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Beryl Good at the wheel of the new ambulance that she and husband Doug generously donated to Warkworth.

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St John staff in Warkworth thought all their Christmases had come at once when local couple Beryl and Doug Good donated over $180,000 to pay for a new state-of-the-art ambulance.

Although the couple has never had

the need to use the service, they felt compelled to make the generous donation.

“We live near the St John station in Warkworth, we hear the sirens and think ‘gosh not another accident’,” Beryl says.

“In the end, my husband said, ‘We should buy an ambulance’ and we did.”

The ambulance is one of only two of its kind in the country. It has a $50,000 fully automated stretcher and an on-board computer. The computer updates the hospital on the patient’s condition en route.

Patron of the Northern Region St John Trust, Richard Blundell, says they are overwhelmed by Mr and Mrs

Good’s generosity.

“We are completely funded through charitable donations and people like the Goods really take care of us – it’s wonderful,” Mr Blundell says.

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new motorway will begin in earnest and who knows, we might even get a plan for Hill Street (but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that one!).

We can’t predict what the year ahead will bring but we can make sure that we use these holidays to rest and recharge our batteries, and pause in our busy lives to enjoy our families and friends, and the beautiful environment we live in.

Don’t pass up the opportunity to live in the ‘here and now’ by worrying about what tomorrow might bring.

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Ambulance gift and Beryl Good.

It is expected to complete over 400,000km over the next eight years and attend more than 40,000 medical emergencies.

The Warkworth St John team attended 175 incidents in October.

Wellsford attended 55, Maungaturoto 38, Mangawhai 36 and Kaiwaka 12.

St John fundraising and marketing manager Hannah Davies says all stations are getting busier.

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“There is an overall workload increase of eight per cent this year, due to population increases and increased demand,” Hannah says.

Mr Good says that when they hear a siren in future, there is a good chance it will be their ambulance.

“I hope it does well and helps to serve everybody in our community.”

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Fire investigation ongoing Police and fire investigators are yet to determine the cause of a blaze that destroyed the Matakana Automotive building in the early hours of November 25. Around 50 fire fighters attended the blaze, which at one stage threatened the neighbouring marine and building supply businesses. Warkworth fire fighter Devon Flewellyn says the cause was still unknown at the fire debrief on December 5. Warkworth Police officer-in-charge Bede Haughey says their investigation is also ongoing.

“CIB are investigating to determine whether it was deliberately lit. No-one has been charged in relation to the fire,” Sergeant Haughey says.

New Northland candidate The National Party has selected a new candidate to contest the Northland electorate after NZ First leader Winston Peters won the seat in a by-election last year. He is Okaihau resident Matt King, a farmer, fraud investigator, volunteer firefighter, and was previously a NZ Police detective. The Northland electorate was formerly a safe National seat – the party had won it every election since the electorate was created in 1996.

But after MP Mike Sabin resigned due to personal issues last year, Mr Peters convincingly won a by-election against National candidate Mark Osborne.

The Northland electorate stretches from Wellsford and Pakiri north to Cape Reinga, excluding Whangarei.

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About this time every year you start to hear people say, “Well, I hope next year’s a better one,” as if the chiming in of midnight on December 31 somehow resets the universe and our fates. Not that you don’t feel sympathy for those among us who have suffered personal or business misfortunes during the last 12 months.

But the chances are that next year will bring the same mix of challenges and celebrations, and we will all have reasons to both smile and cry during 2017. As a community, there will be things to look forward to such as the 150th Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show in January and the re-opening of the Warkworth Town Hall in April. Construction of the

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Motorway group fronts ahead of construction The group that will build the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is already expecting to finish the project ahead of schedule, announcing plans to open before Christmas in 2021.

The Northern Express Group, which is calling itself NX2, will build the motorway and operate it for the next 25 years. The consortium, which is chaired by local businessman Richard Didsbury, is holding an information evening at the Puhoi Sports Club on Thursday December 15, from 5pm to 8pm. Members of the construction and design team will attend the meeting to answer questions from the public.

NX2 chief executive Ray Wilson met with Puhoi residents on November 30 and set out a timeline for the project and answered questions from the community.

He said preliminary work on the motorway was underway, but major earthworks wouldn’t begin until September next year and would continue over three earthworks seasons. All of the structures would be completed by October 2021 and the motorway would open soon after.

About 450 to 500 people would be working on the project, including a design team of about 130.

Mr Wilson said there would be a lot of communication with the community throughout the construction.

Prime Minister John Key and Transport Minister Simon Bridges both described the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway as an economic game changer for the north at the sod turning on December 8.

“Having the private sector run it will be a huge advantage. They will have a team sitting at a base near Warkworth and must respond to any incident within 20 minutes.”

Details on how construction traffic would impact local roads were not yet available. Mr Wilson said a comprehensive traffic management plan would be developed and would meet traffic restrictions set out in the project’s resource consent.

NX2 consists of eight companies. Fletcher Construction Company and Spanish company Acciona Infrastructure will build the motorway, while planning will be done by Becca and Tonkin + Taylor.

The project will be funded by Accident Compensation Corporate, HRL Morrison & CO Public Infrastructure Partners and Fletcher Building.

NX2 will have a main office at 40 Wyllie Road, which is expected to open in April/May, and a smaller office in Puhoi.

The consortium recently gained approval from the Overseas Investment Office to acquire leasehold interest in 1700ha of land for the motorway.

“You will be annoyed with us from time-to-time, but we will do our best,” Mr Lambert said.

He said the public-private partnership arrangement would result in a better service for road users.

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Council employee and contractor found guilty of corruption A former senior roading manager at Rodney District Council (RDC) and Auckland Transport (AT) and a council contractor have been found guilty of a seven year relationship of bribery and corruption.

Judge Sally Fitzgerald delivered her verdict in the serious fraud case at Auckland High Court last Friday, December 9.

Former transport manager Murray Noone was found guilty on all six charges relating to receiving $1.1 million in bribes and a further $84,000 in benefits.

Projenz director Stephen Borlase was found guilty of bribery and also of providing $125,000 in benefits and gratuities to former RDC and AT transport manager Barrie George.

Mr George pleaded guilty to bribery charges in August and is serving a 10-month home detention sentence.

However, Mr Borlase was found not guilty of inflating invoices to RDC. Both men have been remanded on bail for sentencing on February 22.

During the marathon seven-week trial, the Crown claimed Mr Borlase paid Mr Noone $1.1 million in bribes between 2006 and 2013, which were disguised as payments for consultancy work.

Judge Fitzgerald said she was convinced that Mr Noone didn’t provided any consultancy services to roading contractor Projenz over the period and the money was to buy influence. The payments occurred every month for seven years, ranging from $8000 to $10,000.

“I find it implausible that there would be no documentary record of it [the work],” Justice Fitzgerald said.

In addition, Projenz made two lumpsum payments to Mr Noone of

$200,000 in 2010 and $40,000 in 2012.

She said no witnesses could provide first-hand evidence that Mr Noone carried out any work and very few people were aware that he was working for Projenz.

“Mr Noone failed to disclose to employers the arrangement with Projenz, despite having numerous opportunities to do so.

“I believe Mr Noone and Mr Borlase understood this was wrong.

“I am also satisfied he [Mr Noone] knew when receiving the benefits that it was in connection with his roles at RDC and AT.” Over the period, Projenz profits soared from $36,000 in 2006 to over $8 million in 2012.

During the trial, the Crown claimed there was a widespread culture of corruption at AT and RDC, and

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many other staff members received significant gifts and benefits.

Justice Fitzgerald said her decision and observations did not apply to AT and RDC as a whole, or their employees.

She said there was insufficient evidence to find Mr Borlase guilty of four charges relating to inflating invoices to RDC, which the Crown argued were to recoup the costs of bribes. This was because the offending occurred between 2006 and 2009, and the documentary evidence was now incomplete. However, she said if the charges were brought in a civil case, with a lower burden of proof, the outcome might have been different.

When deciding to remand the pair on bail, she said it should “in no way be taken as an indication of the outcome of sentencing”.

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Not on speed dial yet

Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers got a text with happy birthday wishes recently from an unknown number.

‘Thank you kind person, who is this?’ was his response. “Phil Goff ”, came the reply.

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Hold Council to account

So come on citizens of Warkworth, do you really want to see the hillside above the industrial area covered with little boxes on 400m2 pocket handkerchief sized sections? If you agree with us then please take the time to put pen to paper and write to the editor of this paper and to our elected representative Greg Sayers to express your views.

John and Barbara Maltby, Point Wells

Fast tracking future In the Mahurangi Matters December 1 issue, the article ‘Development test case for Warkworth’s future’ was interesting; particularly for the Council planner’s report. The purpose of town planning is to control development so that adequate provision is made for residential, commercial and industrial use and the infrastructure to support development is provided either before, or in tandem with development.

The Planning Authority takes into consideration projected population increase which not only requires residentially zoned land, but ample provision for employment opportunities in industrial zones.

It is obviously better to have more land zoned industrial than will be taken up quickly, both to encourage existing firms to expand and allow new firms to move in; and to keep land prices reasonable.

The Unitary Plan therefore requires a structure plan to be drawn up and infrastructure to be completed before Future Urban land can be developed – and states that future development

J W Edwards, Point Wells

No place for late night liquor I am not one to protest, carry placards or make life difficult for people who want to bring change into a growing area, but I do care about the wellbeing of people and I take pride in this beautiful area that we live in. I believe that we all, as a community, play a part in ensuring our backyard stays safe.

Fourteen years ago, Springboard was set up to support local young people who needed a helping hand. We have

witnessed first-hand the abuse, hurt and damage that alcohol has had on young lives, as victims and as offenders.

Earlier this year several businesses in Snells Beach, including Springboard, were broken into. All our vehicles were vandalised as a result of bored, angry and alcohol-fuelled youth.

I don’t understand, and totally oppose, the opportunity to purchase alcohol late at night. This makes no sense for our community and encourages drunkenness and the behaviour that accompanies it – the very thing we are trying to discourage in favour of personal wellbeing and safer communities.

Gary Diprose, Springboard founder

Give store a chance Regarding the article in Mahurangi Matters on December 1 about a possible bottle shop in Snells Beach, I’m glad that Neighbourhood Watch coordinators Lesley Leversha and Vivian Pollock got a chance to voice their opinions. Perhaps it is time for the communities they claim to represent to voice theirs. For an improving community like Snells Beach, the unused business space in question is an eyesore and an embarrassment.

We cannot always replace yesterday’s Video Ezy with a brand new shop that sells local, gluten free, organic golden tears of a unicorn that cures cancer.

Is a bottle shop perfect? No. It will likely be ignored by many, patronised by some, overused by a few, and some continued next page

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We would like to thank Mahurangi Matters for exposing the attempts of Kervus Warkworth to circumvent the new Unitary Plan timing and objectives, by attempting to gain development approval for their site now, rather than waiting until 2027 as per the Future Urban Zone in the Unitary Plan.

What we find even more concerning is that a report by Auckland Council planner Charlotte Belsham has recommended that the application be approved, when it is totally contrary to the rules and timetable set out in the Unitary Plan. Surely it is the role of Council staff to uphold the Unitary Plan.

From our observation, it seems as though Council staff, such as the above-mentioned planner, dictate what happens rather than the elected representatives of the people (a case of ‘the tail wagging the dog’). This completely undermines the integrity of the system.

We have previously written strongly opposing the planned destruction of the country town nature of Warkworth (by allowing large scale intensive housing developments, rather than attractive countryside living blocks), but if it has to happen then it should adhere to the timetable outlined in the Unitary Plan to enable the necessary infrastructure to be put in place (and to give us time to die before the town we love is destroyed!).

should not be compromised by premature subdivision before land is rezoned for urban purposes. If the Unitary Plan is to have any integrity, these rules must be enforced. That is why I found the Council planner’s report so surprising. Never mind the Unitary Plan rules; constrain the industrial land with ad hoc residential development. Don’t worry about the infrastructure – the first 50 houses can provide their own, and if the new residents object to industrial noise or fumes etc, introduce a new and novel planning tool, a ‘no complaints covenant’ which, if a Council requirement, would have to be enforced by the Council.

If this development should proceed it will set a precedent and the rules of the Unitary Plan for Future Urban land will have no force. It seems strange to me that a Council planner would favour this.

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of the wine might make its way into a church for holy communion. If a new bottle shop is a menace to society and unnecessary, then its owner will quickly realise his folly and we can all go back to enjoying the empty remnants of another failed business with for sale signs in the windows.

For the time being, Neighbourhood Watch coordinators should encourage businessmen to enter into contracts freely, let the market decide as to its usefulness, and bite their tongues until they can claim, ‘I told you so’.

in the long run it must be cheaper than building more facilities to store sick people in! If these acute cases are managed more quickly it would also mean that more beds would be available for elective procedures, as the beds wouldn’t be blocked with those with acute problems.

We need to look at how we are spending our health dollars, as it is less than what we require at present, and with the recent earthquakes in the South Island there may be even less available.

Adam Kay, Algies Bay

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It’s time to think health funding again.

There will be a budget in February and 2017 is an election year. I work in a facility that has 11 acute surgical/ orthopaedic beds. I see these beds kept full by the same people for two or three days because their theatre time has been cancelled due to other sicker people requiring surgery first. These people are then fed and fasted again.

They require more strong analgesia and often IV antibiotics. Eventually, they have their procedure, but they are weaker and recover more slowly, often remaining even longer in hospital.

Can we do it better and be smart with our health funding? Our hospitals run 24 hours a day, but our operating theatres are mostly closed overnight.

My thoughts are that more of these operating theatres need to be kept open longer. It would mean employing more staff to run the theatres, but

I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the residents who posted the Araparera survey to me along with the many heart-warming letters of support. If you have not yet posted or emailed your response to me it is never too late. By the looks of the response from our communities, we will get a mandate for our Councillor Greg Sayers to take to Auckland Council to seek the full independent audit that the ratepayers deserve.

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Petition support building Our petition has collected over 3000 signatures within the first two days.

Our teams have distributed petition booklets to over 50 organisations and businesses and collected outside supermarkets, megastores, markets, and community events.

By engaging with our community, we have gained a better understanding of sentiment. We don’t want a community divided by an intersection.

We want an intersection that benefits all of us, not just the majority at the detriment of a minority.

Yes, the restriction of eastbound traffic into Elizabeth Street might make traffic flow for Sandspit Road motorists easier in the short term.

Sandspit Road traffic volumes, however, are higher than Matakana Road and that margin will grow at a rate causing gridlock more often.

Mark Mitchell MP, by sponsoring the Fix Hill Street Now petition, accepts that a total rebuild of the intersection is necessary as a matter of urgency.

Please don’t accept the trial as a stopgap. Expect a longer-term solution.

Fix Hill Street now, rather than in six years’ time, when it is too late.

Grant McLachlan, Fix Hill Street Now

Setting record straight It appears that some people living at Matakana/Snells Beach areas have the attitude, ‘I’m alright, the rest of you suffer’ (letters MM Dec 1). First of all, to Diane Taylor and Gerhard Zieroth: It must be wonderful to be so privileged that you have access to the traders accounts to know that they are mistaken about business loss.

Now my main concern, Maurie Hooper and Lorraine Martin, let me assure you that travel time to the Warkworth Fire Station for volunteer firefighters living up and off Hill Street has increased. One of you states there

is a free turn available at Whitaker Road – ‘yeah right’ – the traffic on the main highway builds way back waiting for two sets of lights to change, thus blocking that turn.

Pray, for your sakes, that it is not your house, or family member ill or injured.

Peter Connell, volunteer firefighter, Warkworth

The power of one I’m getting really frustrated and I am not alone! For many years now I have lived in Warkworth, a lovely place to call home. In those years I have read many letters from people like me who are frustrated at the inaction relating to the Hill Street intersection. It’s got so bad that we have to allow a further 20 minutes just to get into Warkworth from Snells Beach, or risk missing appointments. We avoid travelling at certain times because of the bottleneck and there are thousands like me. Last night I was tempted to create a slip lane into Warkworth myself. It would take so little effort to do a ‘number 8 wire’ job with a sledgehammer, some gravel and road marking paint.

