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Ngāi Tai artwork unveiled Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki and developers Todd Property Group have just unveiled a large-scale artwork (mahi toi) at Ormiston Town Centre. See page 2.

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uckland Secondary Schools’ Principals’ Association president Steve Hargreaves has spoken out about schools being excluded from the Government’s Close Contact Exemption Scheme which means they can’t access the Governmentsupplied rapid antigen tests (RATs).

And National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris

Bishop and Education spokesperson Erica Stanford have waded into the fray saying the Government’s failure to order enough RATs is causing chaos for New Zealand’s children and schools, “I totally agree that teachers need to be included in the critical worker testing scheme,” said Hargreaves, who is the principal at Macleans College.

“Every principal I have spoken to is of the same mind. The community needs schools to be open for

face-to-face learning and having RATs available will allow schools to keep staff at school.”

Hargreaves told the Times the issues facing schools this year – apart from managing Covid cases – are staffing in key subjects and providing the full educational experience with sport and EOTC [education outside the classroom] around the Covid Protection Framework [CPF] restrictions.

“The sector lost a small percentage of teachers to the mandate but,

because some subjects are so difficult to staff, even a small number of teachers is crucial,” Hargreaves said.

“For example, being unable to find a workshop technology teacher means 120 students miss out on the subject.

“Having said that, the year has started really well. Attendance is over 98 per cent, the students are really pleased to be back on campus and the atmosphere in school is very positive.”

Bishop said multiple schools have contacted him and Stanford expressing concern they’re not part of the Government’s Close Contact Exemption Scheme.

“The Government’s overly bureaucratic close contact scheme doesn’t define schools as ‘critical’, apparently except for in a situation where there wouldn’t be enough teachers in the school to cater to the children of critical workers. ➤ Turn to page 5

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A large-scale film etched work on acrylic by contemporary Auckland artist Reuben Kirkwood is taking viewers on a visual journey, exploring the connection of local iwi to the waterways and portages of the area.

Commissioned by Ormiston Town Centre developer, Todd Property Group, the permanent installation was unveiled and blessed by local iwi Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki on February 11.

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Todd Property Group general manager property Bryce Morrin says the work is a spectacular addition to Ormiston Town Centre that will add depth and interest to its spaces.

“Todd Property Group is proud to support this partnership with local iwi and artists to bring a layer of history and storytelling to Ormiston Town Centre,” said Morrin.

The new artwork can be found by accessing the corridor next to Tran’s Kitchen off The Eatery, or next to The Photo Studio off the retail strip.

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lar concerns at the summit. “Too many Kiwis remain unaware of the sector’s successful delivery in recent months and that was frustrating,” chief executive Carmen Doran said.

“Several products have been verified as meeting the quality standards. However, local manufacturers must remain silent until they achieve approved medicines status. High GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards now give prescribers’ confidence, but until Kiwi manufacturers go through exhaustive clinical trials they can’t say much.”

tides and mimic the way that carving captures light and shadow on haehae (carved ridges),” said Kirkwood.

Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki Trust CEO Tama Potaka says that Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki appreciates the opportunity to partner with Todd Property and share tribal kōrero with the present generation, including the new and growing Ormiston community.

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Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki Kaiwhakairo (head carver) Reuben Kirkwood said the concept evolved from the moving tides within local waterways and the interpretation of these waterways within the wider panoramic view of Auckland.

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More than 400 delegates registered. One of the many highlights, Champion says, was hearing Minister Andrew Little speak.

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Police won’t investigate road rage incident due to pandemic

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olice told the east Auckland owner of a car damaged in a road rage attack they were too busy to investigate the incident due to their commitments with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Somerville man John van der Hoven was driving his Honda vehicle on November 22 last year with his teenage daughter in the car when the incident unfolded.

The pair were heading south in the left-hand lane of the Southern Motorway away from the CBD behind another motorist who was doing about 70km/h.

Van der Hoven says he made a gesture to indicate the driver in front should speed up.

“I then took the off-ramp toward the South Eastern Highway.

“When he saw me take the lefthand turn he immediately moved over and went down to 60km/h.”

Van der Hoven says he drove past the other driver and raised both arms at him in a gesture to ask why he’d slowed down.

Both vehicles then arrived at the intersection with Carbine Road.

Van der Hoven’s car was in the middle lane going straight ahead

and the other driver pulled up beside them to the left.

“My daughter saw him stop beside our car and she immediately wound her window up,” he says.

The other driver got out of his vehicle and approached van der Hoven’s vehicle.

“He started screaming,” he says.

“We couldn’t hear what he was screaming but it was obviously swear words of some kind.

“I could see him coming and we couldn’t move as there were cars in front of us.

“He proceeded to kick my wing mirror out.

“I think he hit the window and then kicked the mirror.

“Then he got into his car and sped off.”

Van der Hoven says his daughter was upset by the incident and was “almost in tears”.

He says several motorists who saw what happened gave him their contact details and the registration plate number of the attacker’s vehicle.

“I couldn’t understand why saying ‘hurry up’ and raising my arms warranted this type of action.

“I didn’t do rude hand gestures, I

didn’t shout at him, I didn’t tailgate him.

“I went past him so maybe he took offence to that.”

Van der Hoven made a report to police about the incident via its crime reporting line and passed on the registration plate number of the attacker’s vehicle and the contact details of his eyewitnesses.

About a week later he received a letter from a sergeant at the Glen Innes police station.

It says the complaint has been assessed, but due to “current investigative and operational commitments it has not received investigation priority”.

“We prioritise our investigations according to the seriousness of the offence and ongoing risk to victims,” the letter says.

“Unfortunately, your file does not meet our threshold for investigation.”

Van der Hoven says the letter “really, really pissed me off”.

“I was so disappointed. You feel powerless. I phoned the police and said, ‘really?’.”

A police spokesperson says officers made initial inquiries to find out if CCTV footage was available of the incident, but none was.

“We acknowledge the complainant provided possible lines of inquiry to police.

“Due to a wide range of operational commitments to the Covid19 outbreak, including policing borders, MIQ and providing visible policing, police were not able to commit the resources required to investigate this matter.

“We acknowledge this is disappointing for the complainant and we have explained our reasoning for not being able to investigate this incident further.”

