Mahurangi Matters_Issue 289_17 February 2016

February 17, 2016

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Shards of blackened glass have been washing up at Brick Bay beach and a Sandspit resident is trying to solve the mystery.

Eighteen months ago, while walking his dogs, Mark Logan started noticing a large amount of dark glass scattered along the beach. He started picking up the pieces every time he visited, but after six months he found he wasn’t making any progress.

“New pieces just keep washing in,” he says. “I go most days and I pick up 200 pieces some days.”

He is appealing to the public to try and find the source of the broken glass.

“The strange thing is that there are no beer bottles and almost all of the

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continued page 2 Mark Logan has been picking up glass at Brick Bay for the past 18 months so that his four-year-old grandson, Carlos Dodd, doesn’t walk on it.

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New plans for development at Te Arai The Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust has made applications to allow residential development and sand mining, south of the Te Arai headland.

Te Arai South Joint Venture, made up of Ngati Manuhiri and an unidentified partner, has made a submission on the proposed Unitary Plan seeking changes to zoning of the

land to allow development.

“The current land use of production forestry is not economically and environmentally sustainable,” the submission states.

Ngati Manuhiri purchased the 754-hectare coastal forestry block in 2012 as part of the commercial redress process of its treaty settlement.

Chief executive Mook Hohneck says the iwi is at an early stage in developing a plan for the land.

“We see development as a positive alternative to production forestry, which will allow us to manage our commercial settlement land in a way that ensures the values of the land are protected and enhanced,” Mr Hohneck says.

“We are not going to build a big 800lot housing development, but we are going to utilise the land for our benefit because that’s what we bought it for.

“We are looking at all areas that will commercially help the tribe. We are just following the laws and processes to establish what we can do on the land. continued page 2 6 Worker Rd, Wellsford

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We shouldn’t be treated any different to any other private enterprise trying to develop their property.

“We are about a year away from having an outright plan that we can present to the public. First we have to go through the Unitary Plan process. Then we will consult with our members to develop a plan.

“We need to take in the views of the whole tribe, especially the people living in Pakiri, and have a lot of discussion on what we want to do with the land.”

Any development would not impact on public access to the beach or lakes in the area, he says.

“We are proposing a management of the area that delivers both public and private benefits. We will not deny the public walking access.”

Mr Hohneck wouldn’t identify the other party in the Te Arai South Joint Venture.

“That’s our business.”

But, he says the iwi has been approached by a number of private investors, including John Darby, who is developing a subdivision in Te Arai north in partnership with Te Uri o Hau. “We’ve known Mr Darby for a number of years because we watched developments at north Te Arai closely.

We’ve met with him on several occasions over the past 15 years and we have a good relationship.”

But, the iwi is keen to be open and

transparent about plans for the land, once a proposal has been developed.

The Unitary Plan states the zoning at Te Arai South does not allow Ngati Manuhiri “to realise the sustainable use, management and development of its treaty land”.

The joint venture is requesting a number of restricted activities be permitted, including residential subdivision, visitor accommodation, sand and mineral extraction, water take, use and storage and recreational activities. The land-based sand mining would be used for a golf course and as an aggregate in building, according to the submission. Other options for development include providing for recreation activities, including campgrounds, motor sport areas, off road vehicles, equestrian activities and mountain biking. It could also create a “significant extent of new coastal public reserve connecting the coast with Tomarata Lake”. The submission also outlines the joint venture’s intent to start conservation projects, such as wetland and dune stabilisation.

The submission will be presented to the Independent Unitary Plan Hearings Panel in the next month and the panel will release recommendations to Auckland Council in June.

Mr Hohneck says land-based sand mining could be better managed than offshore mining, which is currently undertaken in the area.

“We don’t want to negatively impact on the landscape. No one values it more than us.

The glass is almost exclusively thick, weathered and blackened.

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glass is the same. It’s a thick, dark glass which is quite weathered, but there are also fresh jagged pieces in the sand. It looks like high-end wine bottles and olive oil bottles.

“There’s no other rubbish washing up and there’s no glass on neighbouring beaches at Sandspit and Snells Beach.

“It’s a real mystery, but someone must know something.”

Mark has gathered about 10kg of glass and is hoping a community group can pitch in and help clean up the beach.

“It’s absolutely shameful someone could do this to such a beautiful beach.”

Mark hopes a local artist may want to use the glass as part of an artwork to publicise the issue.

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Campaigning starts as local government elections near Mahurangi had its first taste of the local government election year when Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff visited Warkworth last month.

Mr Goff made the trip at the invitation of NZ First MP Tracey Martin, who has invited all mayoral candidates to spend a day in Rodney to get to know the area. He met with the Warkworth Area Business Association, the Northern Action Group (NAG), Warkworth Area Liaison Group, Matakana Coast Tourism, Grey Power and residents and ratepayer groups from Leigh and Snells Beach.

But, Mr Goff was introduced to some of the issues before even getting out of his car, as he struggled to find a park in the town on a Monday morning.

Living on an eight-hectare farm near Clevedon, South Auckland, Mr Goff said he knows what it’s like to be a rural ratepayer in the Super City.

But when questioned on his position on Rodney issues, he said he had no silver bullets.

“I’m not coming up here with answers, but it’s one of my first priorities to

Labour Party MP and mayoral hopeful, Phil Goff, inspected the Warkworth Town Hall renovation, Hill Street intersection and the Warkworth waterfront.

return when I’m better briefed on the region,” Mr Goff said. “This is my first campaign visit here, but I can guarantee it won’t be my last.”

When asked about the issue of unsealed roads, he said Council needed to do better at providing infrastructure to rural Rodney.

“More needs to be spent where the standard of amenity isn’t what people

expect in the 21st century. I lived on an unsealed road, but it was sealed 15 years ago. There are virtually no unsealed roads south of Auckland.”

He said most Aucklanders were disappointed with the Super City and, now six years on from amalgamation, there needed to be an independent review.

“I don’t feel that what we expected to

be achieved has come about. People feel that the efficiencies that could have been achieved haven’t been fully realised. We were told there would be $2.6 billion of savings over the first 10 years of the Super City, but no-one can tell me what savings have been made so far and if we are on target.”

He also supported devolving more Council decisions to local communities and local boards.

“It’s my philosophy that decisions need to be made as close as possible to where they have an impact. The Super City population is one-third of the country, so there should be devolution of Government decisions to the Council and from the Council to local boards. There will be problems with that, but it’s the way of the future.”

He also said he preferred a user pays system, such as motorways tolls, to pay for the major transport upgrades needed in the city.

“I use the motorway every day. I shouldn’t be paying the same amount for transport as my 90-year-old father.

I use it more; I should pay more.”

Increase in Kowhai Connection bus passenger numbers Passenger numbers on the Kowhai Connection are rebounding after Auckland Transport (AT) launched a campaign to halt a drop in users.

Monthly patronage climbed to 1248 in November last year, up from a low of 778 in June.

AT spokesperson Mark Hannan says there has been a positive response to the new campaign for the service.

“We have been marketing it through Facebook, newspapers, a letterbox drop and advertising at cafes, bars and restaurants,” Mr Hannan says. “We are analysing the use of the service and identifying areas of low use.”

There was a sustained decline in passenger numbers last year, after AT made changes to the service, including dropping on-call stops and

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AT says it is planning to engage with the community to improve the service.

“We are looking at the possibility of getting local people involved through a focus group and some form of community involvement.”

Public transport advocate Bevan Woodward says there is still room for improvement and AT need to be more creative in providing a service for a rural area.

“If it wasn’t for the sharp decline in passengers last year, numbers would be

about 25 per cent higher and it could be serving more of the population,” Mr Woodward says. “I’m worried AT is going to cut the service back further.”

Meanwhile, the new commuter bus service from Mahurangi to Auckland, the Mahu City Express, has had a boost in passengers and owner Julian Ostling is looking to buy a second bus to meet demand.

“I’m getting a lot of new people taking it up. We’ve had 14 passengers on the 16-seater bus recently and I don’t want to turn people away.”

Mr Ostling, a Snells Beach resident, started the service last year after buying a bus and getting approval from Auckland Council to use the bus lanes on the Northern Motorway. The bus runs from Snells Beach to the Auckland CBD.

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Wellsford variety show The Wellsford Drama Club is looking for performers for an ANZAC themed variety show on April 17, at Wellsford Community Centre. Club president Dallas Colville says the show will include music and skits, tracing a timeline from WWI to the present.

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Aucklanders flooding in Although the recent migration crisis is a human tragedy, we need to be tough to protect our own way of life and to ensure we don’t just import the issues that the migrants are fleeing from. No one with a shred of human decency could not help but be moved by the images of the huddled masses fleeing their misery. It is a natural desire to open our arms and welcome them, to try and make things right, but if we do we just feed the issue. Also the very cultural issues at the source of their plight will be brought to our doorstep, causing the issues to spread. Without wanting to be overly harsh, we need to remember these people made poor political choices and largely brought the misery they flee onto themselves. Don’t let us be swayed by business interests either when they claim that migration is good and brings financial benefits.

Yes I am afraid we need a tough new quota system to stem the flood. There are only so many people from Auckland that Rodney can take during the holiday period. Why should we bear the brunt (along with our brothers and sisters in the Coromandel)? For example, I have serious doubts that the Manawatu are really pulling their weight to help with this humanitarian crisis. Also I think Huntly’s policy of just waving the migrants through is appalling.

In summary, when you look into the eyes of those poor desperate souls, stuck

at Hill Street intersection, worrying if they will get to Matakana before Frozen finishes on their SUV’s inbuilt DVD player, don’t let compassion cloud your judgement. My suggestion would be for resettlement camps to be set up in Coatesville while their applications to holiday are processed (Coatesville is already being used to house people waiting for things to be processed). Would a razor wire fence be a step too far? If we do go with a fence what side of Orewa do we put it on? Finally it would be good to know what is NAG’s border control policy?

S Gonzales, Ahuroa

Real estate rally I believe I have the solution to several problems facing Warkworth currently.

The first problem is the overabundance of retail shops in the main street of Warkworth. I was delighted to see another two real estate agencies (Remax and One Agency) had opened in the main street, bringing the total to 10 (by my count), but there’s definitely room for more if we get rid of some more of the annoying food, clothing and household goods shops.

The second problem is a shortage of long term parking around the main street area. This should be taken care of by my solution to Problem 1. Shoppers will take their annoying, short-term retail habits elsewhere and there will be no need for retail workers to park all day as they will no longer be working

in the vicinity. This will leave plenty of space for the enormous number of real estate agents to continue their current habit of parking directly outside their multitude of offices.

Problem 3 is the issue of rival business associations for Warkworth and, again, I have already solved the problem in the preceding paragraphs. I intend to start a new business association for the area called the Warkworth Area Neo-liberal Collective Association (WANCA) which will be made up entirely of real estate agencies. We will happily accept membership from any other businesses but I don’t really envisage that being an issue. We invite the business community, and public at large, to suggest projects and values that they think a healthy, vibrant and inclusive Warkworth business association should represent, and we will oppose those on principle in the months ahead. I also invite expressions of interest for the new business association I intend to establish later in the year when WANCA splits due to philosophical and political differences.

That’s about as much as I can manage at the moment but I will be taking an active interest in land and traffic management this year, and hope to keep you appraised of my thoughts as they arise.

