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Special delivery! It was a team effort when Harley-Jean was born outside Dairy Flat Hall. Pictured are Summer Buckman holding baby Harley-Jean and Summer’s partner Marlin Thompson, with St John ambulance officer Toni Hoult, left, and St John paramedic Adam Harris, right. See story, p5.

More than a decade of supportive relations have soured between Estuary Arts Centre and the organisers of the Harbour Hospice art show over a massive hike in exhibition fees. Hospice’s Queen’s Birthday fundraising art exhibition and sale has been held at Estuary Arts Centre for 11 years. The proceeds support services at Hibiscus House hospice in Red Beach. Initially the not-for-profit organisation was given space in Estuary Arts’ gallery to hold its exhibition free of charge. However, hospice fundraiser and exhibition convenor, Vicki Lambert, says that in 2012, when hospice became aware that the arts centre was short of funds, the committee offered to pay. It paid $480 for its exhibition space for four years. After the centre built its education wing, in 2016, it increased the fee to $650 for the larger space, which is the amount that hospice has paid until this year. Vicki says it was a shock to see a 154 percent increase – $1650, with $1000 of that “a salary contribution” – in this year’s contract. She says it was too late to recoup any of that money by charging artists more to exhibit and they were lucky to find sponsors to foot the bill. “If Forrest Funerals hadn’t offered at short notice to pay the extra $1000, and Harcourts the other $650, we would have had to bite the bullet and take it off our profit,” she says. Covid has caused funding shortfalls for community continued p2

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organisations and both Harbour Hospice and Estuary Arts Centre are struggling to make ends meet. The Queen’s Birthday event normally raises around $30,000. Last year a small pop up was held instead, due to Covid-19, which raised around $13,000. Vicki says hospice is desperately playing catch up. It is partly funded by Waitematā District Health Board, which covers 52 percent of operating costs, but relies heavily on grant funding, donations and fundraising to keep its services free for patients. Estuary Arts Centre is run by a charitable trust. It gets most of its income from Auckland Council, with the rest coming from grants, donations and fundraising as well as commercial activities including sales from its gift shop, art classes and venue hire. Last year there was a shortfall of almost $32,500. Estuary Arts Charitable Trust chair Samantha Cranston says her organisation has been generous in its support of hospice – providing services at a discount that equates to around $25,000 over 10 years. She says the increase in charges is long overdue. “The post-Covid world has forced us to re-evaluate our approach to philanthropy, given that we too are a charitable organisation,” she says. “So many more organisations are seeking support, particularly post-Covid.” The $1650 fee is half what the gallery

normally charges to use its entire space. When hosting hospice, the centre has no means of generating income, apart from the gift shop, for nine full days, including set up and take down of the works. A paid staff member needs to be present throughout the hire – in the past the centre did not factor this into the cost. In addition, arts centre manager Kim Boyd says a flyer that hospice sent to all artists noted the increase in rent. “That threw us under the bus,” Kim says. “It damages the centre’s reputation among the community’s artists.” Hibiscus & Bays Local Board chair Gary Brown says if the arts centre was on a firmer financial footing, it could perhaps afford to be more generous in situations like this. The local board has been pushing for years to obtain more equitable regional funding for the arts centre, in line with similar facilities elsewhere in Auckland. “We have made this a key issue to advocate for in our feedback on Council’s 10-year Budget,” Gary says. In the meantime, Gary suggests it might be fairer for hospice to pay Estuary Arts a small percentage of whatever money the fundraiser brings in. “That would be more of a win-win, in my view,” he says.

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Work begins on neglected Whangaparāoa wetland Following Hibiscus Matters’ March 17 story about the state of D’Oyly Reserve wetland in Stanmore Bay, and ongoing complaints from residents, Auckland Council has acknowledged that the area has been neglected. Council says this is partly due to financial constraints caused by the Covid-19 lockdown last year. The wetland was created in the reserve, also known as Arden’s Park, three years ago by Council, at a cost of $1.5 million. The project was partly funded by $1.1 million from the developers of 20 Link Crescent, McConnell Property but because this was not enough to cover the cost of the work, Council’s Healthy Waters (stormwater) department stepped in to finish the wetland. Healthy Waters is also responsible for maintenance of the area, along with Council’s Community Facilities team. Recently Council’s project engineer,

Peter Brooks, said he accepts that the site “is overgrown, unkempt and appears unloved”. “We are working to remedy this,” he said. “The maintenance of D’Oyly Reserve was affected by Covid-19 and the resulting Emergency Budget which affected many projects.” However, he says that has now been remedied and in the 2021/22 financial year $55,500 has been approved for maintenance work – weed control and planting – at the wetland. Spraying, clearing and replanting work is to start this month and be complete in June or July. A schedule has been drawn up that shows maintenance work taking place four times per year over the next five years. Pest control will continue to be undertaken by the volunteers of Pest Free Hibiscus Coast, supported by Council.

Council has begun work on making the D’Oyly wetland reserve look more like this. Right, The wetland has become overgrown and stagnant.

A 25-ton crane was hauled from the sea onto Army Bay beach this month. Photos, Paul Wilkinson

Army Bay last stop for wrecked crane retrieved from water The appearance of a large rust-covered crane on Army Bay beach on May 5 was the result of recovery work that began a year ago. The 25-ton mobile crane, valued at around $100,000, was being transported by barge from Opua to Auckland, when the barge rolled over and sank near Tiritiri Matangi Island. It happened the day before last year’s level 4 lockdown, which prevented

immediate salvage. The wreck was marked with a buoy and light. The barge was re-floated using divers and towed back to Auckland at the end of April last year, but the crane remained underwater. Auckland’s harbourmaster says at the time there was no barge or crane available big enough to lift it out and initially, the plan was to cut it up underwater and remove it in sections.

However, once the work started it was discovered that the crane could be towed in one piece without any materials or oil discharging into the sea. The crane is owned by Bellingham Marine. Project manager and head skipper Gavin McPherson says it is understood that the barge capsized because of leaking hatches on its deck – a rare occurrence.

He says it has been an expensive and disappointing exercise. “It was really sad for us to lose the crane,” he says. “We’d only had it for a year and it was being used in building marinas and super yacht berths.” Once the crane was brought up at Army Bay it took more than two days for a team to remove the boom and outriggers so it could be taken away by truck for scrap.

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The Hibiscus Matters team was impressed, if a little confused, to see Auckland Council workers water blasting the pavements along Alice Ave in Ōrewa during a recent downpour. Council reassures us that such cleaning happens every three months, though we could find no one in our office who had seen the water-blasting team out before (and certainly not in the rain).

