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Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade’s youngest recruit Jett Marshall and Dad Jason were happy to meet their namesake, Marshall the Paw Patrol fire pup, when they took part in the town’s annual Santa Parade on Saturday, November 26. Thankfully, the recent dreadful weather stayed away and local schools, businesses and community groups were able to bring some much-needed festive cheer to the streets. See story and more photos on p23.

New plan for fast ferry service launched Regular passenger ferries from Auckland to the Matakana Coast and out to Aotea Great Barrier Island could be on the cards if a local marine charter business owner’s plans get support.

Hauraki Express, which is based on the Tawharanui Peninsula and runs water taxi and fishing charters, wants to run specially

built twin-hulled boats to carry commuters and visitors between the three destinations.

The ferries would be electric-diesel hybrids with 40 to 60 seats, making them faster, more efficient and environmentally friendly than the large vehicle ferries that currently serve Aotea Great Barrier.

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the idea has been in development for more than a year and the company has already had one boat built that could easily be adapted to carry a passenger cabin.

He envisages ferries running from the city up to Matakana Coast, with potential stops at Kawau, Sandspit, Snells Beach and/or Omaha, then running out to Aotea, with

another ferry going straight to Aotea and returning down the coast. Trips would take one hour up to Mahurangi or two to Aotea.

“Matakana Coast on its own is probably more economical than Great Barrier, but combine the two and the scheduling starts to work and has a far greater reach, and it continued on page 2

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Shoppers proved to be generous when Pink Ribbon collectors rattled their buckets in Warkworth, Snells Beach and Matakana recently. A total of just over $6000 was donated, which will go towards breast cancer education, research, advocacy and patient support. Local organiser Shona Pickup said she wanted to say a “big thank you” to the volunteer collectors, as well as the public who gave cash and texted donations.

Hauraki Express is using one of the new twin-hulled boats as a fuel tender, but says it could easily be converted to carry passengers.

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is far more worthwhile than just targeting one hotspot,” he said during a presentation to Rodney Local Board last month. “We believe it’s got to be all or nothing.”

He added that Great Barrier’s population was increasing, and the island was in danger of being left isolated with a limited ferry and flight timetable.

Bourke said Hauraki Express was ready and able to provide the new services, but it was looking for backing to underwrite the risk.

“We’re a private enterprise wanting to provide a new public transport service. We can fund what we’re proposing, but for our financiers, we do need some certainty,” he said.

“We wouldn’t go it alone. Fullers and SeaLink are being heavily susidised, so why shouldn’t this service be subsidised?”

However, Bourke admitted that the timing of his bid for the new service was far from ideal, with Council budgets stretched and existing ferry services around Auckland and the gulf being slashed. Auckland Transport’s (AT) interim chief executive, Mark Lambert, has told Bourke that AT is unable to support potential public

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transport or tourism services not included in the Regional Public Transport Plan and there were no plans, or funding, to cover the provision of any new ferry services outside the current network.

While disappointed, Bourke still believes in the proposed new service and plans to persevere.

“If I was a smart person, I’d probably give it up at this stage, but I think there’s a great need for it,” he said.

“I think the politicians need to pick it up and realise that we’ve got a responsibility for the outer gulf, enhanced by opportunity for a ferry to the Matakana Coast, and that needs to be included in AT’s remit.

“I’ll keep it ticking along. With the way the economy is going and the message that seems to be coming from Council to cut back rather than expand services, it’s got a long way to go.

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Māori Land Court to determine ownership of Hoteo riverbed The future use of the Hōteo River for fishing, recreation and irrigation could rest on a case that will go before the Māori Land Court in Whangarei, possibly next year.

The court is being asked to determine whether the riverbed is Māori customary land and, if is it, whether it belongs to iwi Te Runanga Ngāti Whatua or the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust.

The 28-kilometre river forms at the confluence of the Whangaripo and Waiwhiu streams, north-east of Wellsford, and is a tributary of the Kaipara Harbour.

It is used for numerous recreational activities including whitebaiting, as well as irrigation. In 2014, consented water extraction for the 405 square kilometre catchment was for more than 1.3 million cubic metres a year, or about 15,400 cubic metres a day.

The Hoteo was identified as a ‘priority catchment’ by Auckland Council in 2014, primarily because of the threat posed by river sedimentation to the harbour’s sea grass beds, and has since been a focus for the Kaipara Moana Remediation programme (formerly the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group).

Te Runanga o Ngāti Whatua chief executive Alan Riwaka says it is too early to speculate on the potential implications of the determinations of the Maori Land Court.

“The exact implications will depend on the nature and detail of the determinations of the court,” he says.

“We have a lot of evidence of ownership and custom and usage of the land bordering the Hōteo River, as well as the river itself – for centuries – which will be set out in evidence for the court.

“There have been a number of previous events and legal precedents that have made it possible for Ngāti Whātua and

Ngāti Manuhiri to bring this case. The application was originally lodged for Ngāti Whātua with the Māori Land Court in March last year.”

Kaipara Moana Remediation project manager Willie Wright was not aware of the applications, but was confident they would not affect the programme.

“We work with all landholders – the Crown, mana whenua and private land owners – so I don’t see how the ownership of the river would affect us at all,” he said.

Ngāti Manuhiri chair Mook Hohneck declined to comment.

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In July this year, the Māori Land Court released its decision on the Mercury NZ v Cairns Pouakani River Bed case, where Mercury, supported by the Attorney-General, sought to strike out an application made by Pouakani hapū relating to the Waikato river bed at Pouakani. Pouakani had applied for an order that the riverbed, which is currently used by Mercury for hydropower generation, is Māori customary land. The July decision means the application can now proceed for determination by the Māori Land Court. The court noted that water ownership is a developing area of law that is intertwined with tikanga elements and should not be struck out.

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Council consults on Sandspit parking charges

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Anyone with an interest in the Sandspit carpark has until December 16 to make a comment on a Rodney Local Board proposal to grant a licence to a parking provider.

The Board has put forward a range of parking fees for the casual and long-term use of the carpark, which can accommodate up to 320 vehicles.

The fees range from free for the first 90-minutes to $22 for a car and trailer for 24 hours. Anyone taking a day trip to Kawau Island during the summer will be looking at a $16 charge.

Council spokesperson Kim O’Neill says the results of the feedback will be reported to a Local Board meeting early next year, so it is unclear when the new fees will be introduced.

Parking on the spit has been free since late 2020, when management transferred from Auckland Transport to Auckland Council and the Board.

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“Because everything is connected, an effective management plan for Sandspit is essential,” Craig says.

“We’re delighted with the recent progression of a positive korero between our association and other similar associations around the Sandspit area. I expect we will see full representation in the collaborative process we’re developing to establish such a plan.”

The association had expected Council would engage with the Kawau association about the Board proposal.

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Craig says Council staff have been very apologetic about the process undertaken to date and have confirmed Council is keen to establish a proposed carpark advisory group.

“Coastguard, Fire & Emergency NZ and Kawau Cruises have already confirmed support and we’ll continue the process of gaining other appropriate representation, formally establishing this group in the coming months.”

Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers chair Peter Deane says that whatever happens at the spit needs to have a long-term lens put on it.

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Judges berate lawyers for causing lengthy landfill case delays The multiparty appeal against Waste Management NZ’s (WM) plans for a huge new regional tip, south of Wellsford, has finished until the end of January, but not before judges took participants to task for dragging proceedings out.

Judge Jeff Smith was clearly exasperated when WM said it wanted to produce extra evidence on its site selection process, saying this was just the latest such request being made.

“We’re buried in paper and the email trail is now virtually impossible to follow. It comes in a never-ending stream. How long is it going to take to finish this case?” he said.

The Environment Court hearing opened in June with regular online sessions until midAugust, when the court granted a request from WM to adjourn for site assessment with a “specific cultural lens” that ended up taking more than two months. This meant there was no way the case could be finished this year, as had originally been planned.

“This is all a consequence of parties asking for an adjournment and then exponentially increasing the time needed for the hearing.

I was originally told eight weeks, I allowed 10, and now we’re talking another four to five weeks on top of that,” Judge Smith said.

He said he was concerned over how far the court was being asked to accommodate requests.

“I find it quite exceptional that parties are dictating that they’re not available on certain dates. The court reminds parties that we’re not a shop, we’re not open all hours. We have a series of cases coming up, including Pakiri (sand mining) and Warkworth to Wellsford (motorway), the list goes on ... they all swamp the court’s ability to deal with it all,” he said.

“There’s a level of unrealism in this and the court is just going to have to decide what we do. The court feels it’s bending over backwards to solve the problems of counsel.”

Judge Melinda Dickey agreed, saying if the various lawyers could not agree on certain

dates in the first quarter of next year, the case would have to be adjourned until towards the end of 2023.

“The window is rapidly closing for next year, it’s difficult enough as it is to rearrange fixtures. It would be most helpful if counsel could accommodate those dates from our perspective,” she said.

Dickey suggested that a solution might be for the court to reconvene a week earlier than scheduled, on January 24, during the court’s fixed vacation period. This seemed to spur counsel into action and, after a

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brief adjournment to discuss the matter, all parties agreed the the court’s suggested first quarter schedule.

Counsel were also criticised for taking too long over supplementary questions and

cross-examination, with the judges and commissioners threatening to impose time limits unless they hurried up.

Dickey said such questions should only relate to matters of clarification.

“They should not be an opportunity to relitigate,” she said. “If matters don’t improve, we will take further steps.”

She added that WM lawyers had not held matters up with objections where perhaps they could have and asked all counsel to treat each other with respect.

The case reopens on Monday, January 31.

Experts debate ecological outcomes

The outlook for rare Hochstetter’s frogs, long-tailed bats and ecology in general at the proposed landfill site came under the spotlight during the final sessions this year of the Environment Court hearing.

Ecological experts for Waste Management NZ (WM), Auckland Council and parties appealing against the granting of a resource consent spoke and were questioned at length over their evidence on what effects the development might have, and how those effects might be avoided, mitigated or compensated for.

