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CONTENTS Our region holds a bright future...................................................................................................... 4
Early and effective career education and guidance................................................................. 12
Maintenance and General Engineering – Keeping Northland productive..................... 4
Northland Region Education Pro!ile ............................................................................................. 13
Building a platform for business ..................................................................................................... 5
People Potential – provider of the year........................................................................................ 14
Our Northland – together we thrive .............................................................................................. 6
On time, under budget......................................................................................................................... 15
Our need for road and rail.................................................................................................................. 7
Northland merger brings new opportunities for growth..................................................... 16
Did someone say arborist? Think Trees: they think differently about tree care........ 8
How Kamo got its name – Excerpt from Kamo, The Story of a Village ........................... 18
HOT Cruises – exclusive House of Travel cruises news & views........................................ 9
First class job every time ................................................................................................................... 19
RICK STOLWERK
MONTHLY DROP IN SESSIONS
COASTAL SOUTH COUNCILLOR - NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL
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wo years down one to go, yes it is local body elections next year and what have I as the Coastal South Councillor for Northland Regional Council been up to? Without doubt the most important message I can get across in this editorial is that we ‘are all in this together’. When elected to council we agree to act for the whole Northland region. Yes we work in our local areas, but to achieve the ambitious goals that we have set in the Long Term Plan we must work together. By ‘we’ I mean all of us, especially the committed community individuals and groups that have been supported and also recently established as a result of the Long Term Plan initiatives. Can we achieve the ambitious goals set for improving fresh and coastal waters, river management, !lood prevention and pest management? With the technical support and commitment offered by the council and your hard work we will give it a good go. In addition to this your Regional Council assists with many other initiatives including emergency services, Northland wide sports facilities, Civil Defence, navigation safety and much more. One way to demonstrate what is happening in the region, is to highlight three of the recent success stories. The !irst group was established by the local community but has been encouraged by the recent Northland Regional Council Long Term Plan initiatives. Weed Action Piroa – Brynderwyns is a recently formed community group based in the Waipu
area that has held several workshops and !ield days on weed pests in this area. Most recently the group spent Sunday the 14th of October eradicating wild ginger from the northern end of Langs Beach. What is exciting about this group is that it began as a community initiative to protect kiwi in the coastal Waipu area by trapping predators and has vastly expanded its size and vision over the past two years. The Waipu Kiwis have now joined with other groups in the Waipu and Mangawhai catchments to form Piroa – Brynderwyns Landcare and will eventually trap 18,000 hectares of private, covenated and reserve land this can only be descibed as sensational. These three groups are shining examples of what can be achieved by committed community minded individuals, who are not daunted by the vastness of the task ahead. Further to my earlier question of can we achieve our ambitious long term goals, in particular pest management? With the commitment of groups like the ones above anything is possible. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them and all other community groups in the Northland region for attacking these environmental issues head on – you are shining stars! I would like to hear about other success stories so please do not hesitate to contact me or, if you would like to catch up please attend one of my up coming drop in sessions the next one is Monday Novemebr 5th.
with
Northland Regional Council
Coastal South Councillor - Rick Stolwerk
Monday 5 November 9.00 - 10.00am
Maungatapere - The Office Cafe
10.30 - 11.30am Ruakaka - WDC Offices 12.00 - 1.00pm
Waipu - Deli Cafe
1.30 - 2.30pm
Kaiwaka - Kaiwaka Hall entrance
3.00 - 4.00pm
Mangawhai - Mangawhai Museum
Phone 021 823 770 Email: ricks@nrc.govt.nz
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OUR REGION HOLDS A BRIGHT FUTURE T he last two years have been busy for Council, and the next is looking even busier! As we enter the "inal year of this term of Council of"ice, I have been re"lecting on what this Council has achieved, and what is still to be completed before we go to an election next October. Both lists are long. When I "irst took of"ice as Mayor, I said I believed everyone in Whangārei deserved to live in a safe, prosperous, healthy and inclusive community with world-class infrastructure and amenities, and positive and sustainable economic development. That focus hasn’t changed. In the last two years, Council has carried out a huge amount of work across the District. We have maintained and improved roads, water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, parks and reserves, and begun revitalising our District’s heart and connectedness with the new City Centre Plan. We adopted a new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan to reduce the amount of rubbish going to land"ill, built new walking tracks, replaced playgrounds, upgraded sports"ields and installed new safety lighting on the Loop Walkway.
