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“Degrading” comments, video clips and im ages targeting Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) staff have been posted on TikTok by students at the school. Students used fake accounts displaying the school’s name and logo. The school investigated for two weeks and found “degrading and inappropriate images and comments were explicitly directed at members of our teaching staff”, principal Nick Hill said in a school newsletter. “This has had a detrimental effect on many of my colleagues, and I am sure you will agree that there is no place for this within our community,” he said. “Several students and their families were spoken to, along with the entire student body.”Hill asked parents to speak to their children about appropriate use of social media.The Flagstaff staff contacted BIS on Monday for more information, but was told the school wasn’t making any further comment.
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“Some of the houses on these sites are not heritage houses. But the effects of tall, modern, block houses, built close to boundaries with no design requirements, will have an enormous impact on the heritage values of all the houses around them and on the area as a whole.” Most of Devonport was still covered by the Special Character Area (SCA) overlay, which was supposed to protect and enhance the values of the areas. But building threestorey developments that wouldn’t need to be sympathetic to their heritage surroundings, completely conflicted with the whole SCA concept, said “DevonportMcRae.isavery small, cohesive suburb and 113 areas of intensive development will disrupt, and in some cases ruin, the heritage character of streets,” she said.
The heritage society says the change in zon ing will seriously impact the heritage qualities of the have emerged in the rezon ing: Oxford Tce in Cheltenham; Vauxhall Rd/ Turnbull/Wairoa Rds; Ariho Tce/ Empire Rd; Abbotsford Tce/Mozeley Ave; King Edward Pde/Church St; Vauxhall Rd opposite the rugby grounds; and on Stanley Point Rd. “The council said it would not allow high er-density housing in the middle of heritage areas, but that is exactly what it has done,” said Devonport Heritage chairperson Margot one terrible example is the rezoning of eight properties in Oxford Tce, which would allow three houses of three storeys, built just one metre from the side and rear boundaries.
The Plan Change 78 maps also show that another 135 houses in Devonport will be de leted from the SCA, mainly in Stanley Point, the rear of King Edward Pde, Ariho Tce, part of Cheltenham Beach and parts of Vauxhall, Turnbull and Wairoa Rds. These properties are rezoned Low Density Housing, which cannot be intensified as most have important overlays that protect them, such those for height-sensi tive areas, coastal inundation, erosion, flood plains and volcanic-cone viewshafts. Water and wastewater infrastructure con cerns would also make intensive development more difficult. “But all this just adds to an uncertainty about what might happen next door, so people need to check out the maps to see where their property sits,” she McRaesaid.isencouraging people to google ‘Plan Change 78 viewer maps’ and put in their address to see their property’s zoning. A You Tube video is available as a guide. People can submit on the plan change until 29 September. Devonport Heritage plans to have a guide submission on its website.AnIndependent Hearings Panel will consider submissions and hold hearings next year. “It is so important that the panel hears from Devonport people who believe the area is unique and worth protecting,” McRae said. For more information and a guide to making a submission, go to devonportheritage.net.
More than 100 sites in Devonport have been rezoned to allow intensive development, according to a Devonport Heritage review of Auckland Council’s latest planning maps. Devonport Heritage estimates 113 prop erties scattered around Devonport have been rezoned Mixed Housing Urban, which means three-storey/three-dwelling developments will be allowed on those sites.
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“Yet this is in the middle of a beautiful heritage area and just takes in part of one side of this high-quality heritage street”, she said. Another area is on the northern and eastern sides of Empire Road right up to Allenby Ave, which has houses first built as show homes of the villas to be built around Devonport. Twelve properties in Vauxhall Road opposite the rugby grounds will also be open to inten sification if Auckland Council’s plan change 78 is Theapproved.MixedHousing Urban Zone allows buildings to cover 50 per cent of a site, with a height-to-boundary rule of four metres, and a recession plane of 60 degrees.
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Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) choir Leonessa has reached the country’s top ranks with a gold-medal performance at the Big Sing Finale. The 38-member treble-voice choir was one of seven among 24 finalists to be awarded the top grade at the national secondary schools event run by the Choral Federation. Leonessa was also the winner of the Hutt City Trophy for the single best performance of a New Zealand composition at the finale, held at the Christchurch Town Hall at the end of AAugust.delighted Jacob Moore, the school direc tor of choirs and Leonessa conductor, believed it was the first time a TGS choir had reached the gold-medal grade in the nearly 30-year history of the event. The medals recognised choirs who attained particularly high marks, presenting two pro grammes of two works. Silver and bronze medals were also awarded. Leonessa was accompanied on piano by MattNorthSpooner.Shore schools did particularly well in Christchurch, with Westlake Boys and Girls, and Kristin also gaining golds. Moore said gaining the trophy for perfor mance of a New Zealand composition – Weep No More, by David N Childs – was a particu larly satisfying endorsement, in that it was awarded to just one school. Some choir members travelled to the Finale straight from Rotorua, where a mixed TGS choir was competing in a separate regional CadenzaMooreevent.saidLeonessa this year comprised solely Year 11 to 13 girls, although in some years, it has included younger members. It is also open to any treble-voice singer, meaning gender-diverse chorists were able to be included. TGS has four choirs, with 100 members in all. The Leonessa performances are on the New Zealand Choral Federation YouTube channel.
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The Devonport Art Trail is rebooting and aiming to become a major tourist attraction. The trail links 15 murals around the peninsu la – mainly in the Devonport town centre – for people to walk or cycle to. A map is being produced and new murals have been painted on the Devonport Commu nity House in Clarence St and on Harmony Hall in Wynyard St. New potential sites have been identified – such as on the Devonport Squash Club building on Wairoa Rd and Hammer Hardware in Clarence St. Sparrow, a mural artist and a key advocate for the trail, said that in addition to brightening Devonport with art, the tourist potential was immense.Melbourne had a street-art trail, as did Pon sonby and Karangahape Rds. The path to finished street art is a complex one, however. Permission has to be gained from the building owner and then around $5000 to $8000 has to be found for each mural, to cover the cost of scaffolding, preparing the site, con cept drawings, paint and the artist’s fee. Sometimes works are painted over. It’s a “pretty fluid process,” said Sparrow, who had one of his works at the Devonport Community House painted over.
The art trail is supported by the Devonport Peninsula Trust, which is applying for various grants for more murals.
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The original artwork – a girl sitting on a stack of books reading an iPad – was fading and perhaps didn’t totally reflect the site, he said. It was replaced by “an amazing artwork” by two other artists.
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With the government passing laws requiring greater housing intensity around the city, cou pled with the already pro-development Auck land Unitary Plan, I wonder if goals to make Auckland more liveable become swamped by the need to come up with some planning structure to handle the growth. Planning for particular areas, while not entirely thrown out, seems been pushed to one side. Devonport, for example, seems to have been written off as almost a backwater. Why not use it as a breeding ground for innovation? Rather than a patch-up job on Lake Rd – it could be used as a prototype for other arterial roads such as Sandringham Rd, Dominion Rd and Manukau Rd. Put a tram in, integrated with cars, cycle lanes and bus es, as happens in cities like like Melbourne, San Francisco, Amsterdam and Bordeaux. Integrate the maximum population-density projections with infrastructure planning and tourism goals. Imagine the potential of a fer ry-tram/electric bike trip from Auckland City to Devonport, up to Takapuna and back across the Harbour Bridge, stopping off at Cheltenham and Takapuna Beaches along the way. It could be a world-class attraction. Think the ‘beautiful solution’. Think 100 years ahead rather than 30. It’s something that, for whatever reason, escapes us in Auckland.
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While I’ve been a strong supporter of the protection of Devonport’s heritage housing stock and the low-rise ambience of the suburb, this does present downsides on the range of retail options and eateries the suburb can sustain. This was confirmed on a recent squash-tour nament safari to the Hibiscus Coast. Having a meal at a chain restaurant, we got talking to the manager, who revealed Devonport had been considered as a possible Auckland option but was rejected as it simply did not have enough foot traffic. A large restaurant might be viable in summer, due to tourists, but not in winter, he said. It was hard to argue the case in an area where subdivisions are springing up all around and thousands of cars an hour are zipping past. Devonport has the double whammy of rising rents (due to the underlying value of the land) and all the other increased costs of I’mbusiness.optimistic the small but perfectly formed Devonport offerings will continue to thrive. They do however depend on vigorous and ongoing local support.
On the subject of Devonport offerings, I’ve always felt the Devonport Musuem should be better integrated into the tourist circuit. How about this for a Devonport tour or self-guided walk: a stroll along to the Navy Museum, coffee at its cafe, up North Head then along Cheltenham Beach, dropping into the Devonport Museum on the way back, then lunch and a wander around Devonport shops and galleries. The museum is currently open on weekends, 2pm-4pm and Tuesday toThursday from 10am to noon. These comparatively short hours seem like a missed opportunity to have someone (a young history graduate assisted by keen volunteers, maybe?) to take over the day-today opening of the museum to make it more accessible. It is too good to be shut away.
