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onday night’s Howick Local Board meeting was met with an outpouring of concern from parents over the proposed changes to school bus routes.

About two dozen parents from local schools turned up to appeal against Auckland Transport’s (AT) decision to withdraw school buses for 16 east Auckland schools.

More than 10 parents spoke about their concerns during the public forum, noting that their biggest fear was for their children’s safety.

“Children are not allowed to be left home unattended till the age of 14, so what makes it okay for them to be on a public bus alone at the age of six?” said Stephanie Tame, whose children attend Botany Downs Primary School.

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sultation with the schools and he is hoping, along with the support of the board, dialogue can be opened with AT about the concerns.

“We want to know how these new buses are actually going to work because there appear to be a large number of practical fish hooks that haven’t been thought through,” Ellery said.

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only get to us at around 3.30pm which means we will have 400 odd children to supervise after school.

“We worry about the fact that Howick College finishes late on a Wednesday and a Friday, so again, when exactly will these buses be coming to pick up our students?”

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missed the connecting bus at Panmure Station, he would have to make his way onto a train to complete his journey.

“I want to know whose taking responsibility for my child’s safety? Who’s going to be held responsible if my son has a meltdown at Panmure Station? Who’s going to help him?” she said.

Somerville Intermediate principal David Ellery and the school’s bus controller Donna Pengelly shared concerns over the reliability of the new bus system.

While the bus routes will remain similar for Somerville Intermediate, the public buses will now first pick up students from Howick College.

“If buses are already full, do our students get refused?

How many buses will be on each route?” Pengelly says.

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that the changes would mean a five minute bus ride on a public bus for her children, but would require them to walk 30 minutes before and after school to and from the new bus stop.

She was supported by others who said they would not allow their primary school aged children to catch public transport alone and would instead drive their children to school, which would require rearranging their work hours and add to the existing congestion in school zones.

One mother spoke of how the bus changes would severely impact her 11-year-old son who suffers from anxiety and depression.

She said that her son would have to make three bus transfers next year under the new school bus routes to get to his high school, Sacred Heart College.

She also noted that if he

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It was the first time that all 740 students of Mission Heights Primary participated in the inaugural Choral Festival that the school hosted on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Long hours of practice over two school terms by students and teachers was finally put to test in front of an audience of proud parents who cheered the kids. The Choral Festival was orchestrated by music specialist Yun-Pai Hsu who did a marvellous job of training young musicians, flautists, pianists and choir singers.

Ms Hsu also trained the teachers on conducting different class groups.

Principal Veena Vohra was truly moved by the effort.

“I’ve been the founder principal of the school since 2007 even before the school formally opened and this is such an awesome moment to see each and every student shine on stage. I am getting goose bumps watching them,” she said.

Apart from the day performances students also performed on Wednesday and Thursday evening.

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Kumara takes on colon cancer ■■By Farida Master

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ocal Iraqi-Kiwi researcher Dr Khalid Asadi has made a major breakthrough in the field of colon cancer.

The home grown, purple variety of Kumara, can prevent colorectal cancer by 75 per cent, says the researcher whose thesis has evoked great interest in the medical world.

With New Zealand ranking second in the world in terms of its high incidence of colon cancer, Dr Asadi says that the anthocyanin-rich food supports not only the immune system to recognise colon cancer cells but also helps to fight heart disease preventing some chronic inflamma-

tory diseases and slowing the aging process.

A medical doctor from Iraq, Dr Asadi was granted a PhD in biomedical science from the Auckland University, Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre in 2007.

However, the university embargoed public access to the project and thesis for three years “due to it containing sensitive and important data which could be used for commercial purpose,” he says.

Unfortunately, the three years turned to nine and it was in the beginning of this year that Mr Asadi received permission to publish his research in scientific journals as well as for the Plant and Food Research

preventative properInstitute that developed ties of the SL222 sweet the purple sweet potato potato in MIN mice (Mul(PSP), Kumara, now availtiple Intestinal Neoplaable in the market. sia) that are born with The research pubcolon cancer. lished in the Journal of “They hold the same Cancer Prevention drew gene as the humans a lot of attention in the responsible for bowel US with Dr Asadi now cancer. It’s the Adenohaving been invited to matosis Polyposis Colic speak at the 11th Annual (APC) Gene.”

World Cancer Congress Dr Khalid Asadi Dr Asadi, who has 2018 in Philadelphia, worked with around 600 mice over a USA. It is an international conference period of five years, found that when providing best practices exchange the purple kumara was fed to three amongst 8000-plus global cancer generations of mice with colon cancer, it reduced the number of polyps research and health professionals.

