday Market – Browns Huge Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sale – Albany Village Community Hall, Bay, 6.30am Albany 9am The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm Belmont 8pm Kintsugi Workshop – Highbury Community House, Birkenhead Kids & Teens Market – Devonport 10.30am Community House, Devonport 2pm Takapuna Sunday Market – Takapuna 6am Huge Pop & Rock Vinyl Record 27 Browns Bay Sunday Market Sale – St Anne’s Hall, Browns Bay 9am – Browns Bay, 6.30am The Thrill of Love – The Rose Centre, Belmont 8pm

Devonport All Ages Roller Skating Class – Devonport Community House, Devonport 3.30pm Takapuna Sunday Market – Takapuna 6am

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CONTENTS

TAKAPUNA BEACH

COVER FEATURES

Interview: Dame Judy McGregor

On tour with Peter O'White

Talking Mental Fitness with Sue Kohn-Taylor

Summer Holidays & Breaks

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Father’s Day Interviews

Devonport Yacht Club

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OUT & ABOUT 02

Community Calendar

Out & About on the Shore

EATING OUT

Talking Takapuna

DEVONPORT Devonport News

MILFORD 58

Milford News

ARTS 11

Northart

Auckland Fringe Festival

The PumpHouse

The Rose Centre

The Vic Devonport

Depot Artspace

EDUCATION 80

Kristin School

Rangitoto College

Westlake Girls’ High School

Westlake Boys’ High School

Takapuna Grammar

Rosmini College

Recipe of the Month

Carmel College

Eating Out Guide

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FROM THE EDITOR

Janet Marshall

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Warmth is just around the corner Welcome to our August 2022 issue of Channel Magazine. For me August is always a month when I feel like summer is just around the corner. Things are still a little chilly, but warmer weather is just a matter of weeks away. That’s why we decided to look forward to Summer Holiday Breaks in this issue. We have provided our own special places where we love to go for a summer break and have also asked a few prominent Shore people to give us theirs. Roll on summer! In this 112 page issue (116 pages including cover) there is lots of reading for everyone. I constantly get great feedback on this FREE magazine that it really is loaded with content, and we make no apology for that. It is a magazine for the whole community. Christine Young has done a very good interview in this issue on the Shore’s newest Dame. Dame Judy McGregor lives in Devonport. Christine chats to Dame Judy to make readers well aware of why this exceptional local was recognised with this high honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022. I have enjoyed doing two special features for

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this issue. Being rugby mad I caught up with Pete White – cheekily called Peter O’White for this feature – about his recent experience touring with the victorious Irish rugby team in New Zealand. Looking after visiting teams is something Pete’s been doing since 2002 and he loves it. Mental health is a hot topic in 2022 and one local, Baywater’s Sue Kohn-Taylor, is leading the way at the top of the cliff on this issue with her Mental Fitness business. My chat with Sue in this issue may inspire readers to adopt a more proactive approach to looking after their own mental fitness or encouraging friends and family. Father’s Day is coming up early next month so we have asked some prominent local politicians about their plans for the special day and what September 4th will mean for them. Have a great August and make sure you spoil Dad on Fathers Day! Kia nui a Akuhata Aidan Bennett, QSM Publisher, Channel Magazine Founder & MD, Benefitz Email: aidan@benefitz.co.nz

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In 2023 Kristin will celebrate 50 years

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since the founding of our school in 1973. It’s our opportunity to acknowledge the people and experiences that have shaped our school over its inspiring 50-year history. Our school was founded by families, for families and we place huge value on the spirit, integrity, passion and diversity of our community from our visionary founding families to our resilient, proud yet humble present-day students.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Getting Annabelle to Italy - putting the fun in fundraiser! Annabelle Knowles, a year 12 Takapuna Grammar School student, has recently been selected to represent New Zealand in the upcoming Rowing World Championships in Italy, earning her first Silver Fern at only 17 years of age. This fantastic achievement by Annabelle, a Devonport local, has come after five years of early morning training sessions, a current training schedule of at least nine times a week, and Annabelle Knowles. three unbeaten seasons competing for the TGS Rowing Club. As part of the fundraising efforts to get Annabelle to Italy (which will cost in excess of $8,000), her mum Caroline Knowles and her team of supportive friends and family, put on a fantastic evening of fabulous music (courtesy of covers band, 'Ran for Cover'), dancing, drinks and food on Saturday 25th June. The live auction, silent auction and proceeds of the events raised $10,400. All funds raised will go towards the cost of Annabelle's training and to fund her travel and accommodation in Italy.

Mike Bull, Isabella Tollafield, Katie and Paula Halliday, Kelly Murfit, Neil Halliday and Sadhana Natalikhan.

Alaster Whyte, Caroline Knowles, Simon and Yaminah Egan, Joanne Webb, Hamish and Mel Grotrian.

Alaster Whyte, Liz Sloan and Peter Knowles.

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Steve Bullock, Antony Griffin, Simon and Annie Sue Quinn, Steve Barrett and Jo Webb. Charlett-Green, Nick Lambert and Richard Te Pag.

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OUT & ABOUT ON THE SHORE

Nick Mowbray speaks at Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch A crowd of close to 450 people turned out for the most recent North Harbour Club Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch held in late June at North Harbour Stadium. Nick Mowbray, the 36-yearold CEO of Zuru was the feature speaker at the lunch. Mowbray gave some interesting insights into the global business he founded in 2003 with brother Mat and the new directions they are heading. He was interviewed by MC Nadine Higgins and made generous contributions to the charity auction which raised considerable funds for the North Harbour Club’s AIMES Award programme of rewarding youth achieving excellence. A fantastic event!

Mike Atkinson, Nick Mowbray, Nadine Higgins and Erin Marmont.

Kerry McLeod, Brent and Yvonne McCarty.

Jenny Sturn, Linda Dines, Janette Wylie, Liz and John Algie.

Tammy McLeod, Libby Greenwood and Sue Stanaway. Jo-Anne Thomas and Susi Matz.

Margaret Hight, Sue Noble, Maree Glendall and Fay Freeman.

Evan Veza, Jon Tierney and Robert Johnson.

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SIMON WATTS: NORTH SHORE MP

By Simon Watts, North Shore MP

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Simon Watts.

Every New Zealander who is struggling through the cost of living crisis needs to understand one vital truth: overseas events cannot be blamed for all of the pain you are suffering. It’s a fact that this government’s ill-disciplined approach to the country’s finances has compounded any economic impact that’s been generated overseas. And it’s not just the National Party that’s pointing this out. Before Grant Robertson released his last budget, Treasury clearly warned him that it was a mistake to stoke the fires of inflation. Treasury’s pre-budget report stated: a large portion of New Zealand’s inflation at present is being driven by strong domestic demand.’ Unfortunately, the government chose to ignore the warnings of the experts and even to exceed the spending cap it had imposed on itself in December the previous year. The writing was on the wall and yet the government chose to gamble with the financial health of the country. This cavalier approach to a fundamental responsibility of government is in stark contrast to the five-point plan National has been proposing. • Stop adding costs to businesses that inevitably get passed on to the rest of us (higher rents are just one example). • Change the immigration settings that are acting as a brake on the economy and welcome the skilled people we need. • Bring much-needed discipline to government spending to ensure every dollar spent is delivering results. • Give hard-working Kiwis some tax relief so they can keep more of what they earn. • Return the Reserve Bank’s focus to fighting inflation and stabilising prices. It’s a system that worked brilliantly for 30 years, until Grant Robertson started interfering. It’s because Labour did none of this, that the economic pressures we are facing are unnecessarily harsh. My own experience in international banking leaves me in no doubt that Labour abandoned the principles of sound fiscal governance and we are now paying the price for that. This debacle has clearly demonstrated that New Zealand’s economy needs experienced economic leadership to unlock its potential, protect the livelihoods of its citizens, and bring the cost of living back under control. The consequences of Labour’s economic incompetence will leave a legacy that our children will have to shoulder if we do not remedy the issues our communities are now having to deal with. The effects can be seen everywhere, from household budgets that are no longer adequate to business plans frozen due a lack of skilled staff. A combination of vision and experience is urgently needed to drive our economy forward and restore our living standards. These are core tasks of government, and should never be sacrificed to pursue the ideologically-driven projects that Labour has been distracted by. It’s time for the government to listen, and immediately adopt National’s five-point plan. The people they purport to care about deserve nothing less. Take care, Simon Watts. Email: simon.watts@parliament.govt.nz Call my office on 09 486 0005, Facebook: @simonwattsmp Instagram: @simonwattsmp

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Toni Street to MC Dr Mark Sagar Soul Machines Lunch Wednesday August 24th, North Harbour Stadium North Shore local Toni Street is the MC for the next Lexus of North Shore Charity Lunch thats being held on Wednesday August 24th, with the guest speaker being Dr Mark Sagar of Soul Machines. Dr Mark Sagar is a double Academy Award winner for his Dr Mark Sagar. role in facial rendering and motion capture data of movies like Avatar and King Kong. He was named New Zealand’s 2022 Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in Artificial Intelligence and is the co-founder and CEO of Soul Machines and Director of the Laboratory for Animate Technologies at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.

He was named New Zealand’s 2022 Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in Artificial Intelligence… Mark and his team are bringing technology to life, pioneering the creation of autonomously animated virtual humans with virtual brains and nervous systems. Soul Machines believes that in a more digital world – digital people can help you in millions of ways. This will be a fantastic lunch! Tickets are $150 plus GST per person, or book a table of 10 for $1500 plus GST. Our luncheons are a sell-out so book early to avoid disappointment by emailing: events@northharbourclub.co.nz. For more details visit www.northharbourclub.co.nz

Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ.

Until Saturday 20th August, Northart continues to exhibit Boy + Girl, an artistic collaboration between Bryn Evans and Nikki McLay, artists who use conversational AI, film and design to share stories in new and unexpected ways, along with sculptor Stuart Bridson’s solo exhibition Disassemble. Conversation with the Artists will be held at the gallery on Saturday 6th August, 2pm – 3pm. Opening on Saturday 27th August are two exciting group exhibitions that explore materiality in different ways: Gravitas and MORPH. Gravitas is a group exhibition of sculptural artworks in bronze, fabric and metal that reinterpret ‘seriousness’ while expressing dignity, leadership and the importance of restraint and conceptual rigour in Gregor Kregar: Chameleon Mobile, 2020. Aluminium and automative paint, works by Elliot Collins, Te 1400mm x 1400mm x 1500mm. Waka McLeod, Gregor Courtesy of The Artist and Northart. Kregar and Hannah Valentine. MORPH represents the final body of work created by the 12 participants of Handshake 6. A creative mentoring programme, Handshake has for over ten years connected emerging jewellery practitioners Simon Swale: The Stains of History Cannot be Erased . Steel, jarrah, brass from Aotearoa New 160mm x 230mm x 130mm. Zealand with a mentor Courtesy of The Artist and Northart. to help develop their creative practice over a two-year period. MORPH refers to transformation; this exhibition seeks to demonstrate that quality through the development of each participant’s practice that came together with both the engagement of the mentors and each other. We look forward to welcoming you to Northart in August to experience outstanding contemporary art practice from Aotearoa. Keep up with our upcoming events and projects on our Instagram: @northartgallery and our Facebook: @northartnz, and join our mailing list on our website www.northartgallery.net Northart Norman King Square , Ernie Mays Street, Northcote 09 480 9633 / 022 390 7203 Opening hours: Tues-Sat: 11am-4pm (closed Sun/Mon) facebook Northart Gallery instagram northartnz

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AUCKLAND FRINGE FESTIVAL AT THE ROSE CENTRE

Fringe Festival fun at The Rose Centre The Auckland Fringe Festival is coming to the North Shore from 30th August to 17th September 2022, with The Rose Centre, Belmont, confirmed as the North Shore's satellite venue for the first time! Channel Magazine's Liz Cannon talks with Geoff Allen, Manager at The Rose Centre, and James Carrick, Devonport-based playwright and actor, whose one-act comedy, Welcome to Hellansville, will be premiered at The Rose Centre as part of the Fringe's final week.

Geoff Allen,

Manager at The Rose Centre

perhaps, just as in the music scene, we may grow our own style of shows and scripts - a North Shore style.

Channel Magazine: You must be delighted to be hosting The Auckland Fringe Festival at The Rose Centre this year - what does this mean for the North Shore? Geoff Allen: It actually supports the idea that we are one city. It breaks down the barrier of the bridge; the harbour is the barrier, the bridge is the connection. Now Geoff Allen. we are connected to the wider art scene. More than that we are growing our own theatre. In time

CM: What will be on offer at The Rose Centre? GA: Professional improv comedy 'The Dice Show' with Steven Lyons, Penny Ashton's acclaimed 'Austen Found', Suzy Sampson's fabulous 'Shakespeare's Will', 'Welcome to Hellansville', a new local play by James Carrick, workshopped at The Rose, and 'Confessions of a Masseuse' by Chante.

James Carrick,

CM: Can you tell us a little bit about your play? JC: It’s my own, very tongue-in-cheek examination of faith. Heaven and Hell are collaborating in order to tackle the same problems that we have here on earth: cost of living, environmental crises and over-crowding. The powersthat-be have come up with a new after-life destination choice, designed to cater for souls who are not quite good enough to get into heaven, but are nowhere near evil enough to be sent to hell. That place is Hellansville. Enter an angel, a demon and an atheist, each with an unwavering belief that the faith they subscribe to is the right one. Heaven and Hell's representatives compete to sell Hellansville to the most stubborn atheist, all under the watchful eye of the mysterious Maureen. Ultimately, the chance of an 'after'-life time is totally rejected, with disastrous consequences for all.

'Welcome to Hellansville' playwright and actor

James Carrick.

Channel Magazine: To have your one-act comedy premiered at the Auckland Fringe Festival at your local theatre must be amazing - congratulations! How does it feel? James Carrick: It’s absolutely thrilling, especially as it's a family affair too, with my partner having edited and now directing the play. Watching 'Welcome to Hellansville' come to life has been an absolute joy, especially as the cast are superb and have drawn nuances out of the characters I hadn’t even considered. It’s very exciting.

CM: What's your advice to our readers to make the best of this amazing festival? GA: Check our website, book early, support the programme, and create your own pieces for next year. Help us grow the homegrown. www.rosecentre.co.nz

CM: Why should people come to see it? JC: First and foremost, it’s very funny! Secondly, it's not a play that takes lazy pot-shots at anyone who does have faith, but rather a thoughtprovoking and comedic approach to the subject; it’s been written to entertain, not to offend. It will be a great night out and I hope an experience that will draw out lots of laughs, and perhaps some healthy post-theatre debate too.

'Welcome to Hellansville' will be performed at The Rose Centre, Belmont on Wed 14th, Thurs 15th and *Fri 16th Sept 2022 at 8pm. Tickets available from iTicket: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2022/sep/aklfringe-hellansville *The final show will include a post-show cheese and wine event where you are invited to a Q&A session with the writer and director.

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PERFORMING ARTS NEWS: THE PUMPHOUSE THEATRE

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS: THE ROSE CENTRE

News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

Murder-mystery & youth shows this August!

This month at The Rose Centre with Michelle Male, Performing Arts and Community Co-ordinator

30 Years

James Bell.

Escape the cold and get cosy in the warmth of the theatre this winter to experience the thrilling Agatha Christie tale, The Unexpected Guest! The story follows a lost traveller whose car has broken down and who stumbles up to a manor house looking for assistance, only to find the owner of the house, Richard Warwick, shot dead in his wheelchair and his wife standing nearby holding a gun. But when the police arrive and begin their investigation, they discover that no alibis are fool-proof and that no members of the family are free from the entanglements that Richard Warwick tied them up in. The season runs 27th July – 7th August. Our next Creative Talk for 2022 is with David Veart. David trained originally as a lawyer and later went on to teach in New Zealand and the UK. On his return to New Zealand in 1980 he retrained as an archaeologist and worked in that capacity until 2013 for both the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Heritage New Zealand) and the Department of Conservation. He worked for DOC for 25 years, retiring as Auckland Heritage Manager. RSVP on our website for free tickets to this event on 1st August. Year 13 Drama at Rosmini College has worked tirelessly to present the well-known Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles. The play is a combination of mystery, murder, intrigue, and giggles. In this updated adaptation of the classic novel, you will find Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Watson, on Dartmoor investigating a suspicious death. Will the hound put an end to the Baskerville family forever? Or will Holmes and Watson uncover the truth? Find out by coming along. The season runs 9th – 11th August. North Shore Gang Show celebrates 60 years of entertainment on stage! Join them as they look at and chuckle about some of the hilarious fashions and amazing music that have helped shape who we are today. Brought to you by Scouts and Guides from across Auckland, this is a slice of good wholesome family fun with some great music. Dance, comedy, and youthful delight brings this all together in a family experience not to be missed. Catch this show from 25th August – 3rd September. Ngā manaakitanga. James Bell

BOOKINGS: 09 489 8360 or pumphouse.co.nz

– Happy Anniversary to The Rose Centre Come and visit or volunteer at The Rose Centre and discover its history. Live theatre and community at its best. See a show for free(!!!!!), volunteer to be an usher at our theatre, The Rose Centre. Contact Michelle at hello@rosecentre.co.nz.

The Thrill of Love by Amanda Whittington, directed by Kathy Gent. Sat 13th August – 27th August 2022 A thrilling drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in England. You are cordially invited to the Rose Centre to meet the women who are dreaming of Hollywood rather than Holloway. The play is set to an achingly beautiful Billie Holiday soundtrack Book early to avoid disappointment! www.iticket.co.nz. Auckland Fringe Festival The Rose Centre is a satellite venue for the Auckland Fringe Festival. We have lots of exciting shows in store for you. For booking info – www.rosecentre.co.nz or www.aucklandfringe.co.nz • Tuesday 30th August, 8pm: The Rose Centre launches the Fringe with the return of the popular and hilarious comedy, ‘The Dice Show’ with Steven Lyons (NZ comedy Guild Nominated Best MC 2019). • Friday 9th Sept and Sunday 11th Sept: ‘Austen Found’ with Penny Ashton, Lori Dungey and Ross Devereux. Winner – Best Indoor Show 2018, World Buskers Festival • September 10th, 6pm: ‘Confessions of a Masseuse’. • September 10th, 8pm: 'Shakespeare’s Will' by Suzy Sampson. • September 14th — 16th: ‘Welcome to Hellansville’ A play by James Carrick. • September 17th, 7.30pm: ‘The Rose Centre 30th Anniversary Variety Show’. 30 years of theatre – if you haven't been to this wonderful venue, now is the time with an exciting array of theatre on your doorstep. The Rose Centre, School Rd, Belmont 09 445 9900 hello@rosecentre.co.nz www.rosecentre.co.nz Facebook @RoseCentre

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THE VIC DEVONPORT

DEPOT ARTSPACE

Philipp Jaser, General Manager

Depot Artspace with Amy Saunders

The Vic Devonport

Philipp Jaser.

FOCUS ON FILM

Bullet Train 4 August

Depot Sound is thrilled to announce the winners of the Depot Sound North Shore Schools Songwriting Competition as part of NZ Music Month 2022. Each winner gets to professionally record their songs with our in-house engineering team. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who entered! www.depotsound.co.nz Secondary Schools First Place: Phoebe Webster, Year 10, Carmel College Runner Up: Noelle Nayon, Year 13, Westlake Girls High School Intermediate Schools First Place: Maia Potter, Year 7, Albany Junior High

Beast 25 August

LIVE SHOWS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Rocky Horror Picture Show 19 August

The Vic Open Mic Night 25 August

Toni Swain and Big Daddy Roy, 4 August: After blowing away audiences with her incredible voice and music in 2019, Toni Swain returns to The Vic with a double bill - Toni Swain Band and Big Daddy Roy's Twin Guitar Spectacular. The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Hot & Flustered Shadowcast, 19 August: The Hot & Flustered Shadowcast perform the cult classic live on stage while the movie plays behind them on screen. Get dressed up, learn the dances, and enjoy this immersive theatrical experience. The Vic Open Mic Night, 25 August: Everybody is welcome! Email openmike@thevic.co.nz if you are interested in performing.

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Depot Galleries Central Gallery: Hapori: Members Show 2022, Depot Artspace’s annual Members Show brings an exciting array of various media, styles, subject matter and personality. This is a fantastic showcase of local artists and a great opportunity to support firsttime exhibitors and established practitioners alike. Streetfront Gallery: Objects I Hold, Devonport local Sasha Alba’s still life paintings preserve and value collective memories of our domestic spheres. These striking works build a painterly record of the private, interior world many women inhabit in parallel to their public working lives. Full exhibition details here: www.depotartspace.co.nz/galleries/

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Creative Careers: If you’re a creative (or know one) looking to turn your practice into a sustainable business we can help you on your journey. Wayfind Creative is a programme to enhance your business skills and test ideas for the future while developing a mindset that will ensure success. www.wayfindcreative.co.nz

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August is shaping up to be a busy month for our creative community. Results are in for Depot Sound’s North Shore Schools Songwriting Competition, we’re accepting new signups for our Wayfind Creative career programme, and our annual Members' Show highlights local artists from Devonport and our wider Tamaki Makarau visual arts community. There’s something for everyone this month, so come and say hi or check us out online at www.depotartspace.co.nz

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ANDREW DORREEN

Seaward side Dreaming - 100m From Takapuna Beach 23 EWEN STREET, TAKAPUNA Located superbly on the seaward side of Takapuna literally 100m from the beach, this landmark site offers idyllic Northwest-facing land with all-day sun. The 290m² home was built in 1993 and has been maintained to a very high standard since. Accommodation wise it offers five double bedrooms on the first floor including a gorgeous ensuited master suite. A good size family bathroom services the other bedrooms with a separate toilet. This floor has an HRV system that ensures nice airflow right throughout the home and also has a panel heater for added warmth in the winter. On the lower ground floor, you have a generous double garage which is accessed off Rarere Road with good off-street parking to match. Inside this floor is dedicated just to living. A large home office takes in a great aspect over the front of the property a great place to work from. There are two/three separate living spaces in the home depending on how one wishes to live. A formal sitting lounge with a gas fire gives the opportunity for guests or children to have their own area. The kitchen,

“summer lounge” and formal dining spans across the front of the home to form two additional areas or one large area thanks to French doors which can be closed for intimate dining. The kitchen area flows right out to a charming patio and outdoor living perfect for weekend BBQs. The property has a fantastic street presence as it lies nicely and elevated on the site and uniquely has no boundary fences. The home is often admired by onlookers that are passing by. Long-term purchasers will be impressed by the functional layout for families, and the fact that they could update interiors to more modern fittings stamping their own mark on what has been a superb family home for over 20 years. Purchasers should enquire with haste, properties like this are scarce and early interest is recommended and encouraged. The owners have found their new apartment to downsize to and therefore are motivated to move. www.precision.net.nz/ID #540062

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

Once In A Lifetime Exquisite Beachfront Position 20A MINNEHAHA AVENUE, TAKAPUNA Occupying one of the most intimate and unique positions in New Zealand, this true due North-facing beachfront property is an opportunity not to be missed for those wanting to secure the position of a lifetime. Sold only once since new, seven years ago, this is one of the most tightly held and highly sought after addresses in the country.

floor and first floor which are both concrete. On the mid-floor, a lavish master suite with a large walk-in wardrobe and ensuite offers superb views which would have to be some of the most special and intimate on the North Shore. Adjacent to this room is a large lounge which could be a fourth bedroom if required.

Breath-taking views are observed from almost every single room in the house over Thorne Bay, up the Harbour, and beyond. The freehold site houses a 360sqm dwelling which recently has had a full interior upgrade, thanks to Trinity interiors. New LED lighting, smart system and security, new kitchen appliances, carpets, and paint – the home presents as it was when it was built. Accommodation wise it is currently presented as three double bedrooms with three living spaces and double garaging. This could be tweaked to suit different age groups and family requirements if required.

On the top floor, a magnificent suite with its own balcony offers guests pride of place and gets elevated expansive views – simply superb. Also on this floor is another double bedroom and a full bathroom. This separation is excellent for teenagers giving them their own floor.

Minnehaha offers great indoor/outdoor flow in the form of expansive ground floor living and does it with great privacy. A large kitchen and dining open to Northern and Eastern outdoor entertaining and then onto a lush sunken lounge with gas fire. There is under-floor heating on the ground

The home, centrally located on the Golden Mile between Takapuna and Milford also offers, surround sound, a large wine cellar, good double garaging, plus parking onsite for a further two cars, and direct beach access for Kayaks and water toys. As an added bonus you’ll be in zone for some outstanding schools - Takapuna Primary, Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna Grammar, plus Westlake Boys and Girls. www.precision.net.nz/ID #539269

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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HOME ESSENTIALS

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Each month, Home Essentials will be providing a delectable recipe for you to try out and enjoy. Here's the first one - let us know how it goes! If you need Le Creuset kitchenware, Chris, Meg and the team at Home Essentials are happy to help!

Mellow Confit Garlic Frittata with Gremolata

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Oven temperature, 180°C 1.1 To make the confit garlic, separate 3 bulbs of garlic into individual cloves, leaving the papery skin on. Put them in a small pan with the oil over the lowest heat possible. Allow them to cook very gently for an hour, making sure the oil doesn’t get too hot. If you are concerned about the oil becoming too hot, you can turn the heat off every now and again. 2 After an hour take the pan off the heat, allow to cool completely, 2. and pour the contents into a clean jar. 3 To make the frittata, preheat the oven to 180°C. Add the potatoes 3. to the Le Creuset 26cm Signature Round Skillet with 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil, turning the potatoes over so they are all glistening. 4 Roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes. 4. 5 Meanwhile, peel 10 cloves of confit garlic from their papery skins. 5.

Ingredients

bulbs 3 whole garlic l 750ml olive oi es to ta 500g new po inach 200g baby sp beaten 6 eggs, lightly of parsley A large bunch Red chilli Zest of 1 lemon A pinch of salt

6 Once the potatoes are golden, remove them from the oven 6. (without switching it off) and give them a good shake, loosening any that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. 7 Put the skillet back on a medium heat (use an oven glove or 7. handle glove to hold the handle – it will be very hot), and add the spinach, tossing it until it has begun to soften. 8 Scatter over the garlic cloves. 8. 9 Add the beaten egg, pouring it evenly around the pan and stirring 9. gently to coat the spinach and potatoes. Cook over a medium heat for a couple of minutes then transfer to the oven to cook until the frittata has just set, but still has a little wobble. 10 10. In the meantime, quickly make the gremolata. Finely chop the

parsley and red chilli together, add the lemon zest and a good pinch of salt.

11 Serve the frittata in generous slices with the gremolata for 11. spooning over.

The new Le Creuset Cast Iron Signature Round Skillet 26cm in Bamboo Green - available in Store.

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Bringing quality kitchenware and cookware back to the North Shore After eight years in Henderson, independent cookware retailer Home Essentials has moved to a new purposebuilt 450 square metre store at 18 Link Drive in Wairau Valley and is bringing the world’s favourite kitchenware brands back to the Shore. Channel’s Liz Cannon chatted with co-owner Chris Sutton to find out more. Channel Magazine: So, who is Home Essentials? Chris Sutton: Meg and I bought the business in 2021 right in the middle of Covid as we saw it as a great opportunity to build a real community around cooking and kitchenware and build on the work the previous owners had done. The business has been going since the early 2000s and has always been independently owned and operated. There are five of us in the close-knit team here, including our newest team member Wendy who lives in Milford and was the kitchenware floor manager for Smith & Caughey’s for the last seven years or so. CM: Why the move to the North Shore? CS: Well first and foremost we have an affinity to the Shore. I lived here way back, and both my brothers and their families are on this side of the bridge, plus Meg grew up on the North Shore as did her parents and grandparents (four generations went to Takapuna Grammar). So when we first started looking at buying the business, we knew it was somewhere that the business could thrive. It’s not that long ago that there was a large kitchenware store on the North Shore, and it was very successful in its day. Since they closed though, there hasn’t been a dedicated kitchenware retailer here so we were very keen to fill that void and give the local community easy access to the brands they love. CM: What do you think makes you different? CS: As a business we fundamentally believe that people should buy once and buy well, but that it shouldn’t cost the earth. In line with that our purpose is to help Kiwis fill their homes with the best quality kitchenware. We do this by stocking the best brands from around the world, keeping our prices as low as we possibly can and making sure our range is as broad and relevant as possible.

