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It was 10 in the morning at Sancta Maria College and we were about to embark on the greatest journey of our lives – participation in Back to the Future.

It’s the first time the college has hosted the event with the intention of allowing the Sancta Maria College parent community to see for themselves what it’s like to be a student in 2017.

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The dangerous Chapel Road Bridge is to be upgraded.

The bridge, more than 60-years-old, has been the site of multiple crashes in the past decade.

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross said the upgrade was long overdue.

Between 2006 and 2016, there were 56 crashes on this section of road - 26 injury crashes, including four fatalities and six serious injury crashes.

“It’s just not good enough for this section of road to sit like it is for much longer,” Mr Lee said.

“Locals will know this bridge as the narrow dog leg on Chapel Road by Barry Curtis Park and Sancta Maria College.”

Mr Ross recently hosted Associate Transport Minister, David Bennett, and

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“We’ve spent so long telling them to shush, to wait their turn. Getting them to voice their opinions is something we need to crank.

“How we learnt at school was a test asking us to write down everything we knew... [but now] we use brainstorms. No one is wrong in a brainstorm.”

Informative, inspiring and interesting - those were the words echoed by parents who attended Back to the Future - an enjoyable, successful event packed with culinary delights, courtesy of the senior Food Technology students.

The school plans to host Back to the Future 2 in March 2018.

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Instead of a blackboard, we stared at a projector screen.

Instead of shorthand and dictation, we talked out loud to one another, collaborating and presenting.

Instead of a sit-down desk for teacher Amber Stevens, she stood in the middle of the room, keeping an eye over devices and checking we were on track with our learning.

I was told if we were students, we wouldn’t have been allowed in the classroom without a device that day.

How bittersweet. When I was at school, I wasn’t allowed in the classroom if I had a device, let alone if I dared to actually use it.

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After a school tour led by prefects, 24 parents had the chance to select two classes to attend, with subjects ranging from Photography to Japanese to Social Studies.

The first port of call for the Social Studies class was lining up outside for an icebreaker.

“Are we kicked out already?” one parent joked. We all laughed – because we knew the reality couldn’t be further than the truth. If one thing was for sure, we were about to get schooled in twenty-first century education.

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significant upgrade to this bridge with construction planned to start in the next year or so,” he confirmed.

“Chapel Road Bridge is a particularly bad narrow bridge.

“It was built in 1954 to a rural standard, with no pedestrian access.”

Critically, it is also in the middle of a fast-growing community and is no longer fit for purpose.

Currently, 15,000 vehicles a day cross the bridge.

“With population growth anticipated to be one of the key challenges for Auckland over the next 30 years and with 40,000 people expected to live in Flat Bush, upgrading the road and bridge to widen it, to improve safety, and to provide pedestrian access is important.”

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Barry Curtis Park a digital playground ■■By Farida Master

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f you spot children excitedly running after aliens at Barry Curtis Park, don’t be too surprised. One of the world’s first digital parks, the spot is now officially a Magical Park.

Recently introduced in parks throughout New Zealand and Australia, Magical Parks is an augmented reality mobile app

by New Zealand start-up Geo AR Games, launched in 200 parks across Australasia.

It is an app available on iOS and Android smartphone or tablets which creates augmented reality think Pokemon - worlds for kids to explore in their local park spaces.

Magical Park has been made specifically for councils around New Zealand and the world for selected locations.

Barry Curtis Park is one of the three parks in Auckland offering the geofence game. A geofence is a virtual perimeter for a realworld geographic area. Geofencing utilises GPS tracking.

The idea behind Magical Park is to turn city parks into digital playgrounds for kids from 6-11. It aims to get tech-savvy children out and about in urban parks.

You can download it by searching for Magical Park in the App Store or Google Play Store.

These Magical Parks include two mixed reality motion game worlds – Augmentia and Dino Land.

Augmenti is a fantasy theme including a giant blue dragon; while DinoLand allows players to interact with prehistoric playmates on large, grassy areas.

“Kids can see life-sized dinosaurs and explore worlds filled with fairies and dragons,” says Melanie Langlotz, chief executive officer

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gives children an opportunity to run, around two kilometres. In our trial runs, we had children huffing and puffing.”

It’s a wholesome approach to the game with cutting-edge technology, she says.

“Our model was very different as we worked with New Zealand Recreation Associations along with park rangers in New Zealand and Australia. Everyone has a stake in it,” she says.

When the Times asked around if anyone in the area had a chance to experience the digital fantasy world at Barry Curtis Park, no one seemed to be aware of it.

We would love to hear from you if your children have been playing at the Magical Park. ➤➤Do you think converting an urban park into a digital fantasy land will get more children out to play with their device? Will it shape the future use of our parks?

Email faridam@times.co.nz.

Geo AR Games, who first thought of the idea when she was doing her post graduate studies in entrepreneurship.

She later developed the strategy with co-founder Amie Wolken, an expert in coding.

“Pokemon is ancient, compared to these virtual reality games that offer a lot more,” she says.

“For one, it is not a dangerous game and has been designed for the size of a football field which

Do you have what it takes to become a police officer? Would you like to see what and an Armed Offender Squad member dressed in gear looks like?

Botany Town Centre will be swarming with police, armed offenders squad members, ambulances and fire trucks in a bid to help the community engage with those who tirelessly keep them safe.

