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Community centre vision takes shape Construction of a multi-purpose community centre on Mansel Drive is steaming ahead, with the Mahurangi Presbyterian Church making plans to open the first stage next March.

A building consent for the internal fit-out of a gymnasium, bathroom and changing rooms, reception area, cafe and ground floor offices and meeting rooms was expected to be submitted to Auckland Council last week.

As well as the gym, the plan umbrellas a church and chapel, and potentially a standalone childcare centre. While the shell of the church and chapel, and upstairs offices have been built as part of the main structure, the fit-out of those areas will happen in stage two as funds allow.

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The building is comprised of more than 200 tilt slabs and the plan includes the provision of 140 carparks including parking for buses.

the project is expected to cost $11.5 million.

Through careful financial stewardship, the complex is being built almost debt-free.

Support has come from several sources. Auckland Council contributed $785,000, Lotteries Commission $400,000, Foundation North $300,000 and the church organisation PressGo $300,000, as well as extensive support from business owners, mainly within the Presbyterian congregation.

Project manager Kevin Pyle says the gymnasium will cater for a range of sports from basketball and volleyball to badminton and foosball.

It has a sprung wooden floor and a metre has been added

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An artist’s impression of the final complex.

Community centre vision takes shape around its perimeter to meet North Harbour Basketball regulations. This will mean it can host games at any level. There will also be tiered seating for spectators and plenty of storage room.

When stage one opens, the Warkworth Foodlink will move from the present church in Pulham Road to a specially built foodbank storage and distribution area on one side of the stadium.

The second-storey will accommodate viewing areas, offices and activity spaces with a sky bridge to the adjoining building.

The church, at the back of the complex, overlooks native bush that runs along the Mahurangi River. It will accommodate 450,

with the potential to increase this to 650 in the long-term, when a mezzanine floor is added. Mahu Vision Community Trust manager Roger Mackay says that as well as church gatherings, the space will be available for conferences, weddings and funerals, and events such as the Pasifika Festival.

Alongside it is the chapel, which will be for small weddings and funerals, as well as always being available for reflection.

A spacious foyer/reception area will be used for church gatherings until the church is finished. A café and commercial kitchen, adjoining the reception area, offers potential for cooking classes and community meals.

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“We’ve had some setbacks through Covid, but it has been very exciting to see the vision finally taking shape after years of planning and fundraising,” Roger said.

Booking are already being taken for the gymnasium next year. The church’s youth group has been granted sole use of the gym on Friday nights and Auckland Council has contracted its use for 40 hours a week.

The land, which sits behind the Kowhai Falls development, also potentially has many walking track connections to residential areas and Mahurangi College.

Pyle says many local contractors have been involved in the build and have been given preference on the work.

ANZ allays ATM anxiety

Fears that ANZ would be closing two of its ATMs in Waipu and Wellsford appear to have been allayed, for the time being at least.

Swift and vocal lobbying by MPs, business leaders and residents in Waipu last week has resulted in ANZ saying it will keep its ATM at its present site at 45 The Centre, though an alternative venue needs to be found.

The town’s only cash machine was moved to The Centre site after a fire destroyed its previous home, Waipu Pharmacy, in September, 2018. Waipu Business & Community secretary Graham Boult said there had since been an issue with ANZ sometimes being unable to access the back of the ATM to refill it, due to the opening hours of the premises where it is sited, something that was confirmed by ANZ. “In order to provide ongoing service, including the ability to maintain cash levels in the machine, we require regular

access to the ATM,” a spokesperson said.

“ANZ is committed to working with the community to keep the ATM, if we can find a suitable location where the machine continues to be well used.”

Boult was confident this would not be an issue and said that thanks to local politicians and the community’s efforts, there were several alternative locations where the ATM could be sited.

“I think communication got a bit lost, but this is a good result. There is no problem with it staying on an ongoing basis,” he said.

Meanwhile, rumours that the ANZ ATM in Rodney Street, Welllsford was also due to be closed down were denied by ANZ last week.

“There are no plans to remove the ANZ ATM in Wellsford,” the spokesperson said.

When asked to respond to speculation that banks were trying to do away with

Wellsford – “no plans to remove”.

cash altogether, ANZ said only that it was committed to providing banking services across the country to support its customers.

“ANZ also continues to invest in our digital offerings so customers can do more of their banking whenever and wherever suits them, including via our website or app, or by telephone banking.”

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Foodstuffs stays tightlipped over supermarket build on SH1

After months of speculation over the future of the site on the corner of State Highway 1 and Hudson Road, details of the build have finally been released. But not by the interested party Foodstuffs.

Retail tenancy leasing agent Colliers has confirmed that Warkworth will be getting a Pak’n’Save supermarket.

Mahurangi Matters has repeatedly asked Foodstuffs for information on the new supermarket over the last two years, only to be told that nothing was confirmed. This is despite earthworks starting last year and high wooden construction piles now being in the ground.

Colliers, who are based in Auckland’s CBD, are sole agents for marketing the retail tenancies that will be part of the complex. They have apparently been seeking expressions of interest from established retailers since August last year.

The Pak’n’Save they describe has a 5500 sqm footprint with 450-plus carparks, and flexible tenancy size options from 90sqm to 200sqm within a 560sqm total.

A café, grab-and-go, convenience and service retailers, professional services and health and beauty operators are on their list of suitable tenants.

They also advise the build will be completed late this year.

Businesses that get involved get the most community support back.

– Murray Chapman The Pak’n’Save development has finally been confirmed.

Piles now have a purpose.

Signage that has recently appeared at the entrance to the site confirms the construction as a Pak’n’Save with three tenancy buildings, but little else.

Emma Wooster, a member of Foodstuffs media team, confirms these details, but says due to commercial considerations they can’t release any other details, including

who the owner/operator of the franchise supermarket might be.

Surprisingly, One Mahurangi Business Association manager Murray Chapman also doesn’t know much about the development, and it hasn’t been raised at the Transport Forum the group is involved with.

Chapman finds it strange and possibly shows a bit of arrogance on the owner’s part not to be more open about the development, with what will be their local community.

“Retail is a people business, even more so in a small town. Businesses that get the involved get the most community support back,” he says.

Meanwhile ... new supermarket planned for Snells Beach A FreshChoice supermarket looks set to be heading to Snells Beach in the Mahurangi shopping centre.

Positioned at the southern end of the centre near the roundabout, the proposed supermarket will have a 1200 square metre footprint and 103 parking spaces, and could create jobs for up to 50 locals ,advises Woolworth NZ. The previous grocery store in the centre – with the artist’s impression suggesting it is on the same or an expanded site – closed a couple of years ago.

Residents not wanting to head into Warkworth for grocery and fresh supplies are currently provided for by the Warehouse and The Food Market next door, at the northern end of the centre.

FreshChoice is a chain of locally owned and franchiseoperated supermarkets with 33 stores nationwide. Founded in 1995, they come under the umbrella of Woolworths NZ. The stores are generally seen as more upmarket with a boutique feel to them.

The new supermarket is expected to be open in 2023 or 2024.

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Consult your elders, Local Board urged Auckland Council and Rodney Local Board should be utilising the wealth of knowledge, experience and community commitment that older people in and around Warkworth have when planning to improve the area’s age-friendliness.

That was the message from Auckland University of Technology academic Dr Sara Napier last month, when she presented the results of a survey into how age-friendly Warkworth was at the Board’s March meeting.

She said the study of 210 people living in Warkworth and surrounds had revealed a valuable resource of in-depth local knowledge that should be made more of by local government, as the population not only expanded rapidly, but aged as well.

“There were a lot of comments about perceived disconnection between Council and the area,” Dr Napier said. “Older people’s resourcefulness should be utilised fully – they want to engage with the Local Board and Council.

“They should be engaged collaboratively at a local level to ensure Warkworth is

able to support older people to remain living in their community, especially as the population expands.”

The survey was carried out in 2019 among people over 65. Two-thirds of respondents were female and more than a third had lived in the region for more than 21 years.

While the vast majority – well over 93 per cent – thought Warkworth was a good and safe place to live where people and businesses were helpful, there were several issues that made life much more difficult.

These included the state of footpaths, pedestrian crossings and public toilets (or lack of them); car parking and public transport that didn’t cater to their needs; a lack of support and information for those with no internet; and the need for more places and opportunities for social engagement.

“Fragmentation of information is a problem for older people. They need to have lots of information in one place,” Dr Napier said. “Also there is no community centre in Warkworth, a public space

that all ages could access. It would help with intergenerational interaction. All respondents seemed to know of people who were quite socially isolated, so somewhere they could pop in and meet people would be good.”

She added that uneven footpaths, crossings and pedestrian access generally also made many respondents feel vulnerable.

“Things like obstructions on footpaths, such as wheelie bins, could be rectified if people were more aware that they were a problem for older people,” she said. “There are things that could quite easily be fixed.”

Warkworth’s three Local Board members, Beth Houlbrooke, Tim Holdgate and Steven Garner, thanked Dr Napier for her presentation and all expressed keen interest in how the survey could be used by the Board to improve facilities and services for older locals.

The Warkworth Age-Friendly Survey Report can be read with this story online at www.localmatters.co.nz

Issues faced by older people – sample quotes from the survey

“Nearest hospital is North Shore.”

“It is very hard to have to travel so far.”

“Husband needs treatment four times a month, so it’s a worry and very expensive when you are on a pension.”

“I am finding the technology is leaving me behind.”

“I am computer illiterate and as I have macular degeneration, I often miss things.”

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“As an 84-year-old who does not own a computer, I feel very disadvantaged.”

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“For older women on their own, it can be very lonely.”

“Fellowship for male-only groups is non-existent.”

“I wish to volunteer, but it’s not that easy.”

“Schools and colleges are reluctant to use senior talent that lies idle.”

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Plan ahead for overnight SH1 closures and daytime stop/go near Warkworth

Board calls for consistency as speed programme expands Rodney Local Board has made a plea for consistency in setting speed limits on local roads as Auckland Transport (AT) develops a new Speed Management Plan for 2023 to 2026.

Members want to see uniform speed limit settings across the region for all types of roads, including those that are unsealed, outside schools and where feeder roads meet main roads.

The proposed AT plan is designed to meet government policy requirements to reduce road deaths and serious injuries by cutting speeds, and will form a framework for setting new limits and influencing plans for safety infrastructure across Auckland.

AT has already cut speeds on 11% of its road network and changes to a further 27% are in the pipeline, under the first three phases of its Safe Speeds Programme.

Last month’s Local Board meeting heard that the proposed 2023-26 speed management plan was an interim one, ahead of a 10-year plan that is expected to be in place from 2024 to 2034.

AT said the interim plan would continue its “process of expanding Auckland’s network of safer roads”.

While most board members were supportive of the general aims of the plan, not all were convinced that blanket speed cuts led to safer roads. Wellsford member Colin Smith claimed that road deaths in NZ had dropped when the open road speed limit was raised to 100km/h in 1985.

“At 80km/h on an open road, people lose concentration and get frustrated,” he said.

AT senior transport engineer Xinghao Chen said she was happy to check historical figures, but said changes introduced in the

first phase of the safe speeds programme had reduced deaths and serious injuries on Auckland roads.

Dairy Flat member Louise Johnston asked if rural schools were being considered in the interim plan, as they tended to have faster speed limits and more infrastructure around them. Chen admitted they weren’t.

“Our focus is on urban schools for the next three years,” she said. “We haven’t targeted rural schools yet, but it’s likely we will cover them in the next plan.”

