June 17, 2016
End of an era: House of Toys to close… p3
Devonport Folk Club turns 50… p10
Interview: chess champ Helen Milligan… p18
New Shore tourist office planned for Devonport A new Shore Coast Tourism strategy would have a visitor centre in Devonport as its hub. The failed i-SITE on Devonport Wharf will close and new centre open at the old
Devonport Visitor Information site at 3 Victoria The plan went to the Devonport-Takapuna Rd, according to the plan developed by a Local Board this week after the Flagstaff went team led by Auckland Tourism and Economic to press. Development (ATEED). To page 2
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Ferry U-turn leaves mums in panic mode
A new Fullers ferry on a sailing from Auckland to Devonport was unable to berth at Devonport Wharf at low tide last week. It attempted to dock but was forced to abort. Around 100 passengers on the yellow D6 were taken back to Auckland and had to catch a later ferry to Devonport. The boat, a former Explore Group ferry recently purchased by Fullers, had left Auckland at 2.30 pm, 10 minutes after low tide. Donna Marshall, a passenger on the ferry, said it attempted to berth at Gate 1A once it arrived in Devonport.“But they didn’t realise that the ramp couldn’t be lowered down enough for this new boat at low tide,” she says. “So they went to the other side, Gate 1B, but the ramp there turned out to be too wide to fit into the gap for disembarking on the upper deck,” she says. “There were quite a few mums on the ferry From page 1
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who were trying to pick up their children from school and they frantically had to make other arrangements. I was glad not to be in that situation. Once we were back in Auckland it was a mad rush to get onto the bigger 3 pm boat.” Gavin Old, Fullers General Manager of Operations, told the Flagstaff the ferry could not unload in Devonport because of safety concerns due to a low tide, inclement weather and sea conditions. “Fullers puts safety first, before stakeholder expectations. As a result, in this instance, some customers were upset with the outcome. The 3pm sailing used a larger boat with a hydraulic gangway system,” he said. No customer had asked for compensation. Old says Fullers purchased the D6 ferry from Explore Group recently and “had trialled it on a number of wharves, including Devonport, for the two weeks prior to being used in service.”
Tourist hub in Devonport – plan
The Devonport facility would be developed along the lines of Great Barrier and Matakana visitor centres, “where a localised group assumes operational management of the branches, with ATEED providing interim funding and specialist support.” A $50,000 fit-out of the site is planned. An annual budget of $120,000 for the first two years includes a manager’s salary of $65,000 and $30,000 for one or two part-time assistants. While ATEED is looking at coughing up $45,000 seed funding, the project wants the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board to contribute $32,000 from its Locally Driven Initiatives budget to fund the scheme. A working party – which included ATEED staff; Devonport, Takapuna and Milford Business Improvement District (BID) members; and the Devonport Peninsula Trust – has been developing the concept behind closed doors. “The current vacancy at the former Council chambers located at 3 Victoria Rd provides an opportunity to enhance the regional growth proposition,” a memo to the local board says. The Devonport-Takapuna region is “located in close proximity to the Auckland CBD. The region offers a balance of history, iconic beaches, luxury shopping and high-quality and
diverse wining and dining.” “Despite the appeal of the region, a holistic approach to visitors is not currently adopted, particularly in addressing seasonality for businesses throughout the area,” the memo says. It is proposed a new legal entity be established to run Shore Coast Tourism, with a governing board of ATEED staff, BID managers and localboard members. “The primary objective of Shore Coast Tourism will be to grow visitor numbers to the Devonport-Takapuna local area to drive growth in the local economy,” the memo says. The intention is for the centre to be up and running before the summer of 2016/2017. It would aim to make money from booking fees and pay-and-display brochures. Other revenue possibilities include: letting out the rear yard for tourism-related businesses; tours of Devonport; bike hire; stand-up paddleboard and kayak hire; an electric vehicle charger outside; and wedding liaison services. Devonport locals, former local-board chair Mike Cohen and Devonport BID manager Judy Grieve have long advocated for the return of the visitor information centre to the old Borough Council offices.
Wharf i-SITE disaster conceded by ATEED Fewer than 10 people per day visited the Devonport i-SITE on the wharf on 76 per cent of the days it was open over the peak (December to March) summer period. The Devonport i-SITE is “underperforming”, Auckland Tourism has admitted in a memo to the local board. It was relocated from Victoria Rd to the wharf in 2014 on the recommendation of a Price Waterhouse Coopers report that aimed to address “the expensive operation and
falling foot traffic.” The primary aim was to reduce staff costs from $135,000 to $44,000. Although staff costs have dropped at the new i-SITE, sales have slumped 49 per cent each year. Between $5,000 and $8,000 was also needed to pay for i-SITE New Zealand compliance costs. The Flagstaff won a journalism award in 2015 for its exposure of the lack of credibility of the wharf-based i-SITE.
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House of Toys to close after 30 years House of Toys, a Devonport institution for close to 30 years, will close on 10 August. Owner-managers Noeline and Joanna Craig say declining customer numbers and sales, the rise in online shopping and malls, and increasing rents mean they do not have enough money to carry on. It’s part of a wider trend – five independent toy shops have closed across New Zealand in the last year. Noeline said the toy shop was a good business for many years, but in the last two to three years “our customer base has decreased by about 40 per cent.” “It was really noticeable when the council pulled down the library and it was upgrading Marine Square – the whole place was such a mess that people stopped coming and many haven’t come back. “The main change is people are just not shopping locally. We do have some very loyal customers, and some are mothers who came here as children. But people seem prepared to hop on Lake Rd and sit in their cars for two hours to go to the Warehouse,” Noeline said. Devonport also wasn’t perceived as a trendy place to shop. The House of Toys had tried to economise by renting out half of its space. But one tenant had left and the current lessee – The Yoghurt Store – had closed its doors and owed rent. It had got to a stage where the rent (now $100,000 for both shops) and lack of sales had meant the store was losing money. Selling wasn’t an option, either. “We went to a business analyst and his advice was to shut that day as it was costing us too much money. People aren’t really buying retail businesses at the moment, so there was not much point attempting go down the process of selling.” The roots of the business go back 40 years to Lynnis Burson, who ran a partyplanning and toys business out of her home in Aramoana Ave. She later moved to Kerr St. Bryan Crook took over the business and opened the shop on Victoria Rd. Six months later, Neil and Judy McKinstry took it over (about 27 years ago). Noeline Craig started working in the shop (often managing it) 25 years ago, and bought the business 10 years ago, when daughter Joanna came on board. In terms of toy trends, Lego was always the “lowest margin but biggest seller” at House of Toys, Noelene said. Art supplies and science-related toys also sold well. However, in the last couple years there had been an upturn in the sales of games, which Noeline put down to the influx of English families into the suburb. The closure of the shop “will be a real shame for locals, but for us it will be a great relief,” Noeline said.
Sad to leave their customers... Noeline (left) and Joanna Craig say changing retail trends mean they can’t carry on Another casualty is Benjamin the library cat, who often chooses the shop for a snooze or a shortcut through to Wynyard St. Noeline said it would be the end of the connection to Devonport for her family, who first moved to the suburb in 1909. She
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Kayrouz youngest sailor to win NZ 29er title
Francesco Kayrouz is the youngest sailor to ever win the 29er Nationals. Francesco (13) won the New Zealand title less than six months after he started sailing the class with his 17-year-old crew Oscar Gunn. President of the 29er Class Association of New Zealand, David Gunn, says as far as he knows, “no one is even anywhere near him in age” as a champion. The 29er is a fast, youth-class boat open to under-19 sailors. Yachting New Zealand Talent Development Manager Ian Neely says competitive sailors in the class tend to be aged 17 or 18. “Francesco is a good four years ahead of them,” he says. Francesco and Oscar partnered up in January. “Oscar asked me if I wanted to try out and from then on we have been sailing together,” Francesco says. They had good results from the start. At Sail Auckland in late February, the pair came fourth. In April, they came second at the 29er North Island champs in Kohimarama and in May they won the autumn champs at Murrays Bay. They sail consistently in regattas too. At the nationals, they sailed 15 races in four days. “We won only three races, but came second in five of them and third in two. Our worst was an eighth and a ninth and we dropped those,” Francesco says. Neely was watching them. “Franceso sailed with a level of sailing smarts of someone a lot older. It was one of the smartest regattas I’ve seen from a young 29er crew,” he says. “There are a lot of decisions to make and young sailors usually have trouble with that. He sailed at a very high level tactically and showed not only exceptional maturity but also fantastic potential for the future.” Francesco, who is in Year 9 at Rosmini College, trains with Oscar four to five times a week. He takes the bus to Murrays Bay after school. “We sail there, because the club has a very competitive fleet of five 29ers,” he says.
