Times - 07 June 2023

THREE PEOPLE DEAD IN WEEK OF CARNAGE ON THE ROADS

By CHRIS HARROWELL

Multiple investigations are under way following serious crashes on east Auckland roads that have so far claimed the lives of three people.

One person died following a crash at about 2.42pm on May 31 on Botany Road, near the intersection with Golfland Drive, in Botany.

A photo provided to the Times showed two damaged vehicles, a Toyota Starlet and a BMW, at the scene.

Police said there were initial indications people involved in the crash had sustained critical injuries.

Motorists were advised to avoid the area as surrounding roads became gridlocked.

Hato Hone St John Ambulance said it received a call about the crash at 2.51pm.

“Two ambulances and two rapid-response vehicles have responded to the scene,” a spokesperson said.

“Our ambulance officers are treating a number of patients.

“Two patients in serious condition are currently being

transported to Middlemore Hospital.”

At 5.26pm police said one person had died at the scene following the two-vehicle crash. Road blocks were removed from the intersection of Botany Road and Ti Rakau Drive but diversions were still in place. Counties Manukau Police’s serious crash unit was in attendance and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash were under way.

On June 2, police said a second person injured in the crash had also died.

“The person was the driver of one of the cars and passed away in hospital earlier today.

“Our thoughts are with their family and loved ones.”

Meanwhile, a coroner will be asked to determine what led to a person’s death following another fatal crash in east Auckland.

Emergency services including police, Hato Hone St John Ambulance paramedics and NZ Fire and Emergency responded to the incident which happened in Kilkenny Drive, Dannemora, at about 10.40am on May 29.

One person died following a two-car crash on Botany Road in Botany at about 2.42pm on May 31.

Photo supplied

KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS P5

Seven Offices, One Family

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow ready to launch with Howick College pupils

By BEN PLUMMER

Howick College welcomed representatives from the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) teams to launch the 2023 Steam Solve for Tomorrow competition.

The competition, in its third year, challenges New Zealand’s next generation of innovators to change the world for good by solving an issue in their community.

It uses science, technology, engineering, the arts and maths (STEAM) as well as using designthinking principles.

Entries are open, and students in years five to 10 are eligible to enter as individuals or groups of any size.

Upon his visit on May 11, MOTAT

educator and Howick College alumnus, Michael Grimmer (1997), challenged students to consider how society is impacted by the effects of

flooding and come up with innovative solutions based on a six-step design thinking process - empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test, implement.

Last year, Howick College’s talented team of year nine creative design students, Htet Waiyan, Eva Malez, Lennox Dilworth and Kurt Marshall, took out first place and a prize package valued at $12,000.

They created a “Non-Invasive Diabetics Device” from scratch, which aimed to devise a more practical and less invasive way for diabetics to measure their glucose levels.

“What was exceptional about the Non-Invasive Diabetics Device was not only did this group ideate a breathing device and app to measure blood glucose levels for dia-

betics, they prototyped it, too. The science behind this idea is incredible and I haven’t seen anything like it,” said associate professor Siouxsie Wiles, Solve for Tomorrow 2022 judge.

Joining Wiles on the judging panel is celebrity scientist Dr Joel Rindelaub, deputy chair of Technology Education New Zealand, STEM and technology specialist Sarah Washbrooke and education lead at MOTAT, Julie Baker.

The cut-off date for students to submit their final entry is September 4 and the winning individual or team will be announced in late September.

 To find out more, visit https://www.motat.nz/solve-fortomorrow/samsung-solve-fortomorrow-competition/

PICTURE BOOK MAKES FINALISTS’ LIST

A book by Cockle Bay author Vanessa Hatley-Owen has made the finalists’ list of the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Her book Farewell, Anahera is a picture book award finalist. It is illustrated by Scott Irvine and translated by Kanapu Rangitauira (David Ling Publishing).

A synopsis of the book described the work, “An ethereal Anahera lies in the wharenui, there and yet at the same time not there. As her

CRYPTIC CLUES

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7. Going strong aboard a plane where every seat’s booked (2,4,6).

8. Save food to bring in for the poor fellow (6).

9. It’s a stiffener, pet (6).

10. Also I look into flavouring (7).

12. Prevents the skin trouble returning (5).

15. Jumped when the plate broke (5).

16. Under the control of the lady in front (7).

18. A way to get our enthusiasm (6).

20. Notes of tension (6).

22. Clothes the cloth will go into! (8,4).

1. One’s shut in - and in winter needs to be (8).

2. Called from the step (4).

3. Suddenly said “It’s a haze, man!” (7).

4. Kind of cold with the girl (5).

QUICK CLUES

Bottle (6)

9. Mad (6)

10. Lit (7)

12. Range (5)

15. Danger (5)

16. Island (Atlantic Ocean) (7)

18. Twine (6)

20. Musical instrument (6)

22. Cleverness (12)

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2. Ablaze (4)

3. Run (7)

4. Country (5)

5. Slaughter (8)

6. Soon (4)

11. Begin (8)

13. Speech (8)

14. Listless (7)

17. Nimble (5)

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5. Shakes the stones in which it is hiding (8).

6. “The pen,” you say, “is an eyesore”! (4).

11. Intended to, one imagined (8).

13. Heads for the country (8).

14. She’s run off with a man from the draper’s (7).

17. Point at the wake (5).

19. What some mothers do to babies would astonish you! (4).

21. Paddy appears at the right time (4).

whānau recount tales of remembrance and express their aroha, Anahera sets out on her farewell journey to Hawaiki. This bilingual story is steeped in tradition and rich with reassurance and comfort for anyone who has lost someone they loved.”

There are 29 finalists through six categories who offer young readers an educative, engaging and engrossing selection of books with a uniquely local flavour, a spokesperson said.

The winners of each of the categories - Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration and te reo Māori - take home $7500 and are then in the running to be named the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, with a further $7500 prize money. In addition, the judges will award a Best First Book prize of $2500 to a previously unpublished author or illustrator. The ceremony to announce the winners will take place in Wellington on Thursday, August 10.

Samsung head of brand marketing, Simon Smith (left) with 2022 Solve for Tomorrow winners and Howick pupils Htet Waiyan and Eva Malez.