My point is that there are probably thousands of people like me who are fed up and want action. So how do we get it done? How do we get the action that is so obviously needed?

We use people power – the power of one person joining with thousands demanding action, not delays and false promises. If everyone who complains to their mates about the problem took

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their own action instead of talking about it, then we would see progress.

Our tax dollars pay good salaries to Tracey Martin, Mark Mitchell and Auckland Councillor Greg Sayers. We pay even higher salaries to some of the planners and consultants of NZTA. These are our employees, so let’s speak up by writing to them, meeting them, calling them and making use of social media. We must refuse to go away until definitive action is taken to address the problems we face now. The alternative – a weekend sit-in, right in the middle of the junction. You have the power!

Barry Thompson, Snells Beach

From another angle I note that all four letters in your December 1 issue, concerning the Hill Street intersection, are in favour of the recent changes, although Gerhard Zieroth’s appears to be at least partly tongue in cheek. I also note that they are all from readers who would enter Warkworth from the Sandspit Road.

I’m sure those residents who approach from Hill Street would have a different opinion. We sit at the end of a long queue watching nothing go through the intersection along the state highway for what seems like an interminable time. At long last, we get

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a green light which lets three of four vehicles out and then we have to wait through another cycle. And another ...

Detector loops to monitor queues were installed on all the other roads, but not Hill Street. Perhaps Auckland Transport (AT) could explain why we are so neglected. Both Diane Taylor and Lorraine Martin mention in their letters the need to give us a longer green in Hill Street (thank you, ladies). Perhaps AT could also explain why such a simple adjustment is, apparently, beyond their capabilities.

John Northcott, Warkworth

More trial support I am a local Snells Beach resident and would like to voice my support from a driver’s perspective, in favour of the Elizabeth Street trial cones.

Traffic movements both into and out of Warkworth have been significantly improved since the trial began.

I can sympathise with the shop owners, but driver and motorist safety trumps business interest. That end of Elizabeth Street has always been a bit of a ghost town anyway and I guess the traffic cone scheme has simply worsened a pre-existing poor retail location.

Keep the traffic moving around ‘Hillbilly intersection’.

Gordon Loughnan, Snells Beach

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Getting customer service

As a Rodney Local Board member I come across a lot of complaints. They can be via email, phone call, social media, or at meetings, events, the supermarket, and even social gatherings.

Social media is a great means of communicating concerns. For me it is a valuable tool for listening to the voice of the people. But Facebook is a demanding platform for complaints as issues can pop up in almost any community or interest group discussion. I subscribe to as many of these feeds as I am aware of, but realistically I’m not glued to Facebook 24 hours a day and things get missed or discussions about an issue can spiral into misinformation and frustration before I see it. I’ll frequently see people taking the time to complain on Facebook about a persistent pot hole, or some poorly done maintenance. That doesn’t change anything because the Council staff who need to see it aren’t watching a local Facebook group.

Perhaps we all need to look at this differently. We need to see ourselves as customers who are paying for a service that we aren’t getting. If your telephone stops working you phone your telco to get it sorted. It’s the same with roads. Logging issues with Council, and encouraging your neighbours to do the same, is a vital part of ensuring the services we receive are of a high standard, and the contractors who carry out the work are meeting the service levels Council expects.

Council has made it easy to do this. There is an app available through the Apple or Android app store, or you can also simply go online to the Council’s website and fill out a form at aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/Forms/Pages/contactusonline.aspx.

The app is especially convenient because it allows you to take a photo of the issue to attach to the complaint and plot the location. For those of you who prefer to telephone, call the Council 09 301 0101 number (think ‘093 oi oi oi!’). This number is toll-free from residential landlines within Auckland Council boundaries.

An online or app complaint will generate an automated response with a job number and this will be followed up within 10 days. This information can feed into annual maintenance assessments so is important in measuring the levels of service required. If you’re finding you’re not getting a satisfactory response, you are welcome to email the reference number to me so I can follow it up for you: beth.houlbrooke@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. We’re entitled to the same levels of service across Auckland, whether we’re in Remuera or Ahuroa, but it does rely on us all taking the time to bring issues to the attention of Council staff.

Finally, my Christmas wish for you is that you have no complaints over the holiday period, and take time to enjoy all the good things about living or holidaying in north-east Rodney.

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Invasive Mediterranean visitor found at Kawau The invasive marine pest, Mediterranean fanworm, has been discovered on Kawau Island and boaties are rallying to keep it from spreading further in Mahurangi.

The fanworm is found at sites throughout NZ and can blanket the seafloor once established, forcing out other marine life.

Members of the Sandspit Marina Society recently undertook inspections at the marina, Bon Accord Harbour and Smelting House Bay on Kawau Island.

Marina manager Grant Brown says they were shocked to see that the pest was well established on pontoons, wharves and boats.

“It was a sad, sad moment when we first saw it,” Mr Brown says. “The marine biologist I was with was brought to tears seeing it in such numbers.”

Based on the size of the mature fanworms, it is estimated they have been established for about two-and-ahalf years, he says.

“They littered the seabed underneath the wharves and pontoons in and around Schoolhouse Bay. “It was prevalent underneath the dirty boats that hadn’t been out of the water for some years – that provides the perfect nesting place for them to germinate and live. Once it’s on the bottom of the boat, it spawns and infects the seabed underneath.”

If the fanworm establishes in the new Sandspit Marina, it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to control, he says.

“Mediterranean fanworm was discovered in Marsden Cove Marina about three years ago, but they’ve employed professional divers to work for 10 days every six months, sweeping the area to dispose of the worms. They now have it under control, but it’s costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.”

Mr Brown hopes the strong tidal

current in Sandspit Harbour will prevent the pest from establishing there.

The Marina Society is starting a maintenance programme to regularly inspect the marina and seabed and has a ‘one in six’ policy, where boats must have been washed down on a hardstand in the last month, or anti-fouled in the last six months before entering the marina.

Schoolhouse Bay resident Norman Gibbons is also keen to start a group of volunteers to attempt to control or eradicate the pest from the harbour (see contact details below).

Marine biologist Dr Roger Grace is less optimistic and says it is only a matter of time before the fanworm spreads throughout the region.

“It’s a big problem but I don’t think there’s a lot you can do about it,” Dr Grace says. “There’s no way you are going to get rid of it. The scale of the problem is beyond human capacity to correct.”

But he says often introduced pests go through a short period of population boom before numbers reduce and become more in balance with the ecosystem.

Mr Brown says the fanworm could also have a big impact on scallop and mussel populations, and other filter feeders.

Biomarine oyster farm owner Jim Dollimore says the fanworm is unlikely to present a threat to the Mahurangi oyster industry, as oysters are farmed in the intertidal zone where fanworms are unable to establish.

The fanworm species was first found in NZ in Lyttelton Port in 2008. The Ministry for Primary Industries spent $3.5 million trying to eradicate it, but after it was found in Auckland’s Viaduct Basin the following year, and subsequently found throughout the Waitemata Harbour, the eradication programme was abandoned as being unfeasible.

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New rates, taxes and levies proposed Attempted break-in at Warkworth museum

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A fuel tax, a targeted rate for development land and a levy on accommodation providers are being floated as ideas to fund major infrastructure projects in Auckland, as Auckland Council looks to limit rate rises.

Mayor Phil Goff released his proposed annual budget this month, saying he is committed to keeping rate rises to 2.5 per cent and is exploring a raft of proposals to balance the books. The plan will go out for consultation early next year.

A fuel tax at 10 cents a litre has been mooted, but any tax would require Government approval.

The rural nature of Rodney and lack of public transport options means the region could by among the hardest hit by the policy.

Rodney Councillor Greg Sayers believes Rodney residents will support a user-pays approach, but details on how funds will be distributed will be crucial.

“We need to ensure Rodney residents see the benefits from any tax,” Cr Sayers says.

Landowners near Warkworth could be hit by a proposed targeted rate aimed at curbing landbanking and to fund infrastructure for housing.

The Unitary Plan has zoned 11,000ha of rural land for development that is expected to provide land for 110,000 houses – in Warkworth, 952ha of rural land has been zoned Future Urban.

Currently, a central tool for funding infrastructure for new subdivisions is development contributions, which average about $30,000 per dwelling. This is paid when a dwelling is consented or connected to the water and wastewater network, but Council says these charges often don’t cover costs.

The targeted rate would provide an ongoing fund which could be spent on infrastructure while also increasing land holding costs, discouraging land banking.

Council is dicing and slicing the rate dollar, including discussion of a fuel tax.

The Warkworth District Museum and Parry Kauri Park have been the target of repeated crime this year and plans are afoot to increase security.

Museum manager Victoria Joule says the most recent incident occurred last month, when someone attempted to break into a workshop at the back of the museum, but fled when an alarm was activated.

“Someone had a crowbar and tried to prise the door open,” Victoria says.

“We don’t hold any artefacts in there, just tools.

“We have alarms and other security measures, but we are investigating whether we need to do more and install security cameras.”

Victoria says it is disappointing the museum is being targeted.

“We are a non-funded organisation. Lots of people give a phenomenal amount of volunteer hours for the community and for someone to come and steal from that, it’s unreal.”

Earlier this year the museum had to install tamperproof donation boxes after money was repeatedly stolen from the plant donation box, at the front of the museum.

The incidents have been logged with Police.

A commemorative plaque and totara tree sapling have also been vandalised in Parry Kauri Park for the fourth time this year.

Kauri and Native Bushmen’s Association president Ray Jensen says he is baffled why the tree and plaque have been targeted.

“It’s a real determined effort,” Mr Jensen says. “It’s hard to understand the motive for something like that.”

Details on where the rate would apply and how it would be struck haven’t been finalised.

The Mayor has also proposed an accommodation levy of about three to five per cent per room. It is anticipated the cost would be passed on to consumers.

The levy is expected to raise $20-30 million.

Matakana Coast Tourism chair Warren Kitchin says accommodation providers in the area oppose the levy.

“It doesn’t appear to be a balanced argument when tourists have to pay GST anyway,” Mr Kitchin says.

But he says infrastructure upgrades are sorely needed.

“Hill Street needs an upgrade sooner rather than later.”

Changes to the rural rates differential have also been shelved – last year a proposal was put forward to reduce the rates farmers paid by about 20 per cent.

Cr Sayers says more emphasis needs to be put on finding savings within Council.

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Transfer station under review The future of the Lawrie Road transfer station, between Warkworth and Snells Beach, is uncertain as the lease for the site is up for review.

The former landfill is owned by Auckland Council but has been leased to Northland Waste for about 20 years.

Waste is collected at the Lawrie Road transfer station and is trucked to landfills in Whangarei and Redvale.

Northland Waste director Ray Lambert says the site needs a major upgrade to meet the growing needs of the area, but the business has been unable to reach an agreement with Council and the lease expires in 2018.

“We can’t get any certainty, so we are looking at other sites. We won’t be held to ransom by Council.”

Mr Lambert says it wants to build a large covered transfer station, which would enable more recycling and recovery from waste.

“Lawrie Road is quite primitive and needs a substantial upgrade. We’ve offered to fund it, but Council won’t make its mind up.”

Lawrie Road was also becoming increasingly urbanised and the area has been earmarked for further housing.

Mr Lambert says it has been investigating relocating to a site beside Rodney Co-Op Lime quarry on Sandspit Road. A Northland Waste shareholder recently purchased a block

of land and it could also cater for a depot, he says.

Any move would require consultation with the community and a fully notified resource consent, he says.

“We don’t want to do anything without a full public process. We want to sit down with the community and look at what is best for the area for this activity.”

The quarry site is surrounded by Future Urban zoned land and is earmarked for development after 2022. But Mr Lambert says planning could ensure a buffer zone was created around industrial activities at the site.

Council waste solutions general manager Ian Stupple says it is reviewing its options for the Lawrie Road site.

“We anticipate the review will be completed by early next year,” Mr Stupple says.

“Key considerations will be maximising the diversion of waste from landfill and ensuring high environmental standards for the site.

“There are also opportunities for local community recycling initiatives and the benefits these bring, such as local job creation, training and volunteering.”

Mr Stupple says he is not aware of any discussions about expanding the waste transfer station at Lawrie Road.

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Enjoying the hospitality at the Matakana Coast Tourism event were, from left, Nicola Hill, Christine Hill and Graeme Smith.

Tourism market buoyant There was an air of optimism at the annual Matakana Coast Tourism Christmas review, held at Ascension Wine Estate on November 24.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) head of tourism Jason Hill said in the past five years, international tourism had increased by 36 per cent and expenditure by nearly 40 per cent.

“There are one million extra seats coming into NZ this year alone,” he said.

Mr Hill congratulated Matakana Coast on its performance, describing it as a “shining light” among regional tourism groups.

Rodney MP Mark Mitchell spoke about the challenges of fixing Hill Street, which was seen as a blockage for tourism growth in the area.

“We’ve exhausted all Band-Aid fixes and need to find a solution ahead of the Western Collector, the new motorway or the Matakana Link

Rodney MP Mark Mitchell was asked at the Matakana Coast Tourism event why passengers on the Kowhai Connection weren’t able to use their Gold Card. An Auckland Transport (AT) spokesperson responded as follows: “The Government had a moratorium on new SuperGold routes ruling out the Kowhai Connection. This will change when the Public Transport Operating Model north goes live in 2018 and this becomes a normal AT service with the HOP card.”

Road,” he said. “We need to find a proper rebuild solution, but it has to be built in one construction season.”

Warkworth iSITE manager Olivia Austin provided an update on website improvements and the organisation’s participation in trade shows, marketing and industry seminars.

Gary Heaven outlined the plan to build a walkway/cycleway linking Snells Beach and Warkworth.

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A fundraising and consultation campaign has been launched to build a heritage village in Puhoi.

The project has been in planning for a decade, but a group of six Puhoi residents has released a proposal for the village and is calling for community feedback and seed funding. Copies of the proposal document and survey are available at the Puhoi Store, Puhoi Pub, Puhoi Valley Cheese Shop, Puhoi Library, Bohemian Museum and online at puhoiheritagelittlevillage.co.nz.

The group has proposed creating a replica historic village that would includes a new Bohemian Museum, a replica blacksmith shop and a traditional whare.

Group member Larry Mitchell says they are open to any ideas and want to hear what the community wants.

“This is the beginning of the process and nothing has been determined yet,” Mr Mitchell says.

A public opinion survey is available at the Puhoi Store and the website puhoiheritagelittlevillage.co.nz.

He hopes the village will be built on Auckland Council land in Puhoi Pioneer Memorial Park, beside the Puhoi River.

The group hopes to raise $15,000 in seed-funding from 150 foundation members, who would each contribute $100 towards the project. This would fund initial plans for the village.

“We hope to get some computer models completed so we can start to put some flesh on the bones and develop an artist’s impression of what the site will look like.”

Mr Mitchell hopes the first stage of the project will be completed by 2019, but says it will be a long road – the project is expected to cost several million dollars.

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serving members of the Warkworth RSA, attending the Annual General Meeting of the Warkworth District Sub-Committee of the Rodney RSA on April 25, 1946. He was also a keen fisherman and patron of the Warkworth Golf Club.

The family lived on Pulham Road, beside the family farm, until 1994 when Phil and June moved to Hexham Street. When June passed away in 2013, Phil moved into Summerset Falls Retirement Village.

His daughter Julie Beaumont says he will be remembered as a humble man with a dry sense of humour who was dedicated to his family.

Phil is survived by his three children, grandchildren Rebecca, Shannon and Billy, and great-grandchild Isobelle.

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A stalwart of the Warkworth community, Phil Copestake, died last month at the age of 94. About 200 people attended his farewell at the Warkworth Golf Club on November 29.

Phil’s parents, George and Isabelle, bought a farm on Pulham Road in the early 1920s. George had emigrated from England in 1910, while Isabelle was born in Matakana in 1900. Phil was born in 1922, the second eldest in a family of six boys and one girl. He went to Warkworth School and Warkworth District High School (now Mahurangi College), but started working as a ‘message boy’ for the Warkworth Post Office when he was 15. He soon joined the Territorial Army, giving his age as 19 when he was only 15. He trained in Devonport and later at Hikurangi before being transferred to Canada where he trained for the air force. He went on to the UK, where he trained as a bombardier.

