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In what has become an annual tradition as part of the Midnight Madness event, the lights on the tree and down the main street will be turned on signalling to all the little ones that Christmas is just around the corner. The lights are due to be

turned on 8.30pm at Stockade Hill.

The Rotunda in the main street will be lit up as well as the motif light displays on the street poles again this year adding a lovely ambience to the village.

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idnight Madness in Howick Village is nearly here – Friday November 22.

The Village will once again be alive with entertainment and activities for our annual preChristmas shopping extravaganza.

This event runs from 9am on Friday November 22 and continues through the evening until midnight as a family and community occasion.

Midnight Madness has grown exponentially over the past 26 years and requires road closures to host the 30,000+ people who come to enjoy some wonderful pre-Christmas shopping bargains, music, entertainment and the general vibe that the event offers.

This is your chance to get a head start on your Christmas shopping and enjoy the excitement that only Midnight Madness can offer.

As well as our superb retail stores, cafes and restaurants, our iconic markets will be open from 6pm, hosting a full contingent of stalls, street food ven-

dors, artisan foods, produce and an extensive array of arts and crafts.

There is something for everyone! A number of special guests will be mingling with the crowd and available for photo opportunities.

A new addition to our entertainment line up this year, is our Silent Disco and a Kid’s Zone.

Both should be crowd-pleasers, especially among our younger community. Bring the children to enjoy our new Kombi train ride and have a go on the popular animal cycles!

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Cats go missing in Farm Cove

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ould the disappearance of a number of cats from the Farm Cove area be the work of an individual operating with nefarious intent?

The Times has been approached by a local resident, whose cat went missing in late 2018, and been supplied information about six other felines that have apparently gone missing and never returned over the past two years.

The usual evidence of an animal meeting its end via being run over or similar failed to materialise and the felines appear to have just vanished into thin air.

The Times has also been supplied with disturbing photos of a drowned long-haired cat

which was found in the Farm Cove estuary.

The resident explained that she had personally known of three cats to have met the same fate, in the same stretch of water adjacent to the Rotary Walkway.

A theory was advanced that perhaps the cats had drowned as a result of misadventure, but given cats aversion to water and the repeated cases, this is may be drawing a long bow.

The SPCA was approached to supply statistics on missing cats in the area and the Times hoped to correlate the data and look for patterns to add credence to the speculation.

Communications manager Jessie Gilchrist had this to say: “We don’t have a database specifically for missing animals. For cats, I suggest people get in touch with lostpet.co.nz

– this service is provided by the NZ Companion Animal Council and is an online noticeboard form for missing pets. SPCA uses this service too.”

According to wikivet, cats predominantly venture only within their home range of about 1-2 kilometres from residence, and to travel away from a well-pawed track is behaviour more commonly seen in dogs.

The case of the missing moggies draws unfortunate parallels with the Croydon catkiller, an alleged decapitator who was said to roam south west London from 2015-2018. The Metropolitan police took the allegations seriously enough that a dedicated taskforce was established to apprehend the cat ripper. More than 2000 man-hours were tied up with the investigation, before ultimately concluding

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that the mutilations had not been carried out by a human, and were likely caused by wildlife predation or scavenging on cats killed in vehicle collisions, The evidence was also dismissed by crime academics who cited the growing hysteria as an example of moral panic.

Trade Me co-founder and philanthropist Gareth Morgan has a particular disdain for the humble household cat, arguing they should be eradicated in order to re-establish native bird populations decimated by feline predation.

Could an individual with an axe to grind be responsible, or is it simply a sad case of beloved pets meeting an unfortunate end?

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Rotary speech contest highlights ethical standards

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The club held its annual Brian Hanlon Howick College 4 – Way Test Speech Contest for Year 9 and 10 students last week.

Four finalists - Amber Vodanovich, Hope Milo, Max Louw and Anannya - presented some thought-provoking speeches to a large audience of their families, college organising teachers and Rotary club guests and members. Toastmasters organisation members Devi Subramaniam and Deborah Geisler were on hand to judge the speeches. The speeches were judged on the basis of points awarded for content, organisation and delivery with the

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The Christmas Light Display in Fencible Park has been cancelled from Midnight Madness.

Howick Village Association (HVA) manager Jane Newbury said the Christmas Light Trust had reluctantly decided to cancel the display this year.

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overall winner being the person with the best cumulative ranking. The winner on the night was Anannya whose subject was “Derogatory Speech”. Devi, who was lead judge, also provided the con-

testants with some adjudication comments and remarked on the “very high standard”.

The contest is held annually and this year was organised by college teachers Tom Stacey and Ann Botha in conjunction

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Rotary President Mike Abercrombie said: “The contest is one of the highlights of the Rotary year particularly in relation to the many youth support projects that the club undertakes and it is really pleasing to see the confidence that these young people demonstrated in presenting their speeches”.

The awards for the night included gift vouchers from Paper Plus in Howick with the winner also receiving the Brian Hanlon Trophy. Katie Treneman, owner of Paper Plus, said: “She was really happy to support Rotary in their efforts to encourage the development of young people in the community.”

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This decision has been made based on a combination of factors security, standards and resources, she said.

“Already in the short time the tent has been in place it has been broken into and the Trust are concerned that, despite the security arrangements, the display

will be vulnerable to vandalism,” said Newbury.

“The Trust are not confident that the standard of the display from previous years can be guaranteed and do not wish to provide a substandard display.”

She said it had also become apparent that the group of

volunteers the Trust had been able to tap into for previous years had dwindled.

“The demands on those few that can be mustered would be beyond what should be expected,” she said.

“The Trust is disappointed to make this decision at the 11th hour but the pressure to

have the display in place for Midnight Madness was too great, and having the space free for alternative uses, was more important.”

The HVA is working on arrangements to have a Santa grotto included in Midnight Madness 2019 planning.

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Safe Store blaze wipes out sizable antique collection

Sculpture vandalised: Third time unlucky for Kid Justice

By JIM BIRCHALL Divisive artwork Kid Justice, located on a plinth in Crawford Reserve, Howick, has been vandalised - again.

The Times visited on Monday and noticed the $55,000 sculpture by artist Erin Forsyth had been vandalised for the third time.

A foot was damaged in March, and the left arm removed in August.