Where possible, Council took advantage of Government subsidies to make ratepayer’s money stretch further, installing energy-saving LED street lights and developing the "irst two stages of the Kamo Shared Path being great examples. We hosted huge international sporting events like the ICC Under 19 World Cup, NZ Provincial Barbarians vs the British & Irish Lions, and Black Caps vs West Indies. Our Northland Events Centre was put to good use for events such as the annual "ireworks display, Christmas concert, Fritter Festival, Ngapuhi Festival and Toi Ngapuhi Maori Arts Exhibition, and Six60 concert. Other community events included the Matariki Whanau Festival, the International Rally of Whangārei and ANZAC Day commemorations. Our District’s cultural wealth increased through signature events like the Pasi"ika Fusion Festival, Art Beat, Waipu Art ‘n’ Tartan, the Endless Summer Festival and a plethora of food and craft markets. On the arts front, construction of both the Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Arts Centre and Camera Obscura Timatanga Hou on Whangārei’s spectacular Hatea Loop took giant steps forward.
Whangarei District Council Mayor: Sheryl Mai
The future looks bright in Whangārei, which attracts both visitors and new residents. With our population recently reaching 89,700, Council’s big challenge is keeping up with that growth and planning for even more of it. Council does this through its long term plan (LTP) process. The 2018-2028 LTP is currently being formulated, detailing the major projects and work we will carry out in that time period. Much of that work will be in partnership with government and private organisations, our alliance with the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) being a great example and set to deliver almost $24m in road maintenance and improvements between now and 1 July 2019.
Construction on Stage 3 of the Kamo Shared Path, from Kamo Road through to Jack Street, also starts soon and should be complete around the same time as Stage 4 at the end of April 2019. In the coming year, our festivals and major sporting events will continue to grow and building will be well under way on the Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre and Camera Obscura, putting Whangārei even more "irmly on the world’s sporting, arts and culture maps. We will continue nurturing our unique parks and walks, developing a safe, attractive and prosperous CBD, and upgrading waste and water infrastructure, footpaths and playgrounds, freedom camping areas and carparks, as needed. I love what we do, and I know all those serving on and working for Council do too. We love creating a Whangārei where we all love to live, work and play - each day.
MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL ENGINEERING – KEEPING NORTHLAND PRODUCTIVE
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• Ute Decks & Trailers
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• Machining & Milling
• Plant Repair & Maintenance
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t’s been a busy year for Northland trades and services and the outlook continues to look positive. Maintenance and General Engineering Ltd, (MGE Whangarei) owners Alan and Melanie Williams, are proud to be a part of the region’s growth by providing engineering services that have kept many of these trade and services delivering on their objectives. They opened their engineering business in 2006 and they knew from day one that their focus was to deliver on quality workmanship at a good value. They continue to achieve this. ‘It’s so satisfying to see building structures that we fabricated. Tradesman’s ute decks and Contractor’s truck bodies that we have built. Processing plants, schools, public service provider’s right down to our neighbour down the road that we have provided an engineering product or
service to. We meet so many of the Regions people. They are the driving force pushing us forward to evolve our business and advance our engineering capabilities on to the next level.’’ Their new, fully equipped premises offers customers the ease of ‘one stop shopping’: Certi"ied welding, hydraulic brake press and guillotine metal cutting. Precision machining & Lathe work. The skilled team at MGE Whangarei works on Commercial and Domestic projects both large and small. ‘‘There are so many opportunities in the Region right now and we excited about what the future holds for Northland. We want to be a part of it and help Northland get the job done.’’ You can "ind the MGE Whangarei team at 23-25 Te Waiiti Place, Raumanga. Ph (09) 430 0492, www.mgewhangarei.co.nz
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BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR BUSINESS
Tony Collins, CE NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland
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Z Chambers of Commerce aspires for Northland to be a region that has a high wage, high growth economy. An economically and culturally vibrant region accompanied by city which is front of mind for national businesses wishing to relocate and supported by a network of smaller economically sustainable and equally vibrant business communities within Northland’s smaller urban centres. This requires providing the best possible platform off which business can operate. Being the neighbour to New Zealand’s largest city provides Northland a unique opportunity and a competitive advantage over many other areas of the country. We must make sure that our communities are in a position to bene!it from this proximity. It will require strong and courageous leadership from within local government
and a truly business friendly environment. This change can be facilitated and enabled by local government but also requires a collaborative engagement with private sector to assist, invest and develop. Business growth requires suf!icient rewards to justify the risk and part of the enabling process should be reducing the risk exposure that will in turn encourage private sector investment. To enable and facilitate this growth requires a culture within all Northland organisations – public and private - that recognises the role private sector plays in growing our economy, the risk the private sector takes and the risk to future growth when organisational culture unduly inhibits their endeavours. Accompanied by the commitment from private sector there needs to be an assurance from Council that they intend to create a business-friendly environment and this intention is clearly articulated to all levels of their organisation and there are appropriate mechanisms in place to monitor, review and remedy and con!licts that inhibit private sector development without fear of prejudice. Making it easier for all businesses to do business helps create a district that attracts more productive business and inward investment. Business-friendly can be de!ined as the explicit attempts by local governments, their partners (including central government) and private sector
