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Inside this issue Speeds come down in Orewa page 3

Voices raised over freedom camping An opportunity to celebrate the valuable work that carers do in the community came with a recent graduation ceremony of these healthcare assistants at Maygrove. See story, p16.

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Council leased building in “shocking state” An Auckland Transport owned building in Stanmore Bay, which is leased by Auckland Council’s property arm, Panuku Development, cannot currently be re-let because of the state that it is in.

The residential area on the first floor of the building at 1 Brightside Road was described as being “in a disgusting state” by members of the Hibiscus Coast Men’s Shed who looked through it recently with a view to leasing it.

The organisation is currently leasing the ground floor while it raises funds

for its purpose-built shed in Silverdale (see story below).

Men’s Shed chair Maurice Browning says he was shocked at the “nearderelict” condition of the upper floor, which had recently been vacated.

“Wallpaper was peeling off and it was damp, mouldy, and filthy,” Mr Browning says. “We were retching from the smell. I am surprised that the landlord would let the building get into this condition.”

He says members of the Men’s Shed

have a wealth of practical knowledge and believe a lot of the issues appear to be structural, including leaks from the roof.

He says Panuku inspected the building and advised the Men’s Shed that if they were to lease the property, they would need to do interior work at their expense, including new carpet and wallpaper, hanging new doors and fitting a new kitchen and toilet.

The charitable trust would then be charged rental of around $17,500 a year for the whole building – a sum

that Panuku told Mr Browning is well below market rental.

“Panuku said they would fix up the outside, including roof repairs, at a cost of around $30,000-$40,000, and the interior was up to us, but must be brought to their standard,” Mr Browning says. “We’re not going to live in it, so we are only happy to fit it out for our work purposes.”

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Continued from p1.... and Auckland Transport are meeting to discuss the issue, after which they will talk with local board members.

Until then, Mrs Fitzgerald is not able to comment further. However, she says that they are aware of the reported state of the building and want to see it for themselves. “It is one reason why we want to talk with Panuku,” she says.

Hibiscus Matters asked Panuku whether, as landlord, it was aware of the condition of the building and why it was allowed to deteriorate to this extent. Portfolio manager Ian Wheeler, says that prior to expiry of the lease, Panuku inspected the premises and advised the tenant that they would need to vacate so repairs could be carried out. “The tenant expressed interest in re-leasing the

This Auckland Transport owned building requires substantial work before it can be re-let.

premises, subject to repair works and Panuku is in discussion with them,” Mr Wheeler says. Work is due to commence shortly.

Men’s Shed faces funding hurdle The Hibiscus Men’s Shed, which has been working towards establishing a purpose-built facility on the Hibiscus Coast since 2015, has reached a critical point with several funding applications that would enable it to build a shed in Silverdale turned down.

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.

Chair Maurice Browning says that after being turned down by large funding bodies including Foundation North and Lotto, the organisation has been forced to change tack.

With the total project estimated to cost around $760,000 the group has now divided this into thirds and is looking at funding each portion as a separate stage.

He says the response from funders has been disappointing and frustrating, particularly given the support of the

Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, which has provided a site in Silverdale, near the rugby club.

“Even mentioning the benefits for men’s mental health, and dementia, has not raised a single cent,” he says.

The Hibiscus Men’s Shed is now looking for sponsorship and help from local businesses to build a slab and driveway, then the shed itself, followed by the fit-out.

He says the local Men’s Shed is not alone in its funding difficulties – with sheds in other parts of the country taking as long as a decade to become established.

In the meantime, the organisation is hoping to expand to other parts of the building it already occupies, at 1 Brightside Road (see story above).

Mr Browning says the Hibiscus Men’s Shed has until the end of this year to start building at Silverdale – or at least get earthworks done and the slab down – before its resource consent will run out. The time and money involved in re-applying for consent is something the group can ill afford, he says.

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More than $200,000 is being spent on renewing and improving signs in parks and reserves in the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board area.

The aim is to remove and replace signs that contain legacy Council logos, amalgamate the signs to declutter and improve readability and “provide a better park user experience by optimising signs”.

Initially, signs in 19 reserves are to be replaced– 11 of these reserves are on the Hibiscus Coast.

A total of 275 signs will be replaced at an estimated cost of $225,150 – making the cost per sign more than $800. The bulk of this cost, $175,150 is allocated for installation of the new signs.

On the Hibiscus Coast, 164 signs are to be replaced– including 47 in Orewa Reserve and 33 in Stanmore Bay Park.

In part the expense has come from the process itself, which began in 2017 with contracting the assessment of the conditions of the signs out to Paradigm, a design and print business in Auckland city.

Last year Council staff went on site visits to the reserves “to ensure signage conditions had not changed since the signage audit in 2017”.

The work was then prioritised and the local board approved the programme of work at its February 20 meeting.

At the meeting, local board members Caitlin Watson and David Cooper questioned the cost of the work.

In response, senior local board adviser Michelle Sanderson said that it was about producing a high quality result.

The next stage is to plan and design sign concepts for each reserve. Designs will be presented to the local board for approval, and the signs will then be manufactured and installation scheduled.

This sign at Western Reserve is an example of the kind of quality that the local board hopes to bring throughout our parks and reserves – but at significant cost.

If any money remains in the budget at that stage, the signs in further reserves will be investigated.

Speeds slow in Orewa township At the end of this month, Auckland Transport begins public consultation on its proposed Speed Limit Bylaw review. The proposals include a large number of speed reductions in Orewa from the current 50kph to 30kph (see below). Public consultation is to begin on February 28 and is open until March 31.

The Speed Limit Bylaw review is a step in bringing down the road toll. To participate in the consultation process, visit https://at.govt.nz/speed Proposed speed reductions, Orewa, from 50kph

to 30kph: Alice Avenue, between Florence Ave and 15m north of Florence Ave • Bakehouse Lane and Cammish Lane, full length • Empire Rd, between Hibiscus Coast Highway and 40m west of the highway • Hibiscus Coast Highway, between 35m north of Marine View and 40m south of Empire Rd • Hillary Square, Keith Morris Lane and George Lowe Place, full length • Marine View, Florence Ave, Moana Ave, Moenui Ave, Tamariki Ave and Tenzing Lane, full length • Riverside Rd, between highway and 60m west of highway.

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Scams hit Coast residents Phone calls aimed at defrauding people of their money have been hitting residents on the Hibiscus Coast and wider Rodney hard in recent weeks.

In particular, a scam where a person calls saying they are from Spark has had a big impact.

Sergeant Nick Herd of Whangaparaoa Police says in the last fortnight over the whole of the Waitemata Police district, at least $100,000 has been lost due to Spark scams. Around $42,000 of this was from two locals on the Hibiscus Coast.

The scammer generally calls a landline and impersonates a Spark employee saying there is a computer problem.

They want to gain access to the victim’s computer and then take money via internet bank accounts.

Sgt Herd says that in both the local cases, the people concerned were in the 70-80-year age bracket. He says the victims are distressed and angry, having lost their life savings and money that was a potential inheritance for their children.

Sgt Herd says that as soon as you have given someone access to your computer remotely, and realise that something may be wrong, call your bank, police or a family member.

Tracking down the offenders is next to impossible, but the bank may be able to put a freeze on the account.

However, there are limits to what banks can do.

Sgt Herd also recommends asking a more computer savvy family member or friend to provide advice about computer security.

He says scams continue to evolve, and local police have had cases where hundreds of thousands of dollars were taken.

“A snapshot of Rodney over the past month reveals scams which have ranged from a scammer impersonating a family member on Facebook, another in which an employee received a fake email – she believed from her employer – and transferred funds, to one where someone claimed to be from the IRD and told the victim they owed unpaid taxes and required payment in iTunes vouchers,” Sgt Herd says.

