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Torpedo Bay walkway on hold agai … p5
Students’ table topping recyling scheme… p7
Interview: writer Robert Glancy… p18
Pedestrian bridge plan across Ngataringa Bay A multimillion-dollar bridge across Ngataringa Bay is proposed as part of an Auckland-wide initiative to improve cycling and walking routes. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Greenways Plan was initiated by Auckland walking and cycling lobby group The Greenways Project, and developed by council staff. The plan identifies three walking and cycling
paths on the Devonport peninsula as “priority projects.” A walkway bridge between Ngataringa Park and Wakakura Crescent that avoids Lake Road is “worth exploring,” the plan says. The precise location for the route within land at Wakakura Crescent, now owned by Nga-ti - ra-kei, is undetermined and subject Wha-tua o O
to consultation with the landowner. There is an existing path along the esplanade, or the existing road which could be utilised, the plan states. The exact location for a shared path “is dependent on the future development of 1-88 Wakakura Crescent,” it says. To page 2
Whose idea was this?…John Lethaby, Peter Dunn and Steve Browning (from left to right) after taking the plunge in the Devonport midwinter swim last Sunday. John Duder, at 77 the oldest swimmer in the event, is behind them and Kent Hallman is on the far right. Story and more pictures p 31
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Ngati Whatua has leased the land to Ryman Healthcare, which is planning to build a retirement village on the site. Development contributions from the Wakakura land could contribute to the funding of the path, the plan says. A second pedestrian bridge is proposed in Hauraki to connect Francis St with Esmonde
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Rd, and the board has budgeted $30,000 to scope the project. Alternative options are a green-route path along the Harley Close esplanade or a residential road network. The cost for each bridge would most likely be in the millions. The Bayswater Pipe Bridge, which is shared by pedestrians and cyclists and opened in 2013, cost $2.6 million to add on to and reconfigure. The local board says neighbourhoods need to be consulted before the plan progresses towards more detailed designs. North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby said regional greenways network funding could be available for some of the projects. The Devonport-Takapuna Greenways plan was funded through $25,000 of the board’s discretionary operating funds. Six other local boards in Auckland have created similar plans.
Cycle-lane plan for Seacliffe and Hamana A third project proposed in the Greenways plan is at Seacliffe Ave and Hamana St, where the community wants a “separate cycleway” to Takapuna Grammar School and Belmont Intermediate School. Funding for this cycleway could come from Auckland Transport, the plan says.
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Don’t worry, be happy says author The tough and lonely lives many writers lead could be alleviated thanks to Jennifer Barraclough’s latest book on the psychological aspects of authorship. She published Wellbeing for Writers as an ebook earlier this month. Barraclough knows the subject from both sides, as the author of a dozen books and as a retired psychiatrist. “I haven’t seen another book like it out there, only ones on the more practical side of writing, such as marketing, or writing techniques,” she says. Barraclough wanted to tackle the emotional and personal side of being a writer instead. Wellbeing for Writers is, in part, based on her own experience. “I know how much it hurts if you get a nasty review,” she says. Her next project is to rewrite and self-publish three novels she had rejected while living in England 30 years ago. “I now encourage people not to be too much influenced by fashion or what other people say.” Barraclough talks about simple things, such as how to cope when family interrupts, as well as complex issues. “Writers have high rates of depression and alcoholism. They also often have bad physical health because they sit down a lot when they work,” she says. Writer’s block is also common but a problem Barraclough has yet to experience herself. Last year, she completed three books and republished them in January as a collection. The first novella, Carmen’s Roses, is set in Devonport and partially based on Barraclough’s arrival here. The roses in their Church St garden prompted the Barracloughs into an impulse home purchase, four years after arriving in Devonport from the UK in 2000. “North Head plays an important part in the book and Mt Victoria is mentioned, as Iris, the main character, is enchanted by Devonport, where she is recovering from a serious illness,” Barraclough says. Complications (including medical ones) ensue until Iris’s story continues in the last novella. ON ” EN CK SE LO B HE “T
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Torpedo Bay walkway on hold again It’s one step forward then three steps back for the walkway around North Head. The Flagstaff understands that a confidential Treaty of Waitangi settlement around the Navy-occupied land and marginal strip at Torpedo Bay is the latest obstacle in connecting Torpedo wharf with the walkway along the bottom of North Head. Linking the two has been under discussion for years and has recently been pushed by the
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. This month, the board was told of further delays with the project. Board members Mike Cohen and Dianne Hale said there was a “high level of frustration” among locals. In his report to the local board, Cohen said the board has asked staff to proceed with a resource consent application for the walkway, “irrespective of other complications caused by outside parties in relation to other parts of Auckland.”
Demolition of heritage building to make way for childcare centre Permission to demolish a pre-1944 home in a residential street, to make way for a 40-child day-care centre has been granted by Auckland Council. Council resource consent commissioners accepted expert evidence from the applicants that the noise, parking and traffic movements would only have minimal effect on the neighbourhood. The commissioners agreed the existing
Optical tropical tree illusion An apparent power-pole tree in Kerr St is in fact an illusion. The pole was until recently covered from top to toe in ivy and has been cleared by Chorus during its roll-out of high-speed broadband on Kerr Street. Only the top of the plant now remains and it is gradually dying off.
home in Preston Ave has “the potential to contribute to the special character of the area as it is one of seven pre-1944 buildings” on the north-eastern side of Preston.” However they said buildings opposite had been demolished to make way for Preston Court, which contains 33 pensioner units. “This has degraded the pre-1944 character of the street within the immediate vicinity of the subject site,” the Commissioners’ report said.
Five vacant Housing NZ homes Housing New Zealand has five vacant homes in the Devonport/Takapuna area while there is a huge housing crisis facing Auckland. However Housing New Zealand says it has no plans to sell off any of its 269 properties in the Devonport-Takapuna area. “I can confirm that Housing New Zealand has no current plans for largescale sale or development of properties
in Devonport/Takapuna,” Housing New Zealand Manager Government Relations Rachel Kelly said in a letter to the Flagstaff. As of April 30, there were five vacant Housing New Zealand properties in the Devonport-Takapuna area, said Kelly, responding to a Flagstaff Official Information Act request for information on Housing New Zealand status in the area.
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Devonport Physiotherapy and Pilates runs 12 pilates classes per week in their warm carpeted studio, offering both matwork and reformer classes. What is Pilates? Pilates is a safe system of exercises using a floor mat or a variety of equipment. Pilates can transform the way your body looks, feels and performs. Building strength without excess bulk. Pilates elongates and strengthens – improving muscle elasticity and joint mobility. A body with balanced flexibility and strength is less likely to be injured and less likely to be in pain. Whether you are recovering from an injury, wanting to get stronger for the ski season or managing a condition like arthritis, Pilates can have a positive impact on your life. Our clients often start off requiring physiotherapy and then advance to oneon-one Pilates sessions or classes as they progress through stages of their rehab. We find it is a great model to empower our clients and prevent reinjury. Our personalised Pilates sessions and dynamic Pilates classes are designed to: • relieve pain associated with conditions such as back pain, arthritis, and osteoporosis • improve your posture and prevent injury • enhance your balance and flexibility • tone and strengthen your muscles to stabilise your body • help you to prepare for and recover from pregnancy • help you breathe and reduce stress
Our classes are also great for post–operative rehabilitation as they are low impact and fully supervised What is a reformer? • A versatile piece of Pilates equipment that allows an almost unlimited range of exercises, enabling you to work EVERY area of your body • It looks like a low bed with a sliding platform (or carriage), which allows you to lie, sit, stand or kneel on it to perform different exercises. • The carriage is connected to the reformer frame by a series of springs that are adjusted to offer different levels of resistance. Our reformers are state of the art. Manufactured and imported from the USA, it simply is the best reformer on the market, and we are one of the few studios in New Zealand to offer classes on it. At Devonport Physiotherapy and Pilates, we are passionate about providing the best quality physiotherapy and Pilates experience possible. We really like it if you are able to come in for a one-to-one session with a physiotherapist first before joining a class. That way we can assess the needs specific to you and ensure that you get the most out of your workouts. Once you have been issued a membership you are able to book yourself into any class and purchase/renew concessions online.
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Students put heart-wood and soul into recycling Are you feeling nostalgic about sitting around your old wooden school chemistry table? Seven Takapuna Grammar School business students could have just the tonic. Thanks to their ‘Turning the Tables’ project, ex-pupils will get a chance to purchase 42 old wooden science tables and 100 stools, recycled, refurbished and modernised. One of the students, Jack Hunuki, said the team developed the project as part of the school’s Young Enterprise Scheme. “We found that with all the renovations going on, the school was about to give away a lot of the old wooden school furniture. So we thought we could use it and reunite it with ex-pupils by turning the old tables and chairs into bar leaners, stools and garden tables,” he says. The students have been in contact with ex-pupils as their target market but also want to sell to the general public via TradeMe. Over the last few weeks, the group’s four girls (Ella Nelson, Hayley Smith, Margaret Lee and Rebekah Alvey) and three boys (Jack Hunuki, Ralph Michell and Sam Jaques) have been dividing up the tasks. “The girls have been taking business longer than the boys, so they guide us with the business plan and finance side of things. They also have been setting up Facebook and Instagram pages and a website,” says Jack. “The boys are more hands-on and all have experience with woodwork, painting and sanding,” he says. Jack has helped his parents and their friends build decks and Ralph has taken Hard Materials all through Schoolyard nostalgia…from right to left: Rebekah Alvey, Sam Jaques, school,” he says. To break even,‘Turning the Tables’ will Ralph Michell, Hayley Smith (CEO), Jack Hunuki and Margaret Lee, take need to sell about five tables. A table will ex-pupils for a walk down memory lane, with recycled school tables cost around $280 and a stool about $60.