The current attack is the third on the suffrage-marking statue since it’s unveiling in December.

Auckland Council has been approached for comment.

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The winning tickets were sold at Onehunga Mall Superette and New World Botany.

Powerball was not struck and rolls over to Saturday night, where the jackpot will be $14 million.

Meanwhile, Strike Four was also won last night by a player from Auckland, who took home $400,000. The winning Strike ticket was sold at Countdown Three Kings.

fire in the early hours of Monday at Safe Store Storage Pakuranga in Harris Rd, East Tamaki left a local businessman’s antique collection decimated.

Ted Waters, owner of the popular Apothecary restaurant in Howick, heard about the flames engulfing the facility from his wife who saw the fire on the news.

Waters estimates his loss at about $70,000. He believes the incident is starting to look more like arson, and he has been asked by police to provide an impact statement.

According to a Fire & Emergency Northern Communications spokesperson, 15 pumps were employed at the height of the blaze, helped by aerial support and a command unit. By Monday afternoon, one appliance remained at the scene turning over debris and containing hotspots.

Two fire investigators were on site conducting inquiries as to the fire’s origin. Their investigation is on-going. Police also attended the scene, largely for traffic control purposes.

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“Many of you will remember the penny for post, penny for health through the sale of health stamps. Unfortunately, letter writing is a past art and we no longer receive funds though post.”

Talking to the Times, Pene looked back at the time when children were at the health camp mainly due to health reasons asthma, bad eyesight, diabetes, scabies or hair lice.

“But now they are here due to trauma caused by emotional, physical or sexual abuse,” she said.

“Children come from harmful relationships and there is a big impact of drugs, violence and disruption to family life. Sometimes a child has been witness to the dad banging the mum’s head against a wall and there are memories that won’t go away. They’ve seen their sibling end their life and it’s important to make them understand that it is not their fault. Children are emotionally, mentally and sexually scarred and it takes a much longer time to heal,” she observed.

“Sadly, children are not children anymore as there is so

much pornography and violence in the media and the ability to access violence in the name of entertainment.

At Stand they not only work with children but also with families. Stand also runs the grief and loss programme called Seasons for grown-ups.

“We do parenting since the child will go back to the same family environment and sometimes parents have their own trauma history that they carry into their parenting,” pointed out Pene.

“Right from the first moment they engage with our social workers, they are treated with kindness. Children are in a safe space and we teach them how to make safe choices.

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ne hundred years of helping vulnerable children and their families to stand up and be strong in the face of adverse childhood experiences, is a huge milestone.

Celebrating the centenary of Stand Children’s Services at the Children’s Village at Half Moon Bay were members of local service organisations including Freemasons, Probus, Rotary and Zonta who have supported Stand over the years Over 10 decades Stand, formerly known as the Children’s Health Camp, has transformed lives of children from 7-11 who are at significant risk of harm as a consequence of the environment in which they are being raised.

Pene Frost, regional manager Pou Toko who has been with the charity for over 40 years, is an institution in her own right. She expressed her gratitude to therapeutic staff, cooks, leadership team, volunteers, coaches and tireless doctors on the occasion.

“It is 100 years of collective service to the community and I’d like to thank everyone for their kindness,” she said.

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a woman “who has basically made it” (in Hollywood films).

In the near future Bronte would like to be “working internationally in film” and has taken several trips to Los Angeles and combined training with industry networking.

She “would love to see more women in martial arts” and hopes her achievements act as an inspiration to young women looking to take up combat sports.

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She picked up three silver medals across the Taolu discipline which encompasses staff, broadsword and bare hand fighting styles.

The win was just another achievement for the talented 26-year-old, who only took up Wushu (Kung Fu) 18 months ago, and spent six months of that, injured.

She is also an experienced aerobics coach, spending 20 hours per week training local youngsters to international competition level. She represented New Zealand in Aerobic Gymnastics for many years at numerous international events before shifting her sights towards coaching and judging the sport.

Bronte has encompassed her athletic background into stunt work for both U.S and New Zealand film and TV productions. She recently appeared on popular local show Wellington Paranormal, and started her career in

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hear all the time from people that they want to see better roads and public transport. I couldn’t agree more.

Our local community, like the rest of Auckland, has unfortunately suffered from a chronic under-investment in public transport infrastructure in the past.

We are finally seeing construction on the Eastern Busway taking shape and plans for the Botany to Airport Rapid Transit solution along Te Irirangi Drive are also coming along.

It can take more than an hour to drive from Botany to downtown Auckland during rush hour and the same amount of time coming back.

When complete, the Eastern Busway will see travel from Botany to Britomart cut to less than 40 minutes.

Our Botany to Airport plans will see the southern parts of

Botany connected with a rapid transit solution to the employment growth precincts of Manukau and the Airport.

The key to getting people out of cars and onto new infrastructure is going to be making it easier for them to get to the future Botany Station.

That’s where our future parkand-ride building at Botany comes in.

I’ve been pushing the Transport Minister and Auckland Transport this year to work on providing a park-and-ride in Botany as part of the two transport projects.

The Minister has now instructed his officials working on the Botany to Airport project to investigate park-and-ride as part of this work.

My vision for a park-and-ride facility would see a ground level bus interchange, first floor parking for shoppers and then several

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Jami-Lee Ross floors of parking for public transport users.

The cost of building this facility will be partially offset by putting an appropriate commercial or residential development at the top.

The existing parking in Botany is privately owned and limited.

People who use these two public transport services deserve somewhere safe and accessible to park their vehicles.

Locals want better public transport and they want it to be easy to use.

It is possible to reduce congestion by getting cars off the road, deliver faster public transport, and provide a safe place to park.

Park-and-ride is a critical piece of this puzzle.

Speeding drivers upset quiet community Almost 90 per cent of respondents to a public survey say they’re concerned about the danger speeding motorists pose to their east Auckland community.

These are among the findings of a survey sent to Huntington Park residents by Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross, who says he’s heard from numerous locals about issues related to unsafe driving.

Ross recently wrote to people living in Huntington Park and asked for their views on whether there’s a safety problem in the area caused by speeding and unsafe driving.

He also asked if residents wanted the Howick Local Board to investigate options to slow cars down. Almost 90 of respondents answered yes to that question.

