Henderson Heights Community News July / August edition 2019

JULIAN BATCHELOR

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Vol 10. Issue 1

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July/Aug 2019

FAMILY DENTIST SETS UP IN HENDERSON HEIGHTS! it makes a big difference. Our team will go out of their way to make your visit comfortable and put you at ease before and during your dental appointment.

HHCNews: Any opening specials?

HHCNews: Dr Lisa, why did you decide to set up in HH? Dr Lisa: As a family, we felt led to set up where we have. We are a praying family. My husband Loy, originally a Doctor from India, helps me with the day to day running and other requirements for our dental surgery. Our clinic was inaugurated and blessed on the 7th of April 2019.

We called our dental surgery Lake Panorama Dental.

HHCNews: Tell us a little bit about your history and experience as a dentist.

Dr Lisa: I have been a dentist

since 1998, practising in two dental clinics at Henderson and Mt Roskill since 2001. I aim to provide quality dentistry in a calm, relaxed environment and under strict hygiene conditions. I am a firm believer in God and work under His Hand of Protection.

HHCNews: What’s special about your dentistry business which is different from other dentists?

Dr Lisa: We are a multicultural team of four staff members who can speak English, Korean and Hindi languages. We figure that if you can speak the language of our patients,

Dr Lisa: Yes, of course. We are offering a free check up/consultation and 20% off all dental treatments, until 30.11.2019 . We also offer free dental treatment for kids under 18 years of age, free WINZ quotes and free ACC consultation. We are open Mondays to Saturdays. Feel free to call us on 09 2186000 or for any queries please do text on 0211363444 or email us at info@ lakepanoramadental.co.nz. By practising good oral hygiene you are making an investment in your overall health not just for now but for your future too.

On behalf of our team, to those of you who have already visited us, a big thank you! I value your support and trust! Dr Lisa Fernandes, owner and principal dentist.

HHCNews: I can feel the love coming through what you are saying Lisa! We wish you well. It’s great to have a top dentistry team right in the middle of HH! So convenient.

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CONNECTING WITH NATURE = HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER Observe Flowering Plants, Bushes, and Trees Outside. Drink in their beauty and give thanks for their glory. Carry the vision of them throughout your day.

That’s my message this edition to all you lovely Henderson residents! Fall in love with flowers and plant them everywhere! If the gorilla can, we can! Until next time….

A whole range of recent research shows that we could be happier and healthier if we made more of an effort to connect with nature. I love creation and especially adore flowers.

In this editorial, I am going to give five tips on how you can appreciate flowers.

Buy one flower. Put it in a place where you can sit and gaze at it.

Take time to meditate on it and say~ “I am beautiful – like the flower’. As a guy, I don’t mind saying this! Use that phrase as your prayer throughout the day.

Plant flowering seeds outside. When buying seed packets, take time to select the flowers that speak to you. Sowing

them in the earth and watching them grow to maturity and then burst into bloom is magical.

Give cut flowers to friends, neighbours or a stranger on the street. Their glee and huge smile will tell you how this one act of kindness has made their day an extraordinary one.

Slow down and spend a few moments each day to notice their changes.

Appreciate their imperfection and the cycle of their lives. Doing so can be a powerful tool in accepting who you are, the stages of your life cycle, and ultimately death.

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Anthony Robbins

FOUR REASONS SOME PEOPLE SUCCEED AND OTHERS DON’T Last issue, Anthony Robbins gave four reasons why some people succeed and others don’t. People who succeed: 1. Have a vision 2. Stay consistent long enough 3. They change their environment 4. They don’t listen to naysayers. This issue, Tony gives three more keys to being a success!

They learn from their mistakes and try again.

Failure is part of the success formula, so it’s better to accept that sooner if you want to succeed.

Be open to mistakes and even welcome them in your life.

They are your greatest teachers and make you more experienced. Just don’t give up and always try one more time.

They don’t make excuses.