Further to our story on rats up a tree in Abbotsford Tce, we have had calls and emails from a number of residents concerned about what appears to be a rampant rat problem. A Seabreeze Rd resident reports quite a sizea ble invasion from the council berm running alongside the golf course. This has recently been replanted with small native plants by the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki group. While the planting is to be commended, the secondary issue is the long grass. Trimming around small plants is tricky, but council expects residents to maintain berms outside their own homes, so it should surely do the same on its reserves.
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A crisis meeting has been called over the future of the historic steam tugboat William C Daldy.Thecost of keeping the 87-year-old vessel afloat and a shortage of volunteers to keep it running mean a range of options are being considered – including the possibility of it having to be dismantled or turned into a land-based museum. Roy Swan a committee member of the William C Daldy Preservation Society, says he hopes some ideas for keeping the Daldy in operation will emerge from the meeting this“Weweek.are looking at the future,” he said. “We’re short of volunteers, of certificated marine engineers and we’re short of money too.”The Daldy, anchored at Victoria Wharf on the harbour side of the Devonport ferry terminal, is used over summer for charter and public cruises. It is part of Auckland’s martime history, having had a working role on the Waitemata from 1936 until being retired in 1977. The society has run the tug for 42 year years.Swan said funding cuts had hit its opera tion, as had having a declining pool of ageing volunteers. “The society is at a crossroads where a big decision has to be made as to herThefuture.”Ports of Auckland had cut its support from $70,000 to $30,000 per year and, with Covid, other grants were proving harder to obtain.Theability to operate harbour trips, which raised revenue, could also be affected by coal prices. And the use of coal itself attracted public scrutiny, as a pollutant. But the biggest issue, said Swan, was a dwindling pool of volunteers with the spe cialised skills to keep the boat operating. It needed two ticketed marine engineers. One of the incumbents was aged 88 and the other lived in the Waikato. “They’re like hen’s teeth,” said Swan. Other volunteers were also not getting any younger and had scattered, putting pressure on those who remained. The group’s chartered secretary had moved to the South Island. “I’m about the only skipper locally,” said Swan, with a few others able to travel to help onHealthoccasion.and safety was an added issue in running an older vessel, he said.
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The society wants to set a deadline for a decision on the tug’s future. It has invited rep resentatives of a number of organisations to form an advisory group. These include Mar itime New Zealand and marine surveyors. Whatever was decided would cost money – “lots of it,” said Swan.
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Zach started judo when he was just six years old, taking up a sport his mother competed in. He now trains two or three times a week, in team training sessions at the Nippon Judo Club. Zach has won silver and bronze medals at the Wellington and Canterbury Judo Opens since 2020. But his selection came as a surprise to the year 11 student, who is is excited to be heading to Australia. Three judo medallists from this year’s Commonwealth Games team are among the others selected. Zach is looking forward to gaining experience and picking up tips from the older members of the team. He hopes to have his brown belt by Christmas and will then turn his attention to earning a black belt, with making a team for the next Commonwealth Games in Victoria another goal.
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Devonport firefighters have raised nearly $1500 for charity in the gruelling annual race up the Sky Tower in full gear. Station Officer Dan Brady (pictured) came third in the Masters division of the Sky Tower challenge, for those aged 40-plus, and was eighth overall. The volunteer, aged 41, said: “It’s an incredi ble challenge, you really have to push yourself.”
Brady ran up 51 storeys (1103 steps), masked in breathing apparatus and wearing 25kg of gear, including an oxygen tank. His time was 12 minutes even. The winner finished in 9 minutes 3 seconds.
Grammar School student Zach Nigh has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Open judo tournament in Perth next month. The 16-year-old is the second-youngest member of a 32-strong national team.
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The Bayswater resident will compete with a team of other firefighters from across Auck land at the North Island Firefighters Combat Challenge, and at the national final next year he hopes to qualify for the world championships. The Australasian Police and Emergency Ser vices Games are another goal. Brady, general manager of operations at Unitec and president of the Takapuna Athletics Club, gave combat challenge a try “and was immediately hooked”, he says.
The head-to-head race includes obstacle courses, carrying 20kg hose reels, moving beams, shooting targets and dragging dummies. “It takes all your energy.” says the former 400m hurdler and premier rugby player.
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John Ellington and Rob Whybrow were also on the local team, sponsored to raise money for the event’s chosen cause, Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. Ellington placed third in the Grand Masters division, for those aged 50-59, and was 36th overall. The event, which has run for 18 years, raised more than $1.3 million this year. The charity was chosen in recognition of the risks firefighters face from carcinogens in their job. Brady, who just missed his previous best time from 2017, was nursing a back injury, which forced a new approach to training: he lost muscle mass and, instead of focusing on gym and cross-fit, aimed at being lighter and faster. Overall, he was happy with the result.
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Member Aidan Bennett said: “The answer we’ve always got is chipseal is one-seventh of the price, and it’s driven by money.” Jackson said the cost of repairs and sweeping roads may erode AT’s initial savings.
One showed a pothole at the end of his drive.
Work done along Oxford Tce in April had not lasted four months, he said, presenting photo graphs to the board’s recent community forum.
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McAlister also brought up a poor patch repair of the footpath to units above the corner of Kerr St and Victoria Rd. Member Trish Deans shared the concern about the quality of work, which might be a stopgap measure. “The job of fixing the drain was quite well done, but the rest was a joke,” she said.
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Board chair Ruth Jackson said: “We’re get ting similar complaints all over the board area.” Chipseal is used by Auckland Transport (AT) to save money, though it requires sweeping of loose metal until it settles. Asphalt is reserved for busier McAlisterroads.told the board he wanted it to lobby AT to rethink the chipsealing.
Other Devonport peninsula streets, including Patuone Ave, Seacliffe Ave, Hamana St and Hart Rd had had issues with the seal, he said.
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“Success at last,” said Smales, when he contacted the Flagstaff. “We got there in the end. Great support from [deputy principal] Jake Lamb of Taka puna Grammar and Auckland Transport (AT), who do cop a lot of negative stuff, but they listened in this case. “It appears to be a success as the kids do not have to cross any road.”
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The historic former Devonport post-office building at 10 Victoria Rd has been sold to European owners after being on the market for two-and-a-half years.
Keith Clark, of SDR property manage ment, which is administering the building, said Schneeweiss “loves New Zealand” and had decided to establish a property portfolio here. The post-office building was the fifth New Zealand property bought by Ruefi, Clark said, but the first in Devonport. The building currently had one commer cial vacancy, said Clark. The property, which has a Category 2 His toric Place classification, was Devonport’s main post office from 1938 until 1991. It was then sold to Bryan Jackson, who extended the building to house Jackson’s Muzeum, with the original post office premises being converted into a restaurant. De Heer’s renovation in 2007-2008 won a New Zealand Institute of Architects Auckland Architecture Award for heritage.
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The new owner is Ruefi New Zealand Limited, whose shareholders are WolfDietrich Schneeweiss and Jadranka Sch neeweiss-Marinovic, of Austria. Stephen Driver, of Waiheke, and Schneeweiss are directors.Eddiede Heer, who has owned the prop erty since 2007 and spent millions restoring it, said the sale centred on the commercial part of the building. He had separated the titles for the two upstairs apartments, sold one, and with his wife Sharon continues to live in the other. “We are very much staying in Devon port… it was a good time in our life to sell.”
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After-school rush... Peter Smales at the bus stop outside his home in June, when concerns about safety were raised in the Flagstaff Old post-office building sells to overseas owners
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A dangerous school bus stop has been moved from Lake Rd after pressure from a local resident, Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) and a story in the Flagstaff. Local Peter Smales brought the issue to the attention of the wider public in a Flagstaff story after he moved to his home on the corner of Lake and Eversleigh Rds in March 2021. He immediately noticed huge bottlenecks of students catching northbound buses at the stop outside his house. “Some sort of accident is inevitable,” Smales warned. He noted more than 150 students used the stop each day after school. He and TGS wanted school buses to stop in St Leonards Rd instead, which is what has finally happened.
An AT spokesperson said line-marking was done in early June and there are minor civil works still to be carried out, but the new stop is working well. “And we’ve had posi tive feedback on the location. We’re pleased that the new stop has been well received.”
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The win came the week before the players headed off to a secondary schools tourna ment week, hoping to qualify for nationals in October. This they did by finishing in the top four of teams in the country’s Zone 1, taking on Auckland’s Premier teams, a number of whom they beat last week. But they will have a long wait to find out if they themselves graduate from the Auck land Senior A competition to the Premier division in 2023. Initially it was thought the championship final win before tournament week guaran teed promotion. But coach Katelin Noyer said it transpired the team had to contest a promotion-relegation game against the side at the bottom of the Premier ladder before the start of the season next year Having shown it can match itself with the best, TGS will look forward to the challenge.
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The 2022 regular season also ended on a high note for Takapuna’s second girls side, which after winning the Harbour Open A competition went on to win its Greater Auckland final against Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu by 46-27. The players were un fazed by their bigger opponents, building a lead quarter by quarter. Up 18-12 at the half-time break and with the opposition tiring, the team won the final quarter 11-4. With each school only allowed only one girls and one boys team in the two-tiered Auckland schools competition, the girls Open A side will remain in the Harbour schools league. TGS boys sides all play in the Harbour competition, with the aim of building for the senior side to go up next year.North Shore sides won the Premier Auck land competitions, with Westlake Girls High School taking the title for a second year in a row in a big win, 87-54, over Mt Albert Grammar, and Rosmini College beating Auckland Grammar School, 61-54.
