UNO. ISSUE 11

ART Hamilton’s ‘Underwater Collective’

FASHION N’Style Collection

TRAVEL Egypt Diary

SPORT The Mighty Motu Challenge

MOTORING Rarest of the Breedd Jaguar XK140

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A CENTURY OF SERVICE Surf Lifesaving Marks One Hundred Years

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A Century of Service - Surf Lifesaving marks 100 years

35 HEALTH & BEAUTY Skin Centre; A Growing Concern - Skin Cancer; Mazzahn Hair & Beauty

41 FASHION Baywatch on Time; Malezone; Magazine; N’Style Ktizo Fashion show; Summer Swimwear; Free Falling - Jasmin Sparrow; Femalezone

64 HOMESTYLE & ARCHITECTURE Outdoor Living;The Designers Barn; Landmark Homes; A Promise of Intrigue - Will Tatton Architecture; Riverside Charm Turton Builders

93 CREATIVE Movie Reviews; What’s On; Book Reviews; The Underwater Collective

107 FOOD & WINE Lime Caffeteria; Le Chat Noir Café; Recipes; Roasted with Passion - Volcanic Coffee;Manu Wines - Consistency & Heritage

122 SPORT Single Speeder Extraordinaire - Garth Weinberg;The Mighty Motu Challenge

128 PEOPLE Hamilton High Schools’ Centenary; Aria Champion - Amelia Berry

132 TRAVEL 139 DRIVE Drive - Mercedes Benz C-Class; My Car 1955 Jaguar XK140

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We also interview the winner of the recent National Aria Contest, mark the centennial of two Hamilton secondary schools, look closely at a stunning 1955 Jaguar, report on my first attempt at the Motu Challenge, and showcase the 2010 N’Style Ktizo Fashion Show.

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There are the usual book and film reviews, fashion notes, recipes and the Editor’s popular last words: ‘And Another Thing...‘ The team at UNO. are looking forward to a big year in 2011 - our sixth year of publishing - an achievement I am very proud of, and so is our hard-working team. We genuinely

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UNO. CONTRIBUTORS

MARK

Hamilton

“Outside of study I play Ultimate Frisbee,

Mark’s photographic journey began with

am a volunteer surf lifeguard and work

a mid-life career change 12 years ago. He

part-time at a respite house for children

now works as a freelance photographer in

with disabilities - a job I adore. I also spend

Hamilton, working mainly in the commercial

hours laughing with friends, fishing with the

advertising and editorial fields. Aside from

old man, or losing at darts to my Mother”,

shooting as a profession, photography

she said.

also consumes Mark’s downtime. Working

Clark

Kaye loves to travel and when not travelling she is thinking up possibilities for the next destination! This all requires a day job and for that, and other sins, she has been working in the civil engineering field for way longer than she’d like to admit.

“I favour the exotic destinations preferring

on personal and collaborative projects,

Nilsson

ancient history to modern politics, which

photography has also taken Mark

KJELL

abroad and out of his comfort zone with

Kjell is a Tauranga-based freelance

sites, especially the monumental ones,

photographic travels through South East

photographer, who has been snap-happy for

are a great puzzle because there are only

Asia and more recently a road trip through

the last 20 years since graduating from his

remnants of what used to be, leaving us

Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia.

apprenticeship in the United States. There

to wonder how they built such structures

he specialised in commercial photography

with such limited resources. An engineering

for ten years, before moving to New Zealand

background also makes you aware of how

where he now carries out both national and

challenging their building environment

international photographic assignments.

would have been, yet how sophisticated

When not taking pictures he can usually be found in a coffee shop somewhere hanging out with friends. He calls these ‘business meetings’.

Kjell is no stranger to going to extreme

KARINA

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KAYE

Cooper

lengths - like using a helicopter to capture the full glory of a super yacht or getting so

Originally from Tauranga, Karina spent her

close to the action that he sits ‘shotgun’

teenage years growing up on the beaches

in order to achieve the perfect shot.

of Whangarei. She departed the nest and

Being such a big fan of all things tasty

spent a year studying media and English at

and culinary he recently jumped at the

Victoria University in Wellington. However,

chance to photograph a whole host of Kiwi

she soon found herself relocating to

gastronomic delights for the Whakatane

Hamilton and studying for a Bachelor of

Rotary Club’s new cook book, entitled

Media Arts at Wintec.

‘Plenty’.

just gets way too complicated. Ancient

were the constructions. And that quickly takes you back to the question - how far have we really come? “

Also contributing to this edition: Elizabeth Attwood, Quinn O’Connell, Liz French, Tony Whitehead, Richard Swainson, Dion Mellow, Erica Sinclair, Aaron Bryant, Kelvin Teixeira and Mark Leishman, Sara Orme.

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Diamonds are a girls best friend The new Tissot Lovely timepiece is an

elegant cocktail of sparkle and minimalist measurements. A total of 37 top Wesselton diamonds grace this proudly feminine watch and encircle a smooth round case with a diameter of just 19mm. Tissot has timed the introduction of the Tissot Lovely collection perfectly to complement the trends for Summer 2011. A romantic mood is forecast, expressed by fluid fabrics and soft colours, so these delicate watches will be the perfect accompaniment. Baywatch On Time, Tauranga p.07 577 0500

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that is irresistible. Leave lips irresistibly glossy with a mirror shine as the new applicator ensures a perfect result everytime. L’Oréal Paris Glam Shine Reflexion in Sheer Watermelon.

Shh... hh There’s h a secret at Waihi h Beach h The Secret Garden is a small store specialising in exotic Indonesian furniture and giftware run by young locals Jake and Willy. Open the Javanese doors to reveal a subtropical garden and newly opened café/coffee hut. “We wanted to create a piece of Bali with a kiwiana twist.” The Secret Garden is a place where you can take a little time out for yourself, enjoy some refreshments and get lost for a while. Over the summer time, they will be hosting intimate live music events as well as being a popular wedding photo venue. The Secret Garden, 17 Wilson Rd, Waihi Beach p. 07 863 4311 OPEN: 10am - 5pm 7 days.

Organic Ananda Toner from Antipodes fosters healthy skin cell turnover with mamuka black fern and showcases Waiwera mineral-rich water, delivering skin-nourishing antioxidants and nutrients to the epidermal layer, a must-have part of a daily beauty ritual. New Certified Organic Ananda toner from Antipodes.

Summer loves Mexico Capturing the vibrant Mexican culture, and delivering it to New Zealand in all its colour and vitality. Citta Design has some beautiful homewares to spice up your home. www.cittadesign.com GreenSmart Pots The perfect way to safely grow high quality produce no

matter where you live. The unique self-watering system provides hasslefree growing, as plants have continuous access to water, and can absorb nutrients whenever they need them. Available in Beige, Green and Black and delivered nationwide. For stockists visit www.greensmartpots.co.nz

What’s SUP?

We have one of the largest ranges of EPS and Soft Top Stand Up Paddleboards in New Zealand. Soft Top SUP packages starting from $1100. Package includes board, fins, paddle and paddle bag. EPS board packages start at $1450. Liquid Stixx, Tauranga p. 0800 787 464 www.liquidstixx.co.nz

Africabike for humanity

The AfrikaBike is the flagship of Kona’s humanitarian Basic Needs program. This bike is a durable, affordable, easy riding city steed. With the new Kona 7005 Lightweight butted aluminium frame and built-in rear rack to carry heavy loads, it has the Shimano 3-speed internal rear hub with Kona Project two forks. For every two AfricaBikes sold, one is donated to a good works cause in challenged areas around the world. $799.00 from Bike Vegas, Eruera St, Rotorua p. 07 349 4643 www.bikevegas.co.nz and www.konaafricabike.com

The perfect travel companion Add a little bit of luxury and home comfort to your surroundings on your next holiday with Ecoya travel tin candles. Made from natural soy waxes, 100 per cent pure cotton wicks (lead-free) and in a compact, safe tin. www.ecoya.com.au It’s summertime The stunning Audi A5 Cabriolet is the perfect choice

for summertime cruising. As a replacement for the A4 as Audi’s four-seat convertible, the A5 is beautifully styled both outside and in and is so quiet you can use the built-in Bluetooth speakerphone with the top down at highway speeds. This classic cruiser offers an impressive combination of elegance and sporty handling dynamics and is priced from $107,990.

Available from Bay Prestige, Hewletts Road, Mount Maunganui p. 07 578 6017 www.bayprestige.co.nz

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A functional food for inner health & outer beauty, Bestow Beauty Oil provides a perfectly balanced 1:1 ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6 to help nourish, heal and enrich your skin and bestow good health. Bestow Beauty Oil can be added to yoghurt, smoothies, cereals, salad dressings or mixed with mashed or stir-fried vegetables, porridge or soup. For more information and stockists, visit www.bestowbeauty.com

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An oldie but a goodie Onitsuka Tiger is one of the oldest shoe companies in Japan, tracing its history back to the formation of Onitsuka Co Ltd in 1949 when the 31 year old former military officer, Onitsuka started his company with the hope of raising postwar youth self-esteem through athletics creating shoes for football, running, martial arts, basketball, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-training, track and field, wrestling, golf, cricket, and tennis. To date, Asics still produces a wide array of vintage style Onitsuka Tiger shoes, the most famous and enduring being the striped Mexico 66 Line of athletic shoes. Onisuka Tiger from $189 at Vagabond, 58 Devonport Road, Tauranga 5710331, www.vagabond.gen.nz

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PROUDLY PINK SUMMER FASHION SHOW, BETHLEHEM TOWN CENTRE Photos: Quinn O’Connell 1. Lynley Hancox, Vicki Burns & Maggi Brunsden 2. Sarah Pinkerton, Jenny Maston & Hannah Mayston 3. Michelle Wacker & Suzy King 4. Linda Ellis & Jenny Elliot 5. Alin Beattie, Aja Boon & Renee Buckingham 6. Jennie King & Joy Diggelmann 7. Heather Barriball, Patsy Kelly & Stephane Kelly 8. Leonie Marsh & Megan Benson.

ROTORUA CHARITABLE TRUST, MELBOURNE CUP PARTY Photos: Kelvin Teixeira 9. Catherine Johnson & Wendall Quirk 10. Phyllis Bryson & Marilyn Crockford 11. Heather Lavery & Emma McGinty 12. Patricia Buffery & Jean McGaffin 13. Kate & James Urquhart 14. Heidi Burgess & Diane Daniel 15. Lesley Rayment-Sands, Eileen Taylor-Baines & Jenny Hotch 16. Lesley Kaye, Cath Weston, Treena Moore & Vanessa Conrad-Grigg.

LBC OPENING NIGHT, MOUNT MAUNGANUI Photos: Quinn O’Connell 17. Rhiannon Dadley & Sarah Reichardt 18. Phil Bidois, Briar Jacobson-Lang & Deiter Fengewisch 19. James Brooking, Penny Mitropoulos & Kerry Hunt 20. Seb Martinez & Christian Serrano 21. Dan Gillingham, Regan Cross 22. Ryan Goodwin & Irene Borf 23. Craig Whiteman & Anna Mason 24. Jane Kelly, Sian Brown, Amy Jenkins & Crystal Byrne.

LANDMARK MONACO SHOWHOME OPENING, BETHLEHEM, TAURANGA Photos: Quinn O’Connell 25. Anna Zandstra, Fay & John Burn 26. Tristan Walker & Stacy Heads 27. Grant & Faith Walker 28. Joanne Snowden, Claire Hetet 29. Leanne Goodich, Robyn Ford 30. Ross Harris, Angela & Ian Page 31. Murray & Di Christie, Haley & Matt Christie 32. Graham Staite, Kevin Allum, Rod Taylor.

WINTEC MEDIA BITES LUNCHEON, HAMILTON Photos: Mark Hamilton 33. Amanda Harper & Laura McLeay 34. Stacy Oliver, Fiona Fraser & Kelsey Fletcher 35. Ronny Phillips & Blair Williams 36. Kerrie Felton & Heather Chappell 37. Michael Laws 38. Miriyana Alexander & Donna Chisholm 39. Bruce Holloway & Mark Bunting 40. Nevil Gibson, Julie Hardaker, Michael Laws & Ellen Read.

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SKIN CENTRE BUILDING EXTENSION PARTY Photos: Quinn O’Connell 1. Susan Christie & Sam Tustin 2. Rachel Armishaw & Lauren Hare 3. Lynette Gillies, Christina Baillie & Michelle Sinclair 4. Margaret Edwards & Rita Raybould 5. Karen & Karrina Sinclair 6. Georgina Herbison & Teresa Roche 7. Dr James Spreadborough 8. Marie Kirk & Rachael Salmon.

MERCEDES SLS AMG GULLWING LAUNCH AT INGHAM-SEARS MOUNT MAUNGANUI Photos: Quinn O’Connell 9. James Ashton & Jodie Horsburgh 10. Trudy & John Ingham & Jodie Horsburgh 11. Jack & Betty Ashworth 12. Deborah McMurtrie & Jennifer Bowell 13. Bob & Wendy Wheeler 14. Garry McMurtrie & Paul Bowell 15. Judy Lambert, Phil Rouse & Elise Rouse 16. Lesley Tanner & Gary Siegel.

2010 TAURANGA GARDEN & ARTS FESTIVAL Photos: Quinn O’Connell 17. Sharon Melrose, Pauls Hardie, Lynette Lochhead & Gail Newlands 18. Cheryl Harvey & Suzanne Gartshore 19. Denise Stewart, Timo Rannali, Jill & Len Helms 20. Arne Herrmann, Kate Barry-Piceno & Craig Batchelar 21. Pam Fox & Pixie Lochhead 22. Sally Fannin, Wendy & Hannah Simister 23. Janine Tait, Sally Holland & Nicky Averill 24. Neil Farrant, Kim Farrant & Mike Nicholson.

THANKS COCKTAIL LAUNCH AT MAJOR TOMS, MOUNT MAUNGANUI Photos: Hamish Mathieson 25. Sheree Parker, Emma Charrington, Tamryn Reeve & Stacey Pyne 26. Ange Holmes & Lizzie Turner 27. Nathan Pakipaki & Josh Muller 28. Gina Henderson, Joelene Smith, & Crystal Byrne 29. Julia Keddell & Selina Bedford 30. Renee Ryland, Beks Anderson, Nicole Thorburn & Katie Milgate 31. Ash Woods & Emma Brunton 32. Chloe Reeve, Jay Reeve, Tamryn Reeve & Nick Beck.

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cover story

A Century of Service THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO OUR NATIONAL ARMY OF ‘GOOD GUYS’ WHO HAVE SAVED MORE THAN 50,000 LIVES SINCE THEY FIRST GUARDED OUR BEACHES PART OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1910.

Story: Charles Martin, Photos: Quinn O’Connell and Courtesy of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand.

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THE FIRST CLUBS WERE FORMED in Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin and Wanganui - Bay of Plenty and Waikato clubs followed soon after.

Since then more than 250,000 people, men, women and children, have belonged to the New Zealand surf lifesaving movement.

Today there are nearly 16,000 members in 75 clubs throughout the country. Commenting on the centenary celebrations, Grant Florence, Surf Lifesaving’s chief executive, said: “It’s the celebration of one hundred years of community spirit, camaraderie and sense of responsibility for others in our community. It is our opportunity to promote our proud history and acknowledge the fundamental role surf lifeguards play in keeping New Zealand’s favourite playground safer for everyone”.

He is so right. The famous yellow and red flags marking out safe swimming areas, and the professional and well-trained lifeguards manning towers and patrolling the beaches, have been a comforting presence and a source of security for generations of New Zealand Mums, Dads and their families.

UNO. Magazine has featured the sport a number of times including in a hugely popular cover story about two local New Zealand representatives, Holly Moczydlowski and Johanna O’Connor, and only recently in a brief story about the Bay of Plenty’s regional volunteer lifeguard of the year, Travis Mc Geady, from Waihi. We like to give surf lifesaving a fair measure of exposure because, like most other New Zealanders, our staff have either had direct contact with the movement, or have benefited from it in some way in the process of bringing up their own families.

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Personal Love I have a few personal experiences which contribute to my love of surf lifesavers; nothing dramatic or life-threatening, but certainly interesting!

The first happened many years ago before I was married, but I was ‘betrothed’ at the time and as you will see, that was important.

It was one of those fine, sparkling summer days in Wellington and as a callow young broadcaster I was assigned as the commentator for a surf lifesaving telecast at Titahi Bay, home of some of the best surfboat crews in the country. We were hoping for lively water and some spectacular pictures to go with the usual competitive stuff - big boats racing through a tortuous surf.

Prior to the afternoon telecast I decided to join some of the television crew plus local surfies for a lunchtime swim to relax and test the conditions so that I could ‘speak with authority’ during the telecast. The gods were not in my corner that day. A large and boisterous wave dumped me heavily and for the first time ever while swimming, my dentures shot from my mouth to the sandy floor below. I called on the good services of the Titahi Bay lifeguards for search assistance and we quickly formed a chain holding hands to retrace my position when disaster struck and try and locate the plastic munchers. I swear I had a foot on the bottom set at one stage but again got bowled over by a wave and the search was abandoned. That was the last I ever saw of my teeth!

I thanked the Titahi Bay boys for their help and headed back to town after making arrangements for a replacement commentator.

She had prepared a beautiful roast, which I couldn’t handle very well. Also she had never before seen me sans teeth! However, we are still married.

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But to add insult to this drama I had arranged to go to my fiancé’s flat for the evening meal.

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More than 60 swimmers have swum Cook Strait since that famous first successful crossing in 1962

Cook Strait Swims The next experience which endeared me to surf lifesavers was the first of the modern Cook Strait swim attempts back in 1960 by Bill Penny and his team from the Lyall Bay surf lifesaving club, together with a local Italian fisherman and his supporting launch. We set out in the very early hours of the morning and all went well on a fine morning in good water conditions. As public interest increased, the hourly reports on the local radio station were increased in frequency and extended to involve the entire commercial network. Such was the public interest throughout the country that later the non-commercial National Programme network also joined us for quarter-hour updates.

Meantime, down in the warm diesel-fume filled galley, a kindly lifeguard offered me lunch - a large beef sandwich and a lukewarm beer. I came back up on deck into the fresh air and the lunch came up soon after. No wonder I have a special regard for surf lifesavers!

