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Jina Song (latest recruit at CAB) and Annette Allcott (first recruit at CAB) cut the cake at the Citizen Advice Bureau’s 40th birthday celebrations at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, Pakuranga.

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and Annette, with the assistance of our latest recruit, Jina Song, cut the cake,” she said.

Simeon Brown the MP for Pakuranga, also attended along with the former Mayor of Howick Borough, Morrin Cooper and the CAB’s longest serving current member of 33 years, Tricia Burns, who was part of the social team that planned the event.

David Rooke, CAB Pakuranga’s legal adviser who has been attending the CAB legal clinic since 1978 and organises a roster of local legal colleagues, was acknowledged for his dedication and commitment as a volunteer lawyer.

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Around 90 guests attended the 40th anniversary of community services by Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga-Eastern Manukau at a special function on Friday.

“Our chief executive officer Kerry Dalton came up from CABNZ Wellington to join us and speak at the celebration,” said manager Louise Boswell.

“A mention was made that our interviewers had handled 75,000 client enquiries for the last five years, to 30 June 2017.”

Meanwhile, three of the original bureau interviewers attended.

“Annette Allcott, Lorraine Hay and Rene Barclay were present

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Howick College students Emily Bennett and Emily Burr were lucky enough to paint their own ceramic owl as part of Child Cancer Foundation’s the Little Hoot.

Their 90cm owlet will complement the main Big Hoot trail alongside owlets from more than 50 other schools to showcase the creativity of Auckland’s youngest citizens.

Meanwhile larger owls painted by Kiwi artists as part of The Big Hoot project will be auctioned off to raise money for children living with cancer.

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Emily Bennett and Emily Burr spent four months painting a ceramic owlet as part of the Child Cancer Foundations the ‘Big Hoot’ project.

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our work out there and have it recognised as well as supporting a good cause,” says Bennett.

“Even though our owls won’t raise any money for the Child Cancer Foundation, it just helps raise awareness of the overall project and have a bigger impact on people.”

The girls said they drew inspiration from films such as Pans Labyrinth and other mythical concepts to create a work that told the story of a fantasy world.

“We picked out parts of previous drawings and doodles we had done of different fantasy ideas to create something that was unique and showcased our style,” says Burr.

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get a three dimensional perspective on the whole thing to bring it to life,” Bennett adds.

The girls say that detail was the most important part for them, and had they been given more time they would have incorporated more detail into the sculpture.

The owl has taken 4 months to complete with the girls working throughout their holidays and during and after school to finish it on time.

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Leaky Homes

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ast Auckland leaky homeowners have received good news – their case will proceed as a class action.

And others still have until January 30 2018 to join the legal fight against corporate giant and cladding manufacturer, James Hardie.

A judgment released last month declined James Hardie’s leave to appeal to the Supreme Court meaning the Court of Appeal decision stands, allowing the claim to proceed as a class action, with a final opt-in date of January 30. Leaky building owners represented by Wellington law firm Parker & Associates are encouraging people to move quickly.

Thousands of properties were built using Harditex from 1987 until the early 2000s and Titan Board was widely used from 1995.

The Howick-Pakuranga area greatly expanded during this time, as many new residential subdivisions were developed, the group’s lawyer, Dan Parker said.

Parker & Associates is aware there are many owners of properties clad in Harditex or Titan Board in the east Auckland region and have had many enquiries from property owners in this area.

“The firm is dealing with a large number of enquiries, many from people who have seen and are responding to the claim for the first time. A number of owners have approached us unaware of any problems with their properties until expert investigations identify issues. They have subsequently joined the claim,” Mr Parker said.

“We will be pushing forward now to deal with owner enquiries and

to get as many owners signed on as possible. As it is a self-funded action, the bigger the group is, the lower the costs per owner.

The opt-in period will be the last chance for most affected owners to pursue any legal action for recovery of their losses.

“If they join during the opt-in period they will not be affected by a 15-year limitation long-stop that will probably otherwise bar claims after the opt-in period expires,” Mr Parker said.

“Also, the Supreme Court confirmed last year in the leaky schools litigation that the 10 year Building Act limitation long-stop does not apply to a product liability claim like

Crime

Two sought after robbery Police are hunting for two men following an aggravated robbery at a superette on Ti Rakau Drive on Saturday afternoon.

Social media reported several police patrol cars and the Eagle helicopter were called to the scene.

Police confirmed to the Times that a robbery took place at around 3.30pm.

“Two males entered the store with weapons and threatened

This is an example of Harditex. Owner Mark Russell says the problem is that the area that is causing quite a bit of the problem often is not the one that is visible from the outside or inside. “It’s only when you start to rip the place apart that they really can assess what the full damage is.”

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the shopkeepers and then left with cash from the till and cigarettes,” a police spokesman said.

“We are talking to the victims and supporting them and we are conducting a scene investigation,” police said.

“We are also appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the robbery to contact Counties Manukau Police on 2611300 or Crimestoppers (an anonymous line) on 0800555111.”

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The group first brought a product liability claim against James Hardie New Zealand Limited and James Hardie company, Studorp Limited, in negligence and for breach in the Fair Trading Act in 2015. Owners allege that leaks in their homes are attributable to inherent defects in cladding systems manufactured by James Hardie. They also claim James Hardie made misleading statements about its cladding systems in its technical literature. James Hardie denies the allegations.

Thousands of properties were built using Harditex from 1987 until the early 2000s. Titan Board was widely used from 1995. Mr Parker

urges owners of monolithic clad buildings constructed since 1987 using Harditex or Titan board to get in touch to find out how to opt in to join the claim. Experts can be arranged to investigate whether the materials in question have been used and whether damage has resulted.

Because experts need to investigate to determine weathertight issues the law firm is urging people to get in touch sooner rather than later as time is running out to be able to join the class. ➤➤For further information contact Parker & Associates, 04 499 390 or www.parkerandassociates. co.nz.

