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Inside this issue Youth Centre goes under Council microscope page 3

Mother’s Day treats The 2-lane version of Penlink is in the Labour-led government’s transport priorities. Pictured is the 4-lane road favoured by the local board.

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Penlink a priority for Labour-led government Last week’s announcement by Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Mayor Phil Goff that the building of the Penlink Rd remains a priority for the 2018-28 decade has been a considerable relief for local politicians.

The project, which links Whangaparaoa Peninsula with the northern motorway at Redvale via a toll road and bridge over the Weiti River, was brought forward into this decade in the former government’s last term due to growth in the region. But it was uncertain whether it would find

favour with the current government, which declared a strong focus on public transport.

Last week it was confirmed that the project is in the refreshed Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) for 2018-28. ATAP is an agreement between government, Auckland Transport (AT) and Auckland Council about how the region’s transport system should develop. The package contains a $28 billion investment in transport over the next decade including $2.8 billion from the

National Land Transport Fund, $1.5 billion from the proposed Regional Fuel Tax and $360 million from Crown Infrastructure Partners.

Penlink’s inclusion means that the project must be delivered in the next decade. Cr John Watson says that the timing of the start of the project is more specifically identified as 20252028.

Hibiscus & Bays Local Board deputy chair Janet Fitzgerald says that the key difference this time is that a verbal committment of $200m has been

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Local Board chair Julia Parfitt says the support of NZ First minister Tracy Martin and Labour list MP Marja Lubeck, of Rodney, was invaluable and that Minister Twyford honoured his commitment to look at the business case and make a swift decision.

The project in ATAP is a “future proofed” 2-lane version of the road, which would be delivered as a public private partnership. continued page 2

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Auckland Transport calculates that the 4-lane Penlink will cost around $100,000 more.

Two lanes or four?

Despite spending $2.4 million on protecting a 4-lane route for Penlink, AT, along with government, now favours the original 2-lane option, while the local board supports four.

The process of obtaining consent for four lanes, when the 2-lane consent was about to lapse, took AT more than 18 months and was confirmed by the Environment Court in July, 2016.

The cost included legal and other expert assistance, such as planning, engineering and design.

At the time, AT consulted with the public, including holding packed meetings in Whangaparaoa and Stillwater. Its key reasons for promoting a wider route were that network performance and resilience would increase. The design changes were also expected to reduce the risk of serious accidents and congestion on Whangaparaoa Rd, making it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

However, last month, AT strategic projects group manager, Theunis van Schalkwyk told the local board that two lanes would be sufficient for demand, as the level of tolling will restrict the amount of people using the road. He said that the additional cost for four lanes, of around $100 million, could then be spent elsewhere in Auckland. The 4-lane option is estimated to cost between $350–$400 million (see chart).

With the 4-lane route protected, the road is considered “future proofed” if a 2-lane Penlink is built. Mrs Parfitt says that whether the two or 4-lane Penlink is built will depend on the private partner. She says companies that have shown interest in the project have so far indicated a preference for four lanes.

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for the local board by AT show a wide variance in the estimated cost/benefit ratios, but the ratio for the 2-lane option is significantly higher (6.9 to 12.6) reflecting a stronger business case. The 4-lane option has a cost/ benefit ratio of between 4.5 and 7.8.

The figures are based on the latest Council land use and population growth rate projections, up to 2046.

Bus lane concerns The latest AT report also suggests that peak demand for commuter bus services on the peninsula is forecast to double if Penlink is built, as the road could provide time savings of around 20 minutes for those using Penlink to get to the North Shore or city centre.

Despite this, there is no dedicated bus lane. The AT report states that the bus service frequency “may benefit from sections of bus or transit lanes at key Penlink intersections but not warrant dedicated bus or high occupancy vehicle lanes along the full length of Penlink”.

Mrs Parfitt says that while both versions include cycle lanes and footpaths, the 4-lane option offers greater public transport potential and allows for growth. “We have seen too many projects built without sufficient forethought, and have to be extended later, costing time and money,” she says. “Why not do it once and do it right?”

The next stage is to find a private partner. “This is no time for complacency. We have to keep our foot on the accelerator so that this project can proceed,” Mrs Parfitt says. ATAP includes establishing a government-council workstream to consider transport funding and financing options.

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Shellfish take angers Stanmore residents The removal of large quantities of shellfish from Stanmore Bay, by night, has angered local residents, who feel powerless to act.

Long time residents of Stanmore Bay, Gillian Law and Trish Jew, together with several of their neighbours, have observed groups taking bulging bags and large buckets full of shellfish off the rocks over the past six months, whenever a low tide coincides with the cover of darkness, sometimes as late as 1am.

They say around six people are involved each time, with five vehicles.

They wear headlamps, carry torches and seem to work as a team.

The most recent visit was last month.

“I think they will keep going until there is nothing left,” Gillian says.

Residents took car licence plate details and contacted the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), who noted the information and said it would be followed up. So far, the residents have not seen any fisheries officers on the beach.

Some locals approached the fishers and asked them to put the shellfish back, but they refused and Trish says they appeared unconcerned.

The women say it appears the group is taking far too much shellfish for it to be just feeding their family.

The legal catch limit for shellfish is 50 per person, per day.

“We are concerned about the environmental issues because the shellfish are an important part of the ecosystem,” Gillian says. “They filter the water and remove slime from the rocks as well as providing food for bigger fish. It’s still possible to catch a feed of snapper from the beach and we don’t want that to change. It’s very sad and we seem powerless to do anything about it, although it’s clear that what they are doing is illegal. The best we can do is be vigilant and report the poaching to MPI so at the very least it goes on the record.”

An MPI spokesperson says the ministry is following up the concerns but while

the activity seems suspicious, there can be legitimate reasons for people fishing late at night. “We are using the information supplied to help identify the people who were seen in the area in the early hours of the morning,” the spokesperson says. “The purpose of identifying them is to provide educative material and advice.”

The Ministry did not respond to the question “what is being done about enforcing the limits for shellfish take at Stanmore Bay?” Fines ranging from $250 to $750 can be instantly applied for exceeding the legal limit or, for more serious offending (taking more than three times the daily limit) offenders will be prosecuted and required to appear in Court to answer a charge which carries a fine of up to $20,000.

MPI says it welcomes information from the public in relation to poaching activity. The number is 08004POACHER.

No-fuss seawall replacement at Waiwera While constructing new seawalls involves lengthy public consultation and significant cost, it seems a replacement wall is far less complicated.

Currently the seawall at Waiwera is being renewed – a process which has, until now, largely gone under the radar.

Auckland Council head of project delivery, John Schermbrucker, says this seawall was identified as being in poor condition in 2016 and funding was approved for its renewal.

“It had deteriorated to the point where it no longer served its required purpose and is at risk of complete failure,” he says. “This would have implications for land based infrastructure, including public access along the Esplanade Reserve, along with significant storm and waste water infrastructure. With rock revetment sea walls there are also health and safety issues with large

rocks that may have moved.”

The work is taking place north from the former campground at the end of Waiwera Place, to the boat ramp at the end of The Strand.

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The final cost, is expected to be in the vicinity of $100,000 for the Waiwera Beach section.

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Youth centre review to be considered A proposal being considered by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board is likely to see the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre in Orewa put under the microscope as a full, “360 degree review” of the centre takes place.

Last month at a workshop the local board considered how to fund a review that would cover “the purpose, function and vision” of the youth centre.

Local board chair Julia Parfitt says it would be a similar approach to the work undertaken at Estuary Arts Centre in 2012, which was designed to put the arts centre on a more sustainable footing. That process began with a report into the centre’s governance, operations and finances. As a result, sweeping changes were made to its funding, structure and personnel.

Youth Centre executive director Suzanne Booth says, it is too early to comment pending talks with Council.

She says other youth centres in Auckland are funded regionally, while the Hibiscus Coast centre is always struggling for money.

Auckland youth centres that currently receive annual operating funding are Roskill Youth Zone ($133,000 per annum), Henderson Youth Facility ($163,000 per annum) and Marlborough Park Youth Facility ($122,000 per annum). Only the Roskill facility is council operated, while the other two are “community operated”.

Community operated centres receive funding as a contestable grant and hold multi-year funding agreements up to a maximum of five years.

“We want the Hibiscus Coast centre to be put on an equal footing with others in Auckland, but that could mean some changes,” Mrs Parfitt says.

“Those things are yet to be ascertained from the proposed review, but one aim may be to widen the scope of the activities that take place there.”

A report on the proposal will be presented to the local board at its meeting this month.

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Boulevard needs fix

I see that the Orewa Boulevard extension could cost over a million bucks (Hibiscus Matters April 18).

Before any money is spent on Stage 2, I suggest Stage 1 be sorted out. It has not been properly maintained since it was built by the Rodney District Council 10 years ago. It has many faults: wrong tree species to cope with salt-laden winds; defunct fountain; wrong plants in poorly designed planter boxes; busted ‘tree lights’ and broken glass; footpath on seaward side little used and too wide, such that the road is too narrow for traffic flow; broken brickwork on pavements; access to beach opposite More FM a mess; so called ‘Exceloo’ toilet near the children’s playground a disgrace; zebra crossings in the wrong places.

Unless the Local Board and Council first sort out the existing problems, it will be money down the blocked storm water drains!

John Clements, Orewa

Design standard poor I read with interest the story in the last Hibiscus Matters (April 18) about the proposed Stanmore Bay apartments.

I see from the story that Council’s

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urban design panel gave the original plans the once-over. And this is the result? I cannot believe that any urban designers worth their salt can seriously consider this an appropriate look for such a prominent site in little Stanmore Bay. I have no problem with apartments as such but good design is crucial not only to how buildings sit within the neighbourhood, but also for the wellbeing of the future residents of those apartments. What I am looking at is tomorrow’s slums.

Someone needs to take a good look at who is on that design panel.

Diane Marshall, Manly

Apartments uncalled for Like many others in this community I understand the need for more intensive housing but don’t know why you would place it in such an outlying area as ours which is not close to major public transport hubs (so far) or sufficient employment opportunities.

The images in Hibiscus Matters’ April 18 paper of what is proposed for Stanmore Bay are an example of this.