Stillwater’s first dog show, held on May 2, saw 42 canine competitors take part in fun events like best senior dog, waggiest tail, and agility. Top dog was Sugaray, a West Highland terrier (Westie) who won Best in Show. He and owner Alex Blackwood won the owner lookalike category, as well as placing 2nd in the elderly dog category. Sugaray, pictured with Alex and one of the event organisers, Lisa Tucker, right, is 20 years old, which is considered very senior for a Westie. The Stillwater event committee hopes to make the dog show an annual event. It raised $400 for Saving Hope Foundation.

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In an article on Kung Fu Chef Restaurant (HM May 5) the claim was made that it was the first classic Chinese restaurant on the Coast. This was incorrect and Hibiscus Matters apologises for the error.

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I am pleased to see that, at the moment, the water spilling over Whangaparāoa Road between Vipond and Glenelg Roads has finally been fixed. This has been spilling since last year. I hate to think how many thousands of litres of water have run across and down the gutters. I have spoken to Watercare and was told that it had been looked at and no fault found. Watercare was there earlier this week and now the road is dry for the first time in over six months. So keep conserving water – no sprinklers! Ratepayers deserve an explanation. The road was constantly wet all summer so six months is a conservative figure. Michelle Downey, Tindalls Bay Tim Scheirlinck, Watercare operations manager, Northern networks, responds: The corner of Whangaparāoa and Glenelg Roads in Red Beach is the site of one of our bulk supply points, where our larger transmission watermains connect to the smaller pipes feeding the local network. At this location, we have an underground bulk supply point chamber that contains sensitive equipment. Over time, this chamber can fill up with water. To protect the equipment, chambers are fitted with a sensor that triggers a pump to remove the water when it reaches a certain level. The water is pumped out and discharged to the curb, where it runs down the road and ultimately ends up in the stormwater network. The water pumped out of the chamber is rainwater. We have had reports of suspected leaks at this location, and each time, we send a crew to investigate. In each case we’ve found it’s simply the chamber pump operating as it’s designed to do. The community plays an important role in alerting us to suspected water leaks – please continue to do so. We investigate every reported leak, and assign a priority level based on a number of factors, including the estimated volume of the leak. We aim to have all leaks repaired within three days.

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Ōrewa’s town clock is now back on its plinth, opposite Ōrewa campground. After the clock was vandalised last year, it was repaired by Peter Lewis of Laser Electrical, with the cost covered by the clock’s owner, Gordon Cashmore (HM May 5). Neville Bros provided the crane to lift the clock, free of charge, on May 6. Peter was there to fix it in place and ensure the electrical connection was working, while Gordon looked on.

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Speedy birth outside hall On May 1, a drama unfolded outside Dairy Flat Hall, as Summer Buckman, 25, gave birth to her daughter HarleyJean in the back of an ambulance. Harley-Jean is Summer’s second child. She says as the birth of son KyrieLewis three years ago took 63 hours, the speed of Harley-Jean’s arrival was totally unexpected. “We tried to get to hospital, but she just wanted out,” Summer says. Summer and her partner Marlin Thompson were driving to hospital when it became clear they would not make it. They pulled over outside Dairy Summer Buckman says the birth of her Flat Hall and called the ambulance. daughter outside Dairy Flat Hall was “a Once inside the ambulance, it wasn’t whirlwind”. (Also see photo, p1) long before Harley-Jean was delivered by it’s safe to say that I do everything in St John ambulance officer Toni Hoult. extremes.” Summer says this was especially significant, given that her own mother St John Ambulance Officer Toni Hoult says her work means responding to all is also a paramedic, in the Far North. sorts of incidents, some of which don’t “It’s super cool that my daughter got have good outcomes. brought into the world by a paramedic especially because she is named after “It was so humbling to be part of the my mum,” Summer says. “To go from birth of a baby; it was such a joy,” Toni a labour of almost three days with baby says. number one to an established labour of Both mother and baby are doing well less than an hour with this one, I think at home in Dairy Flat.

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Milldale buses unfunded You really would think that after Auckland Council declared a climate change emergency, the heart of any new town centre would be public transport but sadly this is not the case. You only have to take a quick drive through the Milldale development to find this out. There are already 1000 houses built in Milldale and this is only the beginning. Growth in Milldale has been accelerated by the new funding model, whereby the developer, Council and Crown Infrastructure Partners fund the bulk infrastructure up front. Milldale residents then pay this back over the next 30 years. This bulk infrastructure will allow 4000 new houses to be built in Milldale and another 5000 in the surrounding future urban area. When this new funding model was announced for Milldale, there were high fives all around Council but when the issue of no public transport was raised, Auckland Transport (AT) promised feeder buses but these are yet to eventuate. What is very disappointing is that in AT’s draft 10-year budget, public transport for Milldale is unfunded. Safe cycling or walking is not an option for Milldale residents, and the Silverdale park n ride is full by 8am. This is only going to get worse as more and more houses are built and there are few local employment options. Unfortunately, to make matters worse, AT in its draft 10-year budget has also cut the ‘ring fenced’ funding for the widening of Dairy Flat Highway to four lanes at the bottom of Albany Hill. This 4-laneing project included the Lucas Creek bridge and traffic lights at the Avenue intersection. This has been a bottleneck for years and is completely gridlocked in the morning. While there are pressures all over Auckland and priorities do change, I cannot understand how this project lost its funding. There is so much growth in our area from every direction. Houses are going up at pace in Albany, Riverhead, Ōrewa, Whangaparāoa and Milldale. So, fingers crossed that AT amends its 10-year budget and funds both public transport for Milldale and the widening of Dairy Flat Highway at the Albany end. Otherwise, if we fast-forward 10 years and with no public transport options and the main entrance of Milldale being Dairy Flat Highway, the roads will be gridlocked with traffic generating more and more carbon emissions and this will have all happened during a climate change emergency.

