Channel Magazine November 2022

Carmel College Christmas Market is coming!

Saturday 19th November, 10am to 3pm, Carmel College – Shakespeare Road

At Channel Mag we love people who get involved in their community and organise charity events. It’s what makes a community. Like the industrious Parent Teacher Friends Association (PTFA) at Carmel College. They’ve organised a brand new event for the school that’s happening in November, called the Carmel College Christmas Market. They tell us it’s going to be huge!

Is it ever too early to start getting excited about Christmas? Of course not when it’s the most magical time of the year! So why wait until December to start feeling festive, when you can start early by going along to Carmel College’s first ever outdoor Christmas Market on Saturday 19th November.

online shop on the Carmel College website to make a reservation.

Apparently there will be plenty of chances to win on the day too, with some amazing prizes up for grabs in the quick fire raffles. There is also fun to be had viewing the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest which they will need your help in judging!

Spread the word near and far that the North Shore’s best Christmas Market is coming!

Carmel College Christmas Market – Saturday 19th November at the school in Shakespeare Road. Gates open at 10am – see you all there!

With over 50 vendors invited to showcase their giftable craft, art and specialty foods to the community, the Carmel PTFA says there will be something to help everyone make their Christmas shopping a little less stressful and a lot more enjoyable this year.

There will be Jewellery and Fashion, Crafts and Pottery, Plants and Succulents, Candles and Crystals along with a wide selection of gourmet foods, such as Olive Oils, Honey and Sweet Treats plus a whole lot more to wander and browse through. Advice is to take along a tote bag or two and stock up on gifts and food for the holidays!

And when you are all shopped out, take a break and have fun eating from the on-site food trucks, the sausage sizzle and delicious home baking stand – all while taking in lake views and being entertained by their talented busker, junior choir and soloist performances.

For the adults there will also be the ultimate foodie experience with a Champagne and Oyster Bar. Indulge in the delicious pairing of French champagne with freshly shucked Mahurangi oysters – but advice is to be quick, as bar tickets are limited so head to the

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CHANNEL MAGAZINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

November 2022

This Channel Community Calendar is published monthly for community events. If you would like to include your event please email details to: kim@channelmag.co.nz

Active Ageing - Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Fun Art Classes for Beginners in Takapuna – North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna 1pm

Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 8pm

Bells & Whistles -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 9:30am

Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 8pm

Devonport Library Run -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 1.30pm

Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 8pm

Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6-7pm

Active Ageing - Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Fun Art Classes for Beginners in Takapuna – North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna 1pm

Bells & Whistles -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 9:30am

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Leaving Jackson – The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show – Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna 7.30pm

Devonport Library Run -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 1.30pm

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Takapuna Sunset Markets –McKenzie Arcade, Takapuna 4pm

Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6-7pm

Active Ageing - Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Fun Art Classes for Beginners in Takapuna – North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna 1pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 6.30pm

Bells & Whistles -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 9:30am

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 6.30pm

60’s Up Takapuna/Devonport - St Joseph’s Church Hall Takapuna. New Members welcome. 10.30am

Devonport Library Run - Devonport Community House, Devonport 1.30pm

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6-7pm

Creatives in Schools Pop Up Exhibition - Northart, Northcote An Evening with Cole Johnston – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7pm

Active Ageing - Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Creatives in Schools Pop Up Exhibition - Northart, Northcote Fun Art Classes for Beginners in Takapuna – North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna 1pm Festivities – a celebration of festive music – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Bells & Whistles -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 9:30am

The Vic Open Mic Night - The Vic, Devonport, 8pm Rear Window – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Essentrics with Iris - Bayview Community Centre Hall 6-7pm

Active Ageing - Devonport Community House, Devonport 10.30am

Fun Art Classes for Beginners in Takapuna – North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna 1pm

Bells & Whistles -  Devonport Community House, Devonport 9:30am

Proud

Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 9.30 -10.30am.

Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 8pm

Homes of Devonport – Bayleys Real Estate, Devonport 10am

Pre-Loved Re-Loved - Depot Artspace, Devonport, 2-4pm (runs until the 29th)

Cath Guevara: Feminine Reservoirs -Depot Artspace, Devonport, 3-5pm (runs until the 30th)

Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales – Highbury Community House, Birkenhead 10am

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales – Windsor Park Baptist Church, Mairangi Bay 10am

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales – St Anne’s Hall, Browns Bay 9am

Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 8pm

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Restoring Takarunga Hauraki Fundraiser - The Vic, Devonport, 4pm

Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am

Browns Bay Market – Browns Bay 6.30am Takapuna Market – Takapuna 6.30am

Adults’ Casual Drop-In Inprov –TheatreWorks, Birkenhead 5.30pm Hanna by Sam Potter – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 2 & 8pm

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 2pm

Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA –Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna 7pm

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Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 9.30 -10.30am.

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Food Truck Collective Milford –Milford Reserve 5pm Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales

– Highbury Community House, Birkenhead 10am

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Auckland Go Green Expo –Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley 10am Albany Junior High School Gala Day – Albany Junior 10am

Browns Bay Market – Browns Bay 6.30am Takapuna Market – Takapuna 6.30am

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 2pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 4pm Auckland Go Green Expo –Eventfinda Stadium, Wairau Valley 10am

Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 9.30 -10.30am.

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm

Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Light up the Plaza 2022 – Phoenix Plaza, Browns Bay 4.30pm

Essentrics with Iris - St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Milford 9.30 -10.30am.

Devonport Library Run - Devonport Community House, Devonport 1.30pm

Takapuna Sunset Markets –McKenzie Arcade, Takapuna 4pm Rear Window – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Carmel College Christmas Market

– Carmel College, Milford 10am

Mel Parsons NZ Tour - The Vic, Devonport, 8pm

Celebrating artist Carole ShepheardNorthart, Northcote, 12-2.30pm

Crystal Visions Holistic Market – Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales – St Anne’s Hall, Browns Bay 9am

Jerusalem – The Rose Centre, Belmont 7.30pm Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 7.30pm

Pop & Rock Vinyl Record Sales

– St Anne’s Hall, Browns Bay 9am

Rear Window – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 2.30 & 7.30pm

Sunsetter Food, Wine & Music Festival – North Harbour Domain 12pm

Creatives in Schools Pop Up Exhibition - Northart, Northcote Crystal Visions Holistic Market –Milford Senior Citizens Hall, Milford 10am

Browns Bay Market – Browns Bay 6.30am

Takapuna Market – Takapuna 6.30am

Adults’ Casual Drop-In Inprov –TheatreWorks, Birkenhead 5.30pm Di and Viv and Rose – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 2pm

Long Bay Village Market – Long Bay Village 9am

Browns Bay Market – Browns Bay 6.30am

Takapuna Market – Takapuna 6.30am Rear Window – The PumpHouse, Takapuna 2.30 & 7.30pm

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Events and shopping locally

Welcome to our November 2022 issue of Channel Mag. A month with a lot to celebrate! Summer’s almost here, it’s a busy time of the year and things are starting to feel like they did pre-2020.

In this issue we have a focus on events, and we’re encouraging locals to do their festive and fashion shopping locally.

In terms of events, we talk to a handful of local people who are involved in the event space in some way. What they do is so important to a vibrant community, so we want to celebrate their success once again. Successful events are good for all.

Talking about success, Heather Barker Vermeer interviews Robbie O’Donnell, our local Auckland Cricketer of the Year. I have known Robbie for a long time – as well as being a wonderful cricketer from a real cricket family he is a first-class bloke who will make a success of everything he does. A recent new member of the North Harbour Club, he is also making strides in the business world. Heather’s interview’s a good read.

Another person we must celebrate is Sarah Dann-Hoare. Working in the disability space, Sarah has had an ambition to implement her Project Employ initiative that has worked in other parts of the world. With the opening of Flourish Café in Takapuna Sarah’s ambition has been

realised. Christine Young talks to Sarah about Project Employ and Flourish Café.

I am thrilled with the results of the local elections for those who live in the DevonportTakapuna Local Board area. In the last term I stood with Devonport mother of three Toni van Tonder on a ticket of bringing a much-needed fresh approach to local board business. While we achieved some stuff, due to the make-up of that local board from 2019 to 2022, we found it hard to do the good stuff we wanted to do. One term was enough for me, but Toni decided to go again. She put together a fantastic team – representing every part of the local board area – a team I was thrilled to support 110%. Four of the five A Fresh Approach candidates were elected which means they have a mandate to bring fresh thinking to the local board. They have the numbers to get things done. I hope you enjoy my chat with Toni in our cover feature. She will be a fantastic chair of the new local board.

Enjoy reading our very full and busy November issue.

Kia pai te Noema. Have a great November.

Aidan Bennett, QSM Publisher, Channel Magazine Founder & MD, Benefitz

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Members of the Channel Mag team: Aidan Bennett with Tui, Kim McIntosh and Liz Cannon.

In 2023 Kristin will celebrate 50 years 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 communityfrom our visionary founding families to our resilient, proud yet humble present-day students.

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For more information & to register, visit www.kristin.school.nz/50th

Flying with the Eagles at The PumpHouse

were plenty of laughs of recognition from the opening night crowd at the PumpHouse Theatre on the opening night (18th October) of ‘Flying with the Eagles’ presented by Devonport Theatre Company. The North Shore crowd enjoyed the many North Shore tropes and stereotypes in this the third and final instalment in writer and director Andy Saker’s trilogy of plays about life on the Shore. Devonport views and attitudes clashed with bogan values and entrepreneurial aspirations as Devonport newbie Duane tried to settle in, at the same time as he wrestled with starting a new (completely unresearched) business and the arrival of a dodgy (not to say bludging) uncle. Throw in a dash of homophobia and a flamboyant “ambidextrous” neighbour and the scene was set for the audience to sit back and enjoy Duane’s entrée into the seaside suburb.

John Munro, Kirianne Nicolson, Rebecca Hughes, Mitch Collins and Tai Hiriwa.

Sarah Money, Cath Munro and Jo Heaven.

David Scott, Teresa Scott, and Philippa Scott. Geoff Allen, Alexis Besnarg, Paul Roukchan and Stephen Lunt.

Lindsey Jones, Jik Jones, Terry Doonan and Meryl Caisley.

Sylvia Titchener, Linda Wing, Kathryn Nobbs, and Kath Burnett.

David McGrath, Annie McGrath and Trish Hodgson.

Busy time for North Harbour Club

The North Harbour Club has had a busy time recently with several networking and fundraising events. November is a busy month for the club with Christopher Luxon speaking at their Lexus of North Shore Lunch on November 2nd; they’re hosting the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame Dinner on November 10th; and Simon Bridges (now CEO of Auckland Business Chamber) is the guest speaker at the Business Excellence Breakfast (BEN) at Regatta Bar & Eatery on Tuesday November 29th. Over the past month events have included an Viva Italia Fundraising Dinner at Regatta, a ‘Next Leaders’ event with Jessie Wong of Yu Mei at The B:Hive Smales Farm and a BEN Breakfast at Regatta with guest speaker being Takapuna local and former Police Commissioner Mike Bush. Our Out & About camera caught some of the action from these September and October events.

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Erin Marmont, Mike Atkinson, Mike Bush, Geoff Light, Wendy Jefferson.

Mike Bush speaking to the BEN Breakfast crowd.

Andrew Coshan.

It was a full house at Regatta for the Viva Italia Fundraiser on September 28th.

Lloyd Kirby and Carl Cachopa.

Mike Atkinson chats to Andrew Coshan.

Rod Slater, Emma and John Algie, Wendy and Hugh Stedman, Lesley Slater.

Geoff Nash, Gary Monk, Phil Brosnan.

Georgia Frankham and Jessie Wong.

The crowd enjoyed the Next Leaders event that involved Georgia Frankham of Nexia NZ chatting with Jessie Wong, the founder of the fast-growing Yu Mei brand.

Kellie Douglas, Mark and Kathryn Manihera, Blake Douglas, Aidan Bennett, Rob and Kay Gunston, Michelle Bennett.

Devonport's Fashion on the Wharf

The Channel Mag and Benefitz team was proud to be a sponsor of Devonport’s Fashion on the Wharf fundraiser held at Devonport Wharf on Thursday October 20th. This event (with a wonderful fashion parade) was a showcase of the stylish, head-to-toe fashions that Devonport’s fashion retailers have to offer. In perfect harmony, sensational vintage trio The Madeleines made appearances during the Harcourts Cooper & Co sponsored evening, along with Breast Cancer Cure Ambassador and MC Shane Cortese. There were over 30 models, 10 makeup artists, 10 hair stylists and 15 backstage helpers who generously gave their time. Twenty-three Devonport Business Association members, including eight boutique fashion stores, collaborated to make the event possible. Funds raised through the sale of items and the live auction went to Breast Cancer Cure. Well done to the Devonport Business Association and all involved – it was a fantastic event!

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Andy and Avril Clyne. Liz Corliss, Debbie Greenfell, Janet Bingham and Barry Willison.

Grace Mcquire, Belinda Hsu, Jo Lee, Kristen Courtney, Liliam Hsu and Molly Southwell-Mangukahia

Jenny Parsons, Lynne Anderson and Lauren Cullen.

Nim and Don Bishop with Brian Stafford-Bush.

Debbie Campbell, Kayla Greer, Leankia Starbuck, Steve Simpson and Kyla McIntosh.

Crackerjack opens in Porana Road

Channel Mag welcomes the new Crackerjack store in Porana Road! We went along to their opening launch party back in September and had a lovely evening helping the team celebrate the very welcome opening of the Wairau Park store. The store is big, bright, airy and of course, is packed with bargains galore! If you haven't managed to pop in yet, we encourage you to pay them a visit. Great team, great store!

Richard Timperley, Craig Faulkner, Vanessa Kerr and Anita Boundy.

Mark McCaskie, Christina Stanbridge, Pat Stevenson and Roger Collins.

Karen, Brooke and Lily Stevenson.

Rachel Thompson, Kelley Hazners, Maria Springmann and Ben Thompson.

Cooper Anderson, Vanessa Kerr, Catherine Potgieter and Patricia Rodrigues.

Garry Stayte, Giane Axon and Geraldine Stayte.

Anita Boundy, Johnnya Xu, Andrea Stanaway and Mavis Hughes.

Supporting families with children and young adults with physical disabilities

Thank you to the Halberg Foundation for inviting the Wilson Home Trust to the Northern region Halberg Games last weekend. It was an inspiring event and great to see so many children and young adults enjoying a wide range of activities and achieving their personal best. It was also wonderful to be able to meet some of our families and meet new friends too.

Christmas is around the corner and we are excited to be able to offer Santa’s Christmas Grotto in the Wilson Home Trust cottage. The grotto will run over three days from Thursday 8th December through to Saturday 10th December. If you would like to attend or know more about this fun event, please call 09 488 0126 or email: FelicityH@wilsonhometrust.org.nz.

Due to popular demand we are offering the Relaxation with Clay sessions for parents and caregivers. These fun workshops that nurture the soul are being offered in South Auckland and on the North Shore.

For more information please visit our website: www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Our last grant grant funding round for 2022 closes on Thursday 24th November. For more information about our grants, please visit our website at www.wilsonhometrust.org.nz

Thank you Jemma for sending in your lovely photo of you having fun at Riding for the Disabled.

A reminder that 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 https://www.facebook.com/wilsonhometrust1/

Come in and be inspired by our beautiful summer labels which we have added a few new ones like Drama The Label from the South Island, Weft from the South Island which usually does woollen knitwear but are now making linen summer wear which is beautiful and always good to support locally made. Elk from Australia, Honey & Beau from Australia and Pink Ruby from Australia are all our new labels which work in well with our other brands such as Paula Ryan, Anne Mardell, Sabatini, Vassalli, Frank Lyman, Joseph Ribkoff, Dolcezza these last three labels are from Canada. We also have Inoa from Europe Mos Mosh from Europe Zacket & Plover from Australia Stella & Gemma, Lobbies Story & Madly Sweetly and several more labels.

OPENING HOURS: Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm

• Saturday - 10.00am - 4.00pm

10 The Promenade, Takapuna (opposite Bruce Mason Theatre entrance) Plenty of Parking Right Outside www.chantalsboutique.co.nz

Tracy looking fabulous our favourite colour for spring & summer - in a Romance the label dress

Chantal wearing a Paula Ryan silk top and our favourite NYD jeans

Our gorgeous Christina looking great in Elk

Wāhine-led shows take the stage this November

Female powerhouses Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Cassandra Woodhouse, Jodie Dorday, Lisa Chappell, Eilish Moran, and Stephanie McKellar-Smith bring their incredible plays to The PumpHouse stage this month.

1st - 6th November: Hanna by Sam Potter

Jennifer Ward-Lealand directs Cassandra Woodhouse in the acclaimed one-woman play, Hanna, by Sam Potter.

Being a young mum is supposed to be hard – but for Hanna, the only thing she’s ever been brilliant at is raising her beloved daughter, Ellie.

But then a DNA test reveals staggering news: Ellie is not Hanna’s child – and now her ‘real’ parents want to meet.

Is Hanna obliged to let these strangers into her daughter’s life? And how do you explain a mix-up in an overstretched maternity ward to a three-year-old? Forced to question what being a parent really means, she makes a drastic decision that will change all their lives.

10th - 20th November: Di and Viv and Rose

An all-women powerhouse cast and crew come together from across Aotearoa for the Auckland premiere of a West End smash-hit, Di and Viv and Rose – a celebration of female friendship across four decades.

This sharp, relatable story is centered around three diverse and loveable women, following them as they grow together and drift apart through big events and little moments in life.

Intelligently written, the play envelops the viewer with political retrospect, emotional dramatic shifts, and plenty of antics, set to an iconic '80s soundtrack.

A gorgeous and affecting mix of nostalgia with gut-punching honesty, starring Jodie Dorday, Lisa Chappell, and Eilish Moran.

22nd November: Festivities!

Join the North Shore Concert Band for a celebration of festive music and classic tunes as we welcome the holiday season. Features music by Gustav Holst, Frank Sinatra, sing-along carols, Christmas music, and more!

24th - 27th November: Rear Window

Rear Window is a thriller masterpiece by Alfred Hitchcock. I-start Chinese Theatre has adapted it into a murder that takes place in an Auckland neighbourhood. This will be performed in Chinese.

A bored and injured photographer Jeff is trapped in a wheelchair. He starts to watch his neighbours as entertainment. One day he suspects his next-door neighbour has been murdered. is it true or just his imagination from boredom? The story takes an unexpected twist in the end.

Ngā manaakitanga. James Bell

Northart Gallery in November

East Gallery: Daisy Chain Collective, Bunch South Gallery: Carole Shepheard, A Path Less Travelled

With sweet and simple intention, each artist in the Daisy Chain Collective creates work inspired by nature. Collective artists include Caroline Faigan, Ophelia af m Jones, Benedict Maurice, Hannah Maurice and Tanya McMillan. Join us on Saturday 29th October at an artist-led workshop with the Daisy Chain Collective artists from 11am-1pm and an artist talk with the Daisy Chain Collective from 2-3pm.

Carole Shepheard, People I will never see again. Places I will never visit again. Events I will never experience again, 2020 - 2021, photogravure. edition: 20.

Carole Shepheard is a multi-award-winning artist with work held in national and international collections. A Path Less Travelled showcases Carole's printmaking practice. Join us on Saturday 19th November for a special afternoon celebrating Carole’s long-standing contribution to printmaking in Aotearoa. Groove to a live performance by JT + Agnostics with guest Holly Shepheard from 12-1pm, leading into an artist talk with Carole Shepheard from 1:30-2:30pm. This is a special opportunity not to be missed!

Northcote and Birkenhead College: Creatives in Schools pop-up exhibition: Northart will open its doors on Sunday 20 – Tuesday 22 November to introduce you to new talent as we welcome a pop-up exhibition of senior student art. Student artists from Northcote College and Birkenhead College, who alongside their teaching mentors, Yvonne Todd and Edith Amituanai, have curated an exciting showcase for you.

Northart Objects is now open! Looking for a special handmade gift? Or something special for yourself? Visit our new retail space Northart Objects in the window of the South Gallery. You can also pick up the latest issues of Art New Zealand and Art News New Zealand while enjoying our exhibitions of contemporary art from Aotearoa. 10% discount for Friends of Northart members.

We look forward to welcoming you to Northart to experience contemporary art practice from Aotearoa this summer!

Northart Gallery, Norman King Square, Ernie Mays Street, Northcote.

Open Tuesday – Saturday, 11am–4pm 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

News from The PumpHouse from James Bell

James Bell.

Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ, Co-Directors, Northart

Jessica Pearless and Jonathan Organ.

Hannah Maurice, PERSEPHONE, 2022, acrylic on board, handmade recycled Rimu frame, 73cm x 134cm.

Benedict Maurice, WISHING CROWN, recycled copper, wishing shells.

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they work to replant and reflood Aotearoa's dying wetlands using traditional Māori knowledge as their guide. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Zane Catterall, Danny Watson, Lance Cablk and Ngahiwi Walker.

Mel Parsons NZ Tour Saturday 19 November, 8pm

One of Aotearoa’s favourite touring acts, award-winning indie-folk artist Mel Parsons is performing at The Vic as part of five new shows announced to meet the demand for her upcoming Slow Burn tour.

Depot Artspace, Devonport

Tēnā koutou katoa. We’re delighted to welcome the month of November and some much-needed warm weather, along with our annual re-sale exhibition! Over the years Pre-Loved Re-Loved has supported artists and released unique works onto the secondary market and is an absolute favourite in the exhibition calendar. This is a unique opportunity for those wanting to trade in previously loved artworks for something new. There’s plenty more going on at Depot Artspace before the end of the year, so please come and say hello!

Depot Sound: Depot Sound is proud to welcome Jess Haugh to the production team. Jess is a producer, audio engineer and musician who is passionate about the music scene in Aotearoa. Working with artists from multiple genres has given Jess a wide breadth of recording and mixing experience. Check out Depot Sound on Instagram if you want to follow our ongoing studio upgrade project, or get in touch directly if you have a musical project you want to explore! depotsound.co.nz

Creative Careers: We have an exciting public talk in November, presented by the wonderful Judy Darragh. Judy is a prolific New Zealand artist renowned for her brightly coloured sculptural assemblages of found objects, recycled items, industrial materials, collage, photography, video and poster art. Come along and hear Judy’s insights on how she has successfully navigated and evolved her career to become a beloved and renowned New Zealand artist. wayfindcreative.co.nz/news/

Depot Galleries: Central Gallery: Pre-Loved Re-Loved is back for 2022! A Depot Artspace tradition, our annual re-sale exhibition is a great opportunity to have some fun with art and engage in a circular economy. Freshen up your space with something new or find a good home for a work that never found its place!

Streetfront Gallery: Cath Guevara: Feminine ReservoirsReservorios Femeninos. For the past five years, Catherine (ceramicist and active member of Sur-Collective) has been researching and teaching ceramics, creating spaces for migrant women to share their experience using clay to re-mould the relationship to their own femininity and new home. Feminine Reservoirs is the synthesis of this body of work; a collaborative ceramic project exploring the female form in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures.

Full exhibition details here: depotartspace.co.nz/galleries/

Restoring Takarunga Hauraki Fundraiser Sunday 6 November, 4pm

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Depot Artspace with Amy Saunders Amy Saunders.

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A property with this much potential in this prime location is simply almost never available for

Number 29 Whitby is an original mid-1960s home on a freehold 607sqm site, boasting some of the best views you will find on this side of the road. The location –Whitby Crescent is Mairangi Bays most elite street and the package presents an incredibly rare opportunity for further renovation, development, rental or to live in for those looking to enter this blue chip location at an “entry-level”.

As well as enjoying extraordinary sea views the home offers classic mid-century architecture with recent upgrades being fresh paint, carpets and some updating of bathrooms creating a modest but very comfortable home.