Central city apartments, yes, but totally uncalled for in a suburb such as this. They stick out like a sore thumb and I fervently hope they get the thumb’s down from Auckland Council

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which is clearly trying to improve the way they look in this low rise area.

Richard Wilson, Red Beach

Fishing and chips This red marking on Whangaparaoa Road on the downhill stretch approaching the New World supermarket complex, was recently put in place by Auckland Transport (AT), and is the latest attempt to sort out the traffic problem caused by the entry/exit to the complex. The red marking is designed to slow traffic coming down the hill and the word ‘slow’ will be written on it. AT says it a way to warn drivers that there may be unexpected queues ahead of them turning into New World. The tactic may cause some drivers to scratch their heads as, ever since the supermarket was built, traffic has slowed on the downhill approach to the site because of the need to give way to cars turning in and out of the intersection. At rush hours, cars are frequently bumper-tobumper on the hill.

When Kuna Fish and Chip shop in Orewa runs out of fish – looks as though they go out and catch more!

Jumping off the wharf at Orewa into the estuary could be a whole lot more fun if a proposed Birdman competition gets underway.

Destination Orewa Beach is hoping to bring the competition, where people make contraptions to help them “fly” off the end of a wharf into the water, to Orewa next April. In the meantime there are a few things to be sorted out – principally whether the water will be deep enough for a safe splashdown and how to scaffold and potentially extend the wharf for the competition. Watch this space!

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Four long serving Justices of the Peace were thanked for their work by Rodney MP Mark Mitchell at a ceremony on Friday, April 13 in Orewa. The morning tea was for JPs Ross Anderson of Millwater, Terence Hoskin and Trish Lockie of Orewa, and Ian Schedewy of Warkworth. Auckland JP Association president Garry Nicholls and vice president Sherryl Wilson, together with 30 other JPs from the surrounding area, were there to acknowledge the JPs service to the community.

Pictured left, Mark Mitchell, centre, with JP Ross Anderson, left, and Garry Nicholls. Above, JP Terence Hoskin, right, is thanked for his service by Mark Mitchell.

Auckland Transport (AT) is asking for an additional $500,000 per annum for more staff and other resources if the local boards get an increase in funding for local transport projects. A report presented to a recent Hibiscus & Bays Local Board meeting argued that it was a lot of work for AT staff to undertake feasibility studies, assess proposals and associated administration, saying that more resources would be required. Some local board members were unimpressed, with David Cooper and Caitlin Watson abstaining from the vote to pay AT more.

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Locals tackle TV survival Three locals feature in two very different television shows – one all about survival and another more about staying upright on the dance floor.

Both require being judged and potentially eliminated.

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Brad Norris of Stanmore Bay is a PE and Health teacher at Orewa College as well as playing for Hibiscus Coast Cricket’s premier team. The 27-year-old says he was a big fan of the American Survivor, and decided “off the cuff” to apply for the NZ version, which began screening on TVNZ last week. He was blown away to get onto the show.

When Hibiscus Matters spoke with him, he had just watched the first episode that featured a mud wrestling challenge.

He says as well as the challenges, the 40°C days and cold nights, being away from home and the minimal food made Survivor one of the hardest things he’s ever done. He says it was the challenge that he signed up for – “definitely not the chance to see myself on TV!” Brad grew up in Nelson and loves the outdoors “and doing all things Bear Grylls”. He says his students are asking him a lot of questions about the show.

An elegant farewell in a Jaguar hearse Zac’s first TV role was starring in The Bachelor NZ last year. He says he has little dancing experience but loves a challenge. He has chosen the Live More Awesome Foundation as the charity he will support on the show.

Alongside him is The Rock radio station’s Richard Farrelly, from Orewa.

He was put forward for the show by his co-hosts, who say it is “a great opportunity for him to push himself and get fit”.

The Rock’s Roger Farrelly hopes fans will help him go far in Dancing with the Stars.

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A project expected to cost $300,000 per annum, to clean plastic and other rubbish out of the sea off the Hibiscus and Kowhai coasts is making headway.

Sea Cleaners NZ plan to extend the operation they currently run in Auckland and Northland to the local coastline and waterways, as soon as sufficient funding can be secured.

Founding trustee Hayden Smith says a clean up they did in Orewa Estuary a month ago clearly demonstrated the need for their service.

“We only covered 300m of the estuary but we took out 1200 litres of rubbish – almost a full trailer load,” he says.

“Some of it had obviously been there for a long time.”

Among the material removed from the estuary was a plastic chair, a rusted computer, lots of plastic bottles and bags, a large amount of polystrene, road cones and tyres.

“Orewa Estuary is in a similar state to most of the urban estuaries we clean up,” Hayden says. “It’s important that Sea Cleaners target those areas close to population centres.”

Hayden started Sea Cleaners NZ in 2002 and since then volunteers have removed more than 5.1 million litres of rubbish from the Waitemata Harbour and surrounding waterways.

He also coordinated an expedition to the North Pacific Ocean to raise awareness of litter in the North Pacific Gyre, and has promoted the positive

From left, this new Sea Cleaners boat is ready to go to work cleaning up rubbish from Hibiscus Coast waterways. Sea Cleaners removed almost a trailer load of rubbish from Orewa Estuary last month.

effects of working locally within communities to solve global issues.

He has more than 15 years’ experience on the water as a contractor to the Watercare Harbour Clean-Up Trust.

Last year Hayden was named Local Hero of the Year in the NZ of the Year awards for his work in the community.

Based at Westhaven, Sea Cleaners provide a boat and skipper, and work with local volunteers on the clean ups.

Using the boat gives them access to areas that are not normally cleaned up.

The rubbish removed from the water is recycled whenever possible but Hayden says so much is contaminated by sand and debris that it has to be sent to landfill. The team’s priority is to get it out of the water, where it can have a devastating effect on marine life.

Hayden says their operation on the Hibiscus and Kowhai coasts would be full time, with daily cleanups led by a paid skipper and access to the network that includes an administrative team.

Rodney MP Mark Mitchell, who first met Hayden in March, has pledged his support and is actively seeking funders to make it possible to being Sea Cleaners here. He says around $300,000 per annum is needed to cover the operation of the boat, wages for a fulltime skipper and associated costs.

He says the project could be part of a bigger plastic awareness campaign.

“The amount of plastics may not be immediately noticeable when you’re on the water or at the beach, but once you focus on it, it becomes apparent that we do have a problem,” he says. “People feel powerless in the face of what is a gigantic and worldwide problem, but there is a lot we can do in our own backyard. We can pick up a piece of plastic, say no to plastic packaging and bags and try to get one trip plastic out of the ecosystem. With the help of Sea Cleaners we can actually do something that makes a real difference in Rodney and on the Hibiscus Coast.”

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National concerns For the first time since I have been writing this column I am taking more of a National view than local. I hope you can forgive me for that but I feel it’s important to talk to you about some of the issues around the country that can have a direct impact on us.

Regional New Zealand has been handed some bad news and uncertainty in recent weeks, the most recent being the announcement of a ban on any new offshore natural gas exploration.

It came as a real shock to an industry that provides more than 8000 high paying jobs and $2.5 billion to the economy. Within an hour, New Plymouth’s largest engineering firm stopped all new employment.

Prior to making the announcement the Government hadn’t even had the common courtesy of consulting or warning the communities and businesses that would be affected.

While I fully support the country continuing to work hard to combat climate change, that does not mean the wishes of Greenpeace or the international media should have been prioritised over the people of Taranaki.

I would challenge the Government to work on a real, sustainable transition that will include genuine consultation with communities and regions that have made a huge contribution to the development of this country and to the livelihoods of thousands of Kiwis.

What made this whole rushed process worse is the decision simply does not stack up. It certainly has nothing to do with climate change – and won’t reduce our emissions one bit. These changes will simply shift production elsewhere in the world – benefiting large, foreign oil producers who we will now have to buy our oil and natural gas from.

In the last six months this Government has cancelled the previous Government’s tax package which would have seen the average worker more than $1000 a year better off, announced an 11.5 cents a litre fuel tax in Auckland, proposed an additional nationwide fuel tax of up to 13.8 cents a litre and removed $5 billion from regional roading projects.

Unfortunately important funding for regional irrigation projects which would have helped farmers and growers deal with severe weather, providing certainty, jobs and export growth have been axed. large-scale industrial relations reforms have been announced which will see fewer jobs created and fewer opportunities for people looking to enter the workforce. I am watching very closely the rising cost of living and we will continue to bring pressure to bear on the Government to keep cost of living down. Applying a petrol tax alone will mean motorists paying up to an extra $15 every time they fill up. It will also mean we are all paying more for things like groceries as freight operators pass their significant additional costs onto consumers.

What’s really disappointed me is the changes are not only unnecessary but they risk taking us backwards. Our economic growth is stalling while the world’s is speeding up and that’s not acceptable.

As your local MP I will work with and support good Government policies and decisions that will help my own electorate and our country be safe, prosperous and environmentally sustainable for future generations. What I won’t stand by and allow to happen is for us to stall, lose opportunities or damage our chances of continuing to deliver the safe, prosperous and sustainable future we all want.

Editor’s note: Hibiscus Matters next Viewpoint column, in May 16 issue, will be from Labour list MP Marja Lubeck of Rodney.

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Carol Abley

When Stanmore Bay School principal Carol Abley resigned at the end of March, the shock was felt by the whole school community. When she goes, at the end of next term, there is no doubt she will enjoy spending more time with her children and grandchildren. However, she says the parting will be a wrench as she is leaving her other family – the staff and children of the school who have been part of her life for 30 years.

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he job is getting very difficult and stressful as schools struggle to support children with complex special needs, as well as deal with Ministry compliance requirements. When I started teaching, in the late 1960s in the UK, I had 42 five year olds in my class. In those days teachers were respected as professionals and parents respected the fact that the teacher knew what to do and didn’t query anyone.

It made things easier. There were no nut allergies, or children with a lot of special needs – perhaps in those days the diagnosis was not so advanced, but I knew the symptoms of those things and there were none in my classes in those early days. The children had school dinners cooked by dinner ladies which cost a shilling a day and mums stayed at home and cooked meals – we didn’t eat nearly as much fast food.

Now it’s much harder for parents.

Many drop their kids at the school at 7am and pick them up at 6pm and they need two incomes to pay the bills and food that’s quick to prepare.

