Howick and Pakuranga Times 30 November 2017

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By THERESE HENKIN The residents of Mellons Bay Road are one step closer to making their street safer.

Sparked by three crashes in eight days, long-time resident David Mallowes joined forces with some of his neighbours to put together a petition asking Auckland Transport (AT) for a traffic review.

“This year alone we have experienced at least 10 car write offs, numerous other cars damaged, a power pole and a transformer demolished, and another transformer seriously damaged,” Mallowes says in a letter to the

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“Recently two elderly pedestrians on the footpath were nearly killed,” he says.

A total of 188 households took part in the petition and 213 residents signed, asking AT to complete a traffic review and look at improving safety by reducing speeding and reckless driving along Mellons Bay Road.

The petition showed 100 per cent support from residents, many of whom recounted numerous high speed crashes over the years.

The petition also indicated that 98 per cent of the signatories agree that should speed bumps be part

of the solution, they will support the safety measure regardless of any personal inconvenience it may cause.

Mallowes says the response from local police has been positive and says they have been proactive in policing the streets in the area.

In a letter to Mallowes, Inspector Wendy Spiller outlined the safety concerns for Mellons Bay Road and outlined the police’s support for the community residents’ concerns.

“We would welcome the opportunity to work together with the community and Auckland Transport to look

at options in terms of safety enhancements and to reduce the speed on Mellons Bay Road,” she says.

The petition has since been presented to the Howick Local Board by Mallowes and fellow resident Paula Kappeli.

The request for the board to push for a traffic review and prioritise solutions recommended

by AT was met with a positive response from board members.

Mallowes says the matter is now in the hands of AT and says conversations with AT have been positive. ➤ Turn to Page 2

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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.”

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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 “un-mowable”.

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

Mellons Bay Rd safety worries ➤ From Page 1 “The resurfacing work on Mellons Bay Road has prevented useful traffic counts which are essential for AT engineers to analyse what is going wrong,” he says.

“Roadwork is ongoing for some time yet, and then is Christmas, followed by school back in February. Traffic counts will be in February, a shame that more crashes will happen in the meantime, but understandable.”

Once AT have an engineering safety report needed to make recommendation of solutions to the traffic problems, Mallowes says they can move forward with encouraging the local board to prioritise the safety improvements on Mellons Bay Road.

Mellons Bay Road resident David Mallowes helped start a petition to fight for traffic calming measures to be introduced, following three Photo Therese Henkin crashes in eight days.

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he developers who transformed the historic Guy Homestead into a farm-themed child care centre are behind a new venture in Howick.

JP Singh and business partner Kuljeet Singh took 15 months to complete the restoration and building of Piccolo Park Early Learning Centre on Ti Rakau Drive. It was

opened in 2015.

Over a combined building industry career of more than 40 years, they have successfully set up more than 30 childcare centres around Auckland and Christchurch.

Their new project is positioned on the corner of Ridge Road and Nelson Street, a 1710 sq m site on two freehold titles. It will comprise

a new purpose-built childcare facility, cafe and four residential apartments. The planned complex at 110 Ridge Road and 12 Nelson Street is being marketed by Shoneet Chand and Kris Ongley of Colliers International for sale by deadline private treaty at 4pm on December 6 unless sold prior.

“The childcare centre is licensed

for 110 children and leased to proven operators Bright Beginnings who will also lease the cafe,” said Chand.

“Four three-bedroom apartments will sit above the cafe and provide the new owner with a residential income stream to diversify the investment.

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Dubbed the AirBnB of car rentals, Yourdrive.co.nz is the latest trend in car sharing that helps people earn some extra bucks.

Andrei Doughty, owner of a 1962 red Ford Falcon, says that he had his car sitting at home under cover for a year-anda-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.

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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 sideearner. 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

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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 Auckland from his OE. The young entrepreneur launched Yourdrive in 2015

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Coastguard’s Old4New is saving lives Coastguard’s highly successful Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign is back in time for summer and visiting communities throughout the country from December 2.

They will be at Half Moon Bay Boat Ramp on Saturday December 2 from 8am-11am.

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“The Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign provides an easy and accessible way for people to ensure they have the correct number of fit-for-purpose lifejackets to wear on their boat.”

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Car fans, start your engines Plans are now advanced for the third annual Auckland Brit & Euro Classic Car Show to be held on Pakuranga’s Lloyd Elsmore Park on Sunday March 4, near the Howick Historical Village.

Following the huge success of the second event this year which attracted more than 650 classic cars and motorcycles, event chairman Rev Dr Richard Waugh is bullish about next year’s fixture.

“We are expecting more than 750 classic cars and motorcycles, and likely more than 10,000 people,” he said.

“We are the only large car show in New Zealand to offer free entry and this is mainly due to the excellent support of Howick Local Board which recognises the car show as a significant community event for east Auckland.”

Organised by volunteers, the classic car show had its origins with Farm Cove’s Laurie Hayward and Highland Park’s Dr Waugh.

Main sponsors are the Howick Local Board, Protecta Insurance, Times Newspapers and NZ Classic

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In addition, many local organisations will be involved in the 2018 event including the Howick Historical Village, Howick Menz Shed, Captain Musick Air Scouts, Pakuranga United Football Club and some Rotary club volunteers.

“Right from the start we have maintained our event distinctive of British and European cars and bikes only, non-competitive, any Brit and Euro interesting cars and motorcycles welcome, and with free entry to the public,” Dr Waugh said.

“Following a survey, more than half of the cars and crowds of people come from outside east Auckland, with some even travelling from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

“We even had one couple and car earlier this year come from Nelson!

All good for the local economy and helping put Howick on the map.

■■ Car clubs and individual enthusiasts can register on www.briteurocarshow.nz More information phone Richard Waugh 022 5339400.

he is only 18 and has been a radio host, producer and voice over artist with 88.1 East FM over the last six years.

Shannon Trim is the happiest when she is behind a microphone at a radio studio.

“I have spent my entire teenage life learning the ropes as I started young,” says the vivacious Howick College student who has a passion for public speaking, dramatics and theatre sport.

“At the age of 10, I had a vision board in my bedroom saying I want to be on the radio,” she says.

By the time she was 12 she had managed to realise her dream to host a radio show.

“We would interview our teachers and principal (as a student of Somerville Intermediate) on radio and it was so much fun,” she says.

Shannon has been hosting a radio Howick College show on East FM (formerly known as Howick Village Radio) from 4pm-6pm every Friday for five years. Her easy style of presenting is engaging as she talks about good news Howick College stories and happenings in the community.

Howick College recently presented a special Gold Service Award for her service as a radio host.

Shannon is also the producer of Shelly Park Prime Time at 3.30pm on Fridays.

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Howick College student Shannon Trim has been a radio host since she was Photo supplied 12-years-old.

at the radio station, she says, “Accepting a salary for what I just love doing would take away the joy from it.”

For pocket money she works as a waitress.

“This is the only time I feel that people are not judging you and you are free to express your opinion. If people don’t like what you are saying, they can change radio stations.”

The studio is her happy place.

“I could be crying one moment and the next I feel so uplifted and in the best mood when I am on radio.”

It may have something do with her genes.

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ircle in December 9 in your digital diary as the America’s Cup is arriving at one of New Zealand’s best loved yacht clubs, Bucklands Beach Yacht Club located at Half Moon Bay with its own marina.

The club is unique in that it offers sailing and to learn to sail for junior and youth sailors through to the larger keeler yachts while also catering for launch and powerboat members.

Joey Allen who has competed in multiple America’s Cups will be the guest speaker at the free event open to the public to be held from 3.307pm.

Joey started sailing at Bucklands beach as a child and went on to become one of Team New Zealand’s most experienced members. The most notable amongst many successes was as bowman on NZL 32 when it won the 1995 America’s Cup. He was also a part of Team New Zealand’s successful defence at the 2000 America’s Cup. While the powers-that-be discuss the pros and cons of hosting the most awaited 36th

America’s Cup scheduled to be hosted in Auckland in 2021— after New Zealand’s victory in Bermuda this year, with a backup plan to be hosted in Italy — Bucklands Beach Yacht Club is celebrating the event with wine, beer and a food festival.

The afternoon promises to be a fun event as John Carr, stand –up comedian writer, cartoonist and performance poet will be there to entertain the crowd. He is also New Zealand’s finest comedy rapper.

“There will be plenty of opportunities to take pictures with the Cup which we hope the public will take advantage of,” says Lyle Tresadern, Manager of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.

“There will be a lot of sailing champions and Olympic yachtsmen celebrating the day with us” he says.

The Bucklands Beach Yacht Club that takes great pride in producing many talented sailors that have included Olympic champions, winners of the America’s Cup and some of the sailing world’s most coveted prizes will also have a kid’s sail

“My great grandfather was an official New Zealand broadcaster and I feel so lucky that I found my calling,” says Shannon.

As we go to press the talented radio host got admission to New Zealand Broadcasting School in Christchurch and can’t wait for school to being in 2018.

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“The latest information on the Cup along with videos will be available,” says Mr Tresadern.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are taking the America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport, on a national tour of the regions to give as many New Zealanders the chance to see the trophy in person.

“The Cup has already toured down country to places including Napier, Tauranga and many in the South Island, travelling to major sailing clubs in New Zealand.

“It is done under great security. One of the aims is to attract a new generation of young boys and girls to the sport,” he says.

“And since our club has been earlier involved with the Louis Vuitton Challenger Series we have an opportunity to showcase it.”

There will be food stalls and wine and cheese tasting, giving people an opportunity to soak in some atmosphere and enjoy a memorable evening.

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A group advocating for a national memorial commemorating the 1979 Erebus air accident which killed all 257 on board is delighted its cause has been taken up by the government.

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rime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday paid tribute to the victims of the Erebus tragedy on the 38th anniversary of the disaster and says she will meet families to progress “a long-overdue” national memorial. Ms Ardern says a national memorial is appropriate and overdue.

“This is a tragedy that touched every corner of New Zealand and understandably remains raw for the families and friends of the crew and passengers who died that day. It was a moment in our history when all New Zealanders paused.

“I agree with the families that we should look to have a national memorial in place by the 40th anniversary in two years’ time. I will sit down with them and Air New Zealand and talk about how we do that.

“I know families and others have been seeking a national memorial for some years and it’s high time we as a nation formally recognised this tragic event. I believe it is the appropriate thing to do.

Meanwhile a voluntary group has been advocating for the past 18 months for a national memorial to the people who died in the November 28, 1979, Mt. Erebus crash of Air New Zealand McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ZKNZP, Flight TE901.

