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NZ and Honduras will go head-to-head in an Under 20s soccer clash in Warkworth on Thursday, May 21. Paul Gothard (left), who is the assistant coach for NZ’s Under 20 side, and Jorge Ponce, an Honduras national who plays for Warkworth, hope Warkworth will roll out the welcome mat for the Honduras representative side, which will be in town for 12 days.

“In the first instance, it means job security for our existing workforce,” he says. “But it will require additional staff as well.”

The maintenance contract covers network management, maintenance of the road surface, drainage, guard rails, vegetation control, lighting, 24-hour emergency callouts and slip response.

Rob says the deal has been in the

Warkworth will be part of a global sporting event when it plays host to the Honduras Under-20 squad this month.

The Warkworth Football Club has pulled off a minor coup in winning a bid to host Honduras for 12 days, in the lead-up to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Club official Kyle Deans says Taupo was in the running to host the squad, but a reminder that Warkworth was several degrees warmer clinched the deal.

“This is a massive opportunity for Warkworth,” Kyle says. “Some of the Honduras team members will be the superstars of the game in future.”

The 30-man squad will stay at the Bridgehouse and Warkworth Inn, and will train at Shoesmith Domain and Warkworth Showgrounds.

A match against the Under-20 All Whites at Shoesmith Domain on Thursday May 21, starting at 3.30pm, is expected to attract thousands.

The details of a second exhibition match, which will be played on Sunday May 24, were still being finalised when Mahurangi Matters went to press. Details will be posted on the localmatters.co.nz as soon as

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Wharehine seals road maintenance deal Job security and new employment opportunities are likely to be two of the immediate benefits of a multi million dollar deal signed between Wellsfordbased road contracting company Wharehine and Fulton Hogan.

The NZ Transport Agency has awarded Fulton Hogan a seven year contract with a conditional two year extension for state highway maintenance, from Puhoi/Kumeu north to Cape Reinga,

which starts on July 1.

The contract covers 880km, encompassing the seven highways that make up the northern highway network.

Sub-contractors Wharehine will manage the southern section, from the Brynderwyns south, totalling 150 kms.

Company managing director Rob Gibson says the contract represents an exciting opportunity for the company, which has just under 100 employees.

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Australasian contracting company Fulton Hogan has formed an alliance with Wellsford-based Wharehine. Pictured are Kevin Hoskin (left) and Rob Gibson.

pipeline for about eight months.

“It’s great news for the district because local wages stay local. We’re extremely proud that a local company gets to be involved in such a major contract.”

Fulton Hogan’s NZTA maintenance divisional manager Kevin Hoskin says Wharehine was a “good fit”.

“We have the same culture and values,” he says. “We’re really pleased to have them onboard.”

Kevin says that in a new initiative, NZTA required the main contractor to allocate a minimum of 27 per cent of the

value of the contract to sub-contractors.

“The idea is that there is healthy competition, with no one company dominating the market.

“Wharehine made sense in terms of its location and good reputation.”

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Kyle says the games will be “full-on football” as Honduras counts down to the tournament start.

“Warkworth got to host the team largely because of the support of local businesses like Ray White Bogue, the Bridgehouse, Metro Scaffolding, Warkworth Fitness Centre and Hireworks, and the Mahurangi Rugby Club. We didn’t have a lot of time to put our offer together but that’s when a small community spirit really comes to the fore.”

There will be no charge to attend the Honduras games, but the proceeds of a sausage sizzle and raffles will go towards the travel costs and expenses for Lara Sutton, who has been chosen for an NFF side playing in Australia later this year.

The Government has contributed $5.5 million to the under 20 tournament, which is the second largest men’s competition in FIFA’s global calendar.

A total of 52 matches will be played across Whangarei, Christchurch, Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Dunedin.

The event has an estimated television audience of 170 million and is widely regarded as a breeding ground for future talent with 582 Under-20 players going on to participate in the FIFA World Cup – 30 of them in World Cup winning teams.

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The Omaha Golf Club is facing a hefty bill following a driver’s senseless joy ride.

Vandal wrecks green Passenger numbers on the Kowhai Connection has increased, but patronage has been falling this year.

More stops for Kowhai Connection The Kowhai Connection bus service is being expanded with a larger route and a bigger bus, but it will no longer run on Sundays or public holidays.

The service started as a one-year trial in 2013, with stops in Warkworth, Matakana and Snells Beach, seven days a week. There was also an on-call service for passengers in Omaha, Point Wells, Algies Bay and Whangateau.

Auckland Transport spokesperson Mark Hannan says the on-call service will now be scrapped from May 25 due to significant costs, but the route has been expanded to service those areas.

“The reality of on-call is that the community has been using it more like a heavily subsidised taxi rather than a bus service,” Mr Hannan says.

There will be new stops at Whangateau Hall, Alexander Road bus shelter in Algies Bay, Point Wells Hall bus shelter and at the corner of Omaha Drive and Meiklejohn Way. The van will be replaced with a 24-seat bus, due to feedback from users.

“There’s anecdotal evidence that many elderly and ‘less mobile’ people are not using the Kowhai Connection because of accessibility issues with the van.”

The bus will stop running on Sundays and public holidays due to a lack of passengers.

The timetable will also start earlier to allow for more school passengers and work commuters.

Although passenger numbers had been steadily increasing, averaging about 40 a day, there has been

a decline in numbers this year. The service is still well behind the 66 daily passengers required to make it viable.

The service is being extended for another two years, or until the new Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) is implemented.

“PTOM will mean the Kowhai Connection, like other public transport services, will go to tender.

This is expected to be later next year. In the next few months we will go back to Warkworth with more details on any proposed service for the area and ask for feedback to fine-tune the proposed service.”

PTOM changes the way bus services are contracted around the country with the aim of growing patronage with less reliance on subsidies, by making public transport more commercial.

Meanwhile, a campaign to get a bus service in Wellsford is gaining momentum after a resident conducted a survey of about 600 people.

Valerie Jarvis surveyed over about six months, after becoming frustrated with the lack of Council services in Wellsford. She plans to present the findings to Auckland Transport.

“There are a lot of aging people in Wellsford who are unable to drive and are basically trapped. We pay Auckland rates but we aren’t even mentioned in the transport plan.

“One man I’ve been talking to has had a stroke and can’t drive. His family don’t have time to drive him around so he is stuck. Having a service to Warkworth would at least allow people to access Work and Income NZ, the optometrists and supermarkets.”

A wanton act of vandalism on the fourth hole at Omaha Golf Club last week has left members reeling.

Incoming general manager Mike Reid says the damage was discovered on Wednesday morning, May 13.

It appears that during the previous night, a vehicle drove onto the course somewhere near the Mangatawhiri Road and Broadlands Drive roundabout, and did six or seven wheelies around the hole, completely destroying the surface.

Repairing the damage could cost the non-profit club anywhere between $30,000 and $40,000.

“It’s a real kick in the guts,” Mike says. “‘Bitterly disappointed’ is probably the nicest way to describe how we feel at the moment.”

Police say the incident appears to have been a one-off stunt. They are examining security camera footage and interviewing a neighbour who thought they heard a car around 10pm.

Just last month, the club held a charity golf day, which raised over $110,000 for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice and for general maintenance at the club.

“The club gives a tremendous amount back to the community and a lot of the work that we do is contributed by volunteers,” Mike says.

While repairs will be attempted as quickly as possible, he says it won’t happen overnight.

“Building a green is a highly specialised business.

Once the police have finished their investigation at the site, we’ll need to assess the damage to the irrigation system and the other stuff that’s below the surface. Re-growing the grass at this time of year will be especially hard but the alternative of sourcing ready-turf will be costly.

“We’ll have to come up with some creative solutions in the interim. After all, who wants to play on a 17hole golf course!”

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OFF THE RECORD Extraordinary advice The Citizens Advise Bureau prides itself on going the extra mile for clients. At the Warkworth Area Liaison Group meeting last month a member recounted how she was once asked to phone a brothel. “I actually did and had the most peculiar conversation.” Talk about going beyond the call of duty...

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Rodney’s rates spend

is just a further theft from Rodney ratepayers to replace the money already taken from them.

Peter Georgetti, Warkworth

* On May 7, Auckland Council’s Budget Committee agreed 15 votes to seven to an interim transport levy of $114 a year for non-business ratepayers and $183 for business ratepayers, for the first three years of the Long-term Plan 2015-2025.

Common thread The bane of Rodney is roads. The targeted levy, in reality, is a rate increase. A name change doesn’t alter what it is, it is just another rort of the people of Rodney.

With the rateable properties within the area, their contribution far exceeds the $6.5 million, which is the purported additional road spend.

The residential increase more than realises that figure before the business contribution is included.

A very good example of T.R.A (Targeted Rate Abuse) is the Araparera Joint Venture fiasco administered by the now defunct Rodney District Council. After nearly 30 years of mismanagement, the rural sector of North Rodney just breaks even. This has been hailed to have had multiple benefits. It probably did for some, but not for those who paid into the scheme. If the money had been placed into a bank investment account, the return would have been near twice the gross total realised.

If this is success then the benchmark

Lance Taylor, Dome Valley

Councillor’s accountability Look up Penny Webster’s job description as the Chairman of the extremely powerful Finance and Performance Committee of Auckland Council. It reads “Responsible for monitoring overall financial management and the performance of the Council parent organisation and the financial monitoring of the Auckland Council group.”

In other words, the final accountability of Auckland Council’s financial performance and final accountability for the performance of service delivery by Council is hers.

The buck stops with Penny Webster.

After the mayor and deputy mayor positions, Webster is the third most powerful Councillor in all of Auckland. She is the inner planning circle of three, and therefore Len Brown’s vital voting partner.

Now we have a 9.9 per cent rate increase to soak up extra poor performance costs, despite promises from Len Brown to limit rates rises to just 2.5 per cent. The performance of Auckland Council is shaping into an

even worse version of Rodney District Council. Enough is enough and it’s time to end this madness. Start holding those responsible to public account.

Catherine Lusk, Wellsford

Set net findings challenged A claim by Council sources (MM Apr 15) that the set net monitoring programme at Omaha Beach ‘had failed to find a single net this summer’ is completely erroneous.

I include for your reference a total of four complaints forwarded to the Council’s Set Net Complaint lodgment facility of setnet@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

I would also like to comment that this set net email address received virtually no publicity as to its operation and as a result people were unaware that such a data collection point even existed.

In all respects, Council seems determined to downplay the danger that these illegal nets expose beach goers to (particularly children) and I have no doubt that there is going to be a tragedy one day that could and should have been prevented by Council simply listening to the reasoned and united calls of its ratepayers to ban these appalling fishing devices.

You may recall that a petition seeking a set net ban backed by 1100 Omaha residents and fully supported by the Rodney Local Board was simply pushed aside or disregarded by a small continued next page

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I see that Len Brown is promoting that all residential ratepayers in the Rodney ward should be charged an extra $104 per year as a transport levy and $156 per year for businesses (MM May 6)*. This would not be so bad if Auckland Council had been spending the rates collected from the Rodney area in Rodney, over the last four to five years.

