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property ran a cat re-homing service. A Givealittle fundraising page was set up the following day for the people living at the home, described by the page as a “kitten foster mum” who has “lost everything” in the blaze. The page was created by Stephanie Redhill, who says she’s close friends with the house’s occupants. A number of cats were saved from the fire but Redhill says five died. “She called me at the time and I raced over to her,” she says. “It was horrific to see and my heart broke for them.” The Givealittle page asks people to “help an amazing family get back on their feet and to give them a new home for Christmas”. “Our worst nightmare came true when one of my closest friends and fellow kitten foster mums lost everything in an all-engulfing house fire yesterday morning. “She barely made it out in time, escaping with just the clothes on their backs and now they need to start again and rebuild their lives. “This close to Christmas makes

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it feel even more cruel. They have nothing left. Precious memories and keepsakes lost.” The page says a fire inspector needs to give the all-clear before anyone can try to sift through the ash and sludge to find any salvageable belongings. “What’s more is the effort she went to make sure her foster kittens got out too. “With barely minutes to gather anything she could, they escaped and ran straight to the sliding door of her foster room to break the window so the cats and kittens could escape to safety.” Money raised by the page will be used to replace lost household items, “everything from toothbrushes to whiteware and furniture”. Van Beerendonk says while the multi-board that appears to have started the fire was not overloaded, he asks people to not overload plug boards in their homes and to turn off electric appliances when they aren’t being used. ➤ To donate via Givealittle go to Stephanie Redhill’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/stephanie.redhill

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By ZOE GARDEN local woman has been inspired to start a group committed to visiting elderly in retirement villages and aged care facilities. Annebelle Fourie, 32, moved to New Zealand in May 2019 from South Africa for a ‘new adventure’. She currently lives and owns a gardening and landscaping business with her partner in Flat Bush. On September 8, her father was diagnosed with primary lung cancer that spread to his brain. “My initial reaction was to go home,” Fourie says. “We soon realised that with the way the world is at the moment, Covid wasn’t going to allow for that to happen.” Although she was grateful for video calls and daily updates from her family, Fourie says, the “hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through was not being there when I desperately wanted to be. “I felt helpless from a distance.”

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It was during this time that she “realised how important human connection is”. Fourie was grateful her dad had many visitors and didn’t spend his last days alone. “It made me hyper aware of how fragile life is and how much I hope that no one would go through this alone,” she says. The idea, which she posted to social media, was for people to visit older members of the community who not have visitors, or who may be lonely. “What about ‘adopting’ a Nan or Pop?” Fourie says. “If you have time, pop in to your nearest facility once we’re allowed in. Find someone who needs kindness and love. Even if it you just remember a birthday or make up a care package once every three or four months.” The response to her post has been “overwhelming”, Fourie says. She told the Times her next steps would be reaching out to a number of rest home and aged

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Long Covid study seeks answers By ZOE GARDEN Photos show damage caused to The Apothecary’s door and a person who may have been involved in the incident. Photos supplied

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Masked suspect targets eatery Police are investigating after a person caused damage to a popular east Auckland eatery. The Apothecary Licensed Eatery posted on its Facebook page on November 20 that staff arrived that morning to ﬁnd the Picton Street establishment had been broken into. “If anyone saw or heard anything at 3.51am please let us know so that we can forward any information to the police,” the business wrote. “We have a full description [of the offender] from our cameras.” The post included photos of damage caused to a door at the eatery and CCTV images of a person who may have been involved.

The individual captured on ﬁlm appears to have been using a blue vehicle, was of thin build and was wearing a black jacket and white pants. They were also wearing a face mask. A police spokesperson told the Times: “Police received a report of an attempted break-in at a commercial premises on Picton Street between 8.30pm on November 19 and 6.30am on November 20. “Nothing was stolen. Enquiries are under way.” ➤ People with information on the incident can phone police on 105 or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers tip-off line on 0800 555 111.

woman suffering from the long-term effects of Covid19 is participating in New Zealand’s ﬁrst study investigating immune dysfunction’s association with Long Covid. Kezia Jaffar (Times, September 7), a Cockle Bay resident, was living in the UK when she contracted Covid19. Nine months later, she is still experiencing debilitating fatigue, blurred vision, brain fog and unwavering anxiety. Long Covid is described by the Ministry of Health (MoH) as “signs and symptoms that continue to develop after acute Covid-19”. “No day is the same,” Jaffar said. “Some days I can walk around the block and some days I can’t leave my bed.” Jaffar told the Times that she heard about cellular immunologist Dr Anna Brooks’ study through the Long Covid Facebook group. Brooks’ study is aiming to identify and investigate the quality of the immune response in those identifying with Long Covid symptoms, including those who have never received conﬁrmation of their infection. Together with co-investigator Emeritus Professor Warren Tate, they are researching the mecha-

nisms that may be causing the immune dysfunction. Additionally, the study seeks to answer how understanding Long Covid can help those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) as there are striking similarities between the symptoms of the two conditions. ANZMES, a national support organisation for ME/CFS sufferers, is providing partial funding for the research. “Post viral conditions have largely been dismissed for decades,” Brooks said. “There has been no avenue available for urgent funding of this research, hence we crowd funded to get it underway as fast as we could.” Participants of the study will donate blood, some pre and post vaccination and track their symptoms via surveys. More than 150 have signed up so far and more than 70 have donated blood, including Jaffar. “I wanted to partake in the study so that research was able to be taken out on people living with Long Covid,” Jaffar said. “Without a subject group this could never happen. “Research like this makes you think about all the future sufferers you could be helping by allowing people to study what’s happening to

Dr Anna Brooks is a cellular immunologist who works closely with the Long Covid community. Photo supplied. Supplied/Kezia Jaffar

current sufferers.” This study, Jaffar said, is important for people to feel seen and heard in the Long Covid community and to be able to get scientiﬁc evidence to as how this happens and what can be done to combat it so “it doesn’t get as bad as it does for most”. Tracking immune and inﬂammation markers of the study participants will provide answers to see if their immune response to the virus was dysfunctional and therefore, once vaccinated, will any dysfunction be restored, Brooks said. “We want to understand whether the condition is related to a poor immune response or some other cause,” Brooks said. “No one has done these studies yet.” Jaffar said, “I feel very excited and very grateful someone has taken on this role of researching a condition that is so new.”

