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Damian Light is standing for a council seat in the Howick ward at the local-body elections scheduled to be held in October.

He says he opposes the decision by Auckland Transport (AT) to have the busway run through

Burswood instead of along Ti Rakau Drive from Pakuranga to Botany Town Centre. That move will require the purchase of dozens of homes in Burswood to make way for the busway.

“Auckland Transport’s decision to destroy more homes to build the Eastern Busway is a terrible outcome for Auckland,” Light says.

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“Community feedback has been clear. We support the busway but not taking an unnecessary diversion through people’s homes.”

Light says he’s keen to see the busway completed so the community can recognise the benefits.

Faster connections to Auckland CBD and onto the city’s rail network will help reduce congestion and pollution in east Auckland, which continues to grow, he says.

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“It also increases the length of the trip for buses, cyclists and pedestrians.”

Light says AT has admitted reallocation of road space along Ti Rakau Drive, as per the busway’s original plan, remains the cheapest option. “AT claim going

via Burswood will enable faster construction, with less impact on existing traffic, but this is the widest part of Ti Rakau Drive with six lanes, ample median strip and berms.

“The lack of transparency and accountability for this decision make it very difficult to accept it was based on evidence. We need the Eastern Busway we were promised and this isn’t it.” ➤ Burswood route approved, pg 5

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You’ve told us it’s important our natural environment is protected, restored and enhanced and our amazing community walks the talk.

Over the last few months many residents have taken action and joined in local environmental projects and street and beach clean-ups.

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It was a massive effort contributing to increase the urban ngahere (forest) with more than 700 trees planted.

The Flat Bush Ratepayer and Resident Association collaborated with the Otara Waterways and Lakes Trust and local schools for another successful tree planting event on May 28.

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Fencibles and early settlers enjoyed a more prosperous and comfortable life in New Zealand than their colleagues they left behind in Britain. Howick residents had better houses, a better climate, better crops with no potato blight, better wages especially for those prepared to work, and a longer life. New Zealand had no taxes, no tithes and no rents.

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From the hugely successful moth plant pod competition working with local children, through to rat, possum, and mustelid trapping programmes, they provide many opportunities to involve our residents in caring for our natural environment.

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HEALTH

Medical services in perfect storm

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ore than a year after east Auckland’s only local overnight medical service closed, it’s yet to be replaced and it appears unlikely to be reopened any time soon.

There was an outcry from local residents when it was announced in late 2020 the highly-valued after-hours service at East Care Accident and Medical in Botany was to end.

Then-East Care chief executive Gordon Armstrong said at the time it was a decision “taken with enormous regret”.

The 11pm-7am service at the medical centre in Botany Road had operated for more than 20 years.

It was funded by Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB) from 2014-2018.

East Care self-funded the service from then on but shut it down in December 2020.

Hundreds of people turned out in March 2021 to a public meeting on the issue hosted by east Auckland’s two local National Party MPs, Christopher Luxon and Simeon Brown, and attended by DHB chief executive Margie Apa and chairman Mark Gosche.

Luxon and Brown also started a petition, eventually signed by more than 10,000 people, calling for the overnight medical service

Middlemore Hospital is the only provider of overnight medical care for east Auckland locals after East Care’s after-hours service shut down in late 2020.

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to be reinstated. As it’s still closed and has not been replaced, locals in need of overnight care must go to Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland.

That’s putting strain on the hospital with news media reporting several patients who went to its emergency department (ED) one night in June were sent to North Shore Hospital due to “capacity issues” at Middlemore.

Benedict Hefford is the new chief executive of Care Group, which includes the East Care medical centre.

He told the Times the company knows there’s a “significant” need for the overnight service as the number of patients was going “up and up” in 2020.

“We also know it was a service that was highly prized within the community. However, sustaining a 24/7 operation without any DHB funding was simply impossible.

“We have to be able to resource it so there aren’t very long wait times otherwise the levels of stress on patients and staff becomes unacceptable.

“Patient safety considerations

meant the board of directors felt it had no option other than to close the service down in 2020.”

Hefford says its focus since then has been on maintaining the best urgent care service it can deliver from 7am-11pm, including weekends and public holidays.

“Counties Manukau DHB took the decision to defund the overnight service in 2018.

“A lot has changed since then, including population growth, ageing and, of course, the global pandemic.

“The current situation represents a perfect storm of long under-resourced health services trying to meet the demands of resurgent illnesses like flu, along with Covid and normal winter pressures.

“We remain committed to the east Auckland community and hope the current crisis facing Middlemore and other emergency departments will force a rethink of overnight provision by the new Health NZ as it comes into effect over the coming months.”

Health Minister Andrew Little recently said the country’s health system as a whole is “coping”.

Data shows the national percentage of patients seen in emergency departments (ED) within six hours is 74 per cent, and for CMDHB the figure is 76 per cent, he said.

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“It’s understood a weapon was presented, however no injuries were reported.

“Police attended and spoke to all parties involved.

“The weapon was located and seized without incident.”

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CRIME

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olice are appealing to the public for information after two men allegedly stole various items from a store at an east Auckland shopping centre.

Video posted to social media shows two people enter Tj Handcrafted at Botany Town Centre in the afternoon on July 11.

One of them uses an instrument to smash a glass cabinet before stuffing items from it into a bag.

Both offenders then smash their way into a second large cabinet on the other side of the store and place more items into their bags, before

breaking into a third cabinet and taking its contents.

The two offenders were inside the store for about 90 seconds, based on CCTV footage shared on social media.

A woman who appears to be a store employee was inside the business at the time.

It’s not the first time the business has been targeted by thieves.

The store was also broken into at about 1.30am on April 20.

Police said at the time investigators were making followup enquiries including of CCTV

footage.

Prior to that incident, the store was the site of an alleged aggravated robbery on January 10.

One of the suspects was armed with a shotgun and a quantity of jewellery was taken, police said.

Two men were charged in relation to that matter and were before the courts.

A police spokesperson says enquiries are ongoing following the latest incident on July 11.

“Around 2.30pm police received reports of two unknown males entering a retail address, where

they have taken several items.

“They have subsequently fled in a vehicle.

“Police treat these incidents seriously and we remain focused on investigating any incidents of violence.” ➤ People with information on the burglary at Tj Handcrafted in Botany Town Centre on July 11 can phone police on 105, quoting file number 220711/2948, or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800 555 111.

Two men are being sought by police over the burglary of a jewellery store at Botany Town Centre.

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Controversial busway route gets green light

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espite loud opposition from the public and a group of local community politicians, Auckland Transport (AT) has given approval for the Eastern Busway to cut through Burswood.

The agency says the arrival of affordable mass rapid transit for tens of thousands of Aucklanders is one step closer with the next stage of the busway’s design and route details, between Pakuranga and Botany Town Centre, confirmed.

