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Kaipara spends millions chasing unpaid penalties Kaipara District Council (KDC) has confirmed it has spent more than $1.5 million in legal costs to defend the validity of controversial rates charges.

The $1.5 million figure only includes costs up to September 2018. Costs since September 2018 have still to be calculated. Retired lawyer Clive Boonham, who has followed the case, suggests the running total will now be

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closer to $2.5 million.

The bulk of the money has been spent fighting court action brought against the KDC by Mangawhai Heads ratepayers, Bruce and Heather Rogan, who are staunchly refusing to pay penalties of about $13,000, allegedly due because of late payment of their rates.

Meanwhile, legal costs continue to

mount as KDC persists in pursuing the Rogans and other ratepayers for alleged debts incurred following more than a year-long rates strike by Mangawhai residents in 2012.

The strike was prompted after the KDC allowed costs for a controversial sewerage scheme for Mangawhai to spiral out of control, which in turn forced average rate rises of more than 30 per cent, and

of several hundred per cent for some Mangawhai properties.

A High Court judge subsequently deemed the decision to build the sewerage works illegal.

KDC’s financial problems, together with the strike, prompted the government to appoint independent commissioners to take over the running

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Kaipara spends millions chasing unpaid penalties of Kaipara in 2013.

Parliament later validated six years of unlawful rates collection through retrospective legislation.

Afterwards, Mr Rogan personally collected more than $1 million worth of cheques from about 130 fellow rate strikers to hand over to Council to pay for the now validated rates.

But Council returned the money and began legal proceedings against the Rogans and about 100 other ratepayers, saying that in addition to the original rate demands, ratepayers were also obliged to pay overdue penalties.

The Rogans and others refused to pay the penalties, claiming the commissioners had reneged on an undertaking to Parliament that when the rates were validated, they would not try to collect them. Mr Rogan said Parliament took the view that the striking whistleblowers had raised valid points and should not be penalised.

KDC disagrees. The dispute has prompted a legal fight in the District Court, High Court and Appeal Court and the battle continues, with neither side backing down.

This month, Crown Manager Peter Winder, who was appointed by the Government to resolve rates-related legal issues connected to the ill-fated Mangawhai sewerage scheme, stepped down.

In his final report to Council, Mr Winder revealed that Council lawyers were working to secure Charging Orders on 70 properties, which would open the way for the forced sale of

those properties to recoup outstanding alleged debts.

Among those threatened with a forced sale is the Rogans’ property in Mangawhai Heads – something the Rogans only learned about after reading Mr Winder’s report.

Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith defended Mr Winder’s pursuit of the alleged debtors, saying there was a legal obligation for people to pay rates.

“Charging Orders are a legitimate way of enabling Council to recoup rates money owed on a property,” he said.

“We do have to enforce rates payment to be fair to all ratepayers, and as a last resort we may occasionally need to go to court for a rating sale of a property.”

Meanwhile, Bruce and Heather Rogan have filed an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court to continue their legal battle over the rates penalties.

Mr Rogan said Council had been “extraordinarily bloody-minded” about the whole thing.

“They have probably spent more than $2 million just to collect the penalties, when they could have had more than a $1 million in rates payments. I don’t know what they have collected in the way of penalties from people who have caved in, but it would not be remotely near $2 million,” he said.

Mr Rogan said this was what happened when local government was not properly overseen by central government.

“There’s absolutely no risk to the Crown Manager Peter Winder. He can’t lose

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his job and he is not answerable to the electorate. He can blaze away spending ratepayers’ money without having to ask permission for the expenditure. He can just spend it and Council just adds it to residents’ rates bills.”

Kaipara councillor Jonathan Larsen was also critical of the decision to pursue penalties charged on rates, which were invalid until fixed by retroactive legislation, and lamented the fact that the legal costs had fallen on ratepayers.

“Kaipara is not a wealthy district and has a lot of debt. This was a Crownled action and, quite frankly, I think the Crown Manager should support Council in seeking reimbursement from the Crown,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mr Winder has defended the decision to pursue penalty payments, saying Council could not in good conscience accept “partial payments” from some ratepayers when their decision to withhold rates had placed a significant cost burden on ratepayers who had paid their rates on time.

Mr Winder denied that commissioners had ever given an undertaking to Parliament that they would waive all penalties. Instead, they only undertook to waive penalties arising in the year that Parliament passed the rates validation act. They still required earlier penalties to be paid in full.

“In my role as Crown Manager, I regularly consulted with Council. On each occasion the Council made it clear that they expected that all ratepayers would pay all rates and all penalties,” he said.

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Rodney First keeps iron grip on Rodney Local Board The Rodney Local Board looks set to continue business as usual after the Rodney First ticket maintained its dominance following local elections on October 12.

Rodney First secured six seats on the nine-member board, despite taking a hammering in the Warkworth subdivision, where Rodney First’s Paul Manton and Ayla Walker missed out, following the election of independents Tim Holdgate and Steven Garner.

Despite that setback for Rodney First, the third Rodney First candidate for Warkworth, Beth Houlbrooke, succeeded in being re-elected with an increased majority.

The proportion of Rodney First to independent candidates (6:3) remains the same as it was before the election.

Ms Houlbrooke says in the next term Rodney First hopes to advance new zero waste initiatives and wants to negotiate with Auckland Transport to better manage the road sealing budget

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to see more roads sealed more quickly.

Ms Houlbrooke says low name recognition may have hurt the candidacy of Mr Manton and Ms Walker, whereas Steven Garner and Tim Holdgate have well-established names in the community. Mr Garner formerly served on the Board from 2010 to 2016.

Ms Houlbrooke added that a story in Mahurangi Matters (MM Oct 2), where independents claimed Rodney First members and supporters had been blocking them on dozens of community Facebook pages could have hurt the candidacy of Mr Manton

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and Ms Walker, but she thinks there is a risk of overplaying the importance of social media in the campaign However, Steven Garner thinks the social media story played a significant role.

“There was a backlash from the Warkworth subdivision, as people became aware of just how many of the local social media platforms were controlled or significantly influenced

by Rodney First,” he says.

He adds that many people in the subdivision saw a danger in electing a block of people who are politically aligned and it’s a shame that, nevertheless, Rodney First’s dominance continues.

“Unfortunately, we have a Board that could and likely will be ruled by one or two people. The independents

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could continue to be shut right out.”

However, fellow independent Tim Holdgate said he did not anticipate the Rodney First majority would be a problem.

“Normal business meeting protocols still apply,” he says.

All the Warkworth subdivision candidates expressed concern at the low voter turnout in the Warkworth subdivision, which dropped from 53 per cent in the 2016 election to 46 per cent. Ms Houlbrooke says one solution might be to abandon postal voting and go back to polling booths.

“People make that special trip and are seen to be exercising their democratic right and there is a sense of pride in that,” she says.

The new Rodney Local Board comprises: Warkworth subdivision, Beth Houlbrooke (Rodney First), Tim Holdgate (independent), Steven Garner (independent); Kumeu subdivision, Phelan Pirrie (Rodney First), Brent Bailey (Rodney First), Danielle Hancock (Rodney First), Vicki Kenny (Rodney First); Wellsford subdivision, Colin Smith (independent); Dairy Flat subdivision Louise Johnston (Rodney First).

Mark Vincent has succeeded in becoming a councillor for the Otamatea ward of Kaipara District Council after defeating rivals Craig Jepson, Wayne Linton and Ian Miller.

It’s the first time Mr Vincent has assumed a political role, though he previously worked for Council in management roles for more than 20 years.

Mr Vincent says his election probably reflects the fact that he is well known in the community as chair of The Kauri Museum and founder of Otamatea HarbourCare, which assists rural landowners with riparian planting.

Mr Vincent says his priorities as a councillor are to see continued improvement in Kaipara’s roads and to look at ways Council can assist community groups, not necessarily

just financially, but in ways that can benefit the community as a whole.

Meanwhile, Anna Curnow was re-elected for a second term and joins Mark Vincent Mr Vincent in representing the Otamatea Ward. Ms Curnow says her priorities are roading, creating a business-friendly Council and making progress with “climate change adaptation” planning.

In the Mayoral race, incumbent Dr Jason Smith defeated film maker and former drug dealer, bank robber and escort agency owner, Moemoea Mohoawhenua.

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YOU S AY Email letters to editor@localmatters.co.nz Challenge accepted In the article on social media and the election (MM October 2), at the end of the article on page 2 is the statement that there should be a debate on the targeted rate. Let there be one, and I ask the present incumbent chairperson to name the date and place via your publication. I’ll organise the opposers and the Rodney First promoters of the rate can provide the team of justification. I await with bated breath.

Lance Taylor, Te Hana

Animal abuse Another thing that’s “a little bit country” (MM Oct 2) is animal abuse, unfortunately. In the photo you glamorised it in the Off the Record section of Mahurangi Matters. The dog is quite clearly trapped below a wooden board, which is strapped down tightly with barely enough room to breathe, while being taunted by the smell of food he can’t eat. How long was he left like that, while his thoughtless owner was at the boozer?

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That would have been a more logical and fitting angle. I see this sort of neglect pretty often in our community.

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Rallying for rail Your correspondent Maurie Hooper (MM October 2) has overlooked several ‘pros and pluses’ in his condemnation of the North Auckland Railway – an investment of $93 million, not $1 billion. Roads in New Zealand have never been designed for the proposed 60, or even 44-tonne axle loads, but the belief trucks and roads were the future ensured useful railways were destroyed with unseemly haste. Trucks are heavily subsidised by motorists both through road and fuel taxes, and the ever-beleaguered ratepayer. The social cost of 44-tonne trucks hammering the roads is considerable. The infrastructure wear and tear they impose is disproportionate, and traffic volumes mean more accidents are inevitable.

Compare a pot-holed, crash-prone stretch of SH1, with its continuous stream of trucks all day, every day, to the smooth passage of a couple of trains using roughly a fifth of the fuel per tonne. The railways are under used here, and although you can’t take a railway to every forest, you can certainly plan industry linearly to take immediate advantage of the transport. Coupled with our other obvious choice as a long, thin country surrounded by water, it is simply the political will that is lacking.

Steel wheels on steel rails has always been the most fuel-efficient way of moving bulk quantities over land. From that aspect alone, we should be considering how best to utilise our railway network, whether or not the “bulk” is available, rather than denigrating it and

handing over subsidised profits to the trucking industry. As for the Northern Motorway, I chuckle every time I pass the sign promising “More Travel Choices” by 20XX. Extending the motorway is not another choice – it is simply adding additional traffic from a greater catchment area. If New Zealand is going to go down the roads-only route, then the logical conclusion is to duplicate the motorways and major highways. Perish the thought.

Crispin Caldicott, Warkworth

Real road costs Your correspondent Maurie Hooper hasn’t done his homework when claiming rail is not cost effective in comparison with road transport. There is ample evidence that road transport is hugely subsidised by owners of cars and light commercial vehicles through their petrol taxes. Trucks cause road damage equivalent to thousands of light vehicles. A heavily laden logging truck causes damage equivalent to more than 10,000 cars. Truck owners do not pay a fraction of this real cost. If consumers were required to pay the real upfront costs of goods delivered by roads, they would be screaming out for rail freight (and possibly sea freight as well). Petrol prices would also drop if this freight subsidy was removed.

Elizabeth Foster, Whangateau

Education reforms I read the opinion piece opposing the reforms of vocational education by the Northland MP Matt King (MM Sept 4) and was disturbed to see that he was misrepresenting the views of the Polytechs and training providers.

I was even more disturbed when I

received the following statement from the Whitireia and WelTec polytechnics endorsing the decision to reform the vocational training sector. Judging from this response, Mr King has been very economical with the facts.

“Whitireia and WelTec welcome the Minister of Education’s recent decisions for reforming New Zealand’s vocational education system. The decision to bring together off-job and on-job training into an integrated system is particularly welcome and provides the best basis for ensuring our vocational training system can respond to our changing economy and evolving world of work. The Minister appears to have responded to earlier concerns about the level of industry and community input by strengthening the role of the new Workforce Development Councils and setting out the functions of local Regional Skills Leadership Groups.

“The implementation plan and timeline set out by the Minister has responded to concerns about the impact of sudden changes to the system. The changes are proposed to be implemented over a number of years to minimise disruption to current delivery and learners – both in institutions and in the workplace. From April 2020, existing institutes (like Whitireia and WelTec) will operate as subsidiaries of the new national institute, with operating changes and integration of on-job training responsibilities being implemented over time. We look forward to working closely with the central agencies, industry training organisations, other institutes of technology and our communities to ensure that the principles and objectives of the plan are achieved.”

I leave it to your readers to decide on whose reality is the truth.

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Politicians and journalists have an uneasy relationship at the best of times.

