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Inside this issue Seawall consent costs top $1.6m page 3
Accidents on the rise on Coast page 6
The Browns’ “dream home” has ended thoughts of a happy retirement.
Reforms too late for leaky home couple A call by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff last month for radical reform of the Building Act and Building Code has come too late for Rodney retirees, Gerrard and Evelyn Brown. For more than a year the couple, both in their eighties, have been confined to the study and one bedroom of their Algies Bay house while repairs to the rest of what was to be their dream retirement home take place.
Beyond their two-room enclave, everything is covered in plastic and surrounded in scaffolding. The couple has spent all their retirement savings trying to repair the house, with costs exceeding the original building costs and continuing to mount. “Heaven knows what the finish cost will be. As for a completion forecast, not even the builders doing the repairs
will hazard a guess,” Mr Brown says. The couple’s only income is superannuation and they cannot sell their home as it would not realise enough to rent a property. The impact on their health and wellbeing has been enormous. “Travel to our family and grandchildren is no longer possible, and shopping is restricted to grocery shopping only. This has all but destroyed us.”
The nightmare began when the Browns engaged Cranston Homes to build a house for them in 2003. Following completion of the build, Cranston addressed minor water ingress issues during the build guarantee but made no offer to undertake repairs when major problems emerged 13 years later, around 2016. Former Cranston director Blair
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Continued from p1.... Cranston – a long-time Hibiscus Coast resident, and now a real estate agent – says due to several other leaky building claims the company became insolvent and was placed into voluntary liquidation. “Therefore, it was unable to respond to Mr and Mrs Brown,” he says. Mr Cranston says the failure of the Browns’ home was the result of “widely accepted deficiencies” that prevailed in the building industry at the time. “The failings in this home were caused by a variety of issues including inadequate design solutions, unsuitable architectural design, poor building standards, poor workmanship and the use of unacceptable building materials,” he says. “I regret not suggesting a more rigorous invasive investigation much earlier. For this I apologise to the Browns.” Mr Cranston says Cranston Homes built in excess of 500 homes over a 20-year period, many of them award winning. A relatively small number developed issues, but the resulting leaky building claims crippled the business. He says he went to lengths to do the right thing, at great personal cost. “The leaky homes saga has caused immense pain, expense and distress for all stakeholders. Although homeowners have undoubtedly suffered the most, I know of many good, capable builders who suffered health issues and lost their partners, businesses and assets as a result of their involvement in the building industry during that sorry time.” Auckland Council issued a Code Compliance Certificate for the Brown’s home but the couple did not detect they had a leaky home within the 10-year timeframe for making a claim against Council. Mr Cranston says central government should have taken greater responsibility and local authorities should respond to claims at any time during the life of a Code Compliance Certificate. “Why should they have a cut off date protection when others do not?”
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Ratepayers spend more than $1.6m on seawall consent The final costs to Auckland’s ratepayers of seeking resource consent for the proposed Orewa seawall are in, and total more than $1.6 million - $1,678.604. This final figure, obtained by Hibiscus Matters under the Official Information Act (OIA), covers Auckland Council’s resource consent application for the wall between Kohu Street and Marine View and its subsequent appeal to the Environment Court when the application was declined. The court heard the appeal two months ago (HM May 22) and is currently considering its verdict. The bulk of the cost is for expert advice, provided separately to two departments of Council so they could
oppose each other in court. This cost of this advice totals $1,121,766. The remainder is legal fees, as two departments retained separate legal services. Total legal fees provided under the OIA are just over half a million – $556,838. That figure could actually be considerably higher. The Ombudsman cannot provide specific costs for legal services provided by DLA Piper, as this company has a fixed contract with Council for legal support on all regulatory matters and it is not possible to separate out the seawall appeal costs.
The numbers • Expert advice Pre-hearing - $584,085; Court hearing - $537,681. Total $1,121,766
• Legal fees Pre-hearing $270,703; Court hearing $286,135. Total $556,838 Meanwhile, Auckland Council has moved on to begin studying what can be done on the Orewa Reserve section of the beach. Finding erosion control measures for this part of the beach is Council’s second priority after the Kohu-Marine View section. Auckland Council Manager Community Parks and Places Martin van Jaarsveld says Council has started assessing this next section of the reserve and beach and options will be developed over the coming year. These will be presented to the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board for consideration. “At this early stage, we do not have
How to protect the beach at Orewa Reserve is next in Council’s sights.
a timeframe for public consultation yet,” Mr van Jaarsveld says.
Climate changes could spell retreat from prime Coast positions Owners of low-lying properties on the Hibiscus Coast could find it harder to develop their land if the Government accepts the recommendations in a draft NZ Productivity Commission report released this month. The 306-page report looks at local government funding and financing, and some of the factors contributing to rising local government debt. These include providing infrastructure for fast-growing areas, maintaining services in areas with declining populations, higher environmental and public health expectations, growing demand pressures from tourism and the need to replace existing infrastructure coming to the end of its useful life. The cost of adapting communities and infrastructure to mitigate the risks and hazards associated with sea level rise, and more frequent and extreme weather events, was also identified as a significant challenge for local councils. The most direct threat was seen as the damage that climate change will cause to local government infrastructure such as roads and bridges, and stormwater, wastewater and flood-protection assets. Relocating some of these services could
cost billions of dollars. The report states that councils are responsible for planning and regulating development on at-risk land and, therefore, have an important role in moderating future climate risk exposure. “Councils are also the body closest to exposed communities and will be expected to engage with them on an adaptation strategy. They must manage both pressures from property owners to invest in defences against sea-level rise and flooding, and retreats from at-risk locations.” Dr Judy Lawrence, of Victoria University’s Climate Change Research Institute told Radio NZ, that the issues are highly complex and will need a partnership response from central and local government. “In some areas, protection such as seawalls will be appropriate but in other cases, it will mean retreating from the coast,” she said. “What I find distressing is that councils are still consenting subdivisions in low-lying areas when they already have power under the Coastal Policy Statement to rectify that and to start refusing developments in those areas.
In the long term, all they are doing is creating a legacy that our children and grandchildren will have to deal with.” Dr Lawrence said planning needed to start now. “We’re already seeing infrastructure failures in wastewater, flood control and freshwater systems. We need to get real or we will have some chaotic responses down the track if we risk a disorganised response to climate change.” The Productivity Commission report states that the two broad principles which should be used to guide the funding of climate adaptation are minimising costs and risks over the long term, and fairness and justice. “The first implies discouraging behaviour that leads to increased risk exposure for private gain at others’ expense,” the report says. “The second brings into play New Zealand’s tradition of societal support, risk sharing and inter-generational equity.” The commission recommends that the Government create a new agency and a Local Government Resilience Fund. The new agency should work with atrisk councils and co-fund the redesign and possible relocation and rebuilding
of wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The new agency should also assist regional councils and communities to work out the best way to lessen future flood risks from rivers. This could include moving to a new, more sustainable and best-practice paradigm of giving rivers room and developing multiple innovative uses of the wider river corridors. On the broader issues of local government funding, the report recommends standardised templates for council development contribution policies and council assessments of development contribution charges for individual property developments; the removal of rates differentials and uniform annual general charges; and the phasing out of the Rates Rebate Scheme over a defined period, such as five years, from when an effective national Rates Postponement Scheme is in place. Feedback and submissions close on August 29. Read this story online to see the full Productivity Commission report. Info: productivity.govt.nz/inquirycontent/3819?stage=3
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We should no longer be surprised by the gross amounts of money that are spent on simple pieces of infrastructure, such as a pedestrian crossing (HM July 3). But this one really takes the prize. A crossing on that part of the highway is definitely needed. I have had to stand in the middle of the road before, holding on to my children and bikes, waiting for a gap in the traffic. But it must be possible to do this for a lot less than $390,000. Christina Mackenzie, Orewa
Dangerous crossing I read with amazement at the article July 3 about the crossings of the highway in Orewa. It mentions that the traffic count was 11,120 vehicles per day. I live at 41 Hibiscus Coast Highway, where the traffic count is 30,000 plus vehicles per day and yet there are no safe crossings for the people who live on this stretch of road. An Auckland Transport officer told me by phone that I would be able to cross the road to the new path. I told him that with four lanes of traffic travelling at 70kmph, this was a nonsensical suggestion. Both AT and the Local Board seem to have no interest in safety on this piece of road. Even though there is a bus stop by No 43 Hibiscus Coast Highway, there is no path for the pedestrians and no safe method for all those who do walk, to get to the lights at Millwater Parkway. It is about time that AT and Council have some consideration for those who do pay rates which cover their salaries Lorraine Sampson, Silverdale Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt responds: The key point justifying a new crossing at the bottom of the Orewa hill was not just the traffic counts along the road but the very high volumes of cyclists and pedestrians crossing at that point. The local board is of course concerned
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Reporters relied on I read about the Government funding for journalists and, although I’m basically against subsidies, thought it was great news for suburban newspapers. I was very surprised to learn from your editorial that Community Newspapers Association, the bedrock of suburban news, had been left out of the consultation on this. It seems that any research done by the government is from those who shout loudest - a strange outcome from a left wing government. I see there are 77 publications listed as members of the association. This is a huge number of countrywide community voices left out of discussions around the subsidy. Having spent a few years in suburban newspapers in the old days I am very aware of the importance people regard news of their community. OK, so the tittle-tattle is taken up these days with facebook, but details of local affairs still rest with reportage in local newspapers. Attending local government meetings can be boring but we rely on our community news reporters to disseminate it and make us
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Air races awesome The air races sound like an awesome event for Orewa (HM July 3) – something to bring the place alive! I can see why it might need a lot of thought on the part of the council but hopefully they will approach it with a positive frame of mind to find a way to make it happen rather than put barriers in the way. I can’t wait to see how this unfolds. Thumbs up to the organisers. Alan Chambers, Manly
Two lambs on leads were an unusual sight at Manly Beach on a winter’s weekend. The Beavis family, of Pukekohe, was at the sailing club for its midwinter champs and brought the orphaned lambs along as they are still being fed every three hours. Being out in public was good practice for the lambs, which will eventually go on parade with their young owners, pictured, at their school’s Ag Day.
