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More Mahurangi residents are coming up with proposals to solve the region’s traffic problems as people become increasingly incensed at the lack of headway on new transport projects. Our story on page 6 details the latest proposal, which would enable a bypass of Warkworth by linking into the northern end of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway – exactly what local business owners were calling for at a transport consultation meeting last month.

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Hollow audit on Araparera released Jannette Thompson gm@localmatters.co.nz

The release of a report on the Araparera Forestry Joint Venture on May 24 has delivered little insight into how the troubled scheme was managed.

Rodney Councillor Penny Webster promised northern Rodney ratepayers

an independent audit of the joint venture to put to rest concerns about the poor return on investment ratepayers would receive.

But the eight-page report produced by Auckland accounting firm Accru Smith Chilcott falls well short of the mark.

As expected, it concludes that northern ratepayers will receive 69 per

cent or $2.4 million of the proceeds, which is just $900,000 more than they contributed over the 28 years of paying a targeted rate. Maori Trustees will receive the remaining 31 per cent or $1.1 million.

But the report also identifies a gross lack of documentation on the joint venture, particularly in the years when

it was under the control of Rodney District Council.

It looked specifically at the contributions that each of the joint venture parties made to the scheme because the dividend was calculated according to those contributions.

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Sound is golden for BAFTA winner Former Mahurangi College student James Hayday has won a BAFTA at the Television Craft Awards for his work on the BBC TV series Wolf Hall.

James, aged 31, is currently working as a sound engineer in London.

Describing how it felt to pick up one of the music industry’s most coveted awards, James said it would have been hard to make a mess of it.

“Director Peter Kosminsky had crafted the show so precisely and subtly,” he said. “It was a unique and collaborative mix. You don’t get many quite like that, so we all had this feeling that we were working on something a bit special.”

James has worked on numerous productions, including Doctor Who and The Almighty Johnsons.

He attended Matakana Primary School and Mahurangi College, and then Tai Poutini Polytechnic where he studied audio engineering.

“It was impossible to avoid music at home really,” James said. “Mum and Dad have been music teachers for as long as I have been around.

“I worked through a few piano and music theory grades as a kid, and that training definitely folds in to the sound engineering side of things. That and being a bit of a nerd.”

James made his start on student films. His first sound job was creating sound effects for a New Zealand children’s TV show called Amazing

James Hayday (centre) has been a part of multiple award-winning productions and has received a BAFTA for his efforts on BBC TV series Wolf Hall.

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“There was huge scope to design lots of interesting sounds, so it was a wicked job to get early on.”

Since then, James has worked on the short documentary, Home, which won the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Awards in 2013.

He also worked on Ellen Is Leaving, which won best narrative short film at the SXSW film awards.

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Araparera report released furnish supporting documents for only 17 per cent of its contributions over the entire life of the joint venture.

Panuku Development, which manages the scheme on behalf of Council, says it is not reasonable to expect the audit firm to go through nearly 30 years of documentation and there is no legal or taxation requirement to keep source document for more than seven years.

Retired auditor and finance and policy analyst (local government) Larry Mitchell says the report is a disgrace and a scandal.

“The so-termed ‘review’ was commissioned by Council, with no independent oversight of its terms of reference and is, thus, not worth the paper it is written on,” he says. “It is full of holes. The fact that it points out periods when records of the venture were either not kept or are missing is a very serious matter.”

Mr Mitchell says Cr Webster has played the major role throughout this affair and she must now take the rap and resign.

“She has failed abjectly to do her job.”

Cr Webster, who had yet to read the Accru report when Mahurangi Matters contacted her the day after its release, said she knew there were documents missing.

“I just wonder what people think I could have done?” she said. “The joint venture was set up well before I joined Rodney Council. I relied on the advice of the staff and the experts we employed to give us forestry advice.

It was not my job to decide when the trees should be harvested or to determine what they were worth.

When you employ someone, you expect them to do the job.”

Cr Webster said the way the joint venture had been handled since it went into Auckland Council had been a disaster. (Cr Webster’s further comments can be read with this story online at localmatters.co.nz) On the issue of the terms of reference for the report, Panuku said the auditors

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The trees have gone, but concerns about how the Araparera Joint Venture was run are far from resolved.

were to undertake those procedures they considered necessary in order to obtain reasonable assurance that the terms of the joint venture agreement had been followed.

“In particular they were to investigate the yearly contributions of each party, determine whether the CPI and IRR calculation had been properly performed, and whether the division of forestry returns and supporting calculations had been properly performed.”

Incensed Like Mr Mitchell, Tomarata landholder Brian Mason is equally incensed by the lack of information in the report.

“After waiting years for this piece of information and after our involvement in compiling a 90-page dossier questioning the venture, we now are reluctantly furnished with a brief eight page ‘summary’,” Mr Mason says.

“The document is insufficient and misleading, and it raises questions which no doubt need a more qualified opinion than mine. It doesn’t even show us the gross returns and working expenses.”

The Accru report also questioned the reasonableness of charges by Council for management fees and overheads.

In the five years from 2007 to 2011, the fee was $7800. This figure jumped to $76,748 in the following four years when the scheme was fully under Auckland Council.

Panuku said this was because forest harvesting required significantly more

ongoing management oversight than a forest that was still in the growth stage.

While the report did not audit how the harvest contract was awarded or how the harvest was managed, it did state that the payments made by the harvest manager, HarvestPro, to Council were a net amount after deducting logging, cartage, administration and management fees.

This appears to be in conflict with the terms of the harvesting agreement, which required HarvestPro to deposit all monies from sales directly into a Council bank account. Expenses were to be paid on presentation of a monthly invoice.

Asked about this, Panuku said there was no particular reason for doing this.

“However, netting off expenses was a much simpler approach, saving the need for two separate physical transactions, and with the

monitoring of wood sold and market price received, the same outcomes of traceability of expenditure is achieved,” a spokesperson said.

The report also identified a discrepancy in rental payments to the Maori Trustee. Up until June 2007, Council had included the rent as part of its contribution as per the joint venture agreement. But, this arrangement ceased from July 2007 and Accru could find no evidence that this variation had been agreed to by the joint venture parties.

The Maori Trustees were asked to comment on the Araparera outcome, but said their involvement was of a commercial nature and they would not be making a comment on the matter of any investments or returns.

On the question of the Forestry Right and the $64,525 per annum rental that ratepayers were continuing to pay on the Araparera land, Panuku said Council had the right to surrender the grant upon payment of a premium of one year’s rental.

“We are currently waiting on legal confirmation that registration on the Araparera Certificates of Title has been completed.”

The Accru report took 11 months to produce. Asked about the cost of the report, Panuku said it did not have exact figures at this stage, but the cost was capped at 80 hours, at a marketrelated hourly rate for auditing services.

A copy of the Accru Smith Chilcott report can be read with this story online at localmatters.co.nz

Roading on Board agenda Panuku Development Auckland director portfolio manager Ian Wheeler says that with interest, Rodney’s northern rural ratepayers will receive $2.7 million from the 30-year investment. In a prepared statement, the Rodney Local Board said it is working with Auckland Transport on the best way to prioritise the proceeds from the Araparera funds in accordance with the original Council resolutions. The Board is developing an initial prioritisation framework and schedule for the end of August. If smaller projects are adopted, then the ground work could start in the latter part of the 2016/17 financial year.

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Drivers off the leash The Warkworth traffic situation is causing more discontent every second.

This driver sat with it’s paws on the car horn for a minute until he got his owner’s attention.

Petrol crisis Filling up for the first time is never easy, especially when the petrol stops pumping into the vehicle.

However, as one Mahurangi Matters staff member discovered, it is never a good idea to pull the nozzle out while still holding the trigger. A few litres lost onto the forecourt, but no use crying over spilt petrol.

Fire brigade anniversary The Leigh Volunteer Fire Brigade will mark its first 50 years in November and the hunt is on for old photos, memorabilia and stories of call-outs.

Organisers say they are also keen to get in touch with as many former brigade volunteers as possible to invite them to the celebrations. Tony and Jenny Enderby, who are putting together a booklet on the history of the brigade, say that it is surprising how few photos there are in the digital camera era.

“Once upon a time, people would print a photo and then throw it in a drawer so there was a physical record,” Jenny says. “It is quite noticeable how few prints we have of more recent events.” Info: Jenny & Tony enderby.t.j@xtra.co.nz or 422 6127.

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Investigation needed Congratulations on your much-needed investigative reporting on the apparent disappearance of North Rodney’s deserved pay-out from the joint venture Araparera Forestry Project.

Surely 25 years or so of special targeted rate must be on record in the archives and easily found?

As a Rodney Councillor for the Hibiscus Coast in the late 70s and 80’s I recall the project was first mooted because of an out of control fire on Iwi land at Araparera, which required the fire service and a helicopter to bring under control.

The cost, as I recall, was around $8500, which was a large amount at the time, raising the question, “How do we pay?”. Another pressing question was the ever-present problem of funding for the extensive gravel roads needing to be sealed.

The Northern Riding members of the County Council endorsed a scheme with the agreement of the Northern ratepayers, that was believed to be the answer to solve both problems in the long term.

A special targeted rate on Northern Rodney ratepayers only was levied for the next 25 years, with the object of sealing all gravel roads in the north and paying off the costs of extinguishing the fire, and a formula for the profits to be paid to the local iwi landowners and the ratepayers was also devised Bosch 7kg Maxx Automatic

MERRA [Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association] had bought a magpie trap with the express purpose of killing magpies. Their reasoning was quite patently absurd.

Get rid of magpies and we might encourage kaka and pigeons to nest.

It was further claimed that magpies predate the nests of other birds.

Sadly, a retired farmer claimed to have expertise in killing magpies and set about using the trap. There is something about many retired farmers that leads them to believe they have all the answers. Very annoying.

So regardless of the nesting season, birds were caught and killed. No thought for the chicks or the adult partner. And the captured birds would have died a terrifying death. How absolutely cruel to treat birds this way, when they pair off naturally for many years.

Kaka nest in cavities which can form in old trees. Not too many of these in Scotts Landing. And as for magpies killing pigeon chicks, that really would be a figment of the imagination of someone who has spent a lifetime using hormone sprays.

The birds that do fly low down the hedgerows, circling carefully looking for young nestlings are the hawks.

And they are chased off by magpies.

So I say, MERRA, rethink your foolish attitude to the beautiful magpies and

and agreed, so in my mind, the involvement and procrastination of the Punuku Development Auckland who was not involved at the time...is unnecessary.

When amalgamation was forced on us, surely all our assets were not to be considered “fair game” to be stripped from us? I would have thought that targeted rates, development levies etc were protected by law?

More power to your elbow in your investigation!

Pat Clapham, Wellsford

Defending magpies As a child I spent most of my holidays on family farms in the Manawatu. I came to love the calls of the magpies and at one stage we had a pet bird that would come to be fed.

I now have lived in the Mahurangi area for over 50 years and in that time have enjoyed hearing the occasional calls of these birds. I, as would most residents, have seen the magpies chasing hawks away from their territory.

On the road to Scotts Landing there have been three families of magpies for over 30 years. They nest in pines and, when nesting, can often be seen on the road. Sadly the young birds are often killed by careless or speeding drivers.

Obviously the bird’s lifespan is quite considerable. So I was really annoyed to read that the local ratepayer group

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Viewpoint Penny Webster, Rodney Councillor, Auckland Council penny.webster@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Managing growth The biggest factor facing the Auckland Council and Rodney is growth.

Auckland’s population in the 2014-2015 year grew by 43,500. We have had an extra 200,000 in the past five years. This does have a positive side as there are 405 employment opportunities created each week. The downside is dealing with that growth.

Council has projected up to a $1.8b in capital spending to deal with not just the growth but with catching up on the underspend of the past. Roads, water and wastewater, storm water these are all big numbers. Council is making savings of up to $200 million a year with an aspirational target of $260m year-on-year and in spite of the rhetoric, staff numbers are three per cent less now than all the previous eight Councils. In fact, finding and retaining staff in areas such as building consents proves a real challenge as many builders I have spoken to contest. Tauranga, Christchurch and Wellington pay $25K more than Auckland and living is cheaper.

Investment continues to come to the region and at the recent Tripartite economic summit in Auckland, between Los Angeles and Guangzhou, 700 business people from the three cities met to talk about working together, with many deals being done between firms on a wide range of topics such as film, food innovation and tourism. Many were here for the first time and were delighted with what Auckland had to offer, even visiting Matakana which they raved about. For Rodney, there is the ability to leverage off this growth to get more investment in infrastructure. We need to focus on the big picture which is sometimes difficult when the day-to-day matters are top of mind.

Council is also looking at renewing Facilities and Maintenance Contracts. This has been an issue with many of our communities in Rodney as the centralisation of halls, parks and public toilets (of which we have 900+) has meant cleaning and maintenance is often not up to scratch. There are a great many opportunities for improvement while driving down costs and allowing a more flexible regime.

Especially in the area of cross over between Auckland Council parks department and Auckland Transport in the road corridor, the cause of much frustration to the public and councillors alike.

Finally, we are looking forward to an announcement of the contract to build the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway and ‘yes’ this will include the Matakana Link road. The battle then will be to get the link road formed early so that it becomes a construction road for the motorway to relieve the Hill St intersection.

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A Mahurangi resident is offering to give his land to let NZTA build a bypass of Warkworth to reduce the backlog at the Hill Street intersection.

It is the latest in a string of proposals that have come from local residents frustrated with the lack of progress on projects to reduce congestion in the region.

Bill Endean’s farm, just north of Valerie Close, lies between SH1 and the designation for the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

He has put forward a proposal to NZTA to let them build a road through his land to link the motorway to SH1.

He says the motorway could be completed from the Warkworth end first and the new road could create a temporary bypass of Warkworth and the Hill Street intersection.

“It’s just for the satisfaction of seeing commonsense brought to bear on the chaos at Hill Street,” Mr Endean says. “I can’t stand the misery of it any longer. If nothing gets done, Warkworth will grind to a halt.”

NZTA and Auckland Transport have decided they will wait until after the new motorway is constructed in 2022 before making any improvements to the Hill Street intersection or building new link roads.

Mr Endean says the proposed road would mostly traverse flat land, but would require a bridge over a tributary of the Mahurangi River.

Proposed bypass

Motorway designation SH1

Bill Endean’s land, shown in blue, lies directly between SH1 and the new motorway designation. The red line shows the proposed road.

“They are doing most of the route already. It only requires this connecting road to be built.”

The land is zoned as Future Urban in Auckland Council’s proposed Unitary Plan and is likely to be developed in 10 years time.

“It will break up my farm, but in the longer term it’s inevitable the area will be developed. Why not do it now?”

But, NZTA has rejected the proposal.

Auckland and Northland highway manager Brett Gliddon says a temporary bypass would still take years to plan and construct, and could not be included in the motorway project at this late stage.

“While the suggested proposal offers private land, this land would still need to be formally designated to construct the motorway and resource consents obtained for any potential environmental effects,” Mr Gliddon

says. “A temporary bypass would still take some years to plan and construct before it could be operational, therefore it is unlikely to provide significant time savings or benefits compared with the complete project.”

The preferred consortium for the motorway construction is expected to be released next month with the contract awarded in October.

