September 30, 2020
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Council expert opposes Dome Valley landfill A planning consultant for Auckland Council has recommended that commissioners who will consider a resource consent application for a landfill in the Dome Valley reject the application. Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers said that planner Mark Ross’ views represented the official position of Auckland Council. In his report to the commissioners published last week, Mr Ross said that to establish the landfill 14km of streams would need to be reclaimed. He said a proposed management package designed to mitigate the ecological effects of the reclamation would be insufficient and “residual adverse effects are likely to remain”. “Furthermore, there is uncertainty that some of the compensation measures detailed within the effects management package will achieve the ecological benefits proposed,” Mr Ross wrote. Mr Ross said this was not acceptable, particularly in circumstances where the ecological value of the streams being reclaimed were “very high”. He said proposed works would result in adverse effects on Hochstetter’s frogs, fernbird, spotless crake and the Australasian bittern. Mr Ross added that there were
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also cultural effects to consider, an evaluation of which could only be undertaken once these matters had been presented by Mana Whenua to the commissioners at the resource consent hearing. Mr Ross concluded that the landfill would not meet the requirements of the Resource Management Act. “Unless further evidence is presented at the hearing that alters this assessment, I recommend that consent be refused,” he wrote. Despite his recommendation, Mr Ross rejected a key argument of those opposing the landfill, namely that leachate would likely leak from
the landfill site and contaminate the environment, including the Kaipara Harbour. Mr Ross wrote that the construction of a quality landfill lining system and a leachate collection and disposal system would ensure that any leachate would be highly unlikely to leak into the surrounding environment. He added that rigorous monitoring would ensure that any leaks that did occur could be identified and remediated. Mr Ross also rejected the view that increased truck movements bringing waste to the landfill would constitute a safety hazard.
He said the proposed location on State Highway 1 would ensure the landfill would be readily accessible and that upgrades being undertaken along the State Highway would ensure traffic safety was not compromised. Cr Sayers said although Mr Ross’ recommendation to commissioners to refuse the application was a big win for those campaigning against the landfill in the Dome, it was not the final word on the subject. However, he anticipated the recommendation would carry a lot of weight. Nevertheless, Council has also made a recommendation to commissioners on Waste Management’s private plan change application to allow zoning of the land to switch from rural production to a special landfill precinct, with conditions. If commissioners follow Council recommendations and refuse the resource consent application but allowed the private plan change, Waste Management could apply again for a resource consent, as landfill on the site would then be classed as a discretionary activity, rather than noncomplying as it is at present. The commissioners will consider both applications during hearings to be held at the Warkworth Town Hall. The hearings will commence on November 12 and continue into mid-December.
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Paperwork bungle scuppers Minnée campaign A bungle over paperwork has ended the chances of Advance NZ party candidate Carolyn Minnée standing for Kaipara ki Mahurangi in the General Election. Ms Minnée, says she has been “walking around feeling gut punched” after she found out about the mishap on September 17, exactly one month before the election is due to take place. “It’s one of those stupid mistakes that cannot be undone,” she says. Nevertheless, Ms Minnée says she will continue to campaign to halt the proposed landfill in the Dome Valley and for the introduction of waste-toenergy technology in its place. “Sometimes these things happen for a reason. One door shuts and another door opens.”
Ms Minnée says her husband, former mayoral hopeful Peter Vaughan, who was due to stand as the Advance NZ candidate in Upper Harbour, has resigned his candidacy in the wake of the bureaucratic snafu. “He felt so gutted for me,” she says. Ms Minnée blames the Advance NZ party for mishandling her paperwork, but party leader Jami-Lee Ross denies this. Mr Ross says there were many deficiencies in nominated Advance NZ candidates’ forms. When the Electoral Commission told the party of the shortcomings, candidates were advised and asked to remedy them. He says while all other candidates were able to remedy their forms to the Electoral Commission’s satisfaction in
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a swift manner, this was not true in the case of Ms Minnée. “Ultimately, candidates are responsible for being able to read forms and fill them out correctly,” he says. Despite the setback, Ms Minnée still plans to vote Advance NZ, saying she believes in the principles it stands for.
Construction begins to connect new motorway to SH1 Major road layout changes to connect State Highway 1 to the new Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, currently under construction, kicked-off this month. The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says the work will involve the realignment of State Highway 1 and the addition of new lanes immediately north of the Johnstones Hill Tunnels. NZTA acting senior manager for project delivery Rod James says in addition to ultimately connecting the new motorway to SH1, the works will help fix a known summertime traffic bottleneck at the tunnels for northbound traffic.
Work began on September 20 with temporary lane closures and road layout changes on the Pūhoi side of the tunnels. This is to create protected space for the construction team to start widening SH1 lanes coming out of the northbound tunnel. To facilitate the works, the northbound Johnstones Tunnel will be closed at night (between 8pm and 5am) until October 1, except on Fridays and Saturdays. Northbound traffic is being redirected on to a southbound tunnel lane with a stop/go traffic management system in place. The Hibiscus Coast Highway
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September 30, 2020 Mahurangimatters 3 Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association chair Mark Dinniss (front, right) with Dawson Road residents appalled at the prospect of an agonising three years ahead.
Residents’ horror at plan to extend life of project site Snells Beach residents who insist a wastewater project site threatens the safety of children and creates unbearable noise and dust pollution are horrified by a proposal to extend its operations by a further three years. The site in Dawson Road, next to Snells Beach School, is used by Watercare contractor McConnell Dowell to facilitate the construction of a replacement wastewater pipe that runs along Mahurangi East Road. Watercare leased the Dawson Road Reserve site from Auckland Council for a period of 15 months and the lease was due to expire in July this year. When work continued beyond July, concerned residents contacted McConnell Dowell, who informed them that the lease had been extended until next January. The news triggered residents to make further enquiries with Watercare to pin down exactly when work at the site would end. It emerged that Watercare was planning to apply for a lease extension until December 2023. Permission for any further lease extension must be granted by the Rodney Local Board, prompting the chair of the Snells Beach Ratepayers and Residents Association Mark Dinniss to write to the Board urging that the request for a lease extension on
the Dawson Road Reserve be denied. Mr Dinniss says the present use of the site is causing considerable hardship for the community with truck movements taking place daily between 6.30am and 6pm and sometimes in the very early hours of the morning. In addition, there is continuous activity from cranes and loaders. “The noise from this activity is very invasive. I met with a concerned group in a new, double-glazed, well insulated dwelling opposite the site and even with all windows closed there was considerable industrial noise, which if a window was opened became oppressive over any extended duration,” he wrote. Other residents complain of serious dust pollution causing itchy and dry eyes, nose and throat. Still others speak of the threat to the physical and mental health of children who live close by and attend Snells Beach School. One mother, who asked not to be named to protect the privacy of her autistic son, described her son’s fascination with trucks. Having no concept of road safety, he has to be monitored every minute to ensure he does not run out to meet them or get into further danger by entering the unmanned gates at the project site. She asked McConnell Dowell to at
least close or monitor the gate when children were arriving and departing from school, and for no trucks to enter or exit during these times, but says McConnell’s commitment to do so has “barely ever happened”. Mr Dinniss says residents in the area are close to breaking point. Some would like to sell and move out, but are unable to due to the industrial site. “It is important to emphasise that we are accepting of the present unpleasant situation but that the additional three years is not acceptable,” he says. But in a surprise twist, the chair of the Board of Trustees for Snells Beach School has come out in support of the project site, at least as far as the safety of children is concerned. Jarrod Dove says there have been no health and safety concerns for children and the contractor has communicated often and has largely abided by time restrictions on truck movements. “The school has a teacher on Dawson Road every day before and after school doing a school crossing, so they see it,” he says. Mr Dove adds that the contractor has proved a good neighbour for the school. On one occasion it sent around a front-end loader to help create a bike track, saving hours of work shifting metal with a wheelbarrow.
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He says parents have even come into the school insisting that the project site should stay as moving it would incur extra costs, which would ultimately be borne by ratepayers. “Don’t get me wrong, we would not want them there forever, we would prefer the area to be a useable park, but we recognise the work needs to get done,” he says. Watercare spokesperson Maxine Clayton says Watercare wants to extend the lease to facilitate construction of a wastewater pipe from Warkworth to a new Snells/Algies Wastewater Treatment Plant. She says relocating the current project site on Dawson Road will indeed incur considerable cost. Commenting on residents’ concerns, she says Watercare has not received any complaints about noise, dust or child safety, and that these may be coming from nearby construction activity, not connected to Watercare activities. Ms Clayton says all work at the site has been undertaken consistent with the resource consents and requirements of Auckland Council. She says Council is responsible for presenting the new lease proposal to the Rodney Local Board and, as yet, no date has been set. McConnell Dowell declined to comment on matters raised in this story, referring enquiries to Watercare.
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Black lives matter Thank you for the story you wrote (Campaign helps free American black man after 44 years (MM Sept 16). I have received a number of very positive comments from friends and family in your circulation zone. Your commitment to bringing to the attention of your readers the injustice served to Ronnie and his eventual vindication is greatly valued. He is so grateful for his release, but the injustice has its lingering effect in the eyes of supporters such as myself. Tonight, I have been advised that if he had been pardoned, Ronnie would have been entitled to a payment of USD750,000. However, because the State of North Carolina vacated its prosecution of Ronnie, following the finding of the US Federal Court of Appeal, he does not qualify for compensation under this scheme. Meanwhile, Ronnie and his team have posted the link to your article on his Free Ronnie Long FB page. Mahurangi Matters is getting international coverage. The reward of your determination to uphold truth. Owen Mansill, Texas
Marvellous Matariki The idea of making Matariki an official public holiday in 2022 sparked quite a few negative comments on social media, mostly from a political or economic viewpoint (MM Sept 16). Let’s look at it from a cultural perspective. Aoteaora doesn’t have
many celebrations that have their roots in the natural cycle of the year, as Christmas and Easter are tied up to the seasons of the Northern hemisphere. Matariki could brighten up our dark midwinter time, celebrating this turning point in the year when the light conquers the darkness once more. That it is important to connect with nature and the land we live in might have become more obvious again during these Covid times, when we are all thrown back on to our own private little spot on this earth, craving our stroll through the park or our walk on the beach or rediscovering our own backyard. For our wellbeing, it is not only important to connect with the land and its natural rhythms, but it is equally important to connect with each other. This is where the special strength of a public holiday kicks in, allowing us to come together and celebrate as families and larger communities. It’s through these communal celebrations that we shape our culture and traditions and that we create memories for ourselves, for our children and for our grandchildren – through centuries and across generations. Making Matariki a public holiday is therefore not only an appropriate way to honour Māoritanga, but it is also a beautiful gift to everyone living in New Zealand today, whatever our ethnicity may be, as we all move through winter at the same time in this particular spot on earth. Our complex society desperately
needs new, respectful ways to connect with our natural environment and with one another. What makes it even more meaningful is that this “new” way is at the same time a very “ancient” one. A wonderful circle completed Carla Rosseels, Mangawhai
Park and Ride I know I wrote a few weeks ago about Rodney First’s temporary Park ’n’ Ride that’s now been given the go ahead by Auckland Transport at a cost of $5.4 Million on the old Atlas site on State Highway 1. I have to ask the question. Does their chairperson Phelan Pirrie and his local deputy Beth Houlbrooke not realise that “our” Auckland City is bankrupt as of a year or so ago, especially when this project was budgeted two years earlier at $1.8 million – this is an increase of 300 per cent. This temporary car park is to hold 130 cars, which works out at $41,538.46 each. Do these guys have any business acumen? It would be cheaper to run four times as many Uber cars. There are a few hundred car parks 150m away at the showgrounds that are rarely used – where is their mindset? When will this lack of common-sense end, or do we local ratepayers just keep on forking out the money? My money’s on the latter due to local apathy. Maury Purdy, Snells Beach
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Sarah Holden I think an increase in sick leave will promote healthier work environments. Five days sick leave isn’t much; especially for those with children. I see many sick people coming to work simply because they don’t have any leave left and they can’t afford to take leave without pay. I think this is a great move. Christelle Hynd In the past, I would have said, “That’s great!” Except now that I own a business I look at it differently. If I had a part-time employee who worked one day per week they would also be entitled to 10 sick days at our businesses expense. So that would potentially mean 10 weeks of time off for a part-time employee. It’s difficult as a small business to cover that. June Bartlett Of course. I actually thought it was 10 days minimum anyway for everyone and was surprised it isn’t! Jason Tomey As a small business owner I know 10 days sick will hurt. I offer a service-based business, so to overcome the extra financial burden I will increase the price of my service and that ultimately hurts my clients (you) and so across the board the only people it will hurt financially is the public
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Viewpoint Phelan Pirrie, chair Rodney Local Board phelan.pirrie@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Ready for the dry summer? Are you a rainwater tank user? There are three things to consider ahead of what is predicted to be another dry summer … 1. Understand your usage. Fit a tank level indicator and monitor usage in the periods between significant rain events. You must know your “normal” and then learn what steps you can take to reduce usage to make your storage capacity last longer. 2. Consider additional storage capacity now. Adding additional capacity will reduce your requirement for water delivery during long periods without significant rainfall. However, there will be no point in investing in additional storage capacity unless it is installed before the summer. There are often lead times for delivery of new tanks and installers need to be booked as well. If you are on a lifestyle block and you have animals that need water, have you factored in their requirements? If you are considering additional capacity, act now! 3. Lastly, don’t leave it until the last minute to book a water delivery. Water carriers will be very busy this summer just as they were last year. Warkworth and Wellsford urban areas are currently unaffected by the water restrictions that apply to Watercare’s metro network as these areas have their own independent supply. Some people have asked why Watercare doesn’t make a guaranteed provision for rural tank users. The simple answer is because Watercare’s services and infrastructure are paid for by its urban customers. To hook up to the urban supply requires an infrastructure growth charge fee of thousands of dollars. Then there are the ongoing annual fees and water charges. These are not paid for by rural tank water users though our general Council rates. Urban water supply is a user-pays service. In order for Watercare to cater to rural users, they would have to work out how much water is required. We would need to come into a charging regime and it would probably have to be an “everyone-in” service. Those on tank supply who manage okay through droughts are unlikely to be happy about this sort of arrangement. So what are we doing to assist if things go dry again this summer? The emergency hand-held container filling points will be provided as they were last year and Watercare will continue to make tanker filling stations available to approved water suppliers. But because there is adequate time for tank users to prepare, the Council is not repeating the emergency intervention of additional tankers that were used to assist commercial tankers. However, Council staff are looking at how they can assist with the rural supply by developing additional capacity from suitable private bores. If you have one of these and would be interested in discussing this with Council, please contact me on my email address (below) and I can put you in touch with the right staff. Because water restrictions may be in place in urban areas, companies that helped out people last summer with filling may not be able to legally do this. Because of the risk of a repeat of last summer, we are urging people to think about their tank supply now, get in touch with your local tank supplier now, leaving it until the end of the year or mid-summer will be too late.