• The home offers four double bedrooms ideal for families, with three full bathrooms.

• Main living is built to enjoy expansive views of the water. The Kitchen dining and lounge flow out to a good-sized deck getting all day sun thanks to its north aspect.

• Located just across the road from the beach access means it’s just a short walk from Mairangi Bays bustling village.

• Zoned for Westlake, Rangitoto College, Campbells Bay and Mairangi Bay Schools, as well as Murrays Bay Intermediate.

• Properties of this size and price range are exceedingly rare in this location.

Occupy now, Renovate and make it your own, rent and land bank for the future, build new – The opportunities are there

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Prime location seaward side, superb indoor/outdoor living 7 PARK AVENUE, TAKAPUNA

Located on the seaward side of Takapuna only about 200m from the beach, and a short stroll to the shops, this lovely fee simple corner site offers superb north-facing outdoor living with all-day sun. The home offers excellent accommodation with 3 double bedrooms upstairs including a magnificent master suite with a marble tiled bathroom and large timber veneer walk-in wardrobe. This space like most of the property’s living faces north making a lavish sunny retreat for the owners. The home’s floor area is around 300sqm so is deceptively large and the freehold corner site offers ample outdoor space and privacy.

The main living is made up of a generous lounge, a formal dining area which is open-plan and ideal for entertaining. This area flows out to a level-walled and secure garden with superb alfresco outdoor living space covered by Louvretec roof, boasting an outdoor gas fire. A large kitchen and informal living/sun room is adjacent and a great food

preparation and entertaining zone. Also on this level is a good sized home office/4th bedroom, laundry and powder room. On the ground floor is a generous double garage which is accessed off Beacholm Road with off-street parking behind for an additional two cars. A large media room or third living space, 3rd bathroom, wine cellar and storage complete this level. Small Boat or trailer parking is accessed via the rear garage door. Constructed (as described by the vendor) in 1936 with predominantly concrete panels on 100x50 studs this structure has passed the test of time.

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The Best Christmas Cake Ever! Method

Place fruit mix, sugar, water, golden syrup, mixed spice, butter and baking soda into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.

Once it has come to the boil, turn off the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

Preheat your oven to 150°C.

Once fruit mixture is cooled add the eggs, flour, baking powder, ginger and vanilla and stir to combine.

Place mixture into a lined 20cm cake tin and bake for approximately 1.5 hours. If you’re using a wooden cake tin then you will need to cook for approximately 2 hours 45 mins.

Once out of the oven, allow to cool completely and then prick the surface of the cake and 'feed' with desired alcohol (we recommend brandy). To do this, measure 1-2 tablespoons of alcohol and brush it gently over the cake.

Wrap the cake securely with two layers of plastic wrap and a layer of foil and store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.

Continue to feed the cake with alcohol once a week until it’s ready to be gifted or enjoyed with friends and family!

Shore Dining Out & Eating

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!

D EVONPORT

Akdeniz Bar Cafe Restaurant

Offering Persian and Mediterranean cuisine in Devonport Village. 5/15 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 600 2125 www.akdenizdevonport.co.nz

Buona Sera Restaurant 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

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

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

Flying Rickshaw

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

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 24 Victoria Road, Devonport, 09 445 0193 www.signalhill.co.nz

Vondel

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

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.

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

Khana

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.

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

Calimero Devonport

Located in the heart of Devonport on Victoria Road, Calimero serves fresh, authentic pizzas seven nights a week. A far cry from your average pizzeria, Calimero boasts an extensive menu of both authentic and more unconventional pizza options, taking flavours from cities around the world. Great taste, great value - check out the regular Tuesday specials. Order online at www.calimero.co.nz for your favourite pizza or try something new. Fast pickup and delivery options both available.

163 Victoria Road, Devonport 09 445 2232 www.calimero.co.nz facebook CalimeroPizza instagram calimero_nz

The Patriot

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

www.thepatriot.co.nz

Vic Road Kitchen

DEVONPORT

DINING ON THE SHORE

French Rendez-Vous

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

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.

TAKAPUNA

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/ H AURAKI

Daily Bread

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.

BELMONT

Book at www.french-rendez-vous-caferestaurant.business.site

Or via our Facebook and Instagram accounts: facebook: FrenchRendezvousTakapuna instagram: @frenchrendezvoustakapuna

2a Manurere Avenue

– Right next to The PumpHouse Takapuna 09 487 0009

Alforno Italian Restaurant

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

Aubergine Restaurant

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

Big Tikka

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

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/

T AKAPUNA

8848 Restaurant & Bar

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

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

Catch 21 Eatery

Takapuna’s latest eatery has just dropped anchor with plenty of sunny outdoor seating overlooking Hurstmere Green. Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and coffee for dining in or taking away, the friendly 'crew' are all hands-ondeck to serve exceptional coffee, delicious staple café offerings and a number of seafood options, as well as a beautiful range of freshly made cabinet food. Top picks include their signature Open Lobster Burger, Seafood Chowder, and tasty Eggs Benedict. Catch 21 is fully licensed and provides a range of beer, bubbles and wine.

Shop 8/33 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna Open Tuesday to Sunday, 7.30am-3pm on weekdays and 8am-3pm on weekends 09 484 0005 www.catch21.co.nz/menu

Madam Woo

TAKAPUNA

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

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

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

S MALES FARM, T AKAPUNA

Fantail & Turtle

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

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

Taylors on Hurstmere

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

NEED TO KNOW: Perfect for private parties no venue hire!

TAKAPUNA

Wine tasting with Coopers Creek! Tuesday 4th October $40 includes 6 tasters and antipasti. Bookings essential.

Clearview wine tasting Tuesday November 8th Christmas bookings now being taken.

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

Soho Thai

Taking the art of traditional Thai cooking and giving it a modern twist. Goodside at Smales Farm. 09 972 2711 www.sohothaikitchen.com

The Grange Bar & Bistro

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

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

B IRKENHEAD

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

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

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

Duo

Birkenhead's newest joint, Duo’s owners Sarah & Jordan's vision of a small neighbourhood eatery with breakfast and lunch available five days a week (Wednesday - Sunday) & dinner three nights (Wednesday - Friday). You can expect some cafe classics as well as some more contemporary dining durning the day & an intimate bistro style menu in the afternoon’s & evenings with all the offerings showcasing high quality produce & artisanal products. Duo is fully licensed with a wine list that ranges from wild natural vino to a more conventional offering as well as offering craft beer and cocktails.

hello@duoeatery.co.nz www.duoeatery.co.nz instagram duo.nz

Chef Rasa Sayang

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

Dutch Delight

BIRKENHEAD

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

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

The Curry Master

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

The Good Home

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

The Junction Eatery

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

Moxie 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

Mulan Malaysian Restaurant

Authentic flavours of South East Asia with home-style Malaysian cuisine. 243 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead. 09 480 2806 www.mulan.co.nz

Primerose Thai Cuisine

Traditional Thai dishes known for excellent aroma, flavour and taste. 6 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead. 09 418 0555 www.primerosethaicuisine.co.nz

Tasty Tiny Thai Restaurant

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

China Hong Kong Cuisine

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

M ILFORD

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

Cave À Vin

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

Jazzy’s Cafe & Pizzeria

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

Langkawi Restaurant

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

Monthien Thai Restaurant

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

Musashi Japanese Cuisine Milford

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

PYM's of Milford

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

Talay Thai Restaurant

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

Stanley Avenue

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

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

The Milford Cafe, Bar & Restaurant

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

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

21 Days Bar & Brasserie

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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Pack & Send Takapuna – much more than Christmas deliveries

We’re approaching the end of the year and we’re in the middle of our Christmas shopping frenzy. However we know many of you also have other things on your mind!

You may be finishing a work contract and moving your personal items back overseas; your office lease may have expired, and you’re worried about shifting delicate IT equipment or important records. Keep Pack & Send Takapuna top of mind for all your year-end logistics needs.

November and December are big months for transitioning. You may be wanting your gear shipped to a new city for work; whether it’s in New Zealand or London we can help! We specialise at expertly packaging and sending whiteware, beds, and electronic items for small moves.

Summer also beckons our adventurous sides. If you need a hand transporting kayaks, surfboards or bikes Pack & Send Takapuna can lighten the load so you can stick to the fun stuff!

Sending corporate Christmas gifts? Whether you’re sending wine or gift baskets, boxed cherries or seasonal hampers, Pack & Send Takapuna can help you to nurture your business relationships. Speaking of business, if you have a small Trade Me business or a medium sized venture shipping several times a day maybe it’s time for a free freight audit to review your year’s logistic spend?

Pack & Send Takapuna don’t just do Christmas sending; they can take care of all your end of year needs. Whether you’re finishing up work and moving back overseas, a student relocating or you’re moving offices before the New Year – they can handle it!

Sending to Australia? Pack & Send Takapuna has special Bonza Box deals for pre-Christmas deliveries to Australia, offering special prices for three of their key box

brackets and sizes: 6kg box - $77, 10kg box - $116 and 15kg box - $185. T&C’s apply, In-store only.

Pack & Send Takapuna open Mon – Sat, located at 77 Barrys Point

November in the garden

Summer is just around the corner and many of your plants will be working hard for the next few months as they go through

most vigorous growth phase; so it’s time to spend some time on weeding, feeding, and watering.

Our hot dry summers can be pretty tough on plants, particularly those which produce flowers, fruit or vegetables over this time. Remove the competition for water and nutrients by weeding thoroughly, then add a lovely thick layer of mulch, this will not only help to suppress weeds, but it will help the soil retain moisture and keep it nice and healthy by protecting the top layer from the sun’s harsh rays.

If you like hostas, then now is the time to plant; the new season varieties should have arrived in stores by now.

It is still a good time to plant out seedlings of warm season veggies. Remember to stagger plantings by a few weeks to ensure a continuous harvest of your favourites.

You can direct sow veggie seeds such as courgettes, parsnip, pumpkin, radish and sweetcorn; and flower seeds of poppy, nasturtium and sunflowers

The following will benefit form sowing in trays for planting out later: cabbage, capsicum, eggplant, leeks, lettuce, and spring onions.

It’s also a good time to think about irrigation, especially if you will be away over the holidays. Your local garden centre or DIY store will have a good range of options, many of which are very reasonably priced.

Feed your strawberries, citrus trees and veggies with blood and bone (make sure you water it in well), or a good quality fish and seaweed based liquid fertiliser.

If you have apple trees, now is also the time to hang codlin moth traps.

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

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

Jane and Jeremy Bain.

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

Amanda Graham.

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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 Sarah from Wonder and Wild.

Sarah Parker has lived in Devonport on and off for the last 30 years with her husband and two sons. She recently opened Wonder and Wild store on Barrys Point Road, a vibrant and stylish homewares store carrying a range of much-loved brands. After an early career as a buyer, Sarah started her own business 16 years ago developing a number of brands in homewares and retail. She says she loves the process of starting a business from nothing so has done it a few times. After a few years in hibernation (thanks to Covid), Sarah says she was ready for the buzz again and Wonder and Wild was born. Channel Mag asked Sarah about the new store and the role of social media in running a retail business.

Channel Magazine: Tell us a little bit about your business and how it came about… Sarah Parker: It’s just a store full of things I love! It's colourful, eclectic and wonderfully wild. Think mix and match bed linen that you build up a collection of, plants that look gorgeous in your interiors and are definitely real (so many people think they are fake because they are in such good condition), and gifts for that special someone. I try to find things that are not stocked in every store and to create a space that will inspire you to try something new.

CM: Is Instagram a source of inspiration for you?

SP: Yes for sure…I spend a lot of time scouring social media looking at trends overseas, finding new products and getting styling ideas. I get most inspiration from overseas sites as they are usually ahead of the trends. I love following international retailers like Greenhouse Interiors in Australia or Merci in Paris. For plants, I love how Hilton Carter decorates his home with plants – that’s why we have quite a few of his books in store. For interiors, I love Justina Blakeney and The Jungalow for her eclectic style incorporating lots of plants. Locally, Evie Kemp is so much fun for her no holds barred decorating style in her constantly changing home in Auckland, and Alex Fulton for a more pared back but still colourful style.

CM: Which other local businesses/artists do social media well?

SP: I love our neighbour The Dog Den for cute puppies – can never have too many dogs on your feed! Another Barrys Point Road neighbour is Peg Creative. I have recently discovered them and I am addicted to watching the videos of them creating their laser cut masterpieces!

CM: What can readers expect to see at Wonder and Wild over the next few months? What will the festive season bring?

SP: Our bed linen shelves are groaning with a solution for every bed so it’s a perfect place to find something to give the spare room or the bach a refresh before the holiday guests arrive.

We have so many great gift ideas in store and so many more still to arrive. The Christmas tree is loaded with decorations to buy, we’ve got stockings, Santa sacks and oodles of gifts. The Christmas music will be pumping and our Christmas elves will be wrapping up a storm….I can’t wait!

@wonderandwildstore • www.wonderandwild.co.nz

We saw that new Takapuna homewares store, City Hall, stocks fazeek home! Perfect glassware for the festive season and beyond!

@cityhall.store

We spotted these cheese knives on local Devonport store Cosifantutte’s insta, perfect gift for the foodies in your life or summer entertaining.

@Cosifantutte_devonport

For the tea lovers looking for a new blend or wanting Christmas present inspiration, the Tea Total concept store on Apollo Drive in Rosedale will be your happy place! The posts on Instagram make it look like an experience not to be missed.

@Teatotalnz

Sarah Parker.

By Simon Watts, North Shore MP

Crime and the growing social crisis

Everyone should feel safe in our communities, but due to a huge increase in crime and no clear plan to address it, people on the North Shore are rightly concerned about their safety.

Our streets are becoming less safe, and ram raids are creating more financial and emotional stress for business owners and their employees who are already struggling. Since 2017, gang membership is up 50%, retail theft is up 32%, and violent crime is up 21%.

Businesses on the North Shore have been hit hard, with some ram-raided or robbed multiple times in recent months, all while they struggle to access support to install security measures like bollards to keep themselves safe. Since 2017, New Zealand dairies, supermarkets, and liquor stores have seen a 25.7% increase in victimisations. Despite this, police are making fewer arrests. There has been a massive reduction of 62.8 % in arrests for offences against dairies, supermarkets, or liquor stores.

Since 2017, gang membership is up 50%, retail theft is up 32%, and violent crime is up 21%.

Our frontline officers are true heroes and do their best with the available tools. The problem they have is leadership, and Labour isn't providing any. We need to put victims first, with serious consequences for offenders; instead, we've seen the repeal of the Three Strikes law, which saw the most serious repeat offenders put away for longer, all while crime in the community is increasing to unprecedented levels. Gangs are recruiting faster than the police, and the government has voted down ten bills National has proposed to keep Kiwis safe.

National is unashamed to say we're tough on crime and its causes. We'd ban gang patches and insignia in public, stop gang members from gathering in public and stop them from accessing guns. National is solutions driven, and we will back police by giving them a range of new powers to disrupt and crack down on gangs and crime.

National's Deputy Leader Nicola Willis has announced our social investment strategy, which would use early intervention to address issues in Kiwis' lives using data and analytics for targeted action. These actions will help us tackle the causes of crime as early as possible with a focus on outcomes.

This cannot wait, and people on the North Shore need a plan and a government that is solutions driven.

Simon Watts — Spokesperson for Local Government, Associate Finance and Associate Infrastructure.

Email: simon.watts@parliament.govt.nz

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4 stunning beachfront dining options in Takapuna

Takapuna Beach is arguably our biggest drawcard, and there’s really nothing quite like sitting down to a meal overlooking the sand and sea. There are three fantastic establishments – Regatta, Tokyo Bay, and Franc’s – sitting right on The Strand, looking out past the pōhutukawa to the beach, Rangitoto Island and the Hauraki Gulf. And then of course there’s the fave local casual coffee, food and gelato spot, Takapuna Beach Café.

Get into the island life at Regatta Bar and Eatery

They call it Auckland’s little slice of Ibiza. Relaxed vibes, sea views, top-notch wine, beer and cocktails, and a killer seafood menu to boot. Everything is about presentation here, from the award-winning interior design to the white umbrellas and outdoor seating, and the beautifully plated food including raw kingfish, and a seafood chowder to die for.

Enjoy some of the best Japanese in the city at Tokyo Bay

OK, honestly? The outlook from Tokyo Bay in Takapuna is far better than any sea views you’d get at the real bay in Japan. The food is modern Japanese cuisine – not fusion, just totally legit sushi, sashimi, teppanyaki and other Japanese specialities designed by chef Chikara Sato, a ‘fugu’ blowfish licensed sushi chef. There’s also an outstanding list of Kiwi and international wines as well as Japanese spirits, beers, sake, umeshu and cocktails.

Take part in seaside life at Franc’s Bar & Diner

Franc’s is almost an extension of the beach itself. It’s a casual establishment just a few steps away from the sand, the kind of place you can wander into with your jandals on and order a freshly poured IPA or a crisp sauvignon blanc to enjoy in the afternoon sun. It’s an all-day bar that embraces beach life, serving fresh fish, bar bites, flavour-packed mains, and even brunch.

Hit the classic Takapuna scene at Takapuna Beach Café

It’s a rule. Taking the family to Takapuna Beach? You’re gonna be hitting up Takapuna Beach Café. Situated at the end of The Promenade, right next to the boat ramp, this sweet little spot is the place to be for watching the nautical comings and goings over a fantastic coffee. The breakfast and lunch menus are awesome, but perhaps the most famous thing here is the gelato bar in The Store. Wander up from the beach and get in line – it’s worth it! Our pick of flavours is the double chocolate & honeycomb, but it’s also always worth checking in for the variety of the day.

Talking Takapuna

It’s time to start thinking about CHRISTMAS! As scary as that seems, the silly season is upon us, and Takapuna is here to help as your ultimate Christmas shopping destination.

Takapuna’s fantastic retail offering – boasting big name stores like Farmers, Amazon and LuluLemon, to boutique stores like Augustine, Life for Men and Retrospace – is perfectly balanced with the relaxing atmosphere of a beachside retreat.

Whether it’s your parents, your kids, your significant other, or the colleague you drew in the office Secret Santa – you’ll find that perfect something for everyone in Takapuna.

With around 4,000 car parks, it’s even easier to shop in Takapuna. We’ve done the numbers, and the highest rate of available car parks is on Saturday mornings – so why not bundle up the kids, head in to Takapuna and make a day of it? Start at Shore City Shopping Centre and take a stroll down the fantastic new-look Hurstmere Road. Then a spot of lunch or a quick bite and a play at the beach or a walk in the sand will refresh the spirit enough to tackle the rest of that shopping list!

We’re also very excited to bring back our annual I Love Takapuna Christmas Carnival on Saturday 3rd December along Hurstmere Road, so head down and celebrate with us from 10am – 3pm. We are also launching a series of Sunset Market events, happening every two weeks on a Thursday evening in the McKenzie laneway (Hurstmere Rd, between the previous LuluLemon and Mexico locations) from 4pm – 8pm, so make sure you check out our Facebook page for all the event details and more information!

Looking past Christmas, we’ve got an extraordinary lineup of summer activities and events happening in Takapuna. You won’t want to miss any of it, so make sure you give us a like or follow on our Facebook and Instagram (@ilovetakapuna), or sign up for our newsletters from our website (www.ilovetakapuna.co.nz) to keep up to date with all the fun things to see and do in Takapuna these summer holidays! Dust off your jandals, apply that sunblock and we'll see you in Takapuna!

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FLORIENNE

Peonies! Lots of beautiful New Zealand grown Peonies in store now. 60A Hurstmere Road, Takapuna 09 486 6438 www.florienne.co.nz

SPERO CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR

Grazie Mille - The Summer Collection from Wilson Trollope 19 Mokoia Rd, Birkenhead 09 4199781 www.spero.co.nz

YARNTONS

Enjoy the latest style & comfort from our Birkenstock range this summer. Birkenhead, 18 Mokoia Rd, 09 418 4011 Devonport, 79 Victoria Rd, 09 445 3479 www.yarntons.co.nz

COSI FAN TUTTE

Cosi Fan Tutte welcomes the stunning and bespoke Swedish range of Stahl ceramics. In store now. 73 Victoria Road, Devonport, 021 247 2469 www.cosifantutte.co.nz instagram @cosifantutte_devonport

MILA SOLEIL

Perfect Christmas gifts! Artist-made plant pots with French chic and exclusive designs painted by hand, making every item unique. Beautiful art pieces for your garden, event décor, or interior. Limited quantities. Check online or contact Mila to create your own design. 027 777 4048 milasss007@gmail.com www.milasoleil.com facebook Mila Soleil, instagram @millasoleil

TANGO'S SHOES

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RESENE COLORSHOP

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Bring your table to life this summer with exquisite glassware from Fazeek. How wonderful would it be to unwrap some of these pieces this Christmas? Gorgeous wedding gifts too. All in-store and online. 30 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead 09 419 9535 www.cravehome.co.nz

FITZGERALD TAYLOR

Boutique stationer, home of a thoughtfully curated selection of fine stationery. Shop 2, 2 Queens Parade, Devonport fitzgeraldtaylor.co.nz

BEAR BROTHERS

The Bears are Back! Spring is here and Devonport's famous bears are coming out of hibernation. Bear Brothers Denim store will reopen on 1st November stocked up with denim favourites and fresh new tee shirt designs. Contemporary denim clothing for the way we live today. Available in store and online 61 Victoria Rd, Devonport 022 541 3554 bearbrothersdenim.com

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Milford humming and gearing up for Christmas 2022!

Shops are full and loads of reasons to spend in Milford for Christmas

Milford shops is still proving a popular place to do business with association manager Murray Hill reporting only one vacant tenancy in the busy town centre. He says it must be a record in these times and it’s close to being the best since he has been in the role – over a decade.

Channel Magazine has been part of the Milford Shops journey over that decade and totally understand that it’s been the hard work of many that has contributed to the retail area remaining popular with locals and being a destination for many.

As we have featured in Channel Mag previously the community takes a real pride in the place, having a dedicated person keeping the planting looking good and Milford Rotary continually pitch in doing the hard yards with gardens and painting etc. Murray Hill himself is known to be on the end of a shovel or paint brush from time to time!

Lookout for Milford’s special Christmas Trees being implemented for the festive season 2022, with Milford Rotary playing a part once again. Three special designs have been developed. Murray advises that these will be different, up-market and exclusively Milford!

Vibrant pole flags are due to go up very soon as well.

The Milford Business Association are also very good at giving people reasons to shop in the village, with lots of regular events and promotions. Like the two they’ve got to round out 2022, during November and December.

Win 2 Nights at Huka Lodge

Spend just $20 or more in Milford and you go in the draw to win two nights at Huka Lodge, getting there in a brand new Mercedes courtesy of our good friends at Mercedes North Shore. This opportunity is open for a six week period from late October through until Sunday December 4th.

Lookout for Milford’s special Christmas Trees being implemented for the festive season 2022, with Milford Rotary playing a part once again…

Christmas in Milford – Saturday November 26th

There is also a big event planned for Milford on Saturday November 26th from 11am through until 6pm. This ‘Christmas in Milford’ Event – held in the Carpark between Milford Mall and New World – will include Food Trucks and a Bar, music for adults, music and activities for the Kids – including Santa photos, and the shop owners will be contributing to the market day style event. Many with tables out with a range of Christmas merchandise and special bargains. Everyone spending over $20 can enter the Huka Lodge promotion draw!

See you in Milford! For more information visit: www.milfordshops.co.nz

Vibrant pole flags for Christmas in Milford.

Huka Lodge, a great place to relax.

Look out for Milford's special stylised Christmas Trees for 2022.

