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After two years of official ANZAC services being disrupted due to the Christchurch mosque attacks and Covid-19, the region’s service and parade organisers are looking forward to a return to normal this year. Matakana School got the ball rolling on April 9, when students gathered at the village war memorial to lay a wreath and pay their tributes to those who served. For a full guide to local services, see our feature on page 10.
Councillor slams regional transport plan Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers says the release of Auckland Council’s draft Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) confirms his worst fears – proposing millions of dollars of additional funding for Auckland’s CBD, while simultaneously outlining devastating cutbacks in Rodney. Cr Sayers first raised his concerns following the release of Council’s draft 10-year budget in February. The recent release of the draft RLTP, also covering the next 10 years, has done nothing to allay his concerns.
“Both are depletion budgets for Rodney and are heartbreaking with funding being diverted into more public transport within the CBD for electrified buses, trains, ferries, more cycleways and separated bus lanes,” he says. Meanwhile, funding for Rodney’s unsealed roading network has been slashed from $121 million to $40 million over 10 years. “This budget is disastrous for Rodney’s rural roads which are already not receiving the level of funding and services required to keep them safe to
drive on,” Cr Sayers says. “I’m asking the Mayor why would he expect the councillor for Rodney to support his five per cent rates increase if people are getting less.” Cr Sayers says to add insult to injury, Council has proposed increasing Auckland Transport’s renewals budget (up 29 per cent) and operational budget (up 11 per cent) – budgets that could have been used to replenish metal and clear drains on unsealed roads, but funding for these activities is actually proposed to decrease by
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about 20 per cent. Cr Sayers also draws no comfort from the fact that $18.8 million is indicated in the RLTP for an upgrade to Warkworth’s Hill Street intersection, noting that Council wants the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to entirely fund the upgrade, but has secured no agreement from it to do so. Moreover, once the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is completed in May next year, the Hill Street intersection no longer forms part of the State Highway. continued on page 2 WWW.RDCONSTRUCTION.CO.NZ
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issues from previous councils prior to amalgamation. “Unlike other rural areas such as Franklin, which raised a targeted rate to seal most of its roads, Rodney did not invest adequately in road works,” he says. The public has until May 2 to provide feedback on the RLTP.
is focused on the CBD, as transport projects are proposed across the region,” Mr Goff says. “I can understand councillors wanting more and better investment for their areas – that’s fair enough. However, they can’t demand this and at the same time vote against the very revenue measures needed to pay for them.” Mr Goff says Rodney’s roading and sealing problems date back to legacy
“Sources at NZTA tell me that once the motorway opens, they will be handing Hill Street over to Auckland Transport and are only prepared to complete a few minor upgrades before doing that,” Cr Sayers says. Cr Sayers says Mahurangi’s wider roading network needs are also neglected in the RLTP and this at a time when Warkworth’s population alone is expected to grow from 4000 to 25,000 over the next 30 years, putting an extra 57,000 cars on local roads. He complains that missing from the RLTP is a Sandspit link road (linking Matakana Road to Sandspit Road) and a southern interchange (a connection linking the south of Warkworth to the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway). Cr Sayers says the Western link road (linking the existing SH1 to Mansel Drive in Warkworth) is the only new road identified for Mahurangi in the next 10 years and even this road has no confirmed funding. But Mayor Phil Goff emphatically denies Rodney is missing out, pointing to the fact that it is benefiting from the $878 million Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project, as well as the $62 million Matakana link road. He adds that funding is included in the draft RLTP for route designation for the Warkworth to Wellsford highway, as well as route protection for the Western link road. “It is wrong to suggest no money has been identified for growth projects in Rodney. It is also wrong to suggest that the next 10-year transport plan
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Trading Post shuts down in wake of volunteer burnout Mahu Community Trading Post, on the corner of Mill Lane and Whitaker Road, will shut down permanently on June 30. Chairperson John Carr says it was a tough decision to close. “Our team of volunteers has reached burnout point with the volume of work involved in the weekly sales. The increase in operating costs has also contributed to this decision,” he says. The shop, which sells donated secondhand goods, has given away a total of $320,000 to community causes since opening in September 2018. John says there will still be money in the kitty for future applicants when the store closes. “It has been a great journey. It seems we became more successful than we ever imagined.” He says the volunteers and committee thanked the Warkworth community for all the donations received over the last two-and-a-half years. “And thanks to all our customers for their support,
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allowing the Trading Post to financially support local charities, sports clubs, schools and community groups.”
The store is still collecting goods for now, and there will be clearance sales held leading up to the closure.
emergency wrap up Student swiped at crossing
Crews land at Kawau to attend a jetski accident.
Jetski collision A Westpac Rescue Helicopter assisted a male in his teens involved in a “T-bone crash” between two jetskis at Kawau Island on Easter weekend. He was given an emergency blood transfusion before take-off and transported to hospital in a critical condition. That same morning, the helicopter crew was tasked to Kawau Island to assist a male patient in his 50s suffering a medical complaint. The patient died before arrival. Overall, rescue helicopters attended four incidents in Rodney over Easter weekend.
A school student was swiped by a vehicle on Mahurangi East Road last week, between Amanda Lane and Rangimarie Crescent. The student ran across a pedestrian crossing in a hurry to get to school at 8.20am, before the road safety patrol had started. He was hit by a slow-moving car. A St John ambulance and first responder unit attended and treated the student for moderate injuries. Horizon School principal Helen Pearson says the road has been an ongoing cause of concern for schools in the area. Both Horizon and Snells Beach School have written to Auckland Transport, Auckland Council and the Rodney Local Board asking for a raised crossing and flashing lights. “Plans are underway over the next two years, but this is not quick enough considering the speed of traffic and the number of children at risk,” Ms Pearson says.
Pohuehue driver lucky to be found A Westpac Rescue Helicopter came to the aid of a driver in her 50s this month whose car had veered off the road and plummeted down a steep bank on Cowan Bay Road in Pohuehue. She was fortunate that a local resident had stopped on his way home to have a chat with a lawnmower man. The resident heard a “frightful noise” and upon investigation found the crashed vehicle and promptly called an ambulance. The woman was flown to Auckland Hospital in a moderate condition.
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From the cat-a-combs Warkworth Police were contacted at 9pm on April 5 by a distressed resident whose cat had got itself stuck down a drain. Rescuing pets is not a police matter, but Constable Natalia Panoho decided to help. Fire crews opened up a manhole and Constable Panoho climbed five metres down to where cries could be heard. She was able to reach the kitten, named Bonita, and safely return it to its owner.
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localmatters.co.nz to be used on roading, footpaths and transport until they got their thieving mitts on it. How about some honesty from this lot or better still how about they get behind Greg Sayers and show a united front, instead of trying to divide and conquer because that’s sure as hell not working for them or the people of Rodney. Shannon James, Matakana
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Puzzling postcodes I am writing about the article in Mahurangi Matters about Puhoi postcodes (MM March 3). I live at 512 Weranui Road, about 5km inland from Waiwera, and not very far from Silverdale. The Postcode here is 0994, which is also the postcode for Puhoi, which is many miles away from me, and Warkworth, which is about 10 times even further away. Parcels and letters sent to me addressed to 512 Weranui Road, RD1, Silverdale, 0994, often have “Not Puhoi” handwritten on them. Obviously they have gone to Puhoi first and somebody there has re-addressed them. Recently a parcel sent to me from Invercargill went to South Auckland, then Puhoi, then South Auckland again, then to Puhoi again. It eventually arrived having
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spent nearly two weeks in transit. My local postie tells me that he and his colleagues ignore postcodes, and I can see why. In future, I’m going to tell people that my address is 512 Weranui Road, RD1 Silverdale, not Puhoi, and I will omit the postcode entirely. That said, one company that I deal with in Invercargill that posts parcels to me, tells me that couriers will not accept them addressed to 512 Weranui Road, RD1, Silverdale, unless the word “Puhoi” is also included. It appears that St John’s Ambulance use the same address system. When I phoned Silverdale St John’s to get an ambulance, it went to Puhoi because that’s what their directory said. That delayed it by about 25 minutes – just as well I hadn’t had a heart attack. Marsden B Robinson, Silverdale
Fresh air Thank you Julie Cotton. I enjoy your Country Living column so much. It’s a breath of fresh country air. Please don’t stop writing. Steph Mellors, Snells Beach Julie’s latest column is on page 17.
Nonsense on rate With regards to the park and ride article (MM March 31), Beth Houlbrooke states “the money was from Warkworth ratepayers so can only be spent in Warkworth”. This is totally false and the RnF (Rodney NOT first) members of the Local Board need to stop misinforming the public and treating us like imbeciles. The targeted rate is a Rodney targeted rate, and let’s not forget it was RnF who are responsible for this extra rate, which by the way was originally touted
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Hot cross bunnies The Easter Bunny was spotted doing good deeds and spreading happiness throughout Wellsford and in Warkworth over the holiday weekend, but colourful signs advertising his presence in Wellsford did not fare quite so well. Three large wooden bunny and egg signs made by volunteers were placed at entrances to the town by Wellsford Plus, but one was uprooted and dumped
along the road and another sustained a significant injury when a council grass cutting contractor drove into it with his mower. Fortunately, volunteer Deane Hamilton was on hand to put the egg back together again.
Worth a try ...? Familiar concerns over the rapid pace of local growth and consequent strains on the region’s infrastructure were voiced at a special community
meeting in Matakana last month. The somewhat resigned and gloomy tone among those present was briefly raised, however, when Rainbows End resident and US ex-pat Jim Fletcher recalled a large road sign that was placed at a state border back in the 1970s. “There was a huge sign saying ‘Welcome to Oregon – please remember to go home’,” he said. Nice idea – traffic queues permitting, of course.
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Recently, Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers has been promoting a survey purportedly designed to get Rodney citizens’ views on transport initiatives. Sadly like many surveys, it is designed to get the answer someone (Greg Sayers in this case) wants. Unfortunately, this is a survey that panders to parochial local interests, starting with, as you open it, pictures of what Mr Sayers wants the survey participants to highlight. The questions are designed to put the answers into people’s mouths and the survey, almost unashamedly, is designed to promote the use of cars and road transport in the area. It has very little opportunity to get opinions on alternatives such as decent public transport or ways to cut down the use of heavy truck transport on our roads. New Zealand needs brave people supporting decent, regular, affordable and effective public transport and alternatives to the ever increasing heavy road haulage. We need to encourage alternative transport options if we are to tackle the problem,
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We asked our Facebook followers if they will travel to Australia under the new Trans-Tasman travel bubble. Here are some of the responses: Si Hawken No. My money is better spent in New Zealand and on its businesses. Garry Fisher Yes, but later in the year. Like all new ways they need time to work through the glitches that will happen. Have family we haven’t seen, so need to catch up. Hoping to be vaccinated before we go. Stacey Lemmen Don’t have a passport, but I wouldn’t want to risk being stuck there if the borders close unexpectedly. Jill Wendy Williams Yes, we have a new grandson to visit. See Mahurangi Matters Facebook for more comments and debate.
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Puhoi motorway ramps Once again we have misunderstandings as to the Puhoi ramps on the motorway and the delusions and lack of “corporate memory”, background knowledge on the part of the NZ Transport Agency spokesperson as to the full interchange meant to be at Puhoi (MM March 31). The original plans for the motorway extension, Silverdale to Johnstones Hill, terminated with a large cutting through the hill, complete with a full interchange giving access to Wenderholm, Waiwera, Puhoi and Mahurangi. For various reasons this was changed to the present tunnels. However, it transpired insufficient land had been acquired to form the interchange, which resulted in a variation to the contract to extend the work up to the turnaround for access to Waiwera and the original site of the toll booths. The first published outline for the proposed extension to Warkworth contained the comment that this would be programmed to complete the first stage from the tunnels to the Puhoi Interchange. At the opening ceremony in 2009, Steven Joyce declared this stretch of road would be good for regional development. Subsequently, the old Rodney District Council,
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led by one Penny Webster, stymied the interchange by declaring there would be no development in this area. Locals had for some time access to the motorway via the tunnels this was now all going to go. After protracted discussions and a threatened court case, it ended up with this somewhat puerile result of on ramps and off ramps to and from the south only. The area was assessed years ago as needing an interchange let alone now, and the short-sighted result will eventually be very costly in many respects. John Simons, Orewa Previously NZTA spokesperson Darryl Walker commented on the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway as follows: “There is an off ramp at Puhoi for traffic heading north (but no on ramp). For traffic heading south there is an on ramp at Puhoi (but no off ramp).
Contour confusion Ms Rosier of Auckland Emergency Management (MM March 17) needs to get out of her office more or study some contour maps of the Point Wells, Omaha area. Nobody from Point Wells would attempt to evacuate to Ti Point or Leigh if an earthquake was felt in the near vicinity. They would go to higher ground at the nearby Takatu Road, preferably up on the ridge past Whitmore Road so the lower levels are left free for late evacuees. Also, she is unrealistic to expect that Omaha residents would walk, bike or scooter to safety. Omaha residents would hitch up their boats to their cars and head to nearby higher ground on Takatu Road. This would of course render Omaha Flats Road to be like a speedway, but incoming traffic would be unlikely so it would become a twolane road; with all vehicles heading to higher ground.
