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Warkworth businesses claim parking fines are driving customers away Sustained parking warden patrols in Warkworth are angering business owners who believe the “over-zealous” enforcement is driving customers elsewhere.

Parking issues in the town came to An Auckland Transport spokesperson a head last month when Auckland says it is collecting around $119,000 Transport closed the top storey of the annually from parking, Warrant of Warkworth Town Centre carpark, on Fitness and registration infringements the corner of Baxter and Percy Streets. in Warkworth.

The move took out 116 car parking “The money from parking fines is spaces, many of which were used spent on transport projects,” she for long-term parking, particularly says. “Of the money collected for by people working in the town. The WOF and registration offences, a 50 carpark is undergoing repairs and is percent levy is paid to the Ministry likely to stay closed until at least the of Transport, while the balance is beginning of next month. spent on transport projects such as At the same time, the grass verge in the carpark repairs, which will cost an Baxter Street was closed to vehicles, the estimated $465,000.”

Warkworth Tavern restricted its space The spokesperson says there has been to patrons-only and the town has seen no consideration of leniency during greater enforcement of parking time the current carpark closure. limits.

“Short-term parking is designed to There are reports of residents in nearby turn over to allow shopping patrons streets collecting payment for allowing direct access to the shops. Store owners people to park on their lawns, people and workers need to park further out. regularly rubbing chalk off marked “There is an appropriate mix of tyres, irate drivers accosting parking parking available in Warkworth, with a wardens and one driver was almost significant amount of parking that has fined for displaying her registration on longer times of restriction and no time the wrong side of her windscreen. Only restrictions. Motorists need to select some fast-talking got her off the hook. areas that meet their time needs.”

Auckland Transport says Warkworth has an appropriate mix of parking options and sees no reason to relax the current enforcement regime.

Parking wardens are visiting the town on average about twice a week.

Auckland Transport says there is no plan at this stage to install parking meters on the second storey of the continued page 2

off the drawing board this month . . . .

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Mahurangi College Newsletter – pages 48 & 49

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“The area will remain unrestricted and no fees will apply.

“Warkworth, as it matures, will require amendments to enable and support growth. There are sign rectifications happening in the town

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to increase signage standard to meet current Traffic Control Device rule requirements.”

Although Auckland Transport says an average of 30 to 40 tickets a week are being issued in Warkworth, others say the total has been as high as 140.

Retailers have their say...

When Mahurangi Matters asked business people for their feedback on current parking issues, a rich list of adjectives were used to describe Council parking officers and wardens, most of which are unpublishable. Here’s a sample of their comments: Not Just Hats owner Rae Ward: “My concern is that an awful lot of money is leaving the town in the form of fines. I don’t have a problem with them picking up people for out-of-date warrant of fitness and lapsed registrations, but do we really need three wardens policing the parking in Warkworth? It’s driving customers away.”

Hush Hair owner Damian Lawlor: “The shortage of all day parking is the problem. The result is that staff are parking in the limited parking zones because there is no alternative. The 60-minute limit means that instead of buying a coffee and browsing around the shops after they’ve had their hair done, ladies are just getting in their cars and leaving because they don’t want a ticket. So I think it would definitely be affecting trade in the town.”

Kowhai Coast Jeweller Robyn Yates: “Several customers have said they won’t be shopping in Warkworth anymore because of the 60-minute limit. Who wants to keep moving their car every hour when they have come to town to shop! When one vehicle owner complained about receiving the ticket, the officer said: “Get a bus!”

So that shows how much they know about Warkworth. My turnover has dropped since the carpark closed and the enforcement has increased. I used to drive to work but now my husband drops me at the shop at 6am on his way to work and picks me up at 5pm.”

Intimate Apparel owner Ruth Munro: “It’s diabolical the way they are sending that old trout around every day to give out tickets. I’ve been getting tickets nearly every day and

I’m not the only one, and some people tell me that they are going to refuse to pay them. I feel sorry for anyone who has an appointment in town that requires longer than an hour – it must be affecting those businesses. I would be quite happy to pay for a parking space; if only there was one available.”

Harvey World Travel’s Michelle Beretta: “When I complained, I was told: ‘Warkworth people are so lazy.

They should park in the residential area and walk.’ I’ve complained so many times to Auckland Transport that they’re not taking my calls anymore. It makes me really angry that people in Auckland, who know nothing about the town, are telling us to park in Shoesmith Domain and Falls Road. Like many business owners, I often work late and it’s dark when I leave the office. I don’t feel safe walking alone at that time of night to those quiet areas. Auckland Transport should at least be showing some leniency while the carpark is closed.”

Coast & Country owner Mike Lees: “Those parking officers are like little vultures, but business owners and their staff parking outside their shops and offices don’t help the problem. We do need some level of enforcement, but not where it drives customers away.

I can’t understand why they don’t put a concrete slab down beside the skatepark, in Baxter Street, for parking.”

Shopper Maxine Hatfull: “The closing off of the reserve in Baxter Street is just another way of destroying the life of the town. How can boats use the boat ramp if they can’t leave their cars and trailers on the grass anymore?”

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Highway duplication route subsumes 50 properties Around 50 properties will be affected by the preferred State Highway One route, between Puhoi-Warkworth, announced by the NZ Transport Agency on April 27.

The new route will cost an estimated $760 million and will form part of the Puhoi to Wellsford road of national significance (RoNS), aimed at improving safety, reliability and journey times for freight, tourism and motorists.

NZTA state highways manager for Auckland and Northland, Tommy Parker, says the agency’s traffic modelling shows that the average number of vehicles travelling between Puhoi and Warkworth each day is expected to increase from 19,700 in 2012 to 31,300 a day in 2026.

“Drivers will make significant time savings on an Auckland-Whangarei journey in 2026 when the Puhoi to Warkworth section of the RoNS is operating, and these time savings are expected to be greater for heavy vehicles carrying freight,” he says.

“A divided motorway with a central

median barrier will also greatly improve safety, eliminating the kind of head-on collisions which have claimed four lives on this stretch of highway since 2006.”

While the overall route was similar to the indicative route announced last year, some alterations had been made as a result of community and stakeholder feedback. Details are available at www. nzta.govt.nz/puhoi-wellsford.

Staff from NZTA have been visiting and speaking with property owners affected by the preferred route and a 3D simulation of the route is available to view on the project website.

Property purchase will be on a caseby-case basis as funding allows and may continue up to and beyond 2014.

Public information days are planned to answer questions and view a plan of the preferred route, as follows:

PM applauds Te Hana tourism The importance of tourism to Northland’s economic fortunes was highlighted during a visit to Te Hana Te Ao Marama Maori cultural centre by Prime Minister John Key on April 26.

After a powhiri and tour of the village, Mr Key told more than 100 guests that Te Hana had “hit the sweet spot” by offering an indigenous cultural experience that was a major attraction for many tourists. He described the centre as “extremely authentic”, with the potential to be world class, but said integrating it into the travel patterns of those heading north was the challenge.

“My advice is get it on people’s radar screens, it’s actually really good and you should be proud of what you’ve achieved,” he said.

He was optimistic that the project could help Te Hana overcome the loss of Irwins by providing both direct and indirect employment. However, he acknowledged the unacceptable deprivation and Maori under-

achievement in some parts of Northland and said housing rejuvenation initiatives, efforts to improve educational achievement, and inter-agency social service delivery through Whanau Ora were among Government efforts to tackle the problems.

He suggested opportunities for economic growth in Northland could exist in sectors such as tourism, agriculture and mining, and confirmed his support for the Puhoi to Wellsford highway extension, saying a decent highway from Whangarei to Auckland was essential.

With only one in five tourists currently heading north, there was still plenty of untapped potential in tourism, he said.

He hoped to establish a regional plan to drive economic growth across all sectors and made an open invitation for people to attend the first Whole of Northland Economic Summit on June 6, and a second on July 10.

For a long time the region had been

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Puhoi Saturday 5 May: 10am – 2pm, Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street, Warkworth Mr Parker says an indicative route for the Warkworth-Wellsford RoNS section is not being announced at this time and a start date for construction has not been established.

“We are currently reviewing options for this section of the RoNS as part of a long term plan up to 2050 that will identify improvements for SH1 between Auckland and Northland.

While our preferred option remains a separate, four-lane, off-line motorway between Warkworth and Wellsford, we are considering this alongside potential on-line projects to improve safety at locations with a high crash rate in the Brynderwyns and the Dome Valley.”

Prime Minister John Key experiences a traditional welcome during his tour of Te Hana Te Ao Marama Maori cultural centre.

“all hui and no doey”, he said and plans were only as good as the outcomes and action that followed them.

Chief executive Linda Clapham said the Te Hana Community Development Trust had showcased how a small community could re-invent itself and welcomed the idea of a cohesive

economic development strategy.

“We’ve done enough talking, now’s the time for action,” she said.

Earlier in the day Mr Key met with selected students from Rodney College and Wellsford Primary, and he later went on to visit The Kauri Museum at Matakohe.

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Exhausted Warkworth sports collective volunteers abandon incorporation status The time and effort involved in lobbying for a local government commitment to the Warkworth Showgrounds upgrade has taken its toll on the Mahurangi Community Sport & Recreation Collective. but when the collective first formed, The group is considering relinquishing the biggest issue sporting clubs raised its incorporated status, although it will was the need to travel outside the area still remain a registered charity. for sport. It was felt that a ‘bricks and Coordinator Ruth Mills says to be mortar’ project would bring disparate incorporated, an organisation has to sporting bodies together and pursuing have at least 15 active members. the multi-sport facility reflected that “We’re no longer in that position,” she sentiment.” says.

Ruth says she believes that it’s only Ruth puts the move down to two through continued lobbying that factors – lack of volunteers and lack the project, which has languished on of funding. The collective grew out of Council shelves since 2004, will be a Push Play pilot programme, which completed. was funded by a range of organisations Her hope is that a Community Plan, including Rodney District Council which she describes as a road map and SPARC (now Sport NZ).

Campaigning for better sports to consultation on the specific uses When the pilot programme ended, facilities for Warkworth has taken its various stakeholders will require, will be funding continued from Harbour toll on volunteers. completed within the next 12 months.

Health and Rodney council. Last year the collective applied for funding of Waitemata Health hasn’t helped. Every However, the plan has already hit a $39,000 and received $15,800 and time there’s a change or restructure stumbling block. was told they were unlikely to receive in these funding organisations, we Although the collective offered to further funding this year. As a result, seem to have to restate our case and fundraise to pay for it, the offer was rejected by Auckland Council that says the sports coordinator’s position, credentials. It’s very, very draining. currently filled by Tony Mordaunt and “In hindsight, I think some members they will do it. However, Council has, funded by Kiwi Sport Programme, has regret that we’ve been so involved in so far, committed neither funding nor a lobbying for the multi-purpose facility timeframe on when this might happen. been handed over to local schools.

Ruth says as the funding has contracted, an increasing share of the Correction – Women’s Institute workload has fallen on volunteers.

In the story Institute reinforces service role (MM Apr 18), Moira Dye was “Basically, members of the core group incorrectly identified as the institute’s Rodney coordinator. She is, in fact, the are exhausted and the changeover president of the Warkworth Women’s Institute. Warkworth is one of nine of Rodney to Auckland, SPARC to institutes that make up the North Auckland Federation, which has in total Sports NZ, and Harbour Health to around 150 members.

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Lone voice It was a great, if alarming, article on wastewater infrastructure, which appeared in your paper last week. This situation has to be sheeted back to the last Rodney Council, lead by our current Councillor. The operation and maintenance of these plants should have been core operation. We wonder if our Councillor can blame this on central government as she seems to think they are to blame for most other things.

In contrast, the column by James Rolfe was refreshing. This young man seems to be a lone voice who understands the current situation. We may have found our replacement councillor.

Tom Ashton, Scotts Landing

Open letter to Harry Sutcliffe Your obvious bias and inference as to the competence and capability of Tracey Martin to manage and execute two relative and complimentary

positions equally well (MM Apr 18), denotes either a closed mind or one which is attempting to push the barrow on behalf of another. Have you heard “that to get a task done well and quickly, give it to a busy person”?

Those of us who are privileged to know and have worked alongside Tracey, and call her a friend, are well aware of her acute mind and work ethics.

In this particular issue, the positions are complementary and if one bothers to check the Council records, you will find that Tracey heads the field of the Rodney Local Board on behalf of the people she represents.

We are indeed blessed to have such a talented and hard-working person as Tracey as one of our team of local representatives, all of whom, within the constraints of the local body environment, continue to fight valiantly on our behalf.

Carol and Lionel Hill-Smith Warkworth

Town hall decision this month

The Rodney Local Board is expected to make a decision on the future of the Warkworth Town Hall on May 7.

In an interim report presented to received during a two-week the board on April 23, community consultation period in March. Four development officer Karen Johns said a options were put forward, although detailed report on consultation feedback a fifth calling for the hall to be and a business case on the preferred demolished, was added at the request option would be available for the May 7 of some submitters. meeting. It would also include costings. The following is a summary of the A total of 335 submissions were responses: Option

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Concerns over the condition of the 100-year-old hall prompted the Local Board to close the building last December. A full summary of the consultation feedback on options for the Town Hall, can be read with this story online at www.localmatters.co.nz (see Warkworth Town Hall).

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Strong northern presence at Convergence

By Crispin Caldicott

The 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC11) was held at Turangi last month and attracted a large attendance from Rodney, Kaipara and the Far North.

Several internationally-known figures presented in person or by video link to the 450 strong audience, including Albert Bates, Susan Krumdieck and David Holmgren. Nicole Foss, coauthor of The Automatic Earth, gave an eloquent summation of the credit crunch. Her message was simple: ‘Be prepared, and go liquid early.’

A major theme of the event was economics and the monetary system, with several presentations on alternative exchange mechanisms.

People with land will be in a strong position if there is a banking collapse, but self-sufficiency knowledge is in short supply. Permaculturalists are in a good position to help others grow their own food and look after the most basic requirements of life and health.

Convergence organisers were Trish Organiser Trish Allen (right) with Permaculture Convergence presenters Kama Allen, formerly of Rainbow Valley Farm Burwell and Finn Mackesey. and now Matakana, Joanna Pearsall and Hannah talked on natural burials. underground and only eat dung,” Betsy Bryan Innes, from Awhi farm.

“Our environmental impact through said. “They form a vital function in the One of the presenters was Warkworth’s the funeral industry is very heavy,” she fertility of the farm and we look forward ‘mud-has-been-good-to-me’ architect said. “The best thing we can do in NZ to their general availability soon.”

Graeme North, who recently won is build our own coffins out of ordinary Kay Baxter, formerly of Koanga a Winston Churchill Memorial untreated pine. It is not an uncommon Gardens at Kaiwaka but now resettled Fellowship scholarship to study and on the East Coast, gave a well-attended travel in Europe. He gave a detailed practice in Europe and they make talk on nutrition. She emphasised magnificent wine-racks in the interim talk on his expedition to look at the need to measure the sugars in eco-friendly design and alternative – hopefully for a very long time!” vegetables, by means of a refractometer. technology. Graeme has a strong Betsy Kettle avoided her usual topic of desire to create areas in New Zealand biochar to champion the role of dung “The Brix readings tell us the nutritive that will allow experimental building. beetles in the pastoral farming cycle. value of our vegetables, and is the best measure of the health and fertility of “We are hamstrung by red-tape here, Noted bio-dynamic farmer John Pearce the soil in which they grow,” she said. and it prevents experimentation with has had them working successfully on “If you are concerned with feeding your various building techniques to establish his Shelly Beach farm for years, and family properly, or recovering from their resilience.” he said. “I am therefore there are believed to be pockets of disease, then having healthy, homesetting in motion the YIMBY – Yes, In the manure-munching insects in both grown veggies are a vital part of the Whangarei and Kaukapakapa.

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The Auckland Green Gecko is one New Zealand’s most colourful lizards and can be found locally north of Wanganui and south of the Bay of Islands. It is considered at risk with an overall declining population and is one of 16 threatened species at Te Arai.

The key threats to gecko populations are habitat destruction, storms, human disturbance and predation. The gecko has very few natural predators, namely the tuatara and kingfisher.

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On the many values of ti-tree Attitudes toward ti-tree have evolved in just a few generations, but they are still conflicted. Manuka and Kanuka are becoming more valued for both economic and environmental reasons, but there are still some contradictions in our approach to ti-tree as a whole. When my great-grandparents were establishing farmland in Taranaki, they burnt whole forests. Ti-tree was the least of their concerns; fast growing and ‘weed like’ it was ‘good for firewood’ or was clearburned like the rest of the bush. It’s still regularly for sale as firewood and as winter comes plenty will be burnt.

In rural councils, policy debates continue about how much mature Manuka and Kanuka you should be allowed to chop down without a consent. The freedom to chop down ‘scrub’ has been an important one which strikes at the heart of a ‘man’s right to do what he wants with his land’.

As the ecological movement was making its way into local government in Rodney from the 1990s, people like me argued for the retention of ti-tree. In direct contrast with my rural ancestors, I wouldn’t dream of using or buying ti-tree for firewood.

