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Hundreds more homes headed for Coast Subdivisions in Whangaparaoa, Red Beach, Orewa and Silverdale will add hundreds of homes to the Coast.

In Silverdale, a 26ha site at 2182 East Coast Road, near the park and ride, is being developed by a company called Build Rich which has three directors – two based in Hong Kong and one, Tsang Wing Yueng, from Taupaki.

The development will take place in five stages. Last month the first 11 of the Stage 1 residential lots were put on the market. Together, Stage 1 and 2 will include around 200 single lots and both stages include additional areas for more intensive, apartment or terraced house dwellings, the details of which are unknown until they gain Council

consent. There are three further stages in this development, again with details as yet unknown.

Meanwhile, subdivision of 84.5ha of rural land on the western side of the Grand Drive motorway exit, formerly Hall Farm, began at the end of last year (HM December 12, 2018). This development is now called Ara Hills.

Recently its developers, A V Jennings, advertised that around 700 homes could be built there instead of the original 575. A V Jennings development manager, Cameron Hodgson, confirms that it has resource consent for 575 homes but says the company is working through continued page 2

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When complete, this development behind the Silverdale Park and Ride will include several hundred homes, including terraced housing.

a process with Auckland Council towards “livening up the zoning”, in line with the Unitary Plan. He says 700 homes would be the maximum, and only if it gains Council approval and there proves to be demand for apartments and terraced housing. The first 14 residential lots at Ara Hills are now on the market. Cameron says this development will not be “a sea of homes”, but has been master planned so that around half the site will be residential and the rest in native bush, parks and reserves along with a small commercial centre.

In Whangaparaoa, the Neil Group has just purchased the 2.7ha site at 455 Whangaparaoa Road, next to The Peninsula Club retirement village, and plans to develop it into a subdivision for up to 30 homes. The company has been in business for more than 60 years and was one of the early Gulf Harbour developers. It was recently in the news for seeking restrictions on noise at Whenuapai Airbase.

Neil Group chief executive Phil Ainsworth says the company will spend the next few months working through the design and resource consent processes and expects to commence

work on the Whangaparaoa site towards the end of next year.

He says that an ecologically significant area of bush will be protected, and that the entry from the subdivision, which is directly onto Whangaparaoa Road, will be “engineered to ensure safe access and egress”.

There is more growth in Red Beach too. Two original homes have been demolished on a site of around 1.32ha at 38A Moffat Road, and the land turned into a 22-lot subdivision that recently went on the market. The developer is Thirty Eight Moffatt (sic), whose sole director is Andrew Leigh Taylor of Hamilton.

Six of the sites, which are a minimum of 600sqm, have already sold.

A lane has been created into the site, off Moffat Road, and from there the exit will be onto Hibiscus Coast Highway, at Hilltop.

In addition, a 13.4ha site at 198 Pinecrest Drive, Gulf Harbour recently went on the market. The land was originally part of the Shakespear family’s farm and is expected to be developed into a subdivision of more than 100 homes.

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Tragedy focuses family’s attention on dementia issues Although 75-year-old former Kiwi league player Mike McClennan had suffered from dementia for around seven years, his family first became aware how bad it had become after Mike collapsed at a Hibiscus Coast Raiders game in Stanmore Bay in August (HM August 21).

Mike’s son, former league player and coach and now Raiders coach Brian (Bluey) McClennan says although the collapse was not connected to dementia, doctors who looked after Mike following the incident told the family that his dementia had reached a severe stage.

“They couldn’t believe mum and the family had been caring for him all that time,” Bluey says.

As a result, Mike was placed in Milton

Court Resthome last month, initially with additional support from North Shore Hospital specialist nurses.

He had only been at the Orewa facility a few days before he went missing.

CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts show him walking, at a hectic pace, from Orewa in the direction of Hatfields Beach.

The family is tight-knit – three generations live just one house apart in Manly – and is well known locally.

For a week, Police, Search and Rescue teams and a large contingent from the local community searched for Mike.

His body was eventually found in dense bush on October 22.

“Dad went right up the top of a hill into the bush. When we drove there

later to see where he had been, we were astounded – he was obviously on a mission, crashing into the bush, and must have walked himself to a standstill,” Bluey says. “For us, what hurts more than anything is the pain of knowing he was lying in the bush.”

Bluey says the family is humbled by the community’s support, and grateful for it.

“To have people that you had never met before bring food to the search teams, as well as seeing so many who took the time to join the search, was incredible. We were encouraged by the community spirit,” he says.

As they grieve, the family is seeking ways to prevent this happening to others.

“There is so much more research to

be done in and around people with dementia and their care,” Bluey says.

“It is a problem that is growing fast.”

Mike had a number of severe concussions while playing league and Bluey says the family, who love the sport, discussed donating Mike’s brain for research to improve scientific knowledge about the relationship between head injuries and dementia.

Although that wasn’t possible, Bluey says they are looking at other ways to support further research. They are also investigating how to work towards health reforms and having standards of care set in each resthome.

“We want to bring some positive change,” Bluey says. “We feel we owe it, not just to dad, but to the community that helped us.”

Silverdale volunteer firefighters battle Convention Centre blaze Silverdale firefighters were in the thick of the Sky City International Convention Centre fire that was alight for around 40 hours, starting on October 22.

For three nights in a row, a full crew of Silverdale volunteer firefighters was deployed to assist with fighting the fire.

Silverdale volunteer fire brigade station officer Sarah Capon says most of those firefighters had work the next day, so there were plenty of tired faces.

Silverdale Operational Support volunteers were also in attendance from the day the fire broke out. These volunteers shuttled firefighters from all across Auckland to the fire and back again.

“Volunteer crews that attended the fire all worked long shifts, with the firefighters working overnight into the wee small hours of the next morning, and the Operational Support crews working tirelessly all day,” Sarah says.

Among those firefighters was senior firefighter Ryan Geen, who helped fight the blaze through the night on October 22. Ryan has been a volunteer firefighter for 11 years and says it was the first

Silverdale senior firefighter Ryan Geen, with firefighters Tyler McEnaney and Luke Lattimore, wait to enter the Sky City International Convention Centre.

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‘working’ high-rise fire he has been to.

One reason that Silverdale was called in was because it has the telemetry breathing apparatus that was required for the job. This equipment enables firefighters outside the blaze to monitor how well the firefighters inside are breathing.

One of Ryan’s tasks was to attack the fire in the roof, from the fifth floor

while safety and executive officers made regular sweeps to make sure that the firefighters were not in extreme danger, such as if the roof collapsed.

Ryan says in the half hour they were deploying their hoses, the hot spot continued to burn, with the firefighters working hard to keep it contained.

“It was very frustrating to be in there and keep putting water on something

that is just not going out,” Ryan says.

Later he went to roof level to assist with protecting a crane that had been used during construction, so that it didn’t catch fire. This brought him right next to the blaze.

“I’ve been up close to fire before of course, but being up there with two of my best mates at night was a surreal feeling and pretty memorable.”

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What’s on your mind? Readers are welcome to air their views. We do not publish abusive or unsigned letters. Letters may be abridged and full versions are at localmatters.co.nz/opinion. Address on p2 or e:terry@localmatters.co.nz Dolphins, and even the occasional pod of orca have been seen recently in the bays along Whangaparaoa Peninsula.

Devonport resident Melinda Boyes sent in this photo she took of dolphins in Army Bay. She came up to the Hibiscus Coast on a dolphin spotting quest on October 21 after being alerted via the Whale and Dolphin Watch Whangaparaoa facebook page that dolphins were in the area. She spent a whole day trying to find them, and was rewarded when she and her husband saw five or six dolphins jumping and playing off Army Bay. “It was a great experience. Even though I’ve seen dolphins many times, it always gives me a buzz,” Melinda says.

Community bench rescue

Thanks again Philip Thank you Hibiscus Matters for highlighting the very generous, intelligent and knowledgeable care Philip Wrigley gave for the natural environment in our community.