What is really alarming is that our Councillor, Penny Webster, welcomes this news instead of standing up to Len Brown and demanding that he should spend some of the money he has siphoned off from Rodney ratepayers on Rodney, instead of spending it on his pet projects south of the harbour bridge. Cr Webster is well aware that there has been a huge deficit between rates gathered and spending in Rodney. We should be demanding a fairer share of our rates to be spent from whence they came.

It is also important that these rates are used on the urgent priorities and not on frivolous things like expensive toilet blocks, statues or trying to renovate a decrepit old building past its use-bydate like the Warkworth Town Hall.

There are so many small issues of irresponsible wasted spending (there is not enough space here to print them all). We must change the attitude and get the spending where it is most needed.

I urge Cr Webster and all Board members to challenge Len Brown to return our misappropriated funds before a levy is considered. This levy

for failure is set very low. No wonder Auckland Council is such a financial mess. The duty of good governance has not been understood by those holding the purse. This theme seems to be just a continuance of the RDC standard which had previously plagued us. Is there a common thread?

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group of Councillors. Persons whom I mistakenly believed were actually employed to represent and support the communities that elected them?

After two years of hearings and presentations to Council representatives seeking this ban, we appear to be no further ahead here and I am aware that Omaha residents are now incredibly frustrated with Council’s lack of support and evident inadequacy to put in place a sensible piece of legislation to protect its ratepayers!

Chris Martin, Omaha

Poor rates return Len Brown and Penny Webster have good news for all of us whose health, safety and property is under threat from the dusty, dangerous dirt roads we have to live with.

The road sealing budget in Rodney will increase from $1 million to $3.3 million per year. Time to celebrate?

Not so fast! Mayor Brown will charge us an additional $100 per year to pay for this pathetic and totally inadequate band aid.

In my neighbourhood, on Beach Street in Sandspit, Auckland Council extracts about $70,000 p.a. from about 30 properties. In return, Council sends a grading contractor once a year, but only after residents complain that the road has again become a real danger to public safety. Total cost: $2000.

Council does not provide any other service to the residents of our street.

Where is the $68,000 left from our rates going?

Well, I guess into Mr Brown’s budget for fancy projects in Auckland. It is really time that we raise our voices and use our votes, both at local and national level.

Northland has shown us the way.

If we keep voting for the likes of Lenny and Penny, we will get pennies and pay big dollars. Enough is enough!

Gerhard Zieroth, Sandspit

Speed limit puzzle We have moved into the Sandspit area

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recently and absolutely love everything about the general environment.

One thing though puzzles me regarding local road speed signs.

The main road through from Warkworth to Matakana is designated 80 kph which is quite sensible bearing in mind how busy it is.

The worrying thing is Sandspit Road and Sharp Rd are both undulating with several tricky corners and many private entrances yet are designated 100kph.

It seems a no brainer to me that this situation is plain nonsensical and dangerous, and should be rectified in the earliest possible timeframe.

I drive approximately 40,000kms a year all around the North Island for work purposes and these are some of the worst examples I have seen.

Graeme Burton, Sandspit Auckland Transport responded:

Sandspit Road has an 80km/hr speed limit for approximately the first kilometre, from the edge of the Warkworth urban area. This area has a lot of lifestyle blocks gaining access from the road and some tighter bends which justify the lower speeds.

Beyond that point it becomes a 100km/hr zone for the next approximately six kilometres to the intersection with Sharp Road and Mahurangi East Road. Sharp Road is a 100km/hr zone for its entire length The speed limits on Sharp Road and the 100km/hr section of Sandspit Road reflect the rural environment the roads pass through. While there are bends that constrain speeds on parts of these roads, the operating speeds on the straight sections of the road are consistent with the rural open road environment.

While the 100 km/h zone is consistent with the current Land Transport Setting of Speed Limits Rule, the national Safe System approach to Speed Management will prioritise safe speeds for high-crash risk roads. This national approach will encourage a review of rural environments like Sandspit Road to see if further changes are warranted.

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Warkworth gives big to help Nui recover Writers urged to A shipping container full of clothes, water, food and other essential items is on its way to Tuvalu, thanks to the generosity of the Warkworth community.

Mahurangi College support teacher Situila Neleta made an appeal in the April 15 issue of Mahurangi Matters, on behalf of the small Pacific island of Nui, part of the Tuvalu group, which was devastated in Cyclone Pam in March.

The 70 families on the island were relying on overseas aid after the cyclone wiped out their crops and destroyed most of their buildings, and left them without fresh drinking water or electricity.

“It’s hard for me to find the words to express my gratitude,” Situila says.

“We only had about a week to collect the donations and the response from Warkworth was amazing.

“When we told our families on Nui what the people of Warkworth had done for them, they were encouraged and very grateful.”

Situila thanked everyone who donated, but also made special mention of the help received from Mahurangi College principal David Macleod, local schools, churches and the Maygrove Retirement Village.

“Warkworth Car and Truck Rental let us use a van free of charge to transport the donations to the container in Auckland.”

There are about 45 Tuvaluan students at the college, including 10 from Nui.

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Readers are being encouraged to get their creative juices flowing and consider entering the 2015 Mahurangi Matters Short Story Competition.

It has been several years since the competition was last held, but interest from the community has prompted its return.

Mahurangi Matters editor Jannette Thompson says the introduction of a teen section this year will be an opportunity for young people to get involved.

There will be cash prizes for the best general fiction and best teen-fiction (written by a teenager) entries, and the two best runners up in each category will receive book vouchers sponsored by The Village Bookshop in Matakana.

The winners will be published in our December and January issues.

Children’s author Lorraine Orman and Warkworth librarian Lisa Outwin will judge the stories. In past competitions, the judges have been impressed by the calibre of the stories and are looking forward to an equally diverse range of topics this year.

To enter, you must submit an original unpublished short story with a Mahurangi/Kaipara connection.

The length of the stories should be between 1200 and 1400 words. The competition will open in July and authors will have until October 31 to submit their entries. Full entry details including terms and conditions will be available on our website at localmatters.co.nz from July onwards.

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Viewpoint Greg Sayers, Rodney Local Board greg.sayers@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

How the votes were cast This month’s Viewpoint is about you considering your own point of view!

With the Mayor and Councillors being in the press a lot around Auckland’s rate increases, I am continually being asked what the Mayor and Councillors are doing, and in particular how Cr Penny Webster is voting on matters. In response, summarised below, are the voting records. It is prudent to remember that Councillors have to consider both local and regional priorities. You may wish to create your own opinion about the decisions being made.

On 5 November 2014, the Mayor, 20 Councillors and two Maori members considered the Mayor’s “wish list” with its associated 10 year spending budget and rate increases. Debate included having an average rate increase of 2.5% and asking Council to find savings from internal costs. The Mayor voted against this, as did Cr Webster and 14 other Councillors. Seven Councillors voted in favour.

Because there were more votes against, this “thrifty approach” was squashed.

Instead, an average rate increase of 3.5%, along with other conditions, was suggested. The Mayor, Cr Webster and 14 other Councillors voted in favour.

Seven Councillors voted against this level of rate increase but lost 16 to 7. This meant a 3.5% rate increase was included as an option.

Spending on the City Rail Link was also debated. One idea put forward was not to spend $1.925 billion on its construction, but instead spend $287.5 million to purchase the required land. Also proposed was construction not commencing until the true cost of this immense project was confirmed and the amount of funding from Central Government also verified. The Mayor, Cr Webster and 14 other Councillors voted against this wary approach. The suggestion was lost 16 to 7.

Transport funding instead went to a new vote, which included committing ratepayers to a City Rail Link budget of $2.213 billion. The Mayor voted for this and he was supported by Cr Webster and 14 Councillors. Seven of the Councillors voted against.

The next day of related voting was on 18 December 2014. The Governing Body (no Maori Board vote) met to approve the now revised budget. The Mayor voted to approve it, supported by Cr Webster and 11 other Councillors. Eight voted not to approve it. The result was the budget was approved for public feedback.

On 7 and 8 May, after public feedback, the Budget Committee reconvened to vote on any changes. A surprise transport levy was mooted by the Mayor, jumping the rate increase up to an average of 9.9%. Cr Webster and 14 Councillors voted to support his change. Seven Councillors protested and voted against it, but lost.

The final vote ratifying the budget and rate increases will be held 25 June.

Note: The specific wording of each Council resolution, including detail on how Councillors voted and the Minutes of the various Committees may be accessed online at infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

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Fulton Hogan board member Hanlin Johnstone cuts the ribbon and officially opens the new Millwater interchange. Pictured with Clayton Reid from Highgate Business Park (left) and Graeme Causer (centre) from WFH Properties Ltd.

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Ara Tūhono Pūhoi to Warkworth Information Days The NZ Transport Agency invites you to our upcoming information days for the Pūhoi to Warkworth section of the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance.

Find out about project progress since 2014 and view a draft version of the Urban and Landscape Design Framework (ULDF).

Tuesday 26 May 4pm – 7pm Pūhoi Sports Club, Pūhoi Domain, Pūhoi

Thursday 28 May 4pm – 7pm Old Masonic Hall, 3 Baxter Street, Warkworth

For more information on the draft ULDF visit www.nzta.govt.nz/ puhoi-warkworth. Alternatively you can call us at 0800 P2W NZTA (0800 729 6982) or email puhoi-warkworth@nzta.govt.nz.

The new northern motorway on and off ramps at Millwater opened last week to reduce traffic congestion in Silverdale and the Hibiscus Coast Highway.

The State Highway One interchange, between the Silverdale and Orewa exits, provides direct access to Millwater, Wainui Road and the future commercial area at Highgate.

About 16,000 vehicles are predicted to use the interchange every day by 2021, and more than 4500 people are expected to be employed in the Highgate Business Park by 2025.

The interchange includes a northbound off-ramp on SH1, which links to Wainui Road and circles across the overbridge to Millwater and Highgate, an upgrade of Wainui Road including two new roundabouts, widening of the Millwater Parkway from Bankside Road to the overbridge, and a southbound on-ramp to SH1 from Millwater Parkway.

Millwater Parkway residents who attended the opening said they were looking forward to a reduction in traffic and construction.

Les and Coral Nordstrand were one of the first residents in the development three years ago and say the growth and construction in the area has been rapid. It would only take a minute to get on to the motorway now, instead of

having to drive to Orewa or Silverdale.

The interchange was a requirement of the original consents issued to the developers by the former Rodney District Council when the new subdivision and business park were proposed.

Millwater residential subdivision developer WFH Properties Ltd and Highgate collaborated on the project. Construction was undertaken

by Ross Reid Contractors, Woods and Fulton Hogan. Work began 15 months ago.

The ramps were seen as crucial in obtaining consent for the development of the Peninsula Golf Club land in Whangaparaoa by PLDL and restrictions were placed on how many properties could be constructed there prior to the building of the ramps in order to mitigate traffic congestion.

The project was budgeted to cost $16.9 million, but geotechnical conditions, weather and traffic controls pushed this out to $17.2 million.

The NZ Transport Agency worked with the developers and Auckland Transport in the planning and design of the ramps and road connections as well as ensuring they complied with standards. The Transport Agency is responsible for operation and maintenance. Full ownership of the interchange will be handed over to NZTA in a year.

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Books carry Hospice message

Samantha Noyer from Flooring First Warkworth and Wharehine Contractors engineer Jared McGee Engineer helped raise $850 at last years Blue Light fundraiser.

