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When Alert Level 3 lockdown was announced late on Tuesday, August 11, Mahurangi was resigned and disappointed. It had been over 100 days since the last case of community transmission in New Zealand, and life was just starting to feel like it was returning to normal. As Mahurangi Matters went to press, the Auckland region was still at Alert Level 2.5 with church services, family reunions, birthday parties and catch-ups with friends all capped at 10 people. But locals were not prepared to let the restrictions get them down. They shared their lockdown moments with Mahurangi Matters …

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Cemetery committee seeks relatives of dead The poor state of many of the graves in the All Saints Kaukapakapa Cemetery has prompted the cemetery committee to plan major repairs.

Organiser Megan Paterson says to begin with eight of the worst-affected graves will be repaired.

Broken headstones will be cleaned, drilled, pinned, rejoined and then refitted on to their existing bases.

Ms Paterson says the committee hopes that families of the deceased will be willing to contribute to the cost.

“Finding descendants is a little challenging, not to mention a lesson in Kaukapakapa’s past,” she says.

Following enquiries made on

Facebook and in local newsletters, Ms Paterson has tracked down relatives of five of the grave occupants, but is still hoping to find family members of Violet Ellen Jones (died 1898), Ann Elizabeth McGuire (died 1936), and Frances, John and Agnes McLeod (died 1919, 1911 and 1884).

Other graves planned for restoration are those belonging to Mary Hannah Mumford (died 1930s), Maria Cox (died 1912), Annie Drinnan

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Meanwhile, the NZ Remembrance Army has started cleaning and restoring 29 graves of veterans in the cemetery. The Army’s mission is for every veteran grave to be maintained to the same standard as those of their fallen comrades overseas.

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Online expert sounds warning on Covid conspiracy theories A former government technical advisor is warning social media users of the potential harm of conspiracy theories which are proliferating in the wake of Covid-19.

Nat Torkington was among Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s hand-picked team, who gave technical advice to the Government on the terrorist use of social media, following the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Now he is warning that conspiracybased content related to Covid-19 could cause people to ditch health guidelines such as wearing masks, washing hands or observing lockdowns. He is urging people to be more critical of what they read online.

His sentiments are echoed by Dr Matt Dentith, a conspiracy researcher at the University of Waikato. Dr Dentith is involved with the Disinformation Project at the cross-university research centre, Te Punaha Matatini.

Both say that conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media are not new but are now coalescing

around Covid-19.

One such conspiracy theory is that 5G telecommunication signals are causing Covid-19, while another links it to 1080 pest control. A strangely popular theory is that governments are using Covid-19 as a method to allow tech billionaire Bill Gates to inject microchips into their people through vaccines. Others believe that the World Health Organisation is using Covid-19 to enact control around the world to establish a new global order.

Dr Dentith says what is most surprising is that the theories, commonly referred to as ‘plandemic’ have entered the political discourse through the likes of Billy Te Kahika and the Advance NZ party.

Last month, the party hit international headlines after it posted a video carefully edited to make it appear as if the Government was planning forced vaccination of all New Zealand citizens. The video was viewed more than 146,000 times.

Protests against lockdown in

Whangarei and Auckland in recent weeks have featured picket signs with conspiracy-related content.

Mr Torkington says a reader’s own bias will typically make them sympathetic towards conspiracy theories.

“If you have reason to be frustrated by the lockdown or government, then an article suggesting Covid-19 is a plandemic designed to usher in a new world order might start as an interesting read,” he says.

“But if you begin to research the keywords or topics found in conspiracy content, it can send you down a rabbit hole and have you hooked.”

Mr Torkington says social media users who receive sensationalist content regarding Covid-19 need to verify the source of information. He says a good rule of thumb is to match the emotional outrage or excitement that a claim elicits with proportionally the same amount of effort into fact checking it.

“The most powerful thing we can do is break the chain by checking the facts and not sharing. I am personally getting

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better at not just reacting and sharing, but I understand it is a journey.

“Conspiracy content is like a mental virus, and it is best to avoid being contaminated.”

His advice is to check claims against what a favoured news source is reporting.

“New Zealand news organisations have financial and legal repercussions if they print inaccurate things.

Facebook posters and fake news bloggers do not.”

Both experts acknowledge that it is legitimate to criticise the Government online and genuine conspiracies have been known to happen, but it’s important to work from verifiable sources of information.

Vandals orchestrate campaign to trash Labour Party hoardings

Fourteen Labour Party billboards and counting have been broken, defaced or stolen in Rodney in the last four weeks, in what appears to be targeted vandalism.

Kaipara ki Mahurangi Labour Party candidate Marja Lubeck says the signs were put up by a team of six elderly volunteers and having them vandalised has been demoralising.

“It was already challenging to fundraise the hundreds of dollars to put them up in the first place,” Ms Lubeck says.

It has cost Ms Lubeck $600 so far to replace the billboards, and she says she will soon run out of funds.

“Eventually you have to say enough is enough. But, then democracy has been undermined.”

Ms Lubeck says she would have preferred not to put up signs in the first place, but she was encouraged by supporters to do so.

She believes vandals are trying to make a statement with their defacing of signs, but says there are more constructive ways to criticise.

“If you have a political opinion, write to your local newspaper. If you want to contribute to positive change, take some food to your local food bank or

donate to Hospice.”

Ms Lubeck says she was alerted to some of the vandalism by residents who did not believe it was befitting of the community to display defaced images of the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Vandalising election hoardings is illegal and perpetrators can be fined up to $2000 or face up to three months imprisonment under section 11 of the Summary Offences Act 1981.

“If anyone sees someone vandalising a billboard, they could take down their number plate and let me know,” Ms Lubeck says.

Some of the signs appeared to be defaced with professionally manufactured signage materials and feature elaborate modifications to the design.

Ms Lubeck has drawn some comfort from the fact that occasionally the word “Stopping” has been pasted over the word “Moving”, leaving the signs to read “Let’s keep stopping Labour”.

Repairing the signs by painting out the word “Stopping” has left them reading “Let’s keep … Labour” – a message Ms Lubeck is entirely comfortable with.

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Last week, the Labour Party announced that if re-elected it will make Matariki (the start of the Māori New Year) an official public holiday in 2022. We asked our Facebook followers what they thought. Here were some of the responses:

Board games In response to Rodney Local Board chair Phelan Pirrie’s letter “Alternative facts” (MM Sept 2). Thank you for preannouncing future political promises to our constituents. We live in hope that it all happens. So, let’s not get bogged down on any “mystification”.

I have a better idea: open up the Local Board workshops and meetings to the public like other local boards have done. It would give the community more transparency and stop so-called “misinformation” being spread. On the issue of advocacy/responsibility of the Local Board roles within the CCOs, I tend to find posed glamour photographs in the paper in front of a new treatment plant (Warkworth) unhelpful from a practical point of view, when Wellsford requires a new drinking water treatment plant.

The current one was originally installed in the 1950s. Wellford’s water treatment plant was due for an upgrade under the Rodney District Council. The money allocated for this project disappeared in the amalgamation into the Auckland Supercity. Your bureaucratic speech involving process and figures is of cold comfort to communities who still wait for basic infrastructure upgrades after many years. Bureaucratic speech does not equate to actual bricks and mortar. The roading targeted rate has been misappropriated. You sold a deal, road sealing, to decent people then snatched it from them. The $121 million deal is so deferred, there

is little hope of pulling it off. The community is still paying extra rates – the targeted rate, the regional fuel tax and a roading portion of the uniform annual charge. You are correct there is now only $1 million for road sealing.

Why would the governing body (councillors) allocate more money for road sealing when the Local Board are only prepared to put their roading targeted rate money into buses, park and rides and footpaths? Well done!

Colin Smith, Wellsford subdivision, Rodney Local Board

Confusion reigns The contents of Phelan Pirrie’s letter, “Alternative facts” (MM Sept 2), demand attention. Fundamentally, his words seem to epitomise the failure of the current political system in New Zealand. Colin Smith apparently stated in his column of August 19 that Auckland Transport (AT) had informed the Local Board that the Helensville-Silverdale bus services were “not sustainable”. Mr Pirrie states that is incorrect, and proceeds to clarify (sic) several other apparently erroneous comments involving expenditure in Rodney. I find this infuriating. Why have we ended up with a collection of elected servants who were presented with factual information yet are now arguing over its veracity? Either AT stated the bus service was unsustainable, or they did not – though it is possible they couched any response in terms impossible to interpret. It is a symptom of the

deep-rooted dysfunctionality within the political system here that we have two Board members disagreeing on facts/alternatives, and simply thereby spreading confusion. If this happens regularly at this kind of lower level among the political class, I begin to see why the political elite are so seemingly incompetent. Either that, or they are bamboozled entirely by the self-serving bureaucracies we pay a great deal in taxation, rates, surcharges and ad nauseam to maintain. Mr Pirrie ends his letter with another situation, which seems to highlight chronic failures: that of the endless entrenched argument about whether the Board or the Council should fund such and such, and that Mr Smith needs to ask questions of the Council about why AT did not direct more budget in a particular direction. We have three different, publicly funded bodies, comfortably projecting their responsibilities. My suggestion, for what it is worth, is that Councillors and Local Board members get together in a room and start banging each other’s heads together until some common sense emerges (it could be a long session). Frankly, I am fed up with paying for a lot of elected servants to waste time and energy, scoring points and playing silly b*ggers, however well-intentioned either or both of them may be – or think they may be. I suspect I am not alone, but thank you, Phelan Pirrie for bringing this to all our attention.

Crispin Caldicott, Warkworth

Kristine Dowson Yes - I do think

it should be. I firmly believe that as Māori have been in NZ a lot longer than Pakeha, they should have formal recognition of something as significant as this in the Public Holiday Act, too.

Elyse Nicholson While I think it should be a public holiday, I do think we could replace it instead of add another one. I am mindful that it 100 per cent should be recognised in our country, but also for small businesses this may cost too much.

Richard Neville Hall It’s a great idea. It’s a long stretch from Queen’s Birthday to Labour Day without any holidays. The productivity boost of people getting a long weekend rest will make up for it.

Sarah Jane I’d love to know what the financial cost to businesses will be. Public holidays cost them a lot.

No 16% Yes 84%

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Mindless vandals The mindless vandals who are destroying Labour Party billboards in the Rodney area should think before they act. It took working people hundreds of years of struggle to gain the right to be represented in government and to be allowed to vote. continued next page

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Before then, only the rich landowners and powerful businessmen made the laws and governed the country to their own advantage. Smashing down a billboard shows only ignorance and intolerance of other people’s views.

Our democratic freedom to think, speak and vote as we choose is

precious and should be protected by us all. Many countries still do not have the “one man, one vote” rule that we take for granted in New Zealand. We should celebrate our freedom and be on guard against those who try to take our democratic rights away from us.