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Kind words for Nate Congratulations to young Nate Bayer, who was in the last issue of Hibiscus Matters (HM October 23). His achievement, of walking away from a fight during a game of rugby, is an example that he and his family should be so proud of. That story deserves to be shared around and repeated as much as possible. What an awesome young man – a role model for sure.

Peter Phillips, Orewa

A Jelas/Driftwood fix Re the letter about intersection care (HM October 23), the Driftward Drive/Jelas Rd intersection has an atrocious layout. Cars coming up Jelas and turning right following the centre line start turning way too soon, effectively cutting the corner. That makes it extremely dangerous for cars turning right out of Driftwood, into Jelas. The corner centre line needs squaring up, like the Bay St/ Marellan intersection.

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Hibiscus Matters got right into the spirit of Halloween, setting Estuary Arts manager Kim Boyd the task of making editor Terry Moore look horrific. How hard could that be? The process took just over half an hour – to see how it was done, check out the video on Hibiscus Matters’ Facebook page.

Ms Fiji International, Shelaila Singh, popped in for a visit at the Nautilus apartments in Orewa last month to show her good friend and “New Zealand Grandma,” Colleen Pringle, her dress and crown. Shelaila will represent the Fiji Islands and New Zealand at the 13th TKS International competition to be held in Singapore this month.

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The community is claiming a win, through Hibiscus & Bays Local Board member Janet Fitzgerald, after repairs were undertaken on the carved benches on Te Ara Tahuna (Orewa estuary walk/cycleway). Resident Pat Clark drew the matter to the public’s attention and got a result. Some of the benches were damaged and they were all in need of a bit of basic maintenance. “They are such lovely benches and the carvings on them real works of art. So it is so sad to see them looking so neglected and with the wood dressing peeling away. It seems such a pity to allow them to fall into ruin because of a lack of simple maintenance. We have been walking the walkway for the past three years now and the benches have just been steadily deteriorating,” Pat said. Local board member Janet Fitzgerald let the contractors know and repair work has since been carried out. Pat says she is very grateful to Janet Fitzgerald and all who helped make this happen.

“Even though the end pieces of the bench were broken off long ago and have not been possible to replace, it is still a huge improvement. I am sure the family and friends of Debbie Joy, in whose memory that bench was placed, will be equally grateful for the maintenance done. We look forward to seeing the other four benches also getting their facelifts soon,” Pat said.

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Coastal Properties, the developer of a retirement village proposed for northern Orewa, is seeking to amend its resource consent to increase the number of units from 109 to 114.

The 1.19ha site at 25-35 Annalise Place and 488 and 496C Hibiscus Coast Highway was sold by the Theosophical Society to Coastal Properties in 2013.

It borders Nukumea Stream and Eaves Bush.

Originally, the developer wanted to put 120 units on the site but in May last year, independent commissioners granted consent for 109 units.

Once consent was granted, Coastal Properties director Brendan Coughlan put the site on the market but it failed to find a buyer.

On September 27, the company applied to Auckland Council to amend several aspects of its consent, including the number of units.

The latest application states that the changes are proposed as architectural plans have been refined, and because the building and operation of the retirement resort “is to be a shared

arrangement between the applicant and Senior Trust Ltd”.

The original consent allowed for five buildings, to a maximum of fourstoreys high and 105 car parking spaces.

Generally, the bulk of the building blocks remain unchanged, although the design layout is slightly smaller than the original. An additional four carparks are proposed.

To accommodate the extra five units, a green roof is to be removed so that more units can go in one of the threestorey blocks.

Four more trees, including a 7m tall pohutukawa and mature cabbage tree, are to be removed for parking.

Council planners are currently assessing the application. The original consent was publicly notified, but as yet, no decision has been made about whether the proposed changes will also be notified.

Brendan Coughlan was contacted for comment but did not respond prior to the paper’s deadline.

The latest application is linked to this story at www.localmatters.co.nz

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It’s a privilege to have been elected by Aucklanders to serve another term as mayor.

One of my first priorities is to ensure that the council-controlled organisations are made more accountable to Auckland Council and ratepayers.

While the CCOs have accomplished a lot of good work, there is concern that the model imposed by central government in 2010 paid too little attention to issues of responsiveness and accountability of the agencies deliberately set up at arm’s length from council. The CCOs are funded from public revenue and they must be fully accountable.

Ten years after the new council structures were created is a good time to examine what has worked well and what hasn’t. I plan to have a full and independent review of the council-controlled organisations underway before Christmas. It will be comprehensive and wide-ranging, and will identify changes to enhance oversight and enable the council to exercise a proper level of control over the organisations. The terms of reference will be developed with councillors over the coming weeks and I will keep Aucklanders updated on the outcome.

I am confident that the review will result in a more effective council group that is fully capable of responding to the challenges our city faces.

These challenges are growing. We need to continue to increase infrastructure investment to cope with rapid population growth. One consequence of not building sufficient infrastructure to cope with population growth in the past is Auckland’s biggest problem – traffic congestion.

Transport projects like the Eastern Busway, Rosedale and Hibiscus Coast bus stations will be complete by the end of this term of council.

Work is due to start on the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station in early November and be complete by December 2020. The station will provide the Hibiscus Coast with a modern facility to meet the growing demand for public transport, and will feature a retail kiosk, ticket and top-up machines, toilets, and waiting areas that will be well lit and protected from the elements.

In the longer term, projects such as the City Rail Link will improve transport across the region, increasing the capacity of the public transport network and helping to reduce traffic congestion for those who do choose to drive.

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At the school’s shade-house are Wentworth students, from left, Emily McLeish, Caitlin Chen, Nathan Charlton and Alexander Kawan.

Go slow confirmed for Orewa roads College starts nursery Roads in Orewa’s town centre are the main ones on the Coast affected by Auckland Transport’s Speed Limits Bylaw, which it signed off on last month.

Consultation took place in March (HM March 1) and all the Orewa speed reductions that were in its proposal have been approved (see below) – the only change is instead of slowing the whole of Florence Ave to 30kph, as originally proposed, the slower speed limit will only apply on the section from the highway to Centreway Road.

Speed on the section of the Gulf Harbour end of Whangaparaoa Road, from 135m north of Roberts Road to 80m northeast of Gulf Harbour Drive will drop from 70kph to 60kph.

Overall, the changes in the bylaw affect 10 percent of Auckland’s roads. They were made as part of Auckland Transport’s (AT) efforts to reduce the number of people killed and injured in crashes.

AT chair Dr Lester Levy says evidence from AT’s trials, as well as overseas experience, show that drivers who make mistakes at lower speeds have better outcomes.

He says the changes are also a recognition that as Auckland has grown and changed, a blanket twospeed limit approach – 50kph for urban areas and

100kph for rural roads – no longer suits high-density areas with multiple users.

With new road signs and traffic calming measures to be installed, the Safe Speeds Bylaw will be introduced in a phased approach, with more information on the timing to be provided as plans are finalised.

In addition, AT has planned a $700 million road safety programme through to 2028 to deliver major, minor and mass-action safety engineering projects at high-risk locations across the network. Funding will come from Government and Auckland Council, and includes $216 million from the Regional Fuel Tax. Speed reductions, Orewa, from 50kph to 30kph: Florence Ave, between Centreway Road and Hibiscus Coast Highway • Alice Avenue, between Florence Ave and 15m north of Florence Ave • Bakehouse Lane and Cammish Lane, full length • Empire Rd, between Hibiscus Coast Highway and 40m west of the highway • Hibiscus Coast Highway, between 35m north of Marine View and 40m south of Empire Rd • Hillary Square, Keith Morris Lane and George Lowe Place, full length • Marine View, Moana Ave, Moenui Ave, Tamariki Ave and Tenzing Lane, full length • Riverside Road, between highway and 60m west of highway.

Since Wentworth College joined the Trees for Survival programme last year, students have been busy under the guidance of teacher Sharon Addis.

