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Motorway Inside this issue payouts Warkworth Town Hall begin Council proposes $1.4 million for upgrade

Nearly four decades after they arrived in Mahurangi, Donn and Janet Armstrong are leaving with a jumble of emotions.

They are delighted that years of uncertainty about their future has finally ended, but heavyhearted to be leaving behind the many friends they have made.

The couple are among the first few people to have their properties bought by the New Zealand Transport Agency under the Public Works Act to make way for the new Puhoi to Wellsford motorway.

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Ascension receivership Support floods in for Soljan family

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Matakana in May Lots of events taking place this month

continued page 3 Donn and Janet Armstrong say they will miss their stunning rural views in Warkworth.

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Araparera might not make a profit

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Northern Rodney ratepayers look unlikely to get more than 4km of road-sealing, after nearly three decades of paying a targeted rate collected with that purpose in mind.

Officials are refusing to confirm wind up next month. They say they profit from the investment. financial details of the 28-year- want to advise Auckland Councillors Since 1985, ratepayers in Rodney’s old forestry joint venture between and the Rodney Local Board first. northern riding – excluding northern Rodney ratepayers and However, it is understood there is townships such as Warkworth, Snells Araparera landowners, which will little evidence yet that either party will continued page 2

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Paraone says it’s estimated that under the carbon credits scheme, the forest is worth about 800 units per hectare or 160,800 units in total.

If the land use remains unchanged, the landholders will have no financial obligation. However, if they chose to subdivide or farm the land, they could face a carbon credit liability of up to $3.5 million.

Mr Paraone says the landowners’ choices are very limited. “When we entered this joint venture, there was no ETS in the picture. The landowners are looking at replanting the land as their only feasible option.”

The replanting is expected to cost around $400,000, he says, not including ongoing maintenance costs.

“A lot of the 370 landholders were reluctant at the outset of the joint venture to tie up their land for 30 years, but they agreed on the basis that it would provide work opportunities, as well as income. Obviously some of these people are upset that these promises haven’t eventuated.”

According to Council records, the joint venture was set up as a means of addressing rate arrears and the cost of a substantial bush fire in the area.

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Harvesting started in late 2011. Under the terms of the joint venture, Auckland Council will receive 70 percent of any proceeds, with the Maori landholders receiving the balance.

Council’s share of proceeds will be spent on local roads, but the amount could be as little as $2 million — a similar amount to what is believed to have been collected from ratepayers.

Auckland Council Property Ltd operations manager Antony Hobbs says the targeted rate was never sufficient to meet the annual costs of the venture.

An independent forestry consultant estimates that, at best, it will make a gross profit of $5m-$9m. However, harvesting, transport and marketing costs are likely to eat up about two-thirds of this. Furthermore, a Council decision to end the rate in June will leave a $64,525 hole in next year’s Council budget. This amount will also be deducted from Council’s share of the profit.

Maori landholders are likely to receive less than $1 million, partly due to the costs of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). As landholders, they bear the full responsibility for the carbon credit liability.

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Warkworth Town Hall upgrade included in Council budget Auckland Council is proposing to set aside just under $1.4 million to upgrade Warkworth’s historic Town Hall, closed 18 months ago due to safety concerns.

The amount has been included in THE UNITARY PLAN Council’s budget for the coming year, and will mean that only essential safety work will be carried out. Any further work will need to be paid for from community fundraising.

It has previously been estimated up to $5 million might be needed to refurbish and extend the facility into a Matakana in their future roading plans. multi-purpose hall. However, Rodney Feedback on Council’s draft proposal Local Board chairman Bob Howard for a new RUB for Warkworth is being has welcomed the funding, saying it accepted until the end of May. It will was the board’s top priority. “We were be formally notified in September and never going to get the whole amount.” once finalised, will not be reviewed for It is unclear what other wins the local another decade. board has made, after protesting over Feedback on Council’s 30-year plan, numerous issues to the Governing known as the Unitary Plan, also closes Body. Among other things, it has on May 31. At another public meeting backed a campaign to lower rates for A packed public meeting in Warkworth’s Old Masonic Hall on May 8 showed why on May 1, various concerns were raised, rural residents, but that issue will not the town needs a bigger venue. including new rules for coastal areas, be considered until next year. the need for upgraded infrastructure, An Auckland Transport proposal to and their traffic volumes to officials in growth was due to Auckland’s existing how riverside property owners would spend an extra $3.6 million on unsealed Wellington “and we want to see most residents having more children, they be compensated for having to set noted, and much of the rest was aside esplanade reserves, and whether roads has been slashed to just $1 million. of those roads sealed”. people from elsewhere in New Zealand Warkworth has enough industrial land.

Her comments came at the end of a Cr Penny Webster is claiming the amount, which will be in addition to packed public meeting to discuss a moving north. “You can’t just say: ‘I The manager of the Glasshape factory $400,000 already set aside, is a significant new Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) think all South Africans should go to warned the business might have to Napier’,” said Cr Webster, noting that shift elsewhere if it was unable to find win for Rodney. However, it is likely to for Warkworth. pay for less than 2km of seal, and it is There was heated discussion with the only a handful of people in the room new land, as it needed to expand. understood most of it is expected to be audience of around 100 people about had been born in Warkworth.

Council staff have admitted the plan spent on Great Barrier Island. why Warkworth should encourage a It was revealed at the meeting that still needs a lot of work. Its planning Cr Webster told a public meeting in six-fold increase in its population over Auckland Transport is considering a bus manager for the north and west, Warkworth last week she hoped to the next three decades. Council staff, service from Warkworth to Silverdale Warren Maclennan, has also admitted source more money on the basis that and Cr Webster, argued the growth within the next three years. According he is unsure whether its tough new unsealed roads were a serious health was inevitable, and that it was better to Cr Webster, both Auckland Transport rules for rural subdivision will achieve and NZTA have also agreed to include their aim. “We’re not sure whether this issue. She said she planned to submit a to plan for it than ignore it. list of all the unsealed roads in Rodney Around two-thirds of Auckland’s a new link road from Warkworth to has been done successfully before.”

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Motorway payouts begin “It’s good to have it resolved and we’re keen to move on,” says Donn. “But of course there’s always regrets. We’ve been in the district for 38 years, and in Wyllie Rd for 25 years.”

During that time, Janet founded two physiotherapy clinics and a rehabilitation clinic, and Donn worked as a farm management consultant.

They are now retired, but plan to continue doing aid work overseas.

The couple have bought half a hectare of bare land in New Plymouth, to be

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closer to family, and are planning to build a new home. They did not want to talk about the process they had been through. “It’s very sensitive,” says Donn.

Other landowners who have yet to negotiate deals say they understand NZTA is requiring landowners to sign gagging clauses, preventing them from publicly criticising the agency.

In a statement, NZTA said it had paid out three landowners so far from its “advanced purchase list” of 15 people, many of whom are facing hardship.

Negotiations with four other owners were close to settlement.

It will ultimately need to purchase 53 properties. It will be required by law to buy the properties once the final route for the new motorway has been confirmed and it lodges its Notice of Requirement with the Environmental Protection Authority. That process will begin in August.

The agency hopes to begin construction within 18 months, although some believe it is aiming for the middle of next

year, in the hope a new Government would not be able to scrap its plans.

Labour and the Greens oppose the new motorway. At a public meeting in Warkworth this month, Auckland Council’s planning manager for the north and west, Warren Maclennan, also hinted that some Council staff were not necessarily onside.

“The [motorway] is a Government decision, rather than a Council decision, and that’s caused some level of excitement in the Council,” he said.

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OFF THE RECORD All at SEA If, like half of Mahurangi, you’ve received a letter recently from Auckland Council notifying you that your property includes a Significant Ecological Area (SEA), you’ll get plenty of sympathy from Cr Penny Webster. The Snells Beach resident told a public meeting in Warkworth last week she, too, was bewildered to receive such a letter. “I think I’ve planted three pungas,” she snorted.

Supercity fee hikes Cr Penny Webster lets us down badly when she defends Council plans to raise rates and charges for those of us now living within the new Auckland boundaries.

It seems to be assumed that to “standardise” is to “make fair” and so we “standardise” rates and charges for all manner of services.

With few exceptions, this entails increases in fees without improving or standardising facilities.

This will certainly bring protest when people realise the implications. Take boat moorings, for example, where Council has a monopoly. Can boat owners look forward to a breakwater off Algies Bay when their fees are doubled? Would the non-boating residents appreciate that?

For decades the market has pushed and pulled to make charges reflect amenities and location. What crazy Council member came up with this half-baked idea that all the ducks had to be in a row?

David Mansfield, Snells Beach

Wellsford’s new library I take strong exception to June Turner’s misguided stance on the Wellsford Library (MM, Apr 17).

I cannot comprehend why Ms Turner would consider the people of Wellsford owe her board any form of gratitude? Is she or the Rodney Local

Letters can be sent to editor@localmatters.co.nz or PO Box 701, Warkworth Board funding our library? Was the decision to build this library not set in motion long before the board came into being?

Wellsford residents are delighted with their new library. However, we don’t need her or anybody else telling us that we owe a debt of gratitude.

After all, it is our money, and the new library is perhaps the only tangible asset we will see north of the Dome, given the voracious demands of the greater Auckland city.

When will Ms Turner “get real” and accept that we are real people doing real things, while rightfully expecting real returns on our crippling rate bills?

Wouldn’t a return to core business be a more sensible priority given the state of Wellsford’s sewerage system, water supply and unsealed roads?

It seems Ms Turner thinks we are a spoilt pack of brats always demanding more. Well, I would like to challenge her to cope with true rural Rodney living where she would have to negotiate Rodney’s dangerous roads on a daily basis.

