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Need to replicate Gandhi Nivas across NZ By FARIDA MASTER

andhi Nivas, which helps prevent family harm in New Zealand by providing men with early intervention services, could be expanded throughout the country. After a five year independent Massey University report of Gandhi Nivas, Pakuranga’s Ranjna Patel, the driving force behind an innovative early intervention pro-

gramme for family harm, hopes that government agencies including Health, Social Development, Justice, Corrections, Police, Education, Housing and Whanau Ora can work together to replicate it across New Zealand. Now that the initial ground work has proved that it has helped reduce family harm by 60 per cent, Ranjna, founder-director of Nirvana Health Group, hopes that the government picks up the ball and

runs with it to make it a national programme. The Massey University evaluation report (fifth year in a row) was recently presented at Parliament House in Wellington. The event was attended by government agencies, ministers, and NZ Police Commissioner. Police Minister Stuart Nash said, “Family harm is our nation’s shame. We have 150,000 call outs every year. Ranjna you have saved

lives of women and children and saved families.” Launched in December 2014, Gandhi Nivas was set up to meet the counselling and housing needs of men who are bound by Police Safety Orders (PSOs) and cannot return home. The free service provides 24/7 assessment and counselling to clients in addition to free accommodation and wrap-around support to victims and children.

Intervention services are provided to clients and their families by Sahaayta Counselling Services. It began with one house in Otahuhu in 2014 and soon grew to include houses in Te Atatu and Papakura. The target group was initially Indian men but now, according to the findings, a third of the people they serve are Maori and a third are Pacific men. ➤ Turn to page 3

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HRRA: We want you at AGM The Howick Residents and Ratepayers Association (HRRA) is calling on residents to show their support at their upcoming annual general meeting (agm). “Because of the uncertainty of Howick’s future, we urge all resident’s and ratepayers to attend our agm to be informed of the crucial work that must continue to save Howick,” the HRRA’s Val Lott said. The HRRA is a major supporter in the fight to preserve views from Stockade Hill. “A youth perspective from Ben Fraser (chair for Howick Youth Council) will be delivered and we will be taking questions from the floor,” said Lott. The annual meeting will not have an open forum for politi-

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South Asian Advisory Board. “Four out of 14 women killed in the previous year were Indian. Assistant Commissioner John Tims asked the advisory board to give an insight into the cultural aspect of this data. “Standing on the sideline, what I heard was men need help, they need counselling, without being in the system, and women need space to feel safe. “With the support of Sucharita Varma and Zoya Salim Kara of Sahaayta Counselling Service, the seed was planted. “Now we have a 150-page report that says it works. Family harm costs over $4b to our economy. Each intervention house costs $650,000 working with around 350-400 families. “Let’s try to change the shame we have with our family harm stats in New Zealand.”

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to families. She also made a special mention of ACC who had the foresight to invest in this service and to Sahaayta Counselling for its dedicated service. Talking about a different approach to family harm, Sucharita Varma of Sahaayta Counselling Service said that a lot of their work is to do with unpacking. “Instead of questioning the perpetrator of crime we first sit them down and provide a hot meal and a bed. We focus on families to let them know that they are safe. We try and find out the triggers that lead to violence and make them aware of it.” Ranjna said it was a collective effort with so many innovative leaders involved in the journey that started in 2014, when Inspector Rakesh Naidoo presented some data to the Counties Manukau

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Jami-Lee Ross commitment from the Transport Minister Phil Twyford to have the Ameti Eastern Busway considered as one of these second tranche projects. I have been lobbying the Transport Minister on east Auckland transport issues. His office has advised me that Mr Twyford raised AMETI with David Parker, the Environment Minister, to see if the Busway could be fast tracked. I have been told Mr Twyford himself “is very keen to consider the AMETI busway as part of the second tranche of projects”. Transport in our community is always the number one challenge we face. The Eastern Busway has now started being constructed so if we can successfully convince the Government to fast track the Ti Rakau Drive portion of the project, that will enable it to be completed faster. I will keep working constructively with the Government to press forward with projects that benefit Botany. ➤ Jami-Lee Ross is the MP for Botany

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The stamp club is holding its next meeting on July 16, 7.30pm, at St Andrews Church Hall, Vincent Street, Howick. The speaker is local member Ivan McCabe, on a new and interesting topic. The One Page competition is hotting up. Supper will be served. Contact David phone 534 5656.

The Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association (HRRA) AGM will be on Saturday July 25, 3.30pm, Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Road, Howick. They will be inviting MPs and candidates standing for Parliament to speak in an open forum with questions from the public.