Those who don’t succeed can think of tens of excuses right now as to why today is not the right day to start a project, why it’s better to wait until they have more experience and knowledge and why this may not be the right thing for them.

Excuses are only mental barriers, though. You created them and can destroy them as easily.

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Those who succeed are willing to go the extra mile.

Average people do what they are expected to do and nothing more. That’s why they can never get to the next level. But leaders prefer to work harder today so that they can be successful after some time. They provide value with everything they do, work more hours, sleep less and dedicate more energy and focus than anyone else around them.

They learn new things all the time.

If you avoid learning new stuff, you’re lazy and only getting further from success.

But prosperous people, hard-working entrepreneurs, high achievers and outstanding artists are all students of life. They learn from others, from the past, read, travel and get to know themselves more. That helps them exceed every day.

I hope you found these helpful!

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LETTERS EDITOR The story about building a healthy community was interesting in the May / June issue. I am thinking that communities are breaking down because of the busyness of life, technology like cellphones, social media etc. We are communicating face to face less and less and it really concerns me. So thank you for providing some points as to what we can do to build a healthy community.

Enid, Sturges Road.

Re: Living Well It’s amazing having advice from Anthony Robbins and so very helpful.

Can’t wait for the next issue to come out with more pointers as to how I can be successful! No other paper gives practical helpful stuff like you guys do. Thanks.

James, Henderson

Re: Karekare Beach Jim’s history story was outstanding. I never knew the history of the beach as Jim told it. Keep these history stories coming. Luv em!

Ian, Piha

Re: Paper Availability Why can’t more houses get this paper? I live in Glendene and picked up a copy while in Henderson. How come we are not getting them delivered into our letter boxes? If you could make this happen, that would be good. Sam, Glendene HHCNews: We are planning to increase circulation each issue, eventually going to all of West Auckland. Thank you for your patience.

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Re: Garden Transformation Wow! That was a great story from Kelvin and Avery. That story should be in home and garden. It was inspiring. Thank you Betty, Henderson

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MECHANCIAL INSURANCE? BEWARE! When an innocent consumer, Bill Anderson bought mechanical insurance from the dealer who sold him the car, it turned out to be a nightmare.

“The pre-purchase inspection had raised some issues that could be pricey – air con and transmission,” Bill said.

The dealer provided a 36-month mechanical breakdown insurance policy, claiming it would cover any problems.

The cover cost Bill $1000.

But when problems with the car surfaced, the car dealer never coughed up. It also failed to tell Bill breakdown insurance excluded pre-existing faults and would be of little use if the air conditioning or transmission problems turned into a major expense.

Bill had to take the dealership to the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal, which ordered the dealer to pay $1000 for the insurance and $2200 for repairs to the air con system.

“I had to apply to the District Court for a warrant to seize property. This was meant to be served within a month, but wasn’t. Seasons passed, and eventually, a bailiff visited the dealer. But instead of seizing property, the bailiff accepted a cheque – which to everyone’s surprise, except mine, bounced.”

It wasn’t until a bailiff paid a second visit to the dealer that Bill finally got his money and not before time. The dealer has since gone into liquidation.

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suddenly fail and need repair. Buying the insurance can add more than a grand to your purchase. But the real kicker is the cover you get for your money is often hardly worth having. Policies vary so much.

Read the fine print and you’ll find an impressive array of things that aren’t covered, including anything deemed a pre-existing fault. So, if you are buying mechanical insurance for your car, be careful and read the contract fully. Until next time…

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THE MIRACLE OF FLOWERS! HOW FLOWERS HAVE COLOUR How do flowers get their colours?

Why are roses red and violets blue?

People always admire the beautiful colours of flowers in bloom but rarely does anyone know the perfect science that goes into the colour production of one of the earth’s greatest natural beauties. The reason a flower has colour is the same reason a person may be born with brown or blonde hair, possess blue or green eyes, dress in colourful clothing or wear red lipstick.

