February 17, 2021
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Farmers fear for stock as bores run dry Desperate farmers are organising a public meeting to investigate groundwater extraction permits in the Tomarata/Te Arai district. This follows reports that bores are running dry for the first time in decades. Landowner spokesperson Brian Mason is calling on representatives from Auckland Council, as well as the Rodney Local Board and government, to attend the meeting. Mr Mason’s farm is among those affected. He says in the 25 years he has owned the property, this is the first time that his bores have run dry. He has been investigating consents in
the area and says the level of allocation from the aquifer is “frightening”. He has had to de-stock and lease grazing paddocks on a neighbouring farm to ensure the welfare of his animals. “There is a lot of anxiety among farmers at the moment. We hope a meeting will help us understand the ins and outs,” Mr Mason says. Meanwhile, Te Arai Links has responded to a backlash on social media linking it to the water shortage. The company, owned by US billionaire Ric Kayne, which has already developed the private luxury golf course Tara Iti in north Te Arai, is now building two
further 18-hole golf courses on Ocean View Road, Te Arai South, which will be open to the public. Late last year the company was granted multiple consents by Auckland Council for at least nine bores and two dams, and a water take from Poutawa Stream. One bore, on the Te Arai South coastal aquifer, is limited to 11,120 cubic metres a year, while another, on the Pakiri Waitemata aquifer, is for 161,670 cubic metres a year – 32 times greater than the recommended permitted activity. The annual extraction permitted on seven other bores is 211,000 cubic metres annually.
The water will mainly be used for irrigation and revegetation work. In granting the consents, Council said it did not believe they would adversely affect the ability of the Pakiri Waitemata or neighbouring aquifers to recharge, or adversely impact on surface water. Council’s water continued page 2
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Mahurangi College has a new pedestrian crossing, near the intersection of Woodcocks Road and Morrison Drive. For the last two years, teachers have been voluntarily standing near the intersection wearing high vis and waving to drivers to slow them down as children cross. Sophie Townsend, 12, said crossing the road made her daily walk to school daunting. Auckland Transport came to the party and built a crossing at the end of last year, at the college’s request.
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Farmers fear for stock as bores run dry experiencing, a number of Te Arai Links’ shallow bores are not being pumped, as groundwater levels have not recovered from last year’s drought. “The consents were only granted after extensive analysis, and bores are pumped and monitored in accordance with consent conditions.” The consents also permit the construction of two dams. The irrigation dam will hold 84,700 cubic metres and
allocation specialist had reviewed the application and confirmed that the proposal would not result in bore interference with neighbouring bores, an opinion that is being questioned by neighbouring farmers. A Te Arai Links spokesperson says the golf course is just as impacted by the drought as farmers and is not the cause of the problem. “Te Arai Links holds resource consents for eight bores within both the shallow aquifer and the deeper Waitemata aquifer that run beneath the Te Arai South site,” the spokesperson says. “Like the neighbouring farm is
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Strong resistance online to Covid vaccine in Mahurangi A Mahurangi Matters Facebook poll that asked readers whether they were willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has shown a surprising number of people opposed to the vaccine. Mahurangi Matters science columnist Professor Ralph Cooney, who has covered the vaccine issue for the newspaper, says he is somewhat concerned by the result. The Mahurangi Matters poll found 34 per cent of respondents were opposed to having the vaccine versus 66 per cent in favour. This compares to a One News poll conducted in December, which found only 22 per cent would “probably not” or “definitely not” have the vaccine. This represents a significantly increased local community health risk from persistence of Covid-19 over a much longer time. It would represent a special risk to older citizens over 65. However, Professor Cooney noted that the Mahurangi Matters poll sample size was relatively small (131 respondents), so its result needed to be viewed as indicative rather than definitive. The fierce anti-vaccine comments in the Mahurangi Matters poll included: “My body is not to be used as a lab rat. I am not to be experimented on”, “… with all the new strains what you would be vaccinated for probably wouldn’t help you and might make you even more vulnerable!” and “People are dying and having adverse reactions [to the vaccine] around the world. Human guinea pigs! Stop believing the imposter government.” In contrast, Professor Cooney suggests readers follow the advice of the US Mayo Clinic, which recommends individuals getting the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it is available to them. He says it is only human to be anxious about the vaccine, but those who are feeling this way don’t need to be first in line to receive it. Instead, he recommends waiting until several close friends have been vaccinated, consult with them how they are feeling after a week or more and then join the queue to be vaccinated. He says while in that queue, those with
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Resistance to the Covid-19 vaccine in Mahurangi has raised concerns.
doubts should reflect on the fact that for every approved vaccine in existence, roughly 100,000 volunteers have already been safely vaccinated ahead of them and that extremely demanding regulators, such as the Federal Drug Administration, have thoroughly audited the clinical trials and given final safety clearance for the vaccine. To those who have rejected the possibility of having the vaccine, Professor Cooney urges them to listen to New Zealand science experts, including Professor Michael Baker and Associate Professor Siouxie Wiles, and to read reputable science publications such as Nature, Lancet and Scientific American. Professor Cooney also advocates listening to Maori health leaders and faith leaders such as the Pope and primates of the Anglican church. Mahurangi epidemiologist Dr Jason Gurney echoes the need for people to listen to reputable sources. “We all need to ensure that we base our vaccination decisions on facts, not misinformation from sources such as anti-vax organisations or misguided people on social media,” he says. Dr Gurney says many vaccine experts are working with the Government
as part of the country’s Covid-19 response team. “These experts hold the latest and best information in terms of vaccine safety. These are the people we should be listening to,” he says. He added that it was worth highlighting the fact that the majority of those surveyed said they would be happy to take the vaccine, which was an encouraging sign and showed New Zealanders were taking the disease seriously.
Jess Drum Nope. Not enough testing and long-term affects not known. Also covid keeps mutating so who’s to say the vaccine will work properly in the first place. Jenni Francis Sure will. Immunocompromised people who are unable to be vaccinated rely on us to keep them safe. Christine Colgate A cautious yes for me due to lack of clarity on longer term side effects, but we can only rely on each other for protection, so I’d do it for the greater good. Yes 66%
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Humongous reservoir So I went along to the continued hearing into the Mangawhai Central development at the Mangawhai Public Library Hall on Wednesday, February 2. Much was made of a 100,000 cubic metre reservoir, which will solve all the private and commercial needs of the amended plan change, and even have enough over to “help locals awaiting water delivery over dry summers”. I applied a little School Certificate volumetrics and estimated the hall we were sitting in would accommodate 200 cubic metres of water, give or take. This reservoir would then be 500 times the size of the community
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hall. Yes, 500! Mention was made of this reservoir being “broken” into several smaller reservoirs. It would need to be if the people up Tara Road don’t want a Taj Mahal-sized concrete tank towering over them. Or the folks in Old Waipu Road. Or will it be underground? Better start digging, Mangawhai Central. Oh, and you may need resource consent from China as well if you impinge into their territory. Or will it be a lovely crystal, swimmable lake, put ... somewhere? And will there be public notification and a submission process for this reservoir, or will it be a discretionary activity not needing that? L Munro, Wellsford. For Mahurangi Matters’ coverage of the hearing, see page 42
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Be prepared A Mahurangi holidaymaker, who had to catch a bus from the Bay of Plenty to Auckland over New Year, was impressed with the driver’s no-nonsense approach to Covid requirements. “When we cross the border, put on a mask. If you haven’t got a mask, use your t-shirt.”
Sign of the times Imagine a certain journalist’s dismay when she asked her young relative to pop into the dairy and pick-up a copy of the NZ Herald, and the youngster asked: “What does it look like?” This was followed by the equally distressing question: “Is there any particular Herald you want?” The journo responded dejectedly: “Today’s issue would be nice.”
Snorers beware An elderly Warkworth customer who enquired at a local shop if they had anything to stop her husband snoring was a little surprised at the response. “Have you tried chloroform?”
Offended in Warkworth The Warkworth Museum Op Shop has been the focus of a one-woman crusade. She took offence at a sign
that said ‘shoplifters beware – cameras are operating. Big brother is watching you.’ She told store staff it was offensive and that it showed a lack of understanding about the origin of the term ‘big brother.’ Indeed, staff say they still don’t understand. However, after repeated unpleasant encounters with the woman, staff have capitulated and taken the sign down. They have decided to replace it with ‘big sister is watching you.’ Perhaps the woman could pay a visit to the Puhoi Pub …
Poster re-think It seems Auckland Transport has had a re-think about the safety of advertising on the bus shelter on Whitaker Road, near Walton Avenue. After declaring the shelter safe in response to a recent letter to Mahurangi Matters, the poster blocking motorists’ view has been removed. A small win for people power!
Communication snafu For some reason the Northland District Health Board texted a Covid test result for the source of a Mahurangi Matters story, not to the source but to the newspaper. Have no fear, Ricky, you are negative for Covid-19. Still no word on the STD test, though.
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I was hoping through the letters to the editor I could promote my book Hill Street Queues. The book follows my true-life experience of marrying my childhood sweetheart, having two children and six grandchildren, all while queuing to get to Hill Street. Netflix has already shown an interest in making this a true-life drama if I can introduce some zombies into the story. Auckland Transport managers were reluctant in the beginning to be part of this story, which I can fully understand, imagine the utter confusion to them when the director says “action”. As 2021 is the 100th year celebration of the first and only design of the Hill Street intersection, we should acknowledge that it was an English touring comedian that designed it on the back of a napkin in a local hostelry after being stuck in traffic there. The architect was Benny Hill, it was suggested the intersection should be named after him as this has been by far one of his best jokes. Spoiler alert: my book does finish with Hill Street being fixed and 75,000 men a day having to find somewhere else to pick their nose. Sorry that was a stretch too far … Hill Street fixed?
