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Images preserve memories Evan Jordan often spends time in the garden helping his photographer mum Rachel with chores around the property they live on. As a wedding photographer, Rachel travels to various locations around Northland and beyond and prides herself on ensuring the people she photographs have a lifetime of continued on page 13 … memories to look back on for years to come
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Honouring our hospices u by Andy Bryenton
This week is Hospice Awareness Week, a time to reflect on the vital work that local Hospice volunteers and staff engage in every day. Our area is served by three separate Hospice entities: Kaipara, Whangārei, which covers Bream Bay, and Harbour Hospice, covering the east coast and Wellsford.
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Hospice Kaipara’s lead nurse Annette Olsen says that while providing care for those with a life-limiting diagnosis can be an experience fraught with emotion for relatives and friends, her job is far from being a sad or morbid one. Levity, philosophy and acceptance are all parts of the mental process as well as grief and loss. “In some ways, hospice care is something people don’t like to think about until it’s very necessary,” says Annette. “However, when we are needed, it’s important that we are there and that we have the facilities and the people needed to offer the best care possible.
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funding for the Harbour Hospice. It’s a significant effort, as this organisation is currently building a new facility to cope with the projected needs of tomorrow. “Demand for palliative care across our region is expected to increase by 50% in the next 14 years, and 90% in the next 40 years,” says the Hospice organisation’s media liaison. “With the support of our community, we’re redeveloping our Hospice, so we’re able to meet this demand and continue to deliver our unique model of care now and in the future.” To support your local Hospice in its good works, the easiest thing to do is stop into their opportunity shops
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“Sometimes, that’s in a person’s own home, sometimes at the Kōwhai Room here at Dargaville Hospital, sometimes in a rest home or hospital. It’s for the person who has a limited time left to live, certainly, but it’s for the family and loved ones too.” In the small town of Te Hana and the main street of Wellsford, Hospice shops turn unwanted household goods into
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with either a donation of goods or a gold coin or two to buy a book or second-hand item. Volunteers are also welcomed warmly, as all of the Hospice care providers operate delivery and pick-up services for their busy second-hand stores, with many front line roles filled by members of the public seeking to give back to their communities. ¢
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Twelve hundred kilometres to go
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u by Andy Bryenton
There’s cause to rejoice for those of us who live on unsealed country roads all across the Kaipara, and the wider Northland region, as the Northern Transport Alliance uses lessons put in the ground here to inform a campaign of new roading engineering. Two weeks ago representatives of the NTA, Kaipara District Council and roadbuilders Ventia showcased a new kind of unpaved road in Hakaru to members of the press. Now comes the indication from Mayor Jason Smith that this new design, which promises to be harder wearing and more resistant to potholes and washboarding, will be rolled out across the whole Kaipara network of unpaved roads. “As it’s rolled out across Kaipara’s 1,200km of dusty gravel roads, this innovation will improve lives for people here, and save lives too. Every sector in the growing Kaipara economy will benefit from smoother journeys,” says Mayor Smith. The new surface and under-strata are based on literally groundbreaking science from South African road specialist Professor Paige Green. Ventia opines that the new mixture of gravel, clays and so-called ‘fines’ or binding sedimentary elements, will allow for a proactive schedule of road maintenance, rather than a reactive model ‘from 1907’ which involves simply throwing gravel at the surface and grading it intermittently. At the Settlement Road test site, dust was visibly reduced by a vast percentage, even as large farming machinery came through the completed works. Project Sponsor Aram Goes says the trial sites have been in operation for more than
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two years now and are showing little sign of wear. “The harder, compacted surface is less likely to pothole or corrugate. It means the road surface stays strong, which gives a smoother, more comfortable ride, reduces dust and costs less to maintain,” says Mr Goes. “Now we’re ready to begin the network reconstruction in earnest. Reconstruction is the full package.
It involves water drainage, replacing culverts if necessary, cutting vegetation and shoulder benching. It is more effective than simply grading and regravelling existing roads.” Thanks in part to funding from the Provincial Growth Fund and in part to this forward planning, roads will be prioritised and rebuilt in the near future, alongside standard remedial work to those which are already degraded.