Doing time for a Blue Light Rodney police will lock up a group of local identities for charity this month, as part of a North Rodney Blue Light fundraiser at The Warehouse in Snells Beach.

The Time4Youth fundraiser, on Saturday May 23 from 11am to 1pm, will see local personalities and goodsorts locked up in a makeshift prison cell to “do time to stop youth crime”.

This year Rodney College principal Irene Symes and deputy principal Johan van Deventer, along with Tapora School principal Ingrid Stewart will be jailed until enough funds are raised for their bail and release.

People are encouraged to come down and support those inside the cells and make a donation.

The aim is to raise both awareness

and funds for Blue Light events and programmes in the area. Blue Light is a youth charity that works in partnership with Police to reduce the incidence of youth becoming a victim or perpetrator of crime.

The programmes rely on fundraising and sponsorship.

Blue Light community youth coordinator Shane Gould says it’s great to have so many people willing to give up their time for the event.

“Funds raised will help send those in need to the Blue Light Life Skills camps where they can engage in a week long residential programme and gain valuable leadership and life skills,” he says.

Dozens of books are being set free in the community this week, in the hope that people will find them and take them home to read and give feedback on Facebook.

More than 50 novels, non-fiction titles and children’s books are being dropped in random places by Warkworth Wellsford Hospice staff, to celebrate Hospice Awareness Week.

Warkworth Wellsford Hospice general manager Kathryn Ashworth says each book comes with an attractive bookmark containing a brief message about hospice.

“We hope people will read the message and remember that hospice is here when a life-limiting illness affects someone they know,” she says.

“Most people want to be at home when they are sick, and we will do whatever we can to make that possible.”

Kathryn says most patients find it hard to accept when they are told their illness cannot be cured. At this stage, hospice can help by providing information about medications and treatment options, offering counselling and helping access benefits, equipment and practical support.

The aim is to help patients to carry on living as fully as possible, for as long as possible.

Hospice nurse Karen Williamson (left) and Wellsford Hospice Shop manager Gaye Ward are releasing books into the wild this week.

Patients whose illness is more advanced can receive regular phone calls and visits from a hospice nurse, as well as services such as massage therapy, volunteers to provider respite for carers, and access to the inpatient unit at Takapuna.

“Whether a patient is relatively well or very ill, our focus is on helping them to do the things they still want to do.”

To keep tabs on hospice’s book drop, go to www.facebook.com/wwhospice and Like the page.

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Mahurangi Christian School in Snells Beach could be sold within months, but will continue to operate as a Christian school for primary students.

The school’s owner, the Snells Beach Baptist Church, has accepted an offer from the KingsWay Trust, which founded KingsWay School in Orewa.

The agreement is yet to be finalised, but it is understood the trust will purchase the land and NZ Christian Proprietors Trust (NZCPT) will become the new proprietor, in charge of determining its Christian character.

Trust chair and NZCPT member Vaughan Darby says it is likely an agreement will be finalised this school term.

The boundaries between Snells Beach Baptist Church and the school have to be redefined, which requires a consent from Auckland Council and is likely to take a couple of months, he says.

The school has 65 pupils. It opened in 1991 and became a state integrated school in 1996 with Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust as proprietor.

In state-integrated schools, the buildings and land are privately owned. The school still teaches the

public curriculum, but it is permitted to have a “special character”, such as a religious focus, which is determined by the school’s proprietor.

Mahurangi Baptist Charitable Trust chair Rob Jensen says the school has been run by volunteers since it formed and it would benefit from greater resourcing and a professional approach.

“NZCPT have a good track record in providing for the needs of Christian schools. The church has done what it can to get it up and running. For the development of the school, it’s time for it to leave its home.”

Mr Jensen says the running of the school will not substantially change, and the principal and board of trustees will remain.

NZCPT is a national organisation founded by members of KingsWay Christian School in 2006. According to its website, it is now proprietor of six schools from Whangarei to Queenstown.

School principal Helen Pearson was the founding principal of KingsWay School in 1986 and is a member of NZCPT.

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College innovators support Tawharanui Selling a pen is said to be the ultimate test of salesmanship, and three Mahurangi College students are taking the test in Warkworth this month, selling their own brand of pens which they say has an edge over the market.

Year 13 students Jordan Curin, Kris Middleton and Ashleigh Dick have formed the business, JAK Eco, to sell the pens as part of their business studies course. Twenty per cent of the proceeds will go towards environmental group Tossi.

The dual-function pens are made from recycled plastic and cardboard, and have a highlighter on one end and a blue ballpoint on the other.

Ashleigh, who wants to study natural resources engineering, says they wanted to transform the every day product into something that both supported and embodied sustainable thinking.

“We use pens every day, but they are mostly just made of plastic. We thought ‘what if every pen used was also helping protect the environment and was made from recycled material?’

“Our plan is to sell these pens within our local community to promote eco friendly behaviour and environmental awareness, and also encourage support of Tossi.”

The pens are designed and produced by a New Zealand company and are imprinted with a logo designed by JAK Eco. They plan to sell 2000 pens at $4 each, raising about $1600 for Tossi.

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Pitch perfect ... Mahurangi College students, from left, Jordan Curin, Kris Middleton and Ashleigh Dick will be pitching their eco-friendly pens to principal David Macleod before taking the product to the streets as part of the school’s business studies course.

who have each started their own small business. The other groups are producing a solar powered iPhone charger, a business creating mirrors from recycled windowpanes, and a line of pillows for tourists.

The students have more at stake than just their marks – each invests their own money to start up their business. Jordan, Kris and Ashleigh are

putting in $200 each to get their pens manufactured.

Local business mentors Dr Simon Barclay and Graeme Beals have been working with the class to help them improve their products and business plans.

Business studies teacher Peter Hill says he has no problem motivating the students.

“If I ever have a relief teacher, they are stunned that the students get into their groups and are off running their businesses. They are so focused they barely notice the bell has gone when the class has finished.”

The course was first offered to Year 11 students three years ago and this is the first time it has been expanded to Level 3.

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Wellsford residents are being asked to help decide the future locations of walkways and cycleways in Wellsford.

Rodney Local Board is consulting on forming a Greenways Plan for the town, which will create a safe and enjoyable network of cycling and walking connections for people to get around, get active, and get engaged with the community and their environment.

Networks typically follow natural landforms such as streams and coasts, as well as man-made features such as streets and motorways.

The plan is expected to cost $15,000.

The board is also completing Greenway plans for Warkworth, Kumeu/Huapai and Helensville, but no date has been set yet for consultation in these areas.

Comments from the community will be accepted until May 28 by emailing rodneylocalboard@aucklandcouncil. govt.nz

performers and singers will be given the spotlight in Kaiwaka over winter.

Wellsford residents will be able to have a say on the development of walkways and cycleways in the town during consultation this month.

Rodney Library hours extended Libraries in Rodney will open an extra 16 hours a week following a decision by Auckland Council’s Budget Committee to standardise library opening hours.

It was proposed in the draft 10-year Budget that library hours be reduced to cut costs. However, strong public feedback opposed the plan and the committee decided the total number of opening hours across the

region should stay the same, but be distributed differently.

As a result, hours will increase at 27 libraries but decrease at 24. Some libraries will also move to seven days a week.

The major change in Rodney will be at the Warkworth library which will increase its hours from 46 to 52 a week.

Local boards also have the option to fund additional opening hours.

A series of Open Mic nights are being held at the Kaiwaka Sports Complex, on the last Sunday of the month. They are being organised by David McCarthy who has a recording studio in Kaiwaka and a passion for encouraging local talent, especially in young people.

“In January, I videoed Yulia performing in Kaiwaka and she spoke of the importance to inspire, encourage and empower our young talents,” David says.

“This inspired us to create a Kaiwaka Open Mic venue, a place for emerging artists to meet, exchange inspiration and experience the thrill of live performance amongst a supportive audience.”

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Kawau Coastguard is calling for donations to help it continue to save lives as part of the national Coastguard annual MayDay appeal.

Based at Sandspit, the volunteers responded to 67 incidents last year including four major search and rescue operations. They cover Kawau Bay, Kawau Island, Mahurangi Harbour extending to Te Arai Point and Little Barrier Island, and to Bream Tail if needed.

Coastguard is a charity and only receives 15 per cent of its funds from the government. The remaining 85 per cent comes from fundraising.

Kawau Coastguard president Roger Davies says the community supports fundraising events throughout the year including the Matakana Seagull Race and Music in the Gardens at Kawau.

The money goes towards upgrading equipment and training coastguards.

This year they are trying to raise $25,000 for a new tractor. The previous tractor was purchased after a black-tie fundraiser eight years ago. Mr Davies says it has been struggling with the bigger Kawau Rescue, a 10-metre Naiad rigid-hulled inflatable boat, launched in 2010. It has now become

too expensive to maintain the tractor and they looking for a 100hp 4WD with at least 26-inch front wheels.

Mr Davies says they are always looking for more volunteers, especially skippers, to join them. They currently have three crews of seven people but would like more crews. They have four skippers but need eight. They also have five administration staff on the ground.

“A lot of people don’t understand we are volunteers and do it in our own time and don’t get paid. But we all love the sea and want to give something back to the community.”

Nationally, there were 2800 rescues by 2326 Coastguard volunteers last year. Coastguard New Zealand chief executive Patrick Holmes says MayDay is an important component of their fundraising stream.

“We rely on public donations so we can continue saving lives at sea. We’re urging the public to support the vital service we provide by donating at coastguard.co.nz,” he says.

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Warkworth fishing boat under investigation A Warkworth-owned commercial fishing boat is being investigated following allegations it was illegally fishing at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve, north of Whangarei.

Ocean ecologist Glenn Edney says he saw a commercial vessel allegedly fishing within the commercial fishing exclusion zone while diving at the reserve last month.

Mr Edney claims the GPS coordinates he took, and verified with a second boat in the area, show a commercial boat was fishing within the 1.8km commercial fishing exclusion zone.

Recreational fishing is permitted 800m beyond the Poor Knights Islands, but

commercial fishing is prohibited for a further kilometre.

The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating the incident.

The boat under investigation is owned by a Warkworth-based company which supplies to Leigh Fisheries. Leigh Fisheries general manager Gregory Bishop says it has been taken out of the fishing fleet while the investigation is conducted.

He says Leigh Fisheries has never been investigated for illegally fishing and the company has a policy for all boats to avoid fishing near marine reserves.

“We take this matter very seriously.”

There have only been five prosecutions involving commercial fishing in a marine reserve in the last decade.

Punishments have ranged from 200 hours community service for commercial fishing in the Te Matuku Marine Reserve at Waiheke Island where 21 fish were seized in 2013, to a poacher caught with 89 fish from Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve in the Waitemata Harbour who had his fishing boat, nets and other gear seized and forfeited. In 2007 a commercial fisher caught dredging for scallops in the Long Island-Kokomohua Marine Reserve was fined $15,000.

Warkworth Area Liaison Group’s new co-chair, Dr Bruce Scoggins, is planning a series of forums to generate discussion on the big issues facing Mahurangi.

The group is planning to hold four events a year. Each event will focus on a different topic and feature talks from a panel of experts followed by a Q&A session.

Possible topics include road sealing, visions for Rodney in 2040, and the provisions for health and community services in the area. Dr Scoggins says the events are to encourage greater community engagement and increase attendance at the forum.