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y older sister went into teaching and I followed in her footsteps – it was that, or work in a bank. I lived in a small town called Morecambe and went to Cheshire County teachers’ training college in Crewe, where I boarded for three years. It was a lot more formal and regimented in those days.You used to have designated “polite conversation” sessions with lecturers, and if you wanted visitors at the hostel you had to have a letter from your mother to get permission. You grew up a lot, living away from home with your peers. I taught at Morecambe for around two years and then my husband David and I came to live in New Zealand. David had family here. We arrived by boat, on the Northern Star after six heavenly weeks at sea, visiting the Canary Isles, Dubai, Capetown, Freemantle and Sydney. We landed in Wellington and I remember they took all my shoes and disinfected them because there was a foot and mouth outbreak.

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e moved to Palmerston North where initially we got lost a

lot because the streets all looked the same. It was the days of the six o’clock swill, which was so different from the pubs in England, where women were accepted. My two kids, Geoff and Helen, were born in Palmerston North.

You could only buy a car if you had overseas currency, which we did, so we bought a Mini and later a caravan. We bought the caravan after testing first to see if the Mini could manage to pull it up a hill. I taught in a number of schools, Year 1-6. Reading was always something I enjoyed teaching because I could see what a difference it made if children could read well. My husband worked for the Post Office and he was promoted to Hamilton, so we moved to Cambridge where I was a fulltime mum. Then we moved to Glenfield, so David could take up a job in Auckland.

I taught in a kindergarten in Glenfield and then at Birkdale North Primary under the amazing principal Bill Barris.

I remember when I told him that my husband had got a contract to work in Samoa, he said he would come and cut my grass. It was hard at times bringing up two children and working full time, with no relations to rely on locally.

Later I taught at Huapai School, where I was Associate Principal. In those days the Ministry inspectorate graded you every three years and when you wanted to move to another school they chose for you, depending on your grade. The children at Huapai were lovely and would hold the door open for you. I was a bit of an outsider, as I came from the North Shore and wasn’t a Westie, so it took a while to be accepted.

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fter that – 30 years ago now – I became Associate Principal at Stanmore Bay School. At the time we were living in Birkenhead, and the commute took around 35 minutes, against the traffic. When the children left home we moved to Army Bay, which was quite rural then – we could see cows grazing from our window. I was the only female in the management team and Bryan Meek from Warkworth was the principal. The children were skinny and ran around a lot outside, many walked to school. We were a

full primary, with a roll of around 800 so, after they built Whangaparaoa Intermediate, we decapitated. That was in the days of Tomorrow’s Schools, which brought in a board of trustees instead of the inspectorate. When the board, under chair Roc Widdison, appointed me Principal 10 years ago, I inherited a deficit of around $80,000.

I got a support person to help with the finances and help turn things around.

To keep costs down, I had to say to teachers “if you want it, you can’t have it but if you need it to do your job, we will get it for you.” There were a few redundancies, as some of the office staff were on high pay and we couldn’t afford it. Most of the new staff we brought in have been with me for 10 years. It took two years to get into the black – helped along by grants from Pub Charities and Lion Foundation. The grants got us a new piano, play equipment and library resources. I only had to show them our financial position and they were keen to help. That money continues to be valuable – recently it allowed us to get solar panels and IT equipment.

About 30 percent of parents pay the school donation, and that’s been fairly consistent over the years.

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instigated the building of four new playgrounds – there was no play equipment at all 10 years ago. We now have a music teacher four days a week, a music room and a band. Water safety is so important, so we started bringing in Leisure Centre swim coaching so most of our children can swim. We also got a dingy, which we put in the pool

for water safety lessons. Next term all classes will have air conditioning units, which should make a difference for the children and teachers. Recently we brought in a counsellor – children have more complex problems and he has a waiting list. The high needs children are a small percentage but nevertheless take hours away from teaching the other children. We have children who are “runners” (some wear GPS trackers in case they get away from us) as well as many others with special needs and things such as anxiety, which is a concern so young. They come to school with a lot of baggage that we have to unpack before we can teach them.

Teachers are finding it stressful and we don’t get the funding for the support we need. We had a union meeting the other day and the main concern was stress. This is something often raised at the Hibiscus Coast Principals association meetings too.

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have the most amazing, loyal and hard working staff – we are a family, we support each other through both personal and work problems and that’s one of the main things about this school that I will truly miss. It’s a great little school but you get to the stage where the problems are bigger than the pluses and when that happens, it’s time to go. Problems I would have diffused with little difficulty at one time are becoming more difficult. I leave knowing that the school is well resourced, and with its buildings in good condition and, all in all, in good heart for the future.

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Sausage sizzle social events held outside in the car park at Metro Park East in Millwater, which sometimes have to be abandoned when it rains, are wearing thin for the users of the sports grounds.

They are hoping to make progress on creation of a small ‘Pavilion’ building where social gatherings such as prizegivings can be held – it would also provide toilets, changing rooms and storage facilities for the members of local athletics, football, rugby and cricket clubs who use the grounds.

The building would be located between the grass playing fields and the car park on Millwater Parkway.

One of the options being considered is a structure that utilises shipping containers.

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A new 3.1ha park is to be developed in Millwater, providing a green open space and playground alongside a high-density housing area.

The park, located in the Bonair part of the subdivision, will include a basketball half court, netball hoop, rope climber, fitness station, seesaw, slide, basket swing, inground trampolines and “wobbly goals”.

Toilet facilities will be provided as well as a grassed area and network of paths.

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Council last January, with discussions about the purchase conducted behind closed doors in confidential. Council spent $3.3m on the purchase. As part of the agreement, Millwater developer WFH Properties will fund the creation of the park, including planting an adjoining stormwater pond/wetland area.

Final plans for the park were presented to the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board last month and members will be kept updated as the project progress.

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Simply Beds If you are a customer in David Reyland’s shop, on Whangaparaoa Road, and find yourself falling asleep; don’t worry, he won’t be offended.

The owner of Simply Beds says sleep is what he sells.

David has been in the bed industry all his working life. He owns stores in the St Lukes Shopping Centre and Three Kings, and recently opened the Whangaparaoa store, next to Subway.

“It feels like the demographic on the Coast is similar to St Lukes – people are conscious about quality, but also want a fair price,” he says.

“I’ve looked up here for a suitable site on numerous occasions, but the recent decision by my daughter Victoria to join the business has given me the time to make it happen.”

David says a lot has changed in the bed industry since he started.

“Technology has made a huge difference. Today’s beds are designed to give spinal support and health benefits, with a range of comfort levels. It means two people of different sizes and weights can sleep on the same bed and both be comfortable.

“New Zealand bed manufacturers are very innovative and are leaders in the field internationally.”

Simply Beds stocks a range of beds to meet most needs and budgets, and some have endorsements from organisations such as the International Chiropractors Association and

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“One of our top-of-the-range beds, the King Koil, utilises a material developed

by NASA, which helps cool the bed in summer and warm it in winter.”

David says taking his daughter into the business was a good move.

“She’s bringing me into the computer age with a new website, and getting me on social media. We’re also heading towards being a paperless business.”

David says anyone in the market for a new bed should ask themselves, “How important is a good night’s sleep?”

“I think most people would agree it makes sense to invest in something that you will probably use every day for at least eight to 10 years.”

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Take a look at what $1.3 million can do! An artist’s impression of the extension to Orewa Boulevard.

Boulevard plan proceeds The extension of Orewa Boulevard from Riverside Road to Empire Road will proceed to the design stage after it was approved by the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board last month.

The project, estimated to cost more than $1.3million (HM April 18), will extend the work completed by the former Rodney District Council that upgraded Hibiscus Coast Highway, from Moana Ave to Riverside Road, and slowed traffic.

It will include a pedestrian crossing, paved footpath, angle parking on the beach side, street lighting, traffic islands with planting and a new shared path through the reserve.

However, the significant cost of this project, which is being funded from the local board’s Transport Capital Fund, means that the proposed slow

zone for Silverdale has been deferred.

This is estimated to cost more than $164,000.

A slow zone aims to make a roadway more pedestrian friendly, by way of traffic calming devices such as raised pedestrian crossings, small roundabouts or speed cushions. Some of this work has already been done in Silverdale village with Auckland Transport working alongside the Silverdale Area Business Association.

Local board chair Julia Parfitt says that the slow zone in Silverdale could still proceed, if funding is found, and that ideally the local board wants every town centre to be a slow zone.

Auckland Transport will bring detailed concept designs for the Orewa Boulevard Stage 2 extension back to the local board for approval in due course.

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Time is money If you’re a small business owner, it can feel like business (and life in general) just keeps getting busier and it’s hard to fit everything in that needs to be done.

One of the key challenges I hear a lot from business owners – is the impact of ‘busyness’. Do you sometimes get to the end of the week and have been really busy, but don’t feel like you’ve achieved anything?

I’ve been there too, many times, and over the years I’ve figured out some key strategies and tactics to help get more done in the time available. This makes any business owner feel more in control of their workload and their business.

First of all – prioritise. The busier you are, the more organised you need to be, because you don’t have time to waste. When you get to work, take the first five minutes to plan out your day. Keep this to the main key tasks and rank them in order of importance. For example, an ‘A’ type task is one that must be done today, it cannot be pushed out, and no matter what happens in the business, it needs to be completed.

A ‘B’ type task is one that can be moved to tomorrow if need be, and can wait to be worked through, while a ‘C’ type task is something that needs to be completed by the end of the week.

This process trains you to carefully look at each task, to separate out what is most important, and monitor how you allocate your time.

The next step is to stop procrastinating. Get your most challenging task done in the morning, and then focus on the rest of the day.

Cluster work together so you keep focused, and you get in your ‘flow’ – such as making phone calls together at one time, replying to important emails, writing three or four social media posts instead of just one, and so on.

I also recommend a strategy that I call One More Thing. This literally is doing one more thing before finishing for the day – send one more email, make one more call, set up one more meeting. This gains momentum and helps you to power through getting things done.

Lastly, focus on money-making activities. If you want to keep consistent cashflow, focus on your clients, fill your pipeline, book your diary with client appointments or quotes to keep generating activity. And monitor how much time you’re spending on administrative tasks, when you could be meeting potential new clients, either in person or online.