The only thing they all have in common is that the scammer impersonates someone either known to the victim or in a position of perceived authority or trust.

There are also scams utilising Facebook in which fake profiles are created and items sold on local buy and sell pages to unassuming buyers. This is slightly different in that it typically originates from New Zealand and the items appear legitimate.

Sgt Herd says this is a method that is becoming a bigger and bigger issue.

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Feedback Dog owner thankful Last Sunday, February 17, my daughter and I and my small dog were standing outside The Coffee Club in Orewa deciding which table to sit at, when a larger dog on a lead with no owner came towards us. I thought it was coming over to say hi as a lot of dogs do. But to my horror this dog suddenly attacked my dog, rolling him over and going for my dog’s throat. A passerby grabbed the offending dog’s lead and I pulled at its collar to drag it off my dog, who by this time was howling in pain. The owners of the attacking dog showed up and took it away. I was too busy attending to my dog to see who they were. They did not come back to appologise in person.

I would like to thank all those people who came to our aid during this frightening situation and to the very kind lady, who is a dog breeder, who examined my dog to see if he was all right. Thankfully he was, with just a minor puncture wound to his jaw and a scratch on his stomach.

People who had been eating inside The Coffee Club and staff even came over to ask if my dog and my daughter and I were ok. Thank you so much everyone.

Helen Nickless, Glenfield

Transport option I noted with interest, the letter from Jill Jeffs, Orewa (HM February 1), entitled ‘Elderly Costs Unfair’.

I agree entirely with the author regarding her point on how programmes that are set up for one thing by local Government organisations, have unintended consequences if left as an enduring policy. However, in this case I suspect that it is another case of a financially struggling, government organisation trying to recoup costs within an underfunded and inefficient healthcare system.

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What Jill Jeffs is clearly not aware of, and probably the Rodney community at large, is that Age Concern Rodney operates a fleet of passenger vans to take senior patients to hospital appointments at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals and also Greenlane clinic.

The service is provided across the whole of Rodney District and is based on a philosophy of providing transportation for older community members at rates they can afford – the service provides a round trip from Wellsford to North Shore Hospital for only $15, well below the parking fee charged at North Shore Hospital.

It’s all about supporting our older people and their wellbeing.

Trent Lash, Board Member, Age Concern Rodney (abridged)

What gorgeous beach weather we have had, and lots of lovely walks watching the kite surfers and people enjoying the water. On February 13, whilst walking, I noticed a large seagull and her youngster on the beach. The young gull was obviously distressed and hanging out of its mouth was a fishing line and hook. It had swallowed the lure. It was impossible to catch it, but I was upset to think of the pain it must have been in and death that will follow. I’d just like to remind fishermen to try their best to remember the bird life when the have these hooks around.

June Lamont, Millwater

A number of residents asked the paper about these new signs, with some seeing the commercial sponsorship as “the thin end of the wedge”, and confusing. Others commented that it was unnecessary as Millwater Parkway is already clearly signposted.

Auckland Transport (AT) advises that signs like this can be rented from Nulite. They have been installed around the region for more than 10 years, an AT spokesperson says. Before they are installed, any potential site is assessed for safety, and they cannot be installed in residential areas. “The contract AT has with Nu-lite has detailed requirements about the design specifications of the signs and the obligations on the company to ensure they are functioning correctly and only displaying relevant information that is locally appropriate,” the spokesperson says. Local board chair Julia Parfitt describes the signs as “tacky”. “They add nothing to Silverdale’s streetscape but plenty to AT’s bottomline,’ she says.

Congratulations

to Todd Edwards of Silverdale and Paul Lynham of Manly, who each won a copy of How to Fix Auckland’s Housing Crisis, by Greg Sayers.

Local photographer Lawrence Yang took this photo of the Super Moon over the Nautilus apartments on Tuesday, February 19. A Super Moon is a full moon that appears bigger and brighter than usual, as it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, so it is fully illuminated (HM February 13).

Battle continues I read with dismay the story about Steve Caines of Orewa’s battle with ACC in a recent Hibiscus Matters (HM December 1, 2018). I was wondering how this is progressing for him as a lot of people I speak to want to support and help him in any way we can.

Marjorie Baker, Orewa Editor’s note: Steve is currently mired in a legal process that could drag on for some time. He wants to see this through before he explores other avenues to obtain his Rewalk. He tells me he has had a lot of feedback following the story in our paper and is very appreciative of this. We will update the story in Hibiscus Matters when the next significant step takes place.

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Half marathon dropped on 10th anniversary The cancellation of one of the biggest sporting events on the Hibiscus Coast, the Orewa Beach Half Marathon, created a big hole in the calendar of local events.

The Half Marathon is normally held in April with a number of entrants returning year after year to take part.

At its peak, the event attracted close to 2000 runners and walkers. In 2017 there were 1996 entries, but this had dropped to just over 1500 last year.

The half marathon course along Orewa Beach and the surrounding area was originally held in the early 1990s and re-introduced to the Coast

by Laraine Chase of Orewa Events in 2009. In 2016 it was purchased by Running Events, who made it part of a five-event series based in various Auckland locations.

Race director Rob Docherty says Running Events reluctantly decided to replace the Orewa event with a new one in Maraetai “to better reflect the geographic spread of the city”.

He says his company is actively seeking proposals to take the Orewa event over from 2020.

“We made a considerable cash investment to take the event on in the first place, so [the cancellation] was not a decision taken lightly,” Mr

Docherty says. “If we can possibly assist a new owner to bring the event back, we will.”

He says the drop in entry numbers from 2017-18 was not the reason for the cancellation. “The running business is up and down,” he says.

“Our Coastesville event had a similar pattern, but 2019 turned out to be the biggest ever.”

He says he fully appreciates that some people will be disappointed by the decision.

Business association Destination Orewa Beach operations manager Hellen Wilkins says the Half Marathon was a great part of the Orewa events calendar and it is shame it is taking a break this year.

“Bringing sports events to regional towns provides an opportunity for the local community to participate without having to head to Auckland city,” she says. “It would be interesting to see if the numbers at the annual Omaha Half Marathon increased this year with the cancellation of the Auckland Marathon Series event in Orewa.”

She says the benefits of the Half Marathon for Orewa are in exposing the large numbers of participants to what the area has to offer.

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Extra sailings were added to the Gulf Harbour ferry timetable from Monday 25 February. An additional return sailing has been added to the Gulf Harbour ferry timetable in the evening, departing downtown Auckland at 8.45pm (Gulf Harbour at 7.45pm), every weekday. Auckland Transport says there will not be connecting bus services to the new sailings at this time. Cr John Watson says he and Cr Wayne Walker are still pushing for a weekend ferry service, along with the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board. “The more people that use the ferry the greater the pressure becomes for additional sailings,” Cr Watson says.

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Well, we’re already almost through February, where does the time go? People have been out enjoying the fantastic area we are so lucky to live in. With the beautiful weather over the last couple of months, beaches have been packed, businesses seem to be doing a good trade and families are getting out and enjoying the many things happening in the Auckland region.

A local highlight was the annual Rodders Beach Festival, which was well attended and those cars had many of us thinking of days gone by. I took relatives visiting from Australia and they are keen to come again next year. Well done to the organisers! It’s great to have local events so we don’t have to travel far, and we are putting money back in to our local economy. So, get out there everyone and enjoy the rest of summer while you can but remember to slip, slop, slap and keep out of the sun when it’s at its hottest. Unfortunately, the problems of skin cancer don’t show up till later in life for most of us, so it is very important to take the advice we are given and protect ourselves.

Auckland Council is now back into gear after the summer break and with many things happening, this is your opportunity to have your say. Consultation on our Annual Budget is open until March 17. It’s your chance to have a say on our proposed financial priorities for the coming year – as set out in year two of our 10-year Budget 2018-2028. You will also be able to give feedback on a discussion document about how we manage water in our region. As Auckland continues to grow and change, we need to look after the waters that sustain us.

