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Mururoa Veterans executive member Cyril Goulsbro, left, and Warkworth RSA president Bob Harrison were eventually awarded medals for observing the 1973 nuclear test in 2002.

Mururoa vets fear nuclear health fallout A Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group (MNVG) meeting at the Warkworth RSA last month has launched a national search for descendants of service personnel who witnessed a nuclear test at Mururoa.

One of the servicemen who witnessed the test was Warkworth RSA president Bob Harrison, who was among 600

men aboard New Zealand Navy frigates HMSNZ Otago and HMSNZ Canterbury, sent to observe and protest French nuclear testing in the Pacific in 1973.

Now the MNVG is looking at assisting children of nuclear veterans, who it believes have been affected by their parents’ exposure to radiation. They

want them to come forward for a ‘first of its kind’ genetic study.

Donna Weir, whose father witnessed the test, is spearheading the search because she wants to know whether her miscarriages and her child’s deformities are caused from defects in her genes.

“It wasn’t until I became a part of this group and we got together that I realised

we all seemed to be having problems ranging from physical deformities to genetic quirks,” she says.

“I have two sisters born before my father went to Mururoa and their children haven’t been born with the same issues.”

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Search for children of nuclear test witnesses and geneticist Andrea Miller have agreed to conduct the study on the genes of veterans and their offspring to see if exposure to radiation has had an impact.

But, MNVG president Gavin Smith says the crew lists of the ship have been ‘lost’ by the government and the group is having to rely on participants coming forward to carry out the study.

Mr Smith says the Government has been reluctant to acknowledge the plight of nuclear veterans because it would open a Pandora’s box of multi-generational health issues that it would have to address. Witnesses of the Mururoa test only officially received veteran status in 2002, after years of petitioning the Government.

“I finally got my recognition from a courier driver who knocked on the door and delivered my medal,” Mr Smith says.

In 2015, Veterans Affairs commissioned a report from Environmental Science and Research (ESR) which retrospectively reviewed radiation-related records from the voyages and concluded the crews of the Otago and Canterbury were not exposed to “significant radiation”.

But the MNVG says they were denied access to the information the report based its findings on, including measurements from personal radiation detectors.

The group prepared a detailed response in July 2016, cataloguing the illnesses and ailments of 130 nuclear veterans and their progeny, but it largely fell on deaf ears. The key point of disagreement between the ESR and the MNVG is on

whether seawater in the area had been contaminated by radiation.

“Seawater was drawn and boiled, and used for everything on the ship from laundry to brushing your teeth,” Mr Smith says.

Maungaturoto’s Charlie Lamb, who is on the executive board of the MNVG, says they have provided these details again to current Defence M inister Ron Mark.

“We’ve just got to keep pushing and

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we’ll get there. The tricky part is that the government changes all the time,” he says.

Meanwhile, Warkworth RSA president Bob Harrison didn’t know there were four other veterans in the area who had witnessed the detonation of a nuclear weapon until he joined the MNVG. “My last two mates from navy service passed away from cancer 20 years ago.”

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Board fires broadside at Council over disaster recovery plan Rodney Local Board has slammed Auckland Council over a “gaping hole” in its approach to civil defence and emergencies, saying it has no capacity to cope in rural areas and has made no progress in preparing for such events during its 10-year history.

Deputy Board chair Phelan Pirrie, who is also station officer at Muriwai Volunteer Fire Brigade, said Council was completely unprepared for disasters and people’s lives were at risk, something that was highlighted during storms last year.

“We’re actually in a worse place than we were 10 years ago,” he said. “I’m really deeply concerned about this; we’re putting people’s lives at risk.”

Mr Pirrie made his comments at last month’s Local Board meeting, where a new draft Council strategy, Pathways to Preparedness: A Planning Framework for Recovery, was presented for feedback. He said there was little point looking at how the region might recover from a disaster when it hadn’t dealt with how to cope with one in the first place.

He pointed out that rural communities on the west coast had been left to fend for themselves for weeks when storms in April last year cut power and communication. It had been almost impossible to get any kind of useful response or action from Council.

“This plan doesn’t address any of that stuff,” he said. “My concern is we could have a situation in which we’re completely unprepared as an organisation.”

Mr Pirrie said the situation had been compounded by Council disbanding or withdrawing support from an established network of local community response groups in the past few years.

“We’ve done all this before. We had all the groups and we managed to undo it all,” he said. “We’ve got a pile of documents about emergency management, and reference plans, and every few years for some inexplicable reason, it’s started all over again. And what has been a casualty of that is a community level response network – most of the groups set up have

disappeared, and those that are left are not being supported by Council.”

Council’s principal recovery advisor, Wayne Brown, said the draft document did not address any of those concerns and he could only speak about that strategy. He did say, however, that work to shape up operations would be addressed in future.

Board members voted to send lengthy feedback on the document, saying it was not fit for purpose for rural communities and should be redrafted to include disaster response.

It said Council should reinstate local civil emergency groups and provide adequate training and resources for them, as well as reinstating rural civil defence reporting centres and the use of local halls and maraes as temporary

community shelters.

The Board also recommended that the Auckland Civil Defence Emergency Management group reviewed the extensive disaster planning done by the former Rodney District Council, much of which seemed to have been lost.

Council was also urged to factor in that power cuts in rural areas also meant the loss of water and sewerage for many, making their needs more urgent than urban centres, and to review how its contact centres were trained to deal with a region-wide emergency.

“Urban-based contact centres were completely out of touch and provided erroneous advice to rural communities during the April 2018 storms, with promises of assistance that never eventuated,” the Board noted.

Phelan Pirrie fears lives could be lost unless Auckland Council boosts its rural response strategy.

Call for Puhoi emergency response action plan A public meeting to set up an emergency response plan for Puhoi and the surrounding area is being held on the afternoon of Sunday, August 11 at the Centennial Hall.

Organiser Judith Williams is looking for local residents and organisations to share ideas of how the community can ready itself for emergencies and be self-reliant.

“We have to be prepared to be selfsufficient within our own valley, which is really a series of mini-catchments, and the potential for power outages and trees falling across roads and blocking bridges,” she says. “And all of us are aware of the impossibility of escaping or entering Puhoi because of frequent accidents and traffic holdups on State Highway 1. The fact is, Puhoi needs its own plan, and its own equipment.”

She says the community’s already strong neighbourhood support and connections need to be strengthened and formalised in case of future emergencies.

Auckland Council community resilience manager Melanie Hutton will speak at the August 11 meeting

Puhoi’s steep valleys make it prone to flooding and hard to access.

and local emergency service providers, community groups and neighbouring civil defence coordinators will be attending, some of whom will also have information stands.

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Dangers of 5G In response to Simon Green’s letter to the editor (MM July 17), I congratulate Mahurangi Matters for publishing an article on 5G (MM July 3). It is, in fact, a very serious matter, and I suggest that Simon Green does some real in depth research and not rely on sources who have conflicts of interest. Most mainstream media will not publish a lot of information on the dangers of 5G or any other danger that arises from the huge increase in electro-magnetic fields (EMF) we are exposed to for various reasons, including the income generated by the telecommunications industry. We are lucky to have a publication like MM which looks at real issues. If this was not a serious concern why would Belgium be taking a precautionary approach? Switzerland has put a halt on it. Rome, Florence and Geneva have called for a moratorium on the 5G roll out due to concerns over adverse health effects. In many countries across the planet, thousands have taken to the streets protesting and saying “no” to 5G. There are hundreds of highly qualified scientists and doctors all over the world crying out against the health effects 5G will cause. More than 10,000 peer reviewed scientific studies demonstrate harm to human health from RF radiation, including chronic conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, DNA damage, tissue degeneration, premature aging, infertility, disruption in cell metabolism, insomnia, stress, anxiety

and depression, as well as a range of acute conditions. There are countless websites set up to educate and inform the public by highly qualified people – some of whom no longer work in the government and telecommunications industry because they understand how dangerous this technology is. You can Google Barrie Trower or Neil Cherry for a start. Google John Patterson, one of Australia’s leading radiation experts – a man who has been at the cutting edge of communications technology for the past 33 years. You will see he states this technology “poses a devastating risk to human life, to nature and to the planet that supports it”. Or you can even start with the basic information at 5g.org.nz. Do not attack Lis Martinac who, while not a doctor or a scientist, is a courageous woman who is helping to educate.

She should be applauded for not idly standing by doing nothing while we watch the health of humans, birds, insects and trees disintegrate.

Helen Bartrom, Snells Beach

Coastal concern Your article “Climate changes threatens low-lying coastal properties” (MM July 17) is very timely. Raising the question of further residential development on coastal land is needed now. Indeed, we have been extremely slow in realising that sea level rise has been around for decades. Some 15 years ago, I observed water in the roadside ditches around Point Wells.

There had been no recent rain and

two hours later the water had receded.

It was, of course, sea water. Since then, councils have continued to approve urban development in that peat and sand flat area. So, who pays for either sea defences or retreat, involving removal of buildings etc.? Also, the Council’s infrastructure needed to support the coastal subdivisions will have been made redundant, too. As a ratepayer who has chosen to move to higher ground, will I be liable for the future costs of today’s dubious decisions?

Michael Dymond, Warkworth.

Democracy my foot Councillor Sayers says that the court injunction to stop Auckland Council passing its freedom camping by-law is a victory for Auckland’s democracy (MM July 3). Somehow his version of democracy differs from mine. Getting the majority of councillors to support your view is democracy; democracy is not having a friendly neighbourhood Queens Council and enough money to take a court injunction.

Neil Anderson, Algies Bay To be clear, there has been no court injunction. However, Mayor Phil Goff did defer a Council vote on the freedom camping bylaw pending the consideration of legal implications. – Ed

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and I bought a brand new glass electric jug a couple of months ago and since we have had this I have tried unsuccessfully to clean what I understand to be limescale off the inside metal base of the kettle. Scrubbing with a bristle brush loosens a bit, which is left floating in flakes in the water. CLR (calcium, lime, rust remover) is not suitable or safe for removal of this. Our water passes through two filter systems, which are kept in check, and this residue is also left on our bench top glass water jug. I, therefore, ask that this is brought to the attention of the powers that be and that more effective filters are put in place. If you don’t have a glass kettle, you would probably be unaware of the damage.

This scale seems resistant to cleaning off even with a Steelo soap pad.

G Taylor, Warkworth Watercare spokesperson Claire Hooton says since December, Warkworth’s water supply has been sourced from two groundwater bores. These have a higher mineral content than the previous river source. This higher mineral content can result in staining and Watercare is currently reviewing different cleaning methods to advise users.

Meanwhile, Steve Reynolds, Master & Commander at Aqua Filter Rodney, says the scaling is predominantly silica – one of the most stubborn minerals known in water treatment. Standard water filters are ineffective, though there are specialist products which will significantly reduce the level of silica. Otherwise, the best solution is to replace the kettle regularly or ignore the scale, which is not harmful – Ed.

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Viewpoint Marja Lubeck, Rodney-based MP marja.lubeck@parliament.govt.nz

Death with dignity Mahurangi-based MPs were asked to comment on The End of Life Choice Bill in light of the views of Warkworth GP and chair of the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) Kate Baddock (MM July 3). My views only got a brief hearing in the original article and it is impossible to do the subject justice with just a small quote.

As MPs, we receive daily feedback with a range of views on this challenging and emotive topic of euthanasia. And I respect that everyone has the right to their opinion. While I am not a member of the Justice Select Committee that dealt with this Bill, I met with many individuals and organisations on this topic, read through written submissions and attended several oral submission hearings. It was disappointing to see politics getting in the way of substantive changes being made to the Bill. As a result, it came back to the House without the amendments that would have A terminally ill made it a better Bill. person may decide In my view, removing the eligibility criteria of “a to end their life grievous and irremediable medical condition”, and earlier than they limiting assisted dying to those “with a terminal would if assisted illness likely to end the person’s life within six months”, would go some way toward addressing dying were available, fears that the Bill may harm vulnerable people. while they are still I agree with Dr Baddock that any law must physically able safeguard the vulnerable. Amendments are to do so. necessary to ensure protection against coercion: explicitly stating a person is not eligible for assisted dying only because of disability, or mental illness. Coercion needs to be able to be detected through a process which has safeguards to ensure the patient expresses their wish free from the pressure of others. Several other jurisdictions have such processes in their legislation. The Bill requires a medical practitioner to halt the assisted dying process if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that a person was subject to coercion.

Some have said that there are ways already for people to end their own life. But this often means people die alone. A terminally ill person may decide to end their life earlier than they would if assisted dying were available, while they are still physically able to do so. I don’t believe this is consistent with NZMA’s concept of “death with dignity and comfort”. The knowledge of having access to assisted dying provides comfort and thereby lessens suffering, but as research shows, it doesn’t necessarily mean the person will choose the option of assisted dying.

A comment about the law in the Netherlands and Belgium – humanism is a great influencer in these countries, making comparisons with New Zealand problematic. Additionally, the social structure of Dutch society, the legal system and the cultural climate, the system of health care and insurance are all different.

