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Santa parade funding stoush By CHRIS HARROWELL

everal members of the Howick Local Board have argued in favour of cutting the funding it provides toward east Auckland’s most popular annual community event. The board voted on a large number of grant applications at its monthly business meeting on October 19.

Among them was one from the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust for $30,264.30 toward the running of the Howick Santa Parade, which is organised by board member Bo Burns. Burns left the board meeting room for the duration of the almost 50-minute discussion about the funding application and did not take part in the vote on that specific item.

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Board member David Collings said he didn’t “want to cast aspersions over it” but he did have “some concerns”. The number of people who attended the parade in 2019 was down on previous years and he didn’t know what impact the Covid-19 pandemic would have on attendance this year, he said. “I think in the times we’ve had

with Covid and the [council’s] emergency budget, we should continue to be prudent. “This is not a criticism of the member involved, not at all, I think they do a great job, but I look at items that are listed [in the parade budget] and I think a lot of things are unnecessary.” Board chairwoman Adele White asked Collings if he wanted to pro-

pose a different figure for the board to vote on. He said half of the amount that was asked for, or $15,132.15. Board member Bob Wichman said he supported Collings’ position. “I think we have to be prudent and tighten our belts and this is a good way of showing an example. “I think he’s gone halfway. ➤ Turn to page 3

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his year sees The Salvation Army East City reach a milestone of running its 25th Christmas Appeal – helping those in our community who are struggling to have a more enjoyable Christmas. Our commitment over the years has not changed, our mission to create a brighter Christmas for families within our community still stands firm; to give them a Christmas where they are not having to worry about how they are going to put a meal on the table or whether their children will join the thousands of others unwrapping gifts on Christmas day.

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Over the last 25 years we have seen a steady increase in the number of hampers distributed, last year The Salvation Army East City assisted 150 families within our local community. We are privileged to be able to witness the joy and often relief that we provide to families at such a stressful time of the year. East City has not accomplished this alone, we live in a very generous community and are always grateful for the many businesses, schools and individuals who support our work, not only during Christmas, but throughout the year. 2019 was a challenging year for us with the Christmas Appeal.

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Donations can also be made at The Salvation Army East City located at 39-45 Wellington Street, Howick on Wednesdays to Fridays from 10.30am to 2pm or by contacting us 09 535 0847. Alternatively, you can also support our car boot sales which we run every second Saturday at our Church hall. ‘Rent’ a stall or come and bag a bargain. Money raised through stall hire helps to support our Appeal (next dates November 14 & December 12). We ask your help and joining us in making Christmas 2020 a very bright and blessed season for everyone needing our help within our local community.

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Fire investigators work at the scene of a fatal blaze that broke out at a house in Minerva Terrace, Cockle Bay, on Tuesday night. Times photo Wayne Martin

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coroner will investigate what led to the death of a man during a fatal house fire in east Auckland. Emergency services were called to the blaze at a two-storey property in Minerva Terrace, Cockle Bay, just before 7pm on October 20. Wiremu Arapo, 27, died during the incident. Two other people were injured and were taken to Middlemore Hospital by St John ambulance paramedics. Counties Manukau East Police acting detective senior sergeant Craig Bolton says police extend their thoughts and sympathies to Arapo’s whanau at this difficult time. After liaising with Fire and Emergency investigators, police are not treating the fire as suspicious and Arapo’s death will be referred to the coroner, Bolton says. Police were working with Fire and Emergency investigators at the scene the day after the fire. Neighbour Mike Rowse was home watching television with his wife and son when they heard the fire break out next door last Tuesday night. Rowse, who runs local community radio station East FM, says his family “heard some popping going off” and initially thought it was fireworks. “Then we heard our landlord upstairs yelling and my wife said, ‘Did he just say the house is on fire?’ “We opened up the front door and looked across and could see flames and the smoke drifting out across [the property].” Rowse phoned 111 while his wife and son ran up their driveway to see what was happening next door. He then heard fire appliances arriving at the scene. “I could see [at the neighbouring property] a fella running around.

➤ Continued from page 1 It’s a fair figure and I support it.” Board deputy chairman John Spiller said he isn’t prepared to support the lower figure without further information. “I certainly recall the board granting $30,000 consecutively for a number of years and I think it dropped to $25,000 last year. This is a significant event in the community, it is primarily for the kids and I would hate to see it fall flat on its face through the lack of funding.” Board member Bruce Kendall said he’s studied the event’s budget. “I’m not convinced the figures are above what they should be. I think they are pretty accurate. “A lot of the money is going back toward the council for road management and toilets and other regulatory things the event needs almost regardless of the amount of people attending. “I also think we are all aware with Covid it’s been much more difficult than before to raise funds and that will be the case with this. Like John [Spiller] I would be concerned if the amount we provided was so low they simply couldn’t run the event.” Board member Katrina Bungard said she shared the concerns expressed by Collings and Wichman. “A lot of these figures could be sourced elsewhere as well, for one example, lollies and giveaways and those sorts of things. “A lot of companies would sponsor that or gift that, possibly. With items like that I’m not necessarily keen on granting the full amount. “I think definitely I’d be supportive more of the $15,000 based on the figures we’ve got here. We obviously want to see the parade go ahead.” She said she also had concerns over the monetary amounts