The court heard that WM had put together a comprehensive package of measures designed to offset any losses of native animals and plants, their habitats and around 14km of streams, including installing a lengthy pest-proof fence and extensive riparian tree planting.

Witnesses for WM said biodiversity offset accounting and biodiversity compensation models had been drawn up that should ensure no net loss of species and, in some instances, there could even be net gains.

As an example, it was considered that relocating the at-risk Hochstetter’s frogs from the landfill site could result in there being more frogs in future than if no development happened and they were left

to their own devices.

However, a suggestion that one suitable relocation site might be island reserve Te Hauturu-o-Toi Little Barrier prompted an objection from Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust counsel Jason Pou that – not for the first time – there had been a complete lack of consultation with mana whenua.

“This Saturday is the 10-year anniversary of Ngati Manuhiri gifting Hauturu to the people of New Zealand. How come they haven’t been consulted over discussions of Hochstetter’s Frog being relocated there?” he said.

Pou said a study had found there were no Hochstetter’s frogs on Hauturu, therefore they should not be brought onto the island, and by publicly discussing the possibility without having consulted Ngati Manuhiri, the hapu was being painted into a corner.

However, WM counsel Simon Pilkinton later said that following a 2019 report into frogs on Hauturu that recommended translocation, it had also been recommended that the report was shared with Ngati Manuhiri, so he thought they should have been aware.

Pou said it was another case of everyone talking about Ngati Manuhiri, rather

Rare Hochstetter’s frogs will be lost or ousted if the tip goes ahead. Photo, DOC/ Greg Sherley.

than talking to them, and added that WM seeking to avoid adverse impacts on the frogs was different from actually avoiding adverse impacts.

Judge Jeff Smith said it was important to remember that any ecological model was simply a mathematical method of trying to predict what might happen by running numbers through a system, or as one witness put it, was logic rather than evidence.

Cultural, corporate, planning and closing evidence will be heard when the case continues next year.

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Road congestion clinched the decision, organisers say.

Rodeo driven out of town The Warkworth Rodeo is the latest casualty of Warkworth’s never-ending traffic woes.

The Rodeo Club has cancelled the annual event, normally held on January 1, citing traffic congestion as the reason.

Secretary Paul Manton says the difficult decision was made in light of the announcement by the Ara Tūhono Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway project that the new road will not be open in time for the 2023 Warkworth Rodeo.

“This, in conjunction with the Matakana link road and Dome Valley work, means all this traffic congestion will be terminating at the gates of the Warkworth Showgrounds, ending in gridlock,” Manton says.

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Johnstones Hill tunnels through to Puhoi and, of course, Hill Street intersection will add to the holiday crawl. Any one of these restrictions would impose delays, but all combined was too much.”

Manton said the long-running anti-rodeo protests were not a factor in the decision.

“Our thoughts were about being able to put on a well-attended, entertaining, cost-effective event where our animals, contestants, and the public could arrive and leave safely.

“It has been a very hard decision for the club to make, but ultimately, we feel it is in the best interests of the community to take a hiatus this year and we look forward to putting on a rodeo in 2024.”

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Ideas in the first stage of consultation were garnered from young and old, including Te Kura o Puhinui Warkworth School students who did a Workshop in the Box exercise.

Walks around Warkworth to visualise future needs of town A series of special walks around Warkworth are being organised this coming Friday and Saturday, December 9 and 10, as the next stage in the development of a new town centre plan being driven by Rodney Local Board.

Since being appointed in May, community development collective Community Think and urban designer Motu Design have run a number of events and activities designed to find out how local people want to see Warkworth develop and meet community needs in future.

These have included a Festival of Ideas event in August, a ‘meaning making’ session in September and the distribution of ‘workshops in a box’ to local schools,

community groups and businesses to gather feedback and ideas.

Now, lead facilitator and developer Cissy Rock says it’s time to explore how all the wish list ideas might actually happen and how they could work for the community.

“We are moving from ‘what’ you want to see in the community to ‘where’ and ‘how’,” she says.

“We will talk about things like what infrastructure and design might be needed to make ideas come alive, and where do people imagine these ideas and activities taking place, or being built.”

There will be three different ways to take part: • A guided walk through different areas of Puhinui Warkworth at 10.30am

and 2pm on Friday December 9, and 10.30am on Saturday, December 10.

• A drop-in centre in the old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, from 10am to 4pm on Friday, and 10am to noon on Saturday morning, where there will be maps on the wall for people to contribute thoughts and opinions.

• A self-guided walk where people will be given a map to take themselves around the town.

Rock says the goal of the plan, which utilises and includes the traditional name for Warkworth, is to ensure the town meets the needs of the whole community and protects and enhances the Mahurangi River.

“The Puhinui Warkworth Town Centre Plan will set the direction for the development of the area and will guide future decisions on place-making projects, public spaces, accessibility and connectivity projects, land use and community projects in and around the town centre and riverfront,” she says.

“It will also demonstrate more sustainable and collaborative ways of designing and developing the town centre to private investors, businesses, council and the wider community.”

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Council grapples with deficit

By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Auckland Council finances came under further scrutiny at the Governing Body meeting on November 24.

Councillors were told that Council’s budget deficit was now approaching $300 million, with Mayor Wayne Brown signalling it could still get worse.

Cr Chris Darby asked for clarity on whether the budget deficit might grow by another $20 million.

Chief financial officer Peter Gudsell said the Reserve Bank signalled it would continue to “tighten”.

“If they [the Reserve Bank] are not getting the impact they want from the Official Cash Rate tightening, they have signalled that they will continue to tighten,” Gudsell said.

“I was asked last time whether $270 (million) was it. I still don’t have a crystal ball. We just have to wait and see whether the interventions work.”

Cr Julie Fairey was concerned that labour and material shortages impacting on the budget were less to do with Covid-19 and instead were “baked into the system”.

“Is this a new normal? That is one of the things I worry about. We think, ‘Oh well, actually this is just a short-term thing and sooner or later those labour and material shortages will sort themselves out’, but they have been going on for a few years now,” Fairey said.

Gudsell said it was difficult to say whether the shortages were medium or short-term problems.

He said they could be addressed through early contractor involvement, less reliance on contractors and encouraging policy changes around the immigration border.

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“It is fair to say that we have had the same impact for two or three years now. It does seem to me that it is it is likely to remain the case until the unemployment rate starts to move as well.”

Cr Richard Hills said this budget could be worse than Council’s emergency budget during the first lockdown of Covid.

Chief executive Jim Stabback said Council had to balance paying staff while delivering essential services for Aucklanders.

“The reality is that we are competing in a market with low unemployment and high competition for the right resources,” Stabback said.

He said Council had given large discounts on consenting because the shortage of skilled labour meant applications could not be completed in time.

“A lack of staff in one area is losing us potentially millions of dollars because of consent discounts.”

In a press release, Brown reiterated that double digit rates rises of 13 per cent would not happen under his leadership.

“It is by far the biggest fiscal hole in Auckland Council’s history, except for the once-in-a-hundred emergency budget when our city was put into lockdown,” Brown said.

“We aim to keep rates rises below inflation to reduce the pressure on Aucklanders now being hit by the economic and fiscal storm I warned about through the campaign and since becoming Mayor. It could still get worse.”

Brown said Council’s Expenditure Control and Procurement committee was currently looking for savings while also “trying not to squeeze Aucklanders more during a costof-living crisis”.

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Rub inside the chicken cavity with sea salt, then carefully grab the skin at the tip of the chicken breasts, making sure that it doesn’t rip, and pull up gently Sprinkle a little salt down the gap that you have made, push in most of the chopped herbs and drizzle in a little oil.

Push the lemon halves into the cavity along with the bay and rosemary sprigs, then pull the skin of the

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Eating your words It was probably a throwaway line not intended to be taken too seriously, but Mayor Wayne Brown’s comment that $100 isn’t enough to cover lunch for two people (page 14) is another reminder of the different mindsets between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ in Auckland. Perhaps the comment resonated more loudly because of the time of year.

Mahurangi Matters is just one of many businesses and organisations currently running Christmas collections, asking the community to share some Christmas spirit by donating food and gifts for local families whose Christmas would be bleak without this show of kindness. For some of these people, lunch is a meal they can’t even afford and $100 is all they have to buy food for a week.

According to a Ministry of Social Development report released in October, life is particularly tough for Kiwi children growing up in single parent households, where nearly one in three is living in material hardship. Māori children are more than twice as likely than average to experience material hardship, and Pasifika nearly three times more likely. Rent and housing costs continue to eat up the bulk of household budgets, with little leftover for groceries and other expenses. These childhood inequities often undermine educational achievement and so the circle of hardship continues.

The Mahurangi and south Kaipara region is a kaleidoscope of communities, rich and poor, although this is not always plainly evident. While the well-to-dos are often easily identifiable by the cars they drive, and the homes and beach homes they own, the less well-off tend not to flaunt their poverty. They shop in charity shops through necessity rather than choice, and their children often don’t participate in sport because they can’t afford the uniforms or the transport costs. But make no mistake, there are many among us who are struggling to keep afloat financially at present.

We don’t really have any interest in what Mayor Brown has for lunch or how much it costs, but perhaps he should try to remember that not everyone shares the many privileges he takes for granted.

Note: It is not too late to donate food and gifts to the Mahurangi Matters appeal which is supporting Homebuilders Warkworth, Rodney Women’s Centre and Mahu Vision Community Trust. Goods can be left under the tree in the Mahurangi Matters reception area during normal business hours.

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Park work appreciated After walking the Kōwhai Park tracks recently I must congratulate the Council on the work done on the tracks and boardwalk which added to the work done

by Warkworth Lions and Forest and Bird (2015-2016). I also can’t believe that Tradescantia (wandering jew) has been

removed mainly by the efforts of two local men (well done). Kōwhai and Parry Kauri Parks are magnificent treasures for Warkworth. Let’s hope that they can be maintained by Council and local services.

