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Rare birds arrive

Len Andrews and his grandson Jackson McNabb were the early birds, keen to get stuck into the community planting at Shakespear Open Sanctuary. The planting site, behind them, was eventually filled with more than 200 volunteers planting natives. Community plantings began last month, taking place at a number of sites around the Coast. See story, p28.

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Park and ride ‘airspace’ could be sold

A proposal that is part of Auckland Council’s drive to bring in revenue could see the ‘airspace’ above the Silverdale Park and Ride sold and developed for housing, office or commercial use.

In what could be described as a partial asset sale, the proposal seeks to utilise “exciting opportunities for mixed use development and urban living” at 10

park and rides, including the one in Silverdale.

The proposition was put before the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board by representatives of Council’s property arm, Panuku Development, last month.

Panuku Development and Auckland Transport (AT) have come up with the idea as part of a joint ‘integrated asset development strategy’. Among the

strategy’s aims are increasing density and intensification around transport nodes, and providing Auckland with additional housing.

How development would work in the ‘airspace’ without affecting the ground space beneath, currently used for parking, is unclear.

In addition, the Silverdale park and ride is already near capacity, with a

lot more residential growth occurring.

How this scheme could impact on the potential for extending the facility with more parking spaces – for example in a parking building on the site – is also unclear at present.

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“We are at an early stage in the process and site specific planning is still to be undertaken. Any additional requirements for parking would be a consideration for AT as part of its network planning requirements,” a Panuku spokesperson says.

Panuku’s assets and facilities general manager, Marion Webb, told local board members that the primary focus is to retain transport, but with a mix of alternate uses.

“Unless [any development] works for transport services, it will not be progressed,” she said.

The local board passed a resolution supporting the strategy, including, in principle, the Silverdale park and ride being utilised as part of an integrated transport orientated development.

The resolution also notes that “specified current and future transport options at the Silverdale park and ride ...will remain in Council ownership and continue to be maintained and controlled by AT”.

At a workshop on the same subject last year, the previous local board noted its desire to see the park and ride service in this area expand and remain free of charge.

Cr Wayne Walker is concerned that there appears to be no overarching vision or plan for the future of park and rides. “They are talking about selling the airspace, without knowing whether we will need that space to build up and add more parking.

That’s the only option with most of these park and rides because there is no more land available around them.

Building an underground space can be very expensive, but we would have to do that if we can’t go up.”

He says he is “not convinced” by Panuku and AT’s assurance that the existing parking is protected in some way.

Whether the public will have any say in the matter depends on what is eventually proposed for the site and whether it meets Unitary Plan rules. A Panuku spokesperson says the proposition is quite a way off from that point yet.

“Any consultation that might be required would be done on a site by site basis as each opportunity is progressed,” the spokesperson says.

Panuku and AT will present the strategy to Auckland Council’s Finance & Performance Committee for final approval this month.

If Council approval is obtained, the development potential of individual park and ride sites will be assessed and a site specific development framework prepared.

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Dynamic lanes’ technical problems mounting up Recent closure of the dynamic lanes for almost two weeks highlighted key challenges with the system, including resilience to heavy use and the quality of the LED lights.

The system, which cost around $3 million, has operated on Whangaparaoa Road, from Hibiscus Coast Highway to Red Beach Road, since January 2018. It uses LEDs and overhead signs to adjust the lanes with peak flow and has reduced congestion along this section of road in the morning and afternoon peak.

According to Auckland Transport (AT) operations planning and performance manager, Chris Martin, a key issue is that the system of LED lights has not proved up to the constant pounding received from traffic.

He says the most recent problem was caused by the pavement moving because of heavy use. This allowed the cable cut into the pavement to be damaged, letting water in that shortcircuited the electrical system.

Drivers and nearby residents have noted that, at times, several of the LEDs are not working and some have come unstuck and been found on the side of the road.

“Over the last two years, the supplier has improved the LED canisters, by slight design, materials and installation improvements, and we are now using

the new model when we replace the canisters,” Mr Martin says.

He says the reason so many LEDs are in place is that, when some fail, they do not need to be replaced until a whole string has failed.

“This saves time and the cost of shutting down the carriageway.”

The recent cable failure is the third issue since the lanes opened two and a half years ago, and the most serious. It took specialist engineers some time to identify the fault. The contractor spent a number of hours over four nights inspecting and repairing faults in the carriageway, and also investigated the controllers on the side of the road, during the day. A controller was replaced and temporary fixes to the LEDs and cables were carried out, in two zones.

Work on a permanent fix, which requires removing and replacing the cable, is expected to take place this week, during the evening.

Mr Martin says a ballpark estimate of the cost of such repairs is $20,000$30,000.

Another technical failure, in August last year, saw a section of LEDs incorrectly light up during the morning peak. Mr Martin says the reason for this was identified and corrected to ensure it does not happen again.

A major structural issue, also last

The most recent fault on the dynamic lanes caused tailbacks at peak times.

August, saw a half gantry fall, narrowly missing a passing car.

Opus has since prepared a report on the gantry for AT which states that the gantry fell because the size and weight of the variable message signs (VMS) on the end of the gantry caused it to vibrate in wind. Over time, this weakened the structure, which cracked and failed where it is welded to the baseplate. Around one-third of the circumference of the pole had cracked before it fell.

“The video footage and failure of one gantry shows that the original gantries supporting the VMS units are particularly wind sensitive to induced vibrations. The gantries are located on

a high-volume road and their potential failure poses a significant health and safety risk to vehicles,” the report says.

It recommends that both gantries are replaced with tubular gantries with larger section sizes.

A replacement steel structure is currently being designed and will be installed later this year, Mr Martin says.

The lanes are a trial solution to improve traffic times and, as such, deemed a success. Mr Martin says that AT is currently building another dynamic lane on Redoubt Road in South Auckland.

“We will be trialling LEDs from a different supplier,” he says.

Local impact of Auckland Council’s budget cuts discussed Details of what Auckland Council’s budget cuts may mean at a local level are only now becoming apparent, with that information being handed out in bite-sized chunks to local board members at recent workshops, largely in Confidential, with no media or public access.

The information that is available, however, makes it clear that there will be an impact on local projects such as the building of the Orewa seawall, as well as effects on the use of council facilities and open space.

Council proposed either a 3.5 percent,

or 2.5 percent general rates increase in its Emergency Budget.

In a presentation to the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board workshop on June 11, lead financial advisor Mark Purdie told members that local boards will have some hard decisions to make about how to reduce operating expenditure and defer capital expenditure.

Local board funding, provided by Council, for local initiatives (LDI) and asset-based services are likely to be significantly reduced.

Under the 3.5 percent scenario, the LDI budget would reduce by 10

percent ($196,002), whereas a 2.5 percent general rates increase would reduce the local board’s LDI budget by 20 percent ($392,005), Mr Purdie said.

He said that under the 3.5 percent option, it is likely that funding for the Orewa Seawall would be deferred until the 2022 financial year. Reduced opening hours for Council facilities, scaled back programmes in community centres, libraries and arts facilities, reductions in pest eradication and deferred work on walking and cycling projects are also being considered.

There would also likely be deferrals

of investment in transport safety programmes and reductions in the number and frequency of public transport services.

A 2.5 percent rates increase was likely to mean that community facilities “with low utilisation” may be permanently closed.

Reductions in Council staff, and less outsourcing, were possible under either rates scenario.

The local board has to provide its feedback on the proposals before Council’s governing body debates its Emergency Budget on July 16.

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I refer to the item in June 17 edition (Apartments proposed for Orewa, p6). The story is a reminder of the pointlessness of the so called intent of the Unitary Plan to conform with the general building stock in mixed housing suburban. Clearly the building is one full storey higher than the designated height limit of 8m. Unsurprisingly, notification was limited to the neighbours only, of which only one shares a common boundary. In my view, approval of this proposal would violate the presence of two storey buildings along this road and set an irreversible precedent.

Paul Evans, Orewa.