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Legacy rates relief set to end for groups A number of community and sports groups are set to lose long-running discounts on their rates bills due to Auckland Council ending a relief grants scheme that was carried over from the days of Rodney District Council. One of the biggest losers will be North Shore Aero Club, which had more than $30,000 of its $70,291 rates bill paid – 43 percent – in the 2020/21 financial year. Council’s lead financial advisor Mark Purdie told last month’s Rodney Local Board meeting that all affected groups had been advised in 2018 that the grants scheme would be ending in three years’ time, and the cut-off date would be June 30. Around $93,000 was paid to 31 organisations across Rodney in 2020/21, each of which received between five and 100 per cent off their rates, money which Mr Purdie said could be reallocated to other local board projects if members voted to let the grants end. Members agreed that funding rates for private property or commercial activities was not a good use of ratepayer money, and that members in each subdivision should decide which groups should continue to receive

rates grants. Additionally, any money saved from discontinuing rates grants would be re-allocated to that same subdivision – more than $41,000 in Dairy Flat, based on last year’s rates bills. Dairy Flat board member Louise Johnston said such rates rebates were never supposed to be for commercial organisations. “They’ve all had a good run and they’re all well-funded,” she said. “I can’t see the community thinking this is a good way to spend our money. “And it’s pretty good that the money will stay within the subdivision – there’s so much unfairness across Rodney with funding.” North Shore Aero Club general manager John Punshon was philosophical about the loss. “You win some, you lose some,” he said. “These things are sent to try us. We’ll just have to wait and see if there will be any alternative methods in future, but we’ll deal with what’s thrown at us.” The Dairy Flat groups losing rates grants will be the Peninsula Golf Club, Wainui (24 percent), North Shore Riding Club, Redvale (37 percent) and North Shore Aero Club, Dairy Flat (43 percent).

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Dozens of Police were involved in a major operation on Monday, May 10 after a firearms incident in Ōrewa led to an extensive search involving the Police helicopter and Pine Valley Road in Dairy Flat being closed for eight hours. A 42-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged with threats to kill and unlawfully carrying a firearm. Police said afterwards they would like to acknowledge residents of Ōrewa and Dairy Flat who may have been inconvenienced by the search activity. Aside from that, an increase in thefts from cars has been an issue locally, according to area prevention manager Senior Sergeant Steve Pivac. “We have recently seen more thefts of property from parked vehicles on the Hibiscus Coast, so we would like to encourage locking vehicles parked near roads and removing valuables,” he says. Local officers have also been focusing on road safety, with schools going back and the recent change to fines for using a mobile phone while driving increasing from $80 to $150. Road safety is also causing a headache for Silverdale Fire Station’s senior station officer Jim Maclean. “We are noticing drivers are obviously stressed and distracted, not noticing or responding to emergency vehicles behind them, or realising approaching vehicles may turn across their path or cross to their side of the road while overtaking,” he says. “Please take extra care when you see an emergency vehicle responding. Let it get safely past as soon as possible. Traffic islands and turning traffic may well make safe passing impossible if you continue until they are directly behind you.” He says crews are also responding to a lot of rear-end collisions and seeing red light runners. “You will never get where you are going faster if the trip is via the panel beaters!” he says. Silverdale crews attended three significant fires in one day on May 5. The first was what appeared to be a house fire off Grand Drive, Ōrewa, but which turned out to be a classic Ford Capri that had caught fire in a driveway. Later that day, crews attended a digger with its engine on fire at a building site in Silverdale and a significant grass fire from an out of control burn-off in Dairy Flat. “Although the fire season has changed to ‘Open’, it is still unseasonably dry and fires get out of control quickly,” Jim says.

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Long wait for safer speeds surrounding schools The principals of Dairy Flat and Wainui Schools have taken no comfort from the Government’s recent proposed Setting of Speed Limits Rule, which it says will make streets outside schools safer. The proposed rule changes are designed to improve the way Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency and regions implement speed management changes. Included is a proposal to require speed limits outside urban schools to reduce to 30kph (or a maximum of 40kph where appropriate), and a maximum of 60kph around rural schools. Dairy Flat School principal Debbie Marshall says the school lobbied for years to get the 80kph speed limit on Dairy Flat Highway where it goes past the school gate, to be reduced to 60kph at pick up and drop off times. Flashing signs were put up five years ago to that effect, but Debbie says although this has improved things, it is still unsafe. “A lot of big trucks go past the school, and it is dangerous at pick up and drop off times,” she says. “Children at rural schools generally don’t walk or cycle because of the distances, the lack of cycleway/ walkways and traffic volume and speeds.” She wants the speed outside the school to be reduced to 50kph at pick up and drop off. “If a city child is only safe at 40kph, why is 60kph ok for rural children?” she asks. Traffic roars along at 80kph on the section of Waitoki Road that goes past Wainui School – this was reduced from 100kph in the last six years after intense lobbying from principal Gillian Bray and Wainui School parents. “We had to push for that, and we are now in a campaign to get it dropped to 40kph at drop off and pick up times,” Gillian says. Recently representatives of the school board and parent group met with an Auckland Transport (AT) engineer,

Traffic can travel at 60-80kph past Dairy Flat School.

Police and MP Chris Penk to discuss the issue. “They are talking about 60kph in a couple of years, and we can’t wait that long,” Gillian says. “We want the speeds dropped and flashing signs.” AT spokesperson Mark Hannan says AT is working on a speed limit review for the road outside Wainui School and expects changes to be included in a future bylaw change next year. “We proposed interim measures to improve driver awareness of the Wainui School entrance,” Mark says. “This will include reviewing the location of school signs. We will upgrade the signs and will also provide additional road markings, including a red band across the road with the word ‘slow’ on it.” He says nothing specific has been proposed for Dairy

Flat School at this stage, but it will be considered as part of the wider roll-out of speed changes around schools.” Gillian says it is unfortunate that rural schools have to fight for these measures. “The number of fast trucks, trade vehicles and traffic volumes are increasing as the area grows. It’s too unsafe to suggest walking, even from close by and way too unsafe to bike. This is health and safety – it shouldn’t be a fight.” The Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2021, is open for public consultation until Friday, June 25. Info: www. nzta.govt.nz/speedrule2021 Backstories www.localmatters.co.nz November 14, 2018; June 15, 2016

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Companion driving service Driving Miss Daisy has two new faces at the helm on the Hibiscus Coast, with Dave and Kathryn Tyrrell recently taking over the local region. After years of IT consultancy for Dave and child-rearing and craft teaching for Kathryn, the Hatfields Beach couple decided to have a complete change and are already loving their new roles. With five vehicles including one that is wheelchair accessible, they are well equipped to transport anyone who makes a prebooking. Dave, Kathryn and their team are happy to accompany clients to appointments, the hairdresser, the doctor, help with shopping at the supermarket, school drop-off and pickup – in fact, anywhere clients need to go. They are always mindful of their clients’ wellbeing, ensuring that they are comfortable and safe. Dave and Kathryn say it’s about helping people to maintain, or regain, their independence. “We provide safe, reliable transport and companionship for people who may need that extra little bit of help,” Dave says. “We can help people to the car and into where they’re going. We can take wheelchairs and walkers, and all the cars are easy to get in and out of.” The mixture of clients is broad – recent trips have included getting an elderly client to Auckland Hospital, taking another client for a physio appointment