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To get the full benefit, one would have to eat almost 1kg a day of the nutritious purple kumara. Which is why he thinks a concentrated extract in a tablet form could work wonders.

“Right now the research is organic and we need to do human trials. For that we need funding.”

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THEATRE

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n three minutes flat there were 282 registrations for a role in Peter Pan, National Youth Theatre Company’s (NYTC) latest production primed for a world premier on December 8. Currently there is a waiting list of 125 students.

From the 282 students who auditioned for a role in the musical by Jonathan Alver and James Doy’s Peter Pan, Saint Kentigern College’s Scarlett Jacques won the lead role.

“There were 30 of us who auditioned for the lead role of Peter Pan and it’s lovely because we get energy off each other. We also learn a whole lot of life skills since a lot of them auditioning for the role are my friends who have been in theatre for a long time,” says Scarlett.

For the 15-year-old who believes that nothing else makes her feel so happy than being on stage, this is her 11th stage production.

“I have done around eight to nine productions with NYTC and three other professional shows including the The Wizard of Oz, Annie the Musical and Billy Elliot,” she says.

Juggling between school work and theatre, she says she is constantly preparing for the production with dance, jazz, lyrical training and lots of workshops. But it is flying that she really looks forward to.

Training at the Dust Palace, the Circus Theatre company where cast members learn how to fly in a harness, is what she most excited about. “Peter Pan can fly,” says the young professional actor.

Mellons Bay School student Sophie Ward is equally pleased to play Tinker Bell. The 10-year-old, who will be making her debut on stage, says that the reason why she loves

performing is because “you can be anyone you want!”

Dressed in her costume for the Times photo shoot, she exudes confidence as says she will be playing the role of Tinker Bell and Jane in the mega production which will have all the 282 actors on stage in a couple of scenes.

Marketing manager Shirley Sequeira who also looks after scholarships and school bookings for NYTC, a charity devoted to bringing confidence to young people through the theatrical arts, says that they have a triple cast for the seven shows at the ASB Theatre.

“We will be having four school shows with a total of 5000 students attending so far,” she says.

“The idea behind a triple cast is that there is no one big star of the show. NYTC is about offering all young people from the age of seven to 21 an opportunity to participate in ongoing performing arts. ” Through NYTC’s OnStage programme, up to 220 students at a time participate in two full-scale musical productions every year.

More than anything else the children look forward to the two night theatre camp, says Shirley.

All young people are offered the opportunity to participate in ongoing performing arts training through workshops, courses and holiday programmes.

“We also have a scholarship programme where we partner with low decile schools.

Currently we have 21 students on scholarship,” says Shirley who is passionate about theatre.

The two big show scheduled by NYTC for 2018 is Cats the Musical and Shrek the Musical. ➤ Peter Pan a new musical at ASB Theatre on December 8 and 9.

Saint Kentigern College student Scarlett Jacques plays Peter Pan (right) and Mellons Bay School student Sophie Ward plays Tinker bell in NYTC’s latest production Peter Pan to be premiered on December 8.

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Andrei Doughty, owner of a 1962 red Ford Falcon, says that he had his car sitting at home under cover for a year-and-a-half till he heard of the car sharing idea on radio— a model that connects a database of car renters with car owners.

“While my classic car is in good condition, it is not in showcase condition. I thought it would be nice for other people to enjoy driving a piece of history,” says the Bucklands Beach resident as he scrolls down the website to spot a lot of locals who are happy to rent out their cars for a small fee.

“This is a good way to cover the maintenance of the car, like your WOF, registration and insurance. It also keeps the wheels running.”

In the last two months, Andrei has had three renters with three more booked up.

For renters, the savings are significant as well, he says.

They don’t have to foot the bills associated with vehicle ownership; purchasing a car, registration, WOF, servicing, maintenance and fuel costs.

Car sharing provides a sense of community and is a side-earner. Depending on the value, make and model of a vehicle (which determines the recommended rental rate), an owner could earn a decent amount a year by renting out their car for an hour, day, week or for summer cruising.

The idea behind the car-sharing model is that a lot of people are moving away from car ownership as they live in more dense areas and have better access to public transport.

They don’t want the ongoing costs that come with owning their own vehicles.

“In comparison to regular car rentals companies, you can find a range of car models and can pick up whatever tickles your fancy,” says Andrei, who is now planning to put his Mustang Convertible up for car sharing.

The concept of Yourdrive was borne out of founder Oscar Ellison’s frustrations with the high cost of car ownership after he returned to Auck-

land from his OE. The young entrepreneur launched Yourdrive in 2015 and it quickly caught the attention of transport company Jucy, which bought a 50 per cent share last year and now offers car sharing as an alternative transport option to its rental car fleet.