Ti-tree grows easily and forms dense thickets, good features in a denuded rural landscape. I see in ti-tree, habitat, shelter, a nursery crop, soil stabiliser, flowering beauty and an elegant and lovely tree. It’s an important host tree for our native geckos, increasingly under threat of habitat loss. We are also only just beginning to appreciate the medicinal benefits of ti-tree and those of Manuka honey.

At the same time, incentive-based subdivisions that reward the retention and planting of bush in return for development rights have created a new appreciation in land owners for ti-tree and bush. There’s an industry made from growing and planting revegetation species to gain subdivision consent, though we’re not so good on the maintenance and enforcement here in Rodney. Paradoxically, some landowners still mow or graze ti-tree, but also plant it in attempt to meet the standard for bush lot subdivision. All over the district, ti-tree, flaxes and other colonising tree species are planted, often on the very same properties where for years stock previously roamed over unfenced bush and streams, destroying natural regrowth in the process. Developer farmers across Rodney allow cattle through established bush and promise to plant seedlings if they’ll get subdivision consent. Landowners chop down significant old ti-trees for firewood. And Council plans either enable or condone this contradictory behaviour.

So, as with a lot of environmental issues, use and economic values can both conflict with but sometimes enhance intrinsic, amenity and ecological values.

‘Resources’ can also have value in their own right. So even though our attitudes to the values of ti-tree are changing, especially where there’s an economic incentive, these remain mixed and confused and the incentives informing our decisions are sometimes in direct contradiction with our practises. I say protect ti-tree for its own sake. Looking after nature is good in itself and other benefits – sometimes including subdivision – will duly accrue.

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Valerie Davies was a familiar name and face on the pages of both the NZ Woman’s Weekly and the Auckland Star, throughout the 1970s and 80s. Her columns focused on parenting and other family issues, subjects she still feels passionate about today. Now living in Leigh with her husband Pat Booth, Valerie, aged 73, has released her latest book The Sound of Water, which tells the story of two years lived in a NZ fishing village. The book tells of some of Valerie’s life experiences spent in many parts of the world observing some of last century’s major events and her encounters with “the famous and the forgotten”. It also captures the simple pleasure she finds in spending time with family and in the garden. She spoke to Jannette Thompson.

I didn’t start my working life as a writer; rather, it evolved. I came from an Army family and it was my father who arranged my appointment with a recruiting officer from the Women’s Royal Army Corp. Although I’d wanted to go to university, I was just 18 so I did as I was told. But, I loved every bit of the six years I served and I became the youngest captain in the British Army.

My father fought in Dunkirk, North Africa, Tunisia, Italy and Egypt during the Second World War so I was 10 before he even shared a birthday with me. It’s hard to imagine the pressure families were under in wartime Britain, but one weekend my mother went away and never came back. I was six and lived with my grandmother until my father remarried some time later.

He was then stationed to post-war Germany, where we lived in the flat which had been the home of the Beast of Belsen, Josef Kramer, commandant of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Although I was only a child, I can still remember the atmosphere of that time. We were always aware of this mass of suffering humanity all around us. The camp survivors were angry and frustrated that the authorities wanted to repatriate them to the countries they’d come from, when all they wanted to do was go to Palestine. There was a lot of tension and civil unrest as they tried to draw the world’s attention to their cause. After Germany, I went to school in Yorkshire before the family moved to Malaya. I went to school in the Cameron Highlands, which involved travelling in an armoured car convoy through bandit-infested jungle.

My first position in journalism, if you can call it that, was as the cooking columnist on The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, where I went on to become the women’s editor. I was married to a British Army officer at the time, but when the marriage ended life took a different turn. I emigrated to NZ in 1971 with two small children and not much else – no money, no home and no contacts. I literally had to start from scratch. Desperate for a job, I applied to the Auckland Star and was interviewed by the assistant editor

Pat Booth who, thankfully, ignored the fact that I’d had very little journalism training and very bravely gave me a job.

It was quite an old-fashioned place at the time – the dress code didn’t allow women to wear trousers and I think my first post was as the church roundsman.

When I left Hong Kong, I’d been looking for an egalitarian, Englishspeaking country with a warm climate that wasn’t over-crowded. I’d been reading Keith Sinclair’s A History of New Zealand and it sounded like a wonderful society. It wasn’t until I started a regular column for the NZ Woman’s Weekly that I realised the reality was a little different. It was 1972 and the magazine received a letter about the raw deal solo parents received.

The editor, Jean Wishart, knew my circumstances so she told me to see if there was a story in it. I was actually appalled at what I discovered. Although solo parents were heading roughly onein-10 families, there was no such thing as the domestic purposes benefit. The best an unmarried mother could hope for was $28 a week for the first four months if she was breastfeeding. It was why there was such a high rate of adoption at that time. When my story appeared, we were deluged with letters and I became a voice for solo parents. It is hard today to believe the circumstances some of these women were in. One letter I’ve never forgotten came from a mother whose husband had walked out leaving her with three children under five. She had to leave them alone in the house with no heating and only bread to eat, while she went to work digging potatoes to make barely enough for them to live on. Although I wholeheartedly supported the introduction of the solo parents benefit when Norman Kirk came to power in 1974, I never anticipated that it would be handed out without any sort of ‘quid pro quo’.

I’d always supposed that it would be a reciprocal arrangement, whereby the girls would be expected to undertake proper training in parenting.

Interestingly, although I’d always considered myself very much a feminist, when I began championing children’s

issues, this enraged some feminists and became a bit of a pariah. They quite rightly saw that my wanting a better deal for children, could impinge on their fight for greater freedoms for women. Interestingly, Sue Kedgley who was at the forefront of the women’s movement then, acknowledges in her book that I was the only person who gave mothering any status at that time. It upsets me to see that NZ has yet to put children’s welfare first. If we did, we would be pouring money into preschools and initiatives such as the HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters) programme. In Finland, only the top five to 10 percent of graduates are allowed to become teachers. Here, our best and brightest go in to business. I also think it’s a shame that our women politicians act like men. The qualities we associate with women – kindness and problem-solving, rather than aggression – just don’t seem to make it to the parliamentary forum.

Throughout the 70s and 80s, I wrote family columns for both the Weekly and the Auckland Star. I inaugurated the paper’s first weekly pullout for women, covering everything from women’s achievements here and abroad, to feminism and child-rearing. But by 1985, Jean Wishart had left the Weekly and the writing was on the wall that the new editor wanted to modernise.

My column didn’t fit the new look so I jumped before I was pushed. Pat Booth and I were married by this stage, and he was embroiled in the fight for Arthur Allan Thomas which was a challenging time. But you don’t stop writing just because you don’t have a job. During ‘retirement’ I have contributed articles to various magazines including The Listener, and published several books, among them Signposts for Solos and a 16-book series on NZ called This is the Way We Were.

We moved to this area six years ago and love living here in the peace and quiet. I’m very interested in the inner life, and how the spiritual life can help us face the challenges that life throws at us every day. I used to be an Anglican and then worshipped with the Quakers for several years, but now my spirituality comes from a place within. My grandson recently said “everything passes”, a phrase he’d heard John Banks say at his induction, and it is so true. If I had my wish, society would value kindness more than it does. I hate buzzwords such as ‘get rid of the dead wood’, with its overtones of ruthlessness and efficiency at any cost.

We’d all be better off if we gave people a bit of leeway when we see them going through hard times. Life has taught me there is no substitute for kindness.

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AIM is a not-for-profit organisation set up and run by committed caregivers and parents. The group provides day services for young adults with intellectual disabilities in Rodney, who are transitioning from school or who have already left school. I was humbled by AIM’s devoted committee, who offer their time to support these young people with the some of the challenges they will face during their lives. AIM is funded by charitable grants, donations and the Ministry of Social Development; community support is vital to keeping this important local organisation operating. My thanks go to Matthew, Anna and Logan for your warm hospitality; your determination is inspirational.

It’s great to see that Rodney’s annual crime rate has dropped again, and by 2.9 percent in the last calendar year. This result is good news for our community and reflects the hard work of our local police, as well as the Government’s commitment to tackle crime and make our families safer in their homes and communities.

Youth suicide is a big problem in New Zealand. In 2000, I lost my younger brother, Sean, to manic depression so I was very proud of the recent announcement by the Prime Minister – $62 million for the Youth Mental Health Project. The project will be delivered through schools, online, in families, communities and in the health system. This initiative will build on the existing programmes and has the potential to make a real difference to our ‘at risk’ youth. For more information on mental health and local services, please call the National Depression Helpline on 0800 111757 (8am – midnight) or Youthline on 0800 376 633.

Meanwhile, my first mobile clinics in Whangaparaoa, Warkworth and Snells Beach were a great success. I met with lots of residents who shared their views and ideas, or just popped in to say ‘hello’. My next mobile clinics will be held in Warkworth and Point Wells, and advertised in Mahurangi Matters. If you wish to meet with me, please contact my office on 425 8605.

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The draft Community Funding Policy proposes three new types of community funding – local funding for applications that benefit one local board area; multi-board funding; and regional funding. Auckland Council’s regional development and operations committee chair Cr Ann Hartley says the draft policy proposes a consistent way to allocate funding to ensure all groups are treated equally across the region.

It also proposes that funding is allocated based on the outcomes of a group’s proposed activities and their impact on the community, and how it links to key Council strategic documents, such as local board plans and the Auckland Plan. Timing of funding rounds and accountability are also discussed.

“The region’s former councils had

a range of policies and schemes for community funding, but they are all different,” Cr Hartley says. “The new draft policy will ensure consistency and transparency.”

The policy specifically supports projects for community development; arts, culture and events; sport and recreation; built and natural heritage; and environment and sustainability. It does not support retrospective costs; rates remittances to individuals, community groups or sporting organisations; or grants or funding agreements to support capital developments.

Once adopted, the new Community Funding Policy will take effect on July 1. Info: www.aucklandcouncil.govt. nz/haveyoursay or call 09 301 0101.

Submissions close on Friday May 18.

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I was also disappointed that out-of-town contractors did the job, as we had specifically asked for the work to be given to a local company.” Restoration work also involved re-piling the old building. Mrs Metcalfe said she presumed the hall now reverted to the care of the Warkworth Town Hall Advisory Committee.

Rodney sport “invisible” in plan Data prepared by Auckland Council on sports facilities in Rodney came in for some heavy criticism from the Rodney Local Board at its meeting on April 23.

Council is supporting the development of sports code specific facility plans to provide a region-wide view for each code. To date, plans have been prepared for netball, hockey, football and cricket, and a further eight sports – bowls, rugby, rugby league, bike, indoor court sports, aquatics, golf and tennis – have been prioritised for future plan development.

It is intended that all plans will be completed by the end of the year.

However, board member June Turner said she was concerned at the lack of reference to the needs of Rodney clubs.

“Where did this data come from and where is the evidence to support it,” she asked. “Soccer is bursting at the seams in Warkworth, netball is crying out for a facility and there is no mention of the Warkworth hockey plans.”

Her concerns were echoed by board members Steven Garner and Tracey Martin. Mrs Martin said Rodney, and Warkworth in particular, was virtually invisible in the report.

“We’re fighting very hard at the moment for funding for the Warkworth Showgrounds development but if

Council relies on this sort of report, then we don’t stand a chance of getting it,” she said. “I don’t know where this information came from, but it is a huge concern.”

Council sport and recreation project leader Ken Maplesden said the plans were being driven by the sports codes and they had provided the information, figures and priorities.

He said it was important to realise that the plans did not represent an approved action list for Council to implement, but were a guide for future decision-making and investment.

Mrs Martin said that although she was unsure where these codes were based, she guessed it was probably Auckland.

“Because of our distance from the city, our voice is often not heard at those meetings which can skew these reports.”

Mr Garner said Rodney was falling under the radar.

“If the showgrounds development is completed, then the majority of issues around Warkworth will disappear,” he said.

Mr Maplesden was asked to take the board’s comments onboard.

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NZTA to progress with consents and designation applications The NZ Transport Agency now has a preferred route for the extension of the Northern Motorway (SH1) from the Johnstone’s Hill tunnels to just north of Warkworth.

The Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance aims to encourage economic growth and productivity by improving the movement of freight and people between Auckland and Northland.

Since January last year, detailed work has taken place to refine the indicative route in response to further investigation of engineering and environmental issues.

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Members of the project team have been contacting individual property owners affected by the preferred route. We will ensure everyone has the information they need about the next steps with regard to the property purchase process.

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Council funding commitment crucial to Tapora kiwi release Tapora Land & Coast Care Group is seeking a five-year commitment to pest control funding from Auckland Council, necessary to enable introduction of kiwi to its Mainland Island.

The Department of Conservation’s national predator control manager Darren Peters has visited Tapora and declared it “ready to go” as a new sanctuary, providing ongoing pest control funding is secured.

The group’s request for $40,000 a year from June 2012 – 2016 got a positive reception when it was presented to the Rodney Local Board and Councillor Penny Webster during hearings on Council’s Draft Long Term Plan at Orewa on April 16. Donations, interest and grants are expected to make up around $7250 additional each year.

The Long Term Plan is due to be finalised by the end of June and spokesperson Humphrey Ikin says if the application is successful, kiwi could be released in Tapora within the next two years.

The land care group was formed in 2004 to tackle high possum and mustelid numbers on the 10,000ha peninsula encompassing farming, forestry and conservation blocks, including the 850ha Atiu Creek Regional Park.

The Mainland Island project was initiated in 2007 to enhance the area’s biodiversity through both natural and assisted re-introduction of native bird species, including North Island brown kiwi and the endangered fairy tern.

Though connected to the mainland by a “land bridge” less than one kilometre wide, the option of a predator fence was rejected due to the cost, complications of the public road and the probability that pests could cross the tidal estuary zone. Instead, intensive trapping and bait stations form a buffer at vulnerable points.

The Mainland Island is the first of its type in Auckland and the project is well supported by the majority of the Tapora community. Residents have planted and fenced native bush areas, waterways and coastal margins, to

Mark Pengelly (left) and Humphrey Ikin with a dead stoat, one of a diminishing number of potential threats to kiwi in Tapora.

improve biodiversity, and some pay a voluntary, perhectare levy to help fund the pest control.

With the help of professional contractors and previous grants from the Biodiversity Condition Fund, ASB Community Trust and Auckland Council, numbers of target pests, including possums, mustelids and feral cats, have been significantly reduced.

With more than one trap per 25ha, the project now exceeds DOC recommendations, and increases in bird species and numbers are being reported, Humphrey says.

A letter from Wendy Sporle from BNZ Save the Kiwi said the area was within the historic range of Northland Brown Kiwi and large enough to sustain a population of the birds, potentially becoming a “kohanga kiwi” able to supply kiwi for other areas once the population is established.

Project pest control manager Mark Pengelly estimates

that the “island”, which is more than 15 times the size of Tawharanui and Shakespear Regional parks, could ultimately support hundreds of kiwi.

A kiwi aversion programme for dogs on the peninsula is also necessary before any kiwi can be released, an issue that will be discussed further at the group’s annual meeting later this month.

Exact timing of kiwi re-introduction would be determined in conjunction with DOC and the NZ Kiwi Foundation.

Council’s natural heritage team has already offered to help with monitoring to measure the success of the plan and Humphrey is optimistic results will be positive, both for kiwi and for the wider community.

“I’d like to think that in 20 years time there’ll be plenty of kiwi flourishing here and they will have extended into other areas as well.”

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localbusiness Design a Matakana logo competition The Matakana Coast & Country steering committee has launched a competition to find a logo. A prize of $500 is being offered for the winning logo, which will be chosen through a combination of public vote and committee selection. There will also be five runner-up prizes of $100 each. A brief can be found at www.matakanacoastcountry.co.nz.

Entries must be attached to an email and sent via a link on the website to competition@matakanacoastcountry.co.nz by Thursday May 31

P2P committee chooses Matakana brand The Pakiri to Puhoi tourism project, regional identity.

Project steering committee chair Allan Barber says the purpose of branding the region is to attract visitors from Auckland, the rest of NZ and from overseas. The name chosen is Matakana Coast & Country.

“Auckland Tourism recommended strongly that the name should reflect how visitors discover the region, rather than attempting to incorporate all the villages and towns that form such an important part of what the region has to offer,” Mr Barber said.

“The project started two years ago and from the start, the steering committee was clear that the area needed a single collective name. The analysis of survey responses from 776 visitors, 168 business and 310 community members revealed that Matakana and Matakana Coast were the names that 36 percent of respondents associated with the area. This was significantly more than Rodney with 24 percent and Warkworth with 10 percent.”

Mr Barber says current Google keyword research reveals that Matakana has a better buy-in than any other name and, furthermore, there

known as the P2P, has chosen a new name, which it will use to promote a

The tourist attractions between Puhoi and Pakiri will be marketed under the banner Matakana Coast & Country.

were no valid alternatives suggested.

“We should stress that adopting Matakana Coast & Country is not an attempt to rename the region that we represent. This is something which only the NZ Geographic Board has the power to do. Our task is much less grand – it is to give some coherence

to the region for the purposes of marketing efforts aimed at attracting visitors. Nothing more, nothing less.”

The next step in the process is likely to involve development of the brand identity including logo, colours, byline and a web audit before work can start on the region’s website.