Who chooses the art? After reading the rather bleak July 3 article, Orewa could lose out on the real opportunity to have a sculpture on the waterfront. As an artist new to the area and interested in the Council public art process, I visited both open sessions. Saturday had the most ’traffic’ nudging 100 on my count before I left. Ultimately my question is this – are the public or our council members ‘qualified’ to choose public sculpture? Tracy Mathewson Orewa
Mayor visits Youth Centre Auckland Mayor Phil Goff was invited to the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre last week so the organisation could thank him in person for the $100,000 grant that Auckland Council recently allocated to keep it afloat (HM June 5). Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt and deputy chair Janet Fitzgerald were also there – the local board continues to support the Youth Centre, most recently granting $20,000 (HM June 5). During the visit, on July 12, the Mayor looked around the Orewa facility, talked with the young people and shared morning tea with volunteers. He was presented with a certificate of appreciation by Ari Matafeo, pictured. Ari’s mother, Ester, was one of the first children at the youth centre (which opened in 1998) and her sister, Angel, is a youth leader. The centre provides support for local youth, including mentoring and counselling. Pictured bottom right, Mayor Phil Goff greets the Youth Centre’s executive director Suzanne Booth.
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We are Year 8 students at Wentworth College who want people to be aware about what has happened (and is happening) to our streams. Our streams have litter and pollution in them, which harms fish by clogging their gills and stops them from breathing. This also allows some unnatural competition to thrive from the extra nutrients such as potassium groups, nitrates and nitrites. Our streams also have introduced and invasive species. An example is the mosquito fish, which was introduced to stop mosquito populations. However, there was an oversight that the mosquito fish mistake the tails and fins of the whitebait as mosquitos and “nibbles” (more or less attacks) them which stops them from moving, and so the whitebait “drown.” The vegetation around the rivers is also very important as it covers the river and gives the river shade which lowers the temperature of the river which is important as the animals can’t survive temperatures above 16°C. We need people to help protect our streams. David Zong, Andrew Barkus, Wade Sears, Nate Dalzell, Wentworth students
Today my husband and I have stopped at Waiwera on the way home from Puhoi and what a great sight to see all the boulders creating the sea wall right along the beach such added advantages. Can someone explain why they cannot do the same at Orewa Beach and make a lovely beach more attractive. If it can be done at a less popular beach why not here in Orewa. Rita Browning, Orewa Auckland Council Community Parks and Places manager, Martin van Jaarsveld, replies: Auckland Council applies best practice guidance and design when considering a range of coast protection options, noting that rock revetments are not always the best solution. Waiwera Coast Protection was a council renewal project involving upgrading an existing council-owned rock revetment. At Orewa Beach, a resource consent application for a new seawall (between Marine View and Kohu Street) to protect the reserve and maintain public access along the coast is currently with the Environment Court with a decision anticipated within the next few months.
Better land use I read in your paper that the land opposite Whangaparaoa town centre is being sold, possibly to a developer for the building of apartments. I think the loss of such an important green space in this area would be hugely detrimental to future generations. Could I suggest that a community orchard or food forest would be a better alternative? With the growing awareness of the need for sustainability and resilience, something like that would be an asset for Whangaparaoa College and the community, while keeping up with national and international trends. I put this idea forward in the hope that others may be keen to support an enterprise like this, and carry it forward. Noeline Berger, Whangaparaoa
Mangrove evidence The sight of those piles of dead mangroves alongside Orewa Estuary, and in your paper (HM June 19) made me really angry. What right do private landowners have to desecrate a public space like this, particularly a protected area? Mangroves provide a very important habitat and part of the ecosystem. I hope Council is talking to the people who would most obviously benefit – who live right by the area that has been cleared. Simon Price, Orewa Editor’s note: Auckland Council is investigating this, but without a witness or photos/video evidence these cases can be difficult to prove. It does seem likely that someone saw something with the piles placed along the shoreline. If anyone has information, contact Council, phone 09 301 0101.
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Serious accidents increase on Hibiscus Coast roads While overall road deaths and serious injuries declined in Auckland last year, the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area bucked the trend, seeing the biggest increase in accidents causing injury or death in the region. Key contributing factors where local crashes occurred include road engineering, loss of control by drivers, and speed. Figures for 2018 released by Auckland Transport (AT) at the end of last month shocked local board members, showing that while Auckland-wide, the number of road deaths and serious injuries (DSI) dropped by 22 percent, locally there was an increase of 36 percent on the year before – with a total of 30 DSI reported by Police. Waitemata Local Board had the next largest increase, of 31 percent. In Rodney there was a 17 percent decrease but the number of deaths and serious injuries were much higher – 83 DSI in 2018 as opposed to 100 in 2017. Local board chair Julia Parfitt is meeting senior AT safety staff this week to look more deeply into the implications of the data for this area. “It’s really concerning, because people want to feel safe,” Mrs Parfitt says. “We want more information about where these accidents took place, how many were fatal, where the trouble spots are and what can be done to increase safety.” The figures show that while the number of DSI in “vulnerable road users” –
pedestrians, cyclists and motorbike riders – decreased slightly in 2018, it increased as an overall percentage; 47 percent of all DSI is now among this group, continuing a rising five-year trend. In Hibiscus & Bays, that figure is 48 percent – almost as many as the 52 percent who died or were seriously injured while travelling in vehicles. More pedestrians and cyclists were hit as a result of drivers not giving way or not seeing them and there were more injuries among older road users, including pedestrians, drivers and cyclists. The AT report says its Speed Management Programme will improve survivability for vulnerable road users. There was an increase in the number of people who died or were injured locally in head on crashes and accidents where the driver lost control of the vehicle. On the positive side, the figures show that last year there were no deaths or serious injuries where drink or drugged driving was a key factor in Hibiscus & Bays, compared with three such incidents in 2017. Waitemata North Police Area Commander Mark Fergus says while alcohol and other forms of impairment remain a significant contributor towards crashes, Police are seeing a reduction in the number of such crashes. “Here in Rodney we continue to focus on enforcement for impaired drivers,” he says.
“Everyone has a part to play, people make mistakes and are vulnerable, and every year the number of cars on the road increases,” Area Commander Mark Fergus says. “But if we wear restraints, drive to the conditions, don’t drive while impaired and avoid distractions we can absolutely make a difference.” The majority of the accidents on the Coast in 2018 occurred during weekdays on 50kph arterial roads and not at intersections, although one local intersection – at Tavern Road/East Coast Road in Silverdale is identified as a high risk trouble spot in the report. Other high-risk local roads include Hibiscus Coast Highway and Whangaparaoa Road (Red Beach Road to 170m south of Vipond Road). Some of the safety projects AT is considering for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board area in the next year include improving signs and road markings on Whangaparaoa Road
(Red Beach Road to Vipond) to help reduce loss of control crashes. AT spokesperson Joanna Glasswell says AT is also planning to signalise the intersection of Tavern Road and East Coast Road in Silverdale to improve safety. While AT announced an Aucklandwide safety focus on reducing speed limits towards the end of last year, the figures show that Police identified speed as a primary cause in just three local accidents, compared with eight the previous year. However, Mrs Glasswell says speed was a contributory factor in every crash. Several town centres in Hibiscus and Bays are included in AT’s proposed Speed Limit Bylaw and there are suggested speed reductions on many Orewa roads (HM March 1). There were more than 11,000 pieces of feedback on the draft bylaw, which are currently being analysed.
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Local Government NZ (LGNZ) voted to join forces in calling for a ban on the sale and private use of fireworks. The vote, at its annual meeting this month, adopted a remit presented by Auckland Council by a majority of 64 percent. Sale of fireworks is currently regulated by the Hazardous Substances and Noxious Organisms Act. To make any changes will require action by central government. Support from LGNZ sends the message that change is needed on a nationwide basis. Councillor Cathy Casey, who has advanced the issue through Council says fireworks cause significant harm and distress to people and animals and result in unwanted fires, property damage and unnecessary pressure on emergency services. “There is a role for councils to provide safe, inclusive public events,” she says. Are you following us on facebook? www.facebook.com/hibiscusmatters
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At last week’s Local Government NZ conference a resolution promoted by Auckland Council and Auckland Transport that sought the power to fine people who park on grass roadside berms that don’t have ‘no parking’ signs, was roundly defeated by smaller councils from across the country. However the defeat of this move – labelled ‘Bermageddon’ – was probably hardly surprising at a conference where the key issue being discussed was the need for more localism. Localism is a worldwide movement. It is the idea that people should have control over what happens in their local area, that local businesses and community groups should be supported and that the differences between places should be respected and allowed for. It’s about shifting government decision making closer to the people affected by those decisions – to make the decisions locally at a council level. But why stop there? Why not in Auckland, where over 25 percent of New Zealanders live, devolve what local decision making can be made to local boards who represent smaller local areas? Examples where decisions should be made locally but are currently not, abound across Auckland Council. Banning parking on berms might make sense in inner city streets that have few grassed berms anyway but it does not make the same sense in suburban streets like mine, where the grass berm is required to be maintained by adjacent owners like us and, in my situation, is used effectively as a safe school drop off and pick up point for the local primary school or for overflow visitor parking by us or our neighbours. No one size fits all! A better example for needing to respect local differences is the current review of the Dog Management Bylaw. Arguing the need for regional consistency, the draft review proposed, amongst other things, removing our local board time and season rules that had been developed after an extensive hearing process and replacing them with an extended summertime ban on dogs on beaches, shifting it from our current 5pm till 7pm and extending the ban from March 1 to March 31. As a result, local residents in their droves made submissions. Over a quarter of the 8000 submissions came from our local board area alone, with more than 75 percent of them wanting Council to retain our existing time and season rules. Hardly surprising, given that we have the highest level of dog ownership and the greatest number of people living within 500m of a beach. Hopefully in this instance Council will listen and give weighting to local views and allow for local variation. In less than 100 days, less than half of all eligible voters will choose to vote in our Auckland local body elections. One of the key reasons cited once again will be that people see their vote as being largely irrelevant and that their voice will be overlooked. No wonder then that the three local government areas with the highest voter turnouts at the last election Chatham Island, 71 percent, McKenzie District, 64.3 percent and Central Hawkes Bay, 62.7 percent, are areas where people do determine local issues at a local level. Similarly we also need to put people back in charge and reinvigorate our local democracy. It’s clearly time for a change.