Cockle Bay author Vanessa Hatley-Owen. Images supplied

Call to share views on our local community

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The Howick Local Board’s local board plan lays out its strategy and what it intends to do over the next three years.

The first round of public feedback on the plan will inform its draft version, which people will soon be able to share their view on.

The document will then be finalised and adopted before coming into effect in July next year.

Board chairperson Damian Light says the plan is divided into five areas, being people, environment, community, places, and economy.

Integrated into those categories are efforts to ensure the board contributes to climate mitigation and meets its legal obligations to Maori.

Light says the plan is critical as it helps to inform not just local residents but also Auckland Council about what is important to this community.

“It states what we want to see done as well as what we want more of and what we want less of.

“The plan says what we’re looking for, what we need to deliver on, and gives direction to the rest of council about what our priorities are.

“It’s really important locals have

ast Auckland residents are being asked to help shape the future direction of their local community.Howick Local Board chairperson Damian Light encourages residents to share their view about what’s needed in the Howick ward. Photo supplied

their say as the plan drives what we do for the next couple of years.”

Light says the section focusing on people is important as the Howick ward has a “pretty broad demographic”, especially regarding ethnic diversity.

“We need to know how we can engage with people, what sort of languages we need to be speaking, and what the ways are that we communicate with people.

“Also, what are the different needs and challenges and opportunities that exist for people as that diversity grows.”

He says the environment has always been important to locals

and more needs to be done to protect it but also to restore it.

The section of the plan on community looks at how the board can enable people to be connected and engaged.

“It’s a big city and there are about 150,000 people in the Howick ward, so it’s very easy for people to become isolated,” Light says.

“We’re thinking about how we can engage with people who have different needs and wants, and age is a factor.

“The next section in the plan is about places, which is physical stuff such as the parks and transport and facilities we have available for people.”

The part focusing on the economy looks at how the board can support the 18,000 businesses in the Howick ward, he says.

“They make a pretty significant contribution to local employment, but they’re also regional and national.

“We have a big part to play in that in how we support and grow our economy and how we encourage people into good jobs.”

Light says the board has listened to initial public feedback to create the draft plan and it’s looked at what in the previous plan is still relevant.

The document will go out for public consultation and will then be finalised and adopted in October.

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“Sadly one person received critical injuries and has since died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said at the time.

“We extend our condolences to their family at this difficult time.

“The serous crash unit is in attendance and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under way.”

Police appeared to be examining a van parked at the roadside while a mobility scooter sat on the footpath nearby when the Times arrived at the scene.

Numerous markings had been made on the road by police.

An ambulance was still in attendance and a blue sheet had been placed on the road.

A police spokesperson said on May 30 the person’s death would be referred to the coroner.

The Times was contacted the day after the crash by a man who says he came across the scene shortly after

it happened.

He says members of the public had arrived first and tried to stop the injure person’s bleeding.

They “kept her in a recovery position and breathing”.

“Her motorised scooter wrecked lying next to her.

“By the time the police arrived to block off the road, her pulse was weak and she soon faded away.

“The fire brigade came upon the scene and applied CPR. But it was to no avail.”

In a third serious traffic incident, police said emergency services were called to a serious crash on Pakuranga Road in Howick involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at about 6.10pm on June 1.

The following day, detective senior sergeant Mike Hayward said the pedestrian was in a critical but stable condition and the investigation was ongoing.

“The driver is also in hospital in a stable condition and assisting police with enquiries.”

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Four named in King’s Honours

Four locals have been recognised in the King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours List of 2023.

Dr Florence Joyce (Joyce) Cowan of Clevedon [formerly Howick] was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to midwifery.

Cowan has contributed to the midwifery profession as a leader and educator for more than 50 years. She registered as a midwife in the 1970s and has since provided community and hospitalbased care to pregnant women and babies throughout south Auckland. She is a leading New Zealand midwifery expert in preeclampsia, a pregnancy condition that threatens the health and life of both mothers and babies.

Cowan co-founded the charity, New Zealand Action on Preeclampsia in 1994, which raises awareness and provides education for health professionals about preeclampsia and supports women with pre-eclampsia and their families. The programme has contributed to the low perinatal mortality now associated with pre-eclampsia in New Zealand.

She introduced and currently leads the Growth Assessment Programme (GAP) in New Zealand, an education programme which has resulted in improved detection of smaller babies during pregnancy and a reduction in neonatal deaths. ACC has provided funding for the roll-out of GAP nationally. While a senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology Midwifery Department, she pub-

lished her doctoral thesis in 2020 on the effect of implementation of GAP in Counties Manukau on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Cowan has presented her research findings on GAP education and pre-eclampsia at several national and international conferences.

Kendal Judee Collins of Flat Bush was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth.

Collins is a social worker who has worked within Auckland schools and communities for 17 years, running wellbeing and creative programmes for Māori and Pacific young women, to develop resilience, self-esteem and body positivity. Collins is the CEO of Sisters United New Zealand, which was co-founded in 2016 with her sisters and their collective experience in social work, creative arts and design.

The family-based youth organisation is committed to developing young women leaders, enabling them to have the right skills to be achieve their goals through innovative, educational and creative tools such as dance, music, spoken word and art. The mentoring programme ‘Young Queens and Crown Yourself’ was launched in schools for young women, as well as ‘Brothers United’ for young men in 2021, with 700 young people graduating the programme each year within 27 schools in

Auckland.

These programmes equip young people to build resilience and combat issues such as bullying, negative body image, low self-esteem, mental wellbeing, social media and relationships. The schools-based programmes have developed into a youth employment programme ‘Connect’, which works with 200 disengaged young people each year to place into employment and other educational pathways. Collins was awarded Vodafone’s World of Difference Award for her work with Sisters United and Brothers United.

Dr Siale Alokihakau Foliaki of Beachlands was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mental health and the Pacific community.