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tion of 258 PJs, 78 socks, 57 misc items and one blanket. Jammies in June really helps to keep our tamariki cosy,” the foundation said. “In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, Middlemore Foundation’s work in the community has never been more needed. With over half the tamariki in Counties Manukau living in poverty, warmth is a luxury that many cannot afford. “Living in cold, damp conditions is a key factor in hospital admissions for preventable respiratory illnesses and rheumatic fever, which can have life-long consequences on health. Thank you so much for your support.” ➤ Drop-off points in Howick are at Times Media, the Howick Village Association, ANZ Howick, The Loan Market in Moore Street and Picton Strret Clothing Alterations. ➤ For all the details www. middlemorefoundation. rg.nz/jammies-in-june

Pakuranga Panmure Lions Club brought in a load of new pyjamas for the Jammies for June collection. The club’s president Chris Martin (left) is pictured here with a donation together with Times editor Nick Times photo Krause.

accepting pyjamas – and they have been delighted ith the response through June and early July. The Howick Village Association delivered the first quantity of winter woollies to Middlemore Foundation last week and received a touching reply back from Middlemore. “Thank you for the dona-

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who was awarded an MNZM for services to music and seniors in this year’s New Year’s Honours List “Today, we are probably the first in the world to perform live during these times,” said Susan. The Stage and Screen concert started off on a cheerful note with a rousing performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Changes Everything. With brilliant performances by Amanda Atlas, an internationallyacclaimed opera singer who outdid herself with a rendition of Don’t cry for me Argentina — there were several performances that deserve a mention including Karl Perigo’s rendition of all-time favourite ‘If I were a rich man’ from the movie Fiddler on the Roof; and theatre personality Russell Dixon’s enter-

taining performance of Me from Beauty and the Beast. The duet by one of New Zealand’s finest operatic tenors Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua and Russell Dixon, struck a poignant chord as they performed This is the moment. Every performer, be it the gifted and beautiful Kelly Lim Harris’ slick performance of Roxie from the musical Chicago or Susan Boland’s Just you wait from My Fair Lady— was outstanding. Accompanied by Grant Winterburn on piano, the fitting finale was a trilogy of We’ll Meet Again — a tribute to wartime singer, songwriter, the late Dame Vera Lyn; followed by One day more and the foot-tapping Amigos Para Siempre composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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here was no keeping the more mature people away from a Stage and Screen Operatunity Daytime Concert on Tuesday July 7. Going from the standing ovation that Susan Boland, co-founder Operatunity Daytime Concerts got as she walked on to the stage, it looked like the seniors were having the time of their lives. After a logistical nightmare that involved cancelling 59 pre-booked concerts during lockdown and refunding 16,000 tickets that were bought in advance, Operatunity resumed its tour of daytime concerts, starting with St Columba Church in Botany. Susan is a former geriatric nurse

and has been a professional singer for 30 years and created Operatunity Daytime Concerts to cater to her passion for music and care of seniors. She said they wanted to find out how their patrons were doing during lockdown and decided to pick up the phone and check on them. “We, along with our office staff, called over 5000 individual patrons during lockdown. If you didn’t get a call, we are sorry.” Another bonus for their loyal patrons was the ‘Operatunity Happiness Half Hour’, a free, half hour weekly concert on the Operatunity YouTube channel with 40+ homegrown artists. “This is our way of giving back to our seniors who may feel isolated or scared at present,” said Susan,

Have your say on the future of Howick Our local board has come up with a three-year plan outlining the key initiatives we want to focus on to help our communities thrive and support the recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. Now we need your help to check if we’ve got it right. So love local and get vocal about your community by having your say. Submissions must be received by 4pm, Thursday 13 August. For more information, a copy of the draft Howick Local Board Plan 2020 and to provide your feedback go to akhaveyoursay.co.nz/lovelocal

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Co-written by playwright Frank Vosper (who disappeared at sea in 1937 in an incident that would not be out of place in an Agatha Christie tale) from a story by the legendary playwrighter, Love from a Stranger tells the story of Cecily Harringdon (played by the magnetic Phillippa Hibbs), a young woman of new-found means courtesy of winning a sweepstake. Set in 1930’s London, Cecily is yearning for adventure outside her job and the social restrictions that came with the time, Cecily meets and instantly falls in love with a charming American named Bruce Lovell (the suitably slimy Erik van De Wijdeven), who answers an ad for a room to rent in the Bayswater apartment Cecily shares with her aunt Loo-Loo (Catherine Maunsell) and friend Mavis Wilson (Rosheen Leslie). Their courtship moves rapidly in spite of the fact Cecily is engaged to Nigel Lawrence (Matthew Cousins), who has returned to London after fulfilling colonial duties on a 3-year tour of the Sudan. The second act sees the couple move away from the capital, and after exchanging vows wind up in a West Sussex cottage destined for domestic bliss as the years pass. Dr Gribble (Andrew Maher) and gardener Hodgson (Barrie Graham) are introduced as characters in the country setting, and prove perceptive as they soon discover chinks in Bruce’s charming veneer. The confident American’s slick guise also gradually becomes exposed to Cecily, and the audience is offered hints to his true manipulative intentions and sinister past.

