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Three sites identified for Warkworth pool The Campbell Reserve in Glenmore Drive, the Shoesmith Domain below Warkworth Primary School and Dawson Reserve at Snells Beach have been identified as the three most suitable sites for a Warkworth aquatic centre. In a feasibility study prepared for Auckland Council and released to

sports code representatives last month, 11 sites were assessed against nine criteria. The authors of the 46-page $20,000 report, aquatic consultants Watershed, estimate that the facility will cost somewhere between $10.5m and $12.5m to build, and will have an annual operating deficit of more than

$300,000. The report points out that while the lack of a swimming pool in Warkworth has been identified within Council’s recently released Community Facilities Network Plan as a gap, it has not been assessed as a current priority to attract capital funding in the current Long Term Plan.

“This could change if the facility was able to attract external funding from a strategic partner,” the report said. “Regardless of the partnership opportunities, the Rodney Local Board will need to identify various funding strategies to deliver a viable project once a preferred site has been

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confirmed and a potential partner identified. “In addition, we anticipate increased pressure on local government spending on discretionary activities and projects in the foreseeable future. It will be important to establish project funding and viability as soon as possible.” Other sites evaluated in the report included Warkworth Showgrounds, Goodall Reserve at Snells Beach, the Atlas site on SH1, land adjacent to the showgrounds and some school sites. Campbell Reserve, Dawson Reserve and Shoesmith Domain rated more highly for a number of reasons including that the sites were large enough accommodate a facility which would have a footprint of somewhere between 5500sqm and 9200sqm. The showgrounds, which had been touted as a possible site for a pool for many years, was seen as a less attractive option because it lacked both stormwater and wastewater services. The report said this would add to the costs in both dollars and land consumption for wastewater fields. However, the report found that the showgrounds site did present some opportunity to co-locate with the rugby clubrooms and multi-purpose facility projects, as well as improving the car parking to the precinct overall. “The development of a facility at this site could be delivered in stages and in partnership with a number of other users/codes,” the report stated. The report looked at the estimated

The feasibility report identifies some significant funding challenges for the Warkworth pool project.

capital and operating costs for a facility, and explored possible partnership opportunities outside of Council rates. While a partnership with Mahurangi College looks unlikely at this stage, the Northern Arena complex at Silverdale was given as an example of what a commercial partnership might look like. Board member Steven Garner says Warkworth has a long wait ahead of it if such a large project was to be funded entirely from rates. He believed even a targeted rate would struggle to get support despite the demonstrated community support for a pool. “There weren’t any surprises in the report,” he says. “It was a good

process to identify and evaluate a number of options that weren’t previously on the table.” The report is expected to be adopted by the Local Board at its meeting next month. The desire for a swimming pool in the North Rodney area has been established through a number of surveys and polls, conducted over many years. More than half of submissions on the Rodney Local Board Plan 2011-2013 requested a community swimming pool for the area. The purpose of the facility has been identified as primarily for learning to swim, fitness, play and recreational use. Meanwhile, Rodney Cr Penny Webster says it is great to see swimming champion Lauren Boyle supporting the #saveourpools campaign. “Water Safety NZ’s mission to keep school pools open is a great initiative and exactly what our councils need,” she says. “School pools are vital in rural areas and many children in the past have learnt water safety by using these pools. School pools are also an important recreational asset for our smaller communities. “Central Government regulations have made it difficult for schools to keep their pools but hopefully campaigns such as these will help in the future.”

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Wellsford motorway route still on drawing board There has been no progress on designating a route for the Warkworth to Wellsford leg of the northern motorway. Kaipara District Council has raised concerns that the designation has not been included in Auckland Council’s proposed Unitary Plan. An Auckland Council spokesperson says the route will not be included in planning until the NZ Transport Agency lodges a Notice of Requirement detailing the route. NZTA media manager Sarah Azam says an indicative route for the section of motorway hasn’t been

identified yet. She wouldn’t be drawn on when the details would be released. However, the agency still hopes to build a motorway separate from the existing Dome Valley route, she says. “A new motorway, separate to the current SH1, remains the Transport Agency’s preferred long-term option to improve the safety, reliability and resilience of the state highway network for freight, tourism and road users,” she says. “With the designation and resource consents for the Puhoi to Warkworth section now in place, the next step is to identify and protect a route for the

Wellsford section. We will keep the community updated on the progress with this.” Meanwhile, the designation of the proposed Matakana Link Road, which would provide an alternative connection to Matakana Road by bypassing Hill Street, has not been included in the proposed Unitary Plan. “While this possible road has been talked about in the community and by Auckland Transport (AT) and NZTA, the Council has not received a Notice of Requirement to protect the route in the district plan,” a Council spokesperson says. The proposed road from Morrison

Camp Bentzon riders seek sponsorship A team of Mahurangi businessmen riding 105cc Postie bikes will set off from Warkworth bound for Bluff in November. What promises to be an epic journey down the west coasts of both the North and South Islands will take 10 days and cover around 2000kms. The team will be raising money for Camp Bentzon, the youth adventure camp on Kawau Island. Run organisers are Greg Jones, and his mates Rex Mills and Chris Dyer. They will be joined on the ride by Mark Munro, Adam Lane, Steve Hamblett and Bevan Jones, and support crew Warwick Rhodes, Koen McGee and Rob Mackisack. “We’re hoping to get three more riders on board by the time we leave on November 8,” Greg says. The team’s ambitious funding goal is $100,000, which they hope to raise through sponsorship. They are encouraging members of the public to sponsor a rider per kilometre. “I went to Camp Bentzon when I was a kid and I’ve never forgotten the great time I had there,” Greg says. “The camp caters for about 6000 people a year, from schools and support groups

Anyone got any mail for Bluff? The first Posties Bike Challenge team will head out of Warkworth on November 8.

to families who get the chance to experience the enjoyment of being outdoors. While the camp can cover its day-to-day costs, it relies heavily on community support for capital works and maintenance projects. “The cost of replacing the wharf next year, as part of the routine maintenance programme, will cost around $200,000. The new wharf will provide easier access, particularly for people who may not be as mobile.” Greg says putting together the bike run has been a “real learning curve”. A detailed health & safety plan has been prepared, routes set, accommodation booked and bikes purchased.

The team hopes to average around 150 to 200kms a day with a top speed “going down hill with no head wind” of around 70kph. The support vehicles will carry two spare bikes just in case things don’t go according to plan. Greg says he’d like the challenge to become an annual event, supporting other local charities in the years to come.

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Drive to SH1, near McKinney Road, has also not been included in the plan. The road forms part of the Western Collector Route, which NZTA and Rodney District Council agreed to deliver in 2006. Auckland Transport has not earmarked funding for the route, but it is a candidate for funding in the future, the spokesperson says. However, the designation of the Mansel Drive Bridge route, linking Mansel Drive and Falls Road, is included in the plan. Motorway consortia short-listed, see story page 15

Briefs Fraud case to go to trial It will be more than a year before the trio facing serious fraud charges involving Auckland Transport and the former Rodney District Council will go to trial. Murray Noone, Stephen Borlase and Barrie George face criminal charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office relating to alleged bribery totalling over $1 million. The High Court trial will start on September 10 next year and is expected to last eight weeks.

Araparera wait There is still no sign of the Araparera money building any roads in north Rodney any time soon. An Auckland Transport spokesperson says AT will complete the work when Auckland Council has discussed the matter with the Rodney Local Board. “We are waiting for that and for some direction as to how the funds are to be spent,” he says. The forestry joint venture between Council and Ngati Whatua O Kaipara wound up officially on May 2 with Council estimating it will receive around $2.44 million plus interest from the 30-year investment. The money will be spent on sealing roads in north Rodney.

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Footpath thanks On Monday August 24 I had the pleasure of using the newly surfaced Baxter Street footpath. I wish to publicly thank Auckland Transport and, in particular, the workmen who have not only built a new footpath but have widened the path as well. Now we will not have to battle with “over hanging bumper bars” or walk on wet ground. I’m confident that it will be appreciated by all who use it. I certainly will. Maida Cook, Warkworth

Pool a priority The recent public closure of Karen Woolley’s privately-owned pool at Te Hana raises once again the plight of North Rodney residents with regard to public pool access. For the past nine years our members

have lobbied our local government for a public facility for all residents. Our community needs year round access to warm water for the obvious swimming tuition to exercise and rehabilitation as so many correspondents have lamented in recent letters to the editor. An aquatic facility has been formally identified within the Auckland Council Community Facilities Network Plan as a gap in swimming pool provision in the Warkworth/ North Rodney area. However it has not been assessed as a current priority to attract capital funding in the current Long Term Plan. A feasibility study is currently underway to explore potential sites and determine the estimated capital and opex costs for a facility. The study will also explore possible partnership opportunities, and other funding strategies to deliver a viable

project once a preferred site has been confirmed. This could change if the facility was able to attract external funding from a strategic partner. With anticipated increased pressure on Local Government spending on discretionary activities and projects in the foreseeable future, it is important to establish project funding and viability as soon as possible. A kind benefactor would be gladly welcomed. Meanwhile, we wish Karen all the best, and hope that she is able to reopen to the people of Te Hana and surrounding district at some future stage. Ruth Mills, Coordinator, Mahurangi Community Sport and Recreation Collective Abridged. For full letter, localmatters.co.nz/opinion

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

Getting the house in order For New Zealand to succeed, our local communities must succeed. A key role for local government is to support our local communities to thrive by providing highquality services, whether that be rubbish collections, effective public transport, or economic development. But the delivery of these services to a high standard requires a high standard of funding – something which local government is struggling with. Our funding system, based as it is on property rates, is no longer sufficient for delivering the services our community and partners demand. Auckland is one city that is facing significant challenges in dealing with the infrastructure needs of a growing population. The special housing area project goes some way towards lessening Auckland’s housing crisis, but creates its own issues with regard to infrastructure, especially in historically rural areas, where local government is responsible for funding new water and sewerage networks, and shares the cost for roading and most public transport services with central government. Auckland is also badly affected by road congestion and hampered by historical under-investment in public transport. With a total population likely to be more than two million people by 2030, solutions to these are needed urgently – and current funding systems are unlikely to be able to support these. Examples of this in Rodney are the incredible number of roads that need to be sealed for which we do not have the necessary funding, the lengthy upgrade of the Warkworth Town Hall (especially relocating the toilets), progress on Penlink, and so on. Because of occurrences such as these, the time is right to explore some different funding options so that we can continue to deliver high-quality services to our communities, even as these communities change, grow or decline. We need to face these changes head on, by exploring innovative solutions and including our communities, the private sector and central government in the conversation. The Council is undertaking a review of all our assets with the purpose of examining what we are doing with them, how we can lever more out of them and even do we need them. Why, for example, don’t we look at having a cafe in some of our regional parks? Not owning them but leasing them out. Get some income back for maintenance. Before we expect others such as the Government or business to come to the party, we need to get our own house in order. This review is a necessary step toward that.

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Mangrove law change proposed for Whangateau Mahurangi residents living on the Whangateau Harbour may soon be able to remove mangroves without resource consent, as Auckland Council has indicated support for a relaxation of the rules. Under current rules, resource consent is required to remove mangroves taller than 60cm, but under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP), the removal of mangroves that have established since 1996 will be allowed. Council representative and NIWA scientist, Dr Carolyn Lundquist, and the Omaha Beach Community (OBC) have recommended Whangateau Harbour be exempt from the regulations and mangrove removal be allowed back to 1948 levels, which will be determined from aerial photos from the time. The topic was heard by the PAUP independent hearings panel earlier this year. In her evidence to the panel, Dr Lundquist said mangroves were encroaching on seagrass and saltmarsh habitats in the harbour, and removing mangroves would only have a minor impact on the environment. The construction of the Omaha causeway in 1971 created an artificial environment which allowed mangroves to propagate

A large number of mangroves have established in the Waikokopu Estuary following the construction of the Omaha causeway in 1971.

in the Waikokopu Estuary, to the south of the causeway. However, if the mangroves were removed they would have a low chance of re-establishing, she said. The OBC commissioned ecologist Dr Grant Dumbell to complete a study on mangroves in the harbour to support their submission. Dr Dumbell said aerial photography of the Whangateau Harbour from 1948 and 1953 shows that historically there were few mangroves in the harbour.

Removing mangroves back to 1948 levels is “not only desirable, but critically necessary for the recognised ecological and amenity values of this harbour to be protected and ... to restore and preserve the natural character and ecological integrity of the harbour,” he said. Under the proposal, areas at Tramcar Bay and Horseshoe Island in Whangateau would be excluded from the removal zone. OBC president Peter Hooper says the

changes would not result in wholesale removal of mangroves. “We are not anti-mangroves, we just want them controlled in a rational way. If a landowner has half a dozen in front of his property, they should be able to remove them without having to get a resource consent.” Several groups submitted in opposition to the proposals. Mahurangi marine biologist Dr Roger Grace presented evidence on behalf of Forest & Bird and the Environmental Defence Society. Dr Grace said mangroves provide an important habitat for fish and birds, including banded rail. “Mangroves in the Whangateau enhance the range of recreational experiences available, and provide unique opportunities to explore a very different habitat amongst the mangroves, by snorkelling, kayaking, or stand-up paddleboarding.” He said the lack of mangroves present in 1948 was likely due to the number of cattle which grazed on mangroves in the estuary at low tide in the early 1900s. The independent hearings committee is expected to make recommendations to Council in July next year.