Mr Endean has also sent his proposal to local MPs and to the Prime Minister’s office, and has been told it will be considered by John Key. It is the latest in a series of traffic projects which have been developed

by Mahurangi residents.

The Warkworth Liaison Group is pushing for NZTA to commit to designing a solution, which it believes may need to include both traffic signals and traffic islands.

“The Minister needs to put funding towards this design as soon as possible,” group member and retired roading engineer Roger Williams says.

He is pleased to see residents like Grant McLachlan putting forward solutions.

He says the two traffic island idea is one of many that NZTA needs to evaluate.

Tracey Martin, Mark Mitchell and Warkworth Liaison Group member Roger Williams talk about what needs to be done to fix Hill Street at localmatters.co.nz

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Council blocks rural rates cut A proposal to reduce the rates paid by farm owners has been rejected by Auckland Council, as it announces its proposed budget for the next financial year.

Earlier this year, Council consulted on a proposal developed by Franklin Councillor Bill Cashmore and Rodney Councillor Penny Webster, which would have seen rates for farmers with properties over 50 hectares reduced by a third. The policy would have been paid for by a general rates increase of $3.70 a year.

But it failed to get backing from the urban local boards – only the Franklin and Rodney local boards supported it.

In a press release, Mayor Len Brown said the policy might be included in the next Long Term Plan, which would be finalised in 2018.

“While I understand the rationale for this proposal, I am still of the view that leaving our rating policy basically unchanged is a desirable outcome at this stage of the planning cycle,” Mayor Brown said. “The Long Term Plan, which coincides with new valuations, is a good time to review

significant change to differentials.”

Cr Webster said the result was disappointing.

“But at least we put it out there,” Cr Webster said. “It was a fairly new concept. Rural ratepayers already have a lower differential, so to get a further decrease was pushing it a bit. We knew it was a long shot.”

It comes as Mayor Brown has opted for a steady-as-she-goes budget, with no changes to any of the budget policies which were consulted on at the start of the year.

The Uniform Annual General Charge, or UAGC, will remain at $394 and the Interim Transport Levy will stay at $113.85 for residential ratepayers and $182.85 for business ratepayers.

“I am firmly of the view that after five years of upheaval in the rating system since amalgamation it is time for some stability,” Mayor Brown said.

There will be a general rates increase of 2.4 per cent, which includes a 2.6 per cent increase for residential ratepayers and a 1.7 per cent increase for business ratepayers.

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Controversial Te Arai carpark stays The Pacific Road carpark at Te Arai will stay put after the developer has backtracked on its proposal to move the facility back from the beach.

The developer, Te Arai North Limited (TANL), had a resource consent to move the carpark about 300 metres back from the beach. But, TANL representative David Lewis says, after talking with Auckland Council, the developer has agreed to leave the carpark where it is.

“Full access will remain at the carpark,” Mr Lewis says. “We are waiting to meet with the groups involved to talk through what we are proposing. We never had any intention of restricting access.”

The Save Te Arai group and Mangawhai resident Christine

Fernyhough presented to Council’s Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee on May 18.

The Committee requested Parks manager Mace Ward work with the community and the developer to “resolve public access for all modes to Te Arai Beach”.

A meeting between Council, the developer and community groups was scheduled for Friday May 27, as Mahurangi Matters went to print.

Save Te Arai chair Aaron McConchie says the group hasn’t heard any details about the proposal, but is hopeful the issue will be resolved at the meeting.

“We are going into the meeting blind, but with an open mind,” Mr McConchie says.

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A thirty year legacy – Mahurangi’s SADD initiative still saves lives Rod Cheeseman news@localmatters.co.nz

Thirty years after it was first formed at Mahurangi College, the Students Against Dangerous Driving (SADD) initiative is still thriving at schools around the country.

The student-led programme, which promotes safer driving among youth, is now in three-quarters of all New Zealand schools.

Mahurangi student Lynda Civil started the programme after she returned from an exchange trip to America in 1985.

Back then, the road toll among 15-19 year olds was 152. Now, 30 years on, that figure has been reduced by 80 per cent to around 30 deaths each year.

Robyn Jones (nee Starr) got involved in the initiative when she was 14 and was one of the original members. She still lives locally and runs a transport business in the area.

“I’m amazed it’s still going,” she says.

“My daughter Paige is about the age I was when it started. She’s also a student at Mahurangi College. They need to keep going with it.”

Robyn and her fellow students used shock tactics to get their message across. Accident scenes were created with wrecked cars and ‘victims’ heavily made-up with tomato sauce.

“Our thinking was, if people can see it

and get scared by it, they are less likely to drive dangerously,” Robyn says.

The next step in the students’ campaign was to mark the spot where people had been killed along State Highway 1 with white crosses.

Former student Amanda Johnson (nee Bellingham) remembers it well.

“We started off the whole white cross initiative,” she says. “I remember going down to the satellite station and putting up the first white crosses.”

Transit New Zealand, now NZTA, ordered them to be removed. The students, under the watchful eye of local Rotary Club member Pat Lennan, were not deterred and moved the crosses onto private land. In 1991, Transit New Zealand reversed its decision and the white cross is still used as a cautionary sign to drivers.

Amanda Johnson says that although the organisation was local it was always focused on having a positive impact nationwide.

“We used to travel around doing speaking engagements and setting up mock accidents. I remember going up to Whangarei Girls [high school] and explaining SADD’s goals and concerns. We were very much focused on spreading the word to other schools,” Amanda says.

The success of the local SADD organisation caught the attention of American-based SADD founder

Mahurangi students promoted their road safety campaign nationally. These students from Napier used the Mahurangi College initiative of shocking young drivers by creating their own mock accident. They set up this scene in 1992. It was so lifelike an off-duty nurse and doctor rushed to their aid before realising it was staged. SADD is now in 77 per cent of all New Zealand high schools. Despite an 80 per cent reduction in the road toll, SADD says car crashes still the most common cause of death among 15-19 year olds.

Robyn Jones (nee Starr), center, with Amanda Johnson (nee Bellingham), far right, at the start of the campaign to erect white crosses at the site of fatal accidents along SH1 in 1990. Transit NZ reversed its decision to ban them one year later.

Robert Anastas. The former teacher started SADD after two of his pupils were killed in a car crash involving a drunk driver. He visited Warkworth in 1991 and embarked on a nationwide tour, bringing together all the schools that Mahurangi College had encouraged to take up the cause under the SADD umbrella.

Current SADD school support regional coordinator Chris Rogers says despite the significant reduction in the road toll, the message is still as poignant today as it was 30 years ago.

“If you are between 15 and 19, you are more likely to die in a car crash than

any other cause,” Chris says. Speed, alcohol, and drugs have the most destructive impact.”

Today, Brenton Baker is Mahurangi College’s current SADD representative. He says they owe a debt to the original students back in 1985. He isn’t surprised the initiative is still going strong today.

“It’s relevant today because it’s still an issue,” Brenton says. “I had a family member killed in a car accident and I wanted to make sure that my friends didn’t become a statistic. I’m really happy to be part of the initiative that they started.”

Robyn Jones, one of the first members of SADD at Mahurangi College, goes through her old scrapbook of newspaper clippings.

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Leigh fisherman challenges Government on quota system George Driver

A former director of Leigh Fisheries is calling for a review of the Quota Management System (QMS) after taking part in research that found millions of tonnes of fish are being illegally dumped in New Zealand.

Leigh resident Barry Torkington was one of a team of 11 researchers that released a report that estimates the NZ fishery catch is 2.7 times more than what is reported, mainly due to unreported commercial catch and catch being discarded at sea.

The study is a collaboration between the University of British Columbia and the University of Auckland, and forms part of a global review of fisheries catch figures.

Mr Torkington was invited to take part in the study by lead author Dr Daniel Pauly, because of his experience in the industry in NZ. Mr Torkington says the QMS creates an incentive for fishermen to dump catch they don’t hold quota for, which has meant the impact of fishing has gone under reported.

“The public is repeatedly told New Zealand is the envy of the world with our quota management system,” Mr

Leigh fisherman Barry Torkington says Leigh Fisheries is not one of the main culprits in the fish-dumping scandal which made headlines las month.

Torkington says. “This report dispels that myth.

“It’s an inevitable consequence of a quota system because you can’t choose what you catch.

“The system needs a complete overhaul. There is no Band-aid that can be applied. They are systemic issues.”

Under current regulations, fishermen are meant to bring ashore all catch of quota species and pay an invoice, a bit like a fine, for the catch that exceeds their quota, Mr Torkington says. But many fishermen dump the catch, rather than pay the price.

“Most of what you receive will be paid to the Government, so there’s no incentive to land it.”

But, the fishermen operating under Leigh Fisheries are not the main issue, he says.

“Most of Leigh Fisheries’ catch is from long-lining, so even if there is some discarding, the volumes aren’t great.

Most of the dumping is done offshore in the deep-sea fisheries. It’s when you get a net of fish you don’t want that the problem starts.”

The Ministry for Primary Industries has been dismissive of the report.

It issued a press release saying the research relies too heavily on anecdotal evidence and that fish stocks are a more important measure of sustainability.

“The overwhelming majority of fish caught by commercial fishers came

from stocks where sustainability was not a concern,” MPI fisheries management director Dave Turner says.

But, MPI director general Martyn Dunne has since called for an independent review of an MPI report, which found widespread illegal dumping during inspections in 2012 and early 2013.

Mr Torkington says MPI has lost credibility and is ineffective at managing the fisheries in a sustainable manner.

“The rationale is contradicted by their own reports. Widespread dumping has been happening for a long time.

The degree of defence they go to – it’s like they are unpaid consultants for the industry. It’s not the public interest they are representing, it’s private interest.”

Mr Torkington is a former fisherman and was director of Leigh Fisheries in the 1990s and has been a long-time critic of the QMS. He recently chaired a major conference in Snells Beach looking at the impact and future of fishing in New Zealand.

New Zealand was a world leader when it introduced a quota management system in 1986 and it has since been introduced around the world.

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Tourism has its costs Not a week goes by without freedom campers in the news, with their actions attributed to a range of social ills. Toilet paper in bushes and allegedly worse on people’s berms; campervans parked overnight, or sometimes for weeks at a time in coastal and lakeside locations disturbing locals’ views; hassling wildlife; leaving rut marks beside scenic but highly modified lakes! I’ve seen the campers, too, of all nationalities, lighting fires, chasing endangered species with their selfie sticks and playing loud music till all hours of the night.

Tourism is currently New Zealand’s highest overseas currency income earner and what a beautiful place it is, too. Stunning scenery, snowy mountains, bubbling mud, golden beaches, and we are lucky to have immediate access as residents.

Though it’s not the pure experience we might expect with the (manufacturing, fishing and consumer) rubbish on beaches and roadsides, and industrial scale agriculture and irrigation. And all those other tourists!

Many of us Kiwis are tourists and freedom campers, too. It seems the secret is out and the whole world knows how fantastic it is to road-trip the country with the freedom of a camper vehicle and to stop anywhere along the way in the most magnificent locations. From cashed-up Aucklanders in mansions on wheels to adventure-seeking young Europeans in Wicked vans, or Kiwi teenagers traveling around or just camping overnight, in summer especially, New Zealand’s roads, campsites, coastal strips, carparks and wilderness areas are full of people pulling up to stay.

But some current toilet blocks in places like coastal Otago, serving hundreds of people every night over summer, are so old, small and decrepit that they must be a health hazard. In other places like Lindis Pass and on the eastern shores of lakes Tekapo and Pukaki, there are no toilets at all. No wonder travellers of all sorts are sometimes caught short. The Government has pledged $12 million over four years to help small councils with necessary infrastructure to help mitigate the effects of this new economic miracle. That’s not much when a decent set of toilets can cost half a million dollars, as excessive as that seems.

And it’s not much when tourists generated $30 billion in revenue and $2.5 billion in GST last year.

In response to the pressures from increasing visitors, Councils are also stepping up monitoring and enforcement of camping restrictions, reviewing and closing more areas where previously no or few restrictions applied. They’re also looking at other ways of addressing all these pressures. But while adequate funding for facilities should go some way towards mitigating the hygiene and sanitary risks from freedom camping, it does nothing to address the wider impacts on the environment of tourism, including overcrowded huts and tracks, eroded coastal margins, and threatened species such as penguins, sea lions and dolphins hassled by visitors for the perfect moment or photo. Whether it’s freedom camping or not, tourism still has costs.

BID manager cleared following investigation Business Improvement District (BID) manager and Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Gary Holmes has been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into alleged conflict of interest.

In March, the Warkworth Commerce and Industrial Association (WCIA) raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest involving Mr Gary Holmes. His company, Campaigns Ltd, manages four BIDs and he is also a joint shareholder in a company with two Council staff members who are involved in establishing BIDs. The WCIA speculated that this could involve a serious conflict of interest, where those who establish BIDs work in tandem with those who profit from managing them.

Council CCO and external partnerships manager Alastair Cameron says the investigation has now concluded.

“The investigation has determined that there was no actual conflict of interest, although it is acknowledged that the relationship at the centre of the allegation could have given rise to the perception of a conflict of interest,” Mr Cameron says. “The staff involved have been reminded of the need to ensure that they do their upmost to avoid situations which could lead to the perception of a conflict of interest.”

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Supercity review dismissive of NAG agenda Double-dipping law change

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A recent review of the Supercity has raised concerns about public representation in Auckland Council, but has warned against breakaway groups dividing the region.

The Committee for Auckland, an independent business-orientated group, commissioned a report to look at whether Auckland Council had delivered following the local government amalgamation.

Overall, the report gives Council a tentative thumbs-up.

“We believe credit must be given to Auckland Council and its staff for the hard work that has gone into building such a large and complex organisation, while maintaining services and functions for the public,” the report says. “We do not agree with those who want to start again and build a new council structure. Nor do we see the need to re-litigate its outer boundaries.”

But, it says issues with representation may be alienating members of the public. As a remedy, it suggests giving local boards greater involvement in decision-making.

“They lack power, profile and respect.

Not enough is known about how local boards engage with communities.

People don’t yet feel they can participate in the democratic process.”

Other than Great Barrier, only a small minority of residents surveyed in the report said they felt like they could participate in local board decisionmaking, including just 23 per cent of Rodney residents.

Massey University associate professor Grant Duncan was one of the authors of the report and says the issues facing Rodney residents are no different to those of other areas of Auckland.

“The issues in Rodney are symptomatic of the low levels of representation per head of population in the Auckland Council structure,” Mr Duncan says.

“When you look at the representatives who actually have powers over regulations, bylaws and budgets, it’s only the Governing Body. That’s 21 people representing a population of 1.5 million. It’s a ridiculously high representation ratio. When you include the local boards it’s still high, both nationally and internationally.”

The number of residents per representative in Auckland is nearly

double the national average, with one representative per 8980 residents compared to the NZ average of one representative per 4847 residents.

But, the Supercity was created to enable better regional planning to manage growth and those arguments for including Rodney are still valid, he says.

“Growth will happen. You can run away from it and put up a boundary and say you aren’t part of the big shemozzle, but it is going to happen.

Is splitting off a better way of dealing with it?

“If we get too excited with criticising the model, we will end up with 21 borough councils.”

But Northern Action Group chair Bill Townson says the report gives an urban-centric view of the issues.

“There is no attempt to qualify their statement opposing boundary alterations and, other than that, the rural sector of Auckland doesn’t even get a mention,” Mr Townson says.