East Auckland man John van der Hoven’s car was attacked in a road rage incident that police said did not reach the threshold for investigation (above); Van der Hoven’s car had its wing mirror kicked off during the incident. (above)

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Khojaly

30 years passed over the Khojaly Genocide

Khojaly is a district located in the mountainous Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

Beginning from the late 1980s an armed conflict engulfed the region when Armenia launched aggressive military action against Azerbaijan with the aim of implementing its longstanding plan towards occupying Azerbaijani territories.

Over the night of 25-26 February 1992, following a massive artillery bombardment, Armenian armed forces and paramilitary units, with the support from the former USSR’s 366th Motorized Infantry Regiment, moved in to seize the town.

Once the assault began, around 2,500 remaining inhabitants tried to leave with the hope to reach the nearest area under Azerbaijani

control. However, they hoped in vain. The fleeing people were ambushed and either killed by gunfire from Armenian military posts or captured. Others, mainly women and children, died from frostbite while wandering in the mountains. Only a few were able to reach the Azerbaijanicontrolled town of Aghdam.

Undoubtedly, what happened in

Khojaly was the largest massacre.

In all, the assault and capture of the town took the lives of 613 of its people, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly. 1275 were taken hostage, while the fate of another 150 people remains unknown.

The town was razed to the ground.

In the course of that tragic night 487 inhabitants of Khojaly were

wounded, including 76 children; eight families were completely wiped out; 130 children lost one parent; and 25 children lost both parents.

Khojaly is an outrageous case for several reasons. Firstly, it was a completely civilian settlement without serious military equipment and fortifications. The assault with heavy weapons no way be militarily justified because it provided no military advantage.

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The unprecedented degree of brutality, including killing at pointblack range and with special cruelty and subsequent desecration of corpses by Armenian invaders, can lead only to this conclusion.

The “Justice for Khojaly” International Awareness Campaign was launched on 8 May 2008, at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, General Coordinator of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation.

The campaign aims to raise international public awareness of the Khojaly Genocide.

Hope for restoration of a new life after the cold winter The glorious army of Azerbajan restored terrirorial integrity of Azerbaijan and brought an end to the long-lasting occupation as the result of the Patriotic War. Deliberately attacking on civilian population during the 44 days military operations by ballistic scud missiles and cluster rockets in Tartar, Ganja, Barda and Mingachevir, the Armed Forces of Armenia once again disclosed its terristic nature, which they had already demonstrated in Khojaly in 1992.

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Teachers’ noncritical status creating ‘chaos’ ➤ Continued from page 1 “Creating multiple, complex layers of eligibility is an admission by the Government that they do not have enough rapid tests to go round.

“Incredibly, some schools have even secured their own supply of rapid tests only to be told that they can’t use them for return-to-work purposes – truly a perverse and wrong-headed policy outcome.”

Stanford says the return-towork provisions are important for keeping schools open and kids learning, and access to rapid tests is urgently needed to keep children and teachers safe.

“On the same day Ministry of Education officials are emailing principals to say they’re not included in the scheme, Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall is telling Parliament that schools are included. It’s emblematic of a Government that doesn’t have a plan and is making things up on the fly.

“We’ve been calling for the Government to make rapid tests available in every school. With over 1000 cases a day, Omicron is spreading quickly so the need has never been more urgent.”

Meanwhile, ACT Leader David Seymour on Friday said the Government was “all over the place when it comes to rapid antigen tests for teachers and it’s time for clarity”.

“The Government should legalise any test that can be used in Australia for immediate importation. At present, Australia allows 26 different types of home use test and 67 point-of-care tests. We should simply say tomorrow that New Zealanders are free to import any type of test approved in Australia.”

Meanwhile, a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) spokesperson told the Times this week that schools that do not have enough staff able to attend on

site to supervise children who need to be there, can access the close contact exemption scheme “so that critical supply chains and other key sectors can continue to operate”.

“They may, therefore, choose to register now, and will need to assess whether they need to have a close contact come back to work in order to continue to supervise children who need to be there,” the MBIE spokesperson said.

“It’s important to note that when a business or service self-assess whether they are critical, using guidance on business.govt.nz, to see if, or what parts of their service, qualify for the scheme, this process is automatic.

“Once they have carried out the self-assessment process and determined that they would qualify, then they register a selfdeclaration that they are a critical service on the Close Contact Exemption Scheme Critical Services Register (the Register) on business.govt.nz.”

The scheme is not intended to enable the attendance of all staff and students – schools have planned for delivering hybrid learning in a range of scenarios when teachers or students are having to isolate at home, MBIE said.

“This scheme is only for those parents and caregivers who can’t have their children at home.

“In the limited cases where school staff have been identified as close contacts and need to return to work to supervise children who need to be there, Rapid Antigen Test kits will be provided free of charge to them by the Ministry of Health through the close contact exemption.

“Registered organisations (including schools) are not provided with Rapid Antigen Test kits in advance, nor are they able to access bulk supplies through the close contact exemption scheme.”

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ore than a year after a disgruntled reader began leaving unsolicited notes in local letterboxes and on car windscreens, the individual has finally been captured on security cameras.

The angry reader, whose identity is unknown, took exception to an open letter from The Religious Diversity Centre Trust on the Times’ Feedback page on September 1, 2020, in which the name and age of the Christchurch mosque murderer was published with the terrorist’s photo.

The reader threatened to distribute notes denouncing the Times’ decision to publish the piece and

demanded two apologies via an anonymous letter to the paper’s owner Reay Neben. The paper refused.

The notes – which have annoyed many loyal readers and upset others – are all delivered on customer cards from assorted supermarkets and refer to the “idiot Editor”. A contact name “Nick Toidi” is also included [Toidi is idiot spelled backwards].

A Pakuranga resident last Thursday captured video footage of the man on Riverhills Avenue popping notes under windscreen wipers under cover of darkness.

The footage, while dim due to low light conditions, clearly shows an

older pakeha male with a slightly hunched back moving from car to car.

The security footage has been sent to police, as well as dozens of notes handed in and posted to the Times by the man.

The person who sent in the video footage said: “He left his note on my cars/in my mailbox at around 10:08pm last night, 17th Feb. I’m rather sensitive to folk wandering at night interfering with my cars given the mail theft/car crime we’ve been having.” ➤ If you can help to identify this man, please contact the Times on info@times.co.nz.

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Goff: New Covid support payment welcomed Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed the government’s announcement of a new Covid19 Support Payment for sectors like hospitality and events, which are experiencing significant financial strain due to the accelerating Omicron outbreak.

The new payment will provide eligible businesses with fortnightly payments of $4000 and $400 per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee, up to 50 employees or a cap of $24,000.