Work preparing for construction is set to start in Pakuranga this year.

AT interim chief executive Mark Lambert says it’s an important milestone for the busway programme as it delivers certainty for east Auckland communities about the future of their rapid transit route.

“This significant project is about more than just better and more reliable transport.

“It will not only reduce journey times significantly by public transport between Botany and Pakuranga and then on to Panmure with connections to the city centre and other parts of the Auckland region.

“It will [also] increase access to jobs and education, connect people

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to social and community opportunities, attract investment and growth and help reduce emissions and congestion.”

The approved route attracted opposition from Burswood residents and a group of Howick Local Board members when it was announced as AT’s preferred option in 2021.

The agency said the preferred option would see the busway run east down Ti Rakau Drive, move left over a new bridge around the

back of the Chinatown complex and onto Burswood Drive.

It then moves along the back of businesses in Torrens Road, continues in a straight line past Bunnings, onto Burswood Drive, and back out onto Ti Rakau Drive.

The plan would require the purchase of dozens of homes in Burswood.

About 100 upset residents attended a public meeting in the suburb in April to hear from AT and Eastern Busway Alliance offi-

cials about the project.

Several people said they believed the Burswood option was a foregone conclusion and they felt they weren’t being listened to by the agency.

At one point a man in the audience asked people who supported the preferred option to raise their hands, with no one raising their hands.

He then asked everyone who opposed it to raise their hands, with the vast majority of people raising their hands.

An AT official at the meeting said it was “looking at around a yearlong period” to construct what it calls the Burswood corridor.

The Burswood option has also been publicly opposed by Howick Local Board members Bob Wichman, Mike Turinsky, David Collings, Katrina Bungard, and Bruce Kendall.

The five board members supported a move earlier this year to request AT to reconsider its original option within the Ti Rakau Drive road corridor without the deviation through Burswood.

Speaking during a board business meeting, Wichman said he opposed the Burswood option due to the “economic and logical disadvantages to the community” it presents.

Collings added the Burswood deviation was “certainly not on the plan” during the days of the former Manukau City Council, on which he had served as an elected member.

“It’s not a slight deviation if the busway is suddenly coming through someone’s property or right through their living room and they’re being moved out of their homes.”

Lambert says the busway will also deliver separated cycleways and walkways that will help give thousands of people access to safe cycling and pedestrian infrastructure, “better connecting them with their local town centres”.

He says public feedback on the route showed keen support for construction of the busway along with concern for the impacts of construction on the Burswood community.

“The decision on the preferred option was made only after a large number of alternative alignment possibilities were considered both on and around Ti Rakau Drive.”

Lambert says there will be more opportunities for public feedback this year when the project design is refined and during the consenting process, which will be widely advertised.

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This is a period when parents, the school and the Ministry of Health all come together to ensure that they are all cared for as they journey to adulthood.

Oral health is a big concern during this stage as studies have shown that they are most vulnerable when they first leave high school and either proceed to university or get their first job.

These times are when they most often have no choice on what to eat nor are able to afford to now start paying to see the dentist.

We therefore need to work even harder to ensure that they have a healthy mouth and a robust set of oral healthcare habits in their teens.

General dentistry is free for them up until they turn 18.

They are able to access this service through any of their local dental practices contracted by the (former) District Health Boards. Another way to access this free service would be through mobile dental providers.

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This week’s programme features the rarely-performed Brahms Sextet for Strings. Ensemble East led by Yid-Ee Goh have helped us to discover many significant works for string ensemble. Katharine and Peter Watts open the programme with a short bracket of songs showing another side of Brahms’ composition. Thursday July 14, 7pm-8pm, at All Saints Church, Howick. Admission by donation.

TAI CHI AT HOWICK LIBRARY

Wednesdays 10am to 11am from July 6. Sessions are free, but gold coin donation is welcome.

YOUTH DRIVER LICENCE WORKSHOP

Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga is hosting a free workshop for youth on ‘Driver Licence and Road Safety’ at Botany Library on Saturday, July 16 from 2pm-4pm. It will be facilitated in collaboration with VTNZ and NZ Police. For registration, text your name and email address to Vani on 021 459 520.

EASTERN DISTRICT COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB

All visitors welcome. Concert on Wednesday, July 13, 7pm. Come and be entertained with live music and guest artists ‘Rodeo’ winners of the Waikato Awards. Bucklands and Eastern Beaches War Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Bucklands Beach.

Tickets at the door - $10. Phone Bev 021 11 56 866.

PLANTING DAYS

Join your community at our native plantation days and help restore the whanau at Te Naupata Reserve/Musick Point on any of these days: July 20 (10am-12noon), July 21 (10am-12noon), July 22 (10am-12noon) and July 24 (9am-12noon with free BBQ).

HOWICK SPINNERS

Keen to learn a new craft? Join our lively group and learn to spin, free tuition. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at The Guide Rooms, 50 Vincent Street, Howick, 10am-12 noon. Please phone Jenny 535 4990 or Maureen 273 9777.

DANCE YOURSELF HAPPY

Starts July 26. The uninstructed dance hour is back with electronica and hits from 80s, 90s, 00s & beyond. Free entry. Tuesdays July 26-November 8, 7pm-8pm at The Lounge, 186 Wellington St, Howick. facebook.com/DanceYourselfHappy What’s On is a free community notice-board for non-profit groups.

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acleans College teacher Barbara Jones has retired, ending a 40-year career at the school.

Jones began teaching mathematics at Macleans in 1982. She quickly proved herself to be an excellent teacher and was given further responsibilities.

She took two periods of maternity leave to have her sons but each time returned

to teach mathematics at Macleans.

Macleans College principal Steven Hargreaves said Jones became head of the mathematics faculty due to her professionalism, hard work and organisational skills.

“Highly complimentary letters from foundation principal Colin Prentice remain on her file today,” Hargreaves said.

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FOOD AND FUEL PRICES HURTING

The Government is concerned with the escalating prices of food in the supermarkets and rightly so. However, the biggest cost of food is caused by GST, something the Government could [address] without appointing more bureaucracy to a selected person.

A similar situation applies to the cost of fuel

Arthur Moore, Pakuranga

CO2 GREENHOUSE GAS

Correspondent Darrin Heaven (Times, July 8) is dead wrong about CO2 as a greenhouse gas.

Even though CO2 amounts to only 0.03 per cent of the atmosphere, CO2 is vital in regulating earth’s temperature.

If it were not for CO2 in the atmosphere, the average earth temperature would be -18 C instead of 13.9 C. The percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere has been constant at 0.028 per cent for 4 million years.

Beginning in the 1800s, the CO2 concentration began to rise and is now 0.037 per cent. As the level of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses rises, the earth will continue to get warmer.

Just the Greenland ice sheet melting will cause the sea level to rise 6 metres.

