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Inside this issue Marina prices revealed

Natasha Murray has been officially selected as Warkworth’s cutest baby for 2013. She was chosen as the winner from 77 entries in this year’s Warkworth Plunket Baby Photo Competition. The competition is one of the local branch’s biggest fundraisers, and this year raised nearly $1400. Plunket president Angela Brangwynne says the money will keep the Warkworth Mums Support Group funded until the end of the year. This year, The Camera Shop in Warkworth stepped in to help rescue the annual competition after Plunket struggled to find anyone to help run it.

But concerns raised over Sandspit’s future

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Mahurangi’s best pie? Wellsford bakery wins gold award

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Health feature

For more category winners, see the back page.

New motorway details revealed

A new motorway linking Auckland to Northland is expected to halve the amount of traffic travelling through Warkworth. NZTA staff have told residents the town, between Hudson Road and consent for the design are expected to be lodged with the Environmental who attended information days in Kaipara Flats Road on SH1. Warkworth and Puhoi recently that Businesses in the industrial area around Protection Authority this month. by 2026 half of all traffic using the Woodcocks Rd had been hoping for a NZTA staff have also speculated that a new motorway is expected to head direct link to the new motorway, but new link road from SH1 to Matakana further north. opposition by Mahurangi College has could be built ahead of the new That traffic will bypass Warkworth meant it has not been included in motorway. completely, as the exit will be north of the latest design. Documents seeking continued page 2

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New motorway

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The new road would ease congestion at Hill St and make it easier for trucks to connect to quarries to the east of Warkworth once construction of the new motorway got underway. The final decision on the new road would be up to Auckland Council, as local roads are jointly funded by Auckland Transport. However, Cr Penny Webster has confirmed that the new road is expected to join a new roundabout that is likely to built just south of Kaipara Flats Rd, that would connect traffic from the new motorway back to the current highway. NZTA staff have also confirmed that Kaipara Flats Rd is likely to be upgraded to help residents along that road access the old highway once the new motorway is in place. The new motorway is expected to affect the future shape of Warkworth, with the possibility a new industrial area will develop to the north. Council staff are currently redrawing the Rural Urban Boundary for Warkworth to take such changes into account, and Cr Webster has promised that staff will hold a public meeting to discuss the new boundary before it is publicly notified in either September or October. Meanwhile, the proposed plan for the new motorway shows that it will include six viaducts along its 18km route. Several temporary roads will

also need to be built connecting it to SH1 during the construction period. Staff are still considering tolling options, but one possibility is that the current toll on the Northern Gateway could simply be increased, as there will be no new entrances or exits on the Puhoi to Warkworth stretch. The only exception is at Puhoi, which could have its own exit toll. Puhoi residents have won their battle to get an on-ramp and off-ramp to the new motorway, but NZTA has baulked at making them two-way connections. It says traffic volumes do not justify the significant cost involved of extending the northern off-ramp to connect back onto the motorway. Staff told residents at the information days that they expected tourism traffic would use the old highway instead. They admitted traffic volumes using the Northern Gateway from Orewa to Johnstone’s Hill were much higher than they had anticipated, probably because the current toll was not high enough to deter people from using the road. The new motorway is expected to cut between seven and 12 minutes from the current journey between Puhoi and Warkworth on a normal day. So far, NZTA has bought 11 properties in the path of the new motorway, and will need to buy more than 40 more before construction goes ahead.

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Concern over Sandspit marina’s future

Auckland Council has been asked to reconsider the conditions of a coastal consent granted for a proposed marina at Sandspit. under-estimated and over-estimated,” Just weeks before a prospectus is due to be issued for the marina, allegations he said. have been made that sedimentation According to Mr Taplin, siltation at rates could be much higher than the much larger Pine Harbour marina initially thought. is 55mm per annum, West Park is Claims have also been made that boats 131mm and Milford is 142mm. could be beached at low tide after two Although the data collection period was to three years, and berth owners could not yet adequate to allow a statistically be facing the highest maintenance reliable prediction for Sandspit, the dredging costs in Auckland. results so far were worrying. Marine biologist Dr Roger Grace “We believe that with this new and Sandspit resident Michael information, there is a strong case Taplin are opposed to the marina, for Council to review some of the and asked to address a meeting of conditions under which the coastal Auckland Council’s environment and consent was granted.” sustainability forum on July 22. Mr Taplin has estimated that if Dr Dr Grace told the forum he had been collating monthly sedimentation Auckland Council has been asked to review the Sandspit marina’s coastal Grace’s predictions are correct, the data in the Sandspit and Whangateau consent conditions following sedimentation monitoring which shows that Sandspit marina operators could face an annual dredging bill of more than estuaries since December. The results siltation rates could be 10 times higher than predicted. $500,000. They would also need to suggested that the load accumulating However, forum chair Wayne Walker activities last year, after Rodney find somewhere to dump 10,400 at Sandspit could be between 260mm and 300mm annually — nearly 10 says the information has raised some District Council initially declined cubic metres annually. Currently, the times higher than previously suggested. serious questions about the long-term the consent. The court only heard only permit for offshore dumping for Marina spokesman Jon Nicholson operation of the marina, and any extra evidence on land-based activities, all marinas and dredging operations in says Dr Grace’s research will make costs that could be imposed on rate as the coastal consent had already Auckland is limited to 55,000 cubic payers. been granted by Auckland Regional metres a year. “absolutely no difference”. Council. “It’s a real concern and it’s just a pity Dr Grace said sedimentation from “We’ve got consent and we’re building this information wasn’t available Tonkin & Taylor senior coastal land clearing was a serious issue in it,” he says. “Quite frankly, I’m tired earlier . . . I would hope that as a result engineer Richard Reinen-Hamill, virtually all catchments, particularly of listening to these people. They had their chance to put their case to the of Dr Grace’s data, officers present at who peer-reviewed Professor Arved where animals had access to river and Environment Court. The court looked the meeting will take another look at Raudkivi’s original sedimentation creek edges. “There are estimates that at the evidence, made a decision and the liability, cost and operation of this assessments, said he couldn’t comment in the Mahurangi River, for instance, on Dr Grace’s results without seeing the silt is 8m deep. Of course, all that’s the end of the matter. Nothing marina.” would ever get built in NZ if we just The Environment Court granted the data. “It’s possible Dr Grace’s this ends up on the floor of the kept revisiting these issues over and consent with conditions for the finding could be correct – I’ve seen Hauraki Gulf which is causing a lot of over again.” 131-berth marina’s land-based evidence of assessments being both ecological change.”

Provisional prices released for Sandspit marina’s new berths

Boat owners planning to secure a berth in the new Sandspit Marina could be paying some of the highest rates in Auckland. The Marina Society has posted its provisional berth licence prices on its website. They range from $138,000 for a 12m boat, to $276,000 for an 18m boat. A 14m boat would be $166,000, and a 16m boat would be $218,000. By comparison, at the 230-berth Marsden Cove marina, near Whangarei, a 25-year lease on a 12m berth costs $27,000 and an 18m berth costs

$45,000. Operating costs vary but start at around $2500 per annum. At Gulf Harbour, a 12m berth costs between $40,000 and $50,000, at Westpark $2000 to $10,000, Tutukaka $49,000 and Half Moon Bay around $50,000. However, a marina broker says there are dangers in comparing prices as they are influenced by many different factors such as annual operating expenses and length of tenure. He says that although the Sandspit prices seem high, it is all about supply and demand. The marina will provide the only new mooring facility

in the Rodney area for the foreseeable future. The annual charge for maintenance costs is not included in the Sandspit prices and won’t be available until a prospectus is released. Marina spokesperson Jon Nicholson says costs such as insurance are still being determined. A major factor in finalising the annual charge will be the cost of dredging. The marina developers have said that construction on the marina will not start until all berths have been allocated and paid for.

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Mythical Matakana

It is really disturbing to see that xenophobia is alive and well in our area (“Asian buyer tipped to take over Ascension”, MM, Jul 17). Not that it is anyone’s business who Ascension’s new owner might be, but even if it were, why does it matter what that person’s race is if all the laws of our land are followed? Would “rumours be rife” if it were a person of European origin? Would the headline be “European buyer tipped to take over Ascension”? I suspect not. I expect that any rumours are fuelled by those who begin their sentences with, “I am not racist, but…” Well being racist is like being pregnant – you are or you aren’t. There is no in-between. Racism is ugly wherever it is, and our family is so disappointed to see this ugliness where we live, and involved with something we created. Darryl Soljan Founder, Ascension Wine Estate

Elizabeth Foster asks (MM, Jul 17), “Why have the residents of Warkworth sat passively by while their town’s character is submerged by the mythical Matakana Coast?” I, like many others, sat passively by because we did not know that a department of our Council, Ateed, was without asking us changing the designation of our location from “Kowhai Coast” North Auckland to “Matakana Coast”. The Auckland A to Z lists towns and tourist places as being in North, South, West or East Auckland. Now North Auckland is to be removed from all Ateed publications and websites and the nebulous designation Matakana Coast inserted. More than 20 years ago, after wide discussion and agreement among many individuals, businesses and clubs over a wide area, the name “Kowhai Coast” was agreed on. It was a flexible measurement from the east coast inland as far as Puhoi and Kaipara Flats. It was an allembracing description where every tourist site, business premise or sports club could define themselves in their letterheads or advertising as being a part of this area. In modern promotional jargon it was a brand name, and through many years of continuous promotion the brand is now widely known and respected.

Editor’s note: We would indeed have used exactly the same words had the buyer been of a different nationality. We often report people’s nationality, particularly in business stories, and in this case no other information has yet been made public. There were no negative connotations whatsoever.

Did the Rodney Local Board recommend the change without finding out what local people thought? Or was it blind-sided by a unit of Council and kept in the dark like us? I would like to think that we are being served in a democratic manner by elected representatives, and not by an unelected group with no responsibility to us, which would be deemed a bureaucracy, the dictionary definition of which is frightening. Ian Ferguson, Warkworth Matakana Coast and Country chairman Allan Barber responds: The community was consulted on the name change at a public meeting late last year. The Rodney Local Board was not involved in the decision, but board member Tracey Martin was kept informed. Local iwi were also asked for their input, but did not reply.

Council debt Auckland Council’s 10-year long-term plan reveals some very sobering figures for its proposed future debt levels. The Council’s proposed capital expenditures will deliver debt at its peak that will approach $18 billion. At this point Auckland’s debt will account for over 50 percent of total NZ local government sector debt for a largely urban area with less than one-third of our national population. Councils fundamentally are little

different from households in basic financial prudential terms. Would you run your personal financial affairs on a plan comparable with the one Auckland has opted for? I think not. Our Northern Rodney Unitary Council wants nothing to do with the Auckland Council’s debt-laden plans which will fund capital projects from which our North Rodney District will scarcely benefit. Larry Mitchell, Puhoi

SkyCity deal Although there is a conscience vote around the proposed conference centre deal with SkyCity, no member from the National Party has yet voted against it. We must assume that either no member has any qualms of conscience about the SkyCity deal, or that obedience to the party machine is more important than voting according to what is best for the country. Therefore it is okay to assent to a deal about which we have little detailed information, except that it will make SkyCity and its shareholders more money. In the days of Robert Muldoon, Marilyn Waring defied the party bosses and voted against the Government of which she was a member. I wonder if the Government’s two poodles (John Banks and Peter Dunne) could switch their votes — yeah, right! John Patrick, Warkworth

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Digital TV switch has hidden costs