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Park-and-ride ruled out By CHRIS HARROWELL

ark-and-ride facilities will not feature as part of two major public transport projects being delivered in east Auckland. Auckland Transport spokeswoman Natalie Polley says they were previously considered as part of the two projects but are not currently proposed. In 2019 the then-MP for Botany, who has since been replaced by the National Party’s Christopher Luxon, publicly advocated for a parkand-ride facility to be constructed in the area, saying commuters won’t get out of their vehicles and onto public transport “unless they have access to handy and affordable car parking”. Polley says Auckland’s public transport network is built around a ‘hub and spoke’ model where customers can use feeder bus services to access ‘hubs’, or interchanges, to transfer to other bus, train or ferry services. “Pakuranga and Botany Town Centres will be an example of a public

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Auckland Transport is not constructing a park-and-ride facility as part of the Eastern Busway project. Times photo Wayne Martin

transport hub which connects many local and frequent bus services,” she told the Times. “In the future, Botany will provide a connection for local services and two rapid transit corridors – the Eastern Busway and the Airport to Botany Rapid Transit corridor. “AT’s strategy is to locate park-and-ride facilities on the outskirts of the public transport network, for example in low density semi-rural areas, to serve people who cannot access public transport hubs

or rapid transit stations using feeder bus services. “This extends the catchment of the public transport network while encouraging people who can do so to walk, cycle or use a feeder bus.” Polley says such a strategy helps to discourage trafﬁc from town centres that are already congested and enables available land there to be used for housing. “Key to the success of the Eastern Busway will be ensuring it is attractive to, and able to be accessed by, a wide

range of users,” Polley says. “It will be required to connect people to the places they want to go to and to be convenient, reliable efﬁcient, and comfortable. “Although park-and-ride facilities are currently not part of the Eastern Busway Alliance’s scope, we’re investigating opportunities to increase access to the busway stations via all modes, including walking, cycling, local buses and short-term drop-off facilities.”

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Stay safe in the water this summer November is Water Safety Awareness month and, with summer approaching, Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is cautioning New Zealanders that more fatalities occur in spring and summer than at any other time during the year. Warmer weather will see more New Zealanders heading to our beaches, lakes and rivers. Research conducted in 2021 found that 3.2 million (85 per cent) Kiwis visited the coast in the past 12 months, almost half of them (48 per cent) doing so monthly, and a quarter of Kiwis also visited rivers. They were made up predominantly of people under 25 years. People aren’t just taking in the scenery either. More than

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2 million people are active while visiting the coast, including swimming or playing in the water. WSNZ’s chief executive Daniel Gerrard says: “We want everyone to enjoy their time whether it’s at the beach, lake or river but remind people to take personal responsibility for theirs and their family’s safety in or around water. “Be prepared, know the risks and your limits and watch out for yourself and others.” WSNZ says swimming at the beach or river is quite different to swimming in a pool and poses additional risk. While a third of people swimming in the ocean, and a quarter swimming at rivers, say it is not at all or not very

hazardous, the drowning statistics prove otherwise. Swimming has the highest number of preventable drownings compared to other water-related activities, with 95 deaths recorded over the past ﬁve years (2016-2020: 390 incidents). WSNZ is urging people to know the water safety code for safe play in the water. • Be prepared – check the weather, your gear and the water conditions. • Look after yourself and others – adults, not children or teenagers, should always supervise little people and children around water. • Be aware of the dangers – check for rips and currents, snags and rocks and don’t consume alcohol before a

swim, dive or going ﬁshing. • Know your limits – do you know how to swim? If not, stay out. Remember you will never be able to swim in the ocean as well as in a pool and cold water will make you tired. WSNZ says that underestimating the risks and overestimating ability are the biggest mistakes people make when they’re in the water. “New Zealanders love to play in the water, but there is always risk. We all need to be aware of and think, for a few minutes, about water safety before heading to the water. It could save your or your loved one’s lives,” Gerrard says. “Be prepared, know the risks and your limits and watch out for yourself and others.”

An East Tamakibased company that’s set to be among the first in the world to register cannabis medicines for pets has completed its first study involving dogs. Hale Animal Health, Helius Therapeutics’s sister company, provides “scientifically Leila de Koster is the formulated range of managing director of pet supplements” for Hale Animal Health. Photo supplied household pets. The study, titled ‘Pilot pharmacokinetic study of CBD treatment in healthy dogs’, saw a group of healthy dogs treated orally with an investigational veterinary product. The dog’s CBD concentration levels and the rate it cleared their bodies, among other things, were seen through periodic blood samples. “The study confirmed our hypothesis around how to best dose, supporting our desired dosing regime,” Hale Animal Health’s managing director Leila de Koster said. “It confirmed the bio-availability or, broadly speaking, the absorption of our investigational product and so overall we’re delighted.” Hale Animal Health is seeking to achieve approval in New Zealand and Australia for CBD veterinary-prescribed medicines. The company’s first data package for regulators to assess is planned for 2023. “Hale is aiming to be one of the first in the world to deliver clinically-trialled and registered cannabidiol-based products for pets,” de Koster says. “The pharmacokinetic study represents a key first step.” Chief executive of Helius Therapeutics Carmen Doran says that CBD will be a game-changer for many Kiwi pet owners and their suffering pets. “CBD is highly effective for treating the likes of pain and inflammation in humans and we believe it’s no different for animals,” Doran says. “All mammals have an endocannabinoid system with receptors that work with cannabinoids, the active substance in medicinal cannabis.” Hale says they will work hard to prove the notion that CBD can treat pet anxiety, stress, nausea, skin conditions, arthritis and seizures through trials and reliable clinical data.