Members voted to request the following for Rodney in AT’s interim plan: • a limit of 60km/h outside all schools, with lower limits at pick-up and dropoff times; • consistent limits for unsealed roads; non-exit roads without centre lines; individual roads; and between main and feeder roads; • a review of speed limits for rural roads and intersections surrounding new Rodney urban areas; • that all road users were considered when accessing appropriate speed limits; • that where side roads intersected with main roads with limits of 80 km/h or above, these be reviewed for installation of turning bays and merging lanes for right-turning traffic.

Board members also provided a list of Rodney roads that should be reviewed by AT when developing the proposed plan, which included just two in Mahurangi – Anderson Road and Wrights Road, both in Matakana, and both of which were “unsealed, contributing to dust health issues”.

Colin Smith voted against the feedback.

It’s a busy and exciting time in the north as our team progress works at Pukerito (Northern Connection). Once complete, this connection will provide a safer, more resilient and reliable connection to the current SH1 and future Matakana Link Road.

Next month, the project will be undertaking pavement improvement and tie in works on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Kaipara Flats Road/Goatley Road and Hudson Road intersections. A section of SH1 will be closed will this happens to ensure the safety of our teams working at night and all other road users. During the day the area will also have a stop/go operation in place keep crews safe while doing their work and to prevent damage to vehicles and new road seal.

The works will be carried out during the following times: Daytime works – stop/go and lower speed limit in place: • Monday 2 May to Friday 6 May between 5am and 9pm Overnight full closure – detour in place: • Monday 2 May to Thursday 5 May between 9pm and 5am When the full closure is in place, there will be a detour between Warkworth and Wellsford via State Highway 16, for those needing to travel at night. The detour could add up to 30 minutes travel time for some road users, so we advise planning travel over this time carefully and apologise in advance for any inconvenience. We will work closely with the project neighbours and there will be early warning signage to advise motorists ahead of the works.

Safety is our highest priority, and a reduced speed limit of 30km/h will be in place during the daytime stop/go, for the duration of these works. We ask that drivers keep to the temporary speed limit for the safety of our work crews and road users, drive to the conditions and don’t be distracted by work activity.

While we will try to limit disruption to traffic flows, road users should plan ahead by checking the Waka Kotahi journey planner https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/ before heading out and allow more time for their journey. Please do email info@nx2group.com or call 0508 7295 4636 if you have any questions about this work.

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Auckland Council is proposing a new approach to wastewater disposal at the Whangateau Domain.

On-site wastewater treatment proposed for Whangateau Healthy Waters wants to replace two large holding tanks at the Whangateau Domain with a high-tech on-site wastewater treatment plant and land disposal field.

The proposal is to connect all the facilities that are located on the Domain Recreational Reserve to a new wastewater treatment plant. This will include public toilets, the Rams Clubhouse, Whangateau Hall and the Whangateau campground.

Healthy Waters general manager Craig Mcilroy says once an options assessment is finalised, the best location for the land disposal field will be identified.

He says the idea of replacing the holding tanks dates back to 2013, when the first design and options assessment was carried out.

“The rationale for building a small treatment facility on the site is that the current holding tanks are at the end of their life and keeping them or replacing them with something similar is not sustainable in the long term, due to high operating costs,” he says.

“In addition, the current system does not have any treatment, risking potential damage to the environment should the tanks be damaged. That is why we believe

upgrading the site to a treatment facility is the best option.”

Currently, the holding tanks are emptied several times a week during quieter periods, and several times a day during the peak of the summer holiday period.

The site produces about 45m3 per day during the summer peak.

Mcilroy says the cost of the new treatment plant and disposal field will be determined once the final design is developed and reviewed with relevant stakeholders. It will be funded out of the Healthy Waters capital works budget.

He says that although extending the system to cater for nearby homes was considered, it was not feasible because the land required for the disposal of the additional wastewater was not available on site or nearby.

Mcilroy says Healthy Waters will consult with people and groups who will be impacted by the proposal. The anticipated timeline for delivery of the new system is two to three years depending on the options assessment and which area is selected for land disposal of the treated effluent.

Healthy Waters is Auckland Council’s stormwater management division.

Maori reps fed-up with lacklustre engagement from Auckland Council

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter. Funded by NZ On Air

Auckland Council’s Independent Māori Statutory Board members have expressed growing frustration around Council’s lack of engagement with mana whenua.

The matter was raised at a Planning Committee held on March 31.

Council has a legal obligation to recognise and respect the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and one way it does this is through Māori impact statements in reports. These statements outline engagement with Māori

and how the feedback is incorporated into policy.

Statutory Board member Karen Wilson asked about the consultation process for mana whenua and mātāwaka on Auckland Transport (AT)’s recent parking strategy.

Principal transport planner Claire Covacich said staff were unsuccessful in getting the item onto the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum.

Wilson said the answer didn’t address her question around mātāwaka.

“Now that it is going out for consultation,

it is hard to put that feedback into the draft strategy,” Wilson said. “I’m interested in the process of how we do this. I cannot name one time where the Māori consultation has resulted in something we can be proud of.

“The bedrock of te tiriti is involving us.”

Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare said that again, the Māori impact statement was not up to scratch.

“Well, bugger it,” he said. “If you can’t get it right, we won’t support any of it.”

Both members voted against endorsement of the parking strategy.

Henare said that this had been an issue for the past five years and nothing had changed.

During a Rural Advisory Panel meeting in February, a similar scenario took place when Statutory Board member Glenn Wilcox questioned how tikanga was used in relation to the new road corridor bylaws.

AT representative Andrew McGill said he had put the issue before the Māori Statutory Board but they declined to provide input. Wilcox pushed back saying he was on the board and did not remember the item coming before him.

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He said the Trappers’ team would be working on a new translocation plan and, hopefully, would have a new date in the near future.

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Settlement Trust acting chief executive Nicola MacDonald said despite all the information provided, Ngati Manuhiri still had concerns about predator numbers.

She said as well as cats, stoats and other predators, a dog had been captured on camera.

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The presentation of a survey into how age-friendly Warkworth and surrounds are for older people raised some interesting issues (story p4). It was ironic, though, that many of the people who would have most appreciated hearing AUT academic Dr Sara Napier’s findings were unlikely to have been present, as the Rodney Local Board meeting was held online and attendance had to be requested in advance via email.

Support and access to the internet and technology was one of the key issues raised by survey respondents so this undoubtedly limited the target audience.

However, aside from this and more predictable problems such as mobility issues and access to healthcare, Dr Napier’s research shone a light on something that potentially affects all of us, not just older people – the failure by central and local government to engage with them when planning future development and infrastructure.

The survey of more than 200 people revealed that respondents cared deeply about their community, they had extensive local knowledge and were committed to making it a better place now and in the future. Yet many felt, just because they were seniors, they were ignored by decisionmakers, their talents were neglected or ignored and they had become ‘invisible’.

What a sad state of affairs this is, especially when the population is ageing ever more rapidly. Napier says the population of over65s in Rodney is projected to rise by 107% by 2038, with over-85s expected to almost quadruple in number.

Forget any potential healthcare impacts – focus instead on what a wealth of knowledge, experience and wisdom there is in those numbers, and what a valuable resource it could be for anyone involved in the future development of our area.

While there are already age-friendly strategies in place at national and regional levels, most of these are decidedly urbancentric, and there is also no specific reference to the ageing population, age-friendliness or specific needs of older people in the current Rodney Local Board Plan.

Perhaps it’s time something was done about that. Surely it’s time that older people were brought out from the shadows of life in retirement and listened to by the powers that be, to help make local towns and communities better, more accessible places for them, and future generations, to live now and in the future.

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Empty buses

We have written before about the ludicrous situation we have in the area with virtually empty buses running backwards and forwards to Warkworth, Matakana, Point Wells and so on.

It’s a source of great irritation to ourselves and other ratepayers to see this gross waste of our money.

Surely there must be a better way than this to make sure the few who don’t have private transport, or neighbours who are happy to transport them, can get where they want to go.

What about surveying the buses for a week to see who, if any, use them and why, and then perhaps look at issuing cut-price taxi passes to them.

We estimate that running the current bus service must be costing at least $2000 to $3000 per week, so the cost of the taxi passes would be a pittance by comparison.

It’s high time for some lateral thinking on this matter. Find something more worthwhile to spend this money on.

John and Barbara Maltby, Point Wells

AT out of touch

If anyone needed any further proof of the ineptness of SuperCity, they would only have to consider AT’s latest proposal to implement a busway/no parking zone on Matakana Road from Warkworth to Sharp Road. The justification for this proposal is to free up access and prioritise use of the roadway for buses, on the principle that the bus patronage numbers do or will, exceed the number of roadside parking users, and therefore should take priority.

The logic behind the proposal for a no parking zone between Warkworth and Matakana is absolute bureaucratic madness – possibly the creation of a recently graduated uni planning student who resides in Auckland Central, someone who has absolutely no appreciation of the fact that there is currently no formed roadside parking on the rural roadway and who, similarly, has no appreciation that there is no justification for the continuation of the oversized buses on this route, spewing tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere to support a philosophy of, “If you build it they will come” They built it, no-one came!

The buses on this route to Omaha have been operating for a number of years, funded by a transport tax imposed upon local ratepayers. As a tradie working in the area I regularly pass and follow these blue monsters hosting a driver plus 60 empty seats … at max, seating one or two visitors to and from Matakana. Never once have I seen anywhere near enough passengers to justify the tax pilfered to fund the service.

Surely, with patronage potential now proven, someone at AT might consider that a bus route to Omaha is a little crazy. Here we have one of the most elite beachside suburbs in the country, holiday castles in the white sand accessed by people with big wallets and even bigger egos, people who would rather be seen dead than in a AT bus. The potential for them to evolve into a group that will patronise AT buses is about zero.

But once again, we have a public service entity and disconnected planners dictate a money wasting policy to the people that it is meant to serve. AT, a bad joke imposed by Rodney upon Rodney ratepayers.

John Griffin, Sandspit

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The Australian Financial Review has reported that Igneo Infrastructure Partners has signed a $1.9 billion deal to buy Waste Management NZ from Beijing Capital Group.

Waste Management NZ has faced stiff opposition from iwi and a range of community groups to the Dome Valley landfill proposal.

Appeals against its resource consent have been lodged with the Environment Court and are due to be heard in July.

Fight the Tip, Save the Dome executive member Michelle Carmichael says that at this stage it is hard to predetermine what

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Japan stopped seafloor mining 20 years ago and chose to switch to artificial sand.

Stanley hoped to see New Zealand follow in their footsteps.

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Warkworth Lions awarded

Members of the Men’s Shed, from left, Mike Izzard, David Little, Ross Walker and Barry Ross. Seated on the Lady Glenn are Birthing Centre directors Donna Trotter, with two-week-old Harvey, and Nicky Snedden.

Nautical berth at Warkworth birthing centre A children’s playground at the Warkworth Birthing Centre is the latest place to reap the generosity of the Warkworth Men’s Shed.

On March 30, members of the volunteer group delivered a boat to the centre, which has been kitted out especially for little sailors.

It was a case of all hands on deck as the former aluminum dinghy, donated by Mike Francis of Leigh, was lifted into place.

Birthing Centre directors Nicky Snedden and Donna Trotter were on hand to take delivery.

Snedden says that while the playground has been quiet during Covid, it is normally a well-used feature of the centre. The boat replaces a starship, which was removed due to safety concerns.

“We are tremendously grateful to the Men’s Shed for all the work and aroha that they have put into this project,” she said.

The boat has been christened the Lady Glenn in honour of Glenn Hoare, who was a founding midwife at the centre. She retired in 2001 and passed away in 2020.

The boat is just one of many community

projects undertaken by Men’s Shed volunteers.

