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Experience and youth vie for Rodney votes The race to win Rodney in this month’s general election has six parties jockeying for positions on the starting line.

The candidates are Colin Craig for the Conservatives, Beth Houlbrook for Act, Tracey Martin for NZ First, Mark Mitchell for National, Teresa Moore for the Greens, and Christine Rose for Labour.

Mrs Martin is the only candidate to have faced the electorate in a national election before. She stood for NZ First in 2008 securing 1599 (or 4.26 percent) of the votes.

The departure of Lockwood Smith, now number three on the National Party list, has thrown the field open, although history would give National the advantage.

One of these six candidates will be Rodney’s next representative in Parliament.

Accounting glitch blamed for gaping this issue hole in Rodney’s event budget fund Inside Election 2011

Meet the candidates, see pages 13-20.

The former Rodney District Council’s accounting processes have left regional and local events in Rodney and Hibiscus Coast high and dry this financial year.

When Auckland Council advertised considered because the former council budget for regional or local events. its annual contestable community had made no provision for them Both the Rodney Local Board (RLB) funding programme earlier this during the transition process. and the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board year, applications from the former Council staff say this is because the are calling on Auckland Council to continued page 12 Rodney District Council area weren’t District Council did not have a specific

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Daylight van robbery sours young travellers’ visit north Two German travellers, both aged 18 and on their gap year, have had their trip of a lifetime ruined after stopping for petrol and lunch in Wellsford, on October 21.

The vehicle the young couple were he has lost everything,” Emma says. travelling in, which was parked in “His pack contained his passport, a carpark off Port Albert Road, was camera, laptop and spending money, as broken into in broad daylight and well as all of his clothes, torch, books their possessions were stolen. The and presents from parents. Replacing couple had just left Auckland, bound his passport alone cost $300; add on the for Northland. cost of clothes, toiletries and so on, and Their NZ ‘host Mum’ Emma the cost is enormous. They had some Williamson, of Albany, says she felt travel insurance, but it is very limited as particularly bad when she heard the they believed that NZ was safe.” news because she had recommended Emma has appealed to the Wellsford they break their journey in Wellsford community to come forward if they to fill up with fuel and buy their lunch. think they might have found any of the She says the couple comes from a travellers’ gear. She can be contacted small village in Bavaria, where the on 09 413 5337 or 021 423 278. townspeople had raised money to help Meanwhile, Wellsford police sergeant equip the pair for their trip.

Kellie Bissett was not available for “Kaja’s pack was cut from the van and comment.

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Briefs

Christmas appeal launched While festive and fun for some families, the appearance of Christmas decorations can be an added pressure for those already struggling on a tight budget.

The Homebuilders Warkworth and Mahurangi Matters Christmas Community Appeal is underway providing a dignified way for the public to help out with gifts for people in their own communities, who are often “doing it tough” through no fault of their own.

Family support worker Angela Crabb says Homebuilders works with about 200 families a year and no stereotype can be applied.

“The reasons that families get into difficulties are many and varied,” she says. “Sometimes a single power bill, illness or car repair can put throw a two income family into total disarray.”

“Christmas is inevitably stressful as they strive to do something special for their family with minimal resources and face added demands to keep children entertained and happy during school holidays.”

The community can help by delivering new and second-hand items in good order to the

Christmas tree in the Mahurangi Matters’ office, at 17 Neville Street, Warkworth during business hours.

Ideal gifts include things a family can enjoy together, such as board games, sports equipment, other outdoor games, beach gear, and beach towels. Books for all ages, craft kits and activities and non-perishable food items, including festive treats are also well received. However, toys reliant on batteries are best avoided as they can be expensive to keep running and there is already a surfeit of donated soft toys.

Angela says small gifts for parents are also gratefully received, as those on a tight budget commonly treat their children and miss out themselves.

Gifts should be delivered unwrapped and will be collected by Homebuilders on a regular basis so that Homebuilders support workers can select and wrap items most suited for each family.

“I know that families on the receiving end really appreciate it because it’s a way of giving that doesn’t hurt anyone’s pride.”

Campaign stepped up The Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association is proceeding with its campaign to urge residents to withhold rate payments to Kaipara District Council. About 170 people attended the meeting, held on October 23, to discuss concerns about Council’s handling of the EcoCare wastewater scheme. The association has initiated a letter-writing campaign to the Ombudsman, the Auditor General and the Minister for Local Government seeking an independent review of the EcoCare wastewater scheme. Residents are also being asked to forward a fourth letter to Council advising them that any rate payments will be withheld until the community is notified of progress in demands for an independent review.

Decision deferred

Further investigation on Sanderson bore Watercare is undertaking additional technical work to assess the impacts of its application to take the bulk of water from the Sanderson Road bore, delaying an Auckland Council hearing on the issue until 2012.

A Watercare spokesperson says that while While the assessment has included an of 1.4 million m3/year, to secure the company has a good understanding investigation of surface water flows water supply for future residential of the likely affect of the proposal on throughout the catchment, the area of growth in Warkworth. other bores, the work will provide more influence of the drawdown is considered After speaking with submitters information on the interaction of the to be much smaller, generally being Watercare proposed to stagger the aquifer with the surface water in the those streams closest to the bore. water uptake from 750,000m3 Mahurangi catchment.

A resource consent application was annually from 2011 increasing to “More specifically, this includes initially made by Rodney District 915,0000 from 2025 and up to refining our understanding of any Council in 2008 to take up to 1.2 1,200,000m3 in 2036. impact of the groundwater abstraction million cubic metres per year of The application prompted concerns on the Mahurangi River and the groundwater from the Sanderson among existing bore users about associated effect on the freshwater Road bore, more than 85 percent of possible impacts on their water environment,” the spokesperson says. an estimated sustainable throughflow supplies and the community.

The Te Arai Beach Preservation Society is celebrating a decision by Auckland Council to defer any decision on Te Arai before plan change hearings have been held. In an email to supporters, society chair Mark Walker said if Council had decided to agree to a ‘land for titles’ swap with the developer, in return for the ability to subdivide, it would have made the whole plan change hearings and the public consultation process a sham. Council dealt with the matter in the confidential section of its meeting under the heading Te Arai – future options.

Gas leak impacts The gas leak in the Maui pipeline, located to the north of New Plymouth, disrupted commercial and residential gas users in Warkworth late last month. While a spokesman from Genesis Energy could not confirm how many people were affected, Chocolate Brown Chocolaterie and Café in Hill Street was one of the businesses whose supplies were cut.

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OFF THE RECORD

Bluey green Pt 1

It’s nice to know political differences aren’t taken too seriously, at least not in Warkworth. A father who was manning the Greens stall at the recent Kowhai Festival seemed unperturbed by the fact that his toddler was clutching tight to a blue Conservative Party balloon.

Bluey green Pt 2

FEEDBACK Watercare’s inadequacies Thank you Mahurangi Matters for highlighting the inadequacies in Watercare’s plans for North Rodney sewage (MM Oct 17). As a quick-fix solution to Matakana’s problem and to allow growth in their area, Rodney District Council pushed through, against local objections, the plan to pump Matakana sewage into the catchment of Whangateau Harbour.

Now we see that the 2010 report states the Omaha treatment plant does not have the capacity, but Watercare says it does without any evidence of new research. No consideration has been given to the possible consequences for the Whangateau Harbour. Questions unanswered include: yy What will be the impact of high nutrient levels on the harbour and ground water? yy Why is there no testing of the discharge for the presence of modern chemicals and drugs which we know can have adverse environmental effects? yy What will be the impact on the saline harbour ecology of significant volumes of additional fresh water from another catchment? yy How will the system cope with severe storm events and sea level rise?

We have only recently learned that the eucalyptus trees planted on the land where the treated effluent is discharged are unsuitable and unable to take up

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

the water, thus leaving it to drain into the groundwater (with bores used for drinking water!) and the harbour.

Fine for Matakana but there are no plans to deal with the existing septic tank problems in the Whangateau catchment. The new Auckland Plan uses language, which should prevent this happening. We will see.

Elizabeth Foster, Whangateau

Getting the facts straight If Warren Agnew feels he must criticise people doing voluntary work for their community, he should at least get his facts straight (MM Oct 19).

The Northern Action Group (NAG) is not a band of dreamers lead by Mr Townson. NAG is a group within the community supported by 6286 residents and ratepayers signatures on a petition asking for proper democratic process.

It was the government select committee that recommended North Rodney’s marriage with Kaipara, not NAG. After months of study, considering all the facts they had, including detailed submissions from the community, they recommended this path as the best option for North Rodney.

Rodney Hide, swayed by an extremely small sector of the community (just 28 it turns out) and without any further investigation, decided he knew best and overruled his own advisors and forced us into the supercity.

NAG does not seek an arbitrary divorce from Auckland and marriage

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Full of distortions I was disgusted by the letter from Warren Agnew (MM Oct 19). This letter was nothing but a shameful personal attack on Bill Townson.

Letters to the editor should present views on current matters and not be used to ridicule and malign a person who has good standing in the community. Bill and all the members of NAG (of which there are many not like the one-man band of Warren Agnew) have worked hard to promote a view which is laudable. The team collected well over 6000 signatures on a petition opposing North Rodney being included in the SuperCity and presented that to MP’s on the steps of Parliament.

Warren’s letter is full of distortions and untruths. NAG wants the wishes of local people to be assessed and any consequent action to be by consensus.

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National Party candidate Mark Mitchell went to the former Hibiscus Matters office in error for our election interview. He quickly realised something wasn’t quite right – the office is now the Green Party’s campaign headquarters.

Performance anxiety Meanwhile, Mark is hoping to replace incumbent MP Lockwood Smith, he says is not able to replicate Dr Smith’s singing talents – most famously on display at the annual Rodney Age Concern fundraising concert. “I will definitely retain the concert, although audience numbers would drop off very fast if I sang,” Mark says. “My fiancé Peggy will sing and one way or other the concert will continue.”

Rugby form Nothing separates modern rugby from the old game more than fitness.

On game day the mighty All Blacks have a low sugar, high fibre breakfast full of protein and complex carbs. The more experienced members of the Golden Oldies teams, who played in Warkworth recently, follow the same routine, except on their game days their protein is from a sausage sizzle, carbs are from a beer or two, and it is all finished off with rush of nicotine.

Who is the real Jake It seems the infamous Jake the Buss may find itself in a copyright clash with a fellow Rodney bus owner. The owners of another Jake the Bus, are thoroughly annoyed with their name being stolen and paraded around the country. Looks like there may be a battle of the buses in the near future.

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would be more a process of Kaipara being absorbed into North Rodney but all these ideas are only a distraction designed to divert attention away from the main issue.

I was saddened by the decision of Mahurangi Matters to print the letter from Warren Agnew as it verged on being libellous. A serious error of judgement by the editor.

Simon Breeze, Matakana

In the article ‘Council change happens at glacial pace’ (MM Oct 19), reference is made to Leigh Hall and the cancellation of a booking for a family reunion “because of the amount of paper work involved.” In order to clarify any misconceptions readers may have, bookings for the use of Leigh Hall are still made by the committee and comprise one sheet of A4 paper which lays out the conditions of use and has a place for the usual details and signing. A copy of this is provided for the hirer(s). However, one of the conditions is the requirement for the hirer to obtain a liquor licence from Council if the need arises. The excessive paperwork mentioned had nothing to do with Leigh Hall.

We are very aware of the difficulties those of us in the rural areas are having in dealings with the Council, where staff appear to have little understanding of the way in which our communities operate.

Margaret Landsey, Secretary/treasurer, Leigh Hall Advisory Committee

Editor’s note: Feedback welcomes all views and debate from our community, even those we may or may not agree with.

Denying democracy When your correspondent Warren Agnew (MM Oct 19) expressed his beliefs, he undoubtedly did so with the claim of the democratic right to free speech. When this same person tells Mr Townson “to keep all his ideas to himself ” for a few years, presumably he means he alone has the democratic right of free speech and Mr Townson does not.

When Mahurangi Matters reported that NAG’s call for a referendum was lost by five votes to four in the Rodney Local Board, five votes deprived 16,000 Rodney North voters the democratic right to vote in a referendum. Question: How many of those 16,000 eligible voters voted to join Auckland?

D.R. Manson, Kaipara Flats

Board member praise I wish to compliment Local Board member James Rolfe on his recent Viewpoint (MM Oct 19). This demonstrates to all the sensible, clearthinking of our board representative.

Continue with your stated policy direction James and we will be wellserved and represented.

John Gamble, Wellsford

Santa makes tracks for Wellsford

Santa Claus is coming to Wellsford early this year.

He will take pride of place in the last Local Board community grant to help float in the annual procession, which will with the closure of SH1. wind its way through town on November Businesses and community groups are 26. Organiser Tony Sowden, on behalf of encouraged to show their support by Wellsford Promotions, has promised this entering a float. Registration is free. year’s event will rival the last.

Floats are asked to be at the Rail Station “As well as trophies for the best floats, at 10.45am as guest judges James Rolfe there will be some cash prizes to give and Grahame Powell will decide on a away,” he says. winner at 11am before the parade starts The parade has received a Rodney at 11.30am. Info: Tony 423 7557.

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Waste management systems streamlined Auckland-wide Auckland Council’s draft waste plan, outlining ways to manage and minimise waste will be released for public comment later this month.

Mayor Len Brown says becoming the world’s most liveable city, reducing harm to the environment, meeting government regulations and managing costs are key drivers of the plan.

Infrastructure and Environment Services manager John Dragicevich says it will streamline waste management across Auckland and reduce the amount that is sent to landfill each year.

“Until now, we’ve had seven different systems for collecting and dealing with waste across Auckland,” he says. “With the alignment of the legacy councils, we have the opportunity to review and streamline how we deliver waste services to all households.”

The plan includes proposals for households in Auckland to have wheelie-bins for rubbish and recycling, with a choice of bin size to reflect the household. A new organic waste collection could capture households’ food/garden waste, for composting and other re-use. Households in the Gulf Islands will receive slightly different services, reflecting their unique geographic location.

The plan also includes consistent funding of waste and recycling services. All households will pay directly for the kerbside refuse they put out. Rates or other funding sources will pay for kerbside recycling, organic waste and inorganic waste collections.

Auckland Council is promoting a new approach to managing waste.

“We have looked for waste solutions that will not only help to reduce the amount we send to landfill, but will treat more of our waste as a resource.”

Any changes will be done in stages over the next four years after the plan is adopted in mid-2012.

The full draft plan and a summary with submission form will be available online, as well as at Council service centres, libraries and local board offices from November 17. Consultation closes on January 31.

Concerted effort to heal oil spill damage The environmental effects of the oil spilling from the Rena as it sits atop the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga has galvanised Rodney Greens candidate Teresa Moore into action.

The marine biologist says she is deeply affected by the large numbers of fish, birds and other wildlife that have suffered as a result, as well as the damage to the reef itself. Her response has been to organise an afternoon of live music, which will take place at Ascension Wine Estate in Matakana this month.

The list of artists keen to perform continues to

grow, but currently lead singer of Op Shop’s Jason Kerrison, as well as Luke Thompson from Tauranga, Andy Richards and Caitlin Smith are confirmed.

All proceeds from a silent auction and ticket sales for the concert, which takes place on November 12, from 2pm to 7pm, will go to the fund set up to clean up Mt Maunganui and Papamoa beaches, waterways and estuaries. Pre-sold tickets are $20 and $30 on the day. For more information go to www. ascensionwine.co.nz or phone 09 422 9601.

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New Zealand has over 15, 000 kilometres of coastline so shore species like the northern NZ dotterel should have an abundance of room to rest, nest and raise their young. The following article is part of a series brought to you by the Te Arai Dotterel Care Group. Our focus is on how visitors can help retain Te Arai’s biodiversity while still being able to enjoy Te Arai beach and its surrounds.

The spotlight is on the northern NZ dotterel tuturiwhatu pukunui – also known as the red-breasted dotterel, which can be found scurrying along the shores of Te Arai for most of the year. You will often hear a dotterel before you see it as they are quick to alarm and have a high pitched peep. They also have an endearing shortlegged run and sport a brilliant rusty red breast when prospecting and breeding, between July and Photo, Sioux Plowman March.

The ideal habitat for these birds consists of remote areas with exposed sand close to a fresh water source. They can be found in small numbers north of East Cape wherever these conditions are met. Moist inter-tidal sand provides a buffet of insects and crabs. The bird’s ground feeding, as opposed to fishing, sees them make ample use of their run and also allows the chicks to feed Photo, Reg Whale themselves from day one.

Dotterel chicks and eggs are expertly camouflaged to blend in with the sand to protect them from aerial predators such as gulls. Eggs are incubated for 28 days and may not be left unattended for longer than 20 minutes – eggs may cool or overheat leading to embryo deaths so it is important not to disturb birds off their nests. The parent birds have a special alarm call to warn their chicks of any perceived threat, triggering them to freeze on the spot. This ensures the chicks are hard to see from the air, but leaves them vulnerable to crushing by vehicles, foot traffic and horses.

