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āmaki Estuary is slowly showing signs of ecological recovery after several decades of poor health. One of most encouraging signs appears to be the gradual return of a native seagrass and the very real potential of a healthy ecosystem re-emerging. The changes have got Bruce Kendall – co-chair of the Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum – very excited. Kendall, a double Olympic boardsailing medallist, should know. He’s sailed the estuary and surrounding waters since he was a teenager. “While sailing my dinghy in the 70s and training for Olympic windsurﬁng events from the 80s – along with my sisters Barbara and Wendy – I got to know most of the Tāmaki Estuary and a lot of Auckland’s shoreline very well, but I had not noticed seagrass meadows in Auckland until comparatively recently,” says Kendall. “About 15 years ago, while kite surﬁng, I observed a 10sqm seagrass patch appear on the south side of the Tahuna Torea sandspit in the Tāmaki Estuary.

“Now it’s a meadow that’s hundreds of square meters and covers much of the inter-tidal zone on the north side of the sandspit.” Seagrass is now established west along the coastline as far as Okahu Bay, says Kendall, and east along Howick’s Eastern Beaches. “At first, I was concerned this seagrass was a new invasive species but I learned through conversations at the Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum (TEEF) that this is a native seagrass and a sign of environmental recovery… [such] good news,” says Kendall. “I now know that New Zealand’s only seagrass species, Zostera muelleri, is a flowering native marine plant that can thrive in shallow waters and estuarine ecosystems.” Between 1950 and 1960, seagrass had all but disappeared from the Tāmaki Estuary. The loss of seagrass in these coastal waters, says Kendall, is thought to be linked to several factors including the pathogenic Labyrinthula slime mould, high sediment loads which smother seagrass, nutrient enrichment from sewage outflows, increasing water temperatures and destructive bottom fishing activities like dredging. In recent years, Auckland

Council has been making progress with improving water quality in the Tāmaki Estuary and around Auckland in general. “A 2019 study on Auckland’s water quality shows that sediment levels in the Tāmaki Estuary have reduced significantly and anecdotally my friends windsurfing on the Tāmaki Estuary have also noted an improvement in water clarity,” says Kendall. “The returning seagrass heralds a new healthier era, possibly with increasing biodiversity. But we still have a long way to go and it won’t be smooth sailing. The estuary’s marine report card still scores D for water quality and E for ecology. “I want to see seahorses and piper return to the Tāmaki Estuary, along with large schools of fish for the hundreds of shags which once graced the area. We will also need seagrass to help with our climate change challenges.” Commonly recognised as the “lungs of the ocean”, says Kendall, seagrass is a primary productivity powerhouse, pumping significant volumes of oxygen (10 litres of oxygen per m2 per day) into the atmosphere and drawing down carbon dioxide. ➤ Turn to page 3

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killed by the out of control gang warfare we are seeing in Auckland,” he says. “This Government’s soft-oncrime approach isn’t working and New Zealanders know it. I’ve had enough. My constituents have had enough. New Zealanders have had enough.” The Government recently announced it was investing $94 million toward tackling gangs and organised crime as part of Budget 2022. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi says: “Our investment in law and order has made a difference. “Since we took ofﬁce, we have 1411 more police on the frontline – the highest number in our history, youth crime has decreased and there are 3083 fewer people in our prisons. “But there is more to do. In recent years we have seen increases in gun crime, gang activity and even more recently some forms of youth offending that puts both our communities and our police at risk and we must address that. “Our response needs to address the root causes of crime, especially when it relates to young people, provide more rehabilitation to reduce reoffending, and actively pursue and prosecute those who participate in illegal gang activity.”

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parents’ bakeries I learnt how to bake at a very young age,” she said. “I saw the joy it brought customers when they bit into buttery crispy croissants. “In the evenings my mum will cook up a big feast of Chinese/ Cambodian or Vietnamese food so we also had many friends and family come over. “Food was a way to show love in our family.” Hancock also referred to cooking in front of cameras before the nation.

“I feel very privileged to be able to share my cultural cuisine and introduce people to food they may never have tried before, food that I love eating and find great joy in making too,” Hancock said. “It is a very exciting but nerve-racking experience. “My husband Dwayne encouraged me to enter the show and has been the best supporter.” Judging the contestants in their quest to be crowned MasterChef NZ 2022 are three superstars of the Kiwi food scene, previous MasterChef NZ winner and entrepreneur Nadia Lim, world-renowned three Cuisine-hatted New Zealand chef Vaughan Mabee and multi-award-winning restaurateur Michael P Dearth. Warner Bros Discovery has announced New World as the premiere sponsor and pantry provider on MasterChef New Zealand. The show premiered straight after the Dancing With the Stars NZ finale on Sunday on Three and ThreeNow and continues on Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm.

Seagrass returns ➤ From page 1 Although seagrasses cover less than 0.2 per cent of the world’s oceans, they sequester about 10 per cent of the carbon buried in ocean sediment annually (27.4 million tonnes of carbon per year). “The resurgence of our seagrass meadows is timely in the battle to mitigate climate change,” Kendall says. “Seagrass also contributes to water quality improvements by absorbing excess nutrients and stabilising sediment floating in the water column.” These sediment stabilisation effects also mean that coastlines adjacent to where seagrass meadows are located tend to be more resilient to storm events. The returning meadows will also reduce the impact of boat wake traffic in the Tāmaki Estuary. The public can do its bit to help the estuary. Leading the charge in promoting the health of the Tāmaki Estuary for over 30 years is the Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum (TEEF). The Forum’s main objective is to raise awareness of the ecological value Estuary and to create engaged and active local communities by operating as a network and partnership between the five Local Boards bordering the estuary, Auckland Council, non-governmental organisations, environmental and community groups. “As we look forward, communities living around the Tāmaki Estuary can play a big role in promoting the resurgence of seagrass,” says Kendall. “Some of the main ways that people

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can make a difference is through minimising sediment and nutrient run-off from their properties. “This can be achieved in several ways including planting native trees next to waterways, implementing best practice sediment trapping techniques when undertaking earthworks, choosing to retain permeable natural surfaces rather than laying concrete and paying attention to what goes into the stormwater system. “The return of seagrass is a reminder that when we understand what is happening to our coastline and take appropriate action, we can all enjoy the benefits. I would like to see further education and information events to advise communities and our decision-makers on better management of the Tāmaki Estuary.”