A new law has come into force which prevents representatives from serving on multiple local boards at one time.

Out of the five local board members who are reportedly affected by the bill, three of them sit on the Rodney Local Board: Greg Sayers, who also sits on the Hibiscus and Bays board; Warren Flaunty, who also sits on the Henderson-Massey board and John McLean, who sits on the Upper Harbour board.

The law comes into effect for the elections in October. It won’t stop candidates from standing for more than one local board, but they will only be entitled to hold one elected board position.

Candidates must specify which boards they are standing for and list them in order of priority.

CORREC TION Alternative application for the structure of local government in Auckland will not have to show community support, as incorrectly stated in Mahurangi Matters, May 4.

The Local Government Commission is calling on alternative applications as part of its assessment of the Northern Action Group’s application to secede from Auckland Council.

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Three candidates campaign for Rodney seat on Council Three people have already announced they will vie for the position of Rodney Councillor at the local body elections in October.

Rodney Local Board members Greg Sayers and Steven Garner will stand against Penny Webster.

Cr Webster has held the position for two terms and was mayor of Rodney District Council for one term. She says it is important the area has consistent representation with a new mayor coming and she is keen to stand again.

“Our issues won’t change, but they need that voice,” Cr Webster says.

Mr Sayers says his priority will be to ensure there is a fairer share of rates spent in the area.

“I am deeply disappointed about what has failed to be done for Rodney over six years and I want this turned around.”

He says he will not stand for either the Rodney or Hibiscus and Bays local boards, which he also currently sits on.

“I wish to concentrate all of my energy and resources into a single campaign.”

Mr Garner has served two terms on Rodney Local Board. He also stood for councillor in 2013 and will stand for both roles this year.

“I think I can do a better job than what is currently being done,” Mr

Garner says.

He says getting progress on major infrastructure projects will be his priority.

“I think it will take someone who has a depth of understanding and commitment to the area to get them over the line.”

Local Board members Beth Houlbrooke and James Colville have confirmed they will stand for the Board again.

Ms Houlbrooke was first elected to the Board in 2013. She says getting a new swimming pool in Warkworth remains her priority.

“Without a champion for it, I think it would have been dead in the water,” Ms Houlbrooke says.

Mr Colville was runner-up in the 2010 election and first served on the Local Board after James Rolfe resigned in 2012. He was elected to the position six months later.

“My main concern is the roads have been deteriorating,” Mr Colville says.

“I’m still ever hopeful that there will be more tar-sealing done in this area.”

Candidate nominations open on July 15 until August 12. Candidates will be publicly notified on August 17 and voting day is October 8.

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Could Warkworth be the next Silicon Valley?

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Local businessman Paul Russell is mixing business with lifestyle.

five staff and believes the lifestyle of the region is attracting a highly skilled workforce, well suited to the tech industry.

“There are not many businesses like ours for people to work for up here,” Paul says. “If I advertise for staff I get very high calibre applicants. They aren’t expecting Auckland pay rates because they want to have an awesome lifestyle instead of sitting in traffic.

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As the Mahurangi area is predicted to grow dramatically, could new high-tech industries provide jobs for the future population?

That’s the plan behind Massey University and Auckland Tourism and Economic Development’s, Grow North initiative.

The concept aims to facilitate and encourage innovative business and tech start-ups outside Auckland’s central business district and in the Rodney area.

The plan is still in the consultation phase but aims to provide the right facilities, communication, and expertise to encourage high-tech economic development throughout the area. The think-tank behind the scheme believes that can be achieved through building technical hubs for office space, as well as online initiatives.

Senior lecturer at Massey’s School of Management Dr Rebecca Gill says the initiative will expand northwards over the next 10 years.

“It would be really exciting to have a creative Grow North hub in Orewa, and that will affect other areas in the north indirectly. I would like to see Grow North go farther, even to Wellsford or all the way up into Northland, but that’s a long term vision.”

Local businesses are already aware of the benefits of locating in the Mahurangi area. Paul Russell is the chief executive of Matakana-based business, Global Design and Production. Paul’s business turns ideas into user-friendly products – he’s currently producing flat-packed, polystyrene-free, reusable, cool boxes for the food industry. Mr Russell employs

But, does he think Mahurangi has a future as a tech-hub?

“It’s a great idea for new businesses, when they are trying to get going and learn. We have found our own way of using technology to help our business. We’re planning on expanding with an office in Albany. We will set up one wall in each office as a screen and live stream to each other. Basically combining the offices in a virtual space despite the physical distance.”

The initiative believes that by encouraging business hubs throughout the region, Auckland’s commuter traffic will improve as people work closer to home.

Others in the tech industry are less optimistic and believe infrastructure needs a serious revamp before Mahurangi can capitalise on becoming a hub for online business.

Mike Hargreaves from Meshninety, a software solutions consultancy, is looking to move to the area to join his family. However he says he can’t base his business in Mahurangi because ultra fast broadband isn’t available.

“Ultimately, fibre is essential,” Mike says. “You can operate on VDSL, but the fibre roll out won’t reach most of the area for years. Fibre solves the face-toface problem through proper video conferencing solutions.”

Despite the lack of fibre, the idea of a shared office is appealing to Mike, who has been involved in three internet start-up companies.

“The tech-hub scenario would work in that you could cheaply hire office space and share modern office facilities. Having access to a decent conference room, audio-visual equipment, and networking with others increases your productivity,” Mike says.

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Patrick was working in a high-pressure role in global banking, based in London’s financial district, but was shaken by the 9/11 terrorist attacks and decided to return to New Zealand with his wife Louise.

“It made me realise there was more to life than money and I wanted to come back home,” he says.

After a spell with a New Zealand bank, Patrick finally landed his dream job and became the manager and assistant coach of the Auckland Aces cricket team.

During his tenure, Patrick went to the champion’s league a record three times, facing the world’s top one-day sides, and he counts a number of household cricketing greats as friends – Andre Adams lives down the road.

After moving to Warkworth from Takapuna two years ago, spending more time in the local area became a priority.

He retired from the game last year, after managing Northern Districts.

Patrick was using coffee grounds in the garden and was horrified at the cost of coffee capsules on the environment and on his wallet.

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After a decade of owning her own hairdressing salon in Notting Hill, London, Karin Tomey has returned to her roots and opened Artisan Brown Hair Design in Warkworth.

Karin purchased the Hair Studio in Riverview Plaza from Jacqui Harvey last year, but two weeks before takeover she took on the lease for the neighboring tenancy, allowing for expansion of the business.

“We were at capacity and needed space to grow,” Karin says.

The former Warkworth Movie Hire store has had a major overhaul with a light interior, and an eco-friendly attention to detail.

Karin grew up in Matakana and started training to be a hairdresser in Warkworth, after studying at Mahurangi College.

She continued training in Remuera before heading on her ‘big OE’.

“I planned to go for six weeks but ended up staying for 15 years.”

She lived in London, first working in PR, before opening a salon in Notting Hill, which she ran for a decade.

Working in the industry in London was a huge learning curve, she says.

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After having worked at dental practices in Snells Beach and Wellsford for the past four years, Dr Vivek Jain has decided to start his own practice, Matakana Dental Care, in the new building at 44 Matakana Valley Road.

“I always felt welcomed by the community,” Dr Jain says. “People here are friendly, it has a great lifestyle and it is growing.”

Dr Jain grew up in Kolkata and moved to Bangalore to study dentistry after high school.

After seeing picturesque scenes of New Zealand in movies and cricket matches, he decided to move to New Zealand during his final year of dental school.

“My aunty lives in Palmerston North and I always wanted to come to New Zealand.

“I enrolled with the University of Otago School of Dentistry for their Bridging Programme in 2011 to sharpen my skills.”

After working in Wairoa and Hawkes Bay he moved to Auckland and started working in Mahurangi four years ago.

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Spending two years renovating a villa in Waitoki was the start of a love affair with painting and decorating for husband and wife team, Darren and Linda Taylor.

The couple has joined The Pro Group, providing interior and exterior painting services throughout the Rodney and Hibiscus Coast area.

Over the last 20 years, Darren has run a wide range of businesses in the hospitality field from lodges and events to small cafes.

“You learn in hospitality how important your customers are, so I wanted my next new business to have customer longevity,” he says.

While taking a break from business and spending more time with his three children, Darren indulged in to his love of sailing, teaching it between renovating.

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Len started the business in April after researching how people buy and sell property. “The reality is that over 90 per cent of people head online to either Trademe or realestate.co.nz to look for property for sale,” Len says. “They don’t go down to the real estate agents office on the main street any more.

“Commission rates are also much higher here than in Australia and that is because most real estate companies have high overheads, with high-cost retail premises, staff and outdated advertising practices.

“Most of the job is now done online and I am able to operate without any staff or retail premises which means I can provide very competitive rates.”

Len’s interest in real estate grew out of his career in estate planning. He started his career in the Public Trust Office in Masterton and worked in a number of North Island locations before moving into the private trust sector in the 1990s. His interest in property was developed while dealing with property sales through estate planning and trust administration.

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Darren says being a part of a larger company that has a great seven stage work system, makes it faster and more efficient for clients to get their jobs completed – from installing garage carpet, to grout cleaning as well as interior and exterior painting.

However, it’s not all hard work with the Taylor family. Darren grew up in Queenstown and still ventures back to go skiing with the family.

He says it is important to travel and the couple have instilled that in their children. “We took three months off and travelled the world. It was a wonderful classroom for the kids and they learnt a lot.”

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Mahurangi walkway groups look to unite behind ‘trail Mahurangi trail building groups are looking to unite under a new structure to gain funding and momentum behind walkway and cycleway projects.

The idea is being supported by Auckland Council, which is looking to use Mahurangi as a pilot project to develop new ways of supporting trail groups.

Representatives from 10 trail groups met at The Bridgehouse in Warkworth last month to share information about the projects they were working on and discuss coordinating under a new arrangement.

Meeting chair Gary Browne proposed the groups unite behind the Matakana Coast Trail Trust (MCTT), which already had established relationships with Auckland Transport (AT), Council, NZTA, DOC and iwi.

It was crucial that groups unite behind the vision of a trail stretching across the region, from Waiwera to Mangawhai, he said.

“This could be a trail of national significance – the most popular in New Zealand,” Mr Browne said.

Each group would have a member on the MCTT board and they could use their collective power to lobby for funding.

The meeting was buoyed by the announcement that the Government would contribute $13 million

The groups:

Ten trail groups mapped out the projects they were involved in at the meeting last month.

towards a $26 million trail network in Central Otago.

“It’s important we are heading in the same direction so we can access some of that funding,” Mr Browne said.

“Once we harness that energy, it’s incredibly powerful.”

Matakana Community Group chair Simon Barclay said uniting under MCTT would save the groups a lot of time and effort.

“The frustration of dealing with Council at the lower levels is enough to kill any project,” Mr Barclay said. “The fact this group has legal agreements bypasses this problem and we should all make the most of this unique opportunity.”

But other groups are apprehensive about supporting a structure led by MCTT. Big Omaha Trail Trust secretary Ian Macdonald says he is in favour of the groups coming together under a larger federation, but the details of how each group is represented will be important.

The Big Omaha Trail: Plans to build a 20km trail from Matakana to Pakiri Beach, via Mt Tamahunga, including artwork by renowned Kiwi artist, Billy Apple. The trail will mostly use paper roads.

Matakana Coast Trail Trust: Has built trails connecting Point Wells, Omaha through to Matakana and plans to form a trail network from Waiwera to Mangawhai.

Mahurangi Coastal Trail Trust: Plans to build a trail linking Wenderholm Regional Park to Te Muri Regional Park by building a foot-bridge across the Puhoi River.

Warkworth: Members of Forest and Bird and Lions are building trails from Warkworth to the Old Cement Works, which is nearly complete but permission is still needed to cross one private property. The group is also working on trails to connect Warkworth to the Showgrounds via Kowhai Park and up the Mahurangi River to a reserve near the Falls Road ford.

Puhoi: A group is investigating trails to connect with new subdivisions near the town and wants to build a trail to connect the Te Araroa trail to Wenderholm and Te Muri.

“It needs to ensure all groups are equally represented,” Mr Macdonald says.

Greenways consultant Steve Bramley said Council was developing a scheme to support trail developments through Auckland and he wanted to use Mahurangi as a pilot.

“We have about 170 groups across Auckland,” Mr Bramley said. “It can be more effective working with one entity that has your confidence. You know your community. I’d love to work this through as a pilot of how to integrate funding strategies.”

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“I am blown away by this evening,” Mr Lawson said. “We are well ahead of the game here. I’m very excited.”

Mr Lawson was developing a plan with Kumeu, Riverhead and Waimauku.

Next year, the Board would fund a Rodney-wide greenways plan.

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of national significance’ Snells Beach: The Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association is investigating a trail from Snells Beach to Warkworth and Matakana. The Rodney Local Board has given a $10,000 grant to the group to commission a feasibility study for the project, which is expected to be released in July.

Sandspit: The Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association is investigating trails linking to Snells Beach and wants to build a footpath up Sandspit Road.

Scotts Landing: There are a number of paper roads on the peninsular, which a group is working to have established as part of a trail network.

Omaha: The Omaha Beach Community is planning a 4km walkway beside the Taniko Wetlands Scientific Reserve, which borders the Whangateau Harbour.

Baddeleys Beach Farm Trail: Martin Dancy is planning a trail from Takatu Road, along Whitmore Road to Baddeleys Beach, through neighbouring farms. The trail would cross five private properties, including his own. also announced a new trail proposal he was working on to connect Takatu Road through to Baddeleys Beach.

The trail could involve a new scheme he had been developing with Council to encourage landowners to form paths through their land by granting them titles for subdivision.

“It would be a win-win situation for land owners, the public and councils,” Mr Dancy said.

The groups plan to meet again next month to discuss opportunities for working together and whether

the groups will unite under a new structure.

After the meeting, MCTT chair Allison Roe said it was important for the groups to maintain their independence, while being united behind a common cause.

“We’ve got to all be on the same page and working together,” Ms Roe said.

“That’s the way we will make the most progress. Every group will continue to do what they are doing and everyone needs to feel comfortable about the new direction.”

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Pieces falling into place in ‘conquistador puzzle’

Research by a former Mahurangi resident, which suggests Portuguese and Spanish explorers could have been the first Europeans to visit New Zealand, has opened the door to a Government review of the topic.

Winston Cowie published The Conquistador Puzzle Trail last year after researching alternative theories for the European discovery of NZ. The book looks at evidence, including maps of Portuguese and Spanish voyages, which suggests Portuguese explorers could have visited Aotearoa between 1520 and 1524, followed by the Spanish in 1576-78.

Last August, Winston wrote to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, asking for the theories to be included in the Government’s online encyclopedia, Te Ara, which made no mention of the possible Iberian discoveries in its NZ history section.

The Ministry has reviewed its entry on the European discovery of NZ after reading Winston’s book and it updated the article this month, conceding that it is possible Spanish and Portuguese ships visited NZ in the 15th century, but further evidence is needed.

“Spanish or Portuguese ships ... may have reached, or become wrecked on the New Zealand coast,” the updated entry states. “But there is no firm

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“Although fragmentary information found in Portuguese and Spanish archives suggests at least the possibility of earlier arrivals, no-one before Tasman reported the discovery of new land that can be identified as New Zealand.”