How you can help – Over the breeding period volunteers are on site at Te Arai Beach to monitor bird safety. Fenced areas mark sites where the dotterel chicks may be but chicks can roam outside these areas so visitors should avoid the stream or at least stay below the high tide mark if crossing. Be mindful of the sounds of warning these birds make and keep dogs and vehicles off the beach. Lastly, the adult birds may feign a broken wing to entice you toward it and away from its chick. If you see this behaviour follow the bird whilst carefully watching underfoot. When you are far enough away you’ll see the dotterel resume its normal run.

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Long-time Millbrook Station owners put property on market One the largest privately owned land holdings on the east coast north of Auckland, Pakiri’s 1050 ha Millbrook Station, is on the market and attracting interest from New Zealand and abroad.

In September 2007, its rateable value was assessed at around $10.3m but Bayleys agent Lin Norris says the vendors have “realistic” expectations, although the unique nature of the property make its value hard to estimate.

“We haven’t had a lot of farm sales of late and the size and location of this makes it unique in Auckland, so it’s difficult to gauge the value. It’s really what the market’s going to determine,” he says.

“While the rural market has been particularly slow over the past couple of years the sector is gradually picking up, and ‘quality’ enquiries have been received from a diverse range of people, including farmers, business people and overseas residents, including expat New Zealanders.”

Property features include two homes, a range of farm buildings and an airstrip in addition to panoramic views to the coast, large waterfalls and what will be 400ha of covenanted native bush at the time of sale. It also comes with regular royalities from a joint venture quarry agreement with Holcim and the potential to gain future carbon credits.

Land use is currently divided between farming, bush and forestry. A Meat and Wool New Zealand Monitor Farm from May 2007 to May 2010, farm

The unique character of Millbrook Station makes it hard to value.

programmes include breeding ewes and lamb finishing, dairy beef breeding and intensive beef production.

Henry Brown first developed the property in 1886, milking shorthorns and changing its name from Millbush to Millbrook, before selling it to horse coper Thomas Hoult. In 1921 it was sold to a Mr White, of Gisborne, who gave it to his son Gerald for his 21st birthday.

The Longuet-Higgins family has lived there since 1950, when the late

Thomas Longuet-Higgins bought it sight unseen from the United Kingdom after spotting it in a magazine. He met his wife Anne while he was travelling to New Zealand via Melbourne and she remains involved in farming the property with her son Alexander and his wife Fiona.

Bounded by Pakiri Rd and Matakana Rds, the land is being sold as seven titles and although sales of smaller packages will be considered, a single lot sale is preferred.

Mr Norris says that although in the long-term subdivision would add value, he sees the main benefits being the size and scope of the total property in its location so close to Auckland.

A final open day for potential buyers will be held on November 5 from 11am to 1pm and tenders close on November 16, at 3pm.

Mahurangi Matters contacted the Longuet-Higgins family but spokesperson Alexander said they were reluctant to comment at this stage.

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Following the demonstrations on Wall Street and other cities around the world about the need for the demise of capitalism, a group of protesters decided that week to take over Aotea Square. The ratepayers of the city over the last months have paid for this space to be upgraded and groomed to look great for the overseas visitors, let alone the overseas media. Suddenly, we have a group of people camping and building fences and other structures to form a protest. The many hours the parks staff have spent on this area are wasted. But we live in a democracy so these people can do what they are doing. Can they? Where is the responsibility on this issue? Again, democracy rules. We live in a free society even though sometimes politicians like myself have to bite their tongues and not express what they really feel.

At the Regional Development and Operational meeting on October 20, the issue of Te Arai and any development there was on the confidential agenda.

Suddenly, most councillors (interestingly not all) were inundated with emails accusing us of bribery and corruption, secret deals being done behind closed doors, all manner of things. It is impossible to answer each and every one and those I did, I found I was accused of being rude. The frustration is huge especially when the information is wrong. Leaked information hardly ever gives all the options, otherwise there is no concern. Te Arai is an interesting case because if the issue is saving the birds (the fairy terns) and protecting the uniqueness of the area, the only credible thing Council could do is close the beach to everyone. That way the beach would be protected, as would the birds and the flora and fauna. No surfers. No horses. No swimmers. No one. I bet that would release another avalanche of emails. Maybe sometimes we really need to take stock of our democracy, the freedom of expression and the responsibility of what goes with it. Maybe even take out the emotion and think through with a bit of common sense.

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Consents go under the radar Information about non-notified resource consent applications has been made significantly harder to find, following recent changes to Auckland Council websites.

The changes, which have resulted legacy Councils still operate separate from Council’s aim “to achieve computer systems,” Heather says. consistency in practice across the “This is why we have chosen not to region” include removing the list of expand the Rodney practice, but to ‘all consents lodged’ from the former be more selective about what consent Rodney District Council’s website. information is placed on the website.”

This list was regularly used by the Heather says that members of the community, alerting watchful residents public can visit a local service centre to to applications that they would ask about potential applications and to otherwise not have known about. review submitted plans and information Only publicly notified consents will or alternatively, contact the call centre to now be listed – generally less than five enquire as to whether an application has been lodged for a particular site. percent of total consents received.

Auckland Council signalled its Hearings Committee chair Noelene intention to review its policy on what Raffills says the decision may be resource consent information should revisited and that she hopes for better be made public last December. There public access in due course. is no legal requirement for all consents “I have every confidence that the to be made public, and this was done public will be given access to this at the discretion of the local authority. information,” Noelene says. “It is The decision to remove this information unfortunate that Rodney needs to from the public domain was made at wait for the rest of us to catch up and staff level by Council’s resource consents implement their good ideas.” department and website team.

Council must publicly notify an Resource consents manager Heather application if the activity will have, Harris says the former Council was or is likely to have, adverse effects on able to list all consents because the the environment that are more than number of applications lodged was minor. Applicants can also request relatively small. public notification.

She says Auckland Council’s resource Following a resolution made by consents team of 553 staff process Auckland Council in July, Local Boards more than 10 times the number of can have input as to whether or not consents – around 200 each week. certain resource consent applications “To collate and review this information should be notified, but determinations for the website would require a large on notification remain with officers logistical effort, especially as the and independent commissioners.

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Some say that the amount “lost” in the transition process could be more than $200,000. At least 11 applications totalling $101,406 were received from the RLB area alone.

RLB member Tracey Martin says the board is very, very angry that Rodney has been left in this position. She says Council staff were made aware of the issue months ago, but the board has been stonewalled in its efforts to get it resolved.

“It seems that because the District Council did not have a line item specifically for events, nothing went into the events budget for Rodney when the councils were amalgamated,” she says. “Whether or not it was an oversight on the part of former District Council staff, I don’t know.

The fact is, that Rodney events have been left without funding that they are entitled to.”

However, Council’s events manager Charlotte Cuffe, who was formerly the District Council’s major events advisor, says it wasn’t something staff had any say about.

“There was no specific events funding under Rodney; the District Council only ever funded small events here and there,” she says.

Costs were allocated from various operating expenditure budgets, ranging from tourism to civil defence and transport.

Ms Cuffe says the figure of $200,000 is nowhere near correct.

“It would be more like about $5000,” she says. “Rodney gave very little to community events per se.”

However, former Mayor and current Councillor Penny Webster says the District Council was very supportive of events, but the difficulty was identifying it.

She confirmed that the District Council did not have one events budget.

“RDC staff were given a lot more discretion to use their budgets and waive resource consent costs to support events, and it is this spending that is difficult to quantify,” she says.

“The cancelled Orewa Santa Parade is a prime example. They’ve never needed a resource consent before, but this time they were told they did and by the time I heard about it, it was too late to do anything.”

The sorts of Rodney events funded in the past included the Manaakitanga

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Awards for tourism and economic development, the Mayoral Challenge, Rodney Live talent show, annual Civil Defence and Rodney Rural Fire Volunteers Honours nights, Kowhai Festival, Heart Walks and one-off festivals.

Ms Cuffe says that while the methodology for disbursing grants will be reviewed for 2012/13, there will be no legacy funding available for Rodney events this year.

In her report to the RLB, she suggested that it use its discretionary community funding budget ($25,110) to support community events in the current financial year.

Both local boards have deferred making a decision until such time as the funding from legacy events has been reallocated to Rodney.

Requests from the RLB area, submitted in the first two funding rounds but deemed ineligible, were: yy Warkworth Area Business Association ($5000) for Warkworth Christmas Parade yy Francis Hughes ($30,000) on behalf of K-Fest Limited (now renamed Bloom Festival) for K-Fest 2012 to be held at the Matakana Country Park in January. yy Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Inc. ($9000) for Arts in the Woolshed in March. yy Helensville 150th Celebrations Society ($7350) yy Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust ($13,960) for the Te Hana Te Ao Marama Cultural Festival held from 9 September to 23 October 2011. yy Kaukapakapa Scout Group ($3225) for the Canoe & Kayak Rodney Coast Challenge in October. yy Wellsford Promotion Association ($2668) for the Wellsford Christmas Parade (has successfully obtained Community Grants funding) yy Get In2life Youth Development Trust ($14,454) for the Get In2It Street Games – The Big Wet, at various Rodney locations in January and February. yy Helensville Womens & Family Centre ($3051) for the Children’s Day Out. yy Tu Tangi Ora – South Kaipara Collective ($2698) for Sports Awards. yy Leigh Business Community ($10,000) for community event in March.

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Mahurangimatters 2 November 2011 | 13 ELEC TIO N DAY 2 6 N OV EMBER

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on hustings NZ’s place on the international stage, the economy, sale of state assets, policing and safety, and the environment are some of the key issues being raised with general election candidates in Rodney during the current campaign. Regarded as a safe blue ribbon seat, Rodney was won comfortably by National’s Lockwood Smith in 2008, capturing 60 percent of the 37,571 valid electorate votes cast. National also captured a majority (59 percent) of the party votes in 2008, compared to their nearest rival Labour which picked up 20 percent of the party vote in Rodney. But, as many of the candidates have pointed out, the world is a different place than it was in 2008. They say the fallout from the recession has made an impression on voters’ priorities. The six candidates – Colin Craig (Conservatives), Beth Houlbrook (Act), Tracey Martin (NZ First), Mark Mitchell (National), Teresa Moore (Greens), and Christine Rose (Labour) – introduce themselves on the following six pages where they make their pitch for your vote.

Understanding the MMP referendum vote The Electoral Commission has provided the following information to help clarify public understanding of the Referendum that will be conducted alongside the General Election: Referendum questions Voters will be asked two questions – yy The first question asks whether the voter wants to keep MMP or whether they want to change to another voting system. yy The second question asks which of four other voting systems the voter would choose if NZ decides to change from MMP. Voters can answer both questions, or just question one or question two.

If at least half of voters opt to keep MMP, there will be an independent review of MMP next year to recommend changes that should be made to the way it works.

The Electoral Commission will conduct the review, incorporating a consultation process, which will give the public adequate time and opportunity to give their views.

The Electoral Referendum Act (2010) specifies that the Electoral Commission must review: yy The five percent party vote threshold for a party to be eligible for allocation of list seats yy The one electorate seat threshold for a party to be eligible for allocation of list seats yy The effects of population change on the ratio of electorate seats to list seats yy The effect of a party’s candidates winning more seats than the party would be entitled as a result of the party vote yy The capacity of a person to be both

a constituency candidate and a list candidate yy A party’s ability to determine the order of candidates on its party list and the inability of voters to rank list candidates in order of preference yy Other matters as referred to it by the Minister of Justice or the House of Representatives.

The size of Parliament and Maori representation will not be reviewed, but the Commission may consider any other aspects of the MMP voting system. The Commission must report back to the Minister of Justice by October 31, 2012.

If more than half of voters opt to change the voting system, Parliament will decide if there will be another Referendum in 2014 to choose between MMP and the alternative voting system.

Info: www.elections.org.nz

Candidate meetings yy November 3 – Meet the Candidates gathering, hosted by Whangaparaoa Methodist Parish, Manly Methodist Church, 945 Whangaparaoa Rd, starting at 7.30pm. yy November 5 – Meet the Candidates meeting, hosted by Warkworth & Districts Grey Power Assn, Warkworth Primary School, Hill Street, starting at 10.30am. yy November 20 – The Penlink Now Team meeting at The Leisure Centre, Stanmore Bay, starting at 2pm. Candidates will be given five minutes to speak and will then answer questions from the floor.

Polling day The General Election will be held on Saturday, November 26. Polling places will be open from 9am to 7pm.

Preliminary results will be released progressively from 7pm on www. electionresults.govt.nz. Elections NZ hopes to have all advance voting results for both the general election and referendum released by 8.30pm.

General election results from all polling booths will be available by 11.30pm.

Referendum voting papers will not be counted in polling places on election night to avoid delays to the release of the general election results.

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Christine Rose Labour Party While the Green Party may seem like a more natural fit for committed environmentalist Christine Rose, she believes she will be more effective working within the Labour Party to bring green issues into the mainstream.

“The environment is fundamental to NZ’s economic opposition to asset sales. and social wellbeing; our identity and everything “People remember the damage that was done in the we do and everything we stand for,” she says. 1980s and 1990s. We had to claw back some of those “Unfortunately, it has been marginalised by Central assets at inflated prices after they had been stripped Government in the past.” of their real value. For people like me, who are Christine is encouraged by a growing green movement Kiwibankers because we believe in investing in our within Labour and cited new party president Moira own country, it’s a real attack on our national pride.”

Coatsworth and MP Ruth Dyson as examples of this In the Rodney electorate, Christine says there are resurgence. On recent polls which point to a decline some serious traffic management and roading issues in support for the party, Christine says there is still that need proper analysis. Auckland Transport has plenty of water to flow under the bridge. already recognised the need to widen Whangaparaoa “The credit downgrade and the grounding of Road, on the Hibiscus Coast, and investment the Rena, off Tauranga, have been a real wake- in Penlink and public transport was stopped by up call. People have been giving National, and National without explanation.

John Key in particular, the benefit of the doubt “The Roads of National Significance were a political over the economy/recession, the handling of the project without substantive analysis to justify them Christchurch earthquake and the Pike River disaster. and yet they are swallowing up the road transport I detect the gloss is wearing off. budget for the next 20 years, taking away funding that “The gap between the rich and the poor is growing could have been spent on rural road maintenance and wider, unemployment is at epic proportions sealing. Labour recognises that SH1 needs congestion especially for young people, and there’s not a lot of and safety improvements, but a robust analysis needs hope. The tax cuts benefited the wealthy, while the to be done to see what will best address these issues in people at the bottom are struggling even more.” the most cost-effective and timely manner.

Christine says she doesn’t believe the electorate has “NZ needs to learn to live within its means. We have forgotten the way National ran rough-shod over the limited funding at our disposal, as well as the cost views of Aucklanders on the supercity or their vetoing of rebuilding Christchurch and the leaky buildings of the regional fuel tax, which would have seen bill. Can we really afford to spend $2 billion on both Penlink and the central rail loop built. On the something that could be addressed just as effectively grounding of the Rena, she says it raises some serious another, cheaper way? We need to be more prudent.” questions about how maritime shipping is policed, Christine says there is no justification for the overand the lack of accountability and responsibility. optimistic forecasts that National made in the last “But it’s also making people realise that we have been budget. National has spent money that NZ didn’t capitalising on our environmental baseline, without have and promised 170,000 new jobs, as part of really valuing and protecting it for the longer term. our economic recovery, which it can’t deliver. The “We like to promote ourselves as clean and green Treasury forecasts in the last budget, for both the but when John Key was challenged on the science tax-take and jobs, were over-inflated. behind this he said it was ‘an aspiration’. In fact, this “We need to get smarter, diversify and get genuinely government isn’t even showing that it does have this cleaner. We can’t rely on the old staple commodities; aspiration because they want to mine the conservation the future lies in strategic investment in education, estate and dam wild rivers. If we really want to innovation and an ability to be responsive. protect and celebrate our values, we have to change “This is probably the most important election the government. Our current approach is not only for a generation because so much is at stake. A causing environmental risk but it’s also damaging our lot of National’s proposals on issues such as the credibility and international reputation. On top of this, environment and asset sales are a one-way street; we now have the threat of asset sales which represents a the environmental and social damage could be loss of sovereignty and NZ earning capacity.” irreversible. What we need is equal, fair and Christine says it doesn’t matter which party people responsible government that responds to the need of intuitively support, there is across-the-board the many, rather than the few.

VOTE Labour for Rodney • stop asset sales • first $5000 earned tax free • tackling youth unemployment • planned economic recovery Authorised by Christine Rose, 355 Foster Rd, RD1, Kumeu 0841

Christine is from a farming family which has lived in Rodney for four generations and she served as a Rodney District and Auckland Regional Councillor for 15 years. She taught politics and philosophy at Auckland University, and is involved in several grass-roots environmental and arts organisations.

Christine is passionate about Rodney, NZ and its communities. Her particular concerns are environmental management and transport, and she supports arts and cultural development. She believes in working with communities, farmers and businesses to improve economic, social and environmental conditions. She’s a proud supporter of Kiwibank and other nationally-owned assets, and motivated to ensure they remain in public ownership. Christine’s political views were shaped positively by her rural upbringing, and negatively by the new-right policies of Thatcher, Reagan and Rogernomics. She is standing as a Labour candidate to support a return to economic stability, savings, and to advocate for better environmental protection and workers’ rights.