Sadly he failed by a close margin and we all repaired back to Wellington and the Lyall Bay clubrooms for a ‘debriefing’. Everyone was determined to fight another day. Unfortunately I wasn’t there to see it and it wasn’t Lyall Bay that sponsored the successful attempt. The Worser Bay club swimmer, the late Barrie Devenport, made his first successful crossing while I was otherwise engaged at the Commonwealth Games in Perth.

More than 60 swimmers have swum Cook Strait since that famous first successful crossing in 1962, most of them members of surf lifesaving clubs.

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However the close rapport I had established with various guys from surf lifesaving (many of whom were also prominent in various local rugby teams - a successful cross-over that remains unchanged today) ensured that I enjoyed a good knowledge of how the sport was organised, managed and funded. I was appalled that, despite the huge number of rescues, not one life insurance company sponsored the clubs or the movement at that time.

After all those companies were substantial beneficiaries from the good deeds of clubs throughout New Zealand. So, as a regular weekly columnist then for the New Zealand Listener and as a gesture designed to help surf lifesaving and endue a sense of guilt on a few selected businesses, I wrote about this, taking insurance companies to task in no uncertain terms. I castigated the parsimonious attitude of an ungrateful industry. It struck a few chords! Public broadcasting was then a government department, including its official organ the New Zealand Listener. The stuff really hit the fan from on high. Some â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;friends at courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Party and ministerial friends were not amused and this displeasure was sheeted home to me in no uncertain terms!

I repaired to the Lyall Bay clubrooms to lick my wounds. It was a most sympathetic climate and after a number of free beers life didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem quite so serious nor the damage to New Zealand business quite so shattering. However I might add that at least one or two insurance companies did come to the party with sponsorship for surf lifesaving reasonably

Those are just a few reasons why I love surf lifesavers. Some of the others must remain on the bus.

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cover story Between the Flags Surf lifesaving has a fabulous history involving the widest range of New Zealanders from famous soldiers, top politicians and businessmen to Olympic champion sportsmen, ordinary Joe Blows (and Mrs. Blows) and some memorable characters.

It is a history studded with drama and comedy, community service and mateship - the good, the bad and the ugly.

All this is captured in fascinating detail in a new 400-page book just published to mark the centenary of the sport. Titled ‘A Century Between the Flags’ it has been brilliantly edited by Bob Harvey, former advertising guru, Mayor of Waitakere, President of the Labour Party, but above all a passionate and long-time lifeguard in his own right and the current President of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand.

In his introduction he writes: “As a 15-year-old I biked west over the Waitakere Ranges one day. Through the dust and gravel rising off West Coast Road I saw the black sands of Karekare Beach and beyond the Manukau Bar sweeping out to the Tasman Sea. As I pedalled down the hill and under the pohutukawas I saw something that would change my life. The local surf club was in the middle of a three-day carnival to celebrate 21 years patrolling the beach. Kegs of DB cooled in the stream. The smell of cooking sausages and mussels filled the air. I saw where I was meant to be and I joined up that day. Like many young men, I went to a special local beach and became part of a new family. The decision I made that day on Karekare has defined my life. It has shaped who I am”.

In this nice word picture he has summed up what surf lifesaving has meant to thousands of New Zealand boys and girls, men and women.

The sport has contributed immeasurably to the goodness and character of our nation. In this commemorative volume this contribution is documented in vibrant form with excellent illustrations. The book is peppered with vignettes and recollections by the famous, the legends, the

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characters and the comedians that are part and parcel of surf lifesaving over the decades.

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Bay of Plenty Beginnings All areas of the country get a fair share of coverage, including our own regions of Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

For instance it is reported that while the present Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service originated from a meeting held in December 1929, and is recognised as the first surf lifesaving club in the Bay of Plenty, there was an earlier group of surf bathers who patrolled the main beach. A public meeting was called in 1914 to discuss the formation of a club.

The Te Puke and Tauranga Amateur Swimming clubs later affiliated to the Mount Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club and the Tauranga Girls Club was established in 1932, only the second women’s club formed in the country. There are now 15 clubs in the region including the major tourist beaches at the Mount, Whangamata and Ohope. There are also clubs at Hot Water Beach, Tairua, Pauanui, Onemana, Whiritoa, Waihi Beach, Omanu, Papamoa, Maketu, Pukehina, Thornton, Whakatane and Opotiki.

And so it goes on - chapter and verse, facts and figures, historic trivia in many instances but spiced with stories of dramas - shark attacks, drownings, the Wahine disaster in Wellington Harbour, the ‘Anzac bond’ established through surf lifesaving even before Gallipoli, plus the recollections of our great soldier and military leader General Freyberg (who also swam the English Channel).

There is very little that has been over-looked and it is all supported splendidly with outstanding illustrations and cartoons. One of my favourites was a photograph taken during the 2010 nationals at Ohope featuring a flotilla of surfboats in the shallows at sunrise, ready for the day’s competition. It is evocative and beautiful.

The various chapter titles in this history are a catalogue in themselves of developments in surf lifesaving over one hundred years - the Anzac Code, From Neck to Knee to Now, From Ladies to Ironwomen, Having Fun, Tragedies, Officials, The Winds of Change, Chopper Boys, Rubber Ducks, Gladiators of the Surf, Our Second Century and finally the Roll of Honour.

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Taking a dive: Mt Maunganui Ladies cling on at the 2009 NZ Champs, Gisborne [Jamie Troughton]

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The Last Word Celebrations to mark one hundred years of surf lifesaving are being held at clubs throughout the country. Many of the stories are getting longer and more elaborate, the waves much higher, the rips more dangerous and at these commemorative social functions the tellers of tales are a little less fit, not so much hair on top and maybe just a touch of a paunch here and there. But hey, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great ride! Surf Lifesaving is one of those activities that combines service to the community with sport, recreation, tons of fun-filled summer days and mates that last a lifetime - surely some of the best elements of our national character.

The final word in our tribute goes to Bob Harvey, President of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;New Zealand surf lifesavers have always been ready to come to the rescue. Through the long summer months, the guardians of the beach are ever on the lookout for an upraised hand, ears pricked for a cry for help. The yellow-and-red flag has remained a symbol of safety in the surf. Though traditions, equipment and practices have changed, one fact has endured lifeguards are in it for lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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Nippers More than 35,000 school children attend beach education sessions throughout New Zealand each year. In the last 20 years, drowning rates have reduced by over 50 percent. It may also come as a surprise to learn that Surf Lifesaving receives absolutely no funding from central government - everything they do and deliver is funded by donation, grants and sponsorship.

‘Nippers’ is the affectionate name for Surf Lifesaving’s comprehensive training programme for youngsters.

From the age of seven, children can join their local Club to participate in Junior Surf. Kids are encouraged to have fun and develop skills so they can enjoy the beach and one day be able to save someone else too. The programme is all about developing tomorrow’s lifeguards and opens up a whole new world for children.

Although programmes for Nippers vary slightly in format from club to club (they used to be called ‘Midgets’ on the local scene), the essentials are the same instilling in children a sense of confidence and skills to enable them to progress through levels leading to competition, patrols and coaching. The local Omanu Surf Club has the largest ‘nippers programme’ in the country, but all clubs in the region cater for, and welcome, youngsters to their ranks.

Cover Stars Our UNO. Summer edition cover features two Nippers from the Omanu Club in Tauranga. JORDON YORK aged nine (a two-year veteran who has competed in carnivals since he was seven) and sister EMILLIE aged six (who will start her competitive career when she is seven).

They are the children of Jonathon York, Director of Junior Surf at Omanu Beach

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“THE RUGBY IS GOOD AND WE’VE FOUND YOU A JOB” JAMES HAD DISCOVERED A FASCINATION FOR DERMATOLOGY at a UK hospital where he was “thrown into” removing lesions identified by a colleague. An interest he furthered as a GP at Mount Maunganui where he also played rugby for the Mount Seniors.

James’ connection to New Zealand seemed cemented when he married Helen, a kiwi he met horse riding at Waitomo. Twelve year old Hamish and Danielle, now ten, were

THAT WAS THE LINE THAT LURED DR JAMES SPREADBOROUGH FROM HIS NATIVE ENGLAND TO THE BAY OF PLENTY IN 1990.

born here in the Bay, however Danielle was hardly more than a baby when the family

Having lived in the centre of bustling Dubai,

macro shots of the skin. It has also been

accepted a position with Emirates Airline

James and his family are now appreciating

shown in studies that, with serial

based in Dubai. James was one of a team

the space and greenery they have around

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them in New Zealand, and, protected by

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of Emirates staff and dependents; 25,000

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people. “I found a significant level of skin

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cancer there, due to the number of

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industry”.

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in the changes in any of the former).

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technology he uses in a Skin Scan to check

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His interest was piqued so much that he enrolled in a Diploma of Dermatology with

day job saw him pass with “commendation”.

and track changes in moles. A High

He followed the Diploma with a Certificate

Definition camera is initially used to take

makes it easy to collaborate and obtain

in Advanced Clinical Dermoscopy through

macro photos of the skin surface.

Specialist opinions.”

the Skin Cancer College of Australia and

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New Zealand, based in Brisbane.

and any atypical lesions are imaged with a

Uno’s reporter may have serenely enjoyed

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the gorgeous new waiting area before this

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James explains “that we can advise the

interview but immediately afterwards she

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the sensible thing to do.

identify whether a skin cancer is present or

year). “At follow up we are able to view both

not.

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long sleeved rash shirts at the beach,” says

identification of even minute changes in

James, relieved that the message may be

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Our best defences against the skin cancer epidemic are sun protection and awareness that leads to early detection.

As the days grow longer and the ultraviolet levels increase, it is imperative that we heed sun-safe behaviour to minimise the damaging effects of UV to our skin and

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MAGAZINE

WHAT A GREAT NAME FOR A FASHION STORE! JUST AS YOU LOVE YOUR FAVOURITE MAGAZINE FOR ITS MIX OF FAMILIARITY AND NEW FEATURES, YOU WILL LOVE MAGAZINE DESIGNER CLOTHING FOR ITS WELCOMING STAFF AND EXCITING RANGE OF PREDOMINANTLY NEW ZEALAND-INSPIRED AND MADE FASHION ‘STORIES’.

AT THE MOUNT!

Over 30 years in fashion design and retail and managing a chain of ten stores throughout the North Island has taught Linda what women want.

Magazine at the Mount is delivering just that.

How wonderful to enter a store and find it buzzing with happy people, and Moira Suisted, the manager, happily dressing them. Linda could not have chosen a better manager. Many will remember Moira as the effervescent owner of Tauranga’s The Buds of May. “Moira had a very loyal following and people travel to Magazine because they trust her honesty and fashion expertise,” says Linda. Moira may have done exciting things like living in France during the hiatus in her fashion career but nothing is more exciting for her than being back in the business. “Our opening was like a Buds of May reunion party,” she laughs. “I’m thrilled to see Magazine fill a gap in the market for beautifully designed quality clothes for the curvier figure”.

Moira’s former clients may also recognise Jan Trott who brings 15 years industry experience to Magazine; and Robin Reynolds, well known in local fashion and cosmetic circles and from appearances in television commercials.

They are passionate about helping women to self-confidence by looking fabulous. They also love hearing about their lives, their trials and joys. “It’s more than selling clothes”, says Linda.

“It’s about creating a friendly, positive and comfortable experience in store, helping our clients to a look that suits them, their lifestyles and of course their pockets”.

Moira’s wardrobe and colour consultancy training finds its outlet here. Magazine’s personal ‘styling’ service has helped many women update their existing wardrobes with a new ‘investment piece’ and guided them gently out of their comfort zone.

Linda and her team collaborate to design clothing for Magazine’s own label.

The latest range has arrived just in time for Christmas parties, race days or summer weddings - a gorgeous array of silk, satin and velvet in glowing shades and textures - And at Magazine they stock sizes 10 -26, appreciating that age and shape is only a state of mind!

Linda fully endorses the female love affair with clothes. “There are a million reasons why,” she says. “They are an extension of our personalities, a reflection of our moods, an outlet for our creativity.”

So head to Magazine for your retail therapy.

They will be the first to agree you deserve it.

CASUAL TO FABULOUS Magazine carries about 15 labels which cover the spectrum from contemporary to classic, and something for every occasion, with recognition that glamour is returning to the fashion arena. It is classily casual to fabulously special.

“Femininity is our hallmark,” says Linda.

“We look for flattering pieces that are versatile and trans-seasonal. We love accessories and are delighted with our exquisite range of local and Italian jewellery.” The store is unashamedly girly with strip chandeliers above the counter and in dressing rooms. Clothes in a rainbow of vibrant hues and popular neutrals hang from Magazine’s signature black wroughtiron display units. Matching hats, bags and scarves perch on glass shelving above.

MAGAZINE DESIGNER CLOTHING 96 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui. p. 07 575 3218 Open Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am - 4pm

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THE OPENING OF MAGAZINE AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI involved some serendipity.

Owner Linda Savage has three stores in Auckland, the flagship store in Takapuna, others in Point Chevalier and Mount Eden.

“We absolutely love the Mount,” she says.

“We holiday there and have many relatives in Tauranga, so when I literally stumbled over a ‘closing down’ sign on the pavement in the main Maunganui Road shopping strip it was too good an opportunity to miss.”

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HAIR: KTIZO HAIR & SPA STYLIST: JANINE CARMICHAEL, HEATHEN EARTH

KTIZO HAIR & SPA is a European designed concept store offering a full range of hair, make-up and beauty services, centrally located at 324 Tristram Street, Hamilton. This Salon was built with an emphasis on client relaxation and comfort. Customer Service is paramount at Ktizo Hair & Spa where our clients are offered the latest in products and innovative hair styling.

Ktizo Hair & Spa strive to be at the forefront of the New Zealand hairdressing scene, with our staff committed to on-going training in the latest techniques and international trends. We are proud to stock luxury brands, Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oreal Professionnel, Kerastase, Dermalogica, Pureology, Ghd and Phoenix Cosmetics. We look forward to meeting you and treating you to a Ktizo Hair & Spa experience!!!

KTIZO HOURS: Monday 9am - 3pm Tuesday 9am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 8pm Thursday 9am - 8pm Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm www.ktizo.co.nz

HAIR: KTIZO HAIR & SPA STYLIST: JANINE CARMICHAEL, HEATHEN EARTH

SISTERS BOUTIQUE, located on London Street in Hamilton encourages its guests to an experience of gorgeous brands for men and women from top New Zealand and Australian designers such as Karen Walker, Sass and Bide, Ruby, Ksubi, Maurie and Eve and many more. With accessories from sunglasses, jewellery, bags, belts and shoes Sisters will have you looking fabulous from head to toe!

Sisters Boutique 61 London Street, Hamilton p. 07 839 7658 e. julie@sistersnz.com

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Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 11am - 3pm

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THE WHITE ROOM, Hamilton’s fashion forward designer boutique. Located at the West end of Ward Street, it is very much a destination shopping experience. The White Room is not only the flagship store for Hamilton’s own edgy label Nyne, but also represents labels such as Stolen Girlfriends Club, Salasai, Chronicles of Never, Meadowlark, Deadly Ponies, Chaos & Harmony, ToBe Shoes, and debuting this season to The White Room, and exclusive in the Waikato, is the Lela Jacobs collection.

THE WHITE ROOM 135 Ward St, Hamilton p. 07 839 3801 e. thewhiteroom@xtra.co.nz Open 7 days

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SHOP 9 is situated at 9 Braid Road, St Andrews, Hamilton. Shop 9 is your new favourite shop – edgy, fun and feminine. Away from the busy city our St Andrews shop destination is exclusive; offering you the boutique shopping experience. Shop 9 stocks a selection of New Zealand’s finest designers; Yvonne Bennetti, Oyl, Angela Lewis, Catalyst, Chocolat, @emgirl, Artstyle, Cooper by Trelise, Women, Café, Robyn Mathieson, Loobie’s Story and Dryberg Kern making original and chic fashion pieces available to you.

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Shop 9 9 Braid Road, Hamilton p. 07 849 1598 f. 07 8491597

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RUBY ROSE is a high fashion boutique in Te Awamutu bringing stylish affordable fashion that will make any girl, no matter what her age, stand out in the crowd feeling feminine and beautiful. With brands such as Wish, Truese, Azuki, Ketz-ke, Grab, Sass, Evil Twin, Staple, you will always find something unique for any occasion at Ruby Rose.

All Jewellery and accessories for the Ruby Rose Models was kindly supplied by the Jewellery Boutique, 299 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu.

Ruby Rose 293 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu p. 07 871 3191 Mon - Wed: 9am - 5pm Thurs: 9am - 5.30pm Sat: 9am - 1pm

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73a Victoria Street, Cambridge p/f. 07 827 5206 Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 5.30pm, Sat: 10am - 2pm www.oobyryn.com

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OOBY RYN is a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion house based in Victoria Street, Cambridge, stocking New Zealand & Australian designer labels. The Ooby Ryn store showcases the whole Ooby Ryn collection of garments, belts and bags.

Contrary to this Ooby Ryn designs one off wedding gowns, bridal wear and winning race day hats and fascinators. Ooby Ryn is stocked throughout New Zealand in designer boutiques and also in Australia. The Ooby Ryn Rainbow Bright Summer 2010/11 Collection is influenced by the 80s with an explosion of colours and patterns. The overall design is girlie, flirty and fun. Slim silhouettes and form fitting dresses are contrasted with statement shoulders and styles ubiquitous to the era. Ooby Ryn uses exclusive silks which are hand sprayed making each garment unique. Ooby Ryn has shown three times as part of Air New Zealand Fashion Week and is proudly made in New Zealand.