These countries are able to report on assisted dying cases, providing for a more accurate picture of the situation.

As NZMA states, palliative sedation treatment and pain relief already occurs but these practices lack legal guidance. This Bill would require for the actions of doctors to be accountable and transparent. This would result in more accurate reporting of assisted dying by medical doctors.

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Bridging Winter With the arrival of Winter, earthworks operations have slowed down but the structures teams have retained their momentum. Passing road users will notice the increasing progress of Te Arawhiti ki Ōkahu and Te Arawhiti ki Pūhoi (Ōkahu and Pūhoi Bridges) as they emerge from the Johnstone Hill Tunnels travelling north. These structures are two of seven bridges being constructed across the project.

Te Arawhiti ki Ōkahu is the longest bridge on the project at 346 metres in length. Once complete, travelling across the bridge will be the equivalent to driving the length of three rugby fields.

In March 2019, the first headstock on Te Arawhiti ki Ōkahu was completed and the pour required around 140 cubic metres of concrete.

Pouring such large volumes of concrete takes careful planning and means an early morning start to avoid delays during peak traffic periods.

Bridge structures across the project will include: • Te Arawhiti ki Pūhoi – a 330m in length steel girder bridge spanning Puhoi Road and Puhoi River; • Te Arawhiti Pua Ngahere – a 75 metres long, 27 metres wide threespan bridge that will take the motorway over the Mahurangi River; • Single-span bridges at Watson Road, Woodcocks Road and The Mahurangi River; and a • Single-span local road over-bridge at Te Tapuwae o Kahumatamomoe (Moir Hill Road).

The earthworks teams are making the most of the winter period and focussing on the coming season while maintaining environmental controls during the wet weather. We moved around 3.8 million cubic meters of earth in the 2018/2019 summer season and hope to move a similar volume next season. The project team are also using the winter months to take a well-earned rest and holiday. Next season will also see the start of road surface works and preparations for North and South tiein with State Highway 1 which will occur later in the project.

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Promising start to ambitious native bird initiative A plan to encourage indigenous birds and other wildlife to spread out from the sanctuary of Tawaharanui through surrounding land to Tamahunga has “real potential”, according to an environmental planner.

Terra Nova Planning’s Dr Mark Bellingham carried out research into key species and what they needed in the local landscape for The Forest Bridge Trust (TBFT), which wants to create a “connected landscape” of forest and indigenous wildlife from the Kaipara Harbour to the east coast.

The results were encouraging, Dr Bellingham told a meeting of more than 150 volunteers and landowners at Matakana Primary School on Sunday, July 28, especially for bellbird, kaka, kakariki and tomtit.

“There are no gaps between forest patches in the target area that are too wide for these bird species to cross,” he said. “And most could establish in local habitats with good predator control and enough habitat area.”

He said the only species that might need additional forest to get across any gaps were robin, whitehead and kiwi, but said there was a good amount of covenanted land in the area already.

“This idea has real potential,” he said.

“The key will be working together.”

Joining the dots – from left, Forest Bridge Trust co-founder Gill Adshead, strategist Annette Lees, environmental planner Dr Mark Bellingham and trust co-founder Kevin Adshead.

That meant enhancing existing forest and filling gaps with native trees and scrub, weed control and, most importantly, getting rid of pests like rats, stoats and weasels. He said it was also important to monitor and record bird and predator species, and to share that information.

“When these key indicator species start turning up, you’re starting to see progress,” he said.

Upper Whangateau Road resident Ian Macdonald said that after years of fencing and trapping around kauri

on his land, bellbirds and saddlebacks were starting to be seen. And a farmer from Glorit added that he was seeing and hearing huge numbers of birds he’d never seen before, thanks to the efforts of TBFT founders Kevin and Gill Adshead around the west coast community.

Environmental strategist Annette Lees carried out research into what local landowners and conservation groups needed to help implement connectivity between Tawharanui and Tamahunga, in what was a diverse and rapidly changing landscape with a wide range

of land use and property size.

“One solution won’t fit all,” she said.

“But people feel responsible for the land now, that’s the marvellous change – they know DOC and councils can’t do it on their own, especially on private land.”

She said people needed practical knowledge and support, easy access to traps and bait, and help with “pain points”, such as funding applications and dealing with councils, which TFBT could help with by providing a coordinator for the project.

The meeting split into groups to view large scale aerial photos and discuss specific needs, ideas and strategies for each of six sub-regions – South Tamahunga, Matakana East, Matakana River, Whitmore Road, Takatu and Tawharanui Halo.

Information from each of those miniworkshops will be coordinated by TFBT and a plan of action drawn up.

Efforts will also be made to contact landowners not currently involved in the project.

Gill Adshead said the trust had already established several native bush hubs elsewhere and spent $400,000 fencing off forest, but Tawharanui to Tamahunga was the first major strategic project in its efforts to “connect the dots” from coast to coast.

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Plane shame In many ways, being an environmentalist is like having a religion. Both require devotion, patience, compassion and a sense of higher good. Experiences of nature take on a reverent quality, they invoke meditative reflection about the world, inspire awe and contemplation of greater forces. A mountain valley and a forest clearing, with light shining through huge tree branches, are like cathedrals with vaulted ceilings or stained glass windows; bird song and wind rush are the choir and the choral. Environmental philosophy is a mantra, a treatise for a better life for all.

Knowing about But just like religion, sometimes being an over-tourism and environmentalist can make you feel bad about climate change things that come naturally or make you feel good. means flying to Knowing about over-tourism and climate change means flying to holiday destinations can cause a holiday destinations sense of religious guilt and self-persecution. can cause a sense of There’s lots of information in the media these religious guilt and days about the disproportionate carbon footprint of flying. The 4.6 billion passengers flying in self-persecution.

2019 will generate an estimated three per cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and both are expected to grow. It’s anticipated that more than eight billion people will fly by 2036.

Despite opportunities to buy emissions offsets, not every passenger chooses to do so. Meanwhile, biofuel alternatives to aviation fuel are problematic and form their own ethical dilemmas … biomass that could be feeding people instead flies planes? And, inevitably, there’s natural cynicism about just paying to pollute.

The problems with plane flights have created their own antithesis – plane shame.

An anti-flying movement begun in Sweden is spreading. ‘Flygskam’ can be translated as ‘flight shame’, and I’ve been suffering from it. I already cringe with the ease that my peers and I can indulge in flights around the world on holiday, when people live in cars, on streets and in poverty here and overseas. But with plane shame, I have to worry about how my quality of life and lifestyle affects future human and animal generations, too – as well as my impact on whole planetary systems.

Some environmentalists suggest that the contribution of individual emissions on global climate change is insignificant because bulk emissions from industry dwarf our own. Others say we should fly and drive and burn all the fossil fuels to get it over and done with, as a catalyst to more sustainable change.

I’m trying to ease my own flying footprint as well as looking for system change, not climate change. But it’s not all self-sacrifice. On a recent trip to the South Island, I took the Northern Explorer train from Auckland to Wellington and the ferry to Picton instead of flying directly. The train trip was 11 hours with more leg room than a plane and better views. Then there was the delight of the Cook Strait crossing. Not only did I benefit from guilt-free beautifully scenic travel, but according to the Swedes, tågskryt, or ‘train brag’, is a virtue, too.

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More time on beach for dogs Auckland Council’s Governing Body last month adopted changes to its Policy on Dogs and related Dog Management Bylaw, which will come into force from November 1. Despite fears from dog owners, the Council has relaxed, rather than tightened restrictions in response to public submissions. Dogs now have greater access to parks and beaches. The more relaxed rules apply where there are restrictions on dog access to parks and beaches during summer. Formerly, dogs were forbidden at specified parks and beaches between the hours of 10am and 6.30pm from Labour Weekend until March 1. The&new bylaw means WITHERS CO LTD the restriction will apply only between the hours of 10am and 5pm and from PO Box December 1 to March 1. Rodney Councillor Greg113 Sayers says he supports the Warkworth new bylaw. “Overwhelmingly the public voiced their0941 objection to Auckland Council’s original proposal, which was Pto 09 push425 out 8599 the time when dogs were not allowed to be walked on the beachE toadmin@withersco.co.nz 7pm,” he says. “I was more than happy to vote in support of the new improved rule, and I hope responsible W withersco.co.nz dog owners will continue to pick up after their dogs while enjoying the greater access they now have to exercise their canine best friends.”

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localfolk Sally Knight

Sally Knight will direct Warkworth Theatre Group’s production, Death and Taxe$, at the Warkworth Town Hall next month. She spoke to James Addis about her passion for live performance …

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was born in the UK and came to New Zealand when I was seven. I spent most of my young life in Birkdale.

From the age of 11, I started playing music and that became a real passion.

I played recorder to a reasonably high level and then took up the cello, which is my main instrument. In fact, my first job at 15 was teaching cello. I also loved drama and theatre from an early age.

The first thing I ever did was play the Star of Bethlehem at age five in a school nativity play. I can still remember the big cellophane costume. So yes, I was a big star when I launched my career, but I think my star has faded over time [laughs]. At Birkdale Intermediate, one of the teachers, Kath Pring, was the driving force behind the operettas we put on, and they were so good. Lots and lots of children got up on stage who never would have without the encouragement, and possibly never would do again, but at least they had the opportunity to have a go. For me, I knew I had a bit of an instinct for theatre. It was something I was good at, and every kid likes to feel good at something. I loved jumping into the character of a completely different person – whether it was the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella or the Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol. also learned something about the craft of theatre from an early age and, most importantly, the collaborative nature of it. I don’t think the theatre is about getting people up there to individually shine. The best times you ever have on stage – and it’s the same with music – is when you are part of a team, and you feel the sparks flying between the members of the team. You create something that just goes “Pow!” and the people watching it feel it as well. fter school, I got my first proper job as an office worker at the Chelsea Sugar refinery, and I joined the Mairangi Players. I would have loved to have done professional theatre, but I don’t think I was brave enough. Also, there was a lot of other things going on in my life. I was settling down and getting married, and I had my sights set on having children.

That was quite unusual in the 1980s.

A lot of women were thinking a lot about how they could take more control of their lives. But I had really enjoyed having young parents, and I wanted that experience for my kids. I chose that path over having a career.

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urthermore, I really enjoyed amateur theatre because you got to do everything and everybody got a chance to play a part. I played Miranda in The Tempest – which was a dream role – and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I also discovered a passion for directing. My first major directing role was Toad of Toad Hall, which had a slew of kids.

It was an ambitious project, as I was only 22 at the time. I also had a go at more serious theatre and was the musical director for a Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was all wrapped up in the themes of the French Revolution. Had the whole revolution been a waste of time? Would human nature prevail, ensuring the same people ended up on top, who had always been on top? That kind of exploration of philosophical questions I found fascinating. For that show, I had to find a lot of musicians who not only wanted to play music but were also happy to be on stage as part of the set, which was a lunatic asylum.

There were all these writhing bodies on stage. The focus of attention would move and all these bodies would move toward it. The whole thing went way beyond what you might expect from an amateur production.

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f course, a lot of the time theatre is simply seen as light entertainment and making people laugh. Take the show I’m directing now, Death & Taxe$ by New Zealand writer April Phillips. It’s a comedy, but always – and with a good writer especially – you will find themes that go deeper. You might have a character that appears one dimensional, but I will always challenge actors to look into why that person is that way. It’s the same in real life. You can write people off – you can say this or that person is shallow or weak. But this is a mistake. Everybody’s lived a life and has a story to tell, and has something to say to us. ne of my stories is getting married to my second husband,

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Gavin Lewis, in 2010. We didn’t say a word about it, but organised a big party in our garden in Albany. We invited along a friend who is a wedding celebrant. Midway through the party, she went ding-ding-ding on her glass and said she had a bit of news. “Sally and Gavin are getting engaged.”

Everybody was shouting “hooray, hooray” and toasting us with Champagne.

But minutes later the celebrant went ding-ding-ding on her glass again. “I’m sorry,” she said, “the engagement’s off”. There was a horrified silence. “Sally and Gavin are getting married!” A lot of jaws dropped and had to be picked up off the ground. It’s still being talked about 10 years later. ater that year, I appeared with Gavin in another April Phillips play, STiFF. I played a prostitute who inherits a funeral parlour from a father she has never met. Gavin played a transvestite cleaner called Delilah. It was a very silly premise, but gosh it was fun. Mind you, Gavin is a terrible practical joker. During the play, I’m convinced my father is a black jazz musician, but I get to open his coffin and discover he is, in fact, white.

On the last night, Gavin inserted a dummy into the coffin with a black and white minstrel face. I had to deliver the line “Oh, he’s white.” to a black man staring right back at me. I very nearly lost it. avin and I moved to Whangaripo in 2013. We bought a property with 20 acres of bush close to Mount Tamahunga. It’s a very special area and we like the idea of being part of taking care of the bush. I would love Tamahunga to become something like the inland island Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari down in the Waikato.