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Region a boon for first home buyers Wellsford, Port Albert and Te Hana may provide the best opportunities for first home buyers in the Auckland Region with the introduction of government grants. Mike Pero Wellsford owner Denise Pearson says she often sells first homes to buyers who have moved from Auckland, as well as people looking for a lifestyle change after Covid-19. Several of her recent listings have been under the $600,000 cap for the Government’s recently upgraded first home grant. From this month, first home buyers are eligible for a grant of up to $5000 on existing houses up to a value of $600,000 in the Auckland region, or a $10,000 grant for new houses up to a value of $700,000. Those earning less than $95,000 are also eligible for a home loan from a Government provider with just a five per cent deposit. Denise says Te Hana in particular is a hot spot for first home buyers due to a significant number of cross lease properties which are more affordable. One lot has 16 houses on it – a throwback to the days when a dairy cooperative was located in the town. “Te Hana is really changing with the arrival of first home buyers doing up the houses,” she says. Denise currently has a four-bedroom house listed in Port Albert on a 0.96 hectare property for $595,000. However, Denise says that first home buyers need to be realistic about their expectations. “Millennials want everything right away, but their expectations quickly adjust during the search process,” she says. “You will have to paint the walls, change the carpets and redo the bathroom. It will require some work. A first home is a starting point and you can make it into what you want, and work your way up to your next home.”
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Denise says this is where home grants can be useful to fund renovations, rather than simply bolstering a deposit. She says Wellsford still provides opportunities, although most are creeping above the $600,000 mark, especially as New Zealanders return from overseas due to Covid-19. Properties in the new North Estate development in Wellsford are above the Government’s cap, starting from $750,000. But Denise says the Totara View subdivision is an upcoming opportunity likely to be leapt on by first home buyers. Totara developer ReedMyers is advertising that it will be selling new three-bedroom plus houses on sections from 500 square metres from $529,000. A diagram shows 76 lots on the subdivision. However, it is understood that developers have historically had difficulty obtaining titles for the subdivision, which is still green. At this stage, Reed Myers is calling for registrations of interest.
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Celebration draws crowds in Wellsford Despite inclement weather, around 150 Wellsford residents attended a celebration for the completion of Curry’s Bush reserve this month. The event was hosted by the Wellsford Lions and included catering by chef Maja Pedovic Moors. The bush has been upgraded with pathways and Kauri dieback stations. Management of the bush was officially handed over by the Auckland Council’s kauri dieback team to the Rodney Local Board. Rodney College will work with kaumatua Herby Skipper to build a carved waharoa gateway, while Wellsford School will hold lessons in the bush. Rodney Local Board members Colin Smith and Beth Houlbrooke acknowledged local resident Caroline Milner for connecting community groups for the project and identifying the value of the forgotten bush.
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Students punished for filming fight Students who filmed a fight at Mahurangi College that went viral on social media have joined those punished over the incident. Principal Tony Giles said the incident could have been dealt with a lot quicker and easier without the added complication of widely shared video. “What it does is that it re-victimises the kids involved. They get shamed. Everybody is gossiping about them all over social media. It’s insidious.” Mr Giles said one of the principles the school promotes is being an “upstander” rather than a “bystander” – teaching students to calm conflict situations rather than inflame them. Being an “upstander” could include a senior student using their voice to remonstrate with junior students involved in a scuffle. Alternatively, informing a teacher on duty or a dean. Mr Giles rejected the idea that filming might be done for evidential purposes
to determine what happened. “The reality is kids film it so they can post it and have a laugh,” he said. He added that during such incidents there were always plenty of students to get statements from. The fight occurred on a school playing field at the end of last month. He said no student involved was seriously hurt and there was a degree of culpability on both sides. Mr Giles declined to specify what disciplinary action had been taken against the students, but confirmed the students involved were still at school and had not been suspended or expelled. He said they were younger students, but declined to specify how old. He said he had fielded several calls from parents over the incident and had been able to reassure them. Mr Giles said fights were rare at the school and the overall tone at Mahurangi College was “awesome”.
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Celebrating a permanent home for the painting of HMSS Buffalo. From left, Peter Henderson (Warkworth Town Hall Trust), Cimino Cole, Barry Ferguson (who contributed funding for the painting) and Alex Hayward.
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Buffalo sails into Warkworth Town Hall A painting depicting the British navy store ship HMSS Buffalo arriving in the Mahurangi harbour found a permanent home at the Warkworth Town Hall last month. HMSS Buffalo off Spar Station Cove depicts the arrival of the ship in 1834 to inspect facilities for producing spars for the Royal Navy. Gordon Browne’s spar station can be seen in the background – the first European settlement in the Auckland region. The arrival of the Buffalo turned out to be one of a number of setbacks for Gordon Browne, since the navy commandeered the best timber for itself and could pay Maori labourers higher wages, which Browne could not compete with. Browne was ultimately to shift his timber operation to Whitianga. The painting was commissioned after Bob Moxon Browne, a descendent of Gordon Browne, was looking for images to illustrate his book The Moxon Brownes, which tells the story of Gordon and his
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brother Octavius. Mahurangi Action secretary Cimino Cole alerted Bob that Nelson marine artist Paul Deacon had already painted other pictures of the Buffalo. Using contributions from Bob and others, Mahurangi Action commissioned a painting of the Buffalo’s arrival in Mahurangi in recognition of the historic significance of the events depicted. Mr Cole says quite a lot of archaeological work has been done at the settlement, so it’s possible to have a fair idea of what it looked like. And although there are no extant images of the Buffalo from the time she sailed, Mr Deacon was able to use admiralty records to create an accurate picture. The painting was completed in 2019 and was due to hang over the fireplace at the Warkworth Hotel, but at 1800x1012mm it proved too large. Town Hall manager Alex Hayward was delighted with the suggestion that it be hung in the Warkworth Town Hall instead. It now hangs above the landing in the stairwell.
Residents and walkers who use a popular coastal path were mystified last month when a large new sign appeared announcing the end of the track – at least 600 metres before it actually finishes. Auckland Council contractors installed the new sign on farmland just before the final stretch of bushland on the Ti Point track, even though the path clearly carries on through a pedestrian gate and into the trees. The actual end of the track is much further round the Ti Point peninsula, after the bush section and a further stretch of open, rocky land, where the path eventually runs into a wall of rock. Following complaints from local residents, Auckland Council’s head of area operations for community facilities, Paul Amaral, admitted that the sign had been installed in the wrong place, blaming “historical data”. “Following a report that the original ‘End of Track’ sign had been removed, we reinstalled a new sign at the same site. To do this, we relied on historical data, which incorrectly indicated the track ended at this location. “We are aware that the sign is not at the right site and are in the process of relocating it.” Council has also said that in future it hopes to upgrade the track itself, plus Ti Point wharf, update other path signage and install maps at either end of the route.
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Maintain the assets As Auckland Council embarks on the current consultation round for the 10year (2021-2031) budget, a key message to Council from the wider Warkworth community must be to better maintain the assets we already have. Facing a massive $1 billion fiscal deficit over the next three years and having already slashed capital expenditure, Council has a further option to “sweat” or undermaintain existing assets further. Fine if present maintenance work was up to scratch, but that is sadly not the case. In February, Mahurangi Matters reported Falls fuel fresh anger over Warkworth footpath hazards (MM Feb 17), with two community members within three days suffering serious injuries. They were hospitalised for several days because they both merely walked the same section of Warkworth town footpath. Not good enough. The community must report such footpath hazards, following up with Auckland Transport to ensure such dangers are removed from our streets. The same retaining of community asset’s theme applies to car parking in Warkworth with the Council’s proposed sale of its share of the Baxter Street car park (MM Mar 31). This is a short-sighted fire sale option to supposedly meet Council budget requirements, and for which a compelling business case is yet to be provided for the possible $1.7 million building repair cost and the need to peer review such remediation costings. Baxter Street is such a key Warkworth parking asset, which avoids the currently scheduled “parking out of town/bussing back into the town” transport hub that the Rodney Local Board proposes. There’s also the risk that if sold, this central parking in Baxter Street would be a total loss to the township’s future development options. Time also to reconsider pre-Covid 19 decisions, such as the $5 million Transport Targeted Rate funding allocated for 131 new temporary carparks, while essential local roading and the footpath network fall into disrepair. The Local Board has total discretion over these ring-fenced funds, the original objective being for additional resurfacing of existing local roads and building new footpaths to safely extend the town’s pedestrian thoroughfares. I’m looking forward to the opening in 2022 of the new Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth motorway and Matakana link road, and more so the projected easing of traffic flow through the Hill Street intersection, which continues to stutter in and out of funding favour with Council’s governing body. Hill Street is very much unlike central city waterfront and rail projects, which continue to command the lion’s share of available funding and suffer least when forecast budget cuts are made. AT has a duty of care to the Warkworth community. Be sure to monitor the condition of footpaths and pedestrian accessways. Click the link https://at.govt. nz/about-us/contact-us/report-a-problem/ on the AT website or phone 09 355 3553 to report in your own words known safety hazards and add a photo. The link records directly into the AT system and generates an automatic reference number for follow up purposes.
Last orders for Let it Brew Let it Brew Café in Warkworth shut up shop for the final time this month after nearly two years in business. Chef Dino Isla says Warkworth has been a great place to do business but the café has been impacted by Covid-19 interruptions. He says uncertain times and difficulty in renegotiating his expired lease prompted the close, but he, is “very grateful for the support of the community”. Dino and his wife Mitzi, who live in Wellsford, plan to take their time to rest and consider their next move.
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Anzac Day services Upper Waiwera
The service will take place at the cenotaph at 711 Weranui Road and begin at 2.30pm. There will be poems and readings, followed by afternoon tea at 1 McCathie Road. Puhoi
This year’s service is run by the Puhoi Volunteer Fire Brigade and will be held at the Puhoi Memorial Domain at 9.30am. The service will include readings from Richard Hern and ex-Navy serviceman Oliver Furneaux playing bugle. Refreshments will served afterwards at Centennial Hall in Puhoi Road. Algies Bay
The Amberlea Rest Home will participate in the Stand at Dawn at 6am and there will be a service at 1pm for residents and families. A bugler will play the Last Post. Warkworth
The dawn service will begin with parade assembly at 5.45am. The service will take place at the cenotaph at 6am, followed by breakfast at the RSA. The civic service parade will start at 10.15am, and the service itself will begin at 10.30am, also at the cenotaph. It will include speeches from Mahurangi College’s head boy and head girl. This will be followed by a morning tea for a gold coin donation at the RSA, where the Mahurangi College kapa haka group and the Warkworth Big Band will perform. Warkworth
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Parade assembly will be at 9.45am at the Matakana roundabout, led by piper Ross Hetherington, followed by a service at the Matakana War Memorial at 10am. The service will feature retired gunner Coll Bell, Jon Dykes and guitarist Claude Poulsen. The Matakantata Choir will perform. Leigh
A parade led by the Leigh Volunteer Fire Brigade will assemble at 10.45am, which families are welcome to join, and march to the Leigh Cemetery on Harbour View Road for the service at 11am. Children and grandchildren are welcome to wear service medals. Tea will be provided at the Leigh Bowling Club. If wet, at the Leigh Community Hall. Kawau Island
The service will take place at Kawau Boating Club at 12.30pm. Wellsford
Parade assembly will take place at 5.45am at 1 Point Albert Road, followed by a parade and service at the Wellsford War Memorial Library carpark from 6am. It will include poetry by seniors from Wellsford Primary School. Tea and coffee at the Wellsford RSA after the service, and a Champagne breakfast at 9am (bookings required). Live entertainment from Wellsford Primary School and musician Martin Worthington. The Wellsford War Memorial Library will also have a Community Remembrance Wall. Hakaru
Assembly at 10.15am for the 10.30am service at the Hakaru RSA. Tea and refreshments will be served afterwards.
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Fall-in is at 10.30am in front of Matakohe War Memorial Hall followed by a march to the RSA flagstaff and cemetery, then on to the World War I Memorial for wreath laying, and back to the Volunteer Hall inside The Kauri Museum for the civic service at around 11.15am. Dr. Tracey Wedge will speak and the Last Post will be played on guitar by a local student. The service will be followed by tea and refreshments. Maungaturoto
Assembly at 5.45am for the dawn service at 6am at the Centennial Hall. A horse will be ridden by a soldier wearing a World War I Mounted Rifle uniform. The service will be followed by a free light breakfast at the RSA. There will also be a brunch available at noon.
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After two years of cancellations due to the Christchurch mosque attacks and Covid-19, official Anzac Day parades and services are set to be back in full swing this year. Stand at Dawn will be happening again this year and is expected to be broadcast on TV and radio for people who cannot attend services.