On Saturday, April 1 from 10am2pm Counties Manukau Police and Botany Town Centre are hosting Everyday Heroes, an annual community event that will allow the community to get up-close and personal with emergency services and their wonderful volunteers.

The Everyday Heroes event celebrates not just the Police, Fire Service and St John but also other service organisations, groups and volunteers who make the community safe for us, every day.

This free event will showcase show-stopping displays and the good work that the Police do. The Police Operations team will also be doing a Taser demonstration, amongst other displays.

Counties Manukau top Detectives have created a mock crime scene to show you what techniques they use when they

attend serious crime incidents – it is an access all areas event.

Customs, Crimestoppers, Coastguards and Selecta DNA will also be there to share stories about synthetic DNA based crime prevention initiative. ➤➤Driveway Safety: Safety NZ will demonstrate the importance of driveway safety and show how difficult it can be to see a small child in a driveway. ➤➤Police dog display: The popular Police dogs will give a 45-minute demonstration of how they assist frontline Police officers in an armed offender’s scenario. ➤➤Throughout the day: See Police officers take on the Police Competency Test (physical test). Customers will be given a chance to test their skills in pushups or jump tests. ➤➤Main stage in town square: A number of local acts will perform on stage throughout the day.

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Counties Manukau Pay Parade and awards ceremony Nearly 200 people will march in the Counties Manukau annual Pay Parade and Awards Ceremony being held on Friday, March 24.

Participants include police officers, detectives and other police employees, and the parade will also feature police dogs, horses and motorbikes.

Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff will

back at the RSA on Wellington Street, where the Awards Ceremony will take place.

The tradition of the Pay Parade comes from the requirement for Police officers to march to the local magistrate’s office every fortnight in their dress uniform and pass inspection before getting their pay packet.

join the parade, along with Police Commissioner Mike Bush, members of the RSA Executive, and other community leaders.

The parade will begin outside the RSA on Wellington Street, Howick, at 9.30am.

It will travel around the main Howick shopping centre, ending

“Although those days are obviously long gone, the annual Pay Parade and Awards Ceremony remains an important tradition for Counties Manukau Police,” says District Commander Superintendent John Tims.

“It provides a great opportunity to present at our best for the community where the parade

is held, and the wider Counties Manukau District.”

Once the parade is inspected by the Commissioner and Mayor, the Awards Ceremony will take place at the RSA. The ceremony is an opportunity for Police to recognise the great work and bravery of staff and members of the public.

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When Kesh took over Xtreme Beauty in Botany Junction, she was determined to offer excellent service at very affordable prices. She’s been very successful over the last two years with an everincreasing client base and now has “bigger and better plans ahead” to develop the business.

“I wanted everyone – from school age kids to the elderly – to be able to afford to come to us. We offer amazing prices, such as an eyebrow tint for $8 or an eyebrow shape at $5, a full Brazilian wax for $40 and a full body spray tan for $39. We do a good job for a much better price,” she says.

Xtreme Beauty offers an extensive range of treatments from waxing and threading through to eyelash extensions, facials, deep tissue massages and manicures and pedicures. Situated in a spacious salon, Kesh is assisted by a staff of five fully qualified beauty therapists.

She was raised in Fiji and did her beauty ther-

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After working for a couple of years there, she moved to New Zealand and within two days landed a job at Beauty Express in Papatoetoe.

Kesh went on to gain extensive experience with Beauty Express and the Beauty Club in Auckland and Wellington. Two years ago, she bought Xtreme Beauty and in the month of April will reveal some exciting news for her clients.

Xtreme Beauty is open seven days a week. Kesh says many clients enjoy being able to have a relaxing massage or treatment on a Sunday.

They don’t overlook the guys at Xtreme as they offer a range of waxing treatments available for men – from eyebrows at $8 through to legs at $45.

And with perfect skin and arched eyebrows, Kesh is a perfect example of the success of treatments at Xtreme Beauty.

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Top real estate agent Dynamic Real Estate agent Ellen Ming has one of the most recognisable faces on the Bucklands Beach peninsula and her journey has been an interesting one.

At 19 years of age she established a clothing business in Auckland CBD that grew to employ several staff.

A few years later, alongside her husband she opened and managed cafes around Auckland whilst maintaining the clothing business and starting a family.

Once the children were through their primary years, she was finally in a position to move into the industry she had set her sights on many years prior – real estate.

She found her negotiation and people skills gained in her previous endeavours to be a fantastic asset when navigating the real estate world.

Ellen has consistently been an Elite Performer with Ray White for the 16 years she has been in the industry.

Elite members represent the top 2 per cent of

the entire Ray White workforce based on sales.

Her focus is on marketing homes to achieve the very best sale price for her clients and after 25 years of living in the community and knowing the houses intimately, is able to match the right buyer with the perfect home.

When Ray White relocated its Wharf Road operation to Half Moon Bay, Ellen took the opportunity for a new venture.

The Bucklands Beach office became a stand along boutique office, which enabled Ellen to focus on her own marketing whilst being part of the Ray White group.

Ellen says, “we are very much part of the community” having helped hundreds of people move into new homes.

“It is a privilege being part of people’s changing lives and seeing their dreams come true.”

If you are thinking of selling your home and want to entrust it to a proven expert who has sold over 500 homes locally, do give Ellen a call.

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Jason has graduated with a bachelor of Health Science degree in Podiatry and has a passion in long distance running and soccer, “Which is why I love helping people to get back to what they love doing,” he says.

