Mahurangi Matters_Issue 299_20 July 2016

July 20, 2016

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Local Link Pages 28-32 Danielle Searle hugs her daughter Sandy, 2, and son Ashton, 9, at the charred remains of their cottage in Big Omaha.

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Pensioners lobby for cannabis re-think The case for legalising marijuana in NZ has received support from an unlikely group of Kaipara residents.

The senior citizens’ group Grey Power, in Otamatea, has started a petition calling on the government to allow Kiwis to use cannabis for medicinal purposes.

President Beverley Aldridge says her 43-member strong chapter “doesn’t smoke pot” but some members have used the legal hemp powder and hemp

seed oil when it was still available in NZ. “It’s about giving people better ways to manage pain,” she says. “Marijuana has been a traditional medicine for centuries.

“We’ve done a lot of research about this and believe that cannabis can not only relieve pain, it can also help prevent disease.”

However, Grey Power’s national president Tom O’Connor is not convinced.

“The federation does not support the petition,” he says. “There is a growing trend for activists and single issue groups to attempt to use the Grey Power brand to promote their causes.

“We get all sorts of weird and wonderful ideas popping up from time-to-time, but we are very careful about who and what we support nationally.”

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or decriminalised in many countries overseas including Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel and Italy, and 25 states in the US. Its main use is for pain relief to treat headaches, cancer or long-term conditions such as glaucoma or nerve pain. In the US, patients over the age of 18 are given a “marijuana card” which allows them to buy marijuana continued page 2

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Cannabis debate from an authorised seller.

The product can be smoked, vapourised, eaten in the form of cookies or candy, or taken as a liquid.

Mrs Alderidge says she would like to have hers in a smoothie.

“If we were allowed to grow our own plants in our gardens, we could use the leaves ourselves.”

She is disappointed that she isn’t getting support from her Grey Power colleagues.

“At least two branches have said they won’t even present the petition to their members for discussion. That sounds very undemocratic to me. These are all elderly people who need to know what medicinal marijuana can do for them.”

Otamatea Grey Power hopes to hand over their petition to Northland MP Winston Peters at the end of this month.

Mr Peters says he doesn’t think he will need to use medicinal cannabis, in a smoothie or any other way, any time soon.

“But people are entitled to present a petition to Parliament and I’m happy to

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do that on their behalf,” Mr Peters says.

NZ First’s position on the legalisation of cannabis is that there needs to be a long and full debate followed by a referendum.

On the question of the medicinal use of cannabis, he believes people want more information from experts in the medical field because there are strong arguments that suggest that, at a certain level, it does work for people.

The NZ Medical Association’s position is that it believes that cannabis may be of medical benefit in HIV-related wasting and cancerrelated wasting; and in treating nausea and vomiting in people undergoing chemotherapy, which does not respond to conventional treatments.

It also believes more research needs to be undertaken to determine the medical benefits of cannabis in neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease, and for pain relief.

In a 2011 Review of the Misuses of Drugs Act 1975, the NZ Law

Commission advocated for clinical trials on the medicinal benefits of cannabis to be done as soon as practicable. The commission went so far as to recommend that while trials were being conducted, it would be appropriate for police to adopt a policy of not prosecuting in cases where they were satisfied that cannabis use was directed towards pain relief or managing the symptoms of chronic or debilitating illness.

A Green Party Bill in 2006 sought to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act so that cannabis could be used for medicinal purposes in NZ, and to permit the cultivation and possession of a small amount of cannabis by registered medical users or a designated agent.

However, the bill received a conscience vote at its first reading in July 2009 and was defeated 84 to 34.

LMLive asks people on the street for their views on legalising marijuana for medicinal purposes. Watch the video at localmatters.co.nz

Warkworth Town Hall naming rights on offer Naming rights for the Warkworth Town Hall are on offer as part of a sponsorship package to fundraise for the hall’s restoration.

The Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Fundraising Committee needs to raise $300,000 to repay money it borrowed from the Rodney Local Board. It is offering a five-year sponsorship deal for a range of rooms and facilities in the hall, including everything from the

stage and the main hall, to the kitchen and storage rooms.

Businesses will also be able to sponsor the fit-out, including retractable seating, stacking-chairs, stage curtain and a landscaped area outside. All sponsors will also be named on a town hall ‘champions board’.

A sponsorship evening will be held in October, where local businesses and groups will be able to sign-up

as sponsors.

The trust borrowed $675,000 from the Board last year to fund an additional building attached to the hall, which will include a foyer, and to remove the old kitchen on the Neville Street side of the building. The trust has already raised $300,000 through a lotteries grant.

The hall is expected to re-open in November.

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Earthworks, near Pacific Road at Te Arai, have scarred the landscape, but the developer says the area will be replanted and restored. Photo: Jason Stitt Photography

Te Arai controversy continues as earthworks begin The work is similar to what has already been carried out at the northern end of the beach and the area will be replanted in about a month.

But local groups are sceptical about the motives of the work.

Part of the land was recently vested in Auckland Council as part of a 616-hectare regional park, which is being created as a condition of the resource consent for the development.

Save Te Arai chair Aaron McConchie says about 40,000m2 of sand has been removed from the reserve area and used to build up adjacent house sites.

“They have been using belly-scrapers to take vast quantities of sand up into the housing lots,” Mr McConchie says. “The sand is not in the reserve any more and it’s not coming back.”

He says the public should have been consulted as part of a park management plan.

“The works are being undertaken to create what the developers want without any public consultation.

“The Council’s own reserves plan states that the local community should have a say in the management of public reserves – there has been none.”

Council and the developer are also fobbing off the group’s inquiries, he says.

“There seems to be heads-down directive that everything is ok, and they are not responding to our requests for any clarification of anything.”

Auckland Council regional parks manager Richard Hollier says Council staff have inspected the site and found the earthworks were consistent with the resource consent.

“It is our assessment that the removal of pine trees and stumps from the area, as well as the subsequent planned native planting, will enhance flora and fauna in the area long-term,” Mr Hollier says.

Rodney Councillor Penny Webster organised a meeting at the site with Council staff, the developers and local interest groups to discuss the issues.

She says Council needs to work harder to keep the community informed and to ensure the developers are adhering to all consent conditions.

“Council needs to recognise there is a huge amount of public interest in this area,” Cr Webster says. “Any time something comes in to Council about Te Arai there should be a red flag so everyone knows what’s going on.”

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Carpark consents granted A new plan to retain the beachside carpark on Pacific Road at Te Arai has been approved by Auckland Council.

Earlier this year, Council approved a plan to move the carpark about 300 metres back from the beach to allow a house site to be built over the access road, but a public campaign successfully blocked the proposal.

A new road will now be built to give vehicles access to the existing carpark.

Save Te Arai chair Aaron McConchie says the group has not agreed to the new proposal as the access road will be much narrower than stipulated in original plans.

“It was meant to be 50 metres wide to allow room for pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians and vehicles.

Now it will only be 20 metres wide.

We just want the existing road to remain where it is.”

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Major earthworks in reserve land at Te Arai are sparking outrage, but the developer says it will eventually enhance the area.

Te Arai North Limited (TANL)– a partnership between Darby Partners and Te Uri o Hau, – has permission to create a 46-lot beachside housing development.

Graders, trucks and diggers have been working in the dune area close to the Pacific Road carpark at Te Arai beach since last month, alarming beach regulars.

On behalf of the developer, communications consultant David Lewis says the earthworks are to restore a wetland in the former forestry block, which will soon be replanted with native trees.

“The works remove the historical forestry track which contains gravel and base-course that have impeded natural groundwater flows to former wetlands,” Mr Lewis says.

“The works are not complete and while they may look messy, they are fully consented and complying in order to protect and enhance the wetland and wider area required for native revegetation.”

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localmatters.co.nz warrants of fitness and registration, the function of traffic wardens is to ensure the fair use of the available parking spaces and I would have thought that, with parking spaces at a premium, traffic warden activity would be essential. Then there is the safety aspect of checking WOFs. The only reason I can think of for suspending their activity is that the cost of deploying them outweighs the revenue gathered from the limited parking spaces available.

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Round and round Finally, the Supercity council and its highly efficient Auckland Transport agency have started to resolve Warkworth’s most critical traffic bottleneck: the Hill Street intersection gets the long-awaited roundabout we have all wanted for years.

We should now all stop bashing Council for incompetence and ignorance and recognise that after more than 20 years of complaints, we will now enjoy free flowing traffic in our town, even at peak holiday weekends.

The Council has even shown admirable consideration for the environment: buildings and private vehicles around the construction site have been systematically protected from dust pollution by Council and contractor vehicles heroically parked to catch the clouds of dust. Parking space in town has been reduced by a number of lots in order to boost public health. As it has become almost impossible to find a parking space in town, even fragile, older residents have now a considerable incentive to walk into town instead of driving.

Apart from obvious health benefits, this will also make a major contribution to combating climate change and sea level rise. Ms Webster herself has corrected minor design flaws of the project on the fly, as she heroically intervened when it became obvious that trucks could no longer supply our local supermarket. In a selfless act, she said ‘no’ to the irrigated gardens that

AT wanted to plant in the middle of the roundabout. Now we can drive straight over the roundabout’s island and ignore the roundabout altogether.

The only thing that bothers me is the delay of the project. It was originally planned to commence construction on April 1.

Gerhard Zieroth, Sandspit

Bitter pill Thank you for creating the mock up of ‘The Pill’, it would have helped to have some road signs but I think I figured out where it would be located.

What a monstrosity of an Aucklandesque, Warkworth-sized spaghetti junction and who in their right mind would want such a thing imposed on our town landscape, destroying a park containing historical ruins and majestic trees – probably people who don’t live in Warkworth but live or visit the outlying areas such as Matakana and surrounding beaches.

Auckland Transport are completely right to wait until the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, the answer is not more roads in this area, but indeed to divert traffic away. What needs to happen is a diversion from the motorway – past Warkworth north, onto the Matakana road, coming out near the Sharp Road turn-off would be good. Traffic from Auckland and elsewhere – as the traffic jams are primarily on the weekends and holidays and therefore are not caused by ‘local traffic’ – by-passes Warkworth entirely.

From my long-time, local, everyday experience, the turning lights at this intersection keep the traffic flowing perfectly adequately almost all of the time. The weekenders and holidaymakers from Auckland need to have patience. I am sure there are far more pressing traffic congestion problems in the region where people face major delays getting to and from work everyday, than the congestion suffered by the leisured class and some locals from Matakana/ Omaha etc who get stuck in the traffic the visitors to the district create over weekends and holidays.

Do not be bullied by these groups Auckland Transport, stick to your guns and if you have to make more roads, consider the above suggestion – this is what will solve the congestion as a much more effective long-term solution and holidaymakers to the region will ultimately have a faster passage to their destination.

Jay Macintire, Warkworth

Defending the wardens I was intrigued to read the statement from Auckland Transport concerning the loss of parking spaces during the construction of the Warkworth roundabout (MM July 6). Apparently, traffic warden activity cannot be suspended because “there was not enough loss of parking”.

It is therefore reasonable to infer that there is a level of available parking spaces below which warden activity can be suspended. As well as checking

John Northcott, Warkworth

Bringing the debate Murray Savidan is quite right to ask ‘where’s the debate’ (MM JULY 6).

Where indeed? Up to now there has been very little, but not for the want of trying by NAG. Thankfully, that’s all about to change.

Up against a government department and Auckland Council unlawfully trying to shut the issue down, we at NAG are pleased to advise that after persisting for over two-and-a-half years (and winning a High Court appeal) there will now be some public engagement with the ‘powers that be’ in the form of the Local Government Commission.

Abridged: Read full letter at localmatters.co.nz Bill Townson, NAG chair

Local empowerment While it may be smug to consider BREXIT from half a world away, we have a similar problem here with breakaway proposals (AUXIT) from Auckland Supercity Council by North Rodney and Waiheke ratepayers.

Rather than investigate the how by ‘alternative local government reorganisation in Auckland’ we need to investigate the why. The problem with both BREXIT and AUXIT is oppressive bureaucracy and a disconnect between the organisation and the people. Empowerment and delegation is required to lowest practical level. Local boards and local staff need to be allowed to bring decision-making and expenditure as close to the people as possible. continued next page

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Back to basics

if you are not in Omaha, Matakana, Snells or Warkworth, you are forgotten, except of course for your rates. When Len Brown was elected, he was asked ‘how do you get Councillors on your side?’ he answered, ‘Give them a top job’. He was right and it worked. Our elected make a lot of noise about how hard they try to get our services improved. They obviously don’t try hard enough, because they are ineffective. Sure they have no end of funds for novelty, minority, touristy projects like walkways, cycleways, city trains. Very good at patching, the ‘Quilters’ are seen daily patching our main roads to Snells and Matakana, but go off any of those main tracks and we have gone rapidly backwards, even the few sealed roads are crumbling.