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Crowds flocked to the beach this winter as news spread of Southern Right whales (SRW) making their way up the coast close to the shore. Southern Rights were pushed to the brink of extinction because they were the ‘right’ whale to target for their meat, oil and blubber. They are slow, hug the shoreline, and float when dead. The fact that they are slow, coast-huggers is also the reason why they’re great whales to watch from land – as their species recover and their previous infrequent visits become more common. Southern Right whales are among the world’s rarest still. It’s thought there might be 1000 of these huge and long lived creatures left on the planet (and only 400 of their cousins, the Northern Right whale). They are one of the biggest whales, growing to 18.5m and living up to a 100 years. About 200 SRWs congregate in New Zealand waters at the Auckland Islands, where they have their young. This season, two were spotted within the Auckland region – one off Muriwai and the other as close as three metres from shore, off Tamaki Drive. A Southern Right whale and baby were also spotted earlier by the Cook Strait Whale Project, surveying humpback numbers for a month, which saw a record 132 humpbacks, two blue whales and two SRWs, which may or may not have been the same whale/s seen off Muriwai. The whale seen from Tamaki Drive was first tracked off the Bay of Plenty. It was very exciting because once whale watchers knew it was heading north, there was a chance it would be seen from shore further on. Whether you’ve seen a whale before or not, to see this whale, in our harbours, so close to shore, doing its own thing, trusting us not to harm it, is a nature lover’s dream. I saw it in Auckland, our European andlaughed Classic Car Specialist is our primary message. and certainly and cried to see suchphrase a rare whale entrusting itself in our shared space, in our beautiful city. headings to the price (as per WOF and Diagnostic Scan format) this year’s sighting extra special. Three years ago a SRW gave birth r bothBut of the service packwas headings. off Browns Bay, and some were lucky enough to see the mother and baby as they slowly travelled north, nursing, through the Mahurangi, up to Omaha, and beyond. This year’s whale was quite likely that baby, now grown into an adolescent and retracing the route, and revisiting Omaha and the estuary. Fortunately, people were pretty good and did not hassle this whale; no-one ran over it with their boat and it didn’t get caught in a net. Some boaties did get too close in their attempts to get the perfect selfie. But there’s a lesson in how we interact with returning whales. Their return is contingent on us treating them well and keeping them and their habitat safe. With care, humans can redeem themselves and form a new relationship with a recovering species they once pushed to the brink. Follow whale and dolphin sightings at facebook.com/groups/554312507954499/

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Barry Lett, artist

A broken down scooter unleashed a chain of events, which saw Barry Lett spark a revolution that would change the New Zealand art scene forever. In the 1960s, Barry formed one of the country’s first dealer galleries, creating a space for contemporary artists such as Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston to exhibit, and building a platform for Kiwi artists to forge a career. He has since dedicated his time to becoming an artist in his own right, and has been creating another kind of revolution in his backyard – bringing back the song of native birds to Mahurangi. But during his formative years, it was a cricket bat rather a paintbrush which was usually in Barry’s hand. He spoke to Mahurangi Matters reporter George Driver at his home high on the Tawharanui Peninsula, as kaka cackled in the neighbouring forest ...

t primary school I was very keen on art. I could draw things the other kids couldn’t, so I was always the person who did illustrations for class projects. But when I reached high school that all went on the backburner – I became an obsessive cricketer. Growing up in the Hawkes Bay, that was my life. The highlight of my cricketing career was facing Australian fast-bowler Jeff Thomson, who is still considered the fastest bowler of all time. I gave up cricket when I left high school, but I took it up again when I was 30 and started playing for the Grafton Cricket Club. We had a short Australian tour in 1974, playing against other club teams. Thomson was recovering from a broken ankle and was playing for a club team while he was getting back in form. We all completely freaked out. He made a couple of quick wickets and I found myself facing him. The first ball made a sound I’d never heard from a cricket ball. I managed to make a few drives and made it through his overs. The following year he was recorded bowling at 160kph.

wanted to get out of Hawkes Bay as soon as I could and went to teachers college in Wellington when I was 17. In my third year of training I started getting back into art and gave up cricket. In the 1950s, the idea of being a sportsman and an artist wasn’t acceptable – artists were seen as poofters. The two worlds didn’t meet. After I graduated, I started studying an adult education art course at Victoria University, which was run by artist, Paul Olds. I only had enough money for one lesson a week, but he would sneak me into other classes. After two years I decided I wanted to take my art further, so I moved to Auckland and enrolled at Elam School of Fine Arts, at the University of Auckland. I was determined to ride my Lambretta motor-scooter from the Hawkes Bay to Auckland, but it broke down at Taupo and I had to hitch-hike the rest of the way. When

I arrived in Auckland late that night I found myself homeless – I had left my notebook with my scooter, which had all my addresses and contacts in it. I went to the only coffee shop that was open at that time of night – probably the only cafe in Auckland at the time – and by chance, I met a friend from Wellington. He told me a room was available above an art gallery and I ended up moving in there.

he landlord was an artist who was exhibiting her own work. She had the same work on show for six months and the gallery was deserted. I suggested she hold an exhibition with work from my fellow students and I ended up organising it. It was a great success and artists kept on contacting me to sell their work and I found I had become a de facto art dealer. That became my life for the next 10 years. In 1965, I started Barry Lett Galleries in upper Victoria Street. There were no other dealer galleries in Auckland at the time – contemporary artists didn’t have anywhere they could show their work and hope to make any money. As a result, no-one could afford to do art fulltime and they mostly worked as school teachers or house painters. I wanted to establish a gallery that would allow artists to become professionals. We became pioneers. NZ was quite backward in the 1960s – there was still 6 o’clock closing, there weren’t really any nice restaurants or cafes, and fashion and urban design just didn’t exist. I remember one woman coming into the gallery and scowling at every painting before tearing up the catalogue in my face. But that wasn’t typical and we started to build a following. For a while, we had almost every important NZ artist showing with us – Colin McCahon, Ralph Hotere, Toss Woollaston, Milan Mrkusich, Don Binney, Michael Illingworth, Pat Hanly and later Tony Fomison and Philip Clairmont. It was a wild time. James K Baxter was in his ‘prophet phase’ and started using the gallery as his office. He

would sit in front of his typewriter, close his eyes and cast his head back for minutes at a time, and then ferociously hammer at the keyboard with one finger like a machine gun, before closing his eyes and going back into his head. The poet Hone Tuwhare and Frank Sargeson would also stop in.

he gallery had its ups and downs, but the bills were steady and we really struggled for periods. I was ready to become an artist in my own right, but we owed a lot of money to the artists, so I stayed on and worked hard until we could repay our debts. I finally sold the gallery to Rodney Kirk Smith in 1975, but there was one last hurdle. I didn’t realise, but Rodney intended to keep the name, Barry Lett Galleries. I wanted to be an artist – not forever cast as an art dealer – but he refused to change it. A few years later Billy Apple was holding an exhibition at the gallery, where he made ‘subtractions’, or alterations to the gallery, which he presented as an art installation. I said to him ‘I want to do a subtraction of my own’. At the exhibition opening, while everyone was upstairs in the gallery drinking wine, I came along with a ladder and an axe and cut down the gallery sign and hacked it to pieces on the pavement – what I called ‘performance art’. Rodney called the Police and I was arrested and charged with wilful damage. But he did change the name after that.

’ve never been able to make much money from my art, but about 25 years ago I sold a Colin McCahon painting and I was able to purchase land near Tawharanui with my partner, Ree Anderson. I purchased the painting when I was 24 and paid it off at a guinea a week for 40 weeks. It turned out to be a good investment. When we came to Takatu the bush was completely eaten away by cattle and goats. It would have died if we hadn’t fenced it off. There was no re-

growth. Now it’s finally regenerating. I’ve had an affinity for nature since I was a child. My father would take us camping to the bush in Hawkes Bay. I’ve loved the bush ever since. I became a founding member of TOSSI in 2002. One of our first projects was fundraising $680,000 for a predatorproof fence. I suggested turning the woolshed into an art gallery and holding an exhibition. I knew it was something artists would get behind and it became a huge success. We raised $26,000 the first year and we’ve held several exhibitions since.

y other conservation project has been planting natives to encourage native birds. The birds starve in the winter because there aren’t enough native plants to sustain them. I feed kaka and tui every day and, out of desperation, they have completely lost their sense of fear. Six years ago we had kaka nesting in a puriri tree on our property. It’s believed to be the first time they’ve nested here for 60 years.

think the art world has changed a lot since the 1960s. It is much easier for artists to make a living now, but because of the number of artists and range of work, it is spread very thinly and a lot of the top quality art is getting passed over and isn’t getting the recognition it deserves. It’s getting lost. I’ve been a fulltime artist for 40 years now, battling away with some success and some neglect. That’s been the bulk of my life and I’ve never had an inclination to do anything else. It can be incredibly difficult, being an artist. It’s a lonely business, so you’ve got to be committed. Self-doubt is par for the course. But as you become more aware of your strengths and weaknesses you start making choices that hopefully put you on the right path. I’ve found over the last few years that I’m starting to realise the potential I hoped I had. I just hope I live long enough to have a late blossoming.

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Dogs won’t be able to frolic freely at the north end of Snells Beach under the new regulations.

New policy for doggy do’s and don’ts Dog owners will be able to enjoy more time on the beach with their pooch under Rodney Local Board’s new dog policy. Currently, dogs are banned from 13 Mahurangi beaches from the first Sunday in October until the third Sunday in March, between 9am and 7pm. However, that period is set to be five weeks shorter under the new policy, with restrictions starting on Labour Weekend (the fourth Monday in October) and ending on March 1. The changes bring Rodney in line with the rest of Auckland. The hours of the ban will also shorten to 10am to 6.30pm. Dogs are allowed to be under control offleash at all other times. On the east coast, the rules affect Snells Beach, Point Wells, Sandspit, Omaha, Mathesons Bay, Martins Bay, Brick Bay and Campbells Beach. The restrictions are set to end at Jamieson Beach and Buckleton Beach, due to the low numbers of beach users. Stricter controls will be implemented at the northern

end of Snells Beach because of concerns about dogs pestering shorebirds. Dogs will be prohibited from Snells Beach, north of the Sunburst Reserve boat ramp, from 10am to 6.30pm from Labour Weekend to March 1 and must be on-leash at all other times. The Board released their recommendations for the policy last month. It will now go to the Governing Body on September 24, where it is expected to be included in Council’s Dog Management Bylaw. If adopted, the new rules will take effect on October 24. The Board’s hearings panel considered 171 submissions on the policy and held a day of hearings last month. Over a third of the submissions received requested for the ban end on March 1. Board member Greg Sayers says responsible dog owners will benefit having extra weeks to exercise their dogs on the beach. “A balanced approach must be taken providing for the rights of non-dog owners while making the public safe from attacks.”

A campaign for an independent North Rodney Council has moved a step forward following a Local Government Commission decision released on August 21. Commission chair Sir Wira Gardiner says the commission will assess the application by first determining what the area affected by the application is – North Rodney or the whole of Auckland – and then make an assessment as to whether there is community support for local government reorganisation in the affected area. Sir Wira says that if the commission is not satisfied about community support, it may at that point decline the application. It was not the clear decision the Northern Action Group (NAG) was hoping for. Chair Bill Townson says it is disappointing that the issue of ‘affected area’ is still being debated. “We raised this issue in June 2013 and addressed it comprehensively in our proposal,” he says. “If the commission decides to re-examine it, then under the Act they will have to show how the separation of North Rodney will affect the operational scale, scope and capability of the whole of Auckland. That will be a huge exercise. “We have taken up the matter with the commission as we are adamant that greater Auckland does not fit the statutory criteria and cannot therefore be an ‘affected area’.” Sir Wira says that if community support for local government reorganisation is demonstrable, the commission will work with stakeholders in North Rodney to consider the long-term challenges the community faces and the options for local government that can best meet those challenges.

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Schools under pressure as population boom looms

Warkworth schools are at capacity and two more schools will be required by 2030 to accommodate population growth, according to local principals. Conversely, the Ministry of Education says there is ample time to buy land in Warkworth and the existing eight schools in Mahurangi will cope. A Ministry report released in April said the number of students in Mahurangi would likely more than double in the next 15 years, from 2650 to 6100. But Ministry head of sector enablement and support, Katrina Casey, says no sites have been identified for new schools as Warkworth is only experiencing mild growth. “We’ve been talking to schools about which options would work for them in planning for growing rolls,” she says. “These include managing enrolment zones and providing extra classrooms when schools need them. “Warkworth, Snells Beach and Matakana schools are due to do further work on enrolment schemes to help them manage roll growth, and we will support them with that.” Mahurangi College principal David Macleod says the school is already 75 students over its capacity of 1225 students and the Ministry needs to buy land now to prepare for the future. The college is planning to demolish two singlestorey classroom blocks and replace them with double-storey blocks, which will increase the school’s capacity to about 1800, but he says that is the limit for current the site.

