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Award-winning veteran Times photographer Wayne Martin captured this breath-taking panorama around Redoubt Road recently.

ast Auckland motorists can rest assured they won’t automatically be stopped and ticketed by police for driving 1km/h over the posted speed limit.

Police are clarifying their approach to enforcement of speed limits on New Zealand roads after news media recently reported a zero-tolerance stance was being adopted nationwide.

National road policing manager Acting Superintendent Gini Welch was quoted in a news article saying police do not have a threshold when it comes to enforcing posted speed limits.

The story said police were understood to have previously had a 10km/h threshold, except for over long holiday weekends, in relation to speed limits, but the buffer no longer existed.

The reporting led to confusion being expressed on social media, with one post on a Facebook page for Aucklanders receiving dozens of comments from people debating whether or not police had adopted a zero-tolerance approach to speeding.

It also led to anti-tax lobby group the Taxpayers’ Union launching an online petition opposing the alleged change that has received more than 13,000 signatures as of September 4.

However, Howick Police community services supervisor, sergeant Brett Meale, told the Times the police’s policy on enforcing the speed limit on roads nationwide has not changed. ➤ Turn to page 3

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CORONAVIRUS

Botany Covid-19 ‘mystery’ revealed

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uch mystery still surrounds a Botany Covid19 sub-cluster which was mentioned in a Ministry of Health (MoH) media briefing on Friday.

The Times has endeavoured to extract more information from the MoH about the sub-cluster of five – how it emerged, whether it is family involved and the current status of those involved.

A journalist at Friday’s CovidDirector-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

Photo supplied 19 update delivered by the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the are sub-clusters that have come was a male child and the second is Director-General of Health Dr later in the outbreak, we would a woman in her 20s. Both arrived Ashley Bloomfield asked if the expect those cases to be the cases from India on August 23 and they Botany grouping, “with five cases that continue for the longest peri- are each a close contact of separate, and 42 identified contacts all of od,” he said. previously reported confirmed whom have been identified” was “Because there is this opportuni- cases. contained. ty now for cases and their families There are two new cases in the Bloomfield replied: “We’re hope- and whanau to go into a quar- community both linked to the ful it’s well contained. It’s just that antine facility – that reduces the Auckland August cluster. it appeared quite late so several transmission within households The first is a close contact of an weeks after the first cases in this which, again, we are still seeing as existing confirmed case that has outbreak and so what we’re look- where most of that transmission been epidemiologically linked to ing to do …there’s a genomic link to happens. the cluster. The second is a housethe overall outbreak but we want“So I think that will help reduce hold contact of a confirmed case SPACE, AND VALUE TOhere YOUR ed to ADD go back ROOM, and see, are there the length of the tail and HOME linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical some missing links in the chain of that’s already applied to those sub- Church sub-cluster. Both were transmission through to the start clusters that appeared early on and already in isolation. of that small sub-cluster.”

I think that the same will happen Since August 11, the MoH’s conBloomfield said the Public Health for these latter groupings, both the tact tracing team has identified Unit is working very closely with Mt Roskill Evangelical Church and 3224 close contacts of cases, of the Botany sub-cluster to get fur- the Botany one. which 3199 have been contacted ther information “to try and fill “The key thing is that the cases and are self-isolating, and they are in the missing bits of the puzzle have been identified, close contacts in the process of contacting the as to how the first person in that are in isolation and being tested.” rest. small sub-cluster might have been Meanwhile yesterday the MoH There are 70 people linked to the affected”. reported four new cases of Covid- community cluster who remain Bloomfield was also asked about 19 in New Zealand. in the Auckland quarantine facilthe long tail of the Auckland Two were imported cases detect- ity, which includes 52 people who cluster. ed in MIQ (managed isolation have tested positive for Covid-19 “We would expect because those – quarantine) facilities. The first and their household contacts.

ELECTION

Enrol now to get card More than 400,000 voters have less than a week left to enrol in time to receive an EasyVote card for the General Election and referendums.

The Electoral Commission’s national manager of enrolment and community engagement, Mandy Bohté, says having an EasyVote card is more convenient for voters because it allows staff to find their name on the electoral roll and issue their voting papers faster.

“It makes voting easier, as well as cutting queuing times – a crucial consideration in these Covid-

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Bohté says 428,000 people, or 11 per cent of eligible voters, have yet to enrol. ➤ Wednesday September 23 – applications close for postal voting ➤ Saturday October 17 – election day, voting places open 9am to 7pm

Speed tolerances ➤ From page 1 “All police officers are able to use their discretion when deciding whether to issue infringement notices,” Meale says.

He says the individual circumstances of each case determine whether or not police stop and fine a motorist driving in excess of the posted speed limit.