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Adrienne Miller with a box of several hundred ribbons and the start of the new prayer wall.
Ribbons for remembrance There will be a new way to mark and commemorate Anzac Day at the Matakana War Memorial this year, with a “ribbon prayer wall for peace” being installed along the fence behind the King George statue. Monument custodian and service organiser Adrienne Miller provided hundreds of one metre-long ribbons to students at Matakana School, who have each decorated a ribbon as a prayer for peace or as a symbol of remembrance. Students presented their completed ribbons to Adrienne at the school’s Anzac service, which was held at the war memorial on Friday, April 9. Adrienne has since been attaching all the ribbons, together with photos of the people commemorated on the memorial, to the new wooden slat
fence in time for the Matakana Anzac Day service on Sunday, April 25, at 10am. This will be Matakana’s first official service since 2018. In 2019 it was cancelled in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks and last year’s service was cancelled due to a Covid-19 lockdown. Adrienne says prayer ribbons are an ancient and traditional visual way to honour and respect life. “This wall will represent how we can come together as a community with respect and kindness to create a better world,” she says. “It is a temporary public artwork to remind us of our Anzac Spirit and remember those who give their time and lives to serve this country.” The ribbon wall will be in place until the end of April.
ANZAC DAY SERVICES Sunday 25 April 2021 Warkworth & Districts RSA
Dawn Service 6am with parade to RSA from War Memorial Full breakfast available $12pp, hot chocolate available donated by Chocolate Brown
Civic Service at 10.30 at War Memorial
ANZAC DAY SERVICES Where
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Kawau Island: Service at Kawau Island Boating Club
Service
12.30pm
Leigh: Assemble at 10.45am
Parade
10.50am
Service at Leigh Cemetery on arrival of parade
Service
11am
Puhoi: Assemble 8.45am Domain Bridge, Puhoi Rd (opp Puhoi Pub)
Parade
8.45am
Service at War Memorial gates, Puhoi Pioneers Memorial Park
Service
9am 9.30am
Warkworth Dawn Service: Assemble 5.45am at Warkworth RSA.
Parade
5.50am
Service at War Memorial, Church Hill
Service
6am
Warkworth Civic Service: Assemble 10.10am at Warkworth RSA.
Parade
10.15am
Service at War Memorial, Church Hill
Service
10.30am
Wellsford: Assemble 5:45am at 1 Point Albert Rd.
Parade
6am
Service at RSA, 1 Olympus Rd
Service
6:15am
Visit ourauckland.nz/anzacday for: • a full list of services or phone 09 301 0101 • ways to commemorate from home Please use the NZ COVID Tracer app, stay at home if you are unwell and wear a mask on public transport. Anzac Day services will only proceed at Alert Level 1.
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With Warkworth growing rapidly and two staff already living in the area, it made sense for Tree King to establish itself in the Dome Valley and extend its services as far north as Wellsford. Managing director Luke Cabrol says local arborists James Isaacs and Alistair McKay have been kept busy ever since with pruning, stump grinding, hedge maintenance, gorse mulching and, if absolutely necessary, tree removal. Luke says the company works hard to retain rather than cut down trees, and customers are often delighted to learn that a tree they were resigned to losing can often be preserved through careful pruning and good management. He adds that as a place becomes more developed there is an increasing risk of trees being cut down, but an area’s attractiveness is enhanced enormously by keeping as many trees as possible. “We work with people so that their trees can continue to be a valuable asset on their property,” he says. That often means giving good practical advice and Tree King prides itself on ensuring excellent customer service from start to finish. Luke says the fact that Tree King has established itself in the Dome is a good indicator of the confidence the business has in James and Alistair to deliver that service in the Mahurangi area.
Anette Goetter felt it was time for a change after five years working at Amberlea Rest Home, when the Warkworth Driving Academy came up for sale. She is now a fully qualified driving instructor and a member of the NZ Institute of Driver Educators. In addition, she has 40 years of driving experience. Securing the instructor qualification required her to resit her driver’s licence test, so she has an appreciation of what students have to experience today. Anette also understands that teaching your own children to drive can be tough. “Things can get heated, and after a short while they think they know it all. But learning from a third party seems to put teenagers at ease.” She says students have different learning styles. Some need videos, others need verbal explanation, while some just learn by doing. “I really enjoy the one-to-one teaching and seeing students accomplish something they were actually a little scared of to start with.” Anette recommends parents sign their children up for driving lessons early in their learning experience to prevent any bad habits from becoming ingrained. “Parents are encouraged to sit in for a lesson or two to support their child’s
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The Kaipara District Council is set to make a decision on a plan change that would allow 500 additional houses to be built in Mangawhai Central at a meeting in Dargaville next week. The decision was to be made at a meeting in Mangawhai last month but was deferred as councillors said they had been rushed. Councillors were to vote on whether they accepted the recommendation of independent commissioners to Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith allow the private plan change. assured councillors a plan KDC engagement general manager change was not a building Jason Marris told councillors they consent, and technical aspects were not being asked to consider would be reviewed in due the technical aspects of the plan course. change, merely whether to accept the findings of commissioners. Mr Marris told councillors that if they did not accept the commissioner’s findings, the hearings would have to be re-held at substantial cost to the Council. “You delegated the job of considering the hearings to commissioners. You don’t need to understand the application in fine detail,” Mr Marris said. However, West Coast Councillor David Wills objected. “So, our legal advice is that if we don’t fully understand the material, we should still make a decision?” Cr Wills asked. But Mayor Jason Smith urged councillors to accept the findings of the commissioners. “This a decision of expertise. Frankly, none of us around the table have the experience of the commissioners.” Mangawhai Kaiwaka Councillor Jonathan Larsen moved a motion to “leave the item on the table”, deferring the decision for a month while councillors familiarised themselves with the commissioner’s report. The motion passed five to three, with Mayor Smith, Cr Peter Wethey and Cr Eryn Wilson-Collins voting against the deferral. The next meeting on the plan change will be held at 9.30am on April 28 at the Northern Wairoa Memorial Hall.
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KDC approves Mangawhai location for Daring The Daring Trust has been granted permission from Kaipara District Council (KDC) to temporarily store its 157-year-old schooner on Mangawhai Museum grounds. The Daring was recovered relatively intact when it emerged from the sands in Muriwai during a storm in 2018. It was originally built in Mangawhai, and shipwrecked in 1865 after trying to cross the Kaipara Bar. Daring Rescue team member Larry Paul presented to the KDC at a meeting last month, saying the Daring schooner was currently sitting in Hobsonville waiting to be transported to Mangawhai. He told Council the Daring would become
an educational attraction to 300,000 students from 407 schools within a day trip distance of Mangawhai. But West Coast Councillor Victoria del la Varis-Woodcock objected to the proposal on the grounds that it did not fit with the park’s master plan. She said the plan required that the park provide residents with “unencumbered use”. However, deputy mayor Anna Curnow moved to approve the Daring Trust’s proposal. It was seconded by Cr Peter Wethey and passed by seven votes to one.
Kaipara District Council has produced a report with figures on the remaining capacity and outstanding debt related to Mangawhai’s EcoCare wastewater scheme. The wastewater scheme was the subject of a near 10-year stoush between striking ratepayers and Council, which concluded in the Supreme Court last year. The debt now sits at $34.5 million, down from the initial $58 million. A total of $9.6 million is still owed by ratepayers whose properties were part of the scheme at the time. The remaining $24.9 million is expected to be paid for by developers’ contributions as the town grows. The Council’s long-term plan 2021-31 estimates it will receive $20 million in development contributions in the next 10 years. Ratepayers currently pay for $404,000 a year in interest on the outstanding debt.
Future additions to the EcoCare treatment plant will be required to keep up with demand. A balance tank to moderate flow during peak times will be installed this year at a cost of $2.5 million to be funded by developers and debt. A total of $10 million has been put aside for further upgrades, possibly including a membrane filter to allow treated water to be used to irrigate a golf course. Council says that this will bring the capacity of the plant up to 5000 connections. There are currently 2411 connections on the system and capacity for 2800. The report follows a motion requesting it by Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Counsellor Jonathan Larsen. Cr Larsen said he was encouraged that Council was able to openly discuss the issue. “In the dark old days, discussion would have been done in secrecy. That is part of the reason the debt blowout was able to reach such a level,” he said.
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Ada Andrew in high spirits on turning 100 All quiet on Covid There were plenty of smiles at Summerset Falls Retirement village in Warkworth on March 29, as family and friends gathered to celebrate Ada Andrew’s 100th birthday. Ada says she puts her long life down to “being good”. “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. I love my family and they all love me,” she says. Ada says one of her favourite pastimes these days is watching Parliament on TV, but she is regularly disappointed by the standard of dress among MPs. She says men are supposed to be in dark suits and ties and women are supposed to wear jackets, but the speaker is letting standards slide. “Trevor Mallard is a very knowledgeable person, but he’s always been a naughty boy,” she says. It’s not the first time Ada has felt bound to rebuke the country’s politicians. She recalls calling former Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon on talkback radio and informing him he was completely wrong on the subject of school uniforms. Other favourite memories include working in a milk bar in Otahuhu and garnering plenty of attention from American servicemen during World War II, racing around Panmure
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Ada Andrew, front centre, surrounded by family on her 100th birthday.
Basin in speedboats built by her late husband, Noel, and taking charge of the wardrobe department at South Auckland Theatre. “We did such a lot of lovely shows,” she says. Ada says her toughest time came when her husband died suddenly of a heart attack when she was 49. “He was a wonderful husband and father,” she says. Ada lived in her own home in Birkenhead and did her own cooking until two years ago, but moved to Summerset when her eyesight started to fail.
She says she has to be careful what she eats, lest she chokes, but the severe asthma that troubled her from childhood until her early fifties has completely gone, and her heart and lungs are clear. Ada was especially pleased to get a card from the Queen on her birthday. “There was a wonderful picture of her on the outside – looking as you would expect with her hat and handbag over her arm,” she says. Ada also received cards from Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Kaipara Ki Mahurangi MP Chris Penk and Governor-General Patsy Reddy.
The Northern Region Health Coordination Centre was unable to provide specific details on its plans for a Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the Mahurangi region when approached by Mahurangi Matters last week, though did outline its general strategy. A spokesperson said the centre was in ongoing discussions with GP clinics across the Auckland region to support the vaccination rollout and was also working with aged residential care providers on an “outreach model” to vaccinate their residents. Vaccination centres will be set up and opened gradually over the next two months. The first vaccination centres to open in the Auckland region were in south Auckland, including the first Maraebased vaccination centre at Manurewa Marae and a Pasifika vaccination centre in Otara. “The reason why we have opened centres in south Auckland first is because this area has been highlighted by the Government as an area of priority to reduce the chance of future outbreaks given its location to border access points,” the spokesperson said. Earlier this month, the first city-centre based vaccination centre opened in Elliot Street in Auckland.
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FREE Counselling Thursday 6 May for 10 weeks, Available for women. Six sessions available. Please 10am – 12.30pm. Held at Women’s Centre, call the centre to discuss an appointment. 09 Warkworth. FREE 425 7261 For mothers up to 24 yrs. Make friends and explore strategies for raising healthy, happy children. Holistic Pulsing Treatments with Heidi Childcare & morning tea provided. Txt 027 313 5440 for an appointment. Facilitator: Sarah Woolford Creative Courses Clay Workshops
Saturday 22 May, 10am - 2.30pm Held at Artists Studio, Warkworth $70 A one-day workshop at artist’s studio. The class will start with an introduction to clay, making pinch pots, joining them. Followed by creating, decorating and texturing another sculpture using your new skills. Make something beautiful to take home. Tutor: Emma Zhang
Gelli Printing on Fabric – Stage Two
Wednesday 16 June, 9.30am - 2.30pm Held at Artist Studio, Takatu $55 For women who have attended a Gelli Printing Course previously. Upcycle your old clothes or special fabrics with cool designs using a mono-printing technique called Gelli Printing! Get creative with colours, designs, compositions while have fun while upgrading your wardrobe. Tutor: Helene Carpenter.
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Saturday 29 May, 10am - 2.30pm Held at Anglican Church Hall, Warkworth $55 Learn basic flax weaving skills from an experienced local weaver and create a waikawa basket. Students are also introduced to the customs (tikanga) around working with flax. Tutors: Britta Conrad and Rosanne Davies
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Festival of Disability Sport event manager Claudia West, left, presents the Aspiring Youth Award trophy to Sandra Wilcock, right. Also on stage are representatives from Bayleys Real Estate who sponsored the award.
