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Who’ll be our new councillor? The Auckland Council Howick Ward By-Election looms and six candidates have thrown their names in. You’ll get the chance to hear from them all this month. The Howick Youth Council holds its forum next Tuesday and LifeGrowth Community Trust the Tuesday after.

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oters are invited to a face-toface with the Howick Ward by-election candidates at a meet the candidates event planned for August 28. The event is once again sponsored by LifeGrowth Community Trust, the community outreach arm of the East City Wesleyan Church and Times Newspapers. “Political by-elections are inherently tinged with drama and sadness” said Lloyd Wong, the meet-the-candidates event facilitator. “East Auckland has had more than its fair share of by-elections! In 2011 Jami-Lee Ross MP won the Botany Electorate by-election following the drama of Pansy Wong’s resignation. “Now in 2018, we have an Auckland councillor by-election precipitated by Dick Quax’s sad and premature death. Hopefully the next by-election will be a long time in coming for east Auckland.” “Clearly the most compelling aspect of this by-election race is the uncertainty of the outcome” says Wong. Amongst the six candidates there is a real community mix of elected and rookie politicians, youth and experience. Wong invites readers to send in their candidate questions to Times Newspapers. “Pose a question, come along to the event and do your own warrant of fitness check on the candidates. One of whom will surely be your

HYC’s by-election Forum Residents have the opportunity to hear from candidates running in Howick’s by-election in an interactive candidates’ forum run by the Howick Youth Council. The forum will start at 7pm at Uxbridge Arts & Culture Centre. Guests may arrive from 6.45pm and all are welcome to attend. The youth council’s focus for the candidates’ forum is to encourage the candidates’ engagement with Howick’s residents. Attendees will be given opportunities to ask questions and participate in live polling via Smartphone. Topics of discussion include: ■ Transport and infrastructure ■ Rates ■ The environment ■ The unitary plan and intensification of housing ➤ Turn to Page 3

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highly unionised environment is coming back and many are completely unaware and not prepared for the changes coming with it, said Scott Simpson National’s spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety. Simpson, who visited the Howick, Pakuranga and Botany areas recently at the invitation of Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, dropped in at the Times office for a quick chat before heading off to Fisher House for a meeting with business owners. The MP for Coromandel said, “There are more strikes in the last nine months than in years. There are changes being pushed through Parliament that will give Trade Unions greater power and lead to even more strikes.” Talking about local businesses being genuinely concerned about the uncertain industrial relations environment dominated by strikes, he says the Labour Government “has created a sense of expectation of `I get what I want’. There is an incentive for other sectors as the nurses got the pay rise they wanted. “There is a flow-on effect because the new government has given permission to one sector. I don’t have any problem for people to be paid more but do object to industrial action,” he says. “Like the teachers’ strike, it is

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very inconvenient for working parents. A strike should be the last resort and I am disappointed that teachers have resorted to it.” With a strong business and commercial background having previously held roles as New Zealand general manager of Protector Safety, HPM and Caroma Industries and also chief executive officer of Make-a-Wish Foundation, Simpson was once known as a `wish granter’, he says, “Teachers, bus drivers, port workers, meat workers and Government staff are just a few of the industries that are still involved in potential industrial action. “That’s more than 50,000 workers who are considering their options to pursue costly strikes, which is a huge concern.” Objecting to the removal of 90-day trial period for businesses with more than 20 staff, he says by reducing flexibility and unsustainable leaps in minimum wages, the added extra costs could drive some business owners out of business. “They may find it profitable by dropping staff numbers. This is symptomatic of higher levels of unemployment and the 70s style standardised wage bargaining which will contribute to an unsettled industrial climate. “The Government has not only completely lost control of industrial relations in this country but it is further contributing to the mess it has made. It’s scary,” he says.

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Teachers deserve recognition amRoi-sLsee Getting the kids up in the morning and sending them off to school is an essential daily ritual for many of us. The recent strike by primary schools teachers is the first such strike in 24 years. It will, no doubt, have disrupted many routines and caused added stress to the day. The strike was a reaction to the Government’s pay increase offer of 2.2-2.6 per cent for primary teachers for the next three years. That has been rejected by teachers who don’t’ believe that this values their contribution to our community. Labour promised to significantly increase teacher pay in Government, but they have not stuck to their word, even though the economy is growing and they are in surplus. Instead, the Government has funnelled $2.8 billion into a fees-free policy for tertiary students to have their first year of study free. Labour has no excuse for not being able to keep its promise to significantly increase teacher salaries, given the billions of dollars more that it has to work with. In contrast, over the last nine years New Zealand was in much tougher economic times. We have

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Doodlebugs and a long-lost mate He was a kid in WWII, became a member of the SAS in 1959 and ended up spending the last half century in Howick. The Times takes a trip down memory lane with John Jones, now a prolific writer and very much a part of the community

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s a youngster, John Jones was used to picking his way through the bombed-out rubble of his London neighbourhood. “This devastated area become our playground,” he said. When the German night-time bombings – the Blitz - started in London in 1940 early on in World War II, Jones was 7. In 1943 he recalls holding the lifeless body of his friend George May, 12, in a Battersea street. Young George had found a live grenade. Jones reckons the unexploded ordinance was accidentally dropped during army training exercises. It was four months before Jones’ 10th birthday but so many years on, the image remains etched in his sub-conscious. A long-time Howick resident now, he turns 85 next month and shows no signs of easing up at all. A self-declared active relaxer, John’s enthusiasm spills over to all things. Even now he is thinking of a trip overseas, and a project in the home’s mature gardens. The former British special forces soldier, builder and surveyor and all-round sportsman looked for something to keep him occupied in retirement. “In February 1996 I was encouraged by my wife (Maureen) to attend a six week beginners’ writing course at the Uxbridge Centre. “This was immediately followed by a small social group of likemined wannabes. From there, by following the guidelines laid down by our tutor, over the next 19 years my stories seem to take on a life of their own.” As well as this latest work of fiction, Jones has churned out other work including a sizeable autobiography and a smaller personal history – tens of thousands of words. “I can honestly say the Uxbridge

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writers course has been a great influence in my development.” Too young to enlist during WWII, and excluding his wartime experiences as a young boy during the Blitz on London, he has not served in any campaign but still became a soldier. He undertook compulsory National Service in the British armed forces during the early 1950s which required a commitment of two years in the regular army which he completed in November 1953. This was followed by three years and six months compulsory service in the Territorial Army. “In 1959 (at 26) I volunteered for service with the 21st Special Air Service (Artist Rifles) TA where, following my successful completion of their selection course, I eventually attained the rank of Sergeant,” he said. “During this same period I was gainfully employed as a Clerk of Works and Property Surveyor

before emigrating with my wife and two-year-old son to New Zealand in August 1967. “When I arrived in New Zealand 51 years ago, Howick was just a small village with a fire station at one end and a small petrol garage at the other. “Otherwise, with the exception of the Prospect Hotel, not another restaurant in sight.” Howick appealed in many ways to the family as it reminded him of similar small townships in rural England. “So against the advice of office colleagues who said it was too far from Auckland, I purchased a large section in Selwyn Road.” A complete set of house plans was designed and drawn by Jones on their kitchen table in Panmure. Jones had the skills and determination. He had worked as a draughtsman for NZ Forest Products and Fletcher Construction, and eventually Pinex Fixing Service

as contracts/area manager for its central Auckland division until his retirement some 20 years later. Selwyn Road’s development was hard, back-breaking work and done in his spare time. “Nine months later we eventually moved into our beautiful new house that still required all interior joinery, fixtures and fittings, plus external and internal painting to complete,” he said. “We still had the driveway and landscaping to tackle but that came much later.” To meet the locals, he was encouraged to join Howick Round Table where he became an active member. “During those early years I also had the pleasure of coaching youngsters at Howick Fencible Soccer Club, the privilege of a long involvement with the Masonic Lodge and continuing membership of Howick Returned Services that includes both UK and NZSAS Associations,”

said Jones. His current sporting activities include full membership of Howick Bowling Club and, until recently, karate and golf. He is one of the founding members of Whitford Park Golf Course (about 1972). In the armed forces he was heavily into boxing and football with the Royal Engineers. There is also time these days for Howick Probus. But all these years later, sometimes his mind will drift to more cruel times, times and descriptions which family and friends insisted ought to go in unadulterated. “They said to put it all in because that’s what happened. You’ve written as you saw it as a youngster... Because the family lived near main line – Waterloo/Clapham Junction – they were obvious targets for German bombers. The bombs sought out not just the rail lines, but the munition factor and train turn tables. They lost their first house there. It was reduced to a shell and only the scullery remained. They often slept in their 9x6 bomb shelter before moving to another home. “Another vivid and terrifying memory is witnessing the German V1 flying bomb- called Doodlebugs – up fairly close,” he said. He and a mate were heading back from the cinema in 1944 and bore witness to unforgettable stuttering of a Doodlebug. They took cover in Battersby Dogs Home where they felt this monstrosity rocket past. “The things that I remember are still very fresh - if I was to talk about something it was if I was right there. “It’s still very disturbing...it’s as if I was there, it’s like looking at a picture ... I’m reliving it.” ■■ John’s book “Two over Easy” is available at Poppies book shop on Picton Street or email jfmjones@ xtra.co.nz.