WHY FLOWERS HAVE COLOUR Let’s talk about the birds and the bees… literally. Flowers that are bright

in colour are meant to attract birds, bees and other insects in order to help the plants reproduce. If a plant needs to reproduce with the help of the birds and the bees – the genetics will make the flowers have bright colours to attract the animals (think putting on makeup and doing hair to attract a mate). If the plant calls for pollination, the bright flower and sweet pollen will coax birds, bees and insects to land on it. As these animals eat the sugar or honey, some of the pollen will stick to their feet. When they land on another flower some

of that pollen will spread and voila!

Pollination occurs.

Imagine if everyone in Henderson filled their gardens with flowers! What a magnificent sight that would be.

Let’s do it!

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The colour of flowers, such as the red in roses and yellow in marigolds, are found in pigments that are decided upon in the hereditary genome of the plant. Flower colours of red, pink, blue and purple come mainly from the pigments called anthocyanins.

Other pigments are carotenoids, found in tomatoes and carrots, that provide yellow, red and orange in the plastids. Chlorophyll is the most wellknown pigment, providing all that green you see in leaves and foliage.

All these scientific terms really mean that, similar to people, plants carry certain pigments in their genes that decide before they are “born” what colour they will be.

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WHY SUE EVANS IS THE Employee of the month Says Store Manager Stuart Millward:

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Sue worked at the Warehouse all her life and when she retired from there, she took up a new challenge with us which she has embraced with great passion and enthusiasm. Sue is absolutely marvelous with new staff, nurturing them and genuinely caring for them. She also has a wicked sense of humour which we all enjoy so much. Thanks Sue for being you!

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From Sue:

“ For me, the most important thing is our customers.

I try to treat each one as I would like to be treated, by greeting them by name each and every time they come in. Because I have lived and worked in West Auckland for 20 years, I know a lot of people.

They recognise me and I recognise them. It’s a very simple key to successful customer service.

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WEST AUCKLAND IS NO STRANGER TO CRIME

accidental.The crown alleged Talbot and McKay had interfered with the remains of Shine, on or about January 10, and removed the body from Waikumete cemetery and transported it to Piha.

The case of the Australian grave robbers gained significant media attention in the Antipodes and both men were brought to trial in May of 1939, charged with interfering with a body and insurance fraud. Police linked dirt on a shovel found at an Avondale address to a soil sample taken from the disturbed grave of Shine.

In 1939 two men, Robert McKay and James Talbot, were the architects in one of Waitakere’s, if not New Zealand’s, most unusual cases.

McKay and Talbot were no strangers to the judge’s gavel in their native Australia. Having crossed the Tasman and taken possession of a shack in the then underdeveloped Piha area, a fire was to break out in the property around 1.30 am on January 12.

Neighbours report awakening after hearing screams from Talbot, who exclaimed “my mate is in there!”The heat of the fire beat back any attempt to ‘rescue’ McKay, and he was

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pronounced dead by Police after his charred corpse was discovered.

Both men had recently updated their life insurance policies, with cover of 25,000 pounds attributed to McKay, underwritten by the Australian Mutual Provident Society.

Upon formal identification of the body, investigators smelled a rat.

After examining dental records, the cadaver was declared to be not that of McKay, but the corpse of a recently deceased man named Patrick Henry Shine.The property also smelled strongly of kerosene, suggesting the blaze was not

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The duo never admitted their crimes, and were sentenced to four years in Mt Eden Prison, before eventually being deported back to the lucky country.

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CHE-FU AND JASON KERRISON @ SOUNDS AT THE GROUNDS! Sounds at The Grounds present Che-Fu and Jason Kerrison, supported by Arii (DJ). Sounds at The Grounds is set to be an awesome night out with two of New Zealand’s highly-acclaimed artists, Che-Fu and Jason Kerrison (OPSHOP) alongside an incredible elementthemed menu curated by award-winning chef Ben Bayly.