Mahurangi College is halfway through work repairing leaky buildings. Principal David Macleod says the school plans to turn two of its one-storey classroom blocks into two-storey blocks.

“The Ministry thinks we can grow to 2000, but I can’t see how we would cope with another 700 students. We don’t have enough field space as it is.” However, Mr Macleod says the Ministry won’t fund the construction until its roll climbs even higher. In the meantime, it has to make-do with an increasing number of prefabricated classrooms. “We’ve got good long-term plans, but the Ministry won’t let us build in advance. We have to be in deficit first.” A Ministry report, produced by education consultants Pedersen Pierce, says Warkworth’s

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a joint campus that supports secondary/tertiary/ workplace transition”. Mr Macleod says his preferred option is to build a second campus on an adjacent site. “We could have a junior high school and a senior high school with shared grounds and facilities, and run by a single board of trustees. But we would still be very constrained by the lack of playing fields. At the moment we’ve only got one rugby field and one

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Christchurch and Queenstown. Meanwhile, Warkworth School is also feeling the strain of a growing roll and principal Cynthia Holden agrees that the Ministry should be buying land now for a second primary school. The school is already at capacity with 600 students. A major redevelopment is underway, starting at the junior school and then later at the senior school, which will increase capacity to 700 students by 2017. However, the lack of sports fields will impede further growth. The rebuild of the junior school will only replace the existing 16 classrooms and not increase capacity. There are plans in future to add a further two classrooms to the junior side. The Ministry has agreed to refurbish the senior school and increase the number of senior classrooms from 10 to 12. This work is expected to start in July next year and finish in early 2017. “We are likely to be a rolling construction site for the next two years,” Ms Holden says. At current growth rates, the school will reach its capacity of 700 students by 2019. Ms Holden says it is likely a zoning system will then be in place so students will have to attend their closest primary school. “Matakana and Snells Beach schools still have room for growth. But in the long-term, Warkworth will need a second primary school and the Ministry needs to identify an area central to new housing developments and purchase land.” The Pedersen Pierce report said a second primary school would be needed in the “medium to long term”. The Rodney section of the Auckland Council District Plan, notified in 2000, shows land near McKinney Road zoned for a school. The proposed Unitary Plan includes no detail of future school sites. This detail would likely be included in a Warkworth Structure Plan.

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Warkworth’s phased growth opposed Seniors choose An Auckland Council proposal to manage Warkworth’s growth in two phases, firstly in the north followed by the south, has been opposed by Warkworth representatives. Council released a draft proposal in July which would see 290 hectares of land to the north of Warkworth ready for development by 2022, while 420 hectares of land in the south would have to wait until at least 2027. Rodney Local Board and the Warkworth Area Business Association have both raised concerns about the phasing and believe the town should grow from the centre, rather than splitting growth between north and south. The Board wants Warkworth to grow ‘naturally’ from its hub. Board deputy chair Steven Garner believes there has been greater demand for development to the south of Warkworth. “If a developer is prepared to pay to develop infrastructure for the north of Warkworth, then that is fine, but I don’t follow the reasoning in delaying development in the south for another decade,” Steven says. “The growth to the north is relatively new and is centred around the completion of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway. But historically, there have been numerous applications from developers for growth in the south, which indicates the area will have pressure to develop sooner. Infrastructure, particularly wastewater and water, is also more accessible in the south and west of Warkworth, compared with the north.” The Board has requested that land between Matakana and Sandspit Roads be included in the development strategy,

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with a link road between the two roads. The land was included in the Future Urban zone in earlier Council plans, but was excluded in the most recent proposal. The Board wants transport projects like the Hill Street intersection upgrade and the Matakana Link Road completed now. But it agreed with the timeframes set out in the strategy, with growth occurring between 2022 and 2031. At the Board’s business meeting last month, member John McLean said the development of Wainui should be brought forward and be prioritised ahead of the growth of Warkworth. “People want to live in Dairy Flat more than Warkworth. People to want to live closer to Auckland,” he said. However, the Board did not support his views. The Warkworth Area Business Association has voiced opposition to the north/south development proposal. “We disagreed that Warkworth north should be flagged for future growth and be development-ready before Warkworth south,” association co-

chair Dean Sampson says. “We feel the two should be planned concurrently so that development is cohesive and connected across the whole town, not disjointed and ad hoc.” Council Auckland Plan strategy and research general manager Jacques Victor says the completion of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway in 2022 will mean northern Warkworth will experience development pressure ahead of the south. “A key advantage of enabling the development of Warkworth north earlier is the opportunity this area provides for business and employment growth,” Mr Victor says. “In the short term, existing urban capacity will allow for an ordered pattern of development. In the longer term, the staging of development in the future urban areas will enable this essentially radial (concentric) pattern of development to continue. Structure planning will provide a greater level of detail including staging. This will ensure development occurs in a way that is contiguous with the existing urban area.”

Businesses will need to adapt to an older work force in future, according to a report released earlier this year on the Ministry of Social Development’s Positive Ageing Strategy. An increasing proportion of older New Zealanders are continuing to work past the age of 65, but research shows that most workplaces don’t have plans for this age group and a significant number of people have seen or experienced discrimination. In 2011, 19 per cent of people aged 65 years and over were in paid employment (approx. 111,000). This sector is expected to increase to 29 per cent by 2051 (approx 408,000). Concurrently, their contribution as taxpayers is expected to increase from $3.6 billion to $17 billion over the same time span. In 10 years time, there will be more people aged 65-plus than children aged 14 years and under in NZ, with this gap likely to widen past this date. By 2033, every city and district will have more older people than children, with the exception of Auckland and Hamilton. The report says this will bring challenges for local economies that already face shortages of health staff and carers. “At the same time as the traditional ‘working age’ population shrinks, businesses will need to retain and harness older workers’ skills in order to sustain their long-term growth and profitability,” the report said.

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Knitters support community causes

A group of Snells Beach women have combined forces to knit blankets and baby wear to support local groups. Group member Karen Lane says after two months of “swapping yarns” they have 13 blankets, which they have donated to Homebuilders, Plunket and Women’s Centre Rodney. The women are part of the ‘Peggy Purl’ movement which was started by Peggy Cook during the Great Depression and is making a revival. Peggy’s daughter Adair Eady is trying to expand the programme across the country once again. The Snells Beach group is looking for donations of wool to keep them knitting. Info: Karen Lane 021 948 698 or 425 6549 or Sandra Shaw 027 932 8905 or 425 4942.

Motorway consortia short-listed A contract for the building of the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway could be awarded as early as October next year following an announcement that three consortia have been short-listed to receive a Request for Proposal (RFP). The consortia short-listed are: Northlink made up of Cintra Developments Australia, InfraRed Infrastructure III General Partner, John Laing Investments, Ferrovial Agroman, Fulton Hogan. Northern Express Group made up of Accident Compensation Corporation, HRL Morrison & Co Public Infrastructure Partners, Acciona Concesiones S.L., Fletcher Building, Macquarie Group Holdings NZ, Acciona Infrastructure Australia, The Fletcher Construction Company, Higgins Contractors.

Pacific Connect made up of Pacific Partnerships Pty, VINCI Concessions S.A.S., ACS Infrastructure Australia, Aberdeen Infrastructure Investments (No.4), Leighton Contractors, HEB Construction. A RFP will cover the financing, design, construction, management and maintenance of the project under a Public Private Partnership (PPP). NZTA expects to announce a preferred bidder by mid-next year and the contract for the project is expected to be awarded in October 2016. A PPP contract will likely see the PPP consortium manage and maintain the motorway for the 25 years that will follow the anticipated six-year period to build it. No decision has been made on tolling for the Puhoi to Warkworth route.

The 14 bird sculptures along the Mahurangi River waterfront will finally be reunited after two sculptures were stolen and one was damaged in April. Two of the sculptures were replaced in May, but Auckland Council only discovered the third bird was missing last month. Council manager of arts and culture Kaye Glamuzina says the kereru sculpture at the riverside entrance of Lucy Moore Memorial Park is expected to be replaced this month. The rustic steel sculptures were created by local artist and architectural designer Ruby Watson and were installed in May last year after being commissioned by Rodney Local Board for $46,000.

Essay deadline approaches Anyone entering the Warkworth Museum essay competition has until the end of the month to submit their stories and anecdotes about events or memories in the Mahurangi area. The museum will publish the stories in a booklet which will be sold to raise funds for the museum. Coordinator Jean Gardner says the museum also wants to gather the stories before they are lost. “The subject can be anything that has occurred in the Mahurangi area up until recent times. We are looking for stories from both children and adults with prizes in both categories. This is a good opportunity for children to ask their grandparents about their earlier life in the area.” Entry forms are available at Mahurangi Matters at 17 Neville Street, from the museum in Parry Kauri Park or online. Entries close September 30.

Library hours change Warkworth and Mahurangi East Library hours have changed. Warkworth has extended its hours to open until 6pm on Friday, from 9am to 3pm on Saturday and from 10am to 3pm on Sunday. Mahurangi East Library will be open from 9am to 1pm on Saturday and will be closed on Sunday. Library staff say they hope that people who can’t get to the library during the week will make a library visit one of their weekend activities.

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A learn-to-skate day was held in Snells Beach in January.

Over the past eight months, Aucklander Duncan Wilson has biked 9000kms around NZ’s coastline to fundraise for St John.

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Duncan Wilson biked the length of Mahurangi’s coastline last week, while completing the final leg of his 9000km bike ride around New Zealand to fundraise for St John Ambulance Service. On the eight-month journey, Duncan’s aim was to bike as close to the coastline as possible, all while living out of a 25kg pack. He covered about 15 per cent of the overall journey riding on beaches, but he says in Northland it was closer to 80 per cent. “It was one of the best sections to ride on the entire trip.” The trip was meant to finish before winter hit, but tough sections of coastline, like the Wairarapa, slowed his progress from 80km a day, down to 24km a day. A crash on the final day of the South Island leg also set him back 18 days while he recovered.

But he says the mental challenge of the ride was the toughest part. “When Cyclone Pam hit the country in March I was biking through Canterbury with 100km crosswinds. After a while your mind says, ‘Why are you doing this?’. “Physically, the hardest part was the first two weeks. After that it became a way of life.” Duncan has been staying with members of St John and aims to raise $10,000. “I wanted to fundraise for something that helps everyone. St John does such great work, but it relies on charity. All of the St John members I’ve met on my trip have commented on how crazy it is that the nation’s ambulance service is dependent on charity to survive.” He was due to complete the circuit on August 29, finishing in Mission Bay, where he began his trip in January.

Skateboard school rolls to Snells Beach A learn-to-skateboard day is being held at Snells Beach Skatepark on September 13, 9am to 12noon. There will be three skateboard instructors to help people learn to skate or improve their skills. Skateboards and safety equipment supplied. The OnBoard Skateboard School has been running events around Auckland for two years, working with more than 15,000 kids. Co-founder Steve Hodges says the day is an opportunity for anybody in the local community, young and old, to come along and give skateboarding a try or learn some new skills. “I believe the culture of skateboarding is a healthy alternative to traditional team sports and is a great way for kids to get active.” The event is funded with $12,000 from Rodney and Hibiscus Coast Local Boards. The organisation has held two previous events in Snells Beach and will hold skateboard lessons at Mahurangi College later in the year. Entry $5.

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Matakana author and artist Hugh Victor was runner-up in the book awards run by the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust.

Author eyes publishing deal Matakana resident Hugh Victor came second in the unpublished category of the national Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards last month, winning $1000. It is the fourth time Hugh has entered the awards, but the first time he has been a prizewinner. He says he plans to put the prize money towards publishing his book, From Monkey to Moth: An Imaginal Evolution. After studying philosophy and English, Hugh became a high school English and drama teacher and has recently been teaching a philosophy course at Mahurangi College. He moved to Mahurangi 12 years ago and now splits his time between writing and working as an artist. Hugh says the book is a critique of modern, western culture, which he views as overly competitive and materialistic. “We’ve ended up in a stage of our development which is very individualistic, competitive and patriarchal. It’s quite a brutish society, but I think we have the ability to change it. We could become more advanced by making a collective

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choice to reject the aspects of our culture which are so destructive. We need to find greater balance in our culture, based on cooperation.” The genre mind, body and spirit has been tainted by angles, runes, homeopathy and self help books, he says. “Unfortunately the genre incorporates those kind of things, but it also includes philosophy and speculative science. But Ashton Wylie started the awards to encourage writing that would help society become more cooperative and loving.”

