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The beeping and buzzing of technology, noisy traffic, the incessant shouting of social media – it never shuts up. Caught in this constant babble, how do we find stillness?
This is the starting point for Massive Company’s newest devised work Babble, written by the cast of 20 in collaboration with Carla Martell, Scotty Cotter and Rosie Langabeer. The Babble journey began last year when Massive Company reached out to five South Auckland schools to find their ensemble.
Twenty rangatahi (youth) were selected from Ormiston Senior College, as well as students from other colleges along with three members of Massive Nui Ensemble—the company’s training programme for emerging artists. Babble brings dynamic physicality, inventive imagery, a multi-layered musical soundscape and a formidable cast of young South Auckland voices to the Mangere Arts Centre stage from March 18-28 as part of Auckland Arts Festival.
Drawing on their own unique experiences and stories, the young performers will lift the lid on navigating the incessant noise of the world they live in—to find stillness, amongst the wall of noise caused by traffic, electronics, Above, Babble brings dynamic physicality to stage; right, Students of Ormiston Senior College (l-r) Amanda Lee, Warren Tout and Hannah Solomons are a part of the formidable cast of Babble. Photos supplied
sirens, fireworks, technology and the constant bombardment of political rhetoric.
“It’s all about the constant stimulation, growing up in a world in which it often seems as if you have to be loud to be heard,” says Cotter.
The cast represents a truly diverse Auckland, with performers’ ethnicities being represented from the Maori, Samoan, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Tongan, Japanese, South Africa, Cook Island and Pakeha communities.
Assistant director, Ebony Andrew says, “The great thing about working with this cast is their dedication. Not many young people would give up their summer holiday or balance a part time job with full time rehearsals or take four forms of public transport in the morning to get to rehearsal.”
The cast of 20 performers started the process of making Babble with their own personal stories and backgrounds. Themes such as exposure, globalised communities, pressures of technology and juggling the stresses of school and home life are some of the rich tapestry of experiences that contribute to the work.
Ormiston College student Amanda says, “It feels amazing! Not only do I get to work with some of the most creative and talented people I have ever met, but I also get to learn from each and every one of them. Being a part of this production is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
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The applicant must be available for work during all School Holidays. Experience is not essential, as full training will be given. Could suit a school leaver.
If this sounds like you please call us on 09-534 9373 or drop your CV into our shop at 9 Moore Street, Howick. Only applicants who have been short listed will be contacted. Applicants for this position should have NZ Residency or a valid NZ work visa. CD263515
TEACHER AIDE Part-Time; Fixed-Term; Term Time Only
Sancta Maria College is a coeducational Y7–13 state integrated Catholic college in Flat Bush, East Auckland. We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated Teacher Aide with great initiative and communication skills to join our vibrant Learning Support Department.
The successful candidate will be required to work with a variety of students across the College from Year 7-13 with various special needs and talents. You will also need to work as a team member with teachers and other staff members and should be empathetic to the needs of young adolescents.
Commencing as soon as possible.
15 hours per week with negotiable hours.
All candidates will also be required to support the Special Character of the College.
Applications close on Friday 13 March 2020. Please visit our website for an application form and full role description: www.sanctamaria.school.nz
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Apply via email enclosing application form, CV and covering letter to: The Director of Learning Support, Mrs Louise Oliphant, l.oliphant@sanctamaria.school.nz
SIR EDMUND HILLARY COLLEGIATE OTARA REGISTERED NURSE (TERM TIME ONLY)
Want to make a difference? Be a part of a vibrant team providing comprehensive health and wellbeing care for adolescents in a school based health centre? Then we would love to meet you. We are seeking an experienced, friendly RN to work as part of a multidisciplinary health team. • Must enjoy working with youth in a multicultural setting. • Have a current NZ practising certificate • Relevant RN clinical experience is required • Database training on Pupilweb will be provided The successful applicant will be expected to have a youth health qualification or be willing to work towards this. This position is part-time for 23.5 hours a week in school term time only. Applications closes Friday 6th March 2020. Please apply in writing with a cover letter and CV to: Principal’s Assitant, Tarren Nel: tnel@sehc.school.nz Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, Senior School PO Box 61 054, Otara, Manukau 2159 Phone: 09 274 5782 ext 106, Fax: 09 274 6972
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Volunteer driVers We are looking for safe, warm-hearted fully licensed drivers to drive guests from their homes to the Selwyn Seniors Group at St Paul’s in the Park Anglican Church, 141 Chapel Road, Flat Bush on Friday mornings. The guests need to be there by 9.30am and they leave at 12 midday. You would also help out with the activities and morning tea.