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Advance NZ party candidate Carolyn Minnée has joined the growing list of hopefuls who will contest the Kaipara ki Mahurangi seat at the General Election.

Ms Minnée, who helps run an online training business and lives in Pukekohe, says she became familiar with the Kaipara ki Mahurangi area while campaigning on behalf of her husband Peter Vaughan in his bid for the Auckland mayoralty.

She wants to halt moves to install a tip in the Dome Valley, halt the use of the poison 1080, improve roads in Wellsford and Warkworth, stop the introduction of 5G technology until investigations have concluded it is safe, and ensure that getting vaccinated – including with any future Covid-19 vaccine – is entirely voluntary.

Advance NZ is led by former National Party member Jami-Lee Ross and former police officer and soldier Billy Te Kahika.

The Advance NZ party website says that the party will write a “real Bill of Rights”, extend the rights of the person to include the unborn, ensure transparency is a legal requirement at all levels of Government and recognise that animals have rights.

The party is especially critical of Government policy in relation to Covid-19, saying lockdowns create more devastation than solutions.

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Instead, it wants a “risk-based approach” where vulnerable citizens are protected but others are free to continue with their daily life.

It says that initial predictions of death have not materialised and Covid19’s fatality rate is not unlike that of seasonal flu.

Other candidates contesting Kaipara ki Mahurangi are Zephyr Brown (Green), Richard Reeves (ONE), Brenda Steele (NZ First), Beth Houlbrooke (ACT), Callan Neylon (Social Credit), Chris Penk (National), Marja Lubeck (Labour) and David Ford (Independent). Mahurangi Matters will have full coverage of the candidates and their views in its Election Feature Special on September 30.

Eel poisoning linked to land use Auckland Council investigators have found that tests into the death of dozens of eels at Te Arai Stream are inconclusive.

On June 5, residents found the dead eels at the mouth of the stream and were concerned they had been poisoned by discharge from a nearby quarry in mid-May. Council regulatory compliance manager Steve Pearce says tests carried out at the stream, tributaries and farm drainage channels showed there were excessive nutrients in the water.

He says that over the dry period, the water had become oxygen-deficient and, in parts, highly acidic.

“The drought allowed contaminants, including nutrients from rural land uses, to accumulate and concentrate in the various shallow and intermittent farm drains and tributaries leading into the Te Arai Stream,” Mr Pearce said.

He said Council would continue to work closely with the local dairy industry, the quarry and others in the area to ensure any potential contaminants from those sources were adequately monitored and controlled.

As to whether the drainage of a pond from a nearby quarry could have made an impact, he said it was likely “the rain flushed contaminants from many sources”.

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Councillors Wayne Walker, John Watson and Greg Sayers want Watercare to cut connection costs for people on tank water who could access mains water.

Critics of sand mining say it is eroding the beach at Mangawhai.

Offshore sand Drought-busting bid to cut water fees dredging opposed Fears of another summer drought have led three northern Auckland councillors to push Watercare to cut connection charges for households that are currently on tank supply, but could also access town water.

Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers, together with Albany ward Councillors John Watson and Wayne Walker, say a financial incentive to encourage more people to connect to the mains network would mean fewer people would be wholly reliant on tank water.

The idea arose as a result of Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget decision to rule out trucking in emergency water in tankers if there was another drought this summer.

“If Council can’t guarantee water for households on tank supply, then it needs to encourage those who can, to connect to the town supply,” Cr Sayers said. “It would allow them to increase their resilience against droughts by being able to tap in and out of the water network as and when they needed to.”

However, Cr Sayers said he still also wanted the emergency tanker funding, which cost $1.4 million last summer, to be reinstated.

“I’m definitely pushing for that,” he said. “I remain

deeply concerned for rural households unable to take advantage of having an option to connect to the town supply. Watercare is saying that funding gets pulled by Council and it’s up to Council to put that back in place, so I’ve written to the Mayor, the chair of finance, the chair of planning and the new chief executive. I want to see the budget for this service reinstated.”

Crs Sayers, Walker and Watson will put forward their connection fee incentive proposal to the board of Watercare at its next meeting, on Tuesday, September 29.

A similar fee reduction initiative was run back in the days of Rodney District Council, according to Cr Watson, where mains water could be connected to a property boundary for $1000, instead of the standard $4000 connection fee. He said the average cost for water connection now was around $7400.

All three councillors believe that with the general public’s awareness of the current water crisis, there would be widespread support for such an incentive scheme.

“Having access to drinking water is a basic human right and Council must better prepare for the high risk scenario of another bad drought this summer,” Cr Sayers said.

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Of the 661 submissions, just four were in support while the remainder opposed the application.

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Kaipara Limited is currently preparing additional information to address some of the matters raised in the submissions, as well as updating their draft management plans.

Once this information has been submitted, a public hearing date will be set.

The consent was last granted in 2003 and will expire in February 2023 if not renewed.

Meanwhile, McCullum Brothers’ application to extract 76,000 cubic metres of sand per year for 35 years closer to shore is still in limbo.

Auckland Council says the application is currently on hold pending receipt of further information from McCullum.

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AT admits Sandspit Road sealing work unsatisfactory Auckland Transport (AT) has acknowledged that road sealing work on Sandspit Road is unsatisfactory and more work is necessary to fix the problem.

Snells Beach resident Tim Lynch drew Mahurangi Matters’ attention to long gouges and potholes in the newly laid seal.

“It disintegrated about a month after it was laid. You don’t walk away from a job like this. This is not a job well done,” he said.

Mr Lynch said there had been some attempts to repair the damage, but the gouges and potholes in the road remain. About three kilometre of Sandspit Road, west of Hamilton Road, is affected.

AT spokesperson Mark Hannan said resurfacing work was necessary after water cutting was undertaken to remove excess bitumen. A two-coat chip seal was applied in March, but failed to adhere to the road.

“Remedial work was carried out after Level 4 on May 15, however the chip loss continued,” he said.

Mr Hannan said the “overlapping of the seal” was unsatisfactory and made worse by vehicles speeding through the site after the new seal was laid.

He said further remedial work was hampered by restrictions imposed by Covid and cold, wet weather. Further remedial work was planned for later this month or early October.

Mr Hannan said speeding vehicles were

Tim Lynch was appalled to discover new seal “disintegrating” a month after it was laid.

a problem on all newly chip-sealed sites.

In this instance, a traffic management crew did monitor the site for a longer period than usual. Nevertheless, Mr Hannan said AT was considering bolstering traffic management efforts following road sealing.

“We are looking at getting the police involved to monitor speeds. Having a police presence on Pine Valley Road in Dairy Flat was successful when it was sealed in February,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rodney Local Board

member for Warkworth Steven Garner raised the issue of poor road maintenance during an AT briefing at last month’s Local Board meeting.

Mr Garner told AT relationship manager Ben Halliwell that there was a lot of ill will locally over the condition of roads and their maintenance, sealed and unsealed.

“Can you please take back feedback and again express our concerns and dismay that maintenance, upgrading and seal extension is not being done to

a decent standard,” he said.

He said there was an ongoing problem with roads falling apart, and AT was aware of many of them.

Mr Halliwell said AT delivered maintenance and renewals based on funding set by Council’s governing body.

“We deliver what we can,” he said.

“The proportion of funding allocated to maintenance, upgrades and seal extension is insufficient,” Mr Halliwell said.

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Concerns have been raised over plans that could see up to 1100 houses and six shops built on 102 hectares of land, north east of Warkworth.

A group of applicants wants to change the zoning of land, bordered by Clayden Road, Matakana Road and the Warkworth Showgrounds from future urban and light industrial use to residential, with “neighbourhood centre” shops off the Matakana link road.

The application by Warkworth Land Company, White Light Trust Limited, Kaurilands Trust Limited, Rob Mills and P & L Richards was originally notified in February, then re-notified in July due to “technical issues receiving submissions”, according to Auckland Council.

Council’s principal planner, Ryan Bradley, told last month’s Rodney Local Board meeting that the new motorway and the Matakana link road were putting the area under a lot of development pressure.

While Board members accepted that additional land was needed to cater for expansion in Warkworth, they said growth needed to be well-planned and sustainable, and they were concerned at the loss of light industrial land that could provide local employment.

Members were also concerned that building houses so close to the Warkworth Showgrounds and sportsfields, as well as to the Skywork helicopter base off Goatley Road, could attract complaints from new residents – a phenomenon known as ‘reverse sensitivity’.

More than 1000 new homes could be built off Clayden Road if a plan change application is approved.

Planner Petra Burns said even though there was existing use, that wouldn’t necessarily stop complaints coming in if the area was developed.

“This is something we look at now,” she said.

Board member Tim Holdgate called such people “Johnny-come-latelies”, saying they moved into a new area, got established and then started chipping away at activities that had been going on for years.

There were also worries that an area of open space had been moved from the

north of the land in the structure plan to a spot further west, and closer to the showgrounds, in the plan change application. Mr Holdgate said they didn’t want developers to be able to use the showgrounds as excuse not to put in an open space. Louise Johnston agreed, saying open space was “gold” in a development.

Members voted to support the application, but expressed concern over the potential loss of light industrial land and requested restrictive legal covenants banning reverse sensitivity complaints. They

also asked for footpaths and cycleways to be provided throughout, plus multiple bus stops, and for open space to be evenly distributed within the development. The Board also said that water supply, wastewater and stormwater runoff should be planned and managed sustainably.

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Employment expo back on One Warkworth Business Association has rescheduled its inaugural Mahurangi Employment Expo.

The event, which is a joint initiative with Mahurangi College and the Auckland Business Chamber, will be held at the Warkworth Town Hall on October 1 from 6pm to 9pm.

The expo was due to be held last month but had to be cancelled in the wake of lockdown.

One Warkworth manager Murray Chapman says a wide range of Mahurangi businesses will be represented, including those from the hospitality, engineering, real estate, electrical, plumbing, brewing, banking, medical, boating and building sectors.

Mr Chapman also hopes the police, defence force and tertiary institutions will have stands. He says the event is not just for school leavers.

“There’s people out there who have had their roles disappear because of Covid or know there is a chance the job they are in at the moment might go,” he says.

There will be free seminars on CV writing and job interview techniques.

Mr Chapman adds that the expo is a chance for employers to connect with potential new staff or trainees, and he hopes it will become an annual event.

Businesses seeking space at the expo should email Murray Chapman murray@onewarkworth.co.nz

Three Leigh builders are boxing clever with a brand-new business focused on tiny houses and pint-sized prefabs.

Kevin Lawton, Jarred Balle and Paul Smith have been working for many years as Leigh Builders, but have now launched Tiny Living to concentrate on a growing demand for transportable custom compact builds.