Things got a little more strained when Mahurangi Matters ran a story about Rodney First’s unhealthy control over community social media pages.

Nevertheless, the pollies and the journos can’t help bumping into each other on social occasions – awkward though that may be. So it was when Rodney First’s Beth Houlbrooke was asked to pluck out a winning ticket at a raffle held at a Combined Services Club dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the Kowhai Festival. And the winner was … the editor of Mahurangi Matters. The ed will be enjoying a day’s fishing with his mates on a big luxury catamaran. Er, thanks Beth.

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Viewpoint Bevan Woodward, Warkworth-based transport planner bevan@betterworldnz.com

Bold solutions on climate Most of us accept climate change is real and that this presents a serious danger to life as we know it on planet Earth. The issue now is we seem unable or unwilling to do much about it. I believe that’s largely due to the unappealing nature of the solutions we’re being presented with. Who wants a new carbon tax on petrol?

Who wants an end to cheap flights? Who wants to shut down our coal mines and put people out of work?

Such approaches lack enticement. To get the necessary public support, the solutions should provide attractive rewards while supporting the transition to low emissions. Due to the size of the problem, the solutions need to be bold.

And to help gain public approval, they must be revenue neutral. In other words, there must be no increase in the overall tax take.

Here are some examples of enticing solutions to climate change: • Reduce GST to 12.5 per cent and make up the difference through a carbon charge on the non-renewable electricity sources of coal and gas.

• Provide free public transport and vastly improved walking and cycling facilities, funded by a ‘congestion charge’ during peak times in our cities.

• Subsidise the transition of farming and other high-emissions sectors to zero net emission production, funded by a carbon charge on aviation fuel.

These solutions align well with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ advice: “We must tax pollution, not people”, but they are not perfect. They allow the rich to continue with a high-emissions lifestyle. Some companies will shut down over time if they are unable or unwilling to adapt. Workers will be required to make a sometimes painful transition from high emissions sectors to sustainable industries. In terms of being revenue neutral, there will be a degree of under and overshoot to be adjusted for over time.

However, nothing in life is perfect and humans have a remarkable ability to successfully innovate when the pressure comes on. While we need to be wary of the unintended consequences of enticing and bold solutions, we are likely to be surprised at the multitude of benefits beyond reduced emissions, such as less traffic congestion, safe walking and cycling, a healthier population, cleaner streams and harbours and more liveable communities.

The alternative of not reducing our emissions and reactively trying to build a climate-proof society would be an expensive folly and a wasted opportunity. The public’s frustration with the lack of action on reducing emissions is manifesting into increasingly regular protests.

In adopting enticing and bold solutions, we give ourselves the chance of avoiding the grave climate change consequences that scientists tell us we are moving faster and faster towards. Such solutions can quickly lower our emissions, while helping to make New Zealand into a better place to live.

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A fire, which started in an administration office, caused extensive heat and smoke damage to the Sawmill Brewery and Smoko Room.

Beer keeps flowing despite blaze at Sawmill Brewery The Sawmill Brewery, on Leigh Road, Matakana, intends to meet all its production targets despite being setback by a large fire this month.

Brewery co-owner Kirsty MacKay says The Sawmill has received offers from breweries from Matakana to Oamaru for tank space, and is fortunate to be able to continue operating. “The main goal has been to keep the brewing going as we have employees to support and beer to be made,� she says. “Without the support from the brewing community it wouldn’t have been possible, and it’s particularly amazing considering this is their

busiest time of year.�

Kirsty hopes they will be brewing at the Sawmill again within six months.

However, the equipment will need to be commercially cleaned due to smoke damage. “We also want to hold events here again before the end of summer, although we are not sure what form they will take,� she says.

The sold-out Future of Fish event with renowned chef Fleur Sullivan, which was scheduled to be held at the brewery’s Smoko Room last week, was shifted to Brick Bay Winery.

Fire investigators are still to determine

what specifically caused the fire, however Kirsty says it was definitely not deliberate and an electrical fault has been ruled out.

The cause was also unrelated to the brewing equipment. The fire started in an administration office on a mezzanine level.

The large blaze was spotted by a motorist passing by about 11pm on Monday, October 7, who subsequently alerted the fire service. Kirsty says the Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade was quick to attend, closely followed by Leigh, Mahurangi East, Warkworth and even Te Atatu and Mt Wellington brigades.

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The fire was also attended by an aerial unit, which used an extended ladder to douse the fire with water from above. “There were 10 to 12 vehicles and dozens of firefighters. It took two hours to put out and some stayed until 5.30am to monitor it. I cannot express how grateful we are and how skilled and brave they were,� Kirsty says.

She says in the following weeks she has been uplifted by thousands of acts of kindness from the community with people checking in and dropping things off. “I feel really lucky to live here,� she says.

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Sage defends decision on Dome Valley landfill Green MP Eugenie Sage has defended herself following a blistering attack by Social Credit on her decision to grant an Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent to allow Chinese-owned Waste Management to purchase land in the Dome Valley for a proposed landfill.

Social Credit leader Chris Leitch said in a statement this month that tips were a “third world option” for rubbish disposal, while waste-to-energy plants had the potential to be “carbon negative and ecologically sound”.

Mr Leitch said Ms Sage, who was Minister for Land Information and Associate Minister for the Environment, was not even prepared to meet with an international company to talk about the potential of a wasteto-energy plant as an alternative to the proposed dump.

Mr Leitch further blasted the Green Party for supporting their MP, saying it made them the “dinosaurs of the international green movement”.

Mr Leitch said while most of the waste collected in New Zealand went into rubbish dumps, over 2000 pyrolytic plants operated across the world in countries such as Japan, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Belgium and elsewhere.

“They recover a substantial value of material from the waste stream before turning the remainder into electricity, slag for use in road building and ash,” he said.

“Emissions from the new generation plants are negligible, while rubbish dumps generated methane, said to be the worst of greenhouse gases, and have the possibility of leaching into waterways, killing fish and plant life.”

Mr Leitch said the Green Party in Germany were promoting a complete ban on land-filling by 2020.

In response, Ms Sage said the primary factor considered when granting a request to the OIO was whether the application “creates a substantial and identifiable benefit for New Zealand”.

In her view, the application did that, noting that the landfill would create 50 to 100 jobs during the period of its construction.

She added that other issues around land use and water quality would be considered in detail through the resource consent process, currently being undertaken by Auckland Council.

Ms Sage said there were many complexities and competing claims around waste-to-energy incineration.

“Such plants have a high capital cost and require substantial investment.

They also require consistently high volumes of waste as a “feedstock” on an ongoing basis,” she said.

Ms Sage said material that could be recycled could end up being sent to the waste-to- energy plant as feedstock.

“Such plants also risk treating the atmosphere as a landfill,” she said.

High crash toll leads to plan for State Highway One speed cuts Feedback is being sought on plans to cut the State Highway 1 speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h south of Warkworth to Puhoi and north of the town, from Kaipara Flats Road to Sheepworld.

The NZ Transport Agency says there have been a high number of crashes on the 15km stretch of road – between 2009 and 2018, there were 209 crashes, 13 people killed and 45 seriously injured.

Director of Regional Relationships Steve Mutton says more than 23,000 vehicles travel the route each day, with vehicle numbers increasing.

“Along with the devastating effect on families and communities, crashes on this route can cause extensive delays and long detours if there are road

closures,” says Mr Mutton.

“We want to make the roads safer for everyone who uses them. We are doing this through a range of safety treatments between Warkworth and Wellsford, but we can also make this stretch of road safer by ensuring we have appropriate and safe speeds.”

He says the proposed changes would have a minimal impact on journey times, with average travel times increasing by just over 10 seconds along the 15km stretch of highway.

Local feedback on the proposals will be used to decide and recommend the best speed limit, after which there will be more formal consultation.

Feedback must be submitted online at nzta.govt.nz/auckland-speed-reviews by midnight on Monday, October 28.

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Warkworth meeting broadcasts complaints on 5G rollout An argument against 5G wireless broadband and a preference for fibre connections was put forward at a public meeting in Warkworth on September 28.

About 50 people attended the gathering organised by 5G opponents.

A number of concerns were raised by speakers, who included safer technology advocate Katherine Smith via Skype, Auckland naturopath David Holden, Mayoral candidate Peter Vaughan and fibre optic advocate Anthony Ardelean.

Veteran NZ nuclear free campaigner and coordinator of 5G Free West Auckland, Laurie Ross, set the tone by stating that the rollout of 5G was being done without consultation or independent scientific testing.

She said the meeting was part of a national campaign to demonstrate to the government the level of community opposition to 5G. Katherine Smith called for a boycott of 5G and talked about similar campaigns being run overseas.

“5G is a very foolish type of radiation to use for communication and the problem is that people with a conflict of interest are providing advice to the government on the health risks,” she said. “The pre-market research done on 5G is zero.”

David Holden said non-heating or low frequency radiation was the most dangerous, and electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) could cause DNA

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damage, heart disease, cancer, autism and infertility, and contribute to a range of neurological conditions from depression to early onset Alzheimers.

He advocated turning off wifi, particularly in schools, and installing copper “without delay”, especially for anyone who showed signs of electrohypersensitivity.

He also warned against the use of baby monitors and microwave ovens, and the use of a mobile phone in a car, where he said the signal was intensified.

He produced a piece of shungite rock from his pocket, extolling its properties to absorb and neutralise “the dangerous frequencies from EMF radiation”.

Mr Ardelean, who runs WCN Ltd (White Cell Networks), said about 80 per cent of NZ was covered by fibre optic, but it was not being utilised to its potential.

“Fibre eliminates EMF and provides infinite capacity using glass and light,” he said.

He said laying fibre optic along streets did not go far enough because devices

inside homes and businesses were using old technology.

Meeting organiser Kate Hlavac said later that the meeting was about sharing information and further meetings were planned.

“The message is that there is a safe alternative to EMFs and we do not need to go down the 5G track,” she said.

5G opponents were planning a protest rally outside Vodafone on the North Shore on October 23.

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Wellsford woman cleans up feral feline problem The job of cleaning up the feral feline population in Wellsford has fallen to an 81-year-old pensioner, who now has 35 stray cats in a ‘kitty city’ built in her backyard.

Jan Robertson has been busy capturing nearly all the stray and feral cats in Wellsford and having them desexed.

Jan says she decided to rescue the cats after being warned that the Rodney Local Board would soon be “beautifying Wellsford” and the cats were going to be caught and put down.

“I couldn’t bear the thought of that many animals being killed. It’s like we’re living in a totalitarian state,” Jan says.

Board member Colin Smith says the capturing of the cats has been a good outcome for the town and Jan has done a great job.

“She’s a good lady with a heart of gold.

It wasn’t good when the cats were running across the road and getting squished,” he says. “The Board would have been happy to back her, but we gave her a timeline to do it her way and she has done really well.”

Jan says support from people in the community, dropping cans of cat food in her collection box, has been a major help. The ‘Cans for Jan’ box is at the Four Square on Rodney Street.

“It gets very full on pension week,” Jan says.

Over the last three years, Jan was feeding four colonies of feral cats in Wellsford to keep them from attacking the birds and making a nuisance

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of themselves.

The cats were living behind the Wellsford Veterinary Clinic, the Caltex petrol station and PGG Wrightson.

Jan says as a society we need to rethink how we treat cats, even if they are unwanted.

“Don’t dump animals outside the vet – take them to an animal refuge,” she says. “In the places where we know they are being dumped, there needs to be some kind of monitoring. If these cats

had been caught and desexed earlier, I wouldn’t have 35 cats in my yard.”

Jan’s son built a large enclosure for the kitty city in Jan’s backyard. It has a low security section for stray, domesticated cats and a high security section for feral toms.

“There are also nine feral kittens locked in a bedroom right now, destroying it,” Jan says. “People say feral cats need to be put down, but I just can’t do that.

Kittens can be rehabilitated.”

NAG heard in High Court A Northern Action Group (NAG) appeal to overturn a Local Government Commission (LGC) decision on the future of North Rodney was heard in the Wellington High Court earlier this month.

NAG is contesting an LGC decision not to allow North Rodney to separate from the Auckland Supercity.

NAG alleges the commission failed to properly consult with the community, failed to properly consider a proven “community empowerment model” proposed by NAG, and refused to consider a financial report prepared by private consultants, which showed that a North Rodney Unitary Council was not only viable but had the potential to enable the area to thrive.

Barrister James Gardner-Hopkins supported the NAG arguments with numerous examples from case law.

Justice Christine Grice deferred her decision on the case, saying there was a lot to consider – indicating a final decision could be some time away.

If NAG succeeds, then it’s possible the LGC will be directed to reconsider NAG’s application for an independent North Rodney, a process which previously took more than two years.

