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LABOUR KILLS GANGS BILL By CHRIS HARROWELL

he Government has voted down a bill sponsored by Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown that would have banned taxpayers’ money being given to gangs. Brown’s Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill had its ﬁrst reading in the

Parliament on April 6. It would have prevented public funds from ending up in the hands of gangs through entities run by or associated with gangs being able to legitimately access money through the Proceeds of Crime Fund. The law does not currently prohibit an organisation run or administered by, or associated with, a gang from receiving public

funds from the Government or its agencies. Controversy over public money being given to gangs arose in mid2021 when it was revealed a North Island chapter of the Mongrel Mob received $2.75 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund to run a methamphetamine rehabilitation programme. The move was slammed by the National and ACT parties as well

as the NZ Police Association. The ﬁrst reading of Brown’s bill continued in the Parliament on April 13, where several Labour Government MPs spoke against it. Labour MP Kieran McAnulty said the debate is not about whether gangs are good or bad. “Everyone is recognising that gangs do behaviour and cause harm in our communities, and nobody supports that.

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“We recognise there are many people, over various generations, for decades in this country, have suffered under the behaviour of gangs. The question is how do we stop that?” McAnulty said in the absence of context or information, funding the Mongrel Mob meth rehabilitation programme “seemed a bit unusual”. ➤ Story continues on page 4.

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Gribble was forced to choose a size that was as large as his studio could accommodate which was 2400mm x 1200mm and scaled it to 7.6m x 2.5m. Once the scaled-up copy was completed, Gribble had it turned into sticky back labels strips and squeegeed them onto the site. He deliberately painted some of the colours brighter than he needed to allow for fading but, he said, the vinyl performance has been outstanding. Now that the scaled-down copy has done its job, it’s going to be auctioned off to the Cancer Society and it is felt that a lot of businesses in the area would love to have it in their reception area. There are many homes that have a wall that is 2400m x 1200m and could accommodate a now famous landmark painting. The painting has been painted and sealed on a ridged MDF support, so it doesn’t need further support or frame. ➤ If you would like to talk with the artise, his website is Rongribble.com

It’s the stuff of novels, we have the artist Ron Gribble, and his mate of 68 years Ray Houghton have come together on behalf of Ray and Diane’s daughter who has cancer. Ray Houghton was the professional Golfer at The Grange, Whitford Park Country Club and Pakuranga Golf Club. Ron Gribble is the well-known artist who painted the murals at each end of Howick featuring figures, painted by Gribble, looking at paintings of old Howick scenes, and it has been in place at Rosscourt, on the corner of Fencible Drive and Cook St. Two of the figures depicted were the artist’s daughters. Time and graffiti has taken its toll and the mural is past its prime. But the mural at Stockade Hill, although damaged by boy racers over time, depicts looking down Cook Street circa 1910. It was painted by Gribble from a black and white photo that features on the cover of the well-known book “Grey’s Folly” by Howick Historian Alan La Roche.

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wo Ukrainian-born New Zealanders are organising a campaign to raise donations and supplies for the civilians and children in their home country. Dr Elena Artyukh, a Howick dentist for 22 years, and Valeriy Boyko, who has lived in east Auckland for 25 years and works in logistics, are joining the global campaign to take action after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Valeriy, the father of sports medicine registrar Andriy Boyko who is conducting similar campaigning efforts from his home in Australia (Times, April 5), says they couldn’t sit back and do nothing while Russia continued its brutal campaign in Ukraine. “We cannot sit by and watch how our country is being torn apart and how innocent children and civilians are suffering.” Elena and Valeriy started their campaign a week ago.

They set up a Givealittle page, approached businesses and contacts, and ran a fundraising campaign on Picton Street over the weekend, spreading awareness and raising donations for their cause. Their next campaign in Howick will be on April 23, opposite the former ASB on Picton Street, from 9.30am-12.30pm and on April 30 in Albany. All funds received will be used exclusively to purchase medical

supplies and equipment locally such as Immediate First Aid Kits (IFAK), tourniquets, trauma bandages, shell dressings and humanitarian goods. The supplies and goods will be air freighted to Europe and collected by their Ukrainian contacts either in Poland or other destinations depending on the situation on the ground. Transportation of medical aid to Ukraine will be arranged by the National Medical Clinical Centre of Ukraine and other volunteer

organisations. None will be used, they say, for purchasing military equipment. “We are in constant contact with Ukranian hospitals and local volunteer organisations who keep us informed of their needs.” Elena told the Times that the campaign is also a dedication for their late mothers. Elena’s mother was a paediatrician and Valeriy’s an oncologist. “We thought that if they were alive, they would be trying to help.”

