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Footage shows the group enter the store with one of them going behind the counter. Another member of the group stands back and appears to be filming the others with a mobile phone.
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Local community leaders have been quick to condemn the actions of a group of people who allegedly broke into five east Auckland businesses. A police spokesperson says officers are investigating multiple reports of burglaries committed in Howick on Tuesday morning.
Bin Inn store owner Chanchal Deol says the group didn’t steal anything from his store. He says the till was open and empty and he believes they filmed their actions to upload to social media app TikTok. “They came in and in 30 seconds they had come and gone,” Deol says.“Idon’t know how they did it but they broke a glass [at the storefront]. It’s upsetting. We’ve been celebrating nine years’ business this year and we’re celebrating this month as our [store’s] birthday.” Deol says he lives close to his store and got there within two minutes of being alerted to the break-in. protesting at Botany Junction on Friday. photo Wayne Martin
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“At about 3.05am police responded to reports of a group of offenders breaking into several retail addresses on Moore Street. “It’s understood the group arrived and later fled the scene in a dark SUV. “At this stage, police enquiries remain ongoing and no arrests have been made.”
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The stores targeted at the block of businesses are Bin Inn, Pizza Club, Fruit World, Awesome Shop and Yume Sushi. Police were still at the scene and workers were cleaning up the mess caused during the breakins when the Times visited on Tuesday morning. Large panes of glass were broken at the entries of Pizza Club, Yume Sushi and Bin Inn. The front of several stores was cordoned off with yellow police tape. The five offenders who broke into Bin Inn were filmed in action by its security cameras.
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Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown strongly opposes a plan to install a raised pedestrian crossing in his electorate.
AT says in the fiveyear period from 20162020 there’s been two serious and five minor injury crashes recorded at that location and a further seven non-injury crashes. Brown says it’s an “extraordinary” amount of money to spend on what he describes as a “speed bump on Pakuranga Road”.
“Not only is this a waste of money but it will slow everyone down trying to get in and out of east Auckland on one of the busiest roads in New Zealand. “It will not solve any safety issues at that intersection as there’s a safe crossing only 300 metres away. “AT should drop this proposal before going ahead with wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars of ratepayers’ funds on a project which will do nothing to make our roads safe.”
AT says the work is designed to make Pakuranga Road, which is New Zealand’s sixth busiest road, safer and easier to cross.But Brown has labelled the plan “crazy” and says the raised crossing will cause significant disruption to traffic flows and frustrate ona$450,000.constructmatedfromInformationmotorists.he’sreceivedATstatestheesti-costtodesignandthecrossingisThatamountincludesnewpedestrianrefugeGrammarSchoolRoad, relocation of the existing bus stop and shelter, and improvements to the existing pram crossings on Grammar School Road and Johns Lane.
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Apublic meeting is being held to discuss the proposed construction of a controversial $450,000 pedestrian crossing on east Auckland’s busiest road. As the Timeshas reported, Auckland Transport is considering installing a raised crossing with traffic lights on Pakuranga Road. The crossing would be located immediately west of Grammar School Road and Johns Lane. The project, which is strongly opposed by Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, includes the relocation of two bus stops, upgrades to kerb ramps and adding tactile pavers.
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Brown is holding a public meeting to give people the chance to discuss the project and he’s invited AT to attend.“There has been strong community opposition against this proposal and we made that known through our petition and the many submissions made to AT during the consultation period,” he says.
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The break-ins have drawn strong condemnation from east Auckland politicians.Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown says: “I’m shocked to hear five shops have been burgled in Howick overnight.
Adefence lawyer has vig orously questioned a key Crown witness in a trial over election donations made to New Zealand’s two largest polit icalOnparties.trial before Justice Ian Gault at the Auckland High Court over alleged wrongdoing in relation to donations to the National Party are former rogue Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross and businessmen Yikun Zhang, Shijia (Colin) Zheng and Hengjia (Joe)Ross,Zheng.Zhang, and Colin Zheng each face two charges of obtain ing by deception. Joe Zheng faces one charge of obtaining by deception and one charge of providing false or misleading information.
The Crown alleges the money the party raised at the event came from Zhang and not the five people whose names were provided to the party as the buyers of the same number of paintings.Calledto give evidence in court on Monday this week was the Serious Fraud Office’s lead investigator in the case, Lee Taylor.Hewas questioned by defence lawyer Lauren Lindsay, who with John Katz QC is represent ingLindsayZhang. asked Taylor about the 170 notices the SFO had issued to people, companies and organisations during its investigation.Thenotices are made in an effort to obtain information rel evant to the case. The court heard the SFO had obtained “millions of docu ments” during the course of its enquiries.Taylorsaid he had conducted 30 interviews with people in the National Party donations case and 25 interviews in the Labour PartyLindsaycase. asked Taylor about communication sent to Zhang on behalf of Labour general sec retary Andrew Kirton thanking Zhang for his generosity to the party.She asked Taylor if he had raised that with Kirton or Zhang during their interviews with the SFO. Taylor said he hadn’t. Lindsay asked Taylor about a letter Labour provided to the SFO that the party had sent to Zhang about a Chinese impe rial robe he’d purchased during a party fundraiser. She asked Taylor if he’d asked interviewees about the letter. Taylor said he hadn’t. He acknowledged he hadn’t asked Zhang or then-Labour Party president Nigel Haworth about the letter during their interviews with the SFO. Lindsay asked Taylor if he agreed that letter and others were an “obvious topic” to have discussed during the inter views. Taylor said in hindsight they should have been raised. Lindsay also questioned Taylor about an effort by Labour to target high net-worth donors who were able to donate amounts to the party of over $15,000, which is the threshold where the identity of the donor needs to be declared. She asked Taylor if he’d raised that with Haworth during his SFO interview. Taylor said he hadn’t.The judge-alone trial is set down to take 10 weeks and is at the halfway point.
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The Crown alleges two large donations made to National in 2017 and 2018 were split into smaller amounts and the identity of the true donor or donors was not disclosed to the Electoral Commission as legally required.Zhang and the Zheng broth ers also face charges, along with two men and a woman whose names are suppressed, over a donation made to Labour at a fundraising art auction in 2017.
