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SENTENCING

‘Mummy loves you so much’

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oanna Zhifei Kong and Cheng Chuang’s families know each other. They live on opposite sides of the same street in Bucklands Beach.

At about 8.40am on Tuesday, March 23, their two families came into contact in a way neither anticipated but which will stay with them both forever.

Five-year-old Joanna attended Pigeon Mountain Primary School.

On that day in March her parents took her

to the school in Wells Road.

They entered the grounds and walked along a footpath past the car park.

Chuang, 77, had arrived at the school in his Mercedes-Benz sedan to drop off his granddaughter, who was sitting in the car’s back seat. His wife was in the front passenger seat.

As Chuang was pulling into a parking space, he accidentally pressed his car’s accelerator pedal instead of the brake.

The vehicle was propelled forward, striking Joanna and trapping her underneath it.

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injured schoolgirl was taken to Starship Hospital in a critical condition.

She tragically died, with her family by her side, on March 28.

On April 29 police charged Chuang with careless driving causing death in relation to the crash. He pleaded guilty to the charge in the Manukau District Court on May 28.

The two families came into contact again when Chuang reappeared in court to be sentenced by Judge Richard Earwaker on July 27.

Chuang was represented by defence law-

yer David Wang and assisted by an interpreter as he stood in the dock throughout the sentencing.

Another interpreter read to the court a victim impact statement written by Joanna’s mother Fen Huang.

Before she began, the judge told Huang he wished to express his “sincere condolences for the tragic loss you have suffered”.

The statement said Joanna was an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby and Huang endured a lot of pain before she became pregnant with “my darling daughter”. ➤ Turn to page 3

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magine launching a new company and, the following year, having to hold your nerve as the world’s stock markets crashed and burned.

It was 1986 when Ross Faulkner, 62, and his wife and business partner Anne Faulkner established their Howick firm Faulkner Construction.

In late 1987 stock markets blew a major gasket with New Zealand hit particularly hard - falling close to 60 per cent from its peak by the end of February 1988. Oh, and the economy went into recession.

In an insightful look at this precarious period three decades on, Liam Dann, business editor at the NZ Herald said NZ was hit harder than anywhere else.

At the time of the Faulkners launching their company, the country was experiencing double-digit inflation and interest rates were soaring.

In the second quarter of 1987, inflation was running at 18.9 per cent, said Dann. Floating mortgage rates were above 20 per cent.

NZ was in its deepest recession for years and was foundering with an aggressively shrinking GDP.

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“I think it’s down to pretty good management. We work very hard to make sure we don’t lose our staff.

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That was 40 years ago and the company had morphed into an extremely successful firm at the top of its game.

“It’s more impressive than a 40-year marriage. More external forces come into play in a business.

You can’t control a lot of it,” says Ross Faulkner.

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Driver sentenced

Joanna Kong died on March 28 after being struck by a vehicle five days earlier.

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➤ From page 1 Joanna was cheerful, well behaved, and sensible, she said.

“All the pain I suffered was worth it. She brought endless joy to our family.”

Joanna’s mother said she witnessed the entire incident when Chuang’s car struck her daughter.

She saw Joanna being sent flying two to three metres away due to the impact.

“The car continued to hit our daughter and ran her over. I felt very helpless.

“My husband tried his best to lift the car up.

“I saw my daughter’s face full of blood and was filled with a sense of despair.”

Huang said her daughter had a

heartbeat but at the hospital a doctor told her there was not much hope.

She sees the image of how her daughter was injured again and again with “tears running down my face”.

She was prescribed sleeping pills by a doctor on the fifth day her daughter spent in hospital and slept for a couple of hours.

“Whenever I think of her being hit by the car I feel like I have no soul in my body,” she said.

“My little angel was taken away from me.

“My daughter was just fiveyears-old and had only just begun to know the beauty of the world.”

She asked why Chuang, who has reduced mobility due a previous injury, was driving at the time.

Huang said her daughter liked going to school and her death “took away my happiness for a lifetime”.

She described her funeral as devastating and said she will never see her “dear baby” again.

“Baby, mummy loves you so much and misses you so, so much.”

Huang said Chuang lives across the road from her family and that she sees the car that struck Joanna every day.

Joanna’s father Yong Ning Kong then addressed the court while holding a framed photograph of his daughter.

He said Chuang was a threat to other road users and should have

Police were among the emergency services called to Pigeon Mountain Primary School on March 23 when Joanna Kong was struck by a vehicle in the car park.

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been driving slowly.

Kong said Chuang’s behaviour had caused tremendous sorrow to his family and asked the judge to impose a “severe sentence for his irresponsible driving attitude”.

After their statements were read Joanna’s parents sat in the court’s public gallery.

Her mother sobbed while her father hung his head.

Wang, Chuang’s defence lawyer, said his client thought Joanna was much closer to his car than she was.

He tried to brake but his foot

slipped off the brake pedal onto the accelerator.

Chuang took full responsibility for his actions, Wang said.

Judge Earwaker said Chuang had placed a written apology in the mailbox at Joanna’s family home but it was returned unopened.

Chuang had no previous criminal convictions, had already paid $17,000 to Joanna’s family and has said he won’t drive ever again, the court heard.

“Nothing I do today will help that pain and grief you feel,” the judge

said to Joanna’s family.

“I accept Mr Chuang is deeply affected by this tragic accident and will have to live with what’s happened for the rest of his life.”

The judge said Chuang’s car was registered and had a current warrant of fitness at the time of the incident, and Chuang had a full driver’s licence.

He was not fatigued or influenced by alcohol or drugs.

Judge Earwaker said he accepted Chuang’s remorse is “deep and genuine”.

Chuang had immediately accepted responsibility and pleaded guilty.

The judge said the starting point for sentencing was 300 hours of community service.

He discounted that amount for Chuang’s guilty plea, making a reparation payment to Joanna’s family and his remorse.

Judge Earwaker sentenced Chuang to serve 120 hours of community service, make a reparation payment to Joanna’s family of $30,827.50, of which $17,000 has been paid, by August 30, and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.

Pigeon Mountain Primary School principal Ian Dickinson and the school board’s presiding member Mark Eades told the Times: “The thoughts of our school and community are, and always will be, with Joanna and her family.”

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Faulkner Construction’s 40th ➤ From page 2

year’s awards (which take place on August 14).

Their young talent is nurtured from the outset too. Last year the company had two boys take second and third place. “And we have two boys in the 2021 BCITO Apprentice of the Year…they are currently awaiting their placings but as you go to print we know they have made at least the Top 10,” says Faulkner.

“It’s what I’ve always been pushing very hard. The quality is non-negotiable – that’s my mantra. We did very well when we first went into the House of the Year competition we won our category in Auckland so I set a benchmark for us.

“The foremen that we’ve got are very passionate about making sure their houses come up to that standard and we use the House of the Year as a not only a marketing tool but also a quality mark for our guys. It’s a bit of level for us and for our foremen as well – they know that their house could be entered into the competition and if they don’t get a gold [laughs heartily] all hell’s going to break loose on them.