“He just had shorts on and was running up the back steps and he was yelling. “Then I heard my wife say, ‘Get out of the house, get out of the house’, and I then heard him say there’s someone inside. She said, ‘Get out!’ “My wife said he was apparently trying to get a blanket over his head to go back into the house. “By that time I had got off the phone and came back down to put some shoes on in case I had to hop the fence and go and lend a hand. “I saw another guy who was fully clothed. He ran around the side of the house and was looking pretty panicked. “Then the fire service arrived and started getting into their work and putting the fire out. “Once they had a hose on it, it died down pretty quickly.” Rowse says he walked up his driveway during the incident and saw six or seven police cars, four fire appliances, and three ambulances in Minerva Terrace. “They had blocked off the street from roundabout to roundabout.” He says he later saw the man wearing shorts standing outside the house with his hands on his head and being given a bowl of water. Rowse says he hadn’t spoken to the people living at the property next door before but often heard them playing music. “They had only been there about a year and the only time I ever saw them was when they were mowing the lawn. “I figured they work from home and they just like loud music.” Rowse says he’s “shocked and surprised” to learn someone perished in the fire. A karakia was performed at the Cockle Bay address last Wednesday by local kaumatua.

of some items in the parade’s budget, such as accounting and website hosting. “It seems like the quote we’ve received seemed to be for the organiser’s company for a year worth of hosting of their company website, which I was quite concerned about.” Bungard proposed the board provide funding of $20,000 toward the parade. Kendall said he wanted to reiterate that Burns has organised the event many times. “I think she’s aware of what the costs are and I really don’t think she would be inflating any costs. I am a bit concerned about going too low.” Kendall proposed the board allocate $25,000 toward the parade. Spiller said he supported allocating $25,000. “I would hate to see it on a declining spiral and if we don’t provide sufficient reason for people to come to Howick it will eventually fail. “So if we only give $20,000 this year and it doesn’t attract many people, then do we just give $15,000 next year until it finally expires itself? The board eventually voted to provide $25,000 of funding

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toward the parade. Burns talked to the Times following the board meeting. She says comments made by certain board members about the parade budget are “irrelevant” because the grant it received from the board “is not for insignificant things like lollies”. The trust’s grant application to the board is to cover expenses such as advertising, billboards, portaloos, storage, insurance, St John, and branding and marketing, among others. Burns says the website hosting fee is for the event’s website, which is a run by the trust and is totally separate from her business. “I don’t really understand from the event organiser’s point of view and the trust’s point of view why any of that is relevant. What the board was asked for is a portion of the costs. “The actual costs are normally $67,000 to $70,000-plus, but because of Covid we reduced the funding. “The more funding we can raise, the more we put back into the community.” Burns says she thinks some board members confused the parade’s budget with items the grant application would cover, which is not the case. There is an event management fee in the parade budget but given she puts 500-700 hours of her own time into organising it each year, it works out to about 50 cents per hour, she says. “I really don’t think anyone is profiting from anything.” White says the parade is “an iconic event of many years, and long may it continue”. “I am pleased that in the current financial climate we have been able to grant $25,000 to the Howick Children’s Charitable Trust toward providing this event.”

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ix people have been arrested and properties — one in Half Moon Bay — and vehicles totalling around $5 million has been seized following an ongoing investigation into alleged money-laundering activity. Officers from the Financial Crime Group carried out search warrants at six addresses across Auckland on October 14. The arrests are the culmination of a long-running investigation - named Operation Brookings - into individuals primarily involved in money laundering offences and was launched at the beginning of 2020. The Police Asset Recovery Unit has restrained three properties in Half Moon Bay, Te Atatu and New Lynn, worth at least $3.3m in value.

Seven high-end luxury vehicles - a boat and three motorbikes - have also been seized worth a combined value of more than $1.2m. The vehicles include three new 2020 Mercedes-Benz models, including a G-wagon worth around $280,000 and a Lamborghini Huracan, worth about $450,000. Around $250,000 in cash was also located and restrained during the search warrants. Those arrested are four men and two women ranging in age from 29 - 65 years old. They have all been charged with money laundering offences. A 40-year-old man is expected in the Auckland District Court tomorrow and the remaining individuals will appear in the Auckland District Court on 20/10/2020.

“Police enquiries are ongoing and we are unable to rule out the possibility of further people being charged,” Detective Superintendent Iain Chapman, National Manager of the Financial Crime Group, said in a media statement. “Today’s arrests and restrained assets are the result of hard work and dedication by police into money laundering offending. “These alleged offenders profited from laundering funds overseas that were believed to be generated from criminal offending and was illegally gained. “These individuals are motivated by financial greed and have no concern for the criminal offending that has generated the funds they are profiting from.

“These arrests serve as a warning to anyone involved in money laundering activity. The Financial Crime Group is targeting money laundering offenders and those found to be engaging in this offending will be prosecuted.” Police will also restrain any assets obtained through criminal offending which will be forfeited to the Crown under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009. “These offenders typically drive luxury vehicles which they use as status symbols and police will continue to work tirelessly to restrain any assets derived from the proceeds of illegitimate activity,” Chapman said. Money Laundering carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment.

