Mahurangi Matters_Issue 271_6 May 2015 by Localmatters

Proudly NZ Owned

localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

FREE

Puhoi • Warkworth • Snells • Matakana • Omaha • Leigh • Pakiri • Wellsford • Port Albert • Kaiwaka • Mangawhai

Council bases road sealing on targeted levy

Principal Cynthia Holden inspects the damage caused by the fire on April 27.

Fire fails to dampen school spirit Warkworth Primary School’s term two cornerstone value ‘compassion’ has taken on greater meaning in the aftermath of a fire on Anzac Monday. The fire, in the early hours of April 27, destroyed a storage shed and sports equipment. It left the students with no gear to practice or compete in the busy season, with the first soccer tournament scheduled for three days after the fire. But thanks to the quick and generous response from local sports clubs, by the time the school opened the next day they had restocked so the games

could go on. Principal Cynthia Holden says they have been overwhelmed by the support. “The collective effort reinforces we are a community of learners and in times of need we work to support each other,” she says. She says it was important to get sports gear quickly to help the children feel secure after the fire. “We needed to understand the hurt we may be feeling as a consequence of the fire. But we are fortunate the

sports organisations have shown us compassion and we will manage.” The fire was in the senior part of the school. It also damaged recreational and after school care equipment, toilets and the pool changing sheds in the same building. Firefighters arrived just in time to stop it spreading to the adjoining administration block. Warkworth senior station officer Devan Flewellyn says flames were licking the outside of the building. “If we had been there five minutes continued page 2

Rodney residential ratepayers are facing a $104 a year transport levy, some of which has been promised for road sealing in Rodney. Mayor Len Brown has made the proposal in his budget report on the current Long Term Plan. The proposal also includes a $156 a year levy for business ratepayers. If the initiative is supported by the Budget Committee this week, it is expected to increase spending on road sealing in Rodney from $4.5 million to $10 million over the next three years. Rodney Councillor Penny Webster has welcomed the news. “I spoke to a few people to gauge whether they thought a levy would be acceptable and most of them said ‘yes’,” she says. “A levy means the money can be ring-fenced so that it must be spent on road sealing projects in Rodney.” However, an Auckland Council says the ring fence is around transport spending, not specifically road sealing, as the levy is proposed for the whole of Auckland. It is estimated that $10 million over three years would equal about eight kilometres of sealing a year, at $405,000 p/km. Rodney Local Board member Greg Sayers says this is well short of the $10 million or 25 kms of sealing a year the community needs. “The Mayor is actually asking ratepayers to pay more for the privilege to having their roads sealed,” he says. “This is outrageous. The question he fails to answer is where is the $33 million rural ratepayers already pay going to?”

off the drawing board this month . . .

new retail shops – Matakana

l Graham SawelArchitecturAl Designer

PH 425 9759

9 Falls St • Warkworth

Behind the basic philosophy of personal service is the belief that it is possible to combine innovative design with cost control to produce efficient, functional & delightful architecture.

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

contacts Issue 271

General enquiries: Call 425 9068 PO Box 701, Warkworth 0941 17 Neville St, Warkworth 0941 Editor: Jannette Thompson 021 263 4423 editor@localmatters.co.nz Reporter: George Driver 425 9068 news@localmatters.co.nz Advertising: Cathy Busbridge 022 029 1899 advertising@localmatters.co.nz Monica Mead 022 029 1897 local@localmatters.co.nz Graphic Design: Clare Woods localmatters@xtra.co.nz Digital Editor: Cathy Aronson 425 9068 online@localmatters.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters is a locally owned publication, circulated twice a month to more than 13,000 homes and businesses.

localmatters.co.nz

School fire later we would have had a real battle on our hands.” They were called at 1.20am responding with four engines from Warkworth, Mahurangi and Matakana. It took an hour to extinguish and the 18 firefighters stayed until 4.30am dampening it down. When Mahurangi Matters went to press the cause of the fire was still under investigation by the NZ Fire Service and Police. The school is liaising with insurance assessors and the Ministry of Education to replace the equipment and rebuild before term four. For now they are making do. Last week, sports coordinator Nicole Callender had to get equipment for four tournaments involving 14 teams and 150 children in the next month. She says the sports clubs were shocked about the fire and offered equipment without hesitation. Warkworth Netball Club donated a bag of netballs and bags, and loaned bibs, for the Interschool Netball Tournament on May 5. The Warkworth Football Club loaned soccer balls for the Hibiscus Coast School Cluster Soccer tournament three days after the fire. North Harbour Rugby donated six rugby balls and two bags of rippa rugby sets. Sports coach Tony Mordant also supplied his own rugby balls and cones so classes could continue. Teaching and training sports

from page 1

Thanks to the quick and generous donations of local sports clubs, within a day of the Warkworth Primary School fire, sports coordinator Nicole Callender had sports gear for 14 teams competing in four tournaments in the next month. The donations have helped the sports-proud school continue without disruption for students like, from left, Sophie Callender, Riley Clark, Terrayne Collins-Maginley and Mia Collins-Bowman.

equipment was completely destroyed in the fire including netball, soccer, rugby, rippa rugby, rugby league, hockey, cricket, softball, tennis, badminton and athletics equipment. There was damage to recreational equipment, including skipping ropes and balls, and equipment used for the Year One Perceptual Motor Programme and the Cool Kids before and after school programme.

WANT TO BE WARM? We supply, install & service Heat Pumps

Derek Cuthell Owner

• HEATS • COOLS • DEHUMIDIFIES

Principal Cynthia Holden says the students were told in assembly what had happened and the next steps, and were asked to be adaptable, flexible, and resilient. “It is a good chance to accept change and manage it the best we can because it builds character.” No further equipment is needed at this stage as the school would struggle to find somewhere to store it.

• Accredited Installers • Quality Workmanship • All Electric Work • $50,000 Workmanship Warranty • Free Consultation & Quotes

www.airconnorthauckland.co.nz

Phone 422 3598 Mobile 021 496 358 WARKWORTH BASED

Thermal Heart Joinery with Dual Colour Option Available Now!

• Vantage Aluminium Joinery • Architectural Series You can rely on the team at Composite Joinery with over 40 years’ experience

energywise™ &5.$%$ 02/'2!--%

Composite Joinery Ltd Visit our showroom at 7 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Phone 09 425 7510 Fax 09 422 2011 sales@compositejoinery.co.nz www.compositejoinery.co.nz

localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Araparera joint venture payout balances books

This steel sculpture of a heron was stolen from the Mahurangi waterfront last month.

Vandalism hits riverside birds One of the 14 bird sculptures installed along the Mahurangi River waterfront has been stolen and another one was damaged last month. Auckland Council manager of arts and culture Kaye Glamuzina says the kereru/wood pigeon sculpture, which was installed in Lucy Moore Memorial Park, was bent out of shape and is being repaired, while the heron sculpture, which was erected on the kayaking pontoon, will be replaced this month. The heron is valued at $450 and the kereru at $350. The rustic steel sculptures were created by local artist and architectural designer Ruby Watson and were installed a year ago after being commissioned by Rodney Local Board for $46,000. Meanwhile, a new $30,000 security camera system will soon be installed along the waterfront. Riverbank Enhancement Trust committee member Nicola Jones says the system will include six cameras and can be expanded in the future. The Board contributed $14,000 for the cameras in 2013, but the project was stalled after Council released draft guidelines on surveillance in public places last year.

Nicola says Insite Security has agreed to provide the system at a reduced cost and the trust is looking to raise money to cover the shortfall. “We hope to start installing the cameras this month. It’s a big project for Warkworth and if anyone in the community is able to help us, it would be hugely appreciated.” The existing security camera on the wharf has been reinstalled thanks to a $1000 grant from a member of the community. The security camera was out for repairs when $20,000 worth of equipment was stolen from the Jane Gifford support vessel Little Jane in February. The Little Jane had to be rescued again in March after it was untied from its moorings and left to drift down the river, but nothing was stolen this time. Warkworth officer-in-charge Morgan de la Rue says they are still awaiting the results of fingerprinting for the boat. “There is a six to eight week backlog for forensic testing information for less serious crimes,” Sergeant de la Rue says. He says the camera system will work as a deterrent and make the waterfront area safer. See cartoon page 4.

The Araparera Forest joint venture, between Auckland Council and Ngati Whatua O Kaipara, wound up officially on May 2 with Council estimating it will receive around $2.44 million plus interest from the 30-year investment. This is just slightly more than the $2 million collected over the term of the joint venture from a targeted rate on 7000 ratepayers in the northern riding of the former Rodney district. Council’s share of the profits will be spent on unsealed roads in northern Rodney. Despite the minimal profit, former Rodney Mayor and now Rodney Ward Councillor Penny Webster says the project has had multiple benefits, not just a financial return. “The venture has resulted in a not insubstantial financial return which will directly improve the local community’s roads, as well as the development of some excellent relationships between council and the

local hapu and iwi,” she says. The proceeds will be spent on roads within the targeted rates area after consultation with the Rodney Local Board and is in addition to any work already in the Auckland Transport road investment programme. The joint venture between Rodney and the hapu was set-up in 1984 and harvesting started in 2012. A total of 96,000 tonnes of timber was produced from 200 hectares, with about 70 per cent of revenue coming from exports. The targeted rate excluded the townships of Warkworth, Snells Beach, Omaha and Wellsford. The hapu is considering future land uses and may replant the land with a variety of trees once profits have been distributed. Council says profits from harvesting will be shared between the partners based on their individual contributions for the life of the joint venture.

Court supports north Rodney appeal North Rodney’s de-amalgamation from the Auckland supercity is back on the agenda following a High Court decision last month. The court upheld the Northern Action Group’s (NAG) appeal against a Local Government Commission decision refusing to assess an application to de-amalgamate North Rodney from Auckland Council. Justice David Collins found that the commission acted unlawfully in rejecting the application. It turned what should have been a simple filtering exercise into a mini-inquiry and irrelevantly took into account submissions by Council. The court has referred the application back to the commission. A summary of the decision states that the court would have directed the commission to consider the application, but it still needs further supplementary information on boundaries and

evidence of community support from greater Auckland. Once that information has been submitted, it is expected that the commission will proceed to consider the application. The commission must then publicly consult on NAG’s proposal and request any alternative proposals. It is conceivable, for instance, that the rest of the former Rodney district might want to follow north Rodney in restoring the room for local initiatives. NAG chairman Bill Townson says he feels very optimistic about the outcome and although it would be a tight timeframe, he would like to see north Rodney out of the supercity by next year’s local government election.

onlinereport Read a summary of Judge David Collin’s decision with this story at www.localmatters.co.nz

O’Connor Planning Consultants Limited Undertaking a planning or development project? Not sure where to start or who to talk to? O’Connor Planning Consultants provide friendly, professional & cost effective planning services • Resource Consents • Plan Changes • Submissions • Hearings • Independent Assessment

5 Lilburn Street, Warkworth

• www.opc.net.nz • 09 422 3336 • 021 422 346

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

OFF THE RECORD

See story page 3

YOU S AY

We welcome your feedback but letters under 300 words are preferred. We reserve the right to abridge them as necessary. Unabridged versions can be read at localmatters.co.nz/opinion. Letters can be sent to editor@localmatters.co.nz or PO Box 701, Warkworth

No blow out

War on waste As commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing wrap up even the recycling collection in Warkworth has taken on something of a military theme.

Crustacean delay All credit to the organisers of the annual Leigh Walks programme for putting on another great event, which went off well despite the dodgy weather. The rock pools walk was particularly popular, although the start was a little delayed as the guides had to await the arrival of the Crabb family from Auckland.

SH1 tunnel closures The Johnstone Hill tunnels will be closed on May 18 and 19 while work is carried out to upgrade traffic management systems. The tunnels will be closed from 8pm to 5am. A detour will be in place using the Hibiscus Coast Highway, between Puhoi and the Silverdale interchange in both directions. The traffic management system provides traffic and incident data to operators in the Auckland traffic control room. The system monitors traffic flows and manages emergencies for the region’s road network, providing upto-the-minute information services to the travelling public through a variety of outlets.

Responding to the front page article Budget Blow for Warkworth Town Hall Upgrade (MM Apr 1), the headline misrepresents the facts, as the Warkworth Town Hall has not had a budget blow out! As correctly stated later in the article, Auckland is in a building boom and construction costs have gone up substantially. This is not exclusive to Warkworth, it is problematic across Auckland. Unfortunately, the situation has had a knock-on effect for the Town Hall project. Contractors can now be selective about what contracts they take up. The Town Hall is a historic building which needs special skills and care to restore. This limits who would tender for the work. As it turned out only three groups applied – one then pulled out when they understood the scope of work. ‘Yes’, the cost has gone up, partly thanks to inflation and ‘yes’, this means we will have to work harder to raise funds to complete Stages 2 and 3, but even without these stages our town will get a usable hall, one that at the moment is sitting idle. If we manage to raise the Stage 2 and 3 funds sooner rather than later then the cost of these extensions will be reduced substantially and most certainly would not cost the $5 million stated in the article. There are two groups working on raising funds: • The Warkworth Town Hall

Restoration Fundraising Team, dedicated to raising the $200,000 to “fit out” the hall with seating/ kitchen/lighting etc. These funds are not for the building itself. This was agreed at the start. • The Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Trust, which is responsible for applying for grants and raising the $1m plus shortfall between council funding and the completed costs for all stages of the redevelopment and extension. It is true that amount has now increased but the Trust is more than confident that this can and will be done. Tracey Martin Restoration Trust fundraising coordinator (Abridged)

Town hall costs I can’t for the life of me believe that anyone (councillors or the public) is willing to spend $5 million on the Warkworth town hall, let alone $4.1 million. I wouldn’t waste a cent on it. Sell it and the land it sits on, and with the $4-$5 million, put it into our roads and footpaths around our town. I’ve been a builder for the best part of 40 years and I believe I could build two town halls for $5 million and still retire a millionaire. We are the first ones to complain about the price of our rates and yet here we have a handful of people costing us millions and surely only

forcing up our rates even more. Wake up Warkworth! We could get 10km of our road sealed for $5 million. Les Pain, Warkworth

Road claims defended I write in response to Mr Maurice Hooper’s claim (MM Apr 15) that information in my article on Rodney roads was incorrect. Mr Hooper disagrees that reducing speed limits saves lives. There is much evidence to show that reduced traffic speeds reduces both the number of crashes and their severity. A good local example is the reduction in crashes and deaths in the Dome Valley since the speed limit was reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h. In the three years prior to lowering the speed limit, there were two to three fatalities each year in the Dome Valley. In the three years after, there was one or none each year. (1). This 70% reduction in deaths is a fantastic result of lower speed limits that needs to be applauded and applied to many more of our roads if we are to address NZ’s appalling road toll. Our road toll is among the highest in the world per capita, alongside Cambodia, Malaysia, Lithuania and Slovenia. We have the potential to halve our per capita road continued on page 5

MSZGE25VA MSZGE25VA

!! ! QUOTE ! INSTALL & INSTALL A FOR SUPPLY SUPPLY WE WE US CALL QUOTE FREE A&FREE FOR US CALL

QUOTE A FREE A FREE US FOR US CALL CALL . 99QUOTE from $$FOR from

699! 1699 1850! !

from from from $$699!

Installation Additional Installation Additional

SGS55E12AU

1049! 1199. $1099 $1099 ! !! 1099! 1099!

from $ $$ $ .99 .99 99 $

36S550N

SPECIAL!

MR385BWA

Simpson 5.5kg Top Load Washer Bosch 14 Place White Dishwasher Mitsubishi Electric Wall Mounted

227 Rodney Street Wellsford, 09 423 9060

QUALITY PRODUCTS, QUALITY SERVICE!

SGS55E12AU

227 Rodney Rodney Street Street Wellsford, Wellsford, 09 423 09 423 9060 9060 ney Street227 Wellsford, 423 9060 227 09 Rodney Street Wellsford, 09 423 9060

White Top Mount Fridge/Freezer E! LUE! VA AT LU VA RE E! GEA LUE! AT VA T EA TLUVA GR GR E! E! LU LU VA VA AT AT RE GG RE AT VALUE! RE G

SGS55E12AU SGS55E12AU

1199! 699 749 749 ! !!! 949 749! $ $.99 .99 . 99 $ .95 $ $

WAE22464AU

36S550N 36S550N

PWF85W PWF85W

SP L! IAL! ECIA SPEC

SWT5542 SWT554

749! APPLIANCES LTD $

IAL ECIAL SPEC SP

MR385BWA

36S550N

CTS, PRODU Y QUALIT TS, TS, PRODUC PRODUC YSP Y L! QUALIT QUALIT UCTS, QUALIT IAYYTS, PRODU EC QUALIT CTS, PRODUCTS, QUALIT E! SERVIC Y E! E! Y SERVIC QUALIT QUALIT QUALIT ICE! SERVIC Y QUALIT E! QUALIT Y SERVICE!

L! IAL! ECIA SPEC SP ! !

SWT554

APPLIANCES LTDLTD APPLIANCES LTDLTD APPLIANCES ES LTD APPLIANCES APPLIANCES LTD

WAE22464AU

Westinghouse Electric Ovens Mitsubishi Frigeration Parmco 8.5kg5.5kg Front Top Load Washer Bosch Place White Dishwasher Mitsubishi Electric Wall Mounted Load Washer Bosch Westinghouse Bosch 7kg Maxx 7kg14 Maxx Front Electric Front Load Ovens Load Washer Washer Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Electric Electric Frigeration Wall Mounted Wall Simpson Simpson 5.5kgSimpson 5.5kg EZISet EZISet Top Load Top Load Washer Washer Parmco 8.5kg Front Load Washer Bosch 14 Place White Dishwasher Mitsubishi Electric WallMounted Mounted Simpson 5.5kg Top Load Washer Mitsubishi 385L 14 Place White Dishwasher Simpson 5.5kg Top Load Washer Inverter Air Inverter Inverter Heat Heat Pump Pump White Top Mount Inverter Air Conditioner Conditioner Fridge/Freezer Mitsubishi 385L Bosch 14 Place White Dishwasher Simpson 5.5kg Top Load Washer

GREAT VALUE!

YOU S AY

Email letters to editor@localmatters.co.nz

from page 4

toll to that of the UK. Mr Hooper disagrees with my statement that heavy trucks pay a disproportionately small amount for the cost of the road damage that they cause. I am not alone in saying this, let me quote the NZ Automobile Association’s website: “The AA does not support the current system where users of petrol vehicles are paying more than their share for the upkeep of roads (through petrol taxes), compared to what the commercial diesel fleet is paying through Road User Charges.” (2) The AA website goes on to state that a 20-tonne truck does 10,000 times more damage to the road than a two-tonne car. Finally, Mr Hooper disagrees with my statement that heavy trucks are over represented in the crash statistics. I quote the Ministry of Transport’s website: “Because of their large mass, trucks tend to be over-represented in serious crashes. In recent years deaths from crashes involving trucks have made up around 15 to 19 per cent of the total road toll, while only about six per cent of the total distance travelled on NZ roads is travelled by trucks.”(3) Hence, I am happy to reiterate the original points from my article. If we want better and safer roads, we need the Government to reconsider its prioritisation of new motorways which are consuming the bulk of transport funding, which is to the detriment of road sealing, new footpaths, cycle paths, road maintenance, public transport and street improvement projects. Heavy trucks must pay a fairer road user charge, one that matches the damage they do to the roads, and we need safer speed limits such as 80km/h on most of our rural roads. Bevan Woodward, Point Wells 1. www.localmatters.co.nz/Mahurangi +Matters/Mahurangi+News+archives/ News+-+February+2+2011/Speed+red uctions+working+on+State+Highway

+in+Dome.html 2. www.aa.co.nz/cars/licensing-safetyfees/road-user-charges 3. www.transport.govt.nz/research/ crashfacts/truckcrashfacts

May 6, 2015

fo CA rF L R L a n EE N d m O qu e W ot as e ur e

localmatters.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

Wardrobe Doors

Inspirational What an inspirational article by Taabeta Tebau on her move to New Zealand from Kiribati (MM Apr 1). The challenges she faced and the sacrifices she, like her parents, made for their children are not just inspirational, but enlightening for all New Zealanders on the hurdles for new immigrants from Kiribati and other countries. Her appreciation and clear explanations of what people have done in the community to assist their resettling may help others to get involved. Her community spirit and commitment to help others is exceptional. Our community is enriched by people like Taabita and her whanau. What an intelligent and well-written article, I hope to see it in the Herald for all New Zealanders to read. Great job Taabeta.

Custom-made sliding or bi-folding Wardrobe Door System allows efficient access to storage space

www.homeplus.co.nz

Roller Blinds

Julie Cullen, Warkworth

Council action Since my first correspondence on footpaths (MM Mar 18), I can now report how to make a complaint to Auckland Council. Use Council’s toll free number, state your complaint and then, most importantly, ask for a name and job number. This means that after a week when you have had no satisfaction, you have a job number to quote. Remember at all times to stress health and safety. To get action, all the community needs to do is register their concerns and get the job number. Maida Cook, Warkworth continued page 6

dig 4 u

Warmer in Winter / Cool in Summer Sunscreen blinds can reduce energy consumption by up to 63% while also adding elegant, sophisticated and minimalistic appearance to windows,and come in a variety of colours to suit any home.

www.blinds.co.nz

HOMEPLUS RODNEY

13 Ton Digger 3.5 Ton Digger Tip Truck Rock/Tree Grab Hole Drilling ü Metal Supplies ü Trenching ü Footings ü Driveways ü Landscaping ü Site Work

ü Drainage ü Bridges ü Retaining Walls

Brett Hawkings

Ph/Fax 425 8269 or 027 290 8314

16-18 Morrison Drive rodney@homeplus.co.nz

09 425 7053

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

YOU S AY Email letters to editor@localmatters.co.nz from page 5

BNZ correction Mk III Your correspondent John Phillips (MM Apr 1) states that Colin Tomasin moved the BNZ premises in Queen Street Warkworth to View Point. In actual fact, it was Herbert Stubbs who bought the building and shifted it to View Road. It was then sold to George Paddison, of Matakana, who subsequently sold to my parents, Colin and Gwen Thomassen. Incidentally, Herbert Stubbs was my father-in-law. Julia Stubbs, Mangawhai

Wrong culprits To the grumpy man this morning dressed in an orange top and walking his Labrador, who shouted at the campervans freedom campers in the car park designated for this, “bloody tourists have just dropped their rubbish in the car park”, those tourists must think what rude people live here. And, to the local couple with their two children who last night ate their dinner and then opened the car door and dropped their rubbish, what a great example you are setting for your children when there was a rubbish bin 10 paces away. The campervan tourists were obeying the rules and supporting our local businesses. John and Chris Thomas, Snells Beach

localmatters.co.nz

Big Guns raise funds for town hall upgrade Classical music heavyweights Anna Leese, Stephen De Pledge and Dr John Wells will perform in Matakana on May 30 to help raise money for the Warkworth Town Hall restoration project. The concert titled The Big Guns Come Out to Play for Charity has been organised by Warkworth Music. “When the hall re-opens, it will provide secure storage for our grand piano,” member Anne Taylerson says. “This will mean that we will no longer be restricted in the concert programmes we can offer which require the piano. “With the Mahurangi College’s increasing use of their hall we have found it very difficult to find suitable times for some of our concerts. “We also envision that other community groups may also be able to use the piano on occasions.” The Ascension concert will feature

world renowned soprano Anna Leese singing a range of songs including Schubert’s Die Forelle (The Trout), Mozart’s Deh Veni von Tardar and an aria from the Marriage of Figaro, and an aria by Puccini. Pianist Stephen De Pledge will play Bach Partita No 3 in A Minor – Fantasia and Gigue, and Debussy’s Clair de Lune. Organist Dr John Wells, a firm favourite in Warkworth, will play a selection of works and the Kowhai Singers Chamber Choir will also perform. The Rodney Jazz Connection will provide entertainment before the concert and during the interval. The concert will start at 4pm; tickets $35. Info: 425 7313 or 425 9281 Anna Leese will give her first Warkworth performance this month.