Powerchair soccer player honoured with award Snells Beach powerchair soccer player Sandra Wilcock, 20, was honoured for her services to the sport when she was presented with the Festival of Disability Sport Aspiring Youth Award at a ceremony at Tauranga’s Trustpower Arena late last month. Sandra, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, was chosen from three finalists selected from nominations throughout the country. Sandra plays for the North Auckland Rebels and New Zealand’s national powerchair side. She last represented New Zealand in
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2019, playing wing in the Asia Pacific Oceania (APO) Cup. Sandra is also on the NZ Powerchair Football (NZPF) committee where she takes responsibility for updating the NZPF website and Facebook page. Sandra’s father, Richard Wilcock, says when Sandra was small the local community held a fundraiser to import a specialist wheelchair for her from the Netherlands. “It’s nice to let everybody know who has supported her all these years that she has gone on to do good things,” he says.
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Berry heaven As I tenderly plucked what was my last wild blackberry off its vine, a strange sense of loss floated through me. A slight waft of panic that perhaps these moments may not come around again. My husband had been busy spraying spots of gorse over the farm during the preceding months and had remarked on the amount of wild blackberry bushes he was spraying. Much of the blackberry seemed to be growing within the gorse. They had wrapped their arms around each other as if to create a fortress to protect the treasures that the blackberry vines grow. The realisation that our farm was keeping free treasures sparked a three-month long family treasure hunt of innocent and wholesome proportions. Initially armed with one basket, we wandered together picking berries. However, over the ensuing months, that one basket grew to five and led to the heartiest of family rivalry and competition. Once a location on the farm was chosen, and with individual buckets in hand, it was a case of scan the area and bolt to your bushes. Now if you have never picked wild blackberry please be aware that the romantic undercurrent derived from the joy of picking them comes with a disclaimer. They are viciously thorny, incredibly sharp and the berries sparse. The buzz you get finding a patch of big plump ones seems to override your sensibility and fear. The battle scars from their razor wire armour leads to ripped clothing, scratches, cuts and sticky plasters to the end of the earth and back. At one stage I leant too far forward and fell headfirst into the bottomless mat of entangled sharp vines.
serve of their resulting epicurean delicacy. On one particularly memorable afternoon, a form of berry anarchy prevailed. Family members were kitted up in protective clothing and all berry hell broke loose. By far the most ferocious and competitive was my young daughter, Ginger. Once in the paddock, we all scattered to the first bushes we saw and gathered berries with the utmost fervour. After about an hour of gathering, I glanced up the steep hill. I could hear Ginger yelling, “Look Mummy, I think I have the most.” With her little angel wings spread, bucket in hand, and gumboots carrying her as fast as she could down the hill, a sudden and childish slow-motion berry tragedy unfolded before my eyes. She tripped over a branch, tumbled over and released from her grasp the bucket full of berries that was now raining down everywhere – like a shower of black bomb fragments. Sobbing uncontrollably and yelling through tears that it was all my fault, we started to salvage what we could out of the tinder-dry grasses. Back home that afternoon we made berry and white chocolate ice-cream and a big blackberry pie, with that sense of achievement only adding to their deliciousness. The funny thing was Ginger believed she had lost that day, but in fact she had won. She had succeeded in freezing those precious moments in my mind. One day in the warmest moments to come in my life they will thaw, and I will be able to relive the moments again. Next wild berry season grab your whanau and get gone berry picking. You will find them scattered all around, waiting, just waiting for you to share all the good times we had.
Screaming loudly, I felt like a helpless turtle on its back. Tears and a tantrum followed. Over time, competition between us all raged. Turf wars erupted from those claiming to have found a bush first. Distant squeals of joy could be heard at the sight of a fully loaded ripe vine. I stoked the fire of competition. For the pleasure I was deriving from the family enthusiasm swirling around me was feeding my memory capsules. The one who possesses the biggest haul of berries gets the largest
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Anger at plans to open new liquor store in Matakana An application to open a Super Liquor store in Matakana has led to a storm of protest from local residents, businesses and the Matakana Community Group (MCG). News broke on social media early last week that G1 and Co. Limited of Auckland wants to open a bottle shop in the former Summer Sessions store in Matakana Valley Road, with dozens of residents quickly rallying to object to Auckland Council’s licensing department. MCG chair Rachel Demler summed
up the feelings of many when she said that with a population of just 492, there was no need for another liquor outlet in the village. Matakana already has one liquor store, a Four Square, two pubs, plus numerous licensed bars, restaurants, cafes, breweries and wineries in the immediate area. If granted a licence, the bottle shop would be able to open from 9am until 10pm, seven days a week. The deadline for opposing and commenting on the plans closed on Thursday last week, April 15.
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Watercare has forcibly extended the lease on its wastewater project site at Dawson Road until January 2024 by using the Public Works Act after a lease extension was denied by the Rodney Local Board. Mark Dinniss, of the Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association (SBRRA), told local residents at a meeting earlier this month that he intended to investigate the validity of using the Act in this way. Previously, the SBRRA successfully lobbied the Local Board not to renew Watercare’s lease, after Dawson Road residents complained about noise, dust pollution and threats to their children’s safety because of the site. Watercare spokesperson Maxine Clayton says careful consideration was given to public and Local Board feedback when considering the extension of the lease using the Act. “Re-establishing the site elsewhere was rejected by Watercare due to the significant project expenses and disruption to the programme of works.” She says relocating the site would have cost more than $500,000, at a time when Watercare was under “significant financial pressure” due to Covid-19 and the recent drought. Ms Clayton says Dawson Road will no
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longer be used as a construction site and instead will be used for temporary offices and storage of pipes. “This will mean fewer heavy vehicle movements, which will also be restricted during school drop-off and pick-up times.” Work will resume later this year to build a new pump station at Warkworth and a “trenchless wastewater pipe” from Warkworth to a new wastewater treatment plant at Snells Beach. At the meeting this month, Mr Dinniss told residents that he did not believe it was appropriate for pipes to be stored on Dawson Road when the majority of the works were being done further north.
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It might be surprising to some people, but the Warkworth, Wellsford and Snells Beach areas are well and truly part of the housing crisis the country is currently in. Each week, our family centre is approached by families and individuals without anywhere to live and desperately seeking some sort of solution. A North Shore group called De Paul House, which specialises in assisting homeless families find accommodation on the North Shore and which also provides excellent but limited “transitional housing” in our area, say things are a lot harder for people here than they are on the North Shore. De Paul House says that on average it takes them about three to six months to assist a family into permanent accommodation on the Shore. In our area they say it is usually around nine to 12 months and sometimes even longer. They also say that nearly all the people they are supporting in their transitional housing in our area are in paid work, so there is no way they can move to another region to find a home. As a family centre, Homebuilders is very aware that anyone who is likely to face discrimination is even more at risk of finding themselves homeless. For example, Maori, Pacific peoples, single parents and new immigrants. If you happen to be young as well, it is even harder. Young people are often either in low-paid work or education and have a limited track record of renting, and so may not have references from previous landlords. The day-to-day reality of being without a home is all encompassing and devastating. Imagine the impact on your child of not knowing where you will be staying tomorrow or next week, and that being your child’s day-to-day reality for three months, six months, nine months or more. Living this way is obviously traumatic for children and adults alike. Friendships, schooling, and any social activities are likely to be in total chaos as a result. The Government’s current focus on home ownership as a solution to homelessness is, sadly, fanciful at best. Current figures show that the richest 10 per cent of the New Zealand population own almost 60 per cent of the country’s wealth and that 50 per cent of the country’s population own just 1 per cent of the country’s wealth. Expecting that 50 per cent of the population who are just struggling to survive week by week to be able to compete in the property market is no answer to homelessness and rampant rent increases. What is needed to address homelessness and incredibly high rents is a massive and urgent investment in building state-owned housing around the country, including in our region. If the children living in emergency housing today are to have a different future, it will be by the building and provision of good quality homes, where their parents and caregivers pay an income-related rent, rather than through relying on the property market to provide quality, safe and affordable homes. As we understand it, the Government currently has no plans to build even one more state house between Albany and Te Hana for at least the next eight years. The growing human toll of exorbitant rents, and increasing homelessness is only worsening across our community. Local families will continue living in that reality, until there is dramatic increase in the number of state houses being built.
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Slime, snot, monsters and poo will all be featuring heavily in local libraries over the next two weeks, as staff embark on a series of school holiday activities with the theme “Grossology”. Kids will be encouraged to create, make and learn about all sorts of gross items and activities at daily sessions in Warkworth, Wellsford and Mahurangi East libraries. Young visitors to Wellsford War Memorial Library could well encounter the Yuck Master, a selfprofessed expert in “all things gross” who, according to senior library assistant Gene Nicolson, likes to “read disgusting stories, share disgusting facts, and quiz everyone he meets about yucky things”. Wellsford is also running a Whose Poo? scavenger hunt, a Troll Snot session on April 28 and a Gross Grub competition to see who can design the most disgusting pizza and burger. Get in quick for a night time slime mystery at Mahurangi East, which takes place from 6.30pm on Monday, April 19. Acting manager Fleur Coleman says old clothes are needed, as things will definitely get messy, as well as a flashlight and prebooking. On Wednesday, April 21, kids can make their own Garbage Patch Doll at a special workshop that focuses on using upcycled and recycled materials to create eco-warrior figures, with the help of the Crazy Sewing Lady, Mahurangi Wastebusters and friends of the library. Meanwhile, at Warkworth Library, activities include a Grossology interactive quiz on April 28, Slime Time the following day and Gruesome Guts – a look at the digestive system – on April 22, but the highlight could well be a visit from Warkworth Floral Arts Club, whose members will be hosting a
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Painting, puppet-making and collage are just three of the activities on offer at the Foundation Gallery & Arts Hub in Leigh during the school holidays. The Totara Road art space will open on five days from 9am to 3pm, starting on Wednesday, April 21, with painting the Leigh landscape, followed by making dioramas from painted landscapes the next day. Tuesday, April 27, will feature nature collages and creations from upcycled jewellery will be made on Wednesday, April 28. On the final day, April 29, waste materials will be used to make puppets. Each day costs $60 per child and participants should take lunch, snacks, water, sunscreen and a hat.
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Gross! Kimiora Wikiriwhi looks suitably disgusted at the activities of Wellsford Library’s resident Yuck Master, aka senior assistant Gene Nicolson.
Grossology-themed plant designing workshop on Tuesday, April 20 at 10.30am. All three libraries will also be holding activities to commemorate Anzac Day, including storytelling, wreath-making and creating a community remembrance wall. Info: For details and times for all holiday activities, call 09 377 0209 or 0800 695427, visit Mahurangi East, Warkworth and Wellsford Library’s Facebook pages, or call in to see library staff.
Fans of Dr Seuss characters the Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant are in for a treat this month when the Otamatea Repertory Theatre in Maungaturoto presents the musical Seussical Jr. Based on Horton Hears a Who and other Dr Seuss works, the show is described as a fantastical musical extravaganza that will transport audiences from the Jungle of Nool to Circus McGurkus. The show will run at the Bickerstaffe Road theatre for eight performances, starting on Friday, April 30, at 7pm, then on Saturday, May 1 at 2pm and 6pm; Sunday, May 2, at 2pm; Friday, May 7, at 7pm; Saturday, May 8, at 2pm and 6pm; and Sunday, May 9, at 2pm. Tickets cost $28 for
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Wine Richard Robson, Matakana Winegrowers www.matakanawine.co.nz
2021 looking good for grapes
In my last column, I shared my grape grower weather anxiety with respect to the La Niña event that occurred over summer this year. Were my predictions right? They were, but things were not as bad as they could have been. A large dump of rain in February helped a number of growers to make a decision to pick some of their white grapes much earlier than usual. Crops were down a little, which is on par with what has happened around the rest of the country. Quality is actually quite good, considering the rain, and this is probably due to the warmer late spring and early summer months helping produce an earlier ripening date for a lot of varieties anyway. Another rain event before Easter helped most growers to decide to pick their red grapes swiftly, too, and from those that I have talked to, they are happy with the quality. We pride ourselves on making rosé-style wines and the couple I have tried from this year look fantastic. I think we would be safe in saying that we have had another good vintage on the back of the cracker we had in 2020. Perspective is a great thing, so here are some stats to think about with regard to crops being lower this year, particularly in Marlborough, where estimates are around 15 per cent down on last year. This equates to a reduction of 50,000 tonnes of grapes from Marlborough alone. Fifty thousand tonnes would have produced 35 million litres of wine, or 46.5 million bottles. For those of you who like to visualise, we can generally fit 12,000 bottles into a 20-foot container, so that is 3875 containers, which would be 20 per cent of the capacity of the Ever Given, the huge ship responsible for the recent Suez Canal blockage. A lot of wine, whichever way you look at it. The end of harvest is often celebrated in different parts of the world. I made wine for four years in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, where they have held a biennial Vintage Festival since 1947. It runs for around five days and includes long lunches, dinners, wine masterclasses, a parade, markets and wine auctions, to name just a few. Such festivals are a big deal in these regions, with formal committees organising dozens of events in conjunction with the wine producers. On a much smaller scale, Matakana Estate has decided to host its own Harvest Celebration for 2021 on the Saturday of Anzac weekend, April 24. It will include a number of local wineries, food trucks and live music from 11am to 5pm. Come and join us. You can find more information on Matakana Estate’s Facebook page. Cheers!