Your feedback will help shape the issues that we need to focus on. You can give feedback online at aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, by post, or in person at events being held in local areas. Visit the Auckland Council website before March 17 to find out more and tell us what you think.

The Dog Management Bylaw will be considered by the council’s Governing Body before a draft goes out for public consultation. Here again, it’s important that you have your say. Your voice is vital – you may have a very important point that others have never considered. There is nothing more important than hearing from those who are most affected. At the end of the day, it’s about balancing all opinions to come out with the best result.

Local body elections are later on this year. Have you thought of standing? Are you interested in the community and think you can add something to our beautiful area by being involved in the decision making? If so, it would be good for you to attend a local board or Governing Body meeting to see how the business happens. Ask questions of those of us that are already on the local board. There will be a handbook for people wanting to stand, which will have a lot of detail to help you understand the role and more about what’s expected of you. There are many meetings held during the day that further your understanding and inform your decision-making.

Engaging with the community means sometimes you are attending meetings on weekends as well as workshops and business meetings during the week.

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Coastline concerns come under scrutiny The spotlight will be on coastlines in Rodney and the Hibiscus Coast when the Coastal Restoration Trust holds its annual conference in Warkworth this month.

The theme Living with Dynamic Coastlines will bring a raft of coastal scientists, local experts and practitioners, iwi representatives, coast care volunteers, students and interested members of the community together.

Trust chair Greg Bennett says the conference normally attracts up to 100 people who represent the myriad of community organisations working on coastal projects throughout NZ. “It’s an opportunity for people to network and share knowledge and information,” he says. “Working in sometimes remote parts of NZ can feel quite isolating and dealing with government and local council bureaucracies can be bewildering.

Sharing experiences is useful.”

Council and government professionals are also welcome to attend.

The conference will include field trips to a number of locations including Orwea, Wenderholm, Muriwai and Te Arai.

“The discussion will be about our coastal processes and how we manage the changes that climate change and sea level rises will bring,” Greg says.

“Increasingly, hard options such as the Orewa seawall project are seen as the option of last resort. What we want is soft shorelines so that the land and

Conference delegates will take a particular interest in the proposal for a seawall at Orewa Beach.

sea can shift and migrate. This means maintaining sand dunes and looking after our estuary margins. Buffer zones allow the sea to come and go with the natural cycles. A good example of this is Papamoa Beach, which was done in the 1990s.”

Auckland Council open sanctuaries senior ranger Matt Maitland has been providing local support for the conference.

He says Warkworth is an ideal location because attendees will be able to visit both the Pacific and Tasman coasts, which represent different coastal dynamics.

“We hear a lot of talk about climate change, sea levels and storm events, and our coasts will bear the brunt of that. Rodney’s coastlines will also be under pressure as the population of

Auckland increases and moves north so the conference will provide a forum for anyone with concerns about future threats.”

Matt says the field trips, in particular, will provide an opportunity for locals to talk about their own projects and hear fresh ideas.

“Coastlines can have similar aspects, but responses can be quite different depending on things like population, expectations, and natural and cultural values.”

The conference will be based at the Warkworth Town Hall from March 27 to 29.

There will also be a Coastal Restoration101 workshop in Orewa the day before, on Tuesday March 26. The day is sponsored by the Department of Conservation and attendance is

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Seawall still in mediation

Mediation between the parties for and against building a seawall on Orewa Beach, between Marine View and Kohu Street, is ongoing.

Auckland Council advises that further mediation was due to take place last week, February 21-22. The Environment Court hearing date has been set down for the week beginning May 6. Council’s proposal for a seawall on this stretch of the beach was declined consent by Council, on the advice of independent commissioners, in December 2017 and Council then lodged an appeal, effectively against its own decision.

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Feedback loud and clear on freedom camping The strength of community concern about Auckland Council’s proposed Freedom Camping in Vehicles bylaw was apparent at a meeting held in Orewa on February 16.

The meeting was the largest of several held around Auckland during the period when public submissions were open, from December 3-February 18 (HM December 12, 2018 and February 13, 2019).

The draft bylaw defines the number of sites across Auckland where freedom camping is allowed and where it is restricted. It has been developed under the Freedom Camping Act 2011, which means that the council can only restrict or prohibit the activity if it has evidence to do so at a particular site.

Staff carried out assessments of more than 1000 council-controlled sites, which has led to the inclusion of 422 sites where Council proposes to prohibit or restrict freedom camping.

Local sites where restrictions are proposed include Arundel Reserve; Grant Park; Kinloch Reserve; Loop Rd Reserve; Orewa North Lookout; Orewa Reserve; Remembrance Reserve; and Western Reserve in Orewa, Silverdale War Memorial Park and Metro Park East, Swann Beach Reserve, Manly; Whale Cove Reserve, Stanmore Bay, Fisherman’s Rock Reserve, Army Bay; Little Manly Reserve; Manly Park (boat ramp area), and Red Beach waterfront reserve.

A bylaw under the Freedom Camping

Act will mean enforcement officers can issue a $200 fine to anyone in breach.

The Orewa meeting was a chance to quiz staff and councillors directly about the proposed bylaw. Crs Wayne Walker and Greg Sayers were at the meeting, as well as Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Julia Parfitt and chair of the hearings panel, Cr Linda Cooper.

However, most of the heat was taken by a staff member, Council policy manager Michael Sinclair.

Chief among the concerns of around 60 residents who attended the meeting were the desire for restrictions to be placed on several other local sites, the criteria under which sites were assessed, and the potential displacement of campers to areas where bans were not put in place.

Each site was assessed by Council staff on the need to protect the area environmentally, to protect access, or to protect the health and safety of people using the area. Several residents asked why the presence of nearby homes was not included in the assessment criteria.

Mr Sinclair said that solid evidence of harm caused by freedom campers was needed. “It’s not enough for people to say they don’t like how it looks when people freedom camp in a public place,” he said. “Under the law, we have to allow people to have a free camping option.”

Some residents agreed, saying that many freedom campers are responsible

Local board chair Julia Parfitt, seated, in blue, was swamped with people wanting to discuss freedom camping.

and not causing harm but that the sharp increase in numbers over summer was a concern.

There was general applause when the possibility that freedom campers would simply move to sites that have no restrictions, once they were prevented from camping at the sites nominated in the bylaw was raised.

Mr Sinclair said that issue was taken into account when selecting sites where restrictions may apply. “We looked at allowing freedom camping on sites where we believe it will be manageable,” he said.

Mr Sinclair said that Council is very aware of the distinction between “necessity campers”, or homeless people forced to live in their vehicles, and freedom campers. “We definitely don’t want to use the bylaw to victimise the homeless, but there will be an impact on them and there is tension around that for local residents too.”

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Six hundred submissions were presented by Arkles Bay residents Rod and Leigh Jenden, left and third from left. The submissions were accepted on behalf of Council by, second from left, Cr Wayne Walker, Cr Greg Sayers and Cr Linda Cooper.

inadequate money in the Council’s proposed budget for enforcing regulations and bylaws.

There is one bucket of money for enforcement related to a wide range of things such as building and resource consents, stormwater and sediment runoff, dog and noise control, as well as freedom camping.

“I want more information brought to Councillors so we can ensure there is enough money in the pot,” Cr Walker says. “But in any case money is so tight, that even if we needed more we probably couldn’t get it.”

Local board chair Julia Parfitt says that current funding for enforcement is inadequate, which led to the local board providing just over $20,000 to improve responsiveness related to freedom camping issues this summer.

“The local board should not be paying to enforce a Council bylaw,” she says.