The group has campaigned for a memorial to be ready for the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, still the Southern Hemisphere’s worst aviation accident.

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Despite meetings in Wellington and Auckland, the group says there had been “little tangible progress” by the time of the elections “which has led to some frustration”.

Howick resident and spokesperson for the Erebus National Memorial, Rev Dr Richard Waugh, says the national memorial for New Zealand’s worst civil disaster has been too long coming. “The announcement on the 38th anniversary of the accident is opportune and comes after nearly two years of advocacy work,” he said.

He appeared on TV3’s ‘The Project’ on Tuesday night “further discussing what this all means”.

“There is no time to lose advancing the memorial project for the 40th anniversary in 2019.”

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victims’ families and Pike River families, “it is a matter of deep regret that central Government has not responded more pastorally to the pleas of the thousands of people who remain affected by the Mt Erebus accident”.

Patron for the Erebus National Memorial project is Lady June Hillary whose husband, Peter Mulgrew, died in the accident.

“Our advisory group is in touch with many surviving spouses and siblings and other close family, some of whom live here in east Auckland,” Dr Waugh says.

Many are now aged in their 70s and 80s. “They are waiting for a proper national memorial to the air accident. Did the Government tell the Pike River families and the families of those who died in the Canterbury earthquakes to wait 25 or 40 or 50 years before any memorial?

Of course not.” Dr Waugh says.

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Body confidence is key

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hile her hair has grown back, the self-confidence that inspired Briana Valgre to shave her head for charity remains stronger than ever.

The Pakuranga-based Girl Guide says had she not gone through the Global Dove Self Esteem Project (DSEP), she wouldn’t have had the courage to go through with it.

“I realise that as long as I’m making that difference that I want to make then it shouldn’t matter what I look like and I don’t really care what anyone thinks,” she says.

The DSEP aims to boost the self esteem and body confidence of young girls and has so far reached 19 million young people in more than 138 countries worldwide.

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Dove hopes to reach and positively influence 18,000 young Kiwis over the next year.

Valgre took part in ‘Free Being Me’ in 2015 as part of the DSEP during her Girl Guide Lessons, and says the lessons she learn have transformed her self-confidence.

“I have learnt as long as I’m confident in who I am then it doesn’t matter what anyone else says or thinks.”

Briana says the most valuable activity she completed during the weekend-long programme was learning to identify unrealistic beauty ideals.

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Briana has since set up a Facebook page with her friend Tayla Webb called ‘Breaking the Beauty Myth’ where they shared photos, quotes and videos to spread the messages they leaved from the DSEP programme.

They also talked one-on-one to many friends to help build body confidence in their communities.

Briana says she can’t wait to see the programme taught in schools so that others can feel just as confident as she does.

“I want to see everyone love themselves and each other for who they are as people, and ignore what’s on the outside.”

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“I am disgusted by the amount of illegal dumping and I reported it to the Council Call Centre.”

The small sites ambassador programme was commissioned by the Howick Local Board to proactively educate builders on proper environmentally-sound site management.

Last week, fellow board member Peter Young joined Turinsky for another round of site visits. Turinsky and Young encountered a similar scene of illegal dumping whilst visiting construction sites in the Flat Bush area.

Young highlighted the hassle of illegal dumping last year when new developments were being prepared.

“Illegal dumping is so prolific and nothing is being done about it. It is not fair that the responsible builders are having to deal with it on their own,” said Young.

A local resident and builder, who gave his name only as Gorden, recently brought the issue up with Young. “We builders do not want to leave a skip bin out overnight,” said Gorden.

“People from outside of our area fill it by the morning with illegally dumped rubbish since the change in the council’s inorganics collection scheme. It’s a big hassle for us.”

Building foreman, Chris Zhang, of Zhang and Zhang Construction, told Turinsky that people dump rubbish on the empty lots overnight. “I work hard to keep our site clean, but people just take advantage of us,” Zhang said.

Historically, this was the time of year when the annual inorganics collection commenced.

Previously, Auckland Council would notify residents of their inorganics pick-up date and then households placed there inorganic rubbish out front of their house.

“Usually my inorganics pile would be reduced by nearly half due to entrepreneurial recyclers putting much of my inorganic collection to good use, avoiding the landfill,” says Turinsky.

Under the current scheme residents must ring council to book a collection time.

“Unfortunately many people are not utilising the current inorganics scheme,” says Turinsky.

“Much of Ormiston has become the latest inorganic dumping ground and we must find a solution,” said Young.

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Send notices to whatson@times.co.nz, fax 271 8073, post to PO Box 259-243, Botany, Auckland 2163 or drop into our office at Level 1, The Lane, Botany Town Centre, 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki.

Garage sale

Trinity Methodist Church, 474 Pakuranga Highway, November 25, 8am. Good quality household items, bric-a-brac and clothing. Also special Christmas gift stall. This will be our last sale for this year so come along and support us. Phone 532-9621.

Christmas Workshop

Come celebrate a Polish Christmas with stories, traditions and make decorations using paper and wool. $8 per person. On Sunday, December 10 from 2-4pm. Bookings phone

533-3530. Polish Museum, 125 Elliot St, Howick.

Centering meditation

Sunday December 3, meet at 6.50pm for a 7pm start. All Welcome. Music and meditation on a sacred text and time of stillness and quiet. First Sunday of every month at the historic All Saints Church, corner of Selwyn Rd and Cook St, Howick. Enquiries 534-6864.

Budgeting

Free service. Worried about Xmas and your finances, make an appointment or join our support group Call JL 576-5222 Pakuranga and Howick Budgeting Service.

The Frost Files

December 18–23, 7pm–10pm nightly.Detective Frost and his band of quirky friends are back this

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Are you hiding the trust?

Welcome to the New World Order and a One World Religion, “How is our maturity?” (Howick and Pakuranga Times, November 23).

To give the facts in such a way as to hide the truth is something best left to the legal fraternity.

Demoting Jesus and elevating Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Mohammad, The Bab and now Baha’u’llah to divine messenger status conflicts with what Jesus revealed about himself, “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6) and in the very next verse (7) Jesus said, “If ye had known me ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him” (Jesus is the Message, not the messenger).

All pagan religions have two things in common, a form of sun, (or moon) worship, and they teach their adherents that when they die they don’t really die, but live on as a ghost of some sort, or some form of reincarnation.

A belief that spills over into the “Christian” world, some of whom also believe they don’t really die but go to a place called “purgatory”, or even straight to heaven, whereas the Bible teaches that only God has immortality (1 Timothy 6:16).

So what does an atheist have in common with someone of the Jewish faith, a Catholic and a Muslim? (Interfaith Tour, Botany and Ormiston Times 1/11//17).

None of them believe Jesus is the only way to God and any that do will be berated for their faith in Him.

Ron Pearce Pakuranga

Transport changes a mess

Re transport to city centre.

Wow, so Auckland Transport want everyone to use more public transport and remove some of the load from our over-burdened roads (great intentions), yet from early December they will change the times/routes so that a bus trip to the city now requires a change and there is no direct route from Cockle Bay?!

The hour-long journey is bad enough without having to make a change!

To take the trip on Tuesday morning, according to their online calculator, will take 1 hr 17 mins.

To take the trip after the changes are introduced will take 1 hr 17 mins, but with a change from bus to train.

In addition to this change, it requires a walk of 83 metres from the bus to the train, and at Britomart, a 125m walk from the train to the destination.

While most will cope with this extra walking, in winter weather it will put a dampener on the journey (pun intended), and elderly or disabled commuters may really struggle with this, not to mention parents who travel with children.

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Breakfast for explorers

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Celebrate the launch of Dare to Explore at Pakuranga Library with a special breakfast before the library opens on Saturday December 9 at 8.30am. Go on a daring scavenger hunt and sign up for Dare to Explore. For ages 5–13 years. Registration required. Contact Pakuranga Library 576 5269 or email Pakuranga.library@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

Classy crafts

Indoor market on December 2 inside All Saints Community Centre, 30 Cook St, Howick, 9am-1pm, and every Saturday until December 16. A wide range of quality

The next meeting of the Eastern Districts Country Music is the Christmas break-up, 7.30pm, December 6 at The Bucklands and Eastern Beaches Memorial Hall, Wharf Rd. Phone Kevin 027-4789246.

Super sale

St Columba Op Shop Super Saturday Sale on December 2. Storewide specials at 480 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany, from 8.30am-12.30pm. Situated at rear of church with covered parking. Follow the signs

Story nights

Little Wild Music Story Nights.

What’s the perfect recipe for unfor-

gettable story nights? Take a handful of little munchkins, aged 2-8, slip them into some comfy jammies, add a dash of blanket and a smidge of soft toy, wrap them all up in music and blend the lot together with masterful storytelling and gentle fun. Leave to sleep gently till morning. (Milk and cookies are on us!).

December 5, 6pm, admission $5, Uxbridge Arts And Culture.

Green Gables

Art Gallery, Hawthornden Reserve, 66 Cook Street, Howick, will feature paintings by Del Ruskell from Friday December 1 to Sunday January 28. (The Gallery will be closed from December 17 to 5 January 5). Sales support the South Auckland Totara Hospice. Entry is free and all are most welcome. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 10am to 3pm. Phone Beryl 534-5448.

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Feedback

Not mature

I cannot let the sugar-coated comments of Eric Neal (Feedback- November 23) pass unchallenged .

Under the guise of it being spiritual maturity, he suggests that the differing religions of the world are homogenous and we are all in agreement. They are not and we are not.

No-one could honestly say that there is agreement over the tenets of the various religions, or that they came from the same source (God,) without deliberately entering into self-delusion.

They must choose to believe a lie.

Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life. No-one can come to the father (God) but by me.’ There are those who have a personal relationship with God, made possible only through Jesus Christ. The rest simply hold, when they choose to follow it, empty religion - no matter how they may dress it up.

New Zealand’s laws, like much of the western world, were framed on Christian principles, but have been seriously eroded in recent years. This ‘watering down’ is due to ignorance - in part through the import of foreign religions with immigration and in part to the’ falling away’ of those who never had any personal relationship with God to start with and eventually gave up the pretence, following those already in ignorance.

The majority of New Zealanders seem no longer to care, taking their lead from the like-minded,

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perhaps hoping that someone will prove to them what they will not trouble to find out for themselves and that ‘she’ll be right.’ So, what’s to argue over?

Who cares? That is not maturity in my book.

