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Puhoi • Warkworth • Snells • Matakana • Omaha • Leigh • Pakiri • Wellsford • Port Albert • Kaiwaka • Mangawhai Tony Buxton is lucky to have escaped more serious injury after a dangerous close encounter with a bull.

Inside this issue Clock debate Residents will be canvassed for views on clock tower artwork

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Key strokes An update on news and views from the world of technology

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Rural Rodney Kaipara farm innovation speeds up winter feed out

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Bull attack underpins tagging risks A farm bull’s potentially life-threatening attack on a Whangateau farmer has highlighted the possible risks faced by cattle owners as they re-tag full-grown stock to meet National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) rules that became mandatory on July 1.

Luckily, Tony Buxton, 70, survived could have been much worse. on to a truck when one ran back the recent incident with just a broken A retired farmer with more than 60 down the race, knocking open a gate cheekbone, crushed sinus and some years of agricultural experience, Tony to emerge behind him in a pen. As bruising to his pelvis, but the outcome was helping a friend load three bulls continued page 2

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NAIT says safety first NAIT is encouraging people to opt for the ‘impractical to tag’ exemption for animals that they feel are too dangerous to tag if they’re going directly to a meat processor with an existing AHB bar-coded primary tag, in which case a levy of $13 per head, ex GST, will apply. A NAIT spokesperson says the levy is a transitional measure to process stock existing before the scheme started and farmers are still required to tag their animals wherever feasible.

Existing stock have a three-year grace period for getting NAIT-approved radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags, unless they are being moved off-farm. Calves born from 1 July (2012) must be tagged within 180 days of birth or before their first off-farm movement, except those less than 30 days old going direct to meat processors with a direct-to-slaughter tag. All movement of cattle between locations must be reported/registered, along with stock deaths. The system also becomes mandatory for deer from March 1 next year. Info: visit www.nait.co.nz or phone 0800 624 843.

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he tried to climb out, the Angus bull, that he estimates weighed around 360 kilos, charged him from behind, knocking him to the ground.

“I can remember having hold of his head as he was thrashing around and I was making so much noise my throat was sore, half-pie trying to chase him away and half out of fear,” Tony says.

He’s not sure what caused the bull to stop but believes he can thank God and the brave actions of the truck driver, Ahuroa’s John Hawken, who climbed into the pen and ran behind the bull to distract him.

“I was able to climb up on the rails and the other two hauled me over to the other side where I collapsed on the grass. The shock had taken over then and I couldn’t even Phstand 09 up.”

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lightly, while the bull now awaits “an appointment with the homekill guy.”

Tony blames himself for the incident.

He says he knew the bull was nervous and he should have reacted more quickly.

“An animal like that is frightened and its only defence is attack, so the minute that bull came back down the race I should have gone straight over the rails.”

Previously, his most serious incident was losing half a tooth when he was head-butted by a steer, but he is concerned that lifestylers, in particular, may be at risk if attempting NAIT tagging with minimal facilities.

“A lot of small blocks don’t have a head bale to make it safe to put tags in, so they’re just done in a race. I’ve done hundreds of calves in a race or crushed a small bigger animals are a • in Fax 09pen, 425but9088 different matter. It’s dangerous.”

the Mahurangi and Hibiscus Coast area last month was $530,000, 17 percent higher than the average price for the last 12 months.

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to prices edging up and the level of price increase was in line with that recorded across Auckland.

“The number of homes sold in this area last month was 30 percent higher than in June last year, while for the past 12 months, sales have been 14 percent higher.”

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Opinions differ on Warkworth clock tower mosaic artwork

Briefs Sandspit investigation The Rodney Local Board is requesting further investigation into the issues around sea level rise on the spit at Sandspit and the effect on associated structures and amenities. The board supported a notice of motion, put forward by member Steven Garner, suggesting that there were potential environmental advantages in using material excavated from the Sandspit Marina project locally. Mr Garner’s notice of motion supported a Sandspit Marina Society proposal that money spent on transport and disposal of dredgings from the marina basin be spent “on measures that mitigate issues likely to be created by sea level rises at Sandspit”.

The community will be asked for its views on whether or not the white Warkworth clock tower, beside the Auckland Council offices and iSITE, should be the canvas for a mosaic artwork.

A total of $26,760 was recently earmarked “Almost all the businesses that were for the project, from the Auckland Regional approached for feedback by artist Joy Bell Services Trust (ARST) Fund. However, at were very supportive,” she said. its meeting on July 9, the Rodney Local Council arts and culture representative Board deferred the allocation of money Mary Borok said the issue of who owned until wider community opinion was sought the clock tower and who needed to give and ownership of the tower was established. permission still had to be resolved.

Earlier in the meeting, former Warkworth “We understand it comes under Auckland Jaycee Geoff Ward asked the board not to Transport,” she said. “When they were rush a decision. He said that while the mosaic approached for permission, they said ‘no’.” could well have merit elsewhere in the town, Board member Tracey Martin wanted to to put it on the clock tower would change know who said ‘no’ and did they have the the tower significantly and irrevocably. proper authority to make that decision.

“The clock tower was built by Warkworth In view of the uncertainty over ownership, Jaycees, from community funds, 45 years the board decided to defer allocating the ago as a statement of pride in the town, grant pending further information. as it was in the 1960s,” he said. “The The clock tower was designed by architect clock tower, along with the riverbank Neville Price and the clock was imported enhancement project, were an early part of from the United States. the rebirth of Warkworth.”

Artist Joy Bell’s However, board member June Turner said impression of how she believed the mosaic artwork had wide the clock tower support in the community and further could look if her consultation was unnecessary. project goes ahead.

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Ten projects share final Rodney ARST funding The MOKO Trust Board and the recently-formed NZ Dance Company are the big winners in the final distribution of money from the Auckland Regional Services Trust (ARST) Fund.

The Rodney Local Board had a total of $411,764 to allocate to “significant” arts and culture projects.

At its meeting on July 9, the board agreed to distribute a total of $313,685 to 10 projects, as follows: yy Manuhiri Omaha Kaitiakitanga Ora (MOKO) Trust Board $53,000 yy NZ Dance Advancement Trust for a Language of Living Tour and Workshop, $50,000;

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yy Friends of Mahurangi East Library for Snells Beach/Hamatana Road toilet block mural, $3245.

Mosaic artist Joy Bell was allocated $26,760 for an art project on the Warkworth clock tower but this was deferred pending further information (see story above).

The balance of unallocated money totalling just over $98,000 will be distributed by the Rodney Local Board within a non-contestable discretionary spend.

Mahurangi Matters requested details on the specific projects funded, but Auckland Council could not supply the information.

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An alternative proposal to restore the Warkworth Wharf, put forward by Warkworth engineer Peter Thompson, has been endorsed by the Rodney Local Board. The board was told that Mr Thompson’s proposal is likely to halve the cost of the project, potentially saving ratepayers around $100,000.

It involves putting a concrete cap over the existing structure, whereas Council engineers had recommended replacing the structure with a timber boardwalk, which would have required a raft of consents. The area has been closed to pedestrians for sometime after the asphalt surface on the only remaining original section of the wharf failed.

Algies seawall Watercare has been given Rodney Local Board permission to construct a 19-metre rock seawall on the front of an esplanade reserve, toward the southern end of Algies Bay. Watercare wants to carry out the work in order to protect a wastewater valve chamber that has become vulnerable due to erosion of the coastal bank. The work is expected to take six to eight weeks. The public will be excluded from the works area during construction, which will also involve removing the existing temporary seawall constructed of eight concrete blocks.

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Judge and jury Nationwide, as we battle to keep businesses compliant, we witness a quiet and subtle picking off of our very powerhouse of primary producers striving to keep our economy sustainable. Our farmers are hitting headlines for “non-compliant” activities be they just or unjust. The infringement notices are being used as a first response instead of a last resort.

Notices are threatening, intimidating and, in most cases, very expensive.

We see notable large operators who have built our industry being singled out. We see first farm owners, who often have a heavy debt loading, afraid to speak out and hence “pay on the day”. We see sharemilkers entwined in a compromising situation

Letters can be sent to editor@localmatters.co.nz or PO Box 701, Warkworth

with their farm owners over possible repercussions.

These heavy-handed and bullying tactics are crippling our economy and this sector is only one example of such.

Over-zealous council bureaucrats “rock on up” to dairy farms, often unannounced, and scrutinise systems to a level often far in excess of what both necessity and commonsense demand.

I don’t dispute there are a minority of less-than-desired systems and I recognise the need to police these.

However, these are not the subject of this letter.

My concern is the inability to challenge these decisions. Ratepayers are being fought with their own money and that of their industry peers.

Why are these compliance officers so “untouchable”?

I’ve been fortunate to have an excellent compliance officer over the last two years who has worked with me and put good systems in place, recognising there’s always got to be some degree of movement in ascertaining each situation’s needs.

Let’s band together and challenge our councils with a system where we have the right of appeal. Our organisation is working on this as we know a better result would eventuate in most cases.

Let’s keep an industry we can be proud of and not tolerate an abuse of power.

Brian Mason, Wellsford Landowners and Contractors Protection Association chairman, www.lcpa.org.nz

Call for Town Hall project costings review

Warkworth businessman Peter Thompson has appealed to the Rodney Local Board to re-visit the cost of renovating the Warkworth Town Hall.

At a board meeting last month, Mr possible for Council to economically to meet Building Code and health Thompson said he felt the costs deliver a facility that was useable and and safety compliance, and deliver a presented to the board were excessive. which met seismic standards. multi-purpose hall which recognised He urged the board to review the “Approaching a job in a different way the building’s heritage features. detailed reports prepared some years can often contain project costs. For The board was unsuccessful in securing ago by Whangarei engineers and example, the initial quote to repair funding for the project from Auckland architects Hawthorne & Geddes. the Warkworth Wharf was around Council’s Governing Body during the “I believe the work could be done $290,000. However, by adopting a finalisation of the Long Term Plan. without over-capitalising on that site,” totally different approach, the job was However, it now hopes to access done for $60,000.” alternative Council funding streams. he said.