CM: Why a store and not just go online? CS: Like a lot of industries some of our competitors are moving away from having retail stores and into online only as it’s not only a large investment to have a store but also presents many challenges especially as we’ve gone through the Covid journey. For us though, our store is a critical part of our offering, and we absolutely love the interaction it gives us with customers. It enables us to showcase our vast range of brands and products but more importantly gives us a chance to really connect with like-minded customers every day, and that is invaluable to us and our business. CM: What’s in the new store? CS: Well besides the old telephone box (purchased on a whim in Glenfield) plus a hanging delivery bike and some of our old kitchenware antiques, we have over 5,000 products and 120 brands including the likes of Le Creuset, Emile Henry, Staub, Dualit, Scanpan, Wusthof, Magimix Global etc in our store (and on our website), and we’re always on the lookout for new and exciting products to bring to our customers. In fact, over the coming few months, we have lots of new products coming on board which is exciting, plus we will be doing some in-store cooking demonstrations in the evening and a few pop-up events. CM: You must be proud of the store? CS: Absolutely! We are very proud of our store; it has been a real labour of love getting it ready to welcome customers. These days just having the best prices and biggest range of products isn’t enough and as a business we are very focused on ensuring every single customer that buys from us feels the Home Essentials love. Pop in some time and say hello. Home Essentials Shop 15, 18 Link Drive, Wairau Valley 09 218 7498 enquiry@homeessentials.co.nz www.homeessentials.co.nz Our opening hours are: Monday - Friday: 10am-5pm Saturday - Sunday: 10am-4pm, Public Holidays: 10am-3pm

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Dining Out & Eating ON THE

Shore

Here on the North Shore we are so fortunate to have such a fantastic and diverse range of options to whet the appetite and provide everything needed for dining out and eating in to suit all occasions, events and celebrations. Here at Channel we love 'Doing It Local' and we're proud to support our local hospo businesses in our monthly Dining Out and Eating In Guide. Enjoy!

Owner operated eatery in Devonport, NZ. Serving vegan and omni eats alongside small batch wine, beer and spirit drinks.

Buona Sera Restaurant

We hold weekly specials, along with wine makers dinners, makers markets and private events. Sign up to our mailing list on our website to keep up to date with all goings on at Vondel.

Offering Persian and Mediterranean cuisine in Devonport Village. 5/15 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 600 2125 www.akdenizdevonport.co.nz Great Italian cuisine from great ingredients. Mangiamo - Let's Eat! 99 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 8133 www.buonasera.co.nz

Cafe Hung Viet

Traditional flavours of Vietnamese cuisine brings authentic Hanoi meals to the North Shore. 101 Victoria Rd, 09 446 3368, www.cafehungviet.co.nz

Corellis

Great tasting home-style fare at a great price. 46 Victoria Road Devonport, 09 445 4151 www.corelliscafe.co.nz

Devon on the Wharf

A little slice of heaven for tastes of Mediterranean and Turkish cuisine. 1 Queen's Parade, 09 445 7012 www.devononthewharf.nz

Fish Kitchen

Manuka Cafe and Restaurant

Mediterranean inspired cuisine and friendly customer service. 49 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 7732 www.manukarestaurant.co.nz

Portofino Devonport

Very popular Italian Restaurant in the heart of Devonport Village. 26 Victoria Rd, 09 445 3777 www.portofinodevonport.co.nz

Signal Hill Restaurant

Serves classic NZ fare with an extensive drinks list in Devonport’s most iconic homestead. 24 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 0193 www.signalhill.co.nz

Khana Devonport believes in serving fresh & authentic Indian food for the local community and visitors. Our menu offers a wide range of Indian specialties such as Butter Chicken, Goat Curry, Lamb Rogan Josh, Paneer Saag, Dal Tadka and many more. We use free range chicken, fresh hapuka, fresh vegetables and fresh spices. Curry bases and gravies are made in-house from natural ingredients and spices. View our menu at www.khana.co.nz You can order food easily through our online system for takeaways and home delivery. We look forward to serving you at our restaurant.

Honest and simple authentic Indian cuisine. 97 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 7721 www.flyingrickshaw.co.nz

Khana

Flying Rickshaw

Open Hours: Tuesday - Friday 4pm - late Saturday 10am - late, Sunday 10am - 4pm 09 446 6444 hello@vondel.co.nz www.vondel.co.nz instagram Instagram @vondel_akl facebook facebook.com/vondelakl

Extensive seafood menu plus their signature 'fish 'n' chips' - the best fresh fish in the best location. 1/1 Queens Parade, Devonport Wharf. 09 445 1777 www.fishkitchen.co.nz

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Akdeniz Bar Cafe Restaurant

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161 Victoria Road, Devonport 09 445 1546 / 021 689 216 khana.devenport@gmail.com www.khana.co.nz

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The Patriot

Serving up fresh, seasonal NZ produce in a rustic Mediterranean style. 57-59 Victoria Road, Devonport. 09 445 9797 www.vicroadkitchen.co.nz

Vic Road Wine Bar and Cellar

Enjoy a glass of wine from the ever-changing wine list, chosen from a selection of interesting New Zealand and International wines. 53/55 Victoria Road, Devonport. 09 445 0194 www.vicroadkitc.co.nz

B ELMONT/ ELMONT/HH AURAKI

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (to be booked 24 hours in advance) with traditional French dishes like 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

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Daily Bread's freshly baked loaves and perfect pastries are made every morning at their Belmont outpost where their new sit down menu, petanque court and kids playground gives locals even more reason to visit.

If you don't feel like venturing out, try their new delivery option where you can receive all their baked goods delivered the next day. Dailybread.co.nz 43 EVERSLEIGH RD AUCKLAND 0622 7am - 3pm daily hello@dailybread.co.nz www.instagram.com/dailybreadnz/

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8848 Restaurant & Bar

Authentic Nepalese and Indian cuisine in the heart of Takapuna. 17 Huron Street, Takapuna, 09 489 9911 www.8848indiancuisine.co.nz

Alforno Italian Restaurant

Dantes Pizza & Casa Pasta

Wood Fired Pizzas & sensational Pasta in the heart of Taka! Eat Street, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 486 3668 www.dantes.co.nz

El Humero

Traditional Colombian-style barbecue restaurant – yum! Eat Street, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 489 9973 www.elhumero.co.nz

Florrie McGreals Irish Pub

The best place in Takapuna to have a beer, meet some old friends or make some new ones. Great food as well! Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 486 6330 www.florriemcgreals.co.nz

Francs Bar & Diner

Beachside diner smacks of fresh fish, crisp lager, flopping jandals and easy service from sunrise to sunset. Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna. 09 488 0016 www.joylab.co.nz/francs

Madam Woo

Takes inspiration from traditional Malaysian hawker food, drawing influence from Malaysian, Chinese and other Asian cultures. 486 Lake Road, Takapuna, 09 489 4601, www.madamwoo.co.nz

Mamak Malaysian Street Food

Tasty Malaysian Street Food eatery under the Sentinel building. Huron/Northcroft Streets, Takapuna. 09 486 0122 www.mamaktakapuna.co.nz

Sakebar Nippon Japanese Restaurant

Premium European and Mediterranean style dining 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 489 3104 www.aubergine.co.nz

Located under the Monterey Cinema.

Big Tikka

An authentic Japanese Izakaya restaurant with a friendly and lively atmosphere, private area for groups with karaoke and buffet style menu.

Indian cuisine… using bold flavours & reinterpreting classic dishes in a contemporary way. 458 Lake Road, Takapuna. 09 974 2241 www.bigtikka.co.nz

Botticelli Restaurant & Wine Bar

A popular Italian eatery, serving Takapuna for over 27 years Anzac Street, Takapuna. Phone 021 910 999 www.botticelli.co.nz

Burger Burger

Eat Street, 40 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 390 5348 www.burgerburger.co.nz

Catnapper Arms

A favourite local with great food with great daily specials 136 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 486 6330 www.catnapperarms.co.nz

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BOOKINGS: www.sakebar.co.nz GROUP BOOKINGS: joy@sakebar.co.nz Open Tues-Sun, Closed Mondays and public holidays. 32-34 Anzac Street,Takapuna, 09 486 2249 www.sakebar.co.nz

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Aubergine Restaurant

2a Manurere Avenue – Right next to The PumpHouse Takapuna 09 487 0009

Delicious Italian and Mediterranean food cooked with passion. 34 Anzac Street, Takapuna. 09 488-0179 www.alforno.co.nz

Welcome to our French restaurant in an amazing and unique lake view location at the heart of Takapuna.

Vic Road Kitchen

Daily Bread

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French Rendez-Vous

Your Devonport Pub - owned by locals, for locals. 14 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 3010 www.thepatriot.co.nz

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Nanam

Takapuna's award-winning Nanam Restaurant recently voted as best neighborhood restaurant, Metro Top 50 and NZ's 100 Best Restaurants by Cuisine is humbled to offer an array of Filipino (Asian and Spanish-inspired) tapas and delectable wine and cocktail selections for our locals.

Shake Out

Serving up a highly addictive menu of burgers, sides, shakes and sundaes – fast. Goodside at Smales Farm. 09 489 8223 www.shakeout.co

Soho Thai

Regatta Bar & Eatery

Your slice of Ibiza, right here on the Shore. Stunning sea views, premium beer, bloody good wine and fresh seafood. Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna. 09 488 0040 www.joylab.co.nz/regatta

The Elephant Wrestler

Your larger than life local in the heart of Taka with an outdoor courtyard to boot. Selection of crafty beverages and food that’s undeniably Kiwi. Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 489 8030 www.joylab.co.nz/elephant-wrestler

Tok Tok Kitchen

The Grange Bar & Bistro

N ORTHCOTE POINT The Engine Room

Since 2006, a neighbourhood bistro that is simply one of the best in NZ! 115 Queen Street, Northcote Point. Phone 480 9502 www.engineroom.net.nz

Clarence Rd Eatery

An all day cafe/restaurant in the historic building that includes Bridgeway Cinema. You’ll love it! 124 Queen Street, Northcote Point. Phone: 09 480 9600 www.clarencerdeatery.nz

Northcote Tavern

We reckon one of the best places for pub food on the Shore! 37 Queen Street, Northcote Point. 09 480 7707 www.northcotetavern.co.nz

Always busy, a unique restaurant with Asian fusion cuisine near the beach. 129 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. 09 489 3988, www.toktok.co.nz

Tokyo Bay

Modern Japanese cuisine from kitchen run by experienced sushi master Mr Chikara Sato, a ‘fugu’ blowfish licensed sushi chef. Main Beach, The Strand, Takapuna. 09 390 7188 www.tokyobay.co.nz

Winner Winner Takapuna

Healthy, fast, fresh dinners or lunches with yummy chicken a focus! 16 Anzac Street, Takapuna. 09 486 0755 www.winnerwinner.co.nz

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Abruzzo Ristorante Italiano

Authentic Italian cuisine as warm as the Mediterranean sun. 13 Birkenhead Ave, Birkenhead. 09 418 4202 www.abruzzi.co.nz

Birkenhead Brewing Company

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Classic 100 year old kauri villa with a tavern atmosphere for true kiwi hospitality. 17 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 320 5055 www.bbc.kiwi

Blitza Pizza

NEED TO KNOW: Sunday roasts are back! $35 includes a glass of mulled wine. Every Sunday in July and August. Bookings are essential! Perfect for private parties no venue hire!

Taking the art of traditional Thai cooking and giving it a modern twist. Goodside at Smales Farm. 09 972 2711 www.sohothaikitchen.com A favourite all-day bar and bistro. Making the most of the best & fresh NZ produce. Goodside at Smales Farm. 09 972 9060 www.thegrangetakapuna.co.nz

nanam.co.nz nanam.reservation@gmail.com 09 488 9976

Takapuna's friendliest little wine and tapas bar and everyone's favourite local just around the corner from the Bruce Mason theatre.

Fantail & Turtle

A popular bar and eatery with alfresco vibe and great food! Goodside at Smales Farm. 09 486 0644 www.fantailandturtle.co.nz

Book and dine with your special date, a group get-together or stop by for their locals $40 Lunch set menu.

Taylors on Hurstmere

S MALES FARM, T AKAPUNA

Authentic Italian pizzas and mouthwatering Mediterranean cuisine. 9 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 480 5006 www.blitzapizza.co.nz

Burrito House

Passionate about providing delicious and high-quality Mexican food. 17 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 418 2095 www.burritohouse.co.nz

Chef Rasa Sayang

Finest authentic Malaysian food. 25 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 419 9788

Dutch Delight

A bite of Holland right here in Auckland - the only Dutch restaurant in NZ. 3 Birkenhead Ave, Birkenhead. 09 418 1390 www.dutchdelight.co.nz

Jose's Cantina

Licenced Eatery 168 Hurstmere Road Takapuna 09 489 9510 www.taylorsonhurstmere.co.nz taylorsonhurstmere@gmail.com

Jose's Mexican food is compulsive and the margaritas are addictive. 12-14 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 218 6162 www.josescantina.co.nz

Thai Yum Food Hut

Authentic Thai food in Birkenhead. 23 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 480 6799 www.thaiyum.net.nz

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The Curry Master

Jazzy’s Cafe & Pizzeria

Experience Indian food at it’s finest. 18 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 480 7211 www.thecurrymaster.co.nz/birkenhead

Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. Cafe style brekkie, Fresh HomeMade pizzas, delicious Sri Lankan meals and more! 5 Milford Rd, Auckland. 09 486 1582 www.jazzys.net

The Good Home

Langkawi Restaurant

Honest homestyle cooking at its best. 83 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 480 0066 www.thegoodhomebirkenhead.co.nz

Popular Malaysian local that has been here for around 25 years. BYO restaurant and also offers a range of well-priced wines. 122 Kitchener Road, Milford. 09 486 2700

The Junction Eatery

Monthien Thai Restaurant

Fully licensed cafe and bistro, sourcing the best local produce. 39 Birkenhead Avenue, Birkenhead. 09 480 8111 www.thejunctioneatery.co.nz

Popular Thai eatery in the heart of Milford. Real Thai real taste and best service! 142 Kitchener Rd, Milford. 09 488 0409 www.monthien.co.nz

Moxie Restaurant

Musashi Japanese Cuisine Milford

Mulan Malaysian Restaurant

PYM's of Milford

Primerose Thai Cuisine

Talay Thai Restaurant

A much loved restaurant serving modern cuisine and setting high standards at Birkenhead Point. 82 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead Point. 09 419 9082 www.moxierestaurant.co.nz

The popular neighbourhood Milford Village bar & eatery. Excellent drinks selection with simple but great food. 154 Kitchener Road, Milford. www.pymsofmilford.com

Authentic flavours of South East Asia with home-style Malaysian cuisine. 243 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead. 09 480 2806 www.mulan.co.nz Traditional Thai dishes known for excellent aroma, flavour and taste. 6 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 418 0555 www.primerosethaicuisine.co.nz

Delicious authentic Thai cuisine. Using only the freshest ingredients with vegetarian, vegan options and Gluten free dishes. 83-85 Kitchener Rd, Milford, 09 489 9568 www.talaythai.co.nz

Tasty Tiny Thai Restaurant

Stanley Avenue

Unique Thai experience with authentic dishes bursting with flavour. 52d Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 418 4999 www.tastytinythai.co.nz

Stanley Avenue is a relaxed, smart, wine bar and bistro where people can come and enjoy a light snack or sophisticated meal paired with an interesting wine offering. 52 East Coast Road, Milford 09 410 0066, www.stanleyavenue.co.nz

China Hong Kong Cuisine

Tasty Chinese and Asian food. 64 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 480 1168 www.hongkongchinesecuisine.co.nz

Don Japanese Restaurant

Local Japanese that offers great service, a variety of authentic dishes with good drinks list to match. 1 Milford Rd, Milford. 09 379 2834 M

Chef-made, gourmet meals crafted from NZ’s finest ingredients – free-range chicken, New Zealand beef & pork, and the freshest herbs and vegetables. Enjoy a nourishing meal whenever you need it! Blake’s meals are perfect to keep in the freezer for when you want a treat or just a night off cooking.

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Blake's Providore

With over 30 meals on the menu, there is something for everyone. Catering is also available. Enjoy convenience without compromise. Pop into store or order online for click & collect at www.blakesprovidore.co.nz Monday to Thursday: 9am-6pm, Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 10am-2pm 89 Kitchener Road, Milford 09 486 5711 www.blakesprovidore.co.nz

M ILFORD

For brunch, lunch & dinner. Classics, re-imagined and modernised – the best in fine coffee, wine and delicious food. 7 Milford Road, Milford. 09 488 9388 www.themilford.co.nz

Venice Italian Restaurant

A friendly local of Italian cuisine lovers passionate about cooking Italian food combined with a splendid collection of fine wines. 91 Kitchener Road, Milford, 09 486 4157 www.venicerestaurant.net

E AST COAST B AYS El Greco Greek and Italian Eatery

A touch of the Mediterranean in the Bays! – the locals try to keep it a secret, it’s good! 1 The Esplanade, Campbells Bay. 09 475 5772 www.elgreco.co.nz

Paper Moon

One of the Bay's favourite dining and drinking spots – for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or drinks into the evening. 437 Beach Road, Mairangi Bay. 09 479 8872 www.papermoon.org.nz

Montrose Cafe, Bistro & Bar

A Mairangi Bay local known for consistently good food and hospitality! 1 Montrose Terrace, Mairangi Bay. 09 478 9610 www.montrose.org.nz

Ristorante La Spiaggia

Anokha Indian Restaurant

Long been a destination choice for Indian food lovers, specialising in North Indian Cuisine – authentic curry, tandoori dishes and freshly baked breads. 140 Kitchener Rd, Milford. 09 489 1499, www.anokha.co.nz

One of the best Italian restaurants on the Shore – Maria and Emilio never disappoint! 470 Beach Road , Murrays Bay. 09 475 5643 www.laspiaggia.co.nz

Cave À Vin

21 Days Bar & Brasserie

Natural wines and food to share – locals love this place! 146 Kitchener Rd, Milford. www.caveavin.co.nz

Serves everything you expect from your authentic Japanese restaurants but with a twist. Menu of Japanese cuisine, built around local taste and ingredients. 212 Kitchener Road, Milford. Phone 489 5977 www.musashirestaurant.co.nz

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Named after the process of aging beef 21-28 days. Great food, some say best meat on the Shore! 37 Clyde Road Browns Bay. 0800 21 3297 www.21days.co.nz

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Our round up of posts from local businesses on IG that we’ve double tapped (liked) and a Q&A with Nicky Robinson from @marlo_nz Nicky Robinson is a Devonport local who founded all weather boot brand, Marlo, with her business partner Kate Moffat in 2019. The friends originally met at Plunket when their eldest boys were babies and had the idea for Marlo while cheering their young kids on at the football ﬁeld with cold feet and wet sneakers. Nicky grew up on the North Shore and now calls Devonport home with husband Pando and three kids, Brodie, Bonnie and Joni. Kate is originally from Canada and moved with her husband Derek in 2010. Kate’s family (including three kids, Lachlan, Raya and Blake) recently made the move from Narrow Neck to Whangamata. Nicky tells Channel about Marlo and the importance of social media to their business. Channel Magazine: Tell us a little bit about your business and how it came about… Nicky Robinson: Over the winter months, standing on the side-line with wet feet and ruining yet another pair of white sneakers, we decided there had to be a better option. We really wanted a waterproof boot that was warm and kept your feet dry, but also looked stylish. We started to sketch a few design options and realised we had something. Gumboots are all about getting outside and amongst it on the side-lines of the sports field, in the garden or jumping in puddles with (or without) your kids; being able to enjoy those moments, whatever the weather. Nicky Robinson and Kate Moffat.

CM: Is Instagram a source of inspiration for you? Who do you recommend following and why? NR: Instagram has been huge for us; we have been able to reach a real base of very loyal followers that truly love and recommend our product. We love seeing the direct feedback from our customers. It's also a space where we can collaborate with our retailers and it’s a place we often find like-minded people to work with, people who really appreciate your product and love promoting it as much as you do. We have been lucky to work with the likes of @tinyhousefamilynz, @hallweneed and @iamtarrydonaldson. Both of us also love design (fashion and interiors) and wholesome creatives. Some of our favourites in this area are Dehei, Jess Britton of @hallweneed, Alice Lines (@alicelines) Tarryn Donaldson and her DIY inspo. CM: Which other local businesses/artists do social media well? NR: We are constantly inspired by other brands doing great things in New Zealand, the likes of @daylightmoonstudio, @charlottepenmanandco and @containboutique. CM: What’s next for Marlo? NR: Last year we moved our production to Sri Lanka, where we work with an amazing team that uses local and sustainably harvested rubber to make our boots. We want to continue down this path, with products that tread lightly on the planet and that give you the freedom to get out there and enjoy your life. We have also just launched a waxed canvas bag, it is HUGE, the perfect bag for carrying everything and anything. www.marlo.nz www.instagram.com/marlo_nz

Working Style has opened an outlet on Barrys Point Road just in time for Father’s Day. The perfect place to find a new shirt or tie for Dad. @workingstylenz

A new sandwich place has arrived on Hurstmere Road and we’re wanting to try the pork katsu sando! Open Monday – Saturday @iikosando.nz

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How good does this modern take on the scotch egg look at Vondel in Devonport. They have a great selection of wines and beers with a difference too! @vondel_akl

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Winter date ideas in Takapuna Hear us out: winter is the perfect time to head out for a date. It gets dark early (so you don’t have to wait until some crazy late hour to set the scene), it’s cold out (facilitates cuddling and hand-holding while outside), there aren’t so many people out and about (those people are missing out), and the idea of a toasty warm indoor experience really appeals. We’ve done the rounds in town and found some of the absolute best spots for a romantic night out in the chill of winter.

The classic: dinner and a movie

Daytime date #1: beach & brunch

It’s a classic for a reason. Show off your excellent taste by choosing a topnotch Takapuna restaurant, then settle in for a film. You’re never too old for a good old-fashioned cuddle in the back row. Monterey Lounge Cinema is where it’s at for deluxe flicks. In fact, you can have dinner at the same time - Monterey does a pretty fine pizza and snacks. If you’re looking for the full sit-down experience, try one of the many restaurants within a couple of minutes’ walk. We recommend Sake Bar Nippon for Japanese, Al Forno for Italian, and Fatima’s for a lively Middle Eastern meal.

Who says you can’t enjoy a seaside stroll in the cooler months? Fools! There’s something unique and unbeatable about walking on the sand on a calm North Shore day, and as a bonus you can bring your four-legged third wheel along on the date. You’ll be wanting to top this off with a sit-down brunch with a view of the sea, which means Takapuna Beach Café is the place to be. If your “brunch” happens to be after midday, then you can get a hot meal with a view at Regatta Bar & Eatery or Franc’s on The Strand.

The even-more-classic: dinner and theatre

Show your date you’re more than just a café cruiser, and take them for a scenic walk from Milford Beach to Takapuna Beach (or vice versa). This walk is known as the lava trail – its defining feature is the beds of lava rock, showing off a bit of Auckland’s volcanic history. Speaking of volcanoes, this walk gives you a pretty sweet view of the Hauraki Gulf’s dormant volcano, Rangitoto Island. At the Takapuna end of the trail, we recommend filling your KeepCup at Takapuna Beach Café. If you’re not up for walking the return trip, you can take a bus back from Hurstmere Road, where there’s a fine selection of local cafés.

Transport yourself and your date to a romantic age that pre-dates the silver screen. Well, sort of. The theatres in Takapuna are actually a pretty modern experience and always a jolly good night out, whether you’re catching a massive musical at the Bruce Mason Centre (hello, The Wedding Singer), or heading to The PumpHouse Theatre for a show put on by one of our many supertalented local theatre companies or touring troupes. Take your pick of any of Takapuna’s downtown dining, then wander down to the lakeside for your show at the PumpHouse. If you’re enjoying a matinée date, you’re in luck for a bit of amour. The PumpHouse is right next door to an excellent café, French Rendez-vous.

Dessert date: chocolate galore Nothing says “I love you” like a whole menu of chocolate desserts. House of Chocolate Dessert Café & Cakery is open until 10 most nights and serving up an amazing selection of chocolatey goodness, including cakes, brownies, affogato, pudding, pie, waffles and a soul-melting Belgian hot chocolate that’s guaranteed to put a warm fuzzy feeling on any cold winter night.

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Daytime date #2: lava trail walk & coffee

Daytime date #3: shopping spree Since we’re talking about Hurstmere Road, why not take a walk through our own little boutique shopping district and check out all that’s on offer. For a fashion trying-on session, stroll down the road to the likes of Augustine and Decjuba (for the ladies), Life For Men (for the gentlemen), and finish up at Michael Hill on the corner. For the indoor shopping date experience, we recommend heading to the retail haven of Shore City Shopping Centre, where you can put your feet up and have a bite to eat in between browsing the style shelves with your SO.

Talking Takapuna The weather may still be cold and damp, but there are plenty of opportunities to keep warmth and fun flowing in Takapuna this month. One of the gems of Takapuna, The Elephant Wrestler, underwent some great renovations last month and is definitely worth another visit if you haven’t been already! They are also the place to be this winter, with events like Drag Queen Bingo, Drag Queen Bottomless Brunch, Bottomless Beer, Bubbles and Fried Chicken and their new GET TRUNKED Golden Hour session on Saturday 13 August! Along with a fantastic new menu and of course your favourite refreshing beverages a-plenty, The Elephant Wrestler is Takapuna’s winter goto! Keen for some summer beach vibes and views this winter? Regatta Bar & Eatery on The Strand is bringing the Amalfi Coast to you with their Malfy Summer Gin Bar-set up, featuring wicked tunes after 5pm every Friday, plus several Malfy goblet specials. Enjoy a taste of the tropics right here on Takapuna Beach at Regatta Bar. Make sure you check out the Bruce Mason Centre website for all the upcoming shows and events on offer – and if you’re planning on heading along to one, why not make a night of it and head in to Takapuna early for a bite to eat, or head out after for some late night snacking? Takapuna lends itself well to the perfect date night location – treat your significant other to a show at the Bruce Mason and dinner at one of the 150 different places to eat and drink! Closest to the theatre are the likes of Taylors on Hurstmere offering tapas and easy sharing plates, as well as Nanam where you can find Filipino cuisine at its finest! Heading down Hurstmere there are local favourites like The Elephant Wrestler and Aubergine, with hearty, casual meals that definitely hit the spot, or Tok Tok for some delicious Asian fusion. Or if you’re after dinner and a view, head to Regatta Bar & Eatery, Tokyo Bay or Franc’s for the best views of Takapuna Beach, while enjoying some of the finest meals in Takapuna! We also can’t go past other gems like Madam Woo, Smokepit & Buoy, Nam Nam, Al Forno or Sake Bar Nippon, all in the heart of Takapuna. Despite the lingering chill in the air, you still can’t beat a walk along Takapuna Beach to clear the mind, refresh the soul – and to meet all the dogs that also love the beach! Rug up warm, grab a hot beverage from one of the great cafés around, and head along the beach. If you’re a dog lover, you’ll be in your element meeting all the good boys and best girls frolicking around with their owners. If it’s warming activities you’re after, check out Escape HQ for escape room puzzles, Thrillzone Takapuna for virtual reality and

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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER EVENTS IN TAKAPUNA • 1-7 Aug: The PumpHouse: The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie • 8 Aug: Bruce Mason Centre: Lisa Lorrell & James Harrison – Morning Melodies • 13 Aug: The Elephant Wrestler: Get Trunked • 25 Aug: Bruce Mason Centre: Max Amini LIVE in Auckland • 28 Aug – 3 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: APO for Kids – In Space • 30 Aug: Bruce Mason Centre: The Boss – Bruce Springsteen Tribute • 2 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: Afrikaans is Lekker • 7-18 Sept: The PumpHouse: The Campervan • 12 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: Morning Melodies – Musical Classics • 14 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: Kevin Bloody Wilson F.U.P.C NZ Tour • 16 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: The Bee Gees Night Fever • 17 Sept: Bruce Mason Centre: Hotel California – The Eagles Experience • 24 Sept – 15 Oct: The PumpHouse: The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

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TAKAPUNA NORTH COMMUNITY NEWS: WITH SARAH THORNE

SHORE JUNCTION: NEWS UPDATE

By Sarah Thorne, Takapuna North Trust Manager

By Shore Junction’s Youth Development Specialist Josh Martin

We are a place of exploration

Josh Martin.