Che-Fu is one of New Zealand’s most successful and beloved recording artists, rising to fame in the early 90s as one of the original members of iconic kiwi rock band Supergroove.

Che went on to forge a career as a solo-artist writing and recording hip hop/soul chart topping songs such as “Chains” and “Misty Frequencies”, and platinum selling albums such as “2b S. Pacific” and “The Navigator”.

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Our Community Hero, Sue Reid is a HH resident.

back) holds his hand at night. What a legend!

Says Sue “You either Sue was so looking forward to a glorious get bitter or your get better. retirement with husband Nat. They’d been It’s that simple. You either married 55 years. Suddenly, at 60, Nat was take what has been dealt to diagnosed with an extremely rare progressive you and allow it to make you disease. This has made Nat completely a better person, or you allow dependent on her for virtually everything in his it to tear you down. The choice life. Yet not a complaint rolls off her lips. She does not belong to fate. It belongs to you”. baths him, feeds him, hugs him, kisses him, talks to him (even though he struggles to talk Let us know and they will feature in next Do you know a email j.batchelor@barfoot.co.nz ‘Community Hero’? month’s HHCN!!!.

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WIGHT OPTOMETRISTS with Jamie, a local

NZ WIN TOUCH WORLD CUP!

NZ sent 10 teams to the recent Touch World Cup held in Kuala Lumpur. World Cup history shows that most, if not all, grades come down to a showdown between NZ and Australia with the latter usually coming away with the spoils!

Wins in Touch against our neighbours are as rare as a Wallaby win against the All Blacks! This year the NZ team put on a convincing display in the Championship final winning 9-5 over Australia, which in Touch terms is a good old fashioned hiding! The tournament ran for six days and we played in temperatures as high as 50 degrees. Hence athletes needed to be in top condition.

I was fortunate to pick up the award of “Most Valuable Player” at the tournament. After training and playing for the last 18 months this was probably the best and biggest win for me in the sport. Having my family there to be involved in the journey just made lifelong memories for us, adding to the history I made with my team mates. It was just an amazing experience we’ll never forget!

Is it time to hang the boots up? No way! I am now 49 years of age, so yes, maybe one more campaign to get past the 50 mark? Since I was interviewed in the previous

edition of OHHCNews I’ve had local Heights neighbours say hello and wish me luck. Since I’ve been back some ask how we went. The interest locals are showing makes me appreciate even more the wonderful community I live in.

Our local school, Western Heights, where I help coach teams when needed, thought our success in KL was pretty cool. Thank you my friends in HH for being such good and supportive neighbours!

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TALKING TRAVEL: GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL EXPERTS Jason – Managing Director My extensive travels include Europe, Asia, North America, India, Egypt, Australia and the South Pacific.

Spain and India have been my travel highlights to date. The relaxing lifestyle of the Spanish and the incredible world of India. Earlier this year I visited both India and Vietnam, two amazing destinations with incredible food and adventures. I’m travelling later this year to Bali and Los Angeles. My Travel Tips: Drink bottle water often to keep hydrated and don’t eat on a flight that departs after 9pm, until breakfast.

Karen – Team Leader & Senior Consultant I’ve enjoyed the opportunity, throughout my career, to travel to Italy, Asia, North and South America, Nepal, Australia and the South Pacific.

Italy and Nepal have been travel highlights. The amazing food and sights of Italy and a trek to Everest Base Camp was a life changing experience. My most recent trip was to Hawaii and Las Vegas for sun and fun with a group of friends. My next trip is to Liverpool for Netball World Cup, London and Paris and then relax in Rarotonga later this year. My Travel Tips: Hand sanitiser, small first aid kit and neck pillow for the long flights.

Karlene – Senior Travel Consultant I have travelled to a wide variety of places including Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Rarotonga, Australia, India,

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China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and USA/Hawaii. My most memorable meal ordering experience was eating Hot Pot in Beijing at a local spot and not speaking a word of Mandarin and them not speaking a word of English! My most recent trip was to Samoa with my children and friends. I hope to travel to either United Kingdom or South America.