Board offers funds for community walkway projects Applications have opened for a new $111,000 fund for community walkway projects. The fund was created by Rodney Local Board to use unspent budgets by the end of the financial year. Priority will be given to projects that progress or link with existing walkways; provide access to community facilities; give young people a chance to learn new skills; involve new or different members of the community; groups who have existing plans in place and can match funding; walkways that improve access to coastal areas and parks; projects which receive wider community input into the design. Applications close at the end of the month and successful

applications will be announced on June 15. The board created the fund to spend leftover operational budget before the end of the financial year to avoid the end of year lolly scramble that occurred last June, when the board spent $170,000 on projects at a single meeting. Spending on walkways and bike trails was one of the board’s most popular projects during consultation on Auckland Council’s Long Term Plan. The funds come from unspent budgets for youth development ($35,600), non-contestable community grants ($13,000) and community halls ($63,100). People can apply at aucklandcouncil.smartygrants.com.au

Who is looking out for me? Phone Webster Malcolm 09 425 8037 For a free 20 minute Personal Affairs Assessment For Senior Citizens

Enduring Powers of Attorney | Wills | Trusts | Estate Planning www.webstermalcolm.co.nz

environment

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Environment Christine Rose

christine.rose25@gmail.com

Captivity suits none

The importation to Auckland Zoo at ratepayers’ expense of new elephants to keep lonely solo elephant Burma company has generated discussion for many reasons. Should we be encouraging trade in wildlife by buying elephants? Is it the right use of public funds? Wouldn’t Burma be better off being shipped to some more suitable new home with elephants in a setting more like her natural habitat, instead of expanding the zoo at Western Springs? Buying and selling elephants for our zoo brings other questions into view, too. Are zoos even appropriate? Even the best zoo could never be a shadow of the natural habitat of an otter let alone an elephant. Images from the worst zoos are haunting – animals pacing small spaces, confined, clearly bored, listless, frustrated, and sometimes even drugged or starving. Dolphins, including orca, in captivity are manipulated by having their food withheld in order to get them to jump through hoops or rings of fire. Many proponents of zoos and animals in captivity laud the research and conservation work done by some modern zoos. But arguably, zoos aren’t necessary for this work to occur. And in response to claims about the important educational role of zoos, what does seeing animals in captivity really teach us? The belief that using other beings for entertainment is ok? That polar bears usually pace backwards and forwards? That tigers are apathetic? That orang utans are like little humans, so probably worth saving? In fact, zoos convey a unnatural idea of animals and their behaviour, and normalise captivity. It’s acon false, & Egg 4.90 egotistical to assume these animals should suffer with their lives in captivity just so we can benefit from education in seeing them. 20ml) Combo 7.50because they are the one way most people will ever see Zoos are also defended a lion, a tiger, a polar bear, or a hippo. That’s no wonder given the historic and current trade in wildlife, including for zoo ‘collections’. If more efforts were made to protect these animals in situ, the chances of people seeing them there would markedly improve. Elephants, for example, will be extinct in the wild by Chicken Cutlet Brown 2050. Paradoxically, soon the only ‘wild animals’ left & willHash be in zoos! That the wild, magnificent species that once roamed whole continents are now reduced to scruffy and diminished remnants in zoo exhibits is a damning on the (420ml)reflection Combo forces of capitalism and colonialism, in particular. Zoos can only be measured by degrees of inhumanity. They are prisons of the innocent after all. They say a lot about our attitudes to other animals and the planet. But are we humans also just stuck in another type of zoo? Trapped in unnatural conditions, which are hostile to a free and flourishing life. Like caged animals, many of us show repetitive and stereotypical behaviour. We are listless and apathetic. None of us animals are what we might have been in a more free and natural setting.

挂包

Temporary Fencing Now in Stock

Baoger

• Available at both locations • Delivered to your site • Erected or Self-erect • Keep your site safe

Available From 11am

Board supports campaign to save Kawau baches Rodney Local Board has given its support to a campaign to prevent further

ackling Roasted Pork 4.90 deterioration of Department of Conservation-owned baches on Kawau Island.

Full range of contractors and handyman equipment

250 Mahurangi East Road, Snells Beach 09 425 5400 14 Hudson Road, Warkworth 09 425 7725 Open 6 Days – 7.15am to 5.15pm (closed public holidays)

www.hireworks.co.nz

(420ml)

4.90

盖饭

S DO Y O

ON R I & G N A SHI

BoxMeal UR W

ING

Leave your washing while you shop

Kowhai Available From Laundry

• Linen • Sports Kits • Duvets 11am • Sleeping bags • Blankets Dry Cleaning Agents

Hours - Mon-Fri 8am-5pm • Sat 9am-1pm 13 Neville St, Warkworth Phone 09 425 9775

Chicken Cutlet

4.90

Combo

7.50

(420ml)

7.50

Chicken Laksa

Piers Barney presented to the board’s business meeting last month asking for support. Mr Barney is lobbying for the baches to be used as holiday homes, (420ml) Combo similar to baches owned by7.50 Auckland Council. Member John McLean said they are part of NZ’s heritage and needed to be saved. “It’s a fabulous part of Braised Pork the country.” Mr Barney offered to take the board members out to Kawau on his charter boat, which met with a lot of head nodding. (420ml) Combo

LET U

Vege

Hot Box

$12

Black Pepper Beef

$12

Peking Du

4.90

(420ml)

7.50 $12

Lemon Chicken

$10.50

All BoxMeal are served with your choice of:

STEAM RICE / FRIED RICE / NOODLE Foodcourt, 95 Rodney St, Wellsford

09 423 8880

Com

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

GET SORTED D FOR WINTER GREAT VALUE

GREAT T VALUE

$ 98

Tui Firemagic Briquettes

each

Hot Wate er Bottles

Assorted collours. 2L.

GREAT VALUE

3498

2 heat settings. Adjustable thermostat. Safety tip-over switch. 2kW. 2 year warranty. 178832

GREAT VALUE

Goldair Electric Blankets

Tie down. 3 heat settings. Single fixed controller. Long single. Queen $59.98 King $69.98. 2 year warranty.

159

Celsius Dehumidifier

121616

Extracts up to 8 litres per day. Tank full indicator. 24 hour timer. 1.5 litre.

242256

GREAT VALUE

3M Indoor Window Insulator Kit

GREAT VALUE

Goldair Fan Heater

2998

Clear film that shrinks tight. Insulates and reduces air infiltration. Insulates 914mm x 1.5m windows. 2 window.

$ GREAT VALUE

Convenient alternative e to traditional firewood. m Eco friendly, made from recycled product. Made in New Zealand. 191567

245470

from

1098

GREAT VALUE

149

173005

from

3498

NEW PRODUCT Number 8 Oil Column Heaters

3 heat settings. Adjustable thermostat. Safety tip over switch. 242262

GREAT VALUE

from

269

Dimplex Ritz-C Flame Effect Fire

2 heat settings. Flame effect can be used independent of heat source. Opening door. 2kW. 2 year warranty. 158930

GREAT VALUE

Goldair Ecosave Ecosave Panel Heater

30% OFF

Low running costs. Eco friendly. Adjustable thermostat. Easy to mount. 24 hour timer. Paintable surface. 425 Watt. 3 year warranty.

INSTALLED INSULATION Terms and conditions apply. See in-store for details.

191311

Warkworth

Albany

70/80 Woodcocks Road

260 Oteha Valley Road

Phone: 442 6130 Phone: 425 8119 megawarkworth.co.nz megaalbany.co.nz Available until 31st May 2015, while stocks last.

2199

Masport Talisman Woodfire

Heats 3-4 bedroom home (up to 200m2). NES and ECAN clean air approved. (Flue kit and shield not included.) Made in New Zealand. Metallic black. 20kW output. 10 year warranty on firebox. 162022

co.nz

Opening Hours Monday - Friday: stocked Warkworth: 7.00am - 6.00pm Albany: 7:00am - 7:00pm her Mitre 10 store des trade and Saturday & Sunday: 8.00am - 6.00pm special quotes, stock liquidations and commercial quantities. Public Holidays: 8.00am - 6.00pm The in-store price may be lower than that advertised.

WARKWORTH & ALBANY

localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

localfolk

Mahurangi Matters

Audrey Sharp, teacher

Tax law lecturer, witch, organic farmer and aging hippy … Whangateau resident Audrey Sharp says her life is about showing a different way is possible. The journey has taken her to more than 40 countries and she has accumulated six degrees including three masters and a long list of occupations. After 16 years lecturing at Auckland University, Audrey is taking another turn into the unknown – she plans to start a school on her farm to teach people about the environment. Mahurangi Matters reporter George Driver spoke to her about tax, magic and life on the edge of society.

eople judge you when you look like I do. They don’t take you seriously when you don’t dress like a professional and you say you are a witch who believes in spirits. By the time I was 40 I was sick of being treated like just an old hippy. It’s true that I grew up in the 1960s and my generation did believe in love and freedom, but I am more than that. I work on a farm and I don’t believe you have to dress a certain way just because you have a certain job. Looking different doesn’t mean you don’t have the same intelligence and knowledge as the people wearing suits. That’s part of the reason I studied a Masters in tax law – to prove that point. grew up in Thames. My mother was a hairdresser and a devout Christian. On the other hand, my father was an engineer and an outspoken socialist who believed in equal opportunities and social justice. He would argue with anyone. We would have huge debates at the dinner table and as children we were encouraged to have an opinion. He would say, ‘if you don’t have an opinion, why are you here?’ But he also offended people, making it tough growing up in a small town. He had a huge impact on me. After high school I studied English, history and political studies at the University of Auckland and did a Masters in political studies. I went on to get a Diploma in Teaching and started teaching economics and history at a high school in Hamilton. wanted to get out of New Zealand and broaden my experiences. Being a tomboy as a child I was off exploring from the time I could walk and I was ready for a big adventure. I hitchhiked from Sydney to Perth by myself and then travelled to England overland via Asia and the Middle East. I wanted to experience different cultures and perspectives. What I found was, once you get passed the different language, dress and food, people are the same everywhere. They all want the best for their children, food in their belly, a roof over their head and someone to love and to be loved. I think it’s important to experience other cultures to breakdown prejudices. Half of the

problems in the world are because people don’t talk to one another. I’ve been hosting WWOOFers (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) from around the world for the past 20 years and have had over 1000 people stay. That’s been my way of bringing different people together and it’s allowed me to travel with different cultures from my own home. hen I reached London I worked for a year as a chef, began a cleaning business, studied English as a second language (ESOL) and travelled across Europe. After that I travelled the length of the Americas, from Canada to Chile. In Arizona I stayed on a Navaho Indian reservation for 10 days and saw indigenous people living in poverty but learnt that happiness is not measured by wealth alone. When I came home I got a job in Rotorua helping unemployed people receive work training. But I was not in a good space. I had a breakdown and suffered severe depression. I had been sexually assaulted when I was younger and while traveling, and it all caught up with me. I hadn’t dealt with my demons, my fears and inadequacies so I spent some time receiving institutional care. Over that period I kept having a recurring dream about a Chinese man who people would come to for advice. In the end I decided to make a pilgrimage to China. I didn’t really expect to find the man from the dream, but I was drawn to the place and travel had helped me in the past. In China I taught English and visited ancient, sacred sites along the Silk Road. On my last day a man called out to me. It was the man from the dreams. He told me ‘you must be positive in your life’. That’s really guided my life since. When negative things happen, I look for the positive and I see everything as a learning experience. A lot of people live in fear – fear of loosing their job or that nobody likes them. But often it’s the mind that creates the fear. I never would have travelled the world or started lecturing to 300 people if I hadn’t faced my fears. And I am so glad that I did.

fter that experience I became a Wiccan, or witch. It’s based on pagan rituals and strongly linked to the seasons and seeing energy and the connection of everything. We have occasions to mark the changing of the seasons and believe you can invoke energies from different sources through chants and spells. I believe thoughts are powerful. What you think can create change. The mind has the power to bring positive outcomes. I also believe in astrology and tarot. y move to Mahurangi came after my father died from stomach cancer in 1987. For the first time in my life, I wanted to set down roots. My parents had been living in Point

“

You’ve got to make space for opportunities.

”

Wells so I started looking for land in the area. I found an eight-hectare property near Whangateau where I live today. The owner gave me a year to get enough money together to buy the property. I moved back to Auckland and started working seven days a week, working about six different jobs including cleaning, relief teaching and photography. Within a year I had saved $50,000 and could buy the land. It was the original Ashton family farm, which Ashton Road is named after. Kauri logged in the valley was shipped from the Omaha Wharf and also used in shipbuilding at Birdsall Road. You can still see the grooves in the land where the trunks were dragged out. When I bought it, it was a grass desert, which had been over-grazed

by goats. I wanted the land to recover and regenerate so I planted natives and studied horticulture. I love growing things from seeds and cuttings. It’s like magic, creating life. I never get tired of it. It’s taken two decades, but now the land is covered in forest and gardens. started my Masters in tax law when I was 40, without any formal education in law or accounting. It was a bit like being thrown into the deep end of a swimming pool and trying to stay afloat. Luckily, I have a photographic memory and can read quickly, so learning has always come naturally. When I graduated, the university was looking for a teacher. As a trained teacher with extensive qualifications I went straight into a lecturer position, which I’ve had for the past 16 years. I love tax. It’s fascinating and affects everybody. There are three certainties in life. Death, change and taxes. Tax is also a powerful way to redress injustices. But I’ve found the university rigid and slow to change. Technology is revolutionising how people access information and education needs to focus on how students want to learn. We expect students to sit in class for 50 minutes when research tells us they can only concentrate for 20 minutes. I want my teaching to be relevant to how young people are learning, so I’ve decided to finish lecturing in December. I’m on the way out of this life so I don’t have time to wait for change. I’m going to set up a school to teach kids and adults about the environment, permaculture and organic growing. You’ve got to make space for opportunities. I’ve got to show a better way is possible by leading by example. We don’t all have to be the same. You can live in a different way and still achieve your dreams.

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Police partners role acknowledged at awards ceremony Mangawhai Senior Constable Graham Gough’s 42 years of service was recognised at the Rodney Police Awards recently but he says his wife deserves a medal too. He met Sheila at his first posting in Gisborne when she was a young nurse. After marrying 40 years ago she has been at his side ever since, following him to Whangarei, Waipu, Maungaturoto and Mangawhai while raising three children. Sheila is proud of her husband’s work but has spent many sleepless nights worrying about him. It wasn’t until he was hit over the head with a metal bar in 2004, which took him six months to recover, that she stopped worrying. “I realised that if something bad was going to happen I’d find out soon enough. So I get better sleeps now.” Senior Constable Gough says while there has been plenty of tragedy and drama in his career, he prefers to focus on his positive role in the community. “It’s not all handcuffs and battens. It’s about having empathy and a connection with the community to talk, guide and give them advice.” His wife says he goes above and beyond, and is known to have cups of teas with elderly women to reassure families they are safe during storms. He has even rescued a cat from a tree. At the ceremony in Silverdale, on April 22, Senior Constable Gough was awarded a medal for Long Service and

Mangawhai Senior Constable Graham Gough received a 42 Year Long Service and Good Conduct clasp. He has been married to Sheila for 40 years.

Good Conduct along with seven other officers. Rodney Area Commander Inspector Mark Fergus said they demonstrated bravery, courage, and empathy, and had broken down barriers and built trust in the face of adversity. “We are likely to see the worst of humanity. What our people do every day many would refer to as extraordinary, yet our people simply

say ‘it’s my job’. “You pick yourself up, dust yourself off each day and step into the fray.” Inspector Fergus said it was a privilege to serve but it can also be a burden, especially for families and partners, who received a round of applause. “I acknowledge the things our partners endure in silence. It’s the knowing when not to ask what happened, but let the words flow freely when they do

come,” Inspector Fergus said. “It’s also that feeling of once again having to decline an invitation to a social occasion because the other half is working or being the only unaccompanied person at the event. Worse still is when the invitations stop coming.” Sheila said Inspector Fergus’ speech resonated for her. “I had to go out by myself all the time, and I always get introduced as the police officer’s wife.” But after 40 years she has got used to it and enjoys being part of the community. Senior Constable Gough says his wife’s love and support has made his job possible. The following eight officers were awarded Long Service and Good Conduct medals. 14 years – Youth and Community Supervisor Sergeant Steven Perris, Watch House Officer Kumeu Bruce Fenton; 21 years – Mahurangi CPC Snr Constable Hamish Buick, Watch House officer Whangaparaoa Charlotte Jones. 28 years service – Watch House officer Warkworth Celia Sowman. 35 years – RPT supervisor Rodney Sergeant Bede Haughey; YES officer Senior Constable Bernie Watt. 42 years – Mangawhai Station Senior Constable Graham Gough.

viewonline

localmatters.co.nz See a video and more photos from the Rodney Police Awards.

Design

Manufacture

Install

KitchenWorks provides high quality kitchens and cabinetry with superior service. With your essential input, we can design a kitchen that suits your needs and space, is aesthetically pleasing and is highly functional. A kitchen that works! We’ll come to you or you can visit us in our showroom, open Monday to Friday. Saturday morning by appointment.

Contact details: Peter or Tony 09 422 2001 Tony 021 681 140 Peter 021 681150 www.kitchenworks.co.nz

Showroom and Factory

12 Morrison Drive Warkworth

localmatters.co.nz

Viewpoint Penny Webster, Rodney Councillor, Auckland Council penny.webster@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

May 6, 2015

1 entry with every $200 spent on car servicing. 10 entries with every car purchased. Valid until May 31st 2015. See us on Facebook for details.

THIS MONTHS USED CAR

Many hours lately have been spent putting together the 10 year budget. I have heard many times that all the money goes to the CBD and that nothing is being done for Rodney. Of course there is always room for improvement and anyone who listens to me during Committee meetings can hear me lobbying for more money to be allocated to our ward, but we are not really being neglected. At last May’s budget committee, I managed to get an additional $1 million for Auckland Transport’s Rodney seal extension programme. Not enough, but something. We also have a plan to increase this substantially in the next round. The Long Term Plan includes about $50 million expenditure around Warkworth including $6.4 million for the showgrounds, which of course includes the new multi sports complex, $9.2 million for the Warkworth water bore treatment plant, to name two projects. In addition Watercare will be upgrading many water and wastewater plants around the ward – Helensville $8 million, Omaha $7 million, Snells Algies $20 million, Kumeu Huapai Riverhead $38 million, to name a few. These upgrades would have been difficult to undertake under the Rodney Council. As well as this capital expenditure, funding goes towards operational expenditure. Around $20 million in the last year for running and maintaining libraries plus halls, community centres, tourism, community development, arts and culture, maintaining parks $12.5 million; maintaining/repairing roads; and $123,000 for environmental projects including dealing with graffiti and vandalism plus the cost of the Local Board and governance issues. Our Local Board gets $1 million of discretionary funding over and above this. Less than half of Council’s income comes from rates. The rest of our funding comes from various fees consents, building permits, dog registration. We also get a return on assets and properties such as the airport shares and the Ports of Auckland. Council owns a lot of property and has plans to maximise the investment through partnerships with the private sector with returns coming back to Council. All these things take time though. At the time of writing this, we are finalising the next 10 years budget which should see local boards getting more money and Auckland Transport extra ongoing road sealing funding. Along with our new Empowering Communities project, which basically means going back to what we used to do in the past resourcing communities to do their own thing, we should see a vast improvement in delivery of services in Rodney.

NZ new. 1500cc, auto. Loads of service history. Great condition.

Community groups that lease Auckland Council land or buildings for community activities have been given a reprieve on outstanding water rates. The amounts vary between around 200 groups with an average of about $500 per group being forgiven. The move will streamline wastewater charges for community groups that were inherited from legacy councils prior to amalgamation. Because of the complexity in determining how much each group used per water meter, Auckland Council became the default payee for water and wastewater. A more clearly defined billing system is scheduled to start on July 1 when groups will be responsible directly to Watercare for the payment of their water accounts.

LEABOURN PA S S E N G E R S E RV I C E

Providing a wide range of passenger transport solutions for your team, tour group or function.

Phone: 09 423 7416 • Email: info@leabourns.co.nz

www.leabourn.co.nz

Win a Full Day Fishing Trip

Rodney not neglected

Water rates written-off

Mahurangi Matters

diahaTsu pyzar

Deals

4,495

FROM

$25 PW

ToyoTa camry

2.4L, auto. Great condition, tow bar. reduced to FROM

7,995

$42 PW

NissaN BlueBird sylphy 2.0L, auto. Only 34,000kms. All the extras... and only

9,995

FROM

$52 PW

ToyoTa yaris

1500cc, manual. Alloys, driving lights, economical... and now only FROM

9,995

$52 PW

ToyoTa caldiNa

1.8L auto, alloys, CD player. Very popular station wagon... and only

10,995

FROM

$54 PW

suzuki swifT sporT

1600cc, manual, sleek and sporty. Looks fantastic.

FROM

13,995

$73 PW Finance figures are based on Classic finance with 20% deposit and a 48 month term. Documentation fee is included & normal TFS lending criteria applies.

Wilmot Toyota sales@wilmot.toyota.co.nz sales DDI 09 425 1093 A/hrs: Rob 021 042 8293 David 021 371 234

Whitaker Road, Warkworth

www.wilmot.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd. Licensed REAA (2008)

208 stanifOrth rOad, KaiwaKa alan Corkin - 021 906 901 www.mikepero.com

131 OMaha drive, OMaha beaCh Jodene Mildon - 027 647 7775 www.mikepero.com

$8 50 ,0 00

05 ,0 00 373 baldrOCK rOad, KaiwaKa alan Corkin - 021 906 901 www.mikepero.com

Our latest new listings and hot Properties

lOt 2, 253 Pt wells rd, Pt wells angela wain - 0274 936 800 www.mikepero.com

We Sell Your Home For More!

“At Mike Pero on the Matakana Coast, we know that your home is probably your most valuable asset, that’s why we take extra care to get you the best price possible. In fact, for the homes we sold last year throughout Northern Rodney,* our team averaged a whopping $18,500 more than the market average. A one-off? No, we’ve consistently produced results like these for all four years we’ve been selling here! At Mike Pero, not only do you pay us less to sell your home, we sell your home for more!” *not including sections, bare land and farms. Our fees are 2.95% up to $390,000 thereafter 1.95% + admin fee + gst.

Andrew Steens & Angela Wain

Debra Fokkema

Jeff Montrose

Alan Corkin

Joyce Chappell

027 493 6800 • (09) 422 7067 Pt Wells, Leigh

021 168 1821 • (09) 423 9577 Wellsford, Port Albert

027 621 3765 • (09) 425 7131 Warkworth

021 906 901 Mangawhai, Mangawhai Heads

027 498 2234 Wellsford, Tomarata, & Kaiwaka

407 POrt albert rOad, wellsfOrd

0800 000 525

238 GOvan wilsOn rOad, MataKana

& de sO Jo ni l yc se d e Pe bY Ch a ap rso pe n ll

498 OruawharO rOad, KaiwaKa

43 tOMarata valleY rOad, wellsfOrd

Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA (2008)

an sO ge ld la b w Y ai n

027 303 6001 Wellsford, Tomarata, & Kaiwaka

45 lilburn rOad, warKwOrth

40 Pt wells rd, Pt wells

Je sO ff l M d on b tr Y os e

Denise Pearson

027 647 7775 • (09) 422 9343 Omaha, Matakana

Je sO ff l M d on b tr Y os e

Jodene Mildon

021 425 109 Sandspit & Snells Beach

an sO ge ld la b w Y ai n

Ruth Perkin

021 230 9515 Warkworth

Jo s de Ol ne d M bY ild on

Avalon Sanders

027 289 9532 Mahurangi East, Algies Bay Snells Beach

& de sO Jo ni l yc se d e Pe bY Ch a ap rso pe n ll

Valerie Hunter

de s br Ol a d fo b kk Y em a

63 leiGh rOad, MathesOns baY

1659 sh1, warKwOrth

www.mikepero.com

localbusiness

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Mahurangi trucking company founder calls it a day A 45-year association with the trucking industry came to an end when the Mahurangi-based firm Transcon was sold last month. Ian and Gail Ward have handed over the reins of the family-owned company to Blake and Louise Noble, of Northcote. Ian still has the piece of paper, torn out of an old school exercise book, which marked the start of the company in 1970. “I was driving a fertiliser spreader truck when my rugby coach Bill Postleweight told me that Bob Quintal was ready to retire and wanted to sell his truck that carted from a shingle pit on Takatu,” Ian says. “Our son Rodger was just a baby and we didn’t have any money so I went and saw Stuart Campbell in Matakana. He agreed to back me and wrote out the agreement on that bit of torn paper. It basically said I’d repay the debt over two years. “The truck was a 1954 Leyland Comet that cost $2000 and could carry five yards of metal.” Ian, who was a qualified motor mechanic, started carrying metal but later expanded to include fertiliser, livestock and hay. The company now has depots in Warkworth and Wellsford, employs about 16 staff and operates 15 trucks, ranging from vans to 44-tonne B trains. In its heyday, when it was still involved in livestock transport, there were 20 trucks in the fleet but the livestock side of the business was sold a couple

Retiring Transcon founder Ian Ward, 69: “Would I do it all again? Hell, yeah! It’s been a privilege to do a job I’ve loved.”

of years ago and the trucks now carry general freight and containers. “There were around 120 familyowned farms in the Matakana, Leigh and Pakiri area when I started,” Ian recalls. “Now you could probably count on one hand how many are still there. Most of the land has gone into lifestyle blocks or pine trees in the case of the steeper country. It’s been a matter of changing our business with the times.” Ian says his election to the NZ Road Transport Association (RTA) was one of the highlights of his working life. He served for seven years, two as chairman. “It was very rewarding and I got to work with some very talented people.” It was during his time on the RTA that trucks were allowed to go from 39 to 44-tonne, which effectively dropped the freight rate by 20 per cent.