One of the tough questions that kids inevitably ask when they are curious about money is, “Mum, are we rich or poor”? And then, when you give the answer, “Why?” A well thought out and honest response is the best way to answer. Children when asking this are comparing their own situation to that of their friends. They are wondering why their friend Lucy gets to go overseas every school holidays when they just stay at home. They are wondering why their friend always seems to have the newest and best of everything. Honesty is the key to satisfying their questions, however be aware that you should only provide as much information as your child can handle depending on their age. When they are older they will better understand the reasons you give. So the answer to the question are we rich or poor should always be, “Neither”. Even if you are rich, you don’t want your child growing up thinking that you or they can spend money on whatever they want. You will just turn them into a spoilt kid who expects everything on a plate. And conversely, if money is tight you don’t want them worrying about a roof over their head or where the food to eat is coming from. A better answer is to say something like, “We are somewhere in the middle, and there are people poorer than us and people richer than us” and add, “We have enough money to buy food, clothes and the things we need.” Another common question is how much money do you earn? The best answer here is to never give the exact amount unless you want the whole neighbourhood to know (kids are extremely honest) but say something like, “I earn enough to buy the things we need, pay the mortgage and look after us all.” If you quote dollar values, kids will never understand, as they will compare what you said you earn to what they get as pocket money, and they will always think you are rich! For older children, this question is best turned into a learning experience by explaining what it takes to earn a good salary, and the role of education, hard work and planning to achieve financial goals. “Why don’t we just get some more money or go to the ATM?” This is the question normally asked when you say “no” to, “can I have …?” Most kids really do think that money just comes out of a hole in the wall and you can get more at anytime. Explain that Mum or Dad go to work for money each week, that the place where they work puts the money into the bank to keep it safe and that they can only take out what they have earned. You can use this question to explain about savings.

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With so many new websites coming out daily it can be hard to keep track of your passwords. Social media accounts galore – how do we keep track? I have struggled with this for so long, especially being in charge of clients’ accounts. Security is incredibly important. People who don’t change their passwords online are at risk of being hacked so this column will address some of the things you can do to keep track of passwords. There are programmes that can help. They are safe and they can sync to all your devices, which is handy if you use your smart phone a lot. My favourite is Dashlane. It keeps all your passwords and makes strong passwords for you. It keeps them all in a locked vault and you can use it to log into accounts. It also reminds you to change your passwords on a regular basis and notifies you if you have made a password that is too weak. There is also another password protector called LastPass which is brilliant. Keeping track of your passwords and changing them regularly is very important because it is too easy for hackers to get into your accounts. If you are on Social Media, make sure you don’t click on links that may not be from a safe website. Take a cautious approach and if you are not sure if the link is safe, ask the person who sent it. With Facebook, there are a lot of ‘click bait’ links that are designed to send out links from you or take over your page. This is one reason why you need to be very careful about what you are clicking on. If someone you are already friends with adds you as a friend again, it could be a type of hacker who makes a profile exactly like yours and then adds your friends and proceeds to ask those friends for money. To stop this from happening, change your settings within Facebook and hide all your friends to ‘only friends’. Change your passwords regularly and also never send your passwords online. Don’t email them to anyone and don’t share them on any social media within the messages. Be safe out there.

Local watch Getting up close and personal with the community is an advantage of local news, but sometimes it’s useful to look at the bigger picture. See this column online for a bird’s eye view of Warkworth at Kowhai Festival last year and a Santa sleigh view of the Orewa Santa Parade. Both were filmed via quadcopter by Craig Powell, who combined his talents as a pilot and videographer to safely bring us the footage.

What’s trending As drones become frighteningly common, real and imagined stories of flying robots with cameras invading our privacy are inspiring comparisons to Hitchcock’s The Birds and parody horror films The Drone. But it is safety driving new Civil Aviation Authority rules to regulate drones in our airspace, with accidents jumping from one four years ago to more than 50 so far this year. The rules require UAV users to have safety plans and permission from owners of properties, or an operating certificate. Meanwhile, the upcoming Flying Robot International Film Festival is celebrating aerial cinema and highlighting what drones do for good, such as fighting fires and finding missing people.

What the # UAV are unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as ‘drones’, not to be confused with UFOs or WMDs. See what others are saying about this issue on Twitter.com/search via this hashtag #UAVNZ

What we love We love the use of new technology to tell stories, including aerial coverage of breaking stories and hard to reach places. It’s got to the stage where media are even reporting on media drone reporting, with journalists arrested in Paris for using an unauthorised drone to report on a spate of mystery unmanned drone sightings. But as the drone ‘cool factor’ wears off, journalist Matt Waite at dronejournalismlab.org warns us it’s time to focus on ethics and advocates ‘informing communities by shining a light on dark places, without leaving scars behind.’

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A new surf, skate, street apparel store has opened in Warkworth. Summer Sessions is the latest venture of Matt and Natasha Craig, who opened Matakana Beach Outfitters (MBO) in 2013. “We think Warkworth is well and truly ready for a store that offers an Auckland shopping experience,” Matt says. “The town is a lot bigger and more modern than it is given credit for, and deserves a modern retail experience. Not everyone is walking around in gumboots and swanndries anymore.” The new store, opposite Winscombe Mall, carries a range of casual clothes for men and women, as well as children’s lines. “We’re also catering for the ‘tweens’ with a stylish range of clothes especially for them. The brands include kiwi lines Federation, ilabb and RPM, as well as the international surfing brand Volcom and Rip Curl.” Sessions will also stock boards, SUPs and skate gear, and surf accessories such wetsuits, wax and leashes. However, MBO will remain their base for retailing and renting watersports equipment. Before moving to Matakana, Matt and Natasha ran a surf school in Playa Flamingo, a tourist spot on Costa Rica’s west coast. While Matt is a former Karekare lifeguard, who headed for California

Wellsford Preschool Education Centre is on track to double its roll by the end of the year as more people move north to Wellsford in search of affordable housing. The preschool has relocated from Davies Road to a new purpose-built centre on Centennial Park Road, increasing its capacity from 25 to 50. The preschool has already swelled to 40 since opening in May and school licensee Annie Sulway says they will reach capacity by the end of the year. “It’s an amazing place for children to learn and grow,” Annie says. “We have a large pond with a ‘pirate island’ and resident pet fish, turtles and birds. We also have some little lamb visitors. Children develop respect and a sense of responsibility in caring for animals at preschool.” Annie moved to NZ from the Isle of Man 18 years ago where she worked in the airline industry for six years before embarking on a career in early childhood education “It is not your typical nine-to-five job, as no day is the same. It has its challenges, but it is the most rewarding and fun career you could wish for. It’s about making a difference and you have to be dedicated and passionate about what you are doing to get the best outcomes for the children and their families.”

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on a lifeguard exchange programme when he was in his early 20s, Natasha was raised in New York. She moved to the west coast to pursue her love of whitewater kayaking and the couple met at the 2001 Gorge Games, a watersports festival in Oregon. After a whirlwind romance, they were married on Waiheke Island six months later. While they loved their time in Costa Rica, they say the move back to NZ and Matakana wasn’t a hard decision. “How could we not love it with places like Goat Island, Omaha, Ti Point and Tawharanui on our doorstep?”

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The maintenance standards imposed on super yachts has set the benchmark for the newly-launched business Matakana Mobile Valet, owned by Dylan and Bree Bacher. Dylan spent nine years grooming and maintaining luxury yachts and cars in the US, Mediterranean and Caribbean, for owners whose standards were extremely high. He says that as a result, he finds it almost impossible to do a “quick this” or a “quick that”. “Attention to detail and a spotless finish is what I guarantee. I’m also using only Meguiar’s, which is the best detailing product available,” he says. Both Dylan and Bree grew up in the Mahurangi district. Dylan was raised on a farm at Ahuroa, while Bree is a Torkington from Ti Point. They went their separate ways when finishing school at Mahurangi College – Dylan did an In Shore Launch Master’s Certificate at Mahurangi Technical Institute and worked on cruise ships in Doubtful Sound before heading to the US when he won a beer competition. Bree studied business administration before also moving State-side. Friendship turned into something more a few years ago and since then they have married, had two children, built a house and launched their business. “We’ve been busy!”

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The idea of starting the valet service for all types of vehicles including boats, motorcycles, motorhomes and commercial vehicles grew out of Dylan’s two loves – cars and detailing. When he returned from the US, he brought with him two mustangs and a 1500cc Kawasaki Vulcan. While one of the mustangs was sold when the house was being built, the red 1964½ mustang ute remains his pride and joy. “There are so many good reasons to properly look after your car, particularly if it is a high-end vehicle,” Dylan says. “It adds value and should be considered part of the vehicle’s regular maintenance.”

Snells Beach couple Darren (Hutch) Hutchinson and Joanna Boag have swapped the corporate life of Auckland for the challenge of running their own business. They are the new owners of Snells Beach Fruit & Veg, located beside the Warehouse at the Snells Beach Shopping Centre. Fans of the TV series Our Place will recognise Hutch, who co-hosted the show. He was the national operations manager for Hire a Hubby at the time, which also meant coordinating the annual Make It Happen promotion run by More FM, and he worked closely with the Make a Wish Foundation and Sweet Louise. But his early working life was based in farming, firstly in Montana in the US where he was involved in wheat and barley cropping and then, for 20 years, as the manager of a dairy farm in the Wairarapa.

“In Montana, I lived next door to a Blackfoot Indian Reservation. That was pretty cool and they taught me life ethics,” he says. Jo grew-up in Mahurangi, travelled overseas for two years and then returned to NZ to work in the cash industry, mainly in accounting and office management, in Auckland. She says she loves being back home. The couple have completely redecorated the shop and describe themselves as “the people’s wholesaler”. “We’re here to sell what people want,” Jo says. “A lot of people have particular tastes and we’re happy to go that extra mile to source the product they want, whether it’s fresh curry leaves or a particular brand.” The shop also carries a range of meat from the Warkworth Butchery, Nutra foods spices and nuts, fresh herbs, and plants and flowers.

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Women’s Centre Rodney has expanded to Wellsford for the first time, with a range of new courses on offer. Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says they have been canvassing the idea with social services from Tapora and Mangawhai, and found there was a need for their service in the area. The centre has started a Young Mums Educational Programme, teaching practical skills like sewing, knitting and making a baby balm. There will also be guest speakers including local Police and Hestia Women’s Refuge. “The programme is designed to build friendships and networks for the women attending, while exploring positive parenting behaviours, life management skills and strategies for raising healthy, happy children,” Colleen says. The classes are held every Thursday, from 10am to 12.30pm, at Wellsford Plunket Clinic, 90 Rodney Road. “We hope to continue to offer this programme next year, but this will depend on the uptake from the women in Wellsford and surrounding

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Council receives two proposals for Old Wellsford Library use Two community groups have applied to use the Old Wellsford Library (OWL). The deadline was extended by three weeks after no applications were received by the August 1 closing date. Community facilities manager Kevin Marriott says a third group has expressed interest and the Rodney Local Board will decide whether to accept late applications. One of the applicants, Wellsford Promotions, wants to create an information centre and start a conservation project for morepork as a mascot for the ‘OWL’. “We’d like to have local art on display and a space for businesses to promote

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themselves and we plan on creating a space for people to meet up for a cup of tea,” association president Stef Railey says. The Board will make a decision on the long-term tenants of the building at a future business meeting. It’s unlikely that the successful tenant will be able to move in before the end of the year.

Social justice on meeting agenda An information evening with social justice on its agenda will be held in Warkworth on Monday, September 14. Speakers will include Rodney Age Concern chief executive Catherine Smith, school-community police officer Snr Constable Berny Watt, Oriel Heseltine from Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge, and Warkworth Homebuilders Family Centre family worker Quentin Jukes. The evening is being organised by the Warkworth-Puhoi Catholic Parish and is a follow-up to the presentation on the Salvation Army’s State of the

Nation Report held in Puhoi in April. The evening, which is part of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s annual national Social Justice Week, will be held in the Catholic Church Hall in Alnwick St, Warkworth, starting at 6.30pm. “The parish team believes in the importance of raising awareness about the existence locally of the same economic, substance abuse, housing, domestic violence and other hardships under which some of our residents struggle along with the rest of New Zealand,” team convenor Judith Williams says.

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FREE pregnancy tests Prenatal classes, birth venue & post-natal stay Own room in peaceful rural surroundings Excellent equipment and atmosphere Water birth a speciality Midwives on call at all times, and as backup for your caregiver (LMC)  Full post-natal hospital stay  24 hour Registered Midwives/Nurses to care for you and your baby  You can transfer from your birth hospital within 12 hours of normal birth or 24 hours following a Caesarian      

Available to all women and their caregivers

Tees funded

For further information talk to your LMC/Midwife or Warkworth Birth Centre

Phone 09 425 8201 56 View Road, Warkworth www.warkworthbirthcentre.co.nz

North Rodney Blue Light has been awarded just over $1000 to purchase 30 branded t-shirts that will identify official volunteers at Blue Light events. The charity and community policing youth programme has run drug, alcohol and violence free activities in the Wellsford community for the past 20 years. The funding has come from the Mazda Foundation, which this year distributed $75,000 to 29 individuals and groups.

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Enhance the online profile of your business at

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CARpET

CLEAnIng Call FREE RICHARD WILCOCK 0800 022 101

Emergency Flood Service 12 Years Technical Experience Fully Qualified & Certified

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

LTD

With these ... or with these?