Their efforts have resulted in more than 800 native seedlings that are now growing in two new shadehouses at the college.

The hands on Trees for Survival programme involves Year 7 and 8 students in growing native seedlings that are then planted out on local sites, including erosion prone land and riparian margins.

Sharon says there was a lot of work to be done before any seeds were planted – students potted up their first seedlings at the end of last month.

The plants are being cared for by students, and by way of an inbuilt irrigation system.

The students raised funds by selling spring bulbs, coming up with enough to buy a shade-house and prepare the nursery site – almost $2000 was raised.

Trees for Survival subsidised the purchase of a second shade-house.

Annual ongoing costs are supported by sponsorship from G J Gardiner, and another fundraising venture – the school’s annual market day held this month.

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Hospice land not a public access point Interactive wall for Orewa town centre

A fence erected by Harbour Hospice recently has disappointed nearby residents who say it has caused separation between an established part of Red Beach and the Fletchers subdivision on the former golf club land.

Maureen Bayes-Mortimer says she was shocked to see the fence, which is around 2m high, go up in September on a strip of Harbour Hospice owned land at the foot of her section.

Until then, she had been able to walk her dog from her property on Tawhana Crescent directly down into the new Fletchers subdivision, as well as to the shops.

Harbour Hospice chief executive, Jan Nichols, says she understands that the public has previously used the pathway around the edge of Hibiscus House’s property as an accessway to the new development, but this is no longer possible.

“The grounds at Hibiscus House have recently undergone a series of developments to improve patient access to hospice facilities, security and most importantly safety,” she says. “All construction and development has been completed on private land owned by hospice to meet growing needs for care and to provide security to the site as the development in the Red Beach subdivision increases. The safety and security of our patients, family, staff and the public is our top priority.”

She says the new vehicle gate at the bottom of Hibiscus House’s property was also added as a safety and security measure.

“Hospice patients, families and staff use this exit regularly, so it’s important that we keep this driveway free from pedestrians and drivers who had started to use it as a short cut to Whangaparaoa Road.”

Maureen says she is very supportive of hospice and fully understands that the patients’ needs come first although she is disappointed that this point of access has gone.

Maureen Bayes-Mortimer says the fence has cut off Fletcher’s Red Beach subdivision from several established homes on the Tawhana Crescent side.

“I thought the idea was to integrate the two neighbourhoods as much as possible,” Maureen says.

Orewa town centre is to get its own Instagram wall, painted by local artist Anna Evans.

The concept of taking your photo in front of an Instagram mural has taken off around the world. Often the murals, which are on public walls, feature wings and people take selfies in front of the paintings (creating an ‘angel’ effect) and upload the image, location and the hashtag #instawings to social media platforms.

To give the Orewa wall a Kiwi feel, Anna says she will paint wings based on the native tui and piwakawaka (fantail). She is also creating a beach theme, with a selfie-taking mermaid and surfboard.

“These murals are much like the interactive ‘face in the hole’ paintings often found at fairgrounds,” Anna says. “They are a fun addition to the community for both locals and tourists to enjoy.”

The mural has been instigated by the Orewa business association, Destination Orewa Beach.

Operations manager Hellen Wilkins says the idea is to help promote the area and add a fun feature. “It is essentially part of an international effort to beautify cities and towns by creating interesting public artworks that people can interact with,” she says.

The exact location of the wall was still being finalised as Hibiscus Matters went to print. It is expected that work will begin this month.

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Latest Westpac helicopter trains with Coastguard Coastguard Hibiscus got to see one of New Zealand’s newest Westpac helicopters in action during a rescue training session in Hobbs Bay on October 24.

This was Coastguard Hibiscus’ first training with the AW169 helicopter, which joined the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) fleet late last year, at a cost of $15 million.

Training day exercises for the Coastguard crew included winching someone onto the boat from the helicopter and back up again, as well as experiencing the wind and sea spray created by the helicopter hovering over the boat.

Two volunteer “survivors” were pushed overboard, so that St John paramedics could winch them up from the water.

All exercises were first practiced on the well-used dummy Bob, who was drowned, rescued, and thrown from the aircraft.

While the new helicopter has already been put to work, it is currently visiting Coastguard crews throughout Auckland to train as many people as possible before the busy summer season.

The Italian-made carbon fibre AW169 weighs almost five tonnes including the medical gear inside – much bigger than the organisation’s older BK117 aluminium helicopter that weighs under 3.5 tonnes.

Both ARHT chief air crew officer Mark Cannell and ARHT pilot James Tayler are Hibiscus Coast locals.

Mark says there is also much more space inside the new helicopter, which made all the difference when the crew completed a recent four-person rescue off Cape Brett peninsula.

“We could fit everyone in at once and had good access to either side of the patient,” he says.

“We came back with nine people in the helicopter, which would have been a struggle in our old machine.”

Pilot James Tayler says being able to fit more medical gear in the helicopter can also be a lifesaver, allowing the paramedics to do more for their patients en route to hospital.

AHRT’s fleet includes another identical AW169 that was purchased early this year, and the BK117.

While a few of the participating Coastguard Hibiscus crew have taken part in helicopter training before, for many, it was their first time.

Mark says the training with the Hibiscus crew was very successful.

“The way they used their local knowledge, like knowing where to get the boat into calmer water, made the training much easier and helped us out a lot,” he says.

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The organisation says that cheques only accounted for five percent of payments it received last year and it is confident that there are enough other payment methods in place. These options are paying by direct debit or credit card directly through a myIR account; online banking, using debit or credit cards on the IRD website (note some banks charge convenience fees on top of the tax due, visit ird. govt.nz/pay); in person at Westpac by cash or eftpos – have your IRD number with you; from overseas via a money transfer service.

Residential property losses ‘ring-fenced’ Since April this year, new ring-fencing rules apply to residential property deductions.

It means that rental losses on a rental property will be limited to the income from that property. If the loss exceeds the income, it will be transferred forward to be used against any future income from the property.

If a person owns more than one property, they can choose whether to apply the ring-fencing rules across their whole portfolio (this will be the default) or on a property by property basis.

The main point to note from this change is that the loss will no longer be able to be claimed against other income, which could have resulted in refunds in the past .

Tax codes checked The IRD is starting to check to ensure that its customers are on the right tax codes to avoid possible under or over payments of tax during the year. As a result, you may receive a letter from the IRD stating that one of more of your PAYE income jobs is on the wrong tax code. The correspondence should say that they will contact your employers directly to update the codes.

Self-employed CoverPlus levy changes Previously, ACC levied self-employed people during the levy year, based on the previous year’s earnings. From the 2020 levy year onwards, it will be levying people after the year has finished, and based on actual earnings. This means that the self-employed will receive their 2020 Coverplus Invoice starting around July/August 2020 instead of July/August 2019.

Gateway Breakfast for Orewa College More than 100 people were at an Orewa College event that brings students and the business community together.

It is the 13th time that the college has held a Gateway breakfast to showcase the important role that the Gateway Programme plays in helping students build skills for employment and offering opportunities for workplace learning; bridging the gap between school and the world of work.

A total of 110 people attended the event, on October 25, including Rodney MP Mark Mitchell and one of the programme’s longstanding supporters, Colin Chester from Chesters Plumbing and Bathroom Centre and his wife Rosie.

Orewa College’s Gateway Programme coordinator Janet Holliday says that the breakfast is held to thank the local business community for supporting the 37 students enrolled in the programme and providing them with placements and work experience.

Six of the school’s Gateway students have secured apprenticeships as a result, to date.

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Culture inspires business Whangaparāoa College students, Skye Cloete and Teata Iosefa, have dedicated their Young Enterprise business to raising awareness of Maori and Polynesian culture in schools.

The business, called Coconut Collections, makes learning resource booklets about Māori and Polynesian myths and legends.

The students recently released the Māori Collection, which focuses on four Māori myths with activities, including mazes and word finds.

“We started with the Māori Collection because it is the most applicable to Aotearoa,” Teata says.