Sailing ability beyond his years… Francesco Kayrouz At 13, Francesco is already a seasoned sailor. “I have been on boats most of my life, first on my parents’ keel boat and since I was nine in an Opti,” he says. Three years of Optimist sailing took him to regattas in New Caledonia, Japan, Wales and Finland. He spent six months in the P-Class, during which he won the Sir Peter Blake Regatta and gained a North Harbour spot. He then did a brief stint on the Starling (coming third at the National Starling Match Racing regatta) before swapping to the 29er this January.
Through it all, he has been a Wakatere Boating Club member and this year received the club’s Youth Cup. Up next are the German nationals and 29er open worlds in the Netherlands in July. “And after that we will try to get the New Zealand spot for the 29er youth worlds in Torbay in December,” he says. Francesco, who followed his older sister Antonia into sailing, now coaches his younger brother Valentine in his old Optimist dinghy.
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The run-up to Rio – Olympic pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney
Final preparations for Rio… Eliza McCartney
It’s all about the run-up for Eliza McCartney right now. There is the lead-up to Rio, the polevaulter’s first Olympic games, with the many media interviews and sponsorship engagements. Just as important though is fine-tuning her vaulting run-up. McCartney leaves New Zealand in less than three weeks for a pre-Olympic camp in Mannheim, Germany. From there she will head straight to Brazil. Media and sponsorship engagements were tailing off when the Flagstaff spoke to her last week. But the training regime for the vault is her main focus. The run-up is the key to clearing the nearly five-metre high bar. It’s all about control, McCartney says. In Rio, she will approach the bar with either 14 or 16 steps. “It is yet to be decided which one I will do, but basically I will do 16 if I can control the speed and rhythm of that run-up well enough by then. At the moment I’m still better on 14 steps,” she says. The run up is highly technical. “The way I attack it is that I split it into three stages in my head. The first four to six steps are just about picking up speed. The middle steps are about getting into a good rhythm and having good running mechanics. The last six steps are about chopping them up, turning them over as fast as you can. You want a lot of
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speed. Usually, the faster you are, the better your launch,” she says. McCartney’s top speed in the run-up clocked in at 8.2 metres per second. Her running mechanics are not perfect yet, she says. “You try to almost run as you would cycle, with high heels and high knees and then almost straight legs as you touch the ground right underneath you. Sometimes at the beginning I push out too much. I’m fine-tuning all that at the moment and it’s a long process that could take me a year or so to master,” she says. Eliza says her strong suit has traditonally been her take-off, the planting of the pole and jumping up. Eliza credits her coach Jeremy McColl for these skills. She has worked with him since she started pole-vaulting six years ago. “I’ve been taught very well. It could also have something to do with my previous sports, high jump and netball, but I think it’s mostly down to the coach,” she says. “A lot happens after take-off. Once I kick really hard with my left leg, I rotate at the hips so they come up above my shoulder. That’s when you drop your shoulder and force yourself into an upside-down line. You start pulling with your arms as if the pole was a rope. Once you start to turn over, you are in a position to push off with your right hand,” she says. That final pushing and launching over the bar is another area McCartney is working on. “It’s not so much about strength than it is about technique, timing and making the most out of the momentum as the pole is unbending,” she says. Once she is up in the air, time flies. “I have no view of anything, no memory of anything when I’m upside down. It goes so fast,” she says. But once she is over, it is all worth it. “Clearing the bar is hard to beat,” McCartney says. • Next issue, sailor Paul Snow-Hansen.
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June 17, 2016 By Rob Drent
It’s becoming a touch Jetstar at Fullers. I was catching the 8.30am ferry to town last week. The Kea is out of service at the moment, so it was one of the larger vessels doing the run. These bigger boats take a bit more time getting hooked up to the wharf and unloading and loading. We had just made it onto the boarding ramp when the Fullers worker closed the gate behind us, cheerily announcing to stunned passengers that they would have to catch the next boat. There was ample space on board. The ferry then reversed, half turning towards its city-side destination. Then it stopped and made its way back to Devonport Wharf, reberthed and picked up the passengers who should have been on the boat in the first place. The consensus on board was that someone had called Fullers head office and complained. Then the ferry captain came on the sound system and apologised “for misreading the movements.” What those movements were exactly wasn’t explained. The turning caused a delay and the ferry was late getting to Auckland, no doubt causing people to miss appointments and connections. But what of the stress for those left temporarily on the wharf at Devonport? They were not late
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and had done nothing wrong. But they faced anxious moments, which can happen for Jetstar passengers with the airline’s at times haphazard boarding procedures. It wasn’t a great day for Fullers. Later, a boat travelling to Devonport was turned back when the former Explore craft couldn’t dock due to a low tide. Again, a lot of stress for passengers missing connections and picking up their children from school. For public transport to work it needs to be on time and consistent – otherwise people will get in their cars. The purchase of boats designed specially for the Devonport run would go a long way to solving Fullers’ problems. The news that an ATEED-led team wants to set up an visitor centre at the old Borough Council chambers in Victoria Rd is astonishing. Especially as it wants a combination of paid staff members and volunteers to work in it. Isn’t this strangely similar to what we had before ATEED in all its wisdom decided to move the centre to the wharf in 2014? The Flagstaff and members of the public who decried the move as foolish have been proved right on this one with ATEED finally acknowledging the move was a disaster. Interesting though that Devonport is seen as the spot for the Shore Tourism Centre rather than Takapuna. There may be sour grapes from Takapuna about this. But again, a tram from Devonport to Takapuna/Milford would be a perfect adjunct for tourists coming off the Devonport ferry and would keep all business communities happy.
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In 10 years, Belmont Intermediate School could have totally new look, with two-storey classroom blocks, a hockey and indoor cricket pitch on-site as well as other facilities for the school and wider community to use. The school’s principal Nick Hill and chair of the board of trustees Ashley Cooper told the Flagstaff that population growth on the peninsula will almost double the Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) roll by 2026, and it’s time to get ready for it now. The school roll, currently 552, is projected to rise to more than 1000 in a decade. They say the impact of the Unitary Plan, including Ngati Whatua’s Special Housing Area development at Hillary Crescent, means local schools and the wider community need to work together to address the pressure on local facilities, including schools. “Gone are the days each school or sports club or community group can sit in isolation and look after only their own backyard,” says Cooper. Hill says with its central location, BIS should play a role in generating discussions around a community-wide approach to facilities. “We have got the land and resources, it just takes leadership to make it happen,” he says. Roll predictions are based on a demographic
study by the Ministry of Education. This year, the Devonport peninsula had 305 children entering Year 7. Of those, 276 (90 per cent) enrolled at BIS, says Hill. In five years, 390 local children are predicted to enter Year 7 and Hill hopes they will all chose to enrol at BIS. It would bring the school’s roll to just under 700, “which is 100 students above our current capacity. We need four new classrooms for them by 2021, and another four by 2026, because if growth continues, we will have roll of 800 or 900 by then. “Ideally we would go up to two storeys and not impinge on our green footprint,” says Hill. Cooper says primary schools, sports clubs and other community groups will experience the same kind of growth, “which is why we want to see how we can work with them and spur a community discussion on what type of facilities the community wants to see.” The school is already looking at indoor cricket nets with Takapuna Grammar School (TGS). A hockey pitch could be next, says Hill. “The peninsula is crying out for it. We only have a half-sized pitch at TGS right now and all the kids have to travel to Albany to train.” A survey is going out to BIS parents next term. Cooper and Hill say a public meeting will be held soon.