Mr Thompson said opinions on the A Business Case presented to the Local The 100-year-old hall closed to the merits of retaining the hall were divided Board in May estimated that it would public last December and the two in Warkworth, but he believed it was cost $5 million to upgrade the hall tenants vacated the building in March.

Briefs Injured tramper rescued The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the Pohuehue forestry block, south of Warkworth, on July 11 to assist a woman who had taken a fall while tramping. The 63-year-old was flown to North Shore Hospital with minor injuries.

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A Coaches Club evening will be held at the Helensville Lions Club on August 2.

Greater Auckland Coaching Unit (GACU) coaching manager Dave Keelty will present on ‘How to coach a skill’ followed by a facilitated discussion. The event is open to coaches of all codes from throughout the district.

The workshop is part of GACU’s new Community Coach Educator Project which is working to improve leadership and positive cultures in sporting organisations.

Helensville and Wellsford are among the first communities to benefit from the project.

A Harbour Sport spokesperson says research shows that where there is a strong culture of quality coaching, there will also be a strong sporting environment. This ultimately leads to more participation by young people and more parents volunteering to coach.

The 12-month Coach Educator Project aims to recruit 300 new coaches across Auckland and provide 5000 community coaches with additional training and coaching resources.

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Public meeting to challenge “unfair” wastewater charges A public meeting will be held at Snells Beach on July 29 to encourage residents to fight what some elected Auckland Council representatives are describing as “excessive wastewater charges” by Watercare Services.

The meeting will be held at the water users and, therefore, should have Mahurangi East Community Centre, low wastewater charges. starting at 2pm.

Cr Walker says there are alternative It is one of two being organised by ways to accurately reflect the correct Cr Wayne Walker, and Hibiscus & wastewater charges for people on Bays Local Board members Greg water tanks. These include reading Sayers and John Watson, as well water meters installed on water as the Whangaparaoa Residents & tanks or Watercare accepting simple Ratepayers Association. calculations for water use based on The first Action on Excessive roof area, water tank size and rainfall Wastewater Charges meeting figures. will be held on Sunday, July “It’s not rocket science – when 22 at Whangaparaoa Hall, 717 accurate measurement options exist Whangaparaoa Rd. that are fair and appropriate these Cr Walker says residents on tank water should be used,” Cr Walker says. “So are facing an annual wastewater charge far, the answers I’ve had back from of $582 per annum, worked out on Watercare don’t stack up but it’s going to take concerted action to make them “an average household basis”.

“This does not accurately reflect the change and do the right thing.” low water usage of homes using tank The group aims to assist residents by making Watercare-approved meters water,” Cr Walker says.

Mr Watson says the group is looking available at the lowest cost, with for “watertight” cases to take to assistance for those who need it.

Council and Watercare, such as The wastewater charge only applies properties on tank water with small to properties that are connected to a roof areas that are demonstrably low reticulated system.

Asset sales petition circulated

Greypower and green power combined their energies in Warkworth this month in a bid to collect further signatures for a petition opposing the government’s plan to sell state-owned assets.

An organiser says the aim is to get enough signatures to force a referendum. “A lot of people when asked were very keen to sign,” the spokesperson said. “Several people stopped to talk and even some solid blue ribbon voters expressed unease about the policy.” The Government last month passed the Mixed Ownership Model Bill, meaning Mighty River Power will be the first company to be partially sold down and listed on the NZ Stock Exchange. Green Party representative Tony Dunlop is pictured talking over the issue with Julie Herbison, of Matakana.

Your voice for Rodney Board outlines next year’s priorities The Rodney Local Board has signed off its rst Local Board Agreement – a one-year document that outlines how the local board will allocate funding to local projects and advocate for other initiatives.

Over the next nancial year, the local board will: • continue to progress the Warkworth Showgrounds development • continue to advocate to the Governing Body for the funding to upgrade the Warkworth Town Hall • support and fund events in Rodney • support the establishment of business improvement districts and updating the Rodney Economic Development Plan • support and fund environmental, community-led programmes in Rodney • continue to oversee the building

of the Wellsford War Memorial Library.

Rodney Local Board chairman Bob Howard says local board members have worked well together to nalise funding in the agreement.

“The Rodney Local Board is focused and committed to leading, facilitating, supporting and advocating for key projects.

“For projects that are not included in the agreement, we will continue to advocate to the Governing Body for the reprioritisation of these projects in upcoming years,” says Mr Howard.

“We would like to thank the Rodney community for its input into the Local Board Agreement – it has been great to hear the views of residents and now the local board is looking forward to signicant progress over the coming year.”

Keep Rodney TB Free!

Looking after Rodney’s diverse environment and landscape is a key priority for the Rodney Local Board, and members recently conrmed their support of local biosecurity work in the Local Board Agreement.

Members added an additional advocacy matter to the agreement: “Support biosecurity work, in particular the ongoing work by Tapora Land and Coast Care Group Incorporated and the TB Free certication areas in Rodney”.

Ongoing work by these groups and other organisations help keep Rodney TB Free - a status that is vital for the local economy due to

future potential blocking of access to overseas trade of meat and dairy products.

The whole of Auckland was considered Bovine TB Free in 2006 and the last part of the puzzle was the South Kaipara.

Rodney Local Board member Thomas Grace says the local board is very supportive of hard work and effort put into pest control in Rodney by landowners in the community. ”The farmers of Rodney would be unsurpassed in NZ in their efforts to enhance terrestrial biodiversity.”

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Rodney Local Board budgets fall well short of community expectations It could be several months before the Rodney Local Board determines exactly what capital works projects it will fund this financial year.

But board chairman Bob Howard says he expects community’s frustration that many requested local initiatives are not funded. people to be disappointed.

Auckland Council’s Governing Body adopted its first Ms Jenkins says one of the problem’s Rodney faced Long Term Plan (LTP) on June 28, which confirmed was that in some cases, projects started by Rodney operating expenditure in Rodney of $17.3 million District Council were under-budgeted. and capital expenditure of $7.5 million.

“One of the things we’re trying to do is to ensure “The fiscal envelope we were given meant cutting that budgets truly reflect what a project will cost,” $11 million in spending over the 10-year life of she says. the plan,” Mr Howard says. “Believe me, the board Mr Howard says the whole process has been shares the community’s frustration.” confusing and it’s taken about 18 months to Rodney residents made a total of 287 submissions to understand the system and who is making decisions. the LTP, of which 81 were specifically to the Rodney “We’re all still learning but in the long-term, I Local Board. The LTP has overlooked most of the believe it will work ” he says. issues raised by submitters.

Although Rodney Local Board is still awaiting advice For instance, no money has been allocated to the on what expenditure is in the Watercare Services Warkworth aquatic facility or the Warkworth Town and Auckland Transport budgets for Rodney, it has Hall, and the Warkworth Showgrounds upgrade already been announced that $25.3 million will be is about $4.2 million short of what’s needed to spent on the Warkworth Western Collector and complete the project. $7.4 million will be spent on the Warkworth SH1 Board relationship manager Lesley Jenkins says it intersection. will now be a case of the Local Board lobbying the In the Rodney Local Board budget, parks will take Governing Body for a share of other funding. the lion’s share of the operating expenditure this Mr Howard says although the LTP will be reviewed year ($12.4 million), while the Wellsford Library in three years, providing another opportunity is the largest single item ($3.25 million) in the to address funding issues, he appreciates the capital budget.

Tight-knit donation for St John’s littlest patients St John committee member Richard Gerard presented Warkworth St John Ambulance officer Tracey Bancroft with 30 hand-knitted newborn baby hats earlier this month.

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Joe Koppens receiving the Chain of Office from retiring president John Ronald.

Change of guard at Warkworth Rotary Barrister Joe Koppens was inducted as the Warkworth Rotary Club president after the annual Change of President evening, held at Snells Beach, last month.

About 50 members and friends attended the function.

Retiring president John Ronald said the club had had a successful year, with more than $23,000 donated locally to those in need, and scholarships for Mahurangi and Rodney College students.

“Our challenge this year will be to introduce some new members to Rotary,” he said.

Rotarian John Allen was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary’s highest honour, for his outstanding work for the club. District Governor Brian Tuck presented Alan Boniface with a Sapphire Pin to go with the Paul Harris Fellowship awarded some years ago. Mr Tuck also presented a Paul Harris Fellowship to Pat Vaissiere and his wife Glenna.

The Board of Directors for the coming year are: Secretary Alastair Pearce, treasurer Guy Scholefield, past president John Ronald, international projects Jon Nicholson, youth Bruce Lambert, projects Mick Saunders, club development/PR Peter Johns, foundation-international Allan Dray.

For more information about Rotary, phone Joe Koppens on 422 2240.

Awards for Stage Challenge The hours spent rehearsing for this year’s Stage Challenge event paid off for Mahurangi College students who walked away with a number of awards at the regional finals on June 29. Held at the Aotea Centre, Mahurangi College was up against nine other schools from across Auckland. While Avondale College won first division, Mahurangi took home four excellence awards for creative communities, concept, visual enhancement and social awareness.

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The planting season is in full swing at Tawharanui Regional Park. About 12,500 trees have been so far been planted, with this year’s major planting focused on the area behind Anchor Bay and extending to the entrance of the ecology trail. Given the fine weather forecast for Queen’s Birthday weekend, we had hoped for a good turnout so, with the help of International Student Volunteers, we placed out just over 9000 plants before the start of the weekend.

By lunchtime on Saturday, it was clear that our high expectations were likely to be exceeded as some 130 willing planters arrived and close to 6000 plants went in. Sunday was almost as busy, again with more than 100 hundred planters present and the demand for plants such that plant reinforcements were required.

By the time the weekend planting concluded, more than 10,000 plants were in the ground. It is gratifying to see such strong community support for the revegetation programme at Tawharanui and we thank the groups and individuals who helped make the weekend so successful. Warkworth cubs and scouts were prominent on the Saturday and their youthful enthusiasm helped us all along.