“Māori language and culture are something we both wanted to learn more about, so this project made sense for us,” Skye adds.

The Maori Collection has been road tested by Year 7 students at Stanmore Bay Primary School. Skye says the response was positive.

“Some of the kids even asked if they could take the booklets home,” she says.

Now that they have perfected the finished product, Skye and Teata have been contacting school principals.

The Polynesian Collection will be finished in the next few months – a project which has been a family affair for Teata, who is Tahitian Samoan.

“My Dad is Samoan and my Grandad is Tahitian. I have also been in touch

Skye Cloete (left) and Teata Iosefa hope to continue Coconut Collections when they are at university next year.

with my cousins who are Fijian and Tongan. Polynesian stories tend to be passed on verbally, so talking to them is a good way to do it,” Teata says.

The artwork for Coconut Collections was digitally created by Skye, who will study the subject at the Media Design School in Auckland next year.

Teata will study Business at Massey University in Albany.

All Whangaparāoa College business studies students take part in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES), which provides guidance and business funding for participants across New Zealand.

Coconut Collections was recognised as one of the top eight YES businesses in the Auckland region.

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The Hibiscus Coast Zonta Club had plenty to celebrate at its 30th birthday celebration held at Centrestage Theatre in Ōrewa on October 17.

“It has been 30 years of lasting friendships, fun and fellowship,” club president Janet Hope says. “The club almost wound up in 2002 due to low membership numbers, but 17 years later we are still going.”

Zonta is an international organisation formed for the purpose of empowering women through service and advocacy.

The Zonta Club of Hibiscus Coast Area, New Zealand, was certified on December 13, 1969.

Over the years, the branch has fundraised for numerous community organisations running everything from quiz nights to movie viewings.

One of its most significant fund raising events was the Living and Leisure shows, which ran from 1992 to 1998, and raised between $20,000 and $30,000 every year.

Organisations supported by Zonta today include Hestia Women’s Refuge, the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre and Plunket.

The group presents a Second Chance Scholarship worth $2000 biannually to a local woman over the age of 30 who wants to further her education.

This year’s winner was Catherine Copley, a single mum who is halfway through her studies towards a midwifery qualification.

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From left, Zonta district governor Souella Cumming, Second Chance Scholarship recipient Catherine Copley and Zonta Hibiscus president Janet Hope.

pay for my parking, one of my papers or the petrol it takes me to drive to Manukau every day,” Catherine told assembled Zonta members in her acceptance speech. “However, that would not communicate how much it means to me that there is a group of women here who believe I can do it.”

Zonta New Zealand’s 100th birthday was also celebrated at the Hibiscus event.

Centennial anniversary certificates were presented to Abbey Fouche, on behalf of her charity The Mum’s Clique, and Sue Sanders, for her commitment to mental health.

Olympic heptathlete Sarah Cowley, whose mother belonged to the Rotorua Zonta Club, travelled from Cambridge to make a special guest appearance.

The evening ended with Hibiscus Zonta welcoming six new members, which increases their membership to 16 women.

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Online reviews taken seriously on Coast Online reviews have certainly changed the way many consumers decide where to eat out. There is an abundance of online platforms including Manly Village is one of several dining out hubs on the Hibiscus Coast.

Facebook, Google and Trip Adviser inviting diners to give their opinion, so finding a review of almost any food Catching up for coffee and dining out have Carr, says that hospitality is an important and growing outlet isn’t difficult. But how become a way of life on the Hibiscus Coast and industry for the peninsula, both to ensure residents stay much notice do our local restaurant and cafe owners the number of restaurants and cafés that have to enjoy the local amenities, but also to attract visitors. take of their reviews? Bobby Zhuo owns five food outlets on the Hibiscus Coast including Olivers, started up to cater for this continues to grow.

She says currently there are 66-78 businesses on Beans n Bites, and Millies Café. He is very aware Eateries can be found in every corner of the Coast, the peninsula offering food and beverage services, of the power of online reviews – his businesses have although in some places, hubs have formed – employing an estimated 406-461 people. accumulated hundreds of reviews just on Google including Manly Village, where restaurants, bars, In Orewa, hospitality is a key employer. alone. All of Bobby’s Google reviews score at least cafés and food outlets outnumber all other types Business association Destination Orewa’s operations four out of five stars, and many have a rating of of business; Gulf Harbour marina, Millwater and manager Hellen Wilkins says outlets are currently more than four and a half stars. Bobby says the Orewa town centre. Silverdale and Red Beach also increasing their staff levels to meet the summer social media age has changed the cafe and restaurant have a range of bars, cafés and restaurants. industry, as owners can expect first time customers demand.

Despite the prevalence of online menus, there are “The high number of hospitality outlets in Orewa is a to check reviews before they come in. “We have a still plenty of people who like to wander from driver of retail spend to other businesses,” Hellen says. manger that oversees our profiles and reviews,” he restaurant to restaurant, checking out what’s on offer says. “We definitely take all feedback onboard, but and making their choice. In summer the crowds She says the effect of online shopping on retail there are some people online who get carried away, doing this creates a buzz on the pavements of local businesses is one factor behind the increasing so we try not to take those responses to heart or number of cafés opening. “Empty former retail engage in any kind of argument with them.” Bobby’s town centres. premises are being occupied by restaurants and Those choices have become harder to make –it is cafés and other food outlets, as well as beauticians, online manager focuses on their social media pages now possible to find cuisine from almost every part opticians and nail bars – all businesses that are not and the bigger review platforms, like Trip Advisor and Google, rather than smaller ones like Zomato. of the world – from the Middle East to Asia, Mexico impacted by online shopping,” Hellen says.

Bobby says that while he cares a lot about reviews, and Europe.

Marketview Paymark figures (which reflect electronic they don’t affect the way he does business. “We take Music has also become a feature, with live bands a transactions) for the financial year ended June 30, the feedback on board the same way we would if key point of difference to draw diners into bars and 2019, show that in Orewa the hospitality precinct someone talked to us in store,” he says. “Businesses restaurants. generated $27m – this is just over 21 percent more should definitely take reviews seriously, because These businesses have also provided jobs, especially than the previous financial year. good reviews mean good business. However, they for young people.

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This represents sales growth of 4.2 percent over the previous year.

Restaurants and cafés recorded the highest sales increase, and spending is highest in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury.

Key challenges noted by hospitality business owners are the lack of skilled employees, managing wage costs, government legislation adn compliance, building and maintaining sales volume and managing the tax burden.

The report says that the sector is looking at significant Government policy changes in the coming 12-

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This is affecting business confidence, which lists Government legislation and compliance as the fourth top challenge.

Restaurant Association chief executive Marisa Bidois says the hospitality industry has performed exceptionally well over recent years. “For business owners there are challenges to achieving profitability, as the volume of new businesses sees consumer spend split across more operations,” she says. “However, the industry is in a stable position, continuing to grow in sales, outlet and employee numbers. Hospitality operators are by nature optimistic and hospitality will continue to serve up opportunities for success for those operators offering a consistent product that resonates with their customers.”

What customers want The report included a survey of customers, which asked about what was important in choosing places to dine. Around 1000 people responded. The findings include that eating out is now a far more frequent occurrence, rather than for special occasions only. A total of 45 percent of respondents eat out 1–3 times per week, most commonly for lunch or dinner. While 44 percent of diners choose somewhere they have been before, 35 percent like choosing something new. Great food is the most important factor for diners, followed by great service and value for money. Poor service was the top ranked issue, along with long waiting times, poor value for money and dirty plates or cutlery.

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Reusable cups becoming ‘the new normal’

An online eco-cafe directory has been designed to help people switch to reusable cups as well as making it easier to find cafés that are dog-friendly, have wifi, cater for special dietary requirements (plant based or gluten free) or provide free coffee grounds for the home compost.

The not-for-profit service, Use Your Own Cup (UYO), started up around two years ago and recently Kate Hall of Red Beach came on board to help spread the word about it.