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Carol Rigby is no stranger to managing the accounts of Howick locals.

She has run her business as a chartered accountant for 20 years in the area.

With a steady stream of loyal clients, Carol focuses on small-medium businesses, property investment investors and contractors for accounting and business consulting.

Carol offers a review after finishing a business client’s accounts which focuses on identifying trends in profitability and what their plans are for their business in the next year going-forward.

“If it’s going down then you want to look at why that is and if it’s going up then you might want to canvas why that is and exploit that a little more,” she says.

That opens up the conversation for the client to have a discussion around where they’re heading as well as looking through their last set of accounts.

Having an accountant is also an accountability factor for many, says Carol, who understands the importance of being able to bounce ideas off people and having a reminder to stay on track.

Carol and her team work with MYOB and Xero and can assist with setting up the client with online accounting.

We also monitor results so action can be taken where needed.

They offer clients the opportunity to have the GST returns done for them which then allows Carol to monitor the updated accounts regularly.

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A matter of conveyance Claire Ward loves to see people getting into new homes, especially when it’s first home buyers. As a legal executive with Wynyard Wood, her extensive experience is in conveyancing - property work focussing on sales and purchases.

She also takes care of trusts, wills and powers of attorney, but most of her work is tied up in conveyance – a process she knows well from both sides. The 31-year-old bought her first property ten years ago and has since sold that and bought again.

Wynyard Wood is a full-service firm, covering all aspects of legal processes. Claire has strong support with a team of 30 at her Highbrook workplace.

Based in a very contemporary and cheerful office, there is plenty of parking on site and none of the hassles of getting into the city centre.

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her diploma as a legal executive through correspondence.

She worked for one other legal firm before joining Wynyard Wood in 2007 and qualified as a legal executive three years later.

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“Losing weight is not just about burning calories. Other factors such as thyroid, adrenals and hormones can cause your body to hang on to fat. Some patients benefit from genetic testing to work with factors that inhibit fat metabolism. It isn’t just about what you do, it’s also about what you don’t do. My approach is personalised to each patient. Fad diets promising to shed pounds instantly can create problems from nutritional imbalances to sluggish metabolism as well as headaches and dizziness.”

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Teacher barred for misconduct ■■By Nick Krause

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Fundraiser

Delivery of Yellow books raise funds This month, around sixty community groups and local colleges are setting out to deliver Auckland region’s Yellow books. The deliveries are an annual part of fundraising efforts for schools nationwide, funding an array of projects – from playgrounds, to virtual learning programs, to sports tournaments.

Botany Downs Secondary School will be raising funds from the deliveries of 14,000 books, going towards sending students on tournament week.

“It lowers the travel costs; meaning hockey and football teams can head to the South Island – bringing the cost down to the equivalent of travelling to say Taupo or Tauranga,” says teacher Debbie McGregor.

“We rarely undertake car washes these days, as they can be detrimental to our environment (soap suds down drains), and we don’t sell lollies and chocolate either, because that’s not healthy for the

kids.

So, we really appreciate the Yellow fundraiser; it’s exercise, and it’s the most amazing team building exercise.”

She says these funding initiatives are crucial because they open new doors for schools. “Even though we are within a higher socio-economic community and a decile 9 school, we still have children that we support with sports fees and uniforms,” says Ms McGregor.

“And in today’s technological world – we want as many of our kids getting involved in sport as possible.

Financial support is key in making that happen.”

Yellow CEO Michael Boersen says, “Our goal is to help connect people and their communities, and schools are at the heart of this. What better way than to have Kiwi kids delivering the books themselves, with their efforts directly benefitting their own education?”

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husband”.

Mr MacKay – who emigrated to New Zealand from South Africa in 2001, insisted in his evidence the complainant had grabbed his hand and pushed it down. He said the other teacher arrived on the evening in question wearing a dress that in his opinion was not appropriate for a meeting with parents. The tribunal has since seen the dress and disagreed.

The tribunal also heard Mr MacKay faced a prosecution in South Africa to do with allegations he had tried to kiss a student and tried to touch her leg. He said he was subsequently acquitted of related charges, although fuller details were not available.

The tribunal said it preferred the evidence of the victim “and concludes that the evidence in its totality establishes that the events in the [place in question] more probably than not happened as she alleges”.

“It is necessary to note that the tribunal accepts the evidence which came from several witnesses that there was somewhat sexualised and boundary-blurring atmosphere in some aspects of the life of the school as to language and behaviour. Mr MacKay participated in this.”

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Students of Botany Downs Secondary College delivering Yellow books in the area.

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local high school teacher has been censured for serious misconduct involving a female colleague and has had his teaching registration cancelled.

The decision was delivered by the NZ Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal following a long history and stems from charges relating to events in 2012.

The decision, made in December 2016, found Pakuranga College teacher Wayne Glynn MacKay, assaulted another teacher (her name is suppressed) by placing his hand between her legs and/or pulling underwear to one side and touching her genitals.

He was also found to have brought discredit to the profession by referring to her breast size.

Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams told the Times it was unfortunate that it has taken so long for the issue to proceed through the Education Council Disciplinary process.

“The incident occurred in 2012, over five years ago.

“We were extremely disappointed in Mr MacKay’s behaviour and the school took immediate action, as would any

responsible employer.”