The Ministry says it will conduct a more thorough review into alternative theories of the European discovery of NZ. Winston has now been included in the list of sources for the article.

Although the encyclopedia doesn’t state the Iberian discoveries were “probable”, as Winston believes, he says it is a huge step towards having an open debate on the topic.

“I am a glass half full kind of guy – history wasn’t written in a day,” Winston says.

“Moving forward, and with the knowledge that a thorough review will come, I will be strongly advocating for additional changes to be made.

“I am very happy and humbled to have been added to the key sources list.”

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The result was that this was the third biggest-ever insurance event the world had seen with claims for damage hitting the $40 billion mark. Some people were well covered, some partially covered and some had no cover at all.

People’s lives were changed for ever and now five years on I thought I would ask local Warkworth Insurance expert Josh Adams of RMA Financial some questions about how the Fire & General insurance industry has changed.

What are the main changes to household insurance since the quake?

This is a huge topic, When it comes to house insurance, one of the major issues after the events in Christchurch was that reinsurers really had no idea as to the total exposure they had in New Zealand. As the magnitude of the losses started to be realised, the insurers reacted quickly with an end, almost simultaneously, to open-ended house policies that were based on SQM replacement.

This certainly caused headaches for the industry and particularly the consumer, as policies defaulted to a sum-insured basis. As building costs rose, the default that most insurers used of $2000 per SQM quickly became out of touch with reality and before long most properties were well under-insured again. Despite what your view may be on this, it is the new normal for almost all insurers and I believe the sum insured replacement provides more certainty for policy holders at claim time. The key is that policy holders must review their policies and make sure the values insured are sufficient.

What advice would you give people about renewing their policies, what to check for?

Know your policy! They come in all shapes and sizes, and certain coverage options that are automatically included in one might be excluded from the other.

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We all noticed that insurance costs went up a lot post-2011 for all of us, have these settled now?

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The business was nominated by Helen Jamieson, who wrote:

“I’d like to nominate the amazing Rob and his team at Warkworth Butchery for their community spirit. Rob has turned the Warkworth Butchery into a thriving business by applying skill combined with good old-fashioned customer service. He remembers everyone’s names, knows all the kids’ names and will even remember where Warkworth Butchery owners Rob and you just went on holiday! He goes Renee Lees the extra mile making allergen free products and has even been willing to make us sugar-free bacon so we could try it! Rob generously supplies sausages to many school and sporting events locally.

And, when possible, he supports charities and fundraising with his BBQ outside his shop on Saturdays. Rob and his teams’ hard work has made the butchery an important part of Warkworth. It would be lovely to let them know how much they are appreciated.”

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Omaha wastewater consent reduced The maximum amount of processed wastewater discharged at Omaha’s sewage treatment plant in Jones Road is set to decrease as Watercare applies for a new resource consent.

Watercare scientists say the current capacity of 390,000 cubic metres needs to be reduced to 300,000 cubic metres per year. That is the projected limit the local environment can receive without adverse effects.

Watercare wastewater manager Andre Stuart says the Jones Road facility is a state-of-the-art purification system.

But, Watercare still has to limit the amount of discharge so as not to alter the water table, particularly during wet weather.

“Extensive investigations have been undertaken for the resource consent application,” Mr Stuart says. “These have improved our understanding of the capacity of the irrigation system.”

The treatment plant currently processes around 165,000 cubic metres a year. This means the facility will actually need an upgrade to meet the reduced capacity.

Planting out a further nine hectares of disposal area will increase the discharge catchment. Irrigation to the fairways of the Omaha Golf Course with the nitrate-rich water will also be increased. Mr Stuart believes this will future-proof the plant against continued growth in the area.

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Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye breaking ground at the official opening of Warkworth School’s new Junior Campus.

New school buildings open Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has said planning is underway for the further redevelopment of Warkworth School and a completion date will be set at the end of that process.

Ms Kaye was at the school for the official The Jones Road sewage treatment plant. opening of the new Junior Campus resource consent will accommodate that the plant does not adversely on Friday May 20. She said that the forecast growth in Omaha, Point affect the water quality of the remaining funding issues for the senior Wells and Matakana over the next 20 harbour. Whangateau Harbourcare school were currently being addressed. will continue to monitor this with The completion of the $7.6 million years,” he says.

The reduction has been welcomed by Watercare scientists, and it is now junior campus was the first stage of an encouraging protection of reserves extensive redevelopment plan for the the Whangateau Harbourcare group and streams to prevent farm run-off school. But progress has stopped while and follows two years of consultation during wet weather. the school board awaits government with residents.

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Visit the team at VTNZ Warkworth: 6-14 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 7441 Mon to Fri: 8:00am–5:00pm Sat: 8:00am –12noon

snellspanelandpaint@vodafone.co.nz

WARKWORTH

AUTO WRECKERS FOR ALL NEW & USED PARTS

WE NEED CARS FORID WRECKING – $$$ PA 2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph (09) 425 7835 or (09) 425 7730

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

CARpET

Westhaven Marine Brokers (2014) Limited

CLEAnIng

Coll Bell Mobile 021 028 13993 Phone 09 422 7817 Email collcaroline@farmside.co.nz westhavenmarinebrokers.co.nz

Onsite Venetian, roller and wooden blind cleaning

We're coming to your area on the following dates: Tue 7 June, Mon 20 June, Mon 4 July To make a booking call 0800 254 656

Call FREE

0800 022 101

Emergency Flood Service 12 Years Technical Experience Fully Qualified & Certified

M: 021 456 429 E: sbrocks@vodafone.co.nz

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CLEANING | CONCRETE | CONSTRUCTION | EARTHWORKS | ELECTRICAL | ENGINEERING | EQUIPMENT | FARMING | FENCING | FLOORING | FURNITURE

SPOTLESS CHI

Commercial & residential cleaning services     

Moving out / moving in?

Empty house cleans Water-blasting – small jobs Builders Clean Regular house cleaning

• Floors • Drives • Paths • Digger & Truck Hire Concrete

Specialists backed by over 30 years experience Established in 1984

Denis 021 945 498 | 09 425 8294 dens@xtra.co.nz | PO BOX 193 Warkworth

Call Keiron - 021 272 3065 or 425 9234 Email - mcpkjc.carter@paradise.net.nz

CARPENTER-JOINER

Kingfisher Builders

• Terraces • Alterations • New Housing

• Renovations • Alterations • Decks • Kitchens • Bathrooms

RICHARD

WILCOCK

IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

builder ard Winning

LTD

New owner Roger Wenzlick and the team at Wenzeng Engineering have Phone Lee - 022 089 1466 taken a new friendly helpful approach with their customers, ensuring expert cost effective service and advice IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT on all your marine and general RICHARD WILCOCK New engineering owner Rogerrequirements.

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• Extensions • Renovations • Bathroom Makeovers • Decks • Pergolas • Small jobs

FOR AN OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE Ph 021 085 12024 or mcc_enquiries@xtra.co.nz

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IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT New owner Roger Wenzlick and the team at Wenzeng Engineering have PH 09 425 6431 MOBILE 021 353 529 taken a new friendly helpful PH 095/1 425 6431 MOBILE 021approach 353 529 UNIT HAMATANA RD, SNELLS BEACH with5/1 their customers,RD, ensuring UNIT HAMATANA SNELLSexpert BEACH www.wenzeng.co.nz cost effective service and advice www.wenzeng.co.nz on all your marine and general engineering requirements.

We look forward to working with Trellis - Panels - Fencing you in the near future.

RODNEY TRELLIS Installations - all shapes and sizes Specialities: Framed Archways – Superior Trellis Pedestrian Gate Frames (mortised) Trellis spray painting / oiling Gazebo's ~ dove cotes ~ pergolas

W ENZ E NG

115

872 Kaipara Flats Road Ph: 425 7627 • Fax 422 4976

FLOOR SANDING FLOOR PREPARATION PH 09 425 6431 -MOBILE 021 353 529 UNIT 5/1 HAMATANA RD, SNELLS BEACH FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION www.wenzeng.co.nz Polyurethaning:- Wooden Floors, Particle Board & Cork Cork Tiles:- Natural & Coloured Enviro Friendly Products available

KAE JAE CONTRACTORS (LTD) PHONE KEN (0274) 866-923 A/Hrs (09) 422-7328 • Fax (09) 422-7329

CON TRAC TORS

Will go where no other digger has gone before

Po Box 96, Matakana 0948 Ph. 09 422 7817 E.collcaroline@farmside.co.nz

TE HANA TRACTORS PH 09 425 6431 MOBILE 021 353 529 UNIT 5/1 HAMATANA RD, SNELLS BEACH www.wenzeng.co.nz

NEIL KOSE

Phone 09 425 5491 • Mobile 027 275 1172 neilkose@live.com

Matakana Mini Diggers

Coll Bell

GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE • • • • •

New/Used Tractors & Machinery In-house Engineer Mobile Servicing Repairs Comprehensive Parts Range

• Renovations • Maintenance • Small jobs a specialty

Footings Hole Boring Landscaping

3.5T Digger 5T Truck

Bob Waata Mobile 021 634 484

MATAKANA

Trellis & Fencing Fences - Gates - Screens - Pergola Phone Bob Moir 422 9550 or 0274 820 336 Email: hurstmere@ihug.co.nz

Authorised Agents for Kioti and TYM tractors 308 SH1, Te Hana, Wellsford • PH 09 423 8558

The

Trellis Guy Snells Beach • Warkworth • Orewa

• Custom made • Quality material • Quality workmanship

Also see Lance for your supply of Native and Landscaping plants

Ph 09 422 5737 • 027 272 7561 Fax 09 422 5800

Carpet, Vinyl, Cork, Ceramic Tiles, Wood & Laminate

09 422 2275 21 Glenmore Drive www.flooringxtra.co.nz 146M

COUNTRY CHARM

FURNITURE 2008

OUTDOOR FURNITURE Tables to order Chairs • Swingseats Benches • Umbrellas NZ made – quality built to last 25 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale (next to BP) Ph: 09 426 9660 • em: clipper.furniture@xtra.co.nz www.clipperfurniture.co.nz

Timber Furniture Specialists with quality workmanship guaranteed Specialising in antique, new furniture & all other timber surfaces.

Furniture Restoration • Re-spraying • Special Finishing • Colour Matching Insurance quotes • Furniture repairs • Custom made – Recycled or new timber • Modifications • Upholstery

Phone Grant or Lesley 23b Foundry Rd, Silverdale | 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz 09 426 8412 | www.countrycharm.co.nz

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GARAGE DOORS | GLAZIERS | HAIR/BEAUTY | HANDYMAN SERVICES | JOINERY | KITCHENS | LANDSCAPING | LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES

Rodney Garage Doors

(1998 LTD)

repair • supply • automate

Wellsford

ALUMINIUM & GLASS GLASS & ALUMINIUM

53 Station Road, Wellsford • Phone (09) 423 7358 Email: wellsfordglass@xtra.co.nz

29 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 09 425 0258 • 0274 425 025 rodneygaragedoors@vodafone.co.nz

WINDSCREEN REPAIR OR REPLACE GLAZING SERVICES MIRRORS • SPLASH BACKS • SHOWERS

0800 70 40 10

info@northglass.co.nz • www.northglass.co.nz

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations for head to toe pampering

Alison Wech

C.I.D.E.S.C.O, C.I.B.T.A.C, dip Beauty Therapy, dip Electrolysis, dip Body Therapy, dip Nail Technician

46 McKinney Road, Warkworth Mob 021 051 3661 • Ph 09 425 7776 tlcbeautytherapynails@yahoo.co.nz

• Facials • Waxing • Tinting • Gel Nails • Acrylic Nails • Manicures • Pedicures • Electrolysis • Make-up • Body Wraps • Massage • Spray Tans

BICYCLE MECHANIC

Shimano approved Fully equipped workshop Road Bikes Mountain Bikes Full Suspension BMX Bikes Parts & Accessories Matakana Bikes | 09 423 0076 Now located at Matakana Country Park, 1151 Leigh Road, Matakana info@matakanabicyclehire.co.nz

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Kitchen Colours

and Wood Finishes

Spraypainters of quality kitchens Lacquers, enamels, urethanes, 2 pacs, clearcoats Resprays and Recolours

Phone / Fax Gary 425 7669 Unit 21/30 Hudson Road, Warkworth TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION for complete quality projects

• Lawns - contouring & seeding • Top soil • Retaining Walls • Driveways • Paths • Digger • Truck • Tractor Phone Bruce 425 7766 a/h 021 055 4226 I take the hard work out of Landscaping

FOR ALL YOUR GLASS, GLAZING, AND ALUMINIUM NEEDS

WG

Domestic and Commercial Glazing Glass Showers Splash Backs Mirrors • Cat Doors Windscreen Replacement and Chip Repair

arkworth lass & lazing

Michelle Boler

20 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 09 425 8678 • 021 952 077 wwglassandglazing@xtra.co.nz

Karen Hart HAIRDRESSER

021 187 5540 | 09 425 5399 SNELLS BEACH

For all your property maintenance and small building projects Phone to discuss YOUR requirements 021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h

BY APPOINTMENT

handyman@bruno.co.nz • www.bruno.co.nz

COMPOSITE JOINERY Ltd

Say No to Leaky Homes

Composite Joinery Ltd 7 Glenmore Drive Warkworth 0941

Phone: 09 425 7510

We specialise in: • Vantage Aluminium Joinery • APL | Architectural Series • Metro Series

Fax: 09 422 2011

THE ULTIMATE ALUMINIUM

WINDOW AND DOOR FLASHING SYSTEM

• Robust, Good Looking and Durable • Specify Best Practice, Specify Flashman • The only Flashing System Guaranteed

Northland 0800 55 66 00

sales@compositejoinery.co.nz www.compositejoinery.co.nz

www.flashman.co.nz

CONTRACTING GROUNDCARE LTD

Tractor Mowing • Mulching • Rotary Slashing • Topping Sections, Lifestyle Blocks & Farm Paddocks

Don 425 8501 - 021 527 017

• 4 x 4 Truck & Digger Hire • Excavation • Earthmoving • Tractor & Ride-on Mowing • Lifestyle Property Services • Garden Design

09 422 9514 • 021 831 938 www.junglefix.co.nz

www.centrallandscapes.co.nz

• Screened Topsoil • Living Earth Compost & Garden Mix • Lawn Mix • Mulch • Bark • Pebbles • Stones • Sand • Drainage • Metal • Sleepers • Pongas • Grass Seed • Fertiliser • Weedmat bagged & bulk plus much more

FREE LOAN TRAILERS HOME DELIVERIES 7 DAYS A WEEK email: warkworth@centrallandscapes.co.nz 25-31 Morrison Dr WARKWORTH 09 425 9780

0800 TOPSOIL

WE CAN •Sand•Metal•Shell•Pebble•Scoria •Mulch•Garden Mix•Topsoil•Compost

DELIVER! •Tirau Gold•Pine Chip•Cambian Bark

183 SANDSPIT RD, WARKWORTH • OPEN 7 DAYS! Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Sat: 7am-4pm Sun: 9am-3pm

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MOVING/STORAGE | PAINTERS | PLASTERERS | PICTURE FRAMING | PLUMBING | PRINTING | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | REMOVALS | ROOFING | SCAFFOLDING

WARKWORTH FURNITURE REMOVALS

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY COLOUR +GST* PER INSERTION

$59

Phone advertising 425 9068 or email your advert to advertising@localmatters.co.nz *for a three insertion contract

SNELLS BEACH

PHONE 09 425 5597

• Specialist Furniture Trucks • Packing & Storage • Caring Owner/Operator • Carriers Liability Insurance • Local & Long Distance

Phone 0274 889 216 | Ah 09 422 7495

A.P.D

Free Quotes - Interior and Exterior Domestic & Commercial - Roof Painting Contact Morgan Mob: 022 015 8718

TORS & DECORA PAINTERS AUCKLAND

ok.com

empd@outlo morganlongvill

Your Painter/Decorator with over 30 years experience serving all surrounding areas.