Christine’s spare time is spent in the great outdoors, camping, tramping, cycling and kayaking. She is 42 on Labour’s party list and would become a list member if Labour polled 38 percent of the vote plus securing constituency seats.

VOTE Christine ROSE

Mahurangimatters 2 November 2011 | 15 ELEC TION DAY 26 NOVEMBER

Tracey Martin NZ First Party A desire to keep New Zealand in New Zealanders’ hands is a key driver for New Zealand First candidate Tracey Martin.

Disillusioned by a lack of local representation The party would also put greater restriction on land and concerned about prostitution law reform, she sales to foreigners. While people have been watching first stood as the party’s candidate in 2008 and is the Crafar farms, she says the $100m threshold for now number two on the party list. She remains Overseas Investment Office scrutiny means some concerned that the globalised, market-led approach major land deals have gone unnoticed, like the sale isn’t working for New Zealand. of “a huge local vineyard” to a Chinese consortium “There’s a myth perpetuated that because we’re small and American ownership of land in the middle of and far away we can’t compete, so we have to take the far north’s Karikari Peninsula. bad deals because they’re the only deals we can get, Other NZ First policies include replacing the but I believe it’s a plus we’re this far away. unemployment benefit with a community wage for “Instead of trying to compete with cheap nations, 20 hours of local volunteer work per week. we should be looking at niche markets, like organic In education, Tracey would like to see flawed agriculture, to get better returns and, in all things, National Standards withdrawn and refined through we should be adding value, not sending away raw a small scale trial programme, and would flatten out product.” funding to enable resourcing based on individuals’ She sees growth potential in our clean, green image needs, rather than a school’s decile rating. and thinks the country can be more export-focused, “Warkworth Primary is decile eight and each year without “selling itself short” in trade deals. identifies at least 12 children who need reading “NZ First opposed the free trade agreement with recovery, but the state only funds them for half a China because it allowed them to bring in Chinese child.” workers and pay them directly through Chinese She says that, in order to benefit from the Auckland bank accounts, with no benefit to the New Zealand Plan, Rodney needs multi-modal transport, economy.” including the Puhoi to Wellsford highway (a Another trade anomaly is an Australian deal that commitment backed by party leader Winston overrides New Zealand laws by allowing in ready- Peters) and a Northern Rail freight link, that should to-drink products (RTDs) of more than five percent be extended to Marsden Point. alcohol volume, she says.

On projects such as Penlink, Tracey says she would “The devil is in the detail. Some countries have follow the will of the majority. kept alcohol and tobacco out of their free trade “If I’m the local MP and we didn’t campaign on it, agreements,” she says. my party expects me to come back and find out the NZ First would also provide certainty for exporters majority view of the people I represent.” by capping the dollar and reinstating the Reserve Binding referenda is a central party policy.

Bank Governor’s right to consider downstream “There is already a model for people to have a consequences to exporters and others when referendum, as used in the anti-smacking campaign, managing inflation. but nothing’s binding. It’s a politician’s job to make Tracey says that although sometimes accused of the public as well informed as possible on their “populist” politics, NZ First has stayed true to its options and then let the people decide.” core principles since it was formed 18 years ago.

The party favours strengthening Kiwisaver and “We’ve always said no asset sales to foreigners and would probably hold a binding referendum on New Zealand land should stay in the hands of New whether people wanted a compulsory savings Zealanders.” scheme, Tracey says.

National’s plan to sell off 49 percent of state assets, Although it supports MMP, NZ First would like not only means the loss of half the profit from assets MP numbers reduced to 99, retaining 70 electorate taxpayers have already paid for, but the sale of hydro representatives but with fewer list places and would power stations is likely to be linked to the sale of water require all parties to meet the five percent party vote rights, she says. However, NZ First would support threshold, before being able to bring list candidates investment of up to 24.9 percent by New Zealanders. into parliament.

Tracey is a 40-plus, sixth-generation New Zealander and mother of three school-age children, with an extremely supportive husband. Along with an administration background and special expertise in credit control, she has a strong record of community representation. Currently an elected representative on the Rodney Local Board of the Auckland Council, she is also chair of the Mahurangi College Board of Trustees and its finance committee, a member of the National Council of Women’s Hibiscus Coast Branch and the college’s liaison person to Te Whanau O Mahurangi (Maori parent support group). Delegated to pull together the submissions and feedback around the recent Local Board Agreement (funding for 2011/2012) and the Draft Local Board Plan (the three to 10 year plan for Rodney), Tracey has an excellent awareness of local issues. She has twice led presentations to Auckland Council, seeking financial recognition of the Rodney community’s needs and desires and has also presented on the future of Rodney within the new 30-year vision for Auckland. Her wide-ranging board portfolios include economic development, and business improvement districts. She also handles responsibilities in association with Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs) including Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development.

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Teresa Moore Green Party A relative newcomer to the Green Party, Teresa has had a lifelong interest in environmental issues, so she says it came as no surprise to her family and friends when she stood as the Greens candidate for Rodney.

It was while working on her thesis on solar energy could include feeders from Te Hana and Warkworth for commuters and is important for tourism too. that she became interested in policy making.

“Government provides a lot of support for the oil and Government invests in roads, but needs to upgrade fossil fuel industries and, if it put equivalent support rail so that Kiwi Rail can make it economically into renewable energy, it would get those industries viable. up and running, after which market forces could There is no need to build a four-lane highway from take over. The stakeholders need assistance with Puhoi to Wellsford and the $1.65 billion that will things such as research and development in order to cost could be better spent elsewhere. Time could be grow. With that growth comes employment, as well cut off the driving time if more freight went by rail, as environmental benefits.” reducing the numbers of large trucks on that road.”

One of the Greens key platforms is to stimulate jobs, Teresa is not opposed to the Penlink Rd, but says especially in the area of green tech, and Teresa says if Whangaparaoa residents want it, they need to be this is also her focus for Rodney, including assisting aware of the changes that building it will bring. small business.

“A public private partnership will come with “The first person I ever employed was through costs – any developer who takes it on will only Task Force Green. I needed to grow my business, make money if they are also able to develop land but couldn’t afford to pay another staff member. near the road or in areas such as Gulf Harbour. If Through Task Force Green my yacht charter Whangaparaoa residents are willing to have more business expanded to employ more than 20 people, intensive development, with an associated loss of with a multi-million dollar turnover. The Greens green spaces, I’m not opposed to that. However, would help employers to take on people who are on I also have fears for the effects on water quality in the dole, with the benefit going to the employer. the Okura/Stillwater region if Penlink proceeds.

This goes hand in hand with allowing parents on a Investing in major highways at a time of Peak Oil benefit access to the training incentive allowance, so and climatic changes is short sighted – sustainable that people can upskill while still being able to care transport is the key. for their families.”

The park ‘n’ ride in Silverdale needs sufficient She says other priorities for her locally will be capacity for the large numbers that will want to improving public transport, stimulating tourism use it. The park ‘n’ ride should also be used as a meeting point and a feeder from other bus services, and ensuring the environment is cared for.

“I’ve been in the tourism industry for more than so travellers don’t have to use a car at all.”

10 years and understand its importance to the Teresa supports the Green’s view that state assets local economy. We have a great basis for tourism in should be retained by New Zealanders.

Rodney, with many beautiful natural settings and “If all our profits go offshore, how can we grow our attractions such as Matakana market, Mahurangi local industries? I visited Meridian Energy as part of Peninsula, regional parks and the marine reserve at my thesis and they are investing in renewable energy.

Leigh.

However, if the company is sold they are likely to “As a marine biologist, my focus is on water and be too busy paying their shareholders to invest that marine life, so cleaning up our waterways, which is money in renewables. That’s one of the ways in a Green Party priority, is vital. There are big benefits which we all lose as soon as the profits go offshore.” in creating pockets of marine reserves so that our She says sustainable development is the way forward. children can fish in the future. Marine reserves are “You can’t stand in the way of development, unless good for fish stocks, and therefore for fisheries.” it’s poor development. Each development proposal Teresa is a business consultant for Save Our Rail must be assessed on its economic, environmental Northland and says rail could assist employment and social merits. There’s a lot of bureaucracy in the growth, with a link to Marsden Point port.

RMA, and it could be fine tuned to make the process “The upgrade of the northern rail system would less time consuming, but the general guidelines are benefit all of North Rodney and Northland. It important.

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Her sense of adventure had her join MAF in a pioneering role as a scientific observer on Russian deep-sea trawlers, which required spending eight months at sea near the Sub-Antarctic Islands.

With the sea in her blood, Teresa ran the Turkish division of Sunsail yacht charters, looking after 40 staff and 140 yachts. She later set up her own boat charter company, with bases in Auckland, the Bay of Islands and Tonga and passed on the skills she’d learned to others as a business consultant. Teresa recently completed a Master of Management in sustainability and the potential of solar power for New Zealand.

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Mark Mitchell National Party Mark Mitchell found his way into politics after international security company.

He says his shift into the political arena came when he began working with NZ Trade & Enterprise while he was based overseas.

“Being offshore and working in emerging markets, I could see there were real opportunities for our entrepreneurs and business people. I became involved in helping government agencies to introduce those opportunities to New Zealanders. That’s when I realised I could make a genuine contribution.”

Mark’s family are strong National Party supporters – his grandfather, Frank Gill, was a cabinet minister in Rob Muldoon’s government – and Mark says the party’s principles and values are clearly aligned with his own.

On the campaign trail, Mark says he is getting positive feedback about how the Government is performing on one of the issues that is closest to his heart – community safety and policing.

He says another pressing issue raised by voters is the economy.

“Rating agencies have confidence in the Government’s economic plan, but the global situation was always going to have an impact on NZ. However, sometimes being further afield is an advantage and we have very strong primary products which puts us in a good position for future growth.”

Local issues raised by Rodney residents are the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway extension and the building of the Penlink Road from Whangaparaoa to Redvale.

“I am 110 percent behind the motorway extension from Puhoi to Warkworth. It is critical in terms of safety for road users. That is one of the worst stretches of road in NZ in terms of crash fatalities and injuries.

“It is also critical that the motorway be built to stimulate the economy, in North Rodney and also in Northland. I’ve spoken to business people who have businesses outside Rodney, but live in Rodney, who if the motorway went ahead would relocate to areas such as Warkworth and be employing local people and growing the local economy.”

With family living in Whangaparaoa, Mark says he is determined to be proactive on the building of the Penlink Road.

“I’m a strong advocate for Penlink because of the need to have another road on and off the peninsula.

In the past I have been heavily involved with billion

a career that spans police work and running an dollar plus infrastructure projects and part of the difficulty with Penlink is that no-one has taken ownership of it, to drive it forward. The feedback I am getting is that it is an Auckland Council problem. The public-private partnership model is the most obvious way to deliver this project and I have already been meeting with possible investors from overseas with a view to making it happen.

“I would also like to see the park and ride at Silverdale be properly planned and developed so it is substantial enough to cope with future growth.

Areas such as Millwater will bring huge population growth to the Hibiscus Coast and public transport, as well as other infrastructure, must be planned with that in mind.”

The retention of the northern rail line is something Mark is not fully briefed on, but he says rail needs to be economically viable before any taxpayers’ money should go into it.

“If there were more commercial use of the line, it would be viable to retain it.”

Mark is a supporter of National’s “mixed ownership model” for state assets.

“Mixed ownership is a win-win situation. NZ investors have been very limited in what they can invest in – financial companies and property. The sale of state assets will give them the opportunity to invest in good quality NZ assets; I would rather see dividends go to NZ investors than have to pay interest to overseas lenders.”

A background in international trade has put economic growth for the region high on Mark’s list of priorities.

“My overall drive is to see economic growth for Rodney’s businesses. That means helping Rodney’s entrepreneurs; we have some great businesses doing some wonderful stuff, such as Dad’s Pies in Silverdale who are exporting their products.

“We must be able to grow our tradable sector. Along with that, we must get our fair share of investment in infrastructure. I will push for fast broadband for businesses and schools and ensure we get that rollout.

“I’m in favour of having well planned growth in Rodney, but combined with investment in infrastructure so we can provide and retain a great way of life and everyone can come and enjoy what we have.”

Mark’s family have lived and worked in Rodney for four generations and he is passionate about the region and committed to generating economic growth and creating new jobs. After completing his education at Rosmini College and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, he worked in farming, policing, and most recently, was founder and CEO of a successful international business. Mark will marry Peggy Bourne, widow of rally ace Possum Bourne, later this month. As a parent of four children who attend Orewa College, he is committed to supporting teachers, lifting education standards and getting good information to all parents. His community work includes involvement in the Springboard programme in Warkworth and Orewa surf lifesaving club and he is also an honorary member of the Warkworth Rotary Club. After spending 14 years in the police force, the community’s safety and policing issues are a priority for Mark who says he will back strong law and order policies. He supports National’s principles of careful economic management and sensible decisions.

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Beth Houlbrooke Act Party As a long-time Act Party supporter, Beth Houlbrooke says it was Don Brash’s elevation to party leader that galvanised her to stand for Rodney, not as a candidate but as a means of securing a larger party vote.

“My job is to get him (Don Brash) into Parliament. which, in turn, would make housing more affordable.

He’s the man we need to fix the economy. NZ is on The current Metropolitan Urban Limits (MULs) are the road to further financial crisis at the current level too restrictive. The costs of developing land under the of borrowing so our priority is to slow down spending current RMA are so high that this naturally flows on to and slow down borrowing. When we fix the economy, the price of the sections. We certainly defend personal then we can look at better health services, looking property rights, and it’s up to the individual property after the environment, and creating a more conducive owner to determine the best use of their property.” climate for business and job creation.”

As a person with a transport background, Beth says However, Beth distanced herself from Mr Brash’s she isn’t supporting the retention of the northern rail comments on the decriminalisation of cannabis. She line. said that was his personal point of view – the party “Rail is too inflexible and too limiting to be a viable has no policy on the issue. option. It doesn’t stack up when you weigh-up the She says some of the main issues being raised by costs involved versus the benefits. Act doesn’t believe Rodney residents during this campaign include the it’s fair that all taxpayers have to subsidise a service Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Marine and that would benefit only a small proportion of the Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill which seeks to population. replace the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Bill, a youth “We think the sale of some state assets will provide minimum wage, the Puhoi-Wellsford highway part of the solution to fixing the economy. Providing project, Penlink and the Resource Management Act. superannuation to 65 year olds is unsustainable and “Act wants the ETS scrapped and so does the Act would like to see the eligible age gradually raised farming community. In regard to the Marine and to 67 years. We would also scrap interest-free student Coastal Area Bill, a lot of National Party voters are loans – their education is already being subsidised. disappointed with John Key’s handling of this. I’m When we talk about selling off state assets, we’re still getting my head around its implications, but talking about selling a 49 percent share in businesses the party believes there are potentially vast wealth that could be run better by private enterprise. This transfers involved – what would otherwise be held includes utilities such as power companies, Air NZ, by the Crown for the interest of all, could pass into hospitals and prisons.” the ownership of tiny minorities, all justified on the Beth says she has no problems supporting Act’s flimsiest of grounds and influenced by the needs of policies to allow nuclear-powered warships to visit NZ, increase the subsidy for independent schools, and temporary political coalitions. continue onshore and offshore mineral exploration.

“Act believes that a lot of school kids are missing out on valuable work experience during the holidays She also agrees with the call for a review of police because employers can’t afford to hire them since procedures around Section 48 (self-defence) and 56 the youth minimum wage was abolished. We want (defence of property) of the Crimes Act. Act says this reinstated, perhaps at something around $10 an law-abiding citizens who use reasonable force to defend themselves or their property should not be hour but this is still being discussed. dragged through the courts.

“Both the Puhoi to Wellsford state highway project and Penlink have our support, although Penlink is “Youth offending also needs to be nipped in the a local government issue. Both these projects would bud. Criminal activity is significantly less likely to escalate when caught and punished early. have benefits for the economy.”

Beth says she fully supports Act’s call for reform of the On the anti-smacking bill, Beth says she makes no Resource Management Act with the aim of making secret of the fact that she smacked her children. it easier for property owners to use and develop “I think this is a completely acceptable form of their land. The policy states that the only harms and corrective teaching.” benefits that should be considered are those that In summary, Beth says she believes NZ has to relate to human welfare, and that “intrinsic values” move away from being a country with a culture of should not to be considered. entitlement to benefits.

“We want to free up more land for development “We need to replace it with a culture of aspirations.”

Beth is a self-employed businesswoman and company director of Backload Moving Co NZ Ltd. She and husband Barry have been married for 25 years and have two sons – Mitchell (20) attending Massey University and Louis (17) in his final year at Mahurangi College. Residing in the Warkworth area for the last 18 years, Beth is wellknown in the community, and has been involved with local business women as coordinator of the Rodney Her Business Network from 2001 to 2006.