Fortunately, the war ended before he went into combat and he returned to New Zealand.

Looking for work back in Warkworth, he went back to the Warkworth Post Office, where he was told by his boss, ‘Phil, you have been absent without leave for four years – so get back to your counter!’ He worked at the post office for the next 35 years.

He met his wife, June, at the post office, where she was working as a toll operator. They were married in 1952 and had three children – Bruce, Susie and Julie.

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Surf club president Julian Ostling (left) with patrol captain James Alach. James helped rescue Mr Browne following the accident on February 21.

Tragedy leads to more Omaha patrols The surf life saving tower at the southern end of Omaha Beach will re-open this summer, thanks to the generosity of the family and friends of a man who died this year.

Wayne Browne went bodysurfing at the beach last February and was paralysed in a freak accident.

Conditions at Omaha were altered after a tropical cyclone in January created deep troughs and shallow sandbars.

Mr Browne stepped into a trench and a powerful wave submerged him, breaking his neck.

Lifeguards and Mr Browne’s partner Jo Watson dragged him to safety, but he died six weeks later in hospital.

Ms Watson says that a friend suggested they start a fundraising page for the

Omaha Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

“We set the page up before Wayne died, and then we put it on the funeral notice in lieu of flowers,” Ms Watson says.

Surf Club president Julian Ostling says the tower has been out of use for the last few seasons, mainly because of unsafe steps. The surf club received over $5000 from the memorial fundraiser.

“We asked Jo and the family if they would like us to use the funds to renovate and re-open the tower at the southern end,” Julian says.

“We have already started doing some patrols and that will increase over summer. We will also be unveiling a commemorative plaque at the tower, in memory of Wayne.”

Work has been completed on replacing the tower steps and remedial work on the tower shutters will complete the renovations.

The surf club is also on a recruitment drive for extra guards to man the southern end.

They plan to use the tower to give younger guards a chance to lead patrols.

Ms Watson says Wayne liked to encourage leadership, and despite her loss, she still loves Omaha.

“It was Wayne’s favourite beach. I haven’t swum there since, but knowing that the donations are going back to the people who helped him, and the beach he loved, gives me a sense of grounding.”

For the first time in a century, the Duvaucel’s gecko can be found in mainland New Zealand after the species was re-introduced to Tawharanui Open Sanctuary this month.

The Duvaucel’s gecko is the largest surviving species of gecko in New Zealand, growing to up to 30cm in length.

Predators drove the geckos to extinction on the mainland and they have only survived on offshore islands.

The geckos which were released are from a Massey University research facility where they have been used to establish other populations on other islands. They were originally sourced from the Mercury Islands, off the Coromandel.

A Massey research programme will monitor the gecko population to see how they fare in the sanctuary.

Tawharanui is predator-free apart from mice, and scientists will study the effect of mice on the native gecko population over time.

This will also indicate the impact mice could have if the gecko are introduced to offshore islands.

Results will inform the future releases of the gecko, and similarly vulnerable species, to other mainland sanctuaries.

Auckland Council’s regional park rangers and biodiversity team worked with Massey University, TOSSI volunteers and Ngati Manuhiri and other iwi for the release.

TOSSI chair Alison Stanes says it is a wonderful reward for years of hard work.

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Protecting the island Hauturu is one of New Zealand’s few Nature Reserves, which puts it in the highest category of environmental protection. Because of this, its distance from the mainland and its ruggedness, it has been protected from many of the ravages of human occupation and development that have occurred on the mainland and less rugged islands. So if you are lucky enough to travel to Hauturu you will find that it is a lot like travelling to another country. Firstly, you must have a permit from DOC to land on the island. You can only travel on vessels that have a Pest Free Warrant and are permitted to land you on the island. And you can only land on the day or days specified on your permit. Not only that, but you must go through a stringent biosecurity check at DOC. Your gear will be thoroughly checked by DOC staff and must be scrupulously clean. It is then stored in pest proof containers for transport to the island to prevent the introduction of pests such as rats, plague skinks (aka rainbow skinks), Argentine ants, weed seeds, or disease such as kauri dieback. The aim of this is to protect the near pristine environment of Hauturu and the health of all flora and fauna on the island.

There are other ways that we can all help to protect Hauturu and its rich mixture of plants and creatures and also the other restoration islands in the Hauraki Gulf, like Tiritiri Matangi or Motuora. If you are out and about on the water this summer (I am told it is coming), make sure you are not inadvertently carrying any pests, especially if your boat has been stored in a shed or undercover for the winter. Check for plague/rainbow skinks (they are rife around Warkworth), Argentine ants and rats or mice that might have thought your boat or dive gear a nice place to hide for the winter. Those of us with coastal properties can also ensure that we don’t have pest plants, like pampas, with windborne seeds.

News from the island A volunteer maintenance team has been out to the island recently to clean the exterior of the ranger’s house. The paid weed team is on the island at present doing a great job removing any weeds, with special attention to pampas and climbing asparagus. Two working weekends of Little Barrier Island supporters are planned for the spring and a further two for the autumn. The Supporters’ Trust has received a very generous grant from Foundation North towards weed work on Hauturu over the next three years.

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AUT professor Sergei Gulyaev is excited that the Warkworth telescopes can be part of the world’s largest science project.

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International involvement for station The Warkworth Satellite Station is participating in what is believed to be currently the world’s biggest science project – the Square Kilometre Array.

The multi-radio telescope project involves 12 countries collaborating to collect information over one square kilometre of space. It will effectively create one big satellite, which will be 50 times more sensitive than any other radio instrument.

The research is being undertaken by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) which has leased the Warkworth station since 2010.

AUT Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research founder and director Professor Sergei Gulyaev says the project will allow scientists to look at some of the earliest galaxies created.

“It will tell us about some of the very interesting periods of the universe which have not been studied yet,” he says.

The Warkworth station is no stranger to big projects, discovering a black hole last year and helping with navigation for SpaceX craft, the private company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motors.

The telescopes also assist with GPS navigation using quasars as a set point in the universe to calculate Earth’s position.

In future, he would like to see a space telescope installed in the South Island that could work with the Warkworth station to gain more accurate knowledge around the movement of tectonic plates under New Zealand.

Northpower has been granted a temporary lease of the Auckland Council-owned Atlas Site, on State Highway 1 in Warkworth.

The site has been earmarked for future community use, with options such as an art centre or a park and ride.

Downer Group had a lease on the site for about 10 years, but decided not renew it last April, putting the future of the site back on the agenda.

Northpower was granted a short-term lease in July this year, which is due to expire on March 31.

Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke says the Board is committed to retaining the site for community use, but significant work is needed.

Any proposal will take a long time to come to fruition, she says.

“We definitely want to retain the site for a community lease, but there is no identified community use in the short-term,” Ms Houlbrooke says.

The Board conducted several rounds of consultation on a future community building for the site and a concept plan was released in 2014.

But Ms Houlbrooke says a lot has changed in the past two years and the new Local Board wants to look again at the issue.

“The site needs to be completely revisited. There are so many more opportunities there now, with growth occurring around that area, and people’s priorities have changed.”

The North Rodney Community Arts Council made a bid to use the site as a workspace and gallery last year, but Council rejected the proposal.

Other ideas floated for the land include a park and ride, although Auckland Transport already has plans for a facility near Hudson Road, to the north of Warkworth.

Santa’s Little Helpers!

Thank you residents of Northern Rodney for believing in us, you’ve given us the ability to grow into the leading Real Estate Agency in the area.

Of course we give back when we get a gift like this, here’s some of the organisations and causes we’ve supported this year with your help; Mahurangi College Scholarship, Warkworth-Wellsford Hospice, Wellsford Plunket, Matakana Primary School, Wellsford Country Show, Warkworth Christmas Parade, Omaha Half Marathon, Mike Pero Foundation, Pt Wells Community Centre, Pt Wells Croquet Club, Pt Wells Library, Omaha Golf Club, Rodney Rams League Club, Warkworth Town Hall Restoration, Wellsford Bowls Club, Wellsford Golf Club, Wellsford Primary School, Tomarata Primary School, Wellsford Children’s Day

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Ray of Giving appeal underway

Ray White staff are collecting gifts to bring some festive cheer to needy families across Mahurangi. Homebuilders social services in Warkworth distributed 300 gifts collected at the Ray White offices last year. Co-owner Paul Gothard says they like to donate the gifts locally at Christmas. The appeal started in 2012 and all gifts are tagged with an appropriate age range for boys or girls. Donated gifts can be left under the tree at any of the Ray White offices in Warkworth, Snells Beach and Maungaturoto. The appeal closes on Wednesday December 21.

New security cameras in Warkworth Twelve new security cameras have been installed to monitor Warkworth’s streets in a collaboration between Insite Security and local businesses.

Insite Security director Chris Martin says four cameras were installed to monitor the Warkworth Wharf earlier this year after a spate of vandalism in the area. The cameras were funded by the Warkworth Area Business Association and the Rodney Local Board.

Last month, a further eight cameras were installed to monitor public areas in Warkworth, thanks to funding from a number of local businesses.

Insite Security has agreed to monitor all of the cameras for free.

“We meet the costs of maintaining them and pay for technicians to service the cameras – it’s what you do when you are part of a small community,” Mr Martin says.

Wishing everyone a safe & happy Christmas and New Year from the team at Call in and see us, Corner Queen Street and Mill Lane

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And our hearts go out with the earnest wish That nature were always as gracious as this With each generous measure of good from her stores That blesses our Christmas day spent out of doors Some think it far better the beaches to roam Than sit down to beef and plum pudding at home While others still their bliss will seek In private picnics down the creek Some others keep the day in solemn state And scarcely pass outside the garden gate These home reunions how they do adore them As their forefathers mostly did before them To gather in far and wide Their kith and kin for Christmastide The old folks sit ’neath the shade of the trees And smile as young voices are borne on the breeze Last but not least of the Christmas joys Is the Christmas tree laden with candles and toys Where the eye rests on beauty wherever it turns In room all resplendent with nikaus and ferns Then in order to help their enjoyment along Some finish the evening with music and song Scarce heeding clocks whose timely warning Give out it must be nearly morning And folks must take their several ways To meet perhaps some other day Wishing each other as I do here A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Plunket veteran retires after three decades After 30 years of attending to more than two generations of Mahurangi babies, Pam Wenzlick is retiring from her role as Plunket community Karitane this month.

Pam started her career as an obstetric nurse before taking a job at Plunket in 1986, in what she thought was a temporary role, covering the area from Whangaparaoa to Kaiwaka.

Thirty years on and she says she is often overwhelmed by how many people she has worked with and how fast the years have gone by.

“I blink and they are one-year-old, I blink again and they are five, then before I know it they are coming back as parents,” Pam says.

“Almost every day there is someone who shows me a picture of their baby all grown up or at their 21st.

“It’s nice to walk down the street and see all the parents and children that I’ve worked with. Being able to help people is the most satisfying thing you can do.

“To watch young parents grow and gain confidence is very rewarding.”

Over the years she has found babies are born bigger and develop faster, although they appear to be teething at a later stage.

“A lot of children now only have

Laura Howe and her daughter Alisha Van der Hoek at the graduation.

HIPPY graduates Over 100 people turned out to celebrate eight children who graduated from the two-year HIPPY Programme in Wellsford this month.

HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters) is a not -for-profit organisation focused on developing pre-literacy and prenumeracy skills for children aged under five.

HIPPY coordinator Louisa Christian says children from Mahurangi College and Ahuroa, Tomarata and Warkworth schools performed a welcome song for Coast to Coast Hauora Trust representative Richard Te Haara.

“It was a wonderful night where the community celebrated together the achievements of their children and their whanau,” Louisa says.

The programme started in Wellsford six years ago after research found many students were starting Wellsford School without reading and writing skills.

Plunket community Karitane nurse, Pam Wenzlick, at the Warkworth clinic.

one or two teeth when they are 12 months old.”

People’s lifestyles have also undergone a transformation, with fewer parents staying home to look after children full-time, but fathers are playing a greater role in raising children.

But she says the biggest change has been the population.

“The area has grown and grown. I remember five years ago I went to the same house I had been to 25 years earlier and I thought ‘where have all the fields gone’.”

Pam is looking forward to spending more time with her four grandchildren and having time to focus on her hobbies in art and craft.

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It is wonderful that the Mahurangi Matters newspaper provides a platform for community organisations to present articles on topics that might contribute to the wellbeing of people in North Rodney. It allows for care and concern to be shown, and for practical, informative and philosophical advice and ideas to be offered. Thank you Mahurangi Matters for this great opportunity.

Usually at this time of the year, Homebuilders Family Services puts forward an article about how to navigate the festive season. This year our article is more about providing some ideas that might be food for thought for you, to do your own pondering over.

The only thing I am going to say specifically about Christmas is, ‘don’t take it personally if you struggle’. Our brain structure makes Christmas particularly difficult because the increased stress and demands on your body releases adrenaline and cortisol, which affects your hippocampus and makes it difficult to multi-task. This is why you may feel grumpy and sad.

There is a solution though – exercise! According to The Guardian, “Exercise stimulates the growth and repair of cells in the hippocampus, and induces a more positive mood, making you less susceptible to stress and reducing the amount of cortisol released. Plus, it provides the perfect excuse to run away from your relatives.”

Or, as Joseph Chilton Pearce puts it, “We tell children how to be and they keep mirroring back what we are. If we are to raise healthy human beings we must bring to wholeness the models they are following.” As a community, we can look after the children by looking after the parents and caregivers.

“Children don’t know how to ask for what they don’t know they need. Their asking comes in the form of behaviour.” (Bonnie Harris). The interesting part of this quote is “...they don’t know they need.” Kids just get a feeling in their body and then have behaviours because they are trying to soothe the uncomfortable feeling in themselves. “Parenting was so much easier when I raised my non-existent children hypothetically.” (EverydayGirlDad).

Parenting is a big task!

Try to be the person you needed when you were younger. This is partly how we heal. When you are struggling to know how to respond to your child (or your partner or friend), think about what you might have needed when you were a child. We usually need connection.

“You know how every once in a while you do something and a little voice inside says ‘There. That’s it. That’s why you’re here.’... and you get a warm glow in your heart because you know it’s true? Do more of that.” (Jack Nordby). Do more of the things that make you feel good.

Everyone at Homebuilders Family Services wishes the people of North Rodney a safe and gentle festive season. Homebuilders is closed after Thursday December 22 and reopens on Tuesday January 17. Over this time we will be checking our phone for voice mail messages.

If you urgently need someone to talk to over the break, you can also phone Lifeline 0800 543 354, Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 or Healthline 0800 611 116. There are people who do care about you.

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Rodney Hang has brought a slice of Cambodia to what used to be the pizza company on Neville Street in Warkworth.

Rodney’s new restaurant, Bai Khmer, serves authentic Cambodian food to dine in or take away.

Rodney grew up in Cambodia and says his menu at Bai Khmer is absolutely authentic.

“Everything is made from fresh ingredients, there are no shortcuts, no ready made pastes. It is exactly what my Mum would make,” Rodney says.

He is proud of Cambodia’s cultural heritage and cuisine, and says it is one of the earliest in the region. Neighbours Thailand and Vietnam have spread their cuisine throughout the world and Rodney would like Cambodian food to be equally popular.

“I always wanted to bring proper Cambodian food to New Zealand.

“It’s fresh and tasty with plenty of lemon grass, ginger, jasmine rice and a little chilli.”

Rodney admits he isn’t much of a chef, but he has taught himself how to bake and has run several bakeries and cafes. His wife Danni is the Cambodian culinary expert; she came to New Zealand when she was about three years old. Her family escaped the aftermath of the deadly civil war between the communist Khmer Rouge and the Khmer Republic in the

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1970s. Around three million people died under dictator Pol Pot’s regime between 1975 and 1979.

Rodney says Danni was the main reason he didn’t return to Cambodia.

“When I came here to study 17 years ago I was staying with my future wife’s family. We met, fell in love and I stayed on.”

The couple have three children – daughters Catherine, 13, and Maygan, 4, and a baby boy, Aiden who will turn one this month.

“I have a very busy life, but I love what I do. Bai Khmer is my dream come true and it’s very close to my heart.”