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Council elections – a beginner’s guide It’s local body election time – before your eyes glaze over, here is what you need to know in as brief a form as possible. Why should you take an interest? Because these elected representatives spend our money. There are always complaints about Auckland Council, and of course some of those are justified. Getting involved by standing, or voting, is a way to do something positive – to serve your community and influence the process. In the 2016 election, turnout in this area was 45.2 percent – the third highest in mainland Auckland. Overall voter turnout for Auckland was 38.25 percent and nationwide the figure was 41.8 percent.
Elections 2019
Who represents us? • Hibiscus & Bays Local Board: In local body terms, the Hibiscus Coast has not been part of Rodney since the councils amalgamated in 2010. Our local board is Hibiscus & Bays. Local boards make decisions on things like playgrounds, reserves and sporting facilities. They advocate for the community and support local business, environmental and social initiatives and organisations. The
Coast has four representatives on the local board – the other four represent the Bays (northern North Shore). At least two of the current Coast members are not standing for reelection – Mike Williamson and Vicki Watson. The other two, Caitlin Watson and Janet Fitzgerald, are at this stage undecided. John Davies has declared he is seeking a seat on the local board with more nominations expected. A member’s role is considered parttime (up to 24 hours per week), and
several members also have other jobs. The chair is a fulltime position. • Auckland Council (the governing body): Responsible for region-wide strategic decisions. Made up of the Mayor and 20 councillors, elected from the 13 Auckland wards. Two Albany Ward councillors represent the Hibiscus Coast, as well as the rest of the ward, which stretches from Waiwera to West Harbour. Current councillors Wayne Walker and John Watson, both Coast residents, are standing again with more nominations expected.
The next local body election is in October, and nominations open this week, from July 19. You can become a candidate if you are a New Zealand citizen aged 18 years or older, and are enrolled on the parliamentary electoral roll. To become a candidate you will need to: complete a nomination paper; get two electors to nominate you by completing the relevant section on the paper; consider writing a candidate profile statement; pay a deposit of $200 which may be refunded, depending on how many votes you receive. Nomination papers will be available from July 19 and must be with the electoral officer by noon on August 16. Forms are online, or can be picked up from various locations. Info: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/ elections
Key election dates
Voting opens on September 20 and closes at noon on October 12. Official results will be declared on October 17.
WARKWORTH TRANSPORT PLAN RELEASED Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport Agency are pleased to announce the release of a strategic transport network plan to support urban growth in Warkworth over the next 10-30 years. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback last year, which has helped us develop a long-term transport plan that focuses on supporting new neighbourhoods and increasing travel choices, including: • New or upgraded public transport connections • Walking and cycling links • Upgraded local roads and state highways For more information about the transport plan, what happens next and how to get involved, visit supportinggrowth.govt.nz
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Hibiscus Chiropractic Improving overall wellness is at the centre of Hibiscus Chiropractic, run by chiropractors Lan-Ling and Gian Mansell. Lan-Ling recently returned to chiropractic work at a new clinic in Ōrewa after taking five years off to start a family. She says the practice focuses on the spine and the whole nervous system. “This can affect every aspect of your overall health from energy to gut health,” Lan-Ling says. “It has been nice to be reminded of the positive impact we can have on people.” Lan-Ling traces her passion for wellness to the four years she worked as a vet. “When you’re a vet you are really an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. Giving an animal antibiotics is all very well, but the suffering has already happened. “That’s why I trained to be a chiropractor, so I could put wellness first. “Clients are welcome to bring in their pets for a session; I’m qualified!” she jokes. Lan-Ling has a Biomedical Technology degree from Auckland University. This is where she met Gian, who was studying a Bachelor of Science in Physiology before training as a chiropractor. Together, the couple have five degrees and 30 years of chiropractic experience.
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Lan-Ling and Gian have four practices on the North Shore and before LanLing took maternity leave, they had a practice in Silverdale called Northshore Chiropractic. “We were an industrial area in Silverdale, but in Orewa we feel like we are in a village – it’s a nice pace,” Lan-Ling says. This contrasts with her first job after graduating from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, where she spent a year in a busy Singapore practice. “They have a ‘work hard, play hard’ culture where people do long hours, so it’s common to see people develop problems much earlier.” Lan-Ling and Gian say patients of all ages are welcome, as overall wellbeing affects everyone.
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Coast families wanted for data privacy research
Orewa sociologist, Dr Caroline Keen, wants to find out more about how parents and young people perceive and manage their online data privacy. Supported by InternetNZ, Dr Keen is interviewing local parents of teenagers, and the young people themselves, about these issues, starting this month. She hopes that her research – the first of its kind in NZ – may lead to effective ways of protecting the privacy of personal data. She says most international research into young people’s online safety has focused on the content, contact and communication risks. “Such research has led to ‘awarenessraising’ campaigns and education warning about online safety risks such as stranger danger, sexting and cyberbullying, which have generally sought to limit young people’s information sharing and activities online,” Dr Keen says. “However, what has been absent is research around privacy rights with regard to market forces. All individuals, including children, can be subject to involuntary and invisible collection of data that occurs through the tracking and data mining. Dr Keen says teenagers are avid users of technology, often first to use and buy new services and digital devices. This makes them a highly significant and attractive market to businesses. “While offering entertainment
benefits, websites, apps and online information services are frequently targeted toward young people to solicit not only names, ages, email addresses, physical addresses and phone numbers, but also highly personal information such as images, opinions, activities and contacts.” She says little research has been carried out to explore how aware parents and children are of the commercial business models that now monetize personal information. “Policymakers and educators need to know how parents and young people perceive and respond to businesses that use AI, big data and analytics to collect an increasing array of personal data.” “For this reason, the EU Global Data Protection Regulation, introduced last year, emphasised that children should be protected from manipulative marketing, unnecessary data collection, and discrimination through profiling practices. Despite this, global tech companies like Facebook continue to make headlines as it is revealed how much data they mine from teenagers. In NZ, it is hoped that revisions to legal mechanisms such as the Privacy Act 1993 will address the protection of personal information in the fast changing digital environment. However, in order to address data protection rights, we need to know more about how well people grasp how information is collected about them online. Dr Keen’s local research began on July 8 and continue until August 9. It
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Keen, 027 275 8585. The research will be presented at an InternetNZ conference at the end of the year and findings will be available through InternetNZ and also at www. socialresearchNZ.com.
Show celebrates diversity
Gulf Harbour Primary’s senior school showed how they embrace each other’s differences in their production, This is Us, on July 3. The show, which was performed for families of the school at Centrestage Theatre, used excerpts from The Lion King and The Greatest Showman to illustrate what they had learned about diversity, which is their topic for this term. All 130 of the school’s Year 5 and 6 students participated in the show. Sophia Pederson, from the Northern School of Performing Arts, put the show together and conducted the musical numbers. Senior teachers Nikki Van der Star and Ruth Trevathan carried the diversity theme through to the foyer, by catering with food from different countries including samosas from India and fudge balls from Brazil.
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Neighbours help form pest free halo
Neighbours of Shakespear Regional Park are being offered an opportunity to contribute to “a halo” of pest control around the edges of the park. Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society Inc (SOSSI) volunteers have been working on this next line of defence beyond the sanctuary’s pest-proof fence for a few months already, but recently Army Bay resident Deborah Colson stepped forward to run the Shakespear Backyard Project. She has begun door knocking in the area to provide information, talk with residents about pest control, answer questions and listen to any concerns. Free traps will also be available. She figured the best approach is a personal one, and door knocking also gives her an opportunity to meet her neighbours, after she moved to the area recently. “The project complements the traplines in the park, and those run by Forest and Bird in local reserves, as well as on golf courses,” Deborah says. She says with so much trapping going on, the only safe haven left for pests is the home garden. Initially Deborah wanted to trap rats on her own property and then offered to do more. “I’m a big fan of the open sanctuary and understand the importance of providing safe habitat for wildlife that expands outside the pest proof fence. If I could see bellbirds and saddlebacks in my garden, I’d be over the moon.” “Trapping predators isn’t everyone’s idea of a good
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time and taking part is totally their choice. I am telling people about my own experience – if you told me six months ago that I’d be trapping predators and dealing with them, I would have said ‘no way’.” Deborah began trapping rats at her place last December and had first kill after three days and one more since then. “I can tell people what to do with the dead animals from personal experience. I put mine in the compost and in a few days they had vanished. No maggots, no smell, no decomposing carcass. People can also bury them in the garden or put them out with the rubbish. “We have got a supply of free traps, as well as boxes (to keep the traps away from pets) that were made by SOSSI volunteers. No one will have to handle poison.” Info: phone Deborah, 028 414 2505.