On Friday June 19, my wife Maggie had a panic attack near to Manly Medical Centre. They opened up their surgery to us and then, thanks to the action, kindness and expertise of Dr Mei-Yen and nurses Glenda and Gloria plus a patient who gave up her wheelchair, Maggie was successfully treated and recovered. Thanking you all again.

Maggie and Ron Tyler, Orewa

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Thanks to all who entered.

Love Soup volunteer Debby Alison, whose Orewa café Copper Spoon closed after the Level 4 lockdown, has been helping the food rescue charity by letting volunteers use the commercial kitchen on the premises before her lease runs out. A lot of baking has been taking place there, which then goes out to feed people in need. Pictured is Love Soup volunteer Melanie Jack.

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Many local cafés offer water for customers’ dogs, however The Good Hub in Orewa was surprised when a customer rode in on a horse on June 19 to get a coffee. Staff quickly put together water and carrots, and both customer and horse rode off happy.

Memories flow for popular local Police constable Hibiscus Matters extends our deepest sympathies to the family of Constable Matthew Hunt, aged 28 who was killed on duty during an armed incident in Massey on June 19.

Matthew was brought up on the Hibiscus Coast and spent most of his career working at Orewa and Helensville stations.

He attended Orewa College and completed a BA in Criminology before joining Police in 2017.

The College’s flag has been at half-mast, a minute’s silence was observed at senior assembly and Principal Kate Shevland has been in touch with Matthew’s mother, who worked in a support role at the school for several years.

Many staff at Orewa College remember Matthew, who started there in Year 9 from Orewa North Primary and left in 2009. The college compiled a collection of those memories. Here is a selection provided by long-serving teachers: Outdoor education teacher Joel Dickinson: “In Outdoor Ed he was an absolute legend. He was part of the first ever Level 3 Outdoor Education programme at

Flowers were left outside Orewa Police station last week in tribute to Constable Matthew Hunt, left, who spent part of his career on frontline duties there. The Police flag flew at half-mast.

Orewa College and planned trips such as snow camp to Mt Ruapehu and surf camp to Tawharanui. He was also in the first ever Survivor Orewa – a hotly contested part of the programme. The Outdoor Education units he helped to plan are still part of the course. He was liked by all his peers, warm natured and gave everything a go. Amazing student!”

English teacher Linda Rubens:

“In English, Matt would be with his mates, playing practical jokes on everyone, teachers included, and would then invariably meet his deadlines with high level work and surprise us all.”

Sports teachers Leanne Evans and Aaron Webb: “Matt and his friends were a tight group, and competed in many sports, all in the name of fun. Playing squash

for two years, they proved they weren’t the greatest squash players, but had fun doing it. Matt also played golf, bowls, and softball. In 2009, he was part of our softball team that attended the Secondary Schools Softball Nationals, in Tauranga. In softball speak, “boy, did he have an arm”! On one play, he threw the ball from the back of centre continued p5

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outfield, straight to the catcher at the home plate to get an outstanding ‘out’.

We remember his beaming smile and casual, humble manner while everyone else in the team went nuts. He was an excellent role model for younger players, keen to learn, and humble. He was always the first to offer help to the coaches, managers, scorers and our team umpire, and the first to thank us all for coaching and feeding him. As a founding team member, he was part of setting the goal for the following year to take out the Nationals title – which we did.

Canadian Softball visitors who played for Hibiscus Coast Softball Club said ‘Matt was one of the boys that made us feel so loved and welcome here during our stay, one of the kindest, most caring guys we’ve ever met’.”

As the paper goes to print, more than $47,000 has been raised via a Givealittle page, with donations going to the NZ Police Association fund.

Waitemata North area commander, Inspector Mark Fergus, based in Orewa, says Matt’s colleagues are feeling a deep sense of loss. “Police staff have been overwhelmed by gestures from our tight-knit community and we have felt the love and support strongly, receiving flowers, baking and visits from school children. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for helping us during this incredibly difficult time for Matt’s family, friends, and colleagues. We are completely devastated by the loss of our colleague and friend. We as the New Zealand Police family will get through this by continuing to support one another and of course do whatever we can for Matt’s family.

We are also focused on supporting our injured officer who is recovering at home. The events of June 19 understandably impacted him deeply and we are doing what we can to help him through this time.”

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Cat name solved The search among Hibiscus Matters readers for a name for Whangaparaoa Police’s new cat, in the last edition, was solved in an unexpected way, with the former owners of the cat coming forward.

Natasha Atwell and Matthew Gillespie were excited to see their cat, Ash, on the paper’s front page as he had been missing since lockdown.

The couple lives not far from the police station and were quickly reunited with Ash, who came to Natasha when called.

Natasha says she found him about a year ago near where she works in Glenfield, on Ashfield Road (this is how he got his name). He was a skinny stray and eventually she brought him home to Manly after trying to find the owner.

The family has three other cats and Ash didn’t get on with all of them. He occasionally wandered and, a week into lockdown, went missing again.

“I’ve been so worried as he’s had a hard life and I didn’t want him to be out there again, looking for food,” Natasha

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Natasha says when they visited him at the station it was clear he was happy and settled. “There was no way I could take him away,” she says. “He is the perfect cat for the role, as he doesn’t like other cats.”

Natasha and Matthew decided to leave Ash with the station, which watchhouse officer and chief cat carer Charlotte Jones is very happy about.

Thanks to everyone who entered the Hibiscus Matters cat naming competition – the Police were thrilled with the names, but decided to stick with Ash, as Natasha and Matthew wished.

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Berm becomes battleground

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A dedicated Hibiscus Coast gardener and environmentalist is on a collision course with Auckland Transport over, of all things, a patch of flowers and vegetables.

For three years, Dee Pigneguy, who lives in Walbrook Road Manly, has been planting the berm outside her house with vegetables, fruit trees, flowers and plants designed to attract butterflies and bees.

While motivated by the garden’s environmental and aesthetic benefits, Dee says it also serves a practical purpose during heavy rain.

“Without the gardens – planted on the berm and on our property – runoff from higher properties across the road caused repeated flooding,” she says.

“Most people who see the garden love it and thank me for it. It brings a lot of pleasure especially to children who often walk past on their way between the kindergarten and the park.”

But some neighbours have complained, taking the issue to Auckland Transport (AT).

On June 13, Dee and husband Mike received a letter telling them that the garden is a breach of AT’s Public and Nuisance Bylaw 2013. The couple has been told to reinstate the berm within 28 days or face a bill of nearly $4000.

“AT has received four complaints from neighbours about the Walbrook Road berm,” a spokesperson says. “We visited the site last week and will look to see if a compromise can be reached.”

AT cannot reveal the nature of the complaints made about the berm, due to privacy issues.

The spokesperson added that AT has a clear policy on berm planting (at.govt. nz/about-us/street-maintenance/bermmaintenance).

Dee Pinéguy is a Hibiscus Matters’ gardening columnist.

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Lorayne joined the NZ Labour Party in 2013 after more than 30 years in the UK Labour Party.

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Firstly, I sincerely hope people have managed to come through the lockdown relatively unscathed. Unfortunately that’s not the case for everyone in our community. While our country has risen to the health threat outstandingly, the economic consequences, as predicted, can’t be quite so quickly surmounted.

This applies to Auckland Council as much as anyone. Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the balance sheet and real challenges now confront the organisation. To be fair, other factors are also at play and have been building up since the Super City’s inception back in 2010.

As it stands the council is $9.6 billion in debt ($3.9 billion at amalgamation).

That means there is no capacity to borrow our way out of this crisis. The ‘prudent’ debt limit has been reached with interest payments now totalling $460m a year ($1.26m a day)!

It’s also structural. In New Zealand local councils account for just 11 percent of public spending. Compare that to a 30 percent average in OECD countries like Switzerland. That’s part of the reason for the high debt levels.

But let’s be honest, it’s also self-inflicted and some of these chickens are now coming home to roost in amongst everything else – the business-class travel culture, the propensity for big projects to blow out spectacularly (CRL from $2.2b to $4.4b), in fact the entire corporate model imposed on Auckland with little or no meaningful oversight and with quasi-autonomous bodies allowed to run rampant by successive administrations.