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he defence has made its closing argument in the Auckland High Court murder trial of Fang Sun, who’s accused of killing his former business partner, east Auckland woman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong. Sun has pleaded not guilty to Zhong’s murder. His trial got under way in front of a jury and Justice Neil Campbell on April 26. The Crown case is being presented by prosecutors Gareth Kayes and Sam Becroft. Defence lawyers Sam Wimsett, Yvonne Mortimer-Wang and Honor Lanham are representing Sun. The court previously heard Zhong, 55, was stabbed to death inside her home in Suzetta Place, Sunnyhills, in the early hours of November 28, 2020. Her killer put her body in the boot of her Land Rover vehicle and drove it a short distance away to Roadley Avenue, where police found it parked later that day. Zhong’s body had been wrapped in a blanket and had a suitcase placed on top of her. She had been stabbed in the head, neck and back more than 20 times. Kayes previously told the jury a post mortem was carried out on Zhong’s body following her death. As part of that procedure, her fingernails were clipped and

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swabbed for DNA. Zhong’s blood was found on them and male DNA was found under the nails from her left hand, Kayes said. Analysis of the DNA showed “strong scientific support” that it came from Sun, he said. Zhong and Sun met in 2012 and went into business together in 2014, setting up a company named Sunbow Limited. They had shared interests in various businesses including in film production and vineyards. Their business relationship soured when their joint companies fell into debt. Sun believed Zhong had misappropriated funds and took a civil litigation against her alleging she owed him and his family millions

of dollars. He hired a private investigator to track her movements and send him updates on her whereabouts. The investigator placed a tracking device on Zhong’s Land Rover. The device was removed from the vehicle before it was found by police. Kayes earlier said only Sun and the investigator knew the device had been on Zhong’s vehicle. Zhong had told police and other people that Sun had made death threats against her and she feared for her life. She’d had CCTV installed at her home and applied for a firearm licence. Sun was living at a property in Fisher Parade, a short distance from Zhong’s home, at the time of

her death. She was reported missing to police on the morning of November 28, 2020. A search was launched and her home was examined. Her body and vehicle were found by police a short time later. The Crown alleges Sun killed Zhong after they fell out due to their failed business ventures. The defence case is Sun is innocent and Zhong was killed by someone else. Wimsett delivered the defence’s closing argument to the jury on May 31. He showed its members a photo taken of Sun at a McDonald’s restaurant after Zhong’s death. He said they could see Sun’s “belly” in the photo and the person seen walking near Zhong’s home in CCTV footage around the time of her death was “a different figure”. “They were lean and wearing clothes that did not fit Fang Sun and that he does not own.” Wimsett said the male DNA found under Zhong’s fingernails, which the Crown said was Sun’s, could “equally” belong to Sun’s son. “A series of tests were done [on the fingernails] and one came back with no DNA for Fang Sun.” Wimsett said Zhong’s daughter wrote to the judge presiding over the civil case Sun had taken against her, and emailed the lawyers involved, saying Zhong was too sick to take part, but Sun found

out she was at SkyCity Casino. The defence lawyer said Zhong visited the casino 381 times between January 2017 and November 2020 and had lost $238,000 by gambling there. Wimsett said on the evening of November 27, 2020, Sun was talking to friends via a group chat about the Hong Kong stock market. The next morning he sent a document to someone about purchasing shares in a company. “There is nothing to suggest in that time that Mr Sun accessed the internet for anything sinister,” Wimsett said. “There is nothing about removing tracking devices ... or anything that might assist his preparation.” Wimsett said on the morning of November 28, 2020, Sun phoned his son at 8am and then was “sitting at home” for three-and-a-half hours. He said that was inconsistent with Sun having killed Zhong and parking her vehicle around the corner from his home. Wimsett said a police officer who gave evidence during the trial said he observed no marks or scratches on Sun’s arms when he spoke to him following Zhong’s death. He said Sun was “too big, too chubby, and had too much of a belly” to be the person seen walking in the area by an eyewitness around the time Zhong was killed. ➤ Turn to page 8

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ith their boots planted in the dirt every Wednesday morning, the expert weed whacking volunteers are intent on eradicating harmful invaders from Mangemangeroa Reserve. Led and organised by Friends of Mangemangeroa (FOM) Society member Sally Barclay, the group of four volunteers weekly attend the native bush of the reserve in a collaborative effort to rid the land of the ‘silent invaders’ – invasive weeds that suffocate and harm the native ﬂora and fauna. FOM is a local, environmentallyminded group which works with Auckland Council to maintain and preserve the coastal forest along

the Mangemangeoa Estuary on Somerville Road in Howick. They raise and plant about 6000 plants a year. They hope to feature more specimen trees. One of their initiatives is their Wednesday Weeding Group which stars Barclay, Dean Camp, Craig Bredner, Kevin Cruishank and other volunteers. “It’s been going for about two years,” Barclay says. They work hard under the beating sun, ridding harmful species such as the Japanese and Himalayan Honeysuckle, Pampas, Kikuyu, and the worst one, Barclay declares, the moth plant. Karyn Gradon, who was recently rewarded a Paul Harris Fellowship – a top Rotary award – for her dedication and efforts in conservation

on Lot 29 [co-owned land that sits at the edge of the reserve], says that all these harmful plants overtake the natives and harm the environment. She works closely with FOM. Each Wednesday the weeding extraordinaires visit a different location, de-weed and/or plant depending on sufﬁcient rainfall and return later to maintain the area as the weeds grow back. “Auckland is known as the weediest city in the world,” Gradon says. “It’s wet, and we have enough sun.” Additionally, almost all of the 300 weed species that live in Auckland are garden escapees, Barclay says. “They come in as garden plants and get over and into the native bush.” On Wednesday May 11, the same day as the Weeding Group attended to their weekly efforts, a massive

planting was undertaken by Te Whangai Trust members on a large slip at Lot 29. Funded by a Howick Local Board grant, the planting was successfully ﬁnished the following day. “This will be our last big plant,” Gradon says. “Now we just have to maintain it!” FOM’s own planting days on the Mangemangeroa Reserve will be on Saturday June 11 with the aid of Forest and Bird and volunteers, and Saturday June 18 with Howick Rotary, the Pakuranga Chinese Association and volunteers. ➤ If any strong-willed weed pullers are interested in volunteering with the Wednesday Group, they can contact Barclay at sallyannbarclay@gmail.com.