John Lambert, Point Wells

CORRECTION

In the story on the Mahurangi College senior prizegiving (MM Nov 21), it was mistakenly reported that the Warkworth Driving Academy gave a $300 scholarship when, in fact, the scholarship was $500.

Apologies for the error.

New brochure showcases town’s heritage Visitors to Warkworth will be able to peer into its past following the launch of a walking and driving Heritage Trail brochure last week.

The brochure is the work of Heritage Mahurangi, a group that formed just over a year ago when Auckland Council threatened to remove the town weir on Mahurangi River.

The brightly coloured yellow and green brochure has been published as a precursor to Warkworth’s 170th Anniversary, which will be celebrated next year.

It presents information about 31 historic buildings and sites including churches, pubs, parks and, of course, the weir. All sites are identified on an accompanying map.

Twenty-seven of the sites are accessible on foot, while transport is recommended for the remaining four – Wilson Cement Works, Parry Kauri Park, Warkworth and Districts Museum, and the Kowhai Scenic Reserve.

Heritage Mahurangi chair Dave Parker launched the brochure at a gathering at the Warkworth RSA. He said there was much to see and much to learn about Warkworth, and he hoped the brochure would help visitors enjoy and appreciate the town’s history.

“These sites are our taonga, our treasures,” he said.

Warkworth Anglican Parish vicar Peter Jenkins said the brochure was an opportunity to give thanks for the legacy left by the town’s founders.

The brochure was sponsored by the Lions Club of Warkworth, the Warkworth Anglican Parish, Warkworth and Districts Museum, Warkworth Cement Works Conservation Trust, Warkworth Information Centre and Ray Chappell, of Chappell Print.

Printer Ray Chappell was thanked for his role in the production of Heritage Mahurangi’s new brochure.

Bottom left, Warkworth Information Centre manager Alison Hitchcock with Dave Parker. The centre will be one of the main distribution points for the new brochure.

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Shift in road funding priorities needed What is happening about the maintenance of our sealed and unsealed roads? Roads are utilised by buses, cyclists, commercial and private vehicles. Everyone wants to use good quality roads. Yet the number of potholes, uneven surfaces and patchwork fills are more plentiful now than ever before. So why isn’t Auckland Transport able to get on top of properly maintaining our roads?

The answer is relatively simple. Their spending priorities have been weighted more heavily towards providing public transport than towards improving the standard of our driving surfaces. The Government, through the Minister of Transport and Waka Kotahi NZTA, has intentionally set the spending this way.

This policy in turn cascades down and sets Auckland Transport’s spending priorities, because NZTA matches Auckland Transport’s ratepayer provided funding, on the proviso the money is spent on the Minister’s priorities.

Translating this into numbers for Auckland, the amount of money Auckland Transport spends on public transport is $655 million a year. The amount of money spent on maintenance contracts is $133 million per annum, or 80% less than what public transport receives. Put bluntly, that is why the roads are in such a poor state.

The problem is compounded at the local level. For example, the ‘Emergency Budget’ saw a decrease in the regional road sealing budget by almost 70% – from $12 million annually down to $4 million, plus a simultaneous decrease in the local gravel road maintenance budget by 18% – from $6.8 million annually to $5.6 million, even though it needs to be $8.8 million

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annually. The roads are observably going backwards by $3.2 million every year.

These cutbacks have also seen degradation of the environment, as failing to correctly maintain the culverts and roadside watertables is resulting in water overflowing across the roads, causing heavy silt erosion into the waterways.

To counter this, I have been working closely with my colleagues Crs Andy Baker and Mike Lee, who are the two councillors now on the Auckland Transport Board of Directors, in an effort to have Auckland’s rural communities treated more fairly. The Rodney Local Board is an equally strong advocate.

The Local Board also has its own Transport Targeted Rate collecting $4.6 million cash per annum, which it independently administrates. The money is spent on bus services, bus shelters, park and rides and footpaths. The Local Board could ask ratepayers if they would prefer if some of this was spent to top up the road maintenance deficit, or it could divert money into bolstering the road sealing programme.

The important advantage is the Local Board controls this sum of money. Their decisions are not dictated by the Transport Minister. Also, this money is immune from budget cuts because it is a separate targeted rate. This gives the Local Board the freedom to decide how the $4.6 million annually should most appropriately be spent. This same autonomy does not exist for Auckland Transport.

In closing, I look forward to serving you and Rodney’s other wider issues in 2023. May I also take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable summer holiday.

Central’s Tips December 2022

The fruit and vegetable garden • Assisting eggplant flowers to pollinate – use a small paintbrush to transfer pollen between flowers. Eggplant flowers are pale mauve and droop downwards, so they’re often overlooked by the bees • A regular squirt of water over the bean plants is said to increase bean production. Picking regularly also encourages a bumper crop • It’s all in the staking – plants such as beans, tomatoes and cucumbers benefit from good climbing supports through the summer • Find out if your potatoes are ready by gently excavating from the edge of the mound. Early cropping potatoes are generally ready from now onwards • Young citrus tree leaves curling up? An infestation of aphids on the backs of leaves can dealt with by manually wiping them off, or by spraying with a fish-based oil spray such as Aquaticus ‘Glow’ • Leek plants are available in seedling punnets or bundles. Separate them carefully, then plant each one in a 10cm deep hole (use a pencil to create the hole). Don’t fill with soil, regularly watering will gradually fill it in

The ornamental garden • Weeding is a great way to tidy the garden up for summer, giving space for plants to grow and for mulch to be spread • Avoid clipping plants like hedges and topiaries from now on as freshly exposed foliage will burn in the summer sun • Flowering agapanthus should not be left to go to seed. These plants colonise easily in Auckland at the expense of other more desirable options • Summer prune the wisteria, rambling roses and jasmine to maintain control as they grow extensively in the heat • Plant carpet thymes, prostrate muehlenbeckias and coprosmas as hardy groundcovers to keep the weeds at bay • Heading away? Move pots and baskets into shadier areas to reduce their water consumption • The scent of summer – climbing star jasmine, bushes of philadelphus and michelia – or add a favourite rose - these all offer wafts of perfume around the summer garden

New secondhand store

Northland Waste has opened a new secondhand shop at its Warkworth Re:Sort Resource Recovery Centre at 183 Sandspit Road. The store is open weekdays selling a wide range of reusable items that people have thrown away. Proceeds from sales will be donated every quarter to a local charity that customers can vote for inside the shop. The store is open from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and takes EFTPOS only.

Dynamic dairywomen sought for award

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award, which recognises women with exceptional commitment, drive and passion for the dairy industry.

The winner will receive up to $20,000 for professional or business coaching, a development programme and/or some kind of learning experience of her choice. Entrants need to be a member of the Dairy Women’s Network and to have demonstrated leadership skills and vision. Nominations close on February 28. Info and nomination forms: www.dwn.co.nz/ fonterra-dairy-woman-of-the-year/

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Latest Centennial Park masterplan out for public feedback Auckland Council’s blueprint plan for Centennial Park in Wellsford is open for public feedback until Friday, December 16.

Community groups, sports clubs and individuals are being encouraged to have a look at the draft masterplan and let Council know what they think about its proposals.

These include planning for a new multiuse facility for existing users and clubs, refurbishing toilets and changing rooms, re-purposing two or three of the tennis courts for netball, and marking out some courts for more than one use, such as tennis and basketball.

The draft masterplan also outlines the possibility of upgrading playground facilities, installing a pump track and/or climbing wall and improving pedestrian and cycle access, and suggests which might be implemented in the short term – one to five years – or long term – five to 10 years-plus.

Rodney Local Board chair Brent Bailey said while the masterplan was subject to funding, around $2 million had already been allocated to renew Council-owned assets in the park over the next five years.

“The park is a cherished part of Wellsford life and making sure future generations continue to use and value it is critical,” he said.

“Residents are encouraged to have their say on what they like and don’t like about the draft. We want to hear about people’s priorities for the park, and any other suggestions they might have.”

The state of facilities at Centennial Park has been a source of frustration for various sports teams and clubs for many years, as courts and facilities have steadily deteriorated – mainly due to drainage and maintenance issues – forcing some sports to abandon the park for other venues.

While there have been several studies, reports and assessments in recent years, few changes or improvements have actually

The 16 hectare park is used by a wide variety of clubs and organisations, but extensive improvements are needed.

been implemented.

Council said key findings from the masterplan public consultation were scheduled to be presented to the Local Board in February, after which the final version of the Centennial Park masterplan is due to be adopted by the Board in March or April.

The masterplan can be viewed in full, and submissions made at Council’s Have Your Say website: https://akhaveyoursay. aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/wellsfordcentennial-park-draft-masterplan Submission forms are also available at Wellsford War Memorial Library in Port Albert Road or emails can be sent to wcpmasterplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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Therapy playroom for Warkworth on services’ Christmas list An organisation that works with children who have been exposed to family violence is trying to raise enough money to set up a much-needed therapy playroom in Warkworth, and eventually Wellsford.

In the 12 months to June this year, Abuse Prevention Services, based in Whangaparaoa, worked with nearly 150 children from throughout Rodney, despite the fact that for four months of that period, the service could not undertake any play therapy directly with children due to Covid.

Clinical manager Suzanne Stewart says that sadly, the need for the playrooms is increasing every year.

The playrooms are used to help children, aged seven to nine years, process trauma they have experienced in their young lives.

Stewart says family violence can manifest itself on many levels. This includes physically, emotionally, psychologically – particularly if there are a lot of arguments in the home – and financially.

Currently, families from Warkworth and Wellsford must travel to Whangaparaoa to access a playroom. Therapy sessions are normally held once a week over 10 weeks, or 20 weeks if the trauma is more complex.

“This is a huge commitment for families outside the Hibiscus Coast, and is prohibitive for many, particularly with rising fuel costs,” Stewart says.

The set-up cost for a room is $5000.

“We have a room available to us in central Warkworth but need help to equip it as a playroom so that families in the Warkworth and surrounding areas are able to locally access play therapy for their children.”

The money will be spent on the purchase of specific toys, furniture, dress-ups and a purpose-built sand tray for therapeutic sand play work.