“It will make people much more aware of important issues facing the community and allow in depth discussion and a diversity of opinions.

I hope we will get 100 people turn out for these events.”

The group is looking for sponsorship and a suitable venue.

The group is proposing to hold business meetings every second month, rather than monthly, to allow greater attendance from the ratepayers and business groups in the region.

The business meetings allow local groups to share their activities and concerns, and are attended by a Rodney Local Board member.

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Exhibition curator Lyn Johnston with one of the oldest gowns that will be on display at the Albertland Museum next month.

Wedding gowns on display An exhibition depicting 100 years of bridal fashions will be on display at the Albertland Museum in Wellsford from May 30.

At least 12 gowns will be on show, covering the years from 1860 to 1960.

The exhibition will also include a groom’s outfit, bridesmaids dresses and other wedding frippery such as wedding cake tins and invitations.

Exhibition curator Lyn Johnston says several of the gowns belong to two generations of the same family and all gowns have an Albertland connection.

One of the oldest items on display will be the bodice of Mary Ann Neal’s 1866 wedding dress.

“When you start to research early bridal fashions, it’s amazing how many items of clothing brides’ wore,” Lyn says. “Their tiny waistlines are also quite evident by the size of the dresses.

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While some of the dresses in the exhibition are from the museum’s collection, a number are on loan and have not been seen outside the family before.

The gowns vary in colour and are made of a range of fabrics including silk, satin, delustered satin, white lawn, georgette and crepe, and feature lace and pearl appliqué, and delicate brocades.

Mannequins for the exhibition were kindly loaned by Warkworth Museum.

The Unveiled – Brides Through Time exhibition opening will be part of an Open Day at the museum.

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Mentors needed for Mahurangi youth Workshops framed for young mothers The Snells Beach-based youth organisation Springboard is planning to double the size of its mentoring programme, but needs more volunteers.

The 4U Mentoring Programme has been running for four years, supporting children aged eight to 12 who are going through a rough patch.

The programme now has 20 mentors, ranging from 20 to 86 years old, but coordinator Louisa Perkins says there are many more children in need of a mentor.

Mentors typically spend two hours a week with a child for a year.

“You don’t have to be extremely outgoing with amazing activities planned. Just giving up your time and doing it regularly has a big impact on a child,” Louisa says.

“The children go from being shy and insular, to adventurous and confident, all from having one person put up their hand to invest time and interest in their life.

“Once the relationship is established, it can be very personally rewarding for the mentor as well.”

The programme was established as a preventative way to support at-risk youth.

“We found we were dealing with a lot of teenagers who faced similar challenges growing up and go into trouble at school.

“We have other programmes for teenagers, but 4U Mentoring is about helping children before things go off the rails.”

It can also help break down generational barriers in the community.

“A lot of our mentors are retired and it is a great way for them to pass on their knowledge and experience to young people.”

Springboard founder Gary Diprose says positive mentors have a lasting impact on a child’s development.

“These kids often don’t get a connection to a positive

Springboard mentoring coordinator Louisa Perkins has been mentoring Tahjai Ryder for about 18 months.

environment but mentors are a ticket straight into that.”

Zoe has been mentoring a child since the programme started and says he has become part of the family.

“That’s what he needed – a family life. He lives with his grandmother and has no contact with his father.

It was just meant to be for a year, but he’s a part of our lives now.”

The children are referred to Springboard through Child Youth and Family, schools and parents. Mentors are matched with the children based on their interests and personalities, and are police vetted.

“It takes all sorts of people to relate to the different children in the programme. Most importantly, we are looking for people who are reliable and safe,” Louisa says.

Springboard is holding a mentoring information and training nights at Springboard HQ on Thursday June 11, 7.30pm and in Wellsford on Monday June 8, 7.30pm.

Info: Louisa@springboard.org.nz

Young mothers in the Wellsford area are being invited to attend a series of monthly workshops on positive parenting, which are being organised by Te Ha Oranga.

Some of the topics that will be covered over the series will include childhood illness and immunisation, the Triple P parenting programme, nutrition and exercise, safety at home and financial resources.

The subject of smoking and how to reduce tobacco use will also be discussed.

Health worker Rita Olsen says the series is free and will be delivered on one morning a month for six months.

She says the topics were chosen after consultation with young mothers.

“We want the series to be as relevant as possible, with topics that the mothers can relate to,” she says.

“The final workshop, which will cover managing financial resources, will include a talk by a bank manager on how to save and make your savings grow. There will also be advice on how to fill out WINZ and IRD paperwork.”

The first workshop will be held on Tuesday, June 9, and will address the topic Facing Life’s Challenges. It will include talks on stress management and relaxation techniques, post natal health and sexual health.

Tamariki are welcome to attend and morning tea will be provided.

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An important point to note is that this extra help is only for students with a diagnosed specific learning disability, as opposed to a student who is “just a poor reader or writer”.

It seems that this extra help has been mainly going to the country’s richest schools. Last year, just under 1300 students in decile 10 schools (the most well off schools) accessed this support, while nationally only 17 students from the country’s decile one schools (the least well of schools) accessed this help. One of the reasons for this discrepancy maybe the cost of having an assessment of the student carried out. The main way of accessing the need for a reader-writer is through having an assessment done by a level C assessor – usually a psychologist, child psychologist, educational psychologist or a SPELD tutor – and this can cost anywhere between $300 and $700. For a family struggling to just put food on the table this is likely to be an insurmountable barrier.

However, financial help through Work and Income may be available for people who fit their criteria. For a person on a benefit, or on a low income (i.e. a before tax weekly income of less than $669.46 for a sole parent with one child, $705.31 for a sole parent with two or more children, or $801.31 for a couple) and cash assets of less than $1751; a Special Needs Grant or similar may be able to be available to help cover the cost of getting an assessment.

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A milestone in the development of a new home for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice was marked at a small function at the Anglican Church hall in Warkworth this month.

Auckland Council has granted the $6.5 million project resource consent.

Hospice manager Kathryn Ashworth says the celebration was an opportunity to thank the architects, consultants, campaign volunteers, the building project group, North Shore Hospice Trustees and the local hospice advisory board and staff for their contribution so far.

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Kathryn said many of those involved in the project to date had gone above and beyond to help, and many had given their time and expertise free of charge. Special mention was made of planner Burnette O’Connor, engineer Ian Hutchinson and building group chair Bruce Manson. The architects Chow:Hill were also thanked.

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Students lend a hand Mahurangi College Year 8 students, camping at Tawharanui Regional Park earlier this year, spent time in the Tossi nursery learning how it runs and potting manuka seedlings for the coming winter planting days. They saw a variety of seed types that are raised in the nursery. Some are dispersed by birds (karamu, puriri, tikouka and karaka), while some have small sails to aid dispersal by wind (harakeke and akeake ). The size also varies from large puriri seeds which are as big as a small grape to manuka with over 1000 seeds in half a teaspoon.

After walking through the nursery, seeing the seedlings and the plants the seeds produce, the students teamed up with Tossi volunteer nursery workers. They were shown what was required in potting a seedling and then were given the opportunity to try it themselves. They all worked with enthusiasm, keeping the volunteers busy as the trays were filled, watered and laid out in the nursery.

As an encouragement, the students were offered the chance to put their name or a message on an ice cream stick, so planting this winter may be a little slower as people stop to read the odd message.

The 210 students who visited the nursery during their camp potted 2360 manuka seedlings, assisted by some parent help and senior students attending the camp. The enthusiasm with which these students worked was great to see and frequently commented on by the nursery volunteers. All were encouraged to return and plant the seedlings they had potted on the organised planting days. These days are very popular, with a barbecue lunch and hot and cold drinks provided for all planters courtesy of Tossi

Tossi volunteers appreciated the effort put in by the college students.

and the Tawharanui Park ranger staff. This year the public planting days will be on Queen’s Birthday weekend in May, July 5 and August 2, so organise a carload of friends complete with gloves, strong footwear and a good raincoat. Spades are provided.

Many thanks Mahurangi College and; we’ll see you again soon. Thank you also to those Tossi nursery volunteers who spent those extra days assisting with the nursery side of the college camp.

Save the dates The next Tossi Sunday in the Park will be two planting days on Saturday and 30 and Sunday, 31 May 30 and 31, starting over the queen’s birthday weekend join us at 9.15am. The planting site will be signposted from the woolshed. A barbeque lunch is provided.

Civil construction company Rhodes for Roads has been recognised for its success in implementing a culture of zero tolerance toward drug and alcohol use in the workplace.

The Warkworth-based company started drug and alcohol testing its staff 10 years ago, both before they were employed and on a random ongoing basis.

General manager Brendon Henry says the company has always had a good safety record but it wanted to be pro-active.

“We knew that drugs and alcohol were an issue in our industry and we decided to do something about it before a serious incident happened,” he says. “We certainly don’t want drug or alcohol impaired staff operating heavy machinery.

“When we initiated the testing some staff decided to leave, but we wanted the message to be strong and clear that drugs and alcohol are not acceptable in the workplace.

“Now people are applying to work for us simply because they know we have zero tolerance and that we are helping to provide a safe workplace.”

Rhodes for Roads still conducts pre-employment drug testing and also regular random staff testing with The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA).

TDDA chief executive Kirk Hardy says a growing diversity of industry sectors are drug testing on-site, especially in high risk industries such as forestry.

In the forestry sector last year, non-negative test results* taken after ‘incidents’ in the workplace dropped by more than 40 per cent compared to the previous year. The incidence of non-negative drug test results from ‘randomly tested’ workers also dropped marginally. *A non-negative test result indicates a possible presence of the tested drug, it must be verified by laboratory.

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For Mahurangi fire service volunteers most of the callouts are medical – a situation not shared by the urban and city fire services.

That’s because the St John Ambulance Service is more likely to be close at hand, explains Don McErlich, New Zealand Fire Service volunteer support fire officer for the Rodney area.

In Rodney and Kaipara rural communities, the nearest ambulance may well be attending another incident elsewhere in the district.

“It adds that extra challenge to the volunteers who already give so much to their community,” Don says.

The Mahurangi area fire stations are based in Ahuroa, Matakana, Mahurangi East, Warkworth, Leigh, Wellsford, Kawau Island and Puhoi.

Further north are the stations of Kaiwaka and Mangawhai Heads.

The stations are all owned or managed by the NZ Fire Service and either Auckland Council or Kaipara District Council.

The organisations work together and back each other up when necessary.

They share training facilities and in most cases have a large contingent of volunteers. Matakana’s crew includes

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In the past 12 months, seven of these stations have attended more than 1000 calls – around 300 for Warkworth, 250 for Wellsford, 100 for Leigh, 160 for Mahurangi East, 100 for Puhoi, 70 for Ahuroa and 90 for Mangawhai Heads.

Many of the callouts are to vegetation fires, followed by house and structure fires, motor vehicle accidents and medical calls. Vegetation fires are common in rural communities.

The fire season in Rodney was closed until April 19 because of the extremely dry weather and a fire permit was required before any fires could be lit.

“It is now open fire season again but it is still the land owner’s responsibility to ensure the fire does not get out of control,” Don says.