Winery appointment Mahurangi River Winery & Restaurant has appointed Shelly Freestone to the position of manager. Shelly’s previous positions in the area include restaurant manager of The Salty Dog at Snells Beach, and more recently, sales associate and bar manager at The Vintry in Matakana. Meanwhile, Kahui Cassidy has joined the winery and restaurant team as chef.

Kahui has previously worked at Plume, Heron’s Flight and Dawson’s Catering.

Bottling plant plans sidelined Waiwera Water NZ does not plan to build another bottling plant in the near future, but could review the situation as the business develops.

General manager Alexander Yaroshevich says that since Russian businessman Mikhail Khimich took total ownership of Waiwera Water and Waiwera Thermal Resort last year, the water company has made some technical upgrades to improve production quality and efficiency, and its current focus is on increasing exports to existing United States markets and expanding into new Asia/Pacific countries.

While he anticipates a slight increase in production as a result, he expects to achieve much of the required output by re-focusing some of a currently sizeable low-budget product to the more profitable export sector.

He says the company didn’t pursue a resource consent to develop land at Upper Waiwera Road into a new bottling plant due to public opposition.

Of the 531 submissions received, 513 were against. Council officers recommended it be declined, however, the consent hearing scheduled for last May was indefinitely postponed.

Although the 10-hectare property is still owned by Mikhail, it is currently a rural residence and farm that is not part of the business. However, he says the company may look for ways to increase production capacity outside of the current Waiwera facility as the business grows.

Auckland Council advises that the bottling facility resource consent application remains on hold at Waiwera Water’s request and will retain that status until the company either withdraws it or decides to reactivate the application.

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“Submitters are talking to the converted,” she said. “The Rodney board is already aware of these issues and supportive of many of these projects. It’s the governing body that needs to hear these presentations.”

Among the presenters was Dawn Kendall who made a plea for the honey bees of Rodney, suggesting that Auckland consider planting corridors of pollen-rich plants for the bees to feed on instead of introducing an Auckland-wide fee for bee-keepers.

A Pesticides Action Network spokesperson said if Auckland truly wanted to be an ‘eco city’ it should adopt the former Auckland City weed management policy which favoured steam and non-glyphosate treatments.

Supporters of the Warkworth Town Hall restoration project and Warkworth community centre project were both represented, and Mrs Martin questioned why the two projects were continually being linked.

She said it would be better to see the two projects promoted for their merits, rather than an ‘either/or’ debate.

The Wellsford District Sport and Recreation Collective presented its case for a walk and cycle way at Centennial Park, improvements on the Mahurangi riverbank were promoted and a plug was made for some curb and channelling and road improvements in Penguin Street Leigh.

In total, Auckland Council received 9921 submissions on the plan, of which 287 were from the Rodney Local Board area. Many Rodney submissions commented on the need for better community and recreational facilities and opportunities.

Recreational facilities requests related to playgrounds for children and activities for youth.

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

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Putting your lawyer out to pasture I came across an interesting picture moving some office furniture around recently. It depicts a judge standing behind a cow labelled “litigation”. A plaintiff is pulling on the cow’s horns while a defendant is pulling in the other direction on its tail. The lawyer, meanwhile, is sitting on a stool, milking the cow.

The picture illustrates a common misconception that lawyers try to extract as much in fees as possible from a client. Not so! By way of illustration, we recently had a client who owned a business and was not getting paid for several thousand dollars’ work they had done. Instead of reviewing invoices, exchanging correspondence and extracting a costly settlement, we recommended our client use the Disputes Tribunal. They did and were very happy with the outcome they achieved for themselves with minimal input from us.

The Disputes Tribunal is one of a number of alternatives to formal litigation that include informal arbitration and mediation. These approaches often bring a resolution at less cost and time than a formal court process. The Disputes Tribunal provides an inexpensive, informal and quick way to resolve civil disputes up to $15,000 or between $15,000 and $20,000, if both parties agree. While the Dispute Tribunal process is informal, using your lawyer as a point of reference to advise on what documentation will support your interpretation of events can be useful.

Application fees range roughly between $36 and $120. Your claim should be on an application form found on the Ministry of Justice website and include your recollection of events, who you are claiming against, the loss you have suffered, and the remedy you would like to receive. A hearing date within six weeks of your claim being lodged is likely. That’s quick. At the hearing, a referee will ask the person who lodged the claim their side of the story and then ask what the other party thinks of those statements. You can bring witnesses and documentary evidence to support your claim.

The referee may ask questions of either party before making a decision; most likely on the same day. The side that has the greatest credibility will often receive an order in their favour. A referee will encourage parties to resolve a dispute by agreement; if that is not possible, the referee will make a decision. Orders from the tribunal are enforceable as if they were a court order. Common orders include paying a sum of money, returning property or completing work for the claimant, and must be complied with within 48 hours unless the order specifies a time for compliance. All of this can be achieved with minimal input from your lawyer, and that’s the way it should be; being a city boy, I never enjoyed milking the “cow” anyway.

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Vortech Eco-Technologies An eco-friendly, sustainable approach is at the heart of Warkworth family business Vortech Eco-Technologies.

Together, Dave Kay, Deb Taylor and sons Asha and Jesse handle projects from concept to completion, including site development, landscaping, wetlands, drainage, effluent treatment, potable water systems and stormwater services, using simple approaches that save time and money.

The son of an earth-moving contractor and a fitter-turner by trade, Dave says he’s always been interested in ecotechnologies and sees passive water management to be a top priority.

“If developing a site you need to consider positioning, not just for sun, but how water will serve you and what passive solutions are possible.

It takes a lot less energy for a header tank to supply water under gravity and maintain the continuity of supply even when the power goes out.

The couple tested their principles when building their own eco home

in Matakana 18 years ago, turning a gorse-covered plot into a sustainable landscape, propagating plants in their own nursery and spawning Dave’s invention of a dosing siphon to improve effluent treatment and dispersal from the old septic tank.

With no moving parts or power inputs, the system works on air pressure, mimicking nature by building up a volume of water before releasing it.

Research and development is an ongoing process for Dave who recently reinvented the siphon with Warkworth engineer Colin Ashby. He’s now planning a new service, installing low-maintenance, first flush, inline filters to limit the many contaminants currently going directly into most water tanks thereby reducing the need for secondary filters.

Meanwhile, home-schooled Asha and Jesse gained experience working with Dave and Deb, before jobs with professional earth moving, landscaping and drain-laying contractors led to their part in the new family venture.

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Keeping with the nautical theme in Snells Beach, new business owner Terri Skipper says she could not have found a more fitting place to open her hair salon Skippers Scissors.

The salon is located in the Snells Beach Shopping Centre, in the premises formerly occupied by Viennza and Co Hairworkz.

Originally from England, Terri has more than 25 years hairdressing experience.

She trained in London at professional L’Oreal and Schwarzkopf salons for a number of years where the clientele included women such as Camilla ParkerBowles, Princess Diana’s grandmother Lady Fermoy, socialite Tara Palmer and a handful of British MPs. “As an apprentice it was quite daunting having these people in the salon,” Terri says. “However, it meant I was able to learn from some of the best hairdressers in the city. I’ve never lost my passion for cutting hair – it’s relaxing and creative at the same time.”

Terri says her salon will offer family-

A retail outlet specialising in food for people with coeliac disease, gluten intolerance or food allergies has opened in Glenmore Drive, Warkworth.

Elocin Specialty Foods owner Nicole Tucker says her own experience with allergies led her to start making glutenfree breads and pastas about 12 years ago. She has expanded her range over the years and is now selling wholesale products nationwide. She says it felt like the right time to move into the retail sector.

“I’ve suffered from allergies since I was a child,” she says. “In terms of food, I avoid dairy, gluten and peanuts, but I’m also allergic to cats, house dust, perfume and cleaning products.

Eczema, asthma, itchy eyes and an upset tummy are all par for the course in my life so I feel I’m able to help people manage their own conditions.”

One percent of New Zealanders are suspected of suffering from coeliac disease – a permanent intestinal intolerance to gluten – although the true prevalence is estimated to be much higher. It can be present in young children or develop over years, and while it can’t be cured, it can be managed by completely cutting gluten from the diet.

“When a person is diagnosed with the disease, it’s a huge lifestyle

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friendly prices and part of the service will include an unhurried consultation.

“I don’t like my clients to feel rushed.

It’s important that there is time to discuss the hair style they want so that they know what sort of upkeep it will require and whether it is the style that best suits their lifestyle.”

Terri, her husband Paul and their son Aaron moved to NZ five years ago, and have lived in Warkworth for the past two years.

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change. Gluten is in so many foods – everything from the obvious wheatbased products such as breads and pasta, to tinned soups, stocks, sauces and potato chip flavourings. You quickly become an avid reader of food labels.”

Nichole says eating a gluten-free diet is a lot easier today than it was even five years ago with a much greater choice in foods on the market.

Her shop stocks a range of flour mixes and alternative flours such as buckwheat, millet, amaranth, coconut and quinoa, as well as pies, sausage rolls, breakfast cereals and soups. She is working closely with the Warkworth Coeliac Support Group to ensure the range meets the needs of local coeliacs.

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Money with Alex Fowler

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Diversifying investments Many of us learned the lesson years ago not to put all our eggs in one basket. But when we start to call it diversification, we forget the simple things that make this concept so powerful. What follows are a few thoughts on diversification. But, before we begin, let’s start with a couple of assumptions: yy You’re using broadly diversified unit trusts in your portfolio. yy When we mention bonds, we’re talking about bonds that are high quality and not just junk bonds.

Asset allocation: How you divide your investments between bonds and shares will be one of the most important decisions you make, and it is far more important than the question of which bonds or stocks you actually choose. Sure, those things matter. But you should only address them after you decide on an allocation that gives you the best chance of reaching your long-term goals.

Correlation: The reason we diversify is because we want to own investments that move in different directions at different times. We want one to zig when others are zagging. The reason you include bonds in your allocation is to counter the times when the stock market is down (remember, I said high-quality bonds). This is true when we talk about including international shares in a portfolio. The main reason to include international shares is because they often act differently to domestic shares. You can make the same argument for shares of small companies versus large companies, value companies versus growth companies and real estate companies.

Your goal is to consider portfolio options that act slightly differently from everything else in your portfolio. If it acts the same and has the same future return, why add it?

Temptation: When you diversify correctly, you will usually have something in your portfolio that you don’t like. Just remember that it will probably change next year. This year, maybe your international fund will do well. But that creates a temptation to get rid of everything else and move all your money internationally.

Resist this temptation because things change fast, and remember, winners rotate.

Concentration: You can make a fortune being concentrated, but you can also lose it all. Slow and steady is the best way for most people to have the best chance of winning the race.

A real financial strategy: Design your portfolio based on your life and not markets.

Your asset allocation should reflect your needs and goals. If you do it that way, you should only make changes when your goals change, not when the market does.

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Living in Mahurangi East? There is a new team in town!

Bayleys in the North have just opened a new growing our business quickly.

Despite the project being a month behind schedule, the first walls of the Countdown Supermarket in Warkworth went up last month. A Progressive Enterprises spokesperson says the project faced some challenges when laying the floors in the 4000sqm building, which has put the project behind. “We are aiming to open the supermarket in early September.” Tenants for the five specialty stores, which will sit alongside the supermarket have been confirmed and will be announced later in the year.

Heritage assessment for Riverina Built more than a century ago, Riverina, the historic two-storey villa on the corner of Wilson and Hepburn Creek Roads, Warkworth, has been granted $1725 towards a heritage assessment. Owner Beverly Simmons applied to the Rodney Heritage Item Assistance Fund, a legacy fund from Rodney District Council open to the public for the purpose of conserving, restoring, and protecting valued heritage items. Heritage architect Dave Pearson will carry out the assessment, which will involve compiling information on the house including its former use, its architectural significance and heritage value. The historic building has a New Zealand Category 2 Historic Place listing.

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localbusiness Public drink to fair trade health At least 10 Mahurangi businesses and individuals will mark Fair Trade Fortnight from May 6 to 20 by joining in with Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break.

The event involves enjoying Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate in exchange for donations for Oxfam’s work to tackle poverty worldwide.

BNZ’s Warkworth and Wellsford branches will host their coffee breaks for the public on the morning of May 18, adding the staff ’s home baking to the mix.

Kakariki The Health Store, in Mangawhai, people will be able to enjoy the Biggest Coffee Break on May 19, any time from 9.30 to 5pm.

Owner Jess Costello hopes the event will make the public think about the Fair trade principles help put a smile impact of their purchasing decisions on the faces of these children in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Photo: on farmers.

“I really want people to make Tom Greenwood/Oxfam. conscious decisions when they’re developing world by ensuring they get buying products and learn more about a fair price for their goods so they can what fair trade is about,” she says. work their way out of poverty and help Jess says informed consumers can develop their communities. influence companies to adopt fair trade A survey of 17,000 consumers in 24 relationships with their own suppliers. countries, conducted for Fairtrade Meanwhile, individuals and other International, indicated that in organisations, such as Mahurangi 2010 New Zealand and Australian Technical Institute, will hold their own consumers combined, tripled their events, raising funds and awareness Fairtrade purchases by more than 200 in-house. The Fairtrade Certification per cent to over $150 million. system already benefits almost 1.2 To find out more visit www.fairtrade. million farmers and workers in the org.nz or www.oxfam.org.nz

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Hospice reassurance cements family’s bond of trust When Ian and Jan Scott, of Leigh, received the news last year that Ian had just two months to live, one of the first organisations they turned to was Hospice.

Although Jan was a palliative care nurse with years of Under medication, Ian’s condition stabilised and the experience, she says Hospice’s involvement gave her couple set about cramming as much as they could the confidence to care for Ian, always knowing that into the next few weeks. the Hospice safety net was there if needed.

“We went out to dinner and the movies, and used “They visited us at home and got to know us, and our recently-purchased camper van to do overnight this meant they understood how we wanted to trips to regional parks and beaches. Family and spend those last precious weeks,” she says. “They are friends visited, and we even went to a bottle auction so skilled at what they do – their support is non- in Auckland.” intrusive, but reassuring, positive and respectful.”

Dispersed amongst the activity were occasional Ian’s diagnosis came like a bolt out of the blue for visits to hospital and as the tumours continued to the couple who had, at the time, been planning a grow, Ian’s behaviour became more muddled and coast-to-coast walk across England. Ian was a fit and incohesive. healthy 61-year-old, a retired science teacher with a sharp intellect and a passion for marine photography, “His sense of humour and independence were two characteristics that stuck with him right to the end and for collecting bottles and shells. though,” Jan says. “One day when Hospice called It was a lump on his hip, which prompted him to to see how we were getting on, Ian curtly told them see a doctor. A scan was done on a Monday and ‘We’ll ring when we need you!’” the chilling diagnosis delivered on the Tuesday – the scan had identified two large, aggressive brain One of his last wishes was to walk alone along the tumours, which were too big for radiotherapy and shoreline from Ti Point Wharf to Matheson’s Bay. only the front tumour was operable.

“I was anxious about the idea so gave Hospice a call.

“Operating was a risky option and would have They told me to “let him go” and I am very grateful involved removing the frontal lobe – the emotional that they gave me that advice. He loved the ocean control centre that affects personality, insight and and the environment of this area so much and I intuition – leaving him as a patient, not the man we think that the walk was his way of saying goodbye.” knew,” Jan says. “And it was also not a cure, just a On the following day, the couple set off in the means of buying him a little more time.” camper van for Gisborne to attend their three-yearThe decision was made that there would be no old grand-daughter’s birthday party. Ian collapsed at the party and after consulting on the phone with intervention, just palliative care.

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Hospice and Dr Palmer, the decision was made to bring him home immediately.

“I think it was the relationship we had with Hospice and Dr Palmer, which made the difference. They could have just as easily advised us to take Ian to Gisborne Hospital, but they knew us and Ian’s wish to die at home, and that counted.”

Ian passed away peacefully at Leigh, under the care of Jan and her sister Pauline, five days later.

“When you are given a diagnosis like we were, you are faced with the question: Do I sit at home and wait to die or do I continue to live? It was the support from Hospice, as well as our doctor Warwick Palmer and particularly the Leigh community that enabled Ian to ‘live’ those last weeks.”

Nearly one year on, Jan says the fact that Ian died without anxieties or regrets has helped her grieving process.

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“The first few months were traumatic when I was satisfied just to get through the day. But I haven’t put myself under pressure and I’m doing things in my own time. I hate that ridiculous notion that somehow I have to learn to ‘move on’ and I am not the least concerned about ‘what I’m going to do now’.

“I’m learning to live with my memories and,

of course, I am sad that he won’t get to see his grandchildren grow up. But, the fact is, we had 20 fabulous years together, enjoying all manner of adventures.

“Life doesn’t make sense and it’s not fair, and I wonder do we have any right to expect anything of it. All I know is that I’m glad Ian and I didn’t wait to live our lives – we lived it every day.”

Care on many levels

People who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness may be reluctant to contact Hospice because they believe Hospice is for those with only weeks or days to live. In fact, Hospice palliative care services can help those who are still undergoing treatment and some patients become well enough to be discharged from Hospice care. The earlier Hospice gets involved, the more it can do. Warkworth Wellsford Hospice services include: • Specialist palliative care for people with cancer, chronic heart failure, neurological diseases such as motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s, renal failure and any other progressive, life-threatening illness.