Meale gives an example of someone driving at 10km/h over the speed limit past a school as a situation that’s more likely to result in a fine being issued.

He says he’s attended “plenty” of road crashes that resulted in a fatality due to speeding.

“People need to drive to the conditions.”

Police Assistant Commissioner for Road Policing Sandra Venables reinforces Meale’s message. “Our frontline staff continue to have the ability to apply discretion where applicable whilst policing our roads,” she says.

“Safety is at the forefront of all that we do. We know there are four main behaviours which contribute to death and injury on our roads. People driving too fast for the conditions, driving while impaired, driving while distracted – including using a cell phone – and not being properly restrained.”

Venables says police know when they focus on these four factors “we can reduce the incidents of death and serious injuries on our roads”.

“The speed limit continues to be enforced by police, this is our job and this is what the public expect of us in relation to keeping our roads safe.

“Any road user who is travelling over the speed limit can expect to be stopped and our staff will speak with them and any further action taken, should that be education or enforcement, will be based on the circumstances presented.”

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embers of the Howick Local Board quickly adjusted their way of working to comply with the restrictions of Covid-19 Level 3 and currently 2.5.

Workshops and business meetings have continued through the use of Skype; and face to face meetings and events postponed until restrictions ease. Again, it has been wonderful to see our locals offering help to each other and generously supporting our local businesses.

PARK AND PLAYGROUND SIGNAGE FOR COVID-19

Auckland Council have installed signage on parks, beaches and playground that advises appropriate usage for each of Covid-19 Levels 1-4. This ensures that restrictions to ensure public safety are in place as we move from one level to another.

Unit (RIMU) and Council’s Resource Consents Team addressed questions submitted by the two groups.

Some of the topics covered were stormwater and sewerage infrastructure, marine life monitoring, riparian planting, monitoring of water at beaches and waterways and legal issues around Unitary Plan compliance. This forum is available online, using this link: bit. ly/howicklocalboard

FROM AUCKLAND TRANSPORT Murphys Road, Flat Bush – between Ormiston Road and Flat Bush Road, has now reopened to traffic as a four-lane road. Recognised as an area that will experience signifi-

20 QUESTIONS ON WATER In recent meetings with two resident and ratepayer groups, it became evident that many of the concerns of local residents are around issues relating to water.

On Wednesday August 26, the Local Board, with the assistance of Local Board Services staff, hosted an online forum during which subject matter experts from Healthy Waters, Watercare, Auckland Council’s Research and Evaluation

cant development in the coming years the growth of Flat Bush growth needed to be supported by building or improving arterial roads, bus routes, pedestrian facilities, and cycling facilities. The new road provides improved access to the numerous new residential developments in this location.

Selwyn Road, Howick, will shortly undergo road rehabilitation – despite tight financial constraints.

This will involve renewing the road and fixing related problems.

The contractor plans to complete the work in September/ October. Some enabling work such as sub-soil drains installation has already been completed as this is usually carried out before major

Let’s talk local with Adele White rehabilitation.

Eastern Train Line services between Britomart and Otahuhu will not be running until Sunday September 20. This is so Kiwi Rail can continue repairs and replacement of tracks. Trains will continue to be replaced with buses.

Adele White is chair of the Howick Community Board Murphys Road, Flat Bush between Ormiton Road and Flat Bush Road is now opened to traffic as fourlane road. Times photo Wayne Martin

ELECTION

Taking Botany candidates for a spin Naisi Chen (Labour), Jami Lee-Ross (Advance NZ) and Christopher Luxon (National) will be answering questions from the public at the Botany Meet-the-Candidates evening on the rescheduled date of Tuesday, September 29.

These heavyweight candidates for the Botany electorate will share their stories, outline their aspirations and set out why you should vote for them.

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“The incumbent Jami-Lee Ross is now a party leader of Advance NZ, which has joined up with the

Public Party. Who are they, and what do they stand for?

“The National candidate is Christopher Luxon, so how will this businessman transition into a politician?

“Labour is standing the credentialed Naisi Chen, with a high Labour ranking, that will likely qualify her on current polling for a list MP position.”

Is getting to know the candidates important?

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series of community election forums for local parliamentary candidates is set to be hosted by the Howick Youth Council (HYC) for the Botany and Pakuranga electorates in east Auckland.

Dubbed Recruit Your MP, the youth-led forums will feature a unique and interactive format with the event being livestreamed online.

The forums are currently tentatively slated to happen in mid-to-late September pending further clarity around Covid-19 restrictions.

The running order of the forum’s topics will be determined through real-time polling of the audience and questions can be virtually posed to the candidates on the night.