Foliaki is a psychiatrist who

has made significant contributions to mental health, particularly in the Pacific community. Foliaki is currently a consultant psychiatrist at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau and Clinical Lead Psychiatrist, Pasifika Health for Whakarongorau Aotearoa, New Zealand Telehealth Services, having held other clinical lead roles there since 2016. He has helped establish several Pacific health organisations, including the Tongan Health Society, Faleola Mental Health Services for Pacific adults and Vaka Toa for Pacific children and adolescents for Counties Manukau DHB. He is on the Board of Vaka Tuatua and chair of the Pacific Information Advocacy Support Services (PIASS) Trust. He was lead Pacific researcher in Te Rau Hinengaro, the New Zealand Mental Health Survey. He contributed to the development of the Pacific Mental Health Services and Workforce Papers that established the blueprint for the Mental Health Commission in the early 2000s. He helped write the Cultural Competency Guidelines for Pacific People for the New Zealand Medical Council. Foliaki is a dual fellow in adult and child and adolescent psychiatry with the Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

Warren Graham Jack of Howick was also made a Member of the

New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community.

Jack has been contributing to his community in various ways for more than 40 years, including providing housing programmes, education and support for those experiencing mental health challenges. Jack was involved with the South Auckland establishment of Habitat for Humanity since 1994, becoming its first employee and serving as director between 2000 and 2015. He has been the manager of strategic programmes for Habitat for Humanity NZ and has led groups of volunteers to build homes in Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand and Fiji. He led an event involving more than 200 volunteers who built a four-bedroom house in under four hours. He has been the leader of global village teams for Habitat for Humanity since 2000. He helped establish an Early Childhood Centre and has been supporting the restoration and development of the national heritage reserve in Howick. He was a council member for six years, four as co-chair of Community Housing New Zealand, representing more than 100 community housing organisations in New Zealand. Jack has been involved with the Life Growth Community Trust since 2008 and is the Health and Safety Leader for the Wesleyan and Methodist Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.

PAKURANGA COLLEGE – CLASS OF 73!

Hard to believe it has been 50 years since we left Pakuranga College, a great milestone to celebrate!

On Saturday, May 20 we met for lunch at the Howick Club.

Unfortunately, a few of the normal group that meets annually had the flu and various family commitments but we all still enjoyed a great catch up, swapping stories from the past and present and looking at old photos.

And of course we haven’t changed a bit!

Janine Hickmore (nee Hulse)

Half Moon Bay THE POHUTUKAWA A PEST?

As many Aucklanders know, the pohutukawa –like no other tree – has the ability to hold together clifftop edges and has provided a guarantee of stability to many coastal property owners bordering Auckland’s most-prized east coast beaches.

It was therefore quite noticeable during Cyclone Gabrielle on Auckland’s west coach beaches, Piha and Muriwai in particular, where the worst slips occurred, the absence of such trees along the clifftops.

And the reason, according to the Department of Conservation (DoC) –backed up by DoC’s inventory on weeds – on the west coast the pohutukawa is regarded as a weed and a pest.

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The “Safer Schools Programme” is to be rolled out across Auckland based on the findings of this pilot programme. Apparently there are some 556 schools in Auckland and while some will merit a safety intervention programme, many already have operating plans in place.

SAVING AUCKLAND’S FUNDS

After nearly three years of trials, errors, alterations and vehement protestations from locals, the pilot programme of “Safer School Streets” led by Auckland Transport (AT) is finally drawing to a close.

As a local resident and observer of this trial in Sunnyhills, Pakuranga, the experience has been awful, ugly, unnecessary and a massive waste of valuable tax/ratepayer money.

In 30 or 40 years there has never been an accident involving school children in this area. Despite knowing this, AT went ahead in choosing the local school as a test case, apparently through Sunnyhills Primary showing interest in being a “guinea pig” for such a trial.

This would suggest that while trialling this programme has merit at appropriate places with regard to safety issues, to do so at this site is inane at best. A great example of AT playing to its own agenda with scant regard for local input.

Once the dust has settled and yet another review is conducted, the outcome will conclude the programme to be an unmitigated success in that it will show no accidents or incidents occurred during the term of the trial.

This despite there being no accidents/incidents in the 40 years prior to the trial and at a cost estimated to be between $300,000 to $400,000.

The corollary (God forbid) is also true. Should there be an accident/incident post this experiment, it should be seen for the unfortunate

MANGEMANGEROA PLANTING DAY

Join us on Saturday, June 10, for a morning of planting at the annual Friends of Mangemangeroa and Rotary community plantings at the reserve. Following the planting there will be a sausage sizzle for all volunteers. We meet at the Barn car park, located at 108 Somerville Road, at 8.30am for 9am start, rain or shine. Volunteers should bring a garden spade, gloves, wear sturdy footwear, weatherappropriate clothing and drinking water. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All welcome.

If just 20 per cent of schools fell into the above scenario, it would represent a waste of between $33 million and $44m, funds that would go a long way in assisting to ease Auckland’s debt burden. I should disclose here that I know Mayor Wayne Brown reasonably well and, while he is a very polarising character, his intentions are good and his expertise in identifying waste and extravagance is exceptional.

I hope the above finds its way to his desk and he takes the time to investigate this as another opportunity to stem the tide of wasteful spending.

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AT PROPOSED SPENDING ON HOWICK CROSSINGS

The proposed Auckland Transport spend on Howick crossings is questionable [Times , May 31].

A far better use of the money would be to separate the two halves of the main existing crossing near Uxbridge Road. The western half should be moved 10 metres toward Stockade Hill with an extended and fenced central refuge. This would have two major benefits. Motorists then have to then only consider only pedestrians crossing only their own lane. Also, vehicles exiting Uxbridge Road would have an extra 10m of vehicle queuing space (two extra vehicles) to enter their lane.

An excellent example in Auckland already exists on the busy Mt Albert Road entry to the Royal Oak intersection.

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Eastern District Country Music Club, next Wednesday, June 14, 7pm. Everyone is welcome to listen to our live music or come and sing or play an instrument. Bucklands and Eastern Beaches War Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Bucklands Beach. Nonmembers $5. For more info, phone Bev 021 11 56 866.

Roll call – not everyone could make the annual get-together but it was still fun. Photo supplied

Photo exhibition opens

The Howick Photographic Society, in conjunction with the Auckland Festival of Photography and the Howick 175th Anniversary, is proud to showcase a large selection of images by award-winning and emerging photographers.

The exhibition runs until June 18 with the public welcome to view the range of styles and subjects. This wonderful exhibition will run at Uxbridge Arts and Culture in Howick. Opening hours are Monday, Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-9pm.