“They know it’s not me who’s going to be coming down on them, it’s going to be their own standards haven’t been met. I use it for my apprentices…we don’t you just to be a tradesman when you come out, we want you to be a craftsman. It’s that

kind of philosophy that we try and develop all the way through the system.”

What’s mightily impressive is that the awards have been won for categories right across the board. “We do renovations for smaller houses up to the very expensive multi-million dollar houses,”he says.

“In saying that, people see that, ‘oh, you’ve got lots of gold awards so you must be expensive but that’s not really right. We’re not, we’re the same as other builders, we just do a very good job.”

Equally remarkable is that company is very much a family affair. Wife Anne is not quite in the day-to-day operations but is very much in the picture.

“She knows what’s going on and when there’s an issue she knows how to remedy it. She’s my backstop and mentor in the background.”

The couple have three sons involved too which gives them geographic leverage from Wellsford to Tauranga.

Son Philip, 42, is a foreman in Auckland running a job in Franklin Road in the city at the moment. The youngest son Michael, 34, (who took third in the Apprentice of the Year competition a few years ago) went through the trades and became a quantity surveyor and went out and got some external experience.

“He’s come back to us and he’s moved up to Warkworth so we’ve set up a branch there which covers that northern area.

Second son Colin, 40, moved to Tauranga to be with his family and is running a smaller operation in the Bay of Plenty.

As for the year ahead, Faulkner says they’re managing what they’ve got. The supply chain though is a huge issue.

“That is an ongoing issue that is becoming more of an issue as it goes on. It’s become ridiculous for some stuff. We’re waiting five weeks for some weather boards at the moment,” says Faulkner.

“I know of other guys who are having to wait eight weeks for certain types of weather boards that you shouldn’t really expect to. Once-upon-a time you just go and get if off the racks – it’s always there or available within a week.

“It used to be three-week lead time – it’s gone way up now, it’s crazy.”

“A lot of the supply solutions are in how good your relationships are with your suppliers.

Luckily we’ve been with certain suppliers for quite a long time, we’ve got a good standing with them.

“It is a battle. You’ve got to be so far ahead.”

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“We want our guys to be available to be there when times are improving. We work pretty hard to make sure that we don’t lay anybody off. It’s one of my commitments to the guys.”

Post lockdowns, the business landscape is hugely different, he says. They lost three big jobs after lockdown. “I came out and the work we were about to start wasn’t there. I thought, is there a cliff? Are we going over the edge or what?

“We got to where we thought something was going to happen and it just rose and it’s still rising.

We’ve got more work now than we’ve probably ever had in our career.”

The company, which has 30 staff (26 on-site), is growing.

“We are actively looking for more staff. Everyone’s looking for more staff. We’ve probably taken on six since Covid,” says Faulkner.

Reputation means everything and it’s something that has been forged over four decades.

The company has amassed a remarkable collection of industry accolades over that time – some 25 Master Builder awards.

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If you thought your mind’s been playing tricks on you regarding the bus stop on Picton Street and the disappearing-and-reappearing scaffolding, you’re fine. One Times reader is bemused.

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new roof was all that was needed.

A simple and straight forward project for a bus shelter in Howick – it won’t take long, organise the traffic management, get a price, arrange for the scaffolding and a contractor to do the work, simple you would think.

But here they are, six weeks coming up and the routine is, scaffold up on Monday which involves traffic management and the scaffold installers, not to mention closing the bus stop for the week, three working days for the contractor because Friday the scaffold has to come down to make way for the stalls in the market on Saturday.

Then into the project there is the realisation that the shelter is listed with a historical classification and an architect needs to be involved.

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FIRE

House fire kills rescued cats

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fire that broke out at an east Auckland house claimed the lives of 11 cats while more than a dozen others were rescued from the burning dwelling.

Local firefighters responded to a call from neighbours of the twostorey house in Frank Nobilo Drive, Golflands, at about 10.40am on July 28.

The home’s owner, Jewels Annabell, was at work in the CBD when the fire broke out.

She was phoned by neighbours and boarded the first ferry back to east Auckland.

Annabell has been left effectively homeless by the fire, which started on a bench top in the kitchen.

She’s a member of the Community Cat Coalition and will be known to local animal lovers as the driving force behind the Street Kitties cat rescue and re-homing service, which she ran from her house.

The fire tragically killed 11 cats, many of which were inside large cages in the lounge.

Sixteen cats were pulled alive from the burning house.

“I don’t even really care about the house but it’s not ideal,” Annabell says. “I’m so devastated.”

She and five or six of her cats, which she says need to be under observation, are now staying with a neighbour while she deals with the emotional trauma of losing so many

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A fire that broke out in Jewels Annabell’s kitchen killed many of the cats inside the house.

beloved felines.

“People are offering to foster them for me but I just want them with me,” she says.

Other surviving cats have been placed with different veterinary practices for treatment.

Annabell says she’s “so grateful” that a Givealittle page set up to help her cover costly vet bills has so far received more than $22,000 in donations.

She’s keen to hear from anyone in east Auckland who can offer her accommodation while her home is

inspected and repaired.

“Insurance will pay for me to stay somewhere but it’s a big ask because I’d like to be somewhere local.

“And I’ll have 16 cats with me and more to come if they get better.”

She says she’s “heartbroken” and feels guilty about so many of her cats dying in the fire.

“There are things I could have done differently which would have meant more of them would have survived.

“My two indoor cats who belong to me, they could have been in the

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outdoor enclosure, which they quite often were.

“And I was meaning to move five others into the bathroom.

“They would have survived, but I didn’t [move them] and they died.

“They were just starting to come around.”

Howick fire station officer John Searle says one firefighter doused the blaze in the kitchen while others searched the property for cats.

They broke the front door and put a fan inside the entry to try to clear the smoke, he says.

“We treated it like a person search but we went in and searched for cats.

“It wasn’t very pleasant. There were cats in bedrooms and some that were free.

“They were closed in different rooms and it was good she closed the doors as that kept the smoke out of the rooms cats were in.”

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The second person injured in the crash remains in a stable condition in hospital.

The police investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

They are appealing for witnesses after the single-vehicle crash which was reported at around 2.10pm on Maraetai Drive, near Keanes Road in Maraetai on Thursday.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand said there were multiple calls reporting the blaze to them at 4.55pm on Wednesday, July 28.

Community members reported the fire to the Times at around 5.20 pm.

At 6.02pm, the NZ Police reported that “police are assisting Fire and Emergency NZ at the building fire” and that “motorists are asked to avoid the area as there is significant congestion”.

As fire-fighters fought the flames, the police controlled the traffic.

The road was closed between Gossamer Drive and Trugood Drive. Traffic came to a standstill.

Fire and Emergency NZ said the fire was contained by 6.46 pm. Emergency services continued to damp down hotspots for several hours.

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CANCER BATTLE

The life and journey of Daniel Rush

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Pakuranga couple is facing a third tragedy as their son battles terminal cancer.