It seems Ms Turner has begun her election campaign earlier than most and she’s about to learn just how grateful her voters really are.

Bryan Bingley, Tapora How unfortunate that the Wellsford playground for kids has to close for up to five months because some decks, timber posts and loose handrails have

to be replaced. The exorbitant cost involved and the low priority, now that winter is upon us, may mean that politicians will prevent the repair of this playground for families.

As for the Wellsford Library, may I venture to say that once all the backpatting and speeches are over, that 12 months’ hence there will be more people visiting the playground than getting library books out - providing of course the playground is actually open.

Lance Reid, Wellsford

The role of religion You report that parents are split over religion classes in primary school (MM, May 1). That’s not news.

Some parents have always disagreed with such classes.

I recall back in the 1950s when I was a theological student, deciding with others that the Bible-in-Schools system was ripe for demolition.

Over half a century ago we saw it as pathetic, embarrassing, hypocritical, and inappropriate in state schools. Its passionate supporters always seem blind to the actual harm it does to religion.

Now we hear that at Warkworth Primary there is even some subset religion class for Jehovah’s Witness teaching. Huh? How can this be anything other than the wretched religious sectism that the original Education Act sought specifically to prevent? What is this school board thinking of?

The rationalists are right on this.

Of course people will make up their own minds about religion, whatever happens. But to have children pestered each week by earnest zealots, well meaning or not, with moralistic stories about Joshua, Jeremiah or Jesus, is not called for in state primary education and should cease.

Ross Miller, Algies Bay Rev Stitt is concerned that the latest Census figures show a further decline in religious belief (MM, May 1).

The doom and gloom he laments is arguably caused by the very same belief system that he promotes.

Today we have access to compelling scientific evidence about the origin of the universe, the formation of our sun and planets, the evolution of basic life forms, and our human ancestors.

Instead of trying to convince people they need to believe in a personal God, well-meaning people like Colin Stitt should encourage a greater understanding of the natural world, and how mankind fits into the scheme of things.

Man is the master of his own destiny whether we like it or not, and without the shackles of religious belief he is free to cultivate the basic human instincts, which in most cases include compassion and common sense, to lead a full and meaningful life.

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OFF TH E RECORD There’s the RUB Observant residents who attended the public meeting on the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) in Warkworth last week got to see an extra slide show they presumably weren’t meant to see. Titled “Our Customer Service Standards”, it was obviously a presentation used to train Auckland Council staff, and went on for some time before the mistake was realised. The irony wasn’t lost on some.

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At the same public meeting, Council staff tried very hard not to slip into bureaucratic gobbledegook. But they didn’t always achieve their aim. One officer explained to the packed hall that “access portals” had been set up in the room so the public could have a play with the Unitary Plan. These are more commonly known as “computers”.

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Regarding Rev Colin Stitt’s comments (MM, May 1), I don’t think you can extrapolate any conclusion from a sample or Census or statistics. The point of the Gospel is that we can choose to overcome “utter despair ... guilt, shame, confusion and inner turmoil of the soul”.

We are role models in a morally declining environment. Boundaries have become ill-defined and vague.

Imagine a simple game of rugby without boundaries or a ref. The Gospel reveals both boundaries and a ref.

I feel in the minority at times and need to remind myself that the great prophet Elijah felt the same way.

I can live with this and can say as the Apostle Paul said before me: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ”.

Edith Johnston, Tomarata

At present Warkworth’s population is about 3900. The Auckland Council wants to increase it by 20,000 dwelling. People choose to live in Warkworth because it functions as a small community centre. If people wanted to live in a town that size they would have moved to such a place.

Warkworth is at present under strain in several areas such as water, sewerage, industrial land, parking and roads. A 500 percent increase in population will lead to deterioration in the quality of life we presently enjoy.

There is an obvious need to provide more industrial land outside the present boundaries so that young people can be employed locally.

However, the plan to increase the population can be stopped or limited by not extending the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB).

All that is needed is for a large number of people to say in their submissions on the Unitary Plan that they do not want the RUB extended for residential sites.

Bryan Jackson, Snells Beach

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Darryl Soljan pictured in 2009 at Ascension Wine Estate.

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Exciting developments on their way Well it has certainly been a non-stop ride around the Rodney Local Board area for the last few weeks. Once again a major plan around the future of Auckland has Local Board members out and about – with day and night events – trying to make sure that our communities have access to and participate in the development of the Unitary Plan and the Rural Urban Boundary.

We have once again run into issues around the lack of understanding for Rodney with regard to the internet-based focus of the plan, but would like to acknowledge that when we did get ourselves heard there were more physical meetings with planners in our area. The version that is on the table for discussion is just that – a discussion document. So let’s get our thoughts on paper and into the Governing Body.

On other fronts, there are some very exciting developments about to see the light of day. For some time now, Brenda Steele and I have been working on creating greater opportunities for second-chance learning, adult and community education, job skills and youth employment opportunities, along with enhanced economic development opportunities. To this end the Local Board has resolved to spend a one-off amount of $10,000 over the next year to restart nightclasses at Mahurangi College with a focus on up-skilling, apprenticeship theory courses and employment opportunity enhancement courses. With the help of Mahurangi College we hope to see courses restart at the beginning of 2014.

Meanwhile, $15,000 has been set aside for the reintroduction of support for our Whangi villages and Kura (we can’t call them sister cities because we aren’t a city) and now that we have money set aside, you should see how keen centralised council staff are to “help” us in this area.

Another $15,000 has been budgeted to enhance our domestic tourism potential to the 250,000 Asian New Zealanders living in central Auckland. This is another opportunity to grow our economy and employment opportunities in the short term while we work on long-term industries that will mean we can all work and live in our area, thereby avoiding the congestion and what looks like road tolls of travelling into central Auckland.

I am going to ask our businesses to give us some assistance . If a good-looking young man shows up at your door asking questions around the type of employees you need, the skills you require and so on, please spare him some time as this information will be essential to our whole area in the next few months as we continue work to enhance the opportunities in and around our area.

Support floods in for Soljans

Friends and acquaintances have left messages of love and support for Darryl Soljan and his family on the Mahurangi Matters website, following news that his family’s winery, Ascension Wine Estate, has been placed in receivership.

Employee Tina Edwards is among from Auckland, owned around 18 many people who have wished the percent. family well, and expressed hope that John McKay of Corporate Finance they get back on their feet, following has been appointed receiver. His first the announcement on May 7. report is due on July 8.

A former employee of Matakana wine In a statement to Mahurangi Matters, bar The Vintry, Michael Smith, says Darryl said he expected the receiver he is sure the family will “bounce would allow all the functions back”. And staff from the Salty Dog scheduled to take place at the winery have also sent their best wishes. “They to go ahead as planned. say life is a book of pages; turn the page and move onto the next chapter,” “For the record, most of our creditors are current or close to it,” he said. “We are says Debbie Patten.

Prominent businesspeople in the area obviously extremely disappointed but have also paid tribute to the family’s also proud of what we achieved from huge contribution to the community, what started in 1994 as a bare paddock.” and to the Matakana economy, over He said he was unsure what the future held for the family. “Obviously any the years.

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Funding problems threaten service to help the elderly Rodney’s alarming number of abused older people could be left to fend for themselves after Age Concern’s plea for Government support was rejected.

Age Concern provides information No other agency has a primary and intervention for those suffering focus on elder abuse or such a deep elder abuse through a trained social understanding of the complexities worker – a service that has been involved, she says. operating in the area for 16 years.

“It is not uncommon for multiple The service is 30 percent funded by agencies to become involved, each the Waitemata District Health Board, conducting assessments and engaging with the remaining 70 percent coming services, but people are unlikely to respond to such a piecemeal from Age Concern’s general coffers. approach,” Mrs Smith says.

It was hoped that Government funding would reduce the shortfall, however The Waitemata District Health Board recent changes made by the Ministry helps Age Concern provide for client of Social Development to the criteria advocacy services, education and around its Community Response Fund public awareness, as well as employing has left Age Concern’s Orewa-based Mrs Smith for 10 hours a week, but she says the funding “in no way” meets elder abuse service facing closure. the level of need.

Age Concern Rodney chief executive “Unless money appears from Catherine Smith says 100 elder abuse somewhere else, the service will have cases have come to light in the district to be discontinued,” she says. since January last year and eight are Age Concern’s national advisor for currently being dealt with. elder abuse and neglect prevention One case relates to a 77-year-old services, Louise Collins, says elder woman who lives with a stepson abuse is at the same point child who has mental health issues and is abuse was at 30 years ago. “It used to on a sickness benefit. The woman is be a parent’s right to bring children up estranged from her grandchildren and the way they wanted. Now look at the her friends don’t visit her because of her emphasis on protecting children.” stepson, so she feels isolated and alone.

Ms Collins says the abuse can be verbal, “She doesn’t know what to do and is physical, sexual or financial and the effect afraid to ask for help for fear of the on older people can be “shattering”. consequences.”

“It can have a huge effect on their Mrs Smith fears the woman could be health. It destroys their trust and left without help, given Age Concern confidence and they can end up losing Rodney’s funding shortfall. their independence.”

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Rodney students ready to have a ball

At the age of 16, Aimee Stevens has not yet worn make-up. But she is getting ready to stun her family and friends on May 20, when she will take part in a fashion parade as a pre-ball fundraiser for Rodney College.

The parade, which will take place at the Rodney College college, is the brainchild of Te Hana student Aimee woman Ingrid McCracken. Inspired by Stevens gets a colour her experience of helping Christchurch consultation from women cope with the earthquakes, Ingrid McCracken. by giving them colour and style consultations, Ingrid decided to offer the same services to local girls to help them look their best for the annual ball.