This format was dubbed by Stuff’s Todd Niall as having resulted in “the most engaging campaign meeting [he’d] attended” in the youth council’s 2018 local councillor by-election forum and was also used

for HYC’s candidate forums in the 2019 local elections.

Youth council team lead Leane Te Boekhorst, who is organising the forums, says the project’s focus is to engage youth with local politics in a way where they feel empowered.

Currently, only 61 per cent of young people under the age of 24 are enrolled to vote – down from the same time prior to the

2017 and 2014 general elections (2014: 62.7 per cent; 2017: 69.3 per cent).

“We want to make sure all young people, as well as the rest of our communities in east Auckland, are empowered to make informed decisions on September 19.

“There are over 20,000 young people in Howick, Pakuranga, Botany and Ormiston and we want to help make their concerns heard in an innovative and accessible format,” said Te Boekhorst.

Confirmed candidates for the Pakuranga electorate forum include: Simeon Brown (National, incumbent), Nerissa Henry (Labour, tentatively confirming participation), and Lawrence Xu-Nan (Green).

Confirmed candidates for the Botany electorate forum include: Jami-Lee Ross (Advance NZ, incumbent), Christopher Luxon (National), Naisi Chen (Labour) and Damien Smith (ACT).

Pakuranga electorate forum: Picton Centre or virtually, Monday September 14, 6pm-8pm Botany electorate forum: Ormiston Senior College or virtually, Tuesday September 15, 6pm-8pm If the forums are unable to be held due to Covid-19 uncertainty, then a virtual forum may be live-streamed instead.

[Learn more about times and dates at http://howickyouthc ouncil.org.nz/ post/2020-forums/] The Recruit Your MP brand is held by youth voice groups in the Auckland Youth Voice Network following the Recruit Your Mayor mayoralty debate in 2019 – a collaborative project between five youth voice groups in Auckland. ➤ For the latest dates and information on Recruit Your MP, follow the Howick Youth Council’s social channels on Facebook and Instagram. ➤ Email howickyouthcouncil@gmail.com.

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o say the winter of 2020 has been a challenging one would be a gross understatement.

Never before have we had a situation as intrusive and disruptive on local business than the advent of Covid-19 in New Zealand It was always going to be difficult to estimate the economic damage the lockdowns would have on our local businesses and to this day the full impact hasn’t been realized.

You will have noted that a few of our long standing businesses in Howick Village have had to either close their doors or move to different (presumably less expensive) premises. We have conversely been fortunate enough to see some new businesses come into the Village. This is indeed encouraging for the future What we can tell the public of Howick is that business revenue in the Village was dramatically affected from the first week of March.

You may recall NZ had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on the 28 February this year. By the end of March (first quarter of 2020) reve-

Ken Scott, centre, chair of Howick Village Association Inc. says continued support is needed to maintan an active village.

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nue for the Village for that quarter was down 8.6 per cent on the same period last year.

Even more devastating was that the last week of March (first week of full lockdown) business revenue was down 40 per cent on last year.

The Howick Village Business Association was in a strong position to be able to spend money

before the end of last financial year on a campaign to support businesses and the local community.

You will have seen posters, banner flags, billboards, thank you stickers all in support of our “Live and Love Local” campaign.

As part of this campaign, we doubled expenditure on media advertising to encourage the pub-

lic to shop local. This campaign was and is designed to acknowledge and thank the enormous support we have had from our local community.

Without your support I am sure we would have seen more businesses having to close their doors.

The positive response from the public was so good that by the last

weeks of June, the business revenue for Howick Village was almost back to 2019 figures for the equivalent weeks.

One month of near normal trading and then in early August, we had a second round of lockdowns.

Continued support will be required to maintain an active and vibrant Village. Not surprisingly the business sector to be most adversely affected has been the café and hospitality, so we do welcome and ask for your ongoing support for these and all other businesses in your Village.

During Level 2 (and 2.5) we have had to close the Saturday morning market, however as soon as we move to Alert Level 1 we will re-open. Again, your support for these stallholders will be greatly appreciated.

In the meantime, on behalf of the local businesses we ask that you keep yourself and your families safe adhere to the restrictions in place and hopefully we will move out of these lockdowns soon.

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taff and students at Pakuranga College are looking forward to the completion of an additional school building, due to take place in 2021.

The two-storey block will house 12 new classrooms and is currently under construction adjacent to Pakuranga Road.

Although it will provide space for classes in English, technology, and optimal learning, there is one group of students watching the building’s progress with particular interest. The college’s Pegasus Unit will have its new home on the ground floor and the new facility has been specifically designed for the learning needs of these students.

