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Fireball lights up night sky over Warkworth A bright burning ball of flame stunned residents of Warkworth at 9.22pm on December 9 when it briefly tore across the night sky.

Gretchen Thomason witnessed it and described it as being like a giant sparkler.

“I thought it was a firework, but I thought I must have been seeing things because there was no sound,” she said.

Warkworth’s Bill Boyce got a shock when his son ran out of his bedroom shouting about seeing the sky light up outside his window.

Bill checked his security camera and found that it had been facing the right direction to capture footage of the phenomenon.

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Auckland Stardome Observatory astronomer Josh Kirkley says it appears to be what is colloquially known as a fireball.

“From my analysis, it certainly does appear to be a meteor due to the speed,” Josh says.

“It is moving much faster than it would if it were space debris.”

He says a fireball is simply a meteor that burns particularly brightly in the sky instead of appearing as a shooting star.

He says about half a million fireball meteors hit the Earth each year, but very

few are ever captured on film.

“Most won’t be seen at all because they might occur during the day or over the ocean, and very few are ever filmed because they are gone before you can get the camera out.”

Each year, the Geminid meteor shower occurs in mid-December, but Josh says the fireball over Warkworth was likely just a random occurrence.

See the full video of the meteor with this story online at www.localmatters.co.nz.

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Ministry of Health data showing percentage of eligible population double vaccinated for Covid-19 in the Mahurangi area last week.

Tawharanui/Omaha 92.7%

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Warkworth. 91.35%

Waipu 84.2%

Mangawhai Heads 88.5%

Cape Rodney 82.8%

Snells Beach 88.2%

Algies Bay-Scotts Landing 82.6%

Sandspit 86.6%

Okahukura Peninsula 80.6%

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Council consent failure forces Action Ninja World closure Action Ninja World Matakana was forced to close this month after barely a year in operation, following a High Court decision to quash its resource consent.

The 3850 square metre adventure playground opened at Matakana Country Park in January and features a trapeze, Tarzan swings, bungee run, high wire, inflatable water slide, zorb soccer pitch and a ninja warrior course.

But a neighbouring landowner, Innova Tan Ltd (ITL), which owns a property on 1 Takatu Road, sought a judicial review of Auckland Council’s decision to issue a resource consent. It was filed on the basis that ITL was not provided information about the impact of the adventure playground, including the noise it would generate and the size and scale of its structures.

In his written judgment on the case, Justice Mark Woolford said in November 2020 Matakana Country Park (MCPL) director Brendan Coghlan met with 85-year-old William Freeth – the sole director of ITL. At the meeting, Mr Freeth was provided with a site plan which identified the general location of the adventure playground “without showing the extent of the 3850 square metre area and its proximity to the boundary of 1 Takatu Road”.

Mr Freeth then signed a “written approval of affected persons” form, which MCPL scanned and sent to Auckland Council to further its resource consent application.

Council subsequently decided to grant MCPL’s resource consent application without public notification.

Justice Woolford said that ITL’s principal argument was that Council was wrong to accept ITL’s written approval at face value as the plans attached to the written approval were not the plans submitted to Council.

The plans submitted to Council were for an “Action Ninja World” and a “Matakana Action World”, whereas the plans shown to Mr Freeth and signed by him were for an “Adventure Playground” and a “Matakana Country

Park Children’s Adventure Playground”.

Justice Woolford said that Mr Coghlan had an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report, which included a description of the size of each structure and their primary colours but he did not show any of these to Mr Freeth.

“If he had been shown the AEE, Mr Freeth would have realised that the proposed activity was more than the children’s playground described in one of the plans he was shown and which he signed,” Justice Woolford said.

Justice Woolford said given the adventure playground’s impact on 1 Takatu Road, Mr Freeth needed to have seen something more than a twodimensional plan, without any scale, for Council to be satisfied of his consent to the resource consent application.

“In the circumstances, I am of the view that Council failed to properly consider whether or not Mr Freeth had consented to the application as lodged. That is an error of law,” Justice Woolford wrote.

Accordingly, Justice Woolford quashed the resource consent.

A message on the adventure playground’s website last week said due to unforeseen circumstances Action Ninja World would be closed until further notice.

“We are working hard behind the scenes with the Auckland Council to make this experience available as soon as we can, however, there’s no confirmed date at this stage. We will advise you when we have a confirmed re-opening date,” the message said.

Mr Coghlan told Mahurangi Matters that Action Ninja World was closed temporarily while a new Resource Consent was processed by Council.

A Council spokesperson said any reconsideration of the previous resource consent or new application would be considered on its merits. It could not determine at this stage whether such an application would need to be publicly notified.

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Warm waters spark bioluminescence

Unusually warm water has brought on early plumes of Noctiluca scintellans, the algae that causes bioluminescence in Mahurangi.

While Mahurangi and the Hibiscus Coast have long been known as bioluminescence hotspots, it is perhaps less well known that the same algae also causes red blooms during the day.

Residents of Mahurangi West took to social media last month, concerned by thick red plumes on the surface of the harbour, fearing it had become polluted.

Auckland Council environmental scientist Dr Megan Carbines says that Noctiluca scintellans is a nontoxic dinoflagellate, which often forms bright blooms around the coast in summer.

When disturbed, it also emits a burst of light, often seen when swimmers or boats move through the water at night.

Dr Carbines, who has lived at Leigh for 10 years, has seen “spectacularly large” red blooms in the

Leigh Harbour.

“The water temperature is increasing at the moment, which is conducive to these sorts of blooms if combined with calm conditions allowing them to accumulate.”

According to www. haurakigulfweather.com, harbours in the Auckland region reached up to 22 degrees last month. That is about two to four degrees above normal for this time of year.

This was due to a La Niña weather pattern delivering warm and dry air.

The information centre looks set to stay.

Council abandons plans for Sandspit Wharf shake-up

Noctiluca scintellans illuminates when disturbed.

An algal bloom in Mahurangi spotted by Jenni Finlayson.

Mayor hit by sheep rustling

Police are investigating the theft of 307 lambs, worth about $40,000, from a property owned by Kaipara District Mayor Jason Smith.

Dr Smith says he has no idea how such a quantity could have been trucked away without anyone noticing, and that it would be a challenge for the Police to solve.

The lambs disappeared some time over a period of two weeks, between when they were counted on November 17 and then found to be missing on December 1.

“The theft was discovered when they were being taken to the saleyards and the stock agent asked where the rest of them were,” Dr Smith says.

Dr Smith says he is confident that Police will be able “get to the bottom of it”. He says a few hundred sheep don’t just disappear without somebody noticing something.

He is encouraging anyone with information about the theft to contact Police on 105 and quote the file number 211202/0190.

Senior Sergeant John Clayton says livestock theft does

The stock was not covered by insurance.

occur in Kaipara “from time to time” but a theft on this scale is not common.

“It’s a good reminder to regularly check your boundaries and fence lines,” Sen. Sgt Clayton says. “This includes putting locks on any gates that open onto a road.

“We also advise clearly tagging animals and keeping accurate up to date stock records.”

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Auckland Council has abandoned plans for a radical shake-up of Sandspit Wharf area following trenchant opposition from locals (MM Dec 6).

A Council concept plan called for the removal of the information centre/ferry ticket office, demolition of the Sandspit Café, relocation of the toilets and more car parking.

The plan also envisaged that the current carpark attendant’s house would become a multi-use building that would accommodate the ticket office, café and information centre.

In response, the Sandspit Residents and Ratepayers Association (SRRA) organised a survey of residents’ opinions. Of 113 who responded, 100 were vehemently opposed to the proposals.

Residents complained of poor use of space to create only a few additional carparks, loss of iconic views from the current café and the carpark attendant’s house not being big enough to accommodate the functions envisaged.

Residents were especially opposed to the prospect of Sandspit Reserve being turned into a temporary carpark.

Last week, Council community facilities manager Geoff Pitman wrote to the SRRA saying that the bulk of Council’s proposals did “not gain enough support to warrant progression.”

Nevertheless, he said there was support for the introduction of a shuttle service from Sandspit to Warkworth and the reintroduction of paid parking at Sandspit.

The SRRA supports these initiatives as part of a longterm solution to parking problems around the wharf.

Mr Pitman says these latter proposals would be investigated further in the New Year and, if approved, would ideally be implemented prior to next summer.

In a letter to SRRA members, association chair Greg Doherty said the SRRA committee was delighted with the outcome “of this very controversial matter”.

“We had the opportunity to represent our community and achieve something for the greater good,” he said.

He said the SRRA understood that other community groups affected by the proposals provided similar responses independently of the SRRA view.

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2021 – It’s a wrap!

Every weekday I get ready for work, kiss my husband goodbye and head into the office. He jokes “enjoy your ride” because that’s how I commute when I need to. But during lockdown, I step into my lounge, which is also my office.

There are many advantages of working from home as many of us have come to discover. It’s been my preference for the last 10 years, and I work from home as often as I can. Advantages generally include not being stuck in traffic, no climate emissions from commuting by car and no time wasted getting to and from work. I operate more efficiently from home – there are no social distractions as there are at the office.

I’m always happier at home.

But there’s another value in working from home. For example, the calming views from my window looking out on to the flourishing garden. There are flowers whose names sound as pretty as they look, such as larkspur, harebells and love-in-a-mist.

There’s also lamb’s ear, sunflowers, rock rose, fairy rose, society garlic, wallflowers and grannies’ bonnets. There’s the towering honey locust tree I grew from seed, which gives welcome shade at this time of year.

There are baby bunnies resting in the grass, and big adult bunnies chewing the aforementioned flowers. There are blackbird and thrush chicks with their persistent cheeping at their tireless parents for food. There’s a sparrow trying to eat a worm longer than he is.

There’s the lawn that needs mowing if you subscribe to that outdated Victorian

lawn culture – I don’t. There’s a constant stream of ducks and ducklings up from the swamp for supplementary feeding. The hens, Speckle and Shy, seem to escalate their abrasive squawks whenever I’m on a Zoom call. There are the neighbour’s cows and a big horse over the fence ripping their pasture and snorting and farting full of life – for now that is; soon the cows will be beef.

There’s the morning light which gives way across the day. When I need to think about a response to a question or call, or a gnarly work issue, I gaze out the window on this

There’s the lawn that needs mowing if you subscribe to that outdated Victorian lawn culture – I don’t. beautiful scene. For lunch I can sit on the back deck and look out on my wild veggie gardens and contemplate the weeding I need to do during weekends. I can put on a load of washing at morning tea time, and hang it out during my next break. Duggie my bunny comes in for a smooch at regular intervals and my husband, who also works from home, brings me cups of tea.

Working from home is good for the planet, my employer and for me. I’ll be holidaying at home over Christmas, too, and might even get that weeding done. I hope all the lovely Mahurangi Matters readers have a wonderful, safe break too.

Rodney reserve land under Council spotlight The use, role and classification of all public park and reserve land throughout Rodney has been given a thorough assessment and overhaul in recent months, ahead of Local Board plans for a new overarching open space management plan.

Auckland Council staff have investigated 211 parcels of land held under the Reserves Act and 58 held under the Local Government Act, reviewing their current and likely future uses and how best to protect and enhance them.

Of the 58 Local Government Act parcels, they found that 27 should be reclassified as a reserve, 10 of which would need to

be publicly notified. With the land held under the Reserves Act, staff found 75 parcels that needed to be reclassified with public notification, and 136 that weren’t classified at all.

Board members voted to approve all recommended changes and relevant public notifications, as well as the formation of a hearing panel to hear submissions on any publicly notified classifications. The panel members will be Colin Smith, Beth Houlbrooke, Louise Johnston and Brent Bailey.

Public notification will be advertised in coming months.

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What a rollercoaster of a year! Despite the challenge’s, good progress has been made on building Pūhoi to Warkworth – bringing improved safety and more reliable journeys much closer.

At the Southern Connection both the Arawhiti ki Ōkahu and Arawhiti ki Pūhoi viaducts are completed. The team are revising the programme to complete the planned traffic switch which was scheduled in October.

Along the motorway the team are putting the finishing touches on the subgrades, ready for asphalt paving. We have placed 32% of the total road pavement so far, which is 52,000 tonnes of a total of 165,000.

In the Northern Connection area, the Asset Management & Maintenance Services building is now finished. When the new motorway is opens, it will be operated and maintained from this facility. Pavement improvement works to SH1 between the roundabout and Kaipara Flats Road are complete and the E530 culvert under SH1 is underway.

ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) are ready to be installed in the Southern area, and a number of the ITS assets along the motorway corridor have been installed.