If you are interested or would like further information, please contact Reverend Warner Wilder warnerwilder30@gmail.com or phone 021 548 407 DY265898
Dental Receptionist/ pRactice aDministRatoR Pakuranga Experienced friendly receptionist required who will accept responsibility to competently manage a range of administrative tasks in our 3 dentist / 4 hygienist practice. You will be efficient, organised, proactive and able to think on your feet. Great people skills, computer skills, initiative, a strong work ethic with an ability to learn are necessary.
Please email CV to Peter at psmith@frasersmithlowe.co.nz CD255828
Looking for reliable people wanting to earn some extra cash delivering our award-winning newspapers once a week, every Tuesday. You must be physically capable to deliver the paper every week — rain, hail or shine. Our papers are delivered to the Pohutakawa Coast, Botany, Ormiston, Howick, Mellons Bay, Pakuranga, Bucklands Beach, Farm Cove and surrounding areas.
PR248896-V2 If this sounds like you get in touch with us immediately and we can arrange a delivery area close to your home. Immediate start.
Please email name, address and contact phone numbers to: papers@times.co.nz
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All Saints Anglican Church Howick 17 Selwyn Rd, Ph 534 6864 Service Times are: Sunday: 7.30am & 9.30am Wednesday: 10.00am (Selwyn Church) allsaints@xtra.co.nz www.allsaintshowick.org.nz St Thomas’ Anglican Church Whitford 37 Whitford-Maraetai Rd, Ph 272 4484 Sunday Service: 9.30am
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St Andrew’s Church Centre Cnr Vincent St & Ridge Rd, Howick www.howpres.org.nz Sunday, March 8 9.30am Quarterly Communion with King’s Kids
Thursday, March 12 10am Morning Worship Phone 535-4403
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KITCHEN HAND / COMMIS CHEF Part time, could lead to full time. Immediate start. Summer is here and we are busy, looking for more staff to add to our wonderful team! • Hands on, busy kitchen roles • Should hold a valid work visa for New Zealand. • Own transport necessary! • Pepperjacks is a busy Restaurant, Cafe & Bar. Located in Pine Harbour, Beachlands. • Wages as per experience and potential. Please send your CV to info@pepperjacks.co.nz or call Yash 021 895 755
Practice Nurse - Part Time
Unique opportunity to work within an expanding multi site General Practice enhancing your own career by working within our dynamic multidisciplinary healthcare team. Our team comprises of GPs, Nurse Practitioner & Experienced Practice Nurses along with an excellent supportive management and admin team. We are all proud to be innovative in and passionate about delivering quality healthcare.
Our nursing scope is expanding all the time the variety in your day can be huge consisting of assessment, triage, chronic disease and lifestyle care, liquid nitrogen therapy, vaccinations, wound care, IV therapy, spirometry, smear taking and much more. 32 hours per week, one evening shift until 8.30pm.
Key attributes and requirements to be in this role: ● Primary Care experience ● High standard of clinical knowledge and performance ● Current CPR Certificate ● Current Authorised Vaccinator status ● The ability to learn quickly ● The ability to work effectively with information technology and practice systems ● Eligible to work in NZ
If you like to continuously improve your skills and knowledge and enjoy a changing environment then please send your CV to: bronwyn@myhealthteam.nz
NIGHT SUPPORT ROLE 9 hour shift one night a week and cover for other night staff as required We are a 24/7 residential care facility looking for a NIGHT SUPPORT PERSON 9.45pm Sunday through to 6.45am Monday The candidate needs to have a can do attitude – this position requires an active person as children are checked half hourly.
ADMIN SUPPORT PERSON 25hrs per week We are a 24/7 residential care facility looking for an Admin/Support Person Monday to Friday 9am to 2.30pm – would suit a parent with school age children The candidate needs to have a can do attitude – this position requires a person with a basic knowledge of office administration – Accounts payable, Data entry, Filing and Payroll.