There’s also specific decisions made in the recent past, such as the sale of the Diversified Assets Portfolio. This so-called $330m ‘Rainy Day’ investment fund was inherited from legacy councils and delivering returns of 18 percent plus to council – Wayne Walker and I were amongst only five councillors who vigorously opposed its sale. Now that rainy day has certainly arrived but that fund has gone – disappeared into the ever-increasing debt ether. It would have been useful now and offered alternative options to offset rate increases and/or enable borrowing.

Looking forward, we have to ensure they’re not allowed to complete a disastrous economic trifecta of crippling debt, reducing services and public asset fire sales.

The effects of Covid-19 can’t be underestimated, sure, but they shouldn’t be a ‘get out of jail free card’ for a decade of, at times, less than inspiring financial management. ‘Working together’ now really has to mean just that.

The ironic upside is the financial situation is now so constrained there’s going to have to be changes and big ones at that, across all the areas referred to above. It will be a very different council that eventually emerges out the other side. In my view, that might not be such a bad thing.

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Manly speed humps a costly exercise

The large speed humps recently installed in Laurence Street, Manly are doing their work, making the street safer for residents, according to Auckland Transport (AT).

However, getting to this point has taken more than a year and cost ratepayers a total of $150,000.

This cost is due, in part, to poor driver behaviour and repeated vandalism.

However, AT did employ consultants to complete designs for the speed humps.

The project was initiated in March last year, to slow traffic on the street.

Initially speed “cushions” were installed – these don’t extend across the whole road, and are used for routes that have lots of on-street parking and/ or are used by cyclists.

An AT spokesperson says residents complained about drivers crossing the centreline and driving through the space between the cushions. As a result, double yellow ‘no overtaking’ lines were painted on, but had no effect.

AT then installed flexi posts between the cushions to physically prevent drivers from leaving the lane at these

points.

However, AT says some drivers damaged these and also physically removed them. The flexi posts were re-installed, and again removed.

“This illegal behaviour was raised with the police,” the AT spokesperson says.

After working with residents and police who were dealing with the aftermath of vandalism, (and constant illegal manoeuvres along Laurence Street), AT recently replaced the speed cushions with large speed humps that extend right across the street.

New radio station prepares to launch on Hibiscus Coast The Hibiscus Coast is to host one of the first of many “news and advertisementfree” radio stations founded by former British TV presenter Noel Edmonds.

Noel, who now lives near Matakana, plans to eventually launch 100 online community radio stations – Positively Matakana is already playing live.

Recently Jo Hayes of Stanmore Bay was appointed community manager for Positivity Radio Hibiscus Coast.

Jo says a team of around 16 locals are supporting the Coast inititiave.

She says initially the station will not broadcast live, but play pre-recorded snippets of community interest in between songs.

Team members will work from home.

Noel launched Positively Happy, a group of “positively focused” community radio stations in the UK in 2015. Today there are more than 50 stations worldwide in the group, accessed on mobile phones, via the live app or website.

Noel is supplying 100 slots in New Zealand to stream digital content, at his own expense and free of charge.

His aim in launching the concept here is to support communities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jo says the Hibiscus Coast station is still in the planning stages and could launch this month.

Two ASB branches remain closed “for now”

Orewa is the only ASB branch open and the bank is unable to say when it will reopen its Silverdale and Whangaparaoa branches. ASB executive general manager, retail banking, Craig Sims, says the closure is due to issues around Covid-19.

“The branches are closed for now as branch teams deal with the mammoth task of proactively contacting 14,000 customers who depend on the bank for urgent advice and guidance, as their current support packages are due to come to an end,” Mr Sims says. “As you’ll appreciate, these conversations are time consuming because we want to get it right for each individual customer who has been affected by Covid-19, through no fault of their own.” He says the ASB hopes that the community appreciates the good intentions behind the decision, “especially when a lot of branch banking needs are able to be done through self service options, at the nearby Orewa branch or through the lobbies at Silverdale and Whangaparaoa branches, which offer full automation services”. “We understand our decision may lead to some frustration but it is well intended, and we genuinely thank the community for their patience and ongoing feedback.”

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With his distinctive bushy moustache, Snr Constable Bernie Watt has been a familiar face around local schools since 1992. A former teacher, he slotted seamlessly into the role of providing educational instruction to colleges and primary schools. Just prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, Bernie retired from Police, at the age of 66, and has gone back to teaching part time. He spoke with Terry Moore.

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y life has been around schools one way or the other, originally as a teacher but then delivering traffic safety and life skills courses in local colleges and Primaries. The courses were around traffic safety, personal safety, drug awareness, crime prevention and domestic violence. I covered 24 schools and loved the job – the rapport you build up with school communities was especially valuable. Over time you develop an extended circle, and a lot of trust that allows a lot of things to unfold. People bounce things off you as a Police officer and person they trust and I became a sounding board for people’s issues or concerns whether of a personal or professional nature. It got to the stage where I’d been in the job so long, I was teaching the children of some of my original students.

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he life skills programmes I presented are timeless, but as the area has grown domestic violence awareness, drug education and internet safety have become more and more crucial. In social media there is an alternative reality being presented and sometimes kids have difficulties telling the difference between that and real life. Being honest when relating to young people is the key and it helps that I personally try to live by those strong principles and values, as a Christian. A lot of support is offered through schools, such as the Breakfast in Schools and Kids Can programmes, and my view is that these are admirable, but short-term fixes. The danger is that those things, especially once they are funded and become the accepted norm, replace dealing with the essential problems. If you stop offering those things, some kids go hungry, but first principles should be around dealing with issues so that families can function effectively. I believe kids ideally need a mum and dad, male and female, in a loving relationship. That’s not to say that people who are in a different situation should be judged. I would never do that, but I think policies should be around supporting families to keep the family unit strong – that means a strong nation. When you abandon those principles around family structure, when they cease to

be top-of-mind, it can put kids in a difficult position.

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ecause my work in schools has primarily been day shifts, I have been able to maintain a balance with family life, recreation (I am a keen runner) and work. I am an active and involved parent and now have six grandkids too. My work covered schools from Gulf Harbour to Mangawhai and included liaising with Auckland Transport over things such as safe locations for bus stops or crossings.

In 2012, the Loves Me Not domestic violence prevention programme was brought in as a trial nationwide. In Rodney, I led the introduction of it at Mahurangi College and we are gradually getting it introduced at local colleges. It is a labour-intensive course, taken by three people – Police, a representative of a community organisation like Women’s Refuge or Public Health, and a teacher.

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Once we start waving placquards about, we stop talking to each other. We shout down each other’s views and the wedge between us gets wider.

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t first, I took an arts degree at university, then switched to education. After teaching for five years, I worked for the Ministry of Transport in a specialist role providing traffic instruction in schools. When the merger happened in 1992 between Police and Traffic, I was working with companies on crash rates. That led to coming out of uniform for four years to work on delivering driver training programmes to businesses but eventually I went back into Police and was on motorway patrol. When I took on an education role based at Takapuna station, it meant working in a lot of Rodney and Hibiscus Coast schools, so I came to see the Snr Sgt of the day, John Ponsford, who has since passed,

and was moved up here officially in 1994. And I’ve been here ever since.

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istory was part of my degree and it can provide context for things that are happening today. I look at all the [Black Lives Matter] protests happening now in New Zealand and around the world and think we should focus more on what unites us, not what divides us. Once we start waving placquards about, we stop talking to each other. We shout down each other’s views and the wedge between us gets wider and forces people into extreme positions, rather than moderating our opinions through facts, education and rational debate. You cannot demonise people based on their religion, political beliefs or the colour of their skin. My experience is that this is also the case within Police. The vast majority look at people as people, and deal with the

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facts of the case at hand, not the race or gender of those involved. In the same vein, I don’t believe in quotas in Police recruitment. We should pay for competence – that is what matters most. Of course the other issue of the moment is about arming Police.

Ultimately I believe that New Zealand’s Police force will be armed as a matter of course because they will have to be, for their own protection. That’s just the sad fact.