They recently finished 50 predator traps, benches for the Point Wells Croquet Club, seats for Leigh Primary School and a seat for the Matakana Cemetery.

“The community supports us, so we try to give back when we can,” chair Barry Thompson says.

The group meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at their workshop in the A&P Building at Warkworth Showgrounds.

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The Warkworth Lions Starship Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Appeal has been recognised by District 202K clubs.

At its recent district convention, the Warkworth club received the Outstanding Community Project Award for spearheading the appeal.

Altogether, Warkworth swept up three awards. As well as Outstanding Community Project, it won Best Overall Lions Club out of 71 clubs, and the Community Awareness and Communication Award for its Covid-19 response.

Warkworth Lions hope to raise $406,700 for the paediatric unit. A total of 56 clubs have contributed and about 60 per cent of the total has been raised, although Covid has slowed fundraising across the country.

Club member Peter Henderson says the response from the Mahurangi area has been phenomenal.

District 202K covers the Upper North Island, as well as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa.

Henderson will become the Vice District Governor in July and District Governor next year. Warkworth will also host the annual District Convention next year, bring upwards of 150 Lions and their partners to the area.

Meanwhile, Lions members are currently out selling their annual Easter raffle tickets, raising funds to support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust.

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The Warkworth Lions Trust account for the Starship appeal is 02 0480 0015374 97.

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The Waikare needs replacing after nearly two decades of plying the Northland coastline.

The land is currently occupied by just one home and a number of paddocks.

Snells subdivision plans open for feedback Public submissions have opened for non-complying plans to build 25 homes on rural paddocks on the approach into Snells Beach, at 124 Mahurangi East Road.

Remuera-based Silver Hill Limited has applied for resource consents to develop a 25-lot subdivision, as well as vesting, widening and sealing Lett Road, together with associated site clearance, earthworks, servicing and access.

Resource consent is needed as the proposal is noncompliant with the land’s current zoning in the Auckland Unitary Plan, which is Residential – Large Lot. This means that any subdivision on the site should be limited to four 4000 square metre building plots, rather than the 25 plots of 400 to 720 square metres being applied for.

The plans are being opposed by a number of neighbours and Snells Beach residents, who don’t want to see the 1.6 hectare of tree-lined paddocks and rustic farm buildings replaced with another new housing development.

As with previous developments on the west side of

Mahurangi East Road, the poplar trees lining the road will be lost.

“The existing on-site poplar trees around the site boundaries will be removed as a result of the earthworks and it is proposed to undertake street tree removal to remove the poplar trees on the Mahurangi East Road berm,” Silver Hill says in its application.

Anyone can make a submission on the plans, provided it is received by Auckland Council by Tuesday, April 26.

The application can be seen in full online at https:// www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/have-your-say/have-yoursay-notified-resource-consent/Pages/default.aspx – click on ‘Notified resource consent applications open for submissions’.

The application can also be viewed at Council’s Warkworth Service Centre or Warkworth Library in Baxter Street.

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Councillors call for greater transparency

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter. Funded by NZ On Air

Auckland councillors challenged the need for confidentiality at a Planning Committee meeting on March 31.

The committee went into a confidential discussion on the new National Policy Statement on Urban Development, but not before Cr Wayne Walker contested it. The agenda stated confidentiality was needed for “legal professional privilege and preventing the disclosure of official information for improper advantage”.

Cr Walker said the information available in the confidential report was already known to the public.

“Availability of information for public interest far outweighs

the level of confidentiality needed,” Walker said.

Cr John Watson echoed Walker and said the public needed to have access to more information.

“Wellington City and Christchurch City Councils are in open meetings dealing with the same national policy provisions,” Watson said.

Chief of strategy Megan Tyler said the information would be released in a couple weeks.

“The purpose of confidentiality is for you to have an open and frank discussion,” Tyler said.

Cr Daniel Newman said it was a matter of Council maintaining their legal advantage. Crs Watson and Walker both voted against the confidentiality motion.

Burgeoning boat costs cause rates rethink

A doubling in the cost of a new maritime work vessel to $3.3 million has caused Northland Regional Council to change its tack on how the boat will be funded.

The purchase of a new work boat to replace Council’s almost 20-year-old vessel, the Waikare, was approved last year in the 2021-31 Long Term Plan and $1.6 million was set aside to pay for it.

However, Council chair Penny Smart said design and build costs had more than doubled since then, increasing the budget by $1.7 million to $3.3 million.

“This increase is largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its influence on costs and supply chains,” she said. “It has affected the cost of materials (particularly aluminium), the price of transporting materials to New Zealand and labour costs.”

Because of this Council has had to rethink funding and has decided to borrow the full cost through the Local Government Funding Agency and repay it over 15 years.

Repayments will have to come from rates, but won’t have any impact on rates bills until 2023/24, when it will put around 80 cents on the average bill.

This change, together with improvements to public transport in Whangarei, are the main proposals being consulted on in Council’s 2022/23 Annual Plan, which is open for public feedback until April 29. Cr Smart said the annual average rates increase over that period would remain at $48 per rating unit for Kaipara ratepayers.

She added that the Waikare, which is based at Opua, was a key piece of council infrastructure, and not replacing it was not a realistic option, given the importance of the work it carries out on maintenance for buoys and beacons, responding to oil spills, acting as a pilot vessel and attending maritime incidents such as sinking vessels, all around the Northland coast.

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arkworth resident Russell Cullen, a man with the happy knack of making friends wherever he went, died suddenly on March 15 while on a once-in-a-lifetime cycling holiday.

He was remembered at a memorial picnic at Scandrett Regional Park on March 26 as “a real likeable bugger” whose positivity and enthusiasm were infectious. Family and friends were joined at the gathering by representatives of the many local organisations which had benefited from Russell’s involvement over the 30-plus years he and wife Rosemary had lived in Warkworth.

Born in Te Awamutu, Russell and his four siblings were raised in Matamata, where their father owned a service station. His first job was in a bank in Te Aroha, but the job wasn’t for him, so he bought a ticket to Sydney where he learned to drive trucks. But school mates, who were at Otago University, convinced him to join them in Dunedin.

He moved into an infamous Spanish Slums flat and cemented some lifetime friendships, including one with ecologist Rhys Buckingham. The pair often tramped through Mackenzie country together, sparking Russell’s interest in conservation.

Deciding that it was time to get some qualifications of his own, Russell enrolled in a photography course at Wellington Polytech in 1976. It was while marching through the streets as part of a Stop All Racial Tours demonstration that he met his future wife Rosemary, who was an occupational therapist student at the time. Making a living as a photographer proved challenging, so eventually Russell abandoned his camera and worked as a sales rep for Shell Oil. After a twoyear posting in Napier, the couple moved to Cockle Bay in Auckland, where they bought their first house for

10 November 1951 – 15 March 2022 $46,000. Both their daughters, Jacqueline and Elisabeth, were born in Auckland, while son James arrived when Russell and Rosemary moved to Warkworth. They ran the Vanity Bookshop, on the corner of Queen Street and Kapanui Place, for seven years. James’ arrival coincided with Russell’s first brush with death. While out fishing off Leigh with friend Bob Watson, their 12-foot tinny was hit by a bolt of lightning. The impact threw Russell, unconscious, into the water. He would have drowned but for the quick thinking of Watson, who although dazed himself, managed to haul Russell back into the boat. He was transported to Auckland Hospital by helicopter where he spent a week recuperating from burns and a burst ear drum, as well as nerve damage, but was released just in time for James’ birth.

When the couple sold their bookshop, Russell briefly dabbled in a business making windsurfers, then worked for Rodney Aluminum, Louvre Tech, Times Media, Pryda and lastly, I Build.

Never one to be idle, Russell’s many interests included classic cars, sailing, cycling, Kowhai Singers, Kowhai Caravanners, Forest & Bird, the Warkworth International Relations Group, the Warkworth Liaison Group, Rodney Neighbourhood Support, Warkworth Community Patrol and the group Pest Free Warkworth, which he founded.

However, his real passion was the karearea (NZ falcon).

His pest eradication efforts were largely driven by his desire to see the karearea return one day to the north. He was a supporter of Wingspan in Rotorua and visited the national bird of prey centre whenever he could.

Russell was on the Tour Aotearoa, a 3000km bike ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff, with his brother Wayne, when he died. They were in Whanganui, at the top of the Mt Durie elevator, one of the many photo op stops on the tour. He had just remounted his bike ready for the downhill ride, when he collapsed of a suspected heart attack and died a short time later.

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Seamus says wool carpets are making a bit of a comeback at the moment and hard-wearing loop pile carpets remain the strongest selling carpets on the market.

“Generally, the carpets in a house are changed every seven years, so if you are on a budget or have a house full of kids, it makes sense to buy at the cheaper end of the market. Then, when the kids are older and perhaps money isn’t so tight, you can upgrade to a better quality carpet.”

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Surgical Centre chief executive hand over Misinformation After nearly five years at the helm of the Rodney Surgical Centre, Marianne Davidson-Beker has stepped down as chief executive officer to return to her hometown of Christchurch.

Her replacement is Zaneta Schumann, who has considerable experience in leadership roles in private, not-for-profit and public sector organisations.

Davidson-Beker says she is proud to have been part of the growth of the centre and to be leaving it on a sound financial footing.

However, she feels especially proud of the fact that she was able to secure an endoscopy contract with Waitemata District Health Board during her tenure. As a result, 460 endoscopies were performed in Warkworth in the 12 months to June 30 last year.

“This is a really great outcome for the public,” she says. “When the upcoming health reforms take effect, one goal is for more procedures to be done closer to home. I hope this continues to grow.”

A contract that didn’t quite get over the line, due to the pandemic, was one with Auckland District Health Board for cataract and Avastin injections.

“We were so close to signing the documents in 2020, but then Covid hit. We’re hoping to revisit this contract, as there is huge demand and the centre could make a real impact on the hospital backlogs.”

Davidson-Beker says the establishment of the Health Hub, by Coast to Coast Healthcare, on the ground floor of the centre has been a win-win for both facilities.

She also sees scope for the centre to further grow its engagement with the health sector through ‘wet leasing’. The centre has two operating theatres, as well as a procedure room, and wet leasing would see specialists using these facilities, but paid by a district health board.

Schumann comes to Rodney Surgical from NSOMS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons) where she was the chief operating officer.

concerns raised Concerns about misinformation ahead of October’s local government election were raised at an Auckland Council Appointment and Performance Review Committee meeting on April 4.

Cr Richard Hills said that without the mayor and deputy mayor running this year, it might be more difficult to combat false claims. So far, eight Mayoral candidates had put their names forward.

“I believe we are nearing the point where misinformation will have a significant impact on our local election,” Hills said.

“There seems to be a lack of awareness that Council is still operating under the emergency budget and this lack of awareness is helping in the spread of misinformation.”

Mayor Phil Goff said there needed to be a way of fact-checking some of the things that were coming out. He added that it might be his and deputy mayor Bill Cashmore’s job to do this as neither was seeking re-election.

Voting papers will be sent to all eligible voters from mid-September.

Call for scout leaders Hello and goodbye – Zaneta Schumann (left) is welcomed to the role of chief executive officer at the Rodney Surgical Centre by departing CEO Marianne Davidson-Beker.

She has more than 20 years management experience mainly in the health sector, as well as a post graduate diploma in rehabilitation.

She has received leadership awards and is a distinguished alumna of Massey University’s MBA programme. Her work Tomorrow`s Power Today, published in the Harvard Business Review, has been shared widely. It discusses the need to lead by example and work in partnership with staff to drive cultural change for best employee engagement results.

She says she has a passion for the delivery

of high-quality health services and exceptional patient experiences.