A 6m rise would put the Howick Beach carpark under water. The new beach will replace the aptly named, Beach Road.

All the houses along the beach at Bucklands Beach and Eastern Beach

Jones took a change in direction later in her career and became a careers counsellor and later became head of department, careers.

“On the extra-curricular front Mrs Jones has been a crucial part of school productions throughout her time at Macleans,” said Hargreaves.

“She is a highly talented seamstress and produced hundreds of costumes for our acclaimed musical

will be gone. We must all do what we can to halt global warming.

John Caldwell, Howick

FORGET THE US, CHINA DOING MORE

Re: ‘A percentage of a percentage’, Darrin Heaven (Times, July 6).

Darren Heaven is quite right. New Zealand’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is infinitesimal and a reduction to zero would make little difference to global warming. The same can be said for every other arbitrary set or geographic group of 5 million people. So it’s business as usual for New Zealand.

Wait a minute. Small contributors like New Zealand are responsible for nearly a third of global emissions; two thirds comes from 10 large countries.

Historically, the US has emitted twice as much as China and now the Trumpappointed crazies on the Supreme Court have sided with the fossil fuel billionaires and Republican states to keep burning coal.

We will depend more and more on China to save civilisation.

China is building new solar and wind generation in excess of 100GW a year. In context, New Zealand’s total all sources is 10GW. China’s industrial areas are highly susceptible to sea level rise and if Mr Heaven thinks China will let Kiwis bull**** their way through this crisis, I have a coal mine to sell him.

Dennis Horne, Howick

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productions.

Mrs Jones is retiring to the Bay of Plenty and we wish her all the very best.

“We sincerely thank her for her years of outstanding and dedicated service to our school and students.

Mrs Jones will be greatly missed by her colleagues and friends.”

OPPORTUNITY FOR PAKURANGA COMMUNITY GARDENS

In these days of high inflation, high food prices and high fuel prices, anything that can help people with their food budget must be a good thing.

On Pakuranga Road between the Panmure Bridge and the Plaza, a whole lot of houses have been removed for the bus lane. Not all the land has been used and my understanding is that it is to be landscaped.

I would like to propose that the land is used for fruit trees and a community garden where we can grow vegetables and herbs and where we can also have community compost bins.

More and more of our houses have no space for vegetable gardens, fruit trees and compost bins and yet we have this amazing opportunity right now.

Having free veges and fruit can only make our population healthier and having a place for our compost can only help with our landfill.

There are physical, social and mental health benefits and environmental benefits too.

I have made this proposal to both my local councillor Sharon Stewart and to my MP Simeon Brown but so far I have heard nothing positive. What does one need to do to see an idea explored?

Het Conroy, Pakuranga

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Fight to protect our aquatic life

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ork is under way to prevent the ecological damage that’s contributed to the deaths of aquatic life in east Auckland’s waterways.

About 30 eels were found dead in the upper estuary in Huntington Park near Ti Rakau Drive, Burswood, in December 2020.

The incident was reported to and investigated by Auckland Council.

A council spokesperson said at the time that upon inspection the waterway was running clear and there were no obvious signs the water had been polluted.

The water’s pH levels were tested and found to be within the normal range.

Experts conducted follow-up site visits to the location over the following two weeks but nothing of interest was found.

The Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum’s Clean Stream initiative is designed to monitor the water quality of local streams in an effort to prevent such incidents in future.

The forum’s work is supported by Auckland Council and the five local boards, including the Howick Local Board, that border the estuary. It’s led by co-chairs Bruce Kendall and Julie Chambers.

Kendall says funding has been secured for three new water quality sensors which will be installed in the feeder waterways to Pakuranga Creek.

“All those involved with the project are passion-

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ate about improving our natural environment and believe this project is a good step in the right direction,” he says.

“Too often stream life is dead and the pollutants are gone before it can be determined what happened, such as with that large eel death event [in December 2020].”

Kendall says the five local boards that support the forum’s work have funded water quality sensors. “Elm Park School is hosting the sensor relay which connects the sensor to the internet.

“Bucklands Beach Yacht Club is hosting a sensor and relay so it can get a better understanding of how the tide levels affect the results in the streams.

“There are plans to install more sensors in key points in the Pakuranga and Botany areas and the sites have been identified and approved.

“One will be at the location where the eel deaths were [near Ti Rakau Drive].”

Kendall says the work is a “citizen science project” and anyone can ask to be involved. “It’s ideal

for schools, community groups, or individuals.”

The forum has a range of advice about how people can help to protect the natural environment.

Only rain should go down a drain, as they’re pathways to streams.

It says people should keep wash-off from building work or cleaning activities away from stormwater drains and streams.

People should not use herbicides, pesticides or fertilisers within 10 metres of a stream, the forum says.

“These can be toxic to fish and wildlife, and can pose a threat to public health.

“Never dump animal, fish and plant waste into stormwater drains or streams.

“All this type of waste can cause excessive algae growth and contributes to bacterial contamination which is harmful to stream life.”

For more information on the forum and its work go online to facebook.com/ tamakiforum.

Report dumping and stream pollution to the council’s pollution hotline on 09 377 3107.

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By ZOE GARDEN The US Consul-General Sarah Nelson and consulate staff joined members of the community for a tree planting at the Mangemangeroa Reserve in Somerville.

Members of the US-NZ Youth Council, a group convened by the US Embassy which is aimed at young people interested in international relations, were also present.

Before the tree planting, the group was taken on a guided walk of the reserve and were given an overview of its history, ecology and restoration, Pest Free Howick conser-

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The event follows on from the numerous planting days that have been held by the Friends of Mangemangeroa this year.

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COMMENT

Health NZ rejects calls to fund East Care’s overnight service

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was incredibly disappointed to hear that Health NZ, the newlycreated entity in charge of health services across the country, continues to reject the reinstatement of overnight urgent care services at East Care.

Since DHB funding for overnight care was cut in 2018 and the eventual closure of this service in late 2020, the lack of such health services in our part of Auckland has been one of the most common complaints I hear from constituents.

It is simply not good enough for health authorities to claim that Middlemore Hospital is a sufficient option for those living in east Auckland.

It is a significant journey for many people in our area and their emergency department is constantly overcrowded and understaffed.

It is no secret that Middlemore has been struggling of late with demand far outstripping

their capacity, resulting in long wait times for afterhours medical care.

The fact remains that there are a substantial number of medical problems that require urgent care but do not warrant the resources of a fullyequipped hospital emergency department.

This was where services like East Care proved to be so valuable, as they were able to handle non-emergency issues in a local setting, preserving hospital resources for those in more critical situations.

The reality today is even worse than it was when funding was originally cut, with constant reports of how bad things are getting in our hospitals.