organisations to reduce the regulatory and non-regulatory barriers, costs, risks and uncertainties in all forms of commercial activity to stimulate and support local business growth, local business retention, and attraction of new business to the local area. This does not necessarily require additional investment to achieve but rather a reinforcement and adherence to existing best practices. Within this environment special focus and support from private and public sector is required to ensure Northland iwi can participate in the commercial environment, and develop the same level of productivity, capability and productive as some of their southern counterparts. Because the success of our regional economy is intrinsically related to the success of Northland’s Maori economy. Lifting the performance of Maori business through improved capability will grow
capital and investment through higher income, greater savings and increased !inancial literacy. More importantly it can help create an environment where it is normal to be Maori, healthy, prosperous, educated and connected. In an ideal future, this economic growth would be sustainable, it would create a balance between people and assets. It would develop businesses and participation in the economy. Why, because the ability to participate in the economic conversation, to enable Northland families to generate wealth and build capability; provides individuals the ability to choose their future. If this aspiration can be achieved then this can underpin a whole range of social well-beings and ensure that Northland youth have employment and our household incomes at least match of not betters other regions.
You think you
are a good
driver? SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE NORTHLAND ROAD SAFETY ISSUES 2013 TO 2017 CRASH DATA Key Findings OPEN ROAD CRASHES HAVE THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF INJURY CRASHES IN NORTHLAND
• There are 3 times as many bend loss of control/head on crashes than the next highest crash movement • One-third of crashes involve striking ditches, cliffs/banks & trees • 31% of injury crashes results in a fatality or serious injury • Over 70% of injury crashes with too fast identified as a factor are bend loss of control/head on crashes
• Alcohol/drugs suspected as a factor in injury crashes is generally trending upwards across Northland • Serious injury motorcycle crashes have significantly increased between 1998 & 2017 • Germany, United Kingdom & Australia are predominant countries of origin for overseas drivers involved in injury crashes • The number of fatal & serious injury crashes where a restraint was not worn increased by 150% between 2013-2017
ROAD SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
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OUR NEED FOR ROAD AND RAIL
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here is considerable commentary on the topic of the rail upgrade verse an upgrade of the roading infrastructure and which is best for Northland, in short the answer is both. This region would bene!it from investment in both. The subject of the rail spur to Northport and improvements to the rail line south to Auckland have been the subject of considerable discussion within the wood processing sector. The consensus is that rail is a strategic long-term investment which will take decades to become economically viable, however it is vital asset for the long-term development of the region. At the recent rail forum, the sector delivered a clear message that there was no support for rail if it became a choice between upgrading roading or rail infrastructure. The focus must be upgrading the roading infrastructure south to Auckland. Auckland is the market for a considerable volume of timber products produced by Northland wood processors and is the power house of the New Zealand economy. Access to this market is vital and as a region, we cannot allow central Governments failure to invest in roading infrastructure to impact on regional growth and economic development. Northland faces increases in road freight and vehicle traf!ic resulting from a growing population and higher tourist
numbers, which will continue to increase the pressure on what is a poor quality roading infrastructure. Northland’s roading link to the rest of New Zealand continues to cause concern for those who travel on it. Northlanders face increased congestion, longer travel times and an increased safety risk as traf!ic volumes grow. It is important to understand what is being proposed for rail. It is to construct the rail spur to Northport and upgrade the rail line south. There is no plan to upgrade the rail line further north or re-open the rail lines It is often said that the rail will take a number of the trucks carrying logs and timber off the road. Unfortunately, this is not the case as rail is not a viable economic option for either. The rail heads do not go to forests, so most logs would still require trucking. There is no large-scale forest in Northland that would make it economic viable to construct a rail head into the forest. Existing mothballed lines do not run into the forests and the current proposal does not include and line work north of Marsden Point. Logs harvested north of Marsden Point will continue to be transported by road. These roads also need upgrade to ensure user safety and comfort of travel. The reality of the situation is that rail is not an option for timber being sent south to the market via road freight. Supply to market for timber products
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is such that most Merchant stores and customers demand a 24-hour delivery service, where timber ordered one day is delivered the next. Road fright is the only option for this as rail will never be able to offer the same short delivery cycle. If you look at the process for freight delivery on rail it is clear to see why. The product must be loaded onto a truck and taken to the rail depot and unloaded into the yard. From there is needs to be loaded onto a rail carriage and sent into the rail depot in Auckland. There it needs to be unloaded into the yard and then loaded onto another truck for delivery to customer. This results in increased costs, damage and delivery times.