She also plucked up the courage to approach Albany boutique Golden Gown to sponsor the fashion parade.

The business, which is owned by wellknown designer Ankia van der Berg, agreed to supply all the gowns. All the money raised will help pay for a gown for one lucky girl, whose name will be announced on the night.

The budding models have already chosen which gowns they want to wear, and Ingrid is predicting that jaws will be dropping throughout the room when the girls step out on stage.

“I can tell you now that when the head girl comes out, her father will have his eyes on stalks,” she says.

As the mother of a young boy with Down’s syndrome, and with a strong Salvation Army background, Ingrid is passionate about helping other people, but can’t quite believe she has managed to pull off what looks like being a hugely successful evening.

“I just wanted to do something that I’m hoping if it’s successful, we might is expected to be held in July. would give the girls a very strong sense be able to do it again next year.”

Tickets for the pre-ball fundraiser are of confidence in themselves,” she says. At press time, a date had yet to be available from the college or Woody’s “It’s a first go and we’ll see how it goes. finalised for the ball itself, although it Winners.

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A new website being developed by the Matakana Coast & Country group, which has formed as a result of the Puhoi to Pakiri tourism project, will include Waiwera. At the Puhoi Community Forum’s May meeting, forum treasurer Sue Tisdall welcomed the decision and hoped that it would be the start of networking opportunities for businesses in the southern reaches of the new group’s area.

Library fundraiser The annual Puhoi Library Grab was held on Anzac Day, raising $195 for the RSA. Visitors were provided with complimentary morning or afternoon tea, while looking through a special presentation, which commemorated NZ’s wartime service, particularly at Gallipoli. The event is run by library volunteers and the money was raised through a raffle and poppy collection.

Water concerns raised Issues of run-off, the extent of earthworks in a coastal zone, and general loss of natural character and amenity were raised at a public meeting in Tomarata Hall on May 9. The meeting was called by the Te Arai Preservation Society to discuss an application by Te Arai Coastal Lands to take water for the development of a golf course. TACL is asking Auckland Council to allow it undertake extensive earthworks and extract 795,000 litres of water from the Te Arai catchment a day. Submissions close on May 24. Info: www.tearai.org

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life – whether it’s the organised activities or sometimes getting together for a cup of tea and a chat. There are so many things to do here – of course it’s always up to you which activities you choose to enjoy.

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Warkworth gets new market A group of local women have started a quarterly market in Warkworth.

Kathy Roscoe, Brenda Howson and Robayne Magnusson came up with the idea after agreeing there was a need to showcase local wares.

“Matakana Market is often hard to get into and we thought Warkworth needed something good quality,” Ms Roscoe says.

“We’re hoping it grows into a great place to pick up some unique gifts and products.”

Ms Howson, a graphic designer, produced flyers and set up a Facebook page and the others painted signs that were erected around the area.

The women rented space in the Warkworth Masonic Hall and sold The inaugural market in the Old stalls at $20 a table.

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The first market was held on March 16 and attracted 16 stallholders and Snells Beach School is booked in and around 100 visitors. Items included plans to raise money to send students jewellery, cushions, wire sculptures, to the J Rock event in Auckland in designer childrenswear and alpaca July. wool.

The next market on June 15 will have Some people set up stalls promoting a mid-Christmas theme. Violinist home businesses including a massage Fiona McGough will provide live therapist and the operator of de- entertainment and a coffee truck, and cluttering service Neat As A Pin. a professional child photographer will All stallholders donated something be onsite. There are 25 stalls available towards a raffle and the proceeds went inside and five outside. At this stage Ms Roscoe says they’re around 60 to the Warkworth Birthing Centre. percent full.

“The raffle was impressive but we felt we didn’t make enough money “We’d love to see the community really from it. At the next market we plan get behind this market as we’ve set it to offer free space for a local group to up for them, as stallholders, customers set up a food stall and fundraise for and fundraisers. There’s a lot on offer.”

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matakana in may Rare chance to sample Matakana’s premium wines Nicki Haller is enjoying the sweet taste of success with this month’s tastings at The Vintry.

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As it happens, Ransom is celebrating the 20th anniversary of planting its first vines this year. Although it produced its first wine in 1996, the vines were planted three years prior.

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Matakana is also unique because all its wineries are family-owned, she notes. While locals are obviously deeply saddened by the receivership of Ascension, they are determined to remain positive and support each other, she says.

Given the popularity of the Dark Summit tastings, she hopes similar events might follow. “Maybe other growers will be inspired to bring me library stock, too,” she grins.

Meanwhile, food and wine lovers also have the inaugural Taste Matakana Celebration to look forward to this month.

The free event will feature local produce from a dozen Matakana artisans, and will take place on May 18 at Morris & James Pottery, to coincide with their Harvest Sale.

There will also be demonstrations and a chance for the public to try their hands at oyster shucking, kneading dough, tempering chocolate, and comparing different types of oil.

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The wine bar is holding rare tastings of library stock from what is arguably Matakana’s best-known wine brand, Dark Summit, on May 19 and 22 — and interest has been so high an extra session was added.

The Vintry’s owner, Nicki Haller, followed through on the idea after it was suggested by Ransom Wines owner Robin Ransom, who attended a similar event for industry insiders last month.

Dark Summit is Ransom’s premium brand and it is very rare that a winemaker will share his or her library stock, says Nicki. “I think that Robin is just very, very kind to me, really.”

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, “library stock” is wine kept by the winemaker for posterity, and to use as a reference for future vintages. “I would say that all winemakers keep libraries of their wines — they just don’t often open it to the public,” says Nicki.

Robin will host the event and will start with older wines first, because they are the most fragile. He will then take the audience through each vintage. “Everybody is going to learn

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Wine and the tourism market Recently I attended the Trenz function at the Cloud on Queens Wharf in the city. On one day I assisted the indefatigable Liz Bays of Warkworth Area Business Association/Matakana Coast Wine Country, who for three long days met over 50 tourist operators whose job it was to find memorable, interesting and exciting New Zealand experiences.

Each presenter is given about 15 minutes to pitch their business – or in Liz’s case, multitude of businesses — before a conch shell roars and everyone moves to the next 15-minute pitch. It’s kind of like speed dating really. Why was I there? To provide support by describing how Matakana Wines fit within domestic and international visitor experiences, and to gauge what people want when they visit a region like Matakana. And what they want is a personal, direct connection.

As far as wine goes, they want to meet the winemaker and the viticulturist. They want to be told the how, what and why things are grown and made. They then want to taste the product, so they can understand the tastes, flavours and characters. If they like it, they’ll buy some and relate the experience when they return home.

This is nothing new or different – witness Farmers’ Markets, for example. And by far the most successful technologies and software developments have been in the area of making connections between people.

Talking of shared experiences, on the Wednesday night of Trenz the Bellini bar in the Hilton was transformed into a Matakana Market, with food and beverage producers manning stalls. We winegrowers brought along about 80 bottles from 12 different producers – which in itself drew looks of amazement. “I didn’t know you had so many winemakers?!” was a common refrain. And my personal favourite: “No sauvignon blanc? Oh, thank goodness.”

These were a mixture of local and foreign media people. They were very keen to hear about Matakana wine and the stories behind the labels. All were impressed by the character and diversity of Matakana wine which went spectacularly well with the cheese, cured meats and other delectable goodies on offer.

It was a great pleasure to talk about and discuss the wines with people who had never before tried a Matakana wine. At the end of the night, we packed up and the doorman of the Hilton gave me a chit for the carpark. Turns out he grew up in Leigh, went to Mahurangi College and cheerfully told me of his favourite experiences in the Matakana region. Another connection made.

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The centre is directed by a committee of locals, staffed by locals and supported almost entirely from local subscriber fees.

Open 364 days a year, the centre is in the heart of the village in a space donated by the Brick Bay Trust.

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The Matakana-Omaha/Point Wells cycleway has cleared its last construction hurdle, in its downhill ride to the finish line.

Having secured a bridge earlier this year, to cross the Matakana River the final ry & Matakana Cinem The Vintry and Matakana Cinemas present Vint as pre Th e obstacle along the 6km route was how se nt to get cyclists and walkers safely through “the cutting” on Leigh Rd, between Tongue Farm Rd and the roundabout.

Last month, the group secured a 6m-wide easement along old Tongue Farm Rd, on the edge of the corner block formerly Remembering the classics owned by the Tucker family.

Cycleway coordinator Scott McCallum says the easement solves a “Relax, catch-up and “huge” access problem. unwind with the girls.

“It’s a dangerous stretch and we’d Enjoy a glass of wine explored all sorts of options to find a and a movie for $20 safe way through it, with little success,” he says. “We’d really like to thank the including a selection $20 including a glass Tucker family for approaching the group of sweet treats” and giving us the option of getting the of wine and nibbles easement as part of the sale of the land.”

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month Every 2nd Monday of the month Members celebrated the outcome with champagne at its meeting this month.

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Many students of ecology come to Tawharanui Open Sanctuary to study the plants and animals, but a recent collaboration is a first.

Ecologist Sam Hill and producer/director Paul Mackenzie have worked together on a unique project — a collection of tui song samples from Tawharanui for Tui Tui Tuia, a new composition by composer and performer Dudley Benson. The performance will use almost exclusively the components of tui song cut, looped and layered to create a new piece of electronic music.

Paul, who completed a Master of Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, specialising in multimedia collaborations, dreamed up the idea, and this is his first major collaborative work. The tui songs were collected by Sam and Tossi volunteers using a “shotgun” long-distance directional microphone, which Sam also uses for collecting data for his PhD research through Massey University. Tawharanui is Sam’s main research site and his research places him at the forefront of knowledge of our most visible songbird. The project also recorded tui song on Motuihe, Motutapu, and Tiritiri Matangi islands, with the assistance of the respective volunteer trusts.