She was also Mahurangi Kindergarten president; served on the Kaipara Flats School Board of Trustees for six years, five as chairperson; and is currently Greater Auckland Chorus team leader.

Beth’s self-employment has been primarily in the transport and farming industries. Her prior salaried employment was as an administrative assistant in construction/engineering, telecommunications and commercial banking. Beth has been an ACT Party member since its early years and is a firm believer in ACT’s core principle of individual choice balanced with personal responsibility. She is standing as a non-list candidate, seeking votes only for the ACT Party.

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Colin Craig Conservative Party Colin Craig set up the Conservative Party when he decided there was no other party he could vote for and despite only confirming its registration on October 7 he expects the party will come close to standing a candidate in every electorate.

Number one on his party’s list, he says he chose government revenue, reduce binge drinking and to stand in Rodney because he and his family and ultimately bring that cost down.” friends live here and it’s an electorate he thinks he However, Colin is against asset sales in any form, can win. The son of former Rodney councillor Ross claiming the “mixed ownership model” still gives Craig, he says he’s had plenty of discussion about foreigners control over, and profits from, important what’s good for Rodney and he’s not concerned strategic assets. about splitting the conservative vote.

“We’re talking about power generation, power “I’m not into political games. The party vote will supply and Kiwibank, these are great assets for New determine the balance of power. Let the best man or Zealanders to own.” woman win.”

Nor does he want to see New Zealand land and He views the foreshore and seabed as a big issue farms in foreign hands. for Rodney residents and is strongly opposed to “I’ve talked to some of the Chinese business interests the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act involved and what they really want is long-term 2011, which makes it possible for iwi to negotiate supply. Long-term leases or long-term supply directly with the government. contracts will fulfil their need.”

“If there’s an issue of justice it should be resolved He thinks Kiwisaver should be left in its current through the courts, never by political negotiation. form and not be treated like “a political football”.

We’ve got a lot of coastline and we want to know that we look out at a sea that’s public domain that The country’s savings problem reflects declining wealth and economic growth is the solution, he says. we all own together.”

He supports implementation of integrated family “If we’re serious about the economic future, we health centres that have already been planned for have to get into innovation, business development, Rodney, offering both savings and better local entrepreneurship.” service, but which he says simply need political will He wants the re-introduction of tax rebates for research and development to encourage new to proceed.

He also supports progressing Penlink – “it’s self- products and innovation. funding so it shouldn’t be an issue” and the Puhoi In education he supports parental choice over to Wellsford highway (also as a toll road, and secondary schools and would like a total re-think ultimately continuing to Northland) but with the of the tertiary education delivery, which he says has inclusion of an interchange at Puhoi. However, he resulted in massive levels of student debt that he doubts will be re-paid. views northern rail as uneconomic.

Addressing the impact of economic issues, like the He suggests a variation of correspondence-style credit downgrade and increasing cost of living, will learning, teaching people primarily online, rather than in universities, which would also decrease mean reducing government spending, says Colin.

He sees savings in reducing the current 121 MPs to transport congestion and enable lecturers to address 99 and reviewing services like welfare administration, bigger audiences. which he says currently costs $1.1 billion a year and “We need to invest more in the intelligence and the could be done better by helping long-term beneficiaries learning and less in the fixed buildings and expensive into jobs or apprenticeships with a community wage. stuff,” he says “We’re paying them anyway, we might as well be Colin is in favour of MMP, but only in the form paying them to get away from the welfare lifestyle.” originally recommended by the Royal Commission, An increase in alcohol excise tax and raising the legal with a lower threshold of three to four percent for small drinking age, to 20 or 21 could also save money, he parties, MPs reduced to 99 and no separate Maori seats. suggests.

The party is also committed to a policy of binding “We collect about $800 million in revenue from referenda, he says. alcohol, but we spend about $5.3 billion picking up “I think it’s a sad state when you’ve got a democracy the pieces. An increase in excise tax would increase where the people are being ignored.”

Colin Craig is a self-made businessman, entrepreneur and innovator, who has founded and managed five successful businesses. He is passionate about improving New Zealand’s economy. Colin has completed several university qualifications in commerce, management, economics, and the arts. He has also been a university lecturer, including teaching commerce for the Maori Studies department at AUT. Colin’s connection with Rodney spans more than 20 years, living with his family in Warkworth, and with his wife of 20 years, in Whangaparaoa. He is a father and is well-known as someone with traditional values and the courage to stand up for ordinary kiwis. He is a determined leader, who is practical, and does what he says he will do, believing that NZ needs to get back to values that work. He organised and funded the March for Democracy in 2009, highlighting the failure of governments to be directed by Citizens Initiated Referenda. Last year, he was a credible third in the Auckland Mayoral election. As leader of the Conservative Party, Colin is committed to putting the people of Rodney before party politics.

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on hustings

The Northland electorate extends from Leigh and Wellsford, north to Cape Reinga. The seat was won by National’s John Carter in 2008, who captured nearly 60 percent of the 33,633 valid electorate votes cast. Mr Carter retired this year, after more than 24 years in Parliament.

His nearest rival, Labour’s Shane Jones, polled 29 percent of the vote.

The following candidates, three of the five standing in Northland, responded to our invitation to supply a summary of their issues.

Mike Sabin National Party Mike Sabin hopes to lead Northland in a plan for economic growth that will find solutions to under-performance and social dysfunction and enable it to achieve its socio-economic potential.

However, he says decisions need to be practical and keep borrowing under control.

“There’s no place for rash, unaffordable promises.”

Mike supports improvements to infrastructure including provision of better roads and extending the motorway north from Puhoi, and provision of reliable broadband to connect with the global marketplace.

He would also work towards improving education standards.

“We need to get good information to parents, identify kids falling behind and help them catch up, and develop new skills training opportunities.”

He says law and order policies should put victims first and deal with serious repeat offenders. He also favours early

intervention for young offenders and measures to win the drug war on ‘P’.

Mike thinks public services can be efficient and affordable by prioritising frontline services where resources are needed most. He is number 61 on the National Party list.

Pauline Evans Green Party Candidate for Northland

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Lynette Stewart Labour Party Concern about Northland’s socioeconomic decline and its impact on families, has prompted Lynette Stewart to stand as a Labour candidate.

Unemployment is an issue that can no longer be glossed over, she says.

“We need strong economic policy to reduce child/family poverty by resetting the economic environment to encourage job creation, pay increases, skill development with equal opportunities and a fair go for all New Zealanders to participate in our future.”

She says Northlanders are concerned about the lack of job prospects for school leavers, the absence of trade apprenticeships, a lack of economic growth, National’s record $18.4 billion deficit and inadequate housing,which is creating urgent health and safety issues for families and older people, already struggling. They also fear the impact of the growing income gap, tertiary education and student loans, road/ transport issues, environment issues, the sale of NZ-owned assets, the negative effect of September downgrades by Fitch and Standard and Poor’s, and the consequent rising of interest rates on new Government bonds.

Number 39 on the Labour Party

list, Lynette stands by Labour’s commitment to promptly deliver on all its election promises according to its stated policies over the next three years, if it becomes government.

A Northlander of Maori and Scottish descent, with extensive working experience of Northland and environs, Lynette chaired Northland District Health Board (NDHB) from 20012009, and has served on numerous national boards. She has vast executive experience of the primary and secondary health sector interface, including Maori and mainstream health and disability development across the wider Northern region.

Pauline Evans Green Party Pauline Evans is number 36 on the Green Party list. She believes the government must address pollution of waterways and the invasion of plant and animal pests, protect wildlife, kai moana and coastlines from oil spills, prevent the introduction of GM field crops and properly consult tangata whenua and affected communities over the future of mining.

She says Northland’s often seasonal income and jobs are affected by droughts and world economics and almost half of Northland’s children live in poverty, which has implications for health, education, youth unemployment and crime. There are concerns about rising food prices, keeping our business centres and main streets viable and accessing affordable tertiary education.

She supports retaining Northland rail to prevent more heavy trucks using the region’s roads. The Greens have worked effectively with others to implement green programmes, like the home insulation scheme, and in the next three years will focus on nurturing a smart, green, sustainable economy, she says.

“Priorities include getting 100,000 NZ children out of poverty, cleaning up waterways, diversifying transport, stimulating the green economy through government leadership and direct investment, driving job creation in renewable energy export technology and keeping land, energy resources and profits in Kiwi ownership,” she says.

Details of a plan to create 100,000 green jobs, at a cost of $4.082 billion over three years can be found at www.greens. org.nz/greenjobs.

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When Linda Robinson first moved to the Matakana area, she identified a need for putting people in touch with reliable local tradesmen and women.

Six years later, this has become a reality with the recent launch of her new business Local Trades Ltd. For many years, Linda has been working as a self-employed administrator, helping local businesses with their administration needs. She is also involved with the Warkworth Chapter of Business Networking International, a former coordinator of the local Her Business Network and until recently, on the committee of Matakana Community Group.

She will draw on these organisational skills to provide an interface between local trades people and customers.

“People who need a tradesperson can contact me with the confidence that I’ll find them the right person for the job, whose services are tried and trusted,” she says. “No more than three representatives of any trade will be on my books at any one time.”

Linda says she sees the service being particularly useful for holidaymakers or people who are new to the area, who do not already have an established network of known and reliable

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tradesmen. She also hopes the elderly will find it useful.

The list of trades covered includes everything from water filter and airconditioning specialists, to home maintenance and building tradespeople.

Computer and IT services are also listed.

“There are still some gaps so I would welcome enquiries from any tradespeople who would like to become involved.”

Linda says networking comes naturally to her and part of the service will be ensuring that the job has been completed to the satisfaction of the client. Customers can also access her trades list online.

A new business specialising in Rentals and Property Management has opened on the corner of Mill Lane and Elizabeth Street, in Warkworth.

Warkworth Rentals & Property Management owner Leanne Sanford has seven years experience in the property management industry and is looking forward to providing a quality service to both landlords and tenants.

She says her business will focus specifically on the management of long-term residential properties, between Puhoi and Mangawhai. She also offers a ‘find a tenant service’ for landlords who wish to manage their own properties but don’t want the hassle of finding a new tenant.

“There are a number of checks that need to be performed on a prospective tenant and my expertise in this area is

second-to-none,” she says.

“The demand for rentals in this area, mainly three-bedroomed homes, considerably outstrips what is available. The area is particularly popular with young families looking to trade their hectic city life for an idyllic country or rural lifestyle.”

Leanne says Warkworth Rentals will offer landlords the peace-of-mind that their tenants have been screened properly, that there is zero tolerance for rent arrears and that their properties are inspected at regular intervals with any maintenance issues reported immediately.

“Ultimately, my point of difference, other than the competitive management rate, is communication.

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Former school teacher, Richard Wintle of Matakana, has joined the Barfoot and Thompson sales team in Warkworth. Richard has had a varied working life, which has involved architectural projects in Auckland, London and Nigeria, building and business. As a teacher, he worked at Glenfield and Belmont intermediate schools, and Kristin School in Albany. Since Richard and his wife moved to Matakana, they have been involved in a range of community activities. Richard managed the Matakana Market for a time and also worked with an arborist, climbing, pruning and felling trees.

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Price by negotiation

$140,000 ono

The former fish processing unit, which has more recently been used as bakery, is offered for sale or lease. The 320sqm building is on 1530sqm of land in Matakana’s main street.

Established for around 25 years, the shop is a hub for fundraising tickets for the various local fishing competitions, officially weighing fish for the Kawau Bay Fishing Club or for the public.

There is a huge potential for rod and reel repairs and dive equipment service.

The current technician is willing to continue his existing relationship with any new owners. The hiring of dive equipment and wetsuits to certified divers is a busy part of the business especially during the summer.

Beaches Café, Snells Beach $225,000 (inc stock) or near offer

A fully licensed business in the Snells Beach Shopping Centre, which provides seating for up to 60 inside and 33 outside under cover. The business is well established and would be ideal for a couple to operate.

Jesters, Wellsford $235,000

Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Located in a busy food court, this business is part of a successful international franchise. Full training and support provided.

Q Café & Restaurant, Mangawhai $169,000

Six day a week café/restaurant, which owner is reluctantly selling for health reasons. This is an opportunity to combine a beach resort lifestyle while operating a cafe/pizzeria. An attractive, growing 45-seater cafe/ takeaway business, well equipped and with ample parking.

Bunk ‘n’ Brekkie Backpackers, Mangawhai Heads $630,000

Situated on just under half-a-hectare, the Bunk ‘n’ Brekkie Backpackers is a popular low-cost accommodation facility. This property is about two minutes from the surf beach, estuary and shops. The main building consists of four bedrooms and can accommodate up to 18 guests.

Antiques & Collectables, Mangawhai By negotiation

Situated in Mangawhai Village, the business presently occupies a double shop space, selling antiques, collectables and bric-a-brac. Local residents and weekend visitors/holiday makers alike frequent the shop which is well-stocked with a variety of good quality new and secondhand merchandise.

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Typically, spring time has brought a surplus of vendors from out of the woodwork and there are now a number of properties of similar type competing in a market where purchasers have become cautious. So how can you set your property apart to ensure a timely and successful sale?

In most instances, a successful sale can be attributed to marketing and price. A maxim often quoted in real estate is that you cannot sell a secret. If you think that a real estate agent often just promises you the world, puts some photos in the paper, and runs a couple of open homes, in order to charge you an obscene amount of money, then think again. Proper marketing is absolutely essential, and a good agent will make their commission back for you and then some. Sure, you may obtain a sale privately, and save several thousand dollars on commission, but are you sure that you achieved the best price possible? There may be someone out there who doesn’t use the internet such as retirees, and some baby boomers, or who didn’t see your road sign, who would pay more. That said, assuming your property is fully exposed to the market with a good agent, then all that is left to consider is price.

Of course, many vendors simply cannot afford to reduce their asking price significantly, due to relatively high mortgages. What is important here isn’t so much the absolute value, or asking price, but how it relates to others in the market. Purchasers will weigh up a number of options and make up their own mind as to value. As a vendor, you can change the relative value in a purchaser’s mind, without spending a lot of money.

These somewhat obvious items should be at the top of your list for adding costeffective value and marketability to your property: Street appeal – mow the lawns, trim trees, tidy gardens, wash the exterior of the house, remove any rubbish, water-blast driveways and paths, and replace any rotten weatherboards or roof tiles.

Inside – get rid of the clutter, clean the carpets, clean the oven, remove any mold or mildew, replace any damaged curtains, put a single bed in the study (buyers will see a fourth bedroom), consider some cosmetic painting especially if it will brighten a dark room, ensure everything works.

Beyond these short-term solutions, there are other ways to add value. However, we can consider these at some other time.

A number of Northland businesses were finalists in the 2011 Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards.

They included The Kauri Museum, Mangawhai’s Heads 106.4FM and Sport Northland. All entries are considered for the Northland Regional Council Sustainable Business Award, the ACC Workplace Safety Award and the Regional Business Partnership Judges Commendation Award.

Judging was held on October 28.

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Time marches on The 93rd anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between Germany and the Allied Forces, heralding the end of hostilities in World War I, will be marked on November 11. It was the prelude to peace negotiations that lead to the Treaty of Versailles but it is the Armistice, rather than the Treaty, which has become the focus of remembrance celebrations.

The scene was set in the forest of Compiegne, 65km north east of Paris. Signatories met in the private railway carriage of Ferninand Foch, representative of the French people.

This carriage became even more famous when Hitler forced the French to sign surrender documents in 1940 in the same place.

News of the Armistice reached New Zealand on November 12, 1918, and celebrations were held in many places. In Auckland, health authorities banned any organised gatherings in a bid to stop the spread of influenza.

Despite these precautions, there were more than 1100 deaths in the region from the epidemic.

For New Zealand soldiers still in France, there was little evidence of rejoicing. As recently as a week before the Armistice troops had taken part in the recapture of the town of Le Quesnoy. The attack on the old fortress town involved scaling

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the outer ramparts using ladders.

The battle, which claimed the lives of 90 New Zealanders, has special significance in military history. The liberation of the town endeared the soldiers to the residents resulting in long-lasting friendly relationships.

The history of the New Zealand Division records that a Service of Thanksgiving was held on November 14. Most of the troops then faced a long march to join the Allied Army of Occupation in Germany. The remembrance of the Armistice on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month became part of the New Zealand calendar from the first anniversary in November 1919.

Directions came from the government to all local authorities asking that they arrange for the suspension of all vehicular traffic for two minutes from

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11am. In schools and work places, two minutes of silent remembrance was observed. More than 12,000 New Zealand lives were lost and there could be few people not affected in some way.

Small communities had farewelled their soldiers with gifts and as they returned, celebrations were held to welcome them home. Ahuroa was one such community, where each returning soldier received a gold medal known as the Ahuroa Medal. Presented at social occasions arranged for the purpose, a break was taken in the evening to remember those who would not be returning. It would be interesting to know if any of those medals are still treasured by the families concerned.

From 1945, Armistice Day became Remembrance Sunday held on the second Sunday in November.