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Devonport Folk Club – 50 years of song
In fine voice… founder member Jean James returned to Devonport Folk Club last week for its 50th anniversary
For the love of folk… long-standing Devonport Folk Club president Roger Giles directs operations (above). Founder members Susan and John Sutherland perform (at left).
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June 17, 2016 Four founder members of Devonport Folk Club attended its 50th anniversary celebration on Queen’s Birthday Monday. John and Susan Sutherland travelled from Wellington, Jean James came from Wanganui and David James from Taranaki to join other long-standing members such as Roger Giles, and Beverley and Alan Young, to reminisce at the Bunker with stories and song. The Folk club was established by the James, the Sutherlands, Pat and Colin Bowley and Roger Angus in 1966. Club members met in the basement of the then Methodist Church hall on Church St, before relocating to the Bunker on Mt Victoria in 1970. Jean James recalled that she held a singing club in her Waterview Rd home, where attendees would later showcase their work at the folk club. When she first moved to the house, an old photograph of Mt Victoria to Devonport Wharf was unearthed. She “returned it home” to Roger Giles to mark the anniversary. Giles, who used to spend hours listening to jazz records, was “nagged to join” about six months after the club was formed. He was converted after listening to the first Dubliners album and has been going to the Folk Club most Monday nights since. Bev Young said she and then future husband Alan started going to the folk club as teenagers and had made many lifelong friends there. She remembered when Roger Giles first turned up he had black hair, rosy cheeks and a hip flask. She said Roger still had rosy cheeks and had lost none of his swagger. Singing connections have spanned the generations. Beverley Young had been privileged to sing with Pat and Colin Bowley for 20 years, until Colin’s death. She continued to sing with Pat for another 20 years until her death. She now sings with Pat’s daughter Claire and Claire’s eight-year-old twin daughters. Phoenix Hamilton (15) also sang at the
In tune… Beverley and Alan Young have been going to the Devonport Folk Club since they were teenagers anniversary, heralding a new generation of capacity for the celebration. With its mix of touring acts and open mic nights on Mondays, folkies. The Bunker was packed to its 88-seat it looks set to flourish for many more years.
Marking 50 years at the Folk club (above and right)
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minors only serves to increase its allure as a sign of adult superiority. I think the administration is out of step with the attitudes of the community on this subject. I would hope that the incoming school board will review the proposed policy in light of this and with regard to the academic literature (example below). “There are five conditions that cross-cultural researchers have found to be correlated in most societies with non-abusive drinking practices and low rates of alcoholism...: 1.Group drinking is clearly differentiated from drunkenness and associated with ritualistic or religious celebrations. 2.Drinking is associated with eating, preferably ritualistic feasting. 3.Both sexes and several generations are included in the drinking situation, whether all drink or not. 4.Drinking is divorced from the individual’s effort to escape personal anxiety or difficult (intolerable) social situations... 5.Inappropriate behavior when drinking (aggression, violence, overt sexuality) is absolutely disapproved, and protection against such behavior is offered by the ‘sober’ or the less intoxicated. This general acceptance of a concept of restraint usually indicates that drinking is only one of many activities, that it carries a relatively low level of emotionalism, and that it is not associated with a male or female ‘rite of passage’ or sense of superiority.” Zinberg, N.E., “Alcohol Addiction: Toward a More Comprehensive Definition,” pp. 97127 in Bean, M.H., and Zinberg, N.E., eds., Dynamic Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Alcoholism, Free Press, New York, 1981, p. 110. Dr Dean Conger
I strongly disagree with the decision by the TGS administrators to refuse entry to the school ball to students who have consumed alcohol. Under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, it is explicitly NOT illegal for minors to consume alcohol. The rules stipulate, appropriately, that alcohol may be supplied to minors as long as the person supplying alcohol has the express consent of the young person’s parent or legal guardian and the alcohol is supplied in a responsible manner. Pre-ball parties are a chance for parents to model responsible drinking behaviour for their children. When they come of age, these young adults will be less likely to drink irresponsibly. Countries and cultures that have a more permissive attitude towards drink, experience fewer problems with alcoholism and anti-social behaviour. Systematic reviews of the sociology literature on this subject have shown this to be the case. Attempts to demonise alcohol use by
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I can’t help but wonder. Is Fullers’ claim (Flagstaff, 20 May) that “purpose-built” ferries are the only solution to constant lateness simply a clever ploy to get AT to grant them a five-year monopoly? Or are they genuinely unable to see how a few inexpensive improvements can keep the timetable intact? They could start with buying slightly wider gangways, which would fit two abreast (2-3 minutes saved on non-Kea peak sailings). Get an exemption during peak hours from the 5 knot/200m rule at Devonport (30 seconds?) and get the 12 knot harbour limit eased during daylight hours (30 seconds?). Have the security guard at Devonport clear tourists out of the way (30 seconds?) and pre-set the ramp height (30 seconds+). They only need to shave one to two minutes off each sailing to avoid falling behind – a goal that seems readily achievable with a little innovation.
Michael Fielding
Capturing personalities It is deliciously ironic that Michael Wynd (Flagstaff, 3 June) congratulates artist Liam Gerard for his portrait of Helen Clark, commenting: “[Mr Gerard] has captured the ugliness of her character beautifully.” In his tirade against Devonport Heritage and Trish Deans, Mr Wynd exhibits his own ugly character traits, including malice, rage, spite and vengefulness. Perhaps Mr Gerard could paint a portrait of Mr Wynd and display it somewhere prominent, such as on the facade of the Masonic site. Then we could all marvel at Mr Gerard’s ability to encapsulate such unlovely personality features.
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Time for council rethink on playground plans Must we have a new playground on Windsor Reserve? The one we have works very, very well. A playground is for children. It should be fun and look like it’s going to be fun, enticing them to explore. It should extend and develop motor skills, and encourage adventure. It should work for the people who will use it most.
Lake Rd phasing needs attention Do others share my observation that southbound, once past the lights controlling the seemingly innocuous Winscombe St/Bardia St/Lake Rd intersection, there’s generally a free-run all of the way down into the Devonport township? Unless I’m missing something, it’s hard to believe that intersection is optimally phased. If it isn’t, then it follows that Lake Road overall is not optimally phased. There’s something wrong when north of the light is jammed all the way to Esmonde Road and south of the light is comparatively deserted. Let’s get Lake Road optimally phased please.