• Pain and nausea relief.

• Counselling for patients and family members.

• Time out for caregivers.

• Advice about eligibility for special benefits, and help applying for them.

• Access to in-patient unit at Hibiscus Coast or North Shore if needed.

• Stress relief therapies – massage, manicures, reflexology.

• Loan of equipment to improve mobility and comfort.

• Grief support group.

• Life review, writing cards or creating photo albums for loved ones, helping patients record their memories as therapy or to leave a legacy.

• Art therapy.

• Walking group.

To find out more about Hospice services, ring Hospice House on 425 9535 or visit www.warkworthwellsfordhospice.co.nz

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A rear pain While it may not be the most delightful topic, haemorrhoids or piles as they are commonly known, are a part of everyday medical practice. Piles could be defined as a distended portion of the vein/s in the anal canal. This ballooning of the vein can occur inside the canal (internal piles) or outside of it (external piles).

Think of it as a varicose vein in the anus.

The cause of piles may be related to genetics – just as some families tend to have a predisposition to varicose veins, piles seem to be more common in some families. The bottom line is a failure of the vein wall to withstand the pressures generated in the anal canal. This may be during the passage of faeces (typically with constipation), and/or with the passage of a foetal head during a vaginal delivery. Hence, it is very common for women to get piles after a vaginal delivery.

So what’s the problem? Firstly, some patients don’t like the way they look or feel. One might consider them an “obnoxious protuberance from a fundamental orifice”. Secondly, they can be painful. The severity can range from being mildly irritating to being an almighty pain in the rear, to the extent of preventing sitting and interfering with sleep. Thirdly, the size. They can be as tiny as a pea or as large as a golf ball. Generally, pain increases with size. Fourthly, piles may rupture and bleed. If the bleeding becomes a long-term or intermittent problem, one might develop iron deficiency which, if unchecked, may lead to anaemia. A dictum worth mentioning here is that in the presence of piles, do not presume that bleeding is from the piles – especially if one is 40 years or older. Sometimes the bleeding can be from higher up in the bowel. It is best to check it out.

Remedies range from keeping a regular bowel habit, avoiding constipation and straining at stool/defecation. The use of topically applied remedies such as ointments and suppositories may help. The larger piles may be reduced in size with the use of ice packs – speak to your healthcare provider about how to do this safely. Lastly, there is a range of more aggressive strategies, from banding to injecting and ultimately, surgery under anaesthesia.

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Members of the Warkworth Men’s Probus were recently given information on a bowel cancer screening pilot programme currently being run by Waitemata Health.

Guest speaker at the club’s monthly meeting was District Health Board health promotion coordinator Elizabeth Brown.

Ms Brown spoke of the free bowel cancer screening available to residents aged 50 to 74 years, living in the Waitemata board area. The pilot started in October last year and is the only one of its kind in NZ. “You don’t have to actively enrol, but if you haven’t seen your doctor lately or have changed your address, you should call Waitemata Health to check that they have your correct address on the register,” she said.

“When it is your turn to be tested, you will receive an invitation letter explaining the scheme.”

Ms Brown said bowel cancer is the second largest killer in New Zealand and the highest rate is among middle-

Dr Mark Donaldson of Eye Doctors and team perform the first cataract operation in the Rodney Surgical Centre, July 2010.

Dr Donaldson, cataract specialist now performs surgery in Warkworth.

He offers: • the latest technology locally at the Rodney Surgical Centre • a team of experienced local theatre staff • no need for patients to travel

Elizabeth Brown talks to Probus about a bowel cancer screening programme.

aged men. Diet could be an important factor and a high fibre diet was beneficial.

“Early detection can save your life,” she said.

Info: Waitemata Health on 0800 924 432. For information about Probus: Bill Speed 424 8414.

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Phone Eye Doctors on 09 520 9689 to make an appointment to see Dr Donaldson at the Warkworth Medical Centre and the Rodney Surgical Centre.

Raising money for malnourished children Hard out for the Hungry in Mali and Niger is the theme for this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Famine, from May 25 to 27. Kiwis are being encouraged to participate in the event to raise money for malnourished children living in West Africa. Mali and Niger are two of the poorest countries in the world and are in the thick of the global food crisis. Money raised from the 40-hour famine will be used to help families and communities grow nutritious fruit and vegetables. Info: www.famine.org.nz

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ALL SERVICES ARE FREE FREE pregnancy tests Prenatal classes, birth venue & post-natal stay Own room in peaceful rural surroundings Excellent equipment and atmosphere Water birth a speciality Midwives on call at all times, and as backup Our friendly helpful postnatal staff at the birthing centre for your caregiver (LMC) For further information talk to your  Full post-natal hospital stay LMC/Midwife or Warkworth Birth Centre  24 hour Registered Nurses / Midwives to care for you and your baby  You can transfer from your birth hospital within Phone 09 425 8201 12 hours of normal birth or 24 hours following a Caesarian      

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Dyslexia...

more than a reading problem Contact Ann Cook

Licensed Davis Dyslexia Facilitator

Call 0272 855 926

www.dyslexiaworkshop.co.nz Is that 4-year-old school-ready?

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With beautiful centres in Warkworth and Wellsford and fabulous in-home educarers throughout Rodney, we can meet all your childcare needs.

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Action plan for asthma sufferers Asthma Awareness Week, which winds-up on Sunday May 6, has focussed on prevention this year.

NZ has one of the highest asthma rates in the world, with one in four children affected. For adults, the rate is one in six.

An Asthma Foundation spokesperson says although the prevalence of asthma is similar for Maori and non-Maori children, Maori children tend to have more severe symptoms, require hospitalisation for asthma almost twice as often as non-Maori children and require more time off school because of asthma.

The foundation is recommending that parents of children suffering from asthma get an action plan, which sets out the recommended treatment for their child’s asthma.

“More importantly, the plan can tell you how to recognise when their asthma is deteriorating and what to www.asthmafoundation.org.nz do about it,” she says. “The plans are The foundation also says it is important to build a relationship individualised to suit each child.

“We know that these plans can help with your GP, practice nurse, asthma people to manage their asthma educator and pharmacist. better, which results in better health, “Asthma medication should be taken fewer days off work or school, fewer as prescribed, and it is important admissions to hospital and hopefully you understand how your inhalers work and how to use them. It is fewer tragedies.”

The plans are filled out by parents also important to have a smoke-free and the child together with a health environment.” professional and can be downloaded at Info: www.asthmafoundation.org.nz

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Golf tournament proceeds give charities funding boost Charities were the major winners in three recent tournaments at Warkworth Golf Club that jointly raised more than $1500.

The inaugural Easter Charity Golf Day A few days later the club’s Ladies’ Charity included 120 visitors and members who Invitation Day raised $561 for St John took part in an Ambrose or an 18-hole Ambulance, with participants learning tournament, which was followed by an more about the organisation through address by Hospice general manager addresses by St John Warkworth Kathryn Ashworth, who accepted a representatives medic Lisa Buckingham and Alan Boniface. cheque for $1000.

Club general manager Mike Reid Fifty-two ladies took part, with the says that he’s grateful for the support best gross score coming from St John of major sponsor Warkworth New Ambulance medic Tina, who had World and many other businesses and an 80 for her round, while Claire individuals that contributed to the Loveland scored an impressive 46 generous prize pool that saw around Stableford points. a third of participants receive a prize.

Once again support from local Team Benny won the 9-hole Ambrose, businesses contributed to a worthwhile while the 18-hole men’s winner was prize table and substantial raffle.

Adrian Smith and 18-hole ladies’ The Warkworth club is also supporting winner was Estelle Martin. The hole- Hospice with ongoing sales of its $20 in-one prize of a car provided by kauri trees for purchase or donation to Wilmot Toyota wasn’t won. the riverside enhancement project.

Wellsford For free confidential and impartial information, advice, advocacy and support.

Our service covers Warkworth, Wellsford and Mangawhai areas.

Monday-Friday 10am-3pm.

We have information on a wide range of subjects from Consumer and Tenancy Rights to Neighbourhood Disputes and Family Issues.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We need men and women as volunteers to assist the people in your community and help find solutions to their problems.

Our services cover the Warkworth, Wellsford and Mangawhai areas.

Come and talk to us TODAY!

1 Matheson Road, Wellsford Monday-Friday 10am to 3pm

Visit the Community Centre, 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford or phone 423 7333 or 0800 367 222.

Email cab.wells@xtra.co.nz

Phone 09 423 7333 or 0800 367 222

Email: cab.wells@xtra.co.nz

Lupus awareness Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. May 10 is World Lupus Day where lupus groups around the world focus on the need for increasing public awareness, improving patient healthcare services, and increasing research into the causes of and a cure for lupus. Lupus is neither infectious nor contagious and mainly affects women. Only around 10 percent of lupus patients are men. In NZ, it affects one in 900 people and is more prevalent in Maori, Pacific Islanders, Asians and other races with pigmented skin. Info: worldlupusday.org.

Early Learning Centre Where learning and discovery are nurtured by nature

“ We Wash While You Shop ” • Household washing • Blankets • Sleeping bags

• Duvets • Picnic rugs • Beach towels

Phone 425 0511

www.natures-nest.co.nz 33 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

Dry Cleaning Agents

13 Neville St, Warkworth • 425 9775 • Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm

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Kowhai Laundry

Contact details: Peter or Tony 09 422 2001 Tony 021 681 140 Peter 021 681150 www.kitchenworks.co.nz

Showroom and Factory

23 Morrison Drive | Warkworth

KitchenWorks provides high quality kitchens and cabinetry with superior service. With your essential input, we can design a kitchen that suits your needs and space, is aesthetically pleasing and is highly functional.

A kitchen that works!

We’ll come to you or you can visit us in our showroom, open Monday to Friday and Saturday morning.

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sweet appreciation

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

Know someone who deserves a big “thank you” for their community spirit?

Has someone gone out of their way to lend you a helping hand?

Tell us about their good deeds and they will receive acknowledgement in Mahurangi Matters along with a gift hamper from Chocolate Brown, 6 Mill Lane, Warkworth. Send your nominations to editor@localmatters.co.nz (subject line: Sweet Appreciation) or post to: Sweet Appreciation, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701 Warkworth.

The mill on the Mahurangi River was one of many projects undertaken by the industrious Henry Palmer.

Colonist makes his mark

The clipper ship Flying Foam on her maiden voyage from London to Auckland in 1864 brought back the Maori chiefs and their wives who had journeyed to England to offer their allegiance to Queen Victoria.

Also aboard were a number of immigrant families including Henry and Eliza Palmer and their children from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Three-year-old Jackson Palmer was to have a distinguished career as a lawyer, politician and chief judge of the Land Court, but it was his father Henry who saw boundless opportunities in the new country and made an impressive contribution to the Mahurangi area.

Within two years of arriving in the colony, Henry was in charge of the flour mill first built by John Anderson Brown on the Mahurangi river. He advertised maize flour prepared on the American principle and soon had plans to adapt the original mill to produce oatmeal and to build a three-storey flour mill alongside.

By 1867, he was paying rates to the Highway Board, of which he was a member, on 200 acres of land. At early agricultural shows, his exhibits included dairy cows, sheep, horses, wheat and oats. His team won the inaugural ploughing match and, like a number of settlers, he dabbled in lime burning.

His greatest contribution was as an engineer and employer. His skills were called upon when Fletcher’s Auckland mill was converted to a distillery and he travelled to Waikato to help establish a flour mill there.

Closer to home, his building projects included the first schoolroom on the Percy Street site and, with six other settlers, he founded the Mahurangi Co-operative Store in a building which stood in central Warkworth until demolished to make way for Hamilton’s buildings. As the road north slowly extended, Henry Palmer was the contractor who accepted the daunting task of linking the Albertland settlement with Mahurangi.

This included spanning the Hoteo River with a bridge. If his workmen absconded to the Thames goldfields, as did often happen, their places were soon taken by newly-arrived immigrants.

Mrs Palmer cared for her growing family in their home Mill View. It is recorded that her harmonium was lent to whichever church was holding a soiree and was played by Miss Hyde, governess to the Palmer children.

Henry Palmer was also involved in the timber trade. His largest venture was at Makarau where, in partnership with Sir Frederick Whitaker, he employed more than 50 men producing railway sleepers from kauri logs.

By the 1880s Henry’s interests had spread to Great Barrier Island where he ran a large flock of sheep and explored the possibility of mining silver and gold.

As a Justice of the Peace and Coroner for the area, he was called upon to deal with one of New Zealand’s worst shipping disasters. On a dark, foggy night in October 1894, the steamer Wairarapa struck Miner’s Head, on Great Barrier Island, and more than 120 lives were lost. Henry Palmer died aged 63 in December 1897. His achievements during his 35 years as a colonist were quite remarkable.

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Libraries promote Music Month song competition Budding songwriters and musicians have just two weeks to get their Launch Your Lyrics entries written, recorded and lodged with Auckland Libraries.

The Launch Your Lyrics competition, which runs during NZ Music Month, is open to Auckland Libraries’ members between the ages of 11 and 18, and gives first prize winners the opportunity to professionally record their winning song.

There are two categories – 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years.

Prizes include a recording session at Zeal Music Studios for the winning song, a $200 music voucher for the runner up, and two $100 music vouchers for two highly commended entries.

“Song writing can be pretty hard sometimes,” competition judge Rodney Fisher says. “It’s a really personal thing to do and I think this project is a cool way to encourage young people to give it a go.”

An internationally successful singer-songwriter himself, the Goodshirt front man will be on the lookout for original lyrics and emerging musical talent.

Auckland Libraries team leader Pip Henderson says the competition brings NZ Music Month to life in libraries and is an opportunity to showcase the vast collections of books, CDs and sheet music available.

Entries close on 16 May 2012.

Info: www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz

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Home Services - Blinds, Awning etc ...... 4 Painters/Decorators & Plasterers ...4-5 Water Pump Specialists .............................. 5 Swimming Pools ....................................... 5 Marine/Small Engines ............................. 5 Plumbing & Suppliers ............................. 5 Printers & Design ...................................... 5 TV Aerial & Satellite Servicing .............. 5 Water Supplies .......................................... 5 Water Tank Cleaning & Purification......... 6 Storage ......................................................... 6 Furniture Removals.................................. 6 Mobility Scooters...................................... 6 Classifieds & Church Notices ...... 6-7

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We specialise in: • Vantage Aluminium Joinery • APL | Architectural Series • Metro Series • Internal and External Timber Joinery

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Snells Beach

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1 Hamatana Road - Snells Beach

Mobile Mechanical ServiceS On site servicing of your vehicle • Engine tunes • Brake checks • Lube services

• Cam belt replacement • Shock replacement • Exhaust repairs

John Young Ph (09) 425 7781 • Mob 0274 828 293 Hours: Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm

Your local Auto Electrical & Battery Specialist

Unit 4, 6-14 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth

27 Glenmore Drive, Warkworth Phone Mike: 09 425 7969 Email: autec@clear.net.nz

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Auto Wreckers | Panel & Paint | Trellis, Fencing & Supplies | Carpenters, Builders, Roofers & Suppliers | Scaffolding | Engineering

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EDMONDS & MASON PANEL & PAINT

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

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

Email: autoglassww@xtra.co.nz

RODNEY TRELLIS

Matakana Trellis & Fencing

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

Fences - Gates - Screens Pergola - Trellis - Timber 1A Matakana Valley Rd Ph: 422 9550 Fax: 422 9635 115

CARPENTER-JOINER • Terraces • Alterations • New Housing

• Renovations • Maintenance • Small jobs a specialty

Wayne

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

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Also see Lance for your supply of Native and Landscaping plants

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

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NEIL KOSE

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Phone 09 425 5491 • Mobile 027 275 1172

David Just Developments Ltd Bathroom and Kitchen renovations Over 25 years experience References available from past clients – Garage Storage Units / Shelving Units – Supply Only Options – Budget Kitchens from $5000 – Free Design & Quote – EZYKIT Flat Pack Cabinetry Available – NZ Made Unbeatable Service

Mob 027 662 9128

Email waps@clear.net.nz

• slabs • flooring

• beams & posts • mulch

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

362 Matakana Valley Rd, Matakana 0948

ph 422 7716 • fax 422 7717 matakanasawmill@xtra.co.nz

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Mob: 021 220 5000

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phone 09 425 6431

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Sawmilling | Construction & Earthworks | Concrete | Brick, Block Layers & Tiling | Flooring | Electrical | Design, Architects & Surveyors | Lawn Mowing & Landscaping

HIAB TRUCK AND PORTABLE SAWMILLING

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MICK BERGER CONTRACTORS Phone: 09 422 0688 • Mobile: 0274 930 806

43 years experience

Owner/Driver: Ray GRANT TORKINGTON 021 138 7206

38 Coquette Street, Warkworth Ph 422 3450 or 0274 955 566 • Fax 09 422 3451

Dams ● Winching ● Bulldozing ● Driveways House Sites ● Landscaping ● Earthmoving ● Sub Divisions

021 2800 233 www.nzconcrete.co.nz

CONTRACTORS Footings Hole Boring Landscaping

3.5T Digger 5T Truck

Bob Waata Mobile 021 634 484

Tiling & Waterproofing Bricks • Blocks • Paving

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DRIVEWAYS FLOORS • PATHS Exposed • Plain • Coloured Stamped Concrete • Cutting Residential & Commercial Sub-divisions • R.O.W’s • Excavations 135M

Astute TILING SERVICES

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Craftsman Tiler | High Quality Workmanship Accredited Waterproof Membrane Installer Specialist in Epoxy Grout | NZQA Trade Certified

Phone Alan Berthelsen 021 780 170 • A/hrs 425 8252

Simon Bennett 09 431-5723 or 021 320-705 email: astute1@ubernet.co.nz 72 Cames Road, RD5 Wellsford 0975

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

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

Denis 021 945 498 Joel 021 422 592

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

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

Carpet, Vinyl, Cork & Ceramic Tiles Installation Service Overlocking Service Free Measure and Quote sales@rodneyflooring.co.nz

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T.T.E. DESIGNS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS

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Lamb & moLLoy Ltd SURVEYORS

Prompt, professional advice and service for all Subdivisions and Land Development Work

Phone Warkworth (09) 425-7393 R. Mather 021 425 837 • R. Molloy 021 779 964

23 Bertram Street - Warkworth admin@lmsurveyors.co.nz

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

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• 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

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

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

Landscape Industries Association of New Zealand Inc.