Each fortnight we share a history bite relevant to Howick, Pakuranga and districts marking the area’s settlers’ landing 175 years ago.

Goats a good alternative On the Fencible ships, goats’ milk was easier to procure as goats eat almost anything and are more stable than a cow with the sailing ships rolling in heavy seas. In the early years of settlement in Howick goats were preferred to cows as they were cheap to buy, easy to feed and produced enough milk for a family. If a cow was slaughtered, the meat had to be sold to other families before it deteriorated as there were no refrigerators.

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Skaters, scooter riders flock to new halfpipe Dozens of skateboarders and scooter riders turned out to try to land some tricks on a newly constructed halfpipe in east Auckland. It’s been constructed at the skate park in Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, and was unveiled to the community at a free public event on May 28. The halfpipe is the latest success for the East Skate Club, founded and led by local man Aaron Martin, who’s working with the Howick Local Board, Auckland Council and others to provide more wheeled sports facilities in the area. Organisers of the community event

on May 28 put on a free barbecue, gave out prizes, and there was live music from a band to keep everyone entertained throughout the day. Among those on hand to celebrate the halfpipe being opened were Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, Howick ward councillors Sharon Stewart and Paul Young, Howick Local Board chairperson Adele White, deputy chairman John Spiller, and board members Mike Turinsky, David Collings, and Bruce Kendall. The Howick Local Board provided funding toward the halfpipe’s construction.

Wimsett told the jury Sun’s actions showed he had a respect for the correct way of doing things. When he believed Zhong had misappropriated funds from their business he engaged a prominent law ﬁrm, hired a private investigator, gathered facts and evidence and presented a case to police. “He gathered evidence of Elizabeth Zhong at SkyCity gambling. “He brought himself to the attention of the High Court. He told the whole world about it. “He is not a complete idiot. He is fully aware that everyone will look at him if something happened to Ms Zhong.” Wimsett then turned to the threats Zhong alleged Sun had made against her. He said there is no doubt Zhong told people Sun had threatened her. Wimsett said she had CCTV installed in her house in March 2018 and she and Sun celebrated Christmas together in 2018. She applied for a ﬁrearms

licence “well before” things soured between her and Sun, he said. “The defence says the gun licence has nothing to do with Mr Sun.” Wimsett told the jury to be careful to accept what Zhong told people about the alleged threats. He said she lied in an afﬁdavit when she claimed she had not been served with documents but that was a “blatant lie” as there was evidence the documents had been served on her. Wimsett said Zhong told police and her lawyer she had received death threats from another man and said she had received a threat from a third man on Sun’s behalf. He said Zhong made the claims to delay the civil proceedings Sun had taken against her. “The defence says Ms Zhong could have sought a trespass notice or restraining order against Mr Sun but never did.” Wimsett said in February 2020 Zhong and Sun met inperson at least twice. In mid-February that year

Sun made a police complaint alleging Zhong had misappropriated funds. In early March, Zhong complained to police about an alleged death threat from Sun. “She wanted to cast people on the other side in a sinister light,” Wimsett said. The defence lawyer again told the jury Zhong had said things that weren’t true. He said on one occasion she told someone she was having serious health issues and was in Wellington, but was actually in Auckland and went to SkyCity the next day. Wimsett said she asked her daughter to lie by sending a text message to Zhong’s former boyfriend David Zheng saying Zhong was in hospital and asking him to pay an amount of money back to her. “You need to be careful, because a lie repeated is still a lie,” Wimsett said. “Just because Ms Zhong said it several times doesn’t make it true.” Justice Campbell is expected to sum up the case to the jury on Wednesday.

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pposition leader and Botany MP Christopher Luxon toured a local medicinal cannabis company last week. Luxon visited East Tamakibased Helius Therapeutics on May 26 where he viewed production of the ﬁrst New Zealand-grown and made products, due to be launched this year. He also took the opportunity to meet and speak with Helius staff. “Innovative businesses like

Helius will play a key role in New Zealand’s economic recovery. It is great to see them leading the way in research and development, as well as now delivering premium, natural New Zealand products to patients here and, soon, overseas,” Luxon says. “Best of all, it’s coming out of the very productive electorate of Botany. Chief executive of Helius Carmen Doran says the visit to NZ’s newest industry was “well-received”. “During his tour, he could see

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Rising crime rates are on everybody’s mind right now, as if we didn’t already have enough to worry about with the cost-ofliving crisis many are struggling through. There have been too many headlines in recent weeks about violent crime, with ram raids across the country and shootings happening far too frequently. East Auckland has traditionally been a safe place to live and raise a family, but that sense of security is slowly being whittled away as these types of crimes happen more often on our doorsteps. In just the last couple of weeks, two homes in Mellons Bay and Flat Bush have been shot at by armed offenders, with police believing it is the result of tensions between two gangs. If this violence continues then it is only a matter of time before innocent people are caught in the crossﬁre. We know gang numbers are spiralling out of control as criminals enjoy the relative freedom they receive under this government’s soft approach to law and order. Despite Labour’s claims that their approach “has made a difference”, you would be hardpressed to ﬁnd a single Kiwi who feels safer now than they did even just a few years ago. A quick look at the police victimisation statistics over the

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course of this year paints a startling picture, with crime rates now higher than even pre-lockdown levels. In fact, going back through the years since Labour took power we see a clear upwards trend, interrupted only by Covid restrictions when people were forced to stay home. Something must change. No-one argues against the need to target the root causes of crime, but it must be done in conjunction with stronger law and order policy to better deter criminals and ensure those who harm others are appropriately dealt with. We cannot simply treat criminals in a kind and caring manner and hope they become good people all on their own. On Monday June 13, I will be hosting a public meeting to discuss these issues around law and order, along with local police representatives. This meeting will be held at the Howick Bowling Club at 7pm and I encourage anyone who has concerns about the safety of our community to come along and share your views.