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Heritage yacht rebuild looks for community support A campaign has been launched in the Mahurangi area to raise money to rebuild the classic yacht Gypsy, one of the last boats designed by Arch Logan.

Gypsy sank in Waitemata Harbour on a while they were heading towards Auckland Anniversary Weekend after Stanley Point, near Devonport. being hit by another vessel.

“We were under sail and were moving at Owner John Pryor, of Kawau Island, a very slow speed when I noticed a vessel says the yacht, a 34ft 1939 C-class under power approaching. keeler, had only recently had a major “As they were under power, they were restoration. Her timbers were replaced meant to give way. They didn’t seem to with kauri, the exterior was re-varnished notice that they were headed straight for and repainted, and her sail refitted. us. We didn’t have enough time to go “It’s been a work in progress over the last anywhere and were T-boned by the 62ft five years, which cost thousands, so her yacht. I managed to jump from the boat sinking was absolutely devastating,” he seconds before impact but Jill was in says. “We’d participated in numerous cockpit and had no idea it was coming.

Classic Yacht Association races and As I surfaced, I looked back and could were getting to know Gypsy and see she was injured and the cockpit was full of water. As I swam toward her, she appreciate her Logan heritage.”

John, who is soon to retire, estimates it and Gypsy sank from sight.” will cost around $300,000 to rebuild John says when Jill resurfaced she was unable to swim as she had suffered a John Pryor and Jill Hetherington with Gypsy, a 1939 C-class keeler which sank her. after being hit by another boat on Auckland Anniversary Day earlier this year.

“We just can’t afford it so I’ve put the broken pelvis, serious bruising and lacerations to her head. needed for materials.”

We have had some donations of Gypsy into a trust and we’re hoping the Auckland Harbourmaster John says Gypsy will be restored to materials from The Classic Yacht wider community, particularly people “The with an interest in our maritime investigated the collision and the her original 1939 design, which will Association and North Sails, the largest other boat was fined $200 for failing include her original cabin, hatches sailmaker in the world. The support we history, will help.”

The collision happened during the to keep a proper look out. Maritime and cutter rig. Once the rebuild is have received from the Kawau Island complete she will be used by the trust community has been overwhelming.

Auckland Anniversary Day regatta, one New Zealand is also investigating.” of the most popular days of the year for Gypsy was recovered from the bottom for educational purposes.

“Donations of materials and labour of the Auckland Harbour and is now in The project has been broken down from locals who have a passion or yachties to head out on the water. into four separate stages and John interest in classic yachts would be On the previous day, Gypsy had won a factory unit in Snells Beach. the annual Classic Yacht Association’s John says insurance has paid out one- is financing stage one, which is the appreciated. We hope to have her back Mahurangi to Auckland race, crossing tenth of what it will cost to repair her. repair and reinstatement of the hull on the water as soon as we can and our the line first and finishing first on “I have gifted Gypsy to a trust because and decks at a cost of around $37,000. dream is that Gypsy will still be sailing handicap. She berthed in the viaduct I can’t finance all of the repairs myself. The work is being carried out by the waters of the Gulf in 100 years that night ready for the Anniversary The trust will oversee her repair and Sandspit shipwright Colin Brown, time.”

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A major part of a Local Board member’s role is advocacy. We listen to you and relay the importance of your request to the best of our ability, hopefully with success as has been seen recently with several art works for our area. The unveiling of a panel at Highfield Donkey Park, walkway sign creations for Point Wells and Matakana, murals for Snells Beach facility and Wellsford Museum, some restoration for Warkworth Wharf, a necessary seawall for Algies Bay, renovations on halls. Kaipara Flats have had a make-over with their carpark as well as a new roof for the Old Masonic Hall in Warkworth. Ahuroa is soon to have their make-over for their carpark.

The system we now have with Auckland Council is for items over $5 million we need the approval of the Governing Body. Unfortunately, there are some large items that have not been passed by the Governing Body which have been requested by the Rodney Local Board, the Warkworth Town Hall renovation being one of them. This is a badly neglected hall in dire need of attention and the only amount that has come through will barely touch what is needed.

This will mean now the Local Board will need to work with the community to seek other opportunities for this work to be completed. The Warkworth Showgrounds is another under-funded project. Warkworth has been signalled as one of two satellite towns for Auckland and no provision is being made by the Governing Body to ensure residents in the Warkworth region have sporting/ recreational facilities such as a multi-purpose centre. They are much needed facilities. Most funds seem to have gone to central and south Auckland. The free entry for Auckland’s swimming pools would have gone a long way to create an opportunity for a pool in the north.

Councils in NZ spent $345 million on new sport and recreation facilities in 2008/2009. A hockey turf is on the horizon where the Mahurangi Hockey Trust have been working cooperatively to reach this goal along with the Rodney Local Board’s help. Sport and recreation contribute greatly to our economy as well as keeping youth out of court and such activities need to be provided for.

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Youth employment initiative relies on local job skills audit Businesses in Rodney are being encouraged to participate in a job skills audit, which could help identify and establish training and employment opportunities for youth in the district.

The pilot programme is based on the Board member successful Otorohanga model, where Tracey Martin local businesses team with a training is seeking organisation to provide youth with business skills that are in demand for that area. support to help address youth The programme was led by unemployment.

Otorohanga Mayor Dale Williams and has led to almost zero youth unemployment in Otorohanga since the initiative began in 2006.

Tracey says the job skills audit is Statistics from the Ministry of Social going to give the local board a better Development show that as of March this indication of what job skill shortages year there were 852 people in Rodney there are in Rodney, what industries receiving the unemployment benefit. are growing and where training or Of the total, 70 percent were male and employments opportunities exist.

30 percent female, and nearly one-third “This information will help us source were aged between 18 and 24 years old. funding for the youth employment However, Rodney Local Board was one initiative, which would have a hugely of four local boards that missed out on positive impact on our communities.” funding from the Tindall Foundation Depending on the audit outcomes, to get the initiative underway locally.

Tracey hopes the results could pave Board member Tracey Martin says the way for the Rodney board to be a Rodney was overlooked because it wasn’t part of the Mayoral Taskforce for Jobs recognised as a priority area in Auckland. youth initiative, which several other “Rodney didn’t even make the shortlist local boards are piloting. that Council gave to the Tindall Auckland Tourism Events and Foundation,” she says. “We then Economic Development (ATEED), submitted jointly with the Hibiscus a Council controlled organisation, and Bays Board and were turned down has contracted YouthworX Trust in again. Our young people shouldn’t be Takapuna to carry out the audit. forgotten, especially when we have YouthworX has prepared an online social deprivation scores of eight in survey to collate the information. two areas of our region.”

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Wellsford couple joins new online trading community Looking for freezers on the web led a Wellsford couple to a heart-warming act, after they stumbled upon a new website called AskShareGive.

Concern about consumerism and the AskShareGive community coordinator amount of waste thrown into landfills Tanya Bibby says people have given prompted Auckland businessman Guy away everything from old clothing, Bibby to start the not-for-profit site building materials and appliances, to about three months ago. Modelled on a more expensive items, such as a Denon gift economy where goods and services Stereo and guitars. Requests have been flow through a community without as simple as a piece of downpipe for trading or money changing hands, it some home repairs, to more quirky items like old sim cards and small now has around 700 members.

Wellsford’s Kelie Evans says after getting toys, such as barbie doll shoes to use two free freezers and a high-pressure in jewellery making. hose to help with their Kaiwaka-based Other listings involve time and business, the pair found an opportunity skills. One woman offered herself to give back, by listing a binload of and her dog for therapy visits to the sick or elderly and another to sing at kiwifruit they had been given. functions. A person who offered life Within 24 hours the hundreds of skills and budgeting ended befriending kilos of fruit was gone, thanks to a a new immigrant and helping her get few Puhoi schoolgirls who boxed it up established. to deliver to Auckland City Mission, fulfilling a school challenge to do People can choose who they share with good deeds in in the process. Kelie and may elect to give to a community says they took even spoiled fruit for organisation so goods will benefit a a neighbour’s chickens and arranged large number of people. Groups already to come back later to pick banana registered include the SPCA, KidsCan, Sustainable Trust, Christchurch Cat passionfruit to deliver to the City Rescue and Youthline.

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Funding cut puts the squeeze on RSA’s voluntary services Frontline services that support war veterans and ex-service men and women in their homes, rest homes or hospitals are facing a funding cut that will see them struggle to continue.

Government funding of $1 million our limited reserves to keep services was granted to the Royal NZ RSA in running,” Mr McIver says. “This is a 2008 as a way to reimburse volunteers cost-effective service and the amount for expenses incurred in providing Government provided was modest in the scheme of things. Its loss will leave support services.

The funds were paid out over four many RSAs, particularly small and years, at the RSA’s request, but mainly rural ones, unable to reimburse Government declined to renew the volunteers for expenses such as phone and travel costs. Our 120,000 members funding stream in its recent budget. and the wider ex-service community are RSA national president Don McIver bitterly disappointed, and wonder how is currently in discussions with the this very modest saving will materially Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Nathan assist the Government’s target of Guy in an attempt to have the funding achieving an operating surplus.” reinstated.

He says if the funding does not continue Mr McIver says all RSAs have been it will be up to individual RSAs to asked to be “very conservative” with work out what services they can afford their spending, until the outcome of to provide, based on the income they these discussions is known. receive from grants, pokie machines “In the meantime, we are drawing on and fundraisers such as Poppy Day.

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At its recent annual meeting the whole community,” she says. society agreed to approach landowners The meeting also saw Tauhoa farmer to assist with grazing weaners or store Lyn Boler, who is a long time society stock the society would buy and later member and among Warkworth rodeo sell to raise funds for the event. founders, elected as society patron.

Secretary Marjorie Blythen says President Ian Ferguson and vice-chair more than 20 people have already Genette Churches return to their roles committed to the project and three for a second term. Drew Marshall mature animals that can remain remains chairman of committees, on their present grazing, have been Jennifer Ferguson as treasurer and generously donated.