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Falls fuel fresh anger over Warkworth footpath hazards Frustration over the state of Warkworth’s footpaths has again boiled to the surface after two women were hospitalised, following horrific trips and falls at the same place on Elizabeth Street within three days. And Rodney Local Board member Tim Holdgate, whose wife, Yvonne, suffered in one of the falls, says a botched repair job by Auckland Transport has made footpath worse than it was before. The first fall occurred on Wednesday, January 27, when Pat Schedewy, 76, tripped on an uneven patchwork of concrete and fell flat on her face. She was accompanied at the time by her granddaughter Saffron SchedewyJohnson, 16. Saffron says she feared for her grandmother’s life, as she subsequently went in and out and consciousness and suffered several seizures while Saffron cradled her in her arms. Saffron had the presence of mind to call her mother, Katrina, who arrived within minutes from Life Pharmacy where she works. An ambulance was called and then, following a long delay, called a second time when Pat’s condition deteriorated further. Meanwhile, police arrived with resuscitation equipment and a defibrillator. Pat subsequently spent two nights in hospital. Upon her release, her daughter, Vanessa, travelled up from Taupo to help take care of her when
Saffron Schedewy-Johnson, right, feared her grandmother might die.
Pat Schedewy shortly after the accident.
it proved she needed assistance getting washed and dressed. “She was very frustrated and weepy because she is a very independent woman. She does not like being a burden,” Katrina says. AT undertook some repairs to the footpath on Wednesday evening, but on Friday, Yvonne Holdgate, 64, tripped in the same area and broke her hip – putting her in hospital for several days. Mr Holdgate says ATs repair on Wednesday was just a “slap-happy” job that placed some bitumen to even out one small area that required attention, but this simply exacerbated the uneven surface, and a much larger area needed to be covered. “AT is renowned for these little patchup jobs, but that flies in the face of the importance of the thing,” he says.
Mr Hannan says that in the meantime, the footpath has been made safe and the work was done within two hours of the first accident. He did not comment on Mr Holdgate’s assertion that the repair job made the situation worse, nor, if it had been made safe why a second accident had occurred. He did say Auckland Transport inspects footpaths regularly to ensure that they are up to the required standard. In February 2019, Mahurangi Matters reported the case of an 85-year-oldwoman who had to be hospitalised after tripping on a footpath hazard in Percy Street, Warkworth. The incident sparked an audit of footpath trip hazards in Warkworth and the repair of several danger spots.
Mr Holdgate has lodged a formal complaint with AT, insisting they should be auditing Warkworth’s footpaths in a much better way. His sentiments are echoed by Vanessa Schedewy, who notes that Warkworth has a large elderly population especially vulnerable to falls. “Is it going to take someone falling over and killing themselves before the footpaths are fixed properly?” she asks. Mr Holdgate says he will also lobby fellow Rodney Local Board members to allocate money from Rodney’s Transport Targeted Rate to upgrading footpaths. AT spokesperson Mark Hannan says AT was disturbed to hear that two people have been injured on the footpath and plans to replace a section of about 50 metres within the next month.
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Water carriers boiling over Government chlorine bill Northern water carriers are frustrated by a new Water Services Bill that will require them to add chlorine to water delivered to residential water tanks. The Water Services Bill is part of sweeping water management reforms introduced by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta, which has seen the establishment of a new central water regulator, Taumata Arowai. A document prepared by Taumata Arowai laying out new proposed rules caught water carriers by surprise this month. Companies in Rodney that Mahurangi Matters spoke to were shocked they had not been consulted on the proposed new rules, describing it as “cloak and dagger” behaviour. The issue only came to light because the Northland District Health Board proactively notified carriers in the Kaipara District, who then passed the information on to Rodney colleagues. Now businesses and residents have only until March 2 to make a submission on the proposed bill, which will then go forward for a second reading in Parliament. The new rules would require carriers that source water from bores, instead of town supply, to treat their water with chlorine. Water carriers would also be required to test the level of chlorine after filling their truck, as well as after delivering it to a tank.
For carriers like Solways Artesian Water in Warkworth, adding chlorine would defeat the purpose of their “pure” water product. Owner Christine Walker says she has customers, such as organic brewers and those with sensitivities to chemicals, who require untreated water. She says in addition to the cost of testing, having to test every load of water twice would add at least halfan-hour to each load, driving up the overall cost for consumers. As a consequence, carriers will be tempted to switch to filling up from the town supply, leaving bores unused
and increasing strain on town water. “We won’t be adding chlorine to the water from our aquifer, I can tell you that now,” Ms Walker says. Artesian Solways continually tests its water and in 20 years of business has never found contaminants. Steve Reynolds, of Aquafilter Rodney, says chlorine is only appropriate for treatment plants and adding it to residential water tanks may, in fact, be dangerous. He says chlorine is known to react with organic debris in water such as leaves, and create carcinogens.
He says the bill will not just affect water carriers, but also rural cafes, which will be required to register as a water source and comply with regulation. Steve says it is not yet time to panic, but he is encouraging businesses and residents to submit on the bill. He hopes that the proposed rules will be amended to allow for carriers and other businesses to use treatment methods such as UV light and ozone which do not require chemicals. To make a submission, visit www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-andlaws/bills-proposed-laws/document/ BILL_99655/water-services-bill
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Children of Tapora School who were part of the final planting last year that saw the completion of the project.
Endangered bitterns have returned to wetlands in Tapora and Pakiri, thanks to the efforts of local schoolchildren. A total of 7500 trees have been planted over 13 years through the Trees for Survival programme, providing a vital habitat for the birds. However, Earle Wright whose property neighbours the restored wetlands noticed the bitterns were prone to being run over. “I had been chasing them off the road for years. They are quite hard to spot for motorists” he says. Thanks to funding from Auckland Council, signs have been put up in Tapora and Pakiri encouraging motorists to look out for bitterns. One particular ‘granddaddy bird’ is now known to children and residents in the area as Barry the Bittern. “He has grown to a height of four foot. It has been great to see,” Earle says.
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NAG slams Govt plans on Maori wards
National Party MP for Kaipara ki Mahurangi Chris Penk, left, discusses New Zealanders’ personal debt problems with Christine Liggins, from Debtfix, and Michael Ward, from Christians Against Poverty.
Charities join forces to fight personal debt Representatives of organisations dedicated to reducing New Zealanders’ personal debt met in Warkworth last month in a quest to deliver better help to people struggling financially. The hui, organised by Mahurangi-based debt solution service Debtfix, came in the wake of news that planned law changes to force lenders to be more responsible, which were due to be introduced in April, have been pushed back to October. Attending the hui were representatives from FinCap, Ngā Tāngata Microfinance, Good Loans the Ministry of Social Development and Christians Against Poverty. Also in attendance was Kaipara Ki Mahurangi MP Chris Penk. Mr Penk said he noted the insolvency law reforms discussed at the hui and planned to research them further. He said the hui revealed how quickly problems could snowball for people on a low income.
Ngā Tāngata representative Linda McCallum outlined how easily someone with limited means could end up in dire straits. She said they might take a high-interest loan to buy an old car that invariably broke down. They then borrowed more money for the repairs and became trapped in a debt cycle, saddled with an unreliable vehicle that could hinder their earning ability. Meanwhile, Debtfix founder Christine Liggins outlined Shipshape, a new debt solution co-designed by Debtfix and lenders, and specifically adapted for New Zealand. Shipshape is currently in a pilot testing phase. She said Shipshape had borrowers interests at heart, but believed it would also be supported by lenders, since it could improve the amount of debt they could recover, compared to returns achieved by debt collectors. Mrs Liggins says the positive feedback after the event has encouraged her to organise further hui.
The Northern Action Group (NAG) has slammed Government plans to abolish a law that provides for referenda on the establishment of Maori wards in local government. The abolition will take place in time for the 2022 local body elections. It will mean a decision made by Kaipara District Council and Northland Regional Council to establish Maori wards for that election cannot be overturned by local voters. In this month’s NAG newsletter, NAG describes the proposal as a direct “big government” attack on localism and the right of communities to set appropriate governance for themselves. NAG says there is already a fair and balanced level of Maori representation in local government elected representatives. “Local communities should be able to elect representatives based on the quality of the candidates and not be forced to choose from a restricted selection based on any special characteristics,” the newsletter says. “Partitioning local government electors into two different categories by racial, ethnic, cultural, or any other background characteristics goes against the democratic concept of everyone having equal and the same voting rights.” The newsletter reports that it has been a long tradition that electors can vote on and veto fundamental changes to local voting systems. However Northland Regional Council chair Penny Smart has welcomed the plan to remove an “outdated, unfair” law. She says news that the council can now proceed with its plans to introduce Māori seats in the next year’s election, without the threat of a costly and time-consuming poll, driven by opponents of the move, has been warmly received by the council collectively. Ms Smart says given more than a third of Northland’s population is Māori, the proposed law change will enable the council to strengthen the existing Māori/council partnership. The Government announced its intention to scrap the referenda law on February 1.
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investigation to determine the potential environmental risks and cultural impacts these works would have on the whenua, awa, and moana. The findings were categorically devastating.
to oppose the Waste Management application - and recognise for Ngāti Rongo spokesman William Kapea, the landfill may not be an issue for him, but it is for the rest of us.