Schumann also shares her professional and innovative skills, capabilities and experience as a pro bono business mentor to local Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Rodney Surgical currently holds contracts with Waitemata, Auckland, Northland District Health Boards, as well as an elective surgery contract with Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). It also has Southern Cross Affiliated Provider contracts for a range of services.

To be able to have that sort of professionalism right on my door step was a real relief.

Warkworth Scouts is again putting the call out for leaders. While organisers say there are plenty of children interested in scouting, a lack of leaders is inhibiting the group’s growth. If no-one steps forward to help, the group is in danger of closing. Part of the problem has been the vaccine pass requirements, which saw a number of families leave the unit and form their own group. In the interim, a leader from Orewa Scouts has stepped in to help with Kea and Cub activities, while Ian Grant has been helping with the older group of scouts.

Info: Email Anne-Marie at warkworth@ group.scouts.nz

Les Marsh Matakana resident

When I discovered my injury was actually a hernia, I was sent to a specialist in Silverdale. I was absolutely stoked to find out my surgeon operated several times a month up this way, in Warkworth in fact, and could do the operation in a relatively short time frame…about 2 weeks!

Rodney Surgical was great and I’m well on the way to full recovery.

My advice is to ask your GP if you can have it done locally.

Or ring Rodney Surgical direct.

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critical factor is balance. Obviously having too much iodine is also a problem and it can be toxic. Typically, the first sign of having too much iodine may be skin lesions, a brassy taste in the mouth, a runny nose and development of a goitre (overgrowth of the thyroid, which can also happen with an iodine deficiency). To absorb iodine there need to be trace minerals available.

The most critical being selenium – another mineral that NZ soils are very low in – about 150 mcg of this are needed daily.

When it comes to supplementation everyone is different and iodine supplementation must be done carefully if there is any previous thyroid disease or issues. The thyroid is a small butterflyshaped endocrine gland at the base of your neck. The job of the thyroid is to regulate the body’s metabolism. The thyroid is mainly made up of iodine so having adequate levels of this mineral is critical.

Iodine is anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic, anticancer and anti-viral. There are also strong links to cyst formation and breast tumours with iodine, as well as mental retardation, ADHD and multiple sclerosis. While our soils are iodine deficient, our seafood is not. Seaweed (such as kelp) is the highest source of iodine in NZ and is a very good way to supplement. While there is plenty of controversy around what the RDI should be, in clinic I have seen many more patients with iodine deficiency compared to the two who couldn’t take it.

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The wart on my hand had been resistant to all sorts of other treatments and had been growing at a steady rate. As warts are a virus, I was reluctant to have it burned off as it wouldn’t stop more warts growing.

Since using iodine, the warts never returned (this was well over five years ago).

Iodine certainly is misunderstood. Perhaps the biggest area of uncertainty is around the RDI (Recommended Daily Intake).

The current accepted RDI for iodine in NZ is 150 micrograms (0.15mg). Compare this to the average daily intake for a typical Japanese seaside villager which is estimated at 12mg (80 times more than our RDI).

More recent research showed that the intake of an average Japanese citizen may be around 3mg (still 20 times NZ’s RDI). Many authorities on the subject recommend 12mg as a more realistic idea of RDI. The known issues of iodine deficiency such as breast cysts and breast cancer and prostate cancer, are much lower in the Japanese compared to people in countries where iodine intake is very low.

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The Aroha String Quartet will perform in Warkworth this month.

The sound of music will return to Warkworth this month with the first Warkworth Music concert of the year at the Warkworth Town Hall, on Sunday, April 24.

On stage will be the Aroha String Quartet joined by their friend and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) colleague, Rachael Vernon, essentially making it a string quintet.

The other members of the ensemble, all

members of the NZSO, are Haihong Liu (violin), Anne Loeser (violin), Zhongxian Jin (viola) and Robert Ibell (cello).

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Their programme for this concert is entitled Clarity and features the clear, pure sound of the clarinet. Vernon, who is the NZSO principal bass clarinet, plays with the quartet for two of the best-loved works in the chamber music repertoire – the clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms.

The middle work in this programme is an arrangement for clarinet and string quartet of Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Oblivion’.

The concert starts at 4pm. Tickets are $30 available online and at the door. School students are free. Warkworth Music will comply with all government and Ministry of Health Covid-19 related requirements applicable at the time.

Info: www.warkworthmusic.org.nz

Hop down to Mangawhai for Easter classic car show Rev up your engines and get down to Mangawhai Domain this Easter Sunday for the Mangawhai Muscle and Classic Car Club’s Easter Hop car and bike show.

Dozens of pimped-out and pristine vehicles old and new will be on display, with everything from hot rods and pick-up trucks to vintage cars and superbikes.

This is the second year the show has been held and it is open to any car enthusiasts who have a special vehicle to show. Club

founder Bryan May says no registration is required – just turn up on the day from 8am – and he expects an impressive display of automobiles.

As well as the car and bike show, there will be live music, stalls and food and drink available, and wearing retro fashion is actively encouraged.

Entry costs $15 per show car and $10 for motorbikes. Spectators’ cars cost $15 as well, which includes entry for all occupants

and parking, or $5 for those on foot and kids are free, with gates open to the public at 10am. All proceeds will go to Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service and the Mangawhai Domain Society.

“It’s been a tough few years and both of these organisations are well deserving,” May says.

Gang patches and drugs will not be permitted on the grounds, and no alcohol will be sold there.

Dressing up in retro fashion is encouraged.

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Celebrating at Easter Easter is rather late this year and will be the perfect time to move on from light salads and barbecues to more indoor cooking.

Various cultures around the world celebrate Easter with feasting, especially those where there is a tradition of fasting through Lent. There’s nothing more suitable for an Easter family feast, especially here in New Zealand, than a wonderful roast of leg of our grass-fed and raised lamb.

Lamb prices can be sky high though, so it has become one of those treats that not only should savvy shoppers seize when on special, but it is also a cut that, like a whole roasted chook, can be stretched out for two or three family meals. And even better is the square cut lamb shoulder, usually at a fraction of the cost of the leg.

Recently, I was the lucky recipient of an extremely tasty marinated shoulder of lamb from the excellent Matakana caterer, Matt of Source Kitchen. We loved that roasted tender shoulder which almost fell off the bone after a mere 30 minutes in the oven, but we were left with almost half the meat for the next night. So what to do to make a great leftover meal?

My memories turned to Greek moussaka.

Lamb is a real favourite in that country.

All over Greece the centrepiece of the celebratory Easter day meal is spit roasted lamb, traditionally cooked by men. At sunrise the fires are lit and fragrant pine wood smoke wafts through the villages and backyards, as a whole young spring lamb turns on a long spit, while the cooks use lemon and rosemary branches to baste the meat with olive oil. It is served with a banquet of spring vegetables, salads and Greek Easter bread. It tastes as fabulous as it sounds.

My own memories of Greece involve

moussaka, lots of it, as everywhere I travelled throughout the country as a backpacker, this was a firm favourite in the local tavernas where I ate. So I used my leftover spicy lamb to make a delicious moussaka with the ripe autumn eggplants and fabulous beefsteak tomatoes I have been enjoying.

Moussaka can also be made with beef mince, or even pork and venison. It takes a little time but can be made ahead, refrigerated and baked just before serving.

If you want to make it go further you can include slices of steamed small potatoes too. Happy Easter!

Moussaka For the meat layer: 400g leftover roast lamb or fresh lamb mince 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, squashed 2 tbsp olive oil Pinch of ground nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper 4 tbsp tomato puree For the eggplant layers: 1 large eggplant, sliced 3 tbsps olive oil For the tomato layers: 2 large ripe beefsteak tomatoes 3 tbsp freshly picked oregano or thyme leaves For the sauce: 500mls creamy milk 2 bay leaves 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 1 egg, separated 50g grated cheese Salt and pepper to taste

If using leftover lamb, cut it into fine dice.

Cook the onion and garlic in the oil in a frying pan and when soft add the meat. If using fresh mince cook for about 8 to 10 minutes until it browns. Add the tomato puree and stir in well. Season with the nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper.

Meanwhile cook the eggplant slices. You can do this by brushing them with oil and a little salt and baking in the oven at 170°C for 20 minutes, or fry them in a frying pan until golden with plenty of extra olive oil.

Slice the tomatoes thinly and sprinkle with

salt, pepper and the herbs.

You can now assemble the layers by placing a layer of eggplant on the bottom of an ovenproof dish and covering it with all the meat.

Next layer the tomatoes on top of the meat and then top with the rest of the eggplant slices.

To make the sauce, heat the milk with the bay leaves by bringing to simmering point.

Leave aside to infuse the flavours of the bay leaves.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the flour and stir in well over the heat with a wooden spoon until it just starts to turn golden. Tip all the strained milk in and continue to stir until it comes to the boil. Remove from the heat and beat the egg yolk in with salt and half the cheese.

Finally whisk the egg white until it forms a firm snow. Take a metal spoon and cut the whipped white into the sauce to lighten it.

Pile this on top of the moussaka and sprinkle the cheese over.

Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes until the top is golden.

Serves 4.

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is really happy to be able to run the event at last, after delays due to Covid restrictions, and she is looking forward to welcoming the whole community.

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Repair café coming to Wellsford Calling anyone with something that needs fixing – don’t throw it away, Wellsford Wastebusters may be able to help, when they stage a pop-up Repair Café on Easter Sunday, April 17.

The group will be setting up shop in the Wellsford Community Centre from 1pm to 4pm with a group of talented experts who can fix such things as bikes, fabric, china and so on.

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Daring discoveries at Mangawhai It’s all about The Daring at Mangawhai Museum this school holidays, with special themed activities and an exhibition looking at the 158-year-old kauri schooner that was brought to the museum a year ago.

There are children’s activities on three days – April 20, 26 and 27 – including building a rubber band boat, drama and ocean-themed craft. Those attending will also spend time in the museum’s current exhibition on The Daring and its history, and will hear from some of the people involved in preserving the vessel.

Each session runs from 9am to 12 noon and costs $25 per child, but spaces are limited.

The Daring was built in 1863 in Mangawhai by Nova Scotian shipbuilders at the McInnes Shipyard. It ran aground at Muriwai more than 150 years ago and remained buried in the sands there until

WITH RACHEL VERNON All Tickets for 2022 Violins, Viola, Cello & Clarinet $30 per person per concert The quartet is delighted to include Rachel Vernon on clarinet.

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Lovers of all things vintage should head to Matakana this Easter for the return of the annual Antique Fair at Matakana Primary School.

The fair will be open from 10am to 4pm on Easter Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, with a wide range of stalls filling the school hall. Organiser Diane Akers promises there will be something for everyone, with quality items including china, linen, crystal, glass, silver, clocks, books, jewellery, coins, stamps, furniture and other vintage and retro items.

Entry is by cash donation, with all proceeds going to Matakana Primary School. Eftpos

Easter egg hunt in Wellsford

Don’t forget the massive Easter Egg Hunt in Wellsford this Saturday, April 16 at War Memorial Park between 9am and 12 noon. There will be staggered hunt times according to age, starting with the tinies and working up, with hundreds of coloured tokens hidden throughout the park that can be exchanged for eggs. The free event will also include live music, coffee, food, spot prizes, bouncy castles and free entry to the neighbouring Albertland Heritage Museum. There will also be emergency and construction vehicles attending for kids to see and explore, as well as activities organised by Wellsford Library.

Info: Contact Libby Clews on 021 797 712 or email libbyclews@gmail.com

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Anzacs remembered Warkworth Oaks is putting on an Anzac display upstairs at the Warkworth Hotel again this year. There will also be vehicles and World War II jeep rides for children from outside the hotel on the day.