Construction jigsaw falling into place Spring is upon us and the weather is improving with temperatures increasing by the day, which provides ideal conditions for a great start to the season. You may already have seen much more activity across the project as we have some earthmoving to catch up on after losing a critical five weeks of our last season to the COVID-19 April shutdown. With in excess of one million m3 of earthworks to move we’re looking at how we might finish that work as quickly as possible, including maximising every day of fine weather and through shift work in some isolated areas. As we complete earthworks and the bridges, we transition into road construction activities such as road surface drainage, utility ducting for lighting and communication services, and pavement construction prior to asphalt laying. Landscape planting has been underway through winter and our fencing contractors have been busily securing the boundaries of the road corridor. Over the next 12 months, you will see all the parts of the construction jigsaw falling into place and this will be particularly evident as we construct the tie-in to the Johnstones Hill Tunnels and the connection to State Highway 1 (SH1) just north of the showgrounds. We have been carefully planning the staging of these works so we minimise the disruption to SH1 traffic as much as possible, and we will give you notice as we move traffic around to accommodate the work phases. This will mean some speed restrictions through these areas to keep both the public and our workers safe. Please be patient and be assured we will minimise the disruption to you as much as we can. If you have any questions, please do contact our very helpful stakeholder team or drop into our visitors centre at the Wyllie Road Project Office. You will be most welcome. Ngā mihi, Robert
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Windfall for Wastebusters after a first year full of challenges Community enterprise Mahurangi Wastebusters looks set to receive more than $2 million dollars from Auckland Council, via the Government’s Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund. Council was granted $10.7 million for infrastructure at its nine community recycling centres in Auckland, with a sizeable chunk of that going to the facilities at Lawrie Road in Snells Beach and Wellsford’s Rustybrook Road. Wastebusters director Matthew Luxon says the money will make a big difference to the two sites. “Our understanding is we’ll get about $2.4 million,” he says. “Council is still working through what we can do with it, but we’ve got big aspirations. We’re really keen to upgrade the reuse side of things.” The main goal is to build covered sheds to keep staff sorting waste out of the weather. At present, everything is in the open air apart from a few sheds and containers. The funding windfall was announced shortly after Wastebuster’s first anniversary of taking over the former waste transfer stations. It won a two-year contract to run community recycling centres while Council carried out remediation works at the former landfills. Matthew says everyone involved has
faced great challenges and learnt a lot since they took over. “There have been break-ins almost every week, especially at Lawrie Road,” he says. “We have CCTV now – though the first lot got stolen – and we have secure fencing now, too.” They also had major digger issues, problems with people bringing in asbestos, a collapse in commodity prices and, of course, the impact of Covid-19. Revenue plummeted during lockdown and everything brought in had to be taken straight to landfill, instead of being sorted. However, Matthew says there were plenty of highlights, too, and the enterprise managed to break even in its first year and open two shops selling reusable goods. “In the year from July 2019 to June, Mahurangi Wastebusters diverted 5988 cubic metres of waste from landfill,” he says. “I worked out that the material we have diverted would fill the equivalent of 377 shipping containers.” Wastebusters is currently looking at ways to take more construction waste, as well as trying to increase its opening hours to make it more convenient for more people. “It’s a big concern. We’re communityled, so we want to respond. We also want to be good neighbours and we’re
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running a business where our biggest cost is labour,” Matthew says. “But it’s something we’re actively trying to work out. We hear the community.” He added that he was particularly keen to talk to local builders who have expressed frustrations over the recycling centres’ opening hours and what it can accept (MM, Jul 1). Mahurangi Wastebusters now has 23
recycling streams, the latest being a new composting service at Lawrie Road. Special five tonne pest-proof boxes have been brought in to convert compostable food waste from the Matakana Farmers’ Market, Daily Organics kombucha and the public. Most food scraps are accepted, except meat, fish, bones and cooking oil. Info: Email manager@ mahurangiwastebusters.nz
Mahurangi Wastebusters is a registered charitable company jointly owned by Mahurangi Wastebusters Trust and Localised (a community enterprise start-up consultancy business owned by the Zero Waste Network, which is a national charitable trust representing community enterprises working towards zero waste). According to Mahurangi Wastebusters’ annual report, this arrangement “ensures any profits are used to advance zero waste locally (through Mahurangi Wastebusters Trust) and nationally (through Localised and the Zero Waste Network). “There is no opportunity for individual benefit from dividends or sale of the company, therefore the mission of zero waste remains the priority at all times,” the report says.
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Benefits of cannabis The best policies are those that achieve environmental, social and economic improvements. Fortunately at this year’s election, New Zealanders have a chance to vote on a policy that could achieve all that and more. The cannabis law reform that is subject to a referendum provides a chance for Kiwis to vote in favour of a better environment because of hemp’s carbon sequestration, soil stability and plastic-substitution benefits. Cannabis law reform offers employment opportunities in the related pharmaceutical and nutraceutical (food combined with medicine) industries, in commercial cannabis growing for domestic trade and export, as well as in dispensaries, especially for otherwise disenfranchised rural and Maori communities. Social justice outcomes will be improved because the hundreds of thousands of adult New Zealanders who may like to consume cannabis in the safety and privacy of their own homes will no longer fear arrest. Problem cannabis users will be able to get the help they need without stigma and harms from criminalisation will be reduced. And we might improve what is one of the worst imprisonment rates per capita in the world, which disproportionately affects Maori and Pasifika people. It will still be wrong to drive and work while stoned and for young people to consume cannabis, but overseas experience shows that after decriminalisation consumption often declines. That means there are net benefits all round. The uses of cannabis with or without the active ingredient THC could support an economic recovery post Covid-19. Recent analysis showed that the tax take from legalising cannabis for all uses could reach $1 billion per annum. There are multiple uses and incentives to use every part of the plant. It’s estimated that cannabis industry growth globally is around 34 per cent per annum. I’ll be voting yes in the referendum so that cannabis can be like tea, coffee and chillies and other stimulants in anyone’s pantry. So that it can sit along Panadol in the medicine cabinet, and, like other herbs and plants, in the veggie patch. I look forward to hemp rope and packaging and building materials. And cannabis as a cash crop for farmers, providing a chance for economic development instead of imprisonment.
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2020 marks the 51st year of the Kowhai Festival.
Huge Day Out and Santa Parade axed The Kowhai Festival’s flagship event The Huge Day Out and the Warkworth Santa Parade have been cancelled this year due to concerns over Covid-19. The Huge Day Out was scheduled for October 18. Another Kowhai Festival event, The Great Debate, has been postponed until late February or early March. There was still hope the Festival’s Movie Night, scheduled for October 31, might proceed, possibly as a drive-in event. Kowhai Festival committee chair Darrell McNab says the overriding concern of the committee in making the decisions was the responsibility to maintain public safety. “The last thing we wanted to be seen to be doing was transmitting a dangerous disease. It’s just not right,” he says. Mr McNab says the committee was keeping its options open until the last minute, hoping the situation would improve, but the jump back into Level 3 Lockdown in August showed there was no
certainty or stability in the situation. 2020 marks the 51st year of the long-running festival. It’s hoped that circumstances next year will allow the festival to proceed as normal. Santa Parade organiser Murray Chapman says the decision to cancel the event, scheduled for December 6, recognises that if just one person got sick in the wake of the parade, it would reflect poorly on Warkworth. “We don’t want our town to become a cluster. It would not do us any good at all,” he says. In addition to posing a deadly threat to the vulnerable, Mr Chapman says it would also be devastating for local business. In place of a traditional Santa parade, organisers plan to take Santa around on his sleigh to local kindergartens and preschools so that children do not miss out. There will be photos with Santa and lolly scrambles as part of the fun.
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Auckland Transport (AT) has cut regional transport and road safety funding to the bone as a result of Council’s Emergency Budget, with just over $286,000 available for Rodney Local Board projects this financial year — down from almost $5 million that was in place before Covid-19. In March, the Board’s transport capital fund stood at around $2.9million and the community safety fund was just over $2 million, but the Emergency Budget has effectively wiped the slate clean — and taken countless footpath and road safety projects with it. However, north Rodney may have escaped relatively lightly, since all its transport capital fund projects were for new footpaths, which the Board is looking to transfer to its transport targeted rate budget. Board chair Phelan Pirrie says that without the extra rate, the paths in the Warkworth and Wellsford area would just have disappeared for at least three years. Community safety fund projects, such as new pedestrian crossings in Woodcocks Road, Warkworth and at Matakana, have also been put on ice by AT, but Mr Pirrie remains optimistic that these will still happen as soon as any funding becomes available, since they are virtually “shovel-ready”. “I think they’re going to happen, they stand a pretty good chance. They all rate very highly with AT,” he says. “They’ve been consulted, costed and designed.” Board members are due to discuss how to prioritise its revised transport budget at an internal workshop and then at its next monthly meeting, on October 21. Mr Pirrie says Covid-19 has shown that it is vital to spend any available funds quickly, as they could be taken away at any time. Got a story to tell?
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Rodney Local Board approved concept designs for new toilets at Omaha Beach, pictured, on September 16 and for Wellsford a year ago.
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Proposed new toilets flushed with cash Students get The building of two new toilet blocks at Wellsford The September Local Board meeting voted to and Omaha looks set to be spared from Covid-19 approve the concept design for a seven-toilet block fresh opportunity for budget cuts as a result of emergency funding from with changing rooms, two urinals, baby changing tables and two showers outside at William Fraser Auckland Council. hands-on learning Both new facilities have been earmarked as Risk Reserve in Omaha. The new facilities would be on Adjusted Programme (RAP) projects, as they are high priority and already have budget allocated to them this 2020/21 financial year. Council community facilities head Julie Pickering said designs for the new toilets should be completed and put out to tender this year, thanks to the RAP funding. “The RAP allows projects to commence or progress in advance of the expected delivery year. This is to meet expected financial expenditure in the current financial year,” she said. Although design and consenting progress are at slightly different stages for each project, physical works are scheduled to begin on both toilet block projects by 2022. “However, if other projects planned for delivery this financial year slip in progress, there may be an opportunity to bring the physical works forward,” she said.
the back edge of the reserve, across the path from the playground and adjoining the lower car park. They would replace the current public toilets and shower at the surf club. Project leader Peter Bilton told Board members that the precast concrete toilet block may be prone to occasional flooding, but it was the best site available. He said the local surf club and community group had approved the concept and would be kept in the loop over detailed design. He said the Omaha project’s inclusion in the RAP was subject to the Board approving its inclusion in the community facilities 2021/22 work programme. The concept design for the long-awaited new Wellsford public toilets, which will replace the dated toilet block at 118 Rodney Street that even Council admits is in poor condition, was approved by the Local Board in September last year. The budget for Wellsford is just over $1.1 million and almost $950,000 for Omaha.
Children gasped with delight and excited chatter after the latest Tinker Cart was opened up to reveal its contents at Snells Beach School this month. Tinker Carts are the brainchild of Warkworth inventor and educator Mike Izzard and are essentially a mobile, powered workstation featuring an array of tools and materials to construct a wide range of practical projects, which can be anything from a solar-powered car to a “bug hotel” for the backyard. The Snells Beach Tinker Cart is the latest to be produced by the Warkworth Men’s Shed. Two other carts are already being used at Mahurangi College and at Hobsonville Point Primary School. The intention is to circulate plans for the Tinker Carts to other Men’s Shed groups around the country, so they can also construct carts to support local schools, especially those in more challenging areas. Community groups and service clubs will be encouraged to raise funds to stock the carts.
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The latest spend up from the provincial growth fund was announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones in Whangarei this month.
Government splashes out $40 million for apprenticeships The latest tranche of funding from the Government’s $40 million Regional Apprentice programme was announced this month and Northland companies received their share. Northpower will receive $1.59 million to employ 40 new apprentices, prioritising workers who have undertaken pre-trades training, but who have been displaced by Covid-19. The apprentices will be recruited into Northpower’s cadetship programme through local iwi. Northpower promises 70 per cent Maori representation in its next intake. Apprentices will also be recruited via the People Power work assistance programme based in Whangarei and Auckland. Fonterra will also receive $1.76 million to take on an additional 44 apprentices over two years in electrical
engineering, mechanical engineering, heavy automotive engineering and dairy processing. Fonterra manufacturing director Alan Van Der Nagel says specifics are yet to be worked out, but the programme will allocate some of the apprentices into the company’s Maungaturoto site. The company already has seven apprentices employed in Northland, while the funding will nearly double the amount of apprentices Fonterra employs nationally. KiwiRail will also receive $4 million for a national programme to employ 100 apprentices in engineering, rail operations and building. The funding was part of a $14 million announcement for regional apprenticeships made by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones in Whangarei.
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Hayden Taylor, of Snells Beach Autos, is moving his garage just north of Warkworth after 15 years in Mahurangi East. The new business, K C M Automotive will be operating out of Hayden’s property where he has been busy building a brand new full-service premises at 68 Kaipara Flats Road. The new location will offer a more convenient service for residents west of Warkworth, as well as those working in town. It’s only three minutes from Hill Street, and Hayden has courtesy cars for customers who want to drop off their vehicle. Hayden encourages drivers to regularly come in for at least a basic service. “For $150 to $200 it also means there is a pair of eyes on your engine, to notice any issues.” He says vehicle owners ought to have their transmission fluid done every couple of years to prevent common problems. “It’s cheap to get done, but it could be $3000 to repair if left unattended or even force you to write off the car.” Twenty years ago, when Hayden left school, he told his Dad that he would like to have a break and do nothing for a while over the Christmas break. The next day, Hayden was informed he had a job at the local garage and
A more modern approach to farewelling loved ones is now available with local undertaker Dean Weber launching besoul Funerals in Warkworth. He says the perfect funeral is one that is personalised to the life being remembered, so besoul has created a bright, open space overlooking hills and fields to the west of Gumfield Drive. The ability to seat 150 comfortably, a covered outdoor area and a catering kitchen on site enables families to create a memorial event to reflect and celebrate the life of their loved one in the way that suits them. “We aim to bring a different perspective to the way funerals are seen,” he says. “The flexibility of our Magnolia room allows for personalisation on a grand scale. We want to spark people’s creativity and bring aspects of the life lived into the room, even physically bringing in favourite things, like a motorbike or golf clubs. Whatever their passion was, we can weave elements into the service.” Dean says the word ‘funeral’ might bring up certain connotations or expectations, but that need not be the case. “Everyone has a ‘soul’, whether you believe in an afterlife or not; it’s effectively the mark someone leaves behind. Whatever type of person they
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he would start Monday. Hayden says his philosophy is to be up front and honest with his customers. “I was told by my dad never to compromise on integrity, and that has always stuck with me.” Hayden takes the time to explain to customers the repairs that need to be made to their vehicle. Hayden has 3000 customers on his database and some of them still drive from Auckland and Dargaville for his service. Unlike some garages, Hayden doesn’t surprise his customers with a long, itemised bill after quoting for a basic job. “We’ll always give customers a list at the end of what needs doing, or give them a call in the day if it’s serious.” Hayden is shifting to the new premises on Kaipara Flats Road from October 1 and will be open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
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were, we can provide the information and advice that you need to create the perfect way to remember their life.” Dean says that this planning doesn’t always have to happen once a person has passed away. “By putting some thought into what stories and moments of your life that you would like shared at your funeral – favourite jokes, poems, songs and any moments shared that your family and friends may not even have realised were important to you – you will be able to say goodbye the way that you want to.” Dean says he is grateful to have been a part of planning many funerals in Warkworth and in the US, where he moved from 15 years ago. He lives locally with his wife, Karina, and children, Louie and Lilah.
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generalelection Casting your vote in a time of Covid Parochial issues that may have featured in previous election campaigns are likely to take a back seat to the economy and employment in the Covid-era election on October 17. All parties will be trying to show that they have the policies and the people to lead an economic recovery that could take years to deliver. Labour’s support plan is all about job creation by assisting small businesses, entrepreneurs and job creators. It plans to implement a major support package to assist businesses to hire at least 40,000 New Zealanders whose employment has been impacted by Covid-19. There will be an emphasis on infrastructure projects that have strong social and environmental outcomes. National is promising careful financial stewardship to ensure taxpayer money is spent in ways that are linked to clear results. It says it has the team to deliver responsible management of New Zealand’s finances to grow the economy and create jobs. NZ First’s policies have a familiar ring – bring down immigration and another 1000 frontline police
officers over three years because unemployment, as a result of Covid-19 and the economic slump, will bring higher crime rates. The Greens are backing an agricultural led recovery with its Farming for the Future Plan. This involves reducing artificial fertilisers, a shift to regenerative farming practices, fair water charges and a national sustainability accreditation scheme. Its tax reform agenda includes a new tax on individuals whose net wealth is more than $1 million and the introduction of new income tax brackets. ACT says it has a fully costed plan for economic recovery, which keeps the debt low, cuts taxes, and gets the country back to surplus, while keeping Kiwis in work. Its five-point plan includes a three-year moratorium on minimum wage increases, cutting wasteful spending by more than $7.6 million and delivering $3.1 million in tax cuts (reducing the 30% tax rate to 17.5% and cutting GST to 10% for 12 months). Altogether, 17 parties are contesting the election, one more than in 2017. There are 677 candidates nationwide (534 in 2017).
