The Weekend Lifestyler, April 9th 2021 by Integrity Community Media

April 9 2021

The Pork Pie recipe The bi-annual Pork Pie Charity Run was the seventh event for Matakohe resident Chris Westlake and his 1965 Mini, which he converted into a Mini Mack truck. One Tree Point was represented by residents Phil and Pamela Renouf, who entered the fundraiser for the first time as Team Blondie, adding to the array of colour as the vehicles travelled from Paihia to Invercargill last week. Staff from KidsCan also joined in the adventure, with the charity being the focus for this year’s fundraiser. continued on page 14…

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Tyres turn to cement u by Andy Bryenton

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Waste Minimisation Fund that went into the $25 million project. Fletcher Building, which envisioned the new process and owns the Golden Bay Plant, said it is committed to an innovative programme of carbon emissions reduction. At the same time, concrete and cement are vital parts of the equation when tackling our nation’s housing crisis, as they are core components of modern construction. Minister Par ker confirmed that this was one of the biggest waste minimisation projects he had personally been involved in. Fletcher’s CEO called it a ‘landmark’ project for both his company and the manufacturing industry in general. As with many large-scale industrial projects, the ribbon-cutting ceremony did not mark the true start of processing; an estimated one-quarter of a million tyres have already been fed into the furnace since late-February. ¢

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Northpower acquires share in UFB project

Northpower Limited has announced the purchase of the remaining shares belonging to Crown Infrastructure Partners in the subsidiary, Northpower Fibre Limited. The NFL venture was formed to deliver the government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative to 33,000 homes and businesses across the Whangarei and Kaipara region. The partnership with Crown Infrastructure Partners, the NZ Government’s infrastructure funding entity, commenced in 2010. It delivered high-speed fibre optic connectivity to residents within the Whangarei catchment area by 2014. A second agreement in 2017 expanded connectivity to towns including Ruakaka, One Tree Point, Waipu, Dargaville, Mangawhai, Maungaturoto, Ruawai, Paparoa, Kaiwaka and Hikurangi. This second phase of the roll-out was completed in January 2021. The purchase of the remaining share of the Northpower Fibre Limited subsidiary has been a strong focus for Northpower Group CEO Andrew McLeod. “Our high-speed fibre network has been delivered by Northlanders, for Northlanders, and is a great example of working in partnership with the Crown, local suppliers and global technology players,” says Mr McLeod.

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“Our network connects Northland to the world and provides a critical platform for improving outcomes for our region.” Crown Infrastructure Partners CEO Graham Mitchell said from a NZ Government perspective, Crown Infrastructure Partners has firmly achieved the social and economic outcomes demanded from their significant investment in the Northland region. “The Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative has u n l o c ke d prosperity and improved social outcomes for communities across New Zealand. In particular, we have been delighted to work with Northpower as one of the first joint venture partners to deliver fibre benefits to these Northland communities.” Northpower is continuing to invest in the fibre network and has a strong focus on innovative solutions for connecting new subdivisions and satellite communities within proximity of the core fibre network. “Customer demand for fibre connections has exceeded all

Customer demand for fibre connections has exceeded all expectations

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expectations, with the need for fast and reliable access increasing as New Zealand responds to new ways of working during Covid-19,” said CEO of Northpower Fibre Limited Darren Mason. “Independent testing reveals that fibre continues to outclass other technologies across every measure, significantly outperforming fixed wireless and satellite technologies on speed and reliability. Northpower Fibre

is investing in exciting new innovation. We look forward to unlocking this value for a wider set of consumers in our region in the near future. “As Northland experiences some of the highest population growth in the country, Northpower Fibre is committed to providing access to premium communications technology that enables people to work, play and thrive in one the most beautiful regions of New Zealand.” ¢

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p Kathi Jeeves from One Tree Point was excited to be able to complete the fifth annual Northpower Wild Kiwi, multi-sport and trail run/walking event

p McKenzie Ashby from Ruakaka participating in the event at Whangarei Heads, where team members were treated to an array of wildlife and views