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Little town of progress u by Ann van Engelen
The Kaiwaka Can Incorporated Society recently farewelled outgoing chair, Derek Christensen, after nearly seven years at the helm. “Kaiwaka Can was established six years ago, with Derek at the helm. He did an incredible job as chairman,” says newly appointed chair David Wright. “Derek did an exceptional job keeping the group alive, dealing with council and bureaucracy and moving things forward. Accomplishments like getting the pedestrian walkways at the bridges approved are a direct reward for his perseverance. “We are excited at how well the group is progressing and had a great celebration dinner for him and his wife Isa at Eutopia cafe. It was like a changing of the guard with fresh beginnings.” The group is involved in a wide range of community progression plans. That includes town planning matters that
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affect the future of Kaiwaka and the surrounding area. “Our aim is to build a strong and supportive wider community to care for all those who live in the area. We want to better the township where we can and are interested in traffic management issues, community events and community projects. “Kaiwaka Can is here to help other organisations to work with the council, look for funding for projects and a variety of other things as well. One of our missions is getting the lights back up again throughout the town. We want to re-establish the area as the little town of lights once more. “We work hard at engaging constructively with the Kaipara District
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Gumbooting up for Friday u by Ann van Engelen
Staff and students at Kaiwaka Primary School are participating in the Gumboot Friday fundraising initiative supporting the I Am Hope Foundation on Friday, May 28 and challenge other schools in the area to join in. “This is our first year doing the Gumboot Friday, and we think the children will love being involved. We want to help raise funds for children who need to access counselling services,” says deputy principal Michelle Dempsey. “We plan to all wear gumboots and bring a donation for the cause. I added a colouring competition for our tamariki to give our students the opportunity to talk about what Gumboot Friday is about with their family. “As a school, we have children who need access to counselling services. We also believe the more senior students understand the importance of good mental health before entering high school — the better. “At the beginning of this term our staff completed the Professional Learning Development on a programme Pause, Breath, Smile. “We are implementing this in our classrooms and it goes hand in hand with Gumboot Friday. Pause, Breathe, Smile is about strategies and opportunities for
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students to think about the way they are feeling and to have mindfulness of the moment they are in. If you are hurt, you go to a doctor, but a child can’t say I am feeling really sad and don’t know what to do about it. “We want them to know it is OK to ask for help, just like if you fall over and hurt your knee. “It would be great to see as many schools and businesses as possible suppor t Gumboot Friday next week because ultimately it is about our tamariki and good mental health. “With things that have happened over the past few years in New Zealand, such as Covid and the earthquakes, anxiety has risen through homes. We want people to reach out for help before they are super stressed. “Being mentally healthy is an important part of life. We need to drink water, feed our body fruit and vegetables and have a good internal dialogue while being mindful and present in the moment.
Pause, Breathe, Smile is about strategies and opportunities for students to think about
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p Kaiwaka Primary students are gearing up for Gumboot Friday next week with principal Sharlene Tornquist and deputy principal Michelle Dempsey
“We need to think about things that we are grateful for. Some people don’t have great home lives, so if our communities can do our bit by supporting good mental health in a safe place that all ties in together. “Our school kaupapa has always been around supporting our students
and families. Gumboot Friday benefits everyone. Funding raised is to help anyone under 25 years of age get counselling. “They just need to text 1737 or go to the I Am Hope web page. All of our communities benefit when we have good mental health.” ¢
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Your own bit of Bordeaux u by Liz Clark
Since the earliest days of European settlement, the grapevine has been an integral part of the garden; in the 21st century, it still has a place. You don’t need to be a winemaker to grow grapes or own a large tract of land. All you need is a trellis or solid support and a pot or well-drained soil. A sunny site is a must with good air circulation. Choose a good, young, robust vine at your local nursery rather than a small spindly plant that will fail to thrive. Plant the vine once the danger of frost is over, and if dormant, prune back to two or three buds. Your planting hole should be slightly larger than the container the vine was grown in. Add in some blood and bone at the edges to encourage good root growth and then fill. Put compost with a mix of sheep pellets around the top of the planted area, then cover in mulch. Ensure the trunk of the plant is kept free of the mulch and compost mix. If mass planting, depending upon the vigour of the variety, space the vines 1.5–3 metres apart. Shelter from strong winds is an essential component of growing a healthy vine. Grapes can tolerate coastal situations and sandy soils, but that shelter is a must. Watering needs to be consistent throughout the growing season, especially in late spring and early summer when fruit set is occurring.