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easily accessible and wellsign-posted and you can pick the length of your walk to suit. We parked at the waterfall carpark. After a quick look at the waterfall (there’s a picture frame there too which tourists love), the gateway to the hiking trails is right there in the carpark. The tracks are gravel and well-maintained so are excellent underfoot – even after rain (we only had a

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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE Some 20 years ago, when the public learned that the waterways, or drains really, running through the Howick/Pakuranga area’s parks would rise dangerously during rainstorms, I wrote to the Times, pointing out that while these flash floods had always occurred, these drains used to be streams, winding through farmland, and punctuated by deep tree-edged pools, which served to buffer the flooding effect. Although these certainly rose quickly in sudden storms, the danger was minimal. I suggested installing a series of small dams at intervals to emulate the original landscape which would also create natural beauty spots. Fast-forward to early this year, I was disappointed - if unastonished – to return and discover no such catchment measures – only warning signs at strategic points and, more worryingly, that the climate

had become drier, the population had increased and public water supplies were now under stress. I will therefore now add that the aforementioned dams would provide obvious points of emergency water extraction and a lot closer than the Waikato. At the moment, there’s an awful lot of grey water literally going down the drain. Surely holding some of it back isn’t out of the question?

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REGURGITATING THE ALARMISTS Re: The Essence of Science (Dennis Horne, Times, July 7 Feedback) This is a particularly detailed regurgitation of several alarmist beliefs which appear to be superficially but unscientifically true but for which there is growing opposition. Recent renunciation of these alarmist views by Michael Shellenberger and Zion Lights (of Extinction Rebellion) is showing the way.

Dennis Horne would have fitted in very well with the established authorities in the 17th Century who insisted that Galileo was wrong and punished him for claiming that the earth revolved around the sun. We know, of course, that Galileo was completely correct and all those established authoritarian bodies were incorrect. As Mr Einstein pointed out, it only requires one proof to disprove any hypothesis. Today, many bodies, such as were quoted by your correspondent, are certain in matters such as Global Warming (now changed to Climate Change since there has been virtually no Global Warming) and Accelerating Sea Level Rise (of which there is no acceleration). They are so certain that that minimal invisible life-giving carbon dioxide is responsible that they choose to describe it now as “carbon” (yes, dirty black sooty carbon). In fact, CO2 is slowly rising from a disastrously low level of one-part in 4000 to a marginally better 1.5part in 4000, when in past millennia all life flourished when it reached very much higher levels. Sea Level Rise is NOT accelerating but is about 150mm per 100 years – nothing much to worry about as demonstrated when such alarmist celebrities as Barrack Obama and Al Gore recently bought seaside homes in the USA! Then, as a final indication of his irrationality, he describes his opponents as “flat earthers, anti-vaxxers

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GET FACTS RIGHT ON CANNABIS The MakeItLegal campaign has today (July 7) welcomed the website www.pmcsa.ac.nz/topics/cannabis/ on cannabis legalisation from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. It is essential that people have reliable and factual information to help them decide how to vote in the cannabis referendum. The benefits of cannabis legalisation are pretty clear and the evidence is consistent, although there remains a lot of confusion among the public. Some of this confusion has been deliberately created to sow fear. Having an independent and impartial guide to what the evidence says will help New Zealanders to make up their own minds. Most of us agree about the basics. We want to make it harder for young people to get hold of cannabis. We want those few people who do experience problems as a result of their cannabis use to get help, not a criminal record. We want adults to be able to make their own decisions, as long as they are not hurting others. This report reinforces that a ‘yes’ vote in the referendum is the best way to achieve all three outcomes.

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Times, Tuesday, July 14, 2020 — 19

Mixed results for local sides

Pakuranga Under 21s v College Rifles. Pakuranga lost 13-24.

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ing between spectators some minutes after the final whistle. Police say they were called to the fight at Shadbolt Park in New Lynn about 4.30pm. A police spokesperson said, “Police followed up the limited lines of enquiry available however there weren’t any positive IDs made as to who was involved. There’s nothing to suggest there were any serious injuries to any party.”