Unfortunately, instead of focusing on frontline services, the Government has embarked on a wholesale centralisation of the health system by creating this new Health NZ entity and getting rid of local DHBs. While the entire purpose of the government’s cen-

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tralisation strategy and the creation of Health NZ was to, in their words, “improve access to healthcare on the basis of need for all New Zealanders”, we are yet to see how these reforms will accomplish this.

We all know that the health system and health workforce are under immense pressure, yet it is critical that Government’s expenditure is focused on driving better outcomes for New Zealanders, rather than just creating new bureaucracies.

Christopher Luxon and I will continue to advocate for the reinstatement of overnight urgent care services in east Auckland alongside the more than 10,000 east Auckland locals who signed our petition calling for these services to be reinstated.

Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga

Dakin leaves Goodman Property after 18 years Goodman Property Trust (GMT) chief executive officer (CEO), John Dakin is stepping down at the end of the year after 18 years in the role.

GMT is a stock exchangelisted company which owns Highbrook Business Park.

Dakin remains a Goodman executive and will continue on the board as an executive director. James Spence, director of investment management for GMT, has been appointed CEO, effective from January 1.

Spence has more than 16 years of corporate, property and funds management experience in Europe and New Zealand. He has spent the last five years in New Zealand leading the property services team and

John Dakin is stepping down as chief executive officer Goodman Property Trust.

implementing GMT’s successful business strategy alongside Dakin, the board and the Goodman executive team.

Keith Smith, chair and independent director, said, “John has been an outstanding leader, growing

and repositioning the trust to make it the $4.8 billion business it is today. With an urban logistics portfolio of unrivalled scale and quality, he has established GMT as New Zealand’s leading real estate investment entity.

The Independent Directors have endorsed James’ appointment and are confident that he will continue the strong leadership and vision that differentiates GMT.” Goodman Group’s global chief executive officer Greg Goodman said, “John has created a valuable legacy.

His business acumen, inclusive management style and industry leadership, have all been important contributors to GMT’s success over the years.”

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Kebble is the viewer’s choice

➤ Shona Kebble for Image 104 Lake Brunner Mist, 1st ➤ Sheryl Williams for Image 103 Stormy Wakatipu, 2nd ➤ Margaret Jones for Image 105 Nevis Valley Morning, 3rd= ➤ Paul Glenton for image 501 Friends Soon to Part, 3rd= The Howick Photographic Society’s committee is now looking to provide a photographic record of this exhibition to the Howick 175 committee for their archives to be preserved in history. ➤ The society is seeking images taken at any time during the exhibition including opening night through to close down on June 20. Send to doug. mitchell.photography@gmail. com.

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ommunity leaders are calling for action after another house in east Auckland was targeted in a shooting.

Police responded after receiving reports of gunshots being fired at a property in Timmer Road, Flat Bush, just before 10pm on July 8. A police spokesperson said no one was injured in the incident.

When the Times visited the scene the following day, large holes were visible in multiple windows both upstairs and downstairs at the twostorey home.

Police on Monday morning said there were no further updates and no arrests had been made. It follows a spate of shootings across the city believed to be caused by tensions between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez gangs.

Detective inspector Warrick Adkin of Counties Manukau Police’s criminal investigation branch said in late May that officers had responded to seven firearm incidents across Auckland in one night.

Two local homes were among those targeted including in Glen Osborne Terrace, Flat Bush and Bleakhouse Road, Mellons Bay. “We want to reassure the commu-

Windows in a house in Flat Bush were damaged by gunshots on July 8.

nity we are treating these incidents very seriously and police staff are on the ground providing reassurance at each location,” Adkin said at the time.

“We ask people to call police immediately on 111 if they hear or see anything concerning in their neighbourhood.”

The multiple recent shootings in Flat Bush have residents asking for action to be taken to keep people safe and reduce crime in the community.

Flat Bush Ratepayers and Residents Association president Lloyd Ratnaraja says local residents are concerned for their safety.

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Association vice president Yuva Adhikary says it’s “sad” for another shooting to have taken place. “It has scared the local community. We cannot let it continue like this and corrective actions are required to find the root causes and prevent them from happening further.

“The Flat Bush Ratepayers and Residents Association team is involved in the community patrol working with the police, but incidents such as this are beyond our control.” ➤ People with information on the July 8 shooting in Timmer Road can phone police on 105, quoting file number 220709/4279, or phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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The Howick Photographic Society’s recent exhibition at the Uxbridge Arts and Culture Centre, as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography, has been lauded a success.

The event, which was also an official event in the Howick 175 calendar, had it’s opening night in front of more than 70 people, followed by more than 600 viewers, and received very high praise from a number of quarters, not least the CEO and founder of the Auckland Festival of Photography, Julia Durkin.

“With 73 printed, and 91 digital images on display, there was something for everyone to appreciate and enjoy,” exhibition convener Doug Mitchell said.

The People’s Choice results:

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Celebrating Howick Photographic Society’s exhibition, from left, are society vice-president and the convener Doug Mitchell, immediate past president Sheryl Williams, president Shona Kebble [the viewer’s choice winner], secretary Margaret Jones and life member John Clare. Supplied

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BUSINESS

Boys bring product to life

By ZOE GARDEN

A Fisher & Paykel Healthcare director Geraldine McBride.

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Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) director Geraldine McBride has announced her intention to retire from the board with effect from the close of the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in August this year.

McBride has served as an independent director on the board at East Tamaki-based medical equipment maker FPH since August 2013.

Board chair Scott St John commends the contribution she has made in the years since.

“Geraldine has been a valuable presence in the boardroom throughout a period of significant growth for our company,” said St John. “We have benefitted greatly from her experience, drawn from a successful career working with some of the world’s largest technology players.”

group of local high school students has created and designed an innovative project that is due to be officially released in the upcoming months.

The long-running Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme has historically been a starting point for a number of creative business ideas – and the initiative of four Saint Kentigern College boys is no different.

In early 2021, Jack Buckingham, Jack Arbuckle, Archie Manning and Dan Nicholls were told to think about the problems they had in their lives. One such problem they identified was in the washing line market as, they discovered, there was no way to change the height of wallmounted clotheslines.

“Being tall teenagers meant that we would constantly knock our heads on our clotheslines and found the chore hanging out washing more painful than it should be,” Buckingham says.

While height adjustment is an option for rotary clotheslines, this solution was no longer viable for many people due to plot sizes around Auckland shrinking, Buckingham says.

This began their business journey.

Like many ideas, Easy Hanging,

The Easy Hanging team – from left to right, Archie Manning, Dan Nicholls, Jack Arbuckle, and Jack Buckingham; right, Easy Hanging’s product is a wallmounted bracket that can be adjusted to suit various heights.

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as they have dubbed themselves, had to make sure their idea was sustainable and shared by others – and so they sent out a survey that reached nearly 1000 respondents with many of them being local. The community, Manning says, was hugely helpful in their feedback.