“It had a big impact on NZ’s economy. Now we’re seeing trucks moving to 60-tonne.” One of the biggest changes that Ian saw during his career was when the industry de-licensed in 1976. Up until then, trucks couldn’t carry freight beyond a 30-mile radius without special dispensation. “Trucking is a tough business, driven on price. Most transport firms go broke because they don’t charge enough. It’s not made any easier by the huge costs involved in compliance. It’s got to the stage where you just about have to employ someone just to meet compliance, especially for health and safety. A whole industry has built up around making sure companies meet compliance.” Ian spent his childhood in Leigh, on a 2.4 hectare property his mother Rona purchased at the head of the harbour,

not far from the Jolly Fisherman. “Dad was killed in a building accident in Auckland when I was five and Mum moved us north when I was seven. She made a little bit of money selling cream from the house cow and eggs. We never went hungry, but we were poor. We wore hand-me-down clothes and didn’t have any shoes, but then neither did our neighbours so it didn’t bother us. They were great times.” The family moved to a farm on the top of Pakiri Hill when Rona married Noel Flay, the local drover. Ian learned to ride a horse and work the dogs, and would help take the stock through to sales in either Warkworth or Wellsford. When the farm was sold, Noel worked as shepherd and manager for Lands & Survey throughout the North Island, but starting at Tapora. “Before I started my mechanics apprenticeship in Wellsford I drove a bulldozer at Tapora. Coincidentally, the last job I did for Transcon was a freight delivery to Tapora, which brought my working life to a rather neat close.” Although the retirement plans are still under discussion, Ian and Gail plan to travel and spend more time with their family. “If I was giving business advice to anyone I’d say there are two rules that I’ve lived by. Firstly, if you make a decision, ask yourself ‘what would a judge say about that’. Secondly, make sure you know the full cost of any job. There are so many hidden operating costs and if you’re not aware of them, then you’re bound to fail.”

INNOVATIVE KITCHEN DESIGNS DESIGN MANUFACTURE & INSTALL

KITCHENS | BATHROOMS | ENTERTAINMENT UNITS LAUNDRIES | WARDROBES AND OFFICES Ensure an attractive, functional design that will stand the test of time by calling on the experienced cabinetmakers from Neil Taylor Cabinetmaker & Design. We can provide a costeffective makeover for existing properties or cater to new homes, with designs to suit your needs. For affordable solutions to meet your unique requirements and budget we are the name to trust in the Rodney district.

Contact Neil 09 425 7017 or 021 070 0643 neiltcabinetmaker@xtra.co.nz | www.cabinetmakeranddesign.co.nz Unit A, 16 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

Mahurangi Matters

localbusiness

May 6, 2015

CHANGING FACES n

Silverhill Quarry The sale of the Silverhill Quarry, at Te Hana, to Steve and Gladyse Levet of Wellsford, is a case of neighbours doing business with neighbours. The quarry land is owned by stock agent Neil Jones, a neighbour on one side of the Levets and was, until this month, operated by Borrows Farmers Lime owners Alvyn and Valerie Borrows, who live on the other side. The Borrows and the Levets also share a common heritage, being both Albertlanders. “There’s something nice about the fact that we all know each other well,” Steve says. “It makes the handover much easier.” The Levets have been in the agricultural contracting business for 35 years, starting with hay baling and expanding into general agricultural contracting and earthmoving. To tide them over winter, they rear Friesian bulls on their 62-hectare farm. Steve is also the national president of Rural Contractors NZ, which represents contractors involved in industries such as land development, drainage, fencing and harvesting. He says his own business is very dependent on the vagaries of the dairy industry for its agricultural work so he sees the quarry as a good way to spread the risk.

From left, Bryce, Steve and Gladyse Levet with former quarry owners Alvyn and Valerie Borrows.

Steve and Gladyse’s son Bryce is working at the quarry with the current manager who is also of Albertland heritage, Andrew Prictor. Long-time Levet Contracting employee Warren Spindler will also form part of the team, alongside Alvyn who plans to progressively retire. Steve says the five-hectare limestone quarry is consented until 2049 and is recognised as a source of premium lime in the district, making it ideal for

driveways, farm races and roading. It was started by the Shepherd family and later developed by Vic and Tony Lipanovic. Alvyn and Val have leased the quarry for the past 20 years, although Alvyn has been working in the quarry industry for more than 40 years. “Playing in sand pits has been my lifetime’s work,” he says. “The old Farmers Cooperative quarry, which sold a lot of pulverised lime for top

dressing was on the family farm. “We’re very grateful for the strong local support we have had from the farming community and would also like to thank Andrew Prictor for his long service and friendship. “While I still like playing in the ‘sand pit’ I won’t miss the work involved in meeting consents and compliance. It’s just got more and more difficult and expensive over the years; way more than it should be.”

Levet Contractors & Thanks TO ALL OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS! Silverhill Quarry Quality Limestone Formerly Borrows Farmers Lime

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our Customers for their valuable support to us over 43 years. We know you will be in good hands with Steve & Gladyse of Levet Contracting.

We wish them all the very best.

Alvyn & Valerie Shepherd Road • Te Hana • 021 726 790 Contact Andrew, Alvin or Steve

localbusiness

May 6, 2015

CHANGING FACES n

INTR ODUCING n

Quince Café

STR Automotive

Trained chef Kim Scott has returned to the kitchen professionally with her recent purchase of Quince Café in Elizabeth Street, Warkworth. Kim trained at AUT and worked at a number of Auckland establishments, including Porterhouse Blue and Oceanz. The family has lived in Warkworth for 20 years and ran Café Sandspit in 2007. More recently, Kim has been working with husband Dan at their panelbeating shop in Orewa, but has always kept a hand in the hospitality industry. “Purchasing Quince is about returning to work that I feel passionate about,” she says. “Everything about food and customer service interests me, and I am particularly passionate about baking.” The café has been refurbished and the menu redesigned. “Fresh food, freshly prepared on site is our focus and I’m keen to keep it interesting by regularly changing the cabinet food choice. I’m also using locally-sourced product where possible and lots of homemade relishes. “Pinterest is a great source of recipe ideas which I like to tweak to come up with something a little different.” The café, which can seat up to 50, offers an all-day a la carte menu, and

Fixing cars has been an obsession for Steve Hawes since he was a child. One of his earliest memories is lying on his back, under the couch, with a plastic spanner in his hand. “I hate to admit it, but I get itchy if I’m not fixing a car,” he says. “I’ve been working for other people for 26 years, but decided it was time to start my own business.” Steve and his partner Tracey Proffit opened STR Automotive, in Glenmore Drive, Warkworth, this month. While they specialise in European and classics, especially English and Australian models, the workshop will be working on the full range of cars including project builds. “I got to like the European models while I was overseas. They can be more complex than say the Japanese models but that makes them interesting.” Steve spent three years working for a rally company, based in Daventry, Northampton. The job involved building rally cars and then going to the events to keep them running. This meant travel throughout Europe and Scandinavia, as well as the odd trip to Africa, Australia and NZ. “It was interesting work and fun, and a great way to hone your problemsolving skills.” Before heading back to NZ, Steve

Kim Scott

a range of fresh salads such as orzo and artichoke, bean and broccoli and roast veges with quinoa. Kim says the blended healthy smoothies and breakfast parfaits are proving particularly popular, as well as the pulled pork sliders for lunch. The café is expected to be licensed soon and will offer tempting vineyardstyled platters for groups to share. Fully catered children’s birthday parties in the cafe, as well as “high tea” options for teens, are available, along with specialty occasion cakes. Kim is well-known in the area for her involvement over the last five years with the Matakana School Gala. She currently chairs Sandspit’s Emergency Response Group.

Under New Management Under New Management Everything freshly baked on site A la carte menu & cabinet food Gluten Free options available Specialty cakes Full service kids birthday parties High teas for groups of 6 or more Monday - Saturday 7.30am-3.30pm 10 Elizabeth Street, Warkworth quincecafe.co.nz • 422 2555

Mahurangi Matters

Steve Hawes and Tracey Proffit.

spent a year working for a Porsche specialist in London and six months at a Holden high performance workshop in Brisbane. He worked in Warkworth for four years before more recently working on the Hibiscus Coast. Tracey, a former Mahurangi College student who has worked in sales, HR and administration, will be taking care of the front office. The couple say they want to promote a clean and friendly image, backed up by the latest diagnostic equipment. They have invested in the latest scanner from Snap-on Tools which can interrogate the car’s own computer to read fault codes and live data. Steve says this can save customers a lot of time and money by pinpointing the fault immediately.

Mahurangi Matters

localbusiness

May 6, 2015

INTR ODUCING n

Matakana Village Preschool

AMP Dynamics Financial Services

Teresa Durrant and her husband Jason have spent the last five months transforming a house into a preschool in the heart of Matakana Village. The end result is a homely environment where children can explore, develop and learn in a variety of spaces. “I want the preschool to feel like an extension of the child’s home,” Teresa says. The preschool has a range of spaces to cater for different learning styles. There are areas with materials and furniture for children to create a calm and quiet space, with separate areas for more active play. “All children learn differently. As a teacher you need to adapt your practice to bring out the best in every child. What works for one child may not work for another, so a principle of flexibility needs to be adopted. Once you’ve got their curiosity, learning becomes a natural process.” The furnishings, including restored wooden children’s furniture, accentuate the homely feel, but for little people. There is also a large outdoor play area and vegetable garden. “Teaching the children about minimising our ecological footprint will also be a focus of the preschool, looking at sustainability and preservation. “I want the preschool to have a

Former Flight Centre manager James Sanders has taken on a new role as a financial adviser with AMP Dynamics Financial Services in Warkworth. James worked at Flight Centre for 14 years and helped establish the Warkworth branch 10 years ago after moving from Auckland. Starting as a travel agent, he worked his way up to roles in finance and was the national customer relations manager for the company when he left last year. Although he is now embarking on a new path, he says there are a lot of similarities between the two careers. “It’s about understanding people’s situations and coming up with solutions that best suit their needs,” he says. “It’s important to build strong relationships with customers and look after them on a regular basis. If I know the ins and outs of a person’s circumstances it’s much easier for me to negotiate the right deal and for them to have trust in me to fight for their case.” James moved to New Zealand from England 15 years ago after meeting his Kiwi wife, Avalon, at a ski resort in the French Alps. They moved to Auckland, but had a caravan at Sandspit where they spent weekends with their three daughters. “We love the beaches, the parks and the community feel.” They are often volunteering at regional parks, doing pest control and native

Teresa Durrant

philosophy of giving back. The vege garden will help the children learn about growing and where food comes from, and the produce will be available for local families. I think it’s important to make the preschool a part of the community.” Teresa has been teaching preschoolers since she graduated from Auckland University 16 years ago. “I’ve always wanted to be a preschool teacher. I’ve got an affinity for it. It’s incredibly rewarding, helping children learn to believe in themselves. “Children evolve so much in the time they are with you. They grow into strong little people, ready to take on the world of primary school.”

James Sanders

plantings to help protect what they love about the area. AMP offers free financial advice on insurance and mortgages, including an annual review. “People’s circumstances can change rapidly and that has a big impact on what insurance policy or mortgage structure will best suit and give them value for money,” James says. “By reviewing each client’s situation every year we can make sure they are on the right policy. “We also negotiate directly with banks to get the best mortgage rate so clients don’t have to spend hours comparing the different options. It’s our job to understand the market and negotiate harder on our client’s behalf.”

Need a mortgage or insurance? Quality early childhood education that aims to build the child’s emotional intelligence and security through positive interactions with teachers and each other.

enrolments open now 09 422 7799

987 Matakana Road Matakana Centre Hours | 8am to 3pm daily matakanavillagepreschool.co.nz

Call James Sanders or Richard Gerard, or visit us today to see how we can help you buy and protect your home, business or farm. P 09 425 7400 W dynamicsfs.co.nz 17 Elizabeth St, Warkworth 0910 James Sanders & Richard Gerard Mortgage and Insurance Advisers

AMP Dynamics Financial Services A disclosure statement is available on request and free of charge

WEL434837 03/15

localbusiness

May 6, 2015

MoneyMatters www.countrywise.co.nz

Thinking of property investment?

Over the past six months I have been dealing with a lot of first-time property investors who are looking to purchase a rental property and become a landlord for the first time. Investing in property can be very rewarding but can also have some hidden traps to look out for. It’s very common at the moment for people who are in their mid 40’s through to just before retirement at 65 to look and buy rental property as a way of providing for their future retirement. With new found equity in their houses due to the recent valuation gains, the market for first-time investors is as buoyant as ever. Mortgage interest rates are at record low levels and they seem destined to stay there for the next while so investing in something rather than just Kiwisaver or bank investments is logical. The government changed the rules and the way it deals with investors a few years back so the tax benefits are not what they used to be, but they are still quite good compared to other countries. A correctly structured rental investment can still be cash flow positive (doesn’t require the investor to use any of their personal income to pay the mortgage) with the rental income and tax rebates that are available. Things like interest, repairs, rates, insurance, home office expenses, professional fees, portion of travel and phone are all deductible expenses off an investor’s personal tax situation. These, when claimed correctly, can make the difference in whether you need to dip into your funds to pay the mortgage. When assessing people’s financial situations for borrowing, we always look at the overall income versus expenditure picture and prudently ensure there is a sufficient buffer in the cash flow in case something unforeseen happens. Here are a few tips to assist if you are in the “looking to buy a rental category”: • The old adage “location, location, location” always rings true. Always buy in growing demand areas and where there are lots of potential tenants. • Stay away from leaky-prone buildings or buildings that require a lot of maintenance. • Stick to 2, 3 or 4 bedroom solid weatherboard or brick properties for good resale in future. • Buy within your own immediate location (or within 30 minute drive) so you can keep an eye on it. • Be careful with multi-unit complexes or apartments (most have body corporate levies on top of rates) as these types of properties can cause headaches with rowdy tenants, pets and common driveways. • If you are not comfortable is dealing with tenants or unsure of the tenancy laws use a property manager.

Can’t afford an underperforming website?  getspotted.co  hello@getspotted.co  09 889 1067

Paying too much for your Accountant?

Grant Clifton, Countrywise Financial

For websites that work (and look incredible), talk to us.

Mahurangi Matters

Time for a change? Announcing a new modern local accountancy practice that does your tax returns and helps you grow your business. • Cheaper Accounting Fees • Small Business Specialists • Friendly & Easy to Talk To • Xero Training & Implementation • Rentals, Trusts, Sole Traders, Companies ACCOUNTING • TAXATION • PROFITMAX

Contact us for a free confidential meeting to see what we can do for you dennis@denniscurin.co.nz www.denniscurin.co.nz direct phone 021-338330 P.O Box 236 Matakana YOU R M ODE R N A F F OR DA B L E L O C A L AC C OU N TA N T S

Local finance expert now based in Warkworth!

With over 20 different lenders to choose from, ensure you are getting the best deal in town!

Home Loans First home buyers using Kiwi saver Business, Construction & Build loans Asset loans (cars/trucks/diggers/equipment) Debt restructuring & Consolidation

Call Grant Clifton

Registered Financial Advisor Mobile 021 440 143

get

spotted

Anything to do with finances personal or business I am here to help Over 25 years’ experience Countrywise Financial Ltd E: grant@countrywise.co.nz or Call in: RMA consultant’s office Ground floor Kowhai House, 4 Warkworth St. Mon-Thurs 10am – 3pm

142 Rodney Street Wellsford 09 423 8045 enquiries@drlaw.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Jane Gifford restoration

It’s time to finish the job

how to

help

Donations to the Jane Gifford Restoration Trust can be left at the ASB in Warkworth. Anyone interested in joining the fundraising committee should contact Hugh Gladwell on 021 606 409 or dorothyandhugh@gmail.com

While no real market research has been done on the economic value of the Jane Gifford to Warkworth, Restoration Trust steering committee chair Dave Parker says it would amount to “thousands of dollars” every year. “We know she is bringing people to the town and anecdotally, I’d say their spending at cafes and in shops would be significant.” She has been used by many community, elderly and special interest groups, as well as hosting special occasions and weddings, and is involved in the Auckland Maritime Museum sailing excursions on the Waitemata Harbour. Last year, she also carried more than 600 school children and was involved in the youth sailing and inter-secondary schools international series at Algies Bay. Warkworth’s most iconic tourist attraction, the 105-year-old sailing scow Jane Gifford, risks being left high and dry if funds can’t be found to finish her restoration. The vessel is owned by the Jane Gifford Trust, on behalf of the people of Warkworth. Trustees Peter Thompson and Hugh Gladwell believe this year’s maintenance budget could be facing a $100,000 shortfall. More than $1 million has been spent on the vessel since it arrived in Warkworth in 2005 as a derelict shell. “The vessel today is testament to the generosity of this small community, which donated both money and hundreds of hours of labour,” Hugh says. “It stands as one of the most successful historic boat restorations in NZ. The community should rightly take great pride in what it has achieved.” But, the job isn’t quite over yet. Although Peter and Hugh say the rebuild was to the highest standards … “we’ve no doubt she will last at least another 100 years” … limited funds

Warkworth’s Jane Gifford is the last of her kind to be sailing in NZ waters.

meant using some second-hand items. These included the sails, rudder and both masts. “The equipment we used got us back on the water, but we always knew they would need to be replaced. Now that

time has come.” Peter says the income from fares and charter work only covers the annual haul-out, insurance and fuel costs. In the past, grants have helped defray one-off expenses but Hugh says

institutions haven’t been keen to fund maintenance work and the trust was recently turned down when it applied for $20,000 to replace the main mast. The repair of the Little Jane and the replacement of her outboard motor, after she was stolen from the Warkworth Wharf in March, has added to the bills. “The problem we’re facing is common to all heritage boat groups. While heritage buildings attract government funding, saving our maritime heritage is left to individuals.” The trust is inviting members of the community to help set-up a Jane Gifford fundraising committee to apply for grants and organise fundraising events. They are also looking at setting up a givealittle site online. Peter says he believes there would be an outcry from the district if there was any suggestion that the boat should be given to the Maritime Museum. “I think in the first instance, if we can’t raise the money, we’ll just tie her up until we can.” Peter believes that dredging the river to make it navigatable an hour either side of low tide will make a huge difference to the boat’s viability. “It will be a crucial factor in the plan to put the boat on a sound financial footing because it will open up so many more opportunities for the use of the vessel.”

Announcing the arrival of AirpointsTM when you sell with Bayleys. Bayleys is the only full service real estate company that gives you Airpoints DollarsTM when you sell your property. This means not only will you get a great result, we’ll also put something towards your next getaway to celebrate. Every $2,000 in the sale price achieved will earn you 1 Airpoints Dollar*, which you can spend on Air New Zealand flights, upgrades, Koru memberships, or items from the AirpointsTM Store. For more arrival info, go to bayleys.co.nz/airpoints or call your local Bayleys office. Orewa Beach Whangaparaoa Warkworth Omaha Beach Mahurangi East Mangawhai Bream Bay Whangarei Dargaville Paihia Kerikeri 09 425 7640 09 422 7441 09 425 4128 09 426 5911 09 428 0600 09 431 5415 09 432 7125 09 470 0960 09 439 4297 09 402 8088 09 407 9221

www.bayleys.co.nz/inthenorth *To a maximum of 500 Airpoints Dollars. Visit bayleys.co.nz for terms and conditions. Airpoints Programme terms and conditions also apply.

Mackys Real Estate Ltd. Licensed under the REAA 2008

localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Long Term Plan feedback 2015 / 2016 projects 200 180 160

214

Support do not support

183

193

162

155 142

140

132

117

120

104 89

100 80

80 60

121

148 125

121

105 103

100 85

122

116

104

102 88 72

unfunded advocacy projects

10 year projects

220

105

Construct footpaths Walkways and bike trails

environmental programmes

Warkworth Showgrounds

Planning swimming pool

Playground kumeu/ Warkworth

Sportsfields huapai/ Warkworth

upgrade town centre toilets

Skate parks Wellsford/ Snells beach

Warkworth town hall

20 Warkworth multisport facility

upgrade mainstreets

Sportsfields and lighting

Walkways and bike trails

Construct seawalls

Warkworth Showgrounds

Construct swimming pool funding hardcourts

Public transport

Warkworth roading projects

road sealing

Footpaths and cycleways top Long Term Plan priorities Rodney residents want more funding for footpaths and environmental projects but are less keen on upgrading the Warkworth Showgrounds and Warkworth Town Hall, according to submissions to Auckland Council’s Long Term Plan (LTP). Nearly 14,000 Rodney residents submitted on the LTP, the highest number for any local board. Of Rodney Local Board’s top 11 projects for 2015/16, the most popular was spending $2 million on constructing new footpaths over the next three years. Second most popular was spending $350,000 on walkways and bike trails, and third was $60,000 on environmental programmes. Transport issues got the strongest support. The board’s proposal for

Council to spend $10 million a year on road sealing and better public transport had almost unanimous support. The board has no decisionmaking power on these initiatives. Nearly half (47 per cent) of submissions were in favour of the more expensive Auckland Plan transport option while 26 per cent were in favour of the basic transport plan. A further 47 per cent supported paying for the plan with a motorway charge and 25 per cent supported a combination of higher rates and a fuel tax. However, there was strong opposition to some of the board’s major projects, including $3.4 million to develop the Warkworth Showgrounds and restoring the Warkworth Town Hall. Support was also split on spending

$70,000 on planning and designing a Warkworth swimming pool. Member Steven Garner says there haven’t been any major changes to the board’s proposals as many of the projects are part of plans the board has already agreed to. “At times the board needs to make decisions based on more than consultation. The results [of consultation] don’t always dictate what the best action is,” Mr Garner says. “We don’t have a lot of options with these projects. After 10 years we have nearly completed the eight-year plan for the showgrounds and the town hall needs to be upgraded due to its heritage status.” The board made a 15-minute

protecting what’s important Make the change to Ray White Property Management in the month of May and receive complimentary Landlord Insurance for 12 months.*

presentation to Council’s Budget Committee on April 28 where it was able to advocate for specific projects in the LTP. Mr Garner said road sealing and other transport projects were top priority at the meeting. The board also advocated for getting $600,000 to upgrade hard courts at Puhoi, Whangateau and Matakana, $210,000 to upgrade public toilets in Wellsford, Warkworth and Kumeu, and additional funding for the showgrounds and town hall. “We focused on projects which need to be funded now, had been costed and had support of staff.” The board will finalise its funding agreement on May 20 to be adopted at board meetings between June 9 and 16.

We believe that owning an investment property is the same as owning a business and in order to protect your investment it’s important to minimise your risk which is why we are offering landlords complimentary Landlord Insurance for 12 months during the month of May.

Protect what’s important to you - with Ray White. Talk to me for more information.

Nicole Banks Property Management Team Leader T 09 425 1611 M 021 435 338 E nicole.banks@raywhite.com RayWhite Warkworth & Orewa rwwarkworth.co.nz

Bogue Real Estate Ltd Licensed (REAA 2008) * Visit promotion.raywhite.co.nz for full details.

all about Anzac ... 20

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

Anzac services acknowledge sacrifice Residents of Mahurangi gathered in their thousands at Anzac services across the district to mark the 100th anniversary of the first landings at Gallipoli. Veterans as well as serving defence force personal were honoured as they marched to cenotaphs from Waiwera to Maungaturoto. Tributes were paid to the sacrifices made by New Zealanders in many theatres of war over the past century. In Warkworth, RSA president John Stephen captured the atmosphere of the morning when he encouraged New Zealanders today to dedicate themselves to the service of the ideals for which the Gallipoli soldiers fought and died. Guest speaker Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Geoffrey Bowes reminded the crowd that World War I claimed the lives of 18,000 New Zealanders. “NZ’s identity as a nation in its own right was born at Gallipoli through shared adversity,” he said. “It is important to ensure that with the passage of time, the names inscribed on cenotaphs around NZ are not forgotten. “They are and will always be the sons and daughters of New Zealand.” Speakers at the Warkworth Civic Ceremony included Turkish representative Rodi Sarihan who read from Kemal Ataturk’s words which are engraved at Anzac Cove. Mahurangi College head prefects Daniel Vaughan and Ella Hauser also spoke. Ella paid a moving tribute to her great grandfather Fred Haughton who fought in World War I and her grandfather Ronald Hauser, a veteran of WWII, who passed away just two months ago. Both the NZ and Australian national anthems were played at many services reflecting the Anzac spirit.

localmatters.co.nz A record crowd of about 1500 people gathered for the Dawn Parade in Wellsford on Anzac Day. The parade marched to the Wellsford Memorial Park, lead by a mounted flag bearer, acknowledging both the horses and riders of the Auckland Mounted Rifles. Members of the Mangawhai Cadet Unit provided the catafalque guard at the memorial, where a record number of wreaths were laid. The service was addressed by Padre Ian McLean, with (ex) Warrant Officer Carrell reading an entry from his grandfather, who landed in support of the Auckland Battalion, which included men from Wellsford. A Naval Officer provided an insight to the reasons why Anzac Day is commemorated. The Salute was taken by the Navy and 95-year-old Forbes Greenfield, Wellsford’s oldest soldier.

Knitters commemorate Members of the North Albertland Women’s Institute, the Wellsford RSA and the Women’s Section of the Wellsford RSA marked the Gallipoli landings centenary by knitting poppies which were originally destined for a display at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch. The goal was to come up with 18,500 knitted poppies, one for every New Zealand soldier who lost their life in World War I. However, when the museum was inundated with poppies, the local knitters were encouraged to give the poppies to the local RSA. Gwen Cooper, Judy Taylor and June Shepherd (pictured above) were three who answered the call.

Matakana dedication Matakana School students dedicated a Memorial Field of Remembrance at the statue of King George. The dedication included readings, a roll call, a performance by the kapa haka group and the singing of the National Anthem. The field represents the men listed on the War Memorial and ex-pupils of Matakana School who fought in World War I. About 100 people attended with many placing poppies on the crosses.