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Great Opportunity Waits Right Here! If you are looking for a private cozy home with potential and plenty of character in Devonport then look no further. This charming duplex sits on a freehold section and currently offers comfortable living with an easy flow to the private deck and rear garden. Potential to improve and possibly make into two bedrooms could be a project in the future for you. A very spacious separate garage that has an alarm system provides plenty of space not only for your car, SUV or boat but all of the toys you will need when you are living this close to the golf course and the beach. Whatever way you look at this delightful property it is going to be a winner for the lucky new owner.
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Rear Unit, Great Location A very rare spacious cosy unit in a fabulous quiet cul-d-sac location can’t be beaten! Larger than your usual unit this lovely unit has a separate lounge with French doors that lead out to a small deck that overlooks the gardens. Plenty of room in the kitchen and good storage spaces for linen etc is usually hard to find.....not here, ample. The garage provides great space for a car plus extra storage. Belmont shops and transport to the city or the ferry are close by. Belmont primary, Intermediate and TGS are just a short walk away. Great location, super investment, view now!
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road – with its light industrial/residential mix would be a more appropriate place to go to the next story, rather than the whole town.
By Rob Drent
A 12-metre (four-storey) building height limit for buildings in Devonport’s main st and commercial area is still being pushed by The Devonport Business Association. It is at odds with the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board,which wants an eight-metre (threestorey limit). Obviously an increase in allowable height will make the buildings more valuable for landlords as they have development potential. Architect Ken Davis, in a submission to Auckland Council, says if the eight-metre regulation is kept Devonport “will be destined to remain a quaint backward-looking museum piece that will never fully contribute to making Auckland the world’s most liveable city.” I wonder what is wrong with being quaint? While some form of development and change is inevitable given the need to earthquake strengthen the buildings, another storey could detract from Devonport’s charm. The centre of towns in France and Italy have been preserved and remained essentially the same for centuries: part of the attraction for tourists who visit each year. Their historic centres are fiercely protected. Wynyard St – one street back from the main
A reader called, concerned over the proposed changes to bus routes, which sees the main Devonport to Takapuna service redirected along King Edward Pde and through Church St away from the Victoria Rd shops. She lives in the Belmont/Bayswater area and caught the bus to and from her home to the shopping at Devonport New World. She was worried that several hundred extra metres lugging her shopping to catch the bus from outside the ferry would be taxing for her and the many others who caught public transport to do their shopping. Another reason Auckland Transport should reconsider making this change. The cycling-to-soccer initiative for junior teams pioneered by North Shore United has been a great success and has no doubt got dozens of cars off the roads on busy weekends. I wonder if the North Shore Rugby Club should look at doing something similar? The court victory to stop the Ports of Auckland expansion (at least temporarily) reflects well on Devonport’s ability to bat above its weight. Huge kudos should go to Julie Stout and David Mitchell, who spearheaded the Urban Auckland court action, to councillor Chris Darby, who led the political battle, and to the hundreds of Devonport locals who went over on the ferry for the protests. It all counted.
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So, Devonportians, do you think you are ready for electric vehicles? I like to think of us in our village as a nice mix of the techsavvy, progressive and slightly bohemian, so what better an area to grip the upcoming hybrid/electric trend and shout ‘Plug me in, baby!’ Whether you do it for financial reasons, to save the planet, or for bragging rights, rest assured you will likely one day buy an electric/hybrid car. It’s just a matter of when. I went to pick up my 7-year-old from a playdate and the family had an electric cable snaking from the garage to the shiny new Mitsi Outlander in the driveway. I learned all about the efficiency (one tank fill in six weeks!), the range (70 kms full electric) and the cost ($10k over a standard one). Our Japanese agent informs me that hybrid (not full electric) is all the rage for new Jap cars, and every man and his dog has one. What is there, will soon enough come here. But when we have stocked Toyota Prius, the first mass-market hybrid, they were slow to sell. Hmmm. Too soon? We can import a hybrid/electric car for you to order; the change is coming, so why not jump to the head of the curve and set a green example? Just remember you will have to make your own engine noises!
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Devonport 17 Rattray Street
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Captivating Classical Central Devonport Immerse yourself in this incredibly central 1885 Double Bay Kauri Villa standing proudly in 2015 as an enviable family home with 5 double bedrooms - 3 downstairs each with their own private ensuite (previously run for 17 years until mid-2014 as the highly respected "Rainbow Villa B&B"). Upstairs the owners private accommodation has the further 2 bedrooms, 4th bathroom, plus wrap around large office / or second lounge and kitchenette. Enjoy the views of "sunsets, ships and sails" on Auckland´s inner harbour and CBD from the upstairs balconies. Of special appeal will be the most adorable separate cottage and north facing garden. Don´t delay - your earliest inspection is invited.
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Charming Transitional Villa Narrow Neck villa. Three beds, new bath, high stud ceilings, timber floors, central heating, insulation, fenced gardens, close to the Beach.
Chocolate Box Villa Beautifully presented 3 bedroom central Devonport Villa with its front door wide open to welcome new owners. Wonderful outdoor flow at the rear.
Auction On Site, Sunday 12th July 2015 at 5.00pm (unless sold prior) View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7867 Open Sat & Sun 1.00 - 1.45pm Gary Potter & Glenice Taylor M 021 953 021 M 021 943 021 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
Auction On Site, Sunday 12th July 2015 at 2.00pm (unless sold prior) View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7857 Open Sat & Sun 2-2.30pm Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark M 021 735 263 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
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When Location Counts 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, north facing, level back garden. Ideal location, walk to village. Potential. End your search right now.
Unique Character Apartment With Stunning Views! A two bedroom apartment located on the top level of a large character villa with panoramic views across the Waitemata harbour to the city.
For Sale $1,280,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7836 Open Sunday 11.00 - 11.30am Maria Stevens P 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 E maria.stevens@harcourts.co.nz Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
For Sale $1,179,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7853 Open Sat & Sun 11.00 - 11.30am Diana Murray P 09 446 2115 M 021 911522 E diana.murray@harcourts.co.nz Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
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Cheltenham Launchpad! Launch yourself into the Cheltenham property market. Trendy singles pad. Across the road from Cheltenham Beach. One person occupancy only.
Land And Potential What more could you want? 1333m2 plus fully renovated large family home with basement development potential. Ideal work from home. Very sunny.
For Sale $435,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7798 Open Sat & Sun 12.30 - 1.15pm Peter Ayton & Phil Clark P 09 446 2109 M 021 336 300 P 09 446 2125 M 021 940041 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
For Sale $1,275,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7794 Open Sat & Sun 12.15-12.45pm Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
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Bayswater 21 Cassino Street
Devonport 39 Glen Road
Bayswater Renovator, Huge Potential Built in the 1950´s, three bedroom home on a 572sqm site (more or less). Split level, timber floors, soaring ceiling = an amazing opportunity.
Parkside Villa On 1,280sqm A generous five bedroom villa close to Stanley Bay Park, Beach, Ferry and Primary School. Great living spaces flow out to a sunny, spacious deck.