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Festival volunteers deliver well-run event While the Kowhai Festival banner still flutters at the northern entrance of Warkworth, awaiting storage for another year, planning is already underway for next year’s event.

Coordinator Lesley Ingham says that’s involved for many years and Warkworth “And it’s pretty cool to watch everyone the way it has to be. There is not a lot Rotary also contributes. Lesley says she setting up on The Huge Day Out, of time for organisers to sit around hopes the district will continue to take knowing that we each had a part in making it happen. and congratulate one another on a job ownership of the festival. well done. Dates have to be set early “I would love to see all community “You don’t need any special skills – just and jobs allocated. and sports groups involved, and we some commonsense, and it helps if you The two-week event, which draws would welcome their representation are reliable and reasonably organised.” thousands of visitors to the town on the committee.

For more information about becoming and district, is organised entirely by “A lot of the volunteers have become very a volunteer, a meeting will be held on volunteers; a fact that is often over- good friends and we get a lot of good November 23 (see panel) or visit www. looked. feedback, which is really appreciated. kowhaifestival.co.nz There is a core group of about six or seven workers, who are part of a larger The festival provides an invaluable platform for local community groups to fundraise and raise awareness about what they do. Pictured, below left, at the committee of about 12. cystic fibrosis stall are Jason Dallow (left) and Jim Letcher. For both men, the The Huge Day Out is managed by 25 cause was personal – Jim lost two children to cystic fibrosis and a few days after volunteers who start at 6am and knock the festival, Jason, 31, was due to go to hospital for a liver transplant, thanks off about 12 or 13 hours later. Service to his brother Mark who was the donor. Right, the BNZ is a major sponsor of clubs such as Lions and Rotary assist, Plunket and bank employee Simone Housby was doing her bit to support the particularly with traffic management, charity during the festival. and this year, parents and players from the Mahurangi College Rugby second XV kept the streets and bins clear of rubbish, in return for a donation.

“They did a terrific job and we (the volunteers) actually got to sit down and enjoy the Nathan Haines concert as a result – normally, rubbish collection is our last job of the day,” Lesley says.

The festival costs close to $50,000 to stage and funding is an ongoing challenge, which inevitably falls to the coordinator. Pub Charity was the biggest supporter this year, contributing $20,000. Proceeds from stalls and a last minute grant from the Lions Foundation added a further $20,000. Local sponsor Warkworth New World has been

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The festival needs more volunteers so why not consider being involved?

A planning meeting will be held in the Warkworth RSA downstairs meeting room, on November 23 at 7pm. All are invited, and you can be assured of a very warm welcome.

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The sale of second-hand goods, crafts, this year’s event which they describe plants and home baked cakes, as well as as a huge success. fairground rides drew thousands to the A total of $22,000 was raised on the Matakana event, which raised $45,000. day. Principal Aaron Kemp did his bit, The school thanked the community raising almost $500 by having his hair for its generous donations of goods shaved by some of the students. and the many volunteers who helped The school thanked everyone who out on the day and prior to the event. supported the school and the day.

Downers were thanked for their help Particular thanks were extended to with traffic management and Leigh sponsors including Coastal Homes, Fisheries who donated some “amazing” Bammas, Professionals Real Estate, seafood including a huge crayfish.

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With all the recent festivities and focus on rugby, you could start to believe that is all that New Zealanders have recreation time for. However, through many parts of the country, there has been a huge development of cycleways and/or walkways and a parallel rise in their use by new converts and old stalwarts alike. After the recent publicity, it is clear that there is a lot interest locally in the proposal to develop a network of pathways to connect the communities of east Rodney. Over summer, I’ll write a series of columns on the project plans and also to report on progress.

I’ll briefly start by covering the ‘what’ do we want to build. The intention is quite simple and that is to plan and develop a pathway for walkers and cyclists to connect the communities of east Rodney. This will be designed and constructed to established standards and graded accordingly. This pathway will be off-road, wherever possible, and this can be achieved with paper roads, easements over private land, and potentially across other Council/Government lands. Where it is not possible to take the route off-road there needs to be good separation of pathway and roadway, particularly on the open road areas. With our waterways there will be a need for a number of bridges. The pathway will, in turn, provide access to existing and proposed walking/cycling pathways and mountain bike trails.

This will be a very challenging project for our small communities but the progress that has been made by groups of volunteers on the Omaha-Point WellsMatakana legs is nothing short of inspiring. This project is about building on what they have created and the experience gained.

It also makes sense in such a project to learn from the experience gained elsewhere and last week I was in Hawkes Bay. Fortunately, I was able to meet with several of the people who have been instrumental in developing the network of pathways there. They are now calling the bay the Cycling Capital of NZ and that looks well-justified, both in the extent and quality of the pathways and also the number of people seen walking, running or cycling along them.

The community, in the form of the local Rotary clubs and a wealthy benefactor, has contributed substantially to the project by way of fundraising around $3 million. Hawkes Bay city and regional councils have huge areas of land along the oceanfront and the river control system including stopbanks. This network of many kilometres has been developed entirely on ‘public’ land with major sections completely off-road.

North Rodney’s largest-ever UK/ Europe travel show returns to Warkworth this Saturday, November 5.

Among the line-up of guest speakers will be Dave Currie, who has been the spokesperson and Chef de Mission for all New Zealand Olympic Games teams since 2002. He will continue in this role in London next July/August and will be available to share his tips on travel to the Olympics.

Travel suppliers representing more than 100 different travel companies, hotels, cruise lines, airlines and tour operators will be at the Mahurangi College Auditorium, from 10.30am to 3pm.

Show organiser, Chris Smith from Harvey World Travel Warkworth, says the aim is to bring Europe to Rodney and showcase what is on offer for 2012. He says even if people have only dreamt of travelling to Europe or they are planning on going in the next two or three years, this is a great opportunity to grab a taste of what’s available.

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John Petchell 09 425 6962 • 0275 183 570 NO JOBS TOO SMALL

Over 25 years experience in all aspects of residential design THOMAS ERRINGTON Dip.Arch.

P: 09 425 0512 M: 027 453 2495 E: ttedesigns@ruralinzone.net W: www.ttedesigns.co.nz

It's your day off and you're mowing the lawn?

• Lawnmowing • Hedges & Pruning • gardening / sPraying • section cLean uPs • rubbisH removaL • gutter cLeaning • Handyman

CALL FREE 0800 4 JIM JIM (546 546) or book online at www.jimsmowing.co.nz

FRANCHISE ENQUIRIES WELCOME

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR ONLY +GST* PER INSERTION

$48

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

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Lawnmowing & Landscaping | Property Maintenance | Arborists | Retail | Health & Beauty | Furniture | Housewashing | Carpet & Upholstery | Painters & Decorators

JB’s No 1 LANDSCAPING SERVICES

• Planting • Paving • Retaining WallS • FenceS • deckS • gaRden makeoveRS SERVICING HIBISCUS COAST TO MANGAWHAI

JOHN BETTRIDGE

For all your property maintenance and small building projects

TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION for complete quality projects

• Lawns - contouring & seeding • Top soil • Retaining Walls • Driveways • Paths • Digger • Truck • Tractor

P: 09 425 4086 M: 021 665 558 E: john.bettridge@jbsno1.co.nz

Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand Inc.

Phone Bruce 425 7766 a/h

Phone to discuss YOUR requirements 021 423 860 - 423 8619 a/h

I take the hard work out of Landscaping

handyman@bruno.co.nz • www.bruno.co.nz

Arcadia

Tree Care

Specialising in:  STUMP GRINDING  Fine Pruning  Tree Removal  Hedge Trimming Ph Kevin on 021 725 757

12B Wood Street, Mangawhai Heads M 021 280 4008 P 09 431 4651 E mwiappliance@gmail.com

LAVENDER HOUSE

Grant & Jeanette Stewart Owner/Operators

HOLISTIC HEALTH CLINIC 25 Lilburn Street, Warkworth • P: 425 8445 M: 021 825 966 • E: lavenderhouse@xtra.co.nz

100% MANGAWHAI ELECTRICAL 12b Wood Street, Mangawhai Heads

• Medical Herbalist • Diet and Nutrition • Bioenergy Healing • Acute & Chronic Conditions

T +64 (0)9 431 4651 F +64 (0)9 431 4290 E mwielec@yahoo.com

Kayleen Hazlehurst NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR MHSc; Adv.DipHSc; DipHSc; PhD.

MM189

www.100percent.co.nz

Beauty Therapy & Nail Creations for head to toe pampering

Alison Wech

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

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

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

Furniture Wellsford

Phone 09 423 7302 149 Rodney St, Wellsford

WE’LL WASH ANYTHING

Commercial & Residential Low Pressure House Washing Driveways Gutter Cleans Roof Treatments P. 0508 111 777 Paint Preparation Fences E. grant@naturewash.co.nz Moss Treatments www.naturewash.co.nz Machinery Wash

painter

a husband & wife team

• Interior & exterior painting • 30 years experience • Free quotes

Ralph & Marie 09 425 5765 or 021 416 995 Warkworth-Snells Beach & surrounding areas

Best furniture deals with Dave everytime!

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

CARPET CLEANING

Emergency Flood Service Technical Experience 12 years Fully qualified and certified

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

Certified Member of the Carpet Cleaning Association of NZ

A BRUSH WITH ART

EXPERT PAINTING AND DECORATING

Interior/Exterior n Waterblasting n Roof Painting Airless Spraying n Plastering n Wallpapering Colour Consulting n Decorative Effects Qualified Tradesmen - Honest/Reliable Ph Mandy 09 425 9007 or 021 507 463

body - mind - spirit

FROG POOL FARM EXCELLENCE IN FURNITURE Recycled Matai

NZ Made Solid Wood

Custom Built Kitchens

Ph 425 9030 • Dome Valley 5 minutes past Warkworth

WARKWORTH COMMERCIAL CLEANERS LTD Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners General Commercial Cleaners

Paddy & Gaye Webb Phone/Fax: Mobile: Email: Website:

09 425 6844 021 079 8578 padgayewebb@gmail.com www.wwcc.co.nz

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

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

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Painters & Decorators | Home Services | Pool Services | Heat Pumps | Water Pump Services | Marine & Small Engines | Plumbing | Printers & Design | Computer Services

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

Pool / Spa Valets Onsite Chemical Testing Water Chemical Supplier Pool Equipment Replacement Repairs & Maintenance Pool Refurbishment

Michelle Woolley

(09) 422 9524 • 021 952 338 Warkworth • Snells Beach • Matakana • Omaha • Leigh

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VENLUREE

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SECURITY DOORS • SHUTTERS • SCREENS Agents for • Supply • Installation FOR • Cleaning • Repairs

09 4222 603 021 2144 250

since 1966

email: vlr.frank@yahoo.co.nz www.venluree.co.nz

FREE QUOTES CALL FRANK

h: 09 425 6776 m: 021 148 3845 e: kevin@abelinstalls.co.nz

www.abelinstalls.co.nz

New Pump Sales Serv ice In stal la tion

K & R PUMP SERVICES LTD

Pumps / Water Tanks / Filtration / Treatment Spa & Pool Shop / Pool Valet Service Water Blasters / Sprayers Hose & Fittings / Mobile & Workshop Service 31 WOODCOCKS RD - WARKWORTH - PH 425 9100

Pump & Filtration Services (2007) Ltd

M: 021 425 887 T: 09 425 0075 E: pumps4u@live.com

Water lters - Underbench - UV - Whole House • Water Coolers • Water Pumps • Sales & Service

Email: h2opumps@xtra.co.nz MoBILe eFTPos AVAILABLe

J O N E S

P LU M B I N G

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STEPHEN JONES

09 422 7618 027 494 5499

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

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PRINT

Passionate about Print Solutions

Typing * A3/A4 Laminating * Binding Photocopying * Colour Printing * Design

Jo Dawson Ph: 021 741 750 or 09 423 7201 email: graceprint@mail.com

0800 PURE WATER

Available from:

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

MAHURANGI MARINE LTD

steve@purewaterservices.co.nz

330 Mahurangi East Rd, Snells Beach Phone 425-5806

www.purewaterservices.co.nz

WATSON

PLUMBING & GAS

LTD

Owen Ward

Phone 021 771 878 • 24hrs 09 425 6002

ST E P H E N

AUTHORISED AGENT

OUTBOARD MOTOR SERVICING

Pumping Systems

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

mobile 021 274 1676 phone 09 422 0025 email jchomewood@hotmail.com

• Water treatment & Filtration • Pumps • Pool & Spas • Waterblasters 7days / 24hours Paul Harris

Phone/Fax 425-5619 Mobile 0800 733 765

Water Treatment

John Homewood

Clean and Repair Verticals, Venetians and Various Blinds Remesh Screens  Replace Blinds Repair Curtain Tracks  Window Cleaning

HEAT PUMPS Supplied • Installed • Serviced

WATER PUMPS

H2O PUMPS

HOMEWOOD BLIND SERVICES

LTD

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

BLOCKED DRAINS CLEARED! SEWER & STORMWATER

utilising A.E.S. Hydrojet Cleaning Machine Drain location / camera inspection

Phone Ian on 027 495 8566

Workshop: (09) 423 8576 | wpg.ltd@xtra.co.nz 152M

PRINTING SPECIALS FLYERS A4*

PLANS

Black - 500 for $46 Black - A1 $6, A2 $3.50 Colour - 200 for $69 Colour - A1 $30, A2 $20 *conditions apply SCANNING up to 36” 3 Alnwick Street Warkworth Ph 425 9394 •chaprint@xtra.co.nz

Argyll Angle

58-60 Queen Street Warkworth

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

Phone 425 7257 or email: copyworks@clear.net.nz

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Office Supplies | TV Aerials & Satellites | Water | Tank Cleaning | Septic Tank Cleaning | Auto Wreckers | Sheep Shearing | Storage | Furniture Removals | Key Cutting | Celebrants

JMS

Joy’s Media Supplies

Supplying everything your office needs to be productive • Data tapes • Cartridges • Stationery • Furniture • Printers • Ergonomic products • Computers, hardware, software and accessories If it’s not listed, call and enquire

Over 20 years industry experience

Joy 4222587 • info@jms.net.nz • www.jms.net.nz

water

Digital Freeview Satellite

TV AERIAL & SATELLITE SERVICES

Installation & Repairs

Freeview Sales & Installation TV & FM Aerials

TV • Video • DVD Tuning Additional TV Outlets Phone David Redding 0274 585 457

GAVIN BROUGH Ph 09 425 5495 Mob 0274 766 115

Household Water Deliveries

IAN & SOLW TE S AY R fILTEREd A

WATER

clean. care. repair.

0800 747 928

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

mobile: 027 556 6111

0800 638 254 OR 09 422 3700

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

TANK WATER TESTING

Rodney Septic Tank Cleaning

We collect samples of your tank or bore water, have them analysed for microbes at an IANZ reg. laboratory.

Our written report explains the results and makes recommendations.

Peter Cairns

Phone Simon Breeze (09) 422 9345

AUTO WRECKERS FOR ALL NEW & USED PARTS

WE NEED CARS FOR WRECKING – $$$ PAID

Mob 027 494 6370 • Phone 422 7166

tankwater@xtra.co.nz | www.tankwatertesting.info

WARKWORTH

Mr CLIP

2 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Ph (09) 425 7835 or (09) 425 7730

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

• Mobile Sheep Shearing • Ram Hire • Alpacas • Goats Warkworth Phone 09 425 7104 Fax 09 425 7134 Mobile 0274 853 234

SNELLS BEACH

PHONE 09 425 5597

EXPERIENCED NZ WOOL BOARD CERTIFIED SHEARERS (MACHINE & BLADE)

146M

WELLSFORD

Key CuttinG

Dave Parker QSM, JP

SERVICE

We cut keys for domestic, commercial and automotive Ex BNZ Building • 09 423 8535

Furniture Wellsford

Dianne Haynes JP

Celebrant

P: 09 425 5006 M: 0274 849 935 E: dh.parker@xtra.co.nz

PO Box 581 Warkworth 0941 New Zealand

Marriage Celebrant - Also available for Weddings on the Jane Gifford Community Relations ~ Events Warkworth ~ Funeral Celebrant Master of Ceremonies ~ Justice of the Peace

` Marriage Celebrant ` Civil Union Celebrant ` Funeral Celebrant Phone Dianne for bookings

021 425 030 or 09 425 4250

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

HALLS FOR HIRE

HALLS FOR HIRE

FESTIVALS & MARKETS

FESTIVALS & MARKETS

HALLS - The Warkworth Town Hall (limit 99 people) & the old Masonic Hall are available for hire - reasonable rates. Contact the Warkworth Service Centre at Auckland Council on toll-free (09) 301 0101.

PUHOI CENTENNIAL HALL Capacity 200, very reasonable rates. For further information phone Kathy on 09 422 0891 or email puhoi.hall@hiko. co.nz

KIDS MARKET, Saturday 5th November, 9-12 noon, Warkworth Town Hall. Buy and sell new and used kids stuff. For further information phone Nicky 422 2382 or email marsh@quicksilver.net.nz

TAUHOA SCHOOL MARKET Saturday 12th November, from 9am to 1.30pm.