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Winter appeal for blankets Winter is on its way and the unfortunate truth is that many families in the community will not have enough blankets to keep their kids warm on winter nights. To assist the plight of these families, Howick Rotary will commence the collection of blankets and quilts for its Blankets 4 Kids 4 Winter Appeal on May 1 and it will run for the month of May. This year it is being supported by the Howick Village Association who have added their organisational skills, resources and network to provide additional momentum to this year’s appeal. This follows the successful Rotary effort last year when more than 350 blankets were distributed to families in need through Stand Children Services and All Saints Anglican Church. Jane Newbury, Howick Village Association town centre manager, said “The association is thrilled to add its support to a wonderful community project.” Both Stand and All Saints were extremely grateful for the blankets they received last year. Pene Frost, regional manager for Stand, said she “was amazed at last year’s results adding that many grandparents have become care givers in today’s world and they were ill-equipped to provide winter warmth so the blankets we were able to provide from the appeal were a godsend”. This year Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church has been added to the charities to get a greater reach to families in need. The collection points this year will be the Howick Information Centre, Howick Village Optometrist – both in Picton Street – and Grasslands in Moore Street.

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Many schools and community groups are also expected to join in again and special collections can be arranged for these groups as needed through the Rotary contact. Last year 40 hand woven and teddy bears largely from the “knitting in public” groups in Howick and Botany were donated to the Littlemore charity for the Middlemore Infant Birth Department. Madeleine East, President of Howick Rotary, said, “Following the strong support from the local community last year, the club believes that this very worthwhile project should be held every year before the onset of winter. We have even developed a special kid’s logo for the project to increase public recognition. Hopefully there will be an even greater community response this year”. ➤ For more information contact Bill Charkow 021 66302 or Rob Mouncey 021 413341. Want to know more about the appeal or Rotary? Visit www. howickrotary.org.nz

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ith the cancellation of the popular annual Brit & Euro Classic Car Show due to Covid and lockdown uncertainties, enthusiasts can still get a little taste of many classics at fortnightly pop-up events in Howick all year as part of the 175th anniversary of Howick and districts. Howick 175 chair, Rev Dr Richard Waugh said, “The ﬁrst pop-up classic car display [on Saturday, April

9] was a huge success with great weather and large numbers of the public streaming onto Fencible Walk Park to view up close the classic cars.” Steve Broadbent, from the Brit & Euro Classic Car Show committee, who is organising the classic car display on the second Saturday of each month, is very enthusiastic about the event and it continuing for all of 2022.

“The Pop-Up display event is a good way to celebrate our transport heritage in this special 175th year of Howick and district’s beginnings,” said Waugh. “We look forward to the monthly displays and if any east Auckland owners of British and European classic cars are interested in displaying their vehicles, they are welcome to contact Steve (021 656024).”

“However, when I ... was informed this was a programme based on one the previous National Government implemented in conjunction with the Salvation Army, focused on gangs, that was effective, that worked, I thought, actually, this makes sense. “Because here we have an opportunity to support a programme that clearly, or one might think, has bipartisan support, is based on a programme that worked, that targets those that are in gangs, that has proven results.” Speaking in reply, Brown said the principle of the bill is about saying taxpayers’ money should not be going toward funding gangs. “What we’ve seen under this Government is an absolute explosion in gang numbers, a 40 per cent increase in gang membership, and New Zealanders see every single day the impact of that increased gang membership on their daily lives. “We see the crime which is getting committed on our streets, the drug dealing which

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is taking place, the ﬁrearm offences which keep increasing, the drive-by shootings.” Brown said the Government knew deep down that providing funding to the gang was the wrong decision. “They know it wasn’t what New Zealanders wanted, and they know public money shouldn’t be going to gangs. “But they’ve bought into the narrative that they want to work with gangs, despite the fact they know the harm they are causing in our community, and New Zealanders will not forget what they are doing.” The bill was then voted on. It received 43 votes in favour from the National and ACT parties, but 77 votes opposed by the Labour, Green, and Maori parties, and was defeated.

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done to keep our streets safe. The local police who serve our area do a fantastic job but it is becoming clear that they lack the numbers, resources, and support from on-high to effectively keep crime in check. The reality is that Kiwis today do not feel as safe to go about their everyday lives as they did just a few years ago, and it’s important to state that I do not believe this is the fault of our hardworking and dedicated police. Criminals aren’t stupid and they have watched closely the way that Labour has implemented a soft-oncrime approach to law and order policy since they were ﬁrst elected in 2017. Criminals can see that under this Government, crime is not taken seriously, with the Government’s sole justice policy being to reduce our prison population.