Leigh Decorators PaintingPainting Paperhanging Paperhanging Roofs Roofs Airless Spraying Airless Spraying StoppingStopping (small jobs) RepaintsRepaints New Homes New Homes

For your Free Quote and/or Consultation, Phone Gary Home: 09-422-6695 Mobile: 021-024-44941 Email: leighdecorators@clear.net.nz

trueblue gas & plumbing

Residential, Residential, Commercial Commercial & & Industrial Industrial gas gas & & plumbing plumbing services, Gas Gas repair repair & & installation, installation, Roof Roof replacement replacement & & services, repair, Hot water systems, Burst pipes, Roof leaks, repair, Hot water systems, Burst pipes, Roof leaks, Blocked drains, drains, Pumps, Pumps, Gutter Gutter cleaning cleaning & & repair, repair, Kitchens Kitchens Blocked & Bathrooms, Bathrooms, 24 24 hour hour emergency emergency service service – – we we do do it it all! all! &

021 446 064

trueblueplumber@mail.com trueblueplumber@mail.com

Rodney’s Independent Property Management company

Exterior/Interior/Roofs/Staining Husband & Wife team • harley.mcvay@xtra.co.nz

Harley 021 0220 8727 or 09 423 9012

A BRUSH WITH ART

EXPERT PAINTING AND DECORATING

Interior/Exterior n Waterblasting n Roof Painting Airless Spraying n Plastering n Wallpapering Colour Consulting n Decorative Effects Qualified Tradesmen - Honest/Reliable

Contact Paul ph: 09 422 5516 mob: 022 657 8739 email: Intercolour10@yahoo.com Painting | Plastering | Papering | Housewashing

WARKWORTH PICTURE FRAMERS COMPLETE CUSTOM FRAMING SERVICE David and Pat Little P. 09 425 8143 E. the_littles@xtra.co.nz 15 Coquette Street,Warkworth 0910 DAVID LITTLE GCF

Ph Mandy 09 423 0005 or 021 507 463

& DRAINLAYING

Helping you with plumbing, drainlaying, jet machine & drain camera tplumber@xtra.co.nz

021 102 4561

TRIED – TESTED – TRUSTED How are your customers looking for you?

NZ

BEN CLEAL Contracts Manager • New Roofs • Roof Repairs • Re-Roofs • Roof Inspections

0800 171161 info@igniteproperty.co.nz

Julie Beaumont

With these ... or with these?

Enhance the online profile of your business at

localmatters.co.nz/businessdirectory

ROOFING NZ Matt Tickle Licensed LBP Mobile: 021356965 Home: 09 425 6311 Email: iron.man@xtra.co.nz

M:021 220 5404 P:09 422 2131 Free Phone:0800 649 324

E: ben@rightnowroofing.co.nz

www.rightnowroofing.co.nz

Servicing Auckland - Rodney - Kaipara

Metroscaff Limited

New • ReRoofs • Cladding Specialists Covering Rodney in Long-Run Iron Local Quality Guaranteed

Specialists in long-run roofing

For your safety we have: • Experienced Qualified Scaffolders • Full range of Equipment • Including Alloy Mobile & Builder’s Props

PHONE 0800 622 7929

OMAHA - SNELLS BEACH - WARKWORTH - MANGAWHAI Member of Scaffolding and Rigging New Zealand

- Residential & Light Commercial - Quick Stage - OSH Standards - Tube & Clip - Qualified Scaffolders - Reliable Service P 09 425 0300 M 021 774 653 F 09 423 0017 admin@metroscaff.co.nz www.metroscaff.co.nz

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MacJimray Septic Cleaning Services are the septic tank cleaning specialists in your district.

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SECURITY | SEPTIC TANKS | STORAGE | SURVEYORfast, | TV AERIAL DIGITAL | VEHICLE RENTALS | WATER Residential to commercial, reliable,&professional service at competitive rates.

STORAGE

LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY • Alarm & CCTV Installation and Servicing • Alarm Monitoring • Patrols/alarm Response SECURITY & INVESTIGATION • Free Design and Quotation FOR ALL OF YOUR SECURITY NEEDS

0800 66 24 24

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL www.insitesecurity.co.nz PO Box 487

.

Septic Tank/Grease Trap Cleaning Septic & Sewerage Treatment Systems

Don’t let your septic tank become costly - service it now!

Warkworth

• New Alarms - Design, Install & Service

• CCTV – Design, Install & Service

• Panic Alarms

• Alarm Monitoring

• Fire Alarm Systems

• Rapid Response 24/7

• Access Control Systems

• Premise Patrols

• Rural & Urban Subdivision • Boundary Locations • Site Contour Plans • Construction Set-out

• Lockup Checks

Fully Licensed & Experienced Staff

Call us now for a Free Assessment & Quotation

0800 66 24 24 extn 2 YOUR LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY

Subdivision • Boundary Pegs Site Surveys • Council Consents Building Setout & Checks

Rupert Mather 021 425 837 Graeme Smith 021 422 983

Contact us for a free consultation

www.boundary.co.nz

23 Bertram Street, Warkworth

Email: survey@boundary.co.nz Ph 09 426 7109 or 021 838 365

09 425 7393 admin@wwsurveyors.co.nz

Digital Freeview Satellite Installation & Repairs

TV • FM Aerials • Tuning Additional TV Outlets Phone David Redding 09 422 7227 or 0274 585 457

ABSOLUTE CONCRETE

H2O PUMPS

WATER TANKS

Water Treatment • Pumping Systems • Filtration • UV Sterilizers HOURS • Softeners & Neutralizers • Iron Removal Owen Ward

sales@absoluteconcrete.co.nz

021 771 878 • 09 425 6002

09 4312211

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E. h2opumps@xtra.co.nz MOBILE EFTPOS AVAILABLE

Pump & Filtration Services (2007) Ltd

clean. care. repair.

WATER TANK & WATER APPLICATION CLEANING AGENCY Warkworth: Phone John or Annette Carr

p: 09 425 7477 | m: 027 240 7791 | f: 09 425 7483 email: mobikair@xtra.co.nz

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

www.mobi-kair.co.nz

Household Water Deliveries 0800 747 928 mobile: 027 556 6111

• Water treatment & Filtration • Pumps • Pool & Spas • Waterblasters 7days / 24hours Paul Harris M: 021 425 887 T: 09 425 0075 E: pumps4u@live.com

Authorised Agent

MOBILE & WORKSHOP SERVICE 31 WOODCOCKS RD WARKWORTH - 425 9100 splashwater@xtra.co.nz

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials GAVIN BROUGH Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

PICTURE PERFECT TV

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only

$4.40 per line or $11.20 per/cm inc GST for boxed adverts.

FOR SALE GREEN CALF FEEDER With hay rack and on skids. Good condition. $400 ono.

Phone 422 2044 RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 423 8851

DRIVEWAYS

SUPER COMPOST

MAINTENANCE Grading, rolling & metalling for rural Driveways. No job too BIG or small. Ph Bruce 425 7766

HORSERIDING

Untreated wood shavings & duck poo.

Per Bag $10, Bulk $75/m3.

FIREWOOD $85 PER CUBE

FLIGHTS

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NORTH CAPE FLIGHTS $450 each. Min 3 passengers.

Rodney Aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612 FOR SALE DRY SPLIT FIREWOOD Pine - $150 2m3 Hot mix - $200 2m3 Delivered Wellsford to Hibiscus Coast.

Ph Chris 425 8575 or 021 0256 4273 HAY - NEW SEASON $10 - $12 a bale.

Phone 09 425 7479

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Warkworth/Wellsford Budget Service We can help you sort your finances For free confidential budget advice phone 423 7123

TUITION PIANO TUITION including practical and theory, all grades; Warkworth based; John Wilkins – phone 09 425 9669 or johnwilinspire@gmail.com.

TV SERVICES & SALES TV SERVICES Aerials, Dishes, Freeview sales, installation and service. Extra outlets. Serving the area for 18 years.

Phone Gavin 027 476 6115.

The classified deadline for our June 15 edition is June 7 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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MUSIC EXPERIENCED ROCK N ROLL DRUMMER REQUIRED for Rock n Roll band. Contact George 09 423 0249 or 021 954 875

Not getting your paper?

the numbers game

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FILL IN THIS GRID SO THAT EVERY COLUMN, EVERY ROW AND EVERY 3X3 BOX CONTAINS THE DIGITS 1 TO 9.

www.sudokupuzz.com

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CARPET REPAIRS, RE-STRETCHING ETC. Any small jobs. Phone Gavin09 425 5918 or 0274 106 631 HANDYMAN Small jobs, carpentry, rubbish removal etc. All jobs considered.

Phone or txt Dave - 022 015 4032 LAWN MOWING rubbish removal, hedges, small tree removal. WW & beach areas. Ph Jeff Hatfull 027 425 7357, 425 7357 HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION Phone Mark 0210424764 - Registered Electrician PLUMBER Semi retired for small jobs.

Point Wells 09 423 0193 or 027 490 2054 PLUMBER Maintenance work. New tap to new house. Matakana based.

Ph Steve 027 494 5499 WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria.

FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 422 3245 steve.reynolds@aquafilter.co.nz www.aquafilter.co.nz.

WATER PUMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation.

Work guaranteed. Ph Steve 09 422 3245 steve.reynolds@aquafilter.co.nz www.aquafilter.co.nz.

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Family Fun Scenic farm & forest rides Quiet horses & ponies • Birthday rides Lessons • Suit beginners & experienced riders & people with Disabilities Social, Language & School Groups

42 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth Google: Horse Riding Warkworth

HOME MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT

GREAT BARRIER / OKIWI FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours.

Return $130. Min. 3 passengers.

One way flights $130 each. Min 2 passengers.

Horse riding WarkWortH

Book Now 1hr $50 • 2hrs $90 Phone 09 425 8517

Enquire about delivery.

Ph 422 5042

SCENIC FLIGHTS 30 mins $69; 20 mins $59; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $90. Gift vouchers available.

SITUATIONS VACANT

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Same day service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.

Come and pick up a Mahurangi Matters sticker for your mailbox to ensure delivery.

ALUMINIUM FABRICATOR AND INSTALLER HomePlus Rodney is based in the Warkworth area. The daily work is varied and experience in all aspects of Aluminium Joinery manufacture, repair and installation would suit us perfectly as would someone with building experience.

We are looking for someone with trade related knowledge and tools and that holds a clean valid driver’s licence to join our family business.

If you are reliable, can work accurately without supervision, have a professional manner, then apply now to become a valued member of our fast growing business.

This position is available immediately.

Applicants must be a NZ resident or hold a valid NZ work visa.

Please Submit your CV by email with a covering letter to: rodney@homeplus.co.nz CHEF REQUIRED - FULLTIME For Indian takeaway in Warkworth.

Please contact Ben - 021 264 3738 FARM MANAGER (PART - TIME) For small property at Mahurangi West. 3 bedroom house available with position. Successful applicant should have a good knowledge of sheep farming & general farm maintenance.

Ph 021 704 703 E-mail rgeorge@xtra.co.nz

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Team Leader 145 Mahurangi East Road 09 425 6666 Matakana Valley Road 09 422 7737 Coast74220to Coast Healthcare is seeking Rodney Street 09 423 8086 a self-motivated high Mangawhai Fagan Place 09 431 4128 performing Phone 09 423 8086 for 24/7 after hours full-time office administrator to work urgent service within our busy health care team.

Experience in office management and administration work is essential in this new role leading a team of reception staff across multiple sites.

Essential skills include, excellent organisation, clear and concise communicator with a proactive and friendly attitude. Knowledge of Monthly Accounts, HR, MEDTECH and Practice Management Administration would be an advantage. A sound knowledge in IT, troubleshooting and site support, including advanced skills in windows word/excel applications, a multi-tasking ability and flexibility to work in this dynamic and demanding environment. A salaried positon within the Senior Management team, reporting directly to the Practice Manager, you will need to thrive in an environment under pressure to meet tight deadlines with high level of accuracy.

Also recruiting for Wellsford Birthing Unit, Registered Nurses for rostered shifts.

Send your EOI, CV and covering letter to admin@ctchc.co.nz or via post to PO Box 18 Wellsford. Applications close mid-June 2016.

To provide high quality primary care to the persons of our region addressing the issues of access and equity with innovation.

CLINICS: Snells Beach Matakana Wellsford

(Cnr. Highway 1 & Matheson Rd)

We are a network of clinics providing comprehensive primary care including 24 HOUR SERVICES available at our A & M Centre in Wellsford at an affordable price

For further information and new enrolments, please contact any of our clinics

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CHURCH NOTICES

Warkworth Anglican Parish Church Services Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth

Every Sunday 8am and 9.30am St. Leonard's, Matakana

Every Sunday at 9.30am

Snells Beach Community Church

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Phone 425 8545

www.holyname.org.nz

Holy Mass Timetable: WARKWORTH

Holy Name Church, 6 Alnwick Street Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm Sunday: 10.30am

PUHOI

2nd Sunday at 9am

SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats

1st Sunday at 11.15am

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

3rd Sunday at 11.00am

Phone 425 8054 or www.anglican-warkworth.org

MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH Warkworth Methodist

1 Hexham Street, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am HALL BOOKINGS PH 425 8053

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

Snell’s Beach Community Church 325 Mahurangi East Rd Sunday Service 9am HALL BOOKINGS PH 425 5612

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New era dawns for Warkworth Area Business Association There has been a changing of the guard at the Warkworth Area Business Association.

At a special general meeting held at The Bridgehouse on May 24, an interim committee was elected pending the annual general meeting in July/August.

Warkworth solicitor Chris Murphy will chair the committee, which includes Hugh Harvey, Al Mason, Lance O’Callaghan, Dave Morrison, Mark Macky, Liz Bays and John Kyle.

“We are optimistic that we will be able to mend bridges and grow membership,” Mr Murphy says.

“Between now and the annual meeting, the focus will be on unity, membership and funding.”

The former committee, which devoted several years to the failed

Business Improvement District (BID) campaign, resigned voluntarily at the meeting.

Mr Murphy says they were given an overdue and well-deserved vote of thanks.

“It is recognised that this group worked tirelessly for the benefit of Warkworth and it is hoped all or some will put themselves forward for election at the annual meeting once they have had a break and a chance to recharge their batteries.

“They have a wealth of knowledge and experience that the association would dearly love to retain.”

Mr Murphy says the committee is seeking additional interim committee membership with a focus on more representation from Warkworth, Matakana, Leigh and Snells Beach retail.