My Travel Tip: Roll your clothing when packing so you won’t need to iron clothes.

Gabby – Senior Travel Consultant I have travelled to quite a few countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. My travel highlights include Mexico, Cancun day trip to Chichen Itza, frozen strawberry daiquiri and of course ceviche yum, must do in Cancun.

My most recent trip was to the Gold Coast. My next travels include Lithuania and Antalya (Turkey).

My Travel Tip: A smile is a language everybody understands.

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RARE DISEASE HITS HH RESIDENT IN RETIREMENT love Nat ‘in sickness and in health.’

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Lili Rudin Born July 1912

Married four times; two children, four grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren.

How I made it to 100: I left school when I was 12, but I traveled the world, and that was my real education. People interested me then and still do. That’s why I go out every day and mingle: I go shopping and take exercise classes.

Plus, I see members of my family almost every single day. I remain very curious about life, and if something new happens, I want to be involved in it. I want to live another 50 years—after all, there are still so many countries I need to see.

Lili’s best live-long advice: Do something interesting every day; otherwise you disintegrate

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Born in 1940, Nathanael Reid is no ordinary guy. At 19 he was flying commercial airplanes for Air Canada, having been trained by an RAF trainer.

He’s even owned his own company flying amphibious planes! Married at 24 to his lovely wife Sue, he did a stint with Air NZ and then moved into various management positions with a number of NZ companies. At 60 Nat and Sue were looking forward to exciting times in retirement. But suddenly Nat’s health took a turn for the worse. He was diagnosed with something called spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) It’s extremely rare. When Nat was first diagnosed, only two kiwis had the disease. It gets worse over time and there is no cure. The symptoms?

It affects speech, walking, balance, all the muscles, particularly the muscles of the throat. Nat now can’t eat normally and has to be fed intravenously in the stomach. How on earth have they made it through?

Both Sue and Nat have a strong faith. When asked how their faith has helped them Sue replied “When I married Nat in Scotland at 20, I took our vows very seriously. I promised to

Back then, in the church when we were married, the vows were untested. Now we are living out the reality! When you go through deep waters (the Bible calls it ‘the Valley of the Shadow of Death’ in Psalm 23) you find out what you are made of, your stickability, and your depth of love. Nat’s disease has deepened our love for one another. It’s also been a test of our guts and stamina.

In the last 10 years, Nat has nearly died three times, going blue in the face and each time we’ve cried out to Jesus and the choking has stopped.

Nat would not be here if it wasn’t for Jesus. Really, our faith in Jesus has been the glue that’s held us together and got us through.”

HHCNews: Nat and Sue, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us and for your vulnerability.

For readers who also have a faith, say a prayer for this wonderful couple as they go through their valley and come out the other side.

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We first got to know Julian through the new spaper which he owns and publishes in West A uckland.

We observed that he had a lot of energy and had a great personality so when the time came for us to sell our home, we asked him to help us. Our plan was to sell up in A uckland and move to the regions. Julian went the extra mile w ith us, coming to our home for several evenings to show us properties we could buy, even accompanying us to Whangarei one weekend to show us homes. Not many agents w ill be that dedicated.

Julian helped us well before our home went to market by advising us how to best prepare it for sale, providing us w ith a clear and doable checklist of tasks to complete.

Selling our home in A uckland was not easy.

Although it was an executive home in perfect condition w ith no ‘issues’ in a top street, it had plaster cladding. Julian had to navigate us through the stigma many buyers have about these homes, which was not an easy thing to do. L ike a true professional, and to his credit, he persevered through a very trying sales period and in the end he achieved a terrific result for us. His marketing, video, and photography were superb. We got a great price and a short settlement, which is just what we wanted.

Julian was always very honest w ith us at every point from start to finish. He can be completely trusted. I guess another thing which we really enjoyed about Julian was his great sense of humour. We had a lot of laughs along the way which helped hugely.