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Landscaping & Property Maintenance | Arborists | Retail | Acupuncturists | Health & Beauty | Specialty Foods | Furniture | Carpet & Upholstery | Blinds | Painters & Decorators TOTAL LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION

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0800 927 492 021 725 907

Phone Bruce 425 7766 a/h I take the hard work out of Landscaping

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

Arcadia

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

Contact Linus Wood www.treecontracts.co.nz

Martin Greenleaf

Grant & Jeanette Stewart

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Owner/Operators

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

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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

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

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

Mangawhai: Phil Lathrope 431 4608 | 021 642 668

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

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

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BUSINESS FOR SALE

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Monday 9.15 – 10.30am Tuesday 6.00 – 7.15 pm New Yoga Wear available Enquiries Ingrid 09 422 3290 www.harmonyofbodymindspirit.co.nz

CLINICAL OFFICE SPACE at health centre. Suit professional health practitioner. Daily rates available.

Contact: 09 425 8399 or lightways@ xtra.co.nz

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PRIME RETAIL SITE MAINSTREET 180sqm + basement, commercial lease Phone 09 423 9129

FLIGHTS

SCENIC FLIGHTS $39, 20 mins;

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

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Rodney Aero Club Ph 425 8735 or Rod Miller Phone 425 5612 FOR RENT WARKWORTH NEW Furnished two bedroom apartment, walk to shops, quiet environment. Short or long term.

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FOR SALE FIREWOOD - PINE Warkworth Lions Project, $50m3. Phone to arrange pick up time on 425 5893 or 0274 747 077.

RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS available.

Phone Patrick 425 8851.

FREEVIEW AERIAL OR SATELLITE DISH ... DON’T KNOW? For a site survey and quote call JIM THE MAINTENANCE MAN 021 254 2048 or 422 3725.

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HALLS FOR HIRE PUHOI CENTENNIAL HALL Capacity 200, very reasonable rates. For further information phone Kathy on 422 0891 or email puhoi.hall@hiko.co.nz SHOESMITH & MASONIC HALLS The Shoesmith Hall (limit 120 people) and the old Masonic Hall (limit 100 people) are available for hire at reasonable rates. Contact the Warkworth Service Centre of the Auckland council on tollfree (09) 301 0101.

HEALTH SERVICES BOWTECH / BOWEN THERAPY

Contact Adele 0800 BOWEN 4 U (0800 269 364)

HOME MAINTENANCE HANDYMAN – THE MAINTENANCE MAN Your one stop fix-it-man. Phone Jim 422 3725 or 021 254 2048.

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 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

MARKETS KIDS MARKET, Saturday 5th May, 9am to 12noon, Warkworth Primary School Senior Hall. Buy and sell new and used kids items. For information phone Nicky 422 2382 or email marsh@ quicksilver.net.nz

PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

WORK WANTED

KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL 40TH ANNIVERSARY, October 5-6, 2012.

For information: email KHS40@hotmail. co.nz, Facebook (organisation) or write to P.O. Box 138, Kaiapoi 7644.

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

KOWHAI ARTS & CRAFTS OPEN DAY, Warkworth Showgrounds, Friday May 4, 10am-1pm. All Welcome.

MATHS & PHYSICS TUITION Year 11 to Year 13, NCEA, Cambridge, I.B., Phone Marty 021 170 9059, msmi042@ aucklanduni.ac.nz

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

THE KAIPARA FLATS SPORTS CLUB INC. (“THE CLUB”) NOTICE of a Special General Meeting to be held at the clubrooms at Bourne Dean Domain, Kaipara Flats Road, Warkworth to amend the rules of the club at 7pm on Monday 21st May 2012 is hereby given pursuant to Rules 14 and 32 of the Club’s Constitution.

It is proposed to amend the Rules by adding (1) An extra clause to Rule 14 (Rules) and (2) a new Rule 33 (Personal Benefit). These changes have been required by Inland Revenue Department so that: a) an income tax exemption can be granted to the Club and b) funding bodies will be able to consider requests for grants from the Club in the future.

Details of these changes are posted at the Clubrooms and copies can be obtained from the Secretary of the Club.

Peter Hudson (Hon. Secretary) Ph 425 5561, 22 Ariki Dr, Snells Beach

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.

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TV SERVICES & SALES 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.

Fridays 6:30pm Come check us out, in the Methodist Hall, from Term 2 on!

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NOTICE TO READERS Mahurangimatters does not insert flyers or any other junk material into its

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Auckland Tourism activities showcase northern businesses

Visitor enquiries through the Warkworth i-SITE office increased significantly from August to October last year, and then remained steady, according to a six-monthly report from Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED).

The report said i-SITES region-wide promoted and recognised within the receive approximately 1.4 million larger food and beverage sector. visits annually and have a turnover of A Growers and Producers register about $15 million. was being developed to establish a ATEED, working with Auckland database of local organisations. The Tourism, hosted a number of aim of the register was to bring the familiarisation visits for international sector together and promote a “buy tourism/lifestyle media in the second local” approach. half of last year. Three groups of key There had also been support for Japanese media visited the Matakana the development of the equine region. This resulted in a fashion shoot sector, which made a submission for for a Japanese magazine at among sponsorship to run a South Pacific other places, Pakiri Horse Rides and International Equestrian Show. the Gulf Harbour Country Club.

ATEED has submitted through the Pakiri Horse Rides, along with Brick Bay Wine & Sculpture Trail, will also Long Term Plan process for funds for feature on a Japanese calendar as a the following proposals – result of the tour. An article on a North • $59.4 million for a major events strategy for the next 10 years American travel website will feature Leigh Sawmill, Riverside Matakana, • $61.4 million for the Auckland Brick Bay Wine & Sculpture Trail, Visitor Plan to support destination and the Matakana Farmers Market. marketing over the next 10 years Meanwhile, on the economic front, • $2 million for Health Hub, a fourATEED has provided support for year project to generate export Auckland’s sectors of comparative revenues and develop world-class advantage, as identified in the health technology companies in the Economic Development Strategy.

Auckland region.

These are food and beverage, health technology, marine, export education, Recent visits by key Japanese niche manufacturing and film. media representatives have raised In the rural sector in north Rodney, the profile of a number of local the ATEED report stated that tourism attractions such as Pakiri the aquaculture sector was being Beach Horse Rides.

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International visitors help launch senior tennis season Lower Northland Tennis Seniors got their season off to a Trans-Tasman start when they hosted 30 Australian tennis buffs, at Warkworth, on Sunday April 15.

The group, led by Canterbury president Ian Jones, had a series of friendly matches with the locals before heading to the Leigh as part off their northern tour. The next stop was the Bay of Islands and the Kerikeri Tennis Club. In his speech at the end of the visit to Warkworth, Ian spoke of the devastation caused in Christchurch by the earthquakes and how “munted” their main tennis venue Wilding Park was.

He warmly thanked Warkworth locals for their financial contributions to the rebuilding of the centre. The Australian group presented the Warkworth Club with a plaque to commemorate the occasion.

The seniors also enjoyed some success at the National Easter Teams Tournament held in Wellington. After three days of competition, the four Lower Northland sides ended with one win, two seconds and a fifth.

The winning side was the 65-plus ladies team made up of Bev Billington, Gloria Wilmot, Margaret Marr, Kaye Jackson and Kay Glenny. Both the 65-plus men’s team and the 40-plus women’s side finished second in their age groups with the 50-plus ladies coming fifth.

National Team Event 65-plus ladies winners, from left, Bev Billington, Kaye Jackson, Margaret Marr, Kay Glenny and Gloria Wilmot.

Right, Australian and Lower Northland Senior Club members.

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So, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms can be kept at a lower temperature than living areas such as lounges and studies. Ideally, any home heating system should be set up with at least two individually-adjustable temperature zones.

There are two broad approaches to heating a home: heat the air in the home, or heat the contents of the home (including the people). Generally, heating the home and its contents will give less condensation and a less stuffy feel than heating the air alone. The most effective way to heat the contents of a home is to warm the floor. The next most effective way is to warm the ceiling.

Underfloor heating Underfloor heating is most easily achieved when a home is being built, but retro-fitting can be done in some cases. The most flexible method is to bury hot water pipes in an insulated concrete foundation slab.

The water can be heated using gas, a diesel boiler, solar panels or a heat pump.

A popular variation is under-tile heating. Here, electric cables are laid between the existing floor and ceramic tiles. This method is useful anywhere tile floors are laid, including existing homes. To keep running costs down, a thermostat with an additional sensor buried in the tile floor is desirable.

Underfloor heating has one potential disadvantage.

If a fault develops with the water piping or electric

A well-insulated home will provide year-round comfort, and cost less to cool and heat.

cable, it’s a major problem to fix. Use the best components available.

Ducted central heating Another option for the whole house is ducted central heating. A gas or diesel central heating unit, or a heat pump, is mounted under the floor, in the attic space or outside the house, and warm air is ducted to the various rooms. These systems can be set up with multi-zone controllers that allow some rooms to be kept at a higher temperature than others, and different temperatures at different times of the day.

An advantage of ducted systems is the heating unit is not in the living space – only the duct grilles are visible in the rooms.

Woodburners and pellet burners Modern, high-output woodburners and pellet burners can heat an open-plan house well. While they

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Much cheaper is a ducted heat transfer system that pumps hot air from the room where the woodburner or pellet burner is, to cooler parts of the house.

Use a heating engineer If using a heating engineer ask how long they have been in business and if they will provide a certificate of compliance for any electrical work. Make sure you have a clear description on the size and complexity of the job – you may require a consent from Council. That way you are likely to get a system that performs well, and you will have some comeback if things go wrong.

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According to the Department of Building and Housing, householders can save up to $250 a year in heating costs just by installing thermallined curtains.

Designing window treatments for warmth Most houses have some form of curtains or blinds on the windows.

However, for these to be effective they need to trap a layer of air behind them and have enough thickness to trap some air inside them, as well.

Blinds are usually very thin and often don’t efficiently seal off the air behind them. Generally, they will provide very limited insulation unless they are specifically designed thermal blinds.

To provide good insulation curtains should be made from thick, thermally-backed material and preferably be double layered. Curtains should be a tight fit against the wall and either be floor-toceiling or have pelmets on them. This prevents a cooling cycle forming where warm air behind the

curtains gets cooled by the window, falls out of the bottom of the curtain and sucks more hot air in at the top.

Close-fitting thermal curtains that cover the entire width of the window, fall to the floor, and have pelmets that are installed tight against the wall can reduce the heat loss through single-glazed windows by about 60 percent. This applies only with the curtains drawn, and curtains are therefore not a substitute for double-glazed windows.

For double-glazing, good curtains can reduce heat loss through windows by 40 to 50 percent.

Having the curtains open during the day in winter and closing them just before it gets dark will help keep rooms warm.

Woodburners head off heat pumps as the cheapest form of heating especially if you can get free wood, according to Consumer NZ. Unflued LPG heaters are the most expensive and natural gas is the cheapest form of central heating.

Open fires are inefficient as heat is lost up the chimney and cause massive pollution for the heat they do produce. Along with wind and hydro, wood is also one of the few sustainable carbon-neutral home-heating options. But to get the most heat, and the least pollution, it must be burned hot and in a specially designed firebox. The firewood must also be dry and the pieces not too big – less than 11cm in diameter.

Some woodburners can be used to heat wetbacks but this reduces their efficiency and may also overheat the water.

Source: Consumer NZ, an independent, non-profit organisation established in 1959 with the sole aim of getting New Zealand consumers a fairer deal. Info: www.consumer.org.nz

Grants for efficiency Home owners planning to install a solar water heater or heat pump water heater, may be eligible for ENERGYWISE funding. The efficient water heating programme is designed to get the greatest value for money, by giving the highest grants to those solar water heating systems and heat pump water heaters that save the most energy. It provides grants to eligible systems of $1000 or $500, depending on the energy savings offered by the solar water heating system. Inf: www.energywise. govt.nz (look under ‘funding available’)

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Get the best out of firewood Well-seasoned firewood generally has darkened ends, is relatively lightweight, makes a clear ‘clunk’ when two pieces are knocked together and the bark usually peels off easily.

Freshly cut wood can have a 60 percent moisture content. Therefore, seasoned firewood with a moisture content of less than 25 percent is easier to start, produces more heat and burns cleaner.

However, the best way ensure you have good wood when you need it is to buy your wood early, before you intend to burn it, and store it properly.

While seasoned wood will usually not be affected by small amounts of rain, wet wood throws off less heat when burned, contributes to creosote buildup and pollution.

Pine – Pine is a relatively faster burning wood, with good to moderate heat output and is suitable for both open fires and log burners. As a firewood, the older the tree, the better the burning properties. Trees aged 30 years or more, known as ‘old man pine’, can contain a high content of resin/gum, which is flammable.

Macrocarpa – This is clean burning fuel, with good heat output and a reasonably long burning time. It has a tendency to spark and therefore, is not suitable for open fires.

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This means wasted energy, water and money.

If your shower fills a 10-litre bucket in less than a minute at normal showering temperatures, install an efficient shower head. Get a shower head with a flow rate of nine litres a minute or less.

For a typical family household on mains pressure, a good efficient shower head could: • cut your hot water use by around 25 percent • cut your greenhouse gas emissions from household energy by about 400kg a year • cut your household energy bill by around $160 a year • reduce your water bills, if you’re on metered water.

Efficient shower heads can be retrofitted on to most showers.

Different products can give a different showering experience.

Consumer NZ has carried out a user trial of seven low-flow mains-pressure shower heads, to judge comfort and effectiveness (July 2010).

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It lets in as much sunlight as single-glazed windows, but holds in the heat much better.

A well-designed double-glazed window with a wooden, PVC or thermally broken aluminium frame can: • Halve the heat loss through the window • Significantly improve thermal comfort • Reduce external noise • Reduce condensation.

Double-glazing is now standard in many new houses but it’s also worth retrofitting double-glazing any time that you are renovating. If you need to prioritise, install double-glazing to the main heated areas of the house and where there are large windows.

Some double-glazing is better than others. For best performance, look for the following: • Frames that are thermally broken, or made from an insulating material such as u-PVC or wood. These will perform better thermally than windows with standard aluminium frames. It can reduce window heat loss by between 20 percent (thermally broken aluminium frames) and 40 percent (PVC or wooden frames), compared to double-glazing in standard aluminium frames.

• Low-emissivity (low-e) glass. This allows light and heat in, but reflects escaping heat back to the inside. Low-e glass cuts window heat loss by about 20 percent to 30 percent, compared to doubleglazing without low-e.

• Multiple layers of good seals to keep draughts, moisture and noise out. The joint between the

glazing unit and the frame also needs to be wellsealed.

• Spacers made of plastic or stainless steel to separate the glass panes (instead of aluminium) to reduce heat loss and condensation at the glass edge.

• An inert gas filling (such as argon) between the glass layers. This acts as a better insulator than air, reducing window heat loss by about three to nine percent, compared to double-glazing with air filling.

Close-fitting thermal curtains will reduce heat loss through double-glazed windows even further.

When choosing skylights it is particularly critical to choose ones with good thermal performance characteristics to avoid high heat losses on cold winter nights and overheating in summer. Apart from the features listed above, effective shading to block out the sun on hot summer days and to improve insulation on cold winter nights is highly recommended.

Skylights that open can be effective for summer cooling through ventilation, so make sure that your skylight can open and is not a fixed model. If the skylight is installed through a roof space, make sure the lightshaft between the roof and the ceiling is well insulated.

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Auckland residents are invited to take part in a renewable energy scheme that will see them save on their hot water bills.

The Auckland Solar pilot starts on May 1 and aims to have more than 250 solar hot water heating systems installed in homes and businesses across the region in the next 12 months.

Mayor Len Brown identified local generated renewable energy as an important step to becoming a more sustainable and resilient liveable city.