“As one leader of the Auckland business sector has stated, this will be a lifeline for many small businesses in our city,” Goff said.

“It is not a lockdown or level three-style restrictions that are currently placing pressure on businesses. It is the concern that many Aucklanders have that the rapid spread of Omicron, especially in Auckland, makes it less safe to go out and enjoy restaurants, cafes, pubs, theatre and cinemas, as well as other retail

businesses.

“With small businesses already having lost money and built-up debt under earlier impacts of Covid -19, they are now struggling to survive a further downturn in business.

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Dell has been involved in Auckland’s theatre scene for years as director, choreographer, production manager, actor and set builder.

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She’s served as musical director and band player for numerous theatre companies in the city since 2008 and teaches music at Cockle Bay School.

Expansion saw the studio open premises in East Tamaki in

2019 before moving to its current Vincent Street base in November 2020.

Dell and Leggett say their studio’s mission is to “inspire and engage children through quality experiences that create community and nurture a love of the arts”.

Their previous students are encouraged to audition for community and professional productions.

Past and current pupils have been selected for tours and productions including The Sound of Music, Annie and Oliver, among others.

“Children’s Musical Theatre Studio is an active leader in theatre production and training,” Dell and Leggett say.

“We strive for excellence in theatre training.

“We use the medium of theatre to engage, enlighten and motivate children toward productive and fulfilling lives as members of society.”

They say they aim to provide broad access to theatre experiences by offering programming that reaches out across diverse

Susanne Dell, above left, and Lynnette Leggett are the people behind the Children’s Musical Theatre Studio in Howick; Some of the young students who have starred in the studio’s productions (right). Times photo Chris Harrowell Photos supplied

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his year marks the 175th anniversary of the European settlement of Howick with the arrival of The Fencibles on Howick Beach on November 15, 1847.

The 175th anniversary committee has been working to ensure this occasion receives due recognition.

They have had to work in challenging times due to disruptions from Covid-19 and other issues.

The Howick Village Association is working with this committee and some of our planned activities/events in the months and weeks leading up to November 15 will recognise this anniversary.

A quick summary of the Howick Village Association planned activities: ■ Historical mural painting on Chorus cabinet in Uxbridge Rd – March ■ Easter Holiday Bunny Hunt Competition – April 20 – April 30

■ Anzac sound and light display in Fencible Park – April 20 – April 25 ■ Winter blanket appeal in collaboration with Rotary Howick – May ■ Jammies in June collection – June ■ Eco-Day – June 25 ■ Historical business window competition, second term school holidays – July ■ Bastille Day Saturday

markets – July 16 ■ Howick Village Hop – September ■ 175th decorative cake competition – October ■ Howick Brass Band concert in Fencible Park – October ■ Howick Village Christmas Fair – November 18 These activities are all dependent on public health conditions with Covid-19 at the time.

We envisage that the week leading up to the Christmas Fair on Friday November 18, which includes the actual anniversary day (Tuesday 15) will see activities in Howick Village involving the Howick businesses.

So, the coming months will see a lot happening in your village and we hope you will join us in celebrating this significant milestone in Howick and districts’ history.

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Carmen Holmes – co-owner of local cafes and restaurants The Apothecary, Daisy Chang and Piggy Bar – told the Times that there had been a number of diners doing runners without paying.

“We’ve had a few since the red light systems,” Carmen says. “We’ve had to change how we do things.”

The walk-outs were on February 17, February 16, February 14, February 12, February 4, and a number in January.

Customers used to walk-in, choose from the array of food in the cabinet, order and pay at the same time, and be given a number before taking a seat at a table.

“I think we’ve just got so many lovely regulars that come all the time and that pattern is ingrained.”

Now, under the red light system where everyone has to be seated, there needs to be another employee at the front door checking vaccine passports before customers come in. Then they’re served and seated.

“I think what’s happening is that they’re forgetting,” Carmen says.

“There’s probably a small element that is not good, but on the whole I think it’s just a genuine mistake, but at times those genuine mistakes are quite costly.”

Typically the walk-outs are at peak times when staff are busy and monitoring is difficult.

After a social media post by the Apothecary was published detailing the issue, a recent walk-out that occurred on February 17 returned to pay their bill. “It was an honest mistake,” Carmen says.

“Howick is such a lovely place and such a lovely community.

“On the whole, everyone would come in whole-heartedly wanting to pay. The way our system is working, with everyone having to be seated, has added a bit of complexity to what usually is a simple process.”

Their system has been changed, which will “identify people that haven’t paid”.

“We’re hoping that this will alleviate this issue”.

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dramatic adaptation of British author Daphne du Maurier’s popular novel My Cousin Rachelis about to hit an east Auckland theatre’s stage.

Howick Little Theatre’s 2022 season gets under way with its production of the play based on du Maurier’s 1951 best-selling mystery romance novel of the same name and adapted for the stage by Joseph O’Connor.

It’s directed by Howick Little Theatre veteran Terry Hooper and runs from February 26 to March 19.

The play tells the story of the fictional character Rachel Sangalletti, an enigmatic countess who travels from Florence, Italy, to the Ashley Estate in the UK, the home of her recently deceased husband.

When Sangalletti arrives at the estate “her presence arouses dark suspicions and uncontrollable desires, not least in young Philip, cousin and heir to the Ashley home”, the theatre says.

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Convoy 2022 and the protest outside Parliament had its genesis two years ago when [Prime Minister Jacinda] Ardern decided to play ‘god’ and save us all from ourselves.

She made the decision to control every aspect of the Covid response which has turned out to be a demonstration of bureaucratic incompetence.

A better response would have been to explain to the public that they had a choice – get vaccinated or run the risk of getting Covid and dying. Everyone has to make a personal choice, not a governmentdictated one.

To back up this approach, the supply of vaccine would have had to be early and with options, rather than late and limited as has happened.

Having had to make, personally, what could be a life or death deci-

reason in this classic Gothic romance set in the wild landscape of the rock-ribbed Cornish coast.”

The theatre’s artistic advisor, Alison Mudford, says the story is set on a large Cornish estate in the UK in the 1830s.

“This adaptation toured the UK in 2019 and hasn’t been performed in New Zealand before.

“We are really excited about it and as far as I know this is only the second adaptation that’s been done.

“We read the other one as well but this one is much better.”

The story is so popular that over the years it’s been adapted multiple times for film, TV and radio.

The most recent film version starred actor Rachel Weisz as Sangalletti and was released in 2017.