Shore Junction is a space where rangatahi can work toward their current goals, discover new passions and build on skills to support them in their futures. After discussions with rangatahi who come through the centre, we have worked really hard to create as many opportunities as we can for these young people. We believe that it isn’t adults who know what young people want best, it’s young people! We have worked in consultation and a co-design process over the past two years to create bespoke programmes, activities and events for local rangatahi. Thanks to this co-design process we’ve successfully launched the Shore Junction music label, created the world’s first interactive online youth centre on Discord, we’ve designed and built an arcade game unit from scratch, hosted national youth conferences, recorded and released rangatahi’s music on Spotify, and many other initiatives thanks to simple conversations with youth.

We have worked in consultation and co-design over the past two years to create bespoke programmes, activities and events for local rangatahi. What we’ve heard recently from these chats with our members is that aside from fun activities and events, they’re very interested in learning other skills in order to gain employment opportunities while studying at high school and university. Thanks to our incredible sponsors at Starbucks Takapuna and our very generous supporters from Shore Junction, we’ve been able to secure a commercial grade espresso machine for the young people. So exciting! Aside from its ability to create amazing coffee, this machine will serve as a tool to help educate youth on how to become a barista; a skill they can use to attain employment at any café or restaurant whilst studying. We are really fortunate that our friends from Starbucks are coming into Shore Junction to train young people on how to become an incredible barista, and also generously supply us with product for the machine in order for us to teach them. At Shore Junction we often talk about how humbled we are that we're able to offer so many opportunities to the youth of the North Shore but even more than that, we feel proud that we have the ability to equip youth with life skills to encourage them toward their passions and goals in life. We will be beginning our barista classes in the coming months. Keep an eye on our Instagram (@shorejunction) for details and more information. www.shorejunction.nz

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A month of hellos and goodbyes

Sarah Thorne.

We are saying both a "hello" and a "goodbye" this month. A big welcome to the Trust’s new Events Coordinator, Grace Samuelson. Grace has a wealth of community events experience and will be a huge asset to the Trust. Welcome Grace! The goodbye comes from me. After five wonderful years working for Takapuna North Community Trust, I am moving on to a new challenge. From 22nd August, I’ll be working for ANCAD as their Community Development Lead. I’m thrilled to be staying locally and look forward to building new networks and connections across the wider North Shore. A big thank you to everyone who has supported me and the Trust over the last five years. The Trust relies on the amazing mahi of our wonderful local volunteers and community stakeholders to help make our area is the place where we all love to live. Thank you to you all. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou kātoa.

A big thank you to everyone who has supported me and the Trust over the last five years. Pupuke Birdsong Project Mangroves are very important ecosystems because they help to filter pollutants, trap sediment, and provide breeding grounds for fish and feeding grounds for some rare birds, such as the banded rail. Mangrove ecosystems are also habitats for invasive predators including rats and mice. Trapping and baiting in backyards close to estuaries protect the rare native birds, as well as native fish and invertebrates. If you’d like to make a difference in your community, a great place to start is by joining the team of volunteers who work with Pupuke Birdsong Project to deliver positive environmental restoration outcomes. This can be as small as borrowing one of our free rat traps or bait stations, or you can become involved on weeding and planting days. Head to the Pupuke Birdsong website or get in touch with Tabitha on enviro@takapunatrust.org.nz for more information. Winter Fun preschool play Free Winter Fun preschool play is running at local community centres on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am—12 noon. Follow our Facebook page Facebook/summerfunplay to be kept informed about indoor Winter Fun sessions or visit our website www. takapunatrust.org.nz to download a full timetable. Where can you find out more about what’s happening? Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook/Instagram @takapunanorthtrust Phone Sarah Thorne (Takapuna North Community Trust Manager) on 486 2098 or email: office@takapunatrust.org.nz

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Platypus has just opened in Shore City, adding yet another great option for shoppers at the popular Takapuna shopping centre. Platypus Shore City offers a unique range of women's, men’s and kids’ footwear and accessories from global brands. Channel Mag put these questions to the Platypus Shore City team in late July.

Platypus opens in Shore City CHANNEL MAG: We have heard that people in Takapuna are excited about Platypus coming to Shore City. What made you decide to come to Takapuna? PLATYPUS: We are excited to bring Platypus to Shore City, this will be our second store on the North Shore. We have a Super Store concept at Westfield Albany but identified the opportunity to grow our customer base within the North Shore and Takapuna is the perfect location. We believe you should be able to buy the biggest footwear brands anywhere, anytime and to Get Your Kicks no matter where you live. CM: Tell us about what we can expect from the new store? PLATYPUS: Platypus Shore City will be offering our range of global brands. No matter your vibe, our unique range of women's, men’s and kids’ footwear & accessories will match any aesthetic. Platypus is the go-to-brand for youth footwear, being the home to some of the world’s largest brands like Nike, adidas, Vans, Dr. Martens, Converse and more! CM: Where else does Platypus have stores and what is the history of the brand? PLATYPUS: Platypus Shoes was founded in Australia in 1998. In 2013 we opened our first New Zealand store in Auckland on Queen St, from there we have opened nearly 30 stores across New Zealand and 100 stores in Australia. Our plan is to continue expanding our store count throughout New Zealand. Platypus is owned by Accent Group Limited; the company was founded in 1988 in New Zealand. We make it our business to deck out every single person who walks through our doors with the freshest footwear from all the biggest brands. But we reckon life goes beyond shoes. We believe it’s what you do in them that truly counts. We’re for the ones who dance harder, sing louder, and don’t care what anyone else thinks.

CM: What are the latest trends for Winter in shoes? PLATYPUS: For Winter, Boots are trending across Dr. Martens, Timberland & Palladium. Platypus has the latest boots collection on offer that will get you through the colder months. Anything with a Platform sole will also be a crowd favourite. The Dr. Martens Jadon boot is a must have. We are also seeing high top sneakers from Vans Sk8-Hi, Converse All Star Hi as customer favourite for winter. CM: Anything else Channel Mag readers should know about Platypus? PLATYPUS: At Platypus, we don’t try to be anything but who we are; we're an avenue for you to tell your story whether you’re a trend setter, trend follower or an individual. We value your ability to create your own personal style. Our Platypus Team Members are the ones who create the real magic in store. We attribute much of our success to our team members. They are the core of our business and represent everything Platypus stands for daily. The positive cultural that runs through our stores is something we are extremely proud of. Head into store to meet our amazing PlatyFam. We will be offering a click and collect service from our Shore City store. Inspired by the magic our team create instore, we have challenged ourselves to provide our customers that very same experience online. With the launch of our new website, we will also be launching Platypus Kickbacks, a points driven loyalty program that rewards our customers when they shop at Platypus Shoes. Enjoy Rewards, Competitions, Giveaways and Member Only offers available for our Kickback customers. Head over to Platypusshoes.co.nz to experience it for yourself. Visit: www.platypusshoes.co.nz

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WALLACE COTTON

Embrace the welcome return of spring with beautiful botanical designs and timeless pieces, inspired by nature for relaxed living. Discover bed linen, homeware and sleepwear, made from natural fabrics and designed with love in New Zealand. Takapuna, 09 551 7767 www.wallacecotton.com

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The Arabella Sleepwear range combines soft beautiful cottons with exquisite laces and timeless design. We have just received a new drop of the most stunning PJs, nighties and robes. Check out the full range of these beauties in store. 73 Victoria Road, Devonport, 021 247 2469 www.cosifantutte.co.nz instagram @cosifantutte_devonport

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Breathe easy indoors and beautify your home with kiwi-made Resene Zylone Sheen Zero, with no added VOCs, available in a huge range of Resene colours. It’s low odour, Environmental Choice and Sensitive Choice approved, making it ideal for a fresh new look on your living room and bedroom walls. 1 Auburn St, Takapuna, 09 489 1540 2 Tawa Drive, Albany, 09 414 6500 8 Croftfield Lane, Wairau Park, 09 444 4387

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Refresh your wardrobe with our new season styles from Lichfield, great Father's Day gift. Birkenhead, 18 Mokoia Rd, 09 418 4011 Devonport, 79 Victoria Rd, 09 445 3479 www.yarntons.co.nz

THE SHEEPSKIN FACTORY

Winter is still here! Grab a pair or a couple of pairs of footwear and be rewarded with a 10% discount. This can be applied to all other products, too. Use code: BAA10 online or instore. 5pm Mon-Sat and 10-5pm Sun 34 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna Ph 09 486 2679 www.thesheepskinfactory.co.nz

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What’s Trending?

Chisel Hooded, Coral Carved Robe This navy coloured cosy fleece robe from Chisel, with a hood and twin pockets on the front. Great for throwing on first thing in the morning, or after an evening shower. He’ll be so cozy and warm, he’ll never want to take it off. Available at Farmers for $89.99.

Find all these excellent presents to give your amazing Dad this Father’s Day at Glenfield Mall

Kingsley is the kind of shoe that can impress in a formal AND a casual situation. The derby-inspired profile is crafted from smooth black leather, featuring perforated and stitching detail, as well as a textured heel counter. They’re the perfect gift for the stylish dad. Available at Hannahs for only $159.99.

This gunmetal pen and pencil set is a great gift for Father’s Day! They are easily personalised either by hand engraving or with computer engraving equipment. Available at Mister Minit for $49.95.

Give your dad a perfectly cleaned car this Father’s Day! Car Greening offers Waterless Vehicle Wash and Valet. Treat your dad’s car with the best services while also regarding care for the Earth!

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Men’s Chronograph Watch in Gold Tone Stainless Steel Combining form and function, this gold tone stainless steel watch is 50m water resistant and is sure to have him stepping out in style. The stylish black face comes complete with a chronograph and date indicator to ensure he’s always on time. $389 from Micheal Hill Glenfield.

Gift your dad a great read this Father’s Day. No Excuses: The amazing true story of Dave the Brown Buttabean Letele and how he turned his life around. Dave Letele’s incredible life has taken him from footy to failure, crime to community, fat to fit and riches to rags - and back again. Available at Whitcoulls for $39.99.

Blunt Umbrella + Blacklist Classic. Designed by Nathan Johnson of Sydney-based studio Blacklist, our latest Limited Edition BLUNT Classic features the best of Nathan’s iconic typographic craft. Available at Gecko in the Village for $149.

A Glenfield Mall gift card is the perfect present for dad! Great shopping hours, 25 eateries and cafes as well as over 100 different retail stores. With no expiry date, he will be spoilt for choice!

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FATHER’S DAY 2022 – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH

Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday September 4th. Make sure you get out and buy gifts locally or spoil your dad with a local meal out on the day! For this issue we catch up with some local fathers who also serve their community, in this case four incumbents or candidates for the local body elections coming up in October, as well as our local North Shore MP Simon Watts who is a regular Channel Mag contributor and supporter.

Father’s Day for our Community Champions Peter Allen

Peter is a new candidate for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board in 2022. He chats to Channel Mag about raising his family in Milford, enjoying the great outdoors and his Lego gifts this Father’s Day. Peter came to New Zealand on a holiday in 2005 and the North Shore has been his home ever since, eleven years of which have been in Milford. He’s married Peter Allen and family. to Kirsten, and they have two children who are 11 and 13. Peter owns his own event management company, Seven Events. Channel Magazine: What do you love most about being a father? Peter Allen: For me, it’s seeing them grow as people and develop their personalities. Now that they are entering the teen years, we are working on keeping the communication going and making sure they know that they can come and talk to us about anything. Helping them figure out what they want to do and sharing their experiences as they grow up is something I find rewarding. CM: Does entering into the limelight and politics mean you will do anything different in the way you look after or treat your kids? PA: We sat our children down and I talked through and explained what I was going to be doing over the next few months, and that they would see dad's face on billboards around the area. We will see how that goes! CM: You reckon the kids will be proud of your public service? PA: I think so. They are interested in what it all means. I think it’s

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important for them to understand how local government works and that you need to get involved in your local community and find out how you can help other people. I hope that is a reason for them to be proud. CM: Any words of wisdom on parenthood for others? PA: There is no handbook for parenting. You just have to do what you feel is right for your children and your family. CM: Do you get a gift on Father’s Day and how do you celebrate the day? PA: I am very lucky that I often receive a gift that enlarges my Lego collection! We usually celebrate with a family breakfast and a trip somewhere, maybe a long dog walk, day trip to the beaches up north, or mountain bike. CM: What would you love for Father’s Day 2022? PA: More Lego and time with my family.

Richard Hills

Current Auckland Councillor Richard Hills has lived on the Shore his whole life and is now raising his own family on the Shore. Richard was elected in the North Shore Ward in 2016 and is now in his second term. He’s been with his husband Leighton for 15 years and in November 2021 they welcomed their son, Theodore (Theo).

Richard Hills.

Channel Magazine: What do you love most about being a father? Richard Hills: I love every moment. It is a huge privilege watching Theo grow and change each day; the giant smile and hugs when I come in from work is also pretty great. I learn from him just as much as he learns from us.

George Wood

George Wood will be celebrating Father’s Day surrounded by his family, with wife of 50 CM: Does being in the limelight and politics mean you do years Myra, children anything different in the way you look after or treat your kids? and grandchildren RH: Being a city councillor means I’m often out at meetings and who range in ages engagements at night and weekends, so I miss a lot of time with him. from adults to school We also do not put his image on social media or in the public domain age. The Devonportdue to some of the disturbing behaviour online towards politicians and Takapuna Local Board their families. I have experienced the abuse so I would prefer Theo is Member is a former George Wood and family. kept well away from that. Police North-West Area Commander, North Shore City Mayor and Auckland CM: You reckon he will be proud of your public service? Councillor. He tells Channel Magazine about raising a family in RH: At nine months, Theo is too young to understand what I do, but his public facing roles, the importance of taking an interest in hopefully in the future he will appreciate things I’ve been doing with your kid’s hobbies and what he’ll be doing this Father’s Day. our community to make this city better, such as my significant focus in infrastructure to improve water quality, upgrades to our parks, reserves Channel Magazine: What do you love most about being a and bush tracks and the investment in public transport and our town father? centres. We must keep the city running, but the most important thing George Wood: I love living through the different stages of life we do is plan for a better place for our kids and grandkids. as our children move into the mid-life cycle and the younger CM: Any words of wisdom on parenthood for others? RH: It’s important to be thankful for all the advice you get, but the big thing is to trust your gut and make decisions that are right for your child and your family. Theo is happiest when we take his lead and don’t worry too much about parenting ‘by the book’. CM: Will you get a gift on Father’s Day and how do you celebrate the day? RH: I’m not worried about gifts as time together is the most important thing. We will head out to one of our parks or the beach for a walk and then catch up with our families for lunch or dinner to make sure we celebrate with our dads too. CM: What would you love for Father’s Day 2022? RH: I hope everyone in our community has a ‘normal’ Father’s Day this year; the last two were disrupted by lockdowns and like many recently, our household and my parents were down with Covid for the first time, so it will be nice to spend time together and enjoy great food and company while doing our best to put the last few years behind us. Celebrating as a father will be pretty special and something I never dreamed would happen a few years ago, I feel extremely lucky.

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CM: Does being in the limelight and politics mean you do anything different in the way you look after or treat your kids? GW: It was more difficult during my 32 years as a police officer when my wife and I had to condition our children to be aware of negative influences through my position. Politics has never had the same challenges although my children are very quick to raise their concerns. CM: You reckon the kids are proud of your public service? GW: Yes, deep down they are but they do impress upon me how we must be fair and compassionate to others. CM: Any words of wisdom on parenthood for others? GW: Keep a strong interest in what children are doing but realise they do need freedom to make their own choices. Always be available to help them out of sticky situations. CM: Do you get a gift on Father’s Day and how do you celebrate the day?

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GW: I love the self-made cards that our granddaughters produce and maybe a book or two.

Channel Magazine: What do you love most about being a father? Chris Darby: As my three daughters reach adulthood and pave their own courses in life, I get enormous satisfaction to see not just their independence unfold and success at study, work and relationships but the social values they hold strong to. They exhibit the same deep care for people which has always driven me. Picturing the smiles of my three daughters when times at council are tough is quite the tonic.

CM: What would you love for Father’s Day 2022? GW: Our family members are healthy and contribute to good relations with family, friends, and the community in which they live.

Chris Darby

CM: Does being in the limelight and politics mean you do anything different in the way you look after or treat your kids? You reckon the kids are proud of your public service? CD: Council is all consuming. There’s nothing 9 to 5 about it so it impacts family time a lot. Evenings, weekends and early mornings, it’s always coming at you and on your mind. Reading papers, anytime emails and meeting constituents. Without doubt, my family has been short-changed on time with me and me with them. They are also understanding this is my choosing and are immensely supportive in allowing me to do my work well. It sounds trite but there’s just no way I could have achieved as much as I have for my communities if not for ‘my four girls’. They notice my accomplishments and are very proud, but they are also acutely aware of keyboard warriors on social media who spit out venomous lines. Last election, political opponents depicted my death using imagery. My daughters were shocked and concerned there was someone coming after me, to our home. As much as possible I don’t make room for the aimless negativity. I don’t so much think of being in the limelight. I’ve done a lot of things in my life and been around some very well-known people. It’s taught me that public figures should not have an over-inflated sense of identity.

Chris Darby is looking forward to Father’s Day. He’s a dad to three girls (Ana, PhD student, Taija, a St Johns Ambulance officer and Isla who studies at Victoria University) with his wife Diana, who is originally from Germany. “It’s a strong female energy that surrounds me at Chris Darby. home. I love it and couldn’t imagine it any other way” says Chris. The Auckland Councillor calls Stanley Point home, it’s where he lives with his family, including dogs Bella and Felix. Chris says politics came into his life by chance after many years of always being involved with community groups and clubs wherever he lived. In 2013, he was elected to Auckland Council and has gone on to represent the Shore for three terms, with the hefty job of chairing the Planning Committee for the last six years.

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CM: Any words of wisdom on parenthood for others? CD: Take the time to be a dad. It starts by getting down on the floor and being at their level, making contact, adoring, playing and reading. Reading has been a big focus of my daughters’ upbringing. My wife is an avid reader and we’ve surrounded our kids with books. Our TV never featured strongly in their young lives, being behind a cabinet door. Reading was always their major stimulation. They are curious for learning and critical in their thinking because of young lives immersed in reading. CM: Do you get a gift on Father’s Day and how do you celebrate the day? CD: The gift of gathering is enough for me. We have a tradition of birthdays and father’s/mother’s days being extra special. A special table setting will greet me when I rise in the morning. Breakfast will be quick and casual due to work commitments but in the evening we’ll all gather and savour and delight in my wife’s exquisite culinary offering, drag out an old red from the storeroom and share memories, stories and natter away. CM: What would you love for Father’s Day 2022? CD: Family around is my first love, a bit of time off from council on the day to make the most of them and ponder life. I’m not the easiest person to buy gifts for. I don’t like the clutter of unwanted stuff so a good novel is usually the answer. There is though the desire for the Swiss precision of a Stromer ST7 electric bike. That might be a bit extravagant for Father’s Day but it’s on my radar for when released. It’s a whole new level in e-mobility.

Channel Magazine: What do you love most about being a father? Simon Watts: Watching my boys grow up to become fine young men. I enjoy hugs when I get home from Wellington, reading them a story before they go to bed, kicking a football and snuggling on the couch.

…when I am home, it’s about being present and making the most of our time together as a family. CM: Does being in the limelight and politics mean you do anything different in how you look after or treat your kids? SW: I will generally spend half the week in Wellington away from my family, so when I am home, it’s about being present and making the most of our time together as a family. CM: Do you reckon the kids are proud of your public service? SW: I hope they are, but it will depend on what gets done as they need to see results. I’m super proud of them and what they have achieved.

Simon Watts

Simon Watts is a father and husband first and foremost, but also the Member of Parliament for North Shore and member of the National Party. He’s married to Shannon and they have two boys, aged 11 and nine. Simon is also an Emergency Ambulance Volunteer with St John and was previously an accountant. Ahead of Father’s Day, Simon tells

Channel Mag about the joy of watching his boys grow up, making the most of family time and beach walks together to celebrate the big day.

CM: Any words of wisdom on parenthood for others? SW: No, other than good luck! There is no rule book in life and no perfect family or parent or child for that matter! CM: Do you get a gift on Father’s Day, and how do you celebrate the day? SW: Breakfast cooked by my boys is my gift, and a homemade card. They are super keen in the kitchen but I’ll probably be involved in the clean-up! Simon with his sons.

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CM: What would you love for Father’s Day 2022? SW: Brunch with my family and going for a family walk on the beach.

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CHANNEL INTERVIEW: DAME JUDY MCGREGOR

Dame Judy McGregor in her shared plot at Ngataringa Organic Gardens.

As a youngster I was taught that if something was wrong or worth fighting for you had to speak up and more than that, take action.

Dame Judy McGregor

– activist, advocate, academic

By Christine Young

Devonport resident Judy McGregor received a CNZM for services to journalism in the 2004 New Year’s Honours. She is now Dame Judy McGregor, honoured with a DNZM for services to human rights and health this year, a highly regarded academic and human rights advocate, and the immediate past (and last) chair of the Waitematā District Health Board. Christine Young traces her career – and discovers a hidden passion for gardening. Dame Judy might have remained and been a highly respected journalist throughout her career if she hadn’t been sacked from the Murdoch-owned 'Auckland Star' as its third to last editor. But ever the rebel as well as an achiever (she was suspended from school while a prefect for speaking out) she “didn’t want to take the paper tabloid, which management wanted,” she says. “It was in terminal decline anyway. I had been studying law part-time and I went home to Palmerston North (John and I married and he was editing the Manawatu Standard – we commuted for about seven years from Auckland) and I finished my law degree at Massey University where I began teaching journalism and communications.” She became a professor at Massey University and helped start the Massey campus at Albany, using business and community contacts she had from living on the North Shore. She still regards journalism as providing her with a strong foundation for her future career. “Journalism is an honourable and professional skill that has helped me with whatever job I’ve had. It helps you write clearly, develop finely honed intuition for those who fudge facts, and it is a great skill to have for advocacy roles,” – roles she has relished since she left journalism. Her dismissal effectively offered an opportunity for career change, and Judy made the most of the opportunity. At Massey, Judy completed a PhD in political communication; shortly afterwards, she was appointed to the first of two five-year terms as the first Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission. This role perfectly suited Judy’s penchant for both advocacy and activism. “I had always been involved in gender activism around issues like the right to abortion and women’s

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representation and participation in governance and management. I had also developed a keen interest as an editor and as an academic in ensuring young Māori and Pacific people had opportunities to become journalists, and worked with the NZJTO (New Zealand Journalism Training Organisation) and Mana Māori Media on training programmes.” She could have added her support for the Māori land march in 1975 and the 1981 Springbok tour marches as earlier examples of her activism, an ethos developed even earlier: “As a youngster I was taught that if something was wrong or worth fighting for you had to speak up and more than that, take action.” Among many other achievements as EEO Commissioner, in 2012, during the statutory inquiry into employment issues in the age care industry, Judy went undercover and worked as a carer before completing a report published as ‘Caring Counts’. This experience still resonates with her. “[It] showed me how under-valued health care assistants and carers are in New Zealand, and still are, as they continue to fight for pay equity and a reasonable wage. During Covid, New Zealand relied on nurses and carers to keep older people and others safe. We owe them decent pay. A pay equity claim has just been lodged and I believe carers should be paid at least a third more than their current rates, to compensate for the hard physical job they do, the dirty work, and the emotional labour that is involved in caring for frail and vulnerable people every day.” Next step was an appointment at AUT University (where she is now Emeritus Professor) as professor of Human Rights. Judy explains this appointment as being a result of the work she did during her time as EEO Commissioner, working for the UN and the Asia Pacific Forum teaching communications strategies to new human rights institutions in

countries as diverse as Mongolia, Palestine, Jordan, Malaysia, and the Maldives, as well as doing work in the Pacific (Samoa, Tonga and the Solomons) in climate change reporting. At AUT she co-authored a paper on human rights titled ‘Human Rights in New Zealand: Emerging Faultlines’, identifying five critical issues to be addressed including women’s rights, equal pay, child poverty and the over-imprisonment of Māori. In 2016, Judy received the Women in Governance Award. The citation says she was “well known for promoting board diversity, both locally and internationally and has for many years been considered the ‘eminence grise’ for women directors in New Zealand”. It was another well-deserved award. Throughout Judy’s academic life she not only researched women in governance and management but encouraged other women to research and write in the field, as well as to join boards. “My interest began when I was the first woman to edit a major modern New Zealand newspaper and saw how few women there were at the top. For many years I published a census report for the Human Rights Commission that audited NZX-listed companies in terms of women on boards. I think the research, which had high factual integrity and named and shamed, began to shake some of the boardroom old boys’ clubs. We also looked at the legal and accountancy professions, local government, trade unions, the defence forces, the media, and sports organisations. I think boardroom diversity has become normalised in public dialogue now, but women everywhere should [still] be alert to equality of representation and participation, whatever they do.” Next career step was her appointment as chair of the Waitematā District Health Board, succeeding Lester Levy in June 2018. “One of the reasons I said yes,” explains Judy, “was so there was one female out of three board chairs in the Auckland metro region. While I had knowledge of health workforce issues, I had a very steep learning curve to understand other areas of the health sector. “Waitematā is not only the biggest by population size, it also has extremely strong community networks both on the North Shore and in West Auckland. The strength of the Consumer Council, of

the iwi partnership board Kōtui Hauora, and the strength of the Well Foundation, made me realise the expansive scope of health service delivery in hospitals and in community services. The experience reinforced my belief that women in health – nurses, carers, doctors, administrators – are under-paid both in parity and equity, and while it is slowly being addressed I can understand the frustration of health workers. Chairing Waitematā showed me every day how incredibly fortunate we are to have committed, caring and compassionate health staff who go to work, whether it is a pandemic or not, to try and help people and their families and whānau. While the media narrative of DHBs is often one of individual victim stories, I was struck by the huge support the public showed through letters and emails for the care they received from the public health system. I think those of us living on the North Shore are proud of our hospital and want to see it and Waitākere Hospital grow and develop.” That role, of course, finished at the end of June this year as the new Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act disestablished the 20 DHBs and established four new entities: a new public health agency; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand to lead and coordinate delivery of health services; Te Aka Whai Ora – the Māori Health Authority; and Whaikaha – the Ministry of Disabled People. While Judy enjoyed her time as board chair, she says that the arrival of Covid meant that it was more hands-on and time consuming than she had anticipated. She was more than ready to take a break by the beginning of July, and while she admits to needing to adjust to days without the structure of a regular schedule, she is now enjoying swimming more often, and getting into the outdoors with “wonderful tramping girl-friends”. (They are doing Paparoa track in November.) She is also an “addicted gardener” at home and in a shared allotment, and is “very keen” on New Zealand art. It may seem that she is slowing down, but don’t expect Dame Judy. to slip quietly into full retirement. “I read and write. I hope to do a small equal pay book in the next year. Emeritus Professor means you’ve gone but retain some research or teaching interests!” she quips.

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ROTHBURY INSURANCE BROKERS

How will October’s Earthquake Commission changes affect your home insurance costs? This October, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) cap and levy are set to rise, which will impact home insurance policies, body corporates, and the residential component of commercial buildings across New Zealand. Garry Stewart and the North Shore Rothbury Insurance Brokers team have been busy advising their local clients of this change and what the impact may be on their insurance policies. Here are the main changes you should be aware of: What is the EQC cap? If your home is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster (such as an earthquake, tsunami and natural landslip), currently the Earthquake Commission provides cover for it to be repaired or replaced up to $150,000. This portion of cover is referred to as the EQC cap. Effective from 1st October 2022, the Government is increasing the EQC cap from $150,000 to $300,000 (excluding GST). What is the EQC levy? To enable the Earthquake Commission to increase their cap, they are increasing the EQC levy you currently pay in your insurance from $300 to $480 (excluding GST). The Government’s intention is to keep insurance affordable in high seismic areas. What this means for you To ensure affordability and sustainability of earthquake cover in the areas most exposed to an earthquake (high seismic areas), insurers are now looking to redistribute some of these costs to other parts of New

Zealand such as Auckland and the North Shore, where there is lower earthquake risk, to help share the load. Earthquake-prone areas such as Wellington, Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay have, to date, carried a disproportionate share of the earthquake pricing; this is set to change with a redistribution of cost across all areas. Each insurer will determine their pricing strategy in response to the EQC change and unfortunately there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach.