Mr Sinclair says it is too early to speculate what funding will be required. He says council takes a graduated response to enforcement.

“In the first instance council will

educate and warn campers. If the warning is ignored, we will consider whether escalated enforcement action is needed. We will use the best enforcement tool to help prevent noncompliance in the future,” he says.

A further issue is the need to get central Government approval for camping on areas that fall within the Reserves Act; currently this is not permitted.

“Before any final decision to include the 87 reserves as restricted sites in the bylaw, council will first need to consent to camping on those reserves under the Reserves Act. This decision is expected prior to the adoption of the bylaw,” Mr Sinclair says.

Submissions on the bylaw closed on February 18. A panel consisting of Crs Penny Hulse, Linda Cooper and Independent Statutory Board member Tau Henare will consider all the feedback during a meeting that the public can observe on April 4 and 5 from 9.30am at the Auckland Town Hall. The panel will make a recommendation to the Governing Body for final approval and adoption of the bylaw, which is likely to be in May.

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Glamping at a local beach is an option as Council has purchased Eco Structure tents for some of its northern campgrounds. Photos, courtesy Eco Structures

Glamorous tents installed at Orewa campground Two large glamping tents attracted a lot of attention as they were installed at Orewa Beach campground recently.

Auckland Council has bought four Eco Structures into its campgrounds – two for Orewa and one each for Wenderholm Regional Park and Martin’s Bay Holiday Park in Mahurangi. They are the first of their kind in Auckland.

The structures, which are rated for cyclone-strength winds to Australian standards, were designed in Western Australia around 17 years ago after Cyclone Rosita took a toll on local resorts.

Eco Structures NZ sales manager Troy Bradbury says the Deluxe models

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They are secured by an anchor that twists into the ground, providing a small footprint and making them easy to remove and relocate.

The tents installed in Orewa feature a solid 4.2m steel frame and can accommodate up to four people. They are in addition to the Lotus Belle glamping tents introduced to Council campgrounds a year ago.

Council’s holiday parks manager Thomas Patterson says the Eco Structures were introduced as they provide a year-round glamping option, including during winter.

Bookings for the new tents were expected to open in mid-February.

Council building comes down

The Council owned, former bowling club building near Silverdale Rugby Club is to be demolished. In 2016 the building tested positive for asbestos. Local board deputy chair Janet Fitzgerald says she understands that demolition will happen sooner, rather than later.

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Tennis club seeks new courts

A proposal by Whangaparaoa Tennis Club to build two new courts adjacent to its site on Edith Hopper Park was rebuffed by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its February 20 meeting.

Immediate past president Jackqui Ironside told the local board members that the club has capacity constraints, largely driven by an increase in junior players.

She said that the club has been speaking with Council staff over several years to try and get permission to build two additional courts on reserve land by the current courts.

This idea met with opposition from the local board, because of Council’s desire for multi-use facilities and a

reluctance to lose green space.

In response to questions from chair Julia Parfitt, Jackqui said that she understands the nearby Hibiscus Coast Netball Centre is struggling, and that the tennis club would be more than happy to work with them to have the courts upgraded, potentially giving tennis six more courts to use during the summer.

The local board offered to facilitate those discussions between the clubs.

At its annual meeting last November, the Hibiscus Coast Netball Centre discussed a number of options for revitalising the club, including partnering with other local sports clubs (HM December 12).

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On February 20, the Rotary Satellite Club of Orewa-Millwater presented a cheque for $1040 to Orewa College’s head boy, Jannik Wittgen, to cover all the expenses incurred by 13 Duke of Edinburgh students who completed a gruelling trek as part of their Gold Award late last year. The money came from a sausage sizzle.

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A concept design for the 14ha Metro Park West in Millwater was selected by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board at its meeting on February 20.

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Authentic is a word that crops up a lot when the owners of Canton Flavor talk about their new restaurant that has opened on the Orewa Boulevard.

From the custom made Chinese furniture, decor and table settings to the menu designed by head chef Raymond Tang the emphasis has been on creating a genuine Chinese dining experience.

Owners Verne Zhang and his wife Joanna Tang, of Red Beach, believe there is nothing like it elsewhere on the Coast, or even Auckland.

“The bedrock of Cantonese cuisine is yum cha, which literally means ‘drink tea’,” Verne says. “It involves small portions of steamed, panfried and deep-fried dim sum dishes served in bamboo steamers, which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with tea.

“The beauty of yum cha is that it can be eaten throughout the day.”

A lot of thought has been given to the design of the menu, which sets out both the price and a photo of each dish, so diners know exactly what to expect.

During the day, the yum cha will be presented steaming on specially designed trollies, which move around the restaurant. Evening diners will be given two menus – one for yum cha and the other with a selection of other mains and desserts to choose from.

The restaurant is fully licensed.

Joanna says the food is made fresh and always with local ingredients, where possible.

The couple, who also owns Canton Flavor in Silverdale, say they are delivering a fine dining experience without a fine dining price tag.

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What the policy does is list a range of conditions and illnesses that it will pay out on if you suffer one of them. The lists of covered conditions in my experience can range from as little as nine conditions listed up to 50 or more and tend to cover things like heart attacks, strokes and cancers to name just a few. Unlike life insurance, where the condition of claim is death, trauma policies are far more complex in nature so it’s vital to make sure you are dealing with a quality provider when seeking these. A cancer definition by one might not be the same as others and could mean you have early stage cancer with no payment coming.

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Carers’ hard work celebrated The valuable role of carers in the community, which so often goes under the radar, was recognised with a presentation and morning tea at Maygrove Village.

A total of 13 healthcare assistants who work at Maygrove graduated with NZQA Level 3 and 4 Health and Wellbeing qualifications and most of them had their certificates presented by the NZ Tertiary College at Maygrove on February 13.

Presenting the certificates, NZ Tertiary College chief executive Selena Fox stressed the important role of carers, saying they are “extraordinary people who provide safe, life-giving comfort” to their clients.

She says health and wellbeing graduates tend to be a really diverse and interesting group, with a genuine love of older people and the community.

This drew applause and nods from the Maygrove hospital clients who were at the morning tea.

Care workers with NZQA qualifications are also moved up the pay scale as part of the Government settlement of a pay equity claim by the union E tu, on behalf of care worker Kristine Bartlett, two years ago.

However Mai Alexander, who earned her level 4 Health & Wellbeing certificate while working fulltime, says her love of learning, and passion for helping people is what drove her to increase her qualifications and skills.

Originally from Thailand, Mai has worked as a healthcare assistant at Maygrove for more than 15 years. She says the key is to treat people the way that you’d like your own family to be treated.

“I feel lucky to make a difference every day,” Mai says. “It’s very rewarding.”

New bus services

Auckland Transport introduced new bus services to and from the Silverdale Park and Ride (Hibiscus Coast station) on February 24. The 128 between Helensville and Hibiscus Coast station joins Kaukapakapa and Waitoki to the wider Auckland public transport network, while the 998 between Wellsford and Warkworth joins up with the Kowhai Coast bus services and the 995 to Hibiscus Coast Station. At Hibiscus Coast station, passengers can transfer to services for the Hibiscus Coast, North Shore, City Centre, Waitoki, Kaukapakapa and Helensville and Northern Express. The 128 will run every 90 minutes on weekdays and two-hourly on weekends, and the 998 will run hourly seven days a week. Both new services are funded by Rodney ratepayers via the Rodney Transport Targeted Rate.

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Auckland Transport (AT) has created a new ondemand ridesharing service, called AT Local. The service is now available on the lower Devonport peninsula and there are plans to expand it to other parts of Auckland as part of a 12-month trial. AT Local allows customers to share a ride in electric vehicles between any two locations in the designated rideshare zone. The system involves downloading the AT Local app to book an on-demand trip, or schedule one up to 30 days in advance. As more customers use AT Local, particularly for travel to and from ferry terminals, AT hopes it will reduce traffic during morning and afternoon peak periods.