The photographs on display are all available

for purchase in almost any size that you require, should you wish to have one or more of these works gracing your home or business.

The Howick Photographic Society was established in 1956 and today has a strong following of members from the very experienced through to members just starting out on their photographic journey.

Experienced members regularly hold tuition forums for those wishing to improve and warmly welcome anyone with an interest in this art form with workshops, outings

June has plenty in store

and competitions available for everyone. The club has a strong history of successes in local, national and international competitions. Physical meetings are held at the clubrooms below the Bridge Club at the Howick Recreation Centre Complex. At the moment, all meetings are conducted on Zoom and new members have expressed their enthusiasm for the progress that they have made whilst having only experienced this form of contact.

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Another busy month in Howick Village and the activities continue. In June we have: Arts Out East and Howick Village Association (HVA) are partnering to host an art display in Fencible Park commencing on June 17. This exhibition is to celebrate Matariki 2023 and will display art by two local Maori creatives who are excited to share their work with our community.

A children’s activity booklet has been created by Marion Skelton in conjunction with the HVA.

This free booklet which will be available in selected businesses and the Saturday markets is full of Matariki information, puzzles and activities.

On June 24, East FM will be conducting their World Famous Vinyl Sale in the Information Centre.

An opportunity to hire space to sell your collection or come along and purchase vinyl, CDs or music memorabilia.

A ‘peep’ at some July activities; Bastille Day market, Matariki celebrations continue and Howick Village Optometrists and Rotary Club of Howick are partnering to bring a special “Book-a-rama for Kids” to Howick Village. From June 6, donations of good quality books, stationery, complete puzzles and games can be dropped to the collection bins at Howick Village Optometrists or HVA offices or by contacting a member of Howick Rotary.

This is an amazing opportunity to clear out your bookshelves and cupboards to donate to this project. All funds received from the book sale will be returned back to the Howick

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Our thanks for your continued support of the Saturday markets. Despite some wet and wintery mornings, our stallholders and regulars still brave the elements to come to our markets.

You will have recently read an article (H&P Times, May 31) regarding a proposal by Auckland Transport to construct two raised pedestrian crossings on Selwyn Road and Cook Street, near the intersection with Picton Street.

HVA recently made contact with AT for clarification on this project and raised several questions. We (and I’m sure H&P Times) will keep you updated on these plans and when the ‘consultation’ process will open.

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Man confronted while taking full trolley from supermarket

By CHRIS HARROWELL

Aman who allegedly tried to steal a shopping trolley full of groceries from an east Auckland supermarket was confronted by the store’s manager and a brave community leader who filmed the incident.

Howick Local Board deputy chairperson Bo Burns was doing her family’s weekly shop at the Meadowlands Countdown on May 27 when the situation unfolded at about 10.25am.

Burns saw a man walking out of the supermarket and pushing a trolley while accompanied by a young girl.

A supermarket worker, believed to be the manager, was walking beside the man and asking if he was going to pay for the items.

Burns began filming the incident and posted it to her Facebook page.

“Everyone was turning a blind eye, as they do,” she says.

“The store manager kept saying the guy hadn’t paid. He ran back to get help so I decided to start filming him the whole way out to their car.

“The manager then came back by himself. The most terrifying thing is the public are so scared that they don’t help. It’s so bizarre

the community has got to this point.”

A photo Burns took of the contents of the trolley the man was pushing shows toilet paper, bread, bananas, free-range eggs, salted caramel ice cream, dog food, washing powder and chocolate, among other items.

“It’s a little rich for people to say they’re in need,” Burns says.

“If you’re in need and you’re walking out with mince and rice

and potatoes you’d probably be a bit more empathetic.”

She says the man began yelling that he’d paid for the groceries and waved around cash and a piece of paper as if it was a receipt.

“He left his trolley and started walking back toward Countdown.

“He came back out and then went to walk back into the supermarket.

“When he walked off the second time the manger took the trolley back.”

The man returned to his vehicle and got into it with the young girl.

Burns moved her own vehicle to block his in the car park.

She asked him if he needed help and if he knew where local food banks were.

“I said ‘there are loads of community food banks everywhere’.

“I listed two or three of them. I got in my car and reversed so he could get out and he drove off in the opposite direction to where I’d

said the help was.”

Burns says she wasn’t scared for her own safety during the incident, despite filming the man.

“At the beginning when I was walking out I stayed at a distance and only saw the back of him so I didn’t know if he had knife or anything with him.

“When I followed him to the car and saw the young girl, I thought the chance of him having a gun or knife while with a child that age was pretty slim.

“So I trusted my gut and thought, ‘I’m going to block him in and go and talk to him’.

“Because if no one talks to him then how are we solving the problem?

“I am sick and tired of people sitting around and watching that s**t going on and not do anything.”

A police spokesperson says officers were called to the Meadowlands Countdown just after 10.21am on May 27.

“A man had attempted to steal a trolley-load of groceries.

“He’d fled the scene without the trolley before police arrived.

“Generally, police discourage people from taking matters into their own hands as it puts them at greater risk of harm and police are trying to avoid escalation in these situations.”

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Howick Local Board deputy chairperson Bo Burns, right, recently filmed a man who appeared to be planning to steal groceries from an east Auckland supermarket. The man’s trolley was filled with a range of items. Photo supplied

We will address housing crisis

One of New Zealand’s chronic problems is housing affordability and National has just announced a new Housing for Growth Plan to finally fix the housing crisis.

National’s plan will unlock land for housing inside and around towns and cities, build infrastructure, and make sure communities share in the benefits of growth.

Labour has failed on housing. Rents are up $160 per week since 2017, the social housing waitlist has increased by over 20,000 applicants, 3,500 families live in motels, and over 400 families live in cars.

New Zealand is not short of land, but restrictive planning rules and a broken funding system have driven up the price of land and housing, creating a social and economic disaster. Too many New Zealanders are never experiencing the thrill of being handed a key to the door of a house they own.

National will fix this. Our plan will require councils to make land available to meet 30 years of housing demand. Councils will either do this through greenfield development or greater density, or a combination of both. If they don’t do it, the government will do it for them.