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Sharpshooter... Top scorer Bailey Flavell in action in the TGS final against Northcote College
Bailey Flavell shot 33 points – including eight three-pointers – as Takapuna Gram mar School’s top girls basketball side won its Greater Auckland Championships final. The 78-61 win was against old foe North cote, the only side TGS lost to in round play during the winter season. Lead shooter and guard Flavell controlled the back-court for TGS. Other standout scorers in a resilient performance were Amy McKenzie (20 points), Qaizden Stephano (10) and Anna Dyachenko (9).
A seven-home, two-storey terraced housing development has been given the go-ahead for a 789sqm site at 12 Fraser Rd, Narrow Neck. The proposed development was reported in the 26 August Flagstaff. Simon O’Connor of applicant Sentinel Planning said Auckland Council had granted non-notified consent last week. The buildings will infringe some Auckland Unitary Plan height-toboundary controls, and rules around landscaped areas and outdoor living spaces.Thedwellings are in two blocks, with four in the first and three in the second, and six parking spaces behind.“Outof interest for your readers, once Plan Change 78 (released two weeks ago) has gone through the hearing process, or once the one qualifying matter that applies to this site is removed, then three levels (much closer to the boundaries) at the same intensity would be able to be considered under the more generous bulk and location controls introduced by the Government late last year,” O’Connor said. The planned development “in our opinion, is a great addition to the Narrow Neck community, offering smaller and somewhat more affordable dwellings for people to enjoy in the future,” he said.
A former Devonport builder and boatbuilder, Brian Watson, has constructed a wooden din ghy to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.The76-year-old William Sanders retire ment-village resident thought up the idea late last year, planning to have the craft ready for this month – the foundation’s ‘Blue Sep tember’ awareness and fundraising month. Watson made the dinghy in the village workshop, with help from fellow resident VernTheyColeman.useda workshop on site at the village.Devonport Timber sponsored and provid ed the materials, while the oars were donated by another village resident. Fundraising for men’s health was “a good excuse to build a boat,” said Watson. Raffling the dinghy, which spent time on display at Hammer Hardware, raised $1500 for the Watsonfoundation.alsocrafts smaller display models, recently completing a replica of Team New Zealand’s foiling America’s Cup yacht. By bringing awareness to the prostatecancer charity, Watson and Coleman hope to encourage the village’s male residents to speak about their own situations and seek help if Theynecessary.hopesuch discussions will create a chain effect among family and friends and in the community.
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Ryman residents build dinghy for charity
Oarsome fundraiser... Brian Watson (right) and Vern Coleman with the dinghy they built to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation
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The ‘A Fresh Approach’ ticket will rescind that decision as a matter of urgency upon being elected.
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Devonport is a 10-minute ferry ride from the centre of the city. With some relatively straightforward changes, we could have a fast, frequent and reliable public transport service and safe cycling and pedestrian facilities. We already have excellent com munity facilities – a supermarket, schools, public library, doctors, chemists, parks, beaches and sports facilities. It is irrespon sible to suggest development should happen elsewhere, The recent Ryman, Ngāti Whātua and Kāinga Ora developments show this can be done with no impact on Mike’s quality of life. In fact, it will probably improve his quality of life by allowing a more diverse community, more people to support the local shops and bars, more volunteers to support our community organisations and more young people to look after Mike in his dotage.
I had a nasty fall a few months ago while posting a letter outside the Devonport Post Office. The pavement tiles have lifted and are quite uneven in that area, especially around the public seat.
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Now I have heard further from council that the case is closed as this area is not on council land and, therefore, is not a council-maintained asset.
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The decision made by casting vote of chair Ruth Jackson to stymie the aspirations of the sports clubs is something that I never supported.
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I contacted Auckland Council, who responded promptly and I believe had a look at the area.
Mike Kampkes (Flagstaff, 26 August) says he is passionate about reducing carbon emissions, but his staunch opposition to intensification would suggest otherwise. Most of the current development in Auck land is happening on the outskirts of the city on formerly rural land – think Silverdale, Kumeu and Pukekohe. People who live in greenfield areas generate approximately four times the transport emissions of people who live in already developed and wellserved areas of the city.
Chris Werry Regarding the Flagstaff story “Complaint laid over local board’s lease decision” (26 August): Team ‘A Fresh Approach’ will rescind the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board decision on the lease of the former Devonport Bowling Club. In May 2020, the Devonport rugby and cricket clubs submitted a fulsome 70-page expression of interest (EOI) to the local board to secure the old bowling club site. Their vision was for the two clubs to work in collaboration to reconnect access to the full Devonport Domain, develop female changing facilities, construct a new multi-lane indoor net facility, develop outdoor all-weather surfaces for a variety of recreational uses and eventually establish a community sports centre. The detailed application was endorsed by Council staff. The EOI process did not invite community groups to apply for free storage of items in the existing sheds. Doing so would require the reclassification of the reserve to permit such a use.
I would be very interested to know who does own this land? Can anyone help? Sarah Beck (Editor: The land outside the Post Office is indeed privately owned. It is part of the Clarence House landholding.)
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Residents have until 29 September to complete submissions on the new housing intensification plan for Auckland. It’s im portant that residents submit to this further process.TheIndependent Hearing Commissioners panel will assess the council’s recommen dations and hear the points residents raise in a fair and unbiased manner. It is important that groups and individuals make submissions to let the panel know what the people of Auckland want for the future of the city. Auckland Council’s AK Have Your Say pages gives access to the submission doc ument, the supplementary reports for Plan Change 78, and the changes council has made to the maps. There have been significant changes to the maps for the Devonport Special Character Area (SCA), as council has increased the number of small pocket areas that would allow the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) to be permitted. The MDRS allows the development of three block buildings with a height of three storeys on a site without the need for a resource consent. Should this zone be adopted, the council’s heritage team advises that this “will lead to the loss of the qualities and characteristics that the SCA seeks to maintain”.Devonport Heritage will soon have advice and guidance on its web page, De vonportheritage.net, on how to fill out the submission form. The answer is to keep it simple. Council staff have advised that if you are unfamiliar with the terms used in the submission form, you should write down your points and give reasons.Council staff have advised they will ac cept and process all submissions. You can also contact ‘friendofsubmitter@ aecom.com or ring 021 349 521 for further advice, as council will not be organising information events. It’s already established that 74 per cent of residents in Devonport-Takapuna support retaining the Devonport SCA, and in this next step the hearing commissioners need to hear that clear message from Devonport’s residents.Thiswill also send a message to Wel lington.
Don’t sell us down the tube AUTHORISED CANDIDATE FOR SOS SAVE OUR SHORE Kevin BRETT Cherie KEILLER Kurt KEILLER Sam WELSH Authorised by Founder of SOS Save Our Shore Kevin Brett, kevinwb300@gmail.com Tel: 021-168-5165. SOS SAVE OUR SHORE SOS Save our Shore is standing for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. The team is led by Kevin Brett a former researcher for the late Sir Peter Wiliams QC Letters
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From a fresh approach to the heart of the shore you are being sold out. The same old tired people are attempting to get their snouts back into the public trough. Your rate bills are through the roof. Your open spaces are not safe from being sold out. Bayswater Marina for example The unitary plan is destroying and defacing your area Heritage houses are under threat Traffic problems are only getting worse Sewage is spewing onto your beaches Crime is out of control Rape, home invasion, bashings, intimidation, car theft, defacing of public property are all on the list • Takapuna car park sold out with the board’s approval. It’s time for the present board to be sent into retirement • We’ve got a rat plague and the board can’t even organise to get rid of a bunch of rats The rats are more organised than the board The government wants to put 501 criminals from Australia into a 40 unit block in Belmont. This must be stopped • Stop three waters and no congestion charges (tax). People who commit crime and violence in our area should not be allowed in our area
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Our beloved chicken Molly died last week, after six wonderful years enjoying our garden with her friend, Lacey, a Silver Laced Wyandotte We’re looking for one or two mature girls to keep Lacey company They would ideally be a solid heritage breed to fit in with Lacey We have a big garden where the girls free-range, known as Chook Heaven. If you know of a girl who needs rehoming, please text me BarbC 0274 125 824 Save Our Shore
Insulation has become the name of the game in recent years, and the Eco product is tailor made to provide high levels of insulation for both temperature and noise From 23 No vember they are introducing new building standards that require even more stringent insulation and energy efficiency certification Ross and Roger’s windows already meet this standard and the next generation of standards being introduced in November 2023!