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Fox Memorial winners Howick Hornets went down to Northcote 28-6 at Birkenhead War Memorial on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers remain undefeated through the opening month of the competition after powering past Howick in a soggy encounter. Centre Casey Smith scored a double for the Tigers, while back-rower Pierre Pili was among the standouts for Geoff Morton’s side. In division 2, Pakuranga held on to beat Hibiscus Coast 18-16 after turning an 18-12 half-time lead into an eventual two-point victory. Second-rower Tony Siligi was among the standouts for the Jaguars in the win.

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Pakuranga United Rugby Club was on the losing end of a 23-8 scoreline away at Suburbs. It was a disappointing day for the Access Solutions Pakuranga Premier side (and their large crowd of travelling spectators) who after a scrappy first half on a very saturated field (down 3-8) failed to gain field position in the second spell to go down to a determined Suburbs side. Although drawing level at 8-all midway through the 2nd spell Pakuranga went on to commit way too many errors and gave away silly penalties in their own half which were expertly converted into points by Suburbs 1st Five Eighth Carl Perry who controlled the game throughout. In the curtainraiser, the Marie Raos Raw White Premier Development side came back from a slow start (down 0-12) to make it 4 from 4 this season with a determined effort winning 36-15 against a very experienced Suburbs side. This week both teams are on Bell Park in the annual East v West battle against Waitemata. The premier game’s aftermath was sullied by reports of fight-

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OPINION

Mo’unga magic foils Blues’ bold challenge I

t took Richie Mo’unga’s magic and the Crusaders’ strong bench to deny the much-improved Blues a Super Rugby Aotearoa win before a full house at Christchurch on Saturday night. The win, the Crusaders’ 36th unbeaten home trot, was deserved. But the 26-15 scoreline failed to do justice to the Blues bold display. Blues loosies Hoskins Sotutu, Dalton Papalii and the rejuvenated Akira Ioane worked tirelessly with Sotutu’s all-round game and lineout work continuing to mark him as a likely All Black No 8 successor to Kieran Read. Inside backs Findlay Christie, Otere Black and Harry Plummer were tidy while centre Rieko Ioane and right wing Mark Telea were dangerous runners who reeked power and pace. Yet Telea was edged in the second half by the overall excellence of George Bridge whereas powerful Blues left wing Caleb Clarke was starved of ball. However, at times, lack of disci-

pline at breakdowns killed Blues momentum although there were a few occasions when it was impossible for the so-called culprit to roll away. There were also majestic moments in a thriller that fulfilled its high expectations. Telea scored a wonderful corner try from a huge Black skip pass which Black converted before Mo’unga replied with two easy penalties to reduce the lead to 7-6. Only a great Bridge covering tackle saved a dazzling breakout from Telea who beat three defenders. And by half-time the Blues had made 70 tackles compared with the Crusaders 40. Black and Mo’unga traded penalties, the latter converting his after a crunching Papalii tackle on Sevu Reece from which he couldn’t roll away. At last reward for the Blues from Akira Ioane’s quick tap and drive. The ball swept wide for brother Rieko to crash through three tackles for the touchdown.

Agnew’s Angle Incredibly Braydon Ennor charged down Black’s attempted conversion in a pivotal moment to leave the Blues 15-9 ahead. Then Mo’unga produced his magic by regathering his short, straight kick-off and only desperate covering tackles from Ofa Tu’ungafasi and Akira Ioane stopped him and Jack Goodhue from scoring . Mo’unga’s long skip pass released Bridge down the left before his inside pass brought reward with Mitch Drummond’s converted try; 19-15. That would have been a fair result but the gifted Will Jordan emphasised Crusaders depth with the final try from Mo’unga’s delayed pass before Mo’unga’s inevitable conversion. In the end only two tries each

Richie Mo’unga’s brilliance was the difference between the teams.

with Mo’unga’s superior goal kicking, daring and skill the difference. What the Blues required was the same kind of unpredictable brilliance from champion fullback Beauden Barrett. He has given direction and stability but not the flair and pace expected since joining the team from the Hurricanes. Would he have fared better if placed face to face with Mo’unga? Possibly but would that have been fair to Black who has grown so much this season? Possibly, possibly not. Sometimes, however, a gamble can change fortunes and Barrett was a

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wizard who was twice been named world rugby’s best player. And against a champion team like the Crusaders wizards need to work their magic in the manner of Mo’unga. Meanwhile the Blues can take comfort their coaching staff under Leon MacDonald has worked wonders in producing a tough, hardworking forward pack and fast and aggressive backs. However something extra is needed to topple the champion Crusaders. ➤ Ivan Agnew is an awardwinning sports writer and author

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