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The protest outside Parliament had its genesis two years ago, says Sunnyhills reader Derek Paterson.

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sion, citizens are more likely to accept minor inconveniences like masks, scanning etc.

Never forget, everyone dies, it’s only a matter of when. And that is not a government decision.

Derek Paterson, Sunnyhills

LIFE, BUT NOT AS WE KNEW IT

I suspect most of us now want our lives to return to normal.

However, a line has been crossed that makes such a sentiment a complete mockery of what we have been forced to endure over the last couple of years.

If we are aching to get back to the lives we once knew, it’s because we once remember taking it for granted that the traditional legal conventions of our nation guaranteed not just our freedom but held that it was misappropriation of government power that these protections guarded us against.

This assurance has been broken: we blinked. Bamboozled by a manufactured crisis, we let errant representatives, in collusion with news media, strip us of our credulity to play us off against one another and coerce our compliance.

Nothing more forcefully reveals our profound shallowness than a misguided determination now to preserve our fantasies about what we thought the world was before we were locked down.

But the wound done to our personal agency is now so profound that unless there is a wide-ranging independent commission into the pandemic, with the power to subpoena and indict government officials, we risk far greater future abuses from an emboldened, unaccountable State.

Rees Sutcliffe East Tamaki Heights

SOME ANSWERS PLEASE MR BROWN

Re: Auckland’s top transport priority should be a second harbour crossing (Times, February 9, Comment from Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown).

Woosh! That is the sound of science escaping over Simeon Brown’s head.

Methane is approaching 2ppm – triple the pre-industrial level.

Cause? Possibly manmade global warming itself. h t t p s : // w w w. n a t u r e . c o m / articles/d41586-022-00312-2 It’s called feedback and we may

be reaching a tipping point beyond which there is no going back to the benign climate that nurtured our civilisation (over 100 years methane is 30 times worse than CO2 and 80 times over 20 years).

We must reduce CO2 from transport. That is the absolute priority.

So about the second harbour crossing, Mr Brown. What exactly do you have in mind? More roads? More cars? More votes for National?

Because you don’t mention CO2 once in your wee, niggling article about Labour’s shortcomings.

What do you think we are? Turkeys voting for Christmas?

Dennis Horne, Howick

GHOST COUNCIL BUILDINGS

Ghost houses and council buildings, including the old Howick council building, are prime examples of the wasteful and environmentally-damaging excesses of the rich, who have more money than they know what to do with.

Old Howick Library building.

It would appear that the ratepayer-owned Howick council building [on Moore Street] which, from the time it was no longer needed some 20 years ago, could have been a money-earner for ratepayers, was kept empty and is now so decrepit and run-down and, by their own standards condemned, nobody wants it.

Such wasteful ways by our local council. The old Howich library is another example and is testimony to the lack of business acumen exhibited by this and previous councils and should have earned then a vote of no confidence and [saw them] ousted.

Such is the supposedly democratic process or processes we have in electing incompetent councils and will continue to do so unless we introduce some form of performance pay with an independent body adjudging each individual council member’s performance and paid accordingly.

Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay

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COMMENT

Kiwis struggling with rising cost of living MP for Pakuranga

Simeon Brown

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ven as Omicron continues to spread throughout our communities, Kiwis are becoming more concerned with the cost of living, as recent data shows the price of just about everything has gone up significantly over the last few years.

Data released just last week shows food prices have increased by a staggering 5.9 per cent in just the last year, the largest annual increase in more than a decade.

And it’s not just one type of food item making overall prices look worse than they are, with the cost for just about everything from fruit and vegetables to meats to beverages all going up over the last year.

If you weren’t already struggling to put food on the table, it also costs you more to even make the trip to the supermarket these days, with fuel prices reaching $3 a litre with no sign of slowing down.

New Zealand is facing the largest inflation rate increase in three decades, MP Simeon Brown says.

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POLICE CAR DAMAGED AS BOTTLES HURLED AT OFFICERS Police were besieged by flying bottles after responding to reports of fighting outside an east Auckland home.

A police spokesperson says officers arrived at the address in Half Moon Bay at about 10pm on February 12 after receiving calls about a “large group” of people fighting outside the property.

“A large police presence was required to clear the address and move people out of the area.

“During the incident, bottles were thrown at police and a police vehicle was damaged.

“The matter was eventually able to be resolved.

“A number of young people were detained at the time of the event and enquiries are ongoing for both the disorder event and the damage to the police car.”

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And it’s costing more to keep a roof over your head too, with median rents across the country rising by $50 per week over the last 12 months, the highest yearly increase on record.

All of this comes as we face the largest inflation rate increase in three decades, 5.9 per cent from December 2020 to December 2021, a massive

contributor to the greater cost of living.

With wages failing to keep up, it’s no wonder so many New Zealanders are struggling right now, with no relief in sight and no plan from the Government on how to address these significant issues.

What’s worse is that despite the Prime Minister’s promise

to reduce child poverty, there are now around 37,000 more children growing up in benefitdependent homes, meaning more Kiwi kids growing up in difficult circumstances.

The cost-of-living crisis is affecting everyone, but it’s the most at risk who are being hit the hardest. At a time when unemployment is low and

businesses are crying out for workers, the Government should be looking at ways to get people off benefits and into work, something we all know will greatly improve a person’s quality of life.

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Rubbish dumped in polluted pond

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he sight of rubbish floating on the surface of an east Auckland pond visited by families and children is being labelled “absolutely disgusting”.

That’s the view of Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart, who’s calling for more to be done to tackle pollution in the city’s waterways.

After hearing of the rubbish in the pond at Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, Stewart phoned the council’s pollution call centre, and then a council official, who got contractors to remove it.

“They scooped out a black bag that had something in it,” she told the Times.

“The photos on Facebook were absolutely disgusting.

“People are dumping rubbish into the pond and there’s probably a lot of stuff down on the bottom we can’t see.”

Stewart describes the pond’s water as “toxic”.

“There’s lots of ducks around on the grass but not many on the pond.

“They’re here because they get fed but a lot of them don’t want to go into the water.”

On the day the Times visited the pond there were hundreds of ducks on the grass around it but only about 20 or so on the water, which appeared to have a layer of

Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart says more needs to be done to remove pollution from the city’s waterways, including the pond in Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga.

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pollution on its surface.

Stewart says water in the pond flushes into a stormwater manhole.

Any rubbish in the pond then “flushes into our streams, which go through different catchment”.