Around 13 Hibiscus Coast cafés are among the hundreds listed in the directory, nationwide.

Kate says in recent years, attitudes to bringing your own cup have changed.

“A couple of years ago I’d bring my own cup to a café and get some weird looks, and the people behind you getting frustrated, but now it’s just expected and no big deal,” she says. “It’s about changing the norm.”

She says when she approaches cafés with information about UYO, they are less afraid to make a change to reusable cups. “They are aware that having that option can be a plus and actually attract new customers,” Kate says.

Businesses that serve coffee have had to adapt and find ways to make things such as different sizes and shapes of cup work with their coffee machines.

There are also things for staff to work around such as matching the cup to the order, and ensuring where two reusable cups are the same, that they go to the right customer.

While there have been big steps forward, Kate says she is not aware of any local cafés that no long offer single use cups – although this has begun to happen elsewhere in New Zealand.

“For customers concerned about the environment, another option can be to take time to sit and have a

Reusable cups come in all shapes and sizes and are becoming the way to go.

coffee, rather than taking it away,” she says. “It gives you more time out and a proper break.”

She says the directory is useful for locals but also when you are travelling around the country.

Koha cups Locally, Kate is spearheading the Koha project, which provides free reusable cups in-store, in a similar way to the Boomerang Bags reusable bag system.

Using some donated jars, Kate is approaching local

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primary schools hoping they will decorate them, starting with Whangaparaoa School. There will be a box of the cups, initially at Two Spoons Cafe in Whangaparaoa, and you can use them for your drink and either take them home, clean and bring them back, reuse or recycle them.

There are guides on the UYO website about how to set this up.

Info: www.uyo.co.nz/, @uyo.nz or UYO Cafe Directory NZ on Facebook.

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Dining out on a diet by nutritionist Sheryl Takayama

The Hibiscus Coast is spoilt for choice when it comes to wonderful restaurants and cafés and we Coasties certainly love to eat out.

It’s not just about the food. Dining out is a way to spend time with friends and family and try new foods from other cultures. If you are on a diet you may be worried that you will gain weight if you eat out, but with a bit of planning and thought beforehand you can dine out and still stay on track with your goals.

Here are my top tips to help you lose weight without losing your social life.

Allow room for fun: If you are following a strict diet plan, can you make room for a once-a-week treat meal? If so then you can enjoy your restaurant meal without needing to be too restrictive. If you are prepared to be flexible and limit the indulgence to one meal per week you should still reach your target - with a bit more pleasure along the way!

Look online and plan ahead: Many restaurants have a website or Facebook page that displays their menu. If you are eating out with a group and know where you will be going, look at the menu in advance and decide on the best option. This will take the pressure off once you arrive.

Enjoy the meal but avoid the extras: Try to avoid the temptations of the bread basket, nibbles, excessive alcohol or dessert. These will all ramp

up calories in a major way.

Eat slowly: It takes at least 20 minutes for your brain to register that you have eaten. A lot of calories can be consumed in this time. Make a conscious effort to slow down so you don’t overeat.

Put your fork down between bites and enjoy the conversation.

Be aware of portion sizes: This is especially true for women. Restaurant portion sizes can be much greater than what you should be having so ask for a takeaway container and take some of the meal home to have for lunch the next day.

Avoid eating late at night: Ideally you should stop eating within 3-4 hours of going to bed. If you know it is going to be a late meal out, eat before you go and order a small entrée once you get there. This will help with your digestion, as well as quality of sleep.

Be aware of sodium: Restaurant food is often salty, especially anything smoked or pickled. There may also be MSG added to the food. This will probably cause fluid retention so don’t be discouraged if you weigh yourself the following morning and find the scales have gone up. Fluid retention should settle down within 24-48 hours and you will see the scales drop again.

Weight loss can take a while and it’s important to enjoy the journey. If you love going to restaurants there’s no reason you can’t make it a regular occurrence. By planning ahead and making wise choices you will be able to enjoy the experience while achieving

Good food trumps all

Hibiscus Matters asked our Facebook page followers where their local, go-to food place is. The responses were varied, but showed appreciation for places from Gulf Harbour to Warkworth, which is certainly testament to how spoilt for choice the Coast is when it comes to eating out. When asked why their chosen restaurant or cafe deserved their loyalty, the consensus was clear: it is all about the food. From the Ship and Anchors’ seafood chowder to Picador’s great steaks, the responses showed that food, and in many cases good coffee, is the main driver that keeps people coming back. There was also a shout out to the Hibiscus Coast RSA for ‘amazing food’. Only a few people mentioned that their loyalty was because of things like service, atmosphere, location or price.

As far as highly dependable Facebook studies go, it appears the way to Coasties’ hearts is definitely through their stomachs.

Food grades a guide for diners

More than 500 Kiwis get food poisoning every day, according to the Ministry of Primary Industries. It is, therefore, unsurprising that a low scoring food safety certificate is enough to make customers walk out the door. The majority of Coast food outlets are certified A, meaning they scored between 91 and 100 percent when assessed on process, environment, food safety behaviour, confidence in management and compliance history. B grades are considered good and C satisfactory. Anything lower than a C grade leads to enforcement action. According to the Auckland Council website, the food safety ratings on the Coast are as follows: • Ōrewa – 73 A, three B, five pending • Whangaparāoa – 30 A, one C, one pending • Gulf Harbour – six A • Silverdale – 68 A, one B, one C, two pending.

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If you pick your place right and stick to the starter menu, stretching five dollars can even work for fine dining.

For example, you can afford sourdough bread and olive butter at Manly’s Arazo, so you can show up and participate even if you are asked to dinner before payday.

Bread is also a five-dollar winner at Indian takeaways, with naan options available at Bollywood in Ōrewa and India Village in Manly.

Getting the best value, variety and freshness for a fiver is probably still best at the bakery, and from Dairy Flat Bakery to Manly Bakery – the Coast is spoilt for choice.

When in doubt, five bucks is generally still enough for a coffee.

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Many “cheap eats” lists focus on where you can get a meal for $20, but the responsible money saver (or stingy bargain hunter) in many of us may be looking for a cheaper deal.

This begs the question: how much food can you get for five bucks?

While fast food is not everyone’s cup of tea, mention has to be given to the chains for making five dollars stretch a long way – from KFC snack boxes and McDonald’s “more bang for your buck” range, to Subway’s $2.90 toasties and Dominos’ $5 pizzas.

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The Coast’s longest dinner party metres long,” Helen says. will return on Saturday March 14 “The road closure on the Hibiscus next year with 60 more seats at the Coast Highway is going to be 68 table. metres longer than last year.”

The Beach ‘n Bites Longest Dinner sees A live band and stage will feature 12 local restaurants, including Tasca again, which had last year’s diners and Downbeat, serve 500 two-course dancing in the street. meals along Ōrewa’s beachfront.

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The science of coffee

by Professor Ralph Cooney

Why is coffee so important to so many people around the world who use it to start the day well, and later to maintain alertness at work? The volume of coffee consumed in the USA alone each year is 66 billion cups. New Zealand ranks 47th among coffee drinking nations.

Health factors relating to coffee consumption are relatively positive.

Surveys from medical or scientific sources indicate benefits in reduced risk of stroke, Type 2 diabetes, heart failure and some forms of dementia.

Some recent studies indicate those who drink coffee live longer.

Caffeine is only one of almost 1000 different organic molecules (components) detected by chemists in coffee, so it is one of the more complex beverages in common use. The sweetness of coffee comes from bean sugars, which have been caramelized during roasting. The bitterness of the caffeine helps balance the acidity of coffee. This balance of sweetness and bitterness is the key to the attractive character of coffee.

Coffee extraction is the process of dissolving flavors from ground coffee beans in water. Mainly sweet components are removed from the beans in the early stages of extraction, whereas mainly bitter components are extracted later. The precise timing of the extraction is critical. Fruit

acids (especially citric acid but also malic and tartaric acids) produce the subtle acidity profile of the coffee.