EVENING SERVERY STAFF 18-23hrs per week We are a 24/7 residential care facility looking for an Evening Servery Person Variation on hours below during the first week of a new intake (18hrs for the week – no Sunday shift) Sunday 11.30am to 7pm and Monday to Thursday 3pm to 7pm for four weeks (23hrs per week) The candidate needs to have a can do attitude — this position requires an active person as the role involves working with cook, setting up dining area for children/family meals and then doing the dishes and clean-up of the kitchen and dining room afterwards.
www.times.co.nz Hopping mad: Special players are special cases
By JIM BIRCHALL I n the media this week was the report rugby league star Kayln Ponga is looking to be the next top athlete to make the code switch to union from league, in order to wear the All Black jersey.
Australian born, but eligible for New Zealand via his Maori heritage, Ponga is off-contract with the Newcastle Knights this November.
The Knights are clamouring to retain his signature and are believed to have offering a fouryear contract upgrade worth a whopping $4.5 million.
The contract also comes with a ‘player option’ for 2023, effectively a get-out clause freeing up Ponga to chase his All Black’s dream (just in time for the World Cup in France).
This comes on the heels of remarks from Ardie Savea concerning a switch to the ‘foreign’ code.
Whether he was serious about his ambitions or the comment was made to liven up the Ice project podcast he was appearing on (although he re-affirmed his stance on another show the following day), it got people talking.
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Rugby league star Kayln Ponga is looking to switch codes.
Photo Central Telegraph
He also won no fans in the City Of Sails league community, effectively waving the middle-finger by suggesting he would shun perennial strugglers the New Zealand Warriors by announcing he would “go to a team that’s good...that’s dominating, like the Storm or the Roosters”.
Boomers, and those old-atheart, decried the mere possibility of it happening on that great vehicle of the everyman-talkback radio, and muttered comments about Sonny Bill Williams (the guy can’t catch a break) and his code-hopping antics that infuriated the old school and their antiquated views on professionalism. The reality is talented young athletes now have options to experiment with other sports, thanks to contract flexibility from clubs desperate to retain them long term. They can also simply take a break from the sport as highlighted by recent rugby sabbaticals.
Much to the annoyance of purists, this trend shows no sign of stopping-nor should it.
Sportspeople with the ability, and more importantly the will, to challenge themselves further by taking up a new sport should be encouraged.
The majority of the apathetic public would probably raise only an inquisitive eyebrow should someone they know make a transition from a mechanic to a panel beater, so why is it such an issue when a sportsperson wants to spread their wings?
Conversely, Solomone Kata - an ex Howick Hornets player - is a great example of a player who had to adapt or die. After a series of so-so seasons, he was released by the Warriors, followed by a repeat dose at the Storm. With his career in nosedive he has returned to his roots in union with the Brumbies.
A schoolboy union star at Sacred Heart College, the Tongan powerhouse exercised his options and is now flourishing in his return to union with the Brumbies, starring in the early rounds including last Friday against the Chiefs, with a well taken try and several solid carries.
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FRIDAY 06 Rise 7:10am Set 7:51pm 9:03am to 11:03am; 9:32pm to 11:32pm Rise 5:34pm Set 2:29am 11:24am 11:37pm
TUESDAY 03 Rise 7:07am Set 7:56pm 6:18am to 8:18am; 6:44pm to 8:44pm SATURDAY 07 Rise 7:11am Set 7:50pm 10:02am to 12:02pm; 10:31pm to 12:31am Rise 2:41pm Set 12:02am 1:39am 2:05pm
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➤ From Page 20 Six of those that have come via this season’s development program, and they have 11 referee’s that have represented PC touch, Counties and NZ in overseas events and World cups. Age is no barrier to getting involved as young Kurt Harrison showed. Kurt was one of our first young men to join the development program. Kurt started refereeing age just 14 and in his first year went from refereeing U12 games to controlling the A Grade final.
Kurt has progressed through the programme to becoming PC Touch’s only Level 4 black badge the highest rank in NZ and the world. Kurt went on to represent PC touch at the Youth World Cup in Malaysia in the 2018 season.