The event is free, but donations will be collected for the RSA. In another event, fibre and paper artists are encouraged to help create a cascading poppy display at the Warkworth Library.

Whether you’re a dab hand with a pair of

scissors or an old hand at fibre graffiti now may be the time to help make an Anzac Day splash.

The poppies can be made from paper, crocheted or knitted, with red poppies representing the military, purple for the animals and white poppies representing all victims of wars, military and civilian, and of all nationalities.

ANZAC Day Services Algies Bay

Anzac Day will look a little different this year due to COVID-19 and Auckland Council is helping you to commemorate safely.

A service will be held at the Amberlea Rest Home at 1pm.

Find out how to remember our servicemen and women, past and present, on Anzac Day at ourauckland.nz/anzacday or phone 09 301 0101.

11am Hakaru and Districts Memorial RSA. Vaccination pass required inside.

Hakaru Kawau Island At the Kawau Boating Club, Bon Accord Harbour, Kawau Island starting at noon.

Leigh 11am Leigh Cemetery if fine, and the Leigh Hall if wet.

Matakana Matakana War Memorial 10 to 10.35am.

Matakohe/Paparoa 10.30am march from Matakohe War Memorial Hall to the flagstaff at the Matakohe Cemetery. Poppy detail to Gordon Coates’ grave. Last Post and Reveille will be played.

March to WW1 Memorial, where a wreath will be laid by children of Matakohe Primary School. Then a march to Matakohe War Memorial Hall, where another wreath will be laid by women of the district. A service will then be held at the Volunteers Hall at the Kauri Museum at 11.15am, followed by refreshments.

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Puhoi The Puhoi Anzac Day service will be at the memorial across the bridge at 9am.

Warkworth The dawn parade starts at the rotunda on Church Hill at 6am with a march to the RSA at 7.40am, with breakfast available from 7.30am. Vaccination passes needed inside RSA. The Civic Service starts 10.30am, also at the rotunda, with a march to RSA at 11.45am.

Wellsford Dawn service 5.45am, fall-in at Memorial Park, on Port Albert Road.

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Warkworth 21 Hepburn Creek Road

Picturesque Paradiso; Warkworth town fringe

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Generations of memories created here! A contemporary single level brick and tile home marries the convenience of a town location with absolute privacy, peace, and serenity of country living - freehold freedom!

Auction (unless sold prior) 10am, Thu 5 May 2022 41 Queen Street, Warkworth View by appointment Avalon Sanders 021 230 9515 avalon.sanders@bayleys.co.nz James Sanders 021 135 0740 james.sanders@bayleys.co.nz

Built by Sovereign Homes -code-compliance 2010, and updated in 2022 including new paint and carpet.

Sustained with solar power, two water tanks, with addition of large new workshop built to code, covered parking for camper or boat, extra off street parking and a private teen hut. A desirable Warkworth opportunity!

Change in vendors circumstance calls for sale!

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This three bedroom Initial home is an ideal home for the investor, retiree or first home buyer. The freehold 641sqm corner site is easy-care and fully fenced. In only a few minutes walk, you can be at the local schools or Warkworth town centre. Here is your opportunity to have a rental investment with a tenant already in place, retire to the beautiful township of Warkworth or buy your first home at an affordable price and commute down the new motorway which opens in May 22, into the heart of Auckland.

Auction (unless sold prior) 10am, Thu 28 Apr 2022 41 Queen Street, Warkworth View by appointment Fin Higgins 021 660 558 fin.higgins@bayleys.co.nz

The choice is yours, the owners have decided this property is to be sold.

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Warkworth 110 Pulham Road

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Only two Villas in Stage One remaining. Certificate of Title expected end of April 2022 with construction due to commence soon thereafter.

For Sale $1,550,000 View by appointment Anthony Shaw 021 234 9797 anthony.shaw@bayleys.co.nz

Easy-care, low maintenance, executive Villa style homes, ideal for retirees, downsizing mid-lifers and clever investors. Located within a few minutes’ walk of Warkworth town centre, schools and bus links, and only a 45-minute drive to Auckland. Includes a 10 year Build Guarantee and settlement upon issue of CCC (Code Compliance Certificate). What could be easier? Contact Ant for a detailed Property Information Pack.

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Have you been looking for a large family home - ideal for Air BNB, rent/flatmate options to boost income, teenage retreat or joint family accommodation? Well, that is exactly what you have found here! In a family-friendly area, this spacious home is presented to the market by vendors who have cherished their time here, but who are now determined to embark on the next chapter in their lives.

Three of the four bedrooms are on the top floor, ensuring ample accommodation.

Two bathrooms, one up and one down, enhance functionality, and the modern kitchen features all the bells and whistles you’d expect in a home of this calibre.

The large, open plan living area spills effortlessly onto the outside deck with a commanding sea view. The lower floor offers a huge amount of options offered by a living area, kitchenette, bedroom and rumpus space plus bathroom and laundry.

The expansive deck is perfect to appreciate the setting, with the flat section providing plenty of space for families of all shapes and sizes. Block and fibre cement construction offers peace of mind, while single garaging with internal entry and double carport, plus an abundance of off street parking, completes the appeal.

Set to boom further in future, Snells Beach is a great piece of Aotearoa’s coastline.

This property is close to everything the area has to offer, including beaches, shops, schools and the upcoming motorway. Parks and the beach front are within easy walking distance. Enjoy a seaside lifestyle that you’ll love coming home to. This hot opportunity is within reach - enquire today to learn more about your new home!

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algies bay 57a mera road

Lock and leave or Air BNB! Magnificent views across Algies Bay and Kawau Island are just the beginning of everything this cute, coastal home has to boast about. It’s the perfect kiwi bach or home, designed and decorated in a casual, coastal style, with unmissable sea views. The functionality of this home is evident with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 lounge and 1 kitchen on each floor - ideal to use as an Air BnB! On a generous section with carport and the waterfront just 350m from your doorstep. Reach out immediately to view.

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Flu vaccinations are available now from GPs and many pharmacies. The government has made 40% more flu shots available this year and free eligibility has been widened to include Māori and Pacific people aged 55 and over.

Health Minister Andrew Little said with Covid still working its way through the country, “we need to protect our most vulnerable from getting the flu as well, and our health

system from coming under more pressure”.

“In an ordinary year, flu kills more than 500 New Zealanders. And this is no ordinary year,” he said.

The flu shot is also free for anyone aged 65 and over, pregnant women and those with certain medical conditions.

Vaccines are widely available – contact your local pharmacist or make a booking with your GP.

Winter could bring with it a triple whammy of nasty viruses and respiratory infections, local doctors are warning.

Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all high on GPs’ radar, with conditions ripe for all three to hit communities hard in the coming months.

Coast to Coast Healthcare’s Dr Neil Anderson says with Covid still rife locally, plus a drop in natural immunity to the flu and other respiratory viruses since the pandemic started, doctors are preparing for an influx of cases.

“There’s been a lack of circulating influenza over the past two years, which means natural immunity is very low, so we’re expecting a lot of flu hospitalisations this year,” he says. “We’re also expecting a lot of the RSV. We’re going to have a triple whammy, with Covid, flu and RSV – I think there will be lots of viruses and chest infections.”

Dr Sophie Lines from Warkworth’s Kowhai Surgery agrees, saying the reopening of borders is predicted to lead to a resurgence in flu cases, but she says that following the common sense health guidelines that have been in place since the start of the pandemic will help.

“Following basic hygiene practices can reduce the spread of influenza – washing and drying hands or using hand sanitiser, covering coughs or sneezes with a tissue or inside of your elbow, and staying at home when you are sick,” she says.

Meanwhile, although cases of Omicron appear to have peaked locally, the virus continues to circulate widely through the community and is expected to continue to do so. Dr Anderson, whose practice has surgeries in Warkworth, Wellsford, Snells Beach, Matakana, Mangawhai, Maungaturoto and Paparoa, says it is still putting pressure on health providers and it can be a serious illness for some.

“We can get up to 100 cases a day and had

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150 on one day. As a community that’s a lot of pressure on healthcare resources,” he says.

“There’s a lot of Covid fatigue out there in the community. For the vast majority, it’s a mild illness, and we acknowledge that, but we have had hospitalisations and a handful of deaths.”

Coast to Coast has set up a special Covid Community Team to support at-risk patients who test positive for the virus.

“We send out an email with a whole load of hyperlinks about the disease, what to do, self-care, and so on. If anyone is concerned, the team is working every day to find a way to support them,” he says. “We’ve been doing it for about a month and we’ve had some really appreciative feedback.”

Both doctors urge people to make sure their Covid vaccinations are up-to-date and to get a flu jab as well (see panel), as well as try to stay healthy generally by eating well, taking exercise and getting enough sleep.

And they are also asked to be patient when dealing with healthcare staff. Dr Anderson says “patients are being less patient” these days.

“Our staff are bearing the brunt of a lot of that, which is unfortunate. We recognise that a lot of people are feeling the heat of it, but it’s difficult to look after people and keep everybody safe,” he says. “We’d say you don’t have to be kind, but just be considerate. Everyone is doing the best they can under the circumstances.”

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Warkworth Ridge is starting to take shape on contoured slopes overlooking the town. Each week 45,000m³ of earth is moved on Templeton Group’s $350 million land development project, all strictly managed in accordance with a master plan that will deliver an integrated, amenity-rich, wellconnected, and spatially coherent urban community within a tranquil rural setting. It’s the only large-scale, zoned and fully consented land development under construction in Warkworth.

Artist’s impression of Warkworth Ridge park area.

Location is everything The 53Ha residential development sits on an elevated, contoured greenfield site to the north of Warkworth, on the coastal side of all major transport corridors, offering a superb balance of elevated views, native bush surroundings, excellent motorway access and a very short easy drive to the region’s unmatched natural and built amenities and all that goes with them.

It’s at the gateway to the Matakana Coast, with its magnificent beaches, waterways, parks and marine reserves, and Matakana’s much loved village market is but a short cycle ride away as are the potteries, galleries, wine country, breweries, artists, craftspeople and artisanal producers, on the road to the coast.

The site will take maximum advantage of NX2, the $1 billion motorway extension to SH1 that will connect Warkworth to major transport routes, reducing travel times and easing congestion. The $27 million Matakana Link Rd, which unlocks Warkworth’s existing traffic problems, underpins the entire development by connecting Warkworth Ridge directly to NX2.

A master-planned & ecologically principled development Within the master-planned development little has been left to chance. The earthworks will shape the development around the land’s natural contours, preserving its defining features and keeping under the ridge lines.

The development is rich in parks, reserves, pedestrian bridges, copses, bunds, walkways and re-vegetated streams.

The Green Link, a series of linear reserves, provides generous and open visual and recreational amenity as well as environmental benefits, following the stream-line and creating safe and pleasant spaces for walkers and joggers.

Development underway.

Nearby beaches, nature walks, future Aquatic Centre.

A continuous stream and gully feature runs north-east to southwest, with protected areas of vegetation.

An artificial pond will be returned to its natural state over time, releasing water to flow down five main watercourses, and ultimately discharge into a tributary along the site's eastern boundary. The streams are protected and will be enhanced with riparian planting, and Templeton will retain and protect five further wetlands.

Further up the slopes will be a generous, communityfocussed neighbourhood hub, which will sit comfortably within the environment and knit the community together.

It will comprise three main buildings—a barn, a cottage and a homestead—each with a separate yet complimentary function and an aesthetic inspired by the rural location.

Warkworth Aquatic Centre and other amenities

These will overlook the Warkworth Showgrounds, a prime local recreational area made up of an extensive complex of sports fields, playgrounds and walking tracks.

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The development is well served with built amenity.