Auction In Rooms, Thursday 2nd July 2015 at 6.00pm (unless sold prior) View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7863 Open Sat & Sun 12.00 - 12.45pm Maria Stevens P 09 446 2111 M 021 979 084 E maria.stevens@harcourts.co.nz Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
For Sale $2,495,000 View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7755 Open Sat 11.00 - 11.45am Gary Potter & Glenice Taylor P 09 446 2106 M 021 953 021 P 09 446 2112 M 021 943 021 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
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Auction On site, Sunday 12th July 2015 at 11.00am (unless sold prior) View www.harcourts.co.nz/DP7892 Open Saturday & Sunday 1 - 1.30pm Jane Hastings & Jackie Mark P 09 446 2116 M 021 735 263 P 09 446 2113 M 021 458 797 Cooper & Co Real Estate Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008
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Letters
June 26 2015
New bus route no way to get more cars off Lake Rd depleted populations, you would think that settlements in greater land asset value would be of more real use than spaces cherished by a community. It’s as if the very people who should be looking out for those who voted for them are seeking a completion rather than a resolution for the betterment of New Zealand. Here in Devonport we have little choice but to watch a very bad game of political tennis. Ian Ferguson
After reading your correspondents Barry and Dykman, we seem to be wearing settlements whether they are acceptable or not. Appeasing past grievances is complicated but also a massive compromise, not only to the recipients but especially to those who through no fault of their own see their environment abducted. Where the government is flush with assets, like Housing NZ, and the regions suffer from
Keep real-estate signage out of cemetery I would be pleased if the real estate agents of Devonport would show respect for the Mt Victoria Cemetery, and not put Open Home signs there on the weekends. Joyce Fairgray
Lost at sea? Fullers may be missing the boat says local councillor Living on the Shore, I’m among thousands for whom ferries are a vital component of our daily commute. Countless service cancellations over the last several months have tried my patience, even as an ardent public transport user. A recent Friday was particularly egregious - all services out of Stanley Bay were cancelled, in turn putting extra pressure on the Devonport services. Cancellation of four peak-hour Devonport services that same morning exacerbated the problem, and just last week another 20 Stanley Bay services were cancelled. All of these cancellations were attributed by the operator Fullers to a ‘vessel breakdown’. Reports of cancellations and delays have been endemic, coming from right across the Shore, whether from Bayswater, Birkenhead, Northcote Point or Devonport. This is deeply frustrating to ferry users who rely on this indispensable part of keeping the Shore connected. I am informed by Fullers’ Chief Executive Douglas Hudson that The Kea – out of commission since the unfortunate crash back in
February – is expected to be back in service by the end of the month. Mr Hudson also advised that he expects all other timetables to be kept this coming week. I’ll optimistically expect vastly improved service from here on, and will be right back on the case if there are any slips. We must not only demand that Fullers address these problems, but also must demand improved services and a better deal for ferry commuters on the Shore. There are obstacles here, not least that the Devonport, Stanley Bay and Waiheke services are exempt from the controls Auckland Transport have over contracted or subsidised services. These three services are fully commercial routes, which receive no passenger subsidies from Auckland Council or Auckland Transport, other than SuperGold card and child subsidies, limiting our influence over the quality of service operators provide. The Devonport service is, as we all know, a cash-cow monopoly in dire need of competition. But with Fullers enjoying an exclusive berthage licence, granted blindly by the old legacy councils,
our recourse must be inventive. Despite current frustrations, I have had constructive dialogue with Fullers in the past, which I hope to continue in partnership with Auckland Transport. Through correspondence with Mr Hudson, I was able to secure half-hourly services between the city centre and Devonport from 8.30pm through to 11.30pm, and better on-board bike storage will be evident on the Kea when it shows up next. A real coup would be to secure Fullers’ participation in the planned simplified zones and fare integration that we plan to roll out next year. Shore bus users stand to make massive savings once the integrated fare system is rolled out, yet a massive gap remains if ferry services remain unintegrated. Auckland Transport is as keen to see this as I am, and we’ll keep working on it. Until then, keep the feedback on your ferry service experience rolling in – to me, Auckland Transport, Fullers and of course The Flagstaff. Chris Darby, Auckland Councillor, North Shore Ward
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Canine code of conduct for dogs in public places Over the last year I have been organising the sixth Annual Conference for the Association of Pet Dog Trainers New Zealand. This culminated in a four-day learning opportunity for dog trainers, vet nurses, doggie-day-care staff and other dog-related enthusiasts. The keynote speaker was the world-renowned dog trainer and behaviourist John Rogerson. John spoke at length about the very predicament Devonport dog owners now find themselves in, with their dog-exercising privileges taken away due to dogs being out of control. John travels the world and has seen the same thing happening everywhere. The proposal as it stands will mean that dogs are not allowed on the beach in winter between 11 am and 2.30pm. To those that use the beach for off-lead dog walking during that time, this will come as a shock. It is a reality that there are more households without a dog (87%) within the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area as there are with a dog (13%). Dog owners are in the minority. So what is the solution? Can there be a middle ground? Dog owners’ obligations under the Dog Control Act 1996 are to ensure a dog does not injure, endanger, intimidate, distress, or cause a nuisance to any person or animal. It is up to ALL of us, as dog owners, to make sure that we stop the current trend of dogs getting a bad press because of lack of control. Remember that your dog does not have to act aggressively for you to fall foul of the law; it merely has to be out of control and as a result, if a person or another animal is traumatised or injured then you could end up in court. I suggest ALL dog owners who take their dogs into public places abide by a voluntary ‘Canine Code of Conduct’ to show the non-dog-owning population and our local authorities that our dogs do not create a nuisance to the public at large. This is the code that I am asking you to apply to your own dog when in a public place: • Only allow your dog off lead to play with other dogs if the other owners have agreed to this and all owners, including you, can demonstrate good control over their dogs.
• DO NOT allow your dog to approach dogs that are with their owners and under control on a lead. Your own dog may well be friendly but you should never assume that the dog and owner it is approaching would welcome the approach. • Don’t allow your dog to approach people walking/jogging/sitting on the beach. If your dog likes to go and greet people, put it on the lead to pass by; not everyone is comfortable with dogs approaching them. • When walking your dogs make sure you have your dog in your sight: if your attention is taken up by friends, or your children, have your dog on the lead. Keeping two eyes on your dog and talking are mutually exclusive. • Always pick up your dog’s poo: if you also pick up any other spare dog poos you come across, the dog-poo problem should very soon be a thing of the past. • Train your dog to come back when called; this is what ‘off lead-under control’ means. Get help from a dog trainer if your dog can’t do this. I would like to suggest that if you make a submission to the council about this issue on the Auckland Council website and you are a dog owner, the compromise can be that during the proposed times dogs are only allowed on the beach on lead (not flexi-leads). I am not saying that I am perfect and there will always be mistakes made by people and dogs, but if we, as dog owners, do nothing to address the problem of out-of-control dogs in public places, then you can rest assured that our local authorities/government will act for us, as they are already doing. If you value the areas where you exercise your dog and do not want to lose this privilege then we must all work together to earn the right to keep these areas by being responsible owners who keep our dogs under good control. If you need help with training your dog contact a trainer that is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers New Zealand (see www.apdtnz.org.nz). Susie Londer Dogease
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TEEN HOUR @ DEVONPORT LIBRARY Tuesday 30th June, 4-5pm Devonport Library, Victoria Rd, Devonport Teens, what are you reading? Maybe you want some inspiration for something new. Come along to our Teen Hour - we share, we eat.. and more. Bring your friends! Held the last Tuesday of each month during term time.
TAKARUNGA PLAYCENTRE PRESENTS AN AFTERNOON OF CHILDREN’S BOOK READING Saturday, 4th July, 2.30 to 4pm Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence St Takarunga Playcentre has teamed up with James Russell (The Dragon Brothers Trilogy), Clare Grove (My Mummy Loves Shoes) and Jesse Greenslade (First Week Blues) to bring children an afternoon full of stories and imagination. Entry: 5$ per child, adults and under-2s are free. Suitable for children of all ages. More info contact bettina_sinclair@hotmail.com
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Bigger is better:
taller buildings advocated by DBA The height of buildings on Devonport’s main st and commercial area could be four storeys if the local business association has its way. The maximum height should be increased from the proposed eight-metre (three storeys) building height limit to 12.5 metres (four storeys), The Devonport Business Association (DBA) will submit to a Auckland Unitary Plan hearing this week. The hearing will consider submissions on viewshafts and the consequent need to protect the view of Mt Victoria from Devonport village and the sea. Planning consultant Cherie Lane and Devonport architect and DBA board member Ken Davis have submitted evidence on behalf of the association that building heights should increase. Lane says the eight-metre blanket building height rule “has been arbitrarily reduced from the operative nine-metre height limit.” She says the new height limit is unreasonable and will unnecessarily restrict new and upgrade work in Devonport village. Most of the buildings along Victoria Rd are already higher than eight metres, she says. A 12.5-metre limit is appropriate for Devonport’s growth and development and the maintenance and upgrade of heritage buildings, she says. Davis also supports a 12.5-metre building height, combined with “a careful and robust set of planning controls.” Davis developed a series of images of existing and proposed streetscapes to show that the effect of building to 12.5m, which he says will have only minimal impact on local views of Mt Victoria from most of Devonport’s public places. Exceptions are the views from Anne St and around the New World car park. The view up Wynyard St, from Queens Pde, will actually be “enhanced as it (Mount Vic) is framed by the 12.5m high edges to Wynyard St.” “By allowing building up to 12.5m, with strong controls to ensure environmental improvement in the town centre, the council and community will send a signal that Devonport is a connected, progressive yet relaxed place to live and to do business, with deep concern for its heritage and unique maritime setting,” Davis says in concluding his submission. “However if the 8-metre Height Sensitive Area (HSA) overlay is maintained and the opportunity for positive, sensitive, lower-scale development is denied, Devonport will be destined to remain a quaint backward-looking museum piece that will never fully contribute to making Auckland the world’s most liveable city.” Planning controls for Devonport have
Standing tall… a photographic montage, prepared by architect Ken Davis, of how the taller buildings could affect the Victoria Rd skyline had their ups and downs in the recent past. The North Shore District Plan demanded a nine-metre limit. In the draft Unitary Plan put out two years ago, a 16-metre town centre height limit was proposed. This was vehemently opposed by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, which wanted buildings on Victoria Rd to be no more than three storeys. But buildings behind Victoria Rd could be three storeys north and four storeys south of Fleet St, the board said.