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

AM:w027ard4771Win583ning builder

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

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

WILCOCK

CONTRACTORS

LTD

RICHARD

FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION FLOOR SANDING - FLOOR PREPARATION

Denis 021 945 498 Joel 021 422 592

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

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

Tiling & Waterprooﬁng Bricks • Blocks • Paving

WARKWORTH BRICKLAYING SERVICES LTD Phone Alan Berthelsen 021 780 170 • A/hrs 425 8252

• New Houses and Alterations • Exterior/Garden Lighting • Fault finding/Repairs • TV Phone and Data • Registered electrician • Domestic and commercial • Free quotes Call Carl today on 022 071 0245 Or email carl@cge.co.nz

Chainsaw & Mower Services Ltd “WHERE PERFECTION IS ONLY JUST GOOD ENOUGH”

• Sales • Parts • Service • Repairs • Sharpening 3 Morrison Drive, Warkworth | Phone: 09 945 0090 Mobile: 021 297 0615 | Email: sales@mowercare.co.nz

AM:w027 4771 583

www.rwbuilder.co.nz www.rwbuilder.co.nz email: rwb@xtra.co.nz THE MATAKANA

CARPENTRY CO

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

SERVICING: OMAHA, LEIGH, MATAKANA & WARKWORTH

Adding value to homes since 1980

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

Footings Hole Boring Landscaping

3.5T Digger 5T Truck

Bob Waata Mobile 021 634 484

A BRUSH WITH ART

EXPERT PAINTING AND DECORATING

Interior/Exterior n Waterblasting n Roof Painting Airless Spraying n Plastering n Wallpapering Colour Consulting n Decorative Effects Qualified Tradesmen - Honest/Reliable Ph Mandy 09 423 0005 or 021 507 463

Registered Electrician Commercial, Domestic, Industrial Mobile: 022 6011 458 Installation & Maintenance Phone: 09 422 7053 Email: tuielectrical@gmail.com SURGE PROTECTION

FARM MINDING SERVICES FENCING / POST DRIVING MULCHING / SPRAYING RELIEF MILKING / FARM MINDING

ANDREW & TANIA WEBER

NZQA / FIRS ACCREDITED 021 960 958 / 021 1102 991 WEBER.FMS@HOTMAIL.COM

MATAKANA

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

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The

Trellis Guy

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

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Snells Beach • Warkworth • Orewa

• Custom made • Quality material • Quality workmanship

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

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

Also see Lance for your supply of Native and Landscaping plants

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

Ph 09 422 5737 • 027 272 7561 Fax 09 422 5800

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Selco Enterprises

Carpet Overlocking Services

OUTDOOR FURNITURE Tables to order Chairs • Swingseats Benches • Umbrellas NZ made – quality built to last

email: selcoenterprises@vodafone.co.nz

25 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Silverdale (next to BP) Ph: 09 426 9660 • em: clipper.furniture@xtra.co.nz www.clipperfurniture.co.nz

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

COUNTRY CHARM

FURNITURE 2008

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

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

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

$59

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

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

0800 TOPSOIL

(1998 LTD)

repair • supply • automate

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

Wellsford

www.centrallandscapes.co.nz

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

Rodney Garage Doors

GLASS & ALUMINIUM

For all your glass, glazing, and aluminium needs

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

Domestic and

Glazing arkworth Commercial Glass Showers Splash Backs lass & Mirrors • Cat Doors lazing WindscreenandReplacement Chip Repair

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

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations for head to toe pampering

Alison Wech

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

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

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

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

Michelle Boler

0800 70 40 10

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

For all your property maintenance and small building projects Phone to discuss YOUR requirements 021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h handyman@bruno.co.nz • www.bruno.co.nz

Servicing Auckland - Rodney - Kaipara

Metroscaff Limited

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

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HIRE | INTERIORS | LANDSCAPING | LOCKSMITHS | MOTORING

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

PER COLOUR INSERTION

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

PHONE 0800 622 7929

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

COMPOSITE JOINERY Ltd 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

Kitchen Colours

and Wood Finishes

Spraypainters of quality kitchens Lacquers, enamels, urethanes, 2 pacs, clearcoats Resprays and Recolours

Phone / Fax Gary 425 7669 Unit 21/30 Hudson Road, Warkworth

LANDSCAPING • 4 x 4 Truck & Digger Hire • Excavation • Earthmoving • Driveways • Trenching • Foundations & Piles • Paths & Shaping • Garden Design

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

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

DELIVER! •Tirau Gold•Pine Chip•Cambian Bark

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

Leigh Decorators 417 Old Woodcocks Rd, Warkworth

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

CARPENTER-JOINER • Terraces • Alterations • New Housing

• Renovations • Maintenance • Small jobs a specialty

NEIL KOSE

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

GROUND CARE

• Mowing - Residential & Lifestyle Blocks • Decks • Fencing • Retaining Walls • Drive Ways 0800 276 7726 or Don 425 8501 - 021 527 017 OASIS GARDENWORKS Design and Installation of: • Automated Garden Watering Systems/ Pop-Up Lawn Sprinklers • Water Features • Raised Garden Beds (Macrocarpa)Organic Soil/Plants • Garden, Pathway and Deck Lighting • Garden Speaker Systems

Call or email today for a free quote and site visit

021 300 653 pete@oasisgardenworks.com wwww.oasisgardenworks.com

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

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

Bradwood Kitchens HANDCRAFTED BESPOKE SOLID WOOD KITCHENS

FROM RECYCLED & NEW TIMBERS

@ FROG POOL FARM

728 STATE HIGHWAY ONE, DOME VALLEY PHONE 425 9030 • WWW.BRADWOOD.CO.NZ

JB's No 1 LANDSCAPING SERVICES

• PLANTING • FENCES

• PAVING • DECKS

• RETAINING WALLS • GARDEN MAKEOVERS

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

TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION for complete quality projects

Does your driveway need attention? Driveway Specials Running Now Phone Bruce 425 7766

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09 425 0399 0800 805500 Mobile Locksmiths • Alarms • Keypad Locks • Safes Visit us online for your FREE HOME SECURITY CHECKLIST

www.WarkworthLocksmiths.co.nz How are your customers looking for you?

BRATTY UTES WE SPECIALISE IN UTES UP TO $25,000

BRIDGESTONE WARKWORTH 40 Whitaker Road, Warkworth 0910

Peter & Wendy Bratty ph: 09 425 6467 / mob: 027 499 8168 / email: bratty@xnet.co.nz

P 09 425 7823 A/H 021 151 9895 E firewarkworth@orcon.net.nz www.bridgestone.co.nz

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Snells Beach

MOTORS – 2008 LIMITED –

 425 5355

1 Hamatana Road - Snells Beach

WARKWORTH

AUTO WRECKERS FOR ALL NEW & USED PARTS

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

Welch Painting & Decorating Mark Welch

• Painting • Paper Hanging • Spray Painting • Water Blasting

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

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

ph 09 425 6755

Ian

Wayne

EDMONDS & MASON PANEL & PAINT Private & All Insurance Work

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

Email: autoglassww@xtra.co.nz

WELLPLASTEREDLTD For expert plastering in North Auckland/Warkworth/Matakana/Omaha

021 135 6596

Craftsman / Certifying plumber Mobile Workshop

eaves.plumbing@hotmail.com

Rodney’s Independent Property Management company

0800 171161

TRIED – TESTED – TRUSTED

info@igniteproperty.co.nz

Say No to Leaky Homes

www.flashman.co.nz

QUALITY WORK, START TO FINISH

wellplastered@ihug.co.nz www.wellplastered.co.nz

021 102 4561

Northland 0800 55 66 00

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

021 429 317

tplumber@xtra.co.nz

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

Warkworth FURNITURE REMOVALS

Curtis Eaves

PHONE

Helping you with plumbing, drainlaying, jet machine & drain camera

WINDOW AND DOOR FLASHING SYSTEM

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

snellspanelandpaint@vodafone.co.nz

& DRAINLAYING

THE ULTIMATE ALUMINIUM

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

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

Specialists in long-run roofing M:021 220 5404 P:09 422 2131 Free Phone:0800 649 324

E: ben@rightnowroofing.co.nz

www.rightnowroofing.co.nz

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

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

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

SNELLS BEACH

PHONE 09 425 5597

Julie Beaumont

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

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SURVEYORS Housing, / ARCHITECTS | TRACTORS | TREECARE | TV &Units AERIALS | WATER Housing, & Units Landsc

TTE DES TTE D Thomas F. Errington

Housing, Units & Landscaping

UnitsUnits, & Landscaping NewHousing, Houses, Light Commercial

TTE DESIGNS TTE DESIGNS TTE DEsigns GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE Architectural Design Thomas F. Thomas F. Errington Dip. Arch. ARIBA Thomas F. Errington Dip. Arch. ARIBA PO Box 83 Thomas F. Errington • New/Used Tractors & Machinery Architectural Designer W arkworth Architectural Designer Architectur Architectural Designer PO Box 83 • In-house Engineer PhPO 09 425 0512 PO Box 83 Box 83 Warkworth P 09 425 0512 • Mobile Servicing Fax 09 425 0514 Rupert Mather 021 425 837 Warkworth Ph 09 425 0512 Mob 0274 532 495 • Repairs M 0274 532 495 W arkworth Graeme Smith 021 422 983 Ph 09 425Fax 0512 09 425 0514 TE HANA TRACTORS

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

Dip. Arch. ARIBA

Ph 09 425 0 Fax 09 425 TTE DES Mob 0274 5 Thomas F. Errington

E ttedesigns@xtra.co.nz

• Comprehensive Parts Range

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

23 Bertram Street, Warkworth Housing, Units & Landsc New structures, Restorati Authorised Agents for Kioti and TYM tractors

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

Architectural Design Parker Tree Care.com PO Box 83 New structures W arkworth Tree and Hedge Work Ph 09 425 0512 Pruning and Thinning Fax 09 425 0514 Removals Mob 0274 532 495 Free Quotations

Tree & Shelter Belt Removal Pruning & Thinning Deadwood Removal Storm Damage Residential Commercial & Rural Mulch for Sale Qualified & Insured Arborist Free Written Quotes

Fully Insured

New structures, 26 Years Experience P. 0800 HOTWOOD Scott Fitzpatrick & June Bolton

4 6 8 9 6 6 3

M. 0274 599 363 info@arborcaretm.co.nz www.arborcaretm.co.nz

d o m e sti c & commercial

call for a free QUote

021 145 7897

Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials GAVIN BROUGH Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

PICTURE PERFECT TV

ABSOLUTE CONCRETE

WATER TANKS 09 4312211

sales@absoluteconcrete.co.nz

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

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

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES

Restorati

Call Roland 021 102 2594 • 09 422 5109 parkertreecare@yahoo.co.nz

Terms & Conditions apply

• • • • • • • •

308 SH1, Te Hana, Wellsford • PH 09 423 8558

09 425 7393 admin@wwsurveyors.co.nz

10% ! oFF

No job too Small 24 hr operation

Electrical practicing licence for NZ

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

H2O PUMPS

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

MacJimray Cleaning Services are the 021 771 Septic 878 • 09 425 6002 septic cleaning specialists in your district. E. tank h2opumps@xtra.co.nz Residential to commercial, fast, reliable, professional MOBILE EFTPOS AVAILABLE service at competitive rates.

WATER PUMPS New Pump Sales Service Installation

Phone/Fax 425-5619 Mobile 0800 733 765

K & R PUMP SERVICES LTD

Pump & Filtration Services (2007) Ltd

clean. care. repair. WATER TANK & WATER APPLICATION CLEANING AGENCY Warkworth: Phone John or Annette Carr

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

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

www.mobi-kair.co.nz

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

Septic Tank/Grease Trap Cleaning Septic & Sewerage Treatment Systems

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

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

Authorised Agent

$59

MOBILE & WORKSHOP SERVICE 31 WOODCOCKS RD WARKWORTH - 425 9100

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

splashwater@xtra.co.nz

water

Household Water Deliveries

& ESIAN SOLWA T Y AR fILTEREd

WATER

mobile: 027 556 6111

CLASSiFiED ADVERTiSiNg APPLIANCE REPAIRS

COMMUNITY NOTICES KIWI DANCE CLUB Social dance, Ballroom, Latin American, new vogue, Modern sequence. All welcome. A great way to meet people. Silverdale Hall, ph 427 5542. Next event September 27

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

FLIGHTS

SCENIC FLIGHTS 30 mins $65; 20 mins $55; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $85. Gift vouchers available. GREAT BARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $120. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $120 each. Min 2 passengers. NORTH CAPE FLIGHTS $450 each. Min 3 passengers. Rodney Aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612 FOR SALE HAY FOR SALE $10 - 021 055 4226 RAWLEIGH Products. Ph Pat 423 8851

Grant torkington 021 138 7206

0800 638 254 OR 09 422 3700

FOR SALE

SUPER COMPOST

Untreated wood shavings & duck poo. Per Bag $10, Bulk $75/m3. Enquire about delivery. Ph 422 5042 HAY Conventional bales, new season, shed stored, Tomarata/Pakiri area $10 per bale can deliver. Phone 09 423 8055 or 021 425 393

HOME MAINTENANCE LAWN MOWING rubbish removal, hedges, small tree removal. WW & beach areas. Ph Jeff Hatfull 027 425 7357, 425 7357 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. 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

TUITION

Advertise your classiﬁeds and church notices here for only

$4.40 per line or $11.20 per/cm inc gST for boxed adverts. TV SERVICES & SALES

WANTED TO BUY

TV SERVICES Aerials, Dishes, Freeview sales, installation and service. Extra outlets. Serving the area for 18 years. Phone Gavin 027 476 6115.