Six weeks ago Daniel Rush, 20, was living a normal life at home with his parents, Stephen and Claire. He was searching for a job to kick-start his goal towards being a computer programmer and website designer after a rough year with the arrival of Covid-19. He was an avid gamer with a talented singing voice, Claire said, as they could often hear him through their bedroom wall.

He would raid the fridge, go fishing and camping, attend church and enjoy Star Wars.

“He’s very passionate and endlessly kind,” Stephen said.

Then the headaches started.

After a visit to his GP and prescribed antibiotics, his headache persisted. He was taken to Middlemore

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Hospital where they discovered a mass in his brain.

He was sent to Auckland Hospital where they performed a nine-and-a-halfhour surgery on June 23.

They found that the mass was an aggressive form of cancer.

“It was devastating,” Stephen said. “It still is. It felt like Armageddon.”

The first tragedy to befall the Rush family came in 2007 with the suicide of Amy, Daniel’s sister and Claire’s daughter from her first marriage. “It hit all of us very hard,” Stephen and Claire said.

A year later, as they were still struggling with grief, their youngest child, Sophie, passed away aged 9 months.

On top of that, Daniel’s grandmother — Stephen’s mother — died three years ago.

“Daniel would ask, ‘Why is it that everyone I love dies?’”

Despite the heartbreaks, Daniel’s kindness and faith did not falter. “He’s an angel,” Stephen and Claire said.

Throughout his sixweek stay in hospital, Daniel’s condition slowly deteriorated.

He was moved into palliative care in a retirement home. The family called more than 80 places before they secured a bed for him.

“It was extremely difficult looking for a facility for him,” Claire said.

“There are no palliative care facilities for people between 18 and 50.”

Some of Daniel’s favourite things, Stephen said, were spending time up north on a farm interact-

ing with the animals, visiting the Coromandel with his grandparents and seeing Waterworld as well as searching for gold in the rivers.

“We’ve had 20 good years with him,” Stephen said.

He and Claire also loved Pokemon Go. “I can’t count the number of times they’ve stopped to say, ‘It’s a site!

We have to collect them!”

Stephen said. “It’s classic.”

A family friend, Leanne Manaro, set up a Givealittle page to fund some of Daniel’s bucket list activities such as visiting Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium.

The response, Stephen said, has been overwhelming with more than $20,000 donated.

“Everyone has been amazing,” he said.

“Thank you to everyone who has donated and to all the family and friends that have supported us and to the Eastgate Community Church for their love and support.”

TOKYO OLYMPICS

Local Olympians make mark The NZ men’s rowing eight claimed a famous win last week.

The eight — featuring Dan Williamson who grew up in Beachlands claimed a brilliant gold to add to the success of Emma Twigg’s gold in the single scull and the women’s eight silver.

After struggling to make

birdies over the first three days of the Olympic men’s golf tournament, Ryan Fox — from Beachlands — showed his class on the final day’s play, shooting a seven under par 64.

His birdie-fest lifted him from 55th to a tie for 42nd, 5 under par. His four rounds were 70, 72, 73, 64 for a total of 279. The gold

medal went to American Xander Schauffele, who shot 68, 63, 68, 67 to finish 18 under par.

Ainsley Thorpe, from Howick, was unlucky to crash along with several other riders in the women’s individual triathlon.

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end. They finished a creditable 12th in a time of 1:26:53. Gold went to USA 1:23:55.

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CHESS

Felix winner of Poppies chess tournament It was a six game Blitz match between young Candidate Masters Oliver Picken (17) and Felix Xie (13).

Felix has had an excellent year with his standout results being 3rd= in the main NZ Chess Championships held in Palmerston North last January.

He followed this up by winning the NZ Rapid Championship held directly after the main event.

He also tied 1= at the North Island Championship in Wellington over Easter. He currently plays at North Shore Chess Club.

Oliver has had some very

good results in junior events and tied for 2= place in the Christmas tournament held by the local Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club last December.

The match was very hard fought and the final score of 3.5 – 2.5 in favour of Felix could easily have been 3 all if Oliver had held his last game.

This was the third in the series of Poppies Chess Challenge matches to celebrate the World Chess Federation International Chess Day. It was sponsored by the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club and the Howick Village Business Association.

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CHOIR CONCERT: GERSHWIN TO GAGA Love presents a unique opportunity for a composer and performer to explore the most profound expression of the combination of words and music,” says David Gordon, who is conducting Pakuranga Choral Society for their upcoming concert, Seasons of Love.

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Burswood resident Paul Taylor posted photos on social media on December 14 of what he says were more than 30 dead eels in the upper estuary in Huntington Park, near Ti Rakau Drive. He reported the find to Auckland Council, which is working to identify what caused the eels’ death.

“Local children feed the eels,” Taylor told the Times. “I was told of the incident from neighbours who had first seen them and then went up to investigate.”

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One image shows a dead eel surrounded by rubbish including what appears to be about 20 small pieces of plastic.

Council team leader compliance response south Dirk Timp says the council’s compliance team visited the site to investigate after receiving a report of dead eels in the waterway.

water “On arrival we found the waterway was running clear and there were no obvious signs the water had been polluted,” he says.

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I live in Charles Dickens Drive and I wish to express my very strong opposition to Ms Adele White’s proposed dog park, to be located in Macleans Reserve at the end of the street.

I was shocked when I received the notice advising residents of this proposal and my initial reaction was; why would anyone want to do this?

I have walked my dogs on Macleans Reserve for 15 years and I have never once experienced any complaints from anyone regarding my dogs. I am a responsible dog owner, as are the vast majority of dog owners who use the reserve.

The area where this “dog park” is to be built becomes extremely wet and slippery in winter. The new drainage, that has just been put in along the path, drains directly into this area which will make the ground even more waterlogged and therefore totally unsuitable and quite dangerous for owners and their dogs.

The cost of creating this dog park is unjustified and, considering that reassurances have been given by council that dogs will still be allowed to run off-lead, why waste money on building what, in reality, is a caged dog run.

It simply does not make any sense, unless, as I suspect, the offlead status of the reserve will be revoked at a later date. The thought of losing the simple pleasure of watching a dog chase a ball and run freely in a wide open space is heart-breaking.

There also needs to be consideration given to the very limited parking in the cul-de-sac. The additional traffic would create significant danger to residents, particularly the many children who use this area to walk to school across the reserve.

Finally, and most importantly, if this plan goes ahead, it will completely destroy the natural beauty of this part of Macleans Reserve, impacting not just residents but all those who use it.

In the uncertainty and stress of recent times, to take that simple joy away from so many for no reason other than to appease an individual’s personal agenda, someone who clearly has no connection or love for this area, is, quite frankly, abhorrent.

Please do not build this dog park.

The Macleans Reserve is a special place that should be protected and treasured for future generations to enjoy.

About a month ago someone walked along Wellington Street with some white paint and left marks that indicated maintenance work was going to be carried out.