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“These ram-raids and anti-social behaviour are becoming very disturb ing,” she says. “The Government and the lawmakers need to come down hard and stop this before someone is killed. My thoughts are with all the businesses that have suffered at the hands of the criminals.”
People with information on the burglaries of the Moore Street businesses on Tuesday morning can phone police on 105 quoting the number P051658194, or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800 555 111.
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By ZOE GARDEN Pakuranga student and amateur chef Varick Evangelista was the youngest and sole high school student to compete in the highlyanticipated culinary competition, Australasian TapasVarickChampionship.startedteaching himself to cook five years ago by beginning with the basics. “I don’t get everything right first time but I practice, practice, practice to make sure I get it right before moving onto something else,” he says. While he doesn’t have as much time to cook these days due to being in his final year, with work and school obligations, he cooks at the weekends if he has free time for himself and his father. He told the Times that he usually goes for barbeque or slowcooked meat: beef, pork and“Mylamb.favourites are a scotch fillet steak, some good ribs or a slow-cooked lamb shank that’s been braised for hours,” he says. His food technology teacher Caroline Jeyachandran asked him earlier this year if he wished to compete in the Australasian Tapas Championship, a nailbiting event that saw 30 talented chefs from both sides of the Tasman fire up their cook tops and battle it out for the grand title.
he Labour Government recently announced their intention to restrict school drop-offs and pick-ups as part of their Reshaping Streets policy, in a lazy attempt to force you out of yourTheycars.claim their intent with this proposal is to get more children walking to school or taking public transport but, in reality, it’s simply another example of Labour trying to tell you how to live your life by shutting down streets around schools during school pick-up and dropoff Thistime.is ultimately what happens when ideology prevails over common sense. Sometimes there isn’t a problem to solve; the limited resources we have must be spent wisely and on things that will actually helpAnotherKiwis. problem with the Reshaping Streets policy is the proposal to allow local councils to make significant changes to our streets without the need to consult the people who live on them.This would include the ability to implement measures such as banning cars from certain streets based on their emissions, re-purpose streets as playgrounds during the day or block off one end of the street.They are also proposing to remove consultation requirements for “pilot trials” of changes to your street, such as the removal of kerbside parking or the addition of speed bumps and planter boxes. This is a radical set of proposals that would turn our streets into the plaything of Council and the Government, instead of just letting people get to where they need to go.
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The dish Varick cooked for the competition was Spanish fish croquettes with aioli lemon zest and crispy fish skin – Spanish food with Maori influence, presented in hand-woven flax baskets.
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The winner will represent Australasia in the final of the sixth World Tapas competition in Spain on November 6 with the hope of being crowned the world’s best tapas chef.
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“One of the main goals for the dish was not only to use ingredients (and fish) from New Zealand but to also let people know these ingredients can be used to make amazing dishes, ingredients people wouldn’t usually consider using,” Varick says. Another main point of the dish was sustainability. All of the fish was used, Caroline says: the bones were used for stock, and skin of the fillet to make crisps.“Whilst I only got a participation award, I think the more important take away from the competition is that I learned a lot from observing the other chefs and the dishes that they came up with,” Varick says. “I’m sure to take it as a valuable learning experience for when I go to university.”Varickhas been accepted into Auckland University of Technology (AUT) for culinary arts. “He’s gained all the skills and is ready for the industry,” Caroline says.
National has started a petition calling on the Government to scrap this policy and let Kiwis move around the way they want to. You can sign this petition at parkingpetition.brown.national.org.nz/simeon Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga
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Well-known local res taurateur Ted Waters is joining the ongo ing debate about the stalled pro cess to appoint a manager for the Howick War Memorial Hall. The building in Picton Street was closed along with most Auckland Council-owned facili ties in the first half of 2020 when New Zealand went into Covid-19 lockdown. In late 2021 council staff rec ommended the Howick Local Board appoint the Howick Village Association (HVA) as the pre ferred applicant to manage it. Since then, the issue has been put before the board three times and each time it’s failed to appoint the HVA or any other group as the building’s manager. That’s left the HVA feeling con fused, with chairman Ken Scott recently saying: “Three times now it’s gone through a very robust process, it’s gone to the board and they’ve been unable to make a decision, so that’s very frustrating andThedisappointing”.buildingiscurrently being managed by the council as a venue for hire. Waters, who co-owns Picton Street eateries The Apothecary, Daisy Chang and Piggy Bar, says if a group is eventually appointed the building’s manager it should be one that represents “all of Howick”.Hedoesn’t believe the HVA is suitable as it covers a limited geo graphical area. “If there’s a good group of diverse characters trying to represent as many parts of the community as possible to put something together, I think the board might support it and make it all about Howick,” Waters says. “The groups I’ve heard were interested do want to run it. They don’t want to hand it over to the HVA.“Ithink if there was an organi sation that represented all of Howick, that should be the group that runs it.” Waters says the building could be left with the council to con tinue to operate as a venue for hire.“In this day and age it’s all auto mated. It possibly doesn’t need a manager.”Inresponse to Waters’ com ments, the HVA’s executive com mittee says it understands the frustration and opinions people may have about the war memo rial“Thehall.contract to be signed with council is a 36-page document, including having the building open at least five days a week during business hours, includ ing liabilities for any damage to the facility and performance parameters.“Havinga manager overseeing this building helps mitigate those liabilities for our members.”
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Ted Waters, pictured inside his popular cafe The Apothecary, asks whether the Howick War Memorial Hall building needs a full-time manager.
“To get a group of various differ ent parties with different agen das and priorities to form a legal entity that results in equitability and fair accountability will be very difficult.” And the committee says the council has gone through a lengthy rigorous process and considered all options.
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‘Naïve’ National policy really misses the mark Labour List MP ChenNaisi Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) went on full strike over their collective employment agreement on Friday. And they have the support of both the Greens and National parties.