How do I find out more information? Get in touch with your insurance provider or talk to your insurance broker. Your insurance broker will be more than happy to discuss how the EQC changes, and other market factors, will impact you and your insurance policies. If you would like a second opinion to make sure you have the right insurance coverage for your needs, then get in touch with Garry and the Rothbury North Shore team for quality, personalised advice from locals who understand your needs. Rothbury North Shore has been helping insure and advise locals for over 15 years, and proudly manages all of their claims right here on the Shore. With local knowledge and insurance expertise, they can help tailor an insurance policy specific to you. For personal service and quality advice from a local, give Garry Stewart and the Rothbury North Shore team a call today. rothbury.co.nz/branch/north-shore

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STIEBEL ELTRON

Stiebel Eltron launches brand new showroom in Takapuna THis mopnth, German water heating and renewables manufacturer, Stiebel Eltron celebraes the launch of its new showroom in Takapuna, where customers can experience Stiebel Eltron's hot water, heating, and ventilation products in an interactive showroom space. Auckland is the headquarters for the New Zealand team and home to seven employees. In this North Shore showroom space, a wide variety of products from the business are on display, including energy-efficient hot water, renewables technology for heating, and balanced heat recovery ventilation. The company's New Zealand operations began over 25 years ago with agents representing the brand mainly selling hot water and heaters. After over a decade of success in New Zealand, the company decided to open its own subsidiary under the leadership of Stiebel Eltron New Zealand's Managing Director, Jason Kerr, in 2016. Jason says, "The main aim of the showroom is to create a space where architects and designers can come in and visualise

the products, which allows them to specify them and present them to building owners. Installers can also come in and participate in training in-store." A central feature of the showroom is hydronic heating which is powered by a Stiebel Eltron air-sourced heat pump. This heat pump technology has been tried and tested in Germany for nearly 50 years, consistently delivering energy, environmental and financial savings. Stiebel Eltron began developing heat pump technology as early as 1976 for energy-efficient hot water, heating, and cooling. On August 23rd, key industry stakeholders will gather at the new Stiebel Eltron showroom opening. Guests will enjoy drinks and canapés and have the chance to inspect, try out and learn about different green energy products in the brand-new showroom space. Jason concludes, "It is really great to see Germany invest in New Zealand with interactive showrooms and employing key staff. This allows us to show the industry what's available in the market here in New Zealand in terms of energy-efficient products."

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KITCHENS BY DESIGN

Japanese Influence A lovely old villa in Devonport receives an extraordinary kitchen makeover, influenced by a family’s previous life in Japan. It’s hard to know what you want if you don’t know where to start. This is the exact situation these homeowners found themselves in when looking for inspiration for their new kitchen. Then, through a friend, they were recommended to speak to local designers, Kitchens By Design. In-house designer Marianne Gailer says the couple had never planned a new kitchen and were looking for guidance. “It’s not an unusual situation. That’s why we are here,” says the designer. “Once I met them and learnt about their family connections to Japan, I decided to draw on an Oriental theme by taking in their surrounding furniture and art.” With the theme set in her mind, Marianne then had to address the size and functionality of the existing kitchen, which literally looked like a makeshift kitchen in the corner of the open-plan kitchen-dining-living space, she says. “It was about a quarter of the size of the new kitchen, which was way too small in terms of scale and functionality for the room and the family.” The key to the design's success was Marianne’s inspirational choice of natural materials – a wonderfully grained titanium granite in a tactile, leathered finish for the kitchen island, paired with solid Tasmanian blackwood cabinetry, crown cut and mismatched, to give a natural, organic feel. The combination is an explosion of grain, colour and texture and gives the kitchen its unique character. “The colours of the leathered titanium granite were the starting point

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for my scheme,” she says. “The mitred island ‘block’ anchors the kitchen in the open-plan living space and also provides the required bench space.” Centring the cooker within the cabinetry along the back wall balanced the fridge and bi-fold pantry/appliance garage nicely. Two additional space towers, one on each side, give ample food storage. “A jet-black leathered splashback and black cooker help balance the central feature. Above, timber battens add to the texture and the Japanese feel. The inspiration for this slatted look came to me one evening when we were sitting in a Japanese restaurant – from the partitions between the seating.” Apart from the cooker, all the appliances are integrated – a notion the owners weren’t initially on board with, says the designer. “But after I showed them a 3D walk-through of their new kitchen, with and without hidden appliances, they changed their minds.” ‘Beyond our wildest dreams’ was the client’s reaction to their new Zen aesthetic kitchen. Mum cooks, the daughter preps, and dad makes tea, all in their designated zones. This kitchen was named Runner Up in the Auckland Chapter category at the prestigious NKBA Excellence in Design Awards 2022. If you're looking for a new kitchen, pop into Kitchens By Design's showroom, located at 3 Byron Ave in Takapuna, or call one of its designers on (09) 379 3084. For inspiration, take a look at some fabulous projects at www.kitchensbydesign.co.nz

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GARDENING WITH NEWHAVEN GARDENS

PACK & SEND: TAKAPUNA

By Jane and Jeremy Bain, franchisees at Pack & Send Takapuna.

Top tips from Amanda Graham, Newhaven Gardens. North Shore Hedge Trimming, Garden Tidy Ups, Planting, Pruning and Garden Maintenance.

Hedge trimming tips

Amanda Graham.

Regular trims and pruning keep your hedge in great condition, allowing increased sunlight and airflow, as well as making them look neat and appealing. Hedge trimmer versus shears For large hedges and for the newer gardener, I would recommend using powered hedge trimmers: they are easier to control and you can cover much larger areas. The only real draw-back to hedge trimmers is that they don’t give quite as sharp a cut as hand held shears. Their precision cuts make shears ideal for topiary, and also provide a cleaner looking cut for larger leaved hedges. The down-side to shears is that they take considerably longer to trim large areas, and there is bit of a knack to using them, so they can be a little daunting to a less experienced gardener. Whether you opt for hedge trimmers or shears, ensure they are sharp, clean and in good repair before using. Whichever method you use, you should always make sure you have the correct protective gear: heavy duty gloves , protective eyewear, a long sleeved top, safety boots, and ear protection if using hedge trimmers. If trimming over mulch or stones, it often pays to pop a tarpaulin down before you start which will help with the clean up at the end. When trimming a medium to large hedge with a hedge trimmer, it is easier to cut a hedge from the ground up using a sweeping action from bottom to top. The reason for this is you will get a better cut due to more visible control and it’s far safer than a top to bottom approach which could lead to injury if you slip. Ideally you want to aim for slightly flared sides that are a little wider at the bottom than the top. This allows the sunlight to hit the sides of the hedge more evenly, and promotes more balanced growth. The final stage is to cut the top. Place the hedge trimmer horizontal to the hedge top and gently cut away from yourself from front to back. Ensure you don’t place too much pressure on the hedge trimmer when cutting away from yourself to avoid any unsightly dips. Amanda Graham Newhaven Gardens Ltd Ph: 021 378969 amanda@newhavengardens.co.nz www.newhavengardens.co.nz

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Wish international imports were easier?

Jane and Jeremy Bain.

Pack & Send Takapuna is your "one stop shop" for all your international freight needs. Have you purchased something online from abroad and need to arrange a courier delivery to New Zealand yourself? Finding eBay shipping too slow? Our import services include collection from almost any part of the globe and delivery to your door here in New Zealand for a competitive price. Some of you may experience difficulty getting a seller or sender to arrange shipments from overseas because they’re concerned about duties and taxes. Pack & Send can assist with any potential hassles! Pack & Send know how to navigate this often challenging process. Onerous regulations and paperwork can make importing goods from overseas a difficult task. Our import courier service will make these logistics smoother sailing for you or your business. We streamline the customs clearance and other associated details and keep you up to date on your package’s whereabouts every step of the way. We import documents, send & return passports Yes, we can assist with visa and immigration documents pick up and return from overseas embassies. We have a dedicated and pretty unique service called ‘Send & Return’ just for passports and important documents. Need an import freight forwarder? Importing goods to New Zealand with us can save you time and money compared to doing this yourself and arranging for a seller to export a product from the country of origin. Pack & Send provides logistics solutions for large businesses as well as small volume shipments. We ensure a safe and timely delivery of your freight at an even more competitive price than ever before. When you need to import/export overseas to any country you can rely on Pack & Send's experience to package it and get it delivered, safely. Pack & Send provides service, systems and packaging to make your freight experience as simple and smooth as possible. You don't need to open an account; they send anything, anywhere and take care of the hassles. 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.

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HEALTH AND FITNESS WITH CLAIRE BELLINGHAM, LES MILLS TAKAPUNA

By Claire Bellingham, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist

August is Daffodil Day month

By Teresa Burns, Doctor of Audiology. Director and owner of Teresa Burns Hearing Ltd.

Claire Bellingham.

New Zealanders have the fourth-highest rate of cancer in the world and it’s the country’s single biggest cause of death. Your chance of suffering from cancer increases with age. Risk factors can be genetically pre-determined, lifestyle-induced or a combination. Often they take time to impact. The older you get the more important it is to stay active, both to reduce your risk of cancer and to put yourself in the best health to receive treatment if you ever need it. Exercise reduces the risk of cancer in several ways. Movement helps regulate insulin production. Insulin can turn on signals that tell cells to multiply, so regulating insulin levels can help stop cancer developing. In addition to this, exercise is a good method of keeping body fat levels under control. Fat cells in the body are active and can produce hormones and proteins that promote the growth of several types of cancer. Research links obesity with increased risk of endometrial, breast, oesophageal, liver and pancreatic cancers. Another cancer that exercise can reduce the risk of is bowel cancer. Exercise helps move food through the digestive system, reducing the time bowels are exposed to potentially harmful chemicals such as when you’re drinking alcohol. Physical activity also balances hormone levels, lowering the risk of prostate, breast and endometrial cancers. After a cancer diagnosis many people slow down. Stress and illness from treatment tend to make people less active. Unfortunately, fatigue can lead to less activity which can spiral downwards into more fatigue. Light aerobic activity at a manageable intensity can improve energy levels over the long term. It can enhance circulation and help the heart operate more efficiently. Blood flow to the brain improves cognitive function and mood. Light resistance activity is also important. Cancer treatments combined with inactivity can lead to muscle wasting and loss of function. Maintaining strength can make you less dependent on others for help with daily activities. Muscle wasting can also lead to lack of flexibility so stretching is important to maintain range of motion in the joints. Light stretching is a great way to stay active if you’re not ready for more vigorous exercise. Many factors will influence ability to exercise, for example the type and stage of cancer, type of treatment and fitness level prior to illness. The goal of an exercise programme is to gain the benefits without exacerbating the discomfort. Your doctor and your own intuition will be the best guides on how to strike this balance. Cancer treatment can be very isolating so it’s often helpful to enjoy a common interest with other like-minded, health-focused people. Cancer isn’t something that only happens to other people. It’s becoming increasingly common and it’s important to take proactive steps to reduce your risk. Fortunately cancer treatments are becoming more effective all the time and The Cancer Society estimates that one in three New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer make a full recovery. Life offers no guarantees but prioritising your fitness gives you the best possible chance of enjoying health, wellbeing and independence. Les Mills Takapuna, Rooftop Level, Shore City, Takapuna 0800 LES MILLS lesmills.co.nz clairebellingham.co.nz claire@clairebellingham.co.nz

AUDIOLOGY WITH TERESA BURNS

Hearing aids in the drawer?

Teresa Burns.

Do you know someone who spent thousands on hearing aids but doesn’t wear them? What a huge waste of money and opportunity. Hearing aids are like little computers with amazing levels of technology and options. But they certainly won’t help if they aren’t in your ears! Hearing aids should be comfortable and easy to use – but they do take some getting used to. It can often take a few weeks for your brain to acclimatise to hearing the wide world of sound again, and wearers also need to learn how to put them in properly, clean and manage them. This is why hearing aids are often bundled with follow up appointments and after-care services so fit and management can be checked, and settings adjusted as needed.

… It can often take a few weeks for your brain to acclimatize to hearing the wide world of sound again… Even after a few years hearing aids can be re-programmed easily if they are too loud or if hearing levels have changed. Most hearing aids carry previous hearing test information in their settings so all it takes is a booking to upload this info and adjust as needed. A hearing check and a quick clean and adjustment can make a huge difference. There is no problem transferring ACC, veterans or other funding to a new provider – previous records and funding info are available if needed. If you know someone who has hearing aids but doesn’t wear them, or if you are looking to upgrade your hearing aids, book in to see Teresa Burns, Doctor of Audiology. Teresa Burns Hearing Ltd Location: Inside the Health - I Care Medical Centre 215 Wairau Road, Glenfield, North Shore 09 475 9849 www.teresaburnshearing.co.nz

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SHORE PEOPLE: PETER WHITE

As the dust settles on the Irish victory over the All Blacks, and the country licks its wounds, there is one Shore local who has been close to the action with the Irish. Former North Shore City councillor, Takapuna Beach Business Association General Manager, and current North Harbour Rugby team manager Peter White was the New Zealand Liaison Officer with the Irish as they toured the country. It is a role that Pete has performed on several Irish rugby tours over two decades. Channel Mag’s Aidan Bennett talked with Pete about his experience with the Irish in late July, just as the victorious team was departing our shores.

On tour with

Peter O’White AIDAN BENNETT: How many tours have you now done with the Irish, Pete? PETER WHITE: Six tours with the Irish: 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2022. I have also had a great deal to do with many Irish players and management as Liaison Officer with the British and Irish Lions team tours in 2005 and 2017.

Peter White (far right) with members of the Ireland management team after their series win in Wellington: From left – Gerard Carmody (Director of Operations), John Fogarty (Scrum Coach), Mike Catt (Assistant and Attack Coach), Simon Easterby (Defence Coach), Paul O’Connell (Forwards Coach), Mick Kearney (Manager), Peter Wilkins (Coach Development). In Front - David Nucifora (High Performance Director).

consequence spent a great deal of time in video calls with Ireland discussing various options. It has probably been the most difficult and satisfying tour that I have been involved in. Initially, there was uncertainty as to whether the squad would have to isolate upon arrival in New Zealand and as a consequence the tour was only confirmed once New Zealand lifted this requirement AB: What duties does the New Zealand – meaning there was little time to prepare Liaison Officer perform on tour? Two Peter's – Ireland’s world class loose forward adequately. Complicating this was the PW: Generally the Liaison Officer ensures Peter O'Mahony and Pete White. changing hospitality landscape. Most that both New Zealand and Ireland are traditional hotels used in previous tours were being used as MIQ treated fairly according to the Tour Agreement – which covers all centres or had changed their operating model and were no longer details of the tour. Squad numbers, landed costs (accommodation, suitable for touring teams. food, training venues, internal travel etc), resolving issues Touring teams need a great deal of conference room space to that may arise and utilising established networks to assist as cater for their requirements – medical, analytical, dining and meeting required. rooms as well as leisure spaces for the squad. They also need twin Because of Covid the Irish management couldn’t do rooms for players with double double beds and large storage rooms a pre-tour recce to establish hotels and for the kit that travels with a squad of 40 players and 29 management. training venues. For previous tours I In addition the hotel needs to be experienced in looking after large usually travel with management to groups of sportsmen – providing nutritious meals of generous assist in this respect, some months portions, ensuring the team's privacy and security are maintained, in advance of the tour. I had to having parking for two 50-seat buses, plus minivan and a cargo van do this myself for this tour and as a

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Ireland coach Andy Farrell making a presentation to New Zealand Liaison Officer Peter White in appreciation of his efforts on the tour, following the third test in Wellington.

Peter White at work on the

sideline.

and also satisfy a range of other special requirements. We had a large number of injuries in the first two weeks of tour meaning players had to be replaced and sent back to Ireland. Covid also affected the team with eight of the squad having to isolate alone for seven days, with the team travelling to Dunedin without them. The team didn’t miss a beat – with others stepping in to fill the breach and everyone helping out as required.

Peter White being asked to perform for the Irish during the celebrations in Wellington.

management. They display genuine friendship and appreciation of assistance provided and work done on their behalf. I have worked with many of the management on previous tours and feel lucky to count them as true friends. To experience such a historical occasion with them all was magical and will remain a highlight of my career in rugby.

AB: You were pretty close to the action and would have seen the team lose their first two matches. Did you get a feeling then that the tour could go either way or was there a resolve? PW: There was a huge amount of resolve amongst the team. Although disappointed with the result of the first test at Eden Park they realised that they could have won if they had converted a number of opportunities and hadn’t let themselves down in the second quarter. Unlike previous tours this squad believed they could beat the All Blacks. Andy (Farrell) is an outstanding leader and motivator who instils confidence and inspires performance. Likewise Peter (O’Mahony) and Johnny (Sexton) are marvellous leaders. The second test win was huge as was the midweek performance of the youngsters in the squad in beating the Māori All Blacks in Wellington, meaning there was a great deal of momentum going into the third test.

AB: Which players in the Irish team really impressed you on the tour? PW: I have completed many tours with the senior players – the likes of Johnny Sexton, Peter O’Mahony, Connor Murray, Cian Healy and Keith Earls. These are true professionals and even though some of them are no longer starting players, they all give 100% to ensure those who have taken their place are best prepared. Cian looked down and out after the injury he suffered in Hamilton but showed remarkable resilience, perseverance and strength of character to start off the bench in the test series. I was also very impressed with Josh van der Flier, a delightful man and quality player. Mac Hansen, the Australian, is a real character and dynamic player, as is Andrew Porter, the prop who scored twice in the second test. The Kiwi contingent in the squad are all strong performers, and it was great to see Michael Bent (who played for a New Zealand Barbarian side last year that I was involved in) getting a call up and match time versus the Māori All Blacks.

AB: They are obviously close to being the world’s very best at the moment. What makes them so good from your observations? PW: I would say six key things: They’re quality people, they have outstanding management, excellent coaching, there is a mix of experience and youth, they have real belief, the team contains some of the best players in the world in key positions. Coach Andy Farrell had asked for this tour which was really five tests and three shifts in 17 days – against the best in the world in their own back yard. He wanted to test his squad (players and management) in preparation for next year’s Rugby World Cup. He wanted them to also do something special which will probably never happen again due to the proposed global calendar coming into effect in 2024.

AB: I know you are now back to your role as the manager of the QBE North Harbour team for the Bunnings NPC competition. How is the team shaping up for 2022? PW: The team is looking good – we will hopefully have Karl Tu’inukuafe for 8-9 games before he heads to France and also welcome back former Harbour and now international players Mark Telea (All Blacks) and Ray Niuia (Samoa), Tevita Li is back from Japan and Danny Drake from Wales. New signings include England international Denny Solomona and Samoan international Kalolo Tuiloma. Returning players include Māori All Blacks Shaun Stevenson and Cameron Suafoa; New Zealand Sevens player Moses Leo and standout Chiefs first five Bryn Gatland.

AB: I am sure the tours are always fun as the Irish always have some good blarney. Any stories you can share? PW: What goes on tour stays on tour Aidan. But the squad accepted me from day one and treated me as a valued member of

AB: When is the first Harbour home game for 2022? PW: Sunday August 14th at 4.35 pm v Manawatu at North Harbour Stadium. We would appreciate you all coming and supporting North Harbour.

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ELECTRICAL ADVICE WITH LEWIS RUDALL LAKE ROAD ELECTRICAL

IMMERSE: FOSTER CARE

By Naomi Watts, Pou Āwhina (Cultural Support)

Immerse: Cultural Support Service (Iho)

By Lewis Rudall, Master Electrician and Director at Lake Road Electrical

Naomi Watts.

Immerse’s Cultural Support Service is offered to children in our care and foster parents who identify as Māori. Through this service, we aim to normalise Māori culture, practices, and language in foster homes with hopes to strengthen the child’s cultural identity. It is consistent and tailored support for tamariki and rangatahi Māori (Māori children and young people) Naomi Watts. and their whānau whāngai (foster family) designed to give them their voice and empower them. For many years, it has been a privilege to grow up in Aotearoa with knowledge of te reo Māori (the Māori language), culture, and heritage, it shouldn't be, which is why this work is so important. It’s especially crucial for our tamariki and rangatahi who have come from ‘hard places’ and are away from their whānau whānui (extended family). 70% of the children in our care identify as Māori, so it’s evident that the need is there. At Immerse, we utilise Sir Mason Drurie’s Te Whare Tapa Whā wellbeing model as a framework in how we identify the needs and provide care for our tamariki and rangatahi. One of the four dimensions of the model is Taha Wairua, or Spiritual Wellbeing, which includes your culture and identity. To help meet this need, our cultural support service engages directly with tamariki and rangatahi as well as their whānau whāngai to normalise aspects of their culture and identity at home, positively impacting the entire whānau (family). Fostering is driven by a genuine desire to help and nurture. As an organisation, we look at what resources our whānau whāngai would also benefit from in order to provide a nurturing environment where their tamariki and rangatahi can thrive. Our trauma-informed caregiver training involves a module on intergenerational trauma and how it affects tamariki and rangatahi Māori. This pre-engagement, along with on-going coaching, cultural, and social work support is how we inform and empower our whānau whāngai to provide a home where the tamariki and rangatahi overall wellbeing and identity can thrive. For more information about Immerse and becoming a foster parent visit our website: www.immerse.org.nz or email: info@immerse.org.nz

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Why you should choose low glare downlights

Lewis Rudall.

The main problem with most economic downlights is the glare. The best way to explain this is to imagine the strong dazzling headlights of an oncoming car at night. Cheap LED fittings often have a 100%-plus beam angle which spreads the light everywhere. Low glare downlights concentrate the light to a beam angle of 60% or less. Often you can 't actually see where the light is coming from, giving you a nicely lit space but without the 'oncoming car headlight’ effect. Bright lights are harmful to your eyes. When the retina's lightsensing cells become over-stimulated from looking at a bright light, they release massive amounts of signalling chemicals, injuring the back of the eye as a result. The low glare downlight makes a huge difference; not only is the softer light better for your eyes, it will also allow you to set the mood while creating an atmosphere that suits the purpose of every room in your home.

The Unified Glare Rating (UGR) is a measure of the glare in each environment. A lower UGR value indicates less glare and therefore relates to a more visually comfortable environment. The correct lighting solutions combat glare, allowing you to control the illumination of objects through beam angle, diffusion, and output options. This is why we recommend you use recessed downlights that sit deep in the light cavity, hidden away for a relaxed atmosphere, or a prismatic diffuser giving softer light beams. It makes such a difference! The beam angle is the trajectory at which the light is emitted, while the diffuser is positioned in front of the source to shape or soften the light and reduce the sharpness of shadows. You can find a wide range of beam angles from 9-100+ degrees. Dimmers are another great option to control the lighting in a room as you desire. Call us to discuss options and to book a free trial. Visit www.lakerodelectrical.co.nz for more news and tips. Lake Road Electrical is a family-owned business that specialises in residential electrical services. We currently offer 10% off for new customers up to $1000 & $250 off switchboard upgrades. So don’t wait call us now! Phone: 09-242 2204 Text: 0291287494 or email: Lewis@lakeroadelectrical.co.nz

HEALTH & BEAUTY: SKIN INSTITUTE

Concerned about aging skin? See Dr Sturm at Skin Institute We all know that looking great makes you feel great and gives you an overall glow of confidence. So, if you’ve been curious about the various treatments and results that can be achieved with appearance medicine, book a consultation with the experts at Skin Institute. Skin Institute’s Dr Stephanie Sturm offers a range of cosmetic treatments to address myriad skin aging concerns. Her appearance medicine interests lie in antiwrinkle injectables, dermal fillers and light-based therapies, and she believes that traditional and appearance medicine work well together to enhance one’s overall well-being. Dr Sturm helped to set up Skin Institute’s cosmetic medicine training programme for Skin Institute nurses almost a decade ago and she is not only a member of the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine (NZSCM) with a Diploma in Cosmetic Medicine but has also completed Certificates in Dermatoscopy and Skin Cancer Management and holds a GP fellowship in Dermatology from the Australian Institute of Dermatology. She has also completed a Diploma in Dermatoscopy and is a member of the New Zealand Skin Cancer Doctors. If you’re concerned about those fine lines and wrinkles or want to volumise and define your facial features, book a consult with Dr Sturm who will work with you to develop a personalised treatment plan to achieve the best version of you. Between 1st August & 31st October Stephanie is offering 25% off your first consultation and antiwrinkle or dermal filler treatment either at Skin Institute Albany (Constellation Drive), Takapuna or Ponsonby. Skin Institute also offers a wide range of advanced skin treatments with their team of Advanced Skin Therapists from microdermabrasion to skin peels and skin needling with Dermapen4; the very latest in dermal needling technology to treat many skin issues ranging from fine lines and wrinkles to hyperpigmentation, scarring, enlarged pores and acne. Whatever your skin concern, Skin Institute can help. When it comes to the health of your skin, don’t just trust anyone. With over 25 years’ experience, Skin Institute’s multidisciplinary clinics offer the highest level of expertise in skin health, veins and appearance medicine. Book an appointment today either online at www.skininstitute.co.nz or phone 0800 SKIN DR (754 637)

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MILFORD SHOPS NEWS

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

Milford Shops

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NEW BUSINESSES are the life blood of any shopping centre and we are pleased to advise that we have plenty of new and revamped business open or opening soon. Soy & Ginger opened recently and a new business is opening soon nearby called Tokki – adding to our hospitality offering. By the time the magazine is out, our newest cafè, Dear Friends, will be open in the space where Little King used to be complete with new fitout, new staff and an experienced owner. Opening soon will be Facetime in the main street and we are delighted to announce Merchant and Mi Piaci relocating from Takapuna to the Milford Centre Mall. One to watch out for is our new specialty cheese shop, Amsterdam Cheese, opening opposite Well Hung butchery in the Milford Centre. Premium Businesses in our Premium Shopping Centre – Milford

…we are delighted to announce Merchant and Mi Piaci relocating from Takapuna to the Milford Centre Mall.

Fashion labels a-plenty – all BIG brands: • Flo & Frankie

• Trenery

• Moochi

• Sportscraft Man

• Stitch Ministry

Plus the best in natural foods at The Source Bulk Foods. And talking about the best, Boston Hair & Beauty is the place to go for that fabulous style you have been looking for. Hungry, well The Don is a great place for Japanese cuisine in a nice cosy setting.

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Milford 30 Year Centre Plan With the local body elections about to hot up, here’s a friendly reminder to be familiar with the plan designed by Milford people for our Milford community, but quite often overlooked by our politicians’. Water care, environment, outdoor spaces and of course the awesome Wairau Estuary Boardwalk project are all in it. It’s been in place since 2015, some things have been done but check for yourselves how much needs to be done. Then you will be well-equipped to ask questions at meetings of people seeking election. Go to our website www.milfordshops.co.nz and you will see the complete document. Click ‘Future Plans’ on the landing page. SHOP & WIN – look out for our Shop & Win Promotion starting during August

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YOUNITE YOUTH COUNCIL: NEWS

CHILDREN'S HEALTH: KIDZDOCTOR

By Genevieve Lai, journalist for Younite 2022.

Busy month for Younite

By Dr Halima Maulidi, Specialist Paediatrician and owner of KIDZDOCTOR, a new paediatric telehealth service.

Genevieve Lai.

Younite proudly hosted some amazing events in July 2022, with more to come in the following months. Several weeks ago, our team hosted a Rainbow High Tea in celebration of young rainbow people and allies in the DevonportTakapuna community with our super special MP Shanan Halbert as guest speaker. There was an incredible turnout on the day and all-in-all it was a beautiful celebration in support of our rainbow community. Proceeds went towards the OutLine Mental Health charity, and we hope to see positive changes in the future for our rainbow youth community. This August, Younite has been busy organising some pretty awesome initiatives in pursuit of our vision to increase opportunities for young creatives within our community, starting with our Rangatahi Creatives Gala. The gala is planned for October this year (further details to be confirmed) and will be Younite’s very first live, youth-oriented event open to 12 to 24 year-olds in the Devonport-Takapuna community to showcase their creative talents and skills.

This August, Younite has been busy organising some pretty awesome initiatives in pursuit of our vision to increase opportunities for young creatives within our community, starting with our Rangatahi Creatives Gala. From theatrical and musical performances to artwork and other creative outlets, we encourage our artistic youth to take this opportunity to showcase their talents to the community. Applications will be set to come out next month so keep an eye on our column! Continuing the focus on our young creatives, Younite has also created Rangatahi Creatives grants. As presented in our previous articles, these grants aim to be used as a financial backing for a creative project that a local youth individual or group wishes to create. The only requirements are that a portion of the money is spent within 3 months, and that the project is undertaken within, or in collaboration with people/organisations within, the Devonport-Takapuna region. There are two $700 grants for solo artists and one $1400 grant for a group project. The form to apply can be accessed through the QR code below! We encourage you to get involved with this awesome opportunity if this is right up your alley!

To supplement or not to supplement?