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have loved my job, but you get a sense of when it’s appropriate to go.

I want to travel, spend more time with my grandkids and go running more often. I am also teaching part time at Orewa North, which is a lovely school with great staff and kids. The hallmark for me, when I look back at my career, is the great people I’ve worked with.

They’ve been outstanding.

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Through a gated thoroughfare, La Residence de la Mer could be your new home by the sea. The one bedrooms apartments start from $569,000 including one secure carpark. Being so close to town, a block from the beach, private with a north aspect and functional highquality living. These apartments are in high demand.

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In high demand, with the prices starting from $799,000 which includes 1 secure car park.

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It is just a gentle stroll to the golden sands of Orewa Beach and all the amenities of Orewa Town Centre. If you need to travel further afield, it’s a 15-minute drive to Albany Mega Centre and a further 10 minutes to the CBD via the new Northern Motorway. There is also a bus stop beside this gated community on Hibiscus Coast Highway.

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Logo for Kiwi businesses Pete Vinken of Hatfields Beach is semiretired, but says he is now working “18 hours a day” on an initiative that he hopes will help Kiwis who want to buy NZ made products.

Buy NZ Made is not a new campaign, with previous logos including a red, white and blue triangle with a Kiwi in it – ‘Buy NZ Made and Keep Your Country Working’ – that came out in 1988 and has had several incarnations since.

However, in the post-Covid economic climate, Pete decided it is time to bring NZ made products and services to the fore once more. His project, called ReigniteNZ, also has a distinctive logo, featuring the koru, which his daughter Renee helped to design.

“Currently, there are a number of assorted logos displayed on NZ produced goods, with the majority lacking tangible visibility on the packaging,” Pete says. “Our vision is to educate all Kiwi consumers of the multiple benefits of buying Kiwi products and services, whenever and wherever possible.”

He says the logo is a work in progress,

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as the aim is “to produce a generic icon that will suit the labels of the many varied locally produced consumables and service offerings”.

He plans to structure the initiative as a charitable trust and says ReigniteNZ’s low operating overheads and administration efficiencies will mean minimal charges to members to join.

ReigniteNZ was first conceived four days into Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown and is expected to formally launch soon.

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Warriors battle on for fair charges “A level playing field for water charges” is the key objective of a new group set up by Stanmore Bay resident Sheryl Poynter.

Sheryl set up he group, called Water Warriors, because she is shocked by how much residents on tank water supply pay Watercare, compared with those on town supply.

One member of the group, Natalie Dodd, says she conserves her tank water all the time and her supply is metered, yet she pays more than a friend on town supply who is not as careful with water use.

“It’s not really user-pays,” she says.

“We are paying too much while saving water by using our own supply, instead of drawing from the Auckland dams.”

In addition, the group is supporting

local businesses affected by Auckland Council’s current water restrictions.

Sheryl says they also wanted to know why Watercare and Council do not promote water tank use and require tanks to be part of new builds, especially given the current drought.

She welcomed the news last week that changes to make this possible are currently being considered by Council in light of Auckland’s water crisis.

The group is focusing on putting together facts and figures to put before Watercare and is seeking more members who are keen to put their figures in the mix.

To join the group, or find out more: email waterwarriors99@gmail.com or look for The Water Warriors on Facebook.

Council makes it easier to collect rainwater

Auckland Council has announced it is scrapping resource consent fees for the installation of rainwater tanks at residential properties. The fee waiver comes in response to the severe water shortages the region is currently experiencing. Other measures to incentivise residential rainwater collection are also being considered

by Council, including removing the current consenting requirements for rain tanks in residential zones through a change to the Auckland Unitary Plan, and making water tanks a requirement for new developments. Mayor Phil Goff says household rainwater tanks can play an important role in Auckland’s overall water conservation, and the change is long overdue. “As we face the worst drought in our history, using rainwater eases the demand on our water supplies. Our lakes are currently only 44 percent full when they would normally be at 78 percent.

With continued drier than usual weather predicted for winter and spring, we need to look at every option for supplementing our water supply to offset a critical shortage of water this summer. The initiative is supported by a new ‘Do I need a Consent?’ tool for rainwater tanks, launched on the Council website.

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From left, Whangaparaoa Primary students Charli Sotham, aged 10, Boston Davis, 7 and Leni Sotham, 7, supporting the raffle and local businesses.

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Raffle supports Coast businesses An annual raffle at Whangaparaoa School has changed focus this year, in an effort to support local businesses that may be struggling.

School PFA member Laura Davis says when the travel raffle was not able to go ahead due to Covid-19, it was decided to hold a Give Back raffle instead, with the dual purpose of helping the community and fundraising for the school.

The $5000 budget set aside to purchase travel vouchers was instead spent at local businesses that have supported the school in recent years.

In total, vouchers or products were

purchased from 30 businesses, producing prizes for the raffle valued from $50-$850 each.

“We had to think outside the box after our Gala was cancelled too,” Laura says. “We didn’t want to ask anyone for anything for free, as no one is in a position to give at the moment – instead, we wanted to help the business community.”

Students will be selling the raffle tickets, which may also be available at some of the participating local businesses as well as from the school office.

The draw will be at the end of this month.

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Thousands raised by Primary students A class of Year 5-6 students at Whangaparaoa School decided to run their own mini-gala recently, after the Covid-19 lockdown caused the cancellation of the school’s big fundraising gala.

A learner-as-a-maker class of 28 students held the mini-gala on June 12, which was open to the whole school. They dressed up and added plenty of decorations to their stalls.

Each group made a minimum of 50 products and there were jolly jars and juicies to make sure no one went away empty handed.

The students raised a total of $4100, which Principal Kevin Cronin says was a fantastic result.

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Business after lockdown

From left, Kingsway Young Enterprise students Yechan Kim, Hugo LasseterMoore, Seojeong Lee and Elias Finlay.

Enterprising students’ balm Coming up with a recipe for natural lip balm was just one of the challenges faced by a group of Kingsway College students.

As part of the Young Enterprise business programme, the group decided on the lip balm as their product, and did everything from scratch including making it themselves. It helped that one of the students had a family member with a background in cosmetics but weeks of trial and error were still required.

The team, with the company name Wilkinson Fisher, then labelled and packaged the product ready for sale.

Wilkinson Fisher ‘chief executive’, Hugo Lasseter-Moore, says the ingredients are 100 percent natural and include various oils, beeswax and tapioca starch.

The product can be purchased from wilkinsonfisher.mystorbie.com or for more information, email wilkinsonfishercompany@gmail.com

National bird survey underway

Landcare Research’s national Garden Bird Survey began on June 27 and runs until July 5. All you need to do is record the birds you hear or see from one spot, for an hour anytime before July 5. Results can then be loaded on the Landcare Research website. Info: gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz/

If you own a business and employ staff you have probably received the Covid wage subsidy if your turnover has dropped by 30 percent from a similar period last year . There are also further subsidies available if the turnover has dropped by 40 percent for a particular period and also a low interest loan to help business meet their cashflow requirements. The government has got these payments out promptly and they will at some time in the future review whether the business actually met the requirements to be able to claim the subsidies and loan. It would be a good idea to review your turnover to ensure that you comply and have the necessary information ready should the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) request it.

The IRD also has been given more powers to remit penalties and in some cases interest on late paid tax caused by cashflow problems caused by Covid-19 .There are also Covid-related tax changes, some of which are short term, which may be relevant to your business. It would be a good idea to discuss this with your tax agent as it could help with cashflow in the future .

Going forward after the enforced break from Covid-19 lockdown it is a good time to review your business and look at maximising your business potential.

This means owners need to take leadership and direction of the business, review and discuss with key staff to get their feedback on what has worked in the past and areas of the business that may not be as effective .

Review your commitments, chase up outstanding debts, set in place arrangements for any customers important to the business who may be struggling and make arrangements with people who you owe money to, if it cannot be paid by due date. The key here is to communicate with both the people you owe money to and those who owe you money, as the outcome is always better if communication lines are open.