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Seminars target substance abuse Two seminars being held in Warkworth and Wellsford next month are aimed at providing young people and their families with the tools to prevent substance abuse.

Teen Challenge New Zealand executive director Daniel Paikea will present the two-hour seminars, which are designed to provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics that lead to a drug abuse problem and positive intervention strategies for family members.

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Rowles, who recently turned 65, will kick off his farewell tour in Matakana, playing at Ascension Wine Estate on July 26 before he heads north for two shows in Dargaville and Kaitaia.

He will finish his tour in his hometown of Kawerau on September 7.

Having recorded more than 1000 songs in his career, including If I Only Had Time which reached number two in the NZ music charts in 1968, Rowles will be releasing an anthology series of albums in three volumes shortly after his tour.

Meanwhile multi-award winning Australian blues musician Ash Grunwald is returning to NZ next month for his first headline tour.

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Construction of a pest-proof fence at finished at the end of this month.

The 1.8m high barricade is made of stainless steel mesh, coloured to blend into the surrounding vegetation, with a specially designed metal capping and a buried mesh skirt.

Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust chair David Stone says the timing of construction couldn’t have been better.

He says August marks the beginning of the breeding season for the threatened – nationally vulnerable – NZ dotterel and the ‘at risk’ variable oystercatcher, which regularly breed on Omaha Spit and feed in the Whangateau Harbour.

“The objective of the trust is to protect and preserve native and migratory shorebirds at Omaha and in the Whangateau Harbour, and other species on the spit such as the native green gecko,” David says.

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Nothing new about storms Accounts of recent storm damage lead very well into an account which appeared in the Northern Advocate of 29 March, 1922, under the heading ‘Cyclonic Storm’. The story appeared as follows:

Northern Havoc, Wellsford and Te Hana, Several houses wrecked.

Accounts to hand from Wellsford of the storm on Sunday night which dislocated the Whangarei-Auckland telegraph service give particulars of the unusual violence. It is stated the storm which was cyclonic in character, came from the North, via Paparoa, cutting a track through the country in its travels, levelling hedges, breaking large pine trees, destroying fences and orchards and breaking telephone wires.

At Wellsford the full force of the storm was felt. Observers saw a great funnelshaped cloud, like a gigantic whirlwind and waterspout, travelling from the north and licking up every movable object in its course. At Te Hana, it lifted a three-roomed house with a brick chimney many feet into the air, together with pine trees and sheet iron. Some of these were blown a great distance. The house was smashed to small pieces, some of the iron reaching Wellsford.

At Wellsford the cyclone was a little to the north of the station and in its way over the hills struck the house of Mr A. Osborn. The latter with his wife and son aged 19 who were in the house were lifted with the building which rose bodily, was swirled round in the air, carried some distance and dashed to matchwood.

A piano and the furniture were broken up, the timber being littered around for many chains. Iron window weights travelled ten chains and were half buried in the clay hills. A neighbour Mr Tony Ivicevich whose fences and barn were partially wrecked before the gale reached Mr Osborn’s house rushed to the assistance of his stricken neighbours and found Mr and Mrs Osborn and their son in an unconscious condition in a paddock about five chains from the site of the house.

The neighbours, police and the district nurse were soon on the spot and rendered aid. Mrs Osborn was very badly injured internally and is in a serious condition. Mr Osborn was severely cut about the head and crushed. The son is severely bruised.

All are suffering from shock. A doctor from Warkworth attended the patients, and Mr and Mrs Osborn were sent by train to the Auckland hospital.

To have had St John’s Ambulance in attendance and the ability to obtain relief by cellphone or similar was unknown of in those days. Nowadays we don’t always appreciate how far we have come with technology. It certainly makes disasters, hard though they can be, much easier to cope with.

Views sought on wide-ranging review of local government The Bill that proposes to reform the role, powers and finances of Local Government passed its first reading in Parliament last month by a narrow 61 to 59 margin, after a lively debate in the House.

One of the aspects of the Bill which amok with unaffordable, ludicrous concerns Local Board members is the sewerage schemes,” Ms Barry said. removal of Council’s responsibility “These four well-beings were always to provide for the “social, economic, ludicrous, and we need to focus on the environmental, and cultural well- basics. Legislation will give Councils being” of communities, and this more tools to keep the debt down and aspect was raised by several members the rates affordable. If they do not want of Parliament at the Bill’s first reading. to, they will be brought into line.

Those against the Bill say dropping what “Under the Bill, elected council have become known as “the four well- representatives will get stronger beings” will be a significant backward powers. If you listen to some of the step. Green Party member Eugenie chattering classes, you would think Sage said this aspect of the Bill will that they are actually having their “potentially prevent Councils from being rights reduced. In fact, mayors will the arm around their communities, have a stronger leadership role.” from undertaking activities such as The first phase of the reforms refocuses the very successful KidsFest school the purpose of local government, holiday programme or from providing introduces financial prudence affordable rental accommodation”. requirements for local authorities, “It takes the ‘local’ out of ‘local strengthens local authority governance government’. It will mean that councils provisions, and streamlines local are potentially much more under the authority reorganisation procedures. thumb and direction of Wellington, The second phase will consider the because the bill gives the Minister huge report of the Local Government powers to intervene and effectively Efficiency Taskforce, which was direct what councils do,” she says. established last month. It will also North Shore MP Maggie Barry, however, develop a framework for the interface described the Bill as long overdue. between central and local government “Frankly, local government can do regulatory roles, investigate the better and it must do better. We will efficiency of local government make sure that local government is infrastructure provision, and review consistently measured so that we can the use of development contributions. see the poor performers and we can get Public submissions close on July 26 a heads-up if some council is running and can be made at www.parliament.nz

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keystrokes Good habits protect against data thieves Phones packed The modern criminal – online hackers or crackers – are working around the clock to create new malware and spyware programmes in order to gather sensitive information from both business and personal computers.

Rodney Computer Services computer technician Wayne McCarthy says it’s up to computer users to protect their information by learning good online habits and ensuring their anti-virus software and internet security is upto-date.

Malware, short for malicious software, is designed to disrupt a computer’s operation in order to gain access to personal, financial or business information. The term malware refers to computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, adware and spyware.

Spyware can collect almost any type of data including internet surfing habits, user logins, and bank or credit card details, and is usually inadvertently installed on to a computer by the user. Spyware can change computer settings, install additional software, redirect web browsers, disable firewalls and anti-virus software, as well as reduce browser security settings.

Wayne says malware and spyware can

Rodney Computer Services technician Wayne McCarthy recommends a strong anti-virus programme to reduce the risk of malware infections.

pose as fake anti-virus programmes.

“Avoid clicking on any pop-ups that imitate your computer’s error messages or any error messages that come up when you try to close out of a page,” he says.

“Warning bells should be triggered if any pop-ups ask for any kind of payment to remove any viruses. If necessary, ‘force quit’ to get out of the window.”

Wayne says computer users should try to avoid opening any unexpected

email attachments and only open attachments that come from a trustworthy source.

“Opening spam and clicking on links is how your computer can become contaminated. Be wary of spamtype Facebook posts which can also harbour potential malware. If you do not already have browsing protection as part of your internet security, consider getting it because it provides another layer of security that can keep you from clicking on the wrong links.

“If access to certain drives and files becomes restricted or your computer starts running substantially slower than it used to, then these could be a sign that your computer has been infected.”

Wayne says to be mindful when downloading any software from the internet including any internet security software.

“Do your homework and check it is from a reputable source. The best way to avoid any infection is to be vigilant about what you are opening or downloading on to your computer. It is a good idea to have your computer looked at by a professional at least every six to 12 months to determine if everything is working as it should be.”

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Android is a Linux-based mobile Operating System (OS). The version history of the Android operating system began with the release of the Android beta in November 2007. Since April 2009, each Android version has been developed under a codename based on a dessert or sweet treat. These versions have been released in alphabetical order – Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo (frozen yogurt), Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. The most recent update to the Android OS was Jelly Bean version 4.1, which was released last month.

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The reasons to back up data are as varied as the reasons why people utilise computers, but whether it is for home and personal use or for business purposes, everyone should have a backup strategy.

Your IT Services computer technician Bert Rolston says data/information should be reliably backed up to ensure it can be recovered in case of an emergency.

“The most important part of a computer is the information on the hard drive,” he says. “Without that your computer is nothing more than a boat anchor. Who ever uses the computer will know which files and programmes are important. For a business, this could be their accounts package and document templates, while for a home user, it could be their videos and family pictures.”

Bert says the range of back up options depends on how much data there is and how long someone is prepared to have their computer out of action.

“Back up devices include memory sticks, CDs, DVDs and portable hard drives, which can hold lots of information.

“Memory sticks, CDs and DVDs aren’t recommended because of their unknown life span. A lot depends on the quality of the device or disk. If you are going to use these medias, use a reputable brand.”

The decision on how often to back up data is based on the risk of losing the data. Bert recommends businesses back up their data on to a portable hard drive at least once a week.

“The most popular method is called ‘Grandfather/Father/Son.’ This involves rotating three external hard drives so that the data will restore to any day within the last week, any week within the last month and any month within the last year. It is recommended the grandfather and father hard drives be stored off-site until required. External hard drives are the easiest to recover information from.”

Bert says a cloud database is more suited for business use, depending on how much information needs to be stored.

“If you are going to use a cloud database, ensure it is with a reputable provider so your data is secure.”

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Gaming evolves to next level In times gone by groups of friends would assemble around the table to play Dungeons and Dragons.

Today’s gamers sit before the computer, often alone, connected to the internet and exploring the vast worlds of massive multi-player online role-playing games.

Many people have heard of these, but wonder if they live up to all the hype – considering World of Warcraft, a popular online role-playing game, has more than 10 million subscribers, it seems so.

What differentiates massively multiplayer games from other role-playing games are the colossal number of players and that, when you are offline, the virtual landscapes continue to grow and change as other gamers interact.