This made sense as the school holidays were approaching and parking requirements would be at a minimum during the day.

That was wishful thinking. The holidays have been and gone and no work carried out.

Or maybe it was forward planning and getting ready for the next holidays.

Anna Carter Resident

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FORGET AMERICA’S CUP, WHAT ABOUT SOLAR PANELS? Re: EVs, the dun and e-lightment, Times Feedback, Darrin Heaven, July 20.

Necessity is the mother of invention and, faced with a shortage of electricity, we’ll have no option but to install solar panels on roofs at home and work.

These can be connected to a modern grid and, at a cost of around $10,000, we could have had 30,000 in Auckland for $300 million, or subsidised, many more.

Instead we squandered the money on the America’s Cup. You could say the penny has not dropped.

Will the devastating bushfires in Australia, heat dome and wildfires in North America, floods in Germany and Westport/Marlborough cause climate deniers to stop deluding themselves and the oil companies to stop lying?

Of course not. The turkeys are voting for Christmas and Crusher Collins will use their stupidity to feather her own nest.

Dennis Horne Howick

HOW WILL WE CHARGE EVS? After reading, Darrin Heaven’s letter (Times, July 20) on EVs (electric vehicles) got me thinking.

It is obvious that Auckland Council has not thought the whole thing through with their new rules on infill housing and limited cars parking on these properties.

You only have to look at the number of vehicles parked on the road side now which will increase under these rules. So how are all these road side vehicles going to be charged? Run a power lead over the footpath?

Barry Wood Cockle Bay

Hello Mr Michael Wood (Minister of Transport) [Editor’s note: the author if this letter has since sent a similar note to Auckland Transport].

For a number of years now Aucklanders have resided in a shrinking infrastructure.

It is a stressful event to venture out of one’s home now due to the traffic.

What are you doing about the dysfunctional Southern Motorway? What are you doing about the light phasing?

One example: Light intersection at Ti Rakau Drive and Edgewater Drive. Opposite it is Chevis Place.

The main traffic stops in the morning to let no cars come from either side. Everyone is stopping and backing up the traffic to let absolutely no one through. It is insane.

There are a lot of light phases around Auckland acting this way.

Traffic issues are stressing Aucklanders out so much more now than working a 9-5 daily and Covid 19 ever has.

There is increasing road rage and people cutting others off constantly, more people running red lights now and texting at lights than ever because they have been made to wait far too long. The impact of this can take centuries to fix. Our young are watching this behaviour.

We need solutions and alternatives, we cannot continue this way.

Do not suggest public transport as an alternative because I already do that and it’s no less stressful.

I leave home in Botany at 7am in the morning to get to Panmure train station by 7.45am. Sometimes it is so bad I will get to the station at 8am to catch the train into town.

After work, the time it takes to get home from the Panmure train station is a minimum of 1 hour, occasionally with the majority of time taking 1.15-1.5 hours to get home.

And on both routes you can be sure to experience all of the already-stated issues.

On the weekends you can be sitting in traffic out on Ti Rakau Drive for 30 to 45 minutes easily.

Between the dysfunctional motorways, the light phasing and the inefficiently run road works, Kiwis driving Auckland roads are now more stressed by these daily occurrences than any other foreign threat.

It would be good to share something with us that would calm not only today’s drivers but also our future ones. We need to know something is going to be done about this insanity and everything is going to be better than before.

I would be delighted to hear what your plan is.

Name witheld Botany

THREE WATERS PROGRAMME MISLEADING It is a matter of great concern that people are being misled by this Government [Three Waters Reform Programme – water, wastewater and stormwater] proposal.

An example is the Mayor of West Coast (Bruce Smith) who has done his homework and the effect of three waters to the West Coast is as follows: $120 million of water assets will

go to the Government who will pay $11m to retire any debt At present the current cost of water to residential ratepayers is $375 per annum (pa) but under the Three Waters programme it will go up to $1609pa.

Be warned.

Arthur Moore Pakuranga

MP’S INFORMATION NOT RIGHT I found Simeon Brown’s column “Money for the Mongrel Mob a sick joke” in the Times on Tuesday July 20 to be grossly inaccurate regarding funding for gangs.

Please find my corrections below: 1) It is not taxpayer money – it is from the Proceeds of Crime Fund 2) It is not the Mongrel Mob – it is run by Mahinaarangi Smith, whose husband, Sonny Smith is still president of the Mongrel Mob’s ‘’Notorious’’ chapter. But they did this thing off their own bat 3) The police of the area support the programme and found it reduced crime – it was praised by Rotorua police area commander Inspector Phil Taikato, who said it reduced crime in the area.

4) The National Government has also funded gang-related projects.

In 2010, the Salvation Army worked with the Mongrel Mob to deliver the Hauora programme, funded through the Prime Minister’s Tackling Methamphetamine Action Plan.

In 2016, (then Prime Minister John) Key also signed off on a $920,000 contract for rehab programme with the Black Power which proved unsuccessful.

And in 2012, Whanau Ora money provided to a trust to help deliver programmes to the Mongrel Mob in Dunedin were misappropriated by members to buy cannabis, with intent to sell it.

Simeon, please treat your constituents with respect and give us accurate information we can trust rather than having to research the truth ourselves.

Het Conroy Pakuranga

THE MAGNOLIAS’ AND THE VIEW If I may, I suggest that B. Bates of HMB (Feedback, July 11), has made something of an oxymoron in stating that ‘we can enjoy them (the Magnolias) and the view for many more years’?

Trees grow – views do not. This iconic view welcoming many of us ‘home’ as we breast Stockade Hill and to see that magnificent view (soon to be obscured), is heartwarming to say the least, and very much treasured by many.

Yes, as suggested by The Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association and rightly, the magnolias must go to better pastures and low-growing shrubs must take their place – of that there is no question.

Ian Rodger Howick

I BEG TO DIFFER

That there were elements of racial (or cultural) bias in Pukekohe, as claimed by Robert Bartholomew (Times, June 22), is beyond dispute but his outlandish generalisations weaken his argument.

I cannot speak for an earlier time

but I can assure him that in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, not all Maori were ‘confined’ to a single area because I knew Maori who weren’t.

His use of the word ‘confined’ is ambiguous and suggests that he is being disingenuous.

Mr Barthlomew’s claim that ‘Hospitals had segregated maternity wards...’ needs explaining.

My nephew was born at Waiuku Maternity Hospital in 1953 and his mother shared a ward with a Maori woman. He may be referring to Hamilton. Would it occur to Mr B that many Maori may well prefer to be amongst people of their own culture when in hospital?

This same issue has been raised recently when discussing Maori reticence to go for breast screening and prostate examination.

This cultural accommodation is also relevant to the establishment of the Pukekohe Maori School (1952-1964) which was an honest attempt to cater for the special needs of underprivileged Maori kids. It was instigated by Princess Te Puea herself. Here, they received medical attention, two hot showers a week, free uniforms and transport, text books and stationery (free text books did not become universal until 1959).