Anyone who has travelled south of Auckland, to either Tauranga or Hamilton would have witnessed the massive amount of roading infrastructure being built between these centers and Auckland. It far exceeds the current spend on Northland roads and highlights the continued neglect of our region. In the future Northland should be afforded the opportunity to bene!it from both road and rail and as a region we must not allow the growth of our region to be impacted by delays caused by arguments over which transport option is the best. The upgrade of the rail and the rail spur will take a number of years to complete and as a region Northland must continue to lobby for upgrades to the roading infrastructure as this can be completed in the short term and will have a direct and immediate bene!it for the economy in the North. Northland needs both transport options, however people need to understand the timeframes involved and what is being proposed, unfortunately it is not a whole Northland rail upgrade which leaves roads as the only transport option for logs and timber products north of Marsden Point. Northland needs connectivity with Auckland and other regions and in the short to mid term investment in roading is the most viable option. Having said that, it is great that we are now having these conversations around roading and rail, and these are being recognized by central government through the work of NZ First. We hope the traction continues for the betterment of our region.
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DID SOMEONE SAY ARBORIST? THINK TREES: THEY THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT TREE CARE
Scott Burgess owner of Think Trees
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rborists are tree-lovers by nature. They are tree designers, tree artists, tree caretakers and tree health and safety gurus. When it comes to the health and wellbeing of your trees Think Trees is here to help. Actually, you’ll !ind that the team at Think Trees take caring for the environment much further than arboriculture – they have a pretty holistic view of things (perhaps that’s what comes from being up trees so often). It all starts with the community we live in. We all know that neighbourhoods need green spaces – it’s better for the mental and emotional wellbeing of residents, and provides clean, fresh air for our city. In fact, in the early 80’s, the Japanese coined the term ‘shinrin-yoku’ which loosely translates to ‘forest-bathing’, and this is now an of!icially recognised Japanese natural health remedy. The Japanese people were simply putting a name to what most of us already knew: humans
need to be around trees. They relieve stress, enhance mental clarity, refresh and rejuvenate our senses. New Zealanders are becoming more supportive of the important role our trees play, and our communities are embracing their green spaces like never before. In this new ecological age, we are !inally learning that trees have far more value than providing timber alone. Northland’s landscape is dominated by trees and Think Trees want to do all they can to keep it that way. In Whangarei, we are lucky to have the fabulous Quarry Gardens, of which Think Trees are proud supporters. They have a vision that involves protecting our green heritage for future generations – so, yes, Think Trees are also staunch supporters of conserving the environment! They may not be chaining themselves to the trees, but they’re as close as any respectable Northland business can get: they’re friendly green activists with arborist quali!ications.
They have recently added several battery powered tools to their kit, replacing gas-powered options. The many bene!its include their eco-friendlier status and their very low sound levels. They also use BioPlus chain oil for protecting soil and waterways, and they’re always looking for ways to ‘green-up’ their business. A large part of caring for the environment around us involves health and safety, the health and safety of their team, and the health and safety of the community they work in. Tree care accidents, risky heights, chainsaw injuries, falling trees… It goes without saying that tree work is dangerous – Think Tree’s have made it their mission to have a zero-hazard workspace keeping the community, and the trees safe. Of course, working outdoors is much like working with animals and children. Anything can happen, and often does! That’s why Think Trees has strict health and safety management plans. Don’t worry – they’ve got this. Arboricultural work involves a wide range of tree care and tree maintenance management activities such as climbing, pruning, trimming, maintaining and removing trees. Think Trees work to an arboricultural code of best practice, meaning that they take the time to complete extensive tree and hazard assessments before deciding on a course of action that will provide the best solution for you, your family and the trees! Don’t risk it, avoid disaster, and call in the professionals. Think Trees: They’ll make the cut!