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Northland Tour 17th - 22nd May 2021 6 days 5 nights
Carnivorous Plant Society features a new line up.
Carnivorous band returns to Leigh Sawmill for gig
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Carnivorous Plant Society will return to their favourite venue on Sunday, May 2, at 4pm. Band leader Finn Schobes says the band always loves playing at the Leigh Sawmill. “The staff are really nice, and they’ve got a good grand piano there and a good projector.” The projector comes in handy for the band’s animations, which Finn draws them himself. “It takes forever. But it was good for the lockdown,” he says. This show’s animations came “painstakingly” out of the 2020 Level 4 lockdown, and include dolphin gods, alternative creation theories, temples that grow eyes and keyboards with snakes coming out of them. The Leigh concert is part of a 25-date tour, which has forced a new band line up.
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“Sadly, for the original members, life has gotten in the way of this one.” Finn says. “Fortunately, there are some musicians I’ve been dying to get the opportunity to play with for quite some time.” The new line-up includes musicians Michael Barker (from Swamp Thing and The John Butler Trio), Brett Adams (from The Bads and Rodriguez) and Sean Martin-Buss. The four band members will play a myriad of instruments. Finn plays at least 10, including a munza and a vibraphone. He says the show appeals to a wide range of people. “Kids love the animations and it’s ideal for people who like to dance, anyone who’s learning an instrument and old people like us,” he says.
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Bad Habits By Flynn Meaney This riotous novel is aimed at those 15 years old and over. The story starts with Alex, the main protagonist, climbing out of a boy’s dorm window as she is out after school curfew and she’s trying to evade the priest who’s patrolling the corridors. Alex has a purple mohawk, piercings and a staunch feminist attitude, and she’s certainly not lacking in self-confidence. Unfortunately for her, this creates more than a few problems at her Catholic boarding school. She’s trying everything she can think of to get expelled, so she can go home to sunny and liberal California. Alex decides she wants to put on the ground-breaking feminist play The Vagina Monologues, but of course that’s not easy in a very traditional school, where even saying the name of the play is frowned upon. Alex is an inspiring character who thinks outside the box, is fiercely independent, loyal to her friends and has a wicked sense of humour. This story has mature content, but the storylines are handled deftly.
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Plants for honeybees (Part 2) Following on from my previous column, where I covered native plants for bees and other pollinators, there are many introduced species of trees which are excellent for bees on farms, lifestyle blocks and large gardens. They include all the eucalypts, any non-invasive wattle species, tree lucerne (which is a valuable source of high protein pollen and nectar in winter and spring), any of the pipfruit family (apples and pears), including ornamentals such as flowering quince and ornamental pear, or the stone fruit family – again including the ornamental types, such as flowering cherry. Oak and walnut provide a good source of pollen in spring and the alders are valued for producing their pollen in autumn. Ceanothus (Californian lilacs) are an excellent plant for poor soils with dry summers and produce copious pollen and nectar that is easy for bees to harvest. The large varieties are well suited to farms and lifestyle blocks while the smaller varieties of this plant are easy garden plants. In the home garden, please get rid of your lawns. Lawns are typically mown before any reasonable amount of flowers can come through. They are next to useless for bees or indeed any other beneficial insects, plus there is the environmental cost and hassle of mowing. The first step should be to replace some of the lawn with a decent sized veggie garden. Aside from the fresh veggies, you’ll also keep the bees happy with the copious nectar that some plants provide, such as those from the melon, pumpkin, onion, legume, brassica, lettuce and potato families. Let excess plants that you don’t harvest come into flower. You would be amazed at how many bees will work on a single rocket, lettuce or broccoli that has been left to flower. Extend the veggie garden area with borders or low hedges of useful herbs and perennials. Echinacea, lavender, rosemary, fennel, zinnia, sunflower, daisies, alstroemeria and others are hugely desirable for bees and will also feed other beneficial insects that help keep your pests in check. Consider the bees when you are planting your ornamental gardens as well; Bottlebrush, camellia, wisteria, butterfly bush, single roses, honeysuckle (noninvasive), Chinese lantern, fuchsia and Mexican orange blossom vine are all good for bees. Of course, most of the shrubs and trees already mentioned can be worked into your ornamental gardens as well. Under and around your home orchard, replace your lawn completely with wildflowers and herbs. Keep in mind that citrus are one of the best nectar producing trees but don’t like root competition under the drip line. Plant species such as lemon balm and bee balm, cornflower, sage, borage, calendula, alyssum, phacelia, coriander, Queen Anne’s lace, nasturtium and many more with gorgeous flowers that bees love. If you must have some lawn, try to reduce the amount of grass species and encourage flowering plants such as clover, daisies, buttercup, rather than spraying them out to get the perfect lawn. Try mowing in blocks or strips so some areas of lawn can flower before being cut back. Introduce other flowering species such as thyme, chamomile, marjoram, oregano, Veronica and violets. Over time, your garden may look a little messier, but the colour, the hum of bees, the reduction in pests and the contribution to the environment will give you a distinct feeling of achievement and peace.
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ON THE LAND
Fletcher Sceats at the Rodney trial.
Young dog, old tricks There are 12 clubs in the Northland centre from Helensville to Mangonui.
Northern dog trialists headed to champs Otamatea’s Tony Comins and Mangawhai’s Scott McRae will be travelling to Masterton this month for the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Championships after performing well in Northland qualifiers. The Otamatea Dog Trial Club hosted the Northland championships this month. It was an auspicious occasion for the club, which also celebrated its centenary. Comins, who is club president, placed first in the Zig Zag Hunt at the club trial with his dog BJ, which is in its first season of dog trialling. Comins took second in the Zig Zag in the regional champs. In the Short Head competition, it was nearly a clean sweep for the Child family of Maungakaramea, with Neville, Hamish and Murray taking first, third and
fourth respectively. Kaikohe’s Shaun Haynes took second. Neville Child is a two-time national championship winner and reckons this year he is going for a hat trick. It was a great day for Arapohue’s Craig Lugteheid who took first place in both the Long Head and Straight Run events with his dogs Strike and Tara. Scott McRae took third in the Straight Run with his dog Toby, and fifth in the Zig Zag Hunt with dog Punch. Otamatea club host Anne Comins said centenary celebrations went ahead despite blustery and wet weather. “The club is down a steep hill and the trucks had to be towed out of the mud, but they’re all farmers, so they were happy to see the rain.”
It is no secret that the average age of sheep dog trialists is getting steeper, but that hasn’t stopped Fletcher Sceats, 15, of Kaipara Flats. This was Sceats’ first season running his own dog, Burt, which he got from breeder Duncan Gilligan of Oneriri. “For my first dog, I wanted one that was experienced, to get me going. He’s good natured and a good working dog as well,” Sceats says. Sceats works on the family farm in Kaipara Flats in addition to attending Mahurangi College. His grandfather is local dog trialling legend Bob Sceats, who belonged to the Molesworth Club in Kaiwaka before moving to Woodcocks Road. Fletcher is well used to the dog trialling circuit having travelled with Bob as a youngster. He ran his dog at the Rodney trial this month, but he spends more time at the Helensville club where members are younger. He says it’s a great sport to be involved in. “What’s more satisfying than bringing sheep in perfectly? I get a buzz out of it, and it’s good to watch as well.”
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immediately to the vet to be given decontamination agents for the toxin. Otherwise, treatment is also mostly supportive with fluids. Oleander
• Animals affected: All livestock and companion animals. • Symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhoea, blood-stained poos, reduced appetite, hyper-excitement with irregular heartbeats, possible seizures, paralysis and cold extremities. Symptoms can get worse and lead to death. • Treatment: If caught early after ingestion, your pet can be brought immediately to the vet to be given decontamination agents for the toxin. Otherwise, treatment is also mostly supportive with fluids, and drugs to target abnormal heart rhythms. Of course, the list of harmful plants is endless and too much to cover here. But you can do a lot to keep your animals safe by keeping the following in mind … • Don’t chuck your green waste or compost over the fence or into your paddocks where animals can reach them. • Remove poisonous plants from your grazing paddocks, especially those housing younger animals. • Early intervention is always better. Do not wait to bring your animal into the vet if a toxin has been ingested. • If you’re not sure if a plant is poisonous, you can always call the 0800 POISON hotline to check.
Kaiwaka shearers at nationals Kaiwaka shearers Toa Henderson, Tama Nahona and Hamu Henderson, all of Henderson Shearing, competed against the country’s best at the Shearing Sports New Zealand national championship in Te Kuiti this month. Toa Henderson made the Open Plate final, where he placed fourth with 43 points. He sheared 10 sheep in nine minutes and 12 seconds, beating Te Kuiti’s Jack Fagan, who achieved fifth place. It is the first time Toa has competed in the nationals since 2007, after recently returning from Australia. It has given him motivation “to give it
a proper crack” next season and chase more competitive shows around the North Island. Tama Nahona competed in the Open Senior championship final, shearing 23 sheep in 12 minutes and six seconds. He placed third with 49.3 points. Hamu Henderson competed in the Junior final, taking fifth with 42.3 points and a time of nine minutes and 42 seconds. The championships attracted 217 shearers and woolhandlers. The winner of this year’s open final was Rowland Smith of Hastings.
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Photographs celebrate nature in “stunning” images A stunning photo of godwits in flight at Snells Beach, captured by Alan France, has won first prize in the nature and landscape section of the Bayleys This Is Us photo competition. The entry earned high praise from chief judge Peter Young who said the photo beautifully captured the amazing godwits and the migrating nature of the Mahurangi wildlife. “The image pulls you in to the detail, it has beautiful colour and is well composed,” he said. In submitting the photo, Alan said that Snells Beach was renowned for the visits of the godwits each year. “These amazing birds that fly thousands of miles to spend time with us in Aotearoa New Zealand,” Alan said. Second place went to Jennifer Dyer’s photo of a tui in a kowhai tree. Peter said the stunning colour and well-formed composition made this photo stand out. He said a narrow depth of field enhanced detail and brought the tui to the fore, and the kowhai pollen added to the story. Kayla Hunia took third place with her photo of towering kauri trees. Peter said the nature category attracted some stunning images which showed the Mahurangi region at its best. He said a second shot by Kayla of Tawharanui and one by Nara Torress, also of Tawharanui, were also stand-out entries. There is still one final section left to enter in the competition, which is being run by Matakana Coast Tourism. The final category is food and beverage and entries close on April 30. The video section has also been extended until the end of this month. Monthly winners receive $500, while second and third placegetters receive $300 and $200, respectively. There is no limit on the number of images a person can enter. To find out more, including terms and conditions, go to: bayleys.co.nz/ inthenorth/thisisusphotocompetition
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This tui, by Jennifer Dyer, placed second. This shot won Kayla Hunia third place.
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Friends of Mahurangi East Library will launch the sixth season of Winter Words next month – an opportunity to see creative writing spoken and performed. Library acting manager Fleur Coleman says the idea grew out of her personal experience as a teenager, where she wrote as a “safe thing to do” to get her thoughts and feelings out of her head. An invited guest speaker – either local or from further afield – is normally allocated the first half hour and will typically read some of their poetry, a short story, an extract from a novel or perform in a play. There is then a short break for refreshments and then the open mic session begins, where local poets and other creative writers have a chance to showcase their own works or the works’ of others they admire. Fleur says following the guest’s performance, people are often so busy talking about what they have just seen during the interval that she has to ring her librarian’s bell to encourage people to return to their seats. Notable past guests include Sandspit playwright Joanna Pearce – who performed an early version of her transgender play Testostrogen – and Cathie Koa Dunsford, who read extracts
from her novel Occupy Omaha. Snells Beach resident Isabella van Hulten was so encouraged by the reaction to her children’s story A Friend for Amy at Winter Words that she went ahead and published her first children’s picture book. Fleur says the focus is on creative literary works and not so much on non-fiction or musical items. She admits that in addition to the standout performances there have been a few things that went sideways, such as a guest who tried to convert the audience to communism and later drifted off into talking about alien abductions. “These sorts of things are fun, too, because the memories they create are very rich,” Fleur says. “The guts of it all is having a safe space to come and express yourself. It’s a celebration of free speech.” The first Winter Words for 2021 will take place on Wednesday, May 26, at the Mahurangi East Library. Doors open at 6.45 for a 7pm start. Thereafter they take place on the last Wednesday of the month at the same time. Entry is by gold coin donation, but Fleur says nobody should be inhibited from coming if they can’t spare the cash.
Sandspit playwright Joanna Pearce performed an early version of Testostrogen at Winter Words.