However, if this were to happen NAG chair Bill Townson admits the LGC might well come to exactly the same decision – to keep North Rodney within the Supercity – but by a different route.

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Police are appealing to the public to help identify individuals captured on CCTV footage on the night of the fire.

Mangawhai Heads scrub fire suspicious A fire investigator’s report provided to police last week confirmed that a scrub fire in Mangawhai on the morning of Saturday, September 21, was suspicious.

It’s the fourth time in five years that a fire has been lit at the same location.

Warkworth Detective Brad Marshall said the fire would have taken considerable effort to start.

He said whether the damage was intentional or not, arson charges can still be applied if the fire was due to reckless behaviour.

Firefighters were called to the large scrub fire, near the Mangawhai Heads Surf Club, around 3am.

At the height of the blaze, 10 crews attended, including a helicopter.

The fire burned a large amount of vegetation and came dangerously close to a house, which meant the occupants had to be evacuated.

Waitemata North Police appealed to the public for help in identifying three individuals, two of whom arrived at the Surf Club carpark at 11.45pm, and one who arrived at 1.23am.

Anyone who can provide information or assist in identifying the pictured individuals should contact Detective Marshall on 021 191 4246 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The busy Matakana Information Office, located in the foyer of Matakana Cinemas, is on the lookout for some more volunteers.

The desk is open every day except Christmas Day and is staffed by a team of 23 men and women, who do one or two three-hour shifts a month.

Newly elected chairperson Carolyn Caukwell says the rosters are flexible and training is provided.

Familiarisation tours are also regularly organised so volunteers can keep up-to-date with what the region’s attractions are offering.

“We are looking for people who are keen to share their enthusiasm for the area,” she says.

The office receives around 4500 visitor enquiries a year, ranging from what to do on a rainy day to where to eat and stay, and activity options.

“Some of our more unusual enquiries include, ‘Have you seen my lost cat?’, ‘What variety are the cherry trees in Matakana (Awanui)?’, Where can we get our Sale and Purchase agreement printed on a Sunday?’, and ‘Who designed the Matakana Cinema carpets?

(Paul Chilcot)’.”

Carolyn says a small decline in the number of enquiries is being attributed to more people having access to information on phones and tablets.

“For this reason, we also operate a website and Facebook page, allowing us to get up-to-date information out to the public.”

Enquiries come from both international and domestic visitors.

The office is open daily from 10am-1pm.

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After Celene Busher and her young family settled in Algies Bay, she decided it was the perfect time to open Celene Interiors and offer her styling and design services to local clients.

She is loving the opportunity of working closer to home with people from her community, alongside the central Auckland clientele who have kept her busy for the past couple of years.

Celene, whose own home recently made the cover of Your Home & Garden magazine, appreciates being involved in designing all aspects of the interior of a new home or renovation.

At the same time, she is happy to take on smaller jobs perhaps for a client who is thinking about new window treatments or new colours in the kitchen.

Celene says the latest styles favour curved surfaces, natural materials, and warm, earthy colours. But she adds that the most critical thing a designer can do is listen to their client.

“You have to be able to discern the look the client wants and come up with a design that reflects their personalities,” she says. “It’s about creating a space that is liveable, but also aesthetically pleasing.”

Celene says it’s worthwhile bringing in professional help to achieve this because the range and variety of

Dr Vivek Jain is opening a new practice in the new Snells Beach Medical Centre, in addition to his clinic in Matakana.

He says the new dental clinic will be serviced by the same staff, and patients will receive the same service they have been comfortable with over the last three years at Matakana Dental.

“I work six days a week, and I will be spending four days in Matakana and two days at the new office in Snells Beach,” he says.

Vivek says that a number of his patients were travelling from Snells Beach, so when the opportunity came up to be part of the new medical centre, it made sense to expand.

The expansion brings some of Matakana Dental’s unique services to the centre not currently offered in the area, including intravenous sedation.

“When we first arrived in the area, I noticed that people were scared of the dentist, but intravenous sedation alleviates those fears.”

The sedation puts patients into a deep sleep but leaves them aware enough to follow instruction, making it ideal for more complex procedures.

“I place a lot of implants and being able to provide intravenous sedation makes the procedure very comfortable.”

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design options available can easily be overwhelming.

“I work with people who are creative and know just what they want, but still value my help in bringing all the right elements together,” she says.

Celene says that people often worry that an interior designer is going to be expensive but, in reality, designers often reduce costs by sourcing materials direct from suppliers and passing on the savings.

Moreover, any money spent on interior design is always worth it.

“People often spend a lot of money on the architect or the builder and then forget about the finishing details. But it’s those finishing details that will really make your home,” she says.

Sarita Smith and Dr Vivek Jain.

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Vivek says Fastbraces are a good solution, however an assessment is required to determine whether they are appropriate for a patient’s individual needs.

The practice also offers Invisalign retainers, which straighten teeth without the need for braces and have been popular with adults.

Vivek acknowledged practice manager Sarita Smith, who he said had played a vital role in working with patients and making the business a success.

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Kawau Coastguard volunteer honoured at national event Compassion, dedication and keeping cool in a crisis were just a few of the qualities attributed to Kawau Rescue’s Luke McCarthy, who was named Coastguard’s northern region Volunteer of the Year last month.

He received the award at Coastguard’s national annual meeting held at the Auckland Marine Rescue Centre in Mechanics Bay. Luke started volunteering with Coastguard when he was 18 and rose through the ranks to the role of president of the Kawau unit. He is currently the vice-president.

Coastguard head of operations, Rob McCaw, said in addition to Luke’s volunteer work in Kawau Bay, his work in the communications unit was appreciated by the whole northern region and New Zealand.

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Oden the Read (aka librarian Mark Reilly) striking a Viking pose.

The beanbags were the perfect place to catch up on some reading.

Cartoon fun in Warkworth Pedestrians outside the old Masonic Hall in Baxter Street on September 28 could have been forgiven for thinking the town was being invaded by superheroes.

Spiderman and Batman were among the most popular characters to attend the Warkworth Library’s first mini Comic-con, but there was also a sprinkling of other notable cartoon heroes.

The free two-hour event was wellattended. It included a dress-up area, photo booth, mini-cartooning workshops and a Magic the Gathering tournament.

Children and youth librarian Heather

Jackson said she received positive feedback and hoped to run the event again next year, again in conjunction with Auckland Libraries’ Comic Book Month.

The young people playing the strategic card game Magic the Gathering said they would like to see events like Comic-con organised more often in Warkworth.

They said their only opportunity to play tournaments was normally at school.

Heather said she appreciated the support of illustrator Andy Griffiths, Colin Stables and Gaye Flewellyn.

The event had its scarier elements when Hush arrived at the hall.

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Super Mario (aka Colin Stables, of The Camera Shop) capturing Warkworth’s superheroes on film.

Spiderman (aka Memphis De Sousa, 7, of Snell Beach) looking for inspiration at the cartooning table.

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Symposium on sanctuaries Inspired by attending my first Sanctuaries of New Zealand conference last year in Hamilton, I jumped at the chance to head north to Whangarei for this year’s three-day event in August, along with a couple of other TOSSI committee members. The conference is an amazing immersive experience of all things sanctuary, attended by scientists, students, environmental consultants, sanctuary managers, iwi representatives, DOC and council staff.

We learned of a meta study of New Zealand eco sanctuaries, which shows New Zealand endemic bird species benefit the most from predator control, while more recently introduced species benefit least. The study also showed that deep endemic bird species, in other words those that have been in New There really are Zealand for the longest time, are the most vulnerable to an abundance of pests. The research further highlighted kiwi in people’s how successful diverse native ecosystems operate, and backyards! Just the complex inter-relationships between soil, microbes, imagine if that invertebrates, insects, plants, reptiles, birds and bats could extend that drive the success of these ecosystems. to the rest of Kiwi survival in Northland and research highlighting reduction of harm to kiwi by dogs also featured New Zealand. prominently. There have been initiatives, especially in the Whangarei Heads area, that have strong community buy-in. There really are kiwi in people’s backyards! Just imagine if that could extend to the rest of New Zealand.

The conference field trip to Matakohe/Limestone Island showed how a neglected island has been transformed over 30 years into a valuable crèche for newly hatched kiwi. Kiwi are taken to the island to grow for about a year until they are large enough to be able to defend themselves from most predators. They are then returned to the site where they were hatched. Community support has been critical to the success of this strategy.

Technology advances and innovation are improving in this sphere, too. A sanctuary on an offshore island has teamed up with a tech company which has designed an app that follows staff in real-time (great for keeping them safe) and flags activated traps for checking. Climate metrics and so forth are uploaded automatically. An adopt-a-trap link can inform trap sponsors what pests have been caught and when. The potential for these cutting-edge technologies is huge, especially when funds are hard to come by. Instead of rostered manual checking of a network of traps in a sanctuary, staff and volunteer time can be streamlined when the trap alerts it has been sprung. Another organisation is working on developing a website featuring initiatives happening in the environmental arena so that knowledge is shared and resources maximised.

The conference is the most amazing networking experience – rubbing shoulders with so many people who are involved, dedicated, knowledgeable and passionate about their cause, keen to share and think outside the square. If you are interested in New Zealand conservation and what is happening in this space, I highly recommend attending.

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Stunning success for Huge Day Out More than 20,000 people crowded into Warkworth’s Wharf area, Queen Street and Baxter Street for the Kowhai Festival’s Huge Day Out event on October 13.

They enjoyed food, drink and nonstop entertainment – featuring parades, stalls, music, dog shows, woodchopping and more.

For the first time this year, a parade comprising decorated shopping trolleys made its way down Neville Street. They were joined by traditional Chinese dancers from the Falun Dafa Association, the Warkworth Pipe Band and the Guggemusik carnival band.

The Lions Club of Kowhai Coast won best decorated trolley in the community section and Mahurangi Matters won best trolley in the business section.

Other winning trolleys were put together by Warkworth museum, Jade River Ukes, Warkworth library and Trinity Chiropractic.

A draw after the parade saw one lucky festival goer win a $500 travel voucher from helloworld Travel Warkworth, another a $1000 clothing voucher from Stoney Creek.

Kowhai Festival Committee chair Murray Chapman says he is “over the moon” with the way the event played out and believes it is the most successful ever.

“The sun shone and people came out determined to have a good time.

I don’t think I’ve seen the wharf area pumping like that in the 10 years I’ve been chairman,” he says.

Murray paid tribute to more than 50 festival ambassadors – volunteers who help with traffic management, shuttle bus driving, answering questions from the public, reuniting lost children and even taking care of stalls should a stallholder have to duck off to the loo.

“Some of the ambassadors have kept coming back every year for years,” he says.

Murray says the switch to holding the event on Sunday rather than Saturday seems to have worked well, giving those who normally work Saturday the chance to join in the fun.

Sergeant Mark Stallworthy, of Warkworth Police, described the event as well run and almost entirely trouble free. He said a couple of young people got a “bit confrontational” at one point and had to be removed, but police had little else to worry about.

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Motoring mishaps In March 1924, Ted Widdup travelled from Te Kopuru to Wharehine with his sister Alice, her husband Will Wordsworth, and their family to visit friends.

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It was raining heavily. Ted commented that if they’d been driving a horse perhaps they could have come, but a car was rather tricky on wet clay roads, particularly those to Port Albert and from Wellsford to Te Hana.

Alice and family were staying at the Powells in Te Hana and Ted thought they would worry if the two men didn’t return that night. As phone lines were down, they couldn’t get a message to her, so made the effort to get back. Ted wrote “on arriving home we were too conceited, nobody had expected us to think of returning home”.

The travellers intended returning to Te Kopuru next morning but it was far too wet. By afternoon, the weather improved and one of the Powell boys suggested going fishing in Te Hana stream. Will would drive Frank Powell and Ted to the boat, leaving his car at Roy Becroft’s while they fished.

As soon as Will got into the car, he realized that he hadn’t switched off the engine battery the night before so the battery was flat. He assumed his engine crank handle was in the car, but it wasn’t – it was at home. The men thought that if they pushed the car down a hill while in gear the engine would start, but that didn’t work. They jacked up a back wheel, put the engine in gear and then manually spun the wheel, but couldn’t turn the engine over quickly enough. As a last resort they borrowed two good horses, which didn’t have to go fast or far before the car’s engine started.

The next two days were stormy. They finally left for Te Kopuru, but the car refused to go beyond Topuni. They could see the problem was in the carburettor, so they took it out to clean and adjust it. As the engine was hard to start when cold, they rushed the work and broke a vital part. The break couldn’t be repaired without a lathe, so Will and Ted went to Maungaturoto while Mrs Wordsworth and family stayed with residents in Topuni.