Our Councillors appear not interested in even minor maintenance of what rural Rodney had. I’ve shown photos of what is the norm of three roads that I travel daily in my area – Wrights Road, Govern Wilson and Ti Point – all a disgrace.

A fortune is available for patching, temporary road works, footpaths nobody uses, novelty projects that serve only the tourist businesses, but nothing to maintain what the locals use.

Our current representatives have proved (I’m being polite) weak in providing support for those not part of central Auckland, except in the providing rates. It’s an election year, so let’s see some who have the courage to stand up for us, not talk about it, but actually represent us.

We are now Third World. Certainly

Art Craven, Leigh Road

We must always remember that the Council is a cooperative owned by the people for the people.

Roger Williams, Warkworth

NAG issues What a relief to see that someone has finally come to the conclusion that I have over the rather obscure and baffling articles in your excellent newspaper with reference to NAG (Northern Action Group).

I applaud Mr Savidan for bringing the issues that need to be aired to the public eye. Although I am somewhat disappointed with Mr Len Brown’s Council as much as the next man, their proposal (NAG’s) to take our area out of Auckland Council to form a new unitary Council is preposterous! I feel we are walking on dangerous ground by accepting NAG’s proposals without first hearing both sides of the argument!

Mike Reeves, Algies Bay

Kudos Grateful thanks to Mahurangi Matters for supporting their credibility and giving the true facts behind local government.

The community can be assured that the Local Government Commission will be holding meetings in each area to hear the views of the people before any decisions are made about possible reorganisation.

Well done.

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Narrow escape for Mahurangi family after fire destroys home

Steven Garner, Rodney Local Board steven.garner@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

In defense of the roundabout The continual improvement of the facilities and amenity of the Rodney Local Board area is, or should be, the focus of your Local Board and Councillor. It is disappointing when any activity of Auckland Council or its CCO’s are questioned and challenged by elected representatives when a process of consultation, design and review has been completed. Yes, sometimes there are challenges that are not always foreseen or identified, but I consider my role is one of advocacy and mediation, not challenge and confrontation. The new roundabout on Baxter Street is a great case in point. The original investigation rightly identified that pedestrian safety in this space was not good and that vehicle egress into the intersection was challenging for many. The design and consultation was well considered and carried out, but because of the ‘concerns’ expressed, first the number of new parks was reduced, a planned pedestrian crossing was put on ‘hold’ and then the whole design was attacked because the very biggest vehicles that are allowed on any of our roads will have difficulty traversing what is the centre of our little town. The ensuing furor has been easy and cheap fodder for the local paper and little else.

Likewise, the agitation and angst over the alignment of Rodney community halls with the rest of Council. Relatively few people are negatively impacted and we have options to mitigate these where there is an identified community benefit and opportunity to change the structure for smaller, less public spaces like the Shoesmith Hall. As I have suggested earlier, it is looking very likely that a community group will establish an appropriate structure and assume responsibility for this hall (see story p10). As I have said before, I believe that this will be a completely appropriate outcome and the community and the users of this hall will be better for it.

The weather events of the last few weeks have left several areas of our roads vulnerable and I have asked Auckland Transport for a report specifically on Matakana Road as a result. The flooding in this area was as bad as I have seen in over 40 years of living in the area. The road itself still looks ok, but the shoulders and armouring have taken a pounding. The result is likely that the road will deteriorate faster if not addressed, and this and Sandspit Road are our key local transport routes. I have also asked what is happening on Baxter Street and on the roads in Warkworth township itself, as the roads in this area are failing – in particular the approaches to the speed tables. Pot-holes and slumping on the main streets is just not acceptable.

Danielle Searle is lucky to be alive following a house fire that completely destroyed her Big Omaha home this month.

Danielle returned home at 4pm with her son Ashton, 9, and daughter Sandy, 2. She cleaned out the spent fire ashes from the previous night’s fire, and put them in a bucket outside in the carport. It wasn’t until 2am the following morning that she woke to an inferno.

“I was lying in bed and I woke up to a rumbling sound,” Danielle says. “It sounded like someone was throwing wood at the side of the house and there was a blazing light at the kitchen door. I opened the door and there were flames everywhere. I ran back, grabbed the kids and got out.”

Fire fighters believe that winds fanned and spread the ashes re-igniting them and setting the carport ablaze.

Phillip Cooper, Danielle’s former partner and Sandy’s father has been a volunteer fire fighter at Snells Beach for nine years. He wasn’t involved in the call out but knows first hand how close it was to a tragedy.

“I’ve seen fires exactly like this where people don’t get out alive. This was

scary as hell,” Phillip said.

Danielle says that she always put the ashes outside in a bucket and would like others to be aware of the dangers.

She is currently staying with her parents, but the terrifying experience has taken its toll.

“There are nights now when I dream the house is on fire and I wake up and smell smoke,” Danielle says.

She has lost everything in the fire – even her car. However, she has been overwhelmed by the support of the local community.

“Clothes, toys, furniture, linen – everything has been donated to us. I would like to send a heart felt thank you to everyone.”

Danielle says losing momentos she had saved from her children’s birth was the greatest loss, but she is very grateful that the family escaped unhurt.

“Someone was looking after us that night. I woke up and we all got out.

I never get cellphone reception here, but I did that night. I was able to call the fire service and my Mum.” A Facebook page called ‘Get Danielle back on her feet’ has been set up for those wanting to help the family. (see Fired-up column p16)

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Warkworth A & P Show: CO UNcelebrating T I N G D OWN 1 5 0 YEAR S 147 years

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he 147th Warkworth A&P and Lifestyle Show stands the test of time and promises to be a great day out for all the family on Saturday January 25th and Equestrian events to continue on Sunday 26th.

This year there are many more exciting activities. The traditional along with some emphasis on the needs and interests of lifestyle block owners, means even more variety.

TE RADAR is the guest compere and live music all day is provided by Country Bluegrass Band now known as “Otherwise Fine” and The Captain Snappy 3 piece band with a wealth of experience here and overseas. Mal Foster on Bass had 8 years with The Pretenders, 4 years with Simple Minds and a number of tours with Elton John. Raman Lee AKA Captain Snappy on drums has toured with Billy TK, Sonney Day and Hammond Gamble. Cadzow Cossar guitarist’s performances range from The Gnesins music academy in Moscow to the world expo in Shanghai. With tours to many countries around the world Cadzow brings to stage the versatility that only a passionate musician can have.

This year’s show also introduces Cottage industry and local produce market, the Mystical Haven Mobile Farm Park from Whangarei which gives children and their families a chance to get up close to see and touch animals that they would rarely see up close.

If you have ever dreamt of driving 3 laps of the Bathhurst rally, well here is your chance with Ken Subritzsky’s Car simulator, the biggest new playstation. You can enter, do 3 laps in the fastest time and win a great prize. (see photo) Another big attraction will be Mr Mac with Doug the Digger to share his love of machinery along with his message on health, safety, education, and having fun.

Children everywhere enjoy the Doug the Digger book.

Trade displays are looking good with a number of new exhibitors joining the ranks and everything from cars to collectables will be on sale and display.

The Puhoi Axemen will once again have a crowd pulling performance. Dog Trialers and sheep shearing competitors will also be in hot pursuit of points and prizes for their various classes.

You are invited to visit the Bayley’s tent anytime before 2pm and place your price on any of the large number of donated goods supplied by local businesses to support this very worthy cause. The Bayley’s Guide Dog Auction which will be held at 2pm. No show would be complete without the side shows to provide all the fun of the fair, there will be Mega Slide, Merrygo-rounds, Obstacle Course, Paintballs, Tug-o-wars, The big Crocodile and more.

People are welcome to buy lunch from one of many of the food outlets or bring their own food and refreshments.

A&P calls for volunteers

Warkworth A & P Annual Show CELEBRATING 147 YEARS January 25 – 26 January 2014 Guest Compere & Judge – TE RADAR

SHOW DAY PROGRAMME

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Competition starts for Equestrian Section Young Generation Calf Club Competitions Dog Trials Judging of Beef & Dairy Cattle Section Judging Alpacas & Dairy Goat Section Trade & Cottage Industry Open Indoor Section opens for viewing Shearing Competitions start Sheep’n Show Sheep Racing Young HandleCompetitions Tai Chi Demonstration – (Main Stage) HERITAGE BLADE SHEARING & WOOL SPINNING 11.30am Registrations taken at the main stage for Show Queen – 11 yrs & over Snr Show Princess – 8 -10 yrs Jnr Show Princess 5-7 yrs – Pirates – under 14yrs at show day 11.30am Dancers & Cheer-leaders demonstrations 11.30am GRAND NATIONAL SHEEPLECHASE 12.30pm Judging for Show Queen, Princesses, Fairies and Pirates.

LUNCH BREAK – BRING A PICNIC LUNCH 1.30pm All-Breeds Cattle Judging Equestrian Judging continues HERITAGE BLADE SHEARING & SPINNING 1.45pm Tai Chi – Dancers – Cheer – Leaders 2.00pm BAILEYS LIVE CHARITY AUCTION for GUIDE DOGS

The A&P Show has been a fixture on the Warkworth calendar for nearly 150 years, but that longevity hasn’t made organising it any easier.

It costs roughly $80,000 to stage the show each year under the auspices of the Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Society, and it wouldn’t happen at all without the hundreds of hours contributed by volunteers.

Chairman Allan Barber says a lot goes on behind-the-scenes to make it all come together on the day.

He says the society needs to find ways to attract members who pay an annual subscription and volunteers who can help with running specific parts of the show.

“Ideally, we are looking for younger people who are enthusiastic and have time and energy to commit,” he says.

“This isn’t always easy when the bulk of the work has to be done during the January school holidays, in the weeks leading up to the show. Last year, Louise Graham, who has a young family, came on board to run the indoor section. She did a marvellous job and is an example of exactly the sort of person we need.”

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Allan is also conscious of the huge gap that long-time secretary Marjorie Blythen will leave when she finishes after next year’s show.

“Her knowledge of how to run the show, replace judges at the last minute and solve the myriad of unforseen issues that crop up will be nearly impossible to replace.”

Although sponsorship fluctuates from year-to-year, the show committee has welcomed back long-time supporters Wharehine Contractors this year, who along with Bayleys Real Estate, are the show’s biggest sponsors.

“We are also grateful for the longtime support of companies such as The Bridgehouse, Masons/Northland Waste, Coresteel, Hutchinson Consulting Engineers, Wilson Hellaby and Auckland Council/ Rodney Local Board.”

Allan says attendances are difficult to estimate but 6000 to 7000 would be an average.

Next year’s show will be held over two days – January 28 & 29 – with a bumper programme of events planned.

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Three new footpaths will be built in Warkworth over the next year as part of a $2 million Rodney Local Board project, but ongoing costs will hamper the Board for years to come.

The Board will spend $1.5 million of the fund over the next year, which will build 1.5km of path.

In Warkworth, there will be two new footpaths built on Hill Street/Falls Road and one on Kaspar Street, adjacent to Warkworth School.

A 315-metre path will run along Hill Street and Falls Road, between Albert Road and Hudson Street and cost $394,000. It will provide pedestrian access for residents of Viv Davie-Martin Drive and the route is popular with runners and walkers as part of a fitness loop.

A 180m path will be built between 4 and 20 Hill Street, opposite Shoesmith Domain, and cost $168,000.

The Kaspar Street footpath will be 145m and run the length of the street, costing $160,000.

The Board investigated building 21 footpaths, which were prioritised based on proximity to schools, development in the area and pedestrian routes.

A new Auckland Council policy means the Board will have to pay $200,000 a year for at least 50 years to service the cost of debt and depreciation. The policy requires the Board to pay 10 per cent of the cost of certain capital project every year for the life of the asset, which is about 50 years for footpaths.

The spending was debated during a heated Transport, Planning and Infrastructure Committee meeting on July 11.

Committee deputy chair Steven Garner said the spending would end up costing the Board millions and voted against the project.

“That money could be going to our communities,” Mr Garner says. “I don’t believe anyone would want us to agree to this.”

But Board member Beth Houlbrooke said people had repeatedly told the Board that new footpaths were a high priority.

“I’m well aware of implications and it’s not a decision we come to lightly,” Ms Houlbrooke says. “But these priorities have been identified through a submission process.”