He said it was clear that this was an isolated incident and students were not involved or at risk.

“At Pakuranga College we pride ourselves on providing a safe and supportive environment for all staff and will continue to support those affected by this incident.”

Mr MacKay had been newly appointed as a dean in late 2011 and he and the victim came to share an office.

Evidence to the Complaints Assessment Committee heard she became exposed to more of his “overly familiar behaviour”.

She felt he was becoming “domineering towards me”.

She also said she considered his behaviour towards her became more overtly sexualised, “frequently blatantly looking me over”.

Another witness gave evidence of the victim complaining prior to the incident - which occurred on February 29, 2012 at a parents evening – that Mr MacKay was “really intense” and “too familiar” and that she did not feel comfortable being in a small office with him.

Among those giving evidence to the tribunal was Mr Mackay’s wife – also a teacher at the school - who said she felt the victim was “sexually interested in her

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From left to right: Students of Ormiston Senior College get ready to perform the Korean fan dance on the Diversity stage; Getting ready for a performance; Different faces of culture.

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Power-packed performances celebrate a fusion of cultures ■■By Farida Master

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harged with energy, ASB Polyfest 2017 came to a foottapping end on Saturday.

Polyfest, staged at the Manukau Sports Bowl, is the world’s largest Maori and Pacific Island festival with 60 schools participating, Prime Minister Bill English looked very relaxed as he spent two hours on the final day of the festival with his wife Mary who is part Samoan.

He headed straight to the University of Auckland Samoan stage and later to the Niue stage before visiting stall owners and mingling with students.

Mr English also spent time

chatting with Samoan stage coordinator Toesulu Brown, a familiar motherly face who has been involved with the festival for the last 40 year. The festival also had Minister for Pacific Peoples, Alfred Ngaro and league legend Nigel Vagana attending a function at the ASB Activation Marquee.

From a small festival that started 42 years ago with barely four schools participating, to one that draws power packed performances from 228 groups, ASB Polyfest was buzzing with excitement with around 90,000 people attending over four days.

The vibrant showcase of New Zealand’s diverse culture and

Students of Botany Downs Secondary College show off some funky moves with an African dance at the festival.

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celebration of youth performance had students simultaneously perform on six stages that included Cook Island, Maori, Niue, Samoan, Tongan and the Diversity stage.

Spectators were treated to a range of amazing Pacific island performances and kappa haka at its best with division one groups battling it out not only for the title

but for places in the national kappa haka competition.

Also spotted were local schools like Botany Downs Secondary College, Ormiston Senior College and Edgewater College put their best foot forward to give an electrifying performance.

Educational stalls like the Te Wananga o Aotearoa, New Zealand’s second largest education provider had students flocking in to partake in different activities, while fire fighters gave an entertaining demo to students on being fire wise.

All in all, the festival that celebrates a fusion of cultures like none other, ended on a high note.

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Looking ahead to the next 30 years ■■By Laura Brookes

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vision for the next three decades of development within Howick Village is being put into writing in a Howick Village Centre plan sponsored by the Howick Local Board.

The plan, which is currently being drafted and will need local board approval before going ahead for public consultation, has been “on the board’s wish list for quite a while” said local board member Adele White.

The new proposal was formed late last year in light of a growing

need for a structured plan to take Howick Village forward.

It’s not about changing the village, or taking away from the character and historic elements of the village, said Mrs White, but about offering locals and visitors the best of what Howick Village has to offer.

More than 200 individual pieces of feedback were received through Howick market visits, concept boards, ShapeAuckland website and the Howick Village Centre Plan email address.

It outlines four key concepts that have been developed based

on initial feedback – a desire to see Howick as a green village, an accessible village, a character village and a community village.

Suggestions include planting more community gardens, building a wharf at Howick Beach, further development of historic walks that tell the story of Howick and embracing the role of the Village as an arts and culture hub.

The draft plan was presented to the Howick Local Board on Monday March 20, and will be open for public consultation from March 27 to May 5.

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The next 30 years of development for Howick Village have been drafted in an initial Howick Village Centre Plan.

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The donation was gifted to the Motuihe Island Restoration Trust after various members visited the island to see the work that takes place.

Volunteers co-ordinator of the Motuihe Restoration Trust, Fiona Alexander, said the money is being used to purchase a cupboard for storage, painting the kitchen in the woolshed and installing a new stainless steel sink bench, where volunteers have their coffee and tea.

She hopes to have a new bench top stove and cabinets under it soon, and confirmed the work is due to be completed by autumn, when the main planting season begins.

“Our volunteers will really appreciate this upgrade as the kitchen area has been in a very poor state for a long time,” said Mrs Alexander, who is a member of Pakuranga U3A. She visited the Howick branch of U3A in July last year and spoke about the work she does with the trust, inspiring Immediate Past President of Howick U3A, Tim Pearson, to organise a trip for members.

The Motuihe Restoration Trust was formed in 2000, and since then has carried out significant works on the island, removing pests, planting trees and releasing endangered species into a safe habitat.

This includes kiwi, saddlebacks, bell birds, kakareke and tuataras.

President of Howick U3A Marian Heywood said the donation was given in the spirit of U3A, an international not-for-profit organisation that began in France with the goal of encouraging further learning for retired and semi-retired people.

Meetings take place every second Monday in the month in the Nixon Hall on Sale St, Howick, beginning at 9:30am.