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EDUCATION EARLY AND EFFECTIVE CAREER EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE
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nsuring young people continue their education and training postsecondary school is key to ensuring they have the opportunity and the skills to compete in the world of work. Early and effective career education and guidance is important in regions with high rates of disengagement with education. It’s important to support young people and enable them to easily navigate through education into careers. As students get to secondary school, many of them will start to think about what they want to do after school. We want students to engage with a variety of post school opportunities, which includes on the job training such as apprenticeships or employment opportunities that match their interests and aspirations. Young people across the region were able to interview for real jobs and hear directly from employers about careers in trades and services through the Got A Trade? Got It Made! career event held at Whangarei Boys High School recently.
The event, which was led by Got A Trade! and the Industry Training Federation, supported by the Ministry of Education, aimed to connect students and schools with the trades and services. Participating students underwent short interviews, or SpeedMeets, with training organisations and employers. Training, apprenticeship or employment opportunities were offered to potential participants. Wilson Earthmoving Group Ltd was one of the companies participating in the Whangarei event. Its General Manager, Anthony Green, said the event was inspiring. “We need commitment, they need to be able to get out of bed. We work long days and we get good reward for that. There’s reward in job satisfaction, when you take a blank canvas and turn it into something’ Career planning and job seeking are different nowadays, and the event was
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an opportunity for students to engage with a range of employers and begin their transition into the world of work while they’re at school. We’ve talked with employers across the region and they’ve told us that they want to play a more active role in education and to engage with young people and schools. They want to be more involved in assisting with young people in employment pathways that meet their talents, interests and skills. Students are enthusiastic, they bring with them a different angle so they look at the world through different eyes. This generation is not the same. They have a lot of extra soft skills that perhaps we don’t have. They think outside the square, using technology 24/7. We didn’t pick computers up until later but they’re all over it, in fact, they are creating their own technology. There are some things in the business that they can
learn really quickly. They can provide a lot of things that businesses full of the older generation don’t necessarily have. Industry Training Federation Chief Executive, Josh Williams, says jobs are changing, but skilled trades and human services have a secure future as these are the hardest to automate. Last year, over half (55%) of our new industry trainees and apprentices already had a tertiary quali!ication, 24% already had degrees. The average university student graduates with a $29,500 loan. BERL research showed that because apprentices don’t have student debt and earn earlier, they can buy a house earlier and pay off their mortgage earlier. This puts them !inancially ahead of university graduates for most of their working lives, and at about the same !inancial position when they’re ready to retire. We strongly advocate for employers to take on as many young people as they can.
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2015-2016
Northland Region Education Profile
EDUCATION
SECONDARY/TERTIARY (AGES 16-18)
Qualifications 18-year-olds with NCEA Level 2 or equivalent
76.1% (70)
72.9% (772)
96.8% (61)
88.6% (1,037)
81.6% (1,780)
ASIAN
PASIFIKA
MĀORI
" 2.1 percentage points
" 4.1 percentage points
EUROPEAN/PĀKEHĀ
" 12.4 percentage points
" 0.3 percentage points
Total 18 year-olds with NCEA Level 2 " 2.3 percentage points Parenthesised values indicate the number of students attaining "! All comparisons are to the previous year Values marked * are suppressed to protect confidentiality
SECONDARY (AGES 13-18) School Leavers By highest qualification
TOTAL MALE LEAVERS
TOTAL FEMALE LEAVERS
216
154
393
334
Total Māori leavers:
10
13
29
31
Total Pasifika leavers: 83
5
0
17
49
107
103
391
639
1,090
1,097
1,170
532 NCEA Level 3 or above 313 NCEA Level 2 97 NCEA Level 1 148 Below Level 1
MĀORI
427 NCEA Level 3 or above 437 NCEA Level 2 146 NCEA Level 1 160 Below Level 1
PASIFIKA Total Asian leavers:
71
Proportion of leavers with NCEA level 2 or above:
ASIAN EUROPEAN / PĀKEHĀ
75.6%
Proportion of leavers with NCEA level 3 or above:
42.4% ! 1.4 percentage points Below NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 2
NCEA Level 3 or above
PRIMARY (AGES 5-13)
KURA AND MĀORI MEDIUM (AGES 5-13)
Achievement Students at or above National Standards
Achievement Students at or above Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki
Reported numbers based on 121 out of 127 Schools
68.2%
74.3%
(11,644 students)
(12,698 students)
" 1.0 percentage points
0.2 percentage points
MĀORI
Reported numbers based on 13 out of 18 Kura
MATHEMATICS:
WRITING:
READING: !