Committee chair Phelan Pirrie said the Board’s discretionary budget was forecast to increase in the future and the spending was warranted.

“I’m very comfortable with this decision because everyone wants footpaths built for safety reasons.”

Mr Pirrie says he supports Council’s new policy as it encourages local boards to be more responsible with spending by making them accountable for all of the Council costs.

“Before, we used to have local boards who would have money left in their budget at the end of the year and spend it on low-priority projects and rates were continually going up to service the ongoing operational costs. This new policy means they will have to think hard about the projects they fund.”

The project passed by two votes, with James Colville and Mr Garner voting against it and John McLean abstaining.

The remaining $500,000 of the budget will be spent by the next Local Board, which will be elected in October.

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The couple bought the property 25 years ago when it was a bare 4.6ha block and developed it into their family home and business.

The couple have decided to sell the business after nine years because they believe it needs to be expanded. Charlie says they have some great ideas, but would like to take time to semi retire.

Initially, Charlie and Heather started out offering fresh fruit and produce at their roadside stall, but after a trip to Italy in 2006, they were inspired to bring Gelato ice cream to Matakana.

They started out with four flavours, which has expanded to over 60.

“People have said to us ‘you will be really missed’,” Heather says. “To be honest, as long as they can come in and still get their dark chocolate Gelato, all will be well in the world!”

The news that Charlies is on the market comes after OOB Organic Ice Creams retail outlet closed in Matakana earlier this year. The company want to concentrate on becoming a wholesale global brand. The vacated premises are tipped to house a collaborative effort between Matakana Cinemas and Brick Bay wines.

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Alison Stanes, TOSSI www.tossi.org.nz

Planting at Tawharanui The planting season at Tawharanui is well underway with half this season’s target of 20,000 plants already in the ground. Tawharanui Open Sanctuary volunteers have been working with the Auckland Council for 14 years on a project that neither organisation could have achieved on their own. A key programme is restoration of bush, providing habitat for native birds. The TOSSI nursery is run by a strong local and social volunteer team which meets weekly to grow the plants for planting out eroded gullies. The plateau areas are to be left to maintain glorious sea views and graze quiet, friendly cattle and sheep, which add to the list of experiences for park visitors. Planting sites are starting to link up to provide a corridor of bush down to the park.

Planting days run like a well-oiled machine thanks to the experience of those involved. Around 5000 plants are delivered to the plant site one or two days before the actual plant day. On a recent day, we had extra rangers to help with heavy lifting. They demonstrated their skills on one steep slope by rhythmically tossing the plants to each other and distributing them on the way down. Nursery volunteers gazed somewhat startled at the treatment of their carefully tended plants, but all was well and the plants arrived at the destinations intact.

Kiwi, takahe and spotless crake have already taken up residence in the gully planted over the last two years, which is right next to this season’s planting site. On the first ridge as we planted, we could hear the prehistoric airy calls of takahe nearby.

As soon as the trees are big enough to provide berries, bugs and beetles, the forest birds will be in to these new plantings too. It is impossible to replicate the complex composition of an original forest, but in time the birds will help towards that.

On both planting days this year, perfect clear blue skies prevailed. There is a relaxed buzz of camaraderie and friendship out on the warm, sunny, north-facing slopes.

I heard someone say, “My grandparents cleared native forest for farming and now here I am planting it back!” And just when you are tiring from the morning’s efforts, the tantalising aroma of barbecue wafts up to the site. It is always surprising how fast over a hundred volunteers converge on the last few plants! Suddenly everyone stands there looking surprised that the job is complete. A simple barbecue and fresh fruit provided by Kenilworth Orchards tastes fantastic after that morning’s physical work. Volunteers leave the site with a smile of satisfaction knowing they have done something worthwhile. You are invited to help to plant and restore the sanctuary for now and generations to come. The next volunteer planting day at Tawharanui is Sunday August 7 after 9am. Families and friends all welcome.

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“If the community wants it, they should manage it, fund it, and look after it. We’ve found user groups take pride in the hall and look after it. But it has to be there long-term.

A short-term lease would divorce that connection.”

If they secured the lease, the trust planned to install further heating, insulation and double-glazing.

The presentation comes after the Board agreed to increase the fees at Council-managed halls by more than 300 per cent, which has seen the cost of hiring Shoesmith Hall increase from $11 an hour to $34. Many users of Shoesmith Hall said they would be unable to meet the price hike and would look for new facilities.

By contrast, it costs about $6 an hour to hire the scout hall. Mr Decker says fees for community groups at Shoesmith Hall would likely significantly decrease if the trust took over management.

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The trust built the scout hall on Shoesmith Street 20 years ago and about 400 people from a variety of community groups use it each week, including scouts, tai chi and ballroom dancing.

But it is looking to develop different spaces to better cater for different community groups and wants to use Shoesmith Hall, which is directly across the road from the scouts.

Trust chair Paul Decker presented to the Rodney Local Board on July 11 and said it wanted to have different spaces for active and “passive” groups. At the moment, all groups from mahjong to indoor soccer, use the same space, which wasn’t ideal, he said.

The trust would invest about $50,000 to bring Shoesmith Hall up to scratch and use it as a meeting space for community groups and make the scout hall focused on active activities. The catch – it wants a 33-year lease on the building.

“We don’t require anything from Auckland Council,” Mr Decker said.

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A strange and unusual vintage Rain falling on vines as grapes ripen is not desirable. Too much rain creates disease pressure and water taken up by vines dilutes grape berries, which can result in less flavoursome wines. Much of our rainfall comes in winter and spring, so summer and autumn are generally dry enough to enable optimal ripening conditions for grapes.

Average rainfall in the Ransom vineyard between 1993 and 2015 for the grape ripening months have been 71mm in January, 77mm in February, 97mm in March and 90mm in April. This year’s pattern was very different with 136mm, 211mm, 33mm and 68mm respectively. It seems our experience was typical. So what impact did this strange and unusual reversal of rainfall patterns have on winegrowing?

The heavy rains in January and February saturated our soils which meant more foliage growth than usual and lush, bushy vines. Not great for high quality fruit production, as vine energy is diverted more into the foliage and less into the bunches. So we had to do more summer pruning and vine trimming than usual.

All in all, by the end of February, we had a challenging and worrying set of conditions to cope with. Had the wet weather continued we might have given up and gone fishing, but fortunately the rains largely stayed away during the critical late ripening period.

Given these odd conditions, how do we look now? At Ransom Wines we are very pleased with what we have in tank and barrel. The young wines have nice flavours and flavour intensity and good potential for high quality wines. What do other local producers think? Christine Didsbury, at Brick Bay, said they feel fortunate to have emerged unscathed from a challenging vintage. Ascension reflected on the odd weather, but were pleased with the eventual results: “We seemed to have every weather pattern achievable but the outcome has been…a condensed and focused crop that enables us to create some lovely small batch wines.”

David Hoskins, at Heron’s Flight, also noted the early rain pattern: “We got the fruit through the very wet months clean and with no disease”. But he said the vineyard had a terrific vintage. Richard Robson, at Matakana Estate, had a similar experience, saying “later ripening red varieties seemed to get through all the rain ok and our syrah was in perfect condition at harvest”.

While in February we may have been preparing to make silk purses out of sows’ ears, by the end of April our raw material was more silky, so we can expect some nice Matakana region wines from 2016.

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Ask the agent some key questions, like “Why should I list my property with you (or what makes you so different from everyone else)”. They should be able to provide you with some specific points of difference which provide a real benefit to you. Dismiss vague responses that show no direct benefit, like “I am a very good / experienced agent; I provide great customer service (get them to quantify exactly what you will be getting); I’m passionate about selling houses; we have all the buyers (unless the buyers are locked in a cellar to be rolled out for each property, this last statement is obviously untrue!)”.

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Rodney Local Board environment spending • Wastewater education programme - $28,500 A programme to raise awareness about septic tank maintenance to reduce pollution will be carried out in Sandspit, Point Wells and Muriwai. It will include staff going door-to-door and distributing fliers. This follows a similar $15,000 project in Whangateau and Ti Point earlier this year.

• Mahurangi River dredging $20,000 The grant will go to the Mahurangi River Restoration Trust (MRRT) to undertake targeted dredging of the Mahurangi River.

The Board allocated $20,000 towards the project last year. The report says this is the final year of funding for the project, which will be supported by Auckland Council staff in the future. MRRT trustee Peter Thompson says he expects to lodge a resource consent for the dredging by the end of the year.

• Slipper Lake Reserve - $20,000 The dune lake and surrounding wetland was identified as one of the highest priorities in an ecological survey of park land in Rodney. The work will include restoring a wetland buffer. This will complement the project which partners with Ngāti Manuhiri.

• Takatu Landcare weed project $10,000 The project is to create a weed-free buffer around Tawharanui Regional Park, targeting climbing asparagus and moth plant. The four-year project is in its final year. The Board

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• Slipper Lake project - $10,000 Council staff will work with Ngāti Manuhiri to engage the community to help improve water quality at Slipper Lake and Spectacle Lake in Tomarata. The project will focus on riparian areas and include pest control work.

• Mahurangi River reserve $10,000 The reserve is opposite Warkworth township alongside the Mahurangi River, off Sandspit Road. Weeds have previously been unmanaged within this reserve and have proliferated. The funding will also help community volunteers to expand work underway at Kowhai Reserve.

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The Puhoi story continues On arrival in Puhoi, there was no choice for the early settlers but to make the best of their desperate situation. Scouts for the Albertlanders had inspected the Puhoi Block in 1862 and decided it was quite unworkable. They described the bush: “The more timber trees, the more undergrowth. The timber trees run up to a height of 40 to 80 feet, almost without branches. They do not spread too much of a head, but keep their branches close and compact together. The whole space is filled up with the tree ferns six to 20 feet high, nikau palms about the same size and an immense variety of trees and shrubs.

“The whole of this is again festooned and intertwined with creepers of all sizes, which grow horizontally across the other shrubs, lashing the whole together into an impervious thicket. If, in addition to this, you imagine the whole forest strewn with innumerable trees which have fallen from the effect of winter storms, you will begin to have some idea of the difficulty.”

The Bohemian settlers were allotted their land to the “satisfaction of all concerned”: Forty acres for each adult, and 20 acres for those between five and 18 years, under the Auckland Waste Lands Act. Working together with their few spades and axes, the Bohemians made tracks through the bush from one holding to the next, built a nikau whare on each and established the families in their own home on their own land. This was achieved within the first three months.

They gathered firewood into bundles and, until Paul Straka built a punt, floated it down to the river mouth. Ships travelling from the north would pick it up and deliver it to the Wood Wharf in Auckland. When it was found that the firewood had left Puhoi, someone had to travel the track that was the Great North Road to Auckland to oversee the sale of the firewood, pay the shipping company half the profits, buy the necessities and walk back again carrying their purchases. The journey was completed in approximately 26 hours.

Shingle knives were one of the first implements bought. Soon hundreds of thousands of shingles were being sent with the firewood to the Auckland market.

Small patches of land had now been cleared. Wheat and potatoes were planted with other vegetables grown in the pockets of leaf mould, round the stumps of trees. But, arriving as they did in the dead of winter, it would be at least six months before any food was produced. The Bohemians were saved from starvation by Te Hemara Tauhia from the pa at the mouth of the river, loading their punt with peaches, kumara and vegetables time after time. The Maoris also showed them what was edible in the bush and river, and how to procure and process it for food.

A relationship of mutual respect grew between the Bohemians and Te Hemara Tauhia. He was a man of honour and intelligence and with a great capacity for friendship. Without his gifts and the knowledge that he was their friend, the predicament of the struggling settlement would have been even worse. In spite of this, there was little contact between the Maoris at the pa and the Bohemians up the river and no inter-marrying. In the early 1870s, Te Hemara sold their land to the Government and moved to the west coast. A further group of Bohemian emigrants settled on this land.

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Two distinguished WWII servicemen passed away in Mahurangi last month.

Trevor Dill and Norris Wyatt both died on June 28, aged 95.

Trevor Dill enlisted in the RNZAF at age 20 on January 1, 1942. By October 1943 he had completed his first tour of operations as a navigator on Stirling bombers and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.

“On one night’s bombing mission of Nuremburg, we lost 96 bombers of the 600 that set out. Seven hundred men were killed that night – more than in the whole of the Battle of Britain,” Trevor said in an interview with RSA manager Robbie Blair four years ago.

Trevor met future wife, Jessie, in England and was engaged the day before being shipped home in September 1945. They were married in Warkworth in September, 1946.