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SUPERMOON

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It was when the Moon came down to earth, or more correctly was closest to the earth, big and bright.

The first and last Supermoon of 2017 created a lot of excitement as a lot of people stepped out to skywatch on Monday evening to see the sun go down and the moon rise.

The moon appeared 14 per cent bigger and was shining 30 per cent bigger. Times photographer Wayne Martin was there to capture it in all its glory.

The Auckland Wind Orchestra and St Andrew’s Bag Band are joining together to bring their annual Christmas concert. They will be featuring Christmas music as well as some of the finest wind band and big band music. All proceeds will be donated to the Auckland City Mission The concerts are on December 16 at St Andrew’s Church Centre, 11 Vincent Street, Howick at 2pm and 7pm.Tickets $10.

Contact admin@howpres.org. nz or 535 4403.

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Detective Frost and his band of quirky friends are back this Christmas to help a lost and lonely Wiseman find his friends. Our Christmas Lightshow will also be on nightly from December 2–24. Phone Naveena 021-247-8787.

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OPINION

Communities can make change

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s a local MP, one truth With that must Jami-Lee always be rememRoss bered is that we must represent the views of our communities. Whether someone serves as a Member of Parliament, on a city council, or on a local board, we exist to reflect the will of our community and to ensure that those local voices are heard and engaged with.

Recently, Auckland Transport proposed changes to the school bus routes around East Auckland. The changes proposed would have altered the school bus services impacting many school students and creating uncertainty for families around how children would get to school.

The immediate problem that emerged from this proposal was that the group of people who were going to be most impacted by these changes, families who had school-aged children, were not engaged in the process until it was announced.

That meant that parents of children who used these bus services, quite rightly, became concerned over what this meant for them.

I received a large amount of contact from such parents who were concerned by the lack of consultation and who were unsure what impact the changes would have on their family.

The parents who approached me had concerns such as whether there were safety risks to their children who would now be expected to use a public bus or walk long distances to get to and from school. That was one, of several, concerns that required an answer from Auckland Transport.

At the Howick Local Board meeting, Auckland Transport attended and heard from some of these parents who made passionate, emotional, and well-reasoned arguments to delay the proposal and allow proper consultation with the families who would be affected.

I called for a six month delay for this consultation to occur, arguing that the proposal from Auckland Transport to change school bus routes would have seen a significant number of school children impacted. Moreover it should never be the case that decisions that affect local communities without having a conversation with the parent community be seen as an acceptable process.

It was very pleasing to see that Auckland Transport accepted these calls for a direct discussion with affected families through the affected schools before implementing any decision.

What this demonstrates is how effective locals can be. A community that was affected by an issue and felt like they had a lack of input in a decision that affected them rallied together and reminded us what people power can achieve.

Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas. See you in 2018.

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Education

Anchorage Primary honours principal The students and teachers at Anchorage Park Primary School have honoured retiring principal Lynne Keohane with a touching tribute.

On Monday morning they surprised Ms Keohane by filling a school tree with farewell messages, in the shape of birds, butterflies and insects, that each child had lovingly made.

Ms Keohane was touched by the gesture and had children flocking to point out their message to her.

“You have been the best principal ever.

You have been working hard for us.”

“I will miss you so much, I will remember you always.”

“Thank you for making us the best school in the world.”

They will also be holding an assembly in her honour this Thursday.

The school community will miss Ms Keohane, who has been at Anchorage

Park Primary School for three decades and principal there for the past 24 years.

She has seen hundreds of students come through the small school and always speaks proudly of past student’s achievements. She has been there to see the building of the school hall, established two satellite special needs classes, partnered with Botany Life Church for two school makeovers, supported numerous fundraising efforts and grant applications and much, much, more.

Keohane has led the school to win awards for their initiatives, such as 2015 Runner Up for the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Focus Award for their transition to school programme (in partnership with Anchorage Park Kindergarten), and most recently, winners of a $10,000 Treemendous Makeover Grant, which will see an outdoor learning space created next year.

Craig Stephens, Basil Taha, teacher maths & technology, Jamini Patel, Lia Arroyo, Vanisha Rajan and Camryn Chetty and Sarah Kelly.

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Student-designed robot wins award Students of Mission Heights Junior College created a robot programmed to pick up litter and place it in rubbish bins.

A Outgoing Anchorage Park Primary principal Lynne Keohane with students.

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team of Mission Heights Junior College Year 10 students have created Robo-ish, a robot programmed to sense and pick up litter and place it in rubbish bins.

The group collaborated this year to produce an innovative project, earning the group a Merit Award in the 2017 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards and

$750.00 for the school.

The robot stays within specific vicinity, using claws to move in a random order automatically sensing rubbish on its way, then finding its way to the bins.

The project team was so determined to learn the new software of coding the robot and used certain codes to ensure the robot does the required job.

The students have used a

small-scale robot (MBOT), currently being used for learning about robotics at the school, and programmed it to achieve their goals. Special guests Craig Stephens, cnsultant for Goodman Property and Sarah Kelly, civil engineer at Calibre, presented a cheque from Transpower on behalf of Futureintech to Team Robo-ish at the MHJC Champions Assembly.

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Travelling with the cup were Emirates Team New Zealand team members Richard Meacham, Simon Van Velthooven, Russell Green and past Team New Zealand member Joey Allen, along with Olympian gold and silver medallist Rex Sellers.

The visit was part of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s national tour which has been taking the America’s Cup around the regions to give New Zealanders a chance to see the trophy.

Visitors to the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club were eager to get a picture with the cup, the oldest trophy in international sport.

No questions went unanswered as team members formed a panel to talk about the America’s Cup past and present.

The team talked about what happened during New Zealand’s remarkable victory over Oracle Team USA in Bermuda earlier this year as well as what the plans are for the America’s Cup scheduled to be held in Auckland in 2021.

“We had a really good turn out and the response from everyone was incredible. I think everyone really enjoyed being there and getting a feel for what it’s all about,” says Club Manager Lyle Tresadern.