The licensed restaurant also serves up a classic Cambodian milk shake.

The unusual combination includes fruit, condensed milk, syrup and a raw egg yolk.

“These are sold in every road side food stall in Cambodia. They are the original smoothie energy drink.”

Buoyed by her love of fashion and the joy of helping people look their best, 25-year-old Siobhan Pearson is taking the plunge and starting her own clothing shop, Kiera May Boutique, in Matakana.

The shop is in the former Revival Reloved Fashion premises and will focus on clothing and accessories for men, women and children, selling street-casual wear through to more formal attire.

Siobhan grew up in Tomarata, but has been in Ashburton for the past four years, where her partner Beau McQuarrie was working on a dairy farm. It was there she started working in a clothing store and the idea of owning her own business took shape.

The couple moved back to Mahurangi in May to lease a 121ha dairy farm in Wayby Valley.

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for the past six months, getting up at dawn for the first milking, but when the opportunity to lease the Matakana premises came up, she jumped at it.

“It’s a great opportunity,” Siobhan says. “I love working on the farm, but I’ve always wanted to own a shop and I love clothing and fashion.

“I enjoy helping people find something that makes them feel good about themselves.

“People get so excited buying new clothes and trying things on – it’s great to be a part of that and use my expertise to help them find what they are looking for.”

The name Kiera May is a blend of Siobhan’s middle name and her grandmother’s name.

Siobhan will be helped by her mother, Denise, who is a real estate agent for Mike Pero in Wellsford.

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Nick says that the hot stone massage is effective for both body and mind.

“The precursor to physical ailments of the body is an energetic imbalance,” Nick says. “I assist in restoring emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing. If you have a massage after work you will be more relaxed, sleep well, feel amazing and perform better the next day.”

He is equally concerned about the wellbeing of the planet as he is with the body. In 1995, Nick was part of a group from Mahurangi that went to protest French nuclear testing at Mururoa Atoll.

“We were sent with a petition signed by many locals. We had the smallest boat of the flotilla; about 30 foot (9.1m) and we hit a storm. The waves were as high as the mast and we were the last to arrive, but we were also the last boat to leave.”

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Nick also has an interest in Shamanism.

“The Shaman is the traditional healer in many indigenous cultures. It’s also a way of life that honours nature and realises the importance of the spirit.”

Nick has been growing his own organic food on his lifestyle block in Matakana for 20 years and meditates daily in a meditation pyramid.

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Extravaganza returning Sandy Santas at Omaha Beach Almost 40 Santas, Mrs Santas, Santas’ little helpers and even a rogue elf brought some festive cheer to Omaha Beach for the Santa Run on December 7.

It was the first time the KidsCan fundraiser has been held at Omaha.

Event organiser Nicola Jones says she expects next year’s run to be huge as the red suited runners promised to

return with more family and friends.

“A lot of fun was had by all and the expressions of total joy on the kids faces as they came running across the finish line was worth all the effort,” Nicola says.

There are 19 Santa Run events held around the country, which fundraise for children living in hardship.

They’ve dropped the name Gypsy, but the travelling Extravaganza Fair will be returning to The Stables in Matakana on January 14 and 15.

The group has 35 stalls, six families and 13 children providing a variety of food, music and entertainment.

The group travels the country putting on 32 weekend shows over 32 weeks.

Group member Mels Berg says they are different from the usual gala.

“We try and create a festival atmosphere where you want to spend all day,” Mels says.

“There are pockets of pop-up entertainment everywhere. If you’re broke you can still come along and

have a great day.”

All the stalls are made from the travellers ‘tiny homes’, which double as their transport.

The main food truck is a ‘Steampunk’ bus serving up burgers, curly fries and on occasion ‘hangi’.

The ‘power truck’ supplies the stage with solar-generated electricity and there is even a ‘tiny open home’.

There will be live music all day by multi-talented duo K2 the Power.

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Youngsters hone their skills at Puhoi woodchop There will be a new Boys Chop category at the annual Puhoi Woodchopping Carnival on Saturday January 14.

The free all-day event has been hosted in the grounds of the Puhoi Pub for the past 12 years.

Puhoi Axemen’s Club secretary John Sanderson says they have a group of young guns keen to get in on the action.

“We’ve got a bunch of 12 to 15 year olds from here and Whangarei who are really showing some promise,” John says.

“We’ve put on a Boys Underhand Chop this year to give them some

competition time. They’re getting some good coaching and some good axes to cut with, so the next few years will be very interesting. It’s great for the sport.”

Most of the 32 competitive axemen will come from around Northland.

Events like the Jack and Jill sawing and axe throwing increases the number of competitors to 45.

John says the Puhoi Carnival is booked out two months in advance.

“Competitors class this as the best one day chop in New Zealand. The venue, the closeness of the crowd

and the standard of competition is top notch.

“If the world number one comes to me now it’s too late – first come, first served.”

The world number one is currently New Zealander Jason Wynyard, who was crowned best individual woodchopper for the eighth time at the World Championship in Stuttgart, Germany last month.

The Puhoi Axemen also had their share of success competing at the Christchurch A&P show last month. The nine members from the team secured 10 wins

and 10 second place finishes.

“Christchurch was the best of the best because they have to cater for 72 axemen in three days. We were very pleased with the result,” John says.

The total prize pool on offer at Puhoi is just over $4000. The day wraps up with a team race between Puhoi and the visitors.

John says spectators at this year’s carnival should keep an eye out for axeman Jessie Whitehead.

“He does almost every event and is a real entertainer – the wood chips will be flying.”

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The good wood Competitors will chop and saw their way through 240 blocks of wood in seven hours on Saturday January 14. The Puhoi Axemen’s Club pride themselves on providing the ultimate competition grade wood. Club members source the timber on numerous weekends throughout the year from local poplar.

It’s readily available and relatively crisp and soft, but more importantly it provides plenty of flying wood chips. Club secretary John Sanderson says they strive to make sure the competition is as even as possible. “We don’t like knots and keep them to a minimum,” John says. “Everything has to be fair, we even source trees grown in a gully because they are softer than the ones grown on the ridge.”

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Young Puhoi axeman gains national recognition Up and coming Puhoi axeman Kaleb Mcdonnell will be going all-out at the carnival to secure a place in the under-21 national woodchopping team.

Kaleb says his performance at the Christchurch A&P show on November 9 garnered national recognition.

“I got four wins and two seconds. The selectors asked me for my details after the show,” Kaleb says.

If selected, Kaleb will join the New Zealand Colts and cross the Tasman to take on the Aussies next year.

The 19-year-old’s strongest discipline is the Underhand Chop, but his recent success in Christchurch will mean tougher time penalties at Puhoi.

“Every $50 you win at an event means a one-second handicap. I think I’m on about 11 seconds now. That means I’ve got to train harder and be faster.”

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Behind the blades of glory If you’re thinking of digging out the axe from the garden shed to give competitive wood chopping a try, think again.

Professional woodchoppers use carefully crafted axes worth around $600.

Tuatahi Axes and Saws in Masterton will have made almost all of the blades used at the Puhoi Carnival.

The family-run business was started over 30 years ago by professional woodchopper Eddie Fawcett.

Daughter Jo Fawcett says they have perfected the ultimate competition axe and export to more than 30 countries worldwide.

“We forge our axes from scratch, we do everything by hand and our axe heads actually bend and flex – that’s something that steel doesn’t normally do,” Jo says.

The most fundamental difference between the axe in the shed and a competition axe is the shape.

Competition axes are shaped and sharpened to extract chips of wood as

fast as possible.

The garden shed variety is more of a splitting tool. Puhoi Axemen’s Club secretary John Sanderson says competition axes are lethal.

“The angles are very fine and the blade is very sharp. You can shave with one of our axes, but I wouldn’t recommend it,” John says.

Axeman also wear protective clothing, in the form of chainmail socks and ankle protectors.

“The mail prevents amputation or severed tendons, but you will still damage your leg or foot.”

Professional axemen get their blades refurbished every 12 to 18 months, but the dreaded tree knot considerably shortens the lifespan.

“Every time you chip the blade on a hard knot, you have to grind the whole edge. That means you lose the length and width of your axe. After a few grinds the axe is only good for training or handing down to the youngsters.”

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The annual Warkworth Rodeo will have around 130 competitors and over 200 rides on New Year’s Day at the Warkworth Showgrounds.

The rodeo takes place in the middle of the national competition calendar, which finishes with the finals in Wairoa on March 24.

Rodeo club secretary Krista Fletcher says competitors are already tired and often injured by the time they reach Warkworth.

The open bull ride is the most popular event, which uses Brahman bulls, locally bred by the Warkworth Rodeo Club.

“Our bulls have beaten the riders every single year,” Krista says.

“The cowboys have completed seven rodeos in nine days and are pretty broken. The bulls buck out on competition day and then go back to the farm for another year of rest.

Last year’s event was postponed due to poor weather. Krista says it was just the fourth disruption in the event’s 65 year history. Crowd numbers were down from around 7000 to 3500 on the rain date of February 6. Organisers are hoping for better weather this year.

“We rely on the fact that everyone

knows the rodeo is on January 1 and they take a break from their holiday and come along,” Krista says.

About 30 protestors who want rodeos banned picketed last year’s event, and laid complaints with the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Krista says they are well aware the rodeo is under scrutiny.

“We are very careful about how we handle our stock.

“At the end of the day, people come along to watch cowboys getting mashed into the ground! When the cowboys get bucked off and the animals win, that’s when the crowd cheers the loudest.”

The girls barrel racing, local steer ride and the kids lolly scramble are all crowd favourites.

Patrons can bring along a picnic, but food stalls include mussel fritters, hot dogs, chips and Vietnamese food.

The rodeo starts at 10am and parking is free. Adults $20, children $5, under fives free, and a family pass for two adults and up to six children is $50.

No dogs are allowed. Plenty of water, and sunscreen are recommended.

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Rodeo rides for charity The Warkworth Rodeo Club has raised over $2000 for Riding for the Disabled and The Youth in Transition Trust charities, following two sponsored rides last month.

Over 45 quad bikers and 41 horse riders signed up for the ‘Rodeo Ramble,’ which took place on November 5 and 26.

Landowners gave permission for riders to trek from Wyllie Road in Warkworth to Puhoi and back.

Club member Peter Manton says the rodeo club has a long history of donating to worthy causes.

“We always spread the wealth when we have a successful rodeo and both Lions and St John are the beneficiaries,” John says.

“We also support these charities with our rides, because there is a parallel with rodeo. They help people dust themselves off and get back on the horse.”

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Phil Roberts as the great Jimi Hendrix. Photo: Megan Moss

Experience Hendrix Winery Tour celebrates first decade The Hendrix Project will take to the stage at Ascension Wine Estate on Friday January 6, at 8.30pm.

Whangaparaoa musician Phil Roberts has spent over a year playing in Jimi’s psychedelic shoes.

The role is not something he takes lightly – he says he has done copious amounts of research, expanded his wardrobe and immerses himself in Hendrix music in the build up to a gig.

“If you are playing as a Hendrix tribute act, the one thing you can’t be is just ‘ok’,” Phil says. “My rule is if we can’t nail it, we won’t do it.

“It’s like getting into a role as an actor and I try to understand Jimi beyond being just a guitar player and more as an individual.”

The Jimi Hendrix tribute band has been touring the country for the past six months and has been growing into the improvised style, which has made Jimi an icon.

“On this tour we’ve trekked up and down the North Island, from Whangarei to Upper Hutt and seen everything from Hendrix number plates to massive Hendrix tattoos in places you wouldn’t necessarily expect.”

About 150 people turned out to the band’s performance at Ascension earlier this year.

Iconic Kiwi musicians Bic Runga and Brooke Fraser will headline next year’s Winery Tour, performing with Benny Tipene at Ascension Wine Estate on Saturday February 4.

The annual event is in its tenth year. Brooke Fraser and Bic Runga have both won the APRA Silver Scroll for Song of the Year and have been awarded a total of 32 NZ music awards between them.

They have sold over 650,000 albums in the NZ, including 21 top 40 singles.

Los Angeles-based Fraser will return home to headline the 2017 tour, following the release of her first career retrospective album A Sides, which will include her upcoming single Therapy.

“I am looking forward to getting home to play all the favourites from my career so far to the best fans in the world,” she says.

Having played at the very first Winery Tour in 2007, Runga returns to tour the vines once again.

She will be celebrating her induction into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame (the youngest ever inductee) and her brand new album Close Your Eyes, showcasing her interpretations of some of music’s most classic songs.

“I’m excited to rejoin the Winery Tour family, to hit the road again and to play all my songs and some of my favourite covers in the most spectacular venues,” Bic says.

Benny Tipene came third in the first season of The X Factor and had four hits from his debut album Bricks, including the number one platinum single, Walking on Water, and top ten gold single Lonely.

Benny is completing his second album in time for the Winery Tour, which will include his brand new single Where Love Comes From.

“Touring all around New Zealand, playing amazing places, sharing the stage with two musical icons – what a great way to spend summer,” Benny says.

Ticket giveaway Mahurangi Matters has a double pass to giveaway. Write your name and number on the back of an envelope, post to Winery Tour Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth or email editor@localmatters.co.nz with the subject line: Winery Tour. Competition closes December 19.

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The Kawau Boating Club is hoping for a fine New Year’s Day after this year’s event was rained off.

Kawau regatta returns The Kawau Boating Club is holding a New Year’s Day Regatta this summer, as the clubhouse celebrates its 70th anniversary.

There will be races for all yacht classes, plus novelty races and games on the Lidgard Lawn, for children from 1pm. Registrations will be open from 9am to 11am.

There will be a prizegiving at 5pm, followed by live music.

Club secretary Lin Pardey says the event is open to everyone, not just members.

“Come and enjoy New Year’s Day with us,” Lin says.

The club is also holding a New Year’s Eve party from 8pm, with music from Take Note Duo. Lin says the clubhouse was built in 1946 due to the growing popularity of the regatta.

“The Lidgard family, which owned the land, first held a regatta to celebrate building their house at the site and

invited neighbours and friends.

“Three years later they had up to 1000 people showing up and they thought ‘we need to start a club’. So the community pitched in and built the club which still stands today.”

The regatta continued for decades, before eventually becoming defunct.

It was resurrected two years ago, when the Kawau Boating Club was re-established.

Meanwhile, the club is continuing to expand. It has about 800 members and has recently renovated the building’s ablution block and library, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Rodney Local Board.

The club is working to install a deck and a pontoon, to make it easier for dinghies to access the wharf.

“So many people are enjoying it, it gets too crowded,” Lin says.

The club has received an $8000 grant from the Local Board towards the engineering cost of the pontoon.

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‘Dare to Explore’ this summer Auckland Libraries will again offer a free reading programme for children aged five to 13 entitled ‘Kia Māia te Whai - Dare to Explore’ this summer, with events at libraries across Mahurangi.

Children can enrol online at home or in the library on the Auckland Libraries website, then pick up their programme booklet from any Auckland Library and begin exploring with their families.

Wellsford senior librarian Sally Burgess says the booklet contains fun challenges and activities which will keep children reading and learning over summer.

“Children will be invited to take part in a great range of event, but can also complete the challenges at home, on holiday, or with friends,” Sally says.

This year there is also a Te Reo version available.

At a range of events at Warkworth, Mahurangi East and Wellsford libraries children will be able to make sweet treats, badges, poi and more, play and create with giant games, Nerf guns, Minecraft, Lego and a 3D printer.

There will be two free shows from Speed Stacks NZ and cartooning storyteller Stu Duval, and guest speakers from ‘Tales from the Farm Publications’ and the Auckland Council Biodiversity team (see a schedule of events and activities at right).

In addition to these events and activities, a regular weekly programme

will extend to both Matakana and Leigh, where children will be able to stop off and have their booklets stamped, receive stickers and participate in a ‘hands on’ activity from Kia Maia te Whai.

Wellsford and Mahurangi East Library will be closed from Christmas until January 4, while Warkworth Library will open from December 28 to 31.

Info: aucklandlibraries.govt.nz or ask at Wellsford, Warkworth, or Mahurangi East Libraries for more information.