After the war, Trevor and Jessie settled on a farm in the Kaipara Hills, raising five children and clearing acres of hilly gorse and blackberries. Even in his 90’s, Trevor would still spend a couple of days a week on the farm.

The couple were lifetime members

Norris Wyatt

Trevor Dill

Norris Wyatt 1921 – 2016

Service No. 42292 Air Force Flight Lieutenant, DFM

Service No. 8944 Navy Sub Lieutenant

of the Kaipara Flats Tennis Club, and attended the club’s 100-year anniversary in April.

Norris Wyatt was born in Leigh on February 9, 1921. His schooling at

Little Omaha ended at age 12, when he started working full-time on the family farm. Draught horses were used for the heavy farm work and for ploughing. Norris also worked at the

1921 – 2016 family sawmill in Leigh, which was steam-powered until 1944. At 17, he volunteered for the North Auckland Mounted Rifles. After marrying his sweetheart, Betty Chessum, at Warkworth Methodist Church in 1942, Norris switched to the navy and attended officer-training college.

The cadets were trained to row, but Norris was well practised, towing logs by rowboat to the family sawmill at the head of Leigh Harbour.

Norris was assigned to a 114-foot landing craft vessel with a crew of 12. Their task was to transport military equipment from Poole and Southhampton, across the channel to France. With a top speed of seven knots, they were vulnerable to U-boat attack on the 12-hour crossing. On return trips they were loaded with hundreds of German POW’s with most of the crew on guard duty.

Norris returned to New Zealand in January 1946 after two years away and he became an expert bushman and tree feller. Norris and Betty had eight children. He is remembered as a hard worker, mentor, peacemaker, and a gentleman.

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Congratulations to Barbara and Steve Lesley, who are the recipients of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. The couple was nominated by Sandra Bolland and Donna Wech, who wrote:

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Barbara and Steve Lesley are a fantastic asset to the local community. They both give a day a week for charity (as well as working fulltime), Steve for the Warkworth Hospice and Barbara for Riding for the Disabled.

They recently had the idea to run a trivia/auction fundraising night for a friend whose daughter was seriously injured and son died in a car accident. They worked tirelessly for several months getting donations and planning the event, and kept the other organisers incredibly motivated. They are a very inspiring couple.

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Know someone who deserves a big “thank you” for their community spirit?

Tell us and they will receive acknowledgement in Mahurangi Matters and an amazing hamper from Chocolate Brown, 6 Mill Lane, Warkworth. Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz (subject line: Sweet Appreciation) or post to: Sweet Appreciation, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701, Warkworth.

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Winter arrived with a vengeance in the last week of June, with torrential rain across the greater Auckland area. Hopefully readers took heed of my advice a few weeks earlier and cleared out gutters and drains of debris to allow the clear escape of water.

It is around this time that we start cleaning out the excess ash from fireplaces and fireboxes. However, this can be a riskier business than you might think. Most of us will stoke the fire heavily the last thing at night, immediately prior to hitting the sack. We get up in the morning and the fire is out. Or is it? To clear out the ashes at this time could be dangerous. Embers concealed within the ash could remain hot and smoulder for a couple of days given the right circumstances. To then put the ash into a combustible container, such as cardboard box, plastic bag, or bucket, could invite disaster. Also, do not use vacuums to clear around the fireplace. Past events have occurred when this has been done and the vacuum put away in the cupboard only to ignite some hours later.

As an example, I had a mate who once shovelled the ash straight out of his fire box into his newly acquired council wheelie bin. Nice, clean and no mess. Or so he thought. He wheeled it straight outside and parked it by the back steps hard up against the rear wall of the house. Job over. He went about his daily business until darkness fell. During the course of the evening, he glanced at the opaque glass back door. He could see an orange flickering colour. He thought it was his pesky neighbour having his usual backyard burn. He went outside to complain, only to find his wheelie bin on fire with flames lapping up the exterior weatherboards of his house. The local brigade attended and the house was saved, but not without suffering significant damage. But the question remains – what if he had been out, or worse still, in bed asleep. The story caused some mirth when told over a beer at a pub, however worst case scenario, it could have been over a cup of tea at a funeral.

So what do you do with your ashes? Here are some suggestions.

• Allow the ashes to cool. Maybe for a couple of days, say after a weekend away etc.

• Cool the ashes with a bit of water.

• Place ashes into a sound container such as a metal bucket.

• Store in a safe area, away from buildings or structures. Allow to sit for a couple more days.

• Dispose of in a safe manner.

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“It has actually blown us away,” Paul says. “When the boom started in Auckland, it took a while to reach us. Two years ago you could pick up a property in Wellsford for around $250,000. Now you’re lucky to get into that market for $450,000 and it just keeps fanning outwards.”

Ray White also offers property management and home lending financial services. The pair is proud of the company’s 30-year family-run history in the area. Terrence says they also sponsor many local charities and organisations.

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Mahurangi makes a stand against child abuse Rod Cheeseman news@localmatters.co.nz

Three local family support services are calling for the community to take action and help turn around New Zealand’s child abuse record.

Parenting mentor Cushla Clark has enlisted the help of Homebuilders Family Service coordinator Quentin Jukes, and Laraine Sheffield from Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge. They want to publicise the message that asking for help will stop the abuse.

The initiative comes in the wake of the death of three-year-old Moko Rangtoheriri.

Parenting mentor Cushla Clark says that people’s revulsion and anger often quickly turns to apathy.

“We have a high profile case that’s horrific and gruelling,” Cushla says. “People get scared and think that they are powerless to do anything in their community. They believe it’s for the judiciary and Child, Youth and Family to deal with. The case goes away and we all do nothing.”

The Hestia Women’s Refuge has a 24-hour free helpline and will meet with victims of domestic violence wherever they feel safe. Laraine says Rodney is no better than elsewhere in the country.

“The amount of domestic violence and abuse in our community is overwhelming,” Laraine says.”

“People have a narrow-minded view of domestic violence, but its effects are so far-reaching. It fractures the relationship between the mother and her child.

It makes the children unable to communicate and

Quentin Jukes and Cushla Clark want to prevent abuse in the Mahurangi region.

afraid. What we need to do as a community is provide services that people can trust. This means more people will report abuse and get help.”

Homebuilders Family Services runs a raft of initiatives to help people. Quentin says that as a community, we need to be more proactive and help our neighbours ask for help when they need it.

“We are advocates of the message, ‘it’s ok to ask for help’,” Quentin says. “Ask for help early, before things gets really bad. It’s about supporting people, not judging them.”

All of the service providers agree that domestic violence

and abuse in the community is not restricted to any one socio-economic group. Rather than see the community calling for tougher sentencing, they would like to see greater understanding of the problem.

“People that beat their kids and cause these tragedies have suffered childhoods with severe abuse, trauma, or neglect,” Cushla says.

“Neuroscience supports the theory that abusers go back to their own suffering in their brain and the abused becomes the abuser. The newspapers never, ever, report this research. Or ask the question, how is this related to their past trauma and abuse? They just portray these people as monsters.”

Quentin says that they can break this cycle by helping people to learn different ways of managing their behaviour and offering coping mechanisms.

“We give people the tools to manage situations better and de-escalate themselves. In many cases, we give them parenting skills that are different to the ones they grew up with. These skills don’t use violence and are far more effective than abusive parenting,” Quentin says.

Laraine says that Rodney has good services that work together, but ultimately the community needs to be more proactive and report abuse.

“Who gets blamed when a child is killed? Usually the social services worker,” Laraine says. “There are a whole lot of people involved. The family, extended family, agencies and the community. We all have a responsibility, we need to work together. It takes a community to raise a child.”

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AA meets in Wellsford Alcoholics Anonymous held a public meeting at Wellsford Community Centre on July 16.

The meeting was open to the community and improves awareness and understanding about the programme.

For many of us, a cold one at the end of the day is a well-earned reward. But when does drinking become problem drinking? ‘Ben’ and ‘Beth,’ share their story so that others can identify the warning signs and get help.

Ben Hello, my name is Ben. I am an alcoholic. My drinking helped break my family apart and it took many, many years before I was able to reconnect with my (now adult) children. My drinking takes no prisoners. It leaves me out of control and causes others to fear for their safety. If I wasn’t drunk then I was stoned, at work, at play, basically as often as I could. In the end I was horrible to be around and completely unemployable. Finally I cleaned up my act at age 37 and attended Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), because I had heard that it was a group of people that would understand and help me. It was the best decision of my life. I recently celebrated 25 years without a drink or other drugs.

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Parenting lessons at Mahurangi College Mahurangi College will host a parent evening with a difference on August 1, as author and professional speaker, Yvonne Godfrey will be giving the parents a talking to. The hour-long presentation will focus on how to raise responsible, resilient, and respectful young adults. The event is subsidised by Friends of Mahu. Koha at the door, Mahurangi College auditorium, August 1, 7.30pm-9pm.

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After an introduction to the material and sculpting, explore 3D space while creating an indoor or outdoor ornament. Sculptures will be fired so they can be painted at a later date. Supported by Creative Communities. Tutor: Vivienne Paterson Venue: Kowhai Crafts.

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Within weeks it had turned into a few drinks every day. I was looking forward to getting home from work so I could have a drink. Sometimes I had to drink in the morning to cure my anxiety and I couldn’t go to social events without a drink. I went back to AA, worked the steps and gained a new freedom in life. I had found the solution that I had witnessed in the other members. I no longer needed to keep myself busy just to stay sober. I started to live a life instead of just exist.

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They say we need two hands for parenting; one hand to hold the reins and set the boundaries, the other hand to soothe and nurture. Many parents find this to be a dilemma, and run the risk of over-doing one of these tasks at the expense of the other. Parents who are too heavy-handed with the rules and regulations may risk damaging their relationship with their child, or creating a culture of anger and defiance in their home. Parents who are wobbly, confused, or afraid to hold the boundaries may risk damaging their relationship with their child in a different way, and create a culture of guilt and manipulation and even blatant disrespect.

Either way, children are not encouraged to develop their own solid values and the sense of responsibility that will ensure their safety in the big world out there.

Our parenting courses at Homebuilders teach a style of parenting that is neither dictatorial, nor wishy-washy, but rather one which is reliable. Children need to know that at home they will be treated with respect, they will be allowed to keep their dignity, and they will also be challenged and held accountable as needed, in a firm and fair way.

We emphasise the importance of forming a ‘team’ with our children. That means we are supportive and trustworthy in our dealings with the children so that they want to cooperate, and where they don’t want to, their voices and opinions will be listened to, acknowledged and valued, even though we won’t necessarily agree with them.

The ability to create a team culture in the family greatly reduces tension and conflict.

Our kids are in our care for such a short time. We at Homebuilders would love to support parents to build positive relationships with them so that they can enjoy the journey for as long as it may last. We encourage parents to recognise the treasure they hold, to be able to see their kids as the growing, learning, lovable, energetic, funny, vulnerable, challenging, satisfying and amazing creatures they can be. We would love families to look back on the childhood years with pleasure and satisfaction as a blueprint for a happy future.

In the coming term, we will hold two parenting courses. One will be in Warkworth running for five Tuesdays, from August 2 to August 30, 9.3011.30am with Terry Healey.

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PUHOI

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PUHOI LOCAL NEWS: Proudly celebrating 153 years of Bohemian settlement History abounds in the village of Puhoi, giving visitors a welcoming, homely sense of place, even on the coldest days.

One of the first historical buildings on the way into town is the old convent schoolhouse. It’s home to the Bohemian Museum which is cared for by the Puhoi Historical Society. The museum houses a variety of artifacts from the early settlers. Logging tools, Bohemian dress, and a scale model of the town are poignant reminders of its ethnic origins. Part of the museum building is still used by a playgroup and it’s this omnipresent juxtaposition of the old and new, which is central to the community’s identity.

The lifestyle from its cultural roots in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) evokes free spirited unconventional artistry. That is evident in the eclectic mix of boutique businesses in the area – local cheeses, mustards and an organic distillery offer their wares alongside traditional arts and crafts.

The Puhoi Community Forum is running a series of workshops around the theme ‘Puhoi is a living

neighbourhood’. This is aimed at getting more members of the community helping out and making positive change.

The workshops get the locals together and get to grips with the most poignant issues facing the

community. This includes ecosystem support to create and implement a plan for native planting, and pest and weed control. They are also looking to upgrade the river park after the community forum got a grant from the Rodney Local Board.

There is a plan to improve pedestrian connectivity and redevelop the village centre. Connecting the main village to outlying developments with walkways is also a priority as they currently have inadequate footpaths for pedestrian safety.

