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aul Young, the newly elected, first-ever Asian Kiwi Councillor is on a new high, and it’s got nothing to do with the V energy drink he is sipping on. Sleep-deprived ever since he got a call from the council on Thursday noon saying he had claimed the highest number of votes at the Auckland Council by-election for the Howick ward, he has been answering congratulatory calls and messages from council members, MPs and well-wishers locally as well as internationally. Young won with 7631 votes ahead of Howick Local board member Jim Donald with 5830 votes. He says he barely slept for an hour that night - or since. On Saturday morning he was invited for tree planting at Riverina School. Even before he can get officially sworn in on September 27 at the Auckland Town Hall, he has been inundated with invitations. When the Times met him on Monday evening just before he was scheduled to attend his first Howick Local Board meeting, “not officially though since I am not as yet sworn in as a councillor,” Mr Young had spent the entire day being oriented at the city council, trying to find his way around – from the car park to the 26th floor – meeting councillors, having a one-on-one introduction with Mayor Phil Goff at

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his office, meeting deputy mayor Bill Cashmore, council staff, followed by a health and safety session. “It was so much information but everyone was so welcoming and supportive,” he says of his first day at the council. Mr Young has lived in New Zealand for 30 years with his wife Rosana and two children Martin and Kelly, both

currently studying at Auckland University, with Martin studying Engineering and Kelly doing Law. While Mr Young has contested both the general as well as the Botany byelection in the past, he found himself sixth time lucky. “Every year I gave it my best shot and was confident of winning, but this time I did win!”

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He says he visited Ronald Chan, 83-year-old former founder of the Fruit World chain of green grocers to personally thank him. “This is the first time he voted after living here for 70 years. Henceforth, I think all candidates should visit him since he is a lucky charm,” he laughs. And while the newly-elected councillor is buzzing with excitement, he says there is no time to celebrate. “There is so much to learn and catch up on so that I can action things. The responsibility is huge. “There will be another local body election next year, so I have to be a quick leaner. “Being a councillor is not just a fancy title, its serious business,” says Mr Young, who has been in the event promotion business organising concerts and international musicians like Richard Clayderman to New Zealand. He’s also been involved with bringing international entertainers to Sky City during Chinese New Year, as well as running a photography business in Somerville. Mr Young says he is a proud Chinese Kiwi who will not be focusing on any particular group but will work hard for all Aucklanders. He wants everyone to approach him with problems so that he can help them. At the last election, when two councillors were elected for Howick, Young won the third highest votes of 7046 after the late Dick Quax (15,516). He has finally realised a long-held ambition to represent the area and take the simple message of better transportation, improved law and order, lower petrol prices and planning a shuttle bus for the area, to the Town Hall.

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first Councillor of Chinese descent. He’s well aware of the issues our community is concerned about, and I have every confidence he will work hard to address them.” “I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank Dick Quax for his years of service to the community. “His presence will be sorely missed, and Paul has got big shoes to fill as he tackles the job of holding Council to account on our behalf.” “I look forward to working closely with Paul as I have with Sharon and the Howick Local Board to ensure we are ably rep-

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aul Young has won the Howick byelection to become Auckland Council’s first Asian councillor. The final count shows 27.6 per cent of eligible locals – 28,120 people out of a possible 102,000 – bothered to vote. Young will see him take up the role of Auckland Councillor for the Howick Ward, alongside current Councillor Sharon Stewart. Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown said: “Paul brings with him a wealth of local knowledge having lived and worked here for many years and will become Auckland’s

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Comments from other contenders at the by-election

Regan, rat catcher

Olivia Montgomery

I am so happy for Paul, I’ve known him since was very young from when he ran the photo shop in Meadowlands and will be keeping in touch with him during his term to help with engagement and youth issues. He’s been an active and important member of our community for many years and after years of hard work in our community, he definitely deserves this position. This election highlighted the need for more attendance at forums and engagement. We need to introduce by-laws to assure timewasters are sifted out. Candidates should have a prerequisite to at least show their face at one forum, have a Facebook/ webpage or at least be in the country, not remotely campaigning and relying purely on their families’ political status doesn’t constitute a campaign and should not be considered a candidate. I am obviously referring to Jessica and David Collings. Young female candidates are constantly pushing to be heard and taken seriously, far more than the other candidates. Jessica’s campagin, or lack of, highlighted privilege, disempowered and make a mockery of young female candidates and both David and Jessica should

apologise to our community. Historically there have been numerous groups that use the elections as an opportunity for free advertising such as the “Christians Against Abortion” during our 2016 mayoral elections. I hope next election these issues are highlighted and engagement improves. Looking forward to 2019 and, yes, I will run again!

Jim Donald

Given the negative comments from letters to editor about me, I am making no comment.

Jessica Collings

I would really like to thank those people who gave me their support, it is very humbling. I would have hoped to have been able to run a stronger campaign but was trying to convey the same frugal discipline that I would have demonstrated if elected to the role of councillor. Congratulations to Mr Young and all other candidates and again thanks to those that showed their faith in me.