Who’ll be our new Howick Ward councillor? ➤➤From page 1 ■■ Mental health and wellbeing ■■ Youth employment and opportunities “We want to give candidates the opportunity to come and listen to the views and concerns of

the community and discuss what they’ll do about those issues,” says Howick Youth Council chairperson Zachary Wong. “We don’t want this by-election to be silent or in the background. We want people to care about

what Auckland looks like in the future.” Wong says an advantage of a youth council-led forum is it can reinvigorate traditional conventions of a candidates’ forum with the integration of social media,

interaction through technology, and live streaming. “We think it’s really important that there’s a way for young people to get involved and get interested. We’ve filmed questions young people want to ask the candidates.

The candidates will get a chance to hear and respond to these on the night,” he says. ■■ Howick Youth Council candidates’ forum, 7pm at Uxbridge Arts & Culture Centre, 35 Uxbridge Road, Howick.

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It’s not just about a cup of great coffee, everything from domestic coffee equipment and repairs through to internationally recognised barista training classes and of course take home bags of coffee from all around the world. It’s all about what’s inside that bag and when it comes to coffee freshness is everything. “The coffee you buy in the supermarket just isn’t fresh with best before dates of over a year! We say you have a month to consume your coffee before it starts going stale. We can sell you coffee straight out of the roaster, you can’t get fresher than that!” says Aaron. With people becoming more concerned about exactly where food products come from and how they are produced, Roma Coffee Roasters offers a unique opportunity for the public to see exactly how their coffee is processed and blended from bean to cup and to discuss the finer points directly with the friendly coffee professionals on staff. Aaron says, “I am really excited about this next chapter for the company, I am looking forward to meeting lots of new faces and catching up with some that I haven’t seen for many years. Come and introduce yourself on Monday 20th, it’s my shout.” Roma Coffee Roasters 135 Cascades Road, Pakuranga Heights 09 2501418

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Teacher’s dream comes true By Farida Master

anessa Hancock is thrilled that she is the first primary/ intermediate school teacher in New Zealand to be selected for a life-changing professional development experience at the Yad Vashme: The World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Israel. Mrs Hancock will be a part of a group of 25 educators from New Zealand that will journey to Israel for the Educators Seminar in January 2019 that will inspire and empower them with knowledge to impart to their school communities. Another teacher from the area who will be on the same journey is Kaitlin Bethell from Ormiston Senior College. “I am both humbled and deeply privileged,” says the Somerville Intermediate teacher who will take part in a 17-day intensive professional development programme in Israel. The Year 8 teacher, who has always been very passionate about making her students aware of the Holocaust through the lens of fiction, is known to encourage her students to make connections through the novel series by Aus-

Somerville Intermediate School teacher Vanessa Hancock is passionate about teaching students that the holocaust is not an Times photo Wayne Martin. accident in history.

tralian author Morris Gleitzman. “The holocaust was not an accident in history; it occurred because individuals, organisations and governments made choices that not only legalised discrimination but

also allowed prejudice, hatred and, ultimately, mass murder to occur,” says Vanessa. She puts the holocaust in a modern-day context for students to think about the dangers of remain-

ing silent, apathetic and indifferent to the oppression of others. “Most students demonstrate a high level of interest in studying this history precisely because the subject raises questions of fairness,

Salvation Army takes up new residence The Salvation Army’s Flat Bush Corps Plant has just moved to a new office at 18 Fusion Road, near Botany Junction. To make their presence felt, Salvation Army Flat Bush had a garage sale on the weekend so that locals get to know of their new address. The turnout was a very good one he says. “We’ve been conducting English classes at the premises for the last two weeks and have also been giving away food parcels,” says Ameet Londhe, Flat Bush officer Lieutenant. Both Ameet and his wife Jessica have been working in the community for the last two-and-a-half years and this is a step in the right direction.

justice, individual identity, peer pressure, conformity, indifference and obedience-issues that confront us in our daily lives. “I always tell my students that it is important to be an upstander and not a bystander.” She says that the 12 and 13-yearsolds she teaches are also affected by and challenged to comprehend the magnitude of the Holocaust. They are often struck by the fact that so many people allowed this genocide to occur by failing either to resist or to protest. Mrs Hancock says she particularly enjoys moments of epiphany in the classroom when children see the passion and form a link. “Some of them get teary-eyed about why it happened. This is a great age to introduce them to the values of justice. “In the past we’ve also had National Education director Chris Harris from the Holocaust Centre arranging holocaust survivors like Bob Narev and his wife who shared their moving story of survival with the students.” Mrs Hancock says she is grateful to principal David Ellery and staff at Somerville Intermediate for the supportive environment that has made her dream come true.

Peeping Tom on the prowl: Police Ormiston Police are investigating a number of complaints from residents in the Dannemora area of a person seen entering their properties at night. Detective Hamish Wyllie of Counties Manukau East Police said reports have stated a male has entered private property and tried to peer inside windows. The man has been described as having a slim build, in his late teens to early 20s with olive to dark skin. Police have conducted extensive area enquiries including extra patrols and also delivered a leaflet drop in the area advising residents to report any sightings immediately, Det Wyllie said. “Police advise using this opportunity to check sensor lights, window latches, screen doors, and take other preventative measures around the house to ensure that your home is safe,” he said. “If you see or hear any suspicious activity on your property or in your area and it is urgent please call 111 immediately.” ■■ If you have any information that could help the investigation, contact Detective Wyllie from Ormiston Police on 250 3016. Alternatively, information can also be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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have a very exciting offer – spend $200 and receive a $40 voucher (to be redeemed in store). Gale at Caroline Eve tells us that all winter stock is now half price or less and that new season’s stock is arriving in store. Hartleys is also well into winter sales. Spring has also arrived at Belle boutique, so head to the village and we’re sure that you will find something to suit your taste and budget. Shop local....

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Classy Crafts, located at the All Saints Community Church, Cooke Street, is open this Saturday (always the first and third Saturday of the month). Classy Crafts has just celebrated its 8th birthday! Ruth tells me they now have a stallholder who is selling exquisite smocked

frocks (available from August 18), skirts and dresses, also a gentleman who does a fabulous job of restoring brass can be found here, a newcomer will be selling candles and smelts (soy wax melts) who will ensure your home will have a lovely aroma waffling through. Another

new crafter has paper tolling pictures, as shown. Now is also is a great time to start planning for Christmas gifts, especially for your overseas friends and family. Classy crafts is renowned for their wonderful Kiwiana items. A must to visit.

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hree wartime vehicles will be centre stage at the upcoming Blokes and Cars Father’s Day event, organised by East City Wesleyan Church minister Reverend Dr Richard Waugh and held in Botany. This year’s headline attraction is Northpark resident Michael Chong and his World War II vehicle collection. He’ll be exhibiting three vehicles at the show – a 1944 BMW R75 motorbike, a 1942 Volkswagen Kubelwagen and a scale replica of an Auto Union reconnaissance armoured car, dated 1939-1944. They’re a pride and joy for Mr Chong, whose interest in history sparked the collection. “I have always been interested in history, especially World War II and the German army – [the] Germans had very forwardthinking engineering.”

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Each vehicle has its own unique point of difference, but Mr Chong finds himself coming back to the Kubelwagen. “As a child I built models of Kubelwagen, so it gives me so much enjoyment to be able to drive one now. As she is road registered, I enjoy taking her for a spin to the waterfront, over the Harbour Bridge and even just locally. “It’s great to be able to keep history alive in this way.” That interest is mirrored in the community – the Kubelwagen is a guaranteed crowd favourite at any exhibition. When exhibited at the Brit & Euro car show earlier this year, Mr Chong says he spent “all day” talking to people from all walks of life about the Kubelwagen and BMW bike. “What’s most rewarding for me is when a World War II veteran comes along and chats with me.

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“It’s fascinating to listen to their memories and war experiences. They’re usually very surprised to see these vehicles in New Zealand and in such a wellrestored condition.” Dr Waugh says the community event is always well attended. “With our blokey theme of cars, motorcycles, engines and other displays, everyone is welcome on a special day for dads. “The New Zealand Police will be represented with a car and officer to talk to the public and Michael Chong’s amazing collection will be especially appealing.” He says owners of classic cars and bikes are very welcome to come along and display – but it is helpful if they arrive before 9am. ■■ The Blokes and Cars Father’s Day event will be on Sunday September 2, 9am-12pm at 219 Burswood Dr (off Ti Rakau Dr). A creative Father’s Day service will also be held from 10am-10:45am.

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“I always felt that she deserved the best.” The inspiration behind the philosophy of New Zealand’s biggest retirement village company.