Group co-chair Dustyn O’Leary says they would like funds to re-develop the village area to alleviate parking and congestion problems, particularly on weekends, when the village is inundated with day-trippers.

Puhoi will also be the most affected town on the planned Puhoi to Warkworth motorway expansion. The community forum hopes to get funding from the motorway construction consortium, with the preferred tender due to be announced later this month.

Like most places in Rodney, Puhoi is experiencing growth and is bracing itself for continued expansion. It is listed as a heritage village and that affords it some protection from urban sprawl. Maintaining the character and feel of the village has been a priority for the last 153 years and it looks like the locals will maintain that tradition.

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LOCALS TALKING: What’s special about Puhoi?

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“We just celebrated 153 years since Puhoi was settled in 1863. We went all the way through the weekend with a dance on Saturday night, a reunion for former locals, and Bohemian dancing.

We finished on Wednesday with a dinner for the direct descendants of the early settlers. History is the backbone of Puhoi, the early settlers had the motto: ‘We keep the faith and we help each other’. Helping each other still exists in Puhoi today, even with people who have no idea about our History.”

“We are a destination; there is no where like Puhoi. We are in the country but not far from the city. We have beautiful scenery, beautiful cheeses, and beautiful food. I am a head chef and I like to be busy, so I love the tourists.

We also have a lot of backpackers stay for a while in Puhoi and work locally in places like Matakana. That adds to the community and gives it a sense of diversity. A few of the locals think ‘bloody Aucklanders’, but we need visitors to survive and actually, I thrive on it.”

“I retired here 16 years ago and built a house on my daughter’s 40 hectare block.

I was a dye setter in a rubber factory, moving around 200 kilo moulds. I now like to spend my time talking to visitors in the pub. I have met so many people from all over the world and I am still in contact with many of them. I have been writing to some of them for years and they often come back and visit me. One tour guide introduces all his visitors from Asia to me. I have a chat with them and they take my picture, I even get bought the odd beer or two!”

“Puhoi is fantastic for its sense of community. We came here 15 years ago with our young children and we were made to feel very welcome. There is a wide range of people here of all ages.

In summer we sit by the river, all the kids go swimming and kayaking, and the adults have a good yak! There are a lot more houses and building projects now. When we first moved here there were five houses in our road, now there are almost three times that many.

Fortunately, the community tries to regulate development and not spoil our village. I love it here and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.”

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Puhoi in te reo Maori means slow water and refers to the Puhoi River, on which the town is located. According to the Puhoi Historical Society, settlers arrived in 1863 from Bohemia, a region in the Czech republic.

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The journey took 124 days and after sailing by cutter to the mouth of the Puhoi River, early settlers were taken the final few kilometres by Maori waka.

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Firewood was the area’s first

trading commodity followed by charcoal, timber and cattle.

The locals even turned their hand to gathering ‘wood ear’ fungus, a Chinese delicacy, and trading it with local Chinese merchant Chew Chong.

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The population peaked a century ago at over 500 and in 1976 the Puhoi Historical Society was formed with the purpose of preserving the area’s history.

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Puhoi tracks Rising 100 metres above the historic Puhoi village is the Puhoi Track and Puhoi Loop Track, which form part of the national Te Araroa walkway.

The Puhoi Track takes about two hours and will lead you up through bush and grasslands to a high point overlooking the village.

From Remiger Road, the track crosses the Puhoi River via the swing-bridge and climbs through pines to a ridge track. Young kauri trees line the route, so stick to the gravelled track to prevent kauri dieback disease spreading.

Climbing to the highest point on the track, you leave pine forest and move into native bush. When you reach the small footbridge look for the resident morepork (ruru). Continue on up the final climb before exiting onto the formed track through farmland with great views of the valley below.

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The Arthur Dunn Memorial Lookout.

joins the Puhoi Lookout Loop Track and here you have a choice – head further east down a gentler grade with steps down through more bush, or in front of you is a more direct route down past the Arthur Dunn Memorial Lookout. You exit into the Puhoi Domain, directly opposite the Puhoi General Store and the historic Puhoi pub. Well-deserved refreshments may be in order.

TOWN STATS •

The Puhoi area had 789 people at the 2013 census, up from 684 in the 2006 census, or a 15 per cent increase.

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There were 303 occupied dwellings in the Puhoi area in 2013, up from 252 in 2006 – a 20 per cent increase.

*The figures use a combination of meshblock data for the Puhoi area from Statsnz

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GETTING CREATIVE Inge Chappell: Puhoi flame artist Inge Chappell ditched a high-pressure job as a marketing manager in Auckland and taught herself how to work with molten glass at her home studio in Puhoi.

Glass is difficult to work with, requiring temperatures of between 540 and 650 degrees centigrade. The type of glass, and even the colour, has a bearing on the amount of heat used, for instance blues and greens require less heat than silver and pink.

“It’s not easy, because glass is both creative and technical,” Inge says. “You need an eye for colour, form, and an understanding of the alchemy of glass.

It has a temperamental nature.

“Because I had worked as a marketing manager, I have an analytical and creative brain. I think that gives me a natural affinity with the process.”

Inge mostly uses glass supplied from Italy which has oxides added to produce colour. She also works with recycled glass and is a big advocate for up-cycling and minimising wastage.

Buckets of thin glass rods adorn her studio in Puhoi, along with finely detailed jewellery.

“I always wanted to live in Puhoi.

I think it’s because it has a diverse community made up of artists, writers and travellers. The European Bohemian heritage gave me a connection to the community. I think that might be because I was born in

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Her studio, Kleurglass offers ‘glass class,’ distributes to galleries, and serves as a gallery.

“Puhoi is a beautiful and peaceful place to work, it helps me create beautiful work for galleries. It’s also a great place for me to teach my ‘glass class’ for budding flame artists.”

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The Business Association steering committee wants Warkworth to have a strong voice in the changes ahead for the town and district.

Warkworth Association sets new direction The steering committee formed in the wake of the failed Warkworth Business Improvement District (BID) vote, held earlier this year, has wasted no time in getting up and running.

Under the chairmanship of Warkworth solicitor Chris Murphy, a business plan has been formulated, sponsors are being approached and a membership drive is underway.

“The Warkworth area is going to undergo significant growth in the next 10 years and will have many challenges to face as part of this process,” Mr Murphy says.

“Ensuring the long-term sustainability and success of local businesses is essential, as is ensuring that services are provided by key stakeholders to ensure this growth is well-handled.”

Mr Murphy says that while the BID

did not proceed, if anything, the process galvanised the local business community and a great opportunity now exists to leverage this sentiment and create a meaningful association.

Association stationery is sporting a new logo, which the committee hopes will symbolise a new, united and inclusive direction for Warkworth.

Committee member and Bayleys Real Estate managing director, Mark Macky, says the logo and business plan are starting points, and will be discussed in more detail at the annual meeting in September.

“We are looking to make some significant changes to the business association’s approach,” Mr Macky says. “We want Warkworth businesses to have a strong voice in the growth and development of Warkworth.

“We have identified more than 750 potential member businesses in the greater Warkworth area. Membership in the past has been around 80, but our aim is to drive this to 250-plus by the time of the annual meeting.”

The committee has already had an encouraging response to its approach to major sponsors. Early supporters include Webster Malcolm Law, Bayleys, Mason Containers, Davco Electrical, Mason Contractors, MS Engineering, Hutchinson Consultants, Rodney Surgical Centre and Hire Works.

The Rodney Local Board has also been asked to step-up and assist in the first 12-months while sponsorship and membership support grows.

Who’s on the committee?

Chair, Chris Murphy, Webster

Key objectives: • Unite the Warkworth business community • Provide one strong voice for the business and wider community • Help members’ businesses grow • Build a strong membership and funding base to ensure that appropriate resources are in place to achieve the association’s goals.

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Call for Warkworth Structure Plan sooner rather than later One of the major tasks ahead of the new business association will be the initiation of a community-led Structure Plan for Warkworth.

The plan will be a high level document to define where various land uses such as retail centres, housing, employment and parks should be located as Warkworth grows.

In conjunction with Auckland Council, Watercare and Auckland Transport, the plan will also provide guidance for improved infrastructure such as transport and stormwater, which will be required for growth.

Structure plans do not contain rules, but they are used to guide the future development of an area by coordinating and defining land use patterns and the location, distribution and integration of infrastructure in relation to local features, the existing town layout and community aspirations.

Developing a plan involves local boards, mana whenua and communities.

With Warkworth identified as one of Auckland’s two satellite towns (earmarked for significant growth) the need for an over-arching plan becomes crucial. Auckland’s Future Urban Land Supply Strategy will determine the sequencing and timing of how and where infrastructure is provided and, therefore, will influence the timing of when the identified future urban areas will be ‘development ready’.

Council documents indicate that structure planning and plan changes

(to live zonings) will start in 2018 and those processes are likely to take about WARKWORTH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION three years prior to the areas being made ready for development.

MEMBERSHIP 2016/2017 But Warkworth-based planner Thelike purpose of the Warkworth Business Association is to empower economic prosperity and growth in a greater Burnette Macnicol would to see Warkworth area. We view membership as an alliance – a mutual partnership between members. Together we are Warkworth take the initiative and begin YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL HELP DELIVER: stronger. its structure planning process as soon as community-led vision for Warkworth possible because of the rapid rate thata voice for• yourAconcerns, We will provide networking for your business development, and ensure you • Promotionfacilitate of a Buy Local philosophy development is already occurring. gain access to key stakeholders and decision-makers who may affect your investment in your business.

• Wider representation on key projects, particularly at local government level “Without some overall guidance and •voice Improved consultation issues such as roading, parking signage Having a strong and clear for the greater Warkworthon area business community is essential toand ensure that community input as to how we want • Collaboration with like-minded local businesses the local businesses can grow and prosper, and that the stakeholders in this growth have a clear understanding of this community to develop, ad hoc Advocacy on walkways and cycleways what the local needs are. • development occurs resulting in effects • Local events such as the Santa Parade that cannot easily be undone,” she KEY OBJECTIVES FOR 2016/2017 … and much more. says. “Because Council has identified Warkworth as an area for growth, this is A. Unite the Warkworth business community. a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for the Dateclaimer: community to work together activelyonetostrong voice B. Provide the business and widerGeneral community.

TheforAssociation’s Annual Meeting will be held at The Bridgehouse create the best outcomes possible for the on Wednesday, September 21 at 5.30pm. New and prospective members are grow. warmly invited to attend. future of Warkworth.” C. Help members’ businesses This is an opportunity to bring along your ideas and to talk to committee Key Structure Plan questions include: D. Build a strong membership and funding ensure appropriate resources are in place to achieve our goals. members aboutbase the to association’s new direction.

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1. GROW & STRENGTHEN YOUR BUSINESS Supporting local businesses is a core offering of the organisation. We • Looking ahead to a population of will drive a significant Buy Local campaign ensuring local businesses are ‘on the shopping list’ for locals. A 20,000-plus people, where do we simple web-based directory engine will sit behind this, ensuring our members’ businesses are easily found. We MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM want industrial businesses based? also want to promote Warkworth to ensure our district has a profile in the Greater Auckland region, attracting How will we grow the new corebusinesses retail and helping Join today. only $240 including GST grow theMembership existing ones. area so that it is vibrant and an area Fax 09 425 7642 email info@warkworthbusiness.org.nz where people want to go, timeRepresentation on key projects including Auckland Council’s Structure Plan (for the Warkworth 2. spend ONE VOICE Business area)should and strategic policies, LocalName Board plans, roads and transport, and local economic development. Our and enjoy themselves? Where members’ feedback is essential for stakeholders, to ensure they are delivering policy and infrastructure that people live? Where will new schools, Contact Person the needs of local business and supports economic development. hospitals, swimming poolsreflects and sports Mailing Address facilities go?

3. CONNECT, COLLABORATE Provide opportunities for businesses to connect and learn from each other through • Where should reserve peer networks, collaboration and to challenge their processes through communication from business leaders and cycleways and connectivity beStrong communication champions. is essential with and between members. We also wish to foster Physical Address community spirit through local events such as the Santa Parade and the Trolley Derby, and support the Kowhai developed?

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You | Community | Business Mahurangi businesses are crucial to creating a vibrant community and support the events and groups that entertain us and bring us together, and fund the services that help those who need a hand. The five businesses in this feature employ over 80 staff and support dozens of community groups and events throughout the region, from Warkworth Wellsford Hospice to the Warkworth A&P Show. These businesses rely on people shopping locally to survive, and unlike spending money outside of the region, a significant portion of money spent locally flows back into the community. So next time you dig into your wallet, think about the ‘local link’.