Conservation warriors wanted
Nominations for the Mayoral Conservation Awards are now open. The awards recognise conservation efforts made by organisations, communities and individuals across Auckland to care for and restore the environment. Nominations are open until Wednesday, August 14. There are six categories: innovation, collaboration, restoration, schools, youth and individual. Enquiries to: pestfree@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz The awards will be presented during Conservation Week, on September 19.
Park’s world class acknowledgement Shakespear Regional Park has been recognised as one of the best parks in the world by winning Silver in the 2019 International Large Urban Parks Awards. The awards programme, hosted by the World Urban Parks organisation, began last year – that year, Auckland Domain won Bronze. The awards, run by an organisation called World Urban Parks, acknowledges the global importance of urban parks for health, the environment and strengthening communities. Criteria included design, facilities, protection, community involvement, management and maintenance. Judges described the regional park as having wellprotected and managed vegetation, wildlife, trails and beaches, and providing people with opportunities to experience nature through onsite holiday accommodation and recreation activities. Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society chair Peter Jackson says the award is a very pleasing acknowledgement of all the hard work that has gone into developing the park. “For me, though, the most credit goes to the former Regional Council for their foresight in buying and reserving the land for this purpose,” Peter says.
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Ōrewa students are concerned about the damaged hand rails and slippery surfaces. Right, Student Council chair Darby Turner is pleased with the local board’s response to her Rainbow Bridge presentation.
Rainbow bridge improvements on horizon A bridge connecting Ōrewa College and Centreway Reserve will receive some muchneeded maintenance soon. Ōrewa College Student Council chair Darby Turner gave a presentation about the condition of the bridge to the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board’s meeting last month. She told the members that the bridge, which students call “the Rainbow Bridge” was a popular route for students to use when walking and cycling to and from school. “One Friday afternoon I counted 300 people using the bridge in 10 minutes,” she says.
“But it’s slippery, and the handrails are full of splinters with nails sticking out of them.” Darby says however, the main concern is the narrowness of the bridge. “It needs to be widened so there is more room for cyclists and pedestrians to cross safely.” Auckland Council’s head of operational management and maintenance, Agnes McCormack, says that improvements to the decking and handrails are planned, after the bridge was assessed earlier this year. The assessment found that although the bridge is structurally sound, improvements to the decking and handrails are needed.
“Once funding has been allocated we expect the works to commence within the next 18 months,” she says. “In the meantime some minor repairs have been undertaken on the non-slip matting on the bridge.” Local board chair Julia Parfitt says Council assesses all structures at least once a year to ensure they are fit for purpose, but the Rainbow Bridge will now be monitored more regularly. The local board will also look at the issue of widening the bridge during discussion on its 2020/21 works programme. It is thought that the Rainbow Bridge was built in 1982. The origin of the name is unknown.
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Quarter of a million upgrade for Orewa Library
Auckland Council’s planned $250,000 upgrade of Orewa Library is a great opportunity for a redevelopment that might allow the facility to accommodate more Council services, according to Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt. Council has allocated $80,000 to “a comprehensive building refit” of Orewa Library and a further $170,000 to replacement of the facility’s roof. The investigation and design stage of the project is due to start over the next month, with physical work expected to begin early next year. Mrs Parfitt says that the planned upgrade is an opportunity to consider how the library could be redeveloped or even expanded, in light of Council’s decision, made last year, to sell the Orewa Service Centre building in Centreway Road (HM March 1, 2018). As well as providing access to Council services, Orewa Service Centre contains offices for the local board and a room where its public meetings are held. Last year Mayor Phil Goff told Hibiscus Matters that Council’s Corporate Property team would work with the local board to identify alternate space in Orewa for the customer service centre, staff workspace, and meeting space for the local board. Mrs Parfitt says any redevelopment of Orewa Library has the potential to accommodate the substantial growth
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taking place in Orewa, Silverdale and Millwater while maintaining a service centre in an excellent and convenient location. “This is a long-term project that requires further investigation and funding to develop a much-needed asset for our community,” Mrs Parfitt says. However, Council’s community
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Rocket challenge launches budding engineers The Wonder Project’s Rocket Challenge is complete for Stanmore Bay Primary and Whangaparāoa School, with students at both schools launching their final creations at the end of term 2. The challenge asks teams of four students to make a plastic-bottle rocket, fill it with water, and use an air launcher provided by the Wonder Project to fire it as high as possible at a 45 degree angle. Stanmore Bay teacher Robyn Bennett says the challenge successfully engaged their three senior classes who took part. “We don’t do enough engineering and science at primary, which is why our school signed up as many kids as we could within the project’s three class limit,” she says. The Wonder Project is an Engineering NZ initiative that aims to engage Year 5-13 students in STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and maths. To help complete the challenge within the allocated eight weeks, each participating school is assigned someone from the engineering workforce. Construction management lecturer from AUT’s Environment and Engineering School, Fei Ying, assisted Whangaparāoa School’s two participating groups and says it is positive to see so many girls participate. “It’s very important to break down that barrier at an early age so girls learn that they can do engineering,” she says.
From left, Stanmore Bay students Devon Baker, Kauri Raj, Ella Drake, Vai Poafa, and civil engineer Saadia Ali on their final launch day on Friday June 28.
Whangaparāoa School’s teacher in charge Debbie Thompson also organised Mechatronic engineer Kieran Fanning from Rocket Lab to speak to the kids. “As someone who works with real-life rockets, the kids were pretty wowed by Kieran,” she says. While both school’s final launches went reasonably well, there were a few mishaps during test runs. One Whangaparāoa rocket disappeared over a fence into a neighbouring property, and was never found. Robyn was in the firing line of a Stanmore Bay rocket, which hit her in the face. “There have been plenty of wonky ones,” Robyn says. “But hey, that’s all part of the engineering process.”
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Demolition work on part of Coast Plaza’s exterior began recently as part of the centre’s $15 million renovation project. The demolition took place to allow for a Chipmonks indoor play space and a childcare centre to go in the area previously occupied by Farmers. The Chipmonks area is expected to be complete by the end of this year and the childcare centre early next year.
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The commercial building at 719A Whangaparaoa Road, which went up for sale in April has been sold. Barfoot & Thompson Whangaparaoa real estate agent Graeme Perigo says it was sold on June 28 to a private trust. The site, which is part of the retail block known as the Top of the Plaza, was formerly occupied by Eddie Law’s business. The zoning provides the potential for a multi-storey redevelopment to a maximum allowable height of 18m. However, Mr Perigo says it is more likely that the new owner will refurbish the existing building. The 690sqm block, built in the 1970s, sits on a 929sqm site with Town Centre zoning.
Sustainability over the fence Manly Village site goes on the market A well-known and prominent property in Manly Village recently went on the market and has redevelopment potential. The land and buildings at 58 Rawhiti Road were put on the market this month by owners Graham and Sue Whittaker and Chris Benton, who have owned it for well over 28 years. Manly Medical Centre has a lease for the premises that does not expire until November 2036. Its General Practice business is currently split across two sites in Manly Village, with the other site also containing a pharmacy.Bayleys Real Estate agent Dylan Turner says that the Town Centre zoning at 58 Rawhiti Road provides an opportunity for development that could go up another two levels. The property goes to auction on August 7.
An Auckland Council project that encourages neighbours to work together to be more environmentally friendly is to be introduced to the Hibiscus Coast in the coming year. The EcoNeighbourhood initiative encourages groups of six or more neighbours to “adopt self-selected sustainable practices and increase resilience within their homes, lifestyles and neighbourhoods”. These sustainable practices could be things
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Community’s call for more schools answered The promise that the 4000-home Milldale development, in Wainui, included land set aside for a school came to fruition with Government recently announcing funding for the project. Government announced on July 5 that it has allocated $20 million for Milldale Primary, which will cater for 370 pupils with the capacity to eventually almost double that number. Opening is planned for the early 2020s. The site is in stage 3 of Milldale, along the Argent Road extension that will link with Pine Valley Road. Spokesperson for Milldale developer Fulton Hogan Land Development, Warren Frogley, says earthworks in stages 2 and 3 are already underway and scheduled for completion in 2-3 years. A second primary (also to take 370 students) and an 800-student college are also planned for the Milldale area. Orewa College is already at full capacity. Milldale is also in-zone for Wainui School. A further primary, Orewa Northwest Primary ($25m), is due to open in 2021.
The new school will be in the area known as ‘stage 3’ of the development.
It is in West Hoe Heights, Orewa and will initially provide for 420 students. Marja Lubeck, Labour list MP of Rodney, says the new schools are great news for Rodney. “The National Education Growth Plan is a gamechanger for the way we plan for growth in our cities,” she says. “This plan means that the Government will work closely with our schools and communities to address increasing demand before it happens, rather than having to rush to catch-up when it is too late.” At the end of last year, Hibiscus Matters revealed that the Ministry of Education purchased a 5.6ha property at 37 Upper Orewa Road for a new school for $5.7 million. It is as yet unclear what educational facility will be built there.
Building slowing on the Coast Building activity on the Hibiscus Coast and north Rodney has been in steady decline over the past four years, according to figures released by Auckland Council. Resource consents have fallen from 1424 in 2015/16 to 991 in 2018/19. The decline has mainly been on the Hibiscus Coast. Building consents followed a similar trend, dropping from 2048 in 2015/16 to 1809 in the 2018/19 financial year. Over the same period, the value of the building consents fell from $864.4 million to $625.7 million. Resource consents northwest manager Ian Dobson says the figures reflect a general slowing in development, particularly over the past 18 months.
