Mahurangi Matters_Issue 278_19 August 2015

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Eighteen students from Mahurangi College trudged their way through an obstacle course this month as part of a leadership programme run by Snells Beach youth service, Springboard.

The Auckland Council funded programme works with students who are high achievers and students preparing to transition into the workforce.

Springboard also hosted a breakfast seminar at the Bridgehouse, where industry leaders from Auckland spoke to Mahurangi and Rodney College students about how they can achieve their goals in the workplace.

The mentors included Vodafone Foundation chair Antony Welton, entrepreneur Rodney Macdonald, arts leader Bev Adair-Beets and youth worker Dain Guttenbeil.

Read about how Springboard is tackling youth unemployment in Mahurangi on page 23

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Rodney rebels await commission’s decision principal advisor Donald Riezebos said, “The commission is still formulating its decision on this matter and is not yet able to make a statement about it. We will get back to you when we are able to tell you anything.”

The newly-appointed members of the commission, chaired by Sir Wira Gardiner, were considering whether or

The three commissioners who will decide if north Rodney will get the chance to separate from Auckland Council met on Thursday August 13.

Their decision on the Northern Action Group (NAG) proposal to secede from Auckland was pending when Mahurangi Matters went to press.

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not to assess the NAG proposal which promotes an independent unitary council to administer the area from Waiwera River north to Te Hana.

Assessment of NAG’s proposal was declined a year ago by the outgoing commission, but was ruled unlawful by the High Court in an appeal

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NAG awaits commission decision judgment earlier this year.

However, NAG was still required to supply more detail on the southern boundary and also evidence of community support around the greater Auckland region.

NAG chair Bill Townson says these were completed by the end of June but a decision was delayed pending the installation of the new commissioners who took office on August 1. He says that if the commission decides to assess a North Rodney proposal, its first task will be to make available a copy of the NAG proposal and seek alternatives from the public.

“A minimum of 20 working days is allowed for these ‘alternatives’ to be submitted but they can only be in relation to the ‘affected area’ which is just North Rodney,” Mr Townson says.

“The purpose of this part of the process is to get as many ideas ‘on the table’ for the commission to draw on when determining their ‘preferred option’ which then translates into a draft proposal upon which the public are again invited to submit.”

NAG is encouraging the community to put their views on local governance forward. The requirements for ‘alternative proposals’ is set out in

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“Anyone submitting an alternative proposal must provide information on matters such as financial viability and how it will improve efficiency, but they do not have to demonstrate community support.

“So someone who doesn’t like part or all of NAG’s model does not have to settle for the status quo as a default, but can instead put forward their own ideas.”

When the commission has determined a ‘preferred option’ it will prepare a draft proposal, which will then go out for further public consultation.

After receiving submissions, a final proposal will be prepared which then has a 60 working day ‘cooling off ’ period. During this time, a referendum on the final proposal will be held if at least 10 per cent of the registered voters in the affected area demand it.

If 50 per cent or more of the votes are in favour, the proposal goes ahead otherwise it is abandoned and the status quo prevails.

“There are still lots of hurdles to jump but we are determined to keep pushing ahead,” Mr Townson said.

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Briefs Dumping apology The contractor investigated for dumping materials on Moir Hill Road has apologised. Auckland Council has been investigating the incident after a Moir Hill resident complained that one of Council’s largest contractors dumped waste on the roadside on July 20 (MM Aug 5). Council says the material dumped on the roadside was soil, so is not classified as illegal dumping, but Council cleared the site on August 7.

The investigation found the contractor did not have permission to dump the material on the roadside, which was private land, and the contractor has apologised to the landowner.

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Escalating operations at boatyard concern neighbours Residents at the end of Rivendell Place in Warkworth, whose properties overlook Robertson Boatyard, want Auckland Council to enforce its noise and nuisance bylaws.

They say the noise and dust emanating from the yard has been escalating as the operation has become busier to the point that they can no longer comfortably live in their homes.

But the claims have been denied by the owner of the boatyard, Conrad Robertson, who says noise control regulations are in place and Council has only approached the boatyard on one occasion, after a neighbour complained earlier this year.

“We had a party with a band on site – it was my son’s 21st,” he says. “As far as I am aware, we are complying with Council’s regulations.”

Council’s compliance manager Benedict Ferguson says a compliance monitoring inspection was undertaken last month in response to a number of concerns raised by the residents.

“Council is working with the boatyard operator, who continues to be cooperative, to resolve the outstanding issues,” he says.

“The yard’s resource consent requires periodic monitoring for compliance but there are no conditions in any consents specifically requiring the consent holder to undertake environmental monitoring of this site.”

A spokesperson for the residents, Michael Schwab, says the impact of the yard on neighbours was minor when it repaired mainly yachts and small vessels.

“They started extending towards the residential area around 2002, levelled a ridge that acted as a natural buffer and brought in bigger equipment,” he says. “The noise when they are antifouling the boats and grinding rust off the steel hulls is enough to send you insane. They work six days a week and in summer, this can mean from 7am to dark on weekdays. The work is often out in the open, which doesn’t help.”

One resident says that even with the

The Robertson Boatyard has operated on the Mahurangi River since 1981.

windows closed, she often can’t hear her television and conversations are difficult.

“We can’t sit out on our decks or in the garden anymore. You feel like a prisoner in your own home.”

Relocated The Robertson boat building business relocated from Auckland to the site in Warkworth in 1981. The land has been zoned special marine industrial since the late 1970s.

Mr Robertson says there is no set pattern to the way work comes into the yard.

“At the moment we are fairly limited by what we can do because of the weather. We are currently working towards getting more sheds on the existing footprint so more work can be done under cover.

“We want to improve the facility so we can cater for different types of work, but we also want to keep everyone happy. We are aware of our proximity to the neighbouring residential area.”

Jane Gifford trustee Hugh Gladwell says the boatyard provides the only significant haul-out in North Rodney and is a very valuable facility.

He denied the residents’ suggestion that any toxic run-off was going straight into the estuary and river.

“All washing of boats is done on the hardstand and any pollutant goes into tanks. The tanks are periodically pumped out and the waste disposed of off-site,” he says. “Boatyards have to be on the water and unfortunately, rivers are also an attractive place for residential development. The area has always been an industrial site and residents knew

Neighbours say if the boatyard owner had retained the bush, which was recently cleared, and natural ridgeline, some of the noise problems could have been avoided.

that when they moved there.”

Mr Ferguson says that there is no evidence to indicate there is a risk of contaminants from boat maintenance activities entering the environment.

“Spill response provisions are in place on site and parts of the hardstand area have appropriate controls in place to catch or trap any potential contaminants to prevent them from entering the river.

“There are some concerns regarding activities taking place in areas of the boatyard that do not have appropriate spill containment measures in place, and Council has raised those concerns with the boatyard operator to ensure it is being addressed.”

Mr Gladwell says that with 20 staff, the yard is a big local employer and generates a huge amount of spin-offs for the community. Boat owners’ interests also have to be taken into account, he says.

“The possibility of establishing a

facility like this is so difficult – you only have to look at how long it took to get the Sandspit Marina off the ground. One of the main objections to that project was that residents didn’t want the haul-out area to be increased.

“This area is poorly serviced in boating facilities and virtually nothing has been added in the last 20 years.”

Mr Ferguson says that to Council’s knowledge, there are no current plans to extend the commercial boatyard operations into the residentially zoned areas of the site and any substantial or significant changes to the boatyard are likely to require a formal consenting process.

Mr Schwab, who has lived in Rivendell for nearly 20 years, says residents have never been consulted on any of the changes that have happened at the yard.

“Just a few weeks ago, a patch of bush was cleared again without any consultation.

“This is a major planning and consultation failure by the authorities.”

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Assumptions questioned I attended the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy meeting held at Warkworth on 3 August and left with serious concerns as to the process being adopted by Council. I was somewhat surprised by the number of Council personnel present, they were probably in equal number to members of the community. Is it possible that this meeting was not sufficiently publicised?

The Council Principal Planner stated in his introduction that the strategy was based upon an increase in Warkworth’s population from 4000 to 20,000.

When I asked him from the floor what was the basis for this projected growth, he could not answer other than to say it was Council’s adopted strategy. I then asked where the projected 1800 jobs were likely to come from, as there are no major employers in the area and no specific resources that might require a major labour force to develop. Similarly he could not answer this, other than to say jobs would be created. I had to remind him that Council/government does not create jobs, only the private sector, which he acknowledged as being correct.

So the principal concern is that Council is intending to proceed on a growth strategy without addressing the fundamentals of how local residents wish their community to grow and what, if any, pressures there are locally for expansion. Warkworth should not be seen as a convenient area for expansion just because the Auckland urban area

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needs to expand. It all seems a bit like 70’s style urban sprawl planning.

Furthermore, it has to be questioned whether there has been a comprehensive demographic review of the North Rodney region. We all know there is a large ‘baby boomer’ population in this area, myself included, and in the next 30 years many will have moved on. What evidence has been collected to determine that there will be real significant growth in addition to replacing a high level of vacancies due to aging?

In conclusion, it appears residents of North Rodney are being presented with a “fait accompli” in relation to Council’s plans for the expansion of Warkworth.

It further appears the decision has already been taken that a major growth strategy will be pursued with little regard for residents’ views and the current consultation process is only to serve as a rubber stamp to this decision. This only further reinforces residents’ commonly held views that Auckland Council is out of touch with the regions’ wishes and that we have little or no say in what happens to our community.

Alan Sexton, Sandspit Abridged. Read full letter at www. localmatters.co.nz/opinion

Concerns ignored Two or three years ago I attended a crowded meeting in Warkworth about the Rural Urban Boundary. Council staff presented a plan (very similar to

the current plan) which was soundly rejected by the community members who were clear they did not want the Southern development and were more interested in north, east and west.