The deadline for digital-only TV is looming, yet 1500 Mahurangi households still haven’t geared up for the changeover. From December 1, the analogue signal Digital Freeview Satellite says the closest to old TVs will be switched off, and UHF transmitter to the area is near Piha in the Waitakeres. Elevated areas such as only digital TV will be broadcast. People who want to watch TV after Leigh, Martins Bay, Tawharanui, Snells that date will either need to have a TV Beach and parts of Omaha get reception with a digital tuner, or a set-top box but most of Warkworth and Wellsford doesn’t. “The only way to get true HD connected to their old TV. with satellite is through Sky.” Owner of Warkworth-based TV Aerial and Satellite services, Gavin Brough, Mr Redding says people with an says the options are to go with Freeview, existing Sky satellite dish who want to Igloo or Sky. Freeview is the cheapest change to Freeview can do so by using but to watch Freeview in true high their Sky dish. definition, a UHF aerial and receiver Freeview general manager Sam Irvine is required. Only around 10 percent of says pictures from a satellite dish are the Warkworth and Wellsford area gets DVD quality or five times better than coverage, so many people need to use analogue. He says 87 percent of New Zealanders receive UHF but the most satellite dishes instead. Mr Brough explains some satellite economical way to get digital TV to receivers can have the picture quality everyone is via satellite. “In an ideal upscaled, but it still isn’t quite as good world there’d be 100 percent coverage of UHF but it would require 300-plus as the crisp picture of UHF. transmission sites. To get to 87 percent “Retailers don’t explain there’s two you only need around 30 sites. It’s types of Freeview, and that built-in difficult to justify UHF coverage that’s Freeview, which comes with all new already available through satellite.” TVs, is only UHF. Customers are just told it has Freeview and it works. I For people wanting to get rid of their old often have to put them right and install TVs, the Ministry for the Environment a satellite dish and a separate receiver. is running a “TVtakeback” scheme with Warkworth Noel Leeming. Customers It costs more than they expect.” can drop off their old, unwanted He says more people would receive televisions for $5. UHF if more transmitters were installed in the area. “Former Fisher & If you are 75 and over with a Paykel dealer Pat Worth set up a VHF community services card, receive a repeater at Matakana 45 years ago, but Veteran’s Pension or Invalid’s Benefit it will shut down when the analogue or a former Veteran’s Pension and signal is cut off on November 30. It Invalid’s Benefit recipient who wouldn’t be a major expense for a transferred to NZ Superannuation at age 65, you can receive the equipment UHF repeater to go in as well.” needed to convert one TV in your If you have a second TV, the same rules house to digital for free. The deal apply. A cable can be sent from the main includes installation and training. Call decoder to the second TV, although 0800 838 800 for more information. you’d be limited to the channel playing Advice on what you need to go digital is in the other room. A remote sender being given at Mangawhai Library from could get around that problem. 1.30-3.30pm on Aug 2 and at Wellsford David Redding of Warkworth-based Four Square from 1-3pm on Aug 19.

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Celebration planned for Warkworth’s anniversary

Viewpoint with Mark Mitchell, Member for Rodney

Building stronger communities It was great to host the Parliamentary mixed-soccer and rugby games on July 20 at the Mahurangi Rugby Club. The curtain-raiser soccer game saw Hospice, with some help from Warkworth Soccer Club, putting in a strong team effort with a much deserved 3-0 win over the Parliamentary team. The Parliamentary team also put in a solid effort and was well represented with MPs from National, Labour and the Green Party playing. The Parliamentary Rugby team won in a close result against the Mahurangi Mussels. It was a tough game, but worth it when the after-match auction raised close to $4,000 for Hospice. A big thank-you to our locals who turned out to support Hospice. This highlighted the strength of our community coming together for a great cause. I recently formed a Rodney Youth Advisory and Policy Committee. This committee is made up of student representatives from each of the five colleges in our electorate: Mahurangi, Orewa, KingsWay, Whangaparaoa and Wentworth. The committee very quickly identified that they wanted their focus to be on “building strong communities”. The group meet in my office regularly and initiatives they are working on include a youth-focused community event and work on policy areas that affect youth, such as drugs and alcohol. They have created a Facebook page to engage with youth across the electorate and to communicate opportunities and events — check out Rodney Youth Group page. The group is also busy building relationships with local agencies and community groups such as Destination Orewa, Bluelight, Coast Youth Community Trust, Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre and The Horizon Group. Two committee members, Madison Lisle and Thomas Stiven, recently attended a local function as guest speakers to talk about the committee’s work. As a result the committee was offered five scholarships to be distributed to young people in Rodney needing some extra help to achieve their goals. Finally, I would also like to acknowledge Sarah Lee, our Rodney Youth MP, who was a great ambassador at the recent Youth Parliament in Wellington. Sarah lives with her parents in Warkworth, and attends KingsWay College in Silverdale. She sat on the justice and electoral select committee and I was very impressed with her level of preparation, the quality of her questions to submitters, and her thoughtful input and contribution to the committee report. She also made a strong and thought-provoking speech in the general debate about child trafficking and how it is relevant to NZ. We rely heavily on our senior Kiwis, parents and many local leaders and groups to keep our communities strong, however it is also important to encourage our younger generation to actively engage in building strong communities. They, too, have an important role to play.

Celebrations around Warkworth’s 160th anniversary will focus on the Mahurangi River. The event will run from November 8 to 17 and could include a picnic aboard the Jane Gifford. A committee has been appointed and a number of groups have expressed an interest in being involved. Co-ordinator Dave Parker says the anniversary may feature steamboats and an “Honouring of Age” luncheon for descendants of pioneering families. A Tractorama has been confirmed for November 17 at Snells Beach, with the event expected to attract up to 80 boat tractors from the Mahurangi Peninsula. Mr Parker says the Anglican Church Dave Parker says it’s important to is keen to be involved, as Warkworth’s maintain tradition and respect heritage. founder, John Anderson Brown, gifted “The masterplan on the outside wall land to the church. A memorial service of the Warkworth i-Site will also be will take place at his graveside in the updated.” Anglican Cemetery. Warkworth celebrated its 150th Efforts are being made to update anniversary in style 10 years ago with and reprint the Warkworth Heritage representatives coming from sister Trail brochure, which was printed towns in Northumberland, UK and to commemorate the town’s 150th Toronto, Canada. The event ran for anniversary. almost four months and featured a “The brochure includes 24 historic different theme each week. buildings, places and features within “It was indeed the largest district-wide the township,” Mr Parker says. event that I can personally recall since It is also hoped that plaques will be the centenary in 1952,” Mr Parker says. placed on historic features in the town “In my opinion it is important for a with a corresponding number to that township to recall and remember its printed on the information leaflet. past, present and future, so celebrations Mr Parker says the brochure will of this type are an opportunity for concentrate on walking trails around everyone to maintain tradition and the town, along the riverbank to the old respect our heritage.” Cement Works and up to Kauri Park Individuals and organisations have and the Warkworth Museum via Wilson until the end of August to confirm Road. their participation.

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Auckland not so bad after all, says Penny Webster Cr Penny Webster has slammed efforts by the Northern Action Group to lobby for a new unitary authority between Puhoi and Te Hana. The group has begun distributing in rural Rodney were also facing a its survey forms, including this issue decrease in rates, she said. of Mahurangi Matters, in the hope it “For farming people, particularly in can persuade the Local Government the Wellsford area and Tomarata and Commission there is enough local Tapora and so on, not only have we support for the idea for it to be got capital value which Federated seriously considered. Farmers were also asking for, we also The issue has prompted strong opinions have a rural differential which we’ve on the Mahurangi Matters website, never had before.” both for and against the proposal. Water rates have also gone down for But Cr Webster says she does not many residents, she says. believe that the Government will Cr Webster cited the extended allow the Supercity to be split up, and Auckland Library network as an claims the group’s arguments about example of a benefit of the Supercity. being able to significantly lower rates The new library at Wellsford would are “just rubbish”. not have been built under the NAG The issue of rate and fee rises in the model, she says. former Rodney district is expected to become an issue in this year’s local “Yes, there are some things we are still body elections, for which nominations working through. It’s only three years down the track. And I was one of the are now open. ones who fought and didn’t want it The issue of local government debt to happen and all that sort of thing, has also reared its head, with Auckland but we’re there now and we’ve got to Council now required to open its make it work for us,” she says. “We’ve books to the public before the election. made ourselves relevant and we need Figures revealed last week show to make ourselves more relevant.” Council’s debt is expected to reach Rates campaigner Dr Bruce Scoggins, $12.5 billion by 2025 – a figure that is who is running for the Warkworth believed to concern Local Government subdivision of the Rodney Local Board, Minister Nick Smith. says he is neutral on the proposal. NAG spokesman Larry Mitchell However, he believes the proposal for has also seized on the debt figures, a new unitary authority is only one claiming that the Council is currently of the options facing ratepayers. The paying around $1 million a day just to alternative is to tweak the existing service its debt. system, he says. Despite keeping this year’s rates to a Dr Scoggins, who lives at Scotts Landing, 2.9 per cent overall increase, the next has been lobbying Council to lower the three years are expected to bring rises rates differential for rural ratepayers. of 3.5 per cent, 4.7 per cent and 4.9 Under his proposal, ratepayers more per cent. But some residents will face than 35km from an urban centre would much greater rises, especially once the see their rates drop by 20 percent – a 10 percent cap on increases is removed. bigger drop than NAG is proposing. Cr Webster acknowledged that the Ratepayers on farm and lifestyle change to basing rates on capital value, blocks would see their rates drop by instead of land value, meant that high 10 percent. Dr Scoggins expects the value properties, such as those along shortfall in revenue to be picked up by the coast, were facing big increases. urban ratepayers in Auckland, at a cost But many properties, such as farms, of around $11 per ratepayer. Fabrics Patterns • Kits Threads Notions & Tools Quilting Supplies Gifts DMC Embroidery Thread DIY Felting kits for kids

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Chances are either you or your children have read a book written or published by Avelyn Davidson at some stage in your life. Now retired and living in Warkworth, she talks to Karyn Scherer about books, boats and being brave. My life has been books. That’s what our numberplate says: BOOKS1. Books won over teaching. I fell into publishing by accident, really. I started as a primary school teacher at Atiamuri in 1960. My class was a mixed bunch of children of Italian and Dutch immigrants, and local pakeha and Maori children. The Janet and John books in vogue at the time had little relevance for them, so I used to make my own books. By 1983 I was principal at Te Papapa School. I was the third woman to become a principal in Auckland. The motto at Te Papapa was “nothing great is easily won” and that became the motto of my life. I became involved with publisher Wendy Pye, who was then with Shortland Publications, because I was doing a lot of math work with the training college and teachers. She asked me to put together a teachers’ resource, Understanding Mathematics, which is still used in schools today. Wendy also wanted someone to go up to the States, so I took a year off from my teaching position. Then she was moved into managing NZ Woman’s Weekly and I was asked if I’d like to run Shortland Publications. I took a leap of faith and said “Yes”. I was suddenly thrown into the corporate world in the 80s, which was all waterfalls in the foyers, flash leather couches, expensive artwork, and fancy dinners. It was totally different from the staffroom at Te Papapa! I got together with Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy and one of the first series we did was Jellybeans which was an enormous hit. I was soon selling them around the world under different brands. When Michael Horton bought us in the late 80s, we had an overdraft of $800,000, but he came to refer to us as “the jewel in the crown”. I was the first woman manager of a Wilson & Horton company and the thing that helped me tremendously was Michael’s wife, Rosie. I remember, when instead of being the only woman at the managers’ lunch held before the AGM, I opted to go to “the wives luncheon”. I was told: “You have any trouble with our husbands, just come to us.” As well as publishing books, I spent

long periods in the States working in school districts and speaking at conferences. One time I was keynote speaker for over 2000 people in Rochester. I’d decided that I would include a twin projector slide presentation, but unfortunately the dual voltage projectors carried carefully from NZ went up in a puff of smoke when we plugged them in. And for some reason they were expecting a man, and had set up the podium for someone six foot tall. I was just this little talking head. I think it was the most embarrassing moment of my life. When Tony O’Reilly’s INM bought Wilson & Horton in 1998, he encouraged us into the South African market. Apartheid had not long ended and it was an incredibly challenging time that brought us into contact with many interesting people. I often had a sense of unreality sitting around the table with some of these people. At one dinner, Tony’s wife Chrissie handed around her diamond ring for us to try on. It had been Jackie Onassis’ engagement ring.

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INM ended up selling Shortland Publications to the Tribune group for $80 million. They were good years and we used to have fabulous conferences in New York. One year Michael Bloomberg was the visiting speaker. He spoke of a revolution in advertising – the internet. He talked about online banner advertising and how newspaper companies would be affected. This was before it ever happened.