Changes at op shop St John will replace its opportunity shop in Mangawhai with a brand-new building on the same site on Moir Street. It is anticipated that site works will start next month and continue over winter, with the removal of current buildings followed by the construction of the new store. Completion is anticipated in November. St John Bream Bay area committee area member Bart de Ruiter says the new store will provide more space for sorting and storing donations. “After running the store successfully for several years from the current establishment, compliance issues have resulted in the tough investment decision to replace the old building, which is essentially a residential house,” he says. “Unfortunately, a suitable alternative site to trade from has not been found, so the store will be closed for this period, although a pop-up presence at local markets remains a possibility,” Mr de Ruiter says. “St John would like to thank all our donors, customers, and paid and volunteer staff for their support over the years, and we look forward to welcoming everyone into our new building before the end of the year.” The St John store was initially set up to raise funds for the new Mangawhai ambulance station and continues to support the charitable health service St John provides locally.
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Staying healthy this winter ... The winter months are notorious for coughs, colds, flu and a variety of other ailments. Mahurangi Matters spoke to two local health practitioners, asking their advice on maintaining good health this winter.
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Coast to Coast Health Care In the wake of Covid 19, complacency will be the enemy to beat if we are all to stay healthy this winter, according to Dr Tim Malloy. Dr Malloy says peoples immune response is weaker during winter, meaning all viruses pose a greater threat. “If we were to get community transmission of, for example, the UK variant of the Covid virus this winter then its impact would be significant,” he says. Those most at risk are the elderly, those with chronic disease or those whose immune response might be compromised for other reasons, such as the medication they are taking. That means the health precautions we have all been urged to take to prevent the spread of Covid – good
hand hygiene, cough or sneeze into disposable tissues, physical distancing and staying at home if unwell – become all the more pertinent. Of course, risks become significantly reduced if there is a good uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine. Dr Malloy says last year there was actually a reduction in winter illness in the Mahurangi region because of all the precautions that were being taken in relation to Covid. The situation was improved further by more people taking the opportunity to be vaccinated against influenza. Dr Malloy recommends everybody gets a flu jab. The Government subsidises
the injection for those over 65 and those with chronic conditions. For everybody else it typically costs around $20 – a relatively small cost when one considers succumbing to flu could keep someone off work for two weeks. When it comes to the general population, Dr Malloy says there is no hard scientific evidence that taking vitamins and other supplements can boost the immune system and help prevent coughs and colds. However, he allows that such supplements might work for specific individuals and if they find them helpful, then by all means take them.
Trinity Chiropractic Unsurprisingly, Dr Best tends to deal with more rugby, netball and soccer injuries during winter but does even more work helping prevent those injuries in the first place. She says when taking up a sport or a new fitness regime, it often pays to consult a health professional and a chiropractor should certainly be considered. She says a chiropractor looks at how well the brain is communicating with the body via the nervous system. If there is a disconnect there, then a person might go to kick a ball and miss it – simultaneously jarring their body and causing an injury. On the other hand, if the brain and body are better synchronised, then a person will exhibit better balance and have better spatial perception. Not only will the sportsman or woman be less prone to injury, they will also enhance their performance on the field. Dr Best says a chiropractic exam will check posture, body alignment and check every joint from the pelvis up to the neck to ensure everything is moving freely and nothing is restricted.
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Talk looks at local effects of first global pandemic The way that Warkworth and the surrounding areas were affected during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 is the subject of a talk at Warkworth Museum next month. Sandspit resident Dr Jenny Collins says her “Living in Extraordinary Times: The experience of a 1918 flu pandemic in Warkworth and Rodney” will focus on how the region dealt with the disease that killed close to 9000 New Zealanders. She says that while the flu was very different to Covid-19, there are some parallels with the current pandemic – schools were closed and people quickly realised the importance of isolation and hygiene. Jenny, who has a PhD in education and history, first became interested in the Spanish flu after researching family history following the death of her aunt late last year. She realised her relative had been born in November 1918, at the peak of the pandemic, which made her curious as to how local families had been affected by the disease. “The interesting thing about this area is that there are a lot of families who’ve lived here for generations. Every family
was affected in some way,” she says. Victims included soldiers returning from the First World War, as well as nine members of the same family, the Algies of Mullet Point, who all contracted the virulent disease. “The kind of grief those families experienced is something people can really relate to now,” Jenny says. She began her research during the first level 4 lockdown, emailing archivists and convents around the country and studying newspaper archives. While Warkworth and Rodney had fewer resources than cities with which to face the pandemic, the area did have the advantage of social cohesion, Jenny says. The community formed “citizen committees”, where volunteers organised and set up local hospitals. Jenny recommends her talk for anyone who is interested in local history, and who wants to frame the current coronavirus pandemic into a contextual historical experience. The talk will start at 10am on Tuesday, May 11 and costs $5, which also includes a cup of tea or coffee and entry into the museum. Booking is essential and can be done by emailing warkworthmuseum@extra.co.nz.
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Twenty dollar winter outfits in Mahurangi – is it possible? As we head into winter with tighter budgets in a continuing global pandemic, two University of Auckland students, home for the holidays, test the local op-shopping scene. Can they get a winter outfit with a budget of only $20? Massey communications student Alisha McLennan finds out … Hannah Dunn and Caoimhe Lane are both in their fourth year of their respective conjoint degrees, so they have been running on a student budget for quite some time. Confident that their op-shopping skills were up to the challenge, they spent a few hours last week exploring op-shops throughout Warkworth and Wellsford. Hannah started her outfit at the Warkworth Hospice Shop on Queen Street with some $1 maroon rolled up jeans and $5 grey ankle boots. “They were kind of weird, but they were really cheap,” she says. These items set her colour scheme. From there she focussed on pieces that would suit the outfit, and other clothing scenarios, and purchased a black belt and a thick button-up shirt that she doubles as a jacket. She then added a $3 silver necklace. She finalised the outfit with a $7 black blouse from Wellsford Hospice Shop. After only two op-shops Hannah had a complete six-piece outfit for only $19. “I feel like it’s something I will wear, and the individual items can easily work with clothes I already have,” she says. Caoimhe also started with pants
style,” she says. Then upon her return to Warkworth Hospice, she purchased a $3 brown belt. Caoimhe’s final 3-piece outfit came to $11. The pair says that having op-shop clothes is really “in” at university, in what Hannah describes as an “antilabel clout”. Hannah says she prefers to op-shop in her hometown of Warkworth. “I haven’t op-shopped in the city. Sometimes you walk into a vintage store, which looks like an op-shop, except everything is, like, $60.” The slower shopping speed was not an issue for them. Hannah says it allows them to spend more time creating combinations. “You try styles that you wouldn’t normally try,” she says. “In a mall it might take a bit less time, but you save so much money at the op-shops. It’s kind of worth it,” Caoimhe says.
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With travel to sunnier places ruled out this winter due to Covid, Kiwis will be looking at travel options closer to home for a getaway. One option is a flight heading towards Antartica to see the Southern Lights (aurora australis), which are best viewed during the winter months. Mahurangi Matters science columnist Professor Ralph Cooney made the trip … One of my earliest memories as a small child was observing the brilliant range of primary colours refracted by tiny droplets of water on the tips of grass leaves exposed to bright morning sunlight. I thought the reds and blues looked like brilliant small jewels. This contributed to a life-long obsession with light and colour in my scientific research career, which has now covered more than 50 years. It is not surprising then, that my personal interests over the years have included the photography of coral reefs, native wild flowers and especially our galaxy, the Milky Way. One longterm item on my bucket list was to observe the auroras in the zones of the earth’s two planetary magnetic poles: aurora borealis (northern pole region)
and aurora australis (southern pole region). Living most of my early life in sub-tropical latitudes was therefore unhelpful. But recently I had the opportunity to take a 10-hour round-trip chartered flight from Christchurch on an Air New Zealand Dreamliner 787, which has unusually large viewing windows. The flight with 250 fellow obsessives on board was an aurora-chasing expedition. The preparation for taking photos on the aurora flight was not simple, but fortunately the organisers provided detailed prior advice on the choice of cameras, lenses, settings and mountings. The aurora is not especially visible to human eyes, which
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are thousands of times less sensitive than modern digital cameras. Good fortune was on my side as my two digital cameras were both suitable. I also had an astro-lens (wide angle, 12mm, f/2.5) which seemed a good fit for aurora imaging, and which I have used frequently in taking Milky Way images from my Kaipara Flats home. Anticipating that cabin reflections would be a problem, I also acquired a soft flexible hood fitting on the end of the lens, which bridged to the viewing window. I mounted the camera using a soft suction mount on the window and recorded images using a remote control device. I purchased a cheap black cloth from a local emporium to further exclude cabin reflections. The cabin lights and the entertainment system were extinguished to reduce cabin reflections once the aurora was detected. We lifted off from Christchurch at about 8pm under twilight conditions and before long we were flying in darkness, with a brilliant starry sky evident. The passengers on the previous night flight observed an aurora only 20 mins out of Christchurch, but on our flight we had no aurora sightings during the first two hours of the flight. My heart was sinking fast and I was tempted to simply doze off and dream about another hypothetical future flight when luck would provide me with a real view of the aurora. Then I noticed a faint green haze aligned with the airplane wing. My spirits picked up as the green curtain began to become brighter and brighter, until within 20 minutes it occupied most of the field of view. We were in the midst of the aurora! Like a massive green curtain swaying in a breeze, it changed minute by minute. Sometimes white or brick red tones appeared amongst the dominant green curtain. The shapes changed in seemingly turbulent fashion and sometimes the slowly waving curtain gave way to a green whirlpool, with smaller green tornados of light or great sweeps of colour, rather like an artist’s Knittingtruck-Aug-323.jpg brush stroke sweeping across the entire sky. In the background and shining
through the green curtains were the recognisable star constellations of the southern sky, including Scorpio and Orion. I recorded 500 images during the flight and only stopped when my overwhelming enthusiasm faded from fatigue and my hand on the shutter remote control started to experience cramp. I declared at last that I was satisfied. My scientific insights into the aurora were both new and old. Our Sun – the furnace and light source for our planetary system – generates a solar wind, which radiates out to the planets. When there is a localised solar storm on the Sun’s surface, intensely hot plasma with associated
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charged particles (mainly electrons) is ejected into the solar wind. The wind carries these charged particles into the declining polar magnetic field and the planetary atmosphere, comprising nitrogen and oxygen gases. The charged particles “excite” the two gases. When the excited gases fall back to their normal stable state they emit light – green or blue for oxygen, and red or violet for nitrogen. The green emissions tend to be slightly more dominant at higher altitudes and red emissions are likely to be more evident at lower altitudes. Hence, when we view the aurora from a plane window at 13,000 metres we expect to see mainly green and when we view from the earth’s surface we might expect to see more red tones. We observed mainly green with a little red on this flight. It was the trip of my lifetime. Ralph Cooney travelled with Viva Share ▾ Open ▾ Expeditions https://vivaexpeditions. com/ Knittingtruck-Aug-323.jpg Details
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A whale of a tale in Hatfields In a national first, northern police were trained how to respond to whale strandings this month. Officers from Wellsford, Warkworth, Orewa, Kumeu and Helensville stations spent the day with Project Jonah, a whale rescue charity, at Hatfield’s Beach. The marine mammal medic workshop was held with a life-size inflatable whale and dolphin, both filled with water to closer resemble the true weight of a real animal. It was organised in response to a controversial rescue in Mangawhai Heads this month. Former All Black Ali Williams and Auckland businessman Nick Mowbray were shown in footage on social media attempting to haul a stranded false killer whale out by its tale. According to Project Jonah, it is “incredibly dangerous” to handle a whale’s tale and can cause it “significant damage”. Police say the aim of the training was to give officers the tools to keep stranded marine mammals alive until specialist help arrives. “Our staff across the country, particularly in rural coastal areas, are often among the first to know about strandings, so it makes sense for them to be able to help.” Rural area manager senior Sergeant Roger Small said the team thoroughly enjoyed the day and attracted plenty of attention at the beach. “Some local roofers sent someone down to offer their help, as they thought it was a real stranding.”
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Project Jonah’s Louise Hawkes says strandings occur all over the region. “In recent years, we have had orca strandings at Te Arai Point, dolphins in Mangawhai Heads and often seals and whales at Muriwai,” Ms Hawkes says. New Zealand has one of the highest stranding rates in the world at around 300 each year. DOC has the legal authority in a stranding, but is assisted by other agencies. Project Jonah teaches basic first aid for whales. Course attendees are taught to pour water over whales with a focus on flippers, fins and flukes (tails). Whales are then covered with a light colour white sheet. If possible, whales should be rolled upright and held in position with sandbags. Once the tide comes in, whales can be carefully re-floated using lifting mats, if required, and cautiously walked into deeper water.
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Warkworth’s Nick van Hoppe has a bright orange classic 1971 Volkswagen 1302 Super Beetle with a secret underneath the bonnet. Nicknamed “Voltsy”, it is fully electric, with 45 lithium ion batteries hooked up in a series, requiring five hours for a full charge. The car was converted by an engineer in Nelson who sold it to Nick. It cost $15,000 for the body and $30,000 to convert. It’s much faster than the gas-guzzling original car, easily holding 100 km/h on the motorway.
drawing more than 300 amps, it is time to switch up the gear to allow for more efficient use of energy. There is also a voltage meter to provide an indication of how much charge is remaining in the battery. The modernised bug is also much quieter than its traditionally rumbly engine. “You can actually have a conversation while you’re driving in it,” Nick says. In the absence of an engine to produce hot air, two hair driers have been mounted underneath the bonnet and rigged to a switch to provide a demister.