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After years working in the Tech Indus try former Olympic and World cham pion rower Roger White Parsons now has his sights on a new challenge in the UPVC Window joinery market in Auck land through his company Eco Auck land UPVC frames are the joinery of choice in most of the rest of the world but relatively little known here Roger’s new challenge came about during a conversation in the surf at Langs Beach in 2019 with his friend Ross McKitterick, CEO of the Eco Group, a Wellington based UPVC win dow company “ I just casually asked about how busi ness was progressing and Ross said ‘not too bad but we need to be in Auckland’”, he re calls with a smile
“The UPVC and wood construction combi nation has been used extensively in Europe for the past 20 years and has about an 80 per cent market share, whereas in New Zealand it cur rently only has about 3 5 per cent market share,” says Roger The products are also stainless steel reinforced, so are strong and durable enough to suit all building types
The most common New Zealand win dow colour is white, so the company’s standard product is white, with black and charcoal also readily available Other co lours need to be custom made in Germa ny so these take longer for delivery Window replacement provides most of Eco Auckland’s business Consents are not needed for “replacing like for like”, so in most cases installation is relative ly straightforward Even converting a window into a door of the same height can be simply done Roger had an illustrious career in rowing, joining North Shore Rowing Club in his early 20s, and going on to win world champion ships with New Zealand eights crews in 1982 and 1983. Those teams are well remembered for their refinement of a new rowing style.
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“Back in the early 80s we would go to the world championships and you would meet the East Germans and Russians and they would ask you which steroids you were on. They couldn’t believe we just rowed!” Roger re calls. “In 81 we got smashed at the World Cham pionships and didn’t even make the finals But we were lucky to have so many smart people in the crew, and in the North Shore Club, and we developed a new rowing technique which helped leverage more power with every stroke ” Unfortunately, the world beating crew missed out on a medal at the 1984 Olympics, at least partly due to unusual water conditions in their lane “We had other crews come over to us and apologise for beating us,” Roger says He has given a lot back to the sport in var ious capacities over the years, including as rowing coach at Westlake Girls High school for 10 years while his daughters were there Two of Roger’s three daughters received rowing scholarships at American universities and his eldest daughter has continued living in North America working for Kiwi firm
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Three weeks later Eco Auckland was born as a partnership between Ross and Roger On top of that an industry player from Tauranga contacted them and Eco Tauranga came into being at much the same time. The group now covers Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga and Northland, as well as the original greater Wel lington area. Ross and Roger have always seen the poten tial UPVC has for the New Zealand market. A significant proportion of Eco Auckland’s business derives from retro fitting existing houses with their UPVC frames and Euro pean standard double glazing Their profile has a simple bevel and with white as the pre dominant colour it fits equally well in a 1905 villa or a 2023 new build and everything in between The high quality UPVC frames are extrud ed in Karlsruhe, Germany, by Aluplast, the biggest UPVC supplier to the Australasian market This is considered a real plus: as Ross often says, New Zealanders have a love af fair with high quality German cars, why not have the same quality in your windows? The extrusions are then fabricated into joinery in Auckland or Christchurch, made to measure for each window or door Aluplast is sponsoring the current series of “The Block, Australia”, which will be on our screens in November/ December UPVC is one of the world’s oldest plastics, has had more than 80 years of continuous development and is widely used in Europe, Canada, and America where window perfor mance is heavily regulated Aluplast is one of the big three in the world and got their big start in the Middle East 40 years ago by investing heavily in R&D to meet the harsh climatic conditions. We in New Zealand use Aluplast’s ‘tropical mix’ which was developed in those conditions. As Roger says, “When PVC first came to New Zealand years ago, it got a bad rep because it wasn’t suited to our UV inten sity, but years of development mean that it is now made with titanium dioxide, which is es sentially a UV reflector.”
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September 9, 2022 The DevonporT FlagsTaFF page 23 A totara tree was planted in a Stanley Bay reserve at a memorial service last week for community advocate Sid Cuthbertson. Cuthbertson, a founding member of the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki group (RTH), died in November 2021, but the service was delayed due to Covid restrictions. More than 100 people heard tributes by Cuthbertson’s husband, Bill, and their daugh ters Rebecca and Jennifer. Asked to describe Sid in a couple of words, Bill said she was “a gift”, to him, her family and society. She was a passionate advocate for nurs ing; set up the Plunket car-seat scheme in Devonport; was a long-time member of Devonport Rotary; and served on the Stan ley Bay School Board, as an officer of the Stanley Bowling & Petanque Club and on the RTH trust. Sid stood for the Devonport Borough Council in the 1980s, narrowly missing election.Members of her book club wore scarves she had bought them on an overseas trip. Phil le Gross, of Devonport Rotary, told of all the “great ideas” and work Cuthbertson had done for the club over the years, while RTH coordinator Lance Cablk described her as a fantastic mentor to him and other members of the group.
Local honoured... (from left) Restoring Takarunga Hauraki’s Lance Cablk, Sid Cuthbertson’s husband Bill, and daughters Jenny and Rebecca, helped plant a tree in Sid’s memory Devonport 09 445 2010 Major sponsor for the North Shore Cricket Club 27 Williamson Viewing Saturday/Sunday 2:00 2:30pm Auction 12:00pm 21 Sep 2022 at 39 Victoria Road, Devonport (Unless Sold Prior) barfoot.co.nz/837219 L E , L M O N T B E AU T Y
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Plenty of scope to renovate/ develop and add the wow factor Short stroll to Narrow Neck Beach Character bungalow (circa 1930) on a Freehold site of approx 668m² in a quiet cul de sac Rich native timber flooring Lock up internal access drive through garage There is even a classic arched Art Deco double brick garage at the back of the property which could be converted into a fabulous studio or other Call today for more information or a private viewing 3 Hemi Street Sale $1,989,000 Viewing By Appointment Sue Evans 021 448 977 s.evans@barfoot co barfoot.co.nz FAMILY HOME!
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Motivated overseas vendor This is the perfect family home the layout even gives consideration to extended families Completed in 2012, constructed with cedar and weatherboard, not only is this a sophisticated home but also built to embrace natural light views over the water to the city and sunsets 92A Ngataringa Road For Sale $2,600,000 Viewing Sunday 12:00 12:30pm Trish Fitzgerald 021 952 452 t.fitzgerald@barfoot co nz Tracey Lawrence 021 1720 681 t.lawrence@barfoot co nz 2 A 1 E 1 B 1 F M barfoot.co.nz/8 3 5 6 0 6
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Devonport 1/24 Ngataringa Road For Sale By Negotiation Viewing Phone For Viewing Times Tracey Lawrence 021 1720 681 t.lawrence@barfoot.co.nz Trish Fitzgerald 021 952 452 t.fitzgerald@barfoot.co.nz
SUPERBLY LOCATED GARDE N APAR TME NT Only once in a 'blue moon' will you see one of these tightly held apartments, within Devonports secure 'Stanley Court' complex come to the market Step inside and it's easy to see why they are so prized and so seldom available Positioned on the east side, this sunny apartment offers the bonus of water views, indoor/ outdoor flow, one carport and a lock up storage unit No stairs no lifts no exterior maintenance
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NEW PRIC E GREAT VA LUE! This little honey of a home is looking for loving new owners Two double plus a single, warm, cosy and snugged up for winter open fires and the smell of fresh baking Heaven! A wonderful, warm and welcoming home, our vendors are very realistic and the price is absolutely entry level. Be quick, talk to us today, this little beauty will not last! Belmont 2/2 Evan Street For Sale $1 195 000 Viewing Sat/Sun 12:00-12:45pm Lance Richardson 021 796 660 l.richardson@barfoot.co.nz Suzy Wang 022 199 7808 s.wang2@barfoot.co.nz OPEN HOME 4 A E 3 B C 1 G barfoot.co.nz/8 2 9 0 5 9
BE ST VA LUE 4 BEDROOMS! A change of circumstances has dictated our vendor must sell! Selling out of the four bedroom apartments very early in the development created a lot of disappointed buyers Fantastic views lift garage EV charge point, luxury kitchen and bathroom, these lovely townhouses set the standard Our vendor needs action, contact us today Belmont Lot 15/16 Williamson Avenue For Sale By Negotiation Viewing Phone For Viewing Times Suzy Wang 022 199 7808 s.wang2@barfoot.co.nz Lance Richardson 021 796 660 l.richardson@barfoot.co.nz
Devonport 48 Calliope Road For Sale By Negotiation Viewing Saturday 12:00 12:45pm Lance Richardson 021 796 660 l.richardson@barfoot co nz Suzy Wang 022 199 7808 s.wang2@barfoot co nz OPEN HOME 4 A 1 E 3 B 2 G M L barfoot.co.nz/8 1 3 2 7 0 THE BE ST ON THE MARKE T! You will be very impressed by this lovely 4 bedroom home! 238m² of quiet luxury living Fantastic Skyline Views Entertainers Kitchen Double car garage Luxury full sized lift to every floor Stand alone with Freehold Title High Quality with a Master Builder Guarantee and Developer Warranty Belmont 1/20 Williamson Avenue For Sale By Negotiation Viewing Sat/Sun 1:00 1:45pm Lance Richardson 021 796 660 l.richardson@barfoot co nz Suzy Wang 022 199 7808 s.wang2@barfoot co nz OPEN HOME 3 A 1 E 1 B C barfoot.co.nz/8 3 4 0 7 0
DEVONPOR T'S BE ST VA LUE! Finally found, this amazing home will absolutely astound you! Featuring wide open and spacious living areas providing exceptional access to a very attractive semi covered private garden and lawn So many carparks! This centrally heated home will be the one you will always look forward to coming home to Call us today to find out how this could be your new home
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Bling Central... Sophia Lawry (left) was selling the jewellery she makes, with help from friend Saoirse Harrington. Both local girls are aged 10. Sophia says she wants other people to love wearing her earrings.
