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Honouring a life well lived.

Calling all fishers

The Waipū Boating and Fishing Club is preparing for the annual Labour Weekend fishing competition, known to be a fun event for the whole family with on and offshore competitors.

“Back in the early 1990s, several locals got together in the back room of the Waipū pub to talk about taking over the disused Waipū Boat Club,” says competition organiser and club life member Ash Russell.

“There weren’t a lot of social outlets in Waipū during that time. It was an opportunity to create a community hub for the local families keen on fishing. Peter Gerulaitis, Terry Jarrett, Gary Coutts, David Leech, Rodney Carter and

anglers is that I am land-based. You don’t need a boat,” she says.

“Returning to live in Waipū a few years ago, my joy in fishing remains, and I encourage people to come along to participate in this community event and meet like-minded people. This competition is for all who enjoy fishing, children and adults alike.”

Stephen Glibbery, the current club commodore, says it is only through the generous support of the sponsors that

myself, managed to gain access to the club and renamed the Waipū Boat Club to the Waipū Boat and Fishing Club.

“The new club committee set up the fishing competitions to make them fun and interesting for families.”

Ash held the club commodore role several times during the years.

“I was always worried about the weather. We would be praying for a gentle westerly wind. Most people, except the hardy ones, would wait until the Friday before buying a ticket.

“I could always tell how well the ticket sales were going by the line-up of tractors parked down the end of Langs Beach. There would be 20–30 tractors lined up on a good day — this was before the Marsden Marina was built.”

Club member Linda Lee is a landbased fisher and the club’s 2021 and 2022 Champion Trevally angler. “The distinction between me and other

they are able to continue the club’s long tradition of holding a Labour Weekend fishing competition.

“Our club recently took the responsible and vital step toward sustainability by changing the rules of our internal club competitions from weight-based to length-based to encourage members to return the big fish to the sea.

“For the 2022 Labour Weekend Fishing Competition, we will continue the tradition of being a weigh-in to be able to hold the famous fish auction, proceeds of which benefit the Waipū Lions Club.

“Fishing kicks off from 4am, Saturday, October 22, with final weigh at 4pm Sunday, October 23.

“The fish auction is held on Sunday at the club rooms, 100 Nova Scotia Drive, following prize-giving.”

Tickets are available at waipuboatandfishingclub.com/events or Waipu GAS, The Centre, Waipū. ¢

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“Our club recently took the responsible and vital step toward sustainability by changing the rules of our internal club competitions”

Preliminary mayoral results

Preliminary results in Kaipara and

Craig Jepson as mayor of Kaipara.

“I am excited about leading the district forward. We are in a period of rapid growth, and there is a lot to be done,” said Mr Cocurullo.

He describes himself as centreright and looks forward to working with everyone on the council, including those in the new Whangārei District Māori ward.

“I am looking forward to getting the new council on track. There is a lot of work to be done. Thank you to all those who voted for me. I am proud to be a locally-born mayor representing the people of Whangārei district.

“I am looking forward to working with fellow councillors in the next couple of weeks, building a new team based on their strengths.”

Mr Cocurullo says he has a ‘real fondness’ for the Bream Bay area.

“It is full of hard-working business people who look after their communities really well. It is an exciting time for Bream Bay.

“We may be looking at a port expansion, people are considering different options for the old refinery, and there have been talks about a possible water supply to Mangawhai.

“Most of all, summer is just around the corner, and that is when Bream Bay really turns it on for residents and visitors.

“I am looking forward to the next Christmas Parade, the Waipū Highland Games and representing the residents of the district during this term.”

with the newly elected councillors,” Mr Jepson said.

“I have been humbled by the excitement and support offered”

Mr Jepson said it was a ‘bit of a shock’ to receive such a strong mandate.

“My first week has been busy. My first priority has been to acquaint myself

“As soon as possible, I will meet with the CEO and senior KDC staff. I am looking forward to the Dargaville induction on Wednesday, October 26,

and our first inaugural meeting. It has been a stimulating experience standing and winning the mayoralty.