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Caitlin was supported and encouraged by marathon swimmer Philip Rush, and her family, on her epic swim across Lake Taupo.

Second master stroke for swimmer Top, Students get ready for the Wheels Day parade outside their school’s shed that holds 100 bikes. From left, Lucas Maurice, Tayla Fox, Charlie Kember and Brooke Dickie show off their cool wheels. Above from left, Teacher and event organiser Debbie Thompson with deputy principal Gordie Palmer, who wore her special skirt for wheels day.

Wheels rule at school bike day Whangaparaoa School celebrated bike month with a school-wide Wheels Day on Wednesday February 20.

Students were encouraged to bring their bikes, scooters or skateboards to school for a morning filled with activities, beginning with a wheels parade and polished off with a lunchtime sausage sizzle.

The day was part of Auckland Transport’s Travel Wise initiative that encourages parents and students to get out of their cars and use alternative means of transport.

“Encouraging families to get to school another way is much safer and healthier for the kids,” teacher and Wheels Day organiser, Debbie Thompson, says.

She says other Travel Wise initiatives in the school such as walking buses and park-and-walks have contributed to reducing chaos at the school gate and car park.

Whangaparaoa School has been recognised by Travel Wise as one of the top performing schools for encouraging road safety and sustainable transport.

Fourteen-year-old Caitlin O’Reilly has ticked off the second of three epic swims on her way to the NZ Triple Crown.

In 2017, at the age of 12, Caitlin became the youngest female, and youngest New Zealander, to swim across Cook Strait (HM March 15, 2017) – a distance of 26km, which took her 7hrs:19mins.

And, on February 14, the Waitoki teenager completed a 40.2km marathon swim across the widest part of Lake Taupo, which took her 13hrs:26mins.

This makes her the youngest female to achieve the lake crossing – Kaine Thompson holds the record for youngest person, as he swam across one month after turning 14.

Less than 50 people have swum the lake within the International Marathon Swimming rules of no wetsuit and no contact with boat or

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A support boat was alongside Caitlin all the way and provided regular food.

Her support crew included Philip Rush, a marathon swimmer who facilitates the crossing.

Although determined to achieve her goal, and confident of her ability, Caitlin had a somewhat nervous start, until she got into her stride.

Conditions on the lake were calm and the water was a balmy 21 degrees.

Caitlin trains at Coast Swim Club at Northern Arena in Silverdale. She is a member of Red Beach Surf Club and goes to Carmel College.

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Just as wedding customs vary around the world, so do wedding ceremonies.

Local Matters spoke to three Rodney couples who tied the knot somewhere other than New Zealand.

Korea: Tradition blends with busy lives

It was on Valentine’s Day 10 years ago that Warkworth business owners, Daniel Kim and Sunny Whang, said ‘I do’ at a ceremony in Seoul, Korea.

“We had a small celebration by Korean standards because we were very busy at the time,” they say. “We went back to Korea in 2015 for our anniversary and that’s when we had our photographs

taken.”

Daniel and Sunny met in NZ as students – she was studying hospitality and he was studying cooking. Sunny is originally from Seoul, while Daniel comes from KwanJu. “Weddings are traditionally a very big deal in Korea and it’s not unusual for 200 to 300 people to attend,” Sunny says.

“Guests bring money, which helps cover the costs. The more closely you are related to the bride and groom, the more you are expected to give. It once was the custom for the groom’s parents to give the newlyweds a house, while the bride’s parents were expected to

pay for the furnishings. That doesn’t happen so much now.”

Even though Daniel and Sunny were married in European style clothes, it is not uncommon for Korean couples to marry in traditional hanbok costumes.

The actual marriage ceremony involves simply signing the register and the exchange of rings. The celebration is the dinner and cutting of the cake, which is normally all over within three hours.

Sunny says small weddings are becoming increasingly popular to accommodate everybody’s busy lives.

“Sometimes people can’t attend, but they will still send money.”

What do you do when two cultures combine within a marriage? For Phuong and James Graham of Matakana, it was simple – they chose to celebrate both, and had two ceremonies on the same day.

Phuong, who runs Viet Q Foods, and James, a winemaker, opted to have a Vietnamese Buddhist ceremony in the morning and early afternoon, followed by a classic Kiwi wedding.

The traditional part of the day included the groom’s side gathering for a procession to the bridal home, with family and friends bringing cake, wine and gifts, and James presenting Phuong with her bridal bouquet of cream roses.

After a ceremony and blessings at the family altar, everyone went back to the groom’s side of the family for more blessings, a meal and reception.

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This year Farida and Clyde Cooper, of Matakana, celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary following their marriage in Bombay, India.

Farida says the marriage had a rocky start due to their different religious backgrounds.

Clyde is Catholic whereas Farida is a Parsee – an Indian adherent of the Zoroastrian faith.

The pair met and fell in love on their first day at College in Bombay, but Farida was so afraid of her parents’ reaction that she kept the romance a secret for the next 10 years.

This was despite the fact the two faiths have some things in common. Both are monotheistic and the three wise men who visited the newborn Christ in Bethlehem are said to have been Zoroastrian priests.

Clyde eventually put his foot down and said if Farida did not tell her parents by a specified date the relationship would be over.

Even then Farida could not do it, but confided her dilemma to her sister who ended up telling the whole family.

Farida says her parents came to accept the idea but it made for a tense

wedding ceremony in a Catholic church – a place that was entirely alien for them.

It also meant that Farida missed out on a traditional Parsee wedding – typically lavish affairs attended by hundreds of people with mountains of food laid out on banana leaves. But Farida says such a ceremony would have made her feel guilty thinking of all the hungry people just outside.

As things turned out, Farida says any challenges in her marriage have arisen over social rather than religious differences.

For example, Catholics in India were more likely to go to parties and stay out late, whereas she was brought up more strictly and didn’t venture out after 8pm.

Farida has brought up her children as Catholic, going to communion classes with them.

She says the principles of Zoroastrianism with its emphasis on good thoughts, words and deeds, serve any marriage well. Not that this means everything will be plain sailing.

“You have to work at marriage – no matter what religion you are or what colour your skin is – you have to work at it,” she says.

A tasty palette of colours are featured throughout Charisma Fashions’ winter range, including stylish browns called delicious names such as toffee, deep saffron and cinnamon.

Staff at the Orewa fashion store say while rose gold accessories have made a triumphant return from last season, vibrant scarves and chunky jewellery have also arrived to accessorise your winter outfits.

Leopard and floral prints are also back and can be found on everything from blouses to shoes.

HOW TO GET A PERFECT SMILE FOR YOUR WEDDING You’ve picked your outfit, finalised the guest list, organised a venue, and now maybe you’re thinking about other details, like how to make your smile as lovely as it can be on your big day! The wedding season means lots of bright smiles all around, and to make sure you’re happy with yours, it pays to start planning as soon as you can.

Schedule a check-up early: No one wants to deal with toothache, bleeding gums or bad breath on their wedding day (or honeymoon!).

Make sure to schedule a routine check-up and x-rays early. Dentists can spot and treat dental issues before they become a huge problem during your wedding planning.

Get a professional dental cleaning: Aside from the oral health benefits of having tartar removed from between your teeth and underneath your gumline, a professional cleaning also involves polishing your teeth to a lovely shine, and leaves your breath fresh. Consider scheduling a cleaning at least a week before your big day.

Ask about at-home whitening kits: Unlike harsh in-chair bleaching, our whitening procedure is gentle on your enamel and gums. And the best part? The degree to which your brighten your teeth, and when you decide to do it, is completely in your hands. After taking an impression of your teeth, we manufacture a custom whitening kit that you can use at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home.