The Green Party is calling on Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to agree to improve the pay and conditions of professional firefighters “who are on the front line risking their health and life to protect New “FENZ’sZealanders”.failuretoagree to safe staffing levels, to upgrade equipment so it is safe and reliable, and to boost wages means firefighters will be on strike today (Friday August 24) for one hour between 11am and 12pm, and again on Friday August 26,” said Jan Logie, Green Party spokesperson for workplace relations and safety. “Firefighters put their health at risk to protect us, so it is crucial that we do everything we can to look afterNational’sthem.” Fire and Emergency spokesperson Todd Muller said the heat is on Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti to front up and speak to firefighters. “With firefighters set to walk off the job at 11am (on Friday), the spotlight is on Jan Tinetti – the Minister responsible for Fire and Emergency NZ – to front up and listen to concerns after being invisible for months,” Muller said.
Two local mums and Howick College have teamed up to provide two free community workshops for Clinicalparents.psychologist and CEO Dr Kristen Davis and clinical occupational therapist Leigh McCabe from The Psychology Group have extensive experience in working therapeutically with children, adolescents and families, and in training and consulting to professionals.Theduo is passionate about supporting the development of “emotional literacy” – the ability to observe and describe emotions and the positive impact this has on relationships and the way we experience the world. Howick College head of counselling Donna Brown says that the school is aware of the increased levels of worry and anxiety amongst young people. “We often have parents asking us, what can we do? This is why we’ve teamed up with Dr Davis and McCabe to offer two free community workshops for parents.”TheGrowing Emotional Resilience Parenting workshops are on Tuesday, August 30 and Tuesday, November 1. Part One: Worry Warriors (August 30) will be focused on helping parents support their children to manage worries. Part Two: Parenting with Mindfulness and Acceptance (November 1) will focus on understanding mindfulness, emotions, and learning the skill of acceptance.
The sessions start at 7pm (6:45pm arrival) at the Bill Dimmery Performing Arts Centre at Howick College on both days. “We know that at times mental health and wellbeing resources can be hard to access,” Brown says. “We know that as a community we all want our children to thrive so we are extending this invitation to anyone who would like to join us. We hope that we can work as a community to find ways to share knowledge and expertise that will further support our tamariki.”
Over the past fortnight, Times readers have been treated to columns from local National Party MPs touting their new carrotand-stick youth welfare policy. Christopher Luxon MP was confident his policy of job coaches and sanctions was a “new approach to reduce benefit dependency among our young people”. Not everyone was so impressed. Chair of Te Puea Marae Hurimoana Dennis described National’s policy as “naive”. Beneficiary advocate Tavia Moore told Radio New Zealand, “the idea that people are languishing on the benefit and it’s an easy place to be is not what we see.” The cracks started to show when Luxon struggled to answer whether those with disabilities would be sanctioned. Workbridge CEO Jonathan Mosen noted, “It’s not that we have a lot of disabled people sitting around twiddling their thumbs. They’re desperate to work.” Even worse, National didn’t realise job coaches were already available in youth services, and Budget 2022 put new funding into programmes like driver training that help get young people ready for work. But in the same week as National’s announcement, the latest Mana in Mahi figures were released – 5091 people had participated in the programme through to June 30 – 25 per cent higher than targeted. Even better, among those on a benefit when they started Mana in Mahi, 90 per cent had not gone back. But perhaps the most problematic claim in their columns was from Simeon Brown MP who told us Labour “throw money at a problem,” and their new policy showed “National will do things differently”. This criticism comes from the party whose tax cuts provide just $2 a week to someone on $40,000 a year while giving $18,000 back to Christopher Luxon and others on high incomes. National certainly isn’t afraid of throwing money at the wealthiest New Zealanders!Labour’s cost of living policy is targeted. With inflation hitting Kiwis at the pump, we’ve extended our fuel excise cuts and half-price public transport. As higher prices affect lower-income households the most, we targeted our cost of living payments to those earning under $70,000 a year. Plus increases to Working for Families, Superannuation and the continuation of our Winter Energy Payment are all designed to help those who need support the most. While National heads back to the drawing board, Labour will continue to deliver our plan with targeted cost of living relief and programmes like Mana in Mahi that gets our rangatahi into work. Naisi Chen is a Labour ListMPbasedinBotany
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FENZ deputy national commander Brendan Nally said reaching resolution with the NZPFU is a top“Wepriority.have applied to the Employment Relations Authority for facilitated bargaining because we believe negotiations with the NZPFU have reached an impasse and we have little chance of reaching a settlement without the Authority’s help,” Nally said. “I once again urge the NZPFU to withdraw its current strike notices while this facilitation process occurs.”
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Atotal of 104 local quiz fans turned up to the Good Home for the Howick Santa Parade Quiz night on Thursday. First place was won by East FM 88.1 107.1 team, second was Mo Ho Ho Hos (Bathurst Brown Design), and Stay at Homies defeated Light Brigade to snatch thirdBestplace.dressers crown went to the Soul Sisters (Style + Soul).Around $3000 was raised from the event, organised by Howick Local Board mem ber Bo Burns and Katrina Cole, which will go to sup port the operations of the Howick Santa Parade. The quiz will return next year.
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Local thrift shop Charity Boutique has welcomed a new team member into theCarafold.Marris became the manager of the colourful and varied shop in Rices Mall almost a month ago. Previous manager Renee Woods is managing the newly-opened the Charity Corner in Mt Roskill, the Charity Boutique’s sister-store.Describing herself as an “op-shop ping queen”, Cara says she enjoys working with customers and volun teers and helping people. “I really enjoy the fact it’s a chari table organisation and they want to make people that have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’s lives better. I find that quite inspirational.” All profits from the Charity Boutique go toward Rest Assured Respite Charitable Trust, a support organisa tion providing a respite facility for primarily, but not exclusively, those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFs) or Fibromyalgia. “I have a positive out look,” Cara says. “I like to see the glass half-full, not half-empty.” Anyone wishing to donate items, or have a look around the shop, can find the Charity Boutique at Shop 5, Rices Mall, 65 Picton Street, Howick.
The Howick Santa Parade Quiz night was held at the Good Home. Photo supplied Howick Santa Parade quiz a blinding success
“I am vehemently opposed to the Government’s new housing infrastructure regime and I am totally opposed to its Three Waters reform,” she says.