“If we were keeping on top of the problem we wouldn’t have as many issues like this,” she says.

“Every now and then it [the pond] may need to be flushed.

“If it had been looked after and treated properly the whole time we wouldn’t have these issues.”

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“It might cost a lot of money, but in the long run for the Government and local-government to do something like that I think it will be for the benefit of the environment.”

An Auckland Council spokesperson says the pond in Lloyd Elsmore Park will be added to a monthly ‘inspect and clean’ list as

well as being “cleaned on a reactive basis”.

Council Healthy Waters specialist William Twomey says the council’s water quality targeted rate provides investment for new stormwater infrastructure and initiatives to reduce wastewater, sediment, and other pollutants contaminating the city’s waterways and marine environment.

“This includes monitoring and investigations in our streams, watercourse and stormwater network to identify contaminants and track them to their source.

“The council encourages people to phone 0800 NO DUMP (0800 663 867) to report illegal rubbish dumping anywhere across Auckland including in waterways.

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he Government should begin removing vaccine mandates progressively once we are through the peak of Omicron, National Leader Christopher Luxon said in a speech on Monday.

“National is strongly provaccination, but the public health rationale for mandates is much less than it was just a few months ago. Omicron is just so infections and busts through vaccination, including boosters.

“New Zealanders have done the right thing. We got vaccinated in record numbers. We’re getting boosted. We get tested.

We’ve tolerated being shut off from the rest of the world for two years.”

Luxon, who is also MP for Botany, said the Government must step up and begin to “heal the deep divisions it has created in our society before they get worse”. Key to that is a plan on what criteria they will use to begin lifting vaccine mandates.

Mandates are becoming increasingly less relevant in the country’s highly-vaccinated population and as Covid becomes endemic. “They should begin to be removed progressively once we are through the peak of Omicron,” Luxon said.

“The areas where Government mandates should be removed

first are vaccination requirements for border workers, vaccine pass requirements for children’s sport and vaccine pass requirements for hospitality businesses.”

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a post-Cabinet speech on Monday that the Government’s primary goal “is to manage Covid with as few restrictions on our daily lives as possible, to keep people feeling confident and safe, and to accelerate our economic recovery”.

“As always, what that means in terms of changing restrictions isn’t an easy question to answer in an often-unpredictable pandemic,” Ardern said.

“But by looking at what is happening overseas, we can begin to look to the future.

“Firstly, we know our wave of cases is likely to hit a peak in roughly mid to late March, only three to six weeks away.

“At that point, if we follow the pattern of other countries, we’ll likely see a rapid decline, followed by cases stabilising at a lower level.”

Ardern said the reason the country will be able to move away from vaccine passes and many mandates, is because more people will have had Covid.

“So in the same way that coming out the other side of the

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peak will give us the chance to step down through the Traffic Light system, and ease things like gathering limits, it will also enable us to move on vaccine passes and ease mandates in places where they are less likely to impact vulnerable people,” the Prime Minister said.

“They will remain important in some areas for some time.

There can be no specific date given at this point, but what I can tell you is that we will be looking to make sure that we are well beyond the peak and that the pressure on our health system is manageable.”

Luxon in his speech the Government needed to do more for the hospitalilty sector.

“Hospitality businesses around New Zealand are doing the hard yards under current settings – despite officials specifically telling Labour not to apply vaccine pass requirements to bars, restaurants and cafes,” said Luxon.

He said the Government also needs to open up the border “right now” for Kiwis coming home from anywhere in the world.

“We should quickly open to tourists and other visa holders too and we should get rid selfisolation requirements unless someone tests positive when they land,” Luxon said.

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COLUMN

Keeping our community safe Last week the current Howick Police Station closed while the search for a new site continued.

The police have committed to opening a new station in Howick, but they are based out of Ormiston for now. I want to acknowledge our awesome community constables for their work keeping our community safe.

This is something our Government is also committed to.

In 2019, we delivered on our promise of 1800 new police officers, helping reduce crime, particularly gang activity. We also recently established a new firearms unit and tactical response model to support frontline staff.

Another critical way we are keeping our community safe is through the Government’s Covid19 response. With Omicron in the community, our strongest weapon to protest our friends and family is getting boosted. Uptake has been brilliant so far, with more than 1.8 million Kiwis stepping up for this extra layer of protection. If it’s been three months since your second dose, head into one of the 29 vaccination sites in east Auckland and get boosted.

We’re also protecting the community by minimising the risk of transmission through the traffic light framework alongside the close contact exemption scheme that will help keep critical supply chains running.

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Naisi Chen Another part of this is vaccine mandates for some industries. I know the vast majority of New Zealanders support this approach, despite a tiny group who have illegally occupied the streets of Wellington over the past fortnight.

New Zealanders have the right to protest, but this has gone too far.

The vitriol being disseminated is unacceptable, while the protesters continued presence undermines the rule of law.

We must stand united in opposition. Given that, it’s unfortunate the MP for Botany [and National leader Christopher Luxon] appears to have spotted an opportunity for political gain. He can oppose mandates, but not in a way that condones anti-vaccination sentiment and violence against the public.

Alongside this work, the Government continues to invest in east Auckland. Last week, we announced funding for Somerville Intermediate School as part of a $21 million package of school property upgrades. This Labour Government is not just keeping our community safe – we’re also investing for the future.

Naisi Chen is a Labour list MP based in Botany

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We are keen to help you to discover this through the use of the LifeCurve™ App. We are testing the app to see if it has an impact in helping you maintain and improve healthy independent living and socialisation.

Perhaps you have an parent/grandparent who might be keen to be part of our study. If you are aged 75+; or 60+ if Maori/ Pasifika and live in Howick (or suburbs close by) you may be eligible for our study.

If you would like to know more there are three ways to contact us: 1. Register your interest by completing an online form at https:// redcap.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/surveys/?s=FATNLHCXTF. 2. Phone 0800 222 848 (to leave a voicemail).

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Approved by the Health and Disability Ethics Committee on 13/12/2021, reference number: 20/CEN/242.

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Experienced family business, quality service

Allan Craig 0274-962-118 Matt Craig 021-813-883 Landline 09-215-1144 admin@craigplumbing.co.nz

For a FREE quote contact Hayden on: P: 027 210 8558 E: hayden@moorequalitybuilding.co.nz www.moorequalitybuilding.co.nz DE281670

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TRADE SERVICES

TRADIES...