Over the past 26 years I’ve managed companies for five publishing corporations including McGraw Hill, Chicago Tribune and Bonnier Publishing. By 2008 smartboards were making their appearance in classrooms and the publishing we were doing was becoming more and more digital. I think books will continue to have their place but there’s no question that in educational publishing it’s going more

and more interactive. Smartboards are fabulous if teachers get the right material for them. But it’s often expensive for schools, and teachers – particularly at primary level – aren’t always up with the technology. It’s sad to see the demise of so many well-known publishers in NZ. We have great writers and illustrators in this country and it is getting harder for them to find publishers. NZ is such a small market that to be successful you must also be able to sell your product into international markets. The other great loves in our life have been sailing and skiing. In 2007 my second husband Ian and I did the ARC, which is the big cruising race that goes across the Atlantic. That was an exciting experience. Every year we used to attend the book fairs in Frankfurt, Bologna, Mexico and London, plus the American reading conferences, and we’d always tie in a sailing or skiing trip. We’d meet up with Australian friends to go sailing and I’d do books along the way. I’ve published books set in Turkey, Italy, France and Egypt. We’d take photographs and if we met interesting people I’d ask them to tell their story. We also worked with a lot of international photographers. We saw one of the guys we started in publishing, Buck Wilde, on TV the other night. He was in Alaska doing a programme on bears with Billy Connolly. He used to be in the Secret Service. There were so many fabulous characters like that.

I had a great upbringing. As kids, we spent a lot of our holidays at Algies Bay. My great-grandparents were Jemima and Alexander Algie. My grandparents instilled in me a great love of nature. We were encouraged to be risk-takers. My brother and I used to go sailing by ourselves around Waiheke and Ponui and our parents never seemed to worry. From when I was about 12 I used to ride my horse from Mt Roskill to Maraetai every holidays. It’s important for children to be able to stretch themselves — you need to learn how to pick yourself up when things go wrong; to calculate a risk and be brave. By wrapping kids in cotton wool we take away a lot of the things that are important for learning about life. Ian and I between us have three children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. For the last 17 years our main home was in Taupo. We had alpacas, ponies and chooks and developed a huge country garden. But I had back surgery and I also had breast cancer — once in each breast — so I was finding that I was seeing the weeds, not smelling the roses. We’ve always loved this area and said if we left Taupo we’d come up here. We’re enjoying the lifestyle, but would like to contribute more to the community. In Taupo I was involved with fundraising for hospice and helped with Riding for the Disabled. I’d enjoy a new challenge. I’ve also contemplated writing a novel. I read a lot but whether I ever get around to writing something remains to be seen.

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Matakana keen to get a head George might be the hottest name in the world right now, thanks to a certain prince, but a certain king with the same moniker remains an embarrassment in Matakana. Two years after he again had his noggin Because the head will need to be wired knocked off by vandals, the statue of back on so it can’t easily be lopped King George V in the Matakana wharf off again, estimates for the job have ranged as high as $10,000. But Neville reserve remains headless. On previous occasions, the head has believes it could cost much less. been recovered but former Matakana Matakana resident Russell Ward says School principal Neville Johnson has the community has been dragging the told the Rodney Local Board that the chain for too long on the issue. community has now given up on it “We raised $5000 in a weekend for being recovered. “On this occasion, the dunnies, so I’m sure we can do it despite all sorts of pleas, there’s no sign again. We need a bit of whimsy and of it,” he says. humour, rather than the serious stuff.” Unfortunately, a mould for the head The statue is a memorial to the men has also vanished, apparently after who died in World War I and there getting caught up in a marital dispute, were hopes the Government might says Neville. find some money for the Anzac The community is keen to fix the centenary next year to fix it. But statue itself, and has pleaded for the according to Neville, that appears unlikely. board to help it raise some funds.

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Obituary

Laly Paraone Haddon

A sea of people attended the tangi of Laly Haddon at the Omaha Marae on July 20, including many well-known figures in sport, conservation, politics and Maoridom. The 74-year-old had been battling cancer for some time. His good friend John Troutbeck says it was emotional for his family to realise how many people wanted to farewell him. “We heard stories all week from many people whose lives were touched by Lal — stories of great respect, laughter and mischief, but most of all love, which was the essence of the man. Laly was always one to see the good in things; always had such good advice when people needed it. He never judged and he always had time for the young people in his life.” Laly lived in Pakiri all his life and among his many roles and achievements – including former Rodney County Councillor, Ngati Wai Trust Board chairman, and QSM for services to conservation – he played rugby for Tomarata, Omaha, Rodney, North Auckland and New Zealand Maori. In December 2010, he told Mahurangi Matters that rugby was “a way to get out and meet people”. He recalled the first time he ran on with North Auckland – against the NZ Maori team – as one of his proudest moments. “It was similar to a marae in that you’d have arguments and vent your spleen and it’s all over, no hard feelings. I think rugby is still socially oriented, it brings people together to enjoy each other’s company and allows men to vent their aggressiveness, to win a battle or lose a battle – that’s human nature.” He also helped create New Zealand’s first marine reserve at Leigh, served on the Auckland

Conservation Board, and was the Hauraki Gulf Forum chairman. DOC’s Auckland Conservator, Sean Goddard, says Laly was a conservation leader, a “mighty totara” who achieved a great deal for Pakiri, the wider Rodney district, and islands in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. He was father of Olivia and Ben and grandfather to Mataia, Kahurangi, and Isla. He and his wife Sharley ran the Pakiri Beach Horse Rides. They married in Hamilton in 1972 and members of their wedding party attended the tangi. Ngati Manuhiri chief executive Mook Hohneck

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Lighting not a done deal at Snells Beach

Snells Beach residents have been assured they will get a say on whether the local walkway is lit up at night. The Rodney Local Board has set aside them … but what a number of people almost $33,000 for the project, which feel is that we seem to have been cut out has received strong support from local of the discussion,” he said. GP practice Kawau Bay Health. Board member Brenda Steele said the The practice has stressed the health board had no intention of starting the benefits of people being able to walk project until the community had been after sunset, particularly for those who consulted. work during the day. “We have asked an officer to go out But the Snells Beach Residents and and make contact with community Ratepayers Association says some in groups. Nothing will happen till that the community do not want the lights. discussion takes place.” Spokesman Bryan Jackson has told the June Turner noted the board was board he was concerned the project obliged to consider the “greater good” was a fait accompli. of the community. Mr Jackson said five of his neighbours She said she had heard criticism did not want the lights, and he did that the Residents and Ratepayers not believe that encouraging people to Association did not necessarily walk in the dark was a good idea. represent the views of the majority of “It seems to me that if you want to Snells Beach residents. endanger your health, you go out “We have to look at the wider good walking in the dark.” here, and that’s what’s being taken “I’m not unhappy if the majority of into hand when we look at these people in community decide they want submissions.”

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Mince pies win gold in Wellsford

There’s another reason to stop for a bite to eat in Wellsford, now that Champion Bakery and Café has been awarded a top spot at the 2013 Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards. Owner Japan-Hok Leng You is beaming after receiving a gold medal for his mince and gravy pie. “I’ve been working hard since I started work in 2005. This will encourage me to keep going.” He has owned the Wellsford business for a year and decided to enter the competition for the first time to boost publicity. “It’s hard to get people to stop in Wellsford and it’s hard to find a park. An awards ceremony gives us an opportunity to get our name out there.” Japan’s family emigrated from Cambodia 12 years ago and owns three other pie shops at Turangi, Marton and Bulls. Japan runs the Turangi and Wellsford branches. The 27-yearold lives in Turangi and commutes to Wellsford once a month. Categories in the competition included steak and cheese, mince and cheese, mince and gravy, steak and Japan-Hok Leng You says the mince and gravy gold award will encourage him vegetable, seafood, chicken, bacon to keep working hard. and egg and vegetarian. Hotel in Auckland. We were given a baked is very important. Sometimes The pies were tasted by a team of 22 three-course meal. There was an opera we add special ingredients like curry judges at NZ Bakel’s base in Otahuhu singer and a comedian and people powder to bring out the taste of the before Japan was invited to the award from all the large bakeries.” beef.” ceremony. Japan says the secret to a good pie is He says the most popular pies in He invited his older brother Hok- ensuring it doesn’t fall apart, isn’t too Wellsford are steak and cheese, mince Sieng, who taught him how to bake dry and has filling and pastry that is and cheese, and bacon and egg. A new and run the business. “shiny”. pie is planned including scallops and “It was a big event at the Langham “Making sure the pastry is evenly mussels with a creamy vegetable sauce.

Further meetings planned for town A Wellsford business group is planning to hold regular monthly meetings, after a successful brainstorming session last month which it hopes will revitalise the town. The session was organised by the Wellsford Promotions Association, and secretary Cathy Roche says she was thrilled at the turnout, which included community groups, commercial landlords, business owners, sports groups, Auckland Council representatives, residents and rural contractors. Among the ideas suggested at the meeting were upgrading the public toilets, and installing improved parking signs. The group also debated what to do with the old Wellsford Library building. One potential suggestion was that it be used to help small businesses promote their goods. While many of the ideas are not new, the group is determined to put in place a comprehensive strategy to ensure they happen, says Cathy. The next meeting will be held on August 6 at the Wellsford Community Centre at 6.15pm. Info: Phone Cathy Roche on 021 125 5764 or email wellsfordpromotions@gmail.com.

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A Community Notice to Residents and Ratepayers of North Rodney (Puhoi in the south to Te Hana in the north and all in between incl. Kawau Island)

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Warkworth kids have the X Factor

It’s hard work being a rock star, but a lot of fun as well. That was the verdict of a group of 4- to 7-year-olds who attended a workshop at Warkworth’s Old Masonic Hall during the July school holidays. Organised by Warkworth Library, the workshop was conducted by ThePerformance.net, an organisation that holds regular drama, dance and musical theatre classes for children of all ages in the Warkworth area. Pictured above are tutors Andries Mentz and Emily Woodfield with the group. For more information about classes, go to ThePerformance.net.

Fire razes house A landmark farmhouse on the side of SH1 has been reduced to a pile of ashes. An off duty policewoman noticed flames coming from the house at the intersection with Wayby Valley Road just south of Wellsford and triggered an alert shortly before 8pm on Friday July 12. By the time a fire truck arrived seven minutes later, the house was completely burnt to the ground. Five appliances were called in total, from Kaiwaka, Mahurangi and Wellsford. The fire was extinguished by 9.45pm. Fire service northern communications manager Jaron Phillips says two parked cars beside the house initially led emergency services to suspect someone was trapped inside. It was discovered that was not the case. Co-owner of the house, Duncan Johnson, says the kauri “shack” was built on site between 80 and 100 years ago and sits within an 84ha dairy farm his family have owned for 35 years. A man living in the house was in Ngaruawahia when the fire started. Some of his belongings were destroyed and the house wasn’t insured. Mr Johnson says the house was not worth anything and “it’s no great loss.” Waitemata area fire safety office Greg Bennett says the fire was initially labelled “suspicious” given the house burnt to the ground so quickly. He has completed a preliminary investigation and plans to write a report but says the house is so badly damaged it isn’t likely much more information will be gleaned. “I’m likely to make it an undetermined fire.”

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Snells Beach better prepared for emergencies In the event of a disaster you can be sure the lights will remain on at the Mahurangi Community Centre. The Mahurangi Community Trust has spent just over $3000 purchasing a generator and floodlights to keep the potential emergency hub running. Chair Christine Kyle says the trust was set up by former Rodney district councillor Betty Paxton in 2000 when it became clear Snells Beach needed its own fire brigade. Once the station was up-and-running the trust looked at other ways of helping rescue services in the area. A book fair was held in October raising around $3000 and the money was spent on a generator, a range of fixed and portable floodlights and several extension leads. The equipment can quickly be transported to any emergency in the area. Ms Kyle handed the equipment over to the Mahurangi East Emergency Response group, also known as the Mahurangi Civil Defence group, which will manage locals in a catastrophe. Co-ordinator Terry Norris says the Mahurangi Community Centre is the designated welfare centre for the peninsula and it is essential that it continues operating if there’s a prolonged power outage. “While our role is mainly educational, Mahurangi Community Centre is equipped to cope with a power outage after locals raised $3000 at a book fair. From left we have to be ready to assist our is Colin Moore, Terry Norris and Christine Kyle. community in the event of a civil Mr Norris says neighbourhood fourth Tuesday of each month and has response plan has recently been disaster. This could include providing support is an important connection 25 members. Participants are given updated to include Martins Bay and Snells Beach and can be viewed at warmth and accommodation for with Civil Defence. Mahurangi first aid, radio and fire training. people evacuated from their homes.” Emergency Response meets on the Mr Norris says the group’s community Mahurangi East Library.