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and some shopping, driving children to and from school and taking a wheelchair-user to see a school show her grandson performed in. “It’s very rewarding,” Kathryn says. “Our clients are all so grateful for the service. You get to know people, they become your friends. You’re sometimes the only person they see that day and you become a valuable part of their lives.” Driving Miss Daisy is a Total Mobility scheme provider and an ACC contracted supplier, meaning assistance with fares is available. All drivers have a passenger-endorsement, are first aid trained, Dementia Friends, Police vetted and have completed AA

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A one-stop shop for anything to do with computers has moved to a new store in Ōrewa’s Westpac Plaza, off Moana Avenue. As its name suggests, TailorMade Computers can supply whatever anyone needs when it comes to computing, from new computers and hardware through to software, to printer ink and cartridges, whether for business or home users, as well as repairs and problem solving. Director Nikhil Maganlal says with more services going online than ever, the TailorMade team can provide help and assistance to help people avoid scams and hacking. But there is more to TailorMade than meets the eye – while staff keep a select amount of stock in the Ōrewa shop, and in their second branch in Warkworth, the bulk of kit is accessed online. Nikhil says they have an e-commerce store that stocks 20,000 products. “People don’t realise we can do all this range of products. We can find anything to do with computers. If we

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don’t have it in stock, we can get it,” he says. “If you don’t like the options here, we can give you suggestions, anything from budget to high end kit. That’s how TailorMade works.” TailorMade also encompasses a second business, BlueCloud, that focuses on business to business ICT (information and communication technologies) provision dealing in IT outsourcing, fibre internet, cloud technologies and phone systems. TailorMade Computers has been running for more than 15 years and was taken over by Nikhil two years ago. With a background in corporate telecommunications, he says TailorMade and BlueCloud were a perfect fit to provide a comprehensive computer, IT and telecoms service for home and business needs, and he jumped at the chance to buy it. “We have a very experienced team with many years of working in technology, we’ve been here a long time,” he says. TailorMade is also hoping to add mobile phone repairs in future.

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New novel highlights power of positivity for ‘Parkies’ A retired Gulf Harbour business consultant has written a new novel based on her experiences since being unexpectedly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago. Mary & Me by Robyn Cotton is about two women with Parkinson’s who live 200 years apart – Rose, whose story is based on Robyn’s own journey, and Mary, who lives in London in the early 1800s, when surgeon James Parkinson first observed and described the neurological disorder. Robyn decided to write the book last year during lockdown to share what had helped her to cope since her life was turned upside down. She had been seeking a cure for a tremor in her arm when she was first diagnosed, but didn’t think at the time she was old enough to get Parkinson’s. “I suppose I suspected it, but when I was diagnosed it was still a shock because I considered myself too young – I was in my mid-50s,” she said. “But it was early onset Parkinson’s.” Once she had recovered from the initial bombshell, she was determined to find out as much as she could about the condition and how she could slow its progress. She carried out extensive research and found that two of the most important things were diet and exercise – more specifically, a low-carb keto or fasting diet and a wide range of different exercises to stimulate the brain. Robyn gave up her consulting business to focus on fighting the disease and her efforts have paid dividends – she took up an extensive exercise programme and even completed an Outward Bound course for ‘Parkies’, her nickname for fellow patients. “I’m doing really well. After four years, I feel really good, I feel strong and fit and comparatively well compared to where I might have been,” she said. She believed that without making the effort with her diet and fitness, she would be in a very different place, not least since Parkinson’s slashes levels of dopamine – a “reward” chemical – making patients

her own experiences – she opted for the same genre. “I wanted to do it in a creative writing style and make it an easy book to read to be informed,” she said.

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prone to depression, lethargy and apathy. “It became a passion of mine to persuade people with Parkinson’s to live positively. At the end of the day, it’s a choice we have to make,” she said. “Stuff happens and we often can’t control it. You can’t stop it happening, but you can control your response to it. And I think we can control fear, but you have to set your mind to do it. Fear is like darkness – you can shine a light in.” Robyn wanted to share her experiences and educate people, but not in a self-help book style. As she had already written one novel – A Skylark Flies, about a girl assaulted on her OE to Scotland, and based on

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From left, Jill Bryce with two of her works that will feature at the exhibition. Tut Blumental’s large work Soothing Nights has been donated to the hospice exhibition.

Hundreds of works in latest hospice art show

Harbour Hospice is hosting its 15th Art Exhibition and Sale over Queen’s Birthday weekend at Estuary Arts Centre in Ōrewa. With more than 400 works from 90 artists, this is one of the largest exhibitions held on the Hibiscus Coast. Twenty four new artists are taking part and works will be made with acrylics, watercolours, pastels and oils on paper, canvas and board. In addition there will be ceramics, glassware, metal, photography and giclee prints. It is the third time that Ōrewa’s Tut Blumental has donated her paintings to the hospice show. The Ōrewa artist has enjoyed painting as a hobby ever since she was at college in Israel. She moved to NZ in 2006 and, after working as a graphic artist, began painting full time a few years ago. Her studio is a compact space in the garage, shared with the family’s many

bikes. Here she creates large and smallscale abstract landscapes, often with some realistic details included. “I want people to feel a connection with places they have been, rather than depicting an exact scene,” Tut says. “Abstract work creates a feeling and every person sees something different in it.” The large work she is donating to this exhibition is called Soothing Nights. “It’s a special piece with a calm feeling and I think it’s perfect for a community event like the hospice show.” Jill Bryce began painting around 20 years ago, but after several clay courses at Estuary Arts she has begun a love affair with making ceramic works, hand building each piece. As well as making figures, she winds ribbons of clay into curves, which are mounted on wooden bases. “Ceramics require patience, as it’s a long involved process,” she says. “The

colours are also more variable than the paints I’m used to.” Often her works are inspired by views of the sea from the studio in her Army Bay home. Jill has two works in the hospice show – a ceramic figure called Henry and an abstract painting Rubix Cube gone Wrong. “I’ve done several hospice art shows – it began when my sister and mother had cancer and were cared for at hospice,” she says. Hibiscus Hospice’s Art Exhibition and Sale is on Queen’s Birthday Weekend, Friday, June 4 to Monday, June 7 at Estuary Arts Centre, 214B Hibiscus Coast Highway, Ōrewa. Entry by donation. Works range in price from $20 to over $4000 and a percentage of all sales support the services provided by Hibiscus Hospice in Red Beach. The exhibit opens with a ticketed preview and auction on Thursday, June 3. Info: see What’s On, p39.