“Another factor is the Unitary Plan which is more enabling,” he says. “If an application is within parameters, a consent may no longer be necessary. For instance, a minor house unit previously needed a consent, but this is not the case now.” Mr Dobson said earlier figures would have included large developments such as Millwater. Land use consents, which cover work such as new houses and extensions to dwellings, make up the bulk of resource consents. Although subdivision activity has slowed, 127 consents were issued in 2018/19 compared to 149 the previous year, 220 in 2016/17 and 187 in 2015/16.
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This image of Whangaparaoa Road – almost unrecognisable compared with how it looks now – is of the stretch between Arklow Lane and Surf Road and is dated 1983. The realignment of Whangaparaoa Road was a huge construction undertaking as originally the road swung to the eastern side via Ozone Road and Hiwi Crescent. This image looks towards what we now know as the Stanmore Bay shops at the bottom of the gully. In the early 1980s, Whangaparaoa was a sleepy holiday town with a maximum of 9000 residents – that included Orewa. However, in the summer months all the baches would be filled and the population would more than double. Whangaparaoa Road itself was an 100km zone with not a single traffic jam in sight. Few roads had footpaths, and children and animals roamed free at will. Photo shared to the history website by Julie Bawden.
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The transformation from golf club to residential subdivision is well underway in Red Beach. Gulf Rise retirement village, in foreground, opened its first show home at the end of last month.
‘Next generation’ retirement village gets off the ground The development of the Hibiscus Coast’s latest retirement village, on the former Peninsula Golf Club land at Red Beach, took a step forward recently with the opening of the first show home. Retirement village owner Metlifecare is spending $250 million on the project, which covers a 5ha site. Work began on foundations last August. Stage one is nearly complete, with 35 villas built and a further 20 apartments due to be finished by October. Around a third of these homes have sold and the first residents move in next month. The next stage will be building the garden apartments and some of the shared amenities and social spaces. Earthworks for this second stage are scheduled to begin next year, and should take until towards the end of that year to complete. The village has been designed by architects Warren and Mahoney and Ignite as “a well planned town,
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utilising the latest in urban design principles”. This includes blending it with the wider community via open entrances. Metlifecare chief executive Glen Sowry says the design reflects the retirement industry’s move away from gated communities. “This will be a taste of a new generation of retirement villages,” he says. When finished, the village is expected to cater for around 300 residents.
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Pump track on wish list Auckland Council is proposing to construct a pump track and create a dog park in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area as part of its “build, maintain, renew” work programme 2019-22. Possible locations for the proposed pump track and dog park are to be discussed with the local board. The development of 14ha Metro Park West in Millwater is the biggest single local project in the programme, with a budget of more than $9.3 million (HM February 1). In addition, various structures and facilities on the Hibiscus Coast are due for renewal or repair work. The work programme was prioritised based on local board feedback, staff assessments of assets and stakeholder input. Local projects include: y Demolition and rebuilding of the building formerly leased by Nippon Judo Club by the carpark in Silverdale War Memorial Park. Location of a replacement building to be approved by the local board in 2020. Estimated completion date 2023. Total budget $3.8 million. y Renew and repair the pedestrian bridge over Nukumea Stream in Eave’s Bush Estimated completion June 2020. Budget, $25,000. y Develop a play space at Beachwood Drive, Hatfields Beach – estimated completion, June 2020. Budget $345,000. y Construct a pump track in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area. Location to be presented to the local board for approval in the 2019/20 financial year. Estimated completion June 2021. Budget $100,000 y Establish a dog park location in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area. Establish and location and concept design in 2019/20 financialyear. Budget $15,000 y Renew seawalls at Hatfields Beach Reserve, Waiwera Bridge jetty,
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From left, A brand-new 120-tonne excavator arrived last September to lend a hand with the biggest digging projects. The CN7 Cut located in the Central Zone was one of the major excavations to be completed during the 2018/19 earthwork season. The 250m long rock cut has a maximum depth of about 45 metres.
Puhoi to Warkworth motorway hits halfway mark The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway project last month reached the halfway point of its five-year construction programme, with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) quietly confident works are on target to be completed in October 2021. Road builder Northern Express Group (NX2) fell just short of its ambitious target of excavating 4 million cubic metres of earth to advance the project during the earthworks season, which ran from October 2018 to May this
year, but was happy with the actual total of 3.7 million cubic metres. Other work during the year saw 2.4 million cubic metres of earthwork fill undertaken and progress on motorway structures including seven bridges (see map) and three underpasses. The underpasses are located at Perry Road, Carran Road and Hikauae Creek. About 40 per cent of the steel work for the structures is complete and 25 per cent of the concrete work.
With the 2019 earthworks season now over, NX2 will plough on through winter with rock blasting, drainage works, erosion and sediment control. The consortium will also progress a Wyllie Road realignment and landscaping works. The landscaping will see 120ha planted over the next three seasons – one of New Zealand’s largest replanting programmes for a roading project. Planting is undertaken in winter when
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Rodney homebuilding team helping out in Fiji About 20 staff and their partners from homebuilder GJ Gardner’s Rodney East franchise flew to Fiji last month to rebuild a kindergarten destroyed by a cyclone and renovate a hall for an impoverished community. The staff, comprising project managers, sales people and office workers, headed for Lautoka where the Housing Assistance Relief Trust (HART) houses 400 residents from disadvantaged backgrounds – many of them single mothers and children living on $5 or less a day. In 2016, Cyclone Winston flattened the community’s kindergarten and the community’s hall was in desperate need of repairs. The GJ Gardner team raised more than $4500 for materials via an online funding page and once in Fiji got to work to put things right. Over the course of two days, they laid a new floor and installed the ceiling structure and cyclone strapping for the kindergarten. In addition, they tiled and grouted the community hall floor, painted the community hall inside and out and cleaned and repainted the insides of three homes in readiness for new tenants to move in. Rodney East franchise owner and trip organiser Elaine Morley says she was amazed by the stamina of her team. “It was hot, it was dirty and everyone just got stuck in and worked so incredibly hard, and we achieved so
The kindergarten takes shape.
much more than we thought we were going to be able to achieve,” she says. She was also impressed with the hospitality of the women they were assisting. They took every opportunity to ply the visitors with food. “We had the most incredible food. I never knew you could make such amazing cakes on an open fire” Although the women’s culinary skills were excellent, they struggled to maintain their homes and community buildings with virtually no men around to offer any support. Elaine says one of the women was responsible to organise a huge meeting
at the community hall in the coming weeks and was over the moon about the improvements that she would be able to show off to visitors. “Just to be able to give back and to make their life a little bit easier was really fulfilling,” she says. Elaine says travel costs for the staff and partners to visit Fiji was funded by the franchise. A trip away is organized annually should the franchise meet its goals for the year. She says Fiji was chosen this year after two staff members spoke about their experiences there building houses in poor communities.
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Having seen roadside signs pointing the way to other local entertainment facilities, such as Snowplanet and Waiwera hot pools, the owners of Auckland Adventure Park in Silverdale felt confident as they applied to Auckland Transport (AT) for a sign of their own. Managing director Steve Wilkinson says that a sign at the Silverdale end of East Coast Road, and perhaps one also on the motorway, would make a big difference to the business as it tries to get established and draw visitors to the area. Initially when they applied, a few years ago, AT said the business was too new. The following year, they said there was too much construction going on and it wasn’t a good time. And earlier this year, Adventure Park was told they don’t meet AT’s criteria, as they are a private entertainment complex. “With commanding motorway signage for places like Snowplanet, naturally this appears inconsistent to me,” Mr Wilkinson says. He says when he pointed this out, AT said those signs were put up a long time ago and the criteria has since changed. The criteria also include minimising signs at intersections to reduce driver distraction. Mr Wilkinson points out that recently, backlit signs advertising local businesses (HM March 1) have gone up at intersections. These can be rented from Nu-lite and are installed Leisure Pools, our mission is to at AtAT’s discretion based on safety and improve the lifestyle of families at home, through the enjoyment of our range of otherand factors. innovative quality swimming pools and associated products. Everything we do reflects “These allowed for private this mission andsigns the values are that make it possible. enterprises, on the main highway, on intersections and, again, contradict what we’ve been told by AT,” Mr Wilkinson says. AT spokesperson Mark Hannan says criteria against which requests for ‘general interest’ signs on the transport network are considered include: “that the facility is acknowledged by AT; that it is not on a strategic route, arterial or major road; that the facility
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End of Life Choice Bill – where do local MPs stand? The End of Life Choice Bill, introduced by ACT MP David Seymour and currently making its way through Parliament, aims to give people with a terminal illness or a “grievous and irremediable” medical condition the option of seeking assistance to die. The bill passed its second reading on June 26 with Rodney MP Mark Mitchell and Labour list MP of
Marja Lubeck (Labour list, Rodney) I do not support the bill in its current form, but voted for it to go through to the committee stage so that more debate can take place and amendments can be made. Research has shown that
Rodney, Marja Lubeck, both voting for it to go to the committee stage, where amendments will be made. It returns to Parliament in about a month’s time, so that MPs can vote on the suggested amendments. The bill will then go for a third reading, followed by a final vote. This issue will be decided by MPs on a conscience vote. Here is what our local MPs have to say on the issue:
knowledge of having access to assisted dying can be a comfort, knowing that the option is available if the suffering and pain would become intolerable; but this does not necessarily mean the person will chose to use this option.