Phil Taylor

Much respect, Howick. The Howick ward by-election is over, the people have spoken, and Paul Young is our new Auckland councillor. Congratulations to Paul and I wish him all the best

egan Norton, a Year 5 student at Sunnyhills Primary School, may seem an unlikely rat catcher, but this 10-year-old from east Auckland has successfully caught four rodents in her back yard. “The rats are killing all our native animals and I really like birds,” says Regan, who is not afraid of rats but thinks they are a nuisance as they endanger native animals. However she admits that their tails “do freak her out” since “they have no fur on them”. Regan’s school runs an Education for Sustainability programme, for all classes, with a specialist teacher and dedicated classroom. She was inspired to start trapping after her Enviro lessons focused on how to encourage more native birds in the local area. With her family, she attended the ‘Pestival’ hosted at the school with Auckland City Council and Enviroschools, where the importance of reducing pest species that attack birds was discussed and rat traps were given out. Regan’s family is just one of many who trap in their backyards in an effort to save native birds. The school’s involvement in the effort to save native birds, is not without controversy. An

as he starts representing us 156,000-plus residents. I want to sincerely thank all of the people who voted for me, helped and supported my first election campaign and with encouragement. It was a privilege and pleasure to talk with the thousands of Howickians who I met each day during the campaign, to hear their views on council-related matters, and many other issues. I also want to acknowledge the huge efforts of the other candidates who turned up and worked hard on their campaigns – much respect. We have this ward’s communities’ interests at heart, and I encourage you all to stay involved, active and contributing. See you out there!

Damian Light

Congratulations to Paul Young on his election as our newest councillor. I wish him all the best as he takes on the challenging role. Thank you for everyone who voted for me, I am humbled by every vote received. Commiserations to the other candidates, it was a good campaign and as a voter I was pleased by the range and quality of candidates on offer. Despite our differences in opinion, you were all great company and should be proud of your results regardless.

HBO news item entitled ‘Kids in New Zealand are out to kill the county’s invasive mammals’, featuring Sunnyhills, received considerable online backlash. Many online commentators questioned the need to kill introduced species or the involvement of children. Environmental teacher Christine Daniel defends the involvement of students and their families saying, “Pests are driving the extinction of our native fauna. It would be wonderful if more families and schools across New Zealand took part in the Predator

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Free 2050 campaign”. Sunnyhills School’s pestfree efforts are not limited to the school grounds and family backyards. The school also held a farmers market, where the children sold the vegetables they had grown in the school’s edible gardens to fund a trap in the Thames Coast Kiwi Sanctuary. The Sunnyhills School community follows the number of pests trapped on an app and the tally chart updated in school hall. Each pest trapped is seen as bettering a Kiwi’s chance of survival.

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Full Moon Festival The Moon Festival will feature a range of cultural performances while also celebrating the full moon. Howick Local Board is partnering with the Pakuranga Chinese Association for the event on September 22. The Moon Festival will not only showcase Asian culture but reflect the area’s diverse population. It’s free entry at Lloyd Elsmore Park for the firstever Moon Festival in east Auckland to be held from 4-10pm.

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East Auckland Embroiderers Guild’s Bi-Annual Exhibition is being held at Bell House, Howick Historical Village, from September 14- 23. The exhibition of embroidery, showcasing stitching varieties such as traditional and modern, will be on display from 10.00am to 4.00pm daily. A gold coin donation is welcome.

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U3A Ormiston will hold their next meeting at Flat Bush Old School Hall, Thursday, September 27 at 10am. U3A enables retired to semi retired individuals to get together and encourage learning about new knowledge and skills. Guest speaker, Heather Baigent, will

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News from Jami-Lee Ross, MP for Botany Fighting for New Zealand’s employment law National believes a good industrial relations framework and a flexible labour market are critical to a strong and growing economy. That provides the best opportunities for employers and employees and is what we’re fighting hard for. In Government we made sensible changes to employment law to make our country more flexible and open to business. This helped us build an economy that was doing well for New Zealanders. We were creating over 10,000 jobs a month in the two years before the 2017 election, growth was on the rise, and business confidence was high.

The Government is proposing policies like big restrictions to the 90-day trial, allowing unions more powers to access workplaces, and less flexibility around how businesses negotiate with unions. These changes are strongly opposed by business groups. They’ll make New Zealand less flexible and less open to business. Labour’s planned changes are especially troubling for small business owners who do their best to keep afloat, manage their costs, and strive to grow and create more jobs. They have the least capacity

So why is the Labour-led Government proposing to change our employment law with policies that would make business less flexible, already causing a drop in business confidence?

Already the effect these proposals are having is obvious. Business confidence has reached record lows. Our economy’s growth is slowing. Costs are going up. That’s why we’ve ramped up our opposition to this new Bill and proposed a range of changes to help get New Zealand back on track.

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GMT acquires strategic site for $93m Goodman Property Trust (GMT), the NZX-listed industrial and office property owner, has bought the Foodstuffs Distribution Centre in Mt Roskill for $93 million. Goodman (NZ), the manager of GMT, which owns Highbrook Business Park, said acquiring the asset extends its investment in the buoyant Auckland industrial market. Located at 58-60 Roma Road, the 13.1-hectare property features 36,977 sq m of warehouse and office space together with associated yard and parking areas. Chief executive officer John Dakin said the size of the property and the strategic location, makes it one of the city’s best industrial opportunities. Close to the Waterview Tunnel in Mt Roskill, the property offers direct access to the motorway systems north, south and west. Positioned at the northern end of SH20, close to the CBD and port, it complements GMT’s existing portfolio which is predominantly South Auckland-focused said Dakin. “The population within a 20-minute delivery truck radius is estimated to be almost 700,000 people. With purchasing power of $21.3 billion, the surrounding consumer catchment makes it the ideal location for fulfilment and logistics companies,” he said. Acquired on a lease-back arrangement, the existing facilities will be refurbished and reconfigured on expiry of the Foodstuffs lease in 2021. With site coverage of less than 30 per cent and a light industrial zoning, the property also offers longer-term opportunity through intensification of use or redevelopment. “With warehouse and logistics space already supply constrained, the growth of the city and the expansion of e-commerce is expected to drive future demand in this location,” said Dakin. The unconditional acquisition is expected to settle in next month.