Inside their large, airy purposebuilt workshop in Leigh, they can manufacture top quality tiny homes, hobby rooms, home offices, sleepouts, retail spaces – anything a customer likes so long as it fits on a trailer up to 12.5 metres.

“We build them here and wheel them out,” Kevin says. “This is top-end, bespoke design, custom-built by three experienced builders. And we use full size fixtures and fittings.”

Their first project was fitting out Anne Dewey’s Knitting Truck, at Charlie’s Gelato, near Matakana, in 2019.

“The boys really enjoyed it as it was something really different,” Kevin says. “And we were getting a lot of approaches from the public. Jarred

and Paul said, ‘why don’t we build some of these?’, so I said, ‘I’m keen if you are’.”

The trio work closely with Titirangibased architectural designers Tiny Easy, who provide detailed plans and computer-generated imagery, and use all-local suppliers for builds and fit-outs.

Kevin says the move to tiny builds makes sense these days.

“The cost of land has just gone crazy, and more people are downsizing. We’re trying to make homes available to more people. A tiny house on wheels comes into its own because it’s deemed legally as a vehicle, not a structure.

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Flashback: Owen Mansill posting a card to Ronnie Long at a mail box in Neville Street, Warkworth. Ronnie spent decades in jail for a crime he did not commit.

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Mahurangi Matters first reported on Owen Mansill’s efforts on behalf of Ronnie Long in May 2018.

Although Owen lived on the other side of the world and had no previous connection with Ronnie, he was so moved by his case that every two weeks he would send a postcard to him at the Albemarle Correctional Institution in North Carolina.

At the same time, Owen urged others in Mahurangi to take an interest in Ronnie’s plight and visit the Free Ronnie Long Facebook page.

Ronnie, who has always protested his innocence, was sentenced to 80 years in prison for rape and burglary in 1976, but he was released last month after a Federal Appeals Court determined that he had been the victim of “extreme and continuous police misconduct”.

Owen learned about Ronnie from his Texan bank manager Joel Harman, whom Owen had dealt with while setting up a New-Zealand style dairy farm in Texas Joel drove 1000 miles to North Carolina and began researching Ronnie’s case in a local library.

He discovered Ronnie did not

match the description given by the complainant (who has since died), there was no forensic evidence linking Ronnie to the crime and the detective in charge of the case was subsequently imprisoned for perjury.

After Owen returned to New Zealand, he learned about Ronnie from Joel’s Facebook posts and began sending postcards to Ronnie, determined to offer any encouragement he could.

Owen says most of the credit for Ronnie’s release goes to his wife AshLeigh; Associate Professor of Law at Duke University Jamie Lau; and Joel Harman, who became a key member of Ronnie’s advocacy team.

“Joel is a humble but a very determined man. He often said he would fight for Ronnie’s release until he drew his last breath,” Owen says.

Owen says the Mahurangi Matters story also played a small role.

“Ronnie and his team took great heart in its publication and reported that it had also been noted by North Carolina authorities,” he says.

Owen has since returned to Texas where he is president of Southern Dairy – a company that promotes environmentally sustainable grass-fed farming.

“Once the Covid crisis is over, I plan for my wife and I to travel to North Carolina to meet Ronnie and AshLeigh,” he says.

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War memorial gets official listing as historic place After more than eight years of dedicated hard work, restoration and research, Matakana resident Adrienne Miller has achieved formal recognition for the community’s war memorial from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.

Together with Snells Beach military historian and writer Grant McLachlan, she put together a comprehensive history of the statue of King George, which was the first war memorial to be dedicated in New Zealand after the end of the 1914-18 war.

Last month, they heard that their efforts had been successful and the heritage listing would take effect on September 9.

Heritage NZ’s northern region director Sherry Reynolds said the organisation had decided the war memorial should be conserved for the future and retained on the Auckland Unitary Plan.

“Our board has carefully considered whether to enter First World War Memorial, Matakana Road, Matakana, Auckland (List No. 9816) on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero,” she said in the approval letter. “After looking at the proposal report and all the submissions we received, our board has decided that First World War Memorial has sufficient significance to be entered on the List as a Category 2 historic place.”

Adrienne says the listing is great news, not least since the monument celebrated its centenary earlier this year.

“This has been my goal since 2012. I knew it had to be protected,” she said. “It means if someone tries to move it or do anything to it in future, they will have to jump through a whole lot of legislative hoops.”

The listing also means that expert support is available from Heritage NZ to help conserve the monument,

The new programme will be a more modern take on the chain gangs of old.

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Adrienne Miller with military historian Grant McLachlan, who wrote the 400-page submission for the Matakana War Memorial to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.

and it could be benficial in obtaining funding.

The 400-page submission document for the heritage listing application has been bound and lodged in the archives of Auckland Council’s heritage unit.

“They were over the moon, they only had one page before,” Adrienne says.

A plaque marking the listing will be placed at the war memorial at some stage in the near future.

Chain gangs of prisoners working on the northern rail line that runs through Wellsford and Maungaturoto may become a more common sight, thanks to a new government programme.

Last week, the Government announced $640,000 of funding for a prison programme that will see 20 inmates working on the line.

Prisoners will be electronically monitored while on site, and travelling to and from Corrections facilities, rather than locked up in traditional iron chains.

KiwiRail will work with corrections to select prisoners, taking into account their security classification, behaviour and future parole eligibility dates.

KiwiRail chief executive Greg Miller says the first five are expected to be working on the line by October.

It has been dubbed the “second-steppers” programme and its aim is to “assist prisoners to reintegrate into the Northland community.

“It is designed to help up-skill prisoners, with the intention to offer them fulltime work at the end,” Mr Miller says.

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Road sealing frustration The vexed issue of the lack of funding to seal the region’s extensive network of metalled roads was aired again at last month’s Rodney Local Board meeting.

Wellsford member Colin Smith once again called for money from the Board’s transport targeted rate to be transferred from park and rides in Warkworth and Kumeu to road sealing in rural areas.

“The Local Board needs to be returning this to our road sealing, which is not happening,” he said. “I’m concerned about our rural community not getting their fair share.”

His comments were made as members discussed funding a $47,000 Auckland Transport (AT) feasibility study into two potential sites for a park and ride at the Kumeu Showgrounds.

“Why are we getting this out of the transport targeted rate when Auckland is getting it for theirs from normal rates?” Mr Smith asked.

AT’s elected member relationship manager, Ben Halliwell, said Kumeu would be a low priority location for AT. “There is a limited pot of money, so we have to go for the biggest outcomes first,” he said. “Decisions around use of the targeted rate are made by the Local Board, so I can’t answer why they’ve done that.”

Board chair Phelan Pirrie said targeted rate money collected in a particular area or subdivision was spent in that subdivision.

“You’re asking for something to be done that the money’s not being collected for,” he said. “There seems to be

ongoing confusion. Members should be very clear on what it’s collected for: public transport, public footpaths and park and rides – that’s what it’s for.”

A 10-year road sealing extension programme was originally part of the Local Board’s proposal for a transport targeted rate, with an estimated spend of more than $13.5 million, in December 2017. However, it was dropped when increased spending of $121 million was designated for sealing in the 2018-2018 Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP). More recently, an AT programme that was designed to bring forward and boost spending on unsealed roads was approved in May. However, Covid-19 budget cuts have seen that spending deferred, with just $1 million allocated for the coming year.

“We have no say on how AT spends money on road sealing,” Mr Pirrie says. “You should take it up with our councillor, that’s his role.”

Mr Smith thought the Board should adjust its own spending accordingly.

“Everything is on the back burner, we have nothing looking forward, except $1 million from AT,” he said. “In light of all the things that have happened, we should at least be giving the rural community something.”

Mr Pirrie disagreed.

“Everyone’s disappointed about the $1 million,” he said. “But it doesn’t change the fact that it is in the RLTP that the budget lies for road sealing.”

Members voted to fund the feasibility study by seven votes to two, with Mr Smith and Tim Holdgate voting against.

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Mangawhai Ratepayers Association winds up after 52 years The executive committee of the Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association (MRRA) has voted to shut the society down after 52 years.

Previously, the association put out an urgent call for volunteers to replace the retiring executive committee but got no response.

Member Alan Preston, who was among the minority who voted to retain the association, said there was a feeling that the Supreme Court’s decision against chair Bruce Rogan in February signalled the end for the association.

The court ruled against Mr Rogan and his wife, Heather, in connection with a long-running dispute over rate payments, stemming from a rates strike in 2012.

Another reason for the shutdown was the formation of a new residents’ group, Mangawhai Matters.

More than 50 people attended Mangawhai Matters first meeting and the group now has more than 100 members.

There was a suggestion that the Mangawhai Matters’ executive committee could take over the MRRA, but it was ultimately agreed a fresh start was needed.

Matters spokesperson Doug Lloyd says the new association wants to be proactive in its engagement with the Kaipara District Council.

“One of the primary reasons the Mangawhai Matters association has been formed is to keep an eye on the development of Mangawhai

A new residents’ association has formed to keep an eye on the development of Mangawhai Central.

Central,” he says.

“We are not opposed to Central, and we know progress has to happen, but we just don’t want a Millwater-type settlement in Mangawhai.”

Mr Lloyd said the community was surprised by a private plan change, which would dramatically increase the number of new homes the developer would be allowed to build.

“There hasn’t been consultation

on that,” he said.

Mr Lloyd said another purpose of the association was to provide a body that Council could easily communicate with.

“The community can get fiery when it doesn’t understand an issue. We just want to communicate with people.”

Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith is supportive of the formation of the group.

“It’s common for Kaipara community

groups to reorganise themselves and refocus priorities,” he says.

“I welcome this refreshment and future engagement.”

Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Ward Councillor Jonathan Larsen says he is also looking forward to working with Mangawhai Matters.

“I believe that Council should be run for the benefit of the ratepayers and residents – our ‘shareholders,’” he says.

But Mr Preston is warning the new association not to get too close to the Council.

“They need to be able to stomach the idea of taking the Council to task about use of ratepayer money,” he says.

He says participation in local democracy is more important than ever as the corporate sector becomes more effective at extracting public money.

Mr Preston is the secretary and a founding member of the Federation of Ratepayer Associations of NZ. One of his goals is to get a bill in Parliament requiring councils to engage with ratepayers’ associations.

Mangawhai Matters to officially launch next month The Mangawhai Matters residents’ group will be officially launched at the Mangawhai Domain Hall on Saturday, October 3 at 4pm.

The meeting will include a briefing on the 60-page Council submission put together by the Mangawhai Matters executive committee on the impact of Mangawhai Central on the

town’s character.

The society will be calling expert evidence at the upcoming commissioner’s hearing in November and is seeking donations to cover the costs of the experts.

Executive committee member Carol Lloyd says Mangawhai Matters is also investigating the Council rating system.

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“It has resulted in Mangawhai ratepayers facing an average 5.5 per cent rate increase in 2020/21 while other areas, such as Dargaville, had a reduction in rates,” she says.