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Water restrictions impact businesses By CHRIS HARROWELL

uckland’s drought is having a major impact on local businesses whose owners say they’ve struggled to keep operating due to the city’s water crisis. Restrictions were placed on residential and commercial water users earlier this year when the total volume of water stored in the city’s dams dropped below 50 per cent for the first time in more than 25 years. Some commercial users were forced to cart non-potable, or recycled, water across the city to use at jobs. But Auckland Council recently eased restrictions on them with those changes coming into force on October 12. Restrictions on residential water users will be reviewed in late November. Somerville resident Michelle Atwill, who runs Best Property Maintenance Services, says the drought and water restrictions have had a massive impact on her industry. She’s managed to retain all her staff despite the circumstances, but says “it’s been tough”.

Auckland Council is the only council that bans members of her industry from using water at level one or two restrictions, Atwill says. She believes that step was taken because of the high visibility of the water use by businesses such as hers. “Volumes from the non-potable stations now prove we are a low water use industry. “If we’re working behind closed doors we wouldn’t have had the same restrictions put on us. “We had no choice but to try to get on with it but long-term the industry would not survive without water.” Dannemora resident Daniel Noyce owns and operates Pinnacle Property Services. He says the industry doesn’t use as much water as the public may think. While some businesses were asked to reduce their water use by 10 per cent, his and others like them were asked to cut it by 100 per cent, he says. “If I wash a small house I use as much water as you would in two loads of washing. “A lot of businesses [in the industry] have had to let a lot of staff go

or have closed or moved.” Noyce says the Covid-19 pandemic was a chance for his industry to “step up” because of the need to clean and sanitise surfaces, “but that was taken away from us with the water crisis”. “I had so many inquiries from schools but had to say I can’t bring enough water to do a whole school.” Exterior Cleaning Industry Association president Sean White says the organisation has calculated the water taken from non-potable stations set up around Auckland is just 0.07 per cent of the city’s daily water use. “It’s a very small amount. Compare that to residential users using a water blaster. “They would take much longer to clean the same area and consume substantially more water. “So compared to other industries we are very low water users. We’re just seen using it.” Watercare spokeswoman Maxine Clayton says the organisation and council were aware of the potential impact on commercial water users of the restrictions. But at the time they were introduced the city’s dams were less than half full and Aucklanders

Feeling the impact of Auckland’s drought are, from left, commercial water users Daniel Noyce and Michelle Atwill and Exterior Cleaning Industry Association president Sean White. Times photo Chris Harrowell

were using more than 400 million litres per day, she says. “Water restrictions were introduced as a means to dampen demand while dams replenished. “Auckland Council, together with Watercare, went to great lengths to provide free access to non-potable water at sites all over Auckland so commercial users could fill up their tanks.”

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t is that time of year again. Christmas decorations are appearing in shop windows, seasonal gifts are adorning shop shelves and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be long before street displays appear. Most of us will see this as heralding the end to a truly forgettable year, heavily punctuated with Covid-19 lockdowns and restricted freedoms. However, for children and young at heart it is a fun, enjoyable time of year. The Howick Village Business Association will be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kicking offâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; its festive season celebrations with the new Christmas Fair in place of Midnight Madness. This all-day event will take place on Friday November 20 and will see the main street of the Village, Picton Street closed for through traffic from 5.30 - 9.30pm (although traffic management may soft close the street an hour earlier). This year the Christmas Fair will have greater emphasis on a shopping experience, accompanied by fun activities for young children, entertainment and food stalls. Our objective with the change of timing and emphasis is to reduce the presence of the unruly teenage element and bring the event back to being a true family day and fun evening out. We are working closely with the police

NEVER GIVE UP

The Feather written and illustrated by Wendy Mary Matthews will be released at a book launch in Whitford on Saturday the October 31 at 2pm. The event will also be live streamed to The Feather Facebook page. The book has been written keeping in mind those who are unwell; the soft colours on the pages, large print and a size that makes the book easy to hold and the pictures easy to see. Written for children, its message of not giving up and hoping for a better tomorrow is one that will resonate with all ages. Wendy has won awards for her writing and illustrating, designed book covers, written

to ensure this event is consistent with the family friendly, safe environment that is Howick Village. As we approach November 20 you will see a change to our street banners that have been up since mid-year. These have been thanking our community for the tremendous support they have provided our businesses and will be replaced with Christmas themed banners. The Howick Local Board will supply star lit motifs on some of the banner poles along Picton Street. There will also be a NZ Christmas â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caravanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Fencible Walkway on the evening of November 20 and then returning a week out from Christmas. It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caravan without the white bearded fellow in the red outfit, so Santa will be there to meet and greet the children on the night and the evenings preceding Christmas. It is shaping to be a memorable Christmas in Howick Village and another way for the businesses to say thank you to our community. Ken Scott, Chairperson Howick Village Business Association

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PROBUS

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fter the uncertainty and the anxiety that seniors have gone through during lockdown, the Probus Day celebration hosted on Tuesday by Howick East Combined Probus Club was a welcomed with open arms by the members. While many Probus Day get together in New Zealand and Australia were cancelled in October due to Covid-19, Howick East Combined Probus Club took pride in the fact that they were one of the few clubs that took the initiative to celebrate fellowship, foundation and fun for seniors in the community Out in large numbers at The Howick Bowling Club, the dress code was a cheerful yellow and blue and the idea was to have fun. After initiating five new members to the club, the morning kicked off on a musical note with singer Gordon Evans regaling the more mature crowd with old-time favourites followed by a quiz. Jan Lucas, president of Howick East Combined Probus Club says, they have had a steady stream of new members, “as people obviously need to connect with others in the spirit of fun, friendship and fellowship which is our mantra”. She says that there are some sen-