Review what you have spent on advertsing and look at putting advertising dollars in areas that have worked in the past, as this may give you an advantage over your competitors. Some people will feel that spending at this time is unwise but it is important to get your name out there and available to potential customers.

And the most important thing to do is seek advice from the professionals around you such as accountants, banks and marketing services. If you do this early, it may help turn your business around and give you an advantage over competitors.

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Clockwise from above, These two commercial blocks are just the start of what will be a new 2.2ha of retail and office space in Silverdale. An aerial view of the site shows the scale of construction now underway.

Construction shows confidence in business growth Matvin Group announced its presence on the Hibiscus Coast by constructing what it says is currently the biggest commercial development in Silverdale.

It is the first local project for the property development company, which also has a construction arm.

It has owned a large tract of land, 10.2ha, near the Park and Ride for around five years. The site includes the Z Service Station.

Matvin’s plans for the land include 2.2ha of commercial development, as well as 8ha set aside for a 700-resident retirement village (HM May 20). The

proposed village is still in the process of obtaining resource consent, but the company already has consent for the commercial area, which it divided into eight Lots.

Construction has begun on the first Lots, the most prominent sign of which is the large concrete tilt slab wall that went up recently opposite the rugby club.

Lots 4 and 6 are the ones currently being built, as well as Lot 1, which has consent for a three-storey office block but in the meantime will be a temporary office park using individual pods.

Lot 4 has Joe’s Garage restaurant, café and bar as well as Anytime Fitness and an insurance broker as confirmed tenants. Lot 6 is anchored by the childcare centre BestStart Educare and The Cheesecake Shop – work on this Lot is the most advanced, with completion expected in September.

Matvin Group director Kevin Clark says with only three of the eight Lots being developed at this stage, there is significantly more to come.

Lot 5 has consent for offices, but currently has a coffee pop up on site and Lot 7 will be trade retail – homeware and paint type businesses.

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Lot 8 has consent for a short-stay hotel development.

Lot 2 is the Z station and Lot 3 is a road into the site.

In the financial climate caused by the Covid-19 restrictions, Mr Clark says the company still believes there will be strong demand for convenience retail as well as office space.

“We intend to retain the bulk of the site for investment, not cut and run,” he says. “The long term view is why we’re looking to get the mix of tenants right and create something high quality with tasteful, modest signs.”

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Part of the landscape FOR OVER 60 YEARS

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opper Developments are renowned for their exceptional lifestyle developments. Probably best known for the vision and development of Pauanui on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, “NZ’s finest Resort Development”.

Their innovative approach has brought canal development to New Zealand and they have created three waterways communities at Whitianga, Pauanui and Marsden Cove.

But their heritage is the Hibiscus Coast and with large scale integrated subdivisions on the Whangaparaoa Pennisula and Orewa.

Hoppers developed the Maygrove subdivision in 1985 with planning around lifestyle, and connecting the community with walkways, estuary pathways, green areas and planting. In 2002 they opened the Maygrove Retirement Village and again taking time to ensure the

lifestyle values they work by, were upheld in the design. Maygrove residents today can enjoy the beautifully planned landscaping, considered spacing around buildings, wide tree lined entrance and lifestyle amenities.

Hoppers original landscape plan for the village was to create a resort-like sub-tropical oasis and today the village certainly has a lush tropical feel.

Moving into a retirement village is a new adventure in most people’s lives, switching from a large property to a smaller home, meeting new friends and having time to enjoy those things important to them. Many Maygrove residents still spend a lot of time travelling, and motorhome parking is available on-site. Living at Maygrove enables you to take off on an escapade without having to worry about the security or maintenance of

their home. It’s all taken care of and when you return, enjoy a catch up with your friends over a drink in the village bar. It’s all part of the Hopper Lifestyle ethos.

Hoppers consider themselves ‘lifestyle’ experts and Leigh Hopper, Managing Director would say that “Life is not a dummy run”.

The company therefore focusses on innovation, quality and creating exceptional lifestyle properties.

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The proposed development is near to lights on the Whangaparaoa Road/Main Street intersection. Consent has been granted by Council for 20 apartments on the site.

Apartments proposed for Whangaparāoa Road Two homes that recently went up for sale on a busy section of Whangaparaoa Road, opposite Coast Plaza and next to Whangaparaoa College, are being offered as a single lot of 2208sqm, with resource consent already granted to build 20 townhouses.

The sites, 694 and 696 Whangaparaoa Road, are zoned Residential - Terraced Housing and Apartment and have access directly onto Whangaparaoa Road near traffic lights.

The zoning allows for high density housing of up to five storeys but the apartments proposed are mostly two storeys high. There is a standalone dwelling as well as three blocks of terraced houses proposed.

In the resource consent application, it is noted that the local road network is currently congested at peak times and that the development, should it go ahead, will contribute further to this.

“The proposal will result in an increase of potential vehicle movements to the local road network by approximately 180 vehicle movements”, the application states. “However, the zoning appears to allow for this level of development and the long-term plan has a number of proposals to address this.”

Two large street trees, and potentially more from the site itself, could be removed under the proposal.

The “cut and paste” nature of many resource consent applications is shown by the statement in the Assessment

of Environmental Effects that: “The location of the site means that it is well connected, noting that the residential area is close to the Glen Eden Town Centre, and good transport links are provided to other commercial areas and the CBD”!

Whether or not the apartments consented and proposed here are built, depends on the purchaser of the land, however the zoning makes increased density the most likely outcome. There are other examples of town houses and terraced apartments built under this zoning in the vicinity of Whangaparaoa Town Centre, and it is clear that there could be many more. In the application, it states that the scale and form of developments

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“Consequently, the appearance of these neighbourhoods will evolve.

Until that time, new developments that apply the zone’s provisions may be noticeably different to that of their surrounds, however this does not mean that they are incompatible.”

The company that applied for the consent is Whangaparaoa Road Living, whose sole director, Ye Bi, is also listed as the director of around 17 other companies. The consent was not publicly notified.

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Making a bathroom safer and more comfortable to use for your parents or other relatives (or even yourself ) as they age requires thinking about upgrading the fixtures and fittings.

There are many options specifically designed with older people in mind.

Plumbing products designed to improve access or mobility for people have to meet specific building code requirements.

Put up that toilet seat One of the major catalysts for bathroom falls is getting up from toilet seats that are low enough to be inconvenient for an older person. So installing ‘comfort height toilets’ is a great place to start. Standard toilets range from 390mm-420mm off the ground, whereas ‘comfort height’ or ‘care’ height is considered 430460mm from the floor. This extra height can also mean that guests with restricted movement can safely use the bathroom. As an added feature, these toilets can have arm rests with an integrated nurse call button.

Grab some new rails For those who need some extra help moving around the bathroom, both towel and shower rails can provide the duel function of serving as grab rails as well. This can be achieved simply by changing the rail rods to a more gripfriendly material and, in some cases, adding extra wall framing for support.

Turning to tapware

When it comes to bathroom tapware, many people make the mistake of turning the tap to hot instead of cold or vice versa. For people with more sensitive skin, impaired sight, or a degenerative brain condition such as dementia, this can become a real obstacle and with this in mind, you can add an extra safety measure in your bathroom by changing your tapware.

Options include extended levers, larger, easy-to-recognise temperature indicators, antiscald technology, and half or quarter-turn features for ease of operation that make using them smoother and safer. Tapware that meets ‘care’ requirements will have controls at 50-50mm clearance of any obstruction and have a lever or capstan specifically for people with limited hand function – for example because of arthritis.

More power in the shower As mentioned above, doubling up your shower rail as a grab rail is an easy way to alter your aging parents’ bathroom. Another simple option could be adding a seating surface for those who tire of standing up in the shower – this also lowers the risk of falling. If your budget is a little higher and you’re especially concerned about your loved ones tripping in the bathroom, consider replacing their shower completely with a level entry design. This is a much bigger time and financial commitment, but it’s the ultimate option when it comes to lowering shower related risk.

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Men at work: the Men’s Shed has taken over this building from the former bowling club near its site.