I’m surprised Mr. Kennedy thinks we would enable his consultation to proceed by allowing his company use of our information or intellectual property for their purposes.
To clarify, the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust has never given consent nor confirmed support directly or indirectly to Waste Management or its representatives and affiliates.
Holding multiple meetings with an applicant to ascertain the scale and size of proposed works of this nature are not unusual, and in the Iwi and commercial world, we call that due diligence.
Hundreds of submissions opposing the Waste Management resource consent application have been heard at the Warkworth Town Hall and the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust offices. The resounding opinion has been No to the landfill.
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A desire to keep challenging himself to reach ambitious goals has prompted Rick Law to take over the ownership of Mike Pero Warkworth. Those who have dealt with Rick will know something about that drive: last year he sold 21 properties – almost one a fortnight. Despite the obvious flair for the business, real estate is actually Rick’s second career. He formerly helped run a family business refurbishing aeroplanes and spent five years in Singapore restoring corporate jets. He got a taste for real estate on his return to New Zealand when he began selling apartments in Wellington – selling more than 250 off the plans before moving into commercial real estate sales. A wish to move closer to his wider family saw him move into the Mahurangi area in 2013. Initially, he continued to run his own business refurbishing aeroplanes, but ultimately switched to work full-time for Mike Pero in 2016. Rick says a house is likely the biggest asset a person will ever own and, therefore, buying or selling one can be enormously stressful. “It’s a huge pleasure to be able to guide vendors and buyers through that process and be that calm, friendly
A breath of fresh sea air has blown through Bayside Bistro, with a change in management giving a new lease of life to the beachfront café, bar and restaurant, at the bottom of Kokihi Lane, in Snells Beach. Following its closure last year, Desmond and Susan Vize, of Chocolate Brown and The Oaks Café in Warkworth, took over the From left, assistant manager Christina Morrison, seaside site in December Desmond and Susan Vize, and chef Janeen Swart. and have since set about turning it what they want, and they have been into a bright and welcoming venue for very welcoming. We want this to be a locals and visitors alike. place for the whole community. With wide wooden decks and floor- “On a lovely day when the tide is in to-ceiling glass windows, the bistro and you’re sitting out on the deck with can seat up to 110 people and offers a cold drink, it’s just beautiful here.” diners unrivalled beach and ocean Susan is planning to run evening views out to Kawau Island and talks and events when Bayside is not beyond. Walls are lined with local art open for dinner, and plans to support and photographs of Snells before the community groups and organisations shoreline was built out. whenever she can. The picture postcard position on the Bayside Bistro is open from 8am Snells Beach coastal path makes it to 4pm, seven days a week and four one of the few waterside dining and nights for dinner, from Wednesday drinking venues in the region, which to Saturday. There are three menus is why Susan was so keen to take it on catering to all tastes and appetites when the chance came up. – brunch, lunch & kids; bar snacks; “We signed the contract on Monday and dinner – plus coffee, ice creams, a and opened the following Friday,” she fully licensed bar and a wide range of said. “We’re listening to locals and cabinet food.
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The big dig lasted four days.
From left, Jim Wintle, Ian Cameron and Noel Foster were part of the big dig.
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Mangawhai rogues reminisce on ‘the big dig’ anniversary Thirty years ago, Mangawhai locals gathered at dawn in opposition to the regional council, Department of Conservation (DOC) and central government for a major excavation project to save their town. While widely criticised by authorities as foolish and futile at the time, their efforts are now recognised as having changed the history of Mangawhai for the better. Jim Wintle, Ian Cameron and Noel Foster remember … Damage by successive storms came to a head in 1988 when cyclone Bola blew open a second entrance at the southern end of the Mangawhai estuary. It weakened the flow through the
northern entrance, causing it to close and stagnant waters to fester around the town. “In 1990, I can remember the sight of a milk bottle floating in sewage around Picnic Bay,” Ian Cameron says. Jim Wintle says Mangawhai was going to die because of it. “People were fleeing, and you had to ask yourself if it was time to sell up,” he says. A group of 30 farmers tried to repair the spit with shovels but were told to stop by DOC and the Rodney District Council. It was the Council’s belief that nature should be allowed to take its course and attempting to shift sand was futile. In 1991, a local icon “Torchy Jeffries” got his mates together to discuss what
might be done. “On Anniversary weekend, we went down to the beach to take a look. We were supposed to be inconspicuous, but we were a bunch of cockies in black boots and singlets,” Jim says. “They came to me and asked if I would be spokesman for the project. They thought someone had to cop the flak, and it might as well be me.” The group resolved to meet on the beach at the break of daylight on February 12 to excavate the spit. As it turned out, they met on February 11 after the later date was leaked. It was a big operation. A total of 40 tractors, scoops and bulldozers arrived on transporters from as far away as Dargaville, Wellsford and Waipu. “At 6am there was a roar you could
hear for miles as we drove in a convoy across the beach,” Jim recalls. Unbeknown to the group, it was the start of four days work. On the first day, the northern opening was excavated to restore a 25-metre wide channel. DOC sent an officer from Whangarei to put a stop to it. But, no matter where the officer went, she was informed that the man in charge, Jim Wintle, was somewhere “over there” and eventually she gave up. On day two, rocks were shifted near Sentinel Rock to increase water flow. On day three, sandbag walls were built around the southern entrance. Kaipara Mayor Peter Brown put the call out to everyone in the county to bring urea bags to Mangawhai to fill continued next page
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Mangawhai artists inspired by in sequence of numbers Four artists will explore the Fibonacci sequence in a new exhibition opening at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery later this month. The Fibonacci sequence is an endless series of numbers where each number in the series is the sum of its two previous numbers. The series is a mathematical way of describing how many things grow, including shells, cones, flowers, human DNA and spiral galaxies. Participating artist Mandy ThomsettTaylor says the exhibition proposes ideas around design, pattern and logic that interest her. “I grapple both in life and in artmaking for balance and order, but tend to descend into riotousness at the
first opportunity,” she says. The other artists represented at the exhibition are Bridget Mintoft, Pauline Mann and Nicola Everett, Ms Everett says she has always been interested in the patterns created by nature. “To me, pattern contains the essence and beauty of an object,” she says. She hopes people will come away from the exhibition with a curiosity for looking more carefully at the complexity, simplicity and rhythm of patterns in nature, to observe and consider what is often overlooked. The exhibition is entitled Fibonacci: Math and Magic and it opens on February 25 at 6pm. The gallery is located at 45 Moir Street.
Annual vintage vehicle swap meet Lovers of classic, retro and vintage cars should head to Warkworth on Saturday, February 27 when the Wellsford-Warkworth Vintage Car Club holds its annual Swap Meet. There will be a vintage car display and stalls selling car parts, collectibles, bric-a-brac, motoring books and manuals, plus bacon butties, a sausage sizzle and hot and cold drinks. The meet kicks off at 7am and takes place in Satellite Station Road, off State Highway 1, south of Warkworth. Entry costs $10 for sellers, $5 for buyers and browsers, and under 12s get in free. Info:
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Splendid chaps at the rodeo I am partially passionate for a good ole cowboy movie, so I took myself off to the Warkworth Rodeo last month where I had a fabulous day and learnt many new things. Of course, all the usual suspects were there, including those from the farming fraternity that I do not see often enough, rural dwellers and a heap of our urban cousins. Previously, I had bumped into my editor with the ridiculous proposal of riding a bull in the novice section. Although he and others may have found this mildly amusing to watch, my sensible side got the better of me, so I jammed my “lightbulb moment” back into my imagination. Feeling incognito with my Akubra hat and gingham blouse, I shimmied my way into the competitors’ area out the back to suss out what makes these cool cats tick. Spying some perfectly greying gentlemen in official-looking collared shirts, I plonked myself next to them and asked to chat. Turns out they were a group of retired competitors and they seemed rather shy to fill me in on their long lives spent on horseback. They need not have been. Sometimes faces with no words call tell me all the stories I need. I could picture them on the crest of hills leaning forward in their saddles, proud atop their horses – their faithful
Adjacent to the greying gentlemen sat a pool of youth and bravery tucked under big cowboy hats.