Toni van Tonder

Bringing a fresh approach to local board business

There was a changing of the guard on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board as a result of the 2022 local body elections held in September/October. The A Fresh Approach team, led by Toni van Tonder, had four members elected (including three new members), along with two members of the C&R ticket. Due to their strong showing Toni van Tonder was elected the new Chair of the local board. Aidan Bennett put these questions to Toni in late October, just as she officially took on the role of Chairperson.

AIDAN BENNETT: You must be thrilled with the mandate you have been given for your Fresh Approach team?

TONI VAN TONDER: That’s putting it lightly. It was an outcome I hadn’t even entertained. While we are sad that we didn’t nudge Zane [the fifth team candidate] over the line we are humbled by the support the community gave us. Getting four out of the five of us in shows that our offer as a cohesive group of future-focused leaders, as well as our collective values and passion for good governance, spoke to the voter. I do want to acknowledge though the effort and time that every candidate put into their campaign. There were 20 people running for just six seats on the Local Board. Fourteen were always going to miss out. Electioneering isn’t for the faint hearted and there’s no crystal ball that tells you how you’re going and what to expect when the votes are tallied. I take my hat off to all of those who ran for election. It is seriously hard work.

AB: You had expressed a desire to be Chair. You must feel wellequipped for the role having spent three years as a member and watching how the wheels of local democracy work?

TVT: Absolutely. I have a pretty strong sense of the type of Chair I’ll be. The Chair’s job is to set the tone, be professional, build consensus around the table and work collaboratively with the other elected members. The voters have voted for a collaborative and functional board. That’s what they’ll be getting. There will be no grandstanding or rousing speeches; there will simply be hard work and good decision making.

AB: What were the key learnings during those first three years and what things are you seeking to improve under your leadership?

TVT: The learnings have been enormous. Understanding the Council system, the key people, the dos and don’ts and political process – that’s all a massive learning. What you and I focussed on in our first three years was working alongside Council officers, rather than against them. I’m not really into politicising issues, I’m into resolving them. I heard the phrase, ‘We’re not here to rubber stamp things’ used a lot through the election campaign and in my head I was thinking, you’re right, we’re not; instead we’re here to workshop projects with staff, we’re here to bring local views to the table, we’re here to refine and give input, and we’re here to get the best outcomes for the community with the experts who are employed to do the work. If we don’t take this collaborative view we stand to lose opportunities, and it’s the community who misses out.

AB: What difference are you hoping a Toni Van Tonder and A Fresh Approach can make to the way the DTLB operates?

TVT: The first thing is to say good bye to A Fresh Approach as a ‘team’ for now. The voter has chosen their team and the first thing I’ll do is ensure all members feel they are included, that they are able to participate, that there is openness and honesty between one another. Every one of us has put our hand up to do good things for the community. This is a unifying factor. If we stay professional and stick to the issues we’ll work well together, whether we always agree or not. It’s time for oppositional politics to be a thing of the past and that will be the first change in the way the Board operates.

AB: What do you see as the key issues waiting to be tackled during this three year term?

TVT: There are actually quite a few. One of the things we campaigned on is taking the long view. Decisions we make today aren’t responding to today’s problems, they’re responding to tomorrow's. We’d like to see that Sunnynook is considered as a site for urban regeneration, given the pace of intensification the area is experiencing. The public realm needs to be vastly improved so that the community needs are met there. All members are keen to see an improved Takapuna Library and community services offer in Takapuna. Whether this is in the new

The voters have voted for a collaborative and functional board. That’s what they’ll be getting.

Toni Van Tonder.

town square or in its current site, our decision-making will be driven by the best outcome for future users of these services. What we want is a modern community hub that is uplifting and inspiring and accessible for all users. Progressing important transport projects such as the Bayswater ferry terminal and Lake Road, as well as improved connections and infrastructure for active modes – all this is front of mind.

AB: Will you stay on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority?

TVT: Yes. I’m incredibly proud of what the authority has achieved. In the last three years we’ve planted 94,525 natives species, eradicated pests, upgraded tracks, strengthened Maugauika's military tunnels, designed a mara hupara (indigenous playground), hosted 17 planting days, installed new entrance signage across seven maunga, won a 'Landscape of Distinction' award, won a Gold Award at the prestigious International Design Awards for Te Ipu Kōrero a visitor experience centre on Maungawhau, established a research scholarship, enabled and delivered 'love your maunga' events and we have started the process to apply for UNESCO world heritage status for our remarkable network of maunga. If we are successful, not only will that truly enshrine the sacredness of the maunga, but it will be a fantastic win for the whole of Auckland and a drawcard for visitors.

AB: What will you like your term as Chair to be judged by in three years time?

TVT: I follow a Women in Urbanism facebook group. About four years ago I noticed one member share a press release on something their local board had done and wrote at the top, I LOVE my Local Board. I thought, I’ve never seen anyone write that about our Local Board. If, in three years, someone publicly says, “Our Local Board is doing a fantastic job” then that’s when I know we’re doing things right. I want the community to feel like we’re working hard, we’re listening, we’re achieving things and that we’re in it for all the right reasons.

AB: Complete the following: After a draining election period, and end to the year, I am looking forward to… TVT: …quality time with my kids and husband. They’ve endured a distracted, insanely busy mum and wife for the last few months, and their understanding and fortitude has been appreciated. I need to give back to them, and there’s no better way to do it, than by spending days beachside enjoying summer together.

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Have you been ignoring your hearing loss?

There’s nothing quite like hearing loss. It happens gradually. So slowly, in fact, that most people don’t take much notice until it starts to have a profoundly negative impact on their lives.

Did you know most people wait an average of 10 years after discovering their hearing loss before they decide to do something about it? It’s no secret – the earlier you do something about your hearing loss, the better. Even when hearing is just starting to deteriorate, hearing aids may help maintain the neural pathways in your brain responsible for decoding all the sounds you hear. Simply put, hearing keeps your brain active, which helps the parts of your brain responsible for interpreting sound to stay healthy.

Five sensory signs you need a hearing check

If you experience any or all of these sensory symptoms, it’s a good indication you need to take action about your hearing:

1. Phone calls are hard work! Do you find it difficult to understand phone conversations clearly?

2. Your TV volume is turned up to 11. Do family or friends complain about the volume when listening to the radio or television?

3. It’s difficult to hear in noisy places. Is it a struggle to follow a conversation in a restaurant or when there is a lot of noise around you?

4. Eye contact is essential. Do you hear much better when looking at the person talking to you?

5. Being social is exhausting! Are you often exhausted after social outings because listening is such an effort?

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Be proactive about your hearing health

It takes a bit of effort, partly because living to an advanced age is a relatively recent achievement for humanity. The average human life span gained more longevity during the 20th and 21st centuries than in all previous millennia combined. In many ways, we’re still becoming used to getting 'old'. As your age increases, your quality and enjoyment of life need not decrease. All you need is to establish some preventative measures and have a little luck on your side. There are many ways to lose touch with youth, both physically and philosophically. The good news is that your hearing doesn’t have to be that way. That is, if you decide to do something about it.

The four steps in assessing your hearing ability

Most people follow similar steps when first evaluating their hearing ability. Generally speaking, this includes:

1. Try an online hearing test at www.earhealth.co.nz which only takes a few minutes.

2. If an online test detects hearing loss, the next step is to contact Ear Health.

3. Your Ear Health audiologist might recommend a hearing screening or a full diagnostic hearing test.

4. After your test, your audiologist will discuss your results with you and make a recommendation.

Contact Ear Health 82 Lake Road, Narrow Neck 09 242 0866 www.earhealth.co.nz

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Events are set to come back big time! We are heading into our first summer for some time when Covid restrictions are firmly in the back seat. This issue of Channel Mag has a focus on the events, so we decided to chat with a handful of local people in the events space. The organisers. These people live and breathe events – but they’ve been living with restrictions. The shackles are off now and that’s good for everyone. We asked them about the past couple of years, what they’ve got coming up for us in summer 2022/23 and quizzed them about their favourite events and summer things to do.

The buzz of events is back!

Adam Bennett – Highlife Entertainment

Adam Bennett is gearing up for a busy schedule of summer events without the restrictions of the covid traffic light system. Adam’s a Shore local and is the man behind the Highlife music events, he’s one of New Zealand’s leading promoters, specialising in boutique summer music festivals. Adam chats to Channel Mag about his Sunsetter Food, Wine and Music Festival and Hauraki Electric Picnic for Hauraki Primary School happening locally this festive season and the other events he’s gearing up for.

Channel Magazine: What’s the best part about covid restrictions of the past few years being lifted this events season?

Adam Bennett: The lifting of Covid restrictions gives us and other promoters more certainty. The most challenging part of managing events through this pandemic was the uncertainty so these changes help immensely.

CM: Summer 2022/23 is shaping up to be an exciting time, what events have you got lined up over the next 3-4 months for summer?

AB: We have Sunsetter Food, Wine and Music Festival happening at its new venue North Harbour Domain on Saturday November 26th and Highlife New Year’s Eve at Ascension Wine Estate Matakana. So far both events are selling a lot of tickets and are heading towards sold out occasions. People can find more info on these from sunsetterfestival.co.nz and highlifenye.co.nz

We are also organising a special fundraising event with the PTA called the Hauraki Electric Picnic for Hauraki Primary School on

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Adam Bennett, in cap, enjoying one of his events.

Sunday December 11th. This will be a mini music festival for the community to enjoy. Late summer next year we have plans to hold a fundraising event for North Shore united football club in Devonport as well.

CM: What are the challenges you are facing organising these events in post-Covid times?

AB: One of our biggest challenges is inflation. The costs of everything are going up and so events cost a lot more to produce. So for us, we need to try and find the balance between increasing costs while also providing a quality but affordable festival for people to attend.

CM: What other events are you personally looking forward to outside of your own events in Summer 2022/23?

AB: The ASB Classic, Takapuna Summer Days and Symphony at the Domain.

CM: When you’re not involved in organising events what are you looking forward to most in the Summer ahead?

AB: Everything outdoors! Swimming, fishing, BBQ’s, boating, hiking, you name it!

CM: Other than attending and buying tickets, are there any other ways our community can support your industry and events this summer?

AB: I guess people could help by spreading the word about events and encouraging others to attend.

Visit: www.highlifeentertainment.co.nz

Peter Allen – Seven Events

Peter Allen lives and breathes local events, he’s from Milford and has recently been elected to the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. Peter runs his own event management company, Seven Events. Along with corporate work, he’s produced some fantastic community events including GLOW@ Artweek in Devonport, the Puanga Matariki Celebrations and Christmas by the Lake in Milford which many readers will be eagerly anticipating. In the lead up to the festive season and Summer, Peter answered a few questions about the events he

has on the go, returning confidence around events and what inspires him.

Channel Magazine: What’s the best part about covid restrictions of the past few years being lifted this events season?

Peter Allen: It allows us to do what we love doing which is creating events for our clients both corporate and community. The confidence has returned and clients are willing to move forward with events that have been previously cancelled or postponed, it’s nice to get people and communities together again.

CM: Summer 2022/23 is shaping up to be an exciting time, what events have you got lined up over the next 3-4 months for summer?

PA: There are free local community events we are running, one of these is the ‘Christmas in Milford’ event on 26th November. There will be Christmas acts and live music, street games, face painting, a photobooth, Santa will also be there of course. The Food Truck Collective will provide food trucks and a bar. We will also have a craft market to get those Christmas gifts.

We are also running ‘Friday after Five’ in Devonport on 2nd December. We close off part of Clarence Street and create a street party environment. There will be live bands performing on the truck stage throughout the evening, street games, face painting, a glow tent, street acts and circus workshops. Local restaurants will be the food vendors for the evening.

Peter Allen.

CM: What are the challenges you are facing organising these events in post-Covid times?

PA: The biggest thing is a skilled labour shortage. Many industry people left during the pandemic or have gone overseas now that borders are open. I know suppliers that have turned down work due to this.

CM: What other events are you personally looking forward to outside of your own events in Summer 2022/23?

PA: We will seek out events to get our Christmas and summer vibe going like the Takapuna Christmas Markets, New Year's Fireworks in the City and Music in the Parks.

CM: When you’re not involved in organising events, what are you looking forward to most in the Summer ahead?

PA: For us as a family, it will be heading out in our pop-top camper as much as we possibly can, spending time at the beach and in the water. Just enjoying the freedoms we have again.

CM: Other than attending and buying tickets, are there any other ways our community can support your industry and events this summer?

PA: There are often opportunities to volunteer at community events. This is a great way to meet your local community and get involved. It can also be loads of fun!

Erin Marmont

– North Harbour Club & Charitable Trust

Erin Marmont is a Shore local and the General Manager of the North Harbour Club, an organisation that has over 200 local residents and business owners in the North Harbour region encouraging and providing financial assistance to young people achieving excellence in their chosen field, via the annual AIMES Awards. Erin and her team regularly organise and host fundraising events throughout the year and unlike most events teams, the festive season is often the club’s quiet period! Erin tells Channel Mag about navigating their events during the last few years and what’s on the horizon.

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Channel Magazine: What’s the best part about covid restrictions of the past few years being lifted this events season?

Erin Marmont: Summer (particularly December-January) is usually a ‘quiet’ event time for the North Harbour Club, while everyone holidays and attends all the other events our country has to offer.

CM: Summer 2022/23 is shaping up to be an exciting time, what events have you got lined up over the next 3-4 months for summer?

EM: November has been super busy for the club, with eight events in as many weeks. We have the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame at The Spencer Hotel and this year local business icon Sir Stephen Tindall is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.

November also includes our Lexus of North Shore sponsored long lunch with National Party Leader, Christopher Luxon, and the Business Excellence Network (BEN) Breakfast at Regatta Bar & Eatery with Auckland Chamber of Business CEO, Simon Bridges.

CM: What are the challenges you are facing organising these events in post-Covid times?

EM: Event fatigue is real. Now the country has opened back up for events, everyone is hosting them. This means often people have other event commitments and getting numbers up can be challenging.

CM: What other events are you personally looking forward to outside of your own events in Summer 2022/23?

EM: Summer and music festivals. Just being able to hang out with my friends and family without masks on! I’m hoping to see Fatboy Slim again too.

CM: When you’re not involved in organising events what are you looking forward to most in the Summer ahead?

EM: Our annual camping holiday with my boys, Kobi (12) and Arlo (10) and a large group of friends down in Kuaotunu, Coromandel. And generally just enjoying the sun, warmth and sea at our local beach (Takapuna). I’m definitely a Summer girl.

CM: Other than attending and buying tickets, are there any other ways our community can support your industry and events this summer?

EM: The North Harbour Club has incredible top-notch events for

people of all ages. The networking is second to none and a great way to support other businesses in the region, whose values also align with excellence. Our Charitable Trust gives out over $200k annually to youth in the area achieving excellence in their chosen field, through our AIMES Awards programme. The community can support our initiative by way of membership, sponsorship, auction items or donations.

Visit www.northharbourclub.co.nz or www.aimesawards.co.nz

Terence Harpur

– Takapuna Beach Business Association

Terence Harpur knows a thing or two about local events on the Shore, he’s the Chief Executive of the Takapuna Beach Business Association and an elected member of the Takapuna-Devonport Local Board. Terence grew up on the Shore and in his TBBA role he works with local businesses in the area to put on events to benefit the community and businesses. Terence talks to Channel Mag this month about Takapuna’s packed events schedule this festive season and the freedom from restrictions.

Channel Magazine: What’s the best part about covid restrictions of the past few years being lifted this events season?

Terence Harpur: Being free again! We can organise events without

Terence Harpur, on stage with former mayor Phil Goff at Takapuna Beach Business Association’s ‘Takapuna Summer Days’.

vaccine passports, limiting numbers and putting up lots of fencing. I can’t wait to see thousands of people back out and enjoying themselves.

CM: Summer 2022/23 is shaping up to be an exciting time, what events have you got lined up over the next 3-4 months for summer?

TH: Takapuna has LOTS of events coming this summer. Some favourites include our new Sunset Markets from 4-8pm on a Thursday, Christmas Carnival and Market on Saturday 3rd November, Summer Days Festival on Saturday 21st January and our

Takapuna Beach Latin Fiesta on the 25th of February. Check out ‘I Love Takapuna’ on Facebook or our website.

CM: What are the challenges you are facing organising these events in post-Covid times?

TH: Confirming performers, staff and event equipment has been a bit of a challenge due to a lot of events being postponed last year and rescheduled for this summer. This means there are lots of back-to-back events, or even competing events with similar targeted audiences.

CM: What other events are you personally looking forward to outside of your own events in Summer 2022/23?

TH: The Sunsetter Food and Wine Festival on the 26th of November is always a great day out. It will also be great to get back into the Takapuna Beach Series on Tuesday and Thursday night.

CM: When you’re not involved in organising events what are you looking forward to most in the Summer ahead?

TH: It’s been a busy year, so just having some quality time with the whanau, relaxing on and in the water, heading up to the Bay of Islands for a week or so and generally lazing around will be great. I love summer and the beach so that’s where you will find me most days.

CM: Other than attending and buying tickets, are there any other ways our community can support your industry and events this summer?

TH: I recommend sharing events on Facebook and clicking ‘interested’ when you see them, this helps spread the word to your friends and family who might come along.

We can organise events without vaccine passports, limiting numbers and putting up lots of fencing. I can’t wait to see thousands of people back out and enjoying themselves.

Fiesta Balloons - spreading the joy

Channel Magazine: Can you tell us about Fiesta Balloons?

Michelle Cantor: Fiesta is about spreading and receiving joy. It's about doing what I genuinely love and sharing that elation with my customers. The spirit of celebration is reflected in the decorations and personalised gifts we create, which are meticulously planned, designed and custom-made for your special event or milestone celebration.

CM: What celebratory products do you offer?

MC: We create amazing balloon decorations, personalised balloons, helium balloons and balloon hampers for any occasion; commercial events, openings and launches, birthdays and all types of celebrations. Our signature balloon hampers are a great way to present gifts and are a favourite with many of our customers. Balloon hampers are the new gift boxes!

CM: What's the most special or unusual order you've supplied?

MC: We did an incredible balloon set-up for a wedding proposal, travelling to Taupo to set it all up for our clients. The wind was our enemy that day, so transporting everything and setting up was somewhat of a challenge! But seeing the wonderful outcome made it all so worth while.

CM: What are your suggestions for the upcoming festive season?

MC: Plan ahead! Place your orders and make your bookings with plenty of time so you avoid that last minute rush, which can be stressful, and don’t miss out. I can help you plan so you can enjoy the celebrations.

CM: What's the best part about your job?

MC: I have always been creative. I’m a very visual person, so putting ideas on paper and then making them real is just the best! For as long as I can remember I’ve loved planning parties, creating unique gifts, and spending hours making personal cards. I cherish being part of happy moments and having the opportunity to help create beautiful events and gifts. Fiesta was born at the start of the pandemic in a very uncertain and sad time for many families including mine, so helping to bring joy and love to people is an amazing feeling for me personally. And receiving photos from my customers' events and being able to see the special memories we helped create is definitely the highlight of my job.

Contact Fiesta Balloons for your next event. Fiesta provides party décor and balloons for a wide range of events and celebrations. Explore our website for inspirational ideas and view a selection of our amazing work. If you have your own ideas or have found inspiration elsewhere, please get in touch and we will happily recreate the same or similar design.

G1/10 Auburn Street, Takapuna 09 214 9745 info@fiestadesign.co.nz www.fiestadesign.co.nz facebook FiestaDesignNZ, instagram fiestaballoonsnz Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm, Saturday, 11am - 3pm, Sunday - Closed

Fiesta Balloons is all about celebration! Channel Mag's Liz Cannon talks to owner Michelle Cantor, balloon connoisseur and all-round spreader of fun and festivities!

Michelle Cantor.

Di and Viv and Rose

An all-women powerhouse cast and crew come together from across Aotearoa for the Auckland premiere of a West End smash hit by Amelia Bullmore and Directed by Stephanie McKellar Smith. A gorgeous and affecting mix of nostalgia with gut-punching honesty.

“From the opening night alone, I can tell the season is set to blow audiences away " - Jezelle Bidols, Regional News 2020 at Circa Theatre , Wellington

Di and Viv and Rose is a celebration of female friendship across four decades. This sharp, relatable story is centred around three diverse and loveable women, following them as they grow together and drift apart through big events and little moments in life. Intelligently written, the play envelops the viewer with political retrospect, emotional dramatic shifts, and plenty of antics, set to an iconic '80s soundtrack.

“This is a powerhouse cast. As a trio they will be incandescent.” – Sir Roger Hall CNZM, QSO

This New Zealand production stars and reunites real-life long-term friends Jodie Dorday (Mrs Wilkinson in ATC’s Billy Elliot; Filthy Business; Trish on Westside; Under The Vines), Lisa Chappell (Logie Award winner as Claire McLeod in McLeods Daughters, Shortland Street and extensive TV and theatre roles throughout New Zealand) and Eilish Moran (lead roles in over 80 productions at The Court Theatre, Christchurch).

Dorday and Chappell have shared stage and screen for over two decades. They first worked together 25 years ago in ATC’s 1997 All My Sons and are thrilled to be sharing the stage again. Says Dorday, “Our paths crossed again in the early 2000s when we both worked in Sydney and I would pop into the shop in Darling Harbour where Lisa worked prior to her success in McLeods Daughters for a cuppa and always, always a laugh! We recently reconnected, hugging in the green room at Shorty St and hope our real-life long-time bond of friendship will make an authentic connection with the audience.”

“With its impressive cast, this witty touching play about enduring female friendship ensures an uplifting night out at the theatre. They are women. Hear them roar!” – Ginette McDonald ONZM

The 2022 production is set to premiere in Auckland on 10th November 2022. After the Wellington premiere and sell-out season in Dunedin in 2020, the Auckland season was postponed three times due to Covid lockdown restrictions. Says Dorday, “It's been relentless determination; an incredible group of strong wãhine cast and crew; support from the team at The Pumphouse Theatre and a true belief in this stunning piece of theatre that has got us through. I believe

that theatre in our community is more important than ever in current challenging times – we want to see audiences laughing and crying once again and I want to support women in the arts. To be able to provide professional opportunities for artists, creatives and technicians after the tumultuous past two years is heart lifting."

“This is a play to be experienced in the flesh, alongside the actors and those in the audience with you. Treat yourselves." John Smythe, Theatreview, Circa Theatre, Oct 2020

Dorday is also keen to celebrate overcoming so many obstacles to deliver the production. On Thursday 10th November, the Women’s Gala Preview Night will feature '80s music pumping in the foyer upon arrival, with nibbles and bubbles for guests. The iconic and much-loved Debbie Dorday will host and perform her favourite comedy routine before the play and Drag Queen Adena Delight will perform for the after-party. “I want to blow the traditional ‘preview’ night apart!” says Dorday, “It’s terrifying to have an audience again for the first time... why not truly celebrate being back on stage by sharing our joy in this experience with a bunch of fabulous women ... besides it’s about time my gorgeous Ma and I were back on stage together!.”

Fusion Productions is an independent production company founded by Jodie Dorday to bring together some of New Zealand’s finest talent and to produce high calibre theatre experiences. Di and Viv and Rose successfully opened the Women’s Theatre Festival at Circa Theatre in October 2020 and toured onto a sell-out season in Dunedin. Fusion proudly (and finally) bring this to our home town to support the historic Pumphouse Theatre, the hard working staff and the community it serves.

Di and Viv and Rose at The Pumphouse Theatre 10th November –20th November 2022 - www.pumphouse.co.nz

Aotango Quintet – ‘A Century of Tango’

NZ shows during November and December – November 22nd at Westlake Girls Event Centre

North Harbour Club AIMES Award winner Grayson Masefield is a multi-world champion accordionist who has spent the past decade performing throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas with orchestras and as a soloist. Since returning to New Zealand he has formed the first quintet of its kind in Aotearoa: Aotango.