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The Omaha Classic will be going ahead this year on Sunday April 2, Matakana School has confirmed. There were concerns that the event may have to be cancelled due to impending Health & Safety law changes, but the school has now teamed up with specialist race organiser Running Events to run the popular 10km, 5km and children’s races. Matakana School will remain a beneficiary of the event and will still provide volunteers on the day, but all aspects of planning, consents, traffic management, marketing and management will be taken over by Auckland-based Running Events.

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An exclusive city?

The article regarding Wellsford growth (MM Feb 3) made my blood boil! Here we have a community screaming out for employment opportunities, young home owners all over Auckland begging for an affordable roof over their heads, a motorway that’s being extended right to our doorstep, business and industry crying to set up camp and a visionless and cruel Council that tell us we have the land available for development But the sewage treatment plant is at full capacity so ‘bad luck bucco’s’. No growth since 1979? And the town is shrinking? Yet a ‘boots on the ground’ real-estate agent tells them people are screaming for affordable housing!

How many of these decision makers/ dictators have ever stuck their big toe in our communities? I am pretty sure they think the world stops at Omaha and Wellsford is just a ‘pee stop’ on their way to their holiday homes in the Bay of Islands! Why can’t some of our communities be entitled to a slice of the prosperity, development and employment cake? Or is this an exclusive club only available to the ‘real’ Auckland?

Millions are being spent on a white water rafting facility in South Auckland that only a privileged few will get to enjoy and meanwhile back at ‘ole rancho’ our community’s rates help subsidise free pool entry for city kids.

With no public pool for us to access our kids are just expected to bloody drown!

Tens of millions mooted at being spent on the Art Gallery upgrade gets the full vote whilst our communities suffer from historical lack of investment of basic core infrastructure.

I dare the Auckland Council to ask an artist if their art can only be hung on a wall worth more than the art itself. I say to Council and to our government at large, ‘stop trying to be the fancy pants of the South Pacific because the new Paris we cannot afford to be’. It’s time to stop with the glamour spending and provide for all your people. After all, it’s not much to ask for an affordable house, a job and a toilet that flushes!

Once these basics are provided for all, then you may be on your way to a ‘livable city’, but until then you will remain an ‘exclusive city’!

Julie Cotton, Tapora

Parking predicament Auckland Transport says Warkworth has no car parking issue. They know it’s true because they checked in the middle of winter.

This brilliant idea should be extended: how about checking congestion at the Hill Street intersection in the wee,

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small hours? No problem there.

So nothing needs to be done. We could save money by measuring electricity consumption in the wee, small hours, too. No more power stations needed.

Or we could save money by firing the AT genius who came up with the idea of doing surveys at the wrong time.

As my old dad used to say, “I don’t mind you thinking I’m stupid, but I do object to you thinking I’m as stupid as you are.”

John Northcott, Warkworth

No parking problem?

Interesting to read that Auckland Transport has done a survey of parking for the Warkworth business district in the winter months of June. As anyone who shops in Warkworth knows, parking is a real problem. AT states there are ‘about’ 450 parking spaces when in fact there are 686 public Auckland Council supplied parks, so which area did this survey cover? Did they note the parking on the roof of New World where it is totally full every working day? Did they take account of parking spaces in New World car park or Countdown car park, which is only supplied for their own customers? Did this survey cover only public Council supplied or privately owned parking spaces?

Here are some facts. The former Rodney District Council and now the Auckland Council have not increased any new public parking in the Warkworth business area for over 20 years. The Rodney District Council supplied me the facts that between 1996 and 2011 the population increased by 6000 people (the area Warkworth supplies) and, now being 2016, the increase must be over 10,000 people. A parking survey conducted in April 2008 by the RDC stated “the survey highlighted the limited on-street parking spaces for shoppers and the unmet for long term all-day parking”.

I find this latest survey unbelievable, and hopefully the Rodney Local Board insists that a Full response and accurate result from AT be supplied so that it could be investigated and confirmed.

Warkworth desperately needs more parking for shoppers to help locals and visitors enjoy a shopping experience in our lovely town. There is plenty of vacant space to add a car park at the end of Baxter Street.

Ian Packer, Warkworth

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Area Business Association (WABA).

Having spent a number of years on the WABA committee in the past I know how hard these volunteers work. While I don’t know Dean personally, he was co-chair when I was on the committee so, I know how much time and effort he put into that role.

I know a number of the current committee members, and have seen how they have been treated in public meetings – when people are treated badly is it any wonder they get fed up volunteering their time?

I think we should respect that Dean’s personal reasons for resigning are just that – personal – but be mindful that how people are treated also plays a big part in attracting and retaining volunteer support. Though I know there are plenty of other valid reasons, is it really any wonder WABA is going through the BID voting process when their volunteers get treated like that?

Finally, I would like to thank Dean for being one of the few who put his hand up to volunteer his time for the benefit of all Warkworth businesses.

David Wilmot, Warkworth

Backing the BID Industrial members have much to gain by taking up their share of the BID management.

With the new motorway, Warkworth is in danger of becoming a commuter

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suburb of Auckland whereas it could become industrial supplier to Auckland using the new local labour with the motorway providing fast supplies and deliveries rather than being just used for commuter traffic.

The industrial sector should be lobbying for more and better serviced industrial land, a direct southern link to Warkworth and a solution to the Hill St traffic intersection. More industry means more complementary businesses, more training facilities and more help from Auckland Council grants. Let’s work together to make the new Warkworth a better town to work and live in.

Roger Williams, Warkworth

Dumping downer To the ‘rat’ who dumped their household rubbish on the Shoesmith Domain ground next to the tennis courts. Thanks! We really enjoy looking at that unsightly mess every time we play tennis.

Use the rubbish dump like the rest of us. We are proud of our beautiful area and don’t need it polluted by you.

Note to the Council: I am sure this person could be identified.

Bev Billington, Warkworth

A ferry is proposed to take spectators from Scotts Landing to Mahurangi West at next year’s event.

Mahurangi Regatta ‘best yet’ Thousands of classic boat lovers gathered on land and sea for the Mahurangi Regatta between Sullivans Bay and Scotts Landing on Saturday January 30.

The weather was almost perfect, though a lack of wind meant that competitors were forced to sail a shortened course that took them once round Te Haupa/Saddle Island.

Organiser Cimino Cole said everything came together to make a particularly memorable regatta.

“I think it was the best yet and I don’t think that’s an exaggeration,” he said. “The weather, the turnout, the enthusiasm, and the big shot in the arm the event received from our new sponsor, Teak Construction.”

This, combined with increased financial help from a dozen different boating and sailing clubs, meant the

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Stars of the show were undoubtedly the St Ayles Skiffs, a group of five 6.7 metre wooden rowing boats that took part in the regatta as part of their ‘Kiwi Raid’ tour of the Hauraki Gulf. The distinctive painted skiffs were awarded the John Cole Trophy for their aesthetic contribution to the regatta, and organisers hope the boats will return next year.

A regatta ferry service between Sullivans Bay and Scotts Landing was also mooted for next year, in a bid to prevent non-boaties from having to drive 38km if they want to get from Mahurangi West to Mahurangi East, or vice versa.

A new shuttle bus service had eased traffic congestion at Scotts Landing considerably this year, Cimino Cole added.

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Viewpoint Beth Houlbrooke, Rodney Local Board beth.houlbrooke@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Playground fiasco Council can be such a killjoy. Take the Point Wells playground, funded and installed by the community some 70 years ago – last of the old-school playgrounds. My kids loved it so much that even in their late teens they would return. Now it has been removed because it doesn’t meet health and safety requirements, despite no serious recorded accidents.

I’m a mass of scars from top to toe, received in my childhood. A scrape down my forehead and nose from diving into too-shallow water and hitting my head on oyster-covered rocks; a split-lip scar from playing bull-rush at school; a grazed elbow scar from coming off my skateboard; a slashed knee from tripping over a rusting car part my brother left on the lawn when taking a running jump on the slip-n-slide; a near-severed little toe from standing on broken glass at the beach.

What did I learn from all those accidents? To take more care, to look out for hazards, to know my limits of strength, agility and balance. Not who to blame.

Over-zealous adherence to health and safety regulations, over-regulation in the Act itself, and council’s ‘OTT’ attitude to ‘risk’ (and let’s be frank, the risk they are talking about is to themselves, not to your children), all make for an overcontrolled environment for children to explore their boundaries, for adults to take responsibility for young ones in their care, and for communities to shape and build their surroundings.

Risk has become quite a commodity. I’m cynical when whole industries appear, created out of regulation: training courses, new insurance products, advisors and consultants, new safety gadgets and equipment. What is being protected? Not people from themselves – they’ve managed that quite successfully for thousands of years. It is insurers selling risk-related products over-hyping the value of that risk by putting the fear of God into government departments, businesses and employers, that court action is an inevitable outcome of anyone having even a minor accident on their property. And then the legal profession plays on the other side of that game by encouraging those same groups to get ‘lawyered-up’. The result is that insurance companies and the legal firms always win bigger than their clients.

Back to the Point Wells playground: let’s hope common sense prevails. It is up to those of us who can influence such matters to resist the creep of further regulations – and their extreme interpretation – under the guise of ‘risk management’ and ‘health and safety’ taking permanent hold.

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News from the sanctuary at Tawharanui www.tossi.org.nz

Looking back The recent Waitangi Day celebrations are a reminder that as a country we are now old enough to have a history worth remembering, and hopefully mature enough to look back at our colonial past with our eyes and minds wide open.

TOSSI is fortunate that one of our members, Maggie Cornish, recognised that we too have a history, and that it was a good time to write it down. In 2012 we celebrated our tenth birthday with cake and congratulated ourselves on what had been achieved in the ten years of the organisation’s existence.

Maggie’s record of the history of TOSSI covers those first ten years, with a bit of a nod to the future.

Back in the heady days of the Auckland Regional Council, the Tawharanui Regional Park was purchased for $1.1 million, and after a few years of development as a farm park, was first opened to the public on weekends and holidays in 1975. In 1985 it was open fulltime; by 2000 the Council had a plan and resources in place to create a wildlife sanctuary within the existing farm park.

TOSSI was formed in 2002 on the back of a group of volunteers who were already involved in pest control. The first challenge was to raise the funds needed to construct the predator fence. The 2.6km long fence had a cost estimate of $625,000 – a significant sum of money in 2002 – now it’s less than the cost of an average house in Auckland.

Construction of the fence started in June 2003, and was completed fairly quickly. Having completed that first challenge, TOSSI has continued to grow and evolve. The nursery now creates 15-20,000 plants a year for revegetation of the park, we fund-raise to support various translocation projects, such as the

Track working group (from left) Kel New, Kelvin Burgess, Les Buckton and Roger Williams.

Park track upgraded Maggie Cornish presents the booklet on the history of TOSSI to Auckland Council open sanctuary coordinator Matt Maitland. Photo Alison Stanes

takahe, and we continue to work on pest control, which is where it all started, 14 years ago. Without the early leaders of TOSSI, nothing would have been achieved. Maggie’s book recognises these people and she apologises to anyone who has inadvertently been left out.

While we gear up for another year of doing ‘what we do’, we also consider, from time to time, whether we ought to be doing anything else. It seems inevitable that as urban pressure increases, places like Tawharanui will become more important, not least of all as a resource for teaching kids about what life used to be like. TOSSI is already actively involved in various education projects, and we see this as an important adjunct to the core work of planting and pest control.

Many things have changed since TOSSI started in 2002. Who can predict what the next instalment of our history will record.

If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy of the booklet, please email secretary@TOSSI.org.nz The next work day will be Sunday March 6, meet 9am at the Woolshed.