This season, a young 11-year-old referee has taken up refereeing, and will hope to emulate Kurt. Carl Llewelyn is proud of his charges and says, “The rewards you get watching these kids grow in confidence and skill set during the season makes this programme well worthwhile. “We have had many parents comment during the season that they have seen such a massive difference in their son or daughter as result of refereeing and that just makes the programme even more successful on many scales not just as a referee.” ■ To get involved, contact PCT via their website www.sporty.co.nz/ coasttouch/
THURSDAY 05 Rise 7:09am Set 7:53pm 8:05am to 10:05am; 8:34pm to 10:34pm MONDAY 09 Rise 7:12am Set 7:47pm 11:58am to 1:58pm; 11:29pm to 1:29am Rise 4:39pm Set 1:32am 3:32am 3:55pm
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Pohutukawa churns out touch referees
Pohutakawa Coast Touch (PCT) based in Beachlands has a proud and enviable record of producing top class touch referees, many of who have gone on to referee at the national level.
The club is considered the largest module in New Zealand, with a staggering (approximate) 1200 players registered.
Its referee development squad was created 12 years ago by Eddie Van Den Dop who wanted to create a team of referees to assist in the module. Back in his day there were just a handful of volunteers that put their hand up to referee and at the time there were no support mechanisms by Counties or NZ Touch nor pathways or qualifications they just turned up and ran.
Carl Llewelyn took over the role 8+ years ago and started a long-term plan to create a team of elite referees. To date, 66 referees (sourced mainly from player ranks) have been put through the development programme, and currently they boast 37 referees within the youth development and elite programmes. In addition, 24 referees are either still in the National programme or have represented Counties and NZ at nationals.
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Improved Blues face mighty Hurricanes
Having deservedly overcome the previously unbeaten Stormers 33-10 in Cape Town, the Blues face an even sterner test of their Super Rugby talent against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday.
That latest win, following their triumph against the Bulls in Pretoria, can be attributed to the return of Otere Black to first-five and the success of converting Steven Perofeta to fullback where they have contributed to a far more cohesive backline.
Black is not a fancy attacker, but he has an astute rugby brain and an accurate kick which succeeded with four penalties and converted all three of the Blues tries scored by Joe Marchant (2) and Dalton Papalii.
Given more space at fullback where his sidestep and slick pass bring rich reward, Perofeta has adjusted nicely to his new position. Throw in Rieko Ioane, Mark Telea and Englishman Marchant and it’s a backline possessed of pace and penetration.
However with powerful Ngani Laumape and Vince Aso combining brilliantly in the centres during the Hurricanes 62-15
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The Blues’ latest win can be attributed to the return of Otere Black to first-five and the success of converting Steven Perofeta to fullback. Photo supplied
thrashing of the Sunwolves, the Blues defence will need to be excellent in Wellington next Saturday.
Add to them inspirational halfback TJ Perenara, slippery fullback Chase Tiatia and big wingers Kobus van Wyk and Ben Lam and they have awesome strike power. In scoring three tries against the Sunwolves, determined South African van Wyk showed off a smart sidestep and fend.
Their forwards have also exceeded expectations. But they can expect the Blues pack to offer far sterner opposition than the Sunwolves were capable of.
Meanwhile it was good to see Joseph Parker score a fifth round technical knockout win over Shawndell Winters in Frisco, Texas, after he had been inactive for the best part of a year.
That is too long in a sport which demands frequent action to prevent ring rust and loss of fitness and timing of punches.
However Parker got it right when an excellent four-punch combination nearly put Winters through the ropes in the fifth after a crunching right floored the American in the third.
Unfortunately in his eagerness to demonstrate his punching power, Parker failed to box as well as he can against a wily opponent who was no patsie.
Consequently he got caught in too many clinches against a 39-year-old former cruiserweight who conceded considerable weight. Parker is not an in-fighter and is at his best when he uses his excellent left jab extensively. Nor is he a one-punch knockout artist like David Tua was with his lethal left hook. However he does have fast reflexes and is capable of putting opponents away with his combinations, as he did in the fifth against Winters.
That performance won’t scare Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury who need to unify the world heavyweight championship by fighting in a winner-take-all bout. Meanwhile I ended up with egg on my face last week when reporting on Tyson’s win against Wilder, I wrote Fury’s corner threw in the towel when in fact it was Wilder’s.
Be assured I am having my senility checked and have asked my proof reader to see an optician. That will have to wait until former WBC king Deontay Wilder exercises his right to have a third crack at Fury. ■ Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer
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