Now we find their concerns ignored and the same proposal returned.

Surprise, surprise.

The suggestion that the area between Matakana and Sandspit Roads should not be developed because of potential run-off is weird. The land is stable limestone, ideal for building with an extensive fringe of bush protecting the river. Where do the planners think silt from their chosen sites will go? No bush protection there.

When I was on the Rodney District Council, we were told by three separate geotech engineers that the land below the Birthing Centre should never be developed as it is a potential ‘Abbotsford’ and now we see it sprouting roads and buildings and, of course, its runoff goes directly to the Mahurangi River.

Much of the area favoured by the Council for development, especially in the south, will be at risk of severe flooding as sea level rise increases at a rapid rate. And it pushes Warkworth towards the motorway which, as we know, will result in pressure to develop across the motorway. Brilliant! Don’t let Council planners tell you what you want for your town.

Elizabeth Foster, Whangateau

The most notable “growth” feature of an Auckland Council meeting held in Warkworth this month was the huge spike in Council staff in the town. At one of the roundtable discussions, there were six staff members compared to just four residents.

Yesterday’s thinking If Mangawhai residents face mandatory connections to the wastewater scheme this will block innovation (MM Aug 5). The future should be a waste separation system.

The conclusion in the final report of the Mangawhai Waste Water Advisory Panel was that 100 per cent mandatory connection to the scheme was the best.

We are living in a free country and the benefit of free trade is that competition brings good quality for good prices. Mandating anything needs good reason, and monopolies limit innovation and progress.

The results of the panel, as printed, show that 30 per cent of the onsite-systems reduce nitrogen better than the Mangwahai Scheme. The sequencing batch reactors reduce nitrogen even three times better than the Mangawhai Scheme. But why do they state in general high risk for the environment from all on-site-systems?

My main concern is that mandatory connection system will block innovation.

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Bangs for bucks I recently moved to live at Snells Beach … and I’m loving the Mahurangi. This meant looking at my own budget which led to the thought of what is really so different from balancing a household budget to balancing the Council budget.

Well, one significant difference is I can see exactly what ‘bangs-for-bucks’ I’m getting. With the Council I can’t. So let’s have a look at what needs to change so that we know what value we get for our rates.

The rate take from Rodney will increase from $64 million to $70 million this year due to population growth. How much of this rate take will Rodney get back? Councillors should vote to have the breakdown of how much is being spent in Local Board areas and make that information publicly available.

Council has also added a new transport tax to our rate bill. This will collect from Rodney ratepayers an additional $3.79 million this year, with $2 million promised towards more road sealing. So the second change needed is for Council’s treasury to publicly account for how all of the $3.79 million will be spent, including if treasury actually plans to leverage that income into $30 million through long-term borrowing?

Similarly, Watercare will be borrowing over $80 million during the next five years for Rodney projects. That’s an average of $16 million a year they will borrow to build new water systems. However, these borrowings are not serviced from our rates. They are repaid from the additional water rates we get charged. One projection is these charges will be $20 million this year for Rodney. Here’s the point, if the annual cost to service a $16 million loan is around $1.2 million a year where is the remaining $18.8 million of our water rates going? Down the drain!

So the third change that is required is for all Council Controlled Organisations (Auckland Transport, Watercare, etc) to provide detailed reports of their monthly operational expenditure. They are currently not required to do this. Hence, there is no way Councillors or ratepayers have any idea how these Council organisations are spending our money on their daily running costs.

Action these suggested governance changes along with the Council getting back to core business; returning to normal service standards; increasing productivity; reducing high compliance costs; reducing rather than increasing borrowings; using local contractors; supporting local volunteers; reining in the wage bill; and appointing an Independent Performance Auditor to report on Council’s performance – then we might truly know what bangs we are getting for our bucks.

Until then, I look forward to seeing you around town and remember I run a monthly clinic, assisting with Council issues, at 1 Baxter Street. Please drop-in or call (toll-free) 09 3010101 to make an appointment.

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Treatment plant consents in pipeline

Recent water tests show that Whangateau Harbour is being contaminated by land-based activities.

Evidence mounts against septic tanks The presence of human faecal contamination of water entering the Whangateau Harbour has been confirmed by Watercare tests done earlier this year.

Residents have suspected for many years that poorly performing septic tanks at places such as Point Wells and Whangateau have been polluting the water.

Although Watercare’s tests don’t identify the source of the contamination conclusively, they say it is likely to be the result of septic tank leaks or maintenance issues.

Five sites around Whangateau and Ti Point were sampled over summer.

Samples were gathered on eight different occasions, and the samples were taken from both freshwater and marine sites.

Overall, they showed that water quality at two of the five sites – Whangateau marine and Lews Bay – were well within Ministry of Environment guidelines for human faecal contamination.

But at a further two sites, the Whangateau watercourse behind the township and the Whangateau Domain boat ramp, samples regularly exceeded the Ministry’s guidelines.

The fifth site, at Ti Point, showed human faecal sources identified in some samples plus other nonhuman sources in one sample.

Watercare says the catchments upstream of the sites, which exceeded Ministry guidelines or which showed human contamination, will be further investigated.

Watercare has lodged an application for the renewal of the existing resource consent for the discharge of treated wastewater from its plant in Jones Road, Omaha.

The existing consents, which were granted in 2007, lapsed on May 31. The consents limit the quantity and quality of the discharge from the plant, which services Omaha, Point Wells and Matakana.

Senior environmental planner Nicholas Woodley says the application will allow the Jones Road treatment plant to continue operating under the original consent conditions until Watercare is ready to lodge an updated consent application. The results from investigations and discussion with the Omaha Wastewater Treatment Plant Consultative Group will inform the new consent.

“The consultative group has developed an investigation plan that looks at the effects of the discharge and identifies other things that affect the Whangateau Harbour,” Mr Woodley says. “We hope to have these investigations completed by the end of this year. Once we have this information, the group will look at whether changes need to be made to the existing discharges.”

The current consent allows for the disposal of treated effluent to a eucalyptus plantation on site and on the northern section of the Omaha Golf Course. At both sites, the wastewater is used for irrigation.

The maximum allowable discharge to each location is limited and is seasonally based.

There are also limits on the allowable levels of BOD (biochemical oxygen demand), suspended solids and faecal coliforms in the discharge.

During times of heavy rainfall, all irrigation is turned off and the discharge is held in a storage dam.

Monitoring of discharge has been undertaken since 2002. Boundary drains monitor the surface run-off while bores monitor the quality of the groundwater.

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Fraud case suppression lifted Former Rodney roading manager Murray Noone has been named as the third man facing criminal charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Earlier this month, Mr Noone abandoned his case for continued name suppression. He faces six charges of corruption and bribery.

Stephen James Borlase and Barrie Kenneth James George are also facing charges relating to allegations of bribery in the awarding of roading contracts at Auckland Transport (AT) and Rodney District Council. They have all pleaded not guilty.

Due to the seriousness of the charges and the complexity of the case, it will be heard in the High Court. The men are due to appear at a case review hearing on August 19.

At an initial hearing earlier this year, Mr Noone was granted name suppression and his lawyer Paul Wicks QC argued that this should be continued. He said that Mr Noone would face extreme hardship if his name was publicised as he would lose his job and his partner might lose her job.

Mr Wicks said Mr Noone would be unable to pay his mortgage and would be unable to find a new job if he was named. However, SFO lawyer Brian Dickey argued that the consequences were no more substantial than what

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Judge Sinclair said the public interest in the case outweighed any hardship faced by the man and said his circumstances were not extraordinary.

The alleged offending is said to have taken place between 2005 and 2013.

The SFO is alleging that Mr George and Mr Noone, while in various engineering and management roles either at AT or RDC, received undisclosed payments or gratuities from Projenz director Mr Borlase.

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Stafix area sales manager George Yerkovich (right) and Wellsford RD1 store manager Dean Parker present a $3000 cheque to assistant principal Sharon Ketter (right), board member Sarah Walsh and Wellsford School pupils.

Win funds shed conversion Wellsford School is turning its old bus shed into a multi-purpose facility for the community after winning $3000 in a national competition this month.

The school was second in the Powering Your Community competition, run by agricultural company Tru-Test, after receiving 600 votes.

School principal Dave Bradley says the shed was originally used to house and maintain the school’s bus fleet, but has been used as a storage space for many years. However, the building has a leaky roof and needs urgent maintenance.

“If we don’t spend money on it now then it will continue to deteriorate, but this win gives us the opportunity to turn it into a multiuse space and a facility which can be used by the community.”

Board member Sarah Walsh says they have some ambitious plans for the shed.

“We want to use it for kapa haka, as a

rehearsal space for school productions and for cooking, dance and music lessons.”

The shed is owned by the school rather than the Ministry of Education, so does not receive government funding.

The school has concreted over the two mechanic bus pits, and has purchased rubber mats for the floor with funding from Pub Charity. The next step is to repair the leaky roof and replace the toilet. Some of the work will be completed by carpentry and decorating students from NorthTec and the project will be a component of their assessment.

The school has also applied to Trustpower for a $48,000 grant to complete the project.

Sarah hopes work will begin in a couple of months and the renovated shed will open early next year.

One of Rodney’s oldest residents, Grace Shaw, celebrated her 106th birthday at Warkworth Hospital this month.

Grace has difficulty hearing and talking, but her daughter Marjorie Meredith says she attributes her longevity to hard work. Grace grew up near Otorohanga, on the edges of the Pirongia Forest.

She went to school in Te Rauamoa and would milk 10 cows every morning, before biking five miles to class.

World War I broke out when she was six – something she still remembers vividly.

Grace’s grandparents came to NZ from Germany and she inherited the German surname Dassler. At school, her best friend wouldn’t sit with her anymore because of her German ancestry.

When she was 17, and with no formal training, Grace became a teacher at the newly established Piripiri School.