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protection. Howick Village is an open-air strip shopping centre, the perfect location to answer all your Christmas shopping needs. You will be welcomed back and met with a friendly greeting just like separated family. So back to the initial question, is it light at the end of the tunnel or a pipe dream? Hopefully life is returning to near normal, however I don’t believe any of us see it as the same as preCovid-19 times. However, hopefully, it will be free enough for all of us to enjoy Christmas and the summer season. On behalf of the Howick Village Business Association and its members, I wish you and your families a memorable and enjoyable festive season. Ken Scott Chair, HVA Inc.

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AUCKLAND’S PROLONGED LOCKDOWN PAIN MUST END By CHRISTOPHER LUXON

arlier this month, I joined Judith Collins and my National Party colleagues Simeon Brown and Melissa Lee for visits to local east Auckland businesses that are still doing it incredibly tough under Auckland’s restrictions. The feeling from business owners was unmistakeable: despair. That day, and in the many conversations I’ve shared with businesses since, I’ve heard countless devastating stories of people with no hope and no conﬁdence in their future. Businesses aren’t some esoteric concept. They are cornerstones of our communities. They are real people and real lives. People who have thrown money, time and passion into building their businesses over decades — over generations, in the case of some familyrun ﬁrms — are now on the brink. Riddled with debt, these business owners are turning to mortgaging their own homes, selling their cars and racking up their credit cards just so they can pay their invoices and keep their staff on. How they get through the week ahead is the question — let alone what the com-

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Christopher Luxon ing months might bring. Aucklanders have “podium fatigue”. We’re fed up with the endless confusing messages and periodic announcements of future announcements that ultimately just lead to the goalposts shifting. We’ve had four plans in two months. We’ve had a 90 per cent vaccination target introduced and then quietly abandoned. Next Monday we’ve been promised another announcement of a “clear path” that’s sure to be anything but. The fact people can now go shopping is cold comfort. People are tired of navigating nonsensical and counter-intuitive rules. Aucklanders can go to the dentist yet can’t get a haircut. They can shop at Sylvia Park — only the country’s largest shopping mall — but restaurants can’t serve customers in outdoor dining areas. And then there’s the continuing farce of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ). A million Kiwis are stuck offshore, including many in emergency situations whose

People who have thrown money, time and passion into building their businesses over decades — over generations, in the case of some family-run firms — are now on the brink says Christopher Luxon. Times photo Wayne Martin

visas have expired and their only chance of returning home is by winning the MIQ lottery and miraculously securing a space. People with desperate health problems or terminally-ill relatives are still left playing the roulette wheel that is the compassionate exemption process. We need to allow fully-vaccinated travellers who return negative pre-departure tests to enter New Zealand without spending time in MIQ hotels. Almost 100,000 people have now signed National’s petition calling for MIQ to end. The Government have compla-

cently rested on their initial success curbing Covid-19 last year and proved time and time again that they didn’t do the ground work when given the opportunity. New Zealand had the world’s slowest vaccination rollout for most of the year. We were slow to work on vaccine certiﬁcates and slow to order boosters. Eighteen months down the track, we somehow have fewer intensive care beds now than we did at the start of the pandemic. Our Delta response has been made up on the ﬂy. The Government can’t be immune from criticism for

their total incompetence managing the current outbreak. It’s not about National being oppositional without offering answers. In fact, we’ve released the third in a series of detailed plans covering education and schools, businesses and the economy and ending lockdowns and re-opening to the world — that hand policy solutions to the Government that could be implemented overnight. Enough is enough. Aucklanders desperately need conﬁdence, certainty and hope. ➤ Christopher Luxon is the MP for Botany

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elp us spread some love this Christmas to our vulnerable and lonely older people! We need your help to ﬁll and distribute 500 ‘Christmas Bags of Love’ to seniors across east, west, central and south Auckland. Communicare has created a Give a Little page to help raise the $15,000 needed. https:// givealittle.co.nz/cause/bags-oflove-for-christmas-cheer-forvulnerable Janferié Bryce-Chapman, Communicare general manager said, “Even in ordinary times, the holiday period can be a difﬁcult time of year for those already experiencing social isolation”. After spending months isolating at home, many of Communicare’s members are

now facing a Christmas alone as they have no family, or they are a distance away. “Usually, we provide a Christmas party at each of our 20 Friendship Centres, however, are unable to do this safely this year,” Bryce-Chapman said. So instead, Communicare is preparing special “Christmas Bags of Love” that contain traditional festive treats, small gifts, some puzzles to relieve the boredom and small gifts to show its members that someone cares. Communicare, a not-for-proﬁt charity, has provided services for vulnerable older people for more than 60 years, speciﬁcally aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation amongst Auckland’s seniors. It operates 20 friendship centres across Auckland provid-

ing recreation and support to actively improve the lives of its members and care for their health and wellbeing. During Covid Lockdown these centres have been closed. “A contactless drop off of a ‘Christmas Bag of Love’ will really help after months of no Friendship Centre contact,” said Bryce-Chapman. “Our staff and volunteers have phoned and supported more than 400 members every week, helping with shopping, medical appointments, sending ﬂowers and cards for special moments. “They will be trying to arrange small group outings, dependent on the weather, for some who are not too anxious to go out. For others they will continue to maintain weekly phone calls over the holiday period.”

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Pavlova, the bloody patience cake Nat, an irreverent Aussie internet sensation, is a comedian, rock musician, mental health advocate and award-winning, bestselling author. Already an online creator with a fan base in the hundreds of thousands for close to a decade, Nat’s What I Reckon rocketed into global prominence when he took the world by storm in early 2020 with his isolation cooking content.

mean, do I really need to say anything here? It’s a pav, for goodness’s sake. This is the BMX Bandits of cakes: chockers full of what I’m sure are Chrissytime memories of being surrounded by punishing relatives you wish you could escape, as well as bizarre and often overly expressive fruit arrangements on what is more or less a giant meringue. This stuff will muscle its way onto a shedload of Aussie Christmas dinner tables, and you just have to bloody eat it, okay? So let’s make one that’s actually so sick it probably wears a backwards Monster Energy hat and does backﬂips on a jet ski.