Huntington Park Residents and Ratepayers Association chairman Brian Brown says he often sees cars speeding through the area.

Something needs to be done to address the problem before someone is hurt in a crash, he says.

“It’s especially bad in the late afternoons. If you drive at 60km/h on Huntington Drive, it seems very fast.”

Ross says his survey was prompted by the many locals who raised concerns with him about motorists using Huntington Drive as a “rat run”, or cut-through, between Dannemora and East Tamaki.

“There’s a large number of families and senior citizens living in that area so it’s important to ensure our local roads are safe to use,” he says. “The new Howick Local Board has more than $7 million of ratepayer funding available for local transport works and road safety improvements.

“I’m writing to the Board with the results of this survey to inform its members about the views local residents have about speeding vehicles.”

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By JIM ALLNATT What started out as a very promising day for the Marie Raos Ray White HPCC Premier Men finished with the home side on the back foot at Lloyd Elsmore.

Dismissing the visitors for 144 in their first innings, thanks to Rudi Botadra starring with 4/21 off 13 overs and being well backed up by Donovan Grobbelaar’s 2/35, Matt Blandford’s 2/32 and Taine Jolley’s 2/31.

In reply, The Alpacas made a solid start in its run chase with an opening partnership of 36 between Bill Walsh and Dan Young. but the next six wickets fell for only an additional 38 runs and Howick are in dire straits at 74/7, still with 71 runs to make to achieve a first innings lead.

Papatoetoe’s bowlers kept a very tight length and the fielders were right on the mark. H. Vyas stood out with 4/15 off 17 overs, well supported by L. Instead who has taken 2/24 off 17.

Both sides have it all to play for as an outright victory for either team looms.

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What about the debt?

After reading the booklet sent to voters for the current council elections, I am not impressed with the presentations that many of the candidates have written.

It is not helpful for a voter to make sense of exactly what contribution a candidate can make to receive a relatively large sum of public money. Their personal details include items (like) what they would like to see such as lower rates or, in the case of current members, useless trivia.

It would have been helpful to voters if current members, the two councillors and the local board had contributed articles to the local newspapers if only to show that they were earning their large sums of public money.

One of the Howick councillors, and at least two members of the local board, have been serving for multiple terms. It would have been helpful if they had stepped down after and encouraged young people to stand for Howick. There should be a limit of two terms when standing for council and the local board.

Multiple terms only provide a candidate with a secure and regular income of pocket money.

Auckland Council has a huge debt.

Not on candidate has mentioned this debt and attempted to offer what should be done to check this amount or censure the mayor for the lack of discussions.

Annual salaries for elected members: Councillors $111,000; Local Board $48,000.

D Spencer, Highland Park

Roadworks in residential areas It seems that Auckland Transport and Council are happy to set rules for everyone else but waiver them when it suits them.

We are up in Pakuranga Heights on a normally quiet little street with the only drama of late being a chap who was attacked with a hammer.

I intervened just in time and, after the guy got out of hospital, he told us that if he had been hit once more that it was quite likely he would have died.

On Monday, November 4 at 7pm, and without notice, the road was blocked off and roadworks commenced. About 11pm the whole house started to shake in what honestly felt like an earthquake. If it was not for the noise of beeping horns and reversing alarms, I would have thought I was living in Christchurch. Apparently we were supposed to have received a letter informing us of the roadworks and neither myself nor the flat next door received a notice.

I contacted council and lodged a noise complaint. Initially they informed me that there was no consent on record, calls were made and apparently a partial consent came up.

Nonetheless, surely conducting extensive road resurfacing in a residential area when people are trying to sleep is a totally dumb idea. The works could have been conducted during the day with minimal interruption.

Noise control arrived and were given the Fulton and Hogan works order and told there was a consent. But still no one was able to provide the actual council consent. The contractor was a bit of a smarmy fellow and kept

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Late October a launch sunk. Sunday, November 3) a keeler.

Rather strange. Are Alain Marfat and Dominique Prieur (French spies responsible for sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985) back in Auckland?

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repeating, “We have a job to do, how would you like it if I interupted your job?”

Well, my friend, my wife has to be up at 5:30am to go to her job and you are keeping her awake so, in a way, you are interrupting our work.

The police were called, probably as a result of me climbing on the back of the unit in protest and telling them to shut the unit down. At this point after being lied to by their supervisor and hearing the trucks pull up beeping their horns, enough was enough.

Discussions were had and eventually works recommenced.

Now here is the surprising part.

They laid the last stretch of the road in less time than it took them to lay a smaller area.

Well it is 2am and the horns and reversing alarms are still going on. The house, thankfully, is not shaking any more.

Looks like we are going to end up having to take sick days tomorrow as a result of no sleep.

Nice to know that some people are getting paid for disturbing the peace.

Andrew Hooper, Pakuranga

Climate science is perhaps the most scrutinised science in history.

Nowadays some 70,000 experts work in the field, says a reader.

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Too much evidence to be a climate denier The essence of science is evidence and explanation. The theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is a comprehensive and coherent explanation of the observed phenomena rapidly rising surface and ocean temperatures, dramatic loss of ice - based on many lines of evidence.

There is nothing new about the basic idea. In 1824 Fourier realised Earth was warmer than he expected. Based on its distance from the sun, it should be -18C. He surmised this was due to a property of the atmosphere - what we now call the greenhouse effect. We now know it is 33C warmer, at 15C. In 1856 Eunice Foote demonstrated carbon dioxide trapped sunlight; CO2 is what we now call a greenhouse gas. In 1859 John Tyndall demonstrated changes in concentration of CO2 could bring climate change and in 1896 Svante Arrhenius calculated the temperature for a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere.

That’s just a brief introduction to climate science in the 1800s. I won’t try to outline the wealth of science done in the 1900s, except to say the oil company scientists knew in the 1960s their product was causing global warming.

Climate science is perhaps the most scrutinised science in history.

Nowadays some 70,000 experts work in the field, publishing science and consensus reports endorsed by the Royal Society of London, National Academy of Sciences of the USA, American Association for the Advancement of Science and every other scientific institution and society on the planet.