CASH PAID TOOLS & MACHINERY Shed & Garage Clearouts. Call/txt 021 161 5139

WANTED TO RENT

ADMIN / OFFICE WORK 20+ Years exp sole charge. Looking for full or part time work. Able to do all office duties. PH Jen 021 299 1184 VERSATILE, SKILLED FEMALE Looking for a new opportunity either in childcare, admin or similar. Pref 20+ hours p/week. Ph Corinne 021 1411 627

60 YEAR OLD FEMALE Never missed a rent payment. Looking for a 1-2 bedroom unit in Warkworth - Detached, stand-alone. Does have a cat. Please call Kay - 021 0233 5246 3 BDRM HOUSE Great references, tidy, employed, keen gardener. $400 max. Matakana- leigh areas. Ph 021 886 426 or email rhondafw@yahoo.co.nz

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NZQA Reg

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Puhoi & Albany Campus

Nanny & More!

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Full & part time courses

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

the numbers game

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Art, Craft & Jewellery

Phone 425 9068 to book your classified advertising

CLASSICAL GUITAR LESSONS IN WARKWORTH Experienced, Patient Teacher. Ross Hill - Ph 425 9521

09 422 0752

WORK WANTED

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FILL IN THIS GRID SO THAT EVERY COLUMN, EVERY ROW AND EVERY 3X3 BOX CONTAINS THE DIGITS 1 TO 9.

www.sudokupuzz.com

0800 747 928

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

Hiab Truck and Portable Sawmilling

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CLASSiFiED ADVERTiSiNg CHURCH NOTICES

Warkworth Anglican Parish Church Services

Mahurangi Methodist Parish

Christ Church, Church Hill, Warkworth

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

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

Every Sunday at 9.30am

Snells Beach Community Church

2nd Sunday at 9am

St.Alban's, Kaipara Flats

1st Sunday at 11.15am

St.Michael and All Angels, Leigh

3rd Sunday at 11.00am

Phone 425 8054 or www.anglican-warkworth.org

Warkworth Methodist

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

Advertise your classiﬁeds and church notices here for only

$4.40 per line or $11.20 per/cm inc gST for boxed adverts.

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2016 RODNEY HEALTH CHARITABLE TRUST CALENDARS $10 EACH

Available from Mahurangi Matters, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth or Paper Plus, 37-39 Queen St, Warkworth

Phone 425 8660 for information

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Phone 425 8545

www.holyname.org.nz

Holy Mass Timetable: WARKWORTH

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz

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

PUHOI

SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

SITUATIONS VACANT

ADVERTISING SALES REP We are looking for a new sales rep who is keen to sell across a range of media, both in print and online. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to work locally in a growing business, likes to be busy and wants to put their own ideas into action. You must be outgoing, friendly, customer-focused and a self-starter. To be successful in this role you will need to: • Communicate with confidence & intelligence – be commercially savvy • Have a questioning mind, use initiative, and think outside the square • Be confident in creating new business opportunities • Have the ability to nurture and grow exciting client relationships. • Confidence to engage with corporate/senior level clients • Be self-motivated, enthusiastic and interested. Ideally, you will already be a seasoned sales person, who is confident in their own sales ability, keen to exceed expectations and achieve results. You must have your driver’s licence and own car. This is a fulltime position based in Warkworth with an immediate start. Apply to: gm@localmatters.co.nz by September 16.

PUBLIC NOTICES WARKWORTH AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 15 September 2015 – 5.30pm Bridge House Lodge All current members welcome

RODNEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION 2015 AGM Thursday 24 September, 6.30pm Kaipara Flats Cricket Club Rooms

WIFI & THE IMPACT ON OUR CHILDREN

Come along to a free talk with guest speaker Sue Grey, environmental lawyer, scientist and EMR expert. Monday 14 September at 7pm. At the Bridgehouse in the back room.

KAIPARA FLATS CRICKET CLUB AGM

Sunday September 13, 1pm at Kaipara Flats Sports Club All Welcome Questions - Stephen Dill 022 021 0584

Rodney College student Nadine Tupp received first prize at the Zone 5 Rotary Speech Contest last month.

Double win for speechmaker Rodney College student Nadine Tupp won the Lions Young Ambassador Contest last month, taking home $1000. There were 12 candidates from the six colleges in Rodney and Hibiscus Coast. Mahurangi College student Rory McKay came second and KingsWay School student Emma Mitchell came third. Rodney College’s other candidate, Aimee Stevens, came fourth. The competition had a three stage process, each being judged by a separate panel. The contenders had to supply CVs, face an interview with a panel of three and deliver a prepared speech. The competition focused on student leadership and community service. Nadine’s speech on climate change impressed the judges. Two days later, Nadine spoke at the Zone 5 Rotary Speech Contest which involved a seven minute prepared speech and a two minute impromptu speech on whether the NZ flag should be changed. Nadine won and was awarded a $100 book voucher and will compete in the final in Whangarei on September 23.

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Victory celebrations Time differences around the globe meant there were variances in the time, and even the day, that peace was declared in August 1945. I have a clear memory of being woken by my mother and of dancing down the hall chanting, “The war is over, the war is over”. As my brothers and I walked to school that day, we were greeted by a cacophony of sound made by the wailing of the siren, church bells ringing and car horns hooting. No-one could be in any doubt that this was a momentous day. The siren was an ingenious local production built by Mr Tom O’Rourke and mounted on his business premises O’Rourke’s Precision Engineering, in Queen Street, about where Riverside Arcade is now. It was equipped with eight sound horns in sets of four, each of which faced opposite directions. Particularly strong in volume, it could be heard several miles away. Fortunately, it was never needed to warn of an attack from the air but it was regularly tested to summon members of the Emergency Precautions Service to man their stations. Warkworth residents had become well acquainted with the pattern of blasts followed by the ‘All Clear’. There were to be no school lessons that day or the next as two days of celebrations had been planned. As with the VE celebrations three months earlier, the children of the district were part of many events. There was a bonfire with community singing; the school choir was involved in the special church service and the concerts. We had had weeks of practising and rehearsals in the Town Hall prior to the events. Land of Hope and Glory, Now on Land and Sea Descending, and For England

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Don McGlashan drops anchor at Leigh Sawmill After 30 years in the music industry, Don McGlashan says he is embarking on a new period of his career – his kids have left the nest and he has quit the day job. He is playing a solo show at Leigh Sawmill on September 19 after releasing his solo album, Lucky Stars, in April. Although he has become one of the most highly regarded songwriters in the country, with songs like Anchor Me and Dominion Road, he says song-writing doesn’t come easy for him. But for the first time in years, he is now making song-writing his fulltime focus. “Lucky Stars is my first album in seven years. I’ve had a long career but I’m not a prolific writer. But my circumstances have changed now. My two kids have grown up and they’re not as high maintenance. “My main line of work has been writing scores for feature films or TV series, but I’ve also stopped doing that now to concentrate on writing. I made the decision in the middle of this album and it was like a cloud lifted. “I don’t want it to be another seven years before the next one. I have broken my own drought and I’m back into the swing if it now. I’ve already

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started writing the next album.” McGlashan completed a national tour with a backing band in June. His solo tour this month is focused on venues off the beaten track. “It doesn’t make much difference whether the audience is 10 people or 10,000. For me, it’s about trying

to remember why you wrote a song and taking people through that story during the show. “But it’s easier to interact with the crowd in a smaller venue. I like to ask the audience for requests and engage in a bit of banter.” The gig will feature songs from

throughout his career, stretching back to Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn and The Mutton Birds. “One of the privileges of being around for this length of time is that people come up to you and talk after the show. You get to hear everybody’s story and they’ll tell you where they were when they heard you the first time.” But one of Don’s biggest concerns is whether the next generation of artists will be able to have those experiences in a world no longer governed by radio play and record deals. “I’m really lucky that when I got started in the 80s the radios were playing more local music. Radio used to provide a way for everybody to hear a piece of music. Nowadays, things are more fragmented and radio stations don’t support NZ bands as much. “They say streaming music will reach a critical mass and the royalties will go up, but I can’t see it. “I just hope in 30 years time bands starting out now will be able to have fans come up to them and say how they remember where they were when they first heard their songs. I hope those conversations will still exist in the future.”

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the boy’s life and takes a real interest in him. The aim is for fatherless boys to know there is a man they can rely on to show up, listen and have fun with. In the end, it’s a simple act of human caring that makes a profound difference in a fatherless boy’s life. The statistics on positive mentoring are clear and compelling: having a Big Buddy mentor increases a boy’s selfesteem; improves his relationships, helps him do better in school, means

he’ll be less likely to get into trouble and improves his employment options. Big Buddy chief executive Richard Aston says there is always a need for volunteer mentors and of course, funds. “All it takes is a good man with a big heart and the rewards of being a Big Buddy are huge. In fact sometimes the mentors reckon they have as much, if not more, fun than the boys. I guess it’s about being able to try new things and just experience

the world from a young boy’s perspective.” Richard says the programme has proved itself over time. “It’s a great feeling when we get young men that we met when they were about seven years old, come to us wanting to volunteer. We see a lot of second generations now putting their hands up to be mentors, and that’s how we know there’s value in what we’re doing.” contributed Info: bigbuddy.org.nz or look for Big Buddy on Facebook.

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Four-year-old Archie Anderson, with firefighter Liam Connolly.

Recruitment of volunteers was the motivation behind a joint emergency services day held at Wellsford last month. But those who braved the rainy conditions also got the chance to meet representatives of NZ’s only V8 Supercar racing team – team principal Paul Radisich and Greg Hann. The Super Black team has a special connection with Wellsford through its main sponsor, Tony Lentino, whose property Spring Hill is the team’s base. The town’s name appears on its car. “The global audience for supercar racing is huge, probably around 450 million, so it is great publicity for Wellsford,” Paul said. “We’ve been at events in Australia where someone local has come up and said, ‘What’s Wellsford’s name doing on the back of the car?’” While the team competes mainly in

Australia, it will race at Pukekohe on November 6 and is off to Kuala Lumpur next year. Paul says the man to watch is up and coming driver, 20-year-old Andre Heimgartner. Andre became the youngest driver in the world to win a Formula Ford Championship when he took out the NZ Formula Ford Championship, during the 2010/11 season, when he was just 15. The combined services open day was a first for Wellsford, involving representatives of the fire, police and St John ambulance. To find out more about becoming a volunteer, the Wellsford services can be contacted on the following numbers: • Wellsford Fire Station 423 8888 • St John Ambulance 423 8330 • Wellsford Police 423 8228.

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“My Daddy’s a fireman”. Kayla Railey looked suitably proud of her father Matthew, who is a volunteer firefighter at Wellsford.

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Stay-at-home fathers lack support networks Like everything else in our lives, the dynamic of the modern family is constantly evolving. Sometimes for financial reasons, sometimes out of choice and sometimes out of necessity, many fathers find themselves the main caregivers in the family. And whether they are called stayat-home Dads, househusbands or the house spouse, they face the same challenges as stay-at-home Mums, but often without the same level of support. The reasons fathers become primary carers of children are many and varied, according to Father and Child Trust support worker Brendon Smith. Although statistics are hard to come by, Brendon says the trust supports lots of stay-at-home Dads. “Some do it by agreement, while for others it comes as a shock, perhaps as part of a separation,” he says. “Some are fine and just need the encouragement of a pat on the back, but some are lost and need help with specific parenting issues such as bonding.” Brendon says occasionally isolation is also a problem and finding groups of other fathers to talk to about child raising issues is not always easy. The trust was founded in Christchurch in 1997 for this reason. It was formed by a group of dads who wanted to support each other as parents. Its services include a regular magazine, information sharing, phone or group support, and access to workshops. The trust also offers specific help with couples dealing with postnatal depression, which Brendon says can affect both mothers and fathers. Brendon will speak about perinatal anxiety and distress from a father’s perspective at a workshop in Whangarei

on September 4. Info: pmhnz.org.nz Meanwhile, Warkworth Homebuilders family worker Quentin Jukes says an increasing number of dads are choosing to be more involved in parenting – sometimes fulltime, sometimes part-time. He says that whereas once it was assumed that the mother would care for the children in the early years, couples are discussing what role they want to take. From Quentin’s experience, it is not about who can bring home the biggest pay cheque, but rather sharing the pluses and minuses of being the one at home. “It’s about working out which is best for them as a family,” he says. “Unfortunately, we’re also seeing an increasing number of dads who are parenting on their own, which is hard for anyone, mother or father, and even more so if they are trying to survive on a benefit. “We’re more than happy to help guys who are on their own who might need someone to talk through parenting issues, from their child’s behaviour to more emotional stuff.” Quentin says while he’s not aware of any specific local networks for dads, he’s certain that fathers would be welcome at playgroups and coffee mornings. “If any dads are out there who would like to be put in touch with these groups, they can ask at Plunket or contact Homebuilders. “Isolation for any parent, mother or father, is no fun. I would encourage anyone who is at home with small children to reach out to the services that are there to help.”