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Lifejacket proposal sparks debate

Point Wells dinner raises nearly $30,000

Boaties in the Mahurangi region have strong opinions about whether they should be required to wear lifejackets while out on the water. Auckland Council is in the early stages of discussing a proposed bylaw that would require lifejackets to be worn on boats under 6m, but it is already provoking a strong reaction on Mahurangi Matters’ website. Mike Morley describes the proposal as “typical bureaucracy using a sledgehammer to crack a nut”, and “Tim H” agrees. Someone described only as “Chris” says the proposal is “bloody ridiculous” and that “boaties boat to get away from bureaucrats”. Merv Beyer, Maurie Hooper and “W Wright” would prefer to see money spent on education of boaties, but Jeff Royle says “no amount of education will help when tossed into the sea without a lifejacket”. “Murray” agrees education has already failed to get the safety message across. “D Pike” says refusing to wear a lifejacket is like refusing to wear a seatbelt in a car. And Colin Peterson says he has had to fish bodies out of the sea through his involvement in Hibiscus Sea Rescue. He believes the problem “stems from the male ego”. As if to prove his point, someone known only “Alison” notes that a lifejacket once saved her life.

Point Wells residents came up with some ingenious outfits recently, for their annual dinner to raise money for the Warkworth Wellsford Hospice. The theme was the letter ‘H’ (for “Hospice”) and the Point Wells Hall was filled to capacity, with 140 guests. Following a sumptuous three-course dinner, 14 live auctions and 35 silent auctions raised more than $27,000, including raffle and door prizes, bringing the total raised since the dinner began in 2002 to more than $100,000. The annual dinner has become a local tradition and has grown from humble beginnings when a small group met in a private home. One of the organisers, Gordon Simpson, says the team was thrilled with the support of local residents who contributed to the night’s success. “Each year the bar seems to get higher as we continually refine our approach but the outcome makes it well worthwhile and is an outstanding example of community support for the Hospice service,” he says. Warkworth police sergeant Bede Haughey came dressed for the occasion, and was one of the auctioneers.

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Business group mooted A Puhoi businesswoman is seeking interest in setting up a business networking association, representing Puhoi and Waiwera. Matakana Coast and Country provide them with companionship and executive committee member Sue somewhere to seek advice, if needed.” Tisdall is convening a meeting on But Sue also hopes the network could August 2. be a way of spreading business around She estimates there are between 30 locally and pooling resources. and 40 eligible businesses. She says the first meeting will be an “One of the main issues businesspeople opportunity to discuss how a network in this area face is isolation, especially could help and how it might operate. if they are a sole trader,” she says. Info: Contact Sue Tisdall at tisdolls@ “If nothing else, a network would clear.net.nz or phone 09 422 0183.

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Library hosts talk to mark Family History Month Family History Month is being celebrated with a talk at Wellsford Library on August 27. The event starts at 10am and topics will include treasures of the Auckland Research Centre, searching your family history on the internet, and using the British Newspaper Archive. Although the talk is being held at Wellsford, it is intended to cover all the libraries in the Kowhai Coast region, including Mahurangi East and Warkworth. Reference librarian Lisa Outwin says the Wellsford library has a family history resource section that is staffed by members of the Wellsford Genealogy Group between Monday to Saturday from 10am to midday. They are available to help people with research. The space includes a microfiche reader and free access through library computers to Ancestry. Errol Jones, pictured in December 2010, has finished her fifth book. com and Findmypath.com. The Warkworth branch of the New Meanwhile local identity Errol Jones, Zealand Society of Genealogists is 98, has finished her fifth and final arranging a window display at the family history book Family Sagas, a town’s Paper Plus store. It will include companion to Shadows On My Wall. ship models and wall charts showing The book contains poems about family trees. family members, prose and comments And a group from the society will on history and her thoughts and travel to a free family history fair at reviews of others’ books and papers the Vodafone Events centre in South referring to her great-grandfather Auckland on the weekend of August Patrick Matthew. 3 and 4. Committee member Bryan It is available for $30 from Gaylene Jackson says it will suit both beginners and Ivor Jones in Warkworth or email bevan.jones@biosecurity.net.nz. and those with more experience.

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There are fears that private landowners could stop their conservation efforts, if the Auckland Council doesn’t rethink its approach to Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs). Around 3000 private properties are approach is targeting the very people the reserve to allow it to regenerate into believed to be affected by the new Council should be getting on board native bush. Over the years, they have rules on SEAs, which are part of a in its efforts to improve biodiversity, planted hundreds of trees and have seen draft 30-year plan for the region. but instead they’re treating us like a noticeable increase in birdlife. Submissions on the draft rules have now environmental bandits.” “Overall, I think we’ve had a positive closed, but a Puhoi resident is urging Rodney Cr Penny Webster agrees that effect on the environment so we were Rodney landowners to make further the new SEAs don’t fully recognise the gutted by the implications of the SEA, submissions once the plan is released for conservation work that has been going which covers about one-third of our statutory consultation later this year. He on for years by private landholders, property.” He also fears that reviews is also urging them to contact councillors but she doesn’t believe they are much of SEAs every five years will deter and Rodney Local Board members. different from the Significant Natural landowners from doing further work, The new rules have the potential to Areas (SNAs) that applied under in case the areas are expanded. stop private conservation efforts “in Rodney District Council. “Who is going to continue their tracks”, says Andrew Cranna- “What’s really missing is a clear conservation work on their properties Powell, who recently attended a definition of what ‘significant’ knowing that there is a high likelihood biodiversity workshop in Auckland, means,” she says. The rules are acting that Council will take it?” where a summary of feedback on SEAs as a deterrent, instead of encouraging Andrew, who formerly worked for was presented. people to do the right thing.” the Rodney District Council and “Essentially, an SEA creates a reserve on Cr Webster says that feedback on Auckland City Council, has already private land, which landowners will still SEAs is fairly evenly divided between cancelled a Trees for Survival planting pay rates on,” he says. “Activities within those who want tighter controls and day which was to have been held on the SEA will be very tightly controlled.” those who don’t. his property this month. For instance, a resource consent would Andrew and his family moved to He believes the Government has be needed to drill for water; install new Puhoi 20 years ago, where they bought given the Council too tight a deadline fences, tracks or driveways; remove a 7ha property that was once part of to produce the Unitary Plan. “The dead trees or vegetation; prune, alter Arthur Dunn’s farm. The property process has been rushed with not or remove vegetation; or carry out backs on to the 60ha Arthur gifted to enough thought or consultation.” earthworks greater than 5sqm, he says. the QEII National Trust. Info: Andrew can be contacted at “The irony is that this heavy-handed The family has fenced off land adjoining northaucklandSEA@gmail.com 1650 Rodney St, Wellsford

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Check your SEA boundary Landholders in Rodney are being urged to ensure that the boundary of any proposed SEAs on their property are correctly mapped. Auckland Council has acknowledged there were hundreds of mapping errors in the draft Unitary Plan, released for comment earlier this year. Although consultation on the draft has closed, it is still possible to have SEAs assessed for accuracy. A North Shore group, blogging at info-about-sea.blogspot.co.nz, is urging a rethink of the SEAs. It says that in a lot of cases, the errors are the result of Council’s use of historical aerial photographs. This has led, in some cases, to SEAs going over swimming pools, concreted driveways and buildings. The group says that if changes proposed to the Resource Management Act are accepted, use of aerial photos will be illegal in future. Council will then be required to approach landowners individually to identify SEAs. The SEA overlay maps can be found at shapeauckland.co.nz

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Tree could hold the secret to NZ’s past

A local documentary maker is hoping that a mysterious pohutukawa tree growing in northern Spain could hold the key to overturning the official version of New Zealand’s early history. a sample large enough to definitively Winston Cowie has succeeded in date the tree was not permitted. getting a small sample of the tree to test its age, as possible further evidence Although the pair have been supported for his theory that Portuguese and by the Spanish Embassy, they still Spanish explorers may have discovered need to obtain the permission of a New Zealand more than a century number of Spanish authorities, as the before Abel Tasman. tree is protected. They also need to Winston, who grew up in Mahurangi raise enough funds to pay for the trip. and whose family lives at Baddeleys “This is up to the people of La Coruna, Beach and Campbells Bay, last year and hopefully through donated made a documentary with filmairfares from wealthy New Zealand maker David Sims which explored and Spanish patrons, we can solve this the possibility of European shipwrecks part of the puzzle,” says Winston. along the Pouto Peninsula to the In recognition of the mana of the Hokianga Harbour. pohutukawa tree, Winston has gifted The film, Mystery at Midge Bay, the tree and the people of La Coruna concluded that one of the wrecks was a greenstone pendant carved by Te of Dutch origin. Cowie and Sims are Hana-based master artist and carver talking to local iwi Te Uri o Hau about Kerry Strongman. the documentary, which screened at A greenstone pendant is now attached to the pohutukawa tree in Spain. According to Kerry, the pendant Matakana Cinemas last year, and hope it will eventually screen on TVNZ resident Juan Pineiro in 2001. There to say that this definitely happened yet, represents “a koro; a bird; a hook of Heartland and Maori Television. has been speculation it could be up to but by following up each of the puzzle abundance; and it holds secrets, like the tree . . . it will protect the tree and be So far, the pair have funded all their 500 years old, although some believe it pieces, in time we will be able to present symbolic of where it has come from”. a theory based on all of the pieces.” dates from the late 18th century. work themselves, but now hope that both New Zealand and Spanish Winston, who is a lawyer, marine It is the second time Winston and Meanwhile, Winston plans to redonors will step forward to fund scientist, author and former Oxford David have attempted to date the release his epic historical novel, A further research. In particular, they University graduate and rugby union pohutukawa. Dr Palmer, who is based Flame Flickers in the Darkness, into would like to pay for New Zealand’s blue, describes his research as the in Christchurch, was due to fly with two separate books later this year. The top dendrochronologist, Dr Jonathan “Conquistador Puzzle”. them to Spain in 2009, when the first, called Greenstone Trail, is set in Palmer, to fly to Spain with them “Some pieces of the puzzle fit, others Christchurch earthquake struck and Fiordland and Auckland, and covers whaling expeditions in the South Seas to conduct further tests on the don’t, but in my view, there is enough the trip was cancelled. pohutukawa tree. of the puzzle to say that New Zealand Last month the mayor of La Coruna and the key events of the First Taranaki The tree, in the coastal city of La may have been discovered by the allowed a local dendrochronologist to War of the 1860s. It is expected to be Coruna in Galicia, has been an enigma Portuguese or Spanish, and over 100 take a preliminary sample from the tree, available by Christmas. winstoncowie.com, and since it was spotted by New Zealander years prior to Abel Tasman,” he says. to raise awareness of the research and give Info: Warwick Harris and La Coruna “There is not quite enough evidence an indication on growth rates. However, strongmanishere.com

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ANIMAL BEDDING WOODCHIP POST PEEL SHAVINGS • SAWDUST

For wintering pads, calf sheds, stables, best products.