“Mangawhai Matters wants the current rating model changed, and its resultant burden on the Mangawhai Community.”

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The delay is to allow time to assess the Covid-19 alert level situation. Walks could go ahead at Level 1, but not at Level 2. The society wants to avoid taking bookings for walks and then finding it has to cancel.

So far, the society has confirmed 10 trails for this year’s programme and hopes to secure two more. The guided trails cover Warkworth, Kaipara, Leigh and Puhoi. They include stunning coastal tracks and normally inaccessible areas over private land.

Last year’s walks were sold out, and it pays to book early.

Info: warkworthwalks.co.nz

Pet Day cancelled A failed actor works as a living statue in Christchurch in Working Class.

Matakana Cinemas host short film festival Matakana Cinemas will participate in New Zealand’s largest international short film festival, screening films from October 15 to 23.

The 2020 Show Me Shorts Film Festival is the biggest ever, featuring 75 films and three music videos.

Films that will be shown in the Matakana screenings include Love Lines – films that reflect the deep desire for human connection; Whanau Friendly – films suitable for the whole family; and The Sampler – films from New Zealand and around the world that showcase what Show Me Shorts is all about.

The Sampler comprises six films: Ashmina (15 mins, UK/Nepal) – a 13 year old Nepalese girl makes ends meet by packing parachutes; Money Honey (10 mins, NZ) – two hustlers hope to find enough money to buy an epic sandwich; Working Class (10 mins, NZ) – a failed actor works as a living statue in Cathedral Square, Christchurch; David (12 mins, US) – a depressed man reaches out for an emergency therapy session; Super Comfort (15 mins, Finland) – a woman prepares for a muchanticipated visit from her adult son and girlfriend; Mezze Stagioni (10 mins, Italy) – a couple getting ready for a ceremony find themselves travelling in time; Frankie Jean and the Morning Star (17 mins, NZ) – a little girl obsessed with rugby delivers a vital lesson to a depressed teenager.

New Zealand audiences will be the first in the world to see many of the films in the line-up, including Working Class, directed by Kyan Krumdieck and Frankie Jean, and the Morning Star, written and directed by Hannah Marshall.

Festival director Gina Dellabarca says in a time of great upheaval, as a

pandemic rages around the world, people need the magic of cinema to distract and entertain them, to connect them with others and take them places they can’t travel to right now.

“These films have been selected very much with those ideas in mind,” she says.

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Pakiri School’s popular Pet Day fundraiser has fallen victim to Covid-19 restrictions and won’t go ahead as planned on Saturday, September 19.

However, the school will hold a MiniPet Day just for students-only the day before, so children still have the chance to show their animals. There will be a pet parade and judging first thing Friday morning, plus displays of novelty vegetables, model trays, Vaseline saucers, floral necklaces and novelty vases made by students. There will also be outdoor games and a Pet Day movie.

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Into The Unknown: The secret WW1 diary of Kiwi Alick Trafford

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Firstly, it must be said that non-fiction is not my forte and secondly, I have noticed there seems to be a resurgence of books based on war stories at the moment. It took me a few sessions to really embed myself into this book, but then the story gripped me tightly until the end. Ian Trafford has used his grandfather’s detailed and highly sensitive WW1 diaries and deftly created a gripping first person account of the horrors of war in France and Belgium, interspersed with much-needed family time in England and Scotland. Alick Trafford left his home on the family farm in Matawai in 1916 to join the NZ Army.

He trains briefly at Trentham and then sails for Europe, with a stop in Egypt. He fights in campaigns in Passchendaele, Ypres and Messines among others, and it is the stuff of nightmares. When he is injured he is sent to England where he finds extended family, and these visits are a relief from the insanity of trenches, mud and incessant bombing. Alick is sent back to fight and manages to rise in the army ranks through hard work and diligence. At times he’s quite disillusioned with the British Army, but his bravery, given the conditions and the loss of many of his friends, is phenomenal. The book finishes with Alick’s life back home post-war and that, too, is a difficult time for him. All in all, a fascinating story. Highly recommended.

Warkworth Music schedules additional concerts The Covid-19 lockdown has forced the cancellation of two Warkworth Music concerts, but two additional concerts have been added to this year’s season. The cancelled concerts are the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra on September 19 and the Marmen Quartet concert on October 17. The new concerts are NZTrio (Sunday October 11, 4pm) and the New Zealand String Quartet (Sunday, November 15, 4 pm). Both concerts will be held at the Warkworth Town Hall. Info: warkworthmusic.org.nz

Some of Warkworth’s early residents and early history will be remembered during guided tours to mark the Auckland Heritage Festival, which runs from September 26 to October 11.

Warkworth Museum is inviting the public to join a tour of the Warkworth Anglican Church cemetery and the Warkworth Library has organised a Warkworth Stories talk and walkabout.

Among the headstones that will be visited on the cemetery tour will be those of John Anderson Brown, recognised as the founding father of Warkworth, and Captain Martin Krippner, founder of Puhoi.

Museum manager Victoria Joule says the tour offers the opportunity to understand and acknowledge the contribution of local people now passed.

“It will involve sharing the stories of many past residents, which will help ensure that these people, and their contribution to the town, are not forgotten,” she says.

The tour will be hosted by Brenda Yoxall.

Due to Covid-19 requirements, the tour will be run three times over two days to keep groups small – October 7 (at 10am and 1pm) and October 13 (at 10am).

Bookings are essential so numbers can be managed. Info: warkworthmuseum@ xtra.co.nz or phone 425 7093.

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a team developed, before leading a walk around the town to explain how the app works. This will be held at the Warkworth Library on Sunday, September 27, starting at 11am.

Again, to meet Covid protocols, participants are asked to book at the library or by emailing warkworth. library@aucklandlibraries.govt.nz

A bit further afield, there will be a free talk at the Whangaparaoa Library on Saturday, September 26, at 2pm.

Royal New Zealand Navy National Museum researcher Michael Wynd will give an overview of the coastal defences between the North Shore and Whangaparaoa.

The defences were built in response to perceived threats from Imperial Russia in the 19th century and Japan in the World War II, and included minefields, spar-torpedo boats and coastal artillery.

For the full festival programme, visit heritagefestival.co.nz

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Festival month Next month is fast becoming an important one for winegrowers around the Matakana Coast area. Not only do we watch with excitement as the new bright green shoots burst out on the vines, we also gear up for what seems to be turning into “festival month”.

Over the last few years, our members have been active in a number of events in October, in particular the Kowhai Festival in Warkworth and the Matakana Oyster Festival. With spring really kicking in, it’s a great time to get out and about and enjoy the warmer weather and local fare.

However, this year I don’t think I could continue this column any further without mentioning Covid-19 – it has been a thorn in all our sides and has caused the cancellation of several events, and that The Matakana includes this year’s oyster festival. This is totally understandable considering its size as a gathering.

Winegrowers and Unfortunately, the effort that goes into big events local oyster farmers could be undermined by a visit to Alert Level 3 again, so it makes sense that the organisers decided have rallied together to keep at least the to pull the plug.

However, fear not, bivalve lovers. The Matakana theme of oysters and Winegrowers and local oyster farmers have rallied wine alive for this together to keep at least the theme of oysters and October. wine alive for this October. We will be hosting a series of smaller events around the region, including a number of pop-up oyster bars at vineyard cellar doors such as Heron’s Flight, Matakana Estate and Brick Bay. These will be a perfect opportunity to try your favourite local wines and match them with freshly prepared oysters.

The winegrowers will also host a special wine and oyster tutored tasting on Sunday, October 4, at The Vintry wine bar in Matakana, which will see different oyster dishes matched with selected local wines. This was a highlight for people who attended last year’s oyster festival and seats will be limited, so be quick to book. The Vintry and Matakana Market Kitchen will also have special oyster and wine deals throughout October.

We’ll also be in Warkworth for the Kowhai Festival Huge Day Out on Sunday, October 18, so keep an eye out for our winegrowers’ bar down near the wharf.

There is always a great array of food available and fantastic entertainment for this event.

And finally, oysters will again feature on November 1, when we host our second Matakana Winegrowers’ wine and movie night. The selected movie is a classic comedy drama from 1969, The Secret of Santa Vittoria. Anthony Quinn plays the hapless mayor of an Italian town that tries to hide one million bottles of wine from the Nazis. Hope to see you there.

For more on what’s happening in October, visit our website matakanawine.co.nz or find us on Facebook facebook.com/MatakanaWineTrail. Cheers!

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Author presents findings on end-of-life debate Author Caralise Trayes will present her findings on the End of Life Choice Act at Mahurangi Presbyterian Church later this month.

Caralise has interviewed a score of experts on the topic, including ACT party leader David Seymour, who has championed the legislation, plus representatives of Euthanasia-Free New Zealand and the End-of-Life Choice Society.

Caralise wrote the book “The Final Choice: End of Life Suffering: Is Assisted Dying the Answer?”, which contains extensive research covering both sides of the debate.

It contains perspectives from doctors, lawyers, ethicists, and clerics from both New Zealand and countries that have already passed similar End of Life laws.

Caralise aims to share what she has discovered to help people make an informed choice.

The evening will be structured in an interview-style format.

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New Zealanders will vote in a binding referendum at this year’s General Election to determine whether the End of Life Choice Act passes into law.

Caralise’s journalism has featured on TV3, Radio NZ, Newstalk ZB and Magic Radio.

She speaks on Sunday, September 27 at 7pm. All are welcome, entry is free.

A Mangawhai music studio plans to turn the stories of New Zealanders facing challenging times into uplifting songs.

Song Conversations co-founder Kiri Eriwata says the project, dubbed Audience Song, will support newly established songwriters to connect and grow their audience despite the uncertainty communities are facing across the country.

New Zealanders with stories to tell were invited to submit them via the Song Coversations website.

Eight of the stories will be chosen for translation into song by eight songwriters. They are Grace Duncan (alt-folk), Isla (indie), Callum Lee (eclectic, nostalgic), Eli Moore (indie, jazz), Odds & Ends (indie pop/rock band), Steve Tofa (blues), Em Joy (folk) and Brayden & Leea (pop/rock, musical theatre).

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write and record the songs and will present a web-showcase of their efforts on Wednesday, September 30.

Kiri says it’s hoped the project will reach diverse communities that don’t often get the opportunity to have their story heard, particularly those that have struggled with mental wellbeing, and who have a message of recovery that can offer people hope.

She adds that due to Covid restrictions, the live music scene has had to rapidly adapt, with more musicians connecting online with their audience.

“This is a project designed to nurture each songwriter’s individual journey through online collaboration,” Kiri says.

Song Conversations aims to cultivate creativity and connection between individuals and communities by offering songwriters workshops, online forums, courses, residencies and opportunities to collaborate.