Sausage sizzle, cake stall, car boot sale. For enquires and bookings please phone 423 9169.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertise your classifieds and church notices here for only 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts.

FESTIVALS & MARKETS WARKWORTH SCHOOL CAR BOOT SALE, November 12, 2011. Mark the date. To book a boot/table. Call Nikki 09 425 9183

FLATMATE WANTED FLATMATE WANTED FOR HEAVENLy ABODE in Scotts Landing. Beautiful home with sea views. $180 per week plus expenses.

Call Katrina 021 808 985.

FLIGHTS

FOR SALE RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS Phone Patrick 425 0448.

HOME MAINTENANCE available.

FREEVIEW 1080 high definition decoder with recorder $275. Freeview installations dish decoder complete from $450. Call Jim THE MAINTENANCE MAN 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

The Jane Gifford Story on DVD Just $12.50 each

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

PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL PRESERVE yOUR MEMORIES

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

($1 from every sale is donated to the Jane Gifford Trust)

$49, 30 mins. Min. 3 passengers. Trial flights $75. Gift vouchers available.

GREAT BARRIER FLIGHTS. Special stopover up to 4 hours. Return $99.

Min. 3 passengers.

NORTH CAPE FLIGHTS $375

each. Min 3 passengers.

FOR LEASE WARKWORTH OFFICE or professional rooms, near shops, parking, secure. Suit small or larger business, optional open plan or single rooms. Rent neg. 425 8399.

FOR LEASE

WARKWORTH

Retail 113 sqm – Available now Phone Gary Seekup 027 226 9880 DDI 09 359 7880 Email: g.seekup@barfoot.co.nz

Only $55 each including FREE installed grip tape.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITy

CAFE/CATERING OMAHA

Omaha Beach Golf Club is seeking applications of interest for the Omaha Beach Club Cafe with a fully equipped kitchen.

This is a walk in ready to start operation. Preferred applicants would have a proven experience in the cafe, catering and hospitality industry. The opportunity would suit an owner/operator with casual staff.

Phone John 09-422 7551 ext 3 mob 021 339 329

FOR SALE 7yO, 14.3HH - VERy STUNNING MARE. Broken at 4yo. Limited outings but results always pleasing. Phone 021 035 1799

Thanks to all who supported us on the Kowhai Festival day. Raffle winners Jenny Lambeth, Carolyne of Imelda’s shoes and Maida Cook. A special thanks to Pat & Maurice Came from Tomarata, Peter Sandy, Jordon Handson, Helen & David Cromple, Dot Hall and Ellie Stubbs.

We all had a great day, thanks again – Jim & Alison Letcher, Convenors.

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

RODNEY COLLEGE

50TH REUNION

Please book NoW 1hour $40 • 2hours $70

17th - 19th February 2012.

Registrations now open at www.rodneycollege.school.nz Enquiries phone 09 423 6030

HEALTH TRUST CALENDARS NOW ON SALE

Phone 425 8517 42 Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth www.come.to/horseriding

MATAKANA COMMUNITy GROUP AGM

Rodney North Harbour Health Trust calendars are now on sale for $10 from Mahurangi Matters, 17 Neville Street, Warkworth.

The calendars are a fundraiser for the trust, organised and photographed

by Alan Boniface.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Phone Noah (09) 815 2208 w/days or (09) 422 6000 w/ends

HEALTH SERVICES

Licensed under the REAA 2008

A BIG THANK YOU FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS

All proceeds go towards researching a cure for this hard and stressful disease.

HORSE RIDING WARKWORTH

CONFIDENTIAL, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING encouraging you to discover your options and move ahead.

Appointments available Fridays and Saturdays. To book your time, call June 09 4222410, 021 711019 or email optionz@clear.net.nz

HOME MAINTENANCE BRIGHT OUTLOOK WINDOW CLEANING - We provide window cleaning services, insect spraying and house washing. Prompt and reliable service. Phone 021 106 5717.

LAWNMOWING AND PROPERTy CARE. Also Hedge, Clean-up, Rubbish, Gutter Clear, Waterblast, General Handyman. Guaranteed and Insured. Call Jim’s Mowing 0800 4 JIM JIM (546 546).

WATER PUMPS Low water pressure?

Get it sorted. Sales, service and installation. Work guaranteed. Phone Steve 09 945 2282 or visit www. purewaterservices.co.nz

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Rodney Aero Club Ph 425 8735 or Rod Miller Phone 425 5612

Blank decks made from 7 ply Canadian Maple. Three sizes 7.75, 8.0 & 8.125. Great pop, shape, concave and quality - hard to snap or chip.

HOBBIES & RECREATION

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SCENIC FLIGHTS $39, 20 mins;

SKATEBOARD DECKS

PUBLIC NOTICES

FREE JP SERVICE

Every Monday, 10am-2pm Old Masonic Hall, Baxter St, Warkworth.

No appointment necessary.

Services include witnessing, affidavits, immigration & marriage dissolution Sponsored by Mahurangi Matters

PUHOI HISTORICAL SOCIETy meets every 3rd Wed, 7.30pm, Puhoi Museum records room. All welcome. Museum winter hours are Sat & Sun, 1pm-4pm.

WARKWORTH LIMOUSINE

(White, not a stretch) available.

See www.warkworthlimousine.co.nz or phone 425 5065

CONFIDENTIAL, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING THAT WORKS. Ph Optionz 09 4222410, 021 711019 or email optionz@clear.net.nz.

Fri/Sat appointments only.

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE RAFFLE WINNERS These are the raffle winners at the Warkworth Huge Day out on Saturday 15th October 1st Phyl Munro D34 2nd Jim Letcher D75 3rd Lee Carroll D30 4th W. Gaud D72

Thursday 17th November 2011 7.30pm, Matakana Hall, Matakana Valley Road.

All welcome – please support your local community.

RODNEy STOPPING VIOLENCE 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

TRAVEL UK & EUROPE 2012 Earlybird specials in store now. Airfares from $1,799.

Contact us today for flights, touring, cruising, car hire, accommodation, sightseeing or any other UK/Europe arrangements.

World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email info@warkworthtravel.co.nz CANADA/ALASKA ESCORTED TOUR 20 days including flights, 7 night cruise, Rocky Mountaineer Rail and much more. Departs 17 June 2012.

BONUS - book by 30 Nov and save $500pp. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email info@ warkworthtravel.co.nz

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Classifieds: 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts

Classifieds: 30c+GST per word for run-ons or $6.70 per/cm+GST for boxed adverts

TRAVEL EUROPE AND BRITIAN 40 DAy DISCOVERy TOUR Fully escorted including flights from Auckland. From $10,990 per person. Contact us for full details. World Travellers Warkworth Ph: (09) 425 8009 or email info@ warkworthtravel.co.nz

TUITION

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

Phone Gavin 027 4766115.

TV TUNING. DVD’s / Sky / Video / Freeview etc. Phone 425 5431.

WORK WANTED BUILDER QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED for those repairs and maintenance around the home. Phone 09 422 5708 or 0274 735 954.

EMERGENCy STAFF SHORTAGE? View www.findaminda.co.nz CASUAL VACANCy? findaminda.co.nz

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

‘ONE OFF’ JOB? View www.findaminda. co.nz 55+ AND WANT OCCASIONAL WORK? View www.findaminda.co.nz

VEHICLES PARK AND SELL Gull Snells Beach.

Weekly rates. Great exposure. Phone 09 425 4092.

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE for Nov 16 issue is Nov 9 Phone 425 9068 to book your classified advertising

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

PH 425 8660 for furtHer information

Presbyterian Church

5 Pulham Road, Warkworth Phone 425 8861 www.mahu.org.nz Sunday November 6th

Family Service at Mahurangi College at 10am followed by morning tea.

All Welcome.

Sunday Services 9am & 10.30am

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Phone 425 8545

www.holyname.org.nz

Holy Mass Timetable: WARKWORTH

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

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SS. Peter & Paul Church Sunday: 8.30am

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Decorative bra competition makes its point Disaster watch Staff at Kawau Bay Health in Warkworth helped promote breast cancer awareness last month, by holding a Bras for a Cause competition.

Kawau Bay Health nurse team leader Jo Prior says they decided to run the competition because they work closely with Breast Screen Aotearoa and with cancer patients.

“We wanted to raise awareness of the disease, while having a bit of fun,” she says. “The decorated bras look fantastic; a lot of work has gone into them.”

A total of six bras were entered in the competition, which was to be judged by a representative of Breast Screen Aotearoa.

In NZ, one in nine women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives.

Detecting cancer early is the best chance of survival. The Breast Cancer From left Kawau Bay Health receptionist Helen Brown and nurse Di Wakefield Foundation recommends all women show off some of the bras that have been made at the clinic to support breast examine their breasts regularly and cancer awareness. consult their doctor without delay if of breast cancer can be a contributing women who develop breast cancer do changes occur. While a family history factor, around 90 to 95 percent of not have a family history.

Avoiding pollen exposure Here are some tips for allergy sufferers to minimise pollen exposure this spring: Keep windows closed to prevent pollen from drifting into the home • Minimise early morning activity when pollen is usually emitted – between 5am and 10am • Keep car windows closed when travelling • Stay indoors on windy days when pollen may be present in higher amounts • Take a vacation during the height of the pollen season to a more pollen-free area, such as the beach or sea • Avoid mowing the lawn and freshly cut grass • Machine-dry bedding and clothing – pollen may collect in laundry if it is hung outside to dry.

Communities around Rodney’s coastlines are working with Auckland Council on establishing Civil Defence Neighbourhood Response Plan.

The idea of formulating response plans within communities was introduced

by Auckland Council in November and so far six are in place including Mahurangi East and Waiwera, Omaha and Kawau Island. In the pipeline are plans for Warkworth, Puhoi, Scotts Landing and Pt Wells.

The plans are designed to enable the community to respond and remain selfreliant for at least three days without any external assistance in the event of an emergency. They include details of people and resources that will be needed to assist in an emergency, such as the locations of generators, the owners of large boats and medical professionals.

The Mahurangi East plan, which was one of the first adopted in Auckland, rates cyclones and power outages as the highest risk factors, followed by landslips and road closure.

Mahurangi East Civil Defence coordinator Terry Norris says most incidents are managed on a day-to-day basis by the 111 emergency services.

“The plan is activated in response to an event and links the community with civil defence in Auckland.”

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Amberlea picks up on rugby cup fever Beauty and health for women of all ages

An expo designed specifically for women aged over 40 is being held in the Catholic Church Hall, Alnwick Street, Warkworth, on November 19.

The event is being organised by Dorothy Goudie, the owner of Dorothy’s Fashion Store in Warkworth.

“This will be a great opportunity for women from all walks of life to focus on themselves and their own health and appearance for an afternoon,” she says.

The line-up of speakers and exhibitors will include Raoul Robertson from Rococo Hair, Christine Rauner from Curves, Debbie Ferguson from Franklins Pharmacy, Diane Breen from the Village Health Shop Matakana, and Dorothy herself.

Talks will cover topics such as hair care and styles, strength and fitness, healthy eating, makeup and skincare, and fashion.

Dorothy says women’s bodies, skin and sense of style often change after they turn 40 and sometimes this catches them by surprise.

“What once used to suit us often doesn’t anymore and the change can be a bit confusing. But it isn’t the end of the world. The expo will show us how to make the most of our beautiful bodies whatever our age.”

The Beauty Fest starts at 1.30pm. Tickets cost $5 and will be available at the door.

Like the rest of the country, Amberlea Rest Home residents caught a dose of rugby fever during the recent Rugby World Cup, unanimously supporting the national team. To add to the fan zone atmosphere, staff donned rugby supporters’ outfits and activity coordinator Val Watson organised three young Orewa boys, Jacob, Sam and Luke Currin, dressed in All Black shirts of their favourite players to perform a haka and sing the national anthem. Val says all 50 residents were enthusiastic about the event, celebrating the final with fish and chips and champagne. She says they regularly take an interest in sporting events including the Olympics and cricket, and this week were celebrating again in support of the Melbourne Cup.

Kiwis slack on oral hygiene

An international Oral-B Powerbrush study has revelled that one in 10 New Zealanders brush their teeth less than once a day. The study also found that 82 percent of New Zealanders don’t floss once a day and 75 percent don’t use a mouthwash.

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Tops.Tunics.Pants ACC registered • No referral necessary

Chiropractic is a natural form of health care, focusing on the function of the spine and nervous system.

It may be helpful for back pain, neck pain, sciatica, numbness and tingling, headaches, dizziness, pregnancy aches and pains, colic, chronic ear infections, bedwetting and more ....

We provide all aspects of beauty therapy, including semi-permanent eye lining, IPL treatment and micropigmentation.

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Despite a lengthy application process, the funding tap has been turned on for a Rodney Marae to improve the standard of their drinking water.

Puatahi Marae, on the Kaipara Coast which allowed drilling and a bore to near Glorit, has been granted $162,000 be put in. under the Government’s revised Mr Nahi says the second stage was Drinking Water Subsidy Scheme, put on hold due to the Christchurch which was originally launched in 2006. Earthquakes in late 2010 and early Former marae chair Richard Nahi says this year. the development has been well-worth “The Ministry of Health gave us the waiting for. go ahead last month to continue and “We submitted our first application we are thrilled.” in January 2007,” he says. “It was The marae has 25 permanent residents put on hold for a number of reasons and six dwellings, and the potential including the change of Government for up to 20 more. in 2008, which resulted in National A total of $9.4m in subsidies nationwide changing the criteria. This meant that has been approved to improve the we had to submit a new application.” drinking water in small communities In 2009, the first stage was approved of fewer than 5000 people.

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Community care meetings Coast-to-Coast Primary Health Organisation hosts meetings every three months around Rodney for health and welling providers to network and discuss their community’s needs. The Community Care Group meetings are held in Wellsford, Mangawhai and Maungaturoto and all community organisations are welcomed to participate. The next meetings will be held as follows – Coastto-Coast offices in School Road Wellsford on November 3 at 10am; in the Senior Citizens Hall Mangawhai on November 10 at 2pm; and in the St John Hall, Maungaturoto on November 15 at 2pm.

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Updating pre-existing vaccinations – Your doctor may advise updating influenza, tetanus, polio or measles vaccinations. These are usually inexpensive and easy to do in the surgery.

New vaccinations – Discuss vaccinations with your GP at least four weeks before your travel. Some vaccinations require a course of injections over several weeks, for example hepatitis A. Other vaccinations, such as yellow fever, require referral to a certified travel clinic. Some countries refuse entry without yellow fever vaccination.

Medications – You may require medications to prevent infections such as malaria.

Malaria treatment needs to be started one week before, and continued until two weeks after visiting a malarial area, as the parasite can ‘hide’ in the blood stream. Other medications are to be taken to treat illness such as antibiotics for traveller’s diarrhoea.

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Unforeseen situations – Most travel incidents are not caused by infections but more often by illness, crime or accident. Update all regular medications and ask your GP for a travel letter. Make sure you have comprehensive travel insurance and declare any pre-existing medical conditions. Be familiar with your destinations. Safetravel.govt.nz is a good site for New Zealand travellers and is updated regularly. It carries information on areas of political unrest.

Lastly, take steps to avoid exposure to crime. In many countries we look and dress differently. Try not to attract unwanted attention and avoid areas or times of night that may be dangerous.

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Free visits to the doctor for children aged under six will be extended to afterhours visits.

Health Minister Tony Ryall says district “Just as with the daytime free underhealth boards will work with local GP sixes scheme, there may be some networks and after-hours clinics to clinics who will not be willing to help extend free medical care for under-sixes young children in this way. DHBs will to after-hours, at an estimated cost of ensure there are alternatives available within a reasonable distance. about $7 million a year.

DHBs report that after-hours fees for “Currently, 87 per cent of all children under-sixes can vary up to nearly $100 aged under receive free doctors’ visits per consultation in an extreme case, with during the daytime because their GPs have opted into the Zero Fees for an estimated average fee of about $17.

“Free visits after-hours will help slow the Under Sixes scheme.” numbers of young children presenting DHBs will negotiate with local GP to busy hospital emergency departments networks and after-hours clinics on a with illnesses their GP clinic could have district by district basis, aiming for a July 2012 rollout. treated,” Mr Ryall says.

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Brigette is the face of Give it Up for of November. Clothing donated for Hospice, a national campaign that runs Give it Up for Hospice will be sold from Nov 7 to Dec 10. The campaign from special racks in the Warkworth will invite women to donate high-end and Wellsford shops from November fashion items to their local hospice, and 21. Shoppers will be encouraged to then to buy and model an outfit for an enter the competition by uploading a online competition. Votes and views of photo of themselves or a friend wearing contestants photos on the internet will the outfit they have bought. decide the winners, who will receive Community groups or businesses that tickets and back-stage passes to a Gin would like some Give it Up collection Wigmore concert in the New Year. bags can contact Warkworth Warkworth Wellsford Hospice will be Wellsford Hospice on 425 9535 or distributing collection bags and posters email fundraising coordinator Lesley to local organisations in the first week Ingham at lesleyi@hospicehouse.org.nz

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Elderly group left in a grey area A group that represents more than 11,000 people in Auckland believes it has been overlooked in the draft Auckland Plan.