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Bradwood Kitchens HANDCRAFTED BESPOKE SOLID WOOD KITCHENS

FROM RECYCLED & NEW TIMBERS

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

R&B FURNITURE REFINISHING & RESTORATION ALNWICK ST EXTENSION, WARKWORTH ROBERTSON BOATYARD Ph: 09 425 7001 • Email: info@robertsonboats.co.nz

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WARKWORTH FURNITURE WHOLESALERS Custom lounge Suites made to order Open: Tuesday-Saturday 29 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 0910 Tel: 09 425 8096 Mob: 021 179 1830 wfurniturew@gmail.com

Worlds No.1 Selling Bed – Best Prices

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

French polishing • Repairs • Respraying • Upholstery Touch ups • Colour matching • Insurance quotes We also manufacture one-off furniture items from recycled or new timber Phone Grant or Lesley

23B Foundry Rd, Silverdale • 09 426 2979 www.silverdalefurniturerestorations.co.nz

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EXPERT PAINTING AND DECORATING

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

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

Your Painter/Decorator with over 25 years experience serving all surrounding areas

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

CARPET CLEANING

Emergency Flood Service Technical Experience 12 years Fully qualified and certified

Call FREE 0800 022 101 Mobile 021 456 429 Email: brocks@xtra.co.nz

Certified Member of the Carpet Cleaning Association of NZ

• Offices • Staff facilities • Churches • Halls • One off moving clean • Builders clean Debby Stankovich jdstankovich@gmail.com Ph/Fax: 09 425 6844 • 021 050 8752

itchen Colours and Wood Finishes Spraypainters of quality kitchens Lacquers, enamels, 2 pacs, clearcoats Resprays and Recolours

Phone / Fax Gary 425 7669 Unit 21/30 Hudson Road, Warkworth115

Pump & Filtration Services (2007) Ltd

Leigh Decorators Painting • Paperhanging • Roofs • Airless Spraying • Stopping (small jobs) • Repaints • New Homes For your Free Quote and/or Consultation phone Gary HOME: 09-422-6695 • MOBILE: 021-024-44941 EMAIL: leighdecorators@clear.net.nz

WATER PUMPS New Pump Sales Service Installation

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

Phone/Fax 425-5619 Mobile 0800 733 765

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0800 PURE WATER “If you don’t have a lter you are the lter”

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Mark Sim 021 102 4561 tplumber@xtra.co.nz

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WATER TANK & WATER APPLICATION CLEANING AGENCY

31 WOODCOCKS RD - WARKWORTH - PH 425 9100

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

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09 422 7618 027 494 5499

Maintenance  New Homes  Craftsman Plumber  Free Quotes  After Hours Callout  30 years experience 

Warkworth: Phone John or Annette Carr p: 09 425 7477 | m: 027 240 7791 | f: 09 425 7483 email: mobikair@xtra.co.nz

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• Filtration • UV Sterilizers • Softeners and Neutralizers • Iron Removal • Agent for Stallion Pumps

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Owen Ward

Phone 021 771 878 • 24hrs 09 425 6002 Email: h2opumps@xtra.co.nz MoBILe eFTPos AVAILABLe

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OUTBOARD MOTOR SERVICING

Writing a book? Need a website? Need graphic design? Need reports, quotations typed?

Available from:

MAHURANGI MARINE LTD 330 Mahurangi East Rd, Snells Beach Phone 425-5806

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES

office & Internet services

Installation & Repairs

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

GAVIN BROUGH Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

Phone 425 7257 | copyworks@clear.net.nz Argyll Angle, 58-60 Queen Street, Warkworth

GOING DIGITAL NOW

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Household Water Deliveries

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

0800 747 928 mobile: 027 556 6111

DAVID LITTLE GCF

Warkworth FURNITURE REMOVALS

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

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Work from home opportunity with unlimited income potential. Reputable company. 18 years to retirement age. CREATE A BETTER LIFE NOW! PHONE 0800 255 344

WATER

0800 638 254 OR 09 422 3700

Rodney - North Shore

• SALES • SERVICE • HIRE

SNELLS BEACH

09 422 2615

PHONE 09 425 5597

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

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18b Glenmore Drive, Warkworth 425 9593 • elocinfoods@xtra.co.nz www.elocinfoods.co.nz

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MOBILITY SCOOTERS

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

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations

Skilled in Word, Excel and Adobe software

Digital Freeview Satellite

Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials

• Plan Printing, Colour & B/W Photocopying • Laminating, Binding, Fax and Scanning Service • Internet and Email Service

Contact Diane on 422 5797 diane@designoptions.co.nz www.designoptions.co.nz

CHILDCARE CHILDCARE

Quality home-based care and education Rodney-wide at Kowhai Kids. Child spaces available. Educarers required. Text 027 208 6747 or carolyn@kowhaikids.co.nz

0800 66 24 24 www.insitesecurity.co.nz

• Alarm & CCTV Installation and Servicing • Local Alarm Monitoring • Patrols/alarm Response • Free Design and Quotation PO Box 487 Warkworth

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only

$2.95+GST per line or $8.85 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts. CHILDCARE CHILDCARE Quality

centre-based care and education at Kowhai Kids, Warkworth, phone 425 8730 or Wellsford phone 423 8246 or email: donna@kowhaikids.co.nz

COUNSELLING MALE COUNSELLOR Provisional Member NZAC. Rodney/Warkworth area. Reasonable rates. Relationships, Anxiety, Stress, Anger, Depression. Phone David Nicholls 021 047 0588.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only

$2.95+GST per line or $8.85 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

HEALTH SERVICES

FOR LEASE

A SMART REPAIR Service for F&P

AFFORDABLE COUNSELLING & CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Phone

MODERN WARKWORTH OFFICES

smartdrive washers, F&P/Simpson dryers. Call the expert 423 9660.

DRIVEWAYS MAINTENANCE Grading, Rolling & Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BIG or small. Ph Bruce 425 7766.

FARMING SERVICES PROFESSIONAL CALF DEBUDDING

Free quotes. Call 027 272 2587 or 09 431 2599.

FOR HIRE PUHOI CENTENNIAL HALL Capacity 200, reasonable rates. Ph Kathy on 422 0891 or email puhoi.hall@hiko.co.nz

FOR RENT MATAKANA 2-3 BEDROOM on lifestyle property. Modern, fire place, private. $550. Comes with 200sqm shed, suit home & income. Phone 422 7682 or 021 128 3328.

FOR SALE CARAVAN 14ft classic diplomat caravan, framed awning, spare wheel, stoneguard. $5,500 firm. Phone 422 2044. FIREWOOD Dry, shed stored, delivered. Phone 021 216 5856.

Catharina 021 425 207.

PHOBIAS? STRESS? ANXIETY?

Hypnotherapy with Scope Hypnosis. Phone 0508 SCOPE ME (726 736) or email: lisa@scopehypnosis.com

MASSAGE FOR HEALTH CLINIC

INTRODUCTORY OFFER

$5 OFF

One massage per person 18 years professional experience in local community, qualified with Diploma. Evelyn Schonewille Home Clinic / Mobile Massage, Dip Therapeutic Massage NZCM 09 425 6479 or 021 148 1779.

HEATING

SAYR VentilAtion & heAt pumpS Sales, Service & Installation FREE QUOTATIONS

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HAY BALES $8 each. Ph 422 6190. MOSIAC SUPPLIES/GIFTS Warkworth Floor & Wall Tiles, 2/2 Glenmore Dr, Warkworth, 425 9080. OLD SAWMILL MACHINERY, Pulleys, shafting circular saws thickness, shafting log carriage rails etc. Cash only. Phone 425 7084. SURFBOARDS - a 6’1 good condition $150; Surfline surfboard 6’0 great condition $200. Ph Rhys 09 432 1311

FLIGHTS

SCENIC FLIGHTS 30 mins $55; 20 mins $40; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available. GREAT BARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $110. Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $115 each. Min 2 passengers. NORTH CAPE FLIGHTS $395 each.

Min 3 passengers.

Rodney Aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612

GARDENING/PLANTS GARDENING, MOWING & BOBCAT to move mulch, soil, metal, section clearing, drill holes, driveway maintenance. Phone Paul 422 4933.

431 2025 • 021 762 352 HOME MAINTENANCE CLEANING SERVICE - Regular home cleaning, Spring cleans, moving cleans. Warkworth and around it. Phone Innesa 09 422 6125 . HANDYMAN – THE MAINTENANCE MAN Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintenancemanjim.co.nz LAWNMOWING & SECTION MAINTENANCE SERVICE Rubbish removal, weed control, water blasting, decks, drives, paths, fence painting & repairs, raised garden construction. Warkworth - Matakana & Beaches. Jeff is reliable and punctual. Phone 027 425 7357 or 425 7357. STEVE’S MAINTENANCE lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small. Phone Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit. TANK WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water. We collect, test and report. Phone Simon at 09 422 9345 or tankwater@ xtra.co.nz WATER FILTERS Underbench filters & whole house Ultra violet filters – Kill and remove ecoli/bacteria. FREE site visits. Ph Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www.purewaterservices.co.nz

77m² excellent location - above Vodafone Shop Phone: John Smythe 425 8175

HOME MAINTENANCE WATER PUMPS Low water pressure? Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Steve 09 945 2282 ww.purewaterservices.co.nz

LOST VOLKSWAGEN HUBCAP, SH1, Warkworth, 10 July. Reward. Phone John, 021 209 2564.

PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES

Videos, slides & old 8mm films all on to DVD. Ph TeTotara Video (09) 422 5710.

PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

HEAD TEACHER

LEIGH COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL

Full time position available for a qualified early childhood teacher with staff and centre management experience. To apply please email your CV to leighpreschool@xtra.co.nz. Applications close 09/08/13

Work School Hours Cleaning nice family homes in Warkworth and surrounding areas. Must be available Thur, Fri, school hrs stress free. Car & good English essential Earn $18-35 per hour

BINGO, BINGO, BINGO!

Come and join the fun, 1st Monday of month, Upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum. MATAKANA HALL SOCIETY INC. AGM Mon 12th Aug, 7.30pm, the meeting room Matakana Hall. All welcome.

Freephone 08 324 4558 www.abdom.co.nz/jobs

TUITION INFANT MASSAGE CLASS Starting August for babies. Birth to pre-crawling. IAIM “promoting better beginnings”. Contact Sally 425 7303, 021 0230 8310.

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

MOSIAC WORKSHOPS Wednesday 6pm-8pm & Thursday 12.30-2.30pm, $10/class plus material costs. Phone 425 9080. Warkworth Floor & Wall Tiles, 2/2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

TV SERVICES & SALES ALL FREEVIEW INSTALLATIONS Dish, Aerial, Additional Outlet .. THE TV MAN IS THE ONE! FREE QUOTE Call JIM THE MAINTENANCE MAN 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintencemanjim.co.nz

HOLIDAY HOME MANAGER – Work is mainly PT and seasonal but year round. You live in Leigh or Snells Beach, enjoy cleaning and meeting people with great attention to detail and have computer, internet and mobile phone. Be part of a growing business. Suits semi-retired couple or person returning to the work force. Email: gemma@bachcare.co.nz

WORK WANTED EXPERIENCED MATURE FEMALE FARM MANAGER Available full/parttime or farm sitting. 6 years experience in all aspects of dry stock beef, some dairy & sheep. Great work ethic, reliable honest, great working dog, excellent refs available. Ph Jane 021 920 310.

VEHICLES PARK & SELL Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Phone 425 4092.

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$CASH FOR CARS Going or not. Call 022 385 0146.

CASH PAID Tools & Machinery, Shed & garage clearouts. All things considered. Call or txt 021 161 5139.

TV SERVICES Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs. Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

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$2.95+GST per line or $8.85 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

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WarkWorth Methodist Cnr Neville & Church Sts, Warkworth Parish Office: Ph 425 8660 Sunday Service 10.30am Hall Bookings PH 425 8053 snell’s Beach coMMunity church 325 Mahurangi East Rd Sunday Service 9am The Minister will be available every Thursday afternoon Hall Bookings PH 425 5707 Point Wells coMMunity church Williams Cres, Point Wells Sunday Services 2nd & 4th Sundays at 9.30am Mainly-Music Programme Thurs, 10am-11am, during school terms. PH 425 8660 for furtHer information

CATHOLIC CHURCH

www.holyname.org.nz

WARKWORTH

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

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SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

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

The little black bodice Recently rediscovered in the textile department workroom were two bodices from around 1850. They were carefully removed from their storage box to be photographed as part of the project to photograph all items in this comprehensive collection. Both bodices were understandably fragile given their age and the materials used, which were lace, silk, velvet and beads, but they were obviously treasured items of clothing to have survived 163 years. It took two volunteers all day to carefully place each bodice on a model in order to capture their true elegance. The first reason was due to their fragility and the second was because it took some time to fathom how they were fastened. Each garment had evidence of having been fastened to a skirt with hooks and eyes. The silk and lace model pictured had a boned bodice inside which was fastened left to right. The outer fragile lace layer was fastened from right to left, waist to the shoulder, across the shoulder then around the back to attach the high collar. There were more than 30 fiddly small hooks and eyes. In fact we were not able to fasten the collar as our small mannequin, purpose-built for antique clothing and museum display, had a neck too large to allow this task. I imagine the lady who donned these garments for very grand formal outings would have needed a dresser and at least an hour to get ready. You could picture her, once dressed, climbing into a horse-drawn carriage, bodice precariously attached to a full bustled skirt, to journey to the venue and then alighting to spend a very sedate evening gliding from one conversation to the next with a fully trussed upper body and trailing skirt. She may have allowed herself a nibble or two but

This elegant bodice shows that the colour black has been fashionable for formal occasions for more than 160 years.

there was certainly no room for a banquet in this garment, or the opportunity to sit to rest her feet. The process at the end of the evening would have been laboriously reversed with a huge sigh of relief. I wonder how many social outings these garments had during their fashionable lifetime? How

remarkable it is that they have survived to be added to Warkworth Museum collection, courtesy of their donor. Ladies, spare a thought for this lady of yesteryear as you enjoy freedom of movement in easy-to-wear fabrics and styles that move with you.