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➤ Community notices Support our elders

Volunteers needed to support our elders in the community at The Selwyn Centre, 30 Cook Street, Howick, with activities, kitchen duty, socialising and supporting our members to different activities on a Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 9.30am-1.30pm or 2 hours for a kitchen duty any time you have would be much appreciated. Phone Debbie on 021-02513117.

Neighbourhood support You are invited to Howick/Botany/ Flatbush Neighbourhood Support Annual General Meeting. Come and find out what is happening in your community. Thursday, April 6, 6.30 pm at Focus Room, Botany Library, Level 1, Sunset Terrace, Botany Town Centre.

Age Concern nutrition

Age Concern presents, Nutrition in a Nutshell on Thursday April 6, 10am– 12 noon at St Hilda Community Hall, 3 Wakelin Road, Beachlands.

Morning tea included at 10am.

Bookings essential.Ring the Age Concern office 279-4331 ext 800 or email reception@accm.org.nz

Families fundraiser

We are raising funds for CAP (Christians Against Poverty), families in need in our local community.

Saturday, April 1, 7am-11am, 177 Botany Road, Elim House car park.

All welcome. Food (with conditions attached). Household items and more. Sellers arrival 6:30am. Limited spaces - book your space now.

Contact Nora Jack 021-126 0656 or email nora.jack@icloud.com or Aroha Datt 027-635 9747 email: arohadatt@live.com

Your view Wheelie bins welcome Congratulations to the council for finally replacing rubbish bags with wheelie bins.

Nothing was worse than bags which had been trashed by cats and dogs, also bags slashed by council employees in their quest to find a few grass clippings and/ or fallen leaves from council trees and then simply left on the berms because of petty council rules.

Take a look around on rubbish collection days. Some houses have six to eight bags whereas others, because of a small amount of what council employees consider ‘garden waste’ are simply left on one side.

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Learn the difference between normal memory loss of aging and early dementia and how to treat it. St Columba Church, 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany, March 29, 5.30pm-7.30pm. Learn the latest science on how to stay sharp and prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and much more. The speaker is Dr Dave Jenkins. To reserve a seat contact Dieuwke Gers text 021 608 748 or email dieger1652@gmail.com.

Hidden Treasures Hidden Atrocities Invitation to presentation and slide show, Archaeology, Discovery and Resistance, Polish Museum, Thursday April 6, 10.30am-noon and 6pm-8.30pm, part of the inaugural NZ Archaeology Week.

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Government is to blame On the radio, Phil Goff said that rates will go up by 16 per cent because of the need to increase the capacity of the infrastructure caused by the influx of immigrants.

The other option is for the

Governement to allow the council to make a congestion charge on motorists.

As a superanuitant and a ratepayer who very seldom goes to the CBD, I favour the congestion charge.

However these immigrants are supposed to be filling a gap in the work force but, in doing so, they create more gaps as they need and are entitled to healthcare, housing, social amenities etc so the problem never goes away.

So the infrastructure problem in Auckland is of the Government’s making and they need to fix it otherwise the only solution for the ratepayers is to put them out of office at the next election and elect a government that will.

Arthur Moore, Pakuranga

Well done HRRA! working hard to prevent this. Is their job not to support residents, their very voters in important matters such as this.

Do any of them stand to gain from this development and do any of them have family that would benefit from this development? We should have a full disclosure here.

Attached, a similar view in Mission Bay where high level buildings impact on the property of those behind.

In principle, this should not be allowed to happen. May the will of the majority be respected here.

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From an Iron Age Fort to Vikings and early Jewellery. Fun family workshop and slideshow presentation. Create your own Iron Age Fort building to take home. Thursday, April 20 at 10am–12pm. Age 8+. Cost $8 per person. Materials provided.

Bookings preferred. For more information, phone 533-3530. Email phtmuseum@ihug.co.nz

New Horizons is a social and friendship club for single 40s, 50s & 60s. Monthly programs of outings, dinners, film etc. A club and prospective new members’ night is held on the first Thursday of each month at the Barrel Inn, Cook Street, Howick, from 6.30pm and meet new friends. Contact Suzie on 529-4027 or Trevor 533-3694 or www.auckland-singles-social-club. org.nz

This is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. Please email notices to bot@times.co.nz. While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run. Where publication of a notice is time-critical, groups should consider paying for a classified advertisement to ensure placement.

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ow would you like to hang out with your favourite Sticky TV presenters Walter Neilands, Leanna Cooper and Jahmaine Paki?

Or navigate a bush walk to discover native bugs with Rudd Kleinpaste; plant seedlings in recycled materials; learn how to use left-over food; blend a smoothie with bicycle power; watch cooking demonstrations and cultural performances; attend a recycled fashion show and learn all about what’s in your backyard at Eye on Nature.

The Auckland Botanic Gardens is set to welcome thousands of school children and families to this year’s Eye on Nature environmental expo on April 1.

With a vision ‘to plant a seed and grow a young’, the theme for 2017 is ‘Edibles: From the Ground to the Table’, encouraging children to find more sustainable solutions at home and in schools.

The week-long event will be attended by 1500 primary-aged children from east and south Auckland schools.

The idea behind it is to engage and inspire students to get real about where their food is coming from and to get active in their backyard.

Around 30 environmental organisations from around New Zealand are partnering with the Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust (MBCT) to host the event, with support from six Auckland Southern

Local Boards, Auckland Botanic Gardens and Second Nature Charitable Trust.