Consensus is not part of doing science, but is certainly a consequence of doing it right. This is reflected in reports from the IPCC, written by hundreds of climate scientists, who volunteer their time, evaluating thousands of papers. If there is any political aspect, it is to water-down the truth, to appease wishywashy politicians. Other synthesis reports, such as the Fourth National Assessment on Climate Change - released by the White House - come to the same conclusions: ■■ We are in trouble and don’t have much time to change our ways.

Every one of the nearly 8 million research scientists worldwide would love to show the theory wrong, and win a Nobel Prize. The American Physical Society, comprising some of the brightest people on the planet, describes the evidence as “incontrovertible”, so the likelihood of that happening is vanishingly small.

I know it’s difficult for people to admit they’ve been duped by the oil companies, which, like the tobacco companies, mounted a huge campaign of confusion and deception to keep selling their products, but that is the fact of the matter. They are now before the courts in the US for lying, but still their useful idiots continue to wage war on reality.

To make the truth even more painful, the IMF estimates the subsidies to oil companies amount to $5 trillion a year money that would be better spent developing renewable energy and switching to electric cars, buses, trains and trucks.

I salute Greta Thunberg, a direct descendant of Nobel Laureate Svante Arrhenius. I hope she wins the Nobel prize too. She deserves it, for rattling the climate deniers’ cage. And if you don’t know what a “climate denier” is, I refer you to the online Oxford Dictionaries.

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This group has been allocated by Auckland council $130 million of ratepayers’ money over 10 years to administer the volcanic cones of Auckland.

This equates to $26 dollars from every ratepayer per year and I, for one, resent giving them a cent

Arthur Moore, Pakuranga

Bullying in schools

Until 1970, the term bully or bullying never existed in NZ schools.

I would suggest in part the preponderance of bullying that exists today has come about because teachers’ workloads have become so onerous that their secondary role of patrolling playgrounds and corridors at morning interval and lunch which played a part in reducing bullying pre-1970 have fallen into neglect.

Though I certainly am not a fan of it, physical corporal punishment certainly must have played a part in prevention because

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1970 was about the time corporal punishment was abolished and bullying exacerbated and came to public notice.

Equally effective is taking the assailants’ free time.

I remember as a teacher doing just that.

The downside of that is the teacher has to, likewise, give up his or her time, contact the parent communicating the misdemeanour and, unless you are at a boarding school, run the pupil home.

To make matters worse, on this occasion I was verbally abused by an angry dad which may have indicated where the bullying characteristic in the son may have originated from.

Gary Hollis, Mellons bay

Don’t blame the children

I hope that you do not allow Celia Martin’s claims (Times, November 14) to go unchallenged. She may be correct that today’s schoolchildren have an unhealthy paranoia about their future. That paranoia is fuelled

by the apparent inability of their elders to accept science and the weight of evidence.

Yes, in the course of the last 4 billion years CO2 levels have fluctuated over a very wide range. Yes, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere sounds small. But small is not the same as insignificant and the current level is the highest in 800,000 years. And a third up on the most previous peak 300,000 years ago. Yes, volcanoes emit large quantities of CO2 but they also emit vast quantities of dust particles into the atmosphere.

Our planet is an interconnected system of processes and among those is the balance between heat (as radiation) reaching Earth and leaving Earth. When I trained as a chemical engineer 45 years ago the verdict was open as to whether the balance was swinging towards warming or cooling.

At that time the warming effects of greenhouse gases were largely being mitigated by the cooling effects of the huge quantities of particulate matter being spewed by industry into the atmosphere and reflecting the

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Who stuffed up this intersection?

Who in their wisdom decides on what is best for our roads?

It seems to me that the people in charge of decision-making don’t actually use roads as clearly demonstrated by the complete waste of taxpayers’ money at the intersection of Ti Rakau Drive and Gossamer Road.

With their consultants and driving experience, they have decided it would be best to condense the traffic into two lanes now (instead of single file) to turn from a major road (Ti Rakau) into a residential road (Gossamer).

This will now condense right on the intersection and cause more of an issue than before.

As a user of this intersection, it actually used to work quite well. With the phasing of the lights you used to make it through in a decent amount of time.

I believe, and I am sure others do too, money could have been better spent anywhere else in town and we would all be happier if these types of things were done properly, not just trying to address one area and pushing the problem to another street.

Duane Bicknell, Pakuranga

Food waste awareness

Food waste is certainly a big issue in our country today. However what we don’t know won’t hurt us, right?

In a news items was a statement that Kiwis throw away 157,389 tonnes of food each year. I don’t know how many families that quantity will feed but I do know that if we were to stop the waste and, instead, use the extra to feed the homeless/poor, we’ll have more positive, contented and achievement-oriented people, if reports from the school breakfast and lunch groups are anything to go by.

I find it astounding when I walk through the food courts in shopping malls to see the wasted food left on tables, especially when it’s smorgasbord-style food.

Are Kiwis not taught to take only what they can eat up and then go for seconds if they need more?

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Particulates are highly visible and relatively easy to remove, in contrast to CO2 which is invisible and extremely costly to remove. We all know how that debate ended and we have clean air to breath - in the western world at least. But that heat balance has now shifted as a result.

As for the correlation between sunspot activity and global temperatures, your correspondent’s own statement speaks for itself. Yes, there is an apparent similarity for the 120 years from 1860.

Ask your correspondent what has happened since 1980 (hint: temperatures have continued to climb while cycle duration has steadily declined).

We educate our children in scientific method and our understanding of the physical world.

Who can blame them for being frustrated at our rejection of that same teaching.

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nbelievable is how Dannemora resident Ethan Korewha describes the moment he heard that he’d been cast as the lead in the National Youth Theatre Company’s (NYTC) latest production The Wizard of Oz, opening on Friday November 29.

The 21-year-old is thrilled to play the Wizard.

“It’s an absolute privilege,” he says about being part of the enchanting musical drawn from the all-time classic MGM screenplay that celebrates its 80th birthday this year.

“I had auditioned for the Tinman but then decided to give the lead role a shot. I didn’t expect to be playing the character of the Wizard and Professor Marvel in two of the shows. I love being part of the theatre so much that I’d be happy even if I got into the chorus,” he says.

Ethan, who has been associated with the NYTC since he was 14, has acted in 17 shows to date with the NYTC. These include a variety of roles in classics including Annie, Cats, Shrek, Oliver, Peter Pan, Aladdin and Pinocchio.