End in sight for Hibiscus Men’s Shed Progress towards the building of the Hibiscus Men’s Shed in Silverdale is going ahead in leaps and bounds according to chair Maurice Browning, with a large chunk of funding recently received.

Around $151,000 was needed to construct the shed’s exterior. The money has come from a range of sources, including the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board ($50,000), Foundation North, and $50,000 from an anonymous donor.

“All that hard work by volunteers doing funding applications has finally paid off,” Maurice says.

The 450sqm shed has been ordered

“It’s exciting to see it all taking shape and things are moving quite quickly now,” he says.

The Hibiscus Men’s Shed Trust has been working towards establishing a purpose-built facility on the Hibiscus Coast since 2015.

Men’s Sheds operate around the country. They consist of not-for-profit community workshops where, for a small fee, members can drop in for a chat and to work on practical tasks. As well as the satisfaction of the work itself, a large part of the Men’s Shed’s popularity and success comes from the opportunity to talk with others, bringing recognised mental health benefits.

from Fair Dinkum Sheds. It will include a 12m x 5m space with commercial kitchen that is available for community groups to hire, with the remainder of the space to be filled with the Men’s Shed workshop equipment.

Maurice says provided the necessary groundwork can be completed in July, which is weather dependent, the group has set an ambitious target of being able to have the exterior of the building up by Labour Weekend.

The interior fit out is going to cost an additional $100,000 (including the commercial kitchen). Maurice says funding applications for this are now underway.

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First part of Penlink built by private developers Part of the Penlink Road has already been built – it is the first 1700m of the 5km Ara Weiti access road that developers built into Weiti Bay from East Coast Road.

As part of its resource consent, the developer of Weiti Bay – a consortium of local and offshore companies – was required to build the road into its site.

The Ara Weiti road took two years to build and was completed in 2018, at which point it was handed over to Auckland Transport, which was responsible for Penlink at the time.

In January, the Penlink project was handed over to the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), as it is being developed as a state highway.

Manager and part-owner of the Weiti development, Evan Williams of Williams Group, says difficult terrain and “geotech challenges” meant the Ara Weiti road was not a straightforward build for Heb Construction. It was also costly, coming in at more than $30 million. AT contributed $2m.

“We did have to build it, but we were also sick of waiting for Penlink,” he says.

“Auckland Transport (AT) made it clear that the road had to be built to a particular standard, bearing in mind it would form part of Penlink, and so it is two-laned, future-proofed for four lanes.”

“AT also contributed to the cost, in a minor way,” Mr Williams says.

Private developers have built almost 2km of Penlink already. Inset, Eighty percent of Weiti Bay’s 150 residential sites are sold, (sold Lots in red).

The road was obviously a vital link for prospective purchasers of land in Weiti Bay. “Until it was built we were using 4-wheel drives to take clients in to see the sites and asking them to ‘imagine’ the road,” he says. “There will be an

interchange at East Coast Road, which will give residents in our development direct access to the motorway.”

He says part of the deal was that the Weiti section of the road will remain toll free – but details about the tolling are still being worked out by NZTA.

The road leads down into the 90ha Weiti Bay development, behind Dacre Cottage, where 80 percent of the 150 sites (1500sqm-2000sqm) have currently been sold.

The next stage to be developed is behind Weiti Bay.

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Motorway construction picks up pace after Covid Motorists travelling south through the Johnstones Hill Tunnels late last month were treated to views of giant cranes lifting girders into place to construct the Puhoi Viaduct – part of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

On Saturday, June 20, four interconnected girders with a combined weight of around 200 tonnes were lifted in to place using two caterpillartracked cranes to complete one of seven segments of the 320-metre-long span.

The girders are trucked up from Napier. Where possible girders running in parallel are connected with bracing on the ground, which is more efficient. Though sometimes due to restricted movements in tricky locations, it’s necessary to connect them when installed on their supporting columns.

It’s anticipated the viaduct will be complete by the end of August.

Engineers say restrictions on construction imposed by Covid-19 have delayed completion of the viaduct by about two months. Moreover, construction is more difficult in winter as it’s impossible to lift girders during high winds and more difficult to complete work during heavy rain.

Project delays following the Covid-19 lockdown have forced the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and contractor Northern Express Group (NX2) into discussions over the completion date of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway.

NZTA spokesperson Darryl Walker

Members of the viaduct construction team, from left, Paco Alonso, Kelvin Ng, Steve Perry, Alberto Torres, David Couto and Mikel Ledesma.

A construction worker monitors lifting operations.

says the motorway is currently scheduled to open by the end of 2021, but the lockdown will likely have an impact on the opening date and the overall project cost.

Mr Walker noted the motorway project is a public-private partnership subject to commercial terms.

“We will provide further information when our discussions with NX2 have been completed. No further comment will be provided until these discussions

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During Alert Level 4, the majority of the motorway project was shut down apart from essential environmental, safety and traffic management works.

Work resumed on April 28 under Alert Lever 3, though activities remained restricted until lockdown restrictions were progressively relaxed.

NX2 says it’s now “full steam ahead” on activities planned over winter.

This includes enabling works for the

southern connection of the motorway, including the connection to the Johnstones Hill Tunnels and the Puhoi on and off ramps. Further enabling works will take place at the northern connection, where the motorway will join SH 1, north of Warkworth.

This winter NX2 also plans to create 12 wetlands to encourage aquatic and bird life and aims to be half way through planting around 1 million trees, plants and shrubs.

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Progress is being made on the 575 home development in Orewa known as Ara Hills. Currently more than half of the first stage has been on-sold to builders.

There are six stages in total. The 84.5ha site is on the western side of the Grand Drive motorway exit. It was originally part of a 253-hectare property known as Hall Farm. The land is being developed by Hobsonville Point developers AV Jennings. It is adjacent to the Department of Conservation’s Nukumea Scenic Reserve, a major habitat for birds, including the at-risk ground nesting fernbird.

As a result, independent commissioners required that cats be excluded from the entire subdivision, following an application by Forest & Bird (HM July 5, 2017). The developer has told Hibiscus Matters that when complete, the subdivision will not be “a sea of homes”, but around half residential and the rest in native bush, parks and reserves. A transport hub was proposed for the site and the company has been working with Auckland Transport on that but nothing firm has been approved.

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Apartments could decrease in size Alternative designs are being considered for the apartment blocks to be built at 85-89 Brightside Road.

Last year, developer Ozone Limited gained resource consent to build 61 apartments on the site, in three, sixstorey blocks.

However, recently Ozone’s director Colin Craig told the paper that the company is currently exploring other design options and won’t necessarily proceed with the original plan.

He says that the final result could be less than 61 units, and perhaps even restricted to three levels.

He says the company received feedback that reducing the size would go down

These units were approved in April last year, but may be reduced in size.

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Hihi introduction a milestone for Shakespear

Forty hihi (stitchbird) will be released on NZ Defence Force land within Shakespear Open Sanctuary this week, on Friday July 3.

The reintroduction from Tiritiri Matangi Island was funded by the SOSSI fundraiser concert Swing on the Green hosted last year by Gulf Harbour Country Club, and a grant from Foundation North.

Hihi are rare, categorised as ‘threatened – nationally vulnerable’ by the Department of Conservation, meaning without intervention they face extinction in the medium term. They are the fifth bird species to be reintroduced into the sanctuary – joining whitehead (popokatea), little spotted kiwi (pukupuku), saddleback (tieke), and North Island robin (toutouwai).

Auckland Council’s Senior Ranger, Open Sanctuaries, Matt Maitland, says having hihi join other bird species reintroduced to the park shows that the pest free open sanctuary can support locally and nationally significant wildlife.

He says that partnerships with Shakespear Open Sanctuary Society (SOSSI), landowners the NZ Defence Force and Watercare Services, have been key to the return of the hihi.

The NZ Defence Force is delighted to have been able to help.

“We look forward to hearing their calls and seeing them around the base,” Royal NZ Navy spokesperson, Commander Ange Holland, says.