The Auckland Solar project will be managed for Council by North Shore-based company, Solar Group Ltd. The scheme makes it easy for homeowners, with company taking care of everything from installation to the consent application.

To qualify, home owners must have a suitable roof to install solar panels – North orientation, not shaded and larger than four quare metres. The house must also be within the greater Auckland boundaries.

Once an assessment form has been filled out, applicants will automatically receive an indicative solution for their particular home with an indicative budget price. A ‘no obligation’ site visit will be conducted to confirm specific details.

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Mother advocates violence prevention through education On January 9 2008, Lesley Elliott witnessed the murder of her 22-year-old daughter Sophie Elliot, who was stabbed in her home by her ex-boyfriend Clayton Weatherston. In the wake of Sophie’s death, Lesley established the Sophie Elliott Foundation, an organisation aiming to educate and empower women and their families about relationship violence.

Lesley presented Sophie’s Story - What to get out safely.

We Missed to around 65 people at “Usually, when someone in a Mahurangi College on April 24. relationship leaves, the most dangerous The presentation highlighted details time is during the separation or soon of Sophie’s five-month relationship after. This is when help from a good with Mr Weatherston and the warning network of friends and family is vital. signs of abuse Sophie’s family failed to They need to be aware of what is going recognise at the time. on in the relationship. If the relationship Joining Lesley was Auckland barrister isn’t already physical it may well become Lynda Kearns, who has specialised in so at the point of separation and if it family law issues for around 30 years. already is physical, there is a possibility Lynda’s presentation Hit The Road Jack, that it could escalate. Abusers often which is aimed at students in years 12 don’t like being dumped – they like to and 13, detailed how to recognise the be the one calling the shots.” signs of an abusive relationship and how Lynda believes that the best way to to prevent violence rather than dealing stop violence is to target young women with the consequences afterwards. before they enter into relationships.

Lesley said that although her Her main message for students was to daughter’s relationship with the man value and respect themselves. who would go on to murder her was “If you’re not happy with yourself, short, the abuse started within the first it is very hard to be happy in a three weeks of the relationship. relationship,” she said.

“Abuse can start at any point in a The Sophie Elliott Foundation is relationship and it crosses all socio- committed to enabling young women economic boundaries,” she said. to identify warning patterns and Signs of abuse in a relationship remove themselves safely from abusive include possessiveness, intimidation, relationships as early as possible. domination and humiliation, The Foundation is developing a changeable/volatile behaviour, isolation school-based programme for boys and from friends and family, physical and girls, with the aim of better preparing emotional abuse and threats. them emotionally so they are able to Lesley’s one piece of advice for look after themselves at a time when someone in an abusive relationship is they are most vulnerable.

From left, family law barrister Lynda Kearns and founder of the Sophie Elliot Foundation, Lesley Elliot.

In the interim, Lesley has been taking her presentation across the country on invitation from high schools and community groups.

Rodney Te Rito family violence prevention project coordinator, Diane Woolson Neville says there are a number of support organisations in Rodney.

“We are working all the time to improve our local responses, but it is important that members of the community know how to recognise family violence and who to ring for support.”

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Out the kitchen College award acknowledges Mahurangi’s ‘Mrs Netball’ Being a mother of four boys didn’t dampen Pixie Jones’ commitment to netball and her significant contribution to the sport over more than 30 years has seen her recently made a life member of Mahurangi College.

Mahurangi College teacher in charge of netball Yvonne Holdgate says Pixie’s total dedication to the sport is legendary and she is well-respected as a coach and umpire with a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm.

Often referred to as “Mrs Netball”, Pixie admits “netball was my life” and says her late husband, Peter, used to refer to himself as “a netball widower”.

A top-grade North Shore player and qualified Auckland provincial umpire before coming to Warkworth in 1970, she has made a lasting impact on the sport in the district.

She began coaching at Mahurangi College in 1972, when it had just two senior teams, and over the next three decades not only established teams throughout the school, but set up and coached Matoma, Mahurangi Ex, and Mahurangi Midgets, helping to establish netball at Warkworth Primary, Kaipara Flats and Matakana School; was a Rodney representative team selector and

Netball stalwart Pixie Jones (second from left) with long-time Netball Rodney supporters.

coach; ran umpire classes in Warkworth; and was Rodney’s practical examiner.

Pixie’s legacy in the Rodney Association also includes introducing and implementing a pre-set season draw, becoming draw steward and umpire allocator, and being president of the first Rodney Association Umpires Committee.

In 20 years of service on the Rodney Association Committee she was president for three, during the time that the committee got much needed

netball courts built in Wellsford.

From 1996, she spent five-and-ahalf years working in the Mahurangi College PE department, during which time the Mahurangi teams were assimilated into North Harbour and Pixie gave up playing herself to go with them, taking the school’s top Year 9 team in the competition until 2002.

Last year, she fulfilled a promise by returning to the sport after an eightyear break, when her granddaughter began playing.

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Truck driver Sue Carter has spent her career at both ends of the spectrum, from working as a seamstress for 25 years to now driving a 350 horsepower, six-wheeler dump truck.

While Sue admits there aren’t many women in the trucking business, she does see other women drivers from time-to-time.

“It’s always good to give them a wave,” she says. “There’s definitely an element of strength needed for my job. It can be quite tough adjusting the swing gate if it gets stuck or shovelling out materials left in the tray.

“You need to be ready to tackle whatever this job throws at you and be quite tolerant when working in an all-male yard. But if you are a woman who wants to drive trucks just get your licence and go for it. Some clients are taken aback when a woman jumps out of the truck, but you soon learn to

brush off those remarks.”

Before driving trucks, Sue split her time between working as a seamstress in Wellsford and as a school bus driver.

She says when she applied for her HT licence to drive buses, the licence allowed her to drive trucks as well.

“A friend mentioned that there was a job vacancy at Redvale Lime, driving quarry trucks. That’s where my truck driving career started and I haven’t looked back since. For the past four years, I’ve been with Wyatt Haulage in Warkworth.”

Sue says she enjoys the different challenges in her job.

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On the frontline of this operation is factory pack-house coordinator Daphne Were. She says the business specialises in quality, chilled seafood and most of the exports leave NZ by air.

“The majority of the fish are caught off long-line day-boats,” Daphne says. “The factory packs the fish the morning of the flights and the boxes are normally at the international airport by 7.30am. Most fish are delivered within eight and 30 hours of being caught. Some of the main overseas destinations include Europe, Asia, America and Australia.”

Daphne says when the fish arrive, they are sorted according to size, quality and fat content, and are then placed into polystyrene boxes, labelled with the species name, fish count, weight, and the name of the fisherman and boat which brought in the catch.

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Daphne has worked for Leigh Fisheries for six years, taking time in between to pursue other job opportunities. She says although there is no room for error at the factory, she doesn’t find her job stressful.

“I love it. It keeps me on my toes and I enjoy the fact that I start everyday with a clear desk and a new workload.

I work with a great bunch of people – there are a lot of laughs in the factory.”

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World gets feminine touch A report in New Scientist claims that there are differences in the way men and women’s brains are wired.

Unsurprisingly, men think about sex, while women devote more brain power to decision-making and emotions.

How the two sexes think is one of the oldest debates of all. Here’s a few ideas on how life might be different if women were in charge!

• Parking spaces would be designed to cater to the female sense of spatial awareness.

• A Swiss army knife would contain a nail file, comb, mirror, lipstick, mascara wand and a make-up brush.

• Trailers would back themselves.

• TV news segments on sports would never run longer than one minute.

• For basic training, soldiers would have to take care of a two-year old for six weeks.

• PMS would be a legitimate defence in court.

• We’d never have war. Just every 28 days, we’d have really intense negotiations.

• Men would not be allowed to eat gas-producing foods within two hours of bedtime.

• All toilet seats would be nailed down.

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“It’s not just touchy feely, but really therapeutic and a skill people can use for the rest of their lives,” she says.

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Out the kitchen Office work not every woman’s cup of tea Inspiration for celebrating Mother’s Day The co-owner of Advanced Auto Refinishers Jan Lowndes has a toolkit to be reckoned with.

Not only are the usual suspects on hand – hammer, screwdriver and tape measure – but she also carries her own plastic welder, air blower, finger sander, air sander and various knives among other bits and pieces.

The former sales representative purchased the refinishers business in Glenmore Drive Warkworth, with her husband Andrew, in 2006.

The realities of being a husband and wife team running a small business soon set in when Jan was thrown a rag and sanding paper.

“We started to get pretty busy and Andrew needed a hand with the workload,” she says.

“The cars need to be cleaned, sanded down, any nicks and scratches filled, masked and recleaned before they can be painted by Andrew so he set about showing me how to do it.”

These days Jan often finds herself, sander in hand, atop huge trucks, cranes and boats.

“It was a challenge at first because I’m afraid of heights – two steps up a ladder is enough for me. It’s also a physically demanding job.”

Jan says she particularly likes working

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on vintage Indian motorbikes and race cars.

As the work rolled in, the couple found themselves running out of space for the plastic welding work which formed another part of their business.

Consequently, Jan has set-up a workshop at home.

“One of our main clients is Puhoi Cheese. We fix their cracked cheese moulds, which are made from hard plastic. Any cracks need to be fused together and sealed completely shut so

no bacteria can get in.”

Jan says while she’s had a few comments saying she should be working in the office, she laughs them off.

“I enjoy what I do because I’m always active. I get to work on some interesting vehicles and I’m proud of them when they leave the shop.

Whether I’m sanding or welding, the job requires care and patience, which comes easily for most women.

“And let’s face it, some women just aren’t cut out for an office job.”

Collect a bunch of Mum’s favourite things such as photos, recipes, flower seeds and put them into a special box.

Whenever she’s feeling down she’ll be able to flick through her favourite things.

• Cut out a number of heart shapes from coloured card, and on each one write something special about her. Put them all into a decorated box and Mum can pull one out whenever she needs a boost.

• If it’s not possible to take Mum out to the movies, rent her favourite movie and make a batch of popcorn to share together.

• There’s nothing more special to a mother than her family. Put together a photo album of the whole family, and have every person add their own special message.

• Make a pile of vouchers, which Mum can redeem at anytime.

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Having breakfast or lunch with family and friends this month can help raise money for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

An open invitation has been launched by the foundation to take part in the Pink Ribbon Breakfast campaign.

Hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast involves inviting a few friends, family members or colleagues over to breakfast at your house or workplace, or in a park or local cafe. It can be something simple like a cup of tea and muffin, and in return, guests are asked give a donation for the foundation.

Funds raised from the Pink Ribbon Breakfast campaign will go towards community outreach programmes throughout NZ. The programmes promote community awareness of breast cancer and provide support to those who have been affected by the disease.

One in nine NZ women has a risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives. It is estimated that more than 600 women die from the disease every year.

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Free breastscreen appointments in Warkworth BreastScreen Waitemata Northland’s digital mobile screening unit will be based at the Mitre 10 Mega carpark, on the corner of Woodcocks Road and Mansel Drive until May 19. Women aged from 45 to 69 are entitled to a free mammogram every two years. A mammogram can detect a cancerous growth as small as 2mm – about the size of a grain of rice. The unit is open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.30pm, and on Saturdays from 8.30am to 12.15pm. Evening appointments will be available on May 7. Appointments take about 15 minutes.

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Out the kitchen Local genealogists change leadership Convenor of the Warkworth branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists, Cheryl Clague, has stepped down after six years at the helm.

At the recent annual meeting, Cheryl was presented with flowers and thanked for her leadership and dedication to the job. Her expertise will not be lost, however, as she will continue as a committee member. The new convenor is Margaret Parkes, an experienced genealogist who has been a committee member for a number of years.

One of Margaret’s principal aims for the branch is to encourage people to research their families and to join the Warkworth branch.

“As existing members will testify, researching where you came from brings fascinating stories to light,” she says. “It is not just drawing up your family tree that is exciting but it’s the information that one gathers

Recently elected convenor Margaret Parkes.

along the way that is very rewarding. Contacting previously unknown relatives and exchanging information and photographs brings great pleasure.”

She says with the rapid development of the internet, researching is much quicker than in the past. Reading NZ newspapers online (www.paperspast.co.nz) can provide a wealth of information about ancestors.

The society runs monthly day/night meetings at Warkworth and Snells Beach, and newcomers are welcome.

Info: Cheryl on 425 9945 or Bryan on 425 9094.

Motherhood Quotes

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. - Chinese Proverb Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. - Marcelene Cox The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.

- Lane Olinghouse The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed.

- Anonymous

Recognising needs of mothers elsewhere ChildFund New Zealand wants Kiwis to celebrate Mother’s Day by supporting a programme to train qualified birth attendants in developing countries.

ChildFund spokesperson Kathy McKay says 99 percent of the world’s maternal deaths occur in developing countries.

“For a $64 donation, we can provide formal training with the on-going benefit of the attendant being qualified to help expectant mothers and babies in the community for years to come,” she says. “Giving birth is daunting enough for mothers anywhere, but in remote, rural Africa, most mothers give birth at home, without pain relief or medical help of any kind. That critical first month after their babies are born is also when we see many unnecessary maternal and infant deaths take place. Most are simply through lack of adequate professional care and knowledge of what to do when basic warning signs present themselves.”

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Kathy says Mother’s Day is a perfect time to thank our mums for their gift of life, by gifting that potential to struggling mums and their families in the developing world. Purchasers receive a special gift card to give their mums that describes the gift and explains how and who it benefits.

ChildFund’s Gifts that Grow range has a wide selection of inspirational gifts for Mother’s Day including food for children, school items, school bags, uniforms and toys, or gardening tools for a mother to grow crops for her family. Info: www.childfund.org.nz or call 0800 223 111.

Meanwhile, Oxfam Unwrapped’s mum-friendly gifts are a selection of meaningful presents that side-step commercialism, while making a big difference to the lives of mums Oxfam works with. Oxfam helps women around the world build sustainable incomes for themselves and their families, as well as working against gender injustice and the root causes of poverty. Info: www.oxfamunwrapped.org.nz or call 0800 400 666.

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Board distributes funds for community initiatives in north Rodney The Rodney Local Board last month announced the successful recipients of a number of grants. The northern recipients included the following: Discretionary community grants: Homebuilders Family Services, North Rodney to run three courses for low income families in Wellsford $1500; Kawau Volunteer Coastguard for purchase of 30 uniform safety overalls $1000; Mahurangi Community Orchard & Gardens for three tree planting days in winter $1000; Mahurangi Junior Hockey Club to purchase equipment $1000; Puhoi Historical Society towards reprinting a folding map of Puhoi which marks all historic sites in the village $1000; Royal NZ Plunket Society Waitemata Area towards the purchase of convertible car seats and infant capsules to be used in Rodney area $666; Warkworth Walks for t-shirts, first aid kits and brochures $1000; Warkworth Wellsford Pipe Band to purchase music stands and capes $1000; Wellsford Boxing Sport and Fitness Club for uniforms $1000.

Discretionary operational funding: Harbour Sport Trust towards supporting and delivering sport and recreation objectives in the Rodney Local Board area $15,000; North Rodney Blue Light Ventures for fulltime youth worker salary $5000; Rodney Neighbourhood Support for coordinator’s salary $5000; Wellsford Community Garden for the purchase, delivery and installation of two concrete water tanks $8894; Wellsford

District Sport & Recreation Collective to employ the community active facilitator and coordinator to further develop and implement the WDSRC 2012 Annual Plan $8811; Women’s Centre Rodney towards the costs associated with moving, complying with the building code regarding disability access and increased weekly outgoings $5000.

Capital funding: Highfield Reserve for creation and installation of a ceramic plaque and sign at the entrance of Highfield Garden Reserve $7905; Lions Club of Warkworth for a boardwalk and

benching on a walkway from Kowhai View Drive to the cement works $2930; Matakana Community Group to provide a safe walking link on Council reserve between Stage 1 and 2 of the Matakana to Omaha walkway/cycleway $8097; Omaha Beach Community towards construction of a pedestrian bridge spanning a waterway and the development of a walkway to enable connection from Mangatawhiri Road to Omaha quarry $15,000; Omaha Beach Community for installation and purchase of four public seats along the Omaha Beach foreshore walkway $2000;

Warkworth and Districts Croquet Club for the final stages of irrigation replacement at Point Wells Reserve $8000; Omaha dune protections signs on the Omaha South walkway $1150; Algies Bay shower $5750.

Event funding: NZ Team Sailing Assn to assist with running the 2012 Secondary Schools Team National Sailing Championships at Algies Bay $3350; Whangateau Hall and Reserve Advisory Committee towards annual country fair $3000; North Rodney Community Arts to assist with exhibition expenses $3900.

Walkway/cycleway has Matakana in sight Another section of the six-kilometre Matakana-Omaha walkway/cycleway will be completed soon, linking Takatu and Tongue Farm roads.

Volunteers were out in force last month working on the 1.4km link which crosses the farm owned by Skip and Gill Whitmore. As well as forming the pathway, two timber boardwalks – one 48 metres long and the other 72 metres – were constructed. Organiser Scott McCallum says one of the biggest challenges in making progress at present has been the weather.

“We’ve had some real difficulty with compaction,” he says.