DRAINLAYING All work guaranteed

We may be able to help you with print and digital options

Ph 09 265 0070 | www.ubendplumbing.co.nz

HOUSE WASHING

HARRIS Tree Services.

Trees, hedges, palms, garden, trim, removal. Fast service. Phone Shane 021 876 541

171 Moore St. Howick 0274 760 577 easterncovercentre.co.nz

www.allgoplumbing.co.nz

PLUMBER

• Specialises in plumbing maintenance • Hot water cylinders • No job too small

REPAIRS & SERVICE

to all Central and Built-in Vacuum Systems Ph 021 767 662

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WATERBLASTING

FOR HOT WATER 1STCYLINDER REPAIRS 3 Specialist waterblasting

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l Hot Water Cylinders l Bathroom/Kitchen Renovations l Roof Leaks l General Maintenance l All Work Guaranteed

535 1111 027 235 2517

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ROOFING

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Call Nick 5374602 or 029 7700581

WATER BLASTING, House Wash, roof treat or Gutter clean. Free quote call Shona (09) 537 4320

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

ROOFING repair service.

26 yrs exper. All work guaranteed. Ph 536-7173 or 0210-798-166

RUBBISH REMOVALS GARDEN Household & General, also garden work & waterblasting. Fast, friendly service. Ph Peter 021 393384

RUBBISH REMOVAL

FOCUS ON FEET Home visits. Professional gentle care. NZ trained nurse Ph Marlena 5331150 or 0211865496

JANET’S MASSAGE

SPORT AND THERAPY MASSAGE Unit 19/ 325 Ti Rakau Drive, East Tamaki Phone 022 082 2982 OPEN 7 DAYS DE281651

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DS Trees & Landscapes, all tree work & stumps, hedges, mulching, rubbish removal. Phone Doug 021 537 171 or 537 8595

Boat Covers Outdoor Blinds Outdoor Furniture All Canvas Repairs

ADAM OXLEY

We do WINZ quotes

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ALL TREE WORK Stump Grinding Fully Insured Free Mulch Ph Brett 533-0473 or 021-279-9118

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BRANCH MANAGER

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021 031 1899.

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Pick up service from Half Moon Bay & Pine Harbour

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ACTIVE retired carpenter, past master builder, wants small jobs e.g. easing sticky doors, windows, all carpentry jobs. Phone Bob 534 1355 or 027 4763937

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

ADL PAVING & LANDSCAPING. Phone Adrian 027 603 1919, ah 537 2345

Marine & Domestic Gas

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CARPENTERS

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Ph 021 164 7428

LOGAN’s Mowing, friendly & professional. Ph Logan 022 0144957 for free quote

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Local NZ Registered Electrician No job too big or too small!

24 hour Emergency service No call out fee if you mention this advert.

Phone Ross 021 977 542

534-7361, 292-8930 0274-767-746

027 348 7334

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ALTERATIONS, bathrooms, decks, etc. all types of work. over 45 yrs exp. Registered Certified Builder. Ph Ken 534-1214

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All int/ext requirements, prompt service, 40 years experience, Registered Master Painter

Ph Murray

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BOBCAT / Digger Excavations, driveways, landscaping, site clearing, rubbish removal, topsoil & metal supplies, truck hire. Phone Grant 0274 758 468

The small jobs inside and out no one else wants to do

GREENMAN Lawn & Garden Trees & Hedges, rideon mowing. Free quotes.

Friendly service. 534 2053 or 021 570 409

BUILDERS DE270756-V2

NZ Registered

Flat pack specialists CD243734

Registered Drainlayers

535 6950 021 0333 149

An experienced gentleman with years of experience in additions, renovations, wallpapering & painting etc.

All other work considered also...

We will assemble for you!

Ph 0274 945 447 or 534 8404

DRAINAGE

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APPLIANCE REPAIRS

HANDYMAN

PAINTING & DECORATING

PAVING

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HANDYMEN

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ALL GARDENING work undertaken, specialising in one-off tidy ups. Call The Gardening Guys, ph 0211845671, 0225930060

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Have a fab summer… whatever the colour

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Phone Kenny 021 897 445

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Call: 09 533 6956

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Full interior seat shampooing for your cars fabric seats and carpets for ONLY $150.

Remove old stains and smells. Complete interior clean including glass available too.

Book Now. Call Andrew 022-453-7937

Replace your doors, drawer fronts & benchtops or have a completely new kitchen, all made to measure.

Servicing East & Central Auckland

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• Outlets • Home Theatre • Security Cameras • Lighting Phone Jack 532 8723 021 661 469

All fencing, decks, retaining walls, landscaping & more Competitive pricing Free Quotes

CAR INTERIOR SHAMPOOING

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TV AERIALS APPROVED TECHNICIAN

A.J. & S.J CONTRACTOR

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We are local so please call Rodger 021 659 677

535 6227 021 726697 Sam 027 4981810 Adrian

CLEANING

PAINTERS & DECORATORS

KITCHENS

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AERIALS

CARPET CLEANING, free quotes. Phone Shona 09 537 4320

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BOOKKEEPING Service simple solutions. Xero, MYOB, GST, PAYE. Sheryl 0212982786

FENCING & TRELLIS

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CARPET CARE

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ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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027 444 7500

CLASSIFIEDS SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

LIVE LOCAL, WORK LOCAL

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GENERAL HEALTHCARE SALES POSITION – Part Time If you have proven sales history and a positive and outgoing manner, come and join our busy team at Unichem Mainstreet Pharmacy Howick.

You will need to love interacting with new people and have a passion for learning.

It will be a great advantage if you have worked in pharmacy or health care in New Zealand.

This is a permanent 2 day a week role but you will be asked to fill in occasional times on top of the rostered Tuesday and Wednesday.

Expressions of interest in the first instance please call into Unichem Mainstreet Pharmacy at 45 Picton Street & have a chat to Anne or email CV to amcoley@gmail.com Phone 09 5356739 DE281681

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BECOME A PASSIVE FIRE LEGEND

For more information on our company, and to apply online, visit our website — https://www.cakegroup.co.nz/careers

MP281704

Job Vacancy

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT

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.

MANUFACTURING OPERATOR

The Soap Factory Limited is a privately owned, leading contract manufacturer of boutique soap for the personal care industry.

Based in Pakuranga, the Manufacturing plant currently runs two shifts: Day shift: Mon-Fri, working from 7am-3.30pm.

Afternoon shift: Monday to Thursday 3.45pm-1.45am.