She was the community-built school’s first teacher. When she started, it had no toilet or running water, no books, blackboards or slate, just a few old desks and five students. A poem she wrote at the time speaks of her desperation: “No pen, nor pencil – anything, the school is only new. And thanks to God the teacher’s place, is temporary too”.

While teaching, she was billeted in different homes for three months at a time. She recalls one home where she had to

sleep on a shelf above the bathtub with shredded newspaper for a mattress.

There was also a ram in a paddock outside the house, which people had to dodge on their way to the outdoor long-drop.

“If it didn’t get you on the way to the toilet it would be waiting for you when you got out.”

After four years she married local farmer Walter Shaw and they moved to a dairy farm in Kinohaku, on the Kawhia Harbour, where they lived for 50 years.

They retired to Te Awamutu, where Walter died at the age of 93. Grace lived alone until she was 100, then moved in with her daughter Marjorie in Algies Bay. She moved into Warkworth Hospital three years ago.

She has 47 descendants – four children, 15 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

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Sadly, Grace Shaw, pictured with her daughter Marjorie Meredith, passed away on Friday, August 14.

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It is business as usual at More FM Rodney. From left, operations manager Lia Shellford, station manager Anna McGovern, and breakfast host Lance Dunn.

Rodney radio delivers More The times have changed at Rodney’s local radio station.

Formerly know as Times FM, the station re-branded this month to become More FM Rodney.

General manager Anna McGovern, who has been with the station since its inception as RTR – Radio Times Radio – says the change brings the station into line with the More network, owned by MediaWorks.

Other stations under the MediaWorks umbrella include The Edge, RadioLive and The Rock.

“Nothing has changed other than our name,” Anna says. “Lance Dunn is still doing breakfast and Lia Shellford, our operations manager, is still our midday host from 10am to 2pm.”

The station was set-up by former Rodney Times owner Tony Cook 15 years ago. It operated from the paper’s office in Orewa before moving to offices on the corner of Hibiscus Coast Highway and Moenui Avenue.

Anna says the station operated 24/7 from the beginning. Staff in those early days included programme director Peter Fyers and breakfast host the late Mike Oliver.

The station was sold to MediaWorks when the Times newspaper was sold to Fairfax in 2005. Today, the station employs 10 staff.

“We really only hung on to the old name for sentimental reasons but with the growth in the area and at the station, it made sense in terms of resources to fully integrate into the More FM network. We have some exciting developments planned for later this year.”

The station has collected many awards over the last 15 years including NZ Station of the Year in 2010.

Anna says the station’s commitment to the community will remain unchanged. She said the best way for groups to access assistance will now be through the MediaWorks Foundation.

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It seems that National Poetry Day does what it’s supposed to ‒­ bringing amateur and professional poetry writers out to share their work in the community.

This month, budding poets can find their voice at the Puhoi Pub, where there will be a chance to read your own or someone else’s poems in the pub’s dining room.

It is the second poetry evening that Diane Newcombe, of Waiwera, has organised together with her daughter Bronwen.

Previously the readings to mark National Poetry Day (which this year falls on August 28) were held at Orewa cafés but Diane says the Puhoi Pub was suggested at a meeting of the book club, which is based at the Puhoi Library.

Puhoi resident Mike Swain has come on board to help organise the event, which is a first for the pub.

Diane has a lifelong love of poetry and says the event is a marvellous opportunity to get together with likeminded people.

She says they are special evenings and everyone gets a supportive hearing of their work, over food and drink.

Anyone is welcome to go along to listen and enjoy.

Diane Newcombe. To see a video of Diane reading Children, by Bill Manhire at Puhoi Pub, look for this story at localmatters.co.nz

She shared one of her own poems for the first time at the event in 2013, but is not sure what she’ll read this time around.

“There are lots of poets competing in my head to be read,” she says.

Poetry at the Pub takes place on Friday, August 28 at Puhoi Pub, starting 7pm. Gold coin entry. To reserve a place on the running order, phone Diane, 021 483 849 or email dianenewcombe@hotmail.com

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uckland’s growth is pushing people further north like a bow wave.

While we may consider ourselves still a ‘rural’ community, the reality is that under the current draft Unity Plan, 715 hectares around the town have been identified for urban development. Bricks and mortar, tarseal and cement will replace the orchards and farms that were traditionally part of the Warkworth landscape.

And we may as well face the fact that traffic congestion and less familiarity with our neighbours will come hand-in-hand with the increase in our population to 20,000 in the next 20 to 30 years. So over the next few issues, Mahurangi Matters will take a look at some of the issues around growth. We hope to get perspectives from a range of people including planners, and people with interests in farming, the environment, education, health and policing.

However, before we look forward, we thought we would look back 30 years to see how residents then were planning for the future that is now our present.

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Planning 1985 – win some, lose some The year 1985 was marked by anti-nuclear protests culminating in the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. New Zealand’s population was 3.3 million, David Lange was running the country and Dame Catherine Tizard was the Mayor of Auckland.

Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize for The Bone People and the top selling NZ album of the year was Painted Years by the Dunedin band Netherworld Dancing Toys. Sports stars Casey Williams and Sonny Bill Williams were both born in 1985.

On the local scene, Rodney County Council released a study called Warkworth Future Directions.

Part I of the 33-page single-sided document covered growth, while Part II concentrated on parking in Warkworth’s CBD. Just as Auckland Council is doing now, the strategy was looking forward 20-30 years with regard to the environment, infrastructure, and industrial, commercial, residential and community activity. The aim of the study was two-fold: • to retain the existing character of Warkworth (characterised by the river, surrounding bush and historic buildings) • to provide for urban growth and

The Council should determine a logical, long-term urban development strategy for Warkworth now. Service costs will always be higher when piecemeal development is permitted without guidance from long term planning strategies. With long term growth directions established, new servicing will be more cost-effective. Warkworth Future Directions 1985 to ensure that an efficient and economic infrastructure could be provided for all land At the time, Warkworth’s population was 1800. Its growth rate had been 2.8 per cent (about 37 people a year) since 1961. The prediction was that this was “unlikely to increase substantially over the next 20-30 years”.

At Snells Beach and Algies Bay, where holiday baches were giving way to permanent homes, the population was increasing at 11 per cent annually, and was expected to exceed Warkworth’s within four years. Population increases of 4 per cent annually were forecast for all surroundings settlements including Omaha.

On the industrial scene, Warkworth was averaging one new industrial building a year. The shortage of a local continued page 12

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Sense of deja-vu in 1985 planning report be sufficient to meet the needs of the town for the next 15 to 20 years.”

The Warkworth region had about 1.4sqm of retail floor space per person (the Auckland average was 1.2sqm). The town had 14ha of zoned commercial land, of which only 3.5ha was existing retail floor space. Other commercial activities occupied a further 3.5ha.

Industrial growth “The land already zoned industrial in Woodcocks Road should suffice for many years. However, its availability will depend upon a willingness by the owner to develop it.”

The study said industrial growth in the longer term should be directed to Hudson Road which had good access to SH1; was reasonably flat and not of a high environmental quality; and was largely screened from the highway and town itself. This was consistent with the objective of protecting the character of the town. Industrial development was closely related to external factors such as financial incentives available through the Regional Development Programme and the availability of natural gas.

A total of 10 industrial building permits had been issued over the previous 10 years. “There is adequate land for future growth – probably well beyond 2005. No growth in the Woodcocks industrial area was foreshadowed or to be encouraged.”

Community facilities The establishment of a Civic Community Centre in Alnwick Street was seen as a priority. This would involve

skilled labour supply was identified as one of the limiting factors.

Some of the main points of the 1985 study were: Urban development tended to be piecemeal. The average building permit rate in Warkworth was averaging only 1.7 dwellings a month. However, in the year ended October 1985, the monthly average of building permits issues was 3.1.

“This escalation justifies the zoning of additional residential land, although even with this rate of development, the economics of land development is marginal (the average house section costs about $25,000 to develop).”

The preferred locations for residential growth were Pulham Road/McKinney Road (86ha) and Woodcocks Road/ Falls Road (130ha). A 23ha parcel of residential land had been added to Warkworth (the Colville Block) in the previous 12 months.

The strategy envisioned a high quality residential development between Woodcocks and Falls Road, along the Mahurangi River.

“Certainly industrial development would be unsuitable, particularly with regard to water quality, and the fact that the collection point for Warkworth’s town water supply is 500 metres downstream. Residential would also be a more acceptable neighbour for the college.”

Commercial growth “No extension to the current commercial zone is required. The amount of land already zoned should

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acquiring land from a number of owners in the vicinity. Eight sites were identified including the post office lines depot and the Catholic Church. Rotary’s plan for a community centre on the Rivendell Reserve was rejected on the grounds that it placed too much emphasis on ‘convention centre’ and not enough on community facilities, and that it was not in easy access of the town centre.

Recreation The study recommended acquiring land at the showgrounds for additional sports fields. “Warkworth has a high

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an over-under pass, roundabout or restructuring to reduce the number of roads converging at one place. Minimum cost $500,000.

SH1 bypass – re-route the highway west of Warkworth (est. cost $5.2m).

Matakana/Snells Beach/Algies Bay bypass – involves a bridge over the lower Mahurangi River. The bridge would connect Sandspit Road with Wilson, Pulham and McKinney (est. cost $6.7m).

“It is essential that the issue (Hill Street intersection) is not ignored. This would simply mean delaying a decision that will have to be made before the populations of outlying settlement become any larger.” potential for a network of attractive walkways connecting residential areas, shops and schools. Walkways should be planned at an early stage for areas identified for future residential growth. The Mahurangi River passing through the land at Woodcocks Road/ Falls Road is a prime example.”