How would that work at a school where Maori had to sit in the same class as Pakeha kids? In addition, they were taught by teachers from their own background. One of the latter was Don Pene who went on to teach my nephews at Patumahoe Primary.

Another claim is that nobody would lend money to Maori. I cannot confirm this, but I know of two shops where they got credit for weekly groceries. This was at the King Street Delicatessen where I worked part-time, and across the road at the Pukekohe Beehive.

At both these establishments the trade was 90 per cent Maori.

In return for credit, the managers retained their Social Security books which the beneficiaries borrowed when they needed to draw their social security funds. Mr Bartholomew can work himself into a lather of righteous indignation over this if he wishes but this arrangement was a win-win solution.

Space precludes further discussion on Mr Bartholomew’s claims but while I recognise his diligent research, his presentation is onesided and not what I would expect from a responsible academic. He has cherry-picked his material to support a thesis and it lacks historical context. Most importantly, it is not peer reviewed.

By his own admission, he found it difficult to find a publisher. The NZ University Press insisted he modify the text and so he decided to self-publish. His aim is to get his books into schools and libraries and, to that end, he has supplied free copies.

He will be pleased to know that an inner city school which my niece attended last year as an eight-year old, was taught that ’the British came to NZ and stole the Maori’s land.’

This is an important topic but at senior high school level. The explanation is simplistic and at Year 4, it’s what I would call indoctrination.

David Howard Pakuranga

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HISTORY

Nixon legacy inspiring As Howick and districts countdown to the 175th anniversary next year, the Times continues its series by Alan La Roche giving readers a glimpse of life as it used to be. The countdown began at the 170th in 2017.

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iss EM Nixon was a generous benefactor of Howick.

After the centennial in 1947, there were discussions about the Sale Street-Selwyn Road Valley which had cows grazing by a meandering stream with weeping willows, gorse and blackberry bushes.

Miss Nixon was a foundation member and committee member of the Howick Horticultural Society.

She bought several acre allotments and willed £500 and along with the profits from the centennial, and Howick Town Board funds the fiveacre land was set aside as a reserve.

Initially the Howick Horticultural Society envisaged an Albert Parkstyled park with a band rotunda, a miniature lake, an open-air theatre and attractive walks. The gorse and blackberry bushes were removed

Nixon Park, 1947, before development.

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by working bees. In 1951 the Howick Progressive Association held a design award competition.

Twenty-eight students from the Auckland University Architecture School sent in entries. A Howick student won the competition, but the Howick Borough Council in 1957 changed the zoning to Recreational and the mayor, Bill Stevenson, saw space for bowling

COMMENT

Labour set to control Kiwis’ speech The National Party has always been, and always will be, a staunch protector of New Zealanders’ right to free speech.

It’s an important part of our democratic rights and it means having to tolerate the expression of diverse views.

We may not always agree with one another, but we should have the ability to say our opinions without fear of being prosecuted.

But that could be about to change.

Labour is proposing to regulate our free speech laws in response to the atrocious acts of March 15, but there’s no evidence to support the idea that these hate speech laws would have prevented this massacre.

So far, however, the Government has been misleading the public and shutting down the debate.

Speech that incites violence is already, quite rightly, illegal in New Zealand.

The Prime Minister has claimed that her Government’s draconian law changes will fill a void in this area. This is completely false.

The Prime Minister has suggested that the laws will be focused on extreme speech where a person is inciting violence and hatred. But this is once again incorrect.

The bar for persecuting hate speech will be lowered so someone who intentionally stirs up or normalises hatred by being insulting would break the law.

Increased penalties for hate

MP for Pakuranga

Simeon Brown speech have also been proposed, with the maximum fine to go from $7000 to $50,000, and the maximum length of imprisonment from three months to three years.

Three years in prison for hate speech will be longer than the punishment for assaulting a child.

That’s right.

The Government is telling us that insulting someone deserves a greater punishment than if someone physically assaulted a child.

These hate speech laws will turn New Zealand into a country where Kiwis won’t voice their opinions for fear of prosecution. That is not the type of country I want to live in.

This Government, unable to deliver on much else, appears to want to regulate New Zealanders in every facet of our lives.

National is the party who will stand up for New Zealanders’ freedoms and encourage a cohesive society that is capable of engaging in debate and discussion without involving the Government.

We will reverse any hate speech laws that will impinge on the freedom of speech Kiwis currently enjoy. It’s too important.

Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga

and croquet greens as more desirable use of the land.

He owned fleets of earth moving machinery and quickly created bowling and croquet greens. A pavilion was built for the women’s croquet and a larger building was being created for the men’s bowling club. The Howick Bowling Club now own their own buildings and greens unlike most sports clubs that lease their playing fields from Auckland Council.

In October 1959, the Howick Bowling Club and croquet clubs on Nixon Centennial Park were officially opened by the croquetplaying mayoress Mrs Stevenson when she cut the blue ribbon at the Selwyn Road entrance declaring it open before invited guests.

The 89-year-old Miss Nixon was presented with suitably inscribed

silver scissors as a memento of the occasion. She proudly surveyed the progress converting a weed covered wilderness to manicured bowling and croquet greens.

The Howick Bowling and Croquet Club was founded in 1907 and used to own their greens in Uxbridge Road which were sold to the Borough Council. The old greens can still be detected with a rock wall boundary from the walkway between Selwyn Road, opposite All Saints Church, and Uxbridge Roads.

The Howick Bowling Club is one of the largest clubs in Auckland.

The Howick Croquet Club has moved to new greens in Millhouse Drive leaving more space for bowling. The Nixon Centennial Park Community Hall is now administered by Auckland Council.

Miss Nixon is well-known in Howick for bequeathing her acre in Uxbridge Road with her Garden of Memories and for her research into the Maori and European settlement of Howick.

She discussed the preservation of historical buildings in New Zealand with Duncan Rae MP which encouraged him to create the New Zealand Historic Places TrustPouhere Taonga which is now Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.

We are grateful for Miss Nixon’s generosity in securing this large reserve for the citizens of Howick.

Alan La Roche MBE Howick Historian alanlaroche@xtra.co.nz

POLICE

Bag snatch victim ‘glad and relieved’ by arrests

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he victim of a brazen daytime bag snatching in east Auckland says she’s “glad and relieved” police have arrested two men over a spate of such thefts in recent months.

As the Times previously reported, the woman, who does not want to be identified, was targeted by thieves while shopping in Botany in May. The east Auckland resident bought some leggings from Kmart Botany at about 5.20pm on May 18.

She returned to her car parked nearby and put on her seatbelt when another vehicle was used to block in her car and stop her from backing out.

She says a man she estimates was aged 20-30 years old then appeared at her front passenger window.

He opened her car door and started going through her shopping, which was sitting on her car’s front seat.

The offender grabbed her wallet, the new $7 leggings she bought from Kmart, and ran to the waiting car, which left the area.

On July 14 police publicly reported the arrest of two men over a spate of bag snatches around the city including at locations in east Auckland.