“The responses were overwhelming positive with over half of them saying they share similar problems to us.”

While their idea was validated, the construction of the prototype proved exceedingly difficult.

They reached out for help and contacted Christchurch-based clothesline company SwiftDry Clotheslines, who “loved the idea

so much they agreed to work us for over the next year-and-ahalf to bring this product to the market”.

In November 2021, Easy Hanging won the Excellence in Product Development Award in the Young Enterprise East Auckland Regional Awards.

And now after more than a year of determination and diligence, their final prototype, the ‘Easy Hanging Flex Mount System’, is almost set to be released, produced in conjunction with SwiftDry Clotheslines.

The product is a wall-mounted bracket which is either retrofitted to an existing clothesline or paired to a new one sold as a

package. Constructed from stainless steel, it works by a locking pin resting on a ratchet which locks at various heights.

It’s perfect, the boys say, for either homeowners or those renting homes or retirement homes.

The bracket can be adjusted to suit the owner’s height: if someone is tall, it can adjusted higher, or if there are young kids, it can be lowered to have them help with chores. It also stops sheets from touching the ground.

Additionally, the product promotes air drying, which is free and easy way of reducing one’s carbon footprint.

The teenagers are proud of the product they have created and are looking forward to helping the community with their invention.

“We’d like to thank the network of support from Saint Kents and Young Enterprise. We’re really grateful.” ➤ For more information, visit @ EasyHanging on Facebook.

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Winners of 16th estuary art award revealed

By ZOE GARDEN

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rtist Wesley John Fourie has been named the winner of the environmentally-themed 16th annual Estuary Art and Ecology Award.

Last weekend at the Uxbridge Malcolm Smith Gallery there was an exhibition of the award’s 20 finalists chosen by wellknown and accomplished writer and curator Francis McWhannell, the judge for the second year running.

The only contemporary art prize with ecology at its core, the competition appeals for artists to consider the plights, pollution and beauty of Tamaki Estuary and create an artwork that embodies this theme and inspires and intrigues the community.

“The Estuary Art Award is always a significant occasion for our local arts and environment lovers,” Adele White, Howick Local Board chairperson, says.

“Our congratulations to those whose work were selected as part of this exhibition, and, of course, our supreme congratulations go to our winners.”

First place ($4000) went to Wesley John Fourie for

the work Slow Ride (I followed you into the sea).

Fourie’s work, made from wool, cotton, silk embroidery on cotton with a wooden embroidery stand as well as ‘found and gifted rocks’, is a tribute to a day spend water kayaking with a friend, Amber, who helped Fourie get over a fear of the water.

Second place ($2500) went to Perry Projects for her artwork Out of the Red, which is a response to the “widespread myth that indigenous knowledge systems have just ‘come out of nowhere’, making it up as they go along… giving rise to the idea there is no reason to pay back debt for years of dominance and systemic oppression resulting in generational loss of wealth and resources for tangata whenua”.

Her montage work is made up of her photography and historic images, highlighting the damage to the Tamaki Awa and the surrounding area when “tangata whanau are removed from a place of authority and kaitiakitanga”.

Third place ($1500) went to Rozana Lee for her work Linger. A short video with colour, sound and text, Lee

says Linger reflects the vulnerability of every living being and speaks to a different kind of belonging: “when the natural environment is lost, we lost our sense of place and identity”.

“I didn’t expect that (third place),” Lee told the Times.

“I was very surprised!”

The two merit awards went to Roman Robertson for Opaque and Alby Yap for reSurface.

The Estuary Art and Ecology Award is sponsored by the Howick Local Board, Gordon Harris, the Tamaki Estuary Environmental Forum and the Rice Family Partnership.

The 20 finalists’ works, as well as a selection of other entries in the Uxbridge concourse area, will be displayed at the Malcolm Smith Gallery until August 27.

These entries can also be considered for the popular People’s Choice Award which calls for the community to vote for their favourite artwork, sponsored by the Rice Family Partnership.

The votes for the award will be counted at the close of the exhibition (late August) followed by a small award ceremony.

Evan Woodruffe [left to right], Ramon Robertson, Alby Yap, Rozana Lee and judge Francis McWhannell.

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Eat Ukraine’s finest foods

By ZOE GARDEN The local community is invited to taste a wide range of Ukrainian traditional food this weekend at the Clevedon Village Market.

Beachlands resident and Ukrainian-born resident Tetyana Sayenko has organised a fundraising event at the markets this Sunday in Clevedon near the community hall. From 9am-2pm on July 17, there will be multiple tables for visitors to try Ukraine’s cultural palette, including borsch, Ukrainian beetroot soup, which is recognised

by Unesco as endangered heritage.

Other delicacies are Ukranian pancakes, varenyky (moon-shaped dumplings), pyrizhky (stuffed buns) and baked goods.

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traditional food,” Sayenko says.

Takeaways will be an option for market goers.

There will also be accessories, such as Ukranian symbols, sold at the ‘Eat Borsch – Help Ukraine’ event.

All proceeds will go towards Ukrainian humanitarian needs.

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she says. “We regularly go on Sundays to Aotea Square where Ukranian people assemble after Russia attacked Ukraine.”

There are about 20 helpers in the setting up of the event and selling the food, Sayenko says.

“I want to thank everyone, Ukrainians and nonUkrainians, who have been involved,” she says.

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By CHRIS HARROWELL A wise-cracking private investigator, ruthless villains, a valuable statuette, and a dark, moody backdrop are all put to good effect in Howick Little Theatre’s latest offering.

The theatre is staging the New Zealand premiere of David Jacklin’s adaptation of the classic detective story The Maltese Falcon until July 30.

It’s directed by theatre veteran Laurie Mills and transports its audience to a fast-paced 1940s San Francisco of gangsters and guns.

It tells the story of jaded private investigator Sam Spade, played by Richard De Luca, who’s employed, along with his colleague Miles Archer, to follow the sister of a femme fatale client.

That assignment ends unexpectedly in bloodshed, causing a police detective and lieutenant to enter the fray as Spade’s attentions turn to tracking down the mysterious statuette the play is named for and winning his client’s affections.

The statuette is said to be valuable and covered in jewels.

Spade’s femme fatale client Brigid O’Shaughnessy, played by Amalia Schroeder, isn’t the only person looking for it.

Hot on its heels are also villain Casper Gutman, played by David Jacobs, and his dangerous sidekicks Joel Cairo and Wilmer Cook, played

by John Edwards and Stefan Meadows-Allan.

Cairo has a measured personality whereas Cook has a hair-trigger temper that’s frequently tested.

Spade is helped during his quest to find the

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Among the cast of Howick Little Theatre’s production of The Maltese Falcon are actors, from left, Amalia Schroeder, James Calverley, Richard De Luca, and David Jacobs.