Roads “Despite modifications, traffic problems at the SH1/Matakana/ Sandspit/Elizabeth intersection are certain to get worse as the population increases. The estimated cost of remedying the problem ranges from $500,000 to $6.7 million.

“Latest Hill Street traffic counts – Dec 1978 and 1979 – average daily vehicles using the intersection was 5600.”

Three possible solutions were proposed: • upgrade the intersection (possibly

Water & sewerage facilities were seen as adequate, but both would need to be upgraded during the following 20 years.

Parking An additional 402 car parking spaces will be required in the CBD to bring the total up to 1421 by 2005.

Part of the cost of providing public multi-use carparks could be obtained

by Council adopting a firm policy requiring developers to pay cash in lieu. Consideration should be given to implementing a 30-minute limit along Queen Street.

A parking building on or near the Mahurangi River is likely to detract from the character of the river and main shopping area. To make economic sense, land values would have to exceed $240 per sqm before a parking building could be considered.

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As usual, we welcome your contributions to this debate on growth in the Mahurangi area.

Rodney Local Board member Greg Sayers (standing) discusses the strategy at the Warkworth workshop.

Infrastructure shortcomings limit business expansion A claim that growth in Warkworth over the next 30 years will bring 1400 new jobs was challenged at an Auckland Council meeting in Warkworth on August 3.

About 40 people attended a presentation on Council’s Future Urban Land Supply Strategy, which is part of the current Unitary Plan process.

The strategy proposes that 715 hectares in Warkworth could be ready for development over the next 16 years. Council envisages that the land will include a business zone, providing an additional 1400 jobs.

However, a participant at the meeting said the strategy was making sweeping assumptions that could not be justified.

“What’s driving this growth and what will all these new workers be doing?”

Sandspit resident Alan Sexton asked (see Your Say page 4).

In response, Council planner Simon Tattersfield said the figures were taken from the Auckland Plan, which had identified Warkworth as a satellite town.

“It’s not something the strategy looks at, it’s something the strategy accepts,” he said.

Planner Burnette Macnicol said she believed it was a chicken and egg situation.

“There is already business land zoned in Warkworth that can’t be used because of the lack of infrastructure,” she said.

Small group discussions at the meeting talked about whether or not Council’s strategy had got the sequencing of growth right. Under the strategy,

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Warkworth North (1900-2000 new dwellings) and Warkworth South (3700-4300 new dwellings) will both come on stream between 2027 and 2031. Warkworth North will be first, with Warkworth South following in the second half of the decade.

Participants questioned why a large parcel on the eastern side of Warkworth was not included in the strategy and there were concerns that what was proposed would further fragment Warkworth. Some said that private plan changes were going ahead regardless of whether or not Warkworth had a Structure Plan.

The feasibility of bringing forward work on large infrastructure such as water, wastewater and stormwater was also promoted.

However, a recurring issue of concern was the shortcomings of the current road network and, in particular, the Hill Street intersection. A suggestion that the intersection would cease to be congested when the new motorway opened was roundly rejected.

“If NZTA puts the Warkworth off-ramp north of Hudson Road and Council encourages growth to the south of Warkworth, then all those cars will have to go through the intersection to access the highway,” one resident said.

“The plan needs to show the infamous bypass from the proposed off-ramp to Matakana Road and Sandspit Road, because if it’s not part on the plan, then all motorway traffic heading to Snells Beach, Matakana and beyond will still have to use Hill Street.”

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Burnette Macnicol says Auckland Council needs to make planning for Warkworth’s future a priority.

Call for planning fast-track Developers rather than the community could shape the future growth of Warkworth unless planning for the town is fast-tracked, Warkworth planner Burnette Macnicol says.

Burnette made a presentation to the Warkworth Area Liaison Group (WALG) last month, focusing on some of the issues the town will face if it swells to a population of 20,000.

She said one of her biggest concerns was that Auckland Council hadn’t allowed enough time to plan for how Warkworth should grow. This could reduce the opportunity for public input and lead to developers driving growth by making Plan Changes.

“Developers won’t wait for Council.

They will come and make things happen, but it won’t be in an organised way that’s backed by the community,” Burnette said.

She used The Grange development, at the south of Warkworth, as an example of how haphazard growth can be driven by developers when robust planning hasn’t been completed.

“The Grange land was re-zoned through a proper, legal plan change, but it didn’t have a future vision. We don’t want more of that type of thing happening in an ad hoc way.”

The most important step was getting a new structure plan for Warkworth, which would include details of where residential, business and industrial land would be in the future. This would enable the community to have its say on

the future of the town before it expands.

“The structure plan needs to be created with community input and it needs to happen now, so when developers make proposals, the views of the community are represented.”

A structure plan is non-statutory, but it is a factor considered by Council when assessing applications for developments and Plan Changes.

However, Council doesn’t plan to start a new structure plan for Warkworth until 2018, giving just four years for the process.

Last month, Council announced a proposal that could see 290 hectares of land to the north of Warkworth zoned for development by 2022.

“In my experience, it takes about seven years to produce a structure plan. I can’t think how they will be able to get it done in three or four years.”

Regardless of Council’s plans for Warkworth, the town will face a surge of growth in the future, she said.

“History tells us that extending the motorway to Warkworth will mean growth. Albany started developing after the motorway was completed and so did Silverdale.

“I know of several developers who already have significant developments in mind looking to buy land.

“The pressure is on.”

Burnette urged the liaison group to lobby Council to start a structure plan next year.

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For Heather & Bruce Rogan Hannah Arendt was a German philosopher. Shortly before she became a professor (only 27 years old), the Nazis seized power and she had to flee because she was a Jew. Some of her best friends collaborated with the Nazis. She studied the “Origins of Totalitarianism” and found out: The evil is banal. It’s the thoughtlessness. Only with personal responsibility in the combination of good sense, freedom and controversial communication can we maintain democracy. She came to the conclusion:

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Walter Payne and his family.

Salute to Port Albert Browsing through a scrapbook in the museum, I discovered a fascinating article written about 1950 by David Woodcock, a Russell businessman. In 1925, 16-yearold David came to New Zealand from London, under the Salvation Army assisted immigration scheme. He arrived ‘penniless’ in Wellington aboard Corinthic with hundreds of other British immigrants. He was allocated to Port Albert after answering Walter Payne’s advertisement for immigrant farm boys.

David travelled from Auckland to Wellsford on the Opua Express. At Wellsford he gathered up his gear, including a coil of rope that his father had said would be very handy. Twenty-five years later he recalled his first impressions of Wellsford, “I have said that it was raining. That was a disadvantage in the first place. A more dreary scene I have seldom seen than that first glimpse of the view looking across the line to the East. In those days it was barren and reddish brown in colour and no sign of cultivation.” In a letter home, he described the station as just a shed where you could purchase a case of apples at one end and a ticket at the other.

The mail car driver, Roy Inger, met David and Jim Holder, another immigrant lad who was going to Busbridge’s farm. David lugged out his two kitbags, two suitcases and attache case, and Jim got his suitcase and kitbag and then set-off in Roy’s four-seater car. Also on board was a parson, two other men, the driver, the mail, the parson’s luggage plus another passenger’s luggage. The grocer stopped them and put on five small parcels and then an old woman put on another two parcels. David was quite sure they would tip over as the road was so rough.

Eventually the boys prised themselves out at the Kokako Post Office where Mrs Latimer, welcomed them to Port Albert with a cup of tea. David found the Paynes to be a “homely couple” with a young son and daughter. The Payne farm was to be his home for the next 10 or 12 months. He took great interest in the orchard work, finding it incredible that such luscious peaches, oranges and other fruit were freely available, as they were a luxury in London. He led a very happy life in Port Albert, joining the boss and his brother singing harmonies in the cowshed as they milked.

“I have never since experienced such a social life as I did in those days. No radio anywhere in 1925 and surprise parties, socials, gramophone recitals, cottage meetings, harbour picnics, anniversary and church teas, and concerts were popular entertainment involving, for the majority, miles of horse riding in all weathers.”

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Talented guitar quartet takes Matakana stage The New Zealand Guitar Quartet will return to Matakana on Sunday September 6, as part of Warkworth Music’s Concert Series.

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Career highlights include the New Zealand premiere of the Concerto Andaluz by Joaquin Rodrigo with the Nelson Symphony, busy tour schedules with Chamber Music NZ and Arts on Tour and concerts in the Adam International Chamber Music Festival, the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour and Christchurch Arts Festival.

Their wide repertoire covers from the renaissance to the 21st century.

The Matakana concert will present a varied programme including three pieces written specially by Mike Hogan for the quartet. It will be held at the Matakana Village Hall, starting at 4pm. Tickets ($30) are available at door; students are free.

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The quartet has just returned from a successful tour in Australia, and Matakana will be one of nine concerts the group will give on its current NZ tour.

Annual walks programme bigger than ever Organisers of Warkworth Walks are hoping locals who haven’t yet joined a walk will get the seven-year itch.

Spokesperson Luke Williams says that 2015 will be the biggest year yet with 14 guided trails, including four new walks and the return of 10 of the most popular walks.

This the seventh year the walks have been run and as usual, the focus is on getting people to special places they might not normally visit and providing local hospitality along the way.

“We are very privileged to again be able to visit Gibbs Farm Sculpture Park, which features one of the world’s premiere large sculpture collections,” Luke says. “It will sell out fast for good reason.”

One of the highlights of the Warkworth Walks programme is getting to see places that are not normally open to the public.

New this year is the Pakiri to Goat Island coastal walk, which will take in long, white beaches, coastal cliffs and rock pools, finishing at the Sawmill Cafe.

A walk over a large parcel of land between Omaha and Tawharanui is also new this year. Normally strictly offlimits to visitors, the walk will take in

the sprawling hills and valleys of Omaha Heights Farm, providing spectacular views over the eastern beaches.

The event will be held from November 5 to 8. Walks sellout fast, so organisers advise people to book as soon as possible.