We are looking for a person on each shift, please note for the afternoon position the initial training will be on day shift before moving onto the afternoons, please state your shift preference in your application.

This role reports into the Production Supervisor and its main focus is working on Soap manufacturing equipment to produce products which meet our customer requirements. Along with the machine operation the role also provides back up to the team within all production and packing areas.

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.

Immediate start is available. This is a fixed term contract until December 2022.

Hours of work 9am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday – term time only.

Salary range = $26.72 to $28.09 per hour. In addition a qualification allowance may be applicable.

Please send covering letter and CV to applications@macleans.school.nz.

Applications close 2 March 2022

You will need to have: DE281666

Applications close Friday, 4 March 2022.

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The Soap Factory Limited is a privately owned, leading contract manufacturer of boutique soap for the personal care industry.

Based in Pakuranga, the Manufacturing plant currently runs two shifts: Day shift: Mon-Fri, working from 7am-3:30pm.

Afternoon shift: Monday to Thursday 3:45pm-1:45am We are looking for people to work on both shifts. This role reports into the Shift Supervisor.

This role involves: • • • • •

Variety of hands on manual tasks in a Factory environment Following production guidelines and specifications.

Finalising and packaging products for shipment.

Monitoring the assembly line and removing faulty products.

Working on the production line and meeting production targets.

• Reporting any issues to the supervisor on duty.

You will need to have:

Email reayn@times.co.nz

Howick Youth Orchestra & Concert Bands Saturdays and Tuesdays at Pakuranga Intermediate Violin  Guitar  Clarinet French Horn  Trombone Saxophone  Trumpet Flute  Oboe  Drums Bassoon  Individual Piano Music for 5-6 year olds

STAFF REQUIRED

– Must have full drivers licence.

– Flexible hours.

– Outside work, handyman and lawn mowing.

Ph Emma 0800 789 248

music@hsm.co.nz www.hsm.co.nz

KIDS KARATE

Visit our website: www.times.co.nz Updated every issue

Kids afternoons Adults evenings Contact Hiroshi 534 1776 (h) 021 060 6006 (m)

TUITION

STUDY ENGLISH

WITH

CONFIDENCE COURSE STARTS 7 March 2022 Daytime & evening classes

New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL) p: 0800 355 344 QUEEN ST 09 377 2434

w: www.dynaspeak.ac.nz ALBANY 09 448 2570

e: courses@dynaspeak.ac.nz BOTANY 09 279 9313

NO COURSE FEES*

MANGERE 09 255 6741

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Attach a letter of application providing details of your relevant experience and why you believe that you are the right person for this position along with a current and complete CV please send to rhonda@soapfactory.co.nz

Are you looking for a career in media sales?

ENROL NOW for 2022 MUSIC LESSONS

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All applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen or have Permanent Resident status as determined by New Zealand immigration department.

Attach a letter of application providing details of your relevant experience and why you believe that you are the right person for this position along with a current and complete CV please send to rhonda@soapfactory.co.nz

Max’s Barber Shop Ladies & Gents Stylist

*Fre e

• The physical ability to lift heavy items • A positive, can-do attitude • A high level of reliability • Excellent Team Player Given this is an entry level position, your positive attitude and good work ethic are the most important things to us!

In return, the Soap Factory can offer you the chance to be part of a friendly fun team.

All applicants must be a New Zealand Citizen or have Permanent Resident status as determined by New Zealand immigration department.

JUNIOR MEDIA STAR REQUIRED We are looking for a young star to join our team and learn all aspects of selling across both print and digital platforms This is a junior position and could suit a school leaver who wants to learn and work in an environment that is never boring.

You will need to have a good command of English, be well spoken, have a good sense of humour and enjoy working alongside a close team. Driving is also essential as you will need to visit clients and members of the public as needed.

Belonging to this east Auckland community is an advantage but not essential.

This is an opportunity to grow into where your skills lie.

If you think you have what we are looking for please email me your details and we can have a chat.

• Previous experience working on process machinery, with strong mechanical aptitude • The physical ability to lift heavy items up to 25kgs • A positive, can-do attitude • A high level of reliability • Excellent Team Player Given this is an entry level position, it would suit someone who has 1-2 years of machinery experience, priority given to people with milling experience, however your positive attitude and good work ethic are the most important things to us!

In return, the Soap Factory can offer you the chance to be part of a friendly fun team.

0800 696 874

NZ Modern School of Music www.modernmusic.co.nz

Mens & ladies haircu�er wanted part-�me, for barber shop in Pakuranga.

Experience required.

Contact Manager: Marja Ph 0272 446799

CD45807

FACTORY PACKING STAFF

LESSONS FROM $22 Private, professional,affordable.

Competitions, practical and theory exams.

We have teachers in your area. (Est 68 yrs)

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If this sounds like you, please send your CV to Debbies@eastgatecc.org.nz and, where applicable, examples of your work. We like to consider applications as they are received therefore, we encourage you to get in touch as soon as possible.

MACLEANS COLLEGE

Live in preferred. Weekends free. Would suit a mature, honest, caring, reliable person. References required.

For more information please ph Wendy 022 5255 043

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Key skills required: • ‘Jack of all Trades’.

• Highly organised with great time management skills.

• Be physically fit with tidy appearance and can-do attitude.

• Previous experience as a general handyman will be an advantage.

• Confidently working unsupervised within a supported team environment.

• Great communication skills.

• A working understanding of Health and Safety.

• A current clean driver’s license.

• Strong quality focus with an eye for detail.

• Reliable and proactive.

• Must have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work permit.

PIANO - KEYBOARD GUITAR - VIOLIN VOICE - DRUMS

CARER/HOUSEKEEPER POSITION AVAILABLE

MP281617

In this role you will undertake general maintenance duties in and around the church buildings and assist with all types of repairs and maintenance such as painting, minor carpentry, repair work and compliance etc. This position is available for 20 hrs per week between Tuesday-Friday, working closely with our other staff and tenants.

TUITION

SITUATIONS VACANT

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HANDYMAN POSITION AVAILABLE

• Industry leading training provided.

• Personal Growth is the cornerstone of our business.

• Work with a diverse group from around the world.

ees

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We are seeking a highly organized, enthusiastic Sports Coordinator to manage our co-curricular sports programme. An interest in sport is essential. The role works closely with the Teacher in Charge of Sport, promotes sport in the college and undertakes the administration of our summer and winter sports teams. Experience working in a secondary school would be an advantage. A job description is available on request from the college. Immediate start.