Wild Kiwi encourages u by Ann van Engelen

Community members from across Northland joined together to compete in the fifth annual Northpower Wild Kiwi, and its a multisport and trail run/walking event at Whangarei Heads recently. The Wild Kiwi involves completing a 10km sea kayaking, 25km mountain bike ride and a 14km run. “We came up with the idea when someone visited Whangarei Heads. They thought the views and network of trails were a perfect spot for a multisport marathon,” says Total Sport event manager Mark Fordham. “This year, we introduced the Mild Kiwi. An easier option based around the Wild Kiwi multisport of kayaking, mountain biking and running. We had a kids’ dash sponsored by Pak n Save

right through to running and walking events. Funds raised help support Whangarei Heads Primary School and the Bream Head Conservation Trust. “True to its name, it is pretty wild up there with kiwis and other wildlife to be seen.” Northpower general manager of people and capability, Andrea O’Brien, says Northpower partnered with the event as a part of the company’s wellbeing strategy for its staff. “The Wild Kiwi is important to us as we are a Northland-owned entity, which made it extra special. We wanted an event that pushed people a little bit physically and connected people together. It isn’t just a fivekilometre run; it is harder and out in the environment. “We had people from One Tree Point, Bream Bay, Mangawhai and other areas participating. This is our second year

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attending, and both years, around 140 staff and family members took part. The physical exercise is the biggest thing as staff train together and meet people from other areas.

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“We call our team the Sea of Orange, as our staff and family wear vibrant orange shirts. You see the Sea of Orange making its way around the course. It makes you proud to be a member of the team. There is a real feel-good factor once they have completed the course and chat about

their accomplishments. Through our wellbeing programme, people have had massive transformations such as quitting smoking and losing weight. “The Wild Kiwi shows the stunning Northland countryside. “You see right up Bream Bay and the work the Bream Head Conservation Trust has done. “It is a fun event, and it doesn’t matter who you are. Supporting the school and the conservation trust is a way we can give back in our own back yard. It works hand in hand with the cadetship we offer to the younger generation. “The Wild Kiwi connects people from all walks of life, which is always going to be a good thing. We are proud of everybody that took part; just to be out doing it is absolutely phenomenal. Well done, them. It is amazing, and we look forward to more people joining us next year.” ¢

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A whale of a rescue for lifesavers

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Volunteer lifeguards at the Mangawhai Heads Surf Lifesaving Club were holding a debriefing session on the club deck after the Easter long weekend marked the last patrol of their season, but as always, members were keeping a vigilant eye on the water. “We spotted some swimmers to the north and then another apparent swimmer to the south. Then suddenly a large fluke appeared, and the swimmer was a whale,” said club spokesman, John Drucker. A pair of binoculars quickly confirmed a whale had become stranded in the shallows, and then as club members

lifeguards, and the false killer whale, around four metres long, was refloated with the added impetus of successive waves. “We figure the stranding was the result of the animal chasing after stingrays in the shallows,” said John. “We were aware of the big bloke, and when he was knocked for six into

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The young people in our rescue team were really over the moon

sprang into action, a helicopter appeared and landed. “We figured they must be important, and by the time we arrived at the scene, two men were getting a rescue underway. We tied a wide towing strop around the tail, as a rope would cut into it.” On the end of that strop was former All Black Ali Williams, who was in the helicopter with businessman Nick Mowbray on a flight from the Bay of Islands when the pair spotted the stranded animal. They landed and began a rescue attempt. Minutes later, they were helped by the arriving

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the surf by the flick of its tail, someone noted he was an All Black. Anyway, we all got it out to deeper water, and a guy on a jet ski followed it out and said it rejoined a pod out at sea.” Back at the clubhouse, members were agog at what was the last rescue of their season at Easter. “We thought it was kind of classic,” said John. “The young people in our rescue team were really over the moon at being able to take part in the successful and ver y unusual rescue operation.” ¢

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p Mangawhai Heads lifeguards (left to right); Hamish Strong, Neev Cunningham, Mark Watkinson and Blake Whelan work to successfully reload the stranded whale

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A gardener’s fruit salad u by Liz Clark

Northland is blessed with a warm, subtropical climate that makes it ideal for growing subtropical and some tropical fruit varieties. Once solely the supermarkets’ domain as an import, pineapples are now making their presence felt with fruit being available at local markets around the region. A part of the bromeliad family, some varieties are now available to grow in the garden or pots. Several species of these sunloving plants have long, strappy leaves with sharp spines, meaning handling with care is required. Use a good quality pair of leather gloves when handling your plants. Smooth leaf commercial cultivars, however, are also available. Pineapple plants require a sunny, frost-free area and light, freedraining soil with plenty of organic matter for optimum growth. Since it is a tropical plant, pineapples need warm temperatures to thrive. Bring indoors or into a sheltered area during winter. Two commercially available s m o o t h - l e av e d pineapple varieties, Queen and Cayenne, are best suited for tight spaces in courtyards and on decks. The delightful but sharp-spined red pineapple produces a small red fruit that is just as delicious as its larger cousins. Pineapples take several years to fruit, so patience is needed. Pitaya, or more commonly known as dragon fruit, from the cactus family, is a native of the Americas.