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In return, we will let councils opt out of the onesize-fits-all approach to intensification - the Medium Density Residential Changes.

Our $1 billion Build-forGrowth fund will mean that for every house delivered above the five-year average in a council area, the council will receive $25,000.

National’s vision is for thriving and productive cities and regions where everyone has a warm and dry place to call home, and there is good quality public transport and efficient and reliable infrastructure.

We have already announced plans to improve the rental market such as bringing back interest deductibility for rental properties and unlocking the potential of Build-toRent housing.

A National government will help all New Zealanders get ahead. We will fix the economy to reduce the cost of living, lift incomes and afford the public services New Zealanders deserve.

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Ethan McCormick, a Howick 175 anniversary ambassador last year, has produced a four-part video series exploring the history of east Auckland which is designed to be used as a teaching resource.

The former Howick College student started the project – called “A History of East Auckland: Fencibles to Present” – two years ago, shortly after it was announced that New Zealand history would become compulsory in schools.

“A core part of the new curriculum was a focus on local history. However, there are limited local history teaching resources,” said McCormick, who is studying Environmental Science, Politics and History at the University of Auckland.

“I made the video series as a passion project of sorts with an aim to provide a resource for year 9 and 10 students that would be both concise and engaging.

“The project has also been very timely with the Howick 175th anniversary last year.”

It was launched at an event at Bell House, Howick Historical Village, recently.

Howick Historian Alan La Roche and Marin Burgess of the Howick & Districts Historical Society have provided support from the start. The

Howick Local Board provided funding for the videos to be filmed and edited by Perpetua Productions.

The series is 50 minutes long and consists of four parts covering the period from the 1840s till the present. The series starts with the Fencibles’ arrival and works its way to the present day.

Episode 1 covers the Fencibles, episode 2 examines the Waikato War, episode 3 looks at the impact of WWI and WWII and episode 4 is about the theme of ‘change’ (this includes environmental, demographic and urban change).

“The episodes centre around a handful of notable landmarks like Stockade Hill, Howick Beach, the Howick Historical Village and

Mangemangeroa Reserve, which students will be able to recognise and subsequently make a connection with,” McCormick said.

The series also features interviews, historical images and local stories.

“Some of the stories I found most fascinating were of the Japanese submariners who landed at Maraetai Beach during World War II, and the rescue of Archie Trousdale during the Battle of Crete by his neighbour, Norm Robertson, from Gills Road.

“With the launch of the series, it’s hoped that students can learn about the history of their hometown and be intrigued by the people and places that have shaped it.”

Ethan McCormick, centre, at the recent launch of his video project “A History of East Auckland: Fencibles to Present” at Howick Historical Village. Photo supplied

Police shelving file on vandalism at office

Police are filing the investigation into a concerning act of vandalism that saw a rock thrown through a window at the Times Newspapers’ office in Howick.

The grey rock was thrown through the front window, facing the Central Terrace car park, overnight on May 17.

The damage was discovered when a staff member arrived for work at about 7.40am.

Shards of broken glass were left all over desks, chairs, and on the floor of the office.

Times Media managing director Reay Neben reported the incident to police and contacted Howick Glass to have the broken window replaced.

An officer from Howick Police visited the Times’ office at about 11am to take photos of the rock and inspect the damage.

The Howick Village Association was also informed of the incident.

It’s believed the rock, which appeared to have white paint on it, was brought to the scene by whoever threw it through the window, as there are no rocks of its kind in the immediate area.

Nothing similar has ever

happened in the company’s history at any of its previous locations in east Auckland.

Neben received an email about the case from a sergeant based Counties Manukau East Police headquarters in Flat Bush on May 30.

It said due to the high volume of work currently awaiting investigation by the station’s teams, all matters are assessed and prioritised, taking into account various factors.

They include the nature and seriousness of the offence, whether it was committed

against people or property, the likelihood of identifying an offender and of obtaining a conviction based on the available evidence, and if staff are available to undertake an investigation.

“The reporting and investigation of your matter is important to us, however on some occasions due to the factors mentioned above, we are unable to progress every enquiry within our office.

“We have tried to obtain CCTV footage from a number of venues however we have been unsuccessful in this

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GRANT FOR SKATE CLUB

Gaming trust NZCT has awarded the East Skate Club, founded by local man Aaron Martin, a grant of $26,250 to help provide a safe and inclusive environment for wheeled sports.

“This funding has helped us rebuild our custom built halfpipe,” said Martin.

“Sonsk8 is East Skate Club’s base, located in Glen Innes. We act as a wheeled sports hub for all sports and people from all ages. People come from all parts of the country together to keep fit, meet new people and enjoy their wheeled sports of choice in our well maintained and operated facility.”

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case. In this instance your incident will be filed (a record kept) at the Manukau File Management Centre.

“It also means that there is a permanent record of your report and should circumstances change in the future, mean that it can be further investigated.”

h Anyone who saw suspicious behaviour near the Times Newspapers’ office in Central Terrace, Howick, overnight on May 17, or who has information on the act of vandalism, can phone Howick Police on 105.

Year 13 Howick College student, musician and Minerva House Leader Samantha Gomez, received a highly commended award in the 2023 SCGNZ /Morrison Music Trust Shakespeare Music Composition Competition for her work titled “ThreeWitches”. Written for Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, Samantha’s instrumental piece reflects the “chaos, cheekiness and mischief” of the three witches who play such a pivotal role in the Scottish king’s fate.

MAN INJURED AT MARINA

Emergency services responded after being notified of a person being injured at Half Moon Bay Marina in east Auckland on May 24. The incident was reported at about 2.40pm.

A police spokesperson said one person was transported to Middlemore Hospital with critical injuries and WorkSafe had been notified.

A spokesperson for WorkSafe said the organisation was making initial enquiries into the incident but it was not yet an investigation. The NZ Herald newspaper reported on May 26 the injured person was a commercial diver who was in the water working on a ferry when he was dragged into its propeller.

Staff from Howick Glass work to replace the broken window at the Times Newspapers’ office on May 17.

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Ex-National List MP standing for ACT in Pakuranga

Scientist, businesswoman and former National List MP Parmjeet Parmer will stand for ACT at the 2023 General Election in the Pakuranga electorate.