Great progress has been made with the landscaping with more than 500,000 plants now planted across the project. Grass planting of the cut slopes is completed and under maintenance, and over 15,000m3 of mulch has been spread.

Next year we will continue with work at the Northern Connection, including resurfacing works at the Kaipara Road/Goatley Road/ SH1 intersection. This will mean the closure of Kaipara Flats Road in mid-January for ten nights, if you would like to know more about this work, please contact our stakeholder team.

The project will close at Christmas and New Year, from Thursday 23 December 2021 to Tuesday 4 January 2022. Our community helpline will be available during this time, so please don’t hesitate to give us a call or send us an email if you have any questions or concerns.

Above all, I’d like to thank you for your patience and support this year and wish you a safe, happy holiday season.

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Checkpoints split Kaipara communities Police Covid-19 checkpoints at Uretiti and Maungaturoto have cleaved south Kaipara from the rest of Northland and have left vulnerable communities unprotected, according to Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith.

Dr Smith is concerned that the placement of the checkpoints has left unvaccinated residents in rural south Kaipara at the mercy of a wave of holidaymakers.

As of last week, only 72 per cent of the population in Kaiwaka had received its second dose of the vaccine and the figure for Maori was 60 per cent.

In contrast, in the neighbouring Auckland communities of Te Arai, Tomarata and Pakiri, both the general population and Maori had reached 80 per cent.

Dr Smith wants the borders placed further south to be consistent with the regional boundary so residents can access their services.

“This is the third set of border checkpoints we have had in a different location and its causing yet more confusion,” he says.

The checkpoints have effectively divided the district between east

and west with residents going about their business potentially facing delays or being turned around.

The checkpoints have been temporarily set up by Police at the request of the Te Tai Tokerau Border Control, which is associated with iwi Ngāpuhi and politician Hone Harawira.

Northbound motorists at the checkpoints may have to present a vaccine passport or a negative Covid-19 test in order to pass.

Northland Police say that to ensure there are not significant traffic delays, they will not be stopping every driver.

Police said local residents could present proof of address in lieu of their vaccine passport.

“This time of the year is always busy on our roads. If possible, we recommend you plan your trips outside of peak traffic flows,” Police say.

“Our hope is that these checkpoints will ensure that anyone who was thinking about coming to Northland, who is not vaccinated or has not had a negative test, will think twice before trying to enter the region.”

It is not the first time Kaiwaka and Mangawhai have been caught on the wrong side of the regional boundary.

This was the second demonstration in a month in Mangawhai, with protesters also standing outside Mangawhai Beach School in opposition of vaccine mandates for teachers.

Mandate prompts chain reaction

Around 800 people formed a human chain to protest vaccination mandates at Mangawhai Heads this month.

The chain was about 600 metres long, spanning the entire length of Picnic Bay and around the shore to the Heads.

Mangawhai’s Terry Bishara, who helped coordinate the demonstration on the day, said she was pleased by the turnout.

She said the intention of the demonstration was to oppose vaccine mandates and the “division in society” caused by vaccine passports.

“We’re not anti-vax. We just want people to be able to make a personal choice without coercion,” she said.

Blair Graham said he knew of several people who were vaccinated and joined the protest to show their support for a united community.

He said the demonstration was not organised by any single individual, but evolved organically.

“A group of us were sitting on the beach and thought of the idea to form a human chain to express solidarity,” he said.

“The idea was floated on Facebook and it grew from there.”

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I know we say it every year, but it does still seem hard to believe that once again Christmas is nearly upon us. As 2021 draws to an end, I’d like acknowledge that most people caught up in the Great Auckland Lockdown have been doing it tough and readers of Mahurangi Matters will be no exception.

Having been contacted by many of you these past three months, I’m aware how high the toll can be. This is especially the case for those in our community already living in precarious circumstances, whether for financial or social reasons. It’s concerning to hear of division caused by policies that separate along lines of vaccination status, the Auckland/Northland border and even ethnicity.

As ever, we should reflect with gratitude on the contribution made by everyone who has worked hard to keep us going this year.

Of course, I include those on the frontlines of health care and providing food and other essential items, but also those making a difference in ways that may be less obvious.

Thank you so much to you all.

Hopefully, the newly instituted “traffic light” system for Covid-19 management will operate in a way that minimises unnecessary restrictions to your freedoms.

Please be patient and understanding with each other in this stressful time.

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In particular, I’ve enjoyed the chance to advocate for better transport options and we’ve made some progress together. It’s been a year in which the Matakana link road project has advanced, so I’d like to acknowledge the agencies carrying out that work, along with community partners such as the One Mahurangi Transport Forum and local government representatives.

Please be patient and understanding with each other in this stressful time.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who makes the Mahurangi Matters publication possible. In many parts of New Zealand there is no equivalent local news, so I sometimes wonder if we realise just how lucky we are.

To everyone reading this column – however good, bad or ugly the past 12 months has been for you – I hope you have a restful summer break coming at some stage soon.

Goodness knows what 2022 has in store for us all. I’m hoping that it will be an exciting time as we break free from the shackles of the past couple of years.

For now, though: take care, stay safe and Merry Christmas.

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’Twas the night before Christmas, When all through the land not a creature was stirring Unless they’d been scanned.

The masks were all hung by the chimney with care Next to the soap dish, sanitiser dispenser and beer The people were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of traffic lights danced in their heads Then out on the lawn there arose such a clatter They sprang from their beds “What could be the matter?”

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With wonder in their eyes it was a sight to behold Ashley arrived on his bicycle with a halo of gold

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Then came into the picture the purpled-haired Siouxsie fresh from the beach, or was it the jacuzzi?

‘Spread your legs’ Hipkins smiled sweetly to the crowd And Lockdown Jacinda said the occasion made her feel proud.

With a twinkle in her eye and a spring in her step She untied her red sack and began to unpack.

There were wage subsidies galore Resurgence payments for all Rental holidays for some And tax breaks on call “Away with you Omicron away with you Delta We Kiwis want summer To sit by the beach and to swelter” But over in the shadows All covered in snow Was Christopher Luxon Not quite feeling the glow.

He stamped and he shouted and talked about debt But the people were too dazzled by the presents they’d get When the media departed and the lights were brought down The roadshow knew it was time to leave town.

With a whoop and a holler And the ringing of bells Our little troupe of performers Said their farewells But they were heard to exclaim as they went on their way “Booster shots for all, And have a good day!”

With sincere apologies to Clement Clarke Moore

Kawau Island and connectedness between Islanders, local boaties and the cruising fraternity, who spend summers around the Hauraki Gulf. Destroy what has become a powerful community glue, and you risk losing priceless social capital from this community hub – where people come together, build relationships and network to get things done. Is it too idealistic to value KBC’s community spirit – the heartbeat of this island community? Not according to strong scientific evidence about the capacity of such clubs to build social capital – making our lives healthier, safer and richer. The soul of this unique club needs to come from the island, not from Auckland City.

Be careful what you wish for. Move all the power behind the Kawau Boating Club (KBC) into the hands of money and developers (MM Dec 6), and you will have a high-end club targeted at an elite group of mainland yachties and launch owners who visit on an irregular basis. Envisage a Hamilton Island-style regatta and what you start to see is something exclusive – a Hamilton Island-style resort, with designer extensions, members’ only lounges, luxury villas on land extending behind the existing club, membership requiring nomination and high fees and further land developments. When a long-time rural boating club goes upmarket, it loses sight of its valuable role in the lives of local residents and the general boating public who relish its welcoming and easy, casual atmosphere. Promote what you’ve got and people will support a club that gives them both tangible and intangible benefits. This club and its amenities are the only facilities for the boating public on an island in the Hauraki Gulf that are operated by a club and which offer all-weather shelter. The club provides the only facilities operating for the benefits of Kawau Islanders – a population of permanent residents and owners of many holiday dwellings reliant on water access. The aim of the KBC should be strengthening what it does best – contributing to the social fabric of

Elspeth Macdonald, KBC Member, currently in Sandspit

Sand debate

You published articles written respectively

by Callum McCallum, of McCallum Bros Ltd (MBL), and Ken Rayward, on behalf of the Save our Sands group (MM Nov 22).

The articles were written in the context of MBL’s recent applications for resource consents in in-shore and mid-shore areas of the Mangawhai-Pakiri Embayment.

Submissions on those applications closed on December 10. However, Mr. Rayward’s article contains a number of factual errors, which in the interests of accuracy in a matter of public interest, I wish to correct. In doing

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so, I shall be very brief as some of the claims made by Mr. Rayward concern matters that are currently under consideration by the panel of independent commissioners, who are hearing the application made by Kaipara Ltd for a consent for sand extraction in off-shore areas of the Embayment. MBL took over that application from Kaipara in September of this year, and it would be inappropriate for me to enter into any debate on the merits of points on which the commissioners will soon be making their decision. Mr. Rayward alleges that during the current hearing of Kaipara’s application, MBL (which gave evidence as a submitter on Kaipara Ltd’s application) denied the existence of off-shore trenches caused by dredging. That is quite wrong. At the commencement of its case, MBL advised that it had known about the trenches since 2018 and at that time understood that they were consistent with the pattern of dredging permitted by the relevant conditions of consent. Mr. Rayward also makes allegations about the depth of the trenches. I know of no evidence that supports his claims, but advise that the trenches have recently been re-surveyed at the suggestion of the commissioners under the supervision of a group of experts who are in the course of providing their conclusions to the commissioners. It follows that an up-to-date understanding of the depth and significance of the trenches will shortly be available. Mr. Rayward alleges that MBL has claimed that the construction sector wants only Mangawhai-Pakiri sand. This is nonsense. MBL’s concern is that Pakiri sand is particularly suitable for concrete making and that the concrete industry is in need of good quality sand for infrastructural concrete requirements. Alternative sources of sand are either not suitable for these applications or have higher environmental or economic costs associated with their use. Other claims made by Mr. Rayward, such as the impact of sand extraction on fairy terns, replenishment of sand to the continued next page

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beach and impact on Maori are all the subject of various shades of evidence to the commissioners. Their decision on these matters will, no doubt, be of great interest to all parties.

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Urs Bauer, Warkworth

Missing persons

I am trying to track down some relatives who I believe now live in Warkworth – Ian and Carole Robertson. They did live in the Kaipara Flats area and had a house up on a hill there. We visited and were in regular contact up until around 2016 or 17. Sadly, they had to move due to ill health. My understanding is that they sold up and moved to a smaller house in Warkworth.

I have tried Facebook and White Pages but no joy. Carole was always good at keeping in touch but she had poor health, so we do not have any forwarding information at all. They would be in their late 70s or even 80s now and we would love to know if they are okay. They have good friends called Ros Aldam and Grant Clark. They definitely were living in Warkworth at last point of contact as we visited them when we were last in New Zealand in 2015. I don’t know if you have any ideas to help us find them, we would love to know they are okay, especially with Covid.

Sue Gilbert (previously Robertson), Olney, UK. Anyone with information on the Robertsons should email Sue: sueg129@hotmail.co.uk

Dog rules

I appeal to all dog owners. From December 1, all dogs are permitted on Rodney beaches and reserves before 10am and after 5pm.

The hours between 10am and 5pm are for those who like to walk without fear of uncontrolled dogs. I am one of those people, but on the three days I walked after the law changed, I was not able to experience a dog-

free walk. On one occasion, a dog dashed into the middle of our group having a picnic and caused an injury, which drew blood. If we are to have dog laws, then they have to be effective. I suggest at the very least large, more prominent signs in more places so people might notice and read them. I also suggest the presence of a dog ranger on all beaches at the beginning of each season to talk to people about acting responsibly when they are not and offer encouragement to those who are, and the return of the ranger at periodic intervals through the season. As a last resort, there should be substantial fines for repeat offenders. I can’t see the point of having any laws when they are not policed adequately. I would like to have some freedom to walk on the beach without fear of injury to improve my health. I have made these suggestions to Council and hope by writing this letter I can make more people aware of obeying the laws and considering others.

Sandy Garman, Algies Bay In 2019, Auckland Council introduced a bylaw to prohibit dogs from some beaches, parks and reserves from 10am to 5pm, from December 1 to March 1. To check dog rules at a specific beach or reserve, visit https:// www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/dogs-animals/ where-walk-dog/Pages/default.aspx

More on mystery man

In regard to my letter End of an Era, (MM Dec 6), thanks to Noelle Lipinski (née Lawrie) and Ella Canal (née Wynyard), I can now add more details about the bearded old man who used to sit under the pepper tree outside the Warkworth Pub. He was an Estonian called Eugene Busche, but known to the Mahurangi fraternity as “Bob”. He squatted in a derelict old house on the Nelson Lawrie farm down near Scotts Landing. When the cream cans from the farm were ready to be loaded onto the cream launch, he would relieve Mr Lawrie of the job of rowing them out mid-stream to meet the launch. He would then tie his dinghy to the mooring and cadge a lift up to Warkworth on the launch. In those days there was little else to entertain a small child, so I can’t believe that I had forgotten the fact that he had a wooden leg!