“I would not have succeeded without the support of family, friends and, of course, our fantastic Kaipara community, who turned out and voted strongly to support my mandate. Our small townships and Dargaville very much remind me of the town of Kerikeri 35 years back, where I played and worked.

“The essence of these communities, where we have a common good, a desire to all get on and enjoy life, support those in need and work towards growing our community with opportunity for all. I have been humbled by the excitement and support offered by my home community in a first for Mangawhai. However, I have a strong affinity for the entire district. I hope to have a team in council who work with me to keep rates to a minimum but also encourage growth by streamlining council processes and the costs involved so we are the best district in New Zealand to live, open a business and build a home.”

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Natasha Rogers returned to her home in Kaipara and became the Procurement and Dispatch Supervisor at Te Arai Native Nursery Ltd after three years of studying Botany at Otago university.

“I grew up in Wellsford and am very interested in plants and their role within the ecosystem, as well as fungi and their species-to-species relationships,” says Natasha.

“I couldn’t wait to come home despite not having a job to step into because I really missed my family, but in the blink of an eye, I became part of the Te Arai Native Nursery crew. I am now a year into working on the Kaipara Moana Remediation kaupapa and becoming increasingly involved in the organisation side of plant distribution.”

Natasha is part of a team growing enough plants to supply four satellite nurseries due to be established around the Kaipara rohe in 2022/2023.

“It is very fulfilling being part of the KMR project that is leaving the land and rivers better than how we found them. Being environmentally minded, this work sits well with me because we also work with iwi and create jobs for locals.

“It gives me a sense of purpose and responsibility that many jobs don’t provide. It is fulfilling growing and distributing native plants to the various

planting sites. Everyone involved is inclusive in the restoration of the land and waterways leading into the Kaipara Harbour.

“I help choose what species are most suitable for the site and then organise the allocation of these plants.”

Key to turning that tide is conversing and collaborating with local Iwi.

“No one knows more about the land and how it is supposed to function than the local tribes within the various rohe. We not only discuss with iwi how to go about doing things, but we also hire many Māori who have been raised on this whenua. This reinforces the ancestral tie that the local Iwi has with this land and therefore strengthens the mauri of the land as well.

“KMR is an amazing scheme as it benefits all parties involved. The landowners get subsidised plants, the iwi gets to say how they are going to reshape their land, while also providing jobs, and New Zealand gets closer to its title of ‘Clean, Green New Zealand’.

“I think it is an exemplary project that takes into account all parties and what

is important to them. I am not shy about suggesting to people I know who fulfil the requirements to apply to KMR and get half their plants paid for.

“I believe that generations down the line will be grateful for the moves that KMR is making to restore the whenua. It will drastically improve biodiversity

and populations of New Zealand native species within the area.

“It will also indirectly help to preserve rural New Zealanders’ lifestyles, which are centred on the land, which will help provide for us. Generations from now will still be swimming in these rivers and walking through this bush.” ¢

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A Brazilian jazz evening

Mangawhai residents Maggie Gould, Nanny Assis and Kevin Field are preparing for their upcoming Brazilian, Jazz, Samba and Soul evening at Ian and Sheryl Smail’s property on October 20.

“Ian and Sheryl Smail are hosting the event at 101 Echo Valley Road, Mangawhai, and we are very thankful for the community support,” says Maggie.

“We live between Mangawhai and Manhattan but Mangawhai is home. The longer we can be in New Zealand, the better. Ian and Sheryl have a grand piano and suggested we hold an intimate concert, as the setting is beautiful.

