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Collings stands for fi scal prudence
DAVID COLLINGS,
Ihave a huge history with Pakuranga, being the fi rst Independent to be elected to the thenPakuranga Community Board and representing Pakuranga on the Manukau City Council.
I have now been selected as a C&R (Community and Residents) candidate for the Howick Local Board.
I very much align with their emphasis on good fi nancial management and prudent spending ensuring all rates money is spent wisely and effi ciently.
After our last board workshop, I feel I’m needed on the board to keep an eye on spending and to ensure there is a better fi nancial oversight and will miss my colleague Bob Wichman who has a similar ethos.
Having previously been chairman of the Howick Local Board, it’s pleasing to see many of the things we’ve been working on fi nally coming through to fruition such as the mul-
Howick Local Board member David Collings is standing for
re-election. Photo supplied
tisport facility in Lloyd Elsmore Park which will desperately serve as a much-needed facility for Howick Gymnastics, and both Pakuranga, tennis and bowling clubs.
It’s also great to see many of our initiatives such as Fruit Trees in Schools, Enviro-schools and Pestival (our plant and animal pest eradication project) - all three of which have seen a huge uptake with high participation in the community.
Having previously been chairman of the AMETI (Eastern Busway) project, it’s been good to see this project advance and I’m looking forward to the Reeves Road Flyover getting started to ease congestion in and around Pakuranga.
However, I strongly oppose the busway diverting into a residential area in Burswood as this was never part of the original project.
While on transport, I am very opposed to the recent proposal for a crossing with speed humps across six lanes of Pakuranga Road.
I also oppose council selling off our much-loved reserves which is just so wrong.
I would also like to comment on how proud I am that my son Luke has shown an interest in local issues and is standing for the Botany subdivision, and I hope people will consider supporting him.
I know he will work very hard and make good and sensible decisions.
Transportation issues focus for new candidate
LUKE COLLINGS,
Howick Local Board candidate, Botany subdivision
I’ve lived in and around Botany my entire life. I learned a lot through my father [Howick Local Board member David Collings].
Since before I can remember, he’s been a councillor of the former Manukau City Council and on the local board. It has given me a precious insight.
I would make it my duty to preserve any and all public-owned land, be it parks, car parks or anything else that is owned collectively will remain so, as well as the continued development of the local parks into facilities for the people; children’s playgrounds, dog parks, BBQ areas. Suggestions welcome!
I’m not a fan of Auckland Transport (AT) and their management of traffi c [such as] the recent developments undertaken at the intersection between Cascades Road and Botany Road.
Not only were the road works poorly managed at the time, but we were left with this absolute mess of a “road” afterwards.
The lanes weren’t clearly marked and the new road layout isn’t exactly ideal.
Reeves Road Flyover was due to begin in 2015/6.
Auckland Transport clearly needs some guidance or coercion.
This senseless rush toward public transport that unfortunately no one uses is not without good intention, but is creating nothing but a bigger mess.
The bus lane from Panmure to Pakuranga couldn’t take up more room, while still not alleviating any traffi c [issues].
The only thing AT seems capable of is throwing in cycle lanes, bus lanes, speed cameras, speed bumps or traffi c lights willy-nilly.
Don’t get me wrong, I believe in public transport. It’s essential. But people like having their own vehicles and the freedom that comes with it.
This shouldn’t be sneakily taken away from the people through the lack of investment in road infrastructure while taxing your fuel at a premium for it.
Preservation of our environment is a must and minimisation of waste dumping through free dumping facilities is a good idea, instead of making it harder to participate in inorganic collections.
It wouldn’t cost the council that much, especially as we already pay for the removal of any dumped trash through the parks department.
Luke Collings is standing for the Howick Local Board.
Photo supplied
BUSINESS NZ’s fi rst locally grown cannabis medicines get approval
East Tamaki business Helius Therapeutics has become the fi rst New Zealand medicinal cannabis company to gain approval for products derived from locallygrown cannabis plants.
Chief executive offi cer Carmen Doran says the news is great for many patients who have long sought legal access to both New Zealand-grown and made medicinal products.
“Gaining approval of medicinal cannabis products that are truly New Zealand-grown and made is a signifi cant milestone for our industry and another fi rst for Helius.