Harvey Rosieur Howick

Hats off to Napier

We have just returned from a wonderful stay in Napier.

As Aucklanders we were very impressed with the clean and tidy public parks, gardens and restrooms.

The grass was well-maintained, gardens impeccable, no rubbish or loose litter anywhere.

The picnic areas had clean rubbish bins and very clean toilets.

We think Mayor Goff should take a trip to Napier for some “fact-finding” lessons instead of going on expensive trips overseas.

Whatever Napier is doing,it is working. The people were happy to be contributing to their city, even the shop staff were pleasant and co-operative, not sulky and impolite. What a lovely change!

John and Karen Forsberg Northpark

Is it really equal?

Our democratically elected Prime Minister says she won’t rest until “Maori and non-Maori are true partners in Aotearoa”.

Considering partnerships are about equal contributions and advancing mutual interests, it appears that at last we have a PM

who will address the race-based legal loopholes that some tribal elite enjoy to everyone else’s disadvantage. Those who have been profiting at the expense of taxpayers and non-elite Maori will be disturbed by her statement.

Arthur Moore Pakuranga

Strewth mate I fear that your correspondent Gary Hollis paints a very misleading picture for readers, which I am sure many will recognise.

Surely he must be aware that Australia has bodies called States and Territories which govern much of Australian citizens’ lives.

These bodies have a ‘parliament’ of various guises and most also have an upper house or senate.

In fact, Queensland will have just had a State election for its Legislative Assembly (of 89 MPs – it has no Senate. So, in total there are 15 separate ‘parliaments’ in Australia with a total of 828 MPs. Thus the ratio of people to MPs is very similar to NZ. Now, as to the quality, competence and functionality of all that Australian governance, well, that is another matter entirely. So, swapping NZ MPs for Australian MPs would be the last thing we need.

Australia has to be one of the most over-governed nations on earth. Mr Hollis’ logic in arriving at that position is seriously flawed.

Robert Finley Howick

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By Farida Master

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t’s unusual for a school to win the Young Enterprise East Auckland Company of the Year two years in a row, especially when some of the best colleges compete hard for the big prize.

Last week, Ormiston Senior College walked away with the top award for the second year running. It also had two business groups win the prestigious East Auckland Company of the Year Award. The school made a clean sweep at the Regional Awards, winning eight awards in all.

Assistant Principal Mark Snoad is thrilled with the new track record.

“Normally there is one top award in every region. But east Auckland gets two winners because of the size of the region, inclusive of schools in Flat Bush, Botany, Howick, Pakuranga, Glendowi and Tamaki, making east Auckland the biggest region in New Zealand. And imagine we won both of them!” he says.

Two teams from Ormiston Senior College – Quick Jandal and Festivilia, will now represent east Auckland in the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) National Awards in Wellington on December 6.

YES is an experimental programme where students set up and run a real business.

The next generation of business stars from the College also

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bagged two top spots for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

One of who was Vaneel Ram CEO of Festivilia, a children’s book.

The team also won the Excellence in Sales and Marketing, apart from east Auckland Dragon’s Den Champion and east Auckland Company of the Year.

Vaneel says that the Festivila team approached 120 schools and have driven around 2300 kms on road. With a turnover of $9000 and a profit of $3000 they are now taking their

business to the next level. The enterprising business team has already started working on their next children’s book.

“We’ve registered as an official New Zealand Company and are pretty serious,” says the 17- year-old.

Sinithia Kumar, CEO of Beaute, took the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Beaute is a 100 per cent natural facemask made from Manuka Honey and nutmeg for men and women.

The Thinking Big Award was won by Quick Jandal, a Food Delivery App that also

won the Dragon’s Den Finalist east Auckland as well as the East Auckland Company of the Year. Akshay Kakkar, CEO of the company says that they are now preparing for the Nationals where the YES Regional finalists will be pitching throughout the day for the top spot.

An online tie rental service business called Tieger by 17-year-old Pranay Prasad won the Excellence in Business Management Award.

All award winners acknowledge the role that the teachers play in empowering them.

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HPK Paralympian at Open Day H

owick Pakuranga Swim Club Paralympian Tupou Neiufu will be among those at the ACC Paralympics New Zealand Open Day on Saturday.

The free event is a way to find out about Para sport opportunities in your area and get amongst the action as well as meet paralympians.

There will also be chances to chat with Para athletes and coaches and find out how you can get involved.

A variety of para sports will be included at each event such as wheelchair basketball, para cycling, boccia, para athletics and more.

“It is so exciting to see that the success that the New Zealand Paralympic Teams have had has inspired other disabled kiwis to come along to the Open Days we have already had in Wellington and New Plymouth,” said Neiufi.

“It is great to see the public try para sport and maybe go all the way to a future Paralympic Games. It is a great feeling for all of us as paralympians to know that we have paved the way.”

poverty doesn’t take a break at christMAS Life hasn’t been easy for the Collins family. While their neighbours were making plans to celebrate Christmas, the Collinses were worrying about how they could get through the week.

This Christmas, The Salvation Army will be called upon to give care to more than 17,000 families, providing support ranging from food parcels to counselling and accommodation.

The cupboards were empty, the bills piling up and they were close to losing their home due to rent arrears. When the family received an eviction notice they knew they needed help, so they turned to their local Salvation Army.

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Together, the family worked on a plan to address their most serious issues, beginning with their living situation and then through financial and family mentoring programmes and food parcels.

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Howick Pakuranga nail the win

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It was an absolute classic between East Coast Bays and Howick Pakuranga in their Auckland Premier Cricket match at Lloyd Elsmore Park at the weekend with the home side claiming an outright win but not before ECB got the first innings points.

Day one’s story belonged to Seb Langridge who scored a brilliant 101 to anchor the ECB innings.

Howick’s reply was littered with early wickets, Tyrone Carter striking twice in one over to reduce them to 59/6.

A fighting 73 at number eight from Andrew Morrison gave the home side a sniff but at 170/9 they decided to concede first innings points and push for an outright victory.

Their decision payed off.

ECB set up the match scoring 153/4 in their second crack, a run-a-ball half century from Kieran Seedall (62) at the top the main contribution.

With 236 required for victory, this time Howick showed much more application at the crease.

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Morrison (42) and Dale Phillips (41) both went at over a run-aball to ensure their side stayed up with the required run rate.

Mitch McClenaghan was promoted up the order to keep things moving, his 17 off 7 balls seeing Howick to the brink before Rutvik Botadra and Walsh saw them over the line in a superblytimed chase.

Both sides will come away

with points, an entertaining, up and down affair that had it all.

■■ East Coast Bays 252 all out (S Langridge 101, M Ross 46; R Botadra 3-43, M McClenaghan 3-44) and 153/4 (K Seedall 62, V Raj 40, S Langridge 37*; K McKenzie 3-39) won first innings points but lost outright to Howick Pakuranga 170/9 dec (S Borland 31, A Morrison 73; L Delport 4-77) and 236/7 (B Walsh 99*, A Morrison 42, D Phillips 41; L Delport 3-105)

Pakuranga eighth The Covic Open Golf Championship (Counties-Manukau Veterans Inter Club) attracted 110 entries to the Pukekohe Golf Club on Monday November 27. Following a spell of fine weather the course played well with lots of run and this meant for some low scoring, especially by members of the home Pukekohe club whose team became the inaugural win-

ners of the Covic Championship Plate and Jug. Their best six player aggregate net score was 388 which is an average player score of 64.6 net or 7-under the course par of 72. Second was Waiuku (398), third Clarks Beach (412), Onewhero (415), Maramarua (416), Hauraki (421), Wattle Downs (426), Pakuranga (428), Waikare (431), Awhitu (460) and Huntly (DNF).

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erforming on stage with the New York Philharmonic is a dream for most music students, but it was a dream that came to life for one former Dannemora local.

Jessica Gomes-Ng, who studies Musical Theatre at the University of Michigan, recently played the colead role of Maria in selections from West Side Story as part of one of the Philharmonic’s popular Young People In Concert series.

Her love for professional theatre began after watching a touring production of Wicked at age 15 which inspired her to start performing seriously while attending high school in Singapore before auditioning for the University of Michigan.

It was during auditions for the university department shows that students were told that the New York Philharmonic would be selecting two Musical Theatre students to sing the roles of Maria and Tony at one of their concerts, but Jessica didn’t spend too much time thinking it over.

“We were asked to prepare a short 16-bar to sing at auditions, so I did that for the first round and then I was cast in one of our department’s main stage shows and went straight into rehearsals for that.

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“I couldn’t believe it! For a while I didn’t even let myself wrap my head around it because I wanted to focus on being professional and didn’t want to get intimidated by the thought of it all.

“The reality of the experience didn’t hit me until we were flown to New York to observe one of the [Philharmonic’s] rehearsals and I heard the music for the first time and I just thought this is it,” she said.

While she says it’s hard to pick a favourite moment from the performance, there is one that stands out.

“During the introduction to I Feel Pretty, I ran out into the audience as Maria and interacted a little with them. I remember waving at a little boy a few rows back and he was really excited and waved back.

“Moments like that are really my favourite thing about performing – what I do is such a blessing and a gift and being able to share that gift with people is really fulfilling.”

After she graduates in May, Jessica plans on moving to New York City and “seeing what happens.”

“I’d love to work on Broadway or the West End, or be in a national tour in some capacity. I’d also love to work in Australia or New Zealand do one of those touring productions – that would be a real full-circle moment for me!”

Until then, she has the memories of this once-in-a-lifetime experience to look back on fondly.

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N

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Walk down the street in any Japanese city and your are likely to see the ubiquitous red street side tents serving ramen to men with a hangover.

Closer home Tanpopo that is nestled in the Highland Park Shopping Centre which once housed the Event Cinemas serves a hearty bowl of soupy noodles that is good for the soul and an absolute delight for the taste buds.

From bento boxes to small plates which are extremely popular and lunch specials, the Japanese traditional noodles specialist has plenty of locals raving about the locally owned and operated franchise Those who have seen the iconic movie Tanpopo after which the cosy, 60-seater eatery is named, says its decor is no different to the movie setting.

The ramen is silky but robust in texture and the broth is deep and complex-a blissful marriage crafted by experienced Japanese chefs.

From the miso-based Hokkaido-style ramen to the

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No MSG is used and it is simmered for more than 15 hours – a labour of love.

All ingredients with the exception of fresh meats and vegetables are imported directly from Japan.

Customers can choose from a mouth-watering spread of small plates and toppings to accompany their ramen for a

personalised touch and the gyoza (dumplings) are a popular choice.