Chlorogenic acids (CGAs) degrade with roasting into sour organic acids (caffeic and quinic acids). Inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid react with these organic acids to give a pleasant tone.

Aromatics create the aroma and they form because of the reaction of sugars with amino acids. Sulphur containing molecules, including mercaptans and thiophene, contribute to a meaty aroma. Furans are a dominant factor among the aromatics and contribute a caramel aroma. Pyrazines and pyrroles contribute walnut and caramel aroma.

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Under-extraction and over-extraction are both considered a weakness.

The aim is to produce the most appealing balance of sweetness and bitterness.

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It is not surprising then, with so many variables involved, that preparing the best cup of coffee by a barista is a complex and subjective skill. Underextraction and over-extraction are both considered a weakness. The aim is to produce the most appealing balance of sweetness and bitterness.

There are several other sensitive taste factors, particularly the hardness or softness and pH (acidity/alkalinity) of the water used for extraction.

The caffeine in coffee and tea which delivers a distinctive bitter taste and stimulant effect The Mayo Clinic reports the following caffeine content for various typical sized beverages (excluding decaf ): espresso, 47-64mg; instant coffee, 63mg; latte 63-126mg; black tea, 25-48mg; green tea 2529mg; cola soda 24-46mg; energy drink 27-164mg.

The Coffea arabica plant, which

produces the more popular and expensive form of coffee, has approximately half the caffeine by weight found in Coffea robusta.

Interestingly, humans are the only animal species attracted by caffeine, which is toxic to most other animals.

Professor Ralph Cooney is a Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ and former Dean of Science at the University of Auckland.

He is currently working on a major Government research contract concerned with greener hygienic agents. He has a career long interest in industry-research partnerships. He lives on a lifestyle property in Rodney.

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Ana-Carolina de Moraes Lobo Bircham was to start at Stella Maris last week.

Ana-Carolina starting school Six-year-old Ana-Carolina de Moraes Lobo Bircham was due to start school at Stella Maris Primary last week, just months after leaving hospital.

Ana-Carolina has spent most of her life in hospital after being paralysed

by Guillain Barre Syndrome when she was just five months old. She lost her ability to speak, and has limited movement of her fingers, toes and facial muscles, and relies on equipment to breathe.

Stella Maris principal Alan Watts says Ana-Carolina will start by attending school for half-an-hour a day, two days a week.

She is on the On Going Resource Scheme, which provides funds and support for children with the highest level of need so they can receive special education.

Stella Maris has eight other children currently on the scheme. They have

a mixture of one-on-one teaching and time in the classroom depending on their individual requirements, Mr Watts says.

“Every child’s needs are a bit different, so we have to adapt accordingly,” he says.

After receiving tutoring at home, AnaCarolina has learned to communicate in a structured way using a PODD book, which includes pictures and words that allow her to communicate with her eyes.

Ana-Carolina’s father Peter Bircham says school will give his daughter the opportunity to interact with other children.

“Ana-Carolina has had quite an isolated life and the only children she has seen have been sick in hospital, so meeting new kids at school will be good for her.”

Ōrewa group members get to choose the activities they want to do at the start of each term, and eating fish and chips by the beach is a favourite.

Social group seeks sponsors A social club for people with disabilities has been meeting in Ōrewa every week for more than 10 years.

The group is run by the PHAB association (pronouned ‘fab’), a charity that organises 19 social groups from Ōrewa to Papatoetoe with the goal of giving access to social experiences for people with disabilities aged 16 and over.

Group meet-ups alternate weekly between in-house activities at PHAB Ōrewa’s hub at the Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre, which include baking and movie nights, the community outings that can be anything from going to the beach to a game of laser tag.

PHAB also puts on large social events throughout the year such as a recent disco where over 200 people attended.

To keep a manageable social dynamic, the group numbers are kept to

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15 people but PHAB Operations Manager Chewy Wilson says this doesn’t meet the demand for the group on the Coast.

“I have a waiting list of eight young people for the Ōrewa group, some of whom are from Whangaparāoa and Ōrewa College,” Chewy says.

“We want to start another group in the area but don’t have the funds, so we are asking for sponsors.”

Chewy said it costs around $12,000 to run a group every year.

Besides paying for the costs of activities, the only other cost to group members is an optional $25 donation every term.

Info, or to sponsor the Ōrewa PHAB group or a group member, contact Chewy: chewy@phab.org.nz or phone 09 488 7490.

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Spins, turns and squiffiness I see a lot of dizzy people. It’s really quite a common symptom that patients come to see me about and the interesting thing is the variety of ways in which people describe it. I’ve heard: ‘lightheaded, vertigo, unsteady’. Also ‘spinning, swimmy, squiffy’ and, my personal favourite, ‘squarmy’. In general terms, we try to clarify whether the patient has: True vertigo – a spinning sensation either of the person or their environment, often triggered by movement and associated with nausea • Dysequilibrium – a genuine balance disturbance or wobbliness • Faintness – a feeling that the person might black out, especially on standing or coming up from a stooped position.

It would be nice if everybody fell neatly into one of these categories but medicine is complicated and you can get combinations or poorly defined types.

True vertigo usually points to an inner ear problem or something to do with brain function. I’ve had it a couple of times so carry a certain amount of empathy for the sufferer. In my case it was due to labyrinthitis, or inflammation of the semi-circular canals that control balance, probably due to a virus. I certainly felt very motivated to lie dead still for a couple of days as even eye movements sent the room spinning, and I had to get to the bathroom on hands and knees.

The other common cause of vertigo is benign paroxysmal position vertigo (BPPV).

In this condition small calcium deposits are misplaced in the inner ear and start knocking over the fine hair cells that sense 3D position and gravity. Usually a particular movement, such as looking up, triggers the dizziness and positional tests clinch the diagnosis. Fortunately most people respond to a bodily manipulation which persuades the deposits to roll into a side pocket where than can’t do any harm.

When vertigo occurs in combination with tinnitus and hearing loss it suggests Meniere’s disease, a very unpleasant episodic condition that fortunately is treatable though usually long term medication is required. Sometimes acute onset vertigo indicates a stroke and should be assessed urgently.

Balance disturbances are harder to pin down since equilibrium is maintained by a complex interplay between vision, the inner ear and position sensation in the muscles. And unfortunately balance tends to get worse with age, hence the need to become more careful about fall risk.

Finally faintness, or actual fainting, generally indicates a sudden drop in blood pressure, and warrants a thorough heart check to make sure there is no serious cause.

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Seasonal favourite Summer is coming right? Well we hope so; whilst the rain is still good for the garden it isn’t that good for the soul! At least we are starting to see some of the new season’s fruit and veg coming into stores.

This asparagus recipe is loosely based on an old Annabel Langbein recipe I found some time ago and have used every season since. This is a quick, easy and very tasty snack. It is nice as a nibble, entrée or side veg using either asparagus or beans. Just adjust your cooking time to suit the thickness of the veg used.

Quick asparagus bites Ingredients 2 bunches fresh asparagus 6-7 pieces Prosciutto or streaky bacon 7 Tbs or 7 slices Parmesan, shaved or grated 2 Tbs truffle oil Method: Preheat oven on 200°C. Snap bottoms of asparagus to remove the woody stems. Cut to straighten, then rinse. Cut in half and put halves side by side. Cut the Prosciutto or bacon (through the middle) in half and wrap around the middle. Pop on tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle grated or shaved Parmesan over the top. Bake for 12-15 mins (depending on thickness of asparagus). Remove from tray, put on your favourite serving dish and sprinkle with truffle oil.

I also serve asparagus cooked this way for breakfast with poached eggs, and vine tomatoes baked on the same tray.

Using the bacon I found it was saltier and more moist so great for the breakfast option. They can be prepared ahead then just popped into the oven when needed. Quantities of things like truffle oil are always to your own taste. If you want more – have more! It couldn’t be easier.

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The closure of the Waiwera Thermal Pools almost two years ago has left the streets quiet and carparks empty.