Despite tui being a relatively common and iconic species, very few studies to date have been made on them. As a result, the behavioural ecology and biology of tui are poorly understood. Sam’s PhD work focuses on the sources of variation on the complex vocalisation of tui. This includes looking at seasonal, geographical and gender differences in song. The geographical part compares mainland tui song structure with the song structure of the endangered Chatham Island tui, analysing factors such as the length of song and the number of different sound units that are found within each song. The aim was to obtain a greater understanding of tui behaviour that could, in turn, aid conservation efforts. “Tui have a beautiful and highly complex song and are perfect for such a performance, and the project is a wonderful way to bring conservation and the wonders of nature to the general public while helping to bridge the gap between science and art,” says Sam, who is passionate about conservation. The song of tui from Tawharanui will fill the grand North Atrium of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki for a premiere on June 9 at 2pm. The performance is free to the public. It will also be installed as a sonic art installation as part of Silo Park’s Matariki Festival in July.

Meanwhile, join us at Tawharanui for our big Queen’s Birthday weekend planting. We have 10,000 trees to plant over the two days. Enjoy a barbecue after the planting. Meet at the woolshed at 9am. Info: www.tossi.org.nz

Death of a remarkable Maori chief

Among our museum’s treasures are the Brookes family archives. These letters, manuscripts and news clippings all portray New Zealand life in the late 1800s.

Edwin Stanley Brookes, who arrived on Matilda Wattenbach in 1862 at the age of 20, was a Government surveyor, prolific writer and talented artist. He had huge admiration and respect for the Maori people, especially those on the Kaipara, who befriended the Albertlanders on their arrival.

Among his papers is an article he wrote for the New Zealand Graphic dated January 23, 1892, which described the tangi of a notable Maori statesman. Although greatly abridged here, Edwin’s article is a true record of a very important occasion.

“Te Aria (sacred), the oldest chief of the Oruawharo, Kaipara, has passed away. He was more familiarly known as Soloman. This native, I gather from a somewhat reliable source, was born about the year 1796, and was a tohunga (priest). He said that when he was about 20 years old he was made a minister to Maori in 1814 by the Rev Samuel Marsden at the Bay of Islands. There he was taught to read and write.

“About 1830 he first came to the Kaipara, where he has lived on the banks of the Oruawharo river, about two miles west of Port Albert. This remarkable chief was the original owner of what is now known as the Wharehine district.

“Te Aria’s death came somewhat suddenly, on Sunday morning, Dec 6th, 1891. But when he found his time was short he called his family around him, and urged them to be united. Word soon spread that Soloman was dead. Messengers were sent to the different hapu and as each of these arrived from all points of the compass by boats and on horseback, salvoes of musketry were fired in honour of the dead.

“On Wednesday the 9th the funeral took place. The coffin was placed in a boat and taken to Rengarenga Cemetery while mourners followed along the beach. Prior to this, a fire was made and lit, the smoke signaling that all was ready at the cemetery.

“The cortege arrived, mats placed under the coffin which was covered with a black cloth, then it was carried from the beach to the burying ground.

“After the ceremony, the people went back to the settlement where some 200 (mostly men) Maori sat in groups for the tangi. Te Aria’s widow, Miriam, sat in deep mourning; her bitter crying could not help but move the stoutest heart.

“Knowing Te Aria from 1862, he was the most remarkable native that I have ever come in contact with, always courteous and helpful and I fully believe he ended his days a genuine Christian.”

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Have you noticed how we are constantly told how we could better ourselves if only we adopted the latest psychological fad or method of thinking? These come and go and although they can be effective in the short term, we often default to what is familiar to us whether this is helpful to our lives or not.

Remember “the power of positive thinking”? That your life and happiness would improve if you used the power of positive thoughts? Well life, as it turns out, is not always dandy and clear of turbulence. In fact, no one is free of life’s pain and frustrations, and thinking positively for some people only intensifies those thoughts and therefore prolongs the pain.

Although pain and grief is inevitable and unavoidable, it is how we experience, respond and deal with that pain that differentiates us from others. Mindfulness can support us in finding the meaning to life’s difficulties instead of struggling and stumbling through.

Mindfulness derives from ancient eastern philosophy that enables people to accept life’s tribulations as just that, a part of life. In order to do this we need to learn to play an active role in our lives and act as an observer instead of reacting without any thought or understanding. It is about being open and aware of our thoughts and feelings without judgment and from a distance without getting caught up with the “whys”, “hows”, “should” and “should nots”. It is simply having intentional attention on the present — the now. When we get caught up in the content of our minds this is when we generate thoughts of anger, hurt, envy, and unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves that prove to be unhelpful and destructive.

The following are some simple mindfulness exercises intended to activate the senses without the intellectual input. This brings us “into the moment”. At the start of each meal, for example, pay attention to the sensory experiences such as the texture, taste, smell and look of the food — even the sound of when you bite into it. This raised consciousness and attention is mindfulness. Another exercise to try when you are on a break during the day is, instead of reading an email or reading the newspaper, look out the window. Look at how the wind is fluttering through the trees, the change in colour of the leaves, the speed at which the clouds are moving through the sky, or the light. Give your mind a break and start noticing what is right there, in that moment.

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Warkworth’s Franklin Pharmacy is creating a consulting room for the service with two employees undergoing special training. It costs $45 for 18 to 65-year-olds.

People entitled to a free vaccination — those older than 65 or suffering from certain conditions — should see a GP instead.

Pharmacist Janine Laws says the service may suit people who prefer The flu vaccine will now be available to go the doctor as a last resort. She at your local pharmacy. says pharmacies have access to smaller expected to be running by June. needles than those used in medical Dr Kate Baddock, from Warkworth centres and doctors’ rooms, which Medical Centre, says she has concerns may suit needle-phobes. around the fragmentation of care. The Before giving the vaccine the pharmacist vaccine is also cheaper at Warkworth will go through a simple consent process Medical Centre, at just $36. with each patient. The vaccination is “We don’t have a way of communicating then given using a small needle. easily in terms of enabling a complete Patients need to wait for 20 minutes health record for individuals. To some afterwards to make sure they have not extent that’s detrimental to patient had an adverse reaction. They can health.” wait in the shop and read a magazine She says within the medical centre during this time. there’s an opportunity to check for If the patient consents, the pharmacist things like blood pressure and prostate will forward their vaccination record health as well as the status of other to their GP. vaccines such as tetanus.

Franklin’s is purchasing a fridge to house Warkworth Medical Centre flu jabs the vaccinations and an oxygen cylinder are up by nearly 1000 on this time for first-aid. The employees learnt level last year, Dr Baddock says. She puts three CPR and completed a test paper the high figure down to a lack of side and a practical assessment. The service is effects and word of mouth.

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In fact, more vehicles and car components fail more often during winter than at any other time of the year. Some factors contributing to this include rougher running conditions, less time and incentive for upkeep, and the simple fact that cold weather causes a lot of wear and tear on engine and transmission components.

However, a little extra effort in car maintenance can save on costly repairs.

Beaurepaires Warkworth owner Brendan Woolley says a good place to start is the tyres.

“It’s the emergency situations you want to be prepared for and these situations are more likely to occur in winter,” he says.

“One of the commonest tyre issues we see is underinflation. It’s one of the major causes of tyre wear and tear, and lower fuel efficiency.

“For every 1.3kg that your tyres are below their recommended pressure, your fuel economy drops one percent – it’s called “rolling resistance” which is a measure of how easily the tyre rolls down the road, while minimising energy wasted as heat.”

Brendan says the benefit of properly inflated tyres, with good tread, was graphically brought home to him about three months ago.

“I was driving through the Dome when the driver of an oncoming car fell asleep and crossed the centre line. If I hadn’t swerved as quickly as I did, then he would have hit me in the cab, rather than the tray.

Tyre specialist Brendan Woolley says worn tyre tread can be a killer.

He missed me by centimetres and I’m sure I have the four new tyres on the truck to thank.”

Brendan says proper alignment can extend the life of a tyre by 30 percent, increase fuel efficiency, improve cornering and handling, and reduce driver fatigue.

Spending a little more on a good quality tyre can also reduce road noise, a major complaint from drivers.

“It’s also important to make sure brakes are checked every 10,000kms and suspension is regularly checked.”

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DIY tyre inflation on its way A smart tyre that knows when its pressure is getting low and then pumps itself up may sound farfetched, but last year Time magazine named just such a tyre one of the best inventions of 2012.

Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) will help ensure the optimum tyre pressure is maintained and as a result, could mean substantial savings at the fuel pump.

All of its components, including the miniaturised pump, will be fully contained within the tyre.

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tyre gets too low, it knows it. An internal pressure regulator opens to allow air to flow into a pumping tube and, as the wheel turns, the flattened part helps squeeze air from the tube through an inlet valve into the tyre.

Goodyear chief technical officer Jean-Claude Kihn says a tyre that can maintain its own inflation is something drivers have wanted for many years.

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get a grip Ex-rally driver’s lifetime love of motor sports turns classic Where do old rally drivers go to reminisce? Ask BNT manager Dennis McConnell that and he’ll tell you the answer is the classic motor racing circuit.

At 59, Dennis has spent the best part of the past 40 years racing cars of some description.

As a teenager in West Auckland, he started out in a 1967 model 105 Anglia, competing regularly in rallies between Tokoroa and Kaitaia. In 1977, he finished rebuilding an Escort competing in the Motogard Rally of 1979, which consisted of 1500kms of special stages between Auckland and Wellington.