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JETS by Jessika Allen

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BREEZE in Arctic Blue

JETS by Jessika Allen. Available at Temptations Lingerie & Swim, 203 Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui, p. 07 5 575 3187

SUNSEEKER range of swimwear. Available at Langtons Lingerie & Swimwear, 14 Grey Street, Tauranga, p. 07 578 8707

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DESIGNER JASMIN SCOTT MAY BE BETTER KNOWN TO THE FASHION WORLD AS JASMIN SPARROW. AN ALTER EGO THAT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE CONSISTENT USE OF MAGNIFICENT FEATHERS AND DELICATE FABRICS THROUGHOUT EACH OF HER COLLECTIONS. SCOTT WITH HER LONG DARK HAIR, ADORNED WITH HER OWN FEATHER BEAUTIFUL LABEL CATERS FOR THE DREAMERS, AND FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE BEAUTY WITHOUT BEING TOO SERIOUS ABOUT IT, ALIKE. Interviewed by: Jaime Cassie, Photos: Sara Orme

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CREATIONS, FREELY ADMITS SHE LIVES IN HER OWN LITTLE WORLD. HER

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UNO. Where is home and what makes it

I’ve always loved feathers, and came across

I get up early, take my dog for a walk, sew, make jewellery, come up with new creations,

home?

some strung feathers in an emporium one

JS At the moment I’m torn between Waihi

day, amongst an overwhelming collection

drink tea, go to the library and look through

Beach and Wellington. Waihi Beach is

of art supplies and trinkets. I thought they

books for inspiration, send emails, send off

where I grew up, so I love being there

looked fun so bought them and started

orders, have meetings, tick off lists, sleep…

with my family. I love the lifestyle, walks

wearing them around my head and braided

in no particular order.

on the beach, Orakawa and bonfires in

into my hair. This lead to feather necklaces

the summertime. Wellington’s a great

which people loved and were asking to

UNO. What is inspiring your work at the

city with a lot more opportunity. Creative

purchase, so I started making them for

moment?

surroundings and amazingly talented

friends and selling a few. A friend of a friend

JS I get inspired by so many things.

people to learn from and collaborate

owned a shop so she started selling some

Everyday life inspires me. Books,

with. It’s where I need to be to ensure my

and it all went from there!

magazines, old films, different cultures,

the city does get a bit much at times; too

UNO. What is a typical day at work for you?

I’ve been looking through some amazing

many cars and traffic lights!

JS My studio is set up in my bedroom. It

jewellery books from Africa and Asia

I definitely prefer being by the sea.

has beautiful big wooden windows that

recently and have been so inspired by their

nature, people, fabrics, new art supplies.

business grows at this early stage although

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look out onto the trees of Aro Valley. It’s a

talent, I’ve started incorporating beadwork

UNO. How did Jasmin Sparrow begin and

beautiful space to work in and I always feel

into my creations. Very fiddly and time

when?

inspired sitting there. Every day is different,

consuming, but the outcome is well worth it.

JS It all started by accident really in 2008.

it all depends on what I have on.

UNO. Any plans to branch out from

I love knowing that whoever is wearing

feathers?

them will feel amazing. I’m discovering

JS I’ve already started doing a few things

that people who have bought from me

without feathers; little leather beaded

previously are the ones who love what I’ve

pouches and collars and I’ve done a small

made them, and are returning to buy more!

basics range for summer, with nice soft

It makes me happy to know I’ve already

silks made into long floaty dresses.

earned some loyal customers.

I have also enrolled in a jewellery course next year. Incorporating fine jewellery into

UNO. Right now, I’m listening to...

my feather work was my initial inspiration

JS I think I’m stuck in the wrong era when it

to enrol, but I imagine I’ll come up with

comes to music.

many more ideas as I learn.

My favourites are Bob Dylan, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Led Zeppelin, The

UNO. Who would you most like to see

Velvet Underground and Neil Young.

JS I just want to see everyday likeminded

UNO. What’s the one piece of advice you

people wearing and appreciating it. I love

wish you had been given earlier?

walking down the street and seeing a

JS If you asked me last year I would have

complete stranger wearing something I have

said time management, but I think I’ve

made. My garments are statement pieces

finally nailed that one! Although I do still

that look beautiful on.

run late sometimes.

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wearing Jasmin Sparrow?

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But to be honest I think life is all about figuring it out for yourself! There’s lots of advice I’ve been given but I’ll still go and make the mistake. It’s the only way you really learn.

UNO. What’s in the crystal ball that excites you at the moment?

JS I’m working on a little advert at present with a friend in Wellington who makes films which is fun! Have met some exciting people recently I’m going to collaborate with. I have a fashion show in Wellington in a few weeks.

Markets at Waihi Beach over summer. Lots is happening! And it’s only the beginning.

UNO. Where do you hope to see Jasmin Sparrow in the future?

JS I’ve been pacing myself with the business, slow and steady and learning as I go, being cautious and getting a feel for the industry. It feels as though now it’s finally being recognised and beginning to grow which is really good timing. Any sooner and I don’t think I would have been prepared. I aim to source some international stockers in the new year and do some nice little business trips all over the place.

My dream would be to open up a little boutique selling my things by the seaside somewhere. A boutique with coffee and organic treats, art and books and Jasmin Sparrow.

UNO. I can’t imagine my life without...

JS Feathers! Of course. And the usual, family, friends, chocolate

The ever evolving creativity of Jasmin Sparrow is certainly worth keeping your eye on, and you can do this by visiting www.jasminsparrow.com Her dreamweaving may see you investing in one of her lovingly made creations!

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HAVAIANAS EXPLOSION this summer – not only can

you dress your feet in the multitude of Havaianas styles… but now you can laze on a Havaianas Lilo, match your iPhone to your jandals, cover your fridge in Havaianas Magnets and even string Havaianas Gummy Lights around your Christmas tree. Check out www.havaianasnz.com to get sorted for summer.

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BEAUTIFULLY PROTECTED HAIR ALL SUMMER LONG The ever popular KÉRASTASE SOLEIL collection returns to salons this summer.

The collection contains state-of-art technologies to help protect and repair your hair before, during and after sun exposure. The range can be used on all hair types, no matter how colour-treated or sensitised your hair may be.

UNO. has one full Kérastase Soleil collection including a beautiful gift with purchase robe to give away worth over $260 each. To enter the draw, email your name and address before the end of January 2011 to: win@unomagazine.co.nz

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OXYGEN HONEY MASK

affordable, purse-sized 9ml bottles, perfect to throw in your bag for ‘getaways’ this summer. Available from pharmacies and Farmers nationwide.

The extraordinary healing and nourishing properties of New Zealand produced Manuka Honey. The natural Manuka Honey also binds moisture to the skin, helping it to stay healthy and hydrated all day long. UNO. has three to give away. To enter, email your name and address to: win@unomagazine.co.nz before the end of January 2011. www.oxygenskincare.co.nz ORLY’s world-renowned nail treatments are now available in

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>>RAGLAN ART TRAIL Come to meet the 35 Raglan Artists at their studios during the three day Open Studio Weekend on Auckland Anniversary 2011.

See how they make their art, and be inspired. Experience the richness of the vast array of art making processes and ideas.

Look out for the official Raglan Art Trail Guide brochure and map from shops around Raglan, the Waikato, and Auckland. Hit the beach, or grab a coffee, relax and enjoy what Raglan has to offer.

January 29th, 30th, 31st 2011 www.raglanartscentre.co.nz

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‘Lagoon of Love’ South Seas wedding. Where the ocean meets the sky, here you have found Sanctuary, for adults only. www.SanctuaryRarotonga.com

>>KICK BACK The Scansit recliner range is a successful combination of innovative, ergonomic design, superb comfort and luxurious style.

You would expect nothing less from leading brand Scansit of Norway, designers of quality, durable recliner chairs.

With your choice of leather colours, wood colours and two base options, the Scansit range offers affordable styling and is exclusive to Harvey Norman.

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HARVEY NORMAN 2-10 Owens Place, opposite Bayfair, Mt Maunganui p. 07 572 7200

showcase >>THE PLACE TO START YOUR DAY Mount Maunganui’s newest addition to down town, café Eighty Eight is the place to start your day with Gravity coffee made by some of the Bay’s best barristas and home made baking to rival even your nana.

As well as great coffee and probably the best range of baking this side of Mauao we provide free wifi internet.

What more could you ask for?

See you soon at café Eighty Eight, 88 Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui p. 07 574 0383

>>HOME DESIGN BECOMES TURTON/OLIVER Turton and Oliver has developed naturally, through the skill of its founders, Bronwyn Turton and Mel Oliver, from ‘Home Design’ into a growing Waikato consultancy business that offers a wide range of services.

The core of the business lies with the expertise of Bronwyn and Mel who bring strengths in different areas. Their range of services can be from a client

“ anything but ordinary ”

wanting help in a particular room or with fabrics/wallpaper/ window treatments, a one-off consultation, or complete project management for both home builders and commercial clients. p. 07 855 5247 www.turtonoliver.co.nz

>>PADDLE TO THE CORE Stand Up Paddleboarding or (SUP) is the world’s leading emerging sport. It combines excellent core fitness benefits with having fun. Liquid Stixx is Tauranga’s premier SUP company.

We have the largest range of SUP gear in the Bay at affordable prices. We also have a ‘try before you buy’ policy because we want you to invest in equipment that will meet your needs.

For sales, rentals and lessons contact LIQUID STIXX, Tauranga

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p. 0800 787 464 www.liquidstixx.co.nz

Specialising in interiors throughout the region.

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>>SHELTER, PRIVACY & SECURITY… ALL IN ONE

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Call 07 574 6040 for a no obligation site visit and quote, or visit the LOUVRETEC SHOWROOM at 61 Aviation Ave, Mount Maunganui, Open 8am -5pm Mon-Fri.

>>DESIGN AWARD WINNERS At the Master Joiners Conference, BEAVER KITCHENS was awarded Best Kitchen for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. This kitchen went on to win the outright winner for “New Zealand’s Best Designed Kitchen”. Two weeks later at the NKBA conference, Beaver Kitchens was awarded the Best Kitchen in the Bay of Plenty. This was the sixth time they had won this hotly contested award. The NKBA awards are recognised as the supreme design awards with Architects and Kitchen designers from all over New Zealand submitting their very best designs. www.beaverkitchens.co.nz

>>DESIGNER STORAGE Bos Interiors now stocks Meluka - quality New Zealand-made furniture that’s simple, stylish, and designed for lasting performance.

Choose the perfect mobile storage answer from the product range, then mix and match each sleek white carcass with the range of white, dark timber and light timber crates or drawers.

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>>PERSONALISE YOUR LIVING SPACE Larger tile formats and unique textures are popular choices to inspire today’s residential designs – this type of design is epitomised in the new Wave range which is a new glazed porcelain floor tile range in the larger 600x600 format.

View the entire Wave range at your nearest TILE WAREHOUSE location 0800 289 845 www.tilewarehouse.co.nz

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IRISH EYES ARE SMILING!

THE DESIGNERS BARN IN CAMBRIDGE IS A PLACE OF UNBOUNDED FASCINATION. SPECIALISING IN HIGH QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES AND FINE ART, IT IS OWNED BY PATRICK AND SHARON DELANY, WHO CAME OVER TO NEW ZEALAND FROM IRELAND FOR A HOLIDAY AND LOVED IT SO MUCH THEY STAYED!

DESIGNERS BARN deals in high quality

WHEELING AND DEALING

and unique antiques and collectibles. Pat has been operating a similar operation,

Pat’s father was a cattle and horse dealer

although much larger, for the past 30 years

in Ireland so as a young lad he spent much

out of Ireland so it made good sense to set

of his time at auctions and got the taste for

up a similar business in New Zealand.

doing ‘a deal’ early on in life.

“I grew up around dealing so I suppose you

“The best thing about quality antiques and

could say it’s in my blood”, he said.

the like is that you can buy, sell and trade anywhere in the world”.

The operation in Ireland is still in full swing

“The thing I like about it is this - it doesn’t matter which country you live in, if you

and now run by a Manager and that enables

know your stuff you can make a living.

them to source stock easily for the

I actually started by bringing classic cars

Cambridge Designers Barn. Although

out of England and would sell them in

Sharon and Patrick have now moved to New

Ireland. I always had an abundance of

Zealand virtually on a permanent basis,

unusual product around me and have a

they still travel a lot both for pleasure and

penchant for buying and selling. It is what I

for buying trips.

do best, hence this latest venture, which we have now relocated to New Zealand, to buy and sell unique, different and high quality antiques and collectibles. We are also in the

looking to buy one, especially this particular

business of ‘search and discover’ - if you

one - a 1964 Aston Martin that ironically

are looking for a specific piece, you let us

came from New Zealand.

know and we’ll do our best to find the piece

It was a happy outcome. He got the car and

for you. We do supply and buy to order for

the girl and they all lived happily ever after,

many of our customers, which includes the

eventually here in New Zealand!

film and Television industry.”

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The journey for Pat and Sharon began in 1999 when she was selling a car and he was

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Sharon was brought up in England and first came to this country in 1978 for a trip with her former husband. They brought their company ‘Hereford Fine China’ with them and started production here which lasted a decade. After rearing a family they decided to sell the business and move to Ireland.

Sharon is an artist blessed with a wide range of talents, specialising in painting water colours, fashioning bronze sculptures,

reminisce about our younger days and even

hand-guilding picture framing and

before”, he says.

“It’s a really fun game”, says Pat “and I like nothing more than getting up early and heading off to an auction. But on Saturday

traditional upholstery.

The Designers Barn carries a huge variety

mornings we are busy locally with a stall in

WORLD TRAVELLERS

of stock including mirror lights, sculptures,

the township at the La Joie French Market.

outdoor garden pieces, bronzes, furniture,

There is something there for everyone and

They have travelled worldwide together

pictures, ornaments, antiques - it’s an

its great to get out and about and meet the

buying as they go. “We have spent a lot of

eclectic mix spanning four centuries.

local Cambridge people.

time in the United States, Argentina, and of

This UNO. reporter’s favourite - an old cane The Designers Barn is an absolute wonder

course mainland Europe. I persuaded Pat

chair for sale which was a movie prop from

to come and visit New Zealand seven years

the film ‘Some Like it Hot’ starring Tony

house of treasures - antiques, gifts, art and

ago to visit family and friends, and we liked

Curtis and Marilyn Munroe. Pat said that

truly unusual and unique oddments. It is

it so much we bought into the dream and

movie sets were fun because “we are shown

well worth a special visit but remember -

a script then tear off to find the appropriate

hours of business are described as ‘Open

we never left”.

pieces, be it a vase or horse and carriage.

all Hours’ but ring first as they may be away

I even rode the odd horse in movies as an

buying. Pat said “As we operate on this ‘by

extra which we sometimes supplied.

appointment’ basis our operating hours

It’s just a much smaller version of Pat’s

On display in the Barn are many props

interests and needs. And let me assure you -

place back home where he enjoys a huge

suitable for film or television sets or to

there will always be a warm Irish welcome”!

following” Sharon said.

dress Irish Pubs interiors, or indeed those

“Setting up the Barn seemed like the right thing to do, to replicate the business as in

could be anytime, depending on customer

Ireland, because that is what we both enjoy.

special pieces sought by interior designers.

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Pat reckons they need a bigger barn still, and said he would have no problem filling it!

“One of my funnier buys was a prototype of

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Robocop. I bought it for a friend who owns The couple buy only exclusive pieces that

a scrap metal business and he has given it

Open all hours but by appointment.

are different and not mass-produced, based

pride of place in his offices!

Phone Sharon on 021 128 9197 or Pat on 021 244 4292

on their own experience and knowledge of the market. Pat said that one of his

Other ‘goodies’ include a Church

passions is advertising signs - he has

confessional booth, and a 150 year old

hundreds of them.

cast-iron baptismal font which we used as

“They enable all of us to look back and

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ANNA ZANDSTRA, MANAGER OF LANDMARK HOMES TAURANGA, HAS HAD CLIENTS IN TEARS - TEARS OF JOY! WHEN THEY ARE HANDED THE KEYS TO THEIR BRAND NEW LANDMARK HOME. Along with the keys comes the Landmark ‘bible’, a beautifully presented folder which records every aspect of their home including plans, specifications, fittings, fixtures, suppliers, colours, and of course the code of compliance and Master Builders’ Guarantee.

This marks the culmination of a process that started when the client approached Landmark, very likely from a recommendation or from admiring other Landmark homes or a showhome.

Landmark’s reputation has been steadily growing since the company was established 35 years ago by Paul and Debbie Clarke, and has been cemented by the pleasure people derive from their Landmark Home and the excellent resale value they command. The Clarkes’ are now involved in franchising throughout New Zealand, leaving a very capable Anna and her team to run the flagship Tauranga branch.

Jo Nicholson may be your first contact at Landmark’s front desk. She will introduce you to Robyn Ford or Leanne Goodchap for a consultation during which they listen to your wants, hopes and dreams for your new home and find out how you function in daily family life. This helps them formulate a design just for you.

“Most people choose our ‘Design and Build’ service,” says Anna. “Their final house plan is often a derivation of one of our 74

60-plus standard plans adapted to meet their particular needs so that it is unique to them. Clients appreciate that we have put years into developing plans for timeless homes that work.”

Not only do you see your plans but Landmark’s 3D imaging technology means you can see your future home, even sampling the potential views from different parts of the house. Glencora Price, who is the sales team’s PA, is Landmark’s gateway to technology and will ‘fly you around’ your newly designed home. When building starts you get a personal log-in to your project on Landmark’s web so you can check progress online.

UNCOMPROMISED QUALITY Once Landmark have quotes in for everything to the last light bulb you sign a fixed price contract which, except for changes of mind on your part, is exactly what your home will cost. It even includes a two hour consultation with interior designer, John Darke.

“Landmark is in the business of providing cost effective quality without compromise,” explains Anna. “We never claim to be cheap but our enduring quality speaks for itself.”

Once everything is confirmed your plans and specifications are handed over to Landmark’s Construction Manager, Dean Haggie, who manages every step, every

aspect, of your project, from excavation to completion.

Whether you end up in tears of joy or are simply just delighted, you will become one of many satisfied clients who can genuinely say they enjoyed having their new home built. No wonder Landmark is bucking economic trends - the Tauranga branch responsible for ten new homes in the Bay of Plenty from Ohope to Waihi Beach - over the last twelve months.

“We’ve had a fantastic year,” confirms Anna, who thrives on her multi-tasking role and just loves handing over those keys!