Community house marketing manager Justine Kinsella said she was keen to repeat the market day in the future. The next big event for bargain hunters would be a repeat of a Swap Shop for clothes and accessories, to be held in mid-November.
The DevonporT FlagsTaFF page 26 September 9, 2022 A Kids and Teens Market Day attracted scores of eager young sellers and buyers to the De vonport Community House. All 27 tables were booked, with children from primary- to secondary-school age selling the likes of homemade baking, art and jewel lery – although pre-loved toys and books were the most common offering.
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Soft options... Joshua Buckle, 8, and sister Ella, 6, who both go to Devonport Primary School, were eager to move on some items they no longer wanted
Eye of the tiger... Jerry Lu, 7, from Narrow Neck had a declutter for goods to take to market
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Open for business... Stanley Bay resident Sophia Law, 12, was selling her acrylic artworks. The St Mary’s College student took up that form of painting last year. K A R U N G A H A U R A
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Fundraising... Devonport Scouts Melissa Busch (left), aged 13, who attends Westlake Girls High School, and Caoimhe Costello, 14, a Carmel College student, were raising funds towards a Scouts trip to Korea next year. They sold baking, potted plants and ‘dream-catchers’ they had made, and are also planning a sausage sizzle at Mitre 10 in Wairau Valley on 2 October.
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Take three... (from left) Hunter Ede, 7, Sam Kandziora, 10, and Spencer Ede, 11, who all go to Stanley Bay School, had made $30 by midway through the day with lollies and baking
After rising to the top in the schoolgirl rowing ranks, Devonport’s Annabelle Knowles this year made the national under-19 crew that raced in the world championships in Italy. She tells Helen Vause about discovering her passion and her big hopes for the future. Individuals Call me fora no obligation chat email: david@davidsmar t.co Phone: 027 543 4455 www.davidsmar t.co Copies of DisclosureStatements on website.
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Annabelle says she felt pretty flat when she got back home to school and the south ern-hemisphere winter, but knows losing and handling defeat is an important part of honing a sporting career. She says rowing involves fast-changing and powerful dynamics, with each member of a crew having a particular role to play. “I’m usually seated near the middle because I’m pretty strong. From that position, when we were at the worlds, it was my job to call the race as we went.” That meant assessing the boat’s position in the race and calling on her crewmates to make a move. Calling “hard five”, for example, meant put ting on extra power for the next five strokes.
Next time... Annabelle Knowles will be young enough to compete again at the world under-19 championships next year Racing across the waters of Lake Varese in the sweltering Italian summer, Annabelle Knowles couldn’t have been much further removed from her friends back home in the classrooms at Takapuna Grammar School (TGS).The 17-year-old from Cheltenham rep resented her country in the under-19 world championships, held in late July, when temperatures were soaring, and the north ern-hemisphere rowers had the advantage of being well acclimatised. Just making it into the international crew and wearing the silver fern was a huge achievement, following on from a string of wins during her home season last summer and a rapid rise to the elite levels of her sport. Annabelle travelled with her father Peter to Italy, where the usually flat waters of the big lake in Varese make it a popular rowing venue. The combined under-19 and and under-23 world championships this year drew 1452 competitors from 61 nations.
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Annabelle and her crewmates in the women’s quad arrived knowing they’d be up against tough competition, and so it proved. They finished a creditable third in their heat and came sixth in the B Final. But she says it’s a big step forward in row ing for her and there were indelible lessons to take away from the experience. “Being there was just incredible. It was really tough but it was also really exciting to be part of it.” And there will be a next time for her, she believes. She will still be young enough to compete in the same event next year, if selected.
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“Making that call to say, go hard for the next five strokes, also gets us into sync to be pulling together. The dynamics in the boat when you are racing are complex. You have to learn how to handle that, how to handle yourself and the reactions of others,” she says. “You train for months and months – all for those crucial six-plus minutes.” Back home and keeping fit for the domestic rowing season, Annabelle was last month named the Auckland Rowing Association’s Female School Rower of the Year. Her success-studded story started back at Belmont Intermediate School, when Anna belle first discovered rowing.
is proud to have been among the rowers biking to Bayswater for early-morning training, carrying with her the breakfast of instant oats she’d prepared the night before.
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She says she wasn’t a very sporty kid and didn’t really have an activity she was keen on outside of school.
In her final year at TGS, she says her only regret is that the full experience of her high-school years, including hanging out with mates and having a social life, has been compromised by other demands on her time and energy. But rowing is her passion now, with firm new friendships made within it. The next decision lying ahead for her is where she will go to university and what rowing club she will be joining up with. It all costs money, so she fits a part-time waitressing job into her schedule. More seri ous fundraising lies ahead, with the possibility of selection for the under-19 world champi onships again next year, this time in Paris. Annabelle is in it for the long haul, with dreams of rowing in the Olympic Games and other big international competitions – and plenty of time to achieve them. “I think I’ve got a good 20 years ahead of me,” she says.
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“The ‘learn to row’ group came over from Takapuna Grammar. So I had a go and I really liked it. It looked like fun but then it really just clicked for me. Maybe I was looking for something.”Almostovernight, she became a rower. Moving on to TGS, she started to perform well in the sport and became more focused onAtit. just 16, she was moved up into the senior division. At the same time, the school had stepped up its rowing programme. Covid and successive lockdowns inter rupted the the training programmes of young athletes like Annabelle, but these didn’t dent her commitment to her sport. Long solo runs and walks, and sessions on the rowing machine and in the gym space she set up at home, all helped keep her in shape for getting back out on the water. She has had more than five years of very early morning training sessions, often greeting daybreak out on the water after a 4.45amAnnabellestart.
“Most of us turned up on our bikes. Our coaches encouraged that and it was important to me to be as independent as I could be,” says Annabelle, who now drives her car to training. Last summer, she was in the winning crew, with Skye Lang, in the under-18 doubles at the North Island Secondary Schools Champi onship and in the Maadi Cup national regatta. She also made the podium in other events.
“The dynamics in the boat when you are racing are complex. You have to learn how to handle that, how to handle yourself and the reactions of others.”
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As a result, she was put forward in April for selection for the under-19s going to the worldGoingchampionships.awayonher own to that selection camp was a nerve-wracking challenge. “There were definitely moments there when it felt like I might not make it. “It feels like the selectors are watching you all the time, not just to see how you are performing but how you are coping away from it “Theretoo.is a really tough section on a rowing machine, too, that I managed to get through. But I don’t think some of the others did.”
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We are thrilled to announce that Leonessa, our senior auditioned treble voice choir, has been awarded Takapuna Grammar School’s first ever gold medal at The Big Sing Finale 2022 Not only that, they also came away with the Hutt City Cup for Best Performance of a New Zealand piece. Also congratulations to the TGS Chorale, who came away from The Big Sing Cadenza with the Tui Award
We are pleased to announce that in the recent DanceNZ Made regional competitions, Cactus Dance Company, our top dance team, won second and third placings for the Open Teams division and third place overall for Teams. They also received two 10/10 perfect scores for their outstanding choreography Congratulations to Jess Weston and Tayla Hodge, our Cactus leaders, and Mr James Lobaton, their dance teacher The next step for this team is mationals!
TGS Performing Arts Leonessa wins gold at The Big Sing! Cactus Dance Company place, well at DanceNZ Made competition Chess team brings home silver from interschool TGS chess teams competed in the NZCF North Shore Interschool Regional Qualifier on 15 August 2022. Both teams performed exceptionally well The A team, captained by Daniel Wang, was placed second and received silver medals. They qualified for the NZCF Interschool national competition in October, to be held in Christchurch. The B team placed sixth in the competition, outperforming all other B teams from schools on the North Shore A Team above: Samuel Moffit, Hayden Steele, Daniel Wang, Qixuan Liang, Stephen Weng B Team below: ChenChen Wang, Nathan Fernandes, Gavin Wu, Scott Beaumont, Nikolas Tsulaia
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The Sea Scouts building dates from 1906, when it was built for the North Shore Rowing Club. It is exposed to the elements, increasingly so as climate change whips up harbour winds andThewaves.asbestos roof is leaking, damaging the heritage timber fabric of the building.