A guide to vitamin supplements for children. 'Dietary supplements' refers to a range of products including vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances. Vitamins are crucial for bodily functions, making them essential for children’s growth, development and health. Food is a complex source of nutrients which all work together to enhance absorption and exert their function. For this reason, our bodies absorb vitamins better when they come from food rather than supplements. Eating a balanced diet from the main four food groups daily will supply most nutrients. Different foods provide different types and amounts of nutrients; no single food or food group provides all the nutrients the body needs. In New Zealand, the Ministry of Health does not recommend giving children dietary supplements unless they are at risk of a deficiency and cannot get the nutrient from a food source. Children at risk of deficiency include: • Vegetarians or vegans. These diets are low in iron and do not provide vitamin B12 which is found in animal-based foods. • Diets which are severely restricted due to severe food allergies. • Conditions that affect food absorption such cystic fibrosis. • Premature infants and those born with a birth weight less than 2.5kg. • Certain medications that can affect metabolic processes. • Restricted intake making it impossible to meet daily requirements by dietary means. • Breast-fed babies, particularly during the winter months when there is less opportunity to be exposed to sunshine. Babies drinking more than 500mls of formula do not require additional supplements as formula is already fortified with vitamins and nutrients. • People with naturally dark skin over winter or if they have reduced sun exposure. Beware of exceeding recommended daily allowances (RDA) for age which can result in toxicity. This can happen if you combine supplements. For example, giving cod liver oil with vitamin supplements will result in too much vitamin A and D. While there are circumstances when supplements may be needed, getting vitamins and minerals through food and drink should be the goal for growing children. Your child specialist or dietician can recommend ways to support healthy eating habits. If you feel your child may need a supplement, consult their health care provider.

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EAR CARE WITH EAR HEALTH

Ear Health - ear expert with extra insight Channel chats with Ron Trounson, co-owner at Ear Health in Birkenhead, Devonport and Grey Lynn Though well-qualified as an audiologist, with more than 10 years' professional experience, Ron Trounson, co-owner at Ear Health in Devonport and Birkenhead, says growing up in a household with his deaf mother is where he acquired his most valuable credentials. “My mum had meningitis as a child and lost 100 per cent hearing in one ear and most of her hearing in her other ear. She lip-read her way through school and when hearing aid technology finally became available, used hearing aids,” says Trounson who lived in Hauraki in early childhood. As a child, Trounson learned how best to communicate with hearingimpaired people – speaking in a lower and slower voice, avoiding mumbling and using simpler language when that was appropriate. Before becoming an audiologist, Trounson earned a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Auckland and worked in Brazil. The South American sojourn added to his communication skills. “I lived 10 years in Brazil, working on major projects that required me to communicate with people from all over the world, so you learn quickly how to adjust your communication style depending on who you’re talking to,” he says. “Brazilians are very social. So now I basically ‘chinwag’ all day as part of my job.” And the ‘chin-wagging’ has become one of Ear Health’s points of difference. Large audiology franchises can be impersonal, and patients often see a different audiologist each time. But at Ear Health patients see either Trounson or business partner Soren Thompson. “We remember you, our previous conversations and your device preferences. We’re small, local and personalised,” Trounson says. Ear Health offers ear-wax removal which many audiology clinics don’t provide. The build-up of ear wax can render even high-quality and expensive hearing aids ineffective, so Ear Health has the latest equipment and qualified technicians to remove the wax. “We have everything under the one roof, so you don’t have to go somewhere else to get your ears cleaned, only to then come back and have the device fitted or adjusted.” Devices have become more sophisticated over the years, with the most recent of them looking like gadgets from a James Bond movie – essentially going unseen in the ear. Trounson says demand for these devices has increased dramatically since Covid began because masks have added another complication for people who might

Joelle Hopkins (Admin), Ron Trounson (Audiologist) and Jerryle Sunga (Technician).

already have their hearing aids and glasses on their ears. Insurance companies are preferring the hidden aids too: “So many people have lost hearing aids when they pull off the masks.” The new hearing aids connect to a phone with low-powered bluetooth. While some can be hidden, other models look like in-ear earphones, prompting Trounson to describe them as a kind of “jewellery for the ear”. SERVICES PROVIDED • Ear cleaning by micro-suction • Diagnostic hearing tests • Hearing-aid fitting and repairs • Hearing health and rehabilitation • Tinnitus assessments and advice Ear Health is ACC, Enable and WINZ registered. All services are provided by medical professionals, including Registered Nurses and MNZAS Audiologists.

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LOCAL PEOPLE: SUE KOHN-TAYLOR

Bayswater resident Sue Kohn-Taylor is a well-known identity in the North Shore community. Sue is married to Marcus, has two adult children and is the founder of The Mental Fitness Company. She is also vice president of the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust, the not-for-profit responsible for the annual AIMES Awards. Sue has become a regular on TV, a column writer and a frequent speaker, sharing her vision that building a mentally fit mind is the most important gateway to gaining freedom over any life event. Sue has been coaching, speaking and mentoring for over 15 years. During these challenging times, mental fitness is more important than ever, so Channel Mag’s Aidan Bennett put these questions to Sue Kohn-Taylor in mid July.

Focusing on Mental Fitness AIDAN BENNETT: Sue, I have known you for 20-plus years, from the early days of the North Harbour Club as a marketing and events dynamo. What made you segue into the mental fitness space? SUE KOHN-TAYLOR: Personal development and positive psychology have always been a big life interest for me. I learnt a lot about them from my own experience of being in a head-on car accident when I was 20 and almost died. I had a serious head injury and lost my short and medium term memory. Over two years I rehabilitated myself and learnt so much about mindset, personal development and daily wellbeing habits. Over the years of having three of my own businesses I realised how these areas were significant in the people dynamics of business and its success. And so as a passion project I started The Sue Kohn-Taylor. Mental Fitness Company to support and educate individuals, leaders and teams with organisations on how to build mental fitness. Working on the soft skills for people can change culture and the dynamics of an organisation. And if people are mentally fit then they have the ability to think, see, feel, act fit and this can be life changing! AB: So what does Sue Kohn-Taylor of the The Mental Fitness Company actually do? SKT: Well my business tagline sums it up to a degree: “Helping to make being human an easier job” but essentially The Mental Fitness Company offers online courses for individuals and tailored workplace training to build strong, healthy minds and fulfilling lives. Mental fitness is a combination of personal development and daily wellbeing habits. They go hand in hand. We help individuals see what’s working and not working in their work and personal life and then using personal development, positive psychology and mental fitness teach them how to respond proactively and positively to daily life, so that everyone can live and work at their best. It has a ripple effect. I have one-on-one clients and I work with teams in organisations. They are all looking to build mental fitness but also to look at implementing wellbeing programmes, addressing culture issues. Essentially it’s all about people! AB: This sounds like very rewarding work. What difference are you making, do you think? SKT: Well I have a mission… I call it the Ripple Effect. Essentially I see so many people struggling in today’s slightly messy world. The world is changing, moving fast and has a lot more uncertainty in it, but

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humans aren’t keeping up with the adaptation to this environment. We see more people letting life happen to them and they have forgotten how much control they can have over their life. As a result we see a lot more mental health issues, people feeling stressed, overwhelmed and this is flowing into families, communities and workplaces. So for every person that I can get thinking in a different way – to make their mental fitness their key priority – means this has a flow-on ripple effect for the good. I only have to look at the hundreds of testimonials from companies and individuals to know this is changing lives. It’s getting people to think differently and realise to be your best for yourself, your workplace and the people you love and care about, you have to do the personal development work to get there. AB: You are now often called on for media work in this mental fitness space. Is that something you enjoy? SKT: Yes I do, although I have to say the first few times on live TV was a bit nerve-wracking. Now I’m used to it and really the TV, radio, articles and speaking opportunities I get are a vehicle for making impact and change – I view it differently now and I love it! I have a podcast starting later this year and some good live video interviews and that’s an exciting project for me about sharing knowledge. I’m building a suite of online courses so all this work is helping me build this too. AB: If you were offering advice to people who are struggling a bit under the pressures of these challenging times, what would that be?

SKT: Firstly to slow down a little. When we are struggling we tend to lose touch with the important things that keep our foundation strong so that we can manage the challenges and stresses. Life ends up being a to do list and busy busy busy. Check in with yourself every day – how am I feeling and what do I need to do to support myself? Self-awareness is key. Of course exercise, connecting with friends, sharing, communicating are the ones we hear a lot about, but one big thing I always remind people is that where your focus goes the energy flows. So if you are always looking at the negative then that’s what you’ll always see. So I suggest looking for 1000 treasures everyday – even the little things. Try this approach for 30 days and see how it changes your life and your view! AB: You are a trustee of the North Harbour Club and very involved in the AIMES Awards programme. You clearly enjoy giving back and I understand you have assisted with a support programme for our high achieving AIMES Award recipients? SKT: Yes the values of the Club around supporting excellence in youth really connect with me. I love the fact we celebrate achievement, leadership, and excellence at such a young age. It’s inspiring to look at all the great things that are being achieved by youth and I think in a world where there is so much focus on all that is wrong, this puts a spotlight on the really aspirational stuff. I think we need a lot more of this! The support package has been something we have wanted to do for a few years. These talented youth are under a lot of pressure, juggling life, their aspirations and demanding schedules. It’s important that outside their current support, they have some other options. We all know what stress and pressure can do to our mental health so we wanted to ensure that while we reward excellence we also recognise the support that is required to get there. AB: You obviously have very strong roots here on the Shore, but you and (husband) Marcus also spent some time living in the Waikato and are now loving life in Bayswater. Tell us about why you love living on the Shore (and Bayswater) and what you enjoyed about the Waikato. SKT: The North Shore is in our blood – both of us! In fact I was born in Devonport so haven’t moved far from the beginnings! The Shore definitely has a more relaxed and positive vibe. I’m sure it’s the beaches, fresh air and all the green spaces. It affects people in a positive way. We love the Bayswater community, have great neighbours of all ages and stages and of course the walk around the marina and water is an option every day. The Waikato was different – not sure we liked being land locked but we lived in the country on some land and that was just dreamy! The kids had nearly four years there and loved the country vibe. We made great friends down there and of course I have a very strong business network in the Waikato and Tauranga that still exists from that time. AB: We’ve got local body elections coming up in October. What aspects of the Shore would you like to see improved by our decision makers? SKT: For me definitely crime. I feel and see a change and it’s not healthy. More local police – making their presence physical gives communities some sense of security. Public transport for sure – making it more accessible, frequent and routes where people actually want and need to go. I’d even like to see smaller buses on more localised routes as feeders to the bigger buses. I use the ferry at Bayswater often to see clients in the city and it’s such a brilliant way to travel.

Sue Kohn-Taylor on the AM Show.

And I think just ensuring that local community townships thrive, like Devonport, Takapuna, Milford – ensuring good parking and public transport options for accessibility. Encouraging strong communities is important in today’s challenging environment. AB: Your kids are all grown up now and are making their own ways in life. What are they doing? SKT: They’re two great kids with good values and a focus on building a great life. Louis is in Wellington working for Fire and Emergency NZ as National Performance and Monitoring Advisor. Loving life in Wellington – that’s his long term home. Our daughter Ella is an outdoors instructor and guide and currently on a three month break until she starts again as a walking and sea kayak guide for the Abel Tasman National Park – her happy place.

…for every person that I can get thinking in a different way – to make their mental fitness their key priority means this has a flow-on ripple effect for the good… AB: If you and Marcus holiday in New Zealand, what is you favourite destination? SKT: We love the Tasman district for nature walks and of course the beautiful Abel Tasman – we never get tired of that place. But ultimately Central Otago. The mountains are magical and we always feel revived and invigorated returning from any type of holiday down there. We love everything it has to offer. In fact my new adventure in September is a snow mobile adventure in the back country! AB: If you and Marcus holiday overseas, what is you favourite destination? SKT: Well I have to say the Pacific Islands beaches and snorkelling are hard to beat but further off into Europe would be my choice. We like going where we can have adventures and see new things – Italy is always a favourite but in the next few years Spain and Portugal and South America are on our hit list. AB: Complete the following… After a good solid week of work Marcus and I love nothing more than to... SKT: … Sit on our deck with the outdoor fire roaring, music, friends gathered and throwing a few pizzas in the outdoor pizza oven having great conversations about life. Total bliss! Visit: www.TheMentalFitnessCompany.com

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Our presentations by David Hartley of Noel Leeming have continued and are always very welcome and informative. David is one of Noel Leeming's senior IT technicians and we are very appreciative of the efforts he makes to help our members with their own personal IT problems. As you can see from our list of upcoming sessions below – for August and September – there are some interesting topics coming up. Feel free to bring your friends as the sessions are free and we don't expect anybody to join as members unless they are confident that Seniornet Bayswater is going to provide a helpful service in their daily lives. Make sure you bring your own device (computer/ipad etc.) along with you as David has an amazing knowledge of a wide range of devices. These helpful Noel Leeming presentations continue at the Belmont Racquets Club on a fortnightly schedule. Each session commences at 10.30am. It’s a great venue with very easy parking at the door. Wednesday August 3rd: Home security cameras and doorlocks. Wednesday August 17th: Windows 11. Wednesday August 31st: Smart TV and streaming. Wednesday September 14th: Apple devices. Wednesday September 28th: Android use. About Bayswater Seniornet: For seniors, the issue of being up to date with the use of our mobile phones and computers (IT) becomes even more important. Many of us will have found that re-registering a car, for example, is next to impossible if we only have cash and no internet access. Seniornet Bayswater welcomes you to attend informal classes at our excellent venue that we share with the Belmont Racquets Club at 133 Bayswater Road, Bayswater. We do not charge for attending classes but ask for a modest membership fee of $40.00 per year, once you are satisfied that the tuition and new skills you acquire are of value to you. They will be. Once you understand more about the internet, then a whole range of things will become much easier for you. That is the experience of other Seniornet attendees. You’ll really enjoy the social aspect of Seniornet as well. If we can’t meet in person, we offer Zoom sessions on a variety of subjects, and again, these are free if you are a member of Seniornet. We look forward to your company and working together to help resolve your IT issues. Please visit www.seniornetbayswater.nz for further information. If there should be any particular topics or issues you would like assistance with, please let us know via email: bayswatersnrnet@gmail.com

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PARAMOUNT POOLS

Paramount Pools - jump into summer! Paramount Pools Takapuna on Barrys Point Road are the experts in bringing pools and spas to your very own back yard. Channel's Liz Cannon speaks to manager Gary van Heuven about getting ready for your perfect stay-cation this summer. Channel Magazine: Who are Paramount Pools and what do you do? Gary van Heuven: Paramount Pools have been in Kiwi back yards since the '60s - you may recall the Para Pool? With over 50 years' industry experience Paramount Pools has a matchless network of experts that cater to any pool or spa need. Paramount Pools Takapuna has a long standing relationship with the North Shore community, moving from Apollo Drive in Albany, and continue to ensure the water is always crystal clear for summer fun! CM: What values does Paramount Pools stand for? GvH: Driven by customer satisfaction, we ensure we provide you with the right service for the right job. We strive to ensure that we deliver the highest quality products and provide exemplary after care support service to go along with it. CM: Why Paramount Pools – what makes you different? GvH: We are a proudly New Zealand owned and operated business

that offers Kiwis a huge range of New Zealand made pools. Our industry experience allows us to cater to a diverse range of preferences, whilst carrying the widest range of options to suit New Zealand conditions. We're a one-stop-shop for all things pool and spa. CM: Why should customers use the Paramount Pools services? GvH: We understand that customers don’t necessarily know everything about their water chemistry. That's fine – we do! Our free water testing service allows us to help educate, inform and give confidence to our customers and get the most out of their pools and spas. CM: Are you running any special offers or deals at the moment? GvH: Yes! We have recently launched a winter promotion on our new range of High Country Spas and Australianmade Sapphire Spa pools. Pop into our Barrys Point Road store and we can talk you through the special deals on offer right now. We're also self-confessed footie 'experts' who could step in as coaches for the All Blacks or Warriors any day now – always happy to talk footie! Paramount Pools, 11 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna Gary van Heuven, Manager 09 476 7592 northshore@paramountpools.co.nz www.paramountpools.co.nz facebook www.facebook.com/paramountpoolsandpoolquipnz/ Open Monday – Friday: 8am–5pm, Saturday: 9am–1pm Sunday: By Appointment Only

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SHORE TRAVEL

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SUMMER HOLIDAYS & BREAKS

As the Channel Mag team were putting together this August issue we were right in the middle of winter. Sure, the shortest day was behind us but things were still chilly. We are starting to think about summer and it will be upon us very quickly. Things will be warming up and despite all the current world problems we will all start thinking about our summer holidays and breaks: weekend breaks as well as annual leave and the Christmas/New Year period. The Channel Mag team have already started thinking about summer and have put forward some of their wishes here. We also asked some of our Channel Mag contributors to tell us about their summer holiday desires and recommendations.

Thinking about those

Summer breaks

Kim McIntosh

– Benefitz and Channel Magazine Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Kim McIntosh: Spend as much time outdoors as possible! My happy place is to be entertaining outside, whether at home with friends and family or enjoying the wonderful local hospo options in Birkenhead and Takapuna. My family and I always love strolling along the beach in the evening with our four-legged furry friend! CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? KM: Absolutely. Doubtless Bay has to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. We've been going to Cable Bay to our friend's bach pretty much every year for the last five years or so, and just love spending extended weekends away there. CM: A week or two away and where are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover. KM: Rarotonga was a standout family holiday for me, when my kids were younger. We absolutely loved the family-friendly vibe that was fantastic with little ones. It just made the holiday to easy and relaxing for us all. Top of my wanna-go places would have to be Cuba, before it becomes too commercialised.

Kim McIntosh (centre) and friends.

CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? KM: Not having to be anywhere! With my extremely busy work-life, it's great to the get the balance realigned and just kick back and relax. Of course, spending time with family and friends is the highlight of my summer, every time. CM: Complete the following: This summer I'm going to… KM: … go somewhere. Anywhere! I don't mind – I just want to have a good Kiwi summer holiday break. It would wonderful to get my girlfriends all together and hire a beach bach for a week and just enjoy each other's company.

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Gary van Heuven

– Manager, Paramount Pools Takapuna

Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Gary van Heuven: Raised on a farm in the Waikato I moved to the big city last year. When the weather gets warmer I make haste and get out of the city and head for the bush or surf! CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? GVH: The summer break in early January when everyone is in cruise mode, the weather is warm, there is music everywhere and cold drinks at everyone’s house to be finished!

Whangapoua. We camped a few days and explored around this part of the Coromandel discovering some fantastic off the beaten track beaches! CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? GVH: Has to be the summer vibe to experience the new year and Christmas time in the sun, how lucky are we to enjoy this break in the summer! CM: Complete the following: This summer I'm going to… GVH: …be making the most of more beautiful walks around the country, enjoying the beaches and keeping the breweries profitable.

Sonia Thursby

– CEO, YES Disability Resource Centre Gary van Heuven hiking.

CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? GVH: Last summer I got the privilege to stay at Earls Paradise in

Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Sonia Thursby: Time by the sea. I love to be aware I can hear the sea, see the sea and smell the sea. We have such beautiful accessible beaches that come alive as the weather warms up. CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? ST: Matakana is perfect for me: markets, restaurants, winery and bikeways. I always feel I am in a completely different world and return to work refreshed.

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CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? ST: If I am in New Zealand I love to go north to Opononi the home of Opo the dolphin, stopping in to visit Tane Mahuta the king of the forest, so old, so wise, so beautiful. If I am oversees, Florence (Italy) is so full of history and mystery.

Sonia Thursby.

CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? ST: Family bbq’s, beaches and the laughter of our grandchildren. Creating memories for future generations. My best memories growing up are of being on the beach with the traditional family picnic. CM: Complete the following: This summer I’m going to… ST: …reconnect with family and friends, lockdowns reminded me that time together with special people in the sun, sharing and smiling feeds my soul.

not a great surfer but I do love it and the friendly encouraging team at Raglan Surf School can help anyone ride a wave on the first day. For a unique place to stay, I can recommend The Silo Apartments. Converted industrial wharf silos with wall to ceiling harbour views. CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? MP: Hahei is a constant character in our family story. We started camping there when Theo was six months old and he’s 16 now. We’ve made so many family memories there. We stay in the Hahei Holiday Resort campground because of the community vibe. Hahei has become a family destination spot for us now that Anya has moved to Dunedin for university. I treasure this mumma time with both Anya and Theo without the distractions of work and with a gorgeous playground to explore. Even though we’ve been there so many times, we still find fun things to do. CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? MP: I adore Aotearoa. I’ve lived in different parts of the world, but nothing beats a Kiwi summer. I feel very fortunate to live in Sunnynook in summer. I enjoy going down to Mairangi Bay for a swim after work and going for a morning run along East Coast Road when it’s light. Our bootcamp exercise class in Sunnynook Park is much more enjoyable in the summer evenings than on the wintery nights. We do live in a beautiful spot and wonderful community and I’m very grateful. CM: Complete the following: This summer I’m going to… MP: …read books, enjoy every minute my daughter is home for the holidays, surf with my son (even though he’s better than me), dive through a kelp forest and enjoy our gorgeous natural environment in Sunnynook and the Shore.

Liz Cannon

– Channel Magazine

Mel and Oliver Powell in holiday mode at Hahei.

Melissa Powell

– Chair, Sunnynook Residents Association Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Melissa Powell: As soon as it starts to warm up, I head to the ocean. A quick dip, a surf or scuba dive. Any chance to get in the water and I’m there. CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? MP: If you haven’t done a bomb off the Raglan bridge, you can hardly call yourself a Kiwi! Whaingaroa/ Raglan is my favourite weekend holiday destination. I went a few weeks back and every time I go there I just want to stay. Whaingaroa/ Raglan is where I learned to surf. I’m

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Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Liz Cannon: Get in the sea! I'm a self-confessed water baby, so anything in, on or near the beach is bliss for me! I'm so very lucky to live a few minutes' walk from both Narrow Neck and Liz Cannon and Basil the campervan. Cheltenham beaches, so a long paddle board around the headland between the beaches, then a swim to cool off followed by a good book and a cheeky snooze is my perfect plan for warmer days. CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? LC: We have a special and unique campervan called Basil which was converted from a long-based Toyota high ace disabled vehicle with the fully functional kitchen built on the hydraulic lift originally designed for wheelchairs - it's so cool! Weekends across summer are filled with 'Travels in Basil' wherever possible! My partner and I stay in the van and my three boys, Billy, Harry and Charlie camp in their tents. We love the Coromandel and Tāwharanui but perhaps our favourite campsite is at Ōpotiki near Whangamata.

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CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? LC: I am lucky to have travelled extensively all over the world - I have so many favourite destinations, it's too hard to choose just one, but if I must, New York would have to be very near the top of the list. I lived in Manhattan for three years back in my twenties. Now Air NZ is running direct flights, I am going back to the Big Apple for the first time since 2002 to meet up with my daughter who's currently on her OE. I'm then travelling on for a sneaky beach week in Barbados to see all my old London girlfriends. We've known each other since we were young kids and we're all celebrating our big, significant half-centuries together later this year. CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? LC: Family time and long, evening walks on the beach! My partner and my kids tease me relentlessly about my obsession with the beach and my need to spend as much time there as possible – I've been known to cook a curry or a full English roast dinner and decamp the entire meal, crockery, cutlery, plus grumbling kids to eat it while watching the sun set over the water. CM: Complete the following: This summer I’m going to…. LC: …enjoy a cruise around the Bay of Islands with a fantastic company called Rock the Boat. A group of 40 if us were all set to go back in March this year, but then my boys came down with Covid two days before we were due to go. We all postponed the trip to the end of January next year.

Tim Bray in holiday mode.

Tim Bray, QSM

– Artistic Director, Tim Bray Theatre Company Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Tim Bray: Swim! Swim! Swim! And relish in the doors and windows being flung open with longer days and nights. CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? TB: Raglan is fab – a mix of surf and family friendly beaches, with art galleries, great cafés and restaurants and a chilled out vibe. CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? TB: For decades I've been fortunate to go and camp with the wider whānau on 10 acres beachside my sister and her husband owned at Opoutere, Coromandel. Absolute paradise. Sadly, they recently sold it to fund their retirement so now we need to find a new unique spot.

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CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? TB: The times I've had a holiday at home in Auckland over the Christmas/New Year break is actually rather great. There's so few people left behind, the neighbourhood is quiet and it's a great chance to be a tourist in your own town with plenty of easy parking. CM: Complete the following: This summer I’m going to…. TB: ...enjoy putting The Santa Claus Show '22 on. With Covid interruptions it will be the first time since 2019 we have presented this quintessential Auckland Christmas theatre experience. I'm looking forward to bringing the magic of Christmas back to the stage.

Aidan Bennett – Benefitz and Channel Mag

Channel Mag: When things get warm what do you like to do? Aidan Bennett: Head north more often to our little slice of paradise at Point Wells. Enjoy fishing, swimming in the estuary and Omaha, walks and biking!

Aidan and Michelle Bennett at Point Wells.

CM: Do you have a favourite weekend summer break, or can you recommend one to our Channel Mag readers? AB: This year we spent a month in central Otago in March which was fabulous. Lots to do and

many trails to e-bike on. A little slice of paradise we discovered was St Bathans in the Maniatoto. A must see if you are in central Otago – old, quaint with a little pub and a picturesque lake. CM: A week or two away and where would you be, or are you keen to tell our readers about a special summer holiday destination they must discover? AB: We had a bach for 20 years at a wonderful little spot near Whangarei called Pataua North. Pataua North (and Pataua South – they are separated by a foot bridge) have wonderful surf and an estuary and are very tranquil, even though they are just a 20 minute drive from Whangarei. Our kids grew up there in the summers – it’s a great place to stay at the camp ground or to rent a bach for a week or two. Very relaxing. Make sure you jump off the bridge!

This year we spent a month in central Otago in March which was fabulous. Lots to do and many trails to e-bike on. CM: What do you enjoy most about a summer holiday at home in New Zealand? AB: Family times for sure. Mich and I getting away to our Point Wells bach with our daughters and their families, spending quality time and doing all the things that the Matakana area has to offer – eateries, wineries, walks, boating, golf, swimming … Roll on summer! CM: Complete the following, This summer I’m going to…. AB: ...catch the biggest snapper I have ever caught and win the Point Wells fishing comp!

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BUSINESS BUILDERS NORTH SHORE

Charles Atkins speaks for experience It’s a very confused market out there at present, but it is not a crisis as some would have you believe. There has been an annual price drop, but that is just the market readjusting itself from the highs of the boom, and part of a cycle that will be good news for first time buyers. If there are 1,400 properties available for sale on the North Shore at any one time, that means a balanced market. At the peak last year, there were 1,000 listings with Harcourts Cooper & Co. Interestingly, two months ago listings spiked to 1,608, and we now have around 1,380. This makes for a very balanced situation that is My team will get you out of the generally favourable for buyers and sellers wilderness. Taste success with Charles Atkins. alike. Prices have fallen some, but even a 10% drop takes us back to the I can say ‘yes’ to those questions so call middle of last year, when a lack of choice created fear of missing out me now for knowledgeable advice to market – and that drove intense competition. The increases in prices that your property successfully. happened were not sustainable, and we foresee less complicated times ahead. Charles Atkins You have a choice of thousands of real estate sales consultants Licensed Agent REAA 2008 to sell your property for you on the North Shore and all will say they Harcourts Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd are the right person for you. But are they experienced like me, with P. 09 215 9593 20 years in the industry? Ask them how many real estate cycles they M. 027 442 6970 have been though, how they will converse with your target market E. charles.atkins@harcourts.co.nz and whether they understand social media. www.charlesatkins.co.nz

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COUNCIL TALK: RICHARD HILLS

DEVONPORT NEWS

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

Celebrating a sense of normality in the face of uncertainty

Devonport Community News for this month with Nigel Bioletti, Trust Manager, Devonport Peninsula Trust Richard Hills.