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• 6 egg whites from XL eggs (from a 700g box of a dozen; if you’re using small eggs then you need to use another egg white • 1½ cups (330g) caster sugar, plus 1 teaspoon for the cream • 2 teaspoons cornﬂour • 1 teaspoon white vinegar • 300ml thickened cream • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste • Fruit, to serve (berries rule but you can choose your adventure)

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Let’s just say that pavs are a little like snowflakes – they are delicate and have a range of structural integrity issues in their lives, just like we all do. I’m not saying you’re a pavlova, but maybe we can learn something from this calorie-dense dessert today. Preheat your oven to 150ºC flanforced (120ºC Normal Nathan style), and line a baking tray with baking paper. Separate your egg whites from the yolks. There’s a whole book in explaining how to do that in so many ways, so let me make it simple for ya if you’re not great at it: wash your bloody grubby highfivin’ hands, crack the eggs one at a time into one hand you’re holding over a bowl and separate your fingers just enough to let the white fall through into the bowl. Keep the yolks for some other stuff. I dunno. . . maybe make a yolk hat out of them? Or take them to an annoying yolk festival and buy it an itchy pair of hemp pants with heaps of small mirrors on them that make them look like a failed magician? The options are endless. Now, with the egg whites we have a mission ahead. If you don’t have a stand mixer or an electric handheld mixer, then maybe consider buying some kind of growth hormone and start a seven-days-

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a-week #nodaysoff strength-training regime for a few years prior to beginning this recipe, ’cause your bloody arm is gonna get a work-out if you use a regular whisk, muscles. Trust me, I have made this pav with a whisk before, and while it is possible, I do l have a habit of finding things out the ‘hard way’, and that’s not often the best way, so finding easier routes to do this destination such as borrowing a beater/mixer of some sort would be a smart move. Whatever option you’ve gone for, you’re gonna need to whisk/ beater/hard way those egg whites into soft peaks. Gradually add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until your arm has bloody called the cops on you, then goes in the corn flour and vinegar in the same manner. Keep whisking till all the bloody sugar has dissolved. If you’re wondering whether the big white bowl of calorie clouds has reached this stage, then use your fingers to squeeze a little between them and see whether it feels sandy or not. It shouldn’t. Spoon your effort into the centre of the prepared baking tray, using a forklift, or if you don’t have one of those lying around then the back of a spoon will have to do in order to shape it into a thing. You want to make this pile of fluff look like a shape that resembles some-

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thing along the lines of a seriously deep dish large pizza. I suppose like all food that you create, it’s moderately conceptual so there is no right or wrong way to shape it since it doesn’t really affect the flavour. I like to imagine the cheap supermarket mud cake kinda shape and go for that . . . seems to work well. Okey dokey, Smokey. Drop that oven temp to 100ºC fan or 120ºC norms dogs, then place this hard work in the oven and cook for 1 hour-1 hour 15 minutes, until the outside is crispy and dry like something that’s crispy and also dry. Turn off the oven. Now, this stuff is weird, but here goes: open the oven and let SOME heat out 5-10 seconds, then bloody close it again like, um, what? Yeah, close it and leave the pav in the residual heat for another bloody 2 HOURS MAAAATTTEEE!!! Yeah bloody 2 actual hours, otherwise it will crack which, to be totally honest, actually does nothing to the flavour but may wound your already worn-down patience at this time of year. So read the emotional room and go from there. Truly, what a lot of bloody carry-on nonsense for a stiff old meringue, right? It’s kinda worth it to old school flex at everyone later though . . . Or is it? Now just ’cause you’re not over

life enough at this point, why don’t you whip the thickened cream with the vanilla paste and teaspoon of sugar – a bloody slow, thankless task that may tip you over the edge if the rest of this bloody pav recipe hasn’t already. 45 years later you’ll have thick whipped cream and a cake that represents a great deal of patience, mental fortitude and calories. Next, spoon the bloody stupid cream all over the meringue and go full ‘misunderstood artist’ on the fruit arrangement as if to suggest that no one appreciates what you’ve just been through because you only had a whisk and the thing ended up bloody cracking anyway, which doesn’t actually matter. If only your therapist hadn’t gone on holidays, you would have managed heaps better. Bugger Christmas and eat the whole thing to yourself, you bloody legend.

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some meaningful entertainment for the residents during the Level 4 lockdown and it allowed them to meet lots of people and settle down in their new role. Kirsten and Chris asked the residents to suggest a title for the cookbook and the winner was Elaine Flashman with “Tried and True”. Elaine is also the author of one of the cookbook’s recipes, the salmon scrolls for the perfect summer platter. Kirsten and Chris organised a bake-off day where the residents cooked their recipes for the book’s photoshoot. All the meals were then “tried and true” to make sure they were as delicious as they looked. ➤ The book has more than 50 recipes and is on sale for $20.

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ast Auckland’s biggest Covid-19 vaccination centre will soon shut as health officials divert resources toward outreach events in other areas. Since the Highbrook vaccination centre opened in early March, its staff has administered more than 121,000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine to people. However, with almost 90 per cent of Auckland residents now fully vaccinated, the city’s vaccination programme is transitioning to a community-based outreach approach intended to make it easier for people to get jabbed. The shift in focus means four of the city’s community vaccinations centres, including Highbrook, will close, with staff being redeployed to support the outreach efforts of district health board and Maori and Pacific partner providers. The Highbrook vaccination centre will close permanently on December 19. The new approach will see more than 100 vaccine pop-up events leading up to Christmas in locations ranging from schools to stadiums and community centres. Dozens more primary care providers are preparing to be part of the vaccination programme joining the more than 200 general practices and 120-plus community pharmacies already offering Covid vaccinations in the city. Northern Region Health Co-ordination Centre vaccination programme director Matt Hannant says with more than 300 primary care sites now providing vaccinations, there’s capacity to