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“To me it was crazy, the standards were so poor’’ Kevin recalls. “I thought, what would I want for Mum?” “I’d want a single room, with an attached ensuite. Not a shared ensuite, because that creates enormous problems.’’ And so, Ryman’s philosophy that care has to be ‘’good enough for Mum’’ was born. Kevin teamed up with business partner John Ryder. Ryman – a combination of Ryder and Hickman –

“She knows everyone, has become really social and tries new things like table tennis. She is in a lovely place, is healthy and enjoying life.”

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What’s On

Lil Lanterns at Uxbridge

We are on a mission to illuminate the imaginations of children. Lil’ Lanterns takes stories, both classic and new, and turns them into a weekly adventure for kids 3-5 years olds. These sessions at Uxbridge Arts and Culture combine theatre, fitness, and often puppetry into one engaging program that nurtures the imaginations and creativity of children on Thursday, August 16-30 from 10:30am, $10.

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Our next meeting is at the Flat Bush Old School Hall, corner of Flat Bush School Road and Murphy’s Road on Thursday, August 23 at 10am. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and morning tea is provided. Our guest speaker is Bonnie Robinson, who will speak on ‘Villages without Walls’. Bruce Barrack will also be speaking on ‘Canoeing on the Zambezi’. Contact Wim on 274 0439 or send an email to Ormistonu3a@gmail.com for more details.

Art expo

Come along to the Cockle Bay Primary School Art Expo from 21-23 August, 8:30am-4pm. Late night Thursday 23rd until 8pm. Come along and see our “artists” and their “work”. CBS Hall, Sandspit Road, Howick.

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Bookarama is coming in September. If you are moving or downsizing and have some surplus books, CDs, DVDs or puzzles to donate please phone John 09-5346566.

A free community notice-board for non-profit groups. 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. Keep them brief and copy the format below.

Elevensies with Lisa Lorrell

Fancy joining a bubbly, songstress for ‘Elevenses’ at Uxbridge Arts & Culture? Then Lisa Lorrell is your gal. Having graced the professional stage for 20 years in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Lisa will take you on a musical journey filled with nostalgia, fun and laughter; performing classic songs from best loved musicals and operetta, to jazz, country and pop music. Highly versatile, add cabaret and swing jazz to Lisa’s repertoire as well, Tuesday August 21, 11am, $15.

Howick by-election candidate forum Hear from the candidates seeking to represent Howick as our Councillor. Join the Howick Youth Council at Uxbridge Arts & Culture Centre, Howick, Tuesday, August 21 at 6:45pm for a 7pm start. All are welcome to attend. Please follow our Facebook page www. f a c e b o o k . c o m / h o w i c k yo ut h council for more updates.

Star of the Sea concert

A musical concert / dance organised by Our Lady Star of the Sea musicians will be held on August 18 at All Saints Hall, 30 Cook Street, Howick, 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Hits from the 60s,70s,80s, 90s and today. Tickets $20, kids under 12 are free. BYO. All profits donated to Saint Vincent de Paul Charity. Come along for a fun night. Phone Craig 0211882274 or parish office during office hours 534-8710 for more information.

Parent support group

Feeling alone and frustrated by your teenager’s behaviour? Our friendly group of parents will offer confidential support to get you through the tough times. Next meetings 7.30pm, Highland Park Community House, August 22 and September 12. Details, www.facebook.com/tlhowick/.

Yarn wanted

Howick Plunket Knitters are a group who knit baby clothes and cot blankets for families in need in South Auckland. We are getting short of yarn and would appreciated any yarn you may have to spare. We use any colours and yarn suitable for baby knitting (especially 4 ply or 8 ply). It can be left at the Howick Information Centre or, you’d like it collected, ring Janet 535-4039.

Rotary Club of Howick

Our members are dedicated, caring citizens who have a passion for helping people and the community. We meet for dinner every Tuesday evening (6pm) at the Howick Bowling Club. New members welcome. For enquiries and introduction please contact Ian 09-5358501. Come along and see what Rotary is all about.

Howick RSA Women’s Section

Meeting on Friday August 31 at 10am at the club - 25 Wellington Street. Come along and enjoy the friendly atmosphere, the entertainment,& a cuppa. Bring your money for the trading table and

donations of fresh food would be appreciated. Everyone is most welcome. For more information, phone Bev Smith 534-9285.

Country music

The next meeting of the Eastern Districts Country Music Club is on August 22 at 7.30pm at the Bucklands and Eastern Beaches Memorial Hall, Wharf Rd. Come along and be entertained or sing for us. For more information, phone Kevin 0274789246.

YES Night Market

An Annual Young Enterprise (YES) Night Market will be held at Sancta Maria College on August 16 from 5-7pm. Students will showcase and sell their products and services. Cost: free but feel free to spend as much as you like on our student’s goods. This is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. Please email notices to editor@times. co.nz. While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run. Where publication of a notice is time-critical, groups should consider paying for a classified advertisement to ensure placement.

Don’t forget V-J Day A reminder that August 15 for many people is a historic moment. It is now 73 years ago since Japan surrendered. On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day”. The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly-anticipated close. On board the USS Missouri, the surrender of Japan is signed at 09.04 local time. First on the Japanese side by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu. Then by Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur. Then it is the turn of the Allied countries individually. The cer-

On board USS Missouri. 2 SEP 1945. PHOTO; Naval history & Heritage command, Washington, DC. PHOTO; Naval history & Heritage command, Washington, DC.

emony ends at 09.27 am. Japan still does not acknowledged the Comfort Women. In South Korea a special Comfort Women monument has been erected, right opposite the Japanese Embassy. A special documentary The Apology was shown last week on Aljazeera concerning Comfort Women. We are still trying to get the WWII history correct in the Japanese school curriculum.

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Owning an affordable starter home is a step closer for eligible New Zealanders with the launch of KiwiBuild’s new online prequalification portal this week. First-time buyers and ‘second chancers’ can apply online to the KiwiBuild Unit to determine if they are eligible to enter a ballot to purchase a KiwiBuild home. The launch of the prequalification system comes ahead of a limited release of KiwiBuild homes in Papakura, Auckland. “The online portal is now live and that represents an important milestone for the KiwiBuild programme,” says Head of KiwiBuild, Stephen Barclay. “It’s the first opportunity for New Zealanders to have a look at the pre-qualification system. “There is no rush to prequalify for a KiwiBuild home. My advice is to familiarise yourself with the system, get a better understanding of the information you’ll need to provide us with, and obtain some financial advice as well. “The best time to enter the pre-qualification stage is when a KiwiBuild development becomes available in an area where you would like to live. Submit your details and supporting documentation to the secure

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Guest speakers former All Black Pita and his wife, former TrueBliss singer Megan Alatini spoke about their family, the challenges and rewards of parenting. Megan and Pita are both busy, professional people who lived in Japan as Pita’s job as a rugby coach took him there. They talked about the challenges of having their first daughter so young when their careers had just started. Pita also talked about his son and how he helps him with his rugby. He is very cautious not to push him into anything and waited for his son to come to him for help with training, rather than push him onto it. The evening’s programme also included videos of students from the three schools giving their opinions on parenting. They were asked to relate a school value to their family and explain why it represents them;

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ounder of Blue Frog Breakfast, Scotty Baragwanath, and his team, are passionate about food and love helping kids (Scotty and his wife Sara have four kids of their own). So, when the opportunity arose for Baragwanath to team up with his friends at Eat My Lunch to give up to 10,000 lunches to Kiwi kids in need, with the help of New World, he didn’t hesitate to jump on board. In the spirit of the buy onegive one concept, for every bag of Blue Frog’s world-first Probiotic Vanilla Bean & Chia Seed Porridge purchased at any New World store in the North Island, the team at East Tamaki-based Blue Frog Breakfast will give a healthy lunch to a Kiwi kid through Eat My Lunch. “Providing Kiwis with a delicious, healthy and nutritious breakfast is what makes us bounce out of bed every morning. Working with New World and Eat My Lunch to give 10,000 Kiwi kids a healthy lunch enables us to deliver on our belief that every Kiwi should be able to enjoy great food,” says Scotty. Eat My Lunch will soon be celebrating reaching the milestone of giving more than 1 million lunches since it launched in June 2015. “It’s fantastic to have the team at Blue Frog and New World supporting Kiwi kids

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through Eat My Lunch,” says Lisa King, CEO and founder of Eat My Lunch. “Not only do the team at Blue Frog feed our volunteers daily, they’re now helping in a way that we can add another school to receive lunches from our waiting list of 50 schools. We’re so thankful to our partners.” All New Zealanders can help. Simply treat yourself to a delicious, hearty Blue Frog breakfast and Eat My Lunch will give a hungry Kiwi kid a healthy lunch. Every day we have the choice to make a difference. Brendon Jones, New World Howick’s owner-operator and

Eat My Lunch board member, says: “New World Howick is delighted to be part of this drive by Blue Frog Breakfast to give up to 10,000 lunches to Kiwi kids and I’m sure their porridge will be a welcome treat on these cold winter mornings. “Even better, when you buy one, you are giving a lunch! “We also offer Eat My Lunch meals in-store and the customer response has been fantastic. For every meal purchased, a lunch is given to a child in need. We are really proud to support the work that Lisa and the team at Eat My Lunch do.”