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Mangawhai gears up for gala Organisers are expecting over 7000 the gala day, from 9am to 2pm. people at the annual Summer Gala at For the more adventurous older the Mangawhai Domain on Monday children, there will be a Bungy January 2.

Trampoline and Land Zorb rides for The domain is a community-owned $8 each. facility used by local sports and social groups, and the gala usually raises Mangawhai-based three-piece band between $35,000 and $40,000, which The Aloha Corner will be dropping is around 70 per cent of the funding some Aotearoa beats, reggae, rock, a dash of Johnny Cash and a side of needed for the upcoming year.

Gala coordinator Carol Parkes says rockabilly thrown in for good measure. they need a big turn out.

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Top tips for summer photos Three expert photographers are giving their top tips for people to hone their skills for the Mahurangi Matters / TheCameraShop summer photo competition.

The competition is free to enter and closes on January 20. Prizes including a Nikon D3400 digital SLR camera.

Entries can be submitted online at thecamerashop.co.nz or dropped into TheCameraShop, 35 Queen Street.

Professional photographers Ian Macdonald and Tony Enderby will judge the competition.

Tony wants to encourage people to experiment with different perspectives in their photographs.

“Every photo has a thousand different possible angles,” Tony says. “Wander around your subject and don’t be afraid to lay down and take a photo.”

The basics of lighting and composition are also important.

“Always make sure that your subject is well lit and look behind your subject to make sure that they don’t have a telephone pole growing out of their head!”

Ian says he is looking for three essential components in people’s photographs.

“The first is honesty,” Ian says. “Be true to your own feelings, whether you are enjoying your family and friends, or are overwhelmed by the beauty or awe of the place you are in.

“The second component is to make sure your composition is carefully constructed. It helps those who look at your photograph to see order and consideration.

“The third is to look at other photographers work. Look at books by famous photographers and understand why they do what they do.”

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Colin from TheCameraShop, 425 Stables, 9574 | thecamerashop.co.nz who is collaborating with Mahurangi Matters to run the competition, recommends always cleaning your lens and get where the action is.

“Go to the beach, camping, bush walks and enjoy summer,” Colin says.

Getting technical, he recommends people use a low ISO setting and experiment with the camera’s settings, such as aperture, for the best results.

“It is nice to run your camera on a wide open aperture, like f/2.8 or f/3.5, as this will give a nice blurry background.

“However we recommend running a couple of stops slower, say f/5.6 or f/8 if you want an increased depth of field (more in focus), if you are shooting a group photo for example.

“For a landscape, you would close your aperture down very small to say f/18 so that you get everything in focus.”

If you are taking photos on a smaller camera, he recommends using the preset ‘Scene’ (SCN) modes in your camera, like ‘Portrait’ and ‘Landscape’.

“This will optimise your settings and make a huge difference to your photos.

“If you are taking photos on your phone, the best thing to do is get close to your subject and ensure you have plenty of light.

“Have fun and get snapping,” Colin says.

A selection of entries for the competition will be published in Mahurangi Matters on January 18 and the winning photographs will be published on February 15. Prizes include tripods and other electronic equipment.

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HORSE RIDING WARKWORTH • Quiet horses and ponies • Farm & Forest treks • Birthday rides • Lessons available • Social or family groups • English study tour groups • Holiday and weekend horse riding camps • People with disabilities welcome • Near Sheepworld, Matakana and Goat Island

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Tapora inspiration for show An exhibition of more than 70 works

by Tapora artist and photographer Shawn Stevens will be on display at the Albertland Heritage Centre, in Wellsford, until the end of January.

Kaipara Harbour and Tapora are the inspiration for many of the works in the show, which features an eclectic mix of subjects dominated by landscapes, birds and rural buildings.

Curator Peter Marsh says many of the photographs will trigger longforgotten memories.

“I first saw Shawn’s work on Facebook

and thought it was far too good not to be shared with a wider audience,” Peter says.

It is Shawn’s first exhibition since picking up a camera after a serious car accident in 1998 left him paralysed from the waist down. He says art helped him deal with the psychological trauma of the accident.

Some of his more recent work, not featured in the show, concentrates on urban scenes, taken mainly at night in the inner city and shot in black and white.

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Ageing information boards have been replaced at the park and a new series of boards aimed at children have been installed.

Wenderholm gets makeover Wenderholm Regional Park has been given a spruce up, with new toilets, a sculpture and a new information trail as part of celebrations to mark 50 years of regional parks in Auckland.

Wenderholm was the first regional park to be opened by Auckland Regional Council in December 1965, and Auckland Council has been holding a number of events to commemorate the anniversary over the past year.

Last month, a new $550,000 toilet block was unveiled, replacing a rundown facility which was built when the park first opened.

A new $126,000 sculpture has been

built, which doubles as a replacement for an old picnic shelter near Couldrey House. It was made by Nelson-based artist Nic Moon in the shape of a kereru breast feather, to act as a shelter.

She drew inspiration from the month she spent living at Wenderholm as artist-in-residence in 2008.

A new set of information boards has been installed on trails around Wenderholm, detailing the history and flora and fauna found in the park.

The trails at Wenderholm have also been treated to a fresh load of metal after 300 students from Kristin School in Albany worked at the park on December 2.

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Rodders Beach Festival next month Big Dig funds

‘What’s under your hood?’ is a question that Hibiscus Rodders Beach Festival coordinator Sharon Morris says is frequently asked by “all the muscle dudes,” as they admire the hot rods parked up in Orewa during the event.

Next year, anyone keen to check out what powers those shiny Hot Rods will have their dreams come true as dozens of the vehicles raise their hoods for the public in the festival’s first ever What’s Under Your Hood display.

Between 400 and 500 hot rods are expected to attend The Hibiscus Rodders Beach Festival and preregistrations are now open. The show is open to pre-1975 cars or any of American origin, and car numbers are limited to 500 on any given day to ensure the event runs smoothly.

It will be held at Orewa from January 27 to 29 and car owners who preregister before January 15 get an extra chance to win a six-night trip for two to Los Angeles.

The What’s Under Your Hood display will be on Saturday evening, January 28, and is expected to be held at Victor Eaves Reserve (this venue was still being confirmed with the local board as the paper went to print).

The festival also includes hot rods in the park on Friday evening, followed by a drive-in movie, then the main Beach Festival event at Orewa Reserve on Saturday, plus Saturday evening events. On Sunday, there will be a

beach gym

All will be revealed as the Rodders raise their hoods at this summer’s Orewa Beach Hop.

show ’n’ shine on Orewa’s main street followed by a cruise.

Other entertainment includes the Ms V-8 Chick contest for women car owners and the Miss Hibiscus Vintage competition, which debuted at this year’s festival.

There is a big prize draw with the major prize a USA holiday, including four days’ hire of a Mustang convertible.

Also new next year will be the throaty roar of a drag racing car, which will be on Orewa Reserve on Saturday, January 28. The car will fire up three or four times during the day and one lucky person will win a chance to sit in it while its engine roars.

The Beach Festival started as a

one-day show in January 2010 and quickly grew to a three-day event, attracting hundreds of classic and hot rod vehicles from throughout the North Island each Auckland Anniversary Weekend.

Sharon Morris says cars travel from as far away as Whangarei, New Plymouth, Gisborne and Te Awamutu.

Over the years, the club has raised more than $100,000 for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. This year’s festival drew around 50,000 to Orewa and enabled the club to donate a record $35,000 to the Trust.

For more information, site maps and routes, or to register, visit hibiscusrodders.co.nz

A set of fitness equipment designed for use in outdoor parks is coming to Orewa Beach, thanks to the Orewa Lions and The Big Dig. The Big Dig has been held for 34 years. It involves hiding prize tickets in the sand on Orewa Beach for children to dig up – a formula that has drawn thousands of locals and holidaymakers to Orewa.

The event will be held on January 21, and Orewa Lions president Mandy Hebben says it could be the biggest Big Dig ever, with sponsors Mike Pero Orewa, More FM (who will be MCs on the day) and Hibiscus Matters on board.

Funds from The Big Dig are always donated to community projects and next year they are going towards part of the Orewa Lions centennial legacy project, which includes benches to replace old planter box seats on Orewa Reserve and new outdoor gym equipment.

The benches, made by prison carvers, are due to be installed on the area opposite BP station.

There will be fairground attractions for the young ones alongside the Big Dig. The Community Patrol will be sizzling sausages and making mussel fritters and ham rolls.

Raffle prizes include vouchers from local bars and restaurants, as well as tickets for horse treks and to Silverdale Adventure Park.

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Cooling systems need to operate under pressure to be efficient and shouldn’t need to be constantly ‘topped up’. If you have to do this your vehicle probably has a leak somewhere that needs addressing. Modern cooling systems need to have antifreeze/anticorrosion added. This stops the corrosion of internal engine parts, raises the boiling point of the coolant and helps to lubricate the water pump. You could say this is the Vitamin D for your cooling system!

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Summer is also the time your vehicle is expected to tow that boat, caravan or trailer from its winter hibernation. We’d recommend a brake and light check before travelling too far.

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Olympian heading to Waipu Games Piping hot New Olympic shot putter Jacko Gill will be competing at the 146th Scottish Highland Games at Waipu on New Year’s Day. Jacko competed for New Zealand at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro earlier this year, and came second in his first Highland Heavyweight championship in Hororata last month.

Event promotions officer Pat Hadlee doesn’t fancy the Olympian’s chances.

“The feats performed by these competitors would leave most Olympic athletes in awe,” Pat says.

“He may be good at shot put, but he needs to learn how to toss a caber!”

The heavyweight competition is made up of eight gruelling disciplines and gets underway at 9.30am in the main arena.

The event harks back to a time when Scottish kings and clan chiefs assessed the agility, cunning and physical strength of their soldiers.

Current champion Jono McFarlane, from Auckland, is expected back to defend his heavyweight title. That will include throwing the mighty Gaelic hammer; hefting 25.4 kg weights on short chains for both distance and height; throwing 9kg rocks, similar to shot put; hefting sheaves of wheat with a pitchfork over an ever-increasing high bar; and, of course, the mighty caber, weighing a whopping 58.97 kg, which has to be tossed end-over-end.

The heavyweight events culminate at 3.30pm with the Farmers Walk, which is not to be confused with a relaxing stroll around the paddock. Competitors will be aiming for a record-breaking distance whilst carrying a set of 72.57 kg weights in each hand.

Around 5000 people attend the annual event, but last year’s games were a washout due to bad weather.

“It was absolutely heartbreaking, most of the outdoor events had to be cancelled and we lost over

Year at Waipu

$20,000,” Pat says.

There are plenty of opportunities throughout the day for spectators to have a go at some of the traditional disciplines.

A Tartan in the Park fashion parade will be on stage in the Avenue of Clans at 11am and the kilt-wearing, Ballistic Blondes Skydive team will be dropping in for lunch at midday.

Pipers, drummers, marching bands, Highland dancers and fiddlers will accompany the games throughout the day.

The festivities conclude with the Ceilidh Barn Dance at 7pm. Tickets $15 for adults, children under 17 free.

Info: waipugames.co.nz

Pipers from around the country will blow, push, squeeze and wow their way towards the muchcoveted Helen McGregor Memorial Trophy on New Year’s Eve at the Celtic Barn in Waipu, from 7pm.

Around 10 pipers will take part in the competition, which is named after skilled horn player Helen McGregor.

Helen passed away from cancer in 2003. Her dying wish to husband Bain was to create a piping competition where top-class pipers could flare their fingers and play freely.

That means an eclectic mix of anything from rock and pop to personal compositions will be played on the night. Each piper gets eight minutes to belt out his or her best effort.

Highland Games promotions officer Pat Hadlee says most pipers will walk while playing and some even have a jig.

“The music is brilliant and unique. Helen wanted to encourage players to go beyond the normal boundaries,” Pat says.

“The crowds have been growing to hear these top exponents of their craft compete for this trophy and the supper room will be packed.”

The national Piping and Highland Dancing Championships will be held at the Highland Games the next day.

Helen’s husband Bain will judge this year’s memorial evening.

Bain was the lead piper for the Laird of Blair Castle, the tenth Duke of Atholl, Ian Murray.

Tickets $10 at the door.

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Te Radar has become a regular at the Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show.

Te Radar returns for A&P Comedian, writer and avid A&P enthusiast Te Radar will return to Warkworth as guest judge and roving compere for both days of the 150th anniversary show, January 28 and 29.

It will be the fifth year in succession that he will be touring the showgrounds to make announcements and meet the crowds, and he can’t wait.

“Yes, I’m coming for both days and it’ll be nice to have those two days to see everything. I do a reasonable number of A&Ps and I like them all – while they’re all similar, they all have their own character,” he says. “At Warkworth, I’ve always been a fan of the cattle there. Lockwood Smith had his Belgian Blues there for years and there are the Galloways. I’ve recently become patron of the Galloway Cattle Association, you know, and I’ve a feeling my parents might have ended up with some Highland Cattle from up there. I love watching the shearing and I do a bit of judging – I’ve judged a lot of Lego exhibits, and some of the fruit and veges.”

He says he relishes the chance to

return year after year.

“You might only see people at that one event, once a year, but you form some great relationships, and meet some great characters,” Radar says. “The A&P is a real community and this is actually a bigger part of the fabric of New Zealand.”

Radar is especially keen to be part of Warkworth’s special anniversary show.

“150 years – that’s not something to be sneezed at. Very few things have been around for that long in New Zealand and it’s something to be very, very proud of,” he says.

“I know just how difficult it can be to keep going through thick and thin, and to keep it relevant, so all credit to the organisers.”

Like the rest of us, Te Radar is keeping his fingers crossed that there won’t be too much local traffic congestion this January.

“Mind you, you’ve got two days to get there this year,” he jokes. “Maybe if you leave on the Saturday, you’ll get there in time for the Sunday!”

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The more people see art the better, says Leigh artist Andy Turner, which is why he chooses to exhibit his abstract paintings in cafés, nightclubs and on the street to provide a wide audience for his art.

It is also why his latest showing is far away from the usual art scene, at the small volunteer Leigh Library. Nine of his paintings are on display until the end of January.

“I believe people are tired of looking at bland urban landscapes and want to see life and colour, so my work is brightly coloured abstract shapes,” Andy says.

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Carols herald Christmas season Students from Warkworth Primary, Snells Beach and Horizon schools along with members of the Warkworth Brass Band and local singers, performed for an appreciative crowd at the annual Carols by Candlelight in Lucy Moore Park on December 2. In keeping with tradition, Rodney MP Mark Mitchell co-hosted the event, which is organised on behalf of the community by Warkworth Rotary. The evening was held under clear skies and the audience was amused to hear one young reveller reel off the names of Santa’s reindeer which, to their surprise, included one called Elvis.

well organised and the parade almost runs itself.”

Nicola says the addition of a Chinese marching band proved popular. She suggests that adding more categories next year could take the parade a step further.

The People’s Choice for best float was awarded to Warkworth Kindergarten.

The Best Business float went to Mitre 10 Mega, while Best Community or Social Group float went to the Warkworth Scout Group.

Best Primary or Secondary School float was won by Horizon and Best Kindergarten, Creche, Childcare or Playcentre Group went to Warkworth Kindergarten.

By some accounts, this year’s Warkworth Santa Parade was ‘the best ever’.

A total of 28 floats took part – two more than last year – and paraded through the streets of Warkworth’s CBD to an estimated crowd of more than 2000 people on Saturday November 26.

The parade was organised by Nicola Jones, on behalf of the business association One Warkworth.

After five years as Santa’s top elf, this was Nicola’s last parade.

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Fighting ‘til dawn As most of you will be aware, late November saw a major fire at a mechanical workshop in Matakana. Emergency services were notified of the fire at about 2am. Initial crews that turned out to the fire included Warkworth, Mahurangi East and Matakana. The callout was soon escalated and further crews came from volunteer brigades in the surrounding areas, including Leigh, Wellsford, Puhoi and Silverdale. Further permanent crews came from Auckland from as far afield as Devonport and Avondale. In total, 12 fire trucks and three tankers attended the fire, as well as another dozen or so operational support vehicles. That’s a lot of volunteer man hours involved in the incident. Most of the volunteers would have been required to then go on to their usual day jobs once daylight arrived.