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here is more behind the shop fronts lining the streets of Mahurangi than meets the eye. Local businesses provide much more than just goods and services for the region – they help make up the fabric of the community.

Money spent locally returns to the community in a myriad of ways which simply doesn’t happen when people head to the city or shop online.

Research shows that every dollar spent locally is recycled back into the community, employing a local person, being re-spent at another local business or through donations to clubs, sports teams, charities and schools.

But without local spending, the whole cycle falls over. It would be a bleak calendar with no Kowhai Festival, no school fairs, no A&P Show, and no trolley derby.

Mason: “Local is a winner” Mason Contractors has been in business regionally for 40 years. Lance O’Callaghan and his partners took the thriving business on two years ago.

Which regional charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools does your business support on a regular basis?

Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, Warkworth Trolley Derby, Santa Parade, bowling clubs (Warkworth and Snells Beach), Warkworth Gamefish Club, Springboard, Warkworth Fire Brigade, local rugby and hockey clubs, local schools and kindergartens, Warkworth & Wellsford A&P shows, local service groups, and more.

What made you decide to support these particular groups?

We definitely like supporting everyone, especially the local schools and sports groups. Whenever they come to us, we’re always willing to donate because they’re both so important to the region.

Locals in the community support us in business, so it’s important that we give something back in some way.

What form does your support take?

We donate goods and services – trucks, machine hire and vouchers, plus sponsor with either monetary or material donations. We also advertise with the local sports clubs.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of giving to a particular group?

Every time we do a sponsorship, we’re thanked for the support. We like to think they’ll come to us the next time they need a driveway or something like that, but honestly, we do it for the thanks we get in return.

Do you use/support other local

businesses for your supplies/services?

Always where possible we try to buy everything locally, regardless of price. If there isn’t someone here with what we need, we go further afield, but we really do like to support other local businesses, and we expect them to do the same.

How many locals does your business employ?

Upwards of 30 on a regular basis.

Why do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’?

Shopping local provides local employment and enables local business to give back to the community in return. It’s a win-win.

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Elite Windows: “Working together is best” Elite Window Solutions has been helping people build their dream homes for 10 years. They have a reputation for understanding their clients needs, producing quality products and excellent after sales service.

Which regional charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools does your business support on a regular basis?

We support Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Snells Beach School, as well as smaller children’s charities in the region.

What made you decide to support these particular groups?

Supporting our local school is a priority for us. Making sure the children have what they need to participate in sports and other events.

What form does your support take?

We support the school with sports uniforms, most recently for touch rugby and the three hockey teams.

We also support the school with their advertising and fundraising initiatives. We help our local children’s charities by supporting their special events.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of giving to a particular group?

We live quite a distance from the nearest hospital, so supporting the Westpac Rescue Helicopter is very important to us.

How many locals does your business employ?

We have a staff of 14.

Show home wins Gold The House Company in Warkworth picked up the GIB Show Home Award (Gold & Category winner) at the Auckland Registered Master Builders 2015 House of the Year gala event this month. The House Company will now go up against other Gold Award winners from throughout NZ. The national finalists will be re-judged to determine the overall national winners, which will be announced in November. Other Gold Award winners were Steve Haycock Construction, for a home built in Pakiri, which won in the Nulook New Home $650,000 category, and Richard Wilcock Builder for a home built in Warkworth, which won in the Carters New Home $1-$2 million category. Maddren Homes picked up a Silver Award in the $400,000$500,000 category.

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Do you use/support other local businesses for your supplies/services?

Yes, we do! We use local businesses whenever we can. This includes builders, electricians, plumbers and retailers.

Why do you think it’s important

for locals to ‘shop locally’?

We want to see Warkworth thrive!

The best way to help this happen is by supporting local businesses. These businesses, in turn, can support the community. It’s a case of working together to achieve a bright future.

The Matakana Village Pub has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor.

Certificate of Excellence winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a superior customer experience. The pub’s general manager Duncan Anderson says winning the award is a source of pride for the whole team. “We’d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review. There is no greater seal of approval than being recognised by our customers for our food, beverages and service.”

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Bayleys: “Encouraging businesses to grow” Bayleys in the North has 11 offices – Warkworth, Omaha Beach, Mahurangi East, Orewa Beach, Whangaparaoa, Mangawhai, Bream Bay, Whangarei, Dargaville, Paihia and Kerikeri. Director Mark Macky believes that giving back to the local community is an important part of business – as well as sponsoring and supporting many local community groups and initiatives, Mark serves as the president of the Warkworth A&P Society and is a trustee of the Matakana Coast Trail Trust.

Who do you support on a regular basis?

The Make a Wish, Warkworth A & P Show, Omaha Surf Lifesaving Club, Omaha Beach Golf Club, Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, Matakana School, Springboard, Mahurangi Junior Rugby, Mahurangi College First XV, Mahurangi East Bowling Club and Mahurangi East Tennis Club.

What made you decide to support these particular groups?

We are passionate about our local community. We honestly believe a lot of people in our area don’t know how lucky they are to live in such a great district. Part of owning a business in the community is also about being able to give back.

What form does your support take?

We are the principal sponsor of quite a number of causes in the local area which are done on a commercial sponsorship basis. However, we’ve

Bayleys director Mark Macky.

also run many, many fundraisers in the last decade in the local area and we’ve become reasonably adept at it. So, in addition to standard sponsorship, we’ve also got behind some really good local causes and helped them raise a significant amount of money to continue their good works – our team help with getting donations and our wonderful auctioneers are then very good at auctioning them off for good money.

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Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of giving to a particular group?

The Warkworth A&P Show got very close to closing a couple of years ago due to lack of funding. This would have been terrible – it’s the second oldest show in NZ. With the growth in our town in the last few years, and the huge amount planned in the next two decades, hanging on to our rural history and heritage is critical. We

came on board as the principal sponsor, have helped with some fundraising activities and now the show is in a much strong position which is great.

We’ve got another fundraiser coming up in January – just before the show.

Springboard is another great local cause that feels really good to help and support. The work they do with troubled youths in the local community is inspiring and helping these kids who have a hard road, and then watching them grow and flourish is quite amazing. Gary Diprose and his team do a great job. Next fundraiser is booked for October 17 at Ascension – make sure you come along!

How many locals does your business employ?

There are 24 in the Rodney North team and we’ve got another 85 spread from Orewa in to Kerikeri.

Do you use/support other local businesses for your supplies/ services?

Absolutely, wherever possible. We’re really passionate about this. We’ve got to look after each other and help each other out wherever we can.

Why do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’?

We live in a beautiful part of the world with some great local communities.

We want to see the people in our communities do well, and encourage businesses to grow locally so that there is more employment for people locally. Shopping locally is an important part of this.

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Skywork: “Support starts locally” Skywork Helicopters was established in 1997 and is 100% New Zealand family owned and operated. The director/chief pilot Roger Stevenson and line pilots have more than 50 years of professional helicopter operations experience between them.

Which regional charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools does your business support on a regular basis?

We have been supporting the Matakana Primary School Gala for over 25 years, along with Mangawhai Gala for over 15 years. Over the years we have regularly supported other local schools such as Tomarata, Kaipara and Warkworth where we can, as well as Hospice.

What made you decide to support these particular groups?

Neville Stevenson used to do the joy rides at Matakana School in the 80s and then his son Roger took over and now his son Greg is carrying on the tradition. Our families have strong roots to Matakana – five generations have been pupils at the school. We also appreciate the support the community gives our business.

What form does your support take?

Cash donations plus we donate scenic flights, goods and we also host visits from childcare centres where they can go through the hangar and see a helicopter up close. Also students from the college have visited to get a better understanding of what an aviation career is, whether it be as a pilot, an engineer or ground crew.

Shona and her brother Greg Stevenson.

Is there a special moment you can share that highlights the importance of giving to a particular group?

Giving to a particular group creates a special bond. Giving back to a school that we have a close association with is always a great pleasure and we love the feedback we get from these organisations which we have, in some small way, helped to reach their goals, whether it be the Mangawhai netball courts or the Matakana School pool.

How many individuals does your business employ?

In total, 21 over three regional bases.

Do you use/support other local businesses?

Yes, we do – from buying new vehicles and repairs to supplies and services – for everything or anything we always go local first!

Why do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’?

We are all here to support each other.

We start up these businesses in the area because we love the place and we enjoy the community. When everybody puts an effort in to support each other and shop locally it goes a long way. If you think you can get a better deal

somewhere else, it’s better to ring your local shop/service and let them know and see if they can match it or help you in some way. We are a small town, everybody knows everybody and helping one another can go a long way and something good always comes out at the other end.

Our business needs this support in order that it can survive and provide regional local services such as oncall firefighting, power line survey and repairs after storms to places like Matakana, Great Barrier and Kawau Island, and not forgetting the search and rescue missions we are involved in.

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How many locals does your business employ?

Northland Waste employs more than 120 people over the Rodney and Northland regions.

Do you use/support other local businesses for your supplies/ services?

We absolutely do! We’re locally owned but are faced with major competitors owned by offshore interests, so we know how important it is to support other local businesses.

Why do you think it’s important for locals to ‘shop locally’?

We value the local relationships that are created by using local business and, in turn, the business this brings. It’s important to ensure employment and ultimately spending dollars to keep our local economy strong.

Northland Waste was formed in 2009 following the amalgamation of several independently owned refuse and recycling companies in the Northland region. The company is proudly 100% New Zealand owned and operated. It provides a variety of residential and commercial waste collection services throughout Northland.

Which regional charitable groups, not-for-profits, or schools does your business support on a regular basis?

Warkworth-Wellsford Hospice is the biggest focus of charitable dollars for us, though we do support smaller groups around the region.

What made you decide to support these particular groups?

All of the groups we support are fantastic community organisations that not only appreciate the support, but also need it.