0 ,0 95

Snells Beach, Sandspit A concrete driveway past the block, metalled access Ian - 027 599 9077 021 425 109 Sally - 021 068 3721 nearly to the building site, power and phone to the gate 0800 PUHOI 1 (0800 784 641) 0800 PUHOI 2 (0800 784 642) ruth.perkin and established mature trees already in place. ian.bateman@mikepero.com @mikepero.com sally.brown@mikepero.com

Call Ruth now!

Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd. Licensed REAA (2008)

66 & 68 Dawson RoaD, Te whau esTaTe

“We’re delighted to announce the Rural arrival ofestuary Ian Bateman Restful, and Views & Sally Brown in Puhoi. Lower feesblocks & more innovative Two sheltered of land, both approx 4,000 sq, located in a restful, semi-rural lifestyle subdivision marketingRuth - speak Sally now! Perkinto Ian or almost in the centre of Snells Beach await your plans.

FREE TV ONE* COMMERCIAL FOR ALL NEW LISTINGS

* TV One or TV3 as bookings permit

0800 500 123 www.mikepero.com Architecture and design for the places we Live, Work, Learn and Play. Award-winning and recognised pioneers in environmentally friendly and energy conscious design. Directors: Grant Neill, Peter Eising, Phillip Howard, and Clive Chapman. Phone Grant Neill +64 9 425 9200 or 021 903 047 pacificenvironments.co.nz

NZ Ltd

localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

stories of

Mahurangi Matters

World War I

A monthly series compiled by Mahurangi Matters & Warkworth RSA following World War I events.

May 1 The first US ship attacked by German submarine SS Gulflight is torpedoed without warning. Damaged, but reaches port. 5-8 Second Battle of Krithia. The New Zealand Brigade deploys south to Cape Helles, Gallipoli, and takes part in a series of unsuccessful attacks toward the village of Krithia on the slopes of Achi Baba. They suffer over 800 casualties. 5 The NZ Mounted Rifles (NZMR) receives orders to move to Gallipoli as infantry. 6 Second Battle of Krithia (Dardanelles) begins 7 Libau (Baltic Provinces) taken by German forces The passenger liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat off the southern coast of Ireland, causing the deaths of 1198 crew and passengers 8 The Auckland Mounted Rifles (AMR) leave Zeitoun Camp and travel by train to Alexandria. The regiment, along with the rest of the NZMR, is to reinforce the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Anzacs are part of General Sir Ian Hamilton’s Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF), which has been given the task of capturing the peninsula and seizing control of the Dardanelle Straits from the Ottoman Turks. Because of the small size of the Anzac beachhead and the rugged terrain, the regiments of the NZMR are ordered to leave most of their horses behind in Egypt. They fight as standard infantry units. Arrangements are made to take officers’ horses and a few draught horses to meet transport requirements. After reaching Alexandria, the AMR is divided into two groups that embark on two transport ships – HMT Grantully Castle and HMT Kingstonian. 9 Allied Spring Offensive begins: Battle of Aubers Ridge. The leading division of the British New Armies leaves England for France. Leave is granted in Alexandria during the day. Four stowaways from among the AMR’s farriers and reinforcements, who are being left in Egypt, are found on board and sent back to Zeitoun Camp. HMT Grantully Castle leaves Alexandria. 10 Another stowaway, Corporal Grant, is discovered on board Grantully Castle. He is probably 13/688 Acting Corporal Daniel Grant, who is later killed in action on 8 August during the Battle of Chunuk Bair. 12 HMT Grantully Castle arrives off Anzac Cove at 12.30 pm. The men of the AMR are transferred onto the torpedo boat Colne and then landed by lighters at the jetty. Though they are exposed to Ottoman small-arms fire from the heights overlooking Anzac Cove during this process, only 13/239 Trooper James Taylor is wounded. The AMR spends the night at Fishermen’s Hut.

13 The NZMR is ordered to relieve the Royal Naval Brigade and take over No. 4 Section of the Anzac Cove defensive perimeter (a line which includes positions on Russell’s Top and Walker’s Ridge). HMT Kingstonian,which is carrying the first-line transport, arrives off Anzac Cove but returns to Alexandria without unloading any of the men or horses on board. 19 At midnight, heavy rifle and machine-gun fire is directed at the AMR trenches. This firing continues until 3.30am, when Ottoman troops launch an attack as part of an assault against Walker’s Ridge and Quinn’s Post. By 4.30am, the attack has been repulsed, at the cost of 22 men of the AMR killed and 27 wounded. The bodies of 350 Ottoman soldiers are estimated to be left lying in no-man’s land in the aftermath of the successful defence of the Anzac’s positions. 20 In the evening the Ottoman Turks try to arrange a ceasefire so the dead from the attack can be buried. The AMR fears another attack: large numbers of reinforcements can be seen moving forward in the Ottoman trenches, and the Turks are taking ammunition and rifles from the dead in no-man’s land. After giving a two minutes’ warning of their intention to resume hostilities, the AMR opens fire and forces the Ottoman soldiers back into their trenches. 22 The AMR is relieved from its front-line positions by the 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment and moves into dugouts on the western slope of Plugge’s Plateau. The Anzac position is so small that enemy action still presents a danger in the so-called ‘rear’ area: 13/385 Trooper Johnny Linwood is fatally wounded in a dugout by a spent rifle bullet. AMR casualties in this bivouac caused by stray bullets and shellfire are similar to those on a quiet day in a front-line position on Walker’s Ridge. 24 Germany severs diplomatic relations with Italy 26 British battle squadron concentrates at Malta prior to joining Italian fleet in Adriatic 27 HMS Majestic sunk by submarine at the Dardanelles. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, Great Britain, resigns British minelayer Princess Irene destroyed by internal explosion in Sheerness harbour. 28 Arthur Balfour appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, Great Britain 31First German airship raid on London area. The AMR moves along the beach to assist the Wellington Mounted Rifles, which is under heavy Ottoman attack at No. 3 Post. The worst of the threat posed by this attack passes before the AMR becomes involved, and the regiment returns to bivouac at Plugge’s Plateau at 8.30 next morning.

We acknowledge the following sources: New Zealand History Online, Auckland War Museum Cenotaph Database and Papers Past websites.

SeniorNet Warkworth

the place where you acquire computer skills We offer courses for PCs, Apple Mac, IPads and Tablets from absolute beginners to advanced users.

Come to our Open Day

Tuesday 12th May 2015 at 2.30pm Now at the RSA Warkworth (downstairs meeting room)

and learn more about us If you cannot attend but wish to get further information contact our course co-ordinator on 422 3728 www.seniornetwarkworth.org.nz

Servicing Mangawhai Wellsford Warkworth Matakana Orewa

Residential / Commercial New builds • Renovations LED specialist • Lighting Design Phone / Data systems / cabling Audio / TV / HDMI cabling Alarm systems • CCTV Faults • Maintenance • After hours callouts

Matt • 021 129 5399

www.mplightingelectrics.co.nz

Your loCal Community newspaper

Rodney’s rental prices have risen by 7% in 6 months, have yours? Free Appraisals until the end of April * Call us today to find out how you can experience the independent property management difference. The

way.

0800 171 161 *Conditions may apply

info@igniteproperty.co.nz

Julie Beaumont

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Businesses divided at BID meeting It’s been a shaky start to the campaign to establish a business improvement district (BID) in Warkworth with strong opposition coming from the industrial area. Warkworth Area Business Association (WABA) is pushing to establish a BID, which would create a targeted rate on all Warkworth businesses. Funds could be used to employ a manager to promote the area, hold events and represent and advocate for the district. There was heated debate during the first consultation evening last month, with a split between the retail sector which wanted greater promotion of the area to draw in customers, and members of the industrial area who said it wouldn’t benefit them and they would face higher fees due to their higher property values. Five speakers from WABA, Auckland Council and representatives of other BIDs in Auckland spoke about how a BID would help Warkworth make the most of future growth. North West BID manager Gary Holmes said a BID would give Warkworth a stronger voice in the super city. “Council and Auckland Transport have proved that if you are just one business they will walk all over you, but a group which represents all the businesses in an area gets listened to.” BID project manager Murray Hill said a BID would enable far greater representation and promotion than WABA can provide. “Currently, WABA only represents 15 per cent of businesses and landlords, and has a budget of just $18,000. A much greater income from a BID could pay for a professional to promote and advocate for the area on a daily basis.” WABA co-chair Rachel Callender said the association put in about 3000 volunteer hours a year to promote the region, which was not sustainable. “We need more of a business approach. At the moment we only do things when we have the time.” Devonport BID member Chris Sharpe said the town

had two failed BID attempts before the initiative passed. The third attempt was successful because they focused on a small area in the town centre. “It’s much harder to incorporate a wide variety of businesses because those in outlying areas tend to benefit less from the arrangement.” The presentations were received by a stern-faced crowd, who only livened up during the Q&A session at the end of the meeting. A major source of contention was how the BID would be funded, which is yet to be decided. One option involved collecting a percentage of a property’s capital value, so larger properties pay a greater proportion of the BID budget. This would result in many industrial businesses paying a considerably higher rate than retail businesses, which are generally smaller and have a lower value. Other options are for a flat fee on all businesses or a combination of a flat rate and a capital value rate. MS Engineering owner Hugh Harvey said he would get little benefit from a BID and was concerned the targeted rate would be based on capital values. “Most of my business comes from out of the area or offshore,” Mr Harvey said. “The costs on retail won’t be anywhere near the costs on industrial properties. The businesses which benefit most from the BID should pay for it.” Landlord Peter Thompson said there had been a lack of consultation. “I’ve got 13 tenants and half of them say they haven’t been given any information about it and none of them want a BID.” Council BID team leader Gill Plume said the BID wouldn’t be implemented for another 15 months so there was still plenty of time to develop a system that suits the majority of businesses. “You don’t need to get your pitchforks yet. This is going to be a democratic process.”

The Warkworth BID campaign may have hit a red light at the Woodcocks Road industrial estate.

The Q&A session was stopped half-an-hour after the meeting was scheduled to end as the debate threatened to continue all night. After the meeting, Murray Hill said members of WABA and the industrial area had been meeting to discuss options and alternative funding models were being considered. “Warkworth may need a different model than what’s out there currently. If a proposal was developed which worked for all parties then there could be ways to accommodate that.” He wouldn’t say whether that could include charging industrial businesses a lower rate than retail businesses. He said a budget of about $180,000 was being considered, which would be $450 a year per business if divided equally between 400 businesses. Ms Callender said focusing the boundary on the retail area and excluding the industrial area was one option being considered. “We’d love to have them involved, but we will have to prove to them they will get value from being a part of it.” However, a BID only focused on the east of Warkworth would significantly reduce the budget, viability and representation of the BID. Following further consultation, the boundaries of the BID would be finalised and a budget and funding regime would be developed. A vote was likely to be held in November. If successful, the BID could be implemented in July next year.

Donna Wyllie - Specialising in bringing Sellers & Buyers Together Are YOU thinking of selling Your Property? I Can Offer You

• A FREE MARKETING PACKAGE • A COMPETITIVE COMMISSION RATE So — To LIST Your Property PLEASE CALL ME NOW! Day: 021 827 932 Evening: 09 425 8624 Licensed under REAA 2008

REAL ESTATE (Warkworth) Ltd

Office: 09 425 7949

wwww.unitedrealestate.co.nz

If you are wondering if your Home Loan interest rate is the best it can be, it is probably time to have a confidential chat with a professional. We deal with most of the major banks and lenders. For more information on home finance, pre-approvals and to find the home loan that’s best suited to your circumstances, at no cost to you, give me a call.

Christine Legge Mortgage Advisor 094238380 chrissy@financewise.co.nz

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

Advertise Your Business Here ONLY $59 PER INSERTION (+GST)* *for a three COLOUR insertion contract Phone 425 9068 for more information or email your advertisement to localmatters@xtra.co.nz Glaziers & Joiners | Auto Wreckers | Panel & Paint | Automotive Services | Tractor & Bike Sales/Servicing/Parts | Framers | Property Management

Wellsford

GLASS & ALUMINIUM

For all your glass, glazing, and aluminium needs

53 Station Road, Wellsford • Phone (09) 423 7358 Email: wellsfordglass@xtra.co.nz

COMPOSITE JOINERY Ltd Composite Joinery Ltd 7 Glenmore Drive Warkworth 0941

WINDSCREEN REPAIR OR REPLACE GLAZING SERVICES MIRRORS • SPLASH BACKS • SHOWERS

0800 70 40 10

info@northglass.co.nz • www.northglass.co.nz

Phone: 09 425 7510

We specialise in: • Vantage Aluminium Joinery • APL | Architectural Series • Metro Series

Fax: 09 422 2011

Visit the team at VTNZ Warkworth: 6-14 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 7441 Mon to Fri: 8:00am–5:00pm Sat: 8:00am –12noon

New/Used Tractors & Machinery In-house Engineer Mobile Servicing Repairs Comprehensive Parts Range Authorised Agents for Kioti and TYM tractors 308 SH1, Te Hana, Wellsford • PH 09 423 8558 Kim Windlebourne 021 423 852

Ian

Wayne

EDMONDS & MASON PANEL & PAINT Private & All Insurance Work

Ph 425 8723 • Fax 425 9526 Wayne 021 765 706 or Ian 021 977 729 47 Woodcocks Road, Warkworth

Email: autoglassww@xtra.co.nz

BICYCLE MECHANIC Shimano approved Fully equipped workshop Road Bikes Mountain Bikes Full Suspension BMX Bikes Parts & Accessories

Matakana Bicycle Hire | 09 423 0076 951 Matakana Road, Matakana info@matakanabicyclehire.co.nz

20 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 09 425 8678 • 021 952 077 wwglassandglazing@xtra.co.nz

Say No to Leaky Homes

THE ULTIMATE ALUMINIUM

WINDOW AND DOOR FLASHING SYSTEM

• Robust, Good Looking and Durable • Specify Best Practice, Specify Flashman • The only Flashing System Guaranteed

www.flashman.co.nz

GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE • • • • •

arkworth lass & lazing

Northland 0800 55 66 00

sales@compositejoinery.co.nz www.compositejoinery.co.nz

TE HANA TRACTORS

Independent WoF, CoF, Vehicle Condition Assessments & Maintenance Check-Ups. No bookings required.

Domestic and Commercial Glazing Glass Showers Splash Backs Mirrors • Cat Doors Windscreen Replacement and Chip Repair

Snells Beach

MOTORS – 2008 LIMITED –

 425 5355

1 Hamatana Road - Snells Beach

WARKWORTH PICTURE FRAMERS COMPLETE CUSTOM FRAMING SERVICE David and Pat Little P. 09 425 8143 E. the_littles@xtra.co.nz 15 Coquette Street,Warkworth 0910 DAVID LITTLE GCF

WARKWORTH

AUTO WRECKERS FOR ALL NEW & USED PARTS

WE NEED CARS FORID WRECKING – $$$ PA 2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph (09) 425 7835 or (09) 425 7730

Snells Beach Panel and Paint all insurance work, crash repair, rust repair • courtesy cars available

ph 09 425 6755

snellspanelandpaint@vodafone.co.nz

Rodney’s Independent Property Management company

0800 171161 info@igniteproperty.co.nz

Julie Beaumont

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

Tiling & Waterprooﬁng

AWARD WINNING BUILDER

RICHARD WILCOCK

Bricks • Blocks • Paving

Auckland region house of the year 2008

WARKWORTH BRICKLAYING SERVICES LTD

For the construction of:

• Architecturally designed homes • New houses • Decks • Alterations • Fences

Phone Alan Berthelsen 021 780 170 • A/hrs 425 8252

Phone: 027 4771 583 email: rwb@xtra.co.nz www.rwbuilder.co.nz 152M

ROOFING NZ New • ReRoofs • Cladding Specialists Covering Rodney in Long-Run Iron Local Quality Guaranteed

Matt Tickle Licensed LBP Mobile: 021356965 Home: 09 425 6311 Email: iron.man@xtra.co.nz

CARPENTER-JOINER • Terraces • Alterations • New Housing

• Renovations • Maintenance • Small jobs a specialty

BEN CLEAL Contracts Manager • New Roofs • Roof Repairs • Re-Roofs • Roof Inspections

Specialists in long-run roofing

NEIL KOSE

Phone 09 425 5491 • Mobile 027 275 1172 neilkose@live.com

M:021 220 5404 P:09 422 2131 Free Phone:0800 649 324

E: ben@rightnowroofing.co.nz

www.rightnowroofing.co.nz

THE MATAKANA

CARPENTRY CO

Small Jobs • Renovations • Bathroom Makeovers Decks • Pergolas • Plastering

SERVICING: OMAHA, LEIGH, MATAKANA & WARKWORTH

For your safety we have: • Experienced Qualified Scaffolders • Full range of Equipment • Including Alloy Mobile & Builder’s Props

For an obligation free quote Ph 021 085 12024 or mcc_enquiries@xtra.co.nz

OMAHA - SNELLS BEACH - WARKWORTH - MANGAWHAI Member of Scaffolding and Rigging New Zealand

Adding value to homes since 1980

PHONE 0800 622 7929

417 Old Woodcocks Rd, Warkworth

www.craftsmaninteriors.co.nz 021 189 8807 • 09 422 5709

Servicing Auckland - Rodney - Kaipara

Metroscaff Limited

- Residential & Light Commercial - Quick Stage - OSH Standards - Tube & Clip - Qualified Scaffolders - Reliable Service P 09 425 0300 M 021 774 653 F 09 423 0017 admin@metroscaff.co.nz www.metroscaff.co.nz

CONTRACTORS Denis 021 945 498 Joel 021 422 592

dens@xtra.co.nz PO Box 193, Warkworth

Foundations • Floors • Drives • Paths • Digger & Truck Hire Concrete Specialists backed by over 30 years experience Established since 1984

Footings Hole Boring Landscaping

3.5T Digger 5T Truck

Bob Waata Mobile 021 634 484

FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION Polyurethaning:- Wooden Floors, Particle Board & Cork Cork Tiles:- Natural & Coloured Enviro Friendly Products available

KAE JAE CONTRACTORS (LTD) PHONE KEN (0274) 866-923 A/Hrs (09) 422-7328 • Fax (09) 422-7329

Housing, Units & Landscaping

UnitsUnits, & Landscaping NewHousing, Houses, Light Commercial

Carpet, Vinyl, Cork, Ceramic Tiles, Wood & Laminate

09 422 2275 21 Glenmore Drive www.flooringxtra.co.nz

Housin Housing, Unit

TTE D TT 146M

Thomas F. TTE DESIGNS TTE DESIGNS TTE DEsigns Architectur Thom Errington Dip. Arch. ARIBA Thomas F.Thomas Errington Dip. Arch. ARIBA PO Box 83 Thomas F.F.Errington Architectural Designer W arkworth Architectural Designer Archi Architectural Designer PO Box 83 PhPO 09 425 PO Box 83 B Warkworth P 09 425 0512 Fax 09 425 Warkworth Ph 09 425 0512 Mob 0274 M 0274 532 495 W ark Ph 09 425Fax 0512 09 425 0514 Dip. Arch. ARIBA

E ttedesigns@xtra.co.nz

Ph 09 Fax 0 TTE D Mob Thomas F.

Mob 0274 532 495 Fax 09 425 0514 W www.ttedesigns.co.nz Mob 0274 532 495 New structures,Supervision, Restorations, Alterations, Surveys etc... Renovations, Landscaping

Housing, Unit New structure

New structures, Restorations, Alterations, Surveys etc...

Architectur PO Box 83

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

RODNEY TRELLIS

• Rural & Urban Subdivision • Boundary Locations • Site Contour Plans • Construction Set-out

Subdivision • Boundary Pegs Site Surveys • Council Consents Building Setout & Checks

Trellis - Panels - Fencing Installations - all shapes and sizes Specialities: Framed Archways – Superior Trellis Pedestrian Gate Frames (mortised) Trellis spray painting / oiling Gazebo's ~ dove cotes ~ pergolas

Rupert Mather 021 425 837 Graeme Smith 021 422 983

www.boundary.co.nz

23 Bertram Street, Warkworth

Email: survey@boundary.co.nz Ph 09 426 7109 or 021 838 365

09 425 7393 admin@wwsurveyors.co.nz

MATAKANA

Trellis & Fencing Fences - Gates - Screens - Pergola Phone Bob Moir 422 9550 or 0274 820 336 Email: hurstmere@ihug.co.nz

872 Kaipara Flats Road Ph: 425 7627 • Fax 422 4976

115

JB's No 1 LANDSCAPING SERVICES

• PLANTING • FENCES

• PAVING • DECKS

LANDSCAPING Specialists in ... • Landscape Construction • Decks • Paving • Retaining • Planting • Garden Design • 1.7ton Digger Work

• RETAINING WALLS • GARDEN MAKEOVERS

SERVICING HIBISCUS COAST TO MANGAWHAI JOHN BETTRIDGE (JB) Phone: 09 425 4086 Mobile: 021 665 558 E-mail: john.bettridge@jbsno1.co.nz

FREE LOAN TRAILERS HOME DELIVERIES 7 DAYS A WEEK email: warkworth@centrallandscapes.co.nz 25-31 Morrison Dr WARKWORTH 09 425 9780

0800 TOPSOIL

HOME MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN

Phillip Keesing

Decks Fences pjkeesing@gmail.com General repairs 09 422 6036 Clean ups 021 045 0132 All things considered

General repairs covering a wide range of jobs around the house including decks and fences

John Boy Tree Works 022 173 6844 free QuoTes, greaT Work aT an unBeaTaBle price

GROUND CARE

• Mowing - Residential & Lifestyle Blocks • Decks • Fencing • Retaining Walls • Drive Ways 0800 276 7726 or Don 425 8501 - 021 527 017

Arcadia

Tree Care

Specialising in:  STUMP GRINDING  Fine Pruning  Tree Removal  Hedge Trimming Ph Kevin on 021 725 757

EMAIL: lynz.c@xtra.co.nz

DELIVER! •Tirau Gold•Pine Chip•Cambian Bark

183 SANDSPIT RD, WARKWORTH • OPEN 7 DAYS! Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Sat: 7am-4pm Sun: 9am-3pm

Parker Tree Care.com Tree and Hedge Work Pruning and Thinning Removals Free Quotations Fully Insured 26 Years Experience Call Roland 021 102 2594 • 09 422 5109 parkertreecare@yahoo.co.nz

TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION for complete quality projects

Does your driveway need attention? Driveway Specials Running Now

Phone to discuss YOUR requirements 021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h

Phone Bruce 425 7766

handyman@bruno.co.nz • www.bruno.co.nz

Now servicing Warkworth and Snells Beach Areas Most makes and models 35 yrs experience

Phone: 09 425 0563 • Mobile: 021 987 616

Specialists in: • Electrical work • Commercial & residential • Gate automation & repairs • Electrical fencing • Garage door automation & repairs

Keeping families Warm & Safe for 40 years Phone 09 423 8945 – Text 027 273 0512

WE CAN •Sand•Metal•Shell•Pebble•Scoria •Mulch•Garden Mix•Topsoil•Compost

For all your property maintenance and small building projects

Callaghan Appliance Servicing Ltd  Registered CHIMNEY & FLUE SWEEPING SAFETY INSPECTIONS & REPORTS Certified SERVICE & REPAIR AGENTS & PARTS  Authorized  Licensed WOOD FIRE HEATING TECHNICIANS  Insurance Receipts – Bird Proofing - Installations

www.junglefix.co.nz

Terms & Conditions apply

www.centrallandscapes.co.nz

• Screened Topsoil • Living Earth Compost & Garden Mix • Lawn Mix • Mulch • Bark • Pebbles • Stones • Sand • Drainage • Metal • Sleepers • Pongas • Grass Seed • Fertiliser • Weedmat bagged & bulk plus much more

09 422 9514 021 831 938

10% ! oFF

No job too Small 24 hr operation

Electrical practicing licence for NZ

Ph 022 352 7405 • dudleysimeon@gmail.com dudleyselectrical • www.dudleys.co.nz

116

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

FURNITURE 2008

OUTDOOR FURNITURE Tables to order Chairs • Swingseats Benches • Umbrellas NZ made – quality built to last 25 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale (next to BP) Ph: 09 426 9660 • em: clipper.furniture@xtra.co.nz www.clipperfurniture.co.nz

Timber Furniture Specialists with quality workmanship guaranteed Specialising in antique, new furniture & all other timber surfaces. Furniture Restoration • Re-spraying • Special Finishing • Colour Matching Insurance quotes • Furniture repairs • Custom made – Recycled or new timber • Modifications • Upholstery

Phone Grant or Lesley 23b Foundry Rd, Silverdale | 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz 09 426 8412 | www.countrycharm.co.nz

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY cOLOUR +GST* PER INSERTION

$59

• Painting • Paper Hanging • Spray Painting • Water Blasting

Mob: 027 240 8330 A/h : 422 2678 • Fax: 422 2676

Household Water Deliveries 0800 747 928 mobile: 027 556 6111

in NZ recycled Matai.