A walking track through Kowhai Park in Warkworth has been upgraded months ahead of schedule and under budget due to the hard work of a small group of volunteers.

New steps and boardwalks have been installed on a rundown loop track in the first stage of the fouryear project which will see a number of walkways in the park upgraded. The first stage was expected to take over six months to complete, but the group finished the work in two months and will now start upgrading a second track. The group received a $7300 grant from the Rodney Local Board last year, Timberworld has supplied discounted materials and about 270 volunteer hours have gone into the project so far. The group will eventually build a walkway through to Warkworth Showgrounds.

A number of walking tracks traverse the five-hectare park on Warkworth’s northern fringe, which is covered in mature native bush and features historic lime kilns. But the tracks have fallen into disrepair and significant work is required to make the park accessible year-round.

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Fern flies over Mahurangi as vote looms As many New Zealanders agonise over which flag they want to represent the country ahead of next month’s referendum, a number of Mahurangi residents are flying the two competitors so people can see the options unfurled.

Enrolled voters will be sent a voting pack by March 11 and will have until March 24 to post their vote. There are two options – either keep the current NZ flag, or change to the Silver Fern flag which won the first referendum last year. The flag that gets the most votes will be the official flag of New Zealand.

Several Mahurangi residents have raised both flags for the public to view, after the Flag Consideration Panel appealed for Kiwis with two flagpoles to show off the two rivals (see map).

Warkworth resident Bill Wright is encouraging the public to come and view the flags displayed outside his home at 27A Francis Place, off Falls Road.

He has a large piece of land where people can sit and contemplate their vote.

“You get quite a different impression seeing them flying,” Bill says. “I’ve got space for parking and for people to sit and view the flags. I just ask no drinking, smoking or dogs.”

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The joys of camping Wind and rain threatened on Sunday 16th January 1898, but a group of Wharehine friends were really looking forward to their planned twoday camp and refused cancel because of bad weather. Ben Blackburn, his sisters Alice, Emmie and Beatrice, plus Archie Brookes, Harold, Ella and Jerome Marsh with their mother, and local school teacher Miss Taylor, got ready and loaded up two punts.

Dog, gun, tents, food etc aboard they hoisted sail, manned the oars and set off down the Oruawharo River to Motukumara. On arrival, they left the punts on the beach and walked about half a mile to the campsite carrying billies, frying pans, cups, saucers, dishes, and kits of provisions.

Beatrice, armed with a bottle of milk, shawls, cloaks, umbrellas and other sundries, lost control of the bottle which smashed on the rocks. No crying over spilt milk though as they had another one.

The men went fishing in the punts after lunch while the girls gathered rock oysters. The fishermen brought back a couple of mullet and a large stingray then ferried the rest of their luggage to the campsite and set up the tents. After a dinner of oysters, potatoes, pies and cake they sat around the campfire until it started

Archie Brookes (wearing waistcoat) with friends on a Kaipara picnic in 1908.

to rain, sending them to bed. The ladies had a small tent and had to pack ‘like sardines in a tin’ while the young men had a good sized sack fly which had the disadvantage of being open at both ends. They partly fixed this by hanging a sail at one end.

Of course they didn’t sleep. The young men kept ‘yarning’ interrupted by cries of ‘Shut up, go to sleep!’ and ‘Give it a rest!’ The rain persisted and their old

tent leaked fore and aft keeping them awake. They tried composing poems but didn’t do well, one example being ‘I chased a rabbit but failed to grab it’.

‘Oh those dreadful boys!’ said the girls each time laughter erupted from the other tent, ‘I wish they’d leave off talking and go to sleep’. Finally, after midnight there was silence, but not for long. At 2am the wind changed and they had to race out and haul the punt

above high water mark.

Next morning was fine and sunny though windy. Some gathered mussels; others sketched while Archie and Ben went rabbit hunting. Alice and Miss Taylor sunned themselves beneath a peach tree. When the rest of the party joined them Harold said with a grin, ‘I say you girls, I reckon we had a good magic lantern show last night, the scenes showed up admirably on the roof of your tent, it was quite an entertainment, wasn’t it fellows?’ Ben and Archie pretended to agree with Harold but Beatrice retorted, ‘Go away with you, the light was in the wrong side of the tent for you to see us, we took good care of that’.

That night the ladies, Jerome and Harold retired early. However they couldn’t sleep because Archie and Ben, who had stayed up to dry wet clothes by the fire, kept singing and dancing a haka.

Next morning was beautifully fine and calm so they were up at 4am.

Breakfast was over and everything packed by 6am so they headed home.

The story ends ‘and now boys, three hearty cheers for Motukumara, hiphip-hurrah!’

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Smoke swirled as a Matakana family crawled towards an open door, their noses pressed close to the floor and a fireman telling them this was their safest place. Once outside they all agreed – this was the best fun of the day.

The family was among the visitors to the Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade open day on Sunday, January 31, held to encourage locals to join the fire service.

The open day included a snorkel appliance from Te Atatu (a 15,000 litre portable dam brimming with water), displays of the three appliances based at the Matakana Station on Omaha Flats Road, a sausage sizzle, and best of all, a ‘Wendy House’ that fills with smoke for training.

Children loved the opportunity for a sense of danger and a strong message – ‘get down, get low, get out and stay out’. Fireman Chris Jensen encouraged families to plan their escapes in the event of a fire and to have a meeting place. A nearby letterbox was a great place for everyone to then account for all family members and the letterbox next to the Wendy House was full of gifts for the children to reinforce their lessons learned.

Matakana senior station officer Barry Clarke says they urgently need more volunteers. “We need men or women to help, either as trained volunteers or operational support, which means they may not be involved in front line responses but helping behind the scenes with administration, education or traffic management.”

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Hard work bearing fruit I must confess, aside from picking, bottling and preserving the bounty from my garden, it gets very little attention at this time of year, and with the warm, humid conditions, it is starting to look like a tropical jungle. Having said that, with the vast amounts of fruit and veggies that are produced at this time of year, there is little time for anything else!

Just one grapevine provides nearly 30kg of fruit, each plum tree does the same, if not more and with peaches, apples, figs and pears and more following, plus tomatoes, greens and beans by the bucketful, it’s nearly a full-time job!

I often think back to my childhood at this time of year; the youngest son of Dutch immigrants, some of my earliest memories are of mum and my two sisters in the kitchen ladling steaming stone-fruit into Agee jars, with dad, me and as many of my brothers that could be caught in time (they’d be out the door and on their bikes pretty quick once the boxes of fruit came in) around the kitchen table cutting as fast as we could to keep up. It was a real production line! As a youngster, my job was sorting and cutting the really ripe fruit as these had to be stewed separately.

The ripest fruit were also the sweetest though, so with my sweet tooth it was pretty much one for me, one for the pot. These days I bottle using Stevia instead of sugar, saving my teeth (a bit late really) and my waistline (less said about that the better).

I don’t know if mum’s prodigious garden suffered from neglect over this busy time, but as she used to get up at about 5.30 every morning to garden in summer – probably not. However, she had six kids to feed on one wage in the sixties, so it was vital that the crops kept coming in. It’s a bit different for us some 50 years later. With bountiful fresh, well-grown produce all around us at pretty reasonable prices, typically much smaller families (we’ve only got one mostly carnivorous teenager left at home) and busy parents often working long hours, there is much less need to be in the garden.

So why do we do it? For the sheer pleasure it provides. There are few things that make you feel as content, relaxed and as one with nature than gardening. The buzz you get when a fat crop of kumara are lifted, the taste sensation of a freshly picked sun-warmed strawberry, the gentle tug that your fingers must do to get the raspberries picked without damaging them, the juicy sweetness of a fully ripe plum or the thrill of the first of the season’s asparagus – unbeatable!

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In this new regular section in Mahurangi Matters called Our Patch, we will begin to profile the towns and villages that make up the beautiful Mahurangi region, from Puhoi to Mangawhai and all stops in between. It will be an opportunity to focus on what makes these communities tick, what some of the local issues are and what makes them special. We hope you enjoy it.

LOCAL NEWS: Community engagement essential

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Nowhere in the Mahurangi district is the rapid pace of change more evident than in Matakana.

In the space of just over 10 years, the quiet country village has been transformed into a Mecca for holidaymakers and weekend day-trippers.

And like bees to a honey pot, new businesses and housing developments are springing up to cater for the area’s newfound popularity.

While some may mourn the passing of the Matakana they once knew, others are embracing the change but are apprehensive about the lack of Council investment in infrastructure to cater for the growth.

The Matakana Community Group, which formed several years ago during the Slow Town debate, has identified three priority projects this year – remedying the open drains along Matakana Valley Road, completion of the walkway bridge from Tamahunga Drive, and the opening of a school/ public carpark in Logan Campbell’s paddock, adjacent to the school.

Chair Simon Barclay believes that

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Matakana’s best interests will be served if all stakeholders – residents, businesses and the school community – can work collaboratively.

“People must be kept well-informed and consultation is essential,” he told this month’s meeting.

“Matakana is a fabulous place to live but unless we work together, we could lose it. There is development happening now that is completely out of keeping with the aims and aspirations of the 2006-2016 Matakana Structure Plan.”

The group plans to hold a community engagement event in the cinema complex in early April to encourage greater stakeholder buy-in.

Group member Amanda Stewart says the display will be an opportunity for the community to see what the group has achieved through projects such as the walkway/cycleway, to view current projects and to revisit the Structure Plan, with the view of planning the village’s future direction.

Group member Chelsea de Barry says looking forward, it will be about identifying “who we are, what we stand for and how we want Matakana to develop in the future”.

The Matakana Community Group meets in the meeting room beside the Matakana Hall on the first Thursday of every month, starting at 7.30pm. New members and visitors welcome.

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As at the time of the 2013 census, Matakana had a resident population of 291 – 141 males and 150 females.

This is an increase of 39 people, or 15.5 per cent, since the 2006 Census.

The two largest age groups are those aged over 65 years (16%) and those aged between 10 and 15 years (11%) There were 117 occupied dwellings and nine unoccupied dwellings in Matakana in 2013.

The population is predominantly European (255), with 30 people identifying as Maori, three as Pacific, 27 Asian and six as Other.

A total of 162 people said they had no religious affiliations.

Of those who did, 87 were Christian and 12 were Hindu.

The median personal income in 2013 was $31,000, up from $28,000 in 2006 and $17,900 in 2001.

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LOCALS TALKING: Does Matakana have a parking problem?

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Yes, it has a huge parking problem.

How bad is it?

The problem is really bad. Locals tend to hide by staying home as they don’t want to get caught up in the slow traffic looking for carparking.

We are often asked, “Why isn’t there a parking area/space?” We put out cones in front of the petrol station as visitors will park there and make the road way approaching the roundabout very narrow, which causes traffic jams.

How could it be solved?

A car park needs to be away from the village area (ie. the pony club but this is weather-permitting only) and no parking down Matakana Valley Rd at all. There should be foot traffic only down Matakana Valley Rd to perhaps the hall. Only freight and delivery traffic should be allowed in the village area. This would stop driver frustration and this would help to make the locals accept and be happier in Matakana.

Yes. How bad is it?

From our (Morris & James) point of view, the bigger issue is the impact that the parking problem has on traffic flow through Matakana. A lot of people, who are not intending to stop in Matakana, get caught up in the congestion. These are people heading for places like Goat Island, Tawharanui and Leigh.

How could it be solved?