Church office - 425 8660

Email localmatters@xtra.co.nz to book your classified advertising

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Finding your way Until recently I didn’t fully comprehend the power of Google Maps.

It can really help you get around – even if you’re just going somewhere down in Auckland that you’ve never been before, letting you know how long it takes to get to a destination and pointing out helpful detours when traffic is heavy.

Users simply put in a location and will see a 3D photo of that place. It’s really convenient to be able to check parking options before you get there – a real time-saver.

This app became a vital tool for me while I was visiting New York. Last time I was there I remember having a huge map and let’s just say I’m not very good at directions!

This time a friend showed me how to really use Google Maps. By syncing your location, you can find the nearest subway station, fastest route by train, bus, Uber or car. It makes you feel like one of the locals, even if you’ve never been to that town or city before. Everything you need is there – even train and bus timetables (including the local ones) are displayed, so no more trying to find information on websites or searching for signs.

As a traveller, the only downside is that you need to make sure that you have data and a full battery.

Uber is another vital app for finding your way around. While Uber is widely used overseas and in Auckland city, it doesn’t appear that we have drivers yet on the Hibiscus Coast or in Mahurangi. There’s definitely an opening there!

Uber allows registered drivers with their own cars to link up with customers through a smartphone app, with all fares pre-agreed. With the Uber app you can pinpoint your location and a car that is available in the region is dispatched.

Uber drivers are everyday people using their private cars. They do get screened and I found them to be a lot cheaper than taxis. I have used Uber in Los Angeles, San Diego, New York and across Australia.

Final fashion fundraiser

Mahurangi fashion retailer Dorothy Goudie has raised more than $2300 for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice with her final fashion parade at Warkworth Bowling Club last month. More than 120 people helped Dorothy bring down the final curtain, after 20 years of running the catwalk fundraisers. Dorothy first opened the doors to her boutique business in Neville Street in 1982, but will be shutting up shop at the end of year. Friend and fellow fundraiser Olwyn Hill thanked Dorothy for serving her local community so tirelessly for the last 34 years. “She will be missed,” Olwyn says. “Her store is the only one that specifically caters to the older generation.”

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History

Jenny Schollum, Puhoi Historical Society www.puhoihistoricalsociety.org.nz

Rose-tinted tales Abundance of timber close to an anchorage; excellent soil; convenient and safe harbour by which small decked craft and cargo boats may reach the end of the block and the settlers and their equipment at once landed upon it; Great North Road bridged and cleared to landing place; good bridle communication to north and south; surveys pushed through; shelters erected.

These are some phrases from an article in the daily newspaper The New Zealander of 29 June 1863, the day 83 Bohemian settlers arrived in Puhoi.

Definitely a rose-tinted version of the Puhoi that greeted the settlers as they were brought up Puhoi River by the Maori on that winter’s evening. What they found on arrival were two nikau whares, near the riverbank, each 30ft by 10ft, insufficient space to house 29 men, 27 women and 32 children.

Until they had erected another long nikau shelter with flax partitions, the men slept out in the open in July.

There was no road. An inland route from Silverdale, avoiding several rivers and estuaries, to Puhoi had been planned and some trees felled to mark the way. But the felled timber still lay

on the track and re-growth had almost obliterated it. It had developed to a clay track by 1870. The settlers walked to Auckland and returned carrying their purchases this way making the return trip in about 26 hours.

The Bohemians were woefully underequipped to tackle the abundance of timber, bringing only a few spade and axe heads in the 10 cu.ft of luggage

space allotted to each adult. As land was cleared, vegetables were planted, but the soil could hardly be described as excellent – only a few inches of topsoil covered the clay. If the Maori people had not brought them food, they probably would have starved.

The river became navigable only after snags, rocks and felled trees were removed in 1874. Cutters came into

the lower part of the river at high tide. However, in 1864, 297 tons of firewood, 407,000 shingles, 3880 feet of house blocks, 16,700 feet of timber and 10,500 palings were floated or punted down the river to be taken to the Auckland Market.

The land survey had also not been completed. In December, Joseph Vlach, who had been employed to help surveyor Blucher, lost his life in a gun shot accident. The land was resurveyed in 1888 to make sure each settler got the amount of land they were entitled to.

The article concludes with the suggestion that the Provincial Government expend some of the controversial £500,000 Auckland Loan 1863 on forming the North Road to Puhoi.

Celebration On the last weekend in June, Puhoi will celebrate 153 years since the arrival of these brave people with a dance on Saturday June 25 and mass at 11am on Sunday June 26, followed by shared lunch in the hall and music and dancing in the afternoon.

Booming cadet branch needs new venue and leaders A local St John Youth branch is looking for new leaders and premises after membership has mushroomed in recent months.

Early last year, there were only three cadets at the Warkworth ambulance station, but, following a summer recruitment drive by Divisional Manager Sarah Robinson, numbers have rocketed to 45.

While that’s fantastic news for the branch, it has put pressure on existing facilities and volunteer helpers.

“We meet at St John now, but we’re looking for a bigger place for our Monday night meetings, we’re hoping to find a new venue soon,” Sarah says.

“And we’re going to be seeking new leaders, we’ve got six at present.”

She says the St John Youth programme, which is open to anyone aged between six and 18, offers young people the chance to enjoy a range of activities.

“Kids are learning some amazing skills, it’s quite exciting to see them develop,” she says. “Some of the little ones don’t know to dial 111 in an emergency, or even their own phone

Warkworth cadets meet every Monday evening but are outgrowing the ambulance station.

number, when they first get here. But they learn to put splints on, do basic life support, put slings on, how to position a patient … it’s great to see them grow in confidence.”

Sarah, who lives in Manly and is an early childhood teacher in Red Beach, joined Warkworth St John as an operational volunteer last year.

“I saw the youth group needed some help, there were not many leaders. My

passion is looking after and educating children, so I knew I could jump in and assist,” she says. “It’s growing now because we’ve got a really good working group of leaders and we’ve had huge support from the area committee to provide uniforms and we know they’re there to support us.”

No experience is needed to become a volunteer St John Youth leader, just a Police check, and all necessary First

Aid training is provided. Membership for children is $10 per term.

Sarah is hoping to get her cadets involved in district St John Youth competitions over the coming months so they can meet and test their skills against other stations.

Anyone interested in joining Warkworth St John Youth as a member or volunteer can contact Sarah Robinson on 027 322 9980

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Playground upgrade planned

View a video online at localmatters.co.nz Ruby works out with her mum Sarah Hale.

New mums and bubs boot camp Warkworth Fitness Centre has recently started a new exercise program that uses babies to get new mums back in shape.

Dad and fitness club owner Lyndsay Reid came up with the mums and bubs workout after local mums asked for help getting fit after having a baby.

“We came up with idea of using babies as the resistance for a workout,” Lyndsay says. “We only take babies from 12 weeks and most of them are from six to nine kilos. It’s the perfect amount of weight, especially if you’ve come off a pregnancy where you haven’t been doing any exercise.”

New mum Sarah Hale and baby Ruby regularly attend the classes.

“Being able to bring Ruby along with me and have a workout is great,” she says.

The training program uses Pilates-based exercises, with a mix of core strengthening and circuit training.

“The little ones are involved in the exercise,” Lyndsay says. “It’s bonding time and mums are getting a reaction from the babies. They are smiling and gurgling, they even give the kids a kiss on every rep!”

The group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10am.

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An upgrade of the children’s playground on the riverbank in Warkworth, Baxter Street, is expected to happen during winter.

A number of pieces of equipment have been missing from the enclosure for many months.

Parks liaison and development team leader Gerry Fitzgerald says Auckland Council will provide replacement playground equipment that is similar to what was removed.

“Some of the equipment has insufficient space to provide safe fall zones so a minor layout redesign is required to ensure the playground complies with safety standards,” he says. “For example, the seesaw is rusted and needs replacement.

However, its current location is within the slide’s fall zone.

“A new seesaw will be installed, but in a slightly different location.”

Council has received several requests for a seat inside the fence and it is anticipated that this will be addressed as part of the renewal work.

Addressing concerns about the number of birds in the locality and the need for a sign asking people not to feed the birds, Mr Fitzgerald says that all playgrounds are inspected weekly and, if required, a contractor will arrange for the equipment to be cleaned.

“There has not been an issue raised about birds at this site previously, but we will monitor the situation and respond accordingly.”

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by Carolynne Andrews in 2010, is under new management.

Louisa Christian took up her role as coordinator in January.

HIPPY is a home-based programme that helps parents prepare their children for school and later life.

It operates in 44 centres across New Zealand, offering advice and support for parents of three to sixyear-old children who live in low socio-economic areas with underachievement in education.

Some parents on the programme have additional challenges such as English as a second language, and many of the children are not attending other early childhood education at the time of their enrolment in HIPPY. “HIPPY is about linking people in the community,” Louisa says. “The common denominator is a desire to improve children’s learning experience.”

The two-year programme involves children spending 15 minutes a day to develop both their cognitive and non-cognitive skills. The activities are linked to the NZ primary school curriculum, but also include skillbased activities such as knitting, cooking and gardening.

Louisa says that HIPPY has also been a positive tool to address behavioural problems.

“Having set routines and establishing bonds between family members

Ex-teacher Louisa Christian has taken over the Wellsford HIPPY programme and is looking to have a positive impact in the community.

has helped improve some children’s behaviour,” she says.

As well as offering education for children, HIPPY provides professional training for parents so they can tutor other participants.

Tutor Rozarna Meredith says the changes in children are impressive.

“After starting HIPPY with my daughter I quickly saw huge improvements in her speech and writing, and was impressed with the results that the programme delivered” Rozarna says.

“When the opportunity came up to become a tutor I thought it would be wonderful to bring this fantastic programme to other families.”

Wellsford HIPPY is currently licensed for 50 children but Louisa hopes to expand the programme, which has built a relationship with the Wellsford Kindergarten, Wellsford School and Homebuilders.

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Benefits to researching family history for young ones Mahurangi resident Julie Boyd has started an initiative to encourage new mums to trace their family tree.

Research out of Emory University, in Atlanta Georgia, USA, suggests that children who are aware of their family’s historic struggles are more adept at dealing with life’s challenges, and have higher selfesteem.

After reading the research, Mrs Boyd, a volunteer for the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, decided to visit local birthing centres with information on how to track family history. She says the ideal time to start thinking about your past, is when you’re holding the future.

“Family members come to visit mum and baby, and straight away they start to say, oh he’s got his grandad’s nose or uncle so and so’s ears,” Mrs Boyd says. “That’s the opportunity to get the conversation started about tracing your family tree.”

Mrs Boyd says that local families find their history is crammed with challenge and adversity. She visited Christina Wylie and helped trace her family tree after having baby Ruthea. Christina says she thought it would be interesting to find out more about her past and started to gather information from relatives.

“I contacted my parents, and my husband’s parents,” Christina says. “They contacted their parents and we have found some interesting quirks about our family.”

Her dad, Roger Mackenzie, says they discovered a whole new family of half brothers and sisters that, due to a family split, were never talked about.

“It’s brought us together as a family,” Roger says.

“We managed to heal some rifts and found out how much our families had been through. It’s also a chance for older relatives to connect with the next generation.”

Mrs Boyd says that when families start to understand

Julie Boyd (left) helps three generations of Mackenzies.

they come from a long line of people who have struggled through adversity, it gives them confidence to take chances and move forward.

“Most people find that at some point their ancestors have escaped famine or war,” she says. “Those people who don’t want to be risk takers learn through their family history that failure is not the worst thing, missed opportunities are.”

The biggest surprise for the Mackenzie family was the discovery that Roger had Turkish ancestry.

“I knew I had Scottish blood,” Roger says. “But

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to find out I have a Turkish side changed my perspective, especially around ANZAC day.”

Mrs Boyd delivers a pedigree chart to birthing centres and coffee groups. Family members fill out the chart with as much detail about their family history as possible and the search begins from there.

She says there are volunteers nationwide and a number of websites. The best place to start is the National Libraries website or the Government’s historical records. Both are available free of charge online. Alternatively, you can go along to the next meeting of your local genealogy society.

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After decades of change, it appears the average age that women have a baby has reached an equilibrium at 30 years old.

Figures from StatisticsNZ show that since 1981 the median age of mothers when they give birth has steadily increased, rising from 25.7 years old to 30.2 in 2003. But since then, for the first time, the average age has levelled off and remained at about 30.

Professor Lesley McCowan from the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Science says there are number of factors which have contributed to the change.

She says the trend was always going to stop at some point, but greater education on the complications of having children at older ages may have contributed to the age stabilising at 30 years old, rather than rising even higher.

“There is also a lot more awareness of the difficulties with fertility at older ages.”

But, she says further research is needed to discover exactly what has been driving the change in the figures.

The number of children born to married and unmarried mothers has also changed significantly. Today, children are almost equally likely to be born to married or unmarried parents.

In 1952, 96 per cent of children were born to married parents, but that has declined to 53.5 per cent, with 46.5 per cent of children born to unmarried parents.

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Courses help new mums

Two new coordinators have started at the Rodney Women’s Centre to help mothers with the challenges of raising a child.

Ashlee Prictor is the new Young Mums Educational Programme coordinator.

The free course is for mothers under 25 and meets at the Women’s Centre, 10 Morpeth Street, Warkworth, every Thursday from 10am to 12.30pm during the school term.

“The focus is on increasing the confidence of parents,” Ashlee says.

“There is a lot of stigma attached to young mums and they need support.

They can also face different challenges and find it difficult to access resources in the community.”

The course includes regular speakers from the community on topics aimed at removing some of the barriers young mums face.

Ashlee grew up in Wellsford and has been working at Starship Children’s Hospital for the past three years. She recently moved back to Wellsford.

“I was supporting families of unwell children, dealing with a lot of grief, loss and trauma issues.”

Sharmilla Sookdeo has started running the free Post-Natal Support Group. She says the group is to help reduce the anxiety of being a new mum and to learn and share advice on raising a baby.

“It’s a huge transition in your life and it all changes overnight,” Sharmilla says.

“It’s normal to feel anxious, but it can become crippling and overwhelming if

Ashlee Prictor and Sharmilla Sookdeo.

it gets out of control. The group can help you to alleviate some of those stresses, rather than holding on to it all.

“It’s a social group, but hopefully every one leaves feeling like they’ve learned something.”

Sharmilla grew up in Trinidad in the Caribbean and moved to London, where she studied to become a mental health nurse. She later became a cognitive behaviour therapist and moved to Warkworth last year, after coming to New Zealand with her Kiwi husband.

Meanwhile, the Women’s Centre is getting a new playground installed after raising $10,000 over the past two years.

The centre is also looking for volunteers to help install a fence and is looking for donations of firewood to keep the centre warm over winter.

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Bring your baby to yoga Mahurangi yoga teacher Melanie Eade is encouraging mums to bring along their babies and toddlers to get fit and flexible at her Ashtanga Yoga classes.

Melanie has a nanny on hand so that mums can focus on the classes at Point Wells Bowls Club.

Melanie practised yoga after having her two sons.

“For new mums it’s the ideal exercise to get back in shape,” Melanie says. “When you’re pregnant, your ligaments become stretchy, which is good for yoga. But you need to build up your strength otherwise you can get injured.”

Local mums approached Melanie after discovering she had a yoga teaching qualification.