While Landmark Homes pride themselves on creating for you an outstanding new home in a ‘peace of mind’ process, their new Bethlehem showhome may make it even easier. Simply fall in love, buy it and move in!

The MONACO clearly demonstrates the qualities that give Landmark its enviable reputation - instant street appeal and enduring style; a floor plan designed for contemporary life, aligned for the passage of the sun and providing all weather outdoor areas; quality construction; and beautiful interior design, fitting and finishing.

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Monaco, as its name suggests, has been inspired by the atmosphere and style of the French provincial home and includes artfully executed rustic features like the wrought iron balustrade and hand-rails of the stairwell which have hand-painted beaten bars and hand-forged twist detail.

You will notice these as you step into the double-height foyer after admiring the shuttered panels and arched windows from outside.

In this home the lower floor - apart from office, powder room, laundry and double garage - is devoted to living.

A large cleverly delineated open-plan kitchen, dining and casual space is linked to

a separate lounge. The 2.7 metre stud adds to the overall feeling of spaciousness.

The kitchen is a study in classic simplicity with provincial styling in cupboards and drawer-handles and ample Caesar stone bench and breakfast bar. A ‘kitchen extension’ includes a wine chiller, racks for your cellar and plenty of preparation area beside the second sink. A neat cavity slider conceals all your mess when you are entertaining.

Casual seating is forward of the kitchen, dining next to it. Three bi-fold doors ensure you can always drift outside or let the outside in. To dine ‘alfresco’ simply move to the covered deck accessed from the dining room and lounge.

LOVELY AND LOFTY The lounge is a lovely lofty room with a huge gas fireplace atop a welcoming big hearth.

You could choose to draw the drapes and hunker down with the flat screen TV or open bi folds on two sides, and the interior double doors, for easy flow.

In the Monaco all the bedrooms are upstairs, a luscious master suite and two doubles.

The master and family bathrooms are tiled to match the foyer and kitchen, and like the kitchen, have under-floor heating.

Bathrooms feature Michel Cesar wall-hung vanities, a luxurious shower for two in the en suite and a tempting scooped free standing bath in the bathroom.

As well as superior technology, this home demonstrates Landmark Homes’ commitment to sustainability with ecofriendly features, a facility for solar heating and an HRV system because, as Landmark’s manager, Anna Zandstra points out, “all homes should breathe.”

View Landmark’s latest show home and you may well be breathing that sigh of relief that comes with finally finding your perfect home.

Landmark’s helpful on site consultant can provide all the price and specification information you need.

LANDMARK HOMES (BOP) LIMITED p. 07 577 9986 e. anna.zandstra@landmarkhomes.co.nz www.landmarkhomes.co.nz TEMUKA SHOWHOME/OFFICE 174 15th Avenue, Tauranga OPEN 8.30am - 5pm Mon - Fri, 12pm - 4pm Sat and Sun. MONACO SHOWHOME 40 Bethlehem Road, Tauranga OPEN Thurs - Sun 11am - 3pm from Jan 6 Landmark’s 15th Ave office/showroom reopens Jan 10.

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You can’t beat the location.

Bethlehem is one of Tauranga’s most popular places to live, and the calibre of its residential homes in tree-lined streets supports that.

You will reside right in its heart, on a large site opposite Bethlehem Town Centre and just along from Somerset Cottage restaurant.

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A PROMISE OF INTRIGUE ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EASY TO SEE WHY THESE TOWNHOUSES WERE RECENTLY JUDGED ADNZ NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS AS THE BEST MULTIUNIT DWELLINGS. The design promises the same sense of fun and freedom as a convertible car and perhaps signals a new approach to outdoor living in New Zealand. As in Singapore or the tropics where people live outside with privacy as well as natural ventilation and shelter from the elements, these Mount Maunganui townhouses each has a double height outdoor tropical room where the walls and roof open up.

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architecture Approaching from the street to the corner house, the drama of the interior is not immediately apparent - this is an urban building after all with a job aimed at separating passers-by from the private interiors. There is a promise of intrigue though, with warm and tactile orange-brown copper and good-enough-to-eat charcoal Indian stone walls as well as fine horizontal screens over the windows. The transition from public to private is finely crafted with a bridge, water and screens and there is a sense of being drawn quickly into an exotic oasis with a contemporary urban Asian aesthetic, or even into another country.

The house is one of three townhouses completed in 2009 by architectural designer Will Tatton of Will Tatton Architecture. Judges in the 2010 design awards were architects Ian Athfield and Pete Bossley, who praised the residential townhouses saying ‘the design takes full advantage of the ocean aspects of the site and its exposure to the elements, whilst presenting a positive energy to the street aspect.’

Designed for a developer client who asked for bold design, Will explains: “The clients gave me a fairly free rein to come up with something special. They wanted to respond strongly to the beach environment and this had to acknowledge the harsh wind and sun as well as the pristine days when all is perfect. We worked together to make sure owners didn’t have to close these houses down just because the sea breeze got up. We wanted to get a feeling of generous and lofty open interior space too where people feel like they are living outside.”

CALM AND PEACE An ambitious outer ‘second skin’ concept ensued, resulting in two storey high sliding motorised screen walls and above these are opening roof louvres, all of which envelop what would normally be called a deck. Walking into the space the peace is surprising and when the outer skin silently rolls closed and then louvres within each panel are ‘feathered’ partly open, the light is filtered and a calm descends.

The next ‘layer’ in is the inner skin, which is made up of large sliding glass doors and stone and copper walls, and as this is opened up one can feel the house expanding to the size of its outer volume. As in a boathouse, rays of light pattern the walls and floor with the blue sea shining through. A nice touch is the see-through indoor-outdoor gas fire framed through the copper wall.

When asked about the origin of this idea Will laughs. “I had been living on the beach for 12 years and with completing my own courtyard development I knew the aim was to be able to read the paper outside without it blowing away. Also I have been studying successful environmentally sustainable green building design, and I wanted to show what could be done in New Zealand with a naturally ventilated outer skin and solar control.”

As with the open topped car, it is often that the best experience is felt with the walls (or car windows) closed up but the roof open.

“I stayed in the Moroccan Sahara in courtyards and rooms without roofs and these have had a big influence on me over the years. I knew it was possible to adapt this for New Zealand. This design of achieving an elusive sort of room is a fairly brave idea given our climate”, he said.

Looking down from the top floor a playful visual connection is made through the tall screens and the layers of timber decking to the ground level and to the street.

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The view along the wide dunes and ocean is arresting. Will describes the thinking, “the clients wanted a voluminous feel, so the place is completely open between each level internally with a central cantilevered stair and no doors, while in the tropical rooms the space is cavernous.”

Each townhouse has guest rooms and a cinema at ground level, while on the middle level are living, kitchen and dining spaces and at the top floor are the owner’s suite and private living room.

An open roof deck high up by the beachfront adds a delightful ‘rooftop living’ element to these remarkable contemporary urban beach houses. “The evolution of living outdoors in New Zealand progressed with ranch-sliders in the 60’s, moving from dining on the patio, to outdoor sofas in 2010, but has a way to go to shelter us from the wind which they don’t seem to have so much of in Asia”, said Will. “Rather than create houses with moderate indoor outdoor flow, it’s now time to progress to completely liveable outdoor rooms, all year round” Talking with one of the owners yesterday (a furniture designer and exporter) it was great to hear him say: “this is how I would have designed the house if I had done it myself”. The ideal accolade.

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THE THORNE GROUP - EXPERT HOME BUILDERS p. 0800 716 129 www.thornegroup.co.nz The Thorne Group, an award winning Registered Master Builder, is a progressive family owned building company operating within the Tauranga region.

We pride ourselves on offering a full building service from design through to delivering exceptional homes and buildings. The Bond Street project brought together some of the very best in the industry, and working closely with the developers and architectural designers we were delighted to work within a team environment to deliver this unique project to Mount Maunganui.

Please visit our website to view more examples of our broad range of homes.

GERRAND FLOORINGS 123 Hewletts Road, Mt Maunganui p. 07 575 7821 or 0800 GERRAND www.gerrand.co.nz Gerrand Floorings have been standing by quality since 1986 with five national distinguished achiever awards and the best floorcovering suppliers.

Bond Street apartments were fitted with the utmost in premium carpet and underlay – 100% pure wool shagpile Elysium carpet from the exclusive Bremworth Collection by Cavalier Bremworth and opulent urethane underlay to complete the full heavenly underfoot experience.

LIGHTHOUSE TAURANGA 145 Durham Street, Tauranga p. 07 578 4281 www.lighthousetauranga.co.nz Lighthouse lighting worked with the owner on this project and, as it evolved, the design input of Will Tatton Architecture combined with the client’s brief resulted in a stunning, understated building, at one with the site.

Lighthouse were able to supply dynamic lighting systems and incorporate sustainable products such as LED, negative detail lighting and Italian glassware, to really make this an award winning effort. It cleverly mixes modern lighting, with a twist of classical, some local touches and all seamlessly.

Congratulations to Will Tatton Architecture.

MICO BATHROOMS 30 Newton St, Mt Maunganui and 48 Second Ave, Tauranga p. 0800 947 927 www.micobathrooms.co.nz This prestigious development required quality bathroom and laundry fittings to complement the prime Mount Maunganui waterfront site.

Our consultants spent considerable time with the builder and developer to find the perfect products to enhance the look and feel of the development. This included a Sok bath from Kohler, Hansgrohe and Methven tapware, Plumbline basins and vanities from Smail Industries.

Come and visit our award winning showrooms and see our huge selection of quality bathroom and laundry fittings.

LOUVRETEC Showroom at 61 Aviation Ave, Mt Maunganui p. 07 574 6040 www.louvretec.co.nz Louvretec were the very first company to offer aluminium louvre systems and still remain the most trusted name and market leader. Their range of systems includes new generation opening roofs, sun louvres, shutter systems, panel systems, gates, fencing and chimney cowls all made to measure.

With Louvretec, now you can directly control the sun, wind or rain and gain the most out of your environment or control your outlook and privacy. Renovating or building new, the Louvretec range is engineered to complement today’s architectural styles.

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WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ONE OF HAMILTON’S MOST REPUTABLE BUILDERS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A HOME FOR HIMSELF, HIS INTERIOR DESIGNER WIFE, AND THEIR FAMILY, ONLY THE BEST WOULD DO. THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME HAS BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THE END RESULT IS JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT - SOMETHING STUNNING.

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UNO. Talked to Bruce and Bronwyn Turton

UNO. What materials were chosen for the

about what inspired their design ideas

exterior cladding and why?

behind this gem on the banks of the Waikato River. I asked if they had a

Bruce said they chose Riblath and solid

picture in mind of what they wanted to

plaster with Otago Schist for the pillars and

build on such a fabulous 3.5 acre site?

chimneys. “We have also taken the Schist inside by the front entrance to give a sense

“We wanted something that was modern

always loved Otago Schist and feel it really

landscape here”.

anchors the house to the site”.

UNO. It is always nice to see a new house

UNO. Being so spoilt for choice with three

build using the original contour of the land.

wonderful outdoor entertaining areas, how

Is this something you always strive to do?

do you choose which one to use?

“Yes absolutely. We like to be able to sit in the house and see the natural shape of the

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of connection with the exterior. We have

and wouldn’t date, and would blend into the

“That depends on the event and the time of the day”, said Bronwyn. “Each space cap-

land. Undulation is pleasing to the eye. I

tures the sun at selected times of the day.

don’t like altering sites if I can help it” said

I must say that the large stone fire-place is

Bruce.

a favourite with our friends and family”.

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UNO. What aspects of the exterior are you most proud of and why?

The opposite end includes the office, guest rooms, and garage.

The main three bedrooms each with ensuite

“Apart from the outdoor zones, the

are on the second level”.

swimming pool is awesome”, said Bruce.

“I spent a lot of time selecting the special

UNO. How was the internal design

glass tiles and the effort was worth the end

approached with material and colour

result. Being an ‘infinity pool’ the levels had

selection?

to be 100 percent - nowhere to hide if you get that wrong!”

“We wanted a contemporary styled home that was grounded with natural elements.

UNO. The house has very generous propor-

Inspiration came from Otago colours and

tions being 580 square metres. How does

elements”, she said.

the design function?

UNO. The design and function of the Bronwyn said that basically there were

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windows are unique and very clever, with

three zones. “We have the living area at the

only sliding doors and windows, or

northern most end with the kitchen being

louvres.

the link between two separate living areas.

What was the reason behind that?

architecture

Bruce said the louvres follow the horizontal

Why did you settle on American Oak?

line of the home and the sliders open up for great indoor and outdoor living.

Bruce said it was important that the house was a home and the use of natural

UNO. There is a real commercial influence with the use of full-height doors

materials grounds the home.

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Bronwyn loves to cook. Timber always offers

aluminium skirting. Is this a standard

warmth to any home and is so timeless”.

system or something you developed for this particular build?

The Turtons have certainly ticked the boxes in every respect. This is a home worthy of

This finishing technique was in keeping with

such a naturally beautiful riverside site.

the negative detailing show-cased in the home. Full height solid core doors open

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up the spaces to take full advantage of the

suits well the natural contours of the

open plan living.

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Benny’s Video 1992) ’Benny’s Video’ was Austrian Michael Haneke’s second theatrical feature.

It confirmed the promise of his debut effort three years earlier, ‘The Seventh Continent’.

Both films focus narrowly on a typical middle-class family but make wider thematic points about violence and the media in contemporary western culture.

(2001)

Haneke achieved a critical and popular break-through with ‘The Piano Teacher’ which won the Grand Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival as well as acting awards for leads Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel. An adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek’s semi-autobiographical novel, it deals with the sadomasochistic relationship between a middle-aged music professor and a twenty-something student whom she reluctantly instructs in piano.

The Benny of the title is a teenage son of affluent parents who indulge his every technological whim. Taking his lead from television, horror movies and the surveillance cameras that are now part of everyday existence, Benny obsessively videotapes his life. He becomes particularly fixated on the image of a pig being slaughtered, playing and rewinding the moment of death. When he attempts to recreate the experience in reality with a girl he picks up on the street, there are severe consequences, ones which both he and his parents do their best to avoid.

A scene in which the professor makes sexual advances on her own, elderly mother is all of these things, an unprecedented and unforgettable moment.

In lesser hands the story and the ideas behind it could come across as preachy or didactic. Haneke’s strength though is ever his ambiguity.

Eschewing definite psychological motivations for his characters, he lets his audience make up their own minds about why things unfold the way they do. You are invited to draw your own conclusions.

So seamless and fluid are Haneke’s camera movements that his technical virtuosity often goes unnoticed, yet there are tracking shots of length and complexity the equal of any of the cinematic masters. Huppert’s subtle facial gestures and body language are more than up to the challenge of depicting a monstrous but always sympathetic protagonist.

Without sacrificing the cool, observational style of his early work Haneke brings an intensity to the material that’s moving without ever being melodramatic. Resisting the flash-back structure of the book or anything else that might prescribe definite explanation of the character’s actions he delivers a film that’s by turns mysterious, sad, shocking and even blackly comedic.

The White Ribbon

(2009)

Haneke won last year’s Palm d’Or for his first period piece, a beautifully shot, digitally sharpened black and white evocation of life in a small German village on the eve of World War I. Haneke has in the past been critical of films which use voice-over narration yet here he embraces it, if only to stress the mysterious and unknown aspects of his story rather than to better explain them. His unreliable narrator is the town’s teacher, a man who comes to believe that local children are responsible for a series of horribly violent crimes.

Working on a grand historical canvas, with multiple characters spread across different classes and sets of family circumstances, Haneke’s epic plays like a cross between Bergman’s ‘Fanny & Alexander’ and the old horror classic ‘Village of the Damned’.

It’s possible to read it as an examination of the origins of the Nazi generation but such an interpretation is unnecessarily limiting.

If the darker aspects mark it as a study of psycho-sexual behaviour and religious repression there are also elements of warmth and humour not hitherto evident in the director’s career. Rich, compelling and deliciously ambiguous, ‘The White Ribbon’ suggests that Haneke’s best is yet to come.

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NORTH ISLAND SURF BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS

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New Zealand team against the best Domain site offers free camping, a Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster of the world in a three test series. great access to the river & a safe spot and the venues.

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KAWHIA KAI FESTIVAL Omimiti Reserve, Kawhia Harbour

2 JANUARY 2011 Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Beach

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MARCHWOOD BLUES PICNIC 5 FEBRUARY 2011 Marchwood Farm, Tauranga

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GARTSHORE’S TAURANGA WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL 2011 SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2011 Wharepai Domain, Tauranga

A celebration of the region’s best food, best wine and best entertainment.

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SWIMMING NEW ZEALAND EPIC SWIM 15 – 16 JANUARY 2011

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Lake Taupo, Ferry Rd, Taupo

Once again the Epic Swim will be taking place at Lake Taupo in 2011.

Don’t miss out on the energy and excitement that is surrounding open water swimming across New Zealand.

There will be the opportunity to come and swim with New Zealand’s best pool and open water swimmers.

Members of the successful Commonwealth Games Aqua Blacks team will be present on the day for you to swim alongside and sign autographs. www.epicswim.co.nz MOANA PARK WINE TASTING

programme will feature numerous wine, food and market stalls, special interest displays, dedicated children’s activities and excellent live entertainment from local and well known performers. The evening will conclude with a fantastic fireworks display and a finale with all the performers on the enormous stage.

BLUE LAKE MULTISPORT FESTIVAL 29 - 30 JANUARY 2011 Blue Lake, Rotorua

The 2011 Eves Realty Blue Lake Multisport Festival will be the event’s 25th anniversary. The festival is run by the Rotorua Association of Triathletes annually on Auckland Anniversary weekend. There is an event for everyone with a 2km or 750m Open Water Swim, an Aquathon, a Sprint Triathlon and a 5.5km Fun Run.

20 JANUARY 2011

102ND ANNUAL ROTORUA A & P SHOW

Scenic Cellars, 32 Roberts Street, Taupo

29 – 30 JANUARY 2011

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LAKESIDE 22 JANUARY 2011 Soundshell and Village Green, Memorial Drive, Rotorua

Join Shane Cortese and Mark Dennison and an all star cast of the nation’s best entertainers and musicians at Rotorua’s iconic free family summer concert. Come, sing and be part of New Zealand’s leading outdoor variety concert spectacular!