As Michael Hunter, head of the Pegasus Unit points out: “This will be an all

new environment - clean, tidy, comfortable, warm, friendly, calming - creating a positive vibe that will enhance student wellbeing and learning.

“Our students will have a sense of pride in their space and this will boost their confidence, learning and social skills.”

The new learning area will incorporate a large kitchen and laundry to enable students to practice life skills such as using the dishwasher and washing machine or cooking. There will also be a large social area with café-style seating, so that they can eat lunch and socialise together. In addition, the design incorporates break-out rooms for different learning groups and calming spaces for those who need time to

themselves.

“The space is oriented in an open manner to the rest of the school so that our group feels part of the school community.” says Hunter.

“The student body has a great relationship with the Pegasus students and the new space will encourage mainstream students to spend even more time with us during break times.”

The building was partly funded by the Ministry of Education. However, as the school’s principal Michael Williams points out, “The project could not have gone ahead without an additional sum of almost $1 million. The willingness of the Board of Trustees to make this money available is a real testament to its commitment to the community.”

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HBH Senior Living (Howick Baptist Healthcare) has purchased Gulf Views, a boutique Howick rest home established in 1991 by the late Scotch Macdonald in memory of his wife Annette.

The rest home has remained under the ownership of the Macdonald family until now, however with the forthcoming retirement of nurse manager Sue Milton, the family decided it was time to find another provider that could deliver the same high standards of care.

A spokesperson for the Macdonald family said as a well-respected provider of aged care services in the Howick community, HBH Senior Living was an ideal fit.

“The ethos of family and community which has always been the hallmark of Gulf Views was created by our Dad, Scotch, and has been protected and fostered wonderfully by nurse manager Sue Milton and her team,” the spokesperson said.

“With Sue’s decision to take a well-earned retirement, it was time to find a new owner for Gulf Views. We are delighted to entrust Gulf Views to HBH Senior Living. The family approach to care and community that has been in Gulf Views’ past will also be its future.”

Known as a leader in innovative aged care, HBH Senior Living was founded in 1977 and offers independent living apartments, rest home and hospital care and a popular day programme both in Howick and Beachlands.

In 2018, HBH Senior Living also established Virtual Village East, a social network of connection and support for older people in the east Auckland community.

HBH is also one of the few New Zealand providers of the Eden Alternative, a philosophy of care for older people that aims to overcome the three major problems of aged residential care - loneliness, helplessness and boredom.

“The purchase of Gulf Views is a natural fit,” says HBH Senior Living CEO Bonnie Robinson.

“As a values-based organisation, we believe that older people should feel as happy and fulfilled as possible, which is why we aim to provide care services that are excellent, compassionate and responsive.”

HBH Senior Living took possession of Gulf Views on August 17. HBH Senior Living and Gulf Views will liaise closely to ensure a smooth transition for residents.

Almost all staff at Gulf Views will be staying on, with the exception of Milton, who is retiring. A senior Registered Nurse from HBH Senior Living will manage the facility for the time being, with overall responsibility by HBH’s Director of Nursing.

“The Gulf Views name is very well known in Howick and brings with it a great reputation of care, so we will be keen to keep to this high standard,” says Robinson.

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Masala co-owner appeals sentence A

co-owner of the Masala Restaurant chain jailed in February for hiding millions of dollars in cash sales and laundering large amounts of it has appealed against his prison sentence.

Rupinder Singh Chahil - who resided in Howick - was sentenced at the Auckland High Court to three years and two months in prison, plus a $50,000 fine, on nine money laundering charges and 34 tax evasion charges.

A former accountant, Vijay Kumar Gupta, was also sentenced then. He received 10 months’ home detention and was ordered to pay $5000 in reparations.

Chahil says the $8 million settlement of a proceeds of crime civil claim deserved a greater recognition in the calculation of his sentence. Stuff reported. he losses caused by the GST offending were paid, including arrears and use-of-money interest, but received only “modest” acknowledgement in his sentence, Chahil’s lawyer Nicolette Levy QC, said. Stuff reported the aim of Chahil’s appeal to the Court of Appeal in Wellington was a sentence of two years’ jail that could be converted to home detention, Levy said.

The court reserved its decision.

Inland Revenue spokesman Tony Morris said in February after Chahil’s

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sentencing that the evasion wasn’t particularly sophisticated but was carried out on a massive scale.

“Chahil provided 114 individual GST returns to Inland Revenue on behalf of the Masala Related Companies, which together concealed more than $6.5 million of mainly cash sales,” Morris said.

“The tax offending was linked inescapably to the money laundering but the money laundering was far more complex, involving multiple bank accounts here and overseas.