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We are parents of a special needs child. And we have been battling for months to try to find a place for our child next year at intermediate level. I can understand your article to a certain extent, but also take exception to a couple of points. I thought you might be interested to know: There are no satellite class placements available at intermediate or secondary school level in the entire south east Auckland area through the main provider (Sommerville Special School). Their roll is full. And while the Ministry are aware of the situation, they move slower than a snail on a bad day. They have known for months, but very much have their head in the sand. So to Layette Callister, principal of Howick Primary “…the Ministry of Education needs to tell the parents that they need to put their child in a special needs environment”. I say if only. If only that was an option – this situation gets worse as children get older! And side-lining these children is not the answer. It’s not what a caring society does to vulnerable people. With the proper support, these children can improve and learn. The Ministry closes off the satellite class environment and cuts teacher aide funding to unsafe and unreasonable levels. The Ministry is not providing a proper education to all children. It is making stressful situations even worse. Also if teachers think that it’s tough dealing with multiple agencies, parents have to as well. And

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parents have to deal with these places without supportive colleagues (fellow teachers, principals), and parents may also be dealing with multiple children. Most parents won’t have a class full of children at home, but they also don’t have teacher aides, SENCOs (special educational needs coordinators), principals etc and they often don’t have the support of fellow parents of “average” children. There may be two parents, but even then, it’s a long lonely road of telling your story over and over, getting pushed from pillar to post and getting no actual help. It is a nightmare.

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We must value our children The views and attitudes from the teachers and principals in your article (Times, August 2) are disturbing and discriminating. There is a complete lack of respect, understanding and compassion for the vulnerable children in their care. As whanau, we can understand and we share the frustrations for the teacher shortage, lack of resources and strain. But to blame vulnerable children and their families is disgraceful. Your dramatic description of a vulnerable child at the beginning of your article lacked any context or understanding. Let’s not forgot that a classroom can be extremely terrifying, noisy and chaotic place. For some of our children, the

please have a level of understanding and respect and invite the voices of the children and their whanau.

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classroom is like being locked in a lion’s cage at night. They are terrified, scared and anxious. The classroom demands, the social demands, the uncertainties, the lack of communication resources, the lack of understanding and the overwhelming sensory is all too much to handle. However, it is important to remember that our children have a legal right to an education, to attend and participate at school. This basic right is fundamental for our children to be valued in society. The principal from Howick believes that MoE should have the authority to segregate children from mainstream education to place them in Units. Have we gone back to the 1930s? Should we also take children away from their whanau and place them into institutions? It’s the same ideology. It is shocking that this principal describes her own tamariki in such a disrespectful manner to the media. These poor children cannot defend themselves. Who is protecting their integrity and privacy? Where is their voice?. In the future, if you are going to write about vulnerable children,

I would like to put forward, in reply to this article (Teachers buckle under pressure, Times, August 2) and address all the teachers who shared their comments. I live in Howick with my husband and 5-year-old severely autistic son. Lucky we have ORS (Ongoing Resourcing Scheme) funding and he goes to the only special needs school in this area.

The Ministry of Education responds: In 2016/17 the Government invested over $600m in learning supports to ensure that all children and young people the same opportunity to be present, participate, learn and achieve, regardless of their individual needs or differences. This funding supports an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 children and young people in early childhood education and schools with some form of learning support. The supports range from universal supports aimed at helping schools to be more inclusive and to provide positive learning environments, through to targeted and more intensive supports for children and young people whose needs are

If this issue is not addressed by the ministry of education very soon, there will be no teachers teaching special needs or neuro-typical kids. Because why not work a stress-free day at Bunnings for $20 an hour? MoE running their agency like it’s 1999 but it’s 2018.One out of 58 boys are born worldwide on the spectrum, with special needs - one out of 298 girls - and these figures are increasing year on year. Every child in New Zealand deserves an education. Let’s get some education into this community, to make everyone aware of the truth regarding New Zealand schools. There’s always two sides to every story.

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more complex and require individualised or specialist interventions. Budget 18 provided a $283.8 million boost for learning support over the next four years to meet growth and fund investment in a range of supports and services for students with additional learning needs. This includes an extra $133.5M for the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS), which provides vital support for school students with the highest and most complex learning needs. In 2016/17 over 9\000 students received ORS support, equating to approximately 1.19 per cent of the school aged population. The new ORS funding will support up to an additional 995 students who are verified to meet the existing criteria from next year.

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A visit to William Fitzpatrick’s grave I thought you may be interested in my follow-up to the last Anzac Day Dawn Ceremony on Stockade Hill. The story of William Easter Fitzpatrick, who was part of

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the New Zealand Expeditionary Force entrenching battalion, from Pakuranga, and one of the names on the cenotaph, was read out, and as my husband and I were about to embark on a visit to Flanders, we took note and decided to look him up and pay him a visit. I got the details of his grave online and when we arrived in Brussels, we engaged a guide who took us to Perth Cemetery in Ypres, where he lies buried, along with about 36 other New Zealanders. It took a while, but we eventually found his grave and was able to lay a cross and poppy on behalf of all the New Zealanders who owe him and his companions such a great debt. It was a very moving experience and I felt as if I was there in place of his mother, who I feel sure was not able to visit his grave. We took many pictures of the grave in case there was an opportunity to show them to any surviving family members, as it was such a beautiful and peaceful little cemetery.

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Parents are crying out because their kids are forced to fight for a place on often-overcrowded buses taking workers to and from their places of employment. All so Auckland Transport can be seen trying to save money while at the same time, dozens, if

not hundreds, of empty or nearempty buses, sometimes double deckers, run around Botany and Pakuranga day and night, at off peak times. Probably the same all over Auckland. I counted seven buses with a total of five passengers between them within a 10 minute period, and it is the same most days of the week.

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Dogs’ toilet habits a bit on the nose Picture yourselves sitting on a bench on the reserve next to Spillers Hardware on a sunny Saturday morning. You have just started your favourite weekend treat – an almond croissant from Pukeko Bakery market stand and coffee. And, suddenly a dog on a leash 2-3 metres away from you starts to do its business. A few minutes later, another one came and did the same thing. What would you do? This is such a small reserve. We have seen children play and rolling there in the past. I wonder how many parents have had to sniff their kids after playing there. What a way to spoil our day. We wish dog owners have the courtesy of taking their dogs elsewhere to do their morning duties, especially on Village Market days.

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Happy Birthday Zonta Club of East Auckland Zonta Club of East Auckland celebrated its 31st birthday at the Howick Club on Tuesday by holding a Quiz Night, which raised $1000 for the charity Dress for Success. The evening started with Margot Earwaker from Dress for Success detailed just how women returning to the workforce are given assistance with appropriate dress, make-up, grooming, preparing their CV and interview techniques . They are also given mentoring for two years following taking on a position in the workforce. She spoke of the privilege in seeing the transformation of ladies who have little opportunities in the past to being positive and confident people who see the possibilities for them. The enjoyable evening was hosted by a competent quiz mistress and Zonta member Marion Jones.

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ardly had the co-founders of Operatunity Daytime Concerts, Susan Boland and John Cameron returned after entertaining audiences in Russia, Germany, Prague and Netherlands, that they were back on stage, regaling the local audience at The Golden Era of Musicals concert hosted at the St Columba Church in Botany. As always, the daytime concert on Tuesday had over 400 people enjoying music from another era where melody was king. Paying tribute to old artistes with musical gems that included Climb ev’ry mountain from (Sound of Music), Get me to the Church on Time (My Fair Lady) and Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof) — kept the audience delightfully engaged. Rising star Kelly Harris made her debut and performed a couple of numbers with Rory Nolan, a young and talented theatre enthusiasts and actor from Shortland Street. Also making their presence felt were more experienced musical specialists Stuart Coats, who has a long-standing involvement with New Zealand Opera, and Hamish McGregor who performed a delightful rendition of If I were a rich man. Adding a fun element to the show were two ladies from the audience, Wenona Stephens and her friend Shirley Yelavich, dressed in vintage regalia. Much to everyone’s surprise, Wenona walked up on stage looking straight out of the golden era, just when the performers asked the audience to sing-along to Hello Dolly. It’s easy to see that both Susan

Above, Wenona Stephens and her friend Shirley Yelavich dressed in vintage regalia at the Operatunity Daytime Concert The Golden Era of Musicals hosted recently at St Columba Church; below, Rory Nolan, Kelly Harris and Times photos Farida Master Hamish McGregor.