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AT MUST REVIEW SPEED BUMP PROPOSAL I had to check the date when reading (Times, May 25) about the Auckland Transport (AT) proposal to install a new crossing with speed bumps on the Pakuranga Highway. At first, I thought this was the editor’s idea of a joke but as I read on, this became not so. The justification appears to be that about 200 people daily use bus stops in the vicinity. Assuming that about 90 per cent do not need to cross the road, we would have speed bumps being installed to cater for about 20 people per day. I don’t know how one can justify spending $330,000 to benefit 20 people at the expense of 30,000 people. The nose-tail collisions will be horrendous and the carbon emissions from vehicles as they accelerate away from this crossing and lights will be considerable. I’ll bet AT has not even had the nerve to do a cost-benefit study of this ludicrous proposal. By all means, install a standard crossing with lights 200m from the existing lights at Glenmore if 20 users per day is considered justifiable - which it ain’t - but leave the bumps out. And I suppose it would be beyond AT’s ability to have the lights synchronised with the traffic flow wouldn’t it? Anyone who has witnessed the installation of these raised crossings has seen the disruption and mayhem that even building these crossings creates. And as a not-totally-unrelated matter, can someone tell me if these crossings are designed so that the vehicle hits the bump at the same time as it hits the pedestrian or is the design such that the vehicle hits

the pedestrian at the same time as it hits the bump? This whole scheme is lunacy in the extreme in both concept and cost. Auckland Council wonders why it is broke and AT wonders why it is held in such low esteem by everyone you talk to. Do you suppose they have the faintest idea?

Robert Finley Howick

CROSSING ON PAKURANGA ROAD

I read with dismay the article in the Times (May 25) re the proposed raised crossing on Pakuranga Road. I went to the website mentioned to register my utter disbelief but could not ﬁnd any reference to the proposal or any way of providing feedback, despite trawling through the pages and pages of wafﬂing spin. These people have never travelled on Pakuranga Road nor tried to get somewhere using this route for, if they had done, they would know that a raised crossing will certainly turn the whole area into more gridlock than is currently happening at regular times of the day. One only has to look at their offering on Cascades Road to see cars backed up for hundreds of metres, during the day, when some timid driver negotiates the hump at 5km/h and the domino effect takes a considerable time to clear. On Pakuranga Road, it would never clear. If the people responsible for this brainwave looked at their own map of crashes and injuries (since 2014) instead of being driven mindlessly by some airy-fairy ideology, they

would see that there has been absolutely no incidences at all, anywhere along that stretch of Pakuranga Road between the town centre and the top of Cascades Road, so where they dredge up an idea that suddenly people are going to get hurt, just because the speed limit is 60km/h is beyond reasoning. The country is going mad.

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We would like to invite you to the Anti-War March organised by the Ukrainian Association of New Zealand with support of members of Ukrainian community in Auckland. It is expected to attract up to 5000 people. It will make its way from Aotea Square to the War Memorial Museum in the Auckland Domain, where a series of speakers will address the crowd. The march will start at Aotea Square on Sunday 5 June at 12:00pm (start gathering from 11:00am), and will travel to the Auckland War Memorial Museum at the Auckland Domain. We would really appreciate it if you can make an article about the March prior to the event, so more people know about it. Ukrainian communities in New Zealand, especially in Auckland, are happy to meet with you and share more details about the Anti-War March in Auckland, updating you with the situation in UKraine. ➤ There’s more information on the Ukrainian Association of New Zealand Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/5ff9BGTV6

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DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL A HIT

We have successfully organised another Chinese Cultural Event to celebrate 2022 Chinese Traditional Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday May 29 at the East Auckland Chinese Culture Centre. It is another opportunity to promote history to local residents, especially this year which is the remarkable year for Howick’s 175th Anniversary. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the major traditional Chinese festivals apart from Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Day [also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival]. People celebrate to commemorate a well-known Chinese poet called Qu Yuan, a national hero for his patriotism and contribution through classical poetry. The event exhibited art works collected from the Chinese artist community and provided wonderful performances for community including Chinese folk music and dance, a magic show, Chinese comedy cross talk etc. This event is supported by the Asian Library Trust and New Zealand Institute of Chinese Culture and Arts, co-organised by other Chinese Community Organisations such as the New Zealand Association for Chinese Culture Exchange and New Zealand Chinese Artist Association.

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round, off-leash, open beach at Mellons Bay. We fully support the Priscott’s concerns. In recent years, as small dog walkers and grandparents, our visits to Mellons Bay have caused us some anxious moments, with unwanted and boisterous attention from large, unleashed dogs with inattentive or unconcerned owners. We talked to another small dog owner whose westie had been chased into the water and stranded there by three large dogs and needed to be rescued, while the large dog owners stood nearby. We carefully select the times we take our grandchildren to Mellons Bay now, despite them being very familiar with dogs of all sizes. Since Covid times and with the surge in dog ownership, our local beaches are being visited regularly by commercial dog walking vans, usually with up to six large, unleashed dogs, under very loose control. If this petition is successful, then Mellons Bay residents can look forward to their local beach being overrun by supercharged, large dogs from a much wider area, but devoid of small dog walkers and young children.