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Agricultural & Pastoral show - held on one of New Zealand’s most picturesque showgrounds which is also the venue of the famous Agrodome.

Features alpaca, equestrian, harness, miniature and heavy horses, donkey and mule events.

Dairy, beef, Dexter & Highland cattle events, dairy and Boer goat events, black & coloured sheep events, shearing & axemen’s competition’s.

Entertainment for children & adults, highland dancing, ride-on mower racing, and trade and food sites.

A great family day out!

BLUESFEAST ROTORUA

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29 JANUARY 2011

BluesFeast Rotorua Extravaganza of Music, Wine and Gourmet Food! Local and Regional artists are presenting a genre of top jazz and blues over eight hours.

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Hemo Hemo Road, Rotorua

Opera in the Pa: a unique event Taupo situated on the steps of the beautiful New Zealand’s international star Stan Rotowhio Meeting House at the award Walker will headline Taupo2, along winning tourist icon Te Puia. with a line up of famous New Zealand The stage is set on the steps of the acts; including Anika Moa, Dane meeting house with a backdrop of Rumble and Ivy Lies. bush and hills covered in steam from Taupo2 is a pop concert for all ages - a the geysers and bubbling hot pools great opportunity to bring the family, which make up this strange friends, kids, a picnic and spend a mysterious geothermal area. great summer holiday evening listenThe programme is a mix of traditional ing to some chart-topping tunes. opera, contemporary music and Maori www.ticketek.co.nz culture.

Featuring: Mary J Blige, Jimmy Cliff, Maxi Priest, Sean Paul, The Original Wailers, Ky-Mani Marley, Salmonella Dub, Nesian Mystik, 1814 and Sons of Zion.

Also buskers, Dee-jays, V-jays, village stalls and so much more!

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VODAFONE WARRIORS VS PARRAMATTA EELS

9 JANUARY 2011

Centennial Park, Taupo

12 FEBRUARY 2011

Whakarewarewa Forest

An amazing event for all the family featuring spectacular aircraft including the famous Red Checkers choreographed to the 50 piece Aotea Youth Symphony. In addition the event

Rotorua rugby league fans are in for another opportunity to watch some of Australasia’s best rugby league players in action when the Vodafone

Riverside Park & Unison Ampitheatre,

Challenge yourself in the 4th Annual Bike Vegas Summer MTB Cup - with single lap courses on some of the best trails New Zealand has to offer

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RAGGAMUFFIN MUSIC FESTIVAL 5 FEBRUARY 2011 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua

Warriors meet the Parramatta Eels head-on in Rotorua in a pre-season game in the New Year.

MORE FM WINERY TOUR Brooke Fraser-Opshop-Midnight Youth 20 FEBRUARY 2011 Riverside Park & Unison Ampitheatre, Taupo

New Zealand’s favourite songbird Brooke Fraser will headline the MORE FM Winery Tour 2011 summer series along with an all male entourage: chart-topping four-piece band OPSHOP and the popular Auckland rock band, Midnight Youth. www.winerytour.co.nz WAIKATO/BOP MAGIC VS. SOUTHERN STEEL 20 FEBRUARY 2011 Energy Events Centre, Rotorua

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic play the Southern Steel in this game of the 2011 ANZ Championship Netball competition at the Unison Arena - Energy Events Centre.

The ANZ Championship is an action-packed netball competition featuring five teams from Australia and five teams from New Zealand, with some of the world’s best netballers in action. Don’t miss it!

KINGSGATE HOTEL OFF ROAD 1/2 MARATHON 6 MARCH 2011 Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua

Make sure you are part of this outstanding off road 1/2 marathon through the spectacular Whakarewarewa Forest.

The event is a two lap course utilising scenic trails and smooth gravel forest roads. It is expected that there will be 1500-2000 competitors taking part.

PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SERIES 12 – 13 MARCH 2011 Taupo Motorsport Park, Broadlands Rd, Taupo

Enjoy an action packed racing programme at Taupo Motorsport Park for the final round of the Premier Championship Race Series featuring – V8 Touring Cars, Porsche GT3 Cup, Suzuki Swift Sport Cup, Toyota Racing Series, Formula Ford, NZ V8 Ute Racing Series, Mini Challenge and Production Racing.

A great weekend’s entertainment for the whole family – free kids’ rides, race merchandise, coffee café, public bar & TAB facilities, stunt utes, Grid Kids Duathlon, exhibitors and much more. There is also the opportunity for businesses or organisations to sell, display or promote their products/ services.

For more info on all Rotorua events visit: www.rotoruaNZ.com/events

REVIEWED BY: Elizabeth Attwood and Charles Martin

BOOK reviews

Hand Me Down World

by LLOYD JONES; Publisher - Penguin Books [New Zealand].

From the author of the Booker short-listed ‘Mister Pip’ comes this novel about a mother’s search for her stolen child. A novel which I read in one sitting, so engrossed did I become. A silent woman washes up on a beach in Sicily. She has come from Tunisia to find her son who was taken from her when he was a just a few days old and whisked away to Berlin. With just her maid’s uniform and a homemade knife stashed away in a plastic bag she is forced to rely on strangers [some kind, some not] to help her on her journey with the vague destination - ‘North’.

We learn her story through the voices of these strangers telling of their encounters with her from their memories and including their sentiments. The power of a mother’s love for her child comes through strongly and because of this we find ourselves able to turn ‘a blind eye’ to her wrong-doings and to cheer her on her journey. The central character is an African woman known to us as Ines but it is not till almost the end of the story that we hear her ‘voice’. From the truck driver who gives her a lift to the blind man who uses her as his eyes, Ines is ‘handed down’ from person to person as she slowly but surely reaches her destination.

Lloyd Jones began writing this novel in Berlin over 2007 - 2008 and completed it here in New Zealand earlier this year. Surely another Booker possibility for the author and a wonderful gift for the reader in your family.

A Home Companion - My Year of Living Like my Grandmother

by WENDYL NISSEN; Publisher - Allen & Unwin.

The author is well known in New Zealand as a journalist who has edited magazines, written books, produced television documentaries and hosted talk-back radio shows but what is not quite so well known is the journey she took to self sufficiency and ‘green goddess’ status!

The book begins in October - spring time - and the season of renewal when many of us find a burst of energy and enthusiasm for change.

Each chapter is titled with the months of the year and the book documents a full year of Wendyl’s journey from corporate life to providing a healthier chemical-free lifestyle for herself and her family - and now to those of us who read this book and take her message on board! In the introduction she says that the book will be ‘part journal, part instruction manual for any woman who finds herself yearning to get her hands covered in soil, rid her house of toxic chemicals, nurture her family and become a green goddess. Even if it’s only in the weekends!’

For those of you who have the desire but can not quite find the motivation to undertake this transition there is a website where you may purchase the products ready-made. I must say all seem very reasonably priced and are accompanied with recipes so the purchaser may replicate the product if satisfied and inspired.

In this day and age this book is really a ‘must read’ and would make a great Christmas gift.

F A B - An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney

by HOWARD SOUNES; Publisher - HarperCollins.

Surely the world doesn’t need another McCartney/Beatles biography I thought, when asked to review this book.

The author, who also wrote the greatly praised Bob Dylan biography ‘Down the Highway’, spent two years interviewing over 200 of McCartney’s friends, colleagues and acquaintances and his painstaking research has provided a fascinating read. For Beatles fans who have read the astonishing amount of material already published, much of the information covering the ‘Beatles era’ will be well known.

The point of difference with this book though, is that it is about Paul McCartney – and his career has continued very successfully with a very prolific, interesting and later, solo career. The reader is given an in-depth look at the character, talent and personality of the subject and for those readers who love ‘a bit of gossip’ there is all you would ever wish to know about the drug taking days, the womanising and more recently, the unfortunate marriage and subsequent divorce from Heather Mills.

Despite the length [634 pages] and due to the refreshingly breezy writing style this book is a very easy, enjoyable read and another ideal Christmas gift.

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A Century Between the Flags Edited by BOB HARVEY; publisher - Surf Lifesaving New Zealand.

This commemorative collection, marking one hundred years of the surf lifesaving organisation in New Zealand, is obviously a labour of love.

Histories, especially written sporting histories, are notoriously tedious and often little more than a parade of facts and figures spiced with the odd personality or team photographs. This publication is conspicuously an exception.

There are more than 400 pages of historical facts but cheerfully laced with anecdotes, personality profiles and recollections of personal involvement by notables such as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Lockwood Smith (a former surf boat crewman) or wartime leader Tiny Freyberg. This all gives the book tons of light and shade, making for an easy, good read. The supporting illustrations and cartoons are a fascinating pictorial history in themselves.

However the feature of this commemorative publication is the thoroughly professional editing which contributes so much to the book’s success. Bob Harvey has good credentials - a former advertising and marketing expert, Mayor of Waitakere, President of the Labour Party but above all, a long-time passionate lifeguard and current President of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand.

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THE UNDERWATER

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THE LIVING ROOM IN THE WEATHERED HAMILTON FLAT IS LITTERED WITH DRAWINGS - A BONY CARCASS OF A FISH, A FOX-LIKE ANIMAL, WARPED CHARACTERS HANGING FROM HOOKS, A SMALL CARTOON MOUSE ETCHING ITS WAY ACROSS A BLACKENED MIRROR. THERE IS ALSO THE AFTERTHOUGHT OF AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, A BOOK ABOUT GORILLAS AND A STACK OF DVDS. Story: Karina Cooper, Photos: Erica Sinclair

Four of these DVDs reflect a lot about the artists who live here - Bro’ Town, King Kong, Felix the Cat and King of the Hill. Relaxed with the soulful dub band Fat Freddy’s Drop riding in the air the three artists of ‘The Underwater Collective’, Jared Benwell, 26, Glen Leslie, 27, and Alister Selliman, 29, chat candidly about their paintings, the inspiration behind their work and their compulsion to draw.

Jared and Glen made the move from Warkworth and Tauranga to study media arts at Wintec.

Alister, living in Hamilton after his family moved from Malaysia, decided to study painting and sculpture at the same institution. Between them they had visions of becoming sculptors and graphic designers dabbling in album covers and poster art. However, after graduating a few years later, a series of under the table picture sharing sessions carved another path for their futures. “Jared and I were in the same illustration class at Wintec and we just started passing drawings to each other and so that is kind of how we started working together,” Glen says.

The name ‘The Underwater Collective’, coined by Glen, mirrors the constant transformation of each piece of art, as the name changes to mean different things to different people. “For example, the first life coming from the ocean, the things we don’t know about underwater; floods, saturation. We just sort of came up with different things all the time and it was something that just stuck,” Jared says.

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On the fringes of the Jared and Glen drawing phenomenon was Alister who used the spare space in the duo’s studio behind ‘Upset Records’ on Victoria Street to create paintings for an exhibition. But Alister soon found himself sharing his ideas on canvases with the two and Jared says ‘Underwater Collective’ “just sort of happened. We all just got involved and just wanted to do what we loved, so we kept doing the same collaborative drawing stuff we had so much fun doing under the table at Wintec”. He also claims The Underwater Collective was an antidote to suburban boredom. “There’s not much else to do in Hamilton, so it was a way to create our own fun.”

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CHILDHOOD REVISITED The group describes their work as psychopopular culture and a regurgitation of their childhoods spent saturated in cartoons.

“Much of the imagery and style comes from Jared watching a lot of TV as a kid. So did I and I’m sure Ali probably did. You’ve gotta’ get that out somehow, so that’s where the visual stuff comes through,” says Glen.

But cartoons are not the only source of inspiration for the caricatures riddled through each painting. “The things that drive our art are just the things that we’re thinking of, what we see every day – just funny little things that make us laugh,” Jared says. Then right on cue the resident kitten attempts to claw its way onto the glass coffee table pushed against the lounge wall. There is a flurry of black and white fur before it somersaults backwards in defeat. Watching is Alister. Grinning he says, “like kittens.”

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As the furry failure slinks out of the room Jared comments on Warkworth’s “typically uninspiring” landscape and beach scenes before excitedly throwing croquet into the mix of inspiration behind their works - and then going quiet. And just like they weave in and out of each other’s space on a painting, Alister weaves into Jared and Glen’s silence as he says, “Yeah! We play heaps of croquet out the back.”

With everyday life as their muse Jared, Alister and Glen are artistic chameleons as the mediums they use vary intermittently.

“We use what we’ve got for our work like spare paints from a dump shop and just bits of wood or cardboard lying around – start off with that because stuff is so expensive to buy,” Glen says.

Alister says the same applies to the constant transformation of the painting’s content. “I don’t think we ever come up with an idea. We just kind of pour paint and just

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IMAGINATION RULES The trio avoids planning because Glen says it prevents them feeling disappointed in the final composition. “If you have a preconceived notion of what you’re making, nine times out of ten your expectation and your hand can’t live up to what you imagine and this way around you’re without that expectation.”

“So it’s like an explorative something-orother and like Ali said, you paint over it and paint over it so you keep going until you find something I guess”.

Despite ‘The Underwater Collective’s’ liberated approach to art, Glen says there is a process they follow. “The way we build up a surface, beginning with all of us splashing around paint and then we’ll get smaller and then we’ll go with fine brushes.

It’s not completely random, there’s a routine or a way we build them up.”

As well, it makes the completion of each project happen a lot quicker.

‘The Underwater Collective’ aims to include a mixture of people at different ages.

“We’re the three that have done the most stuff together but there’s been other artists that have come in and done stuff with us and then gone away. The collaborative group extends to kids as well,” Jared says.

Although, a resistance to formalities is a chief aspect of their artwork, the key ingredient on any of their projects - whether it be line drawings, stickers, animations or screen prints - is collaboration. “Our art is the result of the group so it’s more a portrait of three people spending time together than ourselves – it’s a collective self. You make simple shapes and then move around and Ali or Jared will move into the space which you’ve made”, says Glen.

They achieve this by giving a series of painting workshops in high schools and primary schools around the Waikato. Their biggest workshop was at Tamahere Primary School with five different classes of children aged five to nine-years-old. “The kids love it, they just go hard - especially the younger ones. They don’t really care that they’re not doing it right,” said Jared.

He said that working collaboratively helps trigger ideas off each person’s drawings to make a production of a collective mind.

The others agree that it’s because the kids don’t have blocks between their minds and their hands. Glen said: “They haven’t quite experienced drawing stuff so they’re a lot more free to ‘whatever’”.

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go crazy I guess. Then you just start layering it up, paint something and maybe paint over it again.”

Jared interrupts: “Yeah and then sit back and go have a cigarette.” Looking at each other the men belt out a few lines of laughter like there is an underlying joke, before Alister quickly adds, “You can just go on forever.”

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STREET EXHIBITS Although ‘The Underwater Collective’ has had work exhibited in the Waikato Museum and two shows in Auckland during February this year - including The High Seas exhibition - a lot of their work is showcased on the street. In front of Wintec a large concrete wall looms and earlier this year, during a festival held at the institution, the trio brought the mundane granite block to life with their chalked caricatures. Fuelling their street art is the desire to help the city out with a ‘clean-up’ job.

“In public and on the street you see rubbish and graffiti, so through our drawings we’re doing some sort of clean-up job - concrete’s a bit boring,” Glen says.

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When their heads lift from the worn pages of their sketchbooks, brimming with illustrations, these self-confessed compulsive drawers “just like to have fun” - Jared’s a mad soccer player, Ali’s a mad skater and Glen’s good at basketball.

Whether they are navigating their paintbrushes around each other’s strokes or engaged in a lively conversation, after four-years of working in unison the links threading these three people together are obvious.

“We wouldn’t have had a friendship without this but because of it our friendship has grown over time and now it’s all second nature”, sums up Glen.

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Located at the lake end of Fenton Street in for wonderful presentation of a truly inviting menu, and great coffee - their beans are from Vivace and chosen because of their nice chocolatey aftertaste Owners Judi and Norm Hepburn, bought the business three years ago from the

SUBLIME PRESENTATION “We are fortunate to have a wonderful team

served with toasted ciabatta. This is a

at LIME fronted by manager Louise Bennett

mid-morning favourite. The waffles come with maple syrup and berry coulis and

original owners who started the Café in

and head chef Janani Hay. We have a fairly

2005. Norm has a hands-off role and

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with fresh berries and mascarpone. Our

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appreciate, and we place great store on

reporter used only one word - beautiful!

a chef by trade and has been involved in a

this”.

Customers with allergies are fully catered

number of other eateries. She set up

When Judi is not running LIME she

for and even their dressings are made

Marshall’s Café in Whakatane in 1982, the

spends time with her family and three

in-house with allergy-friendly ingredients

first café’ to introduce Espresso coffee to

grandchildren or her other favourite pas-

the region. “Prior to that people would go

time - shopping!

to a café for a sandwich and cup of tea, but

She refers to LIME as a ‘family business’

parking and bathed in all-day sun. It has a

now it’s the other way around - people come

and her daughter does the books.

lovely indoor-outdoor flow with a variety of

FAVOURITE MEAL

with multiple seating, perfect for those

Our UNO. reporter asked Judi, Louise and

LIME has a nice view down to Lake Rotorua.

seating options including two large tables

for the coffee first and foremost” she said.

She ran Marshalls for 14 years before

informal business meetings. To top it off

coming over to Rotorua where her first stint was cheffing at her sister in law’s Italian

LIME is a destination location with easy

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“I really love this industry, especially when you get it right. This particular business enjoyed a great profile when we bought it.

them the greatest buzz was seeing people’s faces when their meals are brought out.

“We are known for our presentation and

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The vanilla risotto is creamy, scented rice topped with mixed berries and a drizzle of berry coulis. This is a breakfast favourite.

The Boston beans are slow baked in a spicy ham-hock, diced chorizo and tomato infused sauce, topped with bacon and

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INGREDIENTS 1 and 3/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 beaten egg yolks 1 and 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 egg whites - beaten stiffly METHOD Mix all dry ingredients.

Combine yolks and milk.

Stir into dry ingredients. Stir in oil and mix.