■■ Allan Kearney, BBYC commodore with the America’s Cup.

■■ Panel group Simon Van Velthooven, Rex Sellers, Russell Green and Richard Meacham.

“We have to thank Emirates Team New Zealand for bringing the cup to us. It’s been a long trip for them, travelling around all the clubs and sharing the trophy with the public.

“But it’s good to see New Zealanders who have given them so much support being able to experience the victory with them.”

The crowd was addressed by Joey Allen who started sailing at Bucklands Beach as a child before he went on to become one of Team New Zealand’s most experienced members.

Sailing champions and Olympic yachtsmen as well as those just wanting to get a look at the America’s Cup trophy gathered together to celebrate the event over food,

wine and beer.

The America’s Cup trophy wasn’t the only entertainment on offer with John Carr, stand-up comedian, writer, cartoonist and performance poet, there performing for the crowd.

The yacht club prides itself on producing many talented sailors that include Olympic champions, America’s Cup winners and yachties who have brought home some of the sailing world’s most coveted prizes. Earlier a yacht race was held with some of our club sailors demonstrating their skills.

Food stalls, music and wine and cheese tasting topped off the memorable evening.

Bring on the next America’s Cup!

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akuranga College student Aimee Van Aardt won big at the 9th National Summer Games- Special Olympics held in Wellington—taking home four medals.

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One of six others with Williams Syndrome competing at the recent games, the Year 11 student has been training since she was just eight-years-old and has achieved great results.

She took the gold for the 100m freestyle where she also achieved her personal best. She also claimed gold in the 50 metre butterfly. Aimee also won a bronze in the 200 metre individual medley where she swam against the top two men in this category and was just 50 seconds slower. She was also third in the 50 metre individual medley relay.

Aimee says she wants to “become a global messenger for the Special Olympics”, which involves speaking about intellectual disability, the Special Olym-

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She also hopes to compete in the next Special Olympic Games at Abu Dhabi in 2019.

Principal Michael Williams congratulated Aimee and her parents Dean and Tasha saying, “Aimee is great to have in the school. She is always positive and cheerful. She is very determined and works hard to achieve her goals. We are very proud of her achievements.”

Good effort Times delivery person William Burr claimed a selection of medals at the Special Olympics held in Wellington last week. William competed in the Ten Pin Bowling event, which he says is “a sport I really enjoy doing.”

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Samuel Chen, Pakuranga College’s 2017 Dux, who contributes as student representative on the colleges’ Board of Trustees was awarded the University of Auckland Top Achievers Scholarship, the University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship and the University of Canterbury Top Scholars Award.

He also won the Pegasus Award and the Rae Memorial Prize to a total value of $70,000.

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Andrew adds this award to the University of Canterbury Emerging Leaders’ Scholarship and the University Of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship value at around $25,000.

“To be offered these scholarships, students had to not only have an outstanding academic record they had to also demonstrate characteristics such as outstanding sporting, artistic, cultural, or leadership potential,” Pakuranga College principal Michael Williams said.

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that have seen very strong growth in recent years also saw values drop significantly including the Kaipara and Hauraki Districts both down around 4.0% over the past quarter.”

The easing in LVR restrictions in January and retail banks lending criteria is likely to help improve activity and demand in housing the market as we move through the summer months.

“But it’s possible the usual slow-down over the Christmas period may mean we don’t see the full impact of this until February and March next year.”

The Auckland market remains relatively flat with values holding or rising slightly in some areas and dropping in others. The former Auckland City Council suburbs rose 1.6% year on year and 0.7% over the past three months with Auckland City East rising well above average for the region, up 3.3% year on year and 1.8% over the past three months, the average value there is now $1,570,354.

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When adjusted for inflation the nationwide annual increase drops slightly to 4.4% and values are now 33.9% above the 2007 peak.

Meanwhile, residential property value growth across the Auckland Region was down 0.5% year on year which is the slowest annual rate since March 2011 but values ticked up over the past quarter rising by 0.4%.

The average value for the Auckland Region is slightly higher than last month at $1,045,741 and values are now on average 91.4% higher than the previous peak of 2007. When adjusted for inflation values dropped 2.4% over the past year and are 59.7% above the 2007 peak.

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For anything electrical • Registered Electricians • Established over 25 years in local area • ECANZ guaranteed • Gold card discount Phone 274 6977

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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7837 - SOLUTIONS Across - 7, Orange squash. 8, Winter. 9, Induce.

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WHATS UP IN 2018 SCHOOL START DATES 2018 will be published on the 18th January 2018 CONTINUED EDUCATION TERM 1 Howick and Pakuranga Times Botany and Ormiston Times Deadline January 23rd SPORTS FEATURE - FEBRUARY Howick and Pakuranga Times Botany and Ormiston Times SETTLING IN BOOKLET Full colour glossy booklet provides the newcomers to our area with useful information about our community from the Citizens Advice Bureau to local Tradesmen.

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Times Classifieds will be closed noon Wednesday 20th December reopening 8am Monday 8th January 2018 We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients for their continued support and look forward to working with you in 2018, have a Safe, Happy Christmas and New Year.

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Magazine Designer Clothing seek a part time retail assistant for their new outlet store in Onehunga. We specialise in New Zealand designed and made fashion in sizes 10-26, from casual lifestyle pieces through to stunning special occasion wear.

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You will work alongside a litigation partner, providing you with excellent guidance and autonomy.

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We will introduce you to the key referrers here in the Highbrook area to help expand your litigation practice.

We will give you the tools to help develop yourself as a thought leader in your chosen specialist area/s.

We will provide you with a clear career pathway and work with you to help you achieve your goals.

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Call or email the Practice Manager for an initial discussion.