The ramen can also be made spicy with some traditional ramen condiments such as chilli garlic – available on request.

Top it off with Japanese beer or sake, such as Kirin and Asahi and the culinary trip to Japan is complete.

Takeyoshi Nagao owner of Tanpopo Howick branch says the aim is to bring a true but affordable representation of Japanese ramen to the eastern suburbs.

“There is no lack of Japanese food in the area but we found that good ramen is hard to come by. For that reason we want to bring a genuine experience that hits the mark for locals and Japanese natives alike,” he says.

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Confidence slump shows time is up for LVRs T

its loan-to-value ratios to ensure the engineered slowdown in the housing market doesn’t turn into an out-of-control slump”.

Even since the Institute’s last poll in August, the number of people expecting price rises has fallen from 30 per cent to 18 per cent, and those expecting price decreases is up by nearly half, from 17 per cent to 25 per cent.

Wellingtonians are the most optimistic for price rises (26 per cent) while the biggest pessimists live in rural areas (31 per cent).

21 per cent of Aucklanders now expect prices to rise, outstripped by those expecting decreases at 27 per cent.

Since the election, there has also been big changes in the way that the various supporters of political parties view the property market.

In August, 25 per cent of National voters, 29 per cent of Labour voters, 28 per cent of NZ First backers, and 63 per cent of Green voters were expecting prices to rise. The November poll shows the National number down to 17 per cent, Labour down to 16 per cent, NZ First down 2 per cent to 26 per cent and 27 per cent of Green voters (-33 per cent) are expecting price rises.

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“These sorts of numbers underline the significant mood change that has occurred in recent months and bears out recent statistics showing a flat market in most places,” says Mr Church.

In its November poll the Institute also asked: ‘Overall, do you think the new Coalition Government will have a positive or negative effect on the housing market?’

“Nearly half of those surveyed (49 per cent) believe the Government will have a positive effect on the housing market, more than double (24 per cent) those who picked a negative effect.

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Lynch Design 577 1939 www.lynchdesign.co.nz

Ph: 533 0136 or 021 370 307

0800 943 366

LANDSCAPING

SS80294

Plans for new houses & additions 30yr experience.

Prof member ADNZ - LBP

Driveways/Floors Parking areas Exposed Aggregate All earthworks Retaining & more

K55042

ARCHITECTURE

Carey

CONCRETE

Rick 027 256 2533 Neil 021 135 5174

SUPREME ELECTRICAL

Power you need KOBA BATTERIES

CONCRETE

Local family owned business www.aucklandwideremovals.co.nz

CD243734

CD256908

www.sos-appliance-repairs.co.nz

0800 277 2529 www.bsrconcrete.co.nz

HOUSEWASHING, painting, handyman, odd jobs, anything considered Mark 021 280 4489

CD255199

021-369 881

• Retaining walls • Concrete work • Dig outs • Excavator hire Free quotes and advice

CD253443

533-6954

Ph: 021 687 745

HEATING

Driveways/Patios Swimming Pool surrounds Decorative coloured Concrete Exposed Pebbles and Aggregates Concrete Sealing Bobcat and Digger Post Hole Boring

VINYL LAYING, supply, prep & install. No job too big or small Ph Brendan 021-996-898, 537-8402ah

with over 20 yrs exper.

CD237020

Servicing all major brands of Whiteware appliances

• Reclad Specialists • Alterations • Renovations • Repairs • Bathrooms • Decks • WaterprooďŹ ng Competitive Prices - Free Quotes Office: 09 527 6360 Dave: 021 836 360 www.franix.co.nz

CONCRETE & CONCRETING

NZ REG, Commercial / Domestic. All Electrical Work.

Free Quotes. Call free 0800 22 3330 or 0220 635 830

CD226123

CD127274

NZ registered electrical service technician

Licensed Building Practitioners

Ph: 5768812 Open 7 Days 83 Reeves Rd Pakuranga

ELECTRICIAN Reg. hard working & reliable, value for dollars, all work undertaken. Satisfaction guar Ph 534-8889

REGISTERED

DRAINAGE

CD252647

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

CONTRUCTION LTD

CD253271 CD253271

MARKS

APPLIANCES

FRANIX

Microsoft Certified Professional

ELECTRICIAN Registered Electrical, Smartvent & Alarms. Ph Mark 027 495 4219, a/h 534 3227

Extensions Construction Services Weather Tight Solutions

D & J Computer PC Laptop LCD Printer Virus Network Email Data Recovery Onsite Job NO Fix NO Fee

Handymangardeners. co.nz All jobs Ph Michael 0276 162 146 or 576 0105

SPECIALISTS

CD256471

535 6950 021 0333 149

New Homes Alterations Reclads

VINYL LAYER 25 yrs exp.

Karl 027 2481167 or 576 7936 a/h

PACKING, MOVING & STORAGE

SB Electrical NZ Reg Electrician. Reasonable rates.

All electrical work. Nick 021 058 9561, 5340450

Damien Westwood Mob: 027 4854 412 Ph: 536 5112 or westwoodbuilders@xtra.co.nz www.westwoodbuilders.co.nz

CD257222

DESIGN & BUILD Permits arranged Selection of quality materials Guaranteed work ** LBP Ph: 535-5775 021-164-7428

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

Laptops, Desktops, Viruses, Network, Printers.

MOBILE SERVICE NO FIX NO FEE Ph Johnson 5353510 B.Com (INFOSYS) UoA

We will assemble for you!

Ph 0274 945 447 or 534 8404

CD256378

DECKS

Registered Electrician

Work guaranteed

Stove & hot water repairs

Security lighting

Phones, lighting, power points Steve 021 949 168 a/h 532 9842

Flat pack specialists

CD177471

021 764797 or 532 8930

Electrical

LICENCED BUILDING PRACTITIONER REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS

—HOME IT— —SERVICES—

Old School Builder

All Interior Renova ons Bathrooms Kitchens Doors Plasterbd lining Repairs and Maintenance Co-ordinate SubContractors Available

Barratt-Boyes

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

An experienced gentleman with years of experience in additions, renovations, wallpapering & painting etc.

All other work considered also...

49D Springs Rd, East Tamaki Ph 273 8899

FURNITURE REMOVAL

BUILDERS

COMPUTERS

Lighting + Electrical

ALL BLOCKS LTD

LEES CARPETS

CD256721

138J Harris Road East Tamaki 271 6262

09 277 7874 viphomeservices.co.nz

Specials, Free Quotes Professional Layers Showroom

A1 ELECTRICIAN Nz Reg. Power pts, Lights, Rewires, Switchboards. Installations & Repairs. Prompt service, reasonable rates. Ph Mark 021959439 or 5344401

ELECTRICAL

Data cables Wiring Phone Jack 532 8723 021 661 469

Great rates, Gold Card discount.

Local family business.

Reliable, friendly, no job too small.

EFTPOS avail.

Call Anthony 534 0275

GA117458

I Fix 4U

DAVE TAPPER BUILDERS Ltd

FREE QUOTES

CD254710

½ price TV, audio Washing machine refrigerators Factory Returns tre e Cen Servic d e is r Autho

BUILDER, additions, renovations, decks, bathrooms.

Coordinate sub contractors, competitive price, licensed builder Ph Alan 021 548 131

Security Screened, Trained & Insured Operators

Drain Unblocking CCTV Camera Surface Water Problems Dig ups & Repairs Free Quotes & Advice Registered Drainlayer 021 135 5174 mcwilliams_drainage @hotmail.com

CD192254

Ph: 533 0486 or 021 078 7336

CD137943

Air conditioners

Fixed Price Regular & One-Off’s Personalised Service Window & Carpet Cleaning !

Plus Lawns & Gardens

$35 p/m

Electrician

K58038

CLEANING

HANDYMAN

021 022 46711

Rick 027 256 2533 Neil 021 135 5174

Certified Drainlayers Drain unblocking Cesspit Clearance CCTV Camera Excavation & reinstatement Vacuum Loader Truck Grease Trap Servicing Pump Station Servicing Professional advice Free no obligation quotes Phone Blair 027 2333 048

CARPET & VINYL

New Zealand Registered

SN64060

Ph: Paul 534 7427 hm or 021 251 4615

25 years experience 1. Stylish and affordable Bathroom renovations 2. Bathroom and Shower renovation specialist 3. Wall and Floor Tiling 4. All Aspects of Domestic Plumbing Service & Repair

TV Audio Aerials Heatpumps

Any event or occasion Please call me or email deliciousdining@xtra.co.nz 537 1312 or 021 180 9878

AA DOBBS LTD

CD255310

Complete renova on service Supply & custom build op ons Tiled shower systems Concept to comple on

CD254541

CD252360

CD6793

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

HANDYMEN

CD249842

Additional Outlet Phone Jack TV/VCR Tuning Ph: 532 8723 021 661 469

DELICIOUS DINING

• Drain unblocking • CCTV camera • Drain repairs • Surface water problems Certified Drainlayers Free quotes and advice

allen2harriman@gmail.com

FLOORING & SERVICES

for over 20 yrs

Domestic/Commerical New builds Ground water problems Phone Allen 027 546 0553

CD257301

INSTALLATION

CATERING

Your local caterer for over 15 years

CD171490

TV AERIAL

CARPETLAYER Cheap carpet, supply/lay Restretching/repairs 0800 555410 www.nocowboys. co.nz/carpet

CERTIFIED DRAINLAYER

CD248907

CD206513

AERIAL Installation, home theatre setup, extra TV outlets incl Sky Ph: Rodger 021 659677

ALTERATIONS & Additions. Ring Colin Edmonds, Registered Builder. 5345721, 0274-951-685

AA CARPET Laying & repairs, no job too small Ph Brian 0274-966094/5341302

CD145261

Freeview Installed Same Day Best Prices Guaranteed

All fixing.Regd builders, alterations, repairs, renovs, Vincent 533 9658, 0211353388

CARPET LAYING

DRAINLAYING All public and private drainage.

Blocked drains & CCTV. Nathan 021 1571229

ELECTRICAL

CD242704

Aerials & TV INSTALLATION

MAINTENANCE & Building repairs. Small jobs, qualified Ph 576 7841 or 021 1481076

DRAINLAYING

CD253440

ADDITIONS, alterations, bathrooms, decks, etc. all types of work. over 40 yrs exp. Registered Certified Builder Ph Ken 534-1214

AERIALS

Ph: 534 5888 Mob: 027 507 8680

LICENSED All work Guaranteed

Renovations Alterations

Bathrooms Decks

Repairs and Maintenance Ph 537 8244 or 027 492 7395

DRAINLAYING

CD228064

CA Professional services, for accounting, tax returns, GST, payroll, Startups.