Eye on Nature culminates in a free Family Day on Saturday, April 1.

During the Family Day, budding chefs will demonstrate their skills in the ‘From the ground to the table’ cooking competition, with high school students competing ‘Masterchef’ style.

Kindergarten and primary school children will show their creativity with a competition based on ‘edibles in unusual containers’.

Once again, the search is back on for Auckland’s most promising, young ‘environmentally-conscious’ fashion designers. Eye on Nature concludes with the popular Wearable Art fashion show.

more info ➤➤ Where: Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa (entry via Everglade Drive). ➤➤When: Saturday, April 1 ➤➤ Timings: 11am-8pm; Wearable Arts Fashion Parade: 6-8pm

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The Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association (HRRA) and chair Gayleen Mackereth are to be highly commended for coordinating the campaign against the crass high-rise developments proposed for Stockade Hill and the Crawford reserve.

The majority of residents certainly do not support these proposals which will spoil their magnificent views of the bay, the essence of Howick.

Instead, only a few will benefit financially and be able to enjoy this view.

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Could we therefore, through the courtesy of your newspaper, get clarification of what householders can or cannot put in their bins, when this new operation begins.

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Poland and around the world.

Unearth the links to Polish New Zealanders. Touch on WWII and the Polish Resistance. Free entry.

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New exhibition explores pulse of life ■■By Laura Brookes

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p and coming artist Yona Lee has opened her latest exhibition In Transit (Arrival) commissioned by Pakuranga-based Te Tuhi with a focus on the structure and pulse of civilisation.

The 30-year-old based In Transit (Arrival) on the structural concept of how pipes direct and restrict human movement using 50 to 60 everyday objects, ranging from coat hangers to umbrellas.

She hopes the abundance of regular objects will remind viewers to consider the objects that surround them, the infrastructures that mobilise and the systems that control.

The stunning exhibition is made of the same stainless steel tube used for barriers and handrails throughout the world, and Ms Lee said she was reminded of how steel relates so strongly to everyday life while completing her residency in Seoul last year.

“Pipe is a universal material that can bring different facets of space and time together.

“We spend so much time on roads travelling, especially in places we don’t know. [When

Yona Lee’s exhibition In Transit (Arrival) is all set up at Te Tuhi. Photo Sam Hartnett

I was in Seoul] it took me at least an hour to get to the supermarket, and I started to look at the aesthetics of the roads and the way pipes are used... it led me to think – we really do try as human beings to overcome that restriction of time and space.

“You’ve got the internet, and transport... we try to be freer.”

The talented artist graduated from Elim School of Fine Arts in 2010 and says In Transit is the largest, most ambitious and most expensive project she’s ever

worked on.

The free large-scale exhibition is expected to wrap around different parts of the building so it can be seen from the outside and followed around the building by viewers.

“I wanted to respond to the different spaces Te Tuhi offer and create more attention... it’s orchestrated the pathways. In a way, [visitors] will be performing the work themselves.” ➤➤In Transit (Arrival) remains open till November 19 at Te Tuhi.

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■■By Laura Brookes New Zealand will hopefully be on the receiving end of increasingly innovative emergency supplies following Chair of Civil Defence for Auckland Sharon Stewart’s recent trip to Taiwan.

The privately-funded trip was organised by Patricia Duke, a member of the Tzu Chi Foundation and was the second time Mrs Stewart had visited Taiwan.

Over the course of a week, she and husband David were given the opportunity to visit hospitals, the headquarters of the foundation and recycling centres where the processing of emergency supplies takes place.

At the Tzu Chi recycling centres, a 13-step procedure

involving 70 clear plastic bottles creates one double blanket with the ability to dry immediately after getting wet.

By June 2014, more than 812,280 blankets had been distributed to disaster victims in nearly 30 countries from Tzu Chi volunteers worldwide.

It’s an extraordinary use of sustainable materials and management of rubbish, said Mrs Stewart.

“Tzu Chi Foundation is successful not only in solving the problem of the overused PET bottles, but raises awareness of sustainably living achievement and sharing information in regards to waste reduction.

“I want to make sure that everyone is made aware of what they do – not only in New

Zealand, but around the world.”

Mrs Stewart also had the opportunity to see purpose-built solar powered lights for use during emergency surgery with the capacity to charge phones in the case of a power outage, and emergency bedding used for emergency operations.

One of the solar powered lights is due to arrive in Auckland soon.

She confirmed some of the Auckland emergency services have already expressed their interest in the technology and how it can place New Zealand in better stead for dealing with future disasters.

The Tzu Chi Foundation on Springs Road is organising a display of supplies for Civil Defence and emergency services.

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The Soap Factory Limited is a privately owned, leading contract manufacturer of boutique soap for the personal care industry.

We are looking for people, who are looking for casual or temporary work.

Based in Pakuranga, the Manufacturing plant currently runs two shifts Day shift Monday - Friday, working from 7.00am till 3.30pm Afternoon shift Monday to Thursday 2.15pm till 12.15am Please indicate on your application your preference for which shift and if you are available for casual assignment or for temporary assignment full time for a fixed period.

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All applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen or have Permanent Resident status as determined by New Zealand immigration department.

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Sam is one of our business Development Managers for Rental Letting and Property Management.