It has been fantastic to see our community heading back to so many events, shows and hospitality in big numbers. It shows many of us are eager to spend time with each other and celebrate after a tough few years. I attended the fantastic Puanga Matariki celebration in Devonport; a full day of community activities and lantern making, then later that night, thousands of us participated in a hīkoi up Takarunga/Mt Victoria. The community spirit was uplifting. It was inspiring to see everyone proudly celebrating this important occasion together. Congratulations to the Devonport Business Association and manager Katherine Downs, Devonport Peninsula Trust, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki and the many local leaders, volunteers and organisations who organised and took part, there are too many of you to name. Bayswater Matariki at Bayswater School was another local favourite with hundreds of school kids, staff, parents and locals coming together to experience kapa haka, waiata and other performances, not to mention all the great food and stalls. It was awesome, and getting bigger every year. A huge turnout for the Birkenhead Medieval Festival was wonderful to see. Kae Condon and the Birkenhead Town Centre Association put on a fantastic range of activities across the town centre which left the centre buzzing as locals filled cafés and shops all weekend. Murray Hill and the team at Milford put on successful Alfresco Dining nights and Food Truck events, and despite the cold it was great to see so many local families out enjoying our local restaurants and trying something different. The Queen’s Birthday markets and Matariki markets in Hurstmere Road were well attended and showed great use of the new public spaces we have invested in; stalls were spread across the new public spaces, people sat and enjoyed live entertainment, the local cafés and new outdoor dining areas. This column was written before the Takapuna Winter Lights at the end of July but we are expecting more than 30,000 attendees. Terence Harpur and the TBBA team organised road closures and full use of the new spaces for four nights, and this massive event on the Shore was proudly sponsored and supported by Auckland Council’s event and economic development CCO, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. It has been tough once again with so many of us getting sick; staff illness and recruitment pressures are causing issues across all sectors. My thoughts go out to everyone currently getting through Covid and other illnesses. We’ve just had our first bout of Covid and it was not nice, especially with a sick eight month old, so a shout out to all the parents dealing with sick kids while being sick yourself; it can be a challenge on top of everything else. Let’s hope spring brings more positivity, warmer weather and gives us the chance to continue to get out and support local businesses while catching up with our friends and neighbours. Thanks to everyone who puts in the time and energy to bring us together. Feel free to continue to contact me about local issues on Richard.hills@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

From the Peninsula

Nigel Bioletti.

Matariki: A particular highlight for the Peninsula community was the hikoi to the tihi of Takarunga on Matariki Saturday. Kaumatua Ngahiwi Walker led the way from the Library reserve up through Victoria Road, which had been closed off for the evening, and on up to the summit. Over the course of the preceeding fortnight, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki staff and volunteers had helped families make lanterns, and when everyone was gathered at the summit, these glowed beautifully against a grey evening sky. Although there were some speeches and waiata, it was a simple celebration, bringing people together. A number of organisations collaborated – including Devonport Library, The Community House, The Rose Centre, and the Devonport Business Association, whose Manager, Katherine Downs, had arranged a number of events, and had arranged the colourful “lighting up” of Victoria Road for the Matariki month. Well done everyone. The Devonport Arts Festival Committee This group has decided to work in partnership with the Peninsula Trust, with the Trust providing Governance support for the Arts Festival Committee. A successful application by the Trust to the Local Activation Fund has enabled two murals to be added to the existing Art Trail, and will allow the trail to be digitised, and a new Art Trail flyer to be printed. Sparrow Philipps, himself a street artist (“Component”), has guided the process. Devonport Senior Citizens Association kindly consented to a mural on the wall of their Harmony Hall. Dan Tippett was chosen to create the artwork, and the fantastic result has been celebrated by many. The second mural, by Ross Liew and Rita Vovna, is being installed on the eastern face of the Community House. One other organisation has now made contact, wanting to install a mural on their building. It would be marvellous to be able to extend the Art Trail across the Peninsula. If any other property owners are interested, please email me. Obviously, funding is needed to pay for access, prep, paint, not to mention the artists themselves. Ongoing and Upcoming events: Hōtoke/Winter Fun Tamariki Play – continues each Tuesday morning 9:30 to 11:00 am at Bayswater School Hall. All welcome. Many thanks to Bayswater School for its support. Devonport Senior Forum – this group meets monthly. If you would like to join the group, email me. Community Network meeting – August 11th at 1:30 pm at Devonport Yacht Club. This is an opportunity for people to come and share in what is happening across the Peninsula, to hear from Local Board members, to let others know of their initiatives, to raise questions and concerns. All welcome. Please RSVP to nigelbioletti@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

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DEVONPORT YACHT CLUB

Devonport Yacht Club attains Clean Club status By Christine Young Environmental sustainability has been part of Devonport Yacht Club’s ethos for decades. Now it’s measured – and official. Devonport Yacht Club (DYC) is the first yacht club in the country to achieve maximum three-star status under Yachting New Zealand’s “Clean Club” initiative. The club is justifiably proud of its environmental heritage. How could it be otherwise with Sir Peter Blake a prominent member (and Patron) of the club before his death while researching the effects of climate change on the marine environment? In 2021 new interest was engendered by one of the club’s “Sea Talks” (by Auckland University marine biologist Andrew Jeffs). And at around the same time Yachting New Zealand (YNZ) was developing a programme to encourage yacht clubs across the country to be more aware of their environmental footprint. Galvanised by Andrew Jeffs’ talk, three DYC members – Paula Shelton, Callum Ross and Geoff Evans – decided to establish a sustainability page on the club’s website as a precursor to doing more. They “reached out to Yachting New Zealand to find out if they had resources to help us,” says Paula, “and were delighted to be asked to contribute to [YNZ’s] emerging sustainability strategy”. (Incidentally, this strategy was driven by other North Shore locals: Raynor Haagh, YNZ’s National Sport Development Director, and Delayne Salthouse from Wakatere Boating Club. Ironically, Devonport’s fast-track to three-star status was aided by the 2021 Covid lockdowns; with sailing limited, the trio had the necessary time to devote to developing policies and strategies. With full support from the club management committee, including the flag officers, Paula, Ross and Geoff undertook research, developed policies and actions, and engaged interest within the club. They were also assisted by having the clear YNZ Clean Club structure to work to once this was completed. This lays out five areas for action: administration and leadership, waste management, resource conservation, community outreach, and education. Better still, within each of these focus areas are a number of clear actions that can be taken by clubs, and a hierarchy that awards stars for the numbers of actions taken. (Full details are on YNZ’s website.) DYC’s report to YNZ, written by Paula, documents its achievement of the requisite 30 criteria needed to achieve three-star status, and details exactly what DYC has done and how it has gone about this. The first step was the dedicated sustainability page, and publicity and progress updates in the club’s weekly and monthly newsletters. “We also continued hosting invited speakers to talk at monthly Sea Talks on environmental topics,” adds Paula, to engage DYC sailing

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Paula Shelton and Mousse on board their yacht Indulgence.

members as well as social members and members of the wider Devonport community. To cover all the topics in the Clean Club “checklist” Paula, Geoff and Callum talked to club members who had different jobs around the club – the haulage master, bar manager, site manager, and the Commodore, to name a few. And “we socialised what we were doing in conversations at the club. We got encouragement everywhere we looked.” Paula says her skill is in communicating the work everyone is doing. She gives much of the credit for the work to Geoff, a past commodore with “an absolute passion for restoring the marine environment”, and Callum, who “has been essential to propelling sustainability into clear focus at the club. Callum’s actively involved in helping re-plant some of the Gulf islands and has put us in touch with all sorts of groups carrying out restoration projects around the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park”. (Many of these, along with volunteering opportunities, are detailed on DYC’s sustainability web page.) Paula believed that having a good foundation would ensure future compliance with Clean Club objectives. This meant creating a formal environmental policy, establishing a new role on the management committee – sustainability rep [Paula] – as well as getting buy-in from members. It will also help ensure the club’s environmental ethos will be sustained – and that people will

Geoff Evans.

Devonport Yacht Club 2021-22 committee: Back Row: Simon Bioletti (Secretary), Paul Walters (Haulage Master), Mark Sigglekow, Hugh Pollock (Commodore), Grant Daniel (Treasurer). Front Row: Blair Cliffe (Vice Commodore), Emma Cliffe (Social Officer), Paula Shelton (Sustainability Rep), Bill Jaques (President). Absent: Mark Clough, Tony Bullard, Ken Smith, Geoff Evans, Mike Webster, Brian Schlatt, Murray Forbes.

routinely comply with positive environmental actions. Having laid the groundwork, the three started working through the criteria in January this year, and completed the report in June. It’s important to realise, Paula notes, that this six-month period “was a sprint following a 20-year marathon that’s by no means over yet”. “Many of the criteria were straightforward for us to meet at the time of compiling our submission, but only because of previous work by members and investment by the club. For example, the club invested in a sump system that prevents scrapings from boat hulls on the hardstand from going into the sea, and developed safety rules for haulees that specify a duty of care for the environment while carrying out boat maintenance. “And our club manager is especially environmentally conscious and could confirm that, for example, packaging for deliveries is always kept to a minimum and disposed of correctly through appropriate recycling. She even donates surplus food to Kai Rescue when she can.” “Going for independent accreditation meant that we needed to check that policies were in place and things we anecdotally thought were happening were actually being actioned. And they were! Doing the audit also meant that some things that had been overlooked were brought into sharp focus. For example, drains from our hardstand are not marked ‘Drains to Sea’.”

Callum Ross.

Achieving three-star status is just the beginning for DYC. “It’s very much a living document,” Paula says. It’s not just a matter of auditing the club’s behaviour, but about being solution-focused. “It’s about finding positive things to do”. One YNZ action, for example, asks that clubs “encourage responsible dog ownership”. You can tick the box and say you do that, Paula points out, but what can you do positively? To this end, she has started making a chart of dog exercise areas around the Hauraki Gulf. Having only been in Auckland for the past three years, she knows she’s not an expert in this area – and would love people to send her any information they have to contribute to this. Other future actions could include regular beach clean ups, and perhaps a mussel restoration project that involves establishing mussel lines off Devonport and Torpedo Bay wharves, though that still requires discussion with iwi and other groups. Paula’s also sure they’ll suggest to YNZ things that are not in its list of actions yet. She cites the need for sustainable club branded clothing – where and how it is made, and what it is made of – as just one example. But for now, she and other club members are delighted at progress they’ve made and with DYC’s newly acquired Clean Club status as “testament not just to what we do now, but to all the work members have done over the years”.

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LOCAL LIFE NZ – DEVONPORT

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 Mylam, Pauline and Annabelle.

Pauline

Mylam "We’ve had great support from locals. People come to us for our steak dinners, quiz night, live music – there’s a real sense of community when everyone comes together. “Covid has changed people and their spending habits – these have been extraordinary and challenging times. I won’t deny how hard it's been. But when you’re in a business like this you learn to adapt, and I’m proud of where we are now. “The Matariki lights were a huge hit. They really gave the main street a magical atmosphere – we could have been in Miami Beach. It’s great to see events coming back and people going out – it’s what we’ve all been waiting for.” - Mylam Sloan, owner, The Patriot

“If someone had said to me 20 years ago that I’d be running a Segway business, I’d have laughed at them. I didn’t even ride a bike, let alone a Segway. It would have been way outside my comfort zone. “But here I am – and I’ve loved every step of the way. I’ve developed the business and made it a 'must do' activity when visiting Auckland. Covid’s been challenging, there’s no doubt about that, but I’m seeing a whole new group of customers: New Zealand locals supporting local businesses – that’s exciting. People love getting out and doing something different. “Lockdown has certainly taught us not to take our liberty for granted, and to seize the day. I’m thinking that now might be the time to move aside and let someone with a bit more energy take over – someone who can take my vision and inject some fresh ideas. “Of course, I’d miss it like mad. I’ve met some amazing people and no one day is the same. So, I'm here setting up for the season ahead and soon I'll be looking for locals to work with me as tour guides. But I am looking forward to a time when I can spend hours on end in the garden and finally do those road trips that I’ve been promising my daughter.” - Pauline Baker, owner, Magic Broomsticks Segway Tours.

Annabelle “When we first heard about the learn to row day at Takapuna Grammar’s club, a bunch of my friends said let’s give it a go. No-one in my family had ever rowed before, but from that first moment I was hooked. “I’ve been rowing for five years straight now and I love it. It’s helped me get fit, stay focused and learn what it’s like to row as a team. It’s not just me in the boat, I’m also responsible for others and I take that very seriously. “I love the thrill and excitement at the start of each race, and the sense of achievement at the end. That exhilaration stays with you, along with exhaustion – your body is totally wiped out. “I feel proud and honoured to be representing New Zealand in rowing. There’s a sense now that things have shifted up a gear and I’m ready for the challenge. No matter what, I just want to do my best and give it my all. I’ve put in the hard work and I’m hoping it’ll pay off.” – Annabelle Knowles, New Zealand rowing representative, 2022 World Rowing Junior Championships, Varese, Italy If you have a story you would like to share or know of a local hero, contact Kate Dobbin & Lauren Lulu Taylor at hello@localifenz.com Follow Local Life NZ on Facebook and Instagram – @LocalLifeNZ

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DEVONPORT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: NEWS

By Katherine Downs Devonport Business Improvement District Manager

Thousands take to the streets

By Justine Kinsella, Marketing & Activations Manager

Katherine Downs.

We hoped for hundreds and we ended up with thousands of people coming to Devonport to celebrate Pūanga Matariki. The atmosphere was electric at dusk as the Lantern Hīkoi filled the street from Devonport Library right up to the tihi/summit of Takarunga/Mt Victoria. It came at the end of an exhilarating day of lantern making, face painting, Matariki movies, hāngī preparation, raranga/weaving, boardgames, storytelling, kapa haka and more – enjoyed by people of all ages. As a collaboration between many community groups, it had a very special vibe. There was a distinct feeling that this was an event that the community wanted, not just this year but for years to come. If you missed out this year, mark it in your calendar now for next year!

Photo credit: Richard Hills.

We are excited to welcome two new boutique retailers to our village. Firstly, a pop-up shop in the Old Post Office at 10 Victoria Rd selling designer clothing from international brands. Some fantastic bargains are to be had here for unique and stunning fashion items discounted by at least 50%. Secondly, Island Interiors, at 67 Victoria Rd, which offers window treatments and interior design services. Pop in to see their range of fabric and blind samples, homewares and more. Also, if you want a real treat, go and grab a Grownup Donut at the ferry terminal – you’re never too old for these! Available Thurs - Sun from 9am till sold out, so get in early! My favourite flavour? Belgian Chocolate. Devonport is YOUR seaside escape www.devonport.co.nz

DEVONPORT COMMUNITY HOUSE: NEWS

Devonport Community House

Justine Kinsella.

It's been a very busy month at the House once again! We welcome two new amazing team members to the Devonport Community House: Rixt our new activities coordinator and Sharon our new playgroup coordinator. They have both hit the ground running and are bringing some exciting activities and events to our community. Kids & Teens Market, 20 August from 2pm. Come along to support our kids and teens and find yourself some treasures! We have limited tables available, but still a few left to book. Tables are $10. Email Rixt to book: rixt@ devonportcomhouse.co.nz Bells & Whistles Playgroup, Wednesdays 9:30am11:30am. We are back! Our beloved playgroup took a little break, but we're kick-starting things again in term 3 and we're taking it to the next level! New play equipment, lots of fun and different activities planned for each week, and some special guests who will be joining us throughout each term to chat to parents and caregivers about some important topics: sleeping and feeding, introducing solids, first aid for children, to name just a few. $2 per family. See you there! Tea and Games for Seniors, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.30am-12pm. Come along for a cup of tea or coffee and play board games with your friends, or come to meet new friends! We have lots of games available, choose your favourite and enjoy! Devonport Community House, Clarence Street, Devonport (09) 445 3068 www.devonportcomhouse.co.nz info@devonportcomhouse.co.nz

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EDUCATION: KRISTIN SCHOOL

Kristin students win New Zealand Secondary School Case Competition A team of Kristin students recently won the New Zealand Secondary School Case Competition, a business competition requiring students to develop and present a solution to a global business issue. Each team was given ten minutes to present their solution, followed by a ten minute question and answer session with the judges. Students were assessed on the practicality, creativity, presentation, quality of their answers, knowledge of business, and integration of awareness on ongoing economic trends into the proposed business solution. Forty teams from New Zealand secondary schools competed, and Kristin’s team of three students, Helen Jeong, Isabella He and Katrina Huang, were one of the five teams who won the first place in the preliminary round, before competing in the finals and winning the National Championship. 2022's case study was on Les Mills International, and our students were assigned an 18-page Les Mills International Business Report to identify further direction of the company (omni-channel or niche) and post-pandemic strategy with reasonable return on investment. They presented a comprehensive target consumer segmentation strategy (to widen the spend of income-generating population for children and parents) with details embedded on current Les Mills programmes, as well as high-end branding with flagship stores in countries with growing post-pandemic economy and GDP. The competition was judged by Chief Executive Director of Les Mills International, the New Zealand Head of Marketing, and the Merchandise Planning Manager of Bunnings – who were very impressed with Kristin’s presentation. Congratulations team!

Phillip Mills, Executive Director of Les Mills International with Kristin’s winning team, Helen Jeong, Katrina Huang, and Isabella He.

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Helen Jeong, Isabella He and Katrina Huang, were one of the five teams who won the first place in the preliminary round, before competing in the finals and winning the National Championship.

Sarah Wakeford, Azaria Eddy and Anna Harrison (our Enviroschool facilitator) next to our newly updated Enviroschools sign.

Senior School students take a tour in the Junior School garden, planting our winter veggies together.

Azaria Eddy, foundation member of Kristin’s Council of Sustainability, and Enviroschool champion.

Enviroschools Reflection Team mulching Kristin’s gardens.

Kristin becomes a Green-Gold Enviroschool Green became golden, when on 6th July 2022 Kristin School was officially recognised as a Green-Gold Enviroschool. The five guiding principles of sustainable communities, empowered students, learning for sustainability, Māori perspectives, and a respect for diversity, are now embedded throughout Kristin. Kristin’s journey towards Green-Gold Enviroschool status began in 2019, when a dedicated student-led team of 30 students from our Junior, Middle and Senior schools, led by now Year 13 student, Azaria Eddy, a foundation member of the Council of Sustainability, embarked on our Bronze Enviroschool reflection. Azaria says “From this experience it has been remarkable to witness a schoolwide commitment to make these changes and to continue to do so, honouring sustainability across all levels of Kristin School”. Azaria has driven many initiatives, surveyed students and staff, and promoted understanding of Enviroschools at Kristin. Her efforts have been central to our Green-Gold success. In 2020, we undertook a “Tread Lightly” campaign, where Kristin whānau raised the funds for solar panels and rainwater harvesting tanks for Tūrama, our new undercover court building. This success was followed by the creation of a NCEA Year 12 and 13 environmental science course, with students pursuing a range of sustainability projects, including a successful pest control programme. Annual waste audits from the Dr Jane Goodall ‘Roots and Shoots’ waste team led to a proposal to invest in a composting system. Over 70% of Kristin’s waste is now compostable, and we now have “We Compost” bins helping to divert this from

landfill. Other notable projects include an EKOS Carbon Report, new climate action and the successful social enterprises being developed by our Make a Difference team and Young Enterprise students. A special part of our Enviroschool journey lies in our growth in the guiding principle of Māori Perspectives, and Kristin’s students and staff are experiencing the true value of these connections. Our connection with Te Herenga Waka O Orewa, our local mana whenua, is helping us feel a sense of whanaungatanga to our place. Students from our Bicultural Leadership Team and Year 8 and Year 9 Tikanga courses, recently led a moving powhiri (named Powhiri ki te Rōpu Ngā Kura Kaitiaki) as we officially welcomed four members of the Auckland Council Sustainable Schools team onto our school grounds as part of the reflection day. Our reflection day was not just about celebrating what we have achieved, it has also helped us see where there is room to grow. Some exciting new goals have emerged, including the desire to plan for a future school farm, a school marae, fully electric bus transport, 100% waste free lunches, more ‘buddy’ systems, the ambition to plant 10,000 trees a year and lots more! The Enviroschools kaupapa is about creating a healthy, peaceful, sustainable world, through teaching and learning together. We are proud of our achievements, but also where our new sustainability initiatives will take us. “He waka eke noa” - We are all in this together! Sarah Wakeford Service Learning Coordinator, Kristin School

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EDUCATION: RANGITOTO COLLEGE

Performing arts takes the stage at Rangitoto College After the uncertain times of Covid-19, Rangitoto College was delighted to return to more of our usual pace in performing arts. During Term 2, students have been busy preparing for a number of competitions and performances. Jazz at Orange was the first live performance for the music department this year. This event was a great way to showcase our 12 cocurricular and curriculum jazz ensembles, and despite not having the cosy café vibe of our usual Jazz Club event, an audience of over 220 donned their masks and braved the windy weather to come and support the performers. Rangitoto College orchestral and concert band students presented their annual showcase in July. Concertos & Cookies featured outstanding performances from five co-curricular instrumental ensembles, as well as delicious treats made by the Food Technology Department for the audience to take home. Music groups have also been getting back out into competitions this term with a number of events, such as: National Youth Jazz Competition, Smokefree Rockquest, and Auckland Regional NZCF Big Sing Choral Festival. Our dancers really stole the show this term with outstanding

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results at the National Dance Challenge. Students from our Overture Ballet Troupe, Magnum Company, Magnum Combined Troupe, and Hip Hop Mega Crew all competed. Our students represented their school, and community, with pride and integrity. As well as the great placements for each of the groups in their own divisions, Rangitoto’s Overture Ballet Troupe won both the student choreography award, led by Nicole Aley and Suao Asada, and the highest scoring dance team, making them the overall winners of the schools’ division of the competition. Rangitoto College is immensely proud of the hard work and dedication that goes into achieving these outcomes for our performing arts students.

National Youth Jazz Competition Big Band - Gold Award North Sea Combo - Gold Award Montreux Combo - Gold Award Smokefree Rockquest Erosion - qualified for North Shore Regional Finals Mind Overdrive - qualified for North Shore Regional Finals Auckland Regional NZCF Big Sing Choral Festival Serenata - reserves list for Upper North Island Cadenza competition The Fundamentals - reserves list for Upper North Island Cadenza competition National Dance Challenge Magnum Combined Troupe - 3rd place in Jazz Division Magnum Company - 2nd place in Contemporary Division Hip Hop Mega Crew - 2nd place in Hip Hop Division Overture Ballet Troupe - 1st place in Lyrical Division

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE GIRLS

Westlake Symphony Orchestra.

Cantare.

Westlake Girls Kapa Haka Group.

Celebrating our “new” Event Centre It was a year in the making, but on Thursday 30th June, the WGHS Event Centre was officially opened by former GovernorGeneral Dame Patsy Reddy. Dame Patsy cutting the cake. Originally scheduled for 20th August 2021, plans for the Centre's Grand Opening were snaffled when New Zealand went into lockdown just two days prior. Thankfully we had held a special blessing the week before, and once lockdown ended, the Centre was used for a range of end-of-year activities. Dame Patsy stepped down as Governor-General, but we were still keen to host her at the Centre – after all, her name is on the plaque in the foyer! She agreed to come in a private capacity in June, and the ball was once again rolling to organise a celebration, rather than a Grand Opening. The guest list included foundation pupils and other alumni, Board members, Ministry of Education representatives, key community leaders, donors to the school, staff, students and most importantly a myriad of people involved with the design and building of the Event Centre including reps from Teak, Athfield Architects, BQH, Octa, ecubed, and WSP.

Unveiling the plaque.

Caitlin Jenkins and Kaianne Henare, as kaikaranga, made their first-ever ceremonial call, welcoming the official party which included Principal Jane Stanley and her husband, Board Chair Joy Bradfield, Head and Deputy Head Prefects Ivy Mitchell and Ella Dorward, Board members and Senior Leadership Team members. What followed was an hour of celebration with performances by our Kapa Haka group, Cantare choir and the Westlake Symphony Orchestra. Several speeches highlighted the long journey to reach the day's celebrations. Dame Patsy and Jane Stanley then unveiled the plaque, cut the cake and officially declared the Centre open! Photos by Aimee Wheeler and students Ivy Tan and Lauren Pomfrett Joy Bradfield.

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Isabella shines at Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition Year 12 orator Isabella Drummond is no stranger to winning speech competitions. Her latest success was at the Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition, held on Friday 1st July at Ngā Puna o Waiōrea - Western Springs College. Here she shares her experience at the competition, winning Top Female Speaker and placing second overall. She is pictured with (from left), Maddison Gerbes (former student and current Kapa Haka tutor), Kaianne Henare and Caitlin Jenkins (both Kapa Haka friends and supporters). "This event celebrates the chance for young Māori orators to compete among the secondary schools in Tāmaki Makaurau. Speakers, from Years 9 to 13, can use their voices and share their opinion on a topic of their choice. The competition supports the use of te reo Māori or English as the medium of expression. This year, I competed in the 'Korimako' division for 'Senior English', which involved giving a seven-minute prepared speech, and a three-minute impromptu speech.

"My prepared topic was 'My journey to reclaim my reo starts with me' and my impromptu topic was 'It's hard being a teenager in 2022'. It was a memorable moment for me to share my prepared speech, as I was able to express my experience of reclaiming/learning te reo Māori, a language that I have a deep connection with, yet growing up felt distant from. "In the impromptu preparation room, we were given five topics to choose from, and the topic 'It's hard being a teenager in 2022' caught my eye. I decided to focus on teenagers being exposed to over-consumption of technology; social media, cyberbullying, online school from 2022 isolations, etc. "I was very humbled to be awarded Top Female Speaker and second place overall in Auckland at this prestigious competition. “In terms of goals for speaking competitions, I would love to return to Ngā Manu Kōrero next year. After placing first last year and going to Nationals, then coming second this year, I feel like I have already achieved my goals ... so now in the future, I would compete not necessarily to win, but to share my voice and passion."

Students make national teams It’s been a wonderful year for sport at Westlake, with many competitions finally taking place after Covid interruptions. To date, two WGHS teams have won Auckland Secondary School or North Harbour Premier titles (Coxed Eight Rowing Crew and Snowboarding Team), and three teams are currently unbeaten in their 2022 Premier competitions: Premier Basketball, 1st XI Hockey and Premier 12s Rugby. We have a total of 16 students who are current New Zealand representatives in their chosen sport. Congratulations to:

U18 8+ Rowing Champs.

Snowboarding Champs.

NAME

SPORT

ACHIEVEMENT

Amy Pateman

Basketball

NZ U17 Basketball Team - U17 World Champs - Budapest - July - 12th

Mackenzie Chatfield

Basketball

NZ U18 Basketball Team - U18 Asia Cup - India - Sept

Izzy Pugh

Basketball

NZ U18 Basketball Team reserve - FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Championship, India

Alexis Cook

Football

NZ U17 football Squad

Ella McPherson

Lacrosse

NZ U18 Development Team - NZ v Aust - Adelaide - July - 4th

Michelle Farrell

Lacrosse

NZ U18 Development Team - NZ v Aust - Adelaide - July - 4th

Megha Kundapur

Lacrosse

NZ U18 Development Team - NZ v Aust - Adelaide - July - 4th

Sofia Greenhalgh

Rowing

NZ U19 Rowing team - Junior World Champs - Italy – 27-31July

Daniella Wooldridge

Sailing

NZ Youth Sailing team - Youth World Champs - The Hague - July - 17th in 420 dingy

Charlotte Graham

Softball

NZ Softball Junior White Sox Team - v Australia - July - won 6/9 games

Zoe Crawford

Swimming & Surf-lifesaving

NZ Junior Swimming Team - Junior Pan PacificChamps - Hawaii - August; NZ Junior Surf Life-saving Team Junior World Champs in Italy - Sept

Holly Williams

Touch Rugby

NZ U18 Touch Team - Tasman Series v Aust - April

Rikiana Hawkins

Touch Rugby

NZ U18 Touch Team - Tasman Series v Aust - April

Holly Isherwood

Volleyball

NZ Junior Women’s Volleyball team - NZ v Australia - July - won 5- 0

Islay Martin Hill

Water Polo

NZ Youth Water Polo - World Youth Champs -Serbia – 31 – 8 August

Atlanta Hetariki

Rugby League

NZ U14 Māori Rugby League Team - Pacific Cup - October

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EDUCATION: WESTLAKE BOYS

Fun and fundraising at annual K-Night The combined Westlake Boys & Girls Korean Night was the place to be on Friday 3rd June, with more than 1500 audience members enjoying a lively and exciting cultural evening! K-Night concert-goers enjoyed a wonderful mixture of traditional and modern Korean performances, from Fan dance, Nanta drumming, and Mask and Doll dance, to Taekwondo, Samulnori and the popular K-pop bands. The audience supported and cheered passionately, creating an inspiring atmosphere for the night and an unforgettable experience for performers onstage. This highly anticipated event has been held annually for the past 11 years, and each year profits are donated to a charity. This year, $2022 was donated to Youthline on behalf of Westlake Korean Night 2022.