Counties Manukau East Police inspector Colin Higson said the arrests of two men aged 22 and 24 were made as part of an investigation into bag snatches carried out since May. The incidents had mainly been reported in south-east Auckland and in Botany and Papatoetoe, he said.

Higson said the two men have been charged with numerous offences relating to theft and dishonesty and are before the courts.

The police investigation is ongoing and he cannot rule out further arrest or charges.

“While the news of the arrests will be reassuring to our community, we

A woman who had her wallet and other items stolen from her car says she’s pleased police have arrested two men over such incidents.

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continue to urge them to keep their safety front of mind and to remain vigilant,” Higson said.

The woman who had items stolen from her car outside Kmart Botany on May 18 says she’s glad and relieved police have caught and charged the two men.

“Unfortunately many young and older women of our local community have been targeted and become victims,” she told the Times.

She urges women to lock their vehicle doors while driving and familiarise themselves with how to temporarily block their credit and Paywave cards via apps on their mobile phone.

The woman also encourages others to carry their bags across their upper bodies.

“It’s a good opportunity to check the contents of their wallets and make sure they don’t have passwords written down or home addresses in there.”

Police say if someone finds themselves being targeted by a bag snatcher, they should not chase the offender but instead get a description of the person and their vehicle and phone 111.

Members of the public are advised not to carry large amounts of cash, lock their doors when they get into their vehicle, and place their bag under the front seat.

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9 Ben Lomond Cres

Open 6 Days

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021 031 1899.

WANTED TO BUY BUYING

We purchase good quality house/flat and estate lots.

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Phone 09 532 9204 or 027 479 8942

Transit Traders Ltd

TREE SERVICES

Matt

Experienced family business, quality service

All about

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

TREES & STUMP GRINDING

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Ph Murray

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Contact Steve 021 949 168 www.bbe.co.nz

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We do WINZ quotes

For a free quote contact Drewe Ph: 027 539 9851 or 0800 432 724 drewe@fasciaandspouting.co.nz www.fasciaandspouting.co.nz

 Specialise in general plumbing/maintenance  Bathroom and kitchen alterations  NO JOB TOO SMALL Phone 09 527 3053 or 09 268 1007 Terry 027 2922 708 or Alywn 0274 743 505

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Certifying Plumber

BRADSHAW PLUMBING

WATERBLASTING

STEVE TREVURZA SAILMAKERS

ADAM OXLEY

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

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

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TRADE SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

Terry’s

We specialise in all plumbing repairs, burst pipes, blocked drains and building maintenance.

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Call Logan 0212995887 or Shervaan 02108662829 aokplumbers@gmail.com

Boat Covers Outdoor Blinds Outdoor Furniture All Canvas Repairs

SAILMAKERS

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NZ registered electrical service technician Servicing all major brands of whiteware appliances

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Call: 09 533 6956

Ph 535 9567 John 027 492 0772

www.allgoplumbing.co.nz

CONTINUOUS SPOUTING

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Local NZ Registered Electrician No job too big or too small!

24 hour Emergency service No call out fee if you mention this advert.

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Chats and quotes are FREE Phone 09 537 4320 / 021 366 615

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Replace your doors, drawer fronts & benchtops or have a completely new kitchen, all made to measure.

Servicing East & Central Auckland

Brett 534 3562 027 493 0181

PAVING

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aucklandplumbersgroup.nz

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0800 420 900

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Registered Drainlayers

CEILING repaints.

35 years experience. Phone Rob 0211848173.

Hill Plumbing • Certifying plumbing,

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Be Warm this winter, install a heat pump Sales | Installation | Service Phone 09 534 1244 or 027 534 1244 E: celsius@outlook.co.nz www.celsiusheating.co.nz

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

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

All other work considered also...

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DRAINAGE

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UPHOLSTERERS

027 348 7334

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HANDYMAN

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Ph Vince for a free quote 021 415 436

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HANDYMEN

Phone Ross 021 977 542

PAINTER, experienced in Int/Ext, Roof & Plastering, free quotes. Phone Mark 022 666 6380

PLASTERBOARD stopping, old wallpaper walls to paint finish a speciality. Ph/ txt 021 660774

HARRIS Tree Services.

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AIR CONDITIONING

GUTTER Clean, House Wash, roof treat or water blasting. Free quote call Shona (09) 537 4320

All int/ext requirements, prompt service, 40 years experience, Registered Master Painter

PAINTER, decorator, house washing, 32 years experience, quality work.

Free quotes. Phone/text 0274 990 973

AFFORDABLE plastering.

New work & alterations, skimming, cove & gib fixing. Ph Phil 021 521 403

• Installation • Service • Repair • Gas Fires • Gas Cookers • Gas Water Heaters At home or on the water

DS Trees & Landscapes, all tree work & stumps, hedges, mulching, rubbish removal. Phone Doug 021 537 171 or 537 8595

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HORIZON AERIALS LTD

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Tree/hedge trimming, lawnmowing, waterblasting. Alan 021 0375442

GUTTER CLEANING

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Freeview Installed Same Day Best Prices Guaranteed

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PAINTING & DECORATING

PLASTERERS

GAS GAS GAS

K54154

Phone Terry 021 927 921

COMPUTER REPAIRS

Aerials & TV INSTALLATION

Ph: 534 5888 Mob: 027 507 8680

FLOORING & SERVICES

Phone Kenny 021 897 445

ACTION pest control NZ Reg technician, 28yrs exp-all pests. Phone Bob 0800 831401/027 2392819

TREE SERVICES

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Additional Outlet & Security Camera Phone Jack Ph: 532 8723 021 661 469

CARPET LAYING

 Interior/exterior painting  High quality workmanship  Plastering  Howick based

Ph Lee 021 562 684

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TV AERIAL & LIghTIng InSTALLATIOn

CARPET CLEANING, free quotes. Call Shona 09 537 4320

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DIGITAL Solutions Ltd. We install aerials-CCTV, sound systems, alarms, WiFi. Building or renovating?

We are local so please call Rodger 021 659 677

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

Residential/commercial including roofs Quality service Warranty offered Master Painter Registered

PAINTER

PLUMBERS

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PAINTER

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Registered Tax Agent Bruce Dobbs E. patro@xtra.co.nz P. 027 274 9648 W. patroaccounting.com

A.J. & S.J CONTRACTOR

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Accounting and Taxation Services

535 6227 021 726697 Sam 027 4981810 Adrian

PEST CONTROL

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PATRO LTD

Accounting Services

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

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

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

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ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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FOCUS ON FEET Home visits. Professional gentle care. NZ trained nurse Ph Marlena 5331150 or 0211865496

CLASSIFIEDS SITUATIONS VACANT

Ph 09 815 8152

EAST AK two experienced cleaners seek commercial premises for cleaning Ph 021 452001

STAFF REQUIRED

Casual role working at a 24-bed Howick Rest Home, variety of shifts available.

Please email your CV to jackie@ambridgerose.co.nz or call 5762590

Landscaping Business

Must be reliable and punctual.