Repairs to the carburettor didn’t take long, but the men didn’t get back to the car until late next day. The engine started easily after being put back together, so Will and Ted left for Maungaturoto, wisely advising the rest of the party to travel there by train. After an overnight stay in Maungaturoto, they all finally arrived home at Te Kopuru.

Ted explained, “The car is a new one & behaves very well. The trouble we had with it was through no fault of the car, we take all responsibility for the trouble.”

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New Springboard driving academy supports youth Springboard Community Works in Snells Beach has launched a new driving academy to help improve the chances of young people getting jobs and to bolster road safety.

Springboard youth mentor Shelldon Holdsworth says many jobs require a minimum of a Restricted Licence, but gaining one can be out of reach for youth in difficult circumstances.

“Some of the young people in our area don’t have access to a vehicle or someone to teach them.

Perhaps they have a solo mum for a parent, who has to spend much of her time working to support the family. There is no money to pay for instruction,” he says.

Shelldon says this situation means some young people never progress beyond a Learner’s License and tempts them to drive illegally.

“That’s when young people have crashes. Recently, a young guy in our programme spent two weeks in a coma following a crash.”

To address the problem, Springboard put Shelldon through a two-week AA intensive driving instructor course last month. He can now give instruction as competent as any driving school.

Sponsors have come on board to provide a car for the instruction, and Springboard plans to convert it to a dual-control vehicle soon. Shelldon says it’s all part of Springboard’s goal to provide practical help to youth needing extra support. The driving academy complements the organisation’s other work including with youth offenders, those facing financial hardships and those struggling to find work.

Shelldon adds that the driving course was expensive but

well worth it, giving him a far better ability to detect hazards and pass on that insight to young people.

“We will be training the next generation of drivers to be driving much more safely,” he says.

Currently, 19 youths have been accepted into the driving academy. Shelldon admits that there has been one nerve-wracking incident, when a student mistook the gas pedal for the brake. Fortunately, the instruction was taking place at a deserted Martins Bay carpark and no harm came to the vehicle or its occupants.

“We’re going to have those moments. It’s all part of it,” Shelldon says.

Springboard is eager to secure additional funding to keep its driving academy running. If you can help, call Springboard on 425 4623.

Shelldon Holdsworth with driving student Faith Pickett at Lucy Moore Park.

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The gala will also feature the usual range of stalls, seafood, children’s rides, quick fire raffles, bouncy castles, local produce, gourmet food and drink, a magician and the ever-popular ice slide. Plus, there will be live music all day, from The Relative Major, Georgie Memphis, Al and DJ Six Fingers Discount.

Organisers are hoping to match or better the $16,000 raised last year so they can fund a covered deck extension to the preschool building.

There’s a chance to get up close and personal with live local marine life at this year’s Leigh Preschool Gala, which takes place on the Leigh School field on Sunday, October 27 from 10am to 4pm.

The preschool has devised a special Marine Discovery Station in conjunction with the Leigh Marine Laboratory, featuring interactive displays and touch tanks containing a variety of sea creatures, as well as a sea-themed photo booth and marine art by preschoolers and local artists. The sea life theme is a logical choice for the event, not only because of links with the local marine lab and fishery, but because three of the preschool’s parents are dedicated marine scientists, including committee chair and gala coordinator Dr Maria Mugica.

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Parents, you’ve got this Parenting is many things, often many wonderful things, and it is also a mammoth task. Children’s need for connection with you is constant, and when you have your own stuff going on this can be overwhelming. So how do you manage on days that you feel you have little or nothing left to give?

Firstly, acknowledge to yourself that it is one of those days and that you will feel reactive quickly. Be kind to yourself about this. Allow yourself to feel ... the overwhelm, the resentment, the sadness, the loneliness, the worry, the anger ... any of the underlying feelings.

As parents, we often don’t stop to feel, which can cause things to catch up with us.

Then remember to breathe. Take little moments of time for yourself where you can. Pause at the washing line to look at the sky, inhale and sigh it out. Nurture yourself with little treats like putting on some nice hand cream, giving yourself a little massage. Have a cuppa sitting on the back step watching your child and consciously relax your shoulders. Visit a supportive friend who doesn’t need you to be any way other than how you are. Gladly receive a hug from them. Become aware of your needs and meet them bit by bit between meeting your child’s needs.

If you do lose the plot a little, do it safely. Don’t touch your child when you’re angry. Give yourself a quick timeout to calm your heart rate. The loo can be a good place for a quick hideaway. Sincerely apologise if you behave in any way that you wish you hadn’t, this is how kids learn about being sorry. Know that good parents go bad and try to keep your integrity.

Remember in these moments that you need you and so does your child. A soothing activity together can be helpful – try a bath together, snuggle up on the couch for a movie, go for a walk and enjoy your own thoughts between any conversation your child initiates, put on some music you love and dance together. Because our brains thrive on connection, just like children’s brains do, these kinds of together activities will help improve your emotional state. Let go of your expectations of yourself and your child. Have a day off from rules and jobs. Wag commitments if you can. Give yourself permission to do, or not do, whatever is going to remove some stress. If you can find a way to add some ridiculousness and laughter into your day then do it. It will help you and your child cope and recover.

When you have big stress factors making it hard to get out of the funk, please reach out for support. Choose people who allow for your difficult feelings and support creative, positive solutions. This may be friends, family, community groups or support services – such as the Women’s Centre, Springboard, private counselling or Homebuilders Family Services. If you need help finding the right support, pop in and see us at Homebuilders Family Services, 5 Hexham Street.

Our office is open Monday to Friday, 9am-noon. Be gentle on yourself and your child. You’ve got this, even when it’s hard. Keep breathing.

Balloon guessing For those who visited the Mahurangi Matters stand at the Kowhai Festival Huge Day Out and entered the ‘guess how many balloons are in the car’ competition, the answer was 176. No-one got it exactly right, but Carol Hawkins, of Warkworth, won the Plume restaurant voucher guessing the nearest with 175. Winners of the Warkworth Butchery and Chocolate Brown vouchers were Steven May, of Kaipara Flats (178) and Dee Gray (174). The fundraiser for Paralympian Mitch Joynt raised $188.

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Young illustrators to publish book of tales from Kiribati Children from Warkworth’s Kiribati community are hard at work with coloured pencils producing an illustrated book of stories from their culture.

The children are attending a new art class for youngsters from Kiribati, led by art educator Diane Halstead from Auckland Art Gallery. The first session was held in the old Masonic Hall this month.

“We want to start by getting to know the class and just getting them drawing. First we are looking at creating a tapa clothe out of drawings on paper.”

The aim is to have a book of stories illustrated by the children published in time for Kiribati Independence Day in July 2020.

The project is a collaboration between Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland Libraries and the hope is to have copies of the book available in libraries across the region.

The stories are being collected by Pacific group coordinators, Heidi Downey and Rosanna Bal,l from Women’s Centre Rodney.

One story collected so far is reminiscent of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale. Three young girls venture into the bush to pick flowers and come across an old woman. The old woman invites them into her house for food and then combs their hair until they fall asleep, all while preparing a fire to cook them up and eat them.

Eventually the girls escape on the back of a bird. The old hag impales herself

on a coconut tree while chasing them.

“Although there are variances, it’s a common story that people on the

island grow up with – told by mothers to stop their kids from running away into the bush,” Rosanna says.

Skilful scooting Summerset falls resident Ambrose Palatchie, 75, shows off his moves at the Summerset Fun Open Day gymkhana for mobility scooters on October 2. Contestants were obliged to perform figure of eight turns, parallel parking and emergency braking. Ambrose says he has only been driving the scooter for about a week. He still has his driver’s licence so can get around in a car, but says it’s impossible to find a park in Warkworth.

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Jennie Burt is our amazing station superwomen. She works tirelessly as a volunteer making sure that the station runs smoothly; she does hours and hours of admin, supports other volunteers, attends almost every station call out and arranges our family socials. She is just amazing!

As winter fades and summer approaches we begin to think ahead to the fun and festivities that Christmas brings with a New Year following.

During this time, the Warkworth Rotary/Lions Food Rescue continues to help those less fortunate with the assistance of local business operators and residents, who constantly keep our many volunteers busy on a daily basis. Hunger is not a friend to anyone and this enemy is not confined to any particular age group or gender. Hunger has an effect on the wellbeing of all and impacts on the learning ability of children.

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Snells Beach superannuitant travels across Spain by bike

Kay arrives at the Cathedral Santiago de Compostela, home to the bones of St James.

Most superannuitants might be content to put their feet up after a 3000km cycle ride through France, Spain and Portugal, but it has only left Kay Buck itching for more.

Kay, who returned to Snells Beach last month, says she embarked on the epic solo journey in part to see if, at 67 years old, she still had the mental and physical capacity to do it.

“It was obvious after the third day that it was doable. It’s like anything else in life; you just take one step after another,” she says.

Kay’s journey began by following the Camino Francés – a traditional route taken by pilgrims – which begins at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France, crosses the Pyrenees into Spain and continues to the Cathedral Santiago de Compostela, where legend has it that the bones of St James are buried.

From there, Kay cycled other pilgrim routes. She headed south into Portugal on the Camino Portugues as far as Porto, took the train down to Faro, then crossed back into Spain, heading for Seville. On reaching Seville, she biked up the middle of the country to again reach Santiago de Compostela.

Then it was a right turn along the Camino del Norte – taking in Spain’s northern coast and retracing a pilgrimage undertaken by King Alfonso II in the ninth century.

Kay says about 40 per cent of people

who undertake the pilgrimages do so for religious reasons but for her it was a more general spiritual journey.

“I enjoy the nature, I enjoy the camaraderie with the other pilgrims and I like the time on my own for reflection,” she says.

Kay says some of her favourite memories are being in the mountains.

Although a 1200 metre uphill slog might have had her wondering why she wasn’t instead relaxing on a beach in Greece, the sense of achievement when she reached the top was like nothing else.

“You look over the landscape when you get to the top and you think how wonderful life is and how beautiful.

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After her Spanish adventure, Kay plans to tackle the Silk Road by bicycle next year. The trip will kick off in Kyrgyzstan. She will then head west through countries such as Uzbekistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia. From Georgia, she will get a boat across the Black Sea to Bulgaria and keep heading west. Kay is unsure where she will end up.

“When you are on a pension, you can’t be out of the country for more than six months. I’ll just keep cycling until I run out of time,” she says.

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Kay’s most serious mishap occurred when she was distracted trying to insert her foot into a cleat in her cycle pedal. She veered off the road and down a bank of about two metres, badly grazing her leg. A friendly truck driver, who saw the incident, picked her up and took her to a nearby campground to recover. The accident held her up for about five days as she waited for her leg to heal.

Otherwise, Kay says things went smoothly and despite the hours on the road she did not have a single puncture.

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The Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni visited Warkworth this month for a meeting with the Women’s Centre Rodney to discuss issues including incomes, housing and family violence.

As the Associate Minister for Pacific Peoples, Ms Sepuloni said she also wanted to get an understanding of the issues facing the local Kiribati community.

The Mahurangi area is home to one of the largest populations of migrants from the small island nation.

Ms Sepuloni said she understood that large employers in the area made use of overseas workers on temporary visas, and she was keen to ensure they had support to thrive while they were here.

The issue of affordable housing also came up in light of recent revelations that 4.5 per cent of Auckland’s homeless are in the Rodney District.

“There are parts of Auckland where it has been assumed there isn’t a need, but within those areas are pockets of hardship,” Ms Sepuloni said.

“Today’s meeting has been about understanding where the Ministry of Social Development can offer better support so we can follow up and engage further.”

Women’s Centre Rodney manager Colleen Julian said she felt the minister had heard their concerns and was looking forward to continued dialogue with the Ministry on the issues.

The meeting was facilitated by local Labour MP Marja Lubeck.

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Wellsford’s Ma’Keto Kitchen perfects sugar-free desserts Health conscious eaters and dieters can have their cake and eat it, too, now that chef Maja Pedovic-Moors, of Wellsford, has perfected her sugar-free recipes for decadent desserts.

Maja says her sweet treats are safe to consume for diabetics and won’t provoke an insulin response for people on ketogenic diets.

The keto diet restricts the intake of carbohydrates, including sugars, which forces the body to focus on burning fat stores for energy.

After gaining weight during pregnancy, Maja turned to the keto diet. She successfully shed 32kg in 18 months, but it took some figuring out.

“I realised that the recipes for keto were disgusting. Barely edible. I thought, as a chef, there must be a way to make this good.”

Maja has been in the industry for 15 years and has a master’s degree in gastronomy from her home country of Serbia.

She painstakingly experimented with recipes to figure out how to produce restaurant-quality desserts with low carbohydrates.

In her baking, Maja uses almond flour instead of regular flour and coconut oil instead of refined oil. When dairy products are required, she uses a mixture of 70 per cent cocoa chocolate

Chef Maja lost 32kg of body fat by eating cake.

and 30 per cent whole cream.