Xero, Mobile service and fixed price. Ph Balaji Kris 021 175 87 78: 537 5942

ABOUT Building Services

CD256562

BOOKKEEPING Service simple solutions. Xero, MYOB, GST, PAYE. Sheryl 0212982786

CARPENTERS

cd237763

CVs

www.times.co.nz

Ph Ross 521 2777 or 021-944899

CLASSIFIEDS

www.times.co.nz

TREE SERVICES

PLUMBERS

Hill Plumbing Certifying plumbing, gas

and drainage Hot water cylinders Bathrooms, kitchens New and repairs

DS TREES & Landscapes, all tree work & stumps, hedges, mulching, rubbish removal. Ph Doug 021537171/537-8595

WALLPAPERING specialist. Strip, hang, Ph Andrew 027 4600048 or 5244 111

ABOUT PAVING: Driveways, patios & paths, garden edging & repair work.

Ben 021 884 072 or 534 5041

♦

CD155961

PEST CONTROL

BE BUG-FREE CD237017

Jim 0800 38 38 48

AA PLASTERING & gib fixing, full skimming, big and small jobs. 021 040 8226 AFFORDABLE plastering.

New work & alterations.

Skimming, cove & gib fixing. Ph Phil 021 521 403

GARDEN Household & General, also garden work & waterblasting.

Fast, friendly service. Ph Peter 021 393384

TILING

CD246999

ADAM OXLEY Certifying Plumber

Hot Water Cylinders Bathroom/Kitchen Renovations Roof Leaks General Maintenance All Work Guaranteed

535 1111 027 235 2517

CD197785

PLUMBER All maint wrk, no job too small. Prompt service. Ph 535 9567 PLUMBER Certified 23+yrs exp. New or RENO work/ Hot Water cylinders. Brad 022 671 8125

Upholsterers Reupholstery specialists Furniture, New Squabs, Headboards Made to measure 534-4109 / 0212997162

Stackpole’s Stackpole’s Upholstery Upholstery

CERAMIC TILING, preparation, waterproofing, installation. Good rates, high work standard. Ph for quote Ian 021 131 6766 THE TILE GUYFloor & Wall Tiling. Certified Waterproofing.Stonemason by trade.

30yr exp. 0210311899

For Forsuperior superiorrecovering recovering of oflounge lounge& &dining diningsuites, suites, lazyboys,antiques, antiques, squabs squabs lazyboys, Huge fabric selection with Huge fabric selection with over 30,000 choices over 30,000 choices Workmanship guaranteed guaranteed Workmanship FREE in-home quotes with Polishing fabrics and Repairs Email and details to: FREEphotos pick-up and delivery briar@stackpoles.co.nz Polishing & Repairs TalkTalk to Briar, Julie or Nick to Julie or Nick

Ph:274-8585 274-8585 PH:

TREE SERVICES

A1 TREE HEDGE & STUMP Trees, hedges and stumps Trim’d, removed, chip’d Pruning/shaping, rubbish and Section clearing Phone 536 5955

AAA TREE/Hedge services, quality job, bargain price, free quote Russ 0212299155 All about

WATERBLASTING

Exterior Cleaning Specialists

• House/Building Washing • Decks, Paths, Drives, Fences • Roof and Gutter Clean • Roof - Moss/Lichen Treatment We also offer: • Carpet Cleaning • Pest Control Book your Spring Spruce-up, call

021366615 or 0508932532

CHEMWASH R

TREES

& STUMP GRINDING

534-7361, 292-8930 0274-767-746

Safe, low pressure, exterior cleaning Houses, Roof treatments, Paths, Drives, Decks CALL YOUR LOCAL OPERATOR CRAIG 535-5661 www.chemwash.co.nz

BLADECUTTERS, Tree work landscaping stumps rubbish removals hedges com weed spraying. Ph Eric 021 732 147 or 534 8797

WATERBLASTING Services, Driveways, paths, decks, FREE quote Reuben 027 323 8414

Reducing Thinning Shaping Full removal Chipped onsite/removed Good rates Great refs Free quotes

Ph Murray

Qualified Arborist

Robyn Campbell & Melissa Parry DDI: 538 1227 or 021 350 878 robyn.campbell@raywhite.com Sally Morrison DDI: 538 0685 or 027 305 7582 sally.morrison@raywhite.com Amny Lam DDI: 538 1287 or 021 108 6663 amny.lam@raywhite.com Cathy Huang DDI: 538 1288 or 021 217 8786 cathy.huang@raywhite.com

HOWICK - COCKLE BAY - MELLONS BAY 1 Bed Haseler Cr $400 Robyn/Melissa 2 Bed Pah Rd $470 Sally 3 Bed Union Rd $520 Sally 3 Bed Union Rd $520 Amny 2 Bed Elliot St $530 Cathy 3 Bed Minerva Tce $560 Robyn/Melissa 3 Bed Sandspit Rd $600 Cathy 3 Bed Haseler Cr $670 Robyn/Melissa 4 Bed Elliot St $820 Cathy 6 Bed Pohutukawa Ave $1300 Cathy HALF MOON BAY - BUCKLANDS BEACH 3 Bed Ballater Pl $530 Amny 3 Bed Medina Pl $530 Amny 3 Bed Gills Rd $640 Cathy 4 Bed Takutai Ave $690 Amny 5 Bed Richard Ave $890 Cathy PAKURANGA - HIGHLAND PARK - GOLFLANDS - BOTANY 1 Bed Bradbury Rd $380 Sally 2 Bed Dale Cres $400 Amny 2 Bed Latham Ave $450 Amny 2 Bed Amerce Pl $450 Cathy 2 Bed Pakuranga Rd $460 Cathy 2 Bed Aberfeldy Ave $470 Amny 2 Bed Armoy Dr $470 Robyn/Melissa 3 Bed Jade Ave $490 Amny 3 Bed Dale Cres $500 Amny 4 Bed Glennandrew Dr $585 Cathy 4 Bed Greenhill Cres $650 Cathy 4 Bed Seaglen Pl $670 4 Bed Jan Higgins Pl $720 Cathy 4 Bed Bernie Edwards $720 Cathy SUNNYHILLS - FARM COVE 3 Bed Rapallo Pl $540 Amny CHAPEL DOWNS 4 Bed Robin Brooke Dr $600 Amny DANNEMORA - FLATBUSH - MISSION HEIGHTS - EAST TAMAKI 4 Bed Joseph St $650 Cathy 4 Bed Panakenake Way $650 Cathy 5 Bed Keppoch Cres $780 Cathy 5 Bed Ravello Rise $830 Amny MT WELLINGTON - PANMURE 2 Bed Ireland Rd $460 Amny 2 Bed Allenby Rd $480 Amny THREE KINGS 3 Bed Hunters Park Dr $670 Amny ST JOHNS 2 Bed Swainston Rd $620 Cathy

Licensed (REAA 2008)

BOTANY OFFICE

20 Crescent Lane, Botany Town Centre Lloyd Reardon

DDI 216 99 61 Mob 021 887 811 - lloyd.reardon@raywhite.com Sam Carr DDI 538 1237 / 021 422 177 - sam.carr@raywhite.com

HIGHLAND PARK - HOWICK 4 Bed Botany Rd 3 Bed Lewisham St MELLONS BAY 5 Bed Charles Dickens Dr

$520 $550

Lloyd Lloyd

$850

Lloyd

FLATBUSH OFFICE

Shop 25, 123 Ormiston Road, Botany Junction Steve Hang DDI: 212 5729 or 021 883 600 steven.hang@raywhite.com

PAKURANGA – HIGHLAND PARK - HALF MOON BAY 3 Bed Falstaff Pl $650 NORTHPARK - SOMERVILLE - DANNEMORA 2 Bed Bejoy Rise $480 5 Bed Meadlowlands Dr $750 FLATBUSH - MISSION HEIGHTS 3 Bed Hawkley Ave $570 3 Bed Ksenia Dr $560 MANUREWA 3 Bed Solo Pl $520

Steven Steven Steven Steven Steven Steven

HALF MOON BAY OFFICE Shop 6, Compass Building, Half Moon Bay Marina Martin Caie 021 769 533 - martin.caie@raywhite.com HALF MOON BAY - BUCKLANDS BEACH 4 Bed Glennandrew Dr $585 4 Bed Essington Pl $700

Martin Martin

PAKURANGA OFFICE 102 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga Lloyd Reardon

DDI 216 99 61 Mob 021 887 811 - lloyd.reardon@raywhite.com Sam Carr DDI 538 1237 / 021 422 177 - sam.carr@raywhite.com

BUCKLANDS BEACH 2 Bed Bucklands Beach Rd $450 BOTANY 3 Bed Armoy Dr $620

Lloyd Lloyd

LANDLORDS

We offer two services: A free find a tenant service or a full comprehensive property management service at a competitive rate.

Rental Lists are available at Botany Town Centre, Bucklands Beach, Howick, Dannemora, Half Moon Bay and Pakuranga offices

Ph: 271 8055 • Fax: 271 8056 • Email classifieds@times.co.nz

CD257540

L5F014

Ph: 533 0437 027 600 6232

NICHE Upholstery

K54159

Plumbing

Prompt Reliable Service Bathrooms Kitchens General Maintenance Hot Water Cylinders Spouting & Roofing

KAK007

Handy Andy

amny.lam@raywhite.com DDI: 538 1287 mob: 021 108 6663 Amny is committed to providing a high standard of service and care to fulfil both the landlords and tenants requirements. Amny has been in real estate for years and is English speaking and fluent in both Mandarin CD244872 and Cantonese.

TO LET

10 Uxbridge Road, Howick - Ph 538 0680

CD255813

www.allgoplumbing.co.nz

Quality guaranteed Free Quote Waterproofing Best Prices Wall and floor Underfloor Heating David Yang 273 6566 or 021 1867 361

CD229507

Spouting, Roofing, Hot Water Cylinder Repairs/Replacements, Drainage/Unblocking ALL WORK HAS A WATER TIGHT GUARANTEE WE RESPOND TO ALL CALLS! 24/7. Ph 534 5286

KP87651

CATKIN

1st For Hot Water Cylinder Repairs

Home Based Education and Childcare Service

HOWICK OFFICE

Boat Covers Outdoor Blinds Outdoor Furniture All Canvas Repairs

CD167856

TILING

arrowplumbing.nz

WINDOWS in/out, exterior housewash, gutter clearing.