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This Orewa site has been a bus depot for around 50 years but its future is now uncertain.

Bus depot under contract The NZ Bus depot at 188 Centreway Road in Orewa is currently on the market, and under contract to be sold.

The 0.5ha site was put on the market last year. Real Estate company Colliers International marketed it as “a prime redevelopment site in the heart of Orewa which represents the largest undeveloped title available within Orewa’s CBD. Zoned Mixed Use, and with holding income, buyers should

consider the opportunity to create quality residential accommodation within a short, flat walk to the beach”.

A bus depot has been on that site for around 50 years. Infratil, which owns NZ Bus, has been based there since 2006.

Last year, NZ Bus lost the contract for local bus services to Hamilton-based Go Bus (HM August 16, 2017), which takes over in September this year.

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Work is due to begin this week on the upgrade of four pedestrian crossings in Orewa town centre.

The aim is to improve pedestrian safety by removing a confusing crossing that goes across Hibiscus Coast Highway from the town centre and replace it with four new ones at the intersections of the highway with Moana and Moenui Avenues.

There will be two crossings at each intersection – one across the highway and the others across Moana and Moenui Avenues.

The original cost estimate for the work was $329,000 but this has increased to a final project cost of $381,069 – $92,700 of this is for lighting.

Auckland Transport spokesperson Mark Hannan says that changes were

made to the initial design so that it fits in better with the existing streetscape and “addresses end user expectation”.

“These amendments will provide a much better finished product and add to the existing layout and beautification works done through the Orewa Boulevard,” Mr Hannan says.

“The amendments included the use of specialised products to tie in with existing materials – blue stone to be used for kerbing, white granite insets for delineation of zebra crossings and bespoke lighting poles to match existing poles.”

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Plaza ‘transformation’ planned Coast Plaza in Whangaparaoa, which went on the market around eight months ago, has so far not been sold and remains in the hands of Greenwhale Holdings. Last month Colliers International, which manages the centre, said in a press release that a “significant transformation” of the centre is planned. This will include “revitalised public spaces, better community connectivity and two new precincts providing a range of food, beverage, health and wellness offerings”.

New leases have been signed for a childcare facility and a Chipmunks Kids Playland and works to facilitate those spaces will commence in the next three months.In the outdoor area on Main Street (opposite the library), a new play area and retail kiosk for pop up operators will be added.Colliers International says the company is still working on final plans for the new precincts and hopes to reveal more detail as work progresses over the coming months.

Gulf Harbour residents have been commenting on earthworks and truck movements near the Fairway Bay sales office in Pinecrest Drive. Fairway Bay’s development consultant, Michael Webb-Speight, says there have been a large number of enquiries as to whether work on the apartments overlooking the Marina has started. He says resource consent for the apartments has been obtained, but construction is part of a future development plan. The earthworks in question are for a project whereby the developer will provide excess clean fill to be used to improve the NZ Defence Force’s Army Bay rifle range (HM September 2017).

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Father odds on favourite to beat firefighting sons

Bets are being placed as to who will make it to the top of the Auckland Sky Tower first on Saturday, May 19 – volunteer firefighter Craig Macdonald, or his sons James and Cameron.

All three volunteer at Manly Fire Brigade and are taking part in the annual Sky Tower Stair Challenge – a race up the Sky Tower’s 51 floors wearing full firefighting kit to raise funds for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ. Craig, aged 54, seems to be the odds-on favourite and he is confident that experience – this will be his fourth Sky Tower Challenge – will prevail, although Cameron, the youngest, is also the fittest. Last year Craig beat James, 20, to the top by three minutes.

This is the first Sky Tower Challenge for 19-yearold Cameron, who joined the volunteer brigade in 2016.

Craig says that being with his sons in the brigade has its downside – he says some of the call outs they have been to means his boys have grown up very quickly.

However, he says they have a lot of fun together.

“Both of them do an amazing job as part of an exceptional team,” he says.

The brothers share a “good natured and healthy rivalry”, which is one reason that James is training for the challenge in secret, while Cameron and Craig largely train together utilising the 126 stairs at Tindalls Bay and Fitter Faster Stronger gym.

Last year the Manly Brigade raised around $3000 and they want to more than triple that, so Cameron has instigated a new fundraising challenge – the team of eight Manly firefighters taking on the Sky Tower (including the Macdonalds) will walk in full gear from Army Bay to Coast Plaza on May 5, and from Coast Plaza to Silverdale Mall on May 12.

In the aftermath of last month’s storm, the team that support our local firefighters, Silverdale Operational Support, ended up being based all over Auckland, assisting with welfare checks of areas that were without power. The local community helped out, providing food parcels for those in need. When they became aware that several local areas were still without power several days after the storm, the volunteers of Operational Support also delivered food parcels to the Dairy Flat, Stillwater and Wainui areas. Pictured on deliveries are Operational Support firefighters, from left, Kevin Harris and Steve Ross.

From left, Manly volunteer firefighters Cameron, James and Craig Macdonald are taking this year’s Sky Tower Challenge very seriously – who will get to the top first?

They will be collecting donations along the route, and supporters are welcome to join the walk.

To donate, visit https://firefightersclimb.org.nz and search for Manly Skywalkers, or look for Manly Skywalkers on Facebook.

The Lions Club of Whangaparaoa provided funds for North Shore Riding for the Disabled (RDA) to build shelters for their horses in each of three paddocks at their Stillwater base. This project was to commemorate the centennial of Lions International, which was founded in Chicago in 1917. On April 20, the Lions presented a plaque to acknowledge their donation and commemorate the centennary.

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Working mums carry heavy load The challenges of returning to work after becoming a mother is at the centre of a social enterprise set-up

by Hibiscus Coast mother-of-two, Anwen Robinson.

Anwen, who has an economic development background, says that when she started CareerMum in 2016, she had no idea of how big it would become.

She puts its growth down to the fact that there is little information or research in NZ on identifying and addressing the challenges that working mothers face.

“Postnatal depression, childcare infrastructure, gender diversity, the economic impacts of motherhood and low fertility rates among educated women are seldom reported in mainstream media,” she says.

“These can be delicate topics, but they are also issues that have social, business and economic impacts.”

CareerMum recently conducted a survey aimed at better understanding the challenges of managing a career alongside family, and to learn from examples of best practice.

The Mothers in the Workplace – Insights and Perspectives report, released last month, collated the experiences of just over 200 women who were the primary caregivers to a dependent child.

Not surprisingly, time management was identified as one of the biggest challenges (82 per cent of respondents). This impacted on how mothers prioritised their own health and wellbeing needs, and on their ability to take time out.

Other common challenges included lack of career progression opportunities, the challenge of getting sufficient time off for school holidays, lack of flexible

work options, cost and lack of childcare, and loss of confidence and self-esteem.

The report concluded that overall, the challenges mothers in the workforce face were many and varied, and experiences could vary from workplace to workplace. Feeling trapped, missing opportunities and not progressing were common themes.

“The results of the survey will help us develop programmes to support women and to work with business. I believe there are businesses that are addressing some of these issues, but sometimes it is happening in isolation. We’d like to see these positive stories shared.”

The survey respondents identified employer support, in terms of flexibility, empathy and progression, as by far the largest support mechanism they needed.

Better childcare options, a greater focus on gender equality, better support at home from partners, and more government and professional support services were also highlighted.

Anwen Robinson’s own experiences as a mother returning to the workforce were instrumental in her decision to set-up the social enterprise CareerMum.

“Mothers are an under-utilised talent, but the value of achieving progress will be considerable. In 2016, a report issued by McKinsey put a value on gender diversity of $28 trillion, or 26 per cent of GDP by 2025. More recently, a study sponsored by Westpac, valued workplace gender diversity at $881 million to the NZ economy.” Further reading: careermum.co.nz

Key issues of concern identified in the Mothers in the Workplace – Insights and Perspectives report: Under-utilised talent – Over a quarter of mothers are not in the workforce, and of those in the workforce nearly half of mothers with children aged under 14, and close to one third of mothers with children aged 14 or over, work part-time (under 30 hours a week) • Children are spending longer in childcare – Between 2000 and 2013, enrolment hours increased year on year, and the availability of quality, qualified early childhood teachers is under significant pressure • Around 14 per cent of New Zealand mothers are believed to experience postnatal depression. Research has shown that heightened employer support can reduce the risk of women developing postnatal depression, particularly in respect of maternity leave entitlement • Educated women are having fewer children – Childlessness for this group is 18 per cent, compared with 10 per cent for women with no formal qualification • A “motherhood penalty” exists – This represents the difference in pay between mothers and fathers, which sits at 17 per cent. This compares to a five per cent difference between non-parents.

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The Green Morepork The dream of owning a shop that offers customers an “enjoyable and fun retail experience” has come true for Karen Chillingworth, who recently opened The Green Morepork at Whangaparaoa.

Born in Napier and raised in Pakuranga, Karen moved to the Coast 14 years ago “I’ve spent a lot of time researching gift ideas that aren’t too expensive and that you may not find anywhere else,” she says. “As well as imported gift lines, I sell my own bottle top art and other NZ-made products.

“I had a serviceman in to do some work in the shop the other day who looked around and then said he hoped his wife didn’t discover us!”

The range of products includes bluetooth beanies, cushions, novelty aprons, satchels, toys, puppets, novelty pens and pencils, reusable wall

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“My aim is to make it a lot easier for locals to shop for a present for a birthday or other special occasion. There is something in the shop for all ages.”

Although this is Karen’s first shop, she is no stranger to retailing. She was a regular Hobbs Wharf Market stallholder for many years and owned and operated the original Baby Bounce Bouncinette manufacturing business in Silverdale for seven years.

The Green Morepork has been a family venture, with husband Troy designing the website and family have helped with the shop fitout.

“The store has a creative exciting setting that gives our customers a unique shopping experience.”

Karen says new stock will be added to the shop daily, with everything priced to suit all budgets.

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New Zealand made in mosaic by Jo Luker. These works can be viewed at Estuary Arts Centre while the Mother’s Day Mosaic workshop is underway.

Mosaics made for mothers Handmade gifts from the children will always be a favourite with any mum. Depending on how well made they are, they can still be treasured possessions many years later.

This month a workshop called Mother’s Day Mosaics, designed specifically to help adults make something special for mum, is taking place at Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa.