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elebrated annually around the globe, an east Auckland school paid homage to Pink Shirt Day with students and staff wearing pink and maroon coloured clothing. On Friday May 20, schools worldwide celebrated Pink Shirt Day, a movement that began in “Canada in 2007 when two students took a stand against homophobic bullying after a peer was bullied for wearing a pink shirt”.

A paper published in 2021 found that New Zealand has one of the highest rates: a fact Pink Shirt Day seeks to shine a light on. Throughout the week, Howick Intermediate students learned about the values of speaking up and standing together. This was seen most clearly when pupils and teachers were gathered on the school’s grass basketball court - a student was asked to give a karakia (prayer), didn’t feel confident and his peers came up and supported him.

“They learnt the difference in being mean, being rude, and a bully, and the seriousness of it,” Stephanie Young, the health coordinator, says. “ What to do when they see it and how everyone is different. Currently they’ve (students) been asked to fill in a crayon with whatever they wanted, and it came out like we’re all a packet of crayons! It’s very cool.” Howick Intermediate raised $502 in gold coin donations for the Mental Health Foundation.

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COMBINED PROBUS

Bucklands Beach Combined Probus meets on the first Monday each month at Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 21 Morrow Ave, Bucklands Beach. Our next meeting is Monday June 6 (Queen’s Birthday Monday) from 10am-12 noon. For friendship, fellowship and fun. Morning tea provided. New members welcomed. Phone Patricia Davies on 533 5666 or e mail barry.davies@xtra.co.nz.

SINGERS WANTED

Pakuranga Choral Society is a friendly community choir, looking for more men and women singers. We practise at East City Wesleyan Church, 219 Burswood Drive, Mondays 7.30pm. Join us on June 13 or any following Monday. Phone Ann 021 434 758 or Ron 027 449 9142 or email annday06@gmail.com.

GARAGE SALE

This month’s Barn Sale at Trinity Methodist Church, 474 Pakuranga Rd, will be on Saturday June 4 at 8am. On special this month we have winter children’s wear. Most items are priced at 4 for $1 (babies and toddlers), or 2 for $1 (school age). All other stock good quality at low prices.

HOWICK BRIDGE CLUB LESSONS

Want to play a fun, social and competitive game? Come and join us, lessons begin June 7 at 7.30pm and June 9 at 9.30am. There are 10 lessons, the first being an introductory one. Total cost will be $50 which includes course notes on completion. We are at 563 Pakuranga Road, behind the community centre, enquires to howickbridgeclub@xtra.co.nz or call Mac 0212766480. Already play? All levels of players welcome. Visit howickbridgeclub. org.co.nz.

SELWYN SENIORS FLAT BUSH

Join as us for morning tea and companionship. Selwyn Seniors provides activities and gentle exercise for those over 65 years. St Paul’s in the Park Hall, 141 Chapel Rd, Flat Bush, Fridays 9.30am to 12pm. Cost $4. Contact Andrea on 534 2393 or pop along to meet us.

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HOWICK ORCHID SOCIETY

Next meeting Sunday June 12, 1.30pm, Fencible Lounge (adjoining Howick Library), Uxbridge Road, Howick. Guest speakers Leigh & Mike Leaity discuss Sarcochilus. Visitors $2 which includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

EASTERN DISTRICT COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB

All visitors welcome, Wednesday June 1, 7pm. Come and be entertained with live music or come and sing or play an instrument. Bucklands and Eastern Beaches War Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Bucklands Beach. Non-members $5. For more info phone Bev 021 11 56 866.

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Budget 2022 delivers cost of living relief A couple of weeks ago, the Government released this year’s Budget which sets out the next steps in our plan to build a secure future for New Zealand. I wanted to make sure that you’d heard about a couple of key Budget initiatives for everyone here in east Auckland. Right now, the fundamentals of our economy are strong. We have a record low unemployment rate, economic activity that is higher than it was before Covid-19, and debt lower than most countries we compare ourselves to. Our strong health response protected our economy through Covid-19 and we’ve pulled through better than almost anywhere else in the world. But we know that, despite these positive indicators, things are tough right now for many families, as global inﬂation affects prices here at home. That’s why with Budget 2022, we’re taking further steps to ease the ﬁnancial pressure on Kiwis

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with a new cost of living package. This package includes a new temporary payment to help Kiwis with higher food and power bills. This will beneﬁt tens of thousands of people in east Auckland who are earning up to $70,000 a year and don’t already receive the Winter Energy Payment. Alongside this, we’re tackling transport costs, by extending our fuel tax cut, reduced road user charges and half price public transport for further two months. We’re also taking action on supermarkets to make sure Kiwis are paying a fair price at the checkout. It is important we do what we can to take the hard edges off the global factors that are affecting us here in New Zealand, and these practical measures will help families here in east Auckland and across the country. We have also taken more steps to keep our community safe. When Labour came into ofﬁce, there

was one police officer for every 548 New Zealanders. Now we’ve committed to improving that to one per 480 Kiwis. We’re also investing in the Tactical Response Model which will help the police in high-risk situations and recently announced a $6m investment to help businesses stop ramraids. To secure our future, we’re making our largest ever investment in the health system and Pharmac, ensuring more Kiwis can access lifesaving medicines and treatments, and we’re delivering more paramedics and ambulances, to ensure urgent care is on hand when needed. As we do all this, we’ll continue to carefully manage the books - and our careful fiscal management means we return to surplus quicker than National did after the global financial crisis. Naisi Chen is a Labour List MP based in Botany

Pictured at the book signing at Pakuranga Plaza are, from left, Book Barn store manager Karen Humberstone, Howick Historian Alan La Roche, former Howick borough council mayor Morrin Cooper, and store manager Rex Hurley. Times photo Chris Harrowell

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nother successful book signing has been staged to promote the latest work by highly respected Howick Historian and author Alan La Roche. His work, entitled Owairoa to Howick, contains a compilation of stories documenting the history of Howick and districts. It was written to celebrate the region’s 175th anniversary this year and is published by Times Media.