She also uses Erythritol, which is a sugar powder that has the molecular structure of an alcohol. It cannot be digested by the body, despite tasting sweet.

“I’ve probably spent thousands of hours and dollars on these recipes, so I felt I had to share them with the world,” Maja says.

She has been “blown away” by the response from sweet tooths around the district and further afield since she started her Ma’Keto Kitchen business this year.

“We already have 600 followers on Facebook, and I get 10 to 20 enquiries from new customers each day.”

Customised cakes represent most of Maja’s sales, but she makes small desserts and selection boxes daily.

She says locals just need to message the Ma’Keto Kitchen Facebook page 20 minutes in advance. They can then pick their order up from her food truck at 66 Port Albert road in Wellsford.

Business is so good, Maja has made plans to quit her job as head chef at a local winery.

Maja moved to New Zealand after being invited by the winery’s former owners.

In Serbia, Maja was something of a celebrity chef, regularly appearing in the media.

During her career, Maja has worked as a chef on an expeditionary ship to Antarctica and for the Moroccan royal basketball team.

This summer, Maja is intending to sell her desserts at markets in the area.

She will start with the Mangawhai Country Market on October 27.

“It will be like a small grand opening.”

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Garage grog business looks towards export market What started as a garage grog business has expanded into a range of four premium liquors that is soon to enter Asian export markets.

When Warkworth man Chris Toms fell on hard times he couldn’t afford his daily tipple so he set up a still in his garage, brewing what his friends called Matakana Moonshine.

His mate Mark Hobin says that when Chris first started distilling, it was pretty hard hooch.

“It was pretty rough stuff with hints of bourbon, but it improved considerably over time. I told him that if he could make larger quantities, I could sell it,” he says.

Mark is now hawker-in-chief of the pair’s Matakana Moonshine business, which produces an Amber Lightening southern-style whiskey, honey whiskey, a gin and a premium vodka.

He says they were able to take the operation out of the garage after finding a local producer of a crisp, clean distillate, which forms the base of the beverages. The source of the distillate is a closely guarded secret.

Mark says Chris also has a unique way of infusing the whiskey drink with manuka timber to extract the tannins and the colours. This gives it a distinctly local flavour.

Since going commercial, they have replaced Warkworth tap water with Kaiwaka spring water, bottled at the base of the Brynderwyns.

The pair sent some samples to the San Francisco spirit awards on the offchance that our Yankee cousins might enjoy a drop. The next thing they knew, they were among the winners – taking silver and bronze.

“That’s when we really knew we had something good,” Mark says.

Their spirits are sold as house pours at several establishments, such as Auckland’s Little Jimmy restaurant and the Lumsden Freehouse.

Now, they are working on a new slick-looking bottle to market the product in South East Asia. Samples have gone down well in Malaysia and Singapore.

Mark speaks Indonesian and has experience in marketing and sales. He was the New Zealand representative for Japanese bathroom brand, Toto.

Although the idea of moonshine isn’t as well received in Asia, Mark believes he can market it as a premium product, especially the whiskey infused with Waitemata honey.

Mark says anyone can have a go at distilling, since New Zealand is one of the few places it is perfectly legal to do so.

“You can do it for anything from $100 if you’re on a tight budget. You can buy premade kits, or just some buckets and hose.”

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Tasting shed set to transform perceptions of honey types Matakana beekeeper Grass Esposti fears that the continuing fanfare over mānuka honey can blind people to the fact that there are many other diverse, beneficial and healthy honey varieties produced in New Zealand.

To set about filling in the gaps in public knowledge and promoting an appreciation for other kinds of honey, Grass has set up the NZ Honey Tasting Shed as an addition to Beetopia – her beekeeping education centre on Omaha Flats Road.

Grass says some non-mānuka honey varieties can have even more beneficial properties than mānuka, yet they don’t get the same kind of attention.

For example, New Zealand beech honeydew has high levels of glucose oxidase, giving it antibacterial properties that often exceeds levels found in mānuka honey. Honeydew is produced after bees collect nectar that is exuded from another insect such as an aphid or scale insect.

Visitors to the tasting shed can savour raw honey sourced from all over New Zealand, including honeydew, rewarewa, pohutukawa, kanuka, tamahi, clover, multiflora, tawari, lavender and thyme.

Grass says during tasting guests get to appreciate differences even between the same honey types “For example, by providing an insight

into how clover honey from the North Island is very different to clover honey from the South Island,” she says.

Visitors learn to identify floral and nectar sources of the honey and observe its different colours and hues.

The shed also offers honey pairing sessions, where visitors taste honey combined with local produce, – such as cheese, fruit, olive oil and ice cream. Visitors learn how honey adds textures and layers to its various accompaniments.

Grass says globally there is a move away from using refined sugar towards honey, which contains natural sugar and has proven health benefits This trend is noticeable in top Mahurangi restaurants such as Plume, Rothko and Leigh Sawmill Café, which are using Beetopia honey in toppings, desserts, soups and drinks.

Grass says there are several advantages of cooking with honey. It is hygroscopic, meaning that it absorbs water. Foods baked with it tend to be softer, moister and stay fresh longer.

She adds that honey is ideal for oven and microwave baking as the fructose in the honey increases the browning effect.

“Honey will provide some special attributes to your favorite recipes – golden crust, colour, flavour and moistness,” she says

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Marcel is a master of barbecued food.

Mangawhai chef reveals his barbecue secrets in new book Diners who have come to love the cooking of Marcel Rosa Inacio – head chef of The Dune restaurant in Mangawhai – can now have a crack at trying his recipes and recreating his dishes in their own home.

Nine of Marcel’s recipes, together with a profile of Marcel and his approach to cooking, appear in a new book – Global Kitchen.

The book is subtitled International Cuisine from Exceptional New Zealand Restaurants. It is compiled by Lindy Davis, a multi-media journalist with an interest in home-grown produce and creative cooking.

Global Kitchen presents recipes from six New Zealand restaurants all owned

by London restaurateur Lloyd Rooney and his business partner, New Zealand

farmer Mike Fraser.

Marcel says all his recipes chosen for the book have featured on The Dune menu at some point. They comprise some of his personal favourites, some that have been especially popular at The Dune, some which are easy to cook at home and some that are more challenging.

The Dune specialises in barbecued food and most of the main courses featured in the book, such as barbecue pork ribs, smoked salmon with avocado salsa, Cajun BBQ chicken and smoked brisket with chimichurri, require a barbecue or smoker to cook.

For dessert, Marcel presents his mango and passionfruit cheesecake and churros with caramel sauce.

He says all the recipes have been refined over several years at The Dune and it’s been his special joy to perfect them.

Marcel is Brazilian, but the dishes presented in the book are inspired by cooking from all over the world, including Spain, Mexico, South America and North Africa.

“In Brazil, I learned a lot of international cuisine. Now anything good is out there on the internet – food has become a lot more globalised,” he says.

Global Kitchen is illustrated with photographs by international photographer Grant Rooney.

Marcel says it’s the first time his recipes have had such prominent exposure in a book of this kind, and he is delighted with the result.

Lloyd Rooney and Mike Fraser established their first New Zealand seaside eatery – The Cove in Waipu – in 2005. Other restaurants quickly followed. In addition to The Cove and The Dune, the pair own The Quay and No 8 in Whangarei; and Fire and No 8 in Mount Maunganui.

The restaurants specialise in using fresh, organic produce that is locally sourced.

Book giveaway Mahurangi Matters has a copy Global Kitchen: International Cuisine from Exceptional New Zealand Restaurants to give away. To go in the draw, email your contact details to editor@ localmatters.co.nz. Competition closes November 4.

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The science of coffee Why is coffee so important to so many people around the world, who use it to start the day well, and later to maintain alertness at work? The volume of coffee consumed in the USA alone each year is 66 billion cups. New Zealand ranks 47th among coffee drinking nations Health factors relating to coffee consumption are relatively positive. Surveys from medical or scientific sources indicate benefits in reduced risk of stroke, Type 2 diabetes, heart failure and some forms of dementia. Some recent studies indicate those who drink coffee live longer.

Caffeine is only one of almost 1000 different organic molecules (components) detected by chemists in coffee, so it is one of the more complex beverages in common use. The sweetness of coffee comes from bean sugars, which have been caramelised during roasting. The bitterness of the caffeine helps balance the acidity of coffee. This balance of sweetness and Under-extraction bitterness is the key to the attractive character of coffee. and over-extraction Coffee extraction is the process of dissolving are both considered flavours from ground coffee beans in water. Mainly a weakness. The aim sweet components are removed from the beans in is to produce the the early stages of extraction, whereas mainly bitter components are extracted later. The precise timing most appealing of the extraction is critical. Fruit acids (especially balance of sweetness citric acid but also malic and tartaric acids) produce and bitterness. CG009 MM 108x108mm adƒpaths.indd the subtle acidity profile of the coffee. Chlorogenic acids (CGAs) degrade with roasting into sour organic acids (caffeic and quinic acids). Inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid react with these organic acids to give a pleasant tone.

Aromatics create the aroma and they form because of the reaction of sugars with amino acids. Sulphur containing molecules, including mercaptans and thiophene, contribute to a meaty aroma. Furans are a dominant factor among the aromatics and contribute a caramel aroma. Pyrazines and pyrroles contribute walnut and caramel aroma.

It is not surprising then, with so many variables involved, that preparing the best cup of coffee by a barista is a complex and subjective skill. Under-extraction and over-extraction are both considered a weakness. The aim is to produce the most appealing balance of sweetness and bitterness. There are several other sensitive taste factors, particularly the hardness or softness and pH (acidity/alkalinity) of the water used for extraction.

It is the caffeine in coffee and tea that delivers the distinctive bitter taste and stimulant effect. The Mayo Clinic reports the following caffeine content for various typical sized beverages (excluding decaf ): espresso, 47-64mg; instant coffee, 63mg; latte, 63-126mg; black tea, 25-48mg; green tea, 25-29mg; cola soda, 24-46mg; energy drink, 27-164mg.

The coffea arabica plant, which produces the more popular and expensive form of coffee, has approximately half the caffeine by weight found in coffea robusta.

Interestingly, humans are the only animal species attracted by caffeine, which is toxic to most other animals.

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Cold comfort on hot pool closure There is no good news yet for anyone hoping to take a dip in the Waiwera thermal hot pools. The historic pools closed in February last year for refurbishment but then, in November, the landowners, Waiwera Properties, cancelled the lease on the complex, citing defaults on rental payments. The lessee was the Waiwera Group, whose sole director at the time was Russian billionaire Mikhail Khimich. His company, Waiwera Thermal Resort Limited, was placed into liquidation in February this year. “Unfortunately our hands are tied while we await the final wrap-up of liquidation proceedings,” a Waiwera Properties spokesperson said last week. “We are aware of concerns about the state of the Waiwera pools site and are considering options for the future of the property. In the meantime, we have a number of security measures in place around the property.” Until its closure last year, there had been a thermal spa in Waiwera for 170 years.

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Warkworth chef creates gluten-free pasta

Chef Tommy Baldassarri and Luisa Pollio’s secret recipe is mixing Italian tradition with modern innovation in their gluten-free pasta dishes.

Ricotta and spinach ravioli with tomato and basil sauce.

When Warkworth’s Luisa Pollio found out she was gluten intolerant, her partner chef Tommy Baldassari put his culinary mind to the seemingly impossible task of making gluten-free pasta.

“I’m Italian. I can’t live without pasta, so I started looking at recipes and playing with different flours,” Tommy says.

After a year of experimentation, and a

lot of food in the bin, Tommy found the perfect blend of flours, including rice, tapioca, potato, buckwheat, millet, corn and amaranth – the namesake of their mobile restaurant, Amaranto.

The recipe also includes some closely guarded secret ingredients to give the pasta elasticity without gluten.

Tommy held extensive taste testing

sessions with Italian friends to ensure he had a product that was as good as the real thing.

Having started operating their Amaranto food truck in mid-2018, Tommy and Luisa already have 1300 followers on Facebook, who keep an eye out for when the truck might visit their area.

“We have customers with coeliac

gluten intolerance come back to us and say they had never eaten ravioli or fettucine before, and they think it is amazing.”

As well as favourites like arancini balls, ricotta ravioli and spaghetti bolognese, Tommy’s menu includes a dish from his home region of Marche in Italy called strozzapreti.

“My grandmother told me it means ‘choke the priest’ because when the region was part of the Vatican, priests would come to the door to collect taxes and people would invite them in for pasta. The taste of strozzapreti is so good that the priests would choke from eating it so fast.” continued next page

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Strozzapreti is hand rolled short strips of pasta. There is no egg in the recipe and therefore allows Amaranto to offer a vegan meal option.