dogs silently waiting for a command and stock running to the paddock in the distance. I saw hot dusty yards, shirts full of sweat. I pictured an icycold beer gliding down dry throats at the end of a hard day. Adjacent to the greying gentlemen sat a pool of youth and bravery tucked under big cowboy hats. The scent of warmed leather filled the air. Tales of beaten bones laid a pathway for their youthful hopes and dreams to be the best in their industry. My intense fear of both horses and bulls had me holding on so tight as I watched the competition. It was the
rugged western version of the Russian ballet with skills to match. It looked amazing. Of course, it was not all about the testosterone. The women competing were just as brave and skilled. What these women possessed inside to be able to throw themselves on a horse and negotiate them around stock and obstacles was a skill I was aware I would never have. Braveheart type men dotted the arena, dressed in bright colours to emulate clowns. This fearless job entailed making sure the bull got away from the fallen rider. I held my breath as I watched. Adrenalin skyrocketed through bodies
everywhere. I need never compete – energy was all around to share. Then there were those chaps – gulp! I promise I was only fixated on the craftsmanship. However, with the real risk of looking like a lurking middleaged perve, I pulled my hat right down over my face. They did get me thinking though, what an incredible safety feature? Perhaps these should be workplace mandatory? Trip hazards everywhere – LOL. The kids’ lolly scramble in the dusty arena had me punishing myself for putting my daughter in light pink attire, but all was forgotten when she rushed up to me with a handful of sweets and a big smile. I absorbed the sights, sounds and smells all day. The cool family that decided to bring their living room couch to watch the show did not evade my smiley attention. When the plumes of dust finally settled, and the chatty families with ice-cream intoxicated children had left, there remained a group of highly skilled men and women with impeccable stockmanship and camaraderie. They spend their days in the saddle but perhaps we all do? It’s something to grasp onto while we ride out the highs and the lows that life gives us. And, oh, did I mention those chaps? xx
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Wild food workshops identify edible plants in Mahurangi One of New Zealand’s best known foragers is coming to Mahurangi for a series of wild food workshops organised by Zero Waste Matakana Coast. Peter Langlands is based in Christchurch but spends much of his time touring the country gathering wild edibles for chefs and teaching people the secrets of successful foraging. Next month, he will run five foraging workshops and dinners to show people how to find, store and prepare edible plants that can be found locally. There will be foraging tours along the coast and in local bushland, two dinners and a talk in central Warkworth. On Sunday, March 14 there will be two events – a four-hour foraging tour, from 10am to 2pm, then at 4pm, a twohour tour followed by a three-course dinner showcasing foraged foods at the Sawmill Brewery’s Smoko Room. On Monday, March 15, there is a presentation at the Old Masonic Hall in Warkworth, from 9.30am to 11am, then a three-hour workshop on location between 1pm and 4pm. The
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Classics on parade in Mangawhai Mangawhai Domain will host the inaugural Custom & Classic Car/Bike Extravaganza on Easter Sunday, April 4. More than 300 vehicles are expected at the event, which is being put on by the Mangawhai Golf Club, in association with the Mangawhai Domain Society and the Mangawhai Muscle and Classic Car Club. Visitors will see modern classics such as Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs and Challengers, plus earlier versions of the same marques. They will be joined by classic motorcycles, hot rods built from scratch and vintage cars, including a few Model T Fords. Organiser Bryan May says there will be some amazing vehicles and even those with only a modest interest in cars will be overwhelmed. In addition to the cars and bikes, there
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The earliest known records of cricket in Wharehine were in a settler’s diary for 1865 and 1866. Considering the first Albertlanders only arrived in 1862, and were busy carving out their first homes, it was surprising how quickly they formed a cricket club. The diary states that on February 25, 1865, Wharehine cricketers A sketch of an early cricket match in Wharehine. played a match (probably the first) against Port Albert and won, no doubt much to their satisfaction. On Good Friday, April 14, they played the return match and won again. The team spent that spring preparing for their second season, even putting in two days’ practice during Christmas week. Despite their efforts, they were defeated by Port Albert on New Year’s Day 1866. Records place the first Port Albert cricket and recreation ground at the present crossroads, near the site of the original Temperance Hall. In Wharehine, the men played on a reasonably level piece of what is now Shegadeen Road, past Minniesdale Chapel, the pitch being spread over Brookes and Armitage land. When these settlers fenced their boundaries, a new site had to be found and in the late 1860s this was on the neighbouring Opou Block, at the junction of the Woodcock and Marsh properties. A causeway was formed across Takapau Creek’s mangroves, from the pier below Minniesdale House, and a track led through Woodcock’s land to the new cricket ground. There was widespread interest in these matches, with a large contingent from Port Albert and other settlements coming to watch. Local Maori also looked on and enthusiastically joined in applause for any brilliant play. Shouts of “Kapai te One eye” greeted the efforts of Sam White, the home team’s wicket keeper, who had lost his right eye in a shooting accident. In those early days Wharehine could raise a very good cricket team, including the Marcroft brothers as reliable batsmen and Hovey Brookes as a champion fast bowler. Meanwhile, Sam White excelled as wicket keeper. Sometimes on match days there would be a tent erected on the ground and, on one occasion, Mr Woodcock’s cows visited the scene, amusing themselves by chewing the tent to ribbons then starting on the cricketers’ clothing, including caps. After the matches, players and other settlers adjourned to a neighbour’s house, usually the Brookes’, finishing the day with a social evening. Before the end of the 1870s, several prominent cricketers left the district. The next generation were far too young to play, so the cricket club ceased to exist. Apart from a certain amount of single wicket practice at school, cricket was not revived in the district for nearly 20 years – a whole new story.
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Centenarian celebrations at Summerset The phrase “100 years young” could have been invented for Margaret Pratt, who celebrated her landmark birthday at Summerset Falls in Warkworth on Friday, February 5. The sprightly centenarian, who still lives independently in her own cottage at the Mansel Drive retirement village, enjoyed a special lunch with friends and family, surrounded by flowers, gifts and cards, including official congratulations from Queen Elizabeth II, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Margaret was born in Dunedin and lived in Hawkes Bay for 50 years, before retiring to Mount Maunganui. After her husband of 62 years passed away, she moved to Warkworth eight years ago to be near her daughters, Susan, who lives at Sandspit, and Brenda, in Orewa. She said the move north had been a good one for her. “I’m very happy here,” she said. “I’ve made lots of lovely friends here. I was an outsider, but they have made me feel very welcome.” Margaret is a key member of the Friday Girls, a trio of ladies who have their hair done and have lunch together at the end of every week, and she also plays mahjong and does plenty of crosswords. She has no magic formula for how to live a long and healthy life, however. “I really don’t know,” she said. “I do have a rest every afternoon now – I didn’t used to do that.” However, she does think it’s important to appreciate the good things in life.
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“I’ve had a very long and happy life. And I’ve had some hard times, too – we had a son, who was killed. But I think you appreciate the happy times more when you’ve been through something hard.”
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has released a map showing missions undertaken in Rodney during 2020. Trust communications manager Lincoln Davies says there was an increase of 10 missions over the previous year, bringing the total in the Greater Auckland North region to 142. Areas benefitting from the most missions in 2020 were Wellsford (17), Warkworth (17), Muriwai (12) and Kawau Island (8). Mr Davies said overall, the trust had undertaken 1187 missions in 2020 – a record year.
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Affluence tag challenges social services A group in Mangawhai has identified a need for expanded social services to meet the area’s population growth. According to Kaipara District Council data, Mangawhai’s current population of 5808 is expected to almost double in the next decade to 9088, and reach close to 13,000 by 2051. Te Whai Community Trust projects manager Kiri Eriwata says it has been difficult getting services to Mangawhai because there is a misconception that the area is wealthy and doesn’t need help. “In fact, it has a diverse population. Rents are high and some families are struggling to make ends meet,” she says. The trust started in 2019 by providing companionship for elderly people suffering from isolation and is based at the Mangawhai Domain. Since then, it has grown to meet diverse needs thanks to the efforts of its volunteer “sages”. Some of the services include budgeting advice, employment support, help with start-up business ideas, children playgroups and the toy library. It also provides counselling and assistance for people suffering from domestic violence, addiction, early life trauma and elder abuse. It hands out “aroha baskets” of groceries donated by the community and grown in the gardens at the Te Whai community house. Kiri says the sages help young mothers who need a break, even just to have the opportunity to have a shower.
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There is also a support group for grandparents who take care of their grandchildren full-time. “We are trying to provide services locally, but need more room to attract them here,” Kiri says. Te Whai has plans to expand its premises at the Domain with a new 30sqm building, pending Kaipara District Council approval. Kiri hopes that businesses will come on board as sponsors. She also hopes to secure a car for Te Whai, which will be used to transport the elderly to support services and teach young people to drive and sit their test in Wellsford. The Ministry of Social Development has come to the party and has awarded
it funding for a social worker this year. At the end of last year, Te Whai was also able to set up a pod to allow for private counselling sessions. Family wellbeing coordinator MaryBoyd says the services are about building community resilience. “The more kindness we can spread in the area, the better,” she says. Info: www.tewhaicommunitytrust.co.nz
Northland District Health Board theatre staff are switching to personalised theatre caps as part of a patient safety initiative. Anaesthetist Sarah Preissler-Hunt said that the redesigned hats will make their work easier. “It means being able to give a task to a person directly rather than calling “can someone please…”, she says. A keen sewer, Sarah volunteered to take on the project and started by drafting the pattern. She then spent around 30 hours sewing hats for her team.
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Managing big emotions Here at Homebuilders, we have noticed an increase in children and young people experiencing a range of difficult emotions and to a much higher level than before. Anxiety and anger are on the rise, and parents are worried about how to cope and how to help their little ones cope, too. I would love to talk about how we – the big people in their world – can help children manage these big emotions. The jargon calls this “co-regulation” and describes it as the supportive process between caring adults and young people that fosters our children’s ability for self-regulation. In other words, the way we adults can stay calm and show our kids that we have got them and are there to help support them, no matter how overwhelmed they may be feeling. Overall, our job is to keep it together (as much as possible) – keeping ourselves calm and showing our kids how to be calm and get through difficult feelings. We all know that’s easier said than done at times, depending on how busy we are, how tired we are or how overworked we may be. … that wave of Imagine feelings as waves, they build up in us and our children over time, gathering energy before they emotion is trying to crash on the shore. This process can happen over tell us something. time or quickly, and it can seem like the feelings Maybe the kid is have come from nowhere. Either way, that wave of scared or worried emotion is trying to tell us something. Maybe the kid is scared or worried and when it crashes it shows and when it crashes, up as anger. it shows up as We will only find out what is going on for the anger.” young person if we first pay attention to our own emotions, trying not to be triggered into reacting by yelling or getting angry, but responding by validating their feelings. For example, “you seem angry, that must feel awful”. By merely acknowledging feelings and reflecting back to them what you are seeing, you are showing them that you hear them and you accept them. You may need to give them a little time and space, or they may simply need a big hug. But mainly you are staying calm and not reacting or getting into negotiations, and then they can process their emotions more quickly. Nigel Latta has an excellent approach that he calls, “Now I know my ABCs”. He says we need to remember our ABCs which means, “Always Be Calming” (calming, not calm). Basically, he says that even when it feels impossible, try to stay as “calming” as possible because that’s the most significant influence you have on your little ones and teens on helping them let that wave crash and the energy disappear. His emphasis is on us being a calming influence, so when life gets stressful, and kids get overwhelmed, try to remember your ABCs – even though you feel like screaming.