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How to deal with non-paying tenants Rent arrears are by far the largest reason for applications to the Tenancy Tribunal, says NZ Property Investors’ Federation executive officer Andrew King. “It can also take many weeks to even get a Tenancy Tribunal hearing, while tenants can sit in a property without paying rent. “Without a Tenancy Tribunal order, you cannot get a non-paying tenant out of your property. “Even when you do, it can then take many more weeks to get a replacement tenant.” Rent arrears are a large problem for the rental industry and rental property providers need to know that they have a suitable tenant in their property, he says.As it can be time-consuming and expensive to end a poorly performing tenancy, having confidence that you are getting the right person before they move in is important. “The main ways we advise NZPIF members to quality check prospective tenants is through a credit check, looking up Tribunal Orders online and checking with previous landlords or current landlords if the tenant allows,” King says. “There may be cases, such as new migrants to New Zealand, where the prospective tenant does not have any of this history.” In these cases, confirmation of employment and income could be sufficient to show an ability to pay the rent. “The NZPIF does not believe that asking to view a prospective tenant’s bank statement is necessary,” King says. “Instead, the NZPIF would like to see faster access to the Tenancy Tribunal, especially for rent arrears where the tenant is continuing to stay in the property. “We would also like to see consequences for not paying rent, such as the ability to charge interest on outstanding rent as occurs in other countries.”

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One-bedroom properties bucked the trend, with continued pressure on weekly rents and a quarterly year-onyear of 4.6%, while properties of other sizes moved in a band between 3.4% and 3.9%. West Auckland was the only region of the city to experience price increases above 5.0% reflecting the growing popularity of the area among renters.

Quarterly rental update – Average weekly rent received across Auckland Quarter 2 (April to June) 2018 vs same period 2017

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

Phone the Classified Team today for options to suit your needs. 271 8055 - classifieds@times.co.nz

CLEANING, wkly, f.nghtly, spring clean. Free quote, honest, reliable, refs, ﬁt & exp. Ph 021331190

Electrical

Registered Electrician Lights, power, TV, fans l Stove & hot water repairs l Security lighting l LED downlights l Switchboard upgrades Steve 021 949 168 a/h 532 9842 l

We do WINZ quotes

We may be able to help you with print and digital options

CLEANING

Barratt-Boyes l

DELICIOUS DINING

Your local caterer for over 15 years

No job too small. Repairs, Fencing, Pool Fencing. Free Quotes.

ALL FENCING, decking & retaining walls. Ph Richard 021 783 258, or 271 3258

FLOORING & SERVICES A&A FLOORING Installing, Sanding,coating of wooden ﬂoors. Installing laminate ﬂoors. Ph David 022 170 6720.

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GARDEN CARE

If you want something fixed such as:  Painting fences,garages etc  Plumbing job  Timber and plastic repairs  Fence repairs  Broken plastic  Some appliances can be fixed  I will look at anything and give you advice Ph Merv 027 444 7426

ALL HEDGES, TREES, LAWNS

Also garden maintenance rubbish removal, waterblasting. Free quotes. 17 Yrs exp. Residential/commercial Ph: Peter 021 39 33 84 QUALITY GARDEN SERVICES

 Consultations  Concept plans  Planting plans  Karen 021 865 590

Garden Care Garden Maintenance

Weed Removal

Text or Call Tracey

Book a FREE Quote online

www.pmgc.co.nz

LEES CARPETS

49D Springs Rd, East Tamaki Ph 273 8899 CRAFT Floorsanding www. craftfloorsanding.co.nz Phone Kris 021 055 7522 VINYL LAYER 31 yrs exp. Karl 027 2481167 or 576 7936 a/h

ANY FIX-IT

HANDYMAN

An experienced gentleman with years of experience in additions, renovations, wallpapering & painting etc. All other work considered also...

Flat pack specialists We will assemble for you! Ph 0274 945 447 or 534 8404

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HANDYMAN decorator, gardening, odd jobs, Chem house wash, anything considered Mark 021 280 4489

HANDYMAN, Odd jobs, rubbish removal, house washing, qual work. Free quotes. Ph 0274990973.

Hedge & Shrub Trimming

021 212 5459

HANDYMEN

Handymangardeners. co.nz All jobs Ph Michael 0276 162 146 or 576 0106

One Off Garden Tidy

LAWNCARE ABSOLUTE Excellence. Lawns, gardens, commercial, lifestyle blocks. txt/ph Paul now 021 1566951

CARPET & VINYL Specials, Free Quotes Professional Layers Showroom

Ph 265 2941 38 Trugood Dr, Burswood www.haynesglass.co.nz

GREGS GARDENING. weeding, pruning, hedges, small trees, gen garden tidyups. free quotes, 537 1121, 021 1167579 Handymangardeners. co.nz All jobs Ph Michael 0276 162 146 or 576 0106

GARAGE DOORS GARAGE doors supply & repairs. Ph Amnon (021) 399616 or 268-2383a/h no extra charge Sundays

GREENMAN Lawn & Garden Trees & Hedges, rideon mowing. Free quotes. Friendly service. 534 2053 or 021 570 409 HOWICK LAWNCARE, ex Greenkeeper, lge or small lawns, friendly reliable affordable Ph Paul 027 5676 900

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING All aspects. 10yrs exp. 100% guar. Richard 021 783 258, or 271 3258

LANDSCAPING

The Whole 9 Yards Landscaping Limited 20 years experience in soft and hard landscaping

• PLAN • DESIGN • MAINTENANCE • DIGGER HIRE • HOLE DRILLING • Pergolas • Decks • Retaining Walls • Timber & Keystone • Driveways • Paving • Fencing • Concrete • Planting • Cobblestone Lift & Relayed • Drainage Problems • Lawns Layed • Ready Lawn • Irrigation Systems We also deliver landscaping supplies from Builders Mix, Sand, Pebbles, Bark etc competitive prices.

CD2046

Call the Sheriff – not the Cowboys!! Ph. Andrew 021 791 002 - Bryon 022 062 3423 Email: whole9yardsltd@gmail.com

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

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Xpose your trade name the best way you can! Advertise locally! Advertise here! Ph 271 8055 or email: classiﬁeds@times.co.nz

➜ Licensed, 20+ years

CD262899

NZ registered electrical service technician

BUILDER

No joins - No leaks - guaranteed

GA101040

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

PRODECK

ABOUT Fencing 2000

$35 p/m

SS64572

APPLIANCES

Ph: 535-5775 021-164-7428

L1S014

K75008

Repairs to: Parmco, Turboair, Fisher & Paykel, European & Italian appliances • Stoves & Rangehoods • Waste disposals • Dishwashers • Laundry

n Permits arranged n Selection of quality materials n Guaranteed work ** LBP

021 43 43 23 537 1904 all hrs

CD228064

Robinhood - Alto - Blanco Everdure - Omega Authorised Service

Eftpos available Retiree Discount Call Anthony 021 0224 6711 or 09 534 0275

SPOUTING & ROOFING clients and suppliers aWishing Merryall Christmas

Alternator Charge Rate, Starter Condition & CONTINUOUS SPOUTING Alternator Charge Rate, Starter Condition & DECKS IN 64 COLOURS COPPER Check, Plus Battery Test –OR FREE OF CHARGE DESIGN & BUILD Check, Plus Battery Test – FREE OF CHARGE

NZ Registered

Heat Pump Installs

108265-V5

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

108265-V5

CD6793

CD242704

Over 25 years Exp Great Rates Local Family Business Reliable No job too small

DAVE TAPPER 24B Polaris Pl, East Tamaki - OPEN SAT 8.30-1pm BUILDERS Ltd Ph/Fax +GST 274 0495 – 22 Greenmount Dr, East Tamaki AIR CONDITIONING RE-GAS Ph/Fax 274 0495$95

Over 17 years service

All fencing, decks, retaining walls, landscaping & more Competitive pricing Free Quotes

SHIFTERS

 broken windows  glazing  mirrors  cat doors  balustrades  showers  splashbacks

Local & long distance by careful & courteous removalists with many years of experience REASONABLE RATES FOR AN EXCELLENT JOB BERT TARRY CARRIERS NZ LTD Ph: 274 2916

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PAKURANGA AUTO PAKURANGA AUTO ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL PAKURANGA AUTO ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL

No job too small

138J Harris Road East Tamaki 271 6262

A.J. & S.J CONTRACTOR

L1C020

Power you need KOBA BATTERIES

20 yrs Carpentry/Building Ph Shannon 021 356 959

535 6227 021 726697 Sam 027 4981810 Adrian

FURNITURE

HAYNES GLASS

CD250676

I Fix 4U

HEATING

FENCING & TRELLIS

0800 943 366

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CD130002

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

BUILDER, Licensed. alteration / renovation, bathroom, deck, all jobs. Ph Rob 021 680 580

CERTIFIED DRAINLAYER

130 7217  021 09 217 2217

SPECIALISTS

Local family owned business www.aucklandwideremovals.co.nz

GLASS & GLAZING

CD217636

Air conditioners

DRAINAGE

Local NZ Reg’d Electrician No job too big or too small! No call out fee if you mention this advert.