Planners and Resource Management Specialists Telephone: 09 426 7007 Email: tnp@tnp.co.nz Web: www.tnp.co.nz

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Thexton Armstrong Cowan Bruce Cowan

A new service in the Mahurangi area is targeting business owners who are either looking for ways to grow their business or who are struggling to make ends meet. Bruce Cowan, of Thexton Armstrong Cowan – Business Success Programme, is currently surveying businesses in the area to get a snapshot of local business confidence, profitability and challenges. “It’s tough running your own business and sometimes the day-to-day demands can mean that owners lose focus and their initial vision for the business gets lost,” Bruce says. “Sitting down on a regular basis can be the start of improving and growing the business. An independent third party, sitting down on a regular basis to work ‘on’ the business is essential to improve or grow a business.” With a lifetime of work experience behind him, Bruce feels confident he can help business owners to achieve their goals.

Stained Glass & Leadlights

“I grew up in Kenya and qualified as a civil engineer in Britain. Over the years, I worked in small and large teams, and developed management skills in planning, budgeting and cost control. More recently, I’ve been involved in the horticulture industry in NZ, owning a flowergrowing operation producing orchid blooms for the volatile, high-end worldwide export market. “I believe practical experience counts for a lot and I realise that it’s not just about improving the business. A successful strategy should also deliver a better lifestyle.” Resident in Helensville, Bruce loves the outdoors and is a keen sailor and tramper who regularly rows in a double scull. His motto is: “Being in business should add more life to your years, not more years to your life.” “If a business owner is committed to making a change then I would welcome their call.”

WARKWORTH

MOTORHOMES

Stefanie Mann

Designed and constructed for domestic and commercial buildings. Restoration work also undertaken, including china cabinet repairs.

Phone 425 7723

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

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The law with Nathaniel Heslop manager@wynyardwood.co.nz Wynyard Wood Lawyers & Notaries

Renovating houses isn’t like reality TV Have you seen the latest home renovation reality TV series, House Rules? Our household enjoys it. However, it is questionable just how real it is. Reality TV renovations do not require a building contract. Because of this, it is important, as with all legal agreements, to read and fully understand each parties’ rights and responsibilities. In particular, care should be taken with the following: Costs – Any increase in material costs, and costs as a result of a change to the plans and specifications, can be charged to you if there is an escalation clause in the building contract. A contract price can also be artificially low where a “provisional cost” is inadequate to cover the cost of items identified in the plans and specifications. If a provisional cost is lower than the actual cost, the difference between the provisional cost and actual cost will be added to the agreed contract price. This can add unintended costs and expenses to the contract price. Damage or delay – Often people rent while building their home. This is a continuing cost, so if there is a delay completing the build it will be a cost not otherwise anticipated. Inserting the date that each stage of a build is to be completed, or at the very least the date a completion certificate will be provided, will help the project management of your build. Sensible building contracts have timeframes for a builder to complete each stage. I recommend inserting a sunset clause with a deduction from the final payment if a Code of Compliance certificate is not presented before a specified date. Warranty and Repairs - Warranty periods can vary between 90 to (a more common) 365 days from completion of a home. If the builder is a registered builder you can apply to Master Build Services Limited for a five-year Master Build Guarantee, however it is important to understand there are some limitations on that guarantee. If your builder is not a member of the Registered Master Builders Federation your remedies are likely to be limited to those recorded in the building contract. Those remedies are likely to be arbitration, and normal contractual remedies such as referring a dispute to the Disputes Tribunal or issuing court proceedings. Completion – Typically a building contract will require you to inspect the property before signing off on the build. If you discover defects during the inspection we strongly recommend that you require the builder to remedy those before signing off the build. A builder is much more likely to remedy a defect prior to receiving their final payment than after they have your money in their bank account.

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Donovan Consulting After working for other people for 25 years, IT account director Aubrey Donovan thought he’d see if he could do better with his own “personal touch”. The Warkworth resident has just started his business Donovan Strategic IT Consulting, which offers businesses the opportunity to better align business strategy with IT strategy without the cost of hiring expensive people. “My role is to meet with stakeholders and ask questions around the direction of the business and identify what business hurdles can be solved using technology – thus turning their IT into a business enabler. Using an IT strategy roadmap, I can advise that the decisions you are making today around IT, will still suit the business in 3-5 years. I can check your current strategy, create a new one or come in periodically when needed to keep you on the path.” A hot topic at the moment is phone systems. Video calling and video conferencing used to only be available to large organisations, but this is no longer the case, and you can turn this service on and off on a monthly basis further making it a viable to smaller businesses to reduce travel costs and improve the quality of sales pitches to remote customers. Mr Donovan stresses his role is purely

Aubrey Donovan has worked in IT in the UK, USA and Canada for the last 25 years.

consultancy and he’s not selling products he recommends. He has worked in fields including banking, manufacturing, technology and education in countries such as the UK, USA and Canada. He moved to Warkworth a year ago after becoming attracted by the area’s “fantastic” beaches and the improvement in roading making living in the relaxed surrounds of the Mahurangi area, yet access to Auckland central, a real prospect.

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Already a favourite with women with a unique sense of style, Revival Recycle in Matakana has been given a fresh look, thanks to new owner Helen Smith. Helen was looking for a new challenge after an established career in the hospitality and retail industry, and decided the popular recycled clothing store was right up her street. For 12 years, Helen owned the groovy restaurant Vinyl in Whangarei. For the past two years she has lived at Martins Bay, and previously worked at Brick Bay Wines. Before that she managed the retail store for a well-known New Zealand designer. “I love putting outfits together for people, and I’ll give them as much or as little help as they want,” she enthuses. Helen’s aim is to build on the loyal customer base the store already attracts, and regulars will already notice a new decor and a more spacious layout. She currently has more stock than she needs, so isn’t in a hurry to accept new clothes — unless it’s something she can’t resist. “I don’t necessarily want to have just designer clothing but I’d like all the items to be of good quality, and funky.”

Nicole Dunn knows only too well how important a smile can be. In 2009, a friend of hers got her teeth whitened overseas. “The results were absolutely stunning, so I thought I’d try it too.” Four years later, and with her children now teenagers, the Snells Beach mother was looking for a new career and the beauty industry seemed an obvious choice. She’d refreshed her knowledge of the teeth-whitening system in 2012, and decided she’d like to offer it to local people. “It’s great for people who smoke, or drink red wine, and the older we get the more yellow our teeth get. And this saves people having to travel to Auckland for treatment,” she says. Nicole, who emigrated to NZ 11 years ago from Germany, has set up a studio in Warkworth, at XS Cuts hair salon, where treatment is by appointment only. Each treatment takes about an hour, and three sessions are usually necessary. The system she uses is registered by the US Food and Drug Administration, and offered worldwide. She believes from her research that it is the most effective, advanced and reliable system on the market. It works by removing stains from the dentine layer under the enamel,

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She has also extended the winter opening hours, closing on Sundays and Mondays only. She is open from 9.45am to 4.30pm each day, except on Saturdays when she opens at 9am. Summer hours will probably be longer. Helen loves the sustainable nature of recycled clothing, and is thrilled to be in such a high-profile location. “We’re really good at recycling cans and glass and cardboard, but we don’t think of the whole textile cost and the fact that we use them for such a short time and then throw them out. I love the whole aspect of being responsible consumers, basically.”

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although she stresses that it is a cosmetic procedure, not a dental one. It is quick, safe, inexpensive and won’t make teeth sensitive, she says. There is no gagging and no heat and it will generally last up to two years, depending on dietary habits and oral hygiene. In NZ, the method is regulated by the Cosmetic Teeth Whitening Association, which also offers ongoing training and education. “Your smile is so important,” says Nicole. “It’s one of the first things people notice when they meet you, and a brighter smile can help you feel better about yourself and leave a lasting impression.”

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Matakana community gets behind cancer kids The Matakana community is holding a black tie masquerade ball to raise funds for two local children and their oncology ward at Starship Hospital. Early childhood teacher Monique Jansen is organising the event, coming up with the idea after meeting 4-year-old Point Wells resident Emilie Johns while working at former preschool the Crib last year. “Emilie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and by that night she was at Starship Hospital. During the summer I decided I wanted to do something to help. At the same time my neighbour Jaxon Waters was also treated for leukaemia in the same ward as Emilie,” says Monique. Jaxon, 9, had a relapse on his last day of treatment while for Emilie, whom staff described as “a fierce little woman”, it wasn’t a matter of it “all being better”. “It’s a journey and it’s going to take years. I spoke to Emilie’s mum Kerri and she said she’s met many other families in the same situation and suggested doing something for the wider community so the whole ward could benefit.” Kerri says Emilie was diagnosed a year ago and spent the first six months receiving intensive treatment, including blood and platelet transfusions. The family stayed at home most of the time for fear of picking up a cold. Emilie has now begun maintenance treatment, involving daily pills, chemotherapy and monthly steroid treatments until mid-2014. “She’s often tired, sick or grumpy, but now that

Point Wells 4-year-old Emilie Johns will undergo a regime of daily pills, chemotherapy and monthly steroid treatments until mid 2014.

she’s on maintenance she can get out and do more activities. She’s been back at day-care in the last two months but there have been lots of weeks she hasn’t gone. It’s lovely to have the community behind us with an event in Emilie’s name.” Around 100 local businesses have come on board to donate their time, money and goods. The plan is to raise $30,000. The ball will be held at the Stables Restaurant on August 31 from 7.30pm. There’ll be canapés and buns and a glass of bubbles at entry. An auction will be held and each ticket will go into the prize for a mystery weekend for two worth $1200.

Monique says she is “very pleased and excited” at the big community response and believes the ball will be a great night. “When I have an idea I won’t settle for anything else.” Mahurangi College student Ruby Garner, 14, is shaving her hair off for the ball. Ruby has around 20 sponsors so far and hopes to gather more at the event. She will chop her hair off the following weekend. Starship Children’s Health provides world-class health care for more than 120,000 patient visits from children each year from all over New Zealand.

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Fresh food on a budget A study by AUT University shows the amount of money New Zealanders spend on takeaways has risen by a quarter in the past four years, drawing complaints about the cost of fresh food. University of Canterbury researcher Professor Ekant Veer says many families have multiple breadwinners who are tired at the end of the day or don’t have time to learn how to cook properly and healthily. He says the situation has resulted in a culture of quick, easy solutions for dinners. “We’re relying on third parties to provide our ready-food solutions because it costs to make our own food. It costs too much money, costs too much in time, and costs too much in skills.” Warkworth Wellsford Budgeting Service advisor Jo Walker says it is possible to buy fresh food without breaking your bank balance. “Don’t go shopping without a list, and when you’re making a list plan around the supermarket specials,” Ms Walker says. “Buy fresh fruit and vegetables that are in season, locate your local growers and the Hospice shops that sell fruit and vegetables. These are usually significantly cheaper than supermarket prices.” She recommends using extra vegetables to make meals go further: “Adding more potatoes or carrots to a casserole is inexpensive.” She says vegetables such as beans, peas, lettuce, silverbeet or spinach are easy to grow, while herbs such as Italian parsley, mint and chives are good for dressing up the flavour of cooked meals or salads. “We usually overestimate the amount of meat we need to eat in a week, so

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use alternative protein products like lentils, beans and quinoa.” Ms Walker advises against going shopping when you’re hungry and says: “If at all possible don’t take the kids with you.” She explains weekly shops are better than regular shops that can result in the purchase of extra items. “Taking a lunch to work that you’ve made at home can save a considerable amount, while another big saving can be made by not buying coffees. If there is only instant available and you don’t like it, take a plunger and some nice coffee.” Ms Walker says if you have a freezer full of homekill meat but find yourself getting bored with the lack of variety, try swapping with others. “If you feel that your cooking skills let you down, join one of the classes run by Homebuilders and local churches from time to time.” She says homemade pizza and hamburgers can be very healthy and cheaper than buying from a takeaway outlet. Warkworth Wellsford Budgeting Service is running a competition for Money Week, which is an initiative by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income to increase financial literacy awareness. Submit a menu for dinner (main and dessert) for two adults and two children ages 8-12 years and be in to win a $120 supermarket voucher. Entries will be judged on value for money (all costs must be included) and how healthy and tasty the meal is. Post your entries to Warkworth Wellsford Budget Service, PO Box 90, Wellsford, 0940 or email to w.b.s@ clear.net.nz. Entries close 5pm on August 23.