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This blessing can be heard coming from a long way off. This blessing is making its steady way up the road toward you. This blessing blooms in the throats of women, springs from the hearts of men, tumbles out of the mouths of children. This blessing is stitched into the seams of the cloaks that line the road, etched into the branches that trace the path, echoes in the breathing of the willing colt, the click of the donkey’s hoof against the stones. Something is rising beneath this blessing. Something will try to drown it out. But this blessing cannot be turned back, cannot be made to still its voice, cannot cease to sing its praise of the One who comes along the way it makes. —Jan Richardson from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons Ma te Atua koe e manaaki i ngā wā katoa

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MANY QUESTIONS WITH LABOUR’S COGOVERNANCE MODEL

It seems to me we have had “co-governance” since the creation of Maori electoral rolls and electorates. Maori have the choice of the general roll or the Maori roll. The fact that Maori have favoured Labour only means they have missed opportunities to have inﬂuence in all government decisions that

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ecently, there have been a lot of reports both locally and nationally about increasing rates of crime, with criminals getting bolder as a result of the Government going soft on crime. Just in the last couple of weeks there have been multiple stories of ram-raids, including here in Pakuranga, with dairies, jewellery shops and pharmacies all being targeted by what appears to be higherthan-usual criminal activity in our community. The eastern suburbs of Auckland have typically enjoyed relative peace and safety, with low rates of crime and a strong police presence to deter bad actors. Over the last couple of years however, the rising crime rate has become visibly noticeable to those of us who live here, with many feeling like there isn’t enough being

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Something has to change. One of the key responsibilities of any government is to keep its citizens safe from those who would do them harm. Based on statistics and the experiences of those I speak with, far more needs to be done. Simply put, the Government needs to make law and order a top priority, ensure police have the leadership and support to do their job of enforcing the law. The Government must stop being ﬁxated on the prison population. We also all have a role to play in reporting all criminal or suspicious activity we witness and keeping an eye out on our community. Reporting helps to ensure the police have the best possible information to work from, and supports them as they target where to put their limited resources. Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga

The stamp club is holding its next meeting on Thursday, April 21 at St Andrew’s Church, Vincent Street, Howick at 7pm for 7.30pm start. The main business is the AGM followed by a talk on “The 39 million stamps printed and none ever licked.” Swap boxes available and supper is served. Phone David 534 5656.

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Please join us to hear from Marin Burgess as she tells us about the Howick 175 Anniversary to be celebrated in November this year. She will also talk about the notion of volunteering which ﬁts with the role that Zonta East Auckland plays in the Howick community. Phone 021 145 1574.

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Every Saturday there are local community sports programmes at Pakuranga Leisure Centre, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga,

including badminton, table tennis, basketball and bootcamp training. It is sponsored by Sport Auckland for people in all age groups and ﬁtness levels. Coaches will be on site to provide training. Families can join too, 1-3.30pm every Saturday with a gold coin donation. This programme focuses on providing quality sport and active recreation experiences for our communities and ensuring our communities have the knowledge and support to live healthy, active lifestyles.

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The Friends of Mangemangeroa Society Incorporated will hold its AGM on Thursday, April 28, at 7.15pm in Haseler Hall, All Saints Church, Howick, to include guest speaker Inka Pleiss and the retirement of chairman Allan Riley. Those interested and new members welcome. Contact Deborah on 5357072.

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they could have had if they had sat on the cross benches, particularly since MMP. For Labour to start appointing unelected Maori to councils and boards is outrageous and something not within the Treaty terms (which I have read). I can only hope that National will undo all the damage that Labour is causing. Anything less will only increase racism in NZ. Maori are a minority, they have advantages that no other minority group have with their own MP’s. It has to stop right there.

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COUNCIL MISMANAGEMENT COSTS AUCKLANDERS MORE AND MORE

More revelations that Auckland Council is in greater ﬁnancial trouble is no surprise – after a decade of ﬁnancial mismanagement, millions wasted on vanity projects and poor leadership, Aucklanders are left to foot the bill yet again. Goff wasted $935k on a secret report for a waterfront stadium that we don’t need nor can afford. Now he’s busy selling our local parks to balance the books and even that’s not enough. I love this city, I just wish all our councillors cared just a little bit more. Some professional discipline wouldn’t hurt either.