In a role-playing game the player creates a character that may be a projection of him or herself, or an experiment with a new identity. The exploits of this character unfurl into a virtual life story.

Online role-playing games are known to be addictive with gamers commonly reporting having played for at least 10 hours straight. From acquiring rare and powerful items, to competing

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Many may visualise the typical gamer to be a geeky teenaged boy, but in truth the demographic is an array of ages and occupations, with the average age of gamers around 25 years.

Far from being antisocial, online roleplaying games are in real-time and are international. This means you are interacting with real people and you have opportunities to make friends and join larger social groups, such as ‘guilds’.

Gamers often play with someone they know in real life but many of the people they interact with are strangers.

As a result, when minors play, parents and caregivers need to be on guard as there can be an opportunity for adults to coerce them. This recently happened with the online community of Habbo Hotel, which has shut its chat capabilities while it investigates infiltration by paedophiles.

Those who play online role-playing games say that, played in moderation, the games can nurture creativity, develop an active imagination and astute problem-solving skills.

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Rodney Four Square has moved into the former Halls home appliance store at 175 Rodney Street, Wellsford.

Rakesh and Jayana Patel, who have owned the grocery franchise for 20 years, say the move was ‘a match made in heaven’, as it is twice the size of their former store and just a few doors away.

Rakesh says the new location allows for more shelving, freezer space and a walk -in chiller. As a result, they have been able to expand their product range.

“We’ve been wanting to expand for a while, but weren’t keen to invest in another leased space,” he says. “The opportunity to buy the former Halls

shop was a perfect fit.”

Rakesh says his store is a big part of the community, supporting local sports clubs and schools, and with a loyal customer base.

“We have confidence in the town and believe Wellsford is going to grow over the next 10 years as Auckland expands and more people want to get out of the city.”

Originally from Fiji, Rakesh worked in his father’s grocery store, before he and Jayana moved to Wellsford in 1992.

The couple have two sons, Rajul 18 and Ronak 16.

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A $2600 grant from the Harcourts Foundation was handed over to Warkworth Wellsford Hospice on July 10. The money will be spent on delivering community education courses on palliative care to health professionals. Part of the funds will also help purchase a skype-capable television, which will be used for inservice training. The money was raised by the Warkworth Harcourts Tandem Realty office. It was presented to Hospice manager Kathryn Ashworth (left) by Tandem Harcourts representatives Nick Langdon and Debbie Brett. Nick says money raised locally is spent locally and applications from local groups seeking funds are welcome. Info: information@harcourtsfoundation.org

Facebook game sorts sober driver Auckland Transport is turning to Facebook in a bid to reduce drink driving. As part of its Winter Sober Driver campaign, Auckland Transport has developed a game on Facebook, which helps groups of friends select who is going to be their sober driver – and whoever wins gets a prize. The Sober Driver Sorter is open to anyone over the age of 18 with a full driver’s licence and can be played on smartphones. The campaign also includes heat-sensitive urinal stickers that reveal a sober driver message when urinated on. About 250 venues across Auckland including sports clubs, liquor stores, bars and universities are participating. Info: facebook.com/makeithome

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Barista courses Ginger Café, in association with Atomic Coffee, is running a practical “handson” barista course over two evenings next month. The course will cover the meaning of espresso, the coffee machine, coffee beans, milk texturing, tamping and extraction, presentation and decoration.

Each student will receive a handbook for further reference and a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.

The next course will be held on August 7 and 8, from 5pm to 7pm. Info: Sam, at Ginger Café, on 422 2298.

Nail appointments Qualified nail technicians Olyvia Meyer and Gaylene Fontaine have joined Angela Munro at LoveNails in Warkworth. Both Olyvia and Gaylene live in the local area and bring the latest nail technologies to the salon.

Olyvia is newly-qualified, while Gaylene has been working as a nail technician locally and on the North Shore for seven years. Olyvia is an expert with the new gel polishes, while Gaylene’s specialty is pedicures.

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Cat recently celebrated her birthday and challenged her friends and family to do random acts of kindness for people during the month of her birthday. For her part, she did a random act of kindness for each of the years she’s had a birthday.

Some of the things she did included delivering home baking to road workers, chauffeuring people around and looking after children to give their parents a night away. She proved to be “an angel” for Oamaru unicyclist David Wilson, who stopped in Warkworth on the final leg of his ride from Bluff to Cape Reinga. She saw him at the traffic lights, wound down her window and said: “You look like you could use a hot dinner, a hot shower and a warm bed for the night.” He was very grateful to accept her offer – the alternative was a tent – and was sent off the next day with a packed lunch. Her birthday challenge was a lot of fun for those who took up her challenge and I personally found that there was a lot of pleasure in seeing other people’s reactions.

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Long-standing Warkworth florist Lois Burton has sold her business Forgetme-not Florist to Ngaire Hopwood.

The sale marks the end of Lois’ 18-year association with Shop 5 in Riverside Arcade.

She says she plans to stay on in a parttime capacity while Ngaire learns the ropes, although a holiday is definitely a priority.

“I’ve had one week off in two-and-ahalf years so I’m looking forward to relaxing,” she says.

Lois says that, interestingly, there is less variety in flowers today, compared to when she started in the business.

The cottage garden varieties such as cornflowers, dahlias, larkspur and violets have all but disappeared from commercial flower arrangements and bouquets. She thinks they are now just too difficult to grow at a competitive price.

“I’ve enjoyed the interaction with customers over the years. Sometimes they are buying for happy occasions and sometimes they’re going through hard times, so you have to be very sensitive to people’s feelings.

“One of the more unusual requests came from a man who wanted 400 red roses.

I’d love to have known what his wife said when she got home and saw them.”

Other odd requests include a bouquet

After more than 20 years in Sydney’s corporate world, Nick Marler has returned to his roots in Scotts Landing bringing with him the promise of traditional customer service at his new business, Nick’s Market Place, on the corner of Sharp Road in Matakana.

“I aim to offer the district farm-fresh produce backed by good old-fashioned value and service, including delivery for a nominal fee, ” Nick says.

Customers will also have the convenience of easy parking or the option of shopping online at www.nicksmarketplace.co.nz.

He says a dedicated team of local staff will keep the store open seven days a week for up to 12 hours a day, depending on demand.

Stock includes a range of fresh fruit and vegetables, including organic and locally sourced produce where possible, alongside local and New Zealand-made condiments, spreads, spices and sauces, gluten-free pastas and pizza bases and more.

Nick says he welcomes contact from locals, particularly growers with quality produce to sell.

With the support of extended family he has spent the past eight weeks giving the shop a complete makeover inside and out, including new paint, layout and lighting, and improved landscaping and parking.

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New owner Ngaire Hopwood (left) with former owner Lois Jones.

of black roses wrapped in newspaper for Valentine’s Day and a request for a bouquet of dead roses.

Meanwhile, Ngaire says she is excited about taking over the well-established business as owning a florist shop has always been her dream.

“From very young I had a great love of flowers passed on by my mother,” she says. Before moving with her husband Victor from Titirangi 18 months ago, Ngaire worked in numerous customer service roles for Waitakere City Council including Waikumete Cemetery. She also had experience in a garden centre/florist shop.

Forget-me-not Florist has four staff.

As well as Lois and Ngaire, there is Violet who has been with the business for four years and Patrice, who like Lois, is a qualified florist.

Nick Marler

It’s a big change from his former business supplying sailcloth to the marine industry, which he operated out of NZ from 1983 and from Australia since 1991. However, he expects the same principles of great customer service will apply.

When he returned to NZ earlier this year after a marriage break-up, he rejected an offer to continue in Auckland’s marine industry, opting for a fresh start.

“I’m appreciating the differences from my Sydney lifestyle with the village feel and friendly people here,” he says.

A top level yachtsmen, who has successfully competed in everything from P-class to keel boats, including the Sydney-Hobart race, Nick’s looking forward to buying a yacht and returning to competitive sailing, as well as getting in some tennis and golf as time allows.

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Newly-qualified equine dentist Rachel Fletcher, of Ahuroa, has had a lifelong love of horses and this month she launched her business Northern Equine Dentistry.

“Initially, I imagined that you would have to be a big strong man to do equine dentistry,” she says. “Being only 1.63cm, I wondered if I would be too short. In fact, it all comes down to being calm and having a good way with horses. It’s a game of patience at times and very challenging, but also very rewarding.”

Rachel studied at the NZ Equine Dentistry School. She gained NZQA accreditation last year and graduated with a Certificate in Equine Dentistry Level 5.

She says the philosophy of equine dentistry is to alleviate immediate causes of pain, ensure proper alignment of the teeth and arcades, and longevity of all teeth.

“Horses have hypsodont teeth, which means that they continuously erupt around two to three millimetres a year. Eating wears the teeth down, but the wearing process creates sharp edges which can rub and ulcerate the inside areas of the mouth. Other interruptions to the wear pattern can lead to the formation of hooks,

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ramps and other malocclusions, which reduce the horse’s ability to correctly digest food.

Signs that a horse may require dental care include halitosis, dropping feed, weight loss, rubbing their face and difficulty biting.

Rachel uses specialised hand tools for the majority of her work and most of the work is performed without sedation. However, on more major issues such as extractions, sedation under the care of a vet may be required.

“It is important to get your horse seen once a year.”

Rachel says she is committed to providing the highest standard of preventative and restorative care for horses.

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Judy Thorn (left) and Leeann Lawson.

Friends and business partners, Leeann Lawson and Judy Thorn, are the new owners of the Queen Street Cnr Café in Warkworth.

Leeann and Judy first worked together at The Diner, at Omaha, which Leeann ran with her sister Lisa for three years.

“When Lisa and I sold the business in December, Judy and I started looking for a café we could run together,” Leeann says. “We were really excited to come across the Cnr Café because it’s such a perfect location and there’s a great community spirit in Warkworth.”

The café has seating for 20 outside and 40 inside. The women plan to close the café for a few days next month so they can completely renovate the interior.

“When we re-open, there will be a modern look and an exciting range of

new food and we’ll be introducing a lunch menu,” Judy says.