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statuette by his formidable secretary Effie Perine, played by Tessa Ellis.

Featuring among the talented cast also are the versatile James Calverley, who plays several characters including Archer, Mark Bishop as Detective Tom Polhaus, and Ruth Edgar as Archer’s wife, Iva. Fans of noir style or some of the many Humphrey Bogart movies, such as Key Largo and Dark Passage, will find much that is familiar in The Maltese Falcon.

Credit must go to set co-designer David Gifford and lighting designer Rory Janssen for creating a stunning and moody backdrop, with the main visual feature an impressively large image of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

The subtle but striking use of silhouette helps to deliver an appropriately moody visual effect.

Sound designer Nicole Ashley has done a stellar job creating sounds that fit perfectly with the on-set action.

The theatre’s retelling of The Maltese Falcon has enough drama and plot twists to keep audiences thoroughly entertained.

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t’s taken many months and almost $250,000 but a colourful and newly revamped children’s playground in east Auckland is finally open to the public.

As the Times previously reported, the Howick Local Board voted in late 2021 to allocate $240,000 of funding to upgrade the playground at Cockle Bay Reserve.

The work was to see its existing swings replaced with a three-bay swing set and a seesaw and set of monkey bars installed along with a “tube fun phone set”.

It was also to get a natural play area with tree and stepping logs, balance beams, and timber stilts.

Shade sails were to be installed in areas where there’s no existing shade from trees.

A wheelchair-accessible carousel, drainage, and a wet-pour rubber surface for accessible play elements were to be installed.

Cultural artwork provided by local iwi Ngai Tai ki Tamaki was to be implemented into the playground, which was also to get soft landscaping in the natural play area and tree planting.

Board chair Adele White says the board wants to publicly acknowledge the features the iwi provided, including those on the concrete pathway and graphic painting on poles in the natural play area.

“Our board is thrilled to see this playground finally completed,” she says.

“Already we have had

Howick Local Board chairperson Adele White says she and her colleagues are thrilled the new and improved children’s playground at Cockle Bay Reserve is finished. Times photo Wayne Martin

many comments on the vibrant colours, and variety of activities. The face-toface adult/baby swing is hugely popular.

“I particularly like Reuben Kirkwood’s [of Ngai Tai ki Tamaki] Maori cultural design, which has been attractively integrated with native planting, and you can’t go past the stunning seascape beyond.”

Auckland Council area operations manager Marcel Morgan says project scoping for the playground renewal work began in 2019 with community consultation and engagement with mana whenua.

In early 2020 the council presented a concept design to the local board based on the feedback provided, he says.

“This was approved and the project was due to pro-

gress to the detailed design stage.

“Unlike a standard likefor-like renewal, this project was to be partially funded by locally-driven initiative (LDI) funding.

“For the Cockle Bay playground, this funding was allocated for additional equipment and shade provision.”

Morgan says the impact of the Covid pandemic on the council’s finances meant all such funds were put on hold, including those set aside for the playground.

“Thankfully, in the last financial year, LDI funding once again became available to local boards and the project progressed to the detailed design stage and has been delivered as originally planned.”

The playground is at Cockle Bay Reserve in Shelly Beach Parade.

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The highly-praised and recognised We Are One exhibition has been extended and moved to the Art Lounge NZ Gallery in Howick.

A solo art exhibition by the young Chinese-New Zealand artist Yi Yang opened at the Cloud in downtown Auckland late last month. The more than 40 works featured are inspired by the landscape, culture and history of New Zealand.

Yang hopes to express his understanding of New Zealand from the perspective of an external observer of culture.

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director Andrew Adamson, actor Manu Bennett and other distinguished guests attended the exhibition.

Actor and martial artist Jackie Chan also was present through Zoom.

“The long-term plan for this is a national tour with the exhibition,” Pieter Miering says. “We’ve had

invites from international venues as well.”

Several of Yang’s pieces, including his resin sculptures, are on display at the Art Lounge until July 16 and then on July 24 will return for a week after the East Auckland School art competition and exhibition is completed.

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esidents at Ryman Healthcare’s Bruce McLaren Retirement Village in Howick held a special Jubileethemed Happy Hour earlier this month to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years on the throne.

The village centre was decorated with union jack bunting and portraits of Her Majesty and a special cake was made to share around.

The ladies wore tiaras while the men showed off red, white and blue hats, bow ties and even a decorated face mask while raising a toast to Queen Elizabeth’s milestone.

Village manager Chantelle Hand even dressed up as the Queen, complete with red cloak and gold crown.

Many ex-pat Brits shared stories about their brushes with royalty, such as Hugh Martin, who comes from Newbury which is, fittingly, in the Royal County of Berkshire.

Martin worked as third engineer on the Trinity House yacht Patricia, that escorted ships out of the Thames estuary.

This included the Royal Britannia so encounters with the Queen and Prince Philip were commonplace.

“We escorted the Queen on a number of occasions when she was leaving for state visits,” said Martin.

“I never actually spoke to her but she would give us a little wave and a nod.

“I think she had a soft spot for us at Trinity House.”

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond was founded in 1514 by Henry VIII as a way of regulating shipping along the River Thames.

It later became the official authority for lighthouses, seaway

The two Bettys: resident Betty Gate with a portrait of the Queen and a special crown-shaped floral decoration in the village reception area.

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marks and other navigational aids in England.

Martin worked there for seven years and says being part of such an ancient institution and being in such close proximity to the royals was something he was very proud of.

“I’m very much a Royalist – for the simple reason that what’s the other option? It’s an institution that puts that barrier between you and having a dictator which we do not want.”

He has huge admiration for the Queen and admits it’s a sobering thought to think of life without her.

“She’s the only person in my entire life that’s still going and I’m coming up for 90.”

He thinks the younger generations have lost interest in the Royal family.

“I think that could change if William was in the job.”

Other Brits in the village, Jane Clancy, Kay Webb and Sylvia Crittenden, were all in agreement about the Queen.

“I think she’s amazing, she’s fantastic,” said Crittenden.

Clancy, who has lived in New

Zealand for 40 years, is from Hertfordshire and said it was great to celebrate the incredible milestone in the village.

“It’s nice to see this, it reminds me of the ones we had at home when we were little and we had parties in the street,” she said.

Fellow resident Betty Gate was happy to be photographed with the portrait of Queen Betty and even took out one of four best dressed prizes handed out that evening.

Heralding and playing out the evening was piper Lex Calder who, despite being a third generation Scot, says he still has huge respect for the Queen.

“I’m not anti-Royalist,” he said.

“I played the bagpipes for the Queen when she came off the Royal Yacht at Mount Maunganui for the Royal Surf Lifesaving Carnival in 1963,” said Calder, who was 15 at the time.