“New Zealand has one of the highest rates of car ownership in the world, and cars often sit unused in driveways, so this provides a win-win solution,” he says.

Before joining, each driver is screened to ensure they have a valid driver licence, and a fivestar review system that works both ways for renters and car owners.

Owner of 1962 Ford Falcon, Bucklands Beach resident Andrei Doughty says that car sharing allows people to enjoy driving a piece of history.

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The hearing will determine whether resource consent can be granted to increase production from the McNicol Road quarry from 200,000 tonnes per annum to 3 million tonnes per annum.

Residents have been fighting the move for months, citing concerns over heavy truck and trailer movements which they say are projected to increase from 100 per day, to 1306 per day.

Locals claim the roads are unsuitable to handle such heavy truck traffic and want the number of trucks on the roads to be reduced.

A spokesperson for the Clevedon Protection Society said the quarry expansion does not consider the housing intensification in Clevedon village.

“The effects are not just in Clevedon but also closely linked to almost identical issues which have arisen at the Brookby Quarry and (nearby) Pascoes Landfill.

“Traffic safety on the road network is a major concern. The roads are simply not up to the task.”

The quarry has operated since 1963 and is identified in the Auckland Unitary Plan as a significant resource for the Auckland region. It contains a large amount of high quality Greywacke rock which is used as aggregate in the construction industry.

Fulton Hogan says Auckland’s demand for aggregate is set to increase significantly. At the same time, supply is slowing as other quarries around the region reach the end of their lifespan.

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Parks and Reserves

Reserves still unacceptable ■■bY THERESE HENKIN

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ocals remain frustrated over the state of the reserves in the Howick ward. Some residents are still wading through unruly grass of up to a metre high while others say the contractors have only mown part of their reserves or left large mounds of grass clippings behind.

Marlene Bunton, who lives near Golflands Reserve, says the park looks just as bad now after being mown as it did before, with piles of dry grass strewn around the area.

“I’m concerned that leaving dried grass clippings around the reserve is a fire hazard,” she says.

“They were first left there just days before Guy Fawkes.

What would have happened if one of the fireworks landed on a pile of dry grass?”

She says her concerns grew when she saw a passerby drop a cigarette butt near one of the piles.

Auckland Council head of operational maintenance Agnes McCormack says contractors have been working seven days a week to get on top of the backlog of park maintenance. She says the new contractors faced difficulties when they took over in July with extraordinarily high volumes of rainfall making many reserves and parks “unmowable”.

McCormack says in some cases the edges of the parks can’t be mowed until the ground dries enough to cope with the heavy mowing machinery to avoid sinking and causing ruts.

While she is confident the situation will continue to improve, it will take at least

two mowing cycles to get rid of grass clippings.

“The first mow will leave a hay-like cuttings on the open space and the follow up mows will begin to clear this away.”

“We do use catcher type machinery at some very high profile and sensitive areas,” she says.

“However, given that this process slows down the volume of area the operator is able to cover in a day and we end up with a significant amount of clippings that then need to be disposed of, we are not able to supply this service to our normal neighbourhood sites and still deliver a reasonable cost service.”

While there is some machinery that could effectively remove the grass clippings, they are more suited to farming and would likely cause significant damage to

the reserves.

McCormack says it would be highly unlikely for the grass clippings to catch fire and then for the fire to be able to sustain itself and travel across the ground.

“Although there is a slight

increase in fire risk when we have dry clippings on our sites, while the clippings may look dry, they do in fact still retain a large amount of moisture,” she says.

“In a worst case scenario, we would expect there to be

a lot of smoke and potential smouldering which, once identified, would be easily put out.”

She says she is confident residents can expect to see a high level of park maintenance by mid-December.

Controversy

I didn’t defame: Su Local woman Ailian Su, who stood as an independent in the Howick Local Board Botany by-election at the beginning of the year, has been named in defamation proceedings.

The NZ Herald reported that Labour MP Raymond Huo claims he was the target of a nasty campaign leading up to the election that falsely accused him of having a criminal record and then asking police to wipe it.

Huo’s lawyer filed defamation documents in the Auckland High Court last week, the NZ Herald said, against People’s Party president Steven Ching and his wife Ailian Su, who he says spread false material damaging to Huo. The lawyer said the papers would claim that Mr Ching and Ms Su republished material in the leadup to the election on popular Chinese social media app WeChat.

However Ms Su, a Justice of the Peace who has lived in the Botany and Pakuranga area for more than 20 years, disputes any defamation.