Leeann says the café, which once included a book store, will also stock a range of cookbooks – new, used and collector’s items.

Some small changes have already taken place including the introduction of homemade cakes and slices, blackboard specials and seasonally-based food. The soup and mussel fritters are proving particularly popular.

Leeann says she will be drawing on years of experience in the hospitality industry to create a menu that has some “stand-out items”. She credits her mother and grandmother for her love of cooking, plus the fact that she had to lend a hand in raising her five siblings – NZ’s first quintuplets.

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Rodney centre celebrates dawn of new era Women urged to speak out ‘Help a woman speak out’ is the theme of the annual Hestia Rodney Women’s Refuge appeal week, which runs from July 16 to 20.

A Hestia spokesperson says this is about refuge advocates working with women and how advocacy assists women to find the words to talk about their situation and how they feel.

She says women who are being abused often feel silenced by the fear of consequences, fear that no-one will believe them, the shame of admitting it is happening to them and confusion.

Last year’s Hestia appeal raised $5553 locally – funds collected locally are used locally, assisting with services such as emergency support for families in crisis, the Safe House and visits to families, lawyers, courts, hospital and police.

In the year ended June 2012, Hestia Rodney accommodated and supported 104 women and children in the Safe House, engaged with 653 women and children in the community, and received a further 659 referrals from women for immediate short-term support.

Collectors will be out and about in Orewa, Whangaparaoa and Warkworth on July 17, 18 and 20.

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The Rodney Women’s Centre celebrated its relocation to new premises in Morpeth Street, Warkworth, last month with an official opening and blessing.

Around 30 people including staff, supporters and other Rodney support service representatives attended the opening.

Ngati Whatua Kaumatua Ben Hita blessed the new centre before three foundation members – Terry Healey, Oriel Heseltine and Lois Rowntree – cut the ribbon, welcoming visitors to take a look around the facilities.

Centre coordinator Colleen Julian says the move, which was forced upon the centre when the Warkworth Town Hall was closed, has had a silver lining.

“It is a positive step in the right direction for the centre,” she says.

“We are providing all of our normal services but are establishing a number of new courses so we can continue to support local women.”

Colleen says the centre still has to provide concrete carparking, disabled access and fencing, and would appreciate any help from local tradesmen.

“We are also looking for a garden/ storage shed and a number of other Rodney Women’s Centre foundation members, from left, Oriel Heseltine, Terry materials to build some raised garden Healey and Lois Rowntree, with Ngati Whatua Kaumatua Ben Hita. beds and a sandpit.”

Landscape Construction recently firewood, and they were thanked for The Warkworth Lions Club and Total responded to the centre’s appeal for their assistance.

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Snells Beach hosts seminar on macular degeneration

Macular Degeneration NZ is hosting a free seminar in Snells Beach next month to share information on advances in the treatment and management of age-related macular degeneration (MD).

MD is a chronic disease that affects the central part of the retina causing severe vision loss.

MDNZ general manager Jeanine Gribbin says the disease is the leading cause of legal blindness in NZ but it does not cause black blindness as peripheral vision is maintained.

“One in seven people over the age of 50 has some evidence of MD and the incidence climbs dramatically with age,” she says.

“While there is no cure, current treatments aim to keep the best vision Macular degeneration results in dark for as long as possible. Early detection patches or empty spaces in the centre and maintaining a healthy lifestyle of vision. is vital in saving sight.” People who nutrition, and ways to better utilise smoke are four times more likely to the vision a person has. develop MD. Jeanine says the seminar aims to Jeanine says the seminar is targeted provide easily understood, up-to-date at people who already have some information. It will be presented by Dr knowledge of MD. Archie McGeorge, who has more than “This may be because they live with 15 years experience in treating medical the condition, have a family member and surgical diseases of the retina and or friend with MD, or work with refractive cataract correction. older people who may have MD. MD The seminar will be held at the research is diverse and involves many Mahurangi East Community Centre areas including prevention, treatment, from 12.30pm to 2pm on August 10.

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Funerals play a number of important roles. They are about celebrating someone’s life, acknowledging their passing and having the opportunity to grieve alongside others who loved or were connected to them. In addition to the emotional tumult of dealing with organising the funeral of a loved one, there is often also the extra financial pressure that a funeral creates.

In some circumstances, if criteria are met, Work and Income can provide a funeral grant of up to $1959.42 to assist in covering funeral expenses. To fit the criteria, a married couple, a couple in a civil union or a de facto couple must have an income of less than $40,644 before tax. This figure stays the same, regardless of whether or not the couple has any children.

In addition to having to meet this income test, there is also an ‘asset test’. This is where any assets of the deceased person, their surviving partner (if any) or the parents (if the deceased is a child) are taken into account by Work and Income.

If a person fits the criteria for a funeral grant, this payment can be used to help cover things such as embalming costs, purchasing a casket, putting a notice in the newspaper, hearse fees and fees to purchase a burial plot or cremation fees.

Funeral grants cannot be used to cover expenses such as flowers, donations or koha, chapel fees or death certificates. To apply for a funeral grant, a death certificate or a newspaper notice is required, along with written proof of the actual funeral expenses being claimed. If you would like to apply for a funeral grant, call Work and Income on 0800 559 009 and request an appointment, or if you would prefer to discuss the process first, you can call Homebuilders Family Services for free, and talk to one of our Helpdesk staff for information and support.

Homebuilders also welcomes enquiries from people seeking emotional help around their grief. There are a number of great services in our community which are willing and able to support those who are grieving. Don’t be shy to give us call if you would like more information about this. For more information, phone on 425 7048.

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Playcentre holds open day

An International Day will be held at the Warkworth Playcentre on Thursday, July 26, starting at 9.30am.

Organisers say the open day will be an of a drop-off day when children are opportunity for the community to view over two-and-a-half.” the recent refurbishments at the centre, The International Day programme which include a new kitchen and will include stories and songs from toilets. They are particularly keen to around the world, poi-making in the welcome parents to the centre who may craft corner and morning tea. Visitors wish to know more about Playcentre as are welcome to bring a plate that an early childhood option. reflects their heritage.

Spokesperson Julie Cullen says Warkworth Playcentre currently has Playcentre is a parent-led education spaces available, with sessions running centre, which believes that parents are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.30am their children’s best educators. to 12 noon.

“As parents run Playcentre, courses Warkworth Playcentre was the first and short workshops are offered at no in New Zealand to open in 1963 and cost,” she says. “There is also an option build its own premises.

Selwyn Centre opens in Warkworth Older people in the Mahurangi area have a new social opportunity with the opening of a Selwyn Centre, in Warkworth, this month.

The new centre is based at the Christ Church Parish Lounge, Church Hill, and operates every Monday from 9.30am to 12 noon. It offers a programme of social games, gentle exercise and morning tea for $3 per guest. Parking is provided.

The centre is partly funded by The Selwyn Foundation and is for anyone aged 65 years or over.

Activities are run by a coordinator and a team of volunteers, who can also play an advocacy role and liaise with other service agencies on behalf of the guests attending.

Centre coordinator Laura Lynch says she and the team are looking forward to welcoming new guests.

“The centre will be a warm and friendly place for people to meet, make new friends and enjoy a morning of activities,” she says.

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Farm innovation speeds up winter feed out Farmers’ bush The success of a Kaipara cattle farmer’s invention means he will have to wait a little longer to own one himself, as blocks impress he works on filling orders for others.

Known as iFeed, Peter Anich’s new rectangular bale feeder is towed by an all terrain vehicle (ATV) and can selfload and feed out large, square silage or hay bales, or multiple singles. To feed out, the driver simply cuts the string on the bale and pushes a button making silage or hay fall to the ground and pass under the trailer while it’s still moving.

Previously many farmers have been stuck with loading balage into an ordinary ATV trailer by hand and having to repeatedly stop and get off to feed it out.

Peter says having recognised the need for the product on his own hill country block, he worked on the concept for years, but it was a neighbour’s interest in having one on his more than 1000ha farm, that prompted an intensive month-long effort to bring the idea to fruition last year.

Since then, he’s had another two local orders and entered the iFeed into this year’s National Fieldays Innovation Awards, resulting in a further three.

He sees wide application for farmers and lifestylers, although he expects demand will be seasonal, lasting only while people are feeding out. He says dairy farmers will still use tractors,

Peter Anich and his time saving bale feeder on his Kaipara Hills farm.

feedout wagons and standoff pads, and the weight of the trailer has to be considered in how you use the ATV towing it. However, there’s nothing else on the market like it.

“There have been some square bale feeders, but they have been horrendously complicated and costly. This is much simplified and half the price.”

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Many years ago he appeared in Fieldays innovations with a roller that goes behind a quad bike to smooth out pugging and he says he definitely has new ideas to develop – but he’s not willing to reveal them yet.

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The Auckland Botanical Society hopes more landowners follow the example of two Tauhoa farmers who have preserved bush blocks on their farms with impressive results.

A report on the visit by Sandspit’s John Millett noted that the bush blocks owned by livestock farmers, David Whistler and John Lambert, are both fenced and kept predator-free at the owners’ expense. Both blocks still contain a good representation of what grew on the land before it was cleared, and provide linking corridors for bird movement and seed spread to maintain the integrity of the bush.

The bush David has cared for on his farm for nearly 20 years shows a great diversity of shapes and colours and includes many species peculiar to Northland.

John Lambert’s family has lived at Tauhoa since 1938 and three years ago John spent $27,000 to fence a strip of bush reaching to the edge of the Kaipara Harbour. While following the “Lambert walk”, the presence of a pigeon’s nest high in a matai was a testament to the effectiveness of predator control.

Fencing out stock has ensured that the mangroves merge into an intact salt marsh, grading into the bush edge.

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Women’s Institute stalwart Dianne Strickett, of Snells Beach, has received the organisation’s highest award.

Mrs Strickett, who is president of both the North Auckland Federation and Matakana WI, was presented with the Gold Honours Badge by NZFWI patron Lady Janine Mataparae.