Grey Power Auckland region zone director Bill Rayner and Grey Power Warkworth and Districts president Anne Martin say they are both disappointed at the lack of recognition for the elderly across Auckland, in a plan that represents the city’s growth and development for the next 30 years.

“We feel sidelined,” Anne says. “Many other groups have been adequately recognised, yet there is nothing in the plan for the elderly. Emphasis in the draft document has been on the young and that is commendable as they are our future, but a considerable chunk

of the population has not been heard and it is rather unfair.

“The elderly need to be recognised with sensitivity and care to ensure they are integrated comfortably into the new Auckland.”

Anne has put two submissions into the draft plan; the emphasis has been on ensuring there is adequate housing and transport available for Rodney’s elderly population.

Ray says that Grey Power meets quarterly with Mayor Len Brown but feels this isn’t sufficient.

“We are considering setting up an Age Concern Advisory Panel if a positive ageing strategy is not adopted as part of the plan.”

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The NZ Transport Agency hopes the positive response to its new drink-drive ad campaign is a sign that young New Zealanders are ready to take up the challenge of speaking up when a mate is about to drive drunk. Chief executive Geoff Dangerfield says the agency started hearing from people almost as soon as the new ad went to air on Sunday October 23.

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pride warkworth Team work and dedication deliver valuable legacy The collective power of Lions has already left a lasting legacy in Warkworth, but the dedicated members of the world’s largest service organisation continue to work towards improving lives and the community.

Formed in 1917 by founder Chicago man Melville Jones, Lions boasts 1.4 million members in around 200 countries and is the only service group in the world to be invited to join the United Nations. In New Zealand 400 clubs contribute an estimated $100 million to charitable causes.

Warkworth has both Warkworth Lions Club which caters for men and women, and the women-only Kowhai Lions. Although Warkworth Lions has consistently maintained around 34 members it’s keen to attract more.

One of three past district governors in the group, Rob Ewenson says there is as much to be gained as to be given in the role and the long service of many members is testament both to their dedication and the organisation.

“Lions is a great training ground for people seeking leadership experience or new skills. There’s no compulsion to stay, but many people do because they like what it offers. Wearing a

Long-serving Warkworth Lions and their current president, jointly represent more than 230 years of service. Pictured from left, Bruce Wilson, Dave Taylor, David Little, Peter Bishop, president David Page, Bruce Clegg, Les Buckton and John Frogley. (Absent 46-year member Brian Carley.)

Lions badge can make you instantly welcome around the world,” he says.

Registered nurse Angela Taylor recently became Warkworth Lions only current female member, after her husband Trevor joined when they moved here three years ago.

She says it’s been a good way to get to know the community and she was keen to contribute after experiencing the good work and “genuine, downto-earth” nature of club members.

Lions’ efforts can be found in numerous community assets including the riverbank playground, Warkworth Wharf, Totara Park Hall, a boardwalk at Kauri Park Museum

and the Omaha restoration project, and furnishings in the new Mahurangi College Hall. The club also maintains Kawau Island’s Camp Bentzon.

“Club members have spent over 500 hours this year alone, renovating, repairing and helping build new facilities including two new lodges,” Rob says.

Other assistance has included funding digital talking machines for the blind, converting can tabs and wine bottle tops into cash for the Kidney Kids Support Group, buying a specialised wheelchair for a Snells Beach child and delivering free firewood to needy pensioners.

The club already has a busy diary for the year ahead, including work on the

riverside enhancement project to the cement works, building a bridge by the sewage treatment plant, helping develop Omaha quarry gardens, getting involved with Springboard, and raising funds to buy an insulin pump for a severely diabetic girl.

Members also take pride in Lions’ ability to respond instantly with direct aid to people in natural disasters, having generated more than $1.5 million in local and international contributions for Christchurch and provided funding and three community meeting houses for Samoa since the tsunami.

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The popular event was started six years ago by former Warkworth Lion John Tapp who had benefited from life-saving heart surgery and continues to support the cause through an Orewa walk.

The Warkworth route will be the same as in previous years, starting and finishing at Shoesmith Domain and including the riverbank walkway to Lucy Moore Park and a loop through Warkworth streets. Participants of all ages are welcome and are encouraged to bring hats, sunscreen and water bottles.

Entry forms are available from Curves Gym, Not Just Hats and Warkworth i-Site. Entry fees $10 per adult, $5 per child or $20 per family. All entrants will be eligible for official event certificates and be in to win a number of spot prizes.

Lions will also hold a Heart Foundation Collection outside New World on Friday November 11.

Proceeds will go to the Heart Foundation and its work in promoting awareness, funding research and advocating for those at risk. While deaths from heart disease have halved in the last 40 years it remains the single biggest killer in New Zealand.

Info: Contact Rob Ewenson 425 7281 or visit www.warkworthnz.co.nz for a map of the walk.

From left, Christine Rauner, Warkworth Lion’s Rob Ewenson and Rae Ward put their best foot forward for the Heart Foundation cause.

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Warkworth Lion’s second major fundraiser for community projects this year means major prizes for locals.

First prize in the raffle is a car trailer, six-burner barbecue, half a pig, half a lamb and a “bag of goodies” and a second winner will also receive half a pig, half a lamb and a their own “bag of goodies”. Tickets will be available from Lions members and outlets throughout Warkworth until November 29.

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pride warkworth Lion’s efforts return rich rewards Warkworth’s John Frogley has been a Lion for almost half a century, joining just seven years after the service group was established in New Zealand in 1955.

Through Lions clubs in Takapuna, Northcote and Warkworth, he’s taken on every role, including president, and in 1988-89 became a district governor, responsible for 67 clubs. Helping others comes naturally to the now 83-year-old, who says he is following the example of his communityminded father.

“I get the satisfaction of helping other people, that’s my passion,” he says.

A scout master and ARP (Air Raid Protection) volunteer warden during the war, John initially joined the Masons, but prefers the Lions’ community-focus.

He says Lions let their actions do the talking, promoting causes, rather than themselves, which means the public aren’t aware of the scope of their achievements, including establishing the New Zealand Liver Transplant Service in Auckland and Middlemore’s intensive burns unit, as well as major contributions to Starship Children’s Hospital. The group also works in tandem with numerous other organisations, boosting manpower

and funds to keep projects running year after year.

Although he’s received a number of awards, including Lion’s highest honour, the Melville Jones Award, John says the real rewards are the outcomes of Lions’ work, which range from young cancer sufferers enjoying a break at Camp Quality to providing a specialised pool for a boy with a serious bone disease and construction of community facilities like Warkworth wharf.

John says it was inspiring to travel around as governor and see the innovative ways in which clubs were helping their communities and he’s enjoyed working with like-minded people. He says organising is his strength, but he is still hands-on, including pitching in recently to split firewood at Camp Bentzon and regularly working with a small team to run Lion’s riverside market. In total he’s contributed hundreds of thousands of hours and as current secretary, still fields calls most days, but he says there’s a strict rule that members only contribute as they are able.

“We state most emphatically that your family comes first, your business comes second and Lions comes third.”

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John Frogley’s dedication to Lions has seen him play a part in helping many thousands of people around the country and the world.

has balanced his service with owning a busy hardware store in Ponsonby and having a family with two children.

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Visionary giving goes global Lions has been a committed supporter of the blind internationally since 1925 when Helen Keller challenged the organisation’s members to become “knights of the blind” in a crusade against darkness. Their response, SightFirst has since worked on numerous projects aimed at preventing blindness, restoring eyesight and improving eye care for hundreds of millions of people worldwide making it the world’s largest contribution to the cause. Since 1990, two SightFirst fundraising campaigns have raised $500 million to help provide vision for all and NZ clubs continue to be committed supporters of the Royal NZ for the Blind.

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Lions Club member and Mahurangi College teacher Les Cave says that when it comes to youth a lot of the money is directed locally, enabling motivated youngsters to challenge themselves and develop leadership skills.

Clubs have raised more than $200,000 collecting old coins and unwanted foreign currency for their Heads Up for Kids initiative, offering outdoor education programmes and scholarships to youth. Mahurangi College student Michael-Lydia Winiana is among recent recipients, winning a video camera and 10day Spirit of Adventure voyage by promoting herself and the fundraising programme through Facebook.

A sailing novice, she joined 30 other trainees, learning sailing and team skills, taking a turn at a night watch and seeing dolphins and orcas along the way. Elected first mate by her fellow trainees, Michael-Lydia also won the Amo Kura Award for community spirit and organisers reported that she was one of the best trainees they had ever had.

She says she’s grateful for the trip, which taught her a lot and was an experience she’d recommend to anyone. It’s not the first time she’s benefited through Lions, having won this year’s northern regional competition for the Lions Speechmaker Contest, in which the national winner receives a trip to the United States.

Lions also teams up with other service groups to offer four partially-funded Spirit of NZ trips to Mahurangi College students each year and provides other college

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Meanwhile, Lions support of the KidsCan charity has helped it provide thousands of children in more than 200 low decile schools with shoes, raincoats and food improving their self-esteem and ability to learn.

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Schools further benefit from the Lions Quest Life Skills programme, which arms teachers with training in life skills education, character development, drug and violence prevention, to empower five to 14-yearolds to make positive choices.

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The sassy and supremely talented Gin Wigmore will headline the 2012 Classic Hits Winery Tour, which will play at Ascension Wine Estate in February.

Others on the bill include reformed legends The Mutton Birds and talented newcomers Avalanche City.

Now in its sixth year, and with a brand new presenting sponsor, the Classic Hits Winery Tour, formerly the More FM Winery Tour, is a firmly-established national touring summer entertainment event. In 2012 there will be 16 shows in 14 venues nationwide.

Gin is recently back from the US where she recorded her sophomore album Gravel & Wine, which will be released on November 7. She has enjoyed massive success since the release of her EP Extended Play, followed by the multi-platinum debut album Holy Smoke, scooping four Tui Awards in last year’s NZ Music Awards and massive airplay success with I Do, Oh My, Under My Skin and the just released Black Sheep.

“I grew up as a big fan of Don and The Mutton Birds so I’m excited to be on tour with them,” she says.

“And Avalanche City are so hot right now. It’s a great bill. I can’t wait to play in some of New Zealand’s most spectacular outdoor settings and drink a few glasses of wine on this legendary tour!”

The Mutton Birds join the Winery Tour celebrating not one, but two milestones; 2012 marks 20 years since the release of the band’s self-titled debut album and 10 years since their last show. With timeless Kiwi anthems such as Anchor Me and Dominion Road, the band is reuniting just for the Winery Tour.

The tour will play at Ascension on Waitangi Weekend, February 3 and 4.

Avalanche City, Gin Wigmore and The Mutton Birds are heading for Matakana.

Stand-out singer graces Ascension stage Three times Grammy nominee Toni Childs is set to thrill a lucky local audience with her signature husky vocals and emotive lyrics during an intimate indoor show at Ascension Wine Estate on December 2.

Best known for her heavily R&B influenced Don’t Walk Away, Toni hit the big time in 1988 when her critically-acclaimed debut album Union went double platinum in NZ. The same year she was nominated for three Grammys, including Best New Artist.

Her second album, House of Hope also went double

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platinum and as well as her Greatest Hits album.

Ascension’s Darryl Soljan sasy Union has always been one of his favourite albums so when he was presented with the opportunity to host her show, he didn’t hesitate. How often do you get to see an international artist like Toni perform such great songs as StopYour Fussin and Zimbabwe, at a small venue on your doorstep?

Toni lives on Kauai, in Hawaii, and is currently in Vancouver, Canada, recording a new album.

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Summer jazz hits right note

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Puhoi Valley Cafe will open its doors to some Lazy Sunday Jazz leading up to Christmas.

The stunning location and beautifully renovated cafe will host the live jazz sessions on the last Sunday of each month.

Some of New Zealand’s finest jazz artists such as Julie Mason, Briar Ross Trio and Billy TK Jnr will be featured, along with some surprise international guests.

Auckland-based jazz vocalist/pianist Julie Mason is a high profile artist who has performed extensively throughout NZ, appearing at all the major arts and jazz festivals, and playing with NZ’s foremost jazz musicians. She has also performed internationally in Sydney, Paris and Berlin.

Billy TK Jnr, the Auckland-based guitarist, singer and son of legendary bluesman Billy TK, has worked with George Thorogood, the Neville Brothers, Joe Satriani, Junior Wells, and toured extensively through NZ and Australia and the US. The Lazy Sunday Jazz series is a free event targeting the whole family. As well as the music, visitors can enjoy the best of Puhoi Valley cheese and wine, and there is a children’s playground and ice cream parlour.

The summer jazz is a joint promotion Billy TK Jnr will join the summer jazz between the café and Greenstone Wines. series.

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Community gardener a finalist Green-thumbed Mangawhai resident Joan Farrell, who set up a vege garden to help young mothers feed their children, has been named the Northland regional finalist in NZ Gardener’s Gardener of the Year Awards.

Joan came up with the idea for the Council, she was offered an acre of Mangawhai Community Garden, reserve land with existing fruit trees. behind Rose Cottage at the Domain She and her friends got cracking: tilling, in Moir Street, four years ago weeding, fencing, building a compost after noticing how local women heap, starting a worm farm in an old were struggling with the expensive bath, propagating seeds. Since then, Christmas season. every Friday, Joan’s been there, working “My daughter went to her child’s in the garden and coordinating the kindy Christmas party and came back volunteers and making sure everyone quite upset,” she says. “There were had a lemon cordial and a biscuit. so many young people who were so Produce from the garden is given to stretched that they couldn’t feed their Rodney Health which distributes it to people in the region. children properly.”

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Highlife returns to Country Park The Highlife NYE Experience will return to the Matakana Country Park on December 31.

Highlife’s Adam Bennett says the festival has been reformulated with an all new set-up, layout and design.

“The event will be marketed as a boutique festival targeted towards a mature audience and tickets will be limited to create an intimate festival environment with a quality crowd.”

It will feature five areas of music accompanied by an array of themed party and chill-out areas.

Adam says to expect an event of international festival standard employing the skills of some of the industry’s best, specialist production teams, music artists and event creators.

A wide range of all music genres will be represented including funk, indie, house, hip-hop, r’nb, electro, live, jazz, breaks, nu disco, dub, world, drum and bass and more, served up by a titan line-up of international and local acts.

“Safety, service and comfort are always paramount at any Highlife event and the NYE Experience will be no exception.”

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Electronic music group Crazy P from the UK are on the Highlife line-up.

Legendary rapper, producer and DJ Pete Rock will be at this year’s Highlife NYE Experience, along with dance music connoisseurs Vandalism.

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Birds of Paradise combines sound with stunning costumes.

Birds in feathered finery flock to performance at Sawmill The ‘birdlesque’ cabaret Birds of Paradise will serve up a unique, flamboyant and feathery feast at the Leigh Sawmill Café on November 10 and 11.

Directed, choreographed and designed feathers, and courtship,” Morag

by Morag Magnolia Brownlie, the show says. “It plays with the rituals that weaves a stunning cast with dance, can bring birds and people together drama, song, ‘birdlesque’, astounding and celebrates the courtship driven, costumes and quirky comedy. attention-seeking performances of Morag is best known for her decades some bizarre and alluring creatures.” of directing, choreography, visuals There is a floating cast of flamboyant and design on The NZ Wearable Art characters, each intricately costumed awards, internationally acclaimed and representing flocks of birds from films, and multimedia dance Aotearoa and the Pacific. The lineextravaganzas. up includes saddle backs, tui, white She says Birds of Paradise is a comedy herons, kakapo and birds of paradise. about love and sexual chemistry, The audience is invited to ‘dress with featuring its own special menagerie. style’ and come adorned with a birdy “The show is about birds and their fascinator or feathery cravat.

Warkworth & District Museum Visit the Museum – see displays of memorabilia, furniture, photographs, clothing, machinery and buildings from our colonial past. Lots to see and do for all members of the family. Browse through our Gift and Souvenir Shop.

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Hundreds of visitors turned out to enjoy the open day at the Warkworth & District Museum on October 16. Museum manager Richard Simmons says the day was a great success and was pleased to see so many locals attend.

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Margaret Needham (left) and Lorraine Brown with examples of their work which will be exhibited at Estuary Arts.

Artists make debut exhibition Two Mahurangi artists will hold their first solo shows at Estuary Arts in Orewa this month.

Painter Margaret Needham, of when she and her husband retired to a Kaipara Flats, and photographer Kaipara Flats property, which included Lorraine Brown, of Snells Beach, will a cottage surrounded by native bush. exhibit side-by-side with two Hibiscus “It was my husband who suggested I Coast artists from November 3 to 27. use it as a studio,” Margaret says. “It’s Lorraine first came to the attention of got no electricity, just a fire to warm Estuary Arts when she exhibited as part the place in winter; it’s fantastic.” of the Rodney Art Awards last year.