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Marjorie Musgrove marks centenary milestone Marjorie Musgrove, long-time Devonport resident and mother of the late Dame Judith Binney, has turned 100. “Isn’t it ridiculous,” she said about the milestone, with her trademark sense of humour. Musgrove came to Devonport with husband Sydney (an English professor at Auckland University), and daughter Judith, from England via Australia. Marjorie had a Masters degree in chemistry, a Diploma of Education and taught chemistry. The family moved into a two-bedroom art-deco apartment on the corner of Victoria and Kerr St, where Marjorie has lived since 1947. “It was supposed to be temporary, but I don’t think I will move now,” she says. Marjorie and Sydney met Rex Fairburn and wife Jocelyn on the Musgroves’ first Saturday in Devonport. The Fairburns lived around the corner and the two families became good friends. “Some people said then, we couldn’t have a child in the flat but it suited all of us and the Fairburns’ garden became her backyard,” Musgrove says. Rex Fairburn, a well-known poet, was “one of those great conversationalists”, says Musgrove. In 2004, she spoke about him to daughter Judith Binney for a chapter in the book Fairburn and Friends, edited by Dinah Holman and the late Christine Cole Catley. “Rex used to come around quite frequently and chat in the evenings, just for a little while. What I liked, if perchance Mus wasn’t there, is that he didn’t mind, and he would sit and talk to the idiot old girl quite happily, whereas everyone else said, ‘Oh, is Mus not here? Well, I’ll come another time.’ So I always appreciated that. Well, somebody knows I’m alive at least!” Musgrove said in the excerpt. She remembers having two cinemas as her neighbours, the Victoria Theatre next door
Sense of humour… at 100, Marjorie Musgrove knows how to turn on a smile. “I’m glad that ordeal is over,” she said, after this photo was taken and the State Theatre opposite (now apartments). But the heart of Devonport hasn’t changed much, she says. “While I still got out, a friend took me from shop to shop and I was greeted with open arms in each of them. It is still a very friendly atmosphere,” she says. Musgrove reads the paper every day and loves coffee. “I am sure I drink more than is recommended,” she says. The TV stays off most of the time, and she prefers books. The walls of her living room are covered in them. Her eyesight is good. “If I couldn’t see, life wouldn’t be worth living,” she says.
Musgrove loves the sea and celebrated her big day at McHugh’s of Cheltenham. “Once upon a time, I used to swim at Cheltenham, but definitely once upon a time,” she says. Marjorie was born in Derby, England. Has she been back? “Yes, three times through the Panama canal, three times through the Suez canal, and the next time the seamen had a strike so we flew. After that everyone flew,” she says. She has outlived the rest of her family, including Binney, who died after an accident in 2011.
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June 26 2015
Plenty to write home about Bayswater writer Robert Glancy landed a six-figure book advance with UK publisher Bloomsbury for his debut novel Terms & Conditions two years ago. Last month, he completed his second novel, Please Do Not Disturb. He spoke to Maire Vieth. People often ask Robert Glancy when he started to write. “I always say to them that, actually, I never stopped.” Glancy was born in Zambia and grew up in neighbouring Malawi as the son of volunteers, his mother a nurse and his father a teacher. Now 40, Glancy reckons he became a writer as a teenager when he moved from Malawi to Scotland at age 15. The culture shock triggered this, he says. “Malawi was a very normal place for me. When I came to Edinburgh I realised that Scotland didn’t have a dictator whose picture was everywhere and that people didn’t run on the street, wave and sing the national anthem every time the prime minister drove past - and women were allowed to wear shorts.” Glancy had a desire to hold on to this particular moment. “I thought even then, ‘How can I capture what I experienced in Malawi before I forget it?’ I have been trying to write that book ever since,” he says. He just finished it - on the day I visited him. “Today, the final copy was approved by the copy editor. The minutiae, the commas and semi-colons are sorted, the book is finally gone to get set and it’s on to book covers and all that fun stuff,” Glancy says. Please Do Not Disturb is due to be published in New Zealand next year. Glancy says it is a thinly veiled fictional version of the Malawi he knew. It is set over three days before the country’s Independence Day celebrations in 2014. Malawi achieved full independence from Britain in 1964. It was ruled as a one-party state under Hastings Banda until 1994. In the book, Malawi is stuck in the 1990s. “I isolated the country by keeping it the way Banda had kept it, heavily repressed with massive censorship and not a lot of access to the outside world. But unlike today’s Malawi, there is also a lot of stability. I try to tackle that contradiction. It’s a book about thwarted
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June 26 2015 agency, Exposure PR. While working for Xbox, he researched generic terms and conditions online. “They were so absurd in the way they tried to include every eventuality of life that I instantly wanted to use them in some way in my writing,” he says. So while Frank shows one side of himself in the main body of text, he reveals his true self only to the reader in the fine print of the footnotes. Glancy says everyone is a bit like Frank. “We often say one thing and feel something else. And that civil war on the page I thought was quite funny and also upsetting.” As soon as his agent had secured a two-book Bloomsbury deal, Glancy left PR. With one book completed, he, wife Jemma and their two young children George (4) and Lily (6) moved to France so Glancy could finish book number two, due 11 months later,according to the terms and conditions of his contract. “The sensible thing to do would have been to take the advance money, put it against the mortgage and keep working at my day job. But my job for Xbox was a sort of 12-hoursa-day job, working weekends and managing crises, so we decided what was sensible was also destructive,” he says. Serendipity led them to Brittany. Glancy’s parents own a cottage there, and were off to volunteer in Tanzania and looking for a houseand cat-sitter. “It meant that we could survive an entire year on my advance. So within two months of my book deal, we were in Pedernec, (a hamlet with about 12 people). None of them spoke English. Food was cheap and we ate
cheese and ham and bread just about every day for lunch,” he says. Glancy has been attracted to remote places since leaving London in 2003, when he followed a Kiwi girl to Waiheke and stayed in Onetangi and Little Oneroa for a year. “I didn’t really know much about New
‘My life bleeds into fiction,’ says author Robert Glancy Zealand except for Jonah Lomu and the All Blacks, but I knew I wanted to be out of cities and wanted the complete opposite of London. So within a week of landing here, I loved it so much that I applied for citizenship,” he says. The move to Bayswater came after a stint of working and living across the bridge in Auckland, where Glancy met Jemma, who had grown up on the North Shore. But it was a coming home of sorts for him as well. “I came from a country with a lake (Lake Malawi), so my desire to get back to the water was very strong. To be able to go to the beach with our children, whenever we want, still blows my mind and I don’t take it for granted in any way,” he says. Glancy considers being granted New Zealand citizenship in 2008 one of his biggest achievements. “I don’t have a home where I went to school and most of my friends still
The Devonport Flagstaff Page 19 live, so it means a lot to me for this to be my home,” he says. Writing-wise, he is still a nomad. Since their return from France in February, Jemma is back at work as a publicity manager for SKY TV New Zealand and Robert has become a stayat-home dad. “I literally keep the house, do all the cooking and cleaning and stuff, but once I get the kids to school, I have four hours that I can write solidly.” He usually either writes at home or at one of Devonport’s many cafes, preferably Corelli’s. But since April Glancy is also a recipient of the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship, which comes with a four-month tenure at the Sargeson Centre at Auckland’s Albert Park and a $10,000 stipend. “I live there for two nights a week while Jemma’s family rallies around and helps with the kids,” he says. Walking the city streets has been good for him. “I’m like a magpie; I steal so much stuff off people, like their hairstyles, clothes, etc. But inspiration is not an issue for me. I have spent years with so many ideas. All I need is time and space to get them polished enough to see whether they are a book,” he says. One of those ideas is on the way to becoming Glancy’s third book. It is about a character between the age of 18 and 40. “It is a coming-of-age story structurally broken up by the protagonist reviewing the old diary of his best friend. It’s a telescopic vision of adventures and miscomprehensions of the past,” says Glancy. When not writing, Glancy says he reads. “I am obsessed with reading too,” he says.
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Takapuna 4 Esmonde Road Exceptional Opportunity - 890m² Site ... is the most accurate description of this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom immaculately presented home. On a full 890m² freehold section the opportunity for possible subdivision, subject to the usual council consents, or land bank for the future means the property will lend itself to a wide range of buyers with an eye to future.
Magnificent Central Devonport Residence This astonishing double brick and Welsh slate residence with swimming pool is positioned above the Devonport Reserve in a private and secluded central village location, has sea views from East to West, and a full length upper balcony to enjoy the majestic vista beyond. A truly majestic, regal and iconic home.