Stewart says play is the best and safest therapy option to help young children to

Suzanne Stewart says the demand for Abuse Prevention Services is growing every year.

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both mimic real life and violence services Children get to fantasy play. and is audited and accountable to the work through issues “Play therapy is based standards required for on an understanding such as feeling continued contracting. that play is the main powerless, anxious, language of children and “The demand for our worried, angry or is more effective than services means that isolated, which are talk therapy in helping we consistently exceed children to feel soothed. common concerns our contracted client Children get to work numbers and this for children through issues such is particularly so in impacted by family as feeling powerless, services for children.” violence. anxious, worried, angry Services are provided at or isolated, which are Suzanne Stewart no cost to families. common concerns for “We believe money should not be a barrier children impacted by family violence.” for someone receiving support,” Stewart says.

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Greenhouse Farmers will be able to get an overview of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) scheme and associated compliance obligations at a forum in Wellsford on Tuesday, December 13.

The event is being organised by the Landowners and Contractors Association (LCA).

Farm management consultant Max Rowsell, who is preparing a number of GHG farms plans for local clients, will be a guest at the forum.

Association chair Brian Mason says that while Rowsell claims not to be an expert, he will be able to describe the scheme in layman’s terms.

“It won’t be in the style of a workshop, but it will be enlightening to so many ill at ease landowners,” Mason says.

The programme will cover topics such as who is responsible for emissions in a leased arrangement and how the plan and the GHG number remain with the farm.

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The meeting will be held at the Wellsford RSA starting at 10am.

Meanwhile, Mason says the LCA is actively involved in mediation and advocacy roles on a number of rural fronts and has developed a close working relationship with the Rodney Local Board and Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers.

“We are currently exploring the opportunity of providing an umbrella organisation for the Te Arai Drainage Board as a means for them to more easily appropriate and administer their targeted drainage rate levy.

“We have also had our membership on Auckland Council’s Rural Advisory Panel reinstated on the instruction of recentlyelected Mayor Wayne Brown.”

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“It’s never been as bad as this and the main reason is the increase in traffic and logging trucks,” he said. “The number of properties in Cames Road has doubled, as have vehicle movements.”

Maleki said drains were blocked, causing regular flooding in his and others’ homes, and the road surface was so bad that the school bus could no longer use part of Cames Road.

“KDC has been lobbied for a few years but they say they don’t have the money,” he said. “We were supposed to get seal on the KDC part, but then that money was used for a shared pathway in Mangawhai.”

He asked members to support their campaign and petition, which closed on November 30.

“The petition is to raise our concerns to the government to preserve our health and safety.

“The AT maintenance programme is not sufficient with this heavy traffic; AT calls this road ‘low volume’, despite providing access to 200 households.

“The road cannot be maintained properly – proper undersurface repair is needed. The road is not car worthy.”

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Meanwhile, the road surface remains littered with potholes, trenches and dust in dry weather.

“We believe that Cames Road is divided arbitrarily between two councils. We pay rates to KDC but understand that Auckland Transport (AT) is supposed to maintain some of this road,” the petition states.

“We believe AT has no incitement to do a proper job and has neglected it, despite its status as a go-through road to Northland.”

Dr Maleki, who is a GP with Coast to Coast Health Care, also presented residents’ concerns to Rodney Local Board members last month.

“There are 80 people with asthma and allergies on that road – we’re drinking and breathing in that dust daily. Water tank filters need changing every three months,” he said.

Maleki said the state of the roads had deteriorated significantly in the last three years after a steep increase in the number of vehicles using them, due to the road being used as a bypass when the Tomarata Road bridge leading into Mangawhai was repaired in 2019, as well as a number of new subdivisions going in and logging trucks using the road to access pine

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Fed-up residents of an unsealed road that straddles two council boundaries are taking their grievances over its deteriorated state to Parliament.

Dr Nima Maleki, who lives on Cames Road, Mangawhai, has submitted a petition signed by around 550 people asking for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to provide funding to seal Cames Road, plus Lawrence Road and Devich Road as well.

The move is the latest attempt in a lengthy campaign to get someone to take responsibility for maintaining and sealing Cames Road, which lies in both Kaipara District Council (KDC) and Auckland Council territory.

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A hundred dollars is not enough to cover lunch for two people, according to Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.

While discussing an amendment to the elected members’ Code of Conduct last month, the Mayor introduced a last minute proposal to raise donation reporting from $100 to $500 in line with the Local Government Act. “A hundred dollars does not even cover lunch for a person and a wife,” he said.

“The administrative burden on reporting such a puny sum far outweighs the value from it.

“I don’t imagine there is a single person in the room who is going to be bribed by $100.”

Brown added that $100 was likely worth $500 when the Act was put in place.

Councillors unanimously agreed to the adjustment.

The Local Government (Pecuniary Interests Register) Amendment Act 2022 now requires councils to maintain a register of interests for elected members, which was not previously a legal requirement. However, Auckland Council has maintained one for some time.

The amendment gives councillors 120 days after an election to report donations or gifts above $500, where previously it had been two months.

Councillors now have until mid-February to declare their interests, including donations received during their campaign.

The information will be uploaded to Council’s website under the Elected Members declaration search. (see also We Say and cartoon page 8)

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Puhoi Valley owner Goodman Fielder would not say when the café and cheese shop might reopen next year.

No date set for Puhoi cheese shop and café to reopen Uncertainty continues to surround when – and if – the café and shop at Puhoi Valley Cheese will reopen to the public.

The popular venue was closed in June by parent company Goodman Fielder, citing a decline in numbers due to Covid-19 and the subsequent drop in international visitors.

At the time, it stressed the closure was only temporary over winter, saying on the Puhoi Valley website and Facebook pages “this is not a ‘goodbye’ but simply a ‘see you later’, as we hope to reopen in time for the summer season where you can again enjoy our great cheeses and menu in the sunshine”.

However, it now seems a longer closure is on the cards, with an updated message saying it will remain closed until the end of the year.

Signage at Puhoi Valley offers no useful information to visitors, with just a ‘closed’ sign displayed on the main sign and the former opening hours and days still shown.

Goodman Fielder did not respond to questions over when a decision over reopening might be made next year and whether signage at the site would be updated to assist people visiting the Ahuroa

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Over the six-and-a-half years this food rescue has been operating, we have received 101,000kgs of rescued food. We thank our local New World and Countdown for all their support over the years and those of you who have donated.

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Communications and PR manager Ra Fletcher said only that people should check social media for updates.

“We continue to make cheese at the factory, it’s only the café and cheese store which is closed,” she said. “The website has been update with the latest info, and it’s best for people to check there and follow us on Facebook for the latest information.”

Those donations not only feed the hungry, but they reduce the adverse impacts to our environment of food waste at a landfill. We, at food rescue, continue that environmental concern by keeping the process local, with local food being rescued, local volunteers donating their time to collect, sort and distribute, and our local foodbanks benefiting.

Thank you to all who have helped us throughout 2022. As we move into the Christmas season, we wish you, our community, a safe, enjoyable Christmas and look forward to your continued support in 2023.

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Retired medical scientist Jeanne Streater, of Red Beach, shares a joke with Dr Bloomfield.

Village staff, including many nurses, were eager for a photograph with the guest speaker. From left, Mia Azogue, Elisel Valoria, Jo Seed, village manager Jill Clark, Diane Smith and Dr Bloomfield. Photos, Anna Thoroughgood.

Covid leader does Orewa stand-up The former Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield told an Orewa audience on November 22 that he hoped any Royal Inquiry into NZ’s Covid-19 response would be forward looking, and not a Spanish Inquisition.

Dr Bloomfield was speaking at the Evelyn Page Retirement Village, the first of five talks he will deliver at Ryman villages across NZ before taking up a new appointment, based in NZ. He said the inquiry would be valuable if it taught NZ what it needed to have in place for the next pandemic. He hoped the inquiry would not get bogged down with questions like ‘why did you not do this?’ and ‘why didn’t this happen?’.

“We did the best we could with the information available at the time,” he said.

He added that according to a study done in 2019, the best prepared country to handle

a pandemic was the United States and the second was the United Kingdom. NZ was ranked 35th.

“Ironically, they did the same survey last year and we have improved to 13th, but the US is still number one. What this shows is that you can plan and prepare all you like, but when push comes to shove, it comes down to the quality of leadership, good decision-making and good relationships, and the values that underpin your response. In this country, the government did the number one thing it was meant to do – looked after the people.”

Dr Bloomfield titled his talk Lesson on Life and Leadership in Covid-19, and began by telling his audience, “This is not a Covid announcement you will be pleased to know”.

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Art scheme seeks funding

James Nicholls, left, Gaynor Tahitahi, right, and Mahu students with their ‘Tiaki’ mural unveiled last month.

A college art project that has provided a major boost for students who find conventional schooling a challenge is seeking sponsorship so it can continue.

The scheme is the brainchild of Mahurangi College head of learning support Gaynor Tahitahi, who was looking for a way to build the self-belief of students who weren’t flourishing in a traditional classroom environment.

“I just wanted them to have a space where they didn’t have to worry about assessment criteria, success criteria, to have a space to breathe and a reprieve from the demands of the classroom,” she said.

Tahitahi decided to approach Snells Beach artist (and Mahurangi Matters cartoonist) James Nicholls to see if he could help.

“He came in and worked with these students and from the very beginning he

established an immediate connection with them,” she said. “They had been quite isolated, but they cohered as a group – they were interacting and moving out of their comfort zone, but they found a tribe, a peer group, and the positive benefits spilled over into lots of other things.”

Nicholls said the key was providing the students with a space where they felt safe to put pen to paper and express themselves without being judged or graded.

“Some of them have gone through quite significant personal challenges, but they have become their own support group,” he said.

He has been working with Mahu students over the past two years, including online during lockdown, culminating in the creation and official unveiling last month of a mural on one of the school’s outside walls.

“The original idea was to enhance students’ self-belief and their mana, but they have ended up producing really vibrant, exciting and beautiful work,” Tahitahi said.