CD226123

BUILDER, additions, renovations, decks, bathrooms. Coordinate sub contractors, competitive price, licensed builder Ph Alan 021 548 131

Electricians

Call Greg 022 508 0077

PROCON for all your concrete requirements, drives, patios, small/lge slabs, plain, coloured, imprinted. Ph Vince for a free quote 021 415 436

021366615 or 0508932532

CD254541

TV Audio Aerials Heatpumps

FREE quote on all concreting. Call Tony 021 518901

CD261528

Ph: 533 0486 or 021 078 7336

• Carpet Cleaning • Pest Control • Flood Restoration For a free quote call

Ph: 533 0136 or 021 370 307

SB Electrical NZ Reg Electrician. Reasonable rates. All electrical work. Nick 021 058 9561, 5340450

SUPREME ELECTRICAL

CONCRETE

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

Small job service

 New work  Repairs & Maintenance  30 years experience

CD137943

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

CARPET CARE

Carey

NZ REG, Commercial / Domestic. All Electrical Work. Free Quotes. Call free 0800 22 3330 or 0220 635 830

PACKING, MOVING & STORAGE

GA117458

INSTALLATION

IT PC lap tops Sony, Panasonic, LG Sanyo, Toshiba

CONCRETE

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

& Lighting

CONCRETE & CONCRETING

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

CD260031

TV AERIAL

BATHROOM IMPRESSIONS

Ph: 5768812 Open 7 Days 83 Reeves Rd Pakuranga

Restretching No job too small We do it all!! Phone Terry 021 927 921

CD256471

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

Microsoft Certified Professional

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

SN64060

CD206513

Ph: 534 5888 Mob: 027 507 8680

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

PC Laptop LCD Printer Virus Network Email Data Recovery Onsite Job NO Fix NO Fee

CARPET LAYING & REPAIRS

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

0800 277 2529 www.bsrconcrete.co.nz

FURNITURE REMOVAL

CD255310

HORIZON AERIALS LTD

D & J Computer

 Driveways/Patios  Swimming pool surrounds  Decorative coloured concrete  Exposed pebbles and aggregates  Concrete sealing  Bobcat and digger  Post hole boring

ELECTRICAL

CD261344

Freeview Installed Same Day Best Prices Guaranteed

Laptops, Desktops, Viruses, Network, Printers. MOBILE SERVICE NO FIX NO FEE Ph Johnson 5353510 B.Com (INFOSYS) UoA

CARPET LAYING

CD237763

Aerials & TV INSTALLATION

Interiors  Bathroom/laundry/kitchen renovations  Tiled Shower Specialists  Proven Products  25 years of expertise  All Trades  All Work Guaranteed! Paul 021 251 461 or A/H 534 7427

CD254710

AERIALS

—HOME IT— —SERVICES—

CD262590

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

CONCRETE & CONCRETING

COMPUTERS

CD145261

ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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PEST CONTROL

Doors/Door Repairs

BE BUG-FREE

CD177471

0800 245 625 HOWICK LOCKSMITHS

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

CD237017

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

Jim 0800 38 38 48

For Hot Water Cylinder Repairs

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

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

www.allgoplumbing.co.nz

❏ Certified ❏ 23+ years experience ❏ New or Reno work ❏ Hot water cylinders CD262818

Brad 022 671 8125

PAVING

graceplumbing.co.nz

Plumbing

Small job service

CD261533

 New work  Repairs & Maintenance  30 years experience

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  

and drainage Hot water cylinders Bathrooms, kitchens New and repairs

Brett or Warren 534 3562 027 493 0181

3 Specialist waterblasting

& housewashing, driveways, paths, decks & windows 3 Domestic & commercial 3 Low pressure bio-wash 3 Professional presentation

Call Us Now! 0800 677 467 09 576 1507

Pick Up Service Available

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

Rental & Property Management Specialists

Licensed (REAA 2008)

Pet Boarding Grooming Doggy Daycare Free daycare with all grooms 24 hour onsite care

www.pinkys.co.nz P: 09 265 2865

 Professionalism  Dedication  Excellent Communication  Proactive Approach Robyn and Melissa have worked in Property Management for the past 16 years and were awarded Ray White Property Manager of the year in 2006 and 2015. Being energetic and dedicated professionals, Robyn and Melissa ensure a reliable tenant is placed into your property. If you require a complete Property Management service whereby eliminating any stress such as rent collection, monthly inspections etc Robyn and Melissa will deliver a professional standard of service. Robyn Campbell and Melissa Parry, Howick Office, 10 Uxbridge Rd, Howick Direct Dial 538 1227 Mobile 021 350 878

TO LET

WATERBLASTING house, driveway, deck, fence etc. Free quote. Richard 021 783 258

WINDOW cleaning. Best price. Phone Grant 533 0522 or 0211 576 963 WINDOWS in/out, exterior housewash, gutter clearing. Exp operator. Phone Keith @ Panoramics 027 245 3444 / 530 8136

BRANCH MANAGER

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

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

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

PHIL’S TREE & STUMP GRINDING

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

9 Ben Lomond Cres

Open 6 Days

0800 677 467 Pick Up Service Available

GARAGE SALES HOWICK KIDS MARKET THIS Sat 18th, 9-11am. 120 Picton St opp Basalt. Toys, games, books, clothes, dvds etc!

READINGS

CRYSTAL VISIONS

HOLISTIC MARKET Sat 18 Aug, 10am - 3pm Pakuranga Community Hall 346 Pakuranga Rd (by KFC) Readers, Healers, Crystals, Jewellery and lots more www.crystalvisions.nz

Boat Covers Outdoor Blinds Outdoor Furniture All Canvas Repairs

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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

ABSOLUTELY the best relaxing sport & deep tissue massage. Clean & warm. Your 1st choice. Ph 576 1472

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

HOWICK OFFICE

10 Uxbridge Road, Howick – Ph 538 0680

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 021 883 600 – cathy.huang@raywhite.com

HOWICK – MELLONS BAY – COCKLE BAY 1 Bed Moore St $200 3 Bed Andrew Rd $540 3 Bed Bleakhouse Rd $600 5 Bed Mellons Bay Rd $750 5 Bed Sandspit Rd $800

Robyn/Melissa Sally Robyn/Melissa Cathy Cathy

BOTANY – BURSWOOD 2 Bed Kelvin Hart Dr 3 Bed Botany Rd 4 Bed Burswood Dr

Cathy Amny Cathy

$520 $550 $690

PAKURANGA – SUNNYHILLS – FARM COVE – HIGHLAND PARK 2 Bed Seaglen Pl $380 Amny 2 Bed Pakuranga Rd $460 Amny 2 Bed Ennis Av $470 Amny 2 Bed Tyndrum Pl $470 Amny 3 Bed Archmillen Av $550 Amny 3 Bed Rapallo Pl $560 Amny 4 Bed Tyndrum Pl $590 Amny 3 Bed The Crest $610 Cathy HALF MOON BAY – BUCKLANDS BEACH 2 bed Wells Rd $445 2 Bed Cornelian Cr $470

Amny Amny

FLAT BUSH – DANNEMORA – EAST TAMAKI – MISSION HEIGHTS 4 Bed Baverstock Rd $750 Amny 4 Bed Dunoon Cl $750 Cathy 5 Bed Kilkenny Dr $780 Amny 5 Bed Mebis Wy $800 Cathy OTAHUHU - PAPAKURA 1 Bed McManus Pl 3 Bed Heathdale Cr

$180 $490

Robyn/Melissa Robyn/Melissa

BEACHLANDS 4 Bed Thistle Cl

$800

Cathy

HENDERSON – RANUI- MT ALBERT 2 Bed Preston Av $530 3 Bed Metcalfe Rd $560

Amny Amny

Ray White MOUNTFORT ESTATE AGENTS LTD Licensed (REAA 2008) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS

Licensed (REAA 2008)

BOTANY OFFICE

20 Crescent Lane, Botany Town Centre

Lloyd Reardon DDI: 216 99 61 or 021 887 811 – lloyd.reardon@raywhite.com Sam Carr DDI: 538 1237 or 021 422 177 – sam.carr@raywhite.com

BUCKLANDS BEACH - SUNNYHILLS 2 Bed Bucklands Beach Rd $520 2 Bed Clovelly Rd $570

Lloyd Lloyd

PAKURANGA OFFICE 102 Pakuranga Road, Pakuranga

Sam Carr DDI: 538 1237 or 021 422 177 – sam.carr@raywhite.com Lloyd Reardon DDI: 216 99 61 or 021 887 811 – lloyd.reardon@raywhite.com

HOWICK 2 Bed Kayeleen Pl 5 Bed Elliot St

$560 $890

Lloyd Lloyd

FLAT BUSH OFFICE

Shop 25, 123 Ormiston Road, Botany Junction Steve Hang DDI: 212 5729 or 021 409 293 – steven.hang@raywhite.com

DANNEMORA – EAST TAMAKI – FLAT BUSH 1 Bed Point View Dr $380 3 Bed Glen Osborne Tce $575 4 Bed Santa Ana Dr $770 5 Bed Amapur Pl $800 BUCKLANDS BEACH 4 Bed Marendellas Dr $700 6 Bed Ervine Pl $850

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 Cathy Huang 021 883 600 – cathy.huang@raywhite.com

HALF MOON BAY – BUCKLANDS BEACH – EASTERN BEACH 4 Bed Mandarin Pl $680 Cathy 4 Bed Hattaway Ave $750 Cathy 5 Bed Hayes Pl $1,000 Cathy

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, Flat Bush, Half Moon Bay and Pakuranga ofﬁces

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

CD262982

All work guaranteed Over 35 years in area

021366615 / 0508932532

CD250663

Hill Plumbing Certifying plumbing, gas

• House Wash (soft wash) • Building Wash • Decks, Drives, Fences • Gutter Clean • Roof Treatment For a free quote call

FOR SALE

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

K54154

NEW Paving & repair work. Contact Ben Ph 021 884072 or 534 5041. www.stanleypaving.co.nz

CERAMIC TILING, preparation, waterprooﬁng, installation. Good rates, high work standard. Ph for quote Ian 021 131 6766

UPHOLSTERERS

H3X019

ALL PAVING & Landscaping. Great rates. Ph Richard 021 783 258, or 271 3258

Ph: 533 0437 027 600 6232

Cleaning Specialists

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

TREES: Stump grinding specialist. Prompt. Est 1967. Ph Terry’s mobile 027 498 9080

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

Your local exterior

WINDOW CLEANING

L5F014

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

CD166407

Handy Andy

PAVING

Don’t have a Garage Sale!!