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I would like to nominate “Michelle Carmichael for the In addition to households, Sustainable Kaipara is also taking compostable waste from three businesses.
Kerbside food waste diverted A kerbside collection trial, aimed at diverting food waste from landfill, started in Mangawhai last week. Sustainable Kaipara is looking for around 50 households in Mangawhai to join the six-month trial. Households put food waste in kerbside bins with compostable liners and it is collected each week by Sustainable Kaipara for composting. Project lead Stephanie Gibson says their audits show that between 30 and 50 per cent of household waste sent to landfill is food waste. “Food waste breaks down in a landfall and releases harmful methane into the atmosphere,” she says. The service costs $4 a week, but Stephanie believes that will be counter-balanced by money saved on general waste rubbish bags no longer filled with food waste. Sustainable Kaipara received funding from the Ministry for the Environment
for the trial. The food waste is composted in three 1700 litre bins located at the Mangawhai Domain. “They can take up to 150kgs a week as long as they are well-managed. That’s nearly eight tonnes a year.” Stephanie says the compost is currently being used on the Mangawhai Community Garden, but says it may be sold in future to keep the project going. The success of the project depends on whether enough households sign up for the six-month period. So far, 41 households have expressed interest. Ultimately, it is hoped that the programme will be rolled out to the rest of Kaipara. Sustainable Kaipara has also launched its ‘closing the loop’ project offering waste minimisation services to schools, business and events.
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Mahurangi heights The latest releases are selling fast, secure one of the remaining sites today! Pay just 10% to secure your preferred site and pay the rest when titles are issued, approx May 2021. Affordable sections - welcoming enquiry over $390,000. All sites are upwards of 600 square metres. Enjoy the lovely rural outlook and peeps of the Mahurangi Inlet, from some sites. Why buy an older home with potential problems, when a warm, dry, beautiful new home is well
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2 2 106sqm 1 2 Recently made over to an impeccable standard, this coastal home is located on a popular street close to beaches, schools and an array of shops. No corners were online auction (unless sold prior) cut and no details overlooked in the recent renovation of this stunning home, 11am wed 10th march 2021 with fabulous sea views which can be enjoyed from both floors and expansive View: Sunday 1-1.30pm entertainer’s deck. It’s time to move in and chill out!
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Art trail on display at Mangawhai on again
Floral fun in the sun at Leigh School
More than 40 artists will be putting their work on public display at 22 venues in and around Mangawhai on the weekend of February 27 and 28. The 2021 Mangawhai Art Trail will feature artworks of all types – painting, sculpture, photography, carving, ceramics, glass, collage, weaving, jewellery – on display and for sale at artists’ home studios throughout the village and heads areas, as well as at Mangawhai Artists Gallery and the atrium at Bennetts of Mangawhai in Moir Street, the Pipi Gallery in Molesworth Drive and the Sarah C Gallery in Thelma Drive South. Full details of who is exhibiting what and where can be found on the Mangawhai Artists website, which lists all participating artists and venues, plus detailed maps of how to find them. All art studios and venues will be open both days from 10am to 4pm. Info: mangawhaiartists.co.nz/art-trail-feb-2021
Popular pooch names for 2020 For a fifth year in a row, Bella has topped the list of most popular dog names on Auckland Council’s dog registration list. Some of the database’s more unusual names include 10k, 2Face, A$AP, A1, Y and YG. Royal pooch names registered on the Council’s dog database include Prince Charles and Mary Queen of Scots.
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Sunflowers of every shape and size were brought to Leigh School on Sunday, January 31, when judging of the town’s annual sunflower competition took place in the playground. Specimens were diverse, ranging from more than three metres high to just a few centimetres across, and from single blooms to multi-headed sprays (though a late attempt to enter a dandelion in the Smallest Bloom category was disallowed). Winning growers were presented with wine, merchandise and gift vouchers from local businesses, including Leigh Bar, Leigh Central, Leigh Eats, Leigh General Store, Leigh Motors, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Goat Island Dive & Snorkel, Goat Island Marine Discovery Centre, Marie-Dominique Lennan, The Knitting Truck and Ti Point Reptile Park, as well as McGregor’s Seeds. Organiser Pam Brown said it was a great day and thanked everyone involved for their support and generosity. Results: Tallest/Thickest Stalk, Marguerite Guinness (3.2m/4.5cm); Largest Head, Richard Scott (27.5cm); Most Unusual/Kids category, Leigh School; Smallest Bloom, Wendy Brown (3.5cm); Best Bloom on the Day/Organisers’ Choice, Karen Richfield; Most Heads on Single Plant, Poppy Shears; Best Facebook Post, Amy Atkin; Most Prolific Facebook Poster, Wendy Stephens.
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Rising rents in Mahurangi squeeze out working families Warkworth property managers are concerned there are not enough rental properties to accommodate the area’s growing workforce. They add that working families are being priced out of the rental market by rapidly rising rents. Bayleys Warkworth property manager Shona Mackinnon says her data shows that over the last two quarters, rental prices in north Rodney have risen 21 per cent. “That’s the first time I have seen Rodney on par with rises around the rest of the country,” Ms Mackinnon says. Despite this, she is getting around 50 enquiries for each of her online listings and some properties are rented within 36 hours of being listed. “At least once a fortnight I hear someone saying they are living in a tent or a car. People ring up in tears.” Ray White Warkworth property manager Nicole Banks says there have been steep rental rises for midrange homes. She says 18 months ago, a three-bedroom family home in Warkworth could be found for under $500, but now they are going for up to $590. At the start of this year, the cheapest three-bedroom house in Warkworth was $570 a week. “That doesn’t leave a lot of money for a family on a single income,” Nicole says. She says Ray White Warkworth had an average of 10 properties for rent each month last year, but in February it had just two. “Tenants are staying in their homes because they know how hard it is to find a new rental,” Ms Banks says.
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She recently listed a property in Wellsford, and before photos had even gone up online, 10 people had organised to view the house. Both property managers agree that finding a home is difficult for anyone who looks less than ideal on paper. Ms Mackinnon says she gets hundreds of enquiries from local Nicole Banks school leavers looking for flats, but landlords prefer professional couples. People with dogs are having to produce pet CVs with pictures and references from the vet and past landlords in order to be considered. The reason for demand rapidly outstripping supply is working couples increasingly moving from Auckland and rental properties being purchased by owner-occupiers. Ms Banks says one encouraging sign is that over the last two weeks, she has received more calls from investors doing their research about buying land packages to build investment rentals. Ms Mackinnon says increasingly baches and AirBnB houses are becoming available as rentals on the market, as owners realise how much they stand to gain. Table right, the average rental in Warkworth is $540 a week.
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Dwindling soil resources prompt national response Food could become more expensive if the current pattern of urbanisation in Auckland is allowed to continue. That’s the opinion of Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers, who wants food security prioritised over housing and is urging Council to prevent some of New Zealand’s elite soils being lost to housing. It is an opinion shared by Horticulture NZ and Federated Farmers, and will be addressed when the Government considers a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land in the first half of this year. The policy proposes a nationwide approach to protecting good agricultural land for future generations and will stand alongside the National Policy Statement for Urban Development, which came into effect last August. While urbanisation, land fragmentation and reverse sensitivity issues are the focus of the policy statement, phase two will look at soil quality including erosion, compaction and contamination. Under pressure Only about 14 per cent of NZ’s land is categorised as highly productive and it is under increasing pressure from expanding urban areas and a growing number of lifestyle blocks. The policy statement will introduce consistent policy guidelines which local councils will have to follow when making decisions on land use. But in an opinion piece in the Otago Daily Times late last year, Dr Selva Selvarajah, the founder of Enviroknowledge, says this is the policy’s weakness. “The window-dressing proposal
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warrants costly regional and district plan changes, which are unlikely to protect the remaining soils,” she wrote. “It wilfully permits relinquishing our versatile soils for inappropriate subdivisions and infrastructure development, promoting the steady carving of our significant natural features, thus stealing from our future
The Ministry for Primary Industries is currently helping regional councils to fund the expansion of S-Map (a national database of soil information) coverage to improve their access to information about highly productive land in their regions. The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land states that the
“Horticultural production relies on access to fresh water and quality soils.” – The Auckland Plan generations for short-term gains. “Elite soils are national assets and deserve full protection, rather than being traded off cheaply and regularly for housing and roading.” Cr Sayers says Auckland Council should work with the produce industry to ensure that growing land has blanket protection. “Reverse sensitivities of sudden urban development potentially disrupting established growing operations need regulation to protect businesses through the buyer agreements and covenants,” he says.