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Ghosts of a kauri forest past I am sure that many New Zealanders have often tried to visualise the historic cover of our modified landscape. Around Warkworth and the Mahurangi district this is not difficult to imagine, as there is still much evidence to show that the land was once largely under kauri forest. Remnants abound along the Mahurangi River, both on the saltwater and freshwater reaches, and the two giants in Parry Kauri Park are reminders of the magnificence of that which has been lost.

Between 1820 and 1840, HMS Buffalo was busy along the Mahurangi, felling kauri rickers for masts and spars for the British Navy. This was necessary as Britain didn’t grow the conifers needed, and traditional supplies were curtailed when Napoleon closed the Baltic to Britain. The specific instructions The kauri at 4 Pulham Road. were for straight trunks that were 74 to 84 feet long and 21 to 23 inches in diameter at the base. Some people call any small kauri tree a ricker, but this is incorrect. Small conical-shaped trees are too small to be considered rickers. The private loggers who were busy in the district at the same time as the men from the Buffalo were unable to persuade Maori labourers to work for them, because the Navy could pay more than they could.

A scattering of kauri trees is growing in suburban gardens along the northwest end of Pulham Road, and the upper reaches of Bertram, Palmer and Percy Streets in Warkworth, which is unusual as these trees were not planted but are remnants of the original cover of this ridge. They would now be 100 or more years old.

The house at 24 Pulham Road used to have a paddock attached and growing in that paddock was a small, conical kauri tree. This has recently been felled because of kauri dieback. Along the road, in the garden of the house at 4 Pulham Road, which was previously owned by Stan Moore (the brother of Dr Lucy Moore, DSIR botanist) grew a bigger kauri. Rumour has it that Lucy Moore had planted this kauri. When I contacted Lucy’s nephew, Kerry Moore, he put paid to this rumour. When Kerry’s father, Stan, cleared the land to build his house around the year 1930, the tree was a sapling. Stan reached to the top of it and tied a knot in it.

It had a bulge at the top for some years afterwards. In the early 1960s, the Moores cleared their bush and subdivided the land and Bertram Street was extended to service the new sections. On the back boundary of one of these sections grows the biggest of the trees, one that was previously situated at the back of Moore’s bush.

At the end of Pulham Road, a clay track (now Palmer Street) led downhill to what was then the main highway. In the late 1940s, the scrubby manuka, gorse and bracken that grew on the south side of this track was crushed, with a view to subdividing the land. On the higher land (now an extension of Percy Street) were a number of conical kauri, standing like sentinels above the devastation.

In what can only be considered a small miracle, these trees were not felled when the land was cleared, but were included in several of the sections that were then put up for sale.

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Fungi business Te Hauturu-o-Toi is a treasure chest of species of all sorts, many now missing from the mainland.

This is partly due to its isolation and ruggedness, but also the low impact of human presence over the centuries and its preservation as a nature reserve for the last 125 years. Hauturu is an intact ecosystem – one that has all its natural components almost unspoiled by imported species (pests, weeds, humans). It is a place where it is possible for scientists to learn of interactions between native species not otherwise seen together. The completeness of this ecosystem seems to have a spiritual quality too – nature in harmony – that many people comment on.

One species we don’t seem to hear much The striking blue Entoloma appears on our $50 note. about is fungi. Fungi are an important part of nature’s sustainable cycle in their role as decomposers, and yet they, like invertebrates, seem to be less well known or understood. There are more than 400 species that are known from Te Hauturu-o-Toi and there well may be more to discover, some possibly unknown to science. They are a very diverse group occupying a wide range of habitats – from mountaintops to the ocean.

Fungi help to break down dead plants, animals and other fungi; they aid plant nutrition and provide a food source for invertebrates and some animals. To us, they are useful in bread-making, fermentation (to produce wine or beer), antibiotics, breaking down toxic waste or for food. But there is a downside – diseases caused by fungal species. For example, the chytrid fungus that has devastated the world frog populations. Meanwhile, our kauri trees are suffering because of Phytophthora agathidicida, an introduced fungus-like organism.

Some fungi are also toxic to humans and animals.

Autumn and winter are the best times to be aware of fungi as this is when their fruiting bodies, part of their reproductive cycle, show above the ground. We see colourful mushroom-like growths, such as the blue Entoloma that appears on our $50 note, or strange shapes like the white basket fungus. Walking the tracks on Hauturu in autumn one can spot even tiny fungi by their colour; tiny little bright red mushrooms no bigger than a baby’s finger nail; bird-nest fungi (little fluffy white nests filled with what look like eggs); bright yellow splodges that look like slime; and purple balls, bio-luminescent fungi that glow in the dark.

While these visible parts are their reproductive bodies that mostly release their spores into the air to be carried by the wind, the real action has been going on in the soil or on dead matter. A large number of plants rely on an association with soil fungi to help breakdown and provide nutrients. It appears vast networks can be formed in the soil interconnecting plants within forest systems. The more we are learning about natural systems, the more we realise how interconnected everything is and how important all species are to the survival of the earth.

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Billy Connolly inspires crazy sewing lady When Parkinson’s New Zealand was looking for people to make aprons to sell at their upcoming upmarket Tulip Cream Tea events, they couldn’t have found anyone better than Snells Beach’s “Crazy Sewing Lady”.

Jenny Bartlett set to work with her sewing machine and within a month had produced about 100 aprons.

Jenny, who regularly gets her head shaved to support leukaemia sufferers, is a great believer in sewing for charitable causes.

“I don’t charge for anything I do on principle, really. I just sew things to give away,” she says.

She adds that being a well-known “fabric-o-holic”, she never has any trouble sourcing material, saying people keep donating it and leaving it

on her doorstep.

Jenny is a big fan of comedian Sir Billy Connolly, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013, and says his condition has spurred her on with making the aprons.

“His is very physical comedy, and it just seems ironic that he’s going to develop that restricted muscle movement and blank face when he has always been so expressive. That’s the cruelty of it,” she says.

Sir Billy announced his retirement from doing stand-up comedy in March this year.

In addition to her efforts on behalf of Parkinson’s, Jenny has also been sewing Covid-19 face masks, which she leaves in a container by her letterbox for anybody to help themselves.

Jenny Bartlett, centre, with dozens of aprons she has made for the Parkinson’s Tulip Cream Tea events. Pictured with Sandra Ewing, left, and Trish Collen of the Stitch & Yarn sewing group.

Jenny also runs the informal Stitch & Yarn sewing group, which meets at the Mahurangi East Community Centre on the first and third Tuesday mornings of the month.

She says there are a lot of women in the

community who enjoy having company and like to join something where there are not a lot of obligations and where there is no need to serve on a committee.

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Lavish cream tea event to raise money for Parkinson’s Parkinson’s New Zealand will host a series of Tulip Cream Tea fundraising events around the country this Spring, with the highlight taking place in Matakana on October 16.

Parkinson’s community engagement manager Karen Schade says the garden party to be held at Matakana Botanicals will feature “grazing tables” with a huge range of sweet and savoury delights.

“Thanks to the support of businesses, we have been able to keep the price very reasonable, so our community can enjoy a quality afternoon out with friends in support of a great cause,” she says.

Attendees will be able to sip on a Red Tulip cocktail, designed for the occasion by Vintry bar manager Justin Fokkema, plus a range of local wines

and beers, while listening to live jazz.

There will also be a tea sampling station and Jon Houldsworth, from Dilmah NZ, will give a short talk on the history and culture of tea.

Several hampers will be raffled and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase aprons made by Parkinson’s national team of volunteer sewers.

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“It’s a condition where many people who have it hide away because it’s so debilitating, but we want to break down those barriers,” she says.

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Snells Beach lab uses advanced gel to relieve joint pain An inventor who developed a revolutionary sunscreen from his Snells Beach garage is about to launch a new product to alleviate joint pain using the same technology.

Dr Alistair Lane developed his CoSkin sunscreen after being gifted the formula for an anhydrous (waterless) gel, which is naturally absorbed into the skin.

An anhydrous sunscreen will stick to the skin even when swimming, whereas water-based sunscreens will wash off.

Dr Lane was persuaded to consider applying the technology to alleviate joint pain after a staff member at his Snells Beach laboratory pressed him to come up with a product that would help her husband, a retired builder.

Alan Raney suffers from arthritis and joint pain associated with years of physical work.

Dr Lane speculated that the anhydrous gel could be used to help the skin absorb a cocktail of essential oils and other therapeutic ingredients and eliminate pain.

He began to dig into research studies to determine which ingredients would be the most helpful for problem joints.

After about a year of development, he came up with a formula that includes curcumin, menthol, lavender, ginger, frankincense, rosemary, peppermint, juniper and kawakawa – a herb used in traditional Maori medicine.

Dr Lane says clinical studies have shown the ingredients have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,

Dr Alistair Lane discusses the healing properties of Jointment with Alan Raney, who was among the first to trial the product.

circulation-improving and painrelieving qualities. Using anhydrous gel ensures the patient easily takes advantage of these benefits because it is quickly absorbed by the skin He adds that a water-based product would not be nearly as effective since human skin is an effective water repellent.

The product comes in the form of a “loose gel” known as “Jointment”, which a user rubs into the affected area.

Volunteers who have trialled the product have given it rave reviews.

Among them is Alan Raney.

Mr Raney, 69, says previously he

has sought medical advice and tried various ointments without success.

But Jointment has been effective in reducing swelling and alleviating pain.

Mr Raney suffers from arthritis in his hands and his right foot. Since using the product, a finger joint which had seized in his left hand has completely freed up.

He also applies the product to his right foot before going on hour-long walks along the beach. There is some pain when he returns, but he applies the product again and it disappears in about an hour. Formerly, he could only walk about 15 minutes before being forced to make a slow, painful journey home. He would then need to rest up for the rest of the day and was unable to walk the following day. Mr Raney can now walk every day without difficulty.

“I’m impressed because if definitely works,” he says.

Algies Bay resident Phil van der Mespel, 59, is similarly enthusiastic.

Mr van der Mespel tiles kitchens and bathrooms and can spend much of the day working on his knees, which were becoming increasingly painful.

He says after about two weeks of using an early batch of Jointment, the pain completely disappeared and he discountinued using the product. He has now gone more than six months without pain.

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Local mask makers have the community covered Mahurangi’s mask makers have been busy filling the demand for the protective covering, which are mandatory on public transport and encouraged in public places. June D Silva, who is selling her masks on the Warkworth Buy and Sell Facebook page, has never had formal training but has found an unexpected niche. She has been making mums and daughters’ sets, working from hundreds of motifs. She says the biggest demand has come from mothers who wanted a mask for their child before sending them back to school.

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Sandspit thinker tackles global issues behind the news More than a decade of pondering climate change and ethical investing has prompted Sandspit thinker Dr Robert Howell to write a book on the subjects.