“This artwork is the end of a journey which James and I believe has been transformative to these young people’s self-belief. The feedback from parents has been amazing, too, and quite moving. They’ve seen huge changes in them.”

Not surprisingly, she wants to continue the art project with Nicholls next year, but has hit a funding hurdle. A previous local sponsor has moved out of the area and Covid-related funding accessed previously has now dried up. In addition, the latest deadline for applications for a Ministry of Education arts fund has passed and won’t reopen until next year.

“I so want James to continue working with students throughout next year but, as yet, I haven’t secured any funding,” Tahitahi says. “James and I would welcome the opportunity to talk more about this project in the hope of canvassing funding for next year for a similar project to continue.”

Around $30,000 is needed to keep the scheme going. Anyone who might be able to help should email g.tahitahi@ mahurangi.school.nz

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Warkworth Lions has come up with an even easier way for locals to donate food to help families whose kitchen cupboards may otherwise be a little bare this Christmas.

They will taking to the streets around Warkworth and Snells Beach on Sunday, December 11 to collect food for local foodbanks.

“Some locals are facing a Christmas that will be far from festive,” Lions member Peter Henderson says.

“Foodbanks are stretched to breaking point trying to keep up with requests for food and it will only get worse over Christmas.”

Toot for Food is an initiative to collect non-perishable foodstuffs to supplement the foodbanks’ depleted stocks. It started in the South Island and has now spread north.

Warkworth Lions are organising street pick-ups on December 11, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

“You will hear the horns as we enter your street,” Henderson says.

“Simply be ready to take your donation out to the collectors in the street and they will get it to the Mahu Food link for distribution.

“The collection won’t be door-to-door, so keep an ear out for the tooting and the Warkworth Lions and volunteers will be very happy to take your donation.”

The route is similar to Santa’s journey through Warkworth, Snells Beach and Algies Bay on December 5 and 7.

For enquiries, contact Bruce Clegg 021 193 5142 or David Little 021 047 6317.

Warkworth Lions, from left, Lynn Jones, Peter Henderson and Bruce Clegg, will be tooting around the area collecting food on December 11.

Need for food greater than ever The Warkworth Christian Foodlink has increased its delivery of food parcels by 62 per cent this year.

In the 10-month period to October 31, 1009 parcels were delivered to 2187 adults and 2080 children. This compares to the same period last year, when 623 parcels were delivered to 1169 adults and 1224 children.

Manager Roger Mackay says one of the major goals during the last two years has been to provide an increased level of food for people, families and whanau experiencing food insecurity due to financial hardships and the economic shocks caused by Covid-19.

Families can find themselves short of food due to circumstances such as

unemployment, sickness, housing, vehicle repairs, maintenance and electricity bills.

“Homes to rent in the greater Warkworth region are in short supply and people on fixed incomes or benefits find it extremely difficult to find affordable housing even when the household has employment,” Mackay says.

“A recent trend has been the supply of food parcels to people who have a job but are finding it difficult to make ends meet with the rising costs and especially if they face an unexpected expense.”

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“There is widespread support from community groups including Lions and Rotary Food Rescue, local business houses, supermarkets and schools, as well as generous individuals and families. This support comes in the way of donated goods, fresh fruit and produce, as well as financial donations.”

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Festive fun in the sun at Wellsford After a week of rotten weather, the rainclouds finally parted and Wellsford’s annual Santa Parade was blessed with a bright, sunny morning on Saturday, November 26.

Led by a police car with sirens blaring, local schools, businesses, community groups and emergency service volunteers filled the streets with a riot of colourful floats and costumes, with the star of the show bringing up the rear in his reindeerpowered sleigh.

Elves, superheroes and cartoon characters handed out lollies and treats to the scores of children watching the procession as festive music blared from the floats.

Highlights included Tauhoa School, whose

float and participants were festooned in festive red, white and green candy cane stripes, the Bright Laundry family of Marvel superheroes and The Nook’s Dr Seussinspired Grinch-mobile. Meanwhile, Santa himself put on a quite show, standing up in his sleigh to dance and wave his way around town with impressive energy for his age.

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The man in red returns to Mangawhai this weekend, when the annual Santa Parade is held at the Heads on Sunday, December 11.

All manner of festive floats, community groups and individual parade participants will gather at Alamar Crescent in time for the new later start of 1pm, before wending their way through to Wood Street and the shops, then down Molesworth Drive to finish at the Mangawhai Activity Zone (MAZ).

Once the parade is finished at around 2pm, Santa will hop out of his sleigh to meet young fans with a gift for all and a chance to have a photo.

As well as meeting Santa, there will be plenty of activities to keep the kids amused, including face painting, balloon animals, a sausage sizzle and plenty of treats. The MAZ café will also be open for coffee, drinks and ice creams.

The Mangawhai Santa Parade has been running since 2018, apart from a Covid-induced break last year.

New Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson will be there to announce the parade float winners, and he will also draw the raffle being run

by Bayleys Mangawhai for a children’s wooden cubbyhouse.

Then at 4pm a Christmas concert will be held, featuring a range of local musicians and singers of all ages, with attendees encouraged to bring a chair, cushion or rug and a picnic to share.

Event coordinator John Phillis says it will be great to be back after Covid-19 restrictions caused last year’s parade and concert to be cancelled.

“Santa missed being in the parade last year and is looking forward to returning to Mangawhai and seeing everyone again,” he says.

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Vegans should probably avoid the Mangawhai Tavern this Sunday, December 11, as the pub is staging an all-day barbecue competition and festival.

Some of the country’s top barbecue teams will be competing to cook the best beef brisket, pork, chicken and ribs in the last New Zealand Barbecue Alliance event of the year.

There will also be pro-demonstrations on barbecuing the perfect steak, knife sharpening, meat trimming and rubs, and how best to heat and maintain optimum barbecue temperature.

Big D BBQ will be providing a suitably smoked and slowcooked menu of meat and sides, plus there will be market and community group stalls, live music and a chilli eating competition.

There’s also a draw to win a “Summer Kick-Start” package that includes a stand-up paddleboard, a kayak, a barbecue kettle and a 40-litre chilly bin.

The Mangawhai Tavern Barbecue Festival runs from 10am to 8pm. Entry is free, but booking is advised due to what organisers say has been overwhelming interest in the event.

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Lots of stocking fillers Warkworth Fire Brigade volunteers, and enthusiastic Christmas tree sellers, Gaye Flewellyn (left) and Ariana Billington.

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Artificial Christmas trees have their place, but there nothing quite like the smell of freshly cut pine from a real Christmas tree.

This year, without any Covid drawbacks, many of our emergency services are again selling trees to raise money. Here’s a look at some of the locations across the wider Mahurangi district:

Wellsford St John Trees are available at Hammer Hardware, 29 Station Road, which is open from 8am to 5pm on weekdays, 8am to 4pm on Saturdays and 9am to 3pm on Sundays.

Prices start $45 for a standard tree, up to $90 for the largest. Money raised will benefit St John cadets in Wellsford.

Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade One of the busiest brigades in the area, Warkworth is fundraising for a new vehicle to raise its capabilities. It has already answered more than 280 callouts this year. Trees will be available in the carpark above the station, from midday to 6pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 6pm on weekends. Deputy fire chief Simon Morris says the station normally sells outs so people should get in early to avoid disappointment. Prices range from $45 to $200 depending on the size of the tree.

Tree wrapping is also available for a small additional cost to make transporting the trees easier.

Mangawhai St John In Mangawhai, St John crews are selling Christmas trees from the ambulance station. Opening times are 3pm to 6pm on weekdays, and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. A standard tree costs $50 through to $100 for large trees. Anyone wanting a larger tree must pre-order. The station, which is run entirely by volunteers, is raising money for station equipment.

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feature love the locals Liz Sharek will be showing how to get creative with clay without throwing it.

Mixed media nature journals with Jo Ogier.

Beauty from bike tyres – Ronja Schipper’s jewellery.

Alysn Midgelow-Marsden will focus on Textures of Seaweed.

Etching and printmaking with Mark Graver.

Sustainable feel to May creative workshop week next year Anyone in need of a boost to their creativity or artistic expression should take a look at the line-up for next year’s Creative Matakana workshops and classes, which have recently been launched online.

There are nearly 20 different courses during the first week in May, lasting from five days to a single morning or afternoon,

and covering everything from sculpture and printmaking to floral art and foraging.

The 2023 workshops all have a sustainable angle, in keeping with current ideas around treading lightly in the environment, with plenty of emphasis on reusing and recycling materials.

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Food, shopping and plenty of festive fun is promised at the Warkworth Town Hall Christmas Market, which takes place on Sunday, December 11 from 10am to 2pm. As well as stalls selling a wide range of items, there will be food trucks, face painting for the kids and Santa will be on site to pose for photos with young fans.

For more information or to book a stall, email info@warkworthtownhall.nz

there will be two jewellery making workshops, though again the emphasis is on using already available materials, rather than mined metal and gems – in one, participants will be making pieces out of old bike tyre inner tubes, while the other focuses on foraged and natural materials such as wood, bone, leaves and flax.

Other highlights include memoir writing and nature journaling, working with clay, regenerative organic gardening, traditional papermaking, textile art, cyanotype printing and etching.

Prices range from $45 to $550 and bookings open at 8am sharp on Monday, January 9.

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Festive art sale and exhibition Art lovers should head to Mangawhai this month for the annual Members’ Christmas Exhibition at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery, which opens this week.

This annual festive art fair features a diverse selection of work by local artists, from paintings and drawings to 3D forms, all of which is for sale.

In the past, all the artworks have been limited to 25cm x 25cm and priced at no more than $150, but this year the artists have a little more flexibility.

All 2D artworks, such as paintings, drawings and photos, must be no larger than 40cm x 40cm, while 3D works can have a base of up to 40cm x 40cm, with no limit on height, and artists can set their own prices.

The exhibition opens this Thursday, December 8 and runs until Wednesday, December 21 at Mangawhai Artists Gallery at 45 Moir Street. The gallery is open daily from 10am to 3pm.