In Italy, Tommy was working 80 hours a week as a chef, so he and Luisa decided to move to New Zealand for a better life.

Tommy worked for Totos in Nelson Street, Farina in Ponsonby and Plume in Matakana before he and Luisa decided to create their own mobile restaurant.

They found a 1966 caravan a few doors down the road from their home in Warkworth and spent 10 months painstakingly converting it into a commercial kitchen.

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The couple also cater for events and say that the trend of food truck weddings seems to be catching on.

“It’s a more relaxed format that allows guests to eat when they want and move around and talk to people. It’s more like an Italian fiesta.”

This summer they will be at several markets in Auckland, as well as the Matakana moveable feast nights between January and March, and at the new 8 Wired brewery in Matakana from November 7 to 10.

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Country performer Fred Renata to play at Snells Beach Maungaturoto country music singersongwriter Fred Renata will perform “slide guitar-tinged songs” at the Little & Local Coffee Kitchen in Snells Beach on Friday, November 1.

Fred says the songs will focus on the themes of place and being.

“I like to write songs that look at who we are, where we are and what we have done,” he says.

“It’s important in this life to know these things, they help us to establish a sense of belonging.”

In addition to writing and performing songs, Fred is also an accomplished sound engineer and cinematographer.

His Shaky Studio, set up in a warehouse next to where he lives, has recorded bands and soloists, including Caitlin Smith and poet David Meritt.

His work as a director of photography has included music videos, commercials and multiple episodes of teen hit Being Eve. He has also shot numerous documentaries, often with Maori themes.

He recently recorded the album Southern Utopia based on demos he originally recorded in the mid-1980s.

Promoter Mark Raffills says it’s nice to see Fred returning to his country roots

for the Little & Local gig.

“It’s been a while since I first heard Fred singing back in his old home town of Tokoroa. Like a good red wine, he gets better and better with time,” he says.

The show kicks off at 7.30pm with an open-mic session featuring local poets and musicians. Fred will take the stage around 8.15pm for a 40-minute set.

Doors open at 7pm. Admission is $10 at the door. Coffee and counter food will be available.

Fred Renata uses music and camera to capture the essence of who we are.

Otamatea theatre presents high-flying comedy Otamatea Repertory Theatre will present This is Your Captain Speaking next month – a dinner-theatre show, which immerses the audience in the thick of the action.

Spokesperson Maura Flower says that the theatre wanted to do something a bit different this year. The audience will be going on a journey and the Maungaturoto Country Club will be transformed into an airport terminal to assist their departure.

Theatre-goers can choose between business or economy class seats and

audience members must bring a piece of luggage for checking in.

Maura describes This is Your Captain Speaking as a madcap, high-flying comedy.

“The show will be excellent for groups of friends or workmates who would like a thoroughly entertaining evening,” she says.

There will be six shows over three weekends starting on Friday, November 1. For bookings, visit Otamatea Repertory Theatre on Facebook.

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by Zadie Smith This collection of short fiction stories is set in different decades, in no particular order, and the range of styles, and the voices vary widely. Smith’s characters come to life, but at times leave you wanting more.

Two stories have really stayed with me. The first is Kelso Deconstructed, which is based on a real event that happened in West London in 1959. Smith captures a snapshot of Kelso’s last day, as we follow his movements before his death at 32. The life of this unassuming man highlights racial tensions in London. Another story, Escape from New York, is about three people trying to get out of New York after 9/11. This story comes from a rumour about three famous people. I love the way Smith writes about each character, making me want more of this story. I think Smith is a wonderful storyteller, even though this book is not my cup of tea.

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by Stephen Robinson This non-fiction book follows little known Panzer commander Hermann Balck in World War II. Alongside Balck’s story, we follow the missions of New Zealand and Australian armed forces.

Commander Balck was a man who led by example and fought alongside his men in France, Greece and at the Russian Front. Balck was not only a brilliant tactical commander, but his love of classic literature and antiques is often highlighted. I was surprised to read that in the late 1970s he was invited to become an adviser to the US Military to assist in the post-Vietnam war period. Make sure you read the introduction in this book; I found it helpful as it explains why this book needed to be published. If you are interested in military history, then I highly recommend this book.

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Reb Fountain has won rave reviews for her recordings and live performances.

Fountain to finish tour in Leigh this Labour Weekend

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Award-winning singer-songwriter Reb Fountain will play the final date of her national tour at Leigh Sawmill Café on Sunday, October 27 at 8pm.

The tour comes on the back of a string of major successes for the Auckland artist, who won the 2018 Tui for Best Country Album/Artist for her Hopeful & Hopeless EP, the APRA Best Country Song 2018 award for the EP’s title track, and a nomination for Best Folk Album of 2018 for her album, Little Arrows.

Reb Fountain has performed and recorded with a host of NZ music royalty, including Neil Finn, Marlon Williams, Don McGlashan, The

Warratahs, Tami Neilson, Julia Deans, The Eastern and Finn Andrews. She also starred in the recent Neil Young Live Rust album tribute concerts and The Others Way festivals.

Joining the “noir punk-folk” songwriter on stage in Leigh will be her live band, comprising Dave Khan, Earl Roberston and Karin Canzek, and Dunedin singer Anthonie Tonnin will be opening the R18 show.

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ON THE LAND

Mahurangi farmers fear crippling social costs of Govt healthy waters plan An award-winning Mahurangi farmer, commended for his commitment to environmental sustainability, has joined a chorus of others blasting a new government action plan for healthy waterways.

The Government launched its action plan last month, which aims to halt the continuing pollution of waterways and clean up rivers and lakes within a generation.

The plan calls for farmers to abandon risky practices in respect of waterways and manage environmental risks through farm plans.

But Gordon Levet, who manages the Kikitangeo Romney Stud near Wellsford, says the healthy waters plan will put farms out of business and destroy rural communities.

Mr Levet’s comments come after being named Husqvarna North Island Farm Forester of the Year earlier this year, when he was commended for his forward thinking on environmental sustainability.

But Mr Levet, who has spent a lifetime breeding sheep, says the government plan appears to have been formulated by academics who are out of touch.

“We live in the age of academics who have no practical experience – they are deemed right and the practical people are wrong,” he says.

Mr Levet is especially critical of the government push to fence streams to keep livestock away. He says the bill for fencing would be enormous, especially on larger sheep farms, and it would render large tracts of land unavailable for farming, making marginal farms no longer viable.

“The labour force will be depleted in rural areas and towns will die. Health services will be curtailed and schools will close,” he says.

Moreover, he claims fencing is shortsighted. Diggers would need to be brought in, inevitably pushing more silt into nearby streams.

Furthermore, weeds, which would otherwise be eaten by sheep, will proliferate beyond the fences, forcing farmers to spray herbicides, which will end up polluting the waterways anyway.

Mr Levet says riparian planting and the creation of catchment ponds are far more effective in protecting waterways and controlling erosion.

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Mr Wright says halting the decline in water quality is a no-brainer and it is important that the Government shows some leadership so that doing nothing is no longer an option for farms, councils or cities.

“But I do have real concerns that some of the targets set won’t actually achieve the ecological outcomes we are after.

I also am really concerned about the time frames, and that the social and community cost has been ignored so far. This is just not acceptable,” he says.

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To quieten rural disquiet, agriculture minister Damien O’Connor insists the Government does not “hate” farmers and has no interest in destroying rural communities.

He says improving freshwater quality will help protect farmers’ international reputation for sustainably produced food and fibre, and safeguard excellent commodity prices.

“I’ve been accused of not mentioning the good work farmers do. Rubbish.

Since starting as minister I’ve proudly and regularly praised work including riparian planting, protecting wetlands, tree planting, fencing and limiting fertiliser use,” he says.

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Farmers protest sweeping government regulatory changes

Kaipara mayor Jason Smith and Northland MP Matt King attended the protest in Ruawai.

farmers will have to reduce the number of animals on their farms to reduce emissions, but if New Zealand produces less meat, then farmers elsewhere in the world, who produce higher emissions, will fill the void in the market.

“The general feeling is that farmers are being blamed for New Zealand’s problems, but we are positively contributing to the economy,” he says.

He says research into reducing methane emissions from animal belching is funded by beef and lamb levies, but if the Government makes

farming unprofitable with its changes, there won’t be money to invest in research.

Northland MP Matt King, who attended the protest, says putting a burden on farmers at the same time as incentivising forestry is changing the social landscape.

“Government incentives to plant trees are making it more financially viable to convert good farm land into forestry.

This will devastate rural communities as farm jobs go and people move away,” he says.

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and Otamatea ward councillor Mark Vincent says a mindset change in the rural community is needed.

“At the high level, nobody argues against the need to protect the environment, but regulatory changes need the buy-in of farmers,” he says.

“There isn’t a farmer who doesn’t want to leave his farm in a better state than before he got to it. They may feel that draining a wetland to make room for more production is improving it, but the bigger picture might be that farming it less intensively is better for the land.”

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Farmers from across the Kaipara District gathered in Ruawai last month to protest a range of changes the Government is looking to implement that could affect their livelihoods.

This year, the Government has announced a Zero Carbon Bill to respond to climate change, new standards on freshwater management and its intention to bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme.

There were close to 200 farmers at the protest and 40 tractors lined up in a paddock.

Maungaturoto farmer and rural commentator Grant McCallum says the protest was a response to a lack of communication from the Government with the rural community over the large-scale changes, particularly the changes to freshwater management.

“The freshwater document is over 100 pages and we were expected to absorb it in a few days. The government announced it on a Thursday and consultation meetings started on the Monday,” he says.

Meanwhile, the Zero Carbon Bill has set a target to reduce emissions of biogenic methane, including methane produced by farm animals, to between 24 to 47 per cent below 2017 levels by 2050. There is an interim target of 10 per cent below 2017 levels by 2030.

“Having a blanket target like that without a solution provides no hope. It’s deflating because we are set up to fail.”

Grant says the expectation is that

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Gardening

Central’s Tips

Andrew Steens

October 2019

Asian influences As much as I welcome the arrival of spring, it is often a mixed blessing. The weather seesaws from one extreme to the other. Gardeners can only look on in horror as tender new growth and fragile blossoms are peppered by hail, blasted by wind and chilled by polar storms or late frosts. This spring seems to have been one of the more torrid, with regular blasts from the south causing havoc in the garden. Fortunately, I haven’t been there to see it, having grabbed an opportunity to travel to Vietnam for three weeks instead. I was in a frenzy in the days leading up to the trip – mulching, planting, sowing, pruning, mowing and weeding in a vain attempt to make up for three Trips away are a weeks away. It is with some trepidation that I will be coming back, hopefully to a flourishing garden. great time to do Trips away are a great time to do some thinking some thinking about about the garden. It gives you distance and space to the garden. It gives think about the bigger picture; to plan new beds, you distance and consider new plants, design new garden features. space to think One of the best parts of travelling for me is seeing how people in other lands garden. In Vietnam, for about the bigger instance, they enjoy growing large bonsai. Not the picture. small intricate ones that you see from Japan, but big specimens up to several metres tall in shallow pots that can be two metres or so across. I’ve always admired the art of bonsai, but never really seen a place in my tropical jungle of a garden for this style. These big ones though; I can see a couple of these looking great on the deck.

Another style that I admire, and it’s common throughout Asia, is the extensive use of bougainvillea. These flower nearly year-round in the tropics and make a glorious show when draped over verandas and walls. However, it is the potted bougainvillea that really impress me. In Asia, these are mostly the semi-dwarf Red Dragon varieties, which are also available in New Zealand. In addition, we have access to the Bambino range which were bred in Australia. Planted in relatively large pots, these are best placed in dappled light to keep the bract colour going longer, but they will also do just fine in full sun. Keep them well watered during summer as drought stress causes them to drop their leaves, but try to keep them on the drier side during our wet winters. This is where growing in pots is an advantage as they can be shifted under the eaves. Give them a good feed of slow release, highpotash fertiliser in spring; tomato fertiliser works well for these plants.

Bougainvillea flower on new growth, so prune hard for shape in late winter, then just tie up any unruly shoots from spring on. After the first flush has faded by mid-summer, cut the canes back by half and apply more fertiliser to generate a new flush. Scatter the pots through your garden wherever you need a splash of hot tropical colour, or line them up along a path to make a dramatic entrance. Place them in each corner of the deck to provide a colourful separation from the rest of your property, or even on a pedestal in the pond for the classic “tropical resort” look. Whichever way you use these flamboyant plants, you’ll be transported back to the tropics.

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The crazy chook lady Down the end of a dusty rural road, about as far from Auckland as you can get when you’re told you still live in Auckland, I am confronted by a sign on a gate that states: “This property is protected by a big black cock, enter at own risk.”