The plants are climbers, with aerial roots forming on the leaves, and need to be supported on a trellis or staked once they reach 30cm or more. Dragon fruit has three varieties; yellow, pink and red. The yellow and pink varieties are white-fleshed and described as somewhat bland in texture and taste. The red cultivar is red-fleshed and sweeter in taste. The plants flower at around five to eight years old. A pollinator from another variety is needed for dragon fruit to produce. Plant in either a cactus mix or a goodquality potting mix for best results. Pawpaw is a tall-growing tropical tree reaching heights of five to eight metres from the regions of South America. The most commonly grown outdoor variety is the mountain pawpaw. This species grows up to three metres and fruits in its first year producing abundant yellow fruit. It is reasonably coldtolerant and will withstand a mild frost once established. Pawpaw trees need rich, welldrained soil and a sheltered site. While the mountain pawpaw is the most well known, other species are also available. Take a look at Mountain Red, the NZ-developed Rainbow Valley and Oakleaf varieties, as an alternative. Look online or visit your local subtropical nursery for more information.

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u by Liz Clark

In the township of Waipu stands a monument dedicated to Scottish-descended settlers that arrived from Nova Scotia on the east coast of Canada during the 1850s. Its origins reach back to early 1913 when a committee of residents gathered together to make plans for the community’s diamond jubilee celebrations for the following year. JA Finlayson was appointed chair with JC McKay as the secretary. While the usual needs to hold such a large celebration catering for more than 1,000 attendees were discussed, the bold plan of a large memorial dedicated to the pioneer settlers was mooted. The cost for the structure was estimated at £700, with the funding coming from the descendants of the settlers being honoured. Not all, however, were in favour of the memorial. One resident, in a letter published in a regional newspaper, wrote that a cottage hospital was far more of a need than a monument, and the money raised would be better used there. ‘Anybody, not a stonemason must feel the force of this, and I am not addressing myself to those who saw personal gain coming from a monolith 50ft high: a modern Tower of Babel,’ he concluded. Heedless of the objections, plans for the memorial were taken forward by the committee. The education board was approached for a strip of land it owned

so the planned structure could be placed in the centre of the road leading up to the church in the village. In late September 1913, the committee had engaged the Auckland-based stone masons Parkinson & Company after accepting its initial design. The cost of the contract totalled £470, including the site excavation and provision of the sand and gravel for the foundation. The committee had also made several alterations to the original plans under the guidance of honorary architectural advisers, engineer Hugh Munro Wilson and architect Hugh Cresswell Grierson. A decision was also made to set the date, March 21 1914, for the unveiling. By early February 1914, the date for the unveiling had been changed to April 10. The contractors were to start work on the monument by March 1. The committee had also decided on the final inscriptions: the motto of the Scottish settlers in Gaelic with its English translation was to be put on the front of the memorial. The unveiling date came, then went, due to shipping delays for the plinth and the lion rampant from England. On December 30 1914, the monument was unveiled; it remains an iconic symbol of Waipu’s past. ¢

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They’re some of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, but the Siamangs of Sumatra are unlikely to pay a visit along with the in-laws. These large tropical apes live high up in the rainforest, which is why Auckland Zoo has built a special habitat for them. Like all gibbons, the Siamang has powerful arms to brachiate (swing) through the canopy of trees, and they’re happiest at heights that would make many humans more than a little nervous. The new high canopy habitat at Auckland Zoo caters for this love of swinging and hanging out in the treetops, with ropes, climbing frames and trees arranged to give the Siamangs a workout for their long and powerful arms, twice the length of their legs! Siamangs have another claim to fame, apart from being the largest of the gibbons. Both male and female Siamangs have a throat pouch similar to that of a bullfrog, which can be expanded with air to help them sing. Imagine having a living set of bagpipes, with the ability to be heard two kilometres away through thick jungle; that’s how the Siamang makes itself heard. Individual apes call out to their rivals to keep away,