GENTLY fold in beaten egg whites.

Do not over mix.

Pour about 1/2 cup at a time into waffle iron. Cook for 2-4 min.

Serve with fresh fruits, berries and mascarpone with maple syrup on the side.

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INGREDIENTS 4 salmon fillets 1 mango 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts 1 red capsicum, finely sliced 1 red onion, thinly sliced Fresh mixed lettuce METHOD Heat oven at 200ยบC. Heat oil in a pan on medium-high heat.

Place salmon in the pan, skin side up.

Cook for 1 minute on one side. Flip it and cook for another minute.

Transfer to the oven. Cook for further 3-4 minutes or until cooked to your liking.

Meanwhile make ginger dressing.

Place capsicum, cashew nuts, onions and lettuce leaves in a salad bowl.

Add enough dressing to coat ingredients and mix well. Divide between 4 plates. Serve with salmon and mango slices.

GINGER DRESSING 4 tbsp canola oil 2 tbsp white wine vinegar 2 tsp finely minced ginger 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves Salt and pepper Place all ingredients except salt and pepper in a jar with tight fitting lid. Shake well.

Season with salt and pepper.

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(Serves 4)

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INGREDIENTS 400g black currants 100g brown sugar 100g softened butter Zest of two lemons Rolled puff pastry METHOD Heat the oven at 180ÂşC. Mix blackcurrants, sugar, butter and zest together.

Cut the pastry into rounds (12cm diameter) with a cutter. Then, place 1 tablespoon of the currant mixture in the centre of each pastry round.

Draw the edges of pastry to the centre and enclose the filling.

Turn the cakes over, and roll them out lightly until the currant mixture shows just under the pastry and the cakes are circular.

Make a small incision in the centre with the point of a knife.

Brush them with milk or egg white, and sprinkle with castor sugar .Put them on a baking tray, and bake in the oven, for about 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. (makes 20)

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ON LE CHAT NOIR’S BENCH ARE THROWING SERIOUS HEAT WHEN OUR UNO. REPORTER WALKS INTO THE TAURANGA KITCHEN TO WITNESS THE TRADITIONAL ART OF MAKING FRENCH CRÊPES.

LE CHAT NOIR:

TAURANGA’S FIRST CRÊPERIE

Freddy Brignone was born in Nice and grew up in a village along the Cote d ‘Azur. The café, while sharing its name with a famous Montmartre cabaret, is in fact named after Freddy, a nickname he earned amongst his friends while surfing the Mediterranean.

Le Chat Noir, an ever-busy café, aims to create the atmosphere of a French village café, traditionally, the heart of the village, where locals meet to share the day’s events around a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.

“I wanted to provide an alternative to the multitude of cafés peppered throughout the city,” Freddy says. “Many people initially struggled with the idea that I didn’t have food cabinets full of pies but they eventually got the concept.” Of course the essence of French cuisine is fresh ingredients meticulously prepared. Despite many sceptics, Greerton Village has turned out to be the perfect place for Le Chat Noir. “Some people told me I was mad to open a French café in Greerton. I have proved them wrong; Greerton is fantastic. There is a real sense of community that I love. Many people say to me ‘it’s like Cheers’ here. Everyone knows your name!”

Freddy and his chefs, Dallas Russell and Sarah Abbot, share the same philosophy that fresh is best even if it takes a couple of minutes longer. Staying true to his homeland’s specialties you will not find scones, muffins and other slices.

The café offers traditional French baking such as pastries, macaroons, meringues, mini-chocolate tarts and friands among other delicacies, baked on the premises every morning.

The menu, hand written on a huge blackboard, offers a wide range of crêpes - sweet and savoury, as well as gluten-free.

Crêpes may be Le Chat Noir’s specialty but they also serve typical provençal salads, croque-monsieurs (French-style toasted sandwiches) and filled baguettes. The bread dough is made by Flaveur, started by another local French/Kiwi couple, and Le Chat Noir chefs bake the bread on the premises each morning.

SERIOUS ABOUT COFFEE Le Chat Noir opened in August last year and a switch to Allpress coffee, a brand that embodies a passion for quality, helped to more than triple coffee sales. Le Chat Noir is one of those places where you can ask for a long black without being subjected to a mug of brown water. Prepared by trained baristas, the coffee has been dubbed ‘the best in Tauranga’ many a time.

The cafe is open late on Friday and Saturday evenings when the crêperie takes on a wine bar dimension, with dimmed lighting, candles and wine-sipping patrons enjoying the comfy couches. Customers will note a wider range of options available for crêpes, salads, platters to share, shellfish and desserts. You can enjoy French or New Zealand wines and beers, or a Pastis (a Southern French anise spirit) as Le Chat Noir is fully licensed.

“We have built a good reputation for good coffee over the months. Once we reached that six-month mark, things really took off”, says Freddy.

“We have days when we make over 150 full meals and hundreds of coffees. That’s not counting people coming down for cakes, pastries and cups of tea.”

It is easy to see why Le Chat Noir is rapidly becoming the place to be. In a city full of cafés, it’s hard to find one with that real point of difference. Le Chat Noir has several.

Freddy set out to create an atmosphere, “rich and intriguing in a comfortable way”, with dark focus walls and warm timber tones throughout.

So is Le Chat Noir the heart of the village?

Freddy believes so. “Regulars come in several times a day. Friendships have been forged here. And we’ve become a destination café for people outside the village too.”

Le Chat Noir, CRÊPERIE & CAFÉ 144 Chadwick Road, Greerton. p. 07 579 9436 OPEN 7.30am - 4pm Mon - Thurs, and until late Fri & Sat, 9am - 4pm on Sundays.

L’Apéritif, the catering section of Le Chat Noir is available for corporate and special events.

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It all starts with a thin batter poured on the ‘biliq’ then spread with a T-shaped wooden utensil called a ‘rozell’. We chose the simplest, lemon and sugar, a ‘melt in the mouth’ confection that left us satisfied we’d just sampled (gobbled up with glee actually!) something very special. But that is to be expected. Le Chat Noir is a French café and crêperie owned and operated by a Frenchman.

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INGREDIENTS 8 cups water 1/4 cup superfine sugar 2 Tbsp lemon juice Ice cubes 1/2 cup each raspberries and blueberries Thin lemon slices For a perfect iced tea, it is preferable to use good quality leaf tea.

We use T Leaf T from Wellington, who have an extensive range of quality loose leaf tea.

This drink is made with T Leaf T â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Berryliciousâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tea.

METHOD Put the blueberries at the bottom of a tall glass and pile up ice cubes.

For an interesting variation, you can put the berries directly in a cube tray and freeze.

Brew the tea leaves and rest for 10 minutes.

Let cool and refrigerate, (covered) for about one hour.

Stir in sugar and lemon juice.

Add ice, berries and lemon slices to pitcher.

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INGREDIENTS (for about 15 crêpes) 2 cups Flour 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk 4 Eggs 2 tbsp Butter (melted) Pinch of Salt Vegetable Oil (for pan) Beat the ingredients together in a bowl thoroughly to avoid lumps.

For the Filling: Brie (use good quality Brie such as Kapiti Kakariki Brie) Fresh Tomatoes, diced Basil or Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto (see below) Fresh Basil Leaves Salt and Pepper Olive Oil For the Pesto: 100g Pine Nuts Shredded Parmesan Fresh Basil Leaves or Sun-Dried Tomatoes Olive Oil Lemon Juice Salt and Pepper to taste Baby Spinach Put the baby spinach leaves with the fresh basil (or sun-dried tomatoes if you choose to do a tomato pesto) in a blender.

Start blending. Add the pinenuts, parmesan and two tbsp olive oil until you get a thick pesto with all the ingredients finely blended.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Blend once more.

Heat up the pan then spray with cooking oil.

Pour the batter slowly while holding the pan with the other hand to spread the batter evenly. Be careful not to pour too much batter in the pan.

Remember, crepes are NOT pancakes.

They should be very thin and very light.

Cook on one side on a high heat for one minute. If you want a crispier crêpe, you can cook it on both sides. If you want it crispy outside and soft inside, cook only on one side.

Spread the pesto in the middle of the crêpe, add the cheese, the sliced tomatoes and the fresh basil leaves.

Add salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.

Remember timing is crucial. Ideally, you want the cheese to melt but be careful to not burn the crêpe. Fold the edges and use a fish slice to remove carefully from the pan.

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How to Prepare Batter: Sift flour and mix with salt in a bowl.

Make a well and pour in eggs. Stir well.

Slowly pour in milk while stirring.

Keep stirring batter until small bubbles form on the surface.

Stir in butter.

Ideally, the batter should rest for a couple of hours in the fridge.

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INGREDIENTS 5 egg whites 1 cup of rice flour Half tsp gluten free baking powder 1 1/2 cups icing sugar 1 1/3 cups ground almonds 150gms butter METHOD Beat egg whites, melt butter.

Sift dry ingredients.

Stir together and pour into greased friand tins.

Top with your choice of fruit.

(At Le Chat Noir, we do different friands every week, using rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries and orange and raspberries).

Bake at 150 degrees for 30 minutes.

Recipes: Le Chat Noir, Photos: Quinn O’Connell

Chefs SARAH ABBOT and DALLAS RUSSELL share the load in Le Chat Noir’s busy (and rather small, they may point out) kitchen. Sarah, who came on board a few months after Freddy opened his doors, can be credited for the alluring baking on display on the café’s front counter.

Her talent as a baker and her keen eye for detail (she has a degree in Aesthetics) makes her a key member of the ‘behind the scenes’ team. She honed her skills as a cook and baker in the kitchen of some of the Bay of Plenty’s best establishments and relishes the challenges that a different type of cuisine brings.

Dallas, a French-trained pastry chef, joined the team eight months ago and quickly set about putting her skills and knowledge to good use creating weekly delicacies such as cheesecakes, filo baskets and French dishes (beef Burgundy, beef Chasseur and sweet almond and rosewater crescents are amongst the latest creations) and other weekly specials to captivate the diner’s interest. Despite her young age (she is only 23) Dallas accumulated a wealth of experience in large-scale restaurants in the Wairarapa and the Waikato. Multi-talented Dallas is also a trained barista and bar manager.

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VOLCANIC COFFEE’S ROASTER AND OWNER, JO STEELE HAS A LIFELONG MISSION FOR EXCELLENT COFFEE. UNO. TALKED TO HER ABOUT LIFE AS A COFFEE ROASTER.

ROASTED WITH PASSION

UNO. HOW OLD IS THE BUSINESS AND WHY DID YOU SET IT UP? Volcanic Coffee is coming up to its third year next month and I set it up for three reasons. One, because for the last 20 years I have had a blind ambition for great coffee (All my friends have long endured this, hence the conversation) and two, when I went up to Waiheke to look at the roaster and tasted the coffee Jane and Stephen made, it was very, very good and Island Coffee, who were selling the roaster, were happy to share their blend. And three, because there was nobody roasting on the Central Plateau.

UNO. WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND - WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU OWNED THIS BUSINESS? My background is in communications and marketing. In an earlier life I was communications manager for a car company and more recently marketing manager for a photographic company.

UNO. WERE YOU BORN AND BRED LOCALLY? I was born and bred in Wellington, went to Victoria University and still have a very Wellington bias. Both sets of great grandparents lived there when I was growing up and it was a family time. Still, I love where I live now. Taupo is a fantastic place and we’ve been here for the past 12 years.

UNO. HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED STARTING A CAFÉ, OR HAS YOUR PASSION ALWAYS BEEN BLENDING COFFEE? Yes, I’ve considered starting a café, but roasting is where I want to be. At the real heart and heat of the action. A café has many different distractions but the beans are where it’s at for me. We offer our coffee every Saturday morning at the Taupo Riverside Market. That’s about as café as I want to get.

UNO. WITH A NAME LIKE ‘VOLCANIC’ THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO RUAPEHU? Volcanic Coffee’s name was about the place I live and where we are. It seemed a good fit.

UNO. WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND ROLE? Getting out there and meeting people who are into good coffee. Talking about how to make a great cup of coffee at home. It’s not all about espresso. You can get a fabulous cup of plunger coffee, if the coffee’s fresh and you make it correctly. The quantity of coffee, clean gear and the right technique are really important.

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UNO. WHAT GOT YOU STARTED IN THIS INDUSTRY? A conversation with a group of old friends on a weekend away in the Coromandel. All early forty somethings, we were talking about the philosophy of life and where we were heading. One particular friend looked straight at me and said there was a Turkish coffee roaster for sale from Island Coffee on Waiheke Island and she knew that of all the people on the weekend, that it would be for me. At the time, I had just finished a five year stint in fulltime work and was focussing on my growing children.

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You just need to practise. It’s also a different beast from café espresso so you really can’t compare the two. Saying that, I have an introspective side and I think you probably need that as a roaster!

UNO. HOW FAR AFIELD DO YOU SUPPLY VOLCANIC COFFEE BEANS? We supply around the country and commercially just to the region. So you can make it anywhere but you can only buy a cup of Volcanic Coffee on the Central Plateau.

UNO. HOURS OF BUSINESS? Heaps!

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UNO. WHAT IS THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER FROM READING THE ARTICLE? That’s tough.

Be discerning. Trying to get a really nice coffee from an Italian vacuum pack out of the supermarket is hard. Shop fresh.

Demand great coffee when you pay for it at your local café.

UNO. WHAT DO YOU DO IN A TYPICAL DAY AND WHEN DOES IT START? A typical day is roasting in the morning and deliveries in the afternoon. It starts at around seven but that depends on what’s happening.

UNO. WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? Success can be elusive because it’s usually dressed in blue overalls and looks like hard work.

UNO. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Sleep in and enjoy the spare time with family. Serious spare time involves skiing, tennis and travel.

UNO. WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE? Volcanic Coffee to be the coffee of choice on the Central Plateau.

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All your retirement living needs in one place and a wonderful place to enjoy your retirement years The Cantabria Group of Rest Homes, Hospitals & Retirement Villages provides care for people unable to maintain activities required in living in their own homes. We are focused on meeting our resident’s needs in an environment in which they feel safe, comfortable and welcome. We are committed to providing a high quality professional service in a friendly manner and in a homely environment. The group was established in 1981 to provide 24-hour quality care for the elderly. The original licence was for 17 beds. The first facility, Cantabria Home and Hospital now has over 200 licensed beds, and we have a furth further 200 beds in our other three facilities - Matamata Country Lodge, Te Puke Country Lodge and Fergusson Home in Rotorua.

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MANU WINES Consistency & Heritage

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LOCAL WINEMAKER STEVE BIRD HAS MARRIED HIS TWO GREAT LOVES - FAMILY AND WINEMAKING - IN PRODUCING A RANGE OF WINES BUILT UPON NEW ZEALAND’S HERITAGE. ‘MANU’ IS MAORI FOR BIRD and the name is appropriate for the latest range of wines from Steve Bird Winery & Vineyards Ltd, which is headquartered in Tauranga and most recognised locally by its single-vineyard label, Bird Wines.

He said that the Manu brand was influenced by the story behind their family and Maori heritage (Caroline is of Ngati Awa, Tainui and Te Arawa descent) and by the Americans’ fascination with New Zealand.

Steve’s reputation as a highly successful winemaker over the last 32 years, together with his personal relationship with the Duckhorn’s have helped create what is a very successful wine label.

“The Duckhorn’s are one of the best-known families in the American wine industry and have achieved fame through wine-making and good connections - they provided one of the wines served at President Barak Obama’s inauguration dinner”, says Steve, with some understandable satisfaction.

“More importantly they have been our good friends and business associates almost from the beginning of Bird Wines. Our latest diversification into the United States marketplace with Manu is a 50/50 joint venture with Via Pacifica Selections USA to market a very good standard of wines into the United States and beyond - Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Europe and one of the most potentially exciting prospects, China.

We started well for a brand launched only two years ago with exports growing from nil to 15,000 cases in our first year”.

He said that Via Pacifica Selections were seeking the right priced wines to fit into a middle-selling market in the United States, but with special and different selling qualities.

“The story behind Manu, with the Maori name and the family connections and heritage on the one hand, coupled with a high standard and consistency of product

marketing success of our Manu label - Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir - has contributed to an encouraging past year”.

on the other, ticked all the right boxes and so our successful joint venture was forged.

It is just going from strength to strength”.

A DISCIPLINED INDUSTRY

Steve says his company is producing single vineyard wines with substance and style through his Bird label, and is now organising the marketing and distribution throughout New Zealand of Manu.

This success is laudable given the current climate. Steve acknowledges that the international wine industry is having some of its toughest times in living memory.

While New Zealand is feeling that pinch too, there is some respite in the global reputation of our wines.

All the winemaking is done in Marlborough with fruit for Manu coming from a number of vineyards including the Old Schoolhouse Vineyard. Once produced, the wines are sent to Auckland for national distribution to individual restaurants, bars, specialist wine retailers and also some supermarkets.

“Exports have achieved and maintained a reputation for absolute reliability and consistency in terms of quality,” said Steve.

“That integrity is critical to success in an international cut-throat and glutted market in which New Zealand continues to enjoy an enviable reputation.”

“We are currently involved in a major marketing drive to more distribution points in the Bay of Plenty and will soon be expanding further into the Waikato.”

In volume, wine exports increased by 30million litres or 26 percent over volumes exported in the previous 12 months. But this growth was not matched by a similar increase in revenues, which in turn reflects the heavy discounting that has become part and parcel of a recessionary market.

“Under very difficult conditions we are keeping our end up at Steve Bird Winery & Vineyards. We have picked up a number of gold and silver medals over the past year for our flagship Bird label (five single-vineyard varieties from the historic Old Schoolhouse vineyard in Omaka Valley, Marlborough), and the national and international

Steve says that he and Caroline will be increasingly connecting with the past, integrating the family’s Maori heritage and the heritage of New Zealand into the branding and marketing of Manu wines.

“We have found that, internationally, people are captivated by the story inherent in the Manu branding and reassured by the established high quality and consistency of New Zealand wines”, he said.

Steve Bird Winery & Vineyards, with its newly launched Manu label, is proud to be a part of the ongoing success story internationally of New Zealand wines.