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No matter what you decide to do, your wedding day will be a special time, with plenty of laughter and affection. Relax, have a good time, and feel the love, and it will show in your grin. So smile big and enjoy it!

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Instead of classic cars and limousines, Patrick and Christine Monaghan employ ex-dressage horse Jazz and an antique open carriage to provide a more elegant mode of travel for the bride and groom.

Matakana Carriages is based at the Matakana Country Park and is regularly used for on-site weddings, but more often the team travels to venues further afield, from Point Wells and Ascension Vineyard locally out as far as Villa Maria at Mangere and the Formosa Golf Resort in Beachlands.

Jazz and, occasionally, ex-racehorse Max are taken in the horse transporter,

while Warkworth Towing takes the carriage, which Patrick and Christine dress with garlands of fresh flowers and fabric.

The couple are both film editors by trade, which means they can also help out with finding the ideal spots and conditions for photography.

“It’s a lot of work, getting everything looking good,” Patrick says. “But it’s a labour of love for us. The horses are our pets and our friends.”

Jazz and Max have been trained to stay calm and cope with anything a wedding might throw at them, from noisy crowds and unexpected drones to fussy photographers and firework displays.

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Minister brings new skills It has been a long journey for the newly appointed minister of Red Beach Methodist church, Rev Hui Young Han, who travelled here from South Korea, via Auckland city and several years in rural Morrinsville.

She took her first service at the Red Beach church on February 10.

Hui Young says she devoted herself to serving God at the age of 12 and studied theology at university, but that the “patriarchal and top down” structure in Korean churches mean that young women don’t have a strong voice and are mainly restricted to pastoral care and administrative work.

Her desire to become a minister meant leaving Korea and in 2000 she came to New Zealand to study English.

While her language skills grew, Hui Young says her heart was “full of tears” as she struggled to find a way to serve. While in Auckland, she took on a voluntary youth pastor role at a Korean migrant church.

Working in a multicultural context suited her, and with this in mind Hui Young studied at Laidlaw and Trinity colleges, to learn more about the Kiwi church.

Along the way she discovered a good fit with the Methodists, who she says place a high priority on justice and peace and protecting people at the margins of society.

“I have a passion and heart for these people too,” Hui Young says.

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and the birth of their two children Ha Ram and Ye Rang followed, and the family moved to Morrinsville in 2015 so that Hui Young could take up a position as student supply minister.

Her work in the rural community involved a lot more funerals than baptisms and weddings, due to the ageing population, and Hui Young admits to feeling isolated as a young mother looking for families with children of a similar age.

“By the fourth year, I wanted to learn how to minister to younger generations too,” she says.

She says the appointment to

Whangaparaoa Parish was an exciting step and that she has found the parishioners and the team she works with very supportive.

She is hoping that her role in Whangaparaoa will include officiating at weddings and baptisms, as well as funerals, but says it is always a privilege to serve the community.

“I will be getting to know the context of the parish and the wider community and see what needs there are and how the parish can meet those needs,” she says. “I want to provide space where the community can rest, be nourished and relate to one another. It will take time.”

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Hospice staff from the Hibiscus Coast, Warkworth Wellsford and the North Shore training at Orewa Beach for the CargoPlus Coastal Challenge.

Run raising funds for hospice Hospice staff are taking part in the Coastal Challenge this weekend, to raise funds for Hospice services.

About 25 Harbour Hospice staff from the Hibiscus Coast, North Shore and Warkworth Wellsford communities are training, individually and together, to tackle the Whangaparaoa to Devonport event on March 2.

Included in the Hibiscus team is inpatient unit nurse Natalie, who is doing the 6km option, and a group that includes a social worker, community palliative care nurse and clinical administrator who are all doing 11km. A couple of the education team are in the relay.

Harbour Hospice is the charity partner of the event, which is run

by Total Sport and has been raising funds for Hospice since it grew from a fun ‘sausage run’ in 2010. Runners no longer have to carry the sausages and drinks on their backs, thanks to the Rapid Relief Team, which caters to rescue teams in emergencies and is providing a barbecue at the Devonport finish line.

However, the event still offers as much challenge as participants can handle – from the 6km Beach Hopper to the 33km Full Monty starting at Arkles Bay. Community fundraiser Jenna Tuuta says the organisation is hoping to raise $40,000, which she says is ambitious, but possible, especially with teams like Pak n Save and BNI running for Hospice.

Teams and individuals can set up their own fundraising page and compete off the course as well as on it, seeing who can raise the most for Hospice services in their local area.

Harbour Hospice provides palliative care and family support to people living with a life-limiting illness. It receives some Health Board funding but still needs to raise over $5 million every year to keep all its community and in-patient services free of charge.

To find out more about taking part or supporting fundraisers in the Coastal Challenge, contact Jenna at 09 486 1688 or visit harbourhospice.org.nz

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This photo, entitled Fog starting to Lift won honours for Ron Crosby at a recent club night. Taken at the Weiti River early in the morning, the image gained the judge’s commendation for its composition, lighting, and colour. The shot was taken on a Sony 7 RII with a 24-70 Zeis lens.

Pontoon safety questioned

Safety issues have meant that a new pontoon that was to be anchored off Little Manly beach this summer is still being assessed for installation by Auckland Council. The pontoons are popular with swimmers in summer and the new one was to be installed at Little Manly at a cost of $20,000 (HM October 3).

However, Council staff reported to the local board recently that hazards have been identified relating to walking out to and back from the pontoon, due to the nature of the seabed and oyster shells. A new safety assessment is currently underway.

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In only a few years of acting, 18-yearold Brook Churchouse has already taken on some of the big theatre roles, including Shakespeare’s King Lear.

However, it was a humble three-line part that got Brook hooked on drama, when he played a watchman, Hugh Oatcake, in a college production of Much Ado about Nothing.

A range of other parts in Orewa College plays followed – everything from comedic turns as Tweedle Dee in Alice in Wonderland and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to a role in the emotional Ken Duncum drama Cherish.

Brook says he was “a bit of a naughty kid” and drama helped put him on a better path. When he had to dig deep for roles like Lear, he drew on personal experience including people he knows who have suffered from mental illness, along with theatre techniques such as emotional recall.

The college’s King Lear won the regionals of the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare competition last year, with a number of actors singled out from the production for awards. Brook was chosen as a member of the NZ Young Shakespeare Company, which travels to London in July for workshops, culminating in a free public performance at The Globe.

Brook says this is designed to challenge the young actors, who have less than a week to prepare for the performance.

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Brook is focused on an acting career.

A workshop with the Shakespeare Globe Centre of NZ, which followed the Sheilah Winn competition, will come in handy as it focused on ways of embodying Shakespearean characters in a short space of time.

Although he grew up going to movies, as his father worked in cinema, being in front of a live audience has fueled Brook’s desire to become a professional actor.

“Being on stage is the best feeling,” he says.

Every member of the Young Shakespeare Company has to pay $9000 to cover the trip to London, and as well as working in a bar and as a TV extra, Brook has a givealittle page called The Road to Shakespeare’s Globe to raise the funds to get him there.

Retirement village for Milldale

Last week, Summerset announced the purchase of land for a retirement village in Milldale, northwest of Silverdale. The proposed village will feature approximately 290 homes, including two and three-bedroom villas, apartments, serviced apartments, rest home and hospital level care and a memory care centre for people living with dementia.

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The night shift It was three o’clock in the morning and I had just heard the most dreaded question of married life… ‘Are you awake?’

Now I’m not at my best at that time. I blame biorhythms. Being woken then is like coming up from the depths of a blissful warm nirvana. It’s a relief that we no longer do night call. Back in the day when the phone rang I really wanted to care and make sense, but on occasion I’m not sure I achieved either. It’s possible that I actually said, “Take two Panadol and don’t call me in the morning”. But I had a friend who was worse. When he got an emergency call one night he was so confused that he got up and walked into the wardrobe – which would have been ok if it had been a walk-in wardrobe.