Nick once tested its range by having a friend follow him around with an odometer running. It ran for 108 kilometres before the battery went completely flat. “Unlike a modern car, you can tow it home with a standard rope with the car in neutral,” Nick says. The car has a four-speed manual gearbox, but the everyday driving experience is more like driving an automatic. Nick says second gear is sufficient for around town driving while third is ideal for the motorway. The dashboard has an amp meter. When the car is
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Daily driver turns heads Some hobbyists make models while others collect stamps, but Warkworth’s Tony Clarke and his Dad build performance race cars. Currently in Tony’s garage is the Brunton Stalker kit car, imported from the United States. It has a V6, 3.4 litre engine that was taken from a 1990s Camaro and puts out 142 horsepower. The gearbox and diff were from an S10 Chevrolet pickup truck. Its top speed is 180km/h and it can travel a quarter mile (0.4km) in 13.2 seconds. It weighs 590 kilograms. It doesn’t have accoutrements like ABS, power steering or even windows. However, it does have a torsen limited slip differential, which ensures that it is able to quickly correct if it begins to skid out. It has dashboard switches to engage the ignition and to apply different strength levels of brakes. The steering wheel can be easily removed to allow drivers with a large girth to get
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seated before reattaching it. The Stalker was built by Tony’s father in the United States. He was a woodwork technician for a nuclear power plant and passed the car on to Tony when he moved to the Cayman Islands. “Driving it in the Caymans would have been like driving around on Rangitoto,” Tony says. The car has participated in 35 racing events in its lifetime and was Tony’s daily drive for a time but it became impractical for taking the kids to school. Tony says, being a left-hand drive, it is difficult to overtake on the road, as the driver has to pull all the way out into the centre to see what is ahead of him or her. “But it’s great on a speedway track, where you can overtake on the left.” Tony is trying to make room in his garage for a new project and has listed the Stalker for $24,995 on Trademe. “You can work on it with a basic tool kit,” he says.
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Northern tyres recycled as fuel Old tyres from motorists in the upper North Island will now be used as fuel for the Golden Bay Cement plant in Portland, Whangarei. Fletcher Building completed an upgrade to its plant last month to allow it to use tyres as fuel, thanks to a $16 million grant from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund. Mahurangi-based Labour MP Marja Lubeck says the disposal of waste tyres has been an environmental headache in New Zealand for some years and the initiative will go a long way to reduce the tyre pollution problem. Fletcher Building CEO Ross Taylor says up to half of the 6.3 million waste tyres produced in New Zealand will be used for cement manufacturing at the plant. The tyres are combusted at around 1400C and any remaining particulates from rubber, metal or ash are
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Derailment cause still unknown The cause of a derailment that shut down the northern railway line last month is still unknown, according to Kiwirail. Derailment of a freight train between Kaiwaka and Topuni on March 29 closed the line just three months after a major upgrade. The line was closed for eight days and services resumed at 6.30am on April 6, in time for the first scheduled service after Easter weekend. Kiwirail says its investigations indicate that the derailment was caused by a “track fault”, which has been corrected, but it could not elaborate further. Group manager Alastair Cumming says investigations are ongoing. “While initial inspections revealed a track fault that has been corrected, the investigation into the underlying
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Warrant of Fitness backlog puts garages under pressure A Warkworth mechanic is warning motorists to book their vehicle in early or face being caught out, as a looming wave of Warrant of Fitness expiry dates approaches. Following the first Covid-19 lockdown last year, the Government extended all warrants that expired from January 1 until October 10, 2020. As a result, mechanics are expecting a wave of warrants to expire in May and October 2021, with a lull in between. Tracey Proffit, of STR Automotive in Warkworth, is bracing herself while there is a quiet before the storm. She says last year there was an influx of drivers renewing their warrant in May when the first lockdown ended. “Then, when the extension ended in October, the phones went nuts with people who hadn’t had a warrant since February,” she says. She is warning vehicle owners that they may struggle to get an appointment in May and especially in October. “Unfortunately, just because there are thousands more people who need their warrant, doesn’t mean there are more hours in the day. Each workshop
can only do so much.” STR takes bookings in advance, meaning those who think ahead can reserve themselves a slot. However, if a vehicle does not pass its warrant in October, she says it may be another two weeks before it can be booked in for repairs. Tracey says the New Zealand vehicle fleet is aging and around 40 per cent of vehicles do not pass their warrant on the first go. “This could impact your insurance. Often you’re not covered without a current warrant,” she says. The fine for an expired warrant is $200. Tracey’s advice is simply to book a warrant well before the October “storm” hits. “We are offering a free warrant with a service, so it will be no loss to drivers if they bring in their car early. Look for packages like that with your local mechanic.” She says it is also a little-known fact that mechanics can forward-date warrants by two weeks, so it is in a driver’s interest to book their vehicle in early by at least a fortnight.
Parking pays its way A total of 757 parking infringement notices and 243 infringements for expired warrants of fitness and registrations were issued in Warkworth in the 12 months to February this year. In Wellsford, there were just three infringements during the same period – two for parking and one for an expired registration. In the financial year to June 2020, Council collected $39.1 million from fines across the whole of Auckland. For the year to date (end of February), $23.5 million has been collected. An Auckland Transport spokesperson says AT spends any revenue it raises from fines on “minor road and safety works”.
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Motoring mishaps part of vintage journey for Doug Sadly, ignition problems kept Doug Hamilton’s Cadillac out of a rally in Mahurangi organised by the Horseless Carriage Club of New Zealand earlier this month. That meant the Scotts Landing resident was unable to join in with handful of other enthusiasts taking their cars – all built before 1919 – on a jaunt from The Salty Dog Inn in Snells Beach out to Port Albert. A fun outing, even though most cars had little protection from the weather, which went from grey and damp to a downpour. Doug, 79, has the oldest car in the Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car
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The Horseless Carriage Club of New Zealand pressed on with a rally in Mahurangi featuring pre-1919 vehicles on Saturday, April 10 despite poor weather. This 1914 Model T Ford Tourer has been owned by Murray Greig, of Auckland, for more than 20 years. Its average speed is around 50mph and it has a Ruckstell two-speed diff.
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and bought the Model B from a Melbourne collector, believing it was a 1904 model and therefore eligible for the London to Brighton, which insists cars must be built before 1905. The car had an excellent track record of participating in rallies in Australia – at one point winning a re-enactment of an early car run from Melbourne to Sydney. But a check with factory records revealed Doug’s newly purchased car had in fact left the Cadillac factory on January 12, 1905 – twelve days too late. “The car was disqualified because it was too modern,” Doug says. Undeterred, Doug succeeded in borrowing a near identical car from an enthusiast in Malta and managed to participate in the 2017 London to Brighton run. Alas, things did not go well. A quick drive around the back streets of Chelsea the day before the event revealed the car lacked power, but there was no time to investigate the cause. On the day of the run, the car conked out at Clapham Common. Doug managed to get it going again, but the car only managed to get as far as the south London suburb of Rosehill before failing completely. Doug and Anne did succeed in completing a “virtual” London to Brighton last year, following the cancellation of the regular event due to Covid-19. Participants were allowed to pick their own course and the relaxed rules also meant Doug was allowed to use his own car.
Doug and Anne dressed up in period costume and took their Cadillac for a spin up to the Salty Dog for lunch – a short journey that went without a hitch. Doug, a retired motor mechanic, says he appreciates the simplicity of the car. It features a single cylinder engine, kerosene-powered headlamps and has no windscreen or seatbelts. He has permitted himself one major modification – the installation of a starter motor – since hand cranking the car has “b*ggered up his shoulders”. “It will go 30 miles per hour, but that’s a pretty scary speed. It vibrates like hell,” he says.
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NZTA seeking feedback on State Highway speed review Speed limit reductions could be on the cards for the region’s two State Highways as a result of a review being carried out by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) in Northland and Rodney this year. Over the next couple of months, NZTA will be organising community information sessions to get feedback from local people on State Highway 1, from Warkworth to Whangarei, and State Highway 16, from Wellsford to Waimauku. NZTA director of regional relationships Steve Mutton says he wants drivers and residents to share their concerns and local knowledge, and for everyone who uses the state highways or lives nearby to tell NZTA what they think. “Communities have an important role to play in contributing to discussions about making their roads safer, and we encourage people to give us their feedback. This helps us decide if we have safe speeds on our roads, if a change is required to better reflect how a community uses their roads, where new speed limits could begin or end, and if any other safety improvements might be needed,” he says. “It also helps us gather more information about how the network is used. We’re not just looking at how fast we’re driving to get from A to B, it’s about how we use a highway as part of our daily life.” He says NZTA’s speed management programme aims to identify roads
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where safer speed limits will result in the greatest reduction in deaths and serious injuries as quickly as possible, and where communities have been calling for change. “Speed is the single biggest factor that determines if someone survives a crash or walks away unharmed,” Mr Mutton says. “By working to deliver a safe system, we’re protecting people by acknowledging that even responsible people can make mistakes on our roads, but that these mistakes should not cost us our lives. “Ensuring we have the right speed for each unique part of our state highway network is key to saving lives and working towards our vision of a New Zealand where no-one is killed or seriously injured on our roads.” He says the focus on making safer roads for all is evident in the current programme of works for Northland and into Auckland, such as the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway and the $67 million safety improvement project in the Dome Valley. NZTA will give more details of community speed review information sessions in the next couple of months. Once feedback from those has been considered, formal consultation about any proposed speed limit changes will follow. Info: https://nzta.govt.nz/safety/whatwaka-kotahi-is-doing/nz-road-safetystrategy/speed-and-infrastructure/ speed-management/
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Seagrass takes hold in Snells Snells Beach residents concerned by the swathes of seagrass inundating the coast of Kawau Bay held a meeting with Auckland Council marine experts this month. Dr Megan Carbines and marine ecologist Tarn Drylie from Auckland Council’s research and evaluation unit (RIMU) met with the Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association (SBRRA). The cause of the sudden surge in seagrass is not entirely known, however it has been noted in various locations across the Auckland region. Ms Drylie and Dr Carbines theorised that a return of seagrass to Kawau Bay may be a result of a slight improvement of water quality recorded by RIMU. But, they said it could equally be recovery from disease caused by marine slime mould or an extended lifecycle. “But we definitely would not expect to see an increase in seagrass if the environment was degrading,” Ms Drylie said. She said that seagrass used to be prevalent but was believed to have been smothered by sedimentation
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Gruesome two-some Keanu Ata and Utu Cotton were sporting some seriously realistic-looking injuries when Tapora School held a ‘walking wounded’ mufti day to raise funds for St John on April 8. Principal Keryl Lee says St John educators regularly visit the school to teach first aid and Tapora won a recent draw for a St John Ambulance & Station brick set, so they decided to hold a fundraising day for them. “The school raised $50, which I thought was pretty cool for only 12 students on the day,” she says. “As we don’t have a school uniform, every day is a mufti day so we thought a walking wounded theme would be fit for purpose. The $50 can go towards big ticket items they need, but is also enough for three oxygen fills, one luminescent torch or five packs of gloves.”
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John McKittrick, right, with Haden Kose at Mahurangi Rugby Club in 2018.
McKittrick named life member John McKittrick, a long-time supporter of Mahurangi Rugby Club, has been made a life member of the Harbour Rugby Union. It is an honour that has only been bestowed 12 times. McKittrick has coached the Mahurangi premiere team and was coach of the U19s team when it claimed the club’s only North Harbour championship title in 2015. In his younger days, he played for Warkworth RFC before leaving the area and ultimately coaching at Silverdale. McKittrick coached several North Harbour representative teams, including Colts, B’s and Sevens, winning six national titles. He also managed North Harbour’s premier team. In addition, McKittrick coached internationally, including the United States national sevens team, the Cook Islands national team at the Commonwealth Games, and at the
Penguin International Rugby Club in Britain. McKittrick also served as vicepresident of North Harbour Rugby, and later as president. He says he is “completely staggered” by the honour. “It’s surreal taking it in. I started playing rugby when I was six and I’m now 70. I’ve spent 64 years in the game and love it,” McKittrick says. Harbour Rugby chairman Gerard van Tilborg says McKittrick has made his mark on the career of many players. “John has been one of those people who hasn’t been after glory. He has always wanted his players to improve, to enjoy the game and aim for higher honours where possible. “Becoming a life member is a just reward for John who has put in a huge number of hours, experience and knowledge to the region.”