We need parking spaces on the edge of town and at busy times, we should look at banning parking along Matakana Valley Road. A lot of the problem stems from the roundabout, which is a bit of a bottleneck on busy weekends.

People turning into Matakana Valley Road often have to sit and wait for people parking and then the traffic backs up from there.

It’s terrible.

How bad is it?

On a busy day in summer, the congestion starts at the Hill Street intersection in Warkworth and ends at the Matakana roundabout. In the 20062016 Matakana Structure Plan, Rodney District Council forecasted traffic volumes to double. And it has, but there has been absolutely no investment in infrastructure to cope with it.

How could it be solved?

We need a co-ordinated response.

The group is currently working on a concept plan which will address both the problem of the open drains along Matakana Valley Road and the lack of parking. We’re in talks with Auckland Transport to cover the drains and provide angle parking and tree planting. We estimate this could provide an additional 70 carparks.

The origin of the name Matakana is a little vague, but in an interview in 2010, Matakana identity Errol Jones said a very old Maori man told her that the word was originally Matakino, meaning raw or smelly.

Apparently, early Maori used to dry fish, particularly shark, on flax lines tied between two poles at Sandspit and the place became known as the place of “stinking fish”. Today, the drying fish have long gone (thank goodness!) and Matakana is a town that prides itself on making available food that is ‘fresh and local’.

Have church, will travel Matakana has two churches. As well as St Leonard’s Anglican Church, which celebrated its centenary in 2014, the St Andrews Presbyterian Church, built in 1895, once stood further along Matakana Valley Road where the patisserie recently opened.

It was barged down the Matakana River to a Salvation Army camp at Snells Beach in 1992 only to return up river in 2007 when the camp closed. The church, which is made of kauri and still has its original kauri pews, is now located at the Matakana Country Park.

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Help guide Auckland’s direction for 2016/2017

MATAKANA

ACTIVITY KAYAKING

Each year we set our budget to meet future growth and deliver the services that council provides.

As part of our Annual Budget consultation we want your feedback on rates, the Interim Transport Levy and local board activities and priorities for 2016/2017.

Have your say online at shapeauckland.co.nz or in person at one of the Have Your Say events in your local board area.

Rodney • Thursday 25 February, 6.30-8.30pm, Helensville War Memorial Hall, 49 Commercial Road, Helensville • Tuesday 8 March, 6.30-8.30pm, Old Masonic Hall, 3 Baxter Street, Warkworth.

Beating the traffic Kayaking to Matakana from Sandspit is a rewarding journey, made more pleasurable without contending with vehicular traffic.

According to a GPS app, it’s a 5.4km paddle that takes the average paddler – plus dog, plus 10-year-old – 54 minutes in a tandem kayak. A moderate level of fitness is required, especially when the 10-year-old talks most of the way instead of paddling.

Planning your trip includes coinciding with the incoming tide and, ideally, a good day. Wind can impede progress across the first stretch of open water from Sandspit, but you’re relatively protected once inside the mangrove enshrouded winding narrows of the upper river, where you pass grazing cattle, large houses with private jetties, fallen pine trees, other kayakers, stand-up paddle boarders, jet skiers and fizz boats.

The hum of motor cars alerts you to the approach of Matakana, which deceptively sounds like it is just around the next bend, or maybe it’s the next bend!

Finally, pulling your kayak up the boat ramp you smugly walk through the packed car park for a bite to eat and a nice coffee before departing on the outgoing tide.

ARTS CORNER

Have your say by 4pm on Thursday 24 March, 2016.

For more information, to provide feedback or for a full list of Have Your Say events, visit shapeauckland.co.nz, your local library, service centre or local board office.

Matakana has no shortage of creative and enterprising people, including Garry Currin who is known for his large, atmospheric landscapes that aren’t literal places. Garry moved to a home studio on the Takatu Peninsula in 2003, looking for a quiet place out of the city to work: “I was attracted to the solitude and the elemental spaces around the local coastline. My images are inspired by the idea of a changing ecology and the human impact on the fragile balance of nature between man and this earth.” Garry’s work is exhibited throughout NZ and is currently on show at The Vivian.

Gallery spaces include Small Works, Art Matakana, The Vivian, A Fine Line Gallery, Piece Gallery and Morris & James.

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COMING EVENTS Fruitloop

The annual fun run through orchards and vineyards in the Point Wells, Omaha and Matakana area is back and this year it will be held in conjunction with a two-day wine and food festival, on March 5 and 6. Events will be based at the Matakana Country Park, on Leigh Road, and money raised will boost the coffers of community projects such as the Matakana pathway. There will even be a Kids Loop.

When: Fruitloop fun run, Saturday, March 5 Info: cmnzl.co.nz/mwff

SUMMER SPECIAL

Introduction to permaculture

Permaculture has developed into something that can be applied to every aspect of our lives from housing and energy efficiency to agriculture … so what’s it all about? This taster course is run over a weekend and covers permaculture ethics and principles, and field trips. The course is run by the Kaipatiki Project and the tutor is Trish Allen.

• Genuine 12,500 ltrs • Fully Approved by Ministry of Health • Artesian or Town Supply • Great Rates • Bookings Essential

When: March 12 & 13 Info: kaipatiki.org.nz

Pickleball

There’s a new sport in town called Pickleball, which encompasses badminton, ping pong and tennis. It is played at the Matakana Hall on Mondays from 6.30pm-8.30pm; and Wednesdays, 9am-11am. All equipment is provided, just wear appropriate footwear and take a water bottle. All welcome.

Phone 022-3245853 Visit us at northern.seaviewwater.co.nz

When: Mon & Wed • Where: Matakana Hall Info: 021 980 852 or pickleball.org.nz

Vege swap

The Matakana Vege Swap meets at the Matakana Wharf every Friday at 9am.

This is an opportunity to shop and swap – a great place to pass on your excess greens, fruit and flowers, in return for other things you might use. All welcome.

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Gardeners or wannabe gardeners are invited to join the working bees at the Community Garden, next to the Matakana Hall, every Monday, from 9am to 10am. The time is spent weeding, planting and harvesting, and it’s a great way to share gardening knowledge. All welcome.

Urban farming workshop

Leading Canadian urban farmers Jean-Martin Fortier and Curtis Stone are holding a workshop at Whangateau Hall as part of a Six Figure Farming NZ Tour, sponsored by Ooooby. Mr Fortier is known for earning a six-figure income from under one hectare of organic vegetables, farmed by hand in Quebec. Tickets $220.

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The Matakana Community Group meets on the first Thursday of the month, at 7.30pm in the Matakana Hall backroom.

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Sunday Sessions Vintage Market

Foot-stomping folk duo The Bollands will be performing at the Sunday Vintage Market.

When: Sunday, February 28, 10am to 2pm • Where: Matakana Village Market Square Info: thebollands.com or matakanasundays.co.nz/

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From left, Chloe and Sonia Rusden, Robyn Hodges.

A new beauty therapy spa, based on the products and principles of an ancient holistic natural healing system, has opened in Snells Beach.

Saundarya Spa Ayurvedic Skin Care & Beauty Therapy is the brainchild of beauty therapist Sonja Rusden, who recently moved to Snells from Warkworth. She says she has been a fan of the Ayurvedic range of organic skin care for some time and has always wanted her own salon, so when the shop alongside The Warehouse and Snells Beach Fruit & Veg became available, she jumped at the chance.

“I’ve known about this product for quite a few years and thought what an amazing range to be able to offer people,” she says. “Ayurveda is all about being healthy and staying healthy, and preventing disease in a holistic way; it’s a real mind, body and soul philosophy.

“With the skincare, it’s about re-

balancing your skin in times of stress, or when you’re not eating the right food, even the change of seasons can cause problems. We’re prescribing products to help re-balance and rejuvenate the skin.”

Sonja has been a beauty therapist since her early twenties and has worked in salons in Newmarket, Remuera, Warkworth, and from home when her children were young. She’s also an accomplished artist and has exhibited at the Art Matakana gallery. More recently, she’s been painting houses instead of portraits, working with her painter/decorator fiancé, but she says a year of that is enough, and she’s ready to do what she really wants to do.

“I’ve never owned a shop before, so this is a new experience and so far it’s very exciting.”

Working alongside Sonja will be fellow beauty therapist Robyn Hodges, as well as Sonja’s daughter, Chloe, who looks after spray tanning.

Next time you pull up outside a local shop, school or business, have a quick look at the state of the road markings and parking symbols. If they’re obviously new, in a dazzling white or vivid bright yellow, chances are they might be the work of Vincent AllenBaines of Matakana.

He’s just set up his own local road marking business, Vince Parking Marking, after discovering there was no one else doing commercial line painting in the region.

“I did research for six months to see whether it was needed, and there’s no one else,” he says. “I’m the only guy between Auckland and Whangarei, so I cover that area and I’ll do quite a few jobs in Auckland, too, eventually.”

His clients include schools and colleges, shops and commercial premises, sports centres and health providers – anywhere that has a car park, sports court or any other need for lines, symbols or road markings, especially in high traffic areas.

“It’s traffic that mainly causes wear.

And the place I’ve found that it wears out the fastest is outside shops,” Vincent says.

The machine he uses sprays top quality road paint via a motorised hydraulic pump, with Vincent walking behind it, and applying specialist stencils when necessary – for parent parking,

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or disabled drivers, for example.

He should have a steady hand and an eye for detail – in his youth, Vincent competed in the regimented world of dressage and horse trials, and he worked as a track rider at a number of racing stables. After returning to Mahurangi, he stopped working with horses and ran a lawn mowing business, but riding still means a lot to him.

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The Business Improvement District (BID) vote is engaging debate both for and against. On the following pages, we asked the Business Association, which supports the BID, and the Warkworth Commerce & Industrial Association, which opposes it, to put their case forward.

Decision time for Warkworth businesses as BID vote looms More than 300 business and commercial property owners in Warkworth will begin to vote next month on the question of whether or not to form a Business Improvement District.

The volunteer-run Warkworth Area Business Association is promoting the BID vote, although Election Services, an independent body, will conduct the ballot.

Registered voters should begin receiving their ballot papers on March 29 and voting will close at midday on Wednesday, April 20. The result should be known later that day.

Voters will be asked the simple question of whether or not they are in favour of setting up a BID in Warkworth.

A BID represents a partnership between Auckland Council and the business sector aimed at engaging in activities that enhance business outcomes at a local level, but do not replicate services provided by Council.

Rather than a voluntary membership, a BID imposes a mandatory levy on commercial properties, across a defined business area, which is collected annually as a targeted rate.

All money collected via the targeted rate goes to the business association.

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Voting on the BID will close on Wednesday April 20. Photo majorlook.co.nz

The rate is calculated on the capital value of a property and the Warkworth BID is suggesting a hybrid method, which involves setting a nominal flat rate per business and then above that amount, a proportional rate based on capital value.

Some of the core objectives of a BID are to foster economic growth and employment, improve amenities, safety, marketing and promotion. Unlike their forerunners, the Mainstreet programmes which primarily focused on the retail sectors, BID programmes embrace all business types including retail, commercial and industrial.

There are currently 46 BID partnerships across Auckland, representing more than 25,000 businesses.

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While a primary focus of a BID is to deliver local economic development, the approach also provides a catalyst for business associations to advocate to Auckland Council for appropriate infrastructure to support business activity, and contributes a business perspective for Council and Local Board policies and initiatives.