Water deeply during the dry summer months to ensure the vine’s survival. While grapes can be easy-care plants, it’s advisable to buy vines grafted on to phylloxera-resistant rootstock. Phylloxera is a microscopic sapsucking aphid-like species that can cause vines to fail and eventually die. They are more prevalent in commercial vineyards rather than home gardens. Other insects to look out for are mealy bugs, aphids, passion vine hoppers, shield and stink bugs. Control these with an appropriate spray or remove by hand. Fungal diseases such as powdery mildew and black spot can be treated with fungicide. All grape varieties are self-fertile and, if pruned correctly, will produce prolifically for a century or more. During winter, the vines should be pruned once they are dormant. More information on when and how to prune is available online on many nursery websites. Harvest your grapes as soon as they are ripe, cover them with bird netting during the ripening process. There are many grape varieties available; choose vines according to preference. For Northland, the heritage variety Bishop Pompallier is recommended for all situations.
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The essence of life
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u by Ann van Engelen
Alex Donald trained to be a beauty therapist some 31 years ago and is passionate about making people feel good at her clinic, which is now located in Waipū. “I began my business, Pure Essence, at home in Ruakākā 20 years ago, and it grew,” says Alex. “A house became available in Waipū five years ago, and so I had clinics in both places — just before Covid hit, we amalgamated in Waipū. It is lovely having our staff on-site together. “The reason we enjoy beauty therapy is that we get to help people feel good about themselves. I love making a difference to people’s skin and reviewing what is going on. I enjoy helping with issues such as rosacea, acne and ageing skin and seeing someone’s skin become vibrant, clear and balanced again. “Often skin issues are caused by an imbalance, and I start with beautiful oil drops and a herb and mineral spray to help restore the acid mantle. “We use DMK products, which were founded by Danné Montague-King in the US. He had bad acne as a young man, so he began to research how the body works and what it responds to. His desire to improve the appearance of his skin
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grew into a 40-year quest to understand the phenomenon of acne, pigmentation and ageing.” Alex says the most important aspect to her is making people feel good. “Skin is my passion, but the clinic isn’t just about that. Everything is about making people feel good. I would love everyone to have facials every month, but I learned over the years that they are not for everybody. Some people have their eyebrows done or a massage for time out from their busy lives. It is great they can come and do one thing for themselves. “The most amazing things have been instances like when someone going through grief came in for a treatment. When she left, we felt like we made a little bit of a difference to help her feel better. “We also had a person with severe acne, and she couldn’t look at you in the eye through embarrassment about her skin. “Now she smiles and loves the progress she is making with self-care at home. Nothing is a quick fix; it takes
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p Alex Donald believes that the most important aspect of being in the beauty therapy industry is helping people feel better about themselves and helping them to gain confidence in their own skin
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LOOK & FEEL FABULOUS Miracles with mind and mood u by Andy Bryenton