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Bruce McLaren were mirrored at Ryman villages up and down the country with many residents enjoying sharing their royalty-related stories or just soaking up a sense of the old country.

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Howick College wins at Eye on Nature Wearable Arts Howick College had even more to celebrate for Matariki, coming away as the big winners at the Eye on Nature Wearable Arts competition in Auckland.

Auckland school students wowed the sold-out crowd at the Vodafone Events Centre recently with a spectacular show of ecofriendly wearable art. The youngsters were challenged to design their garments around the theme; ‘Incredible Kai’; exploring the food cycle and how it impacts the environment.

Year 9 students Casey Ferguson, Eva Malez, Sophie Hunapo and Kayleigh Thistleswate from Howick College won the coveted first place in the secondary category with their garment, ‘The Witches Garden’.

Using foraged, found and recycled materials, the young designers created a magical showcase of kai growth in their back garden. The

judges were “blown away” by their beautiful execution, style impact and representation of the various stages of growing kai.

The Beautification Trust hosts the annual competition for Auckland schools as part of its award-winning children’s environmental education programme, Eye on Nature.

This year there were 78 entries, with the winners taking away a total prize pool of $3500 for their schools.

Young designers took inspiration from a wide range of social and environmental issues around the Incredible Kai theme, from rainforest destruction, to the cultural importance of kai and the impact of food waste on our planet.

“Reducing and diverting food waste from landfill and lowering the environmental impact of food production is a vital part of solving the climate crisis,” said Beautification Trust community manager Dawn Crispe.

Howick College were one of the two winners at the Eye on Nature Wearable Arts.

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The tiara table (above): L-R – Residents Betty Gate, Jane Clancy, Kay Webb, Elsie Williams, Yvonne Pratt and Sylvia Crittenden (front) with Assistant to the Manger Riana van-Niekerk and Village Manager Chantelle Hand (standing); Piper Lex Calder, a third generation Scot, who played the bagpipes to herald the Queen’s milestone. “I’m not anti-Royalist,” he said.

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Face masks are encouraged elsewhere.

Wearing a face mask may be unsuitable for some people due to age, disability or health conditions, so they are not required to wear one. These people may have an exemption pass but are not required to carry it or show it. From May 31, 2022, people who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can get a new personalised exemption pass from the Ministry of Health. These new passes will provide greater assurance to businesses that people carrying the pass are exempt from the requirement to wear a mask. The intent of the pass is that it will help businesses to avoid having difficult conversations with customers because the pass will be conclusive.

Businesses are still not required to check that customers who are not wearing a face mask are carrying an exemption pass. They do not need to stop people without face masks from entering their premises.

If businesses or services do choose to enforce face mask requirements, then they can ask customers not wearing a mask if they are carrying a personal-

ised exemption pass. If a person presents a new exemption pass they should allow the person entry into the premises without any further questioning.

The new exemption passes are not the only way that a person can demonstrate that they are unable to wear a face mask.

Businesses can accept other forms of evidence if they wish.

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If you would like to be part of the Wakaaranga team, please send CV and covering letter to Wendy West, Executive Officer/PA – west@wakaaranga.school.nz

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OPERATIONS ASSISTANT You will need to ensure the daily operations meet establishment standards and are maintained — working jointly with the Operations Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities: • Have good knowledge of products and services • Meet daily expectations in terms of operational procedures • Answering customer calls and emails • Processing new orders and bookings • Assist with all aspects of catering events • Liaise with clients, meeting commitments, problem solving, exceptional customer service • Follow company policies particularly in regards to personal hygiene and food safety • Be flexible in relation to working late night hours, weekend hours and additional hours required for each function • Food deliveries around the Auckland region Essential Requirements: • Committed to team, establishment and excellence within the workplace • Positive attitude, outgoing, friendly personality, honest, trustworthy • Ability to work competently under pressure • Reliable & flexible to change • Must have a clean Police record • Food safety certificate & First aid certificate • Must have a clean driver licence with the ability to drive manual vehicles preferred

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Nominations are open for the election of 5 parent representatives to the school board.

All eligible voters will receive a nomination form. Use this form to nominate yourself or someone in your community. You will also receive a nomination cover letter calling for nominations.

If you need more nomination forms, contact the school office.

Nominations close at noon on 3 August 2022. You may provide a signed candidate statement and photograph with your nomination.

The electoral roll is held at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

As nominations are received, there will be a list of candidates’ names kept at the school up until election day, which you can view.

Voting closes at 4pm on 7 September 2022.

Signed: Sue Yandell Returning Officer MP283770

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Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.

Looking for a change of pace?

A nomination form and information have been sent to all eligible voters. Please contact the school office if a printed nomination form is desired or additional forms required.

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.

Nominations close at noon on Wednesday, 3 August 2022 and are to be accompanied by a signed candidate’s statement. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

The poll closes at 4pm Wednesday, 7 September 2022.

Email: chris@jaycoauckland.co.nz Phone: 09 271 3434

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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Permanent Position Secondary Term Time Only

Pakuranga College is seeking to employ a Laboratory Technician to work in our Science Faculty.

This is a permanent position for 16 hours per week during secondary term time.

Conditions of employment are in accordance with the Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement and this position has been graded as Grade C and the hourly rate will be based on experience.

For further information and Application Guidelines, please go to our website www.pakuranga.school.nz/employment Applications close 24 July 2022.

Signed: Julian Perla Returning Officer

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Board of Trustee Elections

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Pakuranga Park, is an evolving and growing village.

With the village undergoing an extensive regeneration and our new Ruru apartments selling fast, we are looking to expand our team.

We are currently looking for the following positions, Registered Nurse, Care Givers, Maintenance Hand, House Keepers.

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Nominations are invited for the election of five (5) parent representatives to the Te Uho o te Nikau Primary School Board of Trustees.

A nomination form and notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed. Additional nominations can be obtained from the school office.

Nominations close at 4:00pm on Wednesday 03 August 2022 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

Voting closes at 4pm on Wednesday 7 September 2022.

Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the School Board.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be emailed to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form).

Nomination forms can be obtained from the college reception or requested via email elections@bdsc.school.nz.

Nominations will close at noon on Friday 5 August 2022 and must be accompanied by a signed candidate’s statement (max of 250 words) and include the nominee’s relationship to the college, a head and shoulders photograph (full colour jpg file) and any possible conflicting interests. Please submit these to Returning Officer James Rodgerson elections@bdsc.school.nz.

The voting roll will be open for inspection at reception and can be viewed during normal school hours from noon on Wednesday 13 July 2022. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they are received, for viewing.

Voting will close at noon on Wednesday 7 September 2022.

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We are a leading NZ importer, manufacturer and distributor of commercial and industrial duty water blasting equipment, high pressure pumps and agricultural spraying equipment.