These days he’s running a ’69 twin-cam Escort, with a 1600cc motor. It’s got a full steel Lotus engine, runs side draft carburettors, a straight cut five-speed gearbox, steel limited slip, and floating axles and discs all round.

“It took 18 months to strip it back to its shell and do a bare metal rebuild,” he says. “This involved removing every nut, bolt and fitting, then soda blasting the shell, panel-beating and painting, and a refit with better suspension and an authentic dash.

“If you built it in pieces from scratch, it’d probably cost about $130,000.”

Dennis laments that the cost of motor sports has increased to the point that many enthusiasts can no Formula 5000 cars in the world – Kenny Smith is a longer afford to compete. regular on our circuits although he races in cars that “When I was racing, the costs were pretty minimal are well out of my league.” because we did all the work ourselves and entry fees were Dennis’ best performance in a rally was in the ’79 cheap. These days, one rally could cost around $3000. rally where he was running 10th overall until his “Classic circuit racing is more about enjoying our gearbox blew up just 30kms short of the finish line. cars and socialising. We’ve definitely left the smoke- His only rollover cost him a car, although he says his ‘n’-rubber and biff-‘n’-bash days behind us.” pride hurt the most.

Many of the cars on the classic circuit are “My race car was off the road so I was racing my irreplaceable, either because of their racing history road car which, after the accident, was written-off. or just the age of the car.

I had 18 months of riding on the train until I could “NZ’s probably got the biggest carpark of former save up enough to buy another car.”

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Lack of courtesy upsets New Zealand drivers Dishonest drivers who don’t leave their contact details after hitting a parked car frustrate drivers the most, according to a new survey by AA Insurance.

The survey, which polled 1000 regular New Zealand drivers aged 18 years and over, found that women drivers (70 percent) are more likely to find this frustrating than men (59 percent), as are North Islanders (72 percent) compared to South Islanders (65 percent).

A recent AA Insurance claim involved a truck rolling down a hill causing $6000 worth of damage to a parked car.

No note was left by the truck driver but a witness was able to provide details, which meant the owner of the damaged car didn’t have to pay the excess.

“When a driver is frustrated he or she is more likely to lose their concentration and take uncalled-for risks that can

result in an accident,” AA Insurance spokesperson Suzanne Wolton says.

“Driver frustration can quickly lead to an accident.”

The second most frustrating behaviour was drivers who increase their speed at a passing lane and then slow down after the passing lane.

When it comes to drivers who “steal” a car park from a waiting motorist (the third most frustrating behaviour according to the survey) women (60 percent) found this more frustrating than men (50 percent). Meanwhile, older people were more likely to be frustrated with drivers who illegally parked in disabled spaces – the 10th most frustrating behaviour.

The results also suggest that road safety is important to New Zealand drivers.

Behaviours such as tailgating, failure to indicate, and parents who don’t secure children properly were all sources of frustration to other drivers.

Just turn on your car and ‘go’ Although you may think it’s easier on your car to let it sit and gently warm up in cold weather, it’s not a good idea for a number of reasons.

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In short, de-programming the life habits that haven’t served you well and introducing positive and healthy practices at a pace that you are willing to work at.

Mr Giroux, 42, studied biology at Laurentian University, before travelling to England where he met his Kiwi wife Anna.

“It’s taken me 20 years to write a programme around the four rules to give people great health and meaningful happiness. While most people are here to lose weight, we concentrate on all four principles collectively”.

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Snells Beach subdivision comes under scrutiny

The public has been given the chance to express their views about a proposed housing development at Snells Beach.

Manikum Enterprises is planning to access via lanes to be built within the build a 75-lot subdivision at 47 and 61 development. Buyers will be able to Dawson Rd and is seeking to rezone choose from six different house designs the land from low to medium density. including materials such as slate, brick A restricted activity is also proposed and shingles and all homes will connect to ensure the development includes to the local sewerage and water network. landscaping and building setbacks.

Mr Lim says council data shows there’s Auckland Council has notified the plan a clear demand for residential living change and invited the public to make opportunities in the Snells Beach area. submissions. These close on May 16.

“Neighbours, iwi and Snells Beach Glen Giroux Manikum Enterprises director Ken School have been consulted and whether to embark on a programme Lim says current zoning rules require everyone has been very positive.” that includes one or all of the following: a minimum of 4000sqm lots and it is If approval is given, Manikum hopes massage therapy, nutrition, juice courses hoped to reduce that to a minimum of to begin building in October at the and one-on-one discussions or life 600sqm. Maximum size will be about earliest. referencing. It is aimed at a broad range 1000sqm.

Mr Lim moved to NZ from Malaysia of people – from those with ongoing The development will mainly include in 1976 and studied engineering at ailments and weight issues to athletes. three-bedroom-plus-study homes, University of Auckland. He has worked His premises at Riverview Plaza, including two bathrooms and three in the construction and development overlooking the Mahurangi River, toilets, as well as some larger properties industries since. He set up Manikum includes a juicing room, veranda of up to five bedrooms. There will Enterprises and purchased the land at growing organic veges, massage rooms be 1.5m-wide footpaths, cycleways, Snells Beach in 2007. He is involved and discussion rooms. buffer zones with planting on the rural with another development at Swanson Individual juice courses cost $25 and western boundary and a wetland on Rd in Henderson with three others. are held every Thursday at 10.30am the southeast corner.

Snells Beach Residents and Ratepayers and 6.30pm with everything included. The wetland will filter stormwater run- Association secretary Lesley Leversha There are also private classes for five or off and provide a recreational area for says the developers presented their more and a Vege Co-ops programme residents. Mr Lim says all homes will plans around a year ago and there have with pre-organised juiceboxes and be freestanding. Some will have access been alterations since. The plans can recipes. to Dawson Rd and some will have be viewed at Mahurangi East Library.

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2013 Fieldays goes global at Mystery Creek The 2013 Fieldays theme, “Getting down to Business in the Global Economy” has been chosen as New Zealand strives to become internationally recognised as having a role in helping to feed the world.

The theme delves into New Zealand’s industries that are prominent in the export chain and looks at the growth of the agricultural sector and challenges that affect it.

The Mystery Creek pavilion’s Premier Feature area has been redesigned and segregated from the general pavilion sites to offer an exclusive and unique exhibition area.

Exhibitors are encouraged to showcase the best of their agribusiness products and services with engaging, interactive and appealing displays.

The Premier Feature area is the prime location to promote innovative initiatives that clients can apply to enhance their agribusiness and provide solutions to global economy challenges.

The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) will have a hub in the main pavilion at the Mystery Creek event, as well as running a series of seminars that will be open to all visitors.

The ministry’s director-general, Wayne McNee, says the National Agricultural Fieldays will be a showcase for New Zealand’s primary industries and an excellent venue for talking about how to ensure future growth.

Mr McNee says the ministry relates strongly to the theme, and invites visitors to see them on-site or

what MPI does and why it matters to them.”

Jon Calder, NZ National Agricultural Fieldays CEO says Fieldays’ focus has always been on the advancement of New Zealand agriculture on the domestic — and now global — stage.

“New Zealand’s export growth is critical to our success as a nation, and MPI plays a vital role in working with and supporting the primary sector to deliver and realise its potential.”

Mr Calder says Fieldays’ partnership with MPI creates new opportunities to work together and explore fresh ways to take New Zealand’s agriculture and primary sector to the world.

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In an Amazing Race - style twist to the competition, entrants will be flown to a secret location on June 10 and need to make their way to Fieldays by 5pm the following day, stopping in specific towns along the way to complete various tasks. Bachelors must be prepared to roll their sleeves up and do whatever is required.

Once at Fieldays, the bachelors will take part in four days of events, testing their farming skills, innovative attitude and good all-round charisma in a number of competitive heats.

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Local businesses prepare for Fieldays Save money and save the world Northland businesses are planning a broad range of specials at New Zealand’s annual rural sales extravaganza, Fieldays.

Warkworth company Game Gear sells outdoor clothing, ammunition and fish tackles and has been at the event for 11 years. Owner Joel Dickson says the large number of people is what keeps him coming back. Game Gear clothing is designed in Warkworth and made overseas. The company plans to display a new wet weather clothing range. There’ll also be a 50 percent discount on most items.

The owner of Warkworth firm Stronghold, Maarten Bubbert, usually rates the Mystery Creek Fieldays as the best event of the year, but says this year’s Dargaville Field Days was even better. He started the business two years ago with gates as “a try-out”.

“It’s grown into 14 different gates, hay feeders, portable cattle yards and sliding gates – the range is still growing.”

He plans to exhibit a new lifestyle gate and a gate made out of 32mm pipe instead of bars.

“We’ll try and keep prices as low as possible, take a normal margin and sell heaps.”

Mr Bubbert, who also operates a salesyard at Tirau, says business was a bit quiet over the drought, “but now we’ve had some rain we can see a jump in turnover”.

Mangawhai company Airbarn is selling inflatable barns and Piggystak electrical fence standard holders.

Piggystaks don’t tangle and hold up to 20 standards.

“They can be put on the back of a ute or quad bike and they’re ready to go,” owner Geoff Pearson says.

Matthew Georgetti is a Year 8 student at Mahurangi College. He has written the following article for a science project, which requires him to do an action plan on a problem in New Zealand.

He has chosen the subject of fertiliser run-off.

Stronghold of Warkworth is selling hay feeders.

The storage and handling tools were invented in 2006 and spent three years being developed at Fieldays Innovation Centre. They include a hook which allows them to be hung for storage or use and can only be purchased at Fieldays. Since 2010, Airbarn has sold 7500 throughout New Zealand.