Mike Pero Real Estate Angela Wain and Andrew Steens are one of the original franchise owners with Mike Pero Real Estate. After just five years, their business is now one of the leading real estate agencies in northern Rodney. They support many community organisations and activities and firmly believe in paying it forward wherever possible to build stronger communities.

How do you choose which charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools in the community to support?

Our first preference is to support schools, sports teams and organisations that provide support to families, as we believe this strengthens communities for the good of all.

What form does your support take?

We provide lump sum grants, one-off sponsorships or donations, ongoing scholarships and assistance with fundraising efforts.

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Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of being a sponsor?

A special moment for us was a quiet donation we made of $1000 that went to a man with terminal cancer to assist him to make the journey home to the islands to be with his family when he

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Do you get many requests for support and do you have to turn many down?

We get regular requests and as yet we haven’t turned many down, however a few large donations to hospice and Plunket that are coming up will empty

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How many people do you employ locally?

We have 10 people that work for us – some part-time or on flexi-time, which we like as it enables them to still have time with their families.

Are you confident about doing business in your town?

Very confident. We love this area, it’s growing fast enough to generate lots of business, but not too fast that it becomes unliveable.

Do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’ and do you use / support local businesses for your products and services?

Shopping locally is important – wherever we can we use local contractors and other businesses for our work. Aside from our charitable donations, a lot of our income gets pumped back into the local economy.

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Webster Malcolm Law Webster Malcolm Law is a locallybased and owned legal practice.

Together, our team has a strong reputation as leading New Zealand lawyers. This is demonstrated by the way our clients come to us and stay with us through the generations. They trust our advice and we deliver their legal requirements. Our team prides itself on the friendly, confidential way in which we deal with our clients and the quality of our services. All of our staff take responsibility for our high standards and attention to detail.

How do you choose which charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools in the community to support?

Webster Malcolm actively supports over 20 local community initiatives.

Over time, different staff members have built relationships within the community and through these relationships and their involvement in different community groups and projects we have extended out support in time and financial resource.

At the moment we sponsor: Leigh Fishing Contest, Warkworth Rotary Club, Rodney College, Wellsford Primary School, Wellsford Golf & Squash, Rodney Hockey, Leigh Rag, Mahurangi East Tennis Club, Mahurangi Cruising Club, Kowhai Singers, Bowls Warkworth, Warkworth Business Association, Rotary Club Directory, Mahurangi College, , Warkworth Primary School, Mahurangi Rugby, Kowhai Festival, Westpac Helicopter, Daffodil Day,

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What form does your support take?

We give vouchers for legal services. We give our time both in practical support at events and in serving on local committees. We provide financial support as well.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance

of being a sponsor?

We are actively involved the Leigh Fishing Contest and enjoy seeing the community come together to host such a large event. It is rewarding to see the local relationships strengthened through their involvement, and its fun to see the completion winners so happy with their prizes.

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scholarships for deserving students.

We think it is important to recognise those who work hard at school and we are delighted to be able to reward them with our support.

Do you get many requests for support and do you have to turn many down?

Yes we do. We are already committed to a large list of groups and events and we need to continue this commitment rather than changing all the time.

How many people do you employ locally?

We are a team of six legal partner and 12 staff and two consultants.

Are you confident about doing business in your town?

Our team members have had diverse life experiences. We are family oriented people – we are real people who can relate to you. We are trusted, experienced and approachable. Our clients are those that want lawyers who are accessible and provide expert advice on their legal matters in a way that they understand.

Do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’ and do you use/support local businesses for your products and services?

Absolutely! We use a number of local business, and enjoy doing business in the community. It’s great for building networks, it’s convenient and easy to communicate and people are close by and it is great to support local business.

For expert help with Property Law “Some close friends had recently purchased their first home using Webster Malcolm as they are based in the area and raved about them. So when we suddenly found “the one”, just before Christmas, we didn’t hesitate to call Webster Malcolm. The team acted quickly with advice and gave us thorough instructions – we had absolutely no clue what legal steps we needed to take! I would certainly recommend Webster Malcolm’s services, especially for people like us with little to no knowledge on the process.”

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RE/MAX Realty Group RE/MAX Realty Group is based in the Warkworth town centre, and is a franchise of the largest real estate company in the world, now in over 100 countries and with 105,000 agents working under the RE/MAX banner.

How do you choose which charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools in the community to support?

We’ve never turned anyone down – if we are able to help and can fit it in, we will. Under the RE/MAX banner, we also support Variety – The Children’s Charity who help and support underprivileged and disadvantaged Kiwi kids.

What form does your support take?

Nola and Ben have now been involved in over 60 fund raising events over the past 14 years and have been part of raising a phenomenal amount of money for the area. People do ask us why we are so driven in helping all the various organisations, and it all goes back to when we had to leave Zimbabwe and moved to New Zealand, which was one of a few options. Nola had been to New Zealand in 1992 to play polocrosse and loved the New Zealand people.

It was for this reason that we chose to move to New Zealand as we felt that it was very similar to the friendly small country that we had left behind.

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proud moment for us. It was during these early years that we decided that if we were granted the opportunity to start a new life in New Zealand that we would do our very best to help out the community that we lived in, in anyway possible, to repay the people of New Zealand for this opportunity that we had been granted, being able to start a safe, new life here with our children.

We have been involved in four fundraisers since we opened our doors in mid-January 2016 under the RE/ MAX banner, and in this very short period we have assisted in raising just over $28,000 with another fundraiser planned for on July 15.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of being a sponsor?

A few years ago, one of our fundraising efforts had a very personal connection

– one of our good friends was badly injured in a tragic flying fox accident which involved her in breaking her back and left her paralysed. Together, with others in the community, we held a dinner and auction evening that raised $20,000 to help her and her family – a very emotional experience.

Do you get many requests for support and do you have to turn many down?

Yes, we do get asked for support on many occasions, and as mentioned we will help out as much as we possibly can, however, I must say that the community that we live in is unbelievable. Our support is time consuming and involved on the evenings of the fundraiser, but we have to acknowledge the local businesses who tirelessly give items for these functions. We have been involved in so many of these now, and it always amazes us how giving these businesses

are, and we should all thank them when we are in their shops or pass by.

How many people do you employ locally?

We currently have four staff, plus ourselves.

Are you confident about doing business in your town?

Yes – we are driven to help people and we are not just ‘another’ real estate agency. We’ll keep doing what we’ve been doing for our clientele, and we’ll keep putting back into the community as much as we can.

The local real estate market has changed considerably over the past 14 years, from being a quiet tranquil area and considered to be too far out of Auckland, to today where Warkworth and Wellsford are now considered to be part of Auckland and are also included in the Supercity. With this change in the public’s perception, and that we are now just over an hour north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, our customers have changed considerably too, so we’ve adapted along the way.

Do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’ and do you use/support local businesses for your products and services?

We do believe that this is vital for everyone to shop locally. Our local businesses give so much to the community and we believe it is imperative that we offer them the support in return. We use the local businesses as much as possible and find them very helpful and friendly at all times.

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Life Pharmacy Franklins Life Pharmacy Franklins is a community-based business that prides itself on being part of the health and wellbeing of our community.

The pharmacy has been operating in Warkworth since 1955, when Brian Rees opened the store as Brian Rees Pharmacy. Since then it has moved premises and changed name, but we still believe that good honest advice and healthcare is essential to everyone’s existence, and feel our services are trusted in the community.

How do you choose which charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools in the community to support?

We really take pride in supporting our local schools, clubs and the community environment as we believe that this is our future. We donate to charities from Pink Ribbon Appeal and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, to our local museums, golf clubs and flower shows.

What form does your support take?

We love to make up beautiful gift baskets for raffles, or sometimes we provide Life Pharmacy Gift vouchers as prizes.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of being a sponsor?

Having people return to tell us how successful their fundraising event was and that they made their goal or target.

Do you get many requests for support and do you have to turn many down?

The team at Life Pharmacy.

We get around four or five requests each week for some sort of sponsorship – most of these we can help.

How many people do you employ locally?

We have a well-oiled team of 17.

Fourteen of these are local ladies, some of whom have grown up in and around the Warkworth district.

Are you confident about doing business in your town?

Warkworth is a thriving community at the moment, with lots of new development in both the residential and commercial areas. As more largeformat brands come to town it is easier to continue to shop local, as all our needs are met here. The recent growth in the community means that we can now provide new services like our beauty therapy treatments.

Do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’ and do you

use / support local businesses for your products and services?

Very important, this is why we support the local community with sponsorship, and would hope that locals support us in return. Warkworth has a real family feel and when shopping locally it feels like you are supporting friends and family. We always use local businesses where possible; electricians, plumbers, builders, painters.

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Rhodes for Roads Rhodes for Roads is an experienced civil construction company that has been operating in Warkworth and the surrounding areas since 1985. We have undertaken a diverse range of projects over the last 31 years, including road construction and rehabilitation, subdivision development, forestry roading, coastal erosion protection, carparks, retaining walls, driveways and water deliveries. We have an experienced team of staff with a wealth of skills and knowledge of the local area.

How do you choose which charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools in the community to support?

It is always hard to choose which groups to support, as you can’t support them all. We have a long history of supporting some organisations, such as the Auckland Rescue Helicopter, of which we have been a corporate sponsor for 20 years, and I do like to continue to support these groups that we have a long-standing association with.

We also like to support sports groups, for example local bowling clubs and golf clubs, and we have a long history of sponsoring the Mahurangi Rugby Club as many of us here have been involved with the club over the years.

The Contractors for Charity Boxing event in Whangarei is another event we have sponsored which is a fun night out for members of our industry and also a great fundraiser. Many of the staff here have children or grand

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children at the local schools, so we like to support school fundraising events too.

What form does your support take?

Our support could be in the form of a financial donation/sponsorship package, or often for the local schools or sports clubs we will give them a gift basket or hamper that they can raffle. We have sponsored a van for the Mahurangi Rugby Club and in the past have done work for charitable organisations free of charge.

Is there a special moment you can

share that highlights the importance of being a sponsor?

I have really enjoyed supporting the Mahurangi Rugby Club over the last 27 years since its formation. It has been a pleasure watching the club’s growth and the player’s development over the years. We sponsor the club each year and have had our own Rhodes sponsored team over the years.

Now I enjoy watching my grandson playing sport for the club too.

Do you get many requests for support and do you have to turn

many down?

Yes we get a lot of requests, especially being a well-known business in a smaller town. Sometimes in a quiet winter we seem to get more calls for support than calls for work!

How many people do you employ locally?

We employ about 30 people at the moment.

Are you confident about doing business in your town?

Yes, I am very confident about doing business in Warkworth. We are able to source most of the materials that we need locally and generally experience great service from the local businesses and tradespeople.

I find that in return for doing business locally you receive a lot of loyalty from locals who will come to us when they need work doing. You could say, I have made a career out of doing business in my town.

Do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’ and do you use/support local businesses for your products and services?

I think it is very important to shop locally, and it is something that I have always done on both a business and personal level. My wife Katie and I have a property up North and I have often used local Warkworth businesses and tradespeople to source products for the property. You develop good business relationships which are enjoyable and invaluable.

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Krippner folk at Whangateau Hall Life on a dusty road has been the inspiration for Mahurangi band The Dirt Road Orchestra, which is playing the Whangateau Folk Club on Monday, July 25 at 7pm.

Three of the bands five members live on Krippner Road, near Puhoi and band guitarist Andy Hamilton says the band is excited to be playing at Whangateau Hall.

“It has a really high standard of musicianship and it’s usually packed, which makes for a great atmosphere,” Andy says. “Because it’s a Monday night, it means

people are there for the music, not just looking for something to do.

“Every time I’ve been there I’ve been blown away.”

Andy describes the bands music as acoustic folk, exploring a range of lyrical themes from “love songs to social commentary”.

“Lyrics are as important as the music to me.”

The band went under the moniker the Mad Hatters, before reforming under their new name two years ago.

“We’ve been rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing and I feel like we are at our peak.”

Kaipara photo competition Kaipara flats residents are running a Facebook photo competition in an effort to get their community together. The photos will form part of a digital photo gallery on the new community website kaiparaflats. tastybytes.co.nz/. The competition will have prizes donated from local businesses for best portrait, landscape, animal, historical, sport, and kids photos. Prints can also be scanned and uploaded to have a digital record of the areas photographic history. For more information call the website team on 422 4044, or visit the Kaipara Flats community Facebook page.