The name Aotango combines ‘ao’, meaning ‘world’ in te reo Māori, with ‘tango’ - signifying their seamless fusion of world music and tango, presented alongside an eclectic mix of styles and genres. This unique combination, including violin, piano, electric guitar and double bass, takes after the form of Argentinian composer and bandoneonist Ástor Piazzolla’s famous quintets for nuevo tango

Aotango’s members are accomplished soloists and ensemble musicians in their own right: violinist Andrew Beer (Concertmaster of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Best Classical Artist at the 2020 New Zealand Music Awards), pianist Somi Kim (NZTrio), bassist Gordon Hill (APO Section Principal) and acclaimed jazz guitarist Sam Swindells

Piazzolla broke tradition when he developed nuevo tango. In his hands, tango was no longer restricted to dance music. His compositions were influenced by jazz, klezmer, and classical forms, creating a completely new style that was extremely innovative and polarising at the time.

Aotango's inaugural concerts were presented by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra as part of their ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ initiative, with two soldout shows in Saint Heliers and Titirangi.

Their second series, ‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, through to the revolutionary works of Ástor Piazzolla. These concerts explore the development of the tango from the ports of Buenos Aires, spreading around the world and evolving into the style we know and love today.

Aotango’s ‘Century of Tango’ tour has the following shows:

• Monday 21 November, 7.30pm

- Warkworth Town Hall, Warkworth

• Tuesday 22 November, 7.30pm

- Westlake Girls High School Events Centre, Takapuna

• Friday 2 December, 7.30pm

- All Saints Anglican Church, Howick

• Saturday 3 December, 7.30pm

- Chapel of Christ the King, Hamilton

The concert on November 22nd will be held at the new Event Centre at Westlake Girls High School. A very momentous occasion with Westlake alumnus Somi Kim performing on the school's newly acquired Hamburg Steinway Model D Concert Grand!

Tickets are available online through eventfinda. For more information, please visit the website: www.aotango.com.

Aotango features violinist Andrew Beer (APO Concertmaster), pianist Somi Kim (NZTrio), world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield, double bassist Gordon Hill (APO Section Principal) and jazz guitarist Sam Swindells.

What’s Trending?

Get ready for the Christmas season and shop all the latest trends at Glenfield Mall!

Miss Polly’s Kitchen is packed with bold, unique flavours and clever takes on classic dishes. Whether you are after something fresh and new, or you’re entertaining friends and family, Miss Polly’s Kitchen has the perfect recipe for any occasion. $44.99 from Whitcoulls.

This Spring season Taylor Sport has reinvented their heritage sweater and made it with a boxier fit to maximise your comfort and freedom when moving. It’s still the cozy favourite that you’ll keep reaching for, but with an even bolder logo to match and Malibu Blue colourway. Make your own track suit with their wide range of colours from all their season drops. $85 from Stirling Sports.

Flower Motif Tulle Dress

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Enhance your outside space with our new Raumati Bean Bag Covers. Made with a stylish water-repellent fabric, this Bean Bag Cover will improve your outdoor living space. Whether you’re looking for fun colours or prints, you’ll find them here. From $159.90 from Bed Bath & Beyond.

This linen blend shirt from Just Jeans is perfect for the warmer weather. Suitable for both dress and casual occasions, this is the shirt for summer time. Pair with our chino shorts or jeans for a casual summer time look. $79.99 from Just Jeans.

Shop the Ed&I body range (exclusive to Rodney Wayne Glenfield). From a whiskey cacao dry body scrub to a part time self-tanning mousse, we’ve got your new self care routine all set to go!

Home Barista Training

Learn how to make coffee at home like a Barista! Bring your coffee machine in store and let’s make coffee together. We will fine tune the basics, focus on producing good espresso and pouring beautifully textured milk. $200 for 2 hours from Little Things.

The Balense Enzymatic Sleep Masque!

This masque infuses skin with a rich hydrating formula that is ultra-conditioning, anti-inflammatory and reju venating. Using super enzymatic action, it resurfaces and revitalises skin to improve tone and texture. $75 from The Cosmetic Clinic.

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

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Getting in shape for summer the sustainable way

By Claire Bellingham, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist

Many people approach the warmer weather with a sense of urgency about their fitness. Marketing material aims to inspire panic: is your “beach body” ready? Are you “shredded for summer”? Are you prepared for “shorts season”? If you’ve been hibernating over winter it’s tempting to sign on for an extreme regime promising maximum results in minimum time.

But too much exercise too quickly can put you into an over-trained state, moving you away from your goals rather than towards them. There are five warning signs that you’re doing too much. Number one is a drop in performance. You have less strength, endurance and co-ordination. Physical tasks you could handle effortlessly become difficult.

Number two is a drop in results. When hormones are in balance you’ll find that losing fat and gaining muscle is basically a matter of healthy diet and healthy activity. This no longer holds true when you are over-training because testosterone and cortisol get out of whack, plus you’re more likely to have strong carbohydrate cravings as your body seeks quick energy. Number three is an increase in injuries. As you train in an increasingly weakened state you’ll find yourself aggravating old injuries, creating new ones and finding odd aches and pains that just won’t go away.

Number four is an increase in illnesses. If you’re exercising in a healthy manner you will develop a strong immune system and will find you don’t get sick too often. However if you’re over-training you’ll be vulnerable to every bug floating about.

Number five is a drop in morale. That’s hardly surprising when your performance is going down, your weight is going up and you’re struggling with injuries and illnesses. You feel drained and sluggish both in and out of the gym. You start to lose motivation to exercise at all.

Being in an over-trained state can be pretty miserable. Fortunately it can be managed with five simple strategies.

Number one is to build rest days into your exercise schedule. Rest means different things for different people but most recreational exercisers need at least one full day of rest from exercise each week.

Number two is to plan a variety of exercise types and intensities. A PT can help you create an optimal schedule for your fitness level. Keep an eye on little niggles and don’t hesitate to go to the physio for some pre-hab –tackle a small problem before it grows up.

Number three is to take a close look at your diet. Make sure you are appropriately fuelled for the amount of exercise you are doing. Stay well hydrated both in and out of the gym.

Number four is sleep. Sleep is the time when the body recovers and repairs the tiny microscopic tears in the muscle fibres created from strength training. Sleep also helps regulate your appetite hormones, speeds up metabolic rate and gives you the mental energy to resist the urge to overeat.

Number five is stress management. If cortisol levels are already raised due to factors outside of the gym then exercise can compound the negative effects, slowing down metabolic rate and encouraging the body to hold tight to fat.

Fitness is an important component of health but too much of it can be a negative stress on your body. Aiming for year-round consistency is far healthier than unrealistic pressure and urgency. Target the level of exercise that moves you towards your goals while keeping you on an upward spiral of health and vitality.

Les Mills Takapuna, Rooftop Level, Shore City, Takapuna

0800 LES MILLS lesmills.co.nz clairebellingham.co.nz claire@clairebellingham.co.nz

Five tips to keep your ears happy this summer

Whether you’re heading to a music festival, tackling the garden or hitting the waves this summer, it’s important to protect your ears and hearing. Taking care of your ears and being mindful of your environment will go a long way in preventing conditions like noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), tinnitus and swimmer’s ear. Here are five tips to help avoid these issues so you can make the most of your time with friends and family this summer.

1. Use ear plugs or earmuffs at noisy events. Speakers and other sound equipment used at large events usually exceed the recommended decibel level, and can cause noise-induced hearing loss if you’re exposed for too long.

2. Wear hearing protection when using loud machinery. Noise from tools like lawnmowers, weed-whackers and hedge-trimmers can be damaging to your hearing. Wear muffs or plugs!

3. Turn down the volume. When you’re listening through headphones or earbuds, limit the volume to about 60% of the maximum setting.

4. Avoid swimmer’s ear. After swimming, tilt your head from side to side to drain any residual water and thoroughly dry your ears. Use earplugs if you are prone to infections or if water in the ear bothers you.

5. Visit us for custom-fitted hearing protection. Specialtymade or custom-fitted earplugs are an option to consider. We can recommend tried and tested brands and order filtered plugs for you. We also provide individually crafted earplugs from the exact impressions of your ears to ensure the best fit for you.

Get in touch with Teresa Burns Hearing for more information on 09 475 9849.

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

Claire Bellingham.

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

Teresa Burns.

Christmas in Milford

An epic road trip of Arizona & Utah National Parks

Zion National Park, Utah: The drive from Las Vegas to Zion National Park takes about two and half hours of easy driving on long stretches of open road. We walked the Canyon Overlook Trail which is an easy one-hour walk that takes you to an elevated view of awesome Zion Canyon.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah: We drove another one and half hours to Bryce Canyon. The Bryce amphitheatre is famous for the largest collection of hoodoos (the distinctive rock formations) in the world. Both the Garden and Navajo Loop Trails offer the best photo opportunities. It’s worth getting up for the sunrise here to watch the hoodoos start to glow orange as the sun rises.

Antelope Canyon, Arizona: We visited the Upper Antelope Canyon. There is also a lower canyon to visit if you have time. You must pre-book a tour or purchase access to this Navajo Tribal canyon. The best time of the year to visit Antelope to experience the sun pouring through the cracks in the rock is May to July when the sun is at its highest. However it was still amazing in October.

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Monument Valley, Arizona: The Navajo Nation’s Monument Valley is majestic! This great valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet and feature in multiple movie scenes. It’s possible to self-drive the Tribal Park Loop from the Monument Valley Visitor Centre; however we recommend joining a fun and informative 4WD tour to navigate the rough terrain and sand dunes.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: There is some back tracking to get to Grand Canyon, with the drive taking just under three hours. The South Rim viewpoints to stop at are Desert View Point with watchtower; Grand View Point and Moran Point before arriving at the Grand Canyon village. There are multiple options for walks, with the easy Rim walk suitable for all abilities to take in the stunning views. The long drive back to Las Vegas takes four and half hours on easy freeways; a stop at Hoover Dam is recommended.

Contact the experienced travel advisors at Shore Travel for assistance to plan your own United States road trip. Phone (09) 489 2597 or email: hello@shoretravel.co.nz

Mary Buckley from Shore Travel enjoyed a family holiday to the United States in October. The highlight of this trip was a four-day road trip from Las Vegas to Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon. Here are the highlights and tips for those planning their own trip to this beautiful part of America:

On Task Bookkeeping

On Task Bookkeeping Ltd was founded by Verena Meintjes in 2018 after realising there was a niche in the market for qualified bookkeepers to help small to medium sized businesses in New Zealand. Currently there are approximately 546,000 small businesses in New Zealand that employ 20 people or less.

Verena has more than 30 years bookkeeping experience and with her excellent customer service skills, has grown her business from strength to strength. Last year Verena engaged the services of a business growth specialist to help guide and successfully grow her business further. Susan joined On Task Bookkeeping in August 2021 as a senior bookkeeper and is a valuable member of the team. Susan also has more than 30 years bookkeeping experience, and has worked very closely with a chartered accountant as well as doing contract bookkeeping work for a range of other companies. On Task Bookkeeping Ltd are members of Institute of Certified New Zealand Bookkeepers Association, and are registered bookkeepers with IRD, as well as being Xero Certified Advisors and AML compliant.

As a company it is important to know and understand your cash

flow. Verena and Susan work in the engine room of your business, ensuring your accounts are always up to date, tax obligations are met, providing monthly reports so you always know how your business is tracking in real time. They also send friendly reminders to pay PAYE and GST before they are due. Their specialty is rescue work; if you know you are struggling and are far behind in your accounts, please give them a call!

On Task Bookkeeping currently works with a large range of companies which include several e-commerce companies, restaurants, trades, line haul truck drivers, engineers, architects, interior designers, and business associations (Silverdale and Mairangi Bay), to name a few.

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By Sharon Taylor, Chair of Takapuna North Community Trust.

Meet Takapuna North Community Trust's new Manager

Natasha has a passion for working in the community and doesn't shy away from rolling up her sleeves to dive right in. As the new manager of TNCT, she looks forward to getting out there and reconnecting with people.

From Natasha - “I believe we are all long overdue for some good old face-to-face and I’m excited to facilitate initiatives to make this happen! In my free time, I enjoy discovering the city's hidden food establishments (ask me about where to get some excellent dumplings!), and spending time with mother nature. Together with the fantastic team at the TNCT, I am committed to supporting community development programmes from Hauraki Corner to Sunnynook!”

Come and meet Natasha and her team at the AGM and hear about our latest initiatives. Our guest speaker, Natalie Allen, Director of leading consultancy, The Urban Advisory, will give a rare insight into what communities of the future could look like.

Upcoming events

We are finalising our Summer Fun Preschool Play series which starts 31st October 2022. We will be introducing some add-on activities to our outdoor preschool play. Look out for further details on the Summer Fun Preschool Play Facebook page.

AGM

The Trust Board would like to invite local residents and the business community to our AGM.

November 14th 2022. Drinks and nibbles from 5pm, formalities from 5:40pm, at the Harcourts Auction Rooms (Cnr Anzac and Hurstmere). Please RSVP for catering purposes to hanamax@live.com

Where can you find out more about what’s happening? Visit www.takapunatrust.org.nz Facebook/Instagram @takapunanorthtrust

Phone Grace (Takapuna North Events Coordinator) on 486 2098 or email office@takapunatrust.org.nz

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Free lunchtime workshops in Takapuna (and on Zoom)

By Simon Ritchie, Marketing & Communications Lead Simon Ritchie.

for the Charity Amendment Bill and the Incorporated Societies Act

Come along to these two FREE workshops to find out about these two significant pieces of legislation and learn at the same time about how to write a submission.

November 2nd: The Charities Amendment Bill: Find out about this Bill and how to write a submission.

This Bill is now before the Select Committee with submissions closing November 10th. The Bill aims to modernise the charities sector by increasing transparency, improving access to justice services and reducing the red tape that smaller charities face. It will require changes to charity reporting, compliance and governance. Join us November 2nd from 12.30-2pm at the Mary Thomas Centre in Takapuna (or via Zoom) to learn more about the amendments and how to make your submission. RSVP to Simon at simon@ancad.org.nz

November 9th: The Incorporated Societies Act: Have your say MBIE is consulting on the next steps in implementing the new framework for incorporated societies and those who run them, as set out in the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is now asking for feedback on proposed regulations to support the new regime to function effectively. Join us in person or via Zoom on November 9th at 12.30pm to 2pm to learn about the changes and how to effectively provide your feedback. RSVP to Simon on simon@ancad.org.nz. To register for either of these workshops, please visit www.ancad.org.nz/events

November 24th: NETWORK MEETING

You are invited to join us for ANCAD’s November Community Network meeting on November 24th from 12 - 2.30pm. The first speaker will be Heidi Quinn from Volunteering New Zealand. She will talk on The State of Volunteering 2022 Report. Following Heidi's talk, we will hear from Tracey Swanberg QSM on the work of the North Shore Women's Centre.

This will be the last network meeting of the year and we will be taking the opportunity to collect donations of Christmas gifts for wahine and tamariki to be distributed by the North Shore Women's Centre. If you are donating a gift, please provide them unwrapped.

Following the speakers, there will be the opportunity to introduce yourselves and share what is going on with you and your group's work and to raise any community issues. A light lunch will be provided.

RSVP to Sarah: sarah@ancad.org.nz by Tuesday 25th October (please advise of any dietary requirements).

On Thursday 6th October, ANCAD supported the inaugural Shore Pacific Networking event at Massey University. It was wonderful to connect with so many amazing people doing fantastic work in and for their communities. Fa’afetai lava (Thank you) to everyone involved, particularly to Ruby, Asenati, Pale, Melvin and Clark for your mahi on bringing Shore Pacific to life.

For more about what ANCAD is doing and how we can help, visit www.ancad.org.nz facebook @ancad.org.nz instagram ancadinc LiiFT Aotearoa www.LiiFT.nz Phone us on 0800 426 223 or email info@ancad.org.nz

Sharon Taylor.

Natasha Geo, Trust Manager.

Come and meet Natasha and her team at the AGM and hear about our latest initiatives.

On 6 October ANCAD supported the inaugural Shore Pacific Networking event at Massey University.

Like a piece of fine furniture

The kitchen is a vital part of any home, not simply in terms of how it functions but also in setting the tone for the décor of the rest of the house. That's why it is essential to bring a kitchen designer on board right at the beginning of your design journey – and also choose a kitchen company that can offer the total package, both design-and-manufacture.

This contemporary kitchen played an integral role in the renovation of a 1950s home, says Michelle Gillbanks, one of the three qualified kitchen designers who work at Kitchens By Design. Michelle was heavily involved with the architect and client from the outset to ensure their vision was followed through the entire renovation.

"My client and his architect had a very clear idea of what they wanted right from the beginning," says Michelle. "They were very hands-on and drew up sketches of what they wanted. I worked with them to help realise the vision and establish a material palette that would integrate well with the rest of the home.”

The brief was for clean, elegant lines with a functional layout and uncluttered surfaces. Essential to the whole scheme was for a 'furniture look' to balance and blend in with the clients’ surrounding open-plan living space.

“For the back walls of the kitchen, we decided on a dark finish with lighter tones on the island to connect it with the underlying theme of the rest of their new interior spaces,” says the designer. “A combination of stained, brushed veneer and plain painted surfaces were used for cabinet finishes, along with a polished-stone feature island. Both provide a tactile experience and visual engagement.”

The island was designed to look like a piece of furniture rather than a workspace. To give the illusion of a single, floating block of stone, Dekton Khalo was used for the island's top and three sides, along with mirror toe-kicks

As the design of the kitchen progressed, Michelle was asked to design built-in cabinetry for the home, which included the bathrooms, laundry and wardrobes. “This is not unusual,” says Michelle. "We are often asked to work on other parts of their home – particularly the bathrooms and laundry areas, where the same style cabinetry is needed for that integrated look.”

If you're looking for a new kitchen, please call (09) 379 3084 to make an appointment with one of our designers at Kitchens By Design's showroom, located at 3 Byron Ave in Takapuna. For inspiration, take a look at some fabulous projects at www.kitchensbydesign.co.nz

Robbie O'Donnell

– Fostering a winning culture

By Heather Barker Vermeer

Allowing people the freedom to be themselves, while enabling them to feel they belong is a priority for Robbie O’Donnell, on and off the field. The Auckland Aces captain and 2021/22 Auckland Cricket Association Cricketer of the Year has grown ever more conscious of creating a culture that works for the collective and enables individuals to shine, since his Covid-era crossover from cricket into business. The prolific run scorer is hoping to bring this ‘real world’ knowledge to the field and trophies to Auckland Cricket’s cabinet this season.

Born in Kimberley, South Africa, Robert O’Donnell and his brother, William, were rarely far from a cricket field in their early years. Their dad Mark, a West Coast Kiwi, was a cricket coach based at the revered ‘Bullring’ Wanderers Stadium test ground after meeting his wife-to-be Riana, whilst touring South Africa as a player and coach.

Robbie says, “We found ourselves in some pretty fortunate positions as kids; getting to hang around the changing rooms, driving the drink cart around the outfield, hitting balls around and meeting some of the top players, all while getting to spend time with Dad.”

When Mark got a job as Head Coach at Auckland Cricket in 2000, Robbie was seven years old and his brother Will, four. The family moved to Browns Bay then Torbay, the boys going to Murrays Bay Primary and Intermediate, before Westlake Boys, where both shone in the school’s 1st XI.

The family made Takapuna District Cricket Club their local. Robbie says the club has been an important part of their lives, beyond cricket.

“Takapuna Cricket Club, and Takapuna in general, has a big community of people that all get behind each other. The club welcomes everyone from all walks of life and some of my best mates play there. There’s a real community. Some of the older, former players play golf together now. I think that’s great.”

Five of the current Auckland Aces contracted players are TDCC players, Robbie is pleased to report. “That’s a pretty impressive testament to the club.”

Moving through the premier side at Takapuna into the Auckland Aces, Robbie has established himself as one of Auckland’s most accomplished batsmen. Last season he achieved career-best figures across all formats and led the Auckland Aces to victory in the Plunket Shield, personally scoring 539 runs across the competition, including two centuries.

In September, the top order right-hander stepped up to international honours, representing New Zealand A on a tour of India and co-captaining the side.

Robbie O'Donnell batting for Auckland in the Plunket Shield.

Robbie O'Donnell in action for the Auckland Aces.

Robbie O'Donnell batting for Takapuna in Auckland club cricket.

Robbie and Brother Will after a daysfishing off Takapuna.

“That was an unbelievable experience,” he beams. “Usually, preseason, we’d be in the nets here in Auckland, but there we were in Chennai and Bangalore. It was unreal. It felt so good to get back on the park after winter, especially in these amazing places.”

Successful cricketing careers are hard earned over many years but, on top of the recent India tour, there are several standout moments along the way. Many of Robbie’s are of shared success.

“I was batting with Will when he scored his first-class 100 in the Plunket Shield. Being out in the middle for that was pretty special,” he smiles. “And I’d scored a century the day before. Another highlight was being captain on Will’s Auckland debut. Before the game, Dad presented us with our caps. That was quite a moment for us all.”

Siblings navigating sport side-by-side has been less the cause of friction, more a fuel for their fires, Robbie feels. “We’re both super competitive,” he says. “That can make for diamonds or razor blades!

“We’ve definitely helped each other and challenged one another to get better along the way. Every time one of us succeeds, it’s a time for us to celebrate that as a family. That success then pushes us to improve as individuals and challenges us to rise to the next level.

Robbie and his partner of six years, Lucy, bought their first home in 2020. Choosing to stay on the Shore, the pair are enjoying living in Glenfield with their 40kg+ rescue dog, Barney.

“Yep, we’ve got our own house and a dog now,” he smiles. “So, we’ve managed to tick off a couple life goals for sure.”

Focus now turns to the field for Robbie, who leads Auckland Aces into a Plunket Shield pairing with Otago Volts in mid-October. Embarking on his preferred longer format of the game is the ideal start to the summer for Auckland’s reigning Cricketer of the Year.

“The excitement’s building,” he says, every inch of his face echoing his words. “Physically and mentally, I’m ready. Everything is fitting into place. I’m super pumped!”

“We hold each other to very high standards and I think that’s one of the reasons we do what we do.”

What else Robbie also does now is work in recruitment. He joined Infinitas during the upheavals of Covid lockdowns, putting to use the business degree he gained through part-time study with Massey University over a period of six years.

“It’s all a bit more ‘real world’, that’s for sure! Catching a bus to work and being in an office is totally different to driving to training at Eden Park,” he says.

“For me, the ‘real world’ has been living and breathing cricket for years. And while I want to continue doing that as long as I can, a playing career usually only lasts until your mid-to-late 30s, maybe 40. I felt it was important for me to have some other ‘real-world’ experience behind me.”

In the office, as on the field, Robbie likes to foster an enjoyable and supportive team culture. “Whether it’s bringing apples into the office, to encourage everyone to do a healthy eating day or heading out with the team for a Friday after-work drink, I think it’s important to bring people together. It’s important to celebrate people’s success and the success of the team.

“All the time I’ve spent in sport has put me in a pretty good space to embrace that team culture in business. I want to help others as much as possible, but also learn as much as I can too.”

With one eye on the season’s silverware, Robbie is also mindful of adopting the perspective of a wider lens. “We’re chomping at the bit to get out there and chase down a couple more trophies this season. The biggest thing is to try to put ourselves in scenarios where we can keep winning games.

“But you don’t want to be purely results orientated, though, because in doing that, you can really find yourself riding that harsh rollercoaster of sport and that can set you up to fail.”