Anyone wanting to light a fire should contact the Auckland Council to enquire if a permit is necessary, and advise the local fire brigade of the pending fire to avoid an unnecessary callout.

“Early morning is best, when the weather is at its calmest. Land owners should ensure there is a fire break so it won’t spread into nearby grass.

“If the fire is illegal it will be put out and the land owner could be charged for the callout cost.”

Don says although the Rodney rural area gets more than its share of vehicle accidents, these are usually attended by the fire service as they are more extensively trained and have specialised rescue equipment for the job. The local rural crew will secure the site and assist until the fire service crew arrives.

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fire services in New Zealand – the result of having so many pockets of small communities. Auckland Council has strongly supported its rural fire service and the stations are well equipped.

Further fundraising may be carried out by the individual fire stations if they want special equipment for their community.

Fire brigades in need Ahuroa Volunteer Rural Fire Force chief fire officer Alastair Todd says they are down to a crew of nine.

“We usually have about 15 but we’ve had a few members leave the area,” Alastair says.

Members are expected to attend Tuesday evening training sessions as well as an occasional weekend training course each year.

“There is plenty to do that won’t push you out of your comfort zone. The brigade has several members who are trained to attend medical issues, but we still need people to help manage traffic, fetch and carry equipment, and so on.”

Volunteers can also help without attending callouts.

The brigade is looking for a new secretary and also needs people to look after the station and do paper work.

“Luckily, it has been a quiet summer for the brigade, with only about five call outs this year. I think people are getting the message about when they can’t light fires.”

Warkworth Fire Brigade is also low on volunteers.

Senior station manager Devan Flewellyn says the brigade has had five members leave in the past six months and is down to a crew of 25.

“We are looking for about five fit and energetic people who are prepared to complete firefighter training and help the community.”

The brigade has had about 65 callouts this year, which is about normal. About 60 per cent were traffic related, 30 per cent were fire related and 10 per cent were medical.

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A Fire Service volunteer must be 16 years and over. Volunteers are trained in basic fire fighting skills for rural vegetation, breathing apparatus, pump operation, emergency vehicle driving, fire ground safety, basic and advanced first aid and scene protection.

The commitment to becoming a volunteer is significant – attending some weekend courses at the New Zealand Fire Service Training Centre, as well as weekend courses and weekly training sessions held at their own station premises. A good level of fitness is required, and a supportive employment situation that enables the volunteer to ‘drop and run’ for an unknown length of time at the summons of the pager. Then there is the supportive family as they too accept that someone has a need, and their family member is going to help.

The rookie starts as a recruit firefighter, progressing to qualified firefighter, senior firefighter and then station officer. Some choose to go on to become professional firefighters. Many of these young recruits become confident leaders in their community, learning valuable life skills and earning considerable respect from fellow residents. It’s exciting work which involves helping people in times of need.

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It is ‘situation critical’ for at least four of Rodney’s fire stations covering the Warkworth-Wellsford area, as well as Kaiwaka and Mangawhai Heads.

On at least three occasions over the past few months, local appliances have not been able to attend daytime callouts because they couldn’t raise enough crew.

NZ Fire Service volunteer support fire officer for the Rodney area, Don McErlich, says Puhoi has 10 trained volunteer crew available, but needs 20.

“Other local stations have to respond, putting more workload on them,” he says. “The response delays can also become very concerning.”

The shortage of volunteers is a major concern for the fire service and it is a New Zealand-wide problem.

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“Employers may also be reluctant to allow time off for their staff to attend incidents but their contribution in releasing a staff member for a daytime call-out once every few weeks is a vital part of our community service.

We need more volunteers and they need their employer’s support.”

A greater pool of volunteers enables the number of call-outs to be more equally shared between volunteers and neighbouring brigades, he adds.

There are also different levels of support critical to the fire service.

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the trained volunteers for more specific tasks.

A third layer of volunteer help involves administrative support or presenting fire safety programmes to schools or the elderly.

“We really need more help at all levels but critically at the ‘front-line’ of our service,” Don says. “Training is offered and it can open doors to other employment opportunities.”

Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer can contact Don on 027 233 151 or contact their local brigade

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Both brigades are about five or six volunteers down on their optimum number and are particularly keen to recruit volunteers who can respond to daytime callouts.

More volunteers are needed to help share the call out load.

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Local brigades are trained to respond to a range of callouts including industrial fires.

Employers play their part The role played by employers in supporting Mahurangi’s volunteer fire forces has been acknowledged by the NZ Fire Service through its Employer Recognition Programme.

Volunteer support officer Mike Barratt says that from the Fire Service’s perspective, having employers and business people helping, encouraging and supporting volunteer firefighters is tremendous.

“The contribution they make is helping to build the overall health of the community, which, in turn, we know will lead to a better business climate,” he says.

“The good corporate citizenship demonstrated by having their employees involved in voluntary activities sends a strong message to the local community that their business is concerned about local issues and is willing to work with it to achieve the greater good for all.”

Contracting company Wharehine is an example of employer participation.

Although the figure fluctuates, about 10 per cent of its combined workforce are fire service volunteers at Wellsford and Snells Beach.

“There are intangible benefits from having staff involved in the fire service,” managing director Rob Gibson says. “I believe staff are more engaged and they learn the value of teamwork.

“Sometimes, after a night callout, they’ll still turn up to work but we usually send them home for a sleep.”

The workers range from mechanics to truck drivers, construction crew and digger drivers.

Rob says Wharehine has had a relatively long association with the Wellsford brigade but “thankfully”, as far as he is aware, has not had to use its services.

Gubbs managing director Kevin Jones, who has been a volunteer fireman in Warkworth for 23 years, says he understands businesses’ reluctance to let staff be involved in the service.

“It is hard to let them tear off at a moment’s notice,” he says. “But we’re all part of the same community and if we want a local fire service, then the crews have to come from somewhere.”

On the ‘up’ side, Kevin says that fire service personnel have good qualifications in areas such as first aid, which do benefit the companies they work for.

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Thousands expected at National Fieldays farming-fest The biggest day on the rural calendar is here again – National Fieldays will be held at Mystery Creek in Hamilton from June 10 to 13.

The event has become something of a mid-winter Christmas for New Zealand’s farming sector, attracting more than 1000 exhibitors and 120,000 visitors, including 25,000 from Auckland and Northland.

It is the biggest agri-business event in the Southern Hemisphere, where farmers can eyeball the products of the country’s major agricultural companies and get an insight into the future of farming at the Fieldays Innovations Centre.

Fieldays 2014 Economic Impact Report states Fieldays created $421 million in revenue for the country. Nearly a third of businesses attending the event purchased equipment and three-quarters of patrons rated Fieldays the most important annual event in the country.

Poland Motors owner Doug Poland has been to Fieldays every year for 22 years.

“It’s got a huge selection of products so customers can make direct comparisons between all of the competition. You don’t get that anywhere else,” Doug says.

“They also have great guest speakers and a lot of fun events. It’s everything in one package.”

Entries to the No.8 Wire National Art Award will be on display throughout the week, with an $8000 cash prize for the winner. Competitors have to create a sculpture made of at least 75 per cent No.8 wire.

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When former Warkworth resident Beverley Forrester’s husband died, she was faced with a choice – run their North Canterbury farm on her own or throw in the towel.

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She has written about her journey in the book The Farm at Black Hills: Farming alone in the hills of Northern Canterbury.

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When Jim died 18 years ago, Beverley took over the farm and later started producing her own fashion label, Beverley Riverina, named after her grandmother Riverina.

“Some things in life are irreversible.

You’ve just got to get on and do and adapt to your environment,” Beverley says.

“I come from generations of farmers and I’ve kept a close connection with people in Mahurangi, so always had friends and my parents who I could ring for advice.”

Beverly runs about 400 naturally coloured sheep – a mixture of corriedale, romney, polwarth and merino.

The sheep are reared as naturally as possible, drenched with a solution of garlic, vinegar and tea tree oil, rather than chemicals.

“I always believed that if you have a garment that is natural and chemicalfree then it’s better for you.”

She has six people knitting the wool into custom garments, including her sister Noelene and herself. She has another clothing line, Black Hills, providing wool with the patterns for people to knit their own garments.

The garments have featured on the catwalk at New Zealand Fashion Week and have been presented to Princess Anne, while Black Hills is sold in the UK, US and Canada.

She is still a member of the Rural Women NZ Kourawhero group and hosted a talk about the book at Kourawhero Hall last month. All of the proceeds from the book go to the Kourawhero group.

“I’m up and down about every six weeks, to keep an eye on the farm and keep in touch with friends and family.”

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Weeds cost country billions Win a Full Day Fishing Trip Invasive weeds are costing New Zealand $1.2 billion in lost agricultural production every year, but the fight to manage weeds is greatly underfunded, says Auckland Council principal biosecurity advisor Nick Waipara.

Mr Waipara spoke at the Warkworth Area Liaison Group meeting this month, outlining the damage invasive weeds are causing in the Auckland region.

“In all aspects, the pest problem is rising and becoming more challenging.

It is completely overwhelming.”

There are 331 declared pests in the region, including 292 plant species.

It is estimated invasive weeds cost New Zealand $1.8 billion a year, with pastoral weeds accounting for $1.2 billion – about half in crop losses and half in control costs. While in forests, weeds smother native plants, destroying native habitats.

Many weeds, like gorse, are now found in nearly every part of the country and it is not economically feasible to eradicate them.

“There are simply not enough resources available to get on top of the problem.”

But new research may hold the key to managing the spread of new weeds and controlling existing pests.

One success was the introduction of the ragwort flea beetle, which rapidly reduced the number of the ragwort plants. Landcare Research estimates the programme saves New Zealand

dairy farms between $9 and $12 million every year.

The majority of pest weeds established in New Zealand have hopped the fence from people’s gardens, but new plant varieties are being bred which don’t seed.

“Investment in new technology like this could hold the key to weed eradication in the future,” Mr Waipara said.

But controlling weeds also relies on getting your hands dirty.

“Weeding is a soul destroying job, but it is important.”

Warkworth War on Weeds group has been meeting once a month to remove invasive weeds from forests and parks in Mahurangi.

Coordinator Patte Williams says the amnesty days have been well supported, but numbers at the working bees have been disappointing.

Nine people attended a weeding day in Sandspit this month, but only two people turned up to a weeding day in Warkworth.

“I’d love it if more people got involved.”

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An agreement signed by the Department of Conservation and NZ Fur Council last month is promising greater conservation and economic benefits.

DOC already works with individuals who wish to hunt and trap on conservation land, but the new Memorandum of Understanding with the collective voice of the possum fur industry will make it easier for fur council accredited hunters and trappers to gain access to public conservation land for fur recovery operations.

Fur council chairman Neil Mackie says more possum fur is needed to increase the market size for NZ’s unique blended brushtail possum yarns and garments.

“Many of the possums in our country are on public conservation land so the agreement will allow trappers to access more fur, increase the market and better target ecologically important areas,” he says.

The Director General of Conservation Lou Sanson says the agreement is a pragmatic way to broaden the battle against a pest that preys on native wildlife and eats an estimated 21,000 tonnes of bush a night.

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Research sparks hope for lowering farming emissions New Zealand scientists have identified animal-safe compounds that can reduce methane emissions from sheep and cattle by up to 90 per cent.

Results from animal trials were presented at the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Conference in Palmerston North last month.