“Chahil and another co-owner, Joti Jain, collected cash from the Masala Restaurants, and delivered the money to Gupta to be laundered.

“Gupta controlled the deposit of large amounts of cash into bank accounts, transferred the cash to overseas banks, purchased large amounts of foreign currency, and then brought the money back to New

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The tax offending spanned six years, from April 2008 to April 2014 through regular, two-monthly false returns to IR. The money laundering took place over 14 months through a series of transactions from February 15, 2012 to April 2013.

“Hiding their cash sales, and laundering the proceeds of their offending, meant the Masala Restaurants were inevitably able to undercut other restaurants,” Morris said.

“The tax evasion and money laundering were uncovered at a tremendous public cost. It required a substantial effort to detect, uncover and prosecute this case.

“The investigation took longer than it should have because Chahil had false responses prepared to deliberately frustrate the enquiries. IR’s investigation into the money laundering meant contacting tax authori-

Privately-owned Armstrong’s Group is set to open a new dealership in Botany next year.

This will be the group’s seventh dealership in Auckland which started with the initial acquisition of Auckland City Toyota in 2014. The new Nissan dealership will be developed at 277 Ti Rakau Drive in Botany, next door to its existing Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai dealerships that were both opened in mid-2017.

Managing director Rick Armstrong said it is an extension of both the group’s Nissan representation and its commitment to the east ties in Australia and India where he and Gupta tried to hide their criminal proceeds.”

Joti Jain, who was a former co-owner of the companies running the Masala chain, pleaded guilty to 21 charges of tax evasion and was sentenced to nine months home detention in 2018.

Gupta pleaded guilty to nine

Auckland area.

“We have been working on this project for some time, and it is great to now announce the new dealership with an expected opening around May 2021,” Armstrong said.

The existing building will be partly demolished and rebuilt.

“Our move to Botany, and specifically our commitment to the Ti Rakau Drive area, has been a really successful move and we are very happy to keep developing dealerships in this area. We have further plans already afoot to create a real vehicle destination precinct in East Auckland.” charges of money laundering along with Chahil who also pleaded guilty to 34 charges of tax evasion in October.

Chahil previously had imposed and served a sentence of Home Detention for charges relating to providing false or misleading information to Immigration New Zealand.

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PUTTING A PERMANENT SMILE ON PEOPLE’S FACES For someone who fainted at the sight of blood as a dental assistant at 16 years old, Ugie has come a long way.

Her reputation as one of the top clinical dental technicians in Auckland and other parts of New Zealand precedes her. It was her love of aesthetics that led Ugie Moodley to put a permanent smile on people’s faces.

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Each course attended allows us to actually work with new materials and techniques, which makes being a clinical dental technician at this time very exciting and rewarding”

combinations that are now available that is hardly ever the same for each patient.

If light metal frameworks have to be used you can be rest assured that they are nickel and beryllium free” she says.

With more than 20 years of creating dentures it is no wonder Ugie has clients locally and around the world that sing her praises.

Niche Denture Centre has its own onsite laboratory which means you don’t have to wait a week sometimes more for a repair or a reline.

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TESTIMONIALS CORNEL BRITZ SAYS “For years I suffered with bad decaying teeth, covering my mouth with my hand when talking or smiling. I gradually became withdrawn and self conscious. Since Ugie from Niche Dentures has fitted me with a beautiful set of dentures I cannot stop smiling and now have the confidence to step out into the world with a confident smile. Thank you Ugie for your specialised and friendly treatment. You changed my life!!”

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QUESTIONS OVER CLOTH MASKS

As a tutor of microbiology at Otago University, one of the first experiments we would have pre-med students do was cough through a tissue onto a petri dish.

Then fold the tissue and cough again, finally fold it again and cough. The dishes would be incubated and students could then see the increasing efficacy of the layers of tissue. One layer of tissue is ineffective and even with four layers bacteria could get through. Viruses are about a thousand times smaller than bacteria.

With this in mind I read with interest the NZH article “technology shows not all masks cut from the same cloth”. And I asked myself, as did the University of NSW researchers in a 2015 paper, “Cloth Masks: Dangerous to your health?” Is the advice being given in the article helpful?

Cloth masks retain warm moisture, providing ideal conditions for both bacterial growth and viral survival. They do a poor job of filtering, worse than tissue paper.

Respiratory infection risks are much higher in people who wear cloth masks than those who wear medical masks. Risk factors for Covid-19 include respiratory infections.

NZ already has a problem with respiratory infections over-represented in Pacifica, Maori, and young people.

If we have thousands of people wearing cloth masks, particularly these DIY masks, are we creating the conditions for a further increase in respiratory infections?