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More volunteers are needed to help keep the historic scow Jane Gifford busy.

Call for Jane Gifford support The historic scow Jane Gifford has recommenced summer sailings, but her schedule may have to be limited this year if organisers can’t find more volunteers.

Trustee Daniel Hicks says they are desperately short of people to help with the myriad of tasks involved in running the boat. This ranges from qualified skippers to people prepared to help with maintenance or act as hosts onboard.

“Whether people are skilled or not, we would welcome their involvement and help,” Hicks says. “We are more than happy to offer training and, in terms of time, they can contribute as little or as much as they like.

“The average cruise is only one or two hours long, so it’s not a huge imposition on a person’s day.”

The public cruises are running about every fortnight, with private charters being particularly popular this year.

If anyone is interested to know more, they should visit The Jane Gifford Facebook page.

Meanwhile, the trust is looking forward to having the new electric boat Hauiti, which is also based at the town wharf in Warkworth, operational in the new year. It

will be available for eco-tours of the river.

Hicks says the trust is looking for people with environmental knowledge to help out with the tours.

The trust will also install four Whitehall rowing boats, which will be available for public use, next to the steamboat Kapanui over summer. They have been specially built by volunteers and can be handled by a single rower or up to three people.

Hicks says he hopes to also have the Kapanui back in action soon. The engine has been given a major overhaul thanks to a Pub Charity grant, but there are still some jobs left to finish.

“Again, a lot of this will depend on securing some volunteer help,” he says.

Ticket giveaway Mahurangi Matters, in conjunction with the Jane Gifford Society, has four tickets (two double passes) to give away to join the public cruises onboard the Jane Gifford.

If this sounds like something you would like to do, email editor@ localmatters.co.nz with Jane Gifford in the subject line. Promotion closes at 9am on December 19.

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Like so many communities, Maungaturoto missed out on its traditional festive fun last year due to Covid restrictions, but the town’s popular Christmas Parade is back next week with bells on.

A host of floats, decorated vehicles and costumed characters will gather at the Good News Church, just past the Bickerstaffe Road junction, on the afternoon of Saturday, December 17 at 4pm, before making its way through town along Hurndall Street to finish at Maungaturoto Primary School.

Once at the school, the ever-popular annual Real Town Pies pie eating competition will

take place and there will be prize giving for the parade.

Organiser Terri Donaldson said local residents, businesses and community groups had rallied to the cause when it briefly looked like there might not be enough floats to run the parade this year.

“The parade is back, better than ever, with plenty of floats and items entered, but there is always room for more,” she added.

Anyone who would like to take part can contact Terri on 0210 222 0218.

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Wellsford food collection

Clever Endeavours, Mike Pero and Hammer Hardware in Wellsford are collecting Christmas grocery items for the Loaves and Fishes Foodbank. Food donations can also be left at the Wellsford Co-operating Church, 253 Rodney Street, on Tuesdays, between 10am and 11am. The Foodbank is looking for items such as tinned beetroot, tinned fruit salad, Christmas tarts, boxes of chocolates or scorched almonds, shortbread biscuits, meringues, and red and green jelly. Goods will be distributed to local families in need. If anyone knows of someone who could benefit from the Foodbank, they can email foodbankwellsford@gmail.com.

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The boys presented each Community with a certificate for their involvement. Deputy principal Angela Bell said it was a huge success with a fantastic result. “A big thank you to Phoenix, Finn and Ivor for coming up with the idea and creating such a fun and memorable fundraiser,” she said. Pictured, top, are the organisers from left, are Finn Maclean, Ivor McMartin and Phoenix Goldsmith.

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The annual exhibition is a way for emerging artists to exhibit their work alongside more established artists.

Call for summer show entries Time is running out for artists keen to enter this year’s Great Summer Art Exhibition.

Categories include established, intermediate, emerging and photography, with entries closing on December 12.

Now in its 29th year, the exhibition is a major fundraiser for the Mahurangi East Tennis Club at Snells Beach.

It will officially open with a preview evening on Friday, December 30. Tickets are available from major sponsor Bayleys Warkworth, or can be purchased at the door for $20.

The show will then be open to the public from December 31 to January 2, from 10am

to 4pm.

The public will have an opportunity to vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award, which is always popular.

The overall cash prize pool has increased to just over $4000. Multiple prizes are awarded for all categories, and Mahurangi students will be exhibiting as well.

All artworks are for sale, with 20 per cent of proceeds and all entry fees going to community tennis initiatives and maintenance of club facilities.

The event is held in the Mahurangi East Community Hall, Hamatana Road, Snells Beach.

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Retail store for local makers Makers and artists in Leigh now have a new retail store to sell their wares, thanks to Foundation Gallery & Arts Hub founder Hillary Austin.

She has taken over the shop next door to the Totara Road gallery and is turning it into Collective, a shop that will sell a diverse range of locally produced goods. These will include candles and perfumes from Goldminer’s Daughter, Andres Villegas’ Honey by the Sea, ceramics by Rachel Waterhouse, fabric items sewn by Waste Free Leigh, photographic art, knitted items and others.

Austin says the store came about as there were so many local people designing and making wonderful things, but who had nowhere in Leigh to sell them. At Collective, they can rent a space at a nominal rent and have a permanent indoor space to display and sell their wares.

“It’s locals for locals, a real collective,” she says.

In addition, the rear of the store will provide extra studio space for Foundation’s growing range of art projects, workshops and classes.

The Collective store will have its grand opening on Wednesday, December 9 at 6.30pm, when NZ fashion legend and Leigh local Dame Trelise Cooper is not only

declaring the shop open, but is rumoured to be taking a retail space herself.

The opening coincides with Foundation’s young Barefoot Artists Christmas party and the opening their latest show, which has an Earth theme.

Austin says the evening will be a fun end to a busy year, as well as providing locals with a chance to do a bit of seasonal shopping.

“If anyone is thinking about where to get some interesting Christmas treats for family and friends, please come along and, at the same time support our local businesses and enjoy the term work of our ‘fabulousleigh’ talented youngsters,” she says.

Collective is expected to be open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

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Lax Lights return in Leigh Leigh residents and visitors can lap up some festive cheer when community celebration Lax Lights returns on the evening of Friday, December 16, after a Covid-prompted hiatus last year.

What started a few years ago as a simple display of Christmas lights and decorations by neighbouring houses on Lax Crescent has become almost a mini-gala for the whole village.

This year, Leigh School will be performing Christmas songs and carols, while Leigh Preschool will be running a sausage sizzle,

bake sale and selling glow sticks as a fundraiser.

There will also be authentic pizza from Bernardo Nina’s Italian in the Village, Vietnamese favourites from Phuong Graham at Viet Q Foods and Mr Whippy for some icy treats.

Of course, the man in red will also be stopping by, in the form of Hana Kōkō Māori Santa, and there will be live music

by Keri as well.

Then, once the sun has set and darkness falls, all the Christmas lights in the street will be switched on.

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Talking of insects, I am going to briefly mention the biggest of the little critters.

The wētāpunga release has been covered, but I wanted to add a personal note. I was one of a handful of Tossi volunteers who were privileged to help with the release.

The experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity. To actually hold onto one and guide it into its new home challenged the senses, but like when overcoming any challenge, the reward was great.

Now another matter: volunteering. A staggering 21.5% of Kiwis do some kind of formal volunteering, Why? So, I thought I would turn to my fellow newbies on the committee, asking them why they do it. Mark has taken on the weed portfolio and says, “I fell in love with everything Tāwharanui has to offer many years ago

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Steve has taken on the predator portfolio.

“Working with a great team of people maintaining and improving the unique natural environment is a privilege. The park is a fabulous place with unspoilt coastline, walks through bush in the company of native birds and open vistas of the surrounding coast. I joined the committee to contribute to all the good work and with my personal interest in pest control, I am looking forward to helping the team continue the work to protect the native flora and fauna.”

As for me, with the communications portfolio, the sanctuary has been a place of joy, peace and exercise, one of my happy places over the years. I felt it was time I gave something back. I started turning up for Sunday in the Park, then kiwi monitoring and then the next thing I know I’m on the committee! Doing for others is my motivation. We are all different, here for different reasons, there is no formula, anyone can help. Start by coming along to the next Sunday in the Park, talk to one of us and see if there is something for you. www.tossi.org.nz Phone 425 9068 Email editor@localmatters.co.nz

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The wedding gown Photos show Lucy and Nell wearing the dress with differing veils and bouquets. It was difficult to make out whether Nell’s head dress was beaded or made of flowers.

Her bouquet was a cascading arrangement.

After the service, a reception was held at the nearby Port Albert Hall. This post-war event would have been a huge undertaking, which would have involved saving the best ingredients for a cake, a new suit for Jack, handwritten invitations and homes open to welcome distant travellers staying overnight. There is no record of a honeymoon, so perhaps they just went home or travelled to Auckland. Jack was working at a neighbour’s orchard, so with harvest time just around the corner and land to clear, he may have limited any time away. No matter how the day ended, Nell was said to be overjoyed that “her Jack” was home safe from the war to share their future.

Nell’s wedding gown was donated to the Albertland Heritage Museum by Nelsa Weatherall, granddaughter to Nell and Jack Western. The dress is almost 102 years old as far as we can make out from the wedding certificates. We believe Nell made this gown for her younger sister, but we may never know the full story.

Celebrating a belated 100-year anniversary, postponed due to the pandemic, Nell and Lucy’s wedding gown is on display at the museum for a limited time.

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Our story here at the museum began with Nell (Margaret Ellen Western), a Rice descendant, who married a lad fresh home from active service after World War II, Jack (John Davies). During our investigations another story emerged along with a bit of a mystery. An examination of the wedding photos and gown worn by Nell showed that the wedding dress had been worn by at least one other bride with another alteration for a possible third.

Lucy Western, bride one, married on January 3, 1921, wearing the wedding gown as seen in a photo discovered by a Reid descendant. Imagine Lucy excitedly asking for her sister Nell’s help to design and obtain the rare, luscious cream silk.