Exp operator. Phone Keith @ Panoramics 027 245 3444 / 530 8136

Xpose your trade name the best way you can!

Advertise locally!

Advertise here!

Ph 271 8055 or email: classifieds@times.co.nz

MOUNTFORT ESTATE AGENTS LTD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS Email: rentals.howick.nz@raywhite.com Internet: www.rwhowick.co.nz

UPHOLSTERERS

171 Moore St. Howick 0274 760 577 easterncovercentre.co.nz

Ph: 0800 789 248

Local Master Plumbers 24/7

Phone 0800-536-627

BRUCE534-2595 (021) 653-425 534-2595 Also Pauanui

K54154

RUBBISH REMOVAL

0800 420 900

WINDOW cleaning. Best price. Phone Grant 533 0522 or 0211 576 963

FOCUS ON FEET. Home visits. Professional Gentle Care. Marlena RN Ph 5331150

TREES

RUBBISH REMOVALS

Household, Garden Waste & General Rubbish

If water or gas runs through it, we do it!

Care for babies to 5 years old in your home.

Flexible hours

LLicensed (REAA 2008)

BRUCE (021) 653-425

CD48042

PLUMBERS

ALL WINDOWS, frames, sills, I will give a free quote today. Kevin 535 7321 or 027 496 9784

AMNY LAM

Remove stumps the easy way.

ROOFING

PLASTERBOARD stopping, new and alterations, quality work, reas rates.

Grant 021 673 388

ABSOLUTELY the best relaxing sport & deep tissue massage. Clean & warm.

Your 1st choice. Ph 576 1472

LETTING AGENT & PROPERTY MANAGER

STUMP GRINDING STUMP GRINDING Remove stumps the easy way.

ROOFING REPAIR SERVICE 26Yrs Exper. All work Guar. Ph 536-7173 or 0210-798-166

PLASTERERS

TREES & Stumps, chipping, est.1967, free quotes, low rates Terry NZ Arbor 530 8741, 0274 989080

HEALTH & BEAUTY

KB2051 E3C026

Ants, Cockroaches, Fleas, Flies, Spiders, Mosquitoes, Rats & Mice, Wasps 20+ years experience

CD166407

ADL PAVING & LANDSCAPING. Ph Adrian 027603-1919 or a/hrs 537-2345

New Work Renovations Specialists ♦ Bathroom / Kitchen ♦ Gas Installations ♦ Hot Water Cylinders ♦ All Maintenance ♦ Certifying Plumbers EXPERIENCED, QUALITY SERVICE Ph Allan or Matt Craig P: 027 496 2118 or 09 215 1144 ♦

All Tree Work - Fully Insured - Qualified Arborists Over 25yrs Exp. 535 9093 027 476 0246

WINDOW CLEANING

TO LET

HIGHLAND Park, lge basement room with ensuite, near shops, suit cpl $300pw. Phone Bernie 213 3444 or David 532 8939

CHILDCARE EDUCARERS NEEDED

CD256782

PHIL’S TREE & STUMP GRINDING

PAVING

& housewashing, driveways, paths, decks & windows ✓ Domestic & commercial ✓ Low pressure bio-wash ✓ Professional presentation Call Nick 537 4602 or 029 7700581

TO LET

CD140634

Brett 534 3562 027 493 0181 Warren 534 3551 027 281 9454

✓ Specialist waterblasting

ALL TREE WORK Stump Grinding Fully Insured Free Mulch Ph Brett 533-0473 or 021-279-9118

K54146

REPAINTS Int-Ext 30+yrs exp. relibale with refs.

Phone Rob 0211848173

All work guaranteed Over 35 years in area

H3X019

PROCON Residential Ltd Int/Ext painting. For free quote Ph Vince 021415436

BRANCH MANAGER

CHILDCARE

KB2051

PAINT 30 yrs + exp, tradesman. Interiors, exteriors, house washing and wallpaper hanging Ph Harold 021 658 222

WATERBLASTING

SS78394

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, November 30, 2017 — 41

CLASSIFIEDS

42 — Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, November 30, 2017

PETS

CAT DOORS

PINKYS PET BOARDING AND GROOMING

$105 FITTED Ph 265 2941

K54091

PETS

HAYNE’S GLASS Special Conditions Apply

Board of Trustees Casual Vacancy for an elected trustee

CD257741

A casual vacancy has occurred on the board of trustees for an elected parent representative.

The board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection.

If ten percent or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.

Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the board to hold a by-election should write to: Chairperson Board of Trustees Our Lady Star of the Sea School 14 Oakridge Way, Howick, Auckland 2013 by: 28.12.2017

PAKURANGA Heights, 45 Hope Farm Ave, Sat/Sun 2 & 3rd, 7-11am. Massage gge sale, moving o/seas, hse lot, everything must go.

FOR SALE FIREWOOD, Ti Tree, Hot mix, Phone Darryl Green Earths 273 9520

We sell:

Furniture • Household Goods Antiques • Quality Used Clothing

We accept donations of: Good Used Furniture Household Goods • Clothing

Lost but now found at

9 Ben Lomond Cres

Open 6 Days

0800 677 467 Pick Up Service Available

WANTED TO BUY

Fencible Dr will be closed from 10.30am until 5.30pm and Picton St, Wellington St and Cook St will be closed from 1pm until 5.30pm on Sunday 3 December 2017 for the Howick Santa Parade.

Highland Park Shopping Centre

Furniture Wanted in good condition

$$$

We pay cash!!

$$$

Single Items Deceased Estate House Lots

Don’t have a Garage Sale!!

CD257808

at.govt.nz

Call Us Now!

DRUM tuition, beg-adv.

Prof tutor Ph: 535-8170

KIDS KARATE

Music LESSONS Lessons MUSIC

PIANO - KEYBOARD GUITAR - VIOLIN VOICE - DRUMS

Drums Guitar Bass Guitar Piano Keyboard Clarinet Saxophone Ph Ph:021 021879 879870 870

Christian LINK To advertise your Church Services in this feature next week, phone Classifieds on 271 8055 or email tanyac@times.co.nz

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

BOARD OF TRUSTEE

Cnr Wellington & Picton Sts Phone 534-5142

CD129660

Phone 534-6864 Email: allsaints@xtra.co.nz

Services: Sun 7.30am & 9.30am Wednesday 10am www.allsaintshowick.org.nz

www.elimchristiancentre.org.nz

SUNDAY

SERVICE

TIMES

8.30am | 10am | 11.30am | 5pm | 6pm 华语翻译

Sunday at Eastgate Great Children’s Programme available

School Board of Trustees Election Declaration of Parent Election Results At the close of nominations, as the number of valid nominations was fewer than the number of vacancies required to be filled, I hereby declare the following duly elected.

John Donaldson Richard Tosh Signed Graeme Brown Returning Officer

FEATURES COMING UP School Holiday Programme Howick and pakuranga times botany and ormiston times Deadline 5th December

CD177157

159 Botany Road 09 538 0360 east@elim.org.nz

Christmas Church Services Howick and pakuranga times howick and botany times Deadline December 11 School Start Date 2018 Howick and pakuranga times botany and ormiston times Deadline december 11 Continuing Education Term 1 Howick and Pakuranga Times BOTANY AND ORMISTON TIMES Deadline January 10 For more information, please contact classifieds 271 8055 or email classifieds@times.co.nz

CD245678

5 Ben Lomond Crescent, Pakuranga, Ph 576 1500 www.eastgatecc.org.nz

Tamil service

Encouraging messages, inspiring worship, exciting children’s & youth programmes

8.30am, 9am, 10:45am & 5.30pm

Eastgate - a lighthouse in the community

Botany Downs Primary School

Seasons Greetings Howick and pakuranga times botany and ormiston times Deadline December 11 CD152726

Sunday morning 9.30am (with children’s programme) Sunday evening service TBA Youth Group every Friday 7.00pm

St Andrew’s Church Centre Cnr Vincent St & Ridge Rd, Howick www.howpres.org.nz • Ph 535-4403 Sunday, December 3 8.45am Quarterly Communion in the Chapel 9.50am Café Service with Quarterly Communion and King’s Kids Thursday, December 7 10.30am Quarterly Communion followed by lunch

0800 696 874

NZ Modern School of Music www.modernmusic.co.nz

Selwyn Rd, Howick

Howick Presbyterian Church

One Lord One Faith One People

LESSONS FROM $20 Private, professional,affordable.

Competitions, practical and theory exams.

We have teachers in your area. (Est 63 yrs)

All Saints’ Anglican Church

GBR088

Looking for a church home?

Browse our digital papers online www.times.co.nz both current and past issues

TUITION

CD257790

CD257738

Arul from Pakuranga

WANTED to buy gold silver damaged & unwanted jewellery. We pay cash for old gold & silver items. Highland Park Jewellers. Shop, 1 Highland Park Shopping Center Ph 537-5656

To download forms go to www.howicksantaparade.co.nz ALCOHOLICS Anonymous East Ph Rob 0275143500

Pick Up Service Available

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7835 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, Pomeranian. 8, Arum. 9, Hang. 10, Alibi.

11, Loot. 12, Colleague. 16, Immediate. 20, Calf.

22, Ochre. 23, Carp. 24, Zulu. 25, New Zealand.

Down - 1, Tomato. 2, Seagull. 3, Panama. 4, Milieu.

5, Snail. 7, Kudos. 13, Gem. 14, Piccolo. 15, Vague.

17, Mohawk. 18, Eleven. 19, Throng. 21, Fount.

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7835 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6, For ce-rtain. 8, Airs. 9, Hart (heart).

10, Get-up. 11, Saw-n. 12, Isolation. 16, Take a hand. 20, Flat. 22, Er-i-c-a. 23, T-wit. 24, An-o-n. 25, Self-seeker.

Down - 1, Locals (anag.). 2, Acutely. 3, Bright. 4, Tattoo.

5, Snaps. 7, Fr-own. 13, Ink. 14, Shatt-er. 15, A-l-one.

17, Acidly. 18, Elap-se(izure). 19, Nai-led 21, Tense.

PARADE HELD SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER

Kids afternoons Adults evenings Contact Hiroshi 534 1776 (h) 021 060 6006 (m)

CD202016

0800 677 467 09 576 1507

www.hsm.co.nz

CD143001

Retiring or Moving Overseas?