Alternatively, the chance to take part in the workshop could be given as a gift for mum, or provide the opportunity for a mother and daughter or son to work together on a piece.

The six-hour workshop takes place over two days and finishes with High Tea. It is being led by mosaic artist Jo Luker, who will guide participants in the process of making an outdoor

garden piece.

All materials are supplied – the mosaics will utilise broken china that Jo has collected, instead of the more commonly used glass or tiles.

“A lot of people have china passed down in the family,” Joanne says. “But when a piece breaks it is hard to throw it away so using pieces of it to create a beautiful mosaic is a way of retaining these links to our family histories.”

Other recycled materials will also be used – simple driftwood or rocks will be provided to use as natural bases. However, participants are also welcome to bring their own materials.

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Art connects mothers and daughters A strong artistic connection between mothers and daughters that spans three generations is best depicted in a painting by Lois Watkins that hangs in her daughter Josephine Davis’ home.

Lois, Josephine, and Josephine’s daughter Olivia Bezett, are all artists.

Josephine (Jo) says her mother should have been a fulltime painter, however Lois was also a farmer’s wife who painted prolifically as well as bringing up four children and helping on the farm. Her paintings were inspired by a love of fantasy worlds such as that of Beatrix Potter. Jo remembers that as children there was a “fairy tree” on the farm where the adults would hide little treats for the children to find, as though they had been left by fairies.

Lois did a painting as a special gift for each of her children. Jo is the youngest and she says by the time her mother was creating a painting for her, Lois was suffering from dementia and the tunnel vision she had all her life had got considerably worse.

In the end, Lois completed a sketch and asked Jo to finish it for her. Jo says it was some time after her mother’s death before she could bring herself to finish the work. The painting is now a treasured family heirloom. “It’s pretty special as grandma started it and mum finished it,” Olivia says.

Jo has been interested in art all her life – her first job, at the age of 17, was in an art gallery. She remembers contributing work for a joint

Jo Davis and Olivia Bezett

From top, This painting is treasured by the family as it was sketched by Lois and completed by her daughter. Jo’s latest work is influenced by the style of her mother. Above right, Olivia has inherited a love of woodland creatures, but paints them in her own style.

exhibition with her mother and sister, in Gisborne, when she was a teenager.

Like her mother before her, Jo painted prolifically before her children were born. Her career included many

awards and exhibitions but she has only recently been able to devote herself fulltime to art, now that her children have grown up.

Later this year, she will hold an

exhibition – ­her first for many years.

She says in the intervening period her style has changed, influenced by Lois’ work, to become more surreal.

Jo’s daughter Olivia, who lives in Gulf Harbour, wanted to be a chef – everyone else in the family was in the art world and she wanted to do something different. Jo says she tried to interest her daughter in art, initially without much success.

In the end, it must have been in the DNA as, at the age of 17, Olivia left college and committed herself to a fulltime career as an artist. She has become well known, particularly for her whimsical and surreal coloured pencil drawings of animals.

Recently Olivia and Jo collaborated on a fun project together, making Hobbiton out of sand for the Orewa Beach sandcastle competition, where they placed second.

Olivia says she hopes for many more collaborations with her mother. “We work together well and would like to do a joint exhibition one day,” Olivia says. “When we work together it flows really well. It’s natural and we don’t need to talk about it too much. We are on the same page.”

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This wheelchair waka, made by students from Whangaparaoa School, will be a float in the InMotion Matariki parade. Some of the students who helped make the ‘waka’ are pictured, with Charlotte Nightingale, centre, and teacher aide Karen Moore. Charlotte’s son Gabriel, aged nine, is seated in the waka.

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A group of educators from Childcare at Home and Fairy Godmothers took around 30 of the children in their care for a beach clean up at Stanmore Bay last month. The clean up, on Friday, April 13, was in support of Earth Day. The educators said it went hand in hand with showing the children the damage caused by rubbish, and how they can contribute to improving the local environment. The group hopes that the Stanmore Bay clean up will be the first in a series of ‘greening and cleaning’ projects in Whangaparaoa. A lot of the rubbish had been blown down the far end of the beach by the recent storm and cleaned up by volunteers from Whangaparaoa College.

However, there was still litter for the Childcare at Home and Fairy Godmothers team to remove, including plastic bottles, cans and plastic wrap.

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take place all along the route, from Silo Park to the Cloud in Auckland.

Participants can all go at their own pace, many in decorated bikes or wheelchairs.

The Hibiscus Coast is the first local community to be invited to get involved in the lead up to the event, which takes place on July 21.

In particular, Charlotte is hoping that local quilt makers will help create a large tactile quilt, which will be part of a sensory area.

Around 500 flags made of recycled materials are also needed for the parade route and for participants to hold or strap to their bikes or wheelchairs.

If you can help with quilting or making flags, contact Charlotte, email charlotte@touchcompass.org.nz or phone 022 104 7033, before the end of May. Info: www.inmotion.org.nz/

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The first float for an illuminated, “all wheels” parade, which will be part of this year’s Auckland Matariki festival, has been created in Whangaparaoa.

Students, assisted by teacher aides Karen Moore and Claire Gallagher and artist Jo Houghton, gave a wheelchair a creative, waka-style makeover especially for the parade.

The event, called InMotion Matariki, is being organised by Touch Compass for the second year running. General manager, Charlotte Nightingale of Army Bay, says the parade focuses on fun, providing accessibility and challenging perceptions about disability and art. Last year more than 2000 people took part.

The parade takes place after dark, and illuminated decorations are a big feature. Performances, including many from professional disabled performers,

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Caring and sharing day feels fabulous A group of women, some reluctant to come through the door at first, emerged from a day of care and pampering with goodie bags under their arms, and wide smiles.

Around 19 women, including Love Soup clients and volunteers and those suffering grief and loss, gathered at the Waste Management offices in Dairy Flat on April 22 for a pamper day run by the Feeling Fab Trust.

They were treated to delicious food, massages, manicures, hair ups and craft making, Reiki and Yoga, provided by 25 volunteers.

As the women enjoyed their treatments, the hum of conversation soon filled the room. And it is this, according to Feeling Fab founder Liz York, that is the key to the programme’s success.

“For some of them it’s massive just to come along, but they are welcomed with a huge hug and by morning tea they are sharing phone numbers and talking openly about what they are going through,” Liz says. “I wish I could bottle this as it’s amazing for the women’s mental health.”

Head chef for the day is Lynda Schuler of Stillwater, who nearly walked away the first time she was invited to a pamper session, around three years ago. She was going through a lot of grief at the time and says she was afraid to walk into a room with a lot of people that she didn’t know.

Somehow she found the courage, and afterwards she contacted Liz. “I

Left, Feeling Fab volunteers, with founder Elizabeth York, centre and chef Lynda Schuler, in white. Above, iced Anzac biscuits were among the treats on offer.

Above, Mar (Martine Genet), right, tells her story while having a hand massage. She has been homeless since February.

Right, Tracey Miller of Manly, right, says the pamper day gave her some much needed time out. She is pictured with Feeling Fab volunteer Jacqui Ross.

said I’d like to help, but all I can do is cook,” Lynda says. As well as turning out lunch for the Feeling Fab events, Lynda is also now on the committee.

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Simonne, centre, is now one of a group of women who have been empowered as Queen Mothers

Greypower president a Queen Mother Simonne Dyer turned heads at the Hibiscus Coast Garden Club last month, when she arrived for their meeting in her royal African regalia, complete with umbrella and linquist stick.

As guest speaker at the club’s annual meeting and show on April 16, Simonne’s colourful costume, made from multiple strips of handwoven fabric sewn together, got club members in the mood for the story she had come to share with them.

Simonne, who lives in Red Beach and is the current Greypower Hibiscus Coast president, described for the club members how she came to be given the title of Queen Mother of the Ga tribe in the Tema district of Ghana, West Africa.

The honour was bestowed by a local chief in 1992 when she was in Ghana working on a Christian Mission hospital ship. As well as providing muchneeded surgery for local people, the mission also raised funds to open a women-only operation room in Ghana to help reduce the number of women and their babies who were dying in childbirth from lack of medical facilities.

Simonne said that she was given the honour of Queen Mother of Development because she reminded the chief of an old woman who had previously died and the chief believed “she was of the same spirit”.

Simonne was the director of the Mercy Ship and she says the chief was also hoping for a great deal of help in his district.

Simonne gained the title of Naa Dede Santone 1, becoming one of a group of Queen Mothers, whose role is to care for the health and wellbeing of the women and children of the tribe. The title is hereditary, so will eventually pass down to Simonne’s granddaughter.

Currently she has a project on in East Timor working to raise the standard of living in the village of Laulora under the name of the Heta Trust. This project began in 2000 and has rebuilt homes, provided fresh water sources, installed toilets, held hygiene classes and renovated schools. The Trust also runs a sponsorship programme for children. Simonne says with minimal administrative costs and no paid Trust members, over 90 percent of the sponsorship money goes directly into the work in East Timor.

A raffle at the BPW conference last month raised money for the Nepal Literacy Fund. The conference drew more than 80 women from around NZ.

Nepal connection fostered A local chapter of the NZ Federation of Business & Professional Women (BPW) is helping women in Nepal become not only literate, but also computer literate.

The Warkworth chapter of the BPW provides yearly support to the Nepal Literacy Fund.

The programme was founded in Katmandu in 1994 and started by training women in food processing, mushroom growing, organic compost-making and waste management. Literacy, sewing and tailoring, sales techniques and accounting are also included.

Chapter president Sally Smith says that although some of the projects are small in terms of beneficiaries, over the years thousands of women have benefited from the skills learned and the income-generating activities they have embarked on.

“It has given them not only an income, but also higher self-esteem and a happier family life,” she says.

Sally added that the International Federation for BPW, through its members and the BPW Chapters in Nepal, also contributed to the building of 49 new houses after the Nepal earthquake.

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There’s no doubt about the high quality of the hibiscus bushes grown

by Noel and Lesley Newling in their Red Beach garden.

The couple took out both the hibiscus singles and doubles category (three blooms of each) at last month’s Hibiscus Coast Garden Club show.