Nell, who was a gifted seamstress, would have lovingly sewed, embroidered and crocheted brass rings to form the floral design. A stylish 1920s three-quarter length, the gown had a scoop neck, drop waist and bell sleeves culminating into Lucy’s dream dress. The dress also featured tiny French knots stitched along the neck, pleats at the side seams and with evidence of hook and eyes at the centre back seam.

Nell, bride two, wore the gown in early summer, a few days before her 28th birthday. The date was December 6, 1921.

A bright clear day, family and friends gathered at the Port Albert Methodist Church to witness Jack and Nell’s vows.

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Eb says there are tangible economic benefits to hosting.

“We’ve seen farmers use their open day to build team morale, hire new people or market a direct-to-customer business model.”

Open Farms is backed by three partners – Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge, and the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund.

The organisers of next year’s national open farm day are asking farmers in the Mahurangi district and Kaipara to sign up to host an event.

Now in its third year, Open Farms aims to reconnect Kiwis with the land, food and farmers. Next year’s event will be held on Sunday, March 12.

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Alstroemeria produce their best display if grown in full sun, although they will still flower reasonably well in dappled shade.

In windy spots, the tall florist varieties may need staking or netting to keep the stems upright. Regular watering is important over the drier months. Alstroemeria are known as gross feeders, not because they are messy eaters but rather that they require reasonably high inputs of fertiliser to maintain flower production. A regular application of a fertiliser similar to tomato or rose fertiliser is ideal.

Picking the flower stems by pulling rather than cutting is recommended, as this encourages more stems to develop. For the same reason, pulling a third or so of the vegetative stems can encourage more flower stems and any spent stems that were not picked for the vase can be pulled also.

Before placing in a vase, cut off the white part of the stem, as this will help water uptake and keep the flowers fresher for longer.

Once planted, a well-managed crop of Alstroemeria can be expected to remain productive for three to four years. Lifting the rhizomes can be done from early autumn through to early spring; if there are still stems on the crop these can be cut back to 10-15cm above ground level about one week before lifting, after this the rhizomes are lifted, divided and replanted.

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We have several old concrete laundry tubs that are planted up with Alstroemeria, also known as Inca or Peruvian lilies, which have put on a beautiful show for several years from spring through summer and even some flowering into autumn. Each tub is planted with a different colour including red, orange, yellow, purple, salmon, pink and white.

All are the old-fashioned florist Alstroemeria, which we prefer growing rather than the newer, dwarf varieties that are found in every garden centre these days.

The dwarf varieties are less messy, as the stems don’t get blown over by the wind and they are less invasive. We prefer the taller varieties, for the simple reason that they make a glorious and long-lasting cut flower.

We’ve acquired most of these from friends, relatives, TradeMe and the occasional find at a Farmers Market, as it is difficult to buy these older varieties from garden centres.

We grow them in concrete tubs because, left to their own devices, these are very vigorous plants that like to spread and can easily take over a garden bed in a short time, with the deep-rooted rhizomes being quite hard to dig out. Concrete is chosen, partly because the rhizomes will eventually split most plastic pots, but also the rhizomes are very temperature sensitive, preferring a cool root run, which plastic pots are less able to provide. If concrete tubs are not available to plant in, then terracotta pots can be used.

Rhizomes are planted about a hand-depth deep, spreading out the storage roots below this level. This depth provides a cooler environment than a shallower planting.

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The departure of seven Year 13 players this year will make for a much a younger football squad next year.

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The contribution of three long-standing members of the Mahurangi College 1st XI girls football team was acknowledged at a prizegiving dinner recently.

Caitlin Johnson, who played 58 matches since her debut in Year 10 (2019), and Joella Tomkins, who played 79 matches since her debut in Year 9 (2018), both received plaques commemorating their achievements.

Deja Pareta, this year’s captain and also a sports prefect, played 103 games for the college since her debut in Year 8 (2017).

She received her playing shirt embroidered and framed to keep, and the school will ‘retire’ the number 19 so no other player will wear that number again.

“Effectively, it will always remain Pareta’s even though she is leaving school,” coach Anthony Koers says.

“These girls missed about 25 games due to Covid cutting the 2020 and 2021 seasons short, and yet have still reached the milestones of 50-plus, 75-plus, and 100plus matches. This year is the first time we have celebrated these achievements.”

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would have played nearly 130 games, which would be a record and one that would probably never be broken.

All three girls are heading to university next year.

At the team’s end-of-year dinner held on November 2, other achievements were also celebrated.

The college 1st XI finished fourth in the North A2 division and was fifth out of 24 at the winter tournament week in Rotorua, beating teams in higher divisions with a record of seven wins one loss for the week.

This was one of the school’s best finishes in the last 25 years.

Koers says although there are seven Year 13 players leaving this year, 12 of the 19-strong squad will be on the field next year.

“But only three will be Year 13, so it will be quite a young team.”

Returning players include Cleo Carmichael, Year 10, who scored 38 goals in 19 appearances this season and received the Most Promising Player award.

“Sophia Mateeva will also be returning. She stepped up as goalkeeper for tournament week and did a fantastic job.”

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At it’s base lurked a small lump which rapidly enlarged. The fleshy, sinister appearance of this lump was of great concern to the vet who recommended immediate removal. Drama underwent a complex “furrowectomy” the following day. The mass along with the deep wrinkled region of skin were removed, and Drama recovered from the surgery without incident. The mass was confirmed as a nasty form of cancer, but it was removed early enough to give Drama the best opportunity for a long and happy life.

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Avoiding unforeseen and unwelcome Christmas claims Top of most Kiwis’ Christmas wish list this holiday season is a well-earned break, but with the stresses of Christmas shopping, and an increase in theft and car damage claims at this time of year, the holiday season can also be a stressful one.

According to a nationwide State-Ipsos survey, what Kiwis are most looking forward to this holiday season is spending quality time with friends and family (67%) and to simply relax at home (51%).

However, State’s claim numbers show a pre-Christmas spike in ‘damage while parked’ vehicle claims, with a 33% jump in daily claims in the week leading up to Christmas. The numbers also show a 13% increase in contents theft claims, including claims for theft from cars in the lead-up to Christmas.

“Unfortunately, the holiday season isn’t all Santa and sunshine. It’s not unusual for cars to be scratched and dinged when car parks are busy, and for shopping and Christmas gifts to be stolen at this time of year – all of which can really add to the seasonal stress,” State executive general manager of claims Wayne Tippet says.

The State-Ipsos survey also found that nearly half of Kiwis find deciding what presents to buy family and friends stressful – even more so for nearly two-thirds of 18 to 24-year-olds. And it’s not just the search for the perfect present – 53% of all respondents say the search for a park at a shopping centre is stressful Kiwis are equally keen to shop online

(55%), as they are to grab a gift at a shop (53%), with 38% planning to support local retailers and artists, and over onequarter of 25 to 34-year-olds turning to handmade gifts.

Online deliveries Disappointingly, 16% of Kiwis surveyed said they’d had a package or their mail stolen from their doorstep or letterbox.

“With Covid lockdowns resulting in an increase in online shopping, we’ve also seen a trend in packages going missing from outside people’s homes. These days it seems we all have a story or know someone it’s happened to – and when you’re waiting on gifts from Santa, it’s all the more distressing.

“These thefts are usually opportunistic, so getting your packages delivered to an alternative pick-up point is a good idea.

Out-of-sight is generally the safest option.”

Financial pressures With the current financial pressures, it’s not surprising that almost half of Kiwis find budgeting for Christmas stressful, which increased to 58% for 18 to 34-yearolds.

Over one-third of Kiwis say they’re planning to spend less on Christmas shopping this year than last year, with nearly half spending the same amount as last year. And just under one-third say they’re planning to buy fewer presents than last year, with just over half saying they’ll buy the same amount.

Top tips for a claim-free Christmas • When you’re out shopping, and you’ve bought more than you can carry, put your bags in the boot of your car where they can’t be seen and aren’t a temptation for opportunistic thieves.

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Classifieds Christmas Church Notices

CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH COMMUNITY

Holy Name Catholic Church 6 Alnwick Street, Warkworth Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Puhoi 83 Puhoi Road, Puhoi 425 8545 • www.holyname.org.nz

come, let us adore Him.

Wish you a joyful, peace-filled Christmas in 2022 and New Year in 2023.

We invite you to join us at any Of our Christmas or New Year worship services of Celebration and Reflection.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS 2022 Saturday 24th December Warkworth 6pm – Puhoi 8.30pm

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2022

Christ Church Warkworth

25 December: Christmas Day service

St Leonard's Matakana

1 January: New Years Day Service

Christmas Eve Service 9.30pm, 24 December, Christmas Eve Christmas Day Service 9.30am, 25 December, Christmas Day

10.30am Warkworth Methodist

St Alban's Kaipara Flats 19 Old Woodcocks Road

Christmas Eve Service 7pm, 24 December, Christmas Eve

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St Michael's Leigh 12 Hauraki Road

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Christmas Day Service 9.30am, 25 December, Christmas Day

The $10,000 Matakana Golf Classic, a two course mixed open tournament, will return next month. Played over two courses – Warkworth and Omaha – the tournament format is a gross or net Stableford. Now in its third year, Warkworth Golf Club board member Paul Jamieson says it is shaping up to be a successful two days. “Golfers from all over Auckland will be playing and there are great prizes for all levels of handicap,” he says. Early morning breakfasts, sausage sizzles and coffee trucks will be available at both courses. Jarden is again one of the main sponsors, along with The Clubroom. Entry is $105 per person and golfers are encouraged to register early, as there are only 144 spots available. The classic will be played on January 14 and 15. Registrations are being accepted at the Omaha Golf Club.

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Warkworth RSA Pool Club hosted the Clive Hulme Memorial Invitational Singles on November 27. A full complement of 32 players from across Northland, Swanson, Birkenhead, Mangawhai, Manurewa and Warkworth competed, with a total of eight women and 24 men. Spectators were treated to several close battles. Both finals were nail-biting and went down to the wire. Jade and Bobby competed for the plate, with Jade winning 3:2.