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Howick East Combined Probus Club celebrated Probus Day at the Howick Bowling Club. Times photos Farida Master

iors for whom this is the only outing and chance to connect with people. “Although our membership roll is over 130, we still have room for new members at present. I am certain that joining our club will very much add to their enjoyment of life in retirement,” says Lucas. With 13-sub groups that range from a book group and a scribblers group to wine appreciation,

pétanque and a walking group among others, the members are already looking forward to the annual Christmas party next month with a performance by the versatile artist Lisa Lorrell. Julia Banks, one of the members, says this combined Probus Club is more fun as it has both men and women members, “and you can get along your husband for club meetings”.

Competition winner keeps ancestral language alive Eleven-year-old Harmon Cornish of Elim Christian College Middle Years is the 2020 winner of the Auckland Intermediate Schools Cook Island Reo speech Competition. Harmon’s speech honoured the legacy of his grandfather and the perseverance of his mother Judy to honour and keep the ancestral language alive. “At first I thought that I am nobody in someone else’s language but then I learnt

the language of my ancestors. I want to display this around my neck, a reference from proverbs, and encourage others to know the language of their ancestors. This is our cultural identity,” said Harmon. Mandy Heim, middle school lead at Elim Christian College, says the school is so incredibly proud of Harmon “who is a brilliant young ambassador for his people”.

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CONSTRUCTION

Top 3 spots for apprentices T

he Auckland Registered Master Builders Apprentice of the Year, in Partnership with Carters awards were announced recently and two local apprentices from a local builder Faulkner Construction placed in the top three. Ben McKee came second. McKee first went to Faulkner Construction as a Gateway Student from Macleans College. Impressed with him, Faulkner Construction offered him an apprenticeship. In just under four years, McKee is about to complete his apprenticeship. Joshua Smith, also from Faulkner Construction, came third. Faulkner Construction office manager Andrea Martin said the competition is a fantastic platform to showcase an apprentice’s skillset, it builds confidence, is highly competitive and podium placers can win

Ben McKee (left) and Joshua Smith work for local builder Faulkner Construction.

a great cache of tools and educational opportunities. “These are fantastic and well-deserved placings from local boys,” she said. “At the Auckland regional competition, the apprentices were judged on a two-hour practical challenge and their initial entry project submission.

“The top 10 point scorers are then visited on site to see what their work is like and hear what their employers have to say about them. “It is a huge achievement to see a building company have two apprentices come in the top three in the same year.”

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Pakuranga GM leaving for Taupo ➤ From page 20 “And to win it by a record score which I think still stands. Whilst I was not part of that team, I was part of the process that put the building blocks in place that allowed that to happen,” Hackett said. “When we won the ARU Silver Ball (best overall club), that was a lot more about the whole club – how good your club performed across the board. I think that’s the only occasion we’ve ever won that as well because we did well in the senior and junior rugby. “Obviously hosting Rugby World Cup 2011 and refurbishing our fantastic facilities was a major highlight. Knowing that when people come into this changing room, they’ve got the ability to go from here and make it all the way to the All Blacks is also a major change to our club. “We’ve got structures in place now that support that. That’s led by (former All Black) Pita Alatini now but before him Paul Feeney and Wayne Pivac both did great jobs and are really neat people to work with.” Hosting the Worlds Masters Games was massive for Auckland and huge for the club, he added.

“It was probably the function highlight of my time. I think in that week we did over $100,000 on the bar so we had very tired staff. I was playing in that event as well as managing it. It was a huge week, but heaps of fun.” Also deserving of a mention was the World Secondary Schools 7s, refurbishing the club’s gymnasium and helping establish the club’s netball section. “It’s an achievement bringing netball to the club so we could have the whole family playing in one place. Whilst I didn’t lead this, I really made sure that we pushed all the right buttons to make it happen,” Hackett said. “Working at Pakuranga rugby is about honouring our past – our past people, our past members who have been here whilst continuing to give current members what they want. I was a member of the President’s team when I took the job on so I knew how important it was to honour the past whilst building the club’s future”. Special players I have watched over the years are not all All Blacks. Some have been Auckland players David Whitecliff-Davies

and Aula Silipa have played here nearly the whole time I’ve been here, and the same with Mark Dickison who’s our club captain. He’s the kind of guy that every club needs. They just have all my respect.” He also pays homage to Tom McCartney, Numatahi Waa, Malakai Fekitoa and Dalton Papalii, players he highly respects. “I just want to thank everyone in our community for what they’ve given to this club be they a player, coach, manager, mum or dad, a sponsor which we’ve got a lot of. They’ve all been so generous with their money or their time” said Hackett. “They’ve been really good to work with. I’ve made some special friendships and relationships which I’m sure will carry on into the future. “It’s been a great place to work. They’ve treated me well. I’m not abandoning the place. I’m going to come back to do transition to the new manager and I’ll be a member next year and watch my son play, happily from the sidelines. It’ll be very different not having to open the clubrooms. I’ll be sitting on the other side of the bar enjoying my friends.”