It’s a truism that we dress more for ourselves than for others, whenever we have the choice. If it’s not a necessity to put on protective overalls or a big pair of gumboots, most of us prefer to let our personality show through. It turns out there’s more to this than people once thought. Our choices in looking good can have a big effect on how we feel. One of the core principles revealed by doctors and psychologists working in fields as disparate as depression research, brain chemistry and colour recognition is that ‘looking good’ is thoroughly subjective. That means that when you take care of your skin, treat yourself to a new hairstyle or wear something which shows off your personality, you’re actually creating what programmers would call a ‘feedback loop’. Take these statistics as food for thought. Professor Karen Pine, from the psychology department at the University of Hertfordshire in Britain, conducted a study which discovered that 57% of women deliberately picked out drab, old, or baggy clothes when depressed, compared to two per cent who did the same when feeling happy. On the flip side, 62% would put on a favourite dress when happy, compared to six per cent
when sad. It stands to reason, right? Well, there’s another factor in play that turns this logic on its head. Another professor, another study; Professor Adam Galinsky of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his colleague Hajo Adam gathered people to test the theory that how you think you look can change how you think. The two groups of people who took part in the study were each given a white lab coat to wear. The first group were told it was a doctor’s coat, the second that it was a painter’s. The so-called ‘doctors’ did better on tests, were more calm, focussed and confident than the ‘painters’. This process is called enclothed cognition. Galinsky describes it as “the systematic influence that clothes have on the wearer’s psychological processes.” Further research proved the case. Professor Pine’s subjects would have boosted their moods by wearing brighter, more personality-defining clothes. It’s the same for all aspects of our self-
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Elizabeth York wanted to help ladies experiencing trauma and grief in any form to have a safe place to spend a day being pampered with others who have gone through similar situations
Helping others feel fabulous u by Ann van Engelen
Elizabeth York created the Feeling Fab Foundation to give ladies who have experienced any type of grief a moment to be pampered. “I am thankful for community members such as Carol Collet from Mangawhai for helping to facilitate the events. The pamper days are for ladies who have gone through trauma, tragedy and any type of grief,” says Elizabeth. “I hope to have similar days for men in the future. Volunteers such as hairdressers, beauticians and everyday people help me work alongside organisations like Hospice, Sweet Louise, Women’s Refuge, Grandparents Bringing up Grandchildren, Race 4 Life and counsellors. “We are honoured to have people come along. Race4life sends us patients that are palliative. They often don’t know if they have three days, three months or three weeks left to live. They come along and have an absolutely magical day. They often look at us in awe as they have tried everything to feel good, and nothing has worked. “It is nice to know we are helping all these organisations with their clients.
The day is just about them. Some guests arrive and sit outside in the car park scared to come in, but I will go and welcome them and give them a hug if they need it.” Elizabeth says seeing people make new friends is a beautiful part of the day. “When you lose someone, you lose touching that person. I understand what that is like and have suffered grief myself. My husband Allan was killed in a car crash 22 years ago. My grandmother had died in Wellington, and my mum rang me. I called Allan to hurry home from work in Gisborne. “Unfortunately, Allan didn’t make it. He ended up upside down in the Waioeka Gorge and drowned. At 12.45am, I got the knock at the door and thought he was being silly. I looked out the curtain and saw the police and victim support standing there. “I had done the victim support course and knew they only come if someone died but thought they had the wrong
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told you have to be good or go to hell, but for me, from that moment, I lived hell on earth. I wanted my mum, but she was in Wellington. My dad got an emergency flight to me as I had to tell our sons. I didn’t want the sun to rise that day because I knew I had to tell them. Their screams still haunt me. “I used to drop the boys off to school and sit on the side of the road and cry.