“Steven Ching and I introduced Raymond Huo to join the Labour Party and to support him to be a Member of Parliament candidate,” she told the Times.

“There’s no reason to do such things against him. And I have no intention to defame him cause I only share the second article with the WTV WeChat group where the first article came from.”

Ms Su, registered nurse, says she belongs to more than 10 WeChat groups.

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Happy birthday to us!

Howick Santa Parade Sunday, December 3

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ollowing is an excerpt of a speech given by historian and author Alan La Roche marking the 170th anniversary of the founding of Howick.

The occasion was marked by a lunch hosted at the Howick Club on Sunday and attended by around 150 people including former Howick Borough mayor Morrin Cooper, organisers Jim Donald (Howick Local Board) and Jenny Foster (former Howick Village Association town centre manager), Rob Mouncey, president of the Howick & Districts Historical Society, and Times Newspapers directors Reay and Brian Neben.

A working group is to be formed to formulate ideas to mark Howick’s 175th birthday in style.

Ideas so far include a re-enactment of the first Fenciles landing at Howick and to invite Lord Howick from the UK to attend. Mr La Roche will write a fortnightly column on our history in the lead-up to the big celebration. ”On November 15, 1847, 170

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years ago, the first settlers arrived at Waipaparoa – Howick Beach.

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There were three sailing-ships that brought these retired soldiersettlers who would settle in Howick. They were the Minerva, the Sir Robert Sale and the Sir George Sey-

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➤ Community notices

charity

Schools help the hungry W

ith The Salvation Army foodbanks around the country running low on stock, the collection and education campaign being run by The Salvation Army in partnership with Wattie’s will help restock foodbank shelves in the lead up to Christmas.

Three local schools participating in the Wattie’s Cans for Good, national can collection are Waakaranga Primary, Bucklands Beach Intermediate and Pigeon Mountain Primary.

“Household budgets are stretched by rising living costs, especially for food and rent,” says Pam Waugh, The Salvation Army’s head of Social Services.

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seen almost an 11 per cent increase for food parcels from the previous year.

“Christmas is an extremely

difficult time for many families, so food donations from Wattie’s Cans for Good will make a real difference to New Zealanders when they need it the most,” she says.

All cans collected at the Wattie’s Cans For Good will be given to The Salvation Army for use in local foodbanks enabling kindergartens and schools to make a direct and real difference to those in need in their local community.

More than 200 schools from around the country have signed up to take part in Wattie’s Cans for Good.

Storytime

Food cans provided by three local schools will help restock foodbanks in the lead up to Christmas.

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We have appreciated your interest and support in the past. Join us in Howick on Saturday morning, November 25 to once again make an orange splash in Howick to show your support for No to Violence to Women and girls. Visit our display in the Howick Library for further information.

Children’s author Adam Millen will be at the Botany Library on Monday, November 27 at 10.30am for storytime. He will be reading from his book Jack Feels Big. The book helps kids to identify their feeling through illustrated stories and includes the New Zealand Sign Language and te reo Maori for each of the five feelings (overwhelmed, persistent, frustrated, brave and lonely).

Adam will also be testing the draft of his next book - Sophie Feels Like Me.

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Christmas spirit

The award-winning Manukau Concert Band and Manukau Academy Band will be performing A Christmas Concert on Saturday December 2, 3pm at the Picton Centre, Howick. Do join us for an afternoon of festive music to get that Christmas season fizzing! Afternoon tea by donation. Tickets from Eventfinda and door sales on the day

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Hear the entertaining Christmas story of ‘The Reluctant Dragon’ by John Rutter, listen to a group of talented young soloists. Directed by Principal Guest Conductor David Hamilton and Val Sowerby, pianist. Carols to delight as well. Sunday November 26, 2.30pm, All Saints Church, Howick. Adults $25, seniors $20, students $10, tickets at the door.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple will be holding the annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, November 25, 11am-3pm,16 Stancombe Road, Flat Bush (corner of Chapel / Stancombe roads).

Activities include tea meditation, guided temple tour, cultural stalls, vegetarian food stalls, and more. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

60+ Christmas lunch

Wakaaranga Primary School choir and orchestra with conductor Sue Murray will entertain at the pre-luncheon programme of the 60+ community Christmas luncheon with Christmas items and congregational carol singing in the auditorium, St Columba Church, 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany, Tuesday December 5, 11.30am. Christmas luncheon follows at 12.30pm. Bookings essential, $12pp. Phone 274-4864 or register at church office.