Although businesses are suffering, residents are finding ways to bring the community together.

The latest of these is a market day, which will be held in the carpark of the thermal pools on Saturday, November 23.

The market has been organised by members of the Waiwera Property Owners and Residents Association (Waipora).

Waipora has 200 members and chair Larraine Harris and secretary Shona Schroder say the group is very active in taking issues to Auckland Council to ensure Waiwera does not get overlooked.

Funds raised from the market day will go towards maintenance of security cameras that were installed in Waiwera around four months ago to deter vandalism, as well as keeping the community defibrillator serviced.

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from 9am to 12 noon and include a sausage sizzle, doughnuts and other food options, crafts, produce and quality goods. There will be live music and the Sugar Loaf Bar and Grill will be open for coffees and refreshments.

There is plenty of room for stalls to spread out (the market will be held in the hall if the weather is bad) and Shona says the group is keen to hear from anyone who would like to operate a stall, for a small fee – for more information, phone Sophie, 0272 000424.

The Waiwera Fishing and Boating Club has also come up with a number of successful initiatives in the town, including a monthly Trivia Night at the Sugar Loaf.

“Over a few drinks”, fishing club members also dreamed up a monthly newsletter Let’s Talk About Waiwera, which is circulated by email and hard copy and is now in its 16th edition.

Regular Open Mike nights started by local musicians have also been a drawcard.

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Organisers of Red Beach School’s Friday Night Fair next week are advising people to arrive hungry.

There will be a big range of food to choose from including all ‘Stack your Own’ Al Brown Burgers, a sausage sizzle, hot chips, Dad’s Pies, sushi, Indian samosas and dosa. Dessert is taken care of with Ripe Deli brownies, design your own ice cream sundaes and candy floss among the sweet options.

Students will help run a variety of carnival style games and there will also be entertainment from the school’s Kapa Haka group, Glee Club, All Star Cheerleaders and Performance Net as well as live music.

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The finale will be a free 45-minute all ages Magic Show by Sean Oshea in the school hall, starting at 7pm.

The organisers are also pulling out all the stops to make sure that all food waste is composted and recycled thanks to Wecompost, Ecoware and Super Trash.

The event is being run by the school’s Community Committee who fundraise for a range of projects. Currently playground developments are a focus.

The Night Fair takes place at the school, 20 Albert Hall Drive, Red Beach on November 15, from 3.45pm until 7.45pm.

Stillwater Hall will ring out to cries of “Oh yes you did!” and “Look behind you!” later this month when the newly formed Stillwater Community Theatre puts on its first ever production, the classic Pantomime Cinderella. The theatre group came together after a number of total novices responded to a tentative post on the local facebook page. Local theatre guru Lynda O’Neill wrote the Cinderella script and has coached the would-be actors. The community got behind this venture, turning its community hall into a theatre complete with a new stage and brilliantly painted sets. Tickets were for Stillwater locals only and the pantomime will be performed to two sell-out audiences at the end of this month.

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Estuary artists turn trash into treasure Retired plumber Andy Derbyshire has been turning other people’s junk into bespoke art pieces for many years, based in his Stanmore Bay workshop.

The workshop itself shows Andy’s eye for recycling, utilising doors bought for a few bucks on Trade Me as slide away partitions, along with dividers made of pallets. His work is in every nook and cranny – there is a Lego light and another made from a drum and tripod.

Coloured vinyl records, that were a novelty item, particularly for American punk bands, have been turned into pieces that look like stained glass.

Andy is clearly a big music fan and much of his artwork features bands, album covers, recycled instruments and turntables.

He says it all started when he was plumbing and would pick up things that customers were throwing out.

Rimu timber removed from bathrooms ended up as quirky picture frames.

His plumbing expertise and love of music came together in one job he did at the Whammy Bar in Auckland, where he designed and made toilets to look like amplifiers or ghetto blasters which, he says, stopped them being vandalised.

He has also done a lot of work for friends who own Real Groovy Records, including stools with tops like a stack of records and a giant backdrop that featured turntables.

Currently Andy works at Tile Space, which has also helped him find materials

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Andy Derbyshire with the drum table and wheelbarrow seat that are part of the Upcycling Exhibition. Andy makes Lego lookalike, fully working turntables.

for his art pieces. The wheelbarrow he has turned into a seat for the Estuary Arts Upcycled Exhibition came from a Tile Space sales rep, who was going to throw it out. Together with a hairdressers’ chair he found at one of the Coast’s charity shops, Andy has made a seat that he says is inspired by the fact that in the UK, where he is originally from, wheelbarrows often doubled as ‘the smoko seat’.

Estuary Arts Upcycled Exhibition and auction features homeware, furniture, jewellery, fashion and artworks made

from discarded or thrown out everyday objects.

The exhibition and auction are a fundraiser with proceeds going toward education wing equipment.

The exhibition runs from November 15-December 1. Auction items can be viewed from Wednesday, November 13 and the auction and opening function are on November 15.

Info and tickets to the auction/ opening function: email manager@ estuaryarts.org

One of the inspirations for the exhibition was the New Zealand TV programme Design Junkies, so the arts centre is particularly pleased to have obtained works from one of the ‘junkies’ themselves – Rupert Herring.

Rupert says that recycling materials started as a necessity when he was a poor art student. “I was always a bit thrifty though – on the lookout for old things, skip diving and taking stuff that was left on the side of the road,” he says. “The interest for me – and the art – is seeing value in things that other people discard.” Rupert’s father was a joiner, and initially he followed in his footsteps, working as a carpenter and cabinetmaker and later studying design and visual art at Unitec. His main staple diet is turned wood such as old balustrades and newel posts, but also furniture components – pieces of beds or chairs.

Rupert turns them into sculpture or remakes them into modern furniture.

He is exhibiting a mix of furniture and sculptural pieces in the Estuary show. Currently he is making sets and props for a Jane Campion film called The Power of the Dog. “We’re making a 1920s house – it’s exactly what I love to do,” he says.

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A set of plain school stools that were surplus to requirements and headed for the tip have been transformed by various local artists as part of the Upcycling exhibition. They will be auctioned to raise funds for equipment for Estuary Arts’ classes. Clockwise, from top left, Hibiscus Matters’ advertising consultant Angela Gallagher turned this stool into a mirrored work of art; Estuary Arts volunteer Maureen Gresty depicted the centre’s resident cat on her stool; Glenda Montier’s bee mozaic; Hibiscus Matters’ graphic designer Lorry McCarthy used a pile of Red Bull cans to give her stool wings. Jo Dixey used recycled denim to make a noughts and crosses game and also made this colourful fabric creation;

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Katrina Andrew, 26, earned second place and Karen Donaldson-Barron, 37, third in the women’s half marathon.

Both are experienced runners and modest about their success, saying that the field was not strongly competitive this year due to the timing of other events. The half marathon field of 6030 runners included around 2910 women.

Karen, a physiotherapist, says a highlight for her was running the course, which goes from Devonport across the Harbour Bridge to Victoria Park, with her husband, Brad. The couple own Peak Pilates in Millwater and both are keen runners.

Karen says Brad helped keep her on track as well as being a strong supporter.

“Brad would normally be a lot faster than me, but he has been recovering from an injury, so he ran beside me and kept me accountable to our plan,” she says. “You can rush off too fast at the start and end up with a slow finish, but it’s important to pace yourself.”

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From left, Ben Partner, 11, with his lamb Poppy, and Connor Lloyd-Read, 11, with Daisy. Right, Isla Mexted, 6, with orphaned black lamb Nelson.

Prize animals a highlight of Ag Day Many of the lambs shown were orphaned by their mothers and adopted and nurtured by Wainui students.

Calves were not a featured again this year due to Mycoplasma bovis, a precaution many schools across New Zealand have taken.

Classic art and craft competitions, such as making vegetable creations and arranging ‘flowers in an unusual container’, also featured.