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We require an Engineer/Technician to service our electric, petrol and diesel powered water blasters, pumps and hot cleaners, to do P.D. checks of new equipment, assist with assembly work, and liaise with customers on service matters from time to time.

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Nominations open for the election of five parent representatives to the Bucklands Beach Primary School Board on Sunday 24th July 2022.

A nomination form and notice calling for nominations will be sent to all eligible voters.

There are two ways to put forward a nomination for Bucklands Beach Primary School. You can either send completed documentation directly to the Returning Officer at the school, via email s.uden@bbps.school.nz or post/deliver to Sue Uden, Returning Officer, Bucklands Beach Primary School, 107 Clovelly Rd, Bucklands Beach 2012.

Nominations close at 12 noon on Friday 12 August 2022. Voting closes on Friday 16 September 2022.

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Nominations are invited for the election of seven parent representatives to the Macleans College Board.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be emailed (or posted if email not supplied) to all eligible voters, with the issuing of nomination papers by Friday 15 July 2022.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.

Nominations close at noon on Friday 5 August 2022 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

Should there be more than seven candidates, voting papers will be sent to the caregivers’ community for the voting process by 10 August 2022.

Voting closes at 4.00pm, 7 September 2022.

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Hip-hop dancers set to shine on world stage

By GEORGIA WHITEHEAD, AUT University journalism student

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hree talented east Auckland dance crews have earned the right to represent New Zealand at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in the US. The competition is being held in the state of Arizona in August.

Three crews from Howick’s Neverland Studios, Boss, Beast, and Mee, are preparing to compete against the top troupes from more than 50 countries.

With the contest described as the equivalent to the Olympic Games for dancers, the studio isn’t taking the opportunity lightly.

Its director Ashleigh Habgood says it’s overwhelmed by the chance to compete after feeling shut off from the rest of the world for so long.

“It’s absolutely what our entire school needed to bring a little light and hope back to our dancers’ lives after such a rough few years,” she says.

Dancer Erin Stuck is a member of the Boss and Mee crews and says qualifying for the world champs was a big goal for the studio.

Members of the dance crew Boss, back row from left, Havana Smith, Erin Stuck, Eric Zhu, Millie Rowe, Lily Alcock, Jemma Low; front row from left Georgia Fulford, Eden Millward, Lucy Wessels, and Tyler Rowell. Photosupplied

“After two years of lockdowns and not being able to even consider travelling overseas, and sometimes having to train online for months on end ... we did it,” she says.

Team manager Emma Clelland says it was a hard and rewarding journey to get the crews to the nationals but, now having qualified, it all starts again.

“We are absolutely ready to take it to the next level and be

competitive at an international level so that looks like training around six to 10 hours a week as well as keeping up with our studies, classes and fitness training.”

Alongside training, the studio is also set to put a massive effort into fundraising in the next month with an upcoming showcase, movie night and discos planned.

Habgood says the crews need to come up with $92,000 to cover

the dancers’ travel, accommodation, costumes, and entry costs for the world champs.

The Howick dance studio hosted a movie fundraiser at Hoyts Wairau last week, two discos on July 9-10, and a showcase on July 23 at the Dorothy Winstone Centre in central Auckland as part of its fundraising efforts.

Dancer and Elim Christian College student Millicient Rowe is excited to go back to Arizona and compete with her teams. “I feel really grateful that we are able to go to Worlds this year,” she says. “I was very lucky that I went back in 2019 but no teams have been able to go back because of Covid.”

Tickets for the showcase can be purchased by messaging @ neverland_studios on Instagram.

For more information regarding any of the events, go online to Neverland’s Instagram page at @ Neverland_Studios. ➤ Donations can also be made to the crews’ Givealittle pages by going to www.givealittle. co.nz and searching for “help-boss-get-to-the-worldhip-hop-champs” and “helpget-beast-to-the-world-hiphop-champs”.

Vulnerable individuals and families are facing an especially bitter winter this year with rising costs for the basics, including increased electricity bills, housing insecurity and fears about how they will cope, says Territorial Director of Community Ministries Jono Bell.

The Salvation Army has launched its Winter Appeal, and asks people, in a position to afford it, to support our community-based social services that bring hope and practical support to families who are doing it tough.

These include supported accommodation, foodbanks, financial mentoring and counselling, addiction services, and positive lifestyle programmes.

“In normal times, winter can be a particularly bleak time for Kiwi families in need, but add to this the high cost of living, difficulties in securing safe, secure accommodation and the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 and flu, we are seeing many families struggling to get by,” says Bell.

“As the winter progresses, we are unfortunately expecting to see more people pushed towards the need for extra help from social agencies.”

Bell says that families who came to The Salvation Army often face a ‘tipping point’ issue such as a lack of food or an immediate need for somewhere to stay.

More information about the Winter Appeal, including how to donate, is available on The Salvation Army website: https://www.salvationarmy.org.nz/ winterappeal

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FOOTBALL

Cameron Norrie, whose parents live in Bucklands Beach, made a great start in his semi-final match against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on Friday.

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Norrie beaten by Serb ace Djokovic

Novak Djokovic ended Cameron Norrie’s dream run on Friday to stay on course for his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and become the fourth man in the Open Era to record a streak of four straight wins there after Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg, Sky Sports reported.

Djokovic made it through to his eighth Wimbledon final after ending the hopes of Britain’s Cameron Norrie.

Defending champion Djokovic ended the Wimbledon dreams of Norrie – a former Macleans College student – to reach Sunday’s final where he won a seventh title when he beat Australain Nick Kyrgios.

Norrie, whose parents live in Bucklands Beach, was bidding to join Andy Murray as the second British man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final. He made the perfect start by steamrolling Djokovic to win the first set. But Djokovic showed why he has not lost a match on Centre Court in nine years by hitting back to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for his fourth consecutive title at the All England Club.

Somerville crowned football champions S

omerville Intermediate’s Year 7 football boys are the Champions of Auckland.

They represented the South Eastern Zone at the Auckland Championships on Wednesday July 6, held at Ngahue Reserve in St Johns.

The other teams that competed were Northcote, Saint Kentigern Boys, Kedgeley and Te Atatu.

After winning their first three games convincingly, the Northcote game was like a final. After a tense start, Somerville took control of the game with some slick passing and clinical finishing; winning the final game 3-nil and coming home in first place.

They scored 12 goals and conceded only one on the day. Their coach Dayalan Pillay was extremely proud of the boys. “Playing as a team and supporting one another was key to the team’s success. They were a talented group of boys to work with.”

The team: Josh K,Thenu R, Ben H, Harry M, Ishaan S, Caleb AR, Ethan C, Zhibin S, Kevin L, Rafael SG, Josh C, Kade N, Daniel S and Matthew M Coach : Dayalan P

Somerville Intermediate’s Year 7 football boys conceded only one goal in the championships.

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