“ACT is always on the lookout for great talent to take New Zealand forward, so we’re delighted that Parmjeet is joining us for this election,” ACT Leader David Seymour said in a media statement.

“Parmjeet is a woman of principles, a scholar and a successful businesswoman. She will be a great addition to the ACT team and I look forward to working with her to make New Zealand a better place. I expect ACT’s Board to give her a high list placing and select her to stand in the Pakuranga electorate. Parmjeet will take on the science and innovation portfolio.”

National MP Simeon Brown holds the Pakuranga seat. Parmer has previously unsuccessfully run in the Mt Roskill electorate.

Parmer said, “As a scientist I have always taken an evidence-based approach and I see the same in ACT. ACT

‘Shares should go’

By LAURA KVIGSTAD, Auckland Council reporter – funded by New Zealand on Air

down $2.2 billion in debt, reducing annual interest costs by $100m.

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is often the only party asking the hard questions and thinking long-term about the changes that are needed in New Zealand to lift us up as a country. And we do need real change in New Zealand.

“Since I left Parliament in 2020, Government has got bigger and is spending more, but our problems – crime, cost of living, the crisis in the health system – just keep getting worse.

“It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I’m grateful for the opportunity ACT has given me to help to make real change, to contribute new ideas, new policy, that will make a difference to New Zealand’s future.”

Mayor Wayne Brown has released the latest draft of his Auckland Council budget proposal, pulling back on cuts to social services while maintaining the airport shares need to be sold.

Brown’s latest budget proposal features a permanent savings target of $70 million, increases rates to 6.7 per cent and pulls back cuts to social and local board services.

The budget proposal would reinstate all local board funding, all regional grants and a majority of regional service funding.

Council-controlled organisation’s savings targets have also been decreased in the latest proposal with the council groups spending cuts reduced from $125 million to $74m.

Brown maintains that council’s 18.1 per cent stake in Auckland Airport must be sold in order to pay

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“It makes absolutely no sense to retain those shares when we could realise the capital gains and wipe $2b of debt from the council books for good. The savings from that are huge.

“If we don’t sell now, we will have to put rates up by double-digits and make bigger cuts,” Brown said.

If Brown is unable to sell the shares he said he would revisit deep cuts to services before increasing rates.

“Unfortunately, there are some councillors who, for ideological reasons, think we must retain a huge amount of shares in a single company listed on the stock exchange - whatever the cost.”

Among the councillors who are opposed to a total sale is Cr John Watson who said he had mixed opinions on the budget.

“I support and commend the attempts to keep the rate increase to around the inflation rate,” Watson said.

“The airport shares, $2.4b worth of asset which has appreciated markedlythey are the single biggest asset of council, they didn’t cost the council a single

He said the sale of such a significant asset needed a mandate from the public and Brown did not get the support needed during the budget consultation.

“62 per cent [of submitters] supported to either sell none or to sell partialthey don’t have a mandate.”

Watson said there was a cycle of debt at council where the organisation would blowout costs and then sell off assets.

He said the airport shares and the Ports of Auckland are the last two significant council assets.

“If we don’t confront the culture of excess that has developed over the last decade then we just repeat this cycle of more borrowing, selling off what remains of the assets, and there’s not many assets left.”

Watson said he supported a limited amount of divestment of the airport shares in order to buy time but large rate increases would be unavoidable unless the culture of excess was addressed.

Cr Greg Sayers said he was supportive of the move to sell the shares but it was a temporary fix for council’s long term finan-

“What got me across the line was the commitment that the money would be used to pay down debt and not used for any operational expenditure,” Sayers said.

He said it was not financially prudent to hold on to the shares that cost $100m a year in interest and generate up to $30m.

“If there was ever a time for a rainy day fund that we need to capitalise, it’s now.

“We have got such a huge deficit made up of the Covid-19 recovery and the storm events compounding on that.This is a ‘band-aid fix’ budget and next year the Mayor must present his promised how to ‘fix Auckland’ budget.”

Cr Andy Baker said $2b of debt was not currently being hedged, a practice which limits risk from financial fluctuations.

“In my view the most responsible act we can do is to get rid of that risky and fluctuating cost which can only be achieved quickly by the sale of the shares,” Baker said.

Councillors will hash out the budget proposal on June 8 before it is up for adoption on June 29.

Buyers’ confidence is rising again

After what has felt like a property drought with declining prices and a generally flat marketplace it seems like we are beginning to feel a positive change in the Eastern Beaches property market.

Inquiry on our listings has increased and in turn, this means we are excited to be meeting more buyers through our open homes. We have seen confident first-home buyers with talk of interest rates levelling, indicating that we are not going to see increases in interest rates. Also, the easing of banks’ lending criteria is helping some buyers with the prices being more affordable than they were two years ago.

We are hearing from buyers that they don’t want to wait any longer to either climb onto the property ladder or make that lifestyle change. We are also witnessing firsthome buyers at the lower end of the marketplace beginning to make an impact. Buyers’ confidence is rising.

The property market seems strong with more registered bidders each auction and properties selling, if not under the hammer, shortly after with multi-offer conditions.

An interesting insight that we are observing most recently is that properties listed for auction are having auctions bought forward which we have not seen occurring since the high times of the market booming.

Supply and demand have always been a sure sign of a market changing, when we are seeing higher numbers of buyers in competition for a property because their options are fewer, this speaks for itself. Back-up offers

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on properties under contract is another indication of buyers not having as much choice and we are currently experiencing this now.

We feel positive, to us, it looks like we are not going backward with property prices any longer. We would suggest we are at the end of falling prices.

In our Eastern Beaches area, we have always had buyers moving in from all over the country and the world. Perhaps we will be seeing more of this soon. We have locals who for generations stay and move around the area upsizing and downsizing, being close to family, and a true community spirit.

Why wouldn’t we want to own property in our Eastern Beaches pocket of paradise.

Parmjeet Parmer. Photo Phil Smith VNP

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ENROLMENTS

SITUATIONS VACANT

ENROLMENT 2024 INFORMATION EVENINGS

Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 7:00pm or Wednesday 14 June 2023 at 7:00pm in the Pakuranga College Library

Prospective parents are warmly invited to attend either of these meetings to meet the Principal and Senior Staff, and to find out more about the values and philosophies of the college, including NCEA and e-Learning. The meetings will last approximately an hour. The College has a BYOD policy and will be asking all Year 9 students to have a digital device (iPad, tablet, Chromebook, etc.) for personal use in class and for homework.