A slice of history is on the line, and needs community help to weather the time and tides
The boat ramp is unusable and the Sea Scouts have repaired it numerous times – on the last occasion it cost $25,000. It is unrealistic for them to fund such frequent timber repairs in addition to regu lar hall-painting and other maintenance, so the Scouts plan to follow expert advice by repairing the ramp in concrete. Gundry and Ashmore are bringing their practical skills to the project. “Simon is a boating legend” says Mike Ashmore. “I’m not into boating myself, but I know how integral it is to the history of Devonport.“TheSea Scouts premises is located in the boatbuilding precinct that originally occupied this part of our waterfront. We can’t lose it. “ The project team, including Sea Scouts leaders, is focused on reroofing the hall and repairing the boat ramp during the coming summer, if they can raise enough money. Barb Cuthbert describes it as a strong and motivated group. “I’m so impressed by the Sea Scouts’ dedication to maintaining their building in good condition as a working base, important heritage landmark and valuable community resource.”Theproject was estimated (pre-Covid) to costThese$100,000.costs are being reviewed by the fundraising team. A Give a Little page SOS –Save Our Ship has been launched to provide seed funding for heritage and community grantTheapplications.projectteam hopes for strong com munity support.
The aim is to upgrade the hall and ramp for use into the future to teach scouts boating skills and provide a venue for local family celebrations and community events.
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A team of Devonport locals is donating time and expertise to help Calliope Sea Scouts rescue their beloved building from the rav ages of the weather and the sea.
Locals join project to rescue heritage hall
Simon Gundry, Mike Ashmore, Jackie Gillies and Barb Cuthbert are using their contracting, engineering, heritage conser vation and planning experience to help raise funds and make desperately needed improve ments to the heritage-listed Sea Scouts’ hall and boat ramp on King Edward Pde.
Skirts and skiffs... Onlookers on the ramp of the North Shore Rowing Club watch rowers at the shoreline in 1900. Below: A 1904 crowd gathered alongside the club building that still stands today (bottom).
• Long-time Devonport pharmacist Peter Wigmore dies of cancer.
• Devonport Library Associates members Mary Haines and Denys Oldham are pro filed in a series on Devonport institutions.
Expansion plans… Ngataringa’s existing courts (above) at Stanley Bay Park. Two courts more are wanted on the grassed area in front of the old Scout den (top right). Just out of sight to the right of the picture are cricket nets which would remain.
• Appletree Education’s team of Tom Sugden, Michael Lockie, Callum Mill and Louis Glenn take out the North Shore primary-schools chess champs.
More tennis courts proposed for Stanley Bay Ngataringa Tennis Club wants to build two more courts on Stanley Bay Park.
• Devonport boardsailer Tom Ashley wins his second world title in a fortnight, adding the ISAF World Sailing Cham pionship to his under-20 World Board sailing title.
The club emphasised its role as a custo dian of a big chunk of the park for 95 years, after levies on residents led to the swampy land originally being drained for recreation. It had since developed its own facilities. Claridge said the club had worked with the council since day one and wanted to continue to do so. But initial feedback from parks staff on taking more of the open space in a lease variation had been “a bit negative”, he noted. Board members quizzed the club repre sentatives on relationships with cricket and football clubs using the park and were told these were good. A shared seating area could be developed down the path at the end of the new courts opening to the playing fields, the club said.
• National MP Wayne Mapp’s Devonport support drops by around 500 votes in the general election, while National’s vote slumps by more than a third.
The club hosts top-level Chelsea Cup matches and demand for coaching is also growing.Outlining plans to the Devonport-Taka puna Local Board’s community forum last month, club president Bryan Claridge said the two new courts, including foundations, astroturf and fencing, would cost $210,000. Any lighting would be a later project re quiring resource consent and consultation withTheneighbours.clubwanted to keep the board abreast of its plans, as it would make the final decision on a lease variation to allow the extraThecourts.club’s existing lease expired in 2021, but was effectively rolled over. Although when the lease is renewed, the club hopes the new courts can be added in.
• Devonport RSA celebrates its 75th birthday.
• Two mothers who had a physical alter cation outside Belmont Primary School are given a warning by police. One woman was punched in the face during the incident.
Growing demand from players has led to the plan for expansion into the grassed space between its existing five courts and the park’s cricket nets. The courts would be sited in front of an old Scout den it already leases for storage and has earmarked as a future junior clubhouse. “This isn’t just for the club and members, it’s for the whole community,” said club captain Stuart MembershipHarrington.hasrisen
25 per cent to 300 players in the last seven years, and the ability to facilitate online bookings means non-members are increasingly looking to use the courts.
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• Takapuna Grammar Rowing Club is again blocked in its bid to establish a base on the Bayswater reclamation land.
• North Shore loses the North Harbour Championship rugby final to Takapuna, 21-0, but its reserves beat East Coast Bays, 15-12.
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lights had to be off by 10pm. Member Toni van Tonder asked if the club had considered other satellite facilities, such as at Woodall Park, where renewals of shared community courts are being considered.Pastclub president David Atkin said the same question had come up over council courts on Takarunga, but the family-oriented club preferred to be centralised rather than have “out of sight, out of mind” facilities. It was better for coaching and inter-club to be based around its central clubhouse. Board senior adviser Maureen Buchanan indicated that Covid-impacted workloads at the council meant it was unlikely that any lease approval process would occur in this financial year. A change in lease would have to be publicly notified, she said.
• North Shore president’s-grade rugby play ers Peter Coleman, Richard Becht and Murray Scott win a national rugby-trivia competition.
• The Navy backs down on its plan to demolish all the heritage buildings at Torpedo Bay to build a new museum on the site.
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The cricket nets were mostly used by jun iors, being too short for adults who favoured those on the Navy fields, so their use should not be Boardimpacted.member Aidan Bennett asked if more lighting would be an issue to neigh bours. Harrington said new LED lighting was more directional and few homes were close to the new courts. The main court
• Hundreds turn out to the opening of the Sir Peter Blake Memorial Hall at Bayswater School, including his mother, Joyce.
• Babcock New Zealand calls a public meeting to reveal details of a revised –and smaller – floating dry dock.
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All in the family… most improved under-19 player Gene Garea (left) and most dedicated Premier 2 player Jackson Garea (right), with dad and North Shore life member Brett Garea
Coughlin Cup – U85kg player of the year: Christophermonai Mareko. Tyrone Rob ertshaw Memorial Cup – U85kg players’ player of the year: Campbell Stewart. Chap man Cup – U19 player of the year: Uetaha Wanoa. James Evans Memorial Cup – most improved U19 player: Gene Garea. John Kibblewhite Memorial Cup – U21 player of the year: Jackson Rice. John Boys Memorial Cup – most improved U21 player and dedi cated trainer: Teasia Teasia. Albion’s Trophy – Premier 2 player of the year: Weropuna Witika. Gary Dell’Isola Memorial Cup –Premier 2 player with most dedication to team spirit and training: Jackson Garea. D.D. Coleman Cup – club’s most successful goal kicker, open to all teams: Oscar Koller. Doug Hopkins Memorial Cup – front rower who has shown greatest potential, chosen from a team other than the Premier, nominated by team: Trent Luka. Murray Jones Memorial Cup – Premier 1 player of the year: Oscar Koller. Hinchco Cup – the players’ player of the year, selected by Premier 1 team: James Fiebig. Paul Thompson Memorial Cup – coach of the year: RuaTipoki. Bill Laurie Memorial Cup – team manager of the year, selected by the committee: Mark Nola. Spencer Buchanan Memorial Cup – support er of the year: Danjela Martin; Conje van Niekerk. Alice Shaw Cup – person who has shown the most outstanding commitment to the club: Nikau Maxwell. Pitcairn Rosebowl – the club’s most promising player: Sam Davies. Napier Shield – Team of the Year 2022: Premiers.
North Shore Rugby Club prizewinners
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North Shore Rugby Club junior prizegiving results
Attitude cups Roy Buchanan Memorial (fair play J1–J4, U11, U13): Sally Nicholls; Trevor Lyall Cup (fair play J5–J8, U9): Ella Willis; Colin Harvey Trophy (the energetic player who was always in the game): Woody Bell; McKenty Family Award (hardest-working forward): Angus Waddams; Colin Parry Trophy (most loyal to the club): Oliver Taylor; Gartside Cup (most conscientious player): Lhukyah Takapu. Team cups J6 Green Machine – MIP: Josiah Ha na-Wheeler; MVP: Viktor Havranek; PA: Richard Walters. J6 Hairy Goats – MIP: James Brooks; MVP: Archie McRae; PA: Kobe Marsh. J6 Hulks – MIP: Eddie Ison; MVP: Beau Vivian; PA: Matty Piper. U9 Boys Rip pa – MIP: Fin Braden; MVP: Edward Ellis; PA: Toby Porter. U9 Girls Rippa Blue – MIP: Zoe Leggott; MVP: Rose Taingahue; PA: Zoe Curtin. U9 Girls Rippa Green – MIP: Boadecia Todd; MVP: Harriet Phillips; PA: Alexis Ed monds. U9 Girls Rippa White – MIP: Chloe Southwell; MVP: Jura Fletcher-McGrevy; PA: Sophie Sickling. J5 Blue – MIP: Seb Peacocke; MVP: Cooper Ede; PA: Liv Gibson.
Navy rugby side heads for tournament in UK Good to go... Members of the combined Navy team training at the North Shore Rugby Club last week SPRING CLEAN SPECIAL Deep clean and sanitize your heat pump Removes dust, mould, and bacteria making it more efficient and spotlessly clean Prices start f rom $1501pm Tuesday 20 September 7pm Wednesday 21 September 7pm Thursday 22 September 7pm Friday 23 September to be performed by all our year 5 and 6 students in the Hauraki School hall on You’re invited to ‘Porridge’ a musical comedy It promises to be great entertainment for both young and old! All welcome. Tickets are on sale via MyKindo or from the school office phone 489 4568.