NZ Made Solid Wood

Ph 425 9030 • Dome Valley 5 minutes past Warkworth

A BRUSH WITH ART

Interior/Exterior n Waterblasting n Roof Painting Airless Spraying n Plastering n Wallpapering Colour Consulting n Decorative Effects Qualified Tradesmen - Honest/Reliable

*for a three insertion contract

Mark Welch

Bradwood

Bespoke Furniture and Kitchens

EXPERT PAINTING AND DECORATING

Phone Cathy or Shona 425 9068 or email your advert to advertising@localmatters.co.nz

Welch Painting & Decorating

FROG POOL FARM

Ph Mandy 09 423 0005 or 021 507 463

Your Painter/Decorator with over 30 years experience serving all surrounding areas.

DH PAINTING HUSE DZUBUR INTERIOR / EXTERIOR PAINTING / WALLPAPER PLASTERING 09 425 5204 / 021 060 3355

water

& ESIAN SOLWA T Y AR fILTEREd

WATER

MacJimray Septic Cleaning Services are the septic tank cleaning specialists in your district. R reliable, 0800 638 254 Ofast, 09 422 3700 Residential to commercial, professional

Leigh Decorators

PaintingPainting Paperhanging Paperhanging Roofs Roofs Airless Spraying Airless Spraying StoppingStopping (small jobs) RepaintsRepaints New Homes New Homes

For your Free Quote and/or Consultation, Phone Gary Home: 09-422-6695 Mobile: 021-024-44941 Email: leighdecorators@clear.net.nz

ABSOLUTE CONCRETE

WATER TANKS 09 4312211

sales@absoluteconcrete.co.nz

service at competitive rates.

& DRAINLAYING AUTHORISED AGENT

Helping you with plumbing, drainlaying, jet machine & drain camera tplumber@xtra.co.nz

Septic Tank/Grease Trap Cleaning Septic & Sewerage Treatment Systems

Don’t let your septic tank become costly - service it now!

021 102 4561

TRIED – TESTED – TRUSTED

Pumps / Water Tanks / Filtration / Treatment Spa & Pool Shop / Pool Valet Service Water Blasters / Sprayers Hose & Fittings / Mobile & Workshop Service

31 WOODCOCKS RD WARKWORTH - 425 9100

Pump & Filtration Services (2007) Ltd

• Water treatment & Filtration • Pumps • Pool & Spas • Waterblasters 7days / 24hours Paul Harris M: 021 425 887 T: 09 425 0075 E: pumps4u@live.com

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY cOLOUR +GST* PER INSERTION

$59

Phone Cathy or Shona 425 9068 or email your advert to advertising@localmatters.co.nz *for a three insertion contract

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

Water Pumps & Servicing | Tank Cleaning | TV Aerial & Satellite | Carpet Services | Garage Doors

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY cOLOUR +GST* PER INSERTION

$59

Phone Cathy or Shona 425 9068 or email your advert to advertising@localmatters.co.nz *for a three insertion contract

water pumps

New Pump Sales Service Installation

H2O PUMPS

Water Treatment • Pumping Systems • Filtration • UV Sterilizers HOURS • Softeners & Neutralizers • Iron Removal Owen Ward

Phone/Fax 425-5619 Mobile 0800 733 765

K & R PUMP SERVICES ltd

021 771 878 • 09 425 6002 E. h2opumps@xtra.co.nz MOBILE EFTPOS AVAILABLE

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

CARpET

CLEAnIng

clean. care. repair. WATER TANK & WATER APPLICATION CLEANING AGENCY

Call FREE

0800 022 101

Warkworth: Phone John or Annette Carr

p: 09 425 7477 | m: 027 240 7791 | f: 09 425 7483 email: mobikair@xtra.co.nz

Emergency Flood Service 12 Years Technical Experience Fully Qualified & Certified

Certified Member of the M: 021 456 429 Carpet Cleaning Association of NZ E: sbrocks@vodafone.co.nz

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

www.mobi-kair.co.nz

Selco Enterprises

Digital Freeview Satellite

Carpet Overlocking Services

Installation & Repairs

39 Worker Road • Wellsford Ph 09 423 8322 / 021 403 072

TV • Video • DVD Tuning Additional TV Outlets Phone David Redding 09 422 7227 or 0274 585 457

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES

d o m e sti c & commercial

email: selcoenterprises@vodafone.co.nz

• free View • data/Phone Jacks • tV Wall mounts • smart Home Wiring • Home theatre • audio/Video distribution • cctV

Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials GAVIN BROUGH

call for a free QUote

Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

021 145 7897

PICTURE PERFECT TV

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations for head to toe pampering

Alison Wech

SNELLS BEACH

PHONE 09 425 5597

C.I.D.E.S.C.O, C.I.B.T.A.C, dip Beauty Therapy, dip Electrolysis, dip Body Therapy, dip Nail Technician

46 McKinney Road, Warkworth Mob 021 051 3661 • Ph 09 425 7776 tlcbeautytherapynails@yahoo.co.nz

• Facials • Waxing • Tinting • Gel Nails • Acrylic Nails • Manicures • Pedicures • Electrolysis • Make-up • Body Wraps • Massage • Spray Tans

Warkworth FURNITURE REMOVALS

Rodney Garage Doors

(1998 LTD)

repair • supply • automate

29 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 09 425 0258 • 0274 425 025 rodneygaragedoors@vodafone.co.nz

• Specialist Furniture Truck • Packing & Storage • Caring Owner/ Operator • Carriers Liability Insurance Phone 0274 889 216 • Ah 09 422 7495 y dsa Lin ylor Ta

Michelle Boler

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY cOLOUR +GST* PER INSERTION

$59

Phone Cathy or Shona 425 9068 or email your advert to advertising@localmatters.co.nz *for a three insertion contract

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING APPlIANCE REPAIRS

FOR SAlE

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

POINT OF lAY BROWN SHAVER PUllETS 3 batches available early May, June or July. Limited No. To reserve please phone Jason (formerly Wilf & Judy from Ahuroa) 021 617 719 or 09 422 5890

BUSINESS SERVICES WEB MANAGEMENT ANd EdITING Need help managing or maintaining your web content or online store? 021 158 1400

dRIVEWAYS MAINTENANCE Grading, rolling& Metalling for rural Driveways. No job too BIG or small. Ph Bruce 425 7766

EQUESTRIAN NATURAl HOOF TRIMMING Starting, trailer loading & horse transporting. Ph Nathan Duffy 027 678 3865

FlIGHTS

FIRST AId kITS

Fully equipped St John first aid kits (in trendy bag) suitable for home, boat or car, $65. Available Lee & Hart Pharmacy or phone 425 6696. Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

FIREWOOd Dry eco hot mix. Macro, bulk & bagged, pick-up or delivered. Central Landscapes ph 425 9780

GARAGE SAlES MAUNGATUROTO 2Nd HANd SHOP maybe interested in buying your garage sale goods. Buying tools and furniture now. Phone 09 431 8440 or 021 125 1576

HEAlTH SERVICES

Ages & Stages Ltd

SCENIC FlIGHTS 30 mins $65; 20 mins $55; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $85. Gift vouchers available.

Occupational Therapy Services for children & adolescents - 18 yrs exp in physical & mental health. WW based. Ph Sarah 09 425 8291 - 027 861 802 Post-Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy Practice, NZROT.

GREAT BARRIER FlIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $120. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $120 each. Min 2 passengers.

lIFESTYlE BlOCk SERVICES

NORTH CAPE FlIGHTS $450 each. Min 3 passengers.

Everything from shearing & livestock advice to fencing & general farm maintenance, farm minding & pre-purchase farm evaluation. Years of hands-on experience. Trusted and reliable. Call Graeme any time 0272 678402 or 09 422 9596

Rodney Aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612 FOR HIRE / lEASE

SMAll UPSTAIRS OFFICE TO lET

Central Warkworth location. Phone 027 430 8440.

FOR SAlE AdJUSTABlE BEdS - for your wellbeing AdJUSTABlE BEdS - for a better lifestyle AdJUSTABlE BEdS at Drummers Home Store Wellsford 09 423 9077 HAY - NEW SEASON $10 - $12 a bale. Phone 09 425 7479 or 027 497 0980 RAWlEIGH Products. Ph Pat 423 8851 Please note new phone number.

SUPER COMPOST

Untreated wood shavings & duck poo. Per Bag $10, Bulk $75/m3. Enquire about delivery. Ph 422 5042

WANT TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR FARM OR lIFESTYlE BlOCk?

HOME MAINTENANCE WATER FIlTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz WATER PUMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Steve 09 945 2282 ww.purewaterservices.co.nz. REGUlAR ANd SPRING ClEANING move in/out. Reliable and honest. Ph. Innesa 021 113 7223 PAINTING/INTERIOR/EXTERIOR/ROOF & HOUSEWASHING Husband & wife team. Quality Workmanship. Competitive quotes. Ph 021 022 08727 lAWN MOWING rubbish removal, hedges, small tree removal. WW & beach areas. Ph Jeff Hatfull 027 425 7357, 425 7357 PlUMBER Semi retired for small jobs. Point Wells 09 423 0193 or 027 490 2054

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only

$4.40 per line or $11.20 per/cm inc GST for boxed adverts. PUBlIC NOTICES

RAFFLE RESULT: RESUlT OF WARkWORTH 698-B. Landsey, 493-M. Henderson, JOHN172-Diane RAFFlEWilson, 324-IdaST Dunning, 161-Kim Johansen, 402-Bros. 4258166, 164 Shirley Berger; 640 Renee 015-G.A.Turner, 541-Norma Schollum, Downey; 781 Pauline Hill; 815 766-Peggy Nicholls, 074-Maddy Hailes, Marie Christina; 974 Don Parry; 988 148-Ian Ross, 629-Chris, 044-Dave Tokaieta Timea; 159 Mel Wilson; Springer, 686-Linda Hetherington,010 Chris Hodder; 507 Helen Gorst; 593 851-Clive Mathers, 553-Maxine Marie Todd; 797 ShaneGoudie, Fergusson; Dunning, 922-Lynne 803 Chris Hodder; 877 Olse; 818 099-C.Sharp, 192-Ina Shaw, 872-Dave Parker, 525-Kathy, 684-Dennis Main, Jocelyn Brough; 641 Kris Bayer; 179 894-Rupert, 802-Brendon. E.Johnson; 629 Lorraine McDonald; Witnessed by Barry ColeConnolly; J.P 325 Susan Fulton; 576 Kim

Thanks for our125 sponsors: 302 Joy Martin; Margaret Snow Planet, Waiwera Pools, Stevens; 861 Peter; 365Hot Juliet; 385 Kawau Ferries, Lee & Hart Pharmacy, Leanne. All winners have been Jane Gifford Trust, Countdown, notified. Draw witnessed Barry Warehouse Stationery, Newby World, Cole JP. Guthrie Bowron, Noel Leeming, Stirlingto Sports, ASB, KatyaSponsors Maker Thanks our generous Dick Smith, BinFerries, Inn, – Boutique, Noel Leeming, Kawau ThePlanet, Camera Shop, Divine Cafe, Snow New World Warkworth, Mitre 10 Mega, Dough Puncher, Countdown Warkworth, Twinset & Pearls Mitre10

Mega, Dick Smith, Jane Gifford Proudly supported Northlink Health Trust, Guthrieby Bowron, Lee & Hart Pharmacy, Stirling Sports, Warehouse Snells Beach, Repco, Life Pharmacy, Hunting & Fishing, Matakana Cinemas, Gunners Restaurant, Electrex Mfg Ltd, The Camera Shop, Warehouse Stationary. Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

WEllSFORd PROMOTIONS ASSN INC AGM Tues May 12th @ 6pm Wellsford Community Centre Light supper provided Business owners and community welcome Phone secretary 423 8239

The Jane Gifford STory on dVd only $12.50 each available from the Mahurangi Matters Office, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth

($1 from every sale is donated to the Jane Gifford Trust) Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

FREE JP SERVICE

Auckland Council service centre, Baxter St, Warkworth. Every Monday, 10am to 2pm. Saturday 10-12 noon. No appointment necessary. Service includes signing, witnessing, declarations, certified copies & immigration. Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

Phone 425 9068 or email localmatters@xtra.co.nz to book a classified ad.

PUBlIC NOTICES

ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES

Providing programmes for men who need assistance to change abusive behaviours and attitudes and work on equality and respect. Held in Orewa and Warkworth. For enquiries phone 09 425 8130. We also provide programmes for women that are or have been in abusive relationships. Held in Orewa & Warkworth. Phone 422 2102 or 021 023 20297 Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

TUITION

Art, Craft & Jewellery Full & part time courses

Puhoi & Albany Campus

www.hungrycreek.ac.nz 09 422 0752

NZQA Reg

Nanny & More! Quality full-time local courses for nanny & childcare careers Call Amanda now for free info! 424 3055 nannyacademy.ac.nz

PIANO TUITION Practical and Theory. Beginners to advanced. Warkworth area. Phone: John 09 425 9669

TV SERVICES & SAlES FREEVIEW TV, Audio, Installation, Faults & Supply. Andrew 021 466 394 or 422 2221. TV SERVICES Aerials, Dishes, Freeview sales, installation and service. Extra outlets. Serving the area for 18 years. Phone Gavin 027 476 6115.

AERIAl & SATEllITE dISH INSTAllATIONS

Professional Installation of Satellite Dishes and Freeview UHF Aerials. Wall mount TV Installations, Multi-room Solutions. Audio and Home Theatre. TV Tuning Services. Phone 425 5431.

WANTEd TO BUY CASH PAId TOOlS & MACHINERY Shed & Garage Clearouts. Call/txt 021 161 5139

If it’s local, let us know! Mahurangi Matters

425 9068

Your handy pull-out guide

Mahurangi Matters - May 6, 2015

CHURCH NOTICES

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Phone 425 8545

www.holyname.org.nz

Holy Mass Timetable:

The Warkworth RSA would like to thank the following for their generous sponsorship of the 100 years remembrance street banners. “It was an incredibly generous response from a “can do” village! We raised the total cost of the flags and can now use them for the four-year remembrance period each Anzac day. Special thanks to Nicola Jones at Warkworth Area Business Association and the Warkworth RSA Women Section who walked around collecting the donations and receipting the businesses.”

Warkworth Anglican Parish Church Services Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth

WARKWORTH

Holy Name Church, 6 Alnwick Street Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm Sunday: 10.30am

PUHOI

Every Sunday 8am and 9.30am St. Leonard's, Matakana

Every Sunday at 9.30am

Snells Beach Community Church

2nd Sunday at 9am

SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats

1st Sunday at 11.15am

Mahurangi Methodist Parish Warkworth Methodist

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

3rd Sunday at 11.00am

Phone 425 8054 or www.anglican-warkworth.org

1 Hexham Street, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am Hall Bookings PH 425 8053

snell’s Beach Community Church 325 Mahurangi East Rd Sunday Service 9am Hall Bookings PH 425 5707

Phone 425 8660 for information

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

Not getting your paper? Come and pick up our sticker for your mailbox to ensure delivery.

paper mmunity News Your lOCAl Co

S3 ud6ok2 u 4

Yes please 

the numbers game

8 1

7 3

6 5 MEDIUM

9 3

SOLUTION PAGE 40

FIll IN THIS GRId SO THAT EVERY COlUMN, EVERY ROW ANd EVERY 3X3 BOX CONTAINS THE dIGITS 1 TO 9.

www.sudokupuzz.com

Mahurangi Matters Warkworth Print Corys Electrical New World Brightpower - John Bryham A.Mason TTT Plumbing Commercial Diesel Coresteel Warkworth Glass & Glazing Recruit NZ Gubbs Motors Mr Whippy Matakana MS Engineering Natures Nest Parklane Kitchens Riverview Plaza Stihl Shop Warkworth Kindergarten Anna Roberts Bayleys Beaurepairs Franklins Life Pharmacy Fresh Café Gym Spot Marias Florist Ray White Real Estate Salty Dog Scotty’s Repair & Maint. Warkworth Travel 8 Wired Brewing Autec Auto Electrical Geoffs Emporium McDonald Adams Sheepworld Warkworth Panelbeaters Chocolate Brown

Gabys Unicorn Bookshop Warkworth Car & Truck Rentals Warkworth Laundry Egge Yarns ASB Bank B Houlbrooke Bakehouse Barfoot & Thompson Bay Audiology Beds R Us Bin Inn Bridgehouse Camera Shop Katya Maker Coconut Gallery Copy Works Darren Knight Accountants Dave Parker Dick Smith Essential Health FMG Ginger Café Guthrie Bowron H2o Pumps Hair’s On Harcourts Warkworth Harvey World Travel Harveys Real Estate Hospice Imelda’s Shoes Intimate Apparel John Hawley Consult. KGA Kowhai Tearooms Kowhai Wines Mahurangi Property Services

Warkworth RSA 28 Neville Street • 425 8568

Middleton & Assoc Nik & Jon Redwood Noel Leeming Noelene Quedley Not Just Hats Paper Plus Parallan Pom’s Away Pukeko Patch Quince Rococco Savan Bakery Stirling Sports Sushi Gallery Tailor Made Computers Taste The Warehouse United Real Estate Vet farm and Pet Clinic Visa Aide Visique Optometrist Waata Contractors Warkworth Butchery Warkworth Engraving Warkworth Health Shop Warkworth Inn Warkworth Menswear Warkworth Service Centre Webbs Brick & Roof Tiles Withers & Co XS Cuts

Mahurangi Matters - May 6 2015

History

Judy Waters, Warkworth & District Museum www.wwmuseum.orconhosting.net.nz

Sandspit posting remembered

In January, 1930, Richard Scobie was appointed to teach at Lower Matakana (Sandspit) school. More than 50 years later he recorded some of his memories. His first impression of his new charge was one of isolation. Mail day was once a week and the only access from the north was by a swing bridge which was not always in the best of repair. Each morning, he rowed the children of several families to school. If the tide was high they were delivered close to the classroom but a low tide meant a walk along the beach. His greatest fear was that some keen fisherman would borrow his boat and he would be left with no way of returning his pupils to their homes. Having sole charge of the school presented many challenges with the most pressing being an infestation of fleas. On a certain Friday, the children were instructed to bring buckets and brushes to school. The morning was occupied clearing rubbish

from under the building and then a mixture of saltwater dip was used to flood the floor. Buckets of the mixture were thrown underneath as well and then it was left over the weekend. When the front porch collapsed the bigger boys were put to work fashioning new piles from manuka. The floor was lifted with long levers one side at a time and the new blocks fitted into place to last many a day. As the first winter approached, Mr Scobie told the children he knew of a chemical soot remover called Imp that would clean the brick chimney. After several failed attempts and a fresh supply of Imps, there was a rushing sound and, amid squeals of delight, the accumulated soot of ages fell down putting out the fire, filling the room with a dark cloud and spreading all over the floor. The surroundings of the school provided an ideal setting to extend lessons outdoors and, as well as physical exercise, encouragement was given to

How are your customers looking for you?

With these?

... or with these?

observe the bird life. The recordings made by the children of species and numbers were later passed on to ornithologists studying the migration of native birds from Little Barrier. In 1936, the road finally came to Lower Matakana and the school was closed. Mr Jones conveyed the children by bus to Warkworth school. He was appointed educational officer at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and for many years was in charge of arranging visits to the museum by school classes from city and country schools. As a child of the 1940s, I know how memorable those visits were. As for the school building, it still stands and remains one of the few of that era to survive. Its age is uncertain but it is known to have been moved to the site in the 1870s when formal schooling in the area commenced. Researched from Recollections of Richard Scobie 193032. Papers Past

Being seen online isn’t a luxury – it’s essential for anyone who is serious about growing their business. localmatters.co.nz/ businessdirectory

An online business directory built by locals for locals.

Interested or want to know more? Contact Cathy or Monica on 09 425 9068 or visit: localmatters.co.nz/businessdirectory

women’sfeature

girltalk

May 6, 2015



Mahurangi Matters

FEATURE

New employment course opens doors for Mahurangi youth Students can try 10 different careers in 19 weeks in a new course which aims to reduce unemployment and offer greater opportunities for Mahurangi youth. Mahurangi Technical Institute started the Keystep course this year after successful pilots at other institutes in Auckland. Each week students get experience in industries including construction, carpentry, hospitality, maritime work and the auto-mechanics. At the end of the course, they graduate with a national certificate in employment, Site Safe construction certificate, food safety certificate and barista experience. There are 16 students currently enrolled with a second intake on May 11. MTI manager Adrian Paarman says it is to help youth who don’t have qualifications to get started on a career path. “There is a lack of opportunities for people to start careers in this area so this gives them that first step. They get to try things they had never considered and many of the students are now starting a career that they wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. At the end of the course, we sit down and look at what worked for them and help them create a plan to progress with a career path.” Stacey-Anne Sheary, 24, was unemployed for four months before starting the course after it was recommended by

Students constructed dog kennels which were given to animal shelters. Front, from left, Jamie Karaitiana and Montelle Gray-Hohepa. Back, from left, Stacey-Anne Sheary, Hannah McCalley and Mikayla Northcott.

Work and Income NZ. “I was sick of being at home every day feeling depressed. It’s great to get out of the house and meet people. I’m gaining confidence and doing things I never thought I would do. I feel like a different person now.” Hannah McCalley, 19, has been looking for work for about a year after

studying hairdressing. “Work places haven’t been willing to even give me a chance. But I think I have more options now, after doing the course. Every week we are taking on new challenges. It gets you motivated.” The course is free for students, funded through the government Youth Guarantees scheme.

Rodney Women’s Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says a lack of training opportunities in the area has been a real barrier for women looking to get into skilled employment, up-skill or change careers. “A lot of mothers can’t afford to move to Auckland to do a course. This makes a huge difference to their opportunities.”

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

Mother fights immigration decision

women’sfeature

For most women, becoming a mother for the first time is one of life’s most thrilling experiences. It should be a time for celebration, bonding and optimism. But sometimes, especially when the pregnancy is unplanned, the arrival of a baby can be fraught with unexpected consequences and young mothers can find themselves vulnerable and alone, as this story demonstrates ….

Names in this story have been changed. A three-year-old Warkworth toddler, who has just started kindy and ballet lessons, is at the centre of an immigration row which may see her returned to Scotland. Ella and her mother Sharon have lived in Warkworth for nearly two years after fleeing a violent relationship in northern Scotland. Initially, Immigration NZ said that without the father’s permission, Ella would not be granted residency and would have to leave NZ by July 4. However, Rodney MP Mark Mitchell has been instrumental in getting a six-month extension on Ella’s visitors visa to allow Sharon time to petition the courts in the United Kingdom for a parent order giving her full custody. Mr Mitchell says privacy laws mean there is very little he can say about the case, but it is an issue that needs to be resolved in the UK where Ella has residency. The prospect of having to return Ella to Scotland is one that 21-year-old Sharon finds difficult to come to terms with. Sharon grew up in Warkworth until the family moved to a remote part of north-east Scotland when she was 14. The move was triggered by her mother’s desire to spend time with her ageing parents. But the move did not go well for Sharon. She missed

L S AL ICE EE RV FR SE RE A

Mahurangi College and her circle of friends. She was beaten up at her new school for being “an outsider” and quit when she was 15. By 16, she had left home and was pregnant to a 19-year-old boy who she hardly knew. “Young people’s lifestyles in that part of Scotland are so different than NZ,” she says. “Teenage pregnancies, drugs and alcohol are just the norm,

and it’s not a shock to hear that someone has been to jail.” Ella’s father had already come to the notice of police for minor offences when Sharon met him. He was jailed in the early stages of her pregnancy for possession of a knife. With the wisdom of hindsight,

Warkworth Birth Centre

quality maternity care

Breast Feeding Support Group Wednesday June 3rd @ 10am ALL Mothers WeLCoMe

FREE pregnancy tests Prenatal classes, birth venue & post-natal stay Own room in peaceful rural surroundings Excellent equipment and atmosphere Water birth a speciality Our friendly helpful postnatal staff at the birthing centre Midwives on call at all times, and as backup for your caregiver (LMC) For further information talk to your  Full post-natal hospital stay LMC/Midwife or Warkworth Birth Centre  24 hour Registered Midwives/Nurses to care for you and your baby  You can transfer from your birth hospital within Phone 09 425 8201 12 hours of normal birth or 24 hours following a Caesarian      

Available to all women and their caregivers

56 View Road, Warkworth www.warkworthbirthcentre.co.nz

continued next page

Colour for Winter Women’s Fashion

No need to be dull on those bleak winter days. We are sure to have a mixture of colour that enhances & blends with your wardrobe. Showing here jersey knit pants so soft & comfortable teamed with a winter warm top in colours that will mix & match. Especially for you from

Dorothy’s 15 Neville Street, Warkworth

09 425 8608

dorothyrose@clear.net.nz LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

www.dorothyswarkworth.co.nz

women’sfeature

May 6, 2015

from previous page

she says that she should have known then not to stay. When her partner was released from jail after serving three months, he moved in to Sharon’s one-bedroom council flat. She says his alcohol and drug-fuelled acts of violence were mainly directed at her but also included destroying their flat and furniture. Life calmed down a little when Ella arrived, but soon the demands of having a newborn in the house started to show. “He would shout in Ella’s face and we had a lot of arguments. He wouldn’t even give me money to buy baby formula – I had to borrow it. He was very controlling and would walk around the house screaming, and the violence continued even when I was holding or feeding Ella. Mum kept telling me to leave him but I wasn’t listening.” Sharon says her partner’s family seemed supportive at first, but they also have a history of drinking and violence, and they have implied that she should “just put up with it”. “They are intimidating – you wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of them.” The opportunity to temporarily escape her situation came when her father, who was living in Australia, offered to pay for her and Ella to visit for his 50th birthday. Although Sharon’s partner didn’t want her to go, he did eventually consent to Sharon taking the baby. Before she had even touched down in Australia, he had been arrested for allegedly badly beating up a neighbour. Rather than return to Scotland, Sharon carried on to NZ to visit her sister. Within a month, her partner had got another woman pregnant. “That’s when I decided there was nothing for me in Scotland. I wanted to stay in NZ where Ella had a chance of a better life.”