New electorates Voters in the former Rodney electorate will vote in one of two new electorates this year – either Kaipara ki Mahurangi or Whangaparaoa (for electorate boundaries visit vote.nz). According to Electoral Commission data, just over 90 per cent of the 56,900 eligible voters in Kaipara ki Mahurangi are enrolled. In Whangaparaoa, the number of eligible voters is 55,700. Not surprisingly, most of the eligible voters who are not enrolled are aged 18 to 24 years. Only enrolled voters can vote in the election and referendums. Advance voting starts on Saturday October 3 and finishes on October 16. On election day, October 17, polling booths will be open from 9am to 7pm. Preliminary election results will be released from 7pm onwards on October 17, at electionresults.govt.nz The official results for the general election and referendums will be released on November 6.
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The field The candidates standing in Kaipara ki Mahurangi are:
Pauline Berry, New Conservatives Zephyr Brown, Greens David Ford, Independent Beth Houlbrooke, ACT NZ Marja Lubeck, Labour (current list MP)
Callan Neylon, Social Credit Chris Penk, National (current MP for Helensville)
Richard Reeves, One Party Brenda Steele, NZ First Candidates profiles are presented on the following pages, the order was determined by pulling their names from a hat.
Extra precautions A range of measures will be in place to help keep voters safe at polling stations, including using hand sanitiser on the way in and out of voting places, managing queues, and increasing the size and number of voting places to give everyone more space. Voting will also open two days earlier than usual. People are encouraged to take their own pen to mark their voting papers, although there will be pens available. Special arrangements including voting by post are available for anyone who has to stay at home. More info: vote.nz
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Eight contest Te Tai Tokerau
Strong views are held on both sides of both referendums.
Referendums address two emotive issues The proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill referendum will give the public the opportunity to vote on whether the recreational use of cannabis should be legal for people aged 20 years or over. It will not affect the legal status of medicinal cannabis and hemp production, which are both legal already. Although the referendum is nonbinding, Labour has promised that if the public votes to legalise recreational cannabis, it will support proposed legislation. National, on the other hand, under leader Judith Collins, is clearly opposed to the recreational use and sale of cannabis. If NZ votes ‘yes’, it is supporting an Act that will allow anyone 20 years and over to:
• produce, possess and use cannabis • buy up to 14 grams of dried cannabis (or its equivalent) a day only from licensed outlets • enter licensed premises where cannabis is sold or consumed • consume cannabis on a private property or at a licensed premise • grow up to two plants, with a maximum of four plants per household • share up to 14 grams of dried cannabis (or its equivalent) with another person aged 20 or over However, cannabis won’t automatically or immediately become legal if the vote is ‘yes’. There would still be quite a lengthy legislative process to go through and Parliament would still have the option of putting the bill to a vote.
The End of Life Choice Act 2019 will ask voters if the Act, giving people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying, should come in to force. The result will determine if voluntary euthanasia, when approved by two doctors, becomes legal for those who are terminally ill and have less than six months to live. Only a person aged 18 and over can make the request. If at least 50 per cent of voters tick ‘yes’, the law will come into force a year after the date the final votes are announced. Voting in the referendums is not compulsory and referendum votes will not be counted on election night. Preliminary referendum results will be released by the Electoral Commission on Friday October 30. The official results will be released on November 6. More information: referendums.govt.nz
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Te Tai Tokerau is one of seven Maori electorates. It encompasses part of the Auckland region, including North Shore and Waitakere, and the whole of Whangaparaoa, Kaipara ki Mahurangi and Northland. To register as a voter in the Māori electorates people need to declare they are of Māori descent. In 2013, the median age of the Māori descent population in Te Tai Tokerau was 25, significantly below the New Zealand median age of 37. The seat was retained by the Labour Party’s deputy leader, Kelvin Davis, in 2017, with 54 per cent of the vote. He was well ahead of the Mana Party’s Hone Harawira who won 7866 votes (33%). As at August 31, 36,356 people were enrolled to vote in Te Tai Tokerau this year. Contesting the seat are: Janice Arahanga-Epiha, One Party Kelvin Davis, Labour Clinton Dearlove, Independent Maki Herbert, Legalise Cannabis Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Maori Moemoe Mohoawhenua, Independent Daniel Shortland, New Conservative Billy Te Kahika, NZ Public
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Marja Lubeck – Labour Who is Marja Lubeck?
I arrived in New Zealand from The Netherlands in 1989, attracted to its clean, green, nuclear-free image. While working for Air New Zealand and serving as president of the Flight Attendant Association, I studied part-time for a law degree, not to become a lawyer but to better serve my members. My years of advocating for airline workers meant I’ve been able to use those skills to advocate for community and local issues. Where do you live?
I’m a local. My Kiwi husband and I live in Te Arai/Wellsford with our son, who went to Tomarata School and Rodney College. What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
A large electorate has local/specific issues; access to healthcare, need for a secondary school; but all through the electorate there’s need for investment in infrastructure – whether sealing of our rural roads, better transport choices or safer and less congested roads. Because of Covid, it’s also about jobs. Labour’s economic recovery plan includes record investments in transport infrastructure and services to create jobs. After my “trifecta of wins” with Penlink, the four-lane Matakana link road and the Mahurangi River restoration project, I’ll continue to advocate for local infrastructure projects. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
The one in a 100-year shock with Covid-19 is our most challenging battle in generations. But we’re in a better position than most countries; our focus is now on rebuilding the country with a balanced five-point plan as a pathway to lower debt and reducing deficit while still providing the public services New Zealand needs: 1. Investing in our people with extra income support and opportunities to retrain through free apprenticeships and vocational training; 2. Creating jobs through shovel-ready infrastructure projects and environmental work 3. Preparing for our future by building more state houses, waste processing facilities, 100 per cent renewable electricity. 4. Supporting small businesses; 5. Positioning ourselves globally, supporting our exporters. What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
I supported the Save the Dome campaign from the start – attended meetings, presented a petition to Parliament, wrote to Ministers and the Mayor in July and marched in the Hikoi (the only MP present). Volumes of waste going to landfill increased 41 per cent under National over nine years. Not good enough. We recently announced investment in the Waste Minimisation Fund. We need other ways than sticking our rubbish in a hole in the ground.
What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19? How could it be improved?
There’s no playbook for this kind of global pandemic but we continuously review and improve where necessary. Overall, I believe we have all done very well. I have parents in the Netherlands who have been locked up for months, and there are 1000-plus new Covid cases daily. I can say we’re the envy of most other countries. What is your attitude to global climate change? What does New Zealand need to do to combat climate change?
We need to step up and take action on climate change now. Labour has passed the Zero Carbon Act, banned singleuse plastic bags, stopped issuing new permits for oil and gas, is investing in green hydrogen/biofuels with the aim of 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025. In the face of Covid-19, we’re investing in nature to support thousands of jobs now and protect our environment for generations to come. The Government recently introduced tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
Degradation of our waterways didn’t happen overnight, and won’t be resolved overnight. But if we don’t start now, they’ll get worse, more expensive to fix and we risk serious damage to our country’s wellbeing, our
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primary industries and our clean, green reputation. It’s not just a rural issue, it’s an urban issue as well. Many farmers already do great work, it’s going to take all of us in a combined effort to get our rivers swimmable again. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
I believe in giving terminally ill people the choice and that the changes made to the Bill have addressed concerns that people submitted on. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
People shouldn’t be criminalised for it but equally I don’t want young people accessing it. The Bill doesn’t introduce cannabis to NZ, it’s already around. Legislation will allow us to set legal frameworks around it, educate and regulate how people access it.
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Chris Penk – National Who is Chris Penk?
I’m Chris Penk, a 40-year-old father, husband and dog owner. My working life began as a naval officer, initially on a Kiwi frigate and then as an aide to the Governor-General. I then served as a navigating officer on an Australian submarine. I was also a lawyer, cofounding my own small firm shortly before entering Parliament. I love cricket and rugby league. I’ve been an MP for one term (so far!), having succeeded John Key in the Helensville electorate. I’m delighted to be seeking election for the blue team in Kaipara ki Mahurangi, especially getting out and about to all my new areas. Where do you live?
I live at the southern end of the current Helensville electorate, in the Waitakere Ranges foothills. My wife and I own our first family home in Glen Eden. What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
Locals always raise infrastructure issues. Probably the biggest single problem would be the state of rural roads, along with the need for better transport links (i.e. more of the four-lane highways National got going), lower transport costs (for example, resisting the double highway toll option) and resilient water systems. As these issues have major crossover with local government, my emphasis will be working alongside your councillor and Local Board members to advocate for better results, especially for this area to gets its fair
share of investment within “Auckland”. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
The biggest national issue right now is jobs. National will enable opportunities for Kiwis who are willing and able to look after themselves and their own families. What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
I’ve recently published a position statement on exactly this subject; please check it out at my “Chris Penk” Facebook page if you’re interested. As a local MP, I’ll be pushing the Government hard to develop better options for waste disposal than we currently have. What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19? How could it be improved?
Some of the authority’s decisions have been helpful. The timing of the initial lockdown was roughly right, for example, after the Government had been slow to implement border controls and New Zealand had imported the virus by that stage. I’ve been critical of several key aspects of decision making along the way, however, such as the arbitrary designation of “essential services”. An example would be threatening the livelihoods of local and independent retailers – such as butchers, bakers and greengrocers – as the Government chose to favour the large supermarket duopoly.
Local food banks and support agencies have seen an increase in demand this year due to Covid-19. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
The best form of welfare is a job. National will enable an employment market with equal opportunities for all.
What is your attitude to global climate change? What does New Zealand need to do to combat climate change?
It’s important we protect our environment. As a nation, we need to embrace practical solutions to reduce air pollution without destroying our rural character and livelihoods.
Are there any other key environment policies that you feel the Government urgently needs to pursue?
All environmental policies are important but laws should not be created in a vacuum. We should reverse the recent ban on using New Zealand’s local natural gas and stop importing foreign dirty coal to make up the resultant energy shortfall. The Government recently introduced tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
I don’t think farmers are being treated fairly. The backbone of our export economy is agriculture and the Government should have been working alongside the best conservationists in the land – farmers themselves – to
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design practical guidelines to ensure environmental protection. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
No. The key principle is that we should be looking to provide better end-oflife care rather than simply ending it. The key practical consideration, however, is the lack of key safeguards in the proposed law. There is no “stand down” or “cooling off ” period after a person’s decision to die, for example, other than 48 hours between the boxticking to lethal injection. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
No. Our young people, in particular, already face enough challenges to mental wellbeing without the Government normalising a recreational drug known to have psychotic properties for some users.
Chris Penk MP I have greatly enjoyed the chance to help many wonderful people since I was first elected as an MP. I’m here to help you. When you see me out and about in the area, please do stop and say hi.
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Brenda Steele – NZ First Who is Brenda Steele?
I am married. I was on the Rodney Local Board for nine years and served one term as chairperson. I am presently chairperson of the Whiti Ora O Kaipara Charitable Trust and Beacon Pathway Incorporation. I am also an advisory member on the Defence Employment Support Council, an MSD Review Committee member, deputy chair of the Kaipatiki Reserve, and a management committee member of Te Uri o Hau Incorporation. Only three of the committees mentioned are paid, the rest are all done in a voluntary capacity because I enjoy sharing my skill and grassroots knowledge for reflective local outcomes.
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The biggest national issue we are all facing is “when will life come back to normal”, what does the new normal look like for us? NZ First has a recovery plan waiting to be shared when re-elected. What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
I live at 30 Wharepapa Road, Helensville and am of the sixth generation living in the district. I was born in Helensville and attended local schools – Waimauku Primary, Kaipara and Massey College.
I signed the petition against the proposed landfill so I need to declare that. NZ First supported a remit to oppose all landfills/cleanfills and remove the decision making from regional authorities to central government. Remit development has started.
What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19? How could it be improved?
Where do you live?
The biggest issue for northern Kaipara ki Mahurangi is the proposal of a landfill in the Dome Valley. NZ First does not support the practice of landfill or cleanfill land use to bury waste. This cannot be accepted as a sustainable practice for the future of New Zealand. We support a mix of local and light industrial upcycle, recycle, grassroots-managed
The coalition Government has done a great job under the circumstances, however the present lockdown highlights boundary frustrations of being part of Auckland. I expect a review to be actioned on the impact of Auckland being the only city in New Zealand to be restricted under the present restrictions for six weeks. Boundary reviews need to be the first-
priority to be reviewed. Local food banks and support agencies have seen an increase in demand this year due to Covid-19. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
NZ First is committed to on the job training, raising the minimum wage, boosting economic growth to create jobs through the Provincial Growth fund and supporting the business sector at a regional, urban and central level.
What is your attitude to global climate change? What does New Zealand need to do to combat climate change?
NZ First has taken a common sense approach to combat climate change and a staged approach to the Zero Carbon Act, especially when considering the rural sector of New Zealand. Are there any other key environment policies that you feel the Government urgently needs to pursue?
Remove the decision making on landfill/clean fill and water bottling applications from regional authorities under Local Government New Zealand and change the Resource Management Act to place decision making with the Crown. The Government recently introduced tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental
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Brenda Steele damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
If you are a dairy farmer under Fonterra it has been a requirement for some years to fence the waterways. Both Beef + Lamb and Federated Farmers support waterways being fenced, but expect a staged approach and funding support to landowners to achieve completion. However, common sense must be applied depending on the contour and size of the land. One size fits all is not a practicable solution. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
I am still considering all the information available. Am presently unsure. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
Presently unsure.
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Beth Houlbrooke – ACT Who is Beth Houlbrooke?
I’m currently the deputy chair of the Rodney Local Board, having served as chair from 2016-2019. I also contract to the ACT Party in their candidate development programme and was previously self-employed for 30 years in farming and transport. Where do you live?
I’m a Warkworth resident of over 26 years and have a lifetime connection to the area with a family bach on the Takatu Peninsula. There is nowhere else I’d rather be. What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
Roading congestion and transport infrastructure deficits. ACT would introduce real time congestion monitoring and pricing to drive efficient use of our existing roads, incentivise public transport, and collect data to inform where new roads are needed. It’s fair, better for the environment and the economy, lowers fuel taxes (and would do away with the Regional Fuel Tax), while raising revenue for better maintenance and future investment. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
Our economic recovery. We will see more businesses fail and many more people laid off before the end of the year. ACT has a fully-costed plan for economic recovery, which keeps debt low, cuts taxes, and gets the country back to surplus, while keeping Kiwis in work. What is your attitude to the proposal
by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
Waste is driven to landfill because the Resource Management Act (RMA) explicitly bans alternative solutions such as waste-to-energy. ACT would repeal the RMA and replace it with environmental objectives to encourage innovation and stop councils being both a regulator and player in the waste industry. What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19? How could it be improved?
Continued lockdowns are not sustainable. The Government had 102 days to prepare for another rise of Covid-19 and ensure the system was safer. They failed. ACT’s Wellbeing Approach to Covid-19 considers all the costs of Covid-19 and would maintain elimination, while maximising overall wellbeing. We would establish a specialist multi-disciplinary epidemic response unit like Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre, with overarching responsibility for our national strategy. We would ensure its first task would be to improve contact tracing to the standard that lockdowns are not required to contain an outbreak with a single chain of transmission. Local food banks and support agencies have seen an increase in demand this year due to Covid-19. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
We’d ensure welfare was targeted where
it was needed. ACT would cut GST and taxes to provide immediate financial relief and make it easier for employers to take on new staff by reinstating 90day trials to all businesses and pausing minimum wage hikes. We’d introduce an employment insurance scheme. What is your attitude to global climate change? What does New Zealand need to do to combat climate change?
New Zealand must play its part on climate change, so ACT will replace the Zero Carbon Act and Emissions Trading Scheme with a no-nonsense climate change plan tying New Zealand’s carbon price to the prices paid by our top five trading partners. We would change regulations to give carbon credits to New Zealand wood products, which store carbon for at least 50 years, like timber houses. Are there any other key environment policies that you feel the Government urgently needs to pursue?
Stop subsidising pine trees on productive farm land through the Provincial Growth Fund and Billion Trees scheme. The Government recently introduced tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
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54,000km of riparian margin has already been fenced by farmers voluntarily. Recent freshwater regulations are completely unworkable and many farmers will have no choice but to sell up and see their farms replaced with pine trees, communities destroyed, and food production pushed offshore to countries with poor environmental practices. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act? Yes, this was ACT’s bill. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
There is a strong case that prohibition is a failed policy. Evidence from North America is mixed on whether legalisation makes things better in practice. ACT will honour the referendum result at the first reading of the Bill. However, we cannot commit to passing the Bill until we have heard public submissions to Parliament’s select committee.