deliver booster shots from later this month. That can be done while freeing up staff to do more local events and outreach work, such as inhome vaccinations and visits to boarding houses, he says. “People have been responding really well to local events led by community and school leaders, as well as the street-by-street approach for our campervans and buses. “We know people have busy lives, particularly now they’re returning to work and school, so it’s even more important that we can take vaccinations out to them to make it quick and easy.” The drive-through vaccination site at Auckland Airport’s parkand-ride will remain open until at least March 2022. Hannant says the vaccination progress to date has been “phenomenal” but the task of keeping all Aucklanders protected from Covid-19 isn’t over. “We encourage everyone who hasn’t had a vaccination, or is due a second dose, to head down to a local event or your local GP or pharmacy and get vaccinated ready for summer. “This will enable you to enjoy everything the Auckland region has to offer as soon as we move to the new traffic light system, from haircuts and cafes through to gyms and music events.” People who have difficulties accessing vaccination sites due to transportation or mobility issues can phone 0800 28 29 26. ➤ Details of upcoming events where people can be vaccinated across Auckland are online at www.vaccinateforauckland.nz.

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tep carefully as you go out into the world, Auckland – and remember those who

can’t. I’ve done all the Auckland lockdowns and a tad more. Working in care services for older people, we lock down earlier and come out of it later in order to better protect our very vulnerable group of clients. So, like the rest of Auckland, I am totally over lockdown and more than ready to enjoy some more freedoms. But as we all step out into the world a little more, let’s remember those who can’t – and let’s continue to do everything we need to do to protect those who will remain forever vulnerable to Covid-19. At HBH’s care facilities, all of our staff and nearly all our residents are fully vaccinated. Good job team – I am proud of you all. But, even with vaccination, the people we care for are still more at risk from Covid than others

The vaccination is excellent at protecting everyone, but the science does show it gets slightly less effective the older you are, says Bonnie Robinson. Photo supplied

simply due to their health status and frailty. The vaccination is excellent at protecting everyone, but the science does show it gets slightly less effective the older you are. So for our very old, we still need to take every precaution – including hygiene measures, social distancing, mask wearing, staying home if you are sick and, of course, get vaccinated. The fewer cases in the com-

munity, the less likely it is to get into a care facility. Let’s enjoy these new freedoms – goodness knows we deserve them after all our hard mahi. But please step gently, go carefully and consider those who still need and deserve our protection. Kia kaha, go well and stay safe out there. Bonnie Robinson is CEO of HBH Senior Living

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Views sought on busway’s design By CHRIS HARROWELL The preferred design option for the next stage of the Eastern Busway project would improve efficiency for bus passengers and increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. That’s among the information Auckland Transport (AT) has released to a group of Burswood residents working to stop a plan that would see the busway run through their community. Planning and design work is under way on the next stage of the project, from Pakuranga to Botany. The preferred route has the busway running down Ti Rakau Drive, moving left over a new bridge

around the back of the Chinatown complex and onto Burswood Drive. It then runs along the back of businesses in Torrens Road, in a straight line past Bunnings, onto Burswood Drive, and back out onto Ti Rakau Drive. AT would need to purchase a number of homes in Burswood as part of the work and is talking to impacted home owners. A group of locals calling themselves Burswood Resident Collective want to stop the busway from dissecting their suburb. The group recently directed numerous questions on the issue to AT. It received a response from AT’s integrated networks division

group manager for property and planning Jane Small. The response says the Burswood option was proposed because it would “significantly increase access to a rapid transport network and walking and cycling connections for nearby communities”. “It would be safer for all transport modes including walking, cycling, buses and road users. “Placing the cycleway and walkway around the back of the commercial area removes them from Ti Rakau Drive and reduces the risk of interaction between vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and busy commercial driveways.” Small told the group the preferred option would improve bus

journey efficiency and reliability by removing the need for buses to go through five heavily congested intersections with traffic lights. It would also reduce the impact on general traffic and a strategic freight route as well as loss of access to adjoining commercial properties. “It would be approximately 12-18 months quicker to build,” she says. Dean Kimpton, chair of the Eastern Busway interim project alliance board, says safety, operational, and construction issues were found with the previous design, which required the widening of Ti Rakau Drive and would have seen the busway running along the middle of it.

On November 18 AT revealed the draft design of the project’s next stage and asked Aucklanders to share their views. AT chief executive Shane Ellison says the design is being discussed with impacted property owners and consultation is sought with the wider community. “We want to hear from east Auckland residents and businesses about how this project will support their changing transport needs given their diverse and growing community, home to an estimated 160,000 people by 2030.” ➤ People can have their say on the draft design before December 10 online at www.easternbusway. nz.

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Councillors reﬂect on oﬃcial business in lengthy lockdown By CHRIS HARROWELL

ast Auckland’s two ward councillors say they’re being kept busy dealing with all the usual issues during the latest Covid-19 lockdown with the only difference being they can’t meet people in person. Unlike MPs, councillors are not considered essential workers under the Covid-19 framework, which means they have to work from home during Covid alert levels three and four. Howick ward councillors Sharon Stewart and Paul Young say that hasn’t stopped them from doing their jobs effectively. “It’s pretty much business as usual in some ways but all online

or on the telephone,” Stewart says. “Council meetings have proceeded as normal by Skype which is not quite like face-to-face but has gone quite well. “We’ve probably had more meetings than before lockdown because of Covid issues and brieﬁngs.” Stewart says her husband has also worked from home during lockdown. She says during recent ﬂooding she was kept updated by council staff and “discussed various issues on how we could help on the welfare side of things”. Members of the local community have wanted to discuss the same sort of problems as usual, she says. “I’ve had a number of calls about

noise control, mental health issues and about illegal dumping, which I discussed with the appropriate council officers who then took the necessary action. “The only real local emergency I had was a cliff collapsing. “I visited the site and spoke with a couple of residents, following all the correct protocols for level three, and organised a council geo-technical officer to come and assess the situation.” Stewart says she also did an early morning site visit to investigate a leak in Angelo Avenue, Howick. When not working she’s been out walking and talking to her grandchildren over the phone. Young says from the first day of