What form does your support take?

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Nurture vs nature We were thrilled that grey-faced petrel reared six chicks at Tawharanui last year – three were in nest boxes installed to improve breeding opportunities for seabirds. While not threatened, grey-faced petrel and other seabirds once bred in enormous numbers on the mainland of New Zealand and played a crucial role in the formation of our fertile soils. Because of the density of the original seabird population – before people, rats, stoats, cats and dogs arrived and ruined their breeding habitat – the poo dropped on the forests as they returned from days at sea provided essential nutrients that fed the trees that protected the birds and housed the lizards and so on. You might say our verdant forest landscape was based on seabird evacuations.

The significant benefit our seabirds have on habitat is something that we are keen to reinstate at Tawharanui so we have installed solar-powered bird callers and nest boxes and have made considerable progress towards restoring colonies of greyfaced petrel, fluttering shearwater and diving petrels. In May this year, we were surprised to find one of the nest boxes occupied by a pair of little penguin – also known as little blue penguins or korora – a threatened species in New Zealand.

Conventional wisdom suggested that the much larger petrels would see them off. We were shocked to find a dead grey-faced petrel with nasty head injuries in the nest box the following week. Even worse was to follow when we later found a second dead petrel with similar injuries at the entrance to the box. There was obviously some alarm when the dead birds were found. One bird was identified by its leg band as having previously bred at Tawharanui. Could penguins really have done this or was there a more sinister scenario? Investigations were made.

Questions asked. Game cameras, tracking tunnels and rat traps installed and one bird was sent to Massey University for an autopsy. And the outcome?

Little penguins, those cute and much loved creatures, have a dark side. Approach with caution! Having set up home in the nest box, all evidence points to them literally pecking the petrels to death.

Such is the challenge of conservation projects; unintended consequences that in themselves are good can have a negative outcome for another species. Last year we were delighted to find a little penguin nest in the same vicinity as the seabird nest box sites. We didn’t anticipate penguins occupying a nest box, with fatal consequences. We can nurture species and keep them safe from predators, it seems, but not from nature. There is a good outcome, of course. The penguin pair are incubating an egg and we have several grey-faced petrels on eggs in nest boxes and natural burrows nearby.

Meanwhile, we have completed another very successful planting season, with over 20,000 plants now growing on former pasture-land. The area that we have been planting over the last three seasons is home to some of our takahe. A pair of one of the rarest birds in the world were happily bumbling about in the young growth just a couple of hundred metres away from where the public were planting. As always, our grateful thanks to everyone who came to help and who contributed to the revegetation of Tawharanui Open Sanctuary.

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Youth who gain employment through the programme will have a Springboard ‘coach’, who will regularly meet with them for the first three months of the job to ensure they are on track.

“We don’t want it to be like other courses, where people are dropped once they get into a job,” Gary says.

“We want to use the relationships we have built with the kids to ensure this isn’t just a short-lived change. We want to get these youth into careers.”

Getting youth into work through the programme provides a huge motivation boost, he says.

“They can see that if they apply themselves then it will feed into a job.

It gives them a way forward.”

Tree Contractors owner Linus Wood employed a youth from Springboard about three months ago and encourages other employers to them a chance.

“We need to train young people and employ them locally, rather than having all the youth of the area heading to Auckland for work,” Linus says.

“I think it’s time for employers to step up. I got myself in trouble when I was growing up in Mahurangi as a teenager.

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Springboard survey seeks feedback from business Snells Beach youth service, Springboard, is launching a survey of Mahurangi businesses to help tailor a programme to eliminate youth unemployment in the region.

Springboard founder Gary Diprose says the organisation is shifting its focus to get employers more involved in tackling unemployment.

“We need to change thinking to get buy-in from employers. We’ve spent a long time focusing on youth, but employers are half the story,” Gary says.

Springboard Future Works manager Peter Meafou says the survey will give young people a clear idea of what preparation they need to do to enter a certain career and help shape their pathway into work. We recognise there are a lot of issues with employing young people, especially ones from tough backgrounds, but we need to show them that young people are valuable to businesses and will make their business better,” Peter says. “We want to work with businesses to find out exactly what we can do to make employing youth a more attractive prospect.

“If we can hear from 100 different business about what would lead them to employ more young people, then that is a hugely valuable resource to reducing youth unemployment.”

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Payout drop hits rural sector The drop in dairy prices, on the back of Northland’s two-year drought, is beginning to be felt across the Mahurangi district.

Maungaturoto dairy farmer and Federated Farmers representative Ashley Cullen says it has been a tough time for farmers in the region.

“I gave up trying to do my budgeting after the sixth attempt,” he says. “It didn’t matter what I did, it still looked disgusting. We are cutting costs where we can, which means cutting back on spending on things like fertiliser and cutting back on personal spending, which in turn impacts local businesses.”

Wellsford RD1 store manager Dean Parker says the company has had about a 30 per cent drop in sales volumes over the past couple of months. George Yerkovich, sales manager for the electric fence supplies Stafix, says he has also experienced a marked drop in business.

Agridustrial co-owner Tina Lusty says many farmers are putting off their regular maintenance check ups.

“The problem is that when minor issues with equipment and machinery are not addressed, they can develop

into a serious problem which will cost them more in the long run.”

The government has given a $500,000 funding boost to Rural Support Trusts’ across the country to help struggling farmers during this time.

Northland Rural Support Trust coordinator Julie Jonkers says they are setting up a special support team next month.

The group consists of people who have experience in the industry and can help link farmers with mental health, financial and advice services.

The initiative was first trialled in the Waikato, but is now being expanded across the country.

“They can be on call to give farmers moral support. It doesn’t have to be just farmers. It is for any business feeling extremely stressed in this tough time,” Julie says.

Ms Jonkers says one positive is that the rural sector is working together to make things easier on farmers, with DairyNZ, Beef and Lamb NZ and Fonterra all coordinating on support programmes.

Zonta calls for young voyagers A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Mangawhai Zonta Club trivial pursuit night last month and raised $6125. As a result, the club will this year offer two young women the opportunity to experience a 10-day youth development voyage on the Spirit of Adventure. Applicants must be aged 15 to 18 years, and be a resident of the Mangawhai, Tomarata, Wellsford, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto or Waipu area. The closing date for applications is Friday September 25. Info: mangawhai@zonta.org.nz or Sue on 027 555 6636.

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Floral display rings in spring The Snells Beach Garden Circle Flower Show will be held in the Mahurangi East Community Centre, Hamatana Road, on Saturday September 5, 1pm to 3.30pm. Club president and show convener Barbara Carpenter says the event has been held for about 30 years and attracts dozens of entries.

“The hall will be ablaze with flowers,” she says. There are 42 prizes up for grabs, with sections including spring bulbs, garden flowers, camellias, fruit and vegetables, and a children’s section. Full schedules are available at Warkworth or Mahurangi East libraries. The show is open to members and non-members. Entries can be made on the day, between 9am and 10.30am. Prizegiving and raffles will be drawn at 3pm and there will be an afternoon tea and plants for sale.

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Winter garden care This has been a cracker of a winter compared to the previous few years. It’s been a while since I’ve seen frost damage to shrubs such as hibiscus and vireyas in our neck of the woods and even Bangalow palms have taken a bit of a scorching.

There has also been the odd hail shower and plenty of wind and rain to back these up; all told, a tough winter for our normally sub-tropical environment.

It can be heart-breaking to see the blow-torch like damage to sensitive plants like bromeliads, bananas, heliconia, tamarillo and cannas. It’s tempting to trim off the dead material to freshen the garden up, but my advice is leave the garden alone. Removing dead foliage exposes the rest of the plant to more frost damage.

It can also spur the plant into producing new, even more sensitive growth, which saps energy from the plant.

Likewise, resist the temptation to take relatively undamaged bromeliad pups off their mothers or separate young shoots from bananas and the like. Even though the mother might be nearly dead, the root system will be supporting the pup through the colder periods and the dead leaves will offer some frost protection.

Don’t take pups or suckers off subtropical plants until well into October, when the soil has started to warm and all danger of frost is over.

Another no-no is the common mistake of spraying the plants with water on a frosty morning. This is based on the orchardist’s trick of using water to prevent freezing damage to young growth and flowers. Unless, like these orchardists, you’re prepared to get up before the frost settles (probably about 4am!) you can be doing more harm than good as the rapid temperature rise can rupture even more plant cells than the frost alone will.

I used to rush about with rolls of frost cloth to protect my extensive collection of bromeliads and tropical plants. Over the years though, I’ve found the best protection comes from over hanging foliage and nearby buildings, so sensitive plants are best grown in these spots rather than out in the open. If you are covering your plants with frost cloth or paper, try to avoid having the material in contact with the leaves. Make a tent above the plant instead, using bamboo stakes or twigs to keep the material away from the leaves.

Frost settles like water, pooling in low lying areas. Flat sections, or worse still valleys, can provide a nice settling place, but if you are fortunate enough to be on a ridge or slope above a valley, then remove any ground level barriers to airflow. By keeping grass short and pruning up shrubs and trees a metre or so from ground level, you can make frost drain to lower lying areas and away from your garden.

Conversely, any plants that need more chilling, for example apricots, peaches, almonds and hazelnuts, should be planted in the valleys. A heavy frost will also kill more pests that are over-wintering in your garden. Every cloud has a silver lining!

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Spokesperson Katie Milne says the disastrous dairy payout prices in particular mean farmers want urgent action on inequities in the rates they pay to their local bodies. “We farmers can’t control international prices and neither can the government,” she says. “But the government can legislate rates reform.

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Introduced as an ornamental, agapanthus are found mostly on bluffs, coastal cliffs, roadsides, forest margins and stream banks as well as in many home gardens. They are spread mainly by garden waste dumping or by wind blowing the seeds. Their main environmental impact is the formation of dense mats, especially on coastlines, and it can exclude all other vegetation, preventing native seedling regeneration. Growth along roadsides can clog drains and even crack concrete.