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“Both of these measures will, I believe, destroy Auckland. “With a new mayor and likeminded councillors we could get Auckland moving in the right direction again.
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Auckland mayoral hopeful Efeso Collins speaks during a candidates’ debate in Howick in July. Times photo Wayne Martin
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Should Collins become the city’s next civic leader he says he’ll reintroduce the ‘mayor in the chair’ initiative used by former mayor Len Brown.Itsaw Brown spend time at various public places so people could discuss issues with him.
“It is, after all, your money and it needs to be spent very wisely,” she“Valuesays. for money in all council spending is vital.
“I will make sure every part of the community has a voice whether you’re part of the Rainbow community or whether you live in Howick or Titirangi or Greenhithe.
“I will advocate for improved public transport where it makes sense and strongly support the need to prioritise Auckland Transport planning and spending.“Wemust retain neighbourhood parks and believe now more than ever we need green space for future generations.” Stewart promises to promote accountability for council planning and spending so ratepayers’ money is used in the best ways possible.
The experienced east Auckland local body politician received a Queen’s Service Medal for Public Services in 1998.She says she’s lived locally most of her life and her family history within the district goes back more than 100 years. “I am an honest, straight-talking councillor with extensive local government experience. I’m passionate about the heritage of the Howick ward,” says Stewart. “My voting record shows I have consistently voted against issues I believe will have a detrimental impact on the people of Howick.”Stewart says she voted against mayor Phil Goff’s final budget as it involved serious rates increases yet still had a “massive deficit”. She also voted against the introduction of Maori wards in Auckland in 2025.
“On the campaign trail I’ve been out there meeting people, but even as a local councillor, I make myself available a couple of times a month at a library or local churches so people can come and talk to me.
Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart is standing at the Auckland Council elections in October. Photo supplied
“My daughter often talks to me about climate change and making sure we’re eating better, we’re catching the bus and we’re walking and I think it’s that influence that’s giving me a real sense of direction and purpose because it’s about them.”
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Collins is standing for mayor as an Independent but has been endorsed by the Labour and Green parties. He’s a former chairperson of the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board and was elected as an Auckland ward councillor for Manukau in 2016. Collins is campaigning on a platform that includes tackling climate change, establishing a Youth Governing Board to help young people develop leadership skills, making public transport fare-free and reducing crime by making it easier for communities to keep young people out of gangs.
“If there are sudden changes then we’ve got to organise ourselves so communities know [about them] and if they believe the wrong decision has been made, they’ve got to have a genuine opportunity to say so.“That’s been a failure of the council-controlled organisation model.”
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By CHRIS HARROWELL Efeso Collins says should he become Auckland’s next mayor, the city will get a visionary leader who listens to people and is courageous and inclusive.
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Stewart says the welfare of senior citizens is a cause close to her heart. People on fixed incomes cannot keep paying higher and higher rates bills, she says.
“I was honoured to receive a Queen’s Service Medal for Public Service in Howick. “Lastly, I am committed to serving you, the residents of Howick, Pakuranga, Botany and Flat Bush. “I offer experience, dedication, and integrity.” candidate inspired by youth
“I support our ratepayer and residents’ associations and I listen carefully to their concerns.”
Sharon Stewart says she’s standing for re-election as a Howick ward councillor at this year’s Auckland Council elections to continue serving the community she loves.
Collins says he’s married to a “beautiful Samoan woman” with whom he has two daughters. “I’ve got young children and I’m thinking carefully about what their future is going to be.
The Manukau ward councillor is among a field of candidates hoping to replace outgoing mayor Phil Goff who’s retiring from the role at the Auckland Council elections being held in CollinsOctober.andfour other mayoral hopefuls fronted a public debate in Howick in late July. Following the event he spoke to the Times about why he wants the job and what Aucklanders can expect from him if he wins. “They will get a visionary mayor but they will also get a mayor who really cares about the community, who’s interested in listening to people’s voices, who’s courageous and who’s inclusive.
Collins is the only mayoral candidate who’s a current member of the council’s governing body. He says that position gives him an advantage as he already has inside knowledge of how the supercity“It’sworks.abeast and having worked at the local board for three years [previously] I’ve seen how often dissatisfied locals are because they don’t feel they have a voice. “Then going to the governing body and seeing how you have to look at Auckland from a regional perspective and what’s best for the city.”He says his family fully supports his campaign for the mayoralty.
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“We’ve got to be out in the community rather than sitting in endless meetings where we think what we’re doing is important, and it often is, but it means we lose connection with the community.”
The Times asked Collins for his view on the decision by Auckland Transport to have the Eastern Busway deviate through Burswood rather than run along Ti Rakau Drive between Pakuranga and Botany. He says it’s an example of the council and AT not being good at communicating with residents.
“If communities have been told ‘this is the route it’s going to take’, then let’s follow that route.
“You’re going to have a voice and I’m going to make myself available to Collinspeople.” grew up in South Auckland with a father who was a church minister and taxi driver and a mother who worked as a cleaner at Middlemore Hospital. He says his parents’ strong work ethic was instilled in him and if he’s elected mayor he’ll work hard to get things done for Auckland. “I work day and night. It’s a massive role and our family is up to it. “I’m also definitely a listener and as someone who listens and listens authentically that’s really important. “I’m authentic, I’m collaborative, and I like to work with people, but I’m also “Couragecourageous.isrequired in this role because not everyone is going to agree with you and if we’re going to set an agenda that is going to make this council the climate action council then that’s going to need someBeforecourage.”getting into politics Collins worked in youth mentoring and as a lecturer in education at a theological college.He’sheld roles at the University of Auckland, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development, as a radio talkback host, and is a former president of the Auckland University students’ association.
“I am singularly focused on protecting the safety and wellbeing of the community by implementing increased crime prevention measures.
And Stewart says she voted against the removal of private vehicle parking on residential streets in order to accommodate busways and cycle lanes.