Howick ward councillors Sharon Stewart and Paul Young say they’re doing a lot of council work via Skype during lockdown. Photos supplied

level four lockdown being imposed in August, council meetings have continued, but online through Skype and Zoom. “Under lockdown we can still carry out our jobs effectively and, for me, that also includes my role on the Counties Manukau District Health Board. My day-to-day has been back-to-back virtual council and DHB meetings and workshops. “It’s meant fewer events, openings and invitations to attend in person however a lot of engagements have still been able to occur by webinar as people and groups have managed to adjust to the Covid disruptions by now.” Young says he and his fellow councillors are able to stay in touch with their local communi-

ties over the phone and via social media and email. The queries he’s received mostly relate to Covid alert levels, vaccination and testing centres and about council maintenance which had been paused during level four. “I’ve also found myself doing a lot more media appearances to provide updates, particularly [with] Chinese media, with a couple of regular weekly TV and radio slots. As community leaders, it’s important for us to provide clear and accurate information and updates in line with health advice. “This is particularly the case where some parts of our community may not have access to regular reporting or coverage due to language barriers.”

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Zonta awards recognise wonderful women By GAY GALLAGHER

Zonta Club members presented Leila Alsabak, right, with her award outside Howick College.

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The Zonta Club of East Auckland’s Annual Awards Night is always a special event on our calendar. Although lockdown changed the look of our Annual Awards ceremony, it didn’t affect the line-up of women and young women we could celebrate in our recent online awards evening on November 2. The prestigious Zonta Young Woman in Public Affairs award was presented to Wei Tian Teo of Macleans College for her volunteer service and commitment to others. Leila Alsabak of Howick College was chosen by the school for the Yr 12 Female Empowerment award for her leadership, mentoring others and her positive inﬂuence on others. Leila has led the Howick College Z Club, whose membership has grown to 70 students on her watch. Members presented her trophy at

school after the ceremony. The Zonta Founders’ Day Award was presented this year to Wendy Spiller, former District Commander Manukau Police, for her ongoing and signiﬁcant contribution to our local community. NZ Zonta Governor Desirae Kirby joined us online to present two Long Service awards to Jenny Phillipson (31 years) and Marion Jones (25 years). Both ladies have served Zonta and our club well in many roles. Finally our club recognised Sue Miller with the Service Appreciation Award for outstanding services to our Zonta East Auckland Club. Sue, a charter member of the club in 1987, continues to be a very active member and current treasurer. What a wonderful celebration of amazing women in our community! Gay Gallagher is the president of Zonta Club of East Auckland.

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he founder of KiwiHarvest has won a local hero award for her efforts and impacts in aiding the environment and communities. Deborah Manning, whose Auckland headquarters are in Highbrook, started KiwiHarvest from the boot of her car 10 years ago. Originally a lawyer, Manning changed careers when she realised that she wanted to focus on ‘significance’ rather than ‘success’. “I was driven to make a difference for vulnerable people in Aotearoa and for our fragile environment,” Manning, who lives in Dunedin, said. The idea was, she said, that if she used excess food that was still good to eat but was going to be thrown out to feed those in need, she could be ‘solving two problems with one solution’. She spent four months researching ‘food rescue’ and speaking to businesses and groups who might donate excess food or need food for their food support programmes (foodbanks, community meals, shelters etc.). “Once I understood what was needed to collect, store and transport perishable, chilled, frozen and fresh food, I simple started doing it in my own car,” she said. Since then, KiwiHarvest has grown from a single person operation to a national organisation with branches across the country. They provide food to organisations in the community working at the coal face

Deborah Manning is the founder of New Zealand’s largest food rescue organisation, KiwiHarvest.

of hunger and deprivation, Manning said, which in turn reduces their food budget so “they can spend their precious funds on the other programmes they offer”. Her efforts towards reducing food waste and aiding in food insecurity was recognized in the 2022 Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Award, which is given to those “taking extraordinary action to better out communities and nation”. “I was completely taken by surprise,” Manning said. “There are so many people in both KiwiHarvest and the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) who contribute to our success. The award is very special - as are they.” KiwiHarvest has now provided the equivalent of 20 million meals from rescued food for people across

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FAIRIES VISIT HOWICK KINDY Just before we entered the latest lockdown, the children at Howick Kindergarten began showing an interest in our outdoor fairy door. Jackson (3 years) wondered where the fairies lived and what was behind the fairy door. What followed next was the develop-

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Aotearoa. Manning told the Times that KiwiHarvest works hard to protect the environment by redistributing food that might otherwise end up in landfill which creates greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, KiwiHarvest works with groups like Aotearoa Food Rescue Alliance (AFRA), Kore Hiakai and the Ministry of Social Development. “The goal is to do ourselves out of a job,” Manning said. “No food waste, no food poverty would be the ideal result.” The next focus for KiwiHarvest is on the education pillar, Manning said. “We want to get out into the community to tell our story and encourage people to reduce food waste and eat healthily,” she said.

Buying online can be a convenient and cost-effective way to shop, but it can be more difficult to work through if things go wrong. It can be a good idea, therefore, to do your research before you buy. Asking friends for recommendations, searching the seller online, reading customer reviews and comparing prices from different sites can all help you make a good purchase. It is a good idea to check for trader details - does the trader have a physical address and phone number? Remember that if you are buying from a private seller, goods may be cheaper, but you have less protection under the law, and if buying from overseas, you need to be especially careful as you have no protection under New Zealand law. Finally, read the product description and terms and conditions carefully - particularly in relation to returns policy. It is safer to pay by credit card or third party service such as Paypal, as this gives more protection than cash transfer - in some cases, if the goods do not arrive, the transaction can be reversed. So what protection do you have if something does go wrong? When you buy from a New Zealand retailer, your

purchase is covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA). This means that the seller is responsible for ensuring that the goods are delivered on time, match their description and are in acceptable condition. If you are buying from a private seller, the CGA does not apply, but you can still look for a remedy through the Disputes Tribunal. If you buy from overseas, you have little protection, although reputable companies will generally be helpful as they want to keep their good name. ➤ This Solutions Column has been compiled by Mary and is a regular Times editorial from the Pakuranga Citizens Advice Bureau. Email enquiries. pakuranga@cab.org.nz or visit us at the Library Building, Pakuranga (only at Alert Level 1), Phone 576 8331 and at Botany Citizens Advice Bureau, rear Food Court entrance, Botany Town Centre, Phone 271 5382 or 0800 367 222 for free, confidential and informative help.