Julian, on behalf of Lynette and myself, we want to thank you for your dedication, friendship and laughter, and professionalism. We’ve really enjoyed working w ith you! Hopefully, we can keep in contact. Thank you!

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WEST AUCKLAND

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Number of B&T sales last 3 months in West Auckland

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Number of B&T sales last 12 months in West Auckland

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$815,034

Average value for B&T sales in West Auckland (3 months)

16,488

Average value for B&T sales in West Auckland (12 months)

Average days on market last 3 months in West Auckland

B&T open homes in West Auckland last 3 months

31

67

592

Average days on market last 12 months in West Auckland

Houses sold by B&T in the last 3 months in Henderson

B&T current listings in West Auckland

328

$516

$523

Barfoot and Thompson staff in West Auckland

Average rental cost in Henderson for 3 bed property

Average rental cost in West Auckland for 3 bed property

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With the looming date for insulation compliance in rental properties now upon us, all rental properties should be at a minimum standard of insulation to comply with the new government regulations.

Are you aware that the Healthy Homes Standard for rental properties in NZ is coming into effect 1st July 2021?

This means the new standard of insulation exceeds the standard for 1st July 2019 and if you have recently ensured your rental property’s insulation is compliant, it may not be, come 2021.

There will also be new standards around heating, ventilation, moisture control, draught stopping etc.

Don’t go out and buy a heat pump in a panic as this may not be necessary and won’t meet the minimum requirement to warrant your property is fully compliant with the 2021 law.

If you would like some more information please feel free to give me a call and we can have a chat – No Obligations.

Property Management made easy Call me for a free rental appraisal

Henderson Property Management 09 838 9040 Vicky Harlick Property Manager 027 431 9474

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WINTER FOCUS at

WAITAKERE COLLEGE We’ve just finished a successful season of the musical ‘Chicago’ which involved 100+ students and staff. What a spectacle and a great opportunity to test the new sound system in our Jackson Auditorium while teaching skills both onstage and backstage.

This was a highly professional and polished performance, enjoyed by over 800 people and counting toward NCEA credits for our Performing Arts Academy.

We’re enjoying the new buildings we opened in 2018: a state of the art Dance/ Drama / Media Studies suite and top-end Technology workshops.

This winter, you will see construction fencing on our Rathgar Rd frontage as we upgrade the entrance to Waitakere College.

Our Swanson Rd pedestrian entrance gates continue to be open during this time, providing another place to drop off or pick up students.

Thanks to Auckland Council, Rathgar Rd has been steadily upgraded in recent months to safely slow traffic around our schools, and to improve pedestrian crossings and bus stops.

We encourage students who can walk or bike to do so, in line with a, ‘Eat Healthy, Be Active’ philosophy, that our onsite Tuckshop also adheres to.

Once again we have high numbers of winter sports teams: basketball, rugby, football and netball being most popular, with hockey, badminton and other codes also going strong.

We’re always keen for locals to attend home games and support our students to success – see you here soon!

In June we held a quiz night fundraiser for the Waitakere College Foundation www.wcf.nz ; info@wcf.nz This Charitable Trust supports students while they are at our school and also helps them into University and other further education including Trades apprenticeships.

Coming up: 29 August 7.30pm ‘Teen Brain’ evening event for parents presented by Nathan Wallis. Tickets from Eventfinda

EXPERIENCE TOP QUALITY EDUCATION OPEN EVENING Thurs 25th July 6.30pm

DAYTIME TOURS Tues 30th Jul & Thurs 8th Aug 9.00am and 10.00am

Daytime Tours - Bookings Essential To book: ph 836 7890 or secretary@waitakerecollege.school.nz 42 Rathgar Road, Henderson

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SITUATIONS

VACANT Address Address

Value Last Sale DateLastLast SalePrice Price CapitalCapital Value Last Sale Date Sale