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Sayers condemns Mayor’s climate action package Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers has condemned a proposed billion dollar climate action package, which will impose further costs on ratepayers through a targeted rate.

The package was Mayor Phil Goff ’s major policy proposal for Auckland Council’s Annual Budget 2022/23 released earlier this month.

Mr Goff said the proposed Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR) would raise about $574 million over 10 years.

This would be leveraged to extract a further $471 million from central government and other sources.

The CATR would fund initiatives to reduce carbon emissions such as boosting public transport, providing more opportunities for walking and cycling, and planting more trees.

“Long after Covid-19 ceases to be a major threat, there will be the ongoing crisis caused by climate change. We can’t afford to put off any longer the action needed to avoid a climate disaster,” Mr Goff said.

Mr Goff said that Auckland was still not doing enough to tackle climate change.

“A recent progress report on our Climate Action Plan states that Auckland’s emissions are not remotely tracking in line with our target to reduce emissions by 50 per cent by 2030,” he said.

But Cr Sayers has slammed the policy saying that while moves to reduce carbon emissions are important, they should be funded from general rates.

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Camping feedback being analysed

Public consultation on Auckland Council’s proposed new Freedom Camping in Vehicles Bylaw closed on December 5 and all feedback received is now being analysed. Council will put a summary of what people said on the bylaw webpage and all feedback will be distributed to local boards in February. Council’s Bylaw Panel will consider submissions before sending its report and recommendations for adoption by the Governing Body in May. Info: https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/

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Cr Sayers said the CATR would mean an average 2.4 per cent rates increase for Aucklanders next year. This would come on top of a general rates increase of 3.5 per cent, making for an overall increase of 5.9 per cent.

He said due to the impact of the Auckland lockdown on the economy, “this was not the time to be reaching forever deeper into ratepayers’ pockets”.

Cr Sayers claimed the CATR was a way of increasing Council revenue without the Mayor having to admit he was breaking his promise of keeping next year’s rates increase to 3.5 per cent.

“Let’s call this new tax what it really is. It’s a disguised rates hike, disguised to fill Auckland Council’s financial hole left

by Covid,” he said.

The CATR will be among the topics for public consultation on the Annual Budget. The consultation runs from February 28 to March 28.

For more information on the consultation process, visit https://akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/

Better bore and bathrooms on the way

Work on a new public toilet and shower block at Omaha Beach’s William Fraser Reserve is scheduled to start by the end of the summer. Auckland Council said in its quarterly report to Rodney Local Board that the reserve’s water bore was currently being upgraded by Healthy Waters to make it safe to drink and works for that were almost complete. Tenders to build the toilets had been submitted in September and a contract was due to be awarded, with building work expected to start in March.

Boundary dispute delays wharf renewal Plans to renovate and rebuild the wharf at Ti Point are on hold due to a standoff over road access between a landowner and Auckland Council.

A trespass notice has been issued against all Council and Auckland Transport staff and contractors by the owners of a property at the end of Ti Point Road, banning them from gaining access to the wharf.

Council head of area operations Oliver Kunzendorff said the dispute stemmed from the fact that a small section of the road was privately owned.

“Ti Point Road was built on private property and there have been ongoing boundary issues that we and Auckland Transport have been working through with the owners for some time,” he said.

“Unfortunately, the owners issued a trespass notice against Council and Auckland Transport earlier this year. It applies to all Auckland Council and AT staff and contractors.”

Mr Kunzendorff said that as the wharf was beyond the disputed road section, the $267,000 coastal renewal project on the wharf had been stalled.

He said Council was, quite literally, working to find a way round the problem.

“To ensure we honour the trespass notice, we are looking at ways we can modify the side of the road to allow vehicles to pass without going onto the private land,” he said.

“For our day-to-day maintenance work, our contractors are able to bypass the private property as they only require a small vehicle. This is not possible for the renewal works, as we will need to use trucks, which will require the modification of the road shoulder.”

He stressed that the trespass notice did not apply to the public and they were still able to use the road as normal.

A local resident said the dispute had also scuppered plans to tarseal Ti Point Road.

The landowner was approached for comment but had not responded as Mahurangi Matters went to press.

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Rather than dig a trench for the wastewater pipe and then cover the pipe with earth, a tunnel 30 to 40 metres below ground will be created for the pipe, using a microtunnel boring machine.

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Pacific island posting for Rodney police commander A keen kite surfer, Mark Fergus is hoping to catch some waves as well as criminals in Vanuatu.

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After seven years as Area Commander, Police Inspector Mark Fergus is swapping the coastal and rural communities of Rodney and the Hibiscus Coast for a remote chain of Pacific islands.

He is one of three New Zealand Police officers going to Vanuatu next month to act as volunteer advisers to the island force on community policing.

Mark says that while he is sad to be leaving his Orewa HQ and the wider community, he and wife Jen are excited at the prospect of a new adventure.

“I’ve run the ball up my 10 yards and I’m ready to pass it on,” he says. “It will be a really interesting experience. It’s really about working with local police in an advisory role, the challenges they’re facing and lessons I’ve learned that can be applied in their context. But it’s about working beside them, not leading.”

Mark says his seven-year stint as area commander has been the highlight of his 35-year police career.

“I feel really connected to this community, and it’s been a real pleasure to lead the police staff – it’s all felt really local. It still feels like we have got a community approach here,” he says. “The cops in Rodney, from senior constables to brand new graduates, are committed to this community. They live here and want to see it thrive and be a safe place. Retaining that community feel has been a real highlight for me.”

He has also enjoyed the diversity of his Waitemata North patch, which spreads from Muriwai and the Kaipara in the west through farming communities to Orewa, Warkworth and up to Mangawhai.

“I’ve enjoyed working with local iwi, too, we’ve got a good relationship with our local maraes, which really strengthened with Covid, because we’ve been working the northern borders with them. They’re just a blessing to be with.”

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force remains crime prevention, especially burglary, although Mark says, with the increase in population, mental health issues, family harm and traffic incidents are on the rise. The force also works to keep gang crime to a minimum.

“This is still a reasonably safe place,” he says. “There are low instances of gang crime and gang violence, but we are seeing a slight increase. We work hard to give officers the tools they need.”

As well as overseeing the local patch, Mark has also played his part at major national tragedies such as the Christchurch mosque shootings and the White Island eruption, in his role as a member of NZ Police’s disaster victim identification team.

“It’s incredibly challenging but also rewarding to bring some closure to families and bring their loved ones back to them,” he says.

His own personal low point as Area Commander was the shooting of PC Matt Hunt in Massey last year, whose killer was recently sentenced to life imprisonment.

“He had just left here on secondment, he’d only been gone 10 days,” he recalls. “It had a really strong impact on all of our people.

He was a great young lad with a promising career.”

The new Area Commander is Inspector Matt Laurenson, who starts this week after serving at Waitakere, and who Mark says is “a good people person who’ll be really good with the community”.

Mark and Jen Fergus will enjoy a family Christmas in Orewa before heading for Santo, the largest of Vanuatu’s islands, which lies around 300km north of the capital, Port Vila.

“We’ll miss our friends and I’ll miss this community, but it’s only a couple of years and we hope friends and family will be able to visit. Plus, we do get breaks back home,” he says.

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Hug a Jafa The Christmas holidays are nearly upon us, and for those of us who are lucky enough to live here, we know that this brings traffic and lots of visitors. I hear on quite a regular basis the derogatory term Jafa used, and often it is said that we don’t want them here. “Why don’t they stay home? They just clog up our roads.”

What we must realise, though, is that for a lot of our tourism and hospitality businesses, these people from Auckland are the very customers that will help their business survive, and this is especially true after the year that we have just had.

I owned a local motel many years ago, and I know that without that influx of visitors over the summer period, when we could charge premium rates, we would not have survived. Yes, it does mean a lot more work and longer hours, but sometimes it is the difference between closing the doors or surviving for another year.

We need to somehow change our mindset about the influx of visitors and welcome them to our town and our region. Don’t scare them away with stories about the perils of Hill Street or the time they may have to wait in traffic. Instead let’s blow them away with the warmth of our welcome and the beauty of where we live.

Another thought for local businesses as we start to ramp up towards Christmas: If the front of your business or shop has got a little bit overgrown with a few weeds or needs a little paint, and you don’t have time to do it, then remember there will be a few college students who might be looking for a little extra cash. That little bit of smartening up might really help in making your business stand out.

We have so many great features and attractions around this area, so when you are looking to promote your business online, mention some of these attractions in your content. This has been a tough year and for us, your local business association, it has thrown some challenges our way as well.

While we couldn’t put in place events or promotions for our members to attend, we were still out there advocating on behalf of the town. This included speaking up on infrastructure issues like Hill Street. We are making progress on these things, some of which will become clearer early next year.

A huge thanks to all the people in Warkworth who have supported me and the business association this year. That support is not taken for granted. Again, the work that we do is not just me but also my wonderful team – Lauren, my marketing and comms wizard, and Alison, who, with her team of amazing volunteers, runs the Information Centre. Thanks also to the committee of One Mahurangi who have led us and supported us throughout the year.

We haven’t managed to do much this year event-wise, but we did get the Mahurangi Winter Festival of Lights across the line, and it was probably the biggest event in Warkworth this year. A massive thank you to all of the team on the festival committee.

There were so many hours put in that no one sees, but I know that it is appreciated by the thousands of families who came out and enjoyed all the events.

From our team to your family, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year – may it be a better one than 2021. Now, let’s welcome all those Jafas back to our region.

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The fruit and vegetable garden • Summer is big harvest time and it’s important to pick fastgrowing vegetables such as zucchini, beans, and cucumbers regularly otherwise the food grows beyond its best • Watering is very important – with watering restrictions train the household to capture buckets of water in the shower, dishwashing etc, for use on container gardens and raised beds that dry out more quickly • Pea straw is a major aid in keeping the roots of vegetable plants cool and helping to stop evaporation. Water beds, then layer it around plants • Lettuce and herbs going to seed? Leave a few in the vegetable garden – their flowers attract the bees for pollination • Use an organic pesticide such as Bugtrol to control whitefly and aphids that are breeding quickly in the heat. Spray very early before bees are active • Maintain a regular fertiliser and watering programme around fruit trees while fruit is growing and ripening.

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Owner Jason Xie says he founded the business by accident. He spotted the opportunity when he stopped in for a kebab one day, on his way from Whangarei to Auckland.

He runs a fish and chip shop in Whangarei, which he says is long hours and hard on the body and the new laundry business will allow him to take a step back.

Working in a kitchen around a deep fryer,

Jason knows the value of a good washing machine.

He says he has a washing machine at home but has always used laundromats for tough jobs, as well as bulk loads like bedding.

The new laundromat is making a splash in its first weeks, offering cold washes for just 22 cents to celebrate the fact that 2022 is nearly here. The normal price is from $4.50 for a cold wash.

The laundromat is self-service with eftpos machines connected to each of the washers and dryers.

The washing machines range in capacity from 8kg to 28kg.

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Owner Heather Walton says when she and her husband Mark Bycroft first opened a year ago, they were determined not to be on the main street.

“Mark is really passionate about the area, having grown up here, and thought it would be a tragedy to have a real estate office where a boutique shop or restaurant should be,” she says.

They settled into an office behind the dentist, but have kept an eye on the market as the business steadily grew.

When the former Board & Batten premises came up for sale, they bought it immediately.

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The Matakana office has risen to be in the top 20 Ray White offices in the country since it opened a year ago.

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Joseph Gard, an early settler on the Mahurangi River (his home was near the mouth of Duck Creek), writes in his diary of 1856 that on Christmas Eve he and his worker made some egg flip and drank to the health of dear friends at home in England. Christmas Day, however, sounded just like an ordinary working day.

His 1857 Christmas was very different as he had started courting Captain Grange’s daughter, Jeanie, who lived three kilometres away. He went with her and her parents to Auckland by steamer (a very rough trip) in mid-December and they all spent several weeks in Auckland conducting business, visiting friends, attending amateur concerts and a special picnic on the North Shore. They had a very pleasant return trip on New Years Day, with the Mahurangi Regatta in progress at the mouth of the river. But when Joseph got home, he found that the pig had managed to destroy his potato garden.