Funding is also an on-going issue. The Whitmore farm section is still about $20,000 short of what’s needed. The Volunteers, from left, Tony Whincop, Murray Greig, Scott McCallum, Skip Whitmore and Neville Johnson. More photos at www.localmatters.co.nz.

Matakana Community Group, which is driving the project, is also keen to says the work will involve building the traffic. The cost is estimated at address safety issues where the path a pathway on the road verge to $24,000 of which the Rodney Local runs alongside Takatu Road. Scott keep cyclists and walkers away from Board has contributed $8000.

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localentertainment Remembering the US troops

A new exhibition opening at Warkworth Museum this month celebrates the peaceful invasion of Warkworth by US soldiers 70 years ago.

During World War II, thousands of troops were stationed in the district, training for battle in the Pacific.

Many community dances and social events were held during their stay, and the men made lasting impressions on the area and local residents.

On May 20, the Warkworth Museum is marking the 70th anniversary of this event by opening a special exhibition.

Admission will be half-price for adults and free for children on the day, and residents are invited to take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about their local history.

Members from the Military Reenactment Society, NZ’s largest living history group, have been invited to attend with their memorabilia from the 1940s.

Warkworth Museum display coordinator Jean Gardner says while the museum has been lent a number of items from local families for the exhibition, she would love to collect more.

“It is the local memories of that time that we are looking for,” she says.

“These stories and items need to be recorded and cherished.”

Kowhai Arts and Crafts member Rob Van-Slyke working on his painting of Castle Cliff, on the Wairarapa Coast

Kowhai art and craft opens doors Warkworth resident Daisy Coles was given this wooden US army jeep replica in 1944. Her uncle, Charles Herbert Wedding, who grew up in the Dome Valley, had a passion for woodwork. He made the jeep for Daisy’s unborn child. Daisy says her uncle made hundreds of the jeeps, which were sold in Auckland during World War II.

The exhibition will be on display for the next five months.

Hundreds of pieces of handmade artwork, crafted by local art enthusiasts, will be on display at the Kowhai Arts and Crafts Centre, at the Warkworth A&P Showgrounds on May 4.

Anyone interested in discovering or rekindling their inner-artist is invited to come along, meet the artists and watch demonstrations.

Open from 10am to 1pm, artwork from the pottery, canvas-painting, silk-painting, leatherwork, spinning and weaving, porcelain painting, printmaking and creative book-

making groups will be on display.

Entry is free.

Newly-elected president Eilene Lamb says there is an art group to suit everyone.

“Beginners are welcome,” she says.

“Everyone is super-friendly and more than happy to help others. We all like to share our experiences and knowledge, and have fun.”

The centre has been running for more than 30 years and has more than 100 members.

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Blues heavyweight returns to Leigh with new line-up

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When it comes to longevity in the NZ entertainment industry, Midge Marsden takes some beating.

The New Plymouth born singersongwriter has been stomping the stages of NZ and overseas for more than five decades, playing everything from rock ‘n’ roll to his current blend of rhythm and blues. His biggest hit was Burning Rain, still recognised as one of the best R&B albums ever produced in NZ. “Audiences at my shows these days seem to get a real kick out of the fact that some of us ‘old guys’ are still out there, playing live,” he says. “I’m always being told ‘don’t quit’. It’s great to have that sort of loyalty.”

Midge has the milk and paper rounds he did as a teenager to thank for his start in the music business. In 1962, he purchased his first guitar – a classic Fender Stratocaster – for £120, which represented two years worth of savings and the equivalent of a deposit on a house.

“My parents were horrified, particularly since I could only play one chord.”

Midge was soon playing with Bari and the Breakaways, and his career as an

entertainer has seesawed ever since. He was NZ Entertainer of the Year in 1990 but in the mid-2000s, he felt he needed a break and reinvented himself as a gardener at a retirement home in Green Bay, Auckland. It was last year’s Rugby World Cup, and the request for shows around that event, that precipitated his return to the limelight, and he says it feels good to be back.

During his career, Midge has spent a lot of time touring in the US and his show at the Leigh Sawmill this month will include a slide montage of images from his last road trip through some of America’s southern states – “the birth place of jazz and blues”.

He will be joined on stage by Rob Galley on lead, Neil Hannan on bass, Grant Winterburn on keyboard and Mike Abbott on drums.

“I played at the Sawmill about 10 or 12 years ago, so I’m looking forward to returning. It’s a great venue and we’ll be doing a mix of the classics and some new songs we’ve been working on.”

Midge Marsden • Leigh Sawmill • 9.30pm, May 10

Ticket giveaway Mahurangi Matters has a double pass to give away to the Midge Marsden show at Leigh Sawmill on May 10. To be in the draw, either go on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/mahurangimatters) and send a private message: Midge Marsden Comp; or write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to: Midge Marsden Competition, Mahurangi Matters, PO Box 701 Warkworth. Entries close on May 7.

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Leigh author Valerie Davies has just released her latest book The Sound of Water. She describes it as part-diary, part-memoir and part-journal. She says it evokes the natural life, birds, flowers and storms, and covers the inner journey of the mind and soul, dips into the past, from living in post-war Germany to sleeping in a haunted hostel at Waterloo.

“I was keen to self-publish the book so I could have some control over the process and the final product,” she says. “I found Peter Harris, at Eutopia Press in Kaiwaka, who was brilliant and his involvement meant I was able to have input into the design and layout, and be part of the creative process.

“None of that is possible if you go with as established publisher. The downside, however, is that marketing the book is quite a challenge. It’s not financially feasible to put it into bookshops so I am literally selling it by word-of-mouth.” The Sound of Water is available from merlincourtpress@gmail.com or PO Box 161 Leigh 0947.

Mahurangi Matters has a copy of The Sound of Water to give away. To enter, either send us a private message on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ mahurangimatters) Sound of Water comp; or write your name and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and post to: The Sound of Water Competition, Mahurangi Matters PO Box 701 Warkworth. Competition closes on May 18. See also Local Folk page 9.

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Baking renaissance

Conductor – Ronnie Karadjov

In the 10 years that we have been at Taste, the biggest change in cooking trends is the resurgence of home baking. While due in part to television influences, I believe the driving factors behind this change are the desire to recreate what we learned from our grandmothers and to make sweet treats as healthy as possible.

On this subject, Kim Evans is one of my favourite food heroes. Kim is a selftaught baker who started her bakery Little and Friday from small beginnings to quickly become two hugely popular cafes. She surrounds herself with staff who have a passion for food and I love her philosophy, which is that you can teach baking but you can’t teach passion. On our Foodie Fridays we are currently working our way through the delightful recipes in her recently released cookbook Treats from Little and Friday. For me it is like being back in my Mum’s kitchen and so far we haven’t had a failure.

Dating back to Roman times, and celebrated in Europe on the 4th Sunday in Lent, the tradition for Mother’s Day has long been for the young bakers in the family to make a cake (originally Simnel) for their Mum. The recipe below would make a lovely afternoon tea treat this Mother’s day in NZ.

Kim Evans’ Lemon Madeira Loaf • 350g unsalted butter • 6 eggs

• 1 ¼ cups flour • 1 cup ground almonds • 2 lemon, juiced • 1 cup water

A U CKL A N D YOUTH CHOIR

Makes 2 loaves • 1 ¼ cups castor sugar • zest and juice of 3 lemons • 1 tsp baking powder • Lemon Glaze •1 cup castor sugar

This 35 member mixed voice choir has a great reputation for excellence.

The programme features many well-known works.

Sunday 27th May at 4pm The Belfry, Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Road, Warkworth Tickets at door Adults $25 STudenTS free • Info: Ph 425-7313

 making Cheese Classes Back by popular demand Classes start at 5.30pm • Bookings essential

KATHERINE MOWBRAY : Inspirational Cheese Maker Katherine provides a variety of New Zealand boutique cheeses for tasting and discussion in both sessions along with those made during the class.

Preheat oven to 170C. Grease two 22cm x 11cm loaf tins and line with baking paper.

Using an electric beater, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is well combined before adding the next. Add lemon zest and juice and mix to combine.

Sift flour and baking powder together and fold through egg mixture with the ground almonds. Do not over-mix.

Spoon mixture into loaf tins, filling to 1cm below the rim. Place in centre of oven and bake for 55 minutes, turning after 25 minutes. Loaves are ready when the tops bounce back when lightly touched.

Remove loaves from tins while still hot and using a pastry brush paint tops with hot Lemon Glaze.

To make glaze, place ingredients in a saucepan and boil until sugar dissolves.

For a really strong lemon flavour add an extra coating of glaze. While delightful to eat while still warm as a dessert, this loaf also keeps well.

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Warkworth & District Museum New exhibition opening Sunday, 20th May

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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Wellsford drama Short fat chick comes to dinner radio host and author Kerre Woodham will be the guest speaker at collaborates with Popular a Hospice fundraising dinner in Matakana’s newest cafe on May 19.

Hum Cafe will host a gourmet four- Runner and Short Fat Chick in Paris.

Magic Theatre course dinner for 70 people, while the Hum Cafe owner Andrew Sherry An original play by environmental playwright Deneice Gannoway, of Kaipara Flats, will be this year’s major production by the Wellsford Dramatic Club.

The Magic Feather will be a collaborative production by the club and the Magic Earth Theatre Society.

Magic Earth was founded in 2006 and exists to produce plays that offer participants the opportunity to develop skills as performers, but also to raise awareness about environmental issues.

The play tells the tale of the struggle of the kokako, a forest dweller who is better at singing than flying, and explores the solutions that will help with their recovery from the brink of extinction.

It will involve a large cast with parts for children, teenagers and adults.

Auditions will be held at the Wellsford District Community Centre on Sunday May 20, at 2pm.

Several workshops will be run as part of the rehearsal process, which is based on a collaborative formula.

A dramatic club spokesperson says the design of sets, costumes and script will all be part of the experience.

“This is a great opportunity to help tell the story of those who can’t speak for themselves,” she says.

“We encourage anyone interested in being involved – on stage or back stage – to come along and play a part in designing an original work.

Performers, musicians, dancers, acrobats and jugglers are all very welcome.”

The Magic Feather will be performed in the first week in September.

Info: Catherine on 022 313 2898.

sharp-witted, warm and funny Ms Woodham provides a feast for the ears.

Local artist Richard Duhs will also be there, painting quick-fire portraits for the guests.

Kerre Woodham is the host of several radio talk shows, a newspaper columnist and is known for her fabulous debating skills. She is the auther of Short Fat Chick to Marathon

Urbantramper is no stranger to the Leigh Sawmill and the band will return on May 18 with their new style of music ElectricUTOPIA. Front man, Lake describes the band’s music as ‘future folk’.

“The ‘future’ refers to an aural representation of unrealised dreams, and ‘folk’ because we write simple songs for everyone to play and sing along to,” he says.

“ElectricUTOPIA is idealistic electro indie pop for the modern muso.”

The three-piece band from Wellington has Lake on vocals, bass, and keyboard, Andy Hoy on drums and Phil Jones on backing vocals and bass.

They are about to release their fifth album Internet Freedom is Love due out May 10. Lake says the album is dedicated to the sharing of sentiment and ideas across vast distance via wifi, email, and online chat.

They have just released a video for their single Kate Bush Saved My Life.

Lake has worked on the Urbantramper in the Fraser Ross Band and Roy G project for 10 years and each member and the BIVinators. has played in a number of different Lake says their favourite place to play bands. Andy is the front man for another Wellington reggae band, is the Leigh Sawmill Café.

Newtown Rocksteady and also plays “That’s why we keep coming back!”

Urbantrampers • Leigh Sawmill • May 10

Author of Destitute Gourmet Cookbooks, Sophie Gray is holding a cooking demonstration evening, which is also a fundraiser for Mahurangi Christian School on May 31. Sophie will demonstrate how to create tasty, healthy food on a budget as well as offer advice, and tasty recipes to those interested in eating well while making their money go further.

The evening will be held at the Mahurangi East Community Centre on May 31. Tickets are $25. Info: 425 6878.

Contact: Catherine 022 313 2898 or Tricia at Clever Endeavours

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is organising the dinner to support Warkworth Wellsford Hospice’s ongoing work with people in the community who are living with terminal illness. Tickets are $120.

To book your place, ring Hum Cafe on 425 0946 or Hospice House on 425 9535.

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It’s not the winning but the taking part that counts? Or is it? During last term, I surveyed more than 200 children, between five and 10 years old, and asked the simple question ‘why do you play sport?’ The top 5 answers were: 1) Have fun 2) To be with friends 3) To improve skills 4) Keep fit 5) Get exercise Out of the 200 children surveyed, only three mentioned the word “win” in their top five. In fact, on average, winning came out around number 12. Why is this? When I asked the question was winning important most of the children said it wasn’t, but when I asked them did they like to win, 35 percent of the children said “yes”. When asked did they like to lose, 95 percent of the children said “no”. So, as you can see, there is a wide range of answers depending upon how you ask the question.

When parents and teachers are asked why their children play sport, winning nearly always comes out in the top three. If our coaches are focusing so much on just the winning and not allowing the children to enjoy the experience of sport, then as research states, this is one of the main reasons why children stop playing sport.

One of my goals for the forthcoming term is to teach children that actually winning is ‘ok’ and they are allowed to win, as long as they play fair and within the rules of the game, but not forgetting that taking part is just as important.

Let’s face it – the more children that play sport, the healthier and happier they will be, and maybe as they grow to enjoy their sport, they will get the winning bug and become future champions.

Personally, I would like to see the coaches, teachers and sports coordinators focusing on the child’s development for years to come, not just for the game which is coming up at the weekend. An example of this, and I have done this myself, is the after game talk. Win or lose, the coach identifies what mistakes happened and then during practice the following week they try to rectify this in preparation for the next game and so the cycle continues. I can understand the coaches pressure from parents, funding agencies and sports clubs and so on, that the win at the weekend is important, but is it best for the development of the child and the sport? One way to enable future development is to create a culture in your team of goal setting for six months or 12 months. This would be a good start and there’s no problem in looking even further ahead depending, of course, on how much the child is willing to be involved in the process.

All goals have to be SMART: yy S Specific, significant, stretching yy M Meaningful, measurable, motivational yy A Agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable yy R Realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding yy T Time based, tangible, trackable Readers views and questions are always welcome at tony@findmeacoach.co.nz

A roundup of sports activities and events in the district Badminton

Badminton is played at the Kaiwaka Sports Association on Tuesday nights from 7.30pm in the main hall. Beginners are welcome and club rackets are available. Info: Kaye Fleming 09 431 2345 Table tennis

Social table tennis and junior table tennis is held at the Matakana Village Hall every Tuesday from 7.30pm. All welcome. Adults $2 and students $1. Info: Marry Perkins 425 8146 or George Anderson 423 0424.

Golf

The Warkworth Golf Club is holding a ‘Friday Harvest Open’ competition for men and women on May 4, with tees available between 7.30am and 12 noon. Entry fee for visitors is $25. All welcome. Info: 425 8248 to register or email: thedivot@warkworthgolfclub.co.nz.

Indoor Bowls

Indoor Bowls is held at the Mahurangi East Community Hall every Thursday night from 7pm to 9.30pm. All welcome, bring flat-soled shoes. Info: Peter Rosieur androsbnb@yahoo.co.nz Soccer

The Mangawhai Soccer Club is looking for players aged from 10 to 12 years interested in playing this season. Info: Di Rous 027 497 0290.

Croquet

Warkworth and Districts Croquet Club will hold its AGM and prizegiving on May 26 at 1pm at the Point Wells Community Hall.

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Sports briefs Good sports of Kaiwaka More than 120 people attended the recent 29th Kaiwaka Sports Association Sportsperson of the Year Awards. Association president Evan Wright paid tribute to the huge contribution made by Life Members Mark and Pam Ottaway, and the many years of service given by Life Members John and Audrey Anderson to both the Sports Association and the Tennis Club. A total of 28 sportsmen and women were nominated for an award. Winners were: Senior Sportsperson of the Year, Alex Cowie; Junior Sportsperson of the Year, Robyn Turnbull; Service to Sport, Derek Kirby; Greg McRae Memorial Trophy, Elaina Moulds. Photos can be viewed on our website www.kaiwakasports.co.nz.

Golden Oldies hockey success An enthusiastic field of hockey players, from Auckland north to Whangarei, participated in the 25th annual Tomarata Golden Oldies Hockey Festival at Port Albert on Sunday, April 15. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Warkworth Hockey Trust’s turf project. Ina Collins again won the Ashton Family Antique Hockey Stick and Shield, presented to the oldest ex-hockey player present. The oldest player to take the field was Roger Jones, from Western Grapetreaders, who lent his playing skills to the Elderberries. The winner of the PGG Wrightson Hacker of the Year Award was Val Becroft. The Dunning Memorial Shield was won by Bits and Pieces, a new team to golden oldies hockey.

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We were pleased with the excellent turnout of parents for parent-teacher interviews and would like to thank you all for your support during Term 1. If you were unable to make it in to meet your child’s teachers at the end of Term 1 please contact the school office for appointment times early in the new term.

Principal

David Macleod

Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa We were pleased with the NCEA pass rates from 2011, which were confirmed towards the end of Term 1. This data is all available online on the NZQA website.