They have taken an isolated mountain in the middle of farmland and encircled it with predator-proof fencing. The whole community looks after the fence

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and all kinds of native birds flourish there. If I ever won Lotto, I’d like to invest in something like that. e joined the Warkworth Theatre Group when we came up here.

It had been inactive for years while the Warkworth Town Hall was renovated.

Once the hall opened, I was again able to play opposite Gavin in Snip, yet another April Phillips play. It was the first time the group had been able to put on a show there since 2011.

Currently, I’m acting secretary and am pleased to say it’s doing really well. When you have got a committee with over 10 people on it turning up to every meeting, and when you ask people to help with production and 14 turn up to the first production meeting, you know you have a healthy group. The financial membership is growing and so too are the audiences.

If we can build a loyal audience with shows like ’Allo ’Allo, it will perhaps give us the opportunity to encourage them along to more experimental work in the future. hy come to live theatre rather than, say, watch a film? Well, every audience we play in front of has a different quality to it. If you have 100 people laughing along, the play will flow differently than if there is only one person sitting in the audience. The audience is part of the energy of each production and that’s the joy of being in the audience to a certain extent. You help create that energy. You just can’t do that with film.

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Mangawhai’s barking tui an online sensation AT checks price Mangawhai’s Nicky Crocker wasn’t on four-lanes expecting be a mum again, but when her brother turned up on Christmas Day with a baby bird she took on the responsibility.

The tui was thrown out of a tree by a storm in Oratia, and would have been left to die if Nicky hadn’t decided to take it under her wing.

Nicky had never looked after a bird before and so sought advice from Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, which informed her that Complan formula – a nutritional supplement for seniors – has everything a fledgling bird needs to grow.

She also feeds him fresh fruit and his favourites are banana, kiwi fruit and feijoa, preferring to eat them from Nicky’s shoulder.

Now named Tuitui, Nicky’s baby has reached adulthood and left the nest of his Mangawhai home for the first time last month.

It is free to come and go as it pleases and spends the night in the bush outside, but still returns to see Nicky during the day.

“A few days ago, he was playing with some tui outside in the vineyard and then he flew in as if he was trying to bring his mates in. They followed him a little, but then they flew off.”

Tuitui exhibits a few unusual behaviours as a result of his hand rearing and a special friendship with a dog named Charlie.

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Nicky wears safety glasses when she hand-feeds her rescued tui because eye balls and sharp beaks don’t mix well.

so used to hearing Charlie barking.

After we had a party one night he also started making the sound of a crowd’s jibber-jabber. I actually had to teach him how to talk like a tui using videos on YouTube.”

A friend got in contact with Nicky and asked her to change her Facebook privacy settings so she could share some of Nicky’s videos of Tuitui.

“Within 24 hours, it had 5000 views and after a few days it was up to 130,000 and the notifications

wouldn’t stop,” Nicky says.

“There were people from as far away as Spain commenting, and I think Kiwis were just really proud to share this beautiful bird.”

Nicky and her husband manage Brook Lane Vineyard and are expecting to release a new batch of wine in the summer.

“We’ve incorporated our animals into the labels and we’re going to have a Tipsy Tui rosé and a Cheeky Charlie pinot gris,” she says.

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Auckland Transport (AT) announced last month that it had listened to local people and will ask construction companies for prices for building a four-lane Matakana link road.

AT general manager of integrated networks, Mark Lambert says it’s possible four lanes could be constructed within the approved budget.

He added that AT was “looking to have” the link road built in time for the opening of NZ Transport Agency’s Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway project in October 2021.

“Of course, that depends on acquiring the land and resolving any outstanding Resource Management Act appeals,” he says.

But One Warkworth chair Chris Murphy says AT’s language suggests they are intending to use the appeals as an excuse for not achieving the promised time frame.

One Warkworth believes that if the link road is not completed by the time the motorway opens, it will lead to traffic gridlock.

One Warkworth is especially anxious that earthworks get underway this year. If they fail to start this year, then contractors will be obliged to wait for the next earthwork’s season.

AT spokesperson Mark Hannan would not be drawn on whether earthworks could start this year, but reiterated the project could not be completed until appeals were resolved and the necessary land acquired.

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Wellsford residents warned of dodgy insulation salesman Wellsford residents are warning their neighbours to be on the lookout for potentially predatory sales tactics by door-to-door salesmen selling home insulation.

One elderly couple was quoted $5300 for floor and ceiling insulation, when in reality the job could be done for $1300.

Their son, Gary Heaven, intervened after noticing that the quote was much higher than one he had received for a similar rental property.

“We were having a similar-sized 1970s Keith Hay home insulated and were quoted $2800 by a local company without any kind of discount or grant,” he says.

Residents who spoke to Mahurangi Matters reported that a company from outside the area has been aggressively pitching its product at the door, telling householders they are eligible for significant government rebates.

However, the company that has been door knocking in Wellsford is not on the Government’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) list of approved providers for insulation and, therefore, cannot offer grants.

Quotes from the company provided by residents to Mahurangi Matters show high prices that have a 15 per cent discount applied on the bottom line, labelled as a ‘subsidy’.

Genuine rebates from the EECA cover two-thirds of the cost of insulation, which is why Gary’s parents were

entitled to much higher discounts than those offered to them by the door-knocking company.

“My parents are not internet aware, and so in my opinion there isn’t enough information out there for them to make an informed decision.”

One Wellsford woman, who was approached by a door knocking salesman, said she was told that if she gave her phone number, and agreed to have someone call to organise an appointment to talk through pricing, she would go in the draw to win $500.

“When the man arrived, he wanted to

measure up the whole house straight away, and I was quite uncomfortable,” she said.

“I said I’m not going to sign anything until my husband gets here because we hadn’t decided yet. He said, ‘Oh no, you just sign your bit and when your husband arrives we will get him to sign his bit’.”

When the woman told the salesman that she was only interested in having her daughters’ rooms insulated, she was told the company wouldn’t send a tradesman just to do two rooms and she wouldn’t be eligible for a grant unless the whole house was done.

In the end, she was quoted about $7400 to insulate her floor and walls with the understanding that the government would pay a $5000 grant, leaving her only $2400 to pay.

“We said no.”

EECA Warmer Kiwi Homes manager Eddie Thompson says the easiest way for homeowners to protect themselves is to check the grant eligibility tool at warmerkiwis.govt.nz.

“If a company, which is a contracted installer, approaches homeowners with door-to-door sales, they will need to take the homeowner through the eligibility tool. That is a safeguard for homeowners to ensure the company is contracted to EECA,” Mr Thompson said.

Those who do not have internet access can call 0800 749 782.

The grants are available to any homeowner with a community services card, as well as residents of areas identified as low income, including parts of Wellsford, Te Hana, Maungaturoto and Kaiwaka.

The approved insulation providers in North Auckland are Smart Energy Solutions, GreenStar Energy Solutions, Eco Insulation Systems Ltd, G-Force and Terra Lana.

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Abused reserve should be sold says resident

A Warkworth resident, disgusted at vandalism and dumping at a local reserve, says it’s not worth keeping as a public facility and Auckland Council should sell it off.

Chris Wilkinson says the problems at a section of Wairere Reserve, on the eastern side of Falls Road, have occurred ever since he moved into the area.

He says rubbish and unwanted chickens are regularly dumped there and “yahoos” in cars do donuts in the grass.

“We’ve lived here for 13 years and the area has been terribly abused. At the moment, there’s just a big muddy pool where people have skidded around in their cars,” he says.

“It’s an absolute eyesore.”

When Mahurangi Matters visited to take a look, there was some evidence of dumping, with several discarded beer cartons in bushes and the grassed area appeared to be badly torn up by cars.

A sign warns visitors that it is prohibited to dump chickens or roosters in the area.

Mr Wilkinson says a stile over a fence in the reserve used to provide access to a walkway along the Mahurangi River, however fears of spreading kauri dieback disease has prompted removal of the stile.

He says the area serves little practical purpose and would be better off being sold for private housing.

Council head of management and maintenance, Agnes McCormack, admits cars doing donuts has been a problem at the reserve and Council

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Chris Wilkinson and grandson Quinn are appalled at the muddy mess at Wairere Reserve.

erected a temporary fence last month to stop cars entering.

“The best permanent solution would be to install bollards, and we are currently looking at funding options for this,” she says.

She says the last report of rubbish dumping was in November last year and the rubbish was cleared the next day.

She says if members of the public continue to notice dumping or vandalism, they should call Council’s call centre on 0800 NO DUMP

(0800 663 867).

Ms McCormack says Council believes it is important to hang on to the reserve since it is connected to several other reserves that form a chain of public land along the banks of the Mahurangi River.

“For this reason, it would be considered useful to keep as part of an ecological corridor. Having public green spaces is valuable, particularly in an area where population growth is expected,” she says.

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Snap Dad to win a chainsaw It has been a tradition since 1929 for Kiwis to celebrate fathers on the first Sunday in September.

The day recognises the contribution men make to their families as Dads, stepfathers, grandfathers and uncles.

The traditional view of fathers as the main breadwinners for their families has changed in today’s busy world, where both parents are likely to be working.

The modern family dynamic means that Dads are increasingly involved in child rearing and are expected to change nappies, and feed, bathe and put children to bed, just like Mum. According to the 2013 census, around 36,000 Kiwi men opted to be stayat-home Dads, compared to 195,000 women, and the trend was growing.

In the UK, for instance, one in seven fathers is the main childcare provider.

Dads are also getting older with the median age of fathers increasing from 28.5 in 1980 to 32.4 last year.

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KGA Accounting Plus directors, from left, Martyn Ecroyd, Jacqueline Ironside and Jesse Choo.

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Hamish has worked the past four years in the family wastewater business, Waterflow, where he was responsible for operations management, taking projects from when a product was sold through to overseeing ongoing servicing and maintenance.

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“The more I could learn about what my guys do, the better I could manage them, and it also creates respect from other professionals in the industry,” he says.

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Hamish says that education is also part of the service, and it is important to take an interest in the equipment that is keeping water running.

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Rapid school roll increase prompts expansion plans New classrooms, play areas and kayak and SUP in the channel,” Mr grants, community fundraising and bike tracks are just a few of the Kemp says. “And we’ve been gifted a good management.” developments being planned for little motorboat that we can use.”

He says that while it may take at Mangawhai Beach School to cope There are also plans for a natural play least five years to get every project with its rapidly expanding roll. area, an outdoor classroom, a bike completed, things were already Student numbers have doubled over track and expanding and realigning happening. the past seven years to around 500, the sports fields to create three pitches “It’s all really exciting and it’s going to making extra space and resources instead of one, as well as eventually be really exciting for our kids,” he says. replacing the school swimming pool essential.

The school has also built a new Principal Aaron Kemp says a with a larger, indoor facility. dance studio and tech suite in the conceptual masterplan of 10 projects, Mr Kemp says that, apart from the recreation centre that is shared with or opportunities, has been drawn up, in Ministry-funded classroom block, the Mangawhai community. addition to Ministry of Education plans funding for the masterplan projects to build a new 10-classroom block at will be raised by the school. the front of the school next year.

“When I started, seven years ago, The new classroom building will be the roll was 260, the school had built to resemble a marae, and it will a budget deficit and there New replace six transportable classes that were a few issues,” he says.

10-classroom were placed on the school car park last “We’ve got 500 kids block year to cope with the rapid growth in here now, and the school is able to population.

First off the blocks in the school’s fund most masterplan has been clearing a bush things block at the rear of the school playing from fields to make extra space and a future bike track. Next will be a new play area for intermediate students and opening up a connection to the harbour, which forms the school’s southern New boundary. intermediate area “We’re trying to get access to the Harbour access Cleared bush Bike harbour, so block track students Bike can track

Principal Aaron Kemp on bushland cleared to expand the school’s outdoor activity area.

Ministry planning Mangawhai new schools and Beach School enrolment zones to plan cope with growth Two new primary schools for Warkworth, a potential new college campus and an increase in enrolment zones have all been flagged for the region in the Government’s new Education Growth Plan.

The Ministry of Education says it expects an extra 3000 students in the region area by 2032, and nearly 700 more by 2021.

“Mahurangi Rodney is experiencing significant growth and change centred on the satellite town of Warkworth.

We plan to meet this demand through a variety of responses, including enrolment schemes,” the Ministry says. “Two new primary schools are required in Warkworth, as the town is expected to more than double in size. A new junior college may continued next page

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2030 Potential new primary school with satellite unit in northern Warkworth 400 student places

Possible land acquisition for new Warkworth primary schools (north and south)

Potential additional secondary provision

Additional 196 primary and 388 secondary student places

Potential new primary school in southern Warkworth 400 student places

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Additional primary 270 and 146 secondary student places

The Government’s Education Growth Plan timeline for Mahurangi Rodney. from previous page

also be needed because the existing Mahurangi College site is constrained, with topographical challenges.”

The Ministry is currently searching for potential new school sites north and south of Warkworth, and investigating potential new enrolment zones to help distribute growth over a wider area.