But that was far from a simple decision. While Sharon is a NZ resident, her daughter arrived on a Visitor Visa which has now been extended twice. Although Sharon has applied for residency on Ella’s behalf, this can’t be granted without the father’s signature. “I have day-to-day custody, but he has visitation rights which he has pretty much ignored. He has only once sent Ella a birthday present and never wants to Skype or talk to her on the phone. He won’t provide a postal address, but I’ve sent the paperwork to both his mother and sister’s addresses. The papers were signed for but he still maintains he’s never received them. When I got Ella’s visa extended, he resorted to Facebook to call me a liar and make threats. “Immigration takes no notice of the fact that he hasn’t used his visitation access, that he can’t be located, that he refuses to sign anything and that he didn’t respond to the court hearing. They just keep telling me they want his signature. “The laws are confusing because I’ve been told by immigration that my daughter can only stay if I have full custody or her father’s consent, but New Zealand no longer grants parents full custody. It is called day-to-day care orders now, which I have been granted.” In the meantime, Sharon is balancing single motherhood and two jobs, as a cleaner and a waitress. If she is allowed to stay in NZ, she hopes to start a uni course when Ella goes to school. Friends have rallied around her, starting a fundraising campaign for her mounting expenses. Sharon’s mother, who intends to eventually return to NZ, is talking to lawyers in Scotland and is trying to track down the father who now has two other children. Sharon says if her appeal to the UK courts fails, she will have little choice but to return to Scotland with Ella. “I loathe it over there and I don’t want to go back. Ella is a little Kiwi now.”

Mahurangi Matters

EESunscre R F lack

y err Ch

Mother’s Day

Special

Protect your skin all year round. Book in for a Microdermabrasion, Micro Peel or Facial before 30 June 2015 and receive a Cherry Black Facial Sunscreen valued at $114.99

Call us today: 09 426 0400

Silverdale: 4 Silverdale Street, Silverdale Warkworth: Unit 3, Warkworth Medical Centre Cnr Alnwick & Percy Streets *Offer only available for Microdermabrasion, Micro Peel & Facial treatments. Appointments at Silverdale or Warkworth clinics until 30 June 2015. Conditions may apply.

Skin cancer | Veins | Appearance

www.skininstitute.co.nz

HONOUR ONOUR HE HER this Mother’s Day

For more information, visit givealittle.co.nz/cause/helpraisemoneytokeepthismotheranddaughtertogether

Mother’s day is coming up on May 10th - Contact us now to make your special order just in time!

Don’t forget Mothers Day 10th May Flowers for all occasions, delivered locally, nationally & internationally. Free delivery around central Warkworth township.

Interflora

Says it best.

25 Bertram Street, Warkworth (turn right after Warkworth Medical Centre)

425 9418 • 0800 FOR FLOWERS • 0800 367 356

5B/2 Matakana Valley Rd (09) 423 0091 or 021 222 3572 ﬂowers@twigandbloom.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

women’sfeature

May 6, 2015

Renovation nearly complete www.amandaeve.co.nz 09 422 5877 021 269 4270 amanda@amandaeve.co.nz

Where aitb’souatll you lAdiES cUT �� $40

stockists of

RESTylE �� $50 cUT & SET �� $40 COLOURS FOR WINTER RETOUcH TiNTS fROm �� $55 PERmANENT fROm �� $85 fOilS START fROm �� $50 HAlf HEAd fOilS�� $75 fUll HEAd fOilS �� $95 SENIORS DAy TUESDAy & WEDNESDAy WASH cUT & blOW WAvE �� $36 mENS cUT �� $15

09 425 0441

MON-TUES-WED & FRI 9AM-5PM LATE NIGHT THURS 9AM-7PM, SAT 9AM-2PM

27-35 QUEEN STREET, WARKWORTH

After nearly three years of work and tens of thousands of dollars of fundraising, renovations to make the Rodney Women’s Centre compliant are nearly finished. The service moved into the former residential building two years ago after being evicted from the Warkworth Town Hall, which closed for strengthening work. Retired builder Brian Algies has been working at the centre since February, rebuilding the bathroom, making the centre wheelchair accessible and installing a firewall with funding from Lifeway Church. “These women do amazing work and it’s great to be able to help what they do,” Brian says. Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says Brian’s contribution has been invaluable. “He’s here when we arrive in the morning and still working when we leave at night. The man is a saint.” Warkworth Sheetmetals is installing handrails to improve disability access and Springboard is about

Centre assistant coordinator Selena Grant and builder Brian Algies.

to start building a fence for the centre’s backyard with funding from Warkworth Rotary and Warkworth Lions, as part of the Lions Den. The centre also held an art exhibition last month with works from 30 Mahurangi artists at RD6 in Matakana Country Park to raise funds for a new playground.

Supporting children through separation A free monthly programme that helps parents focus on the needs of their children during separation and divorce is being run at Snells Beach. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Justice and delivered by Barnardos. The sessions are run in small groups by experienced family workers and cover everything from how the Family Court works to how separation affects children. It is run on the third Wednesday of each month, from 9am to 1pm. To enrol or for further information, contact Lesley 09 625 3687.

Varicose Vein Clinic

see us at the Warkworth Medical Centre

The HealingThrone Crystals ❤

Soaps-Gifts NZMade

WINTER is the Perfect Time to Treat Veins

Bodywize Clinic Quantum Indigo Bio Energy Therapy

Get the best treatment for you!

❤

All options offered

❤

Massage ❤

Innerwise Energy Therapy ❤

NZ First Light Flower Essences

with Experience and Care

❤

Clinic Now Open

Tarot & Palmistry Readings

18 Baxter St, Warkworth ❤ 425 0500

find out more...

0800 085 555

www.veinandlaser.co.nz

women’sfeature

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

New initiatives relaunch Rodney Plunket Pink breakfast hosts wanted Rodney Plunket is back in action with a range of new initiatives including market days, playgroups, family first aid courses and parenting courses. The Plunket was in recess for about a year when it couldn’t appoint a community support coordinator. But Kim Love took on the role in February and has a range of events planned. “It’s a job you’ve got to get stuck into. I want to create sustainable groups and fundraising activities which can also provide a service to the community,” Kim says. There are market days in Snells Beach and Wellsford this month with second-hand clothing, toys, books and other goods for children aged up to 10. Vendors can rent a stall for a $20 donation. “If anyone has any items they no longer need that they can donate then it would be hugely appreciated.” Items can be left at Warkworth, Mahurangi East and Wellsford libraries. The Snells Beach market is at the Mahurangi East Library on May 9, from 10am to 2pm. There will be a Wriggle and Rhyme class at 10.30am and story time at 12.30pm so parents can shop while their children are entertained. The Wellsford market day is on May 16, from 10am to 2pm, at the Rodney Fishing Club, 30 Rodney Street. Three playgroups are starting in Mahurangi this month. The Wellsford playgroup meets at the Wellsford

Shadze Sizes 10-22

Three new playgroups are starting in Wellsford, Warkworth and Snells Beach this month.

Plunket Clinic, 90 Rodney Street, on Mondays, from 10am; Snells Beach meets at Springboard Community Works, 58 Hamatana Road, on Tuesdays at 10am; and a multiple birth playgroup, for parents with twins or triplets, meet at Kowhai Kids Educare, 25 Campbell Drive, Warkworth on Wednesdays from 10am. “We are looking to start a general Warkworth playgroup but we don’t have a venue at this stage so we would welcome any ideas or donations,” Kim says. There are also free Plunket education courses for parents of babies aged six weeks to seven months at the Rodney Women’s Centre in Warkworth, starting on June 5. Classes are on Fridays, 12pm to 2.30pm and run for five weeks.

Warkworth and Wellsford Lions have also funded family first aid courses later this year after successful courses in Helensville last year. The grant means parents will only be charged $10 rather than $25. Dates for the courses will be announced on the Rodney Plunket Facebook page. “Plunket clinical staff found parents lacked the confidence to look after the wellbeing of their children in emergency situations. The courses were really well attended in Helensville and staff have seen a big difference in the abilities of parents there.” To enrol in the Plunket education programme, contact Emilie Timmermans 09 476 0705 or waitemata.PEPE@plunket.org.nz Info: Kim Love 021 482 268 or kim. love@plunket.org.nz

May is Pink Ribbon Breakfast Month and New Zealanders are being asked to join the fight against breast cancer. Last year, more than 2000 kiwis hosted a pink ribbon breakfast and collectively raised more than $1 million. This year organisers hope to beat that total and raise even more to help New Zealand women. Breast Cancer Foundation ambassador Lorraine Downes says research is vital for better treatments to improve survival of this very complex cancer, and ultimately for prevention. “The Foundation is funding several world-class projects right here in New Zealand – Pink Ribbon Breakfast is a great way to raise money for the cause,” she says. Anyone can host a breakfast. It involves inviting some friends or family around for breakfast, morning tea, lunch or dinner. The meal can be as simple as a cup of coffee and a muffin, and in return, guests are asked to give a donation. Lorraine says a $40 donation could help fund a tumour sample from the tissue bank used for genetic testing, while a $75 donation could fund a box of 100 tissue culture flasks, to test response to new drugs. “Raise $400 from your breakfast and you could be funding an antibody detection kit.” Info: pinkribbonbreakfast.co.nz

celebrate mother’s day at the matakana village pub A free dessert for Mums and other surprises we couldn’t possibly mention.

Winter never looked better at Lots of snugly cardigans. Jackets in all lengths from cropped to longline. Unique styles and NZ Made

6 Neville St, Warkworth Phone: 09 425 0515

SHOP HOURS

Mon-Fri 9.30-5.15 Sat 10-3 • Sun 10.30-2.30 www.shadze.co.nz

LUNCH & DINNER: SUNDAY 10 MAY. 11 MATAKANA VALLEy RD, MATAKANA. TEL 09 422 7518. matakana.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

women’sfeature

May 6, 2015

New Rodney manager forges health links Red Cross hosts

Wiki Shepherd-Sinclair

Trust, evolved into a passion for health issues. Completion of a Certificate in Health Promotion in 2008 she describes as a catalyst in understanding community development. She is also drawing on her strong connections with Ngati Whatua

Courses for Term TWo 2015 – WarkWorTh Mum’s Post-Natal Support Group Thurs 23 april 10.30am-12.30pm 12 wks free

Come along for a cuppa and a chat with this friendly group. Meet other mums, make friends and gain strength every week.

Young Mum’s Educational Programme Wed 22 april 10am-12.30pm 11wks free

For mothers up to 25 years. Get in touch with other young mums, learn positive parenting, self-care, skills & strategies for raising healthy and happy children and much more. Runs weekly. Facilitated by Maria Collins

Personal Development starts again in Term 3 Tuesdays 10am-12.30pm free A weekly support group for women that encourages learning, sharing and inner-growth in a confidential and caring environment.

Your Growing Baby: A Plunket Parenting Programme fri 5 June 12pm - 2pm 5 weeks free

For parents and caregivers of babies aged between 6 weeks to around 7 months. Topics include positive parenting, supporting early learning, physical and social development, nutrition, safety, sleep and much more. Facilitator: Anna Kingi, Waitemata PEPE

Introduction To Mosaics This course is run over 3 days in may: Cost $32 & materials

monday 11th 5pm to 6pm; sat 16th 9am to 3pm; sat 23rd 9am to 12pm

Learn the process of making a mosaic and create your own piece. Supported by Creative Communities Tutor: Paddy Sullivan

Introduction to Flax-Weaving/Harakeke sat 20 June 9.30am to 3.30pm Cost $32

Learn basic skills in flax-weaving by making a woven holder. You will also make and hand-dye flax embellishments to add to your holder, to make it an individual piece of art for you to take home and use. Supported by Creative Communities, Auckland Council. Tutor: Kathy Stevenson

Weekly Walking Group: ‘Walk & Talk’ Tuesdays 10am start free

Come and join our weekly Warkworth walking group. All women are welcome including babies and buggies. Meet at the Women’s Centre and come back for a cuppa. Please contact the centre.

Counselling: Low Cost Sessions

Available by appointment with a qualified counsellor. Some conditions apply. Please contact the Women’s Centre

Massage for Women: $45 for 1 hour

Available on Tuesday afternoons by appointment. Please contact the Women’s Centre.

Most courses run in Warkworth. Please check details when booking. Bookings essential: Contact us on 09 425 7261 or 0800 2DroPIN (0800 237674) Email: info@womenscentrerodney.org.nz • www.womenscentrerodney.org.nz follow us on facebook at Women’s Centre rodney 10 Morpeth Street, Warkworth • 9.30am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday

o Te Ha, and says ensuring health organisations hear the voices of marginalised groups – including the elderly, youth, Maori, Pacific and Asian people – is a top priority. “Barriers to accessing health care can be about language, information or even attitudes,” she says. “Empowering people means not only providing information about choices, but how to access them.” Wiki’s personal experience of using health services also comes into play, giving her empathy with the struggles that people in poor health, and their families, sometimes have to face. In particular, she recalls 10 years ago attending daily hospital appointments with her mother, who had diabetes. Her mother went in for amputation of a toe and ended up four months later having half a leg removed. Wiki says it was clear that this was because of pressure of work on hospital staff, leading to an error in care. “Families may have to be proactive and quite forceful at times and that doesn’t sit well with some cultures,” she says. Health Link North closed its Orewa office last month and moved its base to Albany, however Wiki says she will spend a lot of time at meetings getting to know the local community. “For me, those connections with people are vital – I don’t want to be just a phone number or a website, but rather a face that people know.”

centenary event Retired politician Sir Don McKinnon will be the guest speaker at a Warkworth Red Cross event on May 8 to celebrate the organisation’s centenary. The lunch will be held at the Methodist Church hall at noon. Sir Don was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Jim Bolger and was the SecretaryGeneral of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008. Past president Cunitia Wilkinson says Sir Don will talk about the Commonwealth of Nations. Red Cross started in New Zealand in 1915. H J Keys’ Mahurangi – The Story of Warkworth says the Warkworth Red Cross started during WWI “when Mrs Edward Morrison convened a meeting of ladies to arrange comforts for the sick and wounded and deal with other work of a patriotic nature”. During WWII, Warkworth Red Cross members rolled bandages, made field dressings and slings, despatched parcels to prisoners of war and sent aid to Britain and Europe. The Red Cross has since been providing disaster relief around the world, including fundraising for Christchurch earthquake victims, annual appeals, and recently fundraising for countries affected by Cyclone Pam. The group has about 20 members. Tickets are $7. Info: Cunitia on 425 5800

Mother’s Day

Gifts for that Special person

33 /2% 1

off all

purchases Bring in this coupon

✁

New Health Link North manager Wiki Shepherd-Sinclair says she is focused on making a difference in each community that the organisation covers, from Te Hana to Northcote. Health Link North acts as a link between the Waitemata District Health Board and the community, supporting public access to, and awareness of, available health services. Wiki says she had to hit the ground running when she took up the role a month ago, right in the middle of preparations for a Youth Health Expo in Wellsford on May 1. “I’ve attended an awful lot of meetings, and it’s helping me get to know the community,” she says. Concerns raised at such meetings are taken back to the Health Board – Wiki has monthly one on one meetings with Waitemata DHB chief executive Dr Dale Bramley and says he is very open to finding workable solution whenever possible. She says her job also involves interpreting and communicating highlevel health service information so that it has meaning for people using those services as well as helping disseminate information to the community. Health Link North also analyses data – for example on non-attendance at dental bus services – to ascertain what the barriers to using the services might be. Wiki says her background in teaching, which included health education and seven years with the Life Education

18 Neville St, Warkworth (opp Local Matters) • 09 425 7404

women’sfeature

May 6, 2015

Sweetappreciation

e l c y rec

with Chocolate Brown

CHIC C

Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz

Congratulations to Stephanie Brown, of Kaiwaka, who is this issue’s recipient of a gift basket from Chocolate Brown. Stephanie was nominated by the Kaiwaka Sports Association, whose manager Cheryl Anderson wrote: Stephanie is stepping down as president of our Gymnastics Club after nine years of service. Stephanie enjoys seeing children realising their potential and sees gymnastics as a great opportunity to enable them to see past what they think they can’t do. Her role involved coaching, running meetings, taking fees, organising equipment, ordering practice leotards, cleaning and repairing competition leotards, liaising with Gymsports NZ, choreographing the end of year display and liaising with parents and coaches. Unlike other sports, which are seasonal, gymnastics is all year round and Stephanie shows a lot of commitment and enthusiasm in a professional and friendly manner. She is also involved in the community as a CauseWay Kidz Church leader, Zone leader, kids holiday programme leader and Wellsford Girls Rally leader.

QUALITY NEW & RECYCLED CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES

recyclechic123@gmail.com • 09 422 2014 Shop 6 • Riverside Arcade • 60 Queen St • Warkworth

BPW Warkworth - WOW!

The Business & Professional Women’s Club of Warkworth

The Beauty Shed invites all Women Of Warkworth

to join our dinner meetings & enjoy great company & fascinating speakers. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:00pm, from April onwards at the

Salty Dog Inn, Snells Beach $25 per head

* Princess pamper parties

Call or Text Sally 021 425 407 or email sally.smith@clear.net.nz to book

The Beauty Shed * Manicures

* Princess pamper parties * * Princess Princess * Nails pamper parties pamper parties * Spray tans * Spray tans NEW YEAR

chocolate brown

only the good stuff...

Cafe / Chocolaterie / Gifts Phone 09 422 2677 No 6 Mill Lane, Warkworth www.chocolatebrown.co.nz

* Manicures

Manicures 66 Matakana Road, * Warkworth T: 021 123 1322 www.thebeautyshed.co.nz * * Spray Spray tans tans

PROFESSIONAL BRA FITTING & STYLING SESSION Get fashion fabulous with a personal bra fitting and unlock the secret to a versatile wardrobe! The Intimo range offers modern essentials you can shape and style to create a look that is as individual as you are. Get the girls around for a fun night of styling and I’ll help create your ultimate wardrobe.

30 minute circuit 66 Matakana Road, Warkworth 66 Matakana Road, Warkworth Total body workout T: 021 123 1322 www.thebeautyshed.co.nz T: 021 123 1322 www.thebeautyshed.co.nz Strength training Cardio Michelle has gained new Stretch health, happiness and Speciality circuits fitness with Curves. CurvesSmart Let us help you fitness technology reach your goals In-Club coaching this year. Curves Complete

INDEPENDENT INTIMO LINGERIE STYLIST CELEBRATING DENT INTIMO LINGERIE STYLIST 20 YEARS OF INTIMO

Book in your OF freeBRA measure & fit ATING 20 YEARS INTIMO PROFESSIONAL FITTING

save the world - buy recycled clothing

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.

INDEPENDENT INTIMO LINGERIE STYLIST CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF INTIMO

Mahurangi Matters

Weight loss program All in one place!

BEAuTIFuL LINGERIE, LOuNGEwEAR & EvERYdAYwEAR Tania Steen • 021 760880 *HW IDVKLRQ IDEXORXV ZLWK D SHUVRQDO EUD ÀWWLQJ DQG XQORFN IN SIzES 30A-46G ANd 6-24 WKH VHFUHW WR D YHUVDWLOH ZDUGUREH 7KH ,QWLPR UDQJH RIIHUV tania.steen@intimo.com.au

PROFESSIONAL BRA FITTING SESSION

today, I’ll STYLING even willSESSION come to you! AND

L IACurves Join ECat SPus ME OFFER T TI for complimentary, FIRSa no obligation consultation and * one day trial.

SSIONAL BRA FITTING AND STYLING D STYLING SESSION

30 ONLY $IN TO JO

PRGHUQ HVVHQWLDOV \RX FDQ VKDSH DQG VW\OH WR FUHDWH D ORRN WKDW LV DV LQGLYLGXDO DV \RX DUH *HW WKH JLUOV DURXQG IRU D IXQ QLJKW RI VW\OLQJ DQG FUHDWH \RXU XOWLPDWH MHW VHW ZDUGUREH

RXV ZLWK D SHUVRQDO EUD ÀWWLQJ DQG XQORFN To the most special *HW IDVKLRQ IDEXORXV ZLWK D SHUVRQDO EUD ÀWWLQJ DQG XQORFN UVDWLOH ZDUGUREH 7KH ,QWLPR UDQJH RIIHUV Book an Intimo Styling Session Today! *Valid at participating clubs only, woman in my world. onlymembers until 31 time New ited 2015. MICHELLE WKH VHFUHW WR D YHUVDWLOH ZDUGUREH 7KH ,QWLPR UDQJH RIIHUV LimMay \RX FDQ VKDSH DQG VW\OH WR FUHDWH D ORRN only. No cash value. Void if sold. I can’t thank you ©2015 Curves All rights reserved. WEIGHT LOST: 46.1 KG O DV \RX DUH *HW WKH JLUOV DURXQG IRU D IXQ PRGHUQ HVVHQWLDOV \RX FDQ VKDSH DQG VW\OH WR FUHDWH D ORRN CM LOST: 228.4 CM enough for being G FUHDWH \RXU XOWLPDWH MHW VHW ZDUGUREH the best Mother WKDW LV DV LQGLYLGXDO DV \RX DUH *HW WKH JLUOV DURXQG IRU D IXQ NED FOR WOMEN. DESIG a daughter L LINGERIE AND LOUNGEWEAR NTRE E C QLJKW RI VW\OLQJ DQG FUHDWH \RXU XOWLPDWH MHW VHW ZDUGUREH LOSS could ask for. IGHT SIZES 30A-46G AND 6-24 D WE N A S S 3 E 0 MINUTE FITN Happy Mothers Day, n Intimo Styling Session Today! BEAUTIFUL LINGERIE AND LOUNGEWEAR WARKWORTH Love you forever 09 4222249 IN SIZES 30A-46G AND 6-24 Shan xxx 46 MORRISON DRIVE BEAUTIFUL LINGERIE AND LOUNGEWEAR IN SIZES 30A-46G AND 6-24

CURVES CHARTWELL, NZ

Book an Intimo Styling Session Today!

*Offer valid between 1/01/15 and 28/02/15 at participating clubs only. Available to new members only, who sign up to a minimum 12-months Curves Fitness or Curves Complete package. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Membership payable via direct debit billed @ $79/month (Fitness package) plus discounted $30 joining fee to be paid at time of signing up or $99 per month (Curves Complete package) plus discounted $30 joining fee to be paid at time of signing up. Ask in Club for full Terms and Conditions. © Curves, through its agent in Australia & New Zealand, Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centre Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. Weight Loss programs take time and personal commitment to be effective and require professional advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Individual results may vary.

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

Health

health&family

Eugene Sims, Warkworth Natural Therapies www.wnt.co.nz

Chemical warfare in our food

In search of a

local physio We are looking for someone to join us

who has a heart for the community. We are looking for someone who wants to grow and develop. We have a flexible Physio/Pilates position available within our clinics. No matter your situation, call or email us, let’s have a chat. Hannah Edwards 021 326324 • Helen Sheat 021 2961111 hannah@activeliving.co.nz

WWW.ACTIVELIVING.CO.NZ MATAKANA: 74 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana P: 09 422 7220 WELLSFORD: 220 Rodney St, Wellsford P: 09 423 7449

Cataract Specialist Warkworth

Cataract Surgery at Ormiston Hospital The Eye Team at the Rodney Surgical Centre with Dr Mark Donaldson.

Dr Donaldson has expertly performed hundreds of small incision cataract operations at the Rodney Surgical centre since it opened in 2010. Andrew Riley

Penny McAllum

FRANZCO

Phone Eye Doctors on 09 520 9689 to make an appointment at the Eye Doctors surgeons Dr Andrew Riley and Dr Penny McAllum have Warkworth Medical Centre. performed hundreds of cataract operations at Ormiston Hospital since it opened in 2008.

Dr Mark

To make an appointment to see Andrew or Penny locally at their Botany Junction or Half Moon Bay clinics phone Eye Doctors on Donaldson 09 277 6787 or visit FRANZCO www.eyedoctors.co.nz web

web

Eye Doctors is an affiliated provider to Southern Cross Health Society for cataract and pterygium surgery and other selected services.

Eye Doctors is an affiliated provider to Southern Cross Health

call

HOMEBUILDERS FAMILY SERVICES 5 Hexham Street, Warkworth • Phone 425 7048

FREE COURSES tERm 2 2015 PLEASE ENROL AS PLACES ARE LImItED terry Healey’s Bag of tricks. Parenting Course Dates: Starts Tuesdays May 26th June, 5 weeks 9.30am - 11.30 am. Warkworth

Chris Pedersen’s Lunchbox Ideas Dates: Friday May 8th 9.30am - 12.30 am. Warkworth

Benefit Entitlements Quentin Jukes

Dates: Wednesday May 20th Homebuilders Family Services. Warkworth. Wednesday 17th June Wellsford (venue to be confirmed). Time: 12-2.45pm both days

Chris Pedersen’s Slow Cook Dinners

Dates: Friday June 5th Time: 9.30am - 12.30 am. Warkworth.

mike Hanne’s Vege gardening for beginners Date: starts Friday 22nd, 29th May 9.30-12.30.