“Local patients and their advocates have fought long and hard for truly Kiwi products which are both high quality and cost-effective.”
The Medicinal Cannabis Agency publicly advised on September 12 that both Helius CBD25 Full Spectrum and Helius CBD100 Full Spectrum products had been verifi ed as meeting the quality standard – a requirement under the 2019 regulations before producers can supply the New Zealand market.
The latest products are fi rst being launched in New Zealand and then will be exported around the world, with Europe and South America priority markets.
Doran says Helius is now actively seeking investment to accelerate its domestic and international growth plans.
Puro executive director Tim Aldridge says this is one of the most signifi cant milestones in the New Zealand medicinal cannabis scheme to date. Puro signed a multi-million dollar supply agreement with Helius Therapeutics in January.
“Up until now, New Zealand patients could only be prescribed medicinal cannabis grown overseas, with the vast majority being imported from Australia and Canada,” says Aldridge.
“Now Kiwi patients can access cannabis medicine, which is grown right here in New Zealand, made from Puro’s organically certifi ed crop.”
Aldridge expects the availability of New Zealand-grown and manufactured medicinal cannabis will increase access and affordability for Kiwi patients.
Helius Therapuetics’ headquarters in East Tamaki.
Photo supplied
HOWICK 175 MEMORIAL ITEMS FOR SALE
Items include 175th anniversary tea towel, key rings, and copies of the book Owairoa to Howick – a collection of articles published in the Times.Times.
$10
STOCKADE HILL, overlooking Howick, has panoramic district and sea views. Women and children slept here at night for several weeks in 1863 when there was fear of Maori attack during the NZ Wars and Bavarian mercenaries, stationed here in 1863, erected a Christmas tree, believed to be one of the first in New Zealand. Howick’s War Memo-rial stands on Stockade Hill today.
SHAMROCK COTTAGE in Selwyn Road, just down from the village, was Howick’s first inn, called “The Royal Hotel”. Built in 1848, it is thought to be the second oldest building in the village. Originally built as a “wet canteen” (liquor store) for the Fencible soldiers, The Royal Hotel was noted for its hospitality and fine wines. The cottage was purchased in 1894 by Captain William C Daldy, who named it Shamrock Cottage after this first command, the schooner “Shamrock”. This build-ing is now a cafe. MUSICK POINT, beyond Bucklands Beach on the promontory at the end of Tamaki Estuary, was a Maori stronghold until 1821, when the Ngapuhi tribe from the North descended upon the dis-trict and decimated the local pop-ulation. The radio station situated on the point is named after pioneer aviator, Captain Edwin C Musick. The point provides spectacular views of the Waitemata Harbour.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH is one of New Zealand’s outstanding early buildings. Designed by the Rev F Thatcher, it was pre-fabricated at St John’s College in Auckland and brought to Howick by sea. Completed in November 1847, it was the first building to be erected in Howick, and is now the second oldest church in New Zealand. HOWICK HISTORICAL VILLAGE is a Fencible settlement located within Lloyd Elsmore Park. There are more than 30 original colonial buildings from the 1840-1880 period on site, including schools, a church, forge and general store. The gardens are an extensive heritage project with many of the trees coming from the sites of historical homes
Times Newspapers Published for 50 years in Howick, Botany and Pakuranga | www.times.co.nz Howick as it was
HO-ICK as it was pronounced by the early settlers, is named after the Northumberland seat of Earl Grey who was the Secretary of State of the colonies in the 1840s. He was also the instiga-tor of the Fencible scheme. His property in Northumberland was inherited by his eldest son, Viscount Howick and is still the family seat.
The tangata-whenua (people of this land) were the Ngai Tai people of Tainui descent. They had lived here for more than 1,000 years with pa (fortified villages) at Ohuia Rangi (Pigeon Mountain), Te Waiarohia (Musick Point) and Tuwakamana (Cockle Bay).
Maori called Howick Owairoa and the district was called Paparoa. The Howick, Pakuranga and Whitford areas were once part of the Fairburn claim. William Thomas Fairburn, with his wife and family, established a Church Missionary Society Mission Station at Maraetai in 1837.