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Take a drive down the fairway Getting a hole-in-one can be a frustrating challenge, so Kaipara Flats School has made things a bit easier for golfers this Father’s Day – they have replaced the hole with a car. The fundraiser will be held at the school on Sunday, September 6, from 2pm to 4pm. For $20, people get a gourmet burger, a bucket of balls and an afternoon to bring out the nine-iron and take aim at a car, donated by Warkworth Collision Repairs. The car has a hole in the roof and the first person to get a ball in the

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So you think you can bake a good pie? Matakana Village publican Duncan Anderson is challenging the area’s pie makers to put their best crust forward and enter the Great Matakana Pie Baking Championship. While there will be prizemoney and a trophy for the winners, Duncan believes it will be the prestige of having your pie singled out as a cut above the rest that will really motivate local cooks. The judges will include Matakana

oyster man Tom Walters, Matakana Pub chef James Patterson, and Duncan’s seven-year-old daughter Daisy. Graham McKenzie’s French lemon tart was the all-time winner last year, closely followed by Kevin Blair’s pumpkin pie. Tom says pies were his sustenance when growing up and in his eyes, the secret is in the pastry. “I like a thick crust and a flaky top, and some sort of insignia just

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The Warkworth Theatre Group has reformed and is hoping to put on a show for the re-opening of the Warkworth Town Hall next year. Group secretary Jo Lewin says the group has been around for about 30 years, but has had a hiatus since the town hall was closed in 2011. The group started meeting again this year and has been holding regular script readings to choose a play to perform. “We are trying to breathe new life into the group and get a core of enthusiastic people to put on a production. As well as performers, we’d also like to hear from backstage and technical people as well. “We used to put on dinner-shows at the town hall which were a huge hit.” The plan is to coordinate a show for the re-opening of the hall, about the middle of next year. About 10 people have been attending meetings and readings scripts from the April Phillips’ plays, Bonking James Bond and Snip. Jo is also hoping to revive a theatre sports group. The theatre group meets about every two or three weeks, taking turns to host readings, but they hope to secure a regular rehearsal space in the future. Their next meeting is on Sunday, September 6, 3-5pm. Info: Jo jolewin@xtra.co.nz

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What’s hot, what’s not, and who cares Wellsford hosts Comfort and fashion may seem incompatible, but it depends on your perspective. While young women are often prepared to put themselves to extreme measures of discomfort to honour the fashion gods, busy lives – often made even busier when children arrive – can see that fashion anxiety put on the backburner. Judging by the comments on NZ fashion sites, the average Kiwi woman is much more interested in wearing clothes, shoes and accessories that are practical, stylish and fun than blindly following fashion trends that are often, let’s be honest, quite bizarre. Here’s a few of the responses to the ‘top spring/summer trends for 2015/16’ posted on one fashion site: “All these trends are nothing new. More like “recycled” trends. About the only wearable and flattering prospect is the bootleg/flare.” “Possibly a denim jacket but everything else I wouldn’t be seen dead in!” “It’s like all the bad designs from the past 30 years of fashion have come back to haunt us.” A few years ago, Wikipedia posted (and quickly removed after a stormy reaction) that women in New Zealand are … “unfeminine, wear masculine clothing and spend little time on

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Shadze manager Tina Anning: “The colour choice this season is quite eclectic. Long tails on shirts seems to be a fashion statement. We’re less driven by what’s ‘in fashion’ as our customers like to buy clothes that suit them. Women, as they mature, get to know that they need to dress to suit their figures.”

makeup and personal grooming.” But the description is disingenuous. Kiwi women, particularly women living outside metropolitan centres, just have other priorities. They are still the main carers of children, and still do the bulk of the housework even when they also hold down a fulltime job. So as much as

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September means spring, daffodils, asparagus and also an important occasion often overlooked, celebrating Father’s Day. This does not need to be an over commercialised event but rather a real family occasion where a very important member of the clan is recognised. In my experience, dads have fairly simple tastes when it comes to family meals. Whether it’s pizza, burgers or a traditional roast, what really matters to him is that his family are there to share it with him. So try to make this Father’s Day memorable and give him the gift of one of his favourite meals served at the family table. As I write this, discussions are still taking place in our house as to what that will be this year. While it is officially spring, the warm weather hasn’t arrived yet so we are leaning towards beef cheeks which can be done a day before, if wished, and reheated and has the advantage that any leftovers make the best pie filling ever.

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Probus given Alzheimer reminder The guest speaker at last month’s meeting of the Mahurangi Probus Club, held at the Mahurangi East Community Centre, was Leesa Thompson, from the Alzheimer’s Auckland Charitable Trust. Leesa has a background in nursing and works with communities from Manukau Heads to Wellsford providing information about dementia to families, support workers and carers. About 50,000 people in New Zealand live with dementia but this number is expected to rise to 150,000 by 2050 as life expectancy increases. At present one-in-20 people over 65 years of age have some form of dementia and this rises to one-in-five over the age of 80. Dementia describes a number of symptoms covered by disorders affecting the brain of which Alzheimer accounts for at least half. Leesa said that dementia was not a normal part of ageing. She explained the difference between being ‘normally’ forgetful and having actual memory loss. Her examples were most reassuring! Suggestions were given on how we can assist our brain as we get older

– exercise, diet and weight control, socialisation, regular blood pressure checks, not smoking and correct treatment for health issues such as diabetes. She also suggested ways to support people with dementia, particularly the importance of non-verbal behaviour (touch, friendliness, facial cues). She also stressed what should not be done – don’t argue, give orders, ask a lot of questions, be condescending or remind the person about what they forgot. Leesa’s relaxed, informative and sometimes funny presentation about a serious topic made for a most interesting and absorbing talk. She called people with dementia ‘differently-abled’ and said that although they may forget what you did or said, or who you were, they would always be aware of your feelings about them. Leesa encouraged us all to do something different to keep our brains stimulated. She is available to speak to groups on request and can be contacted either by freephone 0800 004 001 or on 09 622 4230. (Contributed by Dianne Thompson, Probus Club publicity officer)

New Rodney youth representative Rodney College student Rosa Campbell (pictured front right) was welcomed as Rodney’s new Youth Advisory Panel representative at Rodney Local Board’s business meeting last month. Rosa replaces Savanna Steele (front left), who has served on the panel since 2013.

Goat milker speaks to Probus The August speaker at the Mahurangi Men’s Probus Club was Graham Allen, who described New Zealand as a world leader in the production of goat milk nutritional powders. Hamilton company Dairy Goat Co-operative developed the world’s first commercialised infant formula from goat milk, and continues to develop and manufacture a range of consumer packaged nutritional powders. There are 70 farmer shareholders, with an average of 700 goats per farm. The largest has 3000 goats. The goats are housed in large sheds because in the wild they suffer from worms and problems with their feet. Pictured are Graham Allen (left) and Rick Taylor. (Contributed)

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The Matakana playground, on the banks of the Matakana River, officially opened last month. The playspace features a 10m long slide, a mega-pendulum swing which can turn a full 360 degrees and is big enough for groups of children to use, and a 7m climbing module. The Rodney Local Board organised a blessing at the playground on Friday, August 14, followed by a sausage sizzle to celebrate the playground’s opening.

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Pakiri Beach Horse Rides owner Sharley Haddon was an entertaining and inspiring speaker at the Warkworth Business and Professional Women’s Club meeting last month. She provided an interesting insight into the challenges of developing a business in the rural sector. Sharley, who has owned the horse riding business since 1981, explained that the two fat ponies and one horse she started with have become 97 horses. She has added a café and accommodation to meet the needs of her customers and their friends. In contrast to many rural business, hiring staff is not a problem as she receives about seven emails requesting work a week. She has a varied customer base – 48 per cent from overseas, and of the 62 per cent who are domestic visitors, 48 per cent are from Auckland. (Contributed)

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Wellsford Library stalwart Lesley McLean flanked by colleagues Glennis Flintoff (left) and Rochelle Gray.

Wellsford Library enthusiast retires A lifetime’s connection with the Wellsford Library was celebrated when senior library assistant (part-time) Lesley McLean retired last month. Community library manager Megan Livick paid tribute to Lesley’s long service, which encompassed both volunteer and paid service, at a special afternoon tea. The event was organised by library staff and Friends of the Library volunteers. “Lesley started when the library was run entirely by volunteers,” Megan said. “In fact, she was actually volunteering at the library before I was born so I’ve been very careful not to try to teach her how to suck eggs! “She is held in great esteem by staff and members of the library, and only the other day I had a little girl ask me if she could talk to ‘Nana Library’ and I knew exactly who she was talking about.”

Lesley was introduced to libraries through her mother Paddie Flamank who was a Wellsford volunteer when the library was in the basement of the Culpams Building. “I started helping when I was 14,” Lesley said. “It was the days of the pocket and card system, and my first duty was to stamp people’s books out – I thought I was so grown-up.” When the Memorial Library opened in the brick and tile house on Rodney Road in 1954, the library shared the building with the Citizens Advice Bureau, the Wellsford Town Council and the Wellsford traffic officer. The Friends group was hugely instrumental in lobbying Rodney District Council for the new library in Port Albert Road, which opened in 2013. “I love my library,” Lesley said. “After my family, it’s the library.”

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Rodney College’s hockey club has forged a close association with a club in France, which has resulted in the introduction of a player exchange programme. Louise Bince from Douai, a town situated 200km north of Paris, was billeted with the Newman family recently. As well as playing hockey for the school during term 3, she also played in Auckland and for a university team. When college in Douai resumes this

month, Rodney’s Maddy Newman will return to France with Louise on a reciprocal arrangement. Rodney’s first connection with Douai was when former pupil Calem Carrell played for the town’s elite grade. Rodney received an invitation to attend the inaugural International Youth Hockey Tournament to Commemorate 100 years WWI, which was held last year. Planning is already underway for the college to return to Douai next year.

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Mahurangi College student Melissa Ashton-Leach won a national archery title in Parnell last month. The Year 9 student won both the junior girls section and was overall girls champion at the national event on August 8. She won about $850 worth of archery equipment, including a new bow and quiver. The school took home a total of four medals from the competition – Year 9 student Kartini Clarke came second in the junior girls and Year 11 Daniel Etzinger came third in the senior boys.

Seventeen Mahurangi College students competed in Parnell. School guidance counsellor Tom Dowling started the archery programme at the school about five years ago. “Every year I’m flooded with students who want to give it a go. It’s a great sport because it provides a level playing field for people with different physiques. We often find Year 7 students can be better than Year 12 students. It also appeals to students who have never been into sports before.”

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Surfers make waves in Northland team The Mangawhai Surf Lifesaving Club is recognised as one of the top lifesaving clubs in New Zealand.

Mangawhai lifeguards prepare for summer with club captain Patria Harris who was selected as an Ambassador for Surf Life Saving Northern Region on the 2015 California Lifeguard Exchange. The contribution of long-standing member and club patron, Marie Flavell, who passed away recently, was also acknowledged. Outgoing club chair Tony Baker thanked members for their hard work and commitment during what had been one of the busiest seasons he had experienced on the beaches. The club will again focus on developing new members through its hugely successful Junior Surf Programme and Lifeguarding on the beaches. Junior Surf operates for children aged up to 13 years. Qualified lifeguards must be

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The Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service will hold a Club Forum on Saturday, September 19, to discuss the future needs and aspirations of its members. Newly-elected chair Gordon Finlayson says he would like to see the club grow in the coming season. “This year we are hoping to change the way we do things, and we really value the input from our members and the wider community,” he says. Finlayson has been a member of the club for more than 30 years. At the annual meeting held last month, the club recognised the achievements of Hannah Williams who represented NZ on the world SLS stage, along

Five Mahurangi surfers have made the Northland secondary schools team which will compete at the National Scholastic Surfing Championship in Gisborne this month. Team coach Tony Baker says Mahurangi is well represented in the team of 12, with over 100 surfers from the region competing for a space. Rodney College student and Mangawhai surfer Joseph Critchfield made the team after coming first in the Under 16 Boys at the regional competition in Ahipara recently. Fellow Rodney students Jack Bennett and Bassy Waldron have also made the team, as well as Bream Bay College students Matt Jensen and Tom Norton. The team will compete against secondary school teams from around the country from September 28 to October 2. “I think this is the strongest team we’ve had in a long time. Hopefully we are able to bring home some medals,” Tony says.