A new midwinter Christmas dinner fundraiser is proving popular, with funds going to two local charities. The Midwinter Christmas Dinner is a replacement for the Swimarathon, which organisers Rotary say received few entrants this year. The dinner is being run by two members of the Rotary Satellite club of Ōrewa-Millwater, Brian Mullan and Theo Simeonidis who have several sponsors on board. It will be held on Saturday, June 26 at Millies Café in Millwater and include entertainer John McGough, aka The Trumpet Guy. A quality raffle, with excellent prizes, including craft gins, is included. Tickets are limited to 80, and as the paper goes to print they are selling fast. Proceeds will be shared between Love Soup Hibiscus Coast and the Hibiscus Coast Community House’s foodbank in Ōrewa. Tickets: email brian@mullan.com

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This time of year, everything changes. We say goodbye to summer sky constellations and welcome the winter ones. Orion, which dominates the summer skies, now dips below the horizon in the early evening. Following Orion, the “Dog Star”, Sirius, is also moving out of our night skies. It appears midway down the western skies in the early evening, before setting around 10pm. In the north-west in the early evening, we see Gemini low in the sky, which can be easily spotted by looking for its two bright stars, Pollux and Castor. To the right we see Cancer with the Beehive Cluster. Almost due north you will spot a bright, orange star. This is Regulus, the heart of Leo. Moving slightly east, you find another bright star called Arcturus, which lies in the Bootes constellation. As the night goes on, all these constellations move from east to west and sink slowly below the horizon. Eventually they will disappear from view until spring. If we look to the east, we will find new constellations popping up – Scorpio, who dominates our winter skies, and Sagittarius. Sitting right between Scorpio and Sagittarius is the start of the Milky Way, as it arches across the sky. As we look high in the sky above us, we find the familiar Southern Cross. Something worth seeing in this vicinity is the globular cluster, Omega Centauri. As mentioned in previous articles, this cluster can be seen with the naked eye if you are in a dark area. Otherwise track it down with a pair of good binoculars. Well worth seeing! Located west of the Southern Cross, Eta Carinae is easily the brightest star – and it falls within the large Carina Nebula, which can be seen with the naked eye. The Carina Nebula is four times as large as, and even brighter than, the famous Orion Nebula. Just below it is the Southern Pleiades – not to be confused with the other Pleiades called Matariki. Both are well worth seeing through binoculars. To make star spotting easier, download an astronomy app on your phone. Google Skymap is fantastic for Android devices and Starwalk2 is great on your iPhone. For those on a laptop, by far the best app is Stellarium. Winter is the best time of year to see the Milky Way. If you are in a dark area, it will be easy to see. If not, take a trip out to Shakespear Regional Park, which is pretty dark, and take a look up into the sky.

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This beautiful property on Withers Lane is simply exquisite. Located only a matter of minutes from Warkworth township and a short distance to Matakana and Snells Beach.

The property, once just a sea of land, is now covered with multiple native and specimen trees, an abundant orchard, figs, apples, peaches, plums, macadamia and the list goes on! The planting has been done for you the new owner, to enjoy for the future. Boundary lines are indicative only

All living spaces and the master bedroom flow seamlessly to the Mediterranean feel of the swimming pool and entertaining area. The heated 10 x 5m2 pool is equipped with an Enviro-swim cleaning system which does not use chlorine, providing a cleaner, non-toxic swim. The house also features 19 solar panels making it environmentally friendly. This is the perfect lifestyle property situated on 3.27 ha fenced into 6 paddocks, zoned future urban, with a 3 bay American style barn, bore, pool house and large separate garage with workshop and potting shed. Chelene Allinson

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“When I get out of bed in the morning, I do my yoga, and then life begins.” Lynette, a Ryman resident

LIFE’S TOO PRECIOUS TO SPEND ON LAWNS At Ryman, we take care of the lawns, window cleaning, and more. It means you have less on your ‘to do’ list and you can spend your time doing more of the things that make you happy. It’s another way we’re pioneering a new way of living for a new retirement generation.

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New homes showcase innovation Innovations in technology and design are changing how we live, and new home builds are leading the way. The latest home innovations include making functional items in kitchens disappear – not just small things such as the toaster and microwave can be hidden behind closed doors, but also the fridge, wine cabinet, ventilation units and dishwashers. Other changes are about creating a smarter home, with functions that can be controlled from your phone. Ikon Homes managing director Colin Beaumont says the front door key could become a thing of the past with innovations such as keypad, and internet and Bluetooth controlled front door locks. He says within the home nearly everything can be controlled remotely including heat pumps, lights, radio and television and smart kitchen appliances. Heated towel rails can also be turned on via Schneider Electrical’s PDL Wiser Room app. Outside, things like security cameras and irrigation can also be adjusted from an app on your phone.

Energy efficiency is key The Climate Change Commission’s

recommendations to Government include that newly built homes should be 35 percent more energy efficient than today’s homes. A lot of work is going into clever systems designed to improve energy efficiency and make homes more environmentally sustainable. These include flow and return hot water systems (also known as ring main systems), which involve a ‘circuit’ of piped water, speeding up the delivery of hot water without wasting it. In a similar way, lights can be controlled so they go on only when people enter a room, using sensors. It is also possible when building a new home, to prepare it so you can upgrade to a solar system later. This may include installing a solar ready hot water cylinder, which can be moved into the roof or outside to save interior space. The materials used have a big impact on how sustainable a home is and there are some clever ideas – Maddren Homes is one local company that offers cladding that is 80 percent recycled aluminium. In addition, a Silverdale-based company called Enveloped specialises in sourcing products from Europe that local building companies use to

Spot the fridge! Concealing every appliance is an increasingly popular concept for modern kitchens. This example is from Maddren Homes’ showhome in Milldale. The fridge is on the right.

help insulation, windows, doors and ventilation work together to create ‘an envelope’, making homes warmer, drier and more energy efficient. Windows and doors can be the weakest part of a home’s thermal envelope and sealing these well requires spending money on good quality, high performance items. It may include custom made windows that tilt and turn and triple glazing windows and doors. Tilted windows enable you to ventilate a room without opening the whole window. Other options include heat recovery ventilation, pellet boilers for circulated water systems, heat pump water heaters and EV chargers.