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p Ladies who volunteer their time and services at the Feeling Fab pamper days have often been through grief and trauma at some stage in their lives themselves and understand the need to feel good about yourself
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The staff would sit me down and let me watch my boys. I remember thinking one day, I am going to have somewhere for others to go. “Four years later, I found an ad in the newspaper from a non-profit organisation asking people to tell their story at a Women in Grief homecare workshop, which provided 24-hour counselling. I did, and the organiser asked if I would take over the charity as her mum was dying in England. That gave me the platform to help others. “We paired people up with volunteers who had been through similar grief for friendships over the phone. We also did good grief workshops, and after nine years, realised it was time to bring joy into grief. “My friend Judith asked how I felt in the early stages of my grief. I felt I had lost feeling fab. I lost having my nails and hair done and dressing nice, so we came up with the name Feeling Fab. Eventually, we did our first pamper day. Feeling Fab
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was lucky to start at the Grief Centre in Birkenhead. People heard about us and wanted to help. Waste Management gave us offices to use monthly, food, and the Dairy Flat Community Trust gave us money to begin. “We don’t get funding, so try to get people to sponsor a lady. I have a partner now, and he works hard to help us do what we do. Without all the sponsors and hundreds of volunteers, we would not be able to help others. “We may have 26 ladies come along to pamper days, and we see guests laughing and crying. They are heard and share their story without being judged in a safe environment. You see them stand tall again after being pampered, and they look in the mirror saying, ‘wow, is that me?’. If I could bottle the feeling, we would have fewer suicides and antidepressant usage. “When you have grief tied up around your neck, you can’t get away from it. We don’t talk about it because we are not
taught about it. It is like childbirth. We know nothing about it until we are going through it. I used to dream of being in a quicksand pit every night with no arms or legs. It strangles you, and that is why I wanted a safe environment for others to express how they are feeling about their trauma and be pampered. “People would ask, ‘how are you?’ I would think, do you really want to know that when my boys go to bed, I scream and sob. “When people come along to Pamper Days, they experience this amazing transformation. They are heard and don’t have a counsellor saying this is where you should be. I believe you are exactly where you need to be. “One 85-year-old lady lost her husband, who she married at 16. She wanted to join him for a long time. She attended a pamper day and left feeling fab. Her sons couldn’t wait to ring me to say how thankful they were as they had their mum back. Feeling Fab is about
grieving people. They can have their hair, nails and make-up done, do craft or just sit for the day. It is no one’s fault that people don’t know how to handle grief. We should be taught in primary school what to do if a pet, aunty or parent dies. “Carol will be hosting the Mangawhai days for us now. My vision is to put Feeling Fab through small country towns and help farmers and men, as well, as they often shut themselves off. “We do things like selling beautiful mugs and hold high teas to create funds. Sometimes a community will fundraise to send 10 ladies along. We also work with the Tui Centre and Morrisons Funerals in Warkworth on a regular basis, and they have been absolutely incredible. “We have another pamper day planned for Mangawhai in September — for more information contact feelingfab. org.nz. People don’t realise what people go through with grief and our guests come in feeling crap and go out feeling fab. It is amazing.” ¢
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Banana chocolate chunk muffins u by Jessica Keesing
Who doesn’t have bananas lying around going rotten or, better yet, in the most pristine condition for baking? Unless I suppose, you have an absolute banana fiend in your house. However, in ours, there’s always a couple of bananas leftover from a hand, so typically, I pop them in the freezer for use at a later date. Well, here’s a recipe for all those bananas you’ve ferreted away if you’re anything like me. It’s sure to please, soft chocolatey goodness, how can you go wrong really? It’s such a quick and easy one to knock together; I feel like the thing that takes the longest is to let those bananas defrost. I must say, if you aren’t patient about that, it does affect the bake time a wee bit as the banana needs to come up to temperature. It also saves your fingers from some kind of frostbite if you’ve fetched them from the freezer. INGREDIENTS 4 very ripe bananas ¾ cup white sugar 1 egg 100g butter 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1½ cups flour ½ cup chocolate chunks (I tend to go fairly heavy on the chocolate, and for this, I cut up Whittaker’s milk chocolate roughly) 2 tbsp milk
METHOD Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease the muffin tray. Mash bananas, then add sugar. Melt butter, add milk, then egg and mix, then add to banana mixture. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and chocolate chunks and combine until just mixed, don’t over mix. Spoon mixture into muffin tray and keep mixture two millimetres below muffin hole. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until toothpick comes away clean.