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The Wellsford District Pony Club took second place at the prestigious Timberlands Pony Club Team event in Tokoroa this month, despite not having sent a team for several years. This year it sent six riders including Briar Woolley, Amy Westlake, Emma Davies, Oliver Janes-Millar and two drafted riders from Whangarei. The event held over two days saw 165 young equestrians compete in dressage, show jumping and a “gruelling” crosscountry course. It was the event’s 40th anniversary. Club member Rachelle Millar said the team was keen to succeed in the dressage event on the first day, as it is considered an overall indicator of performance. “There were shouts of joy from the arena as each team member achieved
a clear round.” On the second day, rider Briar Woolley cemented the club’s success on her horse Fantastic Mr Fox in the cross-country event. “A hesitation before these forbidding obstacles could easily land us 20 faults and push us out of the competition,” Millar said. “Briar cleared every jump.” The Wellsford District Pony Club is comprised of members from the Albertland Pony Club, under coach Leanne Woolley, and the Hakaru Pony Club under coach Cindy Balfour. Pony Club is a volunteer organisation that instructs youth in the care and management of horses and in riding. It offers programmes for riders, including those without horses or starting with a lead rein.
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A roundup of sports activities and events in the district Netball funding ANZ bank wants to celebrate local legends in the netball community. This could be anyone from diehard supporters to coaches working hard behind the scenes. It is offering $15,000 for a project to make their netball contribution easier as well as a $1000 cash prize. Clubs can also apply to the ANZ netball grants programme for funding for gear, uniforms or facilities. Apply at www.ANZcourtside.co.nz. Matakana football Matakana FC is looking for players for its open grade team which plays on Saturdays in the ROSA soccer league in Port Albert. The season starts on May 8. Text Mark on 027 828 2071.
The children made a banner for the competition.
Call for cadets The Mangawhai Army Cadet Unit is currently recruiting for Term 2. The Unit is based on Settlement Road. Cadet Forces (NZCF) is a voluntary military-style training organisation for New Zealand youth. Contact cucdr.mwicu@cadetforces.org.nz. Mahu rugby local matches Mahurangi Rugby Club will host a number of North Harbour Rugby Union matches at the Warkworth Showgrounds. Show your support at Mahurangi versus East Coast Bays on May 5, Silverdale on May 22 and Takapuna on June 12. Games start 2.45pm. Volunteers for walk run The Aramex Kiwi Walk and Run series is looking for volunteers to assist with a walk through Mahurangi Regional Park on May 8. Volunteers will get to be a part of the action and walk away with a goodie pack. Contact info@smcevents.co.nz. List sports news FREE by emailing news@localmatters.co.nz
There was a good turnout despite a delay due to weather
Kids organise skate comp The inaugural Leigh Skate Competition was held this month thanks to the initiative of local children. It was organised by Joe Haggitt, 11, Calla Shears, 10 and Tommy Birch, 9, with a “bit of help” from mum Kate Shears. The children made their own banner and designed a flier that was put up on Facebook. The event saw 20 competitors in four categories – U10s, U15s, “surf skaters” and an open category for 16 and over. It was well supported by local business. Spot prizes included a chips voucher from Leigh Eats, jars of honey from Honey by the Sea, hats, stickers, bracelets and T-shirts from Summer Sessions, and sunglasses from Merchants of Leigh. The U10 winner was Ty Ruka, while the U15 winner was Poppy Shears,
and the surf skate winner was Calla Shears. Four men in their 20s and a local dad entered the open category. Rather than a single winner, each entrant was awarded a beer. They performed an exhibition for spectators and helped with the judging of the children’s skating. Kate Shears says the event was very well received and there were calls to hold it again some time. She hopes that the event will draw Auckland Council’s attention to the state of the skate park which she says is “borderline dangerous”. Before the event, the Shears, and Leigh residents John Stewart and Helen Williams acquired some asphalt and repaired cracks in the ramps. The community raised $43 in koha to contribute towards the repair.
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Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. unable to pinpoint the exact origin, many Kam na bane ni mauri. Warm greetings to you all. believe the saying originates from the Nigerian There is an old African proverb that ‘it takes a village Igbo culture and proverb ‘Oran a azu nwa’, which to raise a child’. Although academics have been means ‘a child does not grow up only in a single home’. Similar sayings are found in different tribal groups all over the continent. At Mahurangi College, assemblies are one of the ways we reinforce the values of our community; setting the culture and reinforcing the morals and principles that you as parents look to install in your children. In this way, together we become ‘the village’, supporting each other to ensure our young people develop decency and tolerance, and many other values we believe
to be important. This term we’ve been focusing on our core values, fleshing out our PRIDE values and discussing appropriate behaviour and responses. I know that good manners are seen by our community as really important, so we’ve spent some time unpacking what that looks like; how to show genuine respect to visitors, how to behave impeccably in public, and how to be charming and humble. Students have been very gracious in laughing at my
lame jokes and mediocre Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonations as I’ve extolled these values in a faux Austrian accent. We reinforced too the importance of smiling, of looking people in the eye, showing genuine interest and offering a firm handshake. I was delighted, then, with how wonderfully our students welcomed visitors from Mt Roskill Grammar during our recent sports exchange. Senior staff from Mt Roskill commented on just how
impressive our students were, and how friendly and hospitable they were. This is Manaakitanga in action - acknowledging the mana of others through the expression of aroha, generosity and mutual respect. I was super proud of every one of them. They’re a great bunch of kids, and I look forward to continuing to work with them over the months ahead. Rest-assured, the lame jokes will continue! Ngā mihi nui. Tony Giles - PRINCIPAL
During the Mount Roskill Exchange, our Volleyball Boys went to a three set thriller holding composure to come back from one set down. Great crowd support helped to bring our boys home for the win. School Athletics day was held on 19 March, with fine weather at Shoesmith Domain. There was close competition in many events and some outstanding performances. A special mention to our record breakers this year: Chilli Jamieson, Year 8 Girls: 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m; Arian Phillips, Year 7 Boys: 200m; Tai Johnson, Year 7 Boy: Long Jump; Joia Thomas: Year 7 Girls: 400m and Max Mathews: Junior Boys 3000m.
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The ‘North of the Bridge’ regatta was held on 21-23 March. Open to all school teams from Auckland up to Northland, this event traditionally has some of the strongest team sailors in the country attending. Congratulations to our sailing team who finished 4th overall.
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Three classes from our junior school had the opportunity to visit Tāwharanui Regional Park. There they had the privilege of observing Takahe in their natural habitat, hiking the reserve and talking with Tossi volunteers. They have been exploring ‘why is this place unique,’ and reflecting on the unique and special place they call home.
Our Design Technology students attended the launch of Evolocity 2021. A record 38 Auckland teams will be taking part this year. Included is a new power category. Teams took part in the “Turbine Challenge” competition with Mahurangi placing first. Now comes the challenging and fun part of building an electric vehicle!
Our 1st XI Cricket team has gone through the season unbeaten to win the Wyatt Cup regional Twenty20 competition. After convincing wins, they earned the right to host the final against Bream Bay. Losing the toss and bowling first, they bowled Bream Bay out for 58 and knocked the runs off inside six overs with the loss of only one wicket.
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Xavier Edmonds-Cooper leaps into first place in the long jump.
Rodney College athletes achieve top placings Rodney College students travelled to the big smoke last month and gave their Auckland peers a show of northern athleticism. At the time, Rodney was in level 2 and was unable to attend the Northland Secondary Schools Athletics competition. Instead, the college was invited to compete as part of the North Harbour athletics zone at the Auckland College Sport competition. Rodney’s Xavier Edmonds-Cooper won the IB Long Jump at 5.56 metres and came second in the shotput with 12.24 metres. It qualified him to compete in both events at the North Island Secondary
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School Championships at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton this month. Toby Henderson came third in both the 200-metre and 400-metre sprint, with times of 23.87 seconds and 58.84 seconds respectively. Both students have had a great athletics season. At Rodney College’s athletics day, Edmonds-Cooper broke the school shotput record with a 12.04 metre toss. Henderson set the record for the 200-metre sprint with a time of 23.75 seconds. Rosa Ewing also broke the school record for the senior girls’ 50 metre backstroke with a time of 36.81 seconds – beating her record from last
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17-May 2 Library School holiday programme (see story p20) 21 Rodney Local Board meeting, Te Whare o Oranga Parakai, 5 Rere Place, Parakai, 3pm. Info: search for Rodney Local Board at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 21-22 Foundation Gallery & Arts Hub, school holiday art activities, 9am-3pm. (see story p20) 24-25 Smoke on the Coast Festival and Barbecue Competition, Whangateau Holiday Park, 10.30am. $15 entry. Tickets: www.iticket.co.nz/events/2021/apr/smoke-on-the-coast-2021 25 Anzac Day, (see service times p10) 25 Anzac Military Display, Warkworth Hotel, 11.30am-3pm. Presented by the Northland Branch of the NZ Antique Arms Association with Warkworth RSA and One Mahurangi. Gold coin donation. 26-30 Free Circus Classes, Mangawhai Beach School, 10am-2pm. (see brief p21) 27-29 Foundation Gallery & Arts Hub, school holiday art activities, 9am-3pm. (see story p20) 30 Roller Disco, Mahurangi Community Hall, 6-8.30pm. Roller disco and skate lesson. Lesson starts 6pm. Disco starts 7pm. Info: www.facebook.com/events/1345849642463549 30-May 9 Seussical Jr, Otamatea Repertory Theatre. Musical show based on the works of Dr Seuss (see story p20)
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Puhoi Village Market, Puhoi Pub grounds, 9am-1pm. Last market until September. Local musicians, stalls, crafts and produce. Carnivorous Plant Society, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, 4pm. (see story p22) Bingo, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum. Warkworth Area Liaison Group meeting. For all interested in Warkworth community issues, RSA basement meeting rooms, 7pm. All welcome. Big Bike Film Night, Matakana Cinemas, 6.15pm. A showcase of cycling short films from around the world. Info www.bigbikefilmnight.nz. Warkworth Museum talk. The experience of the 1918 flu pandemic in Warkworth and Rodney. Speaker: Jenny Collins, Warkworth Museum, 10am. Plant based transition meeting, Matakana Shared Space (above MMK), 7pm. An evening of conversation, cooking demonstration and education on the plant based diet. Gold coin entry Kowhai Art & Craft Open Day, clubrooms at entrance to Warkworth Showgrounds, 10am-2pm. Free Entry. Demos and refreshments. All welcome. Kaipara Flats Kids Club, St Alban’s Church, 19 Old Woodcocks Road, 4-5pm. Fun, crafts and snacks. Every third Sunday of the month. Info: ph 425 8054 or email children@ warkworthanglican.nz. Rodney Local Board meeting, Warkworth Town Hall, noon. Info: search for Rodney Local Board at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Leigh Library 150th celebrations, Leigh Hall and Leigh Library, from 11am Winter Words, Mahurangi East Library, 6.45pm (see story p37)
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The Mahurangi first XV took two tries in the rugby.
Mahu was up against a physical Auckland side.
The Mahu boys’ basketball team was much improved.
The boys’ hockey team has a number of new players being guided by veterans.
Mahurangi College’s volleyball and netball teams proved the ones to watch after the school’s other sports teams suffered defeat at the hands of a dominant Mt Roskill Grammar School. Mahurangi College hosted 11 teams competing in various sports from Mt Roskill this month for its annual Sports Exchange. Mt Roskill emerged victorious, winning nine out of 11 matches. Highlights for Mahurangi included a three-set thriller by the boys’ volleyball team, which took victory in a tiebreaking set. Meanwhile, the girls’ netball team prevailed from the first whistle,
extending their lead through each quarter for a final score of 34-22. But Mt Roskill proved too strong in every other sport, despite spirited performances from Mahurangi. Both Mahurangi’s boys’ and girls’ football teams played a competitive preseason game, each conceding just one goal. The boys’ basketball also performed significantly better than in previous years despite losing 39-16. It helps that the team is playing on Friday nights in the North Harbour open men’s competition at the North Shore Events Centre, under coach Michael Winiana. This year, the exchange included a
cricket match in an effort to boost the college’s representation in the sport. A number of skilled cricketers have been entering the college, thanks to a primary level competition held by coaches Ray Barnes and Liam Jones of the Kaipara Flats Cricket Club. The girls’ hockey team played a strong midfield game snatching two goals for a final score of 4-2. Meanwhile, students lined the fields to watch the final match of the day between the schools’ first XV rugby teams. The format, which was played in 20 minute thirds with rolling subs, favoured Mt Roskill, who had 28 players against Mahu’s 22.
Mt Roskill converted a try early in the match, but Mahurangi College regained ground by scoring a try of their own before the end of the first third. Mahu gained momentum in the second third, scoring from a penalty kick, try and conversion to lead 12-7. But Roskill clawed its way back with two tries and a conversion in the final third to win 19-12. Mahurangi coach Ruan Prins said his team showed great decision making with superior spatial awareness, but had room for improvement on defence, especially against a “physical” team. He remains confident about the season ahead.
Mahurangi struggles in sports exchange
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