Charles Clarke, from Leigh, writes in 1866 of Willie Greenwood coming to spend Christmas. They tried unsuccessfully to catch a goat at Goat Island, but managed to come home with a bucket of cape gooseberries instead. Of Christmas Day he says “nothing particular to record – we kept it as a holiday and regaled ourselves with Christmas cheer.” Another year, he records

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That Boxing Day there was a cricket match at Matakana to attend.

Tom, one of Nathaniel Wilson’s five sons, wrote of family Christmases in the 1880s at his Grandmother Snell’s place at Long Beach (since named Snells Beach). The children would look forward to this for weeks, as it would give them several days at the beach and a chance to play with various cousins. Sometimes around 50 relatives would gather and camp there for Christmas. Nathaniel would row his family of 10 children five kilometres down the Mahurangi River to Dawson’s Creek, then, with everyone carrying something, they would walk the two kilometres across to the Snell’s homestead and set up camp.

There they would spend many happy days playing games, sailing with uncle in his boat or fishing, gathering pipis and oysters and strolling the beach. There was usually a patch of strawberries that the children would have enjoyed helping themselves to.

In 1912, Isabella Hamilton, Nathaniel Wilson’s daughter, records a very quiet Christmas Day at her parent’s place, Riverina, in Warkworth (her mother died the following year). However, on Boxing Day, she, her husband Willie and their four children rowed 10 kilometres down river from Hamilton’s Landing to Sullivan’s Bay. There they picnicked with family and friends, who had camped there. Hopefully, the tide was with them both ways or it might have been a long trip.

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Light rain may have kept some away, but it failed to dampen spirits as Warkworth retailers, hairdressers, cafes and bars opened their doors for a pre-Christmas shopping day on Sunday, December 12.

Buskers lined the streets, a choir sang, Santa Claus greeted children and the more energetic took advantage of a bouncy castle in the grounds of the Warkworth Hotel.

The event was organised by One Mahurangi. Manager Murray Chapman says one highlight for him was seeing the smile on kids’ faces on meeting Santa.

Another highlight was the “busk off ” outside the Warkworth Hotel, hosted by Clyde Tukaiora Connell. Street performers competed for a top prize of a three-hour studio recording session, plus a myriad of smaller prizes donated by local retailers.

The top prize was won by solo singer/ songwriter Keeva, who played a selection of jazz-inspired covers and originals while spectators enjoyed lunch outside the hotel.

Murray says reactions from retailers to the event was mixed with some having a good day and some “not so good”, possibly due to some customers being put off because of the likelihood of rain.

But Murray hopes to run more Sunday events to underscore the point that Warkworth is a great place to do business and “change some buying habits”.

He says once the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is complete, Warkworth will inevitably find it more difficult to attract custom from visitors. This means retailers will need to be better at serving the needs of local customers, Warkworth also needs to establish itself as a “happening place”, either through festivals or through Sunday trading with lots of entertainment.

Warkworth was preparing for a repeat of the December 12 event on Sunday, December 19.

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It has been an unusual year for Mahurangi schools, adapting to online learning and Covid-19 restrictions, but it hasn’t stopped the Christmas cheer. Most schools have only had four weeks of on-site learning since lockdown ended last month, but it has given students the chance to catch up with their friends and celebrate making it through.

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2 Matakana School students Sally L, Austin M, Maccoy W and Jess F starred in the school’s Christmas card this year.

3 Tapora School children were sent home with some Christmas cheer, each receiving a tin of chocolate wafers with an elf badge and a candy cane.

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Normally the charitable trust organises a Christmas party for families and children, who could use a bit of extra help, at the Mangawhai Domain.

With Covid severely limiting the party last year and threatening to scupper it completely this year, Helping Hands decided to organise a Christmas trail in Mangawhai and add two additional trails in Wellsford and Maungaturoto.

Helping Hands lead administrator Libby Clews says the trail activity kept families safe in their own bubble as they moved from point to point. At each point, children were required to participate in an activity such as push-ups, solving a riddle, drawing a picture, or cracking a code – in addition to figuring out where to head to

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Libby says due to the generous support of sponsors, she was able to buy more than 900 gifts for children, which included books, puzzles, dolls, colouring-in materials and sports equipment.

“My car barely had enough room for all the gifts,” she says.

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Carols for all at Leigh Church “Apologies in advance for the volume, but it has been a rubbish year, so it will be good to let the vocal chords rip!” he said on the LoveLeigh Facebook page.

Anyone attending should bring their own outdoor chairs, rugs “and voices”, and songsheets will be available from the church gate on the night.

Organisers said all the community was welcome to participate and enjoy the carol service, inside or outside the church grounds, as Christmas was for everyone.

While many community Christmas events have been cancelled due to Covid restrictions, a church at Leigh has found a way to hold its traditional carol service – by moving it outside.

St Michaels and All Angels Church will have Christmas Carols in the Outdoors this Tuesday, December 21 on the lawn outside the church at 12 Hauraki Road.

Due to current Red Light restrictions, entry to the lawn area is by vaccine pass only and social distancing is to be maintained, but Alan Macdonald of Leigh Central will be setting up large speakers in the church grounds so that anyone can listen and join in from outside the church grounds as well.

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Mahu Community Christmas Lunch returns

The Mahu Community Christmas Lunch at Snells Beach will adopt a Covid responsible format this year. The free Christmas lunch on Christmas Day will be scaled back, but still take place outdoors on the public reserve next to Sunrise Boulevard at 12.30pm.

Family bubbles are encouraged. Families should bring their picnic blanket, beach gear, mats and chairs, and observe social distancing. Organisers say the usual hearty Christmas food and good cheer will be unaffected by the pandemic. Anyone wishing to be involved should contact Moana on 021 02461732 or Katie on 021 701779.

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Christmas lights catch on Christmas illuminations around homes in Warkworth’s Ashmore Crescent and Northwood Close are increasing as more and more neighbours get in on the act.

Brian Oakes and Bobbie Brown, of 31 and 36 Ashmore Crescent respectively, say more people up and down the street are following their lead in lighting up, and John Peel, at 37 Northwood Close, says he has been able to lend some of his extensive collection of lights to enthusiastic neighbours.

Brian, Bobbie and John say they have all made additions to their own lighting extravaganzas for this year.

As well as more than 30,000 lights programmed to twinkle in time to some favourite Christmas music, Brian has introduced a laser light show, which will

project moving images onto his garage door. There will also be a smoke machine and bubble machine contributing to the magical atmosphere.

Visitors viewing the lights are asked to scan a QR code Brian has set up and practice social distancing. Any donations from visitors will be given to Harbour Hospice.

Bobbie says her “Christmas Zoo” of illuminated animals now also features Santa riding on a motorbike and a helicopter landing on one of her hedges. Meanwhile, a flamingo, camel and peacock, which failed to light up last year, will be fully operational this year.

John says his star attraction is a six-metre long train featuring four carriages, a caboose, turning wheels and smoke.

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With Omaha, Leigh and many more beaches on your doorstep and stunning bush at your back, the setting here is inspirational to say the least! This sturdy 2 bedroom home boasts open plan living, combined bathroom/laundry, plus a sleepout/studio adds further space and flexibility. Drenched in sun, the sprawling deck offers show stopping views of Omaha, Whangateau, Tawharanui and out to Kawau Island. This is a rare and manageable lifestyle block for those dreaming of being a bit more self sufficient with off street parking and enough space for veggie gardens, fruit trees, chickens and maybe a couple of animals. Although just 9 minutes from Matakana’s township, you’ll feel like you’re a world away in this coastal oasis. Enjoy sun-filled days on the beach, get some exercise in on the nearby hiking trails, maybe a swim, surf or fish at one of the many beaches. Get in touch to view, today.

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Architecturally designed by Florian Primbs, and crafted with compliance 8 years ago, the residence is clad in a combination of lime plastered light earth, and softly silvered macrocarpa board and batten, with sheep wool insulation. Families to singles, downsizers to up-starters jumping on the ladder, take the opportunity to secure a unique property with wide appeal.

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Hibiscus Homes SOLD

1/53 Rosario Crescent, Red Beach

6 Maori Hut Road, Red Beach

A successful, 2-week, waterfront campaign. 17 groups through with a Pre-Auction offer of $3,200,000 – Sold at Auction for $3,630,000.

A delightful home on an elevated, sun-soaked site which enjoys uninterrupted views across Orewa, while sitting on the expansive decks.

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40 Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay

56A Swann Beach Road, Stanmore Bay

It’s impossible not to be impressed by our subject property, a substantial family home overlooking Orewa Beach.

Pre Auction offer, buyers delighted to secure their new home in Swann Beach, and vendors happy to be moving on to a new investment.

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“By far the stand-out agents of the day. Sue was very engaging and asked me lots of questions about my situation and really took the time to get to know me, get to know the home and area. The open home was busy, she was confident and very able, managing it while still engaging with everyone. Anya was friendly, approachable, and definitely took notice of everyone visiting the open home. She was great with always quick to respond, and called me immediately after open homes”

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CHEF NICK BRINGS A WORLD OF FOOD TO EVELYN PAGE

International chef Nick loves sharing his culinary talents with the residents at Evelyn Page organisation who use it as part of a trial programme called the City to Farm Composting Pilot.

It has helped with efficiencies in the kitchen in producing less food waste while also helping to fertilise a local banana plantation.

“It’s going really well and we’re keen to continue it for as long as possible.

“Anything that helps to improve our processes and bring wastage down is great,” says Nick.

One of the biggest challenges Nick has found is managing the many different needs relating to food allergies and intolerances.

Ensuring those with dietary restrictions still get plenty of choice and variety with their food is critical, says Nick.

“A few ladies came up to me to thank me for making a gluten free dessert specially for one of the residents.

“I made a vanilla chocolate mousse, a special one for her, and she appreciated having something different.

“It’s nice to do that for somebody, and it makes them feel a bit special,” he adds.

Resident favourites from the wider menu include sunshine beef, any lasagne, chicken tikka masala and, says Nick, ‘pretty much any kind of roast!’

Fortunately, Nick also loves Italian food.

“Every New Year’s Day it’s our tradition at home to make handmade ravioli with a homemade tomato sauce.

“And I love a good lasagne, especially with nice garlic bread and salad – that is perfect for me.”

True to his name, a firm favourite from the repertoire involves lamb – lamb curry in particular.

“My Chef’s Choice in the village recently was a lamb curry, with all the trimmings – naan bread and rahita sambal.

“They loved it! I toned down the spice so it wasn’t as spicy as I would normally eat it, but they really loved it.”

It’s the regular interactions with residents that make the job so nice, compared to the more fleeting relationships in his previous roles.

“There are a few residents who I always chat to.

“There’s one chap who had been to Capetown during the war when he was in the Navy.

“There’s a famous dog called Just Nuisance who was like a mascot to the sailors and he was there when the dog was alive.”

“I have got quite a connection with some of them,” he says.

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Evelyn Page Retirement Village chef Nick Lamb has cooked his way around the world, working in hotels and restaurants, in the corporate sector and on cruise ships.

Now, with a wealth of knowledge accrued, he is sharing his creative culinary talents with the lucky residents at Ryman’s Orewa village.

Nick, originally from Capetown in South Africa, first arrived as Sous Chef in December 2019, followed soon after by his wife Simone and their two young children, who just made it in time before the lockdown, touching down on February 20!

They had heard great things about Ryman from a family member who works at the company’s head office in Christchurch.

“I had been looking for a new start for quite a while and it was quite a challenge for me at first as I had never worked in the retirement sector,” says Nick.

“But you learn as you go and when you’re learning that makes you stronger.”

When a chance then opened up to apply for Senior Lead Chef, Nick jumped at the opportunity and Simone has since landed a job as a housekeeper at the village, making it a real family affair.

One thing that impressed him about the Evelyn Page kitchen was the team’s participation in a pioneering waste management scheme.

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Chance to get creative in Matakana Bookings open next month for Creative Matakana, the annual week of arts and crafts workshops and courses that runs during the first week of May. As in previous years, the event includes everything from five-day intensive courses down to one-day tasters covering a broad spectrum of creative activities, including sculpture, painting and drawing, photography, woodwork, weaving and writing.

Highlights include Making Moulds & Casting with popular metal artist Jeff Thomson, Bookbinding with Terrie Reddish, Willow Weaving with Peter Greer, and art courses by Alysn MidgelowMarsden, Helene Carpenter and Maxine Thompson. There is also a new course on Kiribati Weaving with Kaetaeta Watson and Louisa Humphry teaching how to make traditional headdresses and other items.