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Case against specialisation One of the most dramatic developments in youth sports over the last 10 or 15 years has been the explosive growth, at seemingly ever-earlier ages, of the number of highly selective, highly competitive sports teams and the related trend toward early specialisation. The trend towards early specialisation (to be distinguished from starting early which, for some sports, is important), and an increasingly professionalised approach to youth sports, appears to be driven by half-truths, a herd mentality, the ever-burgeoning youth sports industry, and by adults who are more intent on winning than acting in the best, long-term interests of children. There appear to be three main reasons for this trend: 1. Parents are looking for an edge 2. Parents believe that more is better 3. Parents think it is a matter of competitive survival The international evidence (a 2012 study by Franzen J, Pion J, et. al.,) found that boys aged 10 to 12 who play multiple sports, especially many hours a week, instead of specialising early, are physically fitter and have better gross motor coordination than those who specialise. The majority of studies suggest that early specialisation can have significant negative consequences on the development of an athlete over time. Far from being supported by hard scientific evidence about youth talent development, the trend towards early specialisation and playing on travel or select teams at an early age is a bad idea for many reasons. For instance, it: • interferes with healthy child development • comes with psychological risk from stress from over-involvement and the expectations of parents and others • doesn’t guarantee future athletic success • hurts, rather than helps, skill development • is elitist • leads to injuries • promotes adult values and interests, rather than children’s • increases the chances that the child will suffer burnout and quit sport • reduces the chance that children will stay active in sports as adults. (Brooke De Lench) In New Zealand, secondary school principals say they are worried the intense competition between schools is prompting them to put a lot of pressure on their students. Rob Nichol, chief executive of the NZ Rugby Players Association, says students are specialising in sport too early. “Kids are giving up other sports that they enjoy to specialise in a particular sport and effectively put all their eggs in one basket, only to find out four to five years later that actually there’s not much at the end of the road for them,” he says. His concerns were backed up by sports researcher Craig Harrison, who said some school sports stars were being harmed by excessive training. “We’re getting athletes who have to attend a number of practices a week,” he says. “We’re ending up with athletes that are burning out and they’re experiencing injuries that a lot of the time are putting them on the sideline for extended periods.”

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MAHURANGI COLLEGE ISSUE 06: September 2015

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Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa The senior school end of year qualifying exams start on Monday 14th September and run through until Tuesday 22nd September. Senior students will be on study leave during this time. These exams are important as preparation for the final NCEA external exams and for gaining entry into subjects and courses the following year. In finalising their subject choices for 2016, it is very helpful when students are aware of the

career pathway they wish to pursue. They do not need to know a specific job but they should have some idea by now of the likely area in which they will be.

Archery Champions: Melissa Ashton, Kartine Clark & Daniel Etzinger

The Careers NZ website has a data base of over 400 jobs in 16 different career areas, which provides useful information about each of these jobs including job opportunities, rates of pay, training required and prerequisites for entry into training. The website also has the Careers Quest of 78 questions for each student to answer about their interests and abilities. It then matches these with possible suitable careers for that person to explore and from which they can build an online career portfolio. We recommend every student from Y10 upwards should complete this tool to assist in their subject selection and career planning. Congratulations to Forrest Axford who was a member of the NZ Under 18 Underwater Hockey Team which competed recently against 10 other countries at the world championships in Spain. Our team went through the competition undefeated with Forrest scoring two goals in the final against France which we won 6-1.

Forrest Axford, Underwater Hockey Champion

Slalom Skiing Championships in Queenstown. Joseph came first in the National U18 Slalom and 2nd in the National U18 Giant Slalom. Next year he will start competing internationally. Congratulations also to our Archery team who competed recently at the National Secondary Schools Archery Championships in Auckland. In the Junior Girls, Melissa Ashton came first with a score of 249, which was higher than the winner of the Senior Girls, and Kartini Clarke came second. In Senior Boys, Daniel Etzinger came second and Junior Boys, Jonathan Keat came 4th. Rory McKay recently competed and came second at the Lions Young Ambassador Competition against 11 other students leaders from around the upper North Harbour region.

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Mahurangi College School Ball The 1st of August saw 200 students travelling by three bendy buses to The Crowne Plaza in Auckland ready for a Lumiere night of light. Upon arrival, teachers and head prefects formally welcomed students before entering the ballroom where we spent most of the night. Everyone was looking absolutely fabulous and it was so great to see all of our peers who made the effort to present themselves in a way that made Mahurangi College proud. After continuous hours planning for the night of the ball alongside Mrs Newlove, we were all able to enjoy the night that involved great food, dancing and many, many photos. The night began by a well-orchestrated Prefect dance organised by Mrs Searle over the previous term, one that was enjoyed by all involved and the rest of the Year 12 and 13 students who watched. Being able to attend the ball is definitely one of the most significant events during our last year of school and we were extremely pleased with how the night went and what memories were created. Looking through photos of the night allows us to reflect on not only the memories we created on the night but also of our time here at Mahurangi College and the friendships we have made.

Jon Blyth ~ Assistant Principal It is with great pleasure that we welcome Jon Blyth to the Senior Management Team here at Mahurangi College.

Jon joined us in 2012 after 8 years at St Kentigern College where he was Head of House. Jon took up his position here at Mahurangi College as Head of Faculty for our Social Sciences department. In January of this year, Jon was appointed to the position of Assistant Principal. For the past six months he has been busy multi tasking between Head of Faculty duties as well as Assistant Principal while we found a new replacement for him. Jon moved up to the wonderful Rodney area with his wife and young daughter and is enjoying the easy access to our great beaches where he enjoys to surf and spend time with his family. Jon is an experienced, dedicated and enthusiastic teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning in New Zealand schools. During his career he has developed a strong interest in the pastoral care of young people, curriculum development and assessment. He believes these aspects of education are key to the success of a schools management structure and for students to reach their full potential. Jon enjoys the challenges and rewards involved with teaching at secondary level and continues

to be motivated to achieve the best for his students and himself. Areas of interest in education for Jon are boys education and improving achievement in boys as well as academic extension programmes for high achievers through Inquiry teaching, e-Learning and Vocational Pathways with links to industry and trade.

Jon says that schools are an integral part of the community and he believes that it is vital to build strong relationships with parents and local organisations to ensure that students and teachers are motivated to achieve their goals. Through working together with management, teachers and the community, Jon believes it is possible to set values and a learning base which will create a safe and caring environment which enriches student welfare. Jon values education outside of the classroom and says he gains a large amount of pleasure from wider school life and enjoys involvement in sports and other co-curricular activities. Sports, in particular, have always played an important part in his life. He enjoys working with students outside of the classroom environment and feels he has much to offer in this area. Jon has coached rugby for the past 15 years

and continues to do so at Mahurangi College with the 4th grade rugby team and sees this as being an important part of working with young people.

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Patrol seeks sponsorship Warkworth Police are on track to start a community patrol in the Mahurangi area this summer. Senior Constable Garry Morning says the Friday and Saturday night patrol will allow Police to respond to crime more efficiently and could prevent incidents from happening. So far, 16 volunteers have come forward to support the initiative but more recruits are needed. “Volunteers aren’t expected to take any action if there is criminal activity, but to liaise with Police so we can target our work,” Garry says. “During summer, we get a lot of nuisance offences such as public disorder and vehicle crime, but we have a large area to cover and we can’t be everywhere at once. Community Patrols provide a longer presence and can keep and eye on things.” Volunteers work in pairs and are expected to do one patrol a month. About 20 volunteers are needed for two

Hospice clinical nurse specialist Karen Williamson (left) and Advisory Board member Jacky Ruck.

patrols a week in Mahurangi, which will cover Omaha, Leigh, Snells Beach and Kaipara Flats. The group will be based at the Mahurangi East Police Station in Snells Beach and shifts are likely to be from 9pm to 1am. All volunteers are vetted by Police and trained by Community Patrols NZ. Warkworth businesses New World and Lee & Hart Pharmacy have already come onboard as sponsors, but more sponsorship is needed to purchase a vehicle. “I’d love to hear from anyone who could help,” Garry says. Community Patrols have been successfully established in Orewa, Whangaparaoa and Helensville, with more than 150 throughout New Zealand. Patrols are facilitated by Police, but are an independent organisation funded by fundraising and sponsorship. Garry can be contacted at the Warkworth Police Station on 425 8109.

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Iwi bless new hospice site Local iwi and hospice supporters gathered in the dark on a cold, wet morning last month to help ensure the long-term success of the proposed day hospice in Warkworth. About 50 people braved the weather to accompany Kaumatua Jacob Tahitahi in a dawn blessing of the hospice building site in Glenmore Drive. The ceremony included a symbolic sod-turning by former hospice chairwoman Judy Macready and foundation volunteer Lorna Kjestrup. Warkworth Wellsford Hospice has raised $3 million of the $4 million it needs to fund the building project and has launched a community fundraising campaign to secure the last $1 million.

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A dinner and auction at the Wellsford RSA raised $15,000 on August 22 and more fundraising events will be held over the coming months. The Wellsford Drama Club will donate $5 to the hospice project for every ticket sold to the Rural Variety Performance on September 26. Tickets are $20 single, $35 double and $15 for seniors and students, on sale at the Wellsford Hospice Shop. The hospice has applied for building consent and is in the process of engaging a building contractor. Work is expected to start on the site before the end of the year.

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Warkworth Liaison Group meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. Info: Steve Haycock shcl@vodafone.co.nz Snells Beach Garden Circle Spring Flower Show, Mahurangi Community Centre, Hamatana Road, Snells Beach, 1-3.30pm Tawharanui workday, followed by TOSSI AGM. Meet at the Woolshed at 9am. Work includes fixing fences, weeding and forming tracks. AGM at the Woolshed from 1pm Matakana Vintage Market, with Sunday Sessions live music, Matakana Village Market Square, 10am-2pm. Info: matakanasundays@gmail.com Kaipara Flats School Father’s Day golf fundraiser, 2-4pm (see story p30) NZ Guitar Quartet, Matakana Village Hall, 4pm, Tickets at the door. Students free. warkworthmusic.org.nz Snells Beach Garden Circle meeting, Mahurangi East Community Centre, Betty Paxton Room, Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach, 1.30pm. Floral demonstration from Lyn Membery. Info Barbara 425 5371 Air Force Association, Warkworth RSA basement, 11.15am. Open to anyone with an interest in aviation. Info: Bryan Franklin 425 8865 Pink Caravan, Wellsford (see story p34) Matakana Pie Baking Competition, Matakana Village Pub (see story p33) Kaipara Flats Cricket AGM, Kaipara Flats Sports Club, 1pm. Info: Stephen Dill 022 021 0584 Wifi impact meeting, Bridgehouse back room, 7pm Warkworth Area Business Association annual meeting, the Bridgehouse, 5.30pm Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Tony & Jenny Enderby on African wildlife, Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, at 7.30pm Puhoi Dance with The Damage, Puhoi Centennial Hall, 7pm Matakana Grand Charity Ball, at The Stables, Matakana Country Park (see story p4) Rodney Cricket Association AGM, Kaipara Flats Cricket Clubrooms, 6.30pm Wellsford Drama Club presents Rural Variety Show, 7.30pm. Tickets from Wellsford Hospice Shop or wellsforddramaclub@ gmail.com. Info: Dallas 423 9234 Big Omaha Bay Spring Bake Off and Community Place Making Day, Leigh Hall, 1-4pm. Free entry, free afternoon tea. Info: bigomahabay@gmail.com 422 7219 Puhoi Farmers Market, Puhoi Domain, 9am-1pm

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Jason Bae – Young Steinway Artist, Mahurangi College, 7pm. Tickets at the door. Students are free. Info warkworthmusic.org. nz Waipu Country Market, Presbyterian Church Hall, 9am-1pm. Info Sue Martin toriamartin@hotmail.com Warkworth Liaison Group meeting, Warkworth RSA basement, 7pm. Info: Steve Haycock shcl@vodafone.co.nz Mid North Forest and Bird winter talk, Totara Park Village Hall, Melwood Drive, Warkworth, 7.30pm

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English team blitzes Mahurangi in college match

One of the oldest rugby playing high schools in the world ran out against Mahurangi College last month. Abingdon School, based in Oxfordshire, was in Warkworth as part of an Australasian tour. The school brought two teams and played two games against the college’s 1st and 2nd XV, and won both games. Abingdon is more than 750 years old and its director of rugby Peter Coke says it was one of the first rugbyplaying schools in the world. The teams spent three weeks in NZ and a week in Australia. They also played teams in Palmerston

North, Hastings and Avondale. “We go on an overseas tour every two years,” Peter says. “Last time we went to Namibia, but this year we thought let’s go to the home of the World Cup winners. “It’s been excellent. The hospitality has been fantastic. The rugby here is much more physical and the players have been a lot bigger than in England.” Mr Coke says the students enjoyed being billeted with local families on the tour. “It was the best part for them, getting to know the culture of the country by being accepted into people’s homes.”

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Mahurangi College principal David Macleod says the school hosts a different English rugby team every year. “It’s a great experience for students from both countries.” College 1st XV coach and PE teacher Khamal Ganley says the team had a tough season with a number of injuries and was knocked out of the semifinals against Westlake B in the second division high school competition last month. “We can be competitive in the restricted grades and the junior teams, but we struggle against the larger schools in the open grade. Injuries decimate small schools like us,” Khamal says.

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