" 2.3 percentage points
Total European / Pākehā leavers: 1,240
71.7%
(12,255 students)
"
0.1 percentage points
Reading: 82.9% (6,170 students) Writing: 76.4% (5,679 students) Mathematics: 80.6% (5,970 students)
GOAL: 80% BY 2021
(265 students)
(343 students)
Proportion of students at or above for Writing / Tuhituhi
52.3%
! 13.7 percentage points
! 1.5 percentage points
TUHITUHI:
Reading: 69.3% (259 students) Writing: 67.7% (254 students) Mathematics: 67.1% (249 students)
EUROPEAN / PĀKEHĀ
Reading: 78.2% (319 students) Writing: 74.0% (301 students) Mathematics: 86.9% (352 students)
PĀNGARAU:
48.7%
PASIFIKA
Reading: 66.9% (5,798 students) Writing: 60.7% (5,266 students) Mathematics: 63.3% (5,512 students)
ASIAN
KŌRERO:
PĀNUI:
44.1%
59.4%
(312 students)
(230 students)
FEMALES
!5.9 percentage points
Kōrero: 53.3% (136 students) Pānui: 65.7% (165 students) Tuhituhi: 52.8% (131 students) Pāngarau: 52.9% (156 students)
! 1.3 percentage points
MALES
Kōrero: 44.6% (129 students) Pānui: 53.6% (147 students) Tuhituhi: 36.1% (99 students) Pāngarau: 51.8% (187 students)
Proportion of students at or above for Mathematics / Pāngarau
GOAL: 80% BY 2021
62.6%
62.5%
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (AGES 0-6) Prior Participation MĀORI PASIFIKA ASIAN EUROPEAN / PĀKEHĀ
91.1%
" 1.4 percentage points
93.9%
"8.1 percentage points
98.7%
" 5.5 percentage points
97.2%
" 0.3 percentage points
2,474
Children started school between January and December 2016
Total participation in ECE:
" 1.0 percentage points to 94.0%
Kaitaia
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PUBLIC ACHIEVEMENT INFORMATION (PAI) PAI is information about our students, schools and education system that is widely available. This includes information about how our education system is progressing at national, regional and local levels against measures like: • participation in Early Childhood Education (ECE) • information about our children’s achievement • progress via National Standards and Nga Whanaketanga Rumaki Maori, • how many students are gaining key NCEA quali!ications by the time they leave school or turn 18. PAI supports parents, families, whanau, iwi and local communities to get involved with their students’ progress and achievements. It also helps pin point areas that may need more support to make sure students progress and achieve. Highlights: Public Achievement Information (PAI) 2017 • 84.6%, or 51,412 students aged 18, achieved NCEA Level 2 in 2016. That’s up by 10.3 percentage points since 2011. • NCEA Level 2 achievement by Maori 18 year olds increased by 17.2 percentage points over this !ive year period. • Participation in early learning (ECE) has risen to record levels. 96.7% of children participated in ECE before starting school in the year to December 2016. For further information go to www.educationcounts.govt.nz
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EDUCATION
PEOPLE POTENTIAL – PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
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eople Potential has won the best Independent Tertiary Education Providers award, beating almost 200 similar institutions throughout New Zealand for the top accolade. The Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ) award was presented in Hamilton and recognises People Potential as providing the highest quality education across a number of courses. Managing Director Andrea Ross said it was a fabulous achievement and gave credit to her staff for their hard work. “We genuinely try to meet the needs of students. Our staff work hard, they care about their students and that’s why they deserve this award.” Her mother Sandra McKersey started People Potential in 1991 and now the business employs more than 100 staff across the "ive campuses. More than 1000 students study at People Potential at its Whangarei, Dargaville, Kaikohe, Papakura and Hamilton campuses each year. The industries People Potential provides training in are Hospitality, Retail, Security, Forces and Sport, IT, Tikanga, Adult Teaching, Management and Early Childhood and their extensive IT courses offer international quali"ications. Night courses are also offered for busy people including Fitting the Bill - for people who want to get into the Police Force, the Licence Controller Quali"ication, Business Administration, Computing and First Line Management. The team at People Potential is extremely proud to work with its volunteers and community partners to
offer the Community Driving Mentor Programme which was established at the Whangarei Campus to support people to gain practical driving experience. Volunteer mentors offer driving instruction and this has been supplemented this year with a driving simulator. It is a huge privilege to work with people to gain such an important credential and has led to nearly 300 successful restricted licences since the programme was launched in 2015. All sites offer programmes for young people with a focus on gaining NCEA, so if you know a young person who has left school without completing, it’s not too late. Further provision for support with their youth students is aided by the team at Youth Service who work with young people aged 16 to 18 to engage in education, training, and work-based learning. The New Zealand Quali"ications Authority has given People Potential Category 1 status that re"lects its focus on priority areas such as governance and management, performance of all programmes at all "ive sites, and meeting the needs of the community. NZQA said People Potential’s courses have led to considerable success for Māori and Pasi"ika learners, both academically and at work. “It has strong relationships with stakeholders, employers and communities, has initiated collaborative industry groups, and mentored and supported other providers to ensure that the local community need for tertiary education is met,” NZQA said.