For food and drink fans, there are talks and tastings on olive oil, gin and wine, and local history will be the subject of a special cruise on the Jane Gifford.

Organisers say the week will be the perfect antidote to the challenges and frustrations presented by Covid-19, though they stress that events will be adopting whichever restrictions apply at the time, which may include proof of vaccination.

Bookings for all events open at 8am sharp on Monday, January 10 at www.creativematakana.nz Right, potential cures for lockdown lethargy include the chance to learn mould-making, basket-weaving, printmaking, pastel painting and even ginmaking.

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The Great Summer Art Exhibition Mahurangi East Hall, Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach, (next to Library) Angela Armstrong challenges the male-dominated magic act tradition in The Unflinching Ash.

Writer conjures up magical book to counter stereotype Mahurangi-based writer Angela Armstrong has succeeded in turning one of her frustrations into a novel, and it has started to enjoy strong sales after glowing online reviews.

The frustration came after her three daughters went to see a magic act where the male performer was supported by a female assistant.

Each of her daughters was enthralled by the act, and each came away wondering if they might make a female assistant one day.

“I felt I really needed to show them that the magician could be a woman and that a woman can be the star of the show,” Angela says.

She says while there are female illusionists, nearly all of the household names – such as Penn and Teller, David Blaine, David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy – are men.

To challenge the stereotype, Angela began developing a story where the heroine was a female magician.

She finished the resulting young adult novel – The Unflinching Ash – while house-sitting in Mangawhai.

Angela says the main protagonist, eighteen-year-old Ash, lives in medieval Europe during a time when hysteria about witchcraft is rife. Ash’s illusions – particularly her apparent ability to read minds – is easily confused with practicing

demonic arts.

“It would have been seen as heresy at the time, as the church was the only institution that could legitimately access the divine,” Angela says.

Inevitably, misunderstandings about the nature of her act pose considerable challenges for Ash. Angela says the book came out just before lockdown started this year, which initially hurt sales as nobody could access it in bookshops.

However, things turned around when several influential book reviewers on TikTok rated the book highly.

Angela adds that lockdown may have ultimately helped the book, since many have turned to reading when they might otherwise have been engaged in doing something else.

The Unflinching Ash is available in Mahurangi bookshops.

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Delightfully stuffed at Christmas Ever since my childhood I have always thought Christmas dinner was about chicken. It is an absolute favourite of mine, and I cannot remember my family having turkey, ever. I have to admit that on the odd occasion I have roasted an enormous turkey, the result has been pretty disappointing – dry and stringy in parts and never with the same flavour as a wellseasoned chook.

Mother would buy capons (now hard to find) for our celebratory dinners, and they were always fat, juicy and delicious. Chicken has today become a once a week, if not more often, dinner in most households, but the extra effort of making a tasty stuffing for a larger bird turns this humble roast into a sumptuous meal.

Look for chickens that are at least size 16 and preferably larger. The size actually indicates the weight of the bird. Size 16 means at least 1.6kg, 18 is 1.8kg and so on. I was delighted to weigh a size 18 at home recently and find it was actually 2.15kg.

Stuffing should be tasty and filled with interesting flavours. If you make excess stuffing, it’s great to roll it into little balls and roast them alongside the chicken. My all-time favourite is bacon and oyster stuffing, which adds a salty savoury tang to the flesh of the bird.

Tips Feel free to make both stuffings if you are roasting chicken this Christmas. The oyster and bacon should go in the cavity at the breast end of the bird and the apricot and herb stuffing in the larger cavity between the legs. For those who don’t like oysters, a couple of tasty sausages, skinned and mixed with the bacon and sourdough will make a great alternative. And always, always remember if you are making the stuffing ahead of time, ensure it is quite cold when you stuff it into the bird. Keep the stuffing or raw chicken well refrigerated until it’s time to cook it.

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme with apricot stuffing 2 onions, finely chopped 2 tbsp butter 3 fresh apricots, chopped into 1cm cubes Zest and juice of 1 lemon 1 cup fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs 2 tbsp milk 3 tbsps chopped parsley 3 tbsps chopped rosemary 3 tbsps chopped fresh sage 3 tbsps chopped fresh thyme salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 egg, well beaten Place the onions in a frying pan with the butter and sauté over gentle heat until soft and starting to turn golden brown. Remove to a bowl and cool.

Moisten the breadcrumbs with the milk and add in with all the other ingredients to mix well. Allow the stuffing to get completely cold before using it to stuff the chicken, or make stuffing balls to surround the bird.

Oyster and Bacon Stuffing

Christmas Feast Roast Chicken Size 16 or 18 chicken 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsps softened butter salt and freshly ground black pepper fresh tarragon sprigs 2 cups light chicken stock 2 tbsps flour (for gravy) Preheat the oven to 170C. Stuff the chicken with your preferred stuffing and tie the legs together. Place another piece of string around the breast section and tuck the wings in to hold them tightly. Rub the skin with olive oil (and/or butter) and sprinkle with plenty of salt and pepper. Add small sprigs of tarragon over the surface.

Place in a roasting pan with one cup of

the stock, pop into the oven and bake for about 1 ½ hours, basting occasionally until golden. Test it’s cooked by poking in a skewer to make sure the juices run clear.

Remove from the dish to a warmed platter and allow the chicken to rest for at least 25 minutes while you make the gravy.

Discard most of the fat that has run from the bird, but do not tip away the golden drippings. Add the flour to the pan, stirring well over the heat to scrape up the pan drippings. Allow the flour to brown slightly before adding the remaining stock.

Stir until the gravy comes to a simmer and then allow to bubble very slowly while the chicken is carved. Serve in a heated jug.

4 tbsp butter 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped 4 rashers bacon, finely chopped 2 thick slices sourdough, chopped into small cubes 200g pottle of oysters, chopped (reserve the juices) 4 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon Zest and juice of 1 lemon Salt and freshly ground black pepper Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the fennel. Fry gently until it is turning golden, then add the bacon. Continue to fry until the bacon starts to get crisp.

Remove from the heat, and add the chopped sourdough, oysters and juices, tarragon, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper. Mix well and, when completely cold, stuff this mixture into the chicken.

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Libraries offer prizes and fun to inspire summer reading Children and teenagers can win prizes and try out a range of activities in Auckland Libraries’ latest summer reading challenge.

Level Up – Te Ara Poutama runs from now until January 28 and features two challenges – one for children aged 5 to 12 and one just for teens aged 13 to 18.

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Ray had no idea when he pressed for wheelchair access for the boardwalk that his wife would be among those to benefit.

So far, the wheelchair accessible boardwalk extends from Point 1 to Point A and Point 9.

Native bush attraction accessible for wheelchairs The opening of the first stage of a new boardwalk in Parry Kauri Park this month will allow the wheelchair-bound to experience New Zealand’s native bush close up this summer.

The opening was an emotional moment for Ray Jensen and his wife Robyn.

Ray is chair of the Kauri and Native Bushmen’s Association, which has been dedicated to making improvements in Parry Kauri Park for decades.

He recalls that when he first joined the association in 1974, there were no tracks through the bush to see the massive McKinney and Simpson kauri trees, which are more than 500 years old.

Instead, schoolchildren would follow a trail indicated by trees marked with blobs

of paint, and the route became muddy and slippery in winter.

At one point, loose metal was used to make a trail, but this proved unsatisfactory as the metal damaged the roots of trees underneath when walked upon.

The Bushmen’s Association set itself the challenge of building a boardwalk through the bush. It started work in 1992 and over the next 20 years the walkway grew to be about 1.8km long.

But in recent years, it became clear that the boardwalk was not sufficiently elevated in places to prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Back in July, Auckland Council, in consultation with the Bushmen’s Association, began replacing the boardwalk and installing a picnic area and observation deck.

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The aim of the $520,000 project is to allow visitors to continue to explore the native bush and see the great kauri, while preventing the spread of dieback.

Ray says right from the beginning he pressed Council to make the boardwalk wheelchair accessible, saying that he had often seen people with disabilities visiting Parry Kauri Park who were unable to get much further than the carpark, and Council agreed.

So far, Council has installed about 500 metres of wheelchair-accessible boardwalk and more work is planned to extend it next year.

When Ray advocated for access for the disabled, he had no idea that his wife would be one of those to benefit. She succumbed

to Huntington’s disease about 12 months ago and is now confined to a wheelchair herself.

Ray says Council has done a fantastic job on the new boardwalk.

“They have done much more than we expected. We had huge cooperation, and Council consulted with us on everything,” he says.

“This will be a great attraction for Warkworth. Everyone can come here.”

Council kauri dieback team manager Lisa Tolich says the remote locations of kauri often make it difficult to provide wheelchair access, but it was deemed appropriate for Parry Kauri Park.

She says the park hosts a large number of visitors and is considered the gateway to the Kauri Coast.

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Rodeo fans will miss the action on New Year’s Day.

Warkworth Rodeo vows to return in 2023 Logistical and practical challenges related to Covid-19 have forced Warkworth Rodeo Club to cancel its traditional event on New Year’s Day, but it vows the event will be back in 2023.

Club secretary Paul Manton says it’s the first time in 60 years that the rodeo at the Warkworth Showgrounds has had to be cancelled, except for a few occasions when it had to be canned due to bad weather.

He says all competitors, club members and spectators would have had to be double vaccinated for the January 1, 2022, event and checking that they met this requirement was among the expected difficulties.

Moreover, cowboys from overseas would likely find it impossible to enter the country and even if they could, there would be little for them to compete for. The New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association has suspended its points system for wins at rodeos around the country in the wake of so many rodeo cancellations.

Mr Manton says even travel within the country has proved difficult for clubs, with many from outside the Auckland region reluctant to travel to the epicentre of New

Zealand’s Covid outbreak.

He also cited uncertainty about border restrictions for domestic travel. South Island clubs had also cancelled rodeos, fearing they would not be able to attract competitors from the Auckland region.

He says the Warkworth club recognises that after months of lockdown, people were looking forward to a day out. But he says putting on a rodeo involves considerable financial investment and organisation and the barriers to having a successful event were just too great.

“We are really just waiting for the dust to settle before we continue running these kind of events,” he says.

Mr Manton says otherwise the club is in good heart and is looking forward to returning in 2023.

He says the club recently purchased about 120 hectares of farmland just south of Wellsford, which will be turned into an “outdoor equine activity centre”. Part of the land will be used to rest rodeo bulls and horses, the rest will be made available to others involved in equine sports. There will also be opportunities for horse treks and overnight stays.

Great Summer Art show defies Covid The 28th Great Summer Art Exhibition will open in Snells Beach with a preview night on Thursday, December 30.

The preview kicks off at the Mahurangi East Community Hall at 7pm and tickets to the event, which are available at the door, cost $10. Sponsors and exhibiting artists are free.

The exhibition will be open to the public from Friday, December 31 to Sunday, January 2, from 10am-4pm.

Categories include Professional, Intermediate and Novice.

In addition, there will be Photography & Student Art from Years 10 to 13.

This year’s judge is Scott Lawrie, formerly of the Vivien Gallery in Matakana and now the owner of the Scott Lawrie Gallery in Grey Lynn.

Registration for art entries has been extended until December 24.

The exhibition is the Mahurangi Tennis Club’s major fundraiser for the year. Funds generated this year will be used to maintain and improve club facilities and for the promotion of tennis among all ages.

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Celebration for some festival organisers, but a party pooper for others

Traffic light system messes with northern festivals News that the Auckland region would move into the orange phase of the “traffic light” framework on December 30 was cause for celebration for some festival organisers, but a party pooper for others.

The fate of the Hidden Valley Festival at the Matakana Country Park hung by a thread. It was originally scheduled for December 27, which as things turned out was too early to benefit from the phase change.

At the last minute, organisers Red Rum Touring were able to reschedule to January 2, but it has left festival-goers scrambling to change their plans.

Mangawhai’s Patrick Cullinan of T-Rata tours had organised accommodation and purchased 200 tickets to the festival for his guests. Each year, he holds a “before” and “after” party for Hidden Valley and organises coaches for safe transport to and from the festival.

He is now trying to re-organise his bookings for the new date.

Around 5000 people are expected to attend the festival, headlined by UK artist Wilkinson.

Red Rum Touring has not announced a refund option for ticket-holders who are unable to attend the new date, but is encouraging those with questions to contact the Hidden Valley Facebook page. Tickets were sold out, but a small number of final release tickets, priced from $200, went on sale last week.