Nigel Hopkins
Our present playground delivers it all. For five days a week it is a wonderful gathering place for preschoolers, their parents and grandparents, where children happily learn social skills as well as physical development, and parents get some much-needed social contact with other parents. It is knitting the fabric of our community now, and also growing our future community. The design is brilliant. Toddlers play on lower levels – as they grow, there are higher levels, faster slides, interesting tunnels. It caters well for a wide ranges of ages, encouraging co-operative play. That it succeeds is obvious – on weekends children of all ages use it. The new design targets older children and would thus remain unused all week. Why? Because older children are at school then! It excludes the main users: the littlies and their parents. It will require the removal of the memorial oak tree. I object in the strongest terms to that. It is a replica of Bean Rock Lighthouse. Sure, it would be a photo opportunity for tourists. But where are the nooks and crannies that invite children to explore? Please Auckland Council, think again. Jan Mason
Boot camps keep public spaces engaging
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As a long-time resident and ratepayer of Devonport, I was surprised at the possibility of regulation and fees for boot-camp operators. The parks are paid for by the ratepayers for the enjoyment of ratepayers. The customers of boot camps are ratepayers and are no different to the other people who enjoy our public spaces (albeit via commercial or public enterprise). Let some common sense prevail. Sure the commercial operators make a quid, but if it wasn’t for their enterprise, there are a bunch of people who would be poorer for the experience. We should be promoting all sorts of use for our public spaces, not attempting to extract a rent for its use or to stroke the egos and purses of our bureaucrats. Boot camps, like other public uses, are what keep our community spaces vibrant and engaging. Chris Jewell
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June 17, 2016
Keep up the good work Flagstaff team How awesome it is to see the Devonport Flagstaff getting the industry accolades it deserves. While the newspaper and magazine businesses struggle with how to compete in a world now filled with media, our own local rag shows all and sundry how success can happen when you are connected to your audience. Since the Super City came about, the closed doors and muted mutterings of government has meant that we the residents need the likes of Flagstaff to keep us informed. It’s like we can’t trust those that we employ to do the job. All too often the people most affected by decisions of local and national government
aren’t considered or consulted, and those ruling the roost either go deaf or just defy their true mandate. I know at times it’s painful to see and hear the wowsers and NIMBYs making their unrealistic demands, but through it all Flagstaff provides the balance to allow us all to see everyone’s point of view. Never let it be said there is a bias when you are close to a community, unlike the daily papers and sensational TV news. They are not likely to learn new tricks – after all their story is about profit and shareholding, not informing the readers. Keep up the good work Flagstaff! Ian Ferguson
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At the risk of being accused of repetition, it is sad to see Michael Wynd attacking our heritage advocates again. He has previously attacked both Margot McRae and Claudia Page in 2013, questioning the viability of the Victoria Theatre. Now it is Trish Deans. Devonport would have been a very different and much poorer place without people such as these preserving heritage and opposing development that would seek to destroy Devonport’s character. The whole point in attempting to save the Masonic was its extraordinarily high heritage value. Heritage protection for commercially zoned buildings was weak compared to residential zones within the heritage area. However, the challenge was well worthwhile
given the wording in the rules and the existing protection of the facades to the top of the roofline. This meant that it would be impractical to demolish the building. Adaptive reuse would have been a good option. A conservation archaeologist employed by NZ Historic Places Trust determined that the board-and-batten ceilings were intact in the ceiling under the gib board and all floor joists were continuous, leading to the assumption that the original interior wall cladding was still largely intact but hidden. Wynd’s attitude to heritage is particularly strange given his position as a naval historian. At 75 years, the Navy history is short compared to that of the Masonic. Graham Pettersen
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June 17, 2016
Possum invasion?
Wakatere sailors win gold in England Wakatere Boating club sailors young crew Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson have won gold in the 49er class at the Sailing World Cup Regatta raced off Weymouth, OPEN OPEN HOME HOME England, last weekend. Dunning Beck and Simpson went into the final race with an eight point leading margin and then the pair secured the overall victory after placing 6th in the top ten double-points medal race. It is the pair’s best international result and they look like a good chance to press for a spot in the 2020 Olympics. Dunning Beck and Simpson are training partners to Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who will sail for New Zealand at Rio in the 49er class.
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Interview
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Mind games – New Zealand’s queen of chess Three years after getting a PhD in astrophysics, Helen Milligan walked away from celestial research and academic publishing to work at the Chess Shop in central London. She has never looked back. Milligan, who moved to New Zealand in 2007 and is the country’s top-ranked female chess player, spoke to Maire Vieth about her all-consuming passion for the game.
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Chess is the endgame… Helen Milligan Since she moved to New Zealand in 2007, Chess is the motivation behind almost everything Helen Milligan does. She plays the she has won the New Zealand women’s game for hours on end, reads piles of books championship several times. But she says, “I am infinitely more proud of about game theory, coaches chess players and my first-equal in a recent open weekend event, travels the globe for chess tournaments. Milligan is a three-time Oceania Senior in Auckland.” Milligan is secretary, treasurer and Women’s Chess Champion and last year became the Asian champion in the female over-50 administrator of the New Zealand Chess division. In the 1980s, she won the Scottish Federation, runs its website and organises women’s chess champs three times and the national overseas delegations. She also works part time for Gambit Chess Books and is writing British women’s chess champs once. her second children’s book on chess. Chess is more than just a game for Milligan. “It’s like a home for me,” she says. At tournaments she is welcomed by friends and quickly feels part of it. “This was particularly important to me while I was living in London, which can be a lonely and depressing place to live.” Milligan enjoys the camaraderie between players. No matter what their age, they can analyse positions and converse as complete equals, she says. “And last but not least, I enjoy just borrow our 700 toys winning.” “I love playing chess and I love being part of the chess world. There isn’t really anything else I ever wanted to do apart from that, she says. When asked about the non-chess-related things she likes to do, Milligan can’t think of
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anything. “I love to travel and chess gives me a reason to. I like to take photographs and chess gets me to places for that. I love meeting people, which I do with chess. I like to learn languages, and chess tournaments are where I can try them out,” she says. This year alone Milligan is travelling to Thailand (twice), Myanmar, the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan for chess. The lounge in Milligan’s Devonport flat contains a large U-shaped desk and four computers. Behind the desk is a sizeable library of chess books. “A lot of them are about opening theory, the first moves in a chess game. If you can memorise a long series of very accurate moves and know what to do if your opponent doesn’t, you have an advantage.” The same is true for endgame theory, she adds. One of the flat’s three bedrooms is a second office, which holds another desk and computer, trophies, Gambit stock and files of every tournament Milligan has played in. It is also the home of the New Zealand Chess Federation, which Milligan works for. A bike dominates another bedroom. “I need to keep fit for chess games. Sometimes I play two or three games a day that are several hours long each,” she says. Milligan much prefers to play in person
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“My father taught us all kinds of things. We would fish things out of ditches and learn what the creatures were. He had a fascination with the whole world and chess was one of his interests. He taught me how each piece moved and my grandmother played games with us,” she says. Chess also became an easy way to make friends when Milligan moved to a large comprehensive school in St Andrews. “I went along to the chess club with the kids I sat next
“I love playing chess and I love being part of the chess world. There isn’t really anything else I ever wanted to do apart from that.” to. I found that I was quite good at it and it went from there. I was playing for the school team and then the Scottish girls’ team and then the Scottish women’s Olympiad team and having a great time,” she says. Being classed as a female player irked Milligan back then as it does now. She did well academically in maths and physics and at school the boys and girls played each other. “There were some very strong junior male players. I never felt they were any different from me. I admired them for being better than me,” she says. Milligan’s boyfriend at the time pushed her beyond the gender barrier too. “There was a Scottish ladies championship, but that faded away, because he encouraged me to play in open tournaments instead and the other girls followed my example. We kind of ditched the women’s and girls’ events after that, unless we were representing Scotland,” she says. Millington skipped a year after school before enrolling at the University of St Andrews, where she studied maths, physics and astronomy. A first class Bachelor of Science Honours degree led straight into a PhD in astrophysics. She graduated in 1989 at the age of 27 with a thesis on the pulsation of Delta Scuti stars. She worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of St Andrews for the next three years, before moving into academic publishing, first at Longman Cartermill in St Andrews
and then editing a physics journal for Pion in London. “It was good for a while, but in 2000 I moved into chess and started working at the Chess Shop in London,” she says. Milligan’s publishing experience turned out to be useful. “I wanted to be involved in chess publishing and when I got a chance, I leapt at it,” she says. The opportunity came in the form of Murray Chandler, New Zealand’s only chess grandmaster, who had owned the Chess Shop before Milligan’s arrival and ran his chess publishing company Gambit Chess Books from there. Milligan eventually worked for Gambit full time, editing books, producing chess videos, and running direct sales on its website. In 2004 she realised her book idea with Chandler as coauthor of Chess for Children: How to Play the World’s Most Popular Board Game. Milligan and Chandler moved to Devonport in 2007 as a couple, but have since separated. Most of her income still comes from royalties from her book, Milligan says. “My income is very small, but after I sold my flat in Kilburn, I could buy this apartment and I don’t have any dependents or many costs, so what money I have I use to play chess tournaments abroad,” she says. Her love of foreign languages comes has proved to be helpful, too. “I read French fluently, German sort of, and I learned to read chess Russian when I was a teenager because the best chess magazines all came from Russia,” she says. Knowing Russian is still useful at Asian chess events, she says. “The region includes a lot of former Soviet countries and Russian is the language a lot of senior players especially have in common,” she says. Her book has been translated into Russian (among many other languages), which makes her immensely proud. “It’s a bit like bringing coals to Newcastle,” she says. When Milligan is not travelling the globe for chess, she lives only steps away from the home of chess in New Zealand – the New Zealand Chess Centre, which Chandler opened at the former St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in 2014. “It is the home to the biggest chess events in New Zealand now. It has grandmasters visit and local clubs, including mine, North Shore, hold tournaments there too,” she says.