Issues Behind the News chiefly comprises articles that first appeared in a Rodney Labour Party newsletter, and which were informed by Dr Howell’s membership of two think tanks – the Quaker Institute for the Future, based in North America, and Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand.

“The articles were intended to bring the Labour Party up to date with human-earth issues, because traditionally the Labour Party has been concerned about human-human issues. It’s left it to the Greens to push the human-earth stuff, but it can no longer afford to do that,” he says.

The cover of the book shows a man re-drawing a map. Dr Howell says we need new maps to guide us through the kinds of journeys which will lead us to living a “good life”.

“The guidance we have traditionally had and the assumptions we have had need to be re-thought,” he says.

Dr Howell says the impact of global warming is plain to see within the Warkworth district – droughts are getting longer and rain, when it does come, is more torrential.

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Dr Howell is the former chair of the Council for Socially Responsible Investment in NZ and co-founded the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility. He has a PhD in community health planning and management.

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Sceptics challenge vaping New restrictions on the sale of vaping products in convenience stores has prompted New Zealand’s largest vaping retailer to plan a store in Warkworth, which it claims will help local people quit smoking.

Last month, Parliament passed the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill, which limits generic retailers such as dairies, service stations and supermarkets to selling only tobacco, mint and menthol flavoured vaping products.

However, specialist vape retailers will be able to sell any flavours they like from their shops and websites.

The move has prompted vape retailer Shosha to push ahead with a plan to open 15 new stores nationwide in the next three months, including in Warkworth.

As Mahurangi Matters went to press, the location in Warkworth was still to be determined.

Shosha spokesperson Nabhik Gupta says the new legislation brings a “level of certainty” for specialty stores like Shosha and allows them to make the regulated supply of vaping products more accessible.

“By providing more convenient access for New Zealand smokers to alternatives to combustible cigarettes, we aim to help thousands more Kiwis transition away from the harmful effects of smoking,” he says.

Mr Gupta says the retailer also wants to support customers impacted by the ban on smokeless tobacco, which will be prohibited from sale in the coming months.

“Plans to contact those affected and help them find new alternative products to smokeless tobacco, as they transition off combustible cigarettes, are now being implemented,” he says.

But Shosha’s plans have received a cool response the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ. Chief executive Letitia Harding says the ability of a new Shosha store to help traditional cigarette smokers quit will be dependent on the store’s relationship

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with primary healthcare providers and local quit smoking networks.

“We recommend that the advice given out by specialist vape stores should focus not only on what the most suitable products are, but also on providing smoking cessation information and support.

“Nicotine concentrations in vape products should be gradually reduced to minimize nicotine addiction and ultimately achieve a vape-free and smoke-free Aotearoa,” she says.

Ms Harding says some e-cigarettes expose users to much more nicotine than traditional cigarettes.

She adds that e-cigarette vapours contain toxic heavy metals and chemicals linked to lung disease and cancer. Those nearby are at risk of second-hand exposure. And children have been poisoned by swallowing e-liquid or absorbing it through their skin or eyes.

Ms Harding says a common misconception around vaping is that it is 95 per cent safer than smoking, but she says this figure is derived from an anecdotal article and is not founded on scientific research.

Among those citing the 95 per cent figure is the associate health minister Jenny Salesa, who referred to it in a press release lauding the passage of the Smokefree Environments bill.

The Smokefree bill comes into effect in November and includes prohibitions on vaping in the workplace, advertising and sponsorship of vaping products, and the sale of vaping products to those under 18.

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Covid vaccine quest When will Covid-19 end? Scientists are racing to produce safe and effective vaccines by next year.

Progress is now accelerating and becoming more focused. There are 36 vaccines in clinical trials on humans, plus 89 pre-clinical vaccines under active investigation, two vaccines approved for early or limited use – but at present no vaccine is yet approved for full use. There are several different approaches to vaccine design. These include: Genetic vaccines: These use one or more of the coronavirus’ own genes to provoke an immune response. One genetic vaccine is being developed by bio-technology company Moderna and the US National Institutes of Health, with US Government funding of $US1 billion. Phase 3 started in late July and the final trial will enroll 30,000 healthy people across 89 sites. The US Government has prepurchased 100 million doses, provided the vaccine is approved.

Viral vector vaccines: These use a virus to deliver coronavirus genes into cells and provoke an immune response. A viral vector vaccine is being developed

by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford with US Government Funding of $US1.2 billion. Early trials confirmed the vaccine is safe. Phase 2 and 3 are underway. If successful, emergency vaccines could be delivered as soon as October 2020.

Governments in vaccine-manufacturing countries will first plan to over-supply the needs of their own citizens. In New Zealand, we do not have a vaccine manufacturing capability and will need to secure millions of approved vaccine doses from one

or more manufacturing countries. New Zealand will need to negotiate for some priority in the national and international queues for doses in the intense international market. You may feel this is a weak position, yet in recent years our country has attracted many international friends and admirers.

This “soft power” is likely to prove valuable during negotiations.

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If the vaccines chosen for New Zealand and the wider world are effective in providing year-to-year protection for the global population, then there will be a pathway to returning to some degree of normal life …

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How long will vaccine immunity last? Parallels with vaccines for other related viruses suggest a safe and effective vaccination may be required once or even twice a year, like influenza. However, this may be optimistic, and will only be known after the successful vaccine clinical trials are complete.

If the vaccines chosen for New Zealand and the wider world are effective in providing year-to-year protection for the global population, then there will be a pathway to returning to some degree of normal life, travel and business. In this journey, humanity must also consider the vaccine needs of poorer countries, refugees and those in war zones. Until a

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On the day itself, the action will kick off at 9am and there will be a barbecue, drinks and the Little Sister coffee cart for competitors and spectators.

Wellsford Lions will help out with marshalling and shaking collecting buckets and spectators are welcome – entry by gold coin donation.

All money raised will go towards rebuilding a large retaining wall to the side and rear of the Plunket Rooms in Rodney Road, as well as concreting and fencing the area above it. Funds have already been raised to pay for a surveyor, an engineer and Auckland Council consent fees, but around $300,000 is still needed to complete the project.

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The event was originally due to take place in April, but Covid-19 restrictions have led to the date being moved back to Sunday, October 4.

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ON THE LAND

Tougher Government rules on freshwater management start this month Stringent new rules around freshwater management come into effect this month, although farmers will have until 2023 to implement them.

The Ministry of Environment has updated its National Environmental Standards to require farmers to fence off a three-metre margin along waterways more than a metre wide.

If a fence is already in place for the purpose of excluding animals from waterways, it is permitted to stay in place, even if it is not three metres away from the edge.

Animals must also be fenced off from any wetlands identified in regional or district council plans.

If animals have to cross a waterway, they can only do so via a dedicated bridge or culvert or only cross twice in one month with farmer supervision.

The Government has also made changes to the national policy statement on freshwater management.

It indicates that ultimately a freshwater farm plan from a certified provider will be required for all farm owners.

Changing land use from less intensive to more intensive will now require a resource consent if the area converted is greater than 10 hectares.

This includes conversion from forestry to pasture and from pasture to dairy, as well as increasing irrigation for dairy.

The land use change will only be consented if it can be demonstrated the activity will not increase contaminants in water catchments.

The Government has also introduced a cap on the use of nitrogen fertilisers on pasture. The maximum that can be used is 190kg per hectare, per year.

Dairy farmers will be required to report to councils annually how much nitrogen they have applied per hectare on each 20ha block on their land.

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor is pleased that the Government has taken on board feedback and only required a three-metre exclusion zone, rather than a five-metre one.

“However, there is still a lack of clarity about what the certified farm plans will look like and how quickly they will be in place,” he says.

“We encourage farmers to engage with their regional council on how they intend to implement the rules.”

See online story for a fact sheet on the new rules prepared by Beef + Lamb NZ beeflambnz.com/sites/default/files/ consultations/Essential-FreshwaterAug-2020.pdf

Most livestock owners will have to fence off waterways, with few exceptions.

Requirements will create ripples The Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group (IKHMG) says it is ready to assist farmers to comply with the new fresh water rules.

IKHMG ambassador Earle Wright says the new rules will likely have the most effect on beef farmers.

Many dairy farmers will have already been working to exclude stock from waterways.

“It’s going to cause a bit of a shock in the Kaipara community. How are hill country farmers going to fence off all their streams, and how much land will they have to retire?”

“I personally am looking at retiring five hectares of land. I’ve bought that land, paid rates on it and so where is the Government’s contribution?”

He says the IKHMG has begun the process of engaging with farmers and landowners to get them thinking about creating an environmental

plan for their farm.

“Landowning farmers are already stretched for time and money.

There could be half a million dollars in fencing to be done for some landowners to meet the new rules.”

The IKHMG covers all waterways that feed into the Kaipara Harbour, from Rodney to the Kaipara and Whangarei districts.

Earle is encouraging rural communities to get together and form their own landcare groups as a platform to be able to seek assistance and advice from the IKHMG. “There are multiple sources of funding out there to pay for plants and fencing, from the One Billion Trees programme to council sources,” he says.

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Maiden voyage My husband will bust his balls on a still day to go for a kayak on our beloved Kaipara Harbour. I had never really concerned myself with her ebb and flow times of day. For me, she has always been like a big organic bed, and when she decides to roll her sheets back and awaken is a luxury for her to keep.

Unlike so many, my relationship with the harbour has always been on a visual and emotional plane.

My 180-degree view has enabled my child-like escapism and fantasy. My eyes are six years old and the harbour is my lolly shop.

The reality of the pandemic has now allowed me to question the raw fragility of my being and has awakened a modest sense of urgency to have more of a physical relationship with this body of water that gives me much happiness. Last Sunday, on a crisp and cold morning, I went for a kayak on her for the first time.

In the bright orange kayak, I gently glided onto her, plunging my paddle deeply and slowly so as not to disturb her. Through the inlet we glided and then, reminiscent of a scene from On Golden Pond, I found myself in the middle of her massive expanse, visually feasting on a smorgasbord of landscape I had never allowed myself the privilege of before.

The forever-ness and the magnitude of the water caressing the green farming landscape raced my heart and my warm breath steamed my glasses.

While gently hugging the shoreline of the Tapora Peninsula, the myriad of little bays rising up to the farmlands reminded me of the pretty edge of a finely scalloped lace skirt, with native bush etched along like fine embroidery and little shelly beaches

Noel Wineera’s boat was full of Kaipara treats.

like perfect pearl embellishments. Skimming across the rocks, her waters were clear and transparent, sparkling and glistening in the morning sun, her gems of life exposed like an open jewellery box.

