Golden moment as Lake lasses dunk cox

There she goes... Westlake Girls High School’s under-15 rowing four throw cox Tessa Guthrie into Lake Karapiro in the traditional victory dunking after winning gold at the Maadi Cup. Story, page 8.

Anzac parade back

Takapuna’s Anzac Day parade is back this year, after a scaled-down ceremony was held in 2022 due to Covid concerns. Those wanting to march should assemble at 8.30am on Tuesday 25 April at Sanders Ave to parade along Lake Rd to the war memorial on The Strand for a 9am service. Road closings apply from 7am to noon. The PumpHouse Theatre in Killarney Park is holding a commemoration at 4pm, called All for Peace. It features North Shore Brass playing marches, toe-tapping and reflective music, with a solo by cornet player and national junior champion of champions Liam Wright. The 90-minute performance is unticketed, with koha taken at the door.

Get down and dirty

Locals are being asked if they are “tough enough” to join a flood clean-up working bee organised for the Wairau Estuary by the Milford Residents Association and Pupuke Birdsong Project. Volunteers who reckon they have the right stuff to pull rubbish from the mangroves are wanted, with less strenuous tasks also available to those who can come along in gloves and boots, on Saturday 22 April at 11am. Register at info@milford.org.

Milford’s partying past

Milford historian Debbie Dunsford will give a talk about the area’s past titled ‘When Milford was an entertainment mecca: from mini golf to Ye Olde Pirate Shippe’. The co-chair of the Milford Residents Association will speak on Friday 21 April, 10am, at the Senior Citizens Hall. Entry for non-members is by gold coin donation.