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especially during times when there’s plenty of fresh fruit and leaves to be had. The Siamang exhibits a singing style that’s common to humans as well. Male and female Siamangs who have formed a mated pair sing duets from the treetops, with complex harmonies created by the bigger males and smaller females calling at the same time. A range of booming, shrieking, barking and screaming noises make up the Siamang’s vocal range, so it’s not music to everyone’s tastes. However, for these forest-dwellers, it’s a way of telling rival apes to steer clear; mated pairs will defend their territory as a team. At Auckland Zoo you might hear Siamang pair Intan and Kera giving a duet performance, but you’ll more likely find them enjoying their new high-up habitat, relaxing with a meal of leaves and fruit or watching the primates on the other side of the fence; us! ¢

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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Best reads of the decade revealed u by Andy Bryenton

School holidays are a great chance to put down the textbooks and pick up something to read just for fun and relaxation. With the wild autumn weather promising at least a few indoors days these holidays, here are ten of the best. The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are held each year, celebrating the best Kiwi authors who write for a younger audience. The top ten is a varied bunch, covering themes as varied as wilderness adventure, colonial history and rampaging dinosaurs in the era of Napoleon. Each of these picks has won top book for its year in the last ten years. Fleur Beale’s Fierce September is part of a series, so if you enjoy this dystopian future adventure about Juno and the mysterious island of Taris, there’s more to dig into. Jack Lasenby’s Calling the Gods is another story of exile, adventure and a struggle against an unfair society, but with an eye on the past rather than the future. When Te Arepa Santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change the course of his whole life. Ted Dawe’s Into the River follows a young hero who has touched the spirit world and must face the consequences for his destiny. Destiny

and some mysterious origins create a compelling tale in Elizabeth Knox’s Mortal Fire, another story of a very different alternative South Pacific and the wonders found there. Meanwhile, Mandy Hager’s novel Singing Home the Whale takes place in the real world, in small-town New Zealand, but features the friendship between the victim of a social media disaster and a misunderstood orca whale. Brian Falkner is the wild card in this bunch, with his story of Napoleonic warfare and dinosaurs. Battlesaurus, Rampage at Waterloo is an alternate history that’s as over-the-top and exciting as they come. A veteran of fantasy fiction Maurice Gee delivers an equally amazing world in The Severed Land, a story about a dangerous quest across a war-torn landscape populated by the desperate and the cruel. Another survival story with a twist is Cally Black’s In the Dark Places, in which a young kidnap victim is the sole survivor of an alien attack on a deepspace freighter.

From travels in space to travels in time, Whiti Hereaka has crafted a body-swapping adventure with his novel Legacy, in which a modern boy finds himself in the body of his great grandfather, a soldier from the Maori Contingent in the first world war. Just as much of a puzzle, but set in

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Pulled pork burgers and slaw u by Jessica Keesing

Sometimes, all you want to do is not have to think about dinner at great lengths when you get home. This one has you sorted. Pop it in the slow cooker in the morning, come home to the smell of cooked pork and warm beer. These burgers are messy as all sin, but who doesn’t love a little bit of messy eating. It also makes a lot, so plenty of leftovers. If you want, you could make pulled pork tacos the next day, add a bit of salsa to the meat, and you’re good to go with your normal taco toppings. Ideally, with this, you want a pork roast that has a bit of fat on it so you can make some crackling, but at the moment, they seem to be a bit lacklustre and don’t seem to have the fat cap they used to. I do suggest, as I’m all about texture, that if the fat cap and rind are no good, getting pork scratchings to add to this: the extra crunch is just something else. INGREDIENTS Pork shoulder roast 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp onion salt 3 tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp chilli powder 2 tsp garlic powder 1 bottle of Stout 1 bottle of IPA BBQ sauce (I use Whitlock) 1 onion 5–6 garlic cloves Burger buns Pork scratchings (if not making crackling)

SLAW ½–1 whole red cabbage ¼ cup jalapenos ½ cup sour cream ½ cup mayonnaise 1 lemon Salt to taste 1 bunch coriander

INSTRUCTIONS Remove the rind from the pork. You can make crackling if you like. In a bowl, combine all the spices. Then rub the spice mix all over the pork, making sure to get in all the nooks and crannies. Put into the slow cooker, add garlic cloves and onions and pour over the IPA and stout. Cook on high until it falls apart. I’d put this on at 7am to have it at 6pm. Once it falls apart as soon as you touch it, attempt to remove the meat from the liquid and pull apart with forks. Pour out liquid all but save one cup worth. Return back to the slow cooker and reduce to low heat. Add as much BBQ sauce as you want. Depending on how truly saucy you want it, to help loosen it up, add some of the cooking liquid you set aside. Keep warm in the slow cooker while making slaw. SLAW Shred your cabbage; personally, I enjoy the colour of red cabbage, but if you prefer green cabbage, then that’s totally fine. Put the cabbage in a bowl, cut jalapenos finely, add in sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, finely-cut coriander and salt then combine. I find it easiest to use my hands with this as you can really get the dressing into everything. Assemble burgers. Pulled pork, slaw and pop some of the scratchings or crackling on top.