Society for cataract surgery and other(09) selected www.eyedoctors.co.nz 277 services. 6787 call

www.eyedoctors.co.nz

The amount of chemicals (food additives) that people consume is astounding. In NZ, there are hundreds of allowed food additives. I once read that it has been estimated that the average person eats around their body weight in artificial chemicals over the course of a year! While this may grab your attention, how true it is and how it could be measured is dubious at best. Some of these food additives are safe and are naturally occurring, but many of them are known to be highly toxic. The argument for food additives is that they keep our foods ‘safe’ as they prolong shelf life and so on. While this may be debatable for preservatives, it is irrelevant to some of the most toxic food additives such as food colourings and flavourings. Colourings and flavourings are completely unnecessary other than to make products more saleable and profitable for those who make them. Some of the food colourings and flavourings have been linked to serious health problems especially in kids. Tartrazine is one of the few hundred food additives allowed in NZ. Let’s take a closer look at it: Tartrazine (#102) is a yellow food colouring that has been linked (in scientific studies) to anxiety, migraines, asthma attacks, blurred vision, eczema, other skin rashes, thyroid cancer, Eosinophilia, clinical depression, ADHD or hyperactivity, hives, permanent DNA damage, heart palpitations, rhinitis, sleep disturbances/ insomnia, general all-over weakness, hot flushes and OCD. In severe cases, anaphylactic-like reactions to tartrazine have also been reported. Studies have also revealed that consuming tartrazine also aggravates and increases the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Tartrazine is commonly found in many children’s foods, not just bright orange fizzy drinks, but in biscuits, processed meats, medicines, puddings, sauces, tinned and packet convenience foods, confectionery, and children’s shampoos. On it’s own, we can process and eliminate the odd artificial chemical effectively. But some people would eat in excess of 100 of these ‘safe’ chemicals a day. Impossible you may think? Not at all. Some ‘foods’ have a dozen or more artificial chemicals in them, and that can be just one item of ‘food’. While all this may sound a bit over the top, the positive spin is that it only requires some interest and knowledge to avoid the worst nasties. But more importantly the benefit to your health can be phenomenal. From a long history of bronchitis and the need for asthma medications personally, I now have not been sick in over 15 years, since I changed my eating habits. So, where is your next mouthful taking you?

(09) 520 9689

Still to come: Soil Building & Crop Rotations by Justine Green, Clean & Green by Vicki MacGillivray To enroll or join our email list contact us on Homebuilders.courses@hotmail.com, or ph 09 4257048, or text 0276226809. All courses free of charge, free childminding is available if you request it when you enrol. For more information or to enrol call Homebuilders 425 7048 or email homebuilders.courses@hotmail.com

health&family

May 6, 2015

Water quality funded in priority harbours Funding is being pumped into improving water quality in the Mahurangi, Hoteo and Whangateau Harbour catchments thanks to the expansion of an Auckland Council programme. Nearly 14 kilometres of riparian fencing and 35,000 plants will be established in the Mahurangi and Hoteo River catchments this year using $290,000 from Council’s Waterway Protection Fund. The fund was established three years ago to support community initiatives improving water quality in priority catchments. For the past two years, it has been made available in the Hoteo, Whangateau and Mahurangi catchments. Last year four projects within the Mahurangi and five within the Hoteo catchment received a total of $158,000, for projects valued at $345,000, resulting in 6.4km of new fencing and 52,000 plants. This year, four projects were funded within the Mahurangi catchment, 17 in the Hoteo and four within the Whangateau catchment. These grants will support waterway protection projects valued at $578,931. Private landowners, community groups and environmental groups within the catchments can apply for funding to protect and enhance land, streams and waterways, and reduce the potential for erosion and water contamination. Council requires fund applicants to contribute at least half of the total costs themselves and the maximum Council contribution to any project is $50,000. Funding is primarily targeted towards

Ahuroa walkway funded An 80-metre walkway will be constructed in Ahuroa with funding from Rodney Local Board. The walkway provides an all-weather path to link the Ahuroa Hall with the school, reserve and carpark. Sports parks north manager Martin van Jaarsveld says it will create a safe link for parents and carers to drop off and pick children up from school, and will enable students to safely walk between the school, hall and reserve. Planning, design and consent works for the walkway will take place this financial year for an estimated $6000. The actual construction of the walkway will be included as a project in the proposed 2015/16 parks capital works programme, which will be presented to the Local Board for approval this month.

Mahurangi Matters

WARKWORTH

MOTORHOMES Motorhome and Caravan repairs and maintenance Phone Graeme 422 9339 or 027 358 0167

Over the past two years, Auckland Council has contributed $448,000 to supporting more than $900,000 worth of community-lead projects to improve water quality in Rodney through the Waterway Protection Fund.

projects that involve fencing off streams, wetlands, seeps and drains, but is also available for works related to fencing such as providing alternative water supplies for livestock, environmental weed control and restoration planting within fenced-off areas. Council environmental services manager Gael Ogilvie says the programme is about working with the community to deliver value for money. “As Council has limited resources, we regularly review where we focus our funding. At this stage, supporting community efforts to improve water quality through financial and non-

financial incentives, such as awards programmes, technical advice, research and information provision, will continue to be made available across the region for the foreseeable future.” Funding is available to all landowners, including farmers and lifestyle block owners, community groups and environmental groups operating within the priority catchments. Practical projects that protect, manage and enhance the natural and physical environment and indicate evidence of wider and sustainable long-term ecological benefits will be considered.

(form (formerly Kowhai Kids Homebased) Rodney-wide (formerly Kowhai Kids) “Brand new name...

same great people”

Looking for the best If you are looking quality childcare optionforfor your home-based childcare precious child? in Rodney, Kaipara, Auckland, then Or lookwanting no further.toSmall earn while working with ratios. Great educational children Winz at home? programme. subsidies

hours free. Call available. Carolyn on20 0800 kids r us or txt 027 208 6747 today! Contact Carolyn 027 208 6747 www.kiwikidzhomebased.co.nz oror kiwikidzhomebased.co.nz check us out on facebook

If y h Rod th ra

Mahurangi Matters

winefeature

May 6, 2015

vineliving



FEATURE

Growing quality key to Matakana industry’s future The growth phase of the Matakana wine industry is over and the future relies on improving quality and boosting tourism, Matakana Winegrowers Association president Gary Heaven says. Mr Heaven says other wine regions offer a better return on investment and less challenging grape growing conditions so it is unlikely more wineries will establish in Matakana. “Our vineyards are generally too small to be making the kind of returns that other areas offer,” he says. “People generally come here to produce wine because of the lifestyle.” The size of the industry in Auckland and Northland shrunk considerably in 2012, going from 556 hectares of grapes to 411ha, before rising slightly to 416 last year. This was at a time when the industry grew rapidly nationally from 21,000ha in 2005 to a steady 35,000 in 2012. The Auckland region produces just 0.3 per cent of the country’s wine but has 16 per cent of the wineries, making it the third largest region in the country in that respect. Gary says this is because the industry relies on more than just wine to balance the books.

Heron’s Flight winemaker Stefano Guidi is starting his first Matakana vintage using traditional Italian methods like fermenting in an amphora.

“Because we are small producers, we have to package and sell the whole vineyard experience to make it viable.

You don’t just sell the wine, you also have a restaurant, cellar door sales and tastings, and maybe a bed and breakfast.”

WEDDING FAIR Sunday 17th May 10am-2pm with the Wedding Associates

LIVE MUSIC, SPOT PRIZES, WEDDING TOURS, CANAPE AND WINE TASTING, AND SAMPLE WEDDING DÉCOR. MEET OVER 30 FANTASTIC WEDDING SUPPLIERS. RSVP to go in the draw to win lunch for two wedding@ascensionwine.co.nz

This strategy appears to be paying off as more people head to Mahurangi. “Over the past three or four years we have been getting a lot more tourists who come to experience the region and are prepared to spend $50 on a bottle of wine.” The future of the industry will rely on increasing the quality of Matakana wine to make that 0.3 per cent count and boosting tourist numbers, he says. “If we make wine of a high standard people will come here. That’s the main focus.” The Matakana Winegrowers Association has been coordinating to improve quality by sharing experiences on how to make the most of the conditions. This includes an annual blind tasting of the region’s wine to allow winemakers to identify the strengths of different styles and help improve others. Many wineries are also using innovative techniques to make a point of difference. At Heron’s Flight winery, Italian winemaker Stefano Guidi is starting his first Matakana vintage using traditional Italian methods. This vintage of Sangiovese wine will be fermented in a clay pot called an continued next page

winefeature

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

W I N E TA S T I N G & C H A R I T Y A U C T I O N

RA A SSE A GLASS The Mahurangi region has 23 vineyards, with nine wineries producing about 350 tonne of grapes, or about 200,000 bottles, a year. This is 0.07 per cent of NZ’s wine.

from previous page

amphora, which is one of only three used in NZ. “Generally red wine is stored in oak barrels, but the amphora retains more of the wine’s natural flavours,” Stefano says. “It is a common method in Italy and one of the most ancient methods of fermentation.” The winery will also produce a dessert wine from grapes which have been dried on a rack for about six months. The rack is on wheels so it can be taken outside into the sun on good days. About 80

per cent of the grape evaporates leaving highly concentrated flavours. “It’s a method that’s used throughout the Mediterranean, but I don’t think anyone makes wine like that here.” Ascension Wine Estate is currently expanding its winery to include an underground cellar and a winemaking museum, showcasing a variety of different wine-making methods. The extension will include a new bottling plant which is expected to be operating next year.

CELEBRATION OF WINE - SATURDAY 9TH MAY, 2015

Wine Tasting & Live Music 3pm - 5pm

Wine Auction 5.30-7pm

Cost: $25 per person

- Limited Tickets Available from Ascension Wine Estate - www.ascensionwine.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

winefeature

May 6, 2015

Rare wines auctioned for charity Wine lovers will be able to sample the best that local wineries can offer at a charity wine tasting and auction at Ascension Wine Estate this month. Warkworth Rotary Club is hosting the Raise A Glass event on Saturday May 9 to celebrate the region’s wine industry and fundraise for the Well Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Waitemata District Health Board. Product from more than 20 wineries, representing Matakana, Auckland and the Far North, will be on show. Wine tasting will start at 3pm, with music by local Latin music trio Latakana. A charity auction will get underway at 5.30pm with a range of excellent wine and non-wine items going under the hammer, including a trip to Queenstown with accommodation at The Rees Hotel on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Heron’s Flight owner David Hoskins has helped organise the wine tasting and auction, and says it is the largest event ever to focus on Matakana wines. “It will be the first opportunity for Matakana wineries to present their wines to hundreds of people who are there specifically for the wine,” David says. “The wineries will be offering some exceptional bottles. We will be auctioning our first ever wine – a Cabernet from 1991. We expect many of the bottles will sell for hundreds of dollars.” Ascension functions manager Carlie Blanchett-Burton says it is the third

time Ascension has hosted the Rotary wine auction, but the addition of the wine tasting afternoon will allow more people to join the festivities. “Previous events have been a set dinner style, but we wanted to open it up to more people in the community and showcase local wineries.” There will be wood-fired pizza and rotisserie meats for sale in the garden and a 10 per cent discount to ticket holders who pre-book lunch or dinner

at Ascension Osteria before or after the event. The Well Foundation started last year to fundraise for Waitemata DHB projects that aren’t covered by government funding. This year the foundation raised $125,000 for an Ultrasound Procedural Training Unit and is currently raising $70,000 for a portable echocardiogram scanner for assessing fragile and premature newborn babies with suspected

Ascension functions manager Carlie Blanchett-Burton says the charity wine tasting and auction will allow wine-lovers to try the best vintages from 20 wineries, from Auckland to the Far North.

heart problems. The Waitemata is the country’s largest DHB, serving a population of more than 560,000 people, running North Shore and Waitakere hospitals and primary healthcare and other community services at over 30 sites in the region. Tickets for Raise a Glass are $25 and are available from Ascension Wine Estate, online from ascensionwine. co.nz or at the event.

kaiwaka gourmet purveyors of fine crafted cheeses

Your one stop deli for a wide range of local and imported cheeses, meats, deli goods, wines, liqueurs & giftware. Also stocking organic goods & eco-cleaning products. Open 7 days Mon-Thur 9-5 • Fri-Sun 9-6 State Highway1, Kaiwaka, Northland 09 431 2195 www.kaiwakacheese.co.nz

Si parla di vino. We speak wine.

Delicious Italian-style wine.

That’s our focus at Heron’s Flight Vineyard. With Vintage 2015, that’s nearly 25 years of making luscious handcrafted wines in Matakana. Proudly part of Saturday’s Raise-A-Glass event to support the Well Foundation. Available at select restaurants, outlets, & direct from cellar door. 49 Sharp Road, Matakana. Cellar door: Thur – Sun, 10-4. M-W by appt. 09 950 6643 or contact@heronsflight.co.nz

winefeature

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Matakana Winegrowers president Gary Heaven harvests the rosé crop at Mahurangi River vineyard.

Solid season for winegrowers The grapes are off the vines and into the vats as another good Matakana vintage comes to a close. Matakana Winegrowers president Gary Heaven says autumn was cooler and wetter than last year, which will likely produce more delicate and subtle wines. “There wasn’t a lot of rain in the summer and there was a good ripening season but cooler whether in autumn slowed ripening towards harvest.” The hot and dry weather in 2013 and 2014 produced two “golden years”, but 2015 is more of a return to normal for the region. “Matakana is one of the most difficult regions to grow in because of the rain and unpredictable, unsettled weather. But every region has its challenges. We don’t like to think of good or bad years, though some are a lot more difficult than others. “This year appears to be more like 2009. The cooler season means we won’t see the intense flavours we’ve had recently.” That could mean some exceptional wines for those who have the patience

Grapes harvested from Mahurangi River Winery are put through a machine which removes the fruit from the stems before the grapes are transferred to fermentation vats.

to cellar a bottle or two. “Doing vertical tastings (tasting wines from different years side-by-side) in the region we’ve found the more difficult years can often develop into exceptional wines after five or six years in the bottle.”

Flavour of the month

Honey & Poppy Seed

REAL FRUIT HOMEMADE GELATO HOMEMADE SORBETTO MERINGUES & JAMS ESPRESSO COFFEE

On Winter hours from 3rd May: Fri-Sun 10am-4pm

17 Sharp Rd, Matakana • Ph 422 7942 • www.charliesgelato.co.nz

At Plume, The Vineyard Restaurant, Matakana we believe a great meal is not just about the food and wine, we believe it is a complete sensory experience. Surrounded by the rustic vines of the local wineries, a secluded spot where you will enjoy the luxurious space and essence of the New Zealand landscape.

reservations@plumerestaurant.co.nz 49a sharp road, RD2 Matakana 0982 09 422 7915 | plumerestaurant.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

localmatters.co.nz/whatson

May 6, 2015

A Hive of Information For free confidential and impartial information, advice, advocacy and support, come in and talk to us. Our services cover from Puhoi to the Brynderwyns and Coast to Coast.

Wellsford

Warkworth Satellite Service

1 Matheson Rd, Wellsford 0900 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-3pm

Auckland Council Building, The Board Room Opening hours: Wed 10am-1pm

Wellsford Community Centre

nn!! e e oopp

Queen Street, Warkworth

HOSPICE HOSPICE Choir harmonies fund church CLEARANCE CLEARANCE CLOTHING CLOTHING SHOP SHOP

09 423 7333 or 0800 367 222 • Cab.wells@xtra.co.nz • www.cab.org.nz

w w NNoo

Eleanor Diaz leading the Heaven Bent Gospel Choir at St Matthew-in-the-City commemoration for Nelson Mandela last year.

Argyl Argyl Angle Angle (across (across the the lane lane from from the the Warkworth Warkworth Hospice Hospice Shop) Shop)

$ EVERY EVERY ITEM ITEM $ Tues, Tues, Wed, Wed, Thurs Thurs 10am 10am to to 3pm 3pm

Waffle Fries hicken Wings Crispy Cajun C mus & Tabouli m u H , ls fe la a F edges Camembert W Waffle Fries Hoki Bites & s Protein Shake “Whey Better” Combo Coffee & Cake

A taste of the African American gospel tradition will take the stage in Warkworth later this month. The Heaven Bent Gospel Choir, which specialises in singing a cappella music in four-part harmony, will be joined by Kai Rhythmix and the Mahurangi College senior choir in a fundraising concert at the Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth on May 23. The 35-member Heaven Bent choir also includes modern African, Maori and Pacific sacred music in its repertoire, along with some of choir director Phil May’s contemporary arrangements. Heaven Bent has a variety of songs that range from the foot-stomping to the deeply soulful, as well as members who span a wide age range. One of the youngest is 16-year-old soprano, Eleanor Diaz from Kaipara Flats, who along with her mother Helen, makes the weekly 150km

round trip into Ponsonby for the Tuesday night choir practises. On Wednesday nights, Helen makes the switch from singing in the alto section of Heaven Bent to conduct local women’s choir, the Kai Rhythmix. They have a membership of about 20 singers with a focus on local participation and fellowship. Their songs, usually sung in three-part harmony, are sourced from the world, folk and sacred music genres. The two choirs recently decided to join forces and stage the Autumn Harmonies concert to raise funds for the redevelopment of the Anglican church and hall buildings of Warkworth’s historic Christ Church. Joining them on the programme will be the Mahurangi College senior choir. The concert will start at 2pm. Tickets: Adults $20, concession/ unwaged $15, children $10.

All cakes, gelatos & sauces made on site Fresh scones daily Frankfurters made by Master Swiss Butcher so The Real Deal u Coming Soon Winter MenTh Watch is Space

Shop 6 • 7 Wood Street, Mangawhai Heads

431 5541

present

Fri 8 May 7.30pm • Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Puhoi Sat 9 May 7.30pm • Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, Warkworth Tickets $20 from Maria’s Florist, Not Just Hats, or at the door

localmatters.co.nz/whatson

Cuisine

Andrea Hinchco, Taste The Kitchen Shop www.tastethekitchenshop.co.nz

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Fancy a cuppa? Have a Hospice Cuppa and support our service Register in May for your Cuppa pack:

Connecting generations I love the traditions that are connected with this old-established celebration. It is a great excuse to go “home” with hand-made cards, posies of flowers, chocolates and maybe even a home baked cake. Mothering Sunday as we know it now was, in Medieval times, the day you went home to visit your “mother church”, the cathedral of your diocese. It was only in the mid 17th century that the idea of putting aside this special day to honour “human” mothers came into practice. Young girls (and boys) in service were often allowed to make a Simnel cake (donated from the ingredients in the kitchens where they worked) to take home as a gift for their mothers. Even better than that, they were often given the day off (or half day) to visit their families – a rare treat, as many of them did not see their families for months at a time and sometimes only once a year. Every year my daughter and I like to bake something from my Mum’s recipe book as a way of including her in the day, even though she passed away over 20 years ago. My mother-in law loved the cake below and we always had to take several when we visited her in her retirement village.

Grandma’s Gingerbread Cake 1/3 cup treacle 1/3 cup golden syrup 85g soft brown sugar 85g butter 4 tablespoons milk 170g flour 1 level tsp ground ginger 1 level tsp cinnamon ½ level tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp baking soda 1 egg, beaten For frosting if required, 120g icing sugar and 1tblsp hot water. Pre heat oven to 180C and line a 20cm square tin with baking paper. Place treacle, syrup, sugar and butter into large pan and stir over gentle heat until melted. Do not allow to boil. Add the milk and sieved dry ingredients, beating well. Beat in egg and when mixture is smooth pour into prepared tin. Bake 45 minutes approximately. Cool in tin. If using frosting pour over when cake is cooled. Cut into squares (if not using frosting, dust with icing sugar immediately before serving) and serve on your best afternoon tea china. Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers, past, present and future.

• • • •

Dilmah tea L’affare coffee Recipes Invitations

a Special bargain for Mother’s Day Hampton Court & Kensington Palace Collections Fine Bone China in the highest English Traditions of grace and beauty; from the gold plated cutlery to the handsome teapots all pieces come elegantly gift boxed. Entire Range is

Half PRicE while stocks last.

Warkworth Music presents

BIG GUNS PLAY FOR CHARITY Stephen De Pledge, Anna Leese, John Wells, Kowhai Singers Chamber Choir Fund Raising for the Warkworth Town Hall Renovations

SATURDAY 30th May at 4pm At Ascension Winery, Matakana

Tickets $35 • Available from Maria’s Florist & Unicorn Bookshop

16 Mill Lane, Warkworth

09 425 0302

info@tastethekitchenshop.co.nz

www.tastethekitchenshop.co.nz

Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm. Sat & Sun 10am to 3pm.

Mahurangi Matters

localmatters.co.nz/whatson

May 6, 2015

BOOKREVIEWS

By The Village Bookshop, Matakana

The Well Open 7 Days Mon-Sat 9am-5pm • Sun & Public Holidays 10am-4pm The Village - 2 Matakana Valley Road • Matakana P: (09) 423 0315 • E: villagebookshop@paradise.net.nz www.villagebookshop.co.nz

Art Gallery 39 Omaha Valley Road, Matakana, RD5, Warkworth 0985, New Zealand Phone +64 9 422 9995 Email: thevivian@thevivian.co.nz

www.thevivian.co.nz

OPEN: Daily 11.00am - 5.00pm or by appointment

by Catherine Chanter Ruth and Mark have escaped the city and bought their dream property, a lush garden paradise but it isn’t long before everything begins to sour. It hasn’t rained in Britain for three years and people start to accuse Ruth and Mark of stealing and hoarding water. Cranks and believers are drawn to the property as word spreads of the possible miracle that is rain. Mark copes by spending every waking hour on the land, looking after the animals and trying to keep the government from confiscating the property. Ruth finds the self-imposed exile difficult but is drawn to a group of women called the Sisters of the Rose who have set up camp in one of the fields. As tensions escalate, Ruth makes a decision that will ultimately change all of their lives. Catherine Chanter’s The Well is a haunting novel that probes the fragility of our personal relationships and the mystical connection between people and the places they call home.

A Place Called Winter

by Patrick Gale To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has The bookshop adventure for booklovers followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do Quality Used & New little to shake the foundations of his muted Book Orders Welcome existence – until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything. Contemporary & Classic Fiction Forced to abandon his wife and child, Children’s & Teen Harry signs up for emigration to the newly Gift Vouchers colonised Canadian prairies. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a 15 Neville St, Warkworth • Phone 09 425 8521 admin@unicornbooks.co.nz • Find & like us on Facebook place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness and an evil man of undeniable magnetism that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry Solar power makes you money. It’s not just about free power, an inner strength and capacity for love it’s about having more money in the bank every month, effectively forever! beyond anything he has ever known before. In this exquisite journey of See what our customers say: self-discovery, loosely based on a “Enormous savings on our power bill – real life family mystery, Patrick Gale immediately from the first month” has created an epic, intimate human “We are saving around $200 per drama, both brutal and breathtaking. It is a novel of secrets, sexuality and, month on our power bill” ultimately, of great love. “I can’t speak highly enough of

0800 00 36 37 • www.solarplanet.co.nz Solar / Heat Pumps / Electrical

4 2 5 7 5 63

sp w. ww

Solar Planet also supplies and installs Panasonic heat pumps! Call now for a free quote and experience home comfort this winter.

Call now to receive a copy of our FREE guide to solar power booklet!

d. co .n

the quality of our system and your installers”

Destroy your power bills with

ra yp an aintersauckl

ADVANCED AUTO REFINISHERS LTD

20A Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Contact Andrew 021 425 928 Open: 8am-4.30 Mon - Fri • 8am-12 Sat

localmatters.co.nz/whatson

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

Warkworth Music presents

TRio AMiSTAD “Soundscape | Discovery” Guitar, flute and saxophone

SATURDAY 16th May at 4pm At Ascension Winery, Matakana

Adults $30 • Students Free • Info. Ph 425 7313 or 425 7015

Audiences can expect an unusual repertoire from Trio Amistad.