Perched high up in the trees along the shore were royal spoonbills and their neatly formed nests about

to burst with new life. I pondered how fitting was their name as they flew high above me, watching over this majestic lady. Moving along the shoreline, I passed towering smooth rock faces. The layers of colour were so beautiful, earthy tones of browns and golds scattered with well-worn holes and caves comforting and warm, not unlike a hand-knitted jersey that Nanna made that kept us so warm.

Cradled within the arms of this jersey lies the recent sleeping carcass of a whale, which must have found solace and peace in her final moments on this earth wrapped up warm in a cave.

Leaving behind the protection of the shoreline, we headed across a more open and exposed body of water. The wind was now stronger in its exhale, and her fluttering sheets of water began to romantically peel back her tide – she was awakening. With tired arms and freezing fingers, we headed around the last knoll to the calmer waters at the front of our farm.

To my stunning delight, our friend Noel Wineera was perched atop of her fishing. His little boat full of her treats, respectfully caught by this local lad, who has spent his entire life gathering the jewels she offers up to share with his whanau.

After polite conversation in a moment that felt like we were the only people in the world experiencing this wonderment, Noel gifted us a whole snapper for dinner. My final glide home was full of regret for all the physical time I had missed on this harbour, but excited that the Noels in the world have so much knowledge and wisdom to share to make up for it.

My herb encrusted whole-baked snapper for dinner that night preceded one of the sweetest desserts I have ever had – candy-covered memories dripping with a toffee-like desire to embrace her more, learn from her more and thank her more.

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Pest control workshops will be run, with free traps and training provided for landowners, and a conservation biologist will lead monitoring activity to establish current wildlife levels.

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Blocked cat Urethral obstruction in cats is a fairly common condition encountered in small animal practice. It affects primarily young to middle-aged neutered males.

The condition presents itself as unsuccessful attempts to urinate. Restlessness interspersed with frequent squatting without urine flow and pink urine spots in the litter tray are the most frequent indicators. The condition is painful, often due to the very significant bladder distention (enlargement).

The symptoms can go unnoticed until the condition is relatively advanced. In these cases the urine retention has led to a shift in electrolyte balances in the blood and the increase in potassium in particular slows down the heart rate.

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The treatment will employ a three-pronged approach. The first step is to resolve the electrolyte imbalances, the second is to release the bladder distention by catheter or cystocentesis (removal of urine via a needle) and the third step is to re-establish urine flow by flushing the urethra with saline solution. The primary reason for these obstructions is usually a combination of things. The urethral plugs that we flush out consist of crystalline minerals from the urine mixed with mucus and epithelial cells from the bladder. Crystal formation in the urine is often caused by changes in the acidity of the urine due to inflammation or high magnesium content of the diet. Narrower urethras in neutered males foster the aggregation of crystals. This in turn leads to irritation of the urethral lining and the urethral muscles respond with spasm, which results in major flow reduction.

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Mahurangi’s Derek and Sally Holland are the first to win the prestigious Oliveti Northland Olive Oil trophy two years in a row. Their Duck Creek Road Olive Oil was named both best in class and best in show at the 2020 awards this month. The couple submitted their Italian-style Luccino and Frantoio oils, as well as a Greek Koronekei, each grown from a different variety of tree.

Their oil is high in polyphenols, which have been scientifically proven to remove free radicals from the blood.

The oil has a polyphenol count of 360.

“Anything over 200 is good,” Sally says.

“It’s like putting good oil in your car – why not do the same for yourself?”

Derek adds. Derek and Sally have been growing olives since 1995 and harvest all of them by themselves to optimise quality control. The Oliveti trophy has been awarded each year since 2011 and is made from the roots of an olive tree that was planted in Auckland’s Cornwall park in the 1800s.

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Young Farmers northern region vice chair Nikita McCahon, left, and chair Natalie Lynch.

Young farmers give care kits Kaiwaka-based Kaipara Young Farmers Club helped distribute 200 calving season survival kits to fellow farmers throughout the Northern Region before the country re-entered lockdown last month.

The kits included a warm beanie, thermos, coffee, soup, lollies and Berocca.

They also contained materials provided by the Mental Health Foundation, including a “five ways to wellbeing� post card.

Each year during July and August, farmers battle extreme conditions as they carefully monitor their birthing cattle.

Kaipara Young Farmers chair Molly Dagger says calving season is like having to live in Level 4 lockdown every year. “There’s no time to see friends or have weekends off during calving season. I doubt farmers would have even noticed the change to Level 3 or 2,� she says. “Farmers are getting up at 4am and

finishing at 8pm, and still getting up during the night to check on their dairy cows.�

She says the aim of the “calving survival kit� initiative was to show support for farmers, while promoting the importance of mental and physical wellbeing within the agricultural community. “They are running on no sleep with little support and are geographically isolated,� she says. “It’s the most physically exhausting time of the year. There’s no time to make proper breakfast or dinner.�

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The bare winter branches were decorated with diamanté webs this morning as a low fog clung to the valley – very quickly to be burnt off by unseasonably warm early morning sunshine. As I write, the mercury is wavering above 19 degrees.

We are still in appreciable soil moisture deficit, despite the good soaking we had since school holidays drew to a close.

Most of the region’s paddocks are looking in better heart, with grass growth having recovered somewhat during passable rain for June and July, and most carrying fewer livestock than normal. But many of us are still in feed shortage, chasing each blade of grass with hungry mouths as The oceans are the warmer temperatures transpire more moisture.

We’re in full swing lambing already, the lambs overly warm too, as and the temperatures coming early, despite feed anyone who likes shortages over mating. They’re certainly enjoying their winter dips can the spring-like weather, with chasing and kingof-the-castle games. Meanwhile, mums are attest. I’m enjoying it concentrating hard on trying to get enough fuel as much as anyone, into their tummies to feed their eager sucklers. but I’m sure I’m not Birds seem active early in their nesting endeavours, alone in that also fooled by spring-like days. My garden nagging worry that continues to be a riot of colour this year, having not we’re gonna pay, had our usual few frosts to snuff out their light. I and soon! even had a monarch butterfly drifting through just this morning, equally as confused as me. And the hibernating ladybugs in my bedrooms are up and about today, demanding to be let outside to continue their aphid munching. I duly oblige; plenty of aphids about too.

Dan on TV One weather tells us that temperatures are running two degrees or more above average for this time of year, and some days much more. The oceans are overly warm too, as anyone who likes their winter dips can attest. I’m enjoying it as much as anyone, but I’m sure I’m not alone in that nagging worry that we’re gonna pay, and soon!

One of the ways to keep our soil moisture in the ground is to not leave bare ground or short grass cover. This is also where our deeper rooting herbaceous plants pay dividends in the paddocks, and not just in the herbaceous borders.

Linnburn Station, in Central Otago, has been trialling cover crops and getting diversity into their grazing, both in terms of the plants they’re growing plus the length of rotation and grazing height. Who said you couldn’t have paddocks as attractive as your garden? During July, they toured round New Zealand sharing their experiences with other farmers. Anyone who missed it can catch up with their pioneering work at TV One OnDemand on Country Calendar, Episode 7, and also on their own website. Personally, I’d love to get my paddocks that full of feed, just have a problem of what to do with my animals in the meantime.

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September 16, 2020 Mahurangimatters 51 MOVING & STORAGE | PAINTING | PLUMBING | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |SECURITY | SHUTTLES | SURVEYORS | TV AERIAL/DIGITAL | WATER

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REID EQUESTRIAN ENGINEERING, Wellsford. Float rebuilds, horse truck conversions, etc. Dog kennels made to measure. Quality work. Ph Ron 423 9666

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GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE Including sewing fabrics, Saturday 19th September, 9-11am at 4 Southgate Road, Warkworth.

HOUSE WANTED

First Home Buyers Help a young couple settle down around Snells Beach. Pre- approved, max budget 600k. Work needed is fine. Contact: Ben - O27 237 1806

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PUBLIC NOTICES CREATIVE MATAKANA (INC) NOTICE OF AGM Wednesday 30 September, 2020, Matakana Hall, Matakana at 5pm.

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Views sought on regional parks

Auckland Council has begun public consultations on the future and use of Auckland’s 28 regional parks. Nine of the parks are located in Rodney – Tawharanui, Scandretts, Mahurangi (including Te Muri), Wenderholm, Atiu Creek, Te Arai, Pakiri, Te Rau Puriri and Muriwai. The consultation will inform a new regional parks management plan for the next 10 years. The public can make suggestions via an interactive survey or posting comments on an online suggestion board. The consultation closes on October 12.

Info: akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/regional-parks-management-plan

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PUBLIC NOTICES JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE DESKS A reminder to the public that the JP Service Desks are available as follows: Warkworth – at the Council Offices Monday 10.00 – 2.00 If there is a long weekend, it is the following Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00.

Matakana- Cinema Complex Tuesday 11.00-1.00 Snells Beach – at the Library Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Warkworth RSA Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 No appointment is needed. There is no cost.

At all other times there are plenty of other JP’s available in the Warkworth/Mahurangi Area, either in the Warkworth Community phone book, or on-line “find a JP”.

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HAVING TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET? Free, confidential budget advice is available at the Council Service Centre, 1 Baxter Street, Warkworth every Tuesday, from 10am-noon.

Walk-in or by appointment with an advisor, call: 423 7123, or email: admin@wwbudgetservice.co.nz Supported by Mahurangi Matters

WE NEED YOU Can you spare a couple hours ?

Volunteers urgently needed to help on the day of Huge Day Out, October 18, 2020.

Many hands make the day happen and run smoothly.

Various jobs throughout the day.

6am - 4.00pm Please send your name and contact details to kowhaifestival@gmail.com

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Aussie bushfire money used for tanks Money raised by Mahurangi Bushfire Aid to assist Australian families devastated by out-of control bushfires has been channelled into a water tank replacement programme.

Dozens of local businesses, community organisations and individuals joined the Mahurangi aid effort spearheaded

by Warkworth Lions, especially after the blazes across the Tasman became so intense that even Mahurangi skies took on an eerie orange glow on January 12. Mahurangi Bushfire Aid raised $22,480, which was sent to Lions Clubs International to assist victims.

The money is being used to replace water tanks destroyed in the blazes

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Lions Club members on Kangaroo Island, south Australia, get set to deliver more tanks.

and also to provide “basic items and comfort”.

The aid is ongoing and will continue for five years.

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September 16, 2020 Mahurangimatters 53 Bottom trawling is a controversial fishing practice because of its destructive nature.

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Hen & Chicks trawling dredges up nearshore fishing debate Northern communities were shocked to learn last week that a bottom trawling commercial fishing vessel was patrolling around the Hen and Chickens Islands near Mangawhai.

There has been an increased presence of commercial fishing vessels in local waters recently, as they homeport in Whangarei, having been displaced from Auckland by the Americas Cup. LegaSea, which campaigns for sustainable fishing, posted a picture online of the Sanford trawler near Mangawhai, which provoked more than 300 comments and shares.