In a rare show of personal ambition, Robbie admits to what he sees as the pinnacle of pleasure in the sport. Singling out Black Caps batsmen Devon Conway and Kane Williamson as his dream batting partners, besides his brother, he (low-key) mentions. “I would love to be able to pull on a black jersey. It’s got to be the most fun there is to be had in cricket, I reckon, playing for your country.”

Pulling the lens back to the present, he points at what’s most pressing ahead of the Aces’ season opener. “Cricket is a team sport. And that means it’s important to understand the people who are in your team.

“As a captain, it’s important to challenge people and push people, but also provide a place where they can feel safe and can play and be themselves. When they’re in that space, they’ll perform at their best and they’ll challenge each other to keep improving.”

Just like with brothers and business colleagues, then. Batters and bowlers have their specific roles to play but, key for Robbie is that they all ultimately share responsibility for enriching their team.

Moving through the premier side at Takapuna into the Auckland Aces, Robbie has established himself as one of Auckland’s most accomplished batsmen.

An artistic impression of Robbie and his cricketing brother Will.

Robbie O'Donnell batting for New Zealand in a one dayer.

Robbie O'Donnell batting for the New Zealand A side.

Robbie O'Donnell, Auckland cricketer of the year for 2021/22.

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

Positivity remains a challenge

The opening of our borders and the removal of most restrictions relating to the pandemic have been a welcome relief for most people as we enjoy greater freedoms heading towards what we all hope will be an excellent summer. These positive changes, while signalling a return to pre-pandemic normality, are somewhat stifled by the ongoing struggles that many businesses and households are facing just to make ends meet.

The people controlling the purse strings, whether in a business or home, are having to restrict their spending on anything other than the absolute essentials, with any opportunities to enjoy some discretionary spending being very limited or non-existent.

The ‘cost of living crisis’ which we are all too aware of and which will be with us for quite some time, continues to worsen according to the latest figures released. Inflation remains high at 7.2% and food prices have risen by 8.3% compared to the same time last year, a 13year high! Added to this, the Reserve Bank has continued to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) significantly, resulting in higher interest rates for us all. Unfortunately, there are steeper increases predicted in the OCR in the short-term, as a result of the current level of inflation being much worse than predicted due to the measures used to bring inflation under control failing to have the desired effect.

Inflation remains high at 7.2% and food prices have risen by 8.3% compared to the same time last year…

Some businesses are still grappling with a serious shortage of people willing and able to fill vacancies, which along with the inability of the supply chain to keep up with the demand for goods, has resulted in many being unable to operate at economically effective levels across a number of different sectors. The harsh and frustrating reality for numerous businesses is that there is demand which they can’t fill or benefit from through no fault of their own.

Given these significant challenges which are likely to show little or no signs of improvement over the next six to 12 months, my question is, how much more can people take? There is of course no simple answer as people's individual circumstances will shape their ability to cope. What is certain, though, is that the cracks are beginning to show in a growing number of businesses and households.

Unfortunately for most of us, the issues I’ve highlighted remain to a large extent out of our control, which makes the situation even more frustrating. Ongoing financial prudence is going to be required to give many businesses and households their best chance of survival, as budgets continue to be squeezed ever harder. I sincerely hope that you can weather the storm and enjoy a happy and positive future as you navigate your way through these difficult times.

Finally, please continue to support your local businesses by buying local and utilising locally available services.

https://businessnh.org.nz/ Phone: 09 968 2222, Mobile: 027 479 9563, Email: kevin@businessnh.org.nz

From the Peninsula

A helicopter hovers overhead, as I write, filming the start of yet another ‘Coastal Classic’ yacht race to Russell. I trust that it was a safe but challenging event for all concerned.

Congratulations to: George Wood, Toni Van Tonder, Terence Harpur, Melissa Powell, Peter Allen, and Gavin Busch on their election to Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. The Trust team wishes them all well for their term in office, and looks forward to our continuing partnership supporting the peninsula community.

Congratulations to: George Wood, Toni Van Tonder, Terence Harpur, Melissa Powell, Peter Allen, and Gavin Busch…

Starting soon – Our Raumati/Summer Fun Tamariki Play sessions – Tuesdays at Windsor Reserve, and Thursdays at the Belmont Rose Gardens – are a wonderful opportunity for parents and children to share play activities, and to meet others. Some coffee groups use these play sessions as their meet-up time. On fine summer mornings, these sessions are pretty special. There is no cost. Team up, come along.

Remembrance Day – Stephen Millham, Manager at the Devonport RSA, advises that there will be a Remembrance Day parade from the RSA to the Cenotaph on November 13th, starting at 10.45am, with a small ceremony from 11am outside the Devonport Library.

North Shore Croquet Club – Twilight Croquet starts 5th October at 5.45pm (then first and third Wednesday of each month over summertime).

This is an enjoyable opportunity, and a great game, for peninsula residents - a fun way to introduce yourself to croquet and it gives everyone the chance to play with different teams. It also allows new players to mix with others of different skill levels and just have FUN. Games are followed by a BBQ supper – $10 per non-member. For more information please visit www.northshorecroquet.co.nz

Appreciation – The Trust is grateful to Lorena O’Connor and Rory Diver, of PMGFunds, who have offered to sponsor the Devonport Senior Forum End of Year Luncheon. These small measures of support from people who live in the Peninsula Community help us considerably.

For information about the events and activities happening on the peninsula, don’t forget that you can go to www.devonportpeninsulatrust.nz, and view (and possibly subscribe to) our e-news.

Support for the work of the Trust – The Trust is keen to grow its support for peninsula initiatives. If you are able to offer support to enable the Trust to extend its work with this community, please email me – nigelbioletti@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

If you wish to make contact with me, please email nigelbioletti@devonportpeninsulatrust.nz

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

Nigel Bioletti.

Kevin O’Leary.

By Katherine Downs Devonport Business Improvement District Manager

Puttin’ on the Ritz in Devonport

In perfect harmony, sensational vintage trio The Madeleines set the glam tone opening Fashion on the Wharf with ‘Puttin On The Ritz’ on October 20th. Transformed for the night, Devonport ferry terminal was the venue for our Devonport Business Association event showcasing the stylish, head-to-toe fashions of Devonport's fashion retailers.

By Justine Kinsella, Marketing & Activations Manager

Devonport Community House

We're on a roll and it's not slowing down for Christmas yet! Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for all updates.

Active Ageing: We're delighted to have a new Active Ageing class at the House on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:15am. A fun and enjoyable 45 minute class to work on flexibility, mobility, coordination and strength. Exercises can be tailored to suit your needs if required. $5 cash per class, no bookings required!

Proudly presented by Harcourts Cooper & Co and hosted by MC Shane Cortese, the evening truly saw our village come together. Twenty-four Devonport Business Association member businesses collaborated to create an exhilarating night of fashion and fun. Our 32 models, all local, looked incredible in products from Annah Stretton, ECHO Designer Boutique, Yarntons for Men, Yarntons for Women, Sills & Co, Devonport Hospice Shop, Blue Illusion, Cosi Fan Tutte, Devonport Flowers and Devonport Optometrists. Volunteer backstage helpers, including a student team of makeup artists and hair stylists from Cut Above Academy, generously gave their time

Devonport Library Run: Using our House van, we're starting up a Devonport Library run! We'll pick you up from your home, take you to the library for a helpful information session, access to the general library services and tea or coffee before taking you back home again.. Thursdays 1:30-3pm. $2 donation. Call the office for enquiries or to book your spot - (09) 445 3068.

The Devonport Repair Café is BACK! We're welcoming back the Devonport Repair Café to the House, happening once a month. Check their Facebook page for details - www.facebook.com/ DevonportRepairCafe

$10,000 was raised for Breast Cancer Cure from a live auction that included luxury products from Devonport Flowers, Vic Road Wine Bar & Cellar, Miller Road Fragrance Studio, Devonport Optometrists, Flagstaff Gallery and Tam Dental Group. The audience was treated to bubbles and canapés from Devon on the Wharf and a gift bag brimming with goodies. The atmosphere was electric, and a fantastic, festive and fun time was had by the hundreds who attended.

Devonport is YOUR seaside escape www.devonport.co.nz

Have little ones? Don't forget our Bells & Whistles playgroup! Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30am. Join us for some fun! Tea & coffee provided. $2 entry.

Devonport Community House 32 Clarence Street, Devonport Phone: (09) 445 3068 Email: info@devonportcomhouse.co.nz Web: www.devonportcomhouse.com Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm

Justine Kinsella.

Katherine Downs.

Kristin students raise more than $4,600 for Starship!

During Term 3 Kristin Middle and Senior School students laced up their trainers in memory of past student Peter Troake and to raise money for Starship Children's Hospital.

Kristin’s annual Run for Starship celebrates the life of former Prefect Peter Troake, who sadly passed away in 2017, while also raising much needed funds for Starship.

The run involves each student completing as many one-kilometre laps as possible over a period of two hours, with friends and family sponsoring students for each lap they complete.

Organised by the Peter Troake Alliance team of students, more than 20 students took part this year. They ran an astonishing 272 laps, raising more than $4,600 for Starship from their efforts.

Middle School Assistant Principal Mark Haslam says: “Once again, we are hugely impressed with the commitment and dedication of students in organising and taking part in the run. I know that the Peter Troake Alliance team was thrilled to be able to hand over a record amount to Starship and in doing so, they are continuing Peter's legacy of altruistic service leadership.”

Kristin student attends New Zealand Model United Nations Conference

New Zealand Model United Nations (NZMUN) is UN Youth's flagship Model UN conference. The event offers four days of thrilling debate, engaging guest speakers and an all round inspiring experience. I was fortunate to attend the 2022 NZMUN Conference at Victoria University in Wellington earlier this year.

The conference is open to New Zealand students from Year 9 to Year 13 and replicates the UN General Assembly to discuss global issues and propose amendments to resolutions. There were engaging debates, inspiring guest speakers (such as Hon Phil Twyford), regional

dinners and even a phenomenal gala!

I had the privilege of being a press delegate, which meant that instead of being assigned a country, I was assigned a news outlet; I was The Daily Telegraph. Being a press delegate meant I sat in whichever committee session I liked and interviewed delegates, took notes and asked plenty of questions. Then I used my findings to produce articles to include in the daily NZMUN Briefing Paper. My favourite committee was the Security Council, which was discussing journalists' rights and protection.

Attending NZMUN allowed me to establish a network of strongminded friends across the country who share similar beliefs to me. NZMUN 2022 was an amazing experience and I will be sure to attend it again next year!

Written by Imogen Forrester (Year 9)

Kristin students getting ready to run for Starship.

Kristin Year 9 Student Imogen Forrester at the attends NZ Model United Nations Conference.

Kristin celebrates an amazing year of sport

Kristin celebrated a fantastic year at the school’s annual Sports Awards 2022

The awards are a chance to recognise students who have made an outstanding contribution to sport throughout the year.

Year 13 student Finn Burridge took home the major award, the Firth Cup for Overall Sportsperson of the Year, as well as the Marge Scott Cup for Outstanding Leadership in Sport and the Sportsman of the Year Award.

Finn has had an exceptional year, being selected to represent New Zealand in both tennis and hockey. At Kristin, Finn is captain of both the first hockey and tennis teams as well as the Year 13 Cross Country Champion. He also placed third at the New Zealand Athletic Championships in the U18 javelin and he is the Auckland Secondary Schools U18 Javelin Champion.

Year 13 student and alpine ski racer Mikayla Smyth was awarded Sportswoman of the Year. This year Mikayla was selected for the Senior New Zealand team following outstanding performances this winter against top international competition. She had a number of top 10 finishes in her specialist event, the slalom. Earlier in the year, Mikayla also competed at the World Youth Championships in Canada, representing New Zealand as the only female athlete on the team.

Overall, more than 90 students were recognised at the awards for their sporting successes.

Kristin alumnus, New Zealand pole vault champion and twotime New Zealand Commonwealth Games representative Olivia McTaggart was the guest speaker. She gave an inspiring address which captivated the audience, and presented the national awards to our Kristin students.

Kristin Director of Sport Rob Taylor says: “Congratulations to all the winners and those who have trained incredibly hard and faced some tough challenges representing Kristin and New Zealand this year. There have been so many outstanding achievements and Kristin is exceptionally proud of you.”

Congratulations to the Kristin School students who have been selected to represent New Zealand or have won New Zealand titles during 2022.

National and International Achievements

Athletics Maya Grundy: NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Association Team selection and the NZ U18 Girls Pole Vault Champion

Pippa Plummer: NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Association Team selection

Cheerleading Allie Johnstone: NZ Team selection U18 and NZ Team selection Open Women for Cheerleading World Championships

Equestrian Bridie Quigley: NZ Talent ID Team selection

Fencing Kester Chiu: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Championships

Azaria Eddy: NZ Team selection to the Commonwealth Championships

Bryan Hua: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions

Eric Yan: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions

Leo Zhou: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions and NZ Team selection to the Commonwealth Championships

Hockey Finn Burridge: NZ U18 and NZ U21 squad selection

Karate Daichi Iizuka: Karate NZ Team Oceania Championships and NZ Team World Championships

Leo Li: NZ Team Oceania Championships

Snowsports Michaela Bridgens: Overall NZ U14 Freestyle Champion

Michol Hinton: Overall NZ National Women’s Champion, Overall NZ Under 21 National Champion, NZ National Super G champion, and NZ Under 21 National Super G Champion

Mikayla Smyth: NZ Team World Youth Championships, NZ U18 Champion, NZ Development Squad and NZ Open Women's Team selection

Swimming

Vanessa Burmeister: NZ Artistic Swim Team selection, FINA World Championships

Rebecca Wilkins: NZ Team Pan Pacific Championships

Tennis Finn Burridge: Tennis NZ Oceania Team selection

Trampoline Jake Macken: NZ Team Trampoline World Championships

Yachting Arthur Rebbeck: NZ Optimist Team World Championship

Finn Burridge and Mikayla Smyth.

Scope of students’ learning goes beyond the classroom

With the return to a bit more normalcy that 2022 has brought, Rangitoto College has once more been able to go beyond the confines of the campus to deliver real world educational opportunities to our students across a number of subject areas.

In the Science Department, students in Biology were able to visit Auckland Zoo and Tiritiri Matangi Scientific Reserve to study the animals each holds and to see conservation efforts in action. The Auckland Zoo trip was particularly useful in helping students to understand how mammals are consumers. Students were given a seminar provided by Auckland Zoo staff—where they had their knowledge of mammals extended and enhanced in preparation for their examinations. In addition to this, 200 Year 13 Physics students travelled to Rainbow’s End to witness first-hand the forces and motions studied in the Level 3 Physics mechanics standards.

In the Technology Department, Textiles students were able to travel down to Wellington to attend the World of WearableArt show, Te Papa, and Weta Workshop. Through this visit, students were able to broaden their understanding of design and build new skills in bringing visions to life.

Social Science students from across History, Geography, Art History, and Tourism were able to get back out into real-life contextual learning through visits to Auckland Museum, to look at New Zealand’s involvement in World War Two, Auckland Art Gallery, to see genuine works of renaissance art and to examine religious art and iconography, and visits to the School of Tourism, Rocket Ropes, and Tree Adventures, to build an understanding of how tourism industries actually operate. The Geography students were particularly thankful to be able to get back to their fieldwork, looking at the tourism industry of Rotorua, examining

the volcanic cone of Rangitoto Island, and plotting the hypothetical course of a volcano should it erupt in the Wairau Valley.

The English Department took senior extension and IB students along to the Auckland Writers Festival for the first time since 2019. This was a great experience for these students who were able to hear from a range of New Zealand and international authors, thanks to the hybrid of online and in-person interaction. This setup allowed the students to hear from and ask questions of authors sitting in their homes in London in the middle of the night. Many students were inspired in their own writing journeys from this trip.

The Performing Arts Department also had a number of class trips in addition to the wide array of co-curricular activities that students in these classes participate in. Drama students were immersed in the theatre through performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Dawn Raids. Dawn Raids was an eye-opening piece created by Auckland Theatre Company and Pacific Underground that focuses on the experiences of those in the dawn raids of the early 1970s. Students were spell-bound by both of these plays. Dance students were treated to a Royal New Zealand Ballet production of Cinderella. This production, choreographed by Loughlan Prior, brought a twist of modernity to this classical piece that was inspirational for our students in their own journeys through dance and choreography. In addition, Music students were able to attend the Discovery Concert by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, where their music curriculum was laid out before their ears in a tailor-made concert focusing on developing student understanding. The works of Grieg, Mendelsohn, and others were brought to life for the students alongside anecdotes and important information that can

Drama Company presents Macbeth

“For our recent major production, we performed Macbeth with two casts—junior and senior. It was exhilarating watching everything come together in the auditorium after a short six weeks of preparation and we all loved the special effects. Everyone pulled their weight and the result was a set of spectacularly eerie plays that I’m sure the audiences loved almost as much as we did. Drama Company is a troupe of slightly over-the-top kids who are eternally grateful to Mrs Spencer-Bates and Mrs Hunt for doing their best to rein us in and help us put on amazing shows for all.”

Damon Malhotra, Year 10

Rangitoto College dominates in the world of dance

This year we took 65 of our extra-curricular dancers to the Dance NZ Made regional competition held at the Trusts Arena. This included students in Hip Hop Mega Crew, Ballet Troupe, Magnum Troupe, and Magnum Company. We also had dancers entered in the solo performance division, where they achieved fantastic success and were invited to compete at the Nationals event.

Results

• Magnum Junior Troupe - 1st place in Year 9-10 division

• Magnum Senior Troupe - 1st place in Year 11-13 division and 2nd runnerup overall

• Magnum Combined Troupe - overall winner of the competition

We also had dancers entered in the solo performance division, where they achieved fantastic success and were invited to compete at the Nationals Event.

Results

• Year 9 division - 1st place Alicia Zhou

• Year 10 division - 1st place Jorja Boese

• Year 11 division - 1st place Summer Hawkins, 2nd place Melody Ullrich

• Year 12 division - 1st place Kiera Hawkins

• Year 13 division - 1st place Amelia Ullrich

Breakfast proved a great start to the day

It was an early start for some of our students on Wednesday 28th September, as they proudly brought their dads along to Westlake's inaugural Father and Daughter Breakfast.

More than 360 people packed the Event Centre, and were greeted at the door by some of our rowing squad members (who organised the event) and talented pianists Hana Tani and Tara Yoo.

A balloon and flower arch, along with Westlake's media wall, provided back-drops for photos before guests took their seats downstairs for coffee and breakfast cups of muesli, yoghurt and fruit compote. After a welcome by Deputy Principal Nicky Whitham-Blackwell, breakfast –cinnamon scrolls, corn fritters with bacon, mini croissants and bacon & egg pie –was served by more of our fabulous rowers.

Principal Jane Stanley then spoke on the vital role dads play in their daughter's academic achievements, citing research from the Institute for Family Studies which showed that daughters whose fathers are actively engaged in promoting academic or athletic achievements, and encouraging self-reliance and assertiveness, are more likely to graduate from university, and enter higher paying, more demanding jobs that have been traditionally held by males. She said the research also found that there is an increasing number of young women who are working in the same field as their fathers, which researchers attribute to society’s changing gender roles, but also to daughters receiving more mentoring from their dads.

Our guest speaker for the event was alumna Andrea Nelson who is CEO of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. She shared stories from her time at Westlake, along with insights from her sports career

journey – which was something of a surprise to her as she wasn't into sports when she was at high school. She encouraged dads to support their daughters into sports careers.

Our final speech was by our incredible Head Prefect Ivy Mitchell who shared some hilarious stories about her dad.

We want to pass on a huge thank you to our rowing squads and their amazing families who made the breakfast happen. Your organisational skills were next-level and your attention to detail made the breakfast an exceptional event.

Westlake makes historic win

On Saturday 8th October, the 2022 Premier Basketball team became the first Westlake Girls team to win the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship and only the third Auckland school to win it since Avondale College in 2004.

Heading south to Palmerston North, the team was unbeaten and fired up with the Auckland Championship and Northern Zone 1 Champs titles which they had won a month earlier. They were ready to start the way they meant to finish.

Making their way through each opposition with military precision, the Westlake team raked up scores like 92-26, 100-36, 84-56 and 9947 in the preliminary rounds against Cashmere, Sacred Heart, Takapuna and Kaiapoi respectively before decimating Napier Girls, 131-54.

The quarterfinal required Westlake to go up yet another level, if they were to unravel the four-time national champion, St Peters, and they did. Stopping the Waikato school from making their first semi-

Mackenzie Chatfield.

Andrea Nelson.

Te Kāhui Ako o Pupuke STEAM Power-ed Community Event

The Te Kāhui Ako o Pupuke STEAM PowerED Community Event took place recently at the WGHS Event Centre. The event involved the participation of 70 tamariki from our five primary and two intermediate schools (Sunnybrae Normal School, Forrest Hill School, Sunnynook Primary, Milford School, Takapuna Primary, Takapuna Normal Intermediate School, and Wairau Intermediate).

There is significant research highlighting an under-representation of Māori and Pasifika students, and girls undertaking further studies in STEAM and leading to careers in these fields.

The Westlake Girls STEAM students, STEAM alumna and Westlake Boys students led the hands-on workshops. The mission “Journey to Mars” focused on Mātauranga Māori, through pūrakau (storytelling), with a futuristic twist. The storyline was around Māui being a great STEAM pioneer and his whānau, grandmothers, Mahuika, the great goddess or atua of fire, and Murirangiwhenua, a wise woman with the jawbones of knowledge, and the important part they played in empowering Māui to become a great STEAM pioneer while learning about the different STEAM skills such as collaboration and problem solving and STEAM careers.

All 70 crew members were required to collaborate and solve several STEAM challenges while on board their spaceship on their way to Mars. Students were required to use their STEAM knowledge and skills developed in the STEAM programme and further consolidate on this, while being a positive role model for our younger tamariki.

To better understand the impact this event might have, we partnered with Professor Kathryn MacCallum from the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (UC) to carry out a short evaluation. The purpose of this study was to better understand learners’ experiences and perceptions of STEAM, especially science and technology careers and to determine the impact of the event as well as inform on future planning.

final in 12 years, Westlake won 83-47. Into the semi-finals, they met familiar foe, Whangarei Girls, and the rugged match-up was filled with delays and interesting refereeing calls. The tense game pushed Westlake, with Izzy Pugh being fouled out of the game, but Westlake pulled away in the fourth quarter to eventually win by 23 points, 95-72.

The final was a north versus south affair with Westlake facing St Andrews from Christchurch, a team which had delivered similar blows to their opposition on the other side of the draw. Westlake’s polished start of 15-3 after five minutes went unanswered and they extended their lead to 31-14 by the end of the break. Westlake went from strength to strength with the speedsters on court, captain Mackenzie Chatfield, Amy Pateman and Holly Williams, entertaining the crowd with sublime passes to players who rewarded the dynamic assists with superb drives to the boards.

Coach Bronwen Davidson and Assistant Coach Nela Fotu implemented well-crafted plays on both attack and defence that took the team to 49-38 at half time and then 76-51 by the end of the third quarter.

There was nothing nerve-wracking about the team’s performance in the fourth quarter, as Chatfield and Pateman continued to flummox the opposition with outstanding feeds to players like Izzy Pugh and Rebecca

Moors who finished each play. Then with just two minutes to play and the smell of silverware in the air, Coach Davidson retired her old guard and brought on the young ones who finished the game 99-66.

Congratulations to Mackenzie Chatfield who was named as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and to Izzy Pugh and Amy Pateman who made the tournament team with Chatfield.

Final Score: • Q1 31-14 • Q2 49-38 • Q3 76-51 • Q4 99-66

The Westlake Girls STEAM students.

Premier Basketball team.