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Left, Maurice Collenette (from left), Warren Jack, David Mallowes and Alison Andersen. We all were involved in founding the groups and David is the contact person for the MacDonald Walkway Group and Alison is the contact for the McLeay Group; Right, the remnants of the natural coastal broadleaf forest was supplemented by the extensive clearing and planting Eleanor and Doug McLeay did in the 1980s supported by the Manukau City Council and the Cornwall Trust. Photos supplied

“Hopefully a few of your readers (will) volunteer to contribute their time and energy to the project. The working bees are held on the first Saturday of each month from 9am until noon at the latest and at arranged times during the week.” – Alison Anderson, Macleay Reserve Group founder

Place, with public walking tracks through the reserve. The reserve has a relatively low priority for council conservation management, hence the oppor-

tunity for the Mellons Bay and wider community to get involved in a local ecological restoration project. Key management priorities include pest plant management,

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pest animal control, restoration planting and regeneration of the riparian margin to protect the aquatic habitat. “The remnants of the natural coastal broadleaf forest was supplemented by the extensive clearing and planting Eleanor and Doug McLeay did in the 1980s supported by the Manukau City Council and the Cornwall Trust,” said Andersen. “The area was then gifted to the Crown by Neil Housing when the subdivision at the end of Haseler Crescent proceeded. Tracks, stairs and a boardwalk were then built by Manukau City Council in the

reserve. A later community project, building steps into the reserve from Montressor Place, provided further accessibility. In 2013 the MacDonald farm, adjacent to Mellons Bay School, was opened up for subdivision and the riparian corridor, a concrete path leading from Mellons Bay Beach to the McLeay Reserve, was formed.” Large duck ponds were excavated to catch sediment before it reached the beach and many trees were planted, she said. “However by 2019 a number of Mellons Bay residents had become concerned about the

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cLeay Reserve in Mellons Bay – which was first tended to in the 1970s by residents Doug and Elena McLeay – is to get some additional love and attention in the coming weeks. Several members of the McLeay Family have indicated they will attend a working bee in the McLeay Reserve on Saturday, December 5. They will meet by the Montressor Place bridge at 9am and finish the working bee by noon. MacLeay Reserve Group founder Alison Andersen said the present committee wants to reflect on the McLeay’s legacy as well as raise awareness of the group’s activities in the reserve and on the adjacent MacDonald Walkway. “Hopefully a few of your readers (will) volunteer to contribute their time and energy to the project,” Andersen said. “The working bees are held on the first Saturday of each month from 9am until noon at the latest and at arranged times during the week.” The McLeay Reserve is a 2ha natural heritage reserve in the stream gully, bordered by residential housing which runs from Bleakhouse Road to the MacDonald Walkway, a riparian corridor which leads to Mellons Bay Beach. The Reserve has access points from Upper and Lower Haseler Crescent and from Montressor

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prolific spread of noxious weeds and the proliferation of pest animals, notably rats, in the Reserve and on the Walkway and as a result the McLeay and the MacDonald Ecological Groups were formed. “Supported by Auckland Council, volunteers have begun the huge job of clearing the area of noxious weeds, monitoring rat bait stations and clearing the stream to improve water quality and flow.” As well, the 800 plants

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THEATRE

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talled from opening in April as New Zealand moved into nationwide lockdown and faced further delays with a second Covid-19 wave – Harlequin Musical Theatre is bringing the perfect family-friendly musical this November. Annie is the ultimate story of hope. A story of two unlikely people finding each other and a story of dedication from cast, creative and production teams determined to bring this charming story to stage. “With opening night fast approaching, the cast is excited to bring the joy of theatre to an audience,” says Harlequin Musical Theatre president Dale Smith. “This is the hub of musical theatre excellence in our community and what better way to celebrate than with this classic story of hope and love.” Charming everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City, Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on

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the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage. With the help of the other girls in the orphanage, Annie foils the evil Miss Hannigan, befriends President Franklin D Roosevelt and finds her new home with billionaire Daddy Warbucks, Grace Farrell and Sandy. The timeless tale is known to

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bring a smile to your face with familiar songs, including It’s a Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street and the ever optimistic Tomorrow. The season for the heart-warming musical Annie runs from November 14-28. Concessions available for seniors, students, Harlequin members and group bookings.

MEDICINE

Champion of mental health and compassionate care receives GP award Dr Graeme Kidd of Howick has been awarded a Community Service Medal by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for his commitment to compassionate medicine. Dr Kidd has worked as a fulltime GP for 42 years, practicing GP obstetrics for 20 of those years, providing true ‘cradle to grave’ service for many families. Since 1998 he has also been involved with hospice, having taken a deep interest in palliative care and, in doing so, he strives to empower people to live with their terminal illness and maximise their quality of life. College president Dr Samantha Murton says, “Dr Kidd, who is known for his amazing compassion and positivity, is a true representative of what it means to be a GP in New Zealand; he’s at the heart of his community helping his patients live their best lives by adapting medicine and best practice to suit the way they live.” Dr Kidd also has a strong commitment to mental health and does a lot of work with how emotional wellbeing affects physical health. His use of conventional and complementary therapies has helped patients understand

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their illness and enabled them to self-manage their own health trajectories. This medal would traditionally be awarded in a special ceremony at the College’s annual conference. However, this year the conference and ceremony were cancelled because of Covid19. The College’s 2020 award winners will be formally recognised during the 2021 College conference.