We will also hold an Open Morning on Saturday 29 July 2023

9:00am to 12 Noon

Enrolments are now online, please visit www. pakuranga.school.nz/enrolments or please contact our Reception on 09 534 7159 or via email: info@pakuranga.school.nz for more information. Enrolment information will be distributed to Year 8 students at contributing schools from Tuesday 20 June 2023.

Michael Williams Principal

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TEACHER AIDES

Pakuranga College is seeking to employ two Teacher Aides to work in our Pegasus Department. You will be working with our high needs ORS funded students so must be calm, kind and empathetic.

This is a fixed term position for 30 hours per week during secondary school term time.

Conditions of employment are in accordance with the Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement.

For further information and Application Guidelines, please go to our website www.pakuranga.school.nz/employment

Applications close at 5pm on 23 June 2023.

ENROLMENTS

PAKURANGA COLLEGE Enrolment Procedures for 2024

We have moved to online enrolments and encourage you to visit our website: www.pakuranga.school.nz/enrolments to complete the procedure. Please contact our Reception on 09 534 7159 or via email: info@pakuranga.school.nz if you need to pick up a hard copy enrolment pack.

In-Zone enrolments close on Wednesday 23 August 2023

Online enrolments must be submitted by the end of the day on Wednesday 23 August 2023. Hard copies must arrive at Reception by 4pm on Wednesday 23 August 2023.

Out-of-Zone enrolments close on Wednesday 30 August 2023. Online enrolments must be submitted by the end of the day on Wednesday 30 August 2023. Hard copies must arrive at Reception by 4:00pm on Wednesday 30 August 2023.

If required, a ballot will take place on Wednesday 6 September 2023.

There will be NO places offered for Out-of-Zone Year 10-13 enrolments for 2024.

Enrolment Scheme – Home Zone

Commencing at the coast, travel east along the centre of A Tai Road and along the centre of Pigeon Mountain Road (Compass Point Way included) as far as Himalaya Drive (included). Head east along the northern boundary of Pigeon Mountain to Gills Road. Continue along Gills Road before heading south east along Bleakhouse Road (excluded). Turn south along Ridge Road (53, 60 and above included) and continue south along Botany Road. Head west along the centre of Ti Rakau Drive until meeting the Ti Rakau Culvert, head north west along the creek to join Pakuranga Road, head south west along Pakuranga Road until Johns Lane (267 included), then along the centre of Pakuranga Road until St Kentigern College. Head west along the northern boundary of St Kentigern College before heading north along the coast to the starting point.

Students living outside the Defined Home Zone

If places are available the following students may be accepted, with places offered in the following order of priority:

First Priority Will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in the Pegasus Unit, a special programme run by the school and approved by the Secretary for Education.

Second Priority Will be given to siblings of current students.

Third Priority Will be given to siblings of former students.

Fourth Priority Will be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.

Fifth Priority Will be given to any applicant who is a child of an employee or board member of the Pakuranga College Board of Trustees.

Sixth Priority Will be given to all other applicants.

If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by a ballot. .

Saturday 29 July 2023

9:00am to 12 Noon

Parents of prospective students and their families, and members of the public, are warmly invited to visit our school on Open Morning to experience our students in action, view displays and meet staff and students.

Michael Williams, Principal

SITUATIONS VACANT

LIVE LOCAL, WORK LOCAL

Pakuranga Park, is an evolving and growing village. With the village undergoing an extensive regeneration and our new Ruru apartments selling fast, we are looking to expand our team. We are currently looking for the following positions:

To commence as soon as possible (negotiable), the Howick Attendance Service Cluster is seeking to appoint one Attendance Advisor (AA) who is passionate about inclusive education to help students, aged 5 to 16 years, who are presenting irregular attendance behaviour and have disengaged from school, to attend school. The Attendance Advisors are located within the Lead School (Baverstock Oaks School) and be responsible to that Principal and Board of Trustees.

To be considered for this position applicants will have:

• High levels of cultural responsiveness

Highly effective communication skills

• Strong relational management skills

• Strong organisation and self-management skills and aptitudes

• High personal effectiveness

• Ability to build community connections

A qualification in youth work, social work (or at least extensive experience in a related field)

• Meet the requirements of the Children’s Act 2014 in order to work with students and their families/whanau

• A full, clean and current NZ Drivers Licence

How to apply:

For a detailed Information Pack, which includes the Job Description criteria please email Frances Fraser, Executive Officer, Baverstock Oaks School ffraser@baverstock.school.nz

Applications close Friday 16 June

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• Activities Assistant – 3 days job share

• Gardener – full time or part time

• Kitchen Hand – part time

• General Hand, fixed term full time.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANT

We are seeking a permanent part-time Finance Assistant for 15 hours per week. Key responsibilities are accounts payable and support to the BDSC Finance Centre.

The applicant will need to have excellent communication skills, maintain a high level of attention to detail, be able to take initiative and work in a positive and motivated manner as part of a busy and dynamic finance team. Previous school accounts experience is beneficial but not essential. Applicants must have NZ residency. Short listed applicants will be required to undergo a police vet. Please send your cover letter, CV and BDSC Application Form (https://www.bdsc.school.nz/ our-college/job-vacancies/) to Yvonne de Graaf (y.degraaf@bdsc.school.nz) by 4pm on Friday 16 June 2023.

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Councillors weigh in on Busway

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Auckland Councillors were given a chance to weigh in on the $1.3 billion Eastern Busway with some expressing concerns for safety and congestion.

At the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on May 18, Auckland Transport’s (AT) integrated networks division group manager for property and planning Jane Small said funding for stages two and three of the Eastern Busway, between Pakūranga and Burswood, had been secured.

AT has not yet made an application for stage-four funding from Burswood to Botany. Cr Ken Turner wanted to know how pedestrians would reach bus stops when they were in between lanes of traffic.

“I see no evidence of underpasses there so that you get your pedestrians out of conflict with the vehicles,” Turner said.