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Zephyr Brown – Green Who is Zephyr Brown?
I was born and raised in Oratia, West Auckland. I am currently the chief operating officer of ICG, a 30-yearold publishing and print company operating in central Auckland. I have extensive business experience and a belief that sustainability and success go together. I am running as a candidate to promote the Green Party and its principles of ecological wisdom, social responsibility, appropriate decisionmaking and non-violence. Where do you live?
My wife and I moved to the beautiful rural community of Ti Point on the east coast seven years ago. What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
There are many issues facing us but I think that planning for growth and the stresses that growth places on infrastructure like transport and resources like water are a high priority locally. The Green Party has a bold new plan for an Aotearoa where all of us have what we need to live good lives and where our natural environment is protected for our kids and grandkids. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
The Covid-19 recovery is uppermost in most people’s minds. However, as summer approaches, the climate crisis and its effects, like the possibility of drought and more water shortages, will be highlighted once again.
What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
The Green Party works toward a zero waste New Zealand where landfills are no longer required. We will: • Use the Waste Minimisation and Litter Act to ensure we have the tools needed to put Aotearoa on a zero waste pathway. • Commit to zero food waste and zero e-waste in our landfills, and pass legislation creating clear waste management obligations for businesses and local authorities. • Reward innovation by increasing funding available through the Waste Minimisation Fund, creating jobs in a materials recovery, reuse, and repurposing sector. • Ensure that the Kaipara Harbour has the strongest protection possible. • Uphold the kaitiaki, proprietary, and customary rights of iwi and hapū over water. • Support farmers to reduce run-off and the need for irrigation, while improving resilience to floods and droughts. What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19? How could it be improved?
We’ve had one of the most successful responses to Covid-19 in the world. People are the economy. Protecting our vulnerable, whānau and at-risk communities puts us in a strong position for recovery. We need to ensure that we use the opportunity the recovery gives us to build back better, rather than entrenching the growing
inequality of the last three decades. Local food banks and support agencies have seen an increase in demand this year due to Covid-19. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
Our Poverty Action plan is a new, simple safety net that works for all of us. It’s our plan to improve our communities long-term, so all people in New Zealand can live with dignity, put a roof over their heads and food on the table. What is your attitude to global climate change? What does New Zealand need to do to combat climate change?
The Greens have the strongest environmental position of any party in Aotearoa. We have plans for transitions in waste, water, agriculture, and transport which will enable us to lead the world in climate action. Are there any other key environment policies that you feel the Government urgently needs to pursue?
We know we need to go further and faster on climate action, which is why we are proposing a Clean Energy plan to kick-start the transition to end the use of fossil fuels in Aotearoa. The Government recently introduced tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
We recently announced our Farming for the Future plan, which aims for
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a just transition from unsustainable farming practices. We want to give our rural communities the support they need to create a sustainable sector that can take on the climate crisis and clean up our rivers and aquifers. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
Yes, I support giving people who are over 18 with a terminal illness that’s likely to end their life within six months, and are experiencing unbearable suffering, the dignity of choosing how and when to end that suffering. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
Yes, as with alcohol and tobacco, I think that having control and regulation over its supply and use will lead to reduced harm and better outcomes for individuals and our communities.
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David Ford – Independent Who is David Ford?
I am a doctor of Oriental Medicine. I have 47 years executive-level international clinician-teacher leadership in the 5000-year-old Earth Sciences tradition. I am a networker, mediator, solar futurist and unifier. My passion? We Kiwis lead, we have a planet to save. What is the biggest issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi?
Constraining the Covid-like spread of Aucklandia. Ninety percent of locals never wanted it. We should be going up, not out. I am fierce for proactively igniting our extraordinary local genius, inventiveness and leadership.
What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand?
Lack of trust in our collective Kiwi imagination. Northern hemisphere extractive thinking and use has failed the planet, failed humanity and is dooming our future. I believe it is our beautiful nation’s time to lead the great 21st century restoration.
What should be done about Waste Management’s plans to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley?
It should be stopped. We should initiate a rates revolt and call on Kiwis
to boycott plastics and packaging, and to start “mindfully” shopping. What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19?
I think our nation of five million heroes is doing brilliantly, wisely guided from the top. We must continue to honour simple safety guidelines and be kind. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
Koha in any form from those who can give with ease. Community gardens. A frank nationwide public discussion about a possible debt jubilee. Volunteerism, trade and exchange. It’s our Kiwi DNA. What is your attitude to global climate change?
If we don’t rapidly evolve, the destruction will radically magnify. Covid and this year’s droughts are a distressed Earth’s gentle invitation for change. Stop shopping. We collectively are blindly consuming the planet to death. Institute 3.5 day work week. Recreation without consumption. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
Yes, with small modifications. Fortyseven years as a clinician reinforces my belief in a person’s dignity to legally end suffering.
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Pauline Berry – New Conservative Who is Pauline Berry?
I have been a professional musician since 15. I’m a grafter and multitasker, who has been proactive on several issues, especially the Green Quota in the late 1990s to get more New Zealand music on air. I have one grown daughter, who is involved in the arts, too. I am the current secretary of the Variety Artists Club of NZ. What is the biggest issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi?
My emphasis would be on supporting farmers, as they are the bread basket of New Zealand. I am anti-1080 use and very keen to discuss mental health issues relating to New Zealanders who feel left behind. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand?
Freedom of speech and a biased mainstream media.
What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley?
I was not keen on this idea from the outset, so let’s hear what else can be done. The Dome Valley is a beautiful area. I would need a lot more detail provided to answer this question fully. What do you think of the current Government’s approach to Covid-19?
I believe in the protection of the vulnerable, and we know now who the
most vulnerable are. More freedom for the other major proportion of the population is the way to go. It seems the failings at the border are the real reason why the population has had freedom restricted. What do you think needs to be done to alleviate the economic impact of Covid-19 for the most vulnerable?
An end to the Alert Levels and a return to normalcy will relieve this pressure. We should make the donation of food easier for major food suppliers and have less red tape. What is your attitude to global climate change?
Scientists that disagree with climate change have been suppressed. Global climate has always undergone major changes. When I attended Anthropology 101 at Auckland University in the 1990s, lesson one was that we are lucky to be living in an interglacial period (i.e., warm). Are there any other key environment policies that you feel the Government urgently needs to pursue?
I very much agree with clean rivers and not exporting our water. I am pleased to say farmers are now fencing off rivers and planting trees out of their own pockets to reverse the state of NZ rivers and lakes. Very happy plastic is being phased out.
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I spent 25 years of my life as a commercial vegetable grower on Omaha Flats and have a Bachelor of Horticultural Science from Lincoln University. Recently, I have been working for my son-in-law in the building industry. My skill sets and strengths are in production and logistics. I had a head-on car accident at the age of 20, which resulted in my faith in Jesus Christ. Where do you live? I live between Kumeu and Kaiwaka. What is the biggest local issue facing Kaipara ki Mahurangi?
It is awesome to see the construction of the new motorway. I saw a nice plan proposal for the Hill Street intersection. What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley?
It’s also exciting that we live in a capitalistic country where we have options. I read that Waste Management did 10 years of investigations into the Dome Valley landfill. My recommendation is that these findings be released to the public with a further two or three options for landfill sites. A great opportunity for another waste company to present their landfill options. The Government recently introduced
tough new rules on farmers to ensure livestock don’t pollute waterways. Do you think too much is being required of farmers to halt environmental damage or do you think they are being treated fairly?
In listening to people, there is definitely an uneasiness arising concerning the introduction of new laws that invade on human rights. For example, the Freshwater Management 2020 Bill introduced to prevent freshwater pollution from nutrient runoff. It presents no answer. It places unattainable regulations on farmers. My opinion and suggestion from a horticultural perspective is that the answer lies in the management of the soil structure. Farmers maybe concentrating too much on chemical analysis and unaware the soil requires some form of physical input, such as maize ryegrass or a fodder crop to help enhance chemical retention. Do you support the End of Life Choice Act?
I do not support the End of Life Choice Act. My conviction is that life is sacred from conception to death. I personally advocate adoption over abortion. Do you think recreational use of cannabis should become legal?
I do not support recreational use of cannabis as it is a doorway to harder drugs.
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The area the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate covers was traditionally part of the Social Credit heartland. I’m proud to be the candidate selected to reconnect the party with the region, following in the footsteps of local Social Credit legends Nevern McConachy and George Bryant. I was inspired to become involved in politics by former Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham. It was the ridiculous landfill in Dome Valley proposal that motivated me to step up and stand as a candidate. I believe Social Credit’s innovative, forward-thinking economic and environmental policies will provide the best future for New Zealand. What is the biggest national issue facing New Zealand? If elected, what do you plan to do about it?
The Reserve Bank is creating $100 billion in new money and putting it into the hands of rich investors. The government will be borrowing up to $200 billion by 2024. $5 billion every year of your taxes will be paying interest – providing big profits for those wealthy investors. Social Credit would have the Government access those funds direct from the Reserve Bank at no cost to
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taxpayers, rather than through private sector borrowing. Your taxes should go into hospitals, schools, poverty reduction, housing and infrastructure where they belong. What is your attitude to the proposal by Waste Management to construct a landfill in the Dome Valley? If elected, would you take any action in respect to the landfill and if so what would it be?
I am strongly opposed to the landfill. They are an antiquated idea that should remain in the 20th century. We should be embracing technological solutions such as waste-to-energy plants. At a time when waste and emissions must be reduced, the Government has allowed the sale of 1000 hectares of Dome Valley farmland for a proposal that will add 300-500 trucks per day to the already congested, dangerous highway and pose a huge threat to the Kaipara Harbour from toxic leachate spill. As an MP, I would seek to ban new landfills in New Zealand, advocate alternative methods for managing waste and ensure the issue is not ignored by Parliament or Auckland Council.
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All eyes on Northland – can National’s Mike King hold on? The hotly contested Northland electorate will be one to watch in the 2020 General Election. Since the electorate was formed in 1996, National has held on to it most of the time, but in 2015 NZ First party leader Winston Peters won the seat in a by-election. It was retaken by National’s Matt King in 2017, but with a lead of only three per cent. Back in 2015, Labour failed to shine, but in 2017 its candidate WillowJean Prime received a commendable 21 per cent of the vote and she has been campaigning in earnest in 2020. Mahurangi Matters invited candidates to give readers their elevator pitch … Shane Jones, New Zealand First
Under my watch Northland has received $1 billion of Government funding for crucial infrastructure including rail, roads, water storage, digital connectivity, industry and farming. If Northland is to continue to be visible as New Zealand moves into a recession post Covid-19, it needs a strong voice in Parliament. No one is a stronger advocate for the North than I. Matt King, National Party
Northland deserves someone who will stick their neck out for our region, and I am that person. I’ve worked as a farmer, policeman, private investigator and business owner in our backyard. I know our people and I hear their concerns. The Government has shown Northland that they are all pastry and no filling. A vote for me will ensure you continue to have a hardworking local MP. Willow-Jean Prime, Labour Party
I love Northland! It’s been a privilege to be an MP in Jacinda Ardern’s government. I want a thriving future in Northland for our families, businesses and communities. That’s why I became an MP. I understand our issues and opportunities, and I
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will continue working with all sectors of our Northland communities. I’ll be a strong, local voice. Let’s keep moving. Mark Cameron, ACT Party
I’m encouraging Northlanders to give ACT their party vote. I’m eighth on the party list, and a strong party vote means voters would have another advocate from Northland in Parliament. I’ve lived and farmed around the Northland region for 30 years. I’m standing for ACT because I feel the rural sector has been let down by successive governments of both major parties. Helen Jeremiah, The Opportunities Party
I will advocate for Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) so that we can make the changes needed to reach our carbon
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emissions reduction target without causing more poverty. The UBI will allow us to refuse work that is bad for us or bad for the environment. It will help us develop the thriving local communities many of us hope for. Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen, Green Party
I’m standing for the Greens because they are the only party that has policies that meet the needs of Northland and her people. A party vote Green means more MPs to champion sustainable long-term thinking, transformational action on poverty, homes for alland resilience in the face of climate change. Mauri Ora! Brad Flutey, Social Credit
Northland’s been a safe National seat for nearly 100 years. It’s been ignored and it shows. It has the worst statistics in housing, unemployment,
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poor health, income levels, crime, education, roads, sewage treatment, and water supply. The only time government money flooded in was when Social Credit won the seat in 1966. That’s why you should vote for me. Sophia Xiao-Colley, Harmony Network NZ
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Puhoi women sew masks for south Auckland’s vulnerable Women in Puhoi have rallied to a call by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland to supply desperately needed face masks to struggling families in south Auckland and beyond. Mahurangi Matters history columnist Jenny Schollum spotted the appeal on Facebook by Bishop Patrick Dunn, who was seeking support for the face mask initiative of south Auckland priest Father Martin Wu. Jenny alerted former journalist Judith Williams, who publicised the need in her regular Puhoi newsletter. Judith says she often travels to Samoa and is familiar with the culture and struggles of Pacific Islanders living in Auckland’s southern suburbs. “Even before Covid, I was thinking about south Auckland and wondering if there was something we could do to help. This project was more or less handed to us on a plate,” she says. Judith adds that people in the Puhoi parish have been feeling a bit low with church services shut down due to Covid. She saw the face mask project as a way to give local people something good to do and help cheer them up. Mrs Schollum has turned out to be one of the top mask makers, churning out two dozen masks in two weeks. The tricky part has been securing
Making masks to send to south Auckland. From left, Margaret Bayer, Sheryll Titford, Judith Williams and Jenny Schollum.
elastic due to heavy demand from other mask makers around the country. However, Judith says this was solved when a former Bendon employee offered a big roll of elastic had been sitting at home. Meanwhile, Fr Martin Wu, of the St Joseph and St Joachim parish in Otahuhu, says he’s struggling to keep up with demand for masks. Initially, he planned to supply only a few hundred masks to vulnerable families, but he kept getting repeat
orders both in south Auckland and then from other Auckland suburbs. So far, he has distributed around 10,000 masks and anticipates demand will remain high for the foreseeable future, so intends to keep the initiative running. Fr Wu says some of the poverty of families living in his parish was brought home to him during earlier distributions of hand sanitiser and soap. Some families had no beds and one family had seven people crammed
in one bedroom. He says many of his mask makers are elderly and are sometimes tempted to feel they are no use to society any more. “I have had so many of them say to me, you are giving some meaning to my life. That’s almost making me happier than receiving the masks,” he says. Anyone wishing to help with the mask project should email Fr Wu, revmwu@ gmail.com
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Covid complications I’m over Covid-19 and all the implications, aren’t you? It seems that the social and especially mental health costs are not really being considered in the bigger picture of this. I’m appalled at the misinformation that the media are delivering to us. I am also concerned about the lack of investigation for information outside of the Government-led directive. But my biggest frustration is the complete lack of doing anything to really help reduce the A bigger concern risk factors associated with complications of having Covid-19. to me is the The first disturbing piece of information we were seeming disinterest given was a misleading and completely inaccurate to address the death rate. It seems that whoever was presenting changeable these figures forgot about primary school maths risk factors for – fractions, to be precise. To find a percentage for death rate relative to the amount of cases, we need complications for two figures; the number of deaths and the number Covid-19 of infections. Sounds easy enough right? One sufferers. problem, we don’t know the amount of people who are infected. While in New Zealand we may be nearer to knowing the actual number of infections than in other countries we still don’t know of all the cases. It has been conservatively estimated that 50 per cent of people with Covid-19 are symptom free. This presents a huge problem when we can’t test the entire population to see who actually does or doesn’t have the virus, and we are just testing the sick. The end result of knowing all the cases is a death rate much lower in reality than what is being displayed by the media. The global mean death rate (through antibody studies) is around 0.3 percent. These figures come from Professor Ioannidis of Stanford University. This is still probably a higher rate than is really occurring but is more accurate than anything else that we are hearing. In case you thought that Professor Ioannidis’ research may just be a biased one-off, there have been over 45 different studies to date investigating this. But a bigger concern to me is the seeming disinterest to address the changeable risk factors for complications for Covid-19 sufferers. Any guesses to what these preventable factors are? Answer: cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes. Dr David Katz, a medical doctor and preventative medicine specialist from New York states that a person with CVD has a 10 times higher risk factor of dying than a healthy person. Furthermore, diabetes that is well controlled (versus uncontrolled) can reduce the risk of a bad outcome by four times. These are diseases that can be improved by modifying lifestyle factors; that is, diet and physical activity. So why isn’t the Government rolling out a health initiative to correct these two mammoth health concerns? Not only would we see the benefits for people’s general health (increased quality and length of life and reduced stress on health care), but we could also reduce the amount of complications, such as deaths from Covid-19. Seems like a win-win to me.