The local Maori insisted they buy the 40,000 acres between the Tamaki and Wairoa Rivers to prevent attack by the Thames and Waikato tribes. In 1840, following the Treaty of Waitangi, the Government took 36,000 acres for the use of the Historical places of interest in the area. Live weekends are an integral part of village activities. HOWICK BEACH was the landing for the first soldiersettlers. Soon after their arrival a short wharf was erected by the 58th Regiment for use at high tide only. A longer wharf was built in 1896, when sea transport was still preferable to the rough roads. It was demolished in 1936. THE GARDEN OF MEMORIES in Uxbridge Road was bequeathed to the council by the late Miss E M Nixon, and is now used as a memorial to the district’s Tainui Maori and to the early European settlers. It encompases a museum and whare Kura.
Howick and Otahuhu Fencible settlements. Most of the remaining land was sold to settlers. The Government also paid Maori and returned most of the Wairoa Valley to William Fairburn. Howick was the largest of the four Fencible villages together with Otahuhu, Onehunga, and Panmure. They were planned in 1846 to form a defence chain across the Auckland isthmus. The Howick contingent of soldier veterans from the Imperial Army
arrived in the Waitemata Harbour in three ships, the “Sir George Seymour,” the “Minerva”, and the “Sir Robert Sale”. A government brig brought them from Auckland to Howick where they landed on the beach on Novem-ber 15, 1847. The now famous All Saints Church in Howick was built in readiness for the first Fencibles and held it first service on November 21, 6 days after the soldiers arrived. The first settlers were met with
hillsides covered in native grasses and little else. This meant that farming could start immediately but little accessible timber resulted in a lack of firewood. Until the area’s own timber supply was established, Maori supplied firewood from Waiheke Island and peat and cow pats also provided some households with raw energy for heat-ing and cooking. Because of its isolation Howick grew very slowly and remained a village much longer than Otahuhu,
Howick’s rich history embraces early Maori settlement, a Fencible outpost, and a strong Christian outreach.
Howick Post Office and Crawford’s Bus – 1908. Photo courtesy Howick & Districts Historical Society Panmure and Onehunga. Telephone lines were laid in the area in 1909. By 1915, approximately 200 peo-ple lived in Howick with 60 registered ratepayers on the borough books. Eleven houses had telephone connections. The village boasted the Catholic Church, All Saints Anglican Church, Hardy’s Haberdashery, the Marine Hotel and the Post Office. In 1922 it had a population of 502 and the village was gazetted as a town district. By 1927 the population had crept up to 545, in 1931 it reached 700 and in 1943 it was 850. In 1925, electric power came to Howick and in 1931 a new concrete road was completed from Panmure. When this road was constructed it broke every rule in the book according to modern roading technology but after more than 40 years was still sound although the concrete portion was too narrow for modern transport needs. It wasn’t until the mid 1960s that Auckland spread, extending through the Pakuranga swamp to join the vil-lage with the city. Howick is now a ward of Auckland City and encompasses neighbouring areas such as Bucklands Beach, Pakuranga and Botany.
All Saints Church, Howick.
In the early 1980s, while assembling a model of Howick in 1860s, Hugh King was amazed to discover the district housed a large number of pubs and sod cot-tages. Today the model can still be seen in the De Quincey cottage at Howick Historical Village. The project took eight months with much of the research and information suppled by the historical society and Howick bor-ough engineer Mr Ian McGill. The model boasts some familiar street names: Union Street (now Union Road), Pakuranga Road, Sandspit Road and Cockle Bay Road. Buildings include the Crawfords Bus Depot, Thistle and Shamrock Hotel, Post Office, Howick Arms Hotel, and the site of the Howick School. An old town planning map helped a great deal and other documents used in the research included an 1865 rate list, a shopping list, an 1857 map, and an 1848 map of the Howick and Pakuranga area. One thing Mr King learnt from building the model was that there were many contradictions and questions. He was curious to know how Howick communicated with
arrived in the Waitemata Harbour in three ships, the “Sir George Seymour,” the “Minerva”, and the A government brig brought them from Auckland to Howick where they landed on the beach on NovemThe now famous All Saints Church in Howick was built in readiness for the first Fencibles and held it first service on November 21, 6 days after The first settlers were met with ALL SAINTS CHURCH New Zealand’s outstanding early buildings. Designed by the Rev F Thatcher, it was pre-fabricated at St John’s College in Auckland and brought to Howick by sea. Com pleted in November 1847, it was the first building to be erected in How ick, and is now the second oldest church in New Zealand. Pubs, sod houses and unanswered questions HOWICK HISTORICAL VILLAGE is a Fencible settlement located within Lloyd Elsmore Park. There are more than 30 original colo nial buildings from the 1840-1880 period on site, including schools, a church, forge and general store. The gardens are an extensive heritage project with many of the trees com ing from the sites of historical homes Otahuhu, Panmure and Auckland city if Maoris attacked – did the citizens use flags, heliograph or flares? Did Stockade Hill have a blockhouse in 1863? There is a receipt for the timber for a blockhouse. How did the Fencibles tell the time if they had no watches. Did the church bell ring regularly? These were just some of Mr King’s unanswered questions.