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Around the world for international Olympiads ■■By Farida Master

s you read this, Macleans College student is in Russia as part of the New Zealand team at the first International Economics Olympiad. Barely had Yang Fan Yun returned from Tanzania after representing New Zealand at the International Biology Olympiad that he was preparing for an Economics Olympiad in Moscow from September 13 to 24. “The International Biology Olympiad was held in Iran this year but due to political sanctions, student representatives from five countries including the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand went instead to Tanzania and Malawi to carry out ecological research,” says Yang Fan, days prior to taking off to Russia. Yang Fan will have less than a week to unpack his bags from his international sojourn, before the ace debater heads off to Hawaii. “I’ve had this opportunity to represent New Zealand for debating at the Global Tourism Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, to be held from September 30 to October 5,” he says. “I am one of the two Macleans College stu-

dents on the team.” It’s not just international travel that takes up all his time. The 17-year-old is allowed to take Wednesday’s off school because he is doing an internship as a research assistant at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. “I’m part of a community research project to do with molecular biology. It’s still at its introductory stage,” he says. The young go-getter is also an active part of the Howick Youth Council. “We’ve spearheaded an event to give 20 high school students in Howick an opportunity to get their First Aid Certificate free of charge,” he says. Yang Fan is an accomplished musician and plays the cello for two of the school orchestras. So how does he find time to participate and excel at so many activities? He gives credit to his mum who nurtured a love for learning at an early age. “Parents shouldn’t push their children but inculcate in them a growth mindset. Mental health is a big issue and it is important to be happy and pursue all the things you love doing,” he says. He also believes that suc-

A top debater, an accomplished musician, Yang Fan Yun is representing New Zealand at the International Economics Olympiad. Times photo Wayne Martin

cess doesn’t revolve in the classroom and “natural talent doesn’t have too much to do with excelling at things”. A case in point is learning how to play the cello. “I wasn’t a great cello player but in my free time I used to watch YouTube videos and learn,” he says. The secret he says is hard work with a bit of luck as well as

taking a keen interest in different things and being aware of various opportunities available. As I write this, there is a small note from Yang Fan saying, “If you are interested, I found out today that I also came first out of 2500 students around the country in the New Zealand Economics Competition held by the University of Auckland, in June earlier this year.”

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harmaine Chapman, chair person of East Auckland Tourism met up with Auckland Transport to discuss signage at Half Moon Bay Ferry terminal. She was joined by Paula Bennet, Business and Development manager at Auckland Transport as well as David Collings, chairman of Howick Local Board and Annette Smart who looks after sales and admin at East Auckland Tourism—at the soon-to-be completed Half Moon Bay Bus Terminus (October 14 is the tentative date) . Bennet arrived by ferry in order to experience a visitors’ perspective of what greets passengers on their arrival at

the new Ferry and Bus Terminal. East Auckland Tourism has been working with Auckland Transport towards installing a large map at this entry point to east Auckland. This map will compliment Auckland Transport maps installed along the walkway, but will highlight the various hubs in the region that would be appealing to all type visitors, whether they are history buffs, foodies or fitness fanatics. This type of information has been sorely lacking, and East Auckland Tourism is eager to provide informative maps in various important locations throughout the area.

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The ladies at Poppies Books in Howick are fully embracing this important date in New Zealand’s history, doing their bit to relive history as the country marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. September 19 is the day the Electoral Act of 1893 was passed into law, the first country in the world to give women the vote, nearly 100 years ahead of other countries such as Switzerland where women were not permitted to vote until 1971.

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The Rotary Club of Pakuranga is holding its trivia and auction night on Saturday October 6 at Edgewater College. With lots of friendly banter and encouragement from the MC, teams will compete and put their trivia knowledge to the test to win great prizes and also raise money for a good cause. To add to the fun, the evening will boast a WWI Centenary theme and everyone is encouraged to dress as relatives would have during WWI. The club’s previous trivia nights have always sold-out and have been a great fundraiser to provide continuing support for Life Education Trust Counties Manukau, Harold the Giraffe and other local projects. President Duncan Loney of the Pakuranga Rotary Club says Life Education’s values align with those of Rotary. “Life Education has been working in our community for many years, teaching and empowering children to make positive health and well-being choices. Our trivia nights are a fun and interactive way to help local charities achieve their goals across a wide sector” he said. With a variety of auction prizes including Sam Smith concert tickets, a flight in a Percival Proctor plane, luxurious weekends away and lunch with Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown in Wellington, there is something for everyone to bid on. Groups can buy a table for 10 people for $250 or individuals can join tables for $25 a head & meet people in their community. For further information and to book tickets, contact Alan at abdavies@xtra.co.nz or call 021535556.