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Wynyard Wood Highbrook

We sell:

Furniture • Household Goods Antiques • Quality Used Clothing

East Auckland Caroline 021 040 5780 Liz 022 300 6906

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Anglican Church

St Pauls Church

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Part-Time; Fixed-Term; Term Time Only We are seeking enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Teacher Aides with great initiative and communication skills to join our vibrant Learning Support Department. The successful candidates will be required to work with a variety of students across the College from Year 7-13 with various special needs and talents. You will also need to work as a team member with teachers and other staff members and should be empathetic to the needs of young adolescents.

Two Fixed-Term positions commencing 30 January 2018 until 13 December 2018: (1) 15 hours per week with negotiable hours.

(2) 27.5 hours per week (9.00am – 3.00pm daily) All candidates will also be required to support the Special Character of the College.

Applications close on Sunday, 14 January 2018.

Please visit our website for an application form and full role description: www.sanctamaria.school.nz Apply via email enclosing application form, CV and covering letter to: The Director of Learning Support, Mrs Louise Oliphant, l.oliphant@sanctamaria.school.nz

Selwyn Rd, Howick Phone 534-6864 Sun 7.30am & 9.30am & Wed 10am

Associate Litigation Role

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STU UDY ENGLISH WITH CONFIDEN NCE

2 positions

We are seeking a part-time assistant caretaker for a fixed term contract from 15 January to 21 July 2018 who will report to the Property Manager. The successful applicant must be physically fit, have excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills.

They will need to be able to interact in a professional manner with staff, students and our community, have a high attention to detail and maintain an overall safe environment. The hours will be 16 hours per weeks, days and times to be negotiated with the successful applicant. There may be a requirement to go full time for a short period during the course of the contract.

Applicants will need to have good handyman skills, duties will include: Repairs and maintenance Cleaning as required of spills and accidents during the day Rubbish removal and recycling Assisting with school events when required Other duties will be discussed during interview Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand and will be required to complete a Police Vetting application.

Please send a letter of application, CV and referee information to the Principal at vacancies@pointview.school.nz

PETS

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TEACHER AIDE

Assistant Caretaker

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Point View School

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HIAB – TRUCK DRIVER

We have a vacancy for an experienced person to drive a 6X4 truck with a rear mounted crane. You will need to have a good stable work history and a clean Class 4 licence. You must be a person that takes pride in their work, their truck and knows how to work safely at all times.

Excellent wages to the right person, starting rate is $28/hr.

If you feel you fit the above criteria, then please submit your CV in confidence to: Lance Worthington Managing Director Lance.worthington@wiritimber.co.nz Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa

CD258066

Maraetai Beach Boating Club is located 15 mins East of Botany and is viewed as an important part of “life at the beach”. We mostly run on volunteers and a few key full and part time personnel and we are looking to recruit a Club Secretary / administrator extraordinaire to join the small team that makes our Club operate.

It is important that you have accurate accounting skills, knowledge of payroll, great people skills and a can-do attitude. A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office would be an advantage also.

Duties include: • Accounts payable and receivable.

• Processing memberships and banking.

• Reconciling monthly accounts, processing GST returns and PAYE. • Maintain accurate set of accounts for monthly management meetings and AGMs. • Attending monthly committee meeting, taking minutes and liaising with various committees.

• General office duties such as answering phones and attending to email enquiries.

• Website and social media updating, event bookings.

• Plus much more….

If you think you have the skills for this varied role and are looking for a long-term position locally, and would like to join our team please apply with a cover letter to: admin@maraetaiboatclub.org.nz Applications will not close until we have the superstar we are looking for.

FOR SALE

CD227945

CD258017

Club Secretary

We are a medium sized Hardware/Plumbing Distribution Company based in East Tamaki.

We have two positions available: one for Accounts Receivable and the other mainly Warehouse Picking and Packing.

The position would involve picking and packing orders for distribution and some assembly work as we do in-house component packing.

These are full time positions, 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, starting early January 2018. Must be available school holidays.

Applicants for both positions should have NZ Residency or a valid NZ Work permit.

Please apply to: ysbuys@xtra.co.nz or post to: PO Box 58795, Botany, Auckland 2163.

GARAGE SALES K54091

1x Office Assistant and 1x Warehouse

Administration/Operations Manager This role is working for a well establish Transport Company Pricing, accounts approval, receivables, calculations, customer servicing, freight operations and management.

Previous supervisory experience required. We are looking for someone who is down to earth and ideally has had previous freight experience.

Email CV to gavin@inter-freight.co.nz

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Times Classifieds will be closed noon Wednesday 20th December reopening 8am Monday 8th January 2018 We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients for their continued support and look forward to working with you in 2018, have a Safe, Happy Christmas and New Year.

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Parity really a forlorn hope E

ver since 29-year-old Billy Jean King beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs at tennis at the Houston Astrodome in 1973 women have argued they should get pay equity in professional sport.

With NZ Rugby and the Players Association announcing at the end of 2016 a new collective agreement had increased the All Blacks payment pool from $121 million to $191m over the next three years, it’s a shame a fairer proportion wasn’t put aside for the Black Ferns women who this month won their fifth world crown.

Whereas All Black captain Kieran Read gets $1 million annually before endorsements and packages are added, Black Ferns skipper Fiao’o Fa’amausili and her team got peanuts in comparison.

One need only look at the feats of recent Halberg Award winners Lydia Ko, Val Adams and Lisa Carrington to appre-

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Cornwall 346/9 (B Barnard 104, A Dhadwal 70, S Crooks 46, S Marra 45*; T Jolley 4-87) lost first innings to Howick Pakuranga 348/7 (A Morrison 68, D Winn 50, C Neale 89, R Botadra 60)

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exceeds Crowe’s 45.36 but trails Williamson’s superb 50.62.

At 33, he remains in fine form against a West Indies team that bowls better than it bats and he looks set to extend his 10-year international career for some time to come.

Meanwhile faith in the All Blacks Sevens has been restored by winning their first world series tournament in Cape Town after 15 losses to break a two-year drought.

Fijian Joe Ravouvou was the sensation of the 38-14 final win against Argentina in which he demonstrated his pace, sidestep and fend to telling effect after the team beat favourites South Africa in the semi-final.

