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Local snapper, cartoonist in awards contention Devonport’s Brett Phibbs is a finalist for Photographer of the Year at the 2022 Voyager Media Awards. Phibbs, a previous winner, is also a finalist for best sports photography. Flagstaff cartoonist Guy Body is a finalist in the Cartoonist of the Year category, for his work in the New Zealand Herald.
Cool midwinter fun Free soup will be the reward for those brave enough to jump into the Waitemata Harbour later this month. The Midwinter Dip is back on at Windsor Reserve, with the dash into the water at noon on 19 June. Registrations open at the reserve from 11.15am. Last year, 168 swimmers took the plunge.
Sickness hits library Devonport Library closed its doors to the public last week, cutting back services due to staff shortages caused by Covid 19, colds and flu. Entry into the library interior was closed, but a “click and collect” option was offered from the main entrance. Staff from around the city were called in to help plug gaps. Takapuna Library continued to offer a full service. It was hoped the reduction of services at Devonport was only temporary, an Auckland Council spokesperson said.
Blues selections Three rising North Shore Rugby Club players have been named in the Blues under-20 programme. They are front rower Sam Davies, back Cameron Howell and Ricky Michelini, included as a trainer.
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Former TGS athletes off to games Two former Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) students, shot-putter Jacko Gill and pole-vaulter Imogen Ayris, have been named in the 18-strong New Zealand athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in late July and early August. Twenty-seven-year-old Gill, who has previously been to two Olympic Games and one Commonwealth Games, will compete alongside two-time Olympic medallist Tom Walsh. Ayris, 21, the school’s 2018 Sportswoman of the Year, follows in the pole-vaulting footsteps of TGS’s 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Eliza McCartney, with whom she has trained over the years. McCartney, who has been plagued by injuries for several years, is not in the Commonwealth Games team. Ayris has been selected alongside fellow North Shore resident and training partner, Olivia McTaggart. With a personal-best vault of 4.5m, Ayris ranks behind McTaggart, 22, who has cleared 4.65, with both well back on McCartney’s 4.94m. Both vaulters will represent New Zealand in warm-up events overseas before travelling to Birmingham.
BMW burglars return for second helping Burglars who took jewellery and valuables from a Stanley Bay property returned two days later to steal the occupier’s BMW. The thefts were understood to have occurred initially on 21 May and then between 9pm on 23 May and 7am on 24 May, a police spokesperson said. “Police have conducted a scene examination and are following lines of enquiry,
including a review of available CCTV footage,” the spokesperson said. The owners of the property declined to comment when approached by the Devonport Flagstaff. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 105 and quote file number 220521/6387 or call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555111.
Public’s pix to power sea-rise project From page 1 The monitoring programme is being established by King Tides Auckland – which already encourages Aucklanders to photograph kingtide events – in collaboration with CoastSnap, a global citizen-science project. King Tides’ first Auckland cradle was installed at Muriwai in 2020. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board is contributing $5000 towards the $31,960 cost of the North Shore beach installation, including signage. The use of a phone cradle will control the
position and angle of photographs, meaning uploaded images can be used to measure changes to the beach and movement of the shoreline. Alhough the cradle site hasn’t yet been decided, and landowner permission will have to be negotiated, it is due to be in operation by July next year. King Tides Auckland founder Ben Sheeran said the Muriwai project had proven popular with the public. “It’s one part coastal science and one part public engagement around awareness-raising and highlighting the issues around sea-level rising and climate change,” he said.
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