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omerville Intermediate student Gareth Choo won three prizes at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Science and Technology Fair with his original and technically advanced project `Electromagnetic Propulsion Launches the Future’. Gareth’s science project that explores technology for cleaner transportation, won first prize in the Physical and Material World Category, Best in Innovation, Invention or Investigation and the Science Award Trust Prize. Electromagnetic propulsion is an emerging technology that has many applications including launching rockets into space. Like many young people these days, Gareth found inspiration on YouTube. “I found the world of electromagnetics and clean propulsion,” he says.“I built an electromagnetic launcher to test different materials for speed and efficiency. I discovered I could alter the electromagnetic flux and help projectiles gain speed and efficiency with magnets and springs.” The judges of the fair were impressed by Gareth’s level of understanding and his project’s technical skill. The budding scientist used an Arduino microcontroller to accurately measure and record the speed of the launches. “I conducted several tests to see if I could come any closer to finding an energy efficient solution for reducing carbon waste in train systems.” This isn’t the first project Gareth has done using Arduino. Gareth has been participating in Young

Top: Budding scientist, Gareth Choo in the making with his winning science project. Photos supplied

Engineers Workshop Programs for three years where he built up his knowledge and experience in electronics. Najam Haq, Young Engineers Workshop instructor, says, “Gareth has really taken the skills he’s acquired in our programs to the next level.” At the Young Engineers Workshop, Gareth has been exposed to many types of technology and engineering but has

developed a real interest for electronics. He has built a few impressive projects from scratch including including a motor, a flashlight that runs from dead batteries and an autonomous robot. Gareth says, “Winning this prize has inspired me to want to focus more on technology and science to find innovative solutions to problems that we face in the world.”

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Jeff living, loving life with dementia ■■By Therese Henkin Twenty two years ago Howick local Jeff Attwood had a thriving business as an electronic engineer. He was fit and active and had just purchased his first Morris Minor car with big plans to restore and take it on a road trip around New Zealand. But life had other plans for Jeff. At age 54, he was diagnosed with early onset vascular dementia. “Back then nobody knew about dementia and it was really hard to get people to understand what we were going through,” says Jeff’s wife Doreen. “So many friends said to me, ‘but he looks perfectly fine.’ And it was sad because when you have a broken arm nobody questions it but when there is something wrong with your brain, people are sceptical.” Jeff said he only had two options – give up or get on with it. And it was an easy choice, he says. “It was a big adjustment but I really wanted to continue doing the things I loved,” he says. He decided to start with the Morris Minor car he had purchased and after he retired he focused his energy on restoring the old classic.

He later went on to travel the length of the country in it and enter the car in several car shows where it has won a number of awards. Jeff, now 75, was able to keep driving for many years following his diagnosis and, until recently, did all his own banking at Westpac Howick. It is the first bank in New Zealand to develop a dementiafriendly banking initiative where the people behind the counter are notified when a customer with dementia comes in so they can be more readily available to support their banking needs. “It means so much to see people and businesses start to understand dementia and be patient and caring towards those living with it,” says Doreen. Jeff has only recently handed over his banking to Doreen after a stroke made his cheque signature too shaky. The couple also made contact with Dementia Auckland and says the support they have received has been immense. Jeff participates in Dementia Auckland’s Cognitive Stimulation Therapy classes to help manage his dementia and improve his quality of life. Through Dementia Auckland the pair has been able to connect

Jeff Attwood and wife Doreen at their local bank, Westpac Howick where Jeff has been able to manage his finances independently thanks to Westpac’s Dementia friendly Banking initiative. Photo supplied

with others going through the same experience and make lifelong friends through support and activity groups. “The men’s group is my favourite because we get to play indoor sports and it brings everyone together,” Jeff says. September is World Alzheimer’s Month and Friday September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. Dementia Auckland is running “get togethers” all across the city to open up the conversation lines about dementia and also to raise funds for the organisation. ➤➤For more information visit www.dementiaauckland.co.nz

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Netball: Somerville Intermediate, 3rd; Mission Heights Junior College, 7th; Saint Kentigern college, 19th; Farm Cove Intermediate, 29th; (C) Howick Intermediate, 84th. Performance Groups: Aerobics: Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st Howick Intermediate, 2nd Hip Hop: St Kentigern College, 2nd Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 3rd Rugby Sevens: Boys - Beachlands School, 39th Swimming overall/ relay results Swimming: Swimming Girls Div 1 – Miandi Oosthuizen, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd Swimming Boys Div 1 – Chris Kiang, Farm Cove intermediate, 2nd Swimming Boys Div 2 – Quintin Wong, Sancta maria College, 1st Swimming Girls Div 3 – Danielle Asiata, Somerville Intermediate School, 1st Mulan Chan See, Bucklands beach Intermediate,

2nd; Swimming Boys Div 3 – Leo Arrowsmith, Mission Heights Junior College, 3rd Relay: 200m Freestyle relay – Saint Kentigern College, 2nd 200m Medley relay – Saint Kentigern College, 2nd Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 3rd Table Tennis: Boys singles – Leo Mamedov, Somerville Intermediate, 2nd Girls singles – Angela Zhang, Bucklands beach intermediate, 3rd Boys doubles - Leo Mamedov and Joshua Capper, Somerville Intermediate, 1st Girls doubles - Angela Zhang and Grace Qui, Bucklands beach intermediate, 3rd Mixed doubles – Alex Pye and Angela Zhang, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd Boys teams - Leo Mamedov, Joshua Capper and Daniel Yu, Somerville Intermediate, 1st Tennis Boys singles – Jack Chapman, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd

Lisa Bracefield from Tyndale Park Christian School won first prize in the Year 9-13 Consumer Science category as well as the Best Year 9 project of the NIWA Manukau Region Science and Technology Fair. With everyone getting cold and having a runny nose this winter, Lisa decided to work on the project to find out the softest and most absorbent tissue for the nose. “I have chosen this inquiry because, first of Lisa Bracefield from all, when you have a cold, Tyndale Park Christian your nose sometimes School has taken the top prize in the Year hurts from blowing it 9-13 Consumer Science a lot. Everyone wants category. Photo supplied a tissue that is soft and doesn’t hurt your nose every time you blow it,” she says. The Year 9 student says she chose absorbency as one of the other tests “because when you blow your nose, a certain amount of fluid comes out. If you only blow your nose once and the tissue is already drenched, you have to get lots of tissues. When you have an absorbent tissue, you can blow your nose several times and the tissue will still not be drenched. “I have specifically chosen 10 boxes of tissues that have no additives to them (to make them softer). I also chose all the tissues that were the same sizes (or sometimes very close to the same size). By having these limitations, I can compare them more easily,” she says. Barend Blom, principal of Tyndale Park Christian School, add: “One of the speakers and judges, Dr Sarah Morgan of SouthSci, commended Lisa for the professional design of her investigation. Well done Lisa!”

Lev Gorb, St Kentigerns Boys’ School, 3rd Girls singles – Jessica Li, Bucklands beach Intermediate, 3rd Boys doubles – Jack Champman and Matthew Clements, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st Lev Gorb and Dawson Parekowhai-Lage, St Kentigerns Boys’ School, 2rd Girls doubles – Jessica Li and Hana Rose – Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 3rd Water polo open: St Kentigern College, 1st St Kentigern College, 16th Yachting championship: Year 8 Girls – Andrea Hawke, Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd Year 8 Boys – Timothy Howes, St Kentigern Bys School Overall results – Timothy Howes, St Kentigerns Boys School, 3rd Medal table: Tauranga Intermediate, 3 cups, 58 medals, 1st; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1 cup, 47 medals, 2nd; Murrays Bay Intermediate, 6 cups, 12 medals, 3rd.

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Oh sorry, except the freedom campers who just need enough fuel to get them to the next campsite! Common sense must prevail before Lloyd Elsmore Park looks like an army camp of vans and tents, except without the discipline of course! I’m a ratepayer who enjoys where I live and we pay for the privilege! Name and address withheld

Just read the headline article of the Times this morning! I’m astounded at the thought that a ‘sane’ council would allow freedom campers into our area. How is it that car parks paid for by local ratepayers are to be given access to anyone who drives there to “camp”? I sometimes can’t find a park in Howick and have no wish to compete with vacationers. Who buys a beach home at exhorbitant prices now- How much freedom adays to share the view with free- for freedom dom campers! Our parks are not campers? designed to subsidise overnight camping irrespective of intent. I have difficulty in understanding The message becomes if you the council plans to allow freecan’t afford a house (and most dom campers overnight free sites people can’t In Auckland), go buy to rest and attend to all those gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a van, convert it to a camper, get personal things they need to do . a sticker and live in central HowThe first question is, do we wish ick and commute to work on to welcome travellers to Howick? the new multi-billion dollar bus Yes . For the sleep you’ve been dreaming of..... routes also provided by ratepayDo we think that they should ers and the petrol tax which every stay in public areas overnight? family and business has to pay for No. I and many others swim at in Auckland! high tide at Howick Beach early in

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Hilary Barry – Broadcast Journalist “There is a problem with women being paid equally for equal work and it’s even worse for Maori and Pasifika women and it’s simply not fair and we need to right that wrong.”

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Theresa Gattung – Businesswoman, author and philanthropist “We don’t have 50/50 female and male members of parliament. We are so far from gender equity at the top levels of business it’s not even funny and we’re going nowhere.” Vanisa Dhiru – National President, National Council of Women New Zealand “It’s 125 years later this year that we’ve seen the suffrage petition make change for New Zealand women. We need a major change now to bring equality to this country.” Mai Chen – Managing Partner, Chen Palmer Partners “Before I die what I’d like is just to live in a society where people are judged not by the colour of their skin or by their gender. But that people are judged on the basis of who they are and on the basis of their character.” Rachna Nath, NZ Human Rights Commission

the morning. Some walk, others drive to the beach if there is parking space. The mind boggles to arrive at 7.30am and find a crowd of campers in their vans awaking for the day, crowding into the changing rooms and cooking up breakfast . The whole idea is all crazy. I presume that “ freedom campers “are people with vans or tents who arrive to enjoy free facilities .And I also presume [a terrible word ] that all people are welcome, no matter from where they arrive, including Kiwis like me. No doubt the council will clean up the areas on a daily basis so as to leave the areas ready for the next new arrivals or those who decide to stay for a few months? I don’t see any detail re length of stay...maybe park up for the summer . I love to see new people from all countries BUT think that the current suggestion is crazy. Maybe a vote of ratepayers would clear the whole idea up? Rob Walker, Howick