Co-CEO Benedict Hefford says, “Our urgent and primary care clinics have come under the same workforce, and winter and Covid pressures as the rest of the system, but we have not reduced hours or access because we recognise the vital role primary care plays in meeting local needs.”
Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall, left, and Health Improvement Group chairman Mark Conelly cutting the ribbon.
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“It was supposed to get to the size of Tauranga pretty quickly!”
East Health Services and East Care jointly own three additional medical centres in the local community – Botany Junction Medical, Sommerville Surgery and Highbrook Medical which opened in April 2020. East Health Services also has part ownership in a fourth, Beachlands Medical Centre.
Ribbon cut for official opening of Ormiston Medical Centre
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By ZOE GARDEN After months of delays due to Covid-19, the ribbon for the official opening of a local medical centre has been cut by the Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall. It was in 2012 when the planning for Ormiston Medical Centre began. The Times reported in October 2019 that original developer Todd Property had broken ground on a 3000sqm, three-level medical centre at 211 Ormiston Road. And after 18 months of being open, Ormiston Medical Centre has amassed an enrolment of about 8000 patients from the surrounding and local regions. Once speeches were completed and the ribbon was ceremoniously cut by Verrall and Health Improvement Group chairman Mark Conelly, a grand tour was given to the guests, including Verrall, Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, Labour List MP Naisi Chen, and Takanini MP Dr Anae Neru Leavasa. With the rapid population increase of Ormiston, East Health Services and East Care Group have worked together as a joint venture to establish a Health Improvement hub that reflects this increase and localThecharacter.healthhub incorporates a range of services for patients –general practice, pharmacy, dental, eye, radiology, physiotherapy and rehabilitation – to meet the needs of the local community by providing access to them all within one location.Co-CEO Loretta Hansen says their aim is to provide patients with the highest quality of care and the best possible outcomes and patient experience, but at an affordable cost.“At Ormiston, our clinic is open for new patients to enrol and the cost is less than $20 per visit,” Hansen says. “We have a growing patient list across all our sites in east Auckland and people are telling us they appreciate the ease of access we’re providing at Ormiston to coordinated services within an innovative, one-stop shop model. This model is about more than simply ‘co-location’ of GPs with other tenants. We’re building a genuinely coordinated service so our community is not having to navigate around a series of independent services in a range of different locations.”Verrallsays that the co-located services are also a benefit to the providers. “The idea of being colocated, you come to understand other people’s practice more. You can make better referrals because you can follow the paths of your shared patients together.”
Hansen told the Times the location of the centre was chosen because of the projected growth of the region at the time (2012), and of the opportunity of providing an integrated and coordinated service.
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HARAKEKE WORKSHOP Please join us for a harakeke (flax) workshop at Howick Library with Paia Swanson-Terepo on Tuesday 13 September 13 at 10.30am. All welcome.
Craig RobertsonHowick NOT ARGUING ABOUT A GOD Here’s what I know of a God. Ian George (Times, August 17) can test these biblical hypothesis easily I’m sure – God made the earth in six days. God made Earth the center of the universe. There was Adam and Eve. They had babies and grand children, but no incest occurred. Then God wasn’t happy, brought a flood and had to start again with a different couple. Okay, he sent his son (who wasn’t his son but actually God’s ghost impersonat ing his son), after the cross thing, he decided to never send his son/ him/ghost ever again. Yes Ian, science reveals the bril liance of God and converts like you, who adapts their religion to suit new discoveries (like taking “six days” as meaning “six God days” or 13 billion man years) help stabilise the “institution”, keeps it financially valid and for why – so gays can’t marry and trans people live in hell?
ZONTA CLUB OF EAST AUCKLAND We next meet on Tuesday September 6. Please join us to hear from our former District 16 Governor, Janet Hope. Janet will share with us her impressions and experiences of attending the recent Zonta Convention in Hamburg, Germany and learn how Zonta International continues to make a difference in the lives of women and girls. For more infor mation, phone President Gay for details 0211451574.
You are not attacking Paul Young, you are attacking and insulting me, my family, our campaign team and the entire community. I’m calling on anyone with infor mation or cameras to come for ward so we can stop these people going around defacing our signs. If you have any information, please contact me on 0800 784 785. BoHowickBurns
At huge cost, major upheaval to traffic and in the interest of safety to all, the new Panmure bridge extension finally became a reality. At last, buses and cyclists are separated from other vehicu lar traffic and the flow for all is improved. Fantastic. So why then is it deemed okay for buses and cyclists to continue using the old bridge?
Packing people like sardines into high rise high-density housing ticks all the boxes (for the govern ment that is). It is cheaper and more economi cal to provide essential services such as electricity, water, trans port, commuting to shops and schools, land use, the environment (questionable), even to the extent of normalising climate change. The one item they conveniently – and one could even add, surrepti tiously – left out is people, human beings, who have to live in them.
SENIORNET MEETING Pakuranga SeniorNet monthly meeting is on Friday September 2, 10am at St Andrew’s Church, cnr Ridge Rd and Vincent St Howick. Our guest speaker is Guy Slocum, a pilot with the RAF during the Cold War. He has some interesting tales to tell. Visitors welcome.
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The Half Moon Bay Residents and Ratepayers Association is hold ing a meet the mayoral candidates meeting at 7pm at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club, Aratai Drive, Half Moon Bay on Monday September 5. We expect to have all five candi dates hoping to replace outgoing mayor Phil Goff in attendance. Each will be given the opportu nity to address the residents pre sent, promoting as Mayor their vision for Auckland City, in par ticular how they intend to drive Council costs (rates) down. Each candidate will then be asked a range of set questions on key local issues, like the high cost of cycleways versus their current use and inconvenience to other community users; the need for increased ferry services to HMB from the CBD, improved parking at HMB. Importantly, how they would they propose dealing with Auckland Transport in addressing how they can move AT to a com munity solutions-based organisa tion, rather than the creator of the many AT-created problems facing our community today. Our community is multicultural with a mix of pensioners to third generation young families. With the high cost of rates and insurance either driving the elderly out of their homes or mak ing owning a home for young fam ilies with Council driven added costs so forbidding. The key things facing our com munity is a reliable and regu lar transport service offering direct access to the CBD and the Auckland Hospital medical pre cinct, without having to change buses or mode of transport three times to get to the CBD. Improved across-city public transport is essential. Not every one wants to spend several hours going west via the CBD. Improved ferry services to the city is a must, especially on the first sailing and weekends and evenings.