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There’s plenty in store for Matakana but the Northland economy won’t benefit from festivals this summer.

December 29 to 31 has been rescheduled in the wake of news that Northland would be held in the red phase until at least January 17.

Organisers say they are “heartbroken”, after having put in thousands of hours of work.

The festival has been optimistically rescheduled for Auckland Anniversary Weekend next year (January 28-30).

Ticketholders have been emailed and given the choice of holding their tickets, deferring to 2023 or getting a refund.

Meanwhile, High Life Festival, scheduled to take place on New Year’s Eve at Ascension Winery in Matakana, managed to stay clear of the red light phase by a single day.

The festival has long been sold out, despite the line-up not yet being announced.

Organisers say they are bringing a “boutique Ibiza-style experience” to Matakana. This year, the event has been restricted to those aged 22 and above “to cater to a slightly more seasoned audience.”

Summer Classic is scheduled for Waitangi weekend, (February 6-7), at Ascension Winery with headline act DJ Kanine from the UK and Kiwi acts including Sachi and Melodownz. Less than 100 tickets are remaining and cost $110. The line-up is still to be announced.

Shipwrecked boutique art and music festival is returning to Te Arai on the weekend of February 11 to 13. Only day passes are remaining for $100, despite the line-up not yet being announced.

Earthbeat festival opposes vaccine passports Earthbeat organiser Isaac Oron says he would rather cancel his festival than be forced to implement the vaccine passport system.

The Earthbeat festival, scheduled to be held at Atiu Creek in Tapora from March 17 to 21, usually attracts around 2500 attendees. Tickets are $245 each.

“For us, it is not about the financial implications of the festival. Inclusiveness is part of the kaupapa of Earthbeat and we have to put that first.

“As human beings, we cannot morally support vaccine passports, but we would support negative tests.”

Isaac says he is working with other festival organisers to lobby the Government to allow attendees to provide negative tests instead of proof of vaccine.

He says the festival will not be officially cancelled until the Government provides him with a final decision.

“We also have to remember that everyone was kissing and hugging at the festival earlier this year, despite the existence of Covid-19, and we were safe,” Isaac says.

While the Earthbeat festival has local and international music acts, its point of difference is its workshops, many of which focus on alternative healing.

The prospect of an enforced vaccine has been viewed unfavourably by followers commenting on the Earthbeat Facebook page.

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New weekly Sunday market at Matakana Country Park Stalls return to the Matakana Country Park this month, with a new weekly Sunday market on the Farm Walk Trail behind St Andrews Church.

Around 50 stallholders were due to set up shop for the first morning market last Sunday, December 19, selling a wide range of items, including books, candles, plants, microgreens, strawberries, avocados, jewellery, clothes and crystals.

There were also pony and carriage rides planned, a coffee caravan, plus food stalls selling burgers, crepes and “grown-up” doughnuts.

The new market is the brainchild of Ivana Gardner, who lives nearby and is an old hand at the market scene.

“I used to sell clothes at markets with my business, Bazaar Threads,” she said. “I did all the markets all round Auckland. I just love them so much, and a friend suggested I run my own.”

She said the aim of the event was to provide a fun family day out for locals and visitors alike, with local produce, healthy food, children’s entertainment, arts and crafts, and creative items.

Ivana said visitors would need to scan in and wear masks, but vaccine passports would not be required.

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Market organiser Ivana Gardner on the park’s Farm Walk Trail.

said. “It’s outdoors and we’ll have someone at the gate counting people through, and we’ll only have 50 people in at a time.”

Masks will also be available for shoppers.

Ivana plans to run the market every Sunday morning from 8.30am to 1pm.

Weekend markets have been held at the Country Park at various times in the past, though there has been nothing regular since 2014.

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Transporting Florida required some steely nerve

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New arrival chats up lady alligators at Ti Point Anyone looking for something a little snappier during the Christmas holidays should take the chance to meet Florida.

The American alligator is Ti Point Reptile Park’s latest addition to its menagerie and is on loan from Butterfly Creek, a small zoo near Auckland Airport.

Florida is 14 years old, weighs around 60 kilos and is about 2.3 metres long, but is still not yet fully grown.

Park manager Mike Chillingworth says while Florida will not get much longer, he will eventually acquire a larger head and tail and put on more weight.

“He was definitely our most interesting ‘click and collect’ during lockdown,” Mike says.

Transporting Florida from Butterfly Creek required steely nerve and skilful handling.

Zoo keepers don’t like to anesthetise alligators since it can take a long time for the drugs to work through their systems.

Mike says they also decided not to tape up Florida’s jaws to minimise his stress levels.

Transfer on to a truck was achieved by

using a rope with a loop and slip knot attached to the end of a long pole. When Florida opened his mouth, the rope was looped around his top jaw and pulled tight. An assistant then grabbed Florida’s tail to ensure he did not rush at the keeper holding the rope.

The rope was used to pull Florida into a long plastic tube, which was then sealed and placed in a specially built crate for transport.

Mike says Florida was a little shy when he first arrived, but has since been settling in well and has a huge appetite.

“We heard him calling to the females at the park for the first time late the other evening – a rumbling noise, which alligators use to communicate with each other,” he says.

The Ti Point Reptile Park is open every day from 10am throughout the holidays except for Christmas Day. Last admission is at 4pm.

A My Vaccine Pass is required for over 12s and face coverings must be worn on arrival and when in indoor areas.

Big plans to help women, men and children escaping domestic violence were curtailed by Covid, but Mahurangi-based debt solution service Debtfix still managed to collect a boot-load of gifts prior to Christmas.

The gifts of toiletries, children’s toys, baby supplies and healthy snacks from locals were donated to I Got Your Back Pack.

Debtfix director Christine Liggins says it just seemed right to help the charity, as Debtfix also often works with people who experience domestic violence.

Debtfix started collecting items in August, just before the nation went into lockdown, which likely adversely affected donations.

“Lots of individuals and businesses donated items but next year it will be even bigger and better,” Christine says.

I Got Your Back Pack spokesperson Liane Koutris says every donation is significant.

At the beginning of December, the charity was preparing to send 600 to 800 packs throughout New Zealand Info: www.igotyourbackpack.org.nz.

Groups create Mangawhai Covid Response Several health and community providers have joined forces to create a website-based Covid-19 information hub for locals and visitors to the Mangawhai region over the summer holidays.

The website (www.mangawhaicovidresponse. co.nz) offers locals and visitors information on where they can be tested for Covid and what to do if they test positive. In addition, the website contains a number of helpful guides such as preparing for a period of isolation.

Te Whai Community Trust project manager Kiri Eriwata says with the opening of borders, providers want whānau in the community to prepare themselves when

positive cases enter the area.

“The motivation behind the website is to have as much key information relevant to the Mangawhai community in one place to save having to search across multiple platforms,” she says.

The website, and its corresponding social media channels, will be managed by a skeleton staff over the Christmas and New Year period to ensure that anyone that has any queries or concerns can be assisted, or put in contact with a relevant service provider.

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Win or lose – all will pay Scrapping over the will of a deceased person is more common than anyone but lawyers appreciate. I use the word “ appreciate” in two senses. First, meaning “know about” and secondly “benefit from”. Alas, it’s usually only lawyers who benefit from a fight over a will.

The argument might go something like this: “Mum left more to you than me.

That’s not fair. I want the same or more because …” Have you heard this before as a quiet whisper from an upset friend when talking about the estate of a parent?

Have you read it the paper when a wealthy family feud gets a headline? Have you had it happen to you?

It is quite common for families to fall out over actual or perceived unfairness when an estate – usually of a parent – is divvied up. And this is where the lawyers step in. To be fair they and the law are merely the civilised mechanisms for resolving what can be antagonistic, damaging and inevitably costly family disputes.

An early resolution within the family is unusual. Legal advice is sought, and if the worst happens it can rapidly escalate to become a damaging and costly dispute on the High Court hearing list. There are various ways to contest a will and they all cost serious money.

Whatever the outcome, everyone involved pays. How come? Most often the costs of the dispute, meaning each family member’s legal costs, court fees, and expert evidence, are paid out of the estate before anyone gets a dollar. Everyone gets less except the lawyers. Some say the deceased caused the dispute by not treating everyone equally, or not giving more to one who might

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genuinely have deserved extra or by not giving enough thought to dividing up their wealth. All cases are different, but one factor is the same: it costs.

The problem arises mostly where there is a will because if there is no will the law provides a scheme for payout, which is harder to dispute.

It is quite common for families to fall out over actual or perceived unfairness when an estate – usually of a parent – is divvied up.

So If you are the surviving parent of adult children, how can you avoid the aggravation and cost for your family when you die?

It’s best to have a chat with your lawyer before that happens. Saying, as I have often heard, “I’ll be six feet under, so I don’t care” or “I’ll be a pile of ashes, you work it out” or similar might sound funny, but rather aggravates the problem and can spoil otherwise good memories of you. Moreover your beneficiaries, be they family, friends or charities, in effect all pay by getting less, which is probably not what you would want. There are ways to avoid or reduce the unpleasant aspects of disputed estates and the costs. Take the time now to get expert advice from a lawyer.

David is a Notary Public and formerly a lawyer in private practice for 43 years. He lives in Omaha and is involved with several environmental groups.

Kowhai Surgery takes great pleasure in welcoming its newest staff member Dr Connlaodh Curry.

Connlaodh was born in Ireland, and completed her medical degree at Trinity college, Dublin, in 2004.

She worked in Dublin hospitals for several years and gained significant experience in a variety of disciplines before moving to New Zealand in 2007. Connlaodh did her fellowship training in the Bay of Plenty, where she had her own practice, and moved to Rodney district a few years ago with her partner David and their three-year-old son. She enjoys all areas of general practice and adopts a uniquely collaborative and holistic approach with her patients.

Connlaodh believes in patient education and autonomy and loves to work in partnership with her patients. She also has a keen interest in complementary therapies and has completed several postgraduate courses in Medical Herbalism.

When she is not working, Connlaodh enjoys adventures with her partner and their little boy. When not out adventuring she will no doubt be found on the farm caring for their menagerie of rescue horses and dogs.

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The Department of Conservation has introduced a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy for all its accommodation facilities including Moturoa Island. The policy came into effect on December 15. It means that anyone aged 12 years three months and over must be fully vaccinated to stay in a DOC hut or campsite. Heritage and visitors director Steve Taylor says when booking, visitors will be required to confirm they and all others in their group are fully vaccinated. He says hut wardens and camp hosts are regularly on site and will be checking for visitor’s vaccination status.

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Detox drivel A U T O M O T I V E

Have you ever been tempted to do a detox diet or a juice cleanse? They always promise amazing results, almost overnight.

They usually claim to flush toxins from your body and turn you into a cleaner more energised version of yourself. Often advertisements start popping up around now and in the New Year, telling you that they will save you from the overindulgences of the festive season. But are they really too good to be true?

Detox plans say they will clean out all the nasty toxins that are building up inside you. Yet, they never actually identify what the toxins are. Yes, there are a couple of true detoxing treatments – one is the emergency medical treatment for acute poisoning, and the other is part of the treatment for drug addiction.

But these are not the kind of detoxing that I am talking about here – the insta smoothie/ detox tea touted by some celebrity or wellness guru. “This will cure all your ills, especially if you take my special blend of herbal teas that cost hundreds of dollars and taste like pond scum. Oh, and by the way we haven’t actually done any studies to show that it cleans out anything other than your wallet.”

It turns out our amazing bodies have their own built-in ability to remove waste and toxins. Your body is constantly filtering out, breaking down and excreting toxins and waste products from digestion, medications, dead cells, alcohol, bacteria and pollution.

Unless you have a serious medical condition, your liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, immune system and even lungs, will remove most toxic substances within hours of you consuming them.

I often hear people say that doing a detox

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By simply following the healthy guidelines of increasing fruit, vegetables, water, sleep and exercise; and reducing alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, saturated fats, sugar and stress, you can still “detox” your body without emptying your wallet.

So please, next time someone is offering a detox or potion that promises amazing results, because apparently your body can’t be working properly without it – stop.

Think about whether it is too good to be true. Because chances are, it is, and you are just going to end up literally flushing your hard-earned dollars down the loo.

According to the Quotable Value House Price Index, rising interest rates and tightening credit availability appear to be cooling the housing market, but not in the Kaipara District. The Kaipara saw the highest rise in property values in Northland last year, increasing by 35 per cent, with an average value of $881,865. It has risen by 12 per cent in the last three months alone. But QV general manager David Nagel says the rest of the country, including Auckland, is seeing signs of slowing down. He says a growth of 8.3 per cent in Auckland in the last three months may look bullish, but this is largely due to prices at the high end of the market while houses for first home buyers and investors have eased off. “There are growing signs that the property growth cycle is starting to transition. Real estate agents are reporting a significant upswing in listings, while open home attendance rates are falling.”