Noel says despite this success, the blooms they entered in the show were not their best, mainly because gardeners are eternal optimists – “the best blooms will be out tomorrow!” he says. Both he and Lesley are keen gardeners, but Noel says they are “slowing down a bit now”.

Other features of the show, held on April 16 at Whangaparaoa Hall, were roses, camellias, fruit and vegetables and floral arrangements.

Club chair Marion McCracken says that they were pleased with the amount and standard of entries as there had been some worrying moments about the effects of the recent storm on members’ gardens.

Autumn colours was the theme for the floral arrangements at the garden club show. Above, First place went to Christine Richards.

From top, First prize in the perennials section went to Murray Jackson’s dahlias. Both double, and single hibiscus categories were won by the Newlings of Red Beach. Lesley, pictured, and husband Noel are both keen gardeners

The club has been going for 52 years but members took the opportunity at the show to celebrate a year since the name was officially changed from Whangaparaoa Horticultural Society to Hibiscus Coast Garden Club. The birthday cake was cut by club stalwart Bev Lord.

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Hair today One of my domestic chores is cleaning out the shower drain. This involves using tweezers to pick out disgusting clumps of matted hair and soap. None of the hair is mine. I blame the women in my house who seem to moult all year round.

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Hair growth is a dynamic process. At any one time about 90 percent of your follicles are in an active growth phase (anagen) while 10 percent are resting (telogen). The anagen phase is longer on the scalp than other areas, such as the eyebrows, which explains why scalp hair is much longer. Though in my case, the eyebrows are catching up fast!

After stress or surgery or childbirth as many as 70 percent of the follicles may go on strike, resulting in significant generalised hair loss. This is called telogen effluvium which fortunately is a temporary condition, though the degree of thinning can be alarming. It’s not easy to wait patiently for several months until things start to improve.

More familiar to most people is alopecia, which is an autoimmune condition that suddenly causes bald patches to appear on the scalp or beard area. This may require specialist advice.

Considering we have less hair than most animals, it’s amazing how we fret about it. Too much, too little, wrong colour, wrong place, too straight, too curly, hair today, gone tomorrow. Even eyebrows these days have an almost architectural precision. ‘On fleek’, I think you call it. I try to drop this phrase into conversations with young people to show how cool I am.

However, this is not just about vanity. The psychosocial consequences of hirsutism (male pattern hair growth in females) can be very severe. Women hate it, and become very frustrated with the ongoing need for electrolysis, plucking and in some cases shaving. It is a feature of polycystic ovary syndrome and is also associated with insulin resistance and obesity. Rarely it is caused by a tumour which produces too much testosterone. In any case it is definitely worth a medical consultation to talk about options.

Men conversely are often distressed by premature baldness. I would like to say we have some solid options for this, but the scalp applications and even Propecia have limited efficacy and need to be kept up indefinitely. At least men have a reasonable option of shaving the whole lot off and enhancing their street cred!

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New Mums Group 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month 10am-12pm

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Prenatal Classes

All welcome no matter where you plan to birth.

 FREE pregnancy tests Prenatal classes are a great way to meet  Prenatal classes, birth venue & other expectant parents, learn about birthing post-natal stay choices, and gain confidence. Held at the Warkworth Birthing Centre, with a tour of  Own room in peaceful rural the birthing rooms included. surroundings Courses are FREE, both evening (8 week)  Excellent equipment and and weekend (4 week) options are available. atmosphere Participants receive extensive handouts  Water birth a speciality and a personalised facebook group.  Midwives on call at all times, and Classes are facilitated by qualified as backup for your caregiver (LMC) childbirth educators.  Full post-natal hospital stay For further information talk  24 hour Registered Midwives/ to your LMC/Midwife or Nurses to care for you and your baby Warkworth Birth Centre  You can transfer from your birth Phone 09 425 8201 hospital within 12 hours of normal birth or 24 - 48 hours following a 56 View Road, Warkworth Caesarean warkworthbirthcentre.co.nz

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Puppet show glowing in the dark for Matariki

Where Relationships Matter…

Enrolling now Opening end of April 2018 Come and join us at the cottage in our beautiful natural learning environment!

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021 897960

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One less thing to think about when you come to Rodney Surgical...

It’s a drag at the best of times, and it’s not just the cost. With some hospital carparks, you need to take a pair of walking shoes to get to the admission block. Not at Rodney Surgical.

a taxi home, or your driver can drop you off and go home while you have your surgery. We will call when you are ready to be collected.

At our custom-built surgical centre in Warkworth, we have more than enough parking. It’s just one less thing for you to worry about.

Rodney Surgical is a world-class hospital with fully qualified, experienced, caring staff and surgeons. It’s your community hospital right here in Warkworth … including free parking.

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A 5m-long taniwha called Haututu that glows in the dark is just one of a whole constellation of giant, glow-in-the-dark puppets to feature in an upcoming show at Orewa’s Centrestage Theatre.

The show has grown from the fluorescent puppets first introduced to the Hibiscus Coast at last year’s Festival of Puppetry at Estuary Arts Centre.

The puppets are made by Little Green Man Productions, which has since developed them into Heaven and Earth – a full UV show about the legends of Matariki.

They are controlled by four ‘invisible’ puppeteers, using hand rods, who work on a stage that has been turned into a blacked out box.

Producer Sarah Burren says this is the first fully glow in the dark show.

The puppets are all large scale and the 40-minute long show is tailored to young people, while appealing to a wide audience.

The puppeteers are all from South Auckland and music has been written and produced specially for Heaven and Earth. Some of the dialogue is in Maori.

Afterwards, the audience can come and meet the puppeteers and there is a question and answer session.

The show, which is touring other Auckland and Northland centres, is a celebration of Matariki. The Orewa

From top, Marama (the moon).

Puppeteers, from left Mita and Vai Puni Tupaea

performances are also a fundraiser for Estuary Arts Centre, which is raising money for a new potters’ wheel. A small amount from each ticket sold goes to the arts centre.

There will be 10 shows at Centrestage, from June 18–22 (11am and 1pm each day). Tickets are available now and cost $7.50. They can be obtained from Estuary Arts Centre, Western Reserve, Orewa, phone 426 5570.

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Mental health toolbox opened in Orewa Strategies to help people cope with anxiety and depression will form the basis of a programme to be held in Orewa next term.

Northcote-based charity Hearts and Minds, funded by Waitemata District Health Board, is bringing its Moving Past Depression and Anxiety programme to Orewa. It is facilitated by counsellors Libby Taylor and Craig Gemmell.

Hearts and Minds’ wellbeing and resilience programme manager, Julie Walker, describes the programme as a toolbox, with a range of approaches to help people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety.

She says the group focuses on techniques that include cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance commitment therapy and mindfulness skills. Between them, these techniques will introduce ways to challenge unhelpful and negative thought

patterns and extend a person’s comfort zones. Relaxation and breathing techniques are included to help participants become more aware of living in the present moment.

Julie says feedback from previous programmes shows that as well as the skills learned, people appreciate meeting others who may have similar problems.

“It is a good complement to one-onone therapy, as in a group there is that community connection,” Julie says.

The course is free for anyone who has a referral from a GP, counsellor or other health professional. Without a referral, the cost is $105.

There are eight sessions, which run weekly from May 16 to July 4, at the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre in Orewa. To enrol, phone 09 441 8989 or email learning@heartsandminds.org. nz

Help needed for Grease car

Centrestage Youth Theatre is looking for help from the local community to build and paint the iconic 1950s car for its production of the musical Grease. The theatre’s long-term prop builder needs help from panelbeaters, artists and builders in order to finish the car by mid-June. Centrestage is also on the lookout for any 1950s styled car parts that can be donated and repurposed for the production. Info: email production manager Sarah Searle, centrestageyouththeatre@gmail.com or phone 426 7282.

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SWEET TOOTH TRUTH

With the chocolatey days of Easter now gone, sugar has been on our minds. We all know that excessive sugar consumption has a negative effect on dental health, but what can you do to prevent damage to your family’s teeth?

There is good news - tooth decay is completely preventable! It occurs when specific types of bacteria present in your mouth feed on and digest the sugars in the food you consume. Their digestive process produces acid that can slowly dissolve your tooth enamel and its underlying layer, the dentin, causing tooth decay. These acids cause damage to your teeth for about 20 minutes after eating, so the more sugar you consume throughout the day, the more your teeth are in contact with the decay-causing acids.

Removing sugar entirely from your diet is unrealistic because most foods contain some form of sugar or starch, so what can you do to stay on top of it and protect your family?

• Always wait about 20 minutes before brushing your teeth after eating, to avoid brushing away your acid-softened, post-meal enamel • Avoid sipping drinks and snacking all day for the same reason – it’s not just about how much sugar you consume, but how frequently your teeth are exposed to it • Avoid sticky or chewy sugary foods that stay on your teeth a long time • Read nutritional labels and choose foods and drinks that are lowest in sugar (and be aware of other names for sugar, like glucose, sucrose, dextrose, rice syrup and so on) • Swap out fizzy drinks for water • Oral hygiene is a great defense – brushing your teeth thoroughly every day and flossing once a day will clean away recent sugary foods and bacteria from the surfaces of your teeth • Prevention is always the best medicine! Attending regular dental check-ups will allow us to catch any decay early and put a stop to it.

If you’re worried about your teeth, or are experiencing tooth ache, pain when chewing, or sensitivity to hot, cold or sweet foods, give us a call today on (09) 426 5262 and we’ll be able to help!

p: 426 5262 | e: team@dentalsuite.co.nz or talk to us on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/TheDentalSuiteSilverdale Suite 6, 44 Silverdale Street, Silverdale

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Our best shot with Hibiscus Coast Photographic Club, www.hcpc.org.nz

This image, called Wild Water, won Honours for Sue Smith in the set subject, which was Action and Speed. The image was taken at Wero Park in Manukau where canoeists were battling it out at the Oceania Champs. Sue says that the shot was taken with a slower shutter speed and camera ‘panned’ to capture the fury of the water and sheer effort of the paddler.

Holly Nutter’s diving (HM April 1) is reaching new heights. Last month the talented nine-year-old from Arkles Bay competed in her first national competition – the Diving NZ National and Autumn Championships. She won gold in her 5m platform event as well as two silvers (in the 1m and 3m synchronized dives) and a bronze in the 3m individual event.