The biggest draw card for Alescia Fleming is being able to bring ninemonth-old Madison with her.

“I started a few months ago. I was feeling a bit stiff and sore and now I’m much more toned. It’s like a coffee group with exercise instead of cake.”

Talia Crombie has a baby on board, and her two-year-old daughter Alice.

“Yoga is one of the few things you can do whilst pregnant, in fact it’s recommended,” says Talia. “You can do as much or as little as you feel comfortable with. It’s good for keeping your body flexible, and it’s good for your mind.”

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Left to their own devices When it comes to babies and toddlers, ‘let’s get digital’ can be harder to say than ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’. It makes me wonder how atrocious or precocious the infamous super nanny Mary Poppins would find our modern digital world. Too scared of the parentati on social media to have my own opinion, I asked a family member and experienced nanny. Understandably, as the rise of tablets and mobile phones continues, so do the growing concerns, research and debate on how much ‘screen time’ toddlers should have.

According to the Ministry of Health, children under two should steer clear of the screen altogether and two to five year olds should have a maximum of one hour a day. It was part of guidelines promoting physical activity for motor skills and communication, with evidence suggesting TV or tablets were associated with poor sleep. The nanny agrees, and says toddlers learn basic skills through movement and play. “Have you ever tried to get a one-year-old to sit still? They naturally want to pull themselves up and look at things.”

On the other hand, children’s shows, books, puzzles and education apps can be great learning tools for toddlers, especially if the caregiver is interacting, too.

Getting The Wonky Donky to fart on the app is one way to develop repetitive fine motor skills! And bilingual app (English and Māori) Peekaboo helps with ‘object permanence’ and facial recognition. Most importantly, the nanny says babies to toddlers are growing and developing at a rapid rate, so if you can teach them to learn, you’ve opened them up to their future.

But, of course, digital devices aren’t babysitters and children shouldn’t be left to their own devices, literally. You can find some tips to keep your kids safe at netsafe.org.nz. Meanwhile, there are lots of great tools to make life easier for parents and caregivers. A new baby mumma friend recommended baby-connect. com which tracks daily information about children from feeding to activities and can be shared between caregivers and parents. And there are apps for everything from a Baby Shusher to soothe babies, to Meditation to soothe parents.

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A glimpse into anxiety Anxiety is one of the most distressing emotions that people feel. It is sometimes called fear or nervousness. We use the word anxiety to describe the brief periods of nervousness or fear we feel when facing difficult experiences in our life. Most people, when anxious, are very aware of the physical sensations, which can include restlessness, tension, sweaty palms, light-headedness, difficulty breathing and increased heart rate. It can also cause fatigue, problems with concentration, irritability and sleep.

So what causes anxiety? All the physical, behavioural and thinking changes we experience when we are anxious are part of the responses called “fight, flight or freeze.” We feel we are in danger or that we are threatened or vulnerable in some way. The physical responses prepare us to respond to danger or threat. These three responses can be adaptive when we face danger.

For example, imagine that you are out of town, walking at night and you find yourself lost. You notice a large figure walking towards you. You believe he sees you and will attack you. What should you do? One option is to fight. You notice the physical changes in your body, your heart would pump faster, your breathing would speed up, your muscles would tense and you would sweat (sweating cools you down). This would be the fight response. Secondly, you might think to run away. The same physical changes occur and hopefully running away is safer option. A third response that might not work well would be to freeze.

The ‘fight, flight or freeze’ responses are good reactions to danger. Unfortunately, we can experience these responses in situations when we are not in physical danger. For example public speaking, social engagements, being in unfamiliar situations with new people, meeting with the boss, returning something to the shops, getting on an airplane or misinterpreting our body’s natural responses such as chest pains, headaches or tummy pains.

The perception of threat varies from person to person depending on their experiences. Some extreme forms of anxiety are social anxiety, panic attacks, traumatic experiences or health anxiety. The most important thing to remember is anxiety is normal and everyone experiences this from time to time.

A tip for managing anxiety and worry is a simple distraction technique. When anxious we tend to focus on the fearful thoughts and the physical sensations.

Instead, allow yourself to become absorbed in an activity which forces you to concentrate on what you are doing rather than your anxious thoughts. Do something you enjoy; allow yourself at least four minutes to become absorbed in the task. Managing anxiety takes practice so don’t give up at the first hurdle.

There are many more techniques to help with anxiety. Talking therapy allows these techniques to be personalised to meet your needs.

Sharmilla Sookdeo is a trained Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) working at Warkworth Natural Therapies.

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Vandals have been repeatedly ripping out a totara tree which was planted

by Warkworth Kindergarten pupils at Parry Kauri Park last year. Kauri and Native Bushmen’s Association president Ray Jensen says the tree has been pulled out three times and a plaque commemorating the planting has had to be removed in a bid to prevent the vandalism. People have also been pulling out wooden markers used to plan out future plantings.

The association is holding a planting day at the park at Sunday June 12 from 9am to 12pm. Signs at the park’s entrance will direct volunteers to the planting site.

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Warkworth Kindergarten pupils at last year’s planting.

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Choirs combine for Mahurangi concert Lady Killers live Three choir groups are getting together for a concert at Warkworth’s historic Christ Church on Saturday June 18 at 2pm.

Last year, local women’s singing group Kai Rhythmix and Auckland’s Heaven Bent Gospel Choir got together for a concert at the historic church.

This year they will be joined by Sweet Thunder – a sextet from Bert van Dijk’s Mangawhai World Music Choir.

Heaven Bent Gospel Choir specialises in singing a cappella music in four-part harmony from the African American gospel tradition.

Phil May is musical director of the 35-member choir, which is in its 20th year.

Kai Rhythmix has a membership of about 20 singers with a focus on participation and fellowship. Their songs, usually sung in three-part harmony, are sourced from the world,

The group will perform at Christ Church in Warkworth this month.

folk and sacred music genres.

“The concert is a chance for the choirs and singers to share their singing joy with our Warkworth community and also help the Anglican Parish raise funds for their large redevelopment project,” Kai Rhythmix song leader Helen Diaz says.

Event organiser and church vicar, Jan Olsen, says it will be a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

“The historic church has gorgeous acoustics too,” Ms Olsen says.

Tickets: Adults $20; Children free.

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Eb & Sparrow at the Sawmill Five-piece Wellington band Eb & Sparrow will play Leigh Sawmill on June 4 after a 20 date national tour. The band say their Americana-country-folkblues will be a foot-tappin’ treat. The group has also opened for some heavy hitters, including Beth Orton, and their biggest gig, Rodriguez.

Tickets $19, kids free with paying adults.

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The Lady Killers trio are coming to Matakana’s Ascension Wine Estate as part of their 10-year anniversary tour on June 16.

Tina Cross, Suzanne Lynch and Jackie Clark have been part of New Zealand’s music glitterati for decades, in bands like The Chicks and Koo De Tah, but it’s this latest milestone that has promoted the ‘Live and Kicking’ tour.

“We celebrated 10 years of singing together late last year and one of our promises was to take the show on the road,” Jackie Clark says. “We love the idea of playing Matakana…because it really will be wine, women, and song!”

The Lady Killers like to defy musical genre stereotyping, but concert-goers can expect a dynamic mix of interpretations from Dolly Parton to Queen.

“Our show is pretty eclectic really,” Jackie says. “We like to harmonise anything and everything. Hopefully there’s a few laughs along the way, maybe the odd tear in the eye, and we’re assuming everyone wants to end the night by having a bit of boogie.”

Tickets $45.

Tom Cunliffe will open for Eb & Sparrow.

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By Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees

There’s nothing funnier than a parody and British authors and husband and wife team, Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, have turned their attention from successful co-authoring of novels to three classic children’s picture books. You’ll never look at the originals the same way again! The Very Hungover Caterpillar, The Teenager Who Came To Tea and We’re Going on a Bar Hunt (the latter not reviewed) are very clever reworkings of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiger Who Came To Tea and We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar worked his way through oranges, plums and cake. Now a very repentant, hungry and thirsty man lying on a sofa under a very caterpillar-looking green blanket is having one paracetamol but is still hungover ... two cups of sweet tea, but still… And so it goes on. The perfect book for anyone fondly remembering the original and knowing as an adult the pain the main character is going through. Likewise, in The Teenager Who Came to Tea, Gillian Johnson’s illustrations cleverly give the teenager a tiger striped coat reminiscent of the tiger in Judith Kerr’s much-loved original. The tiger ate and drank his way through everything in the house – much like a teenager does in reality. Taking not just one Pringle, but the whole lot, packets of noodles, litres of drink. A nice role reversal has Sophie at home with her Dad, while Mum is the corporate lawyer in the city coming in from work. All of the parodies by Lloyd and Rees are hilarious and painfully accurate. Fun for children to read as well, but also an ideal gift.

Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world

By Mark Williams and Danny Penman

It’s a crazy busy world out there in 2016 and we are exhorted from all sides to either fit in as much as we can, or go to the other extreme and simplify our life (Spark Joy anyone?).

Somewhere there has to be a happy medium and mindfulness is certainly one popular way of getting there. In this book there are a series of simple yet powerful practices you can incorporate into your daily life to break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness and exhaustion. The authors have written this book using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and it’s down-to-earth and, as the subtitle says, practical and funny – taking only a few minutes each day (rather than an added worry being fitting it in to a busy life). A CD is included and at the end of chapters are appropriate exercises. Personally, I find mindfulness a big challenge (a walk along a forest path can very quickly turn into how much bread we have left and if there is any milk), but I particularly liked the way this book focuses on promoting joy and boosting confidence, whilst reducing anxiety and stress of everyday life.

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Pirate theme for Kowhai Fest Expect cutlasses, peg-legs and talking parrots at this year’s Kowhai Festival Big Day Out as the theme, Pirates of the Mahurangi, has been announced.

The organising committee is promising a pirate-themed band and other swashbuckling activities for the event on Saturday October 8.

Committee chairman Murray Chapman says he expects a few skull and crossbones flying around town as shop owners compete in the windowdressing competition.

“We’re convinced that this theme will be hugely popular and we expect kids to be dressed up and come along in hordes to celebrate our annual community festival,” Mr Chapman says. “You can

imagine a few kayakers dressed up at the Canoe Showdown as well.”

The annual movie night will be held on the lower field of Shoesmith Domain.

The setup includes an 18m-wide inflatable screen, which is the biggest outdoor screen in the country.

Event organiser and committee member Urs Bauer says the location is perfect.

“Although I can’t announce the movie yet, we’re pretty much set on a title which will be hugely popular.”

Barfoot & Thompson is supporting the event, which is in its eighth year.

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With a heavy workload, a young family or a baby in the house, it is often hard to find the time for such a nutritious meal. Let alone the energy! The great thing about this issue’s recipe is that it doesn’t involve much of either. Pop the baby in the walker and give the kids a potato peeler. With a bit of team effort you’ve got a thick, delicious soup equipped to beat the winter blues and service the soul.

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Silver-screen heavyweight supports film competition The Warkworth Film Competition is back again after a successful competition last year.

The event is a fundraiser for the Warkworth Town Hall restoration.

Over 200 people turned out for the screening of entries last year, with about 12 groups entering short films.

New Zealand’s largest screen production company, South Pacific Pictures, which produces Shortland Street and 800 Words, is sponsoring this year’s event.

People have until July 25 to produce a five-minute film, which must refer to either a past or future event in the Warkworth Town Hall. There are three categories: Gobo, for preschool and primary students, Sprockets for secondary school students and Reels, for everyone else.

Event organiser Sarah Clark says she hopes the fundraiser will inspire people throughout the community.

“We had kindergartens and primary schools enter last year, as well as adults. It got people really excited about making movies and for the restoration,” Sarah says. “During last

year’s screening, a lot of people in the audience said they’d wished they’d entered, so we are hoping for a lot more entries this year.”

Sarah saw her first movie, Rainbow Bride, at the town hall and vividly recalls being a member of the audience when It’s in the Bag was filmed there.

This year’s prizegiving will be held on August 13 at a venue to be confirmed.

Films must be high definition (at least 720 pixels) and submitted via USB stick to The Camera Shop, Warkworth.

Entry forms are available from Mahurangi Matters, Unicorn Bookshop, The Camera Shop or on the Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Project Facebook page.

Meanwhile, about 65 people attended a panel discussion on heritage buildings at the Old Masonic Hall in Warkworth on May 20. The event raised about $1200 for the restoration.

A Mother’s Day raffle for the town hall also raised $1000 – Sylvia Graves from Barfoot & Thompson won the raffle, which was drawn last month.

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Organisers expect about 1400 people to attend the three shows, held at the Waipu Celtic Barn on July 22 and 23.

More than 50 entries have been received for the show, which has been run annually since 2010.

The three shows will comprise of lighting, sound and dance followed by a catwalk with an explanation of each item of clothing as it is displayed.

All clothing creations must be at least 25 per cent tartan.

There are six categories – Salute to Scotland, To Our Roots, Dressed to Kilt, The Engine Room, Heavenly Headgear and Snazzy Sporrans.

There is also a mask category for children.

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The school was able to build the track with funding from Transpower.

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“We are a low decile school and about 70 per cent of our children couldn’t ride a bike,” says Mr Lees. “Our kids love being active, and then they’ll sit down and do reading, writing, and maths.”

The students are too young to remember the 1983 movie classic BMX Bandits, starring Nicole Kidman, but Contractor Chris Drinnan who built the track isn’t.

“My wife and I went to primary school here in the eighties,” Chris says. “I wish they had this when I was here. I don’t have the BMX any more but I’ve still got my motocross bike.”

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Mahurangi fighter headed for champs Courtside A member of Dynamic Martial Arts Warkworth, Sean Bartlett, will compete in the world kick-boxing championships in October.

For the past eight months Sean has been training two nights a week to build up his confidence and selfdefence skills.

Bucket List Fight Night in Orewa provided Sean with his first full contact, experience in the ring, where he was matched against a seasoned fighter.

Sean came out on top in what was an “epic” fight, Danielle says.

He was then selected by Dynamic Martial Arts founder Dave Sawyer to compete in the International Combat Organisation (ICO) World Championships in France in October. This will be followed by the World Kick-boxing Association championships in Italy.

Sean’s next local fight will be in Orewa on June 4.

In preparation for the championships, he is intensifying his training by getting up at 6am to run up and down the stairs at Highfield Garden Reserve.

“Seeing how far I can push myself is a big part of what keeps me going,” Sean says.

Sean’s progress was delayed when he broke his wrist earlier this year, keeping him out of the ring for 10 weeks.

“It let me know how much I needed kick-boxing,” he says.

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gloves which Danielle says are knockout material.

The style of his fights will be K1, meaning he can use both his legs and upper body against his opponent.

“Facing off when the first bell rings and knowing what I should do is the hardest thing,” Sean says.

The group, which was started in Silverdale by Dave Sawyer, began in

Warkworth just nine months ago.

The kick-boxing classes are led by black belt Danielle Teixeira.

Danielle says the club is proud to have a representative at the world champs.

To help fundraise to meet travel expenses, Sean has set up a Give A Little page and is being supported by Warkworth Fitness Centre.

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Warkworth Tennis Club’s newly laid courts and the club’s super-soppers got a good workout at the Lower Northland Senior Open Tennis Tournament on May 21 and 22.