Nearshore commercial trawling is a controversial practice because of the damage it causes to the seafloor.

LegaSea spokesperson Sam Woolford says his marine tracking records show the vessel patrolled between the Hen and Chicks Islands and Poor Knights Islands over a period of three days in a formation consistent with trawling.

But Sanford spokesperson Fiona MacMillan says the vessel did not fish within 18.5km of the shore.

She adds Sanford has a voluntary policy of not fishing within 3.7km of any coast.

Sam Woolford says bottom trawling eviscerates invertebrate species and seaweed habitats on the seafloor, and the damaged seafloor can take anywhere between nine and 12 years to recover.

“Unfortunately, by fishing around the Hen and Chicks, Sanford weren’t actually doing anything illegal, which is why regulation needs to change.”

Meanwhile, LegaSea has started a petition for sweeping reforms of the fishing Quota Management System (QMS), including provisions against nearshore bottom trawling.

It has gained 11,600 signatures so far.

LegaSea is suggesting that the government should radically overhaul

the management system by spending $1.2 billion to buy all of the quota back from the fishing industry.

It should then scrap the QMS system in favour of a licensing system that would bring a continuous income stream for the government and increased control over allowances.

“We expect the Government would recoup its money within 12 years, and then funds could be used for environmental research on how to protect ecosystems.”

Sam points out that there is still an 80-tonne catch limit for crayfish for commercial fishing, despite crayfish being declared functionally extinct in the Hauraki Gulf.

Another destructive practice is purse seining fishing (which uses a net to trap fish) because it swallows up huge amounts of fish.

“Industry practice is to purse sein fish during spawning, when fish collect together, which then impacts how many fish are able to reproduce.”

He says different species of fish, such as snapper and trevally, school together, and when a net pulls up large quantities of the wrong species of fish for the company’s quota, the dead fish are then dumped.

“What we want to stop with this petition is the environmental destruction and killing of fish.”

Sam says LegaSea wants a new licensing system to decentralise control of fishing quotas and provide opportunities for regional businesses to fish their own waters.

“We want to see industry revived in traditional fishing towns like Mangawhai and Leigh.”

Once the Rescue Fish petition reaches 50,000 signatures it will be presented to the Government.

Football coach wanted Puhoi Sports Club is looking for football coaches to replace Luke McIntyre and Shaun Barron for the 2021 season. The men’s first team played in the NRF Conference League in 2020 after a successful campaign in the NFF Division 1 in 2019. It has a core group of players who are committed to remaining in the team. Applicants contact Luke on 021 109 5494.

Business House bowls Bowls Warkworth is planning the annual Business House tournament on Tuesdays (Nov 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9) Teams of three or more are needed. For more information contact Hugh Bateman at handsbateman@gmail.com or 021 272 8085.

College sport nominations The 30th Annual Auckland College Sport Young Sport Person of the Year Awards will be held Thursday November 19. Students in years 11 to 13 performing in top level college sport competition are eligible. Mahurangi College is asking for local nominations to be sent to sport@mahurangi.school.nz by Friday, September 25.

Rodney Rams tag The Rodney Rams Rugby League Club has opened registrations for its upcoming tag season. Grades under-6s to under-13s will play an 8-week competition at 4.30pm on Wednesday evenings from October 28. Venue TBA. Senior grades will play Friday evenings from October 30 at the Whangateau Rams Club. See Facebook.com/ rodneyramssportsclub.

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Patrick Abellera, right, is one of the Wellsford players selected to represent Northland.

Northland Rugby secures U19 “consolation” season

Ross Wright has played for Wellsford, Northland, the Blues and was a Maori All Black.

A century for Ross Wright Wellsford’s Ross Wright is set to play his hundredth game for Northland during the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season.

Covid Alert Level restrictions permitting, Wright’s hundredth game is scheduled to take place in Auckland against Counties Manukau on September 27.

Whenever the match takes place, Wellsford Rugby Club is inviting fans to attend dressed up as the man himself.

“That means mullets, beards, strapping, Wellsford gear, Northland

signs or anything you think of when you think of Ross,” the club says.

“Let’s fill the crowd with Rosses.”

As Mahurangi Matters went to press, Northland’s Mitre 10 Cup provincial rugby season was due to start on September 13 with a home game in Whangarei against Manawatu.

New Zealand Rugby has announced the game will go ahead with a reduced crowd.

Mitre 10 Cup matches will also air live on Sky TV.

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School-leaver aged rising rugby stars were left disappointed with the decision by NZ Rugby to cancel all representative level competitions, but Northland Rugby Union has secured a consolation season.

Northland Rugby, North Harbour and Counties Manukau U19 teams will meet for a two-game invitational programme in 2020.

Northland Rugby says the programme will also be used as part of the selection process for its 2021 Jock Hobbs U19 team, so that this year’s players have a fair chance at still becoming representative players.

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Local players selected for the 2020 invitational programme include Wellsford’s Patrick Abellera, Brady Foster, Noah Pride, Ethan Whyte and Javarn Porter, plus Kaipara Wolves’ Izayah Frost, Ethan Taylor and Lucas Payne.

“The final selection for the 2021 U19 team will not be limited to this invitational, and there will be further opportunities through club rugby and development programmes in 2021,” the union says.

The lifting of travel restrictions allowed for training to begin in Whangarei on September 6.

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Cancelled Forest & Bird, Totara Park Retirement Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7.30pm. Talk by Cam Rathe.

Cancelled St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra concert, Warkworth Town Hall Wellsford Plunket annual dinner, RSA, 6pm. (Rescheduled from August 29.) Buffet dinner, raffles, auction and spot prizes.

Tickets $50. Info and bookings: Tania Hamilton on 021 264 0424 Kaukapakapa Village Market, 947 Kaipara Coast Highway, 8.30am-1pm. Stalls, fresh coffee, food, local produce, live music, face painting. Info: Sarah on 0274 831542 or sarah1@ maxnet.co.nz Cancelled Kaipara Flats School Community Art Exhibition Puhoi Sports Club Post Covid-19 night out, Puhoi Sports Club, 7.30pm. Live music by the Recliner Rockers. Tickets $25 from the club, or $30 on door, if available. Troy on 021 221 7886 Warkworth Stories talk and walk, Warkworth Library, 11am.

Bookings essential (see story p18) Health and Wellness Expo, Warkworth Town Hall, 1.30-5pm.

Stalls, demonstrations, seminars and prizes. Info: Lindsay Best on 021 980 852 NZ Fairy Tern Charitable Trust AGM, Senior Citizens Hall, Fagan Place, Mangawhai Heads, 2pm. Speaker Shannan Courtenay, Mangawhai DOC ranger, on South American macaw project.

Warkworth Stories, Old Masonic Hall, 11am. Bring your mobile device. Numbers limited to 10. Bookings essential: warkworth.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or speak to Warkworth Library staff. Info: Gerard 027 728 6701 or Lisa 09 427 3766 (see story p18) End of Life Choice talk. Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, 7pm.

Caralise Trayes presents her findings on the End of Life Choice Act. (see story p20) Warkworth Walks bookings open (see brief p17) Song Conversations web showcase of songs written about challenging personal experiences (see story p20) Sandspit Yacht Club Inc AGM Warkworth Town Hall, 7pm.

October Warkworth Employment Expo, Warkworth Town Hall, 6pm (see story p12) 2 The Rose, Kowhai Singers, Leigh Hall, 7.30pm, tickets $20 (see ad p18) 4 The Rose, Kowhai Singers, Warkworth Town Hall, 3pm, tickets $20 (see ad p18) 7&13 Warkworth Anglican Church cemetery guided tour, 10am11.30am (see story p18) 11 NZTrio concert, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. Info: www. warkworthmusic.org.nz (see story p18) 12 Postponed A&P fundraising movie night, Matakana Cinemas 15 Forest & Bird, Totara Park Retirement Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7.30pm. Talk by Cam Rathe on pest eradication. Learn about trapping techniques in your area.

Calendars, diaries and traps available for sale. All welcome.

15-23 Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Matakana Cinemas (see story p17) 1

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A group of people was stranded on the rocks at Mangawhai Heads.

Mangawhai night rescue

Deborah Collings has been with the club for 20 years.

Lifeguard honoured for long service Omaha lifeguard Deborah Collings received a service award from Surf Life Saving New Zealand last week, paying tribute to her long-standing commitment to the Omaha Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

The annual awards of excellence ceremony was filmed in a studio and broadcast live through Vimeo, due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Deborah has been involved with the Omaha Beach Surf Life Saving Club since 2001.

She has been a lifeguard since 2006, an instructor since 2008, an examiner since 2011 and was chief lifeguard for 10 years.

Deborah is still an active surf sports competitor at the club and was made a life member in 2014.

“She has been invaluable to us at Omaha and is the

wealth of knowledge for the rest of us,” club-mate Frank Maher says.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand says 2020 has been an unusual season for lifeguards, who have continued to be on-call to respond to emergency incidents during lockdown.

Northern region lifeguards performed 212 rescues and 375 patient assists over the season, allowing numerous Kiwis to return home to their families safely.

The emergency after-hours squads also responded to 119 callouts.

This season, 224 new lifeguards were added to the region’s ranks and 9,578 children were educated in beach safety.

A night-time rescue that saw five Mangawhai lifeguards plunging into icy waters and battling twometre swells has prompted a warning about checking conditions before venturing out.

Mangawhai Heads volunteer lifeguards received a call from police alerting them to a group of people stranded on Head Rock about 7.30pm on Saturday, August 22.

The after-hours emergency squad responded and set up a rescue searchlight at the club.

They were able to locate the stranded group huddled in the lee of Howling Wolf Rock.

Lifeguard Damian Malloy then swam out to the group to reassure them that help was on the way.

He made phone contact with lifeguards on shore, and it was decided to launch a rescue boat from the boat ramp crewed by Mike Ferguson, Corey Vercoe, Billy Whelan and Quinn Bedford.

The crew successfully negotiated the channel in a two-metre swell and were able to navigate into the lee of Head Rock.

Lifeguards leapt into the surf, steadying the craft, which enabled the group to be brought aboard.

The lifeguards were later dropped at Picnic Bay for medical assessments – one had received minor cuts from the rocks.

Lifeguard Tony Baker says the incident highlights the importance of checking the tide and weather conditions before traversing the coast, especially when navigating rocky headlands after dark.

For a full range of family medical care, including A&M services in an integrated system 24 hours a day, across our region, including public holidays For further information and new enrolments, please contact any of our clinics

Snells Beach

145 Mahurangi East Road 09 425 6666 Open 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday

Mangawhai

4 Fagan Place 09 431 4128 Open 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday

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138 Hurndall Street 09 431 8576 Open 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday 1978 Paparoa Valley Road 09 431 7222 Open 8am-5pm, Tuesday & Thursday

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