The research is funded by the industry/government backed Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium and the Government-funded New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre.

Consortium chairman and centre member Rick Pridmore says short-term trials have shown dramatic results.

“It must be stressed that these are early days. Further trials are needed to confirm these compounds can reduce emissions in the long-term, have no adverse effects on productivity and leave no residues in meat or milk.”

The technology could be commercially available in five years, he says.

Research is also continuing into breeding, developing a vaccine and specific feeds to reduce methane emissions, exploiting natural plant properties to reduce nitrous oxide emissions, and increasing the amount of carbon stored in pastoral soils.

Selective breeding could result in a six per cent reduction in emissions from stock. “Sheep farmers should have access to breeding information in about two years that allows them to select for animals with lower methane emissions than the average sheep.”

Agriculture makes up 48 per cent of New Zealand’s greenhouse emissions, compared with about 12 per cent for other developed countries and research will be crucial to reducing the country’s emissions.

The government has opened consultation to set a target for greenhouse emission reductions beyond 2020, ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in December.

All countries have been asked to put forward a target to reduce emissions.

The European Union has set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030, and the United States has a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025.

Currently, the government has a target to reduce emissions to five per cent below 1990 levels by 2020, however latest figures show total emissions are 21 per cent higher than 1990 levels.

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Farming practises studied A study on farmland at Te Muri Regional Park has found removing stock from productive streamland catchments could have low environmental benefits and be economically unviable.

Auckland Council commissioned AgResearch to complete the study, which used computer models to investigate the impact of removing stock from a 26-hectare block on the 404-hectare sheep and beef farm at Te Muri.

The research was released in a report in March. The Council-owned farm allowed unprecedented access to records for fertilisation rates, soil types and economic performance, the report said.

The scientific models used the data to identify the potential risk of nutrient run-off, leaching and greenhouse emissions and also looked at how changes would affect the economics of the farm.

According to the models, the environmental benefit of removing stock from the block was low, but the costs were high. Retiring the catchment resulted in the loss of 10 per cent of the productive farm area and an 11 per cent reduction in stock numbers, which caused a 12 per cent reduction in gross margin. That reduced the farm’s overall profitability by 25 per cent, due to fixed costs associated with running the farm.

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The report said if regulations were implemented forcing farmers to retire productive stream catchments, it would mean more farms would be unprofitable.

“If retirement of productive stream catchments was enforced through, for example, legislation, farmers could realistically expect a significant reduction in farm business performance. Lowering farm profitability on small farm holdings will mean more farms are no longer profitable enough to be operated as a stand-alone economic unit. Economic management of such small areas of productive farming land may then be limited to leasing to other local landholders as grazing land.”

Council principal ranger for northern parks Matt Vujcich said it was too early to determine whether the stream catchment would be fenced off from stock to run the experiment in practice.

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Funds needed to tackle mental health Rural broadband Northland Rural Support Trust is seeking further funding to help combat mental health issues in rural communities.

Trust coordinator Julie Jonkers says increasing concerns around mental wellness in farmers has prompted the trust to expand its services to hold events throughout the year.

“It’s one of the biggest issues. We need to respond to areas outside of what our current funding allows.”

Lower dairy payouts are also adding to stress levels, she says.

“If you are working for the whole year for nothing, it’s very debilitating.”

The trust receives an administrative grant from the Ministry for Primary Industries each year to offer support to farmers during storms and draughts, but is not funded for extra activities.

Between July 2007 and June 2014, 147 farmers committed suicide, with a further 22 suspected suicides, including six under the age of 24, 10 over 50 and seven women in the 2013/14 year. Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Katie Milne notes suicide claimed more lives than all other workplace farming deaths, which killed 112 over the same period. She says there is a lack of funding for mental health issues in rural areas when compared with spending on other areas of health and safety.

Julie says the biggest issue is trying to reduce the isolation of the job by getting farmers off the farm.

“There needs to be regular social events and better connections within rural communities.”

Rural towns have also lost a lot of their facilities, which used to service communities, she says.

“There is a much more mobile workforce in the dairy industry and people aren’t putting down roots. They tend to only stay in an area for a couple of years before moving on. As a consequence, small communities don’t have the facilities they once had and networks in communities have slowly disintegrated.”

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The Kaipara Young Farmers Club has been holding monthly social events to help rebuild social networks.

Chair Nicholas Beets says it can be a lonely job for young people, but he has found it difficult to get young farmers interested in the club.

“On bigger farms there are a lot of young people employed, working together, but here I’ve found there are a lot of smaller farms and people are more isolated. It’s pretty remote work especially during calving when you are working long hours. It’s good to get off the farm and see people and talk about your day.”

The club has about 10 members and hosts an annual charity quiz and members regularly compete in Young Farmers competitions around the country.

Kaipara Young Farmers is hosting a talk by Federated Farmers Northland field officer Malcolm Fuller at La Padella restaurant, Wellsford, on May 28, 7pm.

Mr Fuller will speak about health and safety, including mental health.

The lack of broadband coverage in some Auckland rural towns and communities may be addressed under a new funding initiative by central government.

Auckland Council has set up a working party to gather information on broadband coverage and access issues.

The government has announced millions more in additional nationwide funding to extend UltraFast Broadband (UFB) to communities that were not included in the initial 2011 coverage areas, as well as $100 million to extend the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), and $50 million to tackle mobile black spots.

Working party chair Cr Linda Cooper says poor connectivity is holding back economic, health, education and social development opportunities for some rural towns and communities.

Council wants to hear from people in Rodney to understand: • the extent of broadband connection problems • how these problems affect everyday life • the demand for broadband services in the local community This information will be used by the Ministry of Building, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) to decide how to allocate funds.

Cr Cooper says people should first check the Chorus broadband capability map at www.chorus.co.nz/ network-upgrade-map to see what’s already available in their area and what might be in the pipeline.

“We are already hearing stories of people struggling with everyday activities that many of us take for granted,” Cr Cooper says. “Things as simple as checking emails to being able to run a competitive business or research school projects.”

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One of the local coordinators, Angelica Garcia-Petersen, says produce will initially be supplied from Auckland but the aim is to source fruit and vegetables locally as soon as practicable.

“We would love to hear from local suppliers,” Angelica says. “We are approaching market stallholders and roadside stallholders, but any landholders who have spare ground to plant fruit and vegetables are welcome to get in touch.

“Our aim is to supply weekly boxes of fresh, local, naturally grown and/ or organic fruit and veggies which can be collected from a convenient

location in Matakana Village every Tuesday afternoon,” she says. “We are also looking for pick-up points in Warkworth and Snells Beach.”

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Northland Regional Council says high enterococci levels on December 15 were likely caused by run-off from farms.

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Pollution an isolated event Health warning signs were erected at Mangawhai in December after enterococci levels were found to be 27 times above the safe-swim limit at one testing site.

On December 15, two of the three water quality testing sites in Mangawhai recorded enterococci levels above the recommended 280 per 100ml limit. Mangawhai Beach recorded 1160, the motorcamp was 7700 and Picnic Bay was 201.

Northland Regional Council environmental monitoring programme manager Jean-Charles Perquin says the results occurred after heavy rain and similar results were recorded across Northland and Auckland.

“Stormwater runoff from land can contain faecal material deposited by warm-blooded animals. All three sites at Mangawhai recorded very low faecal indicator bacteria levels throughout the summer except on December 15, when 162mm of rain was recorded. Enterococci levels recorded the following week were

below the detection limit.”

Kaipara District Council general manager for planning and regulatory Fran Mikulicic says due to the widespread contamination, no testing was conducted to determine the source of the pollution.

Mangawhai Ratepayers chair Bruce Rogan says the incident provides further evidence that the Mangawhai wastewater scheme has not improved water quality.

“We have said right from the start that farms on the Mangawhai estuary had a greater impact on water quality than leaks from sewerage systems,” he says.

However, Ms Mikulicic says since the wastewater system was upgraded no tests have found evidence of human faeces, which were common prior to the upgrade.

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Our main method of home heating is our wood fire. My big old house is bloody freezing but my lounge room is tiny so it gets toasty warm in there. Everybody in my house loves to be warm, but it seems everybody is allergic to wood when asked to bring it in. My husband is akin to some sort of firewood mafia. He irrationally believes that none of us are really cold and that we only light the fire so we can watch him split wood.

This year, Good Friday heralded our annual family “wood splitting and stacking day” – not something we all look forward to I can assure you! Prior to the day, one of our neighbours Mr Perry Wilkin fells some of our dead pines and cuts them into rings for us. He is very handy with a chainsaw. This year, my husband allocated myself and my daughter Saba as chief “carters and stackers” with himself and the rest of my mob on the splitting machine.

My first load to the shed was a complete disaster. Trying to stack neatly in a hurry and hurl them up above my shoulders was simply not my forte. Panic set in, what would happen if the stack fell over? I would never hear the end of it! Suddenly, my thoughts were reaching fever pitch, the reality that I had been dealt the raw end of this “wood splitting gig” had hit home. I jumped in that little Noddy truck and “zoomed” across the farm as fast as its little wheels would carry me. The whole time thinking my husband had tried to get one over me – “I don’t think so sunshine!”

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Most of the activity for Matakana winegrowers this month occurs in the winery.

By May we have harvested, put away the nets, tidied up the vineyard and are patiently waiting for the vines to shut down for winter pruning. In the winery, however, we are still quite busy. As well as completing this year’s primary ferments, the Matakana winemakers will be finishing the previous vintage wines that have been in barrel. These wines compete for tank space with the new vintage and create a real juggling act for the winemaker until they are bottled in a few months’ time.

At this stage, we are getting the first real impression of just how the 2015 vintage is shaping up. It has been a long and drawn out harvest compared to previous years but the wines we are seeing in the winery are all looking pretty good. These wines, particularly the red wines, are certainly shaping up to be the more elegant style that will benefit from a few years in the bottle.

This begs the question of just how long should you cellar Matakana wine for? I think there is two parts to this question – how long should we wait before drinking the wine and, how long will the wine last in the cellar and still drink well?

I came across two extreme examples of cellaring recently at the Raise A Glass Rotary wine auction. Herons Flight had donated a bottle of their 1991 cabernet sauvignon. David Hoskins observed that he had tasted a bottle recently and that the wine had done extremely well for its 25 years of cellaring, but he recommended that the purchaser should drink it this Christmas as he could not see the wine lasting another 25 years.

At the other extreme, I have tasted a 2014 Nebbiolo from Matavino, of which a double magnum was donated to the same auction. I think it is fair to say that the tannins in this wine are not understated and the wine definitely will benefit from quite a few years in the bottle. I was glad to see that both of these lots attracted a great deal of interest at the auction.

Recognising that most wine in New Zealand is consumed within 72 hours of its purchase, many Matakana winegrowers maintain a range of wines that are drinking well at their cellar door. This means that you may find multiple vintages of a wine available and that you should take the opportunity to taste these mini-vertical tastings when you visit. It will give you a sneak preview of how the wine may develop should you decide to cellar it.