Hihi are the latest addition to Shakespear Open Sanctuary. Photo, Anna Arrol

Outgoing SOSSI chair, Peter Jackson, says returning hihi to the Auckland mainland is a fantastic milestone, and a reward for years of effort by community volunteers to make the site safe and suitable for this beautiful and rare species.

He says while this may not be the end of the relocation programme, for a while at least, SOSSI’s focus may switch to improving public education and enjoyment of the park.

Scientists are supporting the process.

Conservation Officer for the Hihi Conservation Charitable Trust, Mhairi McCready, says the Shakespear site has

sanctuaries, including neighbouring Tiritiri Matangi. They were once widespread across the North Island and surrounding islands but became extinct on the mainland through mammalian predation, habitat loss and specimen collection.

Known to Maori as ‘a ray of sunshine’, hihi were said to be carriers of the sun, capturing the healing rays and spreading light throughout the forest, evidenced by their distinctive yellow markings.

Photos of the release will be linked to this story at www.localmatters.co.nz and on Hibiscus Matters’ facebook page.

been assessed and shows great potential to support a managed hihi population.

A key factor for these hihi to thrive is providing feeding stations containing sugar syrup, as the birds have become used to these on Tiritiri Matangi.

Volunteers have been busy making the feeding stations, which will need to be regularly replenished and cleaned. At least one of the feeding stations will be accessible from a track so visitors should soon be able to see these birds up close.

There is just one self-sustaining hihi population on Little Barrier Island, but also six conservation dependent populations on mainland and island

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Why the repeats?

If you get prescriptions for regular medications from the pharmacy, you might have been surprised that you now have to pick up any three monthly prescriptions in monthly lots or ‘repeats’.

Firstly, you need to know that that you will only be charged a prescription tax on your first month. The second and third month’s repeat of medications do not incur any Government tax (unless there is a part charge). So you won’t be paying any more than before by getting these repeats.

A fair question about this change, is why, given that we are at Alert Level 1, are pharmacies still giving out a limited supply? The answer is that all pharmacies have been directed to do so by our governing body Pharmac. This is because of continued upsets to our supply chain.

While we are lucky to be in Level 1, the countries where our medications are manufactured such as India, China and the United States are not. There is also the issue of transport. Medications are usually sent to New Zealand inside the cargo hold of passenger planes. With little or no flights, the Government has been scrambling to make sure we get medications delivered to New Zealand.

Monthly prescriptions with repeats therefore enable us to guarantee supply to all customers for their regular medication over the next months.

Which pharmacy you choose to take your original prescription or have it sent to is important, as the repeats of your medication will have to also be dispensed from the same pharmacy. This is due to regulations under New Zealand law. It is therefore important that the pharmacy is convenient to you for your second and third repeat.

You can sign up for Pharminder, which a free service that sends a reminder to you by text just before your repeat medication is due. This also enables you to reply back to the pharmacy to request that your repeat be dispensed. Many local pharmacies also have a delivery service available.

So when will this change? Some people had already received prescriptions in monthly lots before the Covid-19 lockdown, and for these people, repeats will not change. For others, Pharmac will continue to review the situation and, as soon as possible, we will revert back to three-monthly prescriptions.

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Hospice art show popping up in Orewa Audrey Wescott of Wainui was especially keen to put her artworks into the Hibiscus Hospice fundraising exhibition after hospice cared for her granddaughter who died of cancer.

Her granddaughter was just 15 years old and had a type of lung cancer which Audrey says is unusual in a young person, especially in a nonsmoking family.

Hospice came into the family’s home to provide help and support.

“They were so caring and empathetic, I can’t get over it,” Audrey says. “They were always just a phonecall away.”

Audrey says the works she has donated to the exhibition are a bit of a departure, as she often paints animals or flowers.

“Sometimes I’m inspired by words that strike me,” she says. “The one with the moon and the sea was inspired by a verse in the Bible “deep speaks to deep”.”

The 15th fundraising art exhibition for Hibiscus Hospice was to have been held over Queen’s Birthday weekend, but was cancelled because of lockdown.

Fundraiser Vicki Lambert was not content to sit and do nothing about the loss of revenue that fundraising cancellations and hospice shop closures meant for hospice, so she set about contacting artists, asking them to donate a piece of art.

“The response was overwhelming.

Many artists offered several works, and one even offered all her stock!”

Vicki says.

More than 120 works by nearly 50 artists feature, including works on canvas, paper and wood as well as fabric, jewellery and ceramics.

The exhibition will be held as a pop up at 32 Hillary Square, Orewa (former Flight Centre shop) from Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 19. All artworks will be in a Silent Auction, which closes at noon on July 19, but each piece will also have a “Buy Now” price, so buyers can pay that price and take it away immediately. Otherwise the highest bidder at the Silent Auction will own that artwork. All pieces have been donated to hospice, so 100 percent of the price paid will go to Hibiscus Hospice in Red Beach.

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Audrey Wescott donated paintings to Hospice’s exhibition to give back after hospice came to the family’s aid.

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Maygrove Village resident Lleon Downes says a story in Hibiscus Matters’ May 20 issue about the increasing demands on food rescue charity Love Soup spurred him into action.

Lleon has been encouraging other village residents to contribute non-perishable food items and the response has been very positive with a trolley filled in just two days. Lleon says the aim is to keep sending supplies to Love Soup.

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Centrestage celebrates community’s Covid creativity Orewa’s Centrestage Theatre is looking forward to welcoming people back to watch live performances, starting this month and hopes that the community can contribute memories of lockdown to its first show.

Appropriately, the theatre is raising its curtain on a community-focused Covid Cabaret: Songs from the Lockdown.

Theatre manager Stephanie McKellar says Michael Sanders, well known for directing many Centrestage pieces, wanted to create a cabaret on the lockdown theme to be presented in the theatre’s foyer.

“Songs such as I want to Break Free, as well as I Will Survive and Empty Chairs and Empty Tables are among those that seem appropriate,” Stephanie says.

In between songs will be a selection of lockdown stories, poems and

memories that the theatre is hoping to gather from the community. These will be spoken/performed by the actors.

“We would love people to send us in their lockdown stories, whether they be happy, sad, poignant – or even a piece of creative writing created through the lockdown,” Stephanie says.

Creative artworks made during lockdown can also be displayed on the theatre’s mezzanine floor.

Stephanie says the theatre has lost substantial income due to lockdown and is waiting to hear what effect Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget has on its finances. Meanwhile the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board voted at its June 18 meeting to bring forward Council funding for the theatre, $12,983, from its Asset Based Opex Budget, from July 1.

The annual Matariki Festival celebrations have almost become an afterthought this year, falling not long after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Auckland Council has reduced the scale of its Auckland-wide Matariki events, which run from June 20-July 15. Locally, Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa is going ahead with a Matariki exhibition, July 13-August 9, in conjunction with the centre’s school holiday programme (July 6-17). The theme is In Pursuit of the Stars and it will include a programme of artist talks and workshops and a fun family open day on Saturday, July 18, 10am-2pm. Info : call into Estuary Arts Centre in Western Reserve, Orewa or visit www.estuaryarts.org Pictured is a work by Kym Burke that will appear in the show.

The doors of Centrestage Theatre swing open again this month.

If you would like to submit memories, stories, poems or other creative work from lockdown to the theatre, please do so by Monday, July 6.

This sculpture which was to be erected on Moana Reserve in Orewa just before the Covid-19 lockdown, is now planned to be up in time for summer. The sculpture, by Philipp Ripa and John Mulholland, was chosen by public vote, receiving 79 votes, 44 percent of the total.

A budget of $160,000 was allocated by the local board for the project. Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Gary Brown says there is still fabrication work to do on the podium, lighting and water feature which is likely to take until the middle of next month.

Foundation work is expected to get underway towards the end of next month with completion mid-to-late September.

“This will ensure the sculpture is complete and ready for summer,” Gary says.

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Lemony awesomeness, courtesy of Nanna Lemons are as essential as garlic or salt.

Driving around the place on my foraging missions, it seems no Hibiscus Coast garden is without a lemon tree and there is such a glut of fruitful alchemy out there at this time! What other fruit does a cook require as often, and what other fruit is always there, waiting patiently on the tree until it is needed?