When controlling agapanthus, dig out isolated plants, making sure you remove all bulbs / rhizomes. Dispose of them in general rubbish or take to landfill. Leaves can be mulched.

To spray, either slash leaves close to ground & spray the fresh stump (triclopyr 100ml/L water) or spray foliage (60ml triclopyr + 20ml penetrant /10L water). When using any herbicide or pesticide PLEASE READ THE LABEL THOROUGHLY to ensure that all instructions and safety requirements are followed.

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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in our dogs. In the colder winter months it shows, especially in older dogs, as general stiffness of movement.

The condition is chronic and progressive. The speed of degeneration in the joint or joints varies considerably and can be influenced by diet, type of exercise and medication. In the worst case scenario, surgery has to be considered.

To understand the disease we have to look at a simple joint with two opposing bone ends covered with cartilage. Both bone ends have a shared thick membrane that surrounds them and forms a closed joint capsule. The inner lining of this capsule produces joint fluid that lubricates as well as nourishes the cartilage together with the blood supply from the bone underneath the cartilage.

Disruption of the integrity of the cartilage of the articulating surfaces leads to friction on the exposed bone surface. This, in turn, promotes inflammation and deposition of calcium in the inflamed granulation tissue which later can be seen on x-rays as extra bone or so called osteophytes.

The partial destruction of the cartilage that covers the bone can happen through injury to ligaments that leads to destabilisation and a change of surfaces loading in the joint or through inheritable conditions like hip or elbow dysplasia.

Sometimes the blood supply to the bone underlying the cartilage is disrupted and the matrix of the cartilage just degenerates. The mainstay of therapy is early diagnosis of predisposing factors like hip and elbow dysphasia, cruciate ligament rupture or patellar luxation, to delay the onset of osteoarthritis. The next step is to reduce the speed of further deterioration of the joint surface cartilage, and with medication, reduction of surface loading, increased rest periods, tailored exercise like swimming to maintain range of motion and muscle mass.

The last resort is the surgical removal of osteophytes to remodel the joint surface or to totally replace the joint with an endo prosthetic implant where possible, depending on availability of implants and expertise. Most cases of osteoarthritis respond well to conservative management. Weight reduction reduces the joint loading, every step gets lighter. Think about the number of steps per day multiplied by the extra kilos. Administration of substances that promote cartilage regeneration, anti-inflammatory drugs and a targeted exercise regime will help to give your dog a good quality of life for a long time.

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Wireless whispers The grapevine, or the Bush Telegraph if you prefer, is definitely alive and kicking in rural parts. I recently heard something about myself through this amazing form of telecommunication that was so far removed from any form of truth that it had me rolling around on the floor in fits of laughter! Let’s face it, we are all guilty of the occasional bit of gossip. Perhaps we do it to add some excitement to our often boring and monotonous lives? Yes, I know, this form of “wireless broadband” can be hurtful and spiteful at times but it can also be hilariously funny, extremely helpful and in times of crisis tremendously important.

Our very personalities and habits often dictate the content of these ‘wireless’ whispers. Like any area in society, rural people often have a few noticeable classics, that can often follow that ‘ole rule’… “if you haven’t heard a rumour by 10am then make one up!” So here are a couple: Shut your farm gate for too long and you’re “up to no good” Put your farm on the market and “they’re going broke”; and the masterpiece I heard not so long ago, I saw such-n-such at such-n-such’s house the other day, “she had put on 20 kilos, dyed her hair and had a baby at 50 but it was definitely her.”

Then there’s the cool upside to the grapevine when a crisis occurs. An example of this would be a while back when we had a paddock fire. Before you could say “boo” the phone was running hot and some amazing people in our community were there to help us put it out. Or, if you forget you’ve been nominated to do the supper at the school disco, you can usually count on a friendly reminder from someone down the line.

The grapevine and gossip have been around since the dawn of time and I have this sneaking suspicion that it will be around long after we are gone. It seems to form an intrinsic thread in our lives and communities so let’s embrace it.

Let’s either laugh it off, pass on a message or take urgent action because it’s comforting to know if the phone lines ever go down we can always scream or whisper over the fence.

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Minister crosses great divide The Anglican Church is doing something a bit non-traditional in the Mangawhai and Wellsford area – they are “sharing” a minister.

Rev. Wayne Thornton was recently installed as Priest-in-Charge of the two separate mission districts and will spend Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Mangawhai, and Thursdays and Fridays in Wellsford, and will take services on alternate Sundays.

Wayne has moved with his wife Kim from Motueka where he was Vicar of the Motueka Anglican Parish. The couple say they both feel at home in this part of the country.

Although Wayne was born in Dunedin, he grew up in Hastings where he and Kim married. Together they have lived and worked in Taupo, Gisborne, Napier and Hastings before moving to Motueka, and they are the parents of three Massey graduates.

Wayne says he is looking forward to this new challenge, which is quite different from being a vicar. He will use all his experience of 30 years in parish ministry as he seeks to work with the people to enable them to grow and extend the ministry of the church in the surrounding community.

“This is an exciting new venture for the parent body, the Auckland Anglican Diocese, as well as the local

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congregations.”

Besides his work in the church, Wayne has been a Chaplain for St John, which he hopes to continue. He is a keen photographer, and has interests in model railways and creative writing, and he plays guitar and drums.

He says he is hoping to develop his fishing abilities and sample the local Book Fair.

Lions fundraise for library Kowhai Coast Lions Club is holding a quiz night at Warkworth Bowling Club on August 26, at 7.30pm, to raise money for the Leigh School Library.

Club member Sue Bateman says the club gave the school $500 to resource the library earlier this year as part of the Lions Den grants, but the library is still under-funded. Entry $10, BYO nibbles. Info: 422 2074

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Homebuilders Family Services is working in conjunction with the Matakana Grand Charity Trust to bring to the area the second Matakana Grand Charity Ball at The Stables Restaurant Matakana on September 19. The Trust was born out of director Monique Jansen’s sincere wish to help two families in her life who both had children that had been diagnosed with leukaemia in 2013. The Trust was formed and the first Matakana Grand Charity Ball raised an amazing $20,000 for the oncology ward at Starship Hospital, while also being a delightful evening for all who attended.

Monique says, “We are inspired by the paramount importance of love; love for ourselves, our close ones and then our greater communities. Our vision is that our community lead the way for our country as an example of love-in-action”.

Key members of the MGCB team have chosen Homebuilders as the recipient of this year’s fundraising in recognition of the support the service provides for people from all walks of life who may be experiencing trying times. They say Homebuilders stood out as such a worthy cause to assist because the service is wide-reaching and their support is aimed towards strengthening families, and helping individuals within families cope through times of hardship. Currently, the service is funded to work with 154 families annually. In fact, Homebuilders is at capacity with 310 families. Additional funding is needed so we can continue to assist all those who require our services.

The fun factor has been turned right up for this year’s event with the “Vintage Carnival” theme; complete with circus performers, exquisite food and locallymade beverages, Jasper Hawkins as the opening act and the brilliant Sal Valentine and the Babyshakes as the main musical entertainment.

So, have you or someone you know received invaluable support from Homebuilders Family Services? This may be the perfect way to show your appreciation and support of this worthwhile organisation. The MGCB is still open for sponsorship, whether it is monetary or donations of spot prizes, or items for the the silent and live auctions.

Tickets are available at Katya Maker Boutique in Warkworth, Matakana Cinemas, The Circuit Room, RD6, Country Park and Ravish Kiosk, corner of Sharps Road in Matakana. They cost $100 per person or 10 for $800. All funds raised will be directed back to the services that Homebuilders offer to our Rodney community.

Donations can be made to: Grand Matakana Charity Ball 12-3095-0255447-00 Info: www.matakanagrandcharity.co or Facebook: Matakana Grand Charity Ball.

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Sweetappreciation with Chocolate Brown Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz

Congratulations to Bevan and Gera Woodward from Point Wells who are the recipients of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown.

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Know someone who deserves a big “thank you” for their community spirit? Tell us and they will receive acknowledgement in Mahurangi Matters and an amazing hamper from Chocolate Brown, 6 Mill Lane, Warkworth. Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz (subject line: Sweet Appreciation) or post to: Sweet Appreciation, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701, Warkworth. Kindly refrain from nominating members of your own family.

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The awards have four categories which cover land-based businesses, businesses providing a service, businesses that involve manufacturing or creativity, and businesses engaged in rural tourism or hospitality. The business must employ less than 10 full-time equivalent staff and be based in a rural area. Entries close Friday September 18. The awards will be presented at the Rural Women NZ national conference in Nelson on November 21. For full criteria, email Cecilia.desouza@ruralwomen.org.nz.

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Best bowlers awarded The Leigh Bowling Club’s 2014/15 season wrapped up with a prizegiving at the clubrooms recently. Results as follows:– Women’s section Champ fours winners – Jos Perry, Lynne Rodgers, Bev Cassidy & Kathy James; runners-up – Wendy Brooks, Ann Dewey, Jeanette Stamp & Ruth Gardiner. Champ triples – Christine Wornham, Ann Dewey & Joan Broderick; runners-up – Olive Gravatt, Lynne Rodgers & Bev Cassidy.

Champ Pairs – Wendy Brooks & Ann Dewey; runners-up – Lynne Rodgers & Bev Cassidy. Champ singles – Joan Broderick; runner-up, Ann Dewey.

Ti Point Trophy – Joan Broderick; runner-up, Kathy James. Ti Point Plate – Ann Dewey; runner-up, Olive Gravatt. Senior singles – Bev Cassidy; runner-up, Olive Gravatt. Junior singles – Ann Dewey; runner-up, Joan Broderick. Handicap singles – Ann Dewey; runner-up, Olive Gravatt.