Charity wine event raises $10,000 The Raise a Glass charity wine tasting and auction event raised $10,000 for the Well Foundation this month. The Rotary-run event at Ascension Wine Estate attracted about 150 people, who got to try wines from 12 winemakers and local brewery, 8 Wired. There were 27 auction items, including a catered trip on the Jane Gifford for 50 people, which sold for $2,650. A weekend at the Reese Hotel in Queenstown went for $2000 and three bottles of 2010 Stoneyridge wine sold for $1050. Rotary president Robin Dixon says it was a great success and they are planning another event for next year. “We hope to expand it with more food and winegrowers and new auction items. We are going to try and get a barrel of wine to auction so people can bottle it themselves with their own labels.” The Well Foundation fundraises for Waitemata DHB projects that aren’t covered by government funding. The funds raised from Raise a Glass will go towards $195,000 needed for a mobile clinic. Waitemata DHB runs a mobile health clinic using two modified motorhomes which visit early childhood centres, schools, community events, and many other communal areas to do ear checks, general health check-ups, throat swabbing as part of the Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme, and provide instant treatment where possible. One of the current mobile health clinic vehicles has served the DHB for almost 17 years. It’s now outdated, far too cramped, and inefficient. The funds will help buy a new, modern, comfortable and practical vehicle. The clinics cover a wide area within the Waitemata district, including West Auckland suburbs right out to Helensville and Warkworth.

Without the mobile service, many would miss out on getting the health care they need, often only ending up in hospital when their problem develops into something more serious.

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Taskforce hears farmer frustrations over red tape

Cutting red tape is the mantra of the Government’s Rules Reduction Taskforce, which came to hear what locals had to say at a meeting in Orewa this month.

It’s a topic that people are passionate about and there was no shortage of stories of frustration and spiralling costs caused by local and central Government rules at the meeting on May 8, hosted by Mark Mitchell.

The Minister of Local Government, Paula Bennett, appointed the taskforce last October to listen to concerns about regulations that frustrate property owners and those who use property. The taskforce will make recommendations to the Government, following which, as taskforce member Tau Henare said, “the minister will take a hot knife to the rule book”.

Around 30 people from all over the Hibiscus Coast and Rodney, including farmers, developers, business and property owners, attended the Orewa meeting to share their experiences with three members of the taskforce – Tau Henare, Mark Thomas and Chris Burke.

Mr Thomas said that the three main areas of concern identified so far are the Building Act, the Resource Management Act (RMA) and rules around Occupational Health and Safety.

Although there were plenty of concerns raised about Auckland Council regulations and bureaucracy in general, the RMA was the main source of frustration for those who spoke in Orewa.

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Rules Reduction Taskforce member Tau Henare addresses the Orewa meeting.

applause when he said that the costs for resource consent applications were ridiculous – an example was the charge of $10,000 levied when he applied for a consent with limited notification in order to subdivide his section.

Like many others at the meeting, he said it was not the RMA itself that was at fault, but the bureaucracy that has grown up around it.

“One of the principles of the Act is to enable people and communities to provide for their social and economic

wellbeing, but councils have gone away from that principle,” he said.

‘Enable’ turned out to be the word of the night, with others commenting that Council planners, frightened to get anything wrong, would rather say ‘no’, rather than enable people to get on with work around their own property.

Tim Hosking of Wainui described the time when Council staff informed him that the six-inch effluent pipe he had installed on his property had to be

replaced by a four-inch pipe. “It’s time to say ‘no’ to all those little Hitlers,” he said.

Terry Sinclair of Horncastle Homes said that his experience working with Manawatu District Council showed a potential way forward.

“Rules protect the public and create a nice environment to live in, but a more efficient process is needed,” he said. He said in his experience, a system where you can get agreement from neighbours for minor activities on your property works well.

“You talk with any affected neighbours and they sign a form if they are happy with what you are proposing. This is then passed to the planners for sign off.”

In closing the meeting, Mark Mitchell said that it was clear that “cost and time” were the main causes of frustration. Mr Thomas said those themes were coming through strongly nationwide, and were at the top of the taskforce’s list.

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The tissue cysts of Toxoplasma can infect most warm-blooded species, including people. But the life cycle is only completed in cats. Some cats will shed an infective oocyst in their faeces. Mostly this will only happen for a limited time when they are young. But eating raw tissue containing the microscopic cysts or food contaminated by these raw tissues can also cause infection. In most individuals the tissue cysts cause no problems, but the story is different if they are immunosuppressed. Cats and dogs can get non-specific symptoms like lethargy and fever, inflammation inside the eyes, gut, respiratory, muscle and heart signs.

During pregnancy, there is normally slight immunosuppression in the dam. If kittens are born dead or weak, Toxoplasma should be considered but it is in sheep and goat pregnancy where Toxoplasma causes widespread trouble in NZ. Cat faeces – most likely from feral breeding populations, contaminating pasture and food supplements fed to sheep – is thought to be the main source of infection.

Abortion afterbirth on pasture could also be a source. Ewes first challenged with this parasite when up to 60 days pregnant would resorb the embryo. If she is 60 to 120 days on, then the fetus would be aborted. Although ewes will stay infected for life, they are unlikely to lose another pregnancy due to Toxoplasma.

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Tissue cysts of Neospora have been found in a few mammalian species, but not people. The life cycle is completed in dogs only in NZ. So dog faeces can be a source of infection but, again, eating raw infected tissues can also be a source.

In young dogs you might see an ascending paralysis or in older dogs behavioural changes, blindness, muscle weakness, tremors and seizures.

A few years ago it was estimated that half of NZ dairy cattle herds had some cows carrying Neospora. Within these herds maybe 10 per cent of cows would be infected. It is thought that the vast majority of these animals got infected from their dams, in-utero. When unborn calves are infected some are aborted (most commonly at 5 to 7 months of pregnancy) or are stillborn, but the majority are born healthy carriers. When these heifers grow to have their own pregnancies, Neospora will cause the loss of over three-quarters of their first one but very few of the subsequent pregnancies. So most bovine pregnancy loss from Neospora these days is a smouldering low level loss. If Neospora is involved in an “abortion storm”, then either an infected herd has recently got some other immunosuppression problem or infected dog faeces has contaminated the food of a previously relatively Neospora-free herd. Diagnosing Neospora as the cause of abortion is easy, at the time, but there is no reliable test to identify carrier animals. A cattle vaccine came and went (didn’t help much) early after the turn of the century.

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MAHURANGI COLLEGE ISSUE 03: May 2015

from the

Principal David Macleod

Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa

of their families’ connections to ANZAC Day, and two current Year 13 students s spoke of their relatives who are on our Roll o Honour (RoH): Kelsey Sanderson who has of th he names of her grandfather’s two older brrothers and his cousin all on our WW1 RoH; an nd Sami Hawili who has a relative on our WW RoH and another on our WW2 RoH. In WW1 all, 58 young men from the Mahurangi district died in WW1 and 33 in WW2. Kelsey and Sami then laid a wreath on behalf of our students and staff at the school flagpole, which now has our updated Roll of Honour engraved below it.

Welcome back to Term 2.

At the end of last term we were pleased to host the Associate Minister of Education, Nikki Kaye, at the college.

She met our senior student leaders who showed her around the school, including a number of surprise visits to classes in action. She announced an Kelsey Sanderson & Sami Hawili with the Anzac Crosses of their increase in the funding to remediate our family members that represented New Zealand leaky buildings from $5.2m to $6.3m.

Each of these blocks was built between 10 Congratulations to Forrest Axford on being selected l t d to t representt NZ in the Men’s U19 o. and 20 years ago Under-Water The remediation Hockey world will include some championships s upgrading as being held in Spain g well, providing in August this year. e us with more H He is the youngest state of the artt m member of the NZ teaching and te eam having just learning facilities tu urned 17. for our students.

The senior school Our senior Senior Student Le sh how this year, students again aders with BOT Me mbers, Mr Macleod Associate Minister “F & Forever After”, will represented of Education, Nikki Kaye take place in weeks the school well 9a and 10 of this term. th community ANZAC Day at the Warkworth commemorations. Our Head Boy, Daniel Tickets for the evening performances will be Vaughan and Head Girl, Ella Hauser, each available from the school office from the spoke at the main service. Our Deputy Head beginning of June.

Prefects, Ashleigh Dick and Thomas Patton, g with the David Macleod, Principal spoke at the RSA afterwards, along kapa haka group who performed some of the wartime songs.

The guest speaker at the school ANZAC services was Ryan Turner, a former Green House prefect at our school now in the NZ Army. He recently graduated as the top in his year and won a Marksman competition between NZ, American and Singaporean troops in Singapore. Our Head and Deputy Head Prefects spoke

Anzac Day Commemorations

important dates Thursday May 21 • L1 Geography 3 day trip - Rotorua • Performing Arts Academy - Enigma Variations (APO) Auckland Town Hall Wednesday May 27 • Yr 7 8 Zone day -Boys Rugby Thursday May 28 • Performing Arts Academy - La Cenerentola (Opera) ASB Theatre Monday June 1 • Queens Birthday Wednesday June 3 • ICAS Science Exam - B10 Thursday June 4 • Auckland Cross Country Champs Friday June 5 • Slum City - 40hr Famine Wednesday June 10 • SLC Football Trip - NS Events Centre Thursday June 11 • Yr 7 8 Zone day - Girls Rugby 7s Monday June 15 • Senior Show Matinee • ICAS Writing Exam Tuesday June 16 • Senior Show Matinee Wednesday June 17 • Yr 7-8 Zone day - Girls Hockey Thursday June 18 • Yr 7-8 Zone day - Boys Hockey Saturday June 20 • Senior Show Opening Night Tuesday June 23 • Senior Show Matinee Wednesday June 24 • Senior Show Evening Performance • ICAS English entries close Thursday June 25 • Senior Show Evening Performance • Performing Arts Academy - Divas (APO) Auckland Town Hall Friday June 26 • Yr 7-8 Reports issued • Senior Show - closing night • Yr 7-10 Mathex Competition - Whangarei Boys June 29 - July 3 • Life Ed Bus - Yr 9 Health Tuesday June 30 • Hauraki Exchange (away) • History trip to Vietnam & Cambodia Wednesday July 1 • Hauraki Exchange (away) • Rugby trip to Australia

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Mahurangi College Students Win Congratulations Forrest Axford Senior School Production 2015 Underwater Hockey continues to grow and be a OmahaClassicTeam Challenge! strong feature at Mahurangi College and this month, Forever Afterr we would like to Congratulate student, Forrest Axford, Back in March, B a group of students s took part in the Team p Challenge in the C Omaha Classic O Inspiring health, well-being and community, which is an fundraising event for fundrais

annual Matakana School.

The Omaha Classic is a wonderful event, that offers a variety of walking and running events and caters for everyone in the community.

Our team; Chantelle Maher, Daniel Matheson and Jacob Bindon represented Mahurangi College and each of them had to complete a 10km course. All three of these athletes trained hard for this event and as a result, took out the Team Challenge Trophy. Congratulations to you all.

Angela Daysh, Sport Coordinator

Flute Students tudents Busk

At the end of Term 1, Trudi Lile, itinerant teacher at Mahurangi k college, took a group off flute students s to busk att New World d Supermarket S k t iin W Warkworth. k th Their music was well-received by the passing shoppers who contributed to their fund for a holiday outing.

The students played a range of music from jazz to classical, demonstrating their skills in ensemble playing and solo improvisation.