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Plan for native-bird flight path through Devonport The genesis of a green zone across the lower Devonport peninsula has been initiated by the Auckland Council. Paul Duffy, Parks Advisor to the DevonportTakapuna Local Board, says if locals volunteer to trap rats and plant native trees across a number of local green spaces, kereru and kaka would use the area as a flight path and food corridor between Motutapu, Rangitoto and the bush in Kaipatiki. Last month, Duffy outlined the proposal to the recently established Devonport Peninsula Environmental Network. This group includes representatives from local green spaces: the Navy sportsfield in the east, the Department of Conservation in the west, and the Waitemata Golf Club, Mt Cambria Reserve, Ngataringa Park and Fort Takapuna in between. All of these areas combined would create a green route across the south of the Devonport
peninsula, says Duffy. Eradicating all rats within the route is not possible without fencing it off, but it is feasible to knock back their numbers, he says. “The change could happen quite quickly and is not that big of a job; maybe half an hour of work for eight people per month.” The Friends of Mt Cambria, Devonport Museum and Devonport Community Garden are all on board. They volunteered to check rat bait and stations supplied by council, says Duffy. Similar initiatives have been implemented in other North Shore reserves like Centenial Park, in Campbells Bay, where locals have come to council with their own initiatives. “In Devonport there hasn’t been the same interest, so I am giving it a go the other way round, with council asking the community for help,” he says. A public meeting was to be held on Thursday June 16, from 7.30–9pm at the Waitemata Golf Club.
First books in Devonport writers collection arrive in July The first books in the new Devonport writers collection are arriving at Devonport Library in July. The collection is being funded by a bequest from the estate of Kelvin Grant, who had designed the previous library.
The books will be housed exclusively at Devonport Library. But they can be borrowed by all Auckland Library users, not only Devonport residents, as the Devonport Library Associates was reported as saying in the June 3 Flagstaff.
Service to resume at Mt Vic tennis court after repairs A $30,000 fence repair on Mt Victoria’s tennis court has been approved. Scott De Silva, Manager Tu - puna Maunga, says the tennis court fence has been added to a list of works planned for the coming year in the authority’s 2016/2017 operational plan. A start date will be set once “all aspects of the project have been determined and any design and consenting requirements have been fully outlined,” De Silva says. Long-time local resident and tennis player Paul Anderson brought the need for the roadside fence replacement to council’s attention just over a year ago. Anderson felt it was unsafe to play on the court without it. The previous fence had been in poor repair and was removed. Anderson was initially told there were no plans to replace it.
Midwinter Swim date The popular Devonport Midwinter Swim will be held on Sunday 26 June at noon. Organisers are encouraging people to dress up for the dip off Windsor Reserve. The free event offers prizes such as best dressed, youngest and oldest swimmer. The Devonport Druid will get swimmers in the spirit with an inspirational poem. A cup of hot soup is on offer afterwards. For more information, contact Michelle Millington on 021 0279 9622.
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Local resident tackles suspicious fire in heritage building A heritage building in central Devonport was saved from serious damage by a quick-thinking passerby who put out a fire at the property before it took hold. The 1910 villa at 24 Victoria Rd is the last of its kind remaining in the main shopping area. A fire in the unoccupied building started about 2.30pm last Friday. Catherine Knight, who works opposite at the Natural Health Company, says she called the fire brigade when she noticed flames on the side of the building. Then she contacted Rachel Cooper at Paradox Books warning her that building next door was on fire. Cooper says: “There were flames going up the building and the guttering had melted off.” Knight called the fire service a second time. “That was when I saw a guy was running around with a hose, and to tell them that a member of the public was involved,” she says. Stanley Bay resident Trevor Lawson had noticed the flames while passing by and spotted a garden hose attached to one of the property’s sheds. Lawson says he had extinguished most of the flames around the side entrance by the time Firefighters investigate the cause of the blaze the fire brigade arrived. Specialist Fire Investigator Christine Senior Fire Officer Quinn Webster said the The villa has been untenanted for about a McGinty told the Flagstaff: “We are treating this fire was contained by the time three Takapuna year. A manager for the company, who did as a suspicious fire. We can’t find any reason fire engines arrived at the scene. not want to be named, said the building had for the fire naturally occurring at this point.” He said the fire had been small. An area been vandalised about two weeks prior, when Vector staff attending the scene had ruled around the entranceway was burnt but no two windows had been smashed. Police had out any electrical fire, she said. futher damage inside the house had occurred. been involved then, she said. McGinty said she noticed vandalism on the The villa was previously occupied by The building is owned by Vista Linda outside of the building, but it didn’t look as if Property Limited, which has numerous Premium Real Estate and then Viva La anyone had been staying in the house. commercial buildings in Devonport village. Vintage.
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Coutts leads the way for BIS students Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) students heard about leadership skills from one of the world’s best – America’s Cup yachtie Russell Coutts. As skipper and helmsman in America’s Cup racing, Coutts has a perfect record with 15 wins and no losses (in the 1995, 2000 and 2003 cup series). He was CEO of the Oracle Team when it won the America’s Cup (with 13 wins and 8 losses) in 2010 and 2013. The BIS students had been to a National Young Leader Days on May 26 and were eager to hear from Coutts. They attended a questionand-answer session, where they raised their questions with him. Coutts encouraged students to never give up on their goals and shared his take on leadership. He said: “A leader is responsible for helping to build a team. Many of the best performing teams aren’t a team of champions, but they perform like champions.” “Find something that you really love and are passionate about – because if you really enjoy it you will achieve more.” “If you really want to be a good leader, bring out the discussion in others.” “Use mistakes as a great source of learning.” Student Emma Mason said: “I really enjoyed all the inspiring messages and the tips on being a good leader and what we can
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Bike power fuels local soccer kids The chance to whip up a mango and banana milkshake got Ollie Steel’s legs spinning (right) during the first anniversary of Bike to Soccer, a North Shore United initiative to get players and their parents cycling to weekly games. First Kicks and Fun Football Club Manager Sean Jones says: “Last year there was a good take-up, but this year has been huge.” Bike to Soccer is the brainchild of Bike Devonport’s Chris Werry, who sees it as a way to alleviate Lake Rd traffic while giving local children a bit of independence. Auckland Transport (AT) has supported the initiative. Werry says the number of soccer kids cycling to their game has grown significantly over the year. He now regularly counts 200 bikes parked at the soccer club on Saturday mornings, up from 150 last season. Bike Devonport and AT hope North Shore Cricket Club takes up the idea when their next season starts in October. Werry says they are investigating a bat carrier to go on the kids’ backs, making cycling easier. The Devonport initiative is also spreading further afield thanks to Bike Auckland, which wants to take it across the city, Werry says.
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“Jackie And Jane Helped And Supported Us” We have lived in our house for 47 years. Both of us grew up and went to school in Devonport, so it was a big decision to sell. Jackie Mark and Jane Hastings were recommended by previous vendors they had acted for. Having never sold before Jackie and Jane helped and supported us throughout the whole process with no pressure whatsoever. They were very professional but at the same time caring and warm. Nothing was too much for them. From the advertising of our property to open homes, and feedback letters etc, we were kept totally informed. My husband had an operation booked, and two days prior we accepted a pre- auction offer. Jackie and Jane went the extra mile to take the stress off and everything went smoothly with a fantastic result way above our expectations. Jackie and Jane we can’t begin to thank you enough. Also thanks to Andrew (auctioneer) and other agents in your office.
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A year at Cheltenham Beach
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The many colours of Cheltenham Amateur photographer Emma Farmer took a photo while walking on Cheltenham Beach every single day last year. She captured swimmers, sailors, paragliders, dogs, birds, houses and, of course, several versions of Rangitoto and its reflection through the seasons. More than 30 of Farmer’s images were recently exhibited at McHugh’s of Cheltenham as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. Farmer lives near the beach and walks her dog Jeff there most days.