The government should provide safe masks for the disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Dr Mike Schmidt, Sunny Hills

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MAE SALVADOR SAYS “for me a smile is the prettiest thing a lady can wear. But I didn’t always feel that way.

I had my previous set of dentures made overseas and I was embarrassed to smile. It was an awful feeling as they didn’t even work properly. When I returned to NZ I was referred to Ugie at Niche Denture Centre by my sister-in-law and now I can smile confidently. In fact I feel like smiling all the time. Thank you Ugie for my beautiful smile.”

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Mr Langstone’s comments (Times, September 1) highlight the importance for voters to be properly informed on the detail of the End of Life Choice Act. Mr Langstone claims that the Act prevents “coercion and hasty decisions” and requires mental competence.

The Act contradicts him, as the so-called safeguards are, in practice, only checklists!

Section 11 requires that the medical practitioners “do their best” to ensure the person is free from pressure, by conferring with other medical practitioners known to the person and with members of the family approved by the person. The practitioner only needs to certify these on a form, with no evidence of actual compliance to enable genuine investigation after the person’s death.

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the time of request, but not at any time afterwards including when the lethal dose is administered.

We are voting on an Act which is dangerous in its poorly drafted detail. A No vote in the referendum will enable real choices and compassion in the care of the most vulnerable.

Kevin and Mary McCormick Botany Downs

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JULIE COULD ALWAYS SEE FUNNY SIDE Lockdown has caused many people to feel extremely upset from not being able to be with their loved ones when suffering poor health and, worse, not being able to attend the funeral of loved ones.

We were not successful when applying for an exception for the family to attend their sister’s funeral in Palmerston North.

Our sister Julie had a brilliant sense of humour. She always saw the funny side of everything. Julie had a love for music and had a beautiful singing voice.

She also loved her marching days and she played netball with my twin sister Dawn and I, for Otahuhu College Old Girls, before moving to live in Howick.

Julie’s love for bichon doggies inspired her to open her own “Dog Grooming at Tiffany’s” from her home in Golflands.

Julie was a keen gardener and during her retirement she joined the Howick MahJong Club.

Fellow Club Member Rosemary told me Julie was always cheerful, full of enthusiasm and had a lovely sense of humour.

Another lady, Francis, told me she remembered Julie as a very friendly, cheerful and a willing member of the Mah-Jong club that met in the Croquet Clubrooms in Millhouse Drive.

Four years ago, Julie and husband Ian retired in Papamoa for two years before moving to Levin to be closer to family in Wellington. Over the years, Julie was able to triumphantly fight her many health challenges. She always knew there was a way to get over everything.

But earlier this year she decided herself, that she had had enough. Julie died peacefully, with her husband Ian at her side, in Palmerston North Hospital on Friday August 14.

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HE DOESN’T REPRESENT ME How many other people in the Botany electorate are horrified with the irresponsible, ignorant behaviour of the man who claims (is paid) to represent us?

He was chosen by the National Party and now we have been stuck with him. At first he seemed slightly cute and the Nats were apparently happy to vote for him.

Then he jumped out of the waka and his personal following still seemed quite happy. Now he has joined the conspiracy theorist, tinhat wearing brigade, who thinks he represents them now?

He does not represent me. Does he represent you?

Judy Lawry Golflands

IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE ‘NORMALLY WITH IBS? I was watching the news on TV1 the other night and Mandy Lloyd reported a case of a young lady, Danielle Barber, being afflicted with Crohns Disease since she was 19.

It must be so hard for a young person to be afflicted with Crohns.

While I am not a victim of Crohns Disease, I know what one has to go through every day because my husband suffered under Crohns Disease for over a year until we found a cure for it.

Initially he was prescribed a sulphur drug to control his affliction

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but that had no effect whatsoever and the side effects totally changed his personality. His gastroenterologist told him that the drug was just to control the problem and, should the medication prove ineffective, he will be prescribed either a stronger dosage or a stronger drug to keep the disease under control.

As the body gets used to the drug and control is ineffective, the afflicted part of the colon will be removed by surgery as, once the disease is there, there is no cure, just medication to control it. When the means of control doesn’t work, again the infected colon will be operated on.

In time to come, his colon will be only as long as his two thumbs joined together which will make the dash to the toilet a matter of great urgency or [he’ll need] an ostomy bag that he will have to carry around him at all times.

‘What kind of life is that?’ he asked himself.

He was sent for a colonoscopy by his gastroenterologist to determine what further steps needed to be taken. The print from the colonoscopy in 2002 showed his colon riddled with ulcers, heavy signs of infection and the colon was red and inflamed.

