to create multi-panel Matariki artwork

The sections of the artwork were carved during a holiday programme organised by Pona, and will be finished off during the term.

Pona said it was important to get the kids as involved as possible. They took more interest in what they were learning if they felt a part of it.

“They’re learning the story by carving it.”

The students who didn’t have the opportunity to carve will be able to paint, which makes everyone feel involved, said project organiser and Bayswater parent volunteer Natalie Bell.

Pona hopes to expand future projects beyond the peninsula to include more North Shore schools.

After the panels are displayed at the festival on 24 June, they will be returned to the schools that carved them.

Expert tuition...Master carver Natanahira Pona guiding Bayswater School students

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Matt and Trev’s Fishy Tails for May.

Blowing, blowing….it’s always blowing! Apart from a couple of nice days, it’s been an average weather pattern lately. We’re both getting a bit grumpy in the office and need to get some time out on the water.

Reports of good fish are coming in very close to home. We ran a competition recently for the biggest snapper and a very keen young man named Sam Frazerhurst pulled in a 10-plus pound snapper just out from Narrow Neck on his kayak. He snuck out before school and used a soft bait to hook the winning fish… What a great way to start the day!

Another customer tells us he has been catching reasonable snapper from the main wharf in town, just on slack tide, using mullet bait and a large sinker. And another tells us he has been pulling in some snappers from off the rocks below Takapuna Grammar.

Traditionally, it is a great time of the year for bait and burley fishing, either from a boat or the shore. You can have a lot of success fishing in the shallows from about 2m of water and up. You’ll be surprised where the fish are holding, so don’t be shy to fish your feet first.

Make sure you get the tide and wind flowing the same way, drop over some salmon berley and float lightly weighted baits back down the berley trail. Try areas like the north side of Rangitoto, all around the the Noises, Rakino and Motutapu Islands.

Stray-lining is the perfect technique from a boat. Check out the link from Black Magic on our Facebook page for some tips.

Next time you breadcrumb your fillets, try adding in some crushed up cheeseballs. It sounds weird but it is very tasty!

As always, we love talking about fishing, so come on in and share some stories with us...

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