Some of the youngest members of the local water polo team came away with a gold medal from the Tauranga Under 12 Waterpolo Competition, played at Baywave Pools in The Mount over April 14–16. The aptly named Hibiscus Coast Gold team, pictured, played 11 games, losing only one, bringing home the Gold medal in division B. At rear is, from left, coach Flynn Southcombe and team manager Rob McKewan.

Reprieve for Stage Challenge

RockQuest Promotions will take over the running of events to replace the popular Stage Challenge and J Rock, which were axed in January, with organisers saying they were not financially viable. J Rock and Stage Challenge events were held at more than 10 venues nationwide, with local primary schools and colleges taking part in Auckland. The Stage Challenge Foundation had run the professionally staged events annually since 1992, with support from the Ministry of Education. Last month Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced the new plan, saying that Rockquest has a track record of delivering successful, large scale events and already has strong relationships with schools.

The events, which are yet to be named, will enable Year 1 to 13 students to engage in music, drama and dance in their local communities. Successful performers will be offered the opportunity to perform in a national show, Mr Hipkins says. The contract with Rockquest is for this year only, funded by a one-off grant of $800,000 while the Ministry develops a longer-term solution.

Orewa Community Church

Discovering God Sharing Christ’s Love Sunday Family Services 10am + Kids Journeys May 6: The right-side-up Kingdom, 'No need to worry' Speaker: Murray Cooper May 13: Mothers Day Service, 'Looking Good?'

Join us for a fun morning as we celebrated the mothers & special women in our lives!

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Fish are biting

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Although the weather over the past few weeks has not been the kindest, the fishing has been red hot. We have certainly felt the drop in temperature and it looks like the fish have too. This cold southerly we have had recently is exactly what fishers have been waiting for, as it will have sent the fish into full panic mode. As the water temperature suddenly drops, instinct will take over and the drive for the fish to put on condition should result in some insanely good fishing. The saying goes “there’s proof in the pudding”, and over the past few days we have had many fishers coming in talking about how productive their recent trips have been.

Land based fishers have been doing very well, catching lots of good Snapper and Kahawai around the bays at dawn and dusk on the incoming tide.

Small cut baits of squid and mullet are proving deadly, while the kayakers have been producing a feed of healthy fish using small softbaits just off the beach in 10 to 15m. There are still large schools of small baitfish around, so try matching the hatch with small micro jigs and softbaits to up your chances.

Traditionally this is the time of year a lot of people start targeting big fish in the shallows with bait and berley. Straylining involves using as little weight as possible to get well presented baits that look as natural as possible to the fish attracted by your berley. If done correctly, it is a highly effective way of catching a feed of fish. Find a piece of shallow coastline with a bit of current and deploy your berley. Try to match the wind direction with the way the current is flowing so you sit facing one direction. Float baits back in free spool until you get an enquiry and hold on. Don’t be afraid to fillet a Kahawai and throw a slab over as bait. If there’s a big fish around that’s how you’re going to catch it.

Although the fishing has been good, try and improve your chances even more by targeting the bite times. You can generally tell the bite times by the position of the moon. The fishing will be at its best when the moon is either directly above your head or straight below your feet. Try targeting dawn and dusk, as fish feel more confident in low light and are more likely to come up off the bottom to eat a bait.

Connor Scott is our new Fishing Columnist. He has been around fishing “since day one”, having been raised on the rocks of the far north with a rod in his hand. This progressed into fishing from boats as his knowledge and passion grew. As the new manager at Top Catch Whangaparaoa, Connnor says finding time to get out for a fish can be a struggle, but he does so as much as possible. “Targeting big fish inshore is a buzz with so many species to consider, however my favourite time on the water is long days offshore deep dropping, jigging or trolling,” he says.

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Bowls Whangaparaoa Indoor Bowling Club 2018 season has started, new members are welcome. Come and learn this easy to play game. Club nights Monday 7pm at Whangaparaoa Primary School hall, Thursday afternoon at the Whangaparaoa Hall. Info: Geoff 428 5915 or Owen 426 8476.

Netball Hibiscus Coast Netball Intermediate and Senior/Premier individual 2018 registration closes May 6. Information and registration: hbcnetball.co.nz Badminton Orewa Badminton Club Always open to new senior (16+) members.

Meet every Thursday night at Victor Eaves Park, Florence Ave, Orewa.

Info: ezybook.co.nz/orewabadmintoclub/ AFC Hibiscus Coast AFC technical development programme. At Metro Park, Millwater. An eight week programme every Wednesday from 4.30pm to 5.30pm starting from May 2 to June 20. Ages 8-12 year olds. Info: hbcafc.org.nz To list sports news for FREE email: terry@localmatters.co.nz

ToTalspan Rodney 229 sTaTe HigHway 1 waRkwoRTH pHone 09 422 3149

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HEALING ROOMS

WHANGAPARAOA 2nd & 4th TUESDAYS each month 6.30pm - 8.00pm St Stephens Church, 3 Stanmore Bay Rd For other Tuesdays phone/text: 027 437 3308

SILVERDALE 2nd & 4th SATURDAYS each month 10.00.am - 11.30am Illuminate Church Offices Unit F2A, Level 1, 2 Milner Ave For information phone/text: 021 0465 029

Closed School & Stat Holidays hhr.org.nz

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HEALTH & BEAUTY BOWEN THERAPY

For Pain, Tension, Muscles, Joints, Tissue, Respiratory, Digestive, Carpal Tunnel, RSI, Migraines.

Online booking: www.bowtech.co.nz 46 Brightside Road, Stanmore Bay. Sally Barrett Ph 424 8519, 027 292 3604

HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM MANAGER

Couldrey House & Garden in Wenderholm Regional Park requires a Manager to join its small, friendly team of volunteers brought together by interest in local history and community. This paid contract Manager position is part-time and flexible, 10-hours minimum a week, involving thoughtful volunteer and stakeholder management, sound operational administration, strong communication outreach and a focus on events and fundraising. The successful applicant requires excellent written and computer skills (Microsoft Office is essential; social media is desirable) as well as administrative and fundraising experience.

A full position description is available on www.couldreyhouse.org.nz Letters of application with CV and two referees should be emailed to info@ couldreyhouse.org.nz.

Applications close 1 June 2018.

CHINESE ACC TREATMENT PROVIDER Helping you with: Acupuncture, massage, cupping & bioelectricity etc 2 Milner Avenue, Silverdale, (beside new Silverdale Mall) Phone 022 308 8669

PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTHERAPY

Stress • Anxiety • Depression • Burnout.

Painless & easy. Quit Smoking Ph Bill Parker NZAPH 09 424 7610 WINTER SPECIAL! HANDS & FEET Nails cut & filed, includes hand & foot massage. $30 each – $50 for two. I will come to you. Phone 424 0676.

HAIRDRESSING MOBILE HAIRCUTS European trained hairstylist to visit you at your time, your place. Sabine Ph 426 9652 021 149 8598

TUITION PIANO/KEYBOARD LESSONS IN OREWA

CARPENTERS WANTED Immediate start Phone John 022 153 0108 HAIR DESIGNERS IS LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME SENIOR STYLIST to join our friendly team based in Orewa.

Minimum of 3 years experience. Give Bonnie a call at the salon 094265637

DINING OUT CELEBRATE AT WALNUT COTTAGE – The licensed Café in the Trees. Wed-Sun 8am-3.30pm Ph 09 427 5570.

DVDS & VIDEOS VIDEOS TRANSFERRED to DVD/hard drive. Phone Te Totara Video 09 422 5710 or 021 777 385.

CHILDCARE

COAST GARDENING Garden care, soft landscaping, garden rescue & advice. Ph Heidi 021 449 148.

OUR SPACE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE:

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

New gardens, clean ups. Specialising in maintenance & improvement.

Phone Dave 021 950 154 HANDYMAN AVAILABLE for all those odd jobs. Ph Nev 021 399 226 @ Nev’s Odd Jobs. Great rates. Local & reliable.

HANDYMAN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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Private Professional Affordable Enjoyment for all ages Phone 0800-696-874 www.modernmusic.co.nz

GUITAR LESSONS Acoustic & electric.

All ages & stages. Ph Phil 0272 320 260.

PERSONAL WIDOWER, NON SMOKER, SOCIAL DRINKER, FINANCIALLY SECURE Would like to meet a lady in Orewa or Red Beach area in her 70’s for frienship and possible relationship. Replies to Roger Barton Ph 426 6866.

TRANSPORT DRIVING MISS DAISY

Reliable, safe, TMS Registered Ph 428 4490 or 021 035 0431. hibiscus@drivingmissdaisy.co.nz

Building repairs • Roofing • Gutter replacement/cleaning • Waterblasting Landscaping • Tree work, Fencing Hedge trimming • Painting • Rubbish removal • Lifestyle-block work. Regular maintenance protects your investment.

5 Poplar Road, Stanmore Bay Ph 09 428 0978. 027 434 3716: Friendly, small and homelike centre for 30 children from 6 months to 6 years. Happy and safe children.

Welcoming, qualified and attuned teachers. Large outdoor area.

We offer 20 hours ECE and Winz subsidy.ourspacehbc@gmail.com

FOR SALE MOTOR SCOOTER Suzuki K7 Burgman 400cc, 32,000km, ex cond, $4750. Ph 426 2200.

WANTED TO BUY TO BUY, RECORDS/LP’S Ph 428 1587.

Phone Paul 021 724 075

PUBLIC NOTICES

MINT HOME CLEANING

AGM OF THE WHANGAPARAOA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Friday 8pm, May 18, at the Art Space (lower level Whangaparaoa Hall).

Agenda includes election of officers, setting subscriptions, presidents report, etc) SHAKESPEAR OPEN SANCTUARY SOCIETY INCORPORATED “SOSSI” The AGM of SOSSI will be held on Tuesday May 29, 2018, 1pm, at the Shakespear Regional Park’s Office which is now located at the Park’s new woolshed.

The AGM will be preceded by a complimentary BBQ at 12pm.

your local cleaning team is ready to deliver our 5 star shine in your home for weekly cleaning, spring or moving cleans. For a FREE quote ph 09 415 0028 or 0800 297 253 www.minthomecleaning.co.nz SECURITY ALARM SERVICING Local technician, 20 years experience.