“We anticipate that the first school may be required to be open in 2024, however timing will be confirmed once the Warkworth Structure Plan is finalised,” the plan says.

“Based on the number of available places we currently have in the catchment, and in order to accommodate the forecast additional 695 children, by 2021 we anticipate 196 primary and 388 secondary student places will be required to accommodate expected growth.”

As well working on the new Warkworth facilities, the Ministry is also planning to redevelop two new classrooms at Ahuroa School, extend access to Maori language education places north of Wellsford and include a learning support needs satellite unit at the new primary school planned for north of Warkworth.

Pakiri school welcomes Montessori students Pakiri School’s roll more than doubled at the start of Term 3 following the relocation of the Mahurangi Montessori Primary School.

Mahurangi Montessori Primary was previously located at Matakana School, but has made the switch to Pakiri School following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Pakiri in December last year.

There are about 18 students in the Montessori “learning pathway” supplementing a roll of around 14 students who are taught using conventional methods.

The Montessori students are taught separately in their own classroom, under the guidance of Montessori teacher Kelly Norton.

Pakiri School board chair Howard Cooper says he is excited to have Mahurangi Montessori join the school at Pakiri, saying it gives Pakiri students the opportunity to socialise with a far bigger group of students.

Moreover, it makes it easier for students to transition to college.

“My daughter was at Pakiri and left to go to Mahurangi College. Imagine what it was like to go from a school of

Pakiri students learning flax weaving, from left, Indigo Eade, Tilly O’Sullivan, Joseph Cooper and Siri Fox.

just 12, to a class of 30 in a school of 1400,” he says.

Mr Cooper says for the time being, the Montessori class is being taught in the school library. Ultimately, it’s hoped the Ministry of Education will provide another classroom, but Mr Cooper accepts this may be some years away.

In the meantime, Mahurangi Montessori Primary Trust chair Jacqui Settle says the library in the original schoolhouse has a wonderful atmosphere and a special history.

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“Many of the tangata whenua were taught in this building,” she says, Despite his enthusiasm, Mr Cooper admits bringing in the Montessori school has not been plain sailing.

“It’s a small community and everything that goes on gets questioned, but everyone seems to be on board now,” he says.

Mahurangi Montessori’s Memorandum of Understanding with Pakiri is good for 18 months, at which point the arrangement will be reassessed.

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MAZ aims to snag all KDC’s contestable cash for skaters The Mangawhai Activity Zone (MAZ) Charitable Trust is attempting to secure $300,000 from Kaipara District Council in a last-minute bid to enhance facilities at its skate park in Mangawhai, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The trust wants the money to construct flow bowls and a “street plaza” to help New Zealand skaters’ preparations in their quest for Olympic gold.

Flow bowls consist of two interconnected shallow bowls, which permit skateboarders to perform tricks as they skate from one to the other. A street plaza is a variety of obstacles that might be encountered on a typical street.

Trust chair Colin Gallagher says MAZ has been trying to secure $500,000 from Council’s Reserve Contribution Fund for three years for upgrades to the activity zone, but “hasn’t had any joy”.

In May, Council voted to establish a $300,000 contestable fund using reserve contribution money.

Community groups from across Kaipara district can apply for money from the fund to create or improve open spaces in their communities.

Mr Gallagher says it’s appropriate MAZ should get the bulk of this money because most of the reserve contribution money has been generated from developments within Mangawhai. Moreover, he says the skate park remains extremely popular, while other parks the Council has prioritised for funding

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are under-utilised.

“There are kids and mums and dads all over the park during school holidays and lots of other places are just dead quiet including Council’s priority parks,” he says.

Mr Gallagher concedes skate bowls are expensive things to build, but says once they are built, they last a long time and require little maintenance.

In addition to the improved skating facilities, MAZ also want to install a pump track at the park and is seeking separate funding for it from Foundation North.

Applications for Kaipara District Council’s Reserve Contributions Contestable Fund close on September 13. Fund queries may be directed to funding officer Jenny Rooney, grants@ kaipara.govt.nz

Sixty-eight firearms and 122 accessories were handed in by 42 firearm owners in Waipu on July 17, while in Maungaturoto, 38 firearms and 39 accessories were collected on July 18.

Northland police inspector Chris McLellan said police were pleased with what were the first rural firearm buyback events in the country.

“People came from across a number of different areas to surrender their firearms and wanted to take the opportunity to do the right thing,” he says.

Another buyback event is planned at Waipu Rugby Club from 3pm to 7pm on August 28 and at the Wellsford Community Centre on September 29 from 10am to 2pm.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man in Coatesville has been arrested and charged after allegedly making a false statement to Police about his prohibited firearms being stolen.

The man claimed his garage had been broken into and offenders had gained access to his gun safe, stealing two firearms – a 9mm pistol and a rifle.

Police carried out a scene examination and after speaking with the man further, he allegedly admitted to hiding the firearms.

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Officers then discovered the two firearms, along with two other semiautomatic weapons, hidden in the ceiling cavity of a walk-in-wardrobe.

The man appeared in the North Shore District Court charged with making a false statement. Detective Senior Sergeant Nadene Richmond says it serves as a warning to those who try to avoid the prohibited firearms buyback and amnesty scheme.

“The overwhelming majority of firearms holders have been doing the right thing, and we acknowledge their goodwill and cooperation,” she says.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the Government intends to introduce a national gun register and prohibit firearm ownership for people who are not NZ citizens.

In response, Federated Farmers says it has historically opposed the compulsory registration of all firearms, based on the complexity and cost as well as “questionable safety benefits”.

“We haven’t had a firearms register in New Zealand for almost 40 years.

Re-establishing one would require considerable investment, both economically and socially,” rural security spokesperson Miles Anderson says.

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Local women to participate in gold paint exhibition Mahurangi women are invited to become part of feminist art history by covering their torso with golden clay and posing anonymously for the Every Body is a Treasure exhibition.

Master photographer Mandi Lynn is bringing her award-winning Girl Power Series workshops to Warkworth’s Old Masonic Hall on Saturday, August 17.

“Women of all ages have found it cathartic and life changing to confront the issues they have around body shame, as we help them find positive ways of seeing their bodies,” Mandi says.

“We give them a gold pen and write positive words, and then they have an image that they can take away with them that celebrates and honours their body.

“The women who were the most hesitant were actually the ones who got the most out of it and I would encourage anyone considering it to read the first accounts on the Finding Venus Golden Shieldmaidens Facebook page,” she says.

“They came because they saw it as an act of courage and want to support the next generation to love their bodies.”

Mandi says the clay paint workshop has had a great turnout across the country so far, including 70 attendees in Upper Hutt and 20 in Bulls.

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a free journaling for creative wellness session, which “teaches emotional fluency to help turn down the volume of the mind’s critical voice”.

“We have traumas that are under the surface causing discomfort, but becoming fluent in expressing your emotion helps to surface and process them,” Mandi says.

There is also an option to attend a make-your-own journal workshop with Matakana’s Alysn MidgelowMarsden, who is a world-renowned

textile artist.

Then there is mother-daughter body compassion workshop, which teaches women and girls to treat their bodies as best friends.

Mandi started the Girl Power Series workshops after her five-year-old niece came into the kitchen and asked if she was fat.

“I started investigating and found that we see 400 to 600 photoshopped images each day. It’s not always a great thing when dealing with growing and

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The workshop series is funded by the Community Organisation Grants Scheme and has won the health and wellbeing category in the Wellington Community Awards.

Mandi was named Creative Photographer of the Year in 2017 by the NZ Institute of Pro Photographers.

To get a spot in any of the workshops, attendees need to book online at iamfindingvenus.com. The golden clay workshop is restricted to 18+.

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Fighting flu There have been some pretty ugly flu-type symptoms around lately: fevers, aches, pains, accompanied by diarrhoea, vomiting and a pretty good cough, too.

It always seems true to human form that when we are stuck in the wrath of a flu or similar, we are very motivated to prevent it.

In fact, avoiding flu has been something that I have been passionate about for the last 20 years. It has become one of the driving forces of my inspiration to live healthily. I used to suffer with annual colds and flu and regular bronchitis was often the result.

Nothing that a life prescription of inhaled steroids couldn’t fix. But I wasn’t so keen on this option. A few years later, I began treatment with a naturopath who advised a strict change in lifestyle. I would say diet, but that is such a misleading word. Since then, I haven’t had another glimpse of bronchitis, and have had only two sick days off work in 20 years while I was undergoing a detox.

Which is a great segue to an interesting discussion about illness versus detox.

What do I mean by this? Well, we live under the theory that germs are the cause of disease and this concept shapes most of our belief around contagious disease (spread by touch) and infectious disease (which is airborne and spread by breathing, coughing, sneezing and so forth).

Of course, we can’t argue that there are not bacteria or viruses present in the disease process. That has been well established. The point of discussion enters as we look at the cause of disease and whether we entertain the thought that there may be other causes aside from just bugs.

Most people carry a wide variety of bacteria and viruses and these can be detected in places like the throat. If we took a swab of most people’s throats, there would be evidence of enough nasty bugs to make a hypochondriac swoon.

The question is, how do these bacteria and viruses proliferate to the point of disease? Do they always cause disease or are they just present as disease manifests?

The naturopathic philosophy believes it has more to do with how well our immune system is functioning. There are many body systems that affect our immune system – adrenal health, digestive system integrity, nutritional status and liver function to name a few.

Many things affect these systems, but they are ultimately affected by our lifestyles.

What we eat and how we manage our work and relationships. Furthermore, as our bodies eliminate stored toxins, the symptoms can be identical to the common cold and the flu. This also challenges the germ theory and warrants more scientific investigation.

It is common to sell ‘get well’ pills to someone when they are unwell, but the real gold for wellbeing is in the changes to lifestyle, especially removing the things that have probably caused the imbalance in the first place.

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Most people wouldn’t take being called a “head bitch” as a compliment, but Warkworth teenager Pippa Plummer is wearing the title with pride.

Pippa, 15, is the founder of the Warkworth chapter of a national network of bakers called Good Bitches Baking.

Their mission is to show kindness to people in their communities who are having a tough time.

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“When I heard about Good Bitches on National Radio I thought it would be cool to get involved,” Pippa says.

“But there wasn’t a chapter here, so I decided to set one up.”

The Warkworth branch, which covers from Puhoi to Wellsford, was officially launched in May and already has 20 volunteer bakers and three delivery drivers on its books.

Pippa is the youngest ‘head bitch’ of the 22 chapters across NZ. “It’s exciting to be involved with the community like this and we have had some wonderful feedback. People seem very excited to receive the baking and very grateful,” she says.

The bakers are provided with special boxes to pack their cakes, loaves, muffins and biscuits in, and all ingredients are listed on the outside for those with special dietary requirements. On the reverse side, bakers’ can write a little message such as, “Baking made with love”.

Pippa is keen to recruit more bakers, as well as more drivers, so the baking can be spread more widely throughout the district.

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MOVING & STORAGE | PAINTERS & PLASTERERS | PICTURE FRAMERS | PLUMBING | PRINTING | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | ROOFING | SCAFFOLDING | SCRAP METAL | SECURITY

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

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ROOF AND CLADDING SPECIALISTS NEW LONG-RUN IRON For your safety we have: • Experienced Qualified Scaffolders • Full range of Equipment • Including Alloy Mobile & Builder’s Props

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

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Shop hours Mon - Fri 8am-5pm Sat 9am-12pm

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

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

NEWLY RENOVATED double bedroom with its own bathroom and kitchenette, in central Warkworth. $250 per week. For more info contact 022 311 3216.

BUSINESS FOR SALE MOBILE BARISTA Operates on State Highway 1 close to Puhoi turn off, south bound lane. Great earning potential. Interested parties should phone Ron on 021 298 7468 after 1pm.

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OYSTER COMPANY WITH LEASES FOR SALE Situated in the Mahurangi River. The size is 8.01 hectares (19.69 acres).

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BARGAINS! Worm Farm $30, Vacuum $30, Platters $10, Clock $10, Recent paperbacks $1 each, Vases, Teapot, Food Mixer & lots more. Cushions $5 each. To view call Stephen on 021 0251 4137.

RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 09 945 0495

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HOME MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT

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

Ph Pat 022-646-5849

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

Ph Paul 09 422 0500 or 027 29 222 04 WATER FILTERS - Underbench, Whole house, UV & water spotting, Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 094223245 steve@aquafilter.co.nz

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

HOME MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT

PLASTERING • STOPPER Quality trades person, all types of interior plastering, new and old, no job to large or to small.

Contact us for great prices, Nick Chipizubov 021 816 529

SITUATION VACANT

WATER PUMPS - no water? old cast iron pump? Sales Service & Installation.

Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 09 422 3245 steve@aquafilter.co.nz WINDOW CLEANING/HOUSEWASH/ GUTTER CLEANING Local professional service. Ph Pat 022-646-5849.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Notice of intention to undertake vegetation control From August 2019 to August 2020, the NZ Transport Agency will be carrying out vegetation control activities using approved herbicides and mechanical/noxious weed control measures along the motorway network from Pokeno to Puhoi.