Saturdays and Tuesdays Violin Guitar Piano Flute Cello Drums Saxophone Clarinet Oboe Trumpet Viola Trombone French Horn Double Bass Bassoon Music for 5-6 year olds Join one of our Saturday Orchestras or Bands Enrol on 2 Dec 9am-12 noon Pakuranga Intermediate or email: music@hsm.co.nz

CD180708

These closures apply to all except authorised and emergency vehicles. For further information contact Auckland Transport on 09 355 3553.

Enrol Now for 2018 Lessons

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Judge this book by its cover

By Alistair Davidson

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azda has wheeled out a new, classier CX-5, and its beauty is more than skin deep.

Arguably one of the best looking mid-size SUVs around, new CX-5’s upmarket interior matches its handsome styling.

Inside and out, CX-5 looks, feels and drives like a premium product, but at a mainstream price.

Although the SUV’s two petrol (2.0 and 2.5) and one diesel (2.2) drivetrains are carried over from first generation CX-5, basically everything else is new.

Changes to the suspension have improved what was already a great handling package.

It’s not easy to achieve plush ride comfort with the kind of cornering grip and body control that appeals to an enthusiastic driver, let alone in an SUV, yet Mazda has managed to pull it off.

This is partly due to G-Vectoring Control (GVC), that’s standard on all models.

GVC adjusts engine torque, in response to steering inputs, to manage G-forces which results is smooth, precise handling and

Above: An on-windscreen heads-up display puts important information in the driver’s line of sight. Below: Pick the Limited version by its 19” alloys.

Visibility is improved due to the windscreen pillars being thinner and moved back 35mm.

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improved comfort levels for occupants.

The CX-5 line-up starts with a 2.0-litre petrol GLX FWD at $39,995, through to range-topping 2.2-litre diesel Limited AWD, which retails for $57,495.

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diesel Limited AWD through its paces for a week.

The SKYACTIV-D 2.2L turbodiesel engine has improved throttle response, and is quieter and more refined.

These changes, combined with significantly more sound deadening

in the body, made it hard to pick as a diesel.

With a useful 420Nm of torque available from 2000rpm, CX-5 pulls like a steam train and certainly won’t disappoint when asked to press on.

The six-speed auto, which is

standard across the range, is well suited to the diesel engine. New shift logic predicts the driver’s intentions based on vehicle speed, throttle position, and engine revs.

CX-5 Limited comes with more bells and whistles than a bell and whistle factory, including a raft of safety features such as adaptive headlights, Smart Brake Support, lane departure and lane assist, driver attention alert, and radar assisted cruise control.

New CX-5’s biggest changes are found inside. The interior is stylish, luxurious, and beautifully screwed together.

It rates 10/10 on the touchy-feely scale thanks to extensive use of soft surfaces and the tactile quality of the controls.

Swish leather upholstery is standard on the Limited, as is a sunroof, an awesome ten-speaker Bose sound system (with a subwoofer), power front seats, and a power tailgate.

New CX-5 isn’t a radical departure from the original, which was Mazda NZ’s best-selling vehicle during its time, and it didn’t need to be. By taking care of the details, a good car is now even better.

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aving completed 2017 with a grand finish to his season against France, Scotland and Wales, Sam Cane silenced the doubters who believed Ardie Savea or Matt Todd deserved the All Blacks test No 7 starting jersey ahead of him.

All three are gifted, with the speedy Savea particularly athletic and an attacking threat, especially when he comes off the bench. But none hit as hard in the tackle as the ruthless Cane who had his finest test last Sunday in the 33-18 defeat of Wales in Cardiff when he and Sam Whitelock were immense on defence.

Make no mistake, this was a test in which the All Blacks pack badly missed Brodie Retallick, Dane Coles and skipper Kieran Read, just as they have also missed several other key players who didn’t make the northern tour.

Consequently, winning no more than 35 per cent possession and territory against Wales and Scotland pointed to a weakness against teams who, like Ireland and Eng-

Sam Cane played what was possibly his finest test at the weekend against the Welsh.

land, deserve praise for closing the gap on the world champions.

The All Blacks no longer possess the invincible look they possessed for much of the past two years. But they retained their character and blooded some exciting young talent like Jordie Barrett and Damian McKenzie in 2017 who should serve them well in future years.

However none shone brighter than the fast and powerful 20-year-

old left wing Rieko Ioane who made his test debut against Italy in 2016 and scored 10 tries this year.

That included scoring two of the five the All Blacks notched against Wales as well as setting up another for classy replacement centre Anton Lienert-Brown.

Such is Ioane’s enormous talent, few protested his elevation ahead of the prolific scoring Julian Savea during a season in which Nehe Mil-

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ner Skudder and Waisake Naholo were world class performers on the right wing.

But for Beauden Barrett retaining his World Player of the Year status, Ioane might well have added that to his Breakthrough Player of the Year award.

While Barrett sometimes struggled against the rush defence, he remained a key figure in the All Blacks’ success despite a disappoint-

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A villain in the lost second test when he was sent off early for a dangerous no arms tackle, Sonny Bill Williams repaid the selectors’ faith with a much-improved performance on the northern tour, especially on defence.

It was also good to see LienertBrown take his chance so well with a polished all-round performance that reminded the selectors of his worth as Crotty’s midfield partner in 2016. Given more exposure Ngani Laumape might have done the same after scoring 16 tries in Super Rugby this year. As an attacking threat, he’s more like Ma’a Nonu than any of them.

Pleasing, too, to see exciting McKenzie display a more mature game at fullback against Wales although Ben Smith and Jordie Barrett look to be the country’s two best when they are available.

Meanwhile it was a shame referee Matt Cecchin didn’t seek a video replay to double check his decision not to award Andrew Fifita a try against 20-18 winners England which Tongan fans believed should have carried their team into the Rugby League World Cup final against Australia.

But what a storming finish to a great Tongan campaign.

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show tickets, a CD, a DVD, etc. ✦ Handy tools: fun-shaped paper clips, bright post-it notes, colourful pens, a fountain pen, a mini torch, a juicer, an apron, a wallet, a funny keychain, etc. ✦ Favourites: Socks, a cashmere scarf, gloves or mittens, coasters, crossword puzzles, a custom mug, gift cards, scented candles, a small picture frame — the possibilities are endless when it comes to stocking stuffers. The choice is yours!

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hristmas overconsumption – and we’re not talking about the food – can be at odds with our values of caring for the environment and people around us.

Variety New Zealand has come up with a list of 20 gift ideas that take the emphasis off plastic gadgets destined for landfill and focus on more meaningful gifts of time, thought and care.

Cookie or bliss ball ingredients or in a jar (just the dry ones!)

A voucher for cat-feeding, dog-walking, lawn-mowing, baby-sitting.

Get creative for kids by make your own playdough or bubbles.

A contribution to Variety’s Christmas Appeal to give disadvantaged families some presents under the tree and a Christmas meal.

Make some freezable meals for a busy family or give a voucher for a meal service like My Food Bag. An annual pass to the local zoo for a nature-loving friend.

Give new life to something (think upcycling, painting,

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Design a treasure hunt for young and old with treats at the end.

A special photo from the year or an album of their year in photos.

Make a pamper pack: home make some sugar scrub, bath bomb, facemask or hair treatment and an eye pillow.

Gift your Christmas.

A new website called The Good Registry (www. thegoodregistry.com) allows you to give away your Christmas, so instead of buying a present for you, your friends and family can donate to a charity of your choice.

Variety will be one of these charities this Christmas.

Make a cocktail kit: gift the recipe and all ingredients for their favourite cocktail.

Build an age-appropriate discovery basket for a toddler: Fill it with different textures for little hands: think squishy, shiny, noisy, Pinterest is full of ideas!

If you’re a busy person, give the gift of time! Give a voucher for a special day out sometime in the future and set the date.

Variety has come up with a list of 20 gift ideas that take the emphasis off plastic gadgets. sanding) then gift away.

Give the gift of a new skill – pay for a class in pottery, cheese-making, photography, cake-decorating. Or if you’re super talented drummer, offer to teach.

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To launch the appeal, all 184 Countdown stores will each donate $500 worth of groceries to their local Salvation Army, contributing $92,000 of groceries to support The Salvation Army’s foodbanks nationally.

Customers can also make a food donation in specially marked trolleys in-store, or via The Foodbank Project online. Last year more than 674 trolleys full of food donated by customers were given to The Salvation Army, helping meet the needs of 17,000 families and individuals who seek help for food assistance at Christmas.

The Salvation Army’s national secretary for social services, Major Pamela Waugh, says a range of factors including the rising cost of living and cost of housing, as well as increased debt levels, contribute to Kiwis being in financial difficulty, particularly during the Christmas period.

“Demand for food parcels peaks during Christmas and it is an incredibly stressful time for those families and individuals struggling to make ends meet year-round, let alone during the festive season.

“We’re seeing significant increases in demand in regional areas around Otago, Marlborough and Northland, partly as a result of the downturn in the rural economy.

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Demand in Christchurch is also rising again after a period of stability. “Thousands of New Zealanders come to us at Christmas simply for help to feed their families,” Major Waugh says, “While some people have luxury items on their Christmas wish lists, we need to remember the people who are just dreaming of a meal with their family. A food parcel with pantry staples and a few Christmas treats means the world to people in need and brings some joy during the festive season.”

James Walker, Countdown general manager corporate affairs, says the Food Rescue Christmas Appeal is a way for all 184 Countdown supermarkets to help people in need around their local community.

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A mouth-watering gift: fine chocolates, aromatic coffee, kettle corn, locally made jams — there’s a tasty treat out there for every palate!

A gender-neutral gift: a medical kit, a construction set, bath toys, a rattle, a stuffed animal, a ball — if you avoid gender-specific colours (like pink and blue), there are many toys available to please both girls and boys!

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Five creative ways to celebrate Christmas Is your family filled with children or elderly relatives, making late-night celebrations an impractical choice?

Are you spending the holidays alone this year? Do you want to celebrate with your significant other, friends, family and in-laws, but are tired of running around from one party to the next?

Perhaps you’re just bored of the traditional family celebrations?

Here are five creative ways to celebrate Christmas a little differently this year:

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What’s more, you won’t have to hop from one party to the next!

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Organise an afternoon outdoors. Bush walking, hitting the beach or your favourite swimming hole — take advantage of the summer season to spend some quality time with those you hold dear.

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Volunteer as a family.

Trade in the traditional Christmas dinner for a day of volunteering with the family, and bring a smile to the faces of those who need it most.

There are plenty of local charities that would gladly accept the help!