Father Son Breakfast returns

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, our doors opened for the Father and Son breakfast at 6.30am on Thursday 8th September, which happened to coincide with the most spectacular sunrise to welcome our guests. It was wonderful to finally host our dads, students and special guests given this event had been cancelled these past two years.

We were honoured to have guest speaker, and Westlaker, Mr Bruce Pilbrow join us from the Spirit of Adventure Trust. Bruce is currently the CEO of Spirit of Adventure, and he delivered an insightful talk after everyone had enjoyed a breakfast to sustain even the keenest appetite.

Bruce began his presentation talking about how perception can shape our lives, and how, by learning to focus our energy on the positive

aspects of a situation, we can experience better outcomes. He then spoke about the benefits of being vulnerable and how we can use our vulnerability as a source to grow from and to live productively. He explained how important it is to ‘stand in your truth’ – own who we are as individuals, and to live our lives with mana and purpose. He spoke about the benefits of risk-taking on the journey of self-discovery as well as being courageous, and replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity.

The breakfast was the perfect occasion for students, fathers, grandfathers, and male role models to spend time together, enjoying the pleasure of face-to-face conversations once again. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and we look forward to next time.

Premier debaters take out the Auckland champs

Westlake had a return to strength this year in the Auckland Premier Advanced debating league. Our prem team comprising Hunter Haynes, Michael Peng and Cooper Beale were undefeated in the Auckland Seasonals and Auckland Regionals tournaments, the latter of which is the largest secondary school debating tournament in the country, and they had an excellent showing in the main Premier Advanced grade, winning the tournament last month.

Their final debate was against Diocesan in front of a large audience at Westlake Boys. The moot was:

Assuming that it were possible, that we would allow people to irreversibly trade in years of their life to enhance their skills, traits or appearance

The team argued in the negative and won. Michael received a best speaker award and Hunter received awards for Best Speaker in Auckland 2022, Best Speaker of the Auckland Regionals Tournament, and Best Speaker of the Auckland Grand final.

Hunter Haynes, team member and Deputy Head Boy, says, “After two years of on-off online debating and shaky showings by the Westlake side, it's been satisfying to see Westlake return to strength,

particularly in my final year. I'm honoured and privileged to have been named the Best Speaker in all three of these tournaments this year, but even more proud of the memories and experiences I've created with my teammates Michael Peng and Cooper Beale. I'm more than confident that Westlake will continue to display strong performances into the future, especially under the guidance of Ms Arbuthnot, who has shown unwavering support and mentorship over the years which I'm sure all the boys are appreciative of.”

Guest speaker Bruce Pilbrow.

Auckland Champion Debaters Michael Peng, Hunter Haynes and Cooper Beale.

We love seeing our students enjoying time with their dads, grandads and male role models.

Openground 2022

The Openground programme at Westlake Boys High School has almost finished its first year and what a year it has been!

The Year 13 business incubator has been home to 20 young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs working closely with the director and their mentors to get their businesses up and running. Overall, this has been incredibly successful. The time and knowledge the mentors have given to these students has been a wonderful asset to the programme, and we are very grateful for their support.

We have also been supported by a large group of amazing guest speakers who helped deliver the content required for our students to be successful. Some were alumni of Westlake keen to give back, while others were just keen to support what we are doing. We are all grateful for the time they took out of their busy schedules to either come and present in person, or via zoom from around the world, to impart some of their expert knowledge.

The first term we worked through goal setting, entrepreneurial purpose and the role of the entrepreneur as well as the process of ideation, developing a lean canvas, market research, and some early market validation and business planning, while also completing the Startup NZ Entrepreneurs Programme. This programme was developed by Westlake alumnus Richard Liew. We are very grateful for his support and for supporting us to use his programme.

Term 2 was an opportunity for all our young entrepreneurs to deliver their first pitch to a ‘dragons’ den’. Some were lucky enough to be pitching for start-up funding while others were pitching for feedback from the expert panel. An amazing day! Some dragons were tougher than others, but all the students delivered their pitches with confidence and were able to tackle the Q and A session with relative ease. Two start-ups were offered investment which comes generously from our Westlake Foundation Board. Without their vision and ongoing support this programme wouldn’t exist.

Term 3 saw many businesses going to market, along with the completion of marketing plans. We also covered supply chain management, cyber security, networking, well-being and business banking options for start-ups.

As we say goodbye to our first cohort of young entrepreneurs, we wish them all the very best with their future endeavours, and hope to see them back as visitors and guest speakers in the future.

Kia kaha young entrepreneurs!

Here are comments from some of the businesses that were born this year at Openground:

Student testimonials:

“The connections gained through Openground will be extremely valuable for me in the future, especially connections like my mentor I got at the start of the year, and the many speakers throughout the year who offered their expertise and advice. This is priceless for a business owner like me with very little experience. As well as the many business theories we learned throughout the year which I will put into practice in the future”.

“Curato Club was born before the first year of Openground, so it made sense for us to continue scaling our pre-established business when the programme was offered. During this time, we learned crucial business skills including networking and pitching as well as gaining valuable insight from our mentors. We were also able to experience a number of guest speakers throughout the year, who provided a plethora of advice and guidance. Overall, within Openground, we were able to double our customer base, inventory levels and revenues, successfully scaling Curato Club. Moving forward. We’re excited to continue developing relationships with suppliers, to increase our distribution volume and to continue scaling Curato Club”.

“I have failed my business this year and although sad I never got it off the ground, I am proud of the effort that I put into trying. It was a hard process with big ideas and large ambitions. I think back to a quote from a great Niki Lauda: “Winning is one thing. But out of losing I always learned more”. In this case, I certainly learned more, and I’ve finally found my passion. The talks, the people, the support, and the students. I have had more fun and more enjoyment this year than any other year. If I were to do it over again, I would fail the idea faster, I think my main issue was holding onto the idea when I knew in my heart that it probably was not going to work in the time frame that I had, and the fact I had to learn the whole business part as well”.

The time and knowledge the mentors have given to these students has been a wonderful asset to the programme…

Pitching to the Dragons’ Den.

2022 International Baccalaureate Prizegiving Awards

The International Baccalaureate Prize Giving for Year 13 students was held in the Takapuna Grammar School library on Tuesday 18 October and was well attended by IB students, parents, staff and the Senior Leadership team.

The prizes were presented by Mrs Nixon and the winners were congratulated for their diligence and efforts over the last two years. The Jackie Rodgers’ Cup for Dux of International Baccalaureate went to Victoria Johnson and Proxime Accessit in International Baccalaureate went to Neve Mann-Benn. Hailey Chen and Michaella Kim were joint Summa Cum Laude. Michaella and Lucy Smith were also congratulated for their scholarships awarded by the University of Auckland and AUT respectively.

We are exceptionally proud of our IB2 cohort who have shown resilience and perseverance over the past two years. We wish them well in their upcoming exams and we know that they will be successful in their future endeavours. The 2022 IB award winners were;

1st & Distinctions in Subject

First in IB English Language & Literature Phoebe Rennie

First in IB Chinese Language & Literature Hailey Chen

First in IB Language Acquisition Standard Level French Neve Mann-Benn

First in IB Language Acquisition Standard Level Japanese Angelica Jacobson

First in IB Language Acquisition Spanish Phyllis Lan

First in IB Language Acquisition English Tianxiao (Hailey) Chen

First in IB Language Acquisition Spanish Ab Initio Michaella Kim

First in IB Economics Michaella Kim

First in IB Geography Phyllis Lan

First in IB History Angelica Jacobson

First in IB Physics Phyllis Lan

First in IB Chemistry Michaella Kim

First in IB Biology Michaella Kim

First in IB Sport, Exercise & Health Science Lucy Smith

First in IB Mathematics Analysis & Approaches Phyllis Lan

First in IB Mathematics Applications & Interpretation Tianxiao (Hailey) Chen

First in IB Visual Art Angelica Jacobson

First in IB Theatre Olivia Mills

First in IB Language Acquisition Higher Level French Chan Monyneath (Anais) Kuoch

First in IB Language Acquisition Higher Level Japanese Rei Muramoto

Distinction in IB English Language & Literature Victoria Johnson Distinction in IB Chemistry Victoria Johnson Distinction in IB Biology Victoria Johnson Distinction in IB Mathematics Analysis & Approaches Neve Mann-Benn Distinction in IB Mathematics Applications & Interpretation Yuet Shing (Marco) Lee Distinction in IB Visual Art Chan Monyneath (Anais) Kuoch

First in IB Theory of Knowledge Victoria Johnson Distinction in IB Theory of Knowledge Lily Mann-Benn Top Achiever Scholarship (Auckland Uni) Michaella Kim Find Your Greatness Scholarship (AUT) Lucy Smith Creativity, Activity, Service Cup Olivia Mills Summa cum Laude in International Baccalaureate Michaella Kim Summa cum Laude in International Baccalaureate Tianxiao (Hailey) Chen

Proxime Accessit in International Baccalaureate Neve Mann-Benn Jackie Rodgers’ Cup for Dux of International Baccalaureate Victoria Johnson

TGS sailing back on top of the waves

The TGS sailing team of captain Dylan Forsyth, Vivien Webster Chung, William Mason, Jamie Kwong, Mischa Grotrian, Caleb Newton, Finn Brown and subs Abigail Goosen and Sienna Hawkes recently competed at the NZ 420 teams event held at Algies Bay. 29 schools competed in this annual event with 6 of the top qualifying Australian teams here to compete for the Australasian champion school and to try to win the overall trans-tasman teams cup.

TGS started the event strongly being undefeated on the first day with 6 from 6 wins. They then sailed into the second round and dropped 2 races yet still qualified as top NZ boat to compete against the Australian crews. Wednesday saw another undefeated day of sailing for TGS and still 1st on the leader board. TGS went on to secure 1st place overall with only one loss on this day.

Not only did we win the NZ nationals secondary schools 420 teams title but were also 1st in the NZ/Aussie competition so first in the inter

dominion championships and TGS were the winning NZ school that helped secure the trans-tasman trophy to stay in NZ.

TGS outstanding results were a credit to the team working together with on point communication and commitment to the goal which had been set. Special thanks to Coach Matt Mason, our TGS on-water crew of Kent Forsyth and TIC of Sailing Melita Tu’isila.

Principal Mary Nixon with Victoria Johnson.

TGS sailing team.

Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball at the Nationals

The Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team was runner up in the Secondary Schools Nationals ‘AA’ competition after losing to Christ College 114 – 62 in the final. The Secondary Schools Nationals were held in Palmerston North on 3rd – 8th October.

The team consisted of team captain, Charlie Dalton and team members Jameer Reed, Julius Halaifonua, Chris Wyllie, Josh Wyllie, Anton Seuseu, Bart Jackowski, Josh Batty, Noah Johns, Kian Durney, Tom Beattie, Lucas Schnuriger, Kane Murphy and Zion Anderson. The Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team is coached by Matt Lacey with Sonny Tuaputa the assistant coach and manager,

Nick Turpin ably assisted by Rosmini’s teacher in charge of basketball, Mr Ambrose Samuels. The team’s physio is Chris Johns. The team had decisive victories on their way to the final over Nelson College, 109 – 82, Mt Albert Grammar School, 72 – 68, St Bede's College, 95 – 52, Sacred Heart College, 82 – 50, Westlake Boys High School, 125 – 75, Waimea College, 94 – 56 and New Plymouth Boys High School, 85 – 70. Tom Beattie and Charlie Dalton were also named in the Tournament team. Matt Lacey says proudly, “The boys played their best basketball throughout the week. Our performances against Westlake and New Plymouth were very pleasing to see. The way the boys represented the school was outstanding the entire week.”

Rosmini College Sports Awards

The Rosmini College Sports Awards Evening was held in Rosmini College’s Tindall Auditorium on Thursday, 20th October. The guest speaker was former Tall Black, Mr Dillon Boucher. The Sportsman of the Year was Deputy Head Boy Cole Johns who has recently been selected for the New Zealand Men’s water polo team. Cole captained Rosmini’s Senior Premier Water Polo team this year and competed in the North Harbour U18 team at Nationals where the team won gold. Cole was also named in the New Zealand Youth Men’s team as captain and travelled to Serbia in August to compete in the World Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships.

The Junior Sportsman of the Year was Jameer Reed, who was selected for the U15 Men’s National Basketball Team and he is heading to Guam to play in the U15 FIBA Oceania Championships.

The Sporting Performance of the Year was awarded to the 1st XI Football team who qualified for the Nationals for the first time

since the 1980s.

The Sports Team of the Year was the Rosmini College Senior Premier Basketball team who were the runners up in the Secondary Schools Nationals.

The coaching team and a few members of Rosmini's 1st XI Football team.

Cole John's proud family accepting his Sportsman of the Year Award on his behalf.

Sportsman of the Year Cole Johns.

Junior Sportsman of the Year Jameer Reed.

Team of the Year, the Rosmini College Senior Prems Basketball team.Rosmini College's Silver Medal winning Senior Prems.

Carmel College wins the Readers’ Cup

Readers’ Cup is a literary competition for all Year 9 students in New Zealand. Several good teenage novels are chosen by a group of well-read librarians and each secondary school can enter a team into the competition.

Teams start by competing in a regional event and the regional winner goes to the national competition. Carmel College won the North Shore round, so they are the best on the North Shore. Carmel College is very proud of its Readers’ Cup team - Gigi Albrecht, Romy Lee, Meila Oosterdijk, Yu Na Lim and Maya Timlin. They put in a tremendous effort reading the books, memorising events, names, dates and places. There’s a lot of reading, notetaking and discussion that goes on to make a winning team!

The national competition was hosted by Dilworth School and the excitement levels were high. Points obtained are put on the board after each round so it’s easy to get an idea of progress. For a moment it looked like Wellington Girl’s High would win but Carmel College won by half a point!

Year 8 hosts Eco-Fashion Show

The Year 8 students were tasked with designing and creating stunning garments for our Eco-Fashion Show. Since fast fashion contributes a large amount of wastage, pollution and greenhouse gases, we wanted to make show-stopping pieces of clothing that were stylish and eco-friendly.

After weeks of work and preparation, the whole year produced a colourful fashion show that presented our outfits to many parents, and most importantly, the judges.

There were four themes: book, evening wear, sci-fi, and art. Blogs were developed to log the journey and their quality contributed to the overall marks. The show was a huge success.

Carmel College Readers’ Cup team - Gigi Albrecht, Romy Lee, Meila Oosterdijk, Yu Na Lim and Maya Timlin.

Learning at AGE

Our vision at AGE is for our students to become curious, creative and compassionate people by providing an education that is meaningful and highly relevant to them and the changing world they live in. Our pedagogy focuses on the knowledge and skills that our learners will need for their future and incorporates play, passion and purpose in every step.

Our Values

At AGE our values are the backdrop to all of our learning. Through community, compassion, creativity, and curiosity we build strong foundations for wherever our learners will go in life. These values become strengths that are critical for our future world, where innovation and an awareness of the environment go hand-in-hand.

Skills-focused Curriculum

AGE’s skills-focused curriculum has been developed with the Future of Work1 in mind. Our learners access the New Zealand curriculum through project and play-based learning and also develop the key foundational skills they need to be successful in life.

AGE SCHOOL MARKET DAY

Friday, 25th November - 1-4pm

This term’s theme of Entrepreneurs sees our students researching and creating products to sell.

Come along to our AGE School Market Day to see what they have created!

We’ve taken the New Zealand curriculum apart, identified the key concepts and foundational skills and designed multi-disciplinary modules that give our learning coaches the flexibility to design learning programs based on student passions and interests.

Literacy and Maths

Our foundational literacy and maths skills are guided by Structured Literacy and PR1ME maths. All learners build their foundation skills of literacy and numeracy through explicit daily sessions.

Alongside PR1ME, we learn through the mathematical connections and discoveries we make through play. For example, our term theme

1 McCrindle Insights Report 2022, Equipping Students to Thrive in the New World of Work

Playing a game to learn about shapes and geometry.

of ‘Entrepreneurs’ sees a natural connection with statistics, money, and budgets; and so this frames the numeracy learning for this term. STEAM subjects also evolve within maths play and regular challenges are set for learners to apply their maths skills creatively.

In addition to Structured Literacy, we explore literacy during shared reading time, literacy circles, and creative writing. We also use digital technologies to support literacy learning; transforming stories into movies, vlogs, and animations.

Play, Passion, Purpose

From the moment a learner comes to AGE, they are encouraged to play, explore, and inquire about the world around them. Learning coaches carefully develop engaging learning experiences aligned with a theme, that broadens horizons beyond the NZ Curriculum. This helps learners to identify the things that excite and interest them, so that the learning coaches can develop and extend these passions to enable them to deep-dive into their learning. Once learners have identified a passion, they are supported to develop these passions into meaningful projects; highlighting their strengths along the way.

At AGE learners are given the space to be playful and excite their passions so that they develop a solid understanding of themselves and their place in the world. As they move up through the school their interests become the basis of their future pathways; be it the academic, the arts, or the vocational pathway.

In order to achieve NCEA, teacher advisors support learners to decide which standards are best suited to their project of choice and align with their pathway.

A common misconception, that stems from the original mission of the school, is that learners need to be gifted to come to AGE. After our first year of operation, we realised that our values and approach to education could work for all children, not just our gifted wonders. A school where all kids can understand their unique strengths and Dare to Dream.

Our programme is designed to set students up for life. By introducing students to our learning approach from a young age, they can foster their passions as they grow and take them out and be able to apply them to the real world to make a meaningful difference.

If you would like to find out more about AGE School, please contact enrolments@age.school.nz

Curiosity at the rock pools during our annual Sea week.

Creating satellites as they learn more about space exploration!

Sarah Dann-Hoare

Creating opportunities for young people to flourish

Sarah Dann-Hoare is Director of Project Employ, a charity she established to support young people with disability, and is the inspiration behind Flourish Café in Takapuna, which trains young people for jobs in hospitality. She believes that everything we do, and everyone we meet, is for a reason. “It may not be obvious at the time and it may take several years to become clear, but life is definitely a journey full of stepping stones, each stepping stone taking us closer to where we are meant to be.” She spoke to Christine Young about her journey to enabling young people to flourish. Channel Magazine and Benefitz have supported Project Employ and Flourish Café along the journey.

Sarah’s first job when she arrived in New Zealand nearly 20 years ago was as a teacher aide at Belmont Intermediate, where she discovered an interest in special education. “I particularly enjoyed having to think outside the box, breaking information and tasks down into manageable steps; and finding strategies to reduce the anxiety of students who found the mainstream school system overwhelming,” she says. Her principal suggested she study for a teaching degree. Up for the challenge, she applied, was accepted, and three years later left AUT with a Bachelor of Education.

During her last year of study, she met Margaret Zubcic (then Principal at Wairau Valley Special School) who gave a talk about special education. That meeting, she says, “set me on the path to where I am today…. [ I knew] there and then what I was going to do with my degree. Margaret offered me a job at WVSS and I spent the next eight years teaching 17-21 year-old students in the Transition Centre in Northcroft Street, Takapuna.

“My role there was to create community-based life and work experience opportunities for students. These included going to Les Mills, the library, doing beach-cleans, gardening for Takapuna residents, and practising money and social skills in the local

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cafés. Unfortunately, finding work experience opportunities was not easy, as many business owners appeared nervous at the thought of having someone with an intellectual disability on site, even with the support of a teacher aide. We heard the phrase ‘health and safety concerns’ a lot.

“Looking overseas for inspiration, my teaching colleague and I came across training cafés – community-based cafés that train people with disabilities to become work ready. They were popping up all over the world. Another light bulb moment – we would open one! “

At that stage, opening a training café looked close to impossible. Sarah left teaching and accepted a job at Yes Disability to gain a better understanding of the not-for-profit sector. In 2021, “everything changed for me again when the perfect training café site came up for sale in Como Street. I left Yes Disability to give my dream one final push.”

It had taken eight years, but the doors to Flourish Café, New Zealand’s first training café specifically for young adults with intellectual disabilities/learning differences, opened its doors in Takapuna earlier this year.

After gaining charitable status for her new entity, Project Employ in 2021, Sarah and co-founder Diane Eaglesome, who has since left Project Employ to become a not-for-profit consultant, set about raising the funds to purchase what was Como Street Café relying heavily on the “invaluable (free) fundraising and professional development workshops hosted by ANCAD and Hui E”.

Over the last eight years, says Sarah “there have been many hurdles to overcome. “However, with the encouragement of some amazing people such as Andrew Hill (from BDO) and Terence Harpur from (Takapuna Beach Business Association), and of course my family and friends, Flourish Café became a reality.”

Thanks to a very generous Auckland family, Lotteries, IHC Foundation, Lindsay Foundation and Foundation North believing in

Sarah Dann-Hoare, Director of Project Employ.

Flourish Café's launch party in September:

Achinna Media, Zahira Champion, Hannah Sykes, Terence Harpur, Quinn Simpson, Sarah Dann-Hoare, Billy Lupton, Ariel Knight, Jonathan Squirrell and Alexandrea Heels.

Project Employ’s mission, Project Employ was able to purchase Flourish Café at the beginning of June 2022, employ experienced job coaches and enrol the first cohort of Project Employ trainees.

Sarah admits that her hospitality experience is minimal, so they also employed an experienced café manager and barista. “Aside from being a training venue, Flourish Café needs to be a successful café. Increasing customer numbers and very positive feedback tells us we’re getting it right. With freshly made savouries and cakes, and delicious coffee, all served by the Project Employ trainees, Flourish Café is fast becoming a destination café,” she says proudly.

“I am very lucky to be supported every step of the way by some experienced and passionate board members, youth advisors, and our wonderful ambassadors Angela Bloomfield, Claire Turnbull and Shane Cortese, all of whom are incredibly generous with the time they give to me and Project Employ as a whole.

With freshly made savouries and cakes, and delicious coffee, all served by the Project Employ trainees, Flourish Café is fast becoming a destination café.

“Creating partnerships with local companies that really get what we are doing is also important to us. Altura Coffee Company, for example, is not only our coffee bean provider, but they also provide free barista training for all trainees. They understand that the more skills we can help our trainees to develop, the better chance of gaining and maintaining paid employment they will have in the future, and we are very grateful for their support.”

Another partnership was formed with the University of Auckland’s School of Psychology, which has created training modules specifically for people with intellectual disabilities. The job coaches use these modules along with Project Employ’s own ‘employability skills’ programme.

There are currently three job coaches working with trainees, with backgrounds in occupational therapy, psychology, and special education. (The latter is Sarah, who divides her time between administration for Project Employ and being a job coach).

Project Employ trainees are aged 18-28, identify as having an intellectual disability or learning difference, and keen to gain paid employment once their six-month training (starting in either July or January) is complete. All trainees, who go through an interview and site visit process, complete three or four shifts a week in the café developing skills such as taking and delivering orders, using the till and clearing tables. They also receive introductory barista training, and learn how to safely prepare customers’ food orders. “Everything the trainees learn,”

says Sarah, “is underpinned by the transferable employability skills that every good employer looks for, such as self-management, time management, communication and social skills.

“Project Employ trainees are not employed,” says Sarah. “We offer a fees-free training programme, providing trainees with an opportunity to develop the skills and confidence that they need to become work-ready. On leaving, they will be supported to gain and maintain paid employment by another of our partners, PolyEmp, a supported employment service.”

Sarah says the team has been overwhelmed by the community’s response to Flourish Café. “As we’re based in BDO Tower we offer a coffee-run service to office staff, and they really enjoy their daily chats with the trainees. Interacting with the trainees every day is breaking down barriers and building relationships between those with and without intellectual disabilities in the most natural way possible. Trainees are becoming known for their skills and personalities, as opposed to disability labels, just as it should be. We are also gaining great feedback from customers, who love the training café concept, and question why they aren’t in every town, just like you’d find overseas.”