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Somerville students shine at AIMS ■ BRENT PEARSON, SPECIALIST PE/ SPORT SOMERVILLE INTERMEDIATE

ne hundred and sixty-eight Somerville Intermediate students had the time of their lives at last week’s AIMS Games in Tauranga. They had the chance to test themselves against over 10,000 other students from over 320 schools from across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. The school is proud of the results but more importantly we are really proud of the way they conducted themselves both on and off the field. The way we play the game is of far more importance. In terms of results, the highlights were the Golf Team of Jordan Jones, Lucia Lee and Daniel Ko who won the

Team Stableford Cup, our Badminton Girls winning the Team Cup with our Boys Badminton finishing in second place in their team competition. The Netball team finishing third out of 122 schools was another standout performance in what is one of the toughest events at AIMS. Nishika Jain came away with two gold medals, one as winner of Girls Badminton Singles and the other as part of the winning doubles combination with Katarina Ung. Dale and Kyran Evans-Parker finished as runners-up in the Boys’ Doubles in Badminton. Lucia Lee scored second place in the Individual Stableford at Golf. At the gymnastics event, the team of Zoe Parnell, Janelle Thackery and Rosetta Tanner won gold in the Rhythmic Teams event. Emma Soncodi, Leona Zhao and Sara

Adams just missed out on gold in the Open Junior Women’s Artistic event. Danielle Asiata won three gold and Nishika Jain came away with two gold medals, one as winner of Girls Badminton Singles and the other as part of the winning doubles combination with Katarina Ung. Dale and Kyran Evans-Parker finished as runners-up in the Boys Doubles in Badminton. Lucia Lee ended up in second place in the Individual Stableford at Golf. At the gymnastics event, the team of Zoe Parnell, Janelle Thackery and Rosetta Tanner won gold in the Rhythmic Teams event. Emma Soncodi, Leona Zhao and Sara Adams just missed out on gold in the Open Junior Women’s Artistic event. Danielle Asiata won three gold and four silver medals in the pool and ended up as the top Y7 Individual

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Girl. An outstanding individual effort Our Table Tennis squad excelled with Leo Mamedov scoring second in the Boys Singles; he and Joshua Capper won the Boys Doubles and those two plus Daniel Yu won the Boys Team gold medal. In Football and Futsal we competed hard. Our Boys Football team finished in eighth place, the Girls Football team ended in tenth, the Boys Futsal team ended the week in fifth place and our Girls Futsal finished

eighth. We also had competitors in BMX, 6-aside Hockey, Indoor Bowls, Squash, Tennis, Performance Groups (Aerobics, Cheerleading and Hip Hop), Multi Sport and Rock Climbing. Overall, we finished in fifth place on the final Medal Table with two Team Cups, eight Gold, five Silver and one Bronze medal, which gave us a total of fourteen medals. Everyone associated with team is to be commended as a lot of hard work went into making this “the best week ever!”

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homes at exactly the right time. In addition, Factory Carpets supplies an extensive range of short ends and end of roll remnants for hot prices. Owners, Wendi and husband Colin – who hail from Howick – and partner Mike, have been in the business for more than a decade and with Colin and Mike’s expertise as carpet layers, the business has seen the benefit of their experience. In fact, the carpet laying team has recently received prestigious national certifications and is at the top of its game. Of course, Factory Carpets is also known for its ever-growing varieties of solution-dyed nylons which have proven quality. The solution dyed polyesters feel soft and looks just like classic woollen carpets. Wendi says the man-made fibre doesn’t fade like woollen carpets, it’s easy to clean and resists rotting caused by sunlight.

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uckland Council has released the findings of an independent review into its capability to meet the demands of unprecedented growth in current and future building consent numbers. The independent report – Review of the Auckland Council Building Consents Meeting Demand Programme was commissioned by Auckland Council to ensure that its plans and actions to address current and future challenges are robust and fit for purpose. The findings, released this week, confirm that the council is on the right track but suggests it needs to accelerate efforts in key areas including forecasting, recruitment and systems to meet the demands of increasing consent numbers.

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In the 2017/2018 financial year around 12,300 new dwellings were consented, the highest since September 2004 and the amount of commercial and industrial space consented in the last 12 months is 64 per cent more than the previous year. Penny Pirrit, director of regulatory services, says Auckland’s unprecedented growth is driving the highest consents demand in a decade. “In May 2018, about 1500 new residential dwellings were consented, a new record for that month which followed a similarly record-breaking result in the previous month. “These record numbers are combined with consent applications taking longer to process because they are more complicated than ever before. “The shift to more medium and higher density developments to accommodate the city’s growth means the number of housing units per consent application has increased by 10 per cent in the last 12 months,” says Mrs Pirrit. This year the council started implementing the Meeting Demand programmewith projects to improve workflow management, monitoring and reporting.

The council also increased its external contracted resource by 30 per cent and has staff working significant overtime hours. “Given the high volumes of consents and the increase in complex applications, the report identifies our staff are working hard to deliver results in a challenging and high pressure environment. “However, we recognise that we are not currently meeting statutory timeframes or delivering the customer service that we are striving to achieve. However, we are proactively addressing the issues while also preparing for the future demands of Auckland’s unprecedented growth,” says Mrs Pirrit.