Mark Mitchell (National MP for Rodney) Mr Mitchell began canvassing the community’s views on this issue last year as he has stated he will vote to reflect the majority view of his electorate. He says on his informal polling, the community is split fairly evenly on the issue. “The votes from my electorate are constantly changing. I have used public meetings, polls, surveys, and a ballot box in my Orewa office to find out what the majority view in my electorate is. On the day of the End of Life Choice Bill’s second reading, I had received 1309 responses. Of those, 561 were in support of the bill and 563 were against, with the rest undecided.
It is very close – considering a margin of error of about 7 percent, the results are virtually 50/50. I personally do not support the bill in its current form and had this been the third reading, on this poll result, I’d be voting against because I’d have to disregard the undecided and the margin of error. I have major concerns about elder abuse in this country and believe that as a lawmaker, I must protect the most vulnerable. However, I decided to support the bill through to a committee stage, because I want the people in my electorate to be able to continue to engage in what I think is a critically important debate for us as a country.”
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Weight loss easy in Winter People tell me all the time that summer is the best season to lose weight. The theory goes that in summer it is easy to exercise more and eat light foods. Barbecues mean simple meals of meat and salad and during those particularly hot weeks, humidity can take away even the strongest appetite. While there may be truth in this for some people, in my experience aummer is the time of year when people gain the most weight. Partying from the festive season can continue long into January and February, especially with the indulgences enjoyed during public holidays and long weekends. Just when you start to get back on track, Easter comes along with more goodies and get togethers. Summer is the season for socialising. There might be meat and salad at barbecues but there are usually nibbles, chips and alcohol too. The more social you are, the more likely you are to see the scales climbing upwards over summer. In my clinic I see great weight loss results in winter. It’s the best time of year to knuckle down, take action and achieve results. It doesn’t have to be about deprivation or a radical diet overhaul. The benefit of starting now is you have time to make small consistent changes that will add up to big results come Christmas. Make the most of being at home: prepare lots of simple, home-cooked meals that include the three macronutrient groups: protein (either from meat, seafood, eggs or vegetarian sources), carbohydrates (mostly vegetables/fruits) and healthy fats. There is nothing healthier than real food, cooked with care. • Keep food simple: with all the cooking shows on TV and food images on Facebook you could be fooled into thinking that meals need to be an extravagant affair. Highly stimulating food overwhelms taste buds and can increase your appetite. Keep your meals simple and your appetite will adjust accordingly. • Keep your protein intake high: nothing is better than a bowl of hearty soup on a cold winter’s day but if your focus is weight loss, make sure your soup includes protein. That way it will be a complete meal. Casseroles in the crock pot are a great way to use cheaper cuts of meat for a hot, protein-rich meal that will be ready as soon as you step in the door. • Eat earlier in the day: time restricted eating is a hot topic of interest now and with good reason. Many studies have shown that eating your main meal earlier in the day helps with digestion and weight loss. If you are going to bed earlier in winter, you should also be eating earlier. Ideally you should stop eating at least 3-4 hours before bed time. In spring I get lots of enquiries from people who panic as the end of the year approaches and they often feel they need to take drastic action to see results quickly. Don’t fall into this trap. Start making small gains now and you’ll be smiling at the thought of the summer wardrobe awaiting you.
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Heart in the right place: new group for cardiac support Trent Lash says even though he realised that he was having a heart attack, he did not panic. “I knew my family history, and so, in many ways I was prepared for it,” Trent says. This month he is starting a group to help others who have experienced cardiac problems. Called Heartbeats, the group offers support to anyone from the Hibiscus Coast to Wellsford who has had a heart attack, cardiac surgery or a pacemaker implant. The Tindalls Bay resident had his first heart ‘incident’ four months ago as he walked back up his steep driveway after taking his rubbish out. He felt breathless and tight across the chest – “like a truck had hit me”. However, he says by the time he was checked by the ambulance officers a short time later, his readings were
pretty much back to normal. The second one happened while Trent was still in hospital being monitored, and resulted in an angioplasty and insertion of a stent. This time, he was a bit more concerned. “It’s rather shocking when the surgeon who is about to operate tells you that you have a 99 percent blockage in a major artery – the one that is nicknamed ‘the widowmaker’,” he says. He puts his recovery – he is back at the gym and at work – down to a lifetime of paying attention to eating well, being a non-smoker and keeping himself fit, something he did largely because his family’s history of cardiac health is not on his side. Trent’s grandfather died of a heart attack aged 59, his grandmother and mother had major strokes and two uncles also had heart problems. “Keeping myself healthy and fit was a
way to postpone the inevitable,” Trent says. “And I’m well aware, now that it’s happened, that a stent is not a long-term guarantee. I have cardio vascular disease, so the same issue could develop in other parts of my arteries. That is where diet and exercise help with healing.” Talking with others at a post-operative rehabilitation clinic run at North Shore hospital by cardiac nurses inspired Trent to start his own group. “Hearing other people’s stories was mind blowing,” Trent says. “We realised it was a shared experience even though we all had different symptoms. I thought there is a need for more of these groups where you have time to talk things through, share information, allay a few fears or offer insights from your own experience.” He says depression is common after such a life-changing diagnosis. “Heartbeats is not a counselling
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service, but talking helps and we can point people in the direction of further support and other groups who work in this area.” Heartbeats’ first meeting is on July 23 at the Hibiscus Coast Community House in Western Reserve, Orewa, at 10am. Anyone is welcome, including partners. Info: email trentlash@yahoo.com
Medicinal cannabis ‘Danny’s game-changer’ Almost a year after Danny Battershill began taking a medically approved cannabis oil product (HM September 19, 2018) he has been able to throw away the piles of pharmaceuticals, steroids and opiates that were once the only options to relieve his chronic eczema and keep him alive. Danny says his body has responded so well to the treatment that his skin barrier function is completely back. Steroids, chemotherapy and other drugs had thinned the skin to the extent that he had multiple superbug and other infections.
The Hibiscus Coast-based 30-year-old credits his regime of medical cannabis and hemp therapy with dramatically reducing his hospital admissions. Along the way he has switched to a range of new medicinal cannabidiol (CBD) products including a lozenge, medical hemp and balms and oil that he makes himself. CBD is a non-psychoactive drug that does not produce a ‘high’ but is used to help with conditions such as inflammation, stress and anxiety. At the end of last year, the passing of the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis)
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Irish Kiwis celebrate 60 years of marriage A death in the family brought Ray and Anne Wilson of Orewa together, and 60 years later they are still married, celebrating their wedding anniversary on July 7. The couple comes from Londonderry (Derry) in Northern Ireland, where Ray remembers as a young man seeing Anne walking down the street. His father had recently died and Anne, who knew the family, had written him the only sympathy letter that he received. He caught up with her, they started chatting and were soon going out. Two years later, in 1959, they got married. Anne was 21 and Ray 23. “I remember coming out of that church feeling like the luckiest man alive,” Ray says. The Wilsons had four children, when, in the early 1970s, IRA bombs began to go off close to where they lived and worked. “My brother lived in New Zealand and was always asking us to join him,” Ray says. “We decided to move to give the children a different life.” Their New Zealand life started in Whangaparaoa “by accident”, Anne says, as there just happened to be a house on the peninsula available to rent. “We didn’t know where it was, or how to pronounce it,” Anne says. They soon found that 1973 in Whangaparaoa could not have been more of a contrast with the more densely populated, urban life they had left behind. While they appreciated the safety it afforded them, Anne in particular was deeply homesick and Ray says although he loved New Zealand from the start, it was almost too quiet at times. “We lived on Wade River Road and the people next door went to bed at 6pm!” he says. “We’d get home from work and their place would be in darkness.” Both Ray and Anne worked in Auckland city and commuting meant taking the bus along the old
Ray and Anne Wilson, left, and on their wedding day, 60 years ago.
Albany Road. “The last bus left town at 5.30pm and you couldn’t miss it,” Ray remembers. As their children grew up, Ray became involved with the Scouts and the football club, both in Stanmore Bay. “When our oldest boy wanted to join, the Scouts said they were full and they would only take him if I was prepared to help out,” Ray says. Ray was instrumental in getting the Scout den built. He also coached at the football club and helped with its relocation to Stanmore Bay Reserve. He remembers being astounded by the low-key security when the Prime Minister at the time, Rob Muldoon, attended a Scouts fiesta. “He only had a single traffic officer as protection,” Ray says.
Recently Ray and Anne moved into Maygrove Resthome. Ray has had ongoing heart problems and was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I’ve been in and out of hospital like a rubber ball,” he says. Anne says the glue binding their marriage has been “a lot of give and take”. It also helped that they were friends before they became a couple. They had an early wedding anniversary celebration to accommodate family members’ travel arrangements and on the day itself, they had afternoon tea with some old friends. Their Irish roots are strong, but Ray and Anne agree they are now “Irish Kiwis”, whose four children, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild – many still living locally – ensure that the Hibiscus Coast feels like home.
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On a recent calm morning I was checking a rat-trap line on the shore near Stillwater and came across a pair of brown teal in a quiet corner. This may sound commonplace, but until recently it would have been unheard of. Brown teal are New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl but on the Hibiscus Coast they breed on the protected island Tiritiri Matangi and at Shakespear Open Sanctuary. So finding a pair at Stillwater is perhaps not so surprising, and pest control by Stillwater locals is sure to be helping the teal survive there. We are fortunate on the Hibiscus Coast to have wonderful reserves and walking tracks, and with the efforts of local groups wildlife numbers are improving, unlike much of the country where the trend is downhill. Tiri and Shakespear Park lead the way, being pest-free and home to many rare birds and other wildlife. This, alongside community pest control, will allow some of these birds to move into our neighbourhood parks and gardens. If you haven’t visited Shakespear Park recently then a walk up Waterfall Gully will show you birds such as the saddleback – once confined to the Hen and Chicken Islands – and the North Island robin. And right now the glowworms at the waterfall itself are looking great, if you feel like getting out after dark. Another night walk option is The Lookout, where you may be lucky enough to hear little spotted kiwis calling. Te Ara Tahuna, the Orewa Estuary Walkway, is a great walk or cycle for the family. Many wading birds also make the estuary their home and often you’ll see flocks of godwits or oystercatchers on the sand islands just before high tide. Forest and Bird pest control has allowed other rare and shy birds to make a comeback – banded rails have increased in number and spotless crakes are being seen for the first time on the estuary. Many of our reserves and walks are maintained with the help of volunteers. As you walk think of the people who built or raked the path, weeded unwanted plants from the bush or planted thousands of trees to expand the original forest. It’s a labour of love of which we all get to enjoy the fruits. With the short cold days of winter on us it’s easy to spend too much time indoors so stretch the legs, refresh the spirit, and make use of the great outdoors right on our doorstep.