“I recently returned from playing at the Catalinas, a bar in New York. It is a very famous club, and I also recorded an album with world-famous guitarist Russell Malone. Nanny is the best in the world at what he does. He tours countries like Turkey, Russia and Japan and has toured with Paul Simon and

many other famous people. Nanny is from the northeast part of Salvador, Brazil. He also wrote the music for a musical, like a modern-day West Side Story called Rio Uphill, a beautiful love story. Kevin is one of New Zealand’s

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most famous pianists. It is amazing to work with people of such talent. He is a very funky piano player.

“We all met when I lived in Manhattan for eight years when I was doing a photojournalism scholarship.

I had interviewed the Dalai Lama and

asked him for his advice for life as my marriage had just split. He said: ‘don’t do nothing’ and then asked what made me happy before I got married and I said I enjoyed singing and loved making audiences happy.

“I took his advice and needed a band. Nanny was a dear friend, and Kevin was my tutor when I did my music degree. Kevin just hears music and channels exactly what you are thinking without words. We cover a wide range of music from Bossa Nova to Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown. Our band was in a jazz festival at the Mangawhai Activity Zone prior to Covid, and we think it is time for our community to have good concerts again to uplift us. We

also travel to Kaitaia to give students the opportunity there to learn as they can’t travel like others, and this is one way we can help them discover their musical talents and possibly pursue a career in music.

“Tickets to the Brazilian Jazz concert are $40 each. Email maggiegouldphotos@gmail.com. We are looking forward to presenting the community with our beautiful music. Nanny is an award winner and an incredible performer. He loves it here in Mangawhai and grows passionfruit and bananas.

“We have been blown away with how incredibly supportive the community is and love living here.” ¢

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Celebrate the mother of all weekends

Labour Weekend heralds the beginning of summer and the start of outdoor activities, when Kiwis around the nation dare to dip into the water for a swim or fire up the grill for the first time.

However, in the 1930s, the divide between workers seeking a weekend and big business pushing for longer hours and less pay was deadly serious. Still, everyone agreed that there should be a parade; something our modern Labour Day has lost.

Overseas, people fought bitter street battles between unions and hired thugs for the right to a weekend. Here, things were sometimes loud and rowdy but did not descend into anarchy. Samuel Parnell, a carpenter, was the first to suggest the eight-hour day, and trade unions adopted the concept, with labour demonstration day set for October 28. The government of the 1890s supported this, and the parades were more of a celebration of tradespeople’s pride than a protest in many cases. Civil servants were given the day off to attend.

Saturday was slowly made part of the weekend in the early 1900s, with halfday Saturdays ushered in to facilitate sports matches in the afternoon. Sunday, which even the immigration department described to prospective new Kiwis as ‘deathly quiet’, was already enshrined as a day for religious observance, picnics,

big roast dinners and visiting family, when no shops were open and even advertising was banned.

The Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act 1936 and the Factories Amendment Act 1936 made the 40-hour week law, but not without a big debate.

Lobbyists for retail chain owners and manufacturing businesses wanted to keep Saturday as a workday, as they felt that reducing hours would mean paying the same wages for less labour.

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With the law change came all the things we love about Saturday, including the golden era of Kiwi rugby in the preprofessional age. Labour Day became an oddity, a day celebrating work on which people go out to play. The question is, are you ready? This is the weekend that celebrates all weekends, so it’s time to get out there and enjoy the start of summer. ¢

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Surf Life Saving begins

“The lifeguards are doing refresher courses now to ensure they are rescue ready for the season,” says club captain Kath Manning.

“Our nippers programme begins when the water is warmer from Sunday, December 4. That is for four-year-olds and over. The children love catching up with their friends while learning water safety. They gain personal confidence while participating in ocean swimming, bodyboarding and using rescue boards.

“The nippers often go on to become lifeguards when they are old enough as it gives them a community purpose. We encourage the parents and caregivers into the water as well, and they learn how to keep their children safe when lifeguards are not on-site.”

Kath says all surf life saving clubs appreciate new life saving team members joining.