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Council confirms ban on smoking in public places All playgrounds, skate parks, sports fields, parks and reserves throughout Mahurangi have been declared smoke-free, following a decision by Auckland Council to impose a voluntary ban across the Auckland region. Council approved the new policy last week and it has come into immediate effect. The ban covers all outdoor facilities, including swimming pools and stadiums, as well as outdoor areas associated with Council such as service centres, local board offices, libraries, community facilities and halls, museums, recreation and arts centres, as well as transport areas such as bus stations and ferry terminals. The policy was the subject of heated debate among Rodney Local Board members earlier this year. Some board members feared the policy was going too far. Tracey Martin described it as a “dumb idea” that would become a “bloody minefield”, and compared it to the Prohibition era when it was illegal to sell alcohol. Given that cigarettes were not illegal, “it’s just a different substance”, she said. James Colville said he was concerned the ban might become compulsory, rather than voluntary, and Brenda Steele also opposed it. However, the

rest of the board backed the policy, saying the public had the right to be protected from secondhand smoke. Council is not yet proposing a bylaw that would give the policy more teeth. It plans to erect signs, and admits it is relying on peer pressure to ensure people comply. It has acknowledged it cannot afford the cost of policing the policy, and therefore no fines will be issued.

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Children abusing parents Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge has noticed an increase in referrals of drug addicts who have been harming their parents. Manager Oriel Heseltine says the problem involves people aged between 15 and 30 who still live at home and need money to feed cravings for drugs such as P. “They steal, become bullies, physically assault their parents and make demands that frighten them. It’s become more prevalent and more people are reporting it,” she says. Ms Heseltine says older people could find themselves short of money if younger relatives emptied their bank accounts or removed goods to sell. They could get a protection order but that was “difficult emotionally”. “Parents or grandparents often don’t want to do that because it means being mean to the person they love. All your life you’ve tried to love and nurture your child. How do you go to court and take action against them? They could end up with a criminal conviction.” She says guardians often want someone else to lay a complaint so they don’t have to. “If they don’t take action, maybe no one else will and what might happen in another year?” Ms Heseltine says drug addicts can make family settings threatening and unsafe for younger siblings, which is a situation

Women’s Refuge could help with. “We can offer women support, taking into consideration they might be parents to other children as well, but we can only give support and information. We encourage them to take action. Police can’t do anything unless they lay a charge.” Ms Heseltine says in the last year the agency has supported more than 1500 clients at its safe house and through other work in the community. The safe house has had 37 families for more than 3500 bed nights. “The year before there were more families but less bed nights. One of the reasons is it’s becoming harder for families to leave safe homes because of housing shortages. Families can’t leave because they haven’t got a house to go to.” She says there’s been an increase in financial stress with more families experiencing extreme hardship. Delays in court proceedings were also making life difficult. “Using the Family Court has become more complicated and it’s harder to get legal aid. Fewer lawyers are providing it and more women don’t qualify for it.” Ms Heseltine says a woman who felt unsafe in her home with three teenagers and earning $40,000 a year, wouldn’t qualify for legal aid.

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‘Luckiest man’ urges others to take the test Mahurangi residents are being urged to take a bowel screening test by a man who calls himself the luckiest person in the country. Bruce Ogilvy, a healthy and active 59-year old, took part in Waitemata District Health Board’s free bowel screening programme. The test picked up his cancer early, when it could be successfully treated. Bowel cancer is the second most common cancer in New Zealand and the second-highest cause of cancer death. “I had no signs or symptoms of anything wrong at all. But my initial test at home came back positive and a follow-up colonoscopy showed cancer. I had surgery and chemotherapy and now I feel great. I am so pleased I took part in the bowel screening programme,” says Mr Ogilvy. Bruce has a simple message for everyone living in the region who is eligible to take part in the pilot. “Take the test. Just do it. It is the best thing I have ever done – I feel like I have won Lotto,” he says. He is one of 60 people found to have had bowel cancer during the first 12 months of the pilot. The programme’s clinical director,

surgeon Mike Hulme-Moir, says cancers are being found in people who had no signs or symptoms to suggest there could be a problem. “More than 60 percent of the cancers detected during the first year of the pilot are early-stage bowel cancers, which is a higher percentage than is seen in a normal clinical setting where people have symptoms.” Mr Hulme-Moir says the good news is that early-stage cancers can be treated more successfully, and the outcomes for patients are generally good. The Ministry of Health has just released data from the first year of the pilot, from January to December 2012, showing: yy bowel cancer was found in 60 people yy 54,450 people were invited to take part in the pilot yy more than 29,000 returned a sample that was tested in the laboratory yy more than 1,400 people had a colonoscopy at the pilot’s dedicated endoscopy unit at Waitakere Hospital. The $24 million pilot is being run in the Waitemata DHB area until 2015. People aged 50 to 74 years who live in the DHB area are eligible to take part. Info: Phone 0800 924 432 or bowelscreeningwaitemata.co.nz.

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Red Cross ready for disaster If a major disaster ever hits the Mahurangi region, the Red Cross expects it will be well prepared. Among other things, it has bought five new disaster trucks, which can be sent anywhere in the country they might be needed. One of the trucks recently made a visit to Warkworth and Snells Beach. The trucks hold equipment such as stretchers, mattresses and blankets for 140 people, basic food and toiletries, as well as medical supplies and telecommunications. They also provide room for emergency personnel to perform mass casualty triage and pre-hospital emergency care if needed. Auckland Council civil defence manager Donna Murray says surveys show many Aucklanders

aren’t prepared for a disaster so local emergency response teams have been established to communicate with emergency services and Civil Defence. Ms Murray is responsible for 14 groups from Tauhoa to Te Hana and says it has been easier getting support from rural people than urban. The Warkworth Emergency Response group was started last December. It recently carried out a mock disaster based on a gas bottle explosion at the Kowhai Festival. The Mahurangi East group started under the former Rodney District Council. The Red Cross disaster trucks will respond to requests from the Civil Defence welfare advisory group and can be used until long-term welfare centres are set up.

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Is gluten-free all it’s cracked up to be? It seems everyone knows someone who is, has been or should be gluten-free. So what’s it all about and is it really necessary? Gluten is best described as a protein that is found predominantly in wheat and wheat products. There are similar proteins found in rye and oats although they are technically slightly different to those in wheat. There are more and more people who have trouble digesting gluten and similar proteins that can cause certain problems and contribute to many health ailments. The reason behind this is thought to be due to the huge rise in the amount of highly processed wheat products that we are now consuming as a society. Pasta, bread, breakfast cereals, buns, cakes, muffins, pastries and pizzas contain highly refined wheat. While they are okay for most people in small amounts, for many these foods have become the basis of our diets and are well out of proportion to what our bodies can handle. Over years of unbalanced consumption of these foods, our digestive systems have become less able to digest such food. Early signs of too much wheat can be low energy, and general sluggishness. This can lead to many digestive issues such as bloating, pain, constipation, diarrhoea and gas. Other problems can include weight loss or weight gain; nutritional deficiencies due to malabsorbtion, such as low iron levels; fat in the stools; aching joints, depression, eczema, headaches; exhaustion, irritability and behavioural changes; infertility, irregular menstrual cycle and miscarriage; cramps, tingling and numbness; slow infant and child growth; and decline in dental health. Celiac disease is another condition that requires people to be gluten-free. This is an autoimmune disease where people have a severe allergic reaction to gluten. Celiac disease is diagnosed via a blood test that your doctor would need to arrange. The good news is there is a lot that can help gluten intolerances. The most important of all is to remove gluten from the diet. This may be for a short time in mild cases or a long time in more severe cases. There are now many good options for people who need to be gluten-free. Warkworth has a great supplier of gluten-free products at Elocin, which is located at 18b Glenmore Drive. Nicole is passionate about gluten-free products and has a huge range to choose from. Café Q, Chocolate Brown and Fresh café all have great gluten-free foods too, and many supermarkets also stock them. Once the gluten is not being eaten, the digestive system can begin to repair. Slippery elm, colostrum and probiotics can all help this phase of recovery. Eating wholegrains that are gluten-free is also very useful.

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Charity raises awareness of kids with heart faults Around 12 babies a week are born in New Zealand with a congenital heart defect (CHD), a condition they have to live with for the rest of their lives and for which there is no prevention or cure. A congenital heart defect occurs when parts of the heart do not develop as they should, or as a result of a childhood affliction such as rheumatic fever. Living with CHD can involve many surgeries, often beginning just days after the baby is born. This means a lot of time spent in and out of hospital, a reduced ability to carry out normal daily activities most people take for granted, and an uncertain life expectancy. Some heart babies go on to live a normal life span while others lose their battle at a very young age. Children with heart defects will face challenges throughout their lives, and they and their families need support in many ways. For families of children with CHD, it means constant disruptions to work and home life with frequent stays in hospital and regular time needed off work for at least one parent. This can see finances stretched and even job prospects compromised, all on top of coping with the uncertainty and anguish about the health of their child and often the needs of siblings as well.

The charity @Heart, which supports the needs of those with CHD throughout their entire lives, is not well-known in New Zealand. August is @Heart Awareness Month and in the first week the charity, which relies solely on donations, will embark on its nationwide street collection and a series of fundraising activities throughout the country. @Heart’s support for CHD children and their families comes in many forms – both practical and emotional – and includes services such as providing hospital advocates and advisors for CHD patients and their families, assistance with travel and accommodation for families needing to get to hospitals out of town, counseling and psychological support, help securing specialised equipment, attending camps and even financial assistance. @Heart is different to the Heart Foundation, and receives no government funding. To make an automatic $3 donation, text HEART to 2427, go online to givingatheart.org.nz, or send a cheque payable to At Heart NZ to PO Box 108 034, Symonds St, Auckland 1150. Info: @Heart’s Family Support Worker Stacey Lee Kobus on 021 051 9394 or call freephone 0800 543 943.

Heart kid Johnny Grimstone wears his badge of bravery. Johnny was featured in last year’s @Heart Awareness campaign.

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Date: Tuesday 13th August, Time: 10:30am – Morning tea 11:00am – AGM Venue: In the lounge at the Wellsford District Community Centre 1 Matheson Rd, Wellsford

You are most welcome to join us for morning tea and the AGM. Please RSVP by Thursday 8th August 2013 to: Citizens Advice Bureau Wellsford 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford Phone 09 423 7333 Email: cabnz.wells@xtra.co.nz

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localentertainment Spring Flower Show coming to Snells Beach Snells Beach Garden Circle are holding their annual Spring Flower Show on September 7 from 1-3.30pm at the Mahurangi East Community Centre, Hamatana Road, Snells Beach. Schedules available from the libraries in Snells Beach and Warkworth or from Ann Dewhirst, 09 425 5717. There will be beautiful flowers on display, wonderful raffles, plenty of plants for sale, and delicious afternoon teas. All are welcome to enter and attend, and entry is free. Pictured below is last year’s show, which was well attended.

Rocking and rolling in Wellsford

One of Auckland’s best-known rock-’n-roll bands will be playing in Wellsford this month. John Loveday and the Rock’N’Roll Allstars will be map and are excited to be bringing one of Auckland’s performing in the Rodney College Hall on August foremost rock and roll bands to our town.” 24, to help raise money for the college’s hockey team Doors open for the event at 7pm, and tickets cost to travel to France next year. $10. There will be prizes for best Grease-themed The event has been organised by Wellsford Rockers, costume, as well as raffles, door prizes and auctions. a group of like-minded friends who meet each week The Wellsford Rockers also welcome new members to indulge their passion for rock and roll, swing and who might want to join the club. They meet on rockabilly, and 1950s style. Monday nights at the Wellsford Co-operative Members of the group include former All Black Church Hall at 7.30pm. A fee of $5 per class Glen Osborne and his wife. Club member Debbie includes a light supper. The club also offers lessons Stevenson says she expects the night to be one to and workshops as well as social dancing, ranging remember. “We feel we are putting Wellsford and from beginners to advanced. North Rodney on the dancing and social calendar Info: Berni 423 8024 or Debbie 423 8020.