The first intake of trainees complete their training at the end of the year, and are beginning to think about where they would like to work. Sarah says she has already been contacted by “a couple of café owners keen to employ a Project Employ graduate, which is really exciting. When the trainees first enrolled, we saw examples of social anxiety, poor time management and low self-confidence. What we see now are capable, proud young adults, who work well as a team, use their initiative, and are enjoying putting Flourish Café on the map.

“Being able to support others to succeed, whether that’s by showing you believe in them, explaining things in a range of ways until they find one that works for them, or just by not giving up on them is a privilege that I now experience every day.”

Sarah says the road to Flourish Café’s success has been a combination of “stubbornness, determination and 100% belief that it was needed. Young adults like our trainees are falling through the cracks when they leave school. They are not work-ready, often because very few employers are willing to give them the ‘Saturday job’ experience they need to become work-ready. We see Project Employ and Flourish Café as the stepping stone from school to employment, and to further support school leavers, we are currently offering gateway/taster sessions to a couple of year 13 students from Takapuna Grammar and Westlake Boys. “

Further information about Project Employ and Flourish Café – and ways to support them (apart from tasking a coffee break at the café), such as donations, sponsorship or volunteering – can be found at www.projectemploy.nz and on Project Employ’s social media pages. Watch out too, for Flourish Café merchandise and gift cards – just in time for Christmas giving.

Sarah Dann-Hoare with trainees Ariel Knight and Billy Lupton.

North Harbour Club annual AIMES Awards

open – close January

The North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust’s annual AIMES Awards, celebrating excellence achieved by youth (aged 13 to 25 years old), have been a fixture on the local calendar now for 28 years. Applications are now open for the 2023 AIMES Awards that will be presented at the prestigious AIMES Awards Gala Dinner on June 10th at Bruce Mason Theatre in Takapuna.

AIMES is an acronym for Arts, Innovation, Music, Education, Sport, and Service to the Community. Award grants are made to youth in each of these categories. In addition there are AIMES EMERGING TALENT and AIMES SCHOLARSHIP Award programmes. 20-25 young North Harbour people receive these awards and cash grants from a pool of around $200,000 annually.

Six AIMES Award category winners received $15,000 each in 2021, with the supreme winner receiving a total of $30,000. An AIMES Supreme Award Winner is selected from these recipients every year to receive the Sir Peter Blake Trophy. Sir Peter was the founding patron of the club in 1995.

Previous AIMES Supreme Award recipients have included Nathan Handley (yachting); Terenzo Bozzone (athlete); Kristen Darragh (musician); Nodira Khoussainova (software engineer/IT); Juliette Haigh (rower); Matthew Flinn (scholar/ musician); Tom Ashley (Olympic gold medallist, yachting); Melissa Ingram (swimmer); Jacko Gill (athlete/shotput); Lydia Ko (golfer); Ella YelichO'Connor (musician); Ben Sanders (novelist/writer); Eliza McCartney (Olympic medallist/pole-vaulter); Lewis Fry (doctor/researcher); Courtney Davies (scientist); and Zoe White (Dancer).

Close to $3 million worth of grants have been made since the awards inception, at the formation of the North Harbour Club in 1995.

Accountancy and the AIMES Scholarship programme is sponsored by Vantage Windows & Doors North Shore. Alvarium Wealth sponsors the special Ross Finlayson Award in memory of the club founder. There are also many other support sponsors.

After applications close in January a team of judges – including North Harbour Club Trustees, members and invited specialists with experience across the categories – convene to determine the winners. This process involves interviews and dialogue with those shortlisted.

To be eligible to apply for an AIMES Award, applicants must:

• be aged between 13-25 years as at 20 January 2023;

The ability of the North Harbour Club to make these annual award grants is a result of the annual activities and contributions from members of the charitable organisation – a group of over 200 business and community leaders from the North Shore and the wider North Harbour region.

There are also a family of generous sponsors. The AIMES Awards categories each have a sponsor. These are the ‘letter’ sponsors. Arts is sponsored by ASB; Innovation by Massey University; Music by Yamaha Home Entertainment; Education by Kristin School; Sport by AUT Millennium; Service to the Community by Albany Toyota. The AIMES Emerging Talent programme sponsor is Bellingham Wallace

• have lived in the North Harbour region and/or can demonstrate a strong affiliation with the North Harbour region for a period of not less than three calendar years;

• be able to demonstrate the achievement of excellence in their chosen field;

• be able to complete all sections and meet the expectations of the application form in full as requested.

If you know someone who meets these criteria and you feel is worthy of consideration, then encourage them to apply.

Visit: www.aimesawards.co.nz

20-25 young North Harbour people receive these awards and cash grants from a pool of around $200,000 annually.

2022 AIMES Supreme winner Zoe White, North Harbour Club Patron Liz Blackwell and 2021 Supreme winner Grace Stratton.

Finance lease vs operating lease

The current operating environment has created a number of challenges for many individuals and businesses. Whether you are still feeling the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic or the cost of living crisis, cash is king, and your finances should be managed prudently.

However, the reality of the situation has not restricted businesses from seeking opportunities to stand out and be innovative, nor has it prevented Kiwis from looking at potential technology and vehicle upgrades. Whether to buy or rent, pay cash up front or fund through a loan are typical questions facing many in these situations. Below we explore these situations:

Finance lease

Paying cash up front may appeal to some who are averse to a certain level of debt but is not necessarily the best utilisation of your own funds. As a general rule of thumb, any cash outflow should be matched against any income derived from the acquired asset to assist with future cash flow.

A finance lease, also referred to as a hire purchase, is a mechanism which allows you to purchase an asset by paying for it over instalments rather than upfront. Once the obligations of the agreement have been met, ownership of the asset is then transferred to the purchaser.

On face value, this seems to be a valuable option to consider, you immediately gain all the benefits and values which the asset provides, given your payments are spread over time. However, based on the negotiated repayment terms, at the end of the agreement, you have likely paid more than what the asset is worth at the time of acquisition, considering the interest and any additional maintenance costs required during the asset's life.

If this option appeals to you, it would be worth shopping around to explore various options such as bank asset finance, hire purchases provided by a dedicated financing company, or vendor finance. All these options have their pros and cons, but it is worth exploring to obtain the best finance option suited to your needs.

Operating lease

Another form of acquiring the use of an asset is through an operating lease or rental. This varies from a finance lease because rather than purchasing an asset via an agreement, you are simply entering into a contract to rent an asset for a fixed period of time.

Operating leases are often viewed as a cheaper alternative to buying an asset if you are only intending to use an asset for a short period of time or, given the advancement of technology in today’s society, where assets like machinery, computers and cars are constantly becoming obsolete. Rather than constantly buying and selling these assets at large variances, businesses tend to lease such assets given that it’s more affordable, cost-efficient, and that you do not need to deal with disposing of the asset at the end of its useful life. For example, if you are in the courier sector, constantly traveling throughout the country to deliver goods, consider the mileage your vehicle would be ramping up. Logically thinking, is spending $75K on a van knowing you will sell it at a big loss a wise business decision?

Things to consider

There is a considerable amount of planning required and factors to consider before entering into any financial agreement. The last thing you want is to commit yourself to an agreement where you are unable to fulfil your obligations and force further action to be taken against yourself. We recommend considering the following:

• Why am I entering the agreement?

• What benefits will the asset provide?

• Are the benefits received reflected in the short or long term?

• Is there an alternative within the market?

• Are the repayment terms fair and reasonable?

• Do I have the ability to meet these obligations? This may require further forecasting and budget analysis.

If you require further information as to which options suit you and your business, feel free to reach out to the team at Bellingham Wallace or your trusted advisor.

Visit: www.bellinghamwallace.co.nz

Accountancy with Mike Atkinson of Bellingham Wallace. Mike Atkinson. A finance lease, also referred to as a hire purchase, is a mechanism which allows you to purchase an asset by paying for it over instalments rather than upfront. Once the obligations of the agreement have been met, ownership of the asset is then transferred to the purchaser.

The pitfalls of a home-made will

When times are tough it is natural for people to do as much as they can themselves without resorting to professional help. This can extend to making your own will with a proforma from either the internet, or a DIY kit purchased from a stationer or online. Although these have improved substantially over the years, there are still pitfalls involved with a homemade or DIY will.

While a DIY will might be suitable for some, there are just as many for whom a DIY will would be unsuitable – such as those with blended families, or who wish to leave a family member out of their will for any reason, those with complicated familial relationships or with assets in several different types of structures (for example, trusts and companies).

Sometimes those making their own will may fail to take into consideration, or are simply unaware of, the ownership structures in which their assets are currently held. For instance, an asset owned by a family trust cannot be gifted by will, and jointly owned assets will effectively skip outside the will and pass to the surviving owner by operation of law.

There are also certain technicalities that must be adhered to in order to ensure the will is valid in the High Court of New Zealand. Section 11 of the Wills Act 2007 sets out these provisions, which include the will having to be in writing and signed in the presence of at least two witnesses, who must also sign in the will-maker’s presence. The witnesses cannot be an executor of the will, nor a beneficiary, nor the will-maker’s husband, wife, de-facto or civil union partner. Ideally the witnesses should be entirely independent.

A will should also have certainty of intent. In the event that a will, or part of it, contains wording that is meaningless, ambiguous, or uncertain, the High Court may need to use external evidence to interpret the words. This may result in significant additional expense to the Estate.

Any person in a blended family situation (for example, a will-maker with children from previous relationship(s)) should receive specific asset planning advice to ensure that their personal assets are preserved (or a portion of them) for the will-makers children.

A will-maker should also be aware of the effect that the provisions of the Family Protection Act (“FPA”) or Property (Relationships) Act (“PRA”) may have in relation to their situation and any dispositions they may make under the will, particularly where a will-maker wishes to treat a child differently from other siblings, or reduce the provision for any spouse or partner in the will.

In summary, although many people view their situation as ‘simple’, true simple wills are becoming less common. The cost of having a will drafted professionally is significantly less than the cost of having to untangle a badly drafted will in Court, or having to enter a Deed of Family Arrangement to satisfy the obligations inferred on a will-maker under the FPA or PRA. DIY will-makers should proceed with caution. If you would like to discuss your will needs, please contact us.

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

Enviroschools Gold Certification

At Kristin we have recently attained Enviroschools Green-Gold certification, with our outstanding students being the driving force behind achieving this status. Enviroschools is an action-based programme where young people are empowered to design and lead sustainability projects in their schools, neighbourhoods and country.

Through our involvement in the Enviroschools programme, students have further developed their understanding of climate change impacts. From a local perspective, this is done through simple acts like recycling and switching off lights. Students have also broadened their understanding of global issues including the devastation of rain forests and the extinction of certain species. This understanding is reinforced in the classroom through our International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, which focuses on global citizenship and community service.

With the positives this approach brings, there is a darker reality. I am referring to the rise of climate anxiety growing among school-age children worldwide. Our present reality, alongside global instability, is creating a palpable sense of apprehension about the future among young people.

This raises the question of how can we retain the importance of climate change without resorting to fear? Climate education needs to be inspiring; it needs to challenge, and as schools, we need to look to channel anxieties into actions that are both empowering and encouraging. Organisations like Enviroschools are excellent in this space, bringing the focus back to what students can do in their communities while still impacting the bigger picture. As educators, we recognise there is an appetite for creating a better, safer world and we need to capitalise on that positivity.

We must continue pushing the importance of change in a supportive, stimulating and valuable way. Most schools are already looking at ways to strengthen climate education within their curriculums to ensure we are inspiring rather than relaying statistics. There is a post-COVID-19 curriculum agenda here, too – one that uses the last couple of years to educate children on essential topics such as: what is a sustainable way to spend money? How can we live more sustainably?

Meaningful conversations and inspirational speakers in schools can be beneficial too, sharing experiences of those who have made a difference and are focused on giving back rather than on impending doom.

We also need to consider the age group we are educating. For younger children, fears are more related to things they can readily grasp, such as physical safety or animal extinction. For older children and teens, the focus might be more on how the world will be impacted by refugees or the global movement of the population, for instance. Either way, it is vital for schools to fully understand and participate in meaningful conversations with young people around climate change and that means we must continually re-educate ourselves, too.

Dave Scott.

By Kesha Meredith, Registered Legal Executive (Fellow). Kesha is a friendly and empathetic legal executive with a background in trusts and a specialty for estate planning. With a huge variety of expertise across estates and trusts administration, Kesha has the fantastic ability to provide a smooth process for clients. She is passionate about working with families to help them get closer to their desired outcomes.

Kesha Meredith

Through our involvement in the Enviroschools programme, students have further developed their understanding of climate change impacts.

A blended bind

Fiona and Clarke had been in a relationship for several years. Clarke had three children from an earlier marriage, and they had one child together. For the first few years they kept their assets separate and then when they decided that this was going to be forever, they agreed to pool their assets and buy a home together. That extended to eventually a bach in Mangawhai as well.

Clarke was CFO in a large company based in Auckland. When Fiona and Clarke purchased their bach, their lawyer told them it would be a good idea to think about putting their assets into a trust. He said that because of Clarke’s quasidirector role and the fact that he was potentially an officer of the company for Health and Safety purposes, it was wise to ensure that their assets would be protected in a trust. Even though Clarke had more cash to put into the trust assets and children from a previous relationship, the lawyer said that just one trust between the two of them would be fine. He said that they didn’t need to over-complicate things.

He also went on to say that the cash going into the trust to purchase the home and bach should be lent to the trust. He said that while we no longer had gift duty in New Zealand, it was best to be conservative and leave the amounts going into the trust owed to each of Fiona and Clarke. He said that this would mean if they separated, they would be able to get their original amounts out of the trust and he wasn’t a big fan of gifting anyway.

Fiona had a nagging thought at the back of her mind that this didn’t seem to be quite right. She wondered whether she should go and get her own independent advice but didn’t say anything as she really wanted to show unity with Clarke. But she did remember some friends talking about this and saying sometimes with blended families one big joint trust was not always a good way to go. She also wondered about whether she and Clarke needed to do new wills, but the lawyer didn’t say anything, so she didn’t raise it. Fiona knew that she and Clarke would be marrying soon anyway, and she thought that would change things when they were husband and wife.

Once the estate planning exercise was completed, Fiona was owed $250,000 by the trust, being the equity that she had brought to the relationship and Clarke was owed $1,050,000. Their wills remained the same and said that if one of them died, the other would receive all the assets and then once they both died Clarke’s children and their joint child would share in all the assets. They had also completed a memorandum of wishes advising the trustees that all assets would be held until they both died and then distributed to all the children equally.

Sadly, not long after the trust was established and after Fiona and Clarke had married, Clarke had a massive heart attack. He was on life support for three days and then passed away. Fiona was devastated

but felt a sense of relief that they had addressed their asset planning position before they had got married.

Fiona went to see the lawyer that she and Clarke had gone to. He seemed to be a bit blasé about the whole thing and one of her friends recommended she go and see a lawyer that specialised in asset planning and trusts.

When Fiona went to see the new lawyer, she was horrified to find that when she and Clarke married, by law, their wills become null and void. This meant that Clarke’s will was invalid, and his estate would be governed by the Administration Act. Fiona was relieved for a moment because all their assets were in the trust, until she remembered that the trust still owed Clarke $1,050,000 because the previous lawyer didn’t agree with gifting. Under the Administration Act this mean that Fiona would be assigned $150,000 of the debt owed by the trust to Clarke as well as 1/3 of the balance and the remaining 2/3 ($600,000) would be owed to Clarke’s children who could demand payment of the debt. This would mean that the trust would need to sell the bach to pay out Clarke’s children and pay tax on the increase in value given the bright-line test rules. This was far from the outcome Clarke and Fiona had envisaged when they first went to the lawyer for advice.

It is so important to seek specialist asset planning advice. Often people don’t think that their circumstances are complicated but there may be legal twists and turns that you don’t think of and that a specialist will be able to help you navigate.

Tammy McLeod, Managing Director, 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.

Asset protection. Do you need a trust?

The protection of assets that we have all worked so hard to acquire is an important consideration for most people. Trusts are invaluable asset protection mechanisms, which allow a person to hold property and assets on behalf of another for the good of the beneficiaries.

However, not everyone needs a trust, so ensuring other forms of asset structuring including your will and enduring powers of attorney are up to date is important.

Contact Tammy McLeod or one of her team for specialist asset structuring and planning advice.

CRAFTED LEGAL ADVICE FOR PEACE OF MIND.

Do you have this pest plant in your backyard?

NOVEMBER PEST PLANT OF THE MONTH: Moth plant

Moth plant is a particularly nasty pest plant as it spreads so quickly and will strangle and smother anything in its path, including our native bush. It is poisonous to people (and Monarch butterflies!) and its sap can irritate our skin. From early spring, the vines form bell-shaped creamy coloured flowers, occasionally with pink streaks. Over the coming months, these flowers will turn into large, green, pear-shaped pods, which each release thousands of fluffy parachute seeds into the air infesting more and more of our gardens, parks and bush. So now is the time to take action – it is a much smaller and easier job to deal with moth plant whilst before it has formed pods!

If you notice moth plant on your property or in your nearby parks, please follow these guidelines:

• Dig out any small seedlings, including roots

• For larger vines, find the the stem where it goes into the ground, cut it near the base and immediately paste a thin smear of MetGel onto the cut stem. (It can be purchased at any hardware store or garden centre.)

• Dispose of the flowers, roots and any pods in your rubbish bin to go to landfill, securely tied inside a plastic bag – to stop it spreading to other areas. Unfortunately, they can't be composted.

• Leave the cut vine hanging in the tree to die

• Talk to your neighbours and encourage them to take action too!

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/

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

Devonport Peninsula, Restoring Takarunga Hauraki pestfreedevonport@gmail.com, Facebook.com/restoringtakarungahauraki/

Upper Harbour, Upper 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.

Terry Moverley

– national bowls club person of the year

Birkenhead and at his first club, Northcote, he calculates it costs him $220 to be a playing member.

But his award at the recent Bowls New Zealand annual meeting as the national club person of the year struck a special chord and not simply because he had been twice previously nominated for this award, only to miss out.

Its added significance came from the fact that in May he lost his beloved father Garry, also a stalwart of Birkenhead, a leading North Harbour umpire and one of Terry’s chief bowling inspirations.

“He was the one who drove me and even now when I want his advice on something I suddenly realise he’s not here,” Terry says.

The national honour capped a year in which Terry’s contribution has also seen him given a Birkenhead club excellence award and winning North Harbour’s administrator of the year for the third time. Besides his work as secretary he fills many other Birkenhead roles. He operates the club’s website, compiles the club’s bright newsletter, “Bee Express", ,and organises its main tournaments : the women’s and men’s pairs open events in February and its major tournaments at Easter and in May.

His wife, Emmie, is also the board chairperson. As he still works fulltime as an electrical draughtsman. The wonder, then, is when does he ever get time to actually play the game.

The answer is he doesn’t, and the surprising thing is that it doesn’t worry him too much, even though whenhe began playing 23 years ago aged 32 he was a highly promising junior. He won a Harbour oneto-five-year pairs title and an open centre triples title, was a centre junior rep and in 2001 he competed with Garry and uncles Des and Nowell in the national fours.

“I played so much as a junior, bowls now tends to bore me,” he says. “The buzz I get now is from running tournaments. It’s really satisfying when someone comes up to you and says how much they enjoyed something which you have just run.”

Indeed, he now plays so seldom that with his membership at

In running tournaments successfully Terry believes he has two major assets. He qualified as an umpire while still a junior which means he knows the game’s rules, and to also cope with any occasional grizzles from aggrieved players he has what he describes as “a thick skin”.

The national honour capped a year in which Terry’s contribution has also seen him given a Birkenhead club excellence award and winning North Harbour’s administrator of the year for the third time.

He is proud not just of Birkenhead’s many fine playing exploits, but for its care in looking after the grass-roots and those content to play at recreational level. And he points out that bowls is not Birkenhead’s only activity and the club is very much part of the local community.

It has 100 playing members but another 300 social members, who are involved in many activities, including darts, runners from the Calliope club who use the club as a base for its Wednesday runs, a knitting group and members of the local Fire Brigade who most Fridays come to the club for a social beer.

Besides following the example set by his dad, Terry has had one other influential bowls mentor, Birkenhead’s former president and life member, Rod Mahon, who died in 2012.

He believes Mahon was chiefly responsible for setting Birkenhead on its current successful course. “He was a really great president and got people to follow him,” he says.

Visit: www.bowlsnorthharbour.com

with Lindsay Knight

Birkenhead’s Terry Moverley should be used to receiving accolades for the monumental service he has given in his nine-year stint as secretary of one of North Harbour’s most successful clubs.

Terry Moverley.

Greetings from Sunnynook Community Centre

Our thanks to local Forrest Hill resident, Sandra, for continuing to keep the Community Garden going and putting the vegetables in the Food Pantry for people to take. It certainly puts a smile on a lot of faces when they walk past the Community Centre.

A very special thanks to the residents at Parklane Village for continuing to support the Food Pantry with cans, pasta, cereals etc. You are truly fabulous!

$20m Harbour Hospice redevelopment project set to finish early

Following 18 months of construction while navigating two Covid-19 lockdowns and other challenges, the Harbour Hospice redevelopment project on the North Shore is on track to be finished four months ahead of schedule.

Now due to be complete in mid-December, Harbour Hospice Chief Executive Jan Nichols describes the new end date as “the best early Christmas present for our community and everyone involved”.

Also good news is the fact there’s only $400,000 left to raise of the project’s original $10 million fundraising target. “We’re almost there thanks to the enormous generosity of donors, supporters, trusts and organisations as well as individuals,” Nichols says.

This vital work began in early 2021 to meet the rapidly growing demand for palliative care on the North Shore, with Nichols revealing, “We are already experiencing this growth.”

Harbour Hospice provides specialist palliative care, free of charge, to more than 400 people each day, through its Inpatient Units and in people’s homes from Devonport to Te Hana.

“Without the community and hugely generous donors supporting us, we wouldn’t be able to support the growing number of people who need us now and in the future.”

“I’d also like to acknowledge our staff, who continued to provide patients, their family and whānau with the highest level of care as the rebuild has taken shape,” she says.

Our annual ‘Xmas Bike Ride’ around the park will be on Thursday 8th December 2022, from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Meet outside the Sunnynook Community Centre by the playground. Don’t forget to decorate your bike or scooter.

Please check our website for up to date information about all of 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.

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.

During construction, hospice care hasn’t stopped with patients, family and whānau cared for and supported at home. In January 2022 the Inpatient Unit at North Shore reopened, with nine rooms currently available to local patients. Full facilities and support services delivered free to the community in the new building, including outpatient clinics, complementary therapy, day programmes, whānau spaces and more, are due to be open in early 2023.

“For some, I’m sure this would have felt like a long time coming, but what we will have, moving into the new year, is an incredible, multi-functional space that will serve the community well into the future. The community should feel very proud.”

An official opening is being planned for early 2023 with more details shared soon, including how the public can get involved.

If you’d like to support this vital community project, please contact Fundraising Manager Sandy McGregor on: Sandy.McGregor@harbourhospice.org.nz

www.harbourhospice.org.nz

By Bronwyn Bound, Sunnynook Community Centre Manager

Bronwyn Bound.

A very special thanks to the residents at Parklane Village for continuing to support the Food Pantry…

By Sonia Thursby, CEO, Yes Disability

Celeberating the Duke of Edinburgh NZ Hilllary Awards

Spring is finally here! With the sun starting to boom outside, the YES and I.Lead team have been full throttle. Recently we were very excited to celebrate our awardees who participated in the Duke of Edinburgh International Hillary Award.