OK, you have my attention, please tell me more. Rochelle, along with three rescue dogs, greets me out the front of her tin shed that doubles as her castle.

As we sit down for the interview, I am offered a homemade cup of kvass – a fermented drink made of beetroot, garlic and bay leaves. Hooley dooley, with my eyes watering, I assure you that took some effort to get down the throat at 10am!

Nevertheless, I was grateful for the offering. Rochelle calls herself the “crazy chook lady”, and she lives on her off-the-grid 1.5 hectares of swampy heaven with her partner Steven, a fulltime mechanic, in Wellsford. Rochelle works in Auckland during the week as a night-shift carer to severely handicapped children in a respite home – she’s the stuff angels are made of.

Rochelle is effervescent as she explains to me her working class roots and her desire to do away with the shackles of luxury that seem to pin most of us down in life. Her property is filled to the brim with the stuff this little bower bird collects.

This type of chaos gives the likes of me a panic attack. However, Rochelle assures me there is method in all this madness and one day everything will take on a new and unique purpose. It’s probably fair to say Rochelle has a form of thriftshop addiction, but she emphasises the fact that this addiction does not extend to secondhand undies or sheets – I’m hearing you, girlfriend! It turns out the crazy chook lady is actually crazy about all things feathered. Her property is filled with birds I never even knew existed, but her biggest buzz comes from breeding rare heritage chooks, which she tells me are at dangerously low levels in New Zealand.

With only two days off a week, Rochelle doesn’t have a great deal of time for idle chit-chat and informs me we have an urgent hen feminine hygiene matter to attend to. Gulp! Oh my lord, what was she telling me? “It’s simple,” she explains. Apparently, having bulk feathers covering a hen’s private parts inhibits their fertility, so Rochelle often has to perform what she claims is her version of a hen-style Brazilian wax. Ever up for a new life challenge, I trot off to avail myself for the trimming of overly-feathered hens’ intimate areas. Next stop is feeding time at the zoo. This is actually a very big job. Rochelle mixes and ferments all sorts of grains for the different types of birds. As we are preparing food, the

Rochelle gives visitor’s fair warning.

ducks that have been missing for a couple of days come wandering back. I’m told the new drake is rather rogue and is leading his girls astray. She locks them in their yard for being naughty.

Rochelle shows me some dead hens. I’m told the hawks have taken a terrible toll on her breeding stock. They dive bomb from high up and pierce her overhead netting to get to her girls and it’s quite sad to see. With feeding over, we wander around Rochelle’s organic veggie and fruit garden, and it’s plain to see the love and passion that she has for her earth and the animals that reside within it.

Rochelle’s passion for her feathered friends consumes most of what she earns caring for our less fortunate, but I find her to be one of the richest people I have ever had the pleasure to meet.

As I drive away from her big hearty wave at the gate, I am forced to take a deep and scathing look at my own consumerism. Although I resign myself to the fact that I will never have enough courage to live so kindly both in earth and of heart, it’s comforting to know that beautiful people like this are woven into the heart of our communities. The world is a better place with Rochelle in it.

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Animals

Wellsford

Neil Warnock, Wellsford Vet Clinic www.vetsonline.co.nz/wellsfordvet

Still battling bovis During the autumn, to screen for the bacteria Mycoplasma bovis, bulk milk samples were collected every fortnight from milking herds throughout New Zealand. Testing of these samples was finally concluded in the last couple of weeks. Of the 693 dairy farms tested in Northland, 18 tested positive for M. bovis, which is 2.6 per cent of the herds tested.

However, the disease is unlikely to be as widespread as these initial results suggest. The test that is undertaken in the milk at this stage of the eradication process is called a screening test. To identify a small number of bacteria in a bulk milk sample requires a screening test that is extremely sensitive. The down side to such a sensitive test is that it can provide false positive results. These are caused by bacteria in the milk sample that are similar in shape and size to M. bovis. Therefore, a positive screening test doesn’t necessarily mean the herd is actually positive for M. bovis. Of the 18 Northland farms which tested positive for the bacteria, only a small number of them will actually have the disease. MPI suspects that of these 18 farms, only one or two (if any) will have true M. bovis infections or 0.2 per cent.

Because it is impossible to tell which herds have false positives without further testing, these 18 farms have all been put on movement restrictions while a second test is performed to confirm whether the disease is present or not. This second test has very few false positive results, meaning that if they test positive at this second test then the farm has a true M. bovis infection. This second test involves blood testing every single animal on these properties and if a certain percentage of these animals test positive for the disease, then they are declared an infected herd.

As you can imagine, the process of testing every animal on these properties is time consuming, so it may be a little while before these farms are declared free from the disease and taken off movement restrictions. MPI suggests this may take up to 12 weeks. To continue the monitoring process, MPI plans to take a bulk milk sample every month from every farm throughout New Zealand. For this reason, it is vital that farmers keep their National Animal Identification & Tracing (NAIT) records up to date so that in the unlikely event your farm tests positive at one of the screening tests, you have accurate records for animals entering and leaving the property to help with the secondary testing process.

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Catching swarms From October through to mid-December, beekeepers need to perform queen cell inspections as the bees’ natural swarming trait is at its strongest. The only way to stop your hive from swarming is to remove the queen cells.

To complete a queen cell inspection, it is necessary to shake or brush off all the bees from each frame. If bees are not removed from the frame, it is hard to spot the queen cells. At the same time, it is important to check if there are eggs on a frame before you remove any queen cells. If there are eggs, remove all the queen cells, but if there are no eggs leave the biggest queen cell and remove the rest.

Now, what do you do if you want to catch a swarm? Generally, the best way to get a swarm into a box is to lower them into a brood box. This scenario is usually possible when the bees are hanging from a small branch. You simply cut the branch and lower it into your box. Make sure to leave the frames inside the box and place the swarm on top of them. The bees will run down and hang from the tops of the frames.

However, if the bees are on a branch that is out of reach or too thick to cut, you can shake them off. This method is quick and if your aim is good, it is effective.

Just give the branch a single, strong shake and the cluster will fall in a big clump into your box. The downside of this method is that many of the bees will fly up and become confused. Some will return to the branch you shook them from, others will land nearby. Basically, bees will go everywhere and it will take more time for them to regroup in your box. However, most them – and probably the queen – will end up there.

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Speed shearers on show

Many of the best sheep shearers in New Zealand will make their way to Mangawhai next month for the second annual Mangawhai Tavern Speed Shear on Saturday, November 2.

With a $10,000 prize pool, the event has swiftly found a place on the national shearing circuit, attracting shearing stars from as far afield as the South Island and Hawkes Bay. Organiser Lailene McDonald says last year’s inaugural event drew a huge crowd and 30 shearers, with former Golden Shears champion and world lamb shearing record holder Dion King taking the top prize of $5000.

This year, shearing legend Sir David Fagan, who won the Golden Shears championship a record 16 times, will be there on the day to run the event and another strong field is expected.

Lailene says the event was borne out of chance, but has grown quickly.

“I worked at the Mangawhai Tavern and my partner was a shearer and, one

day, he was telling me about speed shearing. He said we should do it at the tavern to replace some of the big gigs and as something for families,” she says.

“It drew a really big crowd last year.

I wasn’t going to do it again, but so many people have been asking about it. Even in the shearing world it is looked forward to.”

She says they have been lucky in securing strong sponsorship from a range of national and local businesses, including PGG Wrightson, Silver Fern Farms, Carrfields and Kaiwaka’s Henderson Shearing, which is sponsoring and competing.

Registration opens at 1pm, with shearing starting at 4pm. Entry costs $60 for Open or $40 for Senior classes. All the competitors will be on a large stage with a stock truck full of sheep needing a haircut backed up to the stage. The results will be decided by judges from Shearing Sport NZ.

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Country pursuits at Kaipara School show day Woodchopping, gumboot throwing and pony poo bingo are just a few of the rural attractions lined up for Kaipara Flats School’s annual Country Show Day, which takes place on Saturday, November 2 from 10am to 2.30pm. For the uninitiated, pony poo bingo involves a putting a pony in a paddock that has been marked out as a numbered grid. Patrons pick a number and the holder of the number of the square in which the pony ‘performs’ wins a prize.

Meanwhile, other ponies will be available for rides and The Puhoi Axemen will put on a display of woodchopping. There will be a speed shearing competition and school students will lead a parade of lambs and other young farm animals they have raised. There will also be a range of stalls selling bric-a-brac, toys, books, plants and produce, plus a face painting stand and a range of raffles, quick-fire raffles and silent and live auctions.

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The winner of the women’s division one was Kathy Stevens of Whangaparaoa with a score of 45, while the division two winner was Margaret Foster of Cambridge with a score of 59.

Competition convenor Colleen Hicks says despite a poor weather forecast, it was a great turnout with 80 players on the day giving it their all.

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SCOREBOARD A roundup of sports activities and events in the district

Junior Surf Lifesaving Omaha Beach Surf Lifesaving Club will hold its registration day for its junior guard division (6-13yr olds) on Sunday, October 27 from 11am-12noon.

The day will introduce new families and members to the club. There will be an opportunity to ‘have-a-go’ at beach based activities at 10am.

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Treasurer Laraine Laing with president Ian Clark.

Kawau Bay fishing club seeks stories for 25 year celebration The Kawau Bay Fishing Club is calling past and present members for some stories and scuttlebutt to celebrate 25 years on Saturday, November 16, at the Mahurangi East Bowling Club in Snells Beach.

Fishing club president Ian Clark says the club has always been about more than just fishing.

Over the years, the club has contributed to community causes including Coastguard, Snells Beach Primary, Mahurangi East Fire Station, Westpac, St Johns and Hospice, to name a few.

He says raising funds for donations was easier in the old days when it was allowed to raffle off the day’s catch, before the Ministry for Primary Industries put a stop to it.

The amount of fish in the water ebbs and flows, but Ian reckons the fish are smaller these days because Kawau Bay is a beauty of a spot that is close to Auckland.

“The amount of people fishing here has increased. On a fine day you can count 50 to 60 boats on the water.”

He says there ought to be some kind of survey about what fishers are taking from the bay, even if it’s self-reported.

“People say recreational takes similar quantities as commercial, but I don’t know about that,” he says.

He adds that the rules on how many fish people can take from the area are also confusing, because it changes depending on what side of Kawau Island you are on.

In September, the club held its annual month-long competition for the Ken Erceg trophy and 68 fish were weighed in.

Kevin Johnston caught the heaviest snapper (4.67kg). Second place went to Grant Thompson, with a snapper weighing 4.495kg. Graham Bond won the trophy for a 1.433kg fish that was closest to the average weight caught.

Each year, the club hosts a junior day, paid for by the club to encourage children to try fishing and spend a day with their parents and grandparents.

Ian says membership in the club still sits around 70 members, with many having come and gone since it was founded by Ken Erceg and Shirley and Dudley Cooper.

All past members are welcome to the 25-year celebration and should RSVP to kawaubayfishingclub@xtra.co.nz as soon as possible and before November 1.

Correction In the October 2 edition, Mahurangi Matters captioned an image of a rock climber as Esme Greenwood when, in fact, it was Millah Fox. Pictured here, Mahurangi College’s Esme Greenwood. Esme was placed fourth overall in the AIMS games rock climbing finals.

South Auckland wins Warkworth Croquet held the Summerset Golf Croquet Tournament at their grounds in Point Wells on September 22. Sixteen players from around Auckland paired up to play six games each over the day. The winners were Snow and Lynn Bell, from Manurewa.

Kaipara Flats Tennis The Kaipara Flats Tennis Club is inviting all who want to get fit this summer to try out its social tennis sessions on a Sunday. The club also holds kids’ tennis lessons on a Friday 3.30pm for $40 a child. Family membership for the club is $150.

Rodney Coast Challenge A 10km forest run, 25km mountain biking, 30km road biking and 8km paddle from Muriwai to Wenderholm will be held on Sunday, November 17.

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

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

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

Warkworth Garden Club Annual Rose and Flower Show 2019 Friday 15th November Warkworth Town Hall 12noon-5pm Prizegiving 1pm Plant Sales and Raffles Admission $2 Notify entries to - Jocelyn Sharp 09 425 7724, jocelynsharp1180@gmail.com by 3.00 pm on Thursday 14th November.

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If you have a good head for figures and you would like to assist people in the Warkworth/Wellsford/Mangawhai area with budgeting advice, we would like to hear from you. Full training provided and costs reimbursed. Applicants must have own reliable transport.

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Mahuhukiterangi; our PRIDE focus for Term 4 is Pursuing Excellence in preparing for the challenges and celebrations ahead. Tonight we will host our 2019 Cultural Blues Awards and Showcase. We’d like to take this opportunity to invite our community to join us for an evening of entertainment as we

celebrate the arts and culture at Mahurangi College.