It didn’t take Ethan long to realise that if you want to be in the cast in the NYTC’s two productions a year, you have to be quick.

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Ethan Korewha has acted in 17 shows to-date with the NYTC and is thrilled to be cast as one of the leads in The Wizard of Oz musical.

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Median house prices in Auckland increased by 0.8 per cent to $868,000 – up from $861,000 at the same time last year – the highest price in 19 months.

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“Additionally, the country saw a new national record median price of $607,500 – the first time the median house price for New Zealand has exceeded the $600,000 mark.

This is the highest number of regional record prices we’ve seen for the country in 23 months.

“The Gisborne region also had a very strong month with a 37.1 per cent increase in median price year-on-year to $425,000 – the strongest price rise across the country,” continues Norwell.

“October saw the Auckland region experience the highest median house price in 19 months at $868,000. This was a 0.8 per cent lift on the median price seen last October and a 2.4 per cent lift on the median price from September this year.

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“Additionally, Franklin District saw median house prices increase 8.8 per cent to $695,000 the highest median price in 4 months,” she continues.

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The country saw a new national record median price of $607,500 – the first time the median house price for New Zealand has exceeded the $600,000 mark.

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ACTIVE retired carpenter, past master builder, wants small jobs e.g. easing sticky doors, windows, deck repairs, all carpentry jobs Ph: Bob 534 1355 or 027 4763937

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ELECTRICAL

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20 — Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, November 21, 2019

Brett 534 3562 027 493 0181

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7:00pm Monday 2nd December 2019 HPNC Netball Centre, Pakuranga Highway, Umpires Room Please see our website or contact the Club Secretary for a nomination form. All welcome.

Deb Moore, Secretary 022 306 0599 dean.debs@hotmail.com www.sporty.co.nz/sunnyhillsnetball

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GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN

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PHIL’S TREE & STUMP GRINDING

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Applications close on December 1st 2019.

Temporary road closure Ridge Rd (Waterloo to Picton), Wellington St (Nelson to Picton), Fencible St (Moore to Wellington) Cook St and Picton St (Ridge to Drake) will be closed from 9am to 4.30pm on Sunday 8 December 2019 for the Howick Santa Parade.

Boat Covers Outdoor Blinds Outdoor Furniture All Canvas Repairs 171 Moore St. Howick 0274 760 577 easterncovercentre.co.nz

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courses@dynaspeak.ac.nz MANGERE 09 255 6741

NEW LYNN 09 827 3612

PETS

PETS

CAT DOORS $130 FITTED Ph 265 2941

PINKYS PET BOARDING AND GROOMING

Special Conditions Apply

E: pinkys.boarding@xtra.co.nz - www.pinkys.co.nz

HAYNE’S GLASS K54091-V2

ACCOMMODATION OFFERED HOWICK /HIGHLAND PK, fully furn room, $190pw all incl., handy shops, bus. Ph 534-3339, 021-0463437

GARAGE SALES

4/302 Te Irirangi Dr, Botany South Ph 09 265 2865

Bookings available for Christmas  Dog and Cat Boarding  Dog Grooming  Doggy Day Care  Free day care with all grooms 24 hours on site care

PROFESSIONALS

HOWICK 7 Larkin Place 8am start Sat 23rd. Household goods, childrens toys, books etc.

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

Friendly & Affordable Companion Driving & Caring In-Home Assistance • Medical appointments • Shopping & errands • Pets to the vets • In-home assistance Services tailored to our client’s needs

We sell:

Furniture • Household Goods Antiques • Quality Used Clothing

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

Call Nicola & Rachel on (09) 576 5554 www.fabdrivers.co.nz

RENTALS

9 Ben Lomond Cres

Open 6 Days

People First

0800 677 467 Pick Up Service Available

Howick & Pakuranga Property Management & Letting Agency

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WANTED TO BUY BUYING

50% discount on letting fees* 2 months no management fees*

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Are you a local college leaver/athlete wishing to stay in the area and study in 2020? The Fencible Foundation are currently accepting applications for support funding that can go towards tertiary fees, study items and/or tools for apprentices. Scholarships range in value from $1,500 to $2,000pa and applicants can apply up to three years in a row.

For information on the programme and how to apply, parents and candidates should go to: www.fenciblefoundation.co.nz

This closure applies to all except authorised and emergency vehicles.

For further information, please contact Auckland Transport on 09 355 3553.

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ROOFING repair service 26 yrs exper. All work guar. Ph 536 7173 or 021 079 8166

SUNDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2-5PM 165 Pigeon Mountain Rd, Half Moon Bay

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BRANCH MANAGER

UPHOLSTERERS

ROOFING

& GARAGE SALE

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

CD166407

Certifying Plumber & Gasfitter All Maintenance Gasfitting Hot Water Cylinders Renovations Roofing & Backflow

CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY FAIR

COURSE STARTS 24 February 2020 Daytime & evening classes

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Phone Josh 021 074 8027

All Tree Work – Fully Insured – Qualified Arborists – Over 30 yrs Exp. 535 9093 027 476 0246

020 415 98867

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All tree and hedge work Rubbish removal Garden Clearouts Free Quotes Fully Insured

K54146

CD258536

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

$20 OFF

Ph Murray

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Ph 535 9567 John 027 492 0772

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

TREES

& STUMP GRINDING

A-CLASS TREE SERVICES

PLUMBER

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

Ph: 533 0437 027 600 6232

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Handy Andy

All Saints,1717Selwyn SelwynRoad, Road,Howick Howick All Saints, Phone 534 6864 Phone534 5346864 6864 Phone

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as we start the run-up to Christmas.

7pm, Sunday 25 November 7pm,Sunday Sunday24 25November November 7pm, All Saints, 17 Selwyn Road, Howick

THE TILE GUY, floor & wall tiling. Certified waterproofing. Stonemason by trade.

30yr exp. 021 031 1899.

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

TUITION

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Ph Allan or Matt Craig 0274-962-118, 021-813-883 09-215-1144 admin@craigplumbing.co.nz

TUITION

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

TILING

Matt

Phone (09) 929 3836 / 021 071 8834 | 44 Casuarina Rd, Half Moon Bay

CD45807

Experienced family business, quality service

SUNNYHILLS NETBALL CLUB AGM

Household, Garden Waste & General Rubbish

Allan

Registered Massage Therapist (Southern Cross Easy-Claim Provider)

DRUM tuition, beg-adv.