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hat are the chances of a flight attendant who flew in a group of beleaguered refugees from Indonesia, introducing Mitchell Pham (a 12-yearold Vietnamese refugee on the same flight) 35 years later at a formal sit-down dinner? Pham, winner of the Kea World Class New Zealand Award, was a guest speaker at a fundraiser hosted recently by Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. Destiny often writes a fascinating script which unfolds as Rotarian Michelle Godsiff, dressed in her old air hostess uniform, speaks of the time she was part of the crew that didn’t know what the term `refugee’ meant. It wasn’t an easy flight, for the frightened passengers or the crew. A throwback to the time the Vietnam War ended and the country was in the throes of an economic crisis, the narrative is through the eyes of a 12-year-old dodging bullets as Pham tries to escape a life of poverty and the vagaries of war. Pham, now a Kiwi legend, says that after two failed attempts to cross the border, his family was put in prison - a makeshift, fenced camp with water that was hip-high. “Even as a 10-yearold, I was conscious that something was wrong as I noticed young, teenage girls being taken in the barracks to be returned in the morning,” he recalls. Desperate for their son to have a better life, Pham’s parents put him on a boat in the middle of the night. They didn’t have enough money to finance the family’s escape. “We rode out in the night along with some relatives. The fishing boat was barely 12 metres (long) and there were 67 of us, all jammed up. Hardly did we make our way from the river out to sea when the coastguards spotted us. “They started shooting with machine guns. It was terrifying, as bullets were flying above my head. Everyone was screaming. We thought we were going to die. I was petrified.” While the refugees sur-

Above, Mitchell Pham, a successful businessman and philanthropist, shares his gripping story with Half Moon Bay Rotary Club; below, Mitchell Pham, with his grandson Carter and Michelle Godsiff, a former flight attendant who flew in refugees Times photos Farida Master from Indonesia 35 years ago.

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A rare opportunity – two apartments available in a retirement village that cares. vived the night, they soon ran out of fuel, water and food. “Some people started talking of suicide,” he says. Hours later, there was a flicker of hope as they saw a cruise liner on the horizon. “We frantically waved; trying to draw attention for what seemed an eternity. As the cruise ship made its way towards us, we spotted passengers taking lots of pictures and videos. After a while, they started the engine and left without giving us any food, water or fuel. “To this day, I can’t fathom how anyone could have turned their back on us. There is a code at sea that you are bound by.” The cruise liner cranking up the engine almost toppled the fishing boat. On the morning of day six, the exhausted and desolate refugees spotted an oil rig. “Fortunately, they sent us a rescue boat. The day after, there was a big tropical storm that smashed our boat to tiny pieces. We felt like the luckiest people alive!” says Pham. Later, he was transported to a refugee camp

in Indonesia with 22,000 other refugees, some with serious mental health problems. He soon realised he had to learn English if he had to be quickly picked up by one of the 33 countries working with the UN. Next, he started teaching English at the camp. “I was probably the youngest person on the UN payroll,” he says. The first thing he remembers on landing in New Zealand is “the air smelt so fresh”. In his last year at Auckland University, Pham started a tech company with his mates. Soon they expanded to 11 tech companies but with the global financial crisis hitting hard, he says the toughest job was to lay off staff who were like family. “Resilience is so important, more so at a time like this. I do believe that feeling like a victim is an emotion. But feeling and acting as a victim is a choice.” The social entrepreneur says that while he was not so successful in bringing his parents to New Zealand, he takes pride in having reunited almost 220 other refugee families.

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which would have proven to be vital to our economic recovery from the effects of Covid-19.

There is no better example of that than the two poorly worded and heavily politically-weighted referendums. In all likelihood the Euthanasia Bill will pass with voters led to believe that a yes vote will assure that scores of elderly in their last days will be relieved of further and unnecessary suffering which, of course, has elements of truth in it. The question, of course, being from the experience of the plethora of health and safety regulations that have been so damaging to small business productivity it is highly likely that by the time all the legal requirements are met to administer the lethal dose, the patient will have died anyway. Secondly, those elderly relieved of suffering represent only a small fraction of those who will be most affected by end of life choice. People with disabilities, mental illness, such as depression, bipolar, aids, dementia, autism, physical deformities, Mongolian-born, Aspergers – all will be vulnerable leading to a host of unethical practices. In the legalising of cannabis, which is most likely to be dumped, we are once again led to believe that smoking a joint will do harm to the growing adolescent and put a whole lot of impaired-judgment drivers behind the wheel on our motorways. Again it has elements of truth but ignores the truth that the growing of crops commercially for health reasons, such as cosmetics, if stringently-policed, offers a whole host of employment and export opportunities

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DEVELOPMENT DOESN’T BELONG HERE RE: Atrocious Suggestion for Sandspit Road Development – namely ‘Quarterdeck’ I’m writing in response to the onepage ad that the proposed developers of the above had printed in the October 13, Times. Nothing whatsoever about their ‘scaling back’ appeals in any way to anyone living in this vicinity including their terms of ‘helping to meet council goals in housing shortage’! The whole aim is based on greed, without a doubt, but it is ludicrous even to be considered in such an area. Apart from the main problem with (ancient) infrastructure as it stands at the present time; the overcrowding at any major school opening/closing times or events at the already established two schools site is already more than enough. Apart from the disturbance that the proposed building site would bring about, it will be a future traffic hazard, not only to children but anyone in that area. The Council should never ever have accepted their proposal for consideration a second time around. We’re hoping someone uses common sense in this instance and the development goes elsewhere, certainly not between two over-filled schools!