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George Chance & Anton Maurer: Contemplations Of Place: Eight Decades On Works by George Chance, who arrived in NZ in 1909, and contemporary works by Anton Maurer – as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography.
The annual interschool cross-country competition had local primary school students tear up the ground at Fort Takapuna last week. The results were: 8-year-old Girls: 1. Imogen O’Rourke (HS); 2. Isla Cutts (DPS); 3. Bianca Mawson (BPS). 8-year-old Boys: 1. Archer Leavy (SBS); 2. Dominic Cook (VS); 3. Caden Lowe (BPS). 9-year-old Girls: 1= Jodie Blackwood (VS), 1= Amelia Files (BPS); 3. Sascha Lettica (BPS).
9-year-old Boys: 1. Alfie Steedman (HS); 2. James Bullians (BPS); 3. Tom Collier (VS). 10-year-old Girls: 1. Izzy Plummer (SBS); 2. Izzy Fox (BPS); 3. Rea Kearns Emma Badeia: (BPS). 10-year-old Boys: 1. Kianni Hooker Dust & Pinecones (VS); 2. Frankie Wright (SBS) 3. Joshua Baard (BPS). An intimate reminder of our individuality Key: Belmont Primary School (BPS), as an island nation in the South Pacific Devonport Primary School (DPS), Hauraki – as part of the Auckland Festival of School (HS), Stanley Bay School (SBS), Photography. Vauxhall School (VS).
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Grammar School NEwS
JUNE 17, 2016
Sometimes the loudest do win Colourful cultural costumes filled the Dorothy Winstone Centre at Auckland Girls’ Grammar for the annual MUNA weekend, where this year, nine senior TGS students participated in the Model United Nations Assembly, hosted by Rotary. Dressed in cowboy costumes, Thomas Lunt, Joshua Kim and Daniel Adamson represented Uruguay. Dougal Burden, Iris Leng and Simon Goodwin were the delegates for Zambia. They were wrapped in tribal fabric and wore shirts that said “I love Zambia”. Jordan Blum, Peter Eissing and Toby Wakelin dressed formally in suits, as the delegates for Bosnia and Herzegovina. This year, the Uruguay delegates easily secured their position as the “bloc leaders” of the Latin America bloc, as Thomas Lunt delivered a witty, sarcastic speech about legalising drugs to “make Latin America great again!” that caused the auditorium to be filled with laughter. Dougal Burden successfully planned and led a “stand-up protest” during the speech of the North Korea delegates, which could have been a “walkout” if only the rules this year had allowed. The most exciting part was the voting process, which truly brought politics to its primitive fashion – the loudest voice in the room always wins. The amendments were carried if the supporting countries shouted “Yes” louder than the opposing delegates who shouted “Nay”. Dougal commented: “MUNA was a really awesome experience as we were able to be involved in some excellent debating and discussion while also having lots of fun dressing up and meeting people from schools all around Auckland and Northland.” By IrIs Leng
A day of literary delights Year 13 English Extension students attended the Auckland Writers Festival earlier this term. This is an annual event that gathers wellknown authors from across the world, and we weren’t disappointed. We heard from John Boyne, author of the famous The Boy in the striped Pyjamas. He spoke about his writing process and the change from writing about adults to writing about children. He also detailed how he didn’t like labelling books for certain age groups – e.g. “young adult fiction” or ”adult fiction” – which was an interesting concept to hear about.
We heard about the necessity of hope in all young-adult novels; it was amazing to hear someone speak so passionately about the content youth should be reading, and the requirement of hope in literature. After lunch we moved onto a university professor, who spoke about understanding Shakespeare. He was riveting to listen to and made clear some of the harder-to-understand aspects of Shakespearean language. We were also educated on the different rhymes Shakespeare would speak in, and how that would influence the way the audience perceived the writing being spoken.
The final talk of the day was by Michael Grant, who wrote the famous gone series. He had complete engagement with the audience as he spoke. Instead of speaking on and on about his novel, he instead told us about the life-changing process he went through, transitioning from doing odd jobs cleaning with his wife, to becoming a worldrenowned novelist. The entire day was filled with engaging talks making the festival the highlight of the literature year. Four Year 9 and 10 classes attended the festival the day before the seniors and had an equally entertaining day listening to a similar range of enthralling speakers. By Jordan BLum
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Takapuna School NEwS
Grammar JUNE 17, 2016
An unforgettable experience IB Camp was an unforgettable experience. Along with learning, much fun was had and teachers got to throw buckets of water at their students. Activities were run to help students engage with each aspect of the lB learner profile. Teams of four created an iMovie about their assigned IB learner profile aspect (such as being balanced or risk-taking). Students also got their hands dirty in an environmental project, which consisted of beach clean-ups and eliminating a very stubborn milkweed plant from a section of bush near the camp. On the second day the whole group piled into the gym to help the camp manager decide where to build a second floor in the auditorium, using maths. Things got deep as the cohort went to a Theory of Knowledge session, where students learnt about the difference between personal and shared knowledge. Students were put to the test, with the cohort competing in a shelter-building competition. Groups were timed, and points were naturally given to the most
aesthetically pleasing shelters. The real challenge however, was for groups to stay dry under their shelter as Mr. Buckley and Mrs. Charlotte-Green drenched the shelters with bucketfuls of water. It was a traumatic experience, although most people stayed relatively dry, with the exception of one rogue group who evacuated their shelter and headed for the hills. An eye-opening seminar by Mr. Holding the next day addressed ideas on being more internationally minded; focusing mainly on not just visiting a country, but experiencing it for the good and the bad. We got busy with Mr. Potter and studied some influential environmental artists, and had to come up with some really creative and amazing environmental art of our own; pieces included protest art about the effect of pollution on seabirds and a very majestic tree of life. By Friday, it was time to do the Group 4 Project that each team had come up with before camp. The theme of the project was survival, and each team had one person from each Group 4 (science) area. Projects
included research about dyeing clothes for maximised attractiveness and therefore prolonged survival of humankind, the best way to cook a marshmallow and the best design for a shelter should an atomic bomb hit Takapuna. “Camp was one of the best experiences of my life. I loved getting to know everyone in IB so well and all the fun team-building exercises that we played,” said Fern MacArthur. “We have lots of international students and they were kind of separated from local Kiwi students, but through IB camp we got to know more about other students. Now we are like one big family and we help and support each other,” according to Momoko Fujita. “Camp was one of the most joyous experiences that I have ever had. It was such a blessing getting closer to my classmates. I love how I forged many new relationships and the memories that I made at camp will last with me forever. IB camp has truly bonded us together as one big loving family,” commented Jonathan Maran. By CaITLIn Baard
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On the Beat
June 17, 2016
Improvements coming for busy intersection
with Devonport Community Constable Jasmine Bundle Hello readers, Some of you may have noticed an increased police presence at the Bayswater Ave/Lake Rd intersection. This intersection is bustling with pedestrians each morning and afternoon as families get their children to and from school. Police have received complaints about motorists blocking the intersection, causing pedestrians to have to manoeuvre between vehicles when the crossing signal activates.