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Howick Floral Art Club meets Monday, November 27 at Centennial Bowling Club, Selwyn Road, Howick for our special Christmas buffett luncheon and demonstration by Penny Trubshaw from Thames.

Luncheon will be 12 noon prompt and visitors welcome at a cost of $15. Please contact Eljean 5343358 to help with numbers for catering.

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The Rotary Club of Auckland South were part of a Zumba fundriaser.

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FUNDRAISER

Dancing for fitness and fun ■ BY FARIDA MASTER

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swirl of Samba, mixed up with belly dancing, martial arts and other smooth moves, done to the beat of foot-tapping music had around 840 people sweating it out in colourful outfits at a Zumba fundraiser hosted recently.

The local Rotary Club of Auckland South teamed up with the Public Fitness and Well Being Trust to raise $8340, which was donated to Camp Quality that brings hope and happiness to children living with cancer.

Camp Quality delivers high quality recreational activities and camps for children from five to 16 living with cancer.

Spearheaded by Amelia Tan –Makhmalchi who is a Zumba instructor and a cancer survivor, it was only last year that Amelia discovered she had fourth stage colon cancer.

Yet watching her energetically move to the vibrant beat it was hard to tell that she is a cancer survivor.

She gives credit to the exciting Latin-inspired dance movement that she is passionate about.

Daisy Ping, president of the Rotary Club of Auckland South, the only Asian Rotary Club in New Zealand, says that they also donated $500 towards the End Polio project and $500 to Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children.

COLUMN

Transport at the forefront One of the biggest ongoing issues in Pakuranga is transport, and these last few weeks have been no different. One of the first things the new Government announced was that they would be cancelling the East West Link.

The decision to cancel this without an alternative plan to take its place only adds further uncertainty to the East and South Auckland area. Over 6000 heavily-laden trucks and tankers pass through the area covered by the East West Link every day, and 68,000 people work in the area contributing $4.6 billion to the Auckland economy each year.

Our transport network is delicate and we need real improvements sooner, not later. While I’m pleased to see AMETI and the Reeves Road flyover are moving ahead, they alone will not solve congestion issues in Pakuranga.

Better public transport is a good

first step, but we need to do more for everyday motorists.

The second major transport issue is the implementation of the new Eastern bus network. For the most part this plan is commendable, and I support the direction Auckland Transport is taking with the new bus network. However, the changes are packaged with an overhaul of the school bus service, which has caused a huge amount of concern for parents with many getting in touch with me to express this.

Primarily, parents are worried about the safety of their children who, in many cases, are used to a familiar bus driver and route, and travel with fellow students to and from school.

I met with Auckland Transport last week along with Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross and Local Board Chair David Collings to raise these concerns directly with

With Simeon Brown

Simeon SAYS them, and we are now advocating for a delay in the implementation of the school bus changes.

Their response was encouraging, as they are already in discussions with several schools to review the new bus service and ensure it’s working in the best interests of our children. Children’s safety, both from external harm and in ensuring they feel secure within their environment, should not be compromised for the sake of convenience.

I will continue pressing the issue along with our local representatives and schools, and I welcome any comments or feedback from those of you whose children are affected.

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community

Midnight Madness a success despite kids’ graffiti spree

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Organisers of the annual Midnight Madness event in Howick are celebrating its success despite much consternation about a video on the Times’ Facebook page showing tagging around the Howick Information Centre.

The post reached 25,000 people and drew hundreds of comments.

Wendy Dunn, manager of the Howick Village Business Association, said people need to put the episode into perspective.

“Whilst we are not trying to make light of this vandalism, fortunately the graffiti was made with chalk spray, and took 30 minutes with a house brush and a bucket of water to clear away and was mostly gone by the close of the event.

“It’s a shame that the act of a few, caused so much trouble to all,” she said.

“The event itself was a very successful one. There were no reported incidences through the police, Crime Patrol New Zealand, or St John.

“Event goers were very well behaved and enjoyed the entertainment, food and activities on offer.

“It has been reported that the success of the event is largely due to there being

something for everyone. “ It was disappointing that in this particular case, the children – believed to involve three or four aged around 12 - were not actively supervised.

“There would be a totally different outcome if they were,” Dunn said.

“Parents need to be mindful that at community events, there is no licence to let your kids run free.

“There is always room for each parent to know where your children are, who with and what they are doing, and better still, keep them supervised, and consequently a better outcome will be achieved at the event.

“Parents need to also remember that if their child is involved, the vandalism is considered to be defacing public property, which is in itself a criminal activity.”

Meanwhile police Sergeant Brett MEALE, Community Services Supervisor at Howick Police Station told the Times three or four parents had brought their children into the police station following the graffiti antics.