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A developer plans to build this 5-storey apartment block on this site in Ōrewa’s town centre.

Homes brush shoulders with businesses Options for apartment living right in Ōrewa town centre are growing. For some time the Nautilus has been the only apartment block in central Ōrewa, but that is changing – first with the Hopper Development’s 3-storey retail, office and apartment block at 14 Tamariki Ave, completed last year, and now with an apartment block which has Auckland Council consent to be built in Florence Ave. The new residential buildings demonstrate how Council’s Business/ Mixed Use zone may work, bringing homes into closer touch with areas formerly focused on business. Developer Oceania P & D (sole director Ji Ho Ryu of Auckland) has

consent to build a 5-storey apartment block in Florence Ave, Ōrewa, which is in the Business/Mixed Use zone. The 809sqm site at 51 Florence Ave is next to the Ōrewa Hospice shop and currently has a single storey commercial building on it. The developer initially applied last June for resource consent to build a 5-storey block comprising 21 retail and accommodation units on the land. A month later, the company applied to alter this, removing most of the studio units and replacing them with 1.5-3 bedroom units. The application to change the original consent states that this was because there is more interest in the market for 2-3 bedroom

options. The changes reduced the total number of units to 15 and there was an increase in car parks from 10-20. The latest plan received consent from Council, on a non-notified basis, last September. The Business/Mixed Use zone in Council’s Unitary Plan is designed to act as a transition area, in terms of scale and activity, between residential and commercial zones. It also applies to areas where there is a need for a compatible mix of residential and employment activities. Provisions typically enable heights up to four storeys but greater height may be possible in areas close to the

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city centre, metropolitan centres and larger town centres. Issues considered by Council’s planners when granting consent for the residential complex at 51 Florence Ave include the capacity of infrastructure such as water and sewage, car parking and landscape amenity. The planners were satisfied in all these areas, and the consented landscaping includes groups of palm trees, hedging and mass under-planting with boulders “to buffer the neighbouring property and to improve amenity of outlook from above apartments and the street frontage”. Marketing of the apartments is currently on hold.

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Transport minister primed to reach Puhoi tolling decision

People with a passion for planes are catered for in the Aero Park development in Dairy Flat, which is now nearing completion.

Development takes flight in Dairy Flat aero park Earthworks are underway on the final portion of land allocated to the residential Aero Park, designed for aviation enthusiasts, near North Shore Aero Club in Dairy Flat. A total of 50ha of land adjoining the aero club has been made a special precinct under the Unitary Plan, which allows landowners to have their own hangers. Sealed taxiway access is provided from all of the properties, in and out of the club’s airfield. The precinct allows for Residential - Large Lot-sized sites of 2500sqm8000sqm. A number of private developers have worked on the Aero Park since its inception back in the days of Rodney District Council. Most of the precinct has already been developed with around 50 percent built on so far. Roads within the Aero Park go with the theme, having names such

as Runway Rise and Throttle Close. The latest site, 20.7ha at 244 Postman Road, was sold last October for $14.1 million and is now being developed by Horizon Heights Development (sole director Ronghuan Lin of Auckland) into around 39 lifestyle blocks. Most of this land falls within the Aero Park precinct, but a small portion is zoned Future Urban. Aero club general manager John Puncheon says similar developments are being built near airfields at Springhill Aerodrome, north of Wellsford, and Kaipara Flats Aerodrome, but that the Dairy Flat Aero Park is the largest of its type in Auckland. He says not every homeowner has taken up the option of building a hanger, so the reality is not quite as it was envisioned, but that may change over time.

Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) last month submitted a proposal to the Minister of Transport on the potential tolling of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway. An NZTA spokesperson said the proposal provides all the information that Minister Michael Wood will need to make an informed decision on tolling, but does not advocate a position on tolling from NZTA itself. This is despite the fact that an NZTA tolling team assessment last year found the motorway was suitable for tolling and advocated that the NZTA board recommend to the Minister that the road be tolled. Meanwhile, NZTA has responded to Local Matters’ enquiries about why the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is being considered for tolling when other recent major road projects in New Zealand escaped a toll. NZTA’s tolling team found that tolling the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway would make a meaningful contribution to the cost of the project and would not result in traffic volume changes that would unduly impact the wider road network. But Mahurangi-based Labour-list MP Marja Lubeck wrote to Minister Wood late last month re-iterating her own, and the Mahurangi community’s, opposition to tolling. Ms Lubeck said Mahurangi residents

Earthworks continue at the southern end of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway. Will there be a second toll in addition to the one required to pass through the Johnstones Hill Tunnels?

would be faced with paying a toll for the Warkworth-Puhoi section of road and then be tolled again as they exit through the Johnstones Hill Tunnels to travel to the Auckland CBD. “The community sees this as inherently unfair given there are only three toll roads in New Zealand across all of the motorway network, and this would be the only place where two tolls would be in place across what is essentially one road,” she wrote. Ms Lubeck added that on top of this residents were also saddled with a 10c/ litre Auckland Transport levy and a $150 per property transport targeted rate. Ms Lubeck wrote that in her view the toll proposal “put an unreasonable heavy burden” on the people of Rodney. However, should the Minister decide in favour of tolling, he will then put the question to Cabinet to make a final decision.

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Supply problems causing squeeze in stocks and pricing The effects of Covid-19, problems at Auckland port and the boom in house building are combining to cause myriad supply problems for trades and suppliers throughout the construction industry. From basic building materials through to flooring and fittings, materials are either becoming increasingly scarce or rising in price, or both, leading to frustration and budget blowouts for customers. Sam Dyson, who looks after sales, design and project management at tiny house builder Eco Pod Concepts, says it has become a seller’s market lately, with prices and lead times going up, as well as low and no stocks of certain products. “Our joinery suppliers lead time has doubled from two to four weeks and there doesn’t seem to be any 17mm flooring plywood left in the country,” he says. “We’ve also heard that a container of steel screw foundations coming from overseas used to cost $1500 to deliver and is now up to $7,800.” He says the issue is causing uncertainty around committing to future projects and affecting quotes for the former Dairy Flat business. “We’re having to itemise every item and say things are subject to materials being available due to shortages. The change of financial year has given companies the opportunity to draw a line in the sand and say we’re putting prices up. That’s having a knock-on effect.”