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Fight Club bringing more punch to Hibiscus Coast A Fight Club for teens and adults is coming to the Coast next term – but it may hurt less than you think. The classes will be run by New Zealand Stage Combat School founder Alexander Holloway, who has been training, teaching and performing stage combat for more than 10 years. “These Fight Club classes will focus on swords and shields, unarmed combat and heaps of other stuff,” Alexander says. The combat school teaches and choreographs stage combat across New Zealand, and has been working with Ōrewa’s Centrestage Theatre since their 2015 performance of Bugsy Malone. Currently, Alexander is choreographing the fight scenes for Centrestage Youth Theatre’s upcoming Peter Pan Jr show,
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which will include a mid-air fight scene using a flying machine. Alexander is also the head of stage combat and special effects for the PopUp Globe. “We are showing and working on four shows at the moment, two of which
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Concert may be the bee’s knees The Hibiscus Coast Singers say they are “knee deep” in rehearsals for their upcoming concert The Bee’s Knees. Their July concerts are brought to you by the letter ‘B’; the choir will present a lively variety of music all written by composers whose name begins with that letter, spanning the centruries from Bach and Beethoven to Bernstein, the Beatles and the Bee Gees. Michael Bell (another ‘B’!) is a choir and audience favourite. He not only accompanies the choir but has also written a new composition especially for the choir to the words of a
William H Davies poem, The Moon. It is a spectacular and haunting piece of music to be premiered at these concerts. Performing alongside the choir will also be local violinist Stanley Bolton. His solos include a piece composed by his daughter, Heather Bolton and he will be accompanied on the piano by his wife, Janet Bolton (more ‘Bs’). The choir will take a short break following the concerts to return early August. If you are interested in singing with the Hibiscus Coast Singers, contact the choir at hbcsingers.com or
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Strong turnout for second Rotary Swimarathon The second annual Rotary Swimarathon, held on June 30 at the Stanmore Bay Pool & Leisure Centre, saw more than double the number of participants jump in the pool for charity. A total of 47 teams and 274 swimmers swam a total of 7038 laps (175.95 kilometres, or the equivalent of Auckland CBD to Tirau) and pledged almost $16,000 in sponsorship. Generation Homes Rotary Swimarathon chair, Rotarian Brian Mullan, says the final returns could increase that figure. The event involves teams of up to six swimmers who swim as many laps of the pool as they can in 45 minutes in support of one of the nominated charities. Rodney MP Mark Mitchell led Team Platypus, comprising family members, and also swam in support of a young team that was short of swimmers. This year’s proceeds will go to several local organisations, including Red Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club, Orewa Sea Scouts and Coastguard Hibiscus. For the first time, surf clubs, swim and water polo clubs competed for the Basil Blackham Memorial Challenge Cup. It was won by the Orewa Sharks, whose members swam 185 timed competitive laps in 45 minutes, beating the next best team, Charlie’s Angels, by a convincing 11 laps. An awards evening will be held on
Clockwise from top left, Emily Coupe, aged nine, hitches a ride on Oma Margaret Mullan. Rotarians , from left, Dan Healey, Don Eagleson and Roger Owles. Orewa Rotary president, Karen Bonnici, left, with secretary Sandy McInnes. Brian Mullan, left, with Rodney MP Mark Mitchell. Orewa Sharks - winners of the Basil Blackham Memorial Challenge Cup. Photos, Paul Conroy, Portraits by Design
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Many names for Matariki This is the season of Matariki – the start of the traditional Maori and Polynesian new year. In astronomy, this group of stars brings with it a lot of surprises. Matariki is known by many other names around the world: Pleiades, Seven Sisters, Messier 45, M45, Krittika, Subaru, The Hairy Head of the White Tiger and Mul Mul, to name just a few. The earliest known depiction of Matariki is on a 1600 BC bronze disk known as the Nebra Sky Disk. It is also mentioned in texts from nearly every ancient culture around the globe. Matariki is an open star cluster and is located in the constellation of Taurus. It is one of the closest star clusters to us – a mere 444 light years away. This means that the light we see now left the stars during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. All stars in the cluster are all about the same age, having all been born out of the same dust cloud. They are quite ‘young’ – around 100 million years old. This is around the Cretaceous period, when Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops and Velociraptor roamed the earth. This makes the Matariki cluster younger than our planet! Astronomers estimate that Matariki will last for about another 250 million years, before gravitational forces from nearby objects disperses the stars. When we observe Matariki, most people can see seven, eight or nine bright stars in the cluster. If conditions are excellent, and the viewer’s eyesight is good, you may see up to 14 stars. So how many stars are actually in the Matariki cluster? To date, there are over 1000 confirmed members. Most are small, dim, red stars and a number of ‘failed stars’ known as brown dwarfs. It is very difficult to see these, even with a large telescope. The dominant stars we can see are large, hot, blue stars. When looking at Matariki through binoculars, or a telescope, we can often see the glow of a nebula around the bright stars. This is known as ‘reflection nebula’ where the light of the star is reflected off surrounding dust clouds. Astronomers originally thought that this dust was left over from the formation of the cluster, however, we now know that it is not even related to the cluster. The cluster is merely travelling through a particularly dusty part of space. Matariki can now be seen in the early morning sky, about an hour or so before sunrise. You will need a clear view of the horizon to the North East. By November, Matariki will be seen in the early evening, which is more suitable for those who don’t like getting up early on a winter’s morning. Remember to use the astronomy apps on your smart phone to help you find it.
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Hibiscus Petanque is an established & growing club, now located behind Bowls Orewa Clubrooms. Club Days every Tuesday & Wednesday 9am to 12pm and Sundays 1pm to 4pm. Visitors keen to learn welcomed, and can lend boules to “try your hand”. Info: Ph Jill 021 108 3165 Social Petanque group, known as “SPROGS” (Stanmore Petanque Recreational Oldies Group Sessions). Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre Thursday mornings, from 9am to approx 12pm. For all skill levels including beginners, Free. Info: Ph Graeme 428 4339 or 027 490 2903.
Harriers and Triathlon
Hibiscus Coast Harriers and Triathlon Club running group, Red Beach Surf Club, Wednesdays 6pm. Ocean Swimming: 8am Saturdays, Manly Sailing Club, 6pm Tuesdays, Stanmore Bay Boat Club. Info: hibiscuscoasthtc.co.nz
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Yoga, Pranayam (Yogic Breathing Techniques), Meditation, and cleansing your energy field/Aura. Pay what you can. Indian teacher. Every Sunday, 4.30pm-5.30pm, Orewa Community Hall. Info: Ph 021 143 9679.
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Come and learn this easy to play game. Club night Monday 7pm Whangaparaoa Primary School hall, also Thursday afternoon Whangaparaoa Hall. Info: Ph Geoff 428 5915 or Owen 426 8476. List sports news FREE by emailing coastnews@localmatters.co.nz
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Interschool tournament a Rippa for the kids Day one of North Harbour Rugby’s Rippa tournament saw 11 primary schools from the Hibiscus Coast and wider Rodney get stuck into the sport at the Silverdale Rugby Club on Thursday, June 25. The tournament had a focus on fun and participation this year, so, for the first time, there was no scoring or overall winner. “This is a junior rugby strategy based on studies done by New Zealand Rugby, which found that kids don’t need competitiveness at this young age,” says North Harbour Rugby’s junior rugby manager Jacob Corbett. Jacob says that while the adoption of this development strategy has had mixed reviews from parents and schools, it has resulted in higher participation at junior rugby festivals and an increase in junior team enrolments. Participants, who are in Years 3 to 6, also got the opportunity to show off their singing and dancing skills during the “Harbour Jamz” party in between games. The event has another round on Thursday, August 22, also at Silverdale.
From left, Grainne Aitken remained committed to dancing above the crowd during the tournament’s entire “Harbour Jamz” dance party, which lasted around 20 minutes. Kingsway Primary School’s Thomas Tasker dodges tackles during a game against the Stella Maris boys’ team.
Local Silver Fern returning home
Defender Michaela Sokolich-Beatson of Arkles Bay went to England with the Silver Ferns Netball World Cup team on July 3 but will return home following last week’s announcement that Katrina Rore was fit to play. Michaela, 22, travelled with the team as injury cover for Katrina, after replacing her in the recent Cadbury Netball series. Head coach Noeline Taurua says Michaela has been a selfless and outstanding contributor to the team. “She has delivered so much both on and off the court, we wish her safe travels home and
thank her for the important part she has played in this team. The opportunity to work with the next generation of Silver Fern will not go astray,” she says. Michaela made her debut with the Silver Ferns early last year and was included in last year’s Commonwealth Games team. She was first chosen for the Mystics in 2016 and is now in her fourth year with that team. She also captained the winning NZ U21 team to the Netball World Youth Cup title in Botswana in 2017. The Netball World Cup runs from July 12-21 in Liverpool.