This is extremely dangerous for pedestrians, as the vehicles are still moving trying to get out of the intersection. Motorists must remember that entering a blocked intersection is an offence and could incur an infringement notice of $150. Drivers must not enter an intersection unless there is space for their vehicle on the other side. It is also an offence to stop on a pedestrian crossing ($150 infringement). I have met with an engineer from the council in regard to the light phasing at this intersection, which affects motorists travelling from Williamson Ave and Bayswater Ave into Lake Rd. Hopefully we will see an improvement very soon, which will alleviate some of the congestion during these peak times. It is up to all of us as a community to ensure everyone commutes to their destination safely. Burglaries have been reported at two addresses. In one, which occurred overnight on 14/15 May at a Herbert St property, the offender/s took an expensive array of tools from a commercial vehicle parked inside a garage. The second burglary was on 9 June at a property in Francis St. An opportunistic thief made quick work of stealing a bicycle parked outside a Roslyn Tce address for only a short period on 4 June. If you’ve noticed anyone suddenly acquiring
an orange Avalanche Elite mountain bike without proof of purchase, please contact us. Vehicle theft has decreased. However, we still had four unfortunate victims stranded last month at the following locations: the ferry terminal carpark, Kawerau Ave, Lake Rd (Narrow Neck) and Narrow Neck beach carpark. A vehicle parked on Vauxhall Rd was targeted and a Stihl hand-held blower was taken. Please report any suspicious behaviour around parked vehicles – dial 111. The past few months have seen an increase in crime at Bayswater Marina. A boat trailer carrying a black Yamaha PWC jet ski was stolen in April, a 15-horsepower Mercury outboard motor was stolen off the back of a yacht in May and a petrol tank and bilge pump was stolen out of a dinghy sometime during the last week of May/first week of June. Another 15-horsepower outboard motor (Suzuki) was stolen from a boat parked on a property in Hart Rd. Registering your assets on the SNAP (Serial Number Action Partnership) website helps to prevent burglary and property offending. For more information about SNAP and DNA forensic property marking, visit the website snap.org.nz. Let’s beat burglary and stop the trade in stolen property. Take care everyone and keep safe on the roads this winter.
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Cheltenham Beach Studio. Stunning studio with new fit-out only metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Self-contained with separate access and private garden. Wi-Fi included. Phone Mike 021 747 526.
At Your Request Home Cleaning. Our local team is ready to deliver 5-Star services in your home for weekly cleaning, spring, moving or open-home cleaning. Call Yv o n n e f o r a f r e e q u o t e 415 0028.
Cheltenham: 2 dbl br. Private Beach Bookkeeping/Payroll Are you a access, daily or weekly rent. Fully small business located in the Devonport area? Do you need someone for furnished. ph 445 3008. Classy 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, a few hours each week to help you fully furnished Devonport house keep your accounts in order? I can do on Achilles Reserve near Narrow your bookkeeping/accounts/payroll Neck. More information go to www. and IRD returns so that everything is devonporttuihouse.weebly.com or ready for your accountant at the end www.sabbaticalhomes.com. of the financial year! Contact Vicki on 021 845543. Ph: 445 7895. Holiday Accommodation, Bayswater. Norwood studio. Private, well presented. $95 per night. Ph 446 1203. flexmans@gmail.com
Holiday Accommodation Cheltenham, absolute beachfront. One double and two singles, shady setting, everything supplied. Ph 445 3008. Office room for rent. Belmont shops. One sunny office room with bathroom, includes two carparks. $250/week. Contact Simon 027 284 1622.
Parking wanted. Local resident in Tui Street wants to park small 5.5 metre boat in carport or on street in Cheltenham. I live in townhouse complex and no room for boat.. Keen fisherman and will provide fish on regular basis or small rental. Phone Mike 021 662 325.
Builder available Small-job specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reliable and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84. Caregiver. Do you need help at home either for yourself or your parents? Do you need someone to stay with you for security? With 12 years of caregiving experience I can help you to remain in your home in comfort. Shopping, appointments, cooking, personal care and general household management. References & police check on request. Ph Michelle 445-2525.
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Acoustic and classical guitar, music theory. Fun, comprehensive, tailored to you! Devonport-based. Michelle Birch, BMus (Hons) michellebirch@zoho.com, Housekeeper. Home cleaning, www.michellebirch.com.TT including windows. Experi- Art Classes @ D’Port Commuenced. References. $25 per hour. nity house: Wednesday night, Ph 442 2273, 027 492 6220. life drawing; Friday morning, Housewashing. Get your house mastering art. Ph Lucy Bucknall clean for the holidays by contacting – 446 0389.TUITION Handyman. Mature professional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote. References. Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.
Bubble Boys house washing. We clean windows, doors, weatherboards, garages and outbuildings. Support local, hard-working and reliable high-school Devonport boys by contacting us at seanslreeves@ gmail.com or call 021 0621 750 to get a free quote. We are very reasonably priced. We protect paint by using soft brushes only. We can also provide water blasting for concrete driveways, paths and patios if needed. Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reliable and prompt. Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths, fences, roof moss treatments etc. Phone Rod 021 390 800.
Landscaping – Format Landscapes, 18 years’ experience, Dip. Landscape Design. Design and build. We undertake all aspects of hard and soft landscaping including decks, paving, fences, retaining walls, planting etc. Small to large projects. Free quote www.formatlandscapes.co.nz. Call Matt 021 599 107.
Art Classes for Children 6- 16 yrs. Wednesdays 3.20 - 5.20 in artist’s home studio by the sea, Devonport. Term Two-Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, screen-printing on oval stretched fabric board. V. contemporary. V fun! Contact Erica Soman MFA Dip Tchg P G D i p A C , 0 2 1 1 2 7 9 6 7 1 erica_artist@xtra.co.nz Art Travel Sketching for beginners. Learn to find your creative side in a fun learning environment over 10 weeks. Kerr St Artspace Tuesdays or Saturdays. Ph Tony McNeight 021 925 031. Learn piano/keyboard. Lessons from $19.00. Private, Professional, Affordable, Enjoyment for all ages. Competitions, Practical, Theory Exams. NZ Modern School of Music 0800-696-874.
Learning Support Specialist NZ qualified primary teacher and registered teacher of dyslexia. Offering tailored tuition during L o c k s m i t h , D e v o n p o r t ’s or after school. Ph 027 391 3716 o w n S c o t t R i c h a r d s o n . www.squigglesdyslexia.co.nz Mob 021 976 607. Mathematics and Statistics.
Cleaning Maid Easy Use own cleaning products and gear. Reliable/trustworthy/mature lady. References available Please contact Relatives visiting? Spacious Sharon - 021 405 596. New Barber Shop located at 131 garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Curtains & Roman Blinds Lake Road, Belmont Shops. ALL Neck beach. Reasonable rates. Free measure, quote and design CUTS $15! 021 042 4630 advice. 20 years’ experience. Phone Tagbuster, graffiti looked after Ph Pauline 445 6471. Sara 027 625 5844. Devonport to Hauraki Corner. Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach. Avail- Devonport upholstery. Recover Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, specialist. Antiques and contem0800 2684 824. able for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beautifully refur- porary styles. Recycling furniture Window Cleaning for houses and bished, one bedroom, self-contained for 36 years. John Hancox, phone: businesses. For a free quote call cottage with a private garden. Phone 446 0372. Ivan 473 6631. Rebekah 027 694 3933 or email Devonport Window Repairs. devonportbeks@gmail.com Sash and casement windows, SITUATIONS VACANT wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired Vauxhall School Teacher Aide LOST & FOUND or replaced. General carpen- Required - Junior School. Lost - set of keys (with Devo gym try. For your local window spe- A teacher aide is required to help tag) in Patuone Place playground cialist. Phone Hubert Strang - in the classroom from 9am - 3pm on 8 June. Please call Jamie or 446 6174 or 021 274 4191. Monday, and 9am - 1pm Tuesday Rosie 445 2957. to Thursday. The teacher aide Diggadrain. Drain unblockers will be working with groups of and drainage experts. CCTV drain children under the instruction of REST HOMES locating. Repairs. New drains. the teachers. Previous experience Ascot House Retirement Home, 0800 your drain. preferred but not essential - just quality care with dignity in a friendly, D o g g ro o m i n g a v a i l a b l e . a positive attitude, initiative and family atmosphere. Phone Shona, Full groom, bath and blow a love of working with children. 445 2518. dry, puppy introduction to Please send a brief CV and/or cover Komatua Care Centre – We care grooming. Devonport-based. letter to garyl@vauxhall.school.nz. for older people who have memory Call Barbara 021 141 0331. loss and behavioural difficulties. Gardener Available QualiProfessional care is given in a nurtur- fied and experienced landscape ing environment. For all enquiries - designer. Enjoys getting his phone 445 1707. hands dirty. Good plant knowledge. Hard-working, reliable and SERVICES OFFERED creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 10 years’ experience. Home paddyvogt@gmail.com cleaning. Husband and wife. Honest, reliable, careful workers. All equip- Gardening. Do you need regument supplied. References available. lar help? No time for a tidy-up? Let me help. Experienced garPh Joyce 022 073 1550. dener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.C
Individual lessons with a friendly, experienced tutor. NCEA 1 & 2, school years 3-12. Weekdays and Saturdays, $40/hour. Phone Gillian Steele BCom 488 7059 gillrsteele@ hotmail.com Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum. NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 100% pass rate in 2015. NCEA 3 calculus specialist. Ph Peter Ridge BE, Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.ION
Piano Lessons. Piano & music theory tuition from classically trained pianist. Devonport-based and can travel to your home. Ph 021 079 0005 or email windarc.darius@gmail.com Singing lessons in Devonport. Contract Dr Sue Braatvedt 473 9113 or 027 340 2884. All ages. SLSS Swim School, 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in preschoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.