Cross Country Success Following on from a strong performance at the Auckland Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs where the team won five of the six team titles the Westlake Cross Country team headed to Nelson in June for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics Association Cross Country Championships. The 42-strong squad – the largest contingent from around the country did not disappoint and the team came away with five gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. Alfie Steedman won individual gold in the Junior Boys’ race with Cameron Maunder picking up a bronze in the Senior Boys’ race. Other top 10 performances came from Juniors Max Tuttle (fifth), Jamie Maunder (ninth), and Year 9 Leo Wright (ninth).

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In the team events, Westlake placed first or second in all the boys’ team events. Seniors Jett Curteis, Nick Davies, Etienne Calonne, Roman Matson and Harrison Loretz combined to take the senior sixperson team gold medal, a race the Westlake team is undefeated in since June 2019. Other gold medal team performances came from the Year 9 six-person team consisting of Leo Wright, Lorenzo Ferguson, Connor Smith, Leo Hobson, Aiden Schuin and Henry Barr and the Junior Boys three- and six-person team of Alfie Steedman, Max Tuttle, Jamie Maunder, Charley Mueller, Keegan Burgess and Josh Glackin. Cameron Maunder and Alfie Steedman were named in the NZSSAA team to travel to Australia in late August.

Laughter and tears to cleanse the soul Over the course of two weeks, from June 29th–July 9th, the Westlake Boys auditorium was the setting for not just one production, but two this year! With Covid red light settings restricting rehearsals at the beginning of this year, Westlake Boys’ Head of Drama Dr Nick Brown, and Westlake Girls Head of Senior English MJ Millburn, came up with the novel idea of each school rehearsing and producing a play separately, and then running a two-week show season, alternating comedy and tragedy on each night. Government Inspector, performed entirely by Westlake Boys students, is a classic farce, by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. The play focuses on a group of corrupt bureaucrats in provincial Russia, who learn of the imminent arrival of a government inspector from St Petersburg, as Russia quivers on the brink of war. Unbeknownst to them, the man they believe to be the inspector – Khlestakov – is in fact a minor civil servant who proves all too willing to take advantage of their ineptitude and corruption. Confusion, manipulation, bribery, romance, and chaos ensue in this high-energy comic farce. Antigone is a Greek tragedy, by Sophocles, and was performed entirely by Westlake Girls students. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, announces that anyone found performing funeral rites over the body

of Polynices, the leader of an invading party, will be put to death. Antigone is arrested for doing just that because Polynices is her brother, and she argues that nothing, not even the law, can prevent her from treating him with love and dignity. Although the play is 2,500 years old, it still has much to teach us about equality, democracy, and religious tolerance. Audience noted the versatile use of the stage space to present two very different shows. The young casts handled the rich text of each script with maturity and deftness, delivering performances that ranged from vibrant and comedic, in the case of Government Inspector, to heartfelt and subtle, in the case of Antigone. According to audience members, the actors unfolded the story of the tragedy with “clarity and imagination”, whilst the team behind the comedy were lauded for their ability to transform themselves into such “witty and outrageous characters”. Both casts and crews performed admirably under the pressures of Covid-related absences, with rehearsals and performances impacted to some extent. Each ensemble was confident and efficient in their craft, and managed absences and filled gaps in performances so skilfully that the audience were often unaware of the changes. Students are to be congratulated for their hard work and have thoroughly earned the break provided by the school holidays.

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EDUCATION: TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR

Tom Talbot wins second place at Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Nationals Congratulations to Year 11 Tom Talbot for winning second place for his vocal composition Come Sweet Death at SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Nationals last weekend. His piece featured a lead vocal line of one of Shakespeare’s poems from his play Twelfth Night where the foolish clown Feste is entertaining the court with a song about death and funerals. The vocal line was accompanied by piano, clarinet, cello and drums to create the sullen, yet melodic mood necessary to support the deathly theme of the poem. Remember the name as you’ll no doubt here more about Tom Talbot in the coming years!

Tom Talbot.

Haka Challenge brings out the School Pride The annual TGS Haka Challenge was held in the final week of Term 2 and is one of the most anticipated events in the TGS school calendar. This year Andrew Baker, Presiding Member of the Takapuna Grammar School Board kindly donated the Te Hapara Cup, to recognise the winning House in the competition. A big thank you to our judges, Principal Mary Nixon, Stacey Morrison and Andrew Baker, who were treated to five rousing renditions of the Takapuna Grammar School haka Te Karanga Pakanga. The judges commented on the mana and energy that was shown by all students during the performances. The 2022 Placings were as follows; 1st – Kaha, 2nd – Ihi, 3rd - Wehi

Andrew Baker awarding the new Te Hapara Cup to Kaha House Leaders Nikaiah Noble & Tataiarangi Baker.

Congratulations to the winning house, Kaha. The challenge event was completed with a spine-tingling full school haka from all five houses which blew the watching staff away. If there is ever a day when TGS pride is on full show, it’s at Haka Challenge Day, Ka pai everyone involved!

Carrie Guo brings home three medals from NI Table Tennis Champs Carrie Guo competed in the 2022 North Island Individuals table tennis tournament in Tauranga. Carrie came home with the following medals: Gold in the Under 15 Girls Singles competition, Silver in the Under 19 Girls Singles competition, Gold in the Open Women's Singles competition A remarkable achievement, congratulations Carrie!

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Carrie Guo.

EDUCATION: ROSMINI COLLEGE

Rosmini Day Confirmation Mass.

Rosmini Day On Friday 1st July, Rosmini College celebrated the feast of its patron, Blessed Antonio Rosmini, (1797-1855) a great theologian and philosopher and the founder of the Rosminians (Institute of Charity) in 1828. Rosmini Day began with a whole school assembly, during which Year 7 student Josh Wright asked a panel of six Old Boy teachers, including the Headmaster Mr Cooper, to share their schoolboy memories. This was followed by a Confirmation Mass at St Joseph’s church conducted by Monsignor Tonks and School Chaplain Father Brazil, where 12 students were confirmed and received their first Holy Communion. After the Mass, Rosmini College held a very successful talent show, comprising of a variety of acts, including a teachers’ band and a couple of car Prefects vs Staff Football Game. noise imitators.

The day finished off in spectacular fashion with the traditional Staff versus Prefects football match. This year, it was the staff who were finally victorious taking a 6 - 5 win in overtime. As part of this year’s Rosmini Day, the Young Vinnies Leaders, the Rosmini Catholic Character team, and the House Captains organised a house and form class competition food drive, which resulted in over 2000 items being collected for De Paul House.

Oliver Production Rosmini College’s Years 9 and 10 drama students visited the Aotea Centre’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre towards the end of Term 2 to see the National Youth Theatre’s production of ‘Oliver’. Three Rosmini College students had prominent roles in the production, with Year 10 student Joseph Wolfkamp playing Fagin, Year 11 student Conor Sheridan playing Mr Bumble and Year 10 student Mitchell Ryan-Osler playing various roles, including Mr Sowerberry.

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EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE

Carmel College Principal, Chris Allen, retires Chris Allen was farewelled by students at an assembly on Monday 4th July. The students acknowledged her contribution to our learning community commenting that like Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, Chris has offered of herself in the service of others. She has wrapped her compassion and sense of justice around our school community. In recognition of this, she was presented with a green korowai representing new beginnings and a handmade shawl representing Mercy. Chris leaves Carmel College to travel new roads, with Catherine McAuley as her guide and God by her side, and these gifts will provide a tangible reminder of the Mercy. They are emblematic of the fabric of society, the cloth that wraps, that binds, and the interwoven threads of our lives.

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FORREST HILL COMMUNITY GARDEN

Community Garden Opens in Forrest Hill Members of the Benefitz and Channel team attended the opening of the Forrest Hill Community Garden during May. There was a huge turnout of over 200 people. The opening followed four years of effort and persistence by the husband and wife duo of Forrest Hill locals Phoebe and Dave Atkinson, working with the DevonportTakapuna Local Board to bring the Seine Road Reserve initiative to fruition. There was lots on offer at the opening event, most aimed at fundraising for the notfor-profit community project. There was a sausage sizzle, bake sale, coffees, a raffle, as well as games for the kids. The garden was officially opened with speeches from both Phoebe and Dave Atkinson, as well as Toni van Tonder from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, and Auckland Councillor Richard Hills. “We were blown away by the enthusiasm and support shown by the community,” said Phoebe Atkinson after the event. “We started preparing the site in early 2022, with a big group of volunteers turning up each week to help. To see so many people excited at the opening was very satisfying for all involved.” “We now garden each Sunday from 2-4pm, with a group of enthusiastic gardeners regularly turning up.” Phoebe adds that the garden is already producing a lot of vegetables, but says the real purpose of the garden is to pull the local community together, to get to know neighbours, and to learn about gardening. “We will be running regular workshops to teach organic gardening principals, composting, harvesting, propagation and other practises that contribute towards sustainable lifestyles.” The garden is run through a charitable trust called Grow Collective by Phoebe and Dave Atkinson, who live nearby. The garden will expand across the site as funds become available, working towards a total of 12 garden beds, a glass house, and teaching space. The garden is always open to visitors, and harvesting takes place at working bees on Sundays, with food distributed amongst volunteers. The project is reliant on generous donations from the local community and businesses. You can make a donation via the website below. The project has so far been supported by Albany Central Landscape Supplies, Kings Plant Barn, Common Sense Organics, Benefitz and Channel Magazine, Bunnings, Mitre 10, Love Food Hate Waste, Takapuna-Devonport Local Board and Shakespeare Gastroenterology. Forrest Hill Community Garden – Seine Reserve, Seine Road, Forrest Hill. Visit: www.growcollective.co.nz

Dave and Phoebe Atkinson with their children and Toni van Tonder and Richards Hills at the opening.

A big crowd turned out for the opening.

Opening day at the garden.

Fundraising goodies at the opening

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Extending beyond the Curriculum We don’t just do book learning. We believe in a much broader education that equips our learners with the knowledge, traits, and skills they will need in the real world. Our learners get to experience the wide-range of topics and subjects through a theme-based curriculum which focuses on play, passion, and purpose. We don’t provide the learners with all the answers; we show them how to come up with solutions themselves. The Journey of an AGE Learner

HERE’S HOW WE EXTEND AGE LEARNERS BEYOND THE NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM:

Play, Inquiry, and Projects To spark their curiosity and help them thrive both in the classroom and in the community, we connect foundational concepts and skills to learners’ own interests. We turn these interests into real-world challenges and encourage deep thinking to allow students to build their knowledge, as well as the skills necessary to develop and produce outcomes that help them to feel confident and successful. During the younger years, we identify passions through play and develop these into their inquiry projects. In the latter years, these passion projects

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they have combined their knowledge of coding with robot-making and utilising their coding skills they were able to both build the robots for purpose and make them work!

Opportunities outside the classroom Our learners participate in a weekly sporting programme where they can develop their skills in surfing, tennis, netball & rippa rugby, waka ama, are linked to a learners pathway, focusing on a meaningful outcome, and can be linked to

skiing & snowboarding, sailing and swimming.

recognised national assessments or portfolios.

There are some incredible experiences on offer in

learners’ programmes. Such opportunities have

In a technology-based future, it’s never been more

Unleashed, NZ School of Food & Wine for a Barista

important for students to develop their EQ as much as their IQ. At AGE, learners participate in EQ sessions each week to help them to understand and manage their emotions in a positive way, and to enable them to better communicate and empathise with others. Learners also develop their skills in

Auckland, and these are a regular feature in our included AUT’s BioDesign robotics laboratory, Weta course, MOTAT, Defence Technology Agency, Stardome, and the Auckland Art Gallery to help with an installation.

AGE Outdoors

gratitude and mindfulness each morning.

AGE Outdoors is a new programme which provides

Universal Life Skills

Here individuals learn more about the world

Each AGE learner is encouraged to develop the

sustainability. Learners are encouraged to develop

skills that we know to be useful in life beyond school. These include our values of being curious, demonstrating compassion, engaging with the community, and managing themselves. Learning sessions are designed to ensure that there are regular opportunities, both incidentally and explicitly taught, to enable the learners to grow

an alternative learning opportunity based in nature. around them and focus on purposeful projects in new skills and knowledge, take risks, and put their ideas into action to have a positive impact on the environment. The programme is based on our 80-acre farm in Warkworth. When students complete their journey at AGE School, they’ll leave empowered to build further

these skills.

on their learning. They’ll feel connected to their

Robotics & Coding

have developed fundamental skills for the world

Our learners enjoy diving into robotics and using

community, conscious of the environment, and they are moving into.

their creativity to develop their understanding of building robots and coding. Coding club is a hit each Wednesday lunchtime; engaging our learners beyond the timetabled sessions. More recently,

For more information contact us at AGE School enrolments@age.school.nz 09 218 7771 | www.age.school.nz

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NORTH HARBOUR CLUB

Mike Bush for Breakfast

Business Excellence Network Breakfast, Tuesday September 6th, Regatta Bar & Eatery, Takapuna Former New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush is the keynote speaker at the North Harbour Club’s next BEN Breakfast, to be held in early September. Mike Bush CNZM served as the New Zealand Commissioner of Police for six years until April 2020. Mike joined the New Zealand Police in 1978. As he progressed through the ranks he was appointed to senior roles, including Liaison Officer for South East Asia. He was the first New Zealand official on the scene during the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. In the 2006 New Year Honours, Mike was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for his relief work. In the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Mike was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

… Mike was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for his relief work. Mike made several changes focused on operational models and culture during his time as Police Commissioner. These included the introduction of a “Prevention First” operating model, where the primary focus of policing resources would be on crime prevention. He introduced additional core values of “Empathy” and “Valuing Diversity” in an effort to make cultural changes. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mike was appointed to lead the operational arm of the Covid-19 All-of-Government Response Group. Since leaving the police, Bush has been working in governance, leadership and risk management with his business, Bush Consultancy. The breakfasts are fantastic, with a lovely sit-down breakfast provided by Andy Ruzich and the team at Regatta to support the North Harbour Club.

Mike Bush.

Tickets for this fundraising breakfast are $65 plus GST per person. If you wish to attend email events@northharbourclub. co.nz to order your tickets and arrange payment or you can book online at www.northharbourclub.co.nz

Italian Fundraiser Evening @ Regatta Bar & Eatery Wednesday 28 September, from 6pm till 10pm Benvenuti a tutti, to a memorable evening with Italy at the heart! Last year the North Harbour Club celebrated Bastille Day and this year we plan to celebrate all things Italian. This is a themed night where North Harbour Club members and guests alike are invited to dress as their favourite Italian and join us for a decadent banchetto complemented with quality Italian wines. As our rangatahi – our young people – are at the heart of what we do, this fun-filled Italian night will be an opportunity to raise funds for the AIMES Awards with our charity auction. Dress as your favourite Italian. Bastille Day dinner was big and this will be as well. There are limited spaces, so please book early. Tickets are $180 incl GST per person. Tables of six can be booked or individual tickets. If you wish to attend email events@northharbourclub.co.nz to order your tickets and arrange payment or you can book online at www.northharbourclub.co.nz

NORTH HARBOUR CLUB PRESENTS

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022, 6:25PM – 10:00PM REGATTA BAR & EATERY, TAKAPUNA (6pm doors open)

BENVENUTI A TUTTI, TO A MEMORABLE EVENING WITH ITALY AT THE HEART!

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Join us for a decadent banchetto complemented with quality Italian wines.

This fun-filled Italian themed night will be an opportunity to raise funds for the AIMES Awards including our charity auction. Dress as your favourite Italian.

ACCOUNTANCY WITH BELLINGHAM WALLACE

Accountancy with Mike Atkinson of Bellingham Wallace.

Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king If you're wondering what you can do to keep your business ticking along without borrowing money (or even worse, running out altogether) then look no further than good cash flow management. Your company’s revenue figures are great to flaunt, but they don’t ultimately mean much if your cashflow is out of whack. Profit offers peace of mind, surely, but it doesn’t indicate that your business financials are sound. Only stable, reliable cash flow can truly, no doubt now more than ever! If a business doesn’t have enough cash readily available to pay payroll, rent and other bills, it can spell disaster – irrespective of how profitable the company is or how quickly it is growing. That’s why you can’t afford to cast aside cash flow forecasting (more specifically, three-way forecasting) and the important insights it can provide. How three-way forecasting works A three-way forecast is a financial model that combines three key reports into one consolidated forecast. It links your profit & loss (income statement), balance sheet and cash flow projections together so you can forecast your future cash position and financial health. Because your cash flow forecast is driven by the real-time data in your balance sheet and profit and loss statements, the report has integrity. For this reason, a three-way forecast is also beneficial for banks and investors. In addition to providing granular financial forecasts that explain the future prospects of your business model, threeway forecasts are more accurate, robust and provide the best possible insights for your future financial position. A threeway forecast is vital for a business because it highlights future financial situations enabling you to ensure that the business can afford to pay suppliers and employees. Simply put, talk to us about a three-way forecast if you: • and your management want to be confident about your cash position; • want your business to be attractive to potential investors and lenders; • need finance for your business; and • want to bring financial stability to your company, now and in the future. Profit & Loss (income) forecast This is one of the most important financial statements for most businesses as it demonstrates the ability of a business to generate a profit. The information on the income statement represents a reasonable degree of accuracy. However, it does not reveal the number of assets and liabilities required to generate a profit, and the results do not necessarily equate to the cash flows generated by the business. Therefore when used by itself, the Profit and Loss Statement can be somewhat incomplete.

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Mike Atkinson.

Balance sheet The balance sheet is of considerable importance when paired with the profit and loss statement since it reveals the level of investment needed to support the sales and profits shown on the profit and loss statement. The balance sheet forecast is the key to be able to clearly see where the company will be financially at any given point in the future. Cash flow forecast This is a crucial financial statement as it focuses on changes in cash inflows and outflows. This report presents a clearer view of a company’s cash flows than the profit and loss statement. A fully integrated three-way forecast includes the projected cash flow for at least the next 12 months. A healthy business should produce positive net cash flow from operating activities and should be able to grow it over time. Positive cash flow is achieved through cautious cash management, but it does not necessarily equate to profitability. Accurate forecasts are essential for planning the way forward for any business and the benefits speak for themselves: • Future-proof your business – Set yourself up for success and get a true reflection of your financial health, now and in the future. With three-way forecasting, you will confidently say yes to growth opportunities. It really is business planning made easy. • Clear business projections – With clear cash projections, you can make better business decisions. It can help you become proactive with your cash flow and help identify issues and shortfalls before they become a problem. • Save time, get fast and easy reports – With our team’s expertise and specialised software, we can save you time, so you can get on with the important stuff. We can set up dashboards to automatically sync with your financial data and send reports straight to your inbox. No doubt three-way forecasting is complex and timeconsuming. We can make it easy to grow your business, spending less time forecasting and reporting. We can provide you the tools to take back control of your business. Our team at Bellingham Wallace has years of experience creating comprehensive three-way forecasts for a range of businesses and we understand what the banks are looking for. We use specialist accounting software that's been created with the specific purpose of producing three-way forecasts and daily dashboards. To find out more, contact a member of our advisory team today on: info@bellinghamwallace.co.nz. Visit: www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

LEGALLY SPEAKING: SCHNAUER & CO

EDUCATION: MARK WILSON, EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, KRISTIN SCHOOL

Alison is Senior Associate at Schnauer and Co. A real people person with long-standing client relationships and specialties across property and commercial law.

Is co-ownership for you?

Alison Dymond.

It is no secret that buying property in Auckland is very expensive. Despite recent media attention about falling house prices in Auckland and the property sector becoming “a buyer’s market”, Barfoot & Thompson recently reported that the median prices for houses it sold in June were 2% higher than their May numbers and 3.5% higher than the median house prices in June 2021. In order to get a foot on the property ladder, some house hunters are getting together with family and/or friends and pooling their money to give them greater buying power. Co-owning a property does not always mean that the parties will be living together under one roof, but for others, like the clients we have recently helped to purchase their first home, this meant that two married couples and one toddler would be living under one roof for the foreseeable future. While the box for home ownership can get a big tick, what does this actually mean where co-owners are living together? Will they be able to live together in perfect harmony in the way that Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney envisaged in their song? Or will dark clouds roll in? Before two or more parties commit to each other, they need to consider the potential issues that may arise and decide how they will be dealt with up front. This will help them to clearly identify and manage each other’s expectations and ensure that everyone is on the same page as they start this new venture together. One way to do this is to enter into a property sharing agreement. This type of agreement can set out clear ground rules about how the costs of the property will be shared (home loan, utilities and maintenance etc) and what is to happen if one or more of the parties decide to go their separate ways. With a good property sharing agreement in place, it removes assumptions and minimises the risk of disagreements that could potentially derail relationships between co-owning parties. The same principle also applies to co-owners who do not live in the same house. Having clearly recorded expectations and understandings will help you to co-own the property without unnecessary and costly disputes or disagreements. Non-occupying co-owners will also have to consider the implications of the brightline rules for their situation. Co-ownership is not suited to everyone but if you think it might be, then before you purchase, you and your co-owning partners should discuss the various issues you may face and agree as to how you intend to address them as and when they arise. With the assistance of a good property sharing agreement you can be reassured that you are all on the same page and your co-ownership is based on a clear and solid mutual understanding. The Property team at Schnauer and Co is here to help you with all your property questions. So call us now for a confidential, no obligation chat and let us help you decide whether co-ownership is right for you. Schnauer & Co, 1 Shea Terrace, Takapuna 09 486 0177, www.schnauer.com

Our happiness drives performance

Mark Wilson.

A comprehensive five-year research study* using US Department of Defense employees (the single largest employer in the world) has answered the question: How much does happiness drive success at work? While researchers expected positive wellbeing and optimism would matter to performance, they were not expecting just how much they mattered. This research found employees with high measures of wellbeing deliver superior performance at dramatically higher rates than those with lower measures of happiness. The research showed that happiness and optimism levels also helped predict how well employees will do. Employees with higher measures of wellbeing emerge as leaders, perform better, and tend to be better teammates. This does not mean that the purpose of life is simply happiness, but rather that happiness and optimism are means to living successful and fulfilling lives. As American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

Ensuring our children and young people are guided and supported to develop their positive mindsets is integral to Kristin School’s philosophy. So, how do we foster happiness and positive mindsets in these challenging times of a global pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, and high inflation? A key approach is around consistently fostering good daily habits. For example, consciously seek to smile – as smiling causes the brain to release dopamine, which makes us happier. Regular exercise helps reduce stress, anxiety and symptoms of depression while boosting self-esteem and happiness. Getting adequate sleep is vital for good health, brain function, and emotional wellbeing. Also look to surround yourself with happy and positive people, as happiness is in fact contagious. Having hope and faith in a greater good, can also strengthens people’s happiness and purpose. Ensuring our children and young people are guided and supported to develop their positive mindsets is integral to Kristin School’s philosophy. We believe that developing happiness in our young people can be achieved by creating a sense of belonging within a supportive community. Enabling students to challenge themselves, participate in social teams and groups, and develop wider personal skills and interests e.g. dance, music and sports are all part of holistic schooling – the development the whole person, not only their academic intellect. Our aim is to support and nurture happy young people, who will not only succeed academically but move out into the wider world equipped to live a life of purpose that makes a positive difference in the lives of themselves and especially for others. *Source: Lester, Paul B., Diener, Ed and Martin Seligma "Top Performers Have a Superpower: Happiness." MIT Sloan Management Review, February 16, 2022.

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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.

Jane and Peter It is 18 months since the new Trusts Act 2019 came into force (while enacted in July 2019, it didn’t come into force until January 2021). Peter and Jane hadn’t done anything about their trust when the law changed. It was a simple, uncomplicated trust, just owning their family home and sometimes they even wondered why they had it. However, Jane had recently been offered a shareholding and directorship in the company she worked for. The other two shareholders had their shares in trusts, so Jane and Peter thought they better go and see their lawyer to get some advice around their trust. Jane’s work colleague suggested that they get specialist advice as the area of trust law was more complex now than ever. Jane and Peter took that advice and went to see a specialist trust lawyer who reviewed their existing trust and made some recommendations to make the trust more robust and to reflect the new law. She thought that due to the nature of Jane’s business, there was no real need to have a second trust. But there were quite a few changes that would need to be made to the existing trust. Fortunately, the lawyer told them there was a power within their trust deed to vary the trust deed. She said that wasn’t always the case.

Peter and Jane had never intended that their nieces and nephews would receive anything from the trust once they had their own children. Some of the recommendations were around the beneficiaries of the trust. Peter and Jane’s trust had been set up before they had children and their parents and nieces and nephews were beneficiaries of the trust. There were two things that had to change here. Peter and Jane had to update their memorandum of wishes to provide for what they wanted to happen to the trust assets if they both died. Presently there was no instruction at all as to how their own children would benefit. Secondly, they really wanted to remove their nieces and nephews as beneficiaries. The lawyer explained that under the new Trusts Act, beneficiaries over the age of 18 could ask for financial information relating to the trust. Peter and Jane had never intended that their nieces and nephews would receive anything from the trust

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once they had their own children. Knowing they currently had a right to know about the financial position of the trust and potentially make demands if they realised they were beneficiaries of the trust, highlighted to them how remiss they were in not reviewing their trust deed more regularly. Peter’s father was a trustee of the trust. While that wasn’t necessarily wrong, the lawyer did explain the greater onus on trustees to comply with the duties and obligations under the new Act. Also, Peter’s father was getting older and there had been a couple of instances when they were concerned about his capacity. The lawyer explained that while the new Act did make removing an incapacitated trustee easier, it was timely to remove him as a trustee with the trust acquiring the shares in the company. Jane and Peter agreed to appoint a company run by their new lawyer as a trustee. That way they knew that all the administration would be looked after and that they would be doing everything they could to ensure that the trust was being run properly. One of the other major recommendations was to include a clause which in essence meant that the trustees would not be in breach of trust law if they did not diversify the trust’s assets. The lawyer explained that just owning a family home and shares in a closely held company meant that there was a risk in the future that the beneficiaries could sue the trustees for not having adequately invested the trust assets. In order to prevent that, they needed to put a clause in the trust deed which said that the trustees didn’t have to comply with the “prudent person” test. The other changes were more of an administrative nature, aligning the trust deed with the new Act’s references. Jane and Peter were delighted with the process. They felt confident that the trust was the right vehicle for their assets and were confident that with the changes that had been made, they would have a robust structure for the future. If it’s been a while since you last reviewed the structure of your trust, now could be the time. Get in touch with Tammy McLeod and the Trusts Team at Davenports Law today. Tammy McLeod, Managing Director, Davenports Law

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Trust law has changed. Does your trust comply? It is 18 months since the new Trusts Act 2019 came into force, bringing many new changes to Trust law as we know it. Making sure your trust complies and is fit for purpose is paramount. If it’s been a while since you last reviewed the structure of your trust, now could be the time to update it. For more information, contact Tammy McLeod and our Trusts Team today.

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PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: JASMINE

Do you have this pest plant in your backyard? AUGUST PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: Jasmine

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Pest plants, such as jasmine 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. Although many people love the smell of this climbing vine, it is a problem for our native biodiversity. It is capable of out-competing and shading out native seedlings and it eventually creates thick mats throughout the understory of indigenous forests and prohibits natural regeneration. Jasmine is mainly spread by fragments dumped in green waste that quickly grow into large infestations. It usually flowers around springtime and it's best to start controlling it before it flowers.

(preferably native plants) once regrowth is no longer a problem. • For more information and guidance on weed control, you can download the Forest and Bird weed control guide.

If you notice jasmine on your property, take action as soon as possible: • Dig out small infestations, trying to remove all parts of the root system – jasmine can regrow from stem fragments that are left in the ground. • Hand release off native trees where possible. Make a cut at the base of the stem and apply a thin film of Met Gel to both ends of the cut stem. • Large vines can be left on the tree after applying Met Gel to both ends of the cut stem. • For large infestations and ground cover, foliar spray with 0.5g/L metsulfuron +15ml/L Glyphosate + penetrant. Always wear appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) and read the manufacturer’s label for guidelines and recommendations. It's best to spray just before it starts flowering. Get more guidance from your local environmental group listed here. • Follow up in three months to reapply herbicide and ensure all regrowth has died (mature jasmine infestations usually need multiple applications). • Dispose of any seeds, roots and stem fragments in your rubbish bin to go to landfill, securely tied inside a plastic bag – to stop it spreading to other areas. • Stop pest plants invading again by replanting with non-pest plants

Takapuna, Pupuke Birdsong Project, enviro@takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook.com/pupukebirdsongproject

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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 https://www.pfk.org.nz/pest-plant-resources Facebook.com/pestfreekaipatiki/

Devonport Peninsula, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki pestfreedevonport@gmail.com, Facebook.com/restoringtakarungahauraki/ Upper Harbour, Upper Waitematā Ecology Network (UWEN) info@upperharbourecologynetwork.org Facebook.com/ @upperwaitemataecologynetwork For advice on chemical-free alternatives, Kaipātiki Project community@kaipatiki.org.nz kaipatiki.org.nz Facebook.com/kaipatikiproject This monthly feature is a collaborative initiative between Restore Hibiscus & Bays, Pest Free Kaipātiki Restoration Society, Pupuke Birdsong Project, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki, the Upper Waitematā Ecology 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.