Prof tutor Ph: 535-8170

DY272403

• New Builds • Renovations • Bathroom / Kitchen • Gas Installations • Hot Water Cylinders • All Maintenance • Certifying Plumbers

CD48042

RUBBISH REMOVAL

For all your plumbing needs

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous East Ph Rob 0275143500

ACC Provider (Acupunture, Chiropractor)

5 times package: $240 (60min/per session) 10 times package: $450 (60min/per session)

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GARDEN Household & General, also garden work & waterblasting. Fast, friendly service.

Phone Peter 021 393384

ALL windows, frames, sills.

I will give a free quote today. Ph Kevin 535 7321 or 027 496 9784

$50 $45 $30

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

Call Kris today on 0800 998 866

Transit Traders Ltd

WANTED to buy gold silver damaged & unwanted jewellery. We pay cash for old gold & silver items. Paul Taylor Jewellers. Shop C / 7 129 Beachlands Rd, Beachlands. Ph 536 4200

DE268669

RUBBISH REMOVALS

WINDOW CLEANING

60min 50min 30min

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Call 0272794444 or email eastauckland@kowhaiguys.co.nz

Call Nick 5374602 or 029 7700581

Notice of AGM 2019 Tuesday 26th November 6.30pm Howick Hornets Clubrooms Paparoa Rd, Howick

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Phone 09 527 3053 or 09 268 1007 Terry 027 2922 708 or Alywn 0274 743 505

3 Specialist waterblasting

CD140634

 Specialise in general plumbing/maintenance  Bathroom and kitchen alterations  NO JOB TOO SMALL

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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BRADSHAW PLUMBING

WATERBLASTING

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ROOFING

PLUMBERS

Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, November 21, 2019 — 21

* Terms and Conditions apply People First Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA 2008

CLASSIFIEDS

22 — Howick and Pakuranga Times, Thursday, November 21, 2019

SITUATIONS VACANT

(Montessori)

We are looking for a qualified ECE teacher to join our small Montessori preschool in the heart of Howick. This is a permanent role working 4-5 days 8.15am-3.30pm.

You may be currently working in a Montessori role or perhaps have a genuine interest in developing your Montessori knowledge and practice. You’ll be working with a supportive team fostering and extending children’s interests in our indoor and outdoor learning environments.

We define our environment through 4 core values; Independence, Inquisitiveness, Inclusion and Individuality.

Full support for provisionally registered teachers, in-house and external Montessori professional development, free childcare and a great work life balance.

Must be eligible to work in NZ and ideally available to start mid January 2020 (negotiable).

Full job description available on request.

CV and covering letter to Diane Cornelius at thechildrenscorner@gmail.com or call to discuss on 021710034.

MP272336

WakaCARE Before and After School Care Assistant / Multi Talented Support person for front office – Start Term 1, 2020

Applications for experienced operators of dozers, motor scrapers, excavators, graders, dump trucks, compactors are currently being taken for 20192020 season.

We have sites in Silverdale Auckland, South Auckland & West Auckland. Limited trainee operators may apply. Applicants must be prepared to work long hours including Saturday.

Successful applicants will undergo drug and alcohol tests before commencement. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

We need a ‘Childcare Enthusiast’ and Office Angel

Six (6) Hours per day: 7am-11am & 3pm-5pm Monday – Friday (term time only)

Do you want to start/end your day as part of the WakaCARE team (7-8.30am, 3-5pm-) and have fun interacting with and creating engaging experiences for the children in our care?

Growth in WakaCARE, our popular before and after school care programme, means we have the opportunity to add another fun, responsible and dedicated person to our team. If this description fits you and you enjoy working with children, then this could be the position for you.

And there’s more ... after interacting with our wonderful students you get to transform into the Office Angel and support our front office staff (8.30-11am).

A full job description is available through our website www.wakaaranga.school.nz.

Applications close Friday 29th November 2019 at 3pm

Ross Reid Contractors Ltd 09 274 6223 or Hadden Gardiner 0274118454

TRUCK DRIVERS DIGGER DRIVERS CONCRETE LAYERS WANTED

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Please send CV together with references and covering letter to: Wendy West, Executive Officer/PA, PO Box 38-128, Howick, 2145, Auckland. Email: west@wakaaranga.school.nz

WakaCARE Before and After School Care – Start Term 1, 2020

DRIVER/ OPERATORS

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QUALIFIED TEACHER

SITUATIONS VACANT

We need a ‘Childcare Enthusiast’!

Hours per day: 6.50am-8.30am & 2.50pm-5pm Monday – Friday (Term time only)

MP272384

Please send CV together with references and covering letter to: Wendy West, Executive Officer/PA, PO Box 38-128, Howick, 2145, Auckland. Email: west@wakaaranga.school.nz

CAREERS AND PATHWAY ADVISER

Ormiston Senior College is a modern Senior Secondary College catering for Years 11–13 which opened in 2011, situated in Flat Bush, East Auckland. Our vision is to prepare and inspire students to achieve their very best in a global society. Our 2020 roll will be over 700.

Part time permanent – 3 days a week term time only As a rapidly expanding school, we are creating a new role for a part time Careers and Pathway Consultant to work in close partnership with the current Consultant as well as with the Gateway Coordinator and the STAR Administrator.

The main focus of this role is to support students, staff and the school community in providing exceptional and professional Careers service, using Gateway and STAR resources, working within vocational pathways and MOE career directives.

A relevant Careers qualification plus previous careers experience in a secondary school or the tertiary environment, together with Gateway and STAR knowledge are essential.

Excellent interpersonal skills, a drive to work towards team goals and projects are also required. Familiarity with the student management system KAMAR is an advantage.

FENCER/ HAMMERHAND

Now she can look forward to this time next year.

Required for a busy East Auckland Fencing Company.

Must be reliable and have full drivers licence.

Please email your request for an application form to: mmfencing@xtra.co.nz

WEBSITE & COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED Carer for the elderly. Phone Sue 0210 264 3634 or email orsuschig@yahoo.co.uk

Botany Downs Secondary College is currently recruiting for a Website and Communications Administrator who is required for 25 hours per week, term time only.