The presentation was made at the institute’s national annual meeting and conference in Wellington.

Mrs Strickett was accompanied by supporters representing seven WI’s in the Warkworth region, joining representatives of 58 federations from From left, Lady Janine Mataparae, Dianne Strickett and national throughout NZ. president Jeanette Andrews.

Apart from her contributions to the Women’s Institute, Mrs Strickett was and regional levels. She was also the a driver for special needs children for secretary for the Northland area of the eight years, organised school holiday NZ Motor Caravan Association. camps for six years, and was secretary For further information on WIs in this for the Girl Guide Association at local area contact exec@w.i.org.nz

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The solution to the problem revolves around diet and exercise; much the same as it does for humans. We frequently read about diet and exercise in magazines, newspapers and advertisements (including those annoying pop-ups on the internet).

The main difference between us and our pets, however, is that we are able to make choices. Your pet will benefit from you making the right nutritional choices for it.

These days any reputable pet food manufacturer will have an age, breed and size/ weight specific range of foods that, if fed according to the instructions on the packet, will significantly improve weight management. The advances in food technology have become a major driver for the maintenance of good health for your pet. The dietary requirement for the growing, energetic puppy will differ hugely from the long loved, sedentary geriatric companion. The bone growth in the puppy will be supported by a higher calcium balance in food, high quality protein will improve the development of muscle mass, and the energy content will be matched to the active life of a puppy. The older dog will naturally not be as active as the puppy because it will have become much less excitable over the years and may be even further restricted by arthritic joints. The dietary needs of the older dog revolve around a lower energy content in food, very good bio availability of all ingredients and the addition of components such as omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. In other words, ingredients that modify the inflammation of arthritic joints and possibly even delay the onset of arthritis itself. Supplements such as glucosamine, chondroitin, sulphate and hyaluronic acid would be of benefit as well.

You would be surprised to see what a difference these foods can make to the life of an older pet. Better mobility leads to more activity and this, in combination with a lower energy content, helps to keep the weight down and joint loading at a lower level.

To elaborate in more detail about the ingredients of commercial diets (let alone prescription diets) is beyond the scope of this short article. The point I’m making is that the overweight appearance of your dog is a strong indicator of an unbalanced diet and that an adequate diet can markedly improve the health and well-being of your dog.

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Planting a bed of one colour or maybe a grouping of all reds or pinks will give more impact to the overall effect. Roses are easy to grow. All they require is full sun, fertile soil and water through the driest periods. Even if they don’t get the water they require, it is unlikely to kill them, as they are fairly robust, when treated with even a smidgen of kindness, and will reward gardeners with bloom after bloom after bloom.

Prepare your garden before planting, at least a week ahead where possible. Dig over the soil, blend in sheep pellets and compost, add a sprinkle of rose fertiliser and mix well. Water and leave to settle for a week or so. This allows the soil to meld all the goodies together, encourages the worms back and provides a wonderful base for the new root systems.

Now is the time to prune to keep established rose bushes vigorous and healthy. As a guide, remove one-third of the growth from the bush and get rid of any diseased wood and spindly shoots. Prune just above a strong bud, preferably one pointing outwards.

Standard roses should be pruned to about 25cm above the main stem and bush roses can be cut back about two-thirds, leaving three to four buds on each branch. Climbers can be cut back leaving five and six strong canes. Immediately after pruning spray both the roses and the soil with lime sulphur. This helps to get rid of lingering pests and diseases before the new spring growth period. Fertilise the plants with sheep pellets, top up the mulch and you’re done. Existing rose beds will also benefit from a thick layer of compost. Come summer you will reap the rewards. Happy gardening.

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

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All Breeds Dog Grooming Professional in clipping, bathing, nails etc

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David Just Developments Ltd Bathroom and Kitchen renovations Over 25 years experience References available from past clients

David Just • Ph: 0274 753 574 justdevo@farmside.co.nz

Custom Makers of Commercial & Recreation Drysuits and Waders WETSUIT & DRYSUIT REPAIRS 25 Station Road, Wellsford • Phone 423 8237 email info@oceandry.co.nz www.oceandry.co.nz

0800 METAL 4 U

• Metal supplies • Landscape supplies • Topsoil • Bark & mulch • Truck hire • Bulk haulage

183 Sandspit Road, Warkworth Phone 0800 638 254 (0800 Metal 4 U)

Household Water Deliveries 0800 747 928 mobile: 027 556 6111

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• Supply only Neil Wardle • Lay only Carpet Layer • Supply and Lay 09 425 9149 • Re-adaptions 027 264 7941 • Repair Work neilwardle@hotmail.co.nz

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Sew for You Sewing by Design Dress Making -- Clothing Alterations Home Furnishings -- Seamstress -- Sewing Classes 22 Pulham Rd, Warkworth (09) 425 9047 or 022 122 0722 www.sewforyou.co.nz

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Phone 09 422 9004, 027 406 5450 brett@villatamahunga.co.nz • www.villatamahunga.co.nz

Barry Houlbrooke Owner Operator

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25 years experience  Interior & exterior painting undertaken Wallpaper hanging and plastering specialists

Matakana Village Shop 4B Matakana 09 423 0428 | Open 7 Days

Contact Paul for a free quote Phone 422 5516 or 022 657 8739  www.intercolour.co.nz

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DRIVEWAYS WIntER SpEcIAl Maintenance Grading, Rolling and Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BIG or small.

Phone (09) 425 7766

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Learn to dance • ceroc - Modern Jive Ceroc is the fastest growing dance phenomenon in the country.

This fusion of Jive and Salsa is easy to learn, sociable and fun, and can be danced to any music with a regular beat. Ceroc DJ's play music ranging from 70's classics through to your current chart favorites.

7pm on Tuesday Nights at the Woolshed, Country Park, Matakana, Warkworth.

For more information Contact Colin 021 862 847 • www.ceroc.co.nz

pIlAtES MAt clASSES

Thursday 5.30pm, Fri 9am-11am Matakana Hall. Pilates Machinery.

ActIVE lIVInG pHYSIO Phone 422 7220

TAOIST TAI CHI CLASSES Two beginners classes starting soon Tuesday 24th July 5.30pm-7pm Saturday 28th July 10am-11.30am Scout Hall, Shoesmith St, Warkworth

Tai Chi is an ancient art that promotes holistic well being for people of all ages

Ph Helen Howard 09 425 9237 YOGA Matakana / Warkworth, Mon/ Tues/Thurs. Beginners course Tues night, Matakana. Info: Ingrid 422 3290 or www.harmonyofbodymindspirit.co.nz

FOR HIRE ‘cMR’ cOMFY MEEtInG ROOM for quiet gatherings of up to 25 people, tea facilities, Lavender House, 27 Lilburn St, Warkworth. Reasonable rates. Ph 425 8399 or lightways@xtra.co.nz

FOR lEASE clInIcAl OFFIcE SpAcE at health centre. Suit professional health practitioner. Daily rates available. Contact: 425 8399 or lightways@xtra.co.nz

FlIGHtS

ScEnIc FlIGHtS $39, 20 mins; $49, 30 mins. Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available.

GREAt BARRIER FlIGHtS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $99.

Min. 3 passengers. nORtH cApE FlIGHtS $375 each.

Min 3 passengers.

Rodney Aero club ph 425 8735 or Rod Miller phone 425 5612

FOR REnt MAtAkAnA, centre of township, by the river. 3 Bdrm. 2 Bthrm. Long Driveway.

Short Term. $420 PW. Ph 09 626 7077 WARkWORtH, Furnished 1 bedroom flat to rent. Close walk to village. Prefer working female tenant n/s. $220 pw includes O/S parking, water, power, Sky TV. Ph Mary-Alice Ryburn 09 425 0536.

FOR SAlE FIREWOOD - pInE Warkworth Lions Project, $50 p/cm. Phone to arrange pickup time 425 5893 or 0274 747 077.

FREE InStAllAtIOn On FREEVIEW Receivers if you have a working satellite dish. Quality equipment with 2 year warranty from $184 including GST. Offer ends 31/8/12. Ph Gavin 0274766115. lIVEStOck Weaner Pigs Tamworth. $80 each. Phone 422 6052.

RAWlEIGH pRODUctS available.

Phone Patrick 425 8851.

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only

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HEAltH SERVIcES / WORkSHOpS

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MAtAkAnA InDIE MARkEtS Upcycled Vintage Edgey crafting, 3rd Sunday of every month @ Matakana Village market space, 9.30am to 2.30pm. Craft, food and beverage stalls. Contact Steph for details 021 817 579.

HOME MAIntEnAncE At FEncE kInG We do all types of fences. Satisfaction guaranteed for prompt service and a free competitive quote. Phone Sam-the-fenceman 021 1264 660 or 09 42 4 8874.

HAnDYMAn – tHE MAIntEnAncE MAn Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

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Seasons, Seasons, aa grief grief and and loss loss support support programme programme for for children, children, is is looking looking for for volunteers volunteers to to work work as as part part of of our our team. team. We We work work with with small small groups groups children who have lost someone important children who have lost someone important in in their their lives lives through through death death or or separation. separation. Training Training and and support support is is offered offered to to suitable suitable people people who who have have experience experience with with children children and and have have been been through through loss loss in in their their own own lives. lives. Volunteers Volunteers give give up up to to 33 hrs hrs aa week week during during the the term term time time to to facilitate facilitate Seasons Seasons Groups.

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Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

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yy Go-Kan-Ryu (GKR) Karate is held at the Masonic Hall, Baxter Street Warkworth, on Monday nights from 7.30pm. Suitable for children over 5 years old, adults and families welcome. Visitors welcome. Info: Hayden 021 753 115, visit: gkrkarate.com Karate/Kickboxing

yy Karate for all ages is held at the Warkworth Showgrounds, from Monday to Thursday, from 6.30pm to 8.15pm. Kidz Karate is held on a Tuesday afternoon from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Mums Karate is held on a Tuesday morning from 9am to 10.15am, women’s kickboxing is held on a Wednesday evening from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Info: Andrew 425 4509 or 425 5219.