Locations will include SH1, SH2, SH16, SH18, SH20, SH20a, SH20b & SH22.

Operational areas are inclusive of medians, shoulders and structures.

Please note that this work is weather permitting.

For more information, please contact us at help@asm.nzta.govt.nz

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CALLING ALL CREATIVES Ko te Kotahitanga te Whakaaro - Expressions of Unity Rodney Baha’i Community announce an art exhibition to be held at Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa, from Oct 21st to Nov 17th 2019. The essence of the Baha’i teachings is that of Unity (of God, religions and humankind) therefore, this theme is a fitting one for our exhibition and we invite anyone who would like to contribute artwork.

For further information, contact: Sue Heathwaite: 021-987-223, sueheathwaite@ gmail.com Brownwyn Dale: 021-032-5083, bronwyndale@gmail.com One Warkworth AGM Monday, 26 August 2019 at 5.30pm, Bridgehouse Tavern, Back Bar, 16 Elizabeth Street, Warkworth.

PIPE BAND AGM Warkworth & Wellsford Pipe Band Inc. 26th August 2019, 7.30pm at Shoesmith Hall.

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They are available at Waiwera Store, Puhoi Hotel, Puhoi General Store, Matakana Information Office, Leigh Store, Point Wells Store, Omaha Superette, Matakana Four Square, Matakana Dairy, Gull services stations, Wellsford Top Shop, Woodys Winners Wellsford, Te Hana Gas, Jaques Four Square, Kaiwaka Caltex, Molesworth Four Square, Mangawhai Heads Four Square, Maungaturoto Four Square and Paparoa General Store.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS NOW IN WARKWORTH AREA Every Tuesday night 7pm, Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, 5 Pulham Rd, Warkworth Every Thursday night 7.30pm, Whangateau Hall, 533 Leigh Rd, Whangateau Supported by Mahurangi Matters

RAINBOWS END & RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP AGM 4 pm, 25 August 2019, at 9 Lysnar Road, Rainbows End SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the KAURI AND NATIVE BUSHMEN ASSN 7pm, Thursday 15 August 2019, at Warkworth and District Museum.

Any interested persons welcome.

TAWHARANUI OPEN SANCTUARY SOCIETY INC (TOSSI) AGM Sunday 1 September 2019 at 1pm The Woolshed, Tawharanui Regional Park See website for agenda www.tossi.org.nz

MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES AIKIDO CLASSES Tue/Thur 6.30-8pm, Methodist Church Hall, Warkworth.

Ph 09 425 8253 www.aikido1.org.nz

GUBBS MOTORS LIMITED

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

3 hours per day - 15 hours per week.

You will need a class 2 License with a ‘P’ endorsement. If you don’t have either of these, we will assist you to obtain one.

Some charter work may also be available.

Please phone 09 425 8348 or 0800 482 271

Ask for Kevin, Robyn or Gary. Gubbs Motors Ltd, Warkworth

CHURCH NOTICES

CATERER REQUIRED Warkworth Golf Club has a Vacancy for a Contract Caterer.

We currently provide catering to our membership approximately 3 weekdays and on weekends. This also includes our famous “Friday fish and chip nights” that have been running for the past 3 years.

We are a very popular venue. Hosting many luncheons and dinners for a variety of community groups. This includes weddings and funerals. This business is ready to be taken to the next level.

Warkworth Golf Club sits at the gateway to Matakana Wine Country.

The right person could create a café destination with one of the best views in the area. We need a passionate person/team that has experience in the food industry. You will need to be well organised, flexible, reliable, energised, have a friendly demeanour and be visionary.

If this sounds like you or you would like further information please contact Marie at president@ warkworthgolfclub.co.nz

CLEANERS REQUIRED

For Plume Villas Matakana. On call and available weekdays, weekends and public holidays and stat days. Up to $20 per hour for the right candidate.

If you are honest, reliable, with an eye for detail and have own transport please give me a call.

Denise 021 422 313, 09 283 3630

WANTED TO BUY CASH PAID FOR Tools and machinery Shed and garage clear outs All things considered Kyle 021 161 5139

MAUNGATUROTO 2NDHAND We may buy your garage sale items.

We also do deceased estates and downsize houselots.

09 431 8440

MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH Warkworth Methodist

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

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

Church office - 425 8660

WELLSFORD CHURCHES invite you to join with them for Sunday worship

Christian Fellowship Wellsford “The Station”, 18 Station Road, Wellsford. Sunday Service 10.15am.

Contact Geoff 423 7789 Wellsford Church of Christ 269 Rodney Street, Wellsford.

Sunday Service 10am.

Contact Dennis 423 8460 Wellsford Co-operating Parish 253 Rodney Street, Wellsford. Sunday Service 9.45am. Contact David 423 7150 Wellsford Catholic Parish 6 Matheson Road, Wellsford.

Sunday Service 10am.

Contact Father Bill 423 8170 Community Bible Church Rodney Wellsford Community Centre. Sunday Service 10am. Contact Alvyn 423 8006 All Saint’s Anglican Church 17 Port Albert Road, Wellsford.

Sunday Service 11am.

Contact Stephen 423 8702 Wellsford Combined Church Service will be at Wellsford Catholic Parish on Sunday 25th August at 7pm.

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Phone 425 8545

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

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New Lions president wants the power Snells Beach resident Arthur Hopkins has been named the new president of the Warkworth Lions and he’s already taken charge of a new fundraising initiative.

Arthur is looking for large batteries from vehicles or lawnmowers, which he will collect and recycle for free.

“It’s a convenience for local households and businesses, but it also helps us raise funds for community activities,” he says.

He adds that as new president, he is also keen to promote ‘Lions helping Lions’.

“We have a broad range of trades in our members, from solicitors to farmers, and we are hoping to raise money by generating business and getting reliable work and prices for members.”

Arthur is a fruit farmer and worked

Harbour Hospice honours dedicated volunteers Volunteers who have collectively given more than 1,000 years of service to Harbour Hospice were recently honoured in three community celebrations.

The hospice recognised almost 150 staff and volunteers for long-service milestones ranging from five to 30 years.

Harbour Hospice Trustee Wilf Marley is the longest-serving volunteer to be awarded, with 31 years in a governance role. A senior partner of accounting firm Marley Loft, Wilf was a founding trustee of North Shore Hospice in 1988, served as President of Hospice NZ and received a QSM for community service in 2005.

Wilf says he knew nothing about hospice when the group raising funds for an inpatient unit approached him for advice.

“In fact, I had to go to the dictionary and look it up,” he says. “Thankfully hospice is more widely known now.”

In 1988, the service was in its infancy and run entirely by volunteers with no government funding. Harbour Hospice has since expanded into a professional service with just over half its costs funded by Waitemata District Health Board contracts. Wilf believes the greatest challenge now is to meet the growing demand for palliative care as people live longer and come to hospice with more complex needs.

He continues to volunteer because of almost daily reminders of how much hospice care improves the lives of people with a progressive, incurable illness.

“Everyone involved with hospice is so inspirational, enjoyable and genuine,” Wilf says. “It’s a great environment and that’s what’s kept me there.”

Carol Henderson, left, and Kate Greenaway have both been volunteering in the Warkworth Hospice Shop for five years.

Janice McCullough, left, and Dianne Jull, Harbour Hospice volunteers for 10 and five years respectively, with Warkworth Hospice Shop assistant manager Jill Free at the long-service awards in Tui House.

Arthur Hopkins succeeds Carol Henderson as president of the Warkworth Lions.

Shirley Prictor, with husband Murray, has volunteered in the Wellsford Hospice Shop for 20 years.

on a single orchard in Kent, England, for 40 years, working his way up to managing more than 100ha.

He moved to the area four years ago, and after two years with the Lions, his talent was recognised and he was put in line for the presidency.

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The ninth Catwalk Arts wearable art awards, a Harbour Hospice fundraiser, will be staged at Mahurangi College Auditorium on Saturday, August 24 at 2pm and 7pm. This year’s show will focus on the innovative use of waste and reused materials.

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Harbour Hospice Trustee Wilf Marley has been volunteering for hospice for 31 years.

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Long-time zero waste champion Trish Allen has been leading community efforts to reduce waste for nearly 30 years.

Waste reduction efforts win Trish a Trail Blazer award Matakana permaculture and waste minimisation guru Trish Allen has won the Trail Blazer Award at the 2019 Auckland Community Zero Waste Awards.

She was one of eight nominees in the category, which recognises an individual who “has gone above and beyond demonstrating their passion, knowledge, encouragement and empowerment for zero waste in their community”.

Trish says the award was the perfect end to a great day, as it coincided with the reopening of the Lawrie Road Refuse and Recyling Centre in Snells Beach by Mahurangi Wastebusters on July 18.

Mahurangi Wastebusters was established by Trish in 2017 to run zero waste events, run repair cafes and set up community recycling centres to divert waste from landfill and recover resources. In May, the charitable trust won a two-year contract to provide community refuse and recycling services at Council sites in Lawrie Road and at Rustybrook Road in Wellsford.

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The official citation acknowledged Trish’s efforts in setting up Wastebusters as part of her long commitment to zero waste “and her passion for waste education in the community”.

It is something she has been doing for many years, since she and her late husband, Joe Polaischer, first came to Matakana and established their renowned permaculture property.

“I taught my first ‘How to Reduce your Rubbish’ course in 1991 on Rainbow Valley Farm, and I’m still at it after all these years!” she says.

Trish is also actively involved in regional and Council zero waste campaigns and projects, runs regular courses on permaculture and composting, and is co-founder of the Matakana Community Garden.

This is the second Trailblazer Award to go to a local zero waste champion in two years. In 2018, it went to Josie Jackson of Whangaripo, who set up the Zero Waste Matakana Coast Facebook page and ran a series of workshops to make reusable bags, wax wraps and other minimum waste items.

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Daffodil Rally Jag stirs fond memories for cancer widow A Jaguar featuring in the Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club Daffodil Rally later this month will always hold a special place in the heart of Warkworth resident Frances Ross.

The Mark 2 Jag, built in 1968, was bought by Frances’ late husband, Robin, to further his longstanding interest in classic cars during his retirement.

He stripped the car down and was about to get it repainted, from the original cream colour to a vibrant red, when he was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told he had just six weeks to live.

Frances says the prognosis was shattering, especially as Robin, then 75, appeared fit and healthy.

“He was the sort of man who could have erected a fence without any trouble. All that seemed to be bothering him was a pain in the shoulder, which we thought was simply an old rugby injury coming to the surface again,” Frances says.

Sadly, it was far more serious. Robin’s health rapidly deteriorated, but despite the doctors’ dire predictions he managed to cling on to life for another six months.

Frances, 75, says it was during these difficult months that members of the Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club rallied around to help Robin rebuild his car.

The classic saloon went on to win the Wellsford Warkworth club’s award for Best Reconstructed Car of 2012, and in March the following year Robin and Frances entered it in a club rally, “Are we there yet?”, and won.

The following month Robin died.

Frances says the car serves as a reminder of all the

Frances Ross says the car reminds her of all the support she and Robin received during her husband’s last days.

support she received from club members during her husband’s last days.

“And I still get that support. That’s why I still have confidence to drive the car in rallies, because I know if I get into trouble, the men of the club will be there to help me straight away.”

She has the car serviced at two local garages and insists they remedy problems straight away, rather than leaving it until the next Warrant of Fitness.

“I have complete faith in the car and the boys’

workmanship so there’s every reason for me to keep driving it,” she says.

The Wellsford Warkworth Vintage Car Club Daffodil Rally takes place on Sunday, August 25.

Cars will leave Smales Farm, Takapuna, at 11.15am, and start to arrive at Warkworth Wharf around noon. Visitors will be invited to vote for their favourite cars and prizes will be awarded to winners.

Money raised during the event will support the Cancer Society in its efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer.

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New Mangawhai classic car club keen to show its muscle Fans of muscle and classic motors have a new opportunity to meet up and share their passion for petrol, thanks to Mangawhai car enthusiast Bryan May. He launched the Mangawhai Muscle and Classic Car Club via local Facebook pages last month and nearly 80 members joined in the first two weeks.

“There are bowls clubs and golf clubs and fishing clubs, but there hasn’t really been a local car club that’s been successful,” he says. “I’ve retired from business, so thought I’d do something about it. The response has been amazing.”

It’s American cars that are Bryan’s first love, though the club is potentially open to all.

“I expect the club will be Australian and American cars predominantly, with some European,” he says. “I have no bias, so long as they look awesome.

My hope is to meet lots of like-minded people to share our passion.”

Bryan got into American cars in the 1970s and has since owned, driven and rebuilt various Mustangs, Dodges, Chevrolets and three Corvettes, including a white 1971 Corvette roadster that he brought over from the US and fully restored. He’s also an international judge for the US-based National Corvette Restorers Society and a member of the New Zealand and Auckland Corvette clubs.