“We are an important part of a great success story”, said Steve.

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While Manu has been successfully exported to seven different countries primarily in the USA via a joint venture with David Duckhorn, Steve and his wife Caroline are now launching the label in its homeland New Zealand.

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ROTORUA LEGEND 38 YEAR OLD GARTH WEINBERG TOOK OUT THE RECENT SINGLESPEED MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE ON HIS HOME TRAILS IN WHAKAREWAREWA FOREST AGAINST 1050 RIDERS FROM 30 COUNTRIES. TO MARK HIS FEAT AS THE WORLD’S FASTEST ONE GEARED OFF-ROAD RIDER, HE GLADLY ACCEPTED THE COMPULSORY POST RACE RITUAL OF BEING BRANDED WITH A SPECIAL TATTOO.

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UNO. No doubt you have been cycling all your life. When did you make the switch away from riding geared bikes to becoming a singlespeeder with just the one gear and why?

GW I originally came from a road cycling background which I only started in my last year and a half of high school. Before that I had played competitive soccer before switching to yachting and reaching the upper levels of that sport. Then mountain biking came along. Heaps of my work colleagues were riding in the forest but I resisted the urge to join for fear of liking it too much. Inevitably I knew I would end up mothballing my road bike which is exactly what happened.

Then enter Chris Lenth in 1999. He is an American who has residency here now and came over from the States with a collection of single speeds. “What the hey? That looks hard but I’ll give it a go. I was ready for a new challenge.”

I started off by testing myself by just riding everywhere in the forest only in the big ring of my mountain bike. Then once I realised I could ‘handle the jandal’ I converted my bike to a full time single speed.

We would have work teams in the moonride and day night thrillers with everyone on single speeds.

My first competitive race on the single speed was Karapoti 2003. It was a personal test for me and also to prove to doubters that the race could be done on a single speed bike.

It was around this time that I found a derelict Raleigh 20 and single speeded that and raced it in on and off-road events.

I had the bug. Since then I have only raced a geared mountain bike three times. No turning back.

UNO. What do you like most about the SingleSpeed racing compared to traditional Mountain bike racing and is it much harder?

GW Yes it is harder, but more satisfying and rewarding. Most of the events I do are against other geared bikes and I gain pleasure from making them suffer.

UNO. Where did the sport of SingleSpeeding start and how long has it been around?

GW Crikey, I’m no historian, but I would say it never really started. It’s always been around since the days of the original cruisers. There’s always been a crowd of ‘different’ people around in the States keeping it real on single speeds. There have been single speeders in New Zealand since at least 1999 and in 2003 fellow Kiwi, Clinton Jackson, won the world championships and put the sparkle in my eye.

UNO. Being the two-time and current New Zealand champion, did you feel pressure to perform for your country in this year’s World Championships?

GW Yes, but it was a different playing field compared to our national champs.

I felt much more pressure at our nationals and became quite anxious. But at the ‘World’s’ there were a whole lot more factors that would influence the outcome, so for me I was more relaxed and decided to just take it as it came and play whatever cards I was dealt.

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UNO. This is your third attempt. What did you put the win down to this time?

GW Getting older? More experience and endurance? A few things went my way on the day and I felt I rode the perfect race. Not panicking at the start, not going out too hard and blowing too early.

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GW The Karapoti is always a key event of my year and has been a personal crusade for years. Apart from that, I do all the N-duro events because I know they will always be a well organised event and course and Whakarewarewa is one of the best training grounds in the country.

UNO. You are notorious for competing the Taupo ‘Round the Lake’ Race on a Raleigh Twenty. What was the story behind that?

GW Well, after I acquired the bike I thought it would be fun to do a few races on it. I have a set of BMX wheels for off-road riding and standard 20 x 1-3/8 wheels for highway use. It’s good to go out and race against multi $1000 bikes made of exotic materials so now I try to do lots of fun and charity rides. Taupo was the next logical step on a personal achievement ladder.

I’ve now done Taupo four times on it and gotten faster every time. I must be doing something right because as far as I know I was only eight minutes behind the winner’s time in the weekend.

UNO. How much training do you do each week to stay bike fit?

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GW Normally if I’m in full training I’ll get three rides in, and a run; maybe six hours riding time. But at the moment it’s one ride and a race per week.

UNO. This year’s course was 40km of single-track riding.

With so many gears to choose from for a race, how do you make your final choice?

GW That was a tough decision. I knew that if I got a bad start we wouldn’t be going too fast through the normally fast sections and a lower (easier) gear ratio would be useful for passing other riders.

But after riding a few laps before the race I found that there were several sections that were pretty fast and with a clear track and local knowledge could give me the edge if I had a higher (harder) ratio. In the end I decided on the gear I normally ride which is on the harder side and conceded that I would just have to ‘man-up’ for the nasty climb section up to the trig.

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UNO. What do you do for a day job?

GW I’m a process engineer who operates a pilot scale refiner plant at Scion Research next to the magnificent Whakarewarewa forest.

UNO. What do you do in your spare time?

GW When I’m not riding I tend to my beautiful wife and daughters and pay off four mortgages.

UNO. Ireland won the rights to hold the World Championships next year. Will you be back to defend your world title?

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GW You’ve got that damn straight. Wouldn’t miss it for the world (no pun intended). I became good friends with the organisers before they won the rights to host and everybody is really excited about it.

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IT IS AMAZING THE SORTS OF THINGS YOU DECIDE TO HAVE A GO AT AFTER A FEW BEERS WITH YOUR MATES THEY SEEM GREAT IDEAS AT THE TIME! THAT’S HOW THE IDEA WAS CONCEIVED TO TAKE ON THE MIGHTY MOTU CHALLENGE HELD IN OPOTIKI EACH YEAR. Story: Andy Martin

The Baytrust Motu Challenge is one of the country’s premier multi-sport races with over NZ$50,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.

Competitors enjoy rugged terrain and some of the finest scenery of any multi-sport event in the country. The race is run through native bush-clad gorges, valleys and hills and down the Waioeka River. The mountain bike stage has been voted the best mountain bike section of any race in New Zealand. The event is always well supported by the local community. Opotiki’s locals love having this great event and go out of their way to make visitors feel welcome and support the event in a whole variety of ways.

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It’s a gruelling but fun event held in and around Opotiki, in the Bay of Plenty. It has four stages starting with a 65km mountain bike leg, a 17km run, 52km of road cycling and a final multi-sport stage involving a 27km kayak leg, 8km of road cycling and a 3km run to the finish. For keen bikers there is also the solo Motu 160 comprising the 65km mountain bike leg, then straight on to their road bikes for the 95km cycle to the finish.

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Our team was made up of a couple of good mates, Simon Rouse from the Bay of Plenty and Geoff Manks from Auckland, and myself. We were also very lucky to call on a Whakatane local, Andy High, to do our mountain bike leg after our original rider suffered an injury just before the event. Andy is a fierce mountain bike competitor coming in 11th on the leg previously, so at least we expected a solid start to our race!

Our day began at 4.45am on a Saturday in early October with our over-eager team leader Simon setting his alarm a little on the early side! It was planned to be a 6.00am wake-up call but as we were up anyway we got the gear loaded up and left our Whakatane base and headed for Opotiki.

The mountain bikers started from downtown Opotiki at 7.00am and headed south for a 12km dash along the East Coast scenic highway before turning off onto the gruelling Motu Road. This consists of 53km of a winding and hilly gravel road. The stage ends at the Motu School after a fast narrow downhill ride.

Our mountain biker, Andy, had the worst possible start with a punctured tyre sustained riding from our vehicle to the start line. With a superb performance any Formula 1 pit-crew would be proud of, our team fitted a new tube and he headed off to chase the bunch. In cycling, riding with a bunch â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;draftingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; saves so much energy, as much as 30 percent probably, so taking on the 12km road section on his own was a real mission.

PERSISTENT RAIN Stage 2 is a 17km bush run which started from the Motu School.

We were greeted by heavy and persistent rain with the odd break of sunshine. Our runner Geoff was soaked through even before he began, but a little rain never hurt anyone! We waited anxiously for Andy to come in on the mountain bike for the hand-over. Finally he arrived after having had to deal with, yep, another puncture mid-way through the ride. This time with no spare tube he had to do a repair job and valuable minutes were lost yet again. But he had made up some serious places from last to middle of the bunch.

The run took the field to the Whinray scenic reserve, where the route follows the historic Whinray Track and across the Motu Falls swing-bridge. The runners emerge on to a metalled road for the return to Motu School before handing over to the road cyclist - me. Geoff had blitzed the field in the run and made up many places. So with no pressure I headed off! My training had included only two road rides and a weekly mountain bike ride so I was a bit apprehensive about the 56km trek ahead.

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The route follows State Highway 2 from the Motu School to Matawai township on SH 2, turning right to Trafford’s Hill and then through the Waioeka Gorge before ending at Oponae. Trafford’s Hill is at the mid-way point and grinds uphill for 3km.

Being very much a novice I needed all the help I could get but with a head wind, a spot of hail, and cross-winds through the gorge, it was a mission. When I got to the foot of Trafford’s Hill I was feeling good but halfway up, when I saw the rider in front dismount for a breather, I thought that would also be the decent thing to do as a simple matter of ‘rider etiquette’. Unfortunately just as I hopped off and walked round the corner, I could hear my team-mates who had stopped at the scenic lookout at the top of Traffords. Peer pressure is a wonderful incentive and I quickly remounted and ‘sprinted’ to complete the leg.

I was pretty pleased to reach the transition point and hand over the bib to Simon. I had dropped quite a few places so he was off like a rocket to make amends on the fourth multi-sport leg with 27km of kayaking down the Waioeka River to the end of the gorge. He had made up some places and then was off for the 8km flat cycle towards Opotiki and a 3km run to the finish.

It was great to see him cross the finish line in a combined team time of 9 hours and 50 minutes and in 88th place out of the 150-strong field. We were happy with our first attempt as a team and vowed to come back next year.

The Mighty Motu Challenge is indeed a challenge - but great fun!

For information: www.motuchallenge.co.nz

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TEAM UNO. - L to R: Geoff Mamks, Andy High, Andy Martin & Simon Rouse

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THE TWO HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE A PROUD HISTORY IN THE SCHOLASTIC, ARTISTIC AND SPORTING LIFE OF THE CITY AND AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE. THESE STATE SCHOOLS (YEAR 9 - 13) CELEBRATE THEIR CENTENNIALS IN 2011.

The motto of the two schools follows the same theme, which is unsurprising given that the schools were first established as a single co-educational place of learning in 1911.

The common motto ‘sapiens fortunam fingit sibi (a wise person shapes their own destiny) is used to apply to both girls and boys and encapsulates the philosophy to develop well-rounded individuals capable of charting their own particular futures. The curricula, attitudes and activities are all designed to this end.

The rather unusual history of the two schools dates back to 1903 and embraces a variety of titles ranging from ‘Hamilton West District High School’ to ‘The Hamilton High School’ when

The school is supported by a boarding

the present school was established as a co-educational place of learning in 1911. The split

hostel, Sonninghill, which caters for 130

into two separate single-sex schools took place in 1955.

girls.

The buildings have changed significantly

SHAPING THEIR OWN DESTINY

over the years and all that remains of the original school are the front steps and these

The Principal of Hamilton Girls’ High School, Mary-Ann Baxter, has set in place a

now lead to the Wharenui and Wharekai and

comprehensive plan so that students develop along pathways to enable them to express their

Maori Language area.

diverse potentials as successfully as possible. Under her stewardship the school has maintained and enhanced its reputation as a place where students can indeed ‘shape their

A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL

own destiny’ as the school motto exhorts.

We have featured the headmaster (the term Consultation was completed in 2004 with staff and parents to determine a future strategic

she herself prefers) of Hamilton Boys High

direction for the school. It was agreed that the ‘five competencies’ would underpin this

School, Susan Hassall, before in a special

evolving development - learning, citizenship, relating to people, managing situations and

profile in UNO. She is a very special person

managing information. The team at Hamilton Girls’ High School is dedicated to

leading a very special school and has a

encouraging diversity in the development of students rather than trying to make everyone

personal ambition to ensure that Hamilton

measure up to pre-set norms. In the ‘Information to Visitors’ on the school’s website

Boys High School is one of the very best

(www.hghs.school.co.nz) and quoting from Jane Gilbert’s Book Catching the Knowledge

schools in the country. Neither the

Wave, it is stated: ‘Instead of trying to make everyone the same, we need a system that

headmaster herself, the Board of Trustees

helps students move easily between discourses, play different roles, and create and perform

nor the students see anything unusual in a

different identities, some of which may well be ones that no-one has thought of before’.

woman being in charge of a boys’ school.

It may be a bit different for the rest of the

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Miss Joan Ellis was the first principal of Hamilton Girls’ High School. The current principal,

country, but this is a school with a rather

Mary-Ann Baxter, was appointed in 2004.

unusual history anyway.

people

The Headmaster is a firm supporter of the

Mr A G Baigent was a scholar, a sportsman,

The school has always enjoyed a proud

philosophy of a single-sex school and

a lover of theatre, art, literature and music,

and successful sporting reputation and in

maintains a firm commitment to

a perfect combination for the task. He was

recent years Hamilton Boys’ High School

developing in her classrooms teaching

succeeded by Richard (Dick) Taylor and

teams have won national secondary school

strategies which allow all boys to reach their

after him Anthony (Tony) Steele a former All

competitions for rowing (Springbok Shield

academic potential.

Black and national athletics representative.

for Fours 14 times and the Maadi Cup for

His reign as a refreshing, youthful

Eights seven times), cricket, rugby (winning

Hamilton Boys High School as we know

helmsman was interrupted when he was

the national secondary championship twice

it today was officially opened in February

‘called’ to Parliament. James Bennett was

in a row and the 2010 Sanix World Rugby

1955 by the then Minister of Education.

the next headmaster following 20 years as

Youth invitational tournament), touch

Hon. R.M. Algie with a roll of 556 boys.

manager of Argyle House, and following

rugby, rugby sevens, and clay target

With vision and skill the first Headmaster,

his retirement in 1999, Mrs Hassall was

shooting.

Mr H D Tait, transformed the expanse of

appointed.

empty fields into the majestic environment

Like her predecessor, she has enjoyed a

The school has a long list of notable old

of gardens, trees and playing fields that can

successful career at the School for some 20

boys including successful businessman Bill

be admired in their maturity today.

years. Apart from her impressive academic

Foreman who started Trigon Plastics,

His resignation for health reasons in 1957

abilities she is an avid sports fan and can

Olympic silver medallist Dick Quax, author

left a legacy of a school rich in the

be found frequently strolling the school

Frank Sargeson, Air Vice-Marshall Graham

conservative traditions of academic

playing fields on Saturday mornings

Linton, chief of the Royal New Zealand Air

excellence and sporting prowess, values

supporting the extensive and highly

Force, Aled de Malmanche, current All Black

which have been adhered to steadfastly

successful co-curricular programme.

and Sir Colin Allen former Governor of the

oversaw extensive building development and

The former headmasters are

construction including the school’s boarding

commemorated in the names of the six

establishment, Argyle House.

school houses.

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Seychelles - to mention only a few.

by his successors. The next headmaster

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“I managed to do quite well in various competitions from about the age of 15 and in 2008 won the Otago Daily Times Aria contest in Dunedin at the age of 19, and the following year the Wellington Aria competition. That same year I also sang for Prince Edward and his guests at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Dinner”.

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ARIA CHAMPION A SELL-OUT CROWD ENJOYED A NIGHT OF BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT ON THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE NEW ZEALAND ARIA COMPETITION AT ROTORUA’S CONVENTION CENTRE RECENTLY. UNO. INTERVIEWED THE WINNER, AMELIA BERRY OF WELLINGTON.

The three-day festival sponsored by the Waiariki Institute of Technology concluded with a concert featuring the ten aria finalists, three Maori song winners, and the special guest artist.

The standard of the aria finalists was described as “brilliant” by chair of the New Zealand Aria Trust, Jo-Anne La Grouw, “but the standard gets higher every single year” she said. Finalists were accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under Tom Woods and the special guest artist was renowned operatic tenor, Ben Makisi nicknamed the ‘Polynesian Pavarotti’ - who delighted the crowd singing compositions

by Rossini and Bizet.

But the new star of the evening was Amelia Berry of Wellington who was presented with her winner’s sash by Dame Malvina Major.

Music runs through her veins. The whole Berry family is musical, including two younger brothers and a sister, her Dad who played the guitar in bands all his life and owned a music store, and a grandmother 130

who used to sing with her sisters á la the Von Trapp family. These particular grand-parents take a keen interest in Amelia’s career to this day and come to see her when she is performing around the country - family support which is warmly appreciated.

“But I’m the classical musician in the immediate family”, she said. “When I was about 13 and showing some promise in classical singing my Dad told me that I should become an opera singer. I thought that was a terrible idea because I guess at that time I was only familiar with the common stereotype. I find it quite funny that I am now pursuing the very thing I was so set against”.

Amelia attended Porirua Primary where her Mother taught, then moved on to Tawa Intermediate and Tawa College. She joined choirs there and had a lot of fun travelling around New Zealand and on overseas trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles. In her 7th form she travelled to Hong Kong and China as a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools choir.

This year, in addition to the Aria contest success at Rotorua, Amelia won ‘Most Outstanding Performer’ at the Hutt Valley Competitions and was accepted into the Price Waterhouse Coopers Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artists programme with the NBR New Zealand Opera. She is currently rehearsing the role of Corinna for Rossini’s Journey to Reims which she is performing this month with the Days Bay Opera. This production is a very funny modern twist on the opera, featuring a personal trainer, Lady Gaga and Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols among other things! Ben Makisi, guest artist at the recent New Zealand Aria contest in Rotorua, is also in the opera. “I have to sing half an aria in my bikini in a pool after running through the house at great speed” laughs Amelia. “Our director, Sara Brodie, has made sure that this production will be highly entertaining!”

On the academic side of the ledger, Amelia has just completed her Bachelor of Music Degree with Honours at the New Zealand School of Music. “It was a great experience but I will be glad to read some non-research books over the summer”, she laughs.