Musicians form unusual mix An unusual combination of instruments – flute, saxophone and classical guitar – will be featured at a Warkworth Music concert at Ascension Wine Estate on May 16. The recently formed Trio Amistad represents three experienced musicians, all currently based in Wellington. A Trio Sonata by Bach, originally written for organ, has been transcribed for this unusual instrumental combination along with colourful arrangements of familiar works by Debussy, Argentina’s Piazzolla and the flambuoyant De Falla. The programme also includes a new work by New Zealander John Psathas. This work for solo guitar is entitled Muisca and refers to the Chichaspeaking people of Colombia. Jane Curry, who will play the work, has performed in Warkworth on several occasions, last appearing here with the NZ Guitar Quartet. She has won numerous international competitions in North America and is currently the head of the guitar programme at the New Zealand School of Music. Flautist Rebecca Steel has extensive orchestral experience including

Corporate Apparel, T-shirts, Hats, Sports Gear Safety Gear, Pens, Lighters, Coffee Mugs, Bags Water Bottles & More! Need a Brand? Let our Award winning art department create one for you! 18 Silverdale St, Silverdale, Auckland 0932 diane@positiveimage.co.nz

www.positiveimage.co.nz

playing with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic in London. Simon Brew, on saxophone, holds a Masters of Music from the Artez Conservatorium in the Netherlands and has been a contract player for the NZ Symphony Orchestra, as well as overseas orchestras and ensembles. He has toured internationally with Saxcess, Tango Virtuosi and the Four Baritones and has recently been appointed as director of music for the Royal New Zealand. The concert will start at 4pm. Tickets $30 at the door; students free. Info: www.warkworthmusic.org.nz

Older people’s experience of living in a rural community Are you: 75 years or over? Living in Warkworth or surrounding areas? Living independently (own home, with family, retirement village independent unit etc.)? You are invited to take part in an interview to tell us about your views and experiences of living in a rural community. A $20 grocery voucher will be provided to participants. To take part in this research or to find out more please phone Sara Napier on 0800 854 121 This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Northern, Application 15/010. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact Dr Andrew Chrystall, Chair, Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Northern, telephone 09 414 0800 x 43317, email humanethicsnorth@massey.ac.nz.

ASON BINS

A DIVISION OF NORTHLAND WASTE LTD

WHEELIE BINS From

* 2.45 per week

Based on per weekly empty for 80 litre bin. Available in 80, 120 and 240 litre bin sizes for general refuse.

*10c from every bag you buy will be donated to your local hospice - an estimated $15,000 per year!!

*Special conditions apply.

Phone 425 8567 • Mason Bins • www.northlandwaste.co.nz

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

TE HANA TRACTORS GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE • New/Used Tractors and Machinery • In-house Engineer • Mobile Servicing • Repairs • Comprehensive Parts Range Authorised Agents for Kioti and TYM tractors 308 SH1, Te Hana, Wellsford

Wellsford’s up and coming netball stars look the part in their new uniforms.

• PH 09 423 8558

Netball juniors score grant

Give autumn chores the chop. $695

AirBroom BG 56 C-E

Why waste effort raking up leaves and garden waste when this efficient AirBroom with ErgoStart can do the job in minutes? Powerful 27.2cc engine easily handles large areas.

Chainsaw MS 181 C-BE 14”

A lightweight chainsaw built to professional standards, with ErgoStart technology for an easy start every time. Ideal for pruning, clearing and cutting firewood. 31.8cc/1.5kW.

$545

$425

HedgeCutter HS45 600

Tame unruly hedges with this durable, lightweight 600mm HedgeCutter. Petrol-driven engine has the power you need to get the job done in no time.

OUTDOOR & MARINE SMALL ENGINE SPECIALISTS 126 Rodney Street • Wellsford • Ph: 09 423 8182

The Wellsford Junior Netball Club’s competitive spirit has paid dividends. The club has secured an ANZ Netball Grant worth $1200, which includes 22 balls, bibs, gear bags and training equipment. Club coach Stephanie McPherson says the new gear has helped the players get fired up for the season. “It’s awesome to be able to give the girls proper gear to learn the game with,” she says. “Our bibs have been repaired so many times and the balls have all had it.” ANZ is disbursing a total of $100,000 in netball grants to help clubs, schools, social teams and fans this year. Charlene Morrison from ANZ Warkworth says the programme was launched in 2012 to help netballers get to the next level in the game. “Netball is one of the country’s most popular sports. The funding is about inspiring players to go further. This might involve kitting out a team with new gear, helping players get to an ANZ Championship or arranging for

professionals to visit schools or clubs to host a training session. “Wellsford Junior Netball Club has built up an impressive community of more than 72 players, and past representatives often return to coach or umpire. It’s open to anyone in years 1-8 and the many volunteers work incredibly hard each season to fund the equipment needed to play.” Applications to the ANZ Netball Grant Scheme are still open and can be made online at anzcourtside.co.nz until midnight June 7.

Cadwallader wins

About 120 competitors ran in the George Heaven Te Hana Road Race last month. Sam Cadwallader (pictured) recorded the fastest time in the 5.5km race finishing in 19 minutes 45 seconds. Georgia Brierly, 13, was again the fastest woman home, with a time of 24 minutes 35 seconds. It was the first of three running races the Wellsford Runners are holding this year. There will be a race at Hoteo North on June 1 and the Wilkinson View more Trophy Road Race photos online on July 19 at Kaipara localmatters.co.nz Flats.

3 6 YEAR 5 % FINANCE

MONTHS DEFERRED PAY M E NT

Sudoku

solution

1 YEAR SERVICING**

FREE

KUBOTA WORKS FOR YOU. ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. Offer valid 20th April to 31st August 2015 and is available on Kubota tractors over 50hp. *Finance is based on 30% deposit and 36 monthly total term. Lending criteria apply. **1 Year free servicing is based on a maximum of 500 hours.

Your local Sales Contact: local On-Site Service Contact: See your local Kubota dealer for fullYour terms and conditions Richard Wallington • 0274 430780 Brett Dahlkamp • 027 455 5141 richard.wallington@norwood.co.nz brett.dahlkamp@norwood.co.nz

15KB013c

WARRANTY

Norwood Farm Machinery Centre 85 Adams Dr, Pukekohe www.norwood.co.nz/pukekohe

kubota.co.nz

localsport

May 6, 2015

Sport

www.harboursport.co.nz

QUALITY

Unsung heroes of sport

Genealogists elect Bryan Jackson was elected convenor of the Warkworth branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists at their recent annual meeting recently. Other officers elected were: Secretary Christine McClean, treasurer Cheryl Clague, committee – Stephanie McGill, Helen Langdon, Carolyn Williams, Margaret Parkes and Lyn Woodley. Info: Cheryl on 425 9945.

Gill Warren Smith & Warren Design Ltd ARMCHAIR TRAVELS TALK - winter lecture #2

Movies of sailing to and around Antarctic with Sally Smith Venue & details TBA $15 – supporting AIM Contact Gill for booking your seat +64 21 431 098 • gill@smithandwarren.co.nz facebook/smithandwarrendesign

Landscape & Interior Design

Call 09 425 7474 Showroom @ 29 Glenmore Dr. Sales Yard @ 37 Morrison Dr.

By Richard Casutt, sport development manager

The job often goes unrewarded. It can be difficult, you must be able to bring control to chaos, understand fairness, promote safety and encourage good sportsmanship. You are always being scrutinised by the players, coaches and the side-lines. Yet you are critical at all levels of play in all sports. Your role dictates the quality of play, managing the game to allow for the skills to be shown. Although there is a rule book, a great referee is able to manage the ‘black and white’ rules with the art of refereeing – making the right decisions at the right time. The referee is an unsung hero. Officials play an extremely important role in any sport. Without officials giving up their time, most sporting competitions would be unable to function. Along with the rules of the game, officials must fully understand their role before, during and after the game has ended. Thousands of officials go and do their job each week in New Zealand, yet they very rarely get recognised in a positive manner, but turn up week after week. So why do they do it? Officials undertake an important role in the staging of competitions. They provide leadership and guidance to participants, ensuring that the competition is conducted in a safe and fair manner. Qualities such as integrity, honesty, trustworthiness and respect are integral to the role of the official. This includes how they behave and relate to others prior to, during and after competition, how they present themselves as an official, and how they go about their role. Officials are responsible for their actions and attitudes. People expect the official to be a person they can trust to control the competition. The technical element of the sport is often dictated by the quality of officiating. It makes sense that the better quality of officiating, the better skills level is required to play the game. The approach towards officiating needs to be in line with the aims of the competition. For example, junior competitions are usually aimed at fun and skill development rather than winning. Officials should be aware that their approach to officiating can influence the participants’ experience and enjoyment of the sport. Finally, there is a significant pathway for officials in sport. If you are passionate, and are prepared to develop, receive honest feedback and improve your skills you can officiate on the world stage. I became an International Beach Volleyball referee in 1997. Since then I have attended the Sydney, Beijing and London Olympics as an official. I have travelled the world officiating my sport and have refereed at 57 international events in countries all over the world. In New Zealand, you can be a fully professional rugby referee, rugby league referee or cricket umpire. Become an official in a world wide sport and you can go to the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games or officiate professionally overseas. Finally, before you raise your voice at the sports field this weekend, have a think about the value of our referees, and respecting them for the job they are doing for sport in New Zealand.

Mahurangi Matters

VALUE TRUST

• Personal service

• No hidden costs

• Locally owned & operated

• Fully serviced • Finance & warranties available

• 20 years experience

Visit our new yard 24/7

Ph Martin 021 425 488

www.unitedautos.co.nz

OPEN HOURS: Monday-Friday 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday 10 am – 1 pm Or by appointment

Totalspan rodney proud sponsors of

ToTalspan Rodney pRoud sponsoRs of

SCOREBOARD THE scorEBoArD A roundup of sports activities and events in the district

Soccer a Roundup of spoRTs acTiviTies in THe disTRicT Warkworth Football club needs more players for its mixed U17 team. Training Wednesdays 4-5.30pm at Shoesmith Domain. Games on Saturdays (home and ToTalspan Rodney pRoud sponsoRs of away). Info: lewis.gbi@xtra.co.nz Kaipara Knights Soccer Club is looking for members. Matches Saturdays at Port Albert. Info Lindell Ferguson 431 2542 Countryof spoRTs acTiviTies in THe disTRicT aCross Roundup Hoteo North 5km race on June 1. Registration at Hoteo North Hall at 11.30am. ibus omnimolum $5 children $2. Races start 12pm hall.la The Trophy 10km Is Adults quas vendipsantus sint restincti blaborr umquisi musciusat idipitae et qui Wilkinson nus Julysanissit, 18. Enter 11.30am at Kaipara Flats Hall. Racesasstart 1pm. Info: 423 7191 autatur conseri onsequi denimod magnametur? Qui omnimet magnima gnihil il ilictati te nam qui blaboria is amusanitio. Nam excepelenis nima con pore etur? Table Derum estTennis andia perfernatem fugit qui dit auditi cum eum vendusant volupta quam evelit ipitessumHall, aut utTuesdays, am. Matakana 7.30pm. Info: George 423 0424 or Mary 425 8146 simusci llabo Wellsford Squash Club Ucimporrum lautat rerum renducia voloreiur, comniendel ipis et volorrupta sum Primary juniors, Mon from 3.30pm. College juniors, Tues from 3.30pm. voluptatus am eum quis abor aut aut ut dit, nem dolliciurem fugiate moluptus doluptaquis quosant iorepro volor aut inullab ea delis Mixed games on Tuesdays fromorrovitae 9am. eosam, Men’ssoluptas night,volore Wednesdays 4pm. Ladies quam, optisThursdays erum faccaborest, cus, ommoluptat aliquis di quiam arum serianda night, 4pm. Info Christine Crow 432eat7149 or chris_dip@xtra.co.nz qui si reptium dolut quo et haruptature parit, officiunt ex eat quatus, que pro optasim Junior Hockey/Funsticks oluptat ut restiistrum nit et alitias pietus enihil ium sus. Years coRum 0-2, 8.30am Sat. Yrs 2-6 starts Term 2 at new Warkworth hockey turf. oTaTuR Info:exeri Nikki 425Parciendania 9183 tegan.2@clear.net.nz or Sandra sandratom@xtra.co.nz Nonsed occabo. sendio omnimus nonet est et qui sae pera endipitatur aut expereperum restrum harum atur reperumet dipid millibus vel int occae Indoor Bowls doloriorumet et excearciis atibusa ntibeati omnihil molut od earum quis del magnis maMahurangi pra volori ipienie niatus plibus quia veniatibus. as imusam sitio East Community Centre, Illorit Snells Beachvoluptatem at 7pm Thursdays officidel ium int a consequiwith nis raemonthly int vidundae perferum nonemFees, corum.$2. Info: Peter or 1pm Mondays tournaments. 9903 or 027Rodney 291 2744 ga422 nempeRnaTis ToTalspan

THE scorEBoArD

List sports news FREE by emailing 229 sTaTe HigHway 1 news@localmatters.co.nz waRkwoRTH ToTalspan Rodney TOTALSPAN RODNEY 09 422 3149 229pHone sTaTe HigHway 1 Ad eic tem reiunt volut porate ped ma non niendi arum eumque.

229 State Highway 1,

waRkwoRTH Warkworth Phone 09 422 pHone 09 422 31493149

0800 TOTALSPAN (0800 868 257) TOTALSPAN.CO.NZ

out & about... 42

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Choral music journey A treat is in store at the next Kowhai Singers concert with a varied programme ranging from early choral music through to the 20th century. The concert is called And in Songs Divine and will feature the 16th century Palestrina Sanctus and, written a few decades later, Gibbon’s Hosanna and Weelkes’ Gloria. Bach’s bright We Come from the Mountains is also included in the programme. There will be two Kyrie sung – one from Schubert’s Mass in G, and the other a Chamber Choir performance from Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices. The Chamber Choir’s rendition of the old Flanders and Swan favourite Ill Wind offers a lighter and humorous note. The choir will perform at Puhoi’s Saints Peter and Paul Church, Friday May 8 at 7.30pm and then at Warkworth Presbyterian Church Saturday May 9 at 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased from choir members, Not Just Hats, Maria’s Florist, or at the door.

PM supports Omaha charity golf day

Golfers at Omaha took a swing for charity last month, raising $110,000 from a tournament, dinner and auction. Proceeds will be shared with the Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, which is raising money for its new building in Glenmore Drive. About 300 guests attended the dinner at the Omaha Beach Golf Club including guest speaker Prime Minister John Key. Part of the funds raised will be spent by the club on general maintenance, and to upgrade drainage and irrigation on the course. The dinner included 60 silent and 20 live auctions of prizes generously donated by businesses and individuals. The highest bid was $14,000 for a dinner for six, prepared by food and wine columnist Lauraine Jacobs and with special guests John and Bronagh Key. Another bidder paid $8000 for a round of golf with the Prime Minister. MC Judge Gerard Winter kept the guests well informed and entertained. As well as addressing the guests, Mr Key answered some pre-selected questions from the floor. In response to a question from the staff of Warkworth Wellsford Hospice, the Prime Minister said if he were told he only had six months to live, his biggest concern would be to make sure his family would be all right.

The Prime Minister meets Warkworth Wellsford Hospice volunteers.

Hospice advisory board chair Darryl Soljan thanked guests for attending and asked them to consider making an additional gift to the hospice’s building project, which attracts no government funding. “You have heard about the difference a new hospice facility will make to patients – how much more we will do for them, how much better we can make the time they have left,” he said. The project has a total cost of $6.5 million and hospice has $5 million of the cost already raised or pledged. It is seeking a further $1.5 million from individuals, organisations and trusts before construction begins in spring this year. For more information on the hospice project, call campaign manager Lesley Ingham on 425 9535 or visit www.warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz

Regiment days recalled Guest speaker at the April meeting of Warkworth Men’s Probus Club was Warkworth resident John Clark who spoke of his three years in the Lifeguards Regiment of the Household Cavalry. He joined the regiment aged 18 to avoid being conscripted to do his two years National Service. His father was, at the time, an NCO in the Household Cavalry in Windsor, where John was born. He spoke with humour of his “three kiwis” – black Kiwi Boot polish, a huge Kiwi carved on a hillside in England during World War II by New Zealand troops, and his wife who he married after emigrating to New Zealand. He spoke of the honour he had in twice taking part in the Trooping the Colour in Whitehall. His saddest memory was of the IRA car bomb in Hyde Park which killed four troopers and many horses in 1982. For information about Warkworth Men’s Probus, phone Bill Speed 425 8414.

Snells sea wall completed A $100,000 sea wall at Snells Beach has been completed. The 80-metre timber barrier is to prevent further erosion along the waterfront walkway.

Tide Times

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

May 6

May 7

May 8

May 9

2:30am 8:50am 2:51pm 9:19pm

Moon

0.7 3:12am 3.1 9:33am 0.6 3:32pm 3.3 10:01pm

7:03am 5:31pm

Sun Fishing Guide

Auckland Area Sea Watch Matakana Marine Seawatch

7:04am 5:30pm

Best At

1:28am 1:54pm

0.7 3:57am 3.1 10:17am 0.6 4:15pm 3.3 10:45pm

7:05am 5:29pm

Best At

2:20am 2:46pm

0.7 4:44am 3.1 11:03am 0.6 5:00pm 3.3 11:33pm

3:13am 3:40pm

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

May 11

May 12

May 13

May 14

May 15

May 16

May 17

May 18

May 19

May 20

May 21

May 22

2:18am 8:23am 2:42pm 8:49pm

3:18am 9:23am 3:46pm 9:53pm

0.7 5:34am 0.7 12:24am 3.2 1:19am 3.1 11:52am 3.1 6:27am 0.8 7:24am 0.7 5:50pm 0.7 12:44pm 3.1 1:41pm 6:44pm 0.8 7:45pm 3.2

7:06am 5:28pm

Best At

Sun

May 10

7:06am 5:27pm

Best At

4:07am 4:34pm

7:07am 5:27pm

Best At

5:02am 5:29pm

7:08am 5:26pm

Best At

5:56am 6:22pm

3.2 0.8 3.1 0.8

7:09am 5:25pm

Best At

6:49am 7:15pm

3.2 0.7 3.1 0.8

7:10am 5:24pm

Best At

7:42am 8:08pm

3.2 4:17am 0.7 10:23am 3.1 4:49pm 0.7 10:53pm

7:11am 5:23pm

Best At

8:34am 9:01pm

3.3 5:16am 0.6 11:20am 3.2 5:48pm 0.7 11:50pm

7:11am 5:22pm

Best At

9:27am 9:54pm

3.3 6:12am 3.4 12:43am 0.5 1:35am 0.5 12:15pm 0.4 7:06am 3.4 7:59am 3.3 6:44pm 3.4 1:08pm 0.3 1:59pm 7:37pm 3.5 8:27pm 0.6 7:12am 5:22pm

Best At

10:21am 10:48pm

7:13am 5:21pm

Best At

11:16am 11:44pm

12:12pm

2:25am 8:50am 2:47pm 9:15pm

7:14am 5:20pm

Best At

0.5 3.4 0.3 3.5

7:15am 5:20pm

Best At

12:40am 1:08pm

0.5 3:14am 3.4 9:40am 0.4 3:34pm 3.5 10:03pm

7:15am 5:19pm

Best At

1:36am 2:03pm

0.6 4:03am 3.3 10:28am 0.4 4:20pm 3.4 10:50pm

7:16am 5:18pm

Best At

2:30am 2:57pm

0.6 3.2 0.5 3.3

Best At

3:23am 3:49pm

Last New Quarter Moon Set 8:34am Set 9:31am Set 10:25am Set 11:16am Set 12:03pm Set 12:47pm Rise 12:03am Rise 1:09am Rise 2:16am Rise 3:23am Rise 4:31am Rise 5:39am Rise 6:45am Rise 7:49am Rise 8:49am Rise 9:43am Rise 10:32am Rise 7:11pm Rise 8:01pm Rise 8:56pm Rise 9:56pm Rise 10:58pm Set 1:28pm Set 2:07pm Set 2:46pm Set 3:25pm Set 4:05pm Set 4:48pm Set 5:34pm Set 6:23pm Set 7:16pm Set 8:11pm Set 9:08pm *Not for navigational purposes.

Good Fishing

Fair Fishing

Not So Good

www.tidewiz.com

www.tidespy.com

www.ofu.co.nz

Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

For the latest wind and swell information for the Auckland area, go to: www.tidespy.com/?place=3005

MATAKANA MARINE AUTHORISED MERCURY AND VOLVO PENTA AGENTS Phone 09 422 7822 • Email matakanamarine@xtra.co.nz • www.matakanamarine.co.nz

Your one stop shop for your marine needs!

localmatters.co.nz/whatson

what’s on

May 8 8&9

8 9 9 9 10

10 11 12 12 16 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 24 30 30 31

See What’s On at localmatters.co.nz for a full list of upcoming events

And Song Divine, Kowhai Singers concert, Puhoi Catholic Church, 7.30pm. Tickets $20 from Maria’s Florist, Not Just Hats or at the door. Info: Roger on 425 7576 (see story p 42) Open Day, Kowhai Art and Craft Centre, SH1, Warkworth Showgrounds entrance. Demonstrations include painting, pottery, felting, spinning, weaving, knitting, porcelain painting, silk painting, glass art, leatherwork, calligraphy, book art, printmaking, freeform kreations & flax weaving; 10am-2pm. All welcome. Warkworth Red Cross celebrates its centenary, Warkworth Methodist Church hall, noon. Sir Don McKinnon will be guest speaker. Tickets $7. Info: Cunitia 425 5800 (see story p28) Raise a Glass charity wine tasting & auction, Ascension Wine Estate, organised by Warkworth Rotary, from 3pm. Info: 422 9601 (see story p34) And Songs Divine, Kowhai Singers concert, Mahurangi Presbyterian Church, 7.30pm. Tickets $20 from Maria’s Florist, Not Just Hats or at the door. Info: Roger on 425 7576 (see story p42) Plunket Market Day, Mahurangi East Library, 21 Hamatana Road, Snells Beach, 10am-2pm (see story p27) War on Weeds weeding days at Sandspit and Warkworth, 9am11am. Meet by the skip bin on Kanuka Street in Sandspit and at Lucy Moore Park by the stormwater pond. Wear old gardening clothes and bring gloves. Mothers Day Wellsford playgroup, Wellsford Plunket, 90 Rodney Street, 10am (see story p27) Snells Beach/Warkworth playgroup, Springboard Community Works, 58 Hamatana Road, 10am Wellsford Promotions annual meeting, Wellsford Community Centre, 6pm. Info: 423 8239 Trio Amistad concert, presented by Warkworth Music, Ascension Wine Estate, at 4pm (see story p39) Wellsford Greenways Plan consultation at the Old Wellsford Library, 3-6pm Plunket Market Day, The Fishing Club, 30 Rodney Street, Wellsford, 10am-2pm Wedding Fair, Ascension Wine Estate, 10am-2pm (see ad p32) Understanding Your Farming business programme for women, Wellsford. Info: rachel@awdt.org.nz Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Tony Dunlop & Sharon Kast on NZ’s Southern Islands, Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, at 7.30pm Autumn Harmonies concert, Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth, 2pm (see story p 36) Warkworth Museum open day including working vintage machines, from 10am War on Weeds amnesty day, Warkworth Showgrounds, 9.30am2.30pm. Invasive species only. Big Guns Come Out to Play, charity concert for Warkworth Town Hall restoration, Ascension Wine Estate, 4pm (see story p6) Open Day, Warkworth Fire Brigade, Church Hill, 10am-12 noon. Puhoi Farmers Market, 9am-1pm

June 1

Bingo, Upstairs New Masonic Hall, Warkworth, 7pm. Fundraiser for Warkworth Museum.

List your event directly on our What’s On calendar at localmatters.co.nz/whatson or email to editor@localmatters.co.nz

May 6, 2015

Mahurangi Matters

th At What’s On This Mon

RSA THE WARKWORTH EVENTS Friday nights, no cover, entertainment through May includes:

Klassic Trax on the 8th, Gary Pallett on the 15th, Gerry Lee on the 22nd and 2 flat Whites & a Mocca on the 29th. P L U S Our 2nd annual

“Kay's Local Knowledge Trivia Night" on Saturday 16th May just $30 for a team of up to six and get ready for The Doobies Tribute on Saturday 13th June, just $20 - tickets at the bar

Anyone can join the Warkworth RSA just roll up after 11am or phone 425 8568

WARKWORTH

Mahurangi Matters

May 6, 2015

localmatters.co.nz

Mahurangi East juniors awarded

From left, Alastair Pearce, Don Matheson, David Theyers and Murray Billington.

Warkworth’s top tennis seniors do it again Six members of the Warkworth-based Lower Northland Seniors competed in the Tennis New Zealand Seniors Teams Event held in Christchurch over Easter weekend. A total of 68 teams entered the event, which was held in fiveyear age groups ranging from 35 to 75-plus. Warkworth’s 70+ men’s side beat Otago, Canterbury, Taranaki and Thames Valley to retain the title it won in Tauranga last year.

The team was ably lead by David Theyers, who dropped only four sets over the three day tournament. Two Lower Northland players, Gloria Wilmot and Margaret Marr, combined with players from Gisborne, Blenheim, and Nelson to win the 70+ women’s title as well, making this a very successful foray to the South Island for Warkworth tennis stalwarts.

The Mahurangi East Tennis Club held its annual junior prizegiving recently after a successful season. Results as follows: Most improved beginner, Morgen Meredith; most improved player 8-11, Sam Bayer (pictured); most improved player 12-18, Jozef Ujdur; junior girls champion 8-11, Anjelina Ujdur; runner-up, Madison Jane-Rashleigh; junior boys champion 8-11, Matthew Elder; runner-up, James Elder; junior boys champion 12-18, Cameron Keats; runner-up, Jozef Ujdur; junior girls champion 1218, Paris Toomey; runner-up, Zarnika Rawlinson.

Grow old gracefully safe in the knowledge that your affairs are in order Some people call it ‘elder law’ - we just call it common sense. For asset planning, enduring powers of attorney, wills, retirement village licenses or leases, PPPR applications, living wills and medical directives.... scoot on over to our place.

09 422 2190

27 Percy Street, Warkworth www.wynyardwood.co.nz Lawyers