It was also their first tournament win under Scot coach Clark Laidlaw who replaced the legendary Gordon Tietjens just over a year ago. ➤➤Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer and author

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rather the apathy of the public. Interestingly, a lot more women attend men’s matches in both codes than they do women’s.

Until that changes, parity remains a forlorn hope for sportswomen who, nevertheless, deserve a fairer share of rugby’s spoils.

Meanwhile it was pleasing to see Ross Taylor equal Kane Williamson and the late Martin Crowe’s New Zealand record of 17 test centuries in the Hamilton match against the West Indies on Monday.

In doing so, he achieved a minimum goal mentor Crowe had set for him before urging him to strive to improve his record.

Having scored a frustrating 93 in the first test against the Windies on Wellington’s Basin Reserve, it was fitting a relaxed but focused Taylor made amends in his home town Hamilton.

His latest century has lifted his test batting average to a commendable 48.04 which

Howick Pakuranga stamped its authority on day two of round five in Saturday’s Auckland Premier Cricket Hedley Howarth Trophy match against Cornwall.

Cornwall played host to HPCC in a nail biting match that ended with the boys from Howick Pakuranga taking the first innings spoils.

Cornwall batted first; they were immediately in trouble courtesy of Taine Jolley who picked up back-toback wickets to leave Cornwall 0/2 after the first over.

Amit Dhadwal and Sam Cooks set about rebuilding the innings for Cornwall putting on 77 for the third wicket, when Cooks was dismissed for 46, Howick Pakuranga had a sniff of getting into Cornwall’s lower order.

Brian Barnard put those concerns to rest, scoring an excellent 104 to carry his team through the day and set them up for a large first innings total.

Despite Jolley returning and picking up two more wickets the lower order contributed for Cornwall to boost their total up to 346/9 at the end of day one.

The following Saturday, PJ Thomas got the home side off to a good start taking an early wicket.

Andrew Morrison and David Winn put on a solid partnership with both batsmen making half-centuries to put their side in a good position heading into lunch. Cam Neale continued the good work for Howick Pakuranga scoring 89 to push his side closer to the target.

Despite taking wickets at the other end, Neale was proving hard to dislodge, Brian Barnard picked up the big wicket with the score at 297/7 and it was anyone’s game.

Rutvik Botadra and Danru Ferns were the heroes for Howick Pakuranga putting on 51 to see their side home and secure first innings points.

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Unfortunately they fall well short of that as shown by the poor crowds they drew to the rugby test against England in New Zealand in June and the World Cup league curtain raiser in Brisbane before the stadium filled for the men’s final between Australia and England.

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ocal schools shone at the New Zealand Secondary Schools 2017 National Touch Championships held over the weekend.

Saint Kentigern College, Howick College, Botany Downs Secondary School and Macleans College all competed in the tournament at Bruce Pulman Park in Takanini.

Saint Kentigern Girls placed first in their grade while Howick College placed second in the mixed grade.

A narrow win by the Howick mixed team against Taupo-nui-aTia 8-7 secured them a spot in the

mixed cup finals where they narrowly lost to Paeroa College 9-8.

Botany Downs lost to Manukura School 7-4 in the mixed plate before a win over Rangitoto College.

Macleans College won the Game B Semi final in the mixed bowl against Waimea 6-3 and went on to win the Positional Final 7-2 against Massey High .

Saint Kentigern won the Girls Cup Game A semi 3-2 against St Hildas and continued to play strongly, leading them to a finals win 4-3 over Hamilton Girls.

Howick College lost their semi-final to Hamilton Girls 9-2 only to be

narrowly defeated 4-3 by St Hildas.

St Kents sport manager Lynne Scutt paid tribute to the team’s performance in very hot conditions on Friday and Saturday. “The girls went unbeaten and scored 61 tries including two wins over last year’s finalist Hamilton Girls and Columba College.

Sunday morning in the semifinal St Kents faced St Hildas. “With the game shortened because of an injury time out to a ref and then a field move the girls had to battle from behind most of the game until Mahina Paul burst through the line and scored with two minutes

Top medal haul for HPK swimmers Howick Pakuranga Swim Club’s top junior swimmers took on the best in Auckland last weekend at the 2017 Auckland Junior Championships.

The club won 50 medals overall, consisting of 19 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze – a great success for HPK, who once again showed themselves as one of the top

clubs in Auckland.

A handful of swimmers stood out winning multiple medals. Congratulations to Mulan Chan See who came in with an outstanding 11 gold medals, Ella Crowe, who collected three golds and two silver medals, Chris Jiang who won one gold, four silvers and three bronze and Mia Laban who won

two silver and two bronze.

The medallists were Ella Crowe, Danielle Asiata, Miandi Oosthuizen, Taanmay Annappa, Samuel Asiata, Olivia Bates, Mulan Chan See, Ezanda Green, Freya Hingston, Chris Jiang, Mia Laban, Daniel Loh, Kendall Oliver, MaeYing Reynolds, Keiki Shimizu and Daniel Cieplinski.

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to go to give the girls the win and into their fourth final in five years,” said Scutt.

“Opposition for the final was Hamilton Girls and with the big crowd watching both teams started nervously and took a while to settle and score.”

It was 1-1 at half time, then 3-all with three minutes to go in the game, but with strong defence St Kents held out and then scored with minutes to go to win the national title.

The team was well led by inspirational Captain Tori Kolose who has

been in the team for 5 years – this is her second NZ Secondary Schools title and has made the final four out of five years. The team also included Jaymie Kolose, Lisa Putt, Mahina Paul. Jaymie was named MVP of the tournament.