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Project Support – East Tamaki We are seeking a candidate to work within a family owned NZ company that has serviced the New Zealand Pacific markets for over 50 years. We deliver a range of high quality LED lighting products and solutions to a range of customers.

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We invite applications from inspirational practitioners.

Sound knowledge of NCEA Biology to Level 2 and Junior Science curriculum is essential.

Position commences 12th June – 1st December 2017.

The successful candidate must support the special character of our college in an authentic way and contribute to school co-curricular life.

Applications close: Monday 10th April 2017, may close earlier if a suitable applicant is found.

All applicants must complete our application pack.

Please email the Principals PA: Raewyn.Openshaw@elim.school.nz or phone (09 9512376)

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Phone Helen O’Grady Drama Academy 836 0233

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Salary is negotiable on experience.

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We seek an enthusiastic and motivated person to work with a student with high special learning needs.

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The successful applicant will work as part of a team and should be empathetic to the needs of young adolescents. They would also be required to support the Special Character of the College.

To commence immediately.

Applications close: 30 March 2017 Full teacher aide job description and Application form available on website www.sanctamaria.school.nzApply in writing enclosing application form & CV to: The Director of Learning Support l.bell@sanctamaria.school.nz

We are looking for a hard working person who is keen to learn and develop their skills.

Must be reliable and have a driver’s licence.

Ph 027 505 1411 or email your CV to info@riggaspaving.co.nz

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BEACHLANDS tidy, quiet, child friendly 3 brm 1 bthrm hm, s/term rental avail immed. until mid July $500pwk Ph Ownr 021 187 3391

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Great opportunity for outgoing mature minded person to join a busy family owned Air Conditioning company based in East Tamaki. This position is sole charge.

Responsibilities include Debtors, Creditors, payroll Proficient with MYOB Invoicing Customer Service Correspondence and quotes General Admin, answering/directing calls Experienced with Microsoft products Please email office@tophalfair.co.nz

Kip McGrath Pakuranga requires primary and secondary English and Maths teachers. Preference given to NZ trained teachers.

Must have recent experience in teaching Maths and English in NZ schools and be experienced in NCEA requirements. Newly qualified or students in final year may also apply.

Please call Janine on 576 9069 or email: pakuranga@kipmcgrath.co.nz

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

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Wanted: Primary and Secondary English and Maths Tutors

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Tinytown Learning Centres Ltd is seeking a fun, enthusiastic ECE educator with a genuine passion for caring for children aged 0-5 years.

Will consider either fully qualified or unqualified (dependant on previous experience).

Applicant will be subject to Police check.

Please email CV to: enquiries@tinytown.co.nz

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opinion

Young guns blast Highlanders T

he Hurricanes have four dynamic 97kg young guns who are making an explosive impact on the Super Rugby championship that opponents are struggling to contain.

They are Ardie Savea, 23, Jordie Barrett, 20, Ngani Laumape, 22, and Vince Aso, 22, who are prospering under the coaching regime of Chris Boyd and John Plumtree.

The tigerish Savea is well known as a fast, attacking open side flanker. But it was his performance in the unfamiliar No 8 jersey that caught the eye in the Hurricanes latest 41-15 drubbing of the 2015 champion Highlanders in Wellington over the weekend.

It was his low slung attacks from the base of the scrum that repeatedly penetrated the Highlanders defence before All Black halves PJ Perenara and Beauden Barrett set alight their outside backs with a swift service.

It was Barrett’s brother Jordie who stole the night with a command performance, his perfectly weighted cross-kick giving Laumape the first try and his behind-the-back pass sending across centre Matt Proctor for another.

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By game’s end Laumape and Aso each had two tries, the others falling to Proctor and the Savea brothers, Ardie and Julian.

While the 1.96m tall Jordie Barrett’s favourite position is second-five where he has shone for Canterbury and the NZ Under 20 team, Boyd is convinced his best spot is fullback.

Former Warrior Laumape is making a great fist filling the boots of World Cup hero Ma’a Nana as the Hurricanes second-five. Like Aso, who has played Mitre 10 for Auckland, he is a strong, nuggety player who relishes the contract and is quick to penetrate the gain line.

With the Rebels threatening a major upset, it took the competition-leading Chiefs a long while to overcome the threat they posed before getting home 27-14 in their least impressive performance of the season.

But blessed with a strong tight five that bested the Rebels and three others to give them a 4-0 win record, they remain serious contenders to add to the two Super 10 titles they’ve already won under coach Dave Rennie’s guidance.

Poor binding and body positions against the Crusaders rolling maul

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cost the Blues dearly in their 33-24 loss to the Crusaders after leading 21-5 at halftime. Same old, same old.

However halfback Augustine Pulu has consistently impressive and it was good to see George Moala run with his old power and determination.

With Steven Luatua currently suspended, Akira Ioane is not making the impact at No 8 his talent deserves.

A fantastic sevens player, Ioane’s high body position and flat-footed stance make him an easy target in the 15-man game where he has failed to penetrate from No 8.

At 1.93m and 113kg, he’s a big, strong player who is at his best charging onto a pass out wide a la Dane Coles rather than trying to brush off opponents from a standing start.

Kiwis had good reason to join the Irish in celebrating Paddy’s Day after Ireland’s 13-9 Six Nations win stopped England from beating the

The Pakuranga College team won the 500m Grand Final at the Dragon Boat championships.