The company is offering a bundle of three for $99 – a 10 percent discount. Mr Pearson’s children Kortne, Kristina and Jacob will help on the stand.

Whangarei-based firm Lastrite Footwear has been in business since 1952 and sells farm, tramping and forestry boots. Owner Neville Brunker says he’ll get around 30,000 people coming past his Fieldays stall.

“People going to Fieldays can expect cheaper offers on everything.” Mr Brunker says he’ll be making boots onsite.

Shona Garven, owner of Kamo-based company Palomino Rocking Horses, is offering Fieldays punters $100 off large rocking horses and $50 off smaller ones.

By taking a simple soil sample, landowners can save money and help the environment.

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From a soil sample, a lab will tell you exactly what elements of fertiliser you need. Buying only the elements you need will save you money. At the same time you are helping the environment because a plant will only take the elements that it needs. All the fertiliser that is left behind causes problems, starting with run-off and leaching. Runoff occurs when you have too much fertiliser on your vegetation and all the remains get washed into the drains and waterways.

So while fertiliser is beneficial to the plants, it is not always healthy for the environment. It can lead to an excess of algae and a resulting loss of oxygen in the water. This can have a very bad effect on the water purity and the life that lives there.

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Josh, who is currently on television screens across the country in the fourth season of MasterChef New Zealand, will be providing several cooking demonstrations each day at Kiwi’s Best Kitchen.

The specially designed venue occupies a prime location at Fieldays and provides visitors with a unique New Zealand food, beverage, cooking and kitchen experience. It showcases quality food, beverages and cookware from New Zealand and features a themed cooking demonstration area with grandstand seating, plus a cafe and bar.

Emett appears at Fieldays as the 2013 Kiwi’s Best Kitchen Celebrity Chef and will also be exhibiting his own range of slow-cooked meats, Chef Series, in the Kiwi’s Best Kitchen marquee.

“I’m very excited about taking the Chef Series range to Fieldays. I think Kiwi’s Best Kitchen is a great place for us to be showcasing the product,” says Josh.

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The acclaimed Michelin-star chef was brought up on a farm outside Hamilton and has fond memories of visiting the Fieldays event when he was a boy.

“My father used to work in a burger van at Fieldays, with Ohaupo Lions Club, so I’d go every year when I was young and I absolutely adored it. It’s a hugely iconic New Zealand event that has gone from strength to strength. I’m very excited about coming to Fieldays and looking forward to meeting some good rural people; it’s going to be spectacular.”

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Farmers not so sun-smart New Zealand outdoor workers are generally poorly protected from solar UV radiation, with only around onethird wearing sunscreen or a suitably protective hat, according to a University of Otago study published in the latest issue of the international Journal of Occupational Health.

The study’s findings also indicate that collective workplace action may be the key to reducing harmful sun exposure and associated skin cancer risk.

The research is the largest New Zealand study of its kind and surveyed the sun-protective practices, equipment provision and workplace culture of more than 1000 workers across nine outdoor occupational groups. Outdoor workers make up nearly 15 percent of the New Zealand workforce.

The study’s lead author, associate professor Tony Reeder, says the findings showed that the average levels of personal sun protection were poor across all nine groups (forestry, roading, sawmilling, postal delivery, viticulture, landscaping, construction, horticulture, and farming).

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The findings suggest that significant improvements are unlikely to be achieved by educational strategies alone, says Dr Reeder.

“Our research suggests that workplaces need to lead the way by providing appropriate protective gear and promoting a collective culture in which sun protection is seen as a priority,” he says.

He and colleague Bronwen McNoe have made a submission to the NZ Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety about the issue, asking for the development of a sunsmart culture in the workplace.

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Hello everybody. I am from the Netherlands. I arrived in New Zealand last June and I am gradually becoming a Kiwi, and part of the Wellsford Vet Clinic team since January this year. For this month’s article I chose the topic of nutrition because our pets are what they eat, just as we are. My new, little kitten has made me very aware of the large choice of kitten food available in both the clinic and the supermarket. How do you choose the appropriate diet for your pet?

Right from the start of your pet’s life it will get the best nutrition from its mother but after that it is up to you. Puppies and kittens need a lot of energy to grow and most importantly calcium for strong bones. In a good, commercial, dry biscuit kitten or puppy food, there will be the right balance in minerals and energy.

Feeding jellied meat is not a problem but it does contain a lot of water and more salt. Your animal will be hungry sooner after a wet meat, compared with a dry food, meal. Biscuit purchases often appear to be the more expensive option, but when daily portions are measured they often work out to be the most cost effective.

After 12 to 18 months, the puppy or kitten becomes an adult and can be fed on an adult diet. Although we are tempted to give it a lot of our food, like porridge and toast, that is like junk food to them. A slice of buttered toast is equivalent to a human eating a hamburger. Of course it feels nice to give them something we like to eat but a commercially produced dog treat is better for them.

There are also animals that benefit from a more specific diet, for instance cats with a long coat. For them there are fur-ball control biscuits that help them get rid of all that hair that they swallow while grooming. Or you might have a dog with a sensitive skin that will do better on food specifically made for that condition. It might sound like clever marketing but the good brands have actual scientific evidence that they work.

Senior pets also have specific needs because they are not that active anymore.

They may have sore joints and other age-related conditions, so keeping them happy can start with appropriate food.

Sometimes we see animals with kidney or joint problems, and for them we have the “vet only” diets that are proven to be supportive. It can take prescription diets some weeks to be effective and in many cases they are better used together with medication. There is an incredible range of that sort of food, so you need good advice before you start on them.

Summer crops will have sucked valuable nutrients from the earth, therefore it’s vital to replenish the soil before planting winter crops. Dig the soil over and add a few bags of sheep pellets, general garden or blood-and-bone fertiliser, along with good quality organic compost, and water well to incorporate all these goodies into the soil. Main vegetable seeds to sow now are quick-growing crops such as lettuce, spinach, silverbeet, mizuna, rocket and bok choy.

All other winter crops are best planted as seedlings to save on growing time — my personal favourites are leeks and cauliflowers. I really enjoy winter soups and these two veges are great for this. Leek and potato soup, and cauliflower and blue cheese soup, are probably not good for the waistline but great comfort food on a cold wintry night.

Violas and ornamental kale will add some colour to your vegetable garden and at the same time are useful to dress up a salad, as they are edible. As temperatures cool, slugs and snails will be out in force, hunting for fresh, new crops, so don’t forget to put slug and snail bait around borders. Measurol is a good option for the rainy months.

It may be a little more expensive but you need far less and it lasts through the rain.

If you don’t feel inspired to plant a winter vegetable garden, now is an ideal time to give the garden a rest and sow with a green manure crop. If you plant the same crop time and time again in the same spot, these crops will be sapping all the same nutrients from the soil, allowing no time for it to recover or replenish.

Eventually the nutrients will run out.

For a successful green manure crop, simply apply the recommended rates during autumn. Then in early spring, before the plants flower, while stems are still soft and watery, dig your green manure back into the soil. After digging it in, it is best to leave the ground for up to three weeks before planting your next crop.

This is essential with mustard plants. Adding animal manure before digging in will hasten the breakdown process.

Blue lupins are very important for the maintenance of your soil fertility. It is important to dig in before the flowering stage. Mustard aids in the control of wireworm, nematodes etc, which are problems often associated with root crops.

If club root is a problem do not plant brassica crops after mustard. Garden oats adds both proteins and fibrous organic mixture to the soil.

If you are unsure what to use, there is a mix of all three seeds available, offering an all-round tonic beneficial to the garden.

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ruralrodney New Fed Farmers president wants public to share costs Kaikohe beef farmer Roger Ludbrook has been elected as the Northland president of Federated Farmers.

Mr Ludbrook was the organisation’s years I’d like to believe we are better Meat and Fibre chair for three years at managing our way through. Some and is on the Northland Regional farmers expect a drought and if it Council steering committee for the doesn’t come it’s a nice surprise.”

Waitangi catchment waterway.

He says losses from drought can be huge He manages his 404ha family farm and the hangover effect can last up to Tupe Tupe using modern farm two years. practices and has plans to protect its The new president says urban people waterways and wetlands and preserve perceive that farmers have been the archaeologically rich heritage of getting financial support during the the Taimai garden. drought but he doesn’t know anyone Mr Ludbrook says he sees his role as who’s received any assistance beyond dealing with politicians and “a truck- an email from Rural Support. load of local government work”. This “To receive assistance you need no includes addressing who pays for stock income flow or assets. The only people to be fenced from waterways and eligible are sharemilkers.” streams.

Mr Ludbrook says there may be some “Farmers acknowledge water runs farmers in the region who’ve made good through their properties and it’s up to management decisions, “but I’d be very them to protect that, but it involves a surprised if many were buying up large. cost in fencing and taking land out. I’d be surprised if Mystery Creek is a The water will flow downstream and huge selling bonanza for retailers.” benefit everyone. If you’re going to He says while eastern parts of receive that benefit, you have to share Northland have got through the the cost.” drought in reasonable shape, towards When asked whether farmers should the west “there remains some concern” be future-proofing their farms against as winter approaches. climate change, he says it isn’t his role “My hope is that we will have a benign to tell farmers how to run their farms. winter because Northland farmers “[But] after three droughts in five need it.”

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Young piano star coming to Warkworth Emerging piano star Jason Bae comes to Warkworth on June 8 to present a recital, hosted by Warkworth Music, at Mahurangi College at 4pm.

This exciting young Korean-born artist made his recital debut in Auckland last year and has already performed widely as a concerto soloist with orchestras including 2010 NZSO National Youth Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

In 2008 he won first prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York and the same year was New Zealand Young Performer of the Year. In 2009 he gained second prize in the Lev Vlassenko International Piano Competition in Brisbane where he also received the prize for best performance of a work by Chopin.