Water management was of particular importance to the crews, with water having to be pumped out of the river behind the Farmers Market using a portable pump.

The water then had to be pushed the several hundred metres along the road to the fire scene. To do this, and to maintain the water pressure, the water had to pass through a fire truck every couple of hundred metres with the trucks’ powerful pump pushing the water further along and maintaining the pressure required.

The fire contained many hazards for fire fighters to deal with. Obviously a mechanical workshop could contain some (or all) of the following items such as fuel, oil, chemicals, solvents, gas bottles, oxyacetylene bottles, rubber tyres, car batteries and many more. The smoke can be particularly toxic and explosions can be a real danger. Due to the extreme heat of the fire, steel beams and supports of the roof and walls melted and warped, disengaging from the concrete tilt slab walls, which effectively made the walls unsupported and just balancing in place – a real danger if the walls were to topple, particularly outwards where crews could be stationed.

It took a good couple of hours to bring the fire under control and crews from Auckland then remained at the scene for several hours afterwards to continue to damp down hotspots and make sure no fire flared up again. Fire investigators are still trying to establish the cause of the fire. The scene is now a mangled mess of twisted iron, steel and other debris. The area is cordoned off from entry and while it is of some interest to the passing public, take a moment to consider the owners and employees whose lives have been changed for the short-term.

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The gift that keeps giving Red and green are the traditional colours of Christmas, a tradition that may actually date back to the pre-Christian Roman festival of Saturnalia, when wreaths of green holly with red berries would be brought into the home. The traditional colours were maintained in the Middle Ages, revived with emphasis on the German tradition of the Christmas tree in Victorian times and, of course, red was famously appropriated by the Coca Cola company in their redesign of the Dutch version of St Nicholas, our modern-day Father Christmas.

Naturally, in the Northern Hemisphere, Christmas is also in the middle of winter, when any red and green colouring would be welcome. The Northern Hemisphere is also where most of the traditional Christmas plants come from.

In Europe and North America the most common species used for Christmas trees are Scots Pine, Fraser Fir and Norway and white spruce.

In New Zealand, we bask in warmth and sunshine (hopefully) over our Christmas break, with the colour provided by our own glorious pohutukawa, while radiata pine is by far the most common Christmas tree species. The only holly we see at this time is plastic!

After radiata pine, poinsettia is the second most common plant sold for Christmas.

With vivid bracts in shades of white through pink to red arranged in attractive star shapes, this plant seems tailor-made for the season. In fact it originates in Mexico, where the natural flowering season is mid-winter, just the right time. However, all the plants sold in the Southern Hemisphere are forced to flower out of season by using large blackout curtains to restrict the daylight hours.

One aspect of this trade that I don’t particularly like is the thousands of these plants that are purchased for Christmas then dumped once the colour fades.

Poinsettia are a lovely sub-tropical shrub that can be grown throughout the warmer parts of New Zealand, and with their natural flowering being midwinter when most other plants are quite dull, these are an excellent addition to any garden – you just won’t have them flowering for Christmas again!

The trick is to keep these plants growing well. They are typically grown in peatbased potting mix, which is great for commercial nurseries, but in the home this mix is easily over-watered, leading to leaf drop and eventual death. Poinsettia don’t like wet feet, so water little and often, rather than soaking the pot or letting it stand in a tray of water.

When you transplant it into the garden, knock most of the potting mix off the roots and plant in a free draining soil. While you are doing this, look out for white, cottony lumps on the stems or roots; these are probably mealybugs, which often infest this plant. An easy and low-toxicity treatment is to soak the whole plant in a solution of neem oil for a few minutes. This is safe to use and acts by stopping the insects feeding, so they starve to death (I know, not the best Christmas present for them, right?).

Poinsettia do best in a warm spot, but with some shade during midday. Up against an east-facing wall is ideal, or at the eastern edge of a larger, open tree such as albizia or jacaranda. Avoid planting too near a street light or house lights, as this may be enough to reduce flowering. This vibrant plant mixes well with other sub-tropicals for a lush Pacifica or Bali-style garden, but is equally at home amongst other perennials in a cottage or European-style garden. So this year, try growing your poinsettia on instead of tossing it on the compost or fire heap with the Christmas tree!

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It’s a full-on growing time, so with a few simple garden tasks completed, you can put your feet up and enjoy Christmas in your own piece of paradise!

In the Vegetable garden • Leek Planting Tips – It is best to drop leek seedlings into deep holes around 20cm deep and let the soil gradually fill in the hole by itself. By planting so deeply you are blanching the leeks.

• Watering is best done daily, or minimum three times a week at the roots of your vegetable plants. Adding straw or other organic mulches around edibles reduces the amount of water required • Herby heaven – Basil, coriander, mint and dill are fast-growers and need constant harvesting!

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The Ornamental Garden • Red is traditionally the Christmas flower colour, but any garden looks great with hot shades of pinks, reds and corals – colours of geraniums, petunias and impatiens • Deadheading roses, giving spent lavender flowers a trim and cutting back spring flowering shrubs – all give the summer garden an instant makeover!

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Choir supports Foodlink The Warkworth Christian Foodlink is $1500 better off following a Matakantata concert at the Mahurangi Presbyterian Hall on Sunday December 4. The Dreaming of Christmas concert included choral music and traditional carols, and was presented to a packed hall. Soloists included Joanne Elliott-Jones, who sang a version of Adele’s Hello; Judy Chan, who sang California Dreaming, by The Mamas & The Papas; and Bert Rolston, who sang Carole King’s You Got A Friend. The choir will perform a second concert at the Matakana Hall on Friday December 16, starting at 7.30pm.

Fun run fundraises for school Nearly 100 Matakana School pupils took part in a 2km fun run at Omaha Beach on Saturday December 3. Children got to try out the same high-tech electronic timing gear used at the Omaha Half Marathon the next day. Ari O’Malley won the race in a time of 6 minutes 43 seconds, Charlie Mirams was less than a second behind and Ben Hooper was third. Race entry was $10 per child and raised $910 for the school. The race was slightly overshadowed when organisers omitted to separate the boys and girls categories, which meant only two girls received top ten medals on the night.

Springboard founder Gary Diprose received a Kiwibank ‘Local Hero’ award at a function at Motat’s Aviation Hall in Auckland on November 30.

Gary was nominated by Rodney MP Mark Mitchell.

Springboard was launched 14 years ago, after Gary was approached by Agriculture New Zealand to teach farming skills as an alternative education course for ‘at risk’ kids from Mahurangi and Rodney colleges.

The Snells Beach-based service now offer programmes including alternative education, youth offender intervention, work transition initiatives, and family support services.

The Local Hero award aims to identify and reward everyday people doing extraordinary things in their local communities.

Almost 600 people around the country were nominated this year and 61 people were presented with the award in Auckland.

Successful opening for re-kindled theatre group The Warkworth Theatre group’s production ‘4plays’ at the Old Masonic Hall over the last weekend in November attracted an audience of nearly 200 people.

Stage manager Sally Knight says the 20-member theatre group, which was resurrected after a four-year hiatus, is thrilled by the response.

“We had the full range of emotions from pathos to hilarity in one night.

People were very complimentary,” Sally says.

The group would like to play the newly-renovated Warkworth Town Hall when it opens next year.

Sally says members’ ages range from 20 to 70 and the club is keen to

Jo Lewin and Richard Boyle got the biggest laugh, performing Border Control, written by Richard Prevett.

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Information service turns 30 About 60 current and former Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) volunteers and their families gathered at the Wellsford Community Centre on Saturday December 3 to celebrate the first 30 years of the bureau in Wellsford.

The guests included two original volunteers, Susan Tomas and Louise Densham, who were among the first 13 volunteers trained at Hibiscus Coast, ahead of the Wellsford opening on November 10, 1986.

Both women are still volunteers 30 years later. Rodney Local Board member Colin Smith said their service was “quite incredible” and thanked them on behalf of the community.

Altogether, the bureau has trained 116 volunteers.

It currently has 18 volunteers and two part-time staff, including manager Janny Chandra-Baker.

Former Wellsford District Community Council chairman Sonny Curel, who chaired the original meetings to discuss setting up the local CAB, attended the celebration and encouraged the bureau to “keep up the good work”.

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Irrigation study begins in Northland An investigation into options for irrigation schemes in Northland is set to get underway.

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Large turn out for miniature event Around 70 horses competed in this year’s Matakana Miniature Horse Club Spring Fever Show, held at the Warkworth Showgrounds on November 26 and 27.

The event included two sections for horses no taller than 38 inches, with halter, showmanship and performance classes.

Club secretary Janine Hampson-Tindale says she is thrilled with the entry count for the show this year, and particularly impressed with the youth participation.

“The training that is required to win a top youth award is a real credit to some of these young people and the hours they put into working with their horses,” Janine says.

The Matakana club was set up by a group of enthusiasts 18 months ago and has 48 members.

“Interest in the club is growing rapidly which is fantastic to see. The club is affiliated to the Association of Independent Miniature Horse Clubs, which means that all horses can compete for national

awards, even if they are unregistered.”

The club meets at the Warkworth Showgrounds for training, ribbon days and the annual event.

Results Supreme awards at the Spring Fever Show were as follows: Foundation Supreme won by Blugables Monarchs Show Boy owned by Jan Jackson; Classic Supreme won by Totara Creek Divas Artic Princess owned by Garry Colquhoun; Modern Supreme won by Summerlea The Identity Thief owned by Debbie Sloan; Master Class Award won by handler Janice Brown; Supreme Performance Category A won by Jackabells Maestro Serenade owned by Janice Brown; Reserve Performance Category A won by Sherwoods Simply Jack owned by Debbie Sloan; Supreme Performance Category B won by Bayview Q’s Noble Heir owned by Sue Bull; Reserve Performance Category B won by Stonehaven Teddys Irish Cream leased by Lorraine Hardstaff.

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Crown Irrigation Investments and the Northland Regional Council are collaborating in the study, which will focus on the mid-North and Kaipara.

Northland Regional Council economist Darryl Jones says the weather of the region presents a challenge to farmers.

“Northland can be described as a region of extremes, with both intensive flooding and drought conditions,” Mr Jones says. “Three of the driest years on record have occurred in the last 10 years, so the opportunity to generate increased economic wealth for Northland through the provision of reliable water to the agricultural sector is significant.

“Once this work is completed towards the middle of next year, much more research, science and public discussion and consultation will still be required.”

Last year the Ministry for Primary Industries contributed $75,000 towards a report examining the potential of irrigation in Northland.

MPI Minister Nathan Guy says the report found Northland has a natural advantage for high-value horticulture as the climate allows the growth of subtropical fruit – it just needs reliable water.

“We know that any increase in horticulture generates a major increase in employment because of the high amount of labour per hectare required,” Mr Guy says.

“So far there has only been limited irrigation development in the region.”

Crown Irrigation Investments will spend $165,000 on the study.

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A country kind of Christmas So once again the festive season is upon us and by now most of our bank accounts are in ‘drought recovery mode’. I really do love Christmas, but I don’t know, it seems to be getting bigger than Ben Hur every year. This year I started in November, which is why I am currently questioning myself as to why it was that I kept breeding! Yes folks, gone are the days of the single gift, a few strands of tinsel, a mutton roast, my mother’s unpalatable boiled fruit cake (sorry Mummy) and a cheap bottle of sherry. These days we seem to drown ourselves in all sorts of junk, umpteen silly gifts and all manner of crazy festive paraphernalia that we just don’t need, not to mention the fact that my cooking expectations now seem to be that of a five-star chef. So, without seeming like a ‘party pooper’, I am just going to be honest and say that most people count down the days until Christmas, whereas I count down the days till Boxing Day when I madly take it all down and reclaim my surfaces!

Some time back I talked about my outdoor wood-fired oven that lay lifeless in my paddock. Well, after many months of intense ranting, raving, tantrums and divorce papers looming, just like magic, a couple of weeks ago it was erected.

You guys should have seen me, I was so doing the whole ‘zip-a-dee-doo-dah’ dance around the deck (another mountain conquered I thought). So the thing is, I don’t care if Christmas Day is going to be the hottest day on record, my mob will be getting wood-fired everything and if anyone stands in my way I will wood fire them as well, because this little chicken has just gotta make up for lost time. So, move out of my way because I will be slamming in there all sorts of crazy pizzas, perhaps a ham and ‘jazzed-up’ flounder for good measure. After I have wood-fired everybody to death I am going to serve them homemade, fullfat blackberry ice cream made from the fattest and plumpest darlings growing on my vine you have ever laid your eyes on. To finish, I will most probably ‘crack’ myself a bottle of rosé, blob on the outdoor couch and spend the afternoon forgiving myself for eating WAY too much!

Our summer holidays this year will see me and my family in the far flung reaches of the Palawan Islands. It is here that I will dip my toes in some seriously warm waters and reflect on the year that has passed, taking note of my happiness, success and failures. So, before I sign off for the year, I won’t be serving you all up with a heap of those clichéd festive well wishes, but instead I am going to ask you all to use the heart that beats inside your chest to love your family, friends and life. See you in the New Year with jingle bells on.

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Back in the ’80s we had organophosphate powders, rinses and sprays to treat fleas. They worked for a few days, but were soon gone, especially if your dog jumped in a trough or a stream. There were OP collars which worked pretty well up the head end for a few weeks. Then came the OP pour-on, which was too borderline poisonous to gain popularity. ‘Program’ and ‘Capstar’, which went in your pet’s food, came and went next. The former made their fleas infertile, the latter killed adult fleas for one day. Permethrin rinses and collars became available ... safer than OPs but, again, easily lost from the coat.

The 1990s brought a huge breakthrough – fipronil (‘Frontline’) and imidoclopramid (‘Advantage’). Fipronil treats fleas and ticks. It comes as a spray and a pour on. Imidoclopramid treats fleas and comes as a pour on.

These products are very safe and hang in there for weeks, even with some host swimming. In recent years the patent restrictions have come off Frontline and Advantage, so cheaper generics are available. Manufacturers have added extras, such as insect growth regulators to make the fleas infertile in the period before they die, and also wormer preparations. This decade we have seen the arrival of the tablet spinosad (‘Comfortis’) which kills fleas on cats and dogs for a month.

Then came the tablets afoxolaner (‘Nexguard’) for dogs, that kill fleas and ticks for a month, and fluralaner (‘Bravecto’) for dogs that kill fleas and ticks for 12 weeks. The modern permethrin collar, ‘Seresto’, has a much advanced formulation compared with its 20th century forerunners and is claimed to kill fleas on cats and dogs for eight months.

Flea bite saliva is not the only allergen causing trouble in our pets, but it is number one, and these days you have a large choice picking effective weapons to fight it. If you have one dog or cat without many neighbourhood cats visiting then I recommend, at theses latitudes, treating fleas regularly for the nine warmest months of the year. In multiple-pet households, treat all year round.

Ticks have a different life cycle from fleas. The larvae, nymphs and adults of the cattle tick we have can jump on our cats and dogs to feed for a while before they decide to hop off, but we need cattle to maintain flourishing tick populations. So if you live in town you may never see them. They are nowhere near as annoying as fleas, but aren’t a good look. If you see them, the impulse is to brush them off, but this can leave their mouthparts still embedded in your pet’s skin. Ideally, use a tickicide. While our ticks can carry and transmit a microscopic, protozoal parasite that can affect the health of (predominantly very young) cattle, there is no worry for other species.

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Olives in bloom After what seemed like a long, cold (but definitely wet) winter, finally spring arrived bringing along flowers, buds, fragrances and new growth (as well as pollen – not a good thing for some of us), reminding us of nature’s life cycle.

Like other plants, the olive tree is governed by a development cycle bound by the seasons of the year. After a lethargic winter, it is in spring, summer and autumn that the trees are at their height of activity and undergo the most changes.

Olive trees in the region are in full flower now, or have finished their flowering cycle with the ground covered by a fine white mist of petals and pollen. As this variety of trees does not depend on bees for pollination (but rather the wind), the olive tree produce a barely visible flower that does not need to be attractive. Small and whitish, the olive tree flowers are borne in clusters in the axils of the leaves (where the leaves meet the stem of the plant) with the cluster, or inflorescence, typically containing between 15 and 30 tiny fragrant flowers. The petals of the olive flowers are fused forming a short tube with four lobes and this small flower can easily be missed.