St Kents’ path to the finals Day 1 – beat St Andrews 15-0 Beat Westlake Girls 5-4 Beat Morrinsville 11-3 Day 2 – Beat St Orams 9-1 Beat Columba 8-3 Beat Hamilton Girls 8-4 Day 3 – semi final beat St Hilda 3-2 Final – beat Hamilton Girls 4-3

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BRETT JONES, secretary of East Auckland Ministers’ Association, delivers the first of two Christmas messages for Times readers

T How true is the story of Mary and Joseph’s search for a room?.

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he most familiar retelling of the first Christmas centres on a housing crisis.

Much of the drama of Mary & Joseph’s dash to Bethlehem rests on the proliferation of “no vacancy” signs erected all over town. But how true is the popular story?

The truth is that there was a housing crisis in 1st century Bethlehem over the first Christmas. It was all the government’s fault.

Some things don’t change. In this case the occasion of complaint was a census. But the reason for the census was tax. The Roman

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Emperor had come up with a novel idea: to tax the whole world. It has a certain ring to it this idea, although it’s doubtful the emperor was Socialist! So, local government territories like Palestine held censuses, not to deliver a wealth of demographic information, but to set rates of tax on the population.

Which explains why a census was needed but not why there was a housing shortage in Bethlehem. Jewish inheritance laws mandated that people travel to their ancestral towns for the census. So, Mary accompanied Joseph to his family’s home town of Bethlehem. The town was bursting at the seams and so the legend of “no room at the inn” began. It’s a tragic tale of a young couple trying to get home for Christmas only to discover there’s nowhere to stay – not with family, nor in any local establishments. It’s a vision of a cold bleak Christmas which mirrors the cold bleak world we live in. Immigrants driving a housing shortage and landlords taking advantage of the vulnerable right on Christmas.

Except it’s not true.

Turns out we’ve been inoculated with a weakened strain of Christmas. It’s a case of something being lost in translation. Our Christmas pageant version rests on the mistaken translation of “guest room” for “inn”. In fact, Joseph made it to the family village with his new family and was welcomed with open arms. It’s likely they’d been in Bethlehem for days before the birth, living with family in the downstairs family room of their home, where mangers were available for animals brought into the house at night for safekeeping. Like your cat. Or chihuahua. This is a vision of family making room for each other. Of hospitality and sacrifice intermingled. Of camp stretchers in the lounge and tents on the lawn. Just like Christmas.

In our own time we face a housing crisis.

We rehearse a darker pageant of a housing crisis driven by immigrants and unscrupulous landlords. It’s easy to have someone to blame who is not us. It’s a case of a complex reality being lost in translation as we struggle for simple answers.

The reality is more difficult to address – yes, there are issues with access to land for development, overseas buyers, immigration, LVRs and Kiwi land speculators. But there are also New Zealanders returning home in record numbers, earthquake-driven immigration north and incomes failing to keep pace with the cost of living. Then there are the macro cultural forces: our quarter acre is shrinking while our floor plans are increasing; our sense of connection to neighbour reduces as subdivision fencing covenants demand uniform timber palisades; kids still play together in the streets but there is less adult conversation across the back fence.

Yet in the midst of the crisis, we are being forced to re-examine our own commitment to the intermingling of hospitality and sacrifice.

Models of extended family living are being rediscovered,, communal living options are being explored, a less-is-more approach to floor area is being embraced and we’re continuing to work hard on sustainable social housing.

Yes, we have a housing crisis but perhaps our larger crisis is one of unchecked individualism, a disconnection from neighbour and the pursuit of more. The first Christmas calls us back to a simpler way. Where there is room. Where a rich blend of hospitality and sacrifice draw us towards a kinder, more inclusive community.

Is there room for one more at your table this Christmas?

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o child should have to go without a gift this Christmas, but for many around New Zealand this is a reality.

The Salvation Army and Botany Town Centre are working together towards making this Christmas a time to celebrate for some struggling families out there in the community.

For one day only, locals will be able to donate their preloved (or new) toys, books, exercise equipment or games to the Pop up Toy Shop this season.

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The smallest of gifts can bring joy to people at this time of year, The Salvation Army is grateful for any and all support,” says Lieutenant Ameet Londhe.

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We have our beautiful Christmas tree up in the Lower Gallery.

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he Salvation Army prepares for increased need as food parcel need across Auckland climbs 15 per cent leading into Christmas.

The number of people needing welfare support from The Salvation Army is on the rise, prompting a plea to the New Zealand public to help break poverty this Christmas.

From July to September this year, more than 10,000 people needed help with food parcels alone – an eight per cent increase on the same time last year — and Christmas is expected to be even busier.

For thousands of families living in desperate need, poverty doesn’t take a break at Christmas, says Salvation Army head of social services Major Pam Waugh.

“This level of poverty, and the stress and heartache it brings can’t be justified,” says Major Waugh. “How can we sit down to a nice Christmas Day meal, surrounded by loved ones, knowing there are thousands of families without anything to eat, let alone gifts under the tree?

“The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation Report 2017 shows there are around 300,000 children deemed to be living in poverty in this country and concurrently we are hearing that half our country’s wealth is sitting in the top 10 per cent of individuals.

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I n the greater Auckland region from July to September over 4000 people sought help with food parcels - an increase of 15 per cent compared to the same time last year.

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This Christmas season, more than 17,000 families in crisis are expected to seek help from The Salvation Army for food support, budgeting, counselling, education and accommodation assistance.

In response to critical need, The Salvation Army is asking the New Zealand public to give hope to those who need it most by donating to its Christmas Appeal, which launches today (Monday 20 November).

“Funds raised through the Christmas Appeal give people not only Christmas day to enjoy, but also the tools and support needed to make positive

✦O ver the same period the number of people seeking help for the first time or the first time in a long time in the Auckland region increased by nine per cent compared to the same time last year. changes for the future. The relationships that The Salvation Army forms when helping families at Christmas means we can keep working with them — so one Christmas gift can become an investment in lifelong transformation,” says Major Waugh.

“We need to remember that there is no break for families living in poverty. The heart of Christmas is giving and that can start with us.”

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We’d like to say thank you to all our clients and wish you some moments of peace and good cheer at this busy time.