In 2010 he won the University of Auckland Gala Concerto competition, performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1.

He has completed his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in piano performance at University of Auckland under the tutelage of Rae de Lisle, and has been offered a study place at the Royal Academy of Music in London for a Master of Arts in piano performance.

In Warkworth he presents a programme of Chopin and Liszt, including the Chopin Preludes Op 28, and Liszt’s Ballade No 2 and Piano Sonata in B Minor, on Warkworth Music’s grand piano. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $30, with students able to attend free of charge.

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Right, Jason Bae has already won a slew of prizes in international competitions.

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Fronted by Bonnie Hurunui, the band was formed in 2010 and released an independent debut EP in July 2011, Journey to Freedom. They have several tracks on iTunes, and opened for Don McGlashan, as well as playing several gigs and festivals.

This year they have been toiling away on their eagerly awaited second album, due to be recorded this year.

The event at Leigh, which will financially fuel their next project, will kick off at 4.30pm. It will feature the debut viewing of the music video Soothe You, and Kiwi FM will be turning up.

There will also be an auction, including the opportunity to bid for Bonnie and the Oosh to play at one of your parties. Plus quick-fire raffles, wine, ukeleles, homemade goodies, fresh produce and Oosh minions.

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Poor weather and two poor results made for a tough day for the Borders Real Estate Men’s First team and the Mitre 10 Mega Reserve team against Oratia United at Shoesmith Domain on May 4.

With a number of injuries and and both sides found it hard to string suspensions from the previous week, passes together in the tough conditions. things were always going to be difficult Despite trying hard to get back into the for both teams. The Mitre 10 Mega game the home side created very few Reserve team got off to a poor start and clear chances and were forced to shoot found themselves down 2-0 at halftime. from distance. An Oratia corner resulted In the second period Tyler Rutson in a goalmouth scramble and a second forced some good saves from the goal to the visiting team in the 80th visiting keeper. A well struck penalty minute that was enough to secure all from Aaron Potter saw the home side three points. The Warkworth boys were bring the score back to 2-1 but time in a solemn mood at the Bridgehouse ran out just as they were looking like Lodge after the game where Simon they might be able to get points from Borich was named Player of the Day. the game.

The Metroscaff Warkworth over-35s The Borders Real Estate Men’s First side also played Oratia and secured team needed a win to put a worrying the only win for the Warkworth run of poor results behind them. With teams over the visitors. The home side a number of players unavailable for the eventually took the game 7-5. fixture, and against an Oratia side that The Withers & Co Women’s First team have made a great start to the season, travelled to West Auckland on May 5 it was always going to be a tough ask. and battled to a 1-1 draw on a wet and Things were made even harder when windy pitch.

Oratia opened the scoring through their The Warkworth Surveyors Women’s striker Stu Roberts. In a half that was Second team travelled to Hibiscus dominated by the visiting team, only Coast and came away with their first some great fingertip saves from Simon win of the season in a very entertaining Borich kept the score at 1-0 at half time. game with Ruby Dodd scoring all three The rain fell heavily in the second half goals in the 3-2 scoreline.

yy Wellsford Social Badminton has started on Tuesday nights. Students (12 years & over) 7-8pm, adults 7-8.30pm. All levels welcome, spare racquets available. Info: Jo Walker 423 7677 or John and Kaylene Bassett 423 8768. yy Monday night badminton has begun for the winter season. Juniors play at 6.30pm and seniors at 7.30pm. All grades of players are welcome at the Mahurangi Community Hall every Monday night. Info: Sue on 422 7021 or email chittenden@xtra.co.nz.

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Golf is, more often than not, a tale of “the one that got away” — moments of pure brilliance, greatly outnumbered by prolonged periods of mundane mediocrity.

Not so in the case of young Taylor Mangawhai Invitational is a New Speed was justifiably proud as the Gill who recently held aloft the Zealand Golf Order of Merit tournament wound up with a wellprestigious Tom Bonnington Cup tournament and considered as one attended prizegiving. In announcing after his win in the First National of the most important events in the the club’s intention to further enhance what is already a flagship event, Real Estate Mangawhai Invitational. upper North Island.

Taylor exhibited considerable calm Apart from the downpours that he thanked major sponsor Mike and composure as he stared down a interrupted play, the weather was McGarry of First National Real Estate very talented field of top amateurs, generally ideal for golf and the course (A1 Coastal) for his generous support managing the challenging Mangawhai was superbly presented by new course and acknowledged the invaluable course with aplomb as he steered his superintendent John Donnelly and his contributions of the many club way to a two-shot victory. strong team (including many volunteers members whose contribution on and off the course made it such a smoothThe Tom Bonnington Cup has long who turned out each day to rake bunkers running and successful occasion. been a symbol of golfing supremacy and generally groom the course).

Mike McGarry reiterated his in the Northland area and this In the White Tee (open handicap) company’s ongoing commitment to tournament now attracts a very strong division, Mangawhai’s Andy Starr supporting the tournament in future field of golfers from this province as took out the gross section (for the Tom years and Golf Club President Mike well as Auckland and North Harbour. Bonnington Trophy), while Shayne Howard thanked the players and their This year, one player made his way to Stuart (Mangawhai) won the nett supporters for their participation.

Mangawhai from as far south as Gore. prize. This division was well contested In all, 32 different golf clubs were as local and visiting players competed Taylor Gill, right, drives from the first represented in the Elite Division, for a very impressive prize table. tee at Mangawhai at the start of his underscoring why the First National Tournament director Stewart second round.

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DRIVEWAYS

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MAINTENANCE Grading, Rolling and Metalling for rural Driveways. No job to BiG or small. Ph Bruce (09) 425 7766.

HOUSE FOR RENT Avail. immediately.

3 bed-1 bthrm 2 mins walk to coll. Large sunny with section/veg. garden. $415pw.

No Smokers/No pets. Ph 09 422 5131.

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YOGA WITH M – Feel better! Live better! Everyone can do it! First class free. Wed 9.15am - 10.45am. Methodist Church Hall, Warkworth. Phone 09 422 2424 for information.

CARAVAN – CAVALIER 385 Lightweight, $10,500 ono. Ph 425 9769.

FOR LEASE

WARKWORTH MAINSTREET OFFICE SPACE 84.4sqm, carpeted open plan & air-conditioned.

Call owner 0274 927 198

CAR – 91 OPAL VECTRA 185,000kms, tidy order. $2,200 ono. Ph 425 9769.

RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS Phone Patrick 425 8851.

available.

GARAGE SALE CLEGG PLACE (Several separate households) Sat 18th May, 10am-3pm.

Furniture, whiteware, linen, clothing, kitchenware, plus.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING GARDENING / PLANTS

HOME MAINTENANCE

PLANTS, Quality groundcovers, shrubs and trees. Large and small grades. Wholesale direct to the public.

Liberty Park Native Tree Nursery, 90 Jones Road, Omaha 09 422 7307.

TANK WATER TESTING Find out what bad-bugs are in your drinking water.

We collect, test and report. Phone Simon at 09 422 9345 or tankwater@ xtra.co.nz

FLIGHTS

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

SCENIC FLIGHTS 30 mins $55; 20

mins $40; Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $79. Gift vouchers available.

GREAT BARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $110.

Min. 3 passengers. One way flights $115 each. Min 2 passengers.

NORTH CAPE FLIGHTS $395 each.

Min 3 passengers.

Rodney Aero Club 425 8735 or Rod Miller 425 5612

HEALTH SERVICES COUNSELLING Professional Experienced. A powerful way to gain perspective and effect change in our lives. Contact Phillipa Reeve 09 423 0483 or 021 0271 8621.

PHOBIAS? STRESS? ANXIETY?

Hypnotherapy with Scope Hypnosis.

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

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CAll uS noW BeFoRe the RuSh StARtS 431 2025 • 021 762 352 HOME MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN – THE MAINTENANCE MAN Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048 or visit www.themaintenancemanjim.co.nz LAWNMOWING & SECTION MAINTENANCE Rubbish removal, weed control, water blasting, decks, drives, paths, fence painting & repairs, raised garden construction. Warkworth - Matakana & Beaches. Jeff is reliable & punctual. Ph 027 425 7357 or 425 7357.

STEVE’S MAINTENANCE lawns, hedges, waterblasting, rubbish removal, section clearing, property maintenance. No job too big or small.

Phone Steve 029 770 7101 or 09 425 9966. Serving Warkworth, Snells, Matakana, Sandspit.

WATER PUMPS Low water pressure?

Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation.

Work guaranteed.

Phone Steve 09 945 2282 or www. purewaterservices.co.nz

PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES

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

PICTURE FRAMING & SUPPLIES

Your One Stop Shop for all Professional Art & Custom Framing Handcrafts, Diplomas, Medals Repairs, ReFraming, ReGlazing Plus more & all those bits & pieces PROTECT YOUR PHOTOS, PICTURES, and all Art with , ‘PLEXIGLAZE’ the Ultimate in UV Protective Glazing Clarity, Safety, any Size or Shape YOU NAME IT! WE FRAME IT! OREWA PICTURE FRAMING Shop ‘E’ Tamariki Plaza Cammish Lane,

Orewa, Phone 427 8124.

PUBLIC NOTICES

ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES

Providing programmes for men who need assistance to change abusive behaviours and attitudes and work on equality and respect.

Held in Orewa and Warkworth.

For enquiries phone 09 425 8130.

We also provide programmes for women that are or have been in abusive relationships.

Held in Orewa & Warkworth.

Phone 422 2102 or 021 023 20297 Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS if you want to drink that’s your business, if you want to stop, we can help!