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After nearly 40 years of maintaining our Howick family home, we ﬁnd the neighbouring property can be developed into ﬁve threestoreyed buildings built right on our boundary. Any consideration for us not being required. These projects appear to take years of constant noise, cracked footpaths and portaloos.

This area also had excellent shopping malls. Pakuranga and Highland Park are now derelict and have been for years with the odd brave business still struggling on. The old Howick Library appears to have its lights on permanently and the interior has been trashed. The Howick Village is special but so-called developers who are not interested in our special character are moving in to make a fast proﬁt, possibly building the next generation of Fawlty Towers.

China than in assisting Ukraine in its hour of desperate need. The PM, who exhorted Kiwis to “be kind” to their fellow citizens during the battle against Covid, needs to bring herself to apply the same attitude towards the people of Ukraine who are ﬁghting for their very survival.

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The Prime Minister and her government seem constitutionally incapable of deciding to provide substantive arms support to Ukraine in that country’s battle against the might of the forces of Putin’s Russia. Providing items that do not enhance Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and to take the attack to the invading Russians is not effective assistance by New Zealand. It is window-dressing on the periphery of an appalling war of aggression. Many of the democracies with which NZ identifies have promised and are providing military hardware to Ukraine, but Jacinda Ardern, a former president the International Union of Socialist Youth, seems to find it hard to take the step of providing effective help to a country fighting to defend itself and its citizens against aggression and heinous slaughter. It would seem that Ms Ardern is looking over her shoulder at China, a country that has not supported UN votes condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and its commission of apparent war crimes against its people. I am drawn to the conclusion that Ardern’s government is more concerned with not upsetting

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Stop! Before you think it, this is not a bleat from a disabled person expecting special treatment. It is about consideration. And yes, I have a guide dog with a harness and labelling on the handle explaining he is a working dog. I have been walking the streets of Cockle Bay for the past six-anda-half years. I have met many people with and without dogs and have had very few problems. A quick lesson on a person with a guide dog. The dog walks on my left and I hold a lead as with any other dog, but [there is] also a guide dog harness for correct positioning next to the dog. If a person is coming towards us, the dog is trained to keep to the left but not to leave the footpath unless there is no other option. The dog is trained to guide me around obstacles on the footpath and even go on the road if vehicles

are blocking the footpath. Because of trafﬁc noises, lawn mowers and many other noises, it does happen that I cannot hear a person coming toward me. If that person has a dog though, my dog will let me know in some way. He may bark, whimper or cut across me to the other dog. Please remember, I have absolutely no idea what the other dog is doing. Considerate dog walkers give us plenty of space, some even passing on the roadside. Inconsiderate dog walkers do not. Some even squeeze past me on my left side i.e. where my dog is. This can be unavoidable, but not always. A guide dog, although well trained, is not a robot. They will and do react to certain dogs. And signals the other dog gives off. And the guide dog can annoy the other dog just as much. Dogs are dogs. The simplest ﬁx is too be aware of what your own dog is doing and, if possible, keep as much distance between the two dogs. But sometimes people seem unable or unwilling to use the brain their mother gifted them at birth. On Monday April 11, I had to cross Paparoa Road. I waited for about eight cars. A man asked me if I needed any assistance but I said no thanks. I crossed to the footpath, turned left and instantly a small dog started barking at my dog who veered towards pulling the lead from my hand. While I am trying to retrieve the lead, the dog owner says, “Can you get your dog away?” I reply, “What do you think I’m trying to do?” I haul my slavering vicious beast away, while the other dog, called Yappie I think, and the owner make zero attempt to move away.

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We are looking for a Bar Manager that will take our hospitality offering to a new level. Situated in the stunning Lloyd Elsmore Park, the Howick & Pakuranga Community Sports Centre is one of NZ’s largest community-based sports clubs. We have a thriving rugby membership, a netball club that grows every year, a touch rugby module that operates over three nights, a seven day a week badminton facility and a 3 star / 200 seat conferencing venue. This appointment will head up a hospitality team that will build on our traditional “club “offering and take it to the next level. You will develop and execute a plan that positions us as a main street hospitality provider within our community. We have it all; a fantastic venue, car parks and three ﬁt for purpose bars. All we need is a person with the skills and the will to make it happen. You will need: • To think outside the box on innovative ways to develop our hospitality offering. • A current duty managers certiﬁcate. • Be comfortable recruiting, training, rostering and managing bar staff. • To set the standard for your team. • To be accurate with managing and ordering bar stock bar and supplies. • A passion for delighting customers. We will provide :• A supportive management team and infrastructure. • A market competitive remuneration environment. • Flexible working hours. • An open book on advancing your hospitality career.