Some of the top young opera singers in the country will perform at The Vivian Gallery on Omaha Valley Road as part of a series of three concerts starting on Sunday July 24 from 5pm.

The concerts are run by the Auckland Opera Studio, which held the successful Operanesia concert in February.

Studio director and Omaha Flats residents Frances Wilson says each concert will feature three different singers, accompanied by piano.

“They will perform an entertaining mix of songs, from fun modern music to beautiful classical songs,” Frances says.

“It’s such a wonderful space at The Vivian. The building is too beautiful not to use. I think it will have lovely acoustics as it is all wooden floors with high ceilings and the singers will be surrounded by artwork.

“It should be a lovely occasion.”

The following two concerts will be on Saturday August 6 and Saturday September 3.

The Auckland Opera Studio is a charitable trust that holds regular concerts to support young up and coming singers with free tuition. Past students have included Kiwi opera stars Sol3 Mio. Proceeds from the concert will go towards supporting the singers and Warkworth Wellsford Hospice.

Frances says she is planning another Operanesia concert at her Omaha Flats home in February.

“We had about 450 people this year. The response was fantastic.”

The Auckland Opera Studio is also holding its biennial concert at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland on August 20 and 21.

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Her new album, Deepest Water, reached number two on the Australian Blues and Roots Charts in February and has been featured on numerous radio stations and programmes, including the ABC. The Sydney Morning Herald likened her music to Bonnie Raitt and Shelby Lynne.

Toni will be touring with a four-piece band, playing seven shows, including the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival on August 14.

“This will be the first time we are bringing the keyboardist, so the shows

will be full on fantastic,” Toni says.

She first toured NZ in February last year, promoting her debut album, The Red Shed, playing 25 shows in 20 days. The success of that tour and the positive response led Toni to return in February and now she is back again.

Fundraiser for at risk kids Springboard Community Works are running an auction at Ascension Wine Estate on August 6, to raise funds for their programmes with at risk members of the community.

Springboard works with 250 youth and their families on a weekly basis and have been operating for over 14 years.

Last year’s auction, dinner, and dance raised $35,000 for the ‘Elevate’ family support services and the 4u Mentoring program, for 8 to 12 year olds.

Elevate manager Melanie Torkington says last year’s fundraiser was crucial to the groups continued success.

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This year’s auction is sponsored by Bayleys and offers a range of goodies going under the hammer, from pizza ovens, to luxury breaks at Te Muri Ridge Lodge and local businesses have rallied behind the cause. For the knock out blow, a signed pair of boxing gloves from Joseph Parker will also be up for grabs.

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Matakana Animal Sanctuary in need of a buck Ben Donaldson

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Rising house prices, and the effect that this is having on the rental market, is also having repercussions for some of Mahurangi’s animals.

Matakana Animal Sanctuary owner Shawn Bishop says rental property owners are taking advantage of the booming market and are selling up.

This often leaves their tenants in a difficult situation with their animals.

“I had one person call me saying they didn’t have a home and couldn’t find a house to buy, so could we take their chickens,” she says.

“We are fostering the chickens until they can move into a new house.”

The focus of the sanctuary when it started 14 years ago was to look after abused, neglected or injured animals.

But they now also provide a refuge for animals when their owners can no longer look after them. This can happen for a number of unforeseen reasons, including if the owner dies.

The 13-hectare sanctuary already caters for almost 100 animals, as well as caring for more than 1000 battery hens awaiting relocation to new homes.

“We are pretty full,” Shawn says.

The sanctuary is asking Mahurangi residents to give up one $5 coffee a month to help them meet expenses. To find out more, visit animalsanctuary.co.nz

Shawn Bishop and Michael Dixon’s Matakana sanctuary cares for many animals, particularly those that don’t have rescue groups available to them.

“We have some temporary emergency paddocks and we use them a lot.”

Shawn says funding the sanctuary is an ongoing challenge.

“We don’t get a lot of large donations and while there are many grants available for sports and arts, there are virtually none for animal welfare.”

Over the past decade, they have received support from the ASB Charitable Trust, Auckland International Airport and Runner Duck Vineyard.

Shawn says most of the grants have gone towards rehabilitating native birds such as tui and kereru.

As well as monetary contributions, people can also help the sanctuary by adopting animals.

“We do get a lot of ‘meant to be moments’,” Shawn says. “I had one email asking us to take someone’s cow and then another message asking if we had a cow for adoption the same day.”

She says social media has been an amazing tool for spreading the message.

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Farmers diversify into tourism Farmers struggling to make ends-meet are looking at other ways to save the family farm and tourism is proving to be a viable option in the Mahurangi region.

Tourism is second only to the dairy industry, pulling in $29.8 billion, a record amount last year. Meanwhile the Fonterra payout for the dairy industry is roughly half what it was two years ago.

Regional tourism co-ordinator Olivia Austin says there are plenty of examples of farmers diversifying in the Matakana region.

“There are a number of businesses that have started to successfully run a tourism operation which complements their farming/growing operations.

Examples include Pakiri Horse Rides, Warkworth Horse Riding, Sheepworld, Mahurangi Oysters, Boutique Farmstay, Jack Boots Farmstay, and all of the producers who attend the Matakana Village Farmers Market – this is also a key tourist attraction,” Olivia says.

Warkworth couple Roger and Heather Mackenzie struggled after taking over the family’s 138-acre farm. Heather’s dad bought the farm in 1980 and the family had tried several different options to keep the farm alive.

“Before diversifying we tried sheep, but couldn’t make any money out of that, so my by-line became ‘saving the family farm’,” Roger says.

“We went into grazing cattle, couldn’t make any money out of that, so we tried goats and that didn’t work, by 1990 it was dire so we wrote an ad for a Japanese newspaper and had international students come stay with us.”

The farm stay business helped Roger and Heather, but it was never going to secure their future on the farm. In the early 1990s Riding For The Disabled approached them and at the end of 1995, Horse Riding Warkworth opened commercially.

Today the tourism operation has 38 horses and a

barn full of tack for visiting riders.

Roger puts their success down to ‘Kaizen,’ a Japanese word meaning to continually improve.

His advertising is multi lingual and wife Heather has learnt to speak Japanese, French and some Chinese and Korean.

“I get them to teach me a little bit of their language and I teach them horse riding. It’s about building a connection,” Heather says.

Roger believes that local tourism industry owners need to promote themselves better.

“If we wait for a government initiative we’ll starve!

You need to get out there, talk to people and remember these people are travellers, not tourists.

We are 45 minutes away from our biggest market Aucklanders that’s the mother lode” Simon Townsend is the owner operator of the multi award winning A Kiwi Farmstay. Simon offers not just accommodation, but a total rural experience, including helping out with animal husbandry on his 10-acre farm in Ahuroa. Simon says that farming and tourism are inextricably linked.

“Farming is a massive part of our culture and history.

Overseas visitors want to go rural and become part of a kiwi family and to be shown the kiwi culture,” Simon says.

For the Japanese market in particular, he believes that farm-based tourism is the point of difference that they are looking for. Adventure tourism is readily available in countries that are much closer, like Thailand and Malaysia. He also says the Mahurangi region is ideally placed geographically to attract tourists.

“They can start their holiday experience within 45 minutes of getting off the plane, they don’t need a two hour connecting flight to Queenstown. We should be aiming to beat Queenstown as a visitor destination.”

Award recognises top sheep breeder Wellsford farmer and Romney stud breeder Gordon Levet has been honoured with one of NZ’s top sheep industry awards. At the Beef & Lamb Awards in Masterton this month, Mr Levet received the Innovation Award for his work over many years breeding worm-resistant sheep. He said he was especially proud to win the award because he came from the “worst place in NZ” to breed sheep. “You don’t put in a lifetime of work to win awards, but when they come, they are much appreciated,” he said. Mr Levet farms Kikitangeo, a farm originally taken up by his grandfather and great uncle in 1874. Mr Levet is pictured receiving his award with wife Trish.

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Getting maternal Gosh the boys have been busy on the farm – hours upon hours spent getting the birthing centre and maternity wards ready. No, no, no, I can hear what you’re all thinking: ‘don’t tell me that mad woman is having ANOTHER one!’ Nope, not me. If I was a ewe I would have a big pink dot on my head, which means I am a barren old girl and my husband would be packing me off to the freezing works!

This year we decided to send our randy old boys (rams) out to some of the girls early in the hope to catch an earlier international market for our lambs. For those not in the know, rams are only ‘put out’ with the girls once a year, and by golly, by the time that season rolls around those boys are ‘antsy’. When the big boys know they are about to go ‘hook up’ with the girls, they start frothing at the mouth and they give off this putrid scent. The funny thing is the guys on this farm don’t seem to mind the smell, but as a woman, it is a complete mystery to me why these lovely ladies would want those rams (with that smell) anywhere near them! I have often thought, if I was a ram, how does one go about the selection criteria for his mating priority list in a paddock full of hundreds of the-same-looking women (ewes)?

I remember once looking at this haggard looking ram at the end of the mating season and asking my husband if he had to go and was amazed when he said to me, “nope, he’s obviously a randy old bugger who has worked his guts out, so I will be keeping him!” Honestly guys, this ram looked like ‘death warmed up’.

Our farm at this time of year is divided up into different maternity ward – little birthing centres for mothers giving birth to singles, twins and triplets, with the best paddocks and grass going to the ones with multiple births. Every day the boys have to go around the stock to check if any of the mothers need assistance. I am always in wonderment how easily ewes can give birth; they just eat grass, give birth, then start eating again! Not all ewes do it easy though, some need a little help to have their babies. I was like those ones. I was a ‘useless ewe’ – big, fat and plump, lying cast-down the side of a hill, legs up in the air, always needing someone to intervene to have my babies! (I would not have lasted long on this farm!)

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A time to die With recent discussions in the media about legalising human euthanasia, I thought I would write as someone who puts animals down as a regular part of my working week. The opinions in this article are mine alone and do not represent my employer or the greater veterinary community.

The discussion to euthanase a much loved companion animal, who is carrying considerable pain or nausea and whose quality of life is falling away, can be an agonising one. In choosing the ‘right time’, owners and their vets have to speak on behalf of the animals. As well as euthanasia, I am sometimes asked to put down animals whose owners are no longer able to look after them and, for different reasons, feel that rehoming is inappropriate. Sometimes I put down dogs that have attacked other animals or people, and sometimes it is feral cats that have been making a nuisance of themselves and have been caught.

In my 35 years in vet practice, the biggest changes have been in animal welfare.

The day-to-day use of painkillers for vets’ patients has markedly increased.

Regulations for painful on-farm procedures are tightening. There is a popular movement away from battery farming of chickens and pigs. Prosecutions for animal cruelty were given a slap on the wrist last century, but this century there are some serious sentences. This is all great stuff. But one element of the growing intolerance of animal pain does worry me…

A few months ago I spoke to a dairy farmer who was upset that he had been ‘spoken to’ by a Ministry for Primary Industries official responding to an animal welfare complaint made by a member of the public. The herd was a smaller one and the cow in question was an old, herd favourite who had arthritis, but she had been ‘retired’ from milking and was being allowed to live out her remaining time on the farm. She was limping around, eating grass and appeared happy to receive the pats on the neck the farmer was giving her. The politically correct thing to do was put this animal down immediately, but I struggle with zero pain tolerance in animals when thousands of people carry far worse pain, nausea and anxiety every day of their lives.

Like me, those of you who swat flies, catch fish, trap mice or eat meat are all party to animal killing. As long as any legal requirements such as ownership or humane method are met you are good to go. I believe it is inevitable that, not too many years from now, the Government you elect will legalise human euthanasia. When it comes, the legislation will be very well thought out and contain a lot of checks and balances. I anticipate it will operate as originally intended for a decade or two or three…but, in time, will society’s tolerance for human suffering slide lower, just the same way it already has lowered towards the suffering of animals?

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Combating guava moth There are a select handful of garden pests that really crank my handle.

These are pests that cause lots of damage, are hard to control and affect a wide variety of crops. One of the worst I think is a relatively new pest on the scene – guava moth, a native Australian that probably blew over the ditch and which, since 1997, has been spreading from Northland down the country. This tiny moth creates havoc in the orchard, infesting a very wide range of fruit, including citrus, guava, feijoa, stonefruit, some pipfruit and even macadamias.

The reason it is hard to control is that soon after the eggs are laid on the fruit, the larvae drill into it and are therefore impervious to most sprays.

Often the fruit will become infected with secondary diseases, making them completely inedible. Fruit will often fall off before it is ready and once it hits the ground the larvae move to the next stage, which is pupation in the soil or leaf litter under the tree. As yet, there don’t seem to be many natural predators for this pest, so unlike in Australia where it is a minor issue, over here it causes significant fruit loss.