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KIDS MARKET SAVE THE DATE: SUN 26 JUNE: 1-3PM Calling local kids and teens. Come and sell your good-quality toys, books, clothes and/or goods you have made. $5 to book a space. Ph 445 3068 or email devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz to register.
FRENCH CRAFT STARTING FRIDAY 17 JUNE New children’s art class with a French twist starting Friday June 17th For more information contact Anne-Sophie 0226 382 350 or email contact@dragontongue.com
COMMUNITY SURVEY The Community House is keen to find out how to better meet the needs of the local community. We currently have more than 30 activities and classes each week but we have room for more. We would love your feedback: what new groups, activities, classes or events would you like to see available? Please help us by having your say and completing the survey on our website devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME July School Holiday Programme includes Bouncy Castle Days, Ice Age 5, Story Book Day, trips to Megazone and Kelly Tarltons and much more. Check out the programme on our website. 32 CLARENCE ST, DEVONPORT Ph: 445 3068 | Fax: 445 6888 e: devonportcomhouse@xtra.co.nz
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Gull-p... where’s Alfred Hitchcock when you need him?
It’s a picture that could be taken from a scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s chilling movie The Birds. A giant seagull was captured hovering over young Poppy Weekes on Cheltenham Beach. The Flagstaff can report that the two-year-old survived the “attack” from the oversized bird. • Taken any unusual pictures around Devonport? Send them to the Flagstaff at devonportflagstaff@orcon.net.nz
New free service from Genesis Energy now on the North Shore I need a sparky to check the wiring in my house. I need a plumber because my hot water cylinder is leaking. I need a gas fitter to install an instant hot water system. But I don’t know who to call or who to trust. I know there are websites that list trades, but there are so many listings and a recommendation of a reliable tradesperson would be really useful. Does one of these scenarios sound familiar? After talking to its customers, Genesis Energy realised it could use its skills to create a new free service called Trusted Trades that takes the stress out of finding a tradesperson. Genesis Energy is connecting people with local electricians, plumbers and gas fitters, who have been checked out, inspected and
hand-picked for the service. The Trusted Trades service invites tradespeople that have been checked over to join. Genesis Energy used its experience in managing and selecting quality partners throughout New Zealand to ensure the tradespeople selected are reliable, safe and focused on delivering high-quality services. To do that, a six-point quality check is carried out. Trusted Trades matches your need with an appropriate tradesperson. Or if it is a bigger job, and you would prefer to get a couple of quotes first, then you can do that too. The tradesperson will then contact you to arrange a time to do the job and they will bill you directly. Customer need and feedback is at the
heart of Trusted Trades. Just like a restaurant or travel website, you will have the option of giving Trusted Trades feedback on the job. If a trade partner consistently receives negative feedback, they will be removed from the programme. Trusted Trades is starting first on the North Shore as a free service. It includes local electricians, plumbers and gas fitters who have reputations for being committed to giving the best service they can to their customers. You can also let us know of a tradesperson you think might be a good fit for the Trusted Trades programme. Check it out at this address and let us know how you got on: www.genesisenergy.co.nz/trustedtrades
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Backyard bouncer bags Aussie bronze
Flipping fabulous... Harrison Smith has his sights set on the Indo-Pacific trampoline champs
Harrison Smith’s mother Carol says the backyard trampoline she bought for her son has been the best money she ever spent. “Since he was two years old he has been on it doing backflips,” she says. Now 13, Harrison won a bronze medal at the recent 2016 Australian Gymnastic Championships in Melbourne. He competed on the double mini trampoline in the top division for his age and was the second-youngest member on the New Zealand gymnastics team. His four routines were graded on tidiness and difficulty of the demonstrated skill. Each routine – called a ‘pass’ – includes a run-up, a jump off two small successive trampolines, and then a skill such as a Half Out (a double front flip with a half turn on the second rotation), a Straight Barani (a front flip with a half turn in the air) or a Straight Back (a back flip with a straight back). Landings are graded as well. “I was pretty tidy,” Harrison says. He joined the North Harbour Trampolining Club in early 2015 after six years of competitive gymnastics, in which he was strong at vaulting and on the floor, both of which involved a lot of tumbling, he says. Last year, Harrison competed at the
New Zealand National Gymsports Championships, where he won the age 11-12 male trampoline and synchro trampoline and came second in the age 11-12 male double mini trampoline. In two weeks, he has a chance to qualify for the Indo-Pacific Championships being held in Napier this October. He is aiming for the double mini again, but will also try out on the Olympic-size trampoline. New Zealand trampoline Olympian Dylan Schmidt is his role model and Harrison likes to watch him at competitions. “You see him concentrate when he is getting ready and he visualises routines before he goes. He takes trampolining very seriously but is still just one of us,” he says. Harrison is from Hauraki and goes to Belmont Intermediate School (BIS). He has a wide range of interests and talents. Along with trampoline training four times a week, he plays J2 rugby for North Shore, where he is on the right wing and has two training sessions and a game per week. He also enjoys art and often draws during free time at school. And last year he came first equal in the BIS Dance Off with an impromptu hip-hop dance performance that incorporated flips and wowed the audience.
with BID Manager Judy Grieve
The Devonport Business Improvement District (BID) The Business Improvement District (BID) model is proven both internationally and in New Zealand. Currently there are 46 BID Partnership Programmes, representing over 25,000 businesses operating within the Auckland region. The programme provides a means for local innovation and economic growth. The Devonport BID was established by ballot in 2014. A primary focus of the BID Programme is to deliver local economic development outcomes. The approach also provides a catalyst for business associations to advocate to Auckland Council and contribute a business perspective for council and local-board policies and initiatives. The BID represents our business members - the ratepaying property owners and business owners within the defined BID area. It is a public/private partnership and can develop projects and alliances with central government, Auckland Council, other BIDs and CCOs. Projects can address sustainability, environmental, social and local community issues or economic development. The Devonport BID or DBA is governed by a board of elected voluntary representatives and has one contracted part-time manager. The board sets its own strategic and annual business plans that are critical for the operation of the BID Programme. These are approved at the AGM each year and determine the business
association’s key priorities and inform projected budget and resource allocations. Activities that the Devonport BID Programme undertakes include: • Administration, strategy development and planning • Advocacy to local government and agencies • Business development and networking • Marketing, communications and promotion • Tourism promotion and development • Urban and street environment enhancement • Events • Local improvement projects An important aspect of the BID Partnership Programme is that 100 per cent of the BID target rate collected goes to the business association. Our town centre is about people and people’s needs – it has an important history and a unique community story. It provides convenience, choice, value, leisure, entertainment and a sense of place. Town Centres are about place-making, and communities having ownership and a sense of belonging. Our town centre is a place of meeting and engaging, about identity and who we are. It is also about good urban design and mixed-use development that will address our growing needs.
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MEMBERSHIP All business-zoned property and business owners or tenants within the Devonport BID boundary automatically qualify for membership of Devonport Business Association (DBA). All BID members are required to register and update their details on the BID database. You can do this online at http://www.devonport.co.nz/Membership ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Devonport businesses based outside the BID boundaries may join as Associate Members of the DBA. This is offered at $200.00 inc GST annual subscription. Associate membership runs from 1 July to 30 June. Join online at http://www.devonport.co.nz/Membership For more information visit www.devonport.co.nz or email manager@devonport.co.nz
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