A showcase of art, dance, drama, music and culture; Wednesday 23 October 7pm in our Auditorium. Entry is free and all are welcome. Tomorrow night we will host our Sports Blues Awards, and next week our Senior Prizegiving Evening.

Our seniors will begin their exam leave next Thursday 31 October, with school finishing early for all students in preparation for our Senior Prizegiving evening at 7pm. We’d like to warmly invite all parents and caregivers of our senior students to join us. NCEA exams begin Friday 8 November. I greatly look forward to seeing our seniors reach the goals that have worked so hard to achieve, and celebrating their successes with them.

Our Year 9 students recently visited the Auckland Zoo to examine the question “Are Zoo’s Good or Bad?” Along with observing enclosures and animal enrichment opportunities, students had educational sessions with zoo staff. During the Veterinarian session, students were able to observe a sick Takahē being fed. It is estimated only 300 Takahē exist in the wild.

chocolate for Fair Trade, Palm Oil free and other commitments to the environment.

Our Year 7 class also spent an afternoon identifying, counting and documenting bird life beside our river (below). Our Year 7-9’s are now investigating Climate Change, the Carbon Cycle, renewable energy resources and learning to make decisions on how to reduce their own carbon footprint.

Our Year 10 Sustainability students are successfully growing their own edible garden.

From seeds to garden planting and care, students have owned and led all processes.

They have also started their weekly water monitoring program of the Mahurangi River, testing for pH, clarity, dissolved oxygen and phosphorous. Our Year 7-9 Sustainability students have been investigating Fair Trade within the Clothing and Chocolate industries; looking at the processes from bean to the bar, including what different groups are paid.

They learnt how to examine supermarket

As part of their ‘Consumerism’ inquiry our Junior Faculty have been investigating various aspects, including recycling and upcycling, problem solving environmental waste and successfully making ‘milk plastic’ - a bioplastic from heated milk and vinegar.

They also directed and filmed their own episodes of the TV series ‘Reality Trip’. They held a Trade Fair and shared their learning in a variety of ways. It is very interesting to see where their inquiry is taking them. Well done!

Over the holidays Pasifika student rep Kotua Kotua, attended the Pacific Student Future Leaders Programme in Rarotonga. Kotua was selected as 1 of only 20 students from throughout NZ to attend the week long programme. Many thanks to Warkworth Lions and Warkworth Rotary for supporting Kotua.

kayaking the Able Tasman, parachuting in Queenstown and Whale Watching in Kaikoura.

80 of our Year 7 and 8 students participated in the AIMS Games held in Tauranga. We had great results from our individual athletes: rock climber Esme Greenwood, finishing just out of medal contention in 4th; Multisport athlete Max Matthews finishing 9th; Joe Kuwano finishing 14th in Breaststroke. Our teams all finished in commendable places; the inaugural mixed Quick Rip team finishing an outstanding 9th overall, winning their final game with an exciting try from Matai Young.

It was very encouraging to hear how our juniors put our PRIDE values in action. Many thanks to all involved, especially our coaches.

Our German international students have just returned from a two week tour of the South Island; experiencing some of the best scenery and activities NZ has to offer including

Congratulations also to our debating students who enjoyed success at the Auckland Schools Debating Awards; Samuel Chitty placing 3rd in Advanced Open; Robbie Ennis and Alex Bindon placing 10th equal in Senior Open.

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YEAR 13 ELECTRIC VEHICLE WINS TOP ‘SHOW AWARD’

A year long project has resulted in top awards for our Year 13 Design Technology students during the 2019 Evolocity Regional Competition. Team Scent of Musk (above) took out the top ‘Show Award’ (best across all categories) as well as fastest in Street Circuit (28 seconds).

As a prize, team members Robbie McFarlane, Cayle Farmiloe, Nathan Heron and Jordan Heron were invited to visit the RNZA base where they were given the amazing opportunity to fly a SeaSprite helicopter in their state of the art helicopter simulator.

Teams Killer Watt and Thors Hammer (both featured in the previous edition of Mahurangi Matters) also won top awards, qualifying the three teams for Nationals in November. Rikuto Suzuki, Joseph Martin, Thomas Ockleston and Lucas Edgerley (Killer Watt) won the University of Auckland ‘Most Innovative Engineering’ award. Takimoana Phillips, Lars Noordhoek and Fletch Ostling (Thors

Hammer) won Fastest Drag Race (34km/h) and Best Economy Run. Our fourth competing team, Trike Tribe, Kyle Fireson, Jared Lambert, Corry Dion, Kelly McKnight, placed 3rd in the 350w Economy run. We’d like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to all the local businesses that supported our teams throughout the year. Your support has provided the foundation on which ideas have been able to become a reality.

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Mangawhai child rodeo rider in quest for top racing ranking Mangawhai’s April Fletcher, 12, is aiming to rope in a top five ranking in junior barrel racing this summer, having already had a promising year.

Fletcher recently travelled with Rodeo New Zealand to compete in an under18s event in Brisbane, Australia, against riders from as far away as Canada and the United States.

The New Zealand team took second place, after missing out on the top spot by a mere 0.009 seconds.

In barrel racing, racers ride a horse which runs in a clover leaf pattern around a course of barrels. The rider who completes a set amount of runs in the fastest time wins.

Fletcher was one of the younger competitors there, with most racers aged about 15 or 16.

She says riding an animal can be scary at first, but she recommends it to other girls her age.

“My favourite part of racing is getting to know the horse and building the bond.

I’ve been riding Lulu for three years and I trust her with my life,” she says.

Fletcher’s ultimate ambition is to become the top ranked junior rider in New Zealand and to visit the United States to meet Fallon Taylor, a woman who became the World Barrel Racing champion in 2014.

Fletcher fell in love with rodeo after attending events with her father who rode bronco horses. However, when her father was no longer able to compete, it looked as if she wouldn’t be able to pursue the sport.

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But in 2016, family friend and coach Steve Allen happened to have a spare horse and invited Fletcher to come and meet her.

Allen says the pair immediately bonded.

“Since then, I have been teaching her how to develop a relationship with a horse. In racing it’s really two brains coming together,” he says.

He adds that Fletcher has shown passion, commitment and capabilities well above her age level.

“There’s a lot of responsibilities involved because you have to look after your horse, feeding and grooming them.

“I told her she will need to cook, clean and set up camp if she wants to go on tour. She’s going to have to put in the hard yards, but she will get a lot out of it.”

The pair intend to compete in as many rodeo events as possible in the North Island this season to build up points towards Fletcher’s ranking.

“She has used her initiative and is fundraising so she can push harder and compete more,” Allen says.

Fletcher, along with her mother Lailene McDonald, recently organised a cowboy fancy dress party and mechanical bull competition at the Mangawhai Tavern to fundraise for the tour.

A collection box is also available at the Mangawhai Tavern for anyone who wishes to help further.

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24 Warkworth Town Hall Talk, Dr Andrew Jeffs and Al Alder on the Mahurangi green-lipped mussel reef restoration research, 5pm for 5.30pm start.

24 Mangawhai Central public meeting, The Mangawhai Club, 219 Molesworth Drive. Masterplan update and streetscape details, 5.30pm. Info: Email info@mangawhaicentral.co.nz 24 Mahurangi College Sports Blues Awards dinner, Stables Restaurant, Matakana, 6.30pm.

24 Dancing in the Dark, old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 8pm. Drug and alcohol-free event. All welcome. $5 entry. Info: Dancing in the Dark-Warkworth on Facebook 25 Warkworth Museum Tea & Talk, In Their Own Words, 10am.

Heritage talk on the journeys and experiences of early settlers.

Entry by koha. Info: 425 7093 25 Sculpture trail experience, Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park, Kaipara Coast Highway, 10am-2pm. Fundraiser for Victim Support. Tickets: iticket.co.nz 25-28 Morris & James Labour Day Sale, (see ad p6) 26 Point Wells Library book sale, 9am-1pm. Big selection.

26 Book launch & open house, Butterfly House, Findlay/Awatea Sts, Mangawhai Heads, 10am-12 & 2-4pm (see story p21) 27 Waipu Street & Park Market, The Centre & Caledonian Park, 9am-2pm. Over 140 craft, food, produce, fashion, art, jewellery and bric a brac stalls. Info: streetmarket@waipu.kiwi 27 Puhoi Village Market, music by Five n Dime, 9am-1pm. Cash only. Ph Jaqui 021 977181 to book space.

27 Leigh Community Preschool Gala, Leigh School field, 10am4pm (see story p22) 27 Mahurangi Ukulele Festival with Marian Burns, Warkworth RSA, 10am-5pm. Concert at 3.30pm. Tickets: musicmakerdiannem@gmail.com 27 Eden: The Complete Inside Story, a film about the largest rainforest in captivity, Warkworth Town Hall, 1pm. Tickets: eventfinda.co.nz 27 Reb Fountain, Sawmill Cafe, Leigh, 8.30pm. Tickets $28 from tickettailor.com (see story p38) 30 Fashion Parade, presented by Shadze of Lace and Coconut Gallery with the Lions Club of Kowhai Coast, Bowls Warkworth.

Doors open 6.30pm. Tickets from Shadze of Lace and Coconut Gallery. Proceeds to Warkworth community.

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Country music singer Fred Renata, Little & Local Coffee Kitchen, 7.30pm. Tickets $10 at the door. (see story p) This is Your Captain Speaking by Otamatea Repertory Theatre, over three weekends (see story p36) Mahurangi East Creative Crafts & Arts exhibition and sale, Snells Beach Community Church (opp Snells Beach Fire Station), Mahurangi East Road, 9am-3pm. Refreshments, raffles, crafts for sale. All welcome, free entry.

Country Show Day, Kaipara Flats School (see story p45) Mangawhai Speed Shear, Mangawhai Tavern, 2 Moir Street, 4pm. $10,000 prize money, live music (see story p45) Snells Beach Ratepayers & Residents Assn general meeting, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 7.30 pm. Guest speaker: Gary Heaven on walkways. All welcome.

Dealing with tantrums. Discussion led by Plunket parenting educator Tina Ball, Wellsford Plunket Rooms, 90 Rodney Street, 10.30-noon. Info: Toni.yarrow@plunket.org.nz

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Para athlete sprints to World Champs Wellsford’s Mitch Joynt will represent New Zealand in the 100m and 200m sprint races at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai next month.

The 24-year-old qualified for the World Champs at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney last April, where he ran the 200m sprint in 24 seconds flat, shedding 1.08 seconds off his previous personal best time.

Mitch will attend a pre-camp in Darwin at the end of this month.

“For other competitions, you just show up on the day, run the race and that’s it,” he says. “This time, there will be training days and rest days where I don’t have to go to work – I’ll get to live like a proper athlete.”

Mitch was spotted by Athletics New Zealand three years ago while running in the Auckland marathon.

“I just did the marathon to tick it off my bucket list and then Athletics New Zealand asked if I wanted to try athletic sports. I wasn’t any good at javelin or long jump, so I stuck to running,” he says.

“I’m a bit of a slow starter, so I’m definitely stronger in the 200m. I’m really hoping to make the final for that.”

Mitch lost his right leg from the knee down in a woodchipper machine

while working as an arborist in 2013.

Currently, he juggles sprint training with working 60 hours a week as a truck driver for Transcon.

“Being an arborist was the dream job, but I broke my other leg at work after losing my right one, so it was strongly advised that I did something else.

“To be honest, the leg I broke causes me more problems than the one that isn’t there.”

Prior to losing his leg, Mitch played rugby for Mahurangi College and was a junior world champion archer.

“But it’s a bit dangerous to play rugby with a steel leg, and I felt like I had peaked with archery.

“That’s why I’m hooked on running because I’m not naturally fast, so I have to work hard to be good at it.”

Despite being the highest ranked 200m sprinter in his disability classification in New Zealand, the trip to Dubai is not fully funded.

“The trip costs $13,000, and I’ve had $6000 donated. Any money I can’t raise I’ll have to top up with my savings.”

The competition will be held from November 7 to 15.

To donate to help get Mitch get to the world champs, visit givealittle.co.nz/ cause/mitch-joynts-paralympic-dream.

Left: Mitch Joynt says he will travel to Dubai with 13 other Kiwi para athletes – the biggest para athletics team New Zealand has ever sent to a World Championship. Photo, Alisha Lovrich.

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220 Rodney St (Cnr. SH1 & Matheson Rd), Wellsford

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Wellsford Birthing Unit Full 2 bedroom birthing and post natal care facility with your own LMC & Registered Nurses 24/7 in attendance. Birthing pool, *FREE baby car seat with admission.

218 Rodney St, Wellsford Health Centre, Wellsford • Enquiries Admin 09 423 6006 and through your midwife

PHONE 09 423 8086 FOR 24/7 URGENT DOCTOR SERVICE