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makes them feel better, and they associate that to the expensive juice or supplement.

However, they don’t stop to think that they have likely reduced their alcohol intake, while increasing their fruit, vegetable and water intake. Often these things are “suggested” as how to get the most from the “whack-a-do seven-day tea and tonic detox plan”.

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Without a passport system, markets are unable to offer any food tastings.

Warkworth RSA has re-opened at the Red Light level with the appropriate My Vaccine Pass requirement.

RSAs reactions vary to Red Light rules

Call for Covid tests for market access The operators of the Matakana Village Farmers Market are calling for negative Covid tests to be made a valid entry requirement in addition to vaccine passports.

Founder Richard Didsbury says while scanning people’s My Vaccine Passes to the Saturday morning markets has been working well since they reopened on December 4, he is keen to see proof of a negative test added for those who were as yet unvaccinated.

“It would be good if we could be able to have people who have had a negative test in the past 72 hours, as happens on the border, that would be fantastic,” he says. “There are people who don’t want to get vaccinated, but if they can prove they haven’t got Covid, the second the Government allows us to admit them with testing, we will absolutely embrace that.”

Mr Didsbury says most customers and stallholders have been happy with the entry restrictions at the Red Light level, although there was some concern and confusion at first.

“The first week, we might have had 1000 people there and 10 people arrived and were a little unhappy. Last week there were three, and last week rather than criticism, we had overwhelming support,” he says. “There were so many statements from the public about how great it was knowing they were coming to a safe place. It was astounding how much people were thanking us.”

He says there has also been “a little bit of stress and strain” with a few stallholders adjusting to the new regime.

“Some of the stallholders, like a small part of society, are struggling with the compulsion of vaccination and would rather there wasn’t that compulsion of vaccination.

“They represent a minority in the broader population and find it difficult that the Government is imposing laws around how they operate.”

However, he says that because the farmers’ market was all about tasting, buying and enjoying food, they had to take the vaccine passport route for hospitality and events, rather than adopt retail regulations.

“Our particular market has a large number of different food offerings and under the legislation, you’re not allowed to offer any tastings or consumption of food next to premises, and a large number of our stallholders want people to taste their produce,” Mr Didsbury says.

“Without the passport system, we’d not be able to offer any food tastings. If you just buy and take away, that’s one thing, but that’s not practical for us.”

He says everyone is now looking forward to moving to Orange level on December 30, when there will be no longer be a limit on numbers admitted to the market.

Vaccine passports will still be required, however.

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Local RSAs have all opted for different approaches to opening since the Covid-19 traffic light restriction system came in on December 3.

Wellsford Memorial RSA has taken the strongest stance, announcing that it was staying closed except for takeaways.

“As our RSA doesn’t want to segregate or discriminate against people, we will remain closed for now,” the club said via social media. “We’re just doing takeaway meals on a Wednesday and Friday evening. We want to thank the people who are supporting us. RSA is about people helping people.”

Doors at the Hakaru & Districts RSA restaurant and bar have also remained closed this month. Secretary Martin Edinborough says the club will stay closed for now and reopening dates will be announced in the New Year.

However, both Warkworth and Maungaturoto branches have reopened at the Red Light level with the appropriate My Vaccine Pass, scanning, social distancing and maskwearing requirements.

As well as reopening on Thursdays and Fridays in the runup to Christmas, Warkworth RSA will resume its regular live music and entertainment shows when Auckland goes to Orange on December 30. The RSA’s hospital shuttle service is also running, with double vaccination required for all drivers and passengers. The service continues until this Wednesday, December 22 and then resumes on January 10.

Meanwhile, the Maungaturoto RSA is fully open from 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with meals from 6pm, except for Christmas and New Year’s Day.

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Using inputs that are local and sustainably grown is part of the solution. Using inputs from overseas that involve deforestation or mining, and thereby degradation of their environment and local livelihoods, is part of the problem.

We must also redesign our livestock systems

… farming with grass-fed livestock has the potential to be one of the biggest nature-based solutions to climate change. congruent with our local conditions.

Although our New Zealand winters are generally fantastic grass-growing seasons, they can also be periodically much too wet, at which times we must take measures to prevent damage and protect this primary resource and carbon mitigation tool.

Soils are actually our biggest terrestrial carbon store, not trees, and their storage potential can be massively increased under appropriate management. Under regenerative systems, topsoil can be easily grown and function restored. This would resolve many more of our national issues such as topsoil loss, soil erosion, algal blooms, sedimentation of rivers and estuaries, flooding and droughts, along with bowel cancer and many other chronic human health issues.

We don’t need to wait for the legitimacy of big international huis, we just need to show the same kind of wisdom and leadership in our farming that we are capable of and have shown in other aspects of human endeavour.

Kaiwaka footbridges construction begins

The Kaipara District Council is aiming to begin construction of two footbridges in Kaiwaka in January. The contract has been awarded to Bridge It NZ, a Tauranga-based company, however local tradespeople are needed. The KDC is looking for carpenters, landscape and civil works contractors and skilled labourers. It expects the project will take seven weeks to complete. Those interested can contact project manager Kim Bevins on 027 406 6234 or kim.bevins@bridgeitnz.co.nz.

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What an exceptional spring we’ve had – grass growth has been phenomenal. Down on the farm there are lots of well-rounded livestock. Hard to imagine anything amiss, except perhaps for the tell-tale signs of sweaty brows so early in the season.

By all accounts COP 26 was a bit of a copout, where incredibly, agriculture wasn’t even on the agenda. From the outside, it would seem that not much was achieved, and certainly not enough.

The predominant industrial model of food production is hugely damaging to both people and planet, and yet farming with grass-fed livestock has the potential to be one of the biggest nature-based solutions to climate change. If we are to address this most pressing challenge of our times, we must engage in the debate in a much more nuanced way, rather than in simplistic media soundbites. It’s not about “animals versus plants” and getting everyone to switch to plant-based diets. Reducing meat consumption per se isn’t going to help.

Some cows are good; some not so good – it depends on context. It’s about re-localising our food systems and getting away from the globalised, corporatised, models that hold sway and benefit only big players – to the detriment of consumer, farmer, local economy, and planet alike.

We need to differentiate between food production systems that are harmful and those that are beneficial. Many plant production systems are equally if not more damaging than livestock systems, and usually don’t have the key benefits of being able to sequester carbon and foster biodiversity. Meanwhile, good livestock systems can utilise naturally lower productivity landscapes in low intensity systems, where crops can’t be grown.

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The free learn-to-surf programme provides an opportunity for farmers to step away from what can be an all-consuming business

Chance for farmers to get off the land and into the sea Farmers are being offered the chance to escape the stresses and strains of work with a free surfing session and barbecue at Waipu Cove next month.

Surfing for Farmers is a national initiative launched three years ago to get rural folk off the farm, into the water and having fun, while trying something new.

Up to now, there has only been one session north of Auckland, at Tutukaka’s Sandy Bay last January, but Waipu Cove has been added for 2022, taking the national total to 21 locations.

Organisers say the free learn-to-surf programme provides an opportunity for farmers to step away from what can be

Surfing for Farmers is about “having a laugh and washing the dirt off”.

an all-consuming business, get fresh air, exercise and mix with other farmers, rural families and industry professionals.

Anyone involved in any type of farming or growing is welcome.

Wetsuits and boards are provided, as is a post-surfing session barbecue.

Surfing for Farmers takes place at Waipu Cove on Thursday, January 13, at 5.30pm.

To register, contact coordinator Richard Moore on 021 313 877.

Info: www.facebook.com/surfingforfarmers, https://surfingforfarmers.com or contact Ryan Baxter on 027 285 9075 or Calvin Ball on 027 223 2894.

Farmers urged to “be selfish” to prevent quad bike injuries Auckland farmers are being urged to take better care of themselves to prevent quad bike injuries over summer.

New figures from ACC show that as of October 31, there have been 219 quad bikerelated injuries in the Auckland region this year, the third-highest nationwide behind Waikato and Canterbury.

That follows 303 injuries last year and 306 in 2019.

ACC says a recent study found 58 per cent of recently injured farmers linked their accidents to stress.

ACC injury prevention programme leader James Whitaker says farmers need to “be a little bit selfish” and keep themselves fresh over summer. This means taking time out, getting enough sleep and eating well.

“It might be tempting for people to take shortcuts sometimes or to push themselves

too hard, but if they get injured who gets harmed?” he says.

“There are heaps of flow-on effects for friends, family, workmates and others.”

January is consistently the most dangerous month for quad bike-related injuries.

Mr Whitaker says it is especially important during the holiday period to be aware of children or other family members who are not used to the rural environment.

ACC covers about 23,000 farm-related injury claims in New Zealand every year, including about 2500 quad bike-related injuries.

There have been 74 quad bike-related deaths since 2006. On average, one in five quad bike accidents result in a fatality.

ACC currently provides a subsidy for lifesaving crush protection devices for quad bikes.

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Longboard rider flies into Whangaripo Matakana motorists who thought they witnessed a man on wheels fly past them at breakneck speeds last month weren’t seeing things.

Longboard rider Zain Solanki has published footage of his ride down a notoriously steep and winding hill on Matakana Valley Road, from near Govan Wilson Road to Whangaripo.

The footage may look frightening, but Solanki says it was a relatively slow ride for him, only approaching speeds of 70kph.

On a recent ride in Puhoi he reached 85kph and riders can get up to 90kph.

He says he chose the hill on Matakana Valley Road because of its twisting turns, which provided a technical and challenging ride.

But it wasn’t a scary ride, he says.

“If I get an adrenalin rush, I just stop,” he says. “For me, it’s not about thrill-seeking, it’s about enjoying the process of going down, and I actually find it meditative.”

Solanki is a member of the Auckland Longboarding Society and follows a strict set of safety protocols.

Before undertaking a ride, he will drive up and down a hill several times to check for obstructions such as branches or pot holes.

“Conditions have to be ideal otherwise we will call it off,” he says.

During a ride, a car will follow behind to protect the rider from other traffic. The car also has a mounted DSLR camera to capture the action.

Solanki says he is more confident riding down difficult hills on a board than in a car or on a bicycle because it is capable of much tighter turns.

Riders slow down their speed by turning sideways and placing their hands on the ground, creating drag. Their hands are protected by gloves with PVC plastic pads.

He says a longboard can drop from 80kph to 30kph in about 30 metres, similar to a car.

“It’s a misconception that longboard riders go downhill and hope for dear life.”

Longboard riders also follow the same set of road rules as cyclists.

The footage of Zain Solanki’s rides can be viewed online at www. localmatters.co.nz or his YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ULqQUQzBjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgkt7VIIisE

The Leigh Swimmers group meets at Mathesons Bay.

Leigh swimmers take virtual challenge

Helmets and protective pads are a must.

Around 25 swimmers from the Leigh Swimming group at Mathesons Bay took the plunge this month, completing a 5km swim as part of a national event.

The NZ Ocean Swim series was unable to take place due to lockdown and so a nationwide virtual swim was organised instead.

“Swimfluencer” Kaye Mueller says it was the swimming equivalent of a half marathon.

On a “warm but drizzly morning”, the group swam from Mathesons Bay beach, around the island and along the coast via Daniel’s Reef to the Leigh Harbour entrance and back.

“There were lots of tired shoulders and slightly swollen tongues afterwards from being in the salt water too long, as well as huge grins and loads of muffins and cakes being devoured,” Kaye says.

The fastest time was one hour, 29 minutes set by Kylie Bradley, followed closely by Wellsford’s Matt Cross (1:32).

Kaye and other “conversational swimmers” took about two and a half hours.

Rachael Wilson began swimming in February this year with 500 metre swims.

“I nervously came down to Mathesons Bay to join a morning intro to ocean swimming group. I never would have imagined signing up for a 5km swim just ten months later.”

Leigh’s Alice Keen set a personal distance record of 2km for the swim, and said she felt like “a half-sucked jellybean” afterwards.

The swimmers were joined by support craft MS Muriel, a 2.6 metre inflatable catamaran with a three-horsepower electric engine, which Kaye received for her 60th birthday this year.

No swimmers needed rescuing, but a fisherman in a kayak had capsised behind the island at Mathesons Bay and was grateful for help.

See Leigh Swimmers on Facebook for information on joining.