People Potential has won the best independent tertiary education providers award, beating almost 200 similar institutions throughout New Zealand for the top accolade. The Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ) award was presented in Hamilton and recognises People Potential as providing the highest quality education across a number of courses. More than 1000 students study at People Potential at its Whangārei, Dargaville, Kaikohe, Papakura and Hamilton campuses. Managing director Andrea Ross said it was a fabulous achievement and gave credit to her staff for their hard work. “We regularly try hard to meet the needs of students. Our staff work hard, they care about their students and that’s why they deserve this award.” Her mother, Sandra McKersey, started People Potential in 1991 and
now the business employs more than 100 staff across "ive campuses. IT, hospitality and business studies are the main courses it offers, along with retail and customer service. The New Zealand Quali"ications Authority has given People Potential category 1 status that re"lects its focus on priority areas such as governance and management, performance of all programmes at all "ive sites, and meeting the needs of the community. NZQA said People Potential’s courses have led to considerable success for Māori and Pasi"ika learners, both academically and at work. “It has strong relationships with stakeholders, employers and communities, has initiated collaborative industry groups, and mentored and supported other providers to ensure that the local community need for tertiary education is met.”
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use of all the available space on what was an awkward shaped site. They managed to maximise the surrounding views of the Whangarei town basin, Parihaka & other features such as the canopy bridge. NPM Construction were selected to be the main contractor on this prestigious build with Steve Bowling Contracting & SSP Engineering (all part of Bowling Infrastructure Group), working closely alongside to make sure all aspects have !lowed seamlessly. From concept to completion, Bowling Infrastructure Group have offered sound advice around value engineering, buildability & the durability of the desired construction materials, with an aim to achieve a solid but low maintenance building that will stand the test of time. The natural materials & colours on this building give it a modern, yet timeless look that has only enhanced the town basin & the central city. Liaison with the Whangarei District Council has meant that the landscaping & exterior gardens have been constructed in keeping with the rest of the central city areas to give a cohesive design.
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PORT ROAD
NORTHLAND MERGER BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
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he amalgamation of three Northland businesses is creating new opportunities for industry and young people in the north. BDX Group Ltd (BDX) was formed earlier this year, following the merger of three well known and successful local companies: Blackdog Steelworks, Blasco Engineering and Westpoint Management. The company is now uniquely positioned to offer a wider range of services than any other engineering company in Northland, providing innovative and sustainable engineering solutions across all industries. The merger opens up exciting new opportunities for the company, its staff and its customers. “We now have a 70-strong team, plus facilities and resourcing in place to
tackle a wider range of projects in the areas of engineering, maintenance and contracting,” says BDX General Manager Ajit Balasingham. “This means we can offer greater support and service to both existing and new customers.” Staff are also enjoying the bene!its of working for a larger company. “Our staff now have the opportunity to extend into new directions or learn new trades through the merger and some have already branched out into new areas. BDX has 18 General Engineering, Heavy Fabrication and Diesel Mechanic apprenticeships in place, which means that apprentices who were previously focused on light fabrication now have the opportunity to also learn about heavy fabrication and vice versa.” He says BDX’s workforce is young and talented, with a diverse knowledge
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base that means there is more sharing of ideas and collaboration when it comes to !inding unique and effective solutions to solve customers’ problems. “We’ve also structured our services to be agile and mobile workforce. This re!lects the needs of our customers, and means we can take services to the !ield in a range of industries including forestry and wood processing, shipping and marine, manufacturing, quarrying and infrastructure development.” Balasingham says BDX has had positive feedback following the merger, with customers enjoying the added benefits of working with a larger team offering a wider range of services. “For example, as well as undertaking the truck maintenance for Firth Industries, we are now supporting them with their plant shutdown and repairs. We are in a position to manage a wider range of projects, from building workshop extensions at Ngawha Prison, to installing a new bagging plant at Golden Bay Cement and undertaking plant maintenance for local industries. We can help with everything from the ground up, including civil works.”