Devonport 98 Calliope Rd Carol Wetzell M 027 245 3392 A/H 09 488 7559 Devonport 09 445 2010 Ian Cunliffe M 0800 248 521 Devonport 09 445 2010
Auction: 10:00am 2 July 2015 (unless sold prior) View: Sat/Sun 11.00-11.30am www.barfoot.co.nz/545971
The One You’ve Been Waiting For • Desirable Central Village Location • 4 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,3 living family Villa • Full sunny 546m² site • Views to Rangitoto and Mt. Victoria • Close to top schools and parks
Carol Wetzell M 027 245 3392 A/H 09 488 7559 Devonport 09 445 2010 Tracey Lawrence M 021 1720 681 A/H 09 445 6002 Devonport 09 445 2010
For Sale: Negotiation View: Sat/Sun 1.00-1.45pm www.barfoot.co.nz/545676
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NEW LISTING
Devonport 2/10 Mozeley Ave This character-filled Devonport villa is instantly appealing with its high ceilings, polished kauri floors and wide welcoming hallway. Boasting three bedrooms, two bathrooms, central gas heating, a north-facing deck from the lounge which provides great outdoor living and ample off street parking and carport.
Devonport 1/33A Glen Road Cathy Fiebig M 0800 248 245 A/H 021 383 149 Devonport 09 445 2010
Auction: 4:00pm 18 July 2015 on Site (unless sold prior) View: Saturday/Sunday 11.00am-11.45am www.barfoot.co.nz/547451
SUN, POSITION, CHARACTER and CHARM This stunning, renovated, two bedroom, duplex-style home is positioned on the sundrenched, Northern side. The dining room opens through to a courtyard framed with a pleached hedge. The two units on the property are in a semi-detached configuration and enjoy their own exclusive use garden.
Lorraine Wood M 0800 571 771 A/H 09 445 8215 Devonport 09 445 2010
For Sale: $899,000 View: Saturday/Sunday 1.00-1.45pm www.barfoot.co.nz/548151
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Devonport 8 Old Lake Rd UNBELIEVABLE BUYING BY THE BEACH! Just a few doors up from the beach, Wakatere Boating Club, Narrow Neck cafe and just a short stroll to the golf course, tennis courts and sought after Vauxhall Primary School. • 4 plus bedrooms/3 bathrooms • 3 living rooms/ office/3 garages • Two street entrances
Devonport 2/15A Kerr Street Toni Gregory M 021 044 3663 A/H 09 446 1023 Devonport 09 445 2010 Linda Simmons M 0274 590 957 A/H 09 445 6337 Devonport 09 445 2010
For Sale: $1,749,000 View: Saturday 1.00 - 1.45pm www.barfoot.co.nz/543117
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For Sale: $2,350,000 View: Phone for viewing www.barfoot.co.nz/541594
Lorraine Wood M 0800 571 771 A/H 09 445 8215 Devonport 09 445 2010 Lance Richardson M 021 796 660 Devonport 09 445 2010
For Sale: $1,179,000 View: Saturday/Sunday 12.00 - 12.45pm www.barfoot.co.nz/548080
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Devonport 54 Stanley Point Rd This inspiring property of 1872 m² prime real estate includes a four-bedroom home with sea views, a separate studio and riparian rights to Ngataringa Bay. This home will entice you with it’s quirky and uniqueness that is so rarely found. It has so much to offer. Come and see for yourself!
ON TOP OF THE WORLD! This 2 bedroom delight with great views and just minutes to the village could be the perfect home for your small family, your Mum and Dad or just for you. This property has been a long term rental investment for the current owner and could easily become a short stay holiday home! Don’t delay, view today!
Devonport 14 Vauxhall Rd Lisa McGeehan M 021 447 184 A/H 09 446 0640 Devonport 09 445 2010
Let Me Entertain You! Anything but predictable, this four bedroom character villa, master with ensuite, blends brilliantly the home’s period charm and well thought out contemporary design. Add to all of this - separate formal lounge with fireplace, tiled bathrooms, solid native timber floors, single garage plus loads of off-street parking.
Sue Harrison M 021 909 549 A/H 09 445 6519 Devonport 09 445 2010 Toni Gregory M 021 044 3663 Devonport 09 445 2010
For Sale: By Negotiation View: Saturday 12.30-1.15pm www.barfoot.co.nz/543337
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AUCTION SATURDAY
Devonport 25 Russell Street Russell Street has long been considered one of the most prestigious areas in Devonport, with the Stanley Bay ferry service, tennis club and park just down the road, and one of the Shore’s best primary schools just over the fence. This authentic and spacious four bedroom Edwardian Villa has fabulous street presence. Steeped in character yet perfectly adapted for modern living, the property rests on a full 842m² level and private north-west facing freehold plot. This is a home of majestic and graceful proportions, where traditional features abound, with polished Kauri floors, pressed steel ceilings, and a truly classical style. A formal lounge and additional sunny open plan area give a relaxed and enjoyable family atmosphere in expansive and private surroundings. This wonderful Devonport home is perfectly suited to extension, which will no doubt add considerable value.
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Auction: 4:45pm 27 June 2015 On Site (unless sold prior) View: Saturday from 3.30pm-4.30pm www.barfoot.co.nz/546874
Ian Cunliffe M 0800 248 521 E i.cunliffe@barfoot.co.nz Devonport 09 445 2010
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Borrowing toys has been child’s play for 20 years
A 1995 Duplo farm set, the Devonport Play- Toy #1… the Duplo farm set is still a popular item for Denim Nuttall (4) A-While Toy Library’s very first toy, is still and Vida McNatty (2) (above) after 20 years in service. Below Sherry and popular after 20 years of serious play. Tim Ede return the fire station with granddaughter Annabelle (1). The toy library is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It has collected many a toy during that time: more than 700 toys are through grants and fundraising but they also they can play with at our house,” says Sherry. “I also get toys for them to have at their currently held on shelves at the Devonport come via donations from parents. “We just got an amazing pony set given, as well as dress-ups house because their parents can’t get out much Community House. with young children,” she says. Most of them are new but some of the oldies and puzzles,” says Teague. Local grandparents Sherry and Tim Ede are • Play-a-While Toy Library is celebrating its are still goodies, says library president Marinka 20th anniversary with a Family Fun Day on Teague. “The Duplo farm set is actually quite enthusiastic library members. “We have had Saturday June 27, 9.30–noon at the Devonspecial now because New Zealand gets only a six grandchildren in the last three-and-a-half port Community House. Local families are small supply of Duplo these days,” she says. years. They all live locally and we come here welcome. The toy library mostly acquires its toys a lot to get toys for them, special Nanna toys
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Catching up with
Triathlete Katherine Badham
Devonport triathlete Katherine Badham won her first overseas open elite medal this month, at the Oceania Continental Cup Race in Fiji, where she came third. “It was a shock,” she says. So far 2015 has produced big surprises and significant progress. It started with three emails she received in March. “The first was to say I was selected for the junior worlds team, the second that I had made Triathlon New Zealand’s National Talent Programme, and the third that I am off to the Duathlon worlds,” she says. The season had started well for Katherine, still only 16. In January, she came seventh in Australia’s OUT Triathlon Oceania Championships at Penrith, and qualified for the top New Zealand team, which won silver. Two months later, she came second in the under-19 nationals held in New Plymouth, which qualified her for the junior worlds. But after you qualify, you still have to be selected, Katherine says .“I had been hoping to qualify next year, not this, so it (the selection) was quite unexpected,” she says. Katherine is off to Japan on July 1, where she will train and compete in two races: Japan’s national champs at Sendai and the Asian Continental Cup in Osaka. “But I definitely don’t expect to medal there. It’s a big field and it will be a tough race. Like Fiji, it’s hot there now,” she says. In September, Katherine is heading to Canada and the US. For two weeks, the New Zealand triathlon team is based in Edmonton, Alberta and will compete in an ITU race there. Then it’s off to Chicago for this year’s Triathlon World Championships. Katherine is excited to be competing in the under-19 elites. “I still have two more years to go in this age category, so I hope to learn a lot from the experience this year,” she says. Consistent training and constant incremental improvement are the secret to this year’s performance gains, Katherine says. She also has been working hard on her weak spot, swimming, training at it seven times a week. Moving her training to the Devonport
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A full plate… Katherine Badham, about to refuel on a breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast, after an hour of swimming and an hour of gym work, before heading off to school Swim Club at the Naval Base – where she swims with the Orcas and the Masters and is trained by Brent Foster – has made a big difference. Katherine runs four days a week and cycles three times. After three years in the Takapuna Grammar School cycling team, the strong time-trial athlete is now training on her own. Running is Katherine’s strongest discipline, and it’s been getting better. “I have always been a good runner, but since I have been training with Brent, I have improved a lot. It’s where I can make up my deficit in the swim,” she says. In New Plymouth, she
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Obituary
A minister fondly remembers Jim, the church gardener Jim Gray, who tended the grounds of St Paul’s church for many years, has died aged 89. His former minister Sherrie Weinberg fondly remembered his contribution in her eulogy. I want to pay tribute to you as the most loyal of parishioners and acknowledge your love of the Presbyterian Church as it was. With your quirky sense of humour you always called me ‘Minister’ and I responded with ‘Head Gardener’. What great conversations we had throughout the time of my ministry and when we were planting ringa ringa on banks and graves in the cemetery. It was clear to me that your love of learning never wavered throughout your life and you thoroughly enjoyed debating what was happening in the national church: the rise of fundamentalism and the demise of the church as you knew it … that church that was liberal in its philosophy and educated in its thinking and training. Your commitment to restoring the grounds that were overgrown and shameful knew no bounds and you dedicating your time and energy to such a worthy task. When I arrived at St Paul’s in 2003, I discovered you toiling alone every Monday. Jack had died and yet you continued the work of restoring the grounds that was so dear to your heart. You propagated the ringa ringa, hen and chicken ferns and karaka yourself. You cleared the pig fern and weeds that were proliferate and gradually created a place of peace and beauty that the community of Devonport enjoys to this day. Enjoying gardening as I do, it was natural that I joined your ‘team’ and what a joy it was to be a part of the Monday gardeners. A year later Gail joined and shortly after that Peter came along, and you were delighted to have a team of four. You were a great head gardener, although you did lament the hurricane that used to blow through the bush on occasion, especially when we restored the graves and headstones. The karaka were very close to each other and Gail and I had to take a few out when you weren’t looking. You later confessed that you planted dozens of little plants and both you and Jack forgot where
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WHAT’S ON
WINTER WEEKEND PLAY Sundays 9.30-11am Looking for something to do on a wet Sunday morning with your preschoolers? Grab a coffee and come down to the Community House and enjoy the space and toys we have to play with. $5 koha per family. Runs through until 30 August (excludes first Sunday of the month for Devonport Craft Market).