Squash

yy Warkworth Squash Club is running women’s sessions every Monday from 9.15am to 10.45am, and on a Wednesday evening from 6pm to 8pm. Cost is $7, coaching is available. Info: Kaye Jackson 425 6965.

Netball

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yy Fun Ferns –Rodney Netball Centre, Wellsford, on Saturdays from 10am-11am. The programme is for children aged four years to Year Three and aims to develop basic motor skills, as well as teaching movement and passing skills. Gold coin donation. Info: Tui 423 7400 or 022 6283288 or netballrodneycentre@farmside.co.nz

CASH PAID

List sports news by phoning Nichole on 425 9068 or email news@localmatters.co.nz

Installation, advice and supply.

Phone Andrew 021 466 394.

• Shed & Garage clear outs • Tools & Machinery • Cars, motorcycles, boats, caravans All things considered.

Ph or txt 021 161 5139

229 State Highway 1, Warkworth Phone 09 422 3149 0800 TOTALSPAN

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Free quotes and advice. Phone Wayne 09 425 5757 or 021 112 0696.

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VEHIclES pARk & SEll Gull Snells Beach. Weekly rates. Great exposure. Ph 425 4092.

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BInGO, BInGO, BInGO, BInGO, BInGO! BInGO! Come Come and and join the fun, 1st Monday of month, SlAUGtHERMAn - BUtcHER Seeking Untitled-6 1 PM New Masonic Lodge, 8/05/12 Baxter1:25 Untitled-6Upstairs 1 8/05/12 1:25 an PM experienced motived person Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to specialising in slaughtering of livestock Warkworth Museum. & knowledgeable in all aspects of meat processing. Ph Andrew 09 422 5862.

Result of Raffle drawn 29th June 2012.

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Snells Beach Community Hall, 2pm Sunday July 29 This meeting is to organise action with Watercare and Auckland Council on the excessive charges many people on tank water will be charged for their wastewater. Information will be presented outlining specific actions and strategies. This is an action meeting not a talkfest. Tell fellow tankwater residents.

Organised by Whangaparaoa Ratepayers and Residents Assoc. email: contact@wrrai.co.nz

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Wine with Robin Ransom www.matakanawine.com President, Matakana Winegrowers Inc

July 2012

Sustainable wine growing NZ Wine is the national organisation of the grape and wine sector, funded under statutory authority through levies on grape and wine production. One of NZ Wine’s most important initiatives since the late 1990s has been to establish and promote the sustainable wine growing project. This has been enthusiastically embraced by the industry and NZ Wine estimates that, this year, 94 percent of the country’s producing vineyard area is participating in the Sustainable Winegrowing NZ (SWNZ) programme.

Membership is granted after passing an independent and rigorous audit which is repeated annually. The audit covers everything from the types, amounts and timing of fungicide, herbicide and pesticide sprays used in vineyards, to soil nurturing, water use, wastewater management, solid waste minimisation, vine management practice and so on. In regard to sprays, for example, there are certain types of spray that vineyards are not permitted to use at all – some of the more “grubby” pesticides and more persistent herbicides. With the sprays we are permitted to use, there are strict limitations on the number of times we can use them during a single season and the time of season they can be used.

Paralleling the emergence of SWNZ over the last 15 years or so, there has been a virtual revolution in spray technology. These days much of the complex and sometimes toxic chemistry which used to be available to winegrowers has been replaced by more environmentally-friendly products, many of which are biological in origin and in operation – “good” fungi are sprayed on to vines to replace or destroy the undesirable fungi, for example. In effect, even those winegrowers who are not part of the SWNZ initiative have, intentionally or otherwise, become cleaner and greener practitioners of the art of wine growing.

SWNZ has been a good development for the wine sector in view of the burgeoning importance of wine as an export earner. NZ exports well in excess of $1 billion of wine each year. It is one of our fastest growing exports and is our ninth largest export earner. But the global wine industry has become increasingly competitive in recent years so we need every advantage we can get, hence the importance of the clean, green story. Perhaps more importantly, sustainable wine growing, despite imposing some bureaucratic burdens, is helping to make winegrowers more responsive to their environment. In the long run, this will make a difference in a world where the pressure to make productive land even more productive tends to work more toward environmental degradation than sustainability.

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16-20 Hestia Rodney’s Women’s Refuge appeal week (see story p26) 19 Forest & Bird talk – Steve Hathaway, marine photographer will talk about orca and other marine mammals. Totara Park Village Hall Warkworth, starts 7.30pm.

19 Careers Expo, Rodney College, from 7pm. All welcome.

20 Decadent Desserts, Cakes and Sweets fundraiser for Mahurangi Underwater Hockey Club, Mahurangi College at 7pm. Free admission. Info: Sue O’Reilly 425 4414 .

21 KaiRythmix concert, Christ Church Anglican Church, Warkworth, at 3pm.

21 Wilkinson Road Race, Kaipara Flats Hall, starting at 1pm (see story back page) 22 Flight and Fervour, a concert by Matakantata Choir, at Warkworth Presbyterian Church, Bertram Street, 2pm. A mix of traditional and contemporary choral music. Tickets, Lee and Hart Pharmacy and limited number at the door. $15 adults, gold coin children. Info: Jenni Francis 423 0094.

23-27 Top Art Exhibition, Mahurangi College Hall.

24 Quiz Night, Warkworth Bowling Club in Mill Lane, organised

by The Lions Club of Kowhai Coast. Starts at 7.30pm, teams of 4-6, $10 per person. Fundraising for community projects. Light supper will be served and there will be great raffles. Tickets from Dorothy’s of Neville St or at the door. Info: 425 4673.

24 Matakana Hall Society annual meeting, Matakana Hall meeting room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Info: Phone 422 7590.

26 Warkworth Playcentre International Day, Church Hill, all welcome (see story p29) 28 Flight and Fervour, a concert by Matakantata Choir, Matakana Hall, Matakana Valley Road, at 7.30pm. A mix of traditional and contemporary choral music. Tickets, Gull Service Station and limited number at the door. $15 adults, gold coin children. Info: Jenni Francis 423 0094.

28 Kaukapakapa Scout Group annual Trivial Pursuit evening, Kaukapakapa Hall, 7pm. Licensed bar and BYO, supper provided. Info: Joanne 420 5727. Fundraising to send scouts to the Australian Jamboree in early 2013.

29 Action on Excessive Wastewater Charges public meeting, Mahurangi East Community Centre, starting at 2pm (see story p5 & ad p37) 29 Kawau Volunteer Coastguard annual Winter Plunge, at Sandspit Yacht Club, 3pm. $5pp or $15 per family. All welcome.

Fun event, raising the profile of the local Coastguard unit. Info: kawaucoastguard@yahoo.co.nz or phone 422 2479.

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Substance abuse seminars, Warkworth and Wellsford (see story p15 and ad p16) Springboard Midwinter Christmas Dinner and Auction, Ascension Wine Estate Kowhai Singers concert, The Belfry, Ascension Wine Estate, starts 4pm (see story and ad p16) Bingo, upstairs New Masonic Lodge, Baxter Street, Warkworth, 7pm. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

Free Macular Degeneration seminar, Mahurangi East Community Centre from 12.30pm to 2pm (see story p27) Rodney College Senior Art Exhibition, Rodney College Library, from 5pm-7pm.

Forest & Bird talk – Thelma Wilson, DoC ranger and keen traveller will talk about her travels in South America and beyond. Totara Park Village Hall Warkworth, starts 7.30pm.

Careers Evening, Mahurangi College new gym, 7pm to 8.30pm.

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Hawks re-focus on club development Wilkinson race Despite being near the bottom of the table in the southern zone Northland premier division this season, Otamatea Hawks coach Tommy King says the future is looking bright for the club.

“There have been a number of changes for the club over the past two years,” he says.

“We have a new president, a new committee and new sponsors, as well as new players and those changes are fundamental to the progress of the club. A new strength of the club is its social aspect.

“It’s not just about the rugby – you have to get people to want to be a part of the club community.”

The Otamatea Hawks has both a reserve and premier side, comprising around 50 players, aged between 16 and 40 years. They play against teams from the Mid-Northern zone (Hukerenui).

Home games are split between the Kaiwaka Sports Association and the Maungaturoto Country Club.

Tommy says the reserves have improved both in results and play since last year.

“They are a good example of how the changes to the club are having a positive impact on play. The premiers have held their own against many of the top teams in what is a very strong and close competition this year.”

This is Tommy’s first year as head

on starting line

The 39th annual Wilkinson Road Race will be held on July 21, starting from the Kaipara Flats Hall at 1pm. The 10km race, which is organised by Wellsford Road Runners, caters for all ages and levels of fitness, and is open to walkers as well as runners. Each year it normally attracts a field of 60 to 70 competitors.

Last year’s men’s and women’s winners – Scott Winton, of Pakuranga, and Mikki Willinden, of Takapuna – and walkers winner Mike Vickers, of Auckland, are all expected to compete again this year. Shorter courses of three and four kilometres are organised for competitors under 16 years. The entry fee is $15 for adults and $5 for children. Info: Caroline Marshall on 423 7191.

Cyclists finish second

Otamatea Hawks are focusing on building a strong club foundation.

Pictured with the ball is Otamatea’s Viliami Puafisi.

coach. He says while there is no formal requirement at club level for coach development and training, apart from the safety course RugbySmart, he is

completing a Level 2 rugby coaching qualification through the Northland Rugby Union and has a sports degree and teaching qualification.

A Warkworth Riders Group finished second on handicap in a recent Race of 6 Friends group time trial, organised by the Auckland Central Cycling Club. Twenty-two teams started the race, which covered a 110km course through southern Rodney. The Warkworth Riders competed under the Matakana Bicycle Hire banner and were the second bike shop home, finishing the course in four hours and 41 minutes. Team members were Ross McLean, Wayne Wright, Bruce Fleming, John Winkie, Paull Robson and Steven McLeod.

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