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value of this land for primary production is often given inadequate consideration, with more weight generally given to other matters and priorities. “This absence of considered decision-making is resulting in uncoordinated urban expansion over, and fragmentation of, highly productive land when less productive land may be available and better suited for urban use.” The Land Use Capability (LUC) classification system classifies land into eight classes. Land that has a Class 1 rating under the LUC system is the most versatile and has the fewest limitations for its use, while Class 8
There is a pattern of ongoing incremental, cumulative loss of highly productive land, as decisionmakers discount the significance of a parcel of land when considering it in the context of the total area of highly productive land in the region/district. This was highlighted in a recent High Court decision regarding the location of the Rural Urban Boundary in Auckland. It also contributed to a large amount of highly productive land being included within the Rural Urban Boundary or zoned as Countryside Living through the Auckland Unitary Plan process. Discussion document on proposed National Policy Statement for highly productive land. is the least versatile with the highest number of limitations on its use. Auckland has lost nearly a quarter of its prime agricultural land – of an original 115,000ha, more than 27,000ha has been urbanised. A significant portion of the rest has been lost under roads and structures or compromised by an intense subdivision or development pattern. According to the Rodney Rural Strategy, published in 2010, a total of 15,418ha in Rodney was converted from pastoral farming and 6039ha was converted from dairying between 1995 and 2008. This was accompanied by an increase in the area of land occupied by lifestyle properties of 37 per cent. Nationally, around 29 per cent of land previously used for vegetable production was lost to urban development between 1996 and 2012.
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Redesign addresses Wood Street congestion in Mangawhai Consultation is continuing on Kaipara District Council’s project to improve conditions for traffic and pedestrians in the main Wood Street shopping area of Mangawhai Heads. The latest interim design to make traffic one-way, improve parking and provide more people-friendly pedestrian areas was started in December, with changes being implemented in response to ongoing feedback from residents and businesses. A survey on redesigning parking at the entrance to Wood Street was carried out last month, resulting in the removal of parking spaces on the south side of Wood Street near the Molesworth Drive entrance, and installing seven angle parks on the Four Square side of the road, including one mobility space. Council will carry out a full review and public survey later this month to find out what people think is working and what’s not with the entire interim design. This includes new shared public spaces, street art and planting, and additional off-street parking. Council says the review will include an evaluation of the changes, on-site surveying, and comparing data against baseline data collected before the latest design was implemented in December. Mangawhai programme delivery manager Tim Manning says regular input from the community is a key part of the process, and the revitalisation project is being carried out in collaboration with the Mangawhai Business Association. “If something isn’t working, we can
Wood Street has gone one-way for the second time in two years.
change it, so we can keep improving the area. Future changes will be based on real-time feedback,” he says. “What we want to see is a vibrant, attractive Wood Street that is people friendly.”
The $506,000 interim design project has been 90 per cent funded by Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency as part of its Innovating Streets programme, with Council
contributing the other 10 per cent. Any comments or feedback on the interim design can be made by emailing mangawhaicommunityplan@ kaipara.govt.nz
Mangawhai Beach classrooms near completion Mangawhai Beach School students expect to move into new classrooms in June. The new school building – built in the style of a marae – is one of a series of projects designed to cope with the school’s rapidly expanding roll. Once complete, temporary Portacoms currently located in the staff carpark, will be removed. Also nearing completion is a new concrete bike track, which is just awaiting final markings before students are allowed to use it. The track can be used for bicycles,
Mangawhai Beach School’s new building will be built in the style of a marae.
skateboards and scooters. A new turning bay for buses is complete, improving safety for the 400 plus students who travel to school by bus. Other completed projects include new
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Protesters mobilise to contest sand mining ahead of hearings A resource consent hearing for an application to dredge two million cubic metres of sand offshore from Mangawhai and Pakiri will be heard from March 1 to 8 at the Warkworth Town Hall. Kaipara Ltd has applied to renew its consent to extract 150,000 cubic metres of sand a year from a depth of 25 metres. Council received 661 submissions on the application, with just four being in support and the remainder in opposition. Despite this, Council consultant planner Colin Hopkins has recommended that the application be accepted “subject to contrary or additional information being received at the hearing”. It is also expected that hearing dates for a resource application by McCallum Brothers to extract 76,000 cubic metres of sand each year for 14 years will soon be announced. As Mahurangi Matters went to press, a public demonstration against the proposed sand mining was due to be held in Mangawhai Heads on Sunday, February 14. The Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society was expected to be joined by lifeguards, school students and surfers to discuss generating public interest in opposing further sand mining. Protesters planned to link together to spell out SOS in giant letters across the beach – “save our sand”. Ken Rayward, of the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society, is urging
concerned residents to sign a petition at www.stopsandmining.co.nz and make a submission on the McCallum Brothers’ application. He says there is only a finite amount of sand and when it is taken from the
seabed it causes erosion of the beach at Mangawhai and Pakiri. “If the applications are successful, an excess of 5 million cubic metres of sand will be removed. No coastline in the world could withstand that kind
of orchestrated onslaught,” he says. According to the McCallum Brothers website, sand is an important commodity for the building and construction industry in Auckland for its use in making concrete.
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Passengers aboard the TCE12 will enjoy a quieter and smoother ride.
Express has gone for just 40 seats to give passengers more leg room. “The coach is going to be a lot quieter and smoother, and passengers will have the comfort of knowing they are not putting a single molecule of pollution into the atmosphere,” he says. “The onset of Covid has meant it’s not been a great time for major investments, but there’s never been
a bad time for getting rid of diesel vehicles and going for electric.” Mr Ostling says the fare to travel on the new coach will remain the same as on its existing buses. Mahu Express will install a charging station at Snells Beach School to charge the coach overnight. The launch event takes place at Sculptureum on Saturday, February 27, at 2pm.
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Have your say on next 10-year budget Land for 33 homes is being cleared.
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Matakana developments steam ahead Anyone wanting a snapshot of how rapidly the Mahurangi region is expanding needs only to take a drive out to Matakana at the moment, where three major new housing developments are now well underway. The newest and most obvious is in the 3.6-hectare former paddock opposite Matakana School, which since January has been home to a dozen or so diggers and earthmovers clearing the space for 33 new house sections. Although the land has been zoned for single house development for many years, the sudden appearance of the digger crews came as a surprise to many locals, as the resource consent application last year was non-notifiable. Several people voiced concerns on social media at the lack of green space in the new site, but with lot sizes of at least 800 square metres, the developer is not obliged to provide a reserve. Cabra Developments general manager Duncan Unsworth said the only way that could happen was if Auckland Council paid for a park area. “That’s down to whether Council wants to buy it – we’re open to selling land,” he said. “Though these days people seem to be into biking and walking
more than just going to a park.” He said there would be landscaping, with a low aluminium fence and a hedge planted along Matakana Road, and ornamental pear trees planted throughout the development’s access roads – hence its name, Pyrus Grove. The access road will be next to Wharehine and Tumbleweed Garden Centre and there will be a footpath out to Matakana Road at the eastern end. Mr Unsworth said infrastructure construction should be finished by the middle of the year, and house building could begin by May or June, with the bulk of it underway by the end of the year. Meanwhile, land is being cleared for Richard Didsbury’s development of 30 to 40 houses on land to the north of Laly Haddon Place, behind Jubilee Park, and homes are being constructed on nearby Moya Drive, off Matakana Valley Road. This former Penney family farmland site has been divided into 12 large lots of 1 to 1.9 hectares. There are two remaining significant blocks of land zoned for potential single house development in Matakana Road – the Wharehine/Tumbleweed site and the paddocks either side of Matakana School.