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ment of our very own fairy garden at kindergarten. During the lockdown the teachers continued their discussions as a team and involved the children in the process of designing and creating our fairy garden. We wondered what natural or upcycled resources we could use, as the shops were closed and items were hard to source. Teacher Arden Thomas said the main point was for the children to make the fairy garden and make their own choices in what went into the fairy garden. Once a small group of children returned to ‘bubble kindergarten’, the actual creating process began. Succulent plants were harvested from our rock garden that the children had made earlier on in the year, and fairy cottages, signs and ladders up to the fairy doors were made by the children. Our fairy garden is an on-going work in progress, with even an upcoming addition of a fairy rugby field planned by Lachlan (aged 3). We are not only excited about the magical play opportunities that

payer still pay for them? We need some answers as to what is going on.

the fairy garden will offer our children but recognise how empowering the creation process has been for our children also.

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Firstly, I would very much like to thank Uxbridge Community Centre, who emailed me to say that as I had not completed the course that I had booked, they would refund the number of sessions that I could not attend, due to Covid-19. You made my day, and what an honourable thing to do. Thank you for our great Uxbridge Centre and the wonderful team running the events! Look forward to joining you all again next year. On another note, it is very sad to see there are the odd landlords in this area who refuse to give any amount of rent rebate to their desperate tenants over the last, nearly, two years. No compassion at all. Disgusting.

Jo Williams Howick

WHERE ARE THE POLICE? Where have the New Zealand police gone? The words New Zealand have been removed from the Howick police station and from the police cars and goodness knows what else. If they are not New Zealand police whose police are they and who are they acting for? And does the New Zealand tax-

It is with some consternation I read Dennis Horne’s letter “Manmade Global Warming” (Times, Nov 17). The concern I have is the suggestion that climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers and Trump fall foul of God. I am tired of hearing this kind of attitude towards these groups of people. We are a democracy at the end of the day and people have a right to their opinions and, as long as they are legal, to act on them. Of course, we could become a totalitarian society and simply get rid of any dissenters if that’s what we want but I am sure you would agree that’s not the road to go down. This kind of expression makes me wonder the direction we are heading as a nation.

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Heavy pets aren’t healthy pets When we’re staying home and staying safe, it can be too easy to comfort-eat our way through the long lockdown days. But it’s not just us hoomans who are prone to gaining a few extra kilos – the fur kids have chunked up too. When puss looks at you with those pleading eyes, or Fido puts his paw on your lap during dinner, who can resist sharing a treat here, there and any time? While Instagrammers may celebrate their portly pets and have even coined

a cute term for overweight fur kids, having a ‘chonky’ pet is not as cute as it may seem. With more than half of all dogs and cats globally being overweight, medical and emotional damage from pet obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Obesity in animals can cause complications in almost every system in the body, including the life-threatening condition of diabetes. Stay alert for pet diabetes November is National

Pet Diabetes Month, and pet insurance provider PD Insurance (pd.co.nz) is keen to build awareness of the danger of diabetes in cats and dogs. “Injecting your precious pet with daily insulin shots is no fun for them or you,” says Michelle Le Long, COO PD Insurance. “To keep blood sugar levels stable, owners of diabetic pets have a lot of work to do. They need to feed their pets a specific diet, conduct regular testing of blood glucose levels, and monitor any changes

in symptoms. Then there’s the worry and stress.” Signs of diabetes: • Excessive thirst and frequent urination. • Weight loss. • Cloudy eyes, especially in dogs. • Chronic or recurring infections. “If your pet exhibits signs of diabetes, see a vet ASAP,” advises Le Long. “Early detection and swift treatment are key to giving a pet the best quality of life; with good medical care and lifestyle management, diabetic pets

can live long and healthy lives.” Beware the fatty treats National Pet Diabetes Month is a timely reminder to be aware of overfeeding and/or feeding unhealthy foods. It may be tempting to offer treats from the table, but high-fat human food is a major cause of another dangerous condition in dogs – pancreatitis. This is especially true if they get a large helping of fatty food in one sitting. Le Long recommends vigilance so pets aren’t tempted by high-salt or high-fat foods like roast pork off-cuts or bakery treats left in easy reach. These are unhealthy for

both cats and dogs. Cut the chonk Dr Joanne Lonergan, veterinarian at pd.co. nz’s animal sanctuary partner HUHA, says the issues resulting from pet obesity can be heartbreaking. “Obesity generally makes pets unhappy and

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Looking for a change of pace!!!

Jayco Auckland is New Zealand’s largest retailer of New and Used Jayco Caravans and RV’s and with our business continuing to expand we are looking for a reliable and professional staff member to join our team. If you have the knowledge in all areas of servicing and maintenance for all types of RV’s then we want to hear from you.