Bryan currently divides his driving attention between a 2008 Z06 C6 Corvette and a rare 45th anniversary edition Chevy Camaro from 2012. He says he’s looking forward to meeting up with more local muscle and classic car enthusiasts from an area full of automotive experts and fans.

“The aim is to come together on a regular basis and do some interesting things, such as car shows, road runs, trips to little known collections and barn raids,” he says. “That’s when you go to different places and see what people have got tucked away in their sheds, be it workshops, cars or collections, then have lunch together afterwards. There’s an amazing number of cars tucked away in sheds in the hills around here, and an amazing amount of talent.”

Passionate muscle car man Bryan May in his Mangawhai workshop, which comes complete with professional fourpost car lift and walls full of auto souvenirs.

The club is planning to take part in established local events and shows, including the popular Black Swamp Run, Waipu Car & Bike Show and Orewa Hot Rod Festival in January, as well as holding its own monthly club meets at the Pioneer Village, off Molesworth Drive.

This is not the first time that someone has tried to establish a local car club.

Last year, a similar group folded after

Mangawhai mates and now classic car club members, from left, Allan Foster with his 2014 SS-V Holden ute; Bob McClennan and his 1974 Ford Fairlane; Bryan May in front of his 2012 45th Anniversary Chevrolet Camaro; and Ron Lucca with his limited edition 2019 Mustang Bullitt.

initial enthusiasm dwindled to the point where only one car turned up for a run in November. However, Bryan is hoping that his efforts will build a more solid membership and regular response.

“You’ve got to have a certain amount of commitment and if you’re doing a job as well, you don’t always have the time.

Running a club takes a fair bit of time and effort, but I’m retired and can do

that,” he says. “We’re looking for a lot of input from people, suggestions of where to go, what we should be doing, what they’d like to see in a club. Membership participation is really important.

“We’ve made the right start, and had a lot of contact on the Facebook page.”

Info: Mangawhai Muscle and Classic Car Club on Facebook or bryancorvette@gmail.com or contact Bryan May on 021 977 770.

This 1924 Essex has quite a history ...

It was built in Warkworth by hot rod enthusiast and current vice president of the Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Club, Chris Hawkings. The only part still intact was the cab when Chris obtained it in 1977. In its former days, it was used by the Campbell family in Matakana to pull kauri logs out of the bush. “I put the motor in and built the chassis. I have accidentally blown it up three times and had to rebuild it, but that’s what hot-rodding is,” Chris says.

It has a 5.6-litre, supercharged 6-71 engine and can cover a quarter mile in just 17.7 seconds at 118 miles an hour.

The original Essex had a dickie seat that folded out of the rear for extra passengers, but Chris has replaced it with a flat tray on the back. It also has Foose mag wheels from the United States that are each forged from a single piece of aluminium.

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State Highway 1 crashes on the increase from Puhoi to Brynderwyn Crash figures for State Highway 1 from Puhoi Road to Brynderwyn are steadily creeping back up after a dip in 2012.

The increase is being put down to population growth in Auckland.

Car crash statistics obtained from the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) show there have been 1278 crashes, with 38 resulting in fatalities, 101 considered serious and a further 307 causing injury.

The most dangerous segment is from Puhoi to Warkworth, with 13 fatalities and 472 crashes since 2009, which are worse figures than for the Dome Valley

or the Wellsford to Brynderwyn section.

District road policing manager Inspector Trevor Beggs says this is due to the nature of the road in addition to population growth.

“You have a beautiful road in the Hibiscus Coast area and then suddenly some of the most challenging roads in the country from Puhoi north.

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Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Crashes on State Highway 1 between Puhoi Road and Brynderwyn Fatal Serious Minor Non-injury Total crashes 9 9 45 92 155 2 13 34 94 143 4 10 34 75 123 2 8 24 58 92 1 6 29 65 101 1 6 22 57 86 3 13 20 81 117 8 11 26 107 152 3 14 32 117 166

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crashes in 2012 was due to a series of safety improvements. Maungaturoto An increase in crashes since then could be caused by the growth in workers commuting to Auckland.

“Nationally, the crash rates have been high in the last two years and we know that the number of kilometres being travelled on our roads is growing exponentially.

“Approximately 40,000 people move to the Auckland region to stay each month. Some greenfield developments in the north have roads marked as 100km/h, but they are not safe for those speeds with steep drop offs, hard curves or culverts.”

He says the message to drivers is not to become complacent on local roads, even if they know them well.

“The majority of people involved in these crashes are locals – and that’s not because they are bad drivers, it’s just they are on the road the most often and statistically more likely to be involved.

“The roads can change. It could have rained after a dry, or maybe a truck just dropped some loose gravel ahead of you.

“To be honest, I am terrified of driving here because I have heightened awareness of the crashes and the challenges on this stretch of road.”

He says safety improvements are planned for State Highway 1, including centre safety barriers in the

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The Ural ranger is one of the only motorbikes to be assembled complete with a sidecar, rather than it being an optional accessory.

Big Bird flies on Russian bike beloved by Stalin John ‘Big Bird’ Greig, of Warkworth, wanted a Harley but it couldn’t handle his size, so he had to import something a bit bigger from Russia.

His brand new 2019 Ural Ranger is the only one of its kind in New Zealand, and is a replica of the Russian 1939 model.

“During World War II, Stalin realised soldiers needed mobility, so he bought R71 BMW motorcycles, reverse engineered them, and then put a sidecar on,” John says.

“Thirty thousand sidecar units were made in 1942 and it became a Russian workhorse after the war.”

The 2019 Ranger has the same basic design with a few modern improvements, including disc brakes and fuel injection.

It still has a spade, a fuel can, and a spare wheel attached.

John bought it from a dealer in Christchurch and decided to tour the South Island on his way back up to Warkworth.

“I’m writing a book about the

experience for my grandkids so they know where it came from. It’s going to end up with them because I’m never going to sell it.”

The Ural has a drive shaft which makes it ‘two-wheel drive’, as it is propelled by both the rear wheel as well as the sidecar wheel. It also has a reverse gear.

The engine is 750CC and makes a thunderous rumble known as the Ural growl.

John currently has a bag of cement in the sidecar to help balance it out when he turns corners at speed.

“Apart from me, no one has actually been game enough to try sitting in the sidecar while it’s being driven.”

This Mahurangi Matters reporter was the first to give it a go, and can confirm it certainly turned heads through Warkworth town.

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Professor Ralph Cooney r.cooney@auckland.ac.nz

Cars of the future Reviewing the exceptional characteristics of the most advanced autonomous electric vehicles (such as the Volvo 360c), it becomes apparent that we are observing a transformation in the nature and functions of the automobile itself.

The transformation has only recently started in earnest. Within the next few The Volvo 360c highlights the years, 55 new electric vehicles (EV) transformation of the automobile. and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), manufactured by 18 major companies, are expected to become available. These vehicles have a range of between 55km and 640km.

Electric vehicles usually cost twice as much as comparable vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines, largely because of the high cost of research and development to produce improved batteries to power the electric drivetrain. The International Council on Clean Transportation expects that purchase price parity with conventional short-range vehicles will occur around 2024. By this point, the research and development costs of new improved batteries will have been recovered.

Further improvement in EV performance requires continuing global research into the development of improved battery technologies. Current EVs mainly use various types of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium is a relatively rare element and so future supplies of the element for battery manufacture will become increasingly problematic.

Alternative batteries such as sodium-ion batteries have the advantage that sodium is a common element. However, sodium-ion batteries have limitations of their own. The intrinsic weakness of all conventional batteries is that the rate of their charging and discharging depends on a specific chemical reaction associated with each battery type. For this reason, leading-edge research at present is mainly focused on the development of super-capacitors, rather than conventional batteries. The super-capacitors have the advantage that they are not limited by the rate of a chemical reaction as their charging and discharging is based on ionic diffusion, which is more instantaneous than chemical reactions. Therefore, super-capacitors would permit much more rapid charging and discharging.

Nevertheless, the limitations of super-capacitors are apparent in prototypes.

One limitation involves the use of expensive component materials, which makes the technology uneconomic at present. An urgent search is underway for natural alternatives to these more expensive high technology components.

Meanwhile, the anticipated shift to driverless trucks, buses and cars is getting closer. Driverless buses have already appeared in China, the Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland. Also, Norway, Singapore and London are now testing driverless buses. The case for driverless buses is simple. There were 32,000 road deaths in 2014 in the United States alone and 94 per cent of these involved human driver errors.

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New transport network plan announced for Warkworth Auckland Transport (AT) and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) last month announced a new transport network plan to support future urban growth in Warkworth.

The plan aims to provide a range of transport choices to be delivered over the next 30 years to cope with Warkworth’s growth.

Warkworth is expected to grow from 5000 to 22,000 people by 2046.

Key elements of the plan include: • Investment in public transport services, including two new bus stations (public transport interchanges) in north and south Warkworth.

• A walking and cycling network, including along the Mahurangi River.

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residential and business land in south Warkworth.

• A Sandspit link road, Matakana link road and Western link road (see map above, #4 and #5).

• Improvements to the Hill Street intersection.

The plan has been developed under the auspices of AT and NZTA’s Supporting Growth programme and follows technical investigations and public consultation undertaken last year.

AT chief executive Shane Ellison says Aucklanders have said they’re looking for more public transport, walking and cycling connections and these are integral to Supporting Growth’s longterm planning.

But AT and NZTA warn that the plan will require further technical investigation, engagement with communities and landowners and statutory approvals, before details of the plan are finalised.

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Projects described in these maps have been identified by indicative business cases and will require further technical investigation, engagement with communities and landowners and statutory approvals before their final detail, location or land requirement is confirmed. They are also yet to be prioritised for funding for delivery over the next 10-30 years.

Locals react to the transport plan …

Beth Houlbrooke, Rodney Local Board chair

There was a lot of feedback that indicated that the Western link road would be more appropriate at a location more west in the plan than it is. It’s still showing it going through Mansel Drive, which is just not suited to heavy traffic, given that we are trying to make it more pedestrian friendly, especially for seniors.

Having trucks thundering through there is just not appropriate at all. Apart from that, it all sounds good.

But I think people are a little bit sceptical of these plans and when they will come to fruition.

Bevan Woodward, SkyPath developer and transport planner

The plan is primarily about building more roads – nine of the 12 projects are new or wider roads. It is based on 1950s traffic engineering that assumes we can build our way out of congestion, which as Auckland and Los Angeles have demonstrated, doesn’t work.

The research is clear: more roading encourages more traffic and a whole range of detrimental effects, such as traffic congestion, unsafe streets, pollution and carbon emissions. The plan’s focus of “Supporting Growth” is too narrow and it ignores environmental and social effects of building new and wider roads. We need to take a holistic view and prioritise public transport, walking and cycling. The plan wants to transform Warkworth into another Albany or Silverdale. How depressing.

Dave Stott, The Oaks project director and traffic engineer

The proposed transport plan is generally as has previously been advised by Auckland Transport and I would be in general agreement with it. However, among other changes, I would like to see the proposed walkway/cycleway from the centre of town to be extended right through to the Falls Road ford and kauri reserve, and I disagree with the route of the Western link road through to Mansel Drive. No timing of the various projects has been given and the timing and sequencing of projects should align with new residential and commercial development.

Roger Williams, retired traffic engineer

It’s good to see a cycle walkway route from the CBD along Mahurangi River, even if it does not show which side of the river it is on. But the plan has not moved forward in the past two years and has totally ignored ignored constructive suggestions submitted by the public during consultation. For example, suggestions for the realignment of Woodcocks Road and development of the Falls Road area as a park rather than a traffic route have been ignored.

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Office shenanigans prevail in Death & Taxe$ Casting call for Following the sell-out season of ’Allo new madcap ’Allo in May, the Warkworth Theatre Group is following up with another dinner show comedy for the second annual New Zealand Theatre Month in September.

The group will present Death & Taxe$ – a rollicking comedy by New Zealand playwright April Phillips.

Director Sally Knight says the former McPhail and Gadsby writer has crafted a play inspired by classics such as Fawlty Towers and Gliding On. “Set in the Destiny Life Assurance Office, we drop in on a few days in the lives of a close but dysfunctional office team in a small town – just like Warkworth,” she says.

Bob, Gareth, Lucille and Tiffany are dealing with a zany sales promotion imposed by head office, money troubles, marriage troubles and several nutty customers, then – to cap it all off – a murder.

The sharp-witted comedy turns to chaos in the last scene as a crazy cop tries to work out which of his five prime suspects has done the deed.

Sally says the cast of eight includes some familiar Warkworth Theatre Group faces, some newcomers and some who haven’t taken to the stage for a while.

Sally is familiar with Phillips’ slightly naughty, fun style, having acted in

Carolynne Andrew (Elizabeth), Anastasia Konovolova (Tiffany) and Dave Morgan (Gareth) star in Death & Taxe$.

another of her plays, the smash hit STiFF at the Rose Centre in Auckland, some years ago.