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‘ILLEGAL FISHING’ AT MELLONS BAY Washed up on Mellons Bay Beach this morning Saturday (August 20). Big catch of fish at least 25-30 good size fish. Need to catch these ignorant perpetrators and educate them on the rules in New Zealand.
NORTH ISLAND ICE CHAMPIONSHIPSSKATING Paradice Botany (490 Ti Rakau Dr, Botany), Saturday September 3, 10.15am-12.15pm and 4.45pm8.15pm; Sunday September 4, 6am-10.30am and 4.45pm-9.30pm, $5 entry per day, $10 per fam ily per day. To check the sched ule visit https://www.nzifsa.org. nz/competitions/2022comps/ NorthIslandInfo/. FREE WORKSHOPCAREERS Migrant Careers Support Trust is offering this free careers work shop along with co-host Migrant Connect Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga, Friday August 26, Studio 4, Te Tuhi Art Gallery, Pakuranga. Registration needed –visit www.migrantcareers.org.nz to sign up.
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It was a disappointing start for me to wake up early on Sunday morn ing to messages from the public that the #Burns&Young signage had been vandalised. I went live on Facebook with a frustrated and clear message that this is not acceptable behaviour and isn’t representative of the community I work tirelessly for. It’s about the personal costs to campaign, to replace the signs and the time and effort put in to install ing the signs.
On checking with H&E bus company, it is not mandatory for school buses to use the new exten sion. Why would this be? Certainly there are still many cyclists taking it upon themselves to saunter across the old bridge to the anguish of others. If a car were to traverse the new extension no doubt there would be hell to pay. What’s good for the goose should be good for the gander.
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SENIORS MORNINGINFORMATION Join us for a Virtual Village East event ‘Protecting yourself, your assets and your loved ones’ – a free information morning for all seniors in the east Auckland community on Friday, September 9, from 10.30am to 12noon at Te Tuhi, 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga. Please RSVP Lee Warmington co-ordinator@virtual-village-east.at org.nz.
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CELEBRATING CULTURE Indian Kiwi Positive Ageing Charitable Trust supported by the Howick Local Board organ ised and hosted an event to cel ebrate the variety of cultures pre sent in our community featuring various music and dance. Various topics including the 175th Howick anniversary celebra tions were covered by wonderful speakers. People enjoyed watch ing the great variety of cultural performances. Harjit Singh QSM 175th Howick AnniversaryAmbassador
DIY MOONCAKE –MOCHI-STYLE Celebrating Moon festival, join us in a class to demonstrate how to make a simple Mochi-style moon cake with a sweet red bean paste filling. Great for desserts. Botany Library, Tuesday, September 6, 11am. Cost $2 for material required. For more information, botany.library@aucklandcouncil.email: govt.nz.
READ A LIVING BOOK Highland Park Library presents Whiriwhiri Kōrero Woven Stories on Sunday August 28. You can visit the library and take out a book like no other. A living book. How would you like to meet someone you may not normally meet? Learn about different peoples’ life experi ences, challenge some of your own assumptions? Join us at Highland Park library and “borrow” a per son for a reading experience you will not forget. Contact ornarula@aucklandcouncil.govt.nzsuneeta.tel3770209.
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MEET THE CANDIDATES Grey Power Howick Pakuranga & Districts Association invites you to its meeting at Howick Presbyterian Church, 11 Vincent Street, Howick, 2pm on Friday, August 26. Meet mayoral candidates Viv Beck, John Lehman, Wayne Brown, Craig Lord, Efeso Collins, Ted Johnston. Refreshments at 2.45pm followed at 3pm by Q&A. Meeting ends at 4pm. All welcome. Members –bring a friend. For further details, phone Sandy Feringa 534 9409.
SINGLES FRIENDSHIP New Horizons Singles Social and Friendship Club for 50s up, seek ing new members. We generate our own fun and entertainment. If you are look ing for company to enjoy outings, dining out, walks, movies, sum mer BBQs etc, contact Rachel 021 02691679 or Mike 021 840141 www.auckland-singles-social-or club.org.nz.
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CHARITY WALKATHON Annual Charity Walkathon in aid of Blind Low Vision and Humanity First New Zealand, Saturday August 27, 10am, Barry Curtis Park, organiser Eqbal Khan, org.nz/event/walk-for-humanityhttps://fundraise.blindlowvision.0211336146.
TE REO MĀORI FOR BEGINNERS Basic Māori pronunciation at Howick Library with Whaea Taini Drummond on Friday 16 September 16 at 10.30am. All welcome.
NATIVE PLANTS FROM SEED Join us for a talk on different ways you can grow natives for regenera tion, presented by Doug Ward from Auckland Botanic Gardens. Come along and meet other local garden ers for a chat. Tuesday September 6, 10.30am-11:30 am, Pakuranga Library. Phone 377-0209, pakuranga.library@aucklandemail: council.govt.nz.
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Photo supplied A second person last week pleaded guilty in an ongoing $8.7 million mortgage fraud case brought by the Serious Fraud Office. The SFO has brought charges against four people for allegedly deceiving banks into providing loans to buy Auckland residential property between August 2015 and October 2016. It is alleged the defend ants deceived the banks by provid ing false employment information.
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“The idea was inspired by our 2021 student leadership team who unfortunately never saw it come to fruition due to the dis ruptions created by the Covid-19 lockdown last year,” said head students Thomas Donnell and Leila Alsabak. In the weeks leading up to the competition, House leaders and band members worked hard to select a song and perfect their performances. Each band was then critiqued on the night by a panel of five judges who ranked them based on musicianship, stage presence, and audience engagement. After much deliberation, the MacDonald House band was declared the winner with their rendition of Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. Other performances included Piano Man by Billy Joel, Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, Smooth by Santana, Classic by MKTO and Why Does Love Do This to Me by The Exponents. A free event, Battle of the Bands was extremely well received by the community, surpassing the organisers’ expectations.