Drivers Licence (Restricted acceptable).

Training provided.

Variety of work.

Contact Andrew 021 791 002

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We currently have a wide range of day to day relieving opportunities in Auckland.

We are looking for registered teachers, both experienced and beginning teachers.

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Email: relief@oasis-edu.co.nz – www.betterteachers.nz

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18-23 hours per week

For further information and application guidelines, please refer to our website:

Variation of hours below during the first week of a new intake (18hrs for the week – no Sunday shift) Sunday 11.30am to 7pm and Monday to Thursday 3pm to 7pm for four weeks (23hrs per week).

www.pakuranga.school.nz/employment MP279953

The candidate needs to have a can do attitude – this position requires an active person as the role involves working with the cook, setting up the dining area for children/family meals and then doing the dishes and clean-up of the kitchen and dining room afterwards.

Historical Village

TEACHER AIDE FULL-TIME, FIXED TERM

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Applications close Tuesday, 10 August 2021.

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East Tamaki Based Class 2/4 or 5 Great company.

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General freight.

Linehaul and metro work.

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NZ Residents only

Email cvs to chris@inter-freight.co.nz Ph: 0212721000 Chris DE280006

OFFICE ASSISTANT/ RECEPTIONIST

St Peters

This position is Fixed Term – Term time only Hours 9.00am-2.00pm

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You must have excellent administrative, communication and 8.00am Service SUNDAY Cnr Udys andTraditional Reeves Roads, interpersonal skills and have a “can do” attitude.

SERVICES 10.00am Contemporary Family Service Pakuranga Duties include reception, first aid, student management Services every Sunday system, learner attendance and be computer literate.

8.30am 10.00am ANGLICAN CHURCH vicar@stpeterspakuranga.org.nz Please email your covering letter and CV to www.stpeterspakuranga.org.nz MP278164 kdoidge@ormps.school.nz.

Service SUNDAY 8.00am Traditional Applications close Friday 13 August 2021.

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HOWICK

Lovely, sunny, 2-bedroomed unit available from mid August. Elevated, sea views, garage. Suit quiet retired/semi-retired couple/ mature single. No pets or smokers.

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$520pw Ph Jan 021 915 969

HOME HELP WANTED CARERS REQUIRED for an elderly couple in their own home in Howick, shifts 12.30pm – 5pm & 5pm – 10 pm various days, cooking abilities an advantage, good remuneration, some shifts would suit a student nurse.

For more information, please phone Shirley on 021 2778105

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PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY

PIANO - KEYBOARD GUITAR - VIOLIN VOICE - DRUMS

(Never known to fail) O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruit of the Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, Assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother.

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O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times).

Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (3 times) Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. Amen.

The prayer must be said for 3 days and the request will be granted and the prayer must be published.

Thanks for prayers answered.

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KIDS KARATE

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

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FARM COVE furn, 1 bdrm cosy granny flat. Suit sgle n/s mature person. $350pw, pwr, wtr, internet incl, osp. Shops, buses, ferry, Rotary walkway nearby. Phone 576 6618 or 021 1481872

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We require an experienced Teacher Aide, primarily to support a student with health and behaviour needs. The position is 30 hours/week, term-time only until 1 October 2021. In Term 4 (18 October15 December 2021) the position will be 20-25 hours.

Start date: As soon as possible.

The successful applicant will: • have initiative, patience, empathy and resilience • have the ability to manage behavioural challenges • have excellent interpersonal skills • have strong oral and written communication skills • be computer literate • be well organised • have a sense of humour • be well presented Application by email, outlining your previous experience and suitability for the position, including CV and two referees to:

• Share your passion for the past by growing visitor engagement with an iconic historic village • Rare opportunity to preserve local cultural heritage • Permanent, full-time role • Flexible work options available • Great Howick location, and a beautiful working environment About the role Be part of an organisation that brings history to life!

We are looking for someone who shares our values of heritage preservation, research, education, and the importance of sharing this local treasure with the world.

In this role you will be responsible for leading the organisation and the commercial performance of Howick Historical Village. The strategic plan has been set and you will be responsible for its implementation at an operational level. Setting goals for performance and growth and establishing policies and plans that promote the culture and vision of Howick Historical Village.

You will have full delegated authority for operational management including full fiscal financial management, staff management, asset management, risk management, collection care, health and safety and project management.

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in the museum and heritage space, be energised by the wide variety of work, and have the experience and connections to promote the village.

To apply send your CV to team@pod.co.nz or call 0800 476 347 for more information.

Applications will close on the 25th August 2021, but will be reviewed as they are received.

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We are looking for someone who is keen to learn, has a good attitude, reliable and physically fit. This is a great opportunity for a new career path in landscaping.

PIANO TEACHERS

Key Attributes: • Good time keeping and reliability • Common sense • Friendly & a sense of humour • Loyal and trustworthy • Ability to work unattended • Police and Oranga Tamariki Vetting required

Lyn Baxter, Principal’s Secretary lbaxter@somint.school.nz

LANDSCAPING POSITION

20 Hours Per Week

We are a 24/7 residential care facility looking for an Evening Servery Person.

Applications close: Sunday 08 August 2021

Full Time Office Administrator position available with family owned business based in Whitford, this is a varied role and requires someone with experience and great with multitasking.

Interested applicants should send their CV to katie@woodbinegroup.co.nz

ACCOMMODATION OFFERED

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SITUATIONS WANTED

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Howick Brass Notice of AGM

The 62nd Howick Brass Incorporated Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 25th August 2021 8:45pm at the Howick Brass Band rooms’ 90R Wellington Street.

• For the purpose of Strategic Business plan, Highlights and Challenges for 20212022 • Financial budget 2021-2022 • Financial report Summery of programme measured against objectives • Election of officers AGENDA • Present at Meeting • Minutes at meeting • Financial report 2020-2021

• • • • •

Presidents report Musical Directors report Musical Directors awards.

Drum Majors report Election of Executive Committee (call for nominations) • President, Vice president, Treasure, Secretary, Other committee members.

• General Business • Strategic Business plan, Highlights and Challenges for 2021-2022

Contact for AGM Max Christiansen email maxcdesign@xtra.co.nz | 0274303377

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Times, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 — 19

RUGBY LEAGUE

Hornets’ Tuia steps th up for 200 match

Single sculler Emma Twigg claimed gold convincingly.

Photo supplied

Twigg’s gutsy row for gold ➤ From page 20 An emotional Hirini (nee Goss) paid tribute to her team-mates, claiming a key factor in their sensational success on the world stage since Rio five years ago was their love for one another. It shows.

This gold medal win was not surprising given the tryscoring talent of speedsters Woodman, Michaela Blyde, Gayle Broughton, Stacey Fluhler and Ruby Tui. But only after they survived a tense extra time semifinal against Fiji before sidestepper Broughton’s winning try brought relief and smiles.

That the superbly built Fijian men successfully defended their Rio sevens gold against New Zealand through a combination of speed, power and deft ball handling could not be denied.