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We are looking for an Operations Administrator that will take our service delivery offering to a new level. Situated in the stunning Lloyd Elsmore Park, The Howick & Pakuranga Community Sports Centre is one of NZ’s largest community-based sports clubs. We have a thriving rugby membership, a netball club that grows every year, a touch rugby module that operates over three nights, a seven day a week badminton facility and a 3 star / 200 seat conferencing venue. Reporting to the General Manager, this appointment will ultimately lead to successful career in sports management. A candidate will have a love of sport in their DNA, have an eye for detail and can be a innovative solution provider. This role will work closely with the Functions and Bar Managers to provide an exceptional experience for all activities at our club. Key responsibilities include: • Management of day-to-day sporting operations • Management of all facility operations • Communications with staff, key sporting stakeholders and suppliers. We will provide :• A supportive management team and infrastructure. • A market competitive remuneration environment. • Flexible working hours. This role will suit a person who has a sport and recreational undergraduate degree and is looking to take the next step in their career. In the ﬁrst instance, send a CV to John East at gm@purc.co.nz and a brief covering letter on which position you are interested in and why the role is for you. Please note: all applicants MUST be legally entitled to reside and work In New Zealand at the time of appointment.

Freemasons, Howick Santa Parade trustees and other organisers with the new racking – and a couple of parade characters let out for the day! Photo supplied

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SITUATIONS VACANT MISSION HEIGHTS PRIMARY

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WAREHOUSE PERSON | 35 Hours per week Joinery Hardware supply hardware for commercial and residential doors & windows. We require a warehouse person to pack & dispatch orders & receive incoming stock. Age & experience is irrelevant. The successfull applicant must have: • Good written and verbal communication skills • Some basic computer skills an advantage • Excellent time keeping and organization • Be physically fit & healthy • Have great people skills and a tidy appearance • Self motivation and the ability to work well in a small team environment are a must We are looking for someone to start mid May Please apply by email – bruce@joineryhardware.co.nz

YARD PERSON REQUIRED We are replacing our young staff member who is off on his OE!! This is a full time position including rostered Saturdays, in our busy Clevedon Timber Yard. We require a fit, energetic person for general yard work, customer service, inwards / outwards loading of customers orders and deliveries. H.T. Licence an advantage. Please phone Dean or Glenda on 09 292 8656 or email office@mortontimber.co.nz

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reparations are already underway for this year’s Howick Santa Parade which will be good news for the thousands of Howick district families which love this traditional event and keep coming back each year on this day of fun and entertainment for their children. Run by The Howick Children’s Charitable Trust the parade is one of Auckland’s original Santa Parades and ﬁrst appeared on our streets 70 years ago. The Trust relies heavily on community help including grants from the Howick Local Board, charitable pub grants and many community led fundraisers every year to raise the $60 – $70,000 it costs to run such a large scale event. So the contribution this

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year by local Freemasons was gratefully received. There is always a wish list on the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust agenda, from purchasing new characters, chilly bins, trolleys and much more and the latest wish was to get quality racking for their storage based in Howick to keep the characters and resources in good condition. Parade Trustees, John Russell, Lorraine Jonson and Pip Burns reached out to the local Freemasons who were delighted to support the cause. The three Masonic Lodges in the area, Howick, Pakuranga and Wairoa, and their Charitable Trust combined to provide the large amount of storage racking and equipment to keep the valuable ‘character’ cos-

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tumes and other resources in good condition adding another community cause to their long list of local beneﬁciaries. Parade organiser Bo Burns was happy another item could be ticked off the Trust’s wish list, and is now asking for volunteers to join the fun by providing help with storage and other duties dedicated to the parade. ➤ If you would like to join the parade event team or volunteer on the day, please submit your interest here. https:// howicksantaparade.co.nz/ volunteers/ The Trustees believe the parade should always be run ‘By Locals – For Locals’! The 70th Howick Santa Parade has been conﬁrmed for Sunday December 11.

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We are looking for a motivated Office Accounts Administrator who enjoys the community sport working environment, has an eye for detail and enjoys working with a small team of motivated sports administration professionals. This is a semi-permanent role and would expect it take up 25 to 35 hours per week. This role could be flexible regarding hours - we can work around family/external commitments you may have. Key role functions include: • Accounts payable/receivable • Payroll • Month End • Financial governance (Bank reconciliations, monthly balance sheet reconciliation, IRD filings etc) We are a small team and strive to get it right first time. Familiarisation with modern cloud-based office applications is a must. We a Xero accounting user and would expect candidates to have a sound working knowledge of this application or a similar product.