YES celebrated the awardees' achievements by hosting an award ceremony for them and we were thrilled that the National Director of the Duke of Edinburgh New Zealand Hillary Award, Karen Ross, attended the ceremony to join us in recognising' their hard work and accomplishments. The awardees comprised five participants, two of whom have achieved their Bronze Award and were presented with a Bronze certificate along with their Bronze badge. The other awardees were presented with a Section certificate, which means they have completed sections of the award but have not yet completed the Award itself. It was incredibly special having the family of the awardees attend the ceremony, and for the participants to show off their achievements to them. And it was fantastic to celebrate everyone’s hard work and dedication to the Award. It was a much-deserved celebration and we cannot wait to see what the awardees will strive for next.

Over the weekend of 8th/9th October, some of the I.Lead team were invited to join Rotary as part of their sports day events. This was a great opportunity for young people with disabilities to be more active and engaged in sports. The team had great fun playing various sports with the young people and showing that it doesn’t have to be competitive for people with disabilities to enjoy sports (Special Olympics/ Paralympics). It was important for the young people to see that you can play sports on a fun and non-competitive basis, which also has massive benefits for individual wellbeing. It allows them to be socially active amongst their peers and has both mental and physical health benefits which for many people within the disability community has been severely impacted by the Covid pandemic. What this showed was that young people with a disability do want to be active and play sports, they are not afraid of the challenge and when they are encouraged to take part in these events they enjoy it immensely.

The I.Lead team have been invited to attend the International Initiative for Disability Leadership Conference (IIDL) in Christchurch. This is a great networking opportunity for the I.Lead team and a great way to connect I.Lead further with other regions. The theme of the conference is about disability organisations discussing their strategies and initiatives for supporting people with disability. I.Lead will be able to express its unique ways to engage with young people specifically and the benefits this has for the individual later in their life. During the same week in Christchurch I.Lead will facilitate a workshop for the Youth Symposium. This will focus on numerous topics that impact young people with a disability, discussing their experiences and sharing stories of those young people.

For more information on our engagements and programmes, and to make contact with us, please visit our websites and social media platforms.

https://www.facebook.com/ileadconferencenz

Thank you all, for another three years representing our community

I start this column with a huge thanks to so many of you for voting for me and having me back as your Auckland Councillor for the North Shore. It is such an honour to represent the North Shore, working for all of you, hearing your stories, taking on your ideas and complaints then figuring out how to get the best for you and our city.

It was a fantastic feeling to win the election again and have my fellow Councillor Chris Darby back alongside me. It was a rough three years for households and businesses across our city, a challenging time for council and a tough campaign but we worked hard and feel so proud to be back around the Auckland Council table. It is a privilege to help lead this city with your strong support.

A big congratulations to our new and returning DevonportTakapuna and Kaipātiki Local Board members. I look forward to working collaboratively together to continue to achieve positive outcomes with, and for our community.

Congrats to everyone else who won their seats and commiserations to those who didn’t get across the line this time.

It has been straight back to work for us. Councillors have been completing induction workshops and meeting with local residents. I have had a number of meetings and conversations with Mayor Wayne Brown already and I have committed to working with him to ensure our city moves forward positively.

It is a huge job with lots of challenges and opportunities ahead. As I said during the campaign some of the big priorities for me are our environment, climate change, improving our public transport system and making our streets safer for all users including those who walk and cycle, improving water quality and investing in our town centres and parks, with many more issues I have not mentioned.

Another priority for me is increasing voter participation. Fewer than 40% of Aucklanders voted, only slightly up from 2019, so I am keen to see some big changes coming through local government reforms and changes to how our elections are done. The system has been pretty broken for some time; the postal system is also clearly being inadequate for voting in modern elections. Conversations during the campaign told me many people don’t realise how much local government affects our daily lives, often more than central government, so we have a large job ahead to address that.

Short term, we are dealing with other issues such as putting a lot of pressure on Auckland Transport, the bus companies and Fullers to recruit more drivers and ferry crew. We know this is an issue nationwide across all sectors but the lack of drivers and ferry crew affects our community dramatically and we deserve better.

I look forward to the term ahead working collaboratively with the mayor, councillors, local boards, IMSB, CCOs, staff but most importantly with you, our community.

As always, feel free to contact me any time.

Thank you.

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

Sonia Thursby.

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

COUNCIL TALK: RICHARD HILLS

EV car charger

How to safely Install an EV (Electrical Vehicle) Charge Unit at Home

If you have ordered your electric vehicle or are thinking of making the switch and are researching your options – “How you will charge your new car efficiently at home?” is going to be top of your list. EV charging at home is an important feature for electric vehicle owners, and it is estimated that over 80% of all charging takes place at home.

EVs are typically sold with a portable charger intended for back-up use when needed, sort of like an emergency spare wheel. The safest and best way to charge your EV at home is using a wall-mounted charging unit that is connected into the electrical wiring of your home.

Before the installation of the charging unit /station, the condition of the house wiring including the earthing system should be checked. The charging station should be supplied from a dedicated final sub-circuit protected by a type B RCD or RCBO to ensure that charging equipment will provide acceptable levels of electrical safety.

Type A RCDs have been commonly used for charging stations in residential dwellings, but this is not recommended anymore. A type A RCD is designed to isolate power when it detects alternating current (AC) and pulsating direct current (DC) leakage. However, it has been discovered that when over 6mA of smooth DC current flows, it can prevent the RCD from operating correctly. The safety guidelines now state that you must use a type B RCD on all new domestic installations.

If your charging station has a type B RCD incorporated inside the device, you do not need to protect the final subcircuit with a type B device in the switchboard – a Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) is acceptable. However, most switchboards in old builds do not have type B RCD and we can make sure you do, before installing the charger. If you have an old fuse switchboard which doesn’t have any RCD protection, you will have to update your switchboard before installing the EV charger to ensure safety and compliance with the current electrical standards. Why choose us?

• We’re local – We can book your installation quicker than other providers.

• With 20+ years’ experience in electrical services, we are more than EV experts.

Contact Lake Road Electrical to book an appointment for a free quote or to chat with the friendly team

We currently offer 10% discount for new customers up to the value of $500.

Visit www.lakerodelectrical.co.nz for more news and tips. Lake Road Electrical is a family-owned business that specialises in residential electrical services.

Phone: 09-242 2204 Text: 0291287494 or email: Lewis@lakeroadelectrical.co.nz

Northcroft Street upgrade

Have your say

On the proposed design to upgrade Northcroft Street.

With more people set to move to the neighbourhood, we want to improve the street environment and create a vibrant place where people want to live, work and visit.

of your

The proposed design was developed with feedback from community engagement during the testing and trialling phase. Your feedback will help us confirm a final concept design.

Give your feedback by 20 November 2022

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

Have you thought about renovating?

The North Shore is a fantastic place to live!

Do you love your location but your home isn't quite up to par? Maybe you require a better layout to optimise the use of space, or maybe an open plan kitchen/dining for indoor outdoor flow? If your home is confined or you cannot comfortably host guests in your outdoor living space, making a few changes to the layout can be a great way to get back into hosting.

Renovating your home is also the perfect chance to upgrade other features in your home which in the long run will save you money. By insulating the walls and replacing your single glazed windows with double glazing, you can stop heat from escaping your home and reduce those heating bills in the harsh winter months. Renovating even just the exterior of your home can add huge value to the property, and plus it'll be more appealing too. Whatever your needs are, the team at So Renovate can help you.

Our highly skilled team is committed to providing personalised and effective packaged services that save you time, money and hassle. With weekly site meetings and detailed follow-up notes, So Renovate ensures you're informed every step of the way and we pride ourselves on customer satisfaction. That's why our team works very closely with clients to ensure no detail is missed and the process remains a fun and creative journey.

We are proud to be registered master builders. This gives customers peace of mind that their home renovation is in safe hands ,and all work is backed by a 10-year master builders guarantee.

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Colliers North Shore was privileged to be awarded the Commercial & Industrial Small Office of the Year from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). Our clients are at the heart of what we do, and our team's success is down to maintaining a focus on results and taking a collaborative and hard work approach to working with clients and their specific requirements.

Recent transactions have seen sales in both industrial and office. 11-13 A&B Marken Place, Wairau sold reflecting a 4.6% yield, and a vacant 256 sqm office with storage sold for $1.3M in Triton Drive. We have leased over 2,500 sqm of office space during October, with a notable lack of stock in the industrial market. We note that investor sentiment has been cautious particularly with the rising interest rates during the year, but we continue to receive good leasing demand from businesses.

Thanks to all our clients for their continued support and we look forward to being of assistance.

Janet Marshall, Colliers North Shore

Bayleys Real Estate supports community organisations in national ‘Working B’

Challenges facing local businesses have prompted teams from Bayleys Real Estate across the country to give back in an initiative dubbed the Bayleys ‘Working B’.

The activation, spanning five regions including Auckland’s North Shore, saw more than 300 team members from the leading real estate agency donate time to complete various tasks, including site maintenance, gardening, and administration at several community organisations.

Bayleys North Shore Commercial General Manager Jayson Hayde says businesses have faced significant challenges following the pandemic and its enduring economic effects.

“Between pandemic disruption and general uncertainty, organisations –especially not-for-profits – have done it tough over the last two years, and the idea for the Bayleys ‘Working B’ was born from the wish to help the communities that have supported us.

“At the end of the last financial year, we recognised a real need and sought a collective way to reinvest our time to deliver maximum return for our communities and put Bayleys’ ‘Altogether Better’ ethos into action.

“The response from our team members was incredible, and by giving up their time to work with several community providers – including child health research charity Cure Kids, child services provider Plunket Whānau Āwhina, and volunteer environmental organisation SeaCleaners – we were able to give back materially and making a meaningful change in the quickest possible timeframe.”

Hayde says that teams were well dispersed across the region, with some tending the gardens and repainting interiors at Plunket’s Devonport clinic, while others undertook building maintenance at its Constellation Drive family centre.

Other tasks saw Bayleys team members work with SeaCleaners picking up rubbish along the North Shore’s beaches and waterways, in addition to site maintenance and administrative support at Cure Kids.

Bayleys says the ‘Working B’ initiative was a resounding success, with more than 300 team members nationally lending a hand at 19 activations, totalling more than 1,000 working hours.

On the North Shore, the teams completed the equivalent of an entire week’s worth of work, with community organisers noting the flow-on effects of the concentrated effort on broader operations.

Plunket property advisor Chris Gower says Bayleys facilitated material upgrades

to eight of the charity’s premises across the region, which has a helicopter effect for the rest of the country.

“Community organisations have been running on empty after a falloff in donations and a shortfall of volunteers following the impact of the pandemic, added regulation, and the rising cost of living.

“Historically, upwards of 1,000 volunteers have been on Plunket’s rota nationally, supporting whānau in various ways. However, we have seen an enormous drop in volunteer engagement, something we primarily associate with health concerns in the post-pandemic era and Kiwis being stretched a little thinner recently.

“To have such a huge sway of work, like that offered by our Foundation Partner Bayleys, has broad implications for Plunket’s operations across the country because we can reinvest funds saved on maintenance during the ‘Working B’ into our national service offerings.

“We see around 85 percent of all Kiwi kids, being the country’s largest provider of child and family support services, so this aid is vital and ensures we can focus our resources on the development, health and wellbeing of our tamariki,” Gower says.

For further insights, get in touch with Bayleys North Shore. 09 489 0999 | northshorecommercial@bayleys.co.nz www.bayleys.co.nz/commercialnorthshore COMMERCIAL NORTH SHORE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Team members from New Zealand’s largest, full-service real estate agency, Bayleys Real Estate, recently took to shovels and trowels as part of its Bayleys ‘Working B’ community service initiative.

The Birkenhead Country Women’s Institute 1948-2012

Amongst other things, I volunteer at Birkenhead Museum in Mahara Avenue and was intrigued to read their records of the Birkenhead Country Women's Institute (CWI). The notion of a country women’s organisation originated in Ontario, Canada, in 1897 and was taken up after the First World War across the British Empire. The first CWI in New Zealand was formed in 1921, with an emphasis on homecrafts, music, drama, art, speakers, charity work and care for members. The Institutes were also generally seen as training grounds for women who wished to be active in local politics.

Rural Birkdale had a CWI from 1928, while on the other hand Birkenhead Point and Highbury were more urbanised, being focussed on the ferry wharf and the Chelsea sugar works. There had been a Birkenhead Women’s Association from at least 1932; that wound up likely in favour of this new club in 1948. Elsewhere across what was a very rural North Shore, the Greenhithe CWI formed in 1926, Albany CWI in 1929 and Glenfield CWI in 1932. There was a Devonport CWI in at least 1945 and by 1958 there were also CWIs at Belmont-Takapuna, Browns Bay, Campbells Bay, Milford and Murrays Bay.

The Birkenhead CWI was formed on 27 April 1948 at the local Methodist church hall on Zion Hill. The CWI first met at that hall and then from February 1963 at All Saints Anglican church hall. In 1948 the Birkenhead CWI had 87 members and by 1966 still had 78. In 1966 the CWI was providing soft toys for hospitals and entertainment for the elderly and those in hospital. The CWI was also donating to IHC New Zealand. The lunches were an important part to the group with requirements including many loaves of white and brown bread, lots of butter and sandwich ingredients and even ‘gallons’ of milk, the latter no doubt for cups of tea.

One of the early members was a Mrs Verran, and by process of elimination this would have been my aunt Zoe. By 1948 she was in her late thirties, bringing up three children, and not likely to return to the workforce, as was the norm for married women in those times. She then had the time to devote to CWI activities. Her husband was an office holder in the Lodge and both had their own opportunities for fellowship from those organisations.

The meeting of 25 April 1995, for example, included a

By David Verran

demonstration of how to make gift cards. There was a competition for best flower blooms, another for clusters and also for ‘odds and ends’ –at this meeting for decorated eggs. Meetings also included a trading table, ‘thought of the month’, acknowledgement of birthdays, raffles and a speaker. In June 1997 over 50 members were in attendance, but by 2003 only 14 attended the Annual General Meeting. There were 12 at the meeting on24th March 2009; numbers then dropped to seven and the last meeting was on 28 February 2012.

It is worthwhile quoting from that last meeting. “Six members met at … [a private] home… Due to age two members have had to resign, another very uncertain about travel from her house in Howick. Feels it is getting too much for her. … who has opened her house to us, as it was the only convenient place to meet, now has uncertain health as she is coming up to 96 years of age, we have decided to go into recess. The Federation President has been informed. Three members are also members of Hibiscus Women’s Institute as they still very much want to be part of our great movement.” The remaining funds were donated to Alzheimers New Zealand, the North Shore Hospice and Canteen.

The remaining CWI on the North Shore is Browns Bay, but that is to go into recess in December this year.

david.verran@xtra.co.nz

Contact Kim McIntosh: kim@channelmag.co.nz, 021 419 468 or Liz Cannon: liz@channelmag.co.nz, 021 204 3395

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B0139 courtesy of Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections – in January 1993 this house at 3 Colonial Road, Birkenhead, was given to Birkenhead Heritage by Anne Farrington, whose family had lived in it for four generations, and it was moved to number 44 Mahara Avenue to become Birkenhead Museum. The photograph was taken in 1983 by B Jones.

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On the downhill slide…

Well, it’s now November, and we’re on the downhill slide to Christmas and another New Year looming.

I cannot understand what happened last month on Sunday the 16th of October, in Devonport. There were notices out for a few weeks prior to that there was going to be a Fun Run called “Run for the Reef” which was a synchronised run event that would take place across 22 cities in Australia and New Zealand, where thousands of participants would supposedly run for our own wonder of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. There were signs up, there were road closures for hours, there were tow trucks towing vehicles away from King Edward Parade and I went down at 3pm at the supposed start of the run, and nobody was there. Maybe somebody could enlighten me. Maybe I got it wrong? Anyone who can shed light on what happened, I’d be interested to know. Did ratepayers have to pay for these road closures, towing etc. or did the organisers of this run? It seemed like a lot of organisation for very little happening.

And here’s another one that I didn’t know anything about until recently. The opening of Transmission Gully, the new road into Wellington, earlier in the year. The He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust got paid $221,000 for planning and organising costs for the two-hour opening ceremony. This included traffic management, health and safety arrangements and staff, security teams, toilet facilities and car/guest marshalls. So even if you were charging out $100 per hour for staff involved, that is 2,200 staff hours to organise a twohour event. This works out as one person spending nearly 40 weeks organising a two-hour opening ceremony. This did not include the catering, the marquees and tables, video and photography, power and lighting and transporting the guests. This is what they’re spending taxpayers’ money on. It’s madness.

And another one. I see that the old Devonport Borough Council building at 3 Victoria Road, Devonport is to be sold, and Mãori interests have been offered first opportunity to buy it. How does this work? The Auckland Council property arm, Eke Panuku, has decided on the time line for sale. The property will go on the market in November with the agreement for sale and purchase expected by March 2023 and settlement in June 2023. I would have thought that the building would go on the market, and as is usual, be sold to the top bidder at market value. Maybe I’ve got that wrong or I’m missing something, again.

It’s good to see that after the local Council elections, likeminded people are now part of the community board and hopefully the lease of the old Devonport Bowling Club can go ahead to provide the very much needed changing facilities for women’s participation in sports.

I cannot believe that Auckland Council and its subsidiaries pay 30% of their employees over $100,000 per annum and over 1100 employees at the Council are getting paid in

excess of $140,000 p.a. and a few of them being paid up to $650,000 p.a. I hope the new Mayor, Mr Brown, is going to sort a lot of this middle management out, as it’s all coming out of our rates. I also hope that he is going to put the kibosh on this rapid rail to the airport, which has been thrust upon us by this current government. This will cost us umpteen billions of dollars.

It is good to see spring and summer coming on, in a new world with no masks and separation from family and friends as has been the case since early 2020. It has indeed been a difficult time for so many people; nobody has come through unscathed.

The thing I’m really looking forward to are the new Auckland Transport rules coming in soon, with the reduction in speed limits from 50km to 30km that’s going to be rolled out between December this year and March next year. It’s basically all the residential streets, in Devonport, Belmont, Narrow Neck and Stanley Point. Takapuna Town centre is also covered. So many other residential roads on the North Shore are also part of this madness. I’m really looking forward to going to work at 4.30am and driving at 30km with nothing else on the roads. I hope with bated breath that maybe the new Mayor Brown can see sense and get the buffoons who instigated this policy into his office and sack them. They might have to go into the real world and find a real job.

I’ll see you next month.

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!).

Simon Gundry.

It’s good to see that after the local Council elections, like-minded people are now part of the community board and hopefully the lease of the old Devonport Bowling Club can go ahead to provide the very much needed changing facilities for women’s participation in sports.

By Shore Junction’s Youth Development Specialist Josh Martin

Succesful school holidays with Shore Junction

Wow! We’re on the lead-up to the end of the year already and here at Shore Junction the momentum is still picking up. The September school holidays were filled with exciting activities for the rangatahi, two of which I’d like to highlight.

Week one saw a group of young people work alongside New Zealand music legend (and judge of Popstars NZ) Vince Harder, in writing, recording and producing a new song for Shore Junction Records, due to launch later this year. The song was completely written and designed by the group of six rangatahi who wrote around the theme of “Firsts in their lives”. The melody, lyrics and design of the song were all created by the group of rangatahi. Search “Shore Junction” on Spotify to have a listen.

Week two saw the final stages of an arcade machine (created and built by rangatahi over the past two terms) wrapped in art designed by six different groups of young people. Thanks to a wonderful partnership between Shore Junction (SJ) and ComputaLeta¸ we were fortunate enough to have a team member come into Shore Junction and teach the young people how to wrap the arcade machine in vinyl. Computaleta also allowed us to keep the leftover vinyl to allow other youth who were unable to be there to keep learning in future. This was a satisfying and rewarding end to a wonderful project. The rangatahi impressed the organisation so much that as a result of the event we have a young person entering the signage industry right away.

The purpose of Shore Junction is to create pathways and opportunities for rangatahi in any field that they may be passionate about. We are grateful for the wonderful companies and organisations who support us in connecting them not only to their passions but also to job opportunities that can arise following this.

Over the past year we’ve been doing more practical projects around SJ that young people are getting involved with, such as repairing furniture, building the shed and the biggest project so far, the aforementioned arcade machine. They've had to get by using minimal tools and/or borrowing tools from friends or supporters to build these things. Thankfully the amazing Devonport-Takapuna Local Board saw the value of these projects and skills and agreed to fund us for a full kit of new power and hand tools so we can continue to expand our projects, plus increase the skills being learned at SJ.

We are grateful for all the support we’ve received over the past two years to build Shore Junction into the youth hub it is today, and we are so excited that this is still only the beginning. With the help of our community partners and supporters we will see the momentum continue to build, and more lives on the North Shore changed for good.

Check out our Instagram or Facebook (@shorejunction) for all updates.

What’s in a CV?

Buyers love a CV/GV/RV to indicate an initial guideline on price, but are they always relevant? In short, no.

Capital, Rateable and Government Values all refer to the same thing – they are a generic rating applied by Council every three years (approximately) for the purposes of establishing how much homeowners should be charged for rates. The total valuation is made up of two parts: the land value and the ‘improvements’ value (the value apportioned to the home). Algorithms based on sales statistics and other basic indicators are used; the Council does not visit each home in person for obvious reasons, so it’s easy to see how the broad collection of information could lead to a flawed or inaccurate result.

In respect of land value, the variables that dictate whether a developer or homeowner wants to buy a property are vastly different: land contour, aspect, sun/light/wind exposure, views, landscaping, underground services, main street verses quiet cul-desac, proximity to beach, motorway, shops etc. The same can be said for the ‘improvements’ (house) apportionment of the CV. Any recent renovation, re-build or new build, the addition of a minor dwelling with ‘legal income’ status, won’t be included. Conversely, an issue may exist that could negatively impact a home’s value, such as a plaster home that has suffered water ingress, or sustained deferred maintenance.

Buyers – break down the CV and look practically at any obvious additions or omissions. Sellers – you can always pay to have your CV reviewed; just remember your rates will reflect the value!

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

Across1 Outside problem? Indisputably (7,8)

9 Venture during a month to city on the Ivory Coast

10 "It's about vibrations," laments a Rolling Stone to the audience (7)

11 Machine part featured in cargo cult from the East (3)

12 Second half of 15 is low note (6)

13/6/24 Jennifer: "European Space Agency is quoit" (not quite) "a mysterious thing" (2,2,4,4)

16 Carriable quantities of weaponry cure flu (7)

17 Put Latin bridge in Sack of Rome, originally to patronise (7)

18 Next to pad Jo in soft furnishing! (7)

20 We're going over tangled fen on boats to find a plant that doesn't need shade (3,4)

21 Ship, and most of what it carries (4)

22 Sarcastic spy captured by spy without piano (6)

23 Edible tuber's peel value (3)

25 Allow to cut back and quarter American money (7)

27 Knickknack that won battle (7)

28 Cat fed with badger by random people (3,4,3,5)

Down1 Observer reported trouble at mill with a cold doohickey (15)

2 Slim Gateshead mother brought up a tool (I've forgotten its name) (11)

3 Licence to kill, preserve and steal sound of rockets (whatever it's called) (10)

4 Lit up, having taken dope for material used by a Hatter found down a rabbit hole (7)

5 Peacekeepers' special force opens up (7)

6 See 13 Across

7 "Doctrine exists" -- Spymaster (3)

8 Energy producer, oddly lacking input to open river, upset (7,8)

14 Phoenix portrayed her as lenient, improper Queen (5,6)

15 Phoenix portrayed him as Head with a city change (6,4)

19 Sweden to remove ornaments from light receiver (3,4)

20 Gang taken in by wrong type of light emitter (5-2)

24 See 13 Across

26 Childish organ turning back tailless dog (3)

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