Activities that BID Partnership Programmes undertake include: • Street environment such as providing cleaning services in addition to existing Council services and beautification projects • Safety and security • Marketing and promotion

Collective purchasing agreements Events Service provision (additional to standard Council service or chargeable) • Local improvement projects • Advocacy to local and central Government and agencies development, • Business mentoring, networking and training • Communications • Sustainability and resilience planning • Urban form such as heritage projects or improving the accessibility of businesses A BID is run by a governance board or executive committee, which is elected by members and ideally represents the types of businesses within the BID. To achieve a mandate, the Warkworth ballot must achieve a threshold of at least 25 per cent of the total voting forms returned. Of the returned voting forms, a minimum of 51 per cent of the votes must be in favour of the proposition.

If a ballot is unsuccessful, there is a minimum two-year stand-down before an association can seek another ballot.

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The case for ….

What will a BID cost?

BID better for Warkworth

By Warkworth BID coordinator Rachel Callender, on behalf of the Warkworth Area Business Association (WABA)

The BID targeted rate is billed per commercial property (within the designated boundary) on your normal rates bill.

The rate includes a base fee of $250, plus 0.000418* x Capital Value Example:

A property has a Capital Value of $1,000,000 $250 fixed fee + (0.000418 x $1,000,000) = $668.00 per annum

Assuming each tenant shares the rate charge equally:

PROPERTY HAS ONE TENANT Total fee divided by # of tenants = $668.00 / 1 = • $668.00 per tenant per annum OR • $167.00 per tenant per quarter OR • $55.67 per tenant per month

PROPERTY HAS THREE TENANTS Total fee divided by # of tenants = $668.00 / 3 = • $222.67 per tenant per annum OR • $55.67 per tenant per quarter OR • $18.56 per tenant per month

PROPERTY HAS FIVE TENANTS Total fee divided by # of tenants = $668.00 / 5 = • $133.60 per tenant per annum OR • $33.40 per tenant per quarter OR • $11.13 per tenant per month

NOTE: *0.000418 is based on current CVs from Council and can be subject to change. Figures exclude GST. To find out the CV of your property, refer to the rates information on the Auckland Council website.

For more information go to www.warkworthbusiness.co.nz

A strong local economy is built on the performance of local businesses that create jobs and generate financial prosperity including profits, wages and salaries, which are then spent in the local community, benefiting everyone.

A Business Improvement District (BID) is funded by all businesses in a defined area and provides support and initiatives to help them succeed and generate financial prosperity.

Currently, there are 80 financial members contributing to WABA out of more than 340 businesses in the BID area. If a BID is established, all businesses in this area would contribute and have a say about what should be done and when.

WABA has provided input to NZTA, Auckland Council and Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) on many issues, offered training seminars and managed community events. As a volunteer-run organisation, we carry out just a fraction of the advocacy, business and community activities that Warkworth needs.

The reality is that in today’s busy world, it takes time and money to get things done. WABA estimates that to remove the reliance on volunteers, a budget of about $180,000 per year is needed to provide expertise and real benefit to businesses.

One question most often asked about the BID is, ‘What’s in it for me?’ The answer – a lot!

For commercial and industrial businesses, benefits include savings through economies of scale on service contracts – bulk purchase agreements.

For example, the Rosebank BID improved the quality of security services and negotiated favourable rates by having one contract for all rather than businesses contracting their own security. The North Harbour

BID carried out a similar exercise resulting in decreased crime and lower insurance premiums providing real savings for businesses.

For landlords, BID activities that increase foot traffic and create a vibrant town will attract more demand for commercial premises meaning a larger pool of tenants and secure rental income.

For retailers and service providers, raising awareness of their offerings and where to find them through business directories, a strong online presence and impactful signage will increase the volume of customers and clients.

The BID will also provide a coordinated, stronger voice to get Council, CCOs and the Local Board to respond to Warkworth’s needs and take action on issues like roads, parking and infrastructure – issues that affect everyone. For example, in Torbay, Council transferred $200,000 to the BID to locally manage a significant infrastructure project.

When it comes to advocacy, the message is clear – Council prefers to deal with one united group.

So at voting time businesses have an important choice – they can decide to all contribute and work together; or let a few businesses influence decision making; rely on volunteers and donations; and wait for change to happen around them.

Warkworth is fortunate to have had generations of people dedicated to supporting our town and local community, but in today’s fast-paced environment, a voluntary approach is unsustainable.

WABA believes a BID will benefit everyone, make our town vibrant and prosperous, and provide greater opportunities for generations to come.

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The case against …

Funding available for walkway projects

BID divides community

By Warkworth Commerce & Industrial Association (WCIA)

The purpose of the recently-formed WCIA is to collaborate on business related matters with all local business, and ‘yes’ the BID was the motivating mechanism that has brought so many like-minded members to subscribe.

WCIA already has more members from within the BID boundary than the Warkworth Area Business Association (WABA), with strong support from retail, commercial, industrial and landlords.

The BID is an Auckland Council initiative which is using WABA to promote this erroneous policy.

If the BID is successful, it gives excessive power to WABA to extort funds through targeted rates as a percentage of each commercially rated property within the boundary. There is no escaping this – you must pay your rates and, despite WABA and Auckland Council denials, the rate can be changed without much fuss.

Whenever a BID has been unsuccessful, our investigations show Auckland Council has amended its process to prevent further BID opponents utilising such methods again. Plugging the holes if you like.

This shows how much the Council want these BIDs in all business districts. A recent meeting with Local Board members clearly indicated these BIDs in all districts are second

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only to the Mayor’s pet rail project, to enable Council to stop funding any form of business related spending or promotion of the area, Santa parades, Kowhai festivities, etc.

Council has funded WABA’s promotion of the BID to the sum of $75,000 according to media reports over a recent period leading up to this vote. Not that this appears on WABA’s financial reporting made available to its members to date. Of course this money doesn’t come from Council, it’s actually the ratepayers. Yes you!

Our enquiries show us that all is not well in districts where BIDs have been implemented. Once again, despite the denial of WABA and Council,

the simple fact that as few as 12.5 per cent of eligible votes can see the BID succeed is not democratic. This is how the policy has been written, and it relies on the apathy of businesses to not want to know the facts until it’s too late. This is why the WCIA is presenting a balancing view for the discerning local business fraternity to make educated and informed decisions prior to voting.

Other unrelated issues WCIA are currently advocating on are local postal problems, Western Collector route progress, non-publicly notified resource consent applications that will affect the whole of Warkworth, growth of industry in the area particularly hi tech – high value business.

We wish to acknowledge the generosity of many of our members who over the years have donated to the whole community to see such valuable community assets like the Jane Gifford, the wharf and river, Santa parades, Kowhai Festivals, trolley derbys, local security and the like. Such generosity will not be as forthcoming should these members be forced into the proposed target rated funding of WABA. If you haven’t registered to vote, please do so, registrations have not closed.

The whole community will be divided if the BID is implemented.

NO to B.I.D NO to ongoing and increasing NO to compusory contributions and council involvement in business affairs

YES to joining a true business led, expansive and progressive Business Association model. Join us as we reunite the Business Community that has been divided by the B.I.D

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Applications to a $28,660 fund to improve access to the outdoors are now open.

The New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s Enhanced Access Fund supports projects that provide free, certain, enduring and practical outdoor access for the public and is open to individuals and groups.

A maximum of $25,000 may be allocated for any one project and applications close on March 31.

Funding will be prioritised towards projects that create enduring access, such as negotiations to secure access agreements, legal or survey costs of obtaining access, or the cost of obtaining Resource Management Act consents.

Other initiatives such as signage, installation of stiles and other activities that improve existing public access are also eligible. In the five years the Enhanced Access Fund has been available, funding has been awarded to 81 projects across New Zealand. The Commission’s chief executive Mark Neeson says many groups struggle to meet the cost of building outdoor trails.

“The fund is there to support individuals and groups around New Zealand that are doing fantastic work to help improve and develop access opportunities. It is our pleasure to support access projects for the benefit of New Zealanders today, and for future generations.”

Info: walkingaccess.govt.nz.

Warkworth Commerce & Industrial Association Register your interest to sign up Name: _______________________________________________ Business: _______________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Cut out and return to: Warkworth Commerce & Industrial Association PO Box 575, Warkworth 0941 Or Email us at for an electronic copy

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24 Mahurangimatters February 17, 2016 Are you having trouble remembering simple things like where you put your keys? Tutor Bronwyn Lane says the Brain FIT for LIFE course teaches basic skills to prevent forgetfulness.

Young people are more likely to listen to each other's advice.

Course gets people ‘brain fit’ A new course is starting in Warkworth next month to help baby boomers experiencing a few ‘senior moments’ to keep their mind sharp and prevent memory loss.

The five-week course will be held at Warkworth Club Rooms, beside the town hall on Alnwick Street. There will be a night class starting on March 1, 7pm to 8.30pm, and a morning class starting on March 2, 10am to 11.30am.

The Brain FIT for LIFE course has been developed by Aucklanders Dr Allison Lamont and Gillian Eadie who founded the Memory Foundation.

The pair started the course in Pukekohe last year and are looking to roll out the course across the country.

Warkworth social worker Bronwyn Lane visited the course in Pukekohe last year and has now trained to run the classes. She says memory loss doesn’t have to be an inevitable part of ageing.

“People used to think that once you start

forgetting things it was a downward slide,” Mrs Lane says. “Now we know there are things you can do to and the brain can grow at any stage of life.”

Participants learn a number of strategies to increase memory retention using in-class group exercises.

One of the most important skills is to learn ways of focusing the mind on things you want to remember.

“The more you focus on something, the stronger the memory will become.

For example, if you have trouble remembering people’s faces, if you consciously try and be aware of the details of a person’s face and make an effort to recall those features a few minutes later, it can make a dramatic difference.”

Business and Professional Women (BPW) Warkworth is sponsoring the course. Course fee $150 for five classes.

Info: Bronwyn Lane bronlane21@ihug. co.nz or 425 0014, 0274 926 493 or visit http://memory.foundation/

Help end mental health stigma A new scheme encouraging 17 to 24-year-olds to come up with creative ways to stop the name-calling, neglect, bullying or social exclusion that young people with mental illness can face has been launched by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF).

It says there is a growing body of evidence to show that young people are more likely to be discriminated against than older people with mental illness, and they may be discouraged from seeking help due to fears of being ridiculed or shamed.

Its new Point Of Difference (POD) incubator programme is looking for videos, websites, apps, writing, drama, music, art and other ideas to combat such stigma, and is focusing on 17 to 24-year-olds as it believes that young people are more likely to take notice of people their own age.

“Young people are best placed to tackle social exclusion from their peers and others,” says Hugh Norris, MHF director of strategy, advocacy and

research. “Young people listen to their peers, and they have the creativity to know what will make people sit up and take notice.”

POD participants will take part in a six-month development and support programme to give them the industry contacts, tools and mentoring they need to bring their vision to life. MHF hopes that the resulting POD projects will influence the attitudes and behaviours of people who discriminate and socially exclude young people with mental health issues.

“We’re looking for young people who are passionate about making a difference for people like them, creating a New Zealand where everyone is accepted and included,” Mr Norris says.

There will be three POD programmes over the next 18 months, and applications for the first one close on Friday March 4, with further intakes in June, and February next year. Full details are available at www.pod.org.nz.

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Homebuilders Terry Healey, Family Support Worker www.homebuildersfs.org

Conflict with teenagers It is inevitable that as teens mature they seek greater control within their own lives.

It is a natural process, designed to produce an independent, fully functional adult.