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Any person with a claim against the estate of Veronica Frida Mary Helliwell late of Auckland who died on 17 September 2021 are required to send full details of such claim duly certified as owing at the date of death to ASCO Legal Ltd, PO Box 38173 Howick, info@ascolegal.co.nz, no later than 23 December 2021. Creditors are warned that any claim not lodged by the abovementioned date is liable to exclusion from payment in accordance with the provisions of Section 79 of the Trusts Act 2019. DE280661

HOWICK and PAKURANGA COMMUNITY HOUSES Inc NOTICE of

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday December 7 at 7:00pm

Notice is hereby given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting will be held due to Covid-19 alert levels either; In person at Highland Park Community House, 47 Aviemore Drive, Highland Park or On line Zoom meeting If you would like to attend, please send your email to the contact address below for the link to the Zoom meeting Board nominations are now open and forms are available from the contact address below Nominations must be in by 5:00pm, 1 December 2021 All enquiries to info@hpapcommunityhouses.org.nz or House Manager Jennie McCormick 09 534 5584

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SCHOOL NURSE

This is a permanent part time position for two days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday), 9.30am – 3.30pm term time only (40 weeks of the year). Start date 1 February 2022. We seek an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about youth health and: - Contributes to the Health Centre being a welcoming safe space for students - Is a team player and able to work independently - Is culturally aware, and able to work cross-culturally - Is computer literate and has strong communication and interpersonal skills - Has a current practicing certificate Please email your CV, covering letter and two professional referees that can be contacted, to jennifer.edwards@macleans.school.nz Applications close Monday 29 November 2021.

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One position is for a gardener, preferably with 5+ years experience, and the other could be for a person willing to learn.

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SECRETARY/ ADMINISTRATOR

We seek an efficient, organised, experienced professional to join our team in a variety of roles including first aid and general office administration duties. The position is a part-time role Monday-Wednesday 8.15am-3.15pm. The successful applicant will be extremely competent, flexible and patient. Strong interpersonal and superior communication skills, the ability to multi-task effectively and highly developed ICT skills are a prerequisite. Position commences Term 1 2022. Please supply names of 2 referees with CV and covering letter to: Lauren@elmpark.school.nz Lauren Russell

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We currently have two positions available in our Gardening Team to assist and maintain our beautiful gardens, and to assist with the refurbishment and maintenance of our dwellings.

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HOWICK granny ﬂat. Lge dble bdrm, separate new kitchn & Bthrm. Lge lounge with new carpet throughout. Suit 1 person only, no couples. Bus stop outside of property. OSP. Partly furnished. Rent $375pw incls pwr, wtr & Wiﬁ. Avail 11th Dec. Ph Wayne 0272817711 to view.

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Owairoa Primary School Howick

This 30 hours per week posi�on is a varied and busy role during term �me only. Are you that special someone who: • is a passionate reader and has an interest in children’s literature • has high standards of literacy and numeracy • is personable, relates well to others and willing to be an ac�ve member of the Owairoa School “family” • is an organised self-starter who can work without direct supervision and manage peak workloads • computer literate Microso� Oﬃce/Google Suites Previous experience working in a school library and with Accessit9 library program is preferred but not essen�al. Some training will be available to the most suitable applicant. Handover/training before the end of this school year may be oﬀered. If you think you have what it takes to deliver this special role in our school, please send your CV to jane@owairoa.school.nz together with contact details of two referees. Applica�ons close 3rd December, 2021

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Email: chris@jaycoauckland.co.nz Phone: 09 271 3434 DE274843

We require experienced builders to join our small energetic team of passionate tradespeople specialising in higher end renovations/alterations and the occasional new build. You must be experienced, have all your own tools and transport and enjoy the team atmosphere. Be time conscious, polite to clients and willing to go that extra step to impress. Please call Keith on 021939253 or email your CV to keith@keithhunterbuilders.co.nz

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ACADEMICS

COOPER CELEBRATES RHODES SCHOLARSHIP F

ormer Sancta Maria College student Monique Cooper has received a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Cooper, a product development engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in Auckland, is the first AUT graduate and almost certainly the first qualified firefighter to receive a Rhodes Scholarship in New Zealand. The nearly five years she spent as a volunteer firefighter is an example of the sense of community and social justice central to her studies and working life. That sense is evident too in such activities as fundraising to build a rehabilitation centre for former child soldiers in Uganda. Monique, 25, credits her approach to life to the day in the family garage she “watched Tearfund’s adverts about malnourished children, no older than me, on repeat”. “My gaze panned between the diameter of the child’s upper arms and my own. A rumbling within me started - a sense of

inequity. The seed to be an ally was sown in that garage.” She was also a founding member of Manawa Ahi, an organisation rooted in Te Ao Māori values and focused on local and global social justice. Monique was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechatronics from AUT in 2020 and continues to study there for a Bachelor of Business in Management and Finance. As part of the latter, she spent three months at Copenhagen Business School as an AUT Undergraduate Scholarship recipient. While studying for her Bachelor of Engineering, Monique interned at the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan and in Auckland at the Blind Foundation and Thought-Wired. “Meeting the team at ThoughtWired, then a hi-tech start-up, using access technology to enable those with severe disabilities to communicate, was a pivotal moment. I was inspired by hear-

ing their purpose - to unlock the potential of the vulnerable and/ or give dignity to people with degenerative diseases,” she said. “There I also found an interest in business models, and I have developed an understanding of social propositions in business. How we can use design thinking, data and business strategy to improve our standard of living is a passion of mine.” For her fourth-year engineering project, Monique and others worked on a headset to enable users with severe physical disabilities to interact with their environment. She won a Callaghan Innovation Prize for Best Final Year Project Commercialisation (Electrical and Electronic Engineering). At Oxford, she wants to study for a Master of Science in Social Data Science and a Master of Business Administration. Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro praised Monique, one of three “really exceptional young people” who received prestig-

ious Rhodes Scholarships. She says they will make Aotearoa New Zealand proud. Dame Cindy met Dr Benjamin Alsop-tenHove, Cooper and Zak Devey during their selection interview for the scholarships, which will see them heading to the University of Oxford in the UK in October 2022 to join a cohort of more than 100 Rhodes Scholars from around the world. The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards to support study at Oxford. Established in 1903, they are the oldest international graduate scholarship programme in the world. “The three Rhodes Scholars are really exceptional young people,” says Dame Cindy. “Driven by a desire to make a difference for the better, their strong sense of place and academic excellence, they will bring nuanced understandings of our contribution as a country to Oxford, to an international community of scholars and to leading international work in their ﬁelds.”

Monique Cooper has received a Rhodes Scholarship and will take on post-graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. Photo supplied

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