“You know we are affecting the safety – we are also affecting the efficiency of vehicle travel for private vehicles.”

Small responded that raised tables were the recommended safety improvement.

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“In terms of the impact on vehicular travel, it is around eight seconds from a raised table,” Small said.

She said the issue with underpasses was that they presented a safety concern.

“Particularly for women and other more vulnerable users … they are not well lit. They can attract undesirable elements that are not very savoury.”

Eastern Busway Alliance design team lead Dean Coutts said another option was using overbridges.

“There are some significant cost implications for that and also has some impact on land adjacent to the corridor and so the solution that we arrived at was raised tables,” Coutts said.

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While the Eastern Busway is predicted to alleviate congestion, Cr Maurice Williamson said his commute spoke to the contrary. “You will see a number of double decker buses, which I photographed and filmed if you would like the evidence… which the bus has only one person and that’s the driver,” Williamson said.

“l would love to see in this presentation some numbers which show the increase in congestion for the motor car because I think it has been horrendous.

“If you are doing benefit-cost ratios, it is not good enough to just go on about the benefits and how good things are without showing what the damage and the detriment that’s been caused.”

Williamson wanted to know what the load factors for buses were.

Small told Williamson she would need to come back to him with more up-to-date figures but that bus route 70 between Botany and Britomart had been a success.

“Number 70 is one of our most successful routes in terms of passenger uptake [but] that was pre-Covid,” Small said.

Cr Richard Hills wanted to know if bike parking would be available at Eastern Busway stations.

“The Northern Busway, we never had many people cycle to it but that was because we didn’t have cycle infrastructure for parking... now that they have recently put in covered parking, all of it is full, like very full of bikes,” Hills said.

Small confirmed there would be cycle parking at the stations.

Hornets set for doubleheader on Sky Sport

By BEN PLUMMER

As the Howick Hornets Rugby League Football Club’s premier men had no game over the long weekend, the premier women (‘Nets) held down the fort as they played host to the Mount Albert Lionesses.

The ‘Nets started with gusto in attack, crossing for the first four pointer of the day scored and converted by star centre Saphire Abraham.

Mt Albert would go on to defend their red zone in fine fashion and eventually earn themselves good ball and momentum – which they wouldn’t waste.

The Lionesses went on from there in the first half with classy shifts and freakish bounces of the ball resulting in 22 unanswered points.

The ‘Nets staged a major second half comeback at the hands of atomic dummy half, Zayde Sarah-Baldwin, who scored a brace of tries and was ultimately named player of the match.

After 80 minutes of league, the match ended in

a 26-all draw.

It’s a big week for the east Auckland club as they gear up for a double header at North Harbour Stadium for Wednesday night league.

Both games will be televised on the Auckland Rugby League YouTube channel as well as Sky Sport 4.

HOWICK HORNETS RUGBY LEAGUE

RESULTS:

Women’s Premiership

Howick Hornets vs Mount

Albert Lionesses

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Rugby youngster honoured as cocaptain of touch side

By BEN PLUMMER

Apromising former Howick College athlete and current Pakuranga United Rugby Club player, Riley Harrison was honoured recently with his selection as co-captain of the NZ U20 Mixed Touch team.

HT: Howick 6 – Mount Albert

FT: Howick 26 – Mount

Albert 26

Tries: Saphire Abraham, Cilia-Marie Po’e-Tofaeono, Ma’atuleio Fotu-Moala, Zayde

Sarah-Baldwin (2), Conversion(s): Saphire Abraham (3)

Howick Hornets Upcoming Fixtures;

Round 5 Fox Memorial

Premiership – Howick Hornets

Premier Men VS Papakura Sea

Eagles Premier Men at North Harbour Stadium – Wednesday June 7, 6pm.

Round 7 Women’s Premiership – Howick Hornets

Premier Women VS Manurewa

Marlins Premier Women at North Harbour Stadium –Wednesday June 7, 8pm.

The team represented New Zealand at the inaugural Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup which was held is Brisbane last month.

They faced national sides from Australia, Samoa and the Philippines.

“It was a huge honour to represent New Zealand and to be a co-captain on the side made it even more special,” he says.

Despite reaching the semi-finals, Harrison says the team had a disappointing finish to the tournament, with an 8-7 loss against the Philippines.

Australia defeated the Philippines 18-4 in the grand final.

Harrison also represented New Zealand at the under 16 touch rugby

development tour to the Gold Coast in 2019.

As for his rugby union season with the Pakuranga United Rugby Club, Harrison says it has been going well.

You’re invited to ‘Good Grief’

– a free information morning about coping with loss.

Loss is something that affects all of us at some stage in our lives. It’s never easy, yet there are simple ways we can learn to grieve well and take care of ourselves.

To learn how, you’re invited to attend ‘Good Grief – Coping with Loss’, Virtual Village East’s free information morning on Tuesday 13th June.

Join us for a cuppa and hear our two guest speakers, Lila O’Farrell, a grief and loss counsellor, and Janet Mikkelsen from Aroha Funerals, share some practical strategies and tips to help you through times of loss. You’re also welcome to bring a friend or family member to this free event.

When: 10.30am to 12 noon, Tuesday 13th June

Where: Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010

Parking: Ample free parking behind Te Tuhi (accessed via William Roberts Road)

RSVP: by Friday 9 June to Ninwa at co-ordinator@virtual-village-east.org.nz

“I started the year off in the under 21s side where we are undefeated and top of the table still and then I was lucky enough to be called up to get my debut for the premier team which was a great experience,” he says.

Last year, he was named the U21 Cannons player of the year and was awarded the Barry Smith Trophy for most points kicked in the senior club and the Charles Piutau Trophy for Senior Player of the Year.

As a result of his success, Harrison was the first recipient of a new Fencible Foundation Scholarship in 2023 which is awarded to local, promising athletes to help support their tertiary endeavours.

“This has helped me to be able to focus more time on my studies by reducing the financial stress,” says Harrison.

Harrison was also awarded the Howick College Senior Sportsman of the Year in 2021 for his role in the school’s 1st XV rugby side during their unbeaten season.

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Harrison represented New Zealand as co-caption of the U20 mixed touch at the 2023 Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup.

Photo supplied