The key requirement of this position is to enhance communications within our community via our website, social media platforms and digital signage.

To join our fun-loving operational team at the College, the applicant will need to have the following core abilities: • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • An eye for detail • Communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders Experience: • Website content management • Creative design skills • Dedicated with an excellent work ethic • Well organised with the ability to multi-task • Experience in social media tools an advantage Additional annual key events will include leading the production of the annual College Yearbook, and assistance with the Year 13 Graduation Book.

For a copy of the full job description, please email t.horsford@ bdsc.school.nz Short-listed applicants will be required to undergo a Police Vet. Applicants for this position must have NZ Residency or a valid NZ Work Visa. A clean driver’s licence is required.

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Growth in WakaCARE, our popular before and after school care programme, means we have the opportunity to add another fun, responsible and dedicated person to our team. If this description fits you and you enjoy working with children, then this could be the position for you!

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St Andrew’s Church Centre Cnr Vincent St & Ridge Rd, Howick www.howpres.org.nz Sunday, November 24 9.30am Family Service Thursday, November 28 10am Morning Worship Phone 535-4403

All Saints Anglican Church Howick

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

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Zheng pursues his golf dream in USA T

he talent and hard work of golfer Jimmy Zheng has been recognised with the award of an academic and sporting scholarship to Duke University, one of the powerhouses of American Collegiate sport.

Zheng (Hillary House), who plays off an impressive handicap of +2.6, captained the Macleans Premier Golf Team during their victory in the 2018 NZ Secondary Schools Championship and retention of the title this year.

The team is also the Auckland 18 and 9-hole champions.

He was named Macleans College Sportsman of the Year for 2019 at the recent senior prizegiving.

This has been a very successful year for Zheng as he gained third place in the NZ Secondary School Championship and a number of high placings in tournaments in New Zealand, Australia and the USA. These include second places in both the IMG Academy Junior World Championship International in California and in the American Junior Golf Association International tour-

Above, Jimmy Zheng in action; right, Jimmy has won an academic and sporting scholarship to Duke University.

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nament in Indiana as well as 10th place in the New Zealand Men’s Amateur Championships.

These achievements stand Jimmy in good stead for pursuing a career as a professional golfer.

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Eight locals seen as emerging talent Netball New Zealand’s Emerging Talent selectors will be out in force at next year’s National Development Camp as they continue to profile the country’s next generation of netballers.

Fifty athletes from all five netball zones – including eight from local schools - have been invited to attend a development camp in Auckland from January 16-19, where they will gain guidance from five former Silver Ferns.

The group of athletes will be split into five teams to be coached by Pathway to Podium coaches Irene van Dyk, Jo Morrison, Temepara Bailey, Sandra Edge and Anna Galvan.

The head coaches will be joined by five apprentice coaches in the Performance Coach Qualification pathway while umpires and umpire coaches have also been invited to attend the four-day camp.

Netball New Zealand head of high performance Keir Hansen said the National Development Camp would give the athletes an insight into the Netball New Zealand pathway.

“For many, this is their first step into that elite environment and an opportunity for us to inspire our developing players

building towards their future,” he said.

Athletes will undergo a series of movement competency screenings to assess their readiness for performance.

The group will be observed on their performance under pressure with a highly competitive short tournament structure to be employed during the camp.

“This is a ‘best on best’ environment where our Emerging Talent Selectors will be able to continue profiling our future pathway athletes,” Hansen said.

Selection into the camp was based on identification, observation and tracking from the selectors through various national and regional age-group tournaments, along with feedback from Zone Performance staff.

The National Development Camp invitation list of 50 includes eight local reps from the Northern Zone: They are Dajian Brown, Soana Manuofetoa, Breeze Peeni Rata and Amelia Walmsley from Howick College as well as Olivia Ropati, Jasleen Singh, Carys Stythe and Cecile Velghe from Saint Kentigern College.

40th anniversary service for Mt Erebus victims A civic service for the 40th anniversary of the Mt Erebus accident which killed all on board Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on November 28, 1979, will be held at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, on Sunday.

The service, on November 24 at 5pm, will be held in the presence of Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and the Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Andrew Little representing the Government will also attend.

The service will feature special music and creative ways of participation. Erebus families are invited, along with interested members of the public. All are welcome.

Howick’s Rev Dr Richard Waugh, aviation historian and chaplain of the Company of Air Pilots (NZ Region) and instigator of the Erebus National Memorial, comments, “The service will be a very special time for Erebus families, and others, to remember and pay tribute to the 257 people who died. There will be special music and creative

Howick Santa Parade Day is all about showcasing the wonderfully-talented and dedicated people, groups, schools and organisations we have in east Auckland, says organiser Bo Burns.

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Super Howick Santa Parade assembles cast of thousands

The memorial cross at Mt Erebus.

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opportunities for all present to participate. This civic service is another way for New Zealand as a nation to work to care, respect and honour all those who died.”

Santa’s coming to Botany Botany Town Centre’s Santa Arrival and Christmas Show is on November 23, with star guests PJ Masks (from the animated children’s television series) starting the parade at 10.30am followed by a Carter-Chan (Dance Performance Centre) slot and Santa’s arrival with Rudolph and Christmas Fairy shortly after.

There will also be a chance for visitors to get their photos taken with

Santa and a PJ Masks meet-and-greet. www.salvationarmy.org.nz/ centres/nz/auckland/otahuhu/ otahuhu-corps will be playing at the celebrations also from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm to finish off the afternoon.

■■ Date: Saturday, November 23 ■■ Time: 10.30 am – 1.30 pm ■■ Location: Botany Town Centre – Town Square by the fountain (outside the food court).

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When Howick welcomes in Christmas, it doesn’t do it by halves and this coming festive season is no exception. It will be a tinsel-tinted spectacular.

Following on from Midnight Madness tomorrow which opens the Christmas shopping run, and the lighting of the tree on Stockade Hill, the Howick Santa Parade officially begins – as the song says – the most wonderful time of the year.

It will be the 66th edition of the Howick Santa Parade on Sunday, December 8 and it promises to be bigger and brighter than ever when Santa Claus arrives as the headline act of a colourful cast of thousands.

Howick Santa Parade is one of east Auckland’s major mustsee events and it’s more than a street parade this year.