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Snells Beach couple bow out after decades with St John More than 80 years of combined dedicated service to St John ended last month, following the resignation of Alan and Joy Boniface from the Warkworth area committee. Both joined the organisation as cadets separately in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and maintained their enthusiasm after emigrating to New Zealand in 1970. Among Joy’s fond memories was forming a Guard of Honour for St John’s Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), Princess Margaret, when Joy was 14 years old. Joy is now 87. In 1974, Joy became a superintendent in Howick, then a divisional manager. She went on to set up a St John cadet division in Howick. In 2015, she received the Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in the New Years’ Honours List for services to the community. Alan, 83, had his first encounter with St John following a motorcycle accident that saw him taken to hospital in an ambulance. He was impressed by the care he received and when he was later invited to join the organisation, he was eager to do so. “I was in the Boy Scouts as well. In those days you joined everything,” he says. Alan became a member of the St John Warkworth area committee in 1990. Between attending his first and second committee meeting the then chairman died, and Alan was asked to take
Joy and Alan say a shared interest in St John has helped keep them together for 58 years.
up the role. Over the following decades, Alan threw his heart into raising about $400,000 to build the Warkworth Ambulance Station, which opened in 2005. More recently, he has led the effort to place more than 20
defibrillators in the Warkworth area and ensured people are trained in how to use them. Other highlights have included receiving two new donated ambulances from local benefactors Doug and Beryl Good, with a combined value of more
than $500,000. Sadly, Doug Good passed away earlier this year. In 2009, Alan received his QSM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. “This was an incredible honour for me as it recognised my 30 years of service not only to St John, but also to Rodney Health Trust, Rotary and the wider Warkworth community,” he says. “I still don’t know who nominated me.” Alan and Joy say their shared interest in St John has no doubt helped keep them together for the last 58 years. “It’s a great organisation to be involved in. It does so much good in the community. No matter who you talk to, they say, ‘Oh, thank goodness, there are people like you around’,” Alan says. Although stepping down from the Warkworth Area Committee, neither Alan nor Joy plan to sit on their hands. Alan says he will be on hand to assist new committee chairman Dr Warwick Palmer if required, and the couple are kept busy as custodians of the Sandspit Yacht Club – a role they have occupied for more than 20 years. Joy continues as a member of the Kowhai Singers and is currently preparing for concerts in Leigh and Warkworth in October. The Warkworth area committee will celebrate Joy and Alan’s combined service with a luncheon at the Sandspit Yacht Club. The date is still to be determined.
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Mahurangi gardens ready to make a lovely cuppa tea Anybody with even a smidgen of concern for the environment or the need to minimise waste will quickly see the benefits of having one’s own veggie garden. As waste minimisation guru Trish Allen, of Matakana, points out, fruit and veggies bought at the supermarket are liable to be wrapped in plastic packaging and have had to travel considerable distances via polluting trucks to reach the consumer. “In the UK, it’s especially bad because their veggies and fruit come from so far afield. I was reading the other day that a normal shop at Tesco for 26 standard food items represents 150,000 food miles,” she says. Moreover, a home gardener’s food scraps end up in the compost where it’s used to create even more good food. The scraps of those without a garden tend to end up in landfill, where they end up producing methane and contributing to adverse climate change. Trish adds that in addition to the environmental benefits, food grown in one’s own garden is fresher and, therefore, healthier food, containing vitamins that are at their peak. She says a veggie garden also creates a
degree of confidence in tough times. “I know that when Level 4 lockdown was announced, everyone went out madly shopping for seeds and plants and potting mix. All of a sudden, people realised, ‘Oh wouldn’t it be good to have a few veggies at home’,” Trish says. There is yet another benefit. A good veggie garden can help you make a splendid cup of tea. Trish says herbal tea is very popular these days, but supermarket herbal tea often comes in cardboard boxes and sometimes even in separate little plastic sachets. “But if you have, say, some lemon verbena in your garden or some mint – go out, grab a few leaves and chuck them in the teapot. If there’s anything left over, it goes in the compost. It’s a win-win.” Trish says almost any herb can be used to make tea and they are relatively easy to grow all year round. They usually prefer a sunny spot, but can cope with average soil. Camomile tea calms the nervous system and promotes sleep, sage tea is good for the digestive system. Tea made from kawakawa – a traditional Maori medicinal plant – tastes
Trish Allen recommends growing your own tea.
delicious and purifies the blood. Trish’s personal favourite is lemon and ginger tea. Ginger is a tropical plant but can be grown in a greenhouse. To make the tea, chop up the root and throw into a pot with some lemon peel.
“It’s really good and lemons are plentiful at the moment,” she says. Trish says if you do buy tea at the supermarket, choose loose-leaf tea rather than tea bags. She says a lot of teabags contain plastic, which ends up in your soil if you try to compost them.
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Common Mahurangi weeds
Ladder fern
(Nephrolepis cordifolia)
Warkworth botanist and native plant enthusiast Maureen Young gives guidance on local weeds …
A fair description of a weed is that it is a plant that is growing where it is not wanted. Weeds come into the country by various methods. Some are brought in unintentionally, often mixed with the seeds of pasture grasses. Many are allowed in as ornamentals, and it often becomes obvious that a foolish decision has been made. Others might be intended for food for humans or farm stock and yet others for the aquarium trade. Here are five plants, or groups of plants, to look out for and discourage their proliferation … For a comprehensive guide on weed identification and control, visit the Department of Conservation website at: doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-andthreats/weeds/identifying-weeds
Climbing asparagus
Loquat
Climbing asparagus is probably the worst of our many weeds as it is so hard to eradicate. This is due to the tuberous roots, the thin, twining stems, and the very many small palatable orange berries that are produced. Once established, it infests the roadside vegetation, the bush or wherever it germinates. Valiant efforts have been made in various places to deal with it – Sandspit comes to mind – but it is a never-ending job, where there will be a vast seed source in the ground, and, thanks to the birds, reinfestation is always on the cards. Digging out all tubers and disposing of them carefully is probably beyond most people’s ability. For plants taller than 60cm, cut down to 30 to 60cm and spray this lower vegetation carefully with glyphosate. Return to spot spray within 30 to 60 days.
Presumably loquats were introduced as a food source, though the rather insipid taste of the round yellow fruit seems to appeal only to hungry children and kereru. Originally from Japan, loquat has also found the climate of northern New Zealand to be favourable for growth. Several planted trees on the roadside of McKinney Road, within a kereru flight of Parry Kauri Park, are the source of a weed problem within the park. For anyone not completely sure, the seedlings can be confused with seedlings of taraire, but loquat leaves have small teeth around the edges, whereas taraire do not. The only good thing about loquat seedlings is that they are easy to pull from the ground, unlike monkey apple or privet seedlings. Eradication of trees is the same as for Taiwan cherry.
(Asparagus scandens)
(Eriobotrya japonica)
It is understandable why people plant ladder fern (sometimes known as tuber sword fern), as, together with agapanthus, it completely covers a bare bank or a long driveway, leaving no room for other weeds to penetrate. An introduced fern from the tropics, it is the only fern in the country to produce tubers. The long rhizomes (mass of roots) and these plentiful tubers enable it to spread rapidly. The many tubers also make it a very difficult plant to keep under control or eradicate. There are two reasons why it becomes a nuisance, the first being that it knows no boundaries, so readily slips under the fence and infests places where it is not wanted. The second is that when a gardener wants to get rid of it, they are inclined to dump it over a bank somewhere, often into the bush. This has occurred in the bush at the eastern end of the Omaha causeway, and on the side of the road leading to the Cement Works. To get rid of ladder fern, remove it by hand. Alternatively, spray with metsulfuronmethyl 1g/1L and then leave for four months to allow the herbicide to translocate to the tubers.
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Taiwan cherry is a very attractive deciduous tree which displays deep pink bell-shaped flowers in the spring. The flowers attract tui in large numbers, and the fruit is spread by kereru and other fruit-eating birds. It is the spreading of the fruit that is the problem, as conditions in northern New Zealand are perfect for germination, and Taiwan cherry is fast becoming a very bad weed. If one travels north of Warkworth in August, a very obvious ring of pink surrounds Whangarei, Kawakawa, Kerikeri and Kaeo, and at Pukenui a gully on a side road is full of the “pink plague”. It is beginning to appear locally on Sandspit Road, on the main highway south of Warkworth, in Morrisons Reserve on Kaipara Hills Road and in Parry Kauri Park. The deep colour of the bell-shaped flowers is the distinguishing feature – other flowering cherries with flatter, softer pink flowers are no problem. To get rid of Taiwan cherry, cut down the trees and apply herbicide to the stumps.
These three species of oxygen weed have been introduced to New Zealand by the aquarium industry and have infested many of our waterways, although none of them has been known to fruit here. They move to new sites by various methods, including by fragments clinging to boats and trailers, to the feet and feathers of water fowl, to scuba divers, and by overflows from ornamental ponds. Various manual methods of control have been tried, with limited success. Diquat herbicide can eliminate them from lakes, as can grass carp. Grass carp eat everything in the lake, but seeds from native water plants can survive in the mud at the bottom of the lake. Grass carp do not breed in New Zealand, so they can either be left to die out (about 30 years) or they can be fished out. From the Sesquicentennial Walkway, by the Bridgehouse in Warkworth, it can be seen that Egeria grows in abundance in the slow flowing fresh-water reaches of the Mahurangi River, and in summer the white flowers on the surface of the water are quite noticeable.
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Welsh bunching onions, left, and lemon balm.
Andrea has a variety of chickens including a Chilean Araucana that lays green eggs.
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She says allowing this is better than leaving the soil bare because the sun kills the soil’s microbiome (microorganisms). Moreover, the weeds can be harvested and fed to the pigs. Andrea has created natural irrigation by planting on the contour lines of hills and digging perpendicular trenches which catch and slow water down as it flows. Another method she uses is to plant small trees around fruit seedlings to provide shade on the soil, and she has dug holes to collect water around them. Andrea puts her plant cuttings straight
in the soil, but if they need a boost, she makes a natural root hormone by putting crushed willow branches in water for a few days. She has planted over 200 trees in two years. Most of them have been cuttings shared by friends and other gardeners in the community. Andrea’s herb garden contains Welsh bunching onions, lemon balm, native American sage and celery along with an array of teas, including apple mint, lemon mint, pineapple sage and nettle. Alongside, she grows large red wine mushrooms, which taste like shitake
mushrooms, but are firm and not slimy. The greenhouse contains seedlings of papaya, jackfruit, mango, and lúcuma, which is a south American fruit with bright yellow flesh. She also has cherimoya, a central American fruit with a scaly appearance and creamy white flesh. Despite the volume of plants and expected produce, Andrea says she is not growing for commercial purposes and intends to share everything she grows. Meanwhile, Andrea is building Airbnb accommodation so that eco-tourism visitors can stay and learn about permaculture practices. She has built a small wooden cabin with a double bed and mezzanine, and is in the process of converting a shipping container. She has been building a bathroom for the accommodation with walls made out of glass bottles from Mahurangi Wastebusters and clay mixed with straw. The wall is styled in the shape of a Fibonacci spiral, while the glass bottles create an image of a pohutukawa tree and waterfall. Andrea has been hosting workshops throughout the build, and in future wants to show more people how they can make their own organic garden. “I want to share the passion of growing your own food for wellbeing. Having your hands in the soil makes you feel good,” she says. “Whether it’s a planter box on a patio or converting a lawn into a garden, it’s a great mindfulness exercise.” Andrea is a psychotherapist working in Mangawhai, Wellsford and Albany three days a week, but spends the rest of the week working on her property.
Food forest in Kaiwaka teaches how to live from the land Andrea Graham has been building a food forest out of a bare paddock in Kaiwaka, using only organic and permaculture practices. The property began as barren land riddled with kikuyu grass, which it is impossible to grow a garden in. Andrea has been building temporary pig and chicken pens and allowing the animals to strip the tough grass back to bare earth over time, which she then plants. Defying conventional wisdom, Andrea allows her veggies to go to seed and weeds to grow in her garden.
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Groconut A seed of an idea grew into a burgeoning business over lockdown for Snells Beach’s Vicki and Josh Rothwell. Groconut is a horticultural coconut water that makes use of naturally occurring growth hormones, including auxins, gibberellins and cytokines to speed up plant growth. Vicki says it is especially useful for making sure that seedlings take and grow roots, and it can be used in place of a root hormone for propagating plants. “It’s just like synthetic hormone products, but it is natural, organic and vegan. Most gardeners don’t know there is a natural alternative,” she says. “A coconut contains everything needed for a growing a tree in sandy, low nutrient soil.” Groconut is safe for all plants, even orchids which can be fussy about fertilisers. It also doesn’t give plants the brown ‘fertiliser burn’ at the tips of leaves. It works by stimulating the plant to take up soil nutrients more efficiently and is best paired with a quality soil. Vicki uses cactus mix with extra perlite and adds a Groconut solution to every second watering of her plants. The Groconut business itself has experienced a growth spurt. Within a month, Vicki was contacted by wholesalers, including Kings Plant Barn, to sell her product.
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Vicki and Josh, who have three children, have been flat out packaging up to 200 sachets a week in their garage in Snells Beach. The product is patent pending and the trademark is being approved so it can also be sold in Australia. Groconut is riding the houseplant trend which has swept up young Kiwis into a collecting frenzy. Plant fairs are now regular events in Auckland. Vicki saw a Hoya Compacta house plant that sold for $6500 and a Philodendron Minima that sold for over $8000 on Trade Me recently. Her favourite spot to acquire new plants is using the honesty box at the Warkworth Museum in Parry Kauri Park. Groconut can be bought in 25g ($11.99) or 45g ($18.99) sachets at groconut.com, or from the Plant Love store in Snells Beach or Kings Plant Barn in Silverdale.
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The flower show is now in its 99th year.
Entries wanted for Flower show Warkworth Garden Club is calling for entries for its annual Rose and Flower Show, which is set to go ahead on Friday, November 13, at the Warkworth Town Hall. Visitors can view the entries between noon and 5pm. Admission is $2 and under 16s are free. Organiser Annette Sharp is also encouraging entries for the “best local garden” to begin preparations now as they are due in by November 1. “We are expecting some lovely gardens as so many people have been able to spend time on them during
lockdown,” she says. The Rose and Flower Show judges will also drive around Warkworth and Matakana to look for the best garden as seen from the street. They will also pick a “best street” which collectively has the most impressive gardens. “If you have good street frontage, now is the time to spruce it up,” Annette says. There will also be a category for best aesthetic contribution from a business or community building. The annual flower competition has been held since 1921.