Lieutenant Brett Fitzgerald said New Zealand didn’t field a team in the 2018 cup competition, but won in 2016, when it was last held in New Zealand.
J5 White – MIP: Xavier Stirling; MVP: Luis Warner; PA: Rocco Riggall. J4 Green – MIP: Jimmy Foster; MVP: Sunny Becker; PA: Blake Darragh. J4 Blue – MIP: Cavelle Ikenasio; MVP: Theodore Scarfe; PA: Niwa Belshaw. J4 White – MIP: Tom Broomby-Garrod; MVP: Louie Brodie; PA: Lachlan Sara. U11 Girls Rippa White – MIP: Emme Kennedy; MVP: Ruby Stewart; PA: Milla Holland. U11 Girls Rippa Green Goats – MIP: Victoria Wright; MVP: Zara Kozenof; PA: Eila Shaw. U11 Girls Rippa Blue – MIP: Saoirse Harrington; MVP: Micah McClintock; PA: Leni Williams. J3 White – MIP: Lennox Maiava; MVP: Thomas Pearce; PA: Monty Scott. J3 Blue – MIP: Bond Stoddart; MVP: Morgan Kearns; PA: Scott Quincey. J3 Red – MIP: Zachary Rhodes; MVP: Kash Baskerville; PA: Thomas Allen. J3 Green – MIP: Taylor Campbell-Conlon; MVP: Toby McGregor; PA: Jake Tuck. J2 White –MIP: Mac Anderson; MVP: Luke Donnelly; PA: Ryan Craig and Jett Steel. J2 Red – MIP: Clarke Dallimore; MVP: Luka Hart; PA: Dylan Morris and Luke Tibbotts. J2 Green – MIP: Spike Riggall; MVP: Cory Billot; PA: Baxter McNaughton and Blake Williams. U11 Girls Rippa Red – MIP: Jaime Smith; MVP: Arna Tripodi; PA: Tovah Rakaupai. U13 Girls Rippa White – MIP: Ella Ryder; MVP: Milla McKendry; PA: Scarlett Kingston. U13 Girls Rippa Red – MIP: Maddisyn Smith; MVP: Nadia Letica; PA: Ella Tibbotts. U13 Girls Rippa Blue – MIP: Molly Prinsep; MVP: Orla Chambers; PA: Lucia Wright. U13 Girls Rippa Green – MIP: Annabel Priddy; MVP: Natalie Schmack; PA: Izzy Congdon. J1 – MIP: Romeo Fata and Arran White; MVP: Angus Waddams and Connor Brady; PA: Ruben Newton. MIP: Most improved player MVP: Most valuable player PA: Pride Award Adult outstanding service Brad Dallimore; Mark Frazerhurst; Ben Hart; Todd Howell; Hamish McLean; Blair McNaughton; Jeni Nicholls; Rob Nicholls; Rebecca Shaw; Gavin Taylor; Scott Tibbotts; Gavin Williams.
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A combined Navy rugby team bound for a Commonwealth Cup tournament in England was given a send off in De vonport last week. The team trained at North Shore rugby grounds on Thursday and played a friendly match against the Justice Department on Saturday. The side, which includes 19 players from the New Zealand Navy, three from the Tongan Navy and six from the Fijian Navy, will be in the UK from 7-25 September, based primarily in Plymouth and playing navy sides from Australia and the UK. A combined Anzac team will also play a Tavistock club side.Sir Buck Shelford, a former Navy PT, will travel with theTeamteam.Manager
Five-year medals Charlie Balle; Sam Barker; Sunny Becker; Ryan Craig; Jake Crooks; Reuben Cutler; Luke Donnelly; Liam Furlong; Harry Gold; Saoirse Harrington; Akina Hooker; Ralph Lane; Zeph yr Lane; Angus McCrory; Toby McGregor; Kaya McLeod; Fraser McMillan; Ezra Mere dith; WIlde Meredith; Juan Jose Mitchell-Pala; Ruben Newton; Sally Nicholls; Tom Pearce; Toby Porter; Rocco Riggall; Maddisyn Sara; Keely Shaw; Alec Taingahue; Will Taylor; Flynn Utting; Ollie Wilkinson; Ella Willis.
J5 Green Machine – MIP: Rayaan Nauhria; MVP: Harry Gold; PA: Jasper Somerville.
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An ability to cultivate contacts and sniff out exclusive stories is needed, along with taking simple pictures Our two fortnightly newspapers publishing on alternate weeks are the Flagstaff focusing on the Devonport peninsula and the Rangitoto Observer on the wider Takapuna Milford area The area’s combined population of around 75,000, offers ample scope to report on everything from council to crime, arts and the environment and local sport and schools Mostly day work, with occasional night and weekend jobs We offer some flexibility of working hours
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More than 300 artworks from local schools have been on display in the Exhibition Our Matariki at the Lake House Gallery. The lo cal students’ exhibition included art, stories, photography and video. The exhibition was displayed in the Lake House’s main gallery, but with so many works it spilled over to its cafe, stairways and corridors. Ten schools participated from across the Devonport peninsula. Those represented were: Takapuna Grammar and Belmont Intermediate, Devonport, Vauxhall, Hauraki, Bayswater, Bel mont, Stanley Bay and St Leo’s primary schools, and the Wilson School. Around 30-40 works were submitted by each of the schools. Seven of the schools belong to the Kāhui Ako or Community Learning. Three extra schools were added, including the Wilson School.Theshow was coordinated by Takapuna Grammar School Art Department member and Across School Leader of Devonport-Takapuna Kāhui Ako, Linda Sew Hoy. “The pieces on dis play are labelled with students’ names and year groups, not their schools. This is to reinforce the fact we are all a community and the exhibition is non-competitive,” said Sew Hoy. Families gathered to mark the exhibition opening at a community celebration on Saturday 27 created a space for schools and students to showcase how they celebrated the months of Matariki in 2022. For many of the younger participants, it was their first time in such a show. The exhibition ended on Thursday this week.
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Dispensing snacks at a gathering for the Lake House Arts Centre schools’ Matariki show were Takapuna Grammar School helpers (from left) Maia Stebbing, Ashlee Bourke, Sophie Twine, all aged 13, and Sophia Wu, 14 Camryn Withers (at right, above) aged 13, crafted a huia, which was part of a Takapuna Grammar School display of native birds made of wood, engraved and whitewashed
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Adele Chan, 12, made a Matariki plaque (to her left), which was displayed with others from Belmont Intermediate School
Takapuna Grammar School teacher Linda Sew Hoy put together the exhibition in her role coordinating the Kāhui
George Tallon, 5, from Belmont Primary School completed a Matariki star chart resolution poster promising to do the dishes
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Ako/Community of Learning group of Devonport peninsula schools
William Sanders village residents have knitted around 30 teddy bears for children in Ukraine, with more to come. The Devonport retirement village has joining other Ryman Healthcare facilities across New Zealand and Australia in the teddy-bear project. All residents have been challenged to contribute a bear, with the village aiming to produce 200-300 by the end of September. The overall Ryman project hopes to produce 20,000 knitted teddy bears for some of the 5 million Ukrainian children who have been displaced since the country was invaded by Russia in February. The original idea came from an Australian Ryman staff member who had fostered a Ukrainian boy affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the 1980s. He is now back in Ukraine and suggested the soft toys as a way to provide support for the children affected.TheDevonport village has a small knit ting group, which has turned its full attention to knitting bears. Member Anne Rodgers says, “it is horri ble to see children suffering in wars”. The knitters wanted to do anything they could to make the situation brighter. Scarves in the blue and yellow of Ukraine have been knitted for the bears by resident Kathy Farquhar. Local residents are also being invited to make bears. These need to be dropped off at the village, on Ngataringa Rd, by the end of September.
Retirement village residents knit bears for Ukraine with us... Ryman knitters (from left) Val Griffiths, Margaret Purdy and Pat McKay
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“This new project has been a real challenge – but so rewarding, from both a musical and cultural viewpoint.”
Spring has finally sprung and we are super happy to have some sunshine to share! We’ve got lots going on this month, including two stunning exhibitions exploring important social and societal issues. In the Central gallery, group show Blue Radius is a local exploration of the ecological emergencies taking place along our coastlines, namely rising sea levels caused by climate change.
The Helium Project’s line-up is Patea on vocals and narrating; Edgar on synthesiser, guitar, flute or vocals; Cam McLean on keys or trumpet; George Edgar on guitar, bass, synthesiser or vocals; Apera Woodfine on guitar, bass, synthesiser, drums or vocals; Ollie O’Loughlin on drums or saxophone; Helen Crook on lead violin; Michael Hunter on second violin; Judith Gust on viola; Tilly Harvey on cello.