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Meeting starts at 1.30pm at the Orewa Community Hall. Come along and meet some orchid lovers and see some lovely plants. Ph Judy 424 1968. HIBISCUS COAST STAMP CLUB meets second Thursday of month, Methodist Church Hall, cnr Walbrook & Whangaparaoa Rds. Ph Royce 424 2737 or Derek 427 8911 or dereklambstamps@ gmail.com HIBISCUS COAST U3A 3rd Monday of every second month, 10am. Salvation Army Hall, Silverdale. If you are over 55. www.u3ahbc.co.nz, or ph Kaye 424 5855. HIBISCUS COAST VIP CLUB (Visually Impaired Peoples Club) is in need of volunteer drivers and a caterer. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Presbyterian Church Hall in Centreway Rd. 10am till 12.15pm. Early, light lunch served. Ph Shelley 426 2298 HIBISCUS SPIRIT AWAKENING AND HEALING CENTRE Meet fortnightly, Wednesday 7.30pm-9pm. “Medium” on platform for spirit communication, and supper after service. Friendly group of people. Everyone welcome. 9e Annalise Rd, Orewa. For details and development class enquiries ph Lynda 424 1998. HIBISCUS STITCHERS Meet a woolly crew at Whangaparaoa Library fortnightly. Embroidery, crochet, knitting etc. Thursdays 1pm–3pm. Ph Jean 428 5207 or Jan 424 2492. MEN’S REBUS CLUB OF HIBISCUS COAST. Just retired? This might be for you. Low cost bus trips to places of interest for you and spouse. Monthly meetings Tuesday morning at Manly, convivial company - make new friends. Visit www.rebus-hibiscus.nz/ or ph Steve 09 558 8454 or Malcolm 427 8432. MUMS CONNECT Term 3 Dates: 31 July, 28 August, 25 September, 9.30am11.30am Bring your kids if they’re not in school, have a cuppa, and meet other mums around Gulf Harbour. The Vine Community Church, 2/158 Harbour Village Drive (free) info@thevine.nz OREWA BEACH FREE COMMUNITY
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TRADESMAN PAINTER (20yrs) serving the Hibiscus Coast. New or Repaint, interior & exterior no job too small. Free competitive quotes Wayne 0274 329 397
DINING OUT DINE IN OR TAKE OUT Creamy seafood chowder, beef n Guinness hot pot, smoked snapper fish pie. Wed-Sun, Walnut Cottage Cafe, ph 427 5570.
WATERBLASTING & CHEMICAL HOUSE WASHING. Careful service, reasonable rates. Ph 426 2253. WATER FILTERS - Underbench, Whole house, UV & water spotting, Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 027 478 7427 steve@aquafilter.co.nz
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PUBLIC NOTICES RODNEY NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT INC. AGM, Get Together and Guest speaker, August 1, 7pm, St Chad’s Anglican Church, 117 Centreway Road, Orewa. All welcome. Ph Margaret 021 258 3737 or rns.coordinator@gmail.com. NOTICE TO READERS Hibiscus Matters does not insert flyers or any other material into its paper. If your issue arrives with unsolicited mail inserted, please advise us on 427 8188 or admin@localmatters.co.nz
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July 2019 3-28 By My Side exhibition, Estuary Arts Centre, Western Reserve, Orewa. Focus on the relationship between animals and people.
20 & 21 Hibiscus Coast Singers present The Bees Knees, Red Beach
Methodist Church, 76 Red Beach Road, 2pm. Tickets at door, or phone Robyn, 09 426 6043. Info: www.hbcsingers.com (see story p31)
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Hibiscus Coast Scottish Country Dance Club 40th anniversary afternoon tea, Silverdale Village Hall, 2.30pm. All past members welcome to come along. Info: phone the Club Secretary, 09 428 5655 or email: Schofield.clan@xtra.co.nz
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Three dancers, 30 minutes, raising funds for hospice show, Silverdale Hall, Silverdale Street, 3.30pm-4pm. Tickets $15. Pre-book only Phone 021 195 6766 or harbourhospicecommunityevents.everydayhero.com/nz/3dancers-30-minutes-raising-funds-for-hospice (see story p30)
August 2019 3 High Tea at Centrestage Theatre, Centreway Road,
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LOCAL MARKETS: Silverdale Markets, every Saturday 8am–1pm • 25km North Market, 15 Karepiro Drive, Stanmore Bay, twice a month on Sundays, 8am-1pm • Waitoki Village Market day, Waitoki Hall, Kahikatea Flat Rd, first Saturday of month 8.30am–12pm • Crystal Visions Holistic Market, St Johns Ambulance Hall, 36 Silverdale Rd, Silverdale, second Saturday of the month 10am-3pm • St Chads Market, 117 Centreway Rd, Orewa, first Saturday of the month • Orewa Farmers’ market, Orewa Square carpark, every Sunday 8am–12.30pm • Puhoi Farmers’ market, Puhoi Sports Club, last Sunday of the month 8.30am -12.30pm.
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Pharmacy Services They say that if you choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life. I love being a pharmacist and trying to help people. At Unichem Manly Pharmacy we choose to provide a high level of service to our patients so that we can help. We also get selected to pilot new services, so our patients benefit with early access to some great assistance. But lots of you out there don’t know what my fellow pharmacists and I can do. So here’s just some of what we have on offer at Unichem Manly Pharmacy: • Conjunctivitis - our pharmacists are now able to prescribe antibiotic eye drops to help if you have an eye infection. • Urinary Tract Infection - if you have a urinary tract infection and meet certain criteria, our trained pharmacists can prescribe you with antibiotics for this infection after a short consultation. • Throat Swabs - If you have a sore throat, come and see us for a Sore Throat Consultation (service currently being piloted at the pharmacy). Our pharmacist may also swab your throat to test for Strep A bacteria and refer you to the doctor as necessary. • Medicine Reviews - this wonderful service is funded by Waitemata DHB to help you have an in depth understanding of your medicines and how to get the best from them. It involves a personalized consult with our trained pharmacists. • Vaginal Thrush - if you think you might have vaginal thrush, come and speak to us at the pharmacy as we are able to sell both creams and tablets for vaginal thrush. • Smoking Cessation - if you want to give up smoking, come and see us! Pharmacists are now able to prescribe Nicotine Replacement Therapy and give counselling. • Sleep Apnoea - Unichem Manly Pharmacy has been selected to pilot Sleep Apnoea testing and thus we have this service available to you. Please call us for details. • Oral Contraceptives - may be prescribed by one of our specially trained pharmacists after a consultation. • Morning After Pill - our specially trained pharmacists can prescribe you the emergency contraceptive pill after a brief consultation. • Warfarin Testing - Unichem Manly Pharmacy has been chosen to provide blood testing and management of warfarin doses for patients. Results are available to patients within minutes. For enquiries about this service, please consult with our pharmacists. • Erectile dysfunction - our specially qualified pharmacists can talk with you in a private consultation and may prescribe sildenafil. • Flu shots - Unichem Manly Pharmacy has now been accredited to provide influenza vaccinations. We look forward to receiving vaccinations in 2020 to enable us to provide this service to the community again. 53B Rawhiti Road, Manly Village Whangaparaoa Ph (09) 424 7708 Fax (09) 424 7427 www.unichemmanly.co.nz
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Winter racing goes through hoops at Manly Manly Sailing Club’s recent midwinter youth championship was not only its largest ever, but also saw the local debut of the Bridge of Doom, known for creating thrills and spills. This is the fourth time that the 2-day event has been held in the first weekend of the winter school holidays. In that time it has grown from 23 participants to 126 who sailed a variety of craft on July 6 and 7. Sailors, the majority aged under 18, came from as far as Dunedin, Taipa and even Japan to take part in races in O’Pen Skiffs (formerly known as O’Pen Bics), Lasers, 29ers, Starlings and RS Fevers. Racing was on courses off Manly, Stanmore Bay and Red Beach. Saturday saw more action, thanks to strong southerly breezes and on Sunday there was far less racing as the wind largely died away. However, the O’Pen Skiff fleet managed a full day of open water racing with light winds honing skills – especially the ability to spot wind gusts as they came across the water. A highlight for the O’Pen Skiff competitors was a chance to have a go at the Bridge of Doom, an inflatable arch designed just a little too low to sail under. Sailors must heel their boats over as they approach to get through the arch successfully. The Bridge was launched in 2017 at the North American O’Pen Bic
Bringing in the ‘bridge of doom’ had its challenging moments. Right, Kosta Gladiadis won the O’pen Skiff class.
Championships and is designed to bring course obstacles to youth sailing for more fun and to increase skills. Reportedly it was a challenge enjoyed by all at Manly, with a queue forming to have a go. The arch was inflated by club members using a vacuum cleaner, and at the end of Sunday, it took four people to manhandle it off the beach and back up to the club before it was deflated. Manly Sailing Club’s young sailors performed well at the event. The big winners were Mattias Coutts and Cailen Rochford, who came first in the challenging double-handed 29er class, and Kosta Gladiadis, who won
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the O’Pen Skiff class. Ben Tapper placed 2nd in the Gold O’Pen Skiff fleet and Cameron Holding placed second in the Laser 4.7 fleet. Liam Dimock placed 3rd in the Silver O’Pen Skiff fleet and Maddie Rist and Aimee Bright, also from Manly, came fifth in the 29ers. One of the popular features of the regatta was the parent/child category, which allowed some more senior members of the club to get in on the sailing action – the father and son team of Phil and Sam Wild placed second in the RS Feva class.
Phil and Sam Wild enter the water for the parent/child races.
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