Anchoring its southwestern end, on land set aside by Templeton, will be Warkworth’s long awaited Aquatic Centre, a 2,000m² facility focusing on teaching young and old to swim. It features a 25-metre pool, two smaller pools for children, a café and a fitness centre with a gym and indoor and outdoor group workout areas.

Design standards will ensure that homes have attractive street appeal and express the development’s rural character. Homes will be designed to provide visual and acoustic privacy, and the architecture and landscape design laid out in the standards are inspired by elements commonly found in the countryside—cottages, gabled roofs, post and batten fences, greenery and sheds.

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Warkworth Library Warkworth Library is running a competition to coincide with the release of DreamWorks’ latest movie, The Bad Guys, which features criminal creatures Mr Wolf, Mr Snake, Mr Piranha, Mr Shark and Ms Tarantula trying to go straight. The film is based on a series of popular children’s novels by Aaron Blabey and Warkworth Library has one of the books and a Matakana Cinemas voucher for the winner. To enter, children need to pick up an entry form from the library, draw and describe their own Bad Guys character and return the form by May 1.

Warkworth will also be running regular craft activities, scavenger hunts and poppymaking sessions for Anzac Day.

Mahurangi East Library At Snells Beach, Mahurangi East Library has a Friends Family Fun Day at the Goodall Reserve skatepark on Easter Saturday, April 16 from 10am to 2pm. An inflatable Hungerball arena will be set up, which features six goals, where players will have to block and attack at the same time. There will also be a sausage sizzle, chalk drawing, plus a special appearance by the Easter Bunny on wheels. Kids are welcome to bring their own wheels along to play and there will be a draw for some super-sized “Kiwi eggs”.

Other holiday activities include a poi workshop, Easter storytime and, on Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, an all-day arts and crafts extravaganza to create a life-sized panorama rock pool, with artist Shelly Gray.

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Libraries all over Easter holiday activity

The Bad Guys, whale tails, Hungerball and poppies all feature in a diverse range of activities being put on by local libraries during the school holidays.

Auckland Council’s theme of Over, Under, Upside-Down has given librarians a broad scope for activities, with all sorts of water-themed and land-based competitions, crafts and challenges on offer.

Wellsford Library Wellsford Library’s display and activities will focus on life under the sea, with seathemed activities and scavenger hunts, as well as a Whale Tale colouring competition to tie in with the current Auckland Whale Tales art trail. Daily craft sessions will be held from 2pm to 4pm or take-home packs are available.

There are also reading challenge booklets

available at all libraries, or via the Beanstack Tracker app or at www.aucklandlibraries. beanstack.com. There are two challenges – one for children aged five to12 and one for teens aged 13 to 18. Activities include creating a Rube Goldberg/Heath Robinson-inspired machine, creating and using “exercise dice”, writing a poem, taking climate action and learning about pop culture.

For further information about any of these activities, call in to or contact your nearest library.

Time for winter motoring check Warkworth tyre specialist Brendan Woolley is reminding drivers that before heading out in wet conditions, it pays to check the condition of your vehicle and, in particular, the tyres.

Tyres should have plenty of tread depth to evacuate standing water from between the road surface and the tyre.

“If your current tyres are worn down to anywhere near the wear bars (2.5mm or 3mm), it’s time to think about replacing them,” Woolley says.

“Tyre pressures that are too low or too high can lead to reduced traction, premature tread wear or tyre damage, so check your tyre pressure regularly – at least once a month – to make sure they’re properly inflated.”

Being able to clearly see the road in wet conditions is obviously critical to a safer driving experience.

“Your vehicle’s wiper blades should also be checked for age and wear. If they leave

streaks on your windshield, it’s time for a change.”

Woolley reminds drivers that it is also

Auckland Libraries’ holiday theme is Over, Under, Upside-Down.

important that a vehicle can be seen in wet conditions so make sure the lights on your vehicle are in good working order.

Brendan Woolley, with son Thomas, says changing from Beaurepaires to the Goodyear brand will give his business better buying power, which can be passed on to customers.

It also allows the company more marketing flexibility and the opportunity to promote all three divisions of its business – commercial, retail and mechanical. “There’s no room for one trick ponies anymore,” Woolley says. “It’s a matter of diversifying to stay in business.”

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Prepping for winter Autumn is my favourite season, but sadly, it is a precursor to my least favourite season, winter. However, time marches on and the seasons come and go, so there is no alternative but to start preparing the garden for the cold and wet months ahead.

The most important task is applying mulch. A layer of mulch keeps weeds from germinating, slows the cooling of soil overnight and the organic matter helps keep beneficial microbes active and root systems healthy, important for protecting plants from winter root diseases.

We get our mulch from shredded tree prunings and seagrass harvested from beach piles left after north-easterly storms.

The seagrass is particularly good at mulching our vegetable beds, forming a very dense and nutritious layer that takes all winter to break down. In the absence of those free mulches, pea straw, commercial woody mulch or municipal compost can all be used. Avoid thick mulches of lawn clippings though, as they tend to create a slimy anaerobic layer which can harm more than help. You are better piling clippings up in a corner to hot compost, then use a year or so later.

A hot compost is good for dealing with diseased plant material as well, but make sure that the heap gets hot enough (between 55-70C is recommended) over several days to kill the disease spores of blight, rust and mildews. Small particle size is ideal for creating a hot compost, so using a shredder or running over the plant material with a lawn mower and catcher is a good way of achieving this. In my garden, I spread the diseased material over the lawn and just mow it in to feed the lawn instead, preferring a cold compost heap as the easier style of composting (much less work!).

Either way, the compost will be very useful next spring.

The lawn mower also comes in useful for dealing with any windfall fruit that are too damaged or infested to harvest. These otherwise rot under the trees and generate the next season’s pest infestation. I flick the fruit out over the lawn before mowing and the birds move in afterward to eat the fruit scraps and any larvae that they contain.

Slug and snail control is another important task at this time of year. A light scattering of slug pellets around the garden gets the slugs and snails before they go into winter dormancy. A pellet or two every square metre is enough. You are better to repeat the exercise every couple of weeks, rather than cover the garden with pellets, as slugs and snails can smell food up to several metres away.

My shrub and tree pruning starts in late summer with the plums, peaches and nectarines. It is a good idea to prune these in the north as soon as possible after harvesting the fruit. This helps reduce the chance of silverleaf disease, which readily infects cut wood during cool, damp conditions. Stone fruit are often a little vigorous in the north as well and pruning in late summer to autumn also removes some of the excess vigour.

Any overly vigorous plants like Robinia Mop Top and most cane berry fruit are best pruned now rather than in winter for the same reason. Also good to prune in autumn after the main flowering season are herbs such as English lavender, rosemary, sage and thyme. It is a good time to prune most hedges as well, as there won’t be a lot of regrowth until next Spring. Then, it’s time to hibernate yourself with a good book, mulled wine and a toasty fire!

Finding balance

Learning about how to balance life’s heart, love and actions to yourself and others is on the programme of a workshop that will be run by Himalayan yogi Aikam Aikoham Nath Ji in Whangarei on April 30 and May 1. The weekend will be preceded with a twohour Satsang (teaching and discussion time) on April 29. The event is part of the yogi’s national karma release and healing tour. Aikam Aikoham Nath Ji is a modern master/ yogi who has travelled the world, bridging cultures and belief systems. A spokesperson says he offers a fresh and dynamic approach, sharing the timeless wisdom of Himalayan yogi masters and shows how to apply these teachings in modern day-to-day life. Info: www.aikamaikoham.com/events

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OPEN 7 DAYS Vaccination passes will still be needed in Warkworth RSA rooms on Anzac Day, says Warkworth RSA president Bob Harrison.

Vaccine passes for Anzac Day Public Anzac Day services will go ahead as usual across most of the Mahurangi area on April 25, despite New Zealand Defence Force personnel and officers across the services being told not to attend.

These personnel have instead been asked to hold commemorations on Defence Force bases and camps.

Trying to stop the spread of Omicron from young and fit personnel, who may not be showing any symptoms, to older veterans is behind the directive from Defence Force chief Air Marshal Kevin Short The Warkworth Returned Services Association has around 130 veterans with some in their 90s. Given some members would be particularly vulnerable to the virus. Warkworth RSA district president Bob Harrison sees this decision as a reasonable and responsible position for the forces to take.

A member of the defence forces would normally speak at both the dawn service and the later civil service, and Bob is

currently looking at alternative experienced speakers who could take their place.

Other speakers who would normally be there are still expected to participate, including Mahurangi College head girl and head boy at the civil service.

Harrison says keeping the health of elderly veterans in mind, and after taking into account submissions from individuals and groups within the association, the executive committee has decided to extend the vaccination pass requirement within the Warkworth RSA rooms until after Anzac Day. “We understand that the vast majority of members are vaccinated, and this will only restrict access to a very small number of members,” Harrison says.

As in past years, a van and driver will be available to take veterans to the cenotaph from the RSA rooms and back if they are unable to take part in the march, with a separate, cordoned off seating area for veterans. For service times, see page 20.

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Contemporary scientists (2021) believe that zillions of lightning strikes over billions of years could have unlocked phosphorus, which is an element essential to life on our planet and on other planets. Phosphorus plays a vital role in the origin of life as a key element in amino acids that make up the complex building blocks of life: DNA, RNA, proteins and ATP. The mineral schreibersite, which consists of iron, nickel and phosphorus, is considered an essential source of phosphorus for the emergence of life on the early earth.

The science of a lightning strike to earth can be understood in stages – storm clouds exhibit separated electrostatic charges arising from the up and down movement of water droplets and ice crystals, with the lowest part of the clouds carrying negative charges and the upper parts positive charge. The increasing negative charges on the cloud base induces the formation of a positive layer of charge on the land surface below. This induced land layer charge becomes concentrated at the tips of those features that project towards the negatively charged bottom of the clouds such as tall buildings, church towers and large trees.

When the potential difference (voltage) between the bottom of the cloud and projecting land features reaches a threshold, an ionized channel is formed in the atmosphere between cloud and ground.

Then a stepped leader (a small zone of charged molecules, invisible to the eye) moves in 50 to 100 metre steps between the cloud and the ground creating an ionized pathway for the lightning flash to follow. It is possible for a visible second and third flash to follow the first flash down the charged channel within 200 milliseconds. In the case of a single lightning strike to earth, that strike has a duration of 0.2 second and is made up of many faster flashes of about 0.060 second duration.

The apparent colours of some lightning flashes are thought to arise from one of two causes. Firstly, the two molecules that are the main components of our atmosphere emit colours (blue and deep red for nitrogen; red and green for oxygen) when they shed energy after being energised (for example, by lightning). This is related to the origin of colours in an aurora. Secondly, the white light of a lightning strike can also be refracted by rain droplets which behave like a prism, into the colours of the visible spectrum.

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Poo spill ‘slips through crack’ Walkers in Lucy Moore Park may have noticed a peculiar smell there recently.

A manhole, which appears to have lifted during the torrential rain last month, overflowed, spilling raw sewage onto the surrounding ground.

Resident John Staines says the smell was “very bad” and he was unimpressed with Watercare’s response.

“I went in personally to the council office in Baxter Street to alert them to the situation. When I returned to the manhole a week later, absolutely nothing had been done. What had come out of the drain was still there, albeit dried up. This is very disappointing to see in such a public place.”

Watercare northern networks operations manager Tim Scheirlinck says March 21 was far more intense than the average storm.

“Normally, bad weather might see about 20mm of rain over an hour, but between 8am and 9am on Monday, we saw up to 80mm,” Scheirlinck says.

“Because of the intensity of the rainfall, surface flooding near our manholes and at gully traps caused rain to inundate the wastewater network and triggered overflows all over the city.