Long may it give pride to their people who have been hit hard

by Covid-19.

Bronze medals are also to be treasured, especially when they come from athletes who perform beyond expectations, That was the case when triathlete Hayden Wilde produced a strong run to finish third in the men’s race and Dylan Schmidt (trampoline) and Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell (men’s tennis doubles) did the same.

With kayak queen Lisa Carrington leading the charge for more medals along with sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, New Zealanders confidently await more riches over the next week. ➤ Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer

DANCE/GYMNASTICS

T

he 60th year at the Howick Hornets has given everyone plenty of reason to celebrate to date, and this Saturday at Paparoa Park will be no different.

Howick v Mangere East is now a must-win for the Hornets’ top side after going down to competition leaders Pt Chev at the weekend. This alone is normally motivation enough for any team to turn up and perform.

This game however, will be one that will go down in Howick Hornets, and Fox Memorial history for ever more, especially for one man in particular — no matter the result.

Originally hailing from the famous Mt Wellington Warriors, Howick’s man mountain himself, Tony Tuia, has called Paparoa Park his home for over a decade now, leading the club to two Fox Memorial premierships in that time.

The weekend just gone saw Tuia run out for his 199th Premier game for

Tony Tuia’s name is synonymous around ARL clubs as a player everyone wants to take the field with.

Howick. Tuia’s commitment, passion and support toward his adopted club has been extraordinary over this time.

His unrelenting efforts on the field have been whole-heartedly matched by his support off it.

He is a one-of-a-kind character that has given his all to the Hornets, and rugby league in general for many years.

Tuia’s name is synonymous around ARL clubs as a player everyone wants to take the field

with, either as a teammate or an opposing player, you always want to run around with, or test yourself out against the best, and nobody — except Tony — would argue, he is exactly that.

Tuia is a man who has done Howick very proud for all of his 199 games, and this Saturday, (2.30pm at Paparoa Park) will be our community’s chance to repay that commitment a big way — 200 first division games is no small feat, especially playing in the

front row.

Howick thanks you for your commitment, and we wish you all the best as you prepare to create history at a club adored by so many.

With a record crowd expected rain, hail or shine, all of Howick is invited (as always) to come and celebrate this enormous achievement and experience Paparoa Park in full swing.

With two games remaining before finals, Howick’s Premier reserves will be looking to keep their unbeaten run going in the curtain raiser, kicking off at 12.45, after beating Pt Chev on Saturday 26 — 20.

These players are all extremely proud to represent Howick, and do so with distinction every week, so we at the Hornets encourage all of you proud locals to turn up and support them in numbers this Saturday, I promise you won’t leave disappointed.

By Josh Garry

ART

Elim celebrates Celebrating Gen Z art brilliant results T he Art Lounge NZ Auckland hosted the first East Auckland School art competition.

Eight local schools nominated students to compete in the Generation Z Art Competition and Exhibition.

The students were seen in action from July 19-21. All of their works were then exhibited until July 24.

By ZOE GARDEN Elim Chrstian College is celebrating the ‘brilliant results’ of its talented dancers and gymnasts.

Millicent Rowe, 13, and her team achieved 3rd out of 150 entries in the world for choreography at the Hip Hop Unite European world championships.

The judging for the event was online. “Dance has allowed me to express myself in many ways and start the journey to fulfil my dreams of being a professional dancer,” Rowe says.

She’s also been involved in running Elim’s school dance where she choreographs dances to perform at events and award ceremonies.

Colbie de Jager, 11, achieved 1st in the beam, 2nd in the vault, and 3rd overall as an Auckland gymnast at the National Age Group Championships.

“Training for 20 hours a week was worth it,” de Jager says.

At the same event another Elim student, aerobic gymnast Camryn Delport, 12, achieved two 1st and 4th place finishes.

“Dancing keeps me fit, helps with friendships with peers and I love my dance family,” Delport says.

She trained at Legacy Everything Fitness for 12 hours per week.

She hopes to compete inter-

Camryn Delport, 12, performing extraordinarily at the National Age Group Championships.

nationally next year. Gymnast Jenna Smit, 14, represented Gymsport Manukau at the New Zealand Gymnastics championships. She made it into the top 32 on day one and finished 16th in her age group on the day two finals. Duncan Ramsey, 14, competed at the National levels 7 Gymnastics Championships and achieved 21st overall and 8th on the high bar.

“My goal is to compete at the Olympics one day,” Ramsey says.

These fantastic results all occurred during the July school holidays.

“These students have shown courage and commitment in pursuing their passions,” Mandy Heim, Middle Year lead and a teacher at Elim Christian College, says.

“I acknowledge the tremendous effort and financial commitment from parents who do whatever it takes to help their children succeed in these extracurricular activities.”

This last week the winners of the People’s Choice Award were announced.

Lance Zuniga from Sancta Maria College took first place with Ruby Short of Botany Downs Secondary College and Chloe Hurst of Elim Christian College placing second and third respectively.

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Gritty Twigg gets her gold Agnew’s Angle

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— four gold, three silver and four bronze.

With the coxless pair of Grace Prendergast and Kerri Gowler also striking gold and the women’s eight and double sculls of Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osborne adding silver, rowing once again did New Zealand proud.

Prendergast and Gowler were also members of an eight which included Ella Greenslade, Emma Dyke, Lucy Spoors. Kelsey Bevan, Beth Ross, Jackie Gowler and coxswain Caleb Shepherd and lost to Canada by 0.91s.

Joining the remarkable Bond in the gold medal men’s eight — our first since since

Munich 1972 when God Defend New Zealand made its Olympic Games debut — were Tom MacKintosh, Tom Murray, Michael Brake, Dan Williamson, Phillip Wilson, Shaun Kirkham, Matt MacDonald and Sam Bosworth (cox).

What made this gold all the more satisfying was they had to survive a repechage to make the final.

Sevens also displayed our rugby players special skills with the women and Portia Woodman in particular overcoming the tears of the 2016 Rio gold medal loss to Australia when the prolific try-scorer was sin-binned in the dying stages.

This time they made no mistake with a comprehensive 26-12 triumph against talented France when popular skipper Sarah Hirini led them superbly. ➤ Turn to page 19

GYMNASTICS

Brennan strikes gold Twelve-year-old Chelsea Brennan has won the step 5 NZ Champion title.

Chelsea Brennan has taken home the gold at the NZ Gymnastics Championships.

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efore Tokyo, invincible rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray had won back-toback Olympic Games gold medals at London (2012) and Rio (2016) where single sculler Emma Twigg just missed with fourths at both.

That gritty Twigg, 34, struck gold in the single sculls so convincingly this time after a two-year break won unstinting praise from Bond, 35, who added his third gold with a win in the men’s eight.

The performance of both veterans typifies the neversay-die attitude of New Zealand’s greatest sports stars which allows them to punch well above such a small country’s weight.

We rejoice in that but a column of this size doesn’t do full justice to our athletes’ medal count which at the time of writing stood at 11