“Assuming current freight costs, Covid-19 related costs, and manu facturing inefficiencies persist through the year, gross margin for the second half would remain broadly similar to the first half.”
Looking forward, the $11.5 bil lion (market capitalisation) com pany said there are ongoing uncertainties around its custom ers’ inventory levels, their staff ing challenges and their current capacity for adopting clinical change.
half year net profit of up to $95m
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Howick College’s Battle of the Bands saw six talented bands deliver captivating performances.
The inaugural Howick College Battle of the Bands saw six talented bands, representing each of the school’s six hous es, deliver high-energy per formances to an enthusiastic capacity audience.
Sian Grant, whose address is listed by the NZ Companies Office as being in Flat Bush, pleaded guilty in Auckland District Court last Thursday to five charges of obtaining or attempting to obtain by deception bank loans of about $2.7m. She will reappear for sentencing on October 12. Grant is the second person to plead guilty in the case, following a guilty plea by Viki Cotter on July 8. The remaining defendants, Bryan Martin and Joshua Grant, are next due to appear in court for trial on August 29.
“The atmosphere was some thing we had never before experienced at Howick College with students, parents, and staff dancing around and sing ing their hearts out. Students from each house left with huge smiles on their faces, regardless of their placings in the competi tion,” said Donnell and Alsabak. “We feel tremendously proud that as a team we were able to have this impact on our com munity and we hope this highly successful event will continue for years to come.”
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare dramatically increased production in response to the pandemic. As a result, it sold ariound 10 years’ worth of hardware in two years – to hospitals all around the world.
The event which took place in the Bill Dimery Performing Arts Centre on Friday, August 19, was a student leaders’ initiative to showcase talented young musi cians and encourage friendly inter-house rivalry.
“However, we believe that sec ond half revenue for the 2023 financial year will be higher than in the first half, based on the fol lowing expectations: h hospitalisation rates will reflect pre-Covid-19 seasonal patterns, resulting in higher consumption of hospital consumables in the second half compared to the first half. h improving global supply of CPAP hardware and the recent launch of our new Evora Full face mask will contribute to continued Homecare growth for the remainder of the year.
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The company is now target ing constant currency operating expense growth of around 10 per cent for the year. “To deliver on our aspiration of doubling our constant currency revenue every five to six years, we believe it is essential that we con tinue to grow our investment in our R&D activities,” Gradon said. This includes funding clini cal trials for home respiratory support products and advancing the development of new surgical technologies.“Wearealso continuing to invest in growing our sales teams to support the significant hospi tal hardware placements and our expanded offering into anesthe sia,” said Gradon.
“This gives us confidence that we can continue to build on our proven 50-year track record and reach more patients with our res piratory therapies. We continue to be confident executing on our long-term growth opportunities.”
“We also do not know to what extent respiratory therapies will be required during the Northern Hemisphere winter. For those reasons, we are not currently pro viding quantitative revenue or earnings guidance for the full 2023 financial year,” Gradon said.
Managing director and chief executive officer Lewis Gradon said, “As we detailed in our full year results announcement, we dramatically increased produc tion in response to the pandemic. As a result, we sold approximately 10 years’ worth of hardware in two years – to hospitals all around the world.“Our customers also purchased a considerable amount of hospital consumables in preparation for each wave of Covid-19.” Gradon said during the most recent waves of the Omicron vari ant, fewer patients have required hospitalisation and respiratory support.“Webelieve customer stock lev els have been elevated during our first half, which impacts our shortterm sales,” he said. “This does not change the fun damentals of our business or our strategy. Our hospital sales teams are still focused on changing clini cal practice and helping ensure the hardware our customers have purchased is used to benefit a broader range of patients requir ing respiratory support.”
East Tamaki-based Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) on Friday provided revenue and net profit after-tax guidance for the first half of the 2023 finan cial year ending September 30. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of products and sys tems for use in acute and chronic respiratory care, surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The company’s products are sold in more than 120 countries worldwide.Atcurrent exchange rates, and assuming a continuation of trad ing conditions in the first four months, the company expects operating revenue for the first half of the 2023 financial year to be around $670 million and net profit after tax to be about $85 million to $95m.This would represent an increase in revenue on pre-pan demic levels (1HFY20: $570.9m) and a decline in revenue com pared to the prior comparable period (1HFY22: $900m).
MUSIC Bands battle to be best on stage
“Never before in our history have we changed clinical practice with such a significant advantage. Our customers already have our hard ware, they already have clinical experience with its use, and they already have access to a huge amount of clinical evidence.
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There is a part time position available for an assistant in our Kids Korner Before and After School Care programme. Hours will include 2.30-5.00 pm Monday to Friday but flexibility is required as there may be other hours required during term time and holidays. Applicants must be passionate about working with children, be enthusiastic, creative and flexible.
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INTERNATIONAL MANAGER Howick College is seeking an experienced Interna tional Manager to join the Community Development & International Student Department. Reporting to the Director of Community Development/Interna tional, you will oversee the day-to-day operation of the international student programme, work closely with the Dean of International students to ensure students have a positive experience and contribute to the school’s recruitment strategy. You will need to have a positive attitude and good relationship man agement skills. This role is for 30 hours per week including school holidays and will require some overseas travel. Please email your CV, cover letter and application form which can be downloaded from our website: nz/career-opportunitieshttps://www.howickcollege.school.toJenniferRoshanemail:employment@howick.school.nz
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We are looking for an enthusiastic new member of our team to provide support for students with special educational needs. This can involve working in a classroom situation with individuals/small groups or giving additional support with school work to students in our learning support centre. Suitable candidates will enjoy working with students in the 13-18 age range and be committed to supporting students with high needs and those who have alternative ways of learning.