La Roche and former Howick borough mayor Morrin Cooper, who wrote the book’s foreward, previously signed copies of the book for people outside two stores in Howick on April 9. They followed that up by setting up a table at Book Barn in Pakuranga Plaza and signing copies for people on May 28. The store’s managers, Karen Humberstone and Rex Hurley, say they’ve sold a “substantial” number of copies of the book since they started stocking it.

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Illegal rubbish dumping in Flat Bush still an eyesore By CHRIS HARROWELL

eople living in a rapidly developing part of east Auckland are still being plagued by the ugly sight of piles of illegally dumped rubbish. Elevation Street in Flat Bush and several surrounding streets are being used as a dumping ground by those wanting to get rid of household waste and other items. Over two months in late 2021 numerous piles of rubbish were dumped by the roadside in Elevation Street. They included carpet, cardboard boxes, full black rubbish sacks, a box of empty beer bottles, car tyres, a TV screen box, children’s toys, plastic buckets, household furniture, and more. Along the road an area of grass was covered in dozens of empty beer bottles. One local resident said at the

time she and her husband, who were the only people living in Elevation Street, had seen people illegally dumping rubbish from a van in the street one night. “They sometimes park in a spot for a while to make sure no one is watching them and then throw it out.” More than six months on the problem doesn’t appear to be getting any better. Photos taken by the Times recently show a grass berm in Elevation Street covered in empty alcohol boxes, bottles and cans, a mattress, a torn bag of dog food, and palm tree fronds. Around the corner in Lime Hill Rise there are pieces of timber, building blocks, furniture, carpet, and general household rubbish. Auckland Council Waste Solutions senior enforcement officer Jan Eckersley says the illegal dumping of rubbish “is not

acceptable and we don’t condone it”. “It’s a combination of people going into new build areas and thinking there’s no one there so they can get away with it, and to some extent it might be from developers themselves.” Eckersley says the area surrounding Elevation Street is on the council’s “hot spot list” for rubbish dumping. As a result it’s checked weekly and any rubbish is removed. If evidence is found as to who dumped it, that information is passed on and followed up, she says. “We worked with the local residents and ratepayers’ association recently and they’ve identified areas it would be good to put up signs [about illegal dumping] so we’ve put up more signs. “They’re also assisting us with

delivering flyers to residents in the immediate location.” The flyers say there’s a problem with illegal dumping in the area, ask people not to do it, and explain how to legally dispose of unwanted items. Eckersley says the council believes the steps it’s taking to address the problem are having an impact. “Particularly when you consider the increase in Auckland’s population, the level of illegal dumping hasn’t gone up over the last few years. “We see that as a really good sign that what we’re doing is working, otherwise if the population increased we would expect to see illegal dumping increase, and that’s not what we’re seeing. “We are seeing a slow but steady slight improvement.” People who witness illegal rub-

Large piles of illegally dumped rubbish can still be seen in the area around Elevation Street in Flat Bush. Times photo Wayne Martin

bish dumping should make note of the offender’s vehicle’s registration plate number and any other relevant details and report it by phoning 0800 NODUMP. Those caught illegally dumping rubbish face $400 instant fines and up to $30,000 if successfully prosecuted in court.

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A BLESSED DAY FOR NEW BUILDING By ZOE GARDEN

The impressive 18-classroom block project began in July 2019.

Photo Zoe Garden

At the break of dawn, Owairoa Primary staff and several students stood outside their new 18-classroom block building as a Maori blessing was undertaken. The blessing on Friday May 27 started with a karanga [exchange of calls that forms part of the pōwhiri, a Maori welcoming ceremony], then a waerea (incantation) performed by Kaumatua Papa Toi Katipa where many staff and visitors got their first look inside the two-storey building, then prayer, and a mihi (speech), where thanks was given to the builders, those present and ancestors. Lastly, a waiata (song) and the school song, Te Aroha, rounded out the

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PURC prems edged out The Pakuranga United Rugby Club Premiers went down by a narrow margin to the current competition leaders University 28-31. An intercept against the run of play by Varsity proved the difference. Meanwhile the Pakuranga Premier Development side remained undefeated – five from five – to lead the Premier Development competition. The side comfortably beat University 57-29. The U21 Cannons won by default against Suburbs while the U21 Guns went down 20-36 to University. The U85k Black Panthers beat the Eden Lizards 23-18 while the Women’s 10S Belles lost 5-48 against a strong Ponsonby side. The Presidents claimed a 30-5 win over Waitemata.

The Pakuranga United Rugby Club premiers pack down against University at Bell Park on Saturday. Times photos Wayne Martin

proceedings. In the staffroom, principal Alan McIntyre thanked visitors Taini Drummond, kaumatua Papa Toi Katipa, Nana Jean Cooper and Toitoi Katipa, paying tribute to their support of the school over the many years of their association with the Owairoa ‘family’. Staff, students and visitors then shared a meal to complete the celebrations. The official classroom project began in July 2019 and officially opened with much anticipation and excitement. “We were really pleased with how the blessing went and are excited to finally start moving into the new classrooms early this week,” Diane McIntyre, international department, says.

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We are a 24/7 residential care facility looking for a Morning Servery Person 32 hours per week. Hours of work Monday to Thursday 6.30am to 1pm and Friday 6.30am to 3pm. The candidate needs to have a “can do” attitude – this position requires an active person as the role involves setting up the dining area for children/family meals, preparing breakfasts and morning tea, doing the dishes and clean-up of the kitchen and dining room afterwards. Assisting the cook with lunch and dinner prep. Key Attributes: • Good time keeping and reliability, • Common sense, • Friendly & a sense of humour, • Ability to work unattended, • Loyal and trustworthy, Police and Oranga Tamariki Vetting required. Email cover letter and CV to: auckland@ standforchildren.org.nz Applications close: Friday 17 June 2022 or for an informal chat, contact Helena Dean on 09-534-4017.