San Ambrosio 83 Vintage Drive Rise 20 Palomino Drive 16 Winery Way 1 Semillon Avenue 22 Fitzwater Place 1/5 Miriam Corban Heights 30 Brookwood Drive 43 Fitzwater Border Road 66 Place 91 Smythe Road 25 Basra DrivePlace 60 Fitzwater 10 Taranui Place 11Riesling Place Highfields Terrace 7 San Vito Place 43 Roy Maloney Drive 2 Rosa Place 6 Khaleel 22 HillwellPlace Drive 52 Highfields Terrace 27 Palomino Drive San Lorenzo Rise 43 Garelja Road 61 Vintage Drive 7 Applebox Lane 38 Vintage Drive 10 Hillwell Drive 2 Castleview Lane 29 Eyre Street Place 1/17 Septimus 62 Garelja Road 72 Serjeant Street Claret Place 27 Basra Drive 75A Sturges Road 18 Chelmsley Avenue 2 Stroud Place 3 Shona Place 13 Leafield Crescent Vintage Drive 633Eyre Street 55 Vintage Drive 510Vitex Lane Park Avenue Burgundy 8 Vintage Drive 58A Vintage Drive 225A Sturges Road 17 San Valentino Drive 56B Swanson Road 60 Fitzwater Place FitzwaterCrescent Place 366Mulvaney

875000 930,000 900000 575,000 1065000

870000 630,000 940000 730000 1,215,000 1200000 900000 800,000 750000 770,000 960000 940000 910,000 970000 1140000 810,000 950000 800,000 1000000 560000 855,000 835000 930000 920,000 785000 900000 635,000 770000 825,000 770000 950000 740,000 955000 925000 670,000 1270000 990000 930,000 840000 495,000 1475000 930000 855,000 870000 950000 705,000 800000 1215000 720,000

PROPERTY PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIDE SLOWLY SOUTH

28-May-19 28/03/19 27-May-19 25/03/19 26-May-19 24-May-19 21/03/19 23-May-19 21-May-19 19/03/19 21-May-19 21-May-19 19/03/19 20-May-19 15/03/19 17-May-19 15-May-19 12/03/19 15-May-19 10-May-19 7/03/19 9-May-19 6/03/19 9-May-19 8-May-19 22/02/19 5-May-19 3-May-19 22/02/19 3-May-19 2-May-19 15/02/19 30-Apr-19 13/02/19 29-Apr-19 23-Apr-19 12/02/19 18-Apr-19 16-Apr-19 4/02/19 12-Apr-19 9-Apr-19 1/02/19 5-Apr-19 31/01/19 3-Apr-19 28-Mar-19 31/01/19 27-Mar-19 24-Mar-19 23/01/19 19-Mar-19 19-Mar-19 19/01/19

790000 930,000 770000 525,000 1005000 765000 641,000 735000 783000 547,000 1100000 875000 900,000 800000 785,000 924000 895000 888,000 840000 1068000 921,000 950000 826,000 910000 565000 839,000 800000 925000 880,000 730000 810000 678,000 713000 630,000 720000 935000 840,000 885000 915000 748,000 1128000 924000 857,500 834000 500,000 1598000 930000 846,000 839000 980000 668,500 900000 547000 705,000

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ForWinery the properties study the prices achieved in relation to their CV’s.

95 Way in the table above, please 560,000 18/01/19 548,000

The vast majority sold below their CV. So yes, there is a downward pressure on property values at

theLesa moment. it’s not all bad news. What this table doesn’t show is what these properties were 14 AnnisBut Place 945,000 14/01/19 875,000

purchased for 3-5-7-10 years ago. The vast majority of vendors have owned their properties for several years and as such when they sold in 2019 they made huge tax free profits on their sale. If are in for the long haul, property remains an incredible source of wealth creation696,000 whether you 2you Muscat Place 770,000 9/01/19 sell in a struggling market or not.

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