Auckland Council’s proposed budget for the next 10 years is in the final stages of development and will be open for a month of public feedback from Monday, February 22. In the wake of Covid-19, the new long-term plan has been dubbed a “recovery budget” by Mayor Phil Goff and includes the extension of several cost-cutting measures brought in for last year’s emergency budget. He is proposing a one-off 5 per cent increase in general rates in the next financial year, in addition to Council’s commitment to a 3.5 per cent annual increase. Mr Goff said this would provide leverage for additional borrowing that would allow $450 million of extra investment over the next 10 years. “Putting together the 10-year budget for the longterm plan 2021-2031 has been the most challenging in the life of this Council,” he said. “We celebrate being one of the most successful countries in the world in managing to stop the spread of the virus; we have prevented thousands of deaths and the overwhelming of our hospital system, and we have regained the freedoms of living normally. However, the cost to jobs, incomes, businesses and Council itself in financial terms has been very real.” Mr Goff said that while prudent and responsible financial management was essential, he had opted against an austerity budget. “That would slow our recovery, put our services and the condition of our assets at risk and further delay the construction of infrastructure needed to catch up with the city’s population growth,” he said. “Aucklanders have told us they want their services maintained and infrastructure renewed and expanded to meet their needs.” Rodney Local Board deputy chair Beth Houlbrooke urged everyone to make a submission on big picture issues such as roads, wastewater and infrastructure. Speaking at last month’s Matakana Community Group meeting, she said pushing for road funding was crucial. “Council needs to be investing more in our road infrastructure and it’s slipping behind. If they don’t apportion a bigger budget as a priority, we’ll end up with an even bigger problem,” she said. “The Board doesn’t get funding for roads, so it’s our main advocacy item and we would really like to see people submit and back us up.” Council will meet to adopt a consultation document and supporting information for the 10-year budget on February 18, then public feedback can be posted online from February 22 until March 22. Info: akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Housing issue fires up Mangawhai Central hearing
Strong murmurs of disapproval and mocking laughter at a hearing to consider a private plan change (PC78) – to facilitate a major development in Mangawhai – forced the chair to intervene to quiet discontented attendees. Around 60 people attended the reconvened hearing on February 3, at the Mangawhai Public Library Hall, to listen to supplementary evidence from experts acting on behalf of developer Viranda Partners. It is anticipated Viranda’s Mangawhai Central development, located on 130ha of land between Mangawhai Village and the Mangawhai Heads, will ultimately comprise more housing, a town square, supermarket, hardware store, petrol station, retail shops and light industrial buildings. Other possibilities touted by the developer include recreational facilities, a school, retirement accommodation, a hotel and a medical centre. The interruption came when Commissioner Anna Curnow – one of three presiding over the hearing – questioned urban planning expert Ian Munro on his contention that an additional 500 houses, that would be permitted under PC78, would not be “game changing” for Mangawhai, considering that this number of houses was significantly higher than existing zoning provided for. “It’s not game changing taking in the entirety of Mangawhai, which
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includes the existing village and the extent of the heads,” Mr Munro said. Responding to a chorus of disapproval from attendees, chair Greg Hill moved to restore order. “Mr Munro is just expressing his professional view. I think you need to give him respect and let him say his piece,” Mr Hill said. Mr Munro went on to say that the majority of proposed additional houses were in an area already zoned
for higher-than-typical density housing for Mangawhai. He added that most of them would be screened from view, with the exception of 146 houses that would be located on an elevated site and visible as part of Mangawhai’s broader landscape. “For someone visiting the entirety of Mangawhai – I just can’t imagine that the addition of an extra 146 houses is going to leave behind a lasting impression that Mangawhai as a whole is significantly larger than it would
otherwise have been, or significantly different from what it would otherwise have been,” he said. Other expert witnesses testifying on behalf of Mangawhai Central included engineer James Dufty, who spoke on water supply, planning consultant Mark Tollemache, and hydrogeologist Jon Williamson. Mr Dufty and Mr Williamson said they were satisfied the development of continued next page
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A medium density development on Pulham Road, with townhouses and villas, may provide a glimpse into the future of Warkworth. Bayleys director Mark Macky and agent Anthony Shaw, say that higher density development will become more common as demand rapidly outstrips supply. The development encompasses 19 new builds on a hectare of land. There will be ten 250 square metre villas as well as five 210 square metre townhouses. Four houses on the subdivision, with larger plots of land, have already
historic seven sisters limestone worker cottages, formerly on Pulham Road. There is also a community vegetable garden included in the subdivision design. Mr Shaw says the same developer may also develop a similar medium density subdivision on McKinney Road with up to 100 houses. Mr Macky says a bigger contribution to housing supply and investment rentals will come from the Stubbs Farm and Clayden Rise developments, which together will bring 1500 houses onto the market in the next two years.
Higher density housing future for Warkworth been sold to a mix of investors and owner occupiers. He says it could be an opportunity for investment rentals or downsizers selling the family home. Mr Shaw says despite the development being higher density, it will not resemble Millwater. Although the houses will be built on smaller and more dense sites, they will still be detached from one another and have landscaped gardens. In order to keep in line with the character of Warkworth, the design of the villas has been modelled on the
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Mahurangi farms will open their gates this weekend in a bid to bolster public understanding of the role farmers play and how the food people eat is produced. Among those participating in the Open Farms NZ event will be Ahuroa sheep and beef farmer Nicky Berger, who founded GrassFed in the City – an organisation dedicated to countering misconceptions about farming and farmers. Ms Berger says many families are increasingly separated from the food they eat and the people who have grown it for them. “As food producers we, too, often feel separated from our consumers, with whom we would love to share the passion we have for growing great food,” she says. Ms Berger says farmers are especially sensitive to the noise on social and mainstream media where anti-farming activists regularly cast doubt on the trusworthiness of farmers and their capacity to take care of the land and animals. She says entering into arguments on Facebook and Twitter is seldom productive, with people trading angry insults at each other and where those who understand the nuances of the argument tend to tune out. The frustration led to the inaugural Open Farms NZ field day last March. She believes Open Farms is the best way for urban Kiwis to connect with the people who grow their food – giving them a chance to ask all their questions related to land, crops, animals and orchards, plus a chance to show children where their food originates. Visitors to Dan and Nicky’s Braeside Farm will have a chance to watch sheep being shorn, talk to the shearer, watch dogs draft lambs through the yards and possibly see a demonstration of drenching. There will be a woolpit for younger children and a sausage sizzle and cold drink for everyone.
Also participating is Atiu Creek Regional Park, which includes a sheep and cattle farm run by a specialised farming team working alongside park rangers. Atiu Park aims to become a leader in environmentally-sustainable farming. Visitors can sit in a tractor, or see sheep shearing, cattle handling demonstrations, dogs working stock and participate in a self-guided farm walk. For a rather different experience, visitors can check out Cue Haven in Kaipara. Here a former dairy farm has been restored to native bush for education and enjoyment. Volunteers have planted more than 170,000 native trees and built more than 3kms of walking tracks. Visitors can walk the tracks, spot native birds and take advantage of a newly opened viewing platform offering magnificent views of the Kaipara Harbour. There will be free tea, coffee and biscuits. Open Farms will be held on Sunday, February 21, and is free. Register at www.openfarms.co.nz.
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Warkworth hosts Wormwise workshop The latest tips and techniques for controlling internal parasites in sheep and beef will be presented at a talk in Warkworth on Tuesday, February 23. The Wormwise workshop will cover the life cycle of worms, drenching options, how to manage drench resistance, and refugia – the practice of leaving some worms untreated in a bid to slow drug resistance. Guest speaker will be Ginny Dodunski, from Totally Vets, which has branches in Fielding, Awapuni and Taumarunui, and the day is being hosted by Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Extension manager for the northern North Island Veronica Gillet says managing internal parasites is
one of the biggest challenges farmers face. “Research shows that there is widespread resistance to several drench families across both sheep and cattle,” she says. “Most farms have worms that can survive one or more worm drenches.” The event runs from 10am to 3pm at Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street, and lunch is included. Preregistration is essential due to Covid-19 protocols, and anyone who has cold or flu symptoms on the day is asked to stay at home.
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Summer diseases If the weather gets hot and wet, some animal diseases I am on the lookout for are facial eczema, enzootic pneumonia and flystrike. Facial eczema is a disease of ruminants and alpacas that eat enough of a specific fungal toxin found in the plant litter layer of pasture in late summer and autumn. Ideal conditions for the fungal growth are when night temperatures don’t fall below 14C and humidity is close to 100 per cent. Pastures grown in hollows and north-facing hillsides are more at risk. When enough toxin is eaten, there will be significant liver damage. Because of this the chlorophyll (the green pigment in green plants) eaten in greenfeed cannot be properly broken down and photodynamic pigments, which have a toxic reaction to light, build up in the blood. Where the skin is white and not covered with thick wool, sunlight will now cause severe burning. Prevention is much better than cure. So seek some advice if you are not familiar with this disease. Enzootic pneumonia is a syndrome in sheep, especially hoggets, in New Zealand. The occurrence of enzootic pneumonia is influenced by many factors. A number of microbes can be involved. Parasitism and underfeeding have an influence, as do environmental conditions. If you are tossing and turning in bed because it is too muggy to sleep, and you have sheep under your care, then a little red flag should pop up. If you have to drive sheep in hot weather, do it in the early morning and avoid yarding for long periods. Co-ordinate events that need yarding with times the sheep are in paddocks near the yards. If the yards are dusty, dampen them down before the sheep arrive. The only mob pneumonias I have seen in cattle, apart from lungworm in weaners, is in neonatal calves in under-ventilated, damp, smelly sheds or where there is bovine viral diarrhoea immunosuppression. Blowflies get up and get going for the year when ground temperatures rise over 12C. Wet summers are like Christmas for them. They are attracted to areas wet with diarrhoea, soaked with urine, and to weeping wounds and even footrot. They lay their eggs on wounds and in a day or two maggots start eating the surface of the host. All animals are at risk from flystrike, but sheep are the main target. Maggots don’t like being exposed to the sun and wool is an excellent hiding cover. Ideally sheep are shorn pre-summer. Some products for prevention or treatment are available in smallish amounts suitable for block holders.
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Warkworth Fellowship Monday 07:30pm, Warkworth Primary School Teachers Lounge, 34A Hill Street, Warkworth; Open to Visitors. Wheelchair Access. Snells Beach Big Book Meeting Thursday 7:30pm, Mahurangi Christian School, 410 Mahurangi East Rd, Snells Beach; Open to Visitors. If you want to drink, that is your business, if you want to stop, we can help. Phone/text 0275 773 689 www.aa.org.nz | www.12steps.nz Supported by Mahurangi Matters
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KAIPARA FLATS NETBALL CLUB AGM Monday 8th March, 7pm at the Kaipara Flats Sports Club. All welcome. Queries to Jeanette 027 669 7852. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE DESKS A reminder to the public that the JP Service Desks are available as follows: Warkworth – at the Council Offices Monday 10.00 – 2.00 If there is a long weekend, it is the following Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00. Matakana- Cinema Complex Tuesday 11.00-1.00 Snells Beach – at the Library Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Warkworth RSA Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 No appointment is needed. There is no cost. At all other times there are plenty of other JP’s available in the Warkworth/Mahurangi Area, either in the Warkworth Community phone book, or on‑line “find a JP”. Supported by Mahurangi Matters
PUHOI SPORTS CLUB AGM to be held at 6:30 on the 9th of March in the Club Rooms.