Very concerned long-standing residents, Cockle Bay

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UNDERSTANDING INSURANCE Monday November 2, 10-11.30am. Topics covered – Insurance, how it works, what you should know, types of insurance, who are the companies, risks, premiums etc. At Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Building, Pakuranga. Facilitator – Sarah knox, Consumer Affairs Manager, Insurance Council of NZ. Registration required. Email Vani on settlement. pakuranga@cab.org.nz or Text: 021459520.

BUCKLANDS BEACH COMBINED PROBUS Meets first Monday each month February to November at Bucklands Beach Bowling Club, 21 Morrow Ave, Bucklands Beach. Our next meeting is November 2 between 10am to 12 noon. For friendship, fellowship and fun. Morning tea provided. New members welcomed. Phone Patricia on 533 5666 or e mail barry.davies@ xtra.co.nz.

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U3A GENERAL MEETING Our next meeting is on November 2 at 1.45pm in St Andrew’s Church, cnr Ridge Road & Vincent Street, Howick. The introductory speaker is still being arranged. The main speaker is Don Baker who will talk on “Why Pakistan”?

THE HISTORY OF BOTANY Come along and meet Alan La Roche, Howick historian and committee member of Howick Historical Society, and enjoy his stories about the History of Botany. Botany Library, Wednesday November 4 at 11am. All welcome. For more info, email botany.library@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

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CONCERT OF TWO HALVES

Pakuranga Choral Society is looking forward to finally presenting its only concert for 2020. Both May and August concerts were cancelled by lockdowns. So the long-prepared performance of Vivaldi’s well-loved ‘Gloria’ will feature in the concert. It will be a ‘concert of two halves’ with David Hamilton conducting the Vivaldi, and Ben Kubiak conducting an assortment of Christmas Music including come carols for the audience to singalong with. Soloists are Ella Ewen and Dilys Fong, with Nicholas Forbes on the organ. Sunday November 22, 2.30pm, at All Saints Church, Howick. Adults $25, seniors/tertiary students $20, school children $10. Tickets at the door.

CENTERING MEDITATION Sunday November 1 at 6.50pm for 7pm start at All Saints Selwyn Church, Selwyn Road Howick. In the midst of the busyness, all are welcome to join us for meditation, silence, stillness and silence. All Saints Church office phone 534 6864. This is a free community noticeboard for non-profit groups. They must be received Wednesday before publication. Please email notices to whatson@times.co.nz. While every effort is made to run the notices, volume and space restrictions may mean events may not run.

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Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand As Howick and districts count down to the 175th anniversary in 2022, the Times continues its series by Alan La Roche giving readers a glimpse of life as it used to be. The countdown began at the 170th in 2017

he New Zealand Day of Remembrance on October 28 remembers the Wars in New Zealand. For those of us in Howick, we see the Howick Stockade built in July 1863 that was never used in conflict and was many miles away from military threats. The Waikato War was no real threat to Auckland, but Governor George Grey wanted land for settlers and to destroy Kingitanga (the Maori King Movement) which was against the principles of The Treaty of Waitangi. Six Howick Fencibles, retired army pensioners over 55 years old, were put onto guard duties at Stockade Hill but 41 sons of Howick Fencibles plus 32 local men were ordered by Government to go to war. All men 16 to 40 years of age were conscripted and were required to enrol in this civil war. Waikato Maori wanted to protect their traditional land and live in peace. Ngai Tai of this area flew Union Jack flags and were friendly to Howick settlers. The Government had about 20,000 armed-militia or soldiers but Maori

The first flag of New Zealand, 1834. Image supplied

had about 5000. About 1000 Maori died in the wars and about 700 on the Government side. The Government compensated farmers for any damage due to the war. The details of this war have been supressed by the authorities while recognising most other overseas wars. In 2015, a petition of more than 13,000 signatures was presented to Parliament by the students of Otorohanga College for a day of national commemoration. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there would be public expectation for our civil war in New Zealand history to be compulsory

in the school’s curriculum from 2022. It is time for us to understand our true history and not hide the faults of our forebears. The Declaration of Independence was signed on October 28, 1835 by 52 Northern Maori chiefs beside the British resident James Busby’s cottage at Waitangi. This was to bring peace to a growing chaotic society in the north. It was a portal to follow with a more official Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Busby had no troops or warships to exert control. Waikato chief Te Wherowhero signed the declaration. In 1836 he negotiated with missionary Rev. Henry Williams and others for the Church Missionary Society under William Fairburn to manage the HowickPakuranga-Clevedon “Fairburn Block” with the mission station at Maraetai to prevent inter-tribal warfare and bring peace. The Frenchman Baron de Thierry planned to be King of New Zealand with an independent state in Hokianga. The Declaration of 1835 stopped him becoming “King of New Zealand”. Instead, he became a piano teacher in Auckland.