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Images preserve memories
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u by Ann van Engelen
After travelling the world as a backpacker with her camera, Rachel Jordan moved to Northland from California, USA, with her husband Eric, bringing her photography passion with her. Rachel’s grandfather was a hobby photographer, and she picked up the camera as a teenager. “I constantly took photos documenting life with friends posing for me so I could learn,” says Rachel. “Not many people get to have a career that is their first love. I am very blessed to have done it for 22 years now. I went backpacking alone for five years, travelling the world taking photos of people. I thought I would be a travel photographer for National Geographic, but on my last trip, a year’s worth of work got stolen. “I returned home and met Eric. We married in Hawaii and used a two little starfish logo on everything, including the cake. He even bought the domain name to keep our wedding plan details on. That is now our business name — Two Little Starfish. “I loved our wedding so much that I photographed friends’ weddings for fun. I loved that it was in between editorial fashion and documentary style after doing portraits in LA. We had a baby and moved to New Zealand after looking at
a world map for somewhere nice to live and started our wedding photography as a business. Eric created our website and got things going, and I delivered flyers letting people know I was available to catch their special moments. “I have travelled to some beautiful locations and shot every kind of wedding you can imagine. Even a sprinkle of rain makes spectacular photos. I want people to experience their day to the fullest. Ultimately it comes down to capturing the style people want. “My advice is to enjoy the day — that is all that matters. “With everything going on worldwide, it is more important than ever to capture those special moments no matter where you are. “I love being able to photograph moments in time that bring you back to that place. I love capturing the raw beauty of people, especially those who don’t realise how beautiful they are. “Moments with children are also important as they grow up very quickly. “Having the memories captured on film is also important. New Zealand is
p Rachel and Eric Jordan moved to New Zealand with their son Evan as a place to enjoy life and share her photography expertise through world travel with others while she captures people’s weddings and special moments
p Creating memories for people to look back on in life is part of Rachel’s passion, even when it rains
beautiful; we have no regrets about moving here. Ever since we moved here, it has felt like home. No matter what, I
think experiencing life and enjoying each other is the most important thing to do with the people you love.” ¢
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p Official opening day at the new railway station was celebrated whole-heartedly by the residents of Wellsford
The wheels of progress march north u by Liz Clark
In the early 20th century, the norm for those living in the communities of Wellsford and surrounding areas was muddy roads and slow progress. However, by 1906 the railway was coming. Gangs of workers were labouring hard to battle difficult ground conditions, slips and flooding to bring the tracks northwards from Helensville. The Auckland Railways League, made up of several prominent business people from around the region, made it a mission to see the North Auckland Line progress beyond the stalled state it had been in at Helensville. Arguments had prevailed that business and traffic only would carry as far as the south Kaipara township situated on the Kaipara River. However, the push by the league won over the
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Public Works Department of the era, and thus, the line was to continue further north. In March 1906, a deputation of the league paid the Minister for Public Works a visit for an update on the line’s progress. By then, the league was advised the tunnel at Hoteo was being pierced. More than 340 men were employed on the line laying tracks and doing the infrastructure work needed to support the railway. Initially, plans were made to stop at Wayby. However, comments were made at the time that a station would be more useful at Wellsford. Authorised Distributors and Service Agents for Diesel Industrial Motors, Pumps and Generators Designed for Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Rural applications.
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Near the end of 1906, progress on the Hoteo tunnel was well underway. However, the contract for three bridges still hadn’t been completed due to a timber supply issue. It was hoped by the Railways Department that the contract would be finalised by the following year and completed. The Wayby to Wellsford section was also in progress, with cuttings being made by the railway labourers. The expenditure up to that point was more than £24,000. By the end of December 1907, the Auckland Railway League reported: ‘… the line is now finished to Wayby, 66
miles from Auckland, and that stock, produce and passengers are conveyed over the line by the Public Works Department to the finished section at Kaipara Flats. The next section of the line to Wellsford is being laid, the ballast being carried from Mount Albert, a distance of 62 miles. It is estimated that this section of the line will be finished by March 31 and thrown open for traffic. The line will then reach the important centre of Wellsford …’ Finally, on February 16 1909, Wellsford had its red-letter day when the station was opened by Minister of Public Works Roderick McKenzie. ¢
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