Trouble is, we as parents can see all the pitfalls and dangers we wish to protect them from, so we want (and need) to maintain enough control to keep them safe until they are mature enough to do that for themselves. There is no magic wand, but there are some sensible guidelines for dealing with this stuff in order to minimise conflict: 1. Don’t sweat the small stuff: It takes energy to enforce rules, so make sure the rules you make are about things that really matter. Rules about safety are important, as are rules governing relationships in the family. These latter might include ‘No violence, no put-downs, no name-calling’, as well as keeping the home peaceful. These rules provide training in relationship that will stand them in good stead in their adult relationships.

2. Be reasonable: Listen respectfully to your teen’s perspective. Acknowledge their feelings and opinions. Be negotiable where appropriate, but stick to the important decisions. Don’t allow your teen to keep hassling you, or to wear you down by going on at length, sulking, or telling you what a bad parent you are. Say kindly and firmly, ‘I’ve heard your reasons, and I can hear that you’re unhappy with my decision, but for now that decision stands and I’m not willing to discuss it further right now’.

3. Don’t take sides: Especially in fights with siblings, both parties need to feel valued and heard by you. You can best help by listening to each point of view (one at a time!), and clarifying the issue causing conflict. This takes the heat off the sibling, and will hopefully lead to some constructive problem solving. ‘I see, so Martin took your jacket without your permission and you feel really annoyed. And Martin, you couldn’t find your jacket and were worried you’d get into trouble for having the wrong uniform? Hm, I wonder what else might work here?’

4. Don’t criticise their taste in friends, clothes, music etc: Being critical only harms your relationship with them. They will have to work out for themselves what’s okay and what’s not, and they will do so more successfully from the grounding of an open, safe and respectful relationship with you.

By all means express your worries, but name them as that so you don’t come across as critical or distrusting of your child.

5. Talk things through, and by ‘talk’ I really mean ‘listen’! Take the time to hear what your teen is saying. Show interest, ask clarifying questions ‘So do you mean . . .’ Reflect any feelings you notice – ‘Sounds like that’s a bit of a worry for you?’

6. Be positive: Let your teen know the things you like, admire, appreciate and respect about them. Notice when they are cooperative or helpful, and thank them for it. Good feelings beget good behaviour!

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Our ears are tuned in such a way that low pitched sounds will usually cover the higher pitched ones, meaning that we can miss the beginning and ending of words. If someone has a hearing loss, their ears and brain are less able to filter out sounds as easily, so even more listening effort is required.

A number of strategies can be used to help.Move away from the source of noise and seek out a place with less hard reflective surfaces that cause echo. Position yourself so the noise is behind you and the person you want to hear ahead of you.

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New era of learning as Warkworth School building opens Younger pupils at Warkworth Primary School have started the year in a brave new world, with the opening of a futuristic, open plan, junior site.

A long, airy building containing three large ‘learning communities’ separated by sliding glass walls has replaced old individual classrooms. Each new community is designed to accommodate around 100 pupils and at least four or five staff.

Students and staff work collaboratively and in smaller groups, and there is a wide range of furniture and learning areas to suit different tasks and preferences.

School principal Cynthia Holden says the new environment is very open and fluid, which encourages children to be innovative, agile thinkers and creative in their approach to problem solving.

“You can see the logic with areas – whether it’s reading, or science, puzzles or maths, everyone can see the purpose of each area and how it’s been set up,” she says. “Everyone is settling in very well, enjoying the new environment and working with each other very well. The teachers are happy and the children are very appreciative.”

The new learning communities are the first stage of a $7.6 million redevelopment of the Warkworth junior school, which is continuing apace – much of the area remains fenced off as a building site.

The next stage is a new hall, administration block, staff room and resource area, which should be finished in March.

“Hawkins Construction have been absolutely brilliant,” Mrs Holden says. “They’ve worked diligently through the whole process to streamline the build and make sure they meet deadlines.”

The new building received its Certificate of Public Use just days before the summer holidays ended.

“It was quite tight for teachers preparing and they had to work very, very hard indeed to have rooms set out as functional and attractive for when students

New entrants Bianca, Aiden, Tamara and Milan settling in to their new community classrooms.

started and it’s to their absolute credit that they achieved that,” she says.

Next on the agenda is a remodel of the senior school, with the Ministry of Education due to select a consortium to manage the project as Mahurangi Matters went to press. Mrs Holden says the consortium

will get a confirmed brief from the Ministry and work with the school to do a remodel of the area and come up with a concept for the facility.

“I think it will take the rest of the year for the design and next year for the build phase. Realistically that’s the time frame we need to be looking at,” she says.

Sign up quickly for school reunion Calling all past Otamatea High School students and staff – the college is holding its 50th Reunion this year with a weekend of celebrations from April 15 to 17. Events will include a ‘Mix and Mingle’ evening get-together in the school hall on the Friday evening; bus tours; exhibition netball, hockey and rugby games; photographs; a formal dinner and live band in a marquee on the Saturday night; and an interdenominational church service at the school on Sunday. Organiser Karen Smales says they are looking forward to welcoming as many old boys and girls as possible and is encouraging everyone to register by the end of February so that event details can be finalised.

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‘Get down, get low, get out’ Recently an open day was held at Matakana Fire Station. About 100 people visited, looking through the station, fire trucks and displays. Many were family groups. Naturally the trucks held a special appeal to the children and rightly so.

One display, which looked rather boring, was perhaps the most important for people to visit – a small plain room on a trailer. It had no bright colours, tools or gadgets to impress young minds. Inside it emitted a small quantity of harmless white smoke into the enclosed space. The purpose of this is to show people how smoke sits in a room and the safe area for occupants in such a situation. Smoke rises and is trapped by the ceiling above. The more smoke, the lower the smoke settles. Below the smoke level is the clear air. The exhibit clearly shows the divide between the smoke above and the clear air below.

What should you do if confronted by a smoke filled room? The answer is the Fire Service motto ‘Get Down, Get Low, Get Out’ followed by ‘Get out, Stay out’. I was pleasantly surprised to find that many children had heard and remembered the mottos. It was reinforcing, practising the actions in an actual smoke filled room. The children (and adults) simply drop to their knees and keep their face as close to the floor as possible, then crawl out the door to the fresh air outside. All occupants then assemble at a prearranged meeting point, which we recommend is the letterbox. Every house has a letterbox and it is easy to remember. Once assembled, it is also the place to greet the fire engine’s arrival and pass the clear message that everyone is accounted for. This message is vital as it will dictate the actions of the fire crew on their arrival.

So, what are the risks associated with smoke in a room? The answer is simple the smoke is likely to kill before the flames do. Smoke from the fire will be dense black smoke filled with toxins. A couple of breaths of this are likely to render a person unconscious and unable to escape the fire. Past events in fires have shown a number of people have perished just inside the exit doorway, just a metre or so from safety. It is likely these people have been in an upright position trying to open the door when overcome by smoke.

Moving forward what can families do?

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• Know the safe exits. Have secondary exit options, as doorways may be blocked. A window may be a good alternate. Keep exit points clear of clutter. Know the meeting point and most of all remember to stay out.

Practise the exercise regularly as it is this reinforcement that may keep your family safe. Hopefully you will never have to use it!

Arts Council doors open The North Rodney Community Arts Council will host a ‘Drop In Centre’ at the Warkworth Club Rooms, beside the Warkworth Town Hall, on Monday mornings from March 7, 9am to 12 noon. It will be an opportunity for artists or those interested in supporting the arts to meet members of the committee and discuss plans and projects and offer suggestions for future activities. The Arts Council is planning an exhibition later this year. Meanwhile, the council’s AGM will be held at the club rooms on April 27 at 7.30pm. All welcome.

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Feedback sought on Government fishing park proposal The way Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), such as marine reserves, are created and managed could change completely under a Government proposal, but many are sceptical about the benefits.

The Ministry for the Environment is asking for public feedback on its plans which could see commercial fishing largely banned from much of the inner Hauraki Gulf, from Leigh to Waiheke Island, and across to Colville on the Coromandel.

In a consultation document, the Ministry says its aim is to achieve “an appropriate balance between protecting our marine environment and maximising commercial, recreational and cultural opportunities”.

It says that on a typical summer’s day on the Hauraki Gulf, nearly 7000 recreational boats can be on the water carrying up to 21,000 fishers. About 80 commercial fishing vessels are also fishing the gulf, “which may be competing with recreational fishers for catch and space”.

“The Government is proposing to establish recreational fishing parks to enhance the enjoyment and value of recreational fishing in these highdemand areas by reducing the localised impact of commercial fishing,” the document states.

Commercial fishing of some species may be allowed to continue, however, and customary fishing and marine farming will not be affected, according to the document.

Marine scientist Dr Roger Grace of Whangateau Harbourcare says creating a fishing park, even if no commercial fishing is allowed, will do nothing for marine conservation.

“Recreational fishing parks have no place in a Marine Protected Areas Act anyway, they should be under the Fisheries Act. They are of no conservational benefit whatsoever,” he says.

He referred to the example of Mimiwhangata, a marine park between Whangarei and the Bay of

Submissions on the proposal close at 5pm on Friday March 11.

Islands, where there’s been been no commercial fishing and restricted recreational fishing for 21 years. Studies show no difference in the numbers of fish and crayfish inside or outside of the park in that time, with most reefs devoid of life.

“For Hauraki, it could be worse. They’re still going to allow some forms of commercial fishing, and they’re just putting a line on a map,” he says. “I think it will do absolutely nothing and, within a few years, recreational fishermen will be very disappointed because it won’t improve their fishing at all.

“The Government has known about the Mimiwhangata situation, it’s part of DOC, and they have just ignored it.”

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a little cynical about the consultation process, not least since the Government cut recreational fishers’ take limits in 2014, while leaving commercial limits largely unchanged.

“We can commercially fish smarter and recreationally fish smarter,” he says. “There are all sorts of things at play. But everyone needs to up their game and look after the fish.”

Leigh Fisheries general manager Greg Bishop says the company will be making a submission on the proposed changes and is also making submissions with iwi and other fishing companies, but did not think it prudent to expand further at this stage.

Submissions close at 5pm on Friday March 11. For more information and to make a submission, go to http://202.36.137.86/consultation/mpa#submission

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Opera quartet Operanesia are promising an entertaining performance.

Budding opera stars perform in garden Some of the best young opera singers in the country will hold a sunset performance in a Mahurangi garden this month.

Opera tutor Frances Wilson is organising the concert, featuring operatic quartet Operanesia. The event will be set in her large garden at 144 Jones Road, between Point Wells and Omaha, on February 27 from 5.30pm.

Ms Wilson is the director of Auckland Opera Studio, a charitable trust that holds regular operas to support young up and coming singers. Past students have included Kiwi opera stars Sol3 Mio. “I work with the top university graduates, preparing them to head overseas for further study so they can forge a professional career in opera,” Ms Wilson says.

Operanesia describe their sound as a fusion between the opera world and Polynesia. Made up of Tongan tenors, Noah Filimoehala and Kalauni Pouvalu, and Samoan baritone Benson Wilson and bass baritone Joel Amosa, they say they will perform everything from Bizet and Puccini to Elvis and Engelbert Humperdinck.

Ms Wilson says they are four of the rising stars in NZ opera.

“They are the young singers of the moment.”

The event is a fundraiser to send three of Ms Wilson’s most promising students, including Benson Wilson, on a 10-day course with world-renowned opera teacher Virginia Zeani in the United States.