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The infrastructure growth charge is a one-off fee paid by any customer requiring a new connection or by commercial customers increasing a property’s demand for water or wastewater services. This will increase from $13,798 to $14,903 excluding GST for metropolitan customers. For more information on changes to our range of non-metropolitan IGCs, visit www.watercare.co.nz and search for ‘IGC’.

Our charges are part of our customer contract, which will be updated with the new pricing on 1 July 2022. To find out more about these charges, visit our website www.watercare.co.nz (Manage account > Our charges).

Stand TŪ Māia works to support tamariki who live with whānau or are in care, and are vulnerable to cumulative harm and have complex needs.

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Successful candidates will be • well presented • have experience in a similar role • friendly, proactive, energetic, have a positive attitude, and finish tasks set • able to work well in a team environment • being able to multi task a must • have a degree of flexibility re covering for others during holidays and sick leave

If you think you are the right person for this role please send your CV to bronwyn@myhealthteam.nz

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Are you a night owl with a kind and caring attitude towards children? Looking to work overnight – 1 night per week – 9 hours on a permanent Sunday pm / Monday am roster, with other shifts as requested occasionally. This is an awake position which includes regular checking on children throughout the night. When applying you will need to provide a covering letter along with your CV. Police and Oranga Tamariki vetting is required. Applications close 17 June 2022 or for an informal chat, contact Elaheh Shirzad-Khan (Therapeutic Care & Education Team Leader) on 09 534 4017 or email auckland@standforchildren.org.nz MP283099

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We’d like to let you know that the amount you pay for water and wastewater services will change from 1 July 2022. The price rises are necessary to ensure you continue to receive safe and reliable water and wastewater services.

NIGHT STAFF REQUIRED Stand TŪ Māia works to support tamariki who live with whānau or are in care, and are vulnerable to cumulative harm and have complex needs.

Whitford Park Golf Club are looking for a retail assistant to join their team. This role may suit someone with a retail background, who enjoys a customer facing role.

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Jayco Auckland is New Zealand’s largest retailer of New and Used Jayco Caravans and RV’s and with our business continuing to expand we are looking for a reliable and professional cleaner to join our team to keep our building spik-and-span. This is a permanent position, for the right person and an excellent opportunity to join a great company. Hours of work are Monday Wednesday, Friday 9 to 4. If you are interested, please apply now with a copy of your current CV. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency. Full drivers licence required. E: Chris@jaycoauckland.co.nz | P: 09 271 3434

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GOLF

Fox jumps to 59 in world ranking after Dutch Open tournament G

olfer Ryan Fox, from Beachlands, has shot up the world rankings to his all-time best of 59 after a cracking effort at the Dutch Open where he narrowly missed taking out the title in a dramatic playoff with France’s Victor Perez. Perez birdied the fourth hole of the playoff to win his second DP World Tour title. They switched to the 17th hole at Bernardus Golf having matched each other stroke for stroke on three trips down No 18 in the playoff, with Perez holing birdie putts from 15 feet and then 30 feet to keep it alive, golfchannel.com reported. On the fourth playoff hole, Perez rolled in another long-range putt on the 17th green and Fox missed his. “There’s a fair amount of fortune, I’ve got to be honest with myself,

Ryan Fox looked to have clinched the win at the Royal Dutch open on Sunday in regulation. Photo supplied

holing all those long putts in the playoff,” Perez told golfchannel. “It’s hard to put into words because it’s a long day and Ryan was flying for a while. We didn’t

even really think we had a chance. Fox looked certain to win in regulation when he chipped in for a birdie at No 11, holed from 80 feet for an eagle at No 12 and then

holed from 45 feet for birdie at No 14 to establish a three-shot lead. However, the 35-year-old Kiwi drove into water on the 18th, missed the green with his approach, and duffed his fourth shot into a greenside bunker to run up a double-bogey seven. Playing two groups behind, Perez holed from 35 feet for birdie on the 17th to move into a share of the lead on 13 under par and hit a superb approach into the last, but missed from seven feet for what would have been a winning birdie. Perez, Fox and Adrian Meronk, who finished a shot outside the playoff, secured the three places on offer for the British Open Championship via its qualifying series. Fox’s world golf ranking at the year end hasn’t been below 100 since his 91 at the end of 2018. But

he has been chipping away diligently with his win in the Ras al Khaimah Classic this year taking him from 211 to 119. Solid performances had him in top 10 finishes at the Catalunya Championship (Tied 9th), the Betfred Brtish Masters (T8) and Soudal Open (T2) have seen him gradually push his way up to a world ranking of 88 with the Dutch Open enough to put him propel him to 59. Fox posted on social media, “Well this about sums up today. A real rollercoaster of emotions. A big congrats to Victor Perez just some unreal putting under pressure. At least I’ll get a couple more majors as a consolation prize. “A huge thank you to the @ dutchopen_2022 for a great week, crowds were amazing and @bernardusgolf golf truly is a fantastic venue.”

CROQUET

Councillor presents winning trophies to Howick players Howick Councillor Sharon Stewart was on hand to present the 2020 winning in-house trophies at the Howick Croquet Club annual meeting on Saturday May 21. Councillor Stewart, who is also the patron of this club, commented on its positive and welcoming environment and its active, competitive spirit which

“more than holds its own” in representing Howick against others in the sport of croquet around New Zealand each year. ClubpresidentFelixGroenestein said as well as winning competitive tournaments away from home, Howick Croquet Club inhouse croquet tournaments seem to attract a heightened level of enthusiasm from members, and

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every club trophy is especially hard-fought, especially by newer members seeking to prove their playing ability. After the annual meeting, presentations were made to this year’s winners of four in-house croquet trophies, followed by lunch, before teams were drawn for friendly doubles matches on the croquet lawns.