Owners of all three companies continue to be involved in the business, with Clare and Tony Davies-Colley as Directors of BDX and former Blasco Engineering owner, Blair Scothern, now a supervisor with BDX’s engineering division. Tony Davies-Colley described the merger as “forward-thinking”. “Talking together with Blair (Scothern), we could see the genuine value to our customers and our businesses by joining forces. It made sense on so many levels and we can already see the huge potential for our combined resources. “We’re involved in a number of key industries across Northland and we’re absolutely committed to building the Northland economy. This merger opens up new opportunities for us to expand on our current services and make a genuine difference for our customers, our staff and for Northland.” BDX currently supports a range of industries, including forestry and wood processing, shipping and marine, manufacturing, quarrying and infrastructure development.
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t seems likely that Kamo was named after the numerous springs that are scattered throughout the district, as one of the meanings of the word Kamo is bubble up. Other meanings are all associated with the eye – eyelash, eyelid, wink, or blink. Kamokamo is to wink frequently, to twinkle. There are several versions of the story about the naming of Kamo. Some people say the main character was a man – after all Kamo is a masculine name – but agree it was the puriri tree in Grant Street that still stands today.
A local chief accompanied by some of his people went away for a distant visit, leaving his wife at home. When the visit was over and they were travelling back he was overcome with the feeling that his wife wasn’t being true to him. When they all stopped at a watering place he gazed into the water. There he saw reflected in his wife’s family. He took her and hung her from the puriri tree. By the time the rest of the party came through she was almost dead, but she blinked. And that is how Kamo got its name.
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ime never stands still - and there are loads of exciting things happening for the team at Robinson Asphalts. With 46 years of !irst class civil contracting already behind them in Northland, Robinsons are gearing up for a very busy summer season and some new faces joining the team. Alan and Annie and the team at Robinson Asphalts pride themselves on their strong local values and experience. Next week Sam Cowan joins the estimating/contract management team; Sam is a local lad, returning home from Auckland who comes from a landscaping background, he is also a quali!ied Landscape Designer. Sam joins the highly experienced estimating team – Alan (AJ), Mark Smith, Peter Evans, Trevor Voss and Tom Taylor. Tom also returned home to Northland 2 years ago to join Robinsons – while looking after key projects he is also currently completing his Engineering studies and has a strong background in quality assurance and geotechnical testing. “Our team are proud of their work in Northland – quality and client satisfaction are hugely important to us – it’s our number one focus and our staff
The newly completed Sportsville Courts in Dargaville – just one of many exciting projects Robinsons have delivered in Northland this year. understand that. We’re a local Company employing local people - we believe in building strong relationships and sharing in the success of every project”. Although Robinson Asphalts is well known in Northland, Annie says one of the biggest misconceptions is that they only do Asphalt – “We offer the full package of civil contracting services, in fact we do as much concrete as we do Asphalt. We’ve often considered changing our name, to capture the broader scope of works we offer, but it always comes back to the excellent reputation we have built over 46 years that is synonymous with the name!” Sportsville Dargaville, Mainfreight, Hundertwasser Art Museum, Kamo Primary School & Bay of Islands Hospital are just some of the great Northland projects Robinsons have been involved in this year, but they don’t just do large commercial jobs – Robinsons offer the full range of residential contracting from small projects to major siteworks, subdivisions,
driveways, retaining walls, timber work, landscaping and tennis courts – “We can take care of it all from start to !inish and we make the experience as hassle free as possible. No need to deal with multiple contractors”. “We are absolutely committed to delivering a !irst class job every time – no shortcuts, no hassles. We go the extra mile, we make it easy for you and we stand by our work” Now is the time to get your project booked in for 2019. Check out our website to !ind out more about what we can do for you…. or !ind us on Facebook. www.robinsonasphalts.co.nz
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