She wants to study for her Masters degree in the United States, although Amelia believes New Zealand is a great starting place for budding classical performers.

“There are opportunities available here which are not accessible in larger countries with more and more small opera companies being founded. These really help aspiring young singers”, she said, “But I know I will have to go overseas to further my career and I’m planning for that right now - that is just standard practice for New Zealanders when they achieve a certain level of performance and achievement”.

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Fortunately for her career Amelia is also something of a linguist and learned Japanese for five years (not the greatest operatic language but she really enjoyed it) and has also studied German, French, Italian and Russian.

Our Aria champion admits to having a soft spot for the Television programme Glee and while she listens mainly to classical music, including orchestral and piano, she loves the Beatles, The Doors, the Kinks and Johnny Cash.

Like so many successful young New Zealanders in a whole variety of endeavours, funding is Amelia’s biggest issue and she is currently on a mission to raise $100,000 for her first year of study - she will be relying on scholarship applications and

donations to meet the target. Meantime she will be with the New Zealand Opera in January until the United States academic year begins.

Nice catholic tastes indeed - a warm supportive family, decent sized dogs, reading and running for fun, and a mixed portfolio of popular music.

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Meantime it’s back to the issue of the moment. Having recovered from even more success on the stage it’s now back to the fund-raising in readiness for the financial pressures of 2011.

If any readers or ‘body corporates’ are interested in supporting the best of New Zealand talent, here is a cause worthy of your support.

What happens outside music?

Amelia is an animal lover and has three large dogs and three ordinary-size cats.

She likes nothing better than chilling out in the sunshine indulging a favourite hobby reading - or maybe checking out Facebook.

She also keeps fit running and attending the gym.

“I wear dresses and high heels 97 percent of the time and only bought my first pair of trousers this year - I had to play a boy in an opera, so it was somehow inevitable! They let me keep them. My cooking skills extend to boiling eggs and stir-frying vegetables, but I can also make very good fairy bread oh, and apple crumble!”

She’s one of our finest, and the current New Zealand Aria champion!

The Publishers of UNO. were proud to be an associate sponsor and support the Waiariki Institute of Technology New Zealand Aria contest in Rotorua.

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Amelia has found that all the singers she has met are part of an amazingly supportive environment. “Most of my closest friends are singers and I think it’s something special that we all encourage each other to succeed. Even in competitions, where you might be competing against your best friends, everybody looks out for each other and genuinely hopes that each other does well.

Backstage at the New Zealand Aria all the girls shared a dressing room and even the ones I had never met before were absolutely lovely. I am not sure what to expect when I go overseas but I think I have been very lucky in going through the formative stages of my career in such a friendly environment”, she said.

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travel THE GREAT PYRAMIDS, THE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, THE ATTRACTIONS OF CAIRO AND CRUISING THE NILE. HAMILTON TRAVELLER, KAYE CLARK, SHARES SOME OF HER DIARY NOTES WITH US IN OUR TRAVEL STORY ABOUT THE WONDERS OF EGYPT. Notes and Photographs: Kaye Clarke

THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA I was always fascinated by the view of the pyramids looking back towards Cairo - how close the city is and how out of context it looks. What I wasn’t prepared for was the sight of the great pyramids from the city, as we drove out towards them. Initially teasing glimpses between the buildings, then towering over the cityscape, and finally dominating the landscape as we broke out into the desert.

The pyramids are huge and truly impressive. The cityscape behind them wasn’t a distraction the day we were there because we struck a sand storm. You don’t see that every day. It looked a bit like a decent Hamilton fog but it was a very dry fog! It is hard to take great photographs in a sand storm and even harder to come anywhere near the amazing images captured in so many travel brochures.

CAMEL RIDES - AND SCAMS AT THE PYRAMIDS! Camel rides are the main trade plied at the pyramids but it’s not a good place to try them out. They’ll get you up on the camel and agree to a price but when you come to get off, they tell you that “we didn’t agree on the price to get off the camel.” One of the group was elderly and deaf and they managed to get her up onto the camel even though she didn’t want a ride. Then they advised her that she would have to pay 50 pounds to get off! Thinking it was British pounds she panicked, got away, and scuttled off to hide in the bus. “Did you pay them? No?” Great stuff - my friend Doreen out-hustles the hustlers!

ATTRACTIONS OF CAIRO The Egyptian Museum is amazing both for the relics housed and the building itself. They are building a new museum at Giza due to open in 2012 but I wouldn’t panic - they haven’t started construction yet. There is a huge amount of material in the museum and we spent an afternoon there. Really you need a few weeks to do it justice. The building itself is fairly impressive, although quite inappropriate for the importance of the collection it houses (no humidity control and the sun streams in), with high ceilings and ornate staircases and literally tonnes of ancient artefacts stuffed into every corner.

The collections from Tutankhamun’s tomb were a highlight along with exquisite jewellery - and the animal mummies were certainly quirky and fascinating, especially the mummified snake!

The Gayer-Anderson Museum was the most delightful museum I have seen. Gayer Anderson was a British officer serving in Cairo in the 1930s. He restored two 16th and 17th century houses and packed them with ‘orientalia’. You may remember it as the place where they filmed a scene from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. The layout is exquisite with secret corridors and windows where the women of the house could be hidden but still see down into the rooms and out onto the streets. Never mind that he lived there, while his wife stayed elsewhere, and he had a Nubian slave who would sleep at the foot of his bed each night!

His collections of oriental memorabilia are fascinating and you get to see what real inlaid mother-of-pearl wood work can look like, be it small boxes or grand pieces of furniture.

CRUISING THE NILE Cruising up the Nile is as charming and relaxing as they say.

The heat is so fierce you sight-see early - up at 5:30am most days; 3:30am for the bus trip to Abel Simbel! - but it’s more than made up for by napping and relaxing in the afternoons with the help of a cold beer. It’s a delight to wake up somewhere new and go to visit another amazing temple. I also read Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’ for fun and was delighted to see the Cataract Hotel in Aswan where she stayed and wrote it!

Taking photos from the boat was cool. You travel slowly so there’s plenty of time to see the shot you want and line it up. The fertile strip of land is narrow with the desert rising up behind it and you feel as though you are in everyone’s back yard.

The cruise ships supply the bulk of the accommodation at the major temple sites and at each port you moor up to the outside boat. It’s not uncommon to have to amble across seven boats to get to the dock - a great way to check out how the other half lives.

SOUQS AND MARKETS Trying to shop in Egypt isn’t any fun at all and having been to the grand bazaar in Turkey we were not strangers to bartering. But in Egypt the vendors are just so desperate and pushy you don’t even want to engage with them. We walked through the souq at Luxor late at night and it was visually stunning. Our guide Ayman lagged behind so he didn’t get hassled to promote shops to us and pull the tour group in to buy - so he was wary too.

The main souq in Cairo is the Kahn el-Khalili and we spent a few hours there. We immediately gained a hanger-on in the form of a plain-clothes policeman who insisted on a tip from Aymen to ‘accompany us’ through the market!

We found the quality, especially the finishing, of the produce lacking and the perpetual hawking too exhausting. We rendezvoused at Fishawi’s which is probably the oldest coffee shop ever. It’s been trading continuously for some 200 years and has an alcove that was frequented by Egyptian Kings.

LUXOR We arrived by train and were picked up by horse and buggy and driven through the streets to the temple at Karnack. It is superb.

We entered along an avenue lined each side with Rams-headed sphinx each with a small statue of Rameses standing between the front paws, just so you don’t forget who the temple is about, and the inference of the Ram and its sexual potency is fully intended.

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travel In ancient times the avenue of sphinxes stretched almost two kilometres between the temples of Luxor and Karnack. There is a project currently underway to uncover the entire causeway and reinstate it. No shortcuts either - each statue and plinth will be found, excavated and archeologically restored.

We did the early morning balloon ride over Luxor. As you rise up you can see the valleys of the kings, queens and nobles and Hatshepsuts’ temple. The fertile valley is a frighteningly narrow strip with desert stretching out indefinitely on either side. The view from the balloon is amazing and we floated low over the town looking into everyone’s backyard and seeing families wrapped in blankets sleeping in rows like packets of sausages on the roofs of their houses!

ASWAN We spent an afternoon sailing about on the Nile at Aswan in a felucca - this is definitely a ‘must do’. It is cool on the water and the views of the river, ottoman watch towers on the horizon, temples, famous hotels where writers stayed in Victorian times, gives a whole new meaning to ‘historic ambience’.

SAFE AND SOUND We felt safe travelling, albeit hassled mercilessly by hawkers which was really, really very annoying - but it wasn’t physically threatening.

We were told that the police will protect the tourist and a local will get a very hard time if a tourist makes a complaint against them.

We had a strong feeling that the people were not in a happy state but busy struggling to survive, focussed on the next meal and making a meagre salary. This probably explained the desperation around

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economy. The C200 CGI’s direct-injection 1.8-litre turbo four develops the same power but more torque, better economy and fewer emissions than its predecessor and delivers 135kW/270Nm. This gives a 0-100kmph time of 8.1 seconds, a top speed of 232kmph and economy figures of 7.2 litres per 100 kms.

The C200 CGI Sports Edition comes in both sedan and estate and is a stand-out thanks to the AMG styling package upgrade including Avantgarde grille, steering wheel shift paddles, 17-inch 6-twin spoke AMG alloys and lowered sports suspension.

The interior is packed with great features as one would expect from Mercedes-Benz.

Electronically-adjustable seats that are both comfortable and supportive, dual-zone climate control, voice-activated Bluetooth communications as standard and an easy to use operational satellite navigation. And not to forget the generous boot for golf clubs!

The C 200 CGI did take a little getting used to as I had not driven many Mercedes before. But as the day wore on the car got better and better. It is packed with some really impressive technology including electronically adjustable steering which becomes lighter at low speed and the opposite when on the motorway - a really nice feature. Others include brake-assist for hill-starts and ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) and traction/skid control (ASR).

The C200 CGI’s BlueEFFICIENCY engine is a remarkable technological achievement combining sports car power with fuel

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braking manoeuvre and flashing adaptive brake lights which flash during an emergency braking procedure. To help with handling there is the ESP® (Electronic Stability Programme).

There is also the PRE-SAFE® anticipatory occupant protection system which works during emergency or panic braking. The PRE-SAFE® tensions the seat belts as a precaution to fix the driver and front passenger in their seats, increase the distance to the dashboard and reduce the forward movement of the front seat occupants in the event of a crash. This car is certainly safety-plus!

My test drive confirmed what I had hoped it would. The C200 CGI Sports Edition is an excellent driver’s car with dynamic handling and smooth ride quality. It is also a great all-round performer and has a superior level of build quality.

Safety also plays a big part in the C200.

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Pricing for the C200 CGI Sports Edition starts at $76,900, with the estate at $79,900.

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HEADLINING THESE CHANGES is the arrival of turbo-charged power with direct fuel injection for the four-cylinder model C 200 CGI (which denotes Charged Gasoline Injection) which I had the pleasure of driving for the day recently. This was my first real taste of the Mercedes marque and it didn’t disappoint.

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A FACTORY FIRE AT COVENTRY HALTED PRODUCTION OF THE 1955 JAGUAR XK140 AFTER TWO YEARS AND THE TOTAL BUILD WAS ONLY 2,800 VEHICLES. YOU COULD COUNT ON ONE HAND THE NUMBER STILL ALIVE IN NEW ZEALAND.

RAREST OF THE BREED JOHN SHARPLIN has been involved with

our early driving and handling skills in our

vehicles of one sort or another - including

much-loved trollies. But there is nothing

operating earth-moving machinery for a

quite like real motor power, and as my Dad

number of years, and as owner/operator of

was a pioneer building and racing go-karts,

a Ford franchise for 15 years - since he was

by about the age of 13 I was behind the

a youngster in Pukekohoe. He now works

wheel of his machine powered by twin

as the FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles)

chainsaw motors. It wasn’t a Jaguar, which

specialist with Fairview Motors Limited in

I have hankered for all my life, but it was a

Hamilton. But sleeping quietly in his garage

good start”.

at home for the last 26 years is his pet - an immaculate dark blue 1955 Jaguar XK 140.

John’s first car, when he was 17 years of

He lets it off the leash at least once a year

age, was an Austin A50, later upgraded to

for a major run down to Wanaka and back

an A90. He was able to afford these cars at

and last Easter he clocked up over 4,000

such an early age because he was earning

kilometres in nine days in his trusty English

good ‘extra’ money as a pianist in a dance

classic.

band. They scored three pounds a night taxfree, and double that if there were two gigs

“My early interest in cars came from Dad

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involved. Moving to Turangi to drive

who operated a taxi business, so we always

earth-moving machinery, his early interest

had the flashest car on the block. Like many

in car racing was rekindled by the midnight

‘car spotting’ kids of the day, I knew every

runs to Auckland in the A90 to visit his

make of car on the road and we honed

girlfriend.

my car

Soon he had saved enough for his first

California. During his 26 years of ownership,

‘dream car’ - a beautiful, red 1961 Jaguar

John has done all the obvious things in

3.8 Mark 2.

terms of testing its speed, including regular

“My Dad was forever a Ford man and so am

racing at the famous ‘Wings and Wheels’

I - but my passion is Jaguars. I had that

classic car races that used to be held

one for 11 years and had a love affair with

annually at Wigram, and long testing runs

it - and collected enough speeding tickets

like the annual trip to the South Island.

to wallpaper the living room”, he laughs. “A Canadian offered me truly stupid money for it and that car lives in Vancouver to this day.

“It comes up trumps on all counts”, he says.

Praise indeed, and that comes from

Next I had a V12 E-type, a really majestic

someone who really knows what he is

car but one that could put the wind up

talking about.

you, especially in the wet. There was so much power for so little weight. But what a

In 1983 John set up and ran the Ford

beautiful-looking bit of design”. John sighs

dealership in Tokoroa for 15 years before

at the memory.

returning to Hamilton as owner-operator

He acquired this current XK 140 (the ‘140’

Greenwood’ at Frankton.

of a performance car yard ‘Sharplins on denotes its achievable speed of 140 miles The great loves of his life are wife Heather

friend and former owner, Paul Tavan, was

and two sons and his grandchildren, his

diagnosed with cancer after owning the

fiercely independent 91-year-old Mum who

vehicle for 11 years. Before that, the car

still lives in the family home at Pukekohe,

was owned by a Ruakura scientist,

and his highly valued pet - the 1955 Jaguar

Murray Woolford, and it was bought new in

XK140, the rarest of the breed.

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Not So Funny LO O KIN G BAC K

It has been a great year for the good things of life.

Aussie jokes about red-back spiders and

The second World Rowing Championships ever staged in this country attracted over 60,000 to Lake Karapiro, the largest crowds ever anywhere for this event. The Waikato weather was kind, the crowds enjoyed themselves, the results were excellent and justifiable praise was heaped on the organising committee and volunteers.

There were many highlights in 2010 but personally my other one would be the hugely successful tour in Europe by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, especially their outstanding concert in Vienna. They received a standing ovation and a rapturous reception from the sell-out audience.

Lies to Tell Small Kids • That road sign means be very quiet in the car!

• Jumbo Jets raise their young in nests in the Himalayas. The parents fly up to 3,000 miles to gather nourishment for the fast-growing Jumblets’.

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CRY PT I C If the answer is 9W, what was the question?

Hey Fritz, do you spell Wagner with a V?

GETTING IT RIGHT My annual award for the best presentation of the New Zealand national anthem goes to the Canterbury Rugby Union.

As a prelude to the start of the provincial final between Waikato and Canterbury they brought on the Christchurch Cathedral Choir and the New Zealand Army Band for a truly stirring performance of the anthem.

It was an object lesson on how it should be done for the World Cup games.

now that the creatures have taken up residence in numbers here in New Zealand - and favouring Tauranga it seems. Take note - take care!

Amazing Technicolour Palates Recently I read a report that went something like this: ‘The grapes were grown in the colder southern part of the valley and the wine had that distinctive grassy bouquet with a touch of tomato stalk and just a hint of nutmeg’. I have never understood how grapes and their juice, as if by some osmosis process, assume the flavours of so many fruits, vegetables and other flora. Wine buffs and writers fall over themselves to outdo each other in truly amazing analyses of flavours. Are they for real or is it pretentiousness gone nuts?

Hobbits Leftovers There’s always something new under the sun - especially when it comes to words.

In the NZ Listener of 6 November, correspondent Cyd Wright of Christchurch wrote: “A tatterdemalion motley of Warner Bros. executives and lawyers call with their begging bowls”.

Nice one Cyd!

Hymns of Wisdom Little Patrick: Our parish priest knows more than your rabbi.

Little Isaac: That’s because you tell him everything!

INI TI A LLY PSA now means a lot of things to a lot of people. It started off with the dear old Public Service Association, once one of the more powerful unions in the country. Then it became familiar to most males over about 40, denoting a medical test for prostate cancer. Now the three initials describe a vine virus afflicting kiwifruit orchards, a new scourge for the Bay of Plenty region.

When the Empire Ruled I watched film of the present Queen’s Coronation recently on the TV documentary channel.

At the time it was the largest, most ambitious outside telecast ever undertaken by the BBC. Afterwards, film was flown across the Atlantic by the RAF for screening in the United States that night - there were no such things as satellites. However radio ruled then and it was astonishing to learn that BBC Radio broadcast the event to the world in 41 different languages!

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M a g i c M at r i x The Government agency SPARC funds most major sports to a greater or lesser degree. It seems that a requirement of this funding is the introduction of a standard ‘fits all’ high performance structure. This magic matrix seems to fit well in some cases (Biking New Zealand, Rowing New Zealand) but not others (conspicuously Bowls and Canoeing) and only moderately well in others (Swimming and Cricket).

However there has never been a magic formula for sporting success, other than hard work and doing the business. Our best coaches - Fred Allen, Arthur Lydiard, Doug Laing and Rusty Robertson - would confirm that. They were all uncomplicated people but good man managers. So it was interesting to note comments attributed to Nathan Cohen after his gold medal victory at the recent world rowing championships. “We just came back and rowed our own boat. We threw away all the data and numbers and just started focussing on what we had to do about getting our boat going. As soon as we started doing that, things started clicking”.

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