There are two main types of olive flowers: self-pollinating flowers, containing both male and female parts, which are capable of developing into the olive fruit; and male only, which contain the pollen-producing parts. You could say that the olive tree produces, at the same time, flowering buds and leaf or vegetative buds, although the difference is barely discernible. As spring arrives, it brings warmer temperatures and an increase of daylight hours, triggering the beginning of the budding process – a return to life after the winter has passed.

Typically in our region, olive trees flower during October and into November.

This year, however, flowering seems to be a bit later than usual reflecting the temperament of the season. It is not advisable to forecast the future crop based on the volume of flowering, as harvest yield depends greatly on the season’s conditions in the months following flowering. However, from the inception of blossoming, it is possible to anticipate roughly harvesting time.

For now though, our trees seem to enjoy the relative calm and warmth of this year’s spring weather and while flowering is now reaching an end, it delivers a promise of bounty.

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Fast five finish in surf classic

Paul Hardy wants to become a professional kayaker when he finishes surf life saving.

Nationals for life saver Omaha Surf Life Saving Club member Paul Hardy will compete in two national competitions next year with the aim of making the finals.

The New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships will be held in Christchurch, from March 17 to 20, while the Australian Nationals will be on the Gold Coast, from March 25 to 28.

Paul, who is 18, competed for the first time at New Zealand Nationals earlier this year, as part of the first Omaha team ever to enter the competition.

“It was pretty tough to be honest, and this year I am competing on my own,” Paul says.

“It was a good learning experience, though.”

Paul also competed in the Northern Regionals, coming eighth in the surf

ski finals and fourth with his team in the taplin.

“I do have a goal to make the finals in iron man at nationals, and to make the top 10 in surf ski.”

Surf life saving events comprise a surf ski, knee board, swim and iron man, which is a combination of all three.

Paul was a member of the Mangawhai Surf Life Saving club for two years before joining Omaha four years ago.

He is training at least 12 times a week, with sessions ranging from one to three hours.

He is also currently fundraising to pay for accommodation, flights and transport so he can compete at both nationals and he needs to raise $5000.

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This year’s Jackman Waterman Classic paddleboard race attracted 23 competitors to Waipu Cove and finished with less than a minute’s difference between all five of the under-19 male paddle boarders.

Event organiser Tony Baker says he couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the 12km ocean race, which finished at Mangawhai Heads.

“What was really impressive was how close the pack of male paddle boarders were for the last 2km of the race,” he says.

“It was phenomenal that their difference in times was under a minute over such a long distance.”

The winning under-19 male paddle boarder was Josh Gallagher, of Piha Surf Life Saving Club, who broke the record with a time of one hour and 34 minutes.

He was followed by Jamie Peterson, also from Piha, who finished two seconds behind.

“You want to keep everyone burning the whole way so you set a high pace which made for an exciting finish,” Jamie says.

Tony was also impressed with the performance of the oldest competitor, Peter McInnes, who has only missed one classic since 2009 and finished in under two hours for the first time.

The winner of the open male paddle board section was Andrew Selosse from Australia, who finished in one hour and 35 minutes.

Peter McInnes (right) is the longest running competitor at the event.

Rhys Powell, of Omaha Surf Life Saving Club, won the masters paddle board section, while Hannah Williams took out the U19 female paddle board title.

Rick Stolwerk, Martin Gedde, AJ Rodgers and Mike made up the winning masters canoe side from Waipu, finishing in one hour and 16 minutes. Emma Walker of Piha won the U19 surf ski.

Tony says next year they would like to open the event up to more than just life guards.

“We would love to see the numbers double or triple.

“The main challenge is that a more advanced level of water safety is required with non-life guards competing.”

Tony says having the competition early in the season makes it fit in nicely with the surf life saving calendar.

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Competition organiser Diana Wyatt says the competition has been around for over 20 years, but was revamped after the Rodney Tennis Association disbanded earlier in the year.

The club is looking ahead to The Business House competition early next year.

“That competition is for work colleagues to get together, participate and enjoy keeping fit,” Diana says.

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Mahurangi Matters-sponsored the winners of the Rodney doubles competition, from left, Ariana Billington, David Theyers, Bev Billington and Murray Billington.

The inaugural Rodney doubles competition wrapped up on December 7 with the Mahurangi Matterssponsored doubles team sealing victory in their final two matches.

The tournament at the Warkworth Tennis club attracted nine teams of four players.

They played 32 games over nine weeks of both doubles and mixed doubles matches to win the competition.

The Mahurangi Matters tennis aces lost just two matches, one through disqualification when volunteer fire

Junior summer hockey success Junior summer hockey has been run at the Warkworth Showgrounds Hockey Turf for the first time this year.

Around 80 children, aged five to 14 played across 10 teams.

“It’s not so much a competition, more a give it a go and have some fun afternoon,” organiser Nikki Illingworth says.

The competition attracted players from as far as Wellsford, and Nikki believes it is set to grow next season.

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Rams on a run

View a video online at localmatters.co.nz Hosts Kaipara were downed in round one by a competitive Warkworth side. Photo: Neels Erasmus

Big bash cricket season underway The Rodney Cricket Competition entered the Waitemata Cup T20 on December 3, with six fixtures held at the Kaipara Flats Bourne Dean Domain.

The 20-over format saw Pakiri dominate, beating Otamatea by 95 runs and Warkworth by nine wickets.

Pakiri team manager Stefan Gravatt says the team worked well together and everyone contributed to their success.

“We managed to put both teams under pressure, but we had two tough games to come and Whangateau was a real challenge,” he says.

The Whangateau Rams Side cruised past Kaipara Flats, winning by 10 wickets, with opening batsman Noel Roberts scoring 41 runs and captain Ray Beamish 81 runs.

Team manager Ben Curtin took four wickets.

This marks the first season where all fixtures are played in one day at the same venue, with three pitches marked out on the domain.

Warkworth captain Joel Hodgson says it is great having all the matches in one place, with plenty of supporters coming out to watch.

Rodney Cricket competition organiser Kevin Forde says it was a positive day with good quality cricket on display and he is looking forward to the next three rounds on January 28, February 4 and March 25.

Meanwhile, in the Northland T20 competition, the Kaipara Flats Premiers had their worst start in over six seasons, losing four of their five matches.

“We simply couldn’t score runs to set or chase a target,” captain Kevin Forde says. “We never got enough for our bowlers to defend.”

Kevin says despite the bad start to the season, with one win across all formats, the side is looking more energetic with the prospect of two-day cricket ahead.

“I think the guys are looking forward to a format where they have time to build more runs.

“The batting issue has been a long-term problem, so that is something we will continue to work on.”

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The Whangateau Rams cricket team has burst into the Rodney Cricket one-day competition, gaining the club’s first home victory in any code in the past two years.

The side joined the competition this year, along with Kaukapakapa, after team manager Ben Curtin wanted to give the club a summer sport option.

Team captain Ray Beamish says it has been a good start to the season after beating last year’s champions and runners-up, Pakiri and Kaipara Flats, and winning three of their opening four matches.

“We were hoping we would come into the tournament strong, but we didn’t think we would win both of our opening fixtures,” Ray says.

“Beating Pakiri is the big one for us. I don’t think we would do it again with a score of 121 runs.”

Ray says bowling by Shannon Kloppers tied Pakiri down, taking three wickets with an economy rating of 1.25.

Jordan Riggall proved very dangerous with ball in hand against Kaipara Flats, taking four wickets, while Noel Roberts established himself as the team’s top batsman, scoring 82 against Wellsford.

Ray is confident that the team can achieve their goal of winning the 40-over competition, but knows there is still a long way to go.

“What makes this competition good is that every team poses a threat and can beat you on any given day.”

This became clear when Kaukapakapa, previously yet to win a game, beat Whangateau by eight wickets.

“We under performed with our batting in that match and we’ve had to re-focus ourselves as a team since then.”

Ray is happy with how the team’s success is lifting the Rams community and bringing out plenty of support for the newly formed side.

He is confident the team is well established for future seasons, with a selection process already being undertaken to pick a starting 11 each week from a group of 14 who make up the wider squad.

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Runners race to marathon Over 1000 runners headed to Omaha Beach for four running events, including a half marathon, on Sunday December 4.

The event was held in addition to the Omaha Classic in April this year.

The Classic was started by Matakana School as a fundraiser six years ago, but the school handed over the race to management company Running Events earlier this year. Matakana School received $4500 from the race and next year, the April Classic will be replaced by this new December event.

The Omaha Half Marathon was the second race in the inaugural Gamin Half Marathon four run series.

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ISSUE 08: December 2016

University; and Sarah Wilson to Waikato University. In the special awards, Jamie Peterson won the Granville Shield and Gubbs Motors prize for civic responsibilities, Ashley Maher the One Agency prize for leadership, Paul Hardy the award for most consideration for others, Carrie Jones the award for initiative, and our Head Girl, Sarah Wilson, won best all rounder.

Principal

David Macleod Dear Parents/Guardians

Thank you for your support over what has been another very successful year for the college.

At our Senior Prize Giving on Wednesday 2nd November, Chantelle Maher was named as Dux and Brooke Nicholls as our Proxime Accessit.

As well as academic awards for top in every subject, there were 29 students who won monetary scholarships to various tertiary institutions, including Robert Vivian, Therese Thompson, Gabby Bissett, Liam Calwell, Imogen Dumville and Lucy Twigg to Massey University; Krysanna Hanley to Auckland University; Jack Harrison, Caleb O’Reilly and Callum Rice to Canterbury University; Ashley Maher, Brooke Nicholls and Sarah Wilson to Victoria University; and the following full-fees scholarships: Lucy Twigg to AUT; Chantelle Maher to Auckland Chantelle Maher, Dux and Brooke Nicholls, Proxime Accessit.

The 2016 Head Prefects, Nathan Dick and Sarah Wilson, then passed on the mantle of student leadership to the Head Prefects for 2017, Zane Illingworth and Hannah Powell.

Congratulations to our Y9/10 Touch teams which all did well in the North Harbour competition, the boys A team coming 2nd, the girls A team 4th, and in the B division our boys B team came 4th and the girls B team won their competition. Best wishes to our Senior Mixed Touch team who have qualified and will be competing this weekend at the National Secondary Schools’ Touch Championships.

We had an excellent ERO report this year and have been placed on a five year ERO review cycle. We are looking forward to building on this in 2017. At Board and management level, we have employed Insight Plus, a Brisbane based consultancy firm with considerable planning experience in both educational and commercial sectors, to assist with developing a new strategic

Our year 9’s at the challenging Dickey Flats Adventure Camp, located in the beautiful Karangahake Gorge.

plan for the college over the next 3-5 years. This process is already underway and we are very excited about the possibilities which will come out of this.

In terms of property development, starting next week, we will be completely renovating and upgrading our Media Facilities. As well as resurfacing our Hockey turf, we also have plans for a new high performance fitness facility, which will hopefully be approved early in the new year.

I would like to wish you all a wonderful and joyful Christmas and a relaxing holiday break.

David Macleod Principal

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

0800 70 40 10

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

WG

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

arkworth lass & lazing

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

For ideas and advice about our windows and doors talk to us.

Rodney Aluminium Joinery

09 425 7367 or stop by 74A Hudson Road, Warkworth www.rodneywindows.co.nz

ALUMINIUM & GLASS GLASS & ALUMINIUM

FOR ALL YOUR GLASS, GLAZING, AND ALUMINIUM NEEDS

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

COMPOSITE JOINERY Ltd

$2770

NZs smartest heat pump - control from your phone or tablet from anywhere! GE50 (6kw) installed within 10 days limited time offer!

The nights are still cold – warm yourself today Todd 027 492 1270 | 09 415 0503 | 0800 927 628

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Composite Joinery Ltd 7 Glenmore Drive Warkworth 0941

Phone: 09 425 7510

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

Fax: 09 422 2011

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

CONTRACTING GROUND CARE LTD

• Mowing - Residential & Lifestyle Blocks • Garden Maintenance • Hedge Trimming

Don 425 8501 - 021 527 017

• 4 x 4 Truck & Digger Hire • Excavation • Earthmoving • Tractor & Ride-on Mowing • Lifestyle Property Services • Garden Design

09 422 9514 • 021 831 938 www.junglefix.co.nz

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WARKWORTH LANDSCAPING LEADERS IN QUALITY LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION

• Retaining Walls Decks • Fences • Paving/Concreting • Planting • Irrigation & Instant Lawn

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

Ph Jeff 021 368 552

www.warkworthlandscaping.co.nz warkworthlandscaping@gmail.com

DELIVER! •Tirau Gold•Pine Chip•Cambian Bark

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

STORAGE

PHONE 09 425 5597 PERFORMANCE PAINTERS

Exterior/Interior/Roofs/Staining Husband & Wife team • harley.mcvay@xtra.co.nz

Harley 021 0220 8727 or 09 423 9012

trueblue gas & plumbing

Residential, Commercial Commercial & & Industrial Industrial gas gas & & plumbing plumbing Residential, services, Gas Gas repair repair & & installation, installation, Roof Roof replacement replacement & & services, repair, Hot Hot water water systems, systems, Burst Burst pipes, pipes, Roof Roof leaks, leaks, repair, Blocked drains, drains, Pumps, Pumps, Gutter Gutter cleaning cleaning & & repair, repair, Kitchens Kitchens Blocked & Bathrooms, Bathrooms, 24 24 hour hour emergency emergency service service – – we we do do it it all! all! &

021 446 064

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• Alarm & CCTV Installation and Servicing • Alarm Monitoring • Patrols/alarm Response SECURITY & INVESTIGATION • Free Design and Quotation FOR ALL OF YOUR SECURITY NEEDS

0800 66 24 24

Warkworth

• New Alarms - Design, Install & Service

• CCTV – Design, Install & Service

• Panic Alarms

• Alarm Monitoring

• Fire Alarm Systems

• Rapid Response 24/7

• Access Control Systems

• Premise Patrols

0800 171161

Julie Beaumont

WE BUY HOUSES FOR REMOVAL

Realty Group

Value $395.00

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials GAVIN BROUGH

Call Ian on 021 639 562 www.jrhc.co.nz

We relocate houses, we buy houses, we sell houses.

Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

PICTURE PERFECT TV

Digital Freeview Satellite

• Lockup Checks

Installation & Repairs

Call us now for a Free Assessment & Quotation

TV • FM Aerials • Tuning Additional TV Outlets Phone David Redding 09 422 7227 or 0274 585 457

0800 66 24 24 extn 2 YOUR LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY

CULVERT PIPES

Phone: Brian 027 499 2257

WANTED

Fully Licensed & Experienced Staff

ABSOLUTE CONCRETE

Fully guaranteed professional painters New work and repaints | Interior and exterior

Rodney’s Independent Property Management company

info@igniteproperty.co.nz

LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL www.insitesecurity.co.nz PO Box 487

SNELLS BEACH

Household Water Deliveries

09 4312211

0800 747 928

sales@absoluteconcrete.co.nz

mobile: 027 556 6111

Pumps & Filters Water Treatment Spa & Pool Shop Water Testing Valet Service Water Blasters Tanks & Sprayers 24 Hour Mobile & Workshop Service 31 Woodcocks Rd, Warkworth 09 425 9100 splashwater@xtra.co.nz

Shop hours Mon - Fri 8am-5pm Sat 9am-12pm

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HOME MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Christmas Church Notices

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

COLLINS ELECTRONICS HAS MOVED

CELEBRATIONS

Phone 09 422 0500 or 027 29 22204

Saturday December 17th

Celebrating the marriage of David Cross and Margaret McKnight Married on December 19 1951 at the Presbyterian Church, Westmere, Wanganui by Revd Lloyd Geering.

They now live well and happy at Summerset Falls Retirement Village, 31 Mansell Drive, Warkworth

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

FREE GOLD FISH BOWL 2 Litre with 2 lovely gold fish and accessories. Ph 09 955 7111

FOR SALE

FENCE IT NOW Posts, rails, battens, gates etc. Free advice, free quotes.