“As such, a network alarm in our system was triggered at 8.20am on March 21, alerting us to a pump station overflow in Lucy Moore Park. This would have likely caused the lid of the manhole in question to pop off and overflow due to the volume of stormwater in the network.

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Dr Merv Wilson stopped for a chat with Mrs Scandrett while she was pointing out one of the damaged sections of the road. Wilson said Ridge Road at Scotts Landing was just as bad, if not worse. A brown pathway on the side of the road is where vehicles have been driving off the road to avoid the ruts.

Unsealed roads continue to plague residents Joan Scandrett, who has lived on Scandrett Road for more than 60 years, had never seen the road in such a bad state as it was late last month.

“It was diabolical!” she says.

“It got to the stage that I would drive on it as little as possible because it was so rough, but all our mailboxes are at the end of the road, as well as our rubbish collection, so it was a bit difficult,” she says.

The 91-year-old was quick to point out that it was only Auckland Transport’s (AT) section of the road that was the problem.

“The road from the park entrance to the beach is always kept in very good condition.

It’s a little rough in places at the moment, but that’s just because of the recent rain.”

About 1000 cars a week use Scandrett Road

during summer to access the regional park.

Mrs Scandrett believes the lack of proper maintenance on the road is the problem.

There is only one culvert, and it appears to be full of metal.

“There’s no water tables so the water just runs over the road washing the metal away and leaving huge furrows. I can’t remember when I last saw a grader on the road, let alone anyone doing proper maintenance.

We never had any problems when Rhodes for Roads was looking after the road. People talk about ‘poor maintenance’ of gravel roads. Well, we have ‘no maintenance’.”

Another resident on the road, Bruce Foggo, also lodged a complaint with AT about the state of the road. In a reply dated February 24, AT said its patching crew would be “attending to” Scandrett Road in

late February/early March.

The road was still a mess at the end of last month, but got some attention after enquiries from Mahurangi Matters.

AT senior media specialist Natalie Polley says the storm event late last month caused significant damage across AT’s unsealed road network and will take time to clean up and reinstate for normal routine maintenance.

“We are still in cleaning up mode for all our unsealed roads affected, together with number of slips and dropouts, and three graders have been working in the region to address all the scouring on the unsealed roads,” she says.

“A major overslip at Tauhoa was given priority to clear the mudslide to keep

the road open. Other dropouts and slips are still being organised for temporary reinstatement to mitigate safety risks to road users.”

Under the Unsealed Road Improvement Programme for the 2021/22 financial year, the priority roads are Wilson Road in Warkworth, Old Kaipara Road and McLachlan Road. Wilson Road has been completed, and the other two are in progress.

Mahurangi Matters asked AT for an update on its “new approach” to gravel roads, which was announced last year. This involved pavement strengthening; road widening; safety improvements; pothole, corrugation and drainage improvements; and dust mitigation. However, the information could not be supplied because the person involved was away sick.

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Museum beginnings The Warkworth area is growing quickly and with many new folk moving into the area I thought some history of our local museum might be of interest.

In the early 1970s, a group of locals including Jack Keys, a local teacher and historian, and Ken McInnes, a retired farmer, held a meeting in the Warkworth Town Hall to discuss the possibility of a museum to preserve the area’s rich history.

There were still many descendants of early pioneers and settlers who were living in the area. Consequently, there were histories, stories and artefacts that needed a place to be stored where they could be accessed by future generations. This was to be ‘by the people for the people’ and many locals got behind the project physically, financially or by providing items for the museum, or all of the above. Many of those early volunteers are still involved some 50 years later – Burton, Jensen, Ferguson and Bartlett are among some 80 other volunteers who give their time and expertise.

By August 1977 reports, plans, fundraising and permission from Warkworth Town Council and Rodney District Council were at a stage where work could begin, with Ken McInnes as Clerk of Works. A giant earthworm was discovered by Jenny Ferguson as the first sods were turned and can be seen preserved in the Weird and Wonderful Collection at the museum.

On September 21, 1980 the first stage was

opened by the patron, Norman Parry. This included what are now the reception area and the Wilson and Tudor Collins rooms.

Three years later, stage two followed, with the two storey Parry Wing. The Founders Wing came next with an artefact store, workshop, special textile storage, archives and genealogy rooms, and the ASB foyer with its changing displays. This was opened in 1998 by the then Governor General, Sir Michael Hardie Boys.

By 2005, the outside village with its old Warkworth Jail, World War II US Army hut, old Mahurangi Heads Post Office, outhouse, telephone box and pillory was in place. By this time, a specialist computer system had been set up by Susan Simmons to be used for cataloguing and filing all the items in the museum’s collection. There were specialist areas where temperature and humidity could be controlled, and a large freezer used to kill insects in artefacts – borer, in particular. There was also a barn out the back where old machinery could be displayed and workshops for restoring and maintaining artefacts.

Today, we have a world-class museum on our doorstep, thanks to the vision and efforts of many. This dedication from Jack Key’s history of the area Mahurangi could just as easily apply to the museum he helped to start: “Dedicated in humility for those who have toiled for Warkworth. And with affection to the children whose hands all unaware hold her future.”

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The human-animal bond is an interesting one and when we get to see them up close and personal, they take on new meaning.

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Kaiwaka bridges celebrated Two new footbridges were opened at a double ribbon-cutting ceremony in Kaiwaka last month.

Blessed by local iwi Te Uri o Hau, the opening of the footbridges marks the completion of a project that started in 2020.

The footbridges run alongside State Highway 1 and improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists wanting to get across the Kaiwaka River. They also improve connectivity around the township, so people can walk safely between shops, parks and cafes.

Representatives from community group Kaiwaka Can, Kaipara District Council, iwi, contractors, Department of Conservation, and Northland MP WillowJean Prime were all on hand to celebrate the opening of the footbridges.

A common theme through all their speeches was how good it had been to work with such a collaborative team.

Two new signs were also unveiled and blessed, marking the generous donation of two parcels of land by the McClean family.

The first parcel of land was donated by Archie and Bessie McClean in 1947, which is now known as McClean Park. A second

parcel was donated this year by John and the late Enid McClean to the south of the bridge, enabling access up to the state highway.

John McClean was present at the opening of the park in 1947 and was there at the ceremony last month to cut the ribbons and unveil the signs. He said it was a blessing to see the sign and thought his family would be pleased to see their donation acknowledged. He also unveiled a second sign commemorating his own donation.

“It’s been my privilege to donate it [the land]. The future use of it excites me. I really think it has got something special to offer,” McClean says.

“I’m quite proud of it, especially the fact it’s got my wife’s name on it. She walked past it every day on the way to school.”

The construction of the two 25-metre bridges was funded by a $750,000 grant from Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit (formally known as the Provincial Development Unit). As well as the bridges, the funding also contributed to the construction of a landscaped pathway. Kaipara District Council contributed $150,000 to that project.

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Making your special memories last a lifetime.

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For any queries, please contact diane@positiveimage.co.nz

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For a fresh approach in Property Management, with proven results.

Serving Puhoi to Ruakaka.

Sam 021 1966 391 / Shona 021 539 391 rentalsitn@bayleys.co.nz

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SECURITY & INVESTIGATION

Your Local Trusted Security Service 09 425 7113 www.insitesecurity.co.nz admin@insitesecurity.co.nz 24/7 Patrols

24/7 Monitoring

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MATAKANA TANK CLEANING the tank cleaning specialists

• Events - golf, fishing and more • Other options on request • Discount for group bookings

Time for your water tank to get a clean?

Neale Stevens (owner operator) 0800 99 55 11 | 09 420 5366 or 021 447 455 libertyshuttles@gmail.com | libertyshuttles.co.nz

Phone Brett today, 021 169 4479

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Providing water reticulation services: Water pumps sales and repairs • filtration • water treatment • small irrigation projects • pools and spas.

ABSOLUTE CONCRETE Moosome Concrete Troughs!

Design of new systems or advice on remedial work.

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Call Steve today 021 278 7427

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0800 747 928 Pumps & Filters Water Treatment Spa & Pool Shop Water Testing Valet Service Water Blasters Tanks & Sprayers 24 Hour Mobile & Workshop Service

Call Dax Bromhead 021 203 4835

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Servicing Auckland’s North Shore to Whangarei.

Freeview Installs, Satellite Dish, UHF Aerial. Installation & Repairs. Ph Dave 09 422 7227 or 027 458 5457

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A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/ Simpson dryers. Prompt service 021 168 7349.

Free delivery Warkworth, Hot Mix. $100 cubic metre.

DRIVEWAYS MAINTENANCE Grading, rolling & metalling for rural Driveways.

No job too BIG or small. Ph Trevor 021 0225 5606 GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE Sat 16th April, 8am 115 McKinney Road Warkworth Downsizing household items.

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Blue Skies Cleaning Window Cleaning, Soft Bio House Wash, Gutter Clean, All Exterior Cleaning, Water Blasting, Roof Treatment, Local Professional service.

Ph Pat 022-646-5849

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MOBILE HAIRDRESSER Working around the greater Warkworth Region. Enjoy getting your haircut in the comfort of your home.

Call Rebecca 021 0825 8242

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SITUATIONS VACANT

EASTER SERVICES

Easter at the Warkworth Anglican Parish

COLLINS ELECTRONICS HAVE YOU LOST PRIME? Or need your Freeview box tuned for the new channels? TV repairs, microwave oven repairs, Freeview installations.

Ph Paul 09 422 0500 or 027 29 222 04

KIWI ROOTS Palm & Tree Maintenance, Removal, Mulching and Hedge work.

Free quotes.

Phone 020 4027 6200. www.kiwiroots.co.nz

WATER FILTERS - Underbench, Whole house, UV & water spotting, Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 021 278 7427 healthy@ aquaworks.co.nz WATER PUMPS - No water? Old cast iron pump? Sales Service & Installation. Work Guaranteed.

Ph Steve 021 278 7427 healthy@aquaworks.co.nz WINDOW CLEANING/ HOUSEWASH/GUTTER CLEANING Local professional service. Ph Pat 022-646-5849.

HOME WORKSHOP TOOLS WANTED HOME WORKSHOP TOOLS WANTED What have you? Phone 09 422 6075 HORSE TRUCKS & FLOATS REID EQUESTRIAN ENGINEERING, Wellsford. Float rebuilds, horse truck conversions, etc. Dog kennels made to measure. Quality work. Ph Ron 423 9666

If it’s local, let us know!

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TRANSPORTER DRIVER

Transporter Driver required based out of our Warkworth depot.

This is a varied position shifting a variety of plant and machinery around the North Auckland area driving a late model truck.

Tipper work and/or machine operation may also be required from time to time. A Class 5 licence is essential.

This is an opportunity to join a long established local firm with a modern fleet and become part of a team environment. A uniform is provided and remuneration is relevant to experience and ability.

Apply to: MASON CONTRACTORS LTD 76 Hudson Rd, WARKWORTH Phone 09 425 7799 Email: admin@masoncontractors.co.nz

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Warkworth area:

Warkworth Fellowship Monday 7.30pm, Catholic Church Hall, 6 Alnwick Street, Warkworth 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

SHED FOR LEASE 12M X 11.5M X 3.5M 2 full height Roller Doors, Concrete Floor, 3 phase power, Toilet and hand basin attached, Security Gates, Chiller built out from shed if required.

5 km from Warkworth.