“I think it’s a good thing.

We had a few parents brings their kids into us. They were not impressed.”

Christmas

3500 volunteer for NZ’s biggest Christmas parade H

owick local Pam Glaser will be organising the Farmer’s Santa Parade for the 26th year in a row.

In its 84th year, the Farmers Santa Parade that started in 1934 is said to be the biggest to-date with around 3500 people participating in the parade.

Briefing thousands of volunteers to the last meticulous detail, Pam, the lady behind the professional event management company Crackerjack, talks about the free line-up of some of the biggest stars in family entertainment.

She says that the kids are in for a massive treat when Thomas the Tank Engine, My Little Pony, The Madagascar Penguins, Peter Rabbit, Spot the Dog, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Buzzy Bee, Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Where’s Wally, come to life to join New Zealand’s biggest Christmas parade.

“There will be several 20-foot-high inflatables, alongside this year’s all new Steampunk characters,” she says.

Also, at the Santa’s Party to be held at the Aotea Square from 2.30pm – 5.30pm, inter-

A visual feast awaits kids at the Farmers Santa Parade on November 26.

national superstar Peppa Pig will take centre stage.

Peppa Pig will be joined by DJ Flynny from The Hits, Circus Entertainment Duo 3-Ring Riot, West Auckland City Concert Band, Ciaran McMeeken and Santa Claus of course.

Free parking is available for vehicles parked before 11am and exiting between 2pm-

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business

review

Goodman Property Trust pleased with results

Book Ends at Howick theatre

Acco, a 6402 sqm warehouse facility at Highbrook Business Park, was completed in August.

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compared to $67.6m previously.

The main variance is driven by the recognition of $8.4m of fair value losses on certain investment properties in this period, compared to gains of $19.8m last year.

■■ Strong leasing with over 70,000 sqm of space secured on new or extended terms. Portfolio occupancy of 97 per cent and an average lease term of 5.8 years.

■■ The commencement of six new development projects with a total project cost of $148.7m and yield on additional spend of 8.3 per cent.

■■ Further sales success with $229.4m of assets contracted for sale following the trust’s

interim balance date.

Improving business

Keith Smith, chairman of Goodman (NZ) said: “The board is extremely pleased with the results achieved and the improvements being made to the composition and quality of the trust’s $2.6 billion property portfolio.”

The progression of the development programme, selective asset sales and targeted acquisitions are all having a positive impact, refining the portfolio and positioning GMT for sustainable growth.

CEO John Dakin said: “Development and transactional activity are rebalancing and

repositioning the portfolio which is now over 80 per cent invested in the rapidly growing and supply constrained Auckland industrial sector.”

“This investment focus reflects the positive return characteristics of industrial property and the stronger economic drivers of New Zealand’s largest city.”

Further information on the financial result is provided in the trust’s interim report.

Development, transaction activity raising asset quality.

“Economic growth, demographic changes, technological advances and the development of online retailing, are all contributing to the strong demand for logistics and warehouse space in Auckland,” Dakin said.

The buoyant operating conditions are reflected in GMT’s leasing results with more than 70,000 sqm of space secured on new or extended terms since March 31.

“To meet current and forecast demand the trust is also undertaking a greater level of development activity,” Dakin said.

“Six substantial new industrial projects, with a total project cost of almost $150m, have been announced already this financial year. This volume of new starts is the highest it’s been since 2008.”

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oodman Property Trust (GMT), the NZX-listed industrial and office property owner, has continued to take advantage of the positive business environment and has delivered a half-year result consistent with earlier guidance.

Goodman (NZ), the manager of GMT, today announced profit after tax of $39.5 million in its interim result for the six months ended September 30 compared to $67.6m previously.

The group, which owns Highbrook Business Park, said the main variance is driven by the recognition of $8.4m of fair value losses on certain investment properties in this period, compared to gains of $19.8m last year. It announced operating earnings after tax of $51.4m compared to $51m in the previous corresponding period..

Financial and operational highlights include: ■■ Operating earnings after tax of $51.4m or 4 cents per unit on a weighted average unit basis, compared to $51m in the previous corresponding period.

■■ Cash distributions of 3.325 cents per unit, relating to the first six months, representing around 94 per cent of cash earnings.

■■ Profit after tax of $39.5m

Walking into BOOK ENDS Book Ends at Howick Little Theatre, I ➤➤Written by: Roger Hall ➤➤Directed by: Susanne Dell wasn’t quite ➤➤Performed at: Howick Little sure what to Theatre expect. ➤➤Reviewed by: Kelly Teed D i r e c t o r ➤➤Times rating: HHHH Susanne Dell had promised me a classic and relatable Kiwi comedy but part of me wondered just how funny watching six men in a coffee shop could really be.