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Nib Little Legends Local junior rugby clubs and schools are once again being called on to enter the nib Little Legends $10K Relay taking place at the Blues vs Rebels game at Eden Park on Friday, May 6. Competing as part of the half-time entertainment, 10 teams from Auckland, North Harbour and Northland, will run the width of the rugby field, with a ball from player to player, to be the first to complete an entire team relay and win $10,000 for their club or school. Nib New Zealand chief executive Rob Hennin is delighted to bring back the relay in 2022. “We hope this funding boost helps to do that and enables a club or school to continue to keep our tamariki active in support of their health and wellbeing,” Hennin said. Last year’s winning team from Pakuranga United Rugby Club, put their $10,000 boost towards creating an inclusive girls’ and boys’ rugby programme in their community by upgrading their facilities to enable all genders access to changing rooms, toilets, and showers. Local clubs and schools interested in entering the competition need to simply tell the Blues and Nib in 50 words or less how they’ll use the prize money to support the health and wellbeing of their junior players. The final teams will be shortlisted based on their entry. Registrations close on Wednesday, April 27 at 5pm. Visit www. blues.rugby/nib-10k-relay.

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aving taken 18 long years to beat the Super Rugby champion Crusaders at Christchurch, the wait was almost worth it with the Blues’ 24-21 thriller on Good Friday. In a high-speed actionpacked contest worthy of a final, the Blues finally demonstrated their vast improvement after Leon MacDonald’s fouryear reign as head coach. As a former Crusader himself, MacDonald is well-versed in team building although he would also be the first to acknowledge the tremendous contribution made by forward coach Tom Coventry and this year’s input from Joe Schmidt who transformed Ireland into a world force. With hard-hitting skipper Dalton Papalii capping his best performance with a fine try and burly tighthead Ofa Tu’ungafasi and No 8 Hoskins Sotutu leading the forwards charge, Beauden Barrett capitalised on halfback Finlay Christie’s swift service with his best game in years. Switching from first-five to fullback with talented Stephen Perofeta, the speedy Barrett

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made some glorious breaks, set up tries and kicked long and deep when required. However, in the second half Richie Mo’unga replied in kind with some nifty footwork to remind fans how lucky New Zealand is to have such incredibly gifted No 10s. Others to confirm their attacking class were electrifying fullback Will Jordan and dazzling right wings Sevu Reece (Crusaders) and Mark Telea (Blues). With Rieko Ioane and Braydon Ennor negating the other’s attack with strong defence, the answer to injured centre Anton Lienert Brown’s test replacement against Ireland wasn’t answered in this game. However, the Blues can thank the try-saving doubletackle executed by the flying Ioane and Papalii on substitute Dominic Gardiner for stopping the gallant Crusaders from snatching victory with a magnificent comeback.

Hard-hitting Blues skipper Dalton Papalii capped his best performance with a fine try. Photo Blues Rugby

At 20, robust ﬂanker Gardiner is a former St Bedes First XV captain and head boy with pace, heart and a huge future. Other than a jubilant MacDonald, nobody appeared to relish the Blues victory more than 35-year-old veteran lock Luke Romano who has added starch to what has become a formidable pack. Although beaten, the Crusaders will also take heart from the result in the knowledge they had captain Scott Barrett red-carded for a shoulder charge which left them a man short for 20 minutes

before he was replaced. In fact, they were reduced to 13 men when David Havili was sin-binned for 10. On his current form, Papalii is the best No 7 in the country although the All Blacks selectors will probably be reluctant to replace gritty captain Sam Cane in the June series against Ireland. Competition for the midfield berths between Havili, Ioane and Ennor will also be strong with league convert Roger Tuivasa-Sheck likely to make a late bid after a shoulder injury. Meanwhile, versatile veteran Bryce Heem has been an unsung hero, slotting in at the Blues’ second-five berth where he contributes to the improved cohesive flow with accurate well-timed passes. In a country blessed with halfbacks of the calibre of Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara and Brad Weber, the highly competitive Finlay Christie bows to no one. With Beauden Barrett seemingly back to his magical best, his partnership with Christie is vital to the Blues’ title hopes. ➤ Ivan Agnew is an awardwining sports writer

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