R0BYN CAMPBELL & MELISSA PARRY

Pinkys

Retiring or Moving Overseas?

CD227945

Grace Plumbing

Solutions & Services

Ph Wayne 273 5052 mobile 021 305 127

K54146

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 ♦

ting Ltd Wayn e’s Pain Free quotes Interior & exterior Quality work at affordable prices

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

TREE SERVICES

CD155961

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

CATKIN

THE TILE GUYFloor & Wall Tiling. Certiﬁed Waterproofing.Stonemason by trade. 30yr exp. 0210311899

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Special Conditions Apply

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TO LET

$105 FITTED Ph 265 2941

HAYNE’S GLASS

WHITFORD luxury home, room for rent, $175 pw plus pwr, free water and wi-ﬁ. 5 mins frm Hwk/Bot. Avail now, suit professional. Ph 0274 989 080.

LOCAL Engineer available for part-time factory / plant maintenance, shut down work, lathe and welding work. Phone Tom 021 085 52893

HOWICK WATERBLAST. Driveways, fences, decks, gutter cleaning, FREE quote, Reuben 09 377 0079

Ph: 0800 789 248

TILING

PAINTER Paperhanger. Free quotes, Pensioner discount. 30yrs exp. 535-3022

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

Household, Garden Waste & General Rubbish

CD197785

PAINTER Internal and external. 35 yrs exper in your area. Ph Roger Parker 021951634

PAINTER/Plasterer & handyman 30 yrs+ exp Ph Muzza 577-2989/0276770294

Single Items

Call Nick 5374602 or 029 7700581

KP87651

PAINTER int/ext roof, free quote, qual work Korean Painters. Charlie 027 245 0807

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TILING

535 1111 027 235 2517

CD256908

PAINTER, Decorator, House washing, 32 yrs exp, qual work. Free quotes. Ph 0274990973

GARDEN Household & General, also garden work & waterblasting. Fast, friendly service. Ph Peter 021 393384

Certifying Plumber

$$$

FEMALE ﬂatmate wntd Howick, mature, professional. Dble rm with ensuite. $187pw + exp. Power & water. 027 267 5762

CD190820

PAINTER

 Interior/exterior painting  High quality workmanship  Plastering Free quotes. Phone Kenny 021 897 445

WATERBLASTING

We pay cash!!

SITUATIONS WANTED

CD140634

CEILING REPAINTS, 35+yrs exp. reliable with refs Rob 0211 848173

RUBBISH REMOVALS

ADAM OXLEY

in good condition

$$$

CAT DOORS

House Lots

CD48042

Interior/Exterior painting, Wallpaper stripping, Plasterboard fixing/stopping, Residential/Commercial High quality workmanship Ph Vincent 5339658 021-135 3388

Furniture Wanted

PETS

CD262112

1st

Transit Traders Ltd

CD202016

CD246999

arrowplumbing.nz

A1 CHINESE PAINTERS

Ph:274-8585 274-8585 PH:

We purchase good quality house/flat and estate lots. Smaller lots also. Ask about our comprehensive clearout package. 25 years experience. Phone 09 532 9204 or 027 479 8942

SHELLY PARK, 1-bdrm unit,sunny, neutral tones, full kitchen, not basement ﬂat, own entrance and parking bay. $320pw incl p&w. Suit single, no pets, refs req. Phone 027 234 5469.

Deceased Estate

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

Local Master Plumbers 24/7

Phil 021 277 3998

 For Forsuperior superiorrecovering recovering of oflounge lounge& &dining diningsuites, suites, lazyboys,antiques, antiques, squabs squabs lazyboys, Hugefabric fabricselection selectionwith with  Huge over30,000 30,000choices choices over Workmanship guaranteed  Workmanship guaranteed 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

CD255813

Winter Special 30% off labour

BUYING

ROOFING

0800 420 900

CD263024

Highest standard of workmanship. Guaranteed!

APARTMENT in Newhaven/ Waldorf complex. Phone 022 380 1445.

Stackpole’s Stackpole’s Upholstery Upholstery

ACCOMMODATION OFFERED

TO LET

K54091

15 years experience

All work Guaranteed Hot Water Cylinders New Build & Reno’s General Maintenance Gas Fitting

FREE QUOTES - 24/7 Service 027 758 6437 - 361 6437 E: info@hpcplumbing.co.nz W: hpcplumbing.co.nz

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

Painter

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PLUMBERS

WANTED TO BUY

PLUMBER All maint wrk, no job too small. Prompt service. Ph 535 9567

AFFORDABLE plastering. New work & alterations. Skimming, cove & gib ﬁxing. Ph Phil 021 521 403

Quality proven products. Prevent water damage Phone Doug 537 1362 or 021 158 3260 Free quotes

CD142804

LOCAL Master Plumber, Gasﬁtter, Drainlayer. Over 20yrs exp. competitive rates, excell customer service. Call Steve at Majestic Plumbing Ltd 021 625378

PLASTERERS

Exterior Repaints and Waterproof Membrane Application

Call Greg 022 508 0077

UPHOLSTERERS

CD262877

0800 24 LOCK

PLUMBERS

SS78394

LOCKSMITHS

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CLASSIFIEDS

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Music LESSONS Lessons MUSIC

DRUM tuition, beg-adv. Prof tutor Ph: 535-8170

For a busy Caravan Dealership in East Tamaki. Must speak good English, be reliable and capable of using their initiative. email: sacc@xtra.co.nz

If this role sounds like you then please email CV and cover letter to albie.neal@alphatech.co.nz.

LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN SALES?

www.aesblasters.co.nz

FULL-TIME Manager and Waiter/Waitress required for Howick and Whangamatta restaurants. Call or text Kraiya 027 652 3699.

Handyperson required We require somebody who is capable of using their initiative for a handyperson role within a caravan yard. This role is permanent full time from Monday to Friday with the occasional Saturday. email: sacc@xtra.co.nz ph: 09 271 3434

WANTED: mature lady to take our mother for a walk around mall & village, approx 2hrs once/twice a wk. Flexible times. Ph Sandra 027 537 8132

We have a position in our school for an enthusiastic, self-motivated learning assistant, to work with a special needs child. The successful applicant will need to have the ability to positively facilitate learning and build independence. We are looking for someone who shows initiative and is keen to learn. Training will be offered to the successful applicant. Above all, our new team member must love working with children, display empathy and have a great sense of humour. The position is part time 5days per week. To register your interest in the position, outline recent work experience and skill ability, in writing or email to: G. Crowley, Principal Baverstock Oaks School 21 Baverstock Rd, Flatbush Email: office@baverstock.school.nz Applications close Wednesday 22 August 2018 For further information check our website www.baverstock.school.nz

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We are seeking enthusiastic, innovative and committed, trained and registered teachers who are interested in relief teaching at Mission Heights Junior College. As a relief teacher you will play an important part in our education strategy. You will be an integral member of our staff and be fully versed in our processes and practices. Apply by email with letter of application, CV and names of 2 referees to: ayoung@mhjc.school.nz Applications close 4.00pm, Friday 24 August, 2018

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We require a bright and cheerful person to work as an Activities Assistant in our 45 bed rest home. With your co-worker you will be responsible for managing the busy recreational programme for our mature residents. An ability to initiate participation in the programme is desirable and previous experience preferable but not essential. Applicants would need a current driver’s licence, be able to drive a manual vehicle and be able to work through the school holidays. The hours of work are: Monday 9.00am-1.00pm Tuesday 9.30am-1.00pm Wednesday 9.30am-1.00pm Thursday 9.30am-1.00pm Friday 10.00am-1.00pm Some flexibility would be helpful to the role. Please forward your CV to sue@gulfviews.co.nz or post to Sue Milton, 22 Selwyn Road, Howick 2014. Applications close August 31, 2018.