The answer, in case you were wondering, is very.

The Cabin Fever Club is a collection of Gold Cardholding literary types who meet every Tuesday morning in the same place. Set over a period of four years, the group laments the ever-increasing reach of technology in everyday life and its impact on literature as they know it.

With just one location – outside the Sourdough cafe in Devonport – it would be easy to risk the audience becoming bored but the range and depth of characters ensured the audience remained enraptured. Each character brought something special to the play with their various struggles and humour.

From Martin (Hamish Stevens), the freelance writer upset about Radio New Zealand no longer accepting stories for its Storytime segment, to Peter (Jason Catterall), the struggling actor who becomes desperate for work after his much-loved character is killed off Shortland Street.

Also part of the Cabin Fever Club are Bert, the former famous poet (Mark Campbell), Phil the playwright (Frank Woodside) , Jeff the novelist (John Moloney) and Paul Ashton the former editor (John Blair), who each come to learn and accept how the realms of art and media are changing with the advancement of technology. Book Ends is relatable, hilarious and, above all, a classic Kiwi comedy. I highly recommend heading down to see it yourself. ➤➤Book Ends is on at Howick Little Theatre until December 2. Tickets from iticket.co.nz.

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Whitford meanwhile is among a list of Auckland suburbs with the highest median rateable value (RV) of $2.4m.

Property Institute of New Zealand chief executive, Ashley Church, has strongly endorsed a warning by new Housing Minister Phil Twyford that Aucklanders should not go out and binge on the basis of big increases in the Council-assessed value of their homes.

The new Council Valuations on Auckland homes became available on the council website on Monday morning but Housing Minister Phil Twyford has warned that it would be unwise for Auckland home owners to assume they’ve hit the jackpot based on the large increases in values likely to be reflected in the new assessments.

Mr Church agrees that Aucklanders shouldn’t read too much into the council figures and has repeated his recent reminder that they are a ‘guesstimate’ rather than an accurate indicator of what a home is actually worth.

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land are required to update Council Valuations (CVs) on residential, commercial, industrial and rural land once every three years in order to set rates and Mr Church says that there is a common misunderstanding about what this Valuation is and how much weight should be placed on it.

“CVs are conducted once every three years and they’re a ‘snapshot’ of the approximate value of any given property at that moment in time. They shouldn’t be regarded as an exact measure of the value of a home – and they’re certainly not intended to provide an ongoing price guide”.

Mr Church says that the methodology for a Council Valuation is very different to a formal valuation.

“A CV is a blunt instrument.

It’s a computer-based assessment of the value of your home based on what other homes in your area have sold for – whereas a formal Registered Valuation is conducted onsite and takes account of the condition of your home, any renovations you might have made, whether you have a pool, the number of bedrooms you might have, the condition of your home – all of the things that make it unique. There’s no comparison between the two”.

Mr Church says that, for many people, the Council Valuation of their home is matter of curiosity

and academic interest – but he says that some people might see it as a measure of wealth and be tempted to go out and spend on that basis.

“That would be a mistake”.

He says that, while there’s little doubt that home values have increased substantially, people should be wary of taking on major new debt unless they have an accurate idea of what their home is currently worth.

“A CV won’t provide that”.

“If you’re selling your home or wanting to use the equity in it to borrow money it’s important that you get your property valued formally,” says Mr Church.

“This will put you in a stronger bargaining position if you want to sell – and any increase in value could give you more clout with the bank if you want to borrow money to make a purchase or buy a business”.

Mr Church says that the question of the value of your home has also been further confused by the recent proliferation of ‘free’ online home valuation services.

“There are a couple of paid services that are getting much better at remote assessment – but the free ones are generally about as effective as reading tealeaves or chicken entrails and their advice should be treated with a grain of salt”.

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aving scored many crucial tries for the All Blacks, it was fitting Beauden Barrett’s cover tackle on fullback Stuart Hogg at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield on Sunday should deny Scotland The Brave their first test rugby triumph against New Zealand in 112 years.

Taranaki’s favourite son is not the wizard he was in 2016 when he won International Player of the Year status after leaving opponents spellbound. But he’ still a class act even if he and his All Black team-mates have struggled to counter the rush defence inflicted upon them.

Barrett proved that with that tackle on brilliant man of the match Hogg and earlier when he hared across for a superb try after smart work from Sonny Bill Williams and Damian McKenzie.