CV and covering letter to the Principal’s PA Alison Crabbe: acrabbe@ormiston.school.nz Applications close Wed 2 March at 3:00pm

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company is seeking to employ a person to work in our Pakuranga store.

The role involves the processing of orders which includes the cutting and packing of precision steel bars and tubes.

We are looking for a person who is energetic, reliable, has the ability to assist in lifting some heavy items and doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty.

Good communication skills are essential.

Should you hold a current fork hoist license, this would be desirable, if not, full training will be given.

If this is you or you would like to know more, please send us your CV to our General Manager, mark@fluidfittings.co.nz or please feel free to give Mark a call on 09 576-8597.

Permanent 37.5 hours per week, term time only

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Either start at the bottom and work your way up OR Show me you are the best installer/ supervisor/site manager in the industry and move into management.

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For more information, or to apply: Please contact Jan: botany@drivingmissdaisy.co.nz

We are looking for an experienced dental assistant or orthodontic auxiliary to work with our orthodontist at our small friendly Specialist Orthodontic Practice in Howick, Auckland. The applicant must have previous experience in the dental or orthodontic fields. The position involves chairside assisting or auxiliary work, sterilising, lab work and ordering.

To apply please email your CV and cover letter to reception@dbo.co.nz.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Driving Miss Daisy is a business with a big heart that serves the local community. We are looking for drivers to join our Botany, Howick and Pakuranga teams who are kind, patient and friendly and enjoy being with, and helping others.

These positions require you to be organized and motivated. In return you will gain great job satisfaction, variety and a good lifestyle.

Days and hours can be flexible, some weekend work on a rostered basis is available.

You will need to have a P endorsement on your drivers’ licence and a current First Aid Certificate. These can be gained once your application has been successful.

Pakuranga Park Village is looking for Maintenance Hands, Housekeepers, Gardeners and Caregivers. We are a local business looking to employ local people.

If you are interested in joining our team please email ursula.glynos@realliving.co.nz with your CV.

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ATA KOIA!

Another win for Premier Women

Te Tuhi’s latest and exciting exhibition is set to open this Saturday.

Ata Koia, based on the Maori saying inspiring an ambience of wonder or surprise, will open its doors to art lovers and the local community on February 27 until May 8.

The exhibition features artworks by a selection of local and international artists who attempt to give shape to what it feels like to be alive today. The newly commissioned and existing artworks are “woven from the wind and stars, colours that slip from the horizon and saturate our imagination”.

The artists presenting their works include Abigail Aroha Jensen, Brook Konia, Cathy Livermore, Josephine Jelicich, Qianhe ‘AL’ Lin , Qianye Lin Rachel Shearer, Tira Walsh , Ufuoma Essi and Wukun Wanambi Te Tuhi is encouraging visitors to drop in throughout the day to see the new exhibition, have a coffee at the cafe and chat with the exhibition’s curator, James Tapsell-Kuruangi.

The exhibition is presented in association with Auckland Arts Festival Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Makaurau.

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owick Pakuranga Cricket Club’s Premier Women have chalked up another win, this time beating Papatoetoe by 37 runs.

HPCC’s top scorer was Marama Downes who amassed 80 runs.

SATURDAY’S CLUB CRICKET SCORES:

Josephine Jelicich’s artwork Message from the Stars, 2022.

Photo Andrew Kennedy

➤ Premier Men Jeff Crowe Cup | Round 10 East Coast Bays 133 (S Keene 4-32) lost to North Shore 136/4 (R Mudford 92, L Delport 3-23) by six wickets.

Auckland University 184/6 (J Low 33*, H Lowe 30) lost to Parnell 185/2 (F McGregor-Sumpter 75*, R Clinton 62) by eight wickets - match reduced to 35 overs.

Cornwall 292/6 (J Cassidy 110, M Guptill-Bunce 51, J Hayes 34, D Gallage 31) defeated Howick Pakuranga 193 (S Borland 50, B Walsh 39, L Winn 30, C de Beer 3-19) by 99 runs.

Eden Roskill 173/8 (O Chakraborty 39, H Johal 33) lost to Takapuna 175/5 (W O’Donnell 86*, F Goodley-Hollister 31*, S Sharma 3-29) by five wickets - match reduced to 40 overs.

Richard Jones Cup | Round 10 Birkenhead 205 (J O’Brien 60, S Krishantha 4-31) defeated Waitakere 121 (N Narayanankutty 34, A Frew 4-34, D Oelofse 3-34) by 84 runs.

Grafton 228/9 (F Campbell 51*, S Edkins 3-32, W St John 3-53) defeated Ellerslie 176 (H Drillen 48, D Kharel 36, N Bhana 4-24, S Gunawardene 3-21) by 52 runs.

Hibiscus Coast 162 (C Elliot 74*, T Treadaway 37, D Bhatti 3-33) lost to Papatoetoe 164/0 (B Rowland 98*, S Setia 53*) by ten wickets.

Kumeu 189 (A Christian 117, S Devereaux 4-36) defeated Suburbs New Lynn 157 (G Hanham 54, T Satti 3-19) by 32 runs. ➤ Barfoot and Thompson Royal Oak Premier Women Prichard Cup Auckland University 86/8 (E Buchanan 36, J Barnett 3-13) lost to Takapuna 87/1 (B James 36*) by nine wickets.

Howick Pakuranga 173 (M Downes 80) defeated Papatoetoe 136 by 37 runs.

Parnell 193 (O Anderson 38*) lost to Cornwall 197/9 (S Carnachan 45, K Craig 42, C Crooks 32) by one wicket.

Affordable. Sociable.

And for a limited time, available.

Howick’s popular boutique retirement village, 139 on Union, has apartments available priced from just $570,000 (surprisingly affordable compared to other options in the area).

The apartments are well-positioned with an open plan living space flowing to a modern kitchen with quality appliances and ample storage. The master bedroom offers easy access to a well-designed, disability-friendly bathroom.

HBH offers a close-knit and sociable community, with an emphasis on friendship, care and support. With Rest Home and Hospital-level care, and a Day Programme on site, you can have the best of both worlds: the freedom to live independently, and the reassurance that care and friendship is on hand should you need it.

For more information or to arrange a private viewing:

Call: Robyn Greer 538 0800 or 027 494 0344 Email: robyn.greer@hbh.org.nz Web: www.hbh.org.nz

139 on Union Ltd is a subsidiary of Howick Baptist Healthcare Ltd and an accredited member of the Retirement Villages Association of NZ.

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