Rodney and Hibiscus Coast plumbing company Flowfix is also experiencing issues. Director Colette Freel says it has been a struggle getting hold of such items as showers and vanities for some time, and now raw materials like copper are becoming hard to obtain. “We had one customer who wanted a vanity that took four months to get to us,” she says. The situation is meaning less choice for customers, with many styles out of stock. “We have received letters and emails from suppliers saying everybody’s trying to do their best to keep stocks up, but it is starting to affect our business,” Colette says. It’s a similar story in floor coverings, according to The Flooring People’s store manager and director, Melissa Maher. “Over the last year we have struggled getting many products, from underlay to carpet to vinyl,” she says. “Even some of our New Zealand-made carpets have components that come from overseas, so there have been delays in this, too.” She says customers of the Whangaparāoa store are not always aware of the current situation. “Once the media started reporting the delays it got better but some still don’t understand,” she says. “It has caused more work for us, as we are constantly chasing up orders and checking stock.”

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According to local house washing experts, mould on the roof is not only unsightly but, for those on tank water supply, can be unhealthy as well. Ashleigh Jillings of Monster Housewash & Gutters says when water runs down the roof to the guttering, mould can be carried with it into the tank, depending what filters you have in place. Any mould that gets into the tank can then begin to grow there. Mould can cause allergies and respiratory problems such as asthma. In addition, Asheigh says that regular cleaning is important in maintaining a roof in top condition, yet it is often overlooked, as it’s not an area of the home that most people see every day. “Roof cleaning not only improves the curb appeal of your home, getting rid of moss, mould and lichen, it also helps to extend the life of your roof and help avoid blocked gutters and downpipes,” Ashleigh says. Naturally, roof cleaning can be done by the keen DIY homeowner, but Ashleigh says it is likely to be safer and more effective to employ a professional.

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Shop local – homeware for Coast living

It’s those little touches that make a place home – cushions, throws, photos and artistic touches. And shopping local is always recommended. Hibiscus Matters visited some local stores and came up with a variety of interesting homeware to suit any home and budget. If you are looking for retro style, secondhand and charity shops are a huge resource. People going flatting or setting up their own home can find everything needed from places like these, for very affordable prices. Everything from crockery to cabinets is available at charity shops. This display cabinet is $310 from the Hospice shop in Silverdale Village.

Ceramics, $29-$53, and a set of woven wipes ($20) from Island in Ōrewa in on-trend earthy tones.

Chunky pottery jars from the 1970s at The Guru Knows in Ōrewa – $50 for the set. Attractive storage is always needed. Floosie in Silverdale Village has these Japanese buckets ($45-$95) made of plastic and suitable for anything from compost to dog food, or ice.

Nature is the theme for a range of tablemats ($12.90) and coasters ($7.50) from MorArt in Coast Plaza mall, Whangaparāoa.

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Construction of a retirement village in northern Ōrewa has moved a step closer. Coastal Properties Ōrewa Forest Glen, the developer of the village, applied for building consent to start work on the project at the end of last year. The developer has resource consent to build a 114-unit village on the 1.9ha site which extends over 25-35 Annalise Place and 488 and 496C Hibiscus Coast Highway. The blocks are three and four storeys high.

The land borders Nukumea Stream and Alice Eaves’ Bush Reserve. The building consent application is for the first of three stages – a five level (including underground carpark), residential apartment dwelling. When the development is complete, there is expected to be a total of five buildings on the site. Auckland Council advises that the building consent is currently on hold, waiting for more information from the applicant.

Building boom and no fees boosts apprenticeships The number of building and trade apprenticeships has boomed in recent months, largely due to the Government’s decision to make all NZ apprenticeships free from July last year until December 2022. According to building and construction training body BCITO, there are now more than 18,000 apprentices in training, a rise of 32 per cent to the end of 2020, and figures are still rising. More locally, there are currently 1700 BCITO apprentices in its “North Auckland” area, which actually stretches from the Harbour Bridge up to Cape Reinga. That compares with 1585 in 2020 and 1252 in 2019. “We’ve never been so busy. There are many reasons for that, including the Government’s decision to actively encourage New Zealanders to seek out careers in the trades,” a BCITO spokesperson said. “We experienced the biggest increase we’ve ever seen in the number of apprentices we look after and the employers we’re working with. “With borders closed and the influx of skilled construction professionals now at a standstill, eyes have turned

to us to help ready the next generation of apprentices for the huge workload that lies ahead.” The Government funding boost covers all apprenticeships for anyone over 16 – there is no upper age limit. As well as core building and construction skills, apprenticeships are available in a number of associated trades including plumbing, gas fitting, drain laying, roofing, cranes and scaffolding, security, electricity supply, telecommunications, heating and air conditioning. For anyone interested in applying for an apprenticeship, the first port of call should be the relevant industry training organisation. There are 11 of these, covering a wide range of careers, from the performing arts and primary industries to sports and seafood processing. Would-be apprentices then have to find an employer willing to take them on and support them through an apprenticeship. Info: Apprenticeships: www.careers. govt.nz/courses/find-out-about-studyand-training-options/apprenticeships/ Training organisations and career options: www.tec.govt.nz/teo/workingwith-teos/itos/directory/

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Colourful sex change artist If you snorkel in the waters along our coasts, you have a pretty good chance of encountering a colourful fish that looks as though it would be more at home on a tropical reef. It’s the Sandager’s Wrasse (aka Eastern King Wrasse). They are truly gorgeous animals, and I have seen them in the waters around Tiritiri Matangi Island and in the Long Bay Okura Marine Reserve. A colourful Sandager’s Wrasse is a male, and he has a little secret – he used to be a she. Most of the approximately 600 species of wrasse around the world are protogynous hermaphrodites. This means they start out life as females and, as they grow and age, they transform into males. Other New Zealand wrasses do this too – including spotties, which are very common all along the Hibiscus Coast. Wrasses change their sex because of their social system. Sandager’s wrasse live in shoals that consist of a single colourful male and a number of drab coloured females and juveniles. The male will father all the eggs laid by the females in the group. But being a male wrasse is tough and risky work – they spend a lot of their time aggressively defending their territories, and the group, from rival males. Being large provides a distinct advantage, because larger fish can better defend their territories and reproduce with many females. Because of their social system, small male Sandager’s wrasse would have very little chance of having any babies. They would have to wait until they have grown up to be large enough to challenge any current dominant males. Instead of waiting though, natural selection has favoured individuals that are only males if, and when, they are big enough. By being females when they are small and males when they are big, individual wrasses can produce offspring throughout their lives. The trigger for changing sex in Sandager’s wrasse is entirely social. When the male of a group dies, the largest female immediately starts transforming into a male. She becomes more colourful, her ovaries regress, and functional testes grow in their place – a transformation that is complete within three weeks. From that point on, she will continue to live the rest of her life as a he.