ZUMBA GOLD Tues/Thurs 12.30-1.30pm Zumba Gold is the perfect class for the young at heart. It takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant. $3 per class, term time only. Contact Bev Easton 027 483 2900.
TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS Mondays 12:30-1:30pm Wednesdays 11:30-12:30pm
Gardened grounds with zeal and humour… Jim Gray they were so you planted a heap more. What a twinkle you had in your eye when you confessed. To your great delight and as your karaka grew and fruited, the tuis and other birds returned. What deep joy that gave you. Through community fundraising efforts we were able to restore the headstones and graves thereby ensuring you had peace of mind, as you had been deeply concerned by the state of the graves. Your grin was a joy to behold as more and more graves were returned to their former glory - it had been a dream for you and that dream came true. They were great times in the midst of the chaos of the church. The Catholic Church next door also had a great team of gardeners; you used to call them the papists to their great amusement and I am sure Denis, Ian, John and others will be here celebrating your life and lamenting your death. Neither Gail nor I will ever forget the gatherings of the Presbyterians and Papists at 11.30 at one or other of the local pubs after a good morning’s work and to celebrate each others’ birthdays and/or significant days. In your opinion this is what church is really all about. Sherri Weinberg, former Minister of St Paul’s Church
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Classy 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, fully furnished Devonport house on Achilles Reserve near Narrow Neck. More information go to www.devonporttuihouse.weebly.com or www.sabbaticalhomes.com. Ph: 445 7895 Devonport short let. Large, comfortable, 4 bed fully furnished family home available for rent short term. Great location, close to Vauxhall shops and views down Cheltenham beach. Phone: 022 3175 401. Relatives visiting? Spacious garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Neck beach. Reasonable rates. Ph Pauline 445 6471.
Builder available Small job specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reliable and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84.
ACCOMMODATION Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach. Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beautifully refurbished, one bedroom, self-contained cottage with a private garden. Phone Rebekah 027 694 3933 or email devonportbeks@gmail.com REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere. Phone Shona, 445 2518. SERVICES OFFERED 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 Yvonne for a free quote 415 0028.
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Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge. Hardworking, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 Cars wanted dead or alive. Top paddyvogt@gmail.comCEO dollar paid $360 to $1700 for any small car, $800 to $15,000 for Handyman. Mature profesvans, utes, HWD and trucks. Free sional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those retrieval 0800 3333 98. jobs you just don’t have time Curtains & Roman Blinds to do. Free quote. References. Free measure, quote and design Ph. Brian 021 150 8898. advice. 20 years’ experience. Housewashing, prof. service, Phone Sara 027 625 5844. 10 years-plus experience, reliDevonport upholstery. Re- able and prompt. Free quotes, cover specialist. Antiques and also decks, driveways, paths contemporary styles. Recycling fences, roof moss treatments etc. furniture for 36 years. John Phone Rod 021 390 800. Hancox, Telephone: 446-0372. Ironing: Professional, reliable, Devonport Window Repairs. fast turnaround. Call Denise or Sash and casement windows, Peter 486-1614/0223-552-350. wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired Locksmith, Devonport’s or replaced. General carpentry. o w n S c o t t R i c h a r d s o n . For your local window spe- mob 021 976 607. cialist. Phone Hubert Strang Tagbuster, graffiti looked after 446 6174 or 021 274 4191. Devonport to Hauraki Corner. Diggadrain. Drain unblockers Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, and drainage experts. CCTV 0800 2684 824. drain locating. Repairs. New drains. 0800 your drain. SITUATIONS VACANT Dog grooming available. Full Gardener Wanted - who is groom, bath and blow dry, pup- able to look after a smallish py introduction to grooming. garden involving caring for a Devonport based. Call Barbara lawn, removing or spraying 021 141 0331 weeds, trimming hedges & Gardening. Do you need regular trees, watering & caring for help? No time for a tidy up? Let plants, general maintenance me help. Experienced gardener. etc etc. All tools needed and Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or garden bin are onsite. Must be 027 292 8167 for a free on-site fit as need to be able to move the lawn mower around and consultation. trim hedges etc, be reliable & honest and able to work 2-3
hours each week in Devonport. Prefer someone living locally and with some garden knowledge. Phone or txt James on 0274 340 300. Resource Room Manager Required Belmont Intermediate School requires a Resource Room Manager to oversee our Resource Room. Duties include management of the school’s resources, maintaning and allocating resources to teachers, making and maintaining student files, photocopying and risographing resources, looking after the staffroom, purchasing supplies, etc. This position is during term time only, 25 hours per week. Please send your CV to Janie Stone, Principal’s PA at or jstone@belmontint.school.nz by Wednesday, July 1, at 12 pm. TUITION Art Classes - @ Devonport Community House, Clarence St. with tutor Lucy Bucknall B.F.A Hons (pick up brochures there) Mastering Art -Thursday or Friday mornings $340 - per 9 weeks new - Art for Teens - Wednesday after school - $260 per 8 weeks & Life Drawing - Wednesday evenings - $240 per 8 weekssome materials, refreshments, model fees provided (currently signing up) Tel - lucy 446 0389. lucybucknall@clear.net.nz www.lucy-bucknall.co.nz Acoustic and classical guitar, music theory. Fun, comprehensive, tailored to you! Devonport-based. Michelle Birch, BMus (Hons) michellebirch@zoho.com, www.michellebirch.com.
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A musical celebration at Holy Trinity The Devonport Chamber Orchestra, Holy Trinity Church Choir and four soloists presented a concert of popular classics on Sunday 31 May at Holy Trinity Church, Devonport. While the weather outside was quite bleak, the atmosphere inside was sparkling and the capacity audience responded warmly to the talented musicians. The programme opened with a scintillating performance by Stella Kim of Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Kim has already demonstrated outstanding ability as a violinist – she has completed her BMus (Hons) in violin performance and was the winner of the 2013 Pettman/ROSL Chamber Music competition with the Trinity Trio. The prize for the competition allowed the trio to go on a two-month tour of the UK, performing over 12 concerts and receiving tutoring from teachers of leading schools in London. The orchestra – capably led by Helen Crook and conducted by Brecon Carter – and the soloist set a crisp tempo. The soloist was never overshadowed, but supported by the orchestra – atmospheric touches like the rustling of leaves and a barking dog. Kim’s intonation and phrasing were immaculate and she generated quite electric changes in intensity and mood. It was very easy to imagine oneself sitting under Italian trees on a spring afternoon. The other three soloists were singers. He Shall Feed His Flock from Handel’s Messiah was sung by Maddie Hay. She had excellent breath
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control and a purity of line. A young talent about to blossom. The other two singers were Sue Braatvedt (alto) and Edria Voursalle (soprano), who have both had illustrious careers overseas before coming to New Zealand. They performed a number of Mozart, Handel, Schubert and Franck arias with great feeling and style. David Finlay accompanied on organ for the Schubert. The choir sang a spiritual, Down to the River to Pray, an arrangement of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from his Ninth Symphony, Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus and Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. They demonstrated very good training with careful attention to phrasing and entries with pleasing strength in tenors and basses. Kim finished the concert with Winter from the Four Seasons. The accompaniment’s depiction of chattering teeth and feet slipping on ice reflected the world outside. There was great unanimity between soloist and the upper strings, who frequently played in unison. The rapturous applause for the soloist was spontaneous and lengthy. Devonport is very fortunate in its orchestra and the Holy Trinity choir and both are to be congratulated for attracting such talented and engaging soloists. We all left with an extra skip in our step. This was a wonderfully ‘feel-good’ concert. Congratulations to all involved. By Rogan Falla • The next DCO concert is at 2pm on Sunday 5th July in Holy Trinity. Paddy Cornfield will
join the orchestra for the 12th year running as soloist in Beethoven’s 4th and Saint-Saëns’ 2nd piano concertos. Like all Cornfield’s past performances with DCO, this will be one not to miss.