“She’s one of the most important women in the operatic world still alive.”

Mr Wilson has also won a scholarship to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London later this year and came second in The Lexus competition in 2014, the top opera competition in NZ. These accolades are a sign of the healthy state of NZ opera, Ms Wilson says.

“We produce more successful singers per capita than even Italy. At the moment it’s a particularly good period and there are a lot of talented singers.”

The Jones Road property was formerly owned by Ray Columbus and has been established for over 40 years.

“It will be a great way for people to see this beautiful garden. Bring a picnic and enjoy the music.”

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Soul-electronica collective Sorceress will play at the Leigh Sawmill on Saturday February 27, supported

by DJs Dylan C and Dan Paine.

Founded in 2011 (and formerly known as Funkommunity), Sorceress was nominated for Best Electronica Album at the 2014 NZ Music Awards and is currently working on a new EP due for release later this year. Founding member and producer Isaac Aesili says he is looking forward to returning to Leigh.

“We have played the Sawmill a few times before and it’s definitely one of our favourite venues in New Zealand,” Mr Aesili says. “We love the location, the laid back vibes, the awesome locals and especially the friendly staff, who make us feel at home every time we play.”

The band is recording a new EP, so people can expect to hear new material at the gig.

“We aim to finish it within the next few months. We have yet to decide how to release but we will first be looking for an established label to work with.

“It’s more of an evolution then a departure in style.

It’s an evolution in that we have a new band format, comprised of vocalist Rachel Fraser and myself producing, alongside Marika Hodgson on bass and Myele Manzanza on drums.”

The band has recently returned from a tour of Europe.

“It included both small and large venues, from a grimy club in Brixton, London to La Bellevilloise, a famous club and venue in Paris, where we played live on Radio Nova to over half-a-million French listeners, as well as an audience of a few hundred screaming French locals. We also played at the legendary Neue Heimat in Berlin and our last gig was at the Rudolstadt world music festival on an outdoor stage to a few thousand Germans dancing in the 38-degree heat.”

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Homes open doors for tour Eleven exceptional homes in Warkworth, Matakana, Omaha and Point Wells will be opening their doors to visitors next month as part of the 2016 NZ House & Garden Tours.

The self-drive tour runs from 10am to 4pm on Friday March 4 and costs $68 per person, with all proceeds going to support the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

As well as getting a rare chance to explore homes and gardens that have featured in the magazine, tour participants are promised “a day of indulgence and fun”, with food, refreshments and competitions along the way.

The 11 local properties featured range from historic Victorian villas in Warkworth and Point Wells to spacious contemporary homes in Matakana and

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Aldous Harding at the Sawmill Christchurch folk singer Aldous Harding is performing at Leigh Sawmill on March 4 as part of a nationwide tour. Aldous has received critical praise for her self-titled debut album, receiving 4 stars in MOJO and Uncut. Her music has been described as reminiscent of 60s-era folk singers Vashti Bunyan and Linda Perhacs, while her rich imagery and stark instrumentation occupies harsher terrain. She has also toured with such acts as Tiny Ruins, Perfume Genius and Laura Jean.

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“This is our first time participating in an event like this,” she says, though she has helped to find some of the other homes on this year’s local tour.

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Eclectic duo in Warkworth Award winning organist Christopher Hainsworth and clarinettist Andrei Freidine will take to the stage at Christ Church, Percy Street, Warkworth, on March 4 at 6pm.

The combination of clarinet and organ is unusual, but Christopher and Andrei have proved that such a pairing can work successfully.

Both Christopher and Andrei have played with many European orchestras, quartets and trio. They both now reside in Beziers, France.

Christopher has been described as “New Zealand’s most entertaining classical organist” and was billed in Poland as “the funniest virtuoso of the classical organ in the world”. He has held church music positions in Europe and New Zealand, including director of music of Hamilton’s Anglican Cathedral. He was Head of the Early Music Department of the Conservatorium of Beziers from 1986 to 1996 and was inaugural associate professor of music at the University of Waikato from 1996 to 1999.

Russian clarinettist Andrei has performed at festivals throughout Europe and now teaches clarinet and computer music studies at the Beziers Conservatoire.

With a diverse programme of classical, traditional, jazz and klezmer (Hebraic) music, the duo will appeal to a wide

variety of tastes. Songs will include Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Rossini’s virtuoso Variations and a couple of marches and jazz classics by Gershwin and Goodman.

One of the concert organisers Lorna Laxon says it will be a must-see concert.

“If you attended the concert a year ago with Christopher playing the organ and his friend Nicholas on trumpet, you will know that this coming event is not to be missed,” Lorna says.

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Fees drop at Field Days Lower ticket prices are among the many attractions on offer at this year’s Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 3, 4 and 5.

Organisers have dropped entry fees to $12 for adults and $30 for a family pass as a thank you to the event’s loyal visitors.

Field Days president Lew Duggan says Northlanders have supported the show for 32 years and the committee wanted to do something to mark that.

“I know people who have been to every Northland Field Days since its inaugural event in 1984,” he says.

“They have been baked by sun, soaked by rain and chilled by cyclone-force winds – we need to do something to say thank you.”

Highlights at this year’s show include logger sports events, with 10 operators competing to load and unload a logging

truck, plus chainsaw racing and wood chopping. Up to 60 sheepdogs and their handlers, including past and present New Zealand champions, will take part in the three-day sheepdog trials competition, and there is even a Human Sheepdog competition at Friday lunchtime.

Attractions for children include a dog agility demonstration on Saturday, Clydesdale rides, sheep races, a petting zoo and a Big Fun activity zone, with water walkers and an inflatable playground.

More grown-up draw cards include clay shooting, a tractor pull and a Win Your Weight in Meat competition.

Lew Duggan says the events committee has outdone themselves this year, with something for everyone, and some 550 exhibitors.

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Rabbit rissoles a tasty treat Rabbit rissoles with garlic and fennel will be the wild food treat used to lure visitors to the Northland Regional Council’s marquee at Kaipara’s upcoming Northland Field Days.

In recent years the regional council has successfully used a variety of wild food treats – most made from pests – as a fun way of attracting visitors to the Dargaville event on March 3,4 and 5.

Council chairman Bill Shepherd says previous wild food treats have included possum burgers, pies and pate, wild pork and goat meat pies, wild rabbit sausages and even wasp larvae ice cream.

This year will again see another pest – the rabbit – turned into an appetising treat.

About 75 kilograms of rabbit meat has been sourced from an approved wild game supplier, which will turn it into roughly 1500 rissoles.

Cr Shepherd says they’ll be served on skewers with dipping sauce over the three days of the event at the council’s usual location, site 251 on ‘Fonterra

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“Our marquee will be themed around working together for the benefit of our shared Northland environment,” Cr Shepherd says.

“There’ll be a large number of interactive activities showing how to take action on a wide range of topics including pest plants and animals, land and lake management, kauri dieback disease and farm dairy effluent.”

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Domestication was worthwhile since they provide meat, eggs, don’t wander very far and are low maintenance.

So let me tell you something about eggs. As the days lengthen the hen starts to grow bigger yolks on her ovaries and, fertilised by a rooster or not, they will ovulate. The yolk travels down the oviduct and gets surrounded by egg white (albumen) and an inner membrane. Next stage is the egg gland or uterus. Here the outer membrane and shell are formed. Depending on the breed of chicken the shell gets brown or white pigment. Before it is about to be released, a waxy layer called cuticula is added to the outside. This prevents moisture evaporation and invasion of bugs.

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She draws the calcium for the outer shell out of her own bones. The yellow colour of the yolk comes partly out of the diet in the form of pigments called xanthophylls, but mostly from lutein. A good laying hen will draw yellow pigment from her own body causing a lighter coloured beak and a paler yellow ring around her eyes. Common belief is that the more orange the yolk is the healthier it is to eat. This is not the case. It just reflects the diet of the hen.

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Going further afield My family and the farm have had the most outrageously fantastic summer!

The heavens opened up and gave our earth the perfect amount of rain and sunshine, so we literally have grass ‘till the cows come home’. The veggies in the garden are plump, fat and seem to have grown legs and are marching their way to my chopping board, and my family had a wonderful, adventurous three-week vacation from all things hectic.

This year our summer holiday saw us rent a little house in French Polynesia.

What a darling little place that was, such a laid back lifestyle surrounded by water, and culturally Tahitians are not too dissimilar to our own beautiful Maori, so we felt right at home. However, we did our research before we left and we were well aware that food was going to be extremely expensive, which is why we chose to smuggle in 50kgs of good Kiwi fodder (on ice in our luggage) including 50 sachets of instant porridge (wouldn’t want my family to have a mini meltdown without their morning oats now would I!).

As food producers, it is always interesting for us to analyse the cost of produce overseas and view their food production methods. This nearly always entails my husband dragging us along kicking and screaming to agricultural tours. Pineapple farming was (I have to say) remotely interesting for the first two hours, however after six hours clinging to the side of an old open 4WD drenched in sweat with a heap of whingy kids, my enthusiasm for this fruit waned! In terms of agricultural production, pineapples and pearls were about it. Such rich volcanic soils they have, but so little investment to help them utilise their land. It made me realise just how advanced and varied New Zealand is in the area of agricultural production.

Virtually all their food is imported and choice is fairly thin on the ground, but here’s the thing: I am the first to have a whinge at the cost of some fruit and vegetables here. ‘I mean for goodness sake’, I often bark at the price of my own lamb in supermarkets! But try and feel their pain, at $30 for a punnet of kiwi strawberries, $5 for a tomato, $10 for an ice-cream and $35 for a tiny watermelon! Wouldn’t take us long to blow our weekly food budgets at these prices (but pineapples are cheap!).

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Introducing our new series of columns on local brews and produce. This month, Ian Marriott, from Warkworth’s Tahi Bar, delves into the growing brewing industry in Mahurangi.

Ode to a brew

Pull up a stool and grab a beer, I wanna tell you a little story. Actually, I just want to talk about beer. The Kiwi beer scene has gone through some tremendous changes in recent times and none greater than the rise of small independently owned and operated breweries. The latest and most common term for the most recent incarnation of beer is Craft Beer, but over the years it has been referred to as boutique beer, microbrews, small, artisan and one of the newest monikers being bandied about is Indie brews (short for independent breweries).

The problem with giving something a label or pigeon holing it, is that there is an expectation that everything in that category is of the same virtue. That is simply not the case when we discuss beer…there are those who will tell you there is no such thing as a bad beer and again simply not the case. Brewing is a science and as such requires a level of expertise, knowledge and high levels of sanitation. When these extremely important aspects are not followed, then hello bad beer, regardless of who makes it. Fortunately, most brewers understand the importance of a quality product and we as the consumer rarely taste bad beer…well there was this one big brewery…oh, ok that’s another story for a later date! My point here is that you should try and decide for yourself whether a beer is good…for you! Good local beer bars will generally allow you to have a taste of a beer on tap before you buy THIS IS THE LIFE to help you decide, some serve tasting trays comprised of several tasters of around QUALITY YOU CAN RELY ON TO 100mls each to help you find a flavour you enjoy. Enjoy it for flavour, taste, aroma, GET THE JOB DONE FASTER texture and not just for effect and a new appreciation of an every day beverage will develop, regardless of how it is labelled.

And speaking of developing, what an amazing amount of growth the beer industry has seen in our region in the last three years.

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The New Zealand team for the World SUP Championships will be chosen at the Omaha event.