Margaret spent many years working in She is presenting about 30 images radio and television as co-host of the under the title of Lens on the World. programme Reflecting on Life. Her “My interest in photography started as role was to answer phone calls on-air a child using a box brownie camera,” and research social issues such as rape, she says. “My father used a ‘bellows’ adoption, family violence and incest. camera to snap photos of his young “These weren’t topics that were being family in the 1950s.” widely discussed in public forums at Lorraine’s fascination for photography that time.” and antique cameras has led her to Margaret says after listening to collect a wide range of models. The hundreds of hours of stories, mainly oldest camera dates from 1891 and from women, she can see its influence extends to the 1970s. in her paintings.

She says a photo-journalism “Painting allows you to stand aside from background provided a marvellous yourself and paint from a sub-conscious training ground to make a wide range place. As a result, the paintings can carry of prints, including sports and scenic, an uncontrived truth and ‘women’ is a portraits and crafts. recurring a theme in my work.”

“This exhibition encapsulates some Margaret has called her show at of the many travel experiences I was Estuary Arts A Question of Style. It is privileged to see looking through a retrospective, varied and changing in lens on the world.” technique, and is a personal exploration Margaret, a former psycho-therapist, of subject, colour, light and textures rediscovered her love of painting through five years of painting.

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Wellsford welcomes back country show After several years in recess, the Wellsford Country Show is back at Centennial Park on November 19, brighter and better than ever.

Co-organiser Lynette Gubb says the focus of the show will be on celebrating Wellsford and the district. The emphasis is on local people, local businesses and community groups.

“We want the whole community to come together and have a great time. It has been a few years since the last show so we want to come back with a bang.”

Visitors can look forward to free entertainment, locally-produced food and wine, animal shows, and trade exhibits.

The show changed from an A&P show to a country show in 2008, which Lynette says allows the day to

run more freely with less rules and regulations in the animal section. She says the show was cancelled because of the recession and the fact that some of the main organisers had other priorities.

“The closure of Irwins was a blow to the local economy, when many workers got laid off. But it’s time to move on and the show is one way for Wellsford to celebrate all the positive things there are about the town and the district. The show will bring a great atmosphere into the town.”

Gates open at 9am, with entertainment starting from 9.30am.

Tickets: Children under five are free, $4 for children five to 14yrs, adults $8, family pass $20 – includes two adults and up to three children.

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Hot tips on fire safety at show Members of the Wellsford Volunteer fire service will be promoting fire safety in the home at the Wellsford Country Show on November 19.

Volunteer firemen Trent Jones says they will be concentrating on smoke alarms and safe cooking.

“Around 25 percent of all house fires start in the kitchen and alcohol is involved in half of all fatal fires,” he says. “The message is ‘don’t drink and fry’, and have a fire extinguisher and/ or fire blanket in your kitchen.”

Trent says in 80 percent of the fires attended, smoke alarms are either not installed or not working.

“The biggest problem is homeowners not testing their batteries regularly – they need to be done at least once a year. We will be advising people at the show the best way to look after their smoke alarms, as well as their families, over the summer holiday period.”

Trent says the brigade is also hoping to have a Jaws of Life demonstration.

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Experienced hand takes charge of animals After participating in A&P and country shows for more than 30 years, it makes sense that Karen Woolley is helping to organise the animal section of the Wellsford Show.

Karen says the first show she entered was the Wellsford A&P when she was a child and her passion for showing beef cattle has grown ever since.

“I was given a pedigree Friesian calf named Lisa to show,” she says. “I won the calf club section and for the next 20 years I worked with Friesians; showing, grooming and breaking them in before I moved on to Salers.”

My husband Bruce and I are members of the Salers Society of New Zealand.

Karen says preparing animals for a show is hard work, but she enjoys the challenge and takes a lot of pride in seeing her animals looking their best.

“We’re up at 2am to get the animals ready and to the show on time. I am lucky that I have the help and support of my whole family.”

Karen says showing animals is a bit of a family tradition – her parents Sheryl and David Pacey were regular A&P show supporters. About six of Karen’s Salers will be on display at the Wellsford Country Show including three-month-old Lilly, who will be lead by her son Scott.

Saler breeder Karen Woolley, with 13-year-old Sundance, who has won numerous ribbons at A&P shows in Northland.

Karen’s pride and joy Sundance may also get an outing.

“She is 13 years old and weighs 980kgs. I have taken her to a number of events and she has won a majority of the ribbons I have, including supreme animal at the Whangarei A&P Show last year. But she is getting older and the travel is getting hard on her.”

Karen puts the gradual decline in the number of participants in the animal section down to the economic times and the fact that many farmers are getting older with fewer young farmers to replace them.

“Participating in the shows is like being a part of a community. I try to encourage as many children as I can to get involved and stay enthusiastic.”

Categories in the beef section are ‘highland’ and ‘any other beef breed’.

There will be a youth section for under 18 year olds, and a calf and lamb club for children.

“I’d also like to run a goat section if we have enough interest.

“My main focus for the day will be to make sure everyone has a great time; we have ribbons for the winners and will provide morning tea and lunch for all participants.”

Albertland Pony Club will host the equestrian section, which will be an In-hand Hack and Pony and Miniature Show.

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Huge entertainment line-up Demonstrations, food and drink, trade and craft stalls, and free entertainment are all on the programme for the return of the Wellsford Country Show.

Children are especially being catered for with pony rides, face painting, merry-go-round, laughing clowns and bouncy castles.

The craft and trade areas will feature displays from Totalspan, Wilmot Toyota, Kaiwaka Motorcycles and Arborcare Tree Maintenance, as well as handmade jewellery, artwork, and toys.

Youth aid officer Senior Constable Sharon Glen, Wellsford Kindergarten teacher Suzanne Lennon, and Tomarata student Tamsyn Farr, 11, will be shaving their heads on the main stage, raising money for the Child Cancer Foundation and for Suzanne’s niece.

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yy Mangawhai junior tennis season starts this term for ages 5-7 years.

Professional tennis coaching, interclub, and tournaments for all ages and abilities. Info: Deidre Lennox 431 5146. yy Tennis coaching at Omaha Beach held Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3.15pm to 4.15pm and Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 10.30am, for children aged four to 16 years. Adult and family tennis coaching available; bookings essential. Looking to start Sunday morning tennis for adults. Info: Lin on 422 7677 or 021 917 080 Golf

yy Warkworth Golf Club has started its junior programme for term 4.

Equipment available; wear sandshoes or golf shoes. Open to all ages between seven and 19 years of age, boys and girls, no experience necessary. Info: April Everitt 422 7777, or email april.everitt@clear.net. nz or phone Ruth at the club on 425 8248.

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yy Aqua-Robics for adults is held at the Mahurangi College Pool on Wednesday afternoons, from 1pm to 2pm. $7 per session. Info: Moira Dye 425 0089.

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yy The Warkworth Croquet Club, at Point Wells, is hosting a series of open days leading up to Christmas. Next ones will be held on November 13 and 27, and December 11. Info: 425 6164 or 422 9463.

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It has been a busy month for the group. With summer on its way, people are looking to be more active, and opportunities to get out and engage in family fun activities abound. By popular demand we are running another social dodgeball competition, at Warkworth Primary School, on Wednesdays from 3.30pm to 5pm. This is such a riotously fun event, and you don’t need to know how to play to enjoy it. It’s suitable for everyone from four to 94 (well, some nonagenarians are still pretty spry and we’re certainly not ageist). We finish each session with a sausage sizzle so come and give the newest sporting craze a go. The competition will continue through until November 16.

The Kowhai Festival and Golden Oldies Rugby Tournament provided the Collective with opportunities to inform the community about our activities and to learn about the planned Warkworth Showgrounds Reserve Development.

Feedback was universally supportive, especially in regard to the inclusion of the former Atlas site to extend the land available for sportsground development, as well as the proposed multi-purpose centre and adjacent aquatic centre.

Curious passers-by were intrigued by the latest draft development plan which was on display, and showed great interest and enthusiasm for the conceptual drawings of how the multi-purpose centre might look. Much eager discussion ensued and many added their names to a growing list of Friends of MCSR to be kept informed and to offer feedback on future proposed developments.

To the best of my knowledge this is the third major push in 30 years for the progression of the Warkworth Showgrounds as the major sports hub for the district. This time we have gained good traction with Council. Over the past two years, we have forged firm relationships with key Council staff, and a dedicated liaison officer has been appointed to facilitate our discussions and to keep us abreast of Council processes.

Former exponents of the previous fundraising efforts towards the same objective have offered to again become involved, along with a few new volunteers. However, we are still looking for more community support, even if it is only to offer a few hours a year at one of our community events, or a skill that might be useful such as legal or auditing expertise. If you would like to become involved in this exciting project, contact Ruth on 422 9762, mahusport@gmail.com or visit our website www.sportsground.co.nz/mahusport

New fishing services for mobile phones The Ministry of Fisheries has launched two new mobile phone services to aid recreational fishers when out on the water.

The new services, which are free, deliver important fishing regulation information such as catch limits or fish size limits to both standard mobile phones and smartphones, 24 hours a day. Those with standard mobile phones can text the species they are

fishing for to 9889; they will receive a reply with the relevant rules for that species. Fishers can also join a register to receive regular updates such as temporary closures.

To join, text ‘Register’ to 9889. MAF is still providing a phone-in service for fishing information which can be accessed by calling 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224). The former 0800 4 RULES number has been discontinued.

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Mahurangi College is getting into the spirit of the season and will host a Christmas Gift Fair on Friday December 2. It will be held in the school hall, starting at 3pm. The fair will feature a wide variety of stalls. Organisers say it will be a great opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts at very reasonable prices. There will be a raffle and entertainment, as well as local cuisine and wine. Entry by gold coin donation.

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Warkworth riders enjoy the relaxed pace and high level of control offered through western riding.

Unleashing the inner cowboy Warkworth and Districts Western Riding Club is encouraging local riders to try their hand at their increasingly popular equestrian sport.

Treasurer Barbara Walker says that attractive to people returning to because it originated with cowboys in riding, like she did six years ago, the United States, Western riding is often switching to western after decades of equated with rodeo, but there is much English riding. more to it than that, with nine different “I’ve learnt heaps and I thoroughly events under the sports’ umbrella. enjoy it,” she says.

In general, it requires a slow, calm and Club members are interested in various relaxed style, that makes it suited to aspects of western riding, from “working riders of all age levels and experience, cowhorse”, manoeuvring a cattle beast she says. in a set pattern, to the spectator favourite “It’s more or less controlling your of “reining” in which skilful patterns are horse’s feet from the ground and then done at a “lope”. doing the same in the saddle. The Barbara says western riding horse is supposed to be very biddable demonstrations will be part of and willing and not hyped up at all, Equidays at Mystery Creek Events because you lose points for that.”

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While western breeds like quarter horses, Visitors are welcome to club arena appaloosa and paint horses generally evenings at the Warkworth A&P more suitable than thoroughbreds, Showgrounds on Wednesday’s starting it depends on the individual horse’s at 5 and 5.30pm, but should confirm temperament, she says. arrangements with Jason 422 2168 or The sedate pace can be particularly Barbara 425 7570 beforehand.

Puhoi welcomes art enthusiasts Around 100 to 150 pieces of artwork including paintings, drawings, sculpture and jewellery will be on display at the Puhoi Centennial Hall from November 5 to 13. Every year about 50 artists from around North Rodney participate in the Puhoi Art Exhibition, putting their best work up for sale to raise money for the hall. Art exhibition organiser Mike Swain says that a percentage sales will go towards the hall’s maintenance. “It is a great opportunity for visitors to support local artists,” he says. The display will be open from 10am to 4pm daily. Info: Mike 422 0478

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Arthritis Clinic, Warkworth Anglican Church Hall, from 9.30am to 3.30pm 4 Warkworth & District Rose and Flower Show, Warkworth Town Hall, 12noon-5pm.

4&5 Short Line Out Fishing Competition including fish auctions, Omaha. Info: www.mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz (see brief p56) 4&5 The Verdict, by Warkworth Theatre Group, Matakana Hall.

Tickets $25, available from Dorothys in Warkworth and Gull Service Station Matakana. No door sales.

5 Meet the Candidates, hosted by Warkworth & Districts Grey Power Assn, Seniorside Hall, Warkworth Primary School, Hill Street, 10.30am to midday. All welcome.

5 Kids Market, 9am to 12noon, Warkworth Town Hall. Buy and sell new and used kids stuff.

5 UK/Europe Travel Show, Mahurangi College hall, from 10.30am to 3pm (see story p28) 5 Snells Beach Craft Group annual exhibition and craft sale, 9am-4pm, Snells Beach Community Church, opposite the Fire Station, Mahurangi East Rd. Free entry, refreshments available, all welcome. Info: Elaine Percy 425 6909.

5-13 Puhoi Art Exhibition 2011, Puhoi Centennial Hall, 10am-4pm. Info: Mike Swain 09 422 0478 or mike@hiko.co.nz.

7 Mahurangi College Senior Art Exhibition, a showcase of NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 Art Folio boards in the school auditorium from 1pm to 6.30pm. Refreshments available. Community welcome.

8 Ship to Shore Fashion Parade, Warkworth Bowls, Mill Lane.

Info: Olwyn 425 4673.

8 Beef & Lamb cooking demonstrations, Rural Women Forest Reserve. Info: Geraldine Taylor 431 4909 or tomaratafarms@ hotmail.com 9 Beef & Lamb cooking demonstrations, Rural Women Kourawhero.

Info: Lorraine Hatfull 425 8627 or briannoreen@xnet.co.nz 9 Meet Dale Williams, Mayor of Otorohanga, who will talk about combating youth unemployment; Maungaturoto Ambulance Station, starts 7.30pm. Info & RSVP Juanita Ingham 09 431 9022.

10 Birds of Paradise, burlesque cabaret. Info: Leigh Sawmill 422 6019 or www.sawmillcafe.co.nz 11&12 The Verdict, by Warkworth Theatre Group, Warkworth Town Hall. Tickets $25, available from Dorothys in Warkworth and Gull Service Station Matakana.

12&13 Mangawhai Garden Ramble, including 20 private gardens, estates and boutique business. Info: 431 4333.

12 Warkworth School Car Boot Sale. Call Nikki to book a boot/ table on 425 9183.

12 Tauhoa School Market, 9am to 1.30pm. Sausage sizzle, cake stall, car boot sale. Info: 423 9169.

12 Concert for Tauranga (see story p6) 12 Wellsford Sevens Tournament, 9am to 3.30pm Centennial Park (see story p53) 13 Warkworth Lions 5km Heart Foundation Walk, Shoesmith Domain, starts 10am (see story p37) 14 National Party, Rodney & Northland electorates. Meet new candidates Mark Mitchell, Maggie Barry and Mike Sabin – ‘New Guns North of the Bridge’. Tickets $50, Warkworth Bowling Club, 6.30pm. Info: Jennie 021 389 236.

17 Matakana Community Group annual meeting, 7.30pm, Matakana Hall, Matakana Valley Road. All welcome.

19 Dorothy’s Beauty Fest, Catholic Church Hall, Warkworth, 1.30pm (see story p30) 19 Wellsford Country Show, Centennial Park, 9am - 4pm. (see feature pgs 48-51) www.wellsfordcountryshow Email your events to editor@localmatters.co.nz

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Targa Rally cars make Wellsford pit stop Dozens of cars participating in the ultimate road race, Targa NZ, stopped for a vehicle-servicing break at Centennial Park Wellsford on October 25.

This is the first year the rally has ventured north of the Harbour Bridge.

First to roll in were the Targa touring cars, featuring historic, sports and special interest cars. These vehicles follow the same route as the competitors, but do it for the experience.

Around 100 competitors arrived in Wellsford via Highway 16 and West Coast Road. They then headed to Kaiwaka and lunch at Marsden Cove.

The southern stage of the rally took the cars to Takanini, Taupo and Palmerston North. Altogether, competitors covered more than 2000kms of the North Island and finished in Hastings on October 30.

Top right, Brad (left) and father Graeme Cockerill, drivers of the 001 Safety Car, had a problem with their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III brakes – after a quick fix they ready to get back on the road.

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Sports briefs Fish for dinner?

For anyone fancying fish for dinner on November 4 and 5, the Rathe Family Trust land, between The Diner and the Omaha Causeway, will be the place to be. An estimated 300-plus fishermen, competing in the Short Line Out Fishing Tournament, will be bringing home their catches for auction at 5.30pm on both days. The tournament is raising money for The Rugby Foundation and the Mahurangi Rugby Club, and is sponsored by Hynds Pipes. Organiser Sam Ryburn says ticket sales are going well with Shamus the Entertainer doing the MC work this year. “Shamus has worked with the All Blacks and the Black caps before and is sure to have the crowd entertained for hours,” he says. Info: www.mahurangirugbyclub.co.nz

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Sponsorship and playing packages are available, and start at $200 for a hole and $360 per team of four. There will be a complementary BBQ during the day, as well as a prizegiving. Info: Tracy Bronlund on 420 4581, email tracyb@ bpl.co.nz Shotgun start is at 9.30am.

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