In the final, Sheridan and Kimberley went head-to-head, with Kimberley also winning 3:2.

24 Matakana Valley Road

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24 December: Christmas Eve service

9am Snells Beach Community Church

CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2020

Christmas Eve Carol Service 7pm

Christingle Service A simple service for kids and young families 5pm, 24 December, Christmas Eve Candlelight Christmas 9.30pm, 24 December, Christmas Eve Christmas Day Service 9am, 25 December, Christmas Day

7.30pm Warkworth Methodist Church

Saturday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve Warkworth 4pm and 6.30pm Puhoi 9pm Sunday 25th Dec – Christmas Day Warkworth 10.30am There is NO MASS at Puhoi on Christmas Day.

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Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

PUBLIC NOTICES

The trustees of the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whangārei for an order that the bed of the Hoteo River is Māori customary land.

Ngāti Manuhiri seek an order that the bed of the Hoteo River upstream of the Tarakihi Falls is held by the Crown for the people of Ngāti Manuhiri.

Ngāti Whātua seek an order that the bed of the Hoteo River from its mouth at the end of the area claimed by Ngāti Whātua under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 in the Kaipara Harbour, to its headwaters northeast of Wellsford, is held by the Crown for the people of Ngāti Whātua.

The Māori Land Court will determine whether the bed of the Hoteo River is Māori customary land, and if it is, from whom that customary land is held.

If you wish to obtain a copy of the applications, you should contact the Māori Land Court, 3rd floor, Manaia House, Rathborne Street, Whangārei, Ph (09) 983 9940, ref A20200013952, A20210006411. If you wish to appear, or be heard on these applications, you must file a notice of intention to appear no later than 17 February 2023 per rule 5.9 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

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A round-up sports activities and events the district a Roundup ofof spoRTs acTiviTies ininTHe disTRicT Leigh Pumporama This event, which was meant to have been held at Leigh School on November 27, is now running on December 10. Registrations open at 10am and the competition starts at 11am. Entry is $5 and fans are free.

Cricket The Northland Cricket Association is running a regional festival for players in Years 7 and 8 at the Bourne Dean Domain, Kaipara Flats, on December 11. A T20 competition will be held, although organisers say the emphasis will be just on enjoying the game.

Good turnout for Chadwick Memorial

The inaugural Butch Chadwick Memorial was held at the Wellsford Golf Club on November 6. A total of 70 players, seniors and juniors, competed in a Canadian Greensomes format with Graham Rhead (left) and Noah Inger finishing first. Thanks to the support of Barfoot & Thompson Mangawhai, along with raffles, an auction and entry fees, the club raised $3000 for the Starship Children’s Hospital. Chadwick was a life member of the club who died in June last year. Organisers say the event was a “huge success” and planning is already underway for next year’s tournament, which will be held on Sunday, November 5.

Mangawhai Tennis Club The club is offering social sessions, club championships and coaching to all ages and abilities. New committee members welcome.

Info at www.mangawhaitennis.co.nz or email mangawhaitc.secretary@gmail.com Ecohorse Christmas show jumping practice day, Matakana Country Park, December 11, 3pm. To enter go to: www.ecohorse.co.nz Matakana branch pony club Twilight Showjumping, Day 1 of the three-part SJ series, December 14, 5.30pm. Prizes for best dressed. Plus, the club is hosting the Warkworth District Pony Club fundraiser. A fun-filled family day with great prizes, December 17, 10am.

Entries: mbpcevents@gmail.com.

Kaipara Motorcycle Club Cotts Farm KMCC Maxxis Trial Ride, December 11, 9am. No quads.

Membership forms available at event or email warkworthmotorcycles@xtra.co.nz Warkworth Gamefish Club Kids fishing event, Sandspit Wharf, Sunday December 11, 1011.30am. Coffee and lunch available after the fishing at the Sandspit Yacht Club.

Auckland Downhill Mountain Bike Club Marshalls urgently needed for two events.

First event December 10, second February 18. Both events will be held at Kraack Road, Dome Valley.

Sandspit Yacht Club New season yearbooks and membership cards are available for pick-

ToTalspan Rodney up at the club office.

More info and membership: www.sandspit.org.nz 229 sTaTe HigHway 1 coaching and fun games night every Friday, Leigh Bowling Club Junior 4.30pm. All welcome. waRkwoRTH pHone 09 422 3149

Book celebrates woolsheds Woolsheds are a familiar sight on the New Zealand landscape, but the original working sheds are disappearing fast.

Due to recent changes in sheep farming and land use, early woolsheds and their histories are being lost.

With this in mind, Federated Farmers is helping Dr Annette O’Sullivan raise $30,000 to complete a book that will explore and document the history of New Zealand woolsheds and the contributions station and farm workers have made to the success of the wool trade, and the economy.

O’Sullivan says she feels a sense of urgency in getting the book finished, as so many iconic woolsheds are being lost due to changes in land use and sheep farming.

The funding will be used to commission world-class photography of the sheds by award-winning photographer Jane Ussher, who is already well known for her work

capturing New Zealand’s iconic homesteads.

Federated Farmers has set up a PledgeMe campaign to raise the funds, which has already almost reached the $5000 mark.

Anyone making a contribution will be thanked in print in the book. There are also discounted copies on offer and the chance to buy exclusive limited edition prints of the photography.

“It is important to remember where we’ve come from and this book is a great way to honour the history of the woolshed, the people who have worked in them and the product they make,” Federated Farmers national meat and wool spokesperson Toby Williams says.

“Any support would be gratefully appreciated.”

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The continuing wet weather has played havoc with the bowls programme.

Leigh wins triples

By Ian Bradnam

Rain has continued to hamper the start of the Leigh Bowling Club season. This has meant that our Friday evening roll-ups and junior games and coaching have not always been well-attended. However, the club will continue to run these up until Christmas as, at some stage, the weather will become more favourable for bowls.

The club championship triples in early November were postponed. This was following consultation with the Mangawhai Club when it was agreed that we would send two teams to their fours tournament, which was on that same weekend.

In return, they sent eight teams to our Lion Red Triples Tournament on November 12.

The two Leigh teams who played in Mangawhai had an enjoyable weekend, although they did not feature among the winners. The decision to go ahead with triples tournament, despite rain two days prior, proved to be the right one, as the Saturday turned out fine.

At the end of a full day’s bowling, the Leigh team of Kerry Hyde, Bernie Gravatt and Keith Greenwood ran out winners. It was great to see Gravatt, who is the club patron and in his nineties, still enjoying the game and being successful.

Coming up: Wally Yovich Triples, December 7, starting at 9am Christmas Ham Triples, December 17, starting at 9am Club Championship Fours, December 17 and 18.

Anyone in the community wishing to enter any of these events is welcome, as with the Friday night roll-ups, kids’ games and coaching.

Sienna Morrison, centre, who beat Teresa Sun, left, and Lani Kim, right, to win the 50m breaststroke.

Kowhai swimmer reaches No 2 in NZ

The NZ Junior Festival takes place across four regions and is open to swimmers aged 12 and under. Kowhai had two junior girls competing in the 12-year-old sections – as well as Morrison, Tilly Julian achieved five personal bests in five swims.

Warkworth’s Sienna Morrison is now ranked second in the country in 50m breaststroke for her age, following stellar results at the recent NZ junior swimming nationals.

The Kowhai Swimming Club member came first in the 12-year-old girl 50m breaststroke with a time of 37.20, 4th in the 100m breaststroke and 5th in the 200m breaststroke at the Sir Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Rosedale last month.

Those results gave Morrison national rankings in all three events of second, seventh and 13th respectively.

It also means she qualifies for the NZ National Champs in April, May and August next year, which will be held in Wellington and Hawkes Bay.

Swimming club secretary Carol Christy says Kowhai is now seeking sponsorship for Morrison and other members who have qualified for the national championships.

“If anyone could help in any small way, we would love to hear from them,” she says.

Christy can be contacted at kowhaiswimming@gmail. com

Enquiries, Ian Bradnam on 021 423 144.

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Omaha hosts juniors

Omaha Beach Surf Lifesaving Club hosted more than 400 competitors in the Auckland Junior All In carnival on November 26. The teams ranged in age from six to 14 and most of the events were relays. The carnival had a participation focus, with the aim of encouraging the competitors to enjoy the day in a non-competitive environment. In keeping with the participation spirit, many of the clubs formed relay teams of mixed ability by putting a strong competitor with a newbie. Omaha fielded the largest team, with 42 competitors.

Surf clubs ride wave of popularity Photos, Anna Thoroughgood.

Omaha competitors at the Orewa carnival, Maia Iversen (standing) and Anna Hyde.

A record number of competitors took to the beach at Orewa on November 19 for the first Surf Life Saving Northern Region inter-club competition this summer.

Morning events concentrated on IRB racing, with other beach events including board races, surf skis, iron man, beach flags and beach sprints.

Northern Region membership services manager Zac Franich says the carnival is the first get-together for the new season and is more about bragging rights than competition.

“It’s just a bit of a hit out after winter,” he says. “The turnout was outstanding.

“Normally, we’d expect 10 or 12 clubs to be represented, but there were 263 competitors in Orewa, representing 14 clubs including Omaha and Waipu.”

Franich says surf clubs across the region are showing very positive participation rates.

Brenda May Warkworth resident

For the Omaha Under 10 competitors, this was their first ever carnival, and they turned in a solid performance. From left, Charlotte Wood, William Pringle, Delilah McLean, Kaylee Sullivan, Jasmine McLean, Gus Tait (back row) and Isabelle Neal. Photo, Cherie Whitaker.

“We were curious to see what the impact Covid would have on numbers, as this was the first competition where there were no mass restrictions of any kind. Numbers were even better than pre-Covid.”

Franich says all roads now lead to the regional

championships in Whangamata in January/ February. He said Red Beach and Orewa would send strong squads, with teams of up to 60 and 70 respectively. The season will culminate with the national championships in Christchurch in March/April.

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