“The next round of training for our club starts next Tuesday evening, October 18, at the club rooms. You have to be 14 years old minimum and can contact us on the Waipū Cove Surf Life Saving Club Inc Facebook page.

“Our Rookie Lifeguard Programme is also kicking off for our 13 years olds. We will be having a Rookie Camp on October 29–30 and will be inviting other Northland clubs from Mangawhai through to the Far North to come along and have a fun weekend. The new rookies will qualify in December, ready for the summer season.”

Kath has several roles including club captain.

“I coordinate surf rescues, am a chief instructor and rookie coordinator. I love my role. We were involved in training with the multi-agency SAREX led by Northland Police recently, along with St John, Coastguard, Land SAR Northland, Customs and FENZ. It was a great learning opportunity. We had a scenario of a boat explosion with 10 people missing and had to work together to find them as part of our off-season training so we could be ready for any scenario.

“I love that we mix with people, build relationships and develop our youth and empower them to become leaders themselves. It is very rewarding giving back to the community.

“We look forward to seeing people swimming between the flags.

“We are getting the word out that if we are not on-site and you see someone in trouble in the water, call 111, and the police will call our emergency callout squad.

“Also, remember, never swim alone — it’s more fun with mates.” ¢

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Yoga for wellbeing

Mini Winters delights in providing people with the opportunity to learn the techniques of yoga as a tool to help toward their fitness and wellbeing.

Based in Waipū, Mini works at Morh Fitness where people participate in CrossFit, spin and general fitness classes, as well as join in on the boxing circuit.

“The people here have so much positive energy as a community fitness hub, and I am lucky enough to be able to offer my yoga classes,” says Mini.

“Gilbert Costello, the owner, does CrossFit, and Sandra Lucas offers spin classes. Gilbert and Sandra are born and bred locals.

“I am a single mum with three children and began yoga for my health and wellbeing. When I walked into the yoga teaching room, I thought to myself, ‘what am I doing here? These girls are wild’. They were standing on their hands doing the splits. For me, it ended up being a real empowerment journey.

“My mum had passed away, and that made me realise that life is so short and you need to follow your dreams because

in the blink of an eye, life is over. I had been doing yoga on and off since I was very young but had never had continuous practice because I had my three babies, and it went on the back burner.

“Things happened in life, and I realised you need to do what is right for you and put yourself first, even if you have young children because when we left home, my mum didn’t know what to do with herself. I realised it is too easy to end up like that, and mum was only 63 when she died.

“In 2019, I thought, gosh, I am going to follow my dreams and pursue my vision to teach yoga. It was a big risk, but it is the best thing I have ever done. It was a dream, and for me, and everything

lined up. The training is usually in Taupō, but when I enquired, the teachers were house-sitting in Waipū and did the sessions there. It was the first and only event they have had in the area.”

The training course took Mini 200 hours across six weeks, from 6am until 6pm, for six days a week in 2019.

“I hired a nanny to help with my children, and I finished in June 2019. Being older, I was certain it was what I wanted to do. Teaching is very different to participating in a class, and once qualified, I distributed flyers around the area and started my classes in a hall. I had two ladies turn up and then it began growing. I do a beginners’ class, which is really popular. A lot of

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the ladies have been coming for three years, and now I do another class, and the men enjoy it too. We are very relaxed and have a few local farmers turning up with their overalls on. They love it because their bodies are tired because of their workload. Farmers are known to keep working even when they are injured because the job has to get done.

“Those types of people get the most reward as they see such a shift in their wellbeing. One man was telling a new lady when he first started, he couldn’t even sit on the mat. ‘But look at me, now I can’, he told her.

“It is such a rewarding career. People are realising it is necessary for people to take time out for themselves. They are realising wellness is a priority that we need to make in our lives. I think people have a preconception that you have to be really flexible for yoga but we don’t. It’s not about being flexible. It’s about using the poses to find the

spots that need the tension released. Calf muscles and hamstrings are often the first places to tighten up with stress.