And so when I heard those three little words from my wife I knew that ‘no’ was not the logically or relationally correct answer. The 3 o’clock worry, as we used to call it, always necessitated a cup of tea and about an hour of talking before it could be resolved. I learnt to be philosophical.

And for several years I did maternity as well. This also shot my sleep pattern to bits. You can imagine the adrenalising effect of racing down to North Shore Hospital in the middle of the night, not sure if I was going to make it in time, and then waiting around for hours because the baby decided it had better things to do. Fortunately at that stage of my life I could function on a couple of hours sleep, and often did, but it was never sensible.

Which gives me some sympathy for people who suffer from insomnia. In a way, the easiest thing to do is to write a script for sleeping pills, but it’s often not the best thing. Short term they are okay but over a period of time people often find them less effective and end up having to ratchet up the dose. In the elderly they are known to increase fall risk and may affect cognition. So be prepared for some reluctance about sedatives from your doctor. It takes more effort, but learning some pre-sleep routines and how to self-soothe if you wake during the night are better alternatives.

It seems like we just switch off when we go to sleep but in fact a number of important functions do their best work on the night shift. The body patches up physical strains and injuries and it may be important for laying down memory as well.

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Ducks celebrate first decade Ten years ago, Orewa Beach Kindergarten (which was called Hibiscus Coast Kindergarten at the time) launched its first ever Ducky Derby, tipping around 300 plastic ducks off Orewa wharf for a ‘race’ down the estuary.

Each duck is paid for and numbered, with prizes for the winners, and entertainment alongside also brings in some funds for the kindergarten.

As a fundraiser, it proved to be a winning formula with the amount raised bettered every year. The first event raised $4600 but by last year this had grown to around $16,000.

The number of ducks available has been added to over the years – kindergarten parents’ committee president, Matt Gilmour, says this year 750 ducks are being sold as well as king sized ducks for businesses, which can win a morning tea shout.

Volunteers are key to the success of the event – both from the kindergarten itself and other community groups.

Orewa Surf Club provides “duck

wranglers”, who release the ducks at the start of the race and collect any that stray off course. The Orewa Lions and Rotary clubs also support the event and local businesses provide prizes.

This year SUP Shed has provided a SUP package for the first duck across the line.

Matt says that other kindergartens have shown an interest in the Ducky Derby model.

This year Orewa Beach Kindergarten will put the proceeds towards a new play area.

The event is on March 10 with entertainment, including live performances, food and rides, in the carpark between the Youth Centre and the Community House on Western Reserve, Orewa, 11am-2pm. The race will start around 1pm.

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A moderate to heavy swell made for ideal conditions for thundercat racing at Omaha Beach on February 16. Although a small field of about six teams took part, they provided plenty of action for spectators on the beach. Local competitor Josiah Diprose, who races with Steven Robertson in We Raise, said the surf made racing “interesting”. “Plenty of boats were hitting the bouys, but that’s not unusual in thundercat racing,” he said. “Overall, I think the conditions were pretty comfortable.” Josiah is nursing a minor ankle fracture after We Raise capsized.

Hibiscus Coast team The Kitchen People (pictured) took out line honours, followed by Bathrooms By Elite second and Total Oils third. We Raise finished fourth after flipping the boat. It was the Kitchen People’s first win in a round. Club spokesperson Michael Graves said the winners did an amazing job driving in the testing conditions and had honed there skills after the nationals. The thundercats will race again in Raglan in four weeks time. The We Raise team is currently seeking sponsorship after qualifying to compete in Queensland later this year.

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Tapping out 42nd Street tale Geena Hutton is a local talent who has been starring at Centrestage Theatre in Orewa for the last 10 years.

She recently returned from a weeklong workshop and showcase on Broadway and is now the leading lady in the theatre’s production of 42nd Street.

Geena is playing the role of Peggy Sawyer, a young talent who comes to New York to try and find fame on Broadway in the 1930s.

The story is about trying to make a Broadway debut in a post crash New York. It features plenty of well loved and recognised tunes such as Lullaby of Broadway, We’re in the Money, Dames, and of course, 42nd Street.

Alexandra McKellar is directing the Centrestage production. She says as well as being a big story to tell it also demands a lot from its cast physically when it comes to the dance. The cast of 30, many of whom had never tapped before, are now performing moves worthy of Broadway itself, she says. “The skill and hard work that the dynamic duo choreographer Gemma Boswell and assistant Jackson Howes have brought to the production has been incredible.”

The story is entertaining for the whole family, providing comedic insight into the struggles involved in getting on a show, and plenty of theatrical characters.

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The annual community fair at Orewa Primary School on Saturday March 16 is promising to be a fun event for the whole family.

Funds raised at the fair will go towards the purchase of cultural uniforms.

Activities planned for the day include rides, carnival games, live music and a cake competition, which will run alongside the popular cake stall. There will be prizes for the best adult cake and best child’s creation.

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A special event will be the presence of Hands on Creatures. Under a large tent, children will be able to hold and explore up close a range of amazing creatures, and have their photos taken with them.

Orewa Primary caters for nearly 420 students and this is one of the largest fundraisers of the year.

A spokesperson for the school says the fair is also an opportunity for the school community to come together and have fun.

A week-long series of events designed to focus attention on our seas take place from March 2-10. Locally, they include a Family Beach Clean Up at Te Haruhi Bay in Shakespear Regional Park on March 3 and a class from Wentworth College furthering their marine studies with the assistance of Gulf Harbour Yacht Club. A class of Year 8 students at Orewa College are also up for the Junior Ocean Challenge award, for their studies into the Orewa Estuary environment. Info on the public Family Beach Clean Up day can be found in What’s On, page 31.

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DIY stock My homegrown tomoatoes have gone a bit crazy so I am using some of the surplus in this amazing stock recipe from my friend Kathryn Jansen. It is a fantastic alternative to store bought stock and a great way of using up excess tomatoes.

Red Vegetable Stock Makes 2 jars 5 large tomatoes 8 cloves garlic 4 Tbsp oregano 4 Tbsp smoked paprika 4 Tbsp plain paprika 4 Tbsp ground cumin 1 brown onion, peeled and quartered 4 bay leaves, dried 100g rock salt Method: Chop everything except the bay leaves and salt in a Thermomix or blender for around 20 seconds on medium speed.

Add to pot with the bay leaves and salt and cook 30 minutes.

Blend, then pulverise for 1 minute, put in jars and keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

You can also freeze the stock in ice cube trays then, when frozen, tip the cubes into a zip lock bag.

One tablespoon of homemade stock is equal to 1 stock cube. Use directly in sauces, casseroles, pastas or anywhere you would use tomatoes, such as chilli con carne. Alternatively, dilute with 500ml water for soups etc. As a last resort use tinned tomatoes if there are no fresh – it is healthier than store bought stocks.

Tips: You can make a stock using most herbs and vegetables from the bottom of your fridge or your garden. Apply the same method as above, just ensure your quantities are roughly the same (about 800g total weight) and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and another 50g rock salt to preserve it. Either use a Thermomix, blender or finely chop, then cook in a pot and blend again. A hand blender would do the trick nicely too.

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Arts celebrated with two-day Orewa festival The two-day Boulevard Arts Festival was hailed as a success by organiser Destination Orewa Beach, with attendance up on the previous year and estimated at 9000-10,000 people.

Destination Orewa operations manager Hellen Wilkins says extending the festival over two days, February 16 and 17, for the first time was necessary because the event has grown so large that the art element was getting somewhat lost. Sunday therefore was devoted entirely to the arts.