At the time, I was working for a honey company in Nelson and at a demonstration stand in one of the pharmacies, a pharmacy staff had told me how she enjoyed the ‘Honeydew honey’ that Nelson

had sold to them and how good she found the product for her IBS. We had been out in the weekend and missed renewing his medical prescription, so there was panic all around him. To cut a long story short, I got my husband to try the honey before dinner and he was immensely impressed with the taste of the honey as well as the effect on his bowel as he didn’t have to race to the toilet after he swallowed his last mouthful of food. He then decided to take another teaspoon of the honey before going to bed. He slept like a baby that night.

The next morning, he felt so good, he decided to have another spoon of the Honeydew honey before taking his breakfast and going to work. After work, he went to have his prescription renewed, but he never took the medication again but decided to stay with the Honeydew honey.

Six months of being on the honey and a year from his first colonoscopy, he was due to go for a second colonoscopy, which he did in the year 2003.

His specialist was stunned with the results as the endoscope pictures showed no ulcers and according to the specialist, his colon had no sign of ulcers or infection and was ‘pink and healthy, like a baby’s brand new colon’. Seventeen years on and he is still healthy and well, thank God.

Margaret Scott Pakuranga

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DEVELOPERS SHOULD SORT GATES I reported rubbish dumping during Lockdown Level 1 and it did get cleaned up when we came out of lockdown.

However, the very next day after clean-up, rubbish was being dumped again and has continually been dumped since then.

You said in your article of August 25, that they put fences up.

Fences were up last year and you could not drive down Donegal Park Road and some other roads because the fences/gates went across the road.

However, for a long time now, the public continually reopen these gates for road access, if they get closed.

This then allows access to the subdivision and dumping. It’s a busy area and the public want car access to Donegal Road.

The developer needs to think of different ways to keep the public out. I walk through there most days (on road, not path, continually looking down so my dog doesn’t walk on glass but allows me to keep my social distance from people as few people walk there) and it is shocking, dumped rubbish and broken glass across most paths.

Between last lockdown and this one, berms have now been mowed and weeds trimmed back, which makes walking easier.

There are (2?) notices saying don’t dump rubbish, but perhaps more notices are needed and in a variety of languages. Education through local papers would be good, in a variety of languages, so people can be educated about where they should put their rubbish. Give them a list of options of where to take it.

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Ph: (09) 274-9246 021-143-3718 PO Box 58-035 Botany 2163 Auckland www.easttamaki.school.nz Principal: Sarah Mirams

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Monday 28 September 2020 – 6pm Paradice Ice Skating, Botany Road – First Floor Open to all our members and other business owners, particularly in the hospitality and tourism industry, interested in promoting our region to visitors, both local and regional.

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NOTICE OF THE 53rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To be held in the clubrooms on Saturday 26th September 2020 at 10.00am Business

The hours are negotiable.

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Please send CV including 3 referees details This is a fixed term position to start on Monday 10 August 2015 until Wednesday 9 December 2015.principal@easttamaki.school.nz to:

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The Board has determined that approximately 10 places are likely to be available for out-of-zone students next year. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone.

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MUSIC

Bombing tragedy inspires song tribute

By PJ (PHIL) TAYLOR

A

dark day in New Zealand’s history when the life of an innocent soul was ended by a sinister assassin is the subject of a powerful new song.

The death of Ernie Abbott on March 27, 1984, shocked the nation, when at work he picked up a suitcase containing a bomb that detonated and killed him in cold blood.

Abbott’s tragic death has played on the mind of Kiwi bluesman Darren Watson for 36 years and he felt compelled to remind the country that an honest worker’s life was cut short by an act of terrorism.

“Ernie Abbott was the caretaker at Trades Hall in Wellington, who picked up a suitcase he thought someone had left behind,” Watson says.

“Unbeknownst to him, some guy, and it’s always a guy, had decided to try and kill the union leadership of this country. Ernie Abbott picked up the case and died.”

Watson is a hugely respected blues-roots singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer starting out with dynamic rhythm and blues band Chicago Smoke Shop in the 1980s.

He’s delivered six well-received

solo albums since heading out solo in the 1990s, including Too Many Millionaires that debuted at number three on the NZ Top 20 album chart in 2018.

“I’m really proud of this song,” Watson says, of his tribute to Abbott. “It has been a lifetime in the making for me.

“The events that led to the death of Ernie Abbott were formative politically for me as an 18-year-old.

“He was the sole victim of an attack that was meant to be a lot more devastating. He’s an inadvertent hero to me. It really affected me, so I wrote this song.

“It’s long, it’s slow, it’s a dirge. It’s a heavy song about a heavy subject.

“Maybe someone will have a pang of conscience… the person who did that will be brought to justice. We live in hope,” Watson says.