Gillian was pleased with the busy turnout that saw many grandparents, ex-pupils and even ex-staff in attendance.

“Our Ag Day is always a good opportunity to bring everyone to the school, which is why we always host it on a weekday. We tell our families that if they can

Wainui School students from all year groups showed off their prize lambs, goats and chickens at their Ag Day on Friday October 25.

“It is our favourite school event of the year,” principal Gillian Bray says.

“We incorporated the old with the new this year, by featuring enterprise innovation stalls for the first time, as well as the traditional showing of animals.”

The innovation stalls, which were run by Year 7 and 8 students, sold a wide range of items including chopping boards, dog biscuits and a student’s own recorded music.

Animal entries included 31 lambs, nine goats and a small group of chickens.

The grandly named lamb Brigideer Cuthbert the Third coincidentally placed third in the high jump.

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Money raised from this year’s Ag Day event will go towards school facilities and their innovation programme.

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Waitoki’s fair keeps it country Prizewinning chooks and plenty of classic farmers market stalls were a feature of the annual Waitoki School Country Fair on October 19.

The fair was well attended, not only by current students and their parents, but by people from around the district as well as past pupils.

“This year looks like our biggest turnout ever,” event organiser and Friends of Waitoki member, Cassie Morris, says.

“We really cherish our rural heritage here, so we wanted to hold a real country fair with plenty of stalls and games.”

Activities for children included two bouncy castles, a sensory play area with playdough and three shell pools filled with “gloop.”

Several silent auctions were held and a “twirly whirly” garden accessory worth around $200 was raffled.

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Squash AG day, which was held on the day before the fair, greeted attendees on the way into the school.

“The fair doubles as a celebration of our AG day, which had a great turnout this year, with around 30 lambs and two goats,” Cassie says.

Money raised from the Country Fair will go towards a new speaker system for the school, worth $18,000.

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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.

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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 BUILDER SEMI RETIRED – for all those small building jobs. Good rates. Ph/txt Rob 021 167 2155 or 09 426 2960 HANDYMAN Carpentry, small jobs, rubbish removal etc Phone/Txt Dave 027 420 5155 ROY’S MOWING LAWNS – Free quotes & pension discounts. Ph 021 506 908, email royslawnmowing@gmail.com A PUMP DOCTOR will keep you pumping. Ph 0274 430 654.

ARKLES BAY PAINTERS/DECORATORS In the area for the area. Kevin 022 0291 056 PAINTING Interior/exterior, free quotes.

Phone Jef 021 164 9709.

PAUL THE PAINTER 027 550 3635 interior & exterior.

TRADESMAN PAINTER (20yrs) serving the Hibiscus Coast. New or Repaint, interior & exterior no job too small. Free competitive quotes Wayne 0274 329 397.

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TUITION ADULT BEGINNER CLASSES in Ballroom, Latin American, New Vogue & social fun dances. Last course before the festive season. Thurs 7.15pm, Silverdale Hall. Qualified teacher. Ph 09 427 5542

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TO RENT TWO BEDROOM SELF-CONTAINED COTTAGE IN STANMORE BAY. Open plan kitchen / living area. Sunny deck, carport, no lawns. Situated at rear of property. No smokers or pets. Ideally suited to quiet, active retired single or couple. Available now. $365 p/week, bond required. Ph Eric, 027 245 8781.

HEALTH & BEAUTY FINGERNAILS & TOENAILS CUT & FILED – $30pp/$50 for 2pp. I come to you. Ph 424 0676/027 271 6676.

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

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

COMMUNITY NOTICES ‘HEARTBEATS’ CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP Meets on first Tuesday of each month, with a speaker, at Hibiscus Coast Community House, Orewa, 10am.

Families welcome. Ph Trent 0220 606 199.

SING UP RODNEY - community music therapy for older people and those with a neurological condition. 10.30am, term-time Thursdays (not first week of the month). Ōrewa Scout Hall. Ph: 027 464 2465 or SingUpRodney@gmail.com

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Love Food Hate Waste cook off, Orewa Community Hall, starting at 7pm. Registration: Pip Beagley, pip@ compostcollective.org.nz Info: lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz

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Armistice Day remembrance service, Hibiscus Coast RSA, Vipond Road, Whangaparaoa. Muster 10am for service at 11am followed by light refreshments.

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Red Beach School night fair, 20 Albert Hall Drive, Red Beach, 3.45pm-7.45pm. Live music and entertainment, food, stalls and more. (see story p31)

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Ten Years Local. Garden Party, Central Landscape Supplies, 90 Foundry Road, Silverdale, 11am-1pm. Includes garden and landscape tips and ideas, ‘Grow a sunflower’ activity for children, farmyard animals, wood-fired pizza plus plenty of barbequed sausages and free coffees. Prize draws. All welcome. (see ad p35)

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Swing On the Green Concert, outside on the 16th Fairway, Gulf Harbour Country Club, Whangaparaoa, from 4pm.

Featuring the Peter Urlich Swingin’ Sextet. Supporting Shakespear Open Sanctuary. Tickets and info: https://www. facebook.com/swingonthegreen

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Hibiscus Coast Garden Club’s annual Spring show, Whangaparaoa Hall, public viewing from 12.30pm. Trading table and raffle.

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Orewa Beach Santa Parade, starts from the corner of Alice Ave and Florence Ave, 4.30pm. Circus skills fun zone on Moana Reserve, 3.30pm-4.30pm. Parade goes along Hibiscus Coast Highway from Florence Ave to Orewa Surf Club carpark. Surf Sounds concert begins on the reserve, 5.30pm.

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Waiwera community market day, in the carpark outside the Thermal Pools, Waiwera, 9am-12 noon. Food, crafts and more. (see story p30)

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Tea Dance, Silverdale Hall, 5pm-8pm, including ballroom, Latin, American and modern sequence. All welcome. Info: 427 5542

Pharmacy Talk with Tania Adams

Pharmacist at Unichem Manly

Tired of no sleep?

Sometimes I just get tired of being tired? Have you every just lay there at night wondering if sleep will ever come? Or woken in the middle of the night and find yourself simply unable to get back to sleep? You are not alone. Research indicates that one quarter of adults in NZ suffer from chronic sleep problems.

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Vaughan Reed, right, with K2 partner Garth Spencer in the K1 marathon. Inset, Standing on the podium in China and receiving their medals was an unforgettable experience for the two Kiwi kayakers. Vaughan and Garth were challenged near the start by several other paddlers.

Coast kayaker powers to canoeing world title Vaughan Reed still remembers almost every paddle stroke of his final K2 Marathon race in China last month.

The 47-year-old Stanmore Bay resident teamed up with Auckland’s Garth Spencer to represent New Zealand in the Masters category in K2 for ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and it proved to be a winning combination.

The marathon consists of a 19km paddle – five laps of a course as well as sprinting while carrying the kayak across a pontoon (known as ‘portage’)

between each lap.

The pair had a few setbacks at the start and Vaughan says they were already on the back foot a bit after looking across at the 20 other crews. “There were some big boys in the lineup and we thought it would be tough,” he says.

After the poor start, which included strong challenges from competitors, they slowly worked their way up and Vaughan says they could hear the crowd was behind them as they closed the gap.

“The feedback was that it was the

most exciting race, as it was so close, right up to the sprint finish,” he says.

Vaughan and Garth came in first in their age group (45-49) and third overall in Masters in a time of 1 hour 22 minutes.

The title of world champion is a first for Vaughan, who has been paddling for 14 years and started competing when he did the Coast to Coast multisport event in 2006.

He says while he still does multisport events, kayaking is his main focus and passion.

He trains hard, putting in a solid six months of work for the world marathon championships, paddling up to six days a week, twice a day, on the Weiti River and Lake Pupuke.

He and Garth qualified for the world champs at the Nationals in Gisborne last April – the first time they had raced together.

“Garth’s been the guy who always beats me, so it was good to have him on my side this time,” Vaughan says.

“From the first time we jumped in the boat together we connected as a racing pair.”

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