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Take some personal time. If you’re alone for the holidays, or simply need some well-deserved downtime, treat yourself to a special day tailored to your preferences. Go for a massage, enjoy a gourmet dinner or lie down with a good book — the choice is yours!

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Escape. Take off to a sunny destination with your friends or rent a bach with your family to unwind in the company of those you cherish most. Or just pack your tent!

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Be in to win prizes for Christmas It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and the Times and a host of of wonderful retailers and specialist outlets have embraced the festive spirit and come up with some wonderful prizes for our lucky readers. Be in to win! ✦ Win with Cowell’s Pavlova The pavlova has been an iconic Kiwi dessert for decades and Cowell’s has been making pavlovas for almost as long. Using the same secret recipe and the finest ingredients, Cowell’s deliver a quality, consistent product. The Times has a dozen Cowell’s Genuine Pavlovas to give away to 12 lucky readers.

✦ Win with the Howick Historical Village Here’s a chance for two lucky families to win a family pass each to the Howick Historical Village where live days bring the village to life with different village characters and activities. Explore the Fencible settlement and heritage gardens on the 7-acre site, walk inside the historic schools, villages, church, and general store, treat yourself in the café.

✦ Win with Bin Inn Suitable for every taste, Bin Inn has quality foodie ranges.

Bringing glad tidings, sensational offerings and inspirational gifts for the holiday season, we have two $50 vouchers to give away.

✦ Win with Hellers From sausages to ham, you couldn’t ask for more! The Times has five $20 Hellers vouchers to give away to five lucky readers to spend at the Hellers factory shop.

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Sending Love: Christmas cards for lonely elderly

By Kelly Teed

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hristmas is a time for family – but for many living among us, particularly the elderly, loneliness can run rampant.

It’s a time of year when it never hurts to spread a little extra festive cheer and an act of kindness from an Auckland mother and her young son has now spread nationwide.

Hannah Rodgers initiated a ‘100 Days of Kindness’ challenge with her five-yearold son where they attempted to do something consciously kind every day for 100 days.

“One day I said to him ‘what are you going to do to be kind?’ and he said ‘I don’t have any money to be kind’ and that just broke my heart a little bit.

“I wanted to teach him that that’s not what kindness is.”

Last week, Rodgers and her son decided to write one card a day to someone who is lonely in a rest home who may not usually get many cards.

Rodgers posted the idea on her local Facebook community page where she was inundated with people who wanted to be involved.

“It was just an overwhelming response and just got bigger and bigger. Lots of people have jumped on board [and] I’m just overwhelmed with how many people have wanted to do it and the sense of community it’s brought out,” said Rodgers.

Last Friday [November 17], Rodgers set up the sendinglove.co.nz website.

Since then, it’s had more than 1000 unique visitors with the Facebook group consisting of nearly 600 people hoping to be

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The idea is to have as many drop boxes as possible set up at public locations across the country where people can contribute their own festive greeting cards which will then be delivered to as many rest home residents as possible in time for Christmas.

So far, drop boxes have sprung up as far south as Southland and as far north as Whangarei, with offers of help ranging from creating a drop box to sorting and delivering the cards.

Rodgers said it’s a great way to teach kids about kindness.

“It’s a great simple thing that kids can do to gain awareness around looking after people in our community and being aware of loneliness that quite often we don’t see.

“It’s also about having an impact on someone. It’s something quite easy to do but can make someone feel like they’re not forgotten.”

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WIN! Gifts that fit the bill

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SOME GIFT IDEAS THAT FIT THE BILL. Winning Moves, makers of Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Top Trumps, Guess Who and Connect Four have a product for every personality, age, and budget. The bestselling games are sure to keep the whole family entertained for hours this festive season:

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through the use of comparing the data, Top Trumps makes it easy for kids to learn and have fun at the same time. There’s also a range of special editions such as Animals, Wonders of the World, Sports Cars, Dinosaurs and more! Suitable for ages 5+. RPR $10. ✦ Star Wars Top Trumps Quiz – The quiz game with a twist that will take you to a galaxy far, far away. Prepare to outsmart your opponents and discover new exciting facts. Conquer 500 puzzling questions and prove that you are a force to be reckoned with. Suitable for ages 8 +.RPR $20. ✦ Marvel Match – Play with your favourite Marvel characters in this crazy cube game.

Be the first to match five cubes to win! But can your opponent super Top Trump you in the final moment? Suitable for ages 4+.RPR $35.

BE IN TO WIN! The Times has four of the above games to give away.

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Three more sleeps!

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here was a buzz of excitement as Rotarians from local Rotary Clubs got together last weekend for a Howick Santa Parade working

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Armed with scissors, marker pens, fabric, decorations and plenty of enthusiasm, Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Somerville, Auckland South, Half Moon Bay, Pakuranga, Howick and Botany East Tamaki got together at the Pakuranga Sailing Club to prepare for the parade.

“This year we are celebrating the diverse cultures that make up Rotary

flags that will represent the many nations that Rotary is present in.

“Wayne Barnes from Pakuranga Rotary was instrumental in us getting the Pakuranga Sailing Club for the working bee.

“The Rotary Club of Auckland South brought along heaps of Chinese decorations and now it is time to put on the final finishing touches for the Santa’s Parade to be held on December 3.”

in south east Auckland,” says Andrew Harvey, president of Somerville Rotary Club.

“Christmas is more or less upon us and now we have one week to finalise the Rotary entry into the santa parade,” he says.

“Jan Botherway, wife of Rotarian Colin Botherway, has been flat out making decorations and dressing a Christmas tree. Jan’s creativity and inspiration is at the heart of our display.

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Santa parade organiser bids farewell The long-time organiser of the iconic Howick Santa Parade is leaving the position she has held for more than a decade.

Emma Smith, the circulation manager at the Times, has confirmed this weekend’s parade Emma Smith is her last. Emma, daughter of Times managing director Reay Neben, confesses that the decision has been a difficult one to make.

“It’s been wonderful. Every year the parade has grown in size and that has to be one of my biggest achievements,” she says.

“When I started we had 25 groups take part and this year we have 50.”

There’s a lot of work that goes into organising such a large community event and Emma starts organising it in March each year.

There are funding applications to submit to the local board and the event application to submit to council.

“It’s a lot of paper work but it needs to be done. It’s at this time we also have to book in all our contractors,” she says.

“Due to the amount of parades taking part in Auckland, it’s important we book them early. I have to also confirm with our sponsors that they are happy to support the parade again.

“Without our sponsors and contractors the parade wouldn’t happen. They play a crucial role and we are always very grateful for their support each year.”Emma has been organising the parade for 11 years.

“I’ve had to make the very difficult decision to hang up my organising shoes after this year’s parade,” says Emma.

“It’s been part of my life for such a long time and I’ve loved being able to provide our community with such a wonderful community event. But, with my work commitments it’s become too much.

“I’m a volunteer and I’ve been very fortunate that my employers, Times Newspapers, allow me to organise the parade in their time. They are huge supporters of the parade and our community.”

The parade has been part of the community for more than 30 years and it’s now Emma’s job to find someone to take over the reins.

“I’m confident that I will find someone who is as passionate about our community as I am though. So don’t panic, the parade will continue,” says Emma.

There are so many highlights upon which to reflect. “I love that we have so many local primary schools now taking part,” she says.

“When I started there were two and over the years, more have decided to take part.

This year we have a total of six primary schools registered. Another highlight has to be the amount of effort groups go to. The quality of the floats is amazing and I know a huge amount of time, effort and money is spent putting together the floats.

For a community parade, she is very proud of the effort made. “But, the biggest highlight for me has to be the support the parade has from our whole community,” Emma says.

“I grew up in Howick and even though I now live in Pukekohe, Howick still holds a very special place in my heart. To see so many people take part in the parade and turn up to watch, it makes me so proud. It’s the looks on the kids’ faces that makes all the work worthwhile.”

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Duck leg confit with Orange and rosemary garlic mashed potatoes chicken legs Brace yourself for the perfect blend of flavours: garlicky mashed potatoes, rich duck confit and a sweet, fruity sauce. You’ll definitely be asking for seconds.

Tender and succulent with a slight hint of citrus, this surprising dish is a guaranteed hit with your guests.

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Ingredients ✦ 1 head of garlic ✦ 1 tbsp vegetable oil ✦ 4 confit duck legs (found at some supermarkets, specialist stores or butchers) ✦ 8 red potatoes, washed, diced, skin on ✦ 1/2 cup butter ✦ 1/3 cup cream ✦ Salt and pepper, to taste For the sauce ✦ 1 small shallot, finely chopped ✦ 2 tbsp jam, your choice ✦ 2 tbsp maple syrup ✦ Salt, to taste

Directions Heat oven according to duck leg package directions. Trim top off head of garlic to expose tops of cloves. Place garlic on a square sheet of foil and drizzle with vegetable oil. Wrap garlic, seal pouch and place it in oven. Put duck legs in a shallow

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dish then place in oven with garlic for 20-25 mins. Boil potatoes in salted water for about 10 mins or until soft. Drain.

Remove garlic from oven, open foil and let cool. Add butter and cream to potatoes and beat until they become smooth and creamy. Press garlic with fingers to remove centre cloves (they should be a nice golden hue and a paste-like consistency; crush if needed). Add to potatoes, mix well, and season with salt and pepper.

Remove duck legs from oven. In a small saucepan, use 2-3 tbsp of duck fat to sauté the shallots for a few minutes without browning them. Add jam and maple syrup.

Mix well and salt.

Serve with green vegetables or a salad.

Ingredients ✦ 1 tbsp butter ✦ 3 tbsp olive oil ✦ 4 big chicken legs ✦ 2 onions, finely chopped ✦ 1 tsp curry powder ✦ 3 tbsp maple syrup ✦ 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped ✦ 2 rosemary twigs ✦ 1 cup chicken broth ✦ 2 oranges, peeled (remove pith) and quartered

✦ Salt and pepper, to taste ✦ Thinly sliced oranges, to serve Directions Heat oven to 180°C. Melt butter in a large casserole. Add oil and brown chicken legs for about 5 minutes each side. Once golden, remove chicken from casserole and add onions, curry powder and maple syrup. Mix well and cook on low heat for a few minutes.

Put chicken back in casserole, add

garlic, rosemary, broth and quartered oranges. Add salt and pepper. Mix well.

Cover and put in oven for 90 minutes.

Stir occasionally, basting the chicken legs with the broth.

Serve on thinly sliced oranges and drizzle with cooking juices.

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