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Warkworth & District Museum

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My grandmother, hailing from the highlands of Scotland, instilled in her family the importance of setting a good table. Even the simplest of family meals had to be served “correctly” on the appropriate plate, bowl or dish, which at the very least had to be colour-coordinated. I am also very particular about which dishes are used and what recipe looks best in which dish, as the concept of eating first with our eyes begins at the table. Understanding the different types of tableware is important when making choices, and below are the basic differences. Note that the region from which the clay originates greatly influences the overall strength and propensity to chip. Invest in the best you can for your budget, love it and use it regularly to get the full enjoyment. Ceramic tableware can be divided into four main groups: bone china, porcelain, stoneware and earthenware. yy Bone China: Regarded as the highest quality, this was developed in England in the 1780s to compete with imported porcelain. It contains bone ash (usually cattle bone), is brilliant white and highly translucent, almost to the point of being slightly transparent. Although it looks and feels quite fragile it is surprisingly strong. Being fired at high temperatures makes it extremely hard and durable. yy Porcelain: Has many of the qualities of bone china but does not contain any animal bone ash. It is particularly strong and is also very suitable for use in ovens and microwaves. Some vitreous porcelain has added aluminium for extra strength. yy Stoneware: Is a halfway point in quality and strength between porcelain and earthenware, and if the right clay is used in production will be fully vitrified. As it is opaque it exhibits stone-like characteristics, is extremely strong and can be used in both ovens and microwaves. yy Earthenware: The cheapest form of ceramic tableware, this is the most porous and is fired at low temperatures so is not very strong. It is always glazed to enable it to be used with food and often will have very intense colours because of the low firing temperatures. There are many different quality versions, such as dolomite and ironstone, with dolomite being the weakest. Not to be used in ovens.

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This is a favourite Nigel Slater recipe that is so easy to make and looks divine when served dressed up in a proper soup bowl sitting on a matching plate. Serves two as a main. • 50g dried egg noodles • 1 litre good chicken stock • 2 heaped tablespoons chopped mint • 200g cooked chicken, shredded • 2 heaped tablespoons chopped coriander • juice of a lemon Cook noodles according to instructions, drain and rinse with cold water and put aside. Bring chicken stock to boil, turn heat down to allow it to simmer. Add chicken, mint, coriander and lemon juice. Stir through cooked noodles, simmer for one minute and serve steaming hot.

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BO OK RE VIE WS by The Village Bookshop, Matakana

Letters From Skye by Jessica Brockmole

It’s June 1940 and as bombs start to fall on Edinburgh, a daughter realises her mother has been keeping some big secrets. Margaret must untangle a suitcase of letters from an American written to a woman she has never heard of, and contact family members she didn’t know, if she has any hope of finding where her mother has gone. This novel is reminiscent of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in that it is written entirely in letters. Letters From Skye is about the transformative power of a letter – the letter that shouldn’t have been sent, the letter that is never sent, and the letter the reader will keep forever.

The Keeper Of Secrets by Julie Thomas

Thomas is a New Zealander who wrote this book over a seven-year period and this is a fabulous first novel. Set initially in 1939 we follow the Horowitz family who are successful bankers living in Berlin. The family owns a collection of famous and very valuable instruments, one of which is a 1742 violin. However, when the family is rounded up and sent to a concentration camp, the Nazis confiscate the family’s possessions. In the present day, Daniel Horowitz is a gifted violin virtuoso at 14 but is torn between playing baseball with his friends and his love of music. An orchestra conductor who has befriended Daniel wants to help him and once he learns of the family’s history sees a possible solution, but will it create more problems than it solves?

Brassy performance from dance company

Following their performance at the Mahurangi College auditorium in May, the New Zealand Dance Company has launched a new season it will be performing in Auckland. Rotunda launches at Q Theatre for In Rotunda, stories of heart and four performances only, opening on courage are played out to the August 30. contemporary brass music of Gareth The New Zealand Dance Company’s Farr, John Ritchie, Edward Elgar first full-length work, Rotunda is and Don McGlashan, woven with directed by artistic director and former traditional hymns. Leigh resident Shona McCullagh, “There is something in the voice and created in collaboration with of the brass band, which carries the celebrated singer, songwriter and emotional weight of a community’s composer Don McGlashan. joys and sorrows,” says Shona. The performance brings eight dancers “Hope, aspiration and loss are things and 25 brass band players together. It that bind us together as a nation, but questions what binds us together as which we often find so difficult to people, and brings to life the world of express. the band rotunda — an iconic symbol “The social landscape within the of community. Rotunda, as an increasingly lonely “The creation is timed to coincide ornamental focal point, has both with the 2014-2018 Anzac centenary, flourished and declined. marking 100 years since New Zealand’s involvement in the World “Our raw, new movement revitalises War I and commemorating those who this space and makes the rotunda alive have fought and served in all wars, again.” conflicts and peace operations over As well as the live music component, the performances will include a this time,” says Shona. “We wanted to honour the themes of gorgeously transformative set designed loyalty, courage, loss and hope with a by Joe Bleakley, costuming by Jane contemporary work that will touch a Holland and lighting by Paul O’Brien. wide audience.” Info: qtheatre.co.nz or nzdc.org.nz.

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Warkworth Music presents

NZ GUITAR QUARTET Owen Moriarty • Tim Watanabe Christopher Hill • Jane Curry These internationally acclaimed artists perform a varied and entertaining programme. Saturday August 3rd at 4pm at The Belfry Ascension Winery, Matakana Road, Warkworth

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NZTrio promises unconventional show at Sawmill

The Wood Show

3rd August to 3rd September Regan Gentry, Stephen Brookbanks, Brendan Moran, Glen Hayward, Katy Wallace, Paulus McKinnon, Humphrey Ikin, Mike Petre, Louise McRae, John Haines, David Carson, Robin Pendred, Warren Viscoe, Richard McWhannell, Trudie Kroef, Ben Pearce and Glen Snow. 39 Omaha Valley Road, Matakana, RD5, Warkworth 0985, New Zealand Phone +64 9 422 9995 Email thevivian@thevivian.co.nz www.thevivian.co.nz OPEN: Daily 11.00am - 5.00pm or by appointment

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A piano trio renowned for smashing preconceptions of classical music will be playing at the Leigh Sawmill this month. It’s been two years since NZTrio regularly feature the likes of John Psathas, Jack Body, Gareth Farr, performed for audiences in the Dame Gillian Whitehead and Eve Rodney district, and they will be de Castro-Robinson, as well as performing a programme of works emerging composers. More recently, especially selected for the venue on their commitment to commissioning August 11. new music has expanded to include The trio love to perform in unexpected composers from Asia and Australia. venues, bringing their unique style of They have also collaborated with contemporary and classical repertoire theatre company Massive and the to people from all walks of life. New Zealand Dance Company. Alongside the works of John Psathas Their CDs have each been nominated (Corybas), Claude Debussy (Piano as a finalist for Best Classical Album Trio in G Major), Paul Schoenfield at the NZ Music Awards, in 2006 (Café Music) and Stuart Greenbaum (Spark), 2008 (Bright Tide Moving (800 Million Heartbeats), they will Between), and 2010 (Flourishes). perform their recently premiered coIn 2011 they recorded a CD of O commission with Chamber Music NZ Cambodia (released this year) followed from New Zealander Claire Cowan by a significant project recording (Subtle Dances). Stuart Greenbaum’s chamber music The trio have been described as a at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the “New Zealand treasure”, with “astute CD of which will be released later this and adventurous” repertoire choices. year. Violinist Justine Cormack, cellist Known for performing edgy and Ashley Brown and pianist Sarah exciting contemporary music matched Watkins first joined forces in 2002 with classical masterpieces in intimate and were Ensemble in Residence at surroundings, their aim is to inspire The University of Auckland from NZTrio delight in delivering the unexpected during their performances. people to see classical music, both old 2004 to 2009. They have performed and new, as approachable, essential special concert at the Aurora Festival for their Loft series at Q Theatre and in Australia, Asia, South America, and meaningful. Turkey, the US and the UK. Recent in Sydney, broadcast live on ABC in art galleries around the country. international highlights include a tour Radio. Most recently the trio received The trio actively commissions works The performance begins at 4pm, to China and Taiwan in 2012, the rave reviews for their performance at by leading New Zealand composers. leaving time for a meal afterwards. 2011 City of London Festival and a the 2013 Auckland Arts Festival and Their trademark eclectic programmes Info: nztrio.com.

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Rural Women NZ and The NZ Cheese School invite you to their

Cheese making demo 7-9pm, Tuesday 6th August Warkworth Bowls Club 9 Mill Lane, Warkworth $25 per person prepaid Bookings essential Tickets: Judith McInnes 425 8224

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Beauty pageant entries wanted

Organisers of the Miss World North Harbour Beauty Pageant, which will be staged in Orewa next month, are inviting enquiries from women aged 17 to 24 years. Regional director Pam Cummings says the pageant is an opportunity for young women to grow in confidence and support Hospice and a charity of their choice. “Work opportunities in modelling and promotion are also a real possibility,” she says. Six regional finals will be held in the run-up to the grand final in Auckland next April. “It’s not just about having a pretty face and a good figure. What judges are looking for is the whole package. Personality is a big factor. The girls will be judged in five categories – evening wear, national costume, swimwear, talent and how they handle an interview.” Prior to the regional final, candidates will undertake six weeks of workshops, which will cover everything from grooming and deportment to public speaking and public relations. Applications for the North Harbour final are being accepted from as far north as Mangawhai and the winner will automatically go through to the Miss World NZ grand final. Miss World is the longest-running pageant of its kind in NZ. Although NZ has never claimed the world crown, Mianette Broekman, from the North Shore, placed in the top 20 two Who’s name is on the crown? Pam Cummings is keen to see girls from the years ago. Mahurangi region step forward for the Miss World pageant. Th e

WENTWORTH COLLEGE

Entrance & Science Scholarships for 2014 Examination Date 13 August 2013

The Wentworth College Trust Board is pleased to offer a small number of Entrance Scholarships for students wishing to enter Wentworth as Years 7 or 9 students in 2014, or for students wishing to enter at the Year 12 level to study the Cambridge AS Programme in Physics or Chemistry. Scholarships are for fee assistance ranging from $1,500 to $3K discount off the annual tuition fees. For more details or to request an information pack, please contact Gail Clews in the school office: Phone (09) 424-3273 enquiries@wentworth.school.nz www.wentworth.school.nz

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New sculpture for Brick Bay A monumental new sculpture has arrived at Brick Bay by one of this country’s most respected artists. The Choice by Paul Dibble depicts a young man reaching up to pick an apple from the expansive tree above. Charming birds perch atop the branches. Made from bronze and corten steel, the sculpture reaches over 4m wide and 3m high. The artist created this piece as a metaphor for the way life unfolds based on one’s choices. Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail is open daily from 10am until 5pm over winter. Mulled wine and soup are special additions to its winter menu.

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sportmatters Charity rugby and soccer matches raise $4000 for Hospice

A charity rugby match between the Parliamentary Team and the Mahurangi Golden Oldies Team helped to raise around $4000 for the Warkworth Wellsford Hospice last month. Rodney MP Mark Mitchell says he The Parliamentary rugby team, was thrilled with the turn-out at the captained by Labour MP Damien rugby and soccer matches, as well O’Connor, won in a close result as the after-match auction, at the against the Mahurangi Mussels. It was a tough game up front with a dazzling Mahurangi Rugby Club on July 20. It is the first time the Parliamentary try scored by newly appointed Revenue Team has played in Rodney, and the Minister Todd McClay, who knocked match was also marked by a minute’s National MP Paul Goldsmith off his silence for former All Black and local perch as top Parliamentary try-scorer. identity Laly Haddon, whose tangi was held the same day. The Parliamentary mixed soccer team, captained by Hamilton East MP David Bennett, lost 3-0 against the Hospice/Warkworth Soccer Club team, with some skilful footwork on display from both teams. Green MP Julie Anne Genter put in a strong performance for the Parliamentary team and Kathryn Ashworth for the Hospice/Warkworth team.

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