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This month sees the start of a reduced ferry service to and from Tiritiri Matangi Island and Gulf Harbour. The service runs five days a week during summer, and originally, because of reduced passenger numbers due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, Fullers wanted to run a weekend-only service in winter. However, Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi chair, Carl Hayson, says his organisation negotiated to get Thursday sailings as well as weekends, until mid-October. Visitors bring much needed revenue into the island. Carl says the Thursday sailings are mostly students taking educational trips to the island, but there is still room for other visitors on board.

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McKechnie keynote speaker A sportsman who played a part in two of the most controversial moments in New Zealand’s sporting history will share his memories at a fundraiser for Silverdale Rugby Club. Brian McKechnie represented NZ in both rugby and cricket. As an All Black, he became famous in the 1980s for kicking a last minute penalty to snatch victory over Wales in the infamous ‘Andy Haden dive’ test. And in cricket, McKechnie faced the last ball from Trevor Chappell in the infamous ‘underarm’ cricket match against Australia. These and many other tales will no doubt make McKechnie an entertaining speaker at this year’s Silverdale Old Boys fundraising lunch, to be held on June 11 at the clubrooms. Silverdale Old Boys chair Terry Wilson says the McKechnie talk is “one out of the bag” and only possible due to the

speaker’s friendship with one of the Old Boys. The event includes an auction that features a photo montage of the two controversial events, signed by all the leading players including the late Andy Haden, Greg and Trevor Chappell, Bruce Edgar and McKechnie. Proceeds from the lunch and auction will go to the club’s building project as well as its Endowment Trust. The club began a $1 million building project in 2017 to upgrade the clubhouse exterior and interior. However, the discovery of asbestos and the remedial work required meant all the available funds were spent on the exterior and the internal upgrade had to be postponed. “The Old Boys are keen to allocate some of the proceeds to the interior upgrade,” Wilson says. Info: see What’s On, p39

Hibiscus Petanque is celebrating a win at the hotly contested annual National Club Championships, held last month in Tauranga. Eighteen teams from all over the country entered. The Hibiscus club fielded two teams and after two days of intense competition Hibiscus Seniors beat defending champions Christchurch Seniors by one point to take out the Senior trophy. The winning team is pictured, from left, Bill Peachey, Marco Furtado, Rod Walsh, Lynnette Gibbs, Charles Deane and Jay Newton.

Feva sailing success

Over Anzac weekend, local sailors Finn Pye and Kosta Gladiadis, both students of Whangaparāoa College, were crowned champions in the RS Feva Nationals. Following their junior division (U13) national title win last year, they turned in an impressive performance in challenging conditions and were crowned this year’s champions in the U18 category. Both boys recently turned 13. A fleet of 34 boats took part in the event, which was held at Manly Sailing Club. The RS Feva is a double-handed sailing boat.

Funds raised for coach

Hibiscus Coast Basketball has been granted $20,000 from the NZ Community Trust. Club chair Brett Forsyth says the money is to help employ Dan Bungard as a full time community head basketball coach. “The grant only gets us a portion of the way there, however we are also working on other fundraising initiatives to try and make Dan’s contract full time,” Brett says.

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23 Afternoon concert featuring Leon Reynolds on flute and Neville Nielsen, piano. Ōrewa Baptist Church, 2 Loop Rd, Ōrewa, 2pm. Wide variety of music. Tickets $10 from Neville, ph 09 426 5752 (door sales also available).

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College, 76 Riverside Road, Ōrewa, 2pm and 7pm. Easy listening music and entertainment. Raising money for HBC Youth Centre. Tickets, from Eventfinda. (see ad p16)

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Harbour Hospice Art Exhibition Opening Night and Auction, Estuary Arts Centre, Western Reserve, Ōrewa, 7pm-9pm. Tickets https://harbourhospice.org.nz $25, ph 09 421 9180 or harbourhospice.org.nz (see story p15)

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11 Silverdale Rugby Club Old Boys’ fundraiser with speaker Brian

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Ready to take the plunge at Matakatia.

Rocking around the rock in half an hour Hibiscus Coast ironmen From left, Wayne Ross and Mike Williamson, in Ironman mode.

A competitive swim around Matakatia rock has become an event looked forward to by members of the Hibiscus Coast Harriers Triathlon Club. The swim is the club’s only fundraiser and has been running for more than 20 years; last year it was held in November due to lockdowns. This year it went ahead on Sunday, May 2. It was organised by Alison Boggs on behalf of the club, along with a number of volunteers. She says it was one of the largest fields ever, with 66 competitors. First overall, and first veteran man home was Greg Schemel, in 30m:22sec. Female open division winner Natasha Bowyer was just 22 seconds behind him. But only club members are eligible

have Kona in their sights

Tim Rea of Hibiscus Coast Harriers Triathlon Club with the coveted Around the Rock trophy.

for the coveted trophy – this honour went to Tim Rea, who crossed the line in 7th place overall, clocking in at 32m:55sec. A total of $500 was raised.

Mike Williamson, a firefighter from Red Beach and financial advisor Wayne Ross, of Tindalls Bay, have both qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, taking two of only four available spots for NZ in their age group. Both are members of Hibiscus Coast Harriers & Triathlon Club and compete in the 50-54-year-old category, training together. As well as a personal achievement for the pair, it is notable for the club – several of its women members have qualified for the prestigious event over the years, but no men since 2007. Wayne has been a triathlete for many years and has been trying to qualify for Kona for 13 years. He and Mike were offered places due to their success at

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the Taupo Ironman in March. Mike is a runner and a relative newcomer to the other disciplines. “Five years ago I could barely swim 200m without thinking I was going to die, and I hadn’t cycled since school but now I love ocean swimming,” he says. He and Wayne have been on several long rides together including cycling from Tindalls Bay to Cape Reinga over summer. Kona’s gruelling course is seen as the pinnacle for triathletes, but as the event is to be held there in October, Mike and Wayne may have to defer due to Covid-19 restrictions. In any case, both say they would rather do it next year if it means their family and friends can join them.