0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) OR 09 366 6688 BACKGAMMON CLUB Calling all interested players. With the view to hold friendly games and monthly tournaments. Wednesday evenings by the fire. Free lessons if you’re keen but don’t know how play. Please contact Ayla at The Vintry 09 423 0251 or info@ thevintry.co.nz MAHURANGI SENIOR CITIZENS AGM Friday 14th June 2013, 1.30pm at 2 Alnwick Street, Warkworth. New members welcome.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

AGE CONCERN RODNEY VISITING SERVICE

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Age Concern has a free visiting service for older folk in our community who may be feeling isolated. We are desperately in need of new visitors for the Warkworth/Snells Beach area.

If you have an hour a week to spare and would like to brighten someone’s day, please phone Pauline, Age Concern Visiting Service Co-ordinator, 09 426 0916 TRAVEL

PUBLIC NOTICES

BINGO, BINGO, BINGO!

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

Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

The Jane Gifford STory on dVd only $12.50 each

available from the Mahurangi Matters Office, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth ($1 from every sale is donated to the Jane Gifford Trust)

SITUATIONS VACANT

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA CRUISE - 17 Days cruise from Fremantle to Sydney departing on the 29th Sep including Accommodation and meals onboard.

From $2899pp Twin Share. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email kelly@ warkworthtravel.co.nz GALLIPOLI 2015 – 11 day Cruise from istanbul including Special commemorative service on board on 25th April. From $7438pp. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or kelly@warkworthtravel.co.nz

WANTED $CASH FOR CARS Going or not. Call 021 857 007.

$17 PER HOUR OTE

CASH PAID Tools & Machinery, Shed & Garage Clearouts. All things considered.

Call or txt 021 161 5139.

KITCHEN HAND/VEGE PREP

MENS & CHILDRENS CLOTHING Gladrags in Riverside Arcade now accepting clean good quality mens & children clothing.

Pop in or phone 422 2014.

Paint Stripping - 1 days work.

Phone 027 229 1914.

5 hours, three days a week.

Please contact Dianna 021 886 113.

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

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

TV SERVICES Freeview, dishes, aerials, boxes. Sales, installation and repairs.

Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

TAX RETURNS All personal trust and company promptly and expertly prepared with iRD approved software.

Ph David 424 3327 email taxreturnsnz@ gmail.com (pickup available)

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IRISH EXPERIENCE – 11 day Trafalgar Tour by luxury, air-conditioned coach including First Class hotel accommodation and most meals.

From $2625pp. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email kelly@warkworthtravel.co.nz JULY 2013 INVESTEC ASHES SERIES – 6 nights’ accommodation, breakfast daily, reserved seating at the Test; CATO pre-match function (finger food and drinks included) and transfers to and from function. From $2460pp. Fares additional to the UK for departures in July from $2,629pp. Contact Kelly at World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or kelly@warkworthtravel.co.nz

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what’s on May 2013

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Part of the largest Liquor Chain in NZ

Great Value GRAND CHRISTMAS Autumn OPENING! Warm-ups!

Part of the largest Liquor Chain in NZ

For links to more information about some of these events, as well as listings through to the end of the year, visit the What’s On calendar online at www.localmatters.co.nz

Taste Matakana Celebration, Morris & James Pottery, 12-5pm.

Won’t be hard to Spot Free demonstrations and food & wine tasting from local artisans (see story p12) “BEST SPOT FOR YOUR FAVOURITE DROP” 57 44 32 42 City of Sails Chorus Concert, Wouldn’t it be Nice, Centrestage 29 13 49 33 20 Theatre, Orewa, 2.30pm. Tickets $20, available from theatre, Wyndham Montana Bernadino Bin Range door sales available, open admission. Info: 426 7282.

Wine Makers 750ml Range 22 24 Bonnie and the Oosh, second album fundraiser at Leigh 6 28 32 Sawmill, from 4.30pm. (See story p30).

2 FOR10 18 Matakana Indie Markets, 9.30am-2.30pm, Matakana Village $12 19 $12.99 21.99 $15.00 21 Market Square. Vintage, ethical and contemporary craft, live Wont be hard to Spot music, food, coffee and mulled wine.

Rodney College pre-ball fundraiser, Adult tickets $10 or $15 (includes light supper and presentation), $5 for children, from the college or Woody’s Winners (see story p9).

Mid-North Forest & Bird winter talk, 7.30pm, Totara Park Village $19.99 $21.99 Hall. Speaker is Dr Dan Breen on mapping the sea floor of the Hauraki Gulf. Koha on entry.

Flame Bourbon & Cola Ranfurly Warkworth & Districts Grey Power AGM, 10.30-11am, OR Flame Vodka Ice Draught 440ml Shoesmith Hall. Guest speaker Steve Garner. Members a plate, 8% 12pk Cans Cans 18pk non-members a gold coin.

4 DAYS ONLY Wed 15th - Sat 18th May Winemaker’s Tuscan Dinner, Ascension Wine Estate. Info: www.

Jack Daniels Henderson Barrel 51 ascensionwine.co.nz or phone 422 9601.

700ml OR Valley Wine BombayJim Beam Martineau Jameson 1L 5% Jim Bottles Beam 12pk Lindauer 1125ml Russian Jack Jack Daniels BrandyKumeu 1L Puhoi Farmer’s Market, 9am-1pm. Info: 021 722266.

Sapphire bourbon Special Chivas Regal Standard Daniels 1L Tennessee Wild Moose Pinotage Gin 1L 1750ml Reserve 700ml Vodka 1L Honey 700ml Canadian The NZ Dance Company performs Language of Living, Mahurangi Whisky 1L $19.99 College auditorium, 7.30pm. Info: www.buytickets.co.nz $ .99 $ .99 $ .99 $ $ 57 $12.99 $ .99 42.9942 $29.99 13.99 Morris & James Experience, test your creative flair and try your44 $ .99 $49 .99 33 36 hand at ‘throwing’ a pot on the potter’s wheel. Info: 422 7116. each Corbans Speights Gold Chatelle Brandy Smirnoff Ice Double Black 7% 335ml Bottles White Steinlager Pure Steinlager Classic Kowhai Art & Craft art group exhibition and sale including Jaegermeister Medal, Waikato, Gordons Grants 1ltr OR Stolen 330ml 18s 330ml 15s 700ml Lion Red 24s paintings, porcelain painting & fused glass. Old Masonic Hall, Label Gin 1tr Whiskey 1ltr Dark Rum 1ltr 10am-4pm. $ 24.99 Jameson 1L

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Becks, Budweiser $ .99 Info: 027 4849935.

Classic Seagers Gin 1ltr $21Steinlager $ 19.99330ml 21.99 Bottles 12s Bottles 18s OR Ivanov 1 Kowhai Art & Craft art group exhibition and sale including Vodka 1ltr paintings, porcelain painting & fused glass. Old Masonic Hall, Wont be hard to Spot 10am-4pm. $30.99 $29.99 1&2 Queen’s Birthday weekend planting at Tawharanui. Help plant $19.99 each Specials valid until 31 December 2011.

All specials may not be available in some stores.

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10,000 trees, and enjoy a barbecue after the planting. Meet at each the woolshed at 9am. Info: www.tossi.org.nz.

Tui, Export Holsten 2 Bee Gees Live Tribute Show. Dinner, Show, Dance $55 p/head Gold, DB Bottles 12s Draught 330ml or $300 for table of six. Warkworth RSA phone 425 8568.

Bottles 24s OR $19.99 $33.99 Wild Buck 2 Kowhai Art & Craft art group exhibition & sale including paintings, each each Bottles 15s porcelain painting & fused glass. Old Masonic Hall, 10am-2pm.

Smirnoff Bottles 7 Warkworth National Party lunch with Minister of Social 5% 10pk Jim Beam Development Paula Bennett, Warkworth Bowling Club, at 12 Barrel 51 Cans Extra Dry 8% 8pk noon. Info: Barbara Larsen on 425 8992.

8% 12pk 8 Warkworth Music Society presents pianist Jason Bae (see $22.99 $21.99 $19.99 story p30) 9 Kaiwaka market, 10am – 1.30pm, Kaiwaka War Memorial Hall.

Vodka Cruiser 8% Info: markets@slingshot.co.nz or 09 431 8717 Cody’s Bourbon & Cola Range Cans 12pk Diesel 8% 320ml 8% 250ml Cans 18s 12-15 National Fieldays, Mystery Creek (see feature pgs 23-27) Cans 6pk $29.99 $11.99 $19.99 15 Community planting, Goodall Reserve/Te Whau Esplanade, Snells Beach, from 10am. Bring a spade and gloves, shoes or boots, raincoat and warm clothing. BBQ afterwards. Info: Alan Norton 425 6592 or alan.norton@xtra.co.nz.

Part of the WELLSFORD LIQUOR SPOT 15 Warkworth market, Old Masonic Hall. Info: Robayne on 425 133 RODNEY ST, WELLSFORD | 09 423 7913 5054 (see story p11) 1

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Warkworth Idol showcases children’s talent

Kiera Gray

Finn Tomlinson

Brandon Lewis & Kristel Davies

Nearly 100 children took part in a talent quest at Warkworth School recently. Called Warkworth Idol, the event was held over three lunchtimes and had three categories: instrumental, dance and singing. Halle Gravatt won the instrumental section on piano; Poppy Billington, Louise Camelbeke, Sophie Stretch and Brooke Harris won the child-created dance section; Abby Murphy, Kristel Davies and Brandon Lewis won the teacher-created dance section; and Kiera Gray, Toby Webb and Finn Tomlinson won the singing. More photos at www.localmatters.co.nz

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