Think Prenzel for Christmas this year. With gifts to suit those who are hard to buy for you will find your Christmas shopping easy and fun at Prenzel of Whitford.

We have gifts to fit all budgets; so come out to Prenzel, park at the door and enjoy a taste while you shop.

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Customers not feeling the Christmas spirit

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What a wonderful way to spend Christmas Day with family and friends at Cuff Cafe.

Mat Wylie, CEO of Customer Radar, says it is interesting to determine why some people aren’t getting any satisfaction. Photo supplied Auckland retailers experienced the worst customer satisfaction scores, dropping to the lowest point at Christmas time of anywhere else in New Zealand.

Christchurch shoppers appear to show significantly higher levels of customer satisfaction compared with the other major cities across the year. However, Cantabrians experience the biggest drop in customer satisfaction scores over the Christmas period, dropping down to a similar level as the other main cities.

Jon Hassall, general manager of the Muffin Break chain says, “Many of our stores are in the centre of the mall, so we definitely see a lot of tired customers who have been shopping for three hours or

Carols on the Green Sunday December 17 @ St Columba Church lawn (access from Tiger Drive, Golflands, or 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany), 6pm. Come celebrate the season with us! Bring family, friends and neighbours for a picnic dinner;

more and it’s obvious they’re feeling the pressure.

“In previous years’ people have taken their stress out on our staff and are definitely quick to complain about service times. We have been working with Customer Radar over the past four months to get feedback from customers to make improvements. This has actually meant a lift in customer service scores recently as we have gone in and implemented changes to fix any issues customers are having.

“It’s definitely been helpful for us coming into this busy period to take a proactive approach to our customer service and to ensure our people are ready to offer warm and friendly service, especially when customers are feeling the Christmas stress.”

our youth group will also be selling sausages.

Carol singing starts at 6.30pm. Support the “Breakfast Club” charity by bringing a donation of baby food or sanitary products. If raining, the event will be held in our auditorium. Phone 274-4864 for more info.

High Tea will be exclusively available on CHRISTMAS DAY Monday, 25 December 2017 11:30am sitting – $48pp Includes tea or coffee and a selection of savouries and sweet morsels, prepared by our award-winning chef Eugene Sokolovski.

Complimentary glass of sparkling wine Bookings are essential, please reserve by email: info@cuff.cafe or by phoning 534 44 95.

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Customer Radar study released this week found shoppers are more likely to be disgruntled in the lead up to Christmas, with customer satisfaction scores falling from mid-November, and dropping sharply to a year-low in midDecember.

From July to December 2016, customer feedback company Customer Radar studied the levels of customer satisfaction from small to large businesses at 1,500 locations across the country.

Mat Wylie, CEO and founder of Customer Radar, says it was interesting to see people expressed different reasons for why they were dissatisfied depending on where they lived.

“We found that city-based customers become significantly less satisfied than small town customers,” he said. “On average, customer satisfaction scores for city stores drop 5.5 per cent over the Christmas period, while town stores drop by only 3.2 per cent.

“It was also interesting that in the larger cities people were more likely to complain about the speed of service, where as small town customers were more likely to be upset if the floor staff weren’t friendly or helpful enough,” he says.

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DAY (8AM-12.30PM) EVERY SATUR Your weekly favourites are always here

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Come along to the Saturday morning market to stock your basket with fresh produce and gifts, stop in the Village for a tasty treat, or to shop for that special something for Christmas in boutique shopping surrounds.

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Christmas in NZ is feeling pretty tropical right now.

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hristmas calls to mind scenes of snowy landscapes, cosy fires and luscious evergreens in the Northern Hemisphere.

Right now through many states in the US and through the UK too, snow is delivering the possibility of a white Christmas.

But what about in the Southern Hemisphere where the air outside is anything but frightful?

While many in the US and Europe are used to breaking out their mittens and building snowmen in their front yards during the winter holidays, those of us who live in well below the equator do things a little differently.

Christmas in a hotter locale can be just as merry, despite the lack of sparkling white snow.

If you’re new to the Southern Hemisphere, here are three good reasons why celebrating the holidays in summer-like conditions is something to look forward to:

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Backyard barbecues – While many families across the country gather around candlelit dinners on Christmas Day to feast on succulent roasts and drink hot buttered rum, we Kiwis like to fire up the bbq, cold brew in hand. Whether you’re celebrating with family or friends, a barbecue is always a great way to reunite with the people you hold dear.

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Trips to the beach – Forget the fleece jumpers and grab your jandals! Instead of

dashing through the snow, we get to spend the holiday season basking in the sun on sandy beaches. You’ll see — there’s nothing like a good dose of vitamin D to ignite everybody’s jolly spirit.

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Dazzling cityscapes – No need to endure frigid temperatures, snow, sleet or ice in your thermals to put up those Christmas decorations. With zero chance of frostbite, home and business owners across town can take advantage of the warm weather to deck out their property in magical displays of twinkling lights and other holiday trimmings.

Who needs snow to get into the Christmas spirit when the whole neighbourhood is aglow?

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re you thinking of gifting a planner this Christmas? To make the right choice, you need to really know the person you intend to give it to. For your gift to serve your friend, family member or co-worker well, it must meet their specific needs. Keep reading for handy tips on how to pick the perfect planner!

First, you need to consider how the person will likely use your gift. Do they usually jot everything down in their planner (appointments, events, deadlines, etc.), or only work-related to-dos? Do they use their planner as a notebook for managing lists (groceries, household chores, etc.)? Does their current planner double as a sketchbook for whenever inspiration strikes? Finally, do they take it everywhere they go, or leave it in the same spot at all times?

Answering these questions can help you determine the right type of planner to suit your special someone’s organisational needs.

For example, if their planner goes everywhere they go, a smaller book is probably preferable.

However, if they usually scribble down all kinds of information, it’s best to opt for a daily planner with sufficient writing space, including extra pages for notes.