Jill Jackson, Arts Co-ordinator

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who has been selected for the New Zealand Mens U19 Underwater Hockey team and is heading away to the World Champs in Barcelona, Spain in August.

Forrest says “Underwater Hockey is a sport like no other and to have this opportunity to represent my country at the World Champs is especially exciting!” “I also believe in giving back to my sport b and so I coach the Mahurangi a College Junior Team”. “The past C ffew years, I have had so many people coach, manage, support p and encourage me and I really a ‘Thank You’ to each and every ‘T wantt tto say one of them, as I feel that they have been vital to my success. The person who has been my biggest influence on my underwater hockey career, has been my Dad!” “He has coached multiple New Zealand Representative teams over the years, along with our Junior and Senior school teams.

Everything that we have achieved at Mahurangi College could not have done without him. His guidance and support has been a driving factor to my success. Forrest is busy during his spare time, doing firewood and anything else he can turn his hand to, to fundraise for his trip to Spain. if you would like to help, please go to givealittle.co.nz/forrestaxford1029 . You can also follow his journey on his page on Facebook Forrest Axford Worlds Journey/Make4Spain.

Congratulations Forrest, we know you are very deserving of this spot on the New Zealand team and we are all right behind you! If anyone is interested in having a go at Underwater Hockey, please feel free to come along to one of our trainings - Seniors Monday 7-9pm, Juniors Thursday 7-8:30pm at the College School pool.

The Senior School musical production, s “Forever After”, is under way. Auditions have been called, nervous actors have had their voices and acting ability assessed and the excitement is building.

This year experienced director Wendy Sutherland is presenting a version of the Cinderella story, with original music by Anthony Macleod.

The story has humour, romance and action- and twists in the plot that will keep audiences of all ages highly entertained.

Wendy Sutherland says “ I am very pleased with the casting. We have a very talented group of performers who are showing their commitment by putting in a lot of work before rehearsals.

Rehearsals are progressing well.”

Local schools are invited to matinees in the week preceding the opening night.

Performance dates are; June 15 - Monday - matinee June 16 - Tuesday - matinee June 20 - Saturday Opening Night June 23 - Tuesday - College Yr 7 & 8 matinee June 24 - Wednesday - evening performance June 25 - Thursday – evening performance June 26 - Friday – evening performance; Closing Night

Jill Jackson, Arts Co-ordinator

Angela Daysh, Sport Coordinator

Pop up Library With the main library undergoing repairs, one solution to the limited space available in the temporary library has come in the form of a pop up library.

Once a week, boxes of books are loaded into the boot of a car and transported to classrooms across the school.

There the books are unloaded and put on display for students to choose.

Our Library Manager, Mrs Cornege uses her laptop to issue books on the spot. At the end of the session, the books are loaded back into boxes and returned to the library.

The pop up library has proved extremely popular with the students. This was especially noticeable when they were selecting their six books to read during the Easter Holiday Book Break.

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Grants Coordinator/Archivist/Publicist We are looking for a highly organised and enthusiastic person for the key role of Grants & Funding Coordinator, Archivist & Publicist.

The successful applicant will need to: • Have great organisational skills • Have excellent communication skills • Have excellent interpersonal skills • Be meticulous with a strong attention to detail • Be able to work under pressure The contract is fixed term for one year with a review at the end of 12 months.

Applications close 4:00 pm, Friday, 22 May 2015.

Inquiries, letter of application and CV to the Executive Officer, Carla Strachan, Mahurangi College, P O Box 64, Warkworth. Phone: 425 8039 Fax: 425 7275, email: admin@mahurangi.school.nz Contract Specifications available on our website: News>Vacancies

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WWI centenary flavours concert The Matakantata Choir will mark the Gallipoli landings centenary with a musical tribute next month.

The choir is presenting its mid-year concert ‘Time to Remember’, which will feature a selection of songs ranging from wartime favourites such as Skye Boat Song and Homeward Bound to modern classics by Freddie Mercury and Stevie Nicks.

Matakantata, under the direction of Susan Hayday, is a group which shares a collective joy for singing and entertaining.

The choir will be accompanied on piano by Fiona Longuet-Higgins and guest trombonist Larry Cates.

The concert will also feature a special bracket performed by popular local guitarists Grete Fischer and John Hayday.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit The Animal Sanctuary in Matakana, run by Shawn Bishop and Michael Dixon. The focus of their work is on native birds, rescue animals and battery hens.

The first concert will be at the Warkworth Presbyterian Church, 5 Pulham Road, on Sunday June 7 at 2.30pm. The second concert will be held at The Matakana Hall, Matakana

Trinity Roots return to Leigh Trinity Roots’ will play at Leigh Sawmill on Friday, May 29, as part of a nationwide tour to promote their first album in 11 years.

The platinum-selling trio have become renowned for their eclectic and expansive sound, incorporating reggae, roots and psychedelic rock, through to jazz and blues.

The Wellington-based band went on a five-year hiatus in 2005, but reformed in 2010.

This will be their first complete nationwide tour since reforming.

The new album, Citizen, has been receiving rave reviews. Trinity Roots bass player Rio Hemopo says it symbolises the progress of the band.

“It contains 10 years worth of influences that we’ve absorbed since the last album,” Rio says. “It’s a real journey, which has become our signature sound.”

During the five-year break, Rio has been playing and recording with Fat Freddy’s Drop and Breaks Co-op and has released a solo EP. While singer/ guitarist Warren Maxwell has been focusing on his blues-rock group, Little Bushmen.

Trinity Roots recently held a sell-out show in London and is looking to tour Europe later in the year, but the band is looking forward to returning to Leigh this month.

“We first played the Sawmill when it was just starting. It’s been a favourite of ours for a long time,” Rio says. “A lot of the small towns get bypassed.

We’d like to get to more of them. We are thinking of planning a tour of smaller town halls this summer.”

Ed Zucollo will fill out the bands sound on keyboard and Rio says there might be a special cameo for the Sawmill show.

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First Full Quarter Moon Rise 8:49am Rise 9:43am Rise 10:32am Rise 11:15am Rise 11:54am Rise 12:29pm Rise 1:01pm Set 12:50am Set 1:43am Set 2:38am Set 3:33am Set 4:29am Set 5:26am Set 6:25am Set 7:22am Set 8:19am Set 9:12am Set 7:16pm Set 8:11pm Set 9:08pm Set 10:05pm Set 11:01pm Set 11:56pm Rise 1:32pm Rise 2:03pm Rise 2:34pm Rise 3:07pm Rise 3:43pm Rise 4:22pm Rise 5:06pm Rise 5:55pm Rise 6:49pm Rise 7:48pm *Not for navigational purposes.

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May 21

Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Tony Dunlop & Sharon Kast on NZ’s Southern Islands, Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7.30pm 22 Wellsford Combined Probus Club trip to Mangawhai Museum.

Carpooling from Wellsford 9.45am. Info: Bev Davidson 423 9552 23 Trivial Pursuit, Mahurangi College, fundraiser for college hockey club, 7pm. Tickets $10. Info: w.frost@mahurangi.school.nz 23 Autumn Harmonies concert, Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth, 2pm 24 Warkworth Museum open day including working vintage machines, from 10am 24 War on Weeds amnesty day, Warkworth Showgrounds, 9.30am2.30pm. Invasive species only. Participants get a free native seedling. (see story p29) 25 Warkworth Toastmasters Club meeting at Warkworth RSA, 7.30pm 25 Puhoi to Warkworth motorway information day, Puhoi Sports Club, 4-7pm (see ad p8) 26 Pink Ribbon Breakfast, Warkworth Bowling Club, Mill Lane, 7am-8.30am. $30 donation to NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Guest Speakers: Yvonne Godfrey and Paul Leslie. RSVP to Joanne joanne@kgaww.co.nz or 425 8536 26 The Truth About Cancer free documentary screening, Totara Park Hall, 5 Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7pm. Info: Marshall Lefferts 422 4080 027 813 6708 (see ad p8) 28 Puhoi to Warkworth motorway information day, Old Masonic Hall, 3 Baxter Street, Warkworth, 4-7pm (see ad p8) 28 Kaipara Young Farmers talk by Federated Farmers Northland field officer Malcolm Fuller, La Padella restaurant, Wellsford, 7pm. Mr Fuller will be speaking about health and safety, including mental health. Info: nick@callafarmer.co.nz (see story p33) 28 Warkworth & Districts Grey Power Assn AGM, Shoesmith Hall, Warkworth, 10.30am. Speakers from Red Cross & Alzhiemer carer.

29 Trinity Roots at Leigh Sawmill, 9.30pm. $35 on the door. (see story p46) 30 Big Guns Come Out to Play, charity concert for Warkworth Town Hall restoration, Ascension Wine Estate, 4pm 30 Open Day, Warkworth Fire Brigade, Church Hill, from 10am-12 noon 30 & 31 Tawharanui planting day, 9.30am-2pm. Meet at the woolshed.

Bring gloves and wet weather gear. Free barbeque for lunch.

Info: Ray 425 4995 (see column p22) 31 Puhoi Farmers Market, 9am-1pm 31 Matakana Vintage Market, with Sunday Sessions live music, Matakana Village Market Square, 10am-2pm. Info: matakanasundays@gmail.com

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

Warkworth Liaison Group meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. Info: Steve Haycock shcl@vodafone.co.nz Free Plunket education programme (PEPE) courses for parents of babies aged six weeks to seven months, 12-2.30pm. 5 week course. Info Emilie Timmermans 09 4760705 waitemata.PEPE@ plunket.org.nz Matakantata Choir concert Time to Remember, Warkworth Presbyterian Church, Pulham Road, 2.30pm (see story p 46)

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May 20, 2015

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Good start to soccer season An investment in junior soccer and training for coaches is paying dividends for football in Warkworth.

Warkworth Football Club president Matt Bull says team numbers are looking good again this year.

He says participation in local soccer has been “pretty steady” over the past five to six years.

The club competes at three levels – First Kicks and Fun Football (five to eight year olds), Junior (nine to 17 year olds) and Senior, which includes two senior teams, an over 35s side, a Port Albert competition side and a women’s team.

The First Kicks and Fun Football started in Warkworth three years ago, as part of the national Whole of Football plan which is being rolled out over 10 years.

The plan is being delivered in three stages, starting with junior development and moving into youth and finally senior development.

It is a programme aimed at all players, regardless of age or gender. And while it will help outstanding players make the most of their abilities, it is also about giving all players a high quality football experience that’s tailored to their needs and ability.

“For a club of our size, we punch well above our weight in terms of juniors,” Matt says. “Unlike the bigger clubs, we don’t have the luxury of multiple teams in each grade so there is quite a mix of abilities in each side. This presents more of a challenge for the coaches.”

Matt says for the past five years, and with the assistance of the Northern Football Federation, there has been a focus on developing the standard of coaching within the club.

“It means players are getting a better product in terms of their training. There is more structure along national standards.

“The thing you realise is that the emphasis and techniques in football today are very different than how teams were coached 10 or 20 years ago.”

Shoesmith Domain is soccer’s base in Warkworth, although practise games are also played at the showgrounds and Whangateau Domain.

The number one and two fields at Shoesmith will be fully refurbished at the end of this season.

Regardless of the skill level of players, Warkworth’s junior soccer development programme is aimed at giving all players the opportunity to have fun and develop to the best of their abilities.

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