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MUSICIANS NEEDED This is your chance to be a part of Mahurangi College's 2021 production of The Wizard of Oz! We need to fill the following parts: Oboe/English Horn* • Clarinet/Flute/ Saxophone* • Harp • Violin • Viola • Double Bass • Pitched Percussion *Requires switching between instruments
This is a volunteer opportunity, but it will be an absolute blast! Performances are 28 June ‑ 3 July with rehearsals starting April. You don't need to be a master musician, but you do need to have excellent reading skills. Email mitchellhoulbrooke@gmail.com if you're interested.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED VOLUNTEER NOW! Join one of our busy, vibrant & friendly Hospice Shops. To find out more call Vicki 027 767 5742
TRAINEE CONCRETE PUMP OPERATORS AND LINESMEN Advanced Concrete Pumping is seeking to employ trainee concrete pump operators and linesmen, based out of our Wellsford yard. Minimum Class 1 drivers licence is essential. Position is physically demanding therefore good level of fitness required. Must be able to work long and flexible hours. Candidates will be required to undergo and pass a pre employment drug and alcohol check. To discuss the position further contact Kelly Cullen 021 767920 or email your CV and cover letter to ohs@advancedpumping.nz.
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New date set for fishing comp The Warkworth Gamefish Club has departed from four decades of tradition, changing the date of its annual ‘one base’ competition from Auckland anniversary weekend to next month. It will be held from Thursday to Saturday, March 4 to 6. Club convenor Dave Adams says it is an experiment to see if the time of year proves better for fishing. The competition is not technically a “one base” format, as entrants only need be at Great Barrier for the prizegiving. Anglers are allowed to fish within the competition map, which spans from the Mercury Islands to the Poor Knights. The prizegiving and a buffet dinner will be held on Saturday evening at the Fitzroy Boating Club on Great Barrier. There are weigh-ins on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but anglers are encouraged to tag and release large fish and measure and release small species. There is a compulsory tournament
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A yellow fin tuna caught in last year’s competition.
briefing at the Sandspit Yacht Club on Tuesday, March 2, at 7pm. Tickets are available from Hunting and Fishing Warkworth, Tackle and Outdoor, Mahurangi Marine, Matakana Marine and at the Gamefish Club website. Early bird tickets are on sale for a discounted $100 until February 19. Early bird tickets also go in the draw for a 50 wide gamefish rod and reel prize, courtesy of ITSS Engineering. The Gamefish Club has a healthy membership of 250 members.
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A roundup of sports activities and events in the district Take a kid fishing The Warkworth Lions annual take a kid fishing day is on Sunday, March 14. It is open to children aged 12 and under. Limited spots are available. Registrations open February 15 and close on March 10 at 5pm. Contact takeakidfishingwarkworth@gmail.com to register. The annual Leigh Fishing Contest has been replaced by a new event.
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It will be a seven-day tournament held from April 3 to 10, with over $100,000 worth of prizes. Every entry into the competition will be eligible to win a 4.8 metre Maro Boat with a Yamaha 60 horsepower outboard and Humminbird sounder. In contrast to the Leigh Contest, which generated funds by raffling off fish, the new Humminbird Fishing Tournament will be a catch-andrelease competition. There will be a day of entertainment, live music, auctions, food and drinks on Saturday, April 10 at the golf club. An ARHT crew will also be teaching search and rescue techniques, resuscitation and water safety skills. Tickets are $70 from www.eventspronto.co.nz/ARHTfishing
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Disc golf in Maungaturoto The Maungaturoto Country Club has opened a disc golf course. It is a nine-basket course ranging from par 3 to par 5. Disc golf involves throwing a frisbee at distance with the aim of landing it in a metal basket, with rules similar to golf. Wellsford golf masters The Wellsford Golf Club is holding its 27-hole master’s tournament on Saturday, March 6. It is a nett, stableford and gross competition with a $5000 prize pool. Entry is $45 including breakfast. Contact convenor Graham Rhead at graham@brickies.co.nz. Junior golf Warkworth Golf Club coach Luke Farrell is holding a junior programme during school Term 1. He is holding classes for both primary school children and college students. Contact the Divot on 425 8248 for booking and information. List sports news FREE by emailing news@localmatters.co.nz
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After 18 years of successful events, the Leigh Fishing contest has been wound up. The community organised event has raised more than $300,000 for the Auckland Regional Helicopter Trust (ARHT) since it was first held in 2003. Former ARHT fundraising manager John Hooper says it is the end of an era, but the competition has reached the end of its natural course. He says organisers Keith and Lyn Brush looked to pass on the torch, but were unable to find anyone to take over the project. Meanwhile, ARHT has organised a new event for 2021, the Humminbird Fishing Tournament, which will be held at the Omaha Beach Golf Club.
Tomarata rugby Tomarata Rugby Club is calling for new and returning players for the 2021 season. The first training is on Thursday, February 25 at 7pm. Contact team manager Ryan on 021 0829 2722 to register interest.
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Pakiri cricket wins T20 Waitemata Cup Pakiri Cricket Club has claimed the T20 Waitemata Cup after defeating Wellsford Cricket Club in the final this month. Pakiri batted first and set the standard with 157 runs, conceding just seven wickets over 20 overs. Wellsford was then restricted to 124 runs over 20 overs, losing eight wickets. Notable batting performances came from Pakiri’s Mark Reekie and Craig Radford, who achieved 46 and 32 runs respectively.
Pakiri was undefeated.
Top run scorer went to Wellsford’s Daniel Fogden with 47 runs. MVP of the match went to Pakiri’s Simon Spierer, who took four wickets from Wellsford. Pakiri was undefeated this season, comfortably ahead on points on the standings tables. Meanwhile, the 40-over Rodney Men’s Championship resumed last weekend and will continue until February 27.
RSA triumphs in Business House Bowls Warkworth RSA easily took out the overall points trophy at the Business House Bowls this month after taking the top spot in both the December and January series tournaments. The champion team consisted of Geoff Copestake, Nadine Revell and Daniel Fairley. Tournament organiser Hugh Bateman says there were 18 teams in the competition this year. He says a special mention must go to Mason Containers, which sponsored a random draw prize for each night of the series. Its team also made No 9. Other notable teams included Rhodes for Roads, which entered the competition for the first time. On the night of the prizegiving last week, Team Hoteo, led by George Wech, challenged The Plumbers, led by Jason Wech, to a final match for the season for bragging rights. However, The Plumbers were late back from a fishing trip and so Hoteo were left to play themselves. Bowls Warkworth also hosted a “corner-to-corner” competition, in which bowlers try to get their bowl as close as possible to an opposite diagonal corner. It cost $1 per bowl, and players competed for a bottle of malt whisky and bourbon.
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“Each team also went home with prizes of a liquid nature, thanks to New World Warkworth,” Hugh says. He says the Business House Bowls at Bowls Warkworth has been going 21 years and continues to enjoy keen participation by local businesses. Series one winners: 1. Warkworth RSA, 2. BNT & Capitals (Barfoot &Thompson), 3. H Project. Series two winners: 1. Warkworth RSA, 2. The Land Detectives (Warkworth Surveyors), 3. Warkworth Butcher. Overall points winner: Warkworth RSA.
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Jack Miller, 16, has his boots signed by Tanielu Tele’a.
Blues road trip stops off in Wellsford Taranaki’s Niwa Shewry stunned crowds.
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14-year-old wins Mangawhai Bowl Jam Taranaki’s Niwa Shewry, 14, stunned crowds with his performance at the 10th annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam this month. Organiser Jesse Peters says until the open final it appeared a sure thing that Taupo pro-skater Bowman Hansen would dominate with his consistency and effortless style. But Peters says after a spine-chilling slam, things gelled for Shewry as he linked up a combination of hair-raising tricks, including a kickflip indy followed by a frontside noseblunt. It earned Shewry top place on the podium, alongside Bowman in second and Raglan’s Tom Mitchell in third. Other notable performances came from a trio of
siblings, Rhya Henare (4th in women’s), Remus Henare (2nd in U16s) and Rico Henare. “Father-daughter combo of Andrew ‘Morri’ Morrison (1st in masters) and Billie Morrison (2nd in women’s) showed that family values extend to a well-carved bowl,” Peters says. He adds the event saw a beyond-capacity crowd, and 62 skaters aged seven to 52 vying for their piece of “concrete cred”. This year, the event was broadcast live on Sky Sports Next. “10 years was a surreal milestone for us to hit. What started with just a handful of mates having a jam became New Zealand’s largest skateboarding event. It’s unreal,” Peters says
Rodney College students received a surprise visit from Blues Super Rugby players last week. Midfielder Tanielu Tele’a, lock Jacob Pierce and prop Karl Jacob Tenielu handed out supporters’ gear and rugby boots. The school visit was part of a tour by the Blues squad, which saw them visit 14 clubs and schools to hand out 250 pairs of recycled boots, which have been cleaned and repurposed. Rugby balls are not permitted at Rodney College, as too many windows have been broken, but fortunately one student had a contraband ball, which was brought out for the occasion for a throw around. The team was on its way to Kerikeri where it hosted an open training session for the public at the Kerikeri Rugby Club The Blues Super Rugby season starts on February 27 at the Sky Stadium in Wellington with a match against the Hurricanes. Meanwhile, former Blues and Wellsford player Rene Ranger has signed up with the Crusaders and will begin his season on February 26 against the Highlanders.
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