“We have entertainment on our main stage in Picton Street from 11am until the start of the parade at 2.30pm,” says

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chief elf and event manager Bo Burns, of the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust.

“Howick Santa Parade Day is all about showcasing the wonderfully-talented and dedicated people, groups, schools and organisations we have in east Auckland.

“There will be 60 groups in the parade and six entertainment performances on the stage from 11am, making it the biggest Christmas parade for participants, with thousands involved.”

Burns suggests families and friends make a day of it by taking in the exciting shows and enjoying the hospitality venues and carnival atmosphere throughout Howick Village.

The parading groups will assemble in Fencible Drive and adjacent car parks from 12.15pm before marching onto the route of Wellington Street, Picton Street and Cook Street.

Rise 5:56am Set 8:13pm 8:06am to 10:06am; 8:32pm to 10:32pm Rise 5:54am Set 8:17pm 11:34am to 1:34pm; 11:07pm to 1:07am

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“The 60 groups are a great cross-section of our east Auckland community and many feature the children and, for them, that’s what Christmas and the Howick Santa Parade is all about,” says Burns.

“I’m very proud that we’ve been able to assemble and organise a large and diverse parade cast for what will be a great day out as we welcome to Howick Santa and Mrs Claus and all their elves.

“We’re extremely grateful to all the participants, volunteers and sponsors,” she says.

Sponsors and facilitators of the Howick Santa Parade include the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust, Barfoot and Thompson, the Howick Local Board, Lion Foundation, the Howick Club, New World, Galbraiths Law plus many smaller donations and help from some supportive local businesses.

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MIDNIGHT MADNESS 20% off all shoes for one day only Friday November 22 Lots of crazy priced specials in-store!

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Santa will be there at the Grotto S

anta will be getting an early start on Christmas this year and will be in his new Christmas Santa Grotto in the Kid’s Zone at Midnight Madness 2019.

This is located in Central Terrace opposite the old library building, amongst all the children’s entertainment and markets stalls.

The burly man in red will be meeting and greeting our younger community and families between 6.15pm to 9.30pm.

Bring the family and enjoy our

festivities and extensive range of entertainment.

Another midnight madness fixture, East FM radio, will be sharing the feelgood vibes throughout the market area, outside the station. Thanks to the community braodcaster’s army of volunteer DJs, shoppers can tune in from 6pm.

Silent Disco is situated at the top of Uxbridge Road in a designated space it is running from 6-9pm (10-15 year olds) 9-11pm (14-17 year olds). Four amazing

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A gold coin lets you use a set of headphones to listen to four different channels of music and you can dance with your friends. The DJ plays directly into the headphones so you have to have a set to boogie.

A dedicated team will be entertaining shoppers right through the night and hosts will even be getting out on the street and interviewing passerby.

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ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE Entertainment Stage – Picton Street – close to rotunda Start time 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.45pm 8.20pm 9.30pm

Finish time 6.25pm 6.55pm 7.40pm 8.15pm 9.25pm 10.00pm

Entertainer LegAcy Dancers Ukes of Howick Eastern Stars Band Interfusion Dance Studio St Andrews Big Band City of Sails Rock n Roll

Roaming performers, buskers and entertainment Start 6.30pm 7.00pm 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 7.00pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm 6.00pm

Finish 7.15pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 10.30pm 9.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 8.15pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 11.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.30pm 10.00pm 12 midnight

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Entertainer Howick Brass Band St Kents Pipe Band Cherry the Clown Elves/butterflies x 6 Lew Mercer Jazz Trio Amy Wang Holly Robertson Paul TT & Saxophonist Jimmy Olsen Quartet Harold – Life Education Mahindra Indian Musician Auckland Guitar School Animal Cycles Kombi Train Ride Face painter/spray tattoos Silent Disco Kelly Blackburn Candy cane bouncy castle Town Crier Face painter/spray on tattoo Cole Johnston Four special guests EastFM radio Santa

Location Outside Fencible Park prior to leaving for Stockade Hill Starting at Cook St – Moore St – Picton St and return – 6.45pm Roaming – 1 hour stilt walking / 1 hour roving Roaming – 3 hours – free giveaways for children 101 Store - Cook St Outside Taste Explosion / market area Outside Drycleaners with power from Marigolds Market area Outside HVO Roaming with giveaways for children In market area Inside Poppies Books Central Terrace carpark – Kid’s Zone Moore Street into Central Terrace carpark – Kid’s zone Outside Eyes of Howick Uxbridge Rd behind main stage Fairy – roaming Central Terrace Kid’s Zone Roaming Outside Spillers Hardware Market area Roaming – photo opportunities welcomed Open invitation to view studio / interviewers at the event ‘Santa Grotto’ during MM event at Kid’s zone

Community displays/stands Group Coastguard Howick Hornets Rugby League Santa Parade stand St John Ambulance/Lost children Howick Crimewatch/Police Cookie Time stand Electrify, Botany - Electric bicycles Arts Out East Les Mills Gym Howick Crimewatch Team Event HQ

Location Outside Star of the Sea Church Outside Star of the Sea Church Outside The Apothecary / on road by traffic island Outside / in rotunda Outside ASB Outside Katch Café area Outside Katch Café area Outside Star of the Sea Church Outside Star of the Sea Church Outside ASB In band rotunda

Businesses providing entertainment LJ Hooker, Howick Westpac Bank Barfoot & Thompson Cre.Ate Café Natural Health Company Rombus Café Basalt

LJ Hooker bear and giveaways outside business Roaming with giveaways for children Resident band outside business Bean bag / relaxing zone in Mall outside business Salt lamps / products stand at end of Rices Mall Band and DJ outside business Entertainment inside business

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13 – Crimewatch/NZ Police 14 – Jimmy Olsen Jazz Quartet 15 – Face-Painter / Spray-on Tattoos 16 – Santa’s Grotto 17 – Lew Mercer Jazz Trio 18 – Market Area 19 – Market Stalls 20 – Kombi Train Station 21 – Fire Engine 22 – Ride-on Animal Cycles 23 – Candy Bouncy Castle 24 – East FM Radio Station

Poppies goes mad with music for Midnight Madness Students & tutors of Auckland Guitar School Howick will be performing original works and guitar classics in-store at 6.30pm and 8.30pm

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