The killing of Ernie Abbott remains an official cold case, says the www.police.govt.nz website.

“He was the sole victim of the attack and, despite numerous investigations, police have always struggled to identify a motive for the bombing.

“No-one has been brought to justice for Ernie Abbott’s murder, and police need your help.”

The new memorial song is on

Soulful music man Darren Watson plays the blues and talks about it on East FM, on Saturday, September 12, 3-5pm; Ernie Abbott, inset.

Photos supplied

Watson’s next album, Getting Sober For The End Of The World, out on October 1.

Watson’s coming to Howick to talk about it, his career, the history of blues music and to play live, on East FM, this Saturday, September 12, from 3-5pm (88.1FM, 107.1FM; www.eastfm.nz).

Smoke Shop were a greatly admired band that had NZ Music Awards’ nominations, radio hits,

two albums,and tours with international artists Koko Taylor, The Robert Cray Band, George Thorogood and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Watson’s solo career has reached soaring heights, with NZ Music Awards’ nominations, many substantial albums, and Too Many Millionaires generating high-praise reviews in this land and around the world. It was recorded live-to-

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NORTHS V SOUTHS

Young guns have talent C

aleb Clarke’s explosive 40m run set the tone for a thrilling inter-island rugby final at Wellington’s Cake Tin on Saturday that culminated in Will Jordan’s last gasp converted try which clinched South’s 38-35 win against the North.

Played before no fans because of Covid-19 restrictions, the game reflected New Zealand’s depth of talent with the South players’ jubilant celebrations reflecting how much the game meant to them.

On Sunday, 35 players were rewarded for their effort when this year’s All Blacks squad was named.

That included seven new caps and seven recalled players.

The new caps included wing Caleb Clarke, No 8 Hoskins Sotutu, loosehead prop Alex Hodgman (Blues), wing Will Jordan, lock Quinton Strange, flanker Cullen Grace (Crusaders) and lock Tupou Vaa’i (Chiefs).

Lock Vaa’i is the youngest at 20, followed by Clarke and Grace (21), and Jordan and Sotutu (22).

Former Crusader Hodgman (27) has thrived for the rejuvenated Blues this season and Strange is a lively Tasman and Crusaders lock

Caleb Clarke is a former secondary schools sprint champion and son of former All Black Eroni Clarke.

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who has been injured for much of the season.

So too has exciting Timaru youngster Cullen Grace, named after Christian Cullen, who is an exceptional loose forward/lock who tackles hard and carries the ball well.

V a’a is a product from Wesley College who did well in his debut

year for the disappointing Chiefs.

Clarke is a former secondary schools sprint champion and son of former All Black Eroni Clarke.

Just as he had for the Blues, he and converted centre Rieko Ioane added genuine thrust for the North with Ioane scoring two grand tries, the first from a Beauden Barrett grubber.

Clarke led Mt Albert Grammar to a national First XV title in 2016 and was a member of the 2017 World champion Under 20 team along with Jordan and recalled hooker Asafo Aumua. He also played for the 2018 Auckland Mitre 10 winners and this year’s champion All Blacks Sevens.

With Anton Lienert-Brown and Jack Goodhue capable of playing both midfield berths, they are best suited to second-five. Hence Ioane’s superior pace and thrust and much-improved passing could cement him the centre spot.

While George Bridge remains a complete wing who ticks all the boxes, Clarke’s extra speed and size puts Bridge’s starting position at risk.

The same applies to Jordan who is a gifted wing and even better fullback. He scored the most Super Rugby Aotearoa tries, beat the most defenders and made the most metres.

Although there is no 118kg backline giant of Jonah Lomu’s freakish proportions, Rieko Ioane (105), Clarke (103), Lienert-Brown (101), Goodhue and Jordie Barrett (102) are all over 100kg.

Agnew’s Angle The team includes 11 Crusaders, nine Blues, six Hurricanes, six Chiefs and three Highlanders.

Hookers: Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Asafo Aumua.

Props: Alex Hodgman, Nepo Laulala, Tyrell Lomax, Joe Moody, Karl Tu’inukuafe, Ofa Tungafasi.

Locks: Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Whitelock, Quinton Strange, Tupou Vaa’i.

Loose forwards: Sam Cane (captain), Shannon Frizell, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Cullen Grace.

Halfbacks: Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara, Brad Weber, First-fives: Richie Mo’unga, Beauden Barrett.

Midfield: Anton Lienert-Brown, Jack Goodhue, Rieko Ioane, Braydon Ennor.

Outside backs: George Bridge, Sevu Reece, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan, Damian McKenzie, Jordie Barrett.

Ivan Agnew is an award-winning sports writer and author

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