Handicap pairs – Bev Cassidy & Joan Broderick; runners-up, Lynne Rodgers & Ann Dewey.

Men’s section Men’s Champ Fours winners – Stu Macdonald, Ross Edwards, Dave Johnson & Ivan Pivac; runners-up – Brian Hagger, Simon Reesby, Wiki Waru & Glen Walker. Champ triples – Giz Penney, Steve Cameron & Ivan Pivac; runners-up – Brian Hagger, Robin Booth & Biscuit McLean.

Champ Pairs – Giz Penney & Dick Wilson; runners-up, Ross Edwards

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Handicap pairs – Logan Campbell & Tony Wyatt; runners-up, Bernie Gravatt & Dave Johnson.

Mixed section Darby & Joan – Trevor Belsten & Joan Broderick; runners up, Wiki Waru & Eileen Manuell. Domestic Mixed Pairs – Trevor Belsten & Joan Broderick; runners-up, Ross Edwards & Wendy Brooks. Most Improved Player – Tony Wyatt.

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Sevens rugby Mahurangi Rugby Club is forming a sevens team. First practice at Warkworth Showgrounds, September 17, 6pm. Info: Dave Watts 021 969 990 Pony club registration Warkworth Pony Club registration day, Warkworth Showgrounds, August 23, 10am-12pm. Info: Julie Barclay 4225144 or Pauline Colclough 4257734 Netball Fast Five mixed social netball starting at Kaiwaka Sports Complex on August 30. Five players per team, every Sunday afternoon. Team fee $100 ($10 per player) and prizemoney up for grabs. Register on the Kaiwaka Fast Five Facebook page or email kaiwakasports@gmail.com Martial Arts Dynamic Martial Arts has started kickboxing classes in Warkworth, Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, 5.30-7pm. Info: dynamic.org.nz Gymnastics Otamatea Gymnastics Otamatea invites applicants for head coach, manager and president. The club has 100 members with more on a waiting list. The positions are voluntary, though remuneration and funding may be available. Info: Stephanie gymnasticsotamatea@gmail.com

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Mahurangi Rugby Club wraps up challenging season Mahurangi Rugby Club wrapped up its 26th competition this month after a tough season.

The premier team was downgraded to the second division and lost to Northcote in the semi-final.

The Under 85kg team didn’t make it through to the semi-finals and the Under 21s team was disqualified from their semi-final after fielding players aged over 21.

Club chairman Ian Bradnam says he is still optimistic about the club’s future.

“We didn’t have much success, but all the teams seem happy with the season and we’ve got a sound coaching and management organisation in place.”

Premier Player of the Year went to Gordon Roberts, while Mathew Watts was named Most Valuable Player in the Under 85kg team. Lloyd Gravatt was top try scorer for the Under 21s team.

The coaching team for next year was announced at the prizegiving. Koen McGee will be head coach of the premier team with Rei Harris as assistant coach and John McKittrick as technical advisor. Peter and Matt Johnston will manage the team.

Mr Bradnam says the club is unlikely to field an Under 21s team next year, but might field an Under 19s or a reserve premier team.

“A lot of the current Under 21s team won’t qualify next year and we don’t have enough younger players coming through.”

Meanwhile, the club is forming a Sevens side with the first practice on September 17, 6pm, at the Warkworth Showgrounds.

The Mahurangi Bridgehouse Touch Module starts again on Thursday October 15. Entry forms for junior teams are available from Fleur Hurley, fleurhurley@hotmail.com, and senior teams from Bernie Kose, bkdesign@paradise.net.nz.

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Daniel Mills is presented with the Mark Ryburn Memorial Coaches Award, by (from left) club chairman Ian Bradnam, coaches John McKittrick and Bernie Kose, and manager Bruce Stubbs.

Premier Player of the Year Gordon Roberts with Premier assistant coach Rei Harris, manager Peter Johnston and coach Koen McGee.

Premiers – Most Improved, A. Johnston; Johnny Kose Cup for Best Forward, R. Beamish; Best Back, L. Thomas; Best Team Man, P. Cakobau; Top Try Scorer, H. Kose; Top Points Scorer, L. Thomas; Players’ Player of the Year, A. Levaci; Most Valuable Player, J. Roberts; Supporters’ Player of the Year, A. Levaci.

Under 85s – Best Back, N. Schmidt; Most Improved, A. Knight; Best Forward, B. Mather; Most Valuable, M. Watts; Player’s Player of the Year, B. Mather.

Under 21s – Best Team Man, S. Fabricius; Mark Ryburn Memorial Coaches Award, D. Mills; Kevin Letcher Memorial Trophy for Team Commitment, B. Stubbs; Most Improved, J. Ferris/N. Bull; Steward Haddon Cup for Best Forward J. Meek; Best Back, M. Balzat; Most Tries, L. Gravatt; Most Points, L. Gravatt.

Under 85kg coach Phil Schmidt presents Bevan Mather with the Best Forward award.

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Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Lyn Wade on the wildlife of Hauturu, Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, at 7.30pm 20 Auckland Council halls management consultation, Warkworth, Shoesmith Hall, 7pm 21-23 Kowhai Art & Craft Retrospective Exhibition, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter St, Warkworth. Free entry 22 The Damage playing at Bridgehouse, Warkworth. Tickets $20 from Mike Pero offices in Point Wells, Warkworth and Matakana. Fundraiser for Warkworth Town Hall restoration.

22 Family history research afternoon, Wellsford Library, 1-4pm.

Experts available to help. Info: Wellsford Library 422 7702 22 Puhoi comedy night featuring Matt Stellingwerf, Puhoi Sports Club, 8pm. Tickets $25 available from Puhoi Store 23 Planting day, Puhoi Pioneer Memorial Park, 10am. BYO spade 23 Warkworth Theatre Group meeting and script reading, 3-5pm.

Info: Jo jolewin@xtra.co.nz 26 Kowhai Coast Lions Club quiz night, Warkworth Bowling Club, 7.30pm. Entry $10, BYO nibbles. Fundraiser for Leigh School library. Info: 422 2074 27 Auckland Council community, environmental & heritage grants workshop to explain new funding schemes, Kourawhero Hall, Woodcocks Rd, 4-5pm. Info: environmentalfunding@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz 28 Wellsford Combined Probus Club meeting, Wellsford Bowling Clubrooms, behind Community Centre, 10am. Speaker Jacky Corry from Retro On Rodney (Wellsford) will talk on collectibles and Arapawa sheep. Info: Bev Davidson 423 9552 28 Puhoi Poetry Night, poetry readings at Puhoi Pub for National Poetry Day, 7.30pm (see story p10) 29 Comedy night at Leigh Sawmill, featuring Jeremy Elwood (see story p29 ) 30 Puhoi Farmers Market, Puhoi Domain, 9am-1pm 31 Whangateau Hall Folk Club, with special guests Tuxedo Folk Band, 7pm

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Warkworth Liaison Group meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. Info: Steve Haycock shcl@vodafone.co.nz Snells Beach Garden Circle Spring Flower Show, Mahurangi Community Centre, Hamatana Road, Snells Beach, 1-3.30pm. (see story p24) Matakana Vintage Market, with Sunday Sessions live music, Matakana Village Market Square, 10am-2pm. Info: matakanasundays@gmail.com NZ Guitar Quartet, Matakana Village Hall, 4pm, Tickets at the door. Students Free. warkworthmusic.org.nz (see story p 16)

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Northland beats Harbour in Warkworth clash The future of ITM Cup rugby was on show in Warkworth this month in a pre-season clash between the North Harbour B Development team and Northland B. It was a close match, but Northland won the game in the final minute with a runaway try leaving the score 26-21 at fulltime.

The teams play in the B division, one tier below ITM Cup level, and some of the players will likely progress to represent their province this season.

It was a frigid day at Warkworth Showgrounds on August 8, with a strong wind and intermittent showers, which saw spectators retreat to the clubrooms. But that didn’t dampen the vigour of the players.

Harbour took out the first half with two converted tries to lead 14-5 – Northland’s only first half try was scored by Wellsford player Conor Lawson. Northland hit back in the second half with three converted tries.

The Northland side had 10 players from Mahurangi – Wellsford players Mike MacDonald, Conor Lawson, Heath Colthurst, Paddy-Jo Atkins and Sean McCully; Waipu players Roberto Ozryan, Rupeni Vosayaco, Ilikesa Kalidredre and Graham Dewes, and Otamatea player Dalton Woodman.

Dalton is the son of former All Black Kawhena Woodman and brother of Black Fern Portia Woodman. Graham Dewes represented Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and 2011, and

this is his first season with Waipu.

The North Harbour side had just one Mahurangi player on the field, Penaia Cakobau.

Mahurangi player Callan Venter has been selected for the side, but is still recovering from a broken ankle which he suffered earlier in season. Mahurangi player Ray Beamish has also made the side, but was promoted to the North Harbour B team for a match.

It was the only game the teams will play in Mahurangi this season in a schedule which sees them pitted against teams from across the upper North Island.

North Harbour team manager says it is the first time the development team has been playing in the B team grade,

which will make it a tough season.

“Normally we play against other development teams, which is one step below the B grade, but this season the development teams have been incorporated into the B division. It will be a big step up, but it will give players the opportunity to get exposure to high quality rugby.”

Five players from the Wellsford Premier side played for Northland B, which won the Northland Districts premiership title last month.

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Wellsford Birthing Unit

Full 2 bedroom birthing and post natal care facility with your own LMC & Registered Nurses 24/7 in attendance. Birthing pool, FREE baby car seat with admission.

218 Rodney St, Wellsford Health Centre, Wellsford • Enquiries Admin 09 423 8745

PHONE 09 423 8086 FOR 24/7 AFTER HOURS URGENT SERVICE