If they record all of their personal rendezvous and special events, make sure the model you choose has enough space devoted to the weekend, which is often condensed in classic business planners. Furthermore, if they like to keep their planner open to never miss a beat, opt for one with spiral binding.

Lastly, in terms of the texture, colour and style of the planner, all is a question of personal preference! Do you know what your special someone likes?

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ending Love is an initiative encouraging people to give a Christmas card/s to lonely aging people in our community who are confined to rest homes during the festive season.

At this time of year, nothing is more personal and meaningful than to receive a custom-made Christmas card.

Megan Lawrence from Crop Craft Create, has donated two free drop-in sessions and paper-crafting company Close To My Heart in America have donated beautiful cards to help you fashion something a little bit special.

With Megan’s assistance you’ll turn them into a collectable keepsake that’ll be cherished by the recipient.

A drop-box has been placed in the foyer inside the All Saints’ Community Centre, 30 Cook Street, Howick (across the road from Subway), where you can post your festive creation or a storebought card, ready for Manukau Council of Social Services (MECOSS) staff, to deliver them to local aged-care facilities before Christmas Day. ✦ For more information contact Lindsay Upton, MECOSS, on 09 533-3685 or 021 180 4084.

Sharing the love Drop into either of these locations to make a Christmas card to share the love this festive season.

When: Wednesday, December 13 Time: 9.30am – 11.30am Where: Howick Library, 25 Uxbridge Road, Howick When: Thursday, December 14 Time: 3pm – 5pm Where: Botany Town Centre Library, Sunset Terrace, Botany Spending is thus increasing as we approach Christmas but doing so at a faster rate than 2017 growth patterns to date.

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Black Friday was much busier this year than in 2016 but the growth rate recorded Thursday December 7 was even higher for core retail merchants. Electronic payments company Paymark recorded 14.5 per cent more underlying spending through core retail merchants than on the same Thursday in 2016. The equivalent Black Friday growth rate had been 14.3 per cent. Both days were busy but spending on food and liquor took on more prominence last Thursday. Also up strongly on Thursday were supermarkets, department stores, toy/game shops, and hardware outlets.

Over the last week, spending across all Paymark merchants was $1.351 billion.

Underlying growth was 7.8 per cent when compared to the December 4-10 in 2016. This growth rate is slightly lower than the annual underlying growth of 8 per cent in the previous week and 8.3 per cent three weeks ago but all three weeks are above the average of the first 10 months of this year.

Spending is thus increasing as we approach Christmas but doing so at a faster rate than 2017 growth patterns to date. This dual pre-Christmas acceleration shows as the ratio of recent spending to the January-October average being higher than the pre-Christmas ratio last year. In the latest seven days, underlying spending has been 119 per cent of the Jan-Oct average (i.e. 19 per cent above Jan-Oct average) whereas this time last year the ratio was 117 per cent.

While all regions will face even stronger spending in the last two weeks before Christmas Day, the pre-Christmas pattern to date suggests the smaller regions will benefit the most. Highest spending growth last week was recorded in Marlborough, which includes Kaikoura in Paymark figures, marking a welcome change from the earthquake-affected experience of 2016.

The other four smallest regions – in terms of spending through Paymark – of Wairarapa, West Coast, Gisborne and Wanganui also recorded high spending growth. In contrast, the lowest growth rate lately has been in the largest regions of Auckland/Northland, Canterbury and Wellington.

Paymark covers more than 100,000 terminals, accounting for more than 75 per cent of the New Zealand payments landscape.

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Tropical pavlova Serves 8

INGREDIENTS ✦ 1 large ready-made pavlova ✦ 600 ml cream ✦ 6 kiwifruit, peeled and sliced ✦ 2 large mangoes, skin removed

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✦ 1/3 cup cup passion fruit topping ✦ 3 strawberries, sliced METHOD Place pavlova on a large serving platter.

Prep and cooking - 55 mins Serves 6 Vegetarian

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INGREDIENTS ✦ 4 potatoes, peeled, cut into 5mm slices ✦ 600g pumpkin, peeled, cut into 5mm slices ✦ 1 small brown onion, peeled ✦ 8 whole cloves ✦ 1 2/3 cups milk ✦ 300 ml cream ✦ 50 g butter, chopped, plus 30g extra ✦ 1/4 cup plain flour ✦ 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg ✦ 1 cup freshly grated parmesan ✦ Cayenne pepper, to sprinkle ✦ 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves

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Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C fanforced.

Grease a shallow 2-litre ovenproof dish and place on a baking tray.

Place slices of potato in a large microwavesafe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes or until just tender. Stand for 2 minutes and drain. Repeat with pumpkin, microwave for 3-4 minutes, stand for 2 minutes then drain.

Meanwhile, press cloves in to the onion and place milk, cream and onion in a medium heavy-based saucepan over a moderate heat.

Bring to a simmer, take off the heat and stand for 5 minutes for flavours to infuse.

Using tongs remove the onion and discard.

Pour milk into a heatproof jug and wipe pan clean.

Melt butter in the pan over a moderate heat.

Add flour, cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until bubbling. Add nutmeg, cook and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Gradually whisk in warm cream mixture until smooth. Cook and whisk for 4 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat, stir in half the parmesan until melted and smooth. Season with pepper, to taste.

Arrange half the potato over the base of prepared dish. Top with half the pumpkin and pour over half the cream mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan and the cayenne pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until bubbling and golden. Stand gratin for 5 minutes.

Melt extra butter in small frying pan over moderate heat. Add sage; cook and turn for 1-2 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels.

Serve gratin topped with sage.

Tip: To make this gluten free, replace the flour with gluten free flour or cornflour.

• Recipe courtesy shop.countdown.co.nz

Beat the cream until thick. Spread cream over the pavlova and decorate with kiwifruit and mangoes.

To finish, drizzle with passionfruit sauce and garnish with strawberries. Serve immediately.

• Recipe courtesy shop.countdown.co.nz

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