BOWLS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

with Lindsay Knight

Graham's impact on local bowls acknowledged Graham Dorreen has only been involved in North Harbour bowls since 2007, but in that relatively short span he has made a contribution and had an impact that few could match, particularly as an administrator and coach. This was recognised at the recent annual meeting of Bowls North Harbour when he was unanimously proclaimed a life member. The rarity of this honour can be measured from the fact that since the centre’s inception in 1985 life membership has been bestowed on only four others. Besides the centre, three of its clubs have benefitted from Graham’s dynamic leadership and entrepreneurial skills: Milford, which was his first club; Browns Bay, where he had a brief stint a decade or so ago; and since 2015 Takapuna.

… at Takapuna he has spearheaded a revamping of the club’s facilities, as well as developing it as one of the country’s foremost clubs… He has served on the management board of each of club and has been Takapuna’s chairman since 2019 and from 2016-19 he was the centre chair. In each club and with the centre he has left an indelible mark. With the centre he helped establish “Bias,” a fund which provides financial assistance where needed. At Milford he helped start the Milford 5000, still one of New Zealand’s foremost tournaments for junior and intermediate bowlers. At Browns Bay he started the Heartland classic and helped organise the hosting of a successful national championship in 2015. And at Takapuna he has spearheaded a revamping of the club’s facilities, as well as developing it as one of the country’s foremost clubs, with several national champions and Black Jacks in its ranks. This has been recognised with several local and national “club of the year” awards. But his greatest passion has been in coaching, an interest which started with his earlier involvement in rugby and cricket. He was especially successful in rugby, coaching the Rangitoto College First XV and being made a life member of its club. With the college and Harbour age group representative sides he coached many who reached representative and even All Black status. It is in bowls, though, where he has excelled and perhaps has gained his most satisfaction. Much as he values developing tactics and technique, his main fascination has been the mental skills which he sees as essential to high performance success. His first major bowling success came with the Harbour men’s oneto-eight representatives, who scored back-to-back national titles in 2016-17. That has been followed in recent seasons with top results with

Graham Dorreen.

the centre women’s representative team and Takapuna’s women’s club side. In recent seasons he has been the personal coach to Commonwealth Games representative Selina Goddard and now another Games representative, para-jack Lynda Bennett. In six of the last seven seasons he has won Harbour’s coach of the year and has twice been national coach of the year. His achievements as an administrator and coach, though receiving many awards, may have been at a cost to his own playing deeds. Yet he remains an accomplished player and to the nine club titles he won at Milford he has added two at Takapuna, the mixed triples championship in the past two seasons with wife Anne and Lisa Dickson. Anne, a superb lead, has enjoyed most of the family’s playing success and has won 13 centre titles as well as a silver medal in the national fours. But Graham shares with her and their good friends, Tim and Rhonda Preston, a rare playing distinction. In the 2010-11 season Graham and Tim won the Harbour men’s one-to-five-year championship and in the same season Anne and Rhona won the women’s title. Visit: www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

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SUNNYNOOK COMMUNITY CENTRE: NEWS

HARBOUR HOSPICE NEWS

Team player

By Bronwyn Bound, Sunnynook Community Centre Manager

Greetings from Sunnynook Community Centre

Bronwyn Bound.

Please check out our website for up-to-date information about all the classes that are run at the Community Centre. If you would like to put your children on the waiting list for the Sunnynook Holiday Programme or Kennedy Park youth programme, please email: snook.com.cen@xtra.co.nz If you would like to go on the online mailing list to receive our community newsletters please email: office@sunnynookcomcentre. co.nz or click on the ‘contact us’ link on our website. We are pleased to announce that in partnership with the Sunnynook Community Association the ‘September Marathon’ is happening in September 2022, details below: Sunnynook September Marathon 2022 The Sunnynook Community Association, in partnership with the Sunnynook Community Centre, is hosting our second community marathon over the month of September! All members of our community regardless of age, ability or fitness can run, walk, stroll or roll through our new and very much loved Sunnynook Park.

…if you walk around the park about two times every day during September, you will have completed a marathon!! Anyone of any ability can do it, on foot, buggies, wheel chairs, bikes or scooters! The idea of a marathon (42km) sounds very challenging. However let’s break it down: 1km is one loop (follow our nifty markers around the park). This means if you walk around the park about two times every day during September, you will have completed a marathon!! Anyone of any ability can do it, on foot, buggies, wheel chairs, bikes or scooters! Our marathon can be done virtually from your home, or your local exercise route. There are lots of free tools you can use to track your distance. Still not convinced? Here are some more reasons to join: • It’s free! • It’s a cool way to catch up with friends or meet some new ones! • It's an easy way to keep fit! For more info: www.sunnynookcommunity.org.nz/marathon Kind regards Bronwyn Bound, Centre Manager, Sunnynook Community Centre 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.

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North Shore community stalwart Ann Tod has received one of the highest recognitions a New Zealander can attain. The semi-retired finance expert, who chairs the Harbour Hospice Trust and sits on a number of other boards, Ann Tod. has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM). The recognition is for her work in governance and finance in international netball, as well as her active support of the sport at grassroots level. Ann, 64, was nominated for the Queen’s Birthday Honour by Netball New Zealand and says she has been humbled by the recognition. “It was a complete surprise. But it has been lovely to reflect, and the excitement I’ve felt from the netball community and others, has helped me realise that I just need to enjoy the moment." Ann sits on the World Netball Board as its Finance Director, a role she has held since 2011. It was Raelene Castle, the current CEO of Sport New Zealand, who suggested Ann throw her hat into the ring for the position. Ann has a 40-year career as an auditor for KPMG behind her and was the audit partner for Netball New Zealand for a number of years. Prior to Covid travel restrictions, the role required flying to different parts of the world three times a year for three-day board meetings with board members from all over the globe. “In the context of international sport netball is a relatively small sport,” Ann says. “But it's very important for New Zealand, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries like England, Jamaica and South Africa, and it’s finding its way as a professional sport.” Alongside her involvement at international level, Ann is a wellknown face at the local Netball North Harbour courts, having umpired school- to premier-grade netball for more than 20 years. She was inspired to take up umpiring when the middle of her three daughters, now in their 30s, started playing netball. “That was after watching just one game,” she laughs. “I realised I was not someone who could stay on the sidelines.” Most comfortable in the circle as Goal Defence or Goal Shoot, she took up netball herself when she was just a kid. Although she no longer plays, she loves umpiring because it keeps her active, she likes being outside “and I love the team aspect”. She admits the role comes with a little stick from the sidelines. “But it doesn’t faze me,” she says. “I’m always happy to talk to people. The funniest challenge I’ve had was from a dad from a Year 6 team where the first words he said were ‘Look, I don’t know all the rules but…’.” “Fortunately, I know the rules.” Ann’s MNZM also takes into account her other community work. She is involved in no less than six boards including Harbour Hospice, Make A Wish, the JR McKenzie Trust, The Lister Presbyterian Health Trust, Te Tuhi Contemporary Arts Trust and Rotary New Zealand. “I do like to keep busy, and I like to problem-solve, and I’m someone who will always put my hand up. But I don’t like letting people down, so I will say no if I don’t have the capacity.” And Ann has become even more inclined to take this into consideration after recently becoming a grandmother to wee Fletcher, aged six months. Ann cherishes her Friday afternoons at home looking after Fletcher while his mum is at work. Ann will receive her medal at Government House in Auckland in late August and will attend with her husband of 40 years, Alastair, and their daughters Ashlea, Alana and Alex. She says the family couldn’t be more proud. “I feel very lucky that they all live locally and we’ll be able to celebrate together." www.harbourhospice.org.nz

YES DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE: NEWS

WILSON HOME TRUST: NEWS

By Sonia Thursby, CEO, Yes Disability

The lauch of the New Ministry of Disabled People

Sonia Thursby.

July was an exciting month for the Yes team and the entire disability sector, with the launch of the new Ministry of Disabled People (Whaikaha). A few members of the I.lead team were invited to Parliament for the launch, and were also asked to perform a Pasifika dance as part of the celebrations. The dance was a representation of the partnership we have with Pati Umaga, a musician who cares deeply about enabling participation and inclusion for disabled people and Pacific communities through music. The song ‘Siva’ was created by Pati, who was also the MC on the day, as a celebration of Pasifika culture. The I.Lead team was extremely excited and honoured to perform for New Zealand as it was a meaningful moment for them and a fabulous way for them to be able to represent their disability community. Yes conducted its first Inclusive Faith Project workshop in Palmerston North at the end of June. The workshop was an opportunity for people with disabilities to connect with their faith communities. The participants in the workshop were able to discuss their faith experiences and provide suggestions on how those experiences could be improved or adapted. The workshop was a learning tool for the Faith Leaders who attended; listening to the perspectives of the participants allowed them to understand the relationship people with disabilities have with their faith communities. The workshop will be delivered around New Zealand over the next couple of months, maximising the participation of the disability community and the faith communities in the region. The next workshop is in Wellington on August 3rd. Registrations for this workshop are open on the Yes website. I.Lead is all about supporting young people with disabilities in designing all our programmes and projects in collaboration with our young people. As part of this, I.Lead members are regularly consulted on numerous topics that impact young peoples’ daily lives. I.Lead has been asked to consult with many organisations. This includes the Ministry of Youth Development to provide them with an understanding of and perspective on the experiences young people with disabilities have had when engaging with adults and various sectors of the community. Another group has been consulting with the Ministry for the Environment to discuss how the environment has been a barrier for people with disabilities and what possible changes can be made for the future. These are only a couple of examples of the many consultations I.Lead has been involved with throughout the year. I.Lead finds it a great opportunity to be able to voice the experiences and stories of young people and influence change for a better future and understanding for all. If you would like to join us in this please contact us via the details below. Stay updated with our programmes and events through our social media and websites: https://yesdisability.org.nz/ https://www.ilead.org.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ileadconferencenz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i.leadnz/

Supporting families with children and young adults with physical disabilities For those of you who enjoy walking through the Takapuna site appreciating the gardens, you will have noticed that the entrance has been closed off for a few months. In line with the government regulations, we have been busy seismically strengthening the Homestead and the three chimneys. We are happy to report that work will be finishing during the the next month and we will welcome walkers back onto the site. Please continue to adhere to the Covid restrictions, be mindful of the children and families staying onsite, and keep your safe distance. Thank you Parafed Bay of Plenty for sharing your photo of the beach wheelchair that we funded; Heidi looks like she is having a lot of fun. We offer grants to both individuals and groups like Parafed. The qualifying criteria is that at least 50% of the group benefiting from the grant must have a physical disability. If you would like more information about our grants, please visit our website at www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz Our gorgeous St Leonards’ chapel is available for hire. This special facility is not only available for weddings but if you are looking for somewhere to hold a small event, concert or celebration, then please contact us, or if you would like to come and have a look around, please contact Justine on 022 1211 477 or email weddings@wilsonhometrust.org.nz. If you would like to know more about the Wilson Home Trust and the work we do, please check out our website www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz or Facebook page www.facebook.com/wilsonhometrust1/

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, WITH BAYLEYS NORTH SHORE

9 Huron Street, Takapuna.

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Revitalised North Shore commercial property market finds its ‘sweet spot’ A dynamic North Shore commercial property market is bucking Covid and rising interest rates with a rejuvenated Takapuna leading the way. Resilient demand and the North Shore’s growing pulling power have created a pipeline of occupiers chasing commercial space on the North Shore, and this is generating intense buyer and tenant competition, and driving new development, according to Bayleys North Shore General Manager Jayson Hayde. “At its heart, Takapuna is undergoing a revival. Long-term council programmes to revitalise its metropolitan centre, combined with an upsurge in commercial interest, are creating a ‘sweet spot’ of new activity and investment,” Jason says. Bayleys’ latest North Shore commercial market update points to a scarcity of vacant commercial premises and keen demand for available stock. “Occupiers are responding by making earlier plans for their premises, and successful businesses are making early commitments for extra space to support their growth," Jason adds. According to Bayleys' research, benchmark rents for scarce modern office premises on the Shore sit at $390 to $430 per sqm, with benchmark yields between 5% and 6%. While in reasonable supply, high street retail space is attracting benchmark rents in the $540 to $700 range, with yields hovering at 4.7% to 5.1%. “Despite climbing interest rates, there’s no shortage of cashed-up buyers in the market, turning their attention to commercial assets. Properties with good quality buildings, scale and strong lease covenants are in particularly hot demand,” says Jason. Underlining the area’s expanding appeal, 9 Huron Street, in central Takapuna, has just been snapped up in a $10.5 million deal by ASX-listed flexi-workspace leader WOTSO Property. Known as Karaka House, the site features large open-plan floor plates, a good mix of offices and meeting rooms and generous basement car parking. It was seen as ideal for the Australian giant’s first New Zealand co-working hub, which it aims to open early next year. The property was sold through Bayleys North Shore Commercial agents Peta Laery, Michael Nees and Dean Gilbert-Smith. Central Takapuna is one of just 10 metropolitan centres zoned for some of the most intensive development under the Auckland Unitary Plan.

“Takapuna has been a big winner from the Unitary Plan’s overhaul of new intensive zoning, and this has given the suburb a framework to reach its full potential.,” says Jason Hayde. A raft of new commercial developments is taking shape in and around central Takapuna, including a number of high-end apartment projects. Sitting prominently in the town centre, on the corner of The Promenade and Hurstmere Road, a tired commercial property fronting the Bruce Mason Centre has been transformed into a vibrant hospitality destination and luxury offices. Supported by Stephen Scott of Bayleys Auckland Central, the owner Knight Crawford bought body corporate units in the building.

Takapuna has been a big winner from the Unitary Plan’s overhaul of new intensive zoning… Knight Crawford is creating another hub of high-end food and beverage along with retail and basement parking. Located on a triplefronted beachfront corner with outstanding views, 105-111 Hurstmere Road was described by agents Peta Laery, Michael Nees and Ryan Johnson, Bayleys National Director of Commercial, as a once-in-ageneration opportunity when it went on the market earlier this year. Just outside the metropolitan centre, development possibilities were also to the fore in the recent sale by Jason Hayde and Bayleys North Shore Commercial agent Tonia Robertson of two adjacent freehold sites at high-profile location 402-408 Lake Road. With consent and plans for a multi-storey complex with apartments, commercial space and car parks, the sites are seen as ripe for redevelopment thanks to their Business – Mixed Use zoning. This provides generous Jayson Hayde. scope for new builds, from single-level to intensive multi-level residential and commercial projects.

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NORTH SHORE HISTORY: WITH DAVID VERRAN

The Takapuna central carpark 1964 - 2000 By David Verran

When North Shore Motors sold part of its land to Takapuna City Council in early 1964 for the central carpark, it also sold land to Woolworths for a new department store. Part of that site is now occupied by the restaurant Madam Woo. Takapuna City Council took out the Takapuna Central Off-Street Parking Loan to purchase the carpark site in 1964 which was for 25 years and fully paid off in 1989. Nevertheless, the use of local parking meter revenue to help fund that loan repayment lasted only until mid-1969, after which time that revenue went instead to Council’s general accounts. From 1st April 1973 all the loan repayments came solely out of the special rate on the Takapuna business area, T 2856 courtesy of Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection. This photograph was taken on 7 July 1994 and which was also geographically expanded shows the corner of Northcroft and Huron, with part of the old gasometer site on the right and the Warehouse retail store on the left. because of the growth of retail shops outside of the ‘golden triangle’ formed by Anzac Street and Hurstmere and Lake Roads. In April 1992, the Takapuna Central Carpark Flea Market took over Council records also describe a Takapuna car fair before 1990, with the remainder of the carpark and expanded into the parking spaces at a Saturday fair held from 4th September to 9th October 1971 and at the side road near what is now Citta at 10 Como Street, the 58-space least another in April 1973. Huron Street gasworks parking area and even the pavement in Como By the 1990s, the central carpark had 260 spaces, along with Street. However, North Shore City Council then banned street trading 28 long-term rental parking spaces at the rear of what is now the and limited the market to the central and Huron carparks. Monterey Cinema. In 1994 there were even more ambitious, if ultimately unfulfilled, Nevertheless, there were ongoing discussions on future plans for a $25-million shopping centre on the central carpark site, development of the site. For example, in 1971 there was talk of a carpark along with a 250-space carpark on the old gasometer site on the building on the central Takapuna site. However, when Shore City corners of Auburn, Northcroft and Huron streets. This provides shopping centre opened on 23rd October 1974, it had its own carpark an interesting point of comparison with the current plans for the building. The two lower levels of that carpark were used for the Shore Waiwharariki/Anzac site. The new Toka Puia carpark on Northcroft City Flea Market until 1991, when Shore City decided to maximise its and Huron streets has 420 spaces over ten levels. parking spaces for the newly introduced Sunday shopping. By the 1990s, the market was open until noon on Sundays and Takapuna Sunday Markets Ltd was registered on 21st September had gained much popular support. In 1997, that was demonstrated 1972 and managed the Shore City Flea Market. From mid-1989 that by strong opposition to requests that the market move elsewhere company also managed the Takapuna Central Carpark Flea Market, in Takapuna or at least close by 10am. Suggestions that the nowon the southern part of the central carpark which was separated off iconic market instead move to a temporarily closed Hurstmere Road from the parking area to the north by ropes. This was every Sunday, between Lake Road and Anzac Street were not regarded as an option weather permitting, and initially from 7am to 10am, but not operating at that time. The market is now to be accommodated on the new at Christmas time as the local businesses prioritised Christmas Waiwharariki/Anzac Square. shopping. Bill Jenner and Fred Keith were the long-time managers of both markets, and the market is still with that family. david.verran@xtra.co.nz

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GUNDRY'S GRUMBLES

Simon Gundry is a Devonport and North Shore identity, and character, who is known for calling a spade a spade. He is a director of contracting company Gill & Gundry, is an enthusiastic 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 thought-provoking column for Channel ever since the very first issue (well over a decade ago!).

Remembering Dad, 25 years on... It’s nearly 25 years since our father died. Nearly 25 years since he struggled for his last breaths. But it’s gonna be another year or two before we have a physical reminder of him, before we get his ashes to do with what we will. Maybe we’ll scatter them from the top of Devonport’s Mount Victoria, where we spent many happy years just through the back gate of our home. Or maybe from the top of North Head, where each Anniversary Day he made the pilgrimage to watch spinnaker spectacles from the best vantage point. Those were the days before his knees gave out, his prostate embarrassed him and the regularity of insulin jabs dictated what was left of his life. The days when he could see what he was looking at. We had a damn good knees-up for him at the family home, standing room only – no room for anyone to lie in state. Just as well, cause we didn’t have his body. Dad donated his body to “medical science”. It was a bit of a shock. Mum told us what he wanted as we stood vigil, spilling out of the crowded hospital room. Our whole family reunited from across the globe within a hurried 48 hours. It was news to me. A joke surely? What possible use could an 82-year-old body be? Particularly when the eyes, ears and heart had given out, the kidneys had seen much better days and the leg ulcer that prompted his admission to hospital remained unhealed. Turned out Dad thought his body would be of more use to science than it would ever be rotting in the ground. And besides, he couldn’t bear the thought of having a funeral with a clergyman, coffin and all that carry-on. I had to be convinced. But how can you deny a last request? Hanging on to his body seemed selfish. Only for our sake. Did no body mean no funeral? No shell over which to wring the last shreds of emotion. It’d be anathema to Māori. Wouldn’t happen, surely. You can bet there’s not too many cuzzie bros keeping him company these days. We had to agree as a family. I farewelled him soon after. John Beaumont Foster Gundry. Playwright. Author of 200 broadcast plays, serials and documentaries. Who first dramatised Sargeson’s work for radio in half-hour plays. The Chief Proofreader at the New Zealand Herald, for 25 years. The man I loved, my father, my mentor. When he moaned to me, as if only for my ears, “I’m not here, I’m not here,” it made it easier somehow. I knew then the man that once was, was no longer. The soldier, who after serving in the Second World War, came home and never talked about it or went to an RSA or attended an ANZAC service; he just wanted those six years to remain silent in his mind. This fine man, who in the never-ending summers of the '60s breast-stroked with me on his back out to boats moored off Duders Beach, was already a shell. This near-blind man of few words but immense acuity was no longer able to read the finest of journalism and literature nor implore me to do the same. Dad went off across the harbour bridge when he died. I passed

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his new dwelling place and headed south. It was a strange week. No body meant no urgency for a funeral. We took our time. Organised it to suit. It was weird not having a body. Weird not doing the ashes to ashes bit, completing the cycle. But it was a good day. Odd though. Knowing he was just over the harbour, in the hallowed rooms of the university’s School of Medicine. Mum’s friend Bill was in there too, so at least he had some company.

The med school people were great. Assured us Dad’s body would be treated with dignity and respect during anatomical examinations. Wonder if we could get an appointment to see him. Walk in, say hi. Tell him our news. He’d look the same. More or less. I guess. Best not to think too much of that. But anyway it would only be his shell. Not his essence. Not what made him who he was. We just waved as we drove past. The med school people were great. Assured us Dad’s body would be treated with dignity and respect during anatomical examinations. Said how important his precious gift was. How the proper functioning of the med school depended on such bequests. Well, how else can aspiring doctors and surgeons become intimately acquainted with bodies? How else can they physically see the effects of long-term diabetes and use it in their research? I feel proud of what he did. But when we visit Auckland it’s still strange knowing he’s just a stone’s throw away. Strange we can’t visit, share a meal, toast our health. It’s like his life’s been extended. Like he’s not really dead. Getting his ashes back in a year or so will let us put the last nail in the coffin. He died so others can live. Sounds a bit religious to me. He’d laugh. After I walked out of his hospital room that September Sunday, I never saw him again. But he still surrounds me with his love, his insight and knowing chuckle. Somehow, I can’t help feeling he got the last laugh. A final “up you too” to the world since the family didn’t get lumbered with the cost of a burial. And he’ll be laughing still about his little secret. A fictitious entry in the Nelson section of Wise’s New Zealand guide that he and a mate inserted in the '70s after their boss riled them. It reads: UPUTU Local name associated with the finger of sand protruding from Bush End Point at the termination of Farewell Spit. Name means literally: u: to reach a limit; putu: to lie in a heap: but possibly a transliteration. He’ll be chuffed his secret is out. Sheridan Gundry.

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BUSINESS NORTH HARBOUR: NEWS

By Kevin O’Leary, General Manager, Business North Harbour

It’s a challenge to make ends meet

By Kathryn Robertson, Takapuna Residential Bayleys Real Estate Ltd

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The current ‘cost of living crisis’ has done nothing to relieve the ongoing financial burden on businesses or households, as the figure of 7.3% inflation in the year to June 2022, recently announced, is the highest recorded for 32 years. Sadly, economists are predicting that we won’t see a noticeable drop in this figure for quite some time, with current levels possibly extending into 2024. There is no respite for most people paying mortgages and other loans, as interest rates continue to climb in response to the Reserve Bank signalling that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) will keep rising, as it attempts to slow down the rate of inflation. When you add to these significant issues the now seemingly endless problems with the shortage of labour across many business sectors, not just hospitality and the never-ending supply chain challenges, then it is little wonder that business and consumer confidence continues to decline. Currently, at any given time, thousands of employees are unable to work as they are in isolation due to the current rise in positive Covid cases in the community. This only serves to compound the already difficult cashflow situation for many businesses who simply can’t operate at financially effective levels. Consequently, at a time when most business owners hoped that they would be closing in on achieving financial sustainability after the turmoil of lockdowns and operational restrictions over the last two years, a significant number are still struggling to keep their heads above water. Businesses and households also need to brace themselves for the latest increase in rates and water rates, as Auckland Council’s latest annual budget is being rolled out, adding further costs to already stretched financial resources for many.

Businesses and households also need to brace themselves for the latest increase in rates and water rates… Currently, when more and more businesses and households are struggling to make ends meet, it is very difficult to put any positive spin on the situation. One crumb of comfort, albeit a small one, is that the first instalment of the $350 Cost of Living Payment announced in the budget, was paid on the 1st August, for those who meet the criteria. Additionally, the Government recently announcement that the 25 cent per litre cut in fuel excise duty and half price public transport fares will be extended until the end of January next year. The perfect storm created by the pandemic has delivered a range of challenges, the cumulative effect of which many people simply haven’t experienced before. I sincerely hope that businesses and households alike can weather the storm, despite the very challenging situation we find ourselves in. Finally, I would like to thank you for your ongoing support of your local businesses without which many simply wouldn’t survive. https://businessnh.org.nz/ Phone: 09 968 2222, Mobile: 027 479 9563, Email: kevin@businessnh.org.nz

How important is good marketing?

Kathryn Robertson.

We have fewer active buyers in the marketplace than we have had in years. Your agent will help you identify who your target buyer is, and they should personalise your marketing around how best to effectively reach them. In this changing market, both digital and print marketing is vital. ‘Basic’ listing your property on one or two digital real estate platforms will no longer cut it; if your property is not showing on the first page for the duration of your initial campaign, there’s no point being there. If your marketing package includes a small, insignificant signboard that goes unnoticed outside your house, just don’t. If Google fails to highlight your home on the first page in an online search by address, stop now. Do it right the first time and be clear about how you plan to reach your target market, not just locally, but in Auckland, nationally and internationally. If you’re not confident you are reaching every buyer possible, how will you know you have achieved the best price the market will pay?

50 Beresford Street, Bayswater.

Do it right the first time and be clear about how you plan to reach your target market… Passive buyers (those people who aren’t actively looking to buy a home), are our biggest buyer group right now; we reach them through existing databases, signboards, mail drops, print ads (such as Channel, Property Press – yes, print advertising still has a place), and digitally through targeted social media ads, online carousels, etc. It all starts with good presentation (styling if necessary), great photos, and eye-catching marketing material. Lastly, if the promise of ‘free marketing’ excites you, get inside that package and get a breakdown… remember, you get what you pay for! Kathryn Robertson, Residential Sales M +64 21 490 480 Bayleys Real Estate Ltd, Licensed under the REA Act 2008 28 Northcroft Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand

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The Channel Crossword What links square and circle, black and white? Set by Māyā (https://mayaofauckland.com/), each month for Channel. No. 78

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Jessica's other half sometimes heard without? (5)

Minion is said to be one of the world's pre-eminent novelists (9)

They may say "welcome" a lot holding rat's head and headless rats (8)

Christian concealing very loud floor (6)

Upper storey helping to make crystal lattice (5)

Voilà, a lout has been captured by two supporters (11)

7/28 Spooner's short trip and trinkets an apparent source of rabbits for 27 (3,3) 9

Sweetener as originally supplied by Gauls for a goulash (9)

10 Cards to treat alternative? (5) 11

Roman coinage for woman (5)

12 Digger getting copper over aluminium right on a small scale (9)

Stir peel with cold mash to make liqueur (6,3)

13 Rise of patriarch and sugar magnate (8)

Airborne soldiers hold back reasonable food items (7)

15 Cloaks? Could be I guess (6)

14 One producing charms to soothe the savage breast to visit lion, perhaps (9)

18 Pick nibbles, say (6) 19 An arm and a leg beginning to go after quiet five-pointed star (8)

16 Ended in the direction of murder of suitable quality (2,2,5)

22 Three rule victory has been cut short by disease particles (9)

17 Trust divinity to spike ascending with church (8)

24 Brown drink holding constant (5)

18 The fact is, leaders constrained by money create fake online profiles (7)

26 One heard chant of sweetener (5)

20 Pleased about having slipped away? (7)

27 Practitioners of 23 may fool deciders in case (9) 28 See 7 29 Crippled foe falling for a practitioner of 23 (11)

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21 This Latin vessel causes a minor obstacle (6) 23 Computer holds soldier to be illusion (5) 25 Pressure mounted on written language (5)

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The Channel Crossword

North Shore History: David Verran

AGE School

Carmel College

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Recipe of the Month

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