Recommendations

The report recommends a greater focus is needed to: ➤➤Refine and reposition the current Meeting Demand Programme ➤➤Improve forecasting ➤➤Scale up recruitment ➤➤Ensure fit for purpose systems ➤➤Form a dedicated team tasked with driving implementation of the programme. “The council supports the report’s findings and many of its recommendations are already being delivered as part of our ongoing programme,” says Mrs Pirrit. “The council has already set up a dedicated project team to prioritise and implement actions of the Meeting Demand programme. “This includes development of a more sophisticated model to support better workforce planning, increasing staff resource by recruiting here and overseas and better utilising remote workers and private consultancies. “We are always looking to improve our current systems to ensure they can meet the trends of larger volumes of more complex consents. This includes integrating our systems for 95 per cent of our online building services to reduce effort, duplication, and errors by the end of November.

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We are seeking a motivated Enrolled Nurse to join our busy General Practice for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave. Previous experience preferred. Email: jan@bjdocs.co.nz

To move a fleet of rental access and construction machinery. Occasional EWP operation on site. Great working environment, everyday is different. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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AIMS

BBI 2nd in AIMS Games B

ucklands Beach Intermediate has had another very successful AIMS Games Tournament in Tauranga this year. BBI deputy principal Ed Roper said: “After finishing first on the medal table last year we were very proud to back up at second place this year. “We took a large team down again this year and there was some fantastic sport played. After a very busy week, with students starting games at 7:45am and finishing at 8pm, the students performed extremely well. It was a very exciting week-long Games, well-organised and run. We look forward to challenging Tauranga Intermediate and the other schools in a year’s time.

Anchor AIMS Games International Sporting Championship Results 2018 Badminton: Boys singles, Div 3: Isaac Sheng, Sancta Maria College, 1st. Div 5: Daniel Wei, Mission Heights Junior College, 2nd; Girls singles, Div 1: Nashika Jain, Somerville Int 1st. Anandita Dahiya, Farm Cove Int, 3rd. Div 3: Chloe Eng, Somerville Intermediate, 1st. Boys doubles, Div 1: Dale & Kyran Evans-Parker, Somerville Int, 2nd. Darren Wee & Joseph Wu, Farm Cove Int, 3rd. Div 2: Jot Bajwa & Fetah Bhular, Mission Heights Junior College, 2nd. Div 4: Kylin Li & Oliver Musham, Somerville Int, 1st. Girls doubles, Div 1: Nishika jain & Katarina Ung, Somerville Int, 1st; Ana Dahiya & Phoebe Yang, Farm Cove Int, 2nd; Boys teams, Somerville Int, 2nd. Farm Cove Int (& Palmerston North Int) 3rd =; Girls teams, Somervillle Int, 1st; Farm Cove Int, 2nd. Basketball: Boys, Farm Cove Int, 49th; Saint Kentigern Boys (Remuera) 50th; Saint Kentigern 52nd;

The winning Somerville Intermediate golf team of Jordan Jones, Lucia Lee and Daniel Ko at the AIMS Games in Tauranga. Photo supplied ate, 2nd. School team: Somerville Intermediate, 1st. Gymsport: Artistic gymnastics: Open Junior Women’s Artistic – Emma Jensen, Maraetai Beach School, 2nd=; Open Junior Women’s Artistic teams – Somerville Intermediate; Open Junior Advanced Women’s – Bethany Hyde, Maraetai Beach Intermediate. Open Senior Women’s Artistic – Elaine Zhai, Bucklands Beach Intermediate. Trampoline: Women’s twisters – Lucy packer, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Tannah Van Niekerk, Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Valerie Lau, Bucklands Beach Intermediate 3rd; Women’s twisters teams – Bucklands Beach Intermediate 1, 1st; Farm Cove Intermediate 3rd; Men’s twisters teams – Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Women’s flyers – Chloe Lam, Farm Cove Intermediate, 1st; Women’s flyers teams – Farm Cover Intermediate, 2nd; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 3rd. Men’s flyers – Marcus Preston, Farm Cove Intermediate, 3rd; Men’s flyers teams – Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd; Farm Cove Intermediate, 3rd. Rhythmic gymnastics: Flyers rhythmic – Jaime-Lee Anaru, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Indigo Sutherland, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd. Flyers rhythmic teams – Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Twisters rhythmic teams - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd; Open junior rhythmic – Darcy McDonald, Saint Kentigern College, 3rd. Open junior

Bucklands Beach Int 60th; Mission Heights Junior College 61st; Howick Int, 66th. BMX racing: Individual time trial: Year 8 girls, Sacha Earnest, Saint Kentigern, 1st. Year 8 boys, Lewis Atkinson, Farm Cove Int, 3rd. Individual moto: Year 8 girls, Sacha Earnest, Saint Kentigern, 1st; Year 8 boys, Lewis Atkinson, Farm Cove Int 3rd. Canoe slalom champsionship: Individual: Year 7 boys, Karman Wanter, Bucklands Beach Int, 3rd. Teams: Year 8 girls, Bucklands Beach Int, 3rd. Year 7 boys, Bucklands Beach Int, 3rd. Cross country championship Teams race: Year 8 girls Bucklands Beach Int, 2nd. Boys football: Somerville Intermediate, 8th; Saint Kentigern College, 11th; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 15th; Mission heights Junior College, 16th, Beach lands School 62nd. Girls football: Saint Kentigern College, 2nd. Boys Futsal: St Kentigern Boys School, 1st; Somerville Intermediate 5th; Farm Cove Intermediate, 15th; Elim Christian College 17th=; Howick Intermediate 29th=; Beachlands School, 33rd; Maraetai Beach School, 39th. Girls Futsal: Farm cove Intermediate, 5th; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 6th; Somerville Intermediate, 8th; Howick Intermediate, 11th. Golf: Individual: Boys - Campbell Norton, Maraetai Beach, 2nd. Girls – Lucia Lee, Somerville Intermedi-