She says she is still scouring Warkworth for suitable office furniture and furnishings, so would be happy to hear from any businesses or individuals who can help out.

The audience for Death & Taxe$ will be seated “cabaret style” at tables. A discounted table for eight is available by booking online.

A cash bar will be available, with wines

by Warkworth Theatre sponsors, Mahurangi River Winery.

The Theatre Group welcomes volunteers for ushering and bar duties.

If interested, contact Sally on 021 256 3258.

The play runs at the Warkworth Town Hall from September 4 to 7. Tickets are available online at wwtheatre. co.nz or from Mahurangi Matters, Warkworth Town Hall, Harts Pharmacy in Warkworth and Woody’s Winners in Wellsford.

Auditions are being held this Wednesday evening, August 7, for Otamatea Repertory Theatre’s next major production, This Is Your Captain Speaking.

Director Peter Matheson describes the comedy as a combination of a play, musical, pantomime and a dinner show.

“It’s a madcap, high-flying comedy,” he says. “A great show for people who don’t normally go to live theatre.”

Peter says This Is Your Captain Speaking will be “very interactive” and he is looking for adults and older teenagers who can think on their feet and work as a team – it is not suitable for children.

The auditions will take place at the theatre in Bickerstaffe Road from 7pm to 9pm and rehearsals will initially be held twice a week. There will be six performances of the show at the beginning of November, staged over three weekends.

Info: Otamatea Repertory Theatre on Facebook, ort.org.nz or call 09 431 8728.

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Tasty fun For those of you who religiously pack away your boat and gear for the winter each year, why not try your hand at squid fishing? Those of you who do catch them will all agree that they are super tasty and great fun to catch. The nice thing about squid fishing is that you can do it from the side with just a soft bait, rod and a squid lure. No boat needed! Fish for them near weed and structure where there is not a lot of current and try squid lures that are luminous. Evenings into the night are the better time for catching Phil Common discovered the perfect these critters. day for catching kingfish.

Reports about fishing for snapper and kingfish have been a bit sketchy, but they are definitely being caught. There have been some perfect days out on the water with not a breath of wind to be felt. The days are getting longer, and soon we will be back to daylight saving and warmer weather.

The Kaipara has also been producing some great fish this winter. Don’t forget to target gurnard over the winter months. There have been some superb specimens caught and, man, are they tasty. Flasher rigs with around the 3/0 hook size with some pink flash and a small bait are the ideal setup to target them.

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20th time lucky for Woodys The $16.5 million winning ticket that Wellsford’s Woodys Winners sold last month was the highest prize ever won by its customers.

The store had put new signage up on the window celebrating its 19th winner when Lotto headquarters rang them up and said they had forgotten to record a win in 2004 and the true figure was 20.

Store manager Karen Lennon says the store does have crystals and dream catchers for sale, but she doesn’t know why the place seems to be so lucky.

“I like to think it’s because we believe, and we truly want to help our customers.

Everyone could use a little help,” she says.

She says the store gets lots of people stopping on the way through, with travellers from as far away as England and Australia buying a ticket after hearing about its reputation.

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back home from a holiday in the north who won the $16.5 million prize.

His first plan for the cash is to buy a house with his partner and pay for their wedding.

The happy couple have decided they won’t be making any big changes to their big day as a result of the win.

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Theatre to feature work of local playwright Sandspit playwright Joanna Pearce will have two of her one-act plays performed at Pitt Street Theatre in Auckland next month.

The plays are Testostrogen and Never Say Never, developmental versions of which have already played to audiences in Mahurangi.

Testostrogen tells the story of a man dealing with a powerful inclination to dress in women’s clothes and then making the decision to switch genders completely. The play partially mirrors Joanna’s own gender transition journey.

An early version of the play was performed as a one-person show at the Mahurangi East Library in August last year.

The play is now a two-hander and has been expanded to 45 minutes. Joanna plays Steve, who becomes Stephanie, and actor Narelle Jackson takes two roles – Steve’s partner and boss.

Never Say Never will act as a curtainraiser for Testostrogen and tells the story of two women – Ruby and Gladys – living in wartime London.

Their husbands are both away fighting the war.

The show first appeared as a brief sketch, Keeping the Home Fires Burning, in a Warkworth Theatre Group variety show last year, which commemorated those who fought in both World Wars.

The play has been expanded to 35 minutes and now deals with the complications that ensue when the women become the best of friends,

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Joanna Pearce played Stephanie in a developmental version of Testostrogen at the Mahurangi East Library last year.

and one of their husbands is killed and the other returns home. Ruby is played by Sally Brady and Gladys By Collette Wilson.

Joanna has written about half a dozen plays in the past and is currently working on a musical, Scream, but this will be her first semi-professional production.

Theatre professionals will be invited along to a special performance of the

shows on September 26, along with the public. This performance will include five songs from Scream.

“It’s pretty exciting, three of my pieces will be shown to industry professionals as well as to the public, so I’m really putting my balls on the line,” Joanna says.

Testostrogen and Never Say Never will run from September 20 to 28. Tickets, iticket.co.nz.

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More than 200 people checked out the Warkworth Groups & Clubs Information Day at the Warkworth Town Hall on Friday, July 26.

The event, organised by Warkworth Library, had to be switched from the Old Masonic Hall at the last minute due to more than 30 clubs wanting to set up stands to promote their club.

Senior library assistant for community engagement Katie Mitchell says she got the idea for the day after learning that several local clubs have an ageing membership and desperately need fresh blood.

She says responses to the event were overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

“Several people came in who were new to the area. For them it was fantastic because they found out about all sorts of things,” Katie says.

She says the success means the library will organise further club days and will consider holding them on a Saturday to make it easier for school students and working people. The Friday event was geared more towards seniors. Katie says the library will also look at doing more advertising of the event in future and not simply rely on social media.

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Mahurangi Action & One Warkworth present:

WARKWORTH TOWN HALL TALKS A series of free monthly talks relevant to our town and the wider community

Bree Wooller

Bree Wooller Archaeologist

If you know where to look, there are still remnants along the Mahurangi River that tell the story of its role as a coastal trading route. As part of an honours dissertation at the University of Otago last year, Warkworth local Bree Wooller researched historical records to build a picture of what the trade might have looked like and some of the drama surrounding it.

Warkworth Town Hall, Thursday, 22 August Doors open for refreshments at 5pm, talk starts at 5.30pm.

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River’s early days revisited The Mahurangi River’s coastal trading history, from Gordon Browne’s timber station in the 1830s until the connection of an all-weather road in the 1930s, is the subject of this month’s Warkworth Town Hall Talk.

The speaker will be archaeologist Bree Wooller.

Bree says the talk will be based on her honour’s dissertation, The Historical Archaeology of Coastal Trade on the Mahurangi River, which she completed at the University of Otago last year.

“I utilised both historical and archaeological records to develop a narrative of the coastal trade operating on the river for over a century until land transport took over,” she says. “It was a fast-changing, sometimes dramaladen, activity that connected sparse and isolated European settlements.

These small industrial outposts and their associated habitants clung to the

coast and the river served as a highway, with communication and trade, and most other activities revolving around water transportation.”

Bree says coastal trade is a fundamental, yet frequently overlooked, element of New Zealand’s past with very little archaeological or historical research in this field.

“Having grown up in the area, the Mahurangi River provided a perfect case study for me,” she says.

The talk will cover the early industries that attracted settlers and which led to the establishment of Warkworth, as well as the vessels and associated shipping lines that traded on the river.

Bree says physical remnants of the coastal trade can still be seen in the landscape today.

The talk is free and will be held on Thursday, August 22. Doors open at 5pm for a 5.30pm start.

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Boogie piano maestro to play at Sawmill Series ends with a Boom The “queen of boogie piano” performs on Thursday this week at the Leigh Sawmill Café.

Jan Preston, as part of The Jan Preston Trio, present “88 Pianos I Have Known”, featuring projected images, personal anecdotes and biographical stories.

Jan promises a swathe of new songs including a new “killer version” of a tune called Nutrocker, based on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and played in fast boogie style.

“I’ve been practising this a lot and my left hand is threatening to seize … well, hopefully not until the end of the tour,” Jan says.

Jan now lives in Sydney, but was born in Greymouth to a family which she says had few resources or opportunities, but would gather around the piano and sing together.

“From when I was very young, I played piano while everybody sang along or played tea chest basses, eggbeaters, combs, violins and an old saxophone.”

An aunt who played honky-tonk style and Winifred Atwell were early influences.

Jan went on to study classical music and secured a prestigious place on a five-year classical piano degree course at Auckland University.

But by the end of the course, Jan decided she did not really want to be a concert pianist or a piano teacher.

“So, I cut off my hair and moved to Wellington where I experimented with different styles of music, first working in an independent theatre group and then rock bands,” she says.

In 1980, her band Coup D’Etat had a number one smash hit with the song, Doctor I Like Your Medicine, after which Jan moved to Australia playing in other bands and at piano bars, as well as writing music for films and television.

Years later, she found her own voice, as a boogie piano player and songwriter.

“I am still enormously passionate about music and have so much more to play, sing and write,” she says.

Jan plays at the Leigh Sawmill Café on Thursday, August 8, at 7.30pm. Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz.

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Rising opera star Eliza Boom will feature in the final concert of the Sculptureum Winter Series this month.

Eliza hails from Whangarei, but the soprano left for England after winning a full scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester in 2017.

Last year, she graduated with a Masters degree with distinction and this year has been the Young Artist in Residence for Opera North in the United Kingdom.

From September, Eliza will join the prestigious National Opera Studio based in London She is one of 12 selected from emerging artists programmes around the UK. Eliza will be joined at the Sculptureum by William King, a Wellington-based baritone. Last year, William won the Wellington Aria Competition and this year won the North Shore Beacroft Aria Competition.

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Fabulous fritters My latest cuisine column comes at the request of an amazing single father looking for a cracker fritter recipe for his hauls of fresh shellfish. This recipe, with accompanying dip, is super-easy and can be used with fresh mussels, cockles, pipis or tuatuas. It’s perfect at any time of the year. I urge those who aren’t hunter-gatherer types to give this one a go. You don’t need to battle the cold and rain to hit the beach for pipis, you can pick the cream of the crop at the supermarket.

I often use live mussels from my local supermarket for this dish. When selecting mussels, I search for the biggest and cleanest ones, sitting wet underneath the water jets. I also inspect each individual mussel thoroughly, ensuring that it is not open (even the tiniest bit) or cracked. Cracked or open mussels are a no go.

Open mussels are usually dead, and if they are dead they are not fresh. Once I have filled my bag with my hand-selected mussels, I pop the bag under the water jets. I do this to keep my mussels moist and alive until I cook them, and I always cook them on the day of purchase.

Mussel Fritters with Smoky Aioli Ingredients 20 live mussels 2 small spring onions ½ tsp fresh dill 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley 2 eggs ½ cup self-raising flour ½ cup milk Lashings of freshly ground salt and pepper 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp finely chopped/crushed garlic ½ tsp smoked paprika 1 lemon cut into segments Method

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Give your live mussels a quick scrub, then quickly rip out the beards. Pop them in a pot with an inch or two of water, cover with a lid, and steam on high until the mussels start to open. Keep a close watch as they will open fairly quickly and are easily overcooked. Once open, pull the mussels from the shell and pop them in a food processor with the dill, spring onion, half of your chopped parsley and a hearty grind of salt and pepper. Blitz. If you don’t have a food processor, chop finely. Beat your two eggs in a separate bowl. Add mussel mix and stir. Then fold in sifted flour and enough milk to make a spoonable batter. Add another hearty grind of salt and pepper. Mix. Heat a large pan with two tablespoons of oil on a medium heat. Cook spoonfuls of the batter in batches for two to three minutes each side until golden brown. You will need to keep adding oil. Place fritters on a paper towel once cooked until ready to serve.

To make the smoky aioli: combine the mayonnaise, garlic, paprika, a little squeeze of lemon and some salt and pepper. Mix. Plate your fritters, sprinkling over the remaining fresh parsley. Serve your aioli and lemon wedges on the side and dig in!

Tuya is a 6 month old Tibetan Spaniel.

Her genetics are impeccable and she is destined for a life of attending shows and breeding. At her first show she couldn’t get away from the judge fast enough. Just as her under carriage was being assessed she made a dash for it, up the front of her startled owner and over her shoulder. Her owner prevented a major catastrophe by just hanging onto the back foot as she tried to leap from her shoulder into thin air.

A “pop”, followed by a squeal and our budding champion breeding dog was on 3 legs. If anybody watched the All Blacks vs South Africa test match in the weekend, they would have seen Brodie Retallick suffering a similar injury, (a critical difference being that immediately preceding the dislocation, his undercarriage had not just been assessed.)

Upon presentation to Warkworth Vets, our vet was able to quickly confirm that Tuya’s hip had been dislocated. She was anaesthetised and her hip was put back in with a satisfying pop. A week down the track and she’s recovering well and is set to resume her lifestyle unabated. We can only hope that Brodie recovers as quickly.