A lot of people are walking around, not noting how they breathe. Yoga teaches techniques to relax and release the body from stress and how to breathe properly.

“We spend so much time in our head thinking too much that we have to learn to breathe long, relax and take time to look around us every day. I recommend concentrating on your breathing for an hour — it is a game-changer for relaxing your mind and body.

“Even though we let go of things in the mind, our body remembers, so it is a physical aspect of letting go in our body.

I used to do a lot of gym stuff but found, with yoga, I got my nervous system back into a relaxed state.

“Gym-goers are used to muscling their way into everything instead of melting into the poses, postures or shapes that yoga is. Our bodies are smart, and yoga

is a good way to listen to the body. I used yoga to get through all the stuff that I went through in life, and now I can’t imagine life without it.

“I feel so blessed that I get to spread my knowledge around and help others, and I am lucky that people feel comfortable enough to have a go. One guy said if we told him five years ago he would be doing yoga, he would never have believed us. Men really benefit from the exercises, and everyone is welcome in my classes.

“You don’t have to have fancy clothes. The reason people wear yoga pants is that you are spending a lot of time upside down, and loose clothes fall down. Men often wear track pants, and they don’t worry so much if their shirt falls down.

“I provide the equipment, such as the mats. People coming along just need to have an open mind and give it a go. Some people are not comfortable going to a gym, but yoga works for them.

Everyone’s bodies are different, so you listen to what is right for your body.

“Yoga suits every body type. The tighter your body is, the more benefit you are going to get. If you are stressed, your body can go into a flight or fight state, and it can then store fat because it thinks danger or something bad might come. When you relax, it often drops the weight because it feels safe again.

“My classes are five days a week, two evenings and three mornings. People can follow my Swell Yoga Facebook or Instagram pages.

“For me, it was so nice taking the risk and doing something that people said I couldn’t do. I am so glad that I found the courage to follow my dream. There is never a day that I am not excited to be there.

“Like my mum used to say to me once, ‘if you do something you love, you never have to work a day in your life’, and that is how I feel, and I love that.”

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“It is such a rewarding career. People are realising it is necessary for people to take time out for themselves. They are realising wellness is a priority that we need to make in our lives”
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Support the rescue chopper

Fundraising efforts for Northland Rescue Helicopter are underway again with the launch of the 2022 annual appeal.

CEO Craig Gibbons says the next three months will be an exciting time for the air ambulance service. Its fundraising team aims to attract more than $300,000 in public donations for the third consecutive year.

“We are always so appreciative of the generosity of people in Northland with their support of the work we do,” says Mr Gibbons.

“Our team is very aware of, and grateful for, the fundraising efforts that are done on our behalf throughout the year. They are part of the community too, and are really proud to be a part of the annual appeal.

“The same goes for Northpower and Top Energy for their fantastic ongoing sponsorship. They have been on board with us since day one, back in 1988, and we really appreciate their backing and passion for our cause.”

Top Energy CEO Russell Shaw says the reason for sponsoring Northland Rescue Helicopter is simple.

“We support the cause because the service saves lives — lots of lives,” says Mr Shaw.

“Everyone in Northland knows someone who has been helped by one of these choppers, and that’s why there is so much community support.

“Top Energy staff have had their lives saved by this service, and that is the case for Northpower too, so I encourage people to get in behind

the 2022 appeal and donate what they can.”

Andrew McLeod, Northpower’s CEO, says like Top Energy, the company remains committed to the service.

“It is a world-class operation, and it is here for us all 24/7. It is just so critical for keeping our community safe,” says Mr McLeod.

“Northpower staff are really proud to be aligned with our rescue helicopters. The crews do a great job for the people of Northland, so it is good to be able to continue our support of them.”

Northland Rescue Helicopter flies around 1,200 missions each year. People can donate at nest.org.nz/ donate. Follow the 2022 annual appeal at facebook.com/northland. rescuehelicopter. ¢

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