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Pests: go hard, go early We have had a particularly warm winter this year and MetService is predicting a warm, wet summer for the eastern North Island due to a combination of La Niña and what looks to be another marine heatwave emerging. This combination of weather events will provide the ideal conditions for pests and diseases to flourish this summer. In a warm winter, a higher proportion of pests are able to survive their hibernation or indeed, not even go into full hibernation. This year, I’ve noticed flies coming out on warm days in midwinter; likewise, mosquitoes haven’t really stopped. I spotted the first caterpillars in the veggie garden the other day and already the citrus whitefly are multiplying. Diseases, likewise, are expected to flourish this season, with wet root diseases such as phytophthora loving the higher rainfall levels, mildews and blights having a whale of a time with the higher humidity, and regular rainfall wetting the leaves. Fortunately, I Spring is the time to crack out the arsenal to control have a home brew these bugs and blights. To borrow a phrase, “go hard left over from last and go early”. The ideal opportunity to reduce the coming plagues is now, with preventative measures summer that wasn’t taken before the populations explode! the best, now For mosquitos I’m sprinkling Mozzie Bits on any providing a rather standing water (including bromeliads), clearing gutters and looking for any potential habitats like large supply of beer old buckets or upturned lids in the undergrowth. for the traps. Slugs and snails are getting dealt with a monthly light sprinkle of Quash over all the gardens; with the veggie gardens getting an extra dose. As this product doesn’t seem to affect slugs as much as snails, I’m backing this up with beer traps made from old ice cream containers. Fortunately, I have a home brew left over from last summer that wasn’t the best, now providing a rather large supply of beer for the traps. Any plants that are prone to root rot I’m dusting around the root system with gypsum and spraying with a chemical sold under various trade names such as Buxus Blight Fighter, Agri-phos 600, Aliette, Phosgard and Foscheck. This spray is also useful against various blights and downy mildew. Another product that I use a lot for leaf fungal diseases is potassium bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate can also be used, but is not as effective), with the addition of some insecticidal soap or spraying oil to increase its effectiveness. A combination of insecticidal soap and neem oil is my go-to solution for just about any pests. This combo is highly effective when used regularly, particularly if you focus spray any pests before they can begin their exponential population growth. It can be used on the whole garden, but do be careful on fine-leaved plants such as ferns and on hairy leaved plants like tomatoes. For some reason these tend to burn more easily. I’ll often spray everything else first, then dilute the remaining spray by half before spraying the sensitive plants. There is no question these products are less effective than some of the chemicals that have been used in home gardens in the past, but all are quite safe to use and soft on the environment. I still shudder to think of my mother using arsenate of lead, carbaryl and mercuric chloride in the 60s and 70s.
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Garden pleasures rediscovered While sports and entertainment activities have taken a hit during Auckland’s lockdowns, gardening is one activity that appears to have benefitted from peoples’ enforced confinement. Kings Plant Barn marketing manager Natalie Allen puts the surge in interest in gardening down to the fact that people have had more time to look around their home and garden and, as a result, have been motivated to make improvements. “Planting and tending the garden is a low-cost way to spend time together as a family on the weekend,” Natalie says. “We’re also seeing interest from younger customers, who are coming into the store to ask for tips and advice on how to get started in the garden, which is wonderful.” Natalie says the interest in edibles, which began in Level 4 lockdown, was still going strong post-Level 3. “With the onset of spring, of course, it was always going to go up, but even in the first three weeks of September we
sold as much in the Kitchen Garden category as we did for the full month last year. “Every month since May, demand for edibles has been much stronger than the same time last year, so it seems like people are a bit more into growing their own food. This may also be due to people seeking food security in a time of uncertainty. By growing some of their own food to avoid too many trips to the supermarket, they realised it was enjoyable and not as difficult as they had assumed.” Dry times ahead As summer draws near, gardeners are reminded of the importance of mulching. It is crucial to both suppress weeds and retain moisture in the soil during the hotter months. Commercial mulches such as peastraw and bark-based mulches are popular because they decompose slowly, but leaves, yard trimmings and shredded newspaper also make excellent summer mulch.
Kiwi venture out of Tawharanui What is believed to be the first kiwi caught on camera outside the Tawharanui open sanctuary has been photographed at Christian Bay. The night-time shot was taken on a trail camera in a sheltered bush-clad valley more than 2km outside the predator-proof fence on August 31. Local residents on three neighbouring properties had heard male and female kiwi calling to each other in the area since June, so the confirmation of their presence in a photo was great news, according to Takatu LandCare Group’s community pest management coordinator, Ngaire Wallen. “This is the first time one has been seen on camera as far as I know,” she said. “It’s certainly good news for people doing trapping in our area. Our traps are out there; in fact, I just
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Matakana Palms thriving in the midst of lockdown blues Business is booming at Matakana Palms, which has sold triple the amount of plants it usually would over the last six months. “Everyone has been concentrating on their garden since early into the lockdown, not having been able to travel overseas,” owner Bruce Whistler says.
He says a change is as good as a holiday and tropical palms add to the overseas holiday feel. His most popular palm is a Pitt Island Nikau from the Chatham Islands. Compared to mainland Nikaus, which need the shade of bush canopy, the Pitt Island variant is able to thrive in the open.
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“They are used to a cold, windy climate, so they do particularly well on the warmer mainland.” Matakana Palms also sells Kermadec Island Nikaus, which are a lighter green variation. One of Matakana Palms’ more exotic specimens is the Parajubaea cocoides, which grows small edible coconuts.
It comes from the mountains of Ecuador and tolerates cold temperatures particularly well. Another attractive specimen is the Dypsis baronii, or Sugar Cane Palm, which grows several palms in tight clumps. Bruce believes he and his wife Raewyn continued next page
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are the first in New Zealand to grow it commercially. He also has Australian glauca grass trees, which are not a palm, and grow thin grass like blades atop a thick trunk. Somewhat similar are the Australian Bottle trees, which have thick bulbous trunks that can grow 1.5 metres thick and have leafy foliage on top. Bruce says palm maintenance is easy, requiring watering just once a week for the first two seasons and fertiliser twice a year. “It is best to put mulch on them in the dry summer, but other than that you can’t go too far wrong.” Bruce’s other hot seller right now is hybridised clivia plants from South Africa, which are currently flowering. Meanwhile, Bruce and Raewyn have been building their dream garden with a lake with water up to chest-height, an artificial beach and an island
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The project involved figuring out how much petrol his mower consumed per hour, so that he could factor his costs into his prices. He then set an hourly rate that pays him a minimum wage. “I wanted to keep customers happy with the pricing. It was a bit of trial and error at the beginning, figuring out how long jobs would take.” In the first week of his business, Billy has had 10 one-off jobs and has six recurring jobs on his books. Billy says it leaves him enough time to still have a ‘surf life’. He is a volunteer lifeguard, as well as a competitive sport surfer. Billy will keep the business going until next year, when he plans to join the Navy.
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New Warkworth branch bucks trend and beats Covid In a year of unprecedented challenge for business, it’s a rare and welcome thing to hear of a major new project not only surviving, but thriving. But that’s just what happened with the building of the new PlaceMakers Warkworth store, which managed to come in on budget and ahead of schedule, despite the lengthy Covid-19 shutdown just after work started. Branch manager Lathem Broadstock says the success in getting the new 1800 square metre store and 3600 square metre yard up and open on time lies squarely with the team of local contractors who made it happen. “It was unreal,” he says. “Covid happened and we were sitting there saying are we going to be able to do this, but through all the process, it just ran all ahead of time. Even PlaceMakers general manager says he has never seen a project run so smoothly.” The new store opened as planned on September 7, with all the building materials, tools, hardware, electrical and plumbing equipment, fixtures and fittings that a tradie or serious DIYer could wish for. Lathem says his team of nine is keen to help the increasing number of customers who are finding their way
The Warkworth team, from left, Bonnie Davis, Joye Martin, Lathem Broadstock, Cathy McHoull, Phil Lawson, Geoff Henry, Peter Paget and Jodie Clarke (John Bass absent).
to the new store at the top of Morrison Drive. “We’re massively trade-focused, but love retail,” he says. “We’ve had a lot of foot traffic here already.” PlaceMakers Warkworth consists of a shop selling such items as hardware, tools and paint at the front, a large drive through trade hall full of plasterboard sheets, panelling, cladding, doors and so on behind that, and a vast outdoor yard with timber and building materials at the rear. Larger fixtures, such as kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, wardrobes and water tanks, can be ordered in. The
building has clear ceiling panels and LED lights to save energy and recycles water from the roof for toilets and outdoor taps. The sheer size of the site came as a surprise to Lathem, who previously managed the much smaller PlaceMakers at Mangawhai, and the Silverdale branch before that. “It’s a huge site, I was absolutely amazed at the size. They’ve futureproofed it to allow us to expand,” he says. “Walking into here the first time, I said is this for us? You could land a plane in here. I was like a kid on Christmas Day.”
Lathem says that while Silverdale is a similar size, Warkworth has a much bigger yard. “We’re almost a distribution centre here, we have all the big bulk packs of timber come in here and can ship it from here.” He says Placemakers’ strength is the range of products it can source and its ability to cater to trade customers in ways that make their lives easier. “What I love is our access to product. We’re not a big box store like Bunnings or Mitre 10 Mega, but our ability to access products is huge and our suppliers can get it to us fast,” he says. There are now Smart Delivery phone apps and QR codes in place that mean tradies can check stock and availability instantly online, order what they want, see when it’s been picked, collect their goods and pay without even having to leave their vehicle. “Builders don’t like queuing, so we’re giving them technology to speed up the processes and remove those barriers,” Lathem says. PlaceMakers Warkworth is at 64 Morrison Drive, Warkworth and opens from 7am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm on Saturday. It is closed on Sundays.
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Local contractors make a rough ride smooth as silk Covid-19 and the Level 4 lockdown could not have come at a worse time for Bevan Morrison. He was in charge of overseeing the development and building of the new PlaceMakers branch and it was the first such project he had managed. In the past, the Morrison family has gradually sold off parts of its farm that were rezoned industrial for developers to build on, but with the PlaceMakers site, Morrison Building Consultants took on the whole job. “We’ve been developing the industrial land over the last 25 years,” Bevan says. “Previously, we have just been developing the land and selling the land for other developers to do. This is the first one that we have done and retained.” The first ground was broken in November and all was going well until Covid-19 put a very large spanner in the works in March. “Level 4 was a complete shutdown for 35 days. That was painful for everyone,” he says. There was a great deal of uncertainty over when work could restart and how many people might be able to come back on-site. However, Bevan says Level 3 and beyond actually worked far better than they had expected. “When we came back, we had a worksite that we could easily break up into different work areas,” he said. “The whole social distancing thing was pretty natural – there were people working inside, people working outside, people working on the roof,
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and so on.” In fact, it worked so well that the build ended up finishing ahead of schedule, something which Bevan puts down to the dedication and flexibility of local contractors and their workforce. “The building was supposed to be finished at the end of August, but we finished it on August 12,” he said. “I have to give credit to the guys who were on site there, as it was ultimately great local contractors who were committed, they worked weekends
and worked extremely long hours. “Everyone bought into the whole team approach and working in with each other. My job was just to facilitate, remove any roadblocks and keep everything working.” Bevan said it was a deliberate move to use local people to carry out the build. “It was a conscious choice with all the tenders to use local contractors if we could. It wasn’t always the lowest price, but supporting local was one of the biggest factors.”
The electrical works for PlaceMakers were carried out by Davco Electrical Services, run by Bevan’s brother David Morrison and with sister Jo in charge of project support. They agreed that keeping things local helped the project to run smoothly. “There was a real sense that we’d all just pile in whenever anyone needed an extra pair of hands to carry a window, or move a door. Everyone was in it together – it was so smooth,” Jo says.
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Manager knows his place Warkworth branch manager Lathem Broadstock has been a PlaceMakers person since he left Orewa College in his teens. “I started at PlaceMakers Whangaparaoa straight out of school,” he says. “All I was allowed to do for 12 months was sweep and make the coffee.” His first break came when a staff member failed to show up one Saturday. “The boss said can you drive a ute, I said yes, and I was allowed to make a delivery. Then, on another Saturday, someone else didn’t turn up and they threw me in the showroom and I got to serve customers. I literally fell into roles from then, it’s been really cool.” Since then, he’s moved up through the company, including managing the Silverdale and Mangawhai branches. Lathem gives a lot of credit for his
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Further development ahead on Morrison land Development of industrial land owned by the Morrison family in south west Warkworth continues to be stymied while awaiting more definitive plans from Auckland Transport, though planning continues despite the handicap. Between 30,000 and 40,000 square metres of the Morrison land is locked in limbo until Auckland Transport provides a definitive decision on where it will put the Western collector road. Meanwhile, the Morrison family is in the process of selling a 500 square metre site in front of the new PlaceMakers, which would suit a large building development or a business requiring a large yard. Family spokesperson Bevan Morrison says he gets a call every week from businesses interested in purchasing the land, on top of interest from real estate agencies and parties he is already in conversation with. He believes it is the only live-zoned industrial land available for sale in Warkworth. “The lack of industrial land in Warkworth is becoming a serious problem,” he says. In addition to the land sale, the Morrison family is retaining two sections it will build on itself.
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One site will house two large business premises while the other will have 100 to 200 square metre units for small to medium businesses. The family has already found tenants for the two large buildings and construction will begin this summer. In other news, the family has obtained a plan change from Auckland Council to allow the existing Morrison Heritage Orchard on the land to remain. The orchard is home to 100-yearold heritage fruit trees that have been cultivated by the family for generations. Bevan says the family plans to seek a resource consent to build a “fruit shed” to sell the produce, which will also feature a café and market space. Bevan envisions weekly markets for local producers, similar to the Matakana Farmers Market, but held on a Sunday. The family has purchased a large children’s indoor playground from a former play centre in West Auckland, which it intends to shift to the site. “As a father of children under age four, I know there isn’t much in the way of wet weather play area in Warkworth.” Bevan anticipates the project will be completed in 2023.
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Keeping it in the family works Careful planning and working exceptionally long hours were what brought the PlaceMakers build in ahead of schedule, according to two local family-owned businesses that did the bulk of the work. Andrew and Julie Boyd’s Coresteel carried out the groundworks and built the state of the art 25 metrewide clearspan building, while father and son builders Grant and Hamish Dobbyn did the fit-out, the outside yard, 65 carparks and drainage. “It was planning, planning, planning that got us through,” Julie Boyd said. “We had the box beam structure in before Christmas so we could get started straight after. And even though we had no building happening for five weeks, Andrew had always planned the job in such a way that the internal fitout could be done before we’d finished the whole structure, so Dobbyns could come in and get on as soon as possible. “We had 10 employees at the time
and brought in another five to work with our guys at times. Andrew’s organisation was the absolute essence. We’re so proud of our team.” Grant Dobbyn said for his crew of up to 12 staff, it was just a matter of putting in some extra hard yards. “We came in under by doing 16 to 18 hour days till we got it completed,” he said. “We just went silly for six to eight weeks. We were on site at 5am and there most days until 10pm. We were lucky to have a good local crew and a lot of staff – everyone had to keep up with us. Davco did exceptionally well, and the stoppers and painters, too.” He said for all its challenges, it had been a great project to work on. “It was a real good job to work on, really well organised. Bevan Morrison was great, any questions we had were always answered straight away, he was hands on, every day,” Grant said. “It was a good job for a good local family.”
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Team effort inspires gratitude PlaceMakers Warkworth branch manager Lathem Broadstock is planning a big barbecue at the new store – Covid restrictions permitting – as a thank you to the many local people who helped get the store up and running. “Everyone was amazing,” he says. “There were so many of them – Coresteel, Davco, Dobbyn Builders, Wharehine … all great people. Bevan Morrison – that man was on a broom sweeping, he even brought in his own vacuum cleaner; he really cares. And I saw Grant Dobbyn go round and thank all of his team for their work every day. It was all so positive.” He said he wanted to thank everyone involved, from key contractors to subbies, as well as PlaceMakers itself. “It looked very uncertain with Covid, but the company never backed away from it. In fact, they employed more people and more contractors,” Lathem said. “Money wasn’t an issue, it was ‘how many people can we have on site?’ to get it all done.”
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Night markets launched Merchants of Te Hana and Wellsford will soon have a place to sell their wares, with the launch of the two new night markets. The first night market will be held at Te Hana Te Ao Marama on Friday, October 16, followed by a second market at the Wellsford Community Centre on Friday, October 23. Both markets will be held from 4.30pm to 8pm. Organiser Maja Pedovic Moors says the markets are on Friday evenings to capture traffic heading north, as well as to appeal to the local community. For the first market in Te Hana, a free bus will run between Wellsford to Te Hana Te Ao Marama, leaving every half an hour. “Come and support local, and let’s have a feast and some fun,” Maja says. The markets will alternate between the two locations each Friday, and will be run until Easter. Maja says bookings for stall spaces has already been strong and a wide range of goods will be on offer including fresh vegetables, car boot sales, craft and food trucks. Left, Maja Pedovic Moors’ Ma’Keto Kitchen will be one of the stalls at the new markets.