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It was a privilege to welcome back over 600 past students and staff to our 50th Reunion, also a celebration of 150 years of Formal Education in the Warkworth District, held over Easter. A special thank you to Dave Parker, Chairman of the Reunion Committee, and to all the sponsors for their generous support. The past students particularly appreciated the performances from our Junior Kapahaka, the school band and the combined choir on the Saturday morning.

It is wonderful for our school to now have over 50 students from Kiribati and Tuvalu (formerly known as the Gilbert and Ellis Islands). These students bring a huge amount of energy, laughter and fun into the college. Almost all are first generation immigrants and they all seem to be settling in well. The families are supportive of their children’s education. Last year we held three fono in the school or the Pasifika families and we will be holding another early in Term 2 this year, on Friday 18th May at 6.30pm. Other families who would like to attend are very welcome, please email e.rothwell@mahurangi.school.nz.

Congratulations to the Senior Mixed Touch Team which won the Auckland Secondary Schools Divisional Touch Tournament; to the Senior Girls’ Touch Team which won the North Harbour Girls’ Touch competition; and to the following students who have been selected for NZ age-group Touch teams: • • • • • •

Kayne Middleton Michael-Lydia Winiana Ruahei Demant Kiritapu Demant Brooke Moka Ariana Osborne

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ISSUE 4: May 2012

important dates

Thursday May 3 • Auckland Duathlon Champs • International Student Trip - Coromandel Friday May 4 • Level 1 - 3 Drama Trip • Basketball Subscription Deadline Monday May 7 • NH Boys Soccer Yr 7 Zone Day • AKSS Hockey starts

Tuesday May 8 • Cross Country Zone Champs - Massey • Parent Evening - World Challenge Wednesday May 9 • NH Boys Soccer Yr 8 Zone Day • Mt Roskill Exchange (home) Saturday May 12 • Boys Soccer starts Monday May 14 • NH Golf starts

Tuesday May 15 • North Harbour Sec Schools Netball Tournament • NH Girls Soccer Yr 7 Zone Day Wednesday May 16 • School Nga Manu Koreo Competition • NH Girls Soccer Yr 8 Zone Day Thursday May 17 - 18 • Level 3 History Student Trip -Waikato

Tuesday May 22 • Yr 8 Girls only - HPV Round 2 • North Harbour Int Schools Netball Tournament Monday May 28 • BOT Meeting

Monday May 28 - June 7 • Senior Assessment week

Tuesday May 29 • Cross Country. Auckland Champs - St Kents • NH Girls Rugby Int Zone Day

Wednesday May 30 • Regional Nga Manu Koreo Competition Whangarei Thursday May 31 • NH Boys Rugby Int Zone Day

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Senior Mixed Touch Team after winn

Congratulations to our A Sailing Team, which won the Auckland Secondary Schools MatchRacing Championships. The final was between St Kentigerns College, Westlake Boys, Westlake Girls and ourselves. The Team Captain, Alice Noyer, has also this year won the NZ Starling

REUNION PHOTO: Pam Hood, Dave Parker & Profes sor Tom Brooking planting a Commemorative Kowh ai tree

Match Racing Champs and the Auckland Secondary Schools Starling Class Fleet Racing Champs. A past member of our sailing team, Stephanie Hazard, is in the NZ Olympic Sailing Team and will be competing in London later this year.

Alice Noyer winner of the Auckland Fleet Racing Championships

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From Tramping Boots to Tuxedos

High heels and evening dresses, white shirts and dinner jackets... Not the usual attire for a Geography field trip, but for many, dressing up for the two course meal in the Ruapehu Room at the iconic Chateau Tongariro proved to be the highlight of the 2012 Year 12 Geography trip.

Just a few hours before, the students had slogged their way over the Tongariro Crossing, touted as one of the world’s best one-day walks.

It is a long-held Mahurangi College tradition to take the Year 12 Geography students to Tongariro National Park to study the landscape and do research for Level 2 NCEA. This year’s trip was led by Mr Callachan from Mahurangi College and Mr Torrie from Rodney College, assisted by Ms Moncrieff, also from Mahurangi, and Mrs Zuidgeest, a Mahurangi College parent.

The next morning data on weather and soil conditions along the Bruce Road was collected, leaving the afternoon for the ‘round the mountain tour’, stopping to admire the Makatote Viaduct and to reflect on the Tangiwai disaster and the site of the last spike on the Main Trunk Railway Line.

White water rafting on the Tongariro River was the final activity done by the group before returning home.

Accommodation for the group was on two sites, but good team work abounded and both groups were well fed on nachos and bangers and mash when not finedining at the Chateau.

The 5.30am starts and the tramping were challenging for some, but the trip was much enjoyed by staff and students alike.

All the students would like to thank the teachers, Catharina and the coach driver (Rendall) for a very worthwhile field trip which was enjoyed by us all.

A NOTE FROM

Flu Season

The flu season will be starting soon. Students who are unwell should stay at home to help prevent the spread of germs. Don’t share spit! eg drink bottles, food, lip balm etc. Wash hands before eating. Sneeze into your elbow not your hands. Students with a tummy bug should also stay home for 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhoea.

Kowhai Physio & Handy Therapy

A free clinic is run at school on Tuesday afternoons. If students would like to book an appointment, please phone Paula Wood, School Nurse on 4258039 ext 732 or see her in the House Dean’s office.

Public Health Nurse

Ella Evans-Guy, Public Health Nurse holds clinics for students on Monday and Thursday lunchtimes.

For appointments, please contact School Nurse, Mrs Paula Wood on 09 4258039 ext 732 or email p.wood@mahurangi.school.nz

Yr 8 Camp - Goat Island

Despite a determined effort, neither rain, wind nor high water could derail Mahurangi College’s Year 8 Camp at Goat Island this year.

About 200 students, from seven classes, rotated through a two week outdoor education programme at the Goat Island Camp Ground as part of their first term, Thematic River to the Sea Unit.

According to Junior Faculty Deputy Head, Mrs Hamer, the unit is a “flagship” activity that has become very successful, especially the aspect which has seen students developing action plans that further convey the value of marine reserves and the preservation of water resources.

The camp, now in its third year, under went some change in 2012 to combine two key aspects of the first term’s programme, Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) and Year 8 Camp.

Camp Co-ordinator, Mr Taylor, says the two activities were combined and centralised to maximise resources and minimise transport costs.

Each class went through a three day programme, under canvas, where students took part in snorkelling at Matheson’s Bay and Goat Island Bay. On the intervening day they also participated in a round robin of related activities in the camp’s vicinity.

These included kayaking, outdoor education games, a nature walk and a visit to the recently opened Visitors Centre at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, Goat Island, run by the University of Auckland.

Band Camp

In March, the Jazz Band and Choir students enjoyed a great week at Music Intensive, or as most people would know it: Band Camp Everyone worked on song after song, improving each group technically and also bonding with everyone.

The Jazz Band worked on a range of genres, including rock, jazz and bossa nova, one of the band’s favorites.

During some of the rock styled songs, like Crazy Train the rhythm section turned on the distortion and head banged, driving Mrs Dashper crazy (she eventually forgave us)!

The hall the Jazz Band practised in was a dynamic exciting place to be - peace and quiet is very hard to find at band camp.

In-between our practices, a ukulele group was formed by a lovely teacher, Mrs Lowe. She taught the group ukulele very quickly and they played amazingly well at the concert on the final day.

The Choir and Jazz Band also performed well, highlighting how two days of musical discipline in practice can improve us!

A special thanks to all the teachers who made Band Camp happen. It was a great start to our school year as students!

Annaliese Mirus

Yr 8 Outdoor Education: Training dive at Mathesons Bay prior to the “real thing” around Goat Island

The camp also provided a vehicle for the College’s Year 12 Adventure Based Learning Programme to exercise its students in leadership.

Mr Tennant, the Head of the Junior Faculty, says, “I saw a well-organised camp where students were encouraged to freely participate and push their own boundaries while learning too.”

Mr Taylor says a “weather bomb” halfway through the two week event came close to shutting it down, but a last minute breaking of camp managed to secure the tents.

Heavy rainfall and high tides also did their best to hamper activities. “Regardless of what the weather threw at us, the show had to go on,” says Mr Taylor.

A Massive Thank You...

... to everyone who helped out at the PTA Movie Evening for ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie.

We were THRILLED with ticket sales on the door to almost have a full house.

Thanks to those selling tickets, on the door, and arranging lucky seat prizes (Emma S did a great job at getting these - thanks Emma) A BIG THANK YOU to those who sponsored lucky seat prizes for us ... please make sure that you support them as they have supported us: • Dick Smith • Lee & Hart Pharmacy • Sportsworld Warkworth • Ginger Cafe • Warkworth Motorcycles • Paper Plus Warkworth • Franklins Pharmacy • Haven Beauty • Hello Gorgeous Nails • Franx Bike Shop • Curin Family Also a BIG thanks to MATAKANA CINEMAS for allowing us to hold this event and to THE VINTRY MATAKANA for their donation from sales on the night.

Thanks everyone Natasha Hallam, Mahurangi College PTA

Achiever of the Month: Ruahei Demant

Proudly Supporting Mahurangi College

• Awarded an Academic Blue for gaining an Excellence Endorsement in her Level 1 NCEA • Selected for the Sir Peter Blake Trust EnviroLeaders Forum • A member of Senior Girls’ Touch Team which came first in North Harbour • Selected as a member of the NZ Under 19 Girls’ Touch Team • Captain of our Girls’ Sevens Team which came 3rd at the recent North Island Secondary School 7’s Championships held in Tauranga

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Children riding to Warkworth Pony Club are among those at risk from inconsiderate drivers.

Driver behaviour on rural roads alarms horse riders

Frequent near misses and some motorists’ flagrant disregard for horses on the road have alarmed members of Warkworth District Pony Club, who say reckless drivers are risking the lives of both riders and themselves.

Like many pony club members, kilos and will cause serious damage if hit Matakana’s Birgit Esch frequently rides by a car even at 60 or 70km/h, she says. on Matakana Valley Road travelling “I really want to make people in cars between her home and the pony club, aware that they’re not invincible, if along with children as young as 10. my horse lands on their bonnet, not While some drivers pass carefully, only is the rider likely to be dead but she says the problem of inconsiderate they’re probably going to be seriously drivers is widespread and she hopes injured, if not killed. It’s a safety issue to raise awareness and consideration for everybody.” levels before a serious accident occurs.

She says hyper-alertness, jogging on “Some drivers get really angry and the spot and backing into the road are abusive, telling us to get off the f***n signs of nervous horses and a reason to road, but we’ve got just as much right take extra care, but even relaxed horses to be there as any other vehicle.” can be suddenly be startled and jump She says riders try to be courteous, out at any time. keeping as far to the side as possible The road code offers safety hints for and horses are usually in single file, riders and drivers and suggests people in although occasionally an inexperienced cars, slow down, take a wide berth and horse will be sheltered from traffic by a don’t rev engines or sound horns. Those more experienced horse. who don’t can potentially be charged Riders frequently signal to drivers to with careless or dangerous driving. slow down with an extended arm and Birgit prefers education to penalties, flat hand moving up and down, but but says frustrated riders have recently it is often either ignored or mistaken started recording the number plates for waving. of drivers who are reckless, rude or Ideally, she’d like to see signage on aggressive. the road highlighting the presence of Recommended etiquette for riders horses and for drivers to treat horses and drivers can be found by searching like a school bus, slowing down to “sharing the road” in the Road Code 20km/h as they pass. online at www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ Horses weigh between 500 and 600 roadcode.

what’s on May 2012

See also Scoreboard (page 47) for sporting events

1,3 & 5 NZTA information meetings (see story p 3) 2 Kids Market, Warkworth Primary School Senior Hall, buy and sell new and used kids items, from 9am to 12 noon. Info: Nicky 422 2382 or email marsh@quicksilver.net.nz 4 Kowhai Art & Crafts Open Day, Warkworth Showgrounds, from 10am to 1pm. All welcome (see story p42) 4 Free Asthma Awareness checks, Te Ha Oranga, 158 Rodney Street, Wellsford, 10.30am to 1pm. Free cup of soup, bring the whanau.

5 Garage sale, Wellsford Co-operating Church, 253 Rodney Street, from 8am to 10.30am.

5 Kowhai Singers concert Go For Baroque, Mahurangi College auditorium, from 7.30pm. Info: Phone Maggie on 425 6365.

5 Museum Summer Market, Old Masonic Hall, Baxter St, Warkworth; 8am start. Info:Warkworth 425 8482.

5 True Legends country music stars Gray Bartlett, Eddie Low, Jodi Vaughan and Brendan Dugan, Ascension Wine Estate. www. ascensionwine.co.nz 6 Planting day at Tawharanui Regional Park, meet at the Woolshed, BBQ provided, 9.15am start.

7 Bingo, New Masonic Lodge upstairs, Baxter Street, Warkworth; 7pm start. Proceeds to Warkworth Museum.

10 Warkworth/Wellsford Cancer Support Group meets in the RSA downstairs meeting room, 10am to 12 noon. Morning tea and speaker; parents and supporters welcome. Info: Mike on 422 9211.

11 Mother’s Day morning tea, Te Ha Oranga, Wellsford, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. All mothers very welcome.

11 Stroke Awareness Day, Te Ha Oranga, 158 Rodney Street, Wellsford, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Free ‘Warrant of Fitness’ check.

12 Sands coffee morning, supporting parents and families after the loss of a baby, Hibiscus Coast Community House, 11am. Info: Marie Leith 09 947 0569 or steff.maree@yahoo.com 12 Midge Marsden, Leigh Sawmill (see story p43) 13 Kaipara Flats High Tea Party, Ranfurly Hall, Kaipara Flats, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Fundraiser for maintenance work on the historic McKinney Hall. Info: sommai.hudson@yahoo.co.nz or phone Sommai on 422 5826.

13 Mother’s Day Special aboard the Jane Gifford. Mother’s go free!

Departs Warkworth Wharf at 1pm for a one hour excursion. Info: www.janegifford.org.nz or phone 027 484 9935.

14-20 Hospice Awareness Week 19 Hospice fundraising dinner, Hum Café Matakana, with guest speaker Kerre Woodham (see story p46) 19 Community planting Dawson Landing connection to Te Whau Esplanade, Snells Beach, from 9am organised by Goodall Reserve Advisory Committee and Auckland Council. Info: Alan Norton 425 6592 or email alan.norton@xtra.co.nz. Please bring a spade and wear suitable clothes and sturdy footwear.

20 Warkworth Museum half-price day, celebrating the opening of the new American Invasion display. Military re-enactment, vintage machinery display and talks (see story p40) 20 Wellsford Dramatic Club auditions for Magic Feather, Wellsford District Community Centre, 2pm (see story & ad p46) 27 One hour public excursion aboard the Jane Gifford on the historic Mahurangi River. Departs Warkworth Wharf at 11am. Info: www. janegifford.org.nz or phone 0274849935 27 Auckland Youth Choir, The Belfry, Ascension Wine Estate, 4pm (see ad p45) 31 Destitute Gourmet Sophie Gray cooking demonstration evening, fundraiser for Mahurangi Christian School, at Mahurangi East Community Centre. Tickets are $25. Info: 425 6878.

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Anzac legacy of determination and courage saluted Large crowds attended Anzac Day commemoration services across the district on April 25, where tributes flowed for NZ’s past and present service men and women, as well as the Anzac spirit.

At the Warkworth Civic Ceremony, Lieutenant Matthew Wray, Commander of HMNZS Resolution, said Anzac Day was truly a national day for New Zealand – a day when many individuals and families attended local services to commemorate and remember those who served and continue to serve NZ. “Being an Anzac means having strength, courage and commitment to the task, the integrity to carry it through, and to always support your friend in need,” he said.

Lt Wray said it was heartening to see the increasing number of people, especially young people, attending the service.

“This is a positive sign that the memory of service and commitment to our nation by our veterans is being passed from one generation to another – and it is a memory that continues to be valued and cherished.”

Lt Wray paid tribute to surviving Second World War veterans, and those who served in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam and a diverse group of locations from Bosnia to Sierre Leone.

“More than 300 NZ Defence Force personnel are deployed around the

world today in countries such as Timor Leste, the Sinai, Afghanistan and the Pacific. We pause today to think of them, wherever they are around the world and also to remember the people we have lost in the past year in tragic circumstances.”

Mahurangi College head boy George Shead and head girl Lauren Vaughan also spoke at the civic ceremony.

George said his family had experienced first-hand the strength of the bonds of friendship forged in battle.

“A couple of years ago my uncle visited from England,” he said. “He brought with him a pocket Bible, given to him by a veteran from World War II, Ken Hooper. A New Zealand soldier Private Tahana had loaned the Bible to Mr Hooper but they were separated during the fighting and never saw one another again. Mr Hooper’s last wish was to see the Bible returned to the man who had befriended him in battle.

Although Mr Tahana had passed away, his whanau was overwhelmed by the return of the Bible.”

The parade march to the Warkworth Memorial

Local MaƩers— April 2012

Top right: Madeleine Croul, 4, of Matakana, laid a poppy at the War Memorial Warkworth in remembrance of her great great grandfather who fought at Gallipoli. Also present at the ceremony was her great grandfather and returned serviceman Len Edwards, of Warkworth.

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