There was also some powerful runs from right wing Rieko Ioane and great scrummaging from Kane Hames under his posts at the death to win a penalty when his scrum was a man short after Wyatt Crockett was sin-binned.

But this was a test Scotland should have won after dominating possession and territory and playing with greater enterprise. That they didn’t

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If New Zealand has felt the absence through injury to Joe Moody, Dane Coles, Ben Franks, Brodie Retallick, Jerome Kaino, Ben Smith, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Jordie Barrett weakened them, spare a thought for Scotland who had 13 of their best unavailable.

This from a team from which coach Warren Gatland considered only two good enough to tour New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions.

Meanwhile Gatland will fancy Wales’ chances this weekend against the jaded tourists although northern hemisphere teams face the same problem when coming to our country mid-year after a long wearisome season.

Meanwhile, the Kiwis hit the pits when they were beaten 4-2 by Fiji in a tryless game

Man of the match Stuart Hogg very nearly got through the All Black defences.

which exposed their lack of attacking smarts and were knocked out of the Rugby League World Cup. The only thing they could feel satisfied with was their strong defence despite the bizarre optimistic comments made by captain Adam Blair

and coach David Kidwell relating to their pride team’s performance and growing culture.

To fix a problem, one first has to admit there is one. To deny it suggests there exists an even bigger one with the team’s leaders.

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Just three wins in 10 tests by Kidwell pales when matched against the 89 per cent success record of All Blacks coach Steve Hansen who, admittedly, has far greater resources to call upon.

Still, not is all doom and gloom judging from the

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Auckland Premier Cricket report University v Howick Pakuranga It was a case of what could’ve been in the University/Howick Pakuranga match at Colin Maiden, rain eventually meaning the game petered out to a draw.

With 313 runs on the board, Howick Pakuranga’s strong bowling line-up was disciplined in approach, bowling tight lines coupled with good field sets.

At 58/3, Howick Pak was well in the contest, an early wicket to Mitchell McClenaghan and two to Rutvik Botadra meant the visitors would have fancied their chances of a first innings victory.

However, the Uni middle order had other ideas and dug in on a slow pitch that was becoming increasingly difficult to score on.

Tom Wells, Hareen Silva and Wajihuddin Muhammad all made half centuries as the Uni side started to sense a chance of a late run at the total. But with 78 runs still needed the rain came in effectively wiping out any chance of a result, the points shared with a draw.

Howick Pakuranga 313 (D Winn 59, D Grobbelaar 43, D Phillips 34, C Neal 50, R Botadra 36, M McClenaghan 31; AJ Ireland 4-54, J Patel 3-103) drew with Auckland University 235/4 (T Wells 65, JAMH Silva 50, W Muhammad 54*)

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t just 20 years old, Sarah Dalton has a good selection of equestrian medals under her belt.

In the 2013 Special Olympics – her first games – she won a gold medal in the dressage event, silver in working trail and a bronze in equitation.

Now, four years on the Cockle Bay local is hoping to repeat that success at the 2017 Special Olympics National Summer Games to be held in Wellington next week.

Sarah has Charge syndrome – a recognisable genetic syndrome with a known pattern of features. It refers to a specific set of birth defects, medical problems and developmental issues that differ from child to child.

For Sarah, it’s meant a total loss of vision in her left eye and 30 per cent vision in her right.

She also has a heart condition and chronic lung disease and has had more than 30 operations in her life so far.

She began horse riding at age 11 with Totara Park Riding for the Disabled where she stayed for the maximum 18 months before moving onto competing in the Special Olympics.

The National Summer Games is New Zealand’s largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities and is held every four years. More than 1300 athletes will compete in

Sarah Dalton has found ways to adapt.

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Despite the difficulties of Charge syndrome, Sarah has found ways to adapt to the sport.

She familiarises herself with the dressage course by walking the course in her grandparents’ driveway along with a variety of other strategies.

She uses the sentence ‘The Fat Black Mother Cat Had Eight Kittens” to memorise the order of the letters on the course and what she needs to do at each stop and also takes extra lessons at Bartley’s Riding Academy in Whitford where she trains.

The chance to compete at the Special Olympics is a fun challenge for Sarah, who says it’s cool “to do [a sport] with people with a similar ability to you and make friends”.

“For me, I find horse riding helps me a lot with a lot of my problems [like] my lungs [and] my heart.

“A lot of people just think horse riding is just getting on a horse but it’s actually a lot of work for your muscles, especially your legs and your muscles sitting up straight. It’s actually a hard sport,” says Sarah.

While nervous, Sarah’s excited about the chance to compete again in the Olympics and hopes to build on her success from the last time.

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