On both days, stallholders and performers battled cold gusty winds that lifted gazebos into the air and blew down easels, particularly those set up near the beach.

Saturday’s events focused on food, stalls, rides and entertainment along Orewa Boulevard, while on Sunday, Moana Reserve was given over to the arts. Around 20 local artists displayed work for sale and there were also opportunities to have a go at things such as tie dying and printmaking and watch sculptors, body painters and other artists at work.

Stage performances came from a wide range of musicians and dancers, all with a connection to the Hibiscus Coast – from Scottish music and dance to hip hop and Korean drumming.

For the second year running, the vent was promoted as zero waste, with anyone bringing food from home asked to use compostable containers,

Clockwise from top left, Members of the Hibiscus Coast Artists displayed their work against a backdrop of Orewa Beach. The skill of remaining still is the forte of concrete Captain Cook. Dance groups from a wide variety of cultures performed, including members of the Albany Chinese Association

or those which can be taken home and reused.

Hellen says this was taken on board by the public, as well as all food vendors, which resulted in waste being sent to landfill making up only 32 percent of the rubbish while 68 percent went to either commercial compost or recycle centres.

However, Hellen says while Destination Orewa supports Council’s zero waste targets, the costs of holding a zero waste event are high. “We have advocated to Council for the increase to be ‘stepped’ over several years to reduce the impact of costs associated with regulatory requirements,” she says.

“Once Auckland Council implements

three bin systems (separated landfill, recycle and organic bins) throughout the whole region’s town centres, this will be a great ‘lead by example’ for event organisers to follow. Until then, I believe this is an unfair and unrealistic target for community event organisers to have to attain.” continued page 29

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Harriers and Triathlon Brent Harbour of More FM Rodney was transformed into Darth Vader by Estuary Arts Centre’s Kim Boyd and friend Meredyth Bailey. He eventually completed the look with a helmet, cape and light sabre. Right, Michael Irwin demonstrates his Oamaru stone sculpting skills.

Hibiscus Coast Harriers and Triathlon Club running group from Red Beach Surf Club Wednesdays 6pm. Ocean Swimming starting soon: 8am Saturdays from Manly Sailing Club and 6pm Tuesdays from Stanmore Bay Boat Club. Info: hibiscuscoasthtc.co.nz or facebook.com/HCHTC

Petanque A social petanque group meets at the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre on Thursday mornings, from 9am to about 12 noon. There is no charge to play and the group caters for all skill levels including beginners. This is a friendly and social group known as “SPROGS” (Stanmore Petanque Recreational Oldies Group Sessions). Info: Ph Graeme 428 4339 or 027 490 2903.

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Orewa Primary School Family Fun day, 10am-2pm (see story p26)

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Hot Diggety Dog Show, Western Reserve, Orewa.

Registration 9am-9.45am. Event start 10am. Fun classes including Looks Most like Owner and Best Puppy. Dog oriented stalls, food and games for the whole family. An Orewa Lions event.

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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 • 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.

Pharmacy Talk with Tania Adams

Pharmacist at Unichem Manly

Everything you Wanted to Know About Dandruff Have you stopped wearing black because it shows up all those white flakes? Or perhaps you are just sick of the itch? Dandruff is a common condition of the scalp that causes flakes of skin to appear and often causes itching. A more severe form of dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis) can also affect other areas such as your eyebrows and sides of your nose.

Dandruff occurs when skin cells form too fast, which means that they are more easily seen when they are shed. This increased skin cell formation may be caused or made worse by abnormally high levels of a fungus called Malassezia found on your scalp.

Medicated shampoos are the treatment of choice for dandruff. Trial the different regimens available to find which best suits you.

• Tar based shampoos work by slowing how quickly skin cells on your scalp die and flake off.

• Selenium sulfide shampoos slow your skin cells from dying and may also reduce the fungus. However they may discolour coloured hair so be sure to rinse well after shampooing.

• Anti-fungal shampoos are also highly effective.

Often times a medicated shampoo needs to be used more intensely at the beginning of treatment and then once control has been achieved, cut back to two to three times a week. However follow the instructions on the label. You might also find that one type of medicated shampoo works well but then stops working. If this happens, try alternating two differently medicated shampoos.

Contrary to popular belief, dandruff stems from an oily scalp not a dry one and it is not related to hygeine. However washing and brushing the hair often can help remove old skin flakes. Other steps you might take to reduce the risk of dandruff developing include: decreasing stress (stress has been shown to increase dandruff) or you might consider some nutritional options. Omega-3s have an antiinflammatory effect and are vital to skin health. Including this in your diet or taking a fish oil supplement therefore might help decrease dandruff. One very small study indicated that probiotics could benefit those with moderate to severe dandruff, however more research is required.

For the more stubborn forms of dandruff, there is also a stronger ointment based scalp treatment. This contains salicylic acid, used to exfoliate dead skin along with coal tar for slowing skin flake and sulphur as a natural anti-inflammatory. However check with a pharmacist before using any stronger remedies.

So take charge of your dandruff before our rugby season starts... so you can wear that black shirt proudly!

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First feet on new turfs

The Hibiscus Coast Raiders have done well in the Nines in past years but a tough draw awaits this month. Last year, the local team just missed out on the Championship play-offs, then lost in the Plate semi-final to Franklin. In 2017 they finished second overall.

Tough draw for Raiders first games A tough draw awaits the Hibiscus Coast Raiders on March 9, when they kick off their 2019 season by hosting the Sportsafe Auckland Rugby League Nines at Stanmore Bay Reserve.

The Raiders, who will have their first competitive run out under new head coach Brian McClennan at the tournament, have been drawn in Pool Blue, alongside the Glenora Bears and Howick Hornets, who both finished as top-three sides in the Auckland first division last year.

Also included in the pool are the newly-promoted Manurewa Marlins, and the New Lynn Stags, who are both well known to the Raiders thanks

to a number of battles in the second division over recent years.

Ten Auckland clubs will be vying for overall honours at the tournament, with games running from 10.30am through to 5.30pm.

The tournament returns to Stanmore Bay Reserve for the third year in a row, with the Raiders having made the Championship final two years ago, before falling short of the play-offs last year.

Auckland Rugby League chief executive Greg Whaiapu says the annual trip to the Coast has become a highlight of the rugby league preseason for many.

“The Hibiscus Coast club always do a fantastic job of hosting the event, and it’s a nice getaway for clubs and families before the season proper begins,” he says.

“It promises to be another excellent day of grassroots footy, and I encourage people to get down to Stanmore Bay Reserve on the day to watch the action.”

Hibiscus Coast Raiders draw for the Nines: Saturday, March 9: 10.30am: Hibiscus Coast v New Lynn; 11.20am: Hibiscus Coast v Manurewa; 12.10pm: Hibiscus Coast v Howick; 1pm: Hibiscus Coast v Glenora

The new hockey turf in Millwater will see its first organised event this weekend, with a free Have a Go Day. Hockey Hibiscus Trust is holding the event, which is a series of hourly rolling hockey sessions for children aged 5-10 years, on Saturday, March 2, 8am-1pm.

Children can play as many sessions as they like. Sticks will be provided but bring mouthguards and a water bottle.

Shinpads are optional.

Trust chair Merv Huxford says the Have a Go Day is being held because there have been so many enquiries from families with primary school aged children. He says there will be an official opening event at the turfs in a few months.

Info: hockeyhibiscustrust.org.nz

Cricket into bat for girls

A new free cricket skills programme launches this week, designed to introduce girls to the game. Auckland Cricket’s Yeah! Girls programme is aimed at girls between 10-14 years. No cricketing knowledge or experience needed, just come along to the local hub, Sportscave Hibiscus Coast. It started this week, and runs on Mondays, 3.30pm-5pm. Info: www.yeahgirls.nz For more sport stories visit our website www.localmatters.co.nz