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Sport in brief Junior surf programme confirmed The Omaha Surf Club has confirmed its Junior surf programme will start on Sunday, January 9, and run each Sunday until April 10. Coordinator Sheralyn Guy says fees have again been discounted to make it easier for families. There are different age groups for children ranging from age 6 to “13+”. Registration is open at www.omahasurf.co.nz.

First woman chair of Sport Northland Paparoa’s Libby Jones has been elected as chair of the Sport Northland board. She is the first woman to hold the position in its 20-year history. Libby first joined the board in 2016 as a representative of the Kaipara District Council. She has also been a director of Northland District Health Board for eight years and runs a beef farm in Paparoa.

Drop a line for dementia

Alzheimers Northland is holding its annual open fishing tournament to raise funds.

Organiser Gary Bell says a real-time leader board will give instant results on who is catching fish nationwide. There are $50,000 in prizes, including a $20,000 boat package with an inflatable boat and a Suzuki outboard. There is also a section for sports clubs to enter a team, with a top prize being a fishing charter hosted by Marsden Cove Fishing Club. To enter and download the app, visit www.dropalinefordementia.co.nz. Entry is $40.

Warkworth Football preseason in Kerikeri The Warkworth Football Club men’s team has secured at least two preseason games for 2022. The team will play AFC Bohemians on Sunday, March 6, at the Ngahue Reserve in St Johns in Auckland. Kick-off is at 11am. The team will then play Kerikeri on Saturday, March 12, at BaySport Waipapa. Kick-off is at 1pm. Anyone interested in signing up for the season can contact Jacob on 027 335 3157. In particular, the team is seeking a goalie.

Mahurangi Rugby club sweeps awards

Mahurangi Rubgy Club was well represented in the North Harbour Rugby Union 2021 Awards, announced this month. Sam Ryburn was awarded Community Volunteer of the Year, Jason Reid with Oustanding Contribution to Junior Rugby and Deb Steel with Administrator of the Year. “Well done to Mahurangi Rugby once again showing off its commitment and dedication to the sport,” organisers said.

Warkworth Darts waits until orange

Warkworth RSA Darts Club says requirements for vaccine passports, and for everyone to be seated at the RSA at all times has made it too difficult to resume its club nights.

“Given that we are so close to Christmas, we think its best just to wait for orange light.”

Anyone interested can join the club’s weekly online tournament on Mondays or the occasional game at members’ houses. See Warkworth RSA Darts Club on Facebook.

Call for young Warkworth athletes

Warkworth Athletics Club will hold its junior programme next year on Wednesdays at 5.30pm, from February 9. There are classes for juniors, aged three to six, and seniors, aged seven and up. It is based at Shoesmith Reserve. Vaccine passport requirements are being observed. For more information, see the Warkworth Athletics Club Facebook page. more sports briefs on page 61

Pet of the Month Bella, the 14 year old west highland white terrier Bella came to Warkworth Vets in a very weak state. She was given immediate supportive care while our vets worked on diagnosing the cause of her sudden decline. It was soon established that she had a blockage in her intestine and that surgery was the only solution.

Even though she is a very elderly pet her owners were willing to do the surgery. She underwent an end to end anastomoses, an operation whereby the diseased section of bowel is removed and then the ends sutured back together.

The next day Bella was not looking at all well. Our vet was very concerned that she may not make it to the end of the day, let alone ever get home again. The owners were called in and a very frank conversation was had. Bella’s Mum and Dad were not willing to give up yet. It was explained to the vet that Bella had been a key part of the support team when their own daughter went through a bowel resection of her own as a teenager, and that they wanted to give Bella every chance to pull through.

Although the odds were heavily stacked against her, Bella fought hard, made slow and steady progress and eventually was discharged to go home. We were all so pleased to see her back in the clinic recently and looking every part the elderly, dignified West Highland White.

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A huge weekend of sailing Mahurangi Regatta festivities will start with a parade of classic launches from Scotts Landing to Sullivans Bay on Saturday, January 29, at 10.30am.

The regatta itself will then take place from 12.40pm to 2pm with seven different divisions this year.

Each of the division’s races will start at Sullivans Bay, where the Jane Gifford will be anchored as a start boat. The exact course will be announced on the day on the race sheet and will depend on wind direction.

Organiser Cimino Cole is encouraging boat One sure highlight will be the parties over shore parties this year.

A-class division with vessels over 12.2 meters (40 foot). Most were built before 1985 and some date back to the 1890s.

They will race from Sullivans Bay, around Te Haupa Saddle Island The size of the Mahurangi Regatta rivals that of the and out to Blanche Channel, past Auckland Regatta.

Moturekareka Island, and back.

The prizegiving will be at Scotts Landing, subject to Covid-19 restrictions.

On Sunday morning, there will be a clean-up of the beach and helpers are treated to breakfast.

While the Classic Yacht Association hosts a race back to Auckland for returning boats, locally there will be a race from the Sandspit Yacht Club to Kawau Island, and celebrations afterwards at the Kawau Boating Club.

Timing is still to be announced.

Finally, on Monday there will be another race from Kawau Island to Auckland. The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta will also be held from Westhaven.

Small gatherings encouraged for spectators Organisers of the Mahurangi Regatta on Auckland Anniversary Weekend are grappling with how to accommodate spectators under Covid-19 restrictions.

Mahurangi Cruising Club captain Martin Howson is expecting around 150 boats to enter the regatta and Mahurangi Action’s Cimino Cole is anticipating “thousands” will watch from the beach.

Events at Sullivans Bay and Scotts Landing for spectators have been cancelled, as organisers say it would be impossible to comply with requirements to check vaccine passports in an open park, and Auckland Council would not provide permission.

Cimino is encouraging people to make use of the extensive coastline at Mahurangi Regional Park and

Mahurangi Scenic Reserve to have socially distanced picnics to watch the sailing.

He says there will be spot prizes for the best-chosen picnic spots, which can be photographed and sent to Mahurangi Action.

Scotts Landing will likely prove a logistical challenge for picnickers as Council security will be placing cones on the side of the road to prevent parking. There will also be no shuttles.

Cimino says a council grant will likely be spent on providing toilets at different locations around the parks to encourage picnickers to spread out.

It will be the 45th regatta since the event was revived by Mahurangi Action. The full history of the regatta goes back more than 150 years.

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Operating in the Rodney District for more than 10 years, Warkworth Driving Academy helps learner drivers achieve confidence, independence and safety. We are keen to add a driving instructor to the Warkworth, Wellsford and Mangawhai region. The opportunity is to work locally with flexibility in hours, but without the demands of business ownership. WDA will offer you the use of a dual control car.

Key requirements of the position are: • The desire to see yourself as a self employed contractor • Full NZ driving licence for at least 2 years, clean driving record and an I Endorsement (or would have our support to become qualified) • Passion for driving and road safety • Command of the English language • NZ resident or have a work permit • Excellent people skills projecting positivity and encouragement to young and old from a wide range of backgrounds.

• Excellent administrative skills • Flexibility in your hours of work and able to work weekends If you think this is you, please send us an email to anette@warkworthdrivingacademy.co.nz and we will be in touch.

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Our 61-year-old sister has an intellectual disability and lives in her own home in Warkworth.

The family is looking for a kind, caring and patient woman to provide live-in care, including companionship, home safety and general supervision Monday to Friday, plus one weekend each month.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Christmas at Warkworth Anglican Parish We at the Warkworth Anglican Parish want to wish you a most Merry Christmas!

May you know the joy of Christ come to be with you this year.

Join us this Christmas for one of our online or in-person services.

Check out our website for details of what is happening.

(Please note that due to limited capacity at Matakana, bookings to attend Christmas services are needed. At levels Red and Orange a vaccine pass is required. If you don’t have a pass, come join us online.)

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Please refer to our website for Mass times and requirements under the Covid-19 Protection Framework.

THE MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH COMMUNITY Wish you a joyful, peace-filled Christmas in 2021 and New Year in 2022.

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

Mangawhai Mission District Anglican Church Christmas Services

25 December: Christmas Day service

CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2021

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26 December:

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Christmas Eve Carol Service Friday 24 December 7.00 pm

Midnight Christmas Communion Christ the King Church Mangawhai Friday 24 December 11.00 pm

CHRISTMAS DAY Family Communion

Christ the King Church Mangawhai 9.00 am St Paul’s, Kaiwaka 9.00 am

31 December: New Years Eve Service

8pm Warkworth Methodist Church Sunday services will continue as normal at Snells Beach (9am) and Warkworth (10.30am) after 31 December

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Sport in brief Time to take up squash again Coaches Kaye Jackson and Bill Boyce are holding club nights at the Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club on Mondays from 6pm, aimed at players who want to pick up squash again. Players are welcome to just turn up. Racquets and balls are available. It is $5 for non-members and free for members. Contact Kaye on 021 135 7574 or squashykaye@icloud.com.

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Social tennis in Warkworth The move to the traffic light system and an increased capacity of 100 vaccinated players means Warkworth Tennis Club can resume its social tennis evenings on Thursdays. All are welcome with a pay-as-you-go rate of $7 per evening or pay for a season for a discounted rate. Club captain Jono Boundy says the club has an app which organises players by their ability and creates a draw which is displayed on a big screen. It means new players can get paired up with opponents of similar skill levels. “I call it speed dating for tennis.”

See www.warkworthrackets.co.nz.

Next year for business golf The Warkworth Golf Club is likely to pick up its business house golf competition in the New Year. Organiser Aaron Masters says he is waiting to see how vaccine passes work in practicality before resuming the competition. It will be held on Wednesday evenings and is a nine-hole Ambrose format competition. To register, contact 425 8248 or thedivot@warkworthgolfclub.co.nz.

U18s rugby coach needed Wellsford RFC is looking for coaches for the Kaipara Wolves under-18 boys’ rugby team which will play in the Northland Rugby competition. The team will be comprised of players from Rodney, Otamatea and Dargaville. “We are looking for someone who has some rugby coaching experience who would like to take up the challenge of developing young players.” For more details contact Mick Sweetman at msweetman@wharehine.co.nz.

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Tamahunga trampers raise thousands for mental health

Cruising club yearbook out The 2022 edition of the Mahurangi Cruising Club Yearbook is hot off the press. It includes stories about great builds and cruising in far flung places. Although it is not as big as previous years, the club is proud to have kept up tradition and published it. Order a copy from Victor at ngairehopwood@gmail.com.

An attempt to by four men to scale Mount Tamahunga enough times to be the equivalent of climbing Mount Cook has raised $24,000 for mental health.

Hamish Barton, Hamish Blampied, Tom Searle and David Hassan walked the Tamahunga track 10 times across 14 hours, starting at 5.30am and finishing at 8pm.

At a total of 4370 metres climbed, it was well in excess of the equivalent of Mt Cook’s 3724 metres.

Hamish Barton says it proved to be a mental challenge as much as a physical one.

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Hamish says the team was blown away to have raised well in excess of their $10,000 target.

“I think the key learning for me was the power of community. Often when people feel down or are having mental health challenges, they tend to disconnect. If you notice someone withdrawing, or not being themselves, don’t be afraid to ask them if they are okay.”

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Super Rugby returns to Mahurangi Rugby Club

The clubhouse was packed in 2018.

Mahurangi Rugby Club is hosting a Super Rugby pre-season match between the Blues and the Hurricanes on Saturday, February 5.

The Waitangi Weekend fixture is expected to draw large crowds with holidaymakers from Auckland and Northland joining local supporters.

Blues head coach Leon MacDonald says it will also be the only pre-season match played in the Auckland region.

He says both teams are likely to involve all of their players as they prepare for next year’s Super Rugby Pacific competition, which starts on February 18.

The Blues squad features several current and former All Blacks including Beauden Barrett, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Akira Loane, Dalton Papalii and Hoskins Sotutu, as well as Northland union forward Josh Goodhue.

Mahurangi Rugby Club is planning a full

day of activities, dubbing the day “footy fest”. There will be live music, local food, “fans on field” and a kid zone.

There will also be a Wahu Little Blues Ripper tournament at half-time and a curtain-raiser between North Harbour and the Barbarians.

The Blues also played the Hurricanes at Mahurangi in 2018, which drew major crowds.

Blues coach MacDonald said the Mahurangi Rugby Club was ideally located on the boundary between North Harbour and Northland.

“The facilities and field are very good and we hope we can attract as much support in Mahurangi as we did four years ago,” he said.

Admission is $5 for adults or a family pass for $20. Gates open at 12 noon and kick off is 1.35pm. Info: www.blues.rugby.

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