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p Lynn Middleton created a wide range of colourful prints using the traditional techniques as well as modern-day technology during her lifetime

Enhancing the art community u by Ann van Engelen

Mangawhai Artists Incorporated is celebrating Lynn Middleton, who was heavily involved with the group for many years alongside present-day artists in the Kaipara. “Lynn died suddenly two years ago, and we are honoured to be offered her art supplies by her estate to sell to our members,” says Mangawhai Artists Inc chair Mary-Anne Boyd. “These consist of some new and some partially-used supplies and equipment. “The proceeds will be used to help people who would otherwise not be able to come to classes or courses at Mangawhai Artists Incorporated. “Lynn returned from London and made Mangawhai her home and absolutely embraced the Mangawhai artists’ community some years ago. “She would have been the first one to support the idea of fundraising for others to learn. “With a larger than life personality and a lot of drive and enthusiasm, she was involved in all sorts of art and very welcoming and embracing of people. She was an incredibly vibrant person

who was fanatical about Mangawhai Artists Inc. “As an award-winning visual artist, she had become a well-loved member of the Kaipara arts community and

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contributed much to it.” Lynn’s passion and talents for printmaking were recognised in the prestigious Kaipara Art Awards. The MAI also has Lynn’s hand printing press that will be used to help other people to learn the art form in the near future.

“We are working with Creative Northland on a project that will give the press a new life. A gentleman from up north will be running the courses.” Artist, printmaker and friend Wendy Clifford has a retrospective exhibition, which started this week at Mangawhai Arts at 45 Moir Street, Mangawhai. “I have been painting and drawing since I was a little child. All printmaking and painting start off with a drawing,” says Wendy. “I did all the usual linocuts at school. It is very graphic and bold, and I enjoy using a lot of colour, which is not a part of the traditional thing. The Japanese people started printmaking many years ago, and they used a lot of colour. We have people doing all types of printing here in Mangawhai such as linocutting and things which are the traditional types. “When Lynn first joined us, I thought it was wonderful to have another

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She did so many things for our organisation, and she was always helping others, right down to showing older ladies how to work their mobile phones

printmaker in our group. She had a little studio and was keen to progress her own art and help others as well. We believe printing is an important aspect of art, so we organised an exhibition and explained to other people how we do printmaking and how it comes into being. “We now hold an annual printmaking exhibition with another coming up in October. Since we originally began offering workshops for printmaking, we now see many new styles. It is a very personal art form, just like painting. Each printmaker has an individual approach, and we can tell by looking at a piece who did it. “Lynn’s printmaking started in a traditional way many years ago, and then she picked up on technology and all the things you can do with a mobile phone and from the Internet. Then a lot of her works were done on her phone and printed on at least A2 size. She did

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a lot of floral work, which people always love, and she did traditional as well. She had a very wide range of skills and a huge knowledge base that she shared with us. “Personally, I would like to see people understand how printmaking happens. With technology, people think a print comes off a computer system, but it doesn’t. If I do a big linocut, it takes me six weeks to prepare. You draw the picture or work directly on to a plate depending on the technique you are using. “I also create a lot of monoprints which are taken straight off a glass plate. Printmaking is very exciting, and one of our printmakers, Nicki Everett, is a very good tutor. Lynn’s roller printer is great as you can do large works and get a consistently good print from it due to the pressure of the roller. “You can also do it between two boards by putting your plate on a board

on the floor, put your paper on that and another board on top and walk on it. That is what they did many years ago before printing presses were made. “My exhibition that started this week has a few prints on display and a lot of other works as well. When we have an opening night, photos are put up on our Mangawhai Artists Incorporated Facebook page and our website. We have people do a wide variety of art forms, including fabric work, sculpture, printmaking, photography and painting. It is a lovely community to work in. “It is lovely having Lynn’s printing press here and having Creative Northland sponsoring a tutor who is particularly interested in inspirational courses. People who attend will suddenly realise after a day they can do it. We are also going to sell some of her works in the near future, including prints and paintings and what we raise will go toward paying for, mostly, women

who would like to learn about art and are not able to afford it. The memory of Lynn lives on because she was a force to be reckoned with. “She did so many things for our organisation, and she was always helping others, right down to showing older ladies how to work their mobile phones. I have lived here for 11 years now, and people made me so welcome back then, and it is the same now. Part of that is living in a rural community.” Nicki Everett says printmaking is a good process for people to learn. “It helps develop skills that are not only helpful in the printmaking process but also with the artwork itself. The process helps with the development of ideas and goes beyond that. It is an important part of expanding the way you think about your work, and this is due to the fact that there are many different processes that you follow to get your end result.” ¢