Ph 027 553 3032 or 09 428 5887 A PUMP DOCTOR will keep you pumping. Ph 0274 430 654.

ARKLES BAY PAINTERS/DECORATORS In the area for the area. Ph 022 0291 056 BUILDER SEMI RETIRED – for all those small building jobs. Good rates. Ph/txt Rob 021 167 2155 or 09 426 2960 CABINET MAKER/JOINER (RETIRED) Tables, drawers, dressers, shelving, cabinets etc. Low rates. Workmanship guaranteed. Ph Derek 426 3541.

HANDYMAN CARPENTRY, Cabinetmaking, repairs, small jobs, rubbish removal etc Ph/Txt 027 420 5155 PAINTING – INTERIOR / EXTERIOR, Free quotes. Phone Jef 021 164 9709.

PLASTERING, GIB STOPPING, Repairs/ small jobs. Keith 424 8841/022 682 4760.

PAINTER Interior/exterior. Small jobs ok. Waterblasting. Ph Rod 021 107 6502.

WATER PUMPS - no water? old cast iron pump? Sales Service & Installation.

Work Guaranteed. Ph Steve 027 478 7427 steve@aquafilter.co.nz.

WINDOW CLEANING 30 years exp, local owner operator, reasonable rates.

Ph David 426 2253.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Prompt service 09 423 9660 or 021 168 7349.

BAY APPLIANCE REPAIRS – All major laundry/kitchen brands, small appliances, & power tools. Work guaranteed EWRB reg. Ph 09 947 0333 or 022 600 9919.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES COMBINED RODNEY SENIORS Country drive to the Waikato, Monday May 7, Cost $38pp, includes: Return Coach Fare, morning tea at Drury (own expense), visit to Pounamu Taoga Carvers at the Greenstone Museum/ shop the Kauwhata, refreshments at Homestead Cafe Taupiri. Booking and payment to Dot Ph 426 6212.

CYBERSECURITY CLASS. How to protect yourself from online scams, hacks, and cybercrime. Tuesdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May, 10am-11am, Ōrewa Library. Suitable for beginners. Free. ph/ txt Toby 021 148 1834.

HBC NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN monthly meeting .Tuesday May 8, at The Wade Hotel, Silverdale .Dinner at 5.45pm, meeting from 7pm.

All welcome. Ph Belinda 027 551 0348.

IPHONE CLASS: Learn to use your iPhone. Suitable for beginners. Thursdays 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May, 2pm-3pm, Ōrewa Library. Suitable for beginners. Free. ph/ txt Toby 021 148 1834.

SMARTPHONE CLASS: Learn to use your Android smartphone. Suitable for beginners. Thursdays 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 May, 11.30am-12:.30pm,Ōrewa Library.

Free. ph/txt Toby 021 148 1834.

THE H.B.C. STAMP CLUB meets the 2nd Thursday each month at the Methodist Church Hall Whangaparaoa Road opposite the Fire Station, 1.30pm.

Interesting and informative meetings, guest speakers; buy, sell, swap stamps, new members welcome. Ph L.Conolly, 427 6344.

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Klassic Trax play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7.30pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

Local musicians Tweed and The Dirt Road Orchestra play to celebrate NZ Music Month, Whangaparaoa Library, Main Street, Whangaparaoa, 1pm. Free. All welcome.

Puhoi Ramblers play at Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 11am.

Part of NZ Music Month.

Theosophical Society’s national president speaks on Reincarnation, 9E Forest Glen Orewa, 2pm. He will look at past philosophers as well as modern scientific research. Suggested donation $5 including tea and cake. Info: ph 427 0149.

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Evelyn Page Choir performs at Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 11am. Please book at Orewa Library or phone 427 3912.

Mother’s Day Mosaic making with Jo Luker. Estuary Arts Centre, Hibiscus Coast Highway, Orewa. Info and tickets at estuaryarts. co.nz (see story p18) Two Flat Whites and a Mocha play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club Summer Prizegiving, at the Yacht Club, Gulf Harbour, 6pm. With over 50 boats participating across the summer racing series, this evening for members and invited guests is a popular annual event. Tickets $30 from admin@ghyc.co.nz or ph 424 2118 for more information and payment details.

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Singer/songwriter Aidan Ripley performs, Whangaparaoa Library, Main Street, Whangaparaoa, 2pm. Free and all welcome.

Historical Society Coffee Morning, The Parsonage, Silverdale Pioneer Village, 15 Wainui Road, Silverdale, 10am. Discuss historical artefacts or items of historical interest over coffee. Bring along your items of interest. All welcome.

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Orewa North School Kapa Haka Group at Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 10am. Please book at Orewa Library or phone 427 Browns Bay Chinese Assoc. play a selection of music, Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 2pm–3pm.

Toucan play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge. Info: 424 9026.

City of Sails Barbershop Chorus concert, Centrestage Theatre Centreway Rd Orewa, 2.30pm. Special guests including Marian Burns and the Orewa College Jazz band. Tickets $20, phone Centrestage, 426 7282.

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Angela, Jessie and Robbie Chen play the accordion, Whangaparaoa Library, Main Street, Whangaparaoa, 2pm. They are preparing for NZ and international accordion competitions. Free and all welcome.

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Orewa College bands Trom Bomb, Sax Bomb, Sax Grenades and a clarinet quintet play at Orewa Library, Moana Ave, Orewa, 3.30pm.

Roger and the Ramjets play at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43a Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay, 7pm, $5 door charge.

Info: 424 9026.

Singer/songwriter Aidan Ripley performs, Whangaparaoa Library, Main Street, Whangaparaoa, 2pm. Free and all welcome.

LOCAL MARKETS: Silverdale Markets, every Saturday 8am–1pm • Hibiscus Coast Markets, Whangaparaoa Community Hall, last Saturday of each month 10am-2pm • Hobbs Wharf Market, 132 Pinecrest Drive, Gulf Harbour, 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 10am–2pm • 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 10am3pm • 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

Asthma Winter Checklist It’s World Asthma Awareness Day on 1st May and if you are one of the 1 in 6 or rather 700,000 kiwis suffering from asthma, it’s time to get prepared for winter. Why is that you say? Did you know that cold air can literally take your breath away?

Cold air and runny noses are major triggers for asthma flare ups.

Studies show up to 70% of asthmatics say their asthma triggered from a combination of cold air and exercise. Just as we feel stinging or tears from cold air drying out and irritating our eyes, if you are asthmatic, the cold air may cause a similar reaction in your lungs.

This in turn can trigger asthma symptoms.

The common cold can also prove troublesome. Research shows that more than 80% of colds suffered by asthmatics are associated with an increase in asthma symptoms.

Here is an Asthma Winter Checklist to minimise the effect of winter on your asthma symptoms.

Assess how well your asthma is really controlled by taking an Asthma Control Test. More than half of asthmatics in New Zealand suffer with uncontrolled asthma. Having your asthma under control means being to live a physically active life with little or no symptoms of asthma day or night. You can complete the test with your health provider or test yourself on-line at www.asthmacontrol.co.nz Do you have an Asthma Action Plan in place? Monitoring your asthma symptoms and reviewing your medication will help you to take control of your asthma. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about getting your own individualised Asthma Action Plan. We have them available free in store and can personalise it for you.

Consider getting a flu shot. Information about this can be found at www.fightflu.co.nz Support your immune system naturally. Many natural remedies such as vitamin C, zinc and echinacea may help to increase your immunity.

Think about becoming smokefree. With such amazing health rewards and great support systems in place, becoming smokefree is certainly worth the effort.

Treat allergies and avoid triggers. Knowing what your triggers are and undertaking to avoid them may well be key in keeping your asthma symptoms at bay. To find out what is triggering your asthma, take note of when and where you are when your asthma symptoms become worse and how severe they are. Allergies are also known to trigger asthma. Treating your allergy may also help decrease asthma symptoms.

Take care of yourself this winter and keep your asthma under control.

53B Rawhiti Road, Manly Village Whangaparaoa Ph (09) 424 7708 Fax (09) 424 7427 www.unichemmanly.co.nz

Manly Pharmacy

Your local health professional

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Hundreds turn out for veterans A sunny autumn day was a mixed blessing for the 11am Anzac service held at the Hibiscus Coast Community RSA in Whangaparaoa.

The solemn service on April 25, is one of the largest in the area and hundreds of people of all ages turned out to watch the veterans march past, heads held high.

While the numbers of veterans marching dwindle, a large number watch seated near the cenotaph.

The parade also included current members of the armed forces, local organisations such as the Air Cadets, St John, Scouts, Guides and representatives of local schools.

The service, led by Commander Frank Rands, continued with readings by students from Whangaparaoa College, prayers, the singing of the Australian and NZ national anthems and the lowering of the flag to the sounds of The Last Post played expertly by bugler Kerry Robertson.

Standing in the sun for the hour-long service proved too much for several among the crowd and in particular for one Navy veteran, Ken Johnstone of Red Beach, who has led in the veterans, holding the Kings Empire Veterans flag, for many years. He was carried from the parade grounds by St John but made a full recovery and was later seen with a beer in his hand in the RSA. For more photos, visit www.localmatters.co.nz

Oliver Furneaux plays the The Last Post

Fallen honoured at Puhoi

From top, Orewa Sea Scouts lay a wreath. Tom Brosnahan of Orewa served in the infantry in Vietnam. Left, Veterans marched to loud applause

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Around 150 people turned out to pay their respects at an Anzac Day Service at the Puhoi Pioneers Memorial Park.

Among the speakers was long-time Puhoi resident Larry Mitchell who paid tribute to all those who had fought and lost loved ones, and in particular recalled his uncle Lawrence Mitchell who died during WWII. Sub-lieutenant Lawrence Mitchell, of the RNZAF, died when the Fairey Battle aircraft he was piloting crashed into the sea off the coast of England, following a four-hour sortie.

During his speech, an emotional Larry Mitchell read from the last entry in his uncle’s diary, believed to be the last words he wrote.

Also taking part in the service, with prayers, presentations and songs, were the Orewa Sea Scouts, the Puhoi Children’s Choir, the Puhoi Scout and Cub group and the Puhoi Fire Brigade.

Prior to the service, The Puhoi Scout and Cub group pinned on to the Memorial Gates a poppy they made for each fallen soldier from Puhoi.

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