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She is encouraging anyone who wants a space to get in touch soon, as she is reserving space for local vendors before opening it up to the wider Auckland region. For the first two markets, stalls will be free. From then on, spaces will cost between $5 and $15, with the proceeds from Wellsford market returned to the community via the Lions and the Community Centre. “We want it to be it to be affordable and risk free for the community, so we also have a ‘no sell, no pay’ policy. “We want people to feel they can come and sell something, even if it’s just a few things out of their garage that they want to pass on.” Maja hopes to screen a movie in the community centre on the same evening as the first market in Wellsford, but this will depend on some logistical challenges. The markets were identified as one of the top priorities in the Rodney Local Board-funded Wellsford Community Voices plan. Auckland Council is supporting the market with free use of the Wellsford Community Centre, while Wellsford Lions Club members have volunteered to coordinate, set up, run and clean up the markets in Wellsford.
Briefs Plunket Challenge axed The Wellsford Plunket Challenge has been postponed for the second time due to Covid-19 restrictions. The obstacle course and mud-run fundraiser was due to take place on Sunday, October 4 at Action Matakana, but that date has now been moved back to Sunday, April 11 next year. The new team event had originally been due to take place last April. Organiser Tania Hamilton says it is disappointing to have to postpone again, but urges registered participants to keep training and encourages new teams of four to come forward. Info:
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Sweet as Honey has become one of the darlings of the New Zealand food scene in recent years. The outright and indisputable international success of manuka honey, with its amazing health properties, has raised the profile of our beekeeping industry, and we are also learning fast about the range and diverse flavours of honey. Many folk love honey on a slice of sourdough toast to accompany their breakfast tea or coffee, or drizzled over yogurt for a tasty snack. Some add a sneaky spoonful to tea and drinks to revive the spirits. Some cook with honey, adding it to both sweet baking and desserts, or to add an interesting note to savoury dishes and salad dressings. There’s a honey varietal to suit every taste and occasion, with an astonishing array of flavours that are determined by where the bees fly out to gather the pollen to take back to their hives. An incredible fact: a bee makes less than one teaspoonful of honey in its entire lifetime. And given that New Zealanders consume about six times more honey per head than any other country, this means we have a whole nation of busy bees working very hard out there. Our industry offers unique honeys, yet most of us do not realise just how important and vital the fascinating bee
is. The industry claims that for each dollar’s worth of honey produced, the contribution to the New Zealand economy is around $110. Without the bee, we would not have pollination of our fruits and vegetables. To produce honey, bees fly out from the hive, collecting nectar, pollen and water. The raw nectar comes from flowers, and is mixed with secretions from their glands. It is transformed, deposited in the honeycomb and ripens into honey. The waxy honeycomb is filled with honey, which is the food of the bees, and beekeepers harvest this honey without disturbing the honeycomb, so that the bees will fill it again. Most supermarkets stock a range of flavours and it’s worth experimenting to find a favourite. Pale creamy pohutukawa honey with its slightly salty tang is one that I love. It’s often found in our region with the lovely coastal pohutukawa trees so prevalent. Other honeys I like are rāta, with a true caramel flavour, savoury wild thyme honey from the mountainous Central Otago region and our local bush honey, which always contains some manuka. For a tasting and to learn more about honey and bees, pop into the Honey Centre on SH1 near Warkworth, enrol
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New Zealand ensemble NZTrio will present InterFusions – a wide ranging programme of classical and contemporary music – at the Warkworth Town Hall on Sunday, October 11. The programme begins with Beethoven’s powerful and foreboding C minor Trio, then teleports far from Europe into works that are steeped in the diverse cultural backgrounds of composers from elsewhere. They include works by Greek-Canadian Christos Hatzis and Sri LankanCanadian Dinuk Wijeratne, plus a new work by New Zealander Salina Fisher. Fisher’s piece draws inspiration from the Japanese art of kintsugi, where broken ceramic pieces are carefully reassembled, enhancing their inherent strength and beauty. The programme finishes with Ravel’s famous Trio, bearing witness to his French, Spanish, Basque and Roman
Catholic influences. Warkworth Music spokesperson Lisa Outwin says NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm Kiwi presence. Described as a “national treasure”, the trio has recently appointed two accomplished new players to complete their line-up. They are the concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington, Amalia Hall, and South Korean born New Zealand pianist Somi Kim. “This Warkworth Music concert is an exciting opportunity to hear the trio enter a new chapter,” Lisa says. Warkworth Music is hoping that Auckland will have moved to Alert Level 1 by October 11 so the concert can go ahead, but if not a new date will be scheduled. The concert starts at 4pm. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at warkworthmusic.org.nz or at the door. School students are free.
Toys from an era before batteries It will be a trip down memory lane for visitors to the Albertland Museum in Wellsford during a special exhibition celebrating toys of yesteryear. The exhibition opens this week for the start of the school holidays and will run until Christmas. It is called Kids’ Stuff – from the ‘good old days’ and is being curated by Rose Reid and her daughter-in-law, Kerrie Reid. Many of the exhibits, including about 50 Sindy dolls, are part of Rose’s personal collection. Visitors can expect to see an eclectic mix of toys, from Buzzy Bees, swops and miniature tea sets to board games and early transformers. Some of the rarer items include a doll that is more than a century old and a metal Hornby train set. Rose says she hopes the exhibition will appeal to both adults and children. An interactive activities table will be set up for children to try out 3D items, anaglyphs, stereoscopes, kaleidoscopes and “the good old Viewmaster”. There
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will also be a competition for the bestdressed peg doll. The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm, and on Sunday and Monday from 1pm to 3pm. Meanwhile, Covid-19 restrictions have again forced the postponement of the Gibbs Farm tour, a major fundraising event for the museum. The tour was first slated for April and then October. Museum volunteer Lyn Johnston says they are now looking at a date in late March next year.
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Elemental AKL set to dazzle Auckland’s major arts, cultural and culinary festival, Elemental AKL, launches on October 1 and includes a string of events in Matakana. Now in its second year, Elemental AKL is run by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) alongside leading events, entertainment, arts and hospitality experts. It features more than 30 events
showcasing arts, eats and beats (music). ATEED general manager Steve Armitage says he is looking forward to seeing the festival come to life this year. “It will be a great opportunity for locals and visitors to experience the rich and diverse culture and cuisine of Tāmaki Makaurau; all while giving a much-needed boost to our events, entertainment, hospitality and arts sectors,” he says.
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The thermal pools have been closed for more than two years.
Waiwera’s future is again in the hands of developers, with plans to revive the town centre.
Waiwera resort back on map with redevelopment plans The recent news that there are plans to rebuild and reinvest in Waiwera Thermal Resort provided light on the horizon for the community, which has suffered without the influx of hot pool visitors. The pools were a big attraction, bringing around 350,000 visitors in 2015, but the rundown facility closed in February 2018 after it was abandoned by lessee, Russian billionaire Mikhail Khimich. Waiwera Properties owns the thermal resort, as well as several other sites
in the town centre and its parent company, Urban Partners, now holds the final piece of the puzzle – the water park lease – that could bring its long held development plans to life. Since acquiring the majority of the commercial land in Waiwera – a process that began in 2007 – Urban Partners has wanted to develop a world-class tourism and hospitality precinct there. It successfully sought an increase in allowable height of 18m (five storeys) through the Auckland Unitary Plan in 2016 – a proposal that met with opposition from residents.
Last week, the Waiwera development project director, Evan Vertue of Urban Partners, told Hibiscus Matters that the investment, which he estimates at around $250 million, and the size of the project require a patient and well planned approach likely to be over more than 10 years. He says the community will be consulted from the outset. “I am well aware of the grandiose plans that have been put out by previous owners and don’t want to do that again to local residents,” Mr Vertue says. The project is likely to start with a
$15 million investment in bringing back a high adrenalin water park – an established, popular brand. The old pools will be demolished, along with the water bottling building. Mr Vertue says that if the water bottling business is revived, it will be small and boutique. A five-storey hotel is proposed, including conference facilities, food and beverage and private pools and spa. A parking building with around 250 carparks is also on the plan. This continued next page
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A hotel and parking building is proposed for site 1; the pools (site 2) and water bottling plant will be rebuilt; site 3 is commercial and retail; and the former campground, site 4, could be apartments and/or a wellness retreat. from previous page
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site currently has three buildings on it, erected in 1978, which contain 27 residential units. These will be demolished in due course. The former campground has many historic features to be taken into consideration. Two options are being considered for the land – a threestorey residential apartment building running the length of the retaining wall, and/or a wellness retreat. The first sign of activity in and around the pools will be later this month, when residents will be able to watch an aquifer pump test on the main bore. Mr Vertue
promises this will be a visual spectacle, as water is pumped out at high volume (1million litres in 24 hours) into the old pools. It will be cooled, and then pumped into the stormwater. The process uses data loggers in other bores to assess the health, dynamics and capacity of the aquifer. “We need to be sure it can deliver the volume of water needed without interfering with long term sustainability,” Mr Vertue says. “It will be interesting for the locals and we will engage with them and answer questions.”
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Twyford says Government lacks cash to fix Hill Street blues A meeting between One Warkworth Business Association and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford to discuss roading priorities failed to generate much optimism for the troubled Hill Street intersection One Warkworth told Mr Twyford at the meeting on September 15 that funding for Auckland Transport’s new design for the intersection was still uncertain. But Mr Twyford said it was doubtful that the Government’s National Land Transport Fund would come to the rescue. He said the fund had taken a $1 billion hit to its revenue because of Covid-19 and had had to spend $200 million to keep buses on the road. “We are not exactly flush at the moment,” Mr Twyford said. However, he said the Government and Auckland Transport would soon update the Auckland Transport Alignment Plan (ATAP), which would provide a chance for lobbying for funding Hill Street. One Warkworth also raised the need to finish the western link road (western collector) to ease pressure from imminent development to the west of Warkworth, including Stubbs Farm. Auckland Transport has indicated it will only consider building the collector road over the next 10 to 30 years. The delay will put pressure on the Hill Street intersection and Hudson Road, from western residents accessing the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway. But Mr Twyford offered some hope
The One Warkworth Business Association met with Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford to promote the town’s roading priorities.
by saying that the Government had recently changed the law to allow developers to levy households over an extended time period to pay for road infrastructure. He said a guaranteed levy could be used to borrow now and start building the road infrastructure ahead of time. “We did that because Auckland Council cannot borrow any more to finance roads. It’s at its debt limits,” he said. “We want development to come down to whether it is commercially viable,
not whether the Council can have it on its balance sheet.” Mr Twyford said that in August, the Government updated the National Policy Statement (NPS) on urban development requiring Councils to provide zoning for expected growth. “The NPS update is designed to make Council much more permissive and expansive,” he said. He added that current zoning conditions encouraged developers to land bank rather than develop. “If we get zoning and financing right,
the market will do the heavy lifting. If zoning allows it, demand will drive development,” he said. On the topic of tolling the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, Minister Twyford would not commit to a position. “Tolling is attractive to any government as a way of generating revenue,” he said. “However, the NZTA is required to consider value for money, public opinion and whether there is a safe and free alternative before tolling.”
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Mahu Community Trading Post plans to be back in business on Wednesday, September 30 following a seven-week hiatus due to lockdown. The Auckland lockdown announced on August 11 came on the heels of the Trading Post celebrating its second birthday. To mark the occasion, it donated $34,000 to local community causes. The grateful recipients were Warkworth Christian Foodlink ($10,000), Homebuilders Family Support Services ($10,000), Mahurangi Rugby Club ($10,000) and a Mahurangi College arts project for students with special needs ($4000). The big giveaway brought the grand total donated by the Trading Post to local community causes to $210,250.
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EXCAVATOR OPERATORS Mason Contractors, a long established Warkworth based company requires excavator operators for projects in the North Auckland area. Applicants must have minimum 5 yrs experience in all aspects of civil construction site works. Experience operating other machinery (Dozers, Dumpers etc) would be an advantage as may be required. This is an opportunity to join a team environment with a long-established Warkworth company A Pre-employment drug test is required. Apply to: Simon Martin – Phone 022 176 7094 MASON CONTRACTORS LTD 76 Hudson Rd WARKWORTH Phone 09 4257799 Email: simon@masoncontractors.co.nz Mason Contractors is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace
ONSITE FABRICATOR/WELDER “Due to continued growth and the approaching summer earthmoving season, MS Engineering are searching for qualified fabricator/onsite welders within the local area. You will possess good social and team skills, be confident when placed independently onsite to take on complex projects, be fit and willing, and able to pass any drug and alcohol testing.” The position of Onsite Fabricator/Welder is available. For your application to be considered you must be able to demonstrate: • 5 years experience (post training) in heavy engineering • A high amount of onsite stick welding experience • Experience with heavy machinery an advantage
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Gardening in early Mangawhai Thinking of gardening and landscaping in the days of our early settlers brought to mind the many difficulties they had to face. For a start, most of our new arrivals had the task of cutting down thick bush that covered their allotments. Having supported huge trees, such as kauri and rimu, over the previous millennia, soils were starved of nutrients required for the raising of herbs and vegetables. But with patience and perseverance, our pioneers persisted by coaxing food of leafy goodness to thrive amid the wilderness of midnorthern New Zealand. Mr Robert Brown, of Te Arai, advertised himself as a Nursery and Seedsman. After a couple of years since taking up his acres of land in the early 1860s, he had grown and cultivated a variety of vegetables and fruit trees, which he sold to anyone who needed the plants. He grew enough to take to markets at Port Albert, which meant a walk of 16 to 18 miles through bush and scrub, over creeks and gullies, dragging his produce behind him. Of course, after the market he had to make the return walk back to Te Arai. This was a man who had a large family to support, and he used his talents to earn cash enough to continue toward a dream of success in this area of unknown outcomes. Newspaper reports speak of agricultural shows that were held annually and where prizes were issued for the best produce in numerous categories. It was an incentive to enjoy competition and for people to show their neighbours their achievements. Shows were also a chance for all to get together to share their common interests. It was certainly a time in their lives when having good neighbourhood relationships was needed for reasons of survival. Flowers always featured
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in the gardens of our pioneers, which has continued via their descendants until the present day. As years passed, improvements were made as gardeners, orchardist, farmers and wine growers excelled in their pursuits. By the 1940s, Mr Braddock, a well-known resident of Mangawhai Heads, had an orchard that included peach and tamarillo trees, then known as tree tomatoes. He also had an unusual decoration installed over and around his entrance gateway. It was a pair of whale bones from an unfortunate creature that had beached at the inner Mangawhai harbour during the 1930s. The “gateposts” were a garden attraction visible to all who sailed into the harbour for many years thereafter.
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Luke McIntyre and Shaun Barron saw the Puhoi teams compete in the first division and then promoted to conference league. Mangawhai United captain Richard Grayson hands the Black Swamp Trophy to Wellsford captain Mike Rewi.
Bream Bay’s Stuart McDonald with Mangawhai Football Club’s Bobby Farmer.
Mangawhai clubs contest trophies in memory of Travis Flannagan Mangawhai football clubs have managed to close off the season with annual friendly matches, thanks to a relaxing of restrictions. Mangawhai United Soccer Club, which plays in the Rodney Otamatea Soccer Association (ROSA), played the Wellsford Football Club for the annual Black Swamp Trophy. The log of wood trophy is played each year in memory of Travis Flannagan and in support of suicide prevention. “Travis was a wonderful young man and a talented player of the game who was always kind and spirited. He was always keen to be part of our football community and is sadly missed,” ROSA president Martin Searle says. The match was competitively contested with Wellsford FC ultimately winning, scoring four goals and conceding two.
Meanwhile, Mangawhai Football Club, which plays in the northern football federation, played for the annual Brynderwyn Cup against Bream Bay, also in memory of Travis. All of the teams from both clubs play for the cup. Bream Bay and Mangawhai each won three matches. Under normal circumstances, the trophy would have been awarded on a points basis. However, since Bream Bay came out just one point ahead of Mangawhai, it was decided the trophy ought to remain in Mangawhai. “We were arguing about who would hold it – both sides wanted the other to have it,” Mangawhai committee member Bobby Farmer said. Farmer says the two clubs have a great relationship and Bream Bay has helped Mangawhai to grow since it departed from ROSA to play federation football. The club now has 190 players.