The Great Kiwi Open Mic Show The Great Kiwi Open Mic show will take to the stage at The Rose Theatre, Belmont, on 11 July at 7pm. The evening promises a “fantastic night of local raw entertainment. Lots of music and even some stand-up poetry.” The open mic section will be long enough for performers to write their names in the artists’ list and have a go on the amazing new Rose Theatre stage. Organisers say the audience can sit back and watch the action or even get up on stage.
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Furball fervour in Bayswater Guinea pigs are working their way into local homes by the dozens. Local Andorra Sedgman organised the first guinea-pig show in Bayswater this month, with 60 guinea pigs, their owners and two judges attending. A few of the pets wore fancy dress for the occasion. Imogen Sedgman, Violet Romaine and Skyee Deaves (all 11) and their guinea pigs walked away with a bucketload of prizes. Imogen won Best Junior Exhibitor. She has been showing at guinea-pig shows since she was eight and is already a bit of a pro. She came second in April’s New Zealand National Cavy Show with Celtic Rose from her own guinea-pig breeding line. Imogen’s friends Violet, Skyee and her younger sister Scarlett all showed their pets for the first time at the Bayswater show. Skyee won Most Mischievous Pig (with Wolf) and the Miss Auckland title (with Lucy). Violet collected five awards: second-best long-coat pet (with Bumble), second to Miss Auckland (with Sandy), second to Mr Auckland (with Bumble), third crested pet (with Fox) and third most mischievous (with Bumble). Mum Andorra was second in show with Avatar of Romulus. She serves on the committee of the Auckland Cavy Club, which has members from Hamilton to Whangarei. “I started off with two pets we got in 2011. They were pregnant, we took them to a guin-
Crazy for cavies… (from left to right) Violet Romaine, Scarlett Deaves, Imogen Sedgman and Skyee Deaves celebrate their Bayswater guinea-pig show successes ea-pig show and I got really hooked. It can be quite addictive. At one point I had about 60 pigs. At the moment I only have 20,” she says. A similar trend is taking hold in the Romaine household. Imogen gave her Violet two female
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Sun breaks through for Devonport midwinter swim
Front line…the crowd braves the elements to celebrate the Midwinter solstice swim in style. Around 90 swimmers took part The 16th Devonport Midwinter Swim was a three-months pregnant. No one in Devonport family affair. Michele and John Lethaby came knows yet, but it would be fun to announce it with daughter Aja, who had started the event at in the Flagstaff,” she said. For the last three years, the Millington family age 11 and ran it for eight years with the help has been running and participating in the event. of her parents. Now 27, Aja has spent the last six midwinters This year Michelle and David, plus sons Emin Vanuatu, where she lives. “Unfortunately, I erson (20), Charlie (11), and Joe (9) took the can’t swim this year either because I am just plunge again. Wrapped up… Hector McIntyre (10) came prepared (at left). Facing the water…dad Marc Sagar was enthusiastic while daughter Francesca, the youngest swimmer on the day, was less keen (below). Swim cup…Scout Hallman (bottom left) receives the Somerville Cup, which each year goes to a family that is dedicated to the event. In 2015 it went to the Hallmans.
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Young Women in Leadership programme The empowerment of females was evident at the young women’s leadership course, held at Massey University at the end of May. The day was packed with fruitful lessons based around leadership: its meaning, examples of the quality portrayed and an inspiring speech. Female students came from many places; Westlake Girls, Epsom Girls, Takapuna Grammar and even as far as Kerikeri High School. It soon become evident the travelling had been worth it as we kicked off with some background of our mentors. We were given the opportunity to express what leadership meant to us as our mixed-school groups brainstormed ideas and presented our thoughts. Things became more interactive as the room was split into two groups to participate in different activities to discover the importance of working as a team and understanding that being a leader requires the act of leadership from the people behind/supporting you. This task enlisted the help of a heap
of balloons; the shotgun-like sound of popping balloons echoing frequently through the room. It all proved to be fun yet difficult, but with efficient teamwork, communication and cooperation from everyone, the teams succeeded. The second half of the day was dedicated to workshops and a planning session for our future projects. One workshop was centered on ethical decision making. It was a really intriguing exercise and showed a lot about the different things people value, and whether or not we even have the right to control and prioritise human life based on limited information. Part of the Young Women in Leadership course is that participants need to create a project based around an issue we want to tackle, and put the leadership skills we acquired to use. In two months’ time, we come back to Albany and present our project to the rest of the girls, and the facilitators. In our case
Maryanne Thatcher, Geena Lee, Jordan Blum, Anneka Scholtz and Eleanor Johnson we wanted to centre our project on stress relief at school, creating resources where people can go when they are dealing with stress to do with internals and extracurricular activities that we know all students go through at some time. We are really excited about this project and are sorting out the pitch and the details in the coming weeks. BY JORDAN BLUM
Losing their locks for a good cause In the space of three lunch times, in the first week of June, our students raised more than $5,000 for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand. Students flocked to the hall to donate money to the cause and support their friends. Students and teachers were able to bid in an auction for the opportunity to shave off their friend’s hair. 20 students and two teachers took part in Shave for a Cure this year. The ‘shavees’ spent weeks gaining sponsorship from family and friends. On the first lunch time, guest speaker Danae Short from Shave for a Cure spoke and commended the ‘Shavees’ for their selflessness. Highlights of the event were the participation of Deputy Principal Mr Brian Wynn,
staff member Mr Grant Simpkins, and Year 12 student Geena Lee, who had the longest hair. Danielle Desvaux de Marigny, one of the two
prefects in charge of the event said” “Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand is a charity committed to helping those who are suffering physically, emotionally and financially because of their battle with cancer. Our prefect Community Relations Committee is interested in seeing this struggle lessened, which is why we decided to bring back Shave for a Cure to Takapuna Grammar School for 2015. Overall, we were heartened by the generosity of our students, teachers and those in our community. It was because of these people that we managed to raise around $5000 for Shave for a Cure. I’d like to encourage the prefects of next year to continue this legacy.” BY HANNAH PATTERSON
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Grammar JUNE 26, 2015
Best Junior Girls Choir in Auckland
TGS mixed choir, Skat-a-Tak, performing in the Town Hall Although it was the Taka Crooners’ first year as a choir and first year taking part, this Junior Girls choir took home the award for Best Junior Choir in Auckland, as well as a commended award, at The Big Sing. After months of rehearsals, the big day arrived. Our four school choirs headed off to the Town Hall to compete and perform in the annual secondary school choir festival organised by the New Zealand Choral Federation. Around 260 choirs enter the regional festivals each year. The students arrived nervous and excited to perform their three pieces from each category: New Zealand, Classical and Other styles. It was a very exciting and tiring two days for those involved in both choirs, but the students had a wonderful time singing and getting the chance to watch some amazing choirs from other schools such as Diocesan, Westlake, Rangitoto, Dilworth and many more. On the Thursday night, Skat-a-Tak (mixed choir) performed in the Gala Concert, where 24 chosen choirs performed one of their pieces chosen by the judges as their favourite. After the choirs had performed, the Auckland Regional awards were announced. On top of this wonderful achievement, Skat-a-Tak received a Commended award and an award for Commendable Presentation of an ‘Other styles’ work for their lively performance of “Brand New You”, complete with beat boxing and dance moves. Leonessa, the Senior Girls choir, was given a Commended award, and the Boys choir, Sultans of Sing, certainly won the hearts of many with Goodnight Sweetheart. Abigail McDonald, a member of the Junior Choir said: “Performing at the Big Sing was an incredible experience and winning the Best Junior Choir made us so happy. It was really satisfying to make Ms Horder proud.” A special thank you to Andy Song, Miles Ford, Amy Juer, Amy Robertson, Isabelle O’Brien and Ella Pearson for their solos, accompanist Patrick Cornfield, and most importantly to the incredible Ms Horder, our talented choir director. BY ANNEKA SCHOLTZ
Your chance to experience Korean culture at TGS Korean Night is an annual event packed with brilliant Korean performances as well as Korean food – and who can say no to that? Come and watch the self-motivated event by the students of Takapuna Grammar to acknowledge the beauty in Korean culture. The performances cover the traditional Korean arts, the fan dance and taekwondo, as well as the modern arts, namely K-pop. For the performers it provides a stage to display their talents and effort. This year Korean Night will be held on Thursday 2nd July and the tickets will be sold for $5, including food.