Laurie Atkins is heading to the waka ama world championships for the fourth time.

Waka ama club off to worlds Three members of a local waka ama club are heading to the world championships in Australia in May after a medalwinning effort last month.

Laurie Atkins and Taute Tocker, from the Omaha-based Tapara L Waka Club, qualified for the World Sprint Championships after racing in the Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Ama Sprint Nationals, held at Lake Karapiro.

The pair competed in the 60+ age division in a team of six, bolstered by four competitors from around the country. They won silver in the 1000m and bronze in the 500m.

Laurie has been competing in waka ama (out-rigger canoe racing) for about 15 years and has been to the world championships three times.

In 2006, when the games were held in NZ, he won a silver medal in the 500m and a bronze in the 1000m in the 50+ section. In 2012, he won gold in the double hull race in the 60+ category in New Caledonia.

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after winning silver and bronze in the 500m and 1000m respectively, while competing with members of the Parihaka club.

The 2016 world championships run from May 5 to 15 and will be held in Lake Kawana on the Sunshine Coast of Australia.

Two other members of the club competed at the national championships: Pamela Kane and Glen Sterling.

Pamela, Glen and Laurie competed in the singles event, but failed to make it to the finals.

The club formed five years ago and now has 15 members, but founder, Laurie, is looking for more people to join. The club meets every Sunday morning at 9am at the Omaha boat ramp.

“We have a paddle and also try have a bit of fun – we even go fishing and kina diving off the boat.”

The club also trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.30pm.

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SUP Nationals back at Omaha Some of the world’s best paddleboarders will be competing when Omaha Beach hosts the NZ Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) National Championships on February 27 and 28.

Australian Jake Jensen, currently ranked 11th in the world, France’s Titouan Puyo, ranked 5th, and Orewa-based Kiwi surf legend Daniel Kereopa, will be among up to 300 paddleboarders taking part in a wide range of flat water and ocean races.

This is the second consecutive year that Omaha has hosted the NZ SUP Nationals, with organisers keen to return after a successful event in March last year. NZ SUP treasurer Bill Dawes says this year there will be more sponsors, events and course options.

“Omaha is a fabulous location,” he says. “Having the flat water of the harbour means more recreational races can be run in a very safe, sheltered location. But for the hot shots and world class paddlers, Omaha Beach

can put on fabulous surf.

“And the Surf Lifesaving Club is a really nice club, they’re super helpful.”

Although some of the world’s best will be tackling the gruelling 15km ocean race on the Saturday, Bill stresses that there are plenty of other races and events to suit even the most part-time paddleboarder.

“The national championships are not just for professionals,” he says. “It’s like a marathon or a half marathon, the majority of people are just there to take part.

The fun 4km and 8km races have huge participation. Anyone who has a paddleboard should come along.”

Online registrations for the event close on Sunday February 21, but anyone entering the inshore or fun races can register on the days between 8am and 9.30am.

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It was great to see so many new and young faces at the first night of the KGA/ Barfoot Business House Tennis Competition on February 3. With 22 teams, there are three Divisions with Division 3 commencing a week later. The winners of Division 1 and 2 both won 4-0, so the competition looks intense amongst the top four teams in each division.

Very hard to predict Division 1 as KGA is led by the very experience David Theyers, Ray White Bogue is led by Warkworth singles Champ Kat Kayll and Team Extreme by Leonie Meredith. The Kaipara Flats team, Core Steel, is also very experienced, led by Matthew Buchanan.

Division 2 is also set to have some very tight matches amongst the top four teams. There are two from Mahurangi East Tennis Club: Foot Faults led

by Don Wishart and Young Ones, with Peter Dibley (who is he kidding!)

Mangawhai Cruisers, captained by Jorg Nordmeier, and Darn Great (now they could take the title of the Young Ones) led by Kris Williams.

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a Roundup Warkworth netball of spoRTs acTiviTies in THe disTRicT Warkworth Netball Club muster at the netball courts at Warkworth Showgrounds: Year 5-6: March 6, 9am-10.30am and March 14, 4-5.30pm. Year 7-8: March 6 10am-11.30am and March 14, 5-6.30pm. Year 9-13: March 6 and March 13, 5-6.30pm. Seniors: March 6 and March 13, 5-6.30pm. Year 1-4: March 14, 3.30-4pm. Senior players can enter a pre-formed team, join a social team or trial for a competitive team. Info: warkworthnetballclub@gmail.com Junior soccer Registrations are open for the football season and will close Feb 24. All registrations online at http://bit.ly/1SHdmPe Info: 9-17 year olds contact Mike Lewis 021 2166764 or lewis.gbi@xtra.co.nz 4-8 year olds contact Cameron Gray 021 1688773 or camerongray188@gmail.com Mahurangi Hockey Trials for men and women’s hockey, Saturday February 20 at Harbour 1 field.

Women’s premier, reserve, senior 1 and senior 2 trials, 3-5pm. Men’s premier, reserve and senior 1 trials, 5-7pm. Info: sportsground.co.nz/mahurangihockey Junior Tennis Starts February 18, 3.30-5pm at Centennial Park, Wellsford. Racquets supplied. Info: Wendy Crow-Jones 423 8194.

Mahurangi junior rugby Registration day at Mahurangi Rugby Club, Warkworth Showgrounds, Feb 25, 4-7pm & Sat Feb 27, 11am-3pm. Rippa rugby for ages 4-7, tackle rugby for ages 8-13. Free gear bag and rugby ball with each paid registration (fees $75). Info: mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz

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Ladies Club Night at Warkworth will commence on February 15 – nonmembers welcome. Cost $5.

Mahurangi East is holding a Dalmatian Tennis Tournament on the February 20.

Club Days at Warkworth: Tuesdays 1pm and Saturdays 10am.

Club Days at Mahurangi East: Wednesdays 9am and Fridays 5pm and Saturdays 1pm.

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Medal haul for senior tennis Five Mahurangi senior tennis players have been deemed among the top in the country, after a medal haul at the Tennis New Zealand Senior Championships in Napier last month. Paul White (55+ age group) and 70+ competitors David Theyers, Murray Billington, Kaye Jackson, and Gloria Wilmot represented the Lower Northland Seniors Tennis Club at the games, between January 23 and 27. Warkworth Club president and resident coach Kaye Jackson won two gold medals, winning both the 70+ Women’s Doubles with Kay Glenny from Hawkes Bay and the 70+ Mixed Doubles with Dave Hawkes from Western Bay of Plenty.

Paul White and partner Paul Smith lost the final to earn the silver medal. David Theyers won two medals – a silver in the 70+ Mixed Doubles (with partner Janice Larmer of North Harbour) and a bronze in the 70+ Men’s Doubles playing with Murray Billington (Lower Northland). Gloria Wilmot took the silver in the 70+ Women’s Doubles, teaming up with Bev Evans from Gisborne.

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Te Muri Regional Park consultation open day, Hungry Creek Road, 10.30am-2pm 22 Sustainable Rural Development course starts, Wellsford. Info: Heidelind Luschberger 021 0230 6465 25 Mahurangi Junior Rugby Club registration, A&P Showgrounds, SH1, Warkworth, 4-7pm, Rippa rugby ages 4-7, tackle rugby ages 8-13. Info: mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz 26 Wellsford Combined Probus Club visit the new Port Albert cafe/general store, Wharf Road, Port Albert. Meet at Wellsford Community Centre carpark, 10am to carpool. Info: Bev Davidson 423 9552 27-28 NZ Stand Up Paddleboarders National championships, Omaha Beach, registration from 8am. Info: nzsup.org or facebook.com/ nzsupchamps/ (see story p37) 27 Mahurangi Junior Rugby Club registration, A&P Showgrounds, SH1, Warkworth, 11am to 3pm, Rippa rugby ages 4-7, tackle rugby ages 8-13. Info: mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz 27 Operanesia concert, 144 Jones Road, between Point Wells and Omaha, from 5.30pm. (see story p29) 27 The Wellsford/Warkworth Vintage Car Club annual Swap Meet, Satellite Station Rd, 7am to 12 noon. Stallholders/Sellers $10, buyers/browsers $5, children free. Info: 423 8122 or 027 423 8122 27 Sorceress at Leigh Sawmill (see story p29) 28 Wellsford Lions Roaring Truck Show, 10am, Centennial Park.

Gold coin entry (see story p11) 28 Free pest control workshop, Kaipara Flats Sports Club, fro 9.15am to 12.30pm. Info: theforestbridgetrust@gmail.com or 027 551 4140 (see story p33) 29 Whangateau Folk Club with special guest Keith Levy, 7pm. $5.

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Brain Fit for Life course, 7-8.30pm Warkworth Clubrooms (see story page 24) Brain Fit for Life course, 10-11.30am Warkworth Clubrooms (see story page 24) Northland Field Days, corner of Awakino Point East Road and State Highway 14, Dargaville, 9am-4.30pm. Info: northlandfielddays.co.nz/ (see story p32) Deadline to complete Auckland Council Rural Broadband survey at engage.ubiquity.co.nz/surveys/eTbdTnFY-EEFwjSvbSARg (see story p36) NZ House & Garden Tour of Warkworth, Matakana, Pt Wells and Omaha homes, 10am-4pm, $68 in aid of NZ Breast Cancer. Info and tickets: ivvy.com/event/NZHGHT/ (see story p30) Organist Christopher Hainsworth and clarinetist Andrei Freidine, Christ Church, Warkworth, 6pm (see story p31) Aldous Harding at Leigh Sawmill (see story p30) Matakana Fruitloop, run, walk or bike, Matakana Country Park.

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Protestors join spectators at Warkworth Rodeo Protestors picketed the entrance of the Warkworth Rodeo this month, but that didn’t deter about 1800 people attending the event at Warkworth Showgrounds.

The rodeo was held on February 6 after the event was rained off on New Year’s Day. Warkworth Rodeo Club secretary Krista Fletcher said the crowd was about half the size of normal, which she put down to competition from other events in the region and fewer holidaymakers.

“It was a bit disappointing, but it was still a great day,” Krista said. “There were no injuries to stock, but there was the odd injury to the cowboys.”

Only two of the 21 competitors managed to stay on their bull and take home a cash prize, as the animals proved particularly virulent.

“The judge said they were some of the best bulls he’s seen in a long time.”

Krista said she doubted the protestors had an impact on numbers.

About 50 protestors crowded the entrance to the Showgrounds, waving signs to passing traffic on State Highway One. That’s up from about 40 protestors

who gathered in the rain when the event was postponed on New Year’s Day. Animal advocacy organisation SAFE urged the public to boycott the event and called on Auckland Council to ban the event. A SAFE petition to ban rodeos in NZ has over 42,000 signatures, an increase of 12,000 since the start of the year.

Auckland animal rights group Direct Animal Action spokesperson Kathleen Lafferty said public support for the protest was heartening.

“We had so many toots of support from people driving by. I wasn’t expecting that. A lot of people were giving us the thumbs up,” Ms Lafferty said. “I feel the public is a lot more aware of what goes on at rodeos now.

Kiwis don’t like animal cruelty.”

Protestors also received the “odd remark” from rodeo-goers.

The SPCA has also called for a ban on rodeos in New Zealand, she says.

Krista confirmed an SPCA member visited the rodeo and was “more than happy with animal welfare” after speaking to vet Ross Lynch, who attended the event, along with an ambulance.

The crowd was about half the size of previous rodeos.

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Cowboys struggled with a particularly boisterous batch of bulls.

About 50 people protested at the rodeo this month.

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