Puhoi coaches resign Founding coaches Luke McIntyre and Shaun Barron are resigning from their positions with Puhoi Sports Club’s first and reserve teams. McIntyre plans to pursue his C level coaching licence to allow him to coach teams at a higher level than the northern conference league. He says after three years with the club, it is time to allow someone new to bring in fresh ideas and draw new players to the team. Those interested in the open positions should contact Luke McIntyre on 021 109 5494. The teams have been left in good shape having played in the northern conference league in 2020 after successfully contesting the northern football federation division one in 2019. “There is a core group of players who are committed to remaining at Puhoi,” McIntyre says. Meanwhile, the 2020 season has officially been cancelled following the Government’s decision to extend Alert Level 2.5. The NFF has simply voided the season meaning there will be no promotions, relegations, losers or winners. The annually contested match between Puhoi SC and Ngunguru Football Club is still expected to be played sometime in October in Northland.
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A roundup of activities and events in thedisTRicT district a Roundup ofsports spoRTs acTiviTies in THe Summer hockey Registration for summer hockey at the Warkworth Hockey Turf has opened. Seven a side will be played Tuesdays, 6pm to 8pm, while nine a side will be played Thursdays, 6pm to 9pm. Teams can register online and individual players looking for a team are encouraged to get in touch. Contact warkworthhockey@ gmail.com or Google ‘Warkworth Hockey Association summer hockey.’ Tomarata tag Registrations for Tomarata Tag are open and the season will begin Thursday, October 15. Registrations include junior, open mixed and over 30s grades. Cost is $10 and $20 for juniors and adults respectively. See sporty.co.nz/ tomaratatag or contact tomaratatag@gmail.com. Maungaturoto motorcross Thursday night practice riding has resumed on Thursday evenings at the Maungaturoto MX Club, opposite the Country Club. The track is open 3.30pm until dark. This season MX events will be held on Sunday, October 4 and Sunday, November 1, while the Barry Moncur Cup and Scott Mcrae Trophy competitions will be held February 21 to March 5. Mahurangi touch Mahurangi Rugby Club is calling for touch rugby team and individual registrations to be submitted asap. All things going well, the Bridgehouse Mixed Touch Module will begin Thursday, October 15. Forms can be found on the Mahu Touch Facebook page. Junior contact mahutouch@ gmail.com, senior contact bkdesign@paradise.net.nz.
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Plenty to fish for The bluefin tuna annual run has finished and the average size of these fish has been somewhat larger than previous years. Bluefin have been landed for the first time in years from Waihi Bay, with boats fishing past Mayor Island around the 1000m mark. We also had a few local bravehearts attempting to chase them when we had a four day window in the weather. Great Barrier, however, did not produce, and they came back empty handed. There have been some huge workups around Little Barrier and large schools of small pilchards have been on the menu. There have been many boats out there chasing kingfish, kahawai and snapper. These workups have been active for some weeks now in the same area. Snapper chasers should be getting excited as the annual spawning season, which kicks off around October/November each year, is soon to arrive. These fish gather in large schools over this period and are always hungry to guzzle down any bait that is presented to them. Depths vary from 30m to 50m depending on the area and depth you prefer fishing at. Please remember to try and put back the larger fish, especially the females carrying roe.
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A few hours after sending our last newsletter to print, the Government announced a second lockdown due to Covid-19. Our Open Day, to be held the day following, was immediately cancelled – along with the much anticipated return to sport, our Dance Showcase, Cultural and Sports Blues
Evenings, parent teacher conferencing and many other activities planned for Term 3. Online learning again replaced onsite learning, and our social media and website posts once again became Covid-19 updates and alerts rather than celebrations of our people and our place.
Sometimes I can forget what a big ship our place represents; the many school families and community it connects – each also effected personally by current circumstances. I forget because in place we have such an incredible and capable team who are prepared and willing to step up and act as needed - even under difficult circumstances. That team includes you and all your families. While we have had more than enough of Covid-19 updates, at our place they stand to remind us of our manawaroa and atawhai.
Mahady and a second place in the Year 1113 Duo for Amali Shore and Anna Sollitt. Our sincere thanks to Dance teacher, Miss Woodfield, who has coached, encouraged and trained these students throughout both lockdowns, as well as in class, at lunchtimes, after school and during weekends.
you to Jowan Nute who has certainly fulfilled this role as Student Representative over the last 12 months. His absolute passion for the environment has come through very strongly and has made, what I am sure will be, a lasting impact on the future of our school.
Firstly, congratulations to Rachel McGuire who has been elected by our students as their new Student Representative on our Board of Trustees for the next 12 months. A big thank
Congratulations to our Dance students on outstanding results in the DanceNZMade Interschool Auckland Regional competition. This year, rather than schools performing at Forum North, the judges visited each participating school to judge their performances. We had students entered into almost all categories and placing top in most; winning gold in six events, including the top award overall. Well done to Maja Plesko (Year 9 Solo), Amali Shore (Year 11 Solo), Kristel Davies (Year 12 Solo) Vanya Dunn (Year 13 Solo), Mia Martin and Isabella Gipps (Year 9-10 Duo) and to Open Team Champions Momentum Dance Company. We also had a 3rd place in the Year 12 Solo for Sophie
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Case in point is the accomplishments that have been achieved so far by our resilient and empathetic students over this unique year. It is a pleasure to have this precious opportunity to focus on and celebrate them.
Our congratulations also to Hoani, whose film ‘A story for all’ has been selected as a finalist in the Focus On Ability Short Film Awards. These awards are designed to encourage filmmakers to focus on the ability of people with disability. Winners will be announced early November. All the very best Hoani! With all College Sport winter fixtures cancelled, our Sports Department decided to bring sport to our students, with a focus on our Year 9 and 10’s. Since the beginning of September they have arranged ‘Lunchtime Games’ which have included Basketball, Futsal, Netball and Unihoc. There has been
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great participation alongside lots of fun. We are keenly waiting to hear updates regarding a return to summer fixtures at Level 1. Although our Open Day was cancelled, we have put together a ‘virtual open day’ on our website, with all the information needed for parents of students starting at Mahurangi College next year. We are sorry we haven’t been able to welcome you in person yet, but we greatly look forward to doing so next year. Senior exams will be held 13-21 October and NCEA exams from 16 November. We wish you all the very best. We are greatly looking forward to further celebrating your manawaroa and atawhai at our Senior Prize Giving assembly being held early next Term. For end of term dates and 2021 start dates please refer to our website calendar. Enjoy your well deserved holidays. Kia kaha. David Macleod - PRINCIPAL
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Our annual Dance Showcase looked a little bit different this year, as we navigate the restrictions on gatherings and events. Originally scheduled for August 27 and 28, the show was ready to hit the stage as we moved back into Alert Level 3. Students across all year levels at Mahurangi College were involved in the showcase, and had worked incredibly hard throughout the year to prepare their performances, so we held the Showcase across two lunchtimes at school. Performances in the showcase included assessment work from NCEA dance classes, along with each of our extra curricular dance groups: Momentum Dance Company, Impulse Dance Group, Dance Club and the newly formed Junior Troupe. Dance teacher Emily Woodfield is incredibly proud of the achievements of all dancers and would like to thank everyone for their support of the Dance Showcase.
OUR 2020 CULTURAL BLUE, MERIT AND SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS Our Cultural Blues were held during a small assembly, with Year 13 students and prize winners attending. Our jazz band and the Momentum Dance Company enjoyed the opportunity to perform. A Cultural Blue is awarded in recognition for achieving regional success (or its equivalent) in music, drama, visual arts, media studies, poetry, creative writing, debating, speech making, and in
Kapa Haka and Pasifika cultural groups. In addition to Merits and Blues recognition, special awards were also presented to Kaea Heke (Year 10 up and coming award), Nasia McLennan (Service to Culture), Ben McMurtrie (Technical Support), Michaela Powell (Choral Singing), Maxwell Meale (Dedication to Music and Performing Arts), Kristel Davies (Dedication to Dance), Nasia
McLennan (Dedication to Visual Arts) and Willow Whitham (Visual Arts Person of the Year). Congratulations to all our prize winners for your incredible efforts during such a difficult year. Photos have been uploaded to our Facebook page for those who couldn’t attend. We will be holding our Sports Blues award assembly on Wednesday 28 October to acknowledge our elite athletes.
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The Rodney Netball Centre in Wellsford has had to call time on its winter competition.
Rodney netball winter competition cancelled The Rodney Netball Centre winter competition has become the latest casualty of Covid-19. The continued extension of Level 2.5 in Auckland means the competition cannot be completed in a reasonable timeframe. “The committee has worked hard to look at options to allow some sort of season to continue,” the Centre said in a statement. “However, after consultation with Northern Netball, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the season.” The statement said the centre committee would meet to discuss its financial situation and possible refunds. It would also discuss holding a one-off tournament and possibly a summer league at the centre. The centre committee said it was disappointed that it had not been able to finish the season the way they would have liked, and thanked everyone for their patience and commitment to netball.
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Business house bowls expanded Club member Michelle McDonald also won the North Harbour women’s singles championship while Scott Wilson was runner up in the men’s singles. Hurdley is encouraging new players to attend the club’s “roll up” days on Mondays and Thursdays at 12.30pm. The club has also started a social evening on Friday nights, where for $10 players can have a gourmet hamburger and chips and play some pool. The evening begins at 4.30pm and bookings are encouraged for meals. Contact Maree on 021 166 1645. Meanwhile, the club will celebrate its centenary in September 2023 and preparations are already underway to upgrade the club.
Bowls Warkworth’s annual summer business house tournament will take on an expanded format, with nine nights instead of the usual five. This year, teams will be made up of three players and each player will get two bowls. The season will start on Tuesday, November 10 and run through to February 9. Tournament chair John Hurdley says the club will be able to accommodate 32 teams and entry forms will be sent to Warkworth businesses shortly. Alternatively, teams can contact Hugh Bateman at handsbateman@gmail.com or 021 272 8085. Earlier this year, the club’s mens team won the Bowls North Harbour division one pennants competition.
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Warkworth Employment Expo, Warkworth Town Hall, 6pm Elemental AKL: Oysters and wine (see story p47) Elemental AKL: The Sculptureum Story (see story p47) Cancelled Kowhai Singers, Leigh Hall, 7.30pm Cancelled Kowhai Singers, Warkworth Town Hall, 3pm Postponed Wellsford Plunket Challenge, Action Matakana, 9am. (see brief p44) Fees free Te Reo classes - beginners and beyond, Te Hana Te Ao Marama Marae, 311 State Highway, Te Hana. Info: Mereana 021 070 5948 Warkworth Anglican Church cemetery guided tour, 10am11.30am Elemental AKL: Matakana Markets with Lauraine Jacobs (see story p47) Elemental AKL: Matakana River Tours and Herons Flight (see story p47) Trio concert, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. Info: warkworthmusic.org.nz (see story p46) Postponed A&P fundraising movie night, Matakana Cinemas Highfield Donkey AGM. Info: Sheila Ford 425 5061. 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. Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Matakana Cinemas Tulip Cream Tea, Matakana Botanicals, 1122 Leigh Road, 2-5pm. Cocktails, high tea and live jazz fundraiser to support people with Parkinson’s Disease. Tickets $55. Info and bookings: iticket.co.nz/events/2020/oct/tulip-cream-tea Te Hana night market, Te Hana Te Ao Marama, 311 State Highway 1, 4.30-8pm. Food, fresh produce, crafts and entertainment (see story p44) Cancelled Marmen Quartet concert, Warkworth Town Hall, 4pm. Info: warkworthmusic.org.nz General Election, polling closes at 7pm Cancelled Kowhai Festival Huge Day Out (see story p9) Kaukapakapa Village Market, 947 Kaipara Coast Highway, SH 16, 8.30am - 1pm. Great stalls, fresh coffee, food, local produce, live music, free face painting & much more. Info or to book a stall: Sarah 0274831542 or sarah1@maxnet.co.nz facebook.com/kaukapakapavillagemarket One Warkworth Business Assn annual general meeting Bridgehouse, 6pm. Wellsford night market, Wellsford Community Centre, 1 Matheson Road, 4.30-8pm. Food, fresh produce, crafts and entertainment (see story p44) Point Wells Community Book Sale, Point Wells Hall, 9am 12.30pm. All proceeds used to add new books to the library. Postponed Kowhai Festival, Great Debate, (see story p9) Mahurangi Artists’ Studio Trail. Info: Alyson MidgelowMarsden 022 318 6750 Postponed Gibbs Farm Tour, fundraiser for Albertland Museum. Info: albertlandmuseum.co.nz
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WARKWORTH & DISTRICTS RSA SUPPORT SERVICES ALL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR SUPPORT SERVICES.
The RSA offers assistance for our members on application from our Welfare Trust. For RSA members we also offer hospital / specialist appointment return trips, which is a door to door service provided by our Volunteer Drivers. Anyone can become a member of the Warkworth RSA and take advantage of our support services, and other offers at the Club. Come and network with other club Members and enjoy club activities like Darts, Bowls, Snooker, Housie and Card games including 500. Contact: Joss Myers, wjmyers@xtra.co.nz, phone 0274-151 992
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Pet of the Month “Luna”, a black Labrador
Luna came to Warkworth Vets to help relieve a bout of constipation. When she arrived at the clinic it became apparent that several of the vets had very important and sudden phone calls to make and were therefore unavailable to examine her. With no further phone lines available our remaining vet readied himself to spend the next few hours of his afternoon removing a partially digested possum or some such object from the back passage of the unfortunate Labrador. A gloved finger revealed something far more sinister than marsupial remains. Luna had a very large tumour growing down from the top part of her rectum which was nearly blocking her back end entirely. Our surgical team was rapidly assembled and Luna was anaesthetised for what would become a four hour surgical marathon. The tumour was approached by slicing through the pelvis in four places followed by some very delicate dissection. The tumour was successfully removed, her pelvis wired up and the patency of her back passage was re established. Luna can now successfully poo. A black Lab which can poo can also eat, and a black Lab which can eat is a very happy dog indeed. Vets: Roger Dunn BVSc, Jon Makin BVSc, Danny Cash BVSc, Justine Miller BVSc, Chelsea Gill BVSc, Sam Eaton BVSc
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Tacking so close, they nearly needed permission to come aboard.
Number 47, Rough & Reddy closely followed by number 48, Smak.
Number 00, Slam Dunk came in third.
Sandspit draws top sailors for Elliot 5.9 series Kawau Bay hosted some of the top names in sailing this month for the national championship of the Elliot 5.9 class traveller series. The team to beat was five-times winning trio Craig Satterthwaite, Richard Bearda and Matt Mitchell aboard Rough & Reddy. Mitchell is a three times America’s Cup winner, crewing with Team New Zealand, Alinghi and Oracle Team USA. Anticipation for the Elliott 5.9 championship was high with a lastminute entry by Volvo Ocean Race
Joan Scandrett Warkworth resident
winners, Stu Bettany and Tony Mutter, joined by World Match Racing Tour champ Tom Powrie, aboard Retro. But it was coach Kevin Peet, insurance broker Brent Mullen and ocean racer Ben Costello aboard Smak gave the incumbents a run for their money. After nine races, Smak entered the third and final day four points ahead of Rough & Reddy. Not to be shown up, Rough & Reddy came out firing, winning the first two races.
With team Smak entering the last race only one point ahead, it all came down to the finale. According to race officer Chris Marsh, the race began with wind speeds reaching the upper limit of acceptable conditions. “After a very close start, the two top boats entered into a tacking duel upwind to the first mark,” Marsh said. “Performing 15 tacks in quick succession, to try shake their opponents off, it was Rough & Reddy that ultimately came out on top.”
This meant the top two contenders both had exactly 22 points at the conclusion of the three-day, 12-race event. The winner was decided using a ‘countback’. This meant Rough & Reddy took out the championship again, having won six of the 12 races compared to Smak’s three. The championship trophy dates back to 1985 and has some high-profile past winning names on it, including Peter Burling, Mike Sanderson, Richard Mason, Tom Dodson and Grant Beck.
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