rhythmic teams – Somerville Intermediate, 1st. Teams artistic: Twisters women’s artistic - Gina Kim, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd. Twisters women’s artistic team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate 1, 2nd; Twisters men’s artistic – Joe Chan, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Marcus Preston, Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Connor Eccles, Saint Kentigern College, 3rd; Twisters men’s artistic team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Flyers women’s artistic - JaimeLee Anaru, Bucklands Beach Intermediate,3rd. Flyers women’s artistic team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Flyers men’s artistic – Baxter Thorburn, Farm Cove Intermediate, 1st; Leo Nelson, Farm Cove Intermediate, 3rd. Flyers men’s artistic team - Farm Cove Intermediate, 1st; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd; Sancta Maria College, 3rd. Tumbling: Flyers women’s tumbling - Jaime-Lee Anaru, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Indigo Sutherland, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd. Flyers women’s tumbling team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Flyers men’s tumbling – Luka Moran, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Nathan Morrison, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 3rd. Flyers men’s tumbling team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Sancta Maria College, 3rd; Twisters women’s tumbling – Tannah Van Niekerk, Farm Cove Intermediate, 1st. Twisters women’s tumbling team - Farm Cove Intermediate 1, 2nd.; Twisters men’s tumbling – Joe Chan, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd; Twisters men’s tumbling team - Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Flyer men’s aerobics – Leo Nelson, Farm Cove Intermediate, 1st; Matthew Graham, Farm Cove Intermediate, 2nd; Kane Cockerell, 3rd; Flyers women’s aerobics – Nikita Hokianga, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Annabelle Harrison, Howick Intermediate, 2nd; Twisters women’s aerobics – Jasmine Jones, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st; Open junior women’s aerobics – Holly Stephney, Howick Intermediate, 1st; Open junior adv women’s aerobics – Abbey Bolton, Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 2nd. Gymsport school teams event results: Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 1st. 11-a-side girls hockey: Saint Kentigern College, 17th. 6-a-side mixed hockey: Farm Cove Intermediate, 16th; Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 25th; Howick Intermediate 27th; Mission Heights Junior College, 42nd; Beachlands School, 52nd. Multisport championship: Individual: Year 7 Girls – Emmerson Garrett, Howick Intermediate, 3rd.

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Pakuranga College swim team that competed in NZSS Champs. Back row (from left) Phoebe Harris, Chloe Biddick, Natasha Reynolds, Ella Crowe, Jessica Gibson, Sarita Hetherington and, front row (from left), James Slessor, Ryan Oliver, Caleb Chilcott, Michael Han, Joshua Kao. Photo supplied

SWIMMING

Pak College shines at swim nationals Pakuranga College’s Swim Team continues to dominate the pool, after finishing their most successful New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships to date. Eleven of Pakuranga College’s top swimmers travelled to Wellington at the weekend to compete at the four-day championship ending on Sunday. In amongst more than 100 other school teams, 600 swimmers and 46 events, the team made their mark on the national stage. By the end of the second day, the team had secured three gold medals, three silver medals and three bronze. They continued their good form and scored high with six gold, five silver and four bronze in the final two days. The total medal haul of 24 ensured that Pakuranga College finished second overall co-ed school at the championship, and the five boys came in third out of 64 in the boys points trophy. There were a few individual stand outs over the weekend, with Year 9 Michael Han getting 11 medals in the male 13-year-old age category, and Year 10 Ryan Oliver bringing home six medals in the male 15-year-old age group.

Howick Village Denture Studio Grand Opening It was all smiles at the opening of Howick Village Denture Studio on Wednesday night! Guests were treated with fine food and music at the Apothecary in Howick before heading over to the vibrant new studio to officially open the practice. It was also the unveiling of a stunning new artwork that was painted especially for the Studio by Taranaki master artist Ross Bennett. Guests were treated to a tour of the new practice and were entertained by Ray Bishop and band and by the special guest for the evening Mr Colin Mathura Jefree who delighted and dazzled with his wit and charm.

1. Leah Taylor and Colin MathuraJefree officially opening the clinic at The Terraces in Wellington street in Howick 2. Principle Clinician and Studio owner Leah Taylor with NZ TV celebrity Colin Mathura-Jeffree and Taranaki artist Mr Ross Bennett. 3. Guests Anna Watson and Tara Moran celebrating with Leah 4. Leah Taylor with Taranaki artist Ross Bennett with the painting he painted especiallyfor the new Howick Studio. The title is restoration and is a stunning 4 metre wide Auckland landscape 5. Leah Taylor with Oral Maxillo Facial surgeon Rakeesh Jattan

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6. Leah Taylor with Mrs Jenny Thomsen of Howick 7. Head technician Julie Lim, parttime receptionist Penny Hood and Anneke from Western Crown and Bridge 9. Part-time receptionist at Howick Village Denture Studio Toni Ryan with Dr Neil Dewar of St Heliers Dental Centre 8. Leah with other members of the Howick Village business community. Karen from Avenrose and Shelley from Helloworld 9. Part-time receptionist at Howick Village Denture Studio Toni Ryan with Dr Neil Dewar of St Heliers Dental Centre

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