The juice, pulp and rind can be used for a whole bunch of misadventure, not just food and drinks. Lemons are goblets of pure culinary gold so I find it strange that so many lemons on the Hibiscus Coast seemingly go unpicked.

Every year I cut a heap of lemons into wedges, freeze them on a rack, then bag them. When the glut is over and lemon prices jump in the summer, my gin o’clock is always well served in an instant with a perfect wedge of ice-cold lemony awesomeness.

My Nanna could cook and create anything from very little – a tradition of cooking born out of necessity. She made lemon curd every year, a family tradition of sticky gluttony. ‘The trick is how you hold your tongue,’ my Nanna would say. Thanks to her, I have so many great food memories of real home cooked food shared with my family. I’m a firm believer that the best and most flavourful food adventures are made by all the Nannas producing their own traditional foods for their family.

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From left, Philip Gobbie, with Kiki Timlin. Caleb Gair from Gulf Harbour found a kereru egg while planting with his family. Right, from left, Gail Dallimore and Christine White met at the planting.

Planting season underway on Hibiscus Coast The biggest community planting of the season got underway at Shakespear Open Sanctuary on Sunday, June 21.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, volunteers had to pre-book spots at the planting, which were limited to 200 people. The planting was fully booked and

there were also a number of ‘walk-ins’ on the day, with people seeming especially happy to be outside working alongside others.

Among those who pre-booked were three Chinese conservation groups, and their arrival at the planting spot considerably swelled the numbers. These large

groups arrived by bus from the North Shore and Albany.

A total of 6000 native plants, including cabbage trees, kowhai and manuka were available for planting.

The next planting, on July 19, is already fully booked. A third planting will be held on July 26, if there are any plants left to go in.

Wentworth College on course to make a difference Forty Wentworth College Year 8 students helped to beautify Gulf Harbour Country Club by planting more than 500 native trees there last week.

The project is a partnership between the school, Trees for Survival, and the golf course.

Since Wentworth College joined Trees for Survival in 2018, students have grown hundreds of native seedlings in shade-houses – so this was a chance to get them in the ground and help the golf course with its restoration of some areas.

Course superintendent Ryan Taylor and some of his

staff assisted with the planting and provided a barbecue.

He told students that the golf course is in the process of establishing its own nursery for native plants to be used around the course.

Global Perspectives teacher Sharon Addis says it was satisfying work. “The plan is to continue our partnership with Trees for Survival and the Gulf Harbour Country Club to provide Wentworth students with this handson opportunity to make a difference.”

From left, Wentworth College students Emily McLeish, Zoe Osborne, Caitlin Chen and Iris Guo at the planting.

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a Roundup of spoRTs acTiviTies in THe disTRicT Dance A planting day on the banks of the Weiti River, held the same weekend as the Shakespear Open Sanctuary’s community planting, was disappointing in terms of the small number of volunteer planters. Just 15 volunteers made a massive effort, getting 1300 plants into the ground on Saturday, June 20. Planting natives along the Weiti riverbank has been underway for several years and aims to improve the river environment as well as attracting native birds and other wildlife.

Orewa paddlers do well in virtual world champs A total of 299 world-ranked standup paddle boarders, including a team from Orewa, recently competed in the 10-kilometre world championships.

It was a virtual competition held this month in place of the Euro Series event that would have taken place in Spain.

Paddlers had to wear GPS watches and upload their data online, and the fastest time was the winner.

The competition allowed boarders all over the world one week to complete a 10-kilometre paddle so they could choose ideal weather conditions.

Matt Anderson from Point Wells in Rodney won the event, claiming his first international title, adding to his

first-place victories in the last two seasons of the New Zealand SUP beach series.

His training mates from the Orewa SUP group also placed well with Graeme Taylor winning the 40 plus category, Scott Keon winning the masters, Jan Dunlop finishing second in the masters, and Brianna Orams coming ninth in the women’s event.

The group trains on Saturdays at Orewa Beach, and paddled together for the competition so they could push each other harder.

Anderson says he will compete in Europe next year for the real deal and is counting the win as great training for the upcoming New Zealand summer series.

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Inspiration from sporting stars Craig Ashton, Orewa College Year 7 and 8 sports coordinator, had a busy lockdown, creating a series of online videos of interviews with sporting stars and coaches including boxer Joseph Parker, rugby player Anton Lienert Brown and netballer Alex Mcleod-Smith.

He says the idea was to fill what was then ‘a void of sport’ with stories, advice and experiences from the athletes for students and their families to view.

It helped that Craig knew most of the people he interviewed – either from his own school days, or through being in the sports world as a coach.

Among the 16 interview subjects were several ex-Orewa College students, including league’s Shaun Johnson and Olympic paddler Caitlin Ryan.

Jed Melvin, Tom Jordan and Lewis

Gjaltema, also ex-students, talk about their journey in aspiring to forge a career in rugby and Nic Fuller, Louis King and Aoife King share their views about leadership and captaincy while at school and what they learned.

“It was great fun being a sports journalist for a while, doing the research for the interviews, putting it together and then the fun part of actually sitting down and talking sport,” Craig says.

“The athletes shared similar themes of having a passion for their sport, work ethic to reach the top and finding a balance between being an athlete and having their identity outside of sport.

They all dreamed big and worked very hard to achieve their goals.”

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Secondary school hockey began at Harbour Hockey this month and two new trophies are up for the taking between Mahurangi and Orewa College’s boys and girls teams.

Greenwood sisters Isobel and Sally donated the new Greenwood Family Hockey Trophies which will be on the line whenever the two colleges meet during season play.

The teams holding onto their trophy at the end of the season will have their names engraved on it.

The extended Greenwood family have a long association with hockey in the Rodney district, and the trophies recognise their continued involvement across generations.

As fate would have it, the first game of the grade one competition for 2020 was between the two boys first XI teams.

Fittingly, Greenwood grandchildren playing on the field included Hamish and Ethan Greenwood for Orewa, as well as Nick Schollum for Mahurangi.

Orewa team manager Ian Greenwood said the game was played in good spirit with some top skills on both teams.

Orewa ultimately took advantage of more of their scoring opportunities, extending a 2-nil half time lead to 4-nil final score.

This meant that Orewa captain

The Murray Jones shield is Orewa’s to lose, with a rematch set for Saturday, July 4. Orewa is in the green and black strip.

Nine times running for Orewa

From left, Hamish Greenwood from Orewa College and Griffin Crawford from Mahurangi College with the Greenwood Trophy.

Hamish Greenwood got his hands on the cup first, and it’s up to Mahurangi to try to win it back should they meet again during the season.

The girls’ trophy will have to wait a few more weeks before seeing action, as the two teams are in opposing pools.

The Orewa College girls team also includes Greenwood grandchild Stella Clark.

Orewa College’s 1st XV team is entering the Harbour Rugby season with a win under its belt after defeating rivals Mahurangi College in the annual Murray Jones Shield preseason match.

Having been undefeated for the last nine years, Orewa was keen to extend its winning streak against its traditional foes.

Mahurangi started strong and took an early lead with a blindside snipe that caught Orewa napping.

This stung the defenders and they put together some fine backline moves producing three tries to take a halftime lead of 17-12.

After scoring first in the second half and with the wind at their backs, Orewa could have expected to pull away but the visitors mounted a spirited fightback.

The game ended with Mahurangi on the attack looking to square the game up but coming up just short with a final score of 24-17 to Orewa.

“Yet again this fixture has produced a classic contest and both schools are looking forward to meeting again in two weeks as part of the new season’s competition,” Orewa College’s sport coordinator, Craig Ashton, says.

Earlier in the day Orewa’s 2nd XV also defeated Mahurangi in another close game.

The Orewa side featured two sets of twins in their backline with Isaac and Reuben Knight playing inside of Levi and Ice Manukia.

Mahurangi College has joined Orewa in moving up to the 1A grade this season after a stunning victory last year against Kaipara College in the 1B finals.