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p Chris Westlake from Matakohe toured the country in his Mini Mack to complete the recent Pork Pie charity run

p Forty-eight teams raised more than $316,000 for the KidsCan charity through the event

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Chris Westlake from Matakohe completed his seventh Pork Pie Charity Run last week alongside first-time event-goer Mini enthusiasts Phil and Pamela Renouf, aka Team Blondie from One Tree Point. This was the seventh bi-annual fundraiser race, which this year started at Paihia and ended in Invercargill, with the goal of raising $300,000 for the KidsCan charity. “We are excited to have raised more than $316,000 so far from our 48 teams and 101 humans,” says organiser Tracey Brake. “There are no tourists and we are in a pandemic so the fundraising effort has had incredible results. We are so proud of the accomplishment. The event went so well. My husband Lee and I have completed all of the seven runs. There are just five people in total who have done all of the runs. “Chris Westlake is a well-known supporter of KidsCan and one of the

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drivers who has done all of the trips in his Mini Mack. From an organiser’s point of view, it was superb. When registrations opened this year it took eight minutes to fill the spots. We now know what matters to people on the trip and out of 48 teams, 27 were new teams. There were people who have heard about it and wanted to do it, but couldn’t prior and now they have done it.” The run started on Friday, March 26 in Paihia, with the goal to get to Invercargill. The Pork Pie Charity Run is a bi-annual fundraising road trip for all Mini owners, based loosely on the route taken by the Blondini Gang in the original movie. Minis ranging from 1960s originals to Mini Coopers and

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110 early childhood centres across New Zealand. They do fantastic work.” The first Pork Pie run took place in 2009 with 36 teams travelling from Kaitaia to Invercargill over five days. The event now has vehicles from 1964 with 850cc motors. Travelling long distances in a classic Mini is a bit like being a marble in a biscuit tin. “Now we have a 60-car maximum with the run extended to six days on the road. The run has raised funds for Starship Hospital, Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand and KidsCan,” says Tracey. People can still donate at porkpie2021.gofundraise.co.nz/page/ Chris-20775866 or kidscan.org.nz. ¢

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Jumbo crossword ACROSS 1 Hot-water burn (5) 4 Known to be too honest to be capable of wrongdoing (5,9) 11 Damp (5) 14 Overly eager speed (5) 15 Doctor’s instrument (11) 16 Last work or act before retirement (8) 19 Distinguished musician (7) 20 Barrister’s instructions (5) 21 Bride’s collection (9) 24 Gut (9) 26 Infrequently (6) 27 Large serving dish (6) 31 Tranquillity (5) 32 Hat maker, seller (8) 34 Not pertinent to the matter at hand (10) 37 Tree (3) 39 Fortified white wine (7) 40 Handwriting (6) 41 Mar (6) 42 Planet (4) 43 Communication (7) 46 Theory (10) 51 Tongs (7) 55 Cat’s lives (4) 56 Colony of rabbits (6) 57 Ban (6) 58 Business tycoon (7) 60 Fuel (3) 62 Takes into custody (10)

63 Egg dish (8) 64 Trainee (5) 67 Culpable (6) 68 Caress (6) 69 Extra (9) 74 Dry (9) 75 Short crowbar (5) 76 Concert by a soloist (7) 81 Insolvent (8) 82 Magician’s chant (11) 83 Concur (5) 84 Hardy fabric (5) 85 Favourite person, one who is loved best (5,2,4,3) 86 Get to one’s feet (5) DOWN 2 Man’s neckwear (6) 3 Water lily (5) 5 Pieces (4) 6 Old hand (7) 7 Digging tool (6) 8 Unwell (4) 9 Endangers (8) 10 Most recent (6) 11 Very small bottles of spirits (10) 12 Fe, a metal (4) 13 Increase tension (7) 17 Multiply (5) 18 Signs for admirer (10) 22 Narrow band (5) 23 Split up (8) 25 Core (7) 26 Prison term (7) 28 Act properly (6) 29 Blue dye (6)

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