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Library flasher arrested COMING UP 27 June – 15 July
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Greetings to all in the local community – it’s great to be back in print again. I would like to start by covering off some incidents that have happened in the Devonport/Belmont area over the month of June. Early in June a woman in her sixties left North Shore hospital without the staff’s knowledge. There were immediate concerns for her health and well-being and police sought help from the public to locate her. The great news was that she was found down in Devonport walking through the cricket grounds and she was no worse for wear after her wanderings. Police received a great deal of help from the public, who phoned in with various sightings of her in the Narrow Neck/Cheltenham area and I would like to thank every person that gave us a call. The public assistance was vital in this case and ensured that she was returned to a safe environment within a relatively short period of time. The only downside to the story is that when the lady was found she was is possession of multiple clothing items that we believe, in her disorientated state, she has helped herself to without permission. If you are missing items of clothing (both adult and child sizes) or an old bicycle please contact me on 021 191 4291 and I will be able to confirm whether I have these at the station or not. These items would have gone missing around the 7th and 8th of June and could have been taken from locations anywhere from Takapuna, Hauraki, Belmont, Narrow Neck or Cheltenham. On a completely different note, the new library looks fantastic and seems to be very popular with our locals. Unfortunately public institutions sometimes attract less than desirable visitors and on 29th May there was an incident of indecent exposure that was reported to Police. The offender had left when Police arrived but due to the great CCTV system at the library good photos of the male were obtained and, when he returned to the library on 4th June, library staff recognised him and called Police. The offender
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With community constable Jackie Strickland was arrested and Police were able to determine that he was not a local but someone visiting the area from central Auckland. He has been charged and is now before the courts. Overnight on 1st/2nd June we had two vehicles broken into, one in Church St and one in Burgess Rd. These locations are quite close together and may well have been the same offender. Overnight on 5th/6th June a vehicle parked on Egremont St was broken into and items stolen. Wherever possible please make sure you remove all items from your vehicle when parking overnight, especially if you park on the road. Even leaving a sports bag in the car may incite enough interest from an offender for them to break in and have a look to see what it contains. Overnight on 10th/11th June two vehicles were stolen, one from Beresford St and one from Hauraki. Both were recovered on 12th June in the Belmont/Bayswater area. We are awaiting results from forensics to see if the offenders can be identified. On the same night there was an attempted break-in to one of the boat sheds at the Wakatere Boating Club. Fortunately the alarm appears to have frightened the offenders off. A bicycle was stolen from Ewen Alison Ave in Devonport after the security chain was cut off. A Mazda Altenza was stolen from Abbotsford Tce overnight on Saturday. For any historic enquiries or questions relating to minor matters, please feel free to call me on 021 191 4291 or email me at jsy689@ police.govt.nz. For lost property reports please phone 09 477 5000 and ask for the CRL line. If you witness a crime or suspicious activity please phone 111 immediately.
Devonport Library wins property awards Devonport’s new library received two gongs at the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards, held at Vector Arena this month. The library was awarded Excellence in the Coffey Education and Arts Property Award and Merit in the Resene Green Building Property Award. The Supreme Award winner was the Clyde Quay Wharf in Wellington.
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Don’t forget to be part of Keira’s memory test Keira Lundy wanted to know whether she could train people’s memories. The Year 7 Belmont Intermediate School student (11) enlisted 10 friends and family of all ages for her Science Fair project. She showed five of them three excercises on how to better remember things. The other five people she left to their own devices. While the subjects Keira trained improved their memory, those she did not train surprised her with an unforseen result. “When they forgot something, like words, they had to think on their feet and were more creative than the others,” she says. Keira, who is dyslexic, says the project helped her with memorising spelling patterns as well.
Memories are made of this… Keira, brother Will (9) and parents Kerry and Ryan Lundy came to the Belmont Intermediate Science Fair expo where more than 500 science project were on display.
Check out late night library hours Late check-outs at Devonport Library are on the horizon. Soon the new library’s doors will stay open four extra hours a week, including two late nights. On Mondays, the library will close at 6 pm instead of 5.30pm. And on Thursdays it will stay open until 7 pm. On weekends, the library will also stay open an extra hour, until 5pm instead of 4pm. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board will spend about $20,000 of its Locally Driven Initiative Fund on the revised library hours in the coming year. “The new library has been so massively popular in the first months it has been open that the staff proposed late nights here,” says board chair Joseph Bergin. Each extra hour costs the board $100 per week, he says. The plan to have extra hours comes just four months after Auckland Council proposed to reduce library opening hours to save $1.1 million in its proposed 10-year budget. In May, council’s Budget Committee voted against the proposal.
Devonport community excluded from port study, says board deputy chair The Devonport community should to be represented by its political advocates in the Ports Future Study, says Devonport-Takapuna Local Board deputy chair Grant Gillon, after finding out that the board was deliberately kept off the study’s stakeholder list. Gillon says due to its closeness to the harbour and the port, the Devonport community should be part of the Stakeholder Reference Group set up for the study. Gillon believes the community would be best represented by the local board. “Our board should have a member involved in the port study work,” he says. The Auckland Development Committee wants the study to be run by an independent group chosen by a wide range of community and sector representatives without political involvement. Currently, Devonport is represented by lobby group the Devonport Borough Council, the Devonport Yacht Club and the Devonport Business Association.
Organisations invited to the group were environmental, community and recreational groups, but also big businesses such as Fonterra, Holcim and Maersk. Special interest groups such as Urban Auckland, Stop Stealing our Harbour and Generation Zero are also included. “Primarily because of our region’s peculiar position to the harbour, we should be there too. I don’t see how we would be any more political than a ‘specialist interest group’, big business or large unions,” says Gillon. Board member Dianne Hale asked for the Bayswater Community Association to also be included. A port study was first promised by Auckland Mayor Len Brown two years ago, following successful protests against a then proposed Ports of Auckland expansion. Recent protests against new and council-approved port development plans prompted the Auckland Development Committee to get the study under way.
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Shore continues to press for title
The North Shore premiers pack sent out a message to all title contenders last Saturday in Shore’s 54-0 demolition of Silverdale. Although Silverdale was depleted through injuries to its props, the Shore eight dominated in all facets, with a textbook display of wet-weather rugby. Lineouts were accurate, drives impressive, and in general play the Shore forwards were too big, strong and mobile. Evergreen James Hincho, who this season is approaching 180 games for Shore, was in top form at hooker. Leigh Thompson, returning from overseas, was a tower of strength, as was prop Sione Mafileo, who was back in the side after a few matches for the Blues Super-15 side. And in behind them were the ever-reliable pairing of Luke Hamilton and Willie Walker at halfback and first five. Walker has now played 102 games for Shore and Hamilton is on 97 matches and should reach his century this year. Shore led 32-0 at half time and shut the door on Silverdale after the break, barely letting the visitors out of their half. The all-round skill and accuracy shown by Shore was high with very few handling lapses given the conditions. Once again Shore, the defending North Harbour champions, seem to be peaking at the right time of the season. On this performance against Silverdale the Shore pack may be thinking the wetter the Pure power… Shore number eight Leigh Thompson takes three conditions the better for its remaining matches. Silverdale players out as he goes over the line Saturday’s win over Silverdale was expected but the thrashing will help Shore’s points differential, in what is shaping as one of the closet seasons in North Harbour club premiership history. Six teams still have the chance of making the semi-finals. Three rounds remain, with Shore playing Takapuna this weekend at home, followed by Western and Massey. Shore is now In �e in second place and seems almost assured of a Neighbourhood semi-final spot. Another couple of wins would likely secure a home semi-final.
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Max navigates his way to the top Max Griffiths is no stranger to solitude. He frequently runs through the forest by himself training for his chosen sport. He recently won the senior boys sprint race at the North Island Secondary Schools Orienteering Champs and placed second in the long-distance race. For Max, a Takapuna Grammar School Year 12 student, the next challenge is the secondary school national champs in July. Max came fourth in April’s club national champs in the 18-and-under sprint race. In May and June he placed first in the intermediate boys, second in the men’s team and second in the senior boys at the Auckland Rogaine Series. Max has been roaming Woodhill Forest for eight years and has been competing in orienteering since his intermediate-school days. He got into the sport through his father, who was keen on adventure racing. His older bother Jordan started orienteering at school as well. It took Max a while to feel confident in the forest on his own, but says now he is in his element in nature. “I quite often come across deer in Woodhill Forest and it can give you a bit of a shock when they run across your path. Last year in Perth I saw a lot of kangaroos,” he says. Max represented New Zealand in the Junior Boys Secondary School team last year in Western Australia, as well as in Tasmania for the Oceania Champs. He also has become lost in the bush a few times, “but never so lost that I couldn’t find my way back soon,” he says. Training is more solitary than most sports, Max says. “It’s a lot less structured and it’s definitely up to your own self if you want to improve, which means it gives you good flexibility but also makes it easy to get a bit lazy,” he says. This Sunday, Max will help out at the Belmont Intermediate School orienteering competition, mostly with course-setting, he says. “It’s great because it is where I started competing in the sport,” he says. Knows how to find his way home… Max Griffiths
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