Ph Chris 021 0256 4273 or 09 425 8575 No job too small or too big HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION Phone Mark 0210424764 - Registered Electrician

8 & 9.30am Christmas Communion Service

St.Leonard’s, Matakana 9.30 am

Check church website www.mahu.org.nz for details of December services & activities.

See advert liftout page 15 for Christmas Services.

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 | www.mahu.org.nz Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am Anglican Mangawhai Mission District

9 Molesworth Drive

Midnight Christmas Communion

Anglican Mangawhai Mission District

Christ the King, Mangawhai

Combined Churches Carol Service Sunday 11 December 7.00 pm

9 Molesworth Drive

Combined Churches Carol Service Sunday 11 December 7.00 pm

Anglican Mangawhai Mission District

9 Molesworth Drive

Christ the King, Mangawhai

Combined Churches Carol Service Sunday 11 December 7.00 pm

Christ the King, Mangawhai Saturday 24 December 11.15 pm 9 Molesworth Drive Christmas Day 10.30 am Combined Churches Carol Service Family Communion SundayNew 11 December 7.00 pm Year’s Day 9.30 am Family Communion Midnight Christmas Communion Saturday St 24 Paul’s December 11.15 pm Kaiwaka Carol Service Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm Christmas Day Supper to10.30 follow am Family Communion St Michael’s Hakaru 24 December NewSaturday Year’s Day 9.30 am Christmas Eve Carol Service 7.00 pm Family Communion  St Paul’s Kaiwaka Carol Service  Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm431 4122 www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz Phone Supper to follow St Michael’s Hakaru Christmas Eve Carol Service Saturday 24 December 7.00 pm You are all very welcome! www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz Phone 431 4122 Midnight Christmas Communion Saturday 24 December 11.15 pm

Phone 431 4122

Available from Mahurangi Matters, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth.

Midnight Christmas Communion Saturday 24 December 11.15 pm

9 Molesworth Drive

$10 EACH

Christ the King, Mangawhai

Christmas Day 10.30 am Family Communion

St Michael’s Hakaru

Combined Churches Carol Service Sunday 11 December 7.00 pm

2017 RODNEY HEALTH CHARITABLE TRUST CALENDARS

AnglicanSt Mangawhai Mission District Paul’s Kaiwaka

Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve Carol Service 7.00 pm

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www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

Midnight Christmas Communion Saturday 24 December 11.15 pm

Christmas Day 10.30 am Family Communion

021 041 2903

REID EQUESTRIAN ENGINEERING, Wellsford. Float rebuilds, horse truck conversions, etc. Dog kennels made to measure. Quality work. Ph Ron 423 9666

Christmas Day 10.30 am Family Communion

thereafter

Phone Greg

ANGLICAN MANGAWHAI MISSION DISTRICT

New Year’s Day 9.30 am Family Communion

10 per sheep

$

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2016 Saturday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve Warkworth 7pm – Puhoi 9pm Sunday 25th Dec Christmas Day Warkworth 9.30am

There is NO MASS at Puhoi on Christmas Day

WEEKDAY MASS TIMES Monday 26th Dec – No Mass Tuesday 27th Dec – Warkworth 5.20pm Wednesday 28th Dec Puhoi 9am Thursday 29th Dec – Warkworth 9am Friday 30th Dec – Warkworth 11am Saturday 31st Dec – Warkworth 9am Saturday 31st Dec Vigil Mass – Warkworth 6pm

New Year’s Day 9.30 am Family Communion

50

Call Out

Christmas Communion Service

www.anglican-warkworth.org Phone 09 425 8054

Carol Service Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm Supper to follow

$

Christmas Communion Service

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

AnglicanSt Mangawhai Mission District Paul’s Kaiwaka

Phone 431 4122

Extra small flocks 35 yrs exp

New Year’s Day 9.30 am Family Communion

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Christ Church, Warkworth

Carol Service Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm Supper to follow

St Michael’s Hakaru

9 Molesworth Drive

Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve Carol Service 7.00 pm

   Christ the King, Mangawhai

Combined Churches Carol Service Sunday 11 December 7.00 pm

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

Midnight Christmas Communion Saturday 24 December 11.15 pm

Christmas Day 10.30 am Family Communion

WORK WANTED

Shearing

St Paul’s Kaiwaka

42 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth Google: Horse Riding Warkworth

WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.aquafilter.co.nz WATER PUMPS Low water pressure?

Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Steve 09 945 2282 ww.aquafilter.co.nz.

New Year’s Day 9.30 am Family Communion

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Book Now 1hr $50 • 2hrs $90 Phone 09 425 8517

Christmas Day

9.30 am

Holy Name Catholic Church 6 Alnwick Street, Warkworth Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Puhoi 425 8545 • www.holyname.org.nz

Saturday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve Warkworth 6.30pm – Puhoi 8.30pm

Kaipara Flats Christmas Eve St.Leonard’s, Matakana Midnight service begins with Carols, concluding with Communion Service Christ Church, Warkworth Midnight service

11.00 pm

STUMP GRINDING WARKWORTH Stump Removal, Tree Removal, Chipping. Ph 021 623 330 bruce.fleming@xtra.co.nz

Carol Service Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm Supper to follow

Phone 431 4122

Family Fun Scenic farm & forest rides Quiet horses & ponies • Birthday rides Lessons • Suit beginners & experienced riders & people with Disabilities Social, Language & School Groups

St Michael’s Hakaru

Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve Carol Service 7.00 pm

 

HORSE RIDING WARKWORTH

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

HORSERIDING

7.00 pm 11.00 pm

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CHRISTMAS CAROLS 2016

Sunday December 11 at Christ Church, Warkworth

Christmas Eve

Ph Paul 09 422 0500 or 027 29 22 04 HANDYMAN Small jobs, carpentry, rubbish removal etc. All jobs considered.

Phone or txt Dave - 022 015 4032 PLASTERING Solid. All exterior work, blocks, hardy, resurfacing, floors.

Phone 09 422 2034 PLUMBER Maintenance work. New tap to new house. Matakana based.

Ph Steve 027 494 5499 PLUMBER Semi retired for small jobs.

Point Wells 09 423 0193 or 027 490 2054

St Paul’s Kaiwaka

Untreated wood shavings & duck poo.

Per Bag $10, Bulk $75/m3.

Enquire about delivery.

Phone 422 5042 or 021 410 228 Hill Foot Farm /Mahurangi Duck

5.00 pm

Or need your Freeview box tuned for the new channels? TV repairs, microwave oven repairs, Freeview installations.

Carol Service Sunday 18 December 7.30 pm Supper to follow

St Michael’s Hakaru

Phone 431 4122

SUPER COMPOST

Saturday 24 December Christmas Eve Carol Service 7.00 pm

 

www.mangawhaianglican.org.nz

KIRBY VACUUM CLEANER only 2 yrs old with all accessories only $1000 (about $3500 new). Ph 09 955 7111 OUTDOOR ITEMS & TOOLS Lawn mower - Flymo with power, retractable hose reel with hose, work light, candle torch (4 sets) with citronella torch lamp oil and small hedge trimmer. Mob/txt Tricia - 022 152 4091 RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 423 8851

Lessons & Carols

HAVE YOU LOST PRIME?

CLUBS & FREE TRUNDLER yes trundler is built into bag with a full set of Gallaway clubs, all in good condition, $195 and a full set of ladies ID clubs with trundler in good condition $165. Ph 09 955 7111 DELONGHI GAS HEATER with bottle. $100. Ph 09 955 7111 DRY FIREWOOD - GET IT NOW! 2m3 Pine - $175 ● 2m3 Hot mix - $200 Ph Chris 021 0256 4273 or 09 425 8575

Warkworth Anglican Parish Christmas Services

Anglican Mangawhai Mission District

Email design@localmatters.co.nz to book your classified advertising

Christ the King, Mangawhai 9 Molesworth Drive

Sunday 1st Jan – Puhoi 8.30am Sunday 1st Jan – Warkworth 10.30am

THE MAHURANGI METHODIST PARISH COMMUNITY

wish you a Joyful & Meaningful Christmas and a Blessed and Fruitful New Year in 2017.

We invite you to join us at any of our Christmas and New Year’s worship services of Celebration and Reflection:

24 December: Christmas Eve Carol Service

8pm at Warkworth Methodist Church

25 December: Christmas Day service

9am at Snells Beach Community Church Sunday services will continue as normal at Snells Beach (9am) and Warkworth (10.30am) For further information contact Parish Office - Phone 425 8660 or Minister - Phone 021 647 164

SNELLS BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH 2016 Christmas Services Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December - 7.00pm Christmas Day Sunday 25th December - 9.30am All welcome

PUBLIC NOTICES

NETBALL RODNEY CENTRE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 9th February 2017 - 7pm Netball Rodney Centre office in Centennial Park, Wellsford For more information please email netballrodneycenter@xtra.co.nz

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SITUATIONS VACANT

GROUNDS/MAINTENANCE PERSON REQUIRED

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SERVICE DESKS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Phil Copestake

MARKETS MUSEUM SUMMER MARKETS 1st Saturday of the month, 8am, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter Street, Warkworth.

Enquiries Warkworth 425 8391

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The next edition of Mahurangi Matters will be out on January 18, 2017 The deadline for classified advertising is December 20, 2016

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November 24 2016 Julie Copestake and family would like to express their sincere thanks for all the loving cards, kindness, phone calls, personal messages and flowers following the recent passing of Phil.

Thank you so much, your support has been wonderful.

Come and join the fun, 1st Monday of month, Old Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm.

Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

Ashton Warner Nanny Academy nannyacademy.ac.nz (Stanmore Bay)

ALUMINIUM FABRICATOR AND INSTALLER HomePlus Rodney is based in the Warkworth area. The daily work is varied and experience in all aspects of Aluminium Joinery manufacture, repair and installation would suit us perfectly as would someone with building experience.

We are looking for someone with trade related knowledge and tools and that holds a clean valid driver’s licence to join our family business.

If you are reliable, can work accurately without supervision, have a professional manner, then apply now to become a valued member of our fast growing business.

This position is available immediately.

Applicants must be a NZ resident or hold a valid NZ work visa.

Please Submit your CV by email with a covering letter to: rodney@homeplus.co.nz

Vacancy exists for above position in a busy, customer focused wholesaler located in warkworth.

Some heavy lifting may be required, hours are flexible, good working conditions, great team.

Expected start date mid to late january 2017.

Please reply with a current cv and recent photograph to rod@sheffieldnz.com

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CV to Gulfland Marine 671 Whangaparaoa Road. craig@gulflandmarine.co.nz

WAREHOUSE/STOREPERSON

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink that’s your business, if you want to stop that’s ours ph 027 413 6198 or 0800 229 6757

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Mechanic + Marine Mechanic + Boat fitter + Apprentice Marine Mechanic

Based in Matakana We are looking for a fit and multiskilled person for a full time position at the 5 Star Riverside Matakana resort, starting in early February.

Email your CV to host@riversidematakana.co.nz or phone 094230353

A reminder to the public that the JP Service Desks are available as follows: Warkworth – at the Council Offices Monday 10.00 – 2.00 If there is a long weekend, this is replaced by the following Tuesday from 10.00 to 12.00.

Snells Beach – at the Library Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Warkworth RSA Fridays 4.00 to 5.00 This is becoming an increasingly popular method of obtaining Justice of the Peace services, and no appointment is needed.

There is no cost.

At all other times there are plenty of other JP’s available in the Warkworth/Mahurangi Area, either in the Warkworth Community phone book, or on-line “find a JP”.

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December Snells Beach Garden Circle meeting, Mahurangi Community Centre, Betty Paxton Room. Second Wed of every month, 1.30pm. Info: Barbara Carpenter 09 425 5371 14 Whangateau Folk Club concert, featuring No Bones About It, 6.45pm. Info: whangateau.co.nz 15 Motorway information evening, Puhoi Sports Club, 5-8pm (see story p3) 16 Matakantata Choir presents ‘Dreaming of Christmas,’ Foodlink fundraiser, Matakana Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets $15 adults, gold coin children 17 Maungaturoto Christmas Parade, Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto, 4.30pm 17 Blackbird Ensemble, Leigh Sawmill Cafe 17 Maungaturoto Primary School Gala, Maungaturoto, 5pm-8pm 17 Saturday Art and Craft Market, Old Masonic Hall, Warkworth, 10am-2pm 18 Kaukapakapa Village Market, Kaukapakapa Hall, 8.30am-1pm.

27-31 Jane Gifford excursion to Scotts Landing, details TBA. Info: Dave Parker 027 484 9935 dh.parker@xtra.co.nz or janegifford.org.nz 30-2 Great Summer Art Exhibition, tennis club fundraiser, Mahurangi East Community Centre, 10am-4pm 31 Helen McGregor Memorial Trophy bagpipe competition, Celtic Barn Waipu, 7pm. Tickets $10 at the door. Info: waipugames.co.nz (see summer feature p16?)

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January 2017 Kawau Boating Club New Year’s Regatta (see summer feature p9) 1 Waipu Highland Games, Caledonian Park, St Mary’s Rd. 9am 7pm - Tickets $15, children under 17 free.

Info: waipugames.co.nz (see summer feature p16) 1 Warkworth Rodeo, Warkworth Showgrounds, 10am. Adults $20, children $5, under-5s free, family pass $50. No Dogs (see summer feature pgs 6&7) 2 Mangawhai Gala, Mangawhai Domain, 9am-2pm. Adults $4, Children $2, under fives free. Info: mangawhaidomain.org.nz (see summer feature p10) 2 Jane Gifford one hour excursion, Warkworth Wharf, 10am.

Info: Dave Parker 027 484 9935 or 425 5006 dh.parker@xtra.co.nz or janegifford.org.nz 4 Jane Gifford one hour excursion, Warkworth Wharf, 11.30am.

Info: Dave Parker 027 484 9935 or 425 5006 dh.parker@xtra. co.nz or janegifford.org.nz 7 Jane Gifford three hour excursion, Warkworth Wharf, 1.45pm. Info: Dave Parker 027 484 9935 or 425 5006 dh.parker@xtra.co.nz or janegifford.org.nz 6 Jimi Hendrix Tribute Show, Ascension Wine Estate, 8pm (see summer feature p8) 8 Leigh Community Summer Market, Leigh Hall, 8.30am-1pm.

Info: mancon@actrix.co.nz 14 Puhoi Woodchopping Carnival, Puhoi Pub Hotel. 10am-5pm. (see summer feature pgs 3-5) 14-15 Travelling Extravaganza Fair, The Stables, Matakana. 9am5pm. Entry Free (see summer feature p2) 21 Big Dig, Orewa Beach, tickets from 9am, dig at 10.30am dig (see summer feature p14) 1

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Conditions were dry at the Dome Valley downhill biking event, making for some fast racing.

Fast finishers at Dome Valley Downhill Ben Donaldson sport@localmatters.co.nz

The final race of the Hukkit Big Five Series for downhill mountain biking was held at Dome Valley on December 3.

The event saw 70 riders compete, with New Plymouth rider Wyn Masters from the pro-elite class setting the fastest time of two minutes and four seconds.

Also on the podium was Kaipara Flats resident Justin Glavish, who won the masters class for the Dome Valley and the whole series.

Event organiser Karl Ansell says they usually expect

to see between 80 and 100 riders, but he was still happy with the event.

“The conditions were great which made it a very fast track,” he says.

“The juniors are getting really quick which means we must be doing something right as a club.”

Karl says the feedback from competitors was that despite being short, the course presents a lot more challenges than most others in New Zealand.

“You never have time to catch your breath at Dome Valley, there’s always another feature to tackle.”

Money raised by the Auckland Downhill Club from the event will go towards building new tracks around

Auckland, with the focus on a beginners course to cater for younger riders.

The Dome Valley will also host one part of the National Series for downhill racing on January 21.

“I’m hoping to make a couple of changes to the track to give the riders more variety for the national event,” Karl says.

Other winners were Hamish Bourke in open men, John Richardson in under-19 men, Charlie Makea in under-17 men and Blake Ross in under-15 men.

Matt Cable took out the Masters 30-plus men’s category, while Amanda Monk won open women’s and Shania Rawson took junior women’s.

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