Limited control is achieved by picking up, or raking out and destroying (a mower works well) any fruit that have fallen under the tree. It’s important to do this regularly, weekly if not daily, if you want to reduce the numbers. Unfortunately, the moth seems to be active pretty much year-round, moving from crop to crop as each crop comes to ripening stage, so this type of control will need to occur year round also to have any effect.

Particularly precious fruit can be covered in curtain netting or similar while still green, although obviously this will be impractical for large trees with multiple small fruit. There are pheromone traps available to trap male moths, although in my experience these are nowhere near as effective as the ones used against codling moth.

A helpful neighbour recently sent me a link to an article that has a very clever and cheap invention using solar-powered garden lights which may prove to be the best control yet.

A commercial trap produced by ecotrap.co.nz has a similar mode of operation and might be useful for people that are less handy or have less time to make traps. Again, these should work pretty well and as someone who fits both of these categories, this is probably the option I’ll take this year.

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Mahurangi College students play socially at the school gym on weekends.

Basketball support lacking Despite basketball being a mainstream sport in New Zealand, Rodney has little to offer in the way of adult competition for the sport.

Ex-Mahurangi College player Connor Patton and his brother Tom were referees for a junior league set up

by North Harbour in Warkworth last year, but this fell apart after the organisers abandoned it.

Connor says it is important to maintain a strong junior basketball competition so that the quality is there to feed into an adult league.

Colleges in the area offer basketball for students but the closest adult league is based in North Harbour.

“It’s a bit hard to have to travel to the North Shore each week if we want to play,” Connor says.

“It would be a lot more convenient to have a league in Warkworth.”

Currently, a group of boys play socially once a week at Mahurangi College gym or at the Warkworth

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Showgrounds court, but there is no structure for a tournament.

Mahurangi Sports Collective member Mark Illingworth says they have asked for someone to take up a basketball management role, but no-one has yet stepped forward.

Kaiwaka Sports Association offered an open basketball league for the first time this year with about 70 people across six teams competing.

Organiser Cheryl Anderson says she has run a couple of other sports modules through the association which were well-received and this encouraged her to give basketball a go.

Even with this response, Cheryl hasn’t made the call if it will run as a competition next year.

“I’m undecided if I’ll run another module,” she says.

“I am going to ask everyone at the prizegiving after finals if they’re keen.

If I get a good response, then I’ll probably do it again.”

Warkworth Tennis & Squash Club president Kaye Jackson

The 2016 Squash Club Champions at the Warkworth Squash Club were decided last week. Once again the Women’s Club Champion is Fiona Rouse, who successfully defended her title against Kaye Jackson, winning in three sets: 15-13, 15-10, 15-10.

Unfortunately Paul Stevenson (winner of many club titles) was not 100 per cent when he played Sam Adams, but nevertheless, Sam showed amazing speed around the court to beat Paul 3-0. This put Sam into the final against Anthony Roberts, who he defeated 3-1. So a new name on the Honours Board, and well deserved.

The D/E grade ladies winner was Julie Beaumont, and Louise Munro won the F Grade. In the Men’s Divisions, Noel Roberts won the C Grade, Neil Ihaka the D grade and Bill Boyce the E Grade.

A new round of Squash Inter House will commence early August. This competition is played on a Thursday night and non-members are most welcome.

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Terry Simpson, left, and award recipient Jim McKinlay.

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After a 14 year commitment to the Omaha Beach Bowling Club, member Jim McKinlay has received a Bowls North Harbour award for his services.

Club secretary Terry Simpson says Jim’s dedication is the reason the club committee put forward his nomination, which is open to any club in the North Harbour region.

“He never lets us down,” Terry says.

The Excellence Award especially recognises Jim’s commitment to the club’s main event, a fortnightly tournament, which he has organised and run since 2002.

“It’s a great public relations event for our club, with about 16 teams from various clubs regularly competing.”

Jim attends every tournament he manages and compiles all the relevant

scores and is available to help out with other club matters when necessary.

“He’s one of the few club members that’s a local resident so he really keeps a finger on things,” Terry says.

“He will open up the club and organise bowls for anyone who wants to come and have a go.”

Terry says the club is proud of Jim’s award.

“It’s the first time a club member has been recognised in this way and it’s great to know we have a member who is outstanding,” he says.

Jim has been involved with the club for 20 years but moved into an administration role when one of his knees gave out. He has served on the club committee for a decade and acted as secretary for five years.

“It’s a small club so everyone has to do more than just play bowls,” he says.

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A WELLSFORD SCHOOL FUNDRAISER 29 July 2016 Doors open 6pm; show starts at 7pm Venue: Wellsford Bowling Club Tickets: $30 pp Cash bar, snacks & raffles available to purchase Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

Eight volunteers eradicated weeds at The Glade in Highfield Reserve, Algies Bay, this month. Targets included tradescantia, climbing asparagus and acmena.

The area was then planted with native seedlings To volunteer contact Peter at 425 6640

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Free Travel Information & we BOOK all your NZ & Local travel requirements (excluding flights) ASK TODAY ABOUT OUR WINTER PACKAGES – 2 days/ 1 night Bay of Island’s package from $127 per person/ twin share (conditions apply).

NOW iTICKET AGENTS – book at the i-SITE NOW for any upcoming events

Booking locally As the season quietens down, we all start to reflect on the season past, what we achieved and where we could aim to improve. We are doing just that at the Warkworth i-SITE Visitor Information Centre – looking at what can we add to the services already provided, not only for the international tourist, but for our locals and domestic visitors to the region.

We currently provide booking services for accommodation, activities, buses, trains and ferry’s, both locally and throughout the country. In January the Warkworth i-SITE took advantage of a live accommodation booking system which was integrated into our ticketing system called ‘Ibis’. This allowed the team to search and view live inventory across the country, as well as locally, but it is limited to those who are listed with Bookit. This provided the team with a tool to show how quickly properties were booking up, what was available to book with real-time pricing and provided a transparent booking process.

Recently we decided to become an i-TICKET agent, offering a ticketing service to the community. The normal fees apply as if you were to book online, but now you have someone who can look up the tickets for you and you have a choice of payment.

Staying connected with the local community is also key to the success of the i-SITE. Leading up to the Kowhai Festival, the i-SITE will be selling raffle tickets to raise funds for the Jane Gifford. Donations for the prize draws have been kindly donated by Warkworth local businesses. Tickets can be purchased from the i-SITE and the winners will be drawn on October 8.

Warkworth i-SITE Ph: 425 9081, 1 Baxter Street.

CALL US: 09 425 9081/ EMAIL US: isite@matakanacoasttourism.org.nz VISIT US: 1 Baxter Street, Warkworth The Warkworth i-SITE has a great range of giftware and souvenirs – Bring this ad into the i-SITE and receive 5% off your retail purchases (excludes cabinet Jewellery, maps, stamps, phone cards and postcards) valid until 31st August 2016.

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For those who are needing an excuse to get off the couch or maybe just want to be part of a team, Warkworth Hockey are running games every Sunday from July 31 to August 21. Games will be held at the Warkworth Showgrounds Hockey Turf from 3pm to 4.30pm. No experience or stick required but you must bring a mouth guard, turf shoes and shin pads. The cost is a gold coin donation.

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July 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 Incontinence talk, Summerset Falls Retirement Village, Warkworth, 2.30pm 22 Wellsford Combined Probus outing to Matakana Cinema.

Meet at Wellsford RSA carpark 9.05am to carpool or 9.55am at Matakana. Info: Bev Davidson 423 9552 22-23 Waipu Art ‘n’ Tartan wearable art show 23 Warkworth RSA Comedy Night, Warkworth RSA. Tickets $20.

Info: 425 8568 23 Salsa dance fundraiser, Salty Dog, Snells Beach, 7pm. Salsa lessons, demonstration, live music. Tickets $20 from little&local or Tanja on 027 5566 546 24 Winter opera series at The Vivian gallery, 5-7pm. Info thevivian@thevivian.co.nz (see story p33) 25 Entries to the Warkworth Film Competition close (see ad p34) 25 Whangateau Folk Club, featuring Dirt Road Orchestra from Puhoi, Whangateau Hall, 7pm. $10 25 Art workshop, book art with Gillian Carlsson, Warkworth Clubrooms, 4 Alnwick Street, 9am-12noon. Gold coin donation 26 Kourawhero Rural Women meeting, Kourawhero Hall, 641 Woodcocks Rd, 1-3.30pm. Info: Bev Pearce 422 2155 26 Warkworth Comedy Night, Warkworth RSA, Tickets $20. Info: 425 8568 26 Warkworth Seniornet open day (see ad p12) 28 Grey Power meeting, Shoesmith Hall Warkworth, 10.30am.

Springboard founder Gary Diprose speaking 29 Comedy Hypnotist Gerard V, Wellsford School fundraiser, Wellsford Bowling Club. Doors open 6pm, for 7pm start.

Tickets $30 31 Puhoi Farmers Market, Puhoi Domain, 9am-1pm. Info: 0274 27 0440, Email puhoifarmersmarket@gmail.com 21

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Art workshop, pencil sketching with Bob Simpson, Warkworth Clubrooms, 4 Alnwick St, 9am- 12 noon Mighty Maui Puppet Show, Wellsford Kindergarten, 11am and Snells Beach Kindergarten, 1.30pm (see ad p6) Parenting evening with Yvonne Godfrey, Mahurangi College Auditorium. 7.30 – 9pm. Donation on the door (see story p20) Presentation by Westpac senior economist Anne Boniface, Westpac Warkworth, 6-7.30pm. RSVP to Shane O’Neill, 425 0851 shane_o’neill@westpac.co.nz Q&A with Winston Peters, Wellsford Community Centre + Wellsford Library (see ad p16) Springboard auction & dinner, Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana. Tickets $80, available from Springboard on 425 4623 or mail@springboard.org.nz Winter opera series at The Vivian gallery, 5-7pm. Info thevivian@thevivian.co.nz (see story p33) Tawharanui planting day, (see column p9) Art workshop, Sashiko (Japanese stitching ) with Joan Willis, Warkworth Clubrooms, 4 Alnwick St, 9am-12 noon

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Maiden voyage a winner for rebuild Ben Donaldson sport@localmatters.co.nz

A rebuilt catamaran called Slime has proved a winner for Mahurangi East boatbuilder John Hughes.

John and his wife Juliet raced for four and a half hours across 50 nautical miles (93km) of ocean to take out the first leg in the SSANZ Safety at Sea Triple on July 9.

It was Slime’s maiden voyage after the major rebuild.

“Winning this race has given us confidence in ourselves and the boat,” John says.

“We have been absent from twohanded racing for 10 years and you don’t know how you’re going to go until you’re put to the test.”

Slime competed with 126 other boats including an America’s Cup practise vessel.

The couple managed to hit 23 knots on the course with winds reaching 28 knots as they sailed from North Head to Orakei Wharf.

“The biggest challenge was handling a 44-foot boat in breezy conditions. We were neck-and-neck with two other boats until the last hour when we got ahead, which made it exciting.”

The multi-hull craft will compete in the next two series races over 83 nautical miles (154km) and 50 nautical miles (93km).

The 44-foot catamaran, Slime, which John says incorporates both racing capabilities and cruising comforts.

John has been boat building since he was at high school over 40 years ago.

“The rebuild made it stronger, faster and more modern.”

John is no stranger to racing, having won the Coastal Classic between Auckland and Russell nine times on the catamarans Split Enz, and After Burner which he built in 1986.

Sailing Slime before the rebuild, he finished in the top three in four out of five years.

John started boat building with John Lidgard Yachts, in 1975 when he was still in Form Five at school.

“I always wanted to build boats since

I was in primary school,” he says. “My grandfather, who built a boat that went to Dunkirk, inspired me.”

After finishing his apprenticeship, John moved to the US to build boats and then returned to New Zealand in 1980.

“I’ve sailed pretty consistently all my life.

Racing is a great test of a person, with so many components, from setting up the boat to handling the conditions well.”

John says he hopes to compete in the Coastal Classic in October this year with Slime followed by the Summer Series with the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club.

Slime is from the same designer as the catamaran Great Barrier Express, which John built in 1981.

“I’ve always liked things that are fast,” he says.

Slime was built in 1987, but hauled out of the water in 2006 for a rebuild. Changes include carbon sails, lengthening the boat by one metre, new centre boards and new rudders.

“It was a good design for its day, but it needed to be brought into the 21st Century with its comfort, engineering and sail handling.

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