The 76 out-of-towners who descended on Warkworth and Snells Beach came from Kerikeri in the north through to Wellington in the south and joined 56 locals who participated in this popular event.

All three top sections were taken out by visitors. Saturday’s doubles events were both won by the top seeds in quality finals; the men’s by John Lawrence and Peter Stokes and the women’s by Julie Heaton and Glynnis Carolissen, all from Auckland.

The mixed doubles winners were Howard Lewis, the immediate past president of Auckland Tennis, partnered with Wellingtonian Diana D’Audney, the current 35+ National Seniors Champion, who came from 6-2 down in a thrilling final to win 9-7.

Best local performers were Kat Kayll, who was runner-up for Section A with Margaret Kinder and winner of the Section B Mixed, with Justin Oosterveen from the Waikato; Sue Bigwood and Tracy Kemp, who won the Section B Doubles; Bryn Williams and Joyce Pyle, who won the Section C Mixed; Miles Ashworth, who won the Section B with Bill Husband from Taranaki, and runner-up in Section C with Ariana Billington.

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The sand base at the links style Omaha Golf Course means members will be on the green all year round.

With Mahurangi Matters sports reporter Ben Donaldson

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Step up and swing Golf membership With 580 members, the Omaha Golf Club is one of just a few clubs to have grown over the past decade, according to club manager, Mike Reid.

Mike says most New Zealand golf clubs have either maintained or lost membership in recent years, with national membership falling by 12 per cent on average.

Last year the Omaha club had 30,000 rounds of golf played on its course, which was down from the previous year.

But as of January 1 this year the course has already catered for 10,000 rounds, which is up eight per cent compared to the equivalent period last season.

Despite the national average age of golfers being 59, Mike says the club is family-orientated.

The club offers coaching for both seniors and juniors, with resident PGA professional golf coach Neil van Vliet and Neil Ludlam, who teaches the juniors.

The club currently has about eight

regular junior players with two of them playing in competitions.

An annual membership fee for the club costs $925, or $615 for those aged under 40.

Members can use the course any time and can enter the club’s monthly Open.

The event will be held on June 5.

Golf facilities The Omaha Golf Club is an 18-hole, links style course, which is sand-based and looked after by head greenkeeper Corey Willcox.

The free draining sand base allows the course to operate year-round because the greens don’t become boggy.

“The course is only as good as what you put into it,” Mike says. “Visitors think the place is world class.

Professional players such as Ryan Fox have commented on the quality of the course in the past.”

The club includes a café, which anyone can use, and a pro shop.

Meals are served on Friday nights during the winter.

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Trainings are at the Omaha Boat Ramp on Tuesday and Thursday from 5pm onwards during winter. The club also meets there on a Sunday at 9am. All are welcome, dry change of clothes required. Info: Laurie 021 169 7950 Warkworth football management Warkworth A.F.C is looking for someone to help manage the first kicks and fun football, ages four to eight. Role will involve overseeing trainings on Thursday at 3.30pm and games on Saturday at 9am. All games and trainings at Shoesmith Domain. Info: Cam 021 168 8773 Table Tennis Table Tennis, Matakana Hall, Tuesdays, 7.30pm. Info: George 423 0424

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NEWSLETTER

MAHURANGI COLLEGE ISSUE 03: June 2016

from the

Principal

David Macleod

Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa

At the end of Term 1 we were pleased to host a visit from the Education Review Office. The verbal feedback to the Board was very affirmative towards current directions in the school and commented on the calm, settled, purposeful learning environment. We look forward to the final written report.

It was good to see our Year 8 students’ Kaitiakitanga Action Plans on how we can better protect and care for our environment. Many of these this year were presented as websites which can all be accessed via our school website – www.mahurangi.school.nz .

A large number of our students are currently practising for the Auckland Stage Challenge competition to be held at the Aotea Centre on Friday 1st July. Our theme this year is “Reach For Your Stars”.

The performance illustrates the difference between being rewarded for little or no effort, compared to what happens when you learn to focus and put in effort to achieve goals.

Some of the student leaders are shown in the photo and the overall student Students practising for Stage Challenge leader is Rosalee Green (on the right of photo).

David Macleod, Principal

B.O.T. left to right - Nyree Norrington, Bede Haughey, Jo Hathaway, David Macleod, Tracey Martin, Stuart Henderson, Steve Garner and Jamie Peterson.

The tri-annual elections for our Board of Trustees are currently underway. The current Board has been together for two terms, six years, during which time it has given excellence governance to the school and I would like to thank each of our current Board members for their commitment and contribution to the school.

The new Board of Trustees will be announced and posted on our website on Friday, 10 June.

Our Senior Student Leaders represented the school well at the community commemorations of Anzac Day, laying a wreath at both Warkworth services. Our Head Prefects spoke at the 10am service and our Deputy Head Prefects at the RSA afterwards, sharing stories from their own families’ experiences of WW1 and WW2.

Student Leaders after laying a wreath at the ANZAC Dawn Service

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Celebrating Student Successes...

WAI CARE

On Wednesday 11th May 2016, the students from Y8 shared action plans with the local community, that they had developed over 8 weeks. The action plans were based around the concept of Kaitiakitanga or Guardianship which means: having a duty to take care of the environment for future generations. Maori tikanga lays down specific rules or codes of behaviour for this task – like issues of “resting” fishing grounds and shellfish beds by imposing ceremonial rahui (prohibitions) at certain times of year or seasons.

The Y8 students began their journey to Kaitiakitanga in the classroom, working with EMR (Experiencing Marine Reserves) and Wai Care, which led to field trips and camp where the cause and effect of environmental damage could be seen. The students learned that responsibility for the future of our environment lies with us and especially with them as future citizens. From their fresh water and marine environmental studies, students began to branch out, looking deeper into issues around the aquatic environment and then even further to those issues that impacted on their local community.

Students built banks of knowledge about their chosen issues and formulated ways they could help, either by direct action or by informing the wider community about things they could do to help.

Their actions were many and varied, from creating books and websites, to building contraptions to catch rubbish, to beach cleanups and planting trees.

Students were encouraged to think outside the square, to drive themselves to do things they had previously not thought they were capable of doing. The result was an amazing collection of action plans which they were all proud to share.

I would like to thank all of the experts who helped with the actions, the teachers in Y8 for guiding and supporting their students, the parents for their understanding and mostly the students, who never fail to make us all proud of their achievements.

Charlotte Gipps Head of Faculty for Social Sciences

It is with great pleasure that we introduce Charlotte Gipps, our Head of Faculty for Social Sciences. Charlotte joined us here at Mahurangi College in July 2015 after 9 years at Epsom Girls Grammar School, where she held the position of Head of Department for Geography for 7 years. Charlotte moved up to the Rodney area with her husband and two young children.

She is thoroughly enjoying her family becoming part of the surf-lifesaving community, trail running and managing a prolific vegetable garden!

Charlotte is an experienced leader, who has held curriculum, pastoral and school-wide responsibilities. She has been a head of department from the introduction of NCEA, which has meant developing a comprehensive understanding of NCEA assessment standards, processes and practices. She has led the school wide development of Gifted and Talented Education, been a head of year, dean and held roles focused on developing senior student leadership. Her significant school-wide responsibility has allowed her opportunities to collaborate with whole school communities and enjoy learning with a diverse range of people. Charlotte recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and is completing her Masters research with students at Mahu.

Highlights at Mahurangi College so far include collaborating with others to develop the Year 10 trip to Wellington and the Mahu Lifelong Learning Habits.

Both represent her beliefs in student-led learning that goes beyond the classroom. Learning that encourages knowledge-building, engagement, thinking and collaboration in supportive and creative learning environments.

Charlotte’s previous extra curricular involvements have included trying to keep up each week with the Somali students in the running club in her London school, tree planting with the Motutapu Restoration Trust and leading many EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) trips. She is looking forward to leading and learning with the Academic Academy students at Mahu this term.

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Horse Mac Black didn’t hesitate to attack the jumps at the NZPCA National Eventing Championship where rider Brody won two ribbons.

Enjoying the ride Rodney College student Brody Goodmon-Preddle is riding high after his team’s success at the NZPCA National Eventing Championship.

Brody, 17, and his horse Mac Black competed in the A1 section for 17 to 21 years olds at the national eventing championship held in Canterbury in late April.

As well as a second in the team event, he managed fifth place in the individual section.

Brody qualified for the team after winning the Waitemata/Rodney District trials in March.

The championship was made up of three activities, with dressage, cross-country and show jumping.

Brody says of the three exercises, he loves crosscountry the most.

“It’s a lot more exciting,” he says. “You get to go faster and get to know your horse better and know its limits.”

Cross-country was also the hardest part of the championship with some technically difficult jumps, which his horse handled well, he says.

“Mac Black is a very bold horse who doesn’t take much pushing,” he says.

Brody competes in one-star competitions where jumps can be as high as 1.15 metres but is looking to step up to two star competitions with jumps up to 1.2 metres.

He trains six days a week for about two hours a night.

He is keen to compete in the A1 national eventing championship next year and also the 2017 National Three Day Event Championship in Taupo.

Laurie Atkins leads his team at the front of the waka as they race at Lake Kawana in Australia.

Mahurangi paddler pushes past heats missed out on the finals by one place.

This race included three turns, which is where his team lost ground again in the shallow part of the course.

“On the second turn of the course we came out right up there but on the shallow third turn we lost ground.”

Overall, New Zealand dominated the medal count, followed by Australia and Tahiti.

Of the 29 countries that participated, New Zealand had the largest count of paddlers with 550 competing.

“Waka Ama is definitely getting stronger as a sport,” Laurie says. “When I first started racing there wasn’t even a 60+ category and now you have to qualify to get into one.”

Laurie and his team will compete in the Long Distance Nationals in September.

Omaha’s Laurie Atkins and his racing team of six came fifth at the IVF Va’a World ELITE Sprint Championships held in Australia from May 5 to 15.

His team from the Tapara L Trust, which was in the 60+ category, made it through to the final of the 500-metre sprint at Lake Kawana, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Laurie qualified for the championship after he and his team claimed bronze and silver at the sprint nationals, held at Lake Karapiro.

In the world championships there were just a couple of seconds between Laurie’s waka and the winners.

“We had some bad luck getting the outside lane,” he says. “It was a bit shallower which slows those waka down.”

His team also competed in the 1000 metre event but

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Coastal Living Celebration, Art Matakana, artmatakana.com, 3pm5pm

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Tawharanui planting, meet at the woolshed, 9am

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Compost Workshop, Mahurangi Community Centre, 10am to 12pm (see ad p13)

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Book launch and reading, The Possibility of Flight by Heidi NorthBailey, Warkworth Library, 3-4pm

12

Weed-busting day, Lucy Moore Park, Warkworth, 10am-1pm. Meet by catchment pond

12

Tree planting, Parry Kauri Park, McKinney Road, Warkworth, 9am12pm. Info: Ray 425 8391

12

Wellsford Country Music Club, open mic and resident band, Wellsford Community Centre, 1.30pm. Entry $5/$4. Info: John 425 4041

Anyone can join, just roll up after 11am or give us a call!

13

Arts workshop, Exploration of mosaics by Joy Bell, Warkworth Club Rooms, 4 Alnwick St, 9am-12noon. Gold coin donation. Organised by the North Rodney Community Arts Council

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Watercare wastewater community consultation, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 4.30pm-7.30pm

15-18 NZ National Agricultural Fieldays, Mystery Creek 16

The Lady Killers, Ascension Wine Estate, 480 Matakana Rd, Matakana, 8pm-10.30pm (see giveaway p31)

16

Forest & Bird winter talks, Mangroves: Love them or Loathe Them, There’s Life in the Mud, presented by Dr Roger Grace, Totara Park Hall, Warkworth, 7.30pm

18

Choir performance, Christ Church Warkworth, 2pm (see story p31)

19

War Time Variety Concert, Wellsford Community Centre, 3.30pm

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Art workshop, Acrylic paint/ blending techniques by Janette Cervin, Warkworth Club Rooms, 4 Alnwick St, 9am-12noon. Gold coin donation. Organised by the North Rodney Community Arts Council

24

Local Government submissions close, alternative applications for a reorganisation of Auckland Council must be in

26

Leigh mid-winter swim, Matheson Bay, 10.30am

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Whangateau Folk Club, featuring Brenda Liddiard and Mark Laurent, 7pm. $5

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Kourawhero Rural Women meeting, Kourawhero Hall, 641 Woodcocks Rd, 1-3.30pm. Info: Bev Pearce 422 2155

July 3

Wellsford Country Music Club, open mic and resident band, Wellsford Community Centre, 1.30pm. Entry $5/$4. Info: John 425 4041

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Weed-busting day, Algies Bay, Highfield Reserve, 10am-1pm

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Nominations for local board and council candidates open. Info: lgnz.co.nz/vote2016

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Forest & Bird winter talks, Goat Island Marine Reserve: Take a Closer Look, with local experts Tony & Jenny Enderby, Totara Park Hall, Warkworth, 7.30pm

22-23 Waipu Art ‘n’ Tartan, wearable art show (see story p36) 25

Warkworth Film Competition, entries close (see story p35)

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Whangateau Folk Club, featuring Dirt Road Orchestra from Puhoi, Whangateau Hall, 7pm. $10

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Kourawhero Rural Women meeting, Kourawhero Hall, 641 Woodcocks Rd, 1-3.30pm. Info: Bev Pearce 422 2155

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Warkworth Bowls Club rolls competition Ben Donaldson

The Warkworth Bowls Club is on a roll.

Club teams recently won both the Cadness Cup in Takapuna and the Champ of Champs Triples.

It is the first time in 19 years that Warkworth has won the Cadness Cup, outplaying 17 other clubs.

The winning side comprised Ken McGregor, James Newlove, Francois Loubser and skip Steve Cameron.

After three preliminary rounds the teams played a round robin final in which Warkworth downed Birkenhead, Manly and defending champions and hosts Takapuna.

“I put our success down to the quality of our greens at Warkworth,” Mr Newlove says.

“When we go to places like Takapuna, where the greens are of a good standard, we are already used to the conditions.”

The team initially lost to Takapuna in round one of the competition.

“We played as well as we could in that game so in the final we knew we would be up against it.”

Mr Newlove says the finals rematch was the defining moment of the tournament, a game which Warkworth won comfortably in the end.

To get to the finals, Warkworth beat Rodney competitors, Mahurangi East.

As a result of winning the tournament, next year’s Cadness Cup finals will be held in Warkworth.

At the Champ of Champs Triplesin

Cadness Cup winning team: skip, Steve Cameron, plays a bowl as Ken McGregor, Francois Loubser and James Newlove watch on.

Browns Bay, Mike Beretta, Eddie Edwards and skip Rossco Edwards beat Northcote 21-5 in the final.

“It was much of a one-sided game in the end,” Rossco says.

“We got off to a great start, jumping out to a 10-0 lead.

“Northcote managed to score five

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points, but we were playing so well that we never allowed them back into the game.”

Warkworth’s toughest game was against Manly in round three where they were three down with two ends remaining.

Skip Rossco managed to pull it back to level the score at 15-15 before a composed final end that saw

Warkworth reach the semi-finals.

Rossco says the key to the team’s success was that they played well under pressure.

“We played very well as a team with great support for each other.”

Rossco also praised the quality of the greens at Browns Bay.

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