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To excel in this role, the successful applicant will require: • an ECE diploma or degree level recognised in NZ • a current full practising certificate • recent experience in mentoring, coaching and leading adults • a genuine desire to see children thrive in the homebased environment • self-motivation and a positive, focused approach • sound planning and organisational skills • excellent verbal, written and online communication skills • a clean, unrestricted NZ driver’s licence • a sound understanding of early learning pedagogical practice • a passion for encouraging children and adults to grow through experiential education within outdoor environments

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We are looking to recruit an efficient, organised and enthusiastic person to join our small team of administration staff who perform a vital role in our school. This is a front office position Monday to Friday, 8.00am-3.30pm (term time only) and will commence Term 4, October 15, 2018. School office experience preferred but not essential. A full schedule of duties is available through our website www.wakaaranga.school.nz. Applications close Monday, September 3, 2018 at 3pm.

Our Stems FROM HOME philosophy is very much grown from a strong belief in offering authentic learning experiences for our children, based on respecting them as individuals and following their individual interests and their family’s aspirations for them. We love being out and about in nature and ensuring our Educators homes are a ‘home away from home’ for our children.

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We are looking for a contractor for delivery, set up, collection, cleaning and maintenance of our portable cabins. This will be a casual position with varied hours. The successful applicant must have a current clean New Zealand driver’s licence, excellent customer service skills, and must be able to represent the company in a professional and obliging manner. For this position we are looking for someone who is: ➜ Confident in towing and backing ➜ Passionate about customer service excellence ➜ Organised with good time management and communication skills ➜ Physically fit Full training will be provided with all necessary equipment including uniform and use of vehicle. Phone Kerry on 0272 953 258 Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or a valid NZ work visa.

We require an enthusiastic, highly motivated person for a sales role in our Botany offices. This is a part-time position and may suit a parent returning to the workforce or similar.

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We are seeking a self-motivated person with experience to assist in our Ellerslie warehouse. The successful applicant will: • Have a good level of fitness and strength. This position includes de-vanning of containers and heavy lifting of furniture. • Be able to work independently and as part of a team. • Must be accurate when packing orders. • Be reliable, punctual and have a good attendance record. • Enjoy working in a fast paced work place. • Have a full clean NZ driver’s licence, as this postion will be making deliveries to clients. This is a full time, fixed term position. Apply to Head Office on 07 839 6209 weekdays.

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Total CNC Products is a growing New Zealand family company, specialising in Sales and Service of CNC machine tools, cutting tools and accessories in New Zealand. We are seeking an additional Cutting Tools / Machine Accessories SALES PERSON to join our professional team. The role involves promotion and sales of CNC cutting tools and machine tool accessories to existing and prospective client base and development and expansion of sales territory. Although Auckland based, travel will be required. Applicants must have strong communication and interpersonal skills and excellent time management and organisational ability. Previous experience is desired but not essential. Though candidates must be able to demonstrate proven aptitude. If you are a team player, are decisive and inspired by challenges and can sell the products, not the price, this role is for you. An attractive salary package will be supplied, including a company vehicle, computer and phone. Contact us now! Send your CV and covering letter detailing why you would be suitable for this role, to our HR Manager adeleoxford@totalcnc.co.nz.

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Alphatech Systems Limited are seeking an experienced Accounts Administrator. The ideal person will have: • 2+ years’ experience with Accounting ERP software • 5+ years’ experience working in office administration • Friendly and welcoming with a positive “can-do” attitude • Excellent written and spoken English • Good sense of personal presentation This company team has a great culture and prides itself on fostering friendly and collaborative internal relationships. So, if you’re looking for a supportive, busy and fun environment this will suit you. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to; • Reception and telephone duties • Accounts payable [multi currencies] • Accounts receivable and credit control • General administration Applicants must have NZ permanent residency or citizenship.

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These Wallabies are no bunnies T

he overwhelming Super Rugby success of New Zealand teams against Australian franchises won’t necessarily translate to an All Blacks Bledisloe Cup whitewash of the All Blacks over the Wallabies but it should. In David Pocock and Michael Hooper, the Wallabies have two exceptional loose forwards blessed with pace and courage. Pocock’s uncanny ability to steal possession from breakdowns rivals that of former All Black skipper Richie McCaw and in second-five Kurtley Beale and fullback Israel Folau, they have two world-class attacking backs who make breaks and score tries. While doing that against an All Blacks team laden with Crusaders won’t be easy. Head coach Steve Hansen won’t want the Aussies to dominate possession and territory as easily as the South African Lions did in the Christchurch final against the back-to-back Super Rugby champions. It was magnificent defence and character along with the brilliance of first-five Richie Mo’unga which clinched that 37-18 result although Hansen has made no bones about his preference for Beauden Barrett as the starting test No 10 against Australia in Sydney on Saturday night. Nobody doubts the massive contribution Barrett has made to the national team’s cause since beating the challenge of Aaron Cruden

Agnew’s Angle in stepping into Dan Carter’s shoes over the past two years. Nor does anyone doubt Damian McKenzie’s ability to set the game alight off the bench. However, on Super Rugby form, nobody anywhere out-performed Crusaders maestro Mo’unga although only a fool would argue against the probability of the speedy Barrett returning to his best when he puts on the black jersey. While some critics have suggested Barrett could return to fullback where his brother Jordie has also shone, they should remember that Ben Smith has rivalled Wallaby Folau for the honour of being the world’s best No 15. With this column penned before today’ announcement of the team, I can only assume Hansen and fellow selectors Ian Foster and Grant Fox will remain loyal to those who have done the job for them in the past, provided they are match fit and injury-free. Clearly Dane Coles and Sonny Bill Williams have not reached that state although the form of Codie Taylor and Ryan Crotty warrants their promotion.

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Local lad Ryan Fox is looking forward to a break in New Zealand after a creditable performance this season. Photo Instagram

Fox puts feet up for a bit By NICK KRAUSE Beachlands’ pro golfer Ryan Fox has returned to New Zealand for a much-deserved break after a hectic end of season which culminated at the weekend with his best ever performance at a major. Fox, 31, finished in a fourway tie for 27th at the US PGA Championship in St Louis, Missouri, on Monday carding six-under at Bellerive Country Club to take home US$76,000 (NZ$ 115,552) in prize-money for the week. It has propelled him to a PB 77th in the world – which he is keen to improve upon.

“It was a good week for sure,” Fox told the Times. “It was my best finish in a major and it’s been nice to be trending that way lately.” Fox, son of All Black great Grant, said it has been an incredible week “and the crowds and atmosphere were amazing”. “I’m proud to have played in three majors this year and made all three cuts,” he said. “The goal is to try to break into that top 50. A long way to go yet though.” Right now he has R&R on his mind. “Yes three weeks off back in New Zealand now,” he said. “Looking forward to a bit of time off.”

owick Hornets Rugby League Football Club claimed the fourth and final play-off spot with a convincing upset 34-24 victory over Pt Chevalier on Saturday. The Hornets took the lead in the seventh minute and never looked back, with forwards Reece Charlie and Tony Tuia among the standouts. Pt Chevalier scored late to reduce the final losing margin to 10 points, and will now head into the finals off back-to-back defeats. Team manager Dan Rawson said Jethro Friend ensured the Hornets got on the scoreboard first with a short ball to Tony Tuia for a barge over try.“Liam Prendegast with a move set up two plays before, shaped to pass it wide but passed inside to JT running an awesome line breaking three tackles and diving over in the 16thminute,” said Rawson. At around the 33rd minute, Liam Prendegast scored after he took a cheeky tap from the penalty 5 metres out from the line. “All the Point Chev players were standing behind the posts and all the Howick players were talking amongst themselves. The only

two who knew what was happening was the ref and Liam,” said Rawson.“George Edwards did his best Micheal Witt impersonation by running around in the opposition in-goal before finally putting it down closer to the posts for Drew Radich to slot the conversion and becomes back to back Golden Boot winner for most goals in the regular season.”Radich also came second in the most points in season with 132.George Edwards showed some style with a 90m break, but got caught right in front of the club house. Howick spread it wide to the opposite side where the backline move was finished off by Seiloni Liavaa.“With a massive year already for coach Shaun Clark with his wife playing for the New Zealand Warriors, and a new baby welcomed into the.family mid way through round 1, a finals berth was one goal the coaching staff had from pre-season, and it feels great to be able to accomplish that,” Rawson said. “Also only having one loss at home against Glenora in round one due to the massive support from not just the firm but all the club

families and friends, it was great to get the win against Pt Chev, a team we haven’t beaten in about five years. “The boys from both teams have really embraced the culture on and off the field that Shaun and I brought in at the start of the year, with multiple times Howick players outnumbering the hosting teams in away games for the post match. “We have known all year we have the players to win the Fox Memorial. We have been hit hard by injuries, but some young guys really stepped up and it’s great to see.” Other results: U13 girls’ 9-aside : Howick 30 Manurewa 12Howick started strongly scoring in the first few minutes, and continued to dominate throughout the game. U14/15 Restricted: Manurewa 16 Howick 10Down 0-10 at half time, Howick came back strongly in the second to level the scores at 10-10 and force the Finals into extra time.

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