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College strong at Dragon Boat champs A team of 21 students from Pakuranga College competed strongly in the Auckland Regional Secondary Schools Dragon Boat championships on the weekend. Schools from across Auckland competed for the win at the event held at Lake Pupuke. The Pakuranga College 18-test tier one record of 18 they share with the All Blacks.

That would have been a huge disappointment for their smart Aussie coach Eddie Jones. But Ireland are a smart, brave team, as

team started the day with a win in the first 500m heat and second place in the next heat before progressing to the 500m Grand Final where they managed a come-from-behind win.

They also competed strongly in the 200m Grand Final but did not win. the All Blacks learned when losing to them in Chicago last year before enjoying a hard fought redemption in Dublin. ➤➤Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer and author

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Quax takes gold again The Pakuranga Athletic Club returned with a haul of medals form the NZ Athletics Championships at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton last weekend.

In fine conditions 1st place finishes were achieved by Theo Quax who followed up from his gold medal of last year with another in the U20 men 1500m, Ebuka Okpala [senior men triple jump] and Michael McElwee [Under 20 men 10k race walk].

Further podium results included Theo Quax [2nd under 20 men 4 x 400m relay], Rochelle Coster [2nd – senior women 4 x 100m relay], Peter Wheeler [3rd – senior men 1500m] and in a classy senior men 1500m field, Olympian Ryan Sissons ran well for 3rd, with Peter Wheeler 5th and the evergreen Jonny McKee 8th.

Other Club results: ➤ Jorien Fourie and Chloe Bell [4th under 4 x 100m relay] ➤ Charlotte Smaill [4th under 20 women 400m and fifth under 20 4 x 400m relay] ➤ Krystal Clark [5th under 18 women 1500m] ➤ Steven Langdon [5th senior men 4 x 400m relay] ➤ Matthew Aucamp [7th under 18 men long jump] ➤ Andrew Catley [7th under 20 men 5000m and ninth under 20 men 1500m] ➤ Cameron Low [10th under 20 Men 5000m] ➤ Lachlan Haitana [11th Under 20 Men 5000m] ➤ Rochelle Coster 3rd Senior Women 100m ➤ Flynn Palmer 6th U20 men 800m ➤ Macleans College student Kamal Patwalia,

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Theo Quax, who runs for the Pakuranga Athletic Club, successfully defended his U20 men 1500 title.

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running for the Papakura Club, had a clutch of good results in the under 20 men’s grade including a 2nd place in the 100m, 3rd in the 4 x 100m relay and 4th in the long jump.

ocal golfer Liv Cheng is moving closer to her goal of being the No.1 female player in the world after being awarded the KFC Golf Scholarship for the third consecutive year.

After winning the 2016 scholarship, 23-year-old Cheng was able to compete Liv Cheng in all 15 events in her second year of the Symetra tour and finished a credible 64th on the Official Money List, up from 108th the previous year.

The $10,000 KFC scholarship will help fund Cheng’s attendance of the full season of the Symetra Tour this year, with the goal of finishing in the top 10 of the Official Money List to gain automatic entry to the LPGA tour ranks.

The KFC Golf Scholarship is supported by proceeds from New Zealand Professional

Women Golfers (NZPWG) annual Anita Boon ProAm tournament, sponsored by KFC and Coca Cola Amatil Ltd, which has been held every year since 2009. The scholarship aims to assist promising Kiwi women develop themselves as professional golfers.

In May 2016, Cheng qualified for the US Women’s Open, her first Major championship. Cheng described the tournament as the highlight of her year.“I have had a taste of what it feels like to play amongst the best in the world at the biggest major championship of the year. The experience at the US Women’s Open has further fueled my drive to attain status to compete on the LPGA tour full time”, she said.

Last year it was a major goal of Cheng’s to qualify to compete in the Olympics with fellow Kiwi, Lydia Ko, however she missed

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Cheng has recently completed the 2016/17 ALPG Tour season, finishing 15th on the Order of Merit. Highlights of the season included tying for second place at her sophomore Anita Boon Pro-Am, and tying for seventh place at the Brisbane International. Cheng feels that her third year of professional golf has been formative.

“It has taught me many lessons about my game – especially the influence of my emotions and mentality,” she says.

“I cherish and take each experience as a chance to learn and improve on all areas of my game.

“The more I compete and the more experience I acquire on my road to the LPGA will only benefit in attaining my long-term goals. The KFC Golf Scholarship has helped me greatly and I look forward to improving even more in the new 2017 season.”

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day when more than 5,000 Ryman residents sat down to a long lunch recently. The lunch was the start of a food revolution at all Ryman villages across the country.

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Project Delicious is our all-new approach to food. The new menus are packed with new choices along with old favourites. Everyone enjoyed an array of meal samples, matched with local wines. It’s fair to say, they went down a treat!

Tried and tested dishes such as roast chicken rub shoulders with exotic newcomers including Thai beef salad. Developing menus with more choice introduces more complexity for our chefs, but residents are enjoying selecting from a new range of restaurant quality options.

Ryman Hospitality Services Manager Andrew Gibson says “We’ve tried to get a good mix of the old favourites – with some much more interesting meals. A good example is osso bucco – cross cut beef shank – and we have developed our own calzone (pizza).”

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We’d love to host you for lunch so you can try our new menu. Call Taryn on 09 535 0225 to arrange a day to suit. We can also assist with transport if you would like to be picked up.