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Rats, stoats, weasels and other pests are on notice that their days on the Tawharanui Peninsula are numbered.

Ngaire Wallen has been appointed as the first Takatu LandCare community pest control coordinator and she is keen to see the peninsula pest-free by 2050.

Ngaire is one of 34 coordinators across Auckland funded from Auckland Council’s Natural Environment Targeted Rate, which is expected to raise about $314 million over the next Obligation five years.

Free She has had more than 10 years Quoteas a TOSSI trapline experience volunteer giving her firsthand understanding of trapping and weeding in the area.

“The LandCare group has been trapping for five years and during that time, we have collectively caught more than 2800 predators, and the difference in birdlife in Campbells Beach and Baddeleys Beach is really noticeable,” she says.

“As life goes on you can’t help but ponder on what your overall impact on the world will be. Planting trees or killing predators makes the world a better place for everyone and everything.

Predator Free 2050 will require taking personal responsibility for our shared environment. It is no use waiting for someone else to take action.”

Takatu LandCare was established in 2014 to create a buffer zone for the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary and create a pest-free peninsula.

Ngaire says Council funding will enable the group to work more effectively with landowners and volunteers.

“Working collaboratively enables us to take on bigger projects such as spraying for climbing asparagus in a coordinated way or planting projects that require more muscle power than just a handful of people.

“The concept of kaitiakitanga, or guardianship, means taking a wider view than just your own backyard, and working together to protect, restore or enhance our environment.”

Aside from her official role, Ngaire has started a crusade to rid the roadside between Matakana and Tawharanui of woolly nightshade, or tobacco weed.

“It is one of easiest invasive weeds to identify and kill,” she says.

“Eliminating plants flowering right now will stop the seed source increasing. There are few things you can do that are so immensely and immediately rewarding.”

Takatu LandCare welcomes volunteers who would like to become involved, not only in trapping or weeding but in administration, communications, fundraising, managing social media, or making scones for a working bee.

“There is even an opportunity to be the chocolate supplier of choice – most working bees include food and most traplines end with chocolate.”

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There will be formal reviews of the route in January and April, but in the meantime there is flexibility to make changes based on passenger feedback.

“That’s the point of a trial service,” she adds.

Passengers can also be picked up from anywhere along the route, providing they call Leabourn on 0800 994404 to arrange this on the Wednesday before they want to travel.

In the past, Leabourn ran its own, unsubsidised monthly shoppers’ service to Whangārei, but was forced to stop that three years ago as many people found the $35 return fare too high and it became unviable. Ms Selkirk says the company’s experience underlines the importance of public support for the new Bream Bay Link.

However, initial reaction to news of the service and its $10 maximum return fares was enthusiastic on several local social media pages.

Information about the new bus service, including timetables and fares, is available on 0800 994404, at buslink.co.nz or via email from office@ leabourn.co.nz.

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A new weekly bus service from Kaiwaka to Whangārei, via Mangawhai, was launched on Thursday, August 1 in a partnership between Northland Regional Council (NRC) and Wellsford bus company Leabourn Passenger Services.

The Bream Bay Link is a trial service that will run every Thursday for the next year, with one-way and return trips costing from $5 to $10. However, during the early stages at least, drivers will have some discretion to charge $3 one way for a partial trip, such as Kaiwaka to Mangawhai. The new service is being subsidised by NRC and the NZ Transport Agency.

A 30-seater Leabourn bus leaves Kaiwaka Hall at 9am and travels via Mangawhai Village, Mangawhai Heads, Langs Beach, Waipu and Ruakaka, arriving at the Whangārei bus terminus at 10.50am. It leaves Whangārei at 3pm and arrives back in Kaiwaka at 4.50pm.

Originally, the trial service was set to run only between Waipu and Whangārei, but was extended after Leabourn suggested there would be demand for a bus serving Kaiwaka and Mangawhai as well.

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Best back, most tries and most points: Kade Banks. Best team man: Ryan Meek. Mark Ryburn Memorial coaches award: Tane Pendergast. Kevin Letcher Memorial award: Sam Mason. Most improved and players’ player of the year: Jake Meek. Best team man: Brad Leggoe. Top points scorer: Carlin Dunn. Top try scorer: Scott Fabricius and Carlin Dunn. Best back: Scott Fabricius.

Supporters player of the year: Puppy Farrell

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New teams announced at Mahurangi rugby prize giving team next year, and, if that goes well, the club will look at a women’s tens team.

“Tell your mates that we have women here now, and that one thing leads to another,” he said.

Bradnam congratulated Kade Banks and Pale Voatangi, who have been selected for the North Harbour U21 representative team.

Banks put 98 points on the board for Mahurangi during the season and was awarded best back, most tries and most points.

Highlights of the premier’s season included a 12-7 victory over Silverdale, with Haden Kose playing his 250th game, Lyall Robertson playing his 100th and Scott Fabricius earning his blazer.

Kose said the premiere team struggled for numbers towards the second half of the season, but the team stuck it out and played with a lot of heart.

Chairwoman Charmaine Gravatt was awarded the Wharehine Contractors Club Person of the Year award for her service to Mahurangi Rugby.

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Director Ian Bradnam announced that the club was looking to add a premier 2 team in addition to its premier 1 for next season in an effort to keep more players involved.

He also said the club would field a women’s sevens

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Stars honoured at Kaipara Two scholarships were handed out to young sportspeople at the Kaipara Flats Sports Club awards on July 13.

Ella Rogers received the Young Persons Sporting Scholarship, after having been in the Northland tag football representative team from 2014 to 2019, as well as the New Zealand team, playing in trans-Tasman tests from 2014 to 2016.

The second recipient was highly acclaimed trampolinist Sebastian Smith, who most recently came fifth in the double mini category in the Australian National Gymnastics championship.

Cricketer Ollie White was awarded the Mark and Clare Ryburn Memorial Trophy for a sportsperson who excels in his field.

White represented both Northland and New Zealand at the U17 and U19 level.

Last season saw him tour Bangladesh with the NZ U19s, where he scored 232 runs at an average of 38.66.

He also had the honour of being selected in the inaugural NZ Maori Secondary School XI, of which he was also named captain.

The Shirley Gubb Memorial Trophy for exceptional contribution to the club was presented to Matthew Buchanan for 19 years of organising the men’s tennis championship tournament, among many other competitions.

The Kaipara Flats Sports team of the year went to the premier cricket team, which has won the Northland Oxford two-day competition for the last two years.

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2019 Northland Club Rugby senior season comes to an end Top Try Scorer – Danyon Tana and Richie Lockington Paddy Atkins Memorial Cup for The Players Player – Joel Rongakea McIntyre Cup for Player of the Year – Joel Rongokea Roy Gubb Memorial for Club Spirit – Dave Donnelly Albert Burnan Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Club Member – Ryan Allen

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Tomarata RFC knocked out in semis The season ended for Tomarata in the semifinals after a loss to Mid Western. Mid Western ultimately went on to win the Northland club rugby championship south zone final.

The game was played at pace in the first half with both teams playing an offensive style of rugby, unafraid to take the ball out wide when the chance presented itself.

A half time score of 12-7 reflected how closely the teams were matched, coach Phillip Tana said.

“Mid Western took two well executed tries out wide, which saw a 24-10 lead with 19 minutes left to play.

“To their credit, Mid Western are a team who will finish opportunities when presented, which saw an eventual score of 53-10,” he said.

“Even though the season did not end as we would have liked it, there was still plenty of commitment and heart shown right up till the final whistle by our boys. There is a lot this young team can be proud of building up to 2020.”

The club had its prizegiving on July 27, along with the annual married vs singles game, which the married side managed to take out for the first time in five years, with a 68-45 victory.

Best Forward – Bevan Mather Best Back – Aaron Jaques Most Improved Rookie of the Year – Rodney Prictor Wayne B. J. Te Amo Memorial Trophy for Most Committed Tackler – Isaac McDonald

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There’s plenty of good news coming from the club in the junior grades, however, with Jayden Kemp and Tyler Foster making the Northland U19 representative team.

The Kaipara Wolves U18 side, which is made up of players from Otamatea, Dargaville and Wellsford, also won the Northland U18 championship in the final against Kerikeri.

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Wellsford Premiers look forward as solid season ends Wellsford Premier Wolves had a good season, coming in the top four in the standings tables with very little between them and table leaders, Waipu.

Sadly, they were knocked out in a semi-final game against Waipu, with a 57-7 loss.

The club has a lot to be proud of, though, with five players being selected to play for the 2019 Northland Squad, including Paddy-Joe Atkins, Ross Wright, Sean Sweetman, Jordan Hyland and Rene Ranger.

Wellsford U19s players Sage Walters-Hansen and Kingi Herewini were also selected for the 2019 Northland U19 Squad for the national tournament.

At the prize giving it was announced that Stu Oldfield will be head coach for the senior Wolves team for the 2020 season, giving the club confidence

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Info: admin@createcampus.com Morton Trio, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Every Tuesday, Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, 7pm. Also, Thursdays at Whangateau Hall, 7.30pm and Mondays at Kaiwaka Community Centre at 7pm. (see brief p23) Snells Beach Garden Circle, Betty Paxton Room, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 1.15pm. A floral demonstration, competition entries of cut flowers & floral art, trading table and afternoon tea; all welcome. Info: Helen 425 5516 Forest & Bird. Talk by Dr Mick Clout, of the kakapo recovery group, Totara Park Retirement Village Hall, Warkworth, 7.30pm.

Girl Power Series workshops, Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth, 10am to 8pm. Bookings essential at iamfindingvenus.com (see story p22) Atiu Creek Regional Park planting day, Run Road, Tapora, 10.15am-2.30pm. Bookings essential on 0800 567686 or email info@cvnz.org.nz Auckland Opera Studio winter series, Sculptureum, Matakana. 5-7pm. Featuring soprano Eliza Boom. Tickets $50 from aucklandoperastudio.co.nz (see story p46) Kaukapakapa Village Market, SH16, 8.30am-1pm.

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Warkworth Town Hall Talk, Bree Wooller on Warkworth coastal trading history, Warkworth Town Hall. Doors open 5pm for 5.30pm start (see story p45) Kauri Museum National Poetry Day Awards and open mic night, 6.30pm-8pm. Entry $5. Competition and entry details kaurimuseum.com/whats-on/events Kawau Coastguard open day, 10am. Potential recruits can come and see the boat and get a basic rundown of the job.

Sandspit Yacht Club marina. Info: luke.mccarthy@coastguard. org.nz (see story p56) Catwalk Arts wearable art awards, Mahurangi College auditorium, 2pm and 7pm. Tickets: eventfinda.co.nz (see brief p31) Pest Workshop, Mahurangi West Hall, 1pm.

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Katie Williamson navigates with Skipper Brett Howlett.

Coastguard’s Kawau unit is looking for 12 volunteers to join its frontline sea rescue service ahead of an induction session they will hold on September 7.

Volunteers work aboard a 10.2m Naiad rescue boat with twin Yanmar jet engines that can accelerate to 30 knots in 12 seconds ,with a top speed of 34 knots.

The Coastguard’s rescue service is all that stands between boaties being stranded on the water with little hope of finding a way to shore, with some cases being life or death situations.

Volunteer Paul Steinkamp says most jobs involve assisting boaties whose engines have failed, but the crew recently rescued a man who had fallen overboard and had been in the water for three hours.

“We were searching at night in 15 knot winds. He was hypothermic when we found him and it was very lucky we got to him,” he says.

To sign up for the Kawau Coastguard you have to live within 20 minutes’ drive of Sandspit and be available evenings and a full weekend for one week out of three.

and, of course, maintaining a heading on a boat.

After some years, volunteers can then work themselves up to senior status and finally to skipper, which requires training in maritime law.

A volunteer might average 125 hours on the water in a year with the Kawau Coastguard, which attended 106 callouts last year.

In the summer, the Coastguard is likely to get several callouts in a weekend, but during the winter they might only get two to three callouts a month.

Volunteer Katie Williamson says she joined Coastguard three or four years ago after seeing the crew selling raffle tickets, and she has never looked back.

She says it is incredibly satisfying work to help people who would otherwise be stuck on the water until a passerby was able to rescue them.

Those interested in joining the Coastguards’ rescue efforts, or even helping the ‘dry crew’ with fundraising, should contact luke.mccarthy@ coastguard.org.nz.

Kawau Coastguard calls for new rescue volunteers “During your duty week, you can’t go to Silverdale for shopping and there is no drinking,” Paul says.

There is a significant pool of volunteers to organise cover with in advance if you have other commitments during a duty week.

The Kawau rescue currently has three crews that are on rotation, but Paul says being able to establish a fourth crew with more volunteers would make the role even more manageable.

“We are looking to get a single group of 12 together now so that they can go through the induction and training together and have that team camaraderie.”

After an induction course, new crew members will get to know the basics of the rescue service before taking an assessment and achieving operational status after about a year.

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