a Fencible outpost, and a strong Christian outreach.
immediately but little accessible tim ber resulted in a lack of firewood. Until the area’s own timber supply was established, Maori supplied fire wood from Waiheke Island and peat and cow pats also provided some households with raw energy for heat ing and cooking. Because of its isolation Howick grew very slowly and remained a village much longer than Otahuhu, helped a great deal and other documents used in the research included an 1865 rate list, a shop ping list, an 1857 map, and an 1848 map of the Howick and Pakuranga area. One thing Mr King learnt from building the model was that there were many contradictions and questions. He was curious to know how Howick communicated with
by the early settlers, is named after the Northumberland seat of Earl Grey who was the Secretary of State of the colonies in the 1840s. He was also the instiga-tor of the Fencible scheme. His property in Northumberland was inherited by his eldest son, Viscount Howick and is still the family The tangata-whenua (people of this land) were the Ngai Tai people of Tainui descent. They had lived here for more than 1,000 years with pa (fortified villages) at Ohuia Rangi (Pigeon Mountain), Te Waiarohia (Musick Point) and Tuwakamana Maori called Howick Owairoa and the district was called Paparoa. The Howick, Pakuranga and Whitford areas were once part of the Fairburn claim. William Thomas Fairburn, with his wife and family, established a Church Missionary Society Mission Station at Maraetai OWAIROA < HOWICK The local Maori insisted they buy the 40,000 acres between the Tamaki and Wairoa Rivers to prevent attack by the Thames and Waikato tribes. In 1840, following the Treaty of Waitangi, the Government took 36,000 acres for the use of the ing Howick, has panoramic district dren slept here at night for several weeks in 1863 when there was fear and Bavarian mercenaries, stationed here in 1863, erected a Christmas
New Zealand. Howick’s War Memo-rial stands on Stockade Hill today. in Selwyn Road, just down from the village, was Howick’s first inn, called “The Royal Hotel”. Built in 1848, building in the village. Originally built as a “wet canteen” (liquor store) for the Fencible soldiers, The Royal Hotel was noted for its hospitality chased in 1894 by Captain William C Daldy, who named it Shamrock Cottage after this first command, the A compilation of stories documenting the history of Howick and districts from Howick Historian Alan La Roche, mbe, celebrating the region’s 175th anniversary
seat. (Cockle Bay).
Howick and Otahuhu Fencible settlements. in 1837. Most of the remaining land was sold to settlers. The Government also paid Maori and returned most of the Wairoa Valley to William Fairburn. Howick was the largest of the four Fencible villages together with Otahuhu, Onehunga, and Panmure. They were planned in 1846 to form a defence chain across the Auckland isthmus. The Howick contingent of soldier veterans from the Imperial Army
SHAMROCK COTTAGE $39.95
and fine wines. The cottage was pur schooner “Shamrock”. This build-ing is now a cafe. MUSICK POINT, beyond Bucklands Beach on the promontory at the end of Tamaki Estuary, was a Maori stronghold until 1821, when the Ngapuhi tribe from the North descended upon the dis-trict and decimated the local pop-ulation. The radio station situated on the point is named after pioneer aviator, Captain Edwin C Musick. The point provides spectacular views of the Waitemata Harbour. bling a model of Howick in to discover the district housed a large number of pubs and sod cot Today the model can still be seen in the De Quincey cottage at Howick Historical Village. The project took eight months information suppled by the his