Enquiries 021 966 384 STORAGE WANTED STORAGE for a 5.3 metre caravan in the Whangateau, Warkworth, Omaha or Matakana area please as we stay at Whangateau. Ph Rueben 021 744 810

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14 April Maundy Thursday Service 7pm St Leonard's, Matakana 15 April Good Friday Service 9am Christ Church, Warkworth

Mason Contractors is committed to a Drug And Alcohol-Free Work Environment

PUBLIC NOTICES POINT WELLS COMMUNITY, RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION Virtual AGM meeting Due to the current prevalence of infections and isolation in the village we have decided to err on Safety side and have the AGM as a virtual exercise on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Sunday April 24, 2022, 4pm Auckland https://us05web.zoom.us/j/884 82931093?pwd=OUtPaGZ0d2x 3bzI5YUZRclA1YUZoUT09 Meeting ID: 884 8293 1093 Passcode: 03wtgp Agenda 1. Apologies (by email).

2. Minutes of last year’s meeting. Taken as read and confirmed. 3. Presidents Report.

4. Financial report. 5. AOB. Provisional meeting for discussion and social mid-May Covid permitting

WARKWORTH MEN'S SHED Annual General Meeting, 2pm – 5pm, Thursday 28th April 2022, Betty Paxton Room, Mahurangi East Community Centre. ALL WELCOME.

Molesworth Drive

As part of the current works for Mangawhai Central, the section of Molesworth Drive adjacent to the development will be closed to all road users apart from emergency services during this time to allow MDL Civil to connect the existing Molesworth Drive to the Mangawhai Central subdivision.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

For further information, visit: www.mdlcivil.co.nz/mangawhai

Commencing Easter Sunday 17 April, Mahurangi Presbyterian will be meeting for Sunday Services at 5 Pulham Road, Warkworth at 9am and 10.35am

WARKWORTH RSA ANZAC DAY Dawn Service Starts 6am Monday 25 April at Church Hill.

Parade to RSA 7.40am Breakfast available at 7.30am $12 per person.

Civic Service Starts 10.30am at Church Hill.

Parade to RSA 11.45am Please note Vaccine Pass needed for entry into the RSA Clubrooms. 28 Neville Street, Warkworth

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During this time a diversion will be in place via Cove and Tara Roads, to enable access between Mangawhai Village and Mangawhai Heads.

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The closure will involve night works so the project can be quickly completed and disruption to road users minimised.

17 April Easter Day Services 8am Holy Communion, Christ Church, Warkworth 10am Family service, Christ Church, Warkworth 9.30am Holy Communion, St. Leonard's, Matakana 9:30am Holy Communion, St. Michael's, Leigh 11.15am Family service, St. Alban's, Kaipara Flats 7am Sunrise service, Snells Beach waterfront

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The famous Walt Disney who, along with his brother Roy founded the Disney Company (which celebrates its centenary next year) was one of the world’s foremost creatives, establishing a legacy of entertainment that continues to thrive. When asked about his philosophy, Walt was recorded to have stated: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

It is a great lesson for all of us. Here at Mahurangi College, creativity and entrepreneurship are qualities we value highly. We enjoy the advantages of being based in a vibrant and creative community, with dozens of successful start-ups as well as many well-established businesses. College staff are always keen to promote opportunities for students to develop their creative and business nous. We know these qualities are highly valued by employers. We live in a world that requires constant upgrading of knowledge and skills. To cope with the challenges of the future, students need to adapt relevant skills-set to cope up with the complexities and challenges of future workplaces.

An entrepreneurial mindset is an important 21st-century skill for school students as an early development of these skills enables them to turn their ideas into action. At Mahurangi College this starts early, with students learning innovation and business-focused skills in their STEAM classes.

As students move through the school there are many opportunities to showcase design thinking, product development, sales and customer feedback. Here’s a taste of some current student initiatives...

A group of Year 13 Business students have designed an allergen free, organic, and environmentally friendly dog soap, which they have tested by offering a free dog wash at Charlie’s Gelato, collecting valuable feedback from the public. Follow their venture on instagram @bubblebarknz.

Level 3 Hospitality students have been mastering the espresso machine to make a range of hot and iced beverages, learning to select the correct cup, add the right amount of each base ingredient, perfectly aerate the milk and use variations such as decaf coffee and plant based milks. We know these skills are highly sought after by local business owners.

Many of our students are bringing a social justice dimension to their products and services. For example, a team of Year 12 students has started UFC - a sports Uniforms For the Community enterprise whereby used sports uniforms can be distributed to others.

We wish all these students the very best in their creative endeavours.

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Our Peer Support program helps our Year 7’s feel welcome and connected. Year 12’s volunteered to become “big brothers and sisters” who help them navigate their way through their first year.

VALUES AND SUSTAINABILITY This year we have our first Level 2 Education for Sustainability class running. Students are currently analysing how values affect purchasing choices and a sustainable future, based on a survey they undertook. Two students working at a local grocery store surveyed shoppers. They will present their findings to the store manager and the store’s sustainability lead person. Students will then be working on designing an action project based on making a change in their own space. Their preliminary idea is to continue with their Mahurangi River Wai Care monitoring and, with the help of the Enviro Club, remove the invasive sea weed from the river.

(See Facebook for L1, Year 9 and 10 EfS and Enviro Club updates.)

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LOCAL IMAGES Another Year 13 Business group, Pix Prints, is selling framed prints of our local region. They aim to promote our environment, beautiful beaches, forests and wildlife and are also donating a percentage of their profits to Tāwharanui Regional Park.

Follow their venture on Instagram @pixprints.nz and Facebook.

To find out how you can support our other Business groups contact Sally Carwardine, TIC Commerce.

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Work restoring the wetland area immediately across the river has begun. Our next step is sourcing the seedlings and raising them in the shade houses in readiness for students to plant in spring.

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This was the first time that Tessa, 14, and Mary, 13, had entered the junior young farmer competition and they will be joining Grady and Lottie to compete in the Grand Final event.

All the entrants had to complete a number of different modules, answering questions on a wide range of different farming topics, from fire safety and stock management to cropping and mental health. Comedian Te Radar was MC on the day and he presented the winners with their prize packs of vouchers and other farmingthemed goodies.

The Northern Regional junior final took place at Mount Albert Grammar School Farm, off Alberton Avenue in the city, and was held alongside the FMG Young Farmer of the Year and AgriKidsNZ finals.

Two teams of students from the Mahurangi area took out the two top spots at the Northern Regional final of the 2022 FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year competition in Auckland on April 2.

Brother and sister, Grady and Lottie Collis, who live on a sheep and beef farm at Tauhoa, were the overall winners, while Tessa Berger, from Ahuroa, and Mary Innes, from Tauhoa, came second. All four are students at Mahurangi College.

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What’s on See www.localmatters.co.nz/whats-on/ for a full list of upcoming events

April 11

Know Your Numbers greenhouse gas workshop, Wellsford Community Centre, 10am to 2pm. Info: https://beeflambnz.com/events

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Comedy at Leigh Sawmill Cafe, 7.30pm. Six comedians over two hours. Info: Call 422 6019

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Easter Egg Hunt, Wellsford War Memorial Park, 9am-12pm. Music, coffee, food, free museum entry, museum activities, bouncy castles, spot prizes & more.

BYO picnic blanket. (see brief p19)

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Mahurangi East Library Friends’ Family Fun Day, Goodall Reserve skatepark, Hamatana Road, Snells Beach, 10am-2pm. Hungerball, sausage sizzle, Easter Bunny and eggs (see story p 31)

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The Waterboy Easter Fishing Comp, Mangawhai Boating & Fishing Club, 6am. Prizes across a range of species plus a trophy & $500 for the longest tarakihi. Free for MBFC members or $30 adults & $10 kids. Registration: www. mangawhaiboatingfishing.co.nz/events/coming-events/easter-weekend-competition-4

16&17 Antique Fair, Matakana Primary School, 10am-4pm. Quality china, linen, glass, silver, jewellery, etc. Entry by donation, all proceeds to the school. Info: Diane Akers on 021 609 399 (see story p19) 17

Mangawhai Muscle and Classic Car Club Easter Hop car and bike show, Mangawhai Domain, 10am (see story p17)

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Wellsford Wastebusters Repair Cafe, Wellsford Community Centre, 1-4pm.

Info: Jerusha Tucker on 020 4070 1588 or email wellsfordwastebusters@ mahurangiwastebusters.nz (see story p19)

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Warkworth Music, presents the Aroha String Quartet, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm (see story p17)

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Warkworth Country Market, Warkworth Showgrounds, 9.30am onwards.

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Puhoi Village Market, Puhoi Domain, 9am-1pm. Live music from Stephon and Swampagator, sausage sizzle, fresh coffee, ice cream, toasties, breads and candy floss. Art, carboot sales, jewellery, baby clothes. Ph Jenny on 020 4020 6154 to book a space. Last market until September

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Anzac Day (see story & service times p20)

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Rotary Speaker Series, Warkworth Hotel Conference Suite, 5.30pm-8pm. All welcome (see ad p28)

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The Art of Degustation, Rothko Restaurant at Sculptureum, 6pm. Five chefs take inspiration from Sculptureum art to create five unique courses. Bookings: www.sculptureum.nz/whatson/rothko-dining-series

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SUPER SAUSAGE SIZZLE IF YOU WAN T TO SUPPOR T M ORE LOCAL, THEN WHY NOT JOIN US !

On the last Saturday of every month, we’re raising much needed funds for local charities and organisations—perhaps groups that would not normally get the exposure within the local community.

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Leigh longliners pull in supreme award Two snapper longliners from Leigh, Dave Moore and Darrin Fabricius, have won a supreme Seabird Smart Award for outstanding leadership and commitment to looking after New Zealand seabirds.

Their award recognises the fact that they voluntarily installed cameras on their company’s longline boats in 2016 and have monitored for seabird captures ever since.

Moore and Fabricius are directors of Wild Fish (NZ) Ltd and operate a snapper longline operation in Area 1, along the north-east coast of the North Island. They supply their catch exclusively to Leigh Fisheries.

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries David Parker and Minister of Conservation Kiritapu Allan presented the awards at an online ceremony late last month.

“We are aware of the public’s growing interest in transparency of fishing operations and we want to be at the forefront of this,” Moore says. “Our longline vessels fish in the Hauraki Gulf, a sensitive area for threatened seabirds, particularly black petrels and flesh-footed shearwaters. We consider it a privilege to fish in the area.”

With more than two million hooks set for the 2021 fishing season, and full camera coverage, Moore says there were no black petrel deaths on any of his six vessels.

“We pride ourselves on this achievement, with all credit to our young skippers, who share this award with us.

“The survival of the black petrel is a constant consideration and now, most of our skippers have never fished without cameras on board.”

Moore says Wild Fish has three aims – quality, consistency, and safety and responsibility.

Seabird mitigation measures include tori lines (a line with streamers and a buoy that make the birds shy away from the longlines when they are being set), setting lines early in the morning or in the dark, and weighting the lines so they sink quickly.

Wild Fish vessels have had both Ministry of Primary Industries and NIWA observers on board to verify its seabird mitigation

Darrin Fabricius, left, and Dave Moore with weights and the camera. Photo, Shanna Moore.

practices, as well as validating information on the cameras.

“No fisherman actually wants cameras on their boats, just like most people wouldn’t want a camera in their workplace every day, but they do provide transparency.”

Moore says seabird protection is about

The Seabird Smart Awards are an initiative of the Southern Seabirds Trust. The trust is an alliance of representatives from the seafood industry, government, WWF-New Zealand and Te Ohu Kaimoana. Trust supporters include environmental groups, eco-tourism operators, recreational fishers, fishing gear retailers and seabird ecologists.

more than just what commercial longliners are doing.

“There are a huge number of recreational fishers out there, as well as land-based activities and predators such as rats.

Protecting the birds is about looking at the whole picture.”

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