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A United Tribes Flag was needed to represent New Zealand and encourage tribes to work together for a collective government of New Zealand. New Zealand-owned ships could be seized if they did not fly a national flag, especially trading in Australia. This first national flag is often seen today used as a Maori protest to government for possible breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. The New Zealand National Day of Remembrance - He Whakaputanga - will not be a public holiday but it will remember the civil wars in New Zealand. We must under-

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t was divine inspiration that settled Eroni Clarke’s nerves in the changing room before his first All Blacks test against a World XV in 1992. “Remember, it’s better to give than receive,” Eroni confided to me what fellow Christian and good friend Michael Jones told him. Like his son, Caleb, who made a sensational impact in his first test start against Australia at Eden Park in this year’s Bledisloe Cup 27-7 Eden Park triumph, Eroni was a hard-running midfield back and wing. So too is 21-year-old, 107kg Caleb who was compared with the late 118kg Jonah Lomu after his thunderous start this month against the Dave Rennie-coached Wallabies who had drawn the first test in Wellington 16-all. Deserved as the plaudits were on the strength of his Eden Park performance. they should not be allowed to place too great an expectation on this engaging young man’s future performances on the left wing. Instead let him develop at his own pace rather than burdening him with the mantle of the next Lomu. Having said that, I still expect him to create plenty of excitement just being himself. With 20-year-old rookie lock Tupou Vaa’i also proving his worth and not afraid to mix it in the early

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Pak GM leaving for Taupo By NICK KRAUSE

t was as busy as a hotel foyer when I popped in to talk to Pakuranga United Rugby Club general manager Stephen Hackett. The club was preparing for several activities at the weekend and there were people coming and going. As we settled down for our chat at Hackett’s desk, it became obvious the busy environment wasn’t going to work. “I know where we can go,” says Hackett. I followed his towering 6’5” (195cm) frame down a couple of dimly-lit corridors to a door which Hackett unlocked. We were in the PURC Premiers changing rooms. After a decade as GM, Hackett, 50, is leaving the club for a lifestyle change. He is following his wife Belinda to Taupo where she now works (she got a transfer). “My mum lives there and my wife’s mum lives there. I got the opportunity to buy a business which is back in my old trade of property maintenance,” Hackett said. “I used to play for a club down there but I’ve given Belinda a promise that I’ll steer clear of it for five years but I’m not very good about keeping promises like that.

Pakuranga United Rugby Club general manager Stephen Hackett has been at the club for a decade. Times photo Wayne Martin

“Our daughter Stevie (25) has already relocated down there. Our son Carter (21) will be staying here. Probably, the club is going to get the best of the Hackett’s for the next few years [he’s in the club’s premier squad this year]. My wife’s already living there. The house is sold, so it’s final. My last day here is going to be November 6 and my last official event will be the Friday Nighters which are a good old bunch of club members. We have a draw, a good chat and a few beers on a Friday night.” Hackett came to the Pakuranga club in 2010 from the Akarana Golf Club where he was general manager and course superintendent for 15 years. He was part of the change of

structure at Pakuranga. Team numbers are about the same today but the club has grown its sports and since included netball and grown the touch module. “We now have 3000 people and families linked with us,” said Hackett. “The highlight for me is that you work for a place that wants to be connected to the community and work in an environment that you become part of your community and then the work doesn’t become work, it becomes a part of your life. “I lived close to the club. It’s allconsuming and now it’s time for us to take a step back from that and live a bit of our lives the way we want to.

“I’m really excited for the next level, the next stage of life…just excited that we’re now moving to a place we want to live and all the outdoor opportunities that exist down there whilst still being young enough to enjoy them.” Taupo will suit him just fine. Currently a member of the Howick Golf Club, he likes his golf and enjoys fishing. As the new home is recognised as one of the world’s finest trout fishing destinations, Hackett said he’ll have to learn freshwater fishing quickly. And he’ll continue with rugby in some fashion. Hackett played for the Pakuranga club in 95/96 and then returned two or three years with the Presidents before he started as GM. Before then he played his rugby for Taupo in the King Country. “I loved playing – I still play touch, I’m heavily involved with the Golden Oldies rugby as well,” said Hackett. “I’m an active referee up here so I’m going to keep on refereeing. I may have a little part to play in the NZ Junior Rugby Festival as well which is hosted in Taupo each year which our club goes to.” The club has had difficulties this year with the Covid-19 pandemic.

During his 10 years with the club though, there were few insurmountable hurdles. “The main challenges are always working for committees and boards,” Hackett said. “Pakuranga’s really lucky that it has a really solid board that is forward-looking. I wouldn’t have been able to do half of what has been achieved without our chairman Robert Neil helping steer the club. “I’ve had solid support from someone who understands sport, business and clubs. He’s been a major supporter of both the club and me. Covid, whilst the club’s doing okay, it’s been really hard on the staff. We haven’t been connected with our community because we haven’t had our community at the club for long periods of time. “It’s made me think it’s the right time to do something new in my life. I’ve got that next third of my life to do something different and enjoy it in a different way.” As for highlights, the list is long. These include the club winning the Gallaher Shield [awarded to the winner of the Auckland Rugby Football Union senior premier competition] in 2013 which the club had never won. ➤ Turn to page 9

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