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We are looking to employ a part �me Permanent Medical Recep�onist as well as a Casual Medical Recep�onist to complement our hard working team. Shi� �mes would cover a variety of day, evening and weekends. Key to this role is the ability to deliver professional recep�on services, including handling telephone calls, maintaining and upda�ng medical records, liaising with internal and external clinical teams, invoicing and receip�ng, and ensuring the smooth running of the front-of-house environment. The successful applicant will receive: • Full training • Free medical visits • Free on site parking • Opportunity to work locally The successful applicant will need to: • Have excellent interpersonal skills • Have great �me management skills and an ability to mul� task • Be computer literate with a high level of accuracy and a�en�on to detail • Be calm under pressure • Be a posi�ve team player • Have excellent oral and wri�en communica�on skills • Be able to communicate in a warm and friendly manner with a diverse group of people • Knowledge of MedTech32 would be an advantage although training in this so�ware will be provided. Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and applica�ons to be received by Friday, 17th June, 2022.

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2020 winner of 8+ Level Singles Don Grimsey (left); 2020 winner of Small Cups Doubles Jim Dickson (second from left) and Linda Sharpe (right); Councillor/ patron Sharon Stewart; 2020 winner of both Pivot Trophy and Josh Roberts Most Improved Player Veneta Hansen; HCC club president Felix Groenestein (right).

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We pay you what you are worth – we dont look at how old you are, we look at the quality of your work. Reputable Craftsmen Auckland roofing company with a focus on quality workmanship and a strong commitment to health and safety. Our main focus is re-roofing so we have a strong focus on providing the best results for our homeowners. Successful applicants will join a small loyal team with a great team spirit. Full employee roles available – 40 hours a week guaranteed rain hail or shine and 4 weeks annual leave. Applicants requirements: • Have confidence when working at heights • NZ Work Permit • Fit & healthy • Take pride in themselves and their work ensuring top quality workmanship • Motivated to do quality work and provide a superior service to our clients • NZ Drivers License • Can work well with others We will provide: • Senior Roofer – Company vehicle, cell ph, tools and anything else required to do a quality job. • Apprentice – Cell ph, tools, full training and support, potentially a company vehicle when reliability and desire is proven.

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INSTALLER This position may be suitable to the following trades:

• Aluminium fabricator • Builder • Shopfitter • Boat builder • Or anyone mechanically minded We are currently looking to employ someone to install aluminium conservatories including windows & doors. Someone with knowledge of installation of aluminium joinery or with basic carpentry skills would be preferred. We are also willing to train the right applicant who has already had some work experience in the aluminium or the building industry. Are you motivated and positive with a can-do approach? Then we want to hear from you.... We are offering: • Full time hours: 7:30am-4:00pm • Based in Onehunga • Great team environment • Competitive wage, negotiable on experience If you are reliable and honest and have a genuine approach to your work, then call us today! – Ideally we need someone who can start ASAP! – Who will have a good command of written and spoken English – Have excellent communication skills – Have a current full drivers licence

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SEVENS

Tysha Ikenasio joins Black Ferns Sevens at Mount fulltime By ADAM JULIAN

month ago Tysha Ikenasio was working full time as a personal trainer and earnestly ploughing through her police application when she received a surprise phone call from Black Ferns Sevens coach Cory Sweeney. “I was actually doing the dishes when my phone went off in my left pocket. I saw it was Cory and answered. He offered me a full-time contract. I was in such a shock I cut him off,” Ikenasio recalled. “He had to ring back the next day to conﬁrm the details. I hadn’t even played Sevens for a year because of Covid.” Ikenasio has shifted from Auckland to the Black Ferns Sevens base in Mount Maunganui to commence full-time training. It’s a goal that’s taken her more than half a dozen years to realise. Ikenasio attended Sancta Maria College. She was a twotime winner of the Senior School

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Sportswoman of the Year for her feats in netball, tag and touch. Her introduction to sevens happened in 2014 in her penultimate year of high school at the behest of Michael Marnewick [game development manager – schools]. It was modest. “There was a one-day competition. We struggled for numbers.

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We wanted to play tag or touch but when we were promised a day off school at College Riﬂes we went, ‘why not.’ “I’d never played tackle before. Oh my gosh what did I sign up for? There were Auckland scouts out and they presented me with the most promising player award or something.”

Soon Tysha was training at Eden Park with the Auckland women’s team which included Black Ferns heavyweights Huriana Manuel, Kayla McAlister, Portia Woodman and Tyla Nathan-Wong. Her mother Robyn often slept in the car while Tysha trained early in the morning. “Mum was so relieved when I got my licence. Oh my god, her sacriﬁces. My ﬁrst actual sevens tournament was in Hokoria, Japan.” Auckland won the Hokoria tournament and the 2015 New Zealand Nationals. Ikenasio, a skilful and robust outside back, was offered the chance to play professionally in Japan. “I went over there when I was 18. The culture, the food, the people, wow, I love Japan. I spent two years playing for the Tokyo Phoenix and then I went to Ngato Blue Angels. Ngato is a little town down south. When I joined the team they were only new, but in my last year we won the competition. “In Japan, sevens works like the World Series. There are four

tournaments with points at stake for each event. It goes year-round with qualifying, training and a dozen teams.” Covid brought Ikenasio home. With little opportunity in rugby, she played league for the Richmond Roses with one notable exception – the 2021 Takiwhitu Tuturu Sevens in Wellington. “I got a call from Rocky Khan asking me to play for Moana Pasifika. What an opportunity. It was strange playing against the Black Ferns. I’d been in again and out again. It was good to have a decent crack at them.” Each player in Moana Pasifika was given a mealofa (gift), designed and made especially for them, to honour their contribution to the team by Moana artist Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi. Ikenasio flats with her good friend Niall Williams. Her immediate goal is to help New Zealand defend their Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in July, August. AllBlacks.com

A comfortable nest that won’t use up your nest egg.

HBH Senior Living is a non-profit organisation, which means we can put caring first – and charge less for our apartments than many other retirement villages. Priced from just $570,000, our two-bedroom boutique independent apartments at 139 on Union are affordable without compromising on quality.

Enjoy living in a welcoming, close-knit community of like-minded seniors in the heart of Howick, with care services on hand if desired or required. And with coffee mornings, mini golf, exercise groups and more, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for friendship and fun in your new nest.

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