Helium reinflates Matariki show
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As part of this exhibition there is a larger than life carbon stack sculpture, a new climate crisis video game for kids on a giant touch screen made by NIWA and local photographer Stephen Perry’s Coast Under Threat photo essay adorns the walls In the Street Front gallery Abhi Chinniah’s Melanin Rising uses portraits, essays, and interviews to understand skin lightening practices and media representation of dark skinned people At the core of this photo series sits an important message: love your melanin. Lots to see, lots to learn and lots to take home to think about
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Among the tracks are some that relate to the stars in the Matariki cluster. Narrator and vocalist Ash Patea, an expe rienced tikanga and te reo Māori educator, weaves the story of Matariki through the show, aiming to inspire people on a reo Māori journey.
“What started out as an experiment in creating electronic music evolved into an exploration and celebration of Matariki,” heThesays.group of musicians, who are called the Helium Project, produce electronic and string-laden ambient soundscapes with hiphop-style beats. Edgar – who previously created The Wonderfish Collective, a large ensemble that performs intermittently – put his time in lockdown last year to good use, writing some of the music that will feature in the Helium Project’s upcoming show at Harmony Hall.
The show debuted as part of the Matariki Festival several months ago. Edgar is excited to share the experience for a second time in Devonport. Group member, talented singer-songwriter and Devonport local Apera Woodfine will open the show with a short set of his original tracks in te reo Māori.
The Helium Project performs at Harmony Hall on 17 September 9
Devonport local Nick Edgar has a new band, which will perform a unique show as part of Te Wiki o te Reo (Maori Language Week) this month.
“Te ao Māori or the Māori world, belongs to the land we all live in. The language is an opportunity for us to connect to something that could truly belong to all of us,” says Patea.Edgar says the group wants to create a landscape that transports the audience into the stories behind Matariki, as well as cele brating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
• Helium Project plays on Saturday 17 September, 7.30pm, at Harmony Hall, 4 Wynyard St. BYO. Tickets from underther adar.co.nz.
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WHAT’S Tena Koutou Katoa, We are delighted to offer more events for you to enjoy Come and try something new, listen to someone interesting or read something special And don’t forget to like us on our Facebook page too, for regular reminders and updates. On Sunday 18 September at 2pm, we welcome Ruth Shaw, author of The Bookseller at the End of the World Ruth has written an extraordinary bestseller, full of rich funny stories about her life as an adventurer, conservationist, sailor, survivor and now a bookseller in deepest Fiordland Her stories of love, loss, pirates and protest became a beautiful memoir Come and spend Sunday afternoon with her
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On Tuesday 27 September at 7pm Devonport Library Associates (DLA) presents Bryan Walpert on Time Travel and Beyond. Jack Ross will chat with Bryan, Devonport resident and author of the 2022 Ockham short listed novel Entanglement, about time travel, the challenge of putting science into a novel, crossing the border from poetry to fiction, science fiction vs science in fiction, and more Wow! On Saturday 1 October at 2pm, we have an interesting talk by Dr Derek Whaley on Devonport’s lost horse tramway Explore the history of this forgotten tramway that ran between Victoria Wharf and Cheltenham Beach from 1886 to 1888 For small children, we have the magical Storytime This runs every Monday at 10am If you haven’t visited for a while, make a fresh start here before 30 September 2022 and we’ll remove all charges for lost and damaged books from your library account If you have the items, you can return them and the charges will be automatically removed If you don’t, just chat with our friendly staff and they’ll be happy to clear the charges There’s so much to explore at Devonport Library we can’t wait to welcome you again
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A coastline walk and evening talk with an environmental focus will be held in Devon port next week, spinning off from the Blue Radius art exhibition at the Depot Artspace. The exhibition features works from artists who share a concern for climate-change issues, including coastal erosion and flooding. Among them is Devonport photographer Stephen Perry, whose images include degrading man-made modifications on local beaches. As an extension of the show, which runs until 28 September, a light procession along the Devonport waterfront will be held on Thursday 15 September, along with a public discussion from 6.30pm, hosted by Devonport-based Professor Giovanni Coco, Richard Wallis of the Carbon Cycle Company and Alex Rogers of the Hauraki Gulf Forum.
New works by premier New Zealand playwrights are coming to the Victoria Theatre this month, offering a feast of comedy, drama and satire. The Vic’s fourth play-reading series was cancelled because of Covid lockdown last year but it’s back in style, with Roger Hall and Elspeth Sandys (pictured), Joseph Musaphia and Michelanne Forster making up the illustrious line-up of writers whose plays will feature at the Vic in September. The series launches on Sunday 11 September with Elspeth Sandy’s The Body Politic, a satirical look at power struggles in a body corporate of an apartment complex. Roger Hall’s brand-new short comedy, Making a Meal Of It, will have its first reading on 18 September. This will be accompanied by Always My Sister, Michelanne Forster’s dramatic account of the true story of the first murder and execution on the Devonport waterfront, in 1841. The series winds up on 25 September with Joseph Musaphia’s Un-Bloody-Believable, a hilarious account of an older couple struggling to cope in a Covid lockdown. All the plays are on consecutive Sundays at 4pm. Tickets are $17.50 and bookings can be made at thevic.co.nz
The experienced actor, director and coach offered his advice on the play’s pace and structure. “He’s been incredibly helpful.” Carrick also sounded out people on their ideas of heaven and hell, saying these ranged from an older person who dreamed of sitting on a verandah with her sister knit ting, to youngsters whose worst nightmare would be losing internet connection. Carrick – who has acted in community theatre for nearly a decade – asked part ner Liz Cannon to direct the play. They recruited an experienced cast, including Devonport local Suzy Sampson.
Though Carrick didn’t originally plan to appear in the play, when an actor had to withdraw, he stepped into the part. He credits the experienced Cannon, who has been involved in theatre since her university days, with being a massive help. Carrick is already well underway on a second play, Call Girls. “It’s about phone operators”. But he isn’t abandoning acting, with a part coming up for Company Theatre in November, when it stages Jerusalem The 53-year-old, whose day job is in home furnishings, was once a keen musician playing in bands in the United Kingdom. He has also dabbled in stand-up comedy. After emigrating to New Zealand he got back into music, but says: “At the age of 45, I realised I didn’t like it, playing the same old stuff”. That’s when he turned to theatre, starting at Torbay Theatre Company. He has also acted previously for Company Theatre and in Shoreside Theatre’s Twelfth Night Playwright’s debut... Local resident James Carrick is also playing a part in his first staged play, Hellansville • Hellansville is on from 14-16 September at 8pm, at the Rose Centre, Belmont. Tickets from iticket.co.nz. The final night of the 70-minute show, a Friday, is followed by a cheese-and-wine event, including a Q&A session with the writer and director.
September 9, 2022 The DevonporT FlagsTaFF page 47Arts / Entertainment Pages New play set between heaven and hell 48 Victoria Road | (09) 446 0100 | www.thevic.co.nz NOW SHOWING A Stitch in Time (M) 98min NEW Everything Went Fine (R13) 113min NEW Punch (R16) 99min NEW Northspur (R16) 100min NEW Lancaster (E) 110min NEW Spider Man: No Way Home (Rerelease) (M) 157min NEW Three Thousand Years of Longing (M) 108min NEW The Body Politic by Elspeth Sandys (Play Reading) 11 SEP COMING SOON Moonage Daydream (M) 135min 15 SEP See How They Run (TBA) 98min 15 SEP Official Competition (TBA) 114min 15 SEP Ticket to Paradise (M) 105min 15 SEP Making a Meal of It by Sir Roger Hall (Play Reading) 18 SEP Always My Sister by Michelanne Forster (Play Reading) 18 SEP events@thevic.co.nz SPECIALS CHEAP TUESDAY ALL TICKETS $10 *EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS SPECIAL EVENT We are operating under the Covid Protection Framework. For more information please visit our website. Sunday 18 Sep at 2.30pm PROGRAMME Ritchie, J Aquarius, Suite No 2 for String Orchestra Beethoven Violin Concerto Op 61 in D Sibelius Karelia Suite Op 11 Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No 1 Op 46 ST MATTHEW IN THE CITY Cnr of Wellesley & Hobson Streets, Auckland City SOLOIST Helene Pohl CONDUCTOR Michael Joel Just a ferry trip to the Centre of Auckland
Narrow Neck resident James Carrick’s first staged play, Hellansville, is a truly local affair – but pondering a universal issue. He came up with the plot idea of explor ing the afterlife while walking his dog on theThenbeach.he drew on a network of local the atrical contacts to ready it for its premiere at the Rose Centre next week, as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival programme. “The nice thing about it, it has been a really community collaboration,” he says. Carrick says the basic premise of Hel lansville is that Heaven and Hell are both overcrowded. “God and Satan have decided to collaborate and put together Hellansville.”It’sanewplace for people who don’t believe in God, yet aren’t evil, so don’t fit down below. “Nice people had been turned away from heaven and sent to hell, where the demons think they’re not bad enough.” Carrick is at pains to say the comedy isn’t taking cheap shots at the beliefs of others. It aims to be thought-provoking entertain ment, with plenty of gentle gags. After drafting the one-act play during lockdown, Carrick called on friend and drama teacher Geoff Allen for his opinion.
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