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Looking for a change of pace? Jayco Auckland is New Zealand’s largest retailer of New and Used Jayco Caravans and RV’s and with our business continuing to expand we are looking for a reliable and professional cleaner to join our team in prepping caravans for delivery. This is a permanent position for the right person and an excellent opportunity to join a great company. If you are interested, please apply now with a copy of your current CV. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency. Full drivers licence required. Email: chris@jaycoauckland.co.nzPhone:092713434
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This is a part time position for a self-motivated person to manage the daily operations of the church. The applicant should have a heart for St Johns Church and its community, be able to handle multiple tasks and be proficient in MS Office Suite Products, have experience with Xero, have secretarial, banking and accounts experience. A willingness to connect with the church community is crucial. A job description is available upon request.
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This 30-hour permanent position is for someone with at least 5 years Administration experience with proven ability to manage office procedures, strong interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication. Competent computer skills and proficiency with MS Office and email are essential. Experience with Xero accounting and Elvanto Church Management System will be an advantage. At St Columba we seek to be a place where life and faith meet. Our staff are committed to live out this vision, and involvement with our church com munity is crucial. A full job description is available on request.
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”A very proud moment today to receive the ‘Most Promising Club Rugby Coach of the Year’ award at the Auckland Rugby Awards,” Thomas said.“Thanks to all those awesome people out there who give up their time, energy and passion; for the good of the game we love and for the future generation of club play ers, rep players and All Blacks. “A special thanks to Greta Thomas for supporting me, as I continue to follow my passion.”
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The Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s (PURC) U10 SuperChargers have won the 2022 Grammar Invitational Tournament. Sunday August 14 saw Grammar juniors host the inaugural U10 invitational tournament where teams from all over Auckland and North Shore took part. As an U10 grade the club put forward the SuperChargers to rep resent PURC who were also sup ported by fellow players from the Turbos and Nitros. “Not only did our team conduct themselves impeccably and hero the Pakuranga club but they won the tournament in style,” the club said. “Without dropping a game on their way to the finals they came up against a very strong Grammar team to take out the tournament in extra time with a golden point. “A massive effort by the players! Congratulations to you all, you’ve make your club proud! “Huge thanks to our parents, supporters, team manager Natalie Harvey & the coaching team of Phil Robinson, Mark Baker and Jason Lee.”
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Celebrating maths week Celebrating everything maths was how stu dents across the school at Bucklands Beach Primary recently spent Maths Week 2022. The theme of Maths Week 2022 @BBPS was ‘maths is eve rywhere’ and the students spent the week learning to find maths across the curriculum. As well as taking part in the activities online through the national Maths Week website, they spent time exploring the world of maths. Each day each class displayed a maths challenge in their class room window. The children then had the opportunity to solve as many of these challenges as they wanted. As the week went on, the challenges were created by the students as part of the Maths WeekNamesactivities.ofwinners were drawn daily and announced on the daily notices.Other across the curriculum activities included reading pic ture books related to maths, researching famous mathema ticians and writing about them and creating art work with a maths focus. Some classes took photos of the school environment and then linked maths questions to the photos for others to solve. These included many aspects of maths, for example, looking for patterns and using their meas urement knowledge to observe. Children designed maths prob lem posters and some classes created both board games and maths games for others to play. All of these activities helped foster a positive attitude towards maths and encouraged the chil dren to see that maths is every where if only we look for it.
Pakuranga United Rugby Club’s U21 Cannons coach Mark Thomas has won the most promis ing coach award at the 2022 Auckland Rugby UnionThomasprizegiving.lead the Cannons to the final picking up the Sir Wilson Whineray Challenge Cup and the Whetton Brothers Trophy on the way.
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“Examples are our Game Changers (Sommerville Special School) invitational team, a grow ing walking netball competition and having all boys teams in our Wednesday schools competi tion and summer league,” said Limond.
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Recently, we asked our independent apartment residents what matters to them, and over 8o% considered HBH’s not-for-profit status to be important. “Any profit is used by HBH to benefit the Howick community and keep the quality of care and facilities in A1 condition,” says resident Margaret Street. Another benefit of being not-for-profit is the ability to be more flexible. “You’re given an extended time to sell your own home in order to move in,” says another resident. “That really makes a difference.”
Sixteen Macleans College pre mier and A grade badminton play ers participated in the College Sport Individuals and Doubles Championship at Gillies Avenue in Newmarket.Macleans College achieved sec ond in the junior girls’ doubles, first and third in the junior boys’ dou bles and second in the senior dou bles girls’ and boys’. The day was filled with intense competition between the players from schools located all around Auckland.RosieYang (Kupe House) and Josephine Zhao (Mansfield) placed first and Melody Cai (Kupe) and Alicia Cao (Upham) second in the junior girls’ doubles. The boys also had a very suc cessful run in the junior boys’ dou bles with Darren Liu (Te Kanawa) and Bryan Shi (Hillary) placing first and Wesley Lau (Kupe) and Alex Liu (Upham) placing third. Caroline Chen (Batten), Naomi Huang (Kupe), Eric Lu (Rutherford) and Joseph Wu (Te Kanawa) all placed second in the senior dou bles girls’ and boys’ categories respectively.“Thiswas a great preparation for the upcoming New Zealand Secondary School Championships beginning at the end of August,” the school said.
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Junior, college and senior summer league netball at Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre (HPNC) is starting soon. The junior competition –grades Year 3-8 – will be held on Tuesdays and begins on October 19 with game times at 4pm, 4.50pm and 5.40pm. Fees for years 3 and 4 are $175 per team, years 5 and 6 $210 per team and years 7 and 8 $245 per team. Registrations close October 12. College and senior matches are on Wednesdays beginning October 20 with game times at 5.30pm, 6.20pm and 7.10pm. The grades will be college girls, col lege mixed, college boys, ladies and senior mixed. A maximum of three boys can take the court at any one time (mixed grades), one in each third. Fees are $350 per team and regis trations close October 13. It will be an eight-week season and teams will provide their own umpires.Netball administrator Tracey Limond said, “Summer league is all about getting out (after being contained to our houses) and enjoying the longer evenings playing netball with your friends and“We’rewhanau.particularly pleased about offering a college boys grade this year, which provides a pathway